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Event Date(s): 05/03/2009 – 05/03/2009
Weekdays: Sunday
Event Time: 10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Event Location: IBPS Chicago, 9S043 Route 53, Naperville, IL 60565
Contact Name: Venerable Manpou
Contact Phone: 630-910-1243
Web site: www.ibpschicago.org

Event Details:

IBPS Chicago will be hosting a special ceremony and festival honoring the birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha. For over two thousand years, Buddhists around the world have celebrated the Buddha’s Birthday. It may be celebrated at different dates on the lunar calendar due to differences in historical recordings. However this day is the most significant amongst all the different Buddhist traditions around the world. There will be a bathing of the Buddha, which is a symbol of inner purification, the tradition is said to assist with the purgation of sins. A universal message that, it’s simple to wash away physical dirt but it is much more difficult to cleanse one’s inner dirt of greed, anger and ignorance. There will also be a special exhibition of Buddhist statues and images throughout the ages for viewing inside the temple.
After the ceremony there will be various cultural performances: Yuan Ji Dance, Tai Chi and Kung Fu demonstrations, Chinese Erhu, guzheng music, culture dances and children’s performances. There will be a varied array of vegetarian delicacies at our food court. Booths will be set up on the property for kids’ games, a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and a Dentist who will give free dental checkups. Please join us on this special day! IBPS Chicago is located ½ mile South of Route 75th Street on Route 53. Address: 9S043 Route 53, Naperville, IL 60565. Email: ibpschicago@fgs.org.tw
Questions, call the temple at: 630-910-1243.

Event Date(s): 04/28/2009 – 04/28/2009
Weekdays: Tuesday
Event Time: 6-9pm
Event Location: 2520 W. Main Street
Contact Name: Shannon Thompson
Contact Phone: 630-443-6910

Event Details:

Strike out hunger in your communities when you put together a team for Northern Illinois Food Bank’s first ever bowling tournament. Spanning 12 communities across northern Illinois from April to June, teams will compete to qualify for the Championship Event at eSkape in Buffalo Grove on June 23rd. At the Championship Event, Chicago sports celebrities will be present to sign autographs and mingle with the crowd! If your team wins it all, you will be presented with the championship trophy and have braggin’ rights for the whole year!

Each bowling team will consist of 5 bowlers, and entry includes 3 games, shoes, pizza, and soda; raffles and other fun activities will be planned. Registrations are required! The top 3 teams from each of the 12 qualifying rounds will advance to the Championship Event on June 23rd where all 36 teams compete for the grand prize. This is a GREAT opportunity for businesses to put together a team and compete with neighboring businesses; sponsorships are available.

Call 630-443-6910 to register or go to www.northernilfoodbank.org for a registration form!
Bowling Team (5 bowlers) – $300
- 3 games and shoes
- pizza and unlimited soda

Bowling Sponsor – $500
- 1 Bowling Team (5 bowlers)
- Opportunity to place literature in goodie bags
- Event Signage

Bowling Premier Sponsor – $1,000
- 2 Bowling Teams (10 bowlers)
- Opportunity to place literature in goodie bags
- Premier Event Banner and Signage

Non-bowlers may attend the events and enjoy pizza and soda for $25!

Qualifying Round
Tuesday April 28th from 6-9pm @ St. Charles Bowl, 2520 W. Main Street, St. Charles

Championship Event
June 23 @ 6pm-9pm: eSkape Entertainment Center in Buffalo Grove

Event Date(s): 04/28/2009 – 04/28/2009
Weekdays: Tuesday
Event Time: 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Event Location: Elmhurst Metra Train Station
Contact Name: Commander James Kveton
Contact Phone: 630-530-3050

Event Details:

The Elmhurst Police Department, in conjunction with Metra and the Union Pacific Railroad, will be at the Elmhurst Metra Train Station April 28 conducting a Railroad Safety Blitz for all the morning commuters. Representatives will be handing out informational flyers, coffee mugs and other promotional items to re-enforce the need for continued vigilance in the obedience to all warning signs, gates, flashers and bells.

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Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table at which he’s fed.
Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes are the rule.
Tax his work, Tax his pay, He works for peanuts anyway!
Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat. Tax his ties, Tax his shirt, Tax his work, Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his cigars, Tax his beers, If he cries tax his tears.
Tax his car, Tax his gas, Find other ways to tax his ass.
Tax all he has, Then let him know, That you won’t be done till he has no dough.
When he screams and hollers, Then tax him some more, Tax him till he’s good and sore.
Then tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in which he’s laid.
Put these words Upon his tomb, ‘Taxes drove me to my doom…’
When he’s gone, Do not relax, Its time to apply the inheritance tax.

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax,
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest expense
IRS Interest Charges
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Road usage taxes
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
School sports activity Tax

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What Happened?

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