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Boeing pays federal income tax, for third year in a row
Originally published March 25, 2017 at 6:15 pm Updated March 25, 2017 at 6:36 pm
Boeing paid $1.2 billion in federal income tax last year for an effective tax rate of 23 percent. It was the third year in a row when Boeing actually paid income tax as opposed to claiming a refund.
Dominic Gates
Seattle Times aerospace reporter
Boeing paid $1.2 billion in federal income tax in 2016. Its pretax U.S. profit for the year was $5.2 billion, so the effective federal tax rate was 23 percent.
With Boeing management actively lobbying for the administration of President Donald Trump to adopt a new corporate-tax regime — the so-called Border Adjustment Tax, which would lower corporate tax rates generally and could prove a windfall to the jet maker in particular — it's worth looking at what Boeing pays under the current tax system.
In nine of the past 15 years, Boeing has had a negative tax rate. But 2016 was the third year in a row when Boeing actually paid income tax, as opposed to getting a refund.
Boeing tax facts
Totals over 15 years, 2002-2016
Pretax profit: $61.9 billion
Federal income tax paid: $2.0 billion
Effective tax rate: 3.2 percent
Source: Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
Before 2015, Boeing for years paid vastly reduced taxes — or even negative taxes — largely because of the losses it claimed from the 787 Dreamliner program.
When Boeing reports to its shareholders, it amortizes its multibillion-dollar investments in new jets over 20-plus years, smoothing out the expenses over decades and allowing it to declare a hefty profit quarter after quarter.
But when the Internal Revenue Service comes calling, Boeing reports the actual money coming in and going out.
So in 2013, while the Boeing Commercial Airplanes unit reported a profit of $5.8 billion to Wall Street, company filings show that calculated on the basis of the cost of airplanes actually built and the revenue taken in, the division lost $1.6 billion that year.
That's why Boeing paid no federal taxes in 2013 and the U.S. government wound up owing the company $199 million — an amount Boeing could take either as a refund for taxes paid in the past or to reduce its future tax payments.
In 2003, Boeing's negative federal tax bill was a colossal $1.7 billion.
Boeing spokesman Chaz Bickers said that over the long term, with the company no longer losing money on every 787 built but making a slowly growing profit per plane, the tax bills should gradually rise — as evidenced by Boeing paying taxes in the past three years.
"As we go through this period and into the 787 being more cash positive, you'll see the current tax-expense increase," Bickers said.
However, Boeing's tax lawyers can lower the bills even in the fat years.
The jet maker's 2016 tax bill would have been bigger — and its tax rate equal to the nominal corporate tax rate of 35 percent — but was reduced by $617 million, the company disclosed in its annual 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission this past month.
The 2016 reduction came from the application of a federal court of Claims decision that allowed it to adjust its tax basis, as well as the settlement of a federal tax audit from previous years.
Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at the nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which lobbies for tax fairness, said Boeing "continues finding new bases for postponing taxes."
"Boeing's prodigious capacity to keep generating deferred tax liabilities means that in any given year, its effective tax rate is very, very low."
The tax data from Boeing's SEC financial filings, compiled by Gardner, shows that for the dozen years before 2014, Boeing's average tax rate was a negative 3.8 percent. But the past three years have turned that around.
Since 2002, Boeing has logged total U.S. profits of $62 billion while paying a cumulative $2 billion in federal taxes.
That's an average tax rate over 15 years of 3.2 percent.
Boeing has always answered criticism of its failure to pay taxes by saying that once its jet program turns around, it will pay much more in the future.
And under the current tax system, one would expect this trend of Boeing paying relatively higher federal taxes than it has in the past to continue at least for the next few years.
The Border Adjustment Tax could stop that trend dead.
Dominic Gates: 206-464-2963 or dgates@seattletimes.com


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Remarkable Black Friday Marketing Strategies and its History Boosting Sales
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Black Friday is a tag phrase attached to what has been for decades the biggest shopping day of the year – the day after Thanksgiving. In the last years, several Black Friday marketing strategies and tactics have been applied to boost this sales season.
Some claim the push to drive up sales on the day after Thanksgiving goes back to the late 19th century.
Retailers are so dependent on revenues from this day in the early 1930's they petitioned President Franklin D. Roosevelt to move up the holiday to add an extra week of sales, and he obliged.
What is a bit odd about the history of Black Friday is how the word "black" became associated with the aspects of this holiday shopping.
Where does the name come from?
Throughout history, "black" days have been bad days, with the stock market crashes of 1929 referred to as beginning on Black Tuesday and then accelerating on Black Thursday. The crash of 1987 got tagged as Black Monday.
There are a host of exciting stories about Black Friday, with some being the stuff of "urban legend" while others appear to have some factual basis.
By far the wildest interpretation of the history of Black Friday traces the term back to the days of slave trading when auctioneers offered discounts at slave auctions held on the day after Thanksgiving. This one got a lot of internet hype but appeared to have no historical accuracy at all.
Another explanation that may have at least some basis was the use of the term Black Friday to describe the phenomenon of employees calling in sick on the day after Thanksgiving. They were trying to stretch the one day holiday into a four day weekend.
Today, to give employees the day after Thanksgiving off has become a common practice. The most credible explanations for the history of Black Friday originated in Philadelphia.
The Urban Legend of the Philadelphia Police Department
It seems the Philadelphia police department, struggling to handle the crowds and the traffic jams on the day after Thanksgiving, began to refer to the day as Black Friday.
To add to the mystery, the storied Army-Navy football game was played in Philadelphia, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, flooding the town with new arrival football fanatics from out of town.
Some trace the first usage of the term Black Friday to the 1950's Philadelphia police. However, the history of Black Friday in print began in 1966 when a Philadelphia stamp shop used the term Black Friday in an ad appearing in a stamp magazine, the American Philatelist. This is reportedly how the advertisement read:
Black Friday' is the name that the Philadelphia Police Department gave to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day.
Although employees in Philadelphia retail stores were supposedly using the term Black Friday in the early 1970s, it wasn't till the 1980's that the name caught on nationally.
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Black Ink Instead Of Red Ink?
Historically, accountants used black ink to enter positive items in daily ledger books – like revenue received from a supplier paying a bill – and red ink to register negative numbers – such as payment of salaries.
The convention of using black and red to differentiate incoming revenues from outgoing revenue persists to this day in most accounting software programs. Flash forward in the history of Black Friday, and we have the retailers' redefining the term to their advantage.
Now Black Friday represents the day most retailers turn profitable or begin the process of going profitable by year-end. In effect, this means the retailers have "gone black."
Many retailers believe they are so dependent on Black Friday sales that they are now opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day, rather than opening in the wee hours of the morning as they all did a few years ago.
At their core, Black Friday marketing strategies employ two time-honored methods for increasing sales – discounting and volume.
Black Friday Incidents
Several times, incidents have been reported during Black Friday sales. In 2008 a 34-year-old man, Walmart employee, died an hour after shoppers breached the doors and knocked him down at the shopping center in Valley Stream, Long Island. About two thousand people were waiting outside, and even when police attempted to help the victim, people continued to push the officers to get into the store.
In 2013, at the same supermarket chain, a man was stabbed in Virginia, In 2019, a girl was trampled during the Black Friday rush.
In 2014, three shoppers were arrested after five people got into a fight for unknown reasons at a Kohl's store in Tustin-CA. Two female victims were found with facial lacerations. One of the victims was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the other was released on scene. According to officials, three female suspects were responsible for the assault. All three were taken into custody.
The list continues and unfortunately, many other incidents have been often registered during the craziness of the Black Friday buying season.
Black Friday Marketing Strategies
The Friday after Thanksgiving had evolved to the point the "day" had become a "season" when companies' marketing strategies were able to create the busiest shopping day of the year.
Before the public acceptance of the term, Black Friday and the visions of big bargains dancing like sugar plums in the minds of shoppers, the busiest day of the year was typically the Saturday before Christmas.
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What appears to have happened was the linking of the discounting strategy with the emergence of Black Friday itself, like a kind of brand. Retailers pushed the notion that the deals, to be had on Black Friday, were once a year bargains and never to be seen again.
One has to wonder how these retailers make money with discounts that range from 20% to 70% and more. Discounting as a viable marketing or sales strategy traces its roots eons ago to some unknown seller in open-air markets of the time, who discovered you could sell more if you sold for less.
What's more, the customer had to be convinced they were getting great bargains. The profitability of discounting depends on the volume of goods sold.
High Volume instead of high margin
Retailers correctly calculated that if average sales of a given item could be significantly increased, the discounting would result in effect pay for itself.
As an example, consider the retailer selling a big-screen HDTV for $1,000, with average sales of two per day. With the cost of goods sold at $500, the retailer is earning $1,000 per day. Discounting the HDTV to $600 cuts the profit margin to $100, so the volume would need to increase to 10 for the day to achieve the same profit.
The trick is to get enough customers into the store to get those ten sales. The myriad of Black Friday marketing strategies we see today all have that same goal – increasing the number of customers.
In the early years of this century, strategies included massive ad campaigns touting the deals.
To maximize the excitement, exclusive deals were offered as "doorbuster," available only for a few hours following the store openings. Besides, stores were filled with bins packed with unadvertised merchandise at the low end of the pricing structure, including things like gloves, hats, tools, toys, and housewares.
Doorbuster helped to create more excitement in the stores
Black Friday has been so successful to date that some retailers have this low-end merchandise produced just for the Black Friday sale. The margins on these goods are typically very high.
Extended Period
The explosion in Internet use allowed major retailers to preview their Black Friday specials early, all designed to heighten the excitement to consumers eager to grab those once in a lifetime deals. Then the early openings began.
Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Macy's, and Best Buy began opening their doors earlier and earlier; in 2009, Walmart was opening at midnight on Thanksgiving.
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By 2011 Target, Kohl's, Best Buy, and others had joined in with midnight openings. In 2011 Walmart and a few others announced their doors would open at 8 PM on Thanksgiving Day.
By 2014 opening times fell to as early as 5:00 PM at Best Buy; with others opening at 6:00.
The idea was simple. Early openings mean more customers are coming in the doors. Amazon.com got in on the act and Cyber Monday was born.
Big retailers now have major online sites, so they quickly jumped on board.
The Internet has allowed retailers to expand not only the time discounts are available, but also the place where consumers go to get them. The strategy of increasing the time available to get deals has led retailers to start dealing earlier than the Thanksgiving weekend.
Pre-Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon.com, and others now are offering "pre-Black Friday" events. Walmart has announced its Cyber Monday offerings will soon be available on Sunday at 8:00 PM, ushering in a new term – Cyber Sunday.
Have these multiple Black Friday marketing strategies worked? Data shoes that definitely yes. Although Thanksgiving and Black Friday traffic is declining, online sales are increasing faster and sustaining the period growth.
Black Friday Extended Period (November and December) Sales Evolution
Violent incidents have marred the history of Black Friday as crazed shoppers scramble to grab opening deals marked as "doorbusters."
The Thanksgiving openings have led to some stock analysts of the retail sector now using the term "Black Thanksgiving."
However, there appears to be at least anecdotal evidence that the crushing crowds on Friday have eased a bit, due perhaps to the Thanksgiving openings but also to the rise of online shopping.
Given the crucial importance of holiday sales to the nation's retailers, it is likely we will always have Black Friday in one form or another.
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Wow! Today is going to be a day that will stick with me forever. I got lucky and get to write about my amazing experience at the Gobi Desert.
Today started out with the very obnoxious wakeup call at 6:30 in the morning and was followed by breakfast at the hotel buffet. After eating two fried dough sticks and noodles, a very healthy breakfast, we headed out on a bus for a two-hour ride to the desert. It was amazing to start in the heart of the crazy city, Hohhot, and venture out into the vast and mountains landscape that surrounds it. I fell asleep and was woken up to one of the most incredible sights I have ever seen. I got this overwhelming surreal and unbelieving feeling when I saw the open and beautiful desert.
Wide awake now, I was extremely excited to go out and explore. We took a lift that was very much like a ski lift, up to the top of a sand dune. On this ride I got Birdseye view of the many sand dunes, camels laying in the sun, and the modernized features such as ice- cream shops and zip- lines. I was not expecting there to be as many buildings and activities.
After getting off the lift we walked for a little until we came upon the camel rides. We had options for what we wanted to do to fulfill our two and a half hours. I quickly decided I wanted to ride a camel. It was one of the best decisions of my life. These animals were so big, strong and adorable. I created a special bond with my camel Pete. I miss Pete a lot right now. It felt very much like riding a horse, camels have similar shape except for the two humps. After saying a sad goodbye to my new friend Pete, Madison and I decided we wanted to climb up a sand dune. I noticed while climbing that when my bare feet hit the top sand, it was very hot but was quickly relieved when my foot sank into the cold sand underneath. It was an amazing feeling.
After reaching the top, Maddie and I decided to take some photos. Me, being a gymnast, did handstands, cartwheels and backflips. It's so cool because now I can say that I've done a standing backflip in the Gobi Desert. After getting some amazing photo's, we decided that the only other thing we could do is jump off some sand dunes. We would run and leap off the top and land about half way down getting sand everywhere. After two jumps, my hair and face were covered with sand, but it was definitely worth it. Sadly, we then had to leave that wonderful place. Of course, though, before leaving for lunch we had to stop for ice cream.
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As soon as we got back, everyone took a very needed shower to try to wash away all the sand. Today was one of my favorite days we have had here in China. I can now say I've done a backflip and rode a camel in the Gobi Desert. Two things I can now check off my bucket list!
Thanks, Avery, for sharing about this obviously amazing day for you and the rest of the group. I loved your description of the sand: hot on the top and cool underneath. So I wonder, now that you've done back tucks and camel rides in the Gobi Desert, what else is on your bucket list? We can't wait to find out! To all of you, embrace these final few days of your journey!
Avery, I wonder if I could play basketball in the Gobi Desert? I can't wait to share with you what I have been doing at home and to hear all about your trip. Jack, Rueben, and I miss you.
LOVE the pics on the dunes! I am so glad that you seized the opportunity to ride a camel, but did any of them spit this time? What a wonderful day! Thank you for such a vivid description of your day.


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Happy Jackie Robinson Day
Credit: SportingNews
The San Diego Padres, like every other major league baseball team, retired the number 42.
No other major league player in the history of the game may wear that number again. In 1997, on the 5oth anniversary of breaking the baseball color barrier, MLB decided to honor Jackie Robinson by retiring his number on every single team.
Only major leaguers who currently wore the number could retain it. New York Yankees star closer, Mariano Rivera, was the last player to wear that number. His retirement after the 2013 season signified that, forever, the number would be dead to all potential players in the major leagues — a great tribute to a great man.
Robinson played ten years for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956. He played in 1,382 games and stepped up to the plate 4,877 times. Robinson finished with a respectable batting line of .311/.409/.474 with 137 home runs and 734 runs batted in. He was a great major league ballplayer.
Robinson was the 1947 National League Rookie of the year and the 1949 National League MVP. That MVP year, he hit an astonishing .342 with 16 homers and 124 runs batted in 156 games for the Dodgers. A look at Robinson's sabermetric numbers is impressive. Robinson put up WAR numbers of 9.6 (1949) and 9.7 (1951). That is an elite number. Robinson put up a total WAR of 61.5 in his ten years. That's an average of 6.15 per season. Modern-day criteria view a six and a half win player as an elite all-star. Robinson indeed had a great career.
The six-time All-Star will always be remembered for the courage and determination he showed the world. If it wasn't for him, then who knows where this great game of baseball would be. The game of baseball is a universal game, growing a following all over the world. If it were not for the efforts of the great Jackie Robinson, the game of baseball would have surely died long ago.
On this April 15th, we here at East Village Times remember the man and hope that his legacy lives on forever. The wisdom he showed was well beyond its time. The man was also a great ballplayer, and if not for the segregation, he could have had even better numbers. Robinson started in the major leagues at the age of 28. Can you imagine what he could have accomplished if he just started a little bit earlier?
Robinson passed away suddenly at the young age of 53, on October 24, 1972. He is survived by his wife, Rachel Robinson, whom he was married to for 27 years. They met while she and Jackie Robinson attended UCLA. Rachel Robinson formed the Jackie Robinson Foundation in 1973 and is active in support of significant causes. She has honored her husband by keeping his legacy in the public eye. We will always remember Jackie Robinson, and baseball will always love him. He possessed wisdom well beyond its time, and we only now are getting to appreciate the man.
Please think of the man today and all he accomplished for humanity. It goes way beyond the baseball diamond.
James was born and raised in America's Finest City. He is a passionate baseball fan with even more passion towards his hometown Padres. Editor-In-Chief of EastVillageTimes.com. Always striving to bring you the highest quality in San Diego Sports News. Original content, with original ideas, that's our motto. Enjoy.
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The Federal Reserve Board has expanded the loan options available to businesses under the new Main Street Lending Program, and opened...
Written by Amit Singh May 8 · 5 min read >
The Federal Reserve Board has expanded the loan options available to businesses under the new Main Street Lending Program, and opened the program to larger businesses.
The Main Street Lending Program was announced last month to help credit flow to small and mid-sized businesses that were in sound financial shape before the coronavirus pandemic. A start date for the program is expected to be announced soon.
The Fed announced a series of changes after receiving more than 2,200 letters in response to a request for public feedback.
These changes include:
Creating a third loan option;
Lowering the minimum loan size for certain loans; and
Expanding the pool of businesses eligible to borrow.
Three Loan Types
The Main Street Lending Program was established under Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act. The Treasury Department, using funds from the CARES Act, will make a $75 billion investment in a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to provide up to $600 billion in loans.
There are three loan types (up from two under the initial program): new loans, priority loans, and upsized loans. The SPV will purchase 95% participations in new and upsized Main Street loans, and 85% participations in priority loans. The Fed will stop purchasing participations in the loans on September 30, 2020, unless the program is extended. The guaranteed sale of participations in each loan should encourage lenders to extend loans to businesses, knowing they assume a small portion of the risk.
New Loans: the minimum loan size is $500,000 (down from $1 million under the initial program). The maximum loan size is the lesser of 1) $25 million or 2) an amount that, when added to the borrower's existing outstanding and committed but undrawn debt, does not exceed four times the borrower's 2019 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Priority Loan: the minimum loan size is $500,000. The maximum is the lesser of 1) $25 million or 2) an amount that, when added to the borrower's existing outstanding and committed but undrawn debt, does not exceed six times the borrower's 2019 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Upsized Loan: the minimum loan size is $10 million. The maximum is the lesser of 1) $200 million, 2) 35% of the borrower's existing outstanding and committed but undrawn bank debt, or 3) an amount that, when added to the borrower's existing outstanding and committed but undrawn debt, does not exceed six times the borrower's 2019 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Shared features of the each of the loan types include:
four year maturity;
principal and interest payments are deferred for one year (unpaid interest will be capitalized);
loans will accrue interest at an adjustable rate equal to LIBOR (one or three months) plus 300 basis points;
prepayment without penalty is allowed
A new or priority loan cannot be, either at the time of origination or any time during the term of the loan, contractually subordinated in terms of priority to any of the borrower's other loans or debt instruments.
For an upsized loan, the upsized tranche of the loan, at the time of upsizing and and at all times the upsized tranche is outstanding, must be senior to or pari passu with, in terms of priority and security, the borrower's other loans or debt instruments, other than mortgage debt.
Business Size Requirements
The eligibility requirements for borrowers are generally the same for each of the three loan types. The business must have been established before March 13, 2020 and have either 1) 15,000 employees or fewer or 2) had annual revenues in 2019 of $5 billion or less.
For the purposes of the loan program, a "business" is an entity that is organized for profit as a partnership; a LLC, corporation, or association; a trust or cooperative; a joint venture with no more than 49% participation by foreign entities; or a certain tribal business concern.
When counting employees, businesses must include full-time, part-time, seasonal, or otherwise employed persons, not including volunteers and independent contractors. The Small Business Administration's affiliation rules apply when determining the employee and revenue count, under the revised program.
Venture capital and private equity-backed companies could be considered affiliates with their portfolio companies, depending on the circumstances. For example, under the SBA rules, a venture/PE fund would be affiliated with a portfolio company if the fund has ownership, or the power to control, 50% or more of the company's voting stock. Control can also arise through management or other relationships between the fund and the company. A minority shareholder, through charter provisions, bylaws or a shareholders agreement, that has the ability to "prevent a quorum or otherwise block action by the board of directors or shareholders" would be deemed to control the company. Companies that have substantially identical business or economic interests may also be treated as one. Affiliation can also be found when one or more officers, directors, managing members, or general partners of a fund control the Board of Directors or the management of the business.
Other Eligibility Requirements
Businesses seeking Main Street loans must commit to make reasonable efforts to maintain payroll and retain workers during the term of the loan. Borrowers must also follow compensation, stock repurchase, and dividend restrictions that apply to direct loan programs under the CARES Act, such as:
no employee whose total compensation exceeded $425,000 in calendar year 2019 can receive compensation higher than that individual received in 2019, beginning the year of the loan and for up to 1 year after the loan is no longer outstanding. For employees that made over $3 million, compensation cannot be more than 50% of the excess over $3 million of the total compensation received in 2019;
and the business cannot pay dividends or make other capital distributions with respect to the common stock of the eligible business until 1 year after the loan is no longer outstanding.
Other requirements include:
The business must have been created or organized in the U.S., or under the laws of the United States, with significant operations in and a majority of its employees based in the U.S.;
The businesses must refrain from repaying the principal balance of, or paying any interest on, any debt until the loan is repaid in full, unless the debt or interest payment is mandatory and due;
The borrower cannot seek to cancel or reduce any of its committed lines of credit with the bank, or any other lender.;
The borrower must certify that it believes that, as of the date of the origination of the loan, it has the ability to meet its financial obligations for at least the next 90 days and doesn't expect to file for bankruptcy during that time;
The borrower must attest that it requires financing due to the exigent circumstances presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The borrower should also make "reasonable efforts" to maintain its payroll and retain its employees while the loan is outstanding.
The businesses cannot be an "ineligible business." This includes, among other things, those that are primarily engaged in lending, certain passive businesses owned by developers and landlords and life insurance companies.
The business must have been in sound financial condition before the coronavirus pandemic. If the borrower had other loans outstanding with the lender as of December 31, 2019, the loans must have had an internal risk rating equivalent to a "pass" in the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's supervisory rating system.
The Main Street loan program is different from the Paycheck Protection Program, a loan program for small businesses that was part of the CARES Act. Businesses that have received PPP loans are allowed to borrow under the Main Street program, provided they are eligible.
Non-profit organizations are not eligible for Main Street loans, although the Fed said it is "evaluating a separate approach to meet their unique needs."
Eligible Lenders
Lenders will assess each potential borrower's financial condition at the time of the loan application, and are expected to collect the required certifications from each borrower.
Eligible lenders are include:
A U.S. federally insured depository institution, including banks, savings associations and credit unions;
A U.S. branch or agency of a foreign bank;
A U.S. bank holding company;
A U.S. savings or loan holding company;
A U.S. intermediate holding company of a foreign banking organization; and
A U.S. subsidiary of any of the foregoing.
The lender will pay the SPV a transaction fee calculated off the principal amounts of the loan at the time of origination. This fee may be passed onto the borrower. The borrower will also pay the lender an origination fee.


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Serge Meystre, né le , est un champion suisse d'athlétisme handisport.

Biographie
Serge Meystre est paraplégique depuis un accident de travail survenu en 1976. Il est marié et père d'un jeune garçon.

Carrière sportive
Athlétisme
 Champion suisse sur 100 m, 800 m et 1500 m.
 Participation aux Jeux paralympiques de Arnhem en 1980.
 vainqueur du marathon de Turin en 1999
Basket-ball
 Champion suisse et vainqueur de la Coupe Suisse avec Pully en 1988.
 Vainqueur de la Coupe Suisse avec les Aigles de Meyrin en 1996.
 Coupe d'Europe à Athènes avec Meyrin en 1996.
 Coupe d'Europe à Lisbonne avec Meyrin en 1997.
 Coupe d'Europe à Badajoz avec Pully en 1998.
Karting
 Champion Suisse en 1988 (cat. H)
Handbike
 2002: European Handbike Circuit ()
 2003: European Handbike Circuit ()
 2004: European Handbike Circuit ()
 2005: European Handbike Circuit ()
 2006: European Handbike Circuit (), blessé

Tour du Lac Léman
Le Tour du Lac Léman est une course de handbike, longue de 177 kilomètres. Il s'agit de la plus longue course de handbike au niveau mondial. Cette course est organisée par Serge Meystre depuis 2000. Le record est détenu par Errol Markelein du Team SOPUR qui a bouclé le tour 2006 en 5h 22 min.

Notes et références

Liens externes

Athlète handisport suisse
Joueur suisse de basket-ball en fauteuil roulant
Coureur cycliste handisport suisse
Sportif vaudois
Naissance en septembre 1958

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It's Wednesday it's time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer's Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you'd like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. I encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.
One thing about having kids around is that you can always trust their opinion. If something's not working, you can rely on them to tell you about it. They will always be brutally honest. They will never take into account your feelings.
When you need an opinion, ask the child, not the adult. I sometimes find other grown-ups are too eager to tell me what they think I want to hear.
For instance, this happened just recently: I was due to give my fourth speech at my local Toastmasters club, which led to my having a wonderful run-in with truth vs diplomacy. My middle child, Sam, who has Down Syndrome, was home sick. The days were flying by on swift wings. In between nursing Sam, I was trying to work on the fourth chapter of my work-in-progress for submitting to critique, as well as write the TM speech, deal with my other two boys, and attend to the jobs in the yard and the pressing needs of spring planting times.
Looking back on it now, I realize I tried phoning it in. I dashed off a five-minute speech with the uninspired title of, 'How Do You Write a Story?' I typed up a few flow charts and printed them out. Then I forced myself to learn the talk in one day.
Testing it on my 'audience' of family members that night, I realized they were bored and so was I. The whole thing felt forced. And I also realized the subject would only be of interest to other wannabe-writers and no one else. Yet, even though I felt a knowingness in my gut, I still wanted to ask for other people's reactions.
Bam! Right to the jugular.
That's the beauty of parenthood and probably for teachers, as well, is that you get to spend time around these young people who are completely unselfconscious about expressing their truth all the time. It's refreshing and interesting! They tell it like it is.
My son's plain truth was very helpful. He helped me realize I hadn't put my heart into the speech. I wouldn't have engaged my audience on even the most basic level.
Everyone's time is so precious these days. You can't waste people's time with anything other than your focus, your heart, your energy. That's part of our service as writers, isn't it.
My son's admonition, It wasn't inspiring enough, will stay with me well beyond this week.
His other truths will also stay with me, but for other reasons.
Good. I say let him do it while he can. Kids, don't you love 'em?
Got any funny stories about the truths your kids have said to you?
Kids are so uninhibited when it comes to stuff like that. And sometimes they spout off some really wise things. Those words would stay with me all right.
I'm sorry, it took me a while to find your blog. It wasn't listed in your Google "About" section.
Yes! Because kids tell the truth, what they say has more import. It will be a sad day when I hear the first platitude come out of one of their mouths!
Thank you for telling me that about Google. Will go have a look right now!
Okay my question will be related to your first picture. What will be your rating out of 10 towards my articles.
I would give you a nine. Your articles are clear and contemplative.


Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances (EPCS).
to a survey by LeadingAge's Center for Aging Services Technologies.
increasing efficiency and improving care in skilled nursing facilities.
long-term care, retail and mail-order pharmacies.
his/her information changes (room number, insurance, etc.).
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Q: bash: ./lmcrypt: No such file or directory While trying to run an executable called lmcrypt on a 64-bit Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS system, I'm getting the following error:
$ ./lmcrypt
-bash: ./lmcrypt: No such file or directory

As far as I can tell, the file is a valid 64-bit executable:
$ file ./lmcrypt
./lmcrypt: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/l, for GNU/Linux 2.6.18, stripped

For comparison:
file /bin/ls
/bin/ls: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/l, for GNU/Linux 2.6.32, BuildID[sha1]=d0bc0fb9b3f60f72bbad3c5a1d24c9e2a1fde775, stripped

What am I missing?
Edit: readelf -l lmcrypt returns the following output
Elf file type is EXEC (Executable file)
Entry point 0x40512c
There are 8 program headers, starting at offset 64

Program Headers:
  Type           Offset             VirtAddr           PhysAddr
                 FileSiz            MemSiz              Flags  Align
  PHDR           0x0000000000000040 0x0000000000400040 0x0000000000400040
                 0x00000000000001c0 0x00000000000001c0  R E    8
  INTERP         0x0000000000000200 0x0000000000400200 0x0000000000400200
                 0x000000000000001a 0x000000000000001a  R      1
      [Requesting program interpreter: /lib64/ld-lsb-x86-64.so.3]
  LOAD           0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000400000 0x0000000000400000
                 0x00000000000fcaf4 0x00000000000fcaf4  R E    200000
  LOAD           0x00000000000fd000 0x00000000006fd000 0x00000000006fd000
                 0x0000000000009219 0x000000000000d808  RW     200000
  DYNAMIC        0x00000000000fd788 0x00000000006fd788 0x00000000006fd788
                 0x0000000000000220 0x0000000000000220  RW     8
  NOTE           0x000000000000021c 0x000000000040021c 0x000000000040021c
                 0x0000000000000020 0x0000000000000020  R      4
  GNU_EH_FRAME   0x00000000000da9c0 0x00000000004da9c0 0x00000000004da9c0
                 0x0000000000004ae4 0x0000000000004ae4  R      4
  GNU_STACK      0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000
                 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000  RW     8

 Section to Segment mapping:
  Segment Sections...
   00
   01     .interp
   02     .interp .note.ABI-tag .hash .dynsym .dynstr .gnu.version .gnu.version_r .rela.dyn .rela.plt .init .plt .text .textidx .fini .rodata .eh_frame_hdr .eh_frame
   03     .init_array .fini_array .jcr .data.rel.ro .dynamic .got .got.plt .data .fnp_dir .fnp_marker .bss
   04     .dynamic
   05     .note.ABI-tag
   06     .eh_frame_hdr
   07

A: As per this post, it looks like you should install the lsb package:
sudo apt install lsb

This should give you the required package on /lib64/ld-lsb-x86-64.so.3 (just tested it on Ubuntu 16.04.7 and it does).

A: As an answer so that this question does not get orphaned. The elf interpreter for the binary does not exist on the target system. The interpreter exists by default on REL-compatible systems but not on Ubuntu 16.04. Using apt-get install lsb might help but I cannot verify since the OS is already past end-of-life.

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Please all be advised that Dutch union FNV has announced a strike on 18th March for all Terminal personnel.
The preparations for the international logistics fair in Munich from 04. to 07. June 2019 are already in full swings.
From week 38 IMS will increase the number of round trips from the northern ports to Enns for another 2 departures.
Here you will our updated Conditions of Sale.
The German government has decided to extend the truck toll to all federal highways starting July 1st 2018.
For self-deliveries of your containers, the container numbers must be reported to IMS Cargo Austria GmbH before delivery to the terminal.
We will send you our changes of the additional charges with effect 01.07.2017 to further disposal.


If you've got a huge house, you may notice some rooms or corners won't receive a great signal. To understand why this is and what you can do to help, let's first cover how WiFi works.
WiFi works by using Radio Waves to transmit data back and forth between your wireless device, these radio waves operate on a spectrum that is occupied by many different services such as Bluetooth and Cordless Phones. Many modems utilise the 2.4GHz spectrum (such as the KC Hub) which offers a good combination of speed and coverage. Signals on this spectrum can penetrate most interior walls easily which is why you may not get good coverage in your garden. Other wireless modems use the 5GHz band that is much faster but the signal cannot penetrate thick objects such as walls. Objects around your home will also impact your wireless range and performance, devices such as cordless landline phones, baby monitors, microwaves and even hairdryers create a lot of interference in the air when in use which heavily impacts your wireless experience.
If you've got a 3-story house or a spread out bungalow, you may want to consider using an additional access point to boost your signal to another part of your home. We highly recommend you stay away from any 'Wireless Repeaters' as they're usually slow, temperamental and a waste of time/effort. Instead, consider a 'Powerline Access Point' which can usually be picked up from Amazon.co.uk for around ~£40-45. These use the internal electrical wiring in your house to transmit data from the modem to the second access point, the secondary access point then gets plugged in anywhere there is a power socket & bad signal.
Newer solutions such as Mesh networks by Google and Linksys also work well for large houses, Google has a great write-up about how they work: Click here.
If you're experiencing rubbish WiFi signal in your home and need some friendly help, we're here to help. Just give us a call or start a chat and we'll be happy to help.


Calling all Maid-of-Honors and Best Men! If you want to kick off an epic bachelorette or bachelor party with an activity that's fun, quirky, exhilarating and a great way for the entire gang to bond, then plan an axe throwing session for the bride and groom's nearest and dearest.
With bachelorette and bachelor parties, you're usually an eclectic group of different ages, personalities, and backgrounds. You all know the bride and groom in your own special way, whether you are related, went to high school or college together, or maybe met each other through work. Some of you may or may not be meeting one another for the first time, so there is naturally a bit of tension or awkwardness in the air.
That's where axe throwing comes in!
So start your bride's hen party and your groom's stag night with a killer icebreaker activity that promises to get everyone well-acquainted, laughing, high-fiving and bonded before the wedding.
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Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Penny Woolcock, the story of Exodus was told for the present day as a feature film for theatrical release, set in the British coastal town of Margate. The Margate Exodus brought together international artists – including sculptor Antony Gormley, and songwriters Rufus Wainwright, Brian Eno and Imogen Heap – alongside local musicians, singers, actors, costume-makers and set-builders to create a timeless story of identity, migration and the great movement of peoples in search of a promised land.
The many strands of Exodus came together on 30 September 2006, dubbed 'Exodus Day'. A fictional politician gave an incendiary speech to a real crowd; in the evening ten 'plague songs' were performed – one for each of the ten deadly plagues – while above it all Antony Gormley's giant combustible thrift sculpture, Waste Man, was burned to the ground in front of an audience of thousands.
The project coincided with the end stages of Wendy Ewald's Towards a Promised Land, another Artangel project started in Margate in 2005. Large-scale banners featuring photographic portraits created by Ewald with children newly arrived to Margate formed the backdrop for the film.
Together these projects explored the town of Margate both as a dilapidated seaside resort, and a place of arrival, asylum and survival.
Exodus premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was broadcast on Channel 4 in 2007.
This excerpt features the scene from Exodus when Gormley's Waste Man is set alight, is also available to watch on Vimeo and Youtube. The full length feature is available as a DVD.
Image: The burning of the Waste Man, Margate 2006.
Antony Gormley was commissioned to create an epic sculpture in the car park next to Dreamland, Margate, to be burnt in a key scene of Exodus. This burning was a central event on Exodus Day, a public event in Margate on 30 September 2006. Constructed entirely of the detritus of modern consumer society – planks of wood, tables, chairs, keyboards, paintings, dartboards, a front door, toilet seats – the 25 metre high man took over four weeks to construct by Gormley, his assistant, a team of professional riggers and a small army of enthusiastic volunteers from Margate. The building and burning of the Waste Man not only formed a definitive part of Penny Woolcock's epic film but was also the subject of a Channel 4 documentary by Caroline Deeds – also titled Waste Man – in its own right.
This audio CD contains 10 tracks comissioned as part of Exodus. Each songwriter was asked to create a song for one of the 10 plagues inflicted upon Egypt. These songs were also performed live at the Winter Gardens in Margate on Saturday 30 September 2006 by an eclectic range of local musicians and singers with musical direction from David Coulter and vocal coaching by Mary King.
Featuring tracks by: Klashnekoff, King Creosote, Stephin Merritt, Brian Eno with Robert Wyatt, Laurie Anderson, Cody ChesnuTT, The Tiger Lillies, Imogen Heap, Scott Walker and Rufus Wainwright.
I first visited Margate with the writer and filmmaker Penny Woolcock in January 2002. For some time, I had hoped Penny might make a project with Artangel.
Something about Margate suggested to her the biblical story of exodus – an epic and timeless tale of migration and the search for a promised land with all its attendant hopes and disappointments.
Before we knew it, we'd embarked on the planning of a film which would incorporate a series of ambitious live events and involved as many Margate inhabitants as would like to collaborate. We imagined the ten biblical plagues as songs specially written by some of the world's most interesting artists and played live at the Winter Gardens in Margate by local residents. The producer Hal Willner was happy to lend a hand and he and I began to compile wish-lists from both sides of the Atlantic. 4AD came on board in late 2005, by which time we had enough people writing songs to make it feel possible.
The briefs we gave the artists couldn't have been more open. I'd like to thank them all for taking on such an unusual commission.
Penny Woolcock's feature films include her award-winning adaptation for Channel 4, of the John Adams opera The Death of Klinghoffer. Woolcock's films are generally informed by a strong social conscience, and are much concerned with the social, cultural and political life on Britain's toughest housing estates. From her first films When the Dog Bites, Shakespeare on the Estate and the features Tina Goes Shopping and Tina Takes a Break, Woolcock has been fascinated with the humour, invention and resourcefulness required to survive on the margins. Mischief Night, her third and final film in the Tina trilogy, was released nationwide in November 2006.
Images: Film still from Exodus of a young boy in a green woollen hat stares into the face of a man buried in charred earth (left); Penny Woolcock on the set of Exodus, Margate, 2006 (above).
Exodus was the first feature film produced by Artangel and is part of an ongoing relationship with Channel 4 to support and create innovative arts projects for the screen. Other films include Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller and Mike Figgis's Battle of Orgreave.
The DVD also includes Making of Exodus: Waste Man, a 24 minute documentary by Caroline Deeds for Channel 4 on the making and burning of the Antony Gormley sculpture.
Exodus was comissioned by Channel 4 and produced by Artangel in association with Arts Council England and Creative Partnerships Kent.


Sydney, part 2: beach bonanza!
Anyone who knows me will tell you how much I love a beach. Generally, the wilder and further north the better, and if there happens to be a castle nearby then I'm pretty much in Heaven. So of course, I had to visit some beaches here in Australia – actually, it would be difficult not to, given my route up the coast!
My friend Pete decided that part of my initiation to the life of Sydney should be visiting a couple of their beaches. Happily, the weather improved rapidly last weekend (after my highly English welcome of rain and cold), so on Saturday we headed over to Manly beach (I know – what an appropriate name!) To get there, you have to take a ferry, and boats are not really my thing. But these are great – full of happy people taking innumerable shots of the Opera House (yes, I did), and pretty speedy across the harbour.
There's a great circular walk back down to the beach, and I had fun spotting the stereotypes: surfer dudes, people playing voleyball, surf rescue in red and yellow, skateboarders… All Aussie life is here!
There are few images more iconic than Sydney Opera House, and so I was slightly blown away when I glimpsed it from the train as I travelled into the city from the airport. At about this point, I realised just how far I had come – on a plane, you get fed, watch some films, sleep a bit, occasionally marvel at the landscape below; but really, you don't get any real sense of flying right across the world.
The Opera House is a remarkably beautiful building, and the surrounding Circular Quay and Rocks areas are worth exploring, too. Also the botanic gardens – I met my first ibis (what a funny design that beak is!) and lots of his friends. And all the time, I kept turning round and marvelling at the iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge views – I was still finding it difficult to believe I was really here!


The project constructed on the European side of Istanbul, in Beylikduzu district. It was built on a total area of 28,000 square meters, and it consists of 7 buildings containing 477 apartments.
It contains an integrated leisure facilities with high quality materials and large green spaces.
The project is ready to move immediately, with a down payment of 40% and an installment up to 24 months, and you can get 10% discount for cash payment.
The materials used in the building has a high quality, and the project characterized by its special architectural touches.
The unique and distinctive location of the project in Beylikduzu district, near to the E5 motorway which makes it lively and active.
Beylikduzu district considered with its high return on investment, and it is representing the modern center of Istanbul.
The distinctive location of the project, near to the E5 highway, which is the most important way of transportation in Istanbul that the Metrorbus passes through it.
It is close to a lot of major universities, schools, hospitals and other essential services.


Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 4 Feb 2019. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video.
cash neutral adjustment on your account. Special Divs are highlighted in orange.
How do dividend adjustments work?
As you know, constituent stocks of an index will periodically pay dividends to shareholders. When they do, the overall value of the index is affected, causing it to drop by a certain amount. Each week, we receive the forecast for the number of points any index is due to drop by, and we publish this for you. As dividends are scheduled, public events, it is important to remember that leveraged index traders can neither profit nor lose from such price movements.


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Namaste Technologies Inc.(NXTTF) signs binding terms sheet to acquire UK-based licensed pharmaceutical distribution company
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Namaste Technologies Inc. ("Namaste" or the "Company") (TSXV:N.V) (M5BQ.F) (NXTTF) is pleased to announce that the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Namaste Bahamas Inc. ("Namaste Bahamas"),...
Namaste Technologies Inc. ("Namaste" or the "Company") (TSXV:N.V) (M5BQ.F) (NXTTF) is pleased to announce that the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Namaste Bahamas Inc. ("Namaste Bahamas"), has signed a Binding Terms Sheet ("Terms Sheet") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of UK-Based AF Trading Ltd. (operating as "Access Fulfillment" or "accessfulfilment.com"). Access Fulfillment operates a 30,000 square-foot distribution facility in the UK and holds a Wholesale Distribution Authorization (Human) License issued by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency ("MHRA") which allows Access Fulfillment to distribute pharmaceutical products throughout the UK. The acquisition of Access Fulfillment is the first step in Namaste developing its future medical cannabis distribution platform in the UK, which represents a much larger customer base than that of its Canadian operations. The Company intends to launch a platform similar to its Canadian wholly-owned subsidiary Cannmart Inc. ("Cannmart") within the UK market to help monetize on its database of over 500,000 customers.
Namaste Technologies Inc. (CNW Group/Namaste Technologies Inc.)
Prior to July 2018 , the UK prohibited the use of medical cannabis. Since that time, the UK Home Secretary has announced that licensed clinicians will now be able to legally prescribe cannabis-derived medicines to patients, as an alternative to prescription drugs. As medical cannabis legalization in the UK progresses, Namaste believes this acquisition will provide the Company with the first-mover advantage in the UK market, which will enable them to implement a fully integrated platform and sales funnel based on Namaste's current Cannmart business model. Namaste is focused on creating the largest global platform for everything cannabis and in developing innovative technology. The acquisition of Access Fulfillment and its license with MHRA provides Namaste with the necessary infrastructure to capitalize on a market where it maintains a strong market presence.
Namaste will acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Access Fulfillment for US $5 million .
Payment to Access Fulfillment will be 50% in cash and 50% in Namaste common stock shares.
No capital raise will be required.
Access Fulfillment's management will sign consulting agreements for operations and business development.
Access Fulfillment's management will sign non-compete agreements.
Access Fulfillment will operate as Namaste's exclusive distribution center for CBD and cannabis products in the UK.
The acquisition of Access Fulfillment will be subject to approval by the Toronto Venture Exchange ("TSXV" or the "Exchange").
Both parties will have 30 days to complete and sign definitive documents required to complete the transaction.
Namaste has been selling cannabis ancillary products in the UK for over 4 years and maintains a database of over 500,000 consumers during which period Access Fulfillment has undertaken all distribution of cannabis vaporizers and accessories on behalf of Namaste. Through the acquisition, Namaste anticipates a significant reduction of its costs as related to fulfillment of its vaporizer and accessories in the UK and EU markets. The Company maintains a strong working relationship with Access Fulfillment's management team and believes the launch of cannabis sales through the distribution center represents a high growth opportunity, subject to approval by the MHRA.
The Company plans to submit its revolutionary telemedicine application and patient acquisition tool, NamasteMD ("NamasteMD" or "NamasteMD.com") to the Apple and Google Play stores, which will allow Namaste to leverage its telemedicine application to acquire medical patients through online consultations in the UK. By acquiring Access Fulfillment, launching NamasteMD and developing supply relationships with domestic cultivators, Namaste will have the infrastructure it needs to launch CBD and cannabis products into its marketplace in the UK, subject to approval by MHRA and other any applicable regulatory bodies.


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using System.Collections.Generic;

using commercetools.Common;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace commercetools.Products
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The representation to be sent to the server when creating a new product variant.
    /// </summary>
    /// <see href="http://dev.commercetools.com/http-api-projects-products.html#productvariantdraft"/>
    public class ProductVariantDraft
    {
        #region Properties

        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "sku")]
        public string Sku { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "key")]
        public string Key { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "prices")]
        public List<PriceDraft> Prices { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "images")]
        public List<Image> Images { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "assets")]
        public List<AssetDraft> Assets { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "attributes")]
        public List<Attribute> Attributes { get; set; }

        #endregion

        #region Constructors

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructor.
        /// </summary>
        public ProductVariantDraft()
        {
        }

        #endregion
    }
}

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How many of you have left you knife where you gutted your deer? I have!
Yep. Maybe several other things from time to time.
Conibear setters on a beaver job. Painted them orange and still lose them.
I have lost and left just about anything anywhere, but not my knife! that seems to be the ONE THING I am actually able to hang on to!
That has to hurt, did he get it back?
Left the bolt to my dad's rifle behind once. I found it promptly as well. Lol.
He noticed it was missing later that day and went back to the gut pile and found it. Luckily!
once, but I have found 6 or 7 knives on logs over the last 40 yrs where SOMEONE ELSE left theirs.