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Тайський канал, також відомий як канал через перешийок Кра — планований судноплавний канал через перешийок Кра на півдні Таїланду, основною метою якого буде скорочення морського шляху зі Східної в Південну Азію в обхід Малаккської протоки. Очікується, що, як і у випадках із Панамським і Суецьким каналами, Тайський канал істотно поліпшить транспортні можливості регіону, пропускаючи танкери, і контейнеровози в обхід Малаккської протоки, у якій судна піддаються атакам піратів. Реалізація проєкту стримується великою вартістю й очікуваними екологічними проблемами.

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Мінімальна ширина перешийка Кра становить 44 км, а висота гірської гряди, що проходить по ньому, становить близько 75 м. Для порівняння: довжина Панамського каналу становить 77 км, а максимальна висота на шляху Гайлард становить 64 м. Панамський канал проходить цю точку на висоті 12 м (дно каналу) і 26 м (висота водної поверхні) над рівнем моря, тобто кораблі піднімаються системою шлюзів до 26 м. Суецький канал має довжину 192 км, але проходить по рівнині.

Довжина каналу за різними варіантами проєкту може складати від 50 до 100 км.

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Оскільки канал через перешийок Кра значно скоротив би морський шлях навколо півострова Малакка, плани з його спорудження виникли ще в 1677 році, коли король Таїланду Нарай попросив французького інженера де Ламара вивчити можливість з'єднати міста Сонгкхла і Марід (нині М'янма) коротким водним шляхом. Дослідження було проведено, але технології того часу не дозволяли здійснити цей проєкт. У 1793 році ідею підняв молодший брат короля Буддха Йодфа Чулалоке (Рама I), припустивши, що канал спростить перекидання військових кораблів на західне узбережжя. Крім того, на початку XVII століття каналом зацікавилася Британська Ост-Індська компанія. Після загарбання Бірми британцями в 1863 році знову була зроблена спроба вивчення проєкту, що закінчилася безрезультатно. У 1882 році керівник будівництва Суецького каналу Фердинанд де Лессепс приїхав до Таїланду для вивчення проєкту, але не отримав дозволу від короля. У 1897 році між Таїландом і Британською імперією було укладено угоду, за якою Таїланд відмовився від планів з будівництва каналу з метою збереження важливості гавані Сінгапуру.

У XX столітті ідея знову виникала кілька разів, причому на цей раз плановане розташування каналу було перенесено на південь Таїланду — між гаванню Бандон біля міста Сураттхані та містом Пхангнга. У 1985 році японською корпорацією Mitsubishi був запропонований варіант створення каналу за допомогою ядерних вибухів — проєкт мав на увазі використання 20 ядерних зарядів потужністю вдвічі більше використаних при бомбардуванні Хіросіми. За останнім варіантом канал проходитиме через провінції Накхонсітхаммарат і Транг.

У ролі альтернативного варіанту існує також проєкт будівництва залізничного сполучення між обома узбережжями. Розпочата в 1993 році автодорога, шосе 44 (з можливістю розширення до з/д і трубопроводу), є єдиною закінченою частиною проєкту, проте її завершенню (до узбереж вона не доходить) перешкоджає стурбованість питаннями екології.

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The costs, opportunities, and limitations of the expansion of 529 education savings accounts
Apr 16, 2018 by Brookings Institution
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act substantively changed 529 college savings plans. In an effort to promote school choice, the Act expanded the list of eligible 529 expenses to include K-12 private school tuition. This federal change in the definition of qualified expenses will impact many states, particularly those that offer 529 tax deductions and credits. In this paper, we examine the potential impact of the 529 expansion on the distribution of benefits across families, on the promotion of private school choice, and on possible fiscal implications for individual states. Our overall assessment of the likely impact in these three areas is that the 529 expansion to private K-12 schools will primarily benefit affluent families, produce limited incentives for promoting private school choice, and come at a nontrivial cost to states. We discuss some ways that states might respond to promote progressive tax policy and expand private school choice. A simple roll-back of state tax breaks, and/or direct investment in school choice end up as the most straightforward ways to achieve these goals.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) made a dramatic change in education-related federal tax law with serious consequences for many states. Funds from 529 accounts, which formerly could only be used for college expenses, can now be used to pay tuition for students attending private K-12 schools – up to $10,000 per year per student. This change, which was added to the bill in the 11th hour (it was previously proposed and then reemerged as an amendment on final passage), is intended to promote private school choice, a goal that Congress had displayed little appetite for tackling head on.
Here we consider the potential costs of the program to states; whether the financial benefits that flow to parents will be equitably and efficiently delivered; the extent to which the program is likely to achieve its intent of expanding the proportion of the K-12 student population attending private schools; and some of the choices states have in adapting their state plans to the new federal law.
The key benefit of 529 plans is that earnings on contributions are not subject to federal taxes when withdrawn to pay for tuition and other select college expenses. When earnings from 529 contributions accrue over long time periods as they do, for example, when parents establish and fund a 529 plan when their child is young and begin to draw it down when that child enters college, the financial benefit of exemption from federal taxes can be substantial.[1] However, the time period between putting money into a 529 plan and withdrawing it for K-12 tuition will typically be far shorter. The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimates the loss to the Federal Treasury will be a modest $600 million over 10 years.[2]
The federal tax code defines 529s and the expenses they may be used for, but states run the plans. All but two states, Washington State and Wyoming, offer 529 plans. Most importantly, more than 30 states offer state-level tax deductions or credits, which can be claimed on each year's state tax return, for those who put money into the plans. These immediate state-level tax benefits are what will almost certainly draw more people who are paying private school tuition into 529 accounts – any family paying private school tuition in a state offering 529 tax benefits would be foolish, financially speaking, not to make use of them. The rub is that as more families start claiming the benefits, state revenues will decline.
More than two months after the passage of the TCJA, many states are still uncertain as to how they will accommodate this federal change in definition of qualified expenses. Most states will have to respond in some way—by changing state regulations or laws to block or welcome the expansion and by communicating those options to account holders. At last count, of the 34 states with 529 deductions or credits, eighteen automatically conformed or have passed legislation to conform to the federal 529 change, while sixteen have either argued that their state 529 incentives cannot be used for K-12 expenses, despite the federal change, or have yet to determine their course.[3] For some of these states, this could include new legislation that constrains the state tax benefits in their own specific 529 plan (an option we discuss below).
The real question for states is whether they wish to use their own tax systems to support spending on private K-12 education through the vehicle of 529 plans. The answer to this question will clearly vary, depending on the political complexion of a state government, financial implications, and broader attitudes towards school choice. We focus on the fiscal implications for states (the cost to tax payers), distributional consequences for families (who will financially benefit most), and the potential for promoting private school choice. Our overall assessment of the likely impact in these three areas is that it will hit state revenue, largely help affluent families, and have only a limited positive impact on private school enrollment.
We describe these three broad consequences of the 529 expansion, before turning to some options for states who may wish to reduce the regressive effect of the change, and/or to bolster private school choice more effectively.
consequence #1: A regressive distributional impact
Prior to the policy change, the state tax benefits of 529 plans flowed largely to more affluent families. The share of financial benefits flowing to relatively wealthy families under the K-12 expansion is likely to increase for three main reasons:
Families with the funds to save skew towards the higher end of the income distribution.
Even before the TCJA reforms, the benefits of 529 plans were greatest for more affluent families. According to analysis from the College Board that uses a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report and the National Postsecondary Education Student Aid study, 47 percent of families in 2010 with 529 plans had an annual income of over $150,000:[4]
The change in the federal tax code is certain to induce more families to open 529 accounts if they have children in private K-12 schools. But these are households that are, if anything, even more likely to have high incomes than even existing 529 account holders. Children from affluent families are much more likely to attend private schools than those from middle-income or low-income households; and the gap has been widening in recent decades (likely a reflection of broader economic inequality).
The tax break is worth more to higher income households.
Tax incentives delivered in the form of a reduction in taxable income are also more valuable for those in higher tax brackets and with higher tax burdens. Imagine two Maryland families: one is a low-income family with a state income tax rate of 2 percent; the other is a wealthy family facing the highest marginal income tax rate of 5.75 percent. If these families saved the same amount into a 529 account, say $10,000, the higher income family would see a bigger financial benefit ($575 for them versus $200 for the lower income family).
Non-refundable tax benefits exclude families with the lowest incomes.
Unless tax benefits are refundable (payable to a taxpayer as a refund if the credit is larger than the tax owed), families with the very lowest incomes and tax bills cannot gain any benefit. For example, one analysis found that a two-parent Nebraska family would have to earn $30,400 to get any 529 benefit at all; to get the full benefit the same family would have to earn $40,400, and put a quarter of total income into a 529.[6]
529 plans, then, are already highly regressive in terms of their distributional impact, both at the federal and state levels. By drawing more affluent families towards 529 accounts, the latest reform is almost certain to make the overall impact even more regressive, unless states change their tax treatment. In practice, the new law will simply mean more money flowing from state treasuries into the bank accounts of affluent families.
Consequence #2: Inefficient promotion of school choice
The 529 expansion has been called a major advance for school choice, or in the words of the reform's sponsor Senator Ted Cruz, "The most significant school-choice legislation in history."[7] Certainly it is a departure from existing school choice programs. Until the TCJA, private school choice programs have been primarily state-led. The majority have been designed to make private school options available to families that otherwise could not afford them, to students "trapped in failing schools," or students with special needs. The 529 expansion is a marked departure from targeted private school choice programs in two ways.
First, as noted in the previous section, the distributional characteristics of the benefit are heavily tilted to affluent families who have a significant state tax burden and can save for private school tuition. Thus, the program does little or nothing for parents who wish to send their child to a private school but are of limited means.
Second, the new 529s are likely to be only marginally effective in increasing the private school share of students. Current private school families, not new choosers, are most likely to take advantage of these tax benefits. Nationwide, nearly 5 million children (around 10 percent) are enrolled in private schools.[8] Currently, very few of their parents have 529 accounts. In fact, recent data indicates only 7 percent of families expecting major educational expenses in the next 5-10 years hold 529 accounts.[9]
But this could change quickly. More than three in five private K-12 students live in states that offer deductions or credits for 529 contributions.[10] For these families, the expansion brings short-terms benefits from 529 plans that once laid in the distant future – deposit money in a 529 in December, withdraw it a few days later to pay the spring semester's tuition at your child's private school, and then collect the tax benefit with your tax filing in April. Existing private school families should open and contribute to 529 plans in droves.
To be sure, the 529 expansion will expand school choice to the relatively few families on the margin. Most short-term 529 state tax benefits are between 5 and 10 percent, meaning that families for whom a 5-10 percent tuition discount would make the difference, could be induced to choose a private school. For each family that newly embraces choice, there are many more already in private school that will also take the state income tax savings. If the end goal is to expand school choice, a 529 expansion is a very inefficient way to achieve it.
Consequence #3: Lost State revenues
What will be the impact of the 529 reform on state tax revenues? The total loss depends on the proportion of current private school families who use 529 plans for private school tuition, how many families switch from public to private schools, and on the generosity and stability of state tax incentives. One of the authors, Malkus, estimates that the cumulative state income tax liability[11] could be over $900 million per year, with the biggest hits in New York, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Illinois:
As a proportion of overall state budgets, these estimates are low in percentage terms. But in dollar terms, they are not trivial especially given that little of the money will drive any change in behavior.
Opponents of taxpayer support of private schools choice are likely to oppose tax subsidies of any kind of course. But even school choice supporters, including in states that have existing programs, can reasonably doubt whether investing scarce state dollars in 529 expansion is the right approach. In many states, the costs of the 529 change are likely to be sizable, especially compared to current state school choice program expenditures. Indiana's loss is estimated at $117 million, almost as much as the $131 million spent on the Indiana Choice Scholarships in 2015-16.[12] Pennsylvania's 529 liability is about $92 million a year, which is actually more than the state currently spends on two tax-credit scholarship programs.[13]
There is a sharp question to be answered by pro-private school choice state policymakers: Are 529s for K-12 the place to spend school choice dollars?
policy options for states
If state policymakers want to dampen the regressive distributional effects of the 529 expansion, or enhance its impact on school choice, or both, what options do they have? We examine and evaluate several options—some of which state leaders and 529 plan administrators have discussed with us.
Restrict state 529 plan to post-secondary spending
A state could pass legislation or take regulatory action restricting qualified expenditures in its own state 529 plan to post-secondary options. This would essentially return the state 529 plan to its status prior to the passage of the tax bill.
Remove state tax incentives
States could simply scrap their tax deductions on 529 savings. As we have noted above, these deductions largely benefit the wealthiest citizens of the state. And as we demonstrated in the previous section, the risk to state revenues from greater take-up of 529 accounts is not trivial. Scrapping the deductions would likely lead to lower take-up of 529 plans, as the experience in North Carolina[14] which removed its tax incentives starting in 2014, suggests.
Several states with 529 plans, such as California, do not provide additional tax incentives, but removing benefits that are already in place can be a political challenge. A state pursuing this option would face political opposition of current 529 holders. But it may be even harder to roll back these incentives in future years as families increasingly use them to fund private K-12 school tuition. Eliminating state tax incentives would save a state money and remove some regressivity in its tax code.
Reduce state tax incentives
A softer option is to reduce the value of state tax benefits. State lawmakers might wish to maintain some form of tax-advantaged higher education savings mechanism. But they could reduce the size of the deduction or phase it out for higher-income families. On the one hand, such a reduction could make the system marginally more progressive by cutting benefits at the top. On the school choice-side, it would potentially limit liability from unbounded expansion, allowing more school choice dollars to go to more targeted programs.
Introduce a minimum holding period
Some state leaders have considered introducing a minimum holding period for 529 contributions, requiring account holders to keep funds in an account for a specified period of time in order to qualify for tax benefits. In many states, families can make use of a "touch the toes" rule with funds only needing to sit in 529 plans for a very short period of time; for example, in New York funds need to sit for only 10 calendar days. If the goal is to encourage saving, such lax holding requirements are nonsensical.
States with a substantial holding period are the exception, though Minnesota may be the only one.[15] There is nothing to stop states requiring funds to remain in 529 accounts for a longer period – perhaps even for a number of years. This would lessen the immediacy of the tax benefits and may reduce the number of families making use of the new private K-12 allowable expenditure. On the other hand, an extended holding period would make 529s a more cumbersome instrument and may further deter lower-income families from making use of them.
Convert 529 tax deductions into credits
States could also consider making 529 tax deductions into tax credits as states like Indiana already do (Minnesota offers both). Contributions to 529 plans then reduce a household's tax liability by the same amount regardless of income, turning a regressive scheme into a more progressive one.
There are some serious downsides, however. For one thing, it is more expensive, precisely because so many more families can benefit. Another is that even though credits can help a broader range of families, the sums involved are too small to do much to promote school choice. Even a generous 529 credit, such as Indiana's $1,000 maximum, is not likely to be enough to attract many more families into the private K-12 sector.
Introduce refundable 529 tax credits
States could take the tax credit approach a step further by making them fully refundable so that low income families whose tax liability is less than the credit would receive the remainder as a tax refund. Currently no states offer this, and though potentially expensive, a refundable credit would deliver larger benefits to the lowest income families without increasing state expenses to wealthier families. Once again, while this increases the benefits of 529s at the bottom in a targeted manner, it comes with a hefty price-tag, and, unless the credits were quite large, is unlikely to move the needle on promoting school choice.
Matching benefits to savings
A final option, and potentially the most expensive, would be for a state to match a tax benefit to the amount a family saves, either in cash terms or as a proportion of household income. Nevada offers a matching benefit of up to $300 a year for families with annual incomes below $75,000 saving into a 529 account for a child 13 years or younger.[16] A state could, for example, provide a tax credit of $500 per individual ($1,000 per married couple) to a family saving at least 1.5 percent of their reported income into 529 plans, perhaps limited to lower income households. The idea here is to provide an equal reward to all low and middle income families saving at the same rate measured against their income.
The truth is that 529 accounts do not offer an effective vehicle for promoting private school choice. This is for three reasons.
First, 529s are investment vehicles intended to promote long-term savings rather than year-to-year spending. Exempting earnings from federal taxes on earnings will be of little value to a family drawing funds out to pay K-12 school tuition on a regular basis. In fact, it is the state tax benefits that make the real difference here, which suggests that the reform won't pack much of a punch in states with no deduction/credit for 529 contributions, or those with small ones. However, as we argue above, those states that do offer substantial incentives are likely to run into real costs as a result.
Second, 529 accounts are almost by definition likely to be more valuable to more affluent families. States offering significant tax incentives on 529 contributions will essentially be giving families the chance to cut the cost of private K-12 schools by 5, 10 or even 20 percent. Take up of 529 accounts in the most generous states could double. Most of the gains will accrue to families who already have the means to pay private school tuition and are doing so. But the goal of most state private school choice programs is to draw children from less affluent families into good quality, tuition based private schools. Some of the options outlined in this paper, if pursued aggressively, could make 529s more beneficial for low and middle income families, but none get close to offering benefits high enough to bring private K-12 tuitions within their reach.
Third, the reforms necessary for 529 accounts to offer real advantages to less affluent families paying for private K-12 education would result in a complex system. Complexity deters parents from participating, especially those who are less equipped to navigate financial intricacy. In short, even if a state legislature wants to invest in private school choice, doing so through the tax treatment of 529 plans is, at best, an indirect and convoluted approach.
529 plans were flawed before the 2017 tax reforms. They were regressive when they were restricted to college expenditures; expanding them to include private K-12 schools will simply make them more so. They are also a highly inefficient, indirect and convoluted means for promoting school choice. The reform amounts to a substantial increase in public financing for private K-12 schooling, while doing little to meaningfully increase school choice.
The authors did not receive any financial support from any firm or person for this article or from any firm or person with a financial or political interest in this article. They are currently not an officer, director, or board member of any organization with an interest in this article.
1 Richard V. Reeves and Nathan Joo. "A tax Break for 'Dream Hoarders': What to do about 529 college savings plans." Brookings Institution. June 29, 2017. Available at https://www.brookings.edu/research/a-tax-break-for-dream-hoarders-what-to-do-about-529-college-savings-plans/
2 "Estimated Revenue Effects of HR 1, The 'Tax Cuts and Jobs Act'." Joint Committee on Taxation. November 2, 2017. Available at https://waysandmeansforms.house.gov/uploadedfiles/jct.pdf.
3 "Using Savings Plans for K-12 Tuition." ExcelinEd. February 2018. Available at https://www.excelined.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ExcelinEd.EdChoice.AFC_.529ExpansionMemo.February2018.pdf
4 "Figure 2015_32A: Income Distribution of Families With and Without College Savings Accounts." CollegeBoard. https://trends.collegeboard.org/student-aid/figures-tables/income-distribution-families-and-without-college-savings-accounts
5 See http://www.nber.org/papers/w23571.pdf
6 See https://itep.org/higher-education-income-tax-deductions-and-credits-in-the-states/
7 Ted Cruz. "Cruz: Texans benefit from tax-reform bill with education savings." December 2017. Available at http://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article192019249.html.
8 See http://www.capenet.org/facts.html
9 See https://www.cnbc.com/2015/01/28/529-plans-the-real-users-and-what-they-sock-away.html
10 Authors' calculations from Stephen P. Broughman, Adam Rettig, and Jennifer Peterson. "Characteristics of Private Schools in the United States: Results From the 2015-16 Private School Universe Survey." (Washington DC: US Department of Education, August 2017). NCES Table 15. Number of private schools, students, full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers, and 2014-15 high school graduates, by state: United States, 2015–16.
11 This estimate assumes full use by existing private school families (likely an upward bias) and no additional adoption by public school families (likely a downward bias).
12 See https://www.doe.in.gov/choice
13 This includes the Opportunity Choice Scholarship and the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program. For more details, see https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/state/pennsylvania/.
14 Elaine S. Povich. "In some states, new benefits for 529 savers." March, 2014. USA Today. Available at https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/18/stateline-benefits-savings-college/6557905/.
15 See https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=1
16 See https://www.ssga.upromise529.com/home/nevada-benefits/silver-state-matching-grant.html
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Q: Excel VBA debugger stops without error or warning While trying to test some code, I am having an issue that I don't recall running into before.  When I step through the code it halts after the ClearContents line...there is no error, no warning, nothing.
Public Sub CreateCurMth(wsCur As Worksheet)
Dim iData As Integer, iRow As Integer
Dim wbData As Workbook
On Error GoTo err_here

  iRow = wsCur.Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row
  wsCur.Range("A10:X" & iRow).ClearContents  '<----- Fails after this line

'Assume that file is already open
  Set wbData = Workbooks("qReport.xlsx")
  ... etc
err_here:
  Beep
End Sub

wsCur is a worksheet that is assigned in the calling sub.  The code accurately returns the iRow as the last used row on wsCur.  Also, the contents are cleared...so that line executes fine.  There is no Beep played after it dies.  I have a breakpoint on the Beep also, and it is never hit.
So, as what usually happens while I'm typing out a question...I keep trying things and usually end up finding my answer while trying to fully document my question.  Semi-decent results this time...for no reason that I can find, the code above is now working...however, I keep having the same issue in other parts of my VBA that aren't similar to the section above.  I've been working on this project for a week or so, and all testing prior to today, this code has worked...or at least errored out like would normally be expected.
Each time the debugger stops, there is no error and no warning.  The lines that are failing don't even have anything in common.  So I'm left to assume that is it something environmental with my system.
I've searched and Googled, and am left with no answers.  I'm hoping that some one here has had this issue before and resolved it, or can at least point me in the correct direction.
My code compiles without error.  This is the line that is currently halting:
wsTemp.Delete

Temp worksheet IS deleted...then halts.
EDIT: Ok, so I thought this was just a corrupted Excel file, and doing an Open & Repair resolved it for a few hours.  But now I'm having the same issue where the debugger fails after
wsTemp.Delete

I turned on Tools > Options > General > Break on ALL Errors and still I get no error and no warning...code step through just halts.
Just to be thorough...here is the entire procedure up to the failure point:
'Creates combined joblist from last and current month
Sub CreateCompareList(wsCur As Worksheet, wsLast As Worksheet, wsComp As Worksheet)
Dim wsTemp As Worksheet
Dim lLastRow As Long, lCurRow As Long, lLMRow As Long
Dim iCol As Integer, x As Integer

  wsComp.Unprotect SheetPwd
  lLastRow = wsComp.Cells(Rows.Count, 27).End(xlUp).Row         'Get the last row
  If lLastRow = 9 Then
    'No data on sheet - Don't ruin headers
  Else
    wsComp.Rows("10:" & lLastRow).ClearContents                 'Clear that section of Job names and numbers
  End If
  Set wsTemp = Worksheets.Add                                   'Add a Temp Sheet to filter jobs

  lCurRow = wsCur.[A10].End(xlDown).Row                         'Get the last row
  wsCur.Range("A10:B" & lCurRow).Copy                           'Grab all jobs for the current month
  wsTemp.[A1].PasteSpecial                                      'Paste job list from Current Month
  Application.CutCopyMode = False

  lLMRow = wsLast.[A10].End(xlDown).Row                         'Get the last row
  wsLast.Range("A10:B" & lLMRow).Copy                           'Grab all jobs from the Last month
  lLastRow = wsTemp.[A1].End(xlDown).Row                        'Get the last row
  wsTemp.Cells(lLastRow + 1, 1).PasteSpecial                    'Paste jobs from last month below jobs from current month
  Application.CutCopyMode = False

  lLastRow = wsTemp.[A1].End(xlDown).Row                        'Get new last row
  'Filter out duplicates based on the JobNo
  wsTemp.Range("$A$1:$B$" & lLastRow).RemoveDuplicates Columns:=2, Header:=xlNo
  lLastRow = wsTemp.[A1].End(xlDown).Row                        'Get new last row
  wsTemp.Range("A1:B" & lLastRow).Copy                          'Copy unique Jobs

  wsComp.[A10].PasteSpecial                                     'Paste Unique Jobs to Compare sheet

'Clean up Temp sheet
'  Application.DisplayAlerts = False
  wsTemp.Delete

I have tried it with the DisplayAlerts on and off, when the Alerts are on...I get the alert that there may be data on the sheet...I click delete, the sheet is deleted...and then code halts.  It occasionally has problems again on other .ClearContents lines like above.

A: Postmortem on this issue seems to lead to the conclusion that this was in fact a corrupted Excel file.  Luckily I had a fairly recent back up as well.  However, in order to save the time that had been spent coding between that backup and the corrupted version, here are the steps I took to save the file, in case anyone else encounters the strange behavior I did:

*

*Closed all Excel windows and started a fresh instance without opening a file.

*Used Ctrl+O to search for the file...but instead of just clicking Open, click the down arrow and select Open & Repair.

*Click Repair

*Saved as a new copy *-Repaired (just because).

After this, the file ran as expected.  The circular reference in the EOMONTH function went away and the debugger ran as expected.  I have run full testing on all code and it is working normally.
I have no explanation as to how it became corrupted, just lucky I guess.
See https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Repairing-a-corrupted-workbook-e5b49891-dde7-4796-b60a-49b0d2478a62 for other options when dealing with corrupted Excel files.
EDIT:  This issue came back again and what currently has it working was forcing Windows Updates.  The system is set on Automatic, but when I manually went and checked, it found 3 Office updates.  After installing those, I ran Windows Update again and found another update for .Net framework...so I did that as well...doubt that had any effect...but...
So...after using Excel's Open & Repair, applying updates and restarting a couple of times, turning on Break on all errors...my code is finally working again all the way through.

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Dan Brown is a bestseller in the Christian world but any Indian coming up with similar work would have to face brickbats, writes Vir Sanghvi.
The point of the novel-- and of the lawsuit that Brown won on Friday-- is that modern Christianity is a gigantic hoax. Jesus Christ was having it off with Mary Magdalene (either that's her in Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper or one of the apostles was a transvestite). The couple had a child on the quiet (I'm not sure I remember the entire plot but I seem to recall that even the Crucifixion is portrayed as a stunt: Jesus recovers and goes off to live with Mary Magdalene) and their bloodline survives to the present day.
The Holy Grail, subject of innumerable pointless quests by poor King Arthur and his hapless knights of the Round Table, was not a cup at all but a metaphor for Mary Magdalene's womb from which sprang forth a whole line of Jesus juniors. This secret is protected by a shadowy and sinister society of Christian monks who turn up whenever the action flags to try and murder the hero.
If you've read any of Dan Brown's other books, then you will know that this is par for the course. Catholic priests are nearly always portrayed as murderers. The whole of Christiandom seems to be composed of secret societies whose principal business is assassination. The whole Jesus legend-- as we know it-- is a myth. And the Pope, poor man, is usually cast in what we would call the Gulshan Grover role in Bollywood.
The plagiarism case was brought by the authors of a non-fiction (I use the term loosely) book called Holy Blood and Holy Grail who advanced roughly the same thesis about Jesus-Mary and all the little ones around 24 years ago. At the time they claimed that this was fact. But as I understand it, their argument now is that they made it all up (thanks for letting us know, guys) and that by incorporating elements of their ludicrous theory, Dan Brown plagiarised from their book. Naturally, the judge ruled against them arguing that if they had put what they claimed was a historical thesis in the public domain, then any novelist was free to use parts of this thesis in his work.
My concern today is not with the case or even with the Jesus-Mary-Happy Family theory (which is utterly absurd and completely unsupported by any evidence). It is with the success of Brown's book which has not only outsold every other novel but is also the biggest bestseller ever in every single Christian country. By the time the Da Vinci movie (starring Tom Hanks in a role written for Harrison Ford) is released, the book will sell many more copies and its central thesis will be even more widely known and discussed.
Moreover, even the original Holy Blood and Holy Grail has become a bestseller all over again and the shelves are full of new Dan Brown clones who rework the Christianity-is-a-con hypothesis. I would go so far as to argue that the only reason why yesterday's papers were full of the so-called Judas gospel-- with its controversial claim that Judas was a patsy and Jesus made him do it-- is because editors know that the Da Vinci fever has swept the world.
Now, close your eyes, think of The Da Vinci Code and transplant its central thesis to India.
It's not so difficult. Think of the retelling of the Ramayana in which the relationship between the principal characters is portrayed in entirely different sexual terms. Think of the Krishna legend (which is pretty sexual in itself) and imagine somebody giving a completely bizarre twist to it. How about a secret society of murderous Hindu monks? What about portraying the Shankaracharya as an assassin? (Whoops! I seem to have read this already somewhere.) What about some speculation about Luv and Kush's DNA?
How do you suppose we would react?
I'll tell you. There would be riots in the streets. The offices of the publishers would be burnt down. LK Advani would go on television to rub his hands and declare that while he believed in freedom of speech, it should not be misused to hurt the sentiments of the long-suffering Hindu community. Praveen Togadia would allege that wealthy Gulf interests were behind the publication of the book. Distinguished editors would appear on television panels to declare that threats to public order demanded a strong governmental response. The book should be banned. The author should be arrested. His passport should be cancelled. His income tax returns should be re-opened.
The government would dilly-dally. Ministers would say different things to different television channels. The BJP would go in for the kill, alleging that an Italian-born Congress president could not be expected to understand the simple sentiments of such great Hindus as Prakash Javadekar and Balbir Punj. Arun Jaitley would ask for a CBI enquiry and a letter rogatory to Switzerland to trace the source of the funds that had made the publication possible. Two weeks later, after everything had already been burnt down, the government would announce a ban on the book. Official spokesmen would say that the Prime Minister had been kept out of the loop but that, of course, he was very concerned.
So, here's my question: why do we react so differently from the West? How come Dan Brown is a bestseller in the Christian world when anybody who attempted anything similar in our country would be lynched?
Everyone I have asked has offered a theory-- but I have to say that none of these hypotheses has been convincing.
Theory one: India is a largely illiterate country, so we should not expect Indians to react as maturely as Europeans or Americans (this is a variation of the argument offered to justify Islamic protests over books and cartoons).
My problem with this is that I don't regard Americans — and, especially, super-religious American Christians — as being terribly mature. These are people who want to teach creationism in schools, for God's sake. Moreover, the illiteracy argument is double-edged: if people are illiterate then they can't read the book and get offended by it. And finally, how do you explain the manner in which literate people respond to anything with a slightly offbeat religious subtext? Praveen Togadia is not illiterate (honest! I'm told he is a doctor), nor is the rest of the Sangh Parivar. But the responses can be shrill, intolerant and violent.
Theory two: Hinduism is the sort of religion that takes its gods very seriously (like Islam, perhaps?) and therefore the potential for offence is much greater.
In my view, this is so much nonsense. Hinduism is nothing like Christianity or Islam (in fact, those two religions have much more in common). We are not monotheistic (we have hundreds of gods to offend, the Christians only have Jesus). We have no organised clergy: there is no equivalent of the Vatican. Our religion is entirely personal: you don't need to go to a temple to worship.
Moreover, our gods tend to be much more human than the Islamic or Christian version. There are huge areas of moral ambiguity in the Ramayana (the Sugriv episode; the provocation to Ravana; the treatment of Sita at the end etc) and even in the Krishna legend (Krishna's role in the Bhima-Duryodhan battle, for instance; or the married Radha's status in Krishna's polygamous existence). So, we should be much more tolerant of any suggestion of divine deviance from traditional morality than Christians.
Theory three: It's all become a political issue. Almost all the books that create a controversy in India are books that none of those who demonstrate against them have ever read. The Shiv Sena thugs who attacked Pune's Bhandarkar Institute had never read the Shivaji book that had allegedly upset them. The people who want to kill Salman Rushdie have never read The Satanic Verses (and not just for the usual reasons: it's not the world's most readable book anyway). And the gangsters who announce rewards for the murder of Danish cartoonists have never seen the cartoons.
I am not sure if this theory fits all the facts. After all, long before political Hinduism became an issue, Jawaharlal Nehru banned Aubrey Menen's Rama Retold on the grounds that it might offend Hindus. In the 1970s, some foolish Jesuit priests demanded and secured a ban on the film of Jesus Christ Superstar arguing that it offended them.
So as tempting as it is to blame all the intolerance on the Sangh Parivar and the Muslim League, I suspect that the origins of our opposition to freedom of speech of religious matters date back to the early days of independent India. It may be true that political parties have exploited this intolerance for mass mobilisation but I don't think that the narrow-mindedness is all LK Advani's fault.
So none of these theories makes complete sense. The only observation I have is that all Indians, no matter what our religion is, regard three things as completely exempt from all criticism. The first is our armed forces (criticise the army and you are immediately dubbed 'anti-national'). The second is our religion: our faith and our gods. And the third, of course, are our mothers.
Why should this be so? Perhaps we should ask a psychiatrist.


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Filipino takeout food is done right at Art's…
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Filipino takeout food is done right at Art's Kitchen in Duarte
Art's Kitchen in Duarte is another culinary gem discovered in a San Gabriel Valley mini-mall. (Photo by Merrill Shindler)
By Merrill Shindler | MrEats@aol.com |
PUBLISHED: November 18, 2021 at 12:49 p.m. | UPDATED: November 19, 2021 at 3:17 p.m.
In one of my favorite San Gabriel Valley traditions, Art's Kitchen shares its mini-mall with a colorful and eclectic assortment of shops — Color Nails, Lal Thanga DDS and Crossroads Drug & Alcohol Testing.
Aside from a nearby, much-loved Filipino caterer called Papa J's Lechon (which specializes in whole roast pig, done Filipino-style), Art's Kitchen is the only Filipino restaurant for miles around. It fills a need very well — despite our sizable Filipino population, we don't have nearly enough Filipino restaurants. And honestly, one bite of the chow at Art's will leave you wondering why; this is food as tasty as it can imaginably be.
It's also food you're going to wind up eating at home, because Art's does not offer seating. What Art's brings us is a steam table, heavy with Filipino dishes — an abundance of them, well more than a dozen dishes at any given time — drawn from a catering menu of more than 40 options. It's an abundance of dishes that are packed with care, and sent home with you with a spice kitchen of sauces.
The food travels brilliantly, for this is down-home cooking made to last. What tasted good when it was finished cooking, tastes good when it's on your fork and spoon as well. This is a cuisine that does much for the heart and soul.
There was once an "Historic Filipinotown" on the edge of downtown Los Angeles. But that's pretty much faded into memory, and a handful of well-worn signs. You want to take a trip to the Philippines, freeway-adjacent with convenient parking, Art's is one of the best places to go. This is a taste of the Islands, which may be the world's most pork-intensive cuisine.
There are more than a dozen pork dishes on the menu, including a sizzling pork sisig (a chopped pork dish that seems to be a cousin of the Cuban ropa vieja).
Along with pork, vinegar is a basic flavor — it comes on strong in the adobos, made with pork or chicken, a strong contender for the title of "national dish." But then, that title can also go to one of the massively portioned family style noodle and rice dishes — the mixed pancit (vegetarian, pork or shrimp) with lots of rice noodles is a crowd-pleaser. Ditto the bagoong fried rice made with pan-fried pork belly.
And speaking of pork belly, if you've got some folks dropping by, the whole crispy pork belly lechon, a sort of pork rouladen, goes for $380 for a 70-pounder, and $340 for a more modest 50-pounder. This is pork that's been slow-roasted till it crumbles to bits, falls to pieces. This is the essence of long, slow cooking — a reminder that if you want tender, that's the way to go. High heat and fast searing is nice and all, but the meat is never this soft and yielding. This is meat that barely needs chewing.
Art's Kitchen in Duarte is known for – you guessed it – great Filipino food. (Photo by Merrill Shindler)
For those interested in a more modest taste of the Philippines, the menu is simplicity incarnate. The choices begin with the option of a Combo built around one item for $6.50, two for $8.50 and three for $10.50. Or, you can go a la carte — with small going for $4.75, all the way up to $12.50 for extra large.
There are six special order dishes, and 14 short order dishes on the menu. But it's much easier to just take a stroll down the short steam table line, looking and sniffing, and considering which of the temptations appeals at the moment.
There's a section of fried fish, crispy as could be, glistening atop greaseless foil, well labeled (as are all the dishes) — fried tilapia fried pompano, fried bangus (aka milkfish). My sense is…choose at random. They all look good. And freshly made. One of the pleasures of Art's is that the food on the steam table does not appear to have been sitting there for hours on end. It has that glow of just out of the wok.
Moving along, there's pancit malabon — thick rice noodles with a yellow-orange color — with half hard-cooked egg slices resting on top. (Even the eggs look fresh, which is no easy trick!) Stir-fried tofu is a thing of beauty, heavy with sliced carrots, peppers and string beans. Beef nilaga is the Filipino version of Jewish chicken soup, essential and packed with ingredients.
And speaking of soups and stews, adjacent to the beef nilaga is the whimsically named kare-kare, which is the essence of peanut sauce, jam-packed with stewed oxtail, beef tripe, pork hocks, calves' feet pig's trotters, beef stew beef, and traditionally whatever else there is in the way of offal. Vegetables too.
Offal reappears in the menudo, beef in the beef steak (with lots of onions!). And of course adobo, always adobo, pork and chicken — and so good.
And for dessert, there's ice cream in Filipino flavors: macapuno, "old fashioned" ube, buke pandan, "yummy" langka and more.
On a blackboard next to the steam table, you'll find prayers of gratitude: "Whether you eat or drink or whatever, you do it all for the glory of God." And amen to that! Food to go — and some inspiration to go as well.
Merrill Shindler is a Los Angeles-based freelance dining critic. Email mreats@aol.com.
Art's Kitchen
Rating: 2.5. stars
Address: 1741 E. Huntington Drive, Duarte
Cuisine: Filipino Takeout
When: Lunch and early dinner, Monday through Saturday
Details: Soft drinks
Atmosphere: One of those SG Valley treasures, found in random mini-malls, this is a Filipino takeout with some of the best dishes in town — and a large selection of them, including a catering menu that's even larger. At prices lower than a burger at a fast-food nightmare.
Prices: About $10 per person
Credit cards: MC, V
What the stars mean: 4 (World class! Worth a trip from anywhere!), 3 (Most excellent, even exceptional. Worth a trip from anywhere in Southern California.), 2 (A good place to go for a meal. Worth a trip from anywhere in the neighborhood.) 1 (If you're hungry, and it's nearby, but don't get stuck in traffic going.) 0 (Honestly, not worth writing about.)
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Q: Tuntap interface odd behavior I have a program that uses tapcfg to set up a tuntap interface and the interface seems to get setup correctly on the endpoint address I specify which is 169.253.2.100. I also set up the src address to be 192.168.1.50.
With ifconfig, I see:
tap0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    ether aa:b6:24:69:77:21
    inet 169.253.2.100 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 169.253.2.255
    media: autoselect
    status: active
    open (pid 3738)

However when I check its route entry with I get:
route get 169.253.2.100
   route to: 169.253.2.100
destination: 169.253.2.100
  interface: lo0
      flags: <UP,HOST,DONE,LLINFO,WASCLONED,LOCAL,IFSCOPE,IFREF>
 recvpipe  sendpipe  ssthresh  rtt,msec    rttvar  hopcount      mtu     expire
       0         0         0         0         0         0     16384         0

Thats not right, the interface should be tap0.
However, checking the route for 169.253.2.50 I see:
route get 169.253.2.50
   route to: pptform.state.gov
destination: pptform.state.gov
  interface: tap0
      flags: <UP,HOST,REJECT,DONE,LLINFO,WASCLONED,IFSCOPE,IFREF>
 recvpipe  sendpipe  ssthresh  rtt,msec    rttvar  hopcount      mtu     expire
       0         0         0         0         0         0      1500       -18

ignoring the resolved DNS of pptform.state.gov, we can see that the interface of tap0 is correct.
When I ping 169.253.2.100, I get activity on loopback as expected from the output of route get 169.253.2.100.
When I ping 169.253.2.50, I get a request timeout.
Any idea what might be the problem?
I can do
sudo route change -host 169.253.2.100 -ifscope tap0
Password:
change host 169.253.2.100

but the change doesn't seem to stick.
My program successfully injects whohas 169.253.2.100 packets into tap0 which show up as having src 169.253.2.50, but the kernel never responds.
I'm on macOS Catalina which from my experience has a networking behaviors most similar to FreeBSD.


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Vinaya Manchaiah
Professor @ University of Colorado School of Medicine; Director of Audiology @ UCHealth
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Dr. Vinaya Manchaiah serves as the Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and as the Director of Audiology at the University of Colorado Hospital (UCHealth). He is the Principal Investigator at the Virtual Hearing Lab. He also has a position as Extraordinary Professor at the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa, and Adjunct Professor at the School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.
He has worked in various clinical, research, teaching, and administrative roles, although his current academic appointment centers predominantly on research and research leadership. His research mainly focuses on improving the accessibility, affordability, and outcomes of hearing and balance disorders, by promoting self-management and using digital technologies. Dr. Manchaiah has published over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 5 textbooks. His present h-index is 27 (Google Scholar).
His other interests include travel and lifestyle photography. He has visited 76 countries and wishes to go around the globe.
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Professor of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
Director of Audiology
UCHealth Hearing and Balance, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, USA
Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, USA
Jo Mayo Endowed Chair
Associate Professor of Audiology
Hearing Aid Audiology Course Leader
Department of Vision and Hearing Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Senior Lecturer in Audiology
Audiology Program Manager
College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, UK
Lecturer in Audiology
PhD 2013
Doctor of Philosophy in Disability Research
Linköping University, Sweden
EMBA 2013
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Swansea University, UK
PGCtHE 2010
Post-Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education
AuD 2010
Doctor of Audiology
Nova Southeastern University, USA
Masters of Science in Audiology
University of Southampton, UK
Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences
University of Mysore, India
Innovation Award for Research
College of Fine Arts & Communication, Lamar University
Erskine Fellow
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Marie & Jack Shapiro Prize
British Tinnitus Association, United Kingdom
Bharat Samman Award
NRI Institute, Delhi, India
Jerger Future Leaders of Audiology
American Academy of Audiology, USA
Fast and Efficient PhD Award
Linnaeus Centre HEAD, Linköping University, Sweden
Distinction in the Executive MBA
Highest Honors in the Doctor of Audiology
Best Poster Presentation
The Annual convention of Indian Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ISHACon 2004), India


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Eber's water towers – Poland
The leading trade journal in Sweden, VA-tidskriften Cirkulation has since 1998 an article series under the heading Ebers vattentorn (Eber's water towers), where Eber Ohlsson with text and photo presents interesting water towers in the world (except Scania and Sweden). Below is a free translation to English of these texts.
Eber's water towers in Cirkulation 3/2021
A free translation to English:
When the SecondWorld War was over, the border between Germany and Poland came to be the Oder and Neiße rivers. It also meant that cities that crossed the river came after the war to end up in different countries. One such city is Görlitz, where the eastern district is now located in Poland and is called Zgorzelec.
Even if a border is moved, those who live there must have water and perhaps a water tower. In Zgorzelec, therefore, a water tower was built in 1969 consisting of three concrete cylinders with a diameter of 4.2 meters and 28.5 meters high, standing in triangle, each containing 260 m³, connected by glass walls and a staircase in the middle.
In German Silesian capital Breslau was built 1904-05 a lavish water tower in bricks designed by architect Karl Klimm. The design was a medieval castle in a mixture of neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic facade and decorated with mythical animals in sandstone. In the ground floors were there official residences for the servants at the water works and in 42 meters height a viewing platform, which could be reached by elevator.
The water tower survived undamaged through WWII. In the mid-1980s ceased the operation of the water tower and in 1995 became the tower restored and houses now a restaurant and conference facilities. Today, the water tower stands in Polish Wrocław.


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Postscript on PMD
Last week's post on the WTO's prudential measures defense (PMD) sparked some discussion over at the IELP blog. (Wow, three acronyms in an opening sentence. Awesome!) It's a pretty wonkish issue, but/and I thought I'd follow up with a few additional observations.
On last week's post, I noted that there's four interpretations of the PMD: 1) it's totally self-cancelling: no prudential measures are allowed. 2) it disciplines nothing: any prudential measure is allowed. 3) that the PMD is an "exception" analagous to GATS Article XIV. 4) that the PMD is self-cancelling in the sense that the second sentence makes clear that GATS Article XVI on market access is a floor of treatment. Countries with relevant commitments at the WTO can't go below that that floor for prudential reasons, but they are given some additional flexibility vis a vis other GATS commitments.
While the debate over IELP focused on how these interpretations are different, it's worth noting what they have in common: a measure would have to be deemed "prudential" (and affect trade in financial services) to be covered. Presumably, there's a wide range of potential policies that would not be deemed prudential. (A set of recent papers from the IMF (see here and here) suggests typologies and interrelationships between measures that are about capital flow management or currency, or prudential or non-prudential. Some of the distinctions are very finely drawn, and I'm not sure at the end of the day that the distinctions have that much coherence. Not to mention that they wouldn't be binding on a WTO panel.) Casually speaking, I see "prudential" policies about keeping banks from hurting themselves (including in ways that have systemic residual effects), whereas "non-prudential" (but very important!) policies are about keeping banks from hurting the rest of us.
That's what the interpretations have in common. In essence, the PMD's first sentence represents a hurdle that policymakers have to meet: a policy has to be "prudential" for it to be covered by the PMD. (Arguably, policies that cap bank size or ban financial services or tax rapid capital outflows are about keeping banks from hurting us, not about keeping banks from hurting themselves. Thus, they may not be prudential.)
What sets Intepretation 4 apart is that it gives weight to the PMD's second sentence, and in particular its implications for GATS Article XVI that come from the applicable "exception."
Say a policy is non-prudential, like banning Internet gambling. In a WTO challenge of that ban, the first part of the dispute settlement hearing would be dedicated to figuring whether a country violated its GATS Article XVI commitments. (This article sets a ban on bans, even if they're non-discriminatory.)
If the panel decided that the country had indeed violated their GATS commitments, then the respondent country would likely invoke Article XIV as a defense. That article reads:
Article XIV: General Exceptions
Subject to the requirement that such measures are not applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between countries where like conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on trade in services, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent the adoption or enforcement by any Member of measures:
(a) necessary to protect public morals or to maintain public order;(5)
(b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;
(c) necessary to secure compliance with laws or regulations which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement including those relating to:
(i) the prevention of deceptive and fraudulent practices or to deal with the effects of a default on services contracts;
(ii) the protection of the privacy of individuals in relation to the processing and dissemination of personal data and the protection of confidentiality of individual records and accounts;
(iii) safety;
(d) inconsistent with Article XVII, provided that the difference in treatment is aimed at ensuring the equitable or effective(6) imposition or collection of direct taxes in respect of services or service suppliers of other Members;
(e) inconsistent with Article II, provided that the difference in treatment is the result of an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation or provisions on the avoidance of double taxation in any other international agreement or arrangement by which the Member is bound.
As the opening paragraph ("chapeau") makes clear, the respondent country could argue that the measure that violated their GATS commitments (a ban on Internet gambling) was also a policy "necessary to protect public morals" and was also "not applied" in a protectionist manner or a "disguised restriction on trade". Assuming these (steep) hurdles could be met, the WTO challenge to the non-prudential Internet gambling ban would survive (even though the record would show that GATS Article XVI was violated).
Contrast this with a ban on a risky financial service under the PMD. Assume that this was deemed an Article XVI violation. Assume also that the measure met the threshold requirement of being deemed prudential (i.e. the hurdle posed by the PMD's first sentence). A respondent country would then have to meet the hurdle posed by the second sentence: "Where such measures do not conform with the provisions of the Agreement, they shall not be used as a means of avoiding the Member's commitments or obligations under the Agreement."
How can this hurdle be cleared? Article XVI is not a list of principles that should be followed, it is a list of policies to be avoided. The means by which a country accomplishes its policy is the same means by which it avoids its GATS commitments. But under the Article XIV analysis, that can be allowed, provided its not arbitrary, unjustifiable, applied in a protectionist way, or a "disguised restriction on trade."
But under the PMD analysis, the measure would have to be a " a means of avoiding the Member's commitments or obligations under the Agreement" for sake of establishing the violation of XVI, while at the same time not be " a means of avoiding the Member's commitments or obligations under the Agreement" for sake of the 2nd sentence PMD analysis. This is not logically possible. The commitment the country undertook was to avoid bans - now it has bans.
To restate: in non-prudential Internet gambling bans passing through XVI and then XIV analysis, a measure that survives scrutiny is simultaneously an XVI violation, a measure necessary to protect morals, and not applied in a protectionist way or a disguised trade restriction. It is conceivable that a policy could be all these things at once.
In prudentially-motivated financial service bans passing through XVI and then PMD analysis, the same measure would have to be simultaneously an XVI violation, prudential, and not "used as a means" of violating XVI.
The former is logically possible; the latter is not.
This seems to be just another way of saying (indirectly, through a logical string) that market access violations can never be prudential.


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Guess who wants to play a lot of Pokémon GO in August.
This adorable family of five has delighted Internet users with their monthly meetings where they check to see if they've accomplished the goals laid out at the previous meeting and set new ones for the following month. Diligent father Mohikan's goal has always been good for a laugh because it's always the same each and every month: keeping his eyes on the road while driving. So how did each of the family members do in July and what will their goals be for August?
Daughter Nagomi has continued in her role as secretary, diligently keeping minutes for this monthly meeting as well. The following are their goals for July and the results.
We have to say, we are pretty curious as to why every month Mohikan has the exact same goal as well as why in the world he's never fully successful at it. Is it perhaps one of those goals that has no end in sight and thus can't be rated a success? Mama surprisingly met and talked with a Sri Lankan, which seemed like a pretty specific goal. Maybe she had a particular Sri Lankan in mind when they wrote it down last month. Poor Nagomi underestimated the extent of her summer homework, so she's likely still working on it now. Kazutoyo must have been given or caught a creature of some sort and since the result was a success, we can assume that it's currently still alive. Speaking of being "still alive", Granny has successfully mastered a combination arcade and collectible card game. A pretty good month for someone who was just surviving day-to-day a couple of months ago!
▼ A chronicle of Granny's entry into the Mushiking world.
A new month needs fresh goals, so on to August!
Become a Gym Master? Granny, are you into Pokémon GO as well?!? Yes, that is exactly the case — @mohikan1974 also tweeted a video of Granny playing Pokémon GO and it's delightlful!
And apparently Mohikan's wife is also into games this month as her goal is to acquire Hijikata Toshizo from the game called Ikemen Bakuhatsu. This smartphone app let's players interact with good-looking men from the end of the Edo era.
▼ Hijikata Toshizo is the second dream boat introduced.
The final item discussed at the meeting was Kazutoya's imminent entrance into elementary school! It seems that grandma will be responsible for purchasing his school bag and he'll be getting a desk as well. With their meeting complete, we feel like we should all be a little more like this family and set some monthly goals. Our goal for August — to be as entertaining as this family is every time they share their meeting minutes!
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Fund This! Tinkerbots, Self-Directed Learning, and Gender Non-Conforming Kids!
Happy May! After a brief break in which I embarked on my own little funding project, buying and moving into a new house, we are back to our regularly scheduled look at cool projects worthy of consideration. Tinkerbots, a book on taking control of your own learning, and a platform for gender non-conforming kids!
While this campaign is already funded, I was sure GeekMom readers would want to know about it. TinkerBots are essentially blocks that turn Lego blocks into a robotics set. Yes, you could buy Mindstorms, but this product is aimed at being more user friendly and open ended. I was initially annoyed that they chose the common tagline, "Kids don't even know they are learning!" Yes they do. Kids understand more than anyone that play is learning, and we need to give them more credit for that. But I do love that these are Lego compatible, meaning they will work with all the pieces you already have and I am excited that they are app controlled and Arduino compatible. There is a lot of potential here, from making a completed set come alive to using them to design something entirely new.
Blake Boles is a passionate, creative young entrepreneur who discovered the writing of John Taylor Gatto while studying at UC Berkeley and was completely altered by the experience. He ended up taking control of his own education and subsequently has written two books and formed an organization around helping young people to do the same. He and I share the same philosophy around education and learning, so I was excited to hear that he is embarking on another book project. This time, he is writing an illustrated series of short stories on the art and inspiration of self-directed learning. I can see this book being terrific for educators, parents, and young adults. It may be preaching to the choir for some of us, but we all need a little reminder sometimes that we are on a path we believe in. I also hope this book is inspiring for educators and parents within the public education system, giving ideas and validation for everything they do to try to inspire self-direction in their kids outside of what is often a very rigid and uniform experience.
I stumbled across this campaign and was immediately invested. In the programs I teach, I am currently working with three gender non-conforming children. Their parents have given me wonderful guidance around the pronouns and more that the children prefer, but even in the ultra-progressive area we live in, I can see that it is still a challenge for these families: constant advocacy for them, and confusion on how to support these kids from their community. I am so excited to see this project telling the story, educating the public, and giving gender non-conforming kids a platform in which to see themselves reflected in such a beautiful way. I am so glad this camp exists, and I hope this project is one more step towards making every day full of joy and acceptance for every child.
Until next time, happy funding!


We've been spending a lot of time eating and sipping in Clarendon lately and with good reason. This yuppie playground is becoming a pleasant destination for quality food in a relaxed setting. Lyon Hall is upping the ante with their new French-infused gastropub on Washington Boulevard, in the old Dan Kain trophy shop space.
I suspect the name Lyon Hall is supposed to hark to the French city and its regional influences to be found on the menu. Unfortunately, it makes me think of dudes my grandpa's age hanging out in funny hats and planning the big summer BBQ fundraiser. Luckily, this is not at all the crowd you'll find inside the restaurant. The bar is consistently full of revelers taking in the seasonal cocktails. For my dinner visit and recent drive-bys, the crowd has been decidedly Clarendonian, maybe swinging a few years older than the average eatery in the neighborhood.


Anytime I am going to be casting plugs I always use a mono or fluorocarbonleader. Reason behind this is simple. Compared to braid which is a lot smaller than mono or fluorocarbon but it has a color to it. Braid will be some type of green, red, yellow or blue the braid is colored. Mono and Fluorocarbon may have some type of tint to them or clear which makes it less noticeable under water.
When I go out fishing I tend to bring a few different size leaders with me for a few reasons. One if I am fishing an area with rocks I tend to go with a higher leader size closer to 50-60 lbs. If I am fishing a sandy beach I will use 40 lbs for the leader.
There are two ways I go about setting up my leader.
B) For larger heavier leaders for example offshore fishing (Tuna Swordfish, Sharks etc.) I tend to use a lot heavier grander leader with crimps. Because of the thickness of the leader 100# and up it makes it very difficult to tie an efficient knot. Crimping solves this problem and it still is able to make a strong connection like a knot. This can be useful if you ever decide to try and make some of your own offshore rigs or setups.
This is a very simple knot to tie once you've done it a few times. The point of this knot is to tie your leader line right to your braided line eliminating the barrel swivel. At the other end of the leader I will use a 125# power clip. I prefer this method because you can still add a dropper loop if you would like to use a teaser but by getting rid of the added barrel swivel it uses less tackle and makes for a more smooth transition from your main braid line to your leader.
Step 1) Pass the braided line and monofilament at least 12 to 15" past each other so that loops can be formed. For a stronger knot, double the braided line.
Step2) Starting with the braided line, make 6 to 8 wraps through the loop and pull to tighten.
Step 3) Do the same with the mono except 4 or 5s wrap are enough. Pull on the tag end. Look to see that the wraps don't cross over each other.
Step 4) Pull on the standing lines to jam the knots together.


This is a project to develop theatre based dramatic training processes to engage social workers and citizens in debates about Right Relationships. It brings together Deep Democracy Facilitation methods with Forum Theatre Methods. The 'Right Relationship' makes the biggest difference to the success of the work between workers in the helping caring professions and the people they are there to offer support to.
We are using a meld of Forum Theatre and Deep Democracy Facilitation to help participants design scenarios, engage in the experience itself or to redirect outcomes that are more satisfying and the learning can be profound.


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