Saturday, January 15, 2005
Free Grants Money News Update (01-15-2005)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. âÂÂ; President Bush proposed yesterday an increase in the government Pell Grants that help lower-income students afford higher education but said he would shave the cost out of a federal student loan program that also provides college aid."
Pell grants shortfall might hurt students (Reno Gazette-Journal)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"Question: What is a federal Pell grant? Answer: Pell grants are funded by the government and don t have to be repaid. They re awarded only to undergraduate students. Pell grants usually are a foundation of federal student aid, to which aid from other federal and nonfederal sources might be added."
Advertising Balloons Work
From: www.prweb.com
"Advertising Balloons are the great equalizer in combating deep pocket competitors [PRWEB Jan 15, 2005]"
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From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"The number of Pell grants will decrease, but students may receive extra money. Jenna McNees is paying her own way through college, relying on government loans to help meet high tuition costs."
Jackson, New Haven Alts Receive Diversity Grants (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN))
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"Jackson Free Press and New Haven Advocate have been awarded Association of Alternative Newsweeklies winter/spring 2005 diversity internship grants. Jackson Free Press will be hiring Thabi Moyo as a photojournalist, and New Haven Advocate will hire Doron Monk Flake as a writer."
Why Monday is the Best Day Ever to Get a Great Domain Name? .CN IDN Chinese Domain Names are Available Starting Monday January 17
From: www.prweb.com
"Domainsite.com announces support for Internationilzed Domain Names at the .CN Chinese Registry. [PRWEB Jan 14, 2005]"
Grants Small Business LoansHelping you finance the...
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Free Grants Money News Update (01-13-2005)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"A new Pell Grant eligibility formula passed by Congress will save the federal government $300 million per year while shutting out thousands of students who depend on Pell Grants to help pay for college."
Covad to offer free service to some micro-businesses (BizJournals)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"Covad Communication Group Inc. said Tuesday it will continue a program offering grants and free broadband-based phone service to select small businesses owned by women, minorities and the disabled."
Spyware.PCWash.com Joins Forces with ParetoLogic's Xoftspy Spyware Software and Spyware Remover to Offer Internet Users Effective Anti Spyware Software
From: www.prweb.com
"Free Spyware Scan Now Available for Download at Spyware.PCWash.com [PRWEB Jan 12, 2005]"
FTC charges companies with CAN-SPAM porn violations
From: www.thestandard.com
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By Grant GrossThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged a network of six adult entertainment companies and an affiliate marketer that sent unsolicited sexually explicit e-mail on its behalf with violating a federal antispam law.The six companies, operating up to 20 adult Web sites, plus four executives and the affiliate spammer, are accused of violating several sections of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, including a requirement that unsolicited adult-themed e-mail include a "SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT" label in the subject line.
The action announced Tuesday is the first case the FTC has brought against defendants alleged to have violated the adult-labeling rule, which went into effect in May. The defendants could face prison sentences of up to five years and fines of up to US$6 million for CAN-SPAM violations alleged by the FTC.
The companies and Arizona-based affiliate e-mail marketer Paul Rose violated "virtually every core provision" of the CAN-SPAM law while sending out hundreds of thousands of pieces of unsolicited e-mail, said Eileen Harrington, director of the FTC's marketing practices division. Many of the e-mail messages didn't include a valid postal address for the companies, as required under CAN-SPAM, and many included false e-mail header information and false subject lines, both prohibited under CAN-SPAM, Harrington said.
In addition, many of the e-mail messages falsely promised free access to adult Web sites in a violation of the FTC Act's prohibition against deceptive and unfair marketing practices, and many of the messages didn't included working opt-out mechanisms, as required in CAN-SPAM. In much of the e-mail that included opt-out mechanisms, recipients had to scroll through explicit adult pictures to find the opt-out link, Harrington said during a press conference.
Defendants named in the FTC case include Rose; Global Net Solutions, based in Las Vegas; Global Net Ventures, Ltd., based in London; Wedlake Ltd., apparently based in Riga, Latvia; Open Space Enterprises Inc., based in Las Vegas; Southlake Group Inc., based in Las Vegas; and WTFRC Inc., based in Las Vegas. Also charged are Dustin Hamilton, Tobin Banks, Gregory Hamilton and Philip Doroff, executives in the network of companies.
Most of the companies did not have phone numbers listed; a message to Southlake Group was not immediately returned.
Affiliate marketing, the practice of hiring another person or company to market your products, is common on the Internet, especially among adult Web sites, Harrington noted. CAN-SPAM clearly allows prosecutions of both the affiliate marketers and the company whose product is being marketed when the law is violated, she said.
"It's not just the people who push the button who send the spam who can be held liable under CAN-SPAM," she said. "If businesses are going to use affiliate marketing programs, they had better be all over those programs in terms of close monitoring to make sure no third party is sending spam on their behalf that violates the CAN-SPAM Act."
The FTC filed a complaint against the defendants Jan. 3 in U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. The court granted a temporary restraining order requiring the defendants to stop their e-mail marketing practices, and a hearing to extend the restraining order is scheduled for later Tuesday. "
Free Grants Money News Update (01-12-2005)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"A new Pell Grant eligibility formula passed by Congress will save the federal government $300 million per year while shutting out thousands of students who depend on Pell Grants to help pay for college."
Covad to offer free service to some micro-businesses (BizJournals)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"Covad Communication Group Inc. said Tuesday it will continue a program offering grants and free broadband-based phone service to select small businesses owned by women, minorities and the disabled."
Spyware.PCWash.com Joins Forces with ParetoLogic's Xoftspy Spyware Software and Spyware Remover to Offer Internet Users Effective Anti Spyware Software
From: www.prweb.com
"Free Spyware Scan Now Available for Download at Spyware.PCWash.com [PRWEB Jan 12, 2005]"
FTC charges companies with CAN-SPAM porn violations
From: www.thestandard.com
"
By Grant GrossThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged a network of six adult entertainment companies and an affiliate marketer that sent unsolicited sexually explicit e-mail on its behalf with violating a federal antispam law.The six companies, operating up to 20 adult Web sites, plus four executives and the affiliate spammer, are accused of violating several sections of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, including a requirement that unsolicited adult-themed e-mail include a "SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT" label in the subject line.
The action announced Tuesday is the first case the FTC has brought against defendants alleged to have violated the adult-labeling rule, which went into effect in May. The defendants could face prison sentences of up to five years and fines of up to US$6 million for CAN-SPAM violations alleged by the FTC.
The companies and Arizona-based affiliate e-mail marketer Paul Rose violated "virtually every core provision" of the CAN-SPAM law while sending out hundreds of thousands of pieces of unsolicited e-mail, said Eileen Harrington, director of the FTC's marketing practices division. Many of the e-mail messages didn't include a valid postal address for the companies, as required under CAN-SPAM, and many included false e-mail header information and false subject lines, both prohibited under CAN-SPAM, Harrington said.
In addition, many of the e-mail messages falsely promised free access to adult Web sites in a violation of the FTC Act's prohibition against deceptive and unfair marketing practices, and many of the messages didn't included working opt-out mechanisms, as required in CAN-SPAM. In much of the e-mail that included opt-out mechanisms, recipients had to scroll through explicit adult pictures to find the opt-out link, Harrington said during a press conference.
Defendants named in the FTC case include Rose; Global Net Solutions, based in Las Vegas; Global Net Ventures, Ltd., based in London; Wedlake Ltd., apparently based in Riga, Latvia; Open Space Enterprises Inc., based in Las Vegas; Southlake Group Inc., based in Las Vegas; and WTFRC Inc., based in Las Vegas. Also charged are Dustin Hamilton, Tobin Banks, Gregory Hamilton and Philip Doroff, executives in the network of companies.
Most of the companies did not have phone numbers listed; a message to Southlake Group was not immediately returned.
Affiliate marketing, the practice of hiring another person or company to market your products, is common on the Internet, especially among adult Web sites, Harrington noted. CAN-SPAM clearly allows prosecutions of both the affiliate marketers and the company whose product is being marketed when the law is violated, she said.
"It's not just the people who push the button who send the spam who can be held liable under CAN-SPAM," she said. "If businesses are going to use affiliate marketing programs, they had better be all over those programs in terms of close monitoring to make sure no third party is sending spam on their behalf that violates the CAN-SPAM Act."
The FTC filed a complaint against the defendants Jan. 3 in U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. The court granted a temporary restraining order requiring the defendants to stop their e-mail marketing practices, and a hearing to extend the restraining order is scheduled for later Tuesday. "
Thursday, January 13, 2005
Free Grants Money News Update (01-10-2005)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"Mercedes Tavarez is working hard to become the first person in her family to graduate from college, but she needs some help."
Judge grants paroles by the bushel (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"In the past few years, Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Charles Elloie has established himself as the undisputed king of bail favors at the Tulane and Broad courthouse, granting free recognizance bonds and bail reductions to criminal defendants almost as if he were working an assembly line."
Sinotrading.us, a U.S. based, Chinese Outsourcing Firm, Will Cater to New and Emerging Companies, Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Wholesalers, and Those Needing Products or Prototypes Imported from China
From: www.prweb.com
"http://Sinotrading.us will now focus on new and emerging companies needing high quality and modest volumes of products imported from China. This new approach is perfect for the new company, smaller coporation, inventors, entrepreneurs and others. [PRWEB Jan 10, 2005]"
Tips and Advice About Tax Relief
From: cardonation.blogspot.com
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Tips and Advice About Tax Relief
Do you have an IRS Tax Debt?
If so, you may qualify for tax relief.
Find out what the IRS doesnâÂÂt want you to know!
If you have a IRS Tax Debt, your wages may be in jeopardy.
The IRS frequently uses wage garnishments through your employer to collect a tax debt owed. And once a wage garnishment is filed, your employer will be required to collect some percentage of each of your paychecks to satisfy you tax debt.
The amount the IRS can keep is based on a number of factors, such as your marital status, and number of dependents. In short, the IRS keeps most of your money from a wage garnishment. If you are a family of three you may only be allowed to keep about $325.00 per week.
How Can I Get Some Tax Relief?
One way to find some tax relief from your IRS tax debt is with an "Offer In Compromise". An offer in compromise is an agreement between a taxpayer and the Internal Revenue Service that resolves the taxpayer's tax liability or tax debt. The IRS has the authority to settle, or compromise, federal tax liabilities or tax debt by accepting less than full payment under certain circumstances. An offer in compromise is considered only after all other collection alternatives for your tax debt have been explored.
The minimum offer amount must generally be equal to, or greater than, a taxpayer's reasonable collection potential (RCP). The reasonable collection potential is defined as the total of the taxpayer's realizable value in real and personal assets, plus future income.
The IRS may legally compromise for one of the following reasons: doubt as to liability, when doubt exists that the assessed tax is correct; doubt as to collectibility, when doubt exists that the taxpayer could ever pay the full amount of tax owed; or effective tax administration. Under effective tax administration, there is no doubt that the assessed tax is correct and no doubt that the amount owed could be collected, but the taxpayer has an economic hardship or other special circumstances which may allow the IRS to accept less than the total balance due. Absent special circumstances, taxpayers that have the ability to pay the tax liability in a lump sum through an installment agreement will not be eligible for an offer in compromise.
Taxpayers requesting an offer in compromise for their tax debt must have filed all required federal tax returns. If in business, they must also have filed and paid any required employment tax returns on time for the two quarters prior to filing the offer in compromise, and be current with deposits for the quarter in which the offer in compromise was submitted. Taxpayers must also not be a debtor in a bankruptcy case.
Taxpayers may choose to pay the offer amount in a lump sum, in monthly payments over the remainder of the statutory time allowed for collection, or a combination of a lump sum and monthly payments. Generally, it is to the taxpayerâÂÂs advantage to pay the amount in the shortest time possible because longer payment terms will require a larger offer amount for your tax debt.
Ordinarily, the statutory time allowed for collection of a tax debt is suspended during the period the offer in compromise is under consideration, and is extended further if the offer in compromise is later submitted to the Appeals Office. If the IRS grants a fresh start by accepting the offer in compromise for the tax debt, it is expected the taxpayer will have no further delinquencies. If taxpayers do not abide by all the terms of the agreement -- including filing all future returns and making all payments when required for 5 years or until the offered amount is paid in full, whichever is longer -- their offer in compromise for the tax debt may be declared in default. If the IRS rejects the offer in compromise for the tax debt, taxpayers will be notified by mail. In the IRS letter, it will explain the reason for the rejection and provide detailed instructions on how to appeal the decision.
As you can see, having a tax debt is serious thing. Don't take chances, consult a professional tax attorney or lawyer about you tax debt and find out if you qualify for tax relief from your tax debt.
Tips and Advice About Tax Relief
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Late Breaking Free College Scholarship Money Info (01-10-2005)
From: collegeapps.about.com
"The college interview is probably one of the most difficult parts of the entire college admissions process. However, it is also one of your biggest opportunities! Let's go through various elements of the interview preparation process including self-study, research, mock..."
UDC Hosts Freedom The Struggle Continues the District of Columbia s Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King s Birthday
From: www.prweb.com
"The Universit of the District of Columbia will be the site for "Freedom - the Struggle Continues" - the District of Columbia's 20th Annual Observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Saturday, January 15th, 2005 [PRWEB Jan 9, 2005]"
Central London School of Reflexology Diplomatically Storms Beijing China
From: www.prweb.com
"From January 29th to February 3rd 2005, a group of Senior Tutors from Central London School of Reflexology (CLSR) will be diplomatically visiting Beijing with a view to permanently enhancing Bilateral Professional Exchanges between the United Kingdom and China. [PRWEB Jan 8, 2005]"
Free Grants Money News Update (01-11-2005)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"Mercedes Tavarez is working hard to become the first person in her family to graduate from college, but she needs some help."
Students Filing Quickly May Get More Aid (Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
" Getting your financial-aid forms in early can bring in more dollars for college. The main form, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, became available Jan. 1 and is used to determine college-bound students' eligibility for federal -- and often state and institutional -- grants, loans and work-study programs."
What Do CEOs Need to Know About Search Engine Marketing? The Revenue Journal Spells It Out
From: www.prweb.com
"Search engine marketing is the new, hot battleground. CEOs and company owners who want to come out on top will want to read Kristin Zhivago's search engine article in the Revenue Journal. [PRWEB Jan 11, 2005]"
Small Business Grants For Minorities
From: www.yourbusinessresource.biz
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How the SBA (Small Business Association) Can Help - Part 2Federal appropriations are available to the SBA to provide guarantees on loans structured under the agency's requirements. With a loan guarantee, the actual funds are provided by independent lenders who receive the full faith and credit backing of the federal government on a portion of the loan. The loan guarantee which the SBA provides transfers the risk of borrower non-payment up to the amount of the guarantee from the lender to the SBA. Therefore, when a business applies for an SBA loan, they are actually applying for a commercial loan, structured according to SBA requirements, and receive an SBA guarantee. In a variation of this concept, community development organizations can get the government's full backing on their loan to finance a portion of the overall financing needs of an applicant small business.
How to Write a Business Plan - part 3
Company Description
Without going into detail, this section should include a high level look at how all of the different elements of your business fit together. The company description section should include information about the nature of your business as well as list the primary factors that you believe will make your business a success.
When defining the nature of your business (or why you're in business), be sure to list the marketplace needs that you are trying to satisfy; include the ways in which you plan to satisfy these needs using your products or services. Finally, list the specific individuals and/or organizations that you have identified as having these needs.
Primary success factors might include a superior ability to satisfy your customers' needs, highly efficient methods of delivering your product or service, outstanding personnel, or a key location. Each of these would give your business a competitive advantage.
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Monday, January 10, 2005
Free Grants Money News Update (01-09-2005)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"social grants especially the foster care grant, the government news agency BuaNews reported. The review is part of the ongoing campaign against fraud, corruption and poor administration within the social security system, the department was reported as saying."
Judge grants paroles by the bushel (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"In the past few years, Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Charles Elloie has established himself as the undisputed king of bail favors at the Tulane and Broad courthouse, granting free recognizance bonds and bail reductions to criminal defendants almost as if he were working an assembly line."
Treat Readers and Travel Clients to Travel Wisdom
From: www.prweb.com
"Just in time for summer travel planning, treat your readers/clients to up-to-date travel strategies from the acclaimed new book, Travel Wisdom - Tips, Tools, and Tactics for All Travelers by travel experts, Lynne and Hank Christen. [PRWEB Jan 8, 2005]"
Tips and Advice About Tax Relief
From: cardonation.blogspot.com
"
Tips and Advice About Tax Relief
Do you have an IRS Tax Debt?
If so, you may qualify for tax relief.
Find out what the IRS doesnâÂÂt want you to know!
If you have a IRS Tax Debt, your wages may be in jeopardy.
The IRS frequently uses wage garnishments through your employer to collect a tax debt owed. And once a wage garnishment is filed, your employer will be required to collect some percentage of each of your paychecks to satisfy you tax debt.
The amount the IRS can keep is based on a number of factors, such as your marital status, and number of dependents. In short, the IRS keeps most of your money from a wage garnishment. If you are a family of three you may only be allowed to keep about $325.00 per week.
How Can I Get Some Tax Relief?
One way to find some tax relief from your IRS tax debt is with an "Offer In Compromise". An offer in compromise is an agreement between a taxpayer and the Internal Revenue Service that resolves the taxpayer's tax liability or tax debt. The IRS has the authority to settle, or compromise, federal tax liabilities or tax debt by accepting less than full payment under certain circumstances. An offer in compromise is considered only after all other collection alternatives for your tax debt have been explored.
The minimum offer amount must generally be equal to, or greater than, a taxpayer's reasonable collection potential (RCP). The reasonable collection potential is defined as the total of the taxpayer's realizable value in real and personal assets, plus future income.
The IRS may legally compromise for one of the following reasons: doubt as to liability, when doubt exists that the assessed tax is correct; doubt as to collectibility, when doubt exists that the taxpayer could ever pay the full amount of tax owed; or effective tax administration. Under effective tax administration, there is no doubt that the assessed tax is correct and no doubt that the amount owed could be collected, but the taxpayer has an economic hardship or other special circumstances which may allow the IRS to accept less than the total balance due. Absent special circumstances, taxpayers that have the ability to pay the tax liability in a lump sum through an installment agreement will not be eligible for an offer in compromise.
Taxpayers requesting an offer in compromise for their tax debt must have filed all required federal tax returns. If in business, they must also have filed and paid any required employment tax returns on time for the two quarters prior to filing the offer in compromise, and be current with deposits for the quarter in which the offer in compromise was submitted. Taxpayers must also not be a debtor in a bankruptcy case.
Taxpayers may choose to pay the offer amount in a lump sum, in monthly payments over the remainder of the statutory time allowed for collection, or a combination of a lump sum and monthly payments. Generally, it is to the taxpayerâÂÂs advantage to pay the amount in the shortest time possible because longer payment terms will require a larger offer amount for your tax debt.
Ordinarily, the statutory time allowed for collection of a tax debt is suspended during the period the offer in compromise is under consideration, and is extended further if the offer in compromise is later submitted to the Appeals Office. If the IRS grants a fresh start by accepting the offer in compromise for the tax debt, it is expected the taxpayer will have no further delinquencies. If taxpayers do not abide by all the terms of the agreement -- including filing all future returns and making all payments when required for 5 years or until the offered amount is paid in full, whichever is longer -- their offer in compromise for the tax debt may be declared in default. If the IRS rejects the offer in compromise for the tax debt, taxpayers will be notified by mail. In the IRS letter, it will explain the reason for the rejection and provide detailed instructions on how to appeal the decision.
As you can see, having a tax debt is serious thing. Don't take chances, consult a professional tax attorney or lawyer about you tax debt and find out if you qualify for tax relief from your tax debt.
Tips and Advice About Tax Relief
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