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Study: 4.7 billion birds leave the U.S. each fall
BirdWatching by Tjbuzzeo	- 10M ago
Radar technology has helped put a more precise number on the birds migrating through the United States each fall and spring. Illustration by Jillian Ditner/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Using cloud computing and data from 143 weather radar stations across the continental United States, Cornell Lab of Ornithology researchers recently estimated how many birds migrate through the U.S. and the toll that winter and the birds' migratory journeys take.
"We've discovered that each autumn, an average of 4 billion birds move south from Canada into the U.S. At the same time, another 4.7 billion birds leave the U.S. over the southern border, heading to the tropics," notes lead author Adriaan Dokter, an Edward W. Rose postdoctoral fellow at the Cornell Lab. "In the spring, 3.5 billion birds cross back into the U.S. from points south, and 2.6 billion birds return to Canada across the northern U.S. border."
In other words, fewer birds return to their breeding grounds after going through fall migration and spending months on their wintering grounds. But the researchers, writing in Nature, Ecology & Evolution, were surprised to find that the migrants arriving across the U.S. southern border had an average return rate of 76 percent during the 5 years of the study (2013 to 2017) and the birds wintering in the U.S. had only an average return rate of 64 percent.
"Contrary to popular thought, birds wintering in the tropics survive the winter better than birds wintering in the U.S.," says Andrew Farnsworth, co-author of the study and leader of the Cornell Lab's aeroecology program. "That's despite the fact that tropical wintering birds migrate three to four times farther than the birds staying in the U.S."
To reach these numbers, the researchers developed complicated algorithms to measure differences in biomass picked up by weather radar — in this case, the total mass of organisms in a given area, minus insects and weather. The same technology powers the Lab's birdcast.info website, which presents real-time migration maps.
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Slideshow: Backyard birds photographed through windows
BirdWatching by Mmendenhall	- 10M ago
To birders, "looking through the glass" refers to binoculars. Wildlife photographer Glen Apseloff, however, thinks of the phrase as referring to the windows of his house. Using a handheld camera without a flash or special filters, he has photographed enough birds from inside his house, through closed windows, to create two books. Some of the photographs and text in this slideshow can be found in his more recent book, Backyard Birds and More—Looking Through the Glass. All of the birds in this slideshow, like all of those in his books, were taken through closed windows from inside his home in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio.
This slideshow begins with the Rose-breasted Grosbeak above. He wrote the caption below as well as the other captions in the following slideshow.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have been described as sounding like robins with opera training, or like drunken robins. Males are striking, with a bright red patch on their breast, whereas females are relatively plain and brown. Juveniles are variable in appearance, depending on their age and sex.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks can live for more than a decade in the wild. Two have lived at least 12 years and 11 months, and both were rereleased after recapture. They typically spend their summers north of where I live in central Ohio, and they winter in the Caribbean, Central America, or northern South America.
Maps from eBird track Blackburnian Warbler in fall
Blackburnian Warbler. Photo by Tom Mast
In On the Move, our regular column about migration, we present pairs of distribution maps from eBird that you can use to compare where interesting birds are at different times of the year. We featured Blackburnian Warbler, pictured above, in our October 2018 issue.
Blackburnian Warbler
Maps from eBird show where Blackburnian Warbler have been spotted in June 2007-2017 (on left) and September 2007-2017.
The stunning flame-orange throat and breast of the male Blackburnian Warbler is difficult to forget. A Setophaga warbler of boreal spruce woods and Appalachian hemlock stands, Blackburnian spends the majority of its time foraging high in the upper reaches of the canopy, a niche specialization that allows it to coexist with other warblers of the same genus. In June, it breeds across the Canadian boreal forest, from Alberta to the Maritime provinces, in parts of the northern lower 48, from Minnesota east to New England, and in Appalachia south to northern Georgia. In September, the species is on the move and can be found in forested habitats across much of the eastern U.S. Birders in the West, particularly along the California coast, should be on the lookout for lost individuals that have misoriented during fall migration.
See eBird's real-time distribution maps for Blackburnian Warbler.
eBird is the real-time online checklist operated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon. "On the Move" is written by eBird's Garrett MacDonald, Chris Wood, Marshall Iliff, and Brian Sullivan. Submit your bird sightings at ebird.org.
A version of this article appeared in "Birding Briefs" in the October 2018 issue of BirdWatching.
Birding festivals slated for October 2018
Sandhill Cranes. Photo by Tena Southern
As fall migration continues throughout the United States, October offers many birding festivals taking place throughout the country. Below is a roundup of nine taking place during the month.
Alabama Coastal BirdFest
The 15th Annual John L. Borom Alabama Coastal BirdFest offers many opportunities to see birds, alligators, wildflowers, dolphins, and other wildlife around Baldwin and Mobile counties. Visit the festival website.
New York State Birders Conference
Greg Miller of The Big Year fame will serve as the featured speaker at the 71st annual meeting of the New York State Ornithological Association and New York State Birders Conference. There will also be ample opportunity to see shorebird and songbird species around Henrietta, New York. Visit the festival website.
BirdFest and Bluegrass Celebration
Join the Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in celebrating the return of Sandhill Cranes to the refuge. Events include activities for kids, bluegrass music, a live bird show, and local artists and food from Ridgefield, Washington. Visit the festival website.
Bridger Raptor Festival
This free festival held near Bozeman, Montana, centers on the largest known Golden Eagle migration in the United States. Events feature raptor viewings, nature walks and talks, and other educational and entertaining programs for people of all ages. Visit the festival website.
Read about Bridger Mountains Hawk Watch, Hotspot Near You No. 171
"Ding" Darling Days
The 30th annual celebration of "Ding" Darling Days is a weekend full of eco-activities with free tram tours around Sanibel Island, Florida, live wildlife presentations, and other family-friendly activities. Visit the festival website.
Florida Birding and Nature Festival
This four-day festival in Tampa offers field trips, boat trips, a nature expo, events and workshops for kids, and more. The keynote speakers are Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jack E. Davis, acclaimed photographer Mac Stone, and Project Puffin director Steve Kress. Visit the festival website.
Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival
The annual Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival takes place in six national wildlife refuges in northeast North Carolina (Outer Banks area) and hosts 90 different birding, paddling, photography, art, and natural history programs. Visit the festival website.
Cape May Fall Birding Festival
Cape May, New Jersey, is home to many incredible birding hotspots, and the best way to experience them all is by going to the Cape May Fall Birding Festival. This year's featured speakers are J. Drew Lanham, a professor of wildlife at Clemson University, and Merlin Tuttle, the founder of Bat Conservation International. Attendees can join bird walks with local naturalists and indoor activities as well. Be sure to stop by the BirdWatching booth in the Convention Hall! Visit the festival website.
October 31-November 4
Yellow Rails and Rice Festival
Designed with fun in mind, the Yellow Rails and Rice Festival in Jennings, Louisiana, provides participants with a unique venue to view Yellow Rails while bringing birders and farmers together to realize the bird's value to the area's "working wetlands." Visit the festival website.
Know of other birding festivals taking place? Add them to our online calendar!
New hummingbird discovered, is already critically endangered
This photo of a previously unknown species of hummingbird led to the discovery of the critically endangered Blue-throated Hillstar. Photo by F. Sornoza-Molina
In 2017, researchers working in the Ecuadorian Andes stumbled across a previously unknown species of hummingbird. They've announced the discovery of the bird, Blue-throated Hillstar, today in a study published in The Auk: Ornithological Advances.
Hillstars are unusual among hummingbirds. They live in high-elevation habitats in the Andes and have special adaptations to cold temperatures. Francisco Sornoza-Molina, of Ecuador's Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, first observed and photographed a previously unknown hillstar during fieldwork in southwest Ecuador in April 2017. After the first expedition, he went back the next month with other researchers to study the possible new species, capture specimens, and confirm the finding. They dubbed the new species Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus, or the Blue-throated Hillstar, for its iridescent blue throat.
Sornoza-Molina and his colleagues recommend in their paper that the bird be designated critically endangered on the international Red List.
The Blue-throated Hillstar is found only along bush-lined creeks in an area of about 100 square kilometers, and the researchers estimate there are no more than 750 individuals, perhaps fewer than 500. Threats to its habitat include fire, grazing, and gold mining. "No conservation measures have been taken to date, but a nature tourism initiative is currently underway at Cerro de Arcos, managed by the local community of Sabadel, and a conservation action plan is currently being designed," the authors note.
"Complete support from national and international conservation agencies is needed in order to save this species," says coauthor Sornoza-Molina. "The action plan for the conservation of this bird is creating a network of protected areas along its geographic range."
"The hillstar hummingbirds occur in the most rugged, isolated, and inaccessible parts of the Andes, where they roost in caves, forage on the ground, and spend half their lives in hypothermic torpor, so the discovery of a new species in this group is incredibly exciting," says the University of New Mexico's Christopher Witt, a hummingbird expert who wasn't involved in the study. "This striking discovery confirms that life in the high Andes still holds many secrets to be revealed. The location is fitting for a new species of hillstar, because it's a remote, high mountain range that is isolated and is sandwiched between the ranges of two other hillstar species. The authors did a thorough job comparing the new form to its relatives in every respect."
A new species of honeyeater found in Indonesia
Bahama Nuthatch, feared extinct, rediscovered on Grand Bahama Island
Camera trap records rare ground-cuckoo in Sumatra
New antbird species discovered, named after biologist E.O. Wilson
EBird maps track Broad-winged Hawk in fall
Broad-winged Hawk. Photo by Marian McSherry
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In On the Move, our regular column about migration, we present pairs of distribution maps from eBird that you can use to compare where interesting birds are at different times of the year. We featured Broad-winged Hawk, pictured above, in our October 2018 issue.
Broad-winged Hawk
Migration maps from eBird show where Broad-winged Hawks have been spotted in June (left) and September.
Shy and retreating during the breeding season, Broad-winged Hawk moves in stunning numbers along upland ridges and other migratory funnel points during the fall, where it migrates in large flocks or kettles of birds utilizing favorable wind conditions for long-distance migration. In June, the Broad-winged Hawk can be found in the eastern U.S. and the boreal forest of Canada, where it breeds in deciduous and mixed-deciduous woods. By September, many individuals have departed for southerly locations. Huge concentrations of migrating individuals occur at places like Hawk Ridge, on the southern shore of Lake Superior, and at Hawk Mountain, in the Pennsylvania Appalachians. Birders in the western U.S. and southwestern Canada can expect to see a small number of Broad-wingeds fly past hawk-watch sites on favorable weather days in September and early October.
See eBird's real-time distribution maps for Broad-winged Hawk.
Four books on birds and birding
Bat Falcon in Costa Rica. Photo by Mario Wong Pastor/Shutterstock
We like all kinds of bird books. The ones that tell stories about people, or endangered species, or Big Years, or getting kids into birding. The ones that are scholarly. And we especially like the ones that are useful in the field. The four books featured here fall into that category. They can lead readers to new places to bird or help readers identify birds in places far and wide. Click "Next" to scroll through the list.
Best Places to Bird in the Prairies, by John Acorn, Alan Smith, and Nicola Koper, Greystone Books, 2018, paperback, 280 pages.
In this useful new guide, three of Canada's top birders reveal their favorite destinations for spotting local birds in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. They highlight 36 of the region's most highly recommended sites, each of which has been expertly selected for the unique species that reside there. With exclusive lists of specialty birds, splendid color photography, and plenty of insider tips for finding and identifying birdlife year-round, the book is accessible and easy-to-use. The next time you head to the prairie provinces, use this book to set your itinerary — and find great birds!
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How flamingos thrive in harsh environments
An American Flamingo forages in a small lagoon in the Galpágos Islands. Photo by Kanokratnok/Shutterstock
Flamingos are a paradox of sorts. They are beautifully plumed from white to light and deep pink to crimson, and they have black flight feathers. They are graceful in flight and while walking, and they can form huge flocks of a million or more that are a sight to behold. As individuals, however, they are odd looking. Their legs and necks seem proportionally too long, and their large bills have a weird shape. Unlike with all other birds, the lower mandible is larger than the upper. The strange-shaped bills, however, are key to their success.
The bills are very thick and bend sharply downward near the middle of their length. When feeding, the head is lowered into the water, the bill points backward, and the top of the upper mandible is closest to the sandy bottom and parallel with it.
Flamingos are the most specialized filter-feeders of all birds. In fact, their method of filtering is unique among birds and, among vertebrates, compares most closely to the baleen whales. Basically, flamingos have a large number of horny, comb-like platelets (lamellae) that function as strainers.
The tongue is thick and moves forward and backward in a groove in the lower mandible, much like the plunger in a syringe. Water enters and leaves the bill along the sides of the two mandibles (gape). When the tongue is drawn back, water is brought in, and when the tongue is pushed forward, water moves out. Food items are removed from moving water by strainers and passed to the gullet.
Straining mechanisms are of two types. In deep-keeled strainers, the upper mandible is long and narrow with a deep "V" shape that fits in the V-shaped lower mandible and pretty much fills the oral cavity. The large surface areas of the sides of the upper and lower mandibles are covered with huge numbers of comb-like platelets that filter small planktonic organisms, such as blue-green algae (cyanobacteria, Spirulina) and diatoms — some the size of a human hair. These flamingos have specialized strainers on the edges of the mandibles that serve as excluders, regulating the size of food that enters.
The upper mandible of shallow-keeled flamingos is neither thick nor V-shaped, like the deep-keeled, and the strainers are fewer and larger. It is designed for larger prey, with size determined by the size of the opening between mandibles (gape). Preferred prey items include brine shrimp (Artemia), larvae of brine flies (Ephedra), and some mollusks and fish.
Where flamingos get their colors
The pink to crimson colors of flamingo plumages comes from beta carotenoids in their diet. Important contributors are brine shrimp and blue-green algae.
Because flamingos occur in such large flocks, finding enough food can be a problem. They solved this dilemma by selecting a habitat that is so extreme, they essentially have no competition. Flamingos utilize highly alkaline lakes and lagoons, most of which are twice as salty as sea water. Many have layers of crystalline salts on the surrounding mud flats. These anaerobic conditions create a stench that is exacerbated by temperatures that can exceed 120°F.
Some waters are caustic. Leslie Brown, while discovering the first nesting ground of the Lesser Flamingo in 1954 (Lake Natron, Tanzania), walked through a shallow soda lagoon and burned his legs so badly he required skin grafts. Flamingos can drink some salt water (they have salt removal glands), but most is too toxic. They either search for freshwater springs or drink from geyser pools, which can be near boiling.
Flamingos are monogamous. They first breed at 3 or 4 years of age, and subsequent breeding occurs every few years. This sporadic cycle is compensated for by a long life expectancy. In February 2013, for example, a dead flamingo was found that had been banded as a chick 50 years earlier.
Flamingos build cylindrical mud nests on mud flats or in shallow water, typically lay one egg, sometimes two, and both sexes incubate for about a month. Nestlings are fed a reddish crop milk right after hatching and, later, form creches of thousands of youngsters fed by their parents. Parents and their young identify each other by sound.
Flamingos are circum-tropical in distribution, sometimes venturing to the subtropics. Shallow-billed flamingos include American Flamingo from the Caribbean and bordering regions (occasionally visiting the southern United States), the Greater from Europe and Africa, and the Chilean from South America. Deep-keeled flamingos include the Lesser from Africa and Andean and James's (or Puna) from South America.
The extreme habitats of flamingos reduce the threat from terrestrial predators, such as foxes and jackals. Avian predators, including eagles and hawks, are a more serious problem. During the Roman Empire, humans killed huge numbers of flamingos, as emperors believed flamingo tongues to be a delicacy and served them for special dinners. Today the human threat is primarily loss of habitat by drainage and construction of soda ash "mining" plants on the saline lakes.
Flamingos are among the most amazing birds. They thrive under extreme conditions while maintaining a graceful elegance.
Founding Editor Eldon Greij.
Eldon Greij's column "Amazing Birds" appears in every issue of BirdWatching magazine. This article appeared in the September/October 2018 issue. Eldon is professor emeritus of biology at Hope College, located in Holland, Michigan, and the founding editor of Birder's World magazine.
Read other "Amazing Birds" columns by Eldon Greij
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In it for life: Meet a 15-year-old champion birder
Ewan Pritchard, photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Credit Ewan Pritchard's older brother with getting him hooked on birdwatching. The kid tagged after him for so long that –
No, wait; it was earlier than that. Ewan recalls younger days, looking out the back door at his home a few miles east of Atlanta, where a suet-and-seed feeder drew birds to the deck. Another feeder attracted hummingbirds; they swarmed with a vibrant energy that mesmerized the toddler.
Or maybe it was even before that? When he was just a baby, a bundle of young humanity bundled tight in his parents' arms as they walked the woods?
"I've been [a birder], I guess, forever," he says.
For Ewan, "forever" is 15 years. A high school sophomore, Ewan is among a growing number of young birders.
He's good at it, too. Ewan and four friends earlier this year took first place in the annual Georgia Youth Birding Competition. The quintet went on a birdwatching romp that began at the coast and wound up, 200 miles and 24 hours later, at a state-owned wildlife tract in east Georgia.
For Ewan, the first-place finish underscores a simple fact. "I like this," he says. "I don't think I'll ever give up birding."
Young Mr. Pritchard has embraced a hobby millions enjoy, says Dottie Head, communications director of the Atlanta Audubon Society. The organization, a subsidiary of the National Audubon Society, teaches advanced birding. In recent years, she says, the chapter has responded to public demand and now offers two courses instead of one.
"It's growing in popularity," says Head. The hobby, she says, appeals to a wide range of enthusiasts, from people who hike in national wildlife refuges to folks who gaze out their kitchen windows.
National figures underscore the hobby's appeal. A 2016 report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that more than 45 million people are birdwatchers.
'Really cool'
Ewan is a member of the Wood Thrushers, a team comprising himself, two classmates from his school and a couple of other enthusiasts he met through birding. The team takes its name from the Wood Thrush, a songbird found across North America that's related to the robin.
It's also the name his older brother, Angus, used for his team. When Angus joined another group, kid brother Ewan promptly appropriated the name.
Angus, says Ewan, may be responsible for his fascination with birds. When his brother went birdwatching, Ewan sometimes came along. Getting his own copy of the Peterson Field Guide to Birds,a must-have for birders, completed the transformation from bystander to participant.
That interest paid off this spring, when the Wood Thrushers and other birders participated in the annual birding competition. The event, sponsored by the state Department of Natural Resources, began at 5 p.m. April 27 and concluded at 5 p.m. the next day.
Ewan's team began at the coast, prowling the St. Simon's area, binoculars and field guides at hand. The birders stayed up late, spending the night with a Brunswick couple. They rose early the next day, April 28, and headed inland. They stopped at the Altamaha Wildlife Management Area, as well as the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge.
At each stop, they added more birds to their list. They wound up at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield, where 27 teams turned in their totals. When the counting was done, the Wood Thrushers' 161 species took first place.
It was, says Ewan, a team effort. He and his friends had been practicing for a year or more. When the clock started ticking, they started watching.
His favorite bird? Ewan paused. "An Osprey," he says, naming the coastal raptor noted for creating immense nests. "I think they look really cool." He's partial to Carolina Wrens and bluebirds, too.
Also cool: the Philadelphia Vireo, a small songbird that breeds primarily in Canada. Its migratory pattern encompasses part of Georgia. Ewan identified one this year. It was a "lifer" – one he'd never ID'd before.
This summer, Ewan and his brother spent a month in Ecuador, looking at birds. The boys pitched the proposal to their dad, Rusty. He gave it some thought and said OK. Ewan took over all the household chores he and Angus had shared while big brother got a job washing dishes at a pizza restaurant.
The money they made from those tasks funded a four-week excursion that wound from the Andes Mountains to the Amazon River. The brothers counted 652 species — more, says Ewan, "than I had seen in my life."
Now, says Ewan, he and the other Wood Thrush guys are looking toward the forests of north Georgia, 100 miles or so from Atlanta's asphalt tangle. They're thinking about scouting out the good birding areas in the mountains.
It's not too soon to start thinking about the next birding competition.
"It's about finding out where the birds are," says Ewan. "That's what I like." — Mark Davis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Five binoculars that are great for birding
Photo by Chris-Håvard Berge (Creative Commons)
The one piece of equipment that just about every birdwatcher owns is a pair of binoculars. These ingenious items of glass, sturdy outer armor, eye cups, and focusing knobs allow us to see birds in sharp focus, to study their behaviors, or simply to catch a glimpse when distance would otherwise make birds virtually invisible to our sense of sight.
Of course, most birders don't jump into the hobby with high-quality binocs. We'll either use a hand-me-down from a parent or grandparent, pick up a cheap pair, or use a pair that was made for hunting, viewing theater, or other non-birding purposes. So with that in mind, we compiled the following roundup of high-quality binoculars that are great for birders. We hope you find it useful. — Matt Mendenhall, Editor
And if you like this, check out our list of five spotting scopes that we like.
Kowa 8×33 Genesis 33 PROMINAR XD
Designed for extensive outdoor use, the Kowa 8×33 Genesis 33 PROMINAR XD provides a good balance between power and portability with a moderate magnification and objective lenses.
Check the price on B&H's website.
Leica 8×42 Noctivid
The Noctivid is able to produce bright and clear high-contrast images due to its use of SCHOTT High Transmission glass with a 12-element lens configuration and its HighLux-System of anti-reflection multi-coatings, and phase-corrected compact prisms. Made with a dual-hinge/open-bridge, the Noctivid has extra gripping surface area and reduced overall weight without sacrificing strength and stability.
Vortex 8×42 Viper HD (2018 Edition)
The Vortex 8X42 Viper HD produce bright, sharp, and clear high-contrast views with accurate color fidelity and crisp resolution. The binoculars are also waterproof and resistant to internal fogging, and each pair comes with a GlassPak harness case to keep it from swinging and swaying as you hike or climb.
Swarovski 8.5×42 EL42
The Swarovski 8.5×42 EL42 was developed to give birders a slightly higher magnification over standard 8x optics while preserving a wide-angle field of view. It also limits visible hand shake common in higher power glasses.
ZEISS 8×32 Conquest HD
The 8×32 Conquest HD's performance starts with high-definition glass elements that transmit clear images with minimal distortion. It is built for the outdoors with a chassis made from lightweight and durable aluminum alloy with a protective slip-resistant rubber armor.
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The Bekaa Valley in Lebanon is one of the most striking wine regions in the world. Here the majestic ruins of Baalbek are set against a background of the banners and kalashnikovs of the Hizbollah. Amongst them lie the vineyards mainly planted to traditional French grape varieties, but also including, for white wines, such local specialities as the Obaideh and Merweh. Serge Hochar, of Château Musar, is the man who, more than most, has put Lebanese wines on the international map. We are proud to offer a selection of his wines in a variety of styles. There is probably no winery in the world which has in its cellars a broader range of vintages and, given notice, we can always try to obtain bottles of historic wines of a particular date.
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My sister has to find a bankruptcy attorney soon since the debt collectors have been knocking on her door non-stop for 3 months straight, and she really can't find another way to pay off her debts. Picking the best bankruptcy lawyer will definitely be tricky, but since this guide is very helpful, she can have some hope in finding one that specializes in her particular case and has the right certifications and accreditations to prove their legitimacy and experience as an attorney. I would also tell her that not all bankruptcy attorneys are willing to charge upon the first consultation since you said that some attorneys don't charge immediately depending on their offer.


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#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <math.h>

#include "misc.h"
#include "mpconfig.h"
#include "qstr.h"
#include "obj.h"
#include "runtime.h"

#ifdef _WIN32
void msec_sleep_tv(struct timeval *tv) {
    msec_sleep(tv->tv_sec * 1000.0 + tv->tv_usec / 1000.0);
}
#define sleep_select(a,b,c,d,e) msec_sleep_tv((e))
#else
#define sleep_select select
#endif

// mingw32 defines CLOCKS_PER_SEC as ((clock_t)<somevalue>) but preprocessor does not handle casts
#if defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR)
#define MP_REMOVE_BRACKETSA(x)
#define MP_REMOVE_BRACKETSB(x) MP_REMOVE_BRACKETSA x
#define MP_REMOVE_BRACKETSC(x) MP_REMOVE_BRACKETSB x
#define MP_CLOCKS_PER_SEC MP_REMOVE_BRACKETSC(CLOCKS_PER_SEC)
#else
#define MP_CLOCKS_PER_SEC CLOCKS_PER_SEC
#endif

#if defined(MP_CLOCKS_PER_SEC)
#define CLOCK_DIV (MP_CLOCKS_PER_SEC / 1000.0)
#else
#error Unsupported clock() implementation
#endif

STATIC mp_obj_t mod_time_time() {
#if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_FLOAT
    struct timeval tv;
    gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
    mp_float_t val = tv.tv_sec + (mp_float_t)tv.tv_usec / 1000000;
    return mp_obj_new_float(val);
#else
    return mp_obj_new_int((machine_int_t)time(NULL));
#endif
}
STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(mod_time_time_obj, mod_time_time);

// Note: this is deprecated since CPy3.3, but pystone still uses it.
STATIC mp_obj_t mod_time_clock() {
#if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_FLOAT
    // float cannot represent full range of int32 precisely, so we pre-divide
    // int to reduce resolution, and then actually do float division hoping
    // to preserve integer part resolution.
    return mp_obj_new_float((float)(clock() / 1000) / CLOCK_DIV);
#else
    return mp_obj_new_int((machine_int_t)clock());
#endif
}
STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(mod_time_clock_obj, mod_time_clock);

STATIC mp_obj_t mod_time_sleep(mp_obj_t arg) {
#if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_FLOAT
    struct timeval tv;
    mp_float_t val = mp_obj_get_float(arg);
    double ipart;
    tv.tv_usec = round(modf(val, &ipart) * 1000000);
    tv.tv_sec = ipart;
    sleep_select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, &tv);
#else
    sleep(mp_obj_get_int(arg));
#endif
    return mp_const_none;
}
STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(mod_time_sleep_obj, mod_time_sleep);

STATIC const mp_map_elem_t mp_module_time_globals_table[] = {
    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_time) },
    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_clock), (mp_obj_t)&mod_time_clock_obj },
    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_sleep), (mp_obj_t)&mod_time_sleep_obj },
    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_time), (mp_obj_t)&mod_time_time_obj },
};

STATIC const mp_obj_dict_t mp_module_time_globals = {
    .base = {&mp_type_dict},
    .map = {
        .all_keys_are_qstrs = 1,
        .table_is_fixed_array = 1,
        .used = ARRAY_SIZE(mp_module_time_globals_table),
        .alloc = ARRAY_SIZE(mp_module_time_globals_table),
        .table = (mp_map_elem_t*)mp_module_time_globals_table,
    },
};

const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_time = {
    .base = { &mp_type_module },
    .name = MP_QSTR_time,
    .globals = (mp_obj_dict_t*)&mp_module_time_globals,
};

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Most of us have learned to live in hope that we will one day realize our utopian ideals. We live in pursuit of what we want, or at least what we have come to think that we want. This, it seems is perpetuated by the sense of inadequacy inherent in the conditioned identity that has become so conventional and that we have become so attached to. In general humans seem to be compulsively focused not in finding acceptance and satisfaction in what we are but what we might become and there seldom seems to be fulfillment found in the outcome. Rodney Smith writes that "the thought of "I" is entrenched within the conditioning of our species and needs our patience in order to uproot it." Seeing the false ideas that our life is built upon has led to a dismantling of the self for me and in turn to a sense of loss and nothingness which has lingered for quite some time. Part of this seeing has involved the realization that something of my authentic essence has been blocked in this assumed identity and simultaneously a sense of grief as a result of the falling away of this somewhat superficial, fragmented, however, familiar identity.
Reading Adam Phillips book "Missing Out, In Praise of the Unlived Life" has helped me to conceptualize the collapse of the attachment to a superficial self and the created world that is part of it. In that there is an experience of death of self. The existentialists described the realization of nothingness, as that which is left when the ego dies and refers to this experience as "nihilism". It is true that, there is at the heart of the structured conceptual reality and sense of self that we have come to be so familiar and attached to, "nothing". The self provides meaning however shallow it may be and the loss of that meaning requires some adjustment, especially since it is the conventional, most common way of human consciousness. But ultimately there is "something" of what we truly are beyond that, of what we have originated from and are inseparable from and that we are "more of" than the superficial creations of our thoughts. It is something of a wisdom that has existed that has been a guidance before the human ability to know and it is more than the fixed and arbitrary sense of meaning. The concept I use to refer to it is "being" is something that we can realign ourselves with via the direct experience of awareness. Rodney SmiTh suggests that wise view is the reorganization of perception. It allows life to be seen in its natural alignment.
I think it is the falseness of that ego structure – that self – which provides the sense of nothingness. Any movement towards honesty threatens it with non-existence, but it is only it's current identity that would be lost – it's shape and not its substance. They say that "everybody wants to get to Heaven but nobody wants to die." Authenticity and wholeness can only be achieved through the death of the unauthentic and divided self, but that death is a rebirth. The analogy of "coming out of the closet" is too useful to be restricted only to the matter of sexuality. Our false self feels safe, like hiding in a closet. We fear that, if we leave the safety of the closet, we will lose everything. But what we find on the outside is the real world which is far more exciting and meaningful than we were capable of remembering. What is out there is not nothingness. The essence of meaning lies in relationship, but a real relationship with those around us requires honesty, a real rather than a false self. We can't communicate meaningfully from within our cupboards. Our wider and deeper self is the one we find through honest communication with others. I often find that, when I talk about things we don't normally talk about, it turns out that another person feels similarly but didn't want to be the first to admit it.
Right on. I relate wholly. I guess we have to be ready to experience these things that we talk of if we want to "be" in an authntic way. There is a part of all of us that is real however lost we may be. I dont think that we can realize the mystery and wonder of life in our hiding state. For me it is that direct experience as opposed to any attachment to theological or philosophical concepts. They just seem to get in the way.


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Upon instructions from Jerusalem, the Israeli mission to the United Nations in New York has requested that the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council (the Ambassador of Uganda), share with Israel the findings of the investigation conducted by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) into the explosion two days ago (Tuesday, July 14 2009) of a Hizbullah weapons depot in south Lebanon, in close proximity to the Israeli border.
The Foreign Ministry has instructed Israel's representative to the UN, as well as its Ambassadors to the three states which provide the bulk of UNIFIL forces (France, Italy, Spain), to stress the gravity with which Israel views Hizbullah's blatant rearmament.
The Foreign Ministry has dispatched a letter calling for UNIFIL to act with greater determination in light of the evidence of Hizbullah's brazen accumulation of weapons and stockpiling of ordnance, as well as the organizations growing strength.
Israel calls on UNIFIL to act effectively, with determination and resolve against Hizbullah's efforts to rearm, in flagrant violation of Resolutions of the UN and its Security Council.


What adware/popup blocker do you prefer?
Discussion in 'other anti-malware software' started by dcdc, Jul 31, 2008.
For some reason NIS 2008 removed the adware/popup blocker feature from the optional Add-on Pack. Who knows why. I thought it worked fairly well in NIS 2007.
So what do you like as a replacement? I use both Firefox and MSN Premium (basically IE) as browsers. I would like to be able to blacklist specific addresses.
Re: What adware/popup blocker fo you prefer?
Hmm, well, both IE7 and Firefox have exceptional pop-up blockers built in. As for ads and spyware (and they can go hand in hand), SuperAntiSpyware and MBAM (Malwarebytes Anti-Malware) are both fantastic programs and both can be had as either free on-demand scanners only or paid full-blown real-time spyware blockers. To cut down on ads in Firefox, both AdBlock Plus and NoScript extensions help tremendously, with NoScript adding extra protection from malicious scripting.
Both SuperantiSpyware and MBAM work in IE for spyware-blocking. But if you want ad-blocking, it gets a little more complicated. For free, there is IE7Pro, which is a good pop-up blocker and ad blocker, or, for pay, AdMuncher, which I believe blocks only ads. To block actual websites, you may need to look into a HOST file that has been pre-made to block current malicious websites and can be also be edited to block websites chosen by you.
I used to agree. But, in my opinion, there's nothing that can beat the effectiveness and power of a properly configured Proxomitron installation.
Ad Muncher. It blocks virtually all types of banner/pop-up advertisements.
For a standalone ad/popup blocker, nothing touches Ad Muncher, IMHO. I've been using it for years.
Thanks to all for your input. Ad Muncher looks like it's worth investigating.
I know it's a bit expensive, but it's worth it, IMHO. You can use it for 30 days before paying.
To prevent popups I use firefox, but ime IE7 handles popups good too.
As for removing all ads I use modified hosts file (Hostsman) it doesnt matter what browser you use since the entries in the hosts file block the ad servers.
I agree. I have been using Proxomitron for years. I don't know even a fraction about it as some do, but still it is very very effective. So effective that when I browse on a computer without it, I am unused to how the page looks with ads, almost like it is a strange site or something.
If you know anything about html etc, you can probably configure it pretty well. There are also many forums devoted to it and there are many rulesets you can download and apply.
Does anyone have any experience with Super Ad Blocker? Super Antispyware (SAS) from the same company seems to be popular with posters here.
Yep, I use SuperAdBlocker. It works okay, seems to block all ads. I have the realtime malware scanning turned off as I have SAS anyway.
The only downsides are it can slow browsing down a bit and it does not work with SandboxIE.
I use Spystopper sometimes as its faster and works with SandboxIE - but it has an annoying feature of blocking sponsered ads in Google - which u cant disable and it blocks a range of websites - which is a pain.
Kaspersky 2009's Banner Ad Blocker. Works fine, no browsing slowdown.
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My faves were Ad Muncher, Superadblocker and Popup Cop.
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This month we had a proposal to Wereldkinderen approved to expand our community capacity building programme. The programme will over a 5-year-period build the capacity of 16 communities from 4 districts in Kenya and benefit 1400 orphaned children and their households. The programme will strengthen the capacity of community groups to provide care and support for orphaned children. The programme will also mobilise and strengthen children protection services in the Bondo District. We look forward to report on the progress of this programme.
Between May 20 and June 3, WVP Kenya, together with the International Network for Caregiving Children and the London School of Economics, exhibited a selection of pictures taken by some of the caregiving children participating in our programmes in Kenya. Through writing, the children explained what the pictures meant to them and the exhibition gave the children an opportunity to share with others what it means to be a caregiving child in Kenya. The exhibition coincided with a number of meetings held at the LSE where academics, practitioners and policy makers got together to discuss how best to bring caregiving children on the policy agenda. WVP Kenya is at the forefront guiding this agenda. WVP Kenya and the exhibition received press in news outlets such as the British Medical Journal and The Guardian Newspaper. The article featured in the Guardian can be accessed here and pictures from the exhibition can be viewed here.


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RESULT • 23rd Match • ILT20 • Sharjah
Vipers won by 22 runs
Jim Burke
Harry Brook
Jos Buttler
Liam Livingstone
Dawid Malan
Adil Rashid
David Willey
James Wallace Burke
June 12, 1930, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales
February 02, 1979, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, (aged 48y 235d)
Right arm Offbreak
After scoring an eyecatching century on his Test debut against England in January 1951, Jim Burke took his omission from the 1953 Ashes tour so hard that he redoubled efforts to banish risk from his game. Henceforward he was both a curse on bowlers and the bane of spectators: his 28 not out in 250 minutes during the Brisbane Test of December 1958 is almost as infamous as Trevor Bailey's batting marathon in the same game. Team-mates, though, often had cause to bless his blunting presence. His highest Test innings underwrote an innings victory at Cape Town in January 1958, and his dour batting belied an impish humorist.
Gideon Haigh
Test 24 44 7 1280 189 34.59 3 5 0 18 0
FC 130 204 36 7563 220 45.01 21 35 58 0
Test 24 16 814 230 8 4/37 4/52 28.75 1.69 101.7 1 0 0
FC 130 8540 2941 101 6/40 29.11 2.06 84.5 3 0
Hundred on debut (101*)
No ducks in career (44)
Best economy rate in an innings (0.40)
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Australia vs England at Adelaide - February 02 - 08, 1951
Australia vs England at Melbourne - February 13 - 18, 1959
The loneliness of the long-distance cricketer
Do cricketers face greater stress and pressure than other sportsmen? Nearly two decades ago, David Frith produced a masterpiece on the subject
24-Feb-2008•Suresh Menon
Jim Laker's other ten-for
We look back to 1956 and Jim Laker's ten wickets against Australia - but not the one at Old Trafford, but the one for Surrey at The Oval three months earlier
12-Aug-2005•Martin Williamson
BURKE, JAMES WALLACE, the Australian opening batsman for nearly a decade during the 1950s, died by his own hand in Sydney on February 2, aged 48


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Internal Revenue Service December 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Notices and Correspondence Project Committee
Document Number: 2013-30744
Type: Notice
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Notices and Correspondence Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
https://regulations.justia.com/regulations/fedreg/2013/12/26/2013-30744.html
Shared Responsibility Payment for Not Maintaining Minimum Essential Coverage; Correction
Type: Rule
This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9632) that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, August 30, 2013. The final regulations provide guidance to individual taxpayers on the liability under section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code for the shared responsibility payment for not maintaining minimum essential coverage.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 14242
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 14242, Reporting Abusive Tax Promotions or Preparers.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and Publications Project Committee.
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and Publications Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Toll-Free Phone Line Project Committee
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Toll-Free Phone Line Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Communications Project Committee
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Communications Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance Center Improvements Project Committee
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance Center Improvements Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Amendments to Excepted Benefits
Type: Proposed Rule
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains proposed rules that would amend the regulations regarding excepted benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act. Excepted benefits are generally exempt from the health reform requirements that were added to those laws by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for the IRS Taxpayer Burden Surveys
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning the 2013, 2014, and 2015 IRS Taxpayer Burden Surveys.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notices 2010-83 and 2011-3
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Notice 2010-83, Funding Relief for Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plans under PRA 2010 and Notice 2011-3, Special Rules Relating to Funding Relief for Single-Employer Pension Plans under PRA 2010.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an existing Final Regulation, TD 8796, Notice, Consent, and Election Requirements Under Sections 411(a)(11) and 417 (Sec. Sec. 1.411(a)-11T and 1.417(e)-1T).
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an existing Final Regulation, TD 9467, Measurement of Assets and Liabilities for Pension Funding Purposes.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form W-12
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form W-12 IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN).
Section 752 and Related Party Rules
This document contains proposed regulations under section 752 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to recourse liabilities of a partnership and the special rules for related persons. The proposed regulations affect partnerships and their partners.
Credit for Increasing Research Activities: Intra-Group Gross Receipts
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury
This document contains proposed regulations under section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to the treatment of qualified research expenditures (QREs) and gross receipts resulting from transactions between members of a controlled group of corporations or a group of trades or businesses under common control (intra-group transactions) for purposes of determining the credit under section 41 for increasing research activities (research credit). These proposed regulations will affect controlled groups of corporations or groups of trades or businesses under common control (controlled groups) that are engaged in research activities. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
Section 3504 Agent Employment Tax Liability
This document contains final regulations relating to agents authorized by the Secretary under section 3504 of the Internal Revenue Code to perform acts required of employers who are home care service recipients. The final regulations affect employers and their designated agents who pay wages for home care services, which are subject to taxes under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. The final regulations also modify the existing regulations under section 3504 to be consistent with the organizational structure of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and to update the citation to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Partnerships; Start-Up Expenditures; Organization and Syndication Fees
This document contains proposed regulations concerning the deductibility of start-up expenditures and organizational expenses for partnerships. The proposed regulations provide guidance regarding the deductibility of start-up expenditures and organizational expenses for partnerships following a technical termination of a partnership.
Guidance Regarding Dispositions of Tangible Depreciable Property; Hearing Cancellation
This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations regarding dispositions of property subject to depreciation under section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Art Advisory Panel-Notice of Closed Meeting
Closed meeting of the Art Advisory Panel will be held in Washington, DC.
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel; Meeting Cancellation.
Notice is hereby given of the cancellation of the open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Communications Project Committee scheduled for Thursday, December 19, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time via teleconference, which was originally published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2013, (Volume 78, Number 225, Page 69940). The meeting is cancelled pending appointment of new members for the Panel.
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Meeting Cancellation
Notice is hereby given of the cancellation of the open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance Center Improvements Project Committee scheduled Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time via teleconference, which was originally published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2013, (Volume 78, Number 225, Page 69940). The meeting is cancelled pending appointment of new members for the Panel.
Notice is hereby given of the cancellation of the open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Notices and Correspondence Project Committee scheduled for Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at 12 p.m. Eastern Time via teleconference, which was originally published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2013, (Volume 78, Number 225, Page 69940). The meeting is cancelled pending appointment of new members for the Panel.
Notice is hereby given of the cancellation of the open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and Publications Project Committee scheduled for Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time via teleconference, which was originally published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2013, (Volume 78, Number 225, Page 69940). The meeting is cancelled pending appointment of new members for the Panel.
Notice is hereby given of the cancellation of the open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Toll-Free Phone Line Project Committee scheduled for Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time via teleconference, which was originally published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2013, (Volume 78, Number 225, Page 69939). The meeting is cancelled pending appointment of new members for the Panel.
Dividend Equivalents From Sources Within the United States
This document contains final regulations relating to certain dividend equivalents for purposes of section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The regulations provide guidance to nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations that hold specified notional principal contracts providing for payments that are contingent upon or determined by reference to U.S. source dividend payments and to withholding agents.
This document provides guidance to nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations that hold certain financial products providing for payments that are contingent upon or determined by reference to U.S. source dividend payments and to withholding agents. It withdraws proposed regulations under section 871(m) that were published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2012 (77 FR 3202). This document also provides a notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
User Fees for Processing Installment Agreements and Offers in Compromise
This document contains final regulations that provide user fees charged for processing installment agreements and offers in compromise. The final regulations affect taxpayers who wish to pay their federal tax liabilities through installment agreements and offers in compromise.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request on Information Collection Tools Relating to Using Omnibus Surveys.
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an existing data-driven satisfaction surveys to understand customer opinion.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request on Information Collection Tools Relating to Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning the collection of qualitative feedback on agency service delivery.
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Regulation Project
The department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning TD 9540, general actuarial valuation.
Net Investment Income Tax
This document contains final regulations under section 1411 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). These regulations provide guidance on the general application of the Net Investment Income Tax and the computation of Net Investment Income. The regulations affect individuals, estates, and trusts whose incomes meet certain income thresholds.