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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 returns to $499 record low price for the holidays
By Hilda Scott
Nab the Galaxy Tab S7 on the cheap
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 (Image credit: Laptop Mag)
The countdown to Christmas Day continues and holiday deals on the year's best tablets are still going strong. If you're bargain shopping for a cheaper iPad Pro alternative, you'll want to check out this killer deal.
Right now, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 (opens in new tab) is on sale for $499.99 at Amazon. That's $150 off its $650 list price and the lowest price we've seen for this Samsung tablet. This is one of the best tablet deals you can get right now. If you require more storage, the 256GB Galaxy Tab S7 (opens in new tab) is also on sale for $529.99 ($190 off).
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 (128GB): was $650 now $499.99 @ Amazon (opens in new tab)
The iPad Pro of the Android world, the Galaxy Tab S7 has a gorgeous 11-inch, 2560 x 1600-pixel IPS display, a snappy Snapdragon 865+ processor and it comes with an S Pen. Oh, and the battery lasts for 13+ hours on a charge. For a limited time, it's $150 off its regular price. If you require more storage, the 256GB Galaxy Tab S7 (opens in new tab) is also on sale for $529.99 ($190 off).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 is one of the best Android tablets to buy.
It packs an 11-inch (2560 x, 1600) TFT display, snappy Snapdragon 865+ octa-core processor, GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. What's more, it comes with a handy S Pen that's good for a whole lot more than just jotting down notes.
In our Galaxy Tab S7 review, we praised its magnificent display, great quad speaker system, and enhanced S Pen functionality. We gave the Galaxy Tab S7 a 4 out of 5-rating and the Editor's Choice award.
Design-wise, the premium Galaxy Tab S7 looks nearly identical to its predecessor, the Galaxy Tab S6. One of the few differences is its extended magnetic stylus holder on the back in place of the magnetic groove seen on the Tab S6. At a weight of 1.1 pounds and measuring 10 x 6.5 x 0.25 inches, the Galaxy Tab S7 is on par with the weight and thinness of the iPad Air (1 pound, 0.24 inches). However, It's lighter and thinner than the Surface Pro 7 (1.7 pounds, 0.3 inches).
The Galaxy Tab S7's revamped S Pen stylus is more responsive and accurate than ever. Over the previous S Pen, it's more comfortable to hold since it's a tad thicker.
Simply put, if you're looking for a powerful tablet under $500, don't pass up this awesome Galaxy Tab S7 deal.
Today's best Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus deals
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Hilda Scott uses her combined passion for gadgets and bargain shopping to bring you the best prices on all things tech. She has a bachelor's degree in film and media studies from Hunter College and 11 years of tech and entertainment journalism. Her work has been featured on Tom's Guide, iTechPost, Examiner.com, Parlemag, Enstars, and Latin Times. When she's not scouting for the best deals, Hilda's catching up on her favorite TV shows and pro-wrestling matches.
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MOL Supports Victims of Typhoon Rai in the Philippines
by Sue Terpilowski | Dec 24, 2021 | MOL | 0 comments
TOKYO – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced today it will make a donation of US $60,000 as the relief efforts following Typhoon Rai, which hit the Central and Southern part of the Philippines on December 16, 2021. MOL prays for all the victims of this disaster and expresses its heartfelt sympathy to all the people who have suffered in the typhoon and its aftermath.
MOL has close bonds with the Philippines and its people as it recruits a significant number of Filipino seafarers and has established a training institution and university for seafarers in the country.
MOL will make the donation through its group company in the Philippines, Magsaysay MOL Marine Inc, to contribute towards the reconstruction in the wake of the typhoon.
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SunEdison tests new business model for solar-plus storage
SunEdison's acquisition of Solar Grid Storage in March 2015 made the American solar giant the world's first renewable energy company to offer solar, wind and energy storage services across the value chain.
Image credit: SunEdison, Inc.
SunEdison's recent acquisition of Solar Grid Storage, a Pennsylvania-based start-up specializing in packaging lithium-ion batteries and inverters with commercial solar PV projects, threw down a new gauntlet in the fast-changing and highly unpredictable solar-plus-storage market in the United States.
Though the dynamic growth of renewable energy, and particularly rooftop solar, predicates energy storage as the next big move in the solar and wind markets, so far the US solar-plus-storage sector had very few pure-play individual vendors.
Solar Grid Storage's purchase in March 2015, which followed SunEdison's acquisition of energy company First Wind for $2.4 billion earlier this year, made the American solar giant the world's first renewable energy company to offer both solar and wind energy and energy storage services across the value chain - from design, engineering and development to asset management and operations & maintenance. SunEdison now has about 5 GW of solar and wind assets under management around the globe.
What SunEdison's early forays into storage means for the solar-plus-storage market is still largely unclear. The US market for battery-backed solar PV systems is projected to grow to $1 billion by 2018, according to GTM Research, but it is still too early to say which of the 40-plus contenders in solar storage will manage to come on top.
SunEdison's business plan
Yet, SunEdison's near-term goals are pointing to a business plan that aims for diversification and global expansion, as the company intends to complete solar and wind projects with 2,100 to 2,300 MW of capacity in 2015. Overall, SunEdison has an inventory of about 3,300 MW, most of which in 2015 and 2016.
The company is among a growing number of solar system developers that are seeking to sell solar-plus storage in markets that have incentive programs and attractive revenue opportunities.
"There's a tremendous opportunity both in storage itself but also its ability to clear the path for a large-scale penetration of renewables in the grid," said Thomas Leyden, vice president for energy storage deployment at SunEdison.
The purchase of Solar Grid Storage gives SunEdison a head start in the ancillary services and solar-plus-storage markets, a project development team, new operating assets and a roughly 100 MW pipeline of prospects of importance to the company, Leyden said.
The deal gave Solar Grid Storage, which had built its business model around providing lucrative frequency regulation services in the PJM Interconnection market, access to additional capital and more attractive financing, which Leyden says is the key to reducing the barriers to battery-based grid storage projects.
New revenue streams that could be monetized for projects allow energy storage developers to offer better power purchase agreements to the end customer as the extra costs of installing storage systems are covered by the additional revenue.
Key to SunEdison's business plan for entering the renewable-plus-storage market is to fold its solar-plus and wind-plus storage projects into the company's YieldCo subsidiary, TerraForm Power, as well as the new YieldCo, TerraForm Global, which is expected to launch in Q2 2015 and will focus on emerging markets, particularly Asia, Leyden said.
"The advent of the YieldCo is a big deal because it is a financial vehicle that has not been available to us," he added. "It's the first time that an integrated solar company actually wants to own the asset rather than selling them off to a bank. That's a big sea change in the solar industry."
The YieldCo will allow SunEdison to retain more ownership on its balance sheet to participate long term in project benefits and to lower the cost of capital for the projects it is developing, which should increase the number of projects that make it across the finish line and accelerate the company's growth rate.
At the time of the purchase, Solar Grid Storage had four energy storage projects totalling 1.2 MW in PJM Interconnection's territory and recently installed a 500 KW system at a New Jersey public school.
SunEdison also expects to deploy a 1 MW system in New Jersey this summer plus additional 2 MW of capacity in Pennsylvania, for a total of 3.5 MW of new storage installations in 2015, Leyden said.
Though Solar Grid Storage has focused on solar-plus storage, SunEdison is looking into renewables-plus storage -- and even storage-only when it makes sense, according to Leyden.
The company plans to initially focus on two key markets – PJM Interconnection and California – which have the financial incentives and procurement mandates to drive more capacity – but its ultimate goal is to expand nationwide and ultimately globally.
SunEdison is also looking for opportunities in several other US states where utilities are starting to put out RFPs for fairly large-scale in-front-of-the-meter storage projects that will come on stream in late 2016 or early 2017.
"For all intents and purposes, 2015 is all about ramping up the PJM and California markets so that we could scale those, and then opportunistically looking in other areas in the country where we can deploy our solar-plus storage projects," Leyden said.
The company's short-term strategy is to focus on lithium-ion battery technologies for its US operations, but its recent announcement that it will purchase up to 1,000 flow batteries from Imergy Power Systems for rural electrification systems in India suggests it is looking across the board.
SunEdison will continue to focus on Solar Grid Storage's traditional 150KW-10MW systems for its PJM market operations but could expand its system size in larger markets such as California, Leyden added.
New business models emerging
Though the solar-plus storage market has developed ad hoc, several emerging business models can already be identified. The early deals are pointing to a disruptive shift in the energy market, with new business strategies combining solar power, smart devices, energy storage, energy management technologies and electric vehicles in one form or another.
Following up on SunEdison's acquisition of Solar Grid Storage, the market could see more solar developers acquire storage companies, particularly in the commercial/industrial and residential sectors.
"The historic trend of solar will repeat itself in storage, where the larger storage projects lead the way and then eventually companies find ways to cost-effectively incorporate storage into residential systems in some attractive way," Leyden said.
Four of the top 10 US residential installers now offer energy storage, according to GTM Research.
Meanwhile, rather than becoming energy storage providers themselves, some vertically integrated PV manufacturers like First Solar say they prefer to pair with storage-only companies and technologies to offer a more attractive solution to developers.
Similarly, SunPower and storage startup Sunverge announced in December 2014 that they had formed an exclusive agreement to make an integrated solar-battery system broadly commercially available for residential customers and utilities in the US in 2015.
Electric vehicle battery vendors CODA, BYD and Tesla, among others, have also targeted solar-plus storage for diversification or entrance of the stationary energy storage market.
Tesla Motors has a relationship with SolarCity to develop battery storage coupled with solar, which, according to consultancy McKinsey, could significantly reduce the cost of solar energy and its storage.
Storage system integrators such as Stem and Green Charge Networks are also among the latest crop vendors that have focused on system integration and battery management systems as a means to compete in the market.
The solar-plus storage model of the future may still be coming, but the trends that will likely define it are already here. The large number of business strategies in this space suggest that the solutions within the storage space are all the way from large utilities down to small commercial and even residential companies.


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Q: Independent slices of 2-swap permutations Given an algorithm of 2-swap permutation enumeration like Steinhaus–Johnson–Trotter algorithm (but not necessarily of adjacent items), I would like to find a way to do the following:

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*[the basics] A function that, from the starting vector [1,2,3..N] efficiently go along all permutations (iteratively and/or recursively) swapping 2 elements from the previous one.

*A function that, given an index of some permutation [1,N!], can easily calculate it (I mean, find it without needing to go along the preceding ones) and then keep going from there.

*The opposite, find the index of a given permutation compared to an also given starting one.
In other words, the functions to slice a list of 2-swap permutations into arbitrary sized independent blocks.
Pseudocode and/or C-like code are very welcome.
Links to articles/books too.
Ref.: http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Permutations_by_swapping

A: I've posted Java code here for the Johnson-Trotter algorithm (with Even's speedup) implemented iteratively rather than recursively.
I think this may help you with your questions 1, and possibly also 2 and 3.

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Rosalind Louisa Beaufort Moss (Shropshire, 21 de setembro de 1890 – 22 de abril de 1990) foi uma egiptóloga e bibliógrafa britânica, conhecida por seu trabalho na Bibliografia Topográfica de Textos Hieroglíficos Egípcios Antigos, Relevos e Pinturas.

Biografia
Rosalind nasceu na Shrewsbury School, Shropshire, condado da zona oeste da Inglaterra. Ela foi alfabetizada na Heathfield School, Ascot e obteve um diploma em antropologia como estudante na Society of Oxford Home Students, que, mais tarde, se tornou St Anne's College. Ela participou de escavações arqueológicas no sítio paleolítico de La Cotte de St Brelade em Jersey em 1914, dirigido por seu tutor Robert Ranulph Marett. Rosalind recebeu o diploma em antropologia em 1917 e um bacharelado em 1922 por sua tese que foi publicada em 1925 como The Life after Death in Oceania and the Malay Archipelago.

Rosalind começou a estudar egiptologia em 1917, frequentando aulas do professor Francis Griffith, que estava supervisionando a compilação da Bibliografia Topográfica. A senhorita Bertha Porter empreendeu a fase inicial da pesquisa até 1929. Rosalind começou a trabalhar no volume Theban Necropolis em 1924, período durante o qual ela visitou muitos túmulos reais e privados no Egito. O trabalho então começou nos volumes III a VI, que cobriam a área entre Delta e Aswan. Isso incluiu viagens a vários monumentos, como os templos de Com Ombo e Edfu. O volume final 7 sobre a Núbia e outros monumentos além do Egito foi publicado em 1951. Após a morte do professor Griffith em 1934 e sua esposa em 1937, sua biblioteca foi transferida para o recém-fundado Griffith Institute dentro do Museu Ashmolean, em Oxford.

Rosalind continuou a realizar pesquisas no Griffith Institute, tanto em novas publicações quanto em versões atualizadas da Bibliografia Topográfica. Rosalind se aposentou do Instituto Griffith em 1970. Em comemoração ao seu centésimo aniversário, uma coleção de ensaios foi editada por TGH James e Jaromir Malek.

Prêmios e reconhecimento
Ela foi premiada com um DLitt honoris causa pela Universidade de Oxford em 1961. Ela foi eleita membro da Sociedade de Antiquários em 1949 e membro honorário da faculdade de St Anne, também de Oxford, em 1967. O volume 58 do The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology foi dedicado a Rosalind.

Obras publicadas

 Moss, R. 1925. The Life after Death in Oceania and the Malay Archipelago. Oxford. (em inglês)
 Moss, R. 1933. An Unpublished Rock-Tomb at Asyûṭ. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 19(1/2), 33-33. (em inglês)
 Moss, R. 1941. Some Rubbings of Egyptian Monuments Made a Hundred Years Ago. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 27, 7-11. (em inglês)
 Moss, R. 1949. An Egyptian Statuette in Malta. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 35, 132-134. (em inglês)
 Moss, R. 1950. The Ancient Name of Serra (Sudan). The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 36, 41-42. (em inglês)
 Porter, B & Moss, R. 1994 Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings: The Theban Necropolis; Pt. 1. Private Tombs. Oxford: Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum. (em inglês)
 Porter, B., Moss, R. L., & Burney, E. W. (1951). Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings. VII. Nubia: The Deserts and Outside Egypt. Oxford: Clarendon Press. (em inglês)

Mortos em 1990
Nascidos em 1890
Egiptólogos da Inglaterra
Arqueólogos da Inglaterra
!Mais Teoria da História na Wiki (Wikiconcurso de edição)

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using System.Security.Claims;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing;

namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;

public class TicketSerializerTests
{
    [Fact]
    public void CanRoundTripEmptyPrincipal()
    {
        var serializer = new TicketSerializer();
        var properties = new AuthenticationProperties();
        properties.RedirectUri = "bye";
        var ticket = new AuthenticationTicket(new ClaimsPrincipal(), properties, "Hello");

        using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
        using (var writer = new BinaryWriter(stream))
        using (var reader = new BinaryReader(stream))
        {
            serializer.Write(writer, ticket);
            stream.Position = 0;
            var readTicket = serializer.Read(reader);
            Assert.Empty(readTicket.Principal.Identities);
            Assert.Equal("bye", readTicket.Properties.RedirectUri);
            Assert.Equal("Hello", readTicket.AuthenticationScheme);
        }
    }

    [Fact]
    public void CanRoundTripBootstrapContext()
    {
        var serializer = new TicketSerializer();
        var properties = new AuthenticationProperties();

        var ticket = new AuthenticationTicket(new ClaimsPrincipal(), properties, "Hello");
        ticket.Principal.AddIdentity(new ClaimsIdentity("misc") { BootstrapContext = "bootstrap" });

        using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
        using (var writer = new BinaryWriter(stream))
        using (var reader = new BinaryReader(stream))
        {
            serializer.Write(writer, ticket);
            stream.Position = 0;
            var readTicket = serializer.Read(reader);
            Assert.Single(readTicket.Principal.Identities);
            Assert.Equal("misc", readTicket.Principal.Identity.AuthenticationType);
            Assert.Equal("bootstrap", readTicket.Principal.Identities.First().BootstrapContext);
        }
    }

    [Fact]
    public void CanRoundTripActorIdentity()
    {
        var serializer = new TicketSerializer();
        var properties = new AuthenticationProperties();

        var actor = new ClaimsIdentity("actor");
        var ticket = new AuthenticationTicket(new ClaimsPrincipal(), properties, "Hello");
        ticket.Principal.AddIdentity(new ClaimsIdentity("misc") { Actor = actor });

        using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
        using (var writer = new BinaryWriter(stream))
        using (var reader = new BinaryReader(stream))
        {
            serializer.Write(writer, ticket);
            stream.Position = 0;
            var readTicket = serializer.Read(reader);
            Assert.Single(readTicket.Principal.Identities);
            Assert.Equal("misc", readTicket.Principal.Identity.AuthenticationType);

            var identity = (ClaimsIdentity)readTicket.Principal.Identity;
            Assert.NotNull(identity.Actor);
            Assert.Equal("actor", identity.Actor.AuthenticationType);
        }
    }

    [ConditionalFact]
    [FrameworkSkipCondition(
        RuntimeFrameworks.Mono,
        SkipReason = "Test fails with Mono 4.0.4. Build rarely reaches testing with Mono 4.2.1")]
    public void CanRoundTripClaimProperties()
    {
        var serializer = new TicketSerializer();
        var properties = new AuthenticationProperties();

        var claim = new Claim("type", "value", "valueType", "issuer", "original-issuer");
        claim.Properties.Add("property-1", "property-value");

        // Note: a null value MUST NOT result in a crash
        // and MUST instead be treated like an empty string.
        claim.Properties.Add("property-2", null);

        var ticket = new AuthenticationTicket(new ClaimsPrincipal(), properties, "Hello");
        ticket.Principal.AddIdentity(new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { claim }, "misc"));

        using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
        using (var writer = new BinaryWriter(stream))
        using (var reader = new BinaryReader(stream))
        {
            serializer.Write(writer, ticket);
            stream.Position = 0;
            var readTicket = serializer.Read(reader);
            Assert.Single(readTicket.Principal.Identities);
            Assert.Equal("misc", readTicket.Principal.Identity.AuthenticationType);

            var readClaim = readTicket.Principal.FindFirst("type");
            Assert.NotNull(claim);
            Assert.Equal("type", claim.Type);
            Assert.Equal("value", claim.Value);
            Assert.Equal("valueType", claim.ValueType);
            Assert.Equal("issuer", claim.Issuer);
            Assert.Equal("original-issuer", claim.OriginalIssuer);

            var property1 = readClaim.Properties["property-1"];
            Assert.Equal("property-value", property1);

            var property2 = readClaim.Properties["property-2"];
            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, property2);
        }
    }
}

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Highly Anticipated Arcade Indie Game Battle Princess Madelyn Is Coming This Fall - Noisy Pixel
Highly Anticipated Arcade Indie Game Battle Princess Madelyn Is Coming This Fall
October 24, 2018 Brad Crespo
The wait is almost over for Battle Princess Madelyn as Hound Pick Games and Casual Bit Games have confirmed the launch window for the highly anticipated and acclaimed classic arcade action game. Thanks to a new trailer, we now know that Battle Princess Madelyn is set to launch this Fall for PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, and Wii U. The exact release day will be announced soon.
Battle Princess Madelyn follows the epic journey of Madelyn, a young, inexperienced knight in training and her trusty ghostly dog, Fritzy. As a dynamic duo, they two are on a quest to save Madelyn's kingdom and her family, who are having a bit of trouble with one wicked wizard.
Inspired by action-platformer classics like the Ghouls N' Ghosts and Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, Battle Princess Madelyn has old-school arcade action that'll keep you on your toes. If the game is too difficult at first, no worries — you can adjust the difficulty to your heart's desire.
Along with good ol' action, expect to experience plenty of epic adventures with Madelyn and Fritzy. There will be ten levels to take on in Battle Princess Madelyn, and each level will have up to five stages to complete. An old-school action platformer isn't complete without some loot and secrets. During Madelyn's quest, you'll have the chance to upgrade weapons, find special weapons, get special collectibles, and discover hidden areas.
While the gameplay was inspired by old-school arcade games, the overall idea for Battle Princess Madelyn has formed thanks to the daughter of Christopher Obritsch, CEO and Creative Designer at Casual Bit Games. In a press release, Christopher explained the inspiration for the game in more detail:
"From its initial concept days, right through the successful Kickstarter campaign which reached over $212,665 CAD, until its imminent release, Battle Princess Madelyn has developed and grown from inspiration from feedback from my daughter, who inspired the original idea, gamers and ideals from the very best of classic retro games fused with modern presentation complete with gameplay and fun. I believe all our goals have been achieved with much much more added ingredients, features, and elements that will have gamers engaged in a game that has been crafted with real planning, dedication and, a lot of love."
Discover just how lovely Battle Princess Madelyn is by watching the latest trailer for the game. Also, check out some screenshots:
Author's Take: I can tell that so much love and passion went into making Battle Princess Madelyn, which is one of the many reasons why I'm so excited to play it.
Brad Crespo
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Q: Recommendations for a simple search engine for bag of words? Any recommendations for small, lightweight, bag of words search engine?
I have a set of 'documents' that are each basically a small bag of arbitrary words.
Given a new document, I need to get a list of 'similar' documents along with some weight for how similar they might be.  Documents are likely to be small.. a couple paragraphs at most.

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*Stemming would be great but not highly required.

*Word expansion with word nets not required.

*opensource or freeware preferred, as this is a prototype, not a full-blow project.

*unix/linux platform preferred.

I'd be using it as a subcomponent and expect only to feed it documents with an ID and would later do searches for 'similar' documents to one I currently have.

A: Whoosh is a pure Python (no C, no external database) indexer / search engine. Check out the documentation for more information. It does support stemming.
I tried it out on an XML dump of a mediawiki instance and it seemed to work pretty well!

A: Solr or Sphinx. They aren't exactly lightweight but I wouldn't recommend anything smaller, if the project turns out to be successful and it needs to grow, switching the search engine might be painful.

A: I think that Lucene is an option. It should allow you to build a custom bag of words search engine.

A: I wonder about MongoDB http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Home
It seems like 'full-text-search' may be what I'm after...
and having additional fields to search with may be handy.


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Passenger vs. Driver: Are You Driving Your Creative Journey?
If you're anything like me, you might not be driving your creative journey the way you think.
Autumn, with its chilly temperatures and shorter hours of daylight, is settling in. I feel like I don't have the same spring in my step, that sometimes I need a little more of a nudge to get me to my desk and write. The changing of the seasons, and what often feels like a sprint towards winter, is a time when I often find myself thinking about my life — where I've been, where I am, where I hope to be. And with the release earlier this month of my last novel, Everything He Thought He Knew, I've been asking myself this: Am I a passenger or the driver on my creative journey?
My first contact with the arts came through music. I started piano lessons when I was six, and it wasn't long before I was performing in church and in the spotlight. I was a timid, even awkward, young boy who didn't want the attention. Despite my love of the piano, I turned away from music in my twenties. Looking back, it was a way of affirming who I was. Maybe my parents saw it as an 'act of rebellion,' but I had other ideas about my life.
I didn't want to be a church organist, and by then I'd lost any interest in a professional music career. Perhaps, too, I was scared that I didn't have the necessary talent to succeed in the music industry. Or that I had bought into the belief that a life in music, and the arts in general, was a dead end that would only lead to alcoholism and drug addictions. Did I really want to end up like that? My mother prayed that I wouldn't!
I went off to university, crisscrossing the country and the Atlantic Ocean, trying to figure out what exactly it was that I wanted to do with my life. By the time I finished my undergraduate degree in French literature in 1997, I wanted to be a writer. I began writing daily, filling notebook after notebook with stories, poems and tangents about the world I never dared to share. Eventually, some of my short stories, poems and essays were published. And then, after a lot of hard work and weathering the flood of rejection letters, my first novel was published. Writing began to bear fruit. Or so I thought.
As I pursued my writing — and certain that I was doing what I love — something was missing. I couldn't pinpoint what that something missing was. Writing prompted me to pick up a paintbrush after a long time away from the easel. Still, despite expressing my creativity through words and painting, something still felt off.
When I moved to Ottawa in 1999, it was the first time in my life that I didn't have regular access to a piano. The only time my fingers touched the keys was when I returned to Halifax to visit family, which wasn't that often. There it was, the something missing from my life. Music. Despite having 'turned my back' on it, music kept calling to me.
A week after I'd started a new job in 2004, one of my colleagues mentioned that the person whose position I had taken was looking to sell her baby grand piano to make room for the incoming grand. Without batting an eyelash, I bought the piano. I was making music again.
From 2005 to 2013, I bounced creatively between music, painting and writing. Some days I ended up completely lost in my writing, and that was all that I could do. Other creative projects ground to a halt. There were also days when I spent the early morning writing, then a few hours in my painting studio after lunch, and then sit down at the piano not just to practice but to compose. And the music rained down on me in torrents, and I struggled to take it all down — to let 'God' or the 'Universe' work through me in a new way.
There have been many twists and turns along my creative journey, and I realized that I had been a passenger more than the driver. At that time, I didn't mind being the passenger because the adventure was, in part, not knowing where I'd end up.
But I realized that as I explored the different facets of my creativity, I wasn't moving forward, wasn't making progress. The thrill for me, what got my mojo working, was creating all these different projects (through music, words or painting), and then just putting them out in the world and walking away from them. I'd sit back and hope the world would take notice. No wonder I was always disappointed.
Since 2013, I've been focused singly on my writing. And recently I realized that I've still been a passenger, hoping the winds of chance would blow in my favour. Not the best approach. Far from it.
If I'm serious about achieving my writing goals, I need to move out of the passenger seat and into the driver's seat. Sitting down and doing the necessary work is a big part of that. It's not just about writing. As an indie author today, it's also about tackling the aspects of the writing life that don't come naturally to me, like marketing and social media engagement.
The biggest challenge is having the right mindset: Acting like a successful writer. I'm still battling my inner critic. Still doubting my talent some days. Still battling Resistance.
To live the life I imagined, I can't sit back and wish, hope, or cross my fingers that what I want will magically manifest. I'll keep writing, publishing, reading and honing my skills. I may fail, but I'll keep it in perspective.
I am determined. Determined to drive my creative journey.
It's time to do the work.
Where are you on your creative journey? Do you see yourself as a passenger or the driver? Hit Reply or let me know in the comments section below. I'd love to hear from you.
If there is one thing in this life that we must do, it is this: Do What You Love!
Do What You Love is not just a trite adage. When used as a powerful guiding principle, it can transform your life. I know.
I spent a good chunk of my adult life running away from what I love, from who I am. I did what I was 'supposed' to do. I went to university, earned a degree and then found a job. I didn't exactly work in my field of study, which was French Literature. But living in Ottawa, the nation's capital, being bilingual made the search for decent work easier.
I worked in what was, for me, the grizzly world of nine to five. Policy Analyst. Executive Assistant. Proofreader. Program Coordinator. Project Administrator (Consultant). No matter how fancy the title or good the pay, boredom quickly set in. I never adjusted well (and I don't think I have yet) to doing the same tasks over and over again, in a tiny cubicle, with the same people. It didn't inspire.
Maybe, too, I didn't subscribe to the idea of the Canadian dream — owning a nice house, having lots of money, fame and recognition. I believed, and still do, that we should hard work, be determined and live a happy and fulfilled life. So, whenever the nine-to-five world became too 'restrictive,' I saw a simple cure: Change jobs. I did. Frequently. But it was never long before the excitement of the new job and work environment waned. Then I'd reach the point of loathing the work and taking regular 'mental health' days.
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The problem was simple. When it came to Do What You Love, I was failing miserably. Well, I was and I wasn't.
I'm a writer. It's what drives me, gives me a reason to get out of bed. I'm always excited to begin each day by setting pen to the page as I write my Morning Pages. I really can't remember a time when I wasn't writing. But for a long time, I let myself be shamed out of writing. People — family, friends, colleagues — told me I'd never make it as a writer. That all artists were drug and/or alcohol addicts. Have it as a hobby on the side. Get a real job.
When I kept writing on the side and got a 'real job,' I was mis-er-able. Looking back at the three most difficult times in my life — when I was actually clinically depressed and on medication — I was barely writing. I was doubting my work, doubting my talent, doubting my dreams. I'd lost sight of what mattered … and that had to change.
In 2003, I stopped being ashamed of my writing dreams. I started to submit my work, and it was published. I made time for writing — before my soporific day job, during my lunch hour and before bed. Jobs came and went, but my writing held steady. That was when I noticed the shift. Making my writing a priority, I wasn't miserable. The good days were like being on the open water when it's smooth sailing, the winds are calm, and your destination is clearly in your sights. And on the bad days — when the tempest roared, and it felt like I had to fight for my very survival — writing took the pain away.
I still have a day job, but it's not nine to five. Do I love what I do as much as writing? Absolutely not. But I've found a way to 'love' it because it lets me do what I love. Write. If I'd been in any other job over the past five and a half years, it would have taken a lot longer to have my books published.
Maybe you want to be the mayor of your city, found a non-profit that focuses on creativity for adolescents with mental health issues, open your own B&B… Whatever your dream, doing it takes courage. Taking that first step in the direction of your dream — despite the odds or what others say — gives you hope. Hope for today. Hope for tomorrow. Hope for the life you've always dreamed of living.
Let's make the choice to walk through life with our eyes wide open, with our hearts tuned to what makes them tick.
Are you doing what you love? Click Reply and let me know. I'd love to hear from you!
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared. Actually, I'm terrified. That's because in four days my next book, Everything He Thought He Knew, will be released on Amazon. While it's available for pre-order now, it's not technically out in the world for public consumption. I've been here before — the waiting, the anticipation, the anxiousness. Will readers like it? Hate it? What kind of reviews will it get? Those are things, I know, that are out of my control. I have to stay focused. Then why am I scared? Because I must keep going. The publication of this novel is part of a larger dream. Chasing down that dream means I need to keep writing, get to work on the next book. I must stay focused.
As 10 October (the launch date for Everything He Thought He Knew) nears, it's been harder to stay focused. It's not an unusual feeling. It happens every time I finish a big project. No matter how hard I try to move forward, I feel like I'm spinning. I look at the writing projects piled on my desk and don't know how to begin. I write my to-do list and prioritize what's most important. Yet at the end of the day I only check off one or two items. And not necessarily the important ones! I just can't seem to sit still long enough to get anything substantial done.
Feeling stuck, like I'm spinning out of control, can be disastrous if I surrender to it … let it have dominion. It's the precursor to procrastination. And even worse, Resistance. To beat back Resistance, I must go back to basics. For me, that means holding strong to my "5 Rules to Live By." It means — and sometimes I forget this — that I must do my most important creative work first. And when I show up to work, even if I only write a couple of hundred words or edit a few pages, I remind myself that that's progress. One more time, I've shown Resistance the door. I haven't surrendered.
Sunday morning run on 7 October 2018. Stopped at the midway point of a 13k run to capture the view of Toronto.
I am forever learning the art of work and play. Life is rich with all its beauty and with so many things to discover. Writing is very important to me, to my life, and each day I write I'm inching closer to realizing my dreams. But when I can't focus, I know that it's life speaking to me. And the message is this: take a break. Life isn't, and shouldn't be, all about writing. So, yesterday I decided to 'take a day off.' I binge-watched Deep State, starring Mark Strong. Loved it! But there was still a part of me that felt guilty, that inner voice that chastised me for not working.
But I know that doing nothing did me good. It stops me from always looking to the future and where I want to be. It grounds me in the present, in the now. Taking time to rest lets my body and mind recharge. It allows me to come back and tackle my writing projects with a new vigour and see their worth (or lack thereof) from a new perspective.
I'm slowly starting to gain traction. I'm settling back into a routine. Most importantly, I'm letting myself be a beginner again. Not every day is going to be perfect. Sometimes it's going to feel like I'm writing uphill. There will be times when the writing feels stale and rigid, but I remind myself that it's only a draft … nothing that can't be fixed. Other days, still, will remind me of a bad run: I'll cramp up, have to slow it down and rest, but I'll keep going.
Stay focused. It's the best way I've learned to weather the storm. And then something magical happens: I finish something. That offers reassurance, when doubt lingers large and heavy, that I am on the right path. I am not necessarily at the beginning or the end, but somewhere in between. That is the artist in me holding steadfast to my dreams.
The road is often long, filled with sharp, unexpected turns that almost send us tumbling. Some days we struggle to climb the mountain and its treacherous terrain. Other days we soar, feeling like nothing and no one can stop us — that anything and everything is possible. I like those days the best! Yet no matter what we face, no matter how daunting it may seem … we, as artists, keep on keeping on.
It's an exciting time for me. I'm getting close to publishing my next novel, Everything He Thought He Knew. I now have an amazing cover (sneak peek to the right) thanks to Lieu Pham at Covertopia. The proof of the print edition arrived yesterday, and it looks great. The eBook edition is being formatted. It's all coming together. Finally.
When it comes to Everything He Thought He Knew, the road has definitely been long, hard and, at times, seemingly impossible. It's not just, as it started out to be, a 'revised edition' of Freestyle Love (published in 2011 by Lazy Day Publishing). It turned out to be a top-to-bottom rewrite of the story, with the central premise still intact. I had done a substantial rewrite of the original manuscript (Freestyle Love) before having it edited by thEditors. I thought, in hindsight naively, that I had nailed it. Until I received the manuscript back from my editor.
It wasn't that it was a bad story or that the writing was mediocre. My editor did what he does best: he pointed out the problems with the character and plot development, story arc, structure, continuity, et. al. And he wasn't wrong. And that sent me spinning and back to the drawing board. I got to work and hunkered down. What I thought would be a rather smooth and fast rewriting process took a lot longer than I had imagined. (According to my Master Projects List, I started working on this book 21 February 2017.) For a time, that had me down — wondering if I could actually get through the rewrite and publish the book.
But the point is that — despite the challenges, the disappointments, the days I feel like I've lost my footing — I still show up to write. I resign from competition. I keep the end goal in sight and press on. That is, to me, the art of keeping on: with persistence and courage, doing the thing we are called to do and, every day, heeding that call.
What goal(s) are you trying to achieve? Are you determined to keep on keeping on? Let me know in the comments section below.
Sometimes in life there are things beyond your control. You have to learn to roll with the punches. And that's not always easy.
Out for an early run this morning (29 August 2018), and taking a moment to enjoy the fantastic view of Toronto.
I know. I'm in a kind of precarious situation at the moment when it comes to my health. I've been in my doctor's office three times since 6 August — first to discuss the symptoms that presented, then to follow up on each round of testing and decide the next course of action. There's still no 'clear' indication of what's happening or why. So, I wait. Wait for the next test, scheduled for next week, and then I'll wait for those results. Waiting is the worst because, when I'm stuck inside my head, I imagine the worst of all scenarios. What if it's this? What if it's that? How will I react to whatever it is? Because maybe, after all is said and done, it'll be nothing.
Still, I want to know what I'm dealing with, no matter what it is. The first diagnosis and course of treatment seemed to 'solve' one issue, then unearth another. What I love about technology is how it's made accessing my healthcare reports easier. Through the Patient Portal, I can see when my results come in and my doctor's instructions, like File or Contact Patient. I made the mistake on the weekend of checking to see if the latest round of test results were in. They were, but my doctor was on vacation, so I didn't know if there was an 'urgency' — like the last time — for us to discuss them.
Returning from my doctor's appointment yesterday, I know that it's all beyond my control. Knowing that doesn't stop me from brooding over what's happening. I try to stay focused, but I know my productivity has taken a hit. Despite everything that's happening, I'm trying to roll with the punches … take it all day by day.
Yes, now is the time, if you haven't already, to strike out. Don't wait until tomorrow to start training for that half-marathon. Don't wait until you retire to write the book you've always felt was within you. Don't wait until the beginning of the month to start that diet you've been talking about since 2016. Whatever you want to do, whatever you feel you can do … begin it. Now.
Let me give you an example of what can happen if you decide to wait. My father worked hard to provide for his family. It wasn't until I was an adult, living on my own, that I understood the cost of raising a family, of living in this world (and that money didn't grow on trees). We weren't rich, we weren't poor, but we never wanted for anything. We had the opportunity to travel — not extensively or luxuriously — but enough to not feel sheltered or uncultured. My father loved to travel and play golf. As his retirement neared, he said that travelling and playing golf would fill his days. A year and a half into his retirement (he was fifty-five when he retired), he was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer and given about six months to live. He fought, fought hard to live … to travel, play golf, and do what he loved. My father passed away at age fifty-eight, eighteen months after his diagnosis.
Yes, strike out now … just because you can, and that can yield fantastic results. Let me give you an example. At the beginning of 2018, I didn't make any resolutions. I haven't done that for over a decade. On 1 January, I woke up sick — sore throat, nasal congestion, and upset stomach. The cold lasted for about two weeks. Tired, feeling crappy and unusually irritable, I decided on 17 January that I was done with alcohol. No more drinking (I didn't drink much, anyway). No more cooking with alcohol. My goal was to quit cold turkey. And I've been sober for more than 223 days. Together with running and paying closer attention to what I eat, I've lost twenty pounds. My energy level is up. I'm sleeping better. But I didn't wait for the beginning of the next week or month to go sober. I started that day, a Wednesday, and didn't look back.
Yes, I can't stress it enough. Now is the time to begin. Do it. Now!


On Tuesday, Mayor Rob Rolison announced that $100,000 has been allocated this year to support a variety of youth programs throughout the City. The "Youth Activities & Opportunities Program", which was introduced as part of the City's 2018 budget, has helped local organizations by providing funding to support clubs and leagues as well as summer and educational programs. These programs have allowed Poughkeepsie youth to participate in community-based programs that emphasize active lifestyles, provide creative outlets, and build long-lasting relationships. Based on the success of the program in its first year, Mayor Rob Rolison's 2019 City budget increases funding for the program to $140,000. The Common Council is expected to vote on the Mayor's proposed budget in early December.
One grant, in the amount of $75,000 funds our participation in the Child Advocacy Center (CAC). A second award in the amount of $168,700 was made for the 911 Phone System Consolidation & Shared Network Initiative, and the third grant was awarded for Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) in the amount of $256,850. The CIT program award continues prior year's funding and reflects the demonstrated success of the City's efforts in this important area of training and development. The 911 Phone System grant will permit significant modernization of the system, enhancing public safety operations throughout the area for years to come.
The Municipal Innovation Grant Program was announced back in 2013 by County Executive Marcus Molinaro. The program was created to incentivize municipalities, through a competitive grant program process, to consolidate services, produce shared services, eliminate layers of government, evaluate municipal consolidation opportunities and implementation possibilities, establish the regional delivery of services, and/or implement efficiency improvements. The grant program is administered under the direction of the Dutchess County Department of Planning & Development.
The City of Poughkeepsie expresses its appreciation to Dutchess County and to our partners at its Planning and Development Department. In addition to annual grant support, Dutchess County provides the City with significant non-financial support. The City and County recently completed a successful consolidation of the City's transit system, which resulted in expanded routes and broadened transit's hours of operations in the City to include Sundays. That initiative is estimated to save City of Poughkeepsie taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, and won the state-wide "Government Efficiency Award" from the New York Conference of Mayors earlier this year.
City Administrator, Marc Nelson, said "This grant program has an extremely high return on investment, not just in the City but throughout the region. This strong support in such a competitive grant program signals growing confidence that the City is getting its fiscal house in order while improving its delivery of services".
Our parks are one of many treasures here in the City of Poughkeepsie. They say a lot about our priorities as a community. They are regularly used by thousands of our residents, as well as by visitors from around the region, and their value is immeasurable for the opportunities they provide. We will soon be embarking on a comprehensive parks improvement plan which will upgrade, replace or repair park infrastructure. From essential and long-deferred work on our city pools, to fixing long-broken stone walls, benches and other park facilities, it's time we return to a strategic and proactive maintenance and care program that protects our parks.
Please help us focus our available resources on the areas that are most important to you by completing our online parks survey at surveymonkey.com/r/pkgoparks. You may also email us at [email protected] if you would like to give us additional feedback or suggestions in areas not covered by the survey questions.
I am very proud of the work we've done together to restore our City to fiscal health. Our efforts over the last two years have brought us to a point where we can now begin to make real progress on important quality-of-life issues which were previously neglected. Your feedback is an important part of this process, so thank you in advance for taking the survey.
Pasquale "Pat" Letterii was a lifelong resident of Poughkeepsie who passed away at home at the age of 92 with his loving family at his side. He was happily married to Jean Ring for 58 years and was employed by IBM for 39 years before retiring in 1991. Pat was an active member of the Democratic Party and represented the 6th Ward in the Common Council from 1968-1973 and from 1976-1993. "Pat was a true warrior who always put the best interests of our City above petty partisan politics", said City of Poughkeepsie Judge Tom O'Neill. "His years on the Common Council provided thoughtful, compassionate and intelligent leadership at a time when it was desperately needed. It was a distinct honor and pleasure to have known him and to have served alongside him. My sincere condolences to his entire family", said Judge O'Neill.
Pat served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He retained a lifelong love of the Navy and kept in contact with many of his Navy comrades. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed gardening, traveling, his grandchildren and his Italian Center friends in his retirement years. "The members of the Italian Center join with the community in mourning the passing of Pat, who was a lifelong member. He and his family were regular attendees and supporters at our events and meetings. We offer his family our sincere thanks for his proud service to our Country as well as being the voice of the community in both the City and the Italian Center", said Ernie Bruno, President of the Italian Center in Poughkeepsie.
Mayor Rolison ordered the City of Poughkeepsie flags flown at half-staff in Pasquale "Pat" Letterii's honor.


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Envision Solar and Hermosa Beach Announce Successful Pilot of EV ARC(TM) Solar Powered EV Charging Station
SAN DIEGO, CA—(Marketwired – September 09, 2016) – Envision Solar International, Inc., (OTCQB: EVSI) ("Envision Solar," or the "Company") the leading renewable energy, media and branding and EV charging product company, announced today the success of its pilot deployment of the EV ARC™ solar powered EV charger with the City of Hermosa Beach.
Located at the Hermosa Ave. public parking lot since Aug. 19, Hermosa Beach made the EV ARC™ transportable solar powered EV charger available to the public for free in continuance of its successful efforts towards carbon neutrality. The EV ARC™ assists with educating both residents and visitors on the benefits of solar–powered vehicle charging efforts.
On Tuesday Sept. 27, the Hermosa City Council will host a Public Hearing to review data gathered through the EV ARC™ pilot period and will consider the permanent placement of solar powered EV chargers within the City in order to enhance its existing EV charging infrastructure. Hermosa Beach has joined the cities of Davis, Calif., Austin, Texas and South Miami as early adoptees of carbon neutrality.
"We are committed to becoming a carbon neutral municipality by 2020," states Hany Fangary, Mayor, City of Hermosa Beach. "By creating pilot programs such as the one we've entered into with Envision Solar, we can test the latest renewable energy resources and approve, as a Council, the assets we choose to install within the City that will significantly lower our carbon emissions and help us achieve our carbon neutral goals."
"Hermosa Beach is a category leader in its commitment to the environment," said Desmond Wheatley, CEO of Envision Solar. "With the addition of solar powered EV charging, the beach city once again demonstrates its willingness to explore new technologies that create energy–friendly solutions for EV charging in the greater LA area. This is another great opportunity for us to demonstrate the power and versatility of our products in a rapidly growing segment."
Invented and manufactured in California, the EV ARC™ product fits inside a parking space and does not reduce available parking in any way. It generates enough clean, solar electricity to power up to 150 miles of EV driving each day. The system's solar electrical generation is enhanced by the patented EnvisionTrak™ system, which causes the array to follow the sun, generating 18 to 25 percent more electricity than a fixed array. The energy is stored in the EV ARC™ product's energy storage for charging day or night. Because the EV ARC™ product requires no trenching, foundations or installation work of any kind, it is deployed in minutes and can be moved to a new location with ease. EV ARC™ products are manufactured in the Company's San Diego facility by combat veterans, the disabled, minorities and other highly talented, mission–driven team members.
About Hermosa Beach
Founded in 1907, Hermosa Beach is known as "The Best Little Beach City." Named "Southern California's Greenest City" for its work to protect the environment, it is a thriving community of some 20,000 residents located on the southern end of Santa Monica Bay in Los Angeles County, and its beaches have been ranked among the best in the world. To learn more, please visit www.hermosabch.org.
About Envision Solar International, Inc.
Envision Solar designs, manufactures and deploys unique, renewably energized, EV charging and media and branding systems. The Company's products include the patented EV ARC™ and Solar Tree® product lines. All of the Company's products can be enhanced with EnvisionTrak™ patented solar tracking, ARC Technology™ energy storage, SunCharge™ Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and digital advertising packages.
Based in San Diego, the company integrates the highest quality components into its Made in America products. Envision Solar is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol [EVSI]. For more information, visit www.envisionsolar.com or call 866–746–0514.
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This composition for Piano, Vocal & Guitar includes 4 page(s). It is performed by Shelby Lynne. The style of the score is 'Rock'. Catalog SKU number of the notation is 18978. This score was originally published in the key of C. Authors/composers of this song: anon.. This score was first released on Monday 22nd October, 2001 and was last updated on Wednesday 8th February, 2017. The arrangement code for the composition is PVG. Minimum required purchase quantity for these notes is 1. Please check if transposition is possible before your complete your purchase.
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There are four federal taxation methods: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, C-Corp, and S-Corp. An LLC may be taxed under any of the four methods. A Corporation, taxed as a C-Corp by default, may elect to be taxed as an S-Corp. Kentucky fully recognizes S-Corp and C-Corp elections and taxes such entities in accordance with IRS regulations. See KRS 141.050(1).
When taxed as a Sole Proprietorship or Partnership, all income received is allocated to the business owners based on their ownership percentages (a sole proprietor receives 100% of the business income by definition). The business owners may not avoid taxes by keeping some business income within the business (rather than distributing it to owners) and cannot distinguish between profit distributions and salary. The business owners must pay personal income taxes and payroll taxes on the entire figure distributed to them.
When taxed as either a C-Corp or S-Corp, the business owners have the opportunity to allocate a portion of the income as business profits/dividends and pay a separate amount as salary/wages to the business owners. Because of the different tax rates for individual income, corporate income, and payroll taxes, there are opportunities for small business owners to achieve significant tax savings through such allocations. A business should carefully discuss these tax methods, how/which individual owners will receive business profits and losses, and specific salary figures with an accountant knowledgeable with the business' specific financial picture.
The employer pays half and the employee pays half (through the employer's withholding). Kentucky, like most states, does not impose additional employment taxes.
Kentucky, like most states, imposes additional corporate income taxes. In Kentucky, an additional 4% tax is added on the first $50,000 of corporate income and an additional 5% on income above $50,000 and through $100,000.
See 26 USC 11(b)(1) and KRS 141.040(6).
A business taxed as a C-Corp is subject to "double taxation": the business income is taxed to the business at the corporate income tax rate while profits distributed to its owners are taxed to the individual owners at the individual income tax rate. The C-Corp must also pay its owners a reasonable salary, which is taxable to the individual owners at the individual income tax rate and is also subject to payroll taxes.
A C-Corp business may deduct salaries paid on its corporate income tax return, thereby reducing the amount of corporate income tax owed. Though its owners will have to pay payroll taxes on this figure, total payroll tax paid is usually much less than that paid as corporate income tax. Therefore, to reduce its overall tax burden spread across the business and its owners, a C-Corp has an incentive to pay its owners more in salary and less as profit distributions.
A business taxed as an S-Corp receives "pass-through taxation": the business is not taxed at the entity level but rather each owner is taxed at the individual income tax rate on his or her respective ownership percentage of the business income. The S-Corp must also pay its owners a reasonable salary, which is taxable to the individual owners at the individual income tax rate and is also subject to payroll taxes.
Since an S-Corp business pays no entity-level taxes, there is no opportunity to achieve a deduction by classifying monies paid to owners as salary rather than profits. Therefore, to reduce the tax burden on its owners (by cutting payroll taxes), an S-Corp has an incentive to pay its owners less in salary and more as profit distributions.
The IRS recognizes these incentives and requires business owners to pay themselves a "reasonable" salary. It will closely scrutinize the salary paid to C-Corp shareholders to see if it is excessive and monitor the distributions made to S-Corp owners to see if it is deficient. In general, the IRS expects compensation paid as salary to reflect the services that the owner-employee personally provides to the business.
The IRS will audit businesses which appear to pay unreasonable salaries, thoroughly examining the business' gross receipts, claimed deductions, and the services provided by each employee. If it appears to the IRS that the salary is not "reasonable" in such a way that unfairly reduces the business' tax payments, the IRS has the ability to reclassify income as it sees fit. IRS – S Corporation Compensation and Medical Insurance Issues. If income is reclassified, back taxes will be assessed, deductions will be disallowed, and interest and penalties will be owed.
Salaries should be based on the value of the services rendered to the business, which takes into account (i) the number of hours worked; (ii) the position and its duties and responsibilities; (iii) the individual's knowledge, skills, and abilities; and (iv) the salary paid to employees performing similar tasks who are not also owners.
Even if/when the business is losing money, some minimum amount of wages should be paid (S-Corp concern). A business may be able to avoid or set very low wages during its startup stage but cannot overcome the presumption that a person will eventually stop working for free/very low wages.
Even if/when the business is earning substantial profits, some large amount of wages will be considered excessive (C-Corp concern). Though corporate executives can be paid high salaries, very large salaries appear inflated to achieve a corporate income tax deduction.
Consider prevailing market salary figures for the same or a comparable position. Review Salary.com, PayScale.com, or the Bureau of Labor Statistics for industry standards. A business should set a salary close to such figures, which demonstrates a likelihood that a non-owner would be willing to accept the same job at the particular salary offered.
Set salaries as far in advance as possible, so it does not appear to be an arbitrary figure derived after careful calculation to achieve maximum tax savings. Along the same lines, the IRS will closely scrutinize year-end bonuses paid (taxed as salary), which may be a cover for tax manipulation.
Discuss any specific concerns with an accountant, who can suggest reasons and documentation that could substantiate the chosen salary figures, should they be audited.


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"War Without End (Part Two)" – Season Three of "Babylon 5"
Nicholas W. King Uncategorized February 3, 2021 February 6, 2021 6 Minutes
Two-parter episodes are often a mixed bag, mainly because the promise of the first half doesn't get fulfilled in the second half. Thankfully, "War Without End (Part II)" does not live up to that standard. It surpasses it, becoming one of the pivotal moments in the series history and answering one of the background mysteries that were always present but never outright given a great amount of coverage in the show.
The second half of "War Without End" picks up immediately where the first half ended, with John Sheridan flung into the future to witness the destruction of Centauri Prime, all under the watchful eye of an embittered, wrathful Emperor Londo Mollari. The year is 2278 in this scene, seventeen years since the end of the Shadow War. Sheridan is taken back to his cell, to await his execution. Straczynski is in his element, handing out breadcrumbs to the audience while keeping the bulk of the meal hidden away for later in the episode.
Emperor Londo Mollari. Source
Time travel in science-fiction is a tricky storytelling tool. Far too often, there are examples where time travel just falls flat when used improperly. When done correctly, you can use it as a way to frame the current story and show that there are continuing stories that occur after the prime story arc is completed. Straczynski manages to use time travel in these two episodes to expand the world of Babylon 5, displaying an inkling of the stories that will unfold after or have been told before the events of the show.
The crew aboard the White Star board Babylon 4, using the interference from the detonated bomb the Shadows were bringing to attach their ship to the hull and burn their way through. The back-and-forth repartee of Ivanova and Marcus is always a joy to watch. They are written as opposites who share the same core values: loyalty and honesty. Claudia Christian and Jason Carter worked well together and their chemistry was always an enjoyable part of the experience watching the show. It helped that they were given great dialogue to work with but to be fair, I could watch these two as those characters read of a phonebook and still be entertained.
Claudia Christian as Commander Susan Ivanova. Source
When we flash back to the future with Sheridan, he is in his cell when the door is open and someone is flung into the cell with him. It is Delenn, or the future version of her, aged but still graceful and determined. The two share a passionate kiss, which is really the first kiss for Sheridan. When the two break apart, Sheridan explains that he is from the past and Delenn fills him in on some details while remaining vague on others. But there is one key detail that she reveals: the two of them have a son named David. Straczynski has been teasing the relationship of Delenn and Sheridan since the second half of Season Two. By giving us this passionate scene, we get what we've been wanting but not in the way we anticipated receiving it (that wouldn't occur until a later episode in the season).
Sheridan and Delenn in 2278. Source
When Delenn and Sheridan are brought before Emperor Mollari again, he is considerably drunk and in a much different frame of mind. He reveals a Keeper, a parasitic organism attached to his shoulder, that monitors his actions and thoughts. His previous tirade in front of Sheridan was an act, a charade done for the benefit of whomever is watching Londo through the Keeper. Londo releases Sheridan and Delenn, hoping that they will be able to free Centauri Prime from the forces that currently occupy it. As they leave, Londo turns to find G'Kar, equally old and missing an eye, approaching. The tone of their conversation is not one born from hatred but one of friendship, possibly even respect.
Emperor Londo Mollari and his Keeper. Source
In the first episode of the series "Midnight on the Firing Line", Londo told Sinclair about a dream he had of Londo and G'Kar choking the life out of each other twenty years from that episode. Here we see the full scene but it is not a life-and-death struggle. Instead, it is Londo asking G'Kar to help him die so that Sheridan and Delenn can escape. When the Keeper awakens, Londo begins strangling G'Kar back, locked in a struggle that Londo does not want to engage in. When the dust settles, both characters lay on the floor dead and Vir enters the scene, picking up the golden crest of the Emperor from Londo's body. This is another example of Straczynski's brilliance as a writer: establishing an idea for the audience to latch on to and then providing further details to change the shape of that idea. And as one has come to expect over the course of the show, Andreas Katsulas and Peter Jurasik sell the hell out of their performance in this brief scene.
The deaths of G'Kar and Londo Mollari. Source
Back in the present day of the story, a power surge causes Babylon 4 to surge through time forward to when it appeared in the episode "Babylon Squared". There are two effects that come out of this sequence that are important for the story of the show. First, there is a brief moment where Delenn experiences a flash, a moment in time that is not yet to be. She is in someone's quarters on Babylon 5, watching someone sleep. She picks up a snow globe and plays with it, fascinated by this simple device. We hear a door open and a woman's voice before the snow globe is dropped and shatters on the floor. Then Delenn is back on Babylon 4 and Zathras warns that the unstable time field is causing flashes of the past and the future to appear to others.
The second effect is revealed when Sinclair returns from working on the time travel device: he is aged quite heavily, matching his appearance from the ending of "Babylon Squared" in the stinger of that episode. Good writers follow through on consequences. Great writers make those consequences earned and feel justified to their audience. Subtle moments like these two different story beats show Straczynski is a great writer.
Ambassador Sinclair after further exposure to the time field. Source
Toward the end of the episode, we see the wrap-up and find out what was in the letters Delenn and Sinclair received at the beginning of the two-parter: they were instructions from Sinclair after he took Babylon 4 back into the past. Zathras speaks with the three leaders of the cast, Sinclair, Delenn, and Sheridan. Each of these characters are considered The One, the En'til'zha of the Rangers, just in different parts of the story. For any writer that wants to understand storycraft, Zathras' monologue is a picture-perfect representation: there is a beginning of the story, the middle of the story, and the end of the story that leads to the next great story.
The One Who Was, the One Who Is, and the One Who Will Be
But Straczynski has left one major revelation for the end. As Marcus, Delenn, Sheridan, Lennier, and Ivanova leave in the White Star, they find the rift in Sector 14 is closed, preventing anyone from using it to travel into the past. Delenn makes a simple statement: if the Minbari had found Babylon 4 with a human on board it, the station would never have been accepted as a gift. One of the prevailing statements regarding the religious figure Valen from the Minbari's history is that he was a Minbari not born of Minbari. Straczynski reveals what that phrase actually means: Sinclair uses the same Chrysalis device that Delenn used to become half-human in order to become fully Minbari. The ending of the episode shows us 1000 years in the past as a fleet of Minbari star cruisers approach Babylon 4. Zathras is there to greet them and direct them into a storage area. Standing between two Vorlons is Sinclair, a full Minbari, who states that he is named Valen and the Minbari have a great deal of work ahead of them.
The revelation of Valen
Without a doubt, for me at least, these two episodes are among the pinnacle of storytelling for this show. The writing was crisp, throughout, with wonderful moments of levity to offset the seriousness of the war-torn Centauri Prime piece that anchors the two episodes. The reveal of Sinclair's destiny that had been hinted at since the beginning of the show is earned and more than a little heartwarming but tinged with sadness. Sinclair is a principled warrior, more akin to a 23rd century samurai than anything else, and for him it is a war without end. But through his actions, the station is prevented from reaching the apocalyptic end that was shown in the beginning of "War Without End". I cannot say enough good things about this pair of episodes. They remain among my favorites from the run of the show. I'll be wrapping up Season Three with a couple of more essays to cover the major episodes before moving on to Season Four of the series.
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History title page ideas. 244 Title Ideas for Your Yearbook (and Tips for Writing Your Own) 2022-10-17
History title page ideas Rating: 5,8/10 878 reviews
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There are many creative ways to design a history title page, depending on the style and focus of the document. Here are a few ideas to consider when creating a title page for a history essay or report:
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Q: Import a CSV file into MySQL using PHP I'm trying to import CSV data into a MySQL database using the fgetcsv function.
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The problem is it gets stuck in between the import process and displays the following error:

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that
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The file is imported only partially each time. Only between 200-300 lines out of a 10000 line file are imported.
Here is the DDL of my table:
create table vpireport (
    id int not null auto_increment,
    item_code int,
    company_id int,
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I haven't been able to find the problem so far, any help appreciated. Thanks.

A: You probably need to escape quotes, which you could accomplish using PDO and prepared statements.
I've skipped most of your code in the example for brevity and just focused on the for loop.
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That won't get rid of any problem characters, though, so you may want to look at some kind of data sanitization if that poses a problem.

A: uncomment the //echo "$sql"; and look what is the last query (with error) - it may be that the csv data contains strange characters or the query is cut off.
BTW: you can also import csv file by mysql:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/load-data.html

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Guess Which Former Full House Star Is A Go-Go Dancer Now
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Full House and The Little Rascals child star Blake McIver isn't so little any more. If you ever wonder, "Where's Waldo?" We've got the answer. Waldo Blake traded his tux for trunks and is working as a go-go dancer in L.A. And, he's not ashamed to admit it. We still remember him as Michelle's geeky frenemy Derek Boyd on Full House, performing that routine to Yankee Doodle, but Blake's ready to be recognised for something else. "I'm not hiding who I am anymore — not pretending I'm something I'm not," he says.
After being ridiculed and bullied as a teen in high school, 28-year-old Blake has told RumorFix that he finds go-go dancing "so liberating and empowering." The aspiring singer-songwriter came out as gay three years ago and has found that dancing has helped him to deal with his self-confidence issues. "I had so much shame about my body. This was a way to express myself that was safe, sensual, and fun," he says. Now he regularly shares snaps of his go-go getups on Instagram and Twitter, using the hashtag #LAgogo, and is soon to release his debut album. We say to him: You go-go, Waldo! (Mail Online)
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The Wonder Of You features the complete concert performance from The International Hotel, Las Vegas on August 13, 1970, it's been mixed from the original 16-track tapes for the first time in its entirety in Stereo by Vic Anesini. The Wonder Of You is a single disc 5" digipack. Shorn of the intrusive post production dubs, orchestration and background harmonies of the original releases, and given some inspired sound mixing, the songs on this FTD release are a joy to listen to. The improvement in sound and feel of the original releases is remarkable, revealing an unsuspected vitality and energy, and consequently, the enjoyment the album delivers surpasses anything you can anticipate. Includes seven (7) RARE Live Recordings. Unique performances include; Stranger In The Crowd, In The Ghetto, Make The World Go Away, Sweet Caroline, The Wonder Of You, One Night and Don't Cry Daddy.
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Imera Monastery partially restored
The partial restoration of the İmera Monastery in the Black Sea province of Gümüşhane has been completed. Located in the Olucak village, the gothic-style Christian-Orthodox monastery is among the most important religious structures of the eastern Black Sea region due to its feature whose entrance door is located in the east and for its lighting technique used in its construction.
With a cost of 200,000 Turkish Liras, the monastery's roof, missing stones and a damaged column and door inside have been restored by the Special Provincial Administration. The full restoration of the monastery is set to be completed in a short time as part of the project.
Speaking to state-run Anadolu Agency, Gümüşhane Governor Kamuran Taşbilek said that the city is located in a region rich with history, nature and culture.
He said that the İmera Monastery has an important place for many cultures in this context, and that studies are carried out to protect the monastery.
Speaking about the restoration of the monastery, Taşbilek said, "The work in the monastery has been partially completed. The Olucak village, where the monastery is located, the Krom Valley and the ancient city of Santa will be opened to service in terms of cultural tourism. We have been carrying out a master plan in the region with the support of the Eastern Black Sea Development Agency."
Hamdi Nas, the head of the Olucak village, said the monastery is an important landmark. Stating that the structure has been surviving for more than 600 years, he said, "Many people come to see the monastery. People from Greece and Belgium who migrated from here in the past are coming to the village to see the places where their ancestors lived," he said.
Underlining the region's tourism potential, Nas hoped that the full restoration work will end soon.
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I had wanted to do some smaller pieces and became interested in the notions of Feast and Famine, the seasons of plenty and great want. The two Famines have already been purchased but the five Feasts remain and are available to you.
This piece imagines the stage being set in creation for all the feasts to follow.