Walter Alan Ray Announces the Release of ‘Is God Unnecessary?’

Why Stephen Hawking Is Wrong according to the Laws of PhysicsGlendora, CA (PRWEB) January 10, 2013When Stephen Hawking, the most famous scientist living in the twenty-first century, published “The Grand Design,” he provoked a lively response in the media. Hawking wrote that the laws of physics made God unnecessary when explaining the origin of the universe. In “Is God Unnecessary?,” (published by...

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Jean Newland Offers New Collected WWII POW Stories

‘Guests of the Emperor’ presents carefully-researched historical and poignant stories of Allied captivityMIAMI LAKES, Fla. (PRWEB) January 10, 2013When author Jean Newland’s Uncle Richard died, he left her a trunk of personal papers and clippings. As she went through the papers, she discovered an incredible and horrifying true story of wartime sacrifice and death from World War II, which she turned...

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For Scared Children, Author Leeanne Brearley Creates New Picture Book Teaching Wisdom, Strength of Mind

Leeanne Brearley uses canny, practical wisdom and “Harlow the Helpful Ghost”, who represents the angelic side of the unknown, to guide children in understanding the world.Pukekohe, New Zealand (PRWEB) January 10, 2013Children who are scared of the unknown will have Harlow the Helpful Ghost as guide. He is what author Leeanne Brearley has created as the unknown from the angelic side, the side children...

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New Hope for Eastern and Carolina Hemlocks; Tree Savers (TM) Announces First-Ever High Volume Commercial Lab for the St Beetle

Tree Savers™ new state-of-the-art biological control laboratory is now producing hundreds of thousands of St Beetles for commercial release. There’s new hope in the fight to eradicate HWA in Eastern and Carolina Hemlock forests.Greentown, PA (PRWEB) January 08, 2013Tree Savers™ announces the most advanced private biological control laboratory for the mass production and distribution of what leading...

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Senior Edison Expert, Intellectual Property Specialist, and Utility Engineer Chooses Optisense Networks™ to Drive Intelligence Beyond the Substation

Optisense Networks™, developer of medium voltage optical voltage and current sensors for electric distribution systems worldwide announced today that Jon Bickel, P.E. has joined Optisense Networks as Vice President of Product Management.Plano, TX (PRWEB) January 08, 2013Optisense Networks™, developer of medium voltage optical voltage and current sensors for electric distribution systems worldwide...

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New Inspirational Book Gives Insight Into Living God’s Word

Patricia Coleman announces the release of ‘Jesus Death Was Not in Vain’Cleveland (PRWEB) January 08, 2013Patricia Coleman says that she was inspired to write “Jesus Death Was Not in Vain: Know Who You Are in Christ” (published by Trafford Publishing) by God to “let individuals know that His son did not die for the human race for nothing.”Coleman pens her novel in a way to help readers grasp a new...

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Republicans see some leverage in "fiscal cliff" talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republicans may have some leverage in their fiscal cliffhanger with President Barack Obama: the threat of forcing a disproportionate number of Democrats to pay the so-called alternative minimum tax.Under U.S. law, taxpayers each year must pay the greater of regular federal income tax, or the AMT. The latter requires taxpayers to give up certain tax breaks, typically exemptions...

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Toll Brothers 4Q net income soars on tax benefit

 Toll Brothers says its fiscal fourth-quarter net income soared, helped by a large income tax benefit and a 48 percent rise in revenue. The luxury homebuilder delivered more homes and its order backlog increased.CEO Douglas C. Yearley Jr. said in a statement on Tuesday that higher home prices, low interest rates, pent-up demand and improving consumer confidence prompted buyers to return to the...

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IRS finalizes new tax for medical devices in healthcare law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday released final rules for a new tax on medical devices, products ranging from surgical sutures to knee replacement implants, that starts next year as part of President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare law.The 2.3-percent tax must be paid, effective after December 31, by device-makers on their gross sales. The tax is expected to raise...

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H&R Block 2Q loss narrows as revenue rises

H&R Block's fiscal second-quarter loss narrowed, helped by cost-cutting efforts. Revenue climbed mostly because of a strong tax season in Australia.The nation's largest tax preparation company typically turns in a loss in the August-to-October period because it takes in most of its revenue during the U.S. tax season. H&R Block's quarterly performance beat analysts' estimates and its stock...

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Obama says Republican "fiscal cliff" plan out of balance

 President Barack Obama rejected a Republican proposal to resolve a looming fiscal crisis on Tuesday as "still out of balance" and insisted any deal must include a rise in income tax rates on the wealthiest Americans.Obama told Bloomberg Television that the Republicans' reliance on eliminating tax deductions instead of letting taxes rise on Americans making more than $250,000 a year would not...

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Celebrity, Inc.

What can four drunk airplane passengers, first time parents, and a delightful new book called Celebrity, Inc. do for your wallet?Plenty.Let me start with the drunks and new parents. Monday night I boarded a very delayed flight from Houston to Los Angeles. Behind me were four 20/30-somethings boisterously swigging from "coffee" cups. (Our gate was across from a Cantina and you could practically smell...

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Rate on 30-year mortgage ticks up to 4 pct.

The average rate on the 30-year mortgage stayed hovered above the record low for a third straight week. But cheap mortgage rates have done little to boost home sales or refinancing.Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan ticked up to 4 percent from 3.99 percent. Six weeks ago, it dropped to a record low of 3.94 percent, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.The...

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Rate on 30-year mortgage ticks up to 4 percent

The average rate on the 30-year mortgage hovered above the record low for a third straight week. But cheap mortgage rates have done little to boost home sales or refinancing.Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan ticked up to 4 percent from 3.99 percent. Six weeks ago, it dropped to a record low of 3.94 percent, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.The average...

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Rate on 30-year fixed mortgage falls to 3.98 pct.

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage hovered above its record low for a fourth straight week. But cheap mortgage rates have done little to boost home sales or refinancing.Freddie Mac says the rate on the 30-year fixed loan fell to 3.98 percent from 4 percent the previous week. Seven weeks ago, it dropped to a record low of 3.94 percent, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.The...

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U.S. Housing Market Still On Life Support

With each passing year, the former Oracle of the Fed, Alan Greenspan, is reminded that there really was a housing bubble and lowering interest rates to record lows just matters worse.  Nearly four years after the housing market peak in 2007, record low mortgage rates are no match for falling incomes and 9% unemployment.The Case-Shiller Home Price Index, released on Tuesday, showed that nation...

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Ind. taxpayers to see $111 credit from surplus

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana taxpayers will receive a $111 credit on their state income tax returns next year as the state distributes part of its budget surplus.Gov. Mitch Daniels on Wednesday announced the credit that will be $222 for couples filing joint returns. The credit represents the automatic taxpayer refund plan that Daniels pushed through the state Legislature last year.That refund kicked...

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Lawmakers urged to resolve property tax inequities

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — County and real estate officials urged the Legislature on Wednesday to deal with a thorny problem of property tax inequities among New Mexico homeowners, also known as "tax lightning," when taxes skyrocket on some residential property.At issue are widely varying valuations of residential property for tax purposes and continuing fallout from a more than decade-old law intended...

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Exclusive: India's fiscal deficit could reach 5.5-5.6 percent of GDP in 2012/13 - source

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's fiscal deficit could reach 5.5-5.6 percent of GDP in the current fiscal year that ends in March, forcing the government to borrow up to 400 billion rupees ($7.2 billion) extra from the market, a senior government official told Reuters on ThursdayJust last month, subdued tax revenue and higher spending on subsidies forced the government to revise its fiscal deficit target...

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Italy's lower house approves Monti's budget plans

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a package of budget measures including a sales tax hike and a cut in some payroll taxes, aimed at helping the government reach its deficit-cutting targets.Approval was expected after Prime Minister Mario Monti's government won three confidence votes on Wednesday that it had called to speed up passage of the budget.The measures...

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