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Comparison and Contrast of the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies (Essay/Paper Sample)
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Comparison and Contrast of the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies
After the establishment of the thirteen British colonies were divided into three geographical areas, these areas include: the New England, Middle and Southern colonies. Each and every one of these colonies had their own specific developments that were unique to the regions. There were quite a number of similarities in the development of the three colonies, however, they were totally different socially, politically and economically. One of the comparable similarities was the fact that they all were democratic. The difference is that they their democratic governments were governed in different types of ways. For instance, the New England colonies were a Theocracy, which meant that the government was controlled by the church. The middle colonies had their church and government separated while the Southern colonies possessed the least autonomy since they were an Oligarchy. Being an Oligarchy meant that the wealthy farmers and plantation owners controlled the government since they were the only people that had the ability to cater for their own expenses. Despite being self-ruled, the three colonies had distinguishing features, meaning they could treat or recognize someone or something differently.
The geographical position of New England and Middle colonies contributed to their economic development. For New England, the existing farms were small and located in the outskirts of the town. This was mainly because of the long winters and infertile soils in the area that made farming very difficult. Ship building was an important and relevant industry that needed resources such wood. The forests that exist in the region provided wood that was used for construction of boats. The middle colonies which comprised of New York, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the soil and climate in the regions were suitable for agricultural practices. Large amounts of wheat and other different cash crops were cultivated in these areas, which were harvested and sold in their local markets and overseas. The growth of some of the busiest ports such as New York and Philadelphia was spurred by the existence of foreign trade.
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The three colonies had several economic differences, the New England Colonies majored in the industrial field where they concentrated their work and efforts in fishing, ship-building and lumbering. The middle colonies also concentrated in industrial works as well as agricultural practices, where they did whaling, fishing, and furs. The Southern colonies mainly concentrated in agricultural practices and cultivated crops like rice, indigo, cotton, tobacco. The issue of slavery was rampant in the southern colonies, where it took root so firmly and not in the middle colonies or the New England. This was because the southern economy was built and centered on agriculture, particularly cotton cultivation. This agricultural industry required intense labor at that time which most farmers were unable to afford because of the high costs of hiring. They then opted for black slaves because of their cheap but reliable labor. North and Middle colonies had manufacturing as the predominant activity which did not require slave labor.
In summary, it is accurate to say that the three colonies were ethically, religiously, socially and economically diverse. They had however had slight similarities in their activities for example the existence of democracy in all the three colonies, except that fact the democracies were run in different ways. Many factors such favorable climate, geographical position and availability of resources were used to determine the dominant activity in each colony. A good example is the northern colony that made ships because of the availability of trees in their colony, and in turn used the ships to trade and make money.


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Q: targeting different devices in dreamweaver cc using fluid grid layout How do I target smartphones (480 and below) in Dreamweaver cc fluid grid layout? If you look at the code below, mainly the smartphone media query (but all of the queries really) you'll see "li1 and li2 etc." tags. In these list items I have images that I'm using as links. Now for tablet and higher the images sizes are fine but for the smartphone view they need to be tweaked (specifically height). I cant separate the different devices, meaning make adjustments in smartphone that ONLY affect smartphone and not tablet or tablet and not smartphone or desktop, etc. I've tried to use the css designer to select the media I want to work with but it always act on all media.
So the million dollar question in a nut shell is how do I target and adjust structure and image height in the device I want without affecting all the other devices??????
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A: I'm fairly new to web design but my guess would be to associate an additional class to the li1 and li2 that somehow connects to the smartphone only. I'm having a problem with the tablet settings not even taking effect. Only smartphone and desktop seem to work which is creating problems for me on medium sized screens.

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Managing risk and adopting a risk-based approach to cybersecurity is increasingly necessary in the age of convergence. We're already seeing a proliferation of risk-based services and approaches to cyber insurance, engineering, and design throughout the industrial and critical infrastructure segments. So, how do we use risk assessments to craft cybersecurity policy for the operational technology (OT) domain? NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides guidance for Manufacturing.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received considerable recognition over the past few years for developing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), which is now widely used as the basis for establishing effective security management systems. NIST recently released version 1.1 of its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. While this falls short of being a fully constructed risk management model for cybersecurity, the new framework does contain much expanded guidance on the element of risk in cybersecurity.
The US Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released version 1.1 of its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, widely known as the Cybersecurity Framework. US Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, made an appeal to C-level management at all companies in the US to use the framework as the first line in their overall cyber-defense strategy. The framework was originally developed to address industries deemed vital to US national and economic security, including energy, banking, communications and the defense industrial base. It has since proven flexible enough to be adopted voluntarily by large and small companies and organizations across all industry sectors, as well as by federal, state, and local governments.
Risk management is at the forefront of this new release. NIST hinted at this at the recent ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, where NIST Project Manager of Cybersecurity for Smart Manufacturing Systems, Keith Stouffer, hinted at methods, metrics, and tools to enable manufacturers to assess the cyber risk to their systems quantitatively. ARC is already seeing increased use of risk-based approaches to cybersecurity that borrow heavily from the HAZOP and risk matrix concepts in process safety. This NIST Framework stops short of being an actual model for cybersecurity risk management, but other available resources do that well, including the IEC 62443-3-2 cybersecurity standard.
Version 1.1 of the NIST Framework includes updates on authentication and identity, self-assessing cybersecurity risk, managing cybersecurity within the supply chain, and vulnerability disclosure. NIST based the changes to the framework on feedback collected through public calls for comments, questions received by team members, and workshops held in 2016 and 2017. Two drafts of Version 1.1 were circulated for public comment to help NIST address stakeholder inputs comprehensively. A new section 4.0, called Self-Assessing Cybersecurity Risk, explains how the framework can be used by organizations to understand and assess their cybersecurity risk, including the use of measurements.
An expanded Section 3.3, Communicating Cybersecurity Requirements with Stakeholders, helps users better understand Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM). A new Section 3.4, Buying Decisions, highlights use of the framework to understand risk associated with commercial off-the-shelf products and services. Additional SCRM criteria were added to the implementation tiers. Finally, a Supply Chain Risk Management Category, including multiple subcategories, has been added to the framework core.
Later this year, NIST plans to release an updated companion document, the Roadmap for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, which describes key areas of development, alignment, and collaboration. NIST is also hosting a Cybersecurity Risk Management Conference, November 7 through 9, 2018, in Baltimore, Maryland. The conference will include a major focus on the framework.
NIST provides a lot of good resources beyond the framework document. A NIST guide to managing risk in information security, for example, outlines some of the fundamentals and NIST's overall approach to risk management. NIST's Guide For Conducting Risk Assessments provides guidance on various types of risk models and approaches to doing risk assessments. However, none of these documents provide a risk model that encompasses both IT and OT for critical infrastructure or manufacturing industries.
Managing risk and adopting a risk-based approach to cybersecurity is increasingly necessary in the age of convergence. There is already a proliferation of risk-based services and risk-based approaches to cyber insurance, engineering, and design through the industrial and critical infrastructure segments. While many companies have their own methodologies for assessing risk, very few seem to focus specifically on manufacturing, infrastructure, or smart cities.
A wide range of companies and organizations are converging on this space. These include engineering service providers, process safety lifecycle management suppliers, cyber insurance companies, consulting companies, Big Data and analytics software suppliers, standards bodies, and government regulators. No single standard or model exists for measuring risk as it relates to cybersecurity in industrial organizations. Cyber insurance companies are either developing their own methodologies or using partners that have their own models, scoring systems, and evaluation capabilities.


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Q: Integerating SAP acquired software into the SAP ecosystem Given that SAP software is written in SAP ABAP, while the other technologies are written primarily in Java or .NET.
Also in certain industries, SAP partners with other companies using their software above the SAP Netweaver environment. SAP fills the deficiency in areas where it does not have a solution by using third party software in addition to it's own homegrown ABAP solution.
With the growing number of software SAP acquires each year does it mean SAP technical team has to know Java/.NET in addition to ABAP to work on such technologies? or is it that SAP projects recruit Java, .NET and ABAPers on such project.
59  Concur Technologies Sept 2014 Travel and Expense Management USA   $8.3b
58  SeeWhy          May 2014        Behavioral target marketing USA   $1.1b
57  Fieldglass      Mar 2014        Contingent labor and servicesUSA
56  KXEN            Oct 2013        Predictive analytics        France
55  hybris          May 2013        E-Commerce Solutions        Switzerland
54  Camilion        March 2013      Insurance solutions         Canada
53  SmartOps        Feb 2013        Inventory optimization      USA
52  Ticket-Web      Feb 2013        CRM for sports and entertainUSA
51  Ariba           Oct 2012        Supplier network            USA   $4.3b
50  Syclo           Jun 2012        Mobile asset management     USA
49  datango         Jan 2012        Electronic performance      Germany
48  SuccessFactors  Dec 2011        Talent Management           USA   $3.4b
47  Right HemisphereSep 2011        3D visualization            USA
46  Crossgate       Sep 2011        B2B eCommerce               Germany
45  Secude          Mar 2011        Security software Germany
44  Cundus          Dec 2010        Disclosure Management       Germany
43  Sybase          May 2010        Database, middleware,       USA   $5.8b
42  TechniData      May 2010        Environmental, Health       Germany
41  SAF             Sep 2009        Inventory Management        Switzer$91m
40  Highdeal        May 2009        High-volume billing         France
39  Visiprise       Jul 2008        Manufacturing Execution     USA
38  Saicon INC      Oct 2014        US Recruitment              India
37  Business ObjectsOct 2007        Business Intelligence       France$6.78b
36  Yasu TechnologiesOct 2007       Business Rules Management   India
35  Wincom CommunicatMay 2007       Internet Communication soft USA
34  MaXware         May 2007        Identity software           Norway
33  Outlooksoft     May 2007        Planning & consolidation    USA

A: It's always valuable to know other technologies besides ABAP because as you said some SAP functionality is limited. There will be some problems that can't be solved with pure ABAP and must need to use a third party executable file for example a connection to a legacy proxy that is not compatible with ABAP and the vendor can't provide one that fulfills SAP requirements, in that case you'll need to code a program that should be executed by SAP with some OS permissions.
In my experience, technologies that involve ABAP+another language would be PI(or XI in older versions)


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Unlike the District's new pilot program, which will be paid for using city funds, Nalle operates through a 12-year partnership between the school system, the Freddie Mac Foundation and the National Center for Children and Families. Freddie Mac has contributed nearly $8 million to the school, and the National Center for Children and Families oversees the after-school program and employs four day-time staff members, including Sherman and two social workers.


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The left lambasts Labour's CGT capitulation
Labour didn't just limit what the Tax Working group could include in any Capital Gains Tax, they didn't just water down the subsequent TWG recommendations, they didn't just drop any changes to capital gains taxing, Jacinda Ardern ruled out doing any CGT while she remains leader of the Government.
It wasn't just a capitulation to Winston Peters. Ardern back down from a policy she said she supported. She ruled out going to the next election with any sort of CGT proposal as she had previously promised, presuming she is still leader then.
And the left, who wanted so much to have a 'fairer' tax system, and who wanted the Government to live up to it's own labelling as transformative, are pissed off.
From Political Roundup: Progressives despair over the CGT decision
Danyl Mclauchlan argues that the CGT programme was one of four key policies agendas for this Government – the others being KiwiBuild, the Carbon Zero Act, and the Wellbeing Budget – and there are clear problems now in delivering them – see his column, Four months in, Labour's 'year of delivery' is a disaster.
He despairs that Labour axed the tax after first initiating "one of the most bafflingly disastrous public policy debates imaginable, making John Key's flag-change campaign look like the Normandy landings".
He says any strategic wins from ditching the tax, will come "at a cost of one of Labour's most important, long-term policies, and it was their failure to control their coalition partner or even attempt to make the argument for taxation reform that forced them to pay such a bitterly high price."
Mclauchlan argues that Ardern could have won the debate and got a mandate for the changes, but simply didn't bother.
That's how it appears. She appeared to do nothing to fight for the CGT she proposed. It also appears she left James Shaw and the Greens out in the cold. Shaw has tried to paper over the cracks but sounds unconvincing (see James Shaw on "do we deserve to be re-elected if we don't?")
…is now calling for a leftwing boycott of the Labour Party: "If you want change, don't vote Labour, don't donate to Labour, don't volunteer for Labour. Give your vote, your money, your time and effort to another party, any other party that promises change, than the one who betrayed you. Because if you don't, Labour will continue to treat you like a fool, and continue to promise change while delivering none" – see: Don't get fooled again.
They also argue the decision means the Government won't have the money to afford many of their future policy goals: "Effective policy costs money, and this government has just robbed itself of that vital tool. Remember this next time they plead "poverty" as an excuse for not doing something: they chose to be poor. They chose to have a government which could not afford things. They chose to not be able to do the things they promised" – see: The cost of cowardice.
Inequality researcher Max Rashbrooke…
…argues that many other Government priorities will now be hamstrung by the lack of future revenue: "building more state homes, eliminating introduced predators, and repairing mental health services, among others – also require significant funds, again well above what will be generated under existing tax settings" – see: Capital gains tax shutdown threatens govt's other plans.
In particular, "Consider the Prime Minister's pledge to halve child poverty within a decade, possibly the political priority closest to her heart. It is very difficult to see how that can be achieved without the $3.4 billion a year that the capital gains tax was, according to the most recent estimate, going to raise."
Some loyal Labourites had tried to put some spin on the backdown, like at The Standard (currently down so can't link).
And former Labour Party President Mike Williams…
…suggests that although there are "elements of, particularly the unions and the extreme left of the Labour Party, which would be annoyed", he "did not think the wider Labour Party base would be too worried about the CGT rejection".
But Newshub's Anna Bracewell-Worrall reports that…
…"Labour is facing a massive backlash from its base for ditching any hope of a capital gains tax (CGT) – even Young Labour and the ever-loyal unions are fuming" – see: Young Labour furious at capital gains tax backdown, leak reveals.
"Newshub's been leaked a discussion from a secret Young Labour Facebook group revealing they're frustrated with the decision. The Labour Party faithful say they're 'mighty disappointed' and 'exponentially angry at New Zealand First's role', and complaining of 'unfulfilled promises'."
And media are asking questions too.
Thomas Coughlan asked the very pointed question of Ardern: "Are you worried you now lead the party of capital, rather than labour?" And now he's followed this up with an article suggesting that rather than Ardern and her Government implementing transformation, it's actually them who are transforming – into a cautious and weak government not willing to make the hard and necessary decisions – see: Capital gains tax: Let's not do this.
The Dominion Post asked if the decision came out of "cowardice or pragmatism", but suggested the two are indistinguishable anyway. The editorial suggested more debate and leadership had been required for the CGT proposals to get off the ground: "Labour voters were evenly split on the pros and cons of a capital gains tax. It is a situation where brave political leadership and persuasion were required but for whatever reasons, a deep and thorough debate about fair and unfair tax failed to eventuate" – see: Capital gains tax: Political capital but for what gain?.
The newspaper says that Ardern had a "a failure of nerve", and laments that an opportunity has been missed: "If there was ever a moment when significant change to the tax system could have happened, as the fairness and transformation her Government promised, that moment was now." And there's the question of "if the Tax Working Group was merely an expensive waste of time with a predetermined outcome."
Likewise, according to the New Zealand Herald, "The decision has the hallmarks of pragmatism rather than strong leadership", leaving "little evidence so far that Ardern will make tough but unpopular decisions to deliver on her convictions" – see: Capital Gains Tax surprise raises doubts on coalition.
It is going to be a challenge for Ardern and Labour to recover from this. They may survive in Government, but they have lost a lot of credibility from the left.
Ardern's 'pragmatic realism' doesn't sit well with political activists and idealists who thought that with Labour and Greens in Government there would be substantial changes.
by Pete George on 20th April 2019 • Permalink
Tagged CGT, Jacinda Ardern, Labour
Posted by Pete George on 20th April 2019
https://yournz.org/2019/04/20/the-left-lambasts-labours-cgt-capitulation/
National backs Pike River mine re-entry
/ 20th April 2019
World class leadership.
the Tax working group had more scope than just CGT.
Expect some readjustments in taxing wealthy parasites.
Just out of interest, how much of my money is your fair share?
All of it. These pricks expect a free ride through life on the back of others sweat.
Capital gains isn't sweat….sweetie
No shit Sherlock. In fact you wouldn't even make a Watson.
Capital gains:
a profit from the sale of property or an investment.
"a tax is imposed when individuals part with an asset and make capital
gains on it"
Get the picture.. or do you need me to spell-it-out-for-you?
That doesn't actually make it 'sweat'.
'World class leadership.'
now lets see….May,Morrison,Trump,Macron,….hardly an illustrious…lot.
not forgetting Erdogan,Netanyahu,Putin,Kim,Duterte,Saudi Crown Prince,and so on..
Ah, your measure of world class leadership is what exactly? A bit better than May, who is going to be recorded as the worst UK PM in history?
Instead of picking a list of dictators, and people you don't like, why not compare to Michelle Bachelet? She should be right up your street, and has achieved vastly more than Ardern.
NO ONE HAS HEARD OF ..HER.
That is demonstrability untrue, as have the vast majority of people in Chile, and in South America, as have hundreds of millions world wide.
What your shouty response means is just that you have not heard of her. Which just shows your ignorance.
Given your requirement that you have 'heard of her', kim kardashian is more of a leader than Ardern.
So are Kanye West, Mickey Mouse, Batman and the girl with trout lips on MAFS.
Its called MMP.. not 'the tail(s) wagging the Dog'
Post 2020 election.. the political landscape may well Change ?
btw; I think this current Lab/NZF/Grn MMP Govt. is the best thing that has happened, in about a decade.. CENTRE-Left, as opposed to the constant cries of 'Loony Left' from the 'Alt-Right' 😀
The Left are stuck is this endless loop of believing the financial pie is a limited resource, therefore they must take their fair share(?) of that pie. They don't seem to be able to grasp that the golden goose can't lay golden eggs if it's dead.
Dare I say it? OK, I will…these diehard Lefties are crying out for a resolute leader like Trumpy. 😂
Jacindas only hope..the upcoming budget. I'm rooting for her while some of her supporters aren't..strange world.
which Golden Goose would that be then?
There is no golden goose, it's the eggs that are gold. The goose is just a goose.
It's one of Aesop's fables. The whole point is that the goose is an ordinary goose who sometimes lays gold eggs, but the owner kills and eats it, as I remember.
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Some political activists and idealists who thought that with Labour and Greens in Government there would be substantial changes are now disenchanted? Ardern's 'pragmatic realism' doesn't sit well with them?
What wheeling and dealing would have got the coalition agreeing to introducing some form of Capital Gains Tax? What sort of leadership? And when introduced how long would the tsunami of resentment and attendant attacks gone on about a CGT? And after the inevitable electoral defeat the activists and idealists with resigned smiles would be celebrating the bravery and the eschewing of pragmatism?
The Dominion Post has to come up with an angle. It was either suggesting that cowardice and pragmatism are indistinguishable now or a little bit down the track kicking over the carcass on the ground saying, "Well that didn't work, but it was brave."
One good thing to come out of the reactions is the lead for all the places where bullying is addressed in the country. The mantra can be put large on the wall, "In all situations pragmatism is cowardice."
I think that pragmatism can be just being realistic.
I'd love to live in one of the old houses that I see on Choice, but I know that I almost certainly never will so don't waste time whinging because I don't.
Saint Jacinda impeached by Left. Nobel Prize nomination rescinded. Anticipated Pike River resurection in doubt.
Pike River ?
I see national has flip flopped again…the 3rd time…from Key promising to bring the bodies out no matter watt …then to it's not possible and we want to concrete the minr shut to make sure…now to want to jump on the reopening bandwagon when they do go in..
How they dare show their faces on the West coast after everything….letting a substandard mine go into operation
The mine went into operation in November 2008. Obviously consents came during the Clark Labour Government.
/ 21st April 2019
The coal mining part started around 2010, before that they were just tunneling in solid rock ( the coal seam is relatively narrow).
And the Royal Commission report found certain safety features in the consents that were supposed to be completed before coal mining began didnt happen.
As well the main problem was the mine operation once coal removal started wasnt reviewed closely by mines inspectorate considering the risk factors., they effectively had no staff to deal with any high risk deep mining. PR Coal was under performing so the push was on to put the coal out no matter what, yet their management turnover meant they were in turmoil and I forget the details but didnt have anyone qualified as safety manager.
A proper inspection system should have picked all these issues up.
We have seen the repeat in a different way with NZTA with trucking issues and driver testing and with the census and things like the Police budget freeze over many years.
While a minister isnt telling them ' Do things this way' , the overriding budget rules say save something like 2% of administration costs every year , this is compounded over time ( English was very hard on this in his 8 years as Finance minister.) And being the public service they just do less rather than using automation properly.
Im dreading to think how the Tax department automation will go , I can see their goals make sense but they will use contractors who like Novapay will make their profit from fixing things up.
A substandard mine that the workers union boss (Andrew Little) and local MP Damian O'Connor said was safe.
"Cowan quotes Labour MPs Damien O'Connor and Andrew Little defending the Pike River Company. O'Connor is quoted from 2010 saying that the disaster was 'just one of these things that the West Coast unfortunately has had to get used to over the years' and suggesting that the company wasn't necessarily to blame. According to Cowan, the then the head of the EPMU, Andrew Little, went into bat for the company saying there was 'nothing unusual about Pike River or this mine that we've been particularly concerned about'."
https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/nz-politics-daily-pike-river-labour-has-blood-its-hands-ck-132112
Note that National are being smart here. They support reentry into the drift, not the mine. Big difference and a massive rock fall separation between the two. Mine entry is something even Labour is not guarantying.
Support re entry into drift- hell they wanted the whole mine entrance concreted and they set up Solid Energy , ( who were bankrupted by English when he took all their financial reserves as dividends) to buy a 'dead' mine so they could do this .

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wilco (the album)
You could have fun all summer long just with the titles to Wilco's seventh studio album, especially seeing how the leadoff track of Wilco (the album) is Wilco (the song). Both are about as whimsical as Jeff Tweedy and company are likely to get on a recording. Luckily, the music inside is just as inviting and summery.
It could be argued that Wilco (the album) is the band's first record that doesn't take a defining step forward. As usual, it wraps itself around Tweedy's alternately sleepy, wide-eyed and demonstrative singing. Just as predictably, the music still revels in allowing an attractive pop melody to melt and morph before our ears. And when the music even begins to suggest static frustration, Tweedy marches out his two prime aces in the hole: guitarist Nels Cline and drummer (and University of Kentucky graduate) Glenn Kotche.
Cut in three sessions – the first and third being held in the band's Chicago digs while the second took place at Neil Finn's studio in Auckland, New Zealand (following collaborations with the Crowded House chieftain's 7 Worlds Collide project) – Wilco (the album) bears a temperament similar to 2007's Sky Blue Sky with melodies that are light and lyrics that suggest the same but usually veer off into darkness.
Deeper Down, for instance, dances between vintage Brit pop and psychedelia. Chiming guitars mimic harpsichords as assorted, distorted ambience rumbles in the background. It's kind of like hearing Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd in a Merseybeat mood. It's a fun, summery listen, for sure. But, as always, there is restlessness in Tweedy's hushed singing, especially in the way the lyrics parallel plumbing the depths of one's psyche to the way a prizefighter is stalked for a knockout punch.
You Never Know, though, is something of a pop smorgasbord. Where do we start with on this one? The China Grove-style piano pounding? The George Harrison-like guitar flourishes? How about the lyrical devices Tweedy employs both as a scolding in the first verse ("C'mon children, you're acting like children") and as a lunatic sing-a-long chorus of "I don't care anymore" that ups the danger element in this solid, summer pop.
Lyrically, the skies darken on Country Disappeared and especially during the romantic detachment of One Wing. The former is played essentially straight with echoes of vintage, mid-tempo pop-soul. But One Wing brings Cline and Kotche to the forefront with punctuated rhythms that jump start and cruise under Tweedy's vocal despondency. Cline's arsenal of squalls, twang and string tricks are artfully let loose from there.
Finally – well, actually, firstly, since its kicks off Wilco (the album) – we have Wilco (the song), which sounds like the coltish offspring of David Bowie's Heroes with a hearty guitar hum and grand vocal hooks. And let's not forget the chorus: "Wilco will love 'ya, baby." Eat your heart out, Telly Savalas.
There are also sonic textures throughout Wilco (the album) suggesting the layered, late '60s turns Brian Wilson fashioned for the Beach Boys that underscore the record's prime selling point: that Wilco (the album) is, at heart, a masterful summer listen.
Now if Wilco (the album) would only incite Wilco (the band) to play Wilco (the song) on Wilco (the tour). Maybe that might even bring Tweedy, Cline, Kotche and the gang back to Lexington (the city). That would sure make me (the critic) one happy fellow.
in performance: steve earle
{ June 28, 2009 @ 2:04 am } · { in performance }
By way of explaining the depths of his affinity for the music of Townes Van Zandt last night at Memorial Hall in Cincinnati, Steve Earle had to also describe the kinship of their demons – specifically, their respective drug addictions. In doing so, Earle outlined a point in the early '90s when he was a near-destitute junkie. Curiously, Van Zandt was called in to help. "You know you're in trouble when Townes visits you for a temperance lecture."
With that, Earle launched into Marie, a harrowing song of love and death Van Zandt recorded for one the final albums released before his death on New Year's Day 1977. Last night, Marie was one of the eight Van Zandt songs Earle performed from his new Townes album (an additional Van Zandt tune not featured on the recording, Rex's Blues, was paired with the Earle original Fort Worth Blues). Some were near classics (Poncho and Lefty), some more obscure and whimsical (Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold) and some were surprisingly uplifting (To Live is to Fly, Colorado Girl) for someone usually branded as a black sheep among Texas songwriters.
Earle told the crowd one of his goals in making Townes was to illuminate the lighter side of Van Zandt's writing. Of course, he used that bit of chat as an intro to one of his idol's most ghastly songs, Lungs. "If this song doesn't scare the (expletive) out of you," Earle then admitted, "then you're probably over medicated."
The nearly two hour solo acoustic concert delivered in Memorial Hall's un-air conditioned swelter sported a few early Earle favorites, too – including a still stark and devastating Goodbye along with more recently topical fare such as The Mountain, Rich Man's War and City of Immigrants. The signature hits Guitar Town and Copperhead Road were served dutifully as encores.
But Earle clearly outlined the performance as a celebration – vindication, even – of Van Zandt's music. In the evening's finest tribute, Earle stirred a guitar-and-harmonica fire under the bluesy Brand New Composition – a tune of hopeful redemption despite a lyric about the singer's new love having "arms just like two rattlesnakes."
The devil is never far at bay in Van Zandt's music. Leave it to Earle to make that gap seem both cheerfully and squeamishly thin.
summer album of the week: 06/27/09
{ June 27, 2009 @ 12:22 am } · { summer album of the week }
the rolling stones: some girls (released june 1978).
During the summer when disco duked it out with punk, The Rolling Stones played double agents by co-opting both along with pop soul (Just My Imagination ) the band's own boozy, riff-savvy rock 'n roll (When the Whip Comes Down) and purposely outrageous country music (Far Away Eyes). The hits were plastered all over the airwaves, from the dance club friendly Miss You to the maggot-ridden punk picture post card of New York Shattered. The album's original cover art work incorporated portraits of several female celebs – including, in the third row, the late Farrah Fawcett. Nearly all objected to being viewed as the Stones' "girls." Topping it all, the Stones played Rupp Arena that summer in their last States-side swing as a truly dangerous band.
in performance: dr. john and the lower 911
{ June 26, 2009 @ 12:56 am } · { in performance }
dr. john performed last night at the kentucky theatre.
It didn't initially have the makings of Mardi Gras. In fact, the party Dr. John held last night at the Kentucky Theatre seemed a fairly relaxed affair with the veteran New Orleans pianist known more informally as Mac Rebennack opening Crescent City funk, pop and roll up to a far larger pop environment.
For the diehards of New Orleans soul, there was Rebennack's famed cover of Professor Longhair's piano party anthem Tipitina and its deep, rumbling keyboard whimsy. Equally tasty was the Meters-style funk of the 1973 Dr. John original I Been Hoodooed.
But Rebennack, dressed in a purple suit, hat and shades, also had a flair for pop standards like Candy and Makin' Whoopee. He additionally discovered a fun intersection for past pop and jazz generations with his 1992 version of Do You Call That a Buddy? – a Louis Jordan hit long ago reimagined by Louis Armstrong.
From there, the Leadbelly staple Goodnight Irene became a showcase for swing while My People Need a Second Line was served as a bittersweet requiem for the dead lost in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. There was also an unexpected nod to Dr. John's "night-tripping" music of the late '60s with Mama Roux, although the tune dealt less last night with gris-gris mysticism than it did with efficient, modern pop soul charm.
Through it all, the Mardi Gras spirit in the audience was limited to a few dancers in the aisles waving handkerchiefs. Then the spiritual jubilation of Lay My Burden Down bled into the signature 1973 hit Right Place Wrong Time. That, in turn, slid straight into the New Orleans carnival staple Big Chief.
Then, in the middle of the crowd, a black umbrella popped open and began to twirl as an audience content on sitting politely began to stand and groove. Sure, the umbrella was a necessity of the evening, given the summer thunderstorms raging outside. But inside, it was a catalyst – the firing pin of a subtle, seasoned Mardi Gras parade with the good Dr. John as its uncontested big chief.
michael jackson, 1958-2009
{ June 25, 2009 @ 11:46 pm } · { an appreciation }
During a late night dinner with a friend at Ramsey's following last night's Dr. John concert, a waitress posed this question.
"What do you think about MJ?"
At that moment, I had no opinion. I didn't know what she was talking about. But the omen wasn't good. There is only one reason a server brings up Michael Jackson before even asking for your order.
Sure enough, Jackson had died hours earlier. He was 50. But since the singer spent nearly 4/5 of his life as a performing artist, he seemed much younger. Befitting his often mercurial life, no one last night could confirm the cause of death.
I respected Jackson as an artist tremendously. He also infuriated the daylights out of me. As giant as his talent was, it could never match the out-of-all-bounds persona that surrounded him. He was a genius. He was a star. He was as commanding a presence as pop music has ever known. But his fallibility seemed to be that he recognized all of those attributes before becoming obsessed with them.
Now is not the time to go into that, though. This is an honest tragedy. Whatever the cause of his death, Jackson will always be as much a victim of pop's grandest excesses as an architect of some of its most lasting commercial hits.
tim krekel, 1950-2009
tim krekel
Tim Krekel never broke things open in Lexington the way he did at home in Louisville. There, he was, justifiably, a revered pop/folk/Americana favorite who caught a glimpse of national fame as a one time member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band and a collaborator and musical chum of everyone from Sam Bush to Bo Diddley to Delbert McClinton.
But Krekel was also a friend to the rock 'n' roll faithful in Louisville. Catching him at a festival there was always a blast. But hearing him within the then-smoky walls of the Air Devils Inn was less a performance situation than a relaxed evening among friends.
Within the past year, it looked as if Lexington might be beginning to take more notice of Krekel. There were two splendid but modestly attended shows at The Dame. Then came a Friday evening at last fall's Christ the King Oktoberfest that had Bush and Krekel making cameos in each other's sets. When Krekel came out late in the evening to harmonize with Bush on All Night Radio (a song the former wrote and the latter popularized) the sense of camaraderie was almost intoxicating.
That's when you sensed good things were ahead for Krekel. But then, with musical pals like Bush at his side along with a devoted hometown fanbase following that was just beginning to creep to Lexington, some of that goodness had already been won.
Krekel died yesterday at his Louisville home. He had been battling abdominal cancer since the spring.
"I may just be happier now than I've been in my whole life," Krekel told me prior to a Dame concert in March 2008. "Maybe that just comes from years of doing this. But my expectations these days are all in the right place."
For more of our interview, click here.
go daddy go
{ June 25, 2009 @ 12:44 am } · { misc. }
daddy: tommy womack and will kimbrough. photo by joshua black wilkins.
The question this weekend won't so much be "Who's your daddy?" but "Who's this Daddy?"
Daddy, as it pertains to a pair of regional performances on Saturday, is the name of a very resourceful Americana outfit fronted by Will Kimbrough and Sturgis native Tommy Womack. Both have been regulars at Lexington clubs, from Kimbrough's rocking dates at The Dame over the past four years to Womack's days in and out of Government Cheese that extend back decades to downtown shows at the long defunct Wrocklage.
Daddy, though, is a different beast. It's a looser, earthier ensemble with strong elements of twang, soul and gospel cool. There is also a healthy roster of inspirations figuring into the band's new For a Second Time album.
Nobody from Nowhere, for instance, is a moody everyman rocker that recalls the narratives of Steve Earle and Chris Knight while Wash & Fold cooks up a groove fueled by vintage Little Feat-style slide guitar and a crisp Bo Diddley beat. The killer, though, is Hardshell Case, which grooves with a slow, determined Southern glow and a guitar hook that sounds like Creedence Clearwater Revival. Keyboards then pepper the tune with a spiritual air that almost takes the music to church.
Kimbrough and Womack will perform as an acoustic duo at Midway College's Francisco Farm Arts Festival on Saturday afternoon (5 p.m., $5) while the full band (rounded out by keyboardist John Deaderick, bassist Dave Jacques and drummer Paul Griffith) heads to The Brick Alley, 25 St. Clair St. in Frankfort for a Saturday evening performance (8 p.m. $10).
Call (859) 846-4049 for info on the Midway duo show and (502) 875-2559 for the full band Frankfort set.
dr. john's second line
{ June 24, 2009 @ 12:12 am } · { profiles }
Of all the heartbreaking, fist-shaking laments Dr. John summons on his recent City That Care Forgot album, My People Need a Second Line is the most arresting.
Set, as is the entire album, in a post-Katrina New Orleans, the song initially outlines the unmovable sadness of a community mourning its dead without even the comforts of a celebratory "second line" – a parade team of musicians and revelers that help funerals become affirmations of life rather than meditations on death.
Then the music steps up, the horns quicken the tempo and the music casts off all emotive burdens. In short, the second line has arrived.
But for Dr. John – also known as pianist, songwriter and all-around New Orleans cultural icon Mac Rebennack – the real second line is still missing in action. A Crescent City native that fused the Louisiana piano lexicon of Professor Longhair with his own swampy Southern funk music to create such distinctive hits as Right Place Wrong Time and Such a Night, Rebennack is still waiting for the full revival of New Orleans, the repair of Southern Louisiana's threatened wetlands and a political leadership free of corruption to lead to the area to a future as heartening as its storied past.
"The song came out of a conversation I had with Aaron Neville," said Rebennack, who performs in Lexington for the first time in eight years on Thursday at the Kentucky Theatre. "He was telling me how they didn't have enough musicians left down in New Orleans to do a second line at a funeral. And that was just so sad to me.
"In New Orleans, for some guy's funeral, there were usually three or five second lines. But here, there weren't even enough to put together one good second line band."
And so we have City That Care Forgot – a Grammy winning album as funky and serenely soulful as any record Rebennack has cut in decades. But lyrically, it simply blisters as the record chronicles the storm ravaged regions of New Orleans (particularly the city's decimated lower ninth ward), the political powers that have hindered its recovery and the deaths that mounted in Katrina's aftermath.
"I hope people don't look at it as being overly political," Rebennack said of the recording. "But we're trying to get truths out. Where can people go to get the truth? Well, I guess they can get it from us – a bunch of musicians. People may go, 'Look at those guys. What do they know?' Well, we know enough to tell the truth."
In Rebennack's corner for City That Care Forget was a host of fellow New Orleans greats, including Grammy winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard, trombonist Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and even songwriter Ani DiFranco. The latter had been maintaining residences in New Orleans and Buffalo, New York. But the album also includes a few notable guests from outside Louisiana: Eric Clapton and Willie Nelson.
"Listen, Willie Nelson is open to everything and Ani lives there part time. Eric and I, we've had our ups and downs over the years. But he came into this knowing what were trying to do. He really cares about it. So everyone threw down with all their hearts and souls for this thing."
For Rebennack, 68, telling the story of a post- Katrina New Orleans began just after the storm hit Southern Louisiana in late August 2005. Within three months, Rebennack had released an EP disc called Sippiana Hericane, an immediate response and impression of Katrina's impact. The record's centerpiece is the four part Wade: Hurricane Suite, a variation on the spiritual Wade in the Water.
"Pretty much our whole band was in a state of shock when we did that record. We were there in the studio trying to keep each other's spirits up. It was just a strange feeling. We were, I think, in Minneapolis when the storm hit. Then we had to go to Japan to play. It was very hard trying to explain to people what we were trying to do with this music."
So what gives Dr. John hope for his homeland? With a March report on CNN terming the lower ninth ward as "an abandoned wasteland" four years after Katrina, what faith can be gleamed for the future?
"Let's put it this way," Rebennack said. "I ain't giving up. We're people of a good spirit. These are people I trust with all of my life. There are also other people that believe in what we do. But certain things have to be done. We've got to rebuild the wetlands. We've got to get oil companies to stop digging where the salt water comes into the marshlands.
"Somebody has to make a decision. It will all come down to this: Will big money win out or will the people have a chance? It's always been that way, really. But the people I know? They're resilient."
Dr. John performs at 7 p.m. June 25 at the Kentucky Theatre, 214 E. Main St. Tickets are $44.50. Call (859) 231-7924.
dave alvin and the guilty women
There are only two things you need to know about Dave Alvin before approaching his newest recording projects. Well, that's excluding the essential bio info – namely, that he is a founding member of the Southern California post-punk roots rock brigade The Blasters, a charter member of X and The Knitters, and an Americana songsmith with two decades worth of exemplary solo recordings to his credit.
For the purposes of Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women and Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to the Songs of Chris Gaffney, you need only know that Alvin's usual touring band is The Guilty Men and that Gaffney, aside from being a bandmate and a quietly literate songsmith, was Alvin's best friend. He died last year of liver cancer.
There. We're all set. Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women teams Alvin with a roster of female country and Americana players that maintain the rootsy intent of The Guilty Men. But the focus here is less on overt rock 'n' roll and more on acoustic based drive.
Those expecting a folk exercise should still be prepared to fasten their seats belts, though. On Nana and Jimi, Alvin tells of being dropped off by his mom as a child at a Jimi Hendrix concert. The tune struts along with '60s pop flair, a touch of psychedelia and a little whammy bar distortion that gives the music ample twang. Guess that means Ma Alvin is, in her own way, a Guilty Woman, too.
There is also a nice bridge to Alvin's past with a Cajun reworking of the seminal Blasters tune Marie Marie. Violinists Amy Farris and Laurie Lewis orchestrate and propel the modest groove while veteran steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar adds winding, Western color that borders on swing.
The real curiosity here, however, is a revision of the 1956 Doris Day hit Que, Sera Sera with piano queen Marcia Ball pumping the fun full of boogie woogie gusto while Christy McWilson serves as a prime duet foil for Alvin's sleek vocal cool.
man of somebody's dreams: a tribute to chris gaffney
Man of Somebody's Dreams gets an early vote for country album of the year even though it veers too deeply into traditional country territory for the likes of contemporary country radio. What a shame. Robbie Fulks sounds like a Bakersfield-bound Faron Young on King of the Blues while Joe Ely gives Lift Your Leg some serious Long Star swagger.
Alejandro Escovedo offers a lovely string-laden waltz reworking of 1968 which Alvin co-wrote with Gaffney years ago (it was featured on Alvin's Blackjack David album in 1998) while Alvin himself, who is listed as "curator" for Man of Somebody's Dreams, presents a snapshot of the Southern California youth he and Gaffney shared on Artesia that is devoid of sentimentality.
But even with other killer tracks by John Doe, Calexico and Peter Case, the hands down highlight is the album's title tune as interpreted by Los Lobos. With David Hidalgo softly singing lead, the tune possesses a light '60s twilight air with chiming keyboards offsetting acoustic guitars. The tune is a mini memory play of sorts, where a lover of two women becomes a loner with none in a wondrously understated performance.
One project is a requiem. The other charts a new beginning. Together they make up the two newest chapters in Alvin's continually appealing Americana saga.
avett major
the avett brothers perform at the kentucky theatre on tuesday. from left: bob crawford, seth avett and scott avett. photo by crackerfarm.
For years, the Avett Brothers operated as a sort of rootsy, indie antiquity in motion.
A banjo, stand up bass and guitar outfit from the bluegrass-rich regions of North Carolina, the band's music was one part rustic, literate acoustic charm and two parts seething rock 'n' roll. And with every album cut for the independent Ramseur Records label, the band's fanbase grew.
Well, a growth spurt was bound happen sooner or later. The trio of guitarist Seth Avett, banjoist Scott Avett and unofficial sibling but fully indoctrinated "brother" bassist Bob Crawford have caught the ears of the major labels – specifically, American/Columbia Records. Not only that, their first non-indie project, a new album set for release later this summer called I and Love and You, teamed the band with one of the record industry's most esteemed producers, Rick Rubin.
So how does the change sit with the Avetts? Will jumping from the indie ranks to cutting an American album with Rubin puncture the intimacy and organic energy of the brothers' rambunctious string band sound?
"We're a major label act now," Johnson said. "We can't deny that at this moment. But we're kind of dancing with the one that brung us, you know what I'm saying? That said we haven't really changed our attitudes about what we're doing since the days when me, Seth and Scott we're touring around in a pick up truck.
"What's happening now is simply the next step on the ladder for us. If you listen to each album, you will see a maturing process even though you will not notice any great change in the music. We have learned what works and what doesn't. And then we simply modified."
Many might argue that making a record with Rubin – whose client list has included Metallica, Tom Petty, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Johnny Cash – isn't merely a step up on a ladder. It's more like an express move to the penthouse.
"Rick is very patient, very thoughtful and very mellow," Crawford said. "He's a meticulous note-taker with an eye for detail. He can hear a song and break down the parts like the workings of a clock. And he is very aware, as we are, of the importance of each word in a lyric.
"It was a really nice collaboration. As someone who has been playing music for a long time, I can tell you there are perceptions that go with making a major label album – things like people being difficult and demanding. None of that materialized. None of the nightmare scenarios ever materialized.
"The thing is you can't dwell on any of this. I mean, working with Rick Rubin? Who could have fathomed that? But then it happens, it is what it is and you keep moving. We just have to keep moving."
One could have sensed the majors would eventually call on the Avetts. The leap in visibility between the band's 2005 concert recording, Live, Vol. 2, and its briskly selling 2007 studio album Emotionalism was considerable. In fact, the trio's Lexington fanbase was essentially established in full during that time through shows at The Dame. And as the popularity grew so did the size of the venues the Avetts played.
This week, in fact, the band is graduating to its first headlining show at the Kentucky Theatre. And the shows and stages are getting even bigger. Already this summer, the Avetts have opened performances by the Dave Matthews Band at sold out arenas. But with that comes another challenge – playing in front of a huge audience that paid to hear someone else.
"It comes back to just doing what we do," Crawford said. "It takes a show or two to get acclimated to that environment. But I'll tell you what… it was really pretty cozy up there opening for Dave.
"Still, we do our thing no matter what stage we're on. The idea of the live show for us has always been 'pull the cord and let 'er rip.' It's always been like that. So there is a sense of comfort and security that comes with that no matter what environment we're playing in, whether it's a festival, a punk club, a theatre or an amphitheatre with Dave in front of 18,000 people. Of course, it's more like 8,000 when we start our set.
"But empty room, full room, board room, class room – we've played just about all of them. The sound systems change. The environments change. We stay the same."
The Avett Brothers performs at 7 p.m. June 23 at the Kentucky Theatre, 214 E. Main. Tickets are $24.50. Call (859) 231-7924.


Earlier this year, Western Digital released the second generation of their Black NVMe SSDs with the new SN750. It came with aggressive pricing and even faster speeds, which would differentiate Western Digital from amongst the growing NVMe market. For the last few weeks, we've been testing out the WD Black SN750 to see if this small solid state drive does indeed have blazing fast speeds.
Depending on what you're looking for, the SN750 comes in sizes from 250GB to 2TB. We've been testing out the 1TB SSD, which you can purchase for $279.99. This brings the price per gigabyte around 27 cents. With Western Digital's competitive pricing, the cost per gigabyte will range between 25 to 30 cents depending on what size you'll need. Western Digital will also release the SN750 with an added heatsink, which will drive up the price of the SSD's by roughly $20 to $30.
If you've never seen or heard of an NVMe drive, then you'll be surprised when you first see one because these drives are small. The SN750 measures around 8 cm in length, 2 cm in width and is about as thick as a credit card. The drive utilizes the M.2 228 form factor, so if you're looking to pick up one of these drives, you'll need a motherboard that can support it. If you don't have one or don't want to bother getting a new mobo, there are other options, such as PCIe adapters or hard drive enclosures that will still allow you to use these drives with your current PC build.
The 1TB model that we've been testing is capable of having sequential read speeds of 3,470 MB/s and write speeds of 3,000 MB/s, and random read speeds of 515K IOPS and write speeds of 560K IOPS. To handle these speeds, the SN750 is engineered with an SLC 64-Layer 3D NAND that handles all of the drives data transfers, while a TLC 3D NAND will be utilized for storage.
Aside from playing games, the NVMe drive was also perfect to use for video editing. Playing 4K video files was seamless and rarely had any dropped frames. When it came to rendering video footage, the SN750 was able to render in a much faster time than a standard hard drive.
One caveat with the new SN750 black was that the drive does get relatively hot. We tested the drive with an aluminum enclosure and within in a few minutes, you can feel that amount of heat that the drive was producing. For a drive with no moving parts, we were a little surprised with the heat that came off, but if you've equipped the drive with a good heatsink, you won't come across any performance issues with the drive.
If you're looking to upgrade your hard drives or build a PC from the bottom up, then the Black SN750 is a drive that should be strongly considered in your next build. For the small and intimidating size, this is a drive that performs exceptionally well with very fast speeds that will help you out with your gaming and or video editing. Coming in around 25 cents per gigabyte, the drives are very affordable that won't burn a hole in your wallet. The new M.2 form factor can be tricky for those who don't have a motherboard to support the drive, but with a few searches at your favorite online store, you can easily find a solution that will help you get the most out of the Black SN750 drive.
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Building Projects underway in 1963 -- Union National Bank – 1963 – in early 1963 Union National Bank was in the construction phase. The steel work was in place for the new two story bank building which was to be the home of the most modern facility in the banking business…… Gate City Savings & Loan – a multi gables roof accented the new building on the corner of 4rd Avenue and 1st Street SW …. Ramada Inn – on top of North Hill overlooking the valley. Now known as the Grand International Inn…….


As predicted by Skymet Weather, during the last 24 hours, many south coastal stations of Andhra Pradesh received heavy to very heavy rainfall activity. This was due to the well-marked low-pressure area in Southwest Bay of Bengal.
In fact, Tirupati recorded 110 mm of rain in span of 24 hours from 8:30 am on Wednesday. Rest southern coastal districts also witnessed heavy rains wherein Nellore recorded 55 mm of rain, Kavali 30 mm, Ongole 13 mm, Arogyavaram 10 mm and Cuddappah 4 mm.
Meanwhile, dry weather prevailed over the northern parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Now, the well-marked low-pressure area has weakened into low-pressure area and is lying over interior parts of Tamil Nadu. But still thunderclouds are persisting over South coastal Andhra Pradesh. Therefore, we expect few intense spells of rain to occur over parts of Andhra Pradesh till Thursday evening.
Moderate rain and thundershower activities with strong gusty winds and few heavy spells are likely over Anantapur, Chittoor, East Godavari, Guntur, Krishna, Kurnool, Prakasam, Srikakulam, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, West Godavari and Y.S.R. during next 24 hours.
Thereafter, as the low-pressure area will continue its westward journey and will weaken further, we expect intensity of rains to start reducing over South Andhra Pradesh. Then, by tomorrow we expect intensity to go down further and only isolated rains will continue.
Weather over entire Andhra Pradesh will clear by evening of November 23. There will be gradual increase in maximum temperatures from November 24.


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I think it was unfortunate in a way that we came to Cambodia from Thailand. Our four days in Bangkok had made us so sick of Thai food (how it smells!) that we had decided that we hated all South East Asian food. I had decided that, for all my supposed enthusiasm about traveling and seeing new cultures and what not, food was definitely not something I was willing to experiment with.
And so we stuck to very conservative things for the first couple of days in Siem Reap - we even ate at KFC one night!
Which was pretty stupid of us, actually. Khmer food, it turns out, is much tastier than Thai food. Not only that, Siem Reap is much better than Bangkok when it comes to food - because it's a tourist town, after all. It has sprung up and grown purely because of Angkor-related tourism, which means that the food available at most joints in Siem Reap has been tweaked to suit touristy (mostly Western) tastes. Authenticity be damned, tasty food is what matters!
But it took us a day and a half in Siem Reap to finally try some Khmer food - and we actually liked it! The Husband gobbled down his Khmer Fish Amok so fast that a Japanese girl at the next table asked, astounded, "That tasty, huh?" My Khmer Chicken Curry, chicken and vegetables drowned in coconut milk, was the best thing I'd eaten in days.
After that, we were firm converts.
The only problem was that we didn't feel like eating much during the day. The incredible heat of Cambodia made us thirsty, but never hungry. Every day, it was only after the sun went down that we became aware of our stomachs. And then we couldn't get enough of rice and curry.
Food prices in Siem Reap depend on where you're eating. At the roadside stalls inside the Angkor Park, a single dish is around $4, which is pretty steep considering the general price levels. But in Siem Reap town, you can find food to suit whatever budget you have. Below is a page from the menu of the restaurant we ate at on our first night there.
Strangely enough, drinks are amazingly cheap. "Happy Hours" in Siem Reap last all the way till 10 PM. Though the menus mention drinks at $1 and above, it's perfectly possible to get something for half that; many restaurants have one-plus-one offers which work out super-cheap. The only exception was Coke - nobody was willing to go below $1 for a can.
We also spotted a handful of Indian restaurants - I have no idea who they cater to in Cambodia. Below is the board of the Kerala restaurant in Pub Street, which was Kerala only in name. It served dishes from across India, but didn't have a single soul inside when we saw it.
Since you've survived Thailand, Siem Reap should be a breeze. :) Veg options are limited, of course - but at least most restaurants have them.


The B.C. Ministry of Education offers bursaries to residents of the province who take at least 55% of their courses in French while pursuing full-time studies at an accredited post-secondary institution in Canada.
Your education in French in B.C.
Who is eligible? Where can I study?
Full-time post-secondary students (incl. certificate, diploma, Bachelor's, Master's and PhD).
Only open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents who have been living in BC for 12 consecutive months when classes begin (excluding time spent outside of B.C. pursuing post-secondary education).
Online courses do not qualify except for the Bursary for Teachers – University Courses in French.
At least 55% of courses must be taught in French each semester, or on average over both semesters.
Students completing teacher training outside of BC are eligible for this bursary.
If you are taking post-secondary courses part-time and are a teacher currently employed by a BC school district or independent school, you must apply for the Bursary for Teachers – University Courses in French.
What are the submission deadlines? How can I apply?
APPLY by February 28 for courses ending between June 1 of the previous year and May 31 of the current year. (e.g. Feb 28, 2019 is the deadline to apply for courses ending between June 1, 2018 and May 31, 2019).
We are unable to provide individual updates on the status of bursaries, as doing so significantly increases bursary processing times.
If your bursary application is incomplete we will contact you by email, and you will have an opportunity to supply the required information.
You need to submit one form per semester.
the language of instruction of each course.
Once this form has been approved, the Ministry will issue a payment for the semester or course in question.The applicant will be notified by email that a bursary payment is pending.
SFU's Faculty of Education and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers programs in French. Simon Fraser University also has an Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs.
Are you looking for opportunities to experience French outside of B.C.?
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Liquid gas expands to fill Britain's energy gap
Virtual pipeline that ships LNG around the world is growing in importance – and reducing the UK's reliance on Russia. But it can't insulate the gas supply from disruption
Mon 27 Dec 2010 12.27 EST First published on Mon 27 Dec 2010 12.27 EST
National Grid's liquefied natural gas terminal on the Isle of Grain. On one of the coldest days of the month, a record quarter of all gas consumed in the UK came from LNG. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
On a freezing morning, Simon Fairman, manager of National Grid's Isle of Grain liquified natural gas terminal, greets a blue-faced engineer in a control room. The engineer had just come inside after a morning checking nuts and bolts on the windswept new jetty which opened for business at the start of this month. Protruding some 300 metres into the murky River Medway, the jetty can accommodate tankers the size of aircraft carriers to offload their precious cargo of supercooled liquid gas.
The timely expansion – which coincided with the coldest weather for decades – means the £1bn liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal, the world's largest outside Japan and Korea, can now supply up to a fifth of the UK's average annual gas demand.
However, a tanker which had been expected to dock that day was not now due until the following week, giving engineers the opportunity to carry out maintenance. It is impossible to know precisely when LNG tankers – sailing mostly from Algeria, Qatar and Norway – will arrive. A maximum of five can dock there each week. Gas producers such as BP, Algeria's Sonatrach and Gaz de France pay National Grid to book berthing slots at the terminal but do not have to use them.
"They will pick and choose – they can change their mind up to the last moment," Fairman says. "If there is a demand for gas in Spain, they will take the cargo there because there is a better price rather than bring it to the UK, for example."
Last year one tanker from Algeria on its seven-day voyage to the Isle of Grain had got as far as the Straits of Dover when the ship's master was called by Sonatrach, owner of the cargo.
"There were some problems in Turkey and a need for LNG there," Fairman recalls. "They were saying: 'We may need you to divert, we may need you to turn round and go full speed to Turkey.'"
LNG is gas compressed into a liquid for shipping and then reconverted into gas after it reaches its destination. Fairman calls the growing number of LNG tankers and terminals such as the Isle of Grain around the world a virtual global pipeline.
The UK has three major terminals which between them are able to supply almost half of the country's average annual gas demand. Each of the largest tankers carries enough gas to supply about a third of the UK's average daily winter demand.
Gas glut
The International Energy Agency this year pointed to an unexpected global "gas glut" which it forecasts will last for a decade, the result of new ways of producing "unconventional gas" from shale or coal seams. This glut means that oil companies such as Shell will soon be producing more gas than oil for the first time.
Not relying on physical pipelines, LNG allows producers to reach new markets such as the UK. On one of the coldest days of the month – December 19 – a record quarter of all the gas consumed in the UK came from LNG. Ships flocked to UK terminals to meet demand – and to benefit from the high prices energy companies such as British Gas were prepared to pay to keep their customers supplied.
National Grid estimates that as supplies from the North Sea run out, the UK will be forced to import 70% of its gas by 2020, with two thirds of this coming from LNG. The gas glut and expansion of terminals such as the Isle of Grain have also eased concerns over security of supply as the country is less heavily reliant on imports shipped by pipeline from Europe and Russia.
However, the growth in LNG does not mean the UK will be entirely insulated from winter gas supply rows involving Russia and its European neighbours. In fact, the Guardian's visit to the Isle of Grain coincided with one by Russian energy group Gazprom, with the company talking to National Grid about booking new berthing slots.
"If you are a producer of LNG you will always be looking for new markets," Fairman says. "In the situation with Gazprom – they clearly would like to develop their capacity for LNG. From our point of view, there is an opportunity of having a conversation which prospectively could or could not lead to something."
Diverting demand
Nick Campbell, from energy consultancy Inenco, argues that relying more on LNG opens up the UK to the vagaries – and volatility – of global gas demand. He cites the example of an LNG tanker from Nigeria bound for the Dragon LNG terminal at Milford Haven in Wales in August, which was diverted at the last minute to Brazil. Lower-than-expected rainfall meant that Brazil's hydro plants were generating less electricity, requiring its gas plants to increase production.
The UK can import up to about 75% of its average winter demand via pipelines from Norway and the Continent, but this gas will flow elsewhere in Europe if the price is higher there.
"With pipelines we are competing against Europe for gas. With LNG, we are competing in a global market," Campbell says.
Whether LNG cargoes arrive in the UK depends on how much suppliers are willing to pay. "When people say we are running out of gas we are not, but the price may have to increase to incentivise shippers," Campbell says. "Gas producers are not the Salvation Army. They are not going to do anything for free."
But equally, he estimates that gas bought on the spot market would cost a quarter more had the UK's LNG capacity not nearly tripled in the last two years.
Fairman insists the destination of most LNG tankers is scheduled months in advance: "This not 'Where am I going to put it today?'" He says they should not be viewed any differently to oil tankers. "We don't worry about where oil tankers are going with our petrol."


Poop, Spit up, and Tantrums: Why I Do What I Do!
Poop, spit-up, and toddler tantrums. It sounds like a glamorous job, doesn't it? Naked newborn babies tend to be messy, and toddlers, well, they run the show! I almost never leave a session as clean as when I started! It was left out of that title, but I actually think cake smashes are my messiest sessions! I've never left one without cake on me somewhere! So, why in the world would I volunteer for that!?
In all honesty, it may be a *little* messy or chaotic sometimes, but I wouldn't trade my job for anything in the world! You see, I have two little boys at home with me. They are 3 and 18 months. They, along with their sister arriving in December, and their Daddy, are my whole world. If I wanted to end this post here, I would simply say, they are are the reason I do what I do. It's more than that, but it definitely started as a love affair with pictures of them!
When my boys were born, I wanted nothing more than to have pictures of every single milestone. I wanted to document everything so I wouldn't forget a thing! With my first baby, we had professional pictures done every 3 months. By the time number two came along, I already had my own camera and could shoot all of his milestones myself. However, I still needed a newborn and family photographer, because I need to be in the photos, too! I want my boys to have tangible memories of their childhood and their parents! Have you seen the movie, Coco? That entire family had never seen what Coco's father looked like! If you only have one family photo, you could be Hector! Don't be like Hector!
I have chosen to specialize in newborn and young family photography because these are the days go by too quickly. It is also my favorite stage of motherhood. I am right here in the trenches with you. Our baby girl is due this December and I have also chosen a photographer to trust with our most precious images. Babies change so much in those first days and weeks. We can never go back to those days which makes those portraits some of my most cherished.
At the end of the day, I've probably been pooped on, spit up on, or witnessed an upset toddler, whether I'm working or at home with my boys! It's literally my full time, 24-7 job and there's nothing I'd rather do! My three year old pooped on his newborn photographer worse than any of my client's babies. (I should be knocking on wood right now, I'm sure…) That same three year old is the KING of tantrums and throwing himself down in the most random of places. A toddler can be unhappy at any time, but that's why I try to make family portraits FUN for everyone! It's all worth it when I have happy clients with a house full of images that will be cherished forever. THAT is why I do what I do! These moments are treasures!
Aimee Hamilton is a Woodlands Area Newborn Photographer who offers studio, lifestyle and fresh 48 newborn portraits. To book your newborn or family session, get in touch, here!


The recent glitch with Weebly has made me more aware than ever just how much fun your comments add to my quiet days here.
Meanwhile Weebly engineers are working on the bug which prevents us commenting - I hope you'll save your thoughts to share when they have it fixed - I do love the conversations we have here..
You will all be getting messages like this too - all CAPITALS, bold and italics and exclamation marks !!!
Act now!! .. Me - No!
It brings out the worst in me I fear.
But I will be careful not to lose the things I like to receive and appreciate the need for changes.
And I'll post some photographs later today..
Views from the hammock on a very hot day....I think the hammock may be my favourite thing in the garden.
The most relaxed I've been in months.
I hope you have a relaxing weekend.
I hereby resolve to smile even more tomorrow.
Not smiling about the glitch that means I cannot reply to your comments at the moment. Sorry about that..working on it.
I can't see beyond the end of my trowel lately and have loved being out of doors most of the time. I find myself going to bed when it gets dark, and waking with the dawn and wonder if this is a natural bodily response to being outside and doing physically tiring work.
Indoors I am gradually reviewing my paintings, deciding what to keep and what to sell.
If like me you move your paintings frequently this tip might be useful for filling the many small holes in the walls. Most of my walls are white and rubbing a piece of white chalk over the hole fills the hole and smudging it with my finger blends the rest into the wall - almost invisible (and good enough till I next get round to redecorating).
Isn't it lovely when the main news of the day is love and happiness?
made some tea and sat down and watched the whole thing.
Dazzled by the smiles, the dress, the flowers- loved the flowers, the sunshine and the sheer happiness and exuberance of the whole event.
I hope they will have a long and happy marriage.
Bear with me as they say, for I am still on about Venice!
I am passionate about Venice - it just happened. I did not need to try (I just needed to be there).
I loved the cookery book Polpo as much for it's information about Venice as for the food and knew that I would want to eat cicheti at a bacaro (see the Polpo story here) - the kind of place Venetians will stop at on the way home from work, maybe with a colleague or meeting a friend, for a glass of local wine or a spritz and some delicious small snacks. I was delighted to find that one of Russell Norman's recommended bacari was on the street right below our apartment!
I am passionate about writing Live Simply Simply Live!
I think perhaps passion is in large part commitment, and hope that by choosing to commit I can revive the passion and enthusiasm I once felt for most things I did (teaching, patchwork and quilting, gardening and landscape design, painting..).
I am working madly in the garden having agreed to opening it for charity in a moment of nostalgia for the fun Barry and I had doing this over a number of years.
On my own it just felt like hard work.
Remembering that old 'act as if' adage, I wondered if I acted as if I was still passionate about it - that is if I did the things I did when I was passionate about it - gave it my full attention, did the research, sowed the seeds, made the decisions, tried different plant combinations, really loved and looked after the plants, put in the hours....would the passion return?
Bereavement it seems to me, takes away the extra energy, the surplus of energy a person needs to feel these feelings of enthusiasm.
I pay for help with grass and hedge cutting (must sell more paintings), Jennie helps me plan and divide and plant, friends offer help and I accept gladly and slowly, slowly my interest and pleasure in it are returning.
Well maybe I spent longer in the hammock, but it was hot and taking out two heaped barrowloads of moss was hard work..
I hope you found a happy balance in your day.
Thank you for all the interesting comments on yesterday's post. It's a huge and I think very important subject.
Could the current 'mental health crisis'. especially among young people, be about too much information? I have said before that I don't believe human beings are designed to cope with the world's bad news on the hour every hour 24/7. How do we decide who to listen to? And what information to trust?
I was very interested in what Madeleine Albright has to say in her new book.
It makes me feel I have to be engaged. Perhaps I too am an optimist who worries a lot!
Balance is everything and the point of balance is different for everyone. It's up to us to find our own.
One of the joys of my Amazing April was that for weeks I did not hear about he-who-shall-not-be-named (and whose tweets I refuse to read any more) or Brexit.
I blithely choose to have a totally news-free day and listen to Mozart instead, but the issue of trying to be a well informed, politically aware citizen has never been more difficult to resolve.
How do I manage it and stay sane?
This must be why I woke so early..
Our village contingent of swallows returned today from Africa - a little flock noisily wheeling about then 'our two' diving straight into the nesting place above the studio window. Isn't it amazing that they can do that? It occurs to me I have just had the gutters cleaned and that is probably where they find the mud to mend their nests. Oh dear. Sorry swallows!
I could hear a cuckoo further up the glen, and saw the first butterfly - white, but too big to be an orange tip.
It is so lovely to have the doors and windows open, and Mozart wafting out.
And to think about the hammock and check if it survived the winter..
My birthday lilies are still scenting the house but outside there is a wonderful scent all around. People look for blossom, but it the new leaves of the balsam poplar which scent the air. I can smell it at my back door although the two trees, in the centre of the photograph are at least 50 mtrs away. I often cut a few little branches but there are thick brambles underneath, and the house is full of scent anyway so not this year.
Meanwhile the greenhouse is filling up nicely...and tulip 'Purissima' is changing from a deep cream to a purer white, as it matures.
Something has seeded thickly on the greenhouse floor - I want to identify it before clearing it - it may be something I can use! If it is geranium robertianum I will plant it all along the fence border but it is too soon to tell..
It's 3.47 and the cloud hasn't lifted all day.
Are you getting some sunshine?
Spotted from the bus somewhere between Fort William and Loch Lomond..


The 49ers believe they had victory within their reach late in the game in New Orleans when Ahmad Brooks sacked Saints quarterback Drew Brees, whose fumble was recovered by San Francisco. Instead, Brooks was called for hitting Brees in the neck area and the Saints marched down the field for the game-tying field goal. Another field goal gave them the win.
The Patriots lost Monday night's game at Carolina when referees picked up a flag in the end zone on the final play after New England tight end Rob Gronkowski was clearly held and had no chance to make an attempt to catch Tom Brady's pass, which was intercepted. While the referees offered the Patriots no explanation, the ruling was that Brady's pass was uncatchable.
The two well-played games' outcomes were affected by a questionable call and a non-call. Instead of talking about great games, we're talking about terrible officiating.
• Unless Tim Hudson can hit with power and play the outfield on days he's not pitching, the Giants still have a lot of work to do this offseason to fill the holes that caused them to sink to the bottom of the National League West standings in 2013. Still, signing the 38-year-old veteran will improve the Giants' staff for two years, and his presence around young pitchers beginning to filter into the bigs at the end of the 2014 season will be a bonus.
• Donte Whitner's request to have his last name changed to Hitner will have to wait until after the season, when he can be present before a judge in Ohio. Until then, he'll be the charter member of the 49ers' No-Name Defense.
• Sacramento State and coach Marshall Sperbeck take a three-game losing streak against UC Davis into Saturday's 60th Causeway Classic at Hornet Stadium. While Sac State alums have grown to accept five- to six-win seasons, Hornets fans cringe at the thought of losing the one game that matters most.
6 p.m., CSNCA: The Kings' last road win came in March against the Suns.
Are NFL referees playing too big of a role in outcome of games?
• Yes, it seems that way.
• No, better team always wins.


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Our Impact Pact
These days, all kinds of brands are chirping about "sustainability," "eco-friendliness," and "all-natural ingredients." What's a girl to believe? That's why we're cutting through the marketing speak with hardass facts. Keep reading to see how we (that's Knickey AND you) fit into the global effort to clean up the industry.
Fashion Needs to Get Woke
In 2016, the apparel and footwear industries generated approximately 10% of global pollution alone! Greenhouse gas emissions add some 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 each year, which is more than all international flights and marine shipping combined.
Real talk: worldwide clothing production has doubled over the last 15 years, and is expected to increase another 60% by 2030 as the population grows. As one of the most polluting industries in the world, fashion is extremely resource intensive [using up nearly 100 million tons of non-renewable resources each year] and its fabulous seasonal outputs can be just as detrimental to the earth's long-term health.
Don't worry, the future doesn't have to be so bleak. By making better choices across the supply chain, we can conserve more natural resources and prevent further detriment to the environment - combating pollution, reducing waste creation and preventing forced labor.
The Dirty Deets
Our planet can't keep up with this demand. What's needed of land, water, energy and humans to answer the pace of fashion production exceeds what experts call our "planetary boundaries."
An estimated 342 million barrels of oil are turned into synthetic clothing every year, which is equivalent to 3 trillion plastic bottles. This accounts for about 60% of clothing today - gross! Polyester production creates more than three times the amount of greenhouse gases than organic cotton in production.
As a complex global system, the fashion industry employs over 75 Million humans worldwide. With higher demand for production, that number is increasing, while wages are too often sadly decreasing.
On The Brightside
Organic cotton fiber actually utilizes less energy and water to produce than both conventional cotton and its pesky polyester alternatives.
Choosing a natural fiber like organic cotton helps to eliminate the use of crude oil and precious fossil fuels in apparel manufacturing - thereby reducing carbon emissions and preserving natural resources.
Our Fair Trade certified factories guarantee workers living wages and provide additional funding to invest in local communities.
Over 8000 different chemicals are used to produce, dye and finish the textiles that make our clothing - that equates to 43 million tons of chemicals each year.
While many chemicals may not pose a threat to human health, other key chemicals used in textile production have known effects on human and environmental health - but are still regularly used by mainstream brands.
In fact, only a fraction of all textile-related substances have undergone toxicity testing for safety to work with - and even fewer to wear. Some are known carcinogens [read: cancer-causing], endocrine disruptors which are extremely harmful to hormonal systems and reproductive health. Ingredients for many of these chemicals are actually protected by "Trade Secrets" and can't be properly tested for human safety.
20% of industrial wastewater pollution worldwide originates from the textile industry, polluting local rivers, impacting bathing and drinking, and entering the food stream, causing disease and terminal illnesses in many of the local communities.
By committing to using certified organic cotton, we're choosing a production method that has a quarter of the environmental impact of conventional cotton, and a third of the carbon emissions of synthetics like polyester. Here are few reasons we love the OC:
With no pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilizers - it's regenerative and safe for the earth
On the farm and in the factory, it reduces water usage and safely recycles it
It actually absorbs carbon from the environment - ultimately reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Our certified organic cotton supply chain uses only Oeko-Tex certified dyes in processing - which means zero toxic chemicals in production
You may be surprised to learn that a garment's largest environmental impact happens well after the farm or factory phases of its life. Not so fun fact - it's when it gets home to you. The good news is, you have all the power to change that.
The average human buys 60% more clothing and keeps it half as long as they used to 15 years ago.
Synthetics fibers [like polyester and nylon] shed little plastic fragments called microfibers when they're washed. Right now we're releasing about ½ million of these microfibers into our oceans each year. That's basically 50 billion plastic bottles...
Most of the environmental impact of laundry comes from energy use in heating up the water in the washing machine, and then machine drying your clothes.
All done - what now? Every second, one garbage truck of textiles is dropped in a landfill or incinerated. In the US alone, 85% of clothing ends up in a landfill. Textile waste per person in the US is now 102 lbs per person, per year!
If you double the number of times you wear a piece of clothing, you could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 44%! #nobrainer
Choose organic natural fibers instead of plastics-based polyesters to reduce this hugely concerning environmental impact, and for those must-have moisture-wicking yoga pants, grab a specialized laundry bag to prevent more microfiber mayhem.
Switching from hot water to cold would prevent 500 lbs of CO2 from entering the atmosphere every year. Easy peasy. And if you really want to go for gold, use a low-impact organic detergent and hang dry. If you did this for just six months - you would eliminate up to 700 pounds of greenhouse gases annually. High five!
Little did you know, 95% of clothing that is thrown in the trash could be recycled - even your old undies. Recycling textiles diverts an otherwise huge waste of resources and can save up to 70% of the energy and 40% of the CO2 as compared to virgin material production - win, win win.
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Published: Wednesday 20 May 2009
The Australian Taxation Office's Management of Serious Non-Compliance
The objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of the Tax Office's strategies to address serious non-compliance. In conducting the audit, the ANAO examined the Tax Office's management framework and arrangements to deter, detect and deal with fraud and serious evasion.
Administration of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tax Office's administration of the PRRT. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) identified four key areas for review: general administration; compliance; promoting certainty in administering the PRRT; and governance arrangements.
Published: Wednesday 11 March 2009
Green Office Procurement and Sustainable Office Management
The objective of this audit was to assess and report on the progress being made by Government agencies in achieving better practice in green office procurement and sustainable office management. The scope of the audit included agencies incorporated under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 as well as a sample of bodies incorporated under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. Sixty-three agencies were included in an audit survey. Detailed validation was carried out in nine of these agencies.
Across Entities
Published: Monday 22 December 2008
The Australian Taxation Office's Administration of Business Continuity Management
The objective of the audit was to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the BCM practices and procedures within the Tax Office in preparing for, or responding to, disruptions to 'business as usual' operations.
Published: Friday 27 June 2003
Administration of Australian Business Number Registrations
As part of the Government's Taxation Reform Initiatives, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) was given responsibility for implementing the Australian Business Number (ABN) and Australian Business Register (ABR) initiatives. The objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of the ABN registration process and the ATO's implementation and management of the ABR.
Administration of the Payment of Tax by Non-Residents
The audit reviewed the Australian Taxation Office's administration of the payment of tax by non-residents. The audit objectives were to:
provide Parliament with assurance about how efficiently and effectively the ATO administers the payment of tax in respect of non-residents;
identify any scope for more effective and efficient administration of the function; and
identify any opportunities for the cost-effective collection of additional revenue.
Published: Tuesday 24 June 2003
Goods and Services Tax Fraud Prevention and Control
The audit reviewed the Australian Taxation Office's fraud prevention and contol arrangements in relation to the Goods and Services Tax. The audit objective was to assess whether the ATO has implemented administratively effective GST fraud control arrangements, consistent with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines.
R&D Tax Concession
The audit assessed DITR's and the ATO's administration of the R&D Tax Concession including review processes for registration and subsequent expenditure claims, by eligible companies. In particular, the audit focussed on measuring performance, risk management, and information systems including security and data integrity.
Australian Taxation Office; Department of Industry Tourism and Resources
Published: Monday 2 December 2002
The Australian Taxation Office's Management of its Relationship with Tax Practitioners
The audit examined the ATO's management of its relationship with tax practitioners (tax agents and the wider group of professionals working on taxation matters for clients). However, our main focus was the ATO's management of its relationship with tax agents because they are the core element of the tax practitioner grouping and their role is fundamental to the effective operation of the tax system. The objective of the audit was to assess how well the ATO manages its relationship with tax practitioners, focussing on selected ATO relationships with tax practitioners, in particular its regulatory relationship with tax agents, its service support relationship with tax agents and its relationship with tax agents and members of the wider tax practitioner group in the professional bodies as key stakeholders in tax administration.