Are local governments shutting down home based Independent Contractor positions? Government entities (state and Federal) have a vested interest in making sure as many people as possible are classified as “employees”.  That makes sure 1) Withholding taxes are collected for state and federal income taxes “off the top” from the employer

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Are Local Governments Shutting Down Home Based Independent Contractor Jobs?

From Wholesales Supplies Plus Blog . Make sure to also check out Wholesales Supplies Plus website for other useful info, supplies, etc. Dee in customer service made this ADORABLE set of bath salts

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Spring Time Colored Bath Salts

In my ongoing effort to “mock the 9-to-5″ I spent Hump Day this week having an awesome Sushi lunch at Sekisui in Chattanooga, TN with my good friend Zack (aka @TechShaman on Twitter). Zack and I originally met at a local meet-up a couple of years ago. While the group is no longer meeting, we’ve made it a point to keep in touch and meet up for lunch when we can

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The “Hump Day” Brainstorming Lunch

Transitions and animations have been one of the most requested features for our online presentations product , Zoho Show. We’re happy to release them today. We’ve added 30 slide transitions and 5 in-slide animations that you can add to your Zoho Show presentation.

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Zoho Show: Slide Transitions, Animation, Support for Google Chrome and other improvements in Zoho Show

By guest blogger Sharon Halkovics  With a title like ‘Million Dollar Chicken,’ who wouldn’t want to try this recipe?  I’ve seen various blog posts last week about a simple Moroccan-style chicken recipe   prepared with cumin, cinnamon, dried currants, and a jar of salsa that won the million-dollar prize in the Pillsbury Bake-Off.  So when I had a whole fryer on hand and no lemons or fresh herbs for a classic French preparation, I decided to try my own take on the million dollar chicken.  The recipe I followed was in Food & Wine and uses a whole fryer.  It was simple to make and produced tasty results.  It’s a great Sunday afternoon kind of meal, but if you choose to use thighs over a whole bird, it will go much quicker.  This would be a great meal to serve when you host guests for the simple fact that you can eat it slightly warm, but not necessarily hot out of the oven, which leaves time for cocktails or aperitifs.

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Million Dollar Chicken Recipe

I just cast my first gold ingot!  This is great news, and I am very excited to announce that I can recycle your existing silver or gold into a new piece of jewelry! This saves us both a pretty penny from the refiners. I am Very Happy =) I really really like the idea of having recycled metal.  I feel this is the way into the future.  My current supplies of sterling silver and gold are made from recycled metals, meaning that they aren’t newly mined.  This is the wave of the future, this is necessary.  I really feel that mining more of the pristine areas is not in the best interested of the planet. I am anxiously awaiting an email from my copper and brass supplier to find out what their recycled content is.  I think that these metals aren’t recycled as regularly as the more expensive metals.  Although they are recycled regularly through scrap yards.  I am really hoping that they turn out to be recycled, but if they are not, I will make every effort to find metal that is

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Recycle your gold into a handcrafted piece of jewelry!

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT held a meeting of the HIT Policy Committee , Adoption/Certification Workgroup on February 25, 2010. The topic was “HIT safety.” The agenda, presenters and presentations are available at this link . At this meeting FDA testimony was given by Jeffrey Shuren, Director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

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FDA on Health IT Adverse Consequences: 44 Reported Injuries And 6 Deaths In Two Years, Probably Just ‘Tip of Iceberg’

HomeBusinessBug.com aspires to be a comprehensive  Home Business directory listing both information and a wide number of business opportunities for review in a variety of price ranges. Popular searches on the site are “Business Opportunities under $5,000″ and “Business Opportunities under $1,000″. There are articles like “What is the difference between a liscencee, distributorship, and a franchisee?” to help people understand basic home business concepts.

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HomeBusinessBug.com Aspires To Be A Home Business Directory

I had been looking forward to the contrasting blues of sky and water here in the Bahamas, and am not disappointed. We are sharing a rental cottage near George Town on Exuma island with our friends, Reg and Jane. I keep pinching myself, I feel so lucky

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Bahamas first day

Entrepreneurs are finding it harder and harder to find start up capital in the form of business loans. This Nashville entrepreneur set up Will Work For Loan and stood on a downtown corner with her “homeless inspired” sign and a business suit to seek funding for her line company “Urbandillo” .

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The plaintiff, Diane Gorzynski, brought forth claims alleging hostile work enviornment , age and sex discrimination , as well as retaliation for complaints of race and age discrimination, against JetBlue, her employer. Gorzynski v. JetBlue Airways, Corp.

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New York Federal Appellate Court Rules that Employee Claiming Sexual Harassment May not be Required to Complain to Multiple Managers about Harassment

Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein said, “A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.” Despite the buffoonish imagery that comes to mind when one considers the joker, the clown or the pie-in-the-face comedian, humor is more than mere silliness. It is an advanced intellectual means of developing new perspectives and coping with extreme circumstances. A maltreated animal has two potential responses to an abusive master: attack to stop the abuse, or cower/f…

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The Hidden Power of Humor

Feeling frisky? Keep your cats happy and entertained with these simple, affordable toys for those wild and crazy kitties. Make a Recycled Hunting Box Cats love hunting for catnip treats and toys.

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Make it: Cat Toys & Cat Nip Bubbles

At Adobe, we work day in and day out to enable designers and developers to deliver innovative and expressive Web experiences to their customers.  That’s first and foremost.

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AMD and Adobe Working Together to Fuel Engaging User Experiences

I recently came across blogger and copywriter Ryan Healy, and really enjoyed his blog. I took the liberty of sending him an email with a few questions, and what follows are Ryan’s responses… Hear Ryan’s top 3 tips for growing your online business, and why copywriting is an important skill for all bloggers to learn! Hi Ryan! You have an impressive history of working online as a copywriter for the last 8 years

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Is Copywriting Important to Bloggers? … and more from Ryan Healy

The recent media controversy about Gordon Browns alleged bullying of staff at Number 10 Downing Street has thrown the spotlight on an important issue for every employer: how to deal with bullying in the workplace? The two main forms of workplace abuse are harassment and bullying. Generally speaking, a harasser demeans an individual because of their age, sex, race, disability, sexuality or religion whereas a bully may be offensive, insulting or threatening for no apparent reason

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Bullying at Work: lessons to be learned from the allegations against Gordon Brown

A Ventura County hardware store thought putting out a box of donuts and a pot of coffee for their customers was just good business – and it was for 15 years. For the most part customers welcomed it for what it was – a kind hearted gesture of good will.

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Free Donuts – Good Marketing or Crime?

The Secret Recipe for Success with Product Launches Guest Post by Brandon Hartman Can I share a secret with you? I have a marketing technique that, when used properly, can generate an ENTIRE YEAR’S worth of sales in 10 days or less! This secret marketing strategy will create a tidal wave of sales, all while increasing your brand and position within your market.

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Brandon’s Secret Recipe for Product Launches

Mike MacPherson over at NetworkManagementSoftware.com recently published a good review of Spiceworks — a help desk, asset, and network management suite. Today I thought I’d share the review with you; I think it’s a useful product and for the price tag (free) it’s definitely worth a shot

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Spiceworks: A Free Help Desk & Network Monitoring Platform

Prince George’s Suite , the magazine of Prince George’s County, Md., is seeking a freelance editor “with good judgment, who knows when to light a candle under a story and when to take a blowtorch to it, so the reader wins in the end.

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Work-at-Home Editor for Prince George’s Suite