Despite deal, taxes to rise for most Americans

While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax was worth about $1,000 to a worker...

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Taxes rising for most people despite fiscal deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax was worth about...

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Global stocks, commodities rise on U.S. fiscal deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks jumped 2 percent or more and commodities rallied on Wednesday after U.S. legislators struck a deal to halt a round of automatic fiscal tightening that threatened to push the world's largest economy into recession.The deal reached on Tuesday to avert the "fiscal cliff" put off the immediate pain of income tax hikes for almost all U.S. households but did nothing to...

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Swiss bank to pay $57.8M in US tax evasion plea

NEW YORK (AP) — Switzerland's oldest bank became the first foreign bank to plead guilty in the United States to tax charges when it admitted Thursday that it helped American clients hide more than $1.2 billion from the Internal Revenue Service.Wegelin & Co., founded in 1741, entered the plea in federal court in Manhattan, agreeing to pay $20 million in restitution to the IRS, a $22 million fine...

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Grand Prairie Assisted Living to Host Balance ClassGrand Prairie of Macomb, a BMA affordable assisted living community, to host a Matter of Balance class designed to reduce the risk of falling. The class will be taught by a representative of the Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging. Bradley, Illinois (PRWEB) January 03, 2013 Grand Prairie of Macomb, a BMA affordable assisted living community in Macomb, Illinois, will be hosting a Matter of Balance Class led by Amy Griswold of the Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging. The class, which is designed to help participants reduce the risk of falling, will meet at Grand Prairie from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Thursdays for eight weeks, beginning on Jan. 10. The class is open to the public as well as residents of Grand Prairie. A $10 donation is suggested for those attending the class. To register or for more information, call Sarah McDonald at 309-833-5000. Grand Prairie is located at 1307 Meadowlark Lane in Macomb, Illinois. "Grand Prairie is the only senior living community in McDonough County that is certified to operate through the Illinois Supportive Living program," says Andrea Keene, Administrator. "This gives us the opportunity to serve older adults of all incomes, including those on Medicaid, who need some help to maintain their independence." Keene adds, "we offer a wonderful alternative to a nursing home or to struggling alone at home." Residents live in private apartments and receive personal assistance and help with medications. Certified nursing assistants are on-duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Meals, housekeeping and laundry are among the included services. "Our focus is on providing residents with the love.compassion and dignity that they deserve in addition to the care and assistance that they need," says Keene. "Our emphasis is on helping residents to achieve and maintain as much independence as possible for as long as possible." In 2012, Grand Prairie launched a $4.8 million expansion project that will nearly double the number of apartments at the assisted living community. Reservations for the apartments, which are scheduled to be ready for occupancy in the Spring, are being accepted. Since March of 2010, Grand Prairie has been managed by BMA Management, Ltd., the largest provider of assisted living in Illinois. Based in Bradley, Illinois, BMA operates 36 senior living communities, housing more than 3,300 homes and apartments. Among the communities managed by BMA are the Heritage Woods affordable assisted living communities in Aledo and Moline, Illinois, and John Evans Supportive Living in Pekin, Illinois.

Grand Prairie of Macomb, a BMA affordable assisted living community, to host a Matter of Balance class designed to reduce the risk of falling. The class will be taught by a representative of the Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging.Bradley, Illinois (PRWEB) January 03, 2013Grand Prairie of Macomb, a BMA affordable assisted living community in Macomb, Illinois, will be hosting a Matter of Balance...

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Big-data analytics company Cloudera raises $65 million

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cloudera, a distributor of software that helps companies analyze big data, said it has raised $65 million in new funding. The company is part of a growing group of businesses that help dig into the vast trove of data created by digital sources such as sensors, posts to the Internet, pictures and videos. The field caught investor attention when Splunk, another data analytics...

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T-Mobile to Offer Cheapest iPhone 5 in 2013

T-Mobile, the smallest of the "big four" wireless carries in the United States, already offers the country's cheapest iPhone service -- if you have an unlocked iPhone. And according to Engadget's Brad Molen, more than a million unlocked iPhones are on T-Mobile's network already.Now, T-Mobile has announced that it will "add Apple products to its portfolio in the coming year," according to parent company...

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Hug It Out: Public Charter and District Schools Given $25 Million to Get Along

If you need a loan, ask Bill and Melinda Gates. Or better yet, ask one of the seven cities that are splitting a new $25 million grant courtesy of the couple’s philanthropic foundation.The funds are going to promote cross collaboration between charter and district schools, which have previously operated in a strict and contentious independence from one another.The foundation announced the award this...

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Composición de un grupo de usuarios OpenNMS independiente; conferencia prevista para marzo 2013

Un grupo de usuarios OpenNMS ha creado la OpenNMS Foundation Europe como organización sin ánimo de lucro para promover la gestión de red en general y la plataforma de gestión de red OpenNMS en particular."La OpenNMS Foundation Europe acoge a todos aquellos usuarios de OpenNMS dentro de la comunidad OpenNMS, no solo a aquellos que contribuyen al código. Hemos integrado con éxito a aquellos que contribuyen...

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US designates Syria's Jabhat al-Nusra front a 'terrorist' group at lightning speed

The US State Department designated the Jabhat al-Nusra militia fighting Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria a foreign terrorist organization Monday.The speed with which the US government moved to designate a fairly new group that has never attacked US interests and is engaged in fighting a regime that successive administrations have demonized is evidence of the strange bedfellows and overlapping...

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