| Fears, tears surround gift-giving
Most of us have too many possessions as it is without feeling obligated to keep things we don't really like. A respectable waiting period is appreciated but not required. If I give someone a gift that I never see again, I do not blame the person. We have enough undefined guilt floating through our lives, especially us German Lutherans, without adding to it.
But, rather than play it safe, I still like to give a real gift. I accept the risk of a whiff in exchange for the exhilaration of occasionally hitting a home run.
But, as I said, I'm old-fashioned that way.
From what I see now, anyone over 10 years old wants the cold hard cash. This does not satisfy my urge for gifts-in-boxes giving. It's hollow. It's too easy. It feels like I haven't honored the person with even a passing thought.
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Owings wants to halt Finch's pay
Owings complaint, filed Tuesday in Knox County Chancery Court, says the county owes Finch almost 238 hours of accrued annual leave worth $14,039.71. The preliminary audit, however, "suggests that Ms. Finch has inadequately documented expenses in the amount of $13,371," Owings' filing notes - $8,231.47 in purchasing-card charges with missing receipts and $5,140.28 in expenditures with inadequate documentation, including 25 charges at Club LeConte, a private restaurant atop First Tennessee Plaza downtown. Other "questionable transactions" on Finch's purchasing card include hotels, restaurants, airlines and two $250 charges to the Congressional Black Caucus. Owings wants the court to direct the annual leave funds, minus taxes and "proper deductions," to an interest-bearing account under control of the Clerk and Master until the dueling claims are resolved.
Striker Edison Mendez quits Ecuador squad due to personal problems and ...
Mendez, who has played for PSV since 2006, has been a key member of Ecuador's squad, which will play Argentina in June in a 2010 World Cup qualifying match. Ecuador first played at the World Cup in 2002 in South Korea and Japan. It advanced to the second round in 2006 in Germany. .
Protect your loved ones from financial exploitation
This finding will remain on file and subject to public disclosure to allow others to investigate his history and protect their loved ones ["The Fleecing of Frances Taylor" investigative series, The Seattle Times, page one, Dec. 2-3]. Seniors and vulnerable adults deserve our respect as well as our protection. Working together, we can help keep them safe from harm. Rob McKenna is the attorney general of Washington state. .
Sonus Networks Leads 2007 IP Voice Market
For the full year 2007, Sonus outpaced the market securing #1 market share in the global high density gateway segment with 32%. In the total global VoIP gateway market, Sonus' annual performance of 19% moved the company from #3 in 2006, to #1 in 2007. "Sonus continued to build on its market share leadership position in Q4 and in 2007 as a whole," said Jeremy Duke, president and CEO, Synergy Research Group. "The Company broadened its deep roots with existing customers and continued to win new deals that spurred growth faster than the overall market." "Over the past ten years, we have built some of the largest and most sophisticated IP voice networks in the world. Our field-proven technology continues to yield new returns for our existing customers, spurring continued investment in Sonus' IP infrastructure, and our reputation as the premier provider of IP voice services continues to help us expand geographically and into new areas of the network," said Hassan Ahmed, chairman and CEO, Sonus Networks.
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