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MEDFORD Freedom Park was the aptly named venue for a rally Sunday that drew staunch defenders of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
The right to bear arms and the need for tax reform timely topics amid the raging gun debate and the looming April 15 filing deadline were among the subjects passionate speakers expounded upon for a flag-waving crowd of about 3 dozen conservatives who gathered at the Union Street locale.
We are armed with conviction and spirit and the history of resistance. We will not allow tyranny to cry havoc. We will not go quietly into the night, said Bill Haney, the campaign manager for Republicans4Burlco, a political slate running for county and state offices in the June 4 Republican primary election.
The New Jersey Second Amendment Society, New Jersey Constitution Party, New Jersey Tea Party Caucus, New Jersey 10th Amendment Center, and FairTax New Jersey also were represented at the rally, which was organized loosely under the banner, We the People.
The freedom theme resonated with Scott and Debbie Gager, a township couple whose son is a soldier deployed in Afghanistan.
It concerns me when I watch the news because I feel our freedoms are being taken away every day. I think a lot of Americans are just asleep, said Debbie Gager, who was not affiliated with any of the groups at the rally.
Music was provided by Scott Gager, who performed a song he co-wrote with his wife. Red and Blue is about the divided political nature of the country.
The countrys economic health is what concerns FairTax New Jersey volunteer Doug Dash, who considers the U.S. tax code and the Internal Revenue Service to be the single largest impediment to prosperity and the creation of America-based private jobs.
We want America to be the best place to do business, the best place to manufacture, the best place to work, and a magnet for jobs instead of a country which is hemorrhaging jobs to countries all over the world. None of these things are going to happen, Dash said.
The rally was held the day after a county-sponsored gun buyback event at Abundant Life Fellowship Church in Edgewater Park. That event was protested by Bill Moore and Carole Lokan Moore, an outspoken Republican couple from Edgewater Park who also attended Sundays rally.
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Credit advocate surpasses $2 billion in all-time debt resolved
San Mateo, Calif. (PRWEB) April 16, 2013
The amount resolved represents an increase of 11.5 percent over the previous quarter. With the $137.3 million of resolved debt in the quarter, FFN surpassed $2 billion in total debt negotiated since 2002.
The company negotiated the first-quarter resolutions on 23,806 individual creditor accounts up 11.7 percent while assisting more than 18,000 clients. FFNs results equate to negotiating $1.49 million of debt each day throughout the quarter, or more than $62,183 each hour.
In addition, FFN added 68 employees at its San Mateo, Calif., headquarters and in its office in Tempe, Ariz., during the quarter.
The growth FFN is seeing confirms the companys status as the industry leader, said Andrew Housser, co-founder and CEO of FFN. FFN continues to add staff who can effectively help clients work their way out of debt, while fully adhering to the Federal Trade Commission Advance Fee Ban. The ban went into effect in 2010.
FFN is a consumer credit advocate that negotiates directly with creditors on consumers behalf to resolve debt balances. Offering an alternative to credit counseling, debt consolidation and bankruptcy, the companys debt relief program helps clients resolve their unsecured debt, often in 24 to 48 months.
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Freedom Financial Network, LLC (FFN), provides comprehensive consumer credit advocacy services. Through its Freedom Debt Relief, Freedom Tax Relief and ConsolidationPlus products, FFN works as an independent advocate to provide comprehensive financial solutions, including debt settlement, debt resolution and tax resolution services for consumers struggling with debt. The company, which has resolved more than $2 billion in debt for more than 150,000 clients since 2002, is an accredited member of the American Fair Credit Council, and a platinum member of the International Association of Professional Debt Arbitrators. The company holds the Goldline Research Preferred Provider certification for excellence among debt relief companies.
Based in San Mateo, Calif., FFN also operates an office in Tempe, Ariz. The company, with more than 550 employees, was voted one of the best places to work in the San Francisco Bay area in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2013, and in the Phoenix area in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012. FFNs founders received the Northern California Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2008.
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Arizonas tax burden appears to be easing this year, even as the national tax bill rises, according to a new study.
Arizonas tax freedom day arrived five days earlier this year, on April 5, than it did in 2012, the Tax Foundation reported. The nations tax-freedom day comes five days later this year, on April 18, the Tax Foundation reported.
The group cited higher personal income taxes from the fiscal cliff budget deal and expiration of a payroll-tax holiday for the increased federal levy this year. New taxes associated with the Affordable Care Act also played a role in lengthening the nations average tax burden.
Tax-freedom day is an illustration of how long it would take to pay all state, local and federal taxes, assuming those taxes are paid before other expenses. Along with taxes, it also is a function of how much taxable income or revenue residents earn. In that sense, Arizonas lower burden could reflect falling property values and other fallout from the recent economic downturn.
Property values track at least a year behind, said Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association.
Also, Arizonans personal income has been muted another factor that could be contributing to the lessened burden.
The recession hit Arizona harder than nearly any other state, which could explain why the burden went down, McCarthy said.
Although a temporary 1-cent-per-dollar increase in the statewide sales tax will end this spring, there havent been any legislative tax cuts that would explain the lessened tax burden, McCarthy said.
Elizabeth Malm, an economist at the Tax Foundation who helped compile the study, also said discrepancies in the timing of tax and economic data received for the various states could be a factor. The large change is likely due to revisions in federal data not being reflected, she wrote in a note.
Connecticut this year has the latest tax-freedom day, equating to the heaviest tax burden. It wont come in that state until May 13. Mississippi and Louisana tied for the earliest tax-freedom day, March 29.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) Its been a fixture in the community, providing food and shelter for our areas homeless. Now workers with Freedom House are preparing for the doors to close for good. Due to lack of funding, Freedom House leaders decided to cease operations by the end of April.
The Board of Directors said it could no longer financially support; the Conrad Center, a feeding program; the Community shelter, a transitional housing service and Seans Place, a housing program that supports permanent relocation.
Board chairman Mark Cipolletti said members are devastated it came to this. He said the financial challenges couldnt be overcome. He said their biggest concern is that many of the people they serve are homeless men and women who have higher barriers like those who are trying to overcome addictions and clients who are just out of jail.
Cipolletti said theyre now on a mission to transition their clients to other housing services and to agencies that can afford to feed those in need.
Not only the economy, but money from faith-based organizations has gone down as they struggle to get their own donations from their congregations. Donations from individual donors are down as well, so its coming at us from multiple angles, Cipolletti said.
Ronald Miller is sad to see the agency close its doors. He was once homeless and in 2008 was taken in by the people who run Freedom House.
Miller said hes tried to pay it forward since then and has worked part-time at The Conrad Center helping out as a day shelter worker.
There, the Soup Kitchen feeds thousands of people every year. In fact, 48,000 meals were served to the homeless from2010-2011.
Miller said hes praying for a miracle and hopes that corporate entities and others in the community would rally to keep Freedom House closing.
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CHICAGO, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to raise national awareness surrounding the importance of why marriage matters for loving and committed same-sex couples, Freedom to Marry is partnering with online wine company Cellar Angels for an unprecedented wine event.
Cellar Angels is the only cause-based wine company combining private and exclusive weekly wine offers with custom videos of the winery and an opportunity for the consumer to select a contribution recipient. Beginning April 16 and lasting only five days, Freedom to Marry will become a selection choice for consumers. In honor of the event, Cellar Angels is featuring an exclusive wine: Same Sex Meritage.
Same Sex Meritage is a collaboration between longtime Napa Valley winemaker Josh Stein and the originator of the Same Sex Meritage label Matt Gold out of Chicago. Josh is not foreign to cause-based wines. For more than a decade Stein Family Wines has donated percentages of cases sold to assist families of vineyard workers throughout Napa Valley.
When approached by Same Sex Meritage creator Matt Gold it was an easy decision for Josh, who said "Matt came to me with a very unique idea of producing a Bordeaux style wine to support the Civil Rights issue of Same Sex Marriage. I said 'Yes' on the spot as this is truly a historic moment for the country and I wanted to honor it with a special wine." The wine, a "Meritage" is a blend of the five traditional grapes of Bordeaux France: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petite Verdot and Malbec.
The wine's origin is attributed to Gold, a Chicago businessman who works within the wine industry.
"The easiest way to impart positive change is to use something you know as a tool. I know wine and believe using it as a tool to generate contributions on this issue will have a dramatic impact," he said.
Gold and Stein are collaborating on other styles of wine under the label including a sparkling and a Moscato - to create further awareness. This is the first time the wine is available on a national scale. Previous test placements in Chicago and California quickly sold out as the quality of fruit sourced for the wine demonstrated this is more than just a marketing ploy. Same Sex Meritage chose Cellar Angels as a platform to make it easier for consumers to bypass the middle-man and get their wine direct and at lower prices than retail.
Cellar Angels is the nation's fastest growing wine marketing company providing consumers unprecedented access to the best wines from Napa and Sonoma Valley. As consumer sentiment increases for greater transparency on where their food comes from, it appears this same focus is shifting to wine. Cellar Angels provides wine lovers both a behind the scenes look at the winery and winemakers and also the chance to give back at the same time. Cellar Angels membership is free at http://www.cellarangels.com and each week the site features a small, artisan producer of highly acclaimed wine discounted for a period of five days in order to raise money for twenty different causes.
"We've featured Josh's Stein Family Wines in the past and they've always been well received by our members. He's meticulous in his vineyard selection and the 'price-to-quality' ratio is always exceptional. When we were approached with this project it was an absolute no-brainer. We believe everyone is entitled to great wine and equal civil rights. We're delighted to make it all happen," said Cellar Angels founder and CEO Martin.
Cellar Angels donates portions of proceeds to each charity selected and works with charities to help them raise more contributions. In addition to national charity partners The V Foundation, Jenny McCarthy's Generation Rescue and Leeza Gibbons' Lezza's Place, Cellar Angels works with regional and local charities to create awareness. For this event only, members will have the added benefit of selecting Freedom to Marry as a funds recipient. In addition to the Cellar Angels contribution, Same Sex Meritage will donate $1 for every bottle sold to Freedom to Marry.
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NOWNESShave launched an open call for their Shorts on Sunday series which premieres experimental work from emerging filmmakers and paired the announcement withWaterpark, the directorial debut fromcinematographer Evan Prosofsky, whose previous credits include music videos by Grizzly Bear, Bat For Lashes, Grimes, and Toro y Moi. The nearly 17-minute short offers a meditative look at World Waterpark, one of the world's largest indoor water attractions (which also happens to be located inside the largest shopping mall in North America: Alberta, Canada's West Edmonton Mall), and features a score composed byexperimental soundman Alex Zhang Hungtai, a.k.a. Dirty Beaches.
Prosofsky's Waterpark drifts at a slow pace more lazy river inner-tube lounge than high-speed water slide death-drop and Dirty Beaches' blinking, ambient soundtrack lends the piece an alien quality; something as common as mundane as watching a girl eat French fries at a mall food court suddenly feels like a clinical look at convenience and consumerism in the lonesome, crowded West.
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Volunteers for an Adopt-A-Beach program are headed to Chicago-area beaches to clean up trash and debris starting this weekend.
And those beaches are bigger than usual this year due to record-low water levels over the winter. After hitting an all-time low in January, Lake Michigan is creeping back up, but U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projections show the lake could still dip below its 1965 low water records without a lot of rain.
That said, its been raining a decent amount this week, which has a different potential consequence for beach sweepers: combined sewer overflow and runoff can mean more trash along the shoreline.
Louise Kulaga, an eighth-grade science teacher at Gurrie Middle School in LaGrange, is taking a group of middle-schoolers to clean up 12th Street Beach and North Avenue Beach this spring. Cleanups involve picking up trash, recycling, conducting basic sampling and testing for bacteria in the water. Shallow waters along the shore could lead to higher bacteria counts this summer.
Kulaga says the low water means a wider beach, but not necessarily more trash. That depends on weather conditions, and how recently theres been a beach party. In past years, she and her students have already seen a lot.
Theres always some little bit of drug paraphernalia here and there, she said. And diapers. The back seats of a car. A totem pole, a piece of a totem pole.
But thats not even the best of it. A couple years ago they found a green wine bottle with a message in it. Kulaga convinced the principal, who was out with the group, to be the one to read the message to the kids. She was a little worried about what it might say. But it turned out to be rated PG, PG-13 at worst.
It was a little dramatic, it was about someone breaking up with a boyfriend or a girlfriend, we couldnt quite tell, she said. And they were purging their feelings into Lake Michigan.
Teams of volunteers will start combing Chicagos wide, romantic beaches this weekend; anyone interested can join in public cleanups through the Great Lakes Alliance.
Lewis Wallace is a Pritzker Journalism Fellow at WBEZ. Follow him @lewispants.
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An excess of people in Kuta and Seminyak can put off some of the tourists who come to the island for a less festive experience rather than the great party atmosphere offered by those areas. Fortunately, visitors looking for quiet only have to embark on a short journey beyond Seminyak to find a long, quieter line of sandy beaches.
The name Canggu actually refers to a group of villages located in northwest Seminyak, which is administratively part of Badung regency. However, since the beaches are located near the villages, people simply started to call them the Canggu beaches.
Despite having smaller crowds, this coastal village cannot in any way be considered a hidden gem nor would you have go off the beaten track to get to the beach. The infrastructure has already been built. In fact, Canggu is a favorite place for expatriates to settle down on the island; you can find plenty of foreigners who have been or soon will be living on the island for a few years here.
Getting to the Canggu area is really easy when driving from Seminyak. You can take the main route by going to Jl. Raya Canggu. This road is the backbone of the area, and every beach available in Canggu is just one left turn away. Alternatively, go to Jl. Batubelig in Seminyak and go all the way west until you find a three-way intersection with a big sign for the Akasha Hotel before taking a left turn to a smaller road that will lead you to the beaches.
Berawa Beach will likely be the first beach that you will discover if you drive down from Seminyak. While beach chairs are available, there is an instantly noticeable lack of commercial activities in the form of stalls and hawkers. Swimming in the area is good fun if you like playing in the surf because strong waves are a common thing at this beach. Its sand bottom is adequately deep. Combine that with the strong waves and you will have great fun being tossed and turned. But it isnt as scary as it might sound: Children can have fun here, too. Lifeguards are available as long as you stay in the red-yellow flag zone.
While Berawa is also a good place to surf, you will find more people riding the waves at Batu Bolong Beach. From Jl. Raya Canggu, you will see a green road sign that leads to the place. The beach itself is quite similar to Berawa, but you will see more surfers floating on their boards far out at sea waiting for the big breaks to ride on.
In the middle of the road between Jl. Raya Canggu and Batu Bolong Beach, you will find a small intersection with a road leading to Echo Beach. Along with Batu Bolong Beach, Echo Beach is one of the beaches in Canggu with the most visitors, possibly because this area is the most developed, made evident by wall-to-wall villas and construction.
Fancy beachside restaurants are available for you to have a meal with great view of the sea. On the weekends, the place has become much more like its southern counterparts by hosting loud parties.
Luckily, for those that wish for a quiet beach, Canggu still has some tricks up its sleeve. Beaches that are further out to the west are relatively quiet, such as Pererenan Beach. If you are going for a beach-a-thon by visiting the all the beaches in Canggu starting from the afternoon, then Pererenan Beach will give you a nice grand finale with its sunset view.
Walking along the coastline of Canggus beaches this week, I felt a calming afternoon breeze and saw the sun on the horizon turning a dark orange. Children ran towards their parents after a day of playing in the waves and sand.
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Dead birds have been washed up on beaches in Devon and Cornwall, the RSPCA has said.
It said it had received reports of birds being washed up at Port Wrinkle and Whitsand in Cornwall, as well as Wembury and Heybrook Bay in Devon.
More than 100 birds were found dead on one section of beach between Downderry and Seaton, in south-east Cornwall, on Sunday morning.
Dog walkers have been told to keep their pets away.
BBC reporter Jane Chandler said RSPCA staff were "taking away sackfuls of dead birds" between Downderry and Seaton.
Dead and alive birds were also reported covered in an oily substance on a beach at Bantham in south Devon.
The deaths follow those of scores of other birds covered in a "sticky substance" being washed up on the south coasts of the counties in the past week.
More than 90 birds covered in the substance, mostly guillemots, washed up between Mevagissey in Cornwall to Kingsbridge in Devon.
The RSPCA said its West Hatch wildlife centre in Taunton, Somerset, was still looking after more than 60 birds.
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Learn about planets, optics, telescopes, physics, robotics, space travel, nanotechnology and more at Astronomy Day, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. April 20 at the University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History in Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vine streets.
Visitors will get a chance to win a telescope, binoculars and other prizes, watch educational laser shows and participate in activities about space and science. Regular museum admission will be required;members are free.
During the day, Mueller Planetarium will present Lasers in Astronomy,which explores how state-of-the-art laser technology is helping astronomers better understand the universe. Show times: 11 a.m., noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m., withadditional Sunday showings at 2 and 3 p.m.
Astronomy Day concludes with a free "star party" between 8 and 11 p.m. at Hyde Memorial Observatory on the south edge of Holmes Lake Park.
Founded in 1973, the national celebration started by the Astronomical League promotes awareness of amateur and professional astronomy.
More, http://www.spacelaser.com/ADay2013.html.
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Connecticut College will celebrate National Astronomy Day by offering the public binocular and telescopic views of the night sky on Friday, April 19, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Olin Observatory and the Olin Science Center.
The free event is open to astronomy enthusiasts of all ages. Highlights of the evening include talks by guest speakers, hands-on activities and views of the moon, Orion nebula and two planets Jupiter and Saturn (weather permitting).
This event, which is free and open to the public, is brought to you by volunteers from the Astronomy Department at Connecticut College, the Thames Amateur Astronomical Society and the Treworgy Planetarium at Mystic Seaport. The event will continue regardless of clouds or rain, although stars and planets may not be visible in poor weather.
For more information, please contact Professor Leslie Brown at 860 439-2345. About Connecticut College
Connecticut College is a private, highly selective liberal arts college with 1,850 students and more than 40 majors in the arts, sciences, social sciences and humanities, as well as the option for students to self-design majors. The College offers a high level of intellectual challenge, a campus culture that supports students to tailor their educational experience to their own interests and goals, and a four-year career development program that teaches students how to translate a liberal arts degree into a first job or graduate school admission. Connecticut College is situated in the small New England seaport of New London. For more information, visit http://www.connecticutcollege.edu.
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No need to own a telescope to closely appreciate the night sky April 20. Dave Wagner and his crew will lend you theirs and teach you about astronomy.
Wagner is the president of the Lake County Astronomical Society. On Astronomy Day 2013, a worldwide event held on the first quarter moon in the spring, the society will host a free event for observation of the sky at the College of Lake County's technology wing.
Astronomy Day is an all-day event with activities from noon to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 10 p.m., weather permitting.
For young astronomy lovers, the Dobbie telescope will be on hand.
Wagner said telescopes are usually not a tool children can interact with because of their intricacies and cost but Dobbie is a "kid-powered telescope."
Children get stickers and a glow bracelet.
Crafts, presentations, comet making with dry ice, exhibits on light pollution, door prize drawings and more are scheduled for the day part of the event.
At night, attendees wanting to gaze at the sky can use society member's telescopes to watch the moon, Jupiter and other astronomical wonders, Wagner said.
Last year more than 200 people attended, although due to rain, night activities were cancelled.
This is the second Astronomy Day event held at CLC. In previous years Astronomy Day was held at the Volo Bog Visitor Center in Ingleside.
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April 14, 2013 Club observing Astronomy Day with program Friday at LaVale Library Club member discovered supernova in 1979
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LAVALE The Cumberland Astronomy Club will observe Astronomy Day 2013 on Friday with a program beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the LaVale Library.
This years event is special for the Cumberland Astronomy Club because April 19 is the 34th anniversary of the discovery of Supernova 1979C by club member Gus Johnson of Swanton.
In 2010, scientists discovered that SN1979C had collapsed into a black hole. The program will feature a talk on black holes by astrophysicist D. J. Pisano from the West Virginia University department of physics.
Following the presentation, telescopes will be set up to observe the moon, the giant planet Jupiter and other sky sights, weather permitting. Visitors who bring a digital camera can take home a photograph of the moon as seen through a telescope.
According to Sky & Telescope magazine, Astronomy Day was started in 1973 by Doug Berger, former president of the Astronomical Association of Northern California, as a way of introducing astronomy to people in urban areas.
Hundreds of astronomy clubs, observatories, museums, colleges and planetariums worldwide now host family-oriented Astronomy Day events to show that amateur astronomy is both educational and fun.
For more information, contact Steve Luzader at 301-689-1976 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or visit the clubs website at http://tinyurl.com/a6dqm.
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