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I do have a certification of Graduation from Yale for the successful completion of the course.

My son has just started college ( local school - about 15- 20 min drive from our home) and he doesn't yet drive. I work full time, and need to take time off to drop him off and pick him up from school - and the college is not even on my way to work. This is driving me nuts. I have already posted an ad on our community board in the hopes that some stay at home mom may be interested in earning extra cash ( we are willing to cover gas and pay for the service).

There is absolutely NO public transportation in our county. Our son has his learners permit and should get his license by the year end, but till then, I really need a solution. Does anyone have any other ideas or know of any service that I could hire? Thanks so much for your help!

A few weeks ago my son (17YO) decided to be stupid and played a prank on some neighbors kids ( 8 YO). He and his friend rode away on the 2 little girls bikes. The mother saw and ran after them - and they abandoned the bikes and ran. The mother got the bikes back undamaged. The mother immediately reported this to the police who were at my doorstep with a warning for my son. My question is - Am I wrong to feel offended that my neighbor ( thought I don't know her personally - just hi and bye) just 2 houses down the street chose to go to the police and not come to complain to me first? Don't get me wrong - I do not condone my son for taking the bicycles and it was TOTALLY wrong of him to do so. I did make him go and apologize to them - afterwards, and he was grounded for a week- he realized he was wrong- but he was not planning on stealing the bikes and was going to replace them afterwards.In their teenage minds - this was their idea of a joke. I am not asking if he did the right thing - I know it was VERY wrong - I am just wondering if I am wrong and unreasonable in thinking that the neighbor could have come straight to me instead of reporting this to the police, and making a big deal of it ( cop car outside our house). I would have taken this seriously anyway - and he would have been grounded- which he is.

Don't you think that she took this a bit far considering this is the first time my son has done something like this? If I was in her place, and someone had taken my sons bike ( and I knew it was a neighbors son) I don't think I would have gone straight to the police, unless the parents did not take this seriously.

Just wanted to know if I am wrong in being annoyed with my neighbor?

I started my self-employment job in Nov of last year on a 1099 basis. In Jan of this year (2012), I formed an S-corp and changed my employment agreement to corp to corp.

I received two payments for last year in my name late Jan which I deposited in my personal bank a/c. Subsequently, I wrote two checks addressed to my company and deposited them into my company bank a/c (I plan to cut a 1099), thereby causing a net zero impact on my annual return.

After the first two payments, I started getting paid in my company name.

I have two questions:

1) Do I need to file a 1040 ES and pay any estimated taxes for the personal checks and then claim them later in my annual return?

2) I have not drawn any payroll this quarter so I assume I have to file a 941/VA-5 (Virginia) manually with $0?

Thanks your your prompt response.

I am looking for cool white light output, which I believe is not available in halogen.

A frog died in my pondless waterfall during fall/winter and though we removed it - the water still stinks - any idea how to get rid of the smell? Its terrible!!! thanks!

I need some help from any readers who are familiar with Indian food.

I have a dinner party planned and would like to serve Indian food if possible.

I need suggestions for Indian food to serve to non Indian Americans, some of who may never have tasted Indian food before and may not necessarily be able to take the hot spiciness of traditional Indian food. I do understand that I will need to go very light on the chilis and cayenne pepper. Please suggest vegetarian dishes ( I know this makes it really hard) because due to Lent - they do not eat meat right now.

Any suggestions will be helpful!

My only son turned 17 this year and is a senior in HS - and it is like something went off in his head - he changed drastically after the summer, I can't believe he is my son. He was a comparatively obedient boy before then, had a lot of friends and liked to play video games and sports & was an average student. He had all the same friends that he had while growing up.

Now - he suddenly started working at McDonalds (a friend got him the job) and made all these new friends. He stopped talking to use ( his parents) though he has never been extremely talkative, he hardly speaks to us anymore, unless he needs something. He is rude and abrupt, wants to be alone all the time. His grades fell and I found out that he has started smoking weed. At first, he denied it, but when I found texts proving it, he has even stopped denying it. He tells me that its better for health than cigarettes, and he doesn't smoke cigarettes - and swears that he is not addicted - that he just smokes once in a while.He tells me I think too much, that everyone does it, and that its no big deal.

I have tried counselling ( both in school and out) to no avail. I have asked him to quit his job- and stop meeting his friends, but he flat out refuses. I thought of stopping him from working(since he is 17), but I am not sure whether this would be the right move. His first quarter grades have come up AsBs&Cs - but only because he dropped all his advanced classes. I even tried grounding him, but it makes the situation worse and he rebels - he doesn't drive yet ( hasn't passed the written test) but his friends all do and he just goes out with them. He tells me that he wants to move out when he is 18, and although, I know that he will realize what the real world is like when he leaves, I am terrified that he will get into some kind of trouble and it will be too late. ( I am debating taking him out of the country for a while - to my country of birth - but this will be life-changing and - and who knows if that will help) I am at my wits end with worry for his future, he seems to have no ambition in life yet, and though this is normal for many teens, I worry that weed will only make it worse. I must mention that he has always had everything he wanted ( materially) and his dad and I have always been there for him, when he reached out, though he has never really been demonstrative. He has never been abused physically- even when we found out about the weed.

Has anyone been through these kind of problems before? Please let me know what you did and if it worked. Thank you so much!

I foster German Shepherd Dogs for a local Rescue, and my current foster is a very strong, obsessive chewer. We work full time and I am forced to crate him 6-7 hrs because he gets anxious and pees/poops in the house when left alone. He has started peeing in his crate, and I think this may be due to separation anxiety/boredom.However, I am worried that he may chew off small pieces and get sick? Does anyone know of an Indestructible toy that I can keep with him to chew on in his crate? I am open to replacing the toy every week or so if needed so it doesn't wear out...I know that it is not advisable to leave toys unsupervised, but I am at my wits end...Any help will be appreciated. Please let me know the name and brand of the toy and where I can buy if possible.

I knew it would be difficult - but it's heartbreaking! I can't bear the thought of him leaving us. He was with us almost 6 months (He was an owner release and due to his being 7 it took a while to get someone to adopt) and he is like a member of the family. I know that I have chosen a great family - and they are excited to get him. I know that he is not exactly the right fit for my family (even if we could afford a second dog, and considered keeping him, he has some issues and needs more time and attention than my family can give ) but the emotional trauma is terrible. I keep thinking that the poor guy will feel abandoned, and just when we had won his love and trust - we are tearing it all away from him again. I keep bursting into tears when ever I think about it. What can I do? I know fostering is a noble cause and want to keep doing it - but how to keep your heart intact? Would it be a good idea to go headlong into another foster case so that I can keep my mind off the loss? Anyone been through this? Does it get better after the first foster leaves? Please advise!

State: Virginia

My position was eliminated by my employer in January. I was asked to

sign a non compete if I wanted my severance package. In the state that

I was in, and being naive, I signed the non compete. There are still 6

months for this non compete to expire. Now, I have a job offer from a

competitor, but my non compete states that:

"For the period of one year, you agree not to contact in any manner on

my own behalf or on the behalf of any other person or entity, any

customer of (the company), its parent company, or sister companies for

the purpose of directly or indirectly attempting to solicit, divert or

take away the business or patronage of such clients or customers of

(the company), its affiliates, corporate parents, or related

entities".

"You acknowledge that you have carefully read and considered paragraph

6 above, and having done so, you agree that the restrictions set forth

in paragraph 6 are fair and reasonable, and legitimately required for

the protection of (the company's) business, interests and goodwill.

In the event that any part or portion of paragraph 6 is deemed by any

court or jurisdiction to be overboard or otherwise invalid, you

authorize the said court to to enforce paragraph 6 above to the

fullest extent possible to protect the interests of (the company). In

addition, you agree that damages in the event of a breach by you to

paragraph 6 above, would be difficult if not impossible to ascertain,

and you therefore agree that if such breach occurs, (the company) in

addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may

have, shall have the right to injunction or any other equitable

relief, in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such

breach, and you hereby waive any and all defences you may have on

grounds of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant

such an injunction or equitable relief."

Now, to be able to hire me, my prospective employer needs my ex

employer to either divulge a whole list of clients of the entire

group, since they expect me not to solicit to ANY of them.( I am not

aware of the entire group client list as I did not come into contact

with all of them) OR, modify clause 6 so that it encompasses ONLY the

clients of my ex company that I personally interacted with OR release

me from the non compete completely. Keep in mind that my position is

that of a customer service representative, and I am NOT involved in

sales. However my prospective company feels that the clause is all

encompassing and excessive, and vague, and they need to know the names

of all the clients before they can hire me so that there is no

inadvertant violation of the clause after hire.

My question is this - In the event that my ex employer refuses to help

out by modifying or removing the clause in the non compete, Is there

any way that I can I force my ex employer to give me a list of clients

that they expect me to stay away from since the premise of this clause

surrounds them?