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...full of liquored-up teens and 20-somethings, you'd expect a little sexual tension. Instead, there's a vibe of intense concentration, almost studiousness, as the guys and girls, many with matching dyed-blond locks, go through the parapara motions between the tables and chairs, while staring at pros like Takeo and his buddy Kio up on stage...
Cleary, incidentally was part of the problem as well. He preached the fast skating, end-to-end style of hockey that distinguishes the college game from the pros. Somewhere he lost the complete ethos that can enthrall an arena when students, alumni and local fans rally together to boisterously and viscously support the home team...
...trigger" question, well, it all depends on what pulls the trigger - economic woes or higher spending. Greenspan went back and forth, back and forth, and finally left the pros and cons for Congress to weigh. To which Dodd, pink and shaking with laughter, replied, "Some of my friends are for A, some of my friends are for B, I'm for my friends - is that pretty much what you're saying...
...Most tax pros believe enforcement levels will creep higher this year, starting with collection efforts in old cases. The odds of being audited will trend higher too, though probably not by a lot--until next year. By the way, this is a good thing. Seriously. Most of us are subject to withholding and have little opportunity to fudge. The extent to which fudgers get nailed and would-be fudgers discouraged keeps everyone's tax bill lower...
CYBER-CFP Try as they might, 36,000 certified financial planners could never serve all 100 million U.S. households. That's why pros and common folk alike should hope websites like Direct Advice and Financial Engines, which generate financial advice, will succeed. After all, planning is an objective, data-based task, convertible to software--in principle. Trouble is, many firms have introduced nifty online financial tools before their coherence and effectiveness are ensured. "This stuff is great, but we're killing people with it," says James Van Dyke, a senior analyst at Jupiter Research. Data entry is a delicate process...