- Doggy was included in a wedding; bride and broom kiss their dog in between instead of each other. (July 4, 2009, Living, D: “”I do”, with pooch there, too, by Linda Lombardi, Associated Press) I recalled from recent TV news that there will be an airline which is exclusively used to transport pets. What a pet friendly world we are while we are in a recession.
- Wendy’s fries No. 1, and no trans fats (the same page) – Consumer reports say.
- Tucker stays steady with changing times (July 11, 2009, Opinion, A13) This is my favorite article in recent months at AJC. “If at some time you get tired of today’s fast pace and the glitz of a commercialized world in megamalls, drive to Tucker, part at an angle, then go back in time. You’ll use fewer nerve pills. even the store windows aren’y washed everyday. That’s nice, too.” The similar article “To move would cost little things” about sandy Spring appears in the same page.
- Governor calls out city’s schools chief (July 11, Living.) Sonny Perdue is outrageous that three of Atlanta public school still denies altering CRCT answers despite evidences. The same page also reveals that the secret votes are common in Cobb school board.
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Daily Archives: July 19, 2009
AJC Reading Notes – parenting tips
- John Rosemond wrote about parenting: “Ticket” shows benefit of feedback(July 11, 2009, Living D5)
A mother developed a method to help potty train her kid: She used a marker to divide a notecard into 4 sections. Use a timer set to 30 minutes. If the kid’s pant is dry when the timer bell rings, she gives a ticket (a sticker) in a section. If all 4 sections are filled up in the card hung in the door, the kid can go out of the bathroom. As a result, his son’s underwear is staying dry and the potty is filling up. A small change in the method can turn a headache in training to becoming a great success.
Good idea indeed. You can apply the same technique to other things.
- In the same page, Betsy Flagler answered a question about how to establish baby’s sleep habbits early. She recommended two books which provides most valuable tips: 1.
Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night’s Sleep by Jodi A. Mindell; 2. 
Rock-a-Bye Baby: 200 Ways to Help Baby (and You!) Sleep Better by Penny Warner
The advice in her anser is, “trust in your instincts, believing in yourself that you have the ability to raise your child”, quoting from the forward in the second book.
I wish I had read the books she recommended when our kids were little.
Georgia 2009 SALES TAX HOLIDAY
Excerpts from: https://etax.dor.ga.gov/salestax/holiday/2009/faq.aspx#stholiday
Q. What is a sales tax holiday?
A. It is a period of time when certain merchandise is exempted from all sales tax (state and local).
Q. When will Georgia have a sales tax holiday?
A. One 4-day sales tax holiday period will begin at 12:01 am on July 30, 2009 and end at midnight August 2, 2009.
Q. What merchandise qualifies for the exemption?
A. The sales tax exemption pertains to items in three categories:
Articles of Clothing. The exemption applies to articles of clothing and footwear with a sales price at time of purchase of $100 or less per item. There is no monetary limit on a purchase as long as the price of a single item does not exceed $100. Clothing accessories such as handbags, umbrellas, etc. are not exempt. See the lists of exempt and taxable items for more information.
Personal Computers. A single $1,500 or less purchase of a personal computer (PC) and/or related accessories is exempt. The exemption does not require the purchase of a “personal computer base unit” (tower, desktop, laptop) and is extended to peripheral devices such as modems, printers, speakers, non-recreational software, etc. If a single purchase exceeds the $1,500 maximum the entire purchase is taxable. A single purchase is considered the total of all sales made to a customer in one visit to a store. See the lists of exempt and taxable items for more information.
General School Supplies. The exemption applies to the purchase of general school supplies with a sales price at the time of purchase of $20 or less per item. There is no monetary limit on the purchase as long as the price of a single item does not exceed $20. See the lists of exempt and taxable items for more information.
Q. Is there a list of items that qualifies for the exemption?
A. Yes. Lists of taxable and exempt items can be obtained from the Department of Revenue website or a DOR Regional Office. Copies may also be obtained by calling the DOR at 404-417-6601.
Q. Are there any differences in this Holiday (2009) from the one in 2008?
A. Yes.The lists of exempt and taxable items are the same; however, the holiday for energy and water efficient products will be October 1 – 4, 2009.
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Q. Do the sales tax exemptions apply to catalog sales, Internet sales and other similar sales?
A. Yes, provided the sale is completed during the four-day holiday period. A completed sale means the retailer has taken an action to immediately fill the order and the consumer has paid for the product during the holiday period.
Q. Are delivery charges subject to tax during the holiday period?
A. The taxation of shipping charges depends upon the taxability of the item being sold. On transactions that include exempt and taxable purchases, the shipping charges will be presumed to apply to the exempt item. For example, two articles of clothing are purchased for $110 and $60 with a shipping charge of $5. Since one of the articles of clothing qualifies for theexemption, the shipping charge will not be taxable.