Friday, December 28, 2012


So the Bush tax cuts are still in effect, the LePage tax cuts are still in effect and Bangor Daily News says revenues from corps and businesses were down $26 million in November.

Remember, the first step in overcoming Republican Personality Disorder is addmitting you have a problem!






http://thinkprogress.org/tag/bush-tax-cuts/?mobile=nc - thinkprogress.org says Bush tax cuts are still in effect.

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/12/27/16194507-maine-goes-broke-gov-wants-more-tax-cuts?lite Msnbc's The Maddow blog says Governor LePage's tax cuts are still in effect



http://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/23/politics/state-revenues-continue-in-the-red-pose-additional-budget-problems/ - The Bangor Daily News said state revenue from corporations and business were down $26 million in November.



http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3550 - Center on Budget and Policy Priorites says 2012 fiscal year began July 1, 2011.











 







 

Forget politics. Bush tax cuts still loom

@CNNMoneyJune 6, 2012: 6:24 PM ET
 
http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/06/news/economy/bush-tax-cuts/index.htm

"Curtailment has been a likelihood for nearly a month, since the state’s Revenue Forecasting Committee revised its tax revenue projections downward for the current budget year, as a result of sales and income tax collections — both corporate and individual — that have come in below estimates."
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Friday, December 21, 2012

"Downtown Train"



Reply to Bangor Daily News Friday, December 21st 2012 letter to the editor by Roger Carpentter of Farmingdale:  "Myths right, wrong" ;




http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/usama-bin-laden Osama's FBI ten most wanted fugitives poster from 1999.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives,_1990s   Curiously, Osama was the FBI's 9th most wanted fugitive still at large, just one spot ahead of former MK Ultra participant James J. (Whitey) Bulger.
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/may/binladen_050211 FBI report stating al Qaeda responsible for 9/11.
Osama's 2004 speech claiming responsibility for 9/11.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Osama_bin_Laden_video Wikipedia article on Osama's 2004 speech.

Friday, December 7, 2012

























http://www.thereibrain.com/realestate-blog/2007/10/capital-gains-tax-rates-state-by-state/


State Capital Gains Tax Rates as of 2007



http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm

                                           
                                                                                                                                                     


Unemployment Rates for States






Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Oct. 2012p
Rank
State
Rate
1NORTH DAKOTA3.1
2NEBRASKA3.8
3SOUTH DAKOTA4.5
4IOWA5.1
5UTAH5.2
5WYOMING5.2
7OKLAHOMA5.3
8HAWAII5.5
8VERMONT5.5
10KANSAS5.7
10NEW HAMPSHIRE5.7
10VIRGINIA5.7
13MINNESOTA5.8
14MONTANA6.0
15NEW MEXICO6.3
16LOUISIANA6.6
16MASSACHUSETTS6.6
16TEXAS6.6
19MARYLAND6.7
20DELAWARE6.8
21MISSOURI6.9
21OHIO6.9
21WISCONSIN6.9
24IDAHO7.0
25ALASKA7.1
26ARKANSAS7.2
27MAINE7.4
28WEST VIRGINIA7.5
29COLORADO7.9
30INDIANA8.0
31ALABAMA8.1
31ARIZONA8.1
31PENNSYLVANIA8.1
34TENNESSEE8.2
34WASHINGTON8.2
36KENTUCKY8.4
37DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA8.5
37FLORIDA8.5
39OREGON8.6
39SOUTH CAROLINA8.6
41GEORGIA8.7
41NEW YORK8.7
43ILLINOIS8.8
44MISSISSIPPI8.9
45CONNECTICUT9.0
46MICHIGAN9.1
47NORTH CAROLINA9.3
48NEW JERSEY9.7
49CALIFORNIA
10.1  
50RHODE ISLAND10.4
51NEVADA11.5
If you see any errors (don’t think there are any…) please shoot me over the correct info.
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StateTop Marginal Capital Gains
Short Term
CapitalGains
Long
Term
Notes
Alabama555
Alaska000No state income tax
Arizona5.045.045.04
Arkansas774.9Capital gain rate is 70% of state tax rate for long-term gains
California9.39.39.3
Colorado4.634.634.63Allows $1,200 ($2,400 married) credit for capital gains; no tax on capital gains for in-state businesses. Property bought before 1994 or held for 5 yrs has no CO capital gains tax
Connecticut4.54.54.5
Delaware5.955.955.95
DC999
Florida000No state income tax (high transfer taxes)
Georgia666
Hawaii8.58.58.5
Idaho8.28.28.260% reduction in capital gains provided for cap gains produced in Idaho
Illinois333Flat rate
Indiana3.43.43.4Flat rate
Iowa8.988.988.98
Kansas6.456.456.45
Kentucky666
Louisiana666
Maine8.58.58.5
Maryland4.84.84.8
Massachusetts12125Flat rate; long-term gain taxed at lower rates based on length of time security has been held
Michigan4.24.24.2Flat rate
Minnesota7.857.857.85
Mississippi555
Missouri666
Montana111111
Nebraska6.686.686.68
Nevada000No state income tax
New Hampshire000State income tax on dividends and interest only
New Jersey6.376.376.37
New Mexico8.28.28.2
New York6.856.856.85
North Carolina7.757.757.75
North Dakota5.545.545.54
Ohio6.986.986.98
Oklahoma6.756.756.75
Oregon999
Pennsylvania3.073.073.07Flat rate
Rhode Island10.15.15.125.5% federal tax liability for income and cap gains. State rate applies to federal tax liability.
South Carolina773.92
South Dakota000No state income tax
Tennessee000State income tax on dividends & interest only
Texas000No state income tax
Utah777
Vermont9.54.84.824% federal tax liability for income and cap gains. State rate applies to federal tax liability.
Virginia5.755.755.75
Washington000No state income tax
West Virginia6.56.56.5
Wisconsin6.756.752.7
Wyoming000No state income taxVisit www.theREIbrain.com for more information like this.
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Unemployment Rates for States







Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Oct. 2012p
Rank
State
Rate
1NORTH DAKOTA3.1
2NEBRASKA3.8
3SOUTH DAKOTA4.5
4IOWA5.1
5UTAH5.2
5WYOMING5.2
7OKLAHOMA5.3
8HAWAII5.5
8VERMONT5.5
10KANSAS5.7
10NEW HAMPSHIRE5.7
10VIRGINIA5.7
13MINNESOTA5.8
14MONTANA6.0
15NEW MEXICO6.3
16LOUISIANA6.6
16MASSACHUSETTS6.6
16TEXAS6.6
19MARYLAND6.7
20DELAWARE6.8
21MISSOURI6.9
21OHIO6.9
21WISCONSIN6.9
24IDAHO7.0
25ALASKA7.1
26ARKANSAS7.2
27MAINE7.4
28WEST VIRGINIA7.5
29COLORADO7.9
30INDIANA8.0
31ALABAMA8.1
31ARIZONA8.1
31PENNSYLVANIA8.1
34TENNESSEE8.2
34WASHINGTON8.2
36KENTUCKY8.4
37DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA8.5
37FLORIDA8.5
39OREGON8.6
39SOUTH CAROLINA8.6
41GEORGIA8.7
41NEW YORK8.7
43ILLINOIS8.8
44MISSISSIPPI8.9
45CONNECTICUT9.0
46MICHIGAN9.1
47NORTH CAROLINA9.3
48NEW JERSEY9.7
49CALIFORNIA10.1
50RHODE ISLAND10.4
51NEVADA11.5




Cheers

Saturday, November 17, 2012


...there



electric sky day

dandelion

bathed in the spray

of distant orion

at shadows' glance

a second to none stance

weaves a wounded warp

into cloth remembrance



time heals hearts

tape on the tears

replaced replacement parts

a body shop of cares

though it falls away

depths of green and grey

tomorrow's ever new

no surrender today



finding a safe retreat

from the coming storm

replaced pride a beat

in a rhythm warn warm

last but not least?

love's labors lost?

counting the price of peace

in a walter reed of cost



the day will come

shining on a hill

alive like fireflies

love's beacons still

in the night

battling bright

for what's right

alive

one dream

but many meanings

one view

but many gleanings

today

sunset where

there's one way

to get ...

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Links to text to speech and speech to text for ipad


Hi Percy and Arlene, I hope you both and your family are well! Here are some links to being able to speak what you would like to look up or find out on the ipad (or pc)
: - )
http://www.text2speech.org/ - free text to speech from texttospeech.org
(Have to copy and paste text to box and tap rectange below that with blue outline that says "text to speech")


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How to Copy and Paste on iPad

By X
eHow Contributor
This article was created by a professional writer and edited by experienced copy editors, both qualified members of the Demand Media Studios community. All articles go through an editorial process that includes subject matter guidelines, plagiarism review, fact-checking, and other steps in an effort to provide reliable information.
, last updated April 16, 2012
How to Copy and Paste on iPad thumbnail How to Copy and Paste on iPad
The copy and paste capability on an iPad saves valuable time when you are entering text. Use the on-screen magnifying glass to select text you've typed on the iPad. Once selected, move the text to another document or between applications.

Instructions

    • 1 - Go to any screen that has text on it. This can be an email, text, Web page or a document inside an App. As long as the text isn't part of an image, you can copy and paste it.
    • 2 - Touch and hold your finger on the iPad screen on the text you wish you to select. A magnifying glass appears. Position the glass over the text you want to copy.
    • 3 - Remove your finger from the screen and tap "Select," which highlights a word of text in the selection.
    • 4 - Drag the selection handles to expand the highlighted area over the text you wish copied on your iPad. Once selected, tap "Copy."
    • 5 - Navigate to a text-entry box. Press and hold a finger on the text field until the "Paste" button appears. Tap this button to paste the copied text into the field.


Read more: How to Copy and Paste on iPad | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5948054_copy-paste-ipad.html#ixzz2CUPjgTFp



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Voice over app for ipad:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4064 - link to Apple's ipad voice over set up instructions ( copied and pasted, somewhat overlappingly, below)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoiceOver - wikipedia link explaining what voice over does and its history.
 
 
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Google Search for Ipad:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/google-search/id284815942?mt=8 - link to explanation of Google Search voice recognition app from itunes store. It says you just say the words of what you are trying to find on the computer, and google will find it. 3 good reviews from users.
http://www.google.com/mobile/ipad/ - This google search for ipad site says this download has been optimized for the Ipad. (This is probably the best link to download from)
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