July 31 (EIRNS)—Speaking July 21 to a meeting of the youth group Nashi, Russian First Deputy Premier Dmitri Medvedev said that the crisis of the U.S. dollar "may become general and global in nature." Medvedev added, according to Interfax, "A situation may arise where we, China, and some other Asian countries will talk about the emergence of a regional reserve currency. That may be the yuan, but it is in our interest that it be the ruble." At the St. Petersburg Economic Forum in June, President Vladimir Putin also suggested that the time has come for multiple world reserve currencies, including the ruble. He said Russia might denominate its exports in rubles.
Aug. 3 (EIRNS)—At cabinet-level meetings this week, President Putin and other Russian leaders focussed on the country's economic development. The deliberations started with a July 30 government meeting on Russia's first-ever three-year budget plan, which Putin introduced as "for the first time, so specifically and in some depth, setting forth objectives for the development of the real sector of our economy."
In budget spending, Putin said, "We have started to pay more attention to the real sector of the economy. The budget line that has risen the most is support for the national economy: for innovation programs, infrastructure, the aircraft industry, shipbuilding, and electric power, including nuclear power. This budget line has increased by 44.4%, to the level of 718 billion rubles.... The fastest rising line is spending for the nuclear industry: from 14 billion this year, to 60 billion rubles." (Currently, 26 rubles = $1).
Putin took reports from First Deputy Premier Dmitri Medvedev on the National Programs (housing, agriculture, health, and science), and First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, on the following day's planned session of the Military-Industrial Commission. In addition to an agenda item on industrial applications of new materials, developed in the military sector, Ivanov mentioned rail development, saying that he would visit the opening ceremony of Russian Railways' new Center for Innovative Development, at Moscow's Riga Station, the next day.
On Aug. 1, the Kremlin publicized a follow-up talk between Putin and Ivanov, where the first deputy premier delivered more detailed reports on performance by industrial sectors: machine-building for transportation and power, construction, steel, chemicals, wood-processing, and electrical equipment, as well as shipbuilding and aircraft production. In most of these sectors, except for shipbuilding, Ivanov reported rises in real output during the first half of 2007, significantly outstripping overall growth of 7.8%. Most dramatic are a 91% jump in the production of construction cranes, 35% rise in dumptruck output, and 29% for bulldozers. He stressed that the nuclear plant construction effort is beginning to be a significant growth driver for other industries.
Aug. 3 (EIRNS)—The Russian government has budgeted 566 billion rubles ($22.3 billion) for the development of the Far East and Transbaikal regions from now until 2013. The initial tranches of this fund will be disbursed as part of the three-year budget for 2008-2010. The program includes $5.8 billion to modernize Vladivostok, Russia's most important Pacific port, before the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit which Russia wants to host there in 2012. The plan also provides for rebuilding 22 airports and 13 seaports, while building a modern ferry terminal for traffic to Sakhalin Island, 6,500 kilometers of roads, and expanded power and gas lines.
Russia's Far East has been losing population due to the collapse of work, energy, and infrastructure there since the demise of the Soviet Union. Putin has made the regeneration of the region a national priority. Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, who carries overall responsibility for the vast region, has put Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Naryshkin in charge of the funds.
Aug. 3 (EIRNS)—The state-run Russian Railways company is planning to lay 2.5 times more track up to 2030, than was laid in the entire 70-year Soviet period, the Railway Review reported yesterday. By 2010, some 14,000 km will be added to the Russian rail network. The perspective was approved by President Vladimir Putin in an April 10 government session.
At a St. Petersburg conference on the rail program for 2030, Presidential Envoy for the Northwest Federal District Ilya Klebanov called the railways essential for "the defense of the country's national sovereignty and security, and preservation of a single socio-economic space." Yakunin presented details of the rail segments in the 1,200-km Perm-Syktyvkar-Vendinga-Karpogory-Arkhangelsk corridor, known as the Belkomur Mainline. It will give an outlet to the Arctic Coast, from Siberia, the Urals, and the industrial cities in north-central European Russia.
July 28 (EIRNS)—Sergei Kiriyenko, head of the Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency (Rosatom), gave an unusual interview to editor-in-chief Alexander Prokhanov of the influential nationalist weekly Zavtra, in which he told how running Rosatom at the point of its revitalization has changed his thinking about the market economy, and Russia's future. Zavtra published their dialogue July 18 under the headline "Russia: The Atomic Vector."
Kiriyenko, then in his 30s, was Prime Minister of Russia at the moment of the country's catastrophic state debt collapse in 1998. "I always had liberal economic views," he told Prokhanov. "But here, thinking about the [nuclear power] sector, I caught myself coming to conclusions that were different from what I had believed before.... Getting to know the nuclear power sector was a revelation. This strictest of the Soviet Union's planned systems, the closed atomic energy sector, incorporated competition throughout. And I stopped thinking that market and planned management are incompatible. You can have a balance. Everything depends on what your goal is."
Aug. 3 (EIRNS)—The Eurasian Economic Cooperation Community (EurAsEC) council on cooperation in the nuclear energy sector today completed its first-ever meeting in Angarsk, where Russia, Kazakstan, and other Eurasian nations are in the process of turning the Angarsk chemical electrolysis plant into an international center for uranium enrichment. Members from Belarus, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan attended, Itar-Tass reported. The meeting set up a work plan for 2007-08 and discussed personnel training, before a visit to the Angarsk plant.
Aug. 2 (EIRNS)—Eurasian leaders are increasing security cooperation to unprecedented levels, as the unending wars in Afghanistan and Iraq threaten security from Southeast Asia to Europe. At the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Regional Forum in Manila, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov today proposed direct cooperation between the nations of ASEAN and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Itar-Tass reported. Two days earlier, it was announced that the SCO will sign a protocol of cooperation with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which is the military branch of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the association of the former republics of the Soviet Union. The first focus of CSTO-SCO cooperation will be the ever-worsening military disaster in Afghanistan.
The foreign ministers of Russia, China, and India, who met in Manila yesterday, agreed to hold another trilateral meeting in October, in Harbin, China. This meeting will be on the "Strategic Triangle" mechanism of cooperation among the three Eurasian giants, which has developed since the end of the 1990s.
Aug. 1 (EIRNS)—At the July 30 Russian government meeting, President Putin received a report from Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the status of talks between American and Russian experts on anti-missile cooperation, agreed upon during his visit with President George Bush and his father at Kennebunkport, Maine at the beginning of July. According to the Kremlin website, Lavrov said that the July 30-31 discussions were to be the first of "two or three" such sessions, before the 2+2 meeting of the two countries' foreign and defense ministers, which he said would take place in early October.
Lavrov said that the missile defense question was also discussed last week at the Russia-NATO Council, "where there was substantial interest in our proposals and readiness to discuss them." At Kennebunkport, Putin had proposed to broaden the discussion, bringing in more participants through the Russia-NATO Council. Putin added, "These two processes need to be combined," rather than there being separate missile defense talks with the USA and with NATO. Lavrov replied, "That is anticipated. The contacts between our interagency [Defense and Foreign Ministries] delegations, agreed on at Kennebunkport, will be completed in the next two months. In parallel, we are informing the Europeans about our approach, with the aim of bringing this whole process together in a single agreement."
U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey, answering a question from EIR, said Aug. 1, that the July 30-31 talks had been "a good preliminary exchange on the issues." A former official, who worked this issue in both the Clinton and the George H.W. Bush administrations, indicated that there is interest from the U.S. side in finding common ground with Russia. He thought that even if the U.S. went forward with deploying the interceptor missiles in Poland, this would not necessarily be a "deal-breaker" if the two sides could find common ground on a global joint system.


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DMU scoops RICS Award for transforming its campus with the community in mind
De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is off to the national finals after winning a regional award for its 'inspirational and innovative' multi-million pound campus transformation.
The Mill Lane and Gateway Public Realm Project won the battle for top honours and scooped an East Midlands 2018 Award for Best Infrastructure Project.
DMU's Mill Lane transformation project, which links the city to the river
The awards - regarded as the premier property and construction awards in the country - are organised by leading professional body, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The £2 million newly landscaped Mill Lane area transformed a traffic-choked road into a stunning public space. It is now a public right of way, complete with gardens and seating, in the heart of the campus, which connects the city centre to the River Soar.
Competition was tough with a panel of industry judges looking for the most inspirational initiatives and innovative developments that have a positive impact on the local community.
DMU's successful project was celebrated at a sell-out regional awards ceremony at The Belfry in Nottingham on Thursday, May 3.
It has secured DMU a place to compete against other regional winners for the chance to be crowned the overall UK winner in their respective category and is in with a chance to win the ultimate accolade – Project of the Year. Students and staff will be keeping their fingers crossed for the RICS Awards 2018 Grand Final in London in November.
Umesh Desai, Director of Estates & Commercial Services at DMU, said: "Once again one of our amazing campus transformation projects has been recognised for the impact it has made on the campus and the city.
"Working in collaboration with the City Council with a common vision can produce stunning results."
How RICS East Midlands announced DMU's win on Twitter
Judges carefully considered the merits of 25 of East Midlands' most impressive and community beneficial property schemes in the regional RICS Awards.
The judges visited DMU and assessed the transformation project against set criteria. They commented that the project 'created an attractive communal space along a former public highway through the centre of De Montfort University's campus in Leicester.'
They went on to praise the Mill Lane area for being transformed into an 'attractive, usable and vibrant space with strips of bright green, punctuated by plant beds and budding trees forming striking spacious grounds.'
DMU's transformation project also earned a double-page feature in The Winners Brochure with a quote from judges saying: "Universities are synonymous with being on a campus. De Montfort University was however, before this project, split in two, with a busy road running straight through its heart. This project run jointly by the University and Leicester City Council transformed the area, improving access into the city centre from the west as well as helping to create the University Campus."
DMU staff & partners on stage to collect the award at the RICS regional awards ceremony
Victoria Hampson, RICS Regional Director North & Midlands, said: "Every year the calibre and number of entries in to the awards continue to astound me and this year was no different.
"The shortlisted projects highlighted the varied range of disciplines within our profession as well as how this work impacts on our local communities.
"Our judging panel found shortlisting and deciding upon the category winners particularly tough."
DMU's campus buildings shortlisted for six top industry awards
DMU's new campus features in showpiece video of Leicester
'Stunning campus…amazing transformation' – City Mayor praises DMU
DMU had received an impressive six nominations in the RICS East Midlands Awards. Other DMU projects that were shortlisted included the Vijay Patel Building and Castle Hall at the Leicester Castle Business School.
DMU's buildings have been recognised for a long list of awards and accolades in recent months. This includes the Vijay Patel Building and the Mill Lane transformation winning ProCon Awards for Leicestershire. The Vijay Patel Building has also been named the best educational building in the East Midlands at the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Awards, and the Leicester Civic Centre named Leicester's best new building.
Posted on Wednesday 9th May 2018

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In this Sorted List Example we will show how you can sort a java.util.List using the java.util.Collections Class. We can sort collections in Ascending or Descending order. We also show you how you can sort a collection using Java 8 Lambda expression.
To sort a list in ascending order we can call the Collections.sort() method. To sort a list in descending order we call the method Collections.sort() method and pass a reverse comparable function Collections.reverseOrder() as the second parameter.
We can also sort a list using a custom comparator. For basic objects this is not recommend. This comparator function is interesting when you want to sort complex objects.
In Java 8 the java.util.List interface has a new sort() method. You can pass a lambda expression which will sort a collection.


A couple's counselor will often give exercises for the spouses to try at home. This homework could include things such as comparing love languages or trying to communicate using "I" sentences. However, have you ever thought that what you and your spouse really need is exercise regimens to do as a couple?
Bicycling is a natural and neutral activity to try together. Simply get a babysitter, pull out your bikes, and go to the nearest bike trail. Spend a morning leisurely riding bikes side by side. (Move to the right when others need to pass.) Conversation will naturally flow. Plus, because you are exerting yourself, your body will release endorphins which will help you naturally feel good.
Focus on riding together, your rhythms synchronizing. This is the time to realize that your marriage is not a race to be won. It is a journey that you are taking together.
To increase your physical comfort with each other, sign up for ballroom dance classes for you and your spouse. Dancing is a very intimate sport, and you will not be able to avoid touching in sensual and provocative ways. Even dances that are considered conservative by modern standards, such as the Waltz, were denounced as immoral and vulgar when first introduced because the man was holding the woman so close to his body.
There is no right or wrong dance class to take. You and your spouse need to decide what dance you are interested in learning. The standard dance styles include: Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango and Quickstep. Latin dance styles include: Rumba, Cha-cha, Samba and Jive. Any of these dances can further your spousal relationship.
Dancing will help your couple's therapy because it requires good etiquette and communication. You are looking in to each other's eyes and learning to cooperate to get to the next step.
Finally, dancing can get you dating again, spending time with no distractions from each other.
Disc golf is a great sport to play together, because it helps couples realize that even though they are working together, they really only have control over their own actions and reactions.
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NEW DELHI: India and US are bracing for a May 2 deadline after which the US is likely to remove India from GSP (general system of preferences) benefits, highlighting the fact that a growing strategic relationship cannot protect a mistrust-laden trade and economic relationship.
While Indian diplomats are trying to get a hostile USTR to wait out the Indian elections, US officials have indicated that India could take the heat off itself if New Delhi makes a unilateral concession, say on pork imports from the US or on Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Both sides agree that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could have announced a concession on Harley-Davidson motorbikes when he spoke to Trump. After Trump threw a public fit on this, the Indian government did offer zero tariffs on the controversial motorbikes. But by then, Harley-Davidson had declared it would get out of the US, so the US side was no longer interested.
India says it has offered a "very good" package to the US in the past few months. India simplified the certification procedure for dairy imports (the US gives animal feed to its cows which is unacceptable to Indians.) India agreed to grant market access to alfalfa hay, cherries, and pork. On the thorny issues of medical devices, India agreed to a "trade margin approach" but requested the US to wait until after the elections. New Delhi offered what is called a "mutual recognition agreement" on telecom testing.
But the Indian offer found no traction with the USTR. Part of the problem said sources who deal with the issue is that negotiations from the US side are conducted mainly by lawyers, who are looking for conclusive "wins". India is looking for compromise. In recent days, therefore, more and more Indian negotiators say India will live with a withdrawal of GSP, because what was on offer by India is in excess of what New Delhi receives in GSP benefits.
Indian officials bristle at being labeled a "tariff king". They point to the "World Tariff Profiles 2018" which lists some of the highest tariffs by countries, where India at 150 percent is eclipsed by Japan at 736 percent, S. Korea at 807 percent and the US at 350 percent. Speaking to TOI, senior sources said, "the trade-weighted average of MFN applied tariff for India at 7.6 percent is moderate compared to Korea and Brazil among others." They point to India's development imperatives, the importance of balancing imports with developing its own manufacturing capacity.
Separately, the Indian government believes that the Trump administration wants to make an "example" of India, particularly if the US and China do actually come to a trade deal in the coming weeks. India is not unique of course. The US is currently embroiled in trade flare-ups with the EU, China, Japan, among a host of other countries. That's why India's protestations that it has reduced the trade deficit by as much as $4 billion in 2017-18 cuts little ice in Washington.


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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a brilliant agency in a senior role reporting into the MD. They can offer a flexible working environment with some great benefits including 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and Christmas break), a 4.30pm finish on a Friday, lots of socials and an annual awards ceremony. They will support ongoing training and development to ensure that their new AD is up to speed on all changes within the digital spectrum and is constantly adding value to both their client and team.
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Deandre Ayton takes center stage in Las Vegas
Published Jul 6, 2018 10:26pm
Updated Jul 7, 2018 8:14pm
By David Skinner
David Skinner | The Daily Wildcat
Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton warms up on the court prior to his NBA Summer League debut versus the Dallas Mavericks on July 6, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
LAS VEGAS-- In a town that is ruled by the likes of Donny and Marie, Gordon Ramsay, and the ageless Mariah Carey; the buzz surrounding Deandre Ayton's Phoenix Suns debut was above and beyond any other Las Vegas staple on Friday night.
The crowd didn't have to wait long to be wowed by the No. 1 draft pick. His one-handed alley-oop sent the crowd into a frenzy as he showed a flash of his athleticism to correct himself in mid-air, catch the ball and flush it down with full force.
Ayton has arrived...in #PhantomCam! pic.twitter.com/0rFmy9GTUz
— NBA (@NBA) July 7, 2018
"I was just excited to get out on the floor, and make a highlight play," Ayton said, who admitted that there was some pre-game jitters before his professional summer league debut.
The one-handed slam aside, Ayton was quiet throughout the first half offensively as the dunk was only two of the four points he produced.
"I felt a lot of energy, I felt like a rookie, I could feel all the energy around me, and I was speeding myself a lot on a few jump shots in the first half," Ayton said.
Dallas did everything it could to stop the 7-foot Bahamian from getting going early as Ayton was double-teamed repeatedly after touching the ball in the post, forcing the center to be more of a distributor of the ball. Ayton passed out of the double-teams and hit open teammates on the perimeter instead of backing down and instilling his dominance on his opponent like he so often did during his stint in the Old Pueblo.
Arizona's Deandre Ayton (13) looks for a teammate to pass to after an offensive rebound during the first half of the Arizona-Stanford game on Thursday, March 1 at McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz.
Ayton took out his offensive frustrations out on the defensive side of the ball in the first half as he protected the rim (one recorded block) and did well when switched on ball-handlers.
The second half was much of the same for Ayton, who struggled to get going on a possession-to-possession basis due to Dallas' insistence on Ayton having the ball in hands as little as possible.
Ayton finally hit the double-digit points mark with eight minutes left in the game, which is not the usual for onlookers who got used to seeing Ayton put up double-doubles with ease at Arizona.
Even with Ayton's personal struggles, the Suns had no problem handling the Mavericks, winning by a score of 92-85, with the Suns second stringers getting extra reps in the fourth quarter which made the score closer than I seemed.
Ayton's first game in a professional uniform shouldn't be used as any sort of measuring stick, as Ayton himself even admitted that he has some adjusting to do before Saturday's marquee match-up with the player picked after him in Marvin Bagley III.
Even though Ayton didn't blow anybody away with ridiculous stats, he showed enough flashes to the anxious crowd for them to be satisfied and come back tomorrow. Ayton's status as a potential NBA game-changer has drawn top billing, and doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon.
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Pampered Chef Can't Cook, Won't Cook Fundraiser for Georgie MacKenzie and Daniel Spark's trip to Madagascar.
Friday, March 30, at 7.30pm in the Kintore Public Hall.
Come and see them and their Mums compete against each other in a Ready, Steady, Cook type challenge.
We will be holding a raffle with some great prizes and you will also have the chance to order Pampered Chef products on the night.
Ticket price £5 per person which includes a tea, coffee or soft drink & Biscuit.
Tickets available from Debbie MacKenzie, mobile number 07789 552908 or Avril Spark, mobile number 07577 376938.
Go to the event's Facebook page.


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Spend a few days in the sun lapping up the millionaire lifestyle in the Cote d'Azur region in the South of France. Try your hand at amateur waterskiing, jet skiing, kayaking, and snorkelling in the warm Mediterranean town of St. Tropez. Adventure St Tropez operates water sports tours in the St. Tropez region.
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The great Atlas Mountains provide the perfect setting for a hiking trip. Tour operator Neilson operates an independent trekking trip in the Atlas Mountains, allowing you to stay in a traditional Moroccan village in the Toubkal region and admire the stunning views over the mountains. You will also get the chance to shop in Marrakech's legendary souqs on your way back to the airport.
Exploring the Grand Canyon by river is an experience unlike any other. Discover hidden waterfalls and paradisiacal side canyons – areas of Grand Canyon National Park that are accessible only by river. Western River Expeditions run a 3-day rafting trip through the rapids of the Colorado River, ideal for beginners.
Les Gets is a pretty mountain resort popular with adrenaline sports enthusiasts because of the area's excellent biking trails. The resort of Les Gets in the French Alps is popular in the summer for mountain biking. It has the most extensive Singletrack and Downhill in the Alps, and the largest amount of lifts open for bikers of all abilities. Check out Alpine Elements great mountain bike holiday deals.
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Due to the recent increase of the BAZV tax and the introduction of the BAVP tax there is renewed confusion and discussion as to what the BBO really is and how to deal with it. In this short article we'll try to explain this by comparing it to the US sales tax, which most Aruban business tend to compare it with.
The US sales taxes are generally administered at the state level. In most states, sales tax is imposed on retail buyers and retail sellers are the collection agents who collect that money from buyers and remit it to the state. This is the sales tax that most of us know from the experience we have with the US. However, there are states (Arizona for example) that impose a sales tax on the retail seller. For the purpose of this article we will not be going into the details of this type of sales tax.
Sales tax is calculated by multiplying the purchase price by the applicable tax rate. Tax rates vary widely by jurisdiction and range from less than 1% to over 10%. Sales tax is collected by the seller at the time of sale. A sales tax is imposed only at the retail level. In cases where items are sold at retail more than once, such as used cars, the sales tax can be charged on the same item indefinitely.
Although the tax is technically due from the customer purchasing the item, the seller has the obligation to charge, collect, and remit the tax as an agent of the state.
Unlike the US sales tax explained above, the BBO tax was introduced as a sales tax on businesses (sellers) in that the BBO legislation does not obligate the business to charge, collect and remit the tax as an agent of the island. Naturally, businesses (sellers) would like to pass the cost of this tax on to their customers (buyers). Unfortunately, the BBO legislation did not define how businesses (sellers) would be allowed to pass this tax on to the customer (purchaser) and left this to the creativity of businesses to chose the method they thought was best.
This solution is probably the least used (if at all) because the purpose of every business is to make a profit. If a new tax is imposed onto the business which will affect its profit, it is only natural that they would want to find a way to cover this additional structural cost somehow.
This is probably the most used method to pass the cost of the BBO tax on to your costumers because most POS systems and accounting software already have the feature built-in. This is also a way for businesses to be transparent about the way they pass on the cost of the BBO to their customers.
In passing down the cost of the BBO to the customers came also the first striking difference between the US sales tax and the BBO. The tax authority was quick to point out that businesses were allowed to charge their customers the BBO tax but that this charge would also constitute part of their business turnover (sales). Consequently, businesses would have to pay BBO tax on the BBO tax that they had charged to their customers.
This argument was cemented in a court of appeals decision for tax cases. In this court decision it was pointed out that the explanatory memorandum (Memorie van Toelichting) of the BBO legislation stated that the government had chosen for a BBO tax system similar to that of other Dutch islands (Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba). In these other Dutch islands, the BBO tax due to the tax authority is calculated on the total amount businesses received for the goods they sold or services they provided to customers. This total amount included any BBO charge the business charged their customers.
In the original BBO legislation proposal it was even stated that it was forbidden to state the BBO on the invoice to the customers. This would have eliminated the option to charge customers the BBO on a separate line on the invoice (option 3). This part of the legislation was questioned and criticized by both the Aruban Association of Tax Consultants (AATC) and the Aruban Advisory Board (Raad van Advies: RVA). The AATC cited that it was in the benefit of transparency to allow the BBO to be stated on the invoice to prevent additional price increase above the BBO percentage. The RVA even suggested to make it mandatory to state the BBO on the invoice for transparency reasons and in order to gain some insight in how businesses were passing the cost of the BBO within the supply chain.
Another big difference between the two sales tax systems is that unlike the US sales tax which is only imposed at the retail level, the BBO is imposed at every level of the supply chain. The wholesaler will have to pay BBO tax on its sales to the supermarket. The supermarket will have to pay BBO tax on its sales to the restaurant. The restaurant will have to pay BBO tax on its sales to its customers. This had a cumulative effect in that items were taxed at (sometimes up to) 3 different levels. This was the feature that was most criticized about the BBO tax.
The legislation of the BBO, BAZV and BAVP tax are basically the same. However, there is an interesting difference in the BAZV tax legislation. Unlike the BBO and BAVP legislation, article 15 of the BAZV legislation explicitly states that the business must state the BAZV amount payable by the business to the tax authority on the invoice/receipt. This article also created a lot of confusion in the Aruban business community. Many businesses rightly assumed that the tax legislation directed them to state the BAZV tax that was being charged to the customer on the invoice/receipt. As mentioned earlier many POS systems and accounting software already had a feature that could easily do this. However, the tax legislation actually directs businesses to state the BAZV tax that the business will have to pay to the tax authority on that particular sale. This is not only an odd requirement but also harder to comply with since most POS systems and accounting software do not have this feature built-in and do not allow this kind of customization.
One final question we like to discuss here was whether it is allowed to charge another rate other than the 6% (total). The answer is yes. As we mentioned above, the BBO legislation did not define how businesses would be allowed to pass this tax on to the customers (purchasers) but left this to the creativity of the businesses. This created some confusion and frustration among customers. For example, it is now harder to see right away which supermarket has the cheapest price on a particular item because one supermarket might have included the BBO/BAZV/BAVP in its prices while the other adds the BBO/BAZV/BAVP at the bottom of the invoice as a separate line.


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Senior Kent Slaney committed to Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Signing day celebrates athlete success
Many students dream of continuing athletics at the collegiate level. Today, 14 Palo Alto High School senior athletes were honored for their engagement in collegiate athletics at the annual Spring Signing Day in the Media Arts Center.
The Spring Signing Day Ceremony, usually held in the spring, is a ceremony held to honor those athletes who did not make decisions as rapidly as those who signed in February. It allows for a later signing of a Letter of Intent for a sport listed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
The event was organized by the Paly Athletic Director Kathi Bowers, who opened up the event by speaking on the importance of supporting student athletics and later talked about continuing success in both the classroom and on the field.
"We wish these athletes continued success and happiness at the next level," stated Bowers. "We look forward to following your careers and we hope that you will come back and visit often."
For some, the signing was more ceremonial since some of the athletes had already signed their letters of intent prior to the event. The list included sports ranging from wrestling to baseball to water polo. The list of athletes include Seth Goyal (George Mason University), Marion Sellier (Brown University), Jared Stanley (Bucknell University), Michel-Ange Siaba (Humboldt State University), Sarah Aguilar (Menlo College), Benjamin Beaudry (Rochester Institute of Technology), Ryan Chang (Grinnell University), Lauren Koyama (New York University), Maya Lathi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Spencer Morgenfield (Caltech), Naveen Pai (Carnegie Mellon University), Kent Slaney (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Emma van der Veen (Pomona College) and Jessica Wu (Wellesley College). Following the naming of all the athletes, they all signed their Letters of Intent in unison and took a group photo.
Seth Goyal, who will be attending George Mason University for wrestling, stated that for him, athletic recruitment did not help him too much. Nonetheless, he was still excited to be given the opportunity to play his sport at the collegiate level.
"In terms of aiding college acceptance I hoped it would provide an alternate pathway to get in. Surprisingly, I didn't even need it because my grades and test scores were enough but it was good to get recruited too."
Seth Goyal, Committed to George Mason University for wrestling
Students acknowledge that balancing athletics and academics in college will be difficult.
"It will be a struggle like high school and will require a lot of planning and excellent time management," Goyal said.
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox visits Paly
A Cultural Colossus: The Senior Deck
Ehecatl Rivera is currently a senior at Palo Alto High School and an editor-in-chief of The Campanile. He enjoys everything about being a part of the school newspaper, whether it be writing features or coming up with headlines. When Rivera is not editing pages, he enjoys reading, playing the guitar and playing tennis.
Ohlone teacher guilty of sexual assault
Kennedy Herron
Law protects education rights of sexual assault perpetrator
Renee Hoh, Kiran Misner and Paarth Sharma
A fter multiple instances of violent behavior that left students banned from attending games between the two schools, st...
Students selected for Rachel Austin awards
Hyunah Roh
Paly students and parents gathered around the Quad as teachers and administrators awarded 61 students with the annual Ra...
One Acts boasts record number of student-written shows
Adora Zheng
A casket, a vase, a fish-taco stand and two boys with hot-glued microphones stand before a theater of enraptured audienc...


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FAULKNER FOX
White Girl Looks Back
In this coming-of-age novel, Mary Fitzhugh Tyler, an entitled college senior, confronts her ancestors' slaveholding past. Click here to listen to Faulkner talk about the book (From 11:26-23:33).
"The Dominion Club"
God for Girls
This book of creative nonfiction describes a mother-daughter search for a god in the contemporary American South who won't hurt girls or women. Part probing cultural analysis, part personal narrative, the book features close scrutiny of Christian practice and doctrine, as well as a detailed look at alternative religions such as Wicca, Integral Yoga, and Laconneau.
Past Publications:
Dispatches From a Not-So-Perfect Life: Or How I Learned to Love the House, the Man, the Child
"In her provocative, brutally honest, and often hilarious memoir of motherhood, Faulkner explores the causes of her unhappiness, as well as the societal and cultural forces that American mothers have to contend with. From the time of her first pregnancy, Faulkner found herself—and her body—scrutinized by doctors, friends, strangers, and, perhaps most of all, herself. In addition to the significant social pressures of raising the perfect child and being the perfect mom, Faulkner also found herself increasingly incensed by the unequal distribution of household labor and infuriated by the gender inequity in both her home and others'. And though she loves her children and her husband passionately, is thankful for her bountiful middle-class life, and feels wracked with guilt for being unhappy, she just can't seem to experience the sense of satisfaction that she thought would come with the package. She's finally got it all—the husband, the house, the kids, an interesting part-time job, even a few hours a week to write—so why does she feel so conflicted?
Faulkner sheds light on the fear, confusion, and isolation experienced by many new mothers, mapping the terrain of contemporary domesticity, marriage, and motherhood in a voice that is candid, irreverent, and deeply personal, while always chronicling the unparalleled joy she and other mothers take in their children."
--Amazon.com
Excerpt from Dispatches from a Not-So-Perfect Life
"I began to fantasize about being in a house with a man and a child when I was twenty-three. It was an ambivalent fantasy, in terms of motherhood; I wasn't sure if I was the child's mother. I was the man's lover, that much was clear, and the child looked like him. Maybe I was the live-in mother, or maybe I was a frequent guest and sex partner who went home to her own bachelorette pad in the city.
The fantasy opens with me in the foreground, working at a computer beside a large glass window. It's dusk and a purplish-blue tinges the sky. I can see the ocean just outside the window and over a cliff--wild, angry, gorgeous. To my right at an open kitchen area, an attractive blond man is de-veining shrimp for the paella he's preparing while listening to Miles Davis. The music is low (out of respect for me), and as the man has anticipated, it doesn't bother me. I like the sad and lovely trumpet drifting my way. At once, I feel relaxed and incredibly focused on work I love doing.
Between the man and me on a clean and bare floor, a blond four-year-old plays with wooden trucks. He loads tiny logs into the truck beds, then takes them out and splays them on the floor like a fan. He's happy without ever being loud, and he doesn't get up. He simply sits and plays.
Meanwhile, I keep working. There's no reason for me to stop. My work is going well, and paella takes a long time to cook. Eventually, when the sky is dark, I do stop, and we--meaning the man and I--eat at a table beside huge windows that face the sea. We drink red wine, and there are candles on the table, the kind that bob in oil inside clear glass cylinders.
I never see the child when I imagine our meal. Maybe he continues to play quietly into the night, or maybe he has already put himself to bed. I never see it in my vision, but surely the man must have placed a bowl of apples, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, a piece of shrimp from the paella beside the child at some point. I might even have given him a mug of milk. Pouring luscious whole milk into a cool blue mug, bending down once to place it on the floor--I could do that. I could do it and still be myself. "
Click here to read reviews of Dispatches
"Larry Goodwyn: Obama Volunteer and Giver of Sage, Post-Election Advice," forthcoming in anthology edited by Wesley Hogan and Paul Ortiz, 2020.
"It's Not a 'Sex Panic': Approaching Women in the #MeToo Age," Salon, January 2018.
"Billy Bush Should Fight Sexual Assault," Providence Journal, October 2016.
"Mother's Day in North Carolina," Killing the Buddha, May 2015.
"Time Off" Child, November 2005.
"Full House," in It's A Boy: Women Writers on Raising Sons, Seal Press anthology, 2005.
"Judging Mothers: How and Why Feminists Can Stop," Mothers Movement.org, Spring 2005.
"Hectic Days, Sexless Nights," Child, March 2004.
"Where the Hard Work Happens," Bookpage, January 2004.
"Get A Wife," Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Summer 2000.
"In Favor Of Magical Thinking," Writer to Writer, Summer 2000.
"Executing Justice, Texas-Style," Texas Observer, September 1999.
"Justice in Jasper," Salon Magazine cover story, February 1999.
"What I Learned From Losing My Mind," Salon Magazine, January 1999.
"Self," "Pirate," Feminist Studies, Vol. 19, No. 2, Summer 1993.
"What Has Happened" and "Postpartum Sex," Mamazine, Fall 2005.
"Voodoo," Kalliope: A Journal of Women's Literature and Art, Vol. 24, No. 1, Spring 2002.
"Sex in Canada," The Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, Vol. 3, No. 2, Fall/Winter 2001.
"Lullaby," Austin Arts Downtown, Vol. 7, No. 4, May/June 2001.
"When In Rome," Nerve, May 2001.
"Communion," Austin Arts Downtown, Vol. 7, No. 3, March-April 2001.
"Pregnant Perspective," Feminist Studies, Vol. 26, No. 2, Summer 2000.
"Swing Low, " reprinted in Slipstream 20: Our Twentieth Year: 1980-2000, Summer 2000.
"Granny's First Orgasm," STILETTO, October 1999.
"Drinking With Dad," Karamu, Vol. 16, No. 2, Spring 1999.
"Home," Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, No. 11, Spring/Summer 1998.
"Lucy," "Housekeeping," Prairie Schooner, Vol. 71, No. 2, Summer 1997.
"Fear," IRIS: A Journal about Women, Issue 34, Winter/Spring 1996.
"Learning From the Gun," "Swing Low," Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, No. 7, Fall/Winter 1995.
"Cup of Caution," Painted Bride Quarterly, Issue 56, Fall 1994.
"Fatherland," Another Chicago Magazine, Vol. 27, Spring 1994.
"Perfect Madness," The Raleigh News and Observer, March 2005.
"Sleepless Days," The Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, Spring 2001.
"Yoga For Kids and Their Mothers," Beliefnet, June 2000.
Lectures and Papers, Media Appearances, Readings, and Performances:
Lectures and Papers
"Citizen Activism," remarks given at "Reason, Reform and Redistricting" conference, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, January, 2019.
"At the Dominion Club," reading and discussion from her novel-in-progress. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, Charlottesville, Virginia, April, 2014.
"Junebug." Remarks given at a panel discussion about the contemporary South after a screening of the film Junebug, Kenan Institute of Ethics, Durham, North Carolina, February 2014.
"Grassroots Organizing in North Carolina," remarks given at a panel discussion hosted by the Terry Sanford School of Public Policy, Durham, North Carolina, May 2010.
"The Political Mother," remarks given at a panel discussion hosted by the Duke Graduate and Professional Women's Network, Durham, North Carolina, March 2008.
"Judging Mothers," Duke Postpartum Support Group, Durham, North Carolina, December 2007.
Faulkner discusses her novel-in-progress with With Good Reason host Sarah McConnell. May 30, 2014. (11:26-23:33)
http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2014/05/a-burnable-book/
The State of Things, WUNC-FM (NPR), December 2008.
The Today Show, NBC, April 2005.
A Balanced Breakfast, FM 107, North Carolina, January 2005.
Tina Jones Show, KMSR, Dallas, TX, April 2004.
Michael Dresser Show, KFAR, Fairbanks, AL, April 2004.
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, "At the Dominion Club," Charlottesville, Virginia, Spring 2014.
The Resource Center for Women in Ministry in the South, Durham, North Carolina, Fall 2011, Spring 2010.
Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, Spring 2006.
Duke University Blackburn Festival, April 2005.
Branch's Bookshop, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, January 2005, January 2004.
Talkback after the play, "EVE-olution," Cherry Lane Theatre, New York, NY, November 2004.
Consulting Poetry Editor, Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, Harvard Divinity School. 2007-Present.
Fellowships and Awards:
Fellowship, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, a one-year fellowship for writers and scholars, Charlottesville, Virginia. Fall 2013-Summer 2014.
Whip Mix Writing Fellowship, a one-week creative writing fellowship for the best new book project, Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Louisville, Kentucky. July 2007.
Second Place Winner in ELLE Magazine's Readers' Prize for the book, Dispatches from a Not-So-Perfect Life, December 2003.
Pushcart Prize Nomination in Creative Nonfiction for the essay, "Get A Wife." Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers. November 2000.
Manuscript Finalist, "Feeding the House,"
The Ledge Prize for Poetry. August 1999.
The Mary Anderson Fellowship, a two-week creative writing fellowship, Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Louisville, Kentucky. May 1999.
The Bernice Slote Award for the best poems by a new writer, Prairie Schooner. Spring 1998.


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NBA and Kitbag Partner to Launch League's Official Online Store for Europe, Middle East and Africa
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NBAStore.eu To Launch in September and Offer Fans a Wide Range of NBA-branded Products
LONDON – August 13, 2012: The NBA today announced a multi-year partnership with Kitbag, Europe's leading online sports retailer, to launch the league's official online store for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Set to launch in September 2012, NBAStore.eu will offer an extensive range of NBA-branded products from the league's official merchandise partners, including adidas, the NBA's official outfitter, Spalding, Mitchell & Ness, New Era and Forever Collectibles. Fans will also be able to access exclusive products, including personalized jerseys and graphic t-shirts.
The site will initially be available in English, French, Italian and Spanish with further languages to be developed. Fans will be able to make purchases in local currency and will benefit from a centralized European distribution point saving on transit time and shipping costs. Local language customer service will further enhance the e-commerce retail experience.
"As a leader in online sports retail in Europe, Kitbag is the ideal partner to launch the first Europe specific NBA e-commerce destination," said Ben Morel, Senior Vice President of NBA Europe. "NBAStore.eu will provide NBA fans in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with a localized e-commerce destination that will allow them access to the vast array of NBA merchandise through which they can express their passion for the game."
Andy Anson, CEO of Kitbag, commented: "The NBA is an iconic brand with tremendous global appeal and following. We are proud to be associated with the NBA and delighted they have chosen Kitbag to become their official online store partner. We are confident that our deep expertise within the online sports retail sector will be a key asset as the NBA strives to build its position in Europe, the Middle East and Africa."
Kitbag will also collaborate with the NBA to manage in-event retail stores at upcoming events.
About Kitbag:
Kitbag, part of Findel Group, is widely recognized as one of Europe's leading sports online retailers. In addition to its own store, Kitbag.com, Kitbag operates a variety of official online stores for some of the most famous sports clubs and associations in world including Manchester United, Barcelona FC, Real Madrid, F1, Wimbledon Tennis, The Ryder Cup and UEFA.
Kitbag also manages multi-channel retail and merchandising for Everton, Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Leicester Tigers. These flourishing relationships are underpinned by Kitbag's strong relationships with the biggest brands in sport including Nike, adidas, Umbro and Puma.
With over ten years' experience, Kitbag has developed into the market leader in providing innovative bespoke retail solutions to sports' greatest names.
About the NBA:
The NBA is a global sports and media business that features three professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women's National Basketball Association, and the NBA Development League. The league has established a major international presence, with offices in 15 markets worldwide, games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 47 languages, and NBA merchandise for sale in more than 125,000 stores in 100 countries on six continents. Current NBA rosters feature 78 international players from 39 countries and territories. The NBA's digital assets include NBA TV, which is available in nearly 60 million U.S. homes, and NBA.com, which averages more than 42 million page views per day, more than half of which originate from outside of North America. The NBA is the No. 1 professional sports league on social media, with more than 300 million fans and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms. Through NBA Cares, the league and its teams and players have donated more than $200 million to charity, completed more than 1.9 million hours of hands-on community service, and created more than 720 places where kids and families can live, learn, or play.
Tanya Rattigan, Kitbag, +44 161 219 7801, T.Rattigan@kitbag.com
Tom Marchesi, NBA EMEA Communications, +44 20 7795 8921, tmarchesi@nba.com


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The History and Economics of Utah's Railroads
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By David F. Johnson
The Independent Lines
Utah has had a number of railroad companies which have never been controlled by the larger corporations. Most of these have been small fines, the great majority having been built to connect a mining district or individual mine with one of the larger carriers.
The first of these was the Coalville and Echo Railroad. A Coalville branch for the Union Pacific was discussed as early as 1867,[1] and as soon as the route of the Union Pacific became apparent, Brigham Young suggested the formation of a railroad line to run from the Union Pacific at a point in Weber Canyon to the coal fields near Coalville, utilizing the Union Pacific and the planned Utah Central to bring coal by rail to Salt Lake City. From its beginning and until the railroads helped solve it, Salt Lake City had a fuel problem. The surrounding hills were not heavily wooded, and it was not long before all nearby sources of wood had been exhausted. The problem of getting coal shipped in was becoming increasingly important. To meet the need the Coalville and Echo was subsequently organized by local people with a capital stock of $50,000; and ground was broken on October 20, 1869.[2]
Whether this road was completed is not known, but apparently it was not because two years later another road, the Summit County Railroad, was organized to build a narrow gage road between these same points. Also, it is possible that the Coalville and Echo was reorganized under a new name. Ground was broken on the Summit County Railroad in October of 1871, but different causes conspired to retard it; and not until May 14, 1873 did it carry the first carload of coal. In 1874 it was carrying over two-hundred tons of coal a day from the eight mines being worked at Coalville, with a steadily increasing traffic.[3] The directors were all local men, including two sons of Brigham Young, which fact seems to indicate that the Coalville and Echo and the Summit County Railroad were one and the same. The road was designed to be continued on to the Parleys Park mining district, and there was talk of extending also to Heber City and Provo;[4] but this was never accomplished. This road continued to operate, hauling coal until 1880 when the construction of the Union Pacific Echo and Park City branch caused its immediate abandonment. The line was not even mentioned in the Sloan directory published in 1880, an index of how rapidly this line must have been abandoned once the Union Pacific branch came in.
The next independent road to be built was also a short-lived one, although different reasons are given for its abandonment. It was the American Fork Railroad, organized on April 3, 1872, capital stock $300,000, to build a narrow gage line up American Fork Canyon to serve the Sultana Smelter Works and Miller Mining Company interests there. This was strictly a mining road, financed by outside capital, only one local name appearing on the board of directors. Construction was started on May 20, 1872,[5] before the Utah Southern had been built to the planned junction point at Lehi. All supplies had to be hauled by wagon from the end of the Utah Southern trackage. The first locomotive was run down under its own power by means of placing temporary sections of track ahead of the engine, letting it run forward onto them, and removing the track from behind to be placed in front of the engine, repeating the process.[6] By November 1872 it had been completed to Deer Creek, twelve miles up the canyon. Grading was completed for the additional four miles to the Sultana Smelter Works, but the road was never finished.[7] The mines in this area failed to a great degree, however, and the other traffic was not as great as anticipated. Excursion trains were operated for a while into the canyon which is noted for its scenery, but the rails were torn up and the project abandoned in 1878.[8]
During the 1880s there was but one line constructed which succeeded in maintaining its independent identity. The Rio Grande was expanding rapidly in the state during this decade, and the story of the Utah Eastern effort has been told in connection with that system.
The Salt Lake and Fort Douglas Railroad was actually little more than an extended street railway system. It was built in 1888 along 8th South Street in Salt Lake City and up onto the East Bench, where it branched, one line running to Fort Douglas and the other turning southward. It passed through Sugar House, where it was the only connection with the Salt Lake and Eastern being constructed at that time, and ran on southward to Mill Creek. It was opened June 1, 1888.[9] In 1894. the $800,000 mortgage on the line was foreclosed and the Utah Central (previously the Salt Lake and Eastern) appointed as receiver.[10]
In 1890 the Bamberger Electric Railroad had its beginning in the organization of the Great Salt Lake and Hot Springs Railway, which was built from Salt Lake City to Beck's Hot Springs and the lime quarries near there. The name of this road was later changed to the Salt Lake and Ogden Railway. Just when this took place is not clear. In Utah-Resources and Activities it is stated that the name was changed "about 1900."[11] There was a Salt Lake and Ogden Railroad incorporated on January 4, 1892[12] and another on May 4, 1903. At any rate, the line had been completed to Farmington by 1896 and to Ogden in 1908. It was electrified in 1910, making it the original electric interurban line in the Intermountain West.[13] The name The Bamberger Railroad Company was taken on August 15, 1917. This road carries a good amount of commuter and interurban passenger service as well as excursionists to the company-owned resort at Lagoon, although this traffic has fallen off a great deal, of course, since the advent of the automobile. The company derives its greatest revenue from the handling of carload freight between Ogden and Salt Lake City, especially traffic from the Southern Pacific bound for Salt Lake industrial plants located on the Bamberger's extensive network of sidings. Today it is known simply as the Bamberger Railroad.
Another railroad which eventually became part of the Utah network of electric railways had its beginning on September 26, 1891, as the Saltair Railway Company.[14] Work started in the spring of 1892, and Saltair was opened on June 1, 1893. In the meantime, on July 8, 1892, the name of the company had been changed to the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railroad Company. Apparently sometime the promoters decided upon a more ambitious project, judging from the name; but they would have done well to leave it as originally named, for the railroad never was built beyond Saltair except for a line to Garfield which is not now in use. The original bathing pavilion was a very elaborate and expensive structure, characterized by one writer as "the greatest watering resort pavilion in the world."[15] The pavilion has been a very popular resort spot, and the road undoubtedly did an excellent passenger business before the popularity of the automobile. The name was again changed on October 28, 1916,[16] becoming the Salt Lake, Garfield, and Western. It was electrified early in 1917.[17] Because of a fire which destroyed much of the Saltair pavilion, and the fact that the lake has receded, the resort has lost much of its popularity, but the road is kept going by carload freight switching in the western part of Salt Lake City and to the salt plants on the shores of the lake.
The Salt Lake and Mercur was a broad gage mineral road built to run from a junction with the Salt Lake and Western to Fairfield, Utah County, to Mercur in the Tintic mining district. It was a very prosperous line during the great producing days of the Mercur mines. When the mines became depleted, the days of prosperity for the road were ended. Construction of the line was begun on September 1, 1894 and completed on February 20, 1895.[18] It was dismantled in 1914,[19] after the abandonment of mining operations at Mercur.
Reference is made in the Freight Shippers' Guide of the Denver and Rio Grande Western to the Carbon County Railway Company as a subsidiary which built several of the Rio Grande branch lines. The operations of this company took place in 1898. There is a Carbon County Railway in existence at the present time (1947, ed.), which owns and operates four and one-half miles from Columbia junction on the Denver and Rio Grande Sunnyside branch to the Columbia coal mines. This road is owned by the United States Steel Company.
The Uinta Railway was organized in 1903 to build from Mack, Colorado, northwestward to a point near the Utah-Colorado border. Later the plans were changed to build over the line to the gilsonite mines at Watson and Dragon in Uintah County, Utah. Plans were made at one time to extend the road northward to Vernal and Fort Duchesne, but these never materialized.[20] This road was distinguished for having some of the sharpest curves and steepest grades in the country. There was one five-mile stretch of seven and one-half per cent grade and numerous hairpin curves, the sharpest of which was sixty-six degrees.[21] It was narrow gage, but used articulated mallet type locomotives. This was the only railroad ever to build into the Uinta Basin in Utah, but it was never extended far enough to be of any benefit to that district. Almost the entire freight of this line consisted of gilsonite ores and supplies for the mines from which the ores were produced.[22] The mines served by this road became exhausted and the owners, to serve the new mines further from the rails, negotiated contracts for trucking at prices which the railroad could not meet. The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized its abandonment in 1938.[23]
The Eureka Hill Railway Company was organized on February 6, 1907 to construct a narrow gage railroad, connecting various mines in the Tintic district with the smelter at Silver City.[24] The line was'' built seven miles in length that year. It ceased operations sometime before 1933,[25] and the corporation was dissolved January 26, 1937 -- another mining road whose destinies followed those of the mines.
In 1908 the Utah Copper people apparently decided that the Denver and Rio Grande service in hauling ore from their Bingham mine to the concentrating mills was either not satisfactory or too expensive, and determined to construct their own line. The Bingham and Garfield Railway was incorporated on July 8, 1908,[26] and the line was completed in 1911.[27] While officially a common carrier, the road handles little but low grade copper ore from the mine to the mills. It moves tremendous tonnages of freight daily. The copper company is at the present time (1947) building an all electric industrial line to replace the Bingham and Garfield, which will be abandoned when the new line is complete. It is understood that the new line will be all electric and will be classified as industrial trackage rather than as a common carrier. This change in classification is designed to relieve the owner, The Kennecott Copper Company, of many of the problems of operating rules and wage rates imposed upon common carrier lines.
The history of Utah's main independent coal hauling railroad[28] begins with the incorporation of two smaller lines. The first of these was the Southern Utah Railroad Company, which was incorporated in Utah on August 30, 1907 -- just when this road was constructed is not clear. The only trackage it owned and operated separately was a stretch three and one-half miles in length from Castle Junction to Hiawatha. Its only connection with through railway trackage was through joint ownership of a line running from Castle Junction to Price, where it connected with the Rio Grande. The other owner, the Castle Valley Railway Company (correction: Castle Valley Railroad, ed.), was incorporated in Wyoming on August 10, 1909; thus, the Southern Utah Railway Company could not have had any connections with the Rio Grande before 1910 when the jointly owned track was constructed; and it is doubtful whether any trackage at all of the system was built until after the second company was organized. These two lines commenced operations on March 10, 1910. The system consisted, as has been stated, of a jointly owned track from Price to Castle Junction. From this point, the Castle Valley Railway Company (sic; Castle Valley Railroad) owned a spur to Hiawatha, and the Southern Utah Railroad Company owned a branch to Mohrland. These railroad companies were owned by the coal mining interests of the two mining towns which they served.
In 1911 and 1912 the mines in the Hiawatha-Mohrland area were acquired by the United States Smelting and Refining Company. The only railroad service to the mines was provided by the Castle Valley Railway (sic; Castle Valley Railroad) and the Southern Utah Railroad companies, mentioned above. These lines had been poorly constructed, contained several steep grades, and were deemed in unsatisfactory condition to move the volumes of coal required by the Smelting and Refining Company. Consequently, this company decided to build its own line. The Utah Coal Railway, a subsidiary of the United States Smelting and Refining Company, was incorporated under the laws of Utah on January 24, 1912, to build a railroad from a junction point with the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad near Springville to the mines at Mohrland and Hiawatha. (ed. note: Name changed to Utah Railway in May 1912.)
Apparently the smelting company was not on good terms with the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad at this time, as a considerable length of the proposed line, consisting of some expensive construction could have been eliminated by constructing through a junction with the Rio Grande somewhere in Carbon County. As it was, the planned road would have eliminated the Rio Grande altogether from participation in business from these mines. Another possibility is that the smelting interests realized that the Rio Grande was taxed even then to its utmost in moving existing tonnage over Soldier Summit, and that the only means of moving the additional tonnage for the smelting company would be through construction of an additional line over the mountains.
The original plans called for a line running up Spanish Fork Canyon, crossing the summit and thence down Huntington Canyon to the mines. Subsequent surveys, however, determined that a more practical route was available, following the Denver and Rio Grande through Spanish Fork and Price Canyons, but having a somewhat better grade than the Rio Grande over the Summit. Construction began north of Hiawatha in October 1912, and eastward through Spanish Fork Canyon on December 1st of that year. At this point, the Rio Grande became alarmed at the prospect of a competing line parallel to their own over the summit and attempted to reach an agreement with the Utah Railway. An agreement was reached on July 1, 1913 wherein the Utah Railway was to abandon its roadbed between Springville and Thistle and construct a second main track on the Rio Grande roadbed between these points, the resulting double track line to be operated jointly. A further agreement was reached on November 1, 1913 whereby the Rio Grande was to improve and double track its line over Soldier Summit, eliminating the objectionable four per cent grade, and grant joint trackage rights to the Utah Railway from Castle Gate to Thistle. Whether the Utah Railway was to assist financially in these improvements is not stated. Construction began on the Springville-Thistle section September 1, 1913, and was completed September 15, 1914. The line from Hiawatha to a junction with the Rio Grande near Castle Gate was completed October 31 of the same year. In the meantime, the Rio Grande was constructing over Soldier Summit its new line, which was finished by January 1, 1914; so that, the main line of the Utah Railway was connected through upon completion of the branch to Hiawatha.
In June 1913 the Rio Grande had taken over operation of the Castle Valley and the Southern Utah Railroad lines. On November 1, 1914 the Rio Grande took over operation of the Utah Railway, relinquished control of the Castle Valley and Southern Utah roads, and the Southern Utah Railroad acquired ownership of the Castle Valley line. The Rio Grande continued to operate the Utah Railway until November 30, 1914, (correction: November 30, 1917, ed.) when the arrangement was terminated, being mutually unsatisfactory.
Since the Utah Railway now had a superior line to Hiawatha, and the mine owners were also the railway owners, the Southern Utah Railroad had no further coal hauling business, and was limited to handling miscellaneous local freight and passenger service between Price and Hiawatha. The Rio Grande again took over operations of the line for a time in 1916-1917, but discontinued all operations on July 1, 1917. On July 11, 1917 part of the line was washed out and never rebuilt. The road was dismantled in 1920 by the Utah Railway which took over the two upper spurs as part of its system.
After 1920 the Utah Railway began to acquire additional branches throughout the western part of Carbon County. The first of these was the Utah Terminal Railway Company, organized in 1920 by the owners of the Standard, Spring Canyon, and Peerless coal companies to connect their mines with the Utah Railway. It was purchased by the Utah Railway on August 31, 1921. The Wattis branch was built in 1917 and taken over by the Utah Railway, November 1, 1921.
The National Coal Railway Company and the Helper Western Railroad Company were incorporated on July 2, 1909 to build a line from the Rio Grande to Helper to mines fifteen miles up Gordon Creek. In 1920, the roads not yet being built, the National Coal Railway Company was formed as a combination of these companies, with plans to connect with the Utah Railway rather than the Rio Grande, thus saving several miles of construction. Grading began in 1921, and continued until 1925 when the Utah Railway purchased and completed this branch.
(ed. note: Name changed from Helper Western Railroad to National Coal Railway on July 20, 1920; the two companies did not exist at the same time. Some grading took place as early as 1921, but actual construction began in March 1925. The road was completed and to leased to Utah Railway in December 1925.)
Thus the Utah Railway, which started out as a railroad designed to deliver coal only from mines owned and operated by the originators of the line, has developed into a power in the Carbon County coal industry. It operates its rolling stock over the many branches in the coal fields, and over a long section of track of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. From 1917 to 1926 it operated passenger trains also. While amicable working relationship has existed with the Rio Grande for many years, the fact of competition is present, tending to keep the larger Rio Grande constantly looking to its own laurels in matters of services, efficiencies and rates. It provided rail connections to many of the Carbon coal mines, and undoubtedly influenced to a great degree the decision of the Rio Grande to improve its own line over the mountains. It hastened the development of the Utah coal industry, as the Rio Grande, being deluged with coal traffic, was not particularly desirous of extending trackage to additional mines at that time; and had it not been for the impetus provided by the presence of the new line, a number of years may have passed before the Rio Grande made the necessary improvements in its system, although the wisdom of such a. move should have been apparent. Most of the equipment of the Utah Railway is owned jointly with the Union Pacific under the name of Utah Coal Route.
The Tooele Valley Railroad is a spur line, running from Warner, on the Union Pacific, to International.[29] It was incorporated on November 18, 1908 as a subsidiary of the International Smelting and Refining Company to provide rail connections for their plant at International. It is owned and operated by the smelting company, traffic consisting almost completely of ores, smelter supplies, and the products of the smelter.
On October 5, 1912, the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad Company was formed by A. J. Orem, a Nevada mining man, to build an electric interurban line between Salt Lake City and the vicinity of Provo. It was completed in 1914 and began regular service, Salt Lake to Provo, on July 24th of that year.[30] In 1916 an extension was built to Payson, and another was completed to Magna in 1917,[31] From the beginning the corporation found itself in financial difficulties, and in 1938 was taken over by the Eccles interests for the bondholders and reorganized as the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad Corporation. By 1946 physical properties had deteriorated to the point where the line was no longer safe to operate, and the road was abandoned.[32] The Bamberger Electric Railroad took over the extensive industrial siding in Salt Lake City and vicinity, and the Rio Grande acquired sidings in the Provo area, including that section of the line -between Provo and Orem.
The last built of Utah's electric interurban lines was The Utah Idaho Central Railroad Company. It came into being as the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Rapid Transit Company when the Ogden Rapid Transit Company and the Logan Rapid Transit Company joined their trackage, forming a complete electric line from Ogden to Logan. The new company then extended its line to Preston, Idaho.[33] On August 8, 1918 the name was changed to the Utah Idaho Central. On April 8, 1919 it was consolidated with the Cache Valley Railroad Company which had been incorporated on November 28 of the previous year. The entire line was abandoned in 1946.[34]
The Goshen Valley Railroad Company was organized on December 27, 1918 to build a line from Pearl Junction, on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Tintic branch, to several mines in the Tintic district. Its length was nine miles. With the decline of mining in this area the traffic over the road ceased to exist, and it ceased operations prior to 1935.[35]
Utah Railroads As Of 1914‡
ROAD MAIN TRACK
MILES SIDE TRACK
Ballard & Thompson R.R. Co. 5.00 1.00
Bingham & Garfield Rwy. Co. 19.76 22.32
Bingham Central Rwy. Co. 3.41 ---
Castle Valley R.R. Co. 20.40 12.25
Central Pacific R.R. Co. 273.09 59.30
D. & R. G. W. R.R. Co. 762.67 236.45
Echo & Park City R.R. Co. 27.59 9.07
Emigration Canyon R.R. Co. 13.50 0.50
Eureka Hill Railway Co. 6.91 1.21
Kenilworth & Helper Rwy Co. 3.60 2.50
Ogden Union Rwy. & Depot Co. 3.31 12.23
Oregon Short Line R.R. Co. 242.94 144.7
Salt Lake & Alta R. R. Co. --- ---
S. L. C. Union Depot & R.R. Co. 4.8 ---
S. L. & L. A. Railway Co. 14.36 2.75
S. L. & Ogden Railway Co. 58.10 ---
S. L. & Utah Railway Co. 23.60 0.45
San Pedro, L. A. & S. L. R.R. Co. 483.60 109.92
Southern Utah R. R. Co. --- ---
Spring Canyon Branch, D. & R. G. W. 3.98 1.36
St. John & Ophir R.R. Co. 9.00 ---
Tooele Valley R.R. Co. 6.27 1.00
Uinta Railway Co. 17.70 1.02
Union Pacific R.R. Co. 75.11 36.85
Utah Railway Co. 22.70 1.30
Western Pacific R.R. Co. 121.60 12.28
‡ Source: State Board of Immigration Labor & Statistics, H. T. Haines, Commissioner, Facts and Figures Pertaining to Utah (Salt Lake City, Arrow Press, Tribune-Reporter Printing Co., 1915), p. 10.
[1] Journal History, November 17, 1867, p. 3.
[2] J. Cecil Alter. Utah, The Storied Domain. (American Historical Society, Inc.,1932.), p. 382
[3] Edward L. Sloan. Gazetteer of Utah and Salt Lake City Directory. (Salt Lake Herald Publishing Co., 1874), p. 47.
[4] Sloan. Gazetteer of Utah (1874), p. 47.
[6] Millennial Star, September 3, 1872.
[8] H. L. A. Culmer. Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-80. (H. L. A. Culmer & Co., 1879), p. 28.
[9] Journal History, June 1, 1888, pp. 3-5.
[10] Journal History, January 31, 1894, p. 4.
[11] Utah - Resources and Activities. Department of Public Instruction. (Paragon Press, 1933), p. 388.
[12] Journal History, January 4, 1892, p. 3.
[13] Utah - Resources and Activities, p. 388.
[14] Article of Incorporation, Utah Secretary of State's office.
[15] Alter, Utah, The Storied Domain, p. 471.
[16] Articles of Incorporation.
[18] S. A. Kenner. Utah As It Is. (Deseret News Press, 1904), p. 238.
[21] Quiz on Railroads and Railroading. Number 45. (Association of American Railroads, 1940).
[22] Official Freight Shippers' Guide and Directory of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, p. 53.
[23] Quiz on Railroads and Railroading.
[28] Corporate History of Utah Railway, on file at office of Utah Railway Co., Salt Lake City, Utah.


What can Theodore Roosevelt teach our next president?
Much has been given us, and much will rightfully be expected from us. We have duties to others and duties to ourselves; and we can shirk neither. We have become a great nation, forced by the fact of its greatness into relations with the other nations of the earth, and we must behave as beseems a people with such responsibilities.
Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. "Theodore Roosevelt." Accessed April 18, 2019. http://millercenter.org/president/roosevelt.


MAC Cosmetics recently launched a collection inspired by Disney's upcoming flick, Cinderella. The 17-piece collection includes everything from lipstick and nail polish to eye shadow and iridescent pressed powder, all priced between $16.50 and $44.
MAC Cinderella actually launched online February 26, but sold out within hours. Never fear though, if you want to snag this collection, it will also be available in MAC stores across the United States from March 5 to April 16.
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I have a huge wall in my kitchen that for nearly two years was just screaming that it was naked. I tried to save the poor thing by picking up these Pottery Barn-inspired over-sized fork and spoon from Target, but even they were lost on the wall. They were both on sale so I got the set for about $35.
I already had the canvases on hand. But how to get the letters on there neatly would be the biggest challenge. I experimented a little bit with getting the letters on the canvas until I finally figured out the perfect technique for getting straight lines.
Having first cut out cardboard letters and taping them to the canvas and spray painting, I realized the spray paint was getting under the cardboard letters except where the tape was. FAIL!
However, that gave me the idea to simply use packing tape to form the letters. Of course, it worked because E,A, and T only have straight lines, unlike an "S" or "D." Not only would it keep the spray paint out and keep the area of the letter perfectly white, it would also guarantee a perfectly straight line.
I taped out the letters on the three canvases E - A - T making sure the edges and corners were firmly on the canvas. Then I simply spray painted the canvases red. After I took the tape off I realized some areas around the edges had let a small amount of paint spill into the white area.
Not to worry....I used Q-Tips dipped in nail polish remover to clean up the edges. On areas that still weren't perfectly white after removing the red paint, I used some white out. Finally, I edged each letter with a black sharpie to really make the letters pop and cover up any other imperfections.
They're not perfect by any means, but that's what makes my kitchen art DIY! Plus, when my kids won't eat their dinner, I just tell them to turn around and read the sign - the kitchen made the rule, not me!