Wikinews interviews Steve Burke, U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate

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10
Mar

Sunday, December 13, 2015

 This article is a featured article. It is considered one of the best works of the Wikinews community. See Wikinews:Featured articles for more information.

Macomb, New York Councilman Steve Burke took some time to speak with Wikinews about his campaign for the U.S. Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential nomination.

Burke, an insurance adjuster and farmer, was elected councilman in Brookhaven, New York in 1979. He left the town after being accused and found not guilty of bribery in the 1980s. Since 1987 he has served as Macomb councilman off-and-on and currently holds the post. From 1993 to 1996 and 1999 to 2002 he worked as chairman of the Democratic Party of St. Lawrence County, New York. Among his many political campaigns, Burke unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1992 and recently attempted to run for U.S. Congress in 2014 but too many of his ballot petition signatures were found invalid. Burke filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for president in the 2016 election on September 18, 2015 and has qualified for the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire Primary.

With Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn?, Burke discusses his political background, his 2016 presidential campaign, and his policy proposals.

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How To Fix Back Yard Ruts With Garden Bridges

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10
Mar

By Rachel Dawson

Remake your back yard ruts with garden bridges. If your lawn features an annoying rut, you might be afraid for your familys safety. People who arent paying attention could twist their ankles as they step in the rut. Or maybe you are simply tired of the muddy tracks that your children or dogs leave all over your floors after they have been running through that rut in your back yard. Garden bridges can span the rut. With some planning and additional expense (beyond the cost of the bridge), you can even transform the rut into a mini outdoor getaway.

To begin the transformation, you should research your options for filling the rut. Think of materials such as large stones, gravel, or sand. You dont need to fill the rut and seed it for grass. Instead, you are adding sand or rocks that will simulate a creek bed, without the water. You will need to estimate the amount of filler necessary to line the rut. Measure the area of your rut to help you determine an approximate volume of filler. When you calculate this volume, you can check prices and select an option that fits with your budget.

If your budget for this project looks skimpy, check with construction sites around your area. You may be able to obtain free stone from these sites. Sometimes builders excavate rock on construction sites. They may be willing to give you the rock for free if you can arrange to take it off their hands.

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Before you shop for garden bridges, take time to measure the length between the banks of your creek. You will want to select a bridge that will fit. Compare the measurement with the finished length of the bridge, which should be listed in the product specifications. Assemble and install your bridge according to the product directions.

Add plants and flowers to the scene. Garden bridges look even more charming when color and life surround them. Plan some finishing touches to add flair to the transformation of your back yard rut. You can plant flowers in pots and place them at the corners of the bridge. If your bridge has railings, you could hang window boxes on the railings. You could plant a tree to the side or plant flowers or other interesting ground cover along the sides of the rut. You can even place a patio set on the far side of the bridge.

Back yard ruts no longer need to annoy you. To transform yours, fill the rut. For an economical option, remember to check at local construction sites. Inquire if the contractors have any rock to get rid of. Shop for garden bridges in styles and designs that fit your tastes. Always check the lengths of these bridges against the width of the rut. After you install the bridge, add details to liven up the spot. Grow plants and flowers near the bridge. Use outdoor furniture to create a new spot for your family to relax together. Enjoy the transformation of your trouble spot into a mini getaway.

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Accounting Software For Retail Businesses

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7
Mar

By Bob Miles

Retailers, like all other business people, have a need for suitable business accounting software. Retailers are characterized by the great variety of products that they sell to customers. Consequently, it’s difficult to keep up with which products are being sold to which customers. Accounting software will help the retail business owner to analyze, summarize, and report financial data to create balance sheets, profit/loss statements, and other financial reports.

Accounting software can also help the retail business owner keep up with many of each item is sold, which products sell well and which ones don’t, how much of each item to keep in stock, and which types of products sell better during particular times of year.

Accounting software will process all data that you input, and will create statistics that will allow you to make good business decisions. You could just do all manually, of course, but accounting software can obviously save you time (and thus money), so that you can focus on being a businessman instead of a statistician. The more specialized retail accounting software was created by industry professionals with the particular needs of the retail business owner in mind.

Business accounting software will include at least three functions – a general ledger, an accounts payable function, and an accounts receivable function.

Below are listed some prominent providers and brands:

Low end accounting software for personal users and small businesses:

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Best Software: Peachtree

MYOB Software: MYOB Plus for Windows

Microsoft: Small Business Manager

Intuit: QuickBooks Online

If you wish to spend a bit more money, following is a list of reasonably priced accounting software with even better functionality:

Intuit: QuickBooks Pro

Best Software: Vision Point 2000, MAS 90, MAS 200, and Business Vision 32

ACCPAC International’s ACCPAC Pro Series

If you want to purchase accounting software for a medium-sized business (more than 500 employees), you might want to consider the following:

SouthWare: SouthWare Excellence Series

Microsoft: Great Plains Accounting Software, Navision Accounting Software

Best Software: ACCPAC Advantage Series (Corporate Edition)

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U.S. February budget deficit is largest on record

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3
Mar

Saturday, March 12, 2011

The U.S. Treasury Department reported the government posted a monthly budget deficit of US$222.5 billion in February, the largest monthly deficit ever recorded. The February deficit, announced on Thursday, outstripped the February revenue gain of $110 billion.

The report comes at a time when the White House and both national political parties are under extreme pressure to reduce the deficit as well as the total U.S. debt. There is no agreement on how to reduce spending and increase government revenue, and both Democratic and Republican measures have been voted down.

Factors contributing to the February 2011 deficit compared to that of February 2010 included a 69% reduction in corporate tax receipts, and an increase of 29% in interest payments due on the U.S. debt. The government also spent more than in the previous February on entitlement programs, including an increase of 11% on Medicare. Government measures, such as an extension of unemployment insurance benefits, cuts in the payroll tax and some business tax reductions also contributed to the deficit.

The White House has predicted that the U.S. budget deficit will reach $1.6 trillion this year and then fall to $1.1 trillion in 2012. Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, has warned that by April 15 of this year, the U.S. is likely to reach its $14.3 trillion borrowing limit.

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Australian businessman Alan Bond dies aged 77

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28
Feb

Friday, June 5, 2015

Australian business tycoon Alan Bond died today after complications from open heart surgery. He was 77.

Following open heart surgery to repair and replace heart valves, leading to complications, Bond was placed in an induced coma. The family released a statement outside the Perth hospital where Bond died in intensive care following his operation on Tuesday.

His son John said, “His body finally gave out after heroic efforts of everyone involved here at the intensive care unit at Fiona Stanley Hospital […] He never regained consciousness after his surgery on Tuesday.”

In the 1980s Bond was one of the richest men in Australia; in 1992 he declared bankruptcy. In 1997 he was convicted and jailed for his involvement in an AU$1.2 billion fraud case. Bond was released in 2000.

In 2008 Australian magazine Business Review Weekly estimated Bond was worth AU$265 million.

Bond leaves behind three children and eight grandchildren.

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‘Kama Sutra’ worm set to strike

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28
Feb

Friday, February 3, 2006

Computer security experts warn that a malicious computer worm, dubbed “Kama Sutra,” is set to wreak havoc this Friday, February 3rd on Microsoft Windows computers worldwide. Kama Sutra is designed to destroy files that end in .doc, .zip and .pdf.

The Kama Sutra worm has been spreading through cyberspace since January 16, packaged in emails with subject headings such as: “give me a kiss” and “crazy illegal sex.”

When users click an email attachment, their PCs become infected with destructive, self-replicating software. The worm affects Microsoft Windows operating systems and is programmed to go to work on the third of every month, overwriting or corrupting Microsoft files and others such as Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

“This one can damage your office files, your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and your PowerPoint presentations,” Tino Klironomos, a computer retailer, said. “(The files will be) all gone, history.”

Computer security company LURHQ reports that there may be hundreds of thousands of machines already infected with the worm, which also goes by the monikers “BlackWorm,” “CME-24,” “Blackmal,” “Mywife.E” and “Nyxem.”

To prevent the worm, Windows users should arm themselves with anti-virus software. People can also protect their PC with up-to-date anti-virus gear and firewall protection. Free anti-virus tools are available from many anti-virus organisations. These tools can detect and remove the Kama Sutra worm from an infected machine.

Experts say: “Make sure your virus definitions are up to date. Besides being careful about opening email messages and attachments, users should back up their most valuable computer files on an external device such as a CD, zip drive or DVD.”

Steve Bass at PC World says: “Stop worrying. If you update your virus program signatures regularly, and do a weekly AV scan, I don’t think you have much to worry about…”

Other advice is not to open any messages with the subject headers “crazy, illegal sex”, “give me a kiss” and “hot movie.”

The worm will not affect machines running on non-Windows operating systems such as Mac OS X or GNU/Linux.

Many security systems reported a very small amount of vandalism, even though the threats were very high.

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How The Types Of Property Management Vary

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26
Feb

byAlma Abell

Property managers are one of the most important services any property owner can have. They are the ones who fill buildings with qualified tenants, keep the property maintained and make certain that all paperwork regarding the business is kept in order. Not all landlords want to have someone else manage their buildings, but for anyone who is feeling overwhelmed with the responsibilities of caring for their property or lives too far away to do the task effectively, a property manager is a necessity.

There are different types of property management, so what type of fees are charged or what services are offered will often depend on the property itself. Single family homes will usually be mostly self-sufficient because the person, couple or family inhabiting the home will typically arrange their own lawn care or trash removal services. In some instances they may also be in charge of small maintenance tasks.

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This is entirely different than institutionally owned property like retail centers, banks or hospitals. In these instances the property management company will arrange all of these services to care for the property inside and out. This type of care is required to guarantee that everything will stay looking professional and safety codes are always adhered to properly.

In addition, many types of property management are perfect for home and business sellers who are no longer in the area and are anxious to get their property sold. They are able to know that everything will be ready for tours from prospective buyers or when an open house is scheduled.

Finally, a company like Rpmrincon.com helps all businesses, large and small, to track their costs and their profit. They offer a comprehensive accounting service that makes it easier at tax time to file forms and provides updated reports on a regular basis to the owners of the property.

In some instances property investors do not have the time or the resources available to manage all of their buildings on their own. Individual owners may lack the knowledge or the interest to find tenants or make repairs. For both of these types of property owners, management companies can provide an equal level of professional care.

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Pigs fed contaminated pet food; meat sold to consumers

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25
Feb

Saturday, April 21, 2007

The contaminated pet food that was recalled after it was found to contain a harmful industrial chemical called melamine, has been used as pig feed at a hog farm in Ceres, California, located in the United States.

At least seven urine samples taken from pigs at the American Hog Farm, were tested and the results came back positive for the chemical melamine. At least three samples from the feed used to feed the pigs were tested and those results also came back positive for melamine.

Reports say that at least 100 pigs from the farm were slaughtered and sold from the “custom slaughterhouse” that is operated on the farms site. The meat is then sold to different places as “individual orders” and is not sold commercially for supermarkets. The affected meat goes as far back as April 3 and the company is asking anyone who bought it to return the product or throw it out.

Despite the sale, California State Veterinarian Dr. Richard Breitmeyer says that no evidence has turned up to suggest that the meat that was sold entered the human consumption chain.

“There is no evidence that any products from this farm have entered the food supply. The risk to people right now is minimal,” said Breitmeyer who also said that pet food from bags or boxes that have been torn or ripped, is sometimes reused as feed for small farms.

California’s Department of Food and Agriculture investigated the company and found that it had received the contaminated pet food from Diamond Pet Foods, which supplies retailers with the pet food Natural Balance, one of the over 100 recalled brands of pet food. Authorities then quarantined the farm to further investigate the situation.

At least 1,500 pigs are on the farm.

As of the moment, no other farms are being investigated, but officials say that other farms may also be affected.

“In the course of our investigation, we may find similar situations in other parts of the country,” said head of the Center for Veterinary Medicine at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Stephen Sundlof.

The FDA is continuing to investigate and Sundlof says that there is a possibility that the contamination of the pet food may be intentional.

“It would certainly lend credibility to the theory that it may be intentional. That will be one of the theories we will pursue when we get into the plants in China,” said Sundlof.

Last month, Menu Foods was the first to recall all of its 60 million products of dry and wet dog and cat food after pets began to fall ill and in some cases died of kidney failure. The FDA found melamine in samples of Menu Foods pet food and in samples of wheat gluten, imported from China, which was used as an ingredient.

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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon briefly opens eyes

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25
Feb

Monday, January 16, 2006

Israeli media is reporting that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened his eyes for the first time since he suffered a major stroke on January 4, 2006.

However, hospital officials said the reports were generated by the Sharon family’s “impression of eyelid movement, whose medical significance is unclear.”

“He was listening to a tape of his grandson and you could see tears in his eyes for a matter of seconds before he closed them again,” a doctor treating Sharon told AFP news agency on condition of anonymity.

Army Radio, citing unidentified close associates of Sharon, say the Prime Minister could “recognize people around him.”

However, hospital officials state that it is “too early to tell whether the development represented a significant improvement or was just a temporary reflex.”

Sharon had undergone a tracheotomy on Sunday to help with his breathing and to help prevent infection from his respirator tube.

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Get Your Web Store Setup Before Christmas

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24
Feb

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Greetings!

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