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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – So, how is the non-smoking going, MP? Hi there! It’s going well — I haven’t actually quit.  I’m down to about 1/3 of a pack a day and only on certain hours (the guy that is running the smoking cessation clinic knocks out certain hours that we cannot smoke based on the baseline we recorded for the first week). I actually stop completely next Monday. I’m doing it without the patch, despite having previously planned to use it to quit.  I seem to be doing OK.  I have to take out the cigarettes I know I can smoke (based on my schedule) and carry them into something other than my cigarette pack, then lock ‘em up in my desk.  Otherwise, I whip one out and light it without even thinking about it. Overall, it’s going well — next week is the true test! Thanks for asking, Ang! YAY!   Good for you! — Ty YAY! Now stay away from the ice cream. Kris Doggie’s dragging me around the block three times a day….thank God

Ahhh – probably the first time he’s ever even seen a leash if he was a puppy mill stud. A A

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Kris Doggie’s dragging me around the block three times a day….thank God Ahhh – probably the first time he’s ever even seen a leash if he was a puppy mill stud. A

It’s a she, and she’s really starting to perk up.  We can’t let her get excited, though, until the heartworm treatments are done…. and that’s not until the end of November THEN she gets lessons on "how to be a doggie" (things like "what is a ball and yes, you can chase it" or "try to bark".) Poor thing.   She really IS a dog kit. Kris

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YAY! Now stay away from the ice cream. Kris Doggie’s dragging me around the block three times a day….thank God

Thanks! Not a huge ice cream fan — soda and pizza are my weaknesses. I’m actually starting a diet this week too.  I have to get my cholesterol down or my doctor is going to put me on meds.  Since I started working in an office, I’ve gotten a bit of a gut too.  Not that anyone else notices, but it bothers me. My dog is very lazy.  I can only walk him so far before he starts complaining by nipping at my pants legs. MP- — "Learning is a behavior that results from consequences."  B.F. Skinner

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Is there a utility that will allow me to leave positive feedbacks to everyone that has left me one? I’ve started selling on ebay (uk) and already sold 100+ items in three days. The manual feedback is killing me!

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Is there a utility that will allow me to leave positive feedbacks to everyone that has left me one? I’ve started selling on ebay (uk) and already sold 100+ items in three days. The manual feedback is killing me!

 <lol "…100+ items in three days…." Try receiving payment for 1000+ items/auctions in 1 day… (plus getting them wrapped and shipped within 17 hours)

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Try receiving payment for 1000+ items/auctions in 1 day… (plus getting them wrapped and shipped within 17 hours)

In the snow. Uphill. Both ways.

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Is there a utility that will allow me to leave positive feedbacks to everyone that has left me one? I’ve started selling on ebay (uk) and already sold 100+ items in three days. The manual feedback is killing me!

Wish I could say the manual feedback is killing me. I’d be happy to make a few sales! Try https://merlinsoftwarecom.secure.powweb.com/ There is a small fee for it. I’m not sure how much in US$. I’ve used the trial period and will buy it if and when I need it (unless someone points out a free one that works just as well. — Crazy Dog wfh at crazy hyphen dog dot fsnet dot co dot uk

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Try receiving payment for 1000+ items/auctions in 1 day… (plus getting them wrapped and shipped within 17 hours)

I’ll do the math.. 61.2 seconds per item. Craig

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Is there a utility that will allow me to leave positive feedbacks to everyone that has left me one? I’ve started selling on ebay (uk) and already sold 100+ items in three days. The manual feedback is killing me!

What I do in cases like that is make a standard feedback statement … then copy and paste it into everyone’s box that I want to leave feedback for and leave it all at once. Since that time, I have by and large stopped leaving feedback so the point is moot for me.

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Is there a utility that will allow me to leave positive feedbacks to everyone that has left me one? I’ve started selling on ebay (uk) and already sold 100+ items in three days. The manual feedback is killing me! <lol "…100+ items in three days…." Try receiving payment for 1000+ items/auctions in 1 day… (plus getting them wrapped and shipped within 17 hours)

Hey, I’m just starting out and wanted a bit of advice! So what do you do about your 1000+ then?

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Is there a utility that will allow me to leave positive feedbacks to everyone that has left me one? I’ve started selling on ebay (uk) and already sold 100+ items in three days. The manual feedback is killing me! Wish I could say the manual feedback is killing me. I’d be happy to make a few sales! Try https://merlinsoftwarecom.secure.powweb.com/ There is a small fee for it. I’m not sure how much in US$. I’ve used the trial period and will buy it if and when I need it (unless someone points out a free one that works just as well.

Thanks! That’s exactly what I was looking for. Cheers.

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Try receiving payment for 1000+ items/auctions in 1 day… (plus getting them wrapped and shipped within 17 hours)

Hey, I’m just starting out and wanted a bit of advice! So what do you do about your 1000+ then?

  I only ‘get stupid’ listing 2000 auctions at a time, about twice a year. ( goes back to the old Free Listing days) I can plan on remaining awake for about 48 hours beginning late Sun afternoon. As far as feedback, I leave feedback individually appropriate to the customer/transaction usually cut&pasted from 6 or 7 boilerplate comments. It’s not unusual for 5 or 6 of my winners to win 12-50 auctions each,  which really saves me time in several ways – receiving payment/accounting, leaving feedback, acknowledging payment, packaging, shipping.

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Is there a utility that will allow me to leave positive feedbacks to everyone that has left me one? I’ve started selling on ebay (uk) and already sold 100+ items in three days. The manual feedback is killing me!

I saw this the other day for the first time.  Despite the fact that I don’t leave feedback for sellers unless they’ve left it for me already, I certainly do not care to participate in an auto-feedback game… solely because it defeats the purpose of a feedback system. It doesn’t say anything about how I conduct myself as a buyer if it MP- — "Learning is a behavior that results from consequences."  B.F. Skinner

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MP- — "Learning is a behavior that results from consequences."  B.F. Skinner

So, how is the non-smoking going, MP? A

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So, how is the non-smoking going, MP?

Hi there! It’s going well — I haven’t actually quit.  I’m down to about 1/3 of a pack a day and only on certain hours (the guy that is running the smoking cessation clinic knocks out certain hours that we cannot smoke based on the baseline we recorded for the first week). I actually stop completely next Monday. I’m doing it without the patch, despite having previously planned to use it to quit.  I seem to be doing OK.  I have to take out the cigarettes I know I can smoke (based on my schedule) and carry them into something other than my cigarette pack, then lock ‘em up in my desk.  Otherwise, I whip one out and light it without even thinking about it. Overall, it’s going well — next week is the true test! Thanks for asking, Ang! MP- — "Learning is a behavior that results from consequences."  B.F. Skinner

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – So, how is the non-smoking going, MP? Hi there! It’s going well — I haven’t actually quit.  I’m down to about 1/3 of a pack a day and only on certain hours (the guy that is running the smoking cessation clinic knocks out certain hours that we cannot smoke based on the baseline we recorded for the first week). I actually stop completely next Monday. I’m doing it without the patch, despite having previously planned to use it to quit.  I seem to be doing OK.  I have to take out the cigarettes I know I can smoke (based on my schedule) and carry them into something other than my cigarette pack, then lock ‘em up in my desk.  Otherwise, I whip one out and light it without even thinking about it. Overall, it’s going well — next week is the true test! Thanks for asking, Ang!

YAY!   Good for you! — Ty Who is mostly just a slightly skewed Donna Reed A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. –Edward Abbey

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It’s going well — I haven’t actually quit.  I’m down to about 1/3 of a pack a day and only on certain hours (the guy that is running the Overall, it’s going well — next week is the true test! YAY!   Good for you!

Thanks, Ty! MP- — "Learning is a behavior that results from consequences."  B.F. Skinner

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – So, how is the non-smoking going, MP? Hi there! It’s going well — I haven’t actually quit.  I’m down to about 1/3 of a pack a day and only on certain hours (the guy that is running the smoking cessation clinic knocks out certain hours that we cannot smoke based on the baseline we recorded for the first week). I actually stop completely next Monday. I’m doing it without the patch, despite having previously planned to use it to quit.  I seem to be doing OK.  I have to take out the cigarettes I know I can smoke (based on my schedule) and carry them into something other than my cigarette pack, then lock ‘em up in my desk.  Otherwise, I whip one out and light it without even thinking about it. Overall, it’s going well — next week is the true test! Thanks for asking, Ang! YAY!   Good for you! — Ty

YAY! Now stay away from the ice cream. Kris Doggie’s dragging me around the block three times a day….thank God

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Ken Lay of Enron was indicted and arrested today on 55 counts. So much for the konspiracy kooks. Another korporate krook from the klinton era of korruption faces arrest and prosecution under the Bush administration justice department. — Dr. Nuketopia Sorry, no e-Mail. Spam forgeries have resulted in thousands of faked bounces to my address.

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REALLY piss-poor try there miss puke! Lay is a Republican and Enron gave generously to Bush 2000. Now go blame J Edgar Hoover’s cross dressing on Al Capone, imbecile – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – puke drained scrote: Ken Lay of Enron was indicted and arrested today on 55 counts. So much for the konspiracy kooks. Another korporate krook from the klinton era of korruption faces arrest and prosecution under the Bush administration justice department. — miss Pukesloptopica Sorry, no frontal lobes Ham slamming has resulted in thousands of sperm cells bouncing off my dress.

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As it said on the BBC news this evening when they were doing the item on Kenneth Lay being put on trial ….. "…the chairman of Enron – a friend of both Presidents Bush……"

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nukelhead writes like he uses his tongue the way the rest of us use toilet paper.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – REALLY piss-poor try there miss puke! Lay is a Republican and Enron gave generously to Bush 2000. Now go blame J Edgar Hoover’s cross dressing on Al Capone, imbecile puke drained scrote: Ken Lay of Enron was indicted and arrested today on 55 counts. So much for the konspiracy kooks. Another korporate krook from the klinton era of korruption faces arrest and prosecution under the Bush administration justice department. — miss Pukesloptopica Sorry, no frontal lobes Ham slamming has resulted in thousands of sperm cells bouncing off my dress.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – nukelhead writes like he uses his tongue the way the rest of us use toilet paper. REALLY piss-poor try there miss puke! Lay is a Republican and Enron gave generously to Bush 2000. Now go blame J Edgar Hoover’s cross dressing on Al Capone, imbecile puke drained scrote: Ken Lay of Enron was indicted and arrested today on 55 counts. So much for the konspiracy kooks. Another korporate krook from the klinton era of korruption faces arrest and prosecution under the Bush administration justice department. — miss Pukesloptopica Sorry, no frontal lobes Ham slamming has resulted in thousands of sperm cells bouncing off my dress.

Hi, Isn’t he special advisor to Dubya or Cheney? He said, he did not do anything wrong. What a gall! Must have S. Steel plated face! Wonder what is going to happen to Kenny boy now? Tony

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – nukelhead writes like he uses his tongue the way the rest of us use toilet paper. REALLY piss-poor try there miss puke! Lay is a Republican and Enron gave generously to Bush 2000. Now go blame J Edgar Hoover’s cross dressing on Al Capone, imbecile puke drained scrote: Ken Lay of Enron was indicted and arrested today on 55 counts. So much for the konspiracy kooks. Another korporate krook from the klinton era of korruption faces arrest and prosecution under the Bush administration justice department. — miss Pukesloptopica Sorry, no frontal lobes Ham slamming has resulted in thousands of sperm cells bouncing off my dress. Hi, Isn’t he special advisor to Dubya or Cheney? He said, he did not do anything wrong. What a gall! Must have S. Steel plated face! Wonder what is going to happen to Kenny boy now? Tony

Probably a white collar prison resort and without ever having to pay back the money to his screwed employees. KABONG!~!~!~

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Ken Lay of Enron was indicted and arrested today on 55 counts.

And it’s about fucking time. If Ken Lay hadn’t been one of Dubya’s best buds and a large contributor to the Republican Party he’d have been indicted years ago.

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Ken Lay of Enron was indicted and arrested today on 55 counts. And it’s about fucking time. If Ken Lay hadn’t been one of Dubya’s best buds and a large contributor to the Republican Party he’d have been indicted years ago.

Hi, IMO, his deed is equivalent to multiple murders or worse. He should be beheaded. If anyone deserves it, he does. How about stoning him in public square? Tony

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Huh. What kind of amp is that? Does it have good overdrive? —

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ken Lay of Enron was indicted and arrested today on 55 counts. So much for the konspiracy kooks. Another korporate krook from the klinton era of korruption faces arrest and prosecution under the Bush administration justice department. — Dr. Nuketopia Sorry, no e-Mail. Spam forgeries have resulted in thousands of faked bounces to my address.

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Ken Lay of Enron was indicted and arrested today on 55 counts. And it’s about fucking time. If Ken Lay hadn’t been one of Dubya’s best buds and a large contributor to the Republican Party he’d have been indicted years ago.

Bullshit … if he were one of Shrubs buds, he wouldn’t have been indicted at all.  I wonder if Clintoon delayed one of his pardons for Lay, who contributed to his campaign?  I wonder if Lay bought him off like Rich and his wife did? You remember Rich, don’t you?  He’s one of the ones who is under investigation AGAIN for the Oil for food program.  Read the part in there that the UN could have signed on with him *before* Clintoon’s pardon went through. http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/4/29/03332.shtml Lostpup198 "People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news." — A. J. Liebling [Abbott Joseph Liebling] (1904-1963) Journalist, author Source: The New Yorker, 7 April 1956

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Ken Lay of Enron was indicted and arrested today on 55 counts. And it’s about fucking time. If Ken Lay hadn’t been one of Dubya’s best buds and a large contributor to the Republican Party he’d have been indicted years ago.

Who cares? Why is this in the amp group? Ed Cregger

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Who cares? Why is this in the amp group? Ed Cregger

http://golfdevil.co.uk/baby.wav Lostpup198 "People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news." — A. J. Liebling [Abbott Joseph Liebling] (1904-1963) Journalist, author Source: The New Yorker, 7 April 1956

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Huh. What kind of amp is that? Does it have good overdrive? —

What kind of AMP Amp??? AMP’s mission is to protect your investment in research. We also report breaking news about anti-research campaigns by those who threaten medical progress. or Association for Molecular Biology? or AMP mininzine says: check it out! Bristol-based hip-hop fanzine DUTTY GIRL and long-time AMP contributer Lady Lucy’s Independent Heroine feminist arts imprint join together for a Hip-Hop Herstory residency on Radio Dialect. Last night they discussed ‘the foremothers of hip-hop’, and over the next three weeks they’ll be exploring female hip-hop pioneers from Roxanne Shante and Ran Digga to Li’l Kim and The RealRoxanne. Tuesday nights, radiodialect.net, 7-8pm. AMP mininzine says: check it out! or Established in 1849 as a mutual company, AMP listed on the Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges in mid-1998.

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Weren’t Ken Lay  and George W. Bush classmates at Yale? Isn’t that where he started calling him "Kenny Boy". Tubeguru

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Ken Lay of Enron was indicted and arrested today on 55 counts. And it’s about fucking time. If Ken Lay hadn’t been one of Dubya’s best buds and a large contributor to the Republican Party he’d have been indicted years ago. Bullshit … if he were one of Shrubs buds, he wouldn’t have been indicted at

all. That just goes to show how little you understand (or purport to understand) about the real world.

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http://balderdashe.com/usapol/archives/vol2/V2-17.html My perspective is colored by political populism, but these conclusions seem irrefutable. (1) Lay and Enron lied to investors by overstating their profits via extremely questionable accounting techniques. (2) Lay and Enron betrayed and abandoned their employees by refusing to let the employees sell their shares of Enron stock. (3) The Enron collapse has obliterated the life savings of many Enron employees. (4) Lay and other Enron executives gave themselves a privilege that they were not willing to grant Enron employees..they sold their Enron stock for MILLIONS of dollars. Kenneth Lay is guilty of GROSS financial corruption and dishonesty. I hope that he will face the stiffest criminal prosecution. All relevant Congressional committees should issue a subpoena to Mr. Lay. There should be NO "grant of immunity" for his testimony. One major myth needs to be discarded. Some pundits are arguing that Lay and Enron showered $$$$ on BOTH political parties. The implication is that the Enron corruption is "bipartisan". Enron has donated $ to Congressional Democrats (particularly Democrats from the Houston area). However, MOST ENRON and LAY CAMPAIGN $$$$$ WAS SENT TO THE REPUBLICANS. Ken Lay gave $ 275,000 to non-presidential candidates in the 1999-2000 election cycle. ***97% of Lay’s individual donations were sent to Republican campaigns***. Lay gave $ 25,000 to a "Re-Elect John Ashcroft to Senate" soft money fund. He gave more than $ 200,000 to the Republican National Committee. Mr. Lay donated $ 883,000 to political candidates between 1989 and 2001. ***90% of these funds were sent to Republicans***. Mr. Lay was the chair of the $ raising effort for the 1992 Republican Convention in Houston. Enron gave $250,000 to that event. Enron gave $ 500,000 to the 1996 Republican Convention in San Diego, and $ 250,000 to the 2000 Republican Convention in Philadelphia. Mr. Lay gave $ 100,000 to "Bush for Governor" campaigns. Mr. Lay gave $100,000 to the "Bush/Cheney Inaugural Fund". Mr. Lay donated $ 10,000 to the "Bush/Cheney Recount Fund". Mr. Lay was a "Pioneer" for the "Bush for President" campaign. He raised $ 100,000 for George Bush (the current President) in 2000. Enron has given $ 248,000 to presidential campaigns since 1992. $ 223,000 went to Republican presidential candidates. Dole got 90% of Enron presidential campaign donations in 1996. Bush got 89% of Enron presidential donations in 2000. Ken Lay made NO individual donations to Democratic presidential candidates in 1996 or 2000. **LAY AND ENRON WANTED A REPUBLICAN WHITE HOUSE**.

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zootwoman in a fit of menstrual hysterics quipped: **LAY AND ENRON WANTED A REPUBLICAN WHITE HOUSE**.

Yet they were still prosecuted by the Bush administration and Lay is indicted on 55 counts and arrested. The rest of the Enron gang has been tried and convicted and are serving sentences. Doesn’t look like it bought them ANYTHING. All the while during the Clinton years, corporate crooks and pirates and Enron in particular perpetrated their crimes UNHINDERED for 8 fucking years!!!! Democrats = ally of corporate crooks. You cannot deny the fact that all of the RIPOFFS happened under the watchful eyes of DEMOCRATS!!!!  And it wasn’t just Enron either, lest we look into the histories of Worldcom and a whole host of other rampant corporate criminal activity, that happened under the democrats and was brought to light and justice under Bush. Reconcile that, if you can. — Dr. Nuketopia Sorry, no e-Mail. Spam forgeries have resulted in thousands of faked bounces to my address.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – zootwoman in a fit of menstrual hysterics quipped: **LAY AND ENRON WANTED A REPUBLICAN WHITE HOUSE**. Yet they were still prosecuted by the Bush administration and Lay is indicted on 55 counts and arrested. The rest of the Enron gang has been tried and convicted and are serving sentences. Doesn’t look like it bought them ANYTHING. All the while during the Clinton years, corporate crooks and pirates and Enron in particular perpetrated their crimes UNHINDERED for 8 fucking years!!!! Democrats = ally of corporate crooks. You cannot deny the fact that all of the RIPOFFS happened under the watchful eyes of DEMOCRATS!!!!  And it wasn’t just Enron either, lest we look into the histories of Worldcom and a whole host of other rampant corporate criminal activity, that happened under the democrats and was brought to light and justice under Bush. Reconcile that, if you can.

Corporate crooks come in all stripes. I’m not too fond of Our Lady of WalMart either. But Enron gave 90-10 to Republicans. I guess you could question which came first, the Enron or the elected official. I mean thay gave money to the guy they thought would win so they would have bought the winner. Otherwise it would have been wasted dollars. Elbos and Grease. Grease and Elbows and users use each other. Don matter what "other people" did ( you’re trying to create a distraction from the topic – Enron) Lay and Bush were buddies and used each other to get what they wanted. Oh, and hey……stick with the old hag label. I’m post menstrual .

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( you’re trying to create a distraction from the topic – Enron)

ROTFLMAO! I created the topic!!! The topic is Ken Lay indicted and arrested, by the Justice Department of the Bush Administration, for CRIMES committed under the nose of the Clinton administration that went unquestioned!!! Who’s in who’s pocket? Hmmm? You still cannot reconcile the facts against your fantasy world. — Dr. Nuketopia Sorry, no e-Mail. Spam forgeries have resulted in thousands of faked bounces to my address.

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In my stock study group last night – with two accountants present no less – the question arose about pharmaceutical companies handling their research expenses. One guy said they capitalize them, the other said they expense them. We’re talkin’ pure research activity here which amounts to expensive labor and some material; not bricks and mortar or machinery. Additionally, we’re not talking expenses that result in marketable products. Let’s say Drug Company spends $250,000 in labor an material over the past 11 months and has no marketable product. Books close in another month and they’ll be issuing their annual report. How’s the quarter of a mil treated?

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Are you discussing accounting treatment, or tax treatment? Expenditures might be capitalized for one purpose, expensed for the other, or vice-versa. "Pure" research generally means research with no currently-known or foreseeable connection to any current or future marketable product. There can be no justification for capitalizing such expenditures for accounting purposes, so they should certainly be expensed.  Tax treatment might depend on the company’s tax situation with respect to loss-carry-forwards.  There’s also the possibility that deductibility for tax purposes might be disallowed entirely – in effect, the expenditures might be neither expensed nor capitalized for tax purposes.  However, I don’t think that’s what you mean by "pure" research. 11 months may be too short a time period to determine with any certainty that no marketable product will result.  Research often extends over periods of several years.  However, if it is clear at the time of preparing the financial statements that no marketable product is likely to result in the foreseeable future, there can be no justification for capitalizing these expenditures for accounting purposes and accordingly they should be expensed.  If the research is continuing, presumably with the expectation or reasonable hope that a marketable product may result in the foreseeable future, I think it very probable that the company would want to capitalize these expenditures for accounting purposes.  As noted above, treatment for tax purposes may be different.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – In my stock study group last night – with two accountants present no less – the question arose about pharmaceutical companies handling their research expenses. One guy said they capitalize them, the other said they expense them. We’re talkin’ pure research activity here which amounts to expensive labor and some material; not bricks and mortar or machinery. Additionally, we’re not talking expenses that result in marketable products. Let’s say Drug Company spends $250,000 in labor an material over the past 11 months and has no marketable product. Books close in another month and they’ll be issuing their annual report. How’s the quarter of a mil treated?

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For GAAP it is expensed when it is incurred.  For income tax purposes it can be either expensed in the tax year incurred or it can be amortized over at least 60 months in the first month that benefits are first received from the project. Glen Hughes, CPA www.glenhughescpa.com

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – In my stock study group last night – with two accountants present no less – the question arose about pharmaceutical companies handling their research expenses. One guy said they capitalize them, the other said they expense them. We’re talkin’ pure research activity here which amounts to expensive labor and some material; not bricks and mortar or machinery. Additionally, we’re not talking expenses that result in marketable products. Let’s say Drug Company spends $250,000 in labor an material over the past 11 months and has no marketable product. Books close in another month and they’ll be issuing their annual report. How’s the quarter of a mil treated?

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In my stock study group last night – with two accountants present no less – the question arose about pharmaceutical companies handling their research expenses. One guy said they capitalize them, the other said they expense them. We’re talkin’ pure research activity here which amounts to expensive labor and some material; not bricks and mortar or machinery. Additionally, we’re not talking expenses that result in marketable products. Let’s say Drug Company spends $250,000 in labor an material over the past 11 months and has no marketable product. Books close in another month and they’ll be issuing their annual report. How’s the quarter of a mil treated?

The first place I would look would be the footnotes of the pharmaceutical company’s statement.  Then I would look at their SEC filings. With regards to FASB: I believe these costs are still required to be written off when incurred.   While there has been a lot of talk about this subject, as far as I know FASB # 2 is still in effect regarding pure research. Incidentally, $250,000 is not a lot of money in the world of drug research. Summary of Statement No. 2 Accounting for Research and Development Costs (Issued 10/74) Summary This Statement establishes standards of financial accounting and reporting for research and development (R&D) costs. This Statement requires that R&D costs be charged to expense when incurred. It also requires a company to disclose in its financial statements the amount of R&D that it charges to expense. http://www.fasb.org/st/summary/stsum2.shtml Status of Statement No. 2 Accounting for Research and Development Costs Status Issued: October 1974     For fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 1975 Affects:     Amends APB 17, paragraph 6 Amends APB 22, paragraph 13 Affected by:     Paragraph 11(c) amended by FAS 142 Paragraph 14 superseded by FAS 71 Paragraph 31 amended by FAS 86 Other Interpretive Pronouncements:     FIN 4 FIN 5 (Superseded by FAS 7) FIN 6 FTB 79-2 (Superseded by FAS 86) Issues Discussed by FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Affects:     No EITF Issues Interpreted by:     No EITF Issues Related Issues:     EITF Issues No. 86-14, 99-5, and 00-20 Abbreviations for Accounting Pronouncements FAS – FASB Statements FIN – FASB Interpretations FTB – FASB Technical Bulletins APB – APB Opinions AIN – AICPA Interpretations ARB – Accounting Research Bulletins CON – FASB Concepts EITF – EITF Issues Q&A – FASB Implementation Guides http://www.fasb.org/st/status/statpg2.shtml Jim Hudspeth

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – X-No-Archive: yes I wasn’t allowed to work and I didn’t get an allowance very often – so… I had to beg or manipulate for what I wanted.  Literally. Finally right before I went to college I was allowed to babysit a little. When I got to college spending money was very sparce so I got a job building scenery. But then of course my allowance was taken away.   I went for one year and I got real tired of being controlled long distance by purse strings. I left home – got a full time job – struggled like hell but I finally found a way to stop all that controlling stuff.  Sometimes I lived on oatmeal and peanut butter.  But I was free.

*Amen* I think of that as your taking the conservative approach.  You made choices that caused you to be successful and self-sufficient. If you had a clone (as pleasant as that thought otherwise is) and she had said "Somebody (society) should *give* me my tuition and leave me alone", that would be a lady of the "liberal" outlook. I think in terms of small towns (Population 134, when I grew up there). That is my "society". I couldn’t fathom saying "Mr coal miner, 9th grade gruduate, feeding 4 kids, I expect *you* to pay my tuition".  Nor could I say that I feel "discouraged" or "disadvantaged", so the fellow who built the hardware store, or the lady who operates the small diner should get me a house, groceries, whatever…. That’s my society.  And, if we skip society and go on to "the government", my government is the fellow who threw the switches at a local rail yard, because he was our mayor.  Do I count on him to squeeze money out of the other people in town so I can have what I want and don’t intend to pay for? When we grow to the faceless anonymity of large cities, when the folks we want to take from have no identity in our minds, it’s easy to feel that *somebody* should be giving something so that I don’t have to get up and go to work in the morning.  Of course they *will* have to work to get money to pay us *not* to work  :)} SpiritQuest Where are *they* with my new Corvette, dammit }

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And I *know* it sounds demeaning, or deprecating, or one of those "de" words, but I think of liberals as those who grew up with Dad providing, and who expect to leave his house and have "society" provide. Unfortunately, I cannot agree with any of the definitions thus far

That’s a natural.  I think that the greater our distaste with one group of people, the  more we lump that group into the misguided.  While I’m more focused on the conservative "middle class" or even the "Southern Democrat", it looks like you’re focused on the industrialist. provided. There too many wealthy conservatives who did not earn the trust fund or the inheritance that they so bitterly do not want to pay taxes on, who collect social security as well as utterly unearned pensions ( golden parachutes ) who open a post office box in Bermuda to avoid paying corporate taxes, who find greasy accountants to help them avoid paying personal income taxes on "farms" ( tax shelters)

There’s the difference in our backgrounds and emotional makeup.  I don’t mind those who are wealthy, however they came by it.  I’d like to be able to pass on more to my kids and have them keep it.  I’m "dramatically overinsured" for that.  And, should one of my offspring, the really financially oriented one, wind up with a 25K tax bill vs his laid back brother’s 2K tax bill, I’d like to see ways for him to trim it back to a reasonable share, a bit more equal.  I can’t see him paying for his brother’s choice of jobs after his brother eliminates those that don’t have the social rewards, or that are too high-stress to consider. that they are being *paid subsidies* to not grow upon, who lambast welfare as they lobby for government "assistance" in setting up foriegn manufacturing, and they will be the last to recognize that they are suckling at the teat of public largesse. There were only

I think you’re talking corporations rather than individuals.  That’s a different (I think) problem.  How do you compete and stay alive with your $30 an hour auto worker against the $1.25 an hour Korean making a Hyundai. Something has to give.  And, I look at that auto worker and their "right" to charge that much for building a car to be sold to an $8 shoe salesman. conservatives who lobbied for a provision in the NAFTA treaty to allow corporations to sue governments if government regulations "damaged" their ability to make a profit. There is a lawsuit being played out in California right now, the Canadian manufacturer of a gasoline additive found to be harmful, is suing for $750,000,000.00.

I hadn’t heard of that one.  Wonder if it will go anywhere.  I recall autoworkers (my natural reference, since I’m in Detroit) getting 90% of their nice paycheck though they weren’t working, because other americans were being allowed to buy Japanese cars and were choosing to do so.  Don’t know what the bill was for that. And, we grow up with "they", this unidentiable entity that’s supposed to move in and be a good Dad to us, if we follow the liberal line of thinking (Hey, canya tell I’m a conservative). It is far more complicated than Jack’s black and white universe.               Colin

It’s more complicated than any of us with our particular viewpoint can assess, I expect.  Still, the exchange is educational and beats hell out of the "Yo Mama!" threads } SpiritQuest

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I know some good but bitter folks at the local state agencies who complain that the help available to those who *need* it, is so little because such a big portion goes to those who don’t, but who "fit the formula". SpiritQuest soup kitchen server but it’s voluntary I can’t even get engaged with discussions down here on the street level, I am pissed about the upper levels, the pet military contracts for expensive hardware that even the military does not want, but that some contractor padded through some legislator’s bill,

I’ve seen all the sides to that, since I’ve been in that sort of function. The army’s wants go to congress, and often the individual representatives fold in more products from their state, saying "We put $xxxxx into the tax coffers and the share coming back as work for people in my state isn’t in line".  I’ve gotten info "back door" to congress to buy more of the "mundane" equipment because it was smart economically rather than keeping the older stuff.  I’ve also seen contractors get contracts for stuff that was "nice to have" but not necessary because they were the only organization that could produce the "need to have" a couple years down the line and they’d lose their experienced employees, the tooling, and the plant that could produce the "need to have" stuff.  Endless shades of grey. the junkets to foriegn lands for "fact-finding" the appalling claims that the U.S.

They look a bit silly when they’re caught.  I watch regular working folks here, trying to "get over" whenever they can.  I don’t expect higher standards from congresscritters. just "cannot afford" to help out with heating bills or skyrocketing tuition, but we will find the money to paste Iraq a good one. We can afford to do almost anything. We can. We choose not to.

Ah, and there’s where I go in a different direction than some.  My sons (second one just moved back home) have a $0 heating bill because they made the choice to accept Dad’s roof with Dad’s restrictions.  If there are millions out there who could do that (and I exempt the abused from this contention, naturally), how much should be taken from my check for those who expect a standard of living that they can’t afford, or how much from the small checks my sons get.  The 20 year old who wants a new car and nice apartment with no roomies may be "underprivileged" or may just be unrealistic.  A few years, some more education, and some "up the corporate" ladder is a cure they can implement rather than looking for a cure from someone else.              Colin

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I know some good but bitter folks at the local state agencies who complain that the help available to those who *need* it, is so little because such a big portion goes to those who don’t, but who "fit the formula". SpiritQuest soup kitchen server but it’s voluntary

I can’t even get engaged with discussions down here on the street level, I am pissed about the upper levels, the pet military contracts for expensive hardware that even the military does not want, but that some contractor padded through some legislator’s bill, the junkets to foriegn lands for "fact-finding" the appalling claims that the U.S. just "cannot afford" to help out with heating bills or skyrocketing tuition, but we will find the money to paste Iraq a good one. We can afford to do almost anything. We can. We choose not to.              Colin

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Political liberalism is, at base, the philosophy that personal liberty and the good of the individual is supreme to other political concerns. Liberals frame their political views as being in defense of individual liberties.  

Conservatives have hijacked that sentiment when it comes to making money, "less government interference" they say. . . . I think of liberals as those who grew up understanding that the deck can be stacked against you at birth, and that therefore some public redress may be  appropriate.

And conservatives will look to the government to protect them from the world economy, public redress in the name of tariffs and subsidies and the use of Federal lands for personal profits in mining and timber. And, I suppose, conservatives may require public redress to further their  agenda against individual choice and the private morality of one’s sexual orientation and nowadays, even their Post-Homeland Security Bill reading choices at the local library. . . . From what I understand, the essence of conservatism is its emphasis on tradition as a source of wisdom that goes beyond what can be demonstrated or even explicitly stated.  Traditional values – hard work is rewarded, saving money will provide for your needs – don’t always work out as anticipated, at least in my opinion.  Not for everyone.

The traditions of the Capitalist Barons are rich indeed. . .                Colin

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eek. liberal *is* the middle. anyway, it was once

It is a scary story, the story of how liberal became a dirty word. . . .           Colin

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Colin!!!  LTNS!!! welcome back! azure

Hello Azure, I have capitalized your A in recognition of this most August moment.          Colin

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Very thought-provoking, Jack. The part I pasted above is the only one I thoroughly disagree with. That’s why I pasted it here. I think the problem that causes all of this vitriolic right/left conservative/liberal clap-trap runs deeper. What do you believe the deeper problem is?           Colin You’re saying that you embrace the liberal sentiment on all the other issues?

No. I said that I agreed with you. And you ask what the problem is?

I don’t need to ask. I can see it right here. You’re so damn stuck in a us/them mentality that you completely missed the fact that I agreed with you. I refuse to get stuck in us/them conservative/liberal right/left, but, nonetheless find that I get pigeonholed anyway.                      Colin

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Heya Colin, and welcome back.  Missed seein ya }

Hey. I’ll lay the "blame" for the differences on families.  When Joe and Ralph are teenagers and want something, and one dad digs into his pocket, while the other responds with "I had a paper-delivery job when I was your age", I think that’s a clear sign of the differences we grow up with.

On an individual level, I had to earn my way to freedom. Jack, I think, would not know that about me. And I *know* it sounds demeaning, or deprecating, or one of those "de" words, but I think of liberals as those who grew up with Dad providing, and who expect to leave his house and have "society" provide.

Unfortunately, I cannot agree with any of the definitions thus far provided. There too many wealthy conservatives who did not earn the trust fund or the inheritance that they so bitterly do not want to pay taxes on, who collect social security as well as utterly unearned pensions ( golden parachutes ) who open a post office box in Bermuda to avoid paying corporate taxes, who find greasy accountants to help them avoid paying personal income taxes on "farms" ( tax shelters) that they are being *paid subsidies* to not grow upon, who lambast welfare as they lobby for government "assistance" in setting up foriegn manufacturing, and they will be the last to recognize that they are suckling at the teat of public largesse. There were only conservatives who lobbied for a provision in the NAFTA treaty to allow corporations to sue governments if government regulations "damaged" their ability to make a profit. There is a lawsuit being played out in California right now, the Canadian manufacturer of a gasoline additive found to be harmful, is suing for $750,000,000.00. And, we grow up with "they", this unidentiable entity that’s supposed to move in and be a good Dad to us, if we follow the liberal line of thinking (Hey, canya tell I’m a conservative).

It is far more complicated than Jack’s black and white universe.               Colin

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this "creed" perfectly describes the thinking of every liberal leftist i have ever met!

"liberal leftist" is an oxymoron. the left has no political voice in north america at the present time. cal

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this "creed" perfectly describes the thinking of every liberal leftist i have ever met! "liberal leftist" is an oxymoron. the left has no political voice in north america at the present time. cal

Actually, a liberal sociopolitical mindset has dominated Canada and the US for 40+ years. BroJack

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this "creed" perfectly describes the thinking of every liberal leftist i have ever met! thank you for posting it, BroJack. i will use it as resource material the next time i am being lambasted for being a conservative. ps. i always admire your clear and concise point of view. you have a powerful mind and you aren’t afraid to use it. i like that.

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I agree Catherine – the truth of the matter lays somewhere in the middle of either position.

eek. liberal *is* the middle. anyway, it was once cal – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey, you … I’m not an expert on the whole liberal/conservative question by any means.  I can speak, at most, from my own experience.  And I’m not going to talk about Alan or Jack or anyone specifically, eh? Now, if I just *bought* my first .22 rifle, and the fellow next to me was complaining that he wished he had one, but his dad just *refused* to get him one, we have a conservative and liberal sitting side-by-side. I think I disagree.  I know I want to think about this.  I’m just learning to frame my own political views (belatedly) so bear with me, eh? Political liberalism is, at base, the philosophy that personal liberty and the good of the individual is supreme to other political concerns. Liberals frame their political views as being in defense of individual liberties.  The "left" can range from modern liberalism, extending through social democrats and moderate socialists into communism.  My mother (age 83) is a life-long liberal (self-described) – educated during the Depression and shaped by the Union movement – much as your father was a union activist, I think I recall you saying.  Her father was a coal-miner.  She doesn’t see herself as having had a life of entitlement, but rather as having compassion for those who cannot partake of what this society has to offer through no fault of their own. And I *know* it sounds demeaning, or deprecating, or one of those "de" words, but I think of liberals as those who grew up with Dad providing, and who expect to leave his house and have "society" provide. I think of liberals as those who grew up understanding that the deck can be stacked against you at birth, and that therefore some public redress may be  appropriate. From what I understand, the essence of conservatism is its emphasis on tradition as a source of wisdom that goes beyond what can be demonstrated or even explicitly stated.  Traditional values – hard work is rewarded, saving money will provide for your needs – don’t always work out as anticipated, at least in my opinion.  Not for everyone. Catherine

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Hey, you … I’m not an expert on the whole liberal/conservative question by any means.  I can speak, at most, from my own experience.  And I’m not going to talk about Alan or Jack or anyone specifically, eh? Now, if I just *bought* my first .22 rifle, and the fellow next to me was complaining that he wished he had one, but his dad just *refused* to get him one, we have a conservative and liberal sitting side-by-side.

I think I disagree.  I know I want to think about this.  I’m just learning to frame my own political views (belatedly) so bear with me, eh? Political liberalism is, at base, the philosophy that personal liberty and the good of the individual is supreme to other political concerns. Liberals frame their political views as being in defense of individual liberties.  The "left" can range from modern liberalism, extending through social democrats and moderate socialists into communism.  My mother (age 83) is a life-long liberal (self-described) – educated during the Depression and shaped by the Union movement – much as your father was a union activist, I think I recall you saying.  Her father was a coal-miner.  She doesn’t see herself as having had a life of entitlement, but rather as having compassion for those who cannot partake of what this society has to offer through no fault of their own. And I *know* it sounds demeaning, or deprecating, or one of those "de" words, but I think of liberals as those who grew up with Dad providing, and who expect to leave his house and have "society" provide.

I think of liberals as those who grew up understanding that the deck can be stacked against you at birth, and that therefore some public redress may be  appropriate. From what I understand, the essence of conservatism is its emphasis on tradition as a source of wisdom that goes beyond what can be demonstrated or even explicitly stated.  Traditional values – hard work is rewarded, saving money will provide for your needs – don’t always work out as anticipated, at least in my opinion.  Not for everyone. Catherine

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Hey, you … I’m not an expert on the whole liberal/conservative question by any means.  I can speak, at most, from my own experience.  And I’m not going to talk about Alan or Jack or anyone specifically, eh?

Well, *I’m* an expert on *everything*, so I’ll give you wise counsel where appropriate, saving the *inappropriate* for other than political positions } Now, if I just *bought* my first .22 rifle, and the fellow next to me was complaining that he wished he had one, but his dad just *refused* to get him one, we have a conservative and liberal sitting side-by-side. I think I disagree.  I know I want to think about this.  I’m just learning to frame my own political views (belatedly) so bear with me, eh?

I have nothing against nudism } Political liberalism is, at base, the philosophy that personal liberty and the good of the individual is supreme to other political concerns. Liberals frame their political views as being in defense of individual

I think the difference between the liberal and the conservative is the matter of whose liberties are to be preserved.  I contend that you can’t grant more liberty to one person without taking some liberty from another, but I hear what you’re saying. liberties.  The "left" can range from modern liberalism, extending through social democrats and moderate socialists into communism.  My mother (age 83) is a life-long liberal (self-described) – educated during the Depression and shaped by the Union movement – much as your father was a union activist, I think I recall you saying.  Her father was a coal-miner.  She doesn’t see herself as having had a life of entitlement, but rather as having compassion for those who cannot partake of what this society has to offer through no fault of their own.

Yep, Dad was a union type, at the lower-mid level.  And his son was (and is) pretty well against the union’s representation of "management".  We never had an argument.  We talked about fishing. I understand that.  If we use the word "cannot", we get into shades of grey, but by *my* definition "Even if needed to, to keep someone from dropping my child off a cliff", that works for me.  Provide for those who cannot. And I *know* it sounds demeaning, or deprecating, or one of those "de" words, but I think of liberals as those who grew up with Dad providing, and who expect to leave his house and have "society" provide. I think of liberals as those who grew up understanding that the deck can be stacked against you at birth, and that therefore some public redress may be  appropriate.

Catherine!  :)}   Is this a test of self-control?  "redress"?  and in *public* yet?  ……OK, back to pretending to be sane.  I like the word "assistance", not as in "public assistance" which means get on and stay on. I’m closer to "OK, I picked you up, now walk". From what I understand, the essence of conservatism is its emphasis on tradition as a source of wisdom that goes beyond what can be demonstrated or even explicitly stated.  Traditional values – hard work is rewarded, saving money will provide for your needs – don’t always work out as anticipated, at least in my opinion.  Not for everyone.

I think that, from the dictionary definition and the poly-sci definition, that’s probably it.  I think of what you said above as "self-responsibility", and the alternative as something akin to "poor me". Then again, I’m just a wee bit to the conservative side } Still, where we seem to encounter our anger is in rationalizing our wants into either the conservative or liberal framework.  When my taxes drop from 25K to 23K because of some tax break, and someone who didn’t see a drop in the 3K he pays for the same services actually *complains* about the great deal I got, I get a bit tense in the shoulders. I think the liberal election platform is that you *can* have more circuses and cotton candy and nobody will *really* have to pay for it. When the social cushion is such that it’s a better deal than getting an entry-level job and living with whomever you can get to share expenses, we encourage folks *not* to work.  I’ve actually interviewed folks who told me they would be very *bad* secretaries, but had to come in in order to continue to get the benefits they were currently getting.  I have other folks with that level of income who have a roomie or two and who do quite well. Catherine

*SMoooooch* Glad you’ve joined into this.  Always good to see another moderate like myself } SpiritQuest looking hard at April 15 the *cost* of liberalism }

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X-No-Archive: yes I agree Catherine – the truth of the matter lays somewhere in the middle of either position.

Yes, and…..er….. um….. OK, you two are plotting against me } And when you thru with the middle of the position you do a public redress. and, then folks come along and blame poor ole SQ  :)} SpiritQuest So, pushing my funny button eh?  :)}

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X-No-Archive: yes I think of that as your taking the conservative approach.  You made choices that caused you to be successful and self-sufficient. In the end – but it was a long hard often hungry trip.

But you didn’t make someone *else’s* life hungrier, doing it that way. Well – I’ve always been a mixture.  In my 30’s I went back to school – worked two jobs and got some grants – did it on my own.  Years later my mother bought me a car with the money they didn’t spend on my college. She took twenty years to offer that and it took me that long to be able to accept it.

I *strongly* believe in family.  I wonder how many folks are getting social assistance because it’s a simple alternative to helping each other.  Why should my sister be $3000 short when I can get that amount from "society"? I don’t remember ever thinking that kind of thing.  I was stubborn to a fault.  What I got I earned myself.

Same here.  Traded college for 5 years of military service, and did night school to get more degrees.  That makes me "lucky" in the eyes of those who didn’t care to do that. No – but if you downright had to would you?  The people who have to – no arrogance involved on their part – the ones who really need.  Those folks I take a great deal of pride and pleasure in leading them to help.

If I had to ask, I would.  I wouldn’t use a word like "deserve".  Nor would I think that a shelter and a hot meal were less than I was "owed".  If I were pointed to an honest way of making money I’d feel grateful to those who contributed to that organization.  I would hope that it was voluntary contri butions.  I have no problem with liberals contributing all of *their* income they want } I have a million stories I could tell ya of different types of people looking for help.  My job is to help them find it and not judge them and for the most part I try to do that.  Some days it hard.

I know some good but bitter folks at the local state agencies who complain that the help available to those who *need* it, is so little because such a big portion goes to those who don’t, but who "fit the formula". SpiritQuest soup kitchen server but it’s voluntary

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You believe  that this letter is part of a vast right wing conspiracy. BroJack

Very thought-provoking, Jack. The part I pasted above is the only one I thoroughly disagree with. That’s why I pasted it here. I think the problem that causes all of this vitriolic right/left conservative/liberal clap-trap runs deeper. What do you believe the deeper problem is?            Colin

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – You believe  that this letter is part of a vast right wing conspiracy. BroJack Very thought-provoking, Jack. The part I pasted above is the only one I thoroughly disagree with. That’s why I pasted it here. I think the problem that causes all of this vitriolic right/left conservative/liberal clap-trap runs deeper. What do you believe the deeper problem is?           Colin

You’re saying that you embrace the liberal sentiment on all the other issues? And you ask what the problem is? Jack

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Colin!!!  LTNS!!! welcome back! azure – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – You believe  that this letter is part of a vast right wing conspiracy. BroJack Very thought-provoking, Jack. The part I pasted above is the only one I thoroughly disagree with. That’s why I pasted it here. I think the problem that causes all of this vitriolic right/left conservative/liberal clap-trap runs deeper. What do you believe the deeper problem is?            Colin

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What’s your point Bro ? sumbuddie wants duex know And you believe that this letter is part of a vast right wing conspiracy. BroJack

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What’s your point Bro ? sumbuddie wants duex know

Take the test, Alan. Bet you fail every item. BroJack

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – You believe  that this letter is part of a vast right wing conspiracy. BroJack Very thought-provoking, Jack. The part I pasted above is the only one I thoroughly disagree with. That’s why I pasted it here. I think the problem that causes all of this vitriolic right/left conservative/liberal clap-trap runs deeper. What do you believe the deeper problem is?            Colin

Heya Colin, and welcome back.  Missed seein ya } And, I can’t pass up (aw, hell, I *can*, but I love em) a good exchange on "society".  :)} I’ll lay the "blame" for the differences on families.  When Joe and Ralph are teenagers and want something, and one dad digs into his pocket, while the other responds with "I had a paper-delivery job when I was your age", I think that’s a clear sign of the differences we grow up with.  I think it’s spread  all through our childhood, since Dad’s attitude toward "if you want it" probably isn’t a sudden thing. I remember working in crop fields at 11 or 12, and doing the "small stuff", changing oil, changing tires at a local garage at around 14.  That’s not "my hardship life".  Heck, I had *money*.  :)} Now, if I just *bought* my first .22 rifle, and the fellow next to me was complaining that he wished he had one, but his dad just *refused* to get him one, we have a conservative and liberal sitting side-by-side. And I *know* it sounds demeaning, or deprecating, or one of those "de" words, but I think of liberals as those who grew up with Dad providing, and who expect to leave his house and have "society" provide. I remember a short local newsclip where a father was at home, unemployed, drawing some kind of benefits, saying into the news camera "Yes, I opened the fire hydrant.  My kids have nothing to do.  *They* haven’t put a place in the neighborhood where kids can play". That man’s a liberal, in my mind. A conservative thinks of card games, and dominoes, and making things out of whatever is available because they are *his* kids.  It’s not a matter of "Hey, society, here’s the kid we had". And, we grow up with "they", this unidentiable entity that’s supposed to move in and be a good Dad to us, if we follow the liberal line of thinking (Hey, canya tell I’m a conservative). That’s more than wordy enough as a start } Again, hi, and welcome back } SpiritQuest liberal the amount of bacon grease it takes to fry *good* eggs

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You believe the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding.  You believe that the same teacher who can’t teach 4th graders how to read is somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex.  You believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are more of a threat, than US nuclear weapons technology, in the hands of Chinese communists.  You believe that there was no art before Federal funding.  You believe that global temperatures are less affected by cyclical, documented changes in the earth’s climate, and more affected by yuppies driving SUVs.  You believe that gender roles are artificial but being homosexual is natural.  You are against capital punishment but support abortion on demand.  You believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity.  You believe that hunters don’t care about nature, but loony activists who’ve never been outside of a city do.  You believe that self-esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it.  You believe the military, not corrupt politicians, start wars.  You believe the NRA is bad, because it supports certain parts of the Constitution, while the ACLU is good because it supports certain parts of the Constitution.  You believe that taxes are too low, but ATM fees are too high.  You believe that standardized tests are racist, but racial quotas and set-asides aren’t.  You believe Hillary Clinton is really a lady.  You believe that the only reason socialism hasn’t worked anywhere it’s been tried, is because the right people haven’t been in charge.  You believe conservatives telling the truth belong in jail, but a liar and sex offender belongs in the White House.  You believe that homosexual parades displaying drag, transvestites and bestiality should be constitutionally protected and manger scenes at Christmas should be illegal.  You believe that illegal Democratic Party funding by the Chinese is somehow in the best interest of the United States.  And you believe that this letter is part of a vast right wing conspiracy. BroJack

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Thanks Justin! With most printer cartridges running in the 30 to 50 dollar range (office expense), it hardly seems justified to depreciate a 200 dollar printer as an asset. When I replaced a $1,600.00 printer with a $300.00 printer, because the repairs to the first printer would have been greater than the cost of the new printer.  I just simply expense everything under a column entitle office equipment and repairs and let my CPA worry about whether it needs to be a depreciable asset.  Every quarter he updates my accounting records and often I will see expensed items moved to assets and depreciation is taken over a few years time, which appears to be different on different items. Things like that is what makes a CPA valuable to me and my business! (He keeps me out of hot water, hi hi) I will check into the info you provided, perhaps I might learn something. Thanks Again TTUL Gary

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How much can you claim back when you buy something like a printer for your business?  Can you claim the total amount? When you record the purchase that was made with a credit card, should it be entered into Liabilities or Expense? With simply accounting there is only a credit card option in liabilities, so I am thinking that perhaps you would credit a credit card account under liabilities, and then when I pay the credit card debit the credit card account and credit a expense account under expenses. Thank you.

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You would have to credit the liability credit card and debit an expense or asset account for equipment purchases.  If in doubt check with your tax preparer or accountant on the debit side.  When you pay the bill from the credit card account the check credits the bank and debits the liability account you used above. — Jack Hatfield Accounting Software Solutions Quickbooks, MAS90 & Businessworks Greentop MO  63546 660-949-2416

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – How much can you claim back when you buy something like a printer for your business?  Can you claim the total amount? When you record the purchase that was made with a credit card, should it be entered into Liabilities or Expense? With simply accounting there is only a credit card option in liabilities, so I am thinking that perhaps you would credit a credit card account under liabilities, and then when I pay the credit card debit the credit card account and credit a expense account under expenses. Thank you.

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Hi SP I hope a knowledgeable accountant familiar with the law responds to your question, as I have just replaced some office equipment myself. Because the amounts are technically minimal, I just expensed them, primarily because they are replacement items for items that already ran through the painstaking depreciation route.  Replacement was cheaper than the repair cost, so I just expensed them for the time being, or until instructed otherwise by my accountant in September. TTUL Gary

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OK, if I understand your question, you’re asking for the journal entries for purchasing a printer.  If you pay with credit, it would be: Office equipment (asset or expense account)              xxxx               Credit Card Payable                                 xxxx When you pay the credit card bill it would be: Credit Card Payable                                      xxxx               Cash                                                xxxx For book and tax purchases, a printer should probably be reported as an asset and depreciated.  Some larger companies expense all purchases of less than a certain amount of money, and that seems reasonable, so there is SOME arguement that it could be expensesd for book purposes. For tax purposes, Section 179 may allow you to write off the entire amount of the printer.  Hope this helps!

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Hi SP I hope a knowledgeable accountant familiar with the law responds to your question, as I have just replaced some office equipment myself. Because the amounts are technically minimal, I just expensed them, primarily because they are replacement items for items that already ran through the painstaking depreciation route.  Replacement was cheaper than the repair cost, so I just expensed them for the time being, or until instructed otherwise by my accountant in September. TTUL Gary

Gary, Ask your accountant about Section 179.  Basically, it allows you to write off up to $24,000 for 2002 and $25,000 for years afterwards. You have to set the equipment up as an asset, but you "depreciate" it all in the first year.  There are some restrictions based on the total amount of property you placed into service during the year, but for smaller businesses, it shouldn’t be a problem.  In addition, congress’ recently passed legislation allows an additional 30% depreciation in case you can not take advantage of Section 179.  Your accontant should be familiar with Section 179.  It’s no big secret.  Hope this helps! Justin

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Thanks again folks, I will try to keep to the middle of my points range. I really feel like I need to get my focus back. When i feel like things arent happening fast enough, I have a habit of sabotaging things further by getting frustrated and giving up. Im fighting that feeling today. Today, I got on the scale and it was a 1/2 lb up. I guess i need to go and read the first couple of weeks of my journal and repeat those weeks (i did really well then) – in terms of what I eat so that I can get back to the right number of points to help me lose. Thanks for all your comments and help.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, Im new to the group. I joined WW online in September. Initially it seemed to be going fine. I lost about 14 lbs. Then, it seemed I gained a couple, and over the last couple of weeks it seems I can’t shake it and continue to lose. Last week, I added a 2 night per week cardio kick boxing class (which for me is like a masochistic nightmare! <chuckling considering how out of shape I am), Im doing my best to keep up without injury to self. I was hoping that after 2 classes, and staying on program I would at least see a 1 lb shift. NOTHING! Anyone got any hints to kick start the drop again? Thanks for being here.

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That’s a very good idea about using your old journals. I must keep that in mind. Elaine K – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks again folks, I will try to keep to the middle of my points range. I really feel like I need to get my focus back. When i feel like things arent happening fast enough, I have a habit of sabotaging things further by getting frustrated and giving up. Im fighting that feeling today. Today, I got on the scale and it was a 1/2 lb up. I guess i need to go and read the first couple of weeks of my journal and repeat those weeks (i did really well then) – in terms of what I eat so that I can get back to the right number of points to help me lose. Thanks for all your comments and help. Hello, Im new to the group. I joined WW online in September. Initially it seemed to be going fine. I lost about 14 lbs. Then, it seemed I gained a couple, and over the last couple of weeks it seems I can’t shake it and continue to lose. Last week, I added a 2 night per week cardio kick boxing class (which for me is like a masochistic nightmare! <chuckling considering how out of shape I am), Im doing my best to keep up without injury to self. I was hoping that after 2 classes, and staying on program I would at least see a 1 lb shift. NOTHING! Anyone got any hints to kick start the drop again? Thanks for being here.

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I do that too krys, and I like it.  It really gives you freedom.  I can exist on a 12 point day if I have to …. and sometimes I *DO* have to after having a 35 point day!! lol!  As long as my total for the week is on target, I let myself veer too and fro within that, and I am quite sure it does not hinder my loss.  Well, weigh-in tomorrow (what did someone call it? WD or WID? or just WI?) hmm anyway, then I will find what the verdict is. It is such FUN getting weighed there! I get quite worked up about it! lol! brenda – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi there, I find it helps if I vary how many points I eat – I have more and less days. My version of the "Wendy" plan, which I’m sure someone will be along to explain to you.

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Oops, didn’t see Roxan’s post saying the same thing as what I just posted.  Sorry, I hate it when that happens to me! So there you go – two people agree that eating less will not do you any good! LOL  Eat your points, girl. -Petal

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Are you eating all your points? If not start, some times you will not lose until you are eating at the level you need for your current weight. Roxan

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Hi there, I find it helps if I vary how many points I eat – I have more and less days. My version of the "Wendy" plan, which I’m sure someone will be along to explain to you.  Try drinking more water.  Or varying the balance of what you eat – more protein, less carbs – that kinds of thing.  And be patient…..good things come to those who wait – and a plateau is better than a gain — krys UK 157/121.5/126 Started March 1st 2001 GOAL August 16th 2001 http://community.webshots.com/user/krystrot

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, Im new to the group. I joined WW online in September. Initially it seemed to be going fine. I lost about 14 lbs. Then, it seemed I gained a couple, and over the last couple of weeks it seems I can’t shake it and continue to lose. Last week, I added a 2 night per week cardio kick boxing class (which for me is like a masochistic nightmare! <chuckling considering how out of shape I am), Im doing my best to keep up without injury to self. I was hoping that after 2 classes, and staying on program I would at least see a 1 lb shift. NOTHING! Anyone got any hints to kick start the drop again? Thanks for being here.

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Please don’t try eating less points on a regular basis – that WON’T help you lose weight.  You have a range for a reason – if you stick within your range, you’ll be fine.  If you say that you’re "barely making the limit", that’s not overdoing it. The less you eat, the more your body’s metabolism slows down.  It’s completely counterproductive and will not break a stall (although I still maintain that one week isn’t a stall and you should just give it some time). If you really want to play around with your points range, try eating at the upper end one day, lower end the next, etc.  Some people find that varying their points like this helps kick start their metabolism again. Don’t try to look for a quick fix – you need a bit of patience if you want to keep the weight off in the long term.  As I mentioned before, the weight will come off at various rates and sometimes not at all.  Don’t panic; it’s normal. -Petal

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks so much for all your advice. I think Im going to focus more carefully on the portion sizes and anything that I’ve slipped with lately. It’s really difficult for me to get more than 2 qts of water down per day…but if you all say it works for you…I’ll try to drink a little bit more. I end up drinking most of my water at home in the evenings because of my work environment…it’ll be some sleepless nights if I try to drink a bunch more. <laughing. Im also going to try to eat lower on the points range. I’ve been eating on the high end (barely making the limit every day), so if I try to eat at the lower end, perhaps it will make a difference. Thanks again for being here!

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Thanks so much for all your advice. I think Im going to focus more carefully on the portion sizes and anything that I’ve slipped with lately. It’s really difficult for me to get more than 2 qts of water down per day…but if you all say it works for you…I’ll try to drink a little bit more. I end up drinking most of my water at home in the evenings because of my work environment…it’ll be some sleepless nights if I try to drink a bunch more. <laughing. Im also going to try to eat lower on the points range. I’ve been eating on the high end (barely making the limit every day), so if I try to eat at the lower end, perhaps it will make a difference. Thanks again for being here!

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, Im new to the group. I joined WW online in September. Initially it seemed to be going fine. I lost about 14 lbs. Then, it seemed I gained a couple, and over the last couple of weeks it seems I can’t shake it and continue to lose. Last week, I added a 2 night per week cardio kick boxing class (which for me is like a masochistic nightmare! <chuckling considering how out of shape I am), Im doing my best to keep up without injury to self. I was hoping that after 2 classes, and staying on program I would at least see a 1 lb shift. NOTHING! Anyone got any hints to kick start the drop again? Thanks for being here.

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I can’t say much except that this is the first week I have lost in one month.  It was really beginning to stress me out – so I began measuring portions carefully, walking more, drinking more water and also relaxing!  It will come off and worrying about it just makes it worse.  Be proud you lost what you did and know that it takes willpower and determination to even make it that far which a lot more than a lot of people can/will do. — Robin Portland, OR 167/154/135

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, Im new to the group. I joined WW online in September. Initially it seemed to be going fine. I lost about 14 lbs. Then, it seemed I gained a couple, and over the last couple of weeks it seems I can’t shake it and continue to lose. Last week, I added a 2 night per week cardio kick boxing class (which for me is like a masochistic nightmare! <chuckling considering how out of shape I am), Im doing my best to keep up without injury to self. I was hoping that after 2 classes, and staying on program I would at least see a 1 lb shift. NOTHING! Anyone got any hints to kick start the drop again? Thanks for being here.

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Are you eating all your points? If not start, some times you will not lose until you are eating at the level you need for your current weight. Roxan

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, Im new to the group. I joined WW online in September. Initially it seemed to be going fine. I lost about 14 lbs. Then, it seemed I gained a couple, and over the last couple of weeks it seems I can’t shake it and continue to lose. Last week, I added a 2 night per week cardio kick boxing class (which for me is like a masochistic nightmare! <chuckling considering how out of shape I am), Im doing my best to keep up without injury to self. I was hoping that after 2 classes, and staying on program I would at least see a 1 lb shift. NOTHING! Anyone got any hints to kick start the drop again? Thanks for being here.

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Welcome to the group ))  If you click on the link below you’ll access ASDWW’s helpful tips and FAQs — Val – take one away to email http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, Im new to the group. I joined WW online in September. Initially it seemed to be going fine. I lost about 14 lbs. Then, it seemed I gained a couple, and over the last couple of weeks it seems I can’t shake it and continue to lose. Last week, I added a 2 night per week cardio kick boxing class (which for me is like a masochistic nightmare! <chuckling considering how out of shape I am), Im doing my best to keep up without injury to self. I was hoping that after 2 classes, and staying on program I would at least see a 1 lb shift. NOTHING! Anyone got any hints to kick start the drop again? Thanks for being here.

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If possible go to WW meetings.  It could make the difference.  If you can go to kick boxing class you could just as easy go to a meeting.  It sounds like you need to be accountable.  Nothing wrong with that. That is what helped me to lose so much weight last year.  I need to go to weigh in and hear the good tips the other members and leaders had to offer.  Try it!!!  That might just do it for you.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, Im new to the group. I joined WW online in September. Initially it seemed to be going fine. I lost about 14 lbs. Then, it seemed I gained a couple, and over the last couple of weeks it seems I can’t shake it and continue to lose. Last week, I added a 2 night per week cardio kick boxing class (which for me is like a masochistic nightmare! <chuckling considering how out of shape I am), Im doing my best to keep up without injury to self. I was hoping that after 2 classes, and staying on program I would at least see a 1 lb shift. NOTHING! Anyone got any hints to kick start the drop again? Thanks for being here.

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Yep, patience.  Your weight loss will vary because of a million different reasons, and two nights of kick boxing isn’t necessarily going to start having an effect on your weight just yet. You didn’t mention how much you have to lose, and that does make a difference to how you lose weight.  You’ve lost 14 lbs. already and only in the past couple of months, which is fab!  How much more to you want to lose? If it’s in the 10-15 lb. range, it may come off slower than the first lot. <broken record mode Use other means to measure yourself apart from a scale, particularly if you’ve just started exercising.  You could be losing inches without losing any pounds – and that’s still a good thing!  Take your measurements and have your gym measure your body fat.  Get your body fat remeasured in a couple of months, and you’ll get a much more accurate idea of how you’re getting into shape. If you’re sticking to your points and exercising, you’re doing everything RIGHT.  You can try adding more water and more exercise, but the fact is, the weight won’t always come off at a steady pace.  Try journaling to make sure that you’re accounting for everything you eat, just to make sure. Otherwise, just keep at it and you will succeed! </broken record mode Welcome to the group. -Petal — It’s my weight loss page! http://petalww.tripod.com/ UK (WW At Home) 187 – January/99 163 – started WW June/01 148 – this week 140ish – goal

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, Im new to the group. I joined WW online in September. Initially it seemed to be going fine. I lost about 14 lbs. Then, it seemed I gained a couple, and over the last couple of weeks it seems I can’t shake it and continue to lose. Last week, I added a 2 night per week cardio kick boxing class (which for me is like a masochistic nightmare! <chuckling considering how out of shape I am), Im doing my best to keep up without injury to self. I was hoping that after 2 classes, and staying on program I would at least see a 1 lb shift. NOTHING! Anyone got any hints to kick start the drop again? Thanks for being here.

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Hello, Im new to the group. I joined WW online in September. Initially it seemed to be going fine. I lost about 14 lbs. Then, it seemed I gained a couple, and over the last couple of weeks it seems I can’t shake it and continue to lose. Last week, I added a 2 night per week cardio kick boxing class (which for me is like a masochistic nightmare! <chuckling considering how out of shape I am), Im doing my best to keep up without injury to self. I was hoping that after 2 classes, and staying on program I would at least see a 1 lb shift. NOTHING! Anyone got any hints to kick start the drop again? Thanks for being here.

are you drinking enough water? well then drink MORE than enough. I swear drinking WATER is the best thing for me in so many ways. <stopped to take a few gulps sorry also are you sure your portions haven’t snuck up a smidge… whenever you get stuck losing weight and are on plan… check your sizes/portions… I know that right now I splurge and underestimate my coffee creamer and maybe some sizes but with the amount of weight I have to lose, I am not too worried about it until the weight loss stops.  Then I can reevaluate. I am not saying to weigh and measure EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME but if you are having problems then maybe every few weeks it would be a good idea to check out the optical illusion we refer to as a CUP of pasta (not as much as I would like to be honest) bright blessings Nessa 261/261/235 (10%) — and if you wish for things that are only in the past just remember that the wrong things aren’t supposed to last it’s over and done, the rest is gonna come when you let it Mary-Chapin Carpenter  ’this is love’

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Hello, Im new to the group. I joined WW online in September. Initially it seemed to be going fine. I lost about 14 lbs. Then, it seemed I gained a couple, and over the last couple of weeks it seems I can’t shake it and continue to lose. Last week, I added a 2 night per week cardio kick boxing class (which for me is like a masochistic nightmare! <chuckling considering how out of shape I am), Im doing my best to keep up without injury to self. I was hoping that after 2 classes, and staying on program I would at least see a 1 lb shift. NOTHING! Anyone got any hints to kick start the drop again? Thanks for being here.

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Unfortunately, there is no link to One-Write.  You could export the customer list out of One-Write and populate GoldMine, however you can’t link it where you can place orders through GoldMine in to an accounting product and then have it record back to GoldMine the sale, credit, customer terms, ytd sales, credit status, new customers carry over so there is no dual entry, etc… GoldMine has it’s own sychronization tools included that will sync your Outlook e-mail.  You can also access your Outlook e-mail from within GoldMine.  If you need remote sychronization with sales people on the road you should look in to GoldSync which will automate the process. — Joe Norcott Business Technologies Of New England, Inc. 110 Armistice Blvd Pawtucket, RI 02860 Tel: 401-722-1496  Fax: 401-722-0783

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Unfortunately, you are trying to match a Cadillac (Goldlmine) with a Chevette (One Write +).  There is no link nor is there likely to be one.  Goldmine is one of the top end CRM programs with lots of bells and whistles for large businesses.  One Write +  is a VERY entry level accounting program.  The two don’t travel in the same social circles. If you want to check out Accounting software that does integrate with Goldmine, go to  www.businessvision.com and look at the BV32 software. FWIW      Peter

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I’m not sure if this is the proper ng for this question.  But does anyone have any thoughts on Goldmine 5.0 as a CRM software application?  Is it good?  What known problems are present? I have not used or tried the software.  Just heard from a colleague. Your input is greatly appreiciated before I go ahead and purchase it. Thanks.

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I’m not sure if this is the proper ng for this question.  But does anyone have any thoughts on Goldmine 5.0 as a CRM software application?  Is it good?  What known problems are present? I have not used or tried the software.  Just heard from a colleague. Your input is greatly appreiciated before I go ahead and purchase it.

This has long been a top product, but would you like name and address synchronization with QuickBooks. ACT, a good competitor, does this.      Mike Block – Tax Cut CPA  World’s #1 QuickBooks Top Tester     FREE  NetLedger accounting   FREE 462p QB books/error codes 100+ QB add-ons http://blocktax.com/

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As a certified GoldMine Reseller I can tell you there is a solution to linking to Quickbooks as well as Peachtree, and many other accounting products.  Linking to an accounting package is part of the solution. GoldMine is a true sales force and workgroup product.  There are many industry solutions for GoldMine.  Some come on the CD!  Should you want more information on it please let me know. Regards, Joe Norcott Business Technologies Of New England, Inc. 110 Armistice Blvd Pawtucket, RI 02860 Tel: 401-722-1496  Fax: 401-722-0783

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The accounting software we use is One Write Plus for Windows.  It is fairly similar to QB (in that both are singe-entry system).  It does not have plenty of bells & whistles, but it serves its purpose to us; and it is also inexpensive. Does Goldmine recognize One Write Plus in its synchronization feature for names, addresses, etc.? Also, we use Outlook for our e-mail.  Will it synchronize with this also? What front-end software applications are out there for Goldmine synchronization? Again, thanks for your help. Matt – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – As a certified GoldMine Reseller I can tell you there is a solution to linking to Quickbooks as well as Peachtree, and many other accounting products.  Linking to an accounting package is part of the solution. GoldMine is a true sales force and workgroup product.  There are many industry solutions for GoldMine.  Some come on the CD!  Should you want more information on it please let me know. Regards, Joe Norcott Business Technologies Of New England, Inc. 110 Armistice Blvd Pawtucket, RI 02860 Tel: 401-722-1496  Fax: 401-722-0783

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What salary range do CPA firms pay an entry-level accountant with previous business experience?

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What salary range do CPA firms pay an entry-level accountant with previous business experience?

big 5:         30-34k regional:   25-30k local:          21-26k

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Add $5,000 to each range for cities like NY, CHI, LA etc. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What salary range do CPA firms pay an entry-level accountant with previous business experience? big 5:         30-34k regional:   25-30k local:          21-26k

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NY increase is applicable for the City of NY because of the City Residency Income Tax the rest of NY State you do not have to include the increase

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Our accountants have told me that a green college recruit with a 3.5 or above can get 30 to 35K in the Houston area. LMA – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – NY increase is applicable for the City of NY because of the City Residency Income Tax the rest of NY State you do not have to include the increase

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We play classical in our greenhouse….continuous.  The plants and seedlings are doing wonderful but the music is only a small part.  Because the music adds a relaxing and perhaps spirtual sound dimension, we spend lots of time down there checking the plants and enjoying what we have. Music (of all sorts) adds to the plants health…..However, my partner will not allow rock-n-roll in the greennhouse due to the reasons stated by James……Maybe I can get I get a leg-up with Rod’s reasoning…..Happy Holiday…… —

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The studies I have read indicate Indian music the best in promoting plant growth. I give these studies very little weight, however. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -We have produced specific music for accelerated learning in humans.  It is baroque at a definate tempo.  It works in improving learning. We have discovered some research that says it can also improve plant growth. The study we found was as follows.  Identical groups of plants were placed in identical rooms and had three different types of music.  Rock and roll, baroque and silence [it is a type of music I guess?]. What happened?  The silence plants did well, the rock and rollers wilted and grew very poorly.  The Baroque grew almost 50% more than the silence group. This was repeated with rotated rooms, with the same results. You know that talking to your plants works.  Why not music that they seem to like. Visit our web page for a free download sample of our music [ at 60 beats per minute - the tempo also appears important] http://www.ultra.net.au/learn If you have no access to www, please email me, and I will send the text of the page to you. Merry Christmas James Hooper

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The studies I have read indicate Indian music the best in promoting plant growth. I give these studies very little weight, however.

Continental Indian, or Native American?  <grin <Couldn’t help myself…. Laurie

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My orchids usually seem to thrive on whatever noise I give ‘em. What they usually hear is 1) raspy Alternative (Bush, Ugly Kid Joe, Cranberries, etc.) 2) Blues-old style, often pretty nasty lyrics- Robert Johnson, etc. 3) Jazz-Winton Marsalis, T. Monk, etc., 4) New Age- Enya, etc. 5) Rock- Aerosmith, Van Halen etc 6)Ballads- Seal, Natalie Cole etc 7) Classical (Seattle radio 98.1, hard core classical) Opera 9)Reggae (Please note the absence of country and city rap/gangsta rap) They’ve survived nicely, for the most part–the ones that haven’t can clearly be attributed to my own neglect. The big trick has been finding music that the human factor in the house can all thrive to!  ;-) — Janice Walker

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r My plants don’t need music, on the contrary, when I go into my greenhouse and look and smell the blooming orchids they produce a bliss that transforms into music for my pscho-somatic being. But if I do not care for them in an intelligent way, they sulk on me and punish me by dying right there in my hands :< Ed Cormier

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The studies I have read indicate Indian music the best in promoting plant growth. I give these studies very little weight, however. Continental Indian, or Native American?  <grin <Couldn’t help myself…. Laurie

Neither can I – and I’ll bet it depends on the "ethnicity" of the plant.  Paphs may like Ragas whereas Cyps may like Native American music. {VBG}. Marquis Marquis Z. Hodes, MD, PhD Fellow in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, MN

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – We have produced specific music for accelerated learning in humans.  It is baroque at a definate tempo.  It works in improving learning. We have discovered some research that says it can also improve plant growth. The study we found was as follows.  Identical groups of plants were placed in identical rooms and had three different types of music.  Rock and roll, baroque and silence [it is a type of music I guess?]. What happened?  The silence plants did well, the rock and rollers wilted and grew very poorly.  The Baroque grew almost 50% more than the silence group. This was repeated with rotated rooms, with the same results. You know that talking to your plants works.  Why not music that they seem to like. Visit our web page for a free download sample of our music [ at 60 beats per minute - the tempo also appears important] http://www.ultra.net.au/learn If you have no access to www, please email me, and I will send the text of the page to you. Merry Christmas James Hooper

James, Interesting, but sorry to say, not quite so simple. We DO play rock in our greenhouse, mostly for the bird’s benefit. Volume is reasonable..:) The plants have certainly suffered no ill effects. Do they do better? Who can say…-Rod- Rod & Susan Venger Venger’s Orchids http://www.vengers.com/

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We have produced specific music for accelerated learning in humans.  It is baroque at a definate tempo.  It works in improving learning. We have discovered some research that says it can also improve plant growth. The study we found was as follows.  Identical groups of plants were placed in identical rooms and had three different types of music.  Rock and roll, baroque and silence [it is a type of music I guess?]. What happened?  The silence plants did well, the rock and rollers wilted and grew very poorly.  The Baroque grew almost 50% more than the silence group. This was repeated with rotated rooms, with the same results. You know that talking to your plants works.  Why not music that they seem to like. Visit our web page for a free download sample of our music [ at 60 beats per minute - the tempo also appears important] http://www.ultra.net.au/learn If you have no access to www, please email me, and I will send the text of the page to you. Merry Christmas James Hooper

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – We have produced specific music for accelerated learning in humans.  It is baroque at a definate tempo.  It works in improving learning. We have discovered some research that says it can also improve plant growth. The study we found was as follows.  Identical groups of plants were placed in identical rooms and had three different types of music.  Rock and roll, baroque and silence [it is a type of music I guess?]. What happened?  The silence plants did well, the rock and rollers wilted and grew very poorly.  The Baroque grew almost 50% more than the silence group. This was repeated with rotated rooms, with the same results. You know that talking to your plants works.  Why not music that they seem to like. Visit our web page for a free download sample of our music [ at 60 beats per minute - the tempo also appears important] http://www.ultra.net.au/learn If you have no access to www, please email me, and I will send the text of the page to you. Merry Christmas James HooperJames,

   I think you may need to offer more choices to your orchids. Mine clearly prefer music in the folk/bluegrass vein. I guess there’s just no accounting for taste!                      Happy Holidays                             Rick Barry

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