It's the MPLS chapter of the Ride of Silence, tonight at 1900, starting at Cars-R-Coffins at 34th and Lyndale - the shop closes at that time, so get there early if you need to grab something to go.
We will be meeting at the Cars R Coffins at 3346 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408 and then riding east via the Greenway bike trail. When we hit the uptown bus station we will take to the streets and ride. I have not contacted police about this. If anyone is willing to help me I have never organized an event like this so would MUCH appreciate any help I can get.
Also, The Ride of Silence is to mourn those cyclists killed or injured by motorists, to raise awareness (among motorists, police, and city officials) of cyclists on the road, to have motorists know we only want to share the roads, and to show that cyclists are not going away. It's an important statement, so this is a call to all riders to help us make a great showing. It's a chance to let our neighbors know who we are and gain their respect. Take the time to raise consciousness and make a difference.
Also lights and helmets are required...and anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
The route doesn't seem to make any sense, but what the hell.


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The Delivery App Landscape Is Changing and Sustaining Businesses During COVID-19
Panic-buying and fear of contagion are driving many consumers to download apps for groceries and meals during the coronavirus crisis.
By: Lydia Dishman , Contributor
Instacart's "Leave at My Door Delivery" feature, initially designed for customers not home at the time of delivery, is also a convenient feature for customers during COVID-19. — Instacart
For as many people among us who are panic-buying toilet paper and toothpaste (and flipping out at the sight of empty shelves), there are thousands who are skipping the in-store experience altogether and shifting to delivery apps for everything from groceries to lattes and lunches. In fact, there have been a record number of downloads in the past week alone, according to data from Apptopia, an independent research firm that analyzes the app marketplace.
At the same time, an unprecedented number of restaurants have shuttered across the country. Analysis from the data science team at Womply of transaction trends year over year at 400,000 local businesses across the country, including 48,000 restaurants and 4,600 bars, revealed that revenue on March 13 was down 19.6% year over year. "With many restaurants closed or only open for takeout, that number should continue to drop rapidly," the firm found.
By contrast, "Driven by consumer panic, grocery stores saw their highest daily revenues for 2020 last Friday, with consumer spending up 87.4% year over year," the analysts said. Relatedly, curbside pickup is also on the rise.
These huge swings on both sides beg the question: Can delivery apps not only help keep us healthier, but also help save the economy during the coronavirus crisis?
"U.S. consumer interest for restaurants has fallen by 54%, and for nightlife businesses by 69%," according to Yelp's data science editor Carl Bialik. "Pizzerias, fast food restaurants, grocery stores, and fruits and veggies shops are all grabbing a much bigger share of the pie than they were a week ago (up 44%, 64%, 160%, and 102%, respectively, in share of daily U.S. consumer actions," he wrote.
Apptopia's data suggests that the surge in downloads may prove fruitful. Their report found that March 15 was a new record for Instacart, Walmart Grocery, Shipt and Target that represented an increase of 218%, 160%, 124% and 98%, respectively, over the average number of daily downloads in February.
Now that residents in major cities such as San Francisco have been directed to "shelter in place," that is, stay home unless they have a medical reason or to obtain necessary supplies, those numbers may get a further boost.
Driven by consumer panic, grocery stores saw their highest daily revenues for 2020 last Friday, with consumer spending up 87.4% year over year.
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'Leave at my door' deliveries surge
Instacart, for one, has taken extra measures to ensure that deliveries can be made as safely as possible. In a Medium post, the company said, "We've worked closely with a panel of health and safety experts to develop a robust set of guidelines to ensure you're able to continue shopping safely. Our goal is to make sure you have the resources you need to take the appropriate preventative actions and make use of precautionary food handling measures."
That includes its "Leave at My Door Delivery" feature, which the company said was originally designed to provide a more flexible option for customers that may not be home at the time of delivery. In the first week of March, for one, "we observed a significant surge in consumer adoption and opt-in usage of the feature," Instacart said in a statement.
During that time period, more than 25% of all orders utilized this feature, the company stated. The following weekend, "Instacart experienced the highest customer demand in its history in the amount of groceries sold on our platform," the company said in a statement. "The average customer's purchase is up more than 20% month-over-month and includes items like hand sanitizer, vitamins, powdered milk, diapers, face masks, and canned goods."
[Instacart may have been making safety and convenience a priority for its customers, however, the company's gig workers, who handle the in-store shopping and delivery, are saying otherwise, planning a nationwide walkout on March 30. They say Instacart is failing to provide hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes and soap to them for free, nor will it provide hazard pay of an additional $5 per order, the workers say. Until Instacart provides these things as well as extends paid sick leave to at-risk workers with pre-existing conditions, those participating in the walkout won't be reporting for duty.]
Hungryroot, an online grocery service has also experienced significant growth in both customer acquisition and reorder rates recently, and they expect the uptick in demand to continue. "We're also making notable changes to both our supply chain and delivery model (e.g., same day delivery) to ensure we can continue meeting the demand for those customers in need," the company said in a statement.
Meal delivery service Blue Apron has experienced stock surges and an increased demand for meal kits as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. — BlueApron.com
Blue Apron makes a comeback
Both Blue Apron and Waitr Holdings meal delivery services experienced stock surges, as demand has increased for their meal kits. Waitr stock increased tenfold. To meet this demand, Blue Apron's CEO Linda Findley Kozlowski said in an emailed statement: "We are hiring for temporary and permanent positions in our Linden, New Jersey, and Richmond, California, fulfillment centers and hope to create employment opportunities for individuals who may have been displaced by the restaurant or foodservice industry."
For it's part, Starbucks has moved to mobile ordering and takeout only as of March 15. The company declined to provide details on the number of app downloads or business metrics at this time.
Not all delivery options are experiencing this surge. Even with contactless delivery, Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash and the like are reportedly slowing down, in part as consumers reacted to both the expense of ordering prepared meals from restaurants and the relative safety of knowing how their food was prepared at home.
The upshot, according to Bain analysts, was that it's unclear whether the economy of food will carry us through these uncertain financial times. As Marc-André Kamel and Joëlle de Montgolfier wrote, "Few businesses could hope to predict the course of the pandemic with any accuracy. However, retailers do have the power to quickly develop and roll out contingency plans to address the crisis head-on and ensure business continuity, while playing their role in minimizing the virus's spread."
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As a fellowship trained vitreo-retinal surgeon Richard A. Bazarian, MD FACS takes care of people with macular diseases, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments, and severe eye injuries. He has performed over 2,500 vitreo-retinal surgeries, and over 10,000 office based injection and laser procedures since completing his residency and fellowship training at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York.
Dr. Bazarian graduated from Princeton University in 1982 with honors from the Department of Art & Archaeology. After graduating from New York Medical College, he spent 4 years training and working in general surgery before concentrating on the eye. He was awarded the first David Warfield Eye Research Fellowship offered by the New York Academy of Medicine.
Before coming to Maine Eye in 1995, Dr. Bazarian was on the full time faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His practice philosophy is still based on teaching with a goal of helping each patient understand his/her condition. He is active as an Associate Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, regularly hosting medical students and residents at Maine Eye.
Dr. Bazarian served as Maine Eye is President from 2001 until 2006 and has been Maine Medical Center's Chief of Ophthalmology since 2002. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists. Dr. Bazarian is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Bazarian's practice is at Maine Eye's Marginal Way Campus location at 161 Marginal Way in Portland.


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Direct Marketing - direct communication targeted to Customers, including mail, fax or electronic mail.
Personal Information - information about an identifiable Customer recorded in any form. Although the kind of Personal Information depends largely on the specific purpose, TSC Stores L.P. may typically collect name, address, phone number, date of birth, e-mail address, credit card number, gender, language preference, merchandise category preferences, driver's licence number. Does not include name, title, business address and phone number.
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TSC Stores L.P. keeps Personal Information as accurate, complete and up-to-date as necessary, taking into account its use and the interests of the Customer.
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7.2 TSC Stores L.P. makes information about its privacy policies and procedures available to its Customers through written materials (a copy of this Policy is available upon request) and its Web Site (www.tscstores.com).
8.3 TSC Stores L.P. uses privacy protection agreements to provide a comparable level of protection for Personal Information while the information is being processed by an authorized third party.
TSC Stores L.P. gives Customers access to their Personal Information and an account of its use and disclosure.
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There are two big items on the Def Leppard news docket this morning, but let's unpack the big tour news first.
Per Def Leppard's official website, tickets will be going on sale Saturday, February 3 with "further ticket info" (likely meaning pre-sale and VIP packages) available soon.
The other piece of big news (and it's about time) is that Def Leppard's ENTIRE catalog is now available for download and streaming on all the major services, including Apple Music/iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Music and more.
Exciting, indeed! Now, excuse me while I binge their entire catalog at will!


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'Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart' Anime's Opening, Ending Video Streamed
posted on 2017-11-20 10:15 EST by Jennifer Sherman
6-episode series premieres on November 24
The official website for the Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart. ( Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10-Centimeters Datta. ) anime special began streaming an opening and ending movie on Monday. The video features the anime's opening and ending animation sequences and theme songs, and it will stream until December 8. (Note: The official video linked above is region-locked to Japan.)
The special is the latest entry in HoneyWorks ' "Confess Your Love Committee: Romance Series" project. The anime will air for six consecutive weeks starting on November 24 on Tokyo MX , BS11 , Gunma TV , and Tochigi TV . New episodes will debut on Fridays at 24:00 (effectively Saturdays at 12:00 a.m.).
Crunchyroll will stream the anime starting on November 24.
The anime will tell the story of HoneyWorks ' "Hatsukoi no Ehon" (The Picture Book of the First Love) and "Ippun Ichibyō Kimi to Boku no" (Yours and My One Minute and One Second) music videos and add new elements. It follows the close but not-yet-romantic relationship between reserved Miou, who is in the arts club, and social Haruki, who is part of the movies club.
LIP×LIP, a HoneyWorks -produced group made up of Kouki Uchiyama and Nobunaga Shimazaki , are performing the opening theme song "Non Fantasy." The above video previews the song. The show's cast ( Hiroshi Kamiya , Haruka Tomatsu , Yuuki Kaji , Kana Asumi , Kenichi Suzumura , Aki Toyosaki ) are performing the ending theme song "Tokyo Winter Session." HoneyWorks is composing and writing both songs.
Kenichi Suzumura and Aki Toyosaki are returning from the previous films to star as Haruki Serizawa and Miō Aida, respectively. The returning cast also includes:
Hiroshi Kamiya as Yū Setoguchi
Haruka Tomatsu as Natsuki Enomoto
Yuuki Kaji as Sōta Mochizuki
Kana Asumi as Akari Hayasaka
Hikaru Midorikawa as Saku Akechi
Gero as Midori Hamanaka
In addition, Ryohei Kimura will play Chiaki Serizawa, and Koinu will play Haruki Serizawa (child).
Hitoshi Nanba ( Fate/Grand Order: First Order , Baki the Grappler ) is chief director for the anime, and Takurō Tsukada (episode director for Chaika the Coffin Princess , Noragami ) is directing the series at Lay-duce ( Magi: Adventure of Sinbad , Fate/Grand Order: First Order ). Yoshimi Narita ( Saint Seiya Omega , Yes! Precure 5 ) is returning from writing the script for the previous films to handle series composition. Maki Fujii is returning to design the characters with Kentaro Tokiwa (key animation for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders , Heaven's Lost Property ).
The project features Vocaloid songs by the "monster creator unit" HoneyWorks , and has thus far inspired two anime films. The series' first film, titled Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai ( I've Always Liked You ), opened in Japan in April 2016. The second film, titled Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai ( The Moment You Fall in Love ), opened in Japan in December 2016. Crunchyroll is streaming both films.
Thanks to Dennis R. for the embedded video.
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For 19 years, Jersey City's Iron Monkey, well-known for its wide selection of craft beers, has provided delicious three course Thanksgiving meals to the elderly and those facing challenging financial times.
500 three course meals, whether they were sit down, delivery or pick up, were serves because of 25 very helpful volunteers and the Iron Monkey staff.
Brian McIntyre, brother of Steve McIntyre – the owner of Iron Monkey – told Hudson County View that the family is always happy to host this event.
A group of volunteers were from Jersey City Councilwoman-at-Large Joyce Watterman's organization Women Working Together for Change.
Joe DiGiacomo, an 18-year volunteer on Thanksgiving, looks forward to the event every year.
Isadora, a first time patron, said she truly enjoyed the meal.
Most of the seniors were offered free transportation to and from the restaurant by the City of Jersey City Office of Senior Affairs.
The Thanksgiving dinner at the Iron Monkey was also sponsored by WorkStrategy, Starbucks, Bob, Eric and Keith Lehrer, Restaurant Depot, BJ's, and the Jersey City Youth Foundation.


Homeopathy is a popular but widely misunderstood form of alternative "medicine" based on pseudo-scientific principles. Homeopathic "remedies" are allegedly made by diluting questionable remedies with extraordinaryamounts of water – often until there is only a slight chance of one molecule of active ingredient in the final treatment.
Why 10:23? Think Avogadro's Number. After the event, go to Trader Joe's and enjoy their delicious "Avocado's Number Guacamole".
You are invited to join like-minded skeptics in San Francisco on Saturday morning, February 5, to take part in the worldwide 10:23 campaign to raise awareness on this issue. Demonstrate, supply information, and perform a mass "overdose" to garner attention for this cause.


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Establishing an Iso-Compliant Modern Cancer-Biobank in a Developing Country: A Model for International Cooperation
Sughayer, M.A.; Souan, L.
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 864: 141-155
King Hussein Cancer (KHCC) is a specialized cancer center that treats both adult and pediatric cancer patients from Jordan and the neighboring countries. KHCC is acknowledged as a leader in cancer treatment in the Middle East and its vision is to maintain its leading position in cancer therapy and research. Hence, KHCC embarked on establishing the first ISO compliant cancer biobank (KHCCBIO) in Jordan.Currently, there are very few biobanks in the Middle East, hence, KHCC wanted to change this situation by establishing an ISO-compliant cancer biobank which would incorporate all current international guidelines and best-in class practices under an approved quality management system for the benefit of researchers in Jordan, its neighboring countries, and throughout the world. The established biobank would follow the highest ethical standards in collecting, processing, storing and distributing high-quality, clinically annotated biospecimens.The strategy used in establishing KHCCBIO was based on taking advantage of international networking and collaboration. This in essence led to knowledge transfer between well established organizations, institutions and individuals from Europe and Jordan, in existing technological innovation and internationally recognized quality standards. KHCC efforts were facilitated by a grant from the European Union under the seventh frame work program.Future aims of KHCCBIO are to develop KHCC's research infrastructure, increase its scope and visibility and improve its competitiveness throughout the biomedical science arena. Moreover, KHCCBIO is aiming to establish a platform for future knowledge transfer and collaborative research; develop partnerships between European and Middle Eastern organizations.
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Challenges in Developing a Cancer Oriented-Biobank: Experience from a 17 Year-Old Cancer Biobank in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 864: 115-123, 2016
Requirements and Implementation of a Lung SBRT Program in a Developing Country: Benefits of International Cooperation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 95(4): 1236-1238, 2016
Establishing national noncommunicable disease surveillance in a developing country: a model for small island nations. Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica 39(2): 76-85, 2016
The establishment of an ISO compliant cancer biobank for Jordan and its neighboring countries through knowledge transfer and training. Biopreservation and Biobanking 12(1): 3-12, 2014
Establishing a cancer pain clinic in a developing country: effect of a collaborative link project with a UK cancer pain center. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 22(4): 872-878, 2001
Parental death during childhood and adult cardiovascular risk in a developing country: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Plos One 6(5): E19675-E19675, 2011
Dialogues on cancer survivorship: a new model of international cooperation. Cancer 119 Suppl 11: 2083-2085, 2013
Establishing a craniofacial center in a developing country. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 20 Suppl 2: 1655-1656, 2010
Establishing an islet transplantation program in a developing country. Transplantation Proceedings 36(6): 1700-1703, 2004
Establishing a head and neck unit in a developing country. Journal of Laryngology and Otology 126(6): 552-555, 2012
Establishing a modern cadastral system within a transition country: consequences for the Republic of Moldova. Land Use Policy 23(4): 629-642, 2006
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The Essential West. Elliott West. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman OK. 2012. 328 pp.
In this collection of 14 essays, penned across his career as a western historian, Elliott West (one of those remarkably synchronous names) takes on topics as diverse as epidemics and Lonesome Dove. Divided into three sections—Conquest, Families and Myth—the book takes a tour around the real and mythic geography of this region of the US, starting with the Lewis and Clark Expedition and ending with stories we continue to tell about the area, no matter their accuracy or not.
Of course a central question any reader might ask is how West defines the West, on the ground and/or in the mind. Geographically West takes his delineation as the 98th meridian, originally posited by Walter Prescott Webb in the early 1930s, the far eastern edge of the Great Plains, the de facto starting line for the western frontier migrations after the Civil War. Wallace Stegner (following John Wesley Powell) later moved the line to the 100th meridian about 100 miles west, where rainfall dropped below 20 inches per year. As the author points out, the West of the Imagination is another place entirely.
There are a multitude of interesting facts and asides throughout this book. The one most startling to me is the observation that really the US was settled from west to east, not our standard approach of east to west. Changing perspective is, I think, one of his major insight into historic re-interpretation.


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Linda Brown from Brown vs. Board of Education passes
by Carol Ozemhoya, OW Contributor March 28, 2018 October 26, 2021
Linda Brown, the main plaintiff in the famous, groundbreaking Brown vs.
Board of Education case, passed yesterday at the age of 76 in Topeka, Kan.
Back in 1952, the little girl's father, an assistant pastor, sued when a
school rejected her application to attend. The landmark case went all the
way to the U.S. Supreme Court and effectively ended segregation in American
public schools. The Kansas case wasn't the only one facing the highest
court in the land; similar cases from Delaware, South Carolina, Virginia
and the District of Columbia were also on the dockets. By 1954, the court
unanimously voted to strike down the concept of "separate but equal."
According to the seven judges, segregated schools violated the 14th
Amendment of equal protection under the law.
"I just couldn't understand," Brown told NPR 19 years after the milestone
decision. "We lived in a mixed neighborhood but when school time came I
would have to take the school bus and go clear across town and the White
children I played with would go to this other school," she said. "My
parents tried to explain this to me but I was too young at that time to
understand." In the same interview, Brown's mother, Leola Brown, said she
and her husband tried their best to help their daughter understand why she
wasn't allowed in the school. She broke it down in simple terms: "It was
because her face was Black. … and she just couldn't go to school with the
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Naissance à Fujieda
Naissance en septembre 1944
Décès en décembre 2022
Décès à 78 ans
Mort d'une pneumonie
Joueur des Urawa Red Diamonds
Footballeur international japonais
Entraîneur japonais de football
Entraîneur de l'Avispa Fukuoka

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Today, while I was scanning through the Facebook, some of the photos and information caught my attention and I thought of sharing these on my blog so as to project the natural wealth and beauty of Pakistan to my readers around the world.
To start with is the photo above of the Mataltan Village, Swat, shared by Colors of Pakistan (Picture Credits : Mujahed Qasmi). This group has been sharing stunning and eye catching photos of various parts of Pakistan and is source which is worth appreciating.
Sada Apna Punjab (Translation: Our Very Own Punjab) is another group where you may find exclusive photos of the province of Punjab. Each photo share here is the true reflection of the people and land of the Punjab province and their lifestyle.
The above photo is about the special 'halwas' one comes across in Punjab, specially Lahore during winters. These sweets are enormously rich in oil, sugar, milk and dry fruits, beside the main ingredients. In the above photo, one can see two large open pans with Gajar ka Halwa (made of carrots) and Daal ka Halwa (made form grams) is the specialty of Lahore. One should not miss eating these when visiting Lahore.


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Maurizio de Giovanni lives and works in Naples. In 2005, he won a writing competition for unpublished authors with a short story set in the thirties about Commissario Ricciardi, which was then turned into the first novel of the series. His books have been successfully translated into French, Spanish and German, and are now available in English for the first time.
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Metso global website News 2004 Metso to sell Reedrill to Terex Corporation
Stock Exchange release November 30, 2004 02:06:50 PM CET
Metso to sell Reedrill to Terex Corporation
After reviewing the development alternatives for its rock drilling equipment business, Reedrill, which is part of Metso Minerals business area, Metso Corporation has signed an agreement to sell the business to Terex Corporation. The divestiture of Reedrill will be completed after the relevant regulatory approvals. The price will be based on the net asset value at closing and to give Metso a slight gain.
Reedrill manufactures and sells surface and underground drilling equipment, drilling tools and parts for mining and construction industries and drilling contractors. In 2003, its net sales totalled EUR 60 million, and it employed some 240 people.
Reedrill's main facility is in Sherman, Texas, USA. In addition, the company has sales and maintenance service facilities in the USA, Canada, Australia and Indonesia. Reedrill was established in 1941 in Texas, USA.
Reedrill became part of Metso Corporation in 2001 as a result of the Svedala acquisition. Reedrill's business has developed favorably in it's own focused product and market area during the last few years, but it has only limited strategic connections with other Metso Minerals businesses.
Terex Corporation is a diversified, U.S. based, global manufacturer of a broad range of equipment for the construction, infrastructure, quarring, recycling, surface mining, shipping, transportation, refining, utily and maintenance industries. Terex Corporation's net sales in 2003 exceeded USD 3.9 billion.
Metso Corporation is a global supplier of process industry machinery and systems, as well as know-how and aftermarket services. The corporation's core businesses are fiber and paper technology (Metso Paper), rock and mineral processing (Metso Minerals) and automation and control technology (Metso Automation). In 2003, the net sales of Metso Corporation were EUR 4.3 billion. Metso has approximately 23,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Metso Corporation is listed on the Helsinki and New York Stock Exchanges.
Internet: www.metso.com and www.terex.com
It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not historical facts, including, without limitation, those regarding expectations for general economic development and the market situation, expectations for customer industry profitability and investment willingness, expectations for company growth, development and profitability and the realization of synergy benefits and cost savings, and statements preceded by "expects", "estimates", "forecasts" or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current decisions and plans and currently known factors. They involve risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results to materially differ from the results currently expected by the company.
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is a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 31,847 and a density of 83.50 persons per km2. The total area is 381.38 km2.

Towns and villages
Kagamiishi
Ten'ei

Merger
 On April 1, 2005 the town of Naganuma and the village of Iwase merged into the city of Sukagawa.

Districts in Fukushima Prefecture
District Iwase


1. Down the pan: always use two pans – one for noodles and one for everything else. Noodles need your full attention if you want to get them right, so avoid whacking everything in one pan and hoping for the best.
2. Respect your noodles: they are a symbol of life in Japanese culture so you should never snap them before putting in the pan. Place into boiling water too rather than cold.
3. Silky not starched: If your noodles always end up stuck together, starch is usually always the culprit. Once boiled, rinse them in cold water to remove the starch and avoid the stick.
4. Ice and simple: Shikoshiko noodles have a nice bite – stop yours overcooking and help retain their texture by resting in iced water while you prep your other ingredients.
5. Rapid refresh: once you're ready to serve, quickly reheat your iced noodles by dropping them back into simmering water for 10 seconds.
6. Ramen ratio: noodles are the main event. Remember the 80:10:10 rule and aim for 80% noodles, 10% vegetables and 10% protein.
7. Build your bowl: your final dish should come together in the bowl, not the pan. Start with the noodles, then layer your protein and veg and top off with a warming broth.


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"""mapache.Party tests."""

import unittest
from nose.tools import *

import sys
sys.path.append('../')
import mapache

img_url = 'https://github.com/cesans/mapache/raw/master/doc/source/mapache.png'
class TestPartyNames(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_getnames(self):
        party = mapache.Party(name='name',  logo_url=img_url,
                              short_name='short_name', full_name='full_name')
        self.assertEqual(len(party.get_all_names()), 3)

    def test_extra_names(self):
        party = mapache.Party(name='name',  logo_url=img_url,
                              short_name='short_name', full_name='full_name',
                              extra_names=['extra_name1', 'extra_name2'])
        self.assertEqual(len(party.get_all_names()), 5)

    def test_repeated_names(self):
        party = mapache.Party(name='name',  logo_url=img_url,
                              short_name='short_name', full_name='full_name',
                              extra_names=['extra_name1', 'full_name'])
        self.assertEqual(len(party.get_all_names()), 4)

    def test_short_name_too_long(self):
        party = mapache.Party(name='name',  logo_url=img_url,
                              short_name='1234567891011')
        self.assertLessEqual(len(party.short_name), 7)

    def test_short_name_from_name(self):
        party = mapache.Party(name='Name', logo_url=img_url)
        self.assertEqual(party.short_name, party.name)

    def test_short_name_from_name_initials(self):
        party = mapache.Party(name='Name Name Name Name', logo_url=img_url)
        self.assertEqual(party.short_name, 'NNNN')

    def test_short_name_from_name_initials(self):
        party = mapache.Party(name='Name Name', logo_url=img_url)
        self.assertEqual(party.short_name, 'NAM')

class TestLogos(unittest.TestCase):
    pass
    #distance and logo

class TestMatch(unittest.TestCase):
    pass

class TestCoallition(unittest.TestCase):
    pass

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Obamacare in big trouble? SCOTUS agrees to hear key Affordable Care Act challenge
Health insurance subsidies for millions could be at risk
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2014/11/07/obamacare_in_big_trouble_scotus_agrees_to_hear_big_affordable_care_act_challenge/
Luke Brinker
November 8, 2014 12:55AM (UTC)
The Affordable Care Act faces its gravest legal threat since the Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate in 2012.
That's because the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear King v. Burwell, a case in which opponents of the health reform law are seeking to invalidate federal health insurance subsidies for the millions of Americans who live in the 36 states that did not set up their own Obamacare insurance exchanges. Seizing on language in the ACA that they assert restricts subsidies to "an Exchange established by the State," the Obamacare opponents brought the case before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, which rejected the challenge. The Supreme Court's decision to take up the case is a worrying sign for the Obama administration, which had hoped that the Supreme Court would let the lower courts have the final say.
Earlier this year, three judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, although the full court vacated the decision and plans to hear the case in December.
While the White House would much prefer not to have this matter before the High Court, its decision to hear King v. Burwell does not mean that subsidies for Americans who use the federal Obamacare exchange are inevitably doomed. It only requires four of the Court's nine justices to decide to hear a case.
Given that the authors of the ACA agree that the intent was never to restrict subsidies only to those on state exchanges, there's an easy legislative fix to the issue at the core of the case: clarifying language to ensure that Americans on the federal exchange aren't denied subsidies. But given the unyielding opposition of newly emboldened congressional Republicans to the health reform law, they're not going to take any measures that guarantee the law works as it's supposed to.
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Category iOS
List of iOS 15 Focus Mode Issues [Know Your OS]
Author Shashwat Published on September 24, 2021
iOS 15 comes with a whole lot of new features, many of which it gets dead on. But that isn't the case with all of them. Take for instance the newly revamped Do Not Disturb mode which now goes by the name Focus mode. Ever since the launch of iOS 15, common faults and issues are being found with the Focus mode, many of which seem plainly ignorant of what the average iPhone user would want.
If you're finding it hard to adjust to the new Focus mode, you're not alone. Here is what the users are saying about the difficulties in managing and using the Focus mode on iOS 15.
Focus mode issues on iOS 15:
1. Previous Do Not Disturb settings don't carry over
2. Focus mode lets whitelisted apps notify even if the device is locked
3. Option to show notifications when the phone is unlocked is removed
4. Notifications not appearing on the lock screen with Focus Mode
5. 'Share Focus Status' not working properly
6. Cannot override notifications from certain apps in 'Driving' focus
7. No option to blacklist contacts
Focus mode appears to be trying too hard to upgrade the simple yet effective function of Do Not Disturb. Although the new features look to take things to the next level, Focus mode leaves behind a whole lot that worked before. Here are some of the issues that users have found so far with the new Focus mode on iOS 15.
iPhone users have found that their previous DND saved settings do not carry over to the new Focus mode after the iOS 15 update. That means they will have to start from the beginning and save their settings again. Those who are not aware of this will undoubtedly get a lot of frustrating alerts when they least expect it.
Another complaint raised by some users with the Focus mode is that if you whitelist an app to notify you, they will push forth regardless of whether your screen is locked or not. There's really no way of ensuring that certain apps come through only when the device is unlocked. The previous DND version was much better at intuiting this and did, in fact, serve its purpose.
Related: Will iOS 15 Scan Photos?
This one is definitely a downgrade and there's no logical explanation for this. Using the Focus mode to display notifications on the lock screen is well and good for those who want that option. But many prefer the option to show notifications only when the phone is unlocked and they're actively using it.
Removing this option sort of defeats the purpose of having a DND. One workaround put forth is to allow the app through manually. However, doing so would notify the user even when the phone is locked (previous issue), so it's not a viable workaround. This is where the loss of the simplicity of DND is truly felt.
Some users have found that even if they turn on the DND option to show notifications on the lock screen, they won't always appear. This may not be the case for everyone but it is still a noticeable issue that should have been fixed during beta testing itself.
One user noted that notifications from iMessage come through, but not from Facebook Messenger. But this only appears to be a compatibility issue. Facebook has to be updated to work like iMessage and have messages from certain people come through on the lock screen.
Related: What Apps Support SharePlay?
The focus status also seems to be malfunctioning for some. When you turn it on, a Focus mode can share your focus state with other iMessage users, where they'll see your status as "User has notifications silenced". But a few users have found it to be a little erratic where some of their contacts can see the status while others can't.
This one, fortunately, does have a fix. Each individual chat has its own toggle for sharing focus status. However, for one reason or another, the focus status is randomly turned on for some and off for others. You will have to manually assign these toggles for your contacts.
One user tweeted that iOS 15 gives others the option to "Notify anyway" even when they've turned on DND to silence their notifications.
This is one of the stranger implementations that seem to defy all logic of having Do Not Disturb in the first place.
This one is a potentially dangerous problem. Though the idea behind automatically turning on 'Driving' focus every time you get in your car is fairly convenient, some users are finding that they cannot disable notifications from certain apps from coming through, as is the case with other Focus modes.
You have the option to allow notifications from certain contacts to come through, which is quite alright. But getting unnecessary app notifications is just a distraction for the driver.
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Turning on a Focus mode and whitelisting certain apps and contacts so that only they can come through is the main feature of DND, as it's always been. But the reverse shouldn't be too much to ask.
Many users like having the option to block only specific chats and notifications in a Focus mode. Without this option (which was available previously), they would have to whitelist all contacts and apps to allow their notifications only to set up a profile that lets them block a handful.
In the past, DND made life simpler for various iPhone users, but its successor appears to be a little convoluted and lacking in options. Apple needs to re-introduce some of these oft-used options to the new Focus feature. Or perhaps return to the common engineering wisdom of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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Since upgrading and having Focus mode, my phone will no longer go into Driving Mode automatically even though I have it set to do so.
Debbie Arriero
I am having the same problem. It actually says I'm in driving mode, yet it's not.
In the previous IOS, I loved having the option to turn "DND while driving" on and off by swiping down in the control center. While I can turn it on and off in the focus feature, when I turn it off and back on again it doesn't automatically turn back off when I've stopped driving. For example I pulled over briefly and turned off the "DND while driving" to check the traffic for the route I was about to take. I then turned it back on and when I arrived at my destination despite disconnecting from the car's Bluetooth the "DND while driving" stayed on. I didn't even realize it until I had been at work already for two or three hours. During that time all my texts were getting my driving message and wondered where I had been driving to for the past 2+hours.
I hate focus. It doesn't work. The only focus that works properly is the drive. But I have problems with other focuses (?} not turning on automatically. Not ready for prime time! And I have surfed all websites for solutions. I have tried everything.
my driving mode keeps turning on and off randomly even if i'm in my home, not even using my phone. it always makes me mildly panic thinking my phone is accidentally connecting to nearby vehicles.
Jerry Pyle
DND does not recognize when I leave a Location where DND until I leave this location is set.
My focus while driving doesn't connect automatically (at all), when connected to Bluetooth. Frequently, if turned on manually, it turns itself off randomly and I get notifications while I'm driving. When it is on and someone texts me, they do not get the automated message, ever. I've tried all the "fix-it" ideas in the settings and it makes no difference. I've even undated my phone from the 7 to the 12 since the update was done and that made no difference at all. Ultimately, it's crap. It is unreliable and the old DND while driving was so, so much better!


In 2012, Corinthians brought the FIFA Club World Cup back to South America for the first time in six years, defeating favourites Chelsea in the final. O Timão's triumph ended a five-year run of European dominance and recalled the early days of the tournament when Brazilian sides prevailed in the first three editions – Corinthians having been the inaugural winners in 2000.
To date, they remain the last team from outside of Europe to claim the global crown. Emerson Sheik and then-manager Tite – the man who led Brazil at Russia 2018 – explain the significance of the Brazilian giants' success in Yokohoma.


With the Olympic Games mere months away, Louis Smith has given an insight how he gets his day off to a great start, with a remarkable morning routine that includes somersaults, pommel horse practice and the splits.
Louis tumbles through the kitchen effortlessly to flick the kettle on with his big toe, and finishes off his incredible morning routine sat in splits, with a hearty bowl of Corn Flakes.
Louis said: "I love to get off to an energetic start in the morning as I find this sets me up for day ahead. With such an active lifestyle, I need a filling breakfast to keep my body fuelled throughout the day.
"I loved making the video and showing some of my moves around the house - although I must warn people not to try these moves at home unless you are a trained gymnast; eating breakfast whilst doing the splits is not for everyone!
Louis, as an ambassador for the Great Starts campaign, invited Kellogg's to film his morning routine ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio this summer. As an athlete, Louis understands the importance of starting his day off right and is sharing his story of success with Kellogg's up until the start of Rio 2016 this summer.


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EXPLORING THE BLOCKCHAIN POTENTIAL FOR THE TAX ECONOMY
The immutable nature of blockchain, its ability to automate control systems as well as increase transparency and precision of transaction data, and having a decentralised base, places its importance as potentially revolutionising and having the prospect of radically transforming taxation as is obtained currently.
Although blockchain is predominantly utilised in the financial sector today, its value is noticeably more, being that it is widely associated with cryptocurrencies. While cryptocurrencies may not exist without blockchain, blockchain has a broader range of applications beyond crypto; real estate processing systems, music royalties tracking, anti-money laundering tracking systems, medical data security, real-time IoT operating systems, and content creation, are a few usages of blockchain currently at play today.
The taxation economy is one of the sectors that need to keep pace with the rapid growth of technology to improve nations' economies and increase the standard of living of its adherents. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has identified technological advancements and digitisation as leading transformation and adjustment in tax systems.[1] Taxation is one of the significant sources of government revenues. As an integral part of the effective functioning of the state, the quest for bettering and improving taxation is infinite. Reforms in the taxation sector have the potential to spread across other public sectors. This paper sets out to examine blockchain and its design while exploring its potential for the tax economy.
While many are familiar with bitcoin and other digital assets, the same is not the case for the underlying technology they are built; blockchain technology. A Blockchain is an open-source ledger containing information replicated and distributed across computers joined in a peer-to-peer network.[2] It is an immutable and distributed digital record of transactions or data stored in multiple places on a computer network. Its immutable nature means that it is trusted to be accurate and precise, while its distributed nature protects it from being breached[3].
Simply, it creates a record of the transaction, traceable, verifiable, and accessible only by the approved parties to the transaction. A single store of transactions is called a "block," a permanent, unalterable record preserved and distributed in a digital ledger. Any new transactions related to the original one can be added to the block as a distinct block, creating an interrelated blockchain of transactions and counterparties, tidily represented in the single ledger and shared by all approved parties[4].
This database, being decentralised, is managed by multiple parties and is known as Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Thus, a blockchain is a type of DLT with an immutable cryptographic signature known as a hash [5]. The properties of a DLT include (but are not limited to) the following:
It is programmable—for example, smart contracts;
It is secured—information which is individually encrypted;
It is distributed—all participants have access to the ledger in real-time;
It is immutable—records are unchangeable.
It is time-stamped—all transactions have a timestamp;
It is anonymous–participants are either anonymous or pseudonymous;
It is unanimous – participants agree to the accuracy of the record.[6]
The essence of blockchain is that it eliminates the need for a centralised system regulated by an intermediary and allows parties to a transaction to share information directly amongst each other in a secure manner. Potentially, all types of data can be stored on a blockchain, allowing it to be modified to fit different systems and industries, taxation systems inclusive.
Advantages of Blockchain Technology
As is true of all technological advancements, the blockchain has generated a lot of praise and incertitude. Though hailed as possibly transforming almost all facets of record-keeping, exchange, and settlement, blockchain is still largely unapplied. There remain stumbling blocks to its practical application, especially in technical areas like taxation. Still, it contains properties that justify its status as a "trustless" network. It is "trustless" because it doesn't require trust from the participants. Its trust is predicated upon its enhanced security, transparency, and traceability. It also aids cost-cutting by its increased speed, efficiency, automation, and its ability to eliminate or restrict the need for intermediaries. Some of its benefits are adumbrated below:
Enhanced security: by having an end-to-end encrypted system, blockchain technology drastically controls fraud and unauthorised access/activities. Also, its anonymous nature and its permission-conditioned access address privacy issues prevalent in transactions. Its distributed rather than central feature also prevents or reduces cyber-attacks.
Greater transparency: As a distributed ledger, data is identically recorded in multiple locations. And all participants who have access to a ledger view the same information simultaneously, aiding transparency. The entire history of a transaction is equally available with a time-stamp, thus eliminating windows of fraud.
Prompt traceability: blockchain maintains an audit trail that records the attribution of an asset, data, or transaction at every step of its usage. For example, this helps in industries where consumers are concerned with the product's life cycle as a condition for their patronage, as it helps provide real-time proof of the process.
Heightened efficiency and speed: providing a paradigm shift from the paperwork, which is process-laden, time-consuming, and susceptible to errors, blockchain provides a more streamlined process where transactions are completed quicker and more efficiently. Clearing and settlement are potentially faster, as there wouldn't be a need to maintain multiple ledgers.
Automation: Transactions can be more efficiently carried out with 'smart contracts[7]. As they reduce human intervention and the need to have a third party to verify the adherence or otherwise of contractual terms. Contracts can be converted to computer codes, which are then stored and replicated on the system and supervised by the network of computers that operate the blockchain[8].
Blockchain Potentials in Taxation
Tax compliance is a labour-intensive and time-consuming process, often involving a lot of paperwork and professionals, thereby driving up costs. The taxpayer would ordinarily collate, prepare, and submit their returns, calculating and deducting their allowable. At the same time, the tax authorities verify, cleanse, and validate the returns before the process is completed. This process drives up costs and needlessly consumes the time of the taxpayers and the authorities. There's also the eternal battle between taxpayers and authorities in interpreting and applying tax laws, leading to indecision and risks of audits and even litigation.
The digital age is reshaping taxation as we know it. This is mirrored by the OECD's attempts to redefine the permanent establishment model into one of significant economic presence, especially in light of the proliferation and growth of big tech. Technology alters the way tax returns are made, and tax information is collated and stored. Blockchain has the potential to redefine the methods of accounting and automating tax information, tax payments, and tax records.
The Global Tax Policy Centre, Vienna[9]A report published in 2017 identified that blockchain has the potential to disrupt or at least modernise tax payments. And that it can improve tax compliance by ensuring real-time, automated tax payments from the taxpayers to the authority at the consummation of a transaction. This can be done using smart contracts and codes programmed to self-execute upon the satisfaction of some pre-existing conditions. Another example is embedding tax compliance in the process businesses use to conduct transactions. This has several advantages, including real-time compliance, significant reductions in transaction costs, and the elimination of fraud and tax evasion risks[10].
Use of DLTs and Smart Contracts in Tax
With the successful adoption and application of DLT in systems like electronic proof of identities, customs and excise processing in some parts of the world, and the use of smart contracts in the involvement of third parties in transactions, they could be designed to calculate, withhold, and remit tax from source to the authorities, eliminating the need for tax agents. Other uses include:
DLT potentially reduces tax fraud. The immutability and transparency of records could strengthen tax compliance and discourage both tax evasion and tax avoidance.
DLT, infused with smart contracts, would propel real-time tax administration and compliance, aiding computation of tax due and prompt tax remittance.
DLT allows the creation of tax registries. Tax ruling advances pricing arrangements, allowing authorities to share information in different jurisdictions. For example, the Income Tax (Country by Country Reporting) Regulations of 2018 were released by the FIRS to determine and regulate taxable digital entities (DLT allows for ease of sharing real-time tax data between countries).
Transfer pricing operations in real organisations can easily be tracked to specific transactions, providing auditors with an immutable, trustworthy record.
DLT improves payroll tax computation and payments by eradicating the duplicity of processes and also eliminating human errors.
The burden placed on employers to remit to payees from a single source would be lifted, and the possibility of employers defaulting would be eliminated. Smart contracts would automate the process and remove this threat.
Withholding tax on dividends, interest, and royalty payments: On a basic level, the tax would be sent directly to the tax authority when appropriate. Smart contracts could aid in the computation and recovery of foreign tax credits.
Transfer pricing matters: Transfer pricing processes and compliance could be streamlined to the specific transaction. Levels of trust between taxpayers and tax administrators could be vastly improved in a context focused on cooperative compliance[11].
BlockChain as A Transfer Pricing Tool?
Transfer pricing is the system of actuating prices for goods and services exchanged between subsidiaries, affiliates, or commonly controlled companies that form part of a larger enterprise. It also represents the price of goods and services provided by a company's division to another within the same company. It obtains in domestic as well as cross-border transactions[12]. Multinational businesses deploy it to allocate earnings among their subsidiaries and affiliates that are part of the parent entity. It also allows some multinationals to alter their taxable incomes to affect their overall tax liabilities and shift liabilities to low-cost tax jurisdictions.
An accurate transaction trail is necessary for tax authorities to track and verify transfers within and between correlated companies effectively. Blockchain could provide a more reliable audit trail. It can be used to show, for instance, where an associated party transaction occurred and the basis upon which it occurred. It has the potential to also show the development, enhancement, maintenance, and protection of intangibles by establishing a trail back to the origin of the value creation. It can be programmed to track the source of software codes and where they are used. It can also aid in making available the aggregate group profit associated with a series of related transactions, simplifying the profit split across the various parties.
The potential for transfer pricing on the blockchain is innumerable. Although there is scepticism about its ability to eliminate the information deficit authorities contend with when auditing transactions involving foreign affiliates, it can lessen the gap by providing details of the supply chain of a multinational, thereby reducing the knowledge gap. It may also improve the dependability of transfer pricing documentation and accounting records, resulting in lower compliance and processing costs[13].
Payroll Tax (PAYE)
An employer pays payroll tax on behalf of their employee(s). The employer, as the tax agent, withholds it at the source and remits it to the tax authorities. This is often a daunting tax for employers, as they are responsible for calculating and transferring the tax payments from their employees' salaries to the relevant authorities. This responsibility comes with attendant consequences in the event of a default.
Adopting blockchain in the process immediately relieves employers of this responsibility. An employer only needs to embed in smart contracts the gross amount of their employees' salaries and other relevant tax data into the system. The blockchain would then match the tax data and calculate the correct tax amounts. The net salary would be automatically transferred to the employee's account and the calculated tax to the authorities. This makes the tax process faster and more cost-efficient. It also relieves employers of the labour involved in manually calculating, withholding, and remitting the tax, especially as employers move up the salary ladder.
Blockchain and Value Added Tax (VAT)
VAT is a form of indirect consumption tax levied on goods and services at each stage where value is added to the supply chain, from production to the point of the final sale. Businesses have to trail, track and document the VAT they pay on their purchases where the goods are to be resold to be eligible for a tax credit for the VAT they pay on their return[14].
VAT is one of the largest government revenue sources and the most complicated to implement¹⁵. As a result, tax authorities are constantly developing systems for the practical assessment and collection of VAT to realise more revenue and bridge the loopholes in the system.
The current VAT systems worldwide are fraught with a range of issues. It is dependent on the trust and compliance of businesses to calculate and remit the correct amount of VAT due to the authorities. The calculations are not real-time, as returns and settlements are aggregated over some time; monthly, quarterly, or annually. They are therefore reliant on arbitrary dates like that of the one on invoices.
It is also difficult for authorities to tax VAT payments, resulting in fraud and misappropriation. It is even more complicated in the case of cross-jurisdictional transactions, as each country maintains its ledgers, making it almost impossible to procure complete data on VAT movement[15]. In light of these difficulties, blockchain poses a pause to the VAT ecosystem, particularly for recording and reporting. Some of the potential benefits include:
Real-time trail: where both the seller and buyer have identical copies of the VAT-related data, there would be no room for differences. Transactions on the blockchain are trackable in real-time, making the transaction quicker and the information more reliable.
Single-Use: this eradicates the problems around duplication of entries, as all parties involved have a real-time date of the transaction.
Transparency: transactions executed on smart contracts reduce the possibility of fraud and tampering. This allows the authorities to obtain reliable data on each transaction and aids in assessing tax credits for businesses.
E-signature: as all transactions have to be digitally signed, they are more trustworthy and safer than a paper signature or e-mail approval.
Administrative effectiveness: the administrative burden of businesses is significantly reduced, saving time and the cost of accounting services. As the blockchain calculates and registers what the item is, the value of the transaction and its provenance, taxpayers get the burden of VAT amount calculations on invoice level and VAT amount due on tax return level taken away[16].
Blockchain is a revolutionary technology with an unending potential to increase transparency, reduce administrative bottlenecks, and lower transaction and filing costs in the tax economy. These, however, must be augmented with adequate confidentiality measures, data and privacy protection, and a top-tier underlying infrastructure. Although the proposed submissions and solutions are worth the hype, they must undergo critical examination and assessment from the technical, regulatory, and legal perspectives to provide a well-rounded, fit-for-purpose improvement to the tax economy.
An incubation period and platform for testing the efficacy of a blockchain platform built to solve a particular problem is advised (regulatory sandboxes, to be precise). As further research and development on the actual potential of blockchain are underway, blockchain is best suited to areas in which data must be distributed across a vast network composed of unrelated and untrusted parties, with data integrity as an overriding objective. As shown above, some fields of taxation appear particularly promising and compatible with blockchain. They include payroll taxation, VAT, and transfer pricing matters, all of which could benefit from increased transparency, compliance, and reduced transaction costs through smart contracts.
The transition of blockchain from its dominant use in the world of cryptocurrencies to a much more complex and crucial system like taxation would be a daunting task. Privacy concerns, lack of uniform standards, lack of infrastructure, limited scalability for transactional purposes, and the decentralised nature of blockchain are just a few of the issues raised by experts.
Nevertheless, the development and improvement of blockchain are ongoing, and it has yielded results at an unprecedented level.
"Blockchain allows us to capture real-time information from different perspectives. The result is more detail, more visibility, more useful information and more precision."
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Contributor: Ibrahim Wali, Banking and Corporate Finance Group
[1] Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Tax Administration 2017: Comparative Information on OECD and Other Advanced and Emerging Economies (OECD Publishing,2017).
[2] Peer-to-peer (P2P) is a decentralised communications model in which each party has the same capabilities and either party can initiate a communication session.
[3] Nick Darlington, 'Blockchain For Beginners: What Is Blockchain Technology? A Step-by-Step Guide' <https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-blockchain-technology/ > Accessed 3 November 2021.
[4] Jurgen G, Introducing Blockchain Technology To The World Of Tax<https://medium.com/@jurgeng/an-introduction-to-blockchain-technology-tax-567e536767ec > Accessed 3 November 2021.
[5] A hash is a function that meets the encrypted demands needed to solve a blockchain computation.
[6] Euromoney Learning, 'What is Blockchain?' <https:/www.euromoney.com/learning/blockchain-explained/what-is-blockchain#:~:text=Blockchain%20is%20a%20system%20of,computer%20systems%20on%20the%20blockchain> Accessed 3 November 2021.
[7] Smart contracts are agreements in the form of computer programs where the terms & conditions of an agreement can be programmed, designed to self-execute themselves.
[8] IBM, 'Benefits of Blockchain' <https://www.ibm.com/topics/benefits-of-blockchain> Accessed 5 November 2021
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US, China trade war on hold...for now
Published:Saturday | June 29, 2019 | 9:53 AM
US President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to a cease-fire in the year-long trade war between the two nations.
The move averts – for now – an escalation feared by financial markets, businesses and farmers.
Trump announced today that the tariffs he has threatened to impose on billions of dollars worth of additional Chinese goods are on hold "for the time being."
However, he says existing US tariffs would remain in place against Chinese imports while negotiations continue.
Speaking after a lengthy meeting with the Chinese leader amid the ongoing G20 summit in Japan, Trump said the US and China would restart stalled trade talks.
"We are going to work with China where we left off," he said, declaring that relations with China are "right back on track".
Eleven rounds of talks have so far failed to end the standoff between the US and China.
The US has imposed 25 per cent import taxes on $250 billion in Chinese products and has threatened to target another $300 billion — a move that would extend the tariffs to virtually everything China ships to the US.
In retaliation, China imposed tariffs on $110 billion in American goods, focusing on agricultural products in a direct and painful shot at Trump supporters in the US farm belt.
Today's meeting between the two leaders was the centrepiece of four days of diplomacy in Asia for Trump, whose re-election chances have been put at risk by the trade war that has hurt American farmers and battered global markets.
Trump said the talks with Xi went "probably even better than expected."
The Chinese President, for his part, recounted the era of "ping-pong diplomacy" that helped jump-start US-China relations two generations ago.
Since then, he said, "one basic fact remains unchanged: China and the United States both benefit from cooperation and lose in confrontation."
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