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Q: Move a series elements to corresponding different divs This is my HTML markup:

content A here

content B here

content C here

content D here

content A2 here

content B2 here

content C2 here

content D3 here

I am trying to move the .left-container .inner to the corresponding .right-container .inner, just after the , using appendTo(), in this way:
    jQuery('.left-container .inner').each(function(){

        // save the single reference for each .inner
        var $this = jQuery(this);

        // target destination element
        jQuery('.right-container .inner').each(function(){

            // adding a class to remove it later
            jQuery(this).addClass('not-added');

            // if this destination element has the not-added class
            if(jQuery(this).hasClass('not-added')) {

                // append the saved content
                jQuery($this).appendTo(this);

                // and remove the previously added class, so that it won't be targeted on the next iteration
                jQuery(this).removeClass('not-added');
            }
        });
    });

The result is:

*

*All the destination div gets the class added and removed

*All the content is moved to the latest destination div

I can't figure it out, can you help?

A: You can iterate over the inner divs in the left-container and insert them in the right-container in a variety of ways, but I find it easiest to loop in reverse so that you don't have to worry about managing indexes with what was originally the second element becoming the first once you move the first out of the way etc.
The below code loops over the elements in the order content D here, content C here, content B here, content A here, using .reverse() and inserts it after the span in the right container using the element's index in the left-container div to find the proper position in the right-container div, using .eq()

$($(".left-container div").get().reverse()).each(function() {
  $(this).insertAfter($('.right-container span').eq($(this).index()))
})

content A here

content B here

content C here

content D here

content A2 here

content B2 here

content C2 here

content D3 here

A: To remove some of the complexity I would do something like this
https://jsbin.com/netaxacitu/edit?html,js,output
var copyData = function() {
  jQuery('.right-container .inner').each(function(index){
    var leftMatch = jQuery('.left-container .inner').eq(index).text()
    jQuery(this).text(leftMatch)
    console.log(index)
  });
}

A: This will work to you.
jQuery('.right-container .inner').each(function(){
    var elem =  jQuery('.left-container .inner').first();
    elem.appendTo(this);
});

But as for me I don't like this style of coding.

A: If I understand your problem, you should have two classes to verify on one hand if left container is already moved and on an other hand, to verify if right container is already added.
In your case, it's normal that it's the last left container which have all the right containers.
I can't test the code but this code should works.
jQuery('left-container .inner').each(function(){

    var $left = jQuery(this);

    // target destination element
    jQuery('right-container .inner').each(function(){

        // if this destination element has not added something && moved element has not been moved
        if(!jQuery($left).addClass('already-moved') && !jQuery(this).hasClass('already-added')) {

            // append the saved content
            jQuery($left).appendTo(this);

            jQuery($left).addClass('already-moved');
            jQuery(this).addClass('already-added');
        }
    });
});

jQuery('left-container .inner').removeClass('already-moved');
jQuery('right-container .inner').removeClass('already-added');

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Q: Creating a new editable region in opencart Ive created/hard coded an extra section of information to the product page template in opencart, but this isn't ideal, so I need to link this section to the admin so that the information contained can be edited on a per product basis from within the admin interface.
What would I need to go about doing to achieve this?

A: There's a fair bit to do but not that onerous, in short (assuming it is an additional description):
Add a new field to the database (probably on the product_description table);
Add the new language variables to the language file:
../admin/language/english/catalog/product.php

Add the new description/field to the template:
../admin/view/template/catalog/product_form.tpl

Add the variable definitions/post code etc to the controller file:
../admin/controller/catalog/product.php

Edit the database queries to include the new field (at least Add, edit and delete functions:
../admin/model/catalog/product.php

If it is a description based field then if you search those files for 'description' and then replicate the code, substituting for your new field name, that should do it.


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Justia › US Law › US Case Law › US Supreme Court › Volume 376 › FPC v. Hunt
FPC v. Hunt, 376 U.S. 515 (1964)
Federal Power Commission v. Hunt
Argued March 2, 1964
1. The issuance by the Federal Power Commission (FPC) of a temporary certificate of public convenience and necessity under § 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, authorizing the sale of natural gas in interstate movement pending determination of an application for permanent certification, may be conditioned in the FPC's discretion upon the maintenance of a prescribed price during the period of the temporary authorization. Pp. 376 U. S. 515-521.
2. The procedure of § 4 of the Act for the filing of proposed changes in rates is available to the producer only after the issuance of a permanent or an unconditional temporary certificate. Pp. 376 U. S. 523-527.
306 F.2d 334, reversed.
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.
The issue in this case is whether the Federal Power Commission, when granting an application for a temporary certificate authorizing the sale of natural gas in interstate commerce, can impose a condition that the applicant shall not increase its certificated price pending a hearing on the applicant's petition for permanent authority. Each of the seven applications involved here requested temporary operating authority to sell natural gas in interstate commerce on emergency grounds, as provided by § 7(c) and (e) of the Natural
Gas Act. [Footnote 1] In each case, the Federal Power Commission conditioned the temporary grant of authority upon, inter alia, the producer's maintaining the initial price, without
increase, during the period of the temporary authorization. On appeal, the Court of Appeals set aside this condition, holding that it was beyond the power of the Commission and conflicted with the right of a producer to initiate a higher contract rate under § 4 of the Act. 306 F.2d 334. We granted certiorari because of the importance of the question to the enforcement of the Natural Gas Act. 375 U.S. 810. We conclude that the Commission can impose such a condition in granting temporary authorizations under § 7, and therefore reverse the judgments.
While this case involves applications for seven different temporary authorizations, the essential facts as to each, save the dates and gas fields, are the same. Since the parties and the Court of Appeals have treated the sale by the Hassie Hunt Trust as typical, we shall do likewise.
The Hunts are producers of natural gas in the Alta Loma area in Galveston County in Texas Railroad District No. 3. In July, 1960, the Commission issued a permanent certificate authorizing sales of natural gas from the Alta Loma and other areas to the Peoples Gulf Coast Natural Gas Pipeline Co., 24 F.P.C. 1. The authorization was conditioned upon the producer's filing
an amended contract providing for an initial price of 20� per Mcf., with an escalation of 3� after 10 years. The original contract had allowed four 2� escalations at four-year intervals. The order was found defective, however, because the Public Service Commission of New York, which sought a lower initial price, had been refused intervention before the Commission. See Public Service Comm'n v. Federal Power Comm'n, 111 U.S.App.D.C. 153, 295 F.2d 140, cert. denied, sub. nom. Shell Oil Co. v. Public Service Comm'n, 368 U.S. 948. Thereafter, the Commission vacated its issuance of the certificate and ordered a new hearing on the question of initial price. 26 F.P.C. 689.
In the meantime, after the issuance, but prior to the vacating, of the July, 1960, certificate, the Commission issued General Policy No. 61-1, 18 CFR § 2.56, 24 F.P.C. 818, which fixed the guideline for initial prices for Texas Railroad District No. 3 at 18� per Mcf., 2� below the initial price allowed in the July, 1960, certificate.
Thereafter, on February 27, 1961, the Hassie Hunt Trust applied for a permanent certificate of public convenience and necessity allowing sales from a new well in this same area to Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, the successor to Peoples Gulf Coast. It also applied for temporary authorization to begin service immediately under the emergency provisions of the Commission's Regulations issued under § 7(c) of the Act. 18 CFR § 157.28. The emergency was alleged to result from the "necessity of paying shut-in royalties and the incurrence of drainage through sales by others to pipeline companies other than Natural." The new sale was covered by a 20-year contract, dated December 15, 1960, with provisions identical to those of the earlier contract, i.e., an initial price of 20� per Mcf. with 2� escalations at four-year intervals. The Commission, on April 7, 1961, granted the temporary authorization subject to
three conditions: (1) that the total initial price not exceed 18� per Mcf., and thus be in keeping with the guideline rate set for Texas Railroad District No. 3, (2) that within 20 days supplements to the contracts be filed consistent with this price, and (3) that the temporary authorization be accepted in writing within 20 days. Deliveries were commenced by the producer on April 19 before these conditions were met. On May 5, a conditional acceptance was filed reserving the right to seek removal of the conditions imposed and tendering an amended contract providing for an 18� initial price for 30 days with 20� per Mcf. thereafter. The Commission rejected this conditional acceptance and subsequently, in order to make clear its position, specifically provided that the initial rate was to be 18� and that there was to be no change therein pending the hearing on permanent authorization. The proposed 20� rate was rejected, and thereafter this review followed.
The Court of Appeals sustained the 18� initial price, but held that the Commission had no power to condition temporary authorizations so as to preclude the filing and collection of increased rates pursuant to § 4 of the Act.
Once again we are confronted with a question solely of the proper interpretation of the Natural Gas Act. This time we must determine the interplay of §§ 4 and 7. These sections are the avenues through which the natural gas producer may, by contract or otherwise, initially propose the dedication of his natural gas supply to interstate movement (§ 7) and, once so dedicated by order of the Federal Power Commission, thereafter initiate changes in existing rates (§ 4). We will proceed with separate analyses of these two sections.
Section 7(c) came into the Natural Gas Act in 1942, and provides the method by which gas may be dedicated
and certificated into interstate commerce. It prohibits a natural gas producer from engaging in the transportation or sale of natural gas
"unless there is in force with respect to such natural gas company a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Commission authorizing such acts or operations."
In order to secure such certificates, applications are filed with the Commission, and, in due course, the applicants are afforded a hearing. Sections 7(c) and (e) of the Act command that a certificate shall be issued if the Commission finds it "required by the present or future public convenience and necessity" and if the applicant meets certain tests of reliability, such as ability and willingness to perform. In issuing such certificates, the Commission has
"the power to attach to the issuance of the certificate and to the exercise of the rights granted thereunder such reasonable terms and conditions as the public convenience and necessity may require."
§ 7(e).
Hearings under § 7(e) for permanent certification are time-consuming. The Congress, realizing this, provided in § 7(c) that
"the Commission may issue a temporary certificate in cases of emergency, to assure maintenance of adequate service or to serve particular customers, without notice or hearing, pending the determination of an application for a certificate, and may by regulation exempt from the requirements of this section temporary acts or operations for which the issuance of a certificate will not be required in the public interest."
Pursuant to this authorization, the Commission adopted a regulation which sets out standards for emergency authorizations and requires the applicant to file "a statement of intention to invoke this section." 18 CFR § 157.28(c). The Commission grants the temporary certificate, where it deems necessary, without notice or hearing. Under the terms of the regulation, this authorization continues until final Commission action under §§ 4 and 7, "without prejudice
to such rate or other condition as may be attached to the issuance of the certificate." 18 CFR § 157.28.
It must be noted, however, that § 7 does not stipulate that the Commission must find the initial rate to be just and reasonable, but simply that the service proposed is required by the present and future public convenience and necessity. Nor does § 7 grant the Commission power to suspend the rate authorized in permanent or temporary certificates issued under that section. Once a permanent certificate is granted, the Commission can correct an improper rate only under § 5 of the Act, 52 Stat. 823, 15 U.S.C. § 717d, which likewise has no suspension provision. In the light of this inability to suspend the initial rate granted under a § 7 certificate, the Commission attaches conditions to the certificate of authority which it deems necessary to afford consumers the "complete, permanent and effective bond of protection from excessive rates and charges" for which we found the Act was framed in Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service Comm'n, 360 U. S. 378, 360 U. S. 388 (1959). "The heart of the Act," we said there, was in those provisions of § 7(e)
"requiring initially that any 'proposed service, sale, operation, construction, extension, or acquisition . . . will be required by the present or future public convenience and necessity,' . . . and that all rates and charges 'made, demanded, or received' shall be 'just and reasonable,' § 4, 15 U.S.C. § 717c."
In this case, the Commission concluded that, when granting temporary certificates, it must look even more carefully to the present and future public convenience and necessity and interpose such conditions precedent as would, in its view, fully protect consumers from excessive rates and charges.
Section 4 was included in the original Act of 1938. 52 Stat. 822, 15 U.S.C. § 717c. It provides in part that
"no change shall be made by any natural gas company in
any . . . rate . . . except after thirty days' notice to the Commission and to the public."
§ 4(d). Whenever such new rate is filed, the Commission may, after notice, hold hearings to determine whether the rate is lawful, and may suspend its operation, but only for a period of five months. § 4(e). If the proceeding is not concluded within those five months, the proposed rate becomes effective and collectible, subject to subsequent refund by the natural gas company to the extent the rate is not just and reasonable. As we said in United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp., 350 U. S. 332, 350 U. S. 341 (1956), the power granted to the Commission
"is simply the power to review rates and contracts made in the first instance by natural gas companies and, if they are determined to be unlawful, to remedy them."
And we specifically pointed out that all § 4(e) does
"is to add to this basic power, in the case of a newly changed rate . . . the further powers (1) to preserve the status quo pending review of the new rate by suspending its operation for a limited period, and (2) thereafter to make its order retroactive, by means of the refund procedure, to the date the change became effective."
Ibid. The power granted to the Commission in § 4 does not come into play until after the initial certification of the natural gas into interstate commerce has been granted under § 7.
In the instant case no permanent certificates authorizing sales in interstate commerce have yet been issued. Temporary certificates have been allowed, and each is conditioned upon the maintenance of the initial price. Thus, if respondents' position is correct, then the conditions precedent to the issuance of the temporary certificates required by the Commission can be nullified by subsequent independent action of the respondents in filing a new contract under § 4. We do not believe that the Congress intended any such incongruous result.
We find no conflict in the directives of the two sections. Indeed, they supplement one another, and thereby work together in efficient conjunction to carry out the purposes of the Act. When the independent producer knocks on the door of the Commission for permission to enter his gas in interstate commerce, he must submit to the requirements of § 7. His natural gas must be certificated before it can move into interstate commerce. If he wishes to avoid the delay incident to a hearing for a permanent certificate, he may apply for temporary authorization, which may be granted upon ex parte application. In view of this, the Commission must have the authority to condition a temporary certificate so as to avoid irreparable injury to affected parties. This condition, once imposed, continues only during the pendency of the producer's application for a permanent certificate. In view of the ex parte nature of the proceeding, it appears only fair to all concerned that the condition upon which the rate was temporarily certified be continued unchanged until the permanent certificate is issued.
Under the procedures of the Act, it is at the point of permanent or unconditional temporary certification that the provisions of § 4 become applicable. The gas has been permanently certificated into interstate commerce, and the independent producer is then free to pursue the rate-filing procedure of that section.
This Court previously discussed the use of the temporary certificate procedure in Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service Comm'n, supra. There, we indicated that the Commission might avail itself of its power to condition the initial certification of natural gas into interstate commerce in order to prevent a triggering of general price rises. The language is unmistakably clear as to the
claim made here that the vitality of § 4 of the Act is being impaired, and we therefore repeat and reaffirm it:
"This is not an encroachment upon the initial rate-making privileges allowed natural gas companies under the Act, United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp., supra, but merely the exercise of that duty imposed on the Commission to protect the public interest in determining whether the issuance of the certificate is required by the public convenience and necessity, which is the Act's standard in § 7 applications. In granting such conditional certificates, the Commission does not determine initial prices, nor does it overturn those agreed upon by the parties. Rather, it so conditions the certificate that the consuming public may be protected while the justness and reasonableness of the price fixed by the parties is being determined under other sections of the Act. Section 7 procedures in such situations thus act to hold the line awaiting adjudication of a just and reasonable rate."
360 U.S. at 391- 360 U. S. 392.
Nor is it any answer to say that the suspension power under § 4(e) will afford protection to the public. The experience since our opinion in Atlantic Refining Co., supra, indicates that a triggering of price rises often results from the out-of-line initial pricing of certificated gas. These effects become irreversible and splash over into intrastate sales, thus generating reciprocal pressures that directly affect jurisdictional rates. As we said in Federal Power Comm'n v. Tennessee Gas Transmission Co., 371 U. S. 145, 371 U. S. 154-155 (1962), the possibility of refund does not afford sufficient protection:
"True, the exaction would have been subject to refund, but experience has shown this to be somewhat illusory. . . . It is, therefore, the duty of the Commission to look at 'the backdrop of the practical
consequences [resulting] . . . , and the purposes of the Act,' Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power Comm., 364 U. S. 137, 364 U. S. 147 (1960), in exercising its discretion under § 16 to issue interim orders. . . ."
Our interpretation of the power of the Commission under §§ 7(c) and (e) is buttressed by the legislative history. They were added to the Act in 1942, four years after its original passage. Prior to their adoption, the only ratemaking regulatory tools the Commission possessed were §§ 4 and 5, and they came into operation only after the natural gas was already moving in interstate commerce. Sections 7(c) and (e) were designed to control the certification of gas destined for interstate movement. [Footnote 2] The purpose of the amendments was to give
"the Commission an opportunity to scrutinize the financial set-up, the adequacy of the gas reserves, the feasibility and adequacy of the proposed services, and the characteristics of the rate structure . . . at a time when such vital matters can readily be modified as the public interest may demand. . . ."
House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, H.R.Rep.No.1290, 77th Cong., 1st Sess., 2-3. Its counterpart in the Senate likewise reported:
"Provisions of the Natural Gas Act empower the Commission to prevent uneconomic extensions and waste, but it can so regulate such powers only when the extension is to 'a market in which natural gas is already being served by another natural gas company.' Thus, the possibilities of waste, uneconomic and uncontrolled extensions are multiple and tremendous.
The present bill would correct this glaring inadequacy of the act. It would also authorize the Commission to examine costs, finances, necessity, feasibility, and adequacy of proposed services. The characteristics of their rate structure could be studied."
Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, S.Rep. No. 948, 77th Cong., 2d Sess., 1-2.
Clearly, the Commission was given the power to lay down conditions precedent to the entry of the natural gas into interstate commerce. Moreover, the Commission has long recognized this obligation, and has required modification of many tariff and contract provisions as a condition to the granting of a certificate. [Footnote 3]
The existence of broad discretionary power in the Commission to condition temporary certificates appears to us to be vital to its ability to hold the line in pricing. The extent of that power in permanent certification is not before us now, since each of these applications is for temporary certification. It is said that the condition of the Commission's docket transposes, for all practical matters,
temporary certificates into permanent ones. This claim arises due to the delays incident to the issuance of a permanent certificate. We spoke of the "nigh interminable" delay in § 5 proceedings in Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service Comm'n, supra, at 360 U. S. 389. There, delay operated against the consumer. Here, it operates against the producer. The Commission has been making efforts in this regard, through the establishment of guidelines for determining initial prices and other administrative devices. 43 F.P.C.Ann.Rep. 13, 119-120 (1963). However, we again call to its attention the dangers inherent in the accumulation of a large backlog of cases, with its accompanying irreparable injury to the parties. Moreover, consumers may become directly affected thereby through the reluctance of producers to enter interstate markets because of the long delay incident to permanent certification. Procedures must be worked out not only to clear up this docket congestion, but also to maintain a reasonably clear current docket so that hearings may be had without inordinate delay. In this connection the techniques of the National Labor Relations Board might be studied with a view to determining whether its exemption practices, see Guss v. Utah Labor Relations Board, 353 U. S. 1, 353 U. S. 3-4 (1957), might be helpful in the solution of the Commission's problems.
Section 7(c), 52 Stat. 824, as amended, 56 Stat. 83, 15 U.S.C. § 717f(c), provides:
"(c) No natural gas company or person which will be a natural gas company upon completion of any proposed construction or extension shall engage in the transportation or sale of natural gas, subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, or undertake the construction or extension of any facilities therefor, or acquire or operate any such facilities or extensions thereof, unless there is in force with respect to such natural gas company a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Commission authorizing such acts or operations: Provided, however, That if any such natural gas company or predecessor in interest was bona fide engaged in transportation or sale of natural gas, subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, on . . . [February 7, 1942], over the route or routes or within the area for which application is made and has so operated since that time, the Commission shall issue such certificate without requiring further proof that public convenience and necessity will be served by such operation, and without further proceedings, if application for such certificate is made to the Commission within ninety days after . . . [February 7, 1942]. Pending the determination of any such application, the continuance of such operation shall be lawful."
"In all other cases the Commission shall set the matter for hearing and shall give such reasonable notice of the hearing thereon to all interested persons as in its judgment may be necessary under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Commission; and the application shall be decided in accordance with the procedure provided in subsection (e) of this section and such certificate shall be issued or denied accordingly: Provided, however, That the Commission may issue a temporary certificate in cases of emergency, to assure maintenance of adequate service or to serve particular customers, without notice or hearing, pending the determination of an application for a certificate, and may by regulation exempt from the requirements of this section temporary acts or operations for which the issuance of a certificate will not be required in the public interest."
Section 7(e), 52 Stat. 824, as amended, 56 Stat. 84, 15 U.S.C. § 717f(e), provides:
"(e) Except in the cases governed by the provisos contained in subsection (c) of this section, a certificate shall be issued to any qualified applicant therefor, authorizing the whole or any part of the operation, sale, service, construction, extension, or acquisition covered by the application, if it is found that the applicant is able and willing properly to do the acts and to perform the service proposed and to conform to the provisions of the Act and the requirements, rules, and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and that the proposed service, sale, operation, construction, extension, or acquisition, to the extent authorized by the certificate, is or will be required by the present or future public convenience and necessity; otherwise such application shall be denied. The Commission shall have the power to attach to the issuance of the certificate and to the exercise of the rights granted thereunder such reasonable terms and conditions as the public convenience and necessity may require."
The Commission did have authority with reference to the entry of a natural gas company into a competitive market, but not into new and unserviced markets.
See, e.g., Florida Economic Advisory Council v. Federal Power Comm'n, 102 U.S.App.D.C. 152, 251 F.2d 643, cert. denied, 356 U.S. 959; Northern Natural Gas Co., 22 F.P.C. 164, 174-175, 180, aff'd sub nom. Minneapolis Gas Co. v. Federal Power Comm'n, 108 U.S.App.D.C. 36, 278 F.2d 870, cert. denied, 364 U.S. 891 (certificate conditioned upon removal of clauses permitting cancellation depending on price relationship of gas and competitive fuels in gas purchase contracts upon which feasibility of pipeline project depended); Transwestern Pipeline Co., 22 F.P.C. 391, 394-395, modified on rehearing, 22 F.P.C. 542 (minimum bill provisions of proposed tariff required to be modified); Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., 10 F.P.C. 185 (conditions requiring inclusion of interruptible rate schedules in tariffs); Trans-Continental Gas Pipe Line Co., 7 F.P.C. 24, 38-40 (commencement of service conditioned upon filing of new tariff satisfactory to Commission because of disapproval of certain terms of service); Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Co., 7 F.P.C. 257 (commencement of service conditioned upon filing of tariff satisfactory to Commission).
MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, whom MR. JUSTICE STEWART joins, dissenting.
While the result reached by the Court may be thought desirable, I can find no justification for it either in the Natural Gas Act or in any of the prior decisions of this Court. The matter is one for Congress. I would affirm the judgments below substantially for the reasons given by Judge Brown in his convincing opinion for the Court of Appeals. 306 F.2d 334.
Oral Argument - March 02, 1964 (Part 1)
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The IRS has released temporary regulations (REG-106282-18) under Sections 245A and 954(c)(6) that limit gap-year and other planning strategies the IRS said used the dividends-received deduction (DRD) contrary to the legislative intent. They apply to transactions occurring after Dec. 31, 2017, and deny in whole or in part the Section 245A DRD or the Section 954(c)(6) exception to foreign personal holding company income. The regulations also prevent fiscal-year taxpayers from exploiting Section 245A due to a mismatch in the effective dates of the new legislation by applying Section 245A against income that should have been subject to tax under the global intangible low taxed income regime (GILTI) under Section 951A or otherwise subject to U.S. tax.
Background The TCJA replaced the long-standing system of taxing U.S. taxpayers on foreign earnings of their foreign corporate subsidiaries when the earnings are repatriated (or deemed repatriated) with a quasi-territorial system. The new system provides a 100% DRD to domestic corporations for foreign-source dividends received from 10%-or-more-owned foreign corporations that have not already been subject to the U.S. tax regime. The TCJA also allows a DRD on certain deemed income inclusions resulting from the disposition of lower-tier controlled foreign corporations (CFCs). Post TCJA, the DRD is part of a larger, closely interdependent set of international tax rules designed to subject earnings to either a the one-time transition tax under Section 965, Subpart F, or GILTI prior to them qualifying for 245A. The IRS's stated concern was with specific transactions that don't comport with that policy objective.
Key provisions of the temporary regulations The temporary regulations are artfully targeted, and only limit the Section 245A deduction in a relatively narrow set of circumstances. The regulations provide that for any tax year an otherwise qualifying taxpayer will be permitted to claim a Section 245A deduction only to the extent that the dividend exceeds the "ineligible amount." The ineligible amount comprises 50% of the portion of the dividend attributable to extraordinary disposition amounts and 100% of amounts attributable to extraordinary reduction amounts.
An extraordinary disposition amount is the portion of dividend paid to a Section 245A shareholder out of the shareholder's extraordinary disposition account. An extraordinary disposition account is derived from extraordinary disposition earnings and profits (E&P). The E&P resulting from an extraordinary disposition increases the account balance. For a disposition to be an extraordinary disposition, the disposition must be: (1) resulting from gains on certain dispositions of specified property, (2) occurring during the period between the Section 965 measurement date and the effective date of GILTI, (3) occurring outside the ordinary course of business of the foreign corporation, and (4) occurring with a related party. Specified property is property that produces gross income that would be subject to GILTI.
The second component of the ineligible amount for Section 245A is the extraordinary reduction amount. This limits the Section 245A deduction of a controlling Section 245A shareholder. Generally, a controlling Section 245A shareholder is one that owns more than 50% of the stock of the CFC. An extraordinary reduction amount would occur if either the controlling U.S. shareholder sells more than 10% or the stock of the CFC, or there is a greater than 10% change in the controlling Section 245A shareholders overall ownership of the CFC. In these instances, the extraordinary reduction account is increased by the E&P representing the amount of dividends paid by the corporation that are attributable to Subpart F income or tested income. But this is only to the extent such income would have been taken into account by the Section 245A shareholder had the reduction not occurred and had the income not otherwise been taken into account by a domestic corporation or a citizen or resident of the United States.
These provisions are largely designed to combat planning based on Section 951(a)(2)(B) and the repeal of Section 958(b)(4). Both provisions, absent this rule, appear to allow taxpayers to avoid subjecting income to the Subpart F and GILTI regimes in a way that allows the use of Section 245A to contravene congressional intent.
Both the extraordinary disposition rules and the extraordinary reduction rules have threshold limitations to limit compliance and administrative burden. No disposition will be considered an extraordinary disposition if it does not exceed the lesser of $50 million or 5% of the gross value of the CFC's property. For extraordinary reductions, the threshold limitation applies where the sum of the CFC's Subpart F income and tested income for the taxable year does not exceed $50 million or 5% of the CFC's total income.
Lastly, the temporary regulations deny the Section 954(c)(6) look-through treatment for dividends paid by lower-tier CFCs to upper-tier CFCs, thereby causing a U.S. shareholder's Subpart F inclusion to increase by the amount not eligible for look-through treatment. By way of background, Section 954(c)(6) provides an exception to the foreign personal holding income rule under Subpart F allowing a look-through exception for dividends paid from lower- to upper-tier CFCs that are not Subpart F or effectively connected income. The IRS expressed concern that the exception may cause dividends from one CFC to another to result in tax consequences similar to, but not dependent upon, those that can be effectuated using Section 245A in conjunction with the disqualified period, Section 951(a)(2)(B) or the repeal of section 958(b)(4). Under the temporary regulations, dividends paid from a lower-tier CFC to an upper-tier CFC are only eligible to apply the Section 954(c)(6) exception to 50% of the amount that would constitute an extraordinary disposition amount of the CFC. Similar to the rules associated with the disallowance of the Section 245A deduction, the Section 954(c)(6) limitation is measured by reference to a CFC's gap period earnings from certain defined transactions. The resultant Subpart F inclusion applies both to individual and corporate shareholders of CFCs.
Next steps Due to the effective date for taxable years starting after Dec. 31, 2017, historical transactions should be reviewed as to the applicability of the temporary regulations, particularly in fiscal-year situations. Particular attention should be paid to extraordinary reduction amounts and whether any dispositions would be subject to these extraordinary reduction rules. Additionally, the changes made to Section 954(c)(6) relating to the impact on Subpart F on intercompany dividends should also be reviewed.
David Sites
Washington National Tax Office
Grant Thornton LLP
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Ron Dennis agrees to sell McLaren stake, exit company
Viknesh Vijayenthiran June 30, 2017
Six months after his ouster as CEO at McLaren Technology Group due to a spat with fellow shareholders, Ron Dennis is now set to leave the company he helped craft over the past four decades. Dennis has agreed to sell his 25 percent stake back to the company, with the value estimated to be $358 million. As part of the transition, the McLaren Technology Group has been renamed the McLaren Group. The other shareholders include Saudi businessman Mansour Ojjeh with another 25 percent through his TAG Group holding company, and the Bahraini government which has the remaining 50 percent. They both...
In spat with shareholders, Ron Dennis loses head role at McLaren
The rumors that emerged in October suggesting Ron Dennis was about to leave McLaren after 36 years have proven true. The 69-year-old, Chairman, CEO and founder of the McLaren Technology Group, is set to leave the company once his current contract expires at the end of 2016. He has been placed on...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran November 15, 2016
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Viknesh Vijayenthiran October 1, 2012
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Viknesh Vijayenthiran March 19, 2012
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Viknesh Vijayenthiran December 29, 2011
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A Zero Emissions Manifesto for the Climate Justice Movement
Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr.
Sep. 03, 2014 09:41AM EST Climate
"Zero emissions is an ambitious but achievable goal." —UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Zero has become the most important number for humanity. Why?
Any chance of stabilizing the climate hinges on transitioning to zero greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as humanly possible. Simply slowing the rise of emissions will not work. For the first time, the world's leading climate authority, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has embraced a goal of near zero greenhouse gas emissions or below.
Top military experts and government institutions like the U.S. Department of Defense and National Intelligence Council warn that climate destabilization threatens our national security, yet global emissions just keep going up. Leading biologists like E.O. Wilson warn that the sixth great extinction is now upon us, yet emissions keep going up.
By heating the globe at such a relentless rate, we are playing a deadly game of planetary Russian roulette. In the words of Michael Mann, professor of meteorology at Penn State University: "There is no precedent for what we are doing to the atmosphere. It is an uncontrolled experiment." If you believe your own eyes that climate chaos has already gone too far, the only logical response is to stop making things worse.
We are not suggesting ending the use of fossil fuels tomorrow. Decarbonizing our industries, homes, transportation, power generation and food production will take years of concerted effort and require every ounce of courage, ingenuity, patience and humility we possess. But intergenerational justice demands that we commit ourselves now as a nation to leading this green industrial revolution.
Some will no doubt call this goal unrealistic, saying it cannot be achieved, but they would underestimate the creative genius of the American people. What is unrealistic is thinking we can continue with business as usual and leave a habitable planet for our children. Americans are a supremely resourceful people with a long history of meeting, and exceeding, monumental challenges. While we have never faced anything as daunting as the global climate crisis, there are precedents for the U.S. overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds.
When destiny came knocking during World War II, we initially resisted, then answered by leading the allied forces to victory in three and a half short years.
It took a Civil War to end the scourge of slavery, and a monumental civil rights struggle to outlaw segregation, Jim Crow laws and discrimination, but we not only overcame, we elected a person of color as President of the United States.
When President John Kennedy boldly challenged America to land a man on the moon in less than a decade, our best and brightest responded by accomplishing this seemingly impossible task ahead of schedule.
It is now time for our generation to do something great.
Zero Emissions Bandwagon
It may surprise you to learn that zero emissions has already been embraced as a goal by business leaders as well-known as Bill Gates, and world leaders as prominent as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria; UN climate chief Christiana Figueres; Prince Charles; and former President Jimmy Carter, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of The Elders.
Again, even the conservative, consensus-based IPCC supports near zero emissions or below, albeit on a year 2100 timeline that belies the urgency of their August draft report, which warns of "irreversible impacts" from continued emissions.
Major corporations, like Google, have embraced a zero carbon goal. Others like Microsoft and Deutsche Bank are moving in this direction by committing to net zero emissions, or carbon neutrality (using carbon offsets or carbon credits to balance out remaining emissions). 684 college and university presidents (and growing) have taken a similar climate neutrality pledge. And a fossil fuel divestment movement is picking up steam on college campuses (including Stanford University, Sydney University and historically black colleges and universities) and in houses of worship around the world.
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Sweden, Iceland, Costa Rica and the Maldives are among the nations vying for carbon neutrality. Denmark is committed to becoming fossil fuel free, with Copenhagen seeking to become the world's first carbon-neutral capital by 2025. In the U.S., cities like Austin and Boulder are striving for carbon neutrality, with San Francisco pledging to generate all of its electricity from renewables by 2020.
Scotland is on track to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2020. The Philippines aims to shift the country's fuel system to 100 percent renewables in ten years. The German state of Schleswig-Holstein is set to go 100 percent renewable this year. Munich's goal is 100 percent renewables by 2025. The British Labour Party wants to decarbonize the UK's electricity grid by 2030. And the island nation of Tokelau is already 100 percent renewable.
In stark contrast, neither the U.S. President, nor a single member of the U.S. Congress, has yet publicly called for a zero emissions goal for America.
2ºC Wrong Target
Just because the governments of the world accept 2° Celsius of heating above the preindustrial average as the agreed-upon target does not make it the right target. To the contrary, last December, preeminent climate scientist James Hansen and seventeen co-authors released a study in the scientific journal PLOS ONE revealing the UN-approved 2°C ceiling is based on politics, not science, and would unleash "disastrous consequences" beyond our control.
Dr. Hansen, economist Jeffrey Sachs, and others argue that "morality" demands a rapid and dramatic cut in global carbon emissions to stay as close as possible to a 1°C ceiling (we are already at 0.85°C). Here's what they said about the urgency of dropping from the current level of 400 parts per million (a level not reached in at least 800,000 years) of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million (ppm), the level many consider the uppermost safe limit for civilization:
"It is instructive to see how fast atmospheric CO2 declines if fossil fuel emissions are instantly terminated. Halting emissions in 2015 causes CO2 to decline to 350 ppm at century's end. A 20 year delay in halting emissions has CO2 returning to 350 ppm at about 2300. With a 40 year delay, CO2 does not return to 350 ppm until after 3000. These results show how difficult it is to get back to 350 ppm if emissions continue to grow for even a few decades."
We're obviously not going to achieve zero emissions by 2015. The point is we need to do it as soon as necessary to avoid catastrophe impacts from global climate change. Every day we delay buries us deeper in the climate hole.
Failure of Moral Leadership
The United Nations, Congress and the White House are all failing in their moral obligation to stem the tide of this gathering storm.
The United Nations is not leading on this issue, as it must. Since 1990, when the IPCC issued its first report, CO2 emissions have increased by approximately sixty percent. Last year in Warsaw, after 19 successive sessions of the UN Conference of the Parties (COP) failed to achieve meaningful emissions reductions, labor and environmental groups walked out after deciding governments were performing so poorly they could no longer legitimize the climate cop-out with their presence.
Congress is not leading on this issue, as it must. Since refusing to ratify the 1997 Kyoto protocol, the U.S. Congress has failed to enact any significant climate legislation. The closest they came was a Wall Street-friendly "cap and trade" bill passed by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives in 2009. Described as an "unacceptable compromise" by Greenpeace and "a step backwards" by Friends of the Earth, it called for a modest 17 percent reduction of carbon emissions by 2020. Five years later, too few members of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives are even willing to admit humans are changing the climate.
The White House is not leading on this issue, as it must. The EPA's proposed rules to limit carbon pollution from existing coal-fired power plants are a step in the right direction, but President Obama's widely heralded "climate action plan" will be more PR than plan, with no chance of stabilizing the climate, unless the White House takes bold action. In fact, the administration's attempt to please all during this climate crisis with its all-of-the-above energy strategy promises more climate chaos by promoting natural gas fracking; mountaintop removal mining; deepwater and Arctic oil drilling; tar sands mining; and deafening seismic oil and gas exploration off the Atlantic coast. That the President has not yet denounced a scheme as "absurdly reckless" as Keystone XL's northern leg speaks volumes.
Even the renewable energy industry is not leading on this issue, as it must. Four years after it was first pointed out, America's largest wind, solar and geothermal trade associations continue to embrace incrementalism, when the times call for revolutionary change.
Because the climate crisis threatens all life on Earth, it is first and foremost a moral issue. We have already seen how the poor and communities of color bear the brutal brunt of fossil fuel extraction and suffer the most from extreme weather disasters. Three out of four African Americans live within 30 miles of a coal-fired power plant. African-American children have an 80 percent higher rate of asthma, and are nearly three times more likely to die from asthma, than their white peers. The moral urgency of this crisis requires a rainbow coalition of people – reflecting the diversity of our great nation – coming together to solve it.
Alarmingly, latest projections by the U.S. Energy Information Administration have fossil fuels supplying almost 80 percent of the world's energy use through 2040, with carbon dioxide emissions rising 46 percent from 2010 levels. If this perilous trend is not reversed, runaway climate change could cause most of life on Earth to go extinct, testing the survival of humanity itself.
As the nation that historically contributed the most to global climate pollution, and is in the strongest position to respond, the U.S. has a moral imperative to lead this global charge.
Making the Great Transition
It is time for America to unleash its entrepreneurial can-do spirit through a wartime-like mobilization to help save America, and the world. Innovating to zero emissions will not only help ensure our collective survival, it is the key to revitalizing our ailing economy and putting America back to work. But we don't have until 2100, or even 2050, to transition off of fossil fuels. Scientists are calling for deep cuts in emissions now. Leaders showing us how to get there include:
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which in 2012 commissioned a Renewable Electricity Futures Study showing that 80% of all U.S. electricity demand can be met with currently commercially available renewable energy technologies at the hourly level every day of the year.
Former Vice President Al Gore, who in 2008 boldly called for 100% renewable electricity for the U.S. by 2018.
Lester Brown, who in 2008 mapped out how to achieve 80% carbon cuts worldwide by 2020 in his authoritative book Plan B.
Marc Jacobson and Mark Delucchi, who in 2009 released a plan to power the planet with 100 percent renewables by 2030, a vision that spawned The Solutions Project (a plan to transition all 50 states to 100 percent renewables).
The prestigious Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in London, Zero Carbon Britain and Australia's Beyond Zero Emissions, all of which are working to achieve zero emissions.
Zero Emissions Mandate
We have solutions. They even have names: conservation; energy efficiency; solar power; wind power; geothermal power; standing forests; organic farms; industrial hemp; electric vehicles; bicycles; mass transit; wave energy; tidal power; zero waste …
Here and there aggressive initiatives are underway. China is developing a single 38,000 MW wind project large enough to electrify a country the size of Poland. Four states in Germany already get more than 50 percent of their electricity from wind power, while in the U.S., Iowa and South Dakota are generating more than 25 percent of their electricity from wind farms. But progress is not being made at anything close to a speed and scale commensurate with the scope of the planetary emergency we face.
On, Sept. 23, a UN Climate Summit is being held in New York City. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has challenged world leaders to bring their pledges to set the world on a low-carbon path. We entreat Mr. Ban, who calls zero emissions an "achievable goal," to challenge attendees of the UN Climate Summit to bring their zero emissions plans to COP20 in Peru this December and to COP21 in France in 2015. Anything less will show our governments are not serious about solving this existential threat.
Our colleague Bill McKibben, who earlier this year called out the Obama administration for sabotaging the 2009 Copenhagen climate negotiations through NSA spying, has issued a "call to arms" inviting all who "give a damn about the biggest crisis our civilization has ever faced" to gather in New York City on Sept. 21 for a People's Climate March to demand bold climate action at the UN Summit. We ask, what could be bolder than zero emissions?
Earth is the only known habitable planet in the universe, making the climate risks to humanity so great as to warrant the utmost precaution. Now is the time for the climate justice movement to rally around a goal of zero emissions, with the U.S. leading the way by enacting zero emissions policies at the local, state and federal levels. For the love of humanity, and our children, we must act now.
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Morgan Elizabeth Woolard, Miss Oklahoma USA 2010 and Rima Fakih, Miss Michigan USA 2010 wait for the judges decision for the title of MISS USA 2010 to be announced by Co-hosts Curtis Stone and Natalie Morales from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Theatre for the Performing Arts, in Las Vegas May 16, 2010. HO/Miss Universe L.P., LLLP
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There have been many different ways of characterizing and describing the phenomenon of life over the years. One aspect that has not often been stressed is lifersquo;s emergent propertiesmdash;the synergies that are produced when many elements or parts combine to produce distinctive new ldquo;wholesrdquo;. Indeed, complex living systems represent a multi-leveled, multi-faceted hierarchy of synergistic effects that has evolved over several billion years. Some of the many examples of synergy at various levels of life are briefly described, and it is emphasized that life is still creating itself and still exploring its potentialities.


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Valet parking: hand over your keys … and your car insurance can go too
Almost half of motorists are not covered for damage while their car is in valet marking, research shows
Of 233 comprehensive car insurance policies, 49% excluded valet parking. Photograph: Rex
Patrick Collinson
Sat 9 Nov 2013 02.00 EST
Last modified on Fri 8 Nov 2013 07.20 EST
Do you hand over your keys to a valet parking service at the airport before flying off on holiday? You could be left with a large bill: research by comparison site Gocompare.com found that half of all insurance policies do not cover damage to a vehicle while it is in the control of valet parking.
Gocompare.com reviewed 233 comprehensive car insurance policies and found that valet parking was excluded by 49% of policies. Scott Kelly, Gocompare's head of car insurance, said: "Valet parking, once the preserve of Hollywood movies, is becoming a popular option in the UK with many airports, major hotels and entertainment venues now offering 'meet and greet' services. Valet parking is a convenient way to park your car, especially at airports where it will save you having to drag heavy luggage on to a car park shuttle bus, but you need to consider the implications for your car insurance."
Some valet parking companies claim drivers are covered by their own insurance. But Gocompare said the terms and conditions offer little peace of mind. "Generally operators offer very limited cover for damage to your car, which you will need to spot and report to them on collection, and possessions left in your car are generally excluded."
Meet and greet parking services generally cost little more than the price of 10 days in a long-stay car park, but although many people are happy with the service, it is a business plagued with horror stories.
This summer, BBC1's Your Money, Their Tricks programme tested six different services at three major airports. Each car was fitted with a tracking device which told the programme's investigators whether it actually went to the car park that was promised and, crucially, whether it stayed there.
At Heathrow, the service was precisely as advertised. But at Gatwick, the tracking device found that the car, although initially taken to a secure car park, was 24 hours later driven to a residential address in Crawley – which the programme makers said appeared to be the home of the company's employee. Later, it was returned to the car park.
The other car in Gatwick, and the two in Luton, were taken to compounds that the programme makers alleged were not secure sites monitored by CCTV.


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package com.secdec.codepulse.data.bytecode.parse

import java.net.{ MalformedURLException, URL }
import java.util.UUID
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit

import org.joda.time.format.ISODateTimeFormat
import scala.util.Try

/** Allow for case-insensitive string matching e.g.
  * {{{"HeLlO" match {
  *   case ci"HELLO" => "hi"
  * }
  * }}}
  * @param sc
  */
class CaseInsensitiveUnapply(val sc: StringContext) extends AnyVal {
	def unapply(other: String) = sc.parts.mkString.equalsIgnoreCase(other)
	def ci = this
}

object Implicits {
	/** Adds `ci` to `StringContext`, which lets you use case-insensitive unapply for matching */
	import scala.language.implicitConversions
	implicit def caseInsensitiveUnapply(sc: StringContext) = new CaseInsensitiveUnapply(sc)
}

/** Helpers for converting string values to numeric/boolean values.
  * Inspired by Lift's helpers.
  *
  * @author robertf
  */
object StringConverters extends StringConverters

trait StringConverters {
	private def tryConvert[T](in: String, conversion: String => T) =
		Option(in) flatMap { s => Try { conversion(s.trim) }.toOption }

	object AsBoolean {
		def unapply(str: String) = {
			import com.secdec.codepulse.data.bytecode.parse.Implicits.caseInsensitiveUnapply
			Option(str) match {
				case Some(ci"t" | ci"true"  | ci"yes" | "1" | ci"on")  => Some(true)
				case Some(ci"f" | ci"false" | ci"no"  | "0" | ci"off") => Some(false)
				case _ => None
			}
		}
	}

	object AsInt {
		def unapply(str: String) = tryConvert(str, _.toInt)
	}

	object AsLong {
		def unapply(str: String) = tryConvert(str, _.toLong)
	}

	object AsDouble {
		def unapply(str: String) = tryConvert(str, _.toDouble)
	}

	object AsTimeUnit {
		def unapply(str: String) = tryConvert(str, TimeUnit.valueOf)
	}

	object AsUUID {
		def unapply(str: String) = tryConvert(str, UUID.fromString)
	}

	object AsISODateTime {
		val format = ISODateTimeFormat.dateTime
		def unapply(str: String) = tryConvert(str, format.parseDateTime)
	}

	object AsUrl {
		def unapply(str: String) = {
			try{
				Some(new URL(str))
			} catch {
				case _: MalformedURLException => None
			}
		}
	}

	def asBoolean(str: String) = AsBoolean.unapply(str)
	def asInt(str: String) = AsInt.unapply(str)
	def asLong(str: String) = AsLong.unapply(str)
	def asDouble(str: String) = AsDouble.unapply(str)
	def asTimeUnit(str: String) = AsTimeUnit.unapply(str)
	def asUUID(str: String) = AsUUID.unapply(str)
	def asISODateTime(str: String) = AsISODateTime.unapply(str)
	def asUrl(str: String) = AsUrl.unapply(str)
}

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T-shirt Model 27a is a design in the "aquarel line".
T-shirt Model 27a is a design in the "aquarel line", portraying a realistic looking turtle. The image is made in such a way that it will give a strong quality image made with digital screenprinting.
A natural-coloured T-shirt in the 185/190 gr/m2 range, the T-shirt is made of 100% cotton.
The print is done in CMYK / Full-colour.


Cold Pressed oil simply means, oil extracted naturally by just pressing and not applying any external heat to extract oil.
The temperature of the oil during extraction is less than 40 degree. This temperature is little over room temperature because of the friction during the grinding/pressing process.
Because the temperature does not exceed 40 degree, all the essential nutrients and flavour are retained. Thus Cold Pressed oil is considered to be healthy.


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Options, Options: The Five Jeep Grand Cherokee Model Offerings
June 25th, 2016 by Evan Riley
Who wouldn't immediately be attracted to the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee? Well, while you may have zeroed in on this specific nameplate, you still have some decisions left to make.
Jeep offers five model options that accompany the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with each of the versions providing their own specific features and capabilities. Ranging from about $30,000 to $45,000, potential buyers will certainly be able to find an SUV that fits all of their desires and needs.
Before you head into a Jeep dealership, get a basic understanding of what each of these Grand Cherokee models has to offer…
Laredo ($29,995)
The most affordable version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee shouldn't be discounted because of the price tag. Rather, drivers will appreciate all this model has to offer.
For starters, the Grand Cherokee Laredo is equipped with the 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine, which can pump out 295 horsepower and 260 pounds-feet of torque. Meanwhile, thanks to the inclusion of the Start/Stop technology (automatically disables the engine when the vehicle isn't in motion) and the smooth eight-speed automatic transmission, drivers can expect a 26 highway mile per gallon efficiency. When all is said and done, this translates into a best-in-class V6 highway driving range of 600 miles.
The Laredo is also equipped with the Quadra-Trac I 4×4 System, which will provide drivers with optimal traction and handling. The automatic system doesn't require any button-mashing to activate, and the technology will automatically function when wheel slippage is anticipated.
Head to the inside of the vehicle and drivers will find the Uconnect 5.0 system, which allows drivers to access the Voice Command technology with hands-free calling. Drivers will even receive a subscription to the commercial-free SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
The Laredo comes with a number of exterior paint options:
Light Brownstone
Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl
True Blue Pearl
Granite Crystal
Maximum Steel
Billet Silver
Potential buyers will even have the opportunity to choose between a pair of wheel offerings:
17-inch Painted Aluminum Wheels
18-inch Satin Silver Aluminum Wheels
Laredo 75th Anniversary Edition ($34,975)
How about celebrating Jeep's 75th birthday by opting for this special-edition of the Laredo? This specific version offers an exclusive exterior design, including a new front grille, a 75th Anniversary edition mesh, and a new headlamp. Up front, drivers will also find bronze accents on the grille, fog lamp bezels, and the taillamp.
Inside, drivers will receive access to the upgraded Radio 8.4 technology, which provides a giant 8.4-inch touchscreen. Drivers can appreciate this system as they sink into the modified cloth heated front seats.
Color Options:
Recon-Green
Granite Crystal Metallic
Wheel Options:
Grand Cherokee 75th Anniversary Edition 18-inch Aluminum Wheels
Limited ($37,565)
This model's nameplate doesn't mean that this specific Grand Cherokee's offerings are "limited." Rather, it's a reflection of the vehicle's general rarity. Of course, after having read all that this Grand Cherokee has to offer, you may be questioning why more buyers aren't opting for this special Jeep.
It starts inside the actual Grand Cherokee, where occupants will be greeted by the comfortable leather-trimmed heated seats. Meanwhile, drivers can utilize the ParkView Rear Back-Up Camera to monitor everything that's happening behind their vehicle. Thanks to this inclusion, drivers can travel in comfort without worrying about a minor fender bender. To put this model over the top, the available Quadra-Trac II system allows drivers to manipulate their Grand Cherokee's mechanics to cater to the road conditions.
Luxury Brown
20-inch Polished Aluminum Wheels with Mineral Grady Pockets
Limited 75th Anniversary Edition ($41,175)
Once again, the brand has released an exclusive version of their standard model to recognize the company's 75th anniversary. This specific model is highlighted by that previously-mentioned exterior revamp that's featured on the Laredo 75th Anniversary Edition.
Additionally, this model offers several exclusive features and amenities. For starters, the power sunroof provides easy access to the fresh air. Occupants can allow the breeze to blow through their hair as they're sitting on the special edition leather seats, which include a black/light frost beige Capri leather trim, a detail which adds some luxury to the Grand Cherokee.
Finally, the Blind Spot Monitoring system allows drivers to better anticipate when it's unsafe to switch lanes. The system will alert the driver via audible and visual cues when they shouldn't be switching over, thus preventing potential collisions.
Brilliant Black
Grand Cherokee Limited 75th Anniversary Edition 18-inch Aluminum Wheels
Overland ($44,395)
The priciest of the Grand Cherokee's five model offerings, the Overland provides all of the luxury and mechanical inclusions a driver could possibly want.
The CommandView Sunroof includes a pair of panels and a sliding-glass ceiling, allowing for maximum versatility. Plus, thanks to the power controls, drivers can access that fresh air with a simple push of a button. Meanwhile, the leather-trimmed instrument panel, door trim, and center armrest provide maximum comfort and luxury.
The class-exclusive Quadra-Lift Air Suspension provides drivers with five specific driving scenarios (including Park Mode, Aero Mode, Normal Ride Height, Off-Road I, and Off-Road II) to cater to the road conditions. Finally, the Bi-xenon High-Intensity Discharge headlamps will deliver optimal visibility.
Ivory Tri-Coat Pearl
Wheel Options
20-inch Polished Aluminum Wheels with Mineral Gray Pockets
Not such an easy decision, right? Fortunately, regardless of which 2016 Grand Cherokee model you ultimately opt for, you won't be disappointed with your decision.
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It takes balls to turn a B-brand into a respectful A-brand capable of taking on the big boys. Luckily, such a feat is all in a day's work for the Highlander, the universally recognised symbol of William Lawson's whisky. A Grand Effie Award and a 73% increase in market share is, in any case, all the proof we need.
Ten years ago and the market was growing a little tired of whisky. Its old-fashioned image needed some serious dusting off in the face of rum and vodka brands that were stealing more and more of the limelight. Needless to say, Bacardi-Martini felt it was time to stir things up a bit and add a little spice to the mix.
Choosing for a long-term brand awareness campaign took some guts. All the more reason why the resultant campaign's central figure – the Highlander – turned out to be the perfect choice. Bare chested, clad in little more than a kilt and exuding a presence that needs no explanation, the Highlander refuses to be bound by society's rules. And thanks to over a decade of consistent and efficient branding, choosing William Lawson's has now become synonymous with choosing your own path in life.
Ten years on and William Lawson's can truly lay claim to a place amongst the A-list brands. It has increased its sales volumes by more than 50% and succeeded in converting around 73% of the market to the cause. A remarkable achievement that was recently recognised with a Grand Effie Award, the highest accolade for a long-term campaign that excels in its consistency and efficiency.


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The road to a better world.
Zipcar is the world's leading car-sharing network. We provide on-demand access to cars by the hour or the day in cities and campuses around the globe.
The Story of Zipcar
It's been close to two decades since our founders, Robin Chase and Antje Danielson, sat in a café in Cambridge, Massachusetts and decided to bring the European car-sharing idea to North America. Once the wheels were in motion, it was only a matter of time before some major changes helped grow our little car-sharing company into the world's leading car-sharing network. Today, thanks to a member-driven user experience, a focus on innovative technology, and an amazing team of hands-on car-sharing enthusiasts, we are redefining the way the world thinks about alternative transportation.
Car sharing seems like a simple enough idea, but there's a reason Zipcar has become the leader of cars on demand. It's not just about fewer cars and reducing congestion and pollution; it's about finding sustainable solutions. This idea is bigger than all of us, and we're committed to our mission: to enable simple and responsible urban living.
We're on a mission to enable simple and responsible urban living—a future filled with more car-sharing members than car owners in major cities across the globe.
We do this every day by:
Delivering on-demand vehicles that support environmental sustainability.
Helping members save time, hassle and money in their everyday transportation.
Freeing up city space through strategies that consider campus, urban, residential, commercial and city planning needs.
Becoming a premier employer for talented, passionate people who thrive on changing the world for good.
Living our core values, as a company and as individual team members from the Big Apple to Big Ben
Values that fuel our mission
Obsess about the member experience.
Build a community of trust by delivering excellence in convenience, dependability, and service.
Be the best we can be.
Support personal growth, impact, and excellence.
Deliver results.
Create enduring value through growth.
Keep it simple.
Win through simplicity and continuous innovation.
Have an impact.
Change the world through urban and environmental transformation.
A message from our president
"Zipcar doesn't just start with the member experience, we live it. We sit atop an impressive history of innovation, risk taking, ingenuity, and hard work. And we're still driven (pun intended) by the same core mission: to enable simple and responsible urban living. And it all grows as we get closer and closer to our vision of a world where car sharing outnumbers car ownership."
–Tracey Zhen, President
Since 2000, our mission has been to create better neighborhoods. So we set out to cut carbon emissions, reduce traffic and promote multi-modal travel. Thanks to our over one million members, we proudly lower CO2 emissions by 1.6 billion lbs per year and take away the need for more than 415,000 personally owned cars.
Embracing equality
Equality shouldn't be up for debate. That's why Zipcar was an early supporter of LGBTQ organizations and equal rights. We continue to show our support at Pride events and in how we do business every day. We believe people can overcome anything on their own—but we'll always be stronger together.
Zipcar grant program
Zipcar helps non-profits do more with simple access to on-demand transportation. Through our Students with Drive program with Ford, over $1 million has been donated to more than 400 student organizations at universities across the United States. And our grant program donates hundreds of thousands in driving credit to non-profit groups across North America, supporting a variety of causes. Need some help with your charity organization? Tell us how we can help and apply for a grant.