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10 Amazing High Tech Crimes (Which Mostly Failed)
4 Mar 2009 2009-03-04 3885
Posted by Jared Newman
If crime didn't pay, there wouldn't be any criminals. Throughout history, the successful criminals have used technology to stay above and beyond the law, developing new techniques to hedge their bets and avoid arrest. While some tech masterminds have escaped the long arm of the law, most have still failed. Meet the 10 most amazing high tech crimes– and the fate of the criminals that pulled them off.
Editor's Note– if you enjoy this, be sure to check out our companion list of the 10 Amazing Tech-Assisted Arrests.
WANK Worm Bugs NASA
When NASA laid out plans to launch the nuclear-powered, unmanned Galileo spacecraft on a mission to Jupiter, protesters feared that the radioactive vibes could harm the Earth. But instead of merely grumbling about it, a group dubbed "Worms Against Nuclear Killers" hacked into NASAs systems and presented scientists with the image pictured above. The hack also tricked employees into thinking their files were being deleted, and spit random messages promoting anarchy and decrying the government. Cultural references in those messages suggest that the hackers came from Australia, but no one knows for sure.
$1.3m Made in "Easy" Roulette Scam
In 2004, a trio of cheating roulette players raked in £1.3 million from a British casino. Reports suggest that they used mobile phones fitted with laser scanners, calculating the likely position of the ball based on the speed of the wheel. That's pretty clever on its own, but one physicist told New Scientist that there's an easier way: Use the phone as a stopwatch, click it once when the wheel starts spinning and again after a revolution, and use a formula to calculate the outcome. Either way, the group was arrested, because you can't win millions in a day at the casino without drawing some suspicion.
High-Tech Gadgets Aide Massive Poker Run
Aided by a camera up his sleeve, a tiny earpiece and a pair of accomplices, Yau Yiv Lam won $250,000 playing poker at six casinos. One of the cohorts, in a remote location, played back the video in slow motion to see the cards before they hit the table. Then, his person relayed the information to a veteran player that was in on the heist. Alas, it was too successful; casino staff called out the other player and caught the crooks red-handed. One officer said cheating like this is otherwise "extremely difficult" to prove.
ATM Scam Yields $9M
This isn't your typical scan job, in which a single ATM is fitted with a camera for identity theft. This is a hack involving RBS WorldPay, which serves workers around the world with a direct-to-debit payroll system. Last November, someone hacked it, stole the information need to make clone ATM cards and lifted the withdrawl limits on those accounts. In a matter of hours, dozens of henchmen hit over 130 ATMs around the world, pulling out cash over and over again until $9 million was stolen. Police had no suspects as of early February.
Spy Gear Used to Cheat on Immigration Test
The "Life in the UK" test — the last step on the path to British citizenship — can be a daunting task, particularly if you don't speak English. Last year, police caught two men making it easier by transmitting the answer over an earpiece. The test takers inside paid the men for their services and used a buttonhole camera to transmit the answers. When police found the masterminds in a nearby a BMW filled with high-tech equipment, they originally thought an ATM card-skimming scam was at work. Then, they realized the men could be part of a network that helps immigrants cheat on their tests. The perps will spend eight months in jail, and the men inside taking the exam, they were sentenced to 180 hours of community service.
Crowdsourcing Crime on Craigslist
After taking control of an armored truck by subduing the driver with pepper spray last September, a perpetrator in Monroe, Wash., needed to cover his tracks. Fortunately, he thought ahead by hiring decoys on Craigslist. The job ad offered $28.50 per hour for road maintenance work for anyone who could show up near the Bank of America wearing a yellow vest, safety goggles, a respirator mask and a blue shirt if possible. Roughly a dozen guys showed up, sporting the very outfit the robber was wearing. In a surprising switch to low-tech, the man then escaped down the river via innertube. Police eventually caught up to him in November using DNA evidence.
Infrared Aides Jaguar Break-In
Ever worry that your car's remote lock system might not be foolproof? In 1999, at least, there was good reason for concern. Using an infrared transceiver, someone copied the keyless entry signal on a Jaguar in England and opened up the car to steal the Rolex watch inside. One wireless security expert said the trick could be done with a £15 device, or made at home for about £2. Even Palm Pilots and other PDAs could be manipulated into break-in tools. Improvements to the technology have since made this crime much more difficult, but with keyless systems expanding to include ignition, it's also more tempting.
Walkie-Talkies and Hot-Wiring in Tech Robbery
It's the sum of its parts that makes this tech-assisted 1997 heist impressive. In order to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in Lexmark printers, a band of criminals hotwired a tractor and used it to pull two huge in front of the yard where the goods were held. This blocked a view from the road while two men ordered in a pair of rental trucks by walkie-talkie. Another man kept lookout and monitored police band radio while the other guys loaded up the stash. It was like butter, and just one of many burglaries that had high-tech companies concerned in the late 1990s.
Tunnel-Digging Operation Had All the Comforts of Home
In one of the largest bank burglaries of all-time, a gang of criminals dug an 80-meter tunnel into Brazil's Banco Central from a nearby house. This wasn't just a shovel job; along the way, the burglars installed air conditioning and rudimentary lighting in the tunnel. At the end of their trip, they had to drill through a meter of steel-enforced concrete. They broke into the bank with no guns and no fuss, and stole 3.5 tons of money, valued at almost $70 million. In the end, though, one of the suspected accomplices was kidnapped and murdered, and police arrested 13 others.
"Mission Impossible Burglar" Makes Like Tom Cruise
Though we don't know if Steven Jay Kreuger had to avoid any floor-activated security systems, he certainly had a penchant for Hollywood-style burglaries. With the help of sophisticated cutting tools, ropes and a strong upper body, Kreuger broke into Laptop Solutions in Irvine, Calif., from the roof, climbing down to pull out $300,000 worth of wireless modems. This was after he used a grappling hook to get onto the roof. Police nabbed Kreuger in 1998, but a press release from 2006 suggests that he's out of jail and at it again. His new thing, allegedly, is cutting through metal roll up doors and stealing computer memory and laptops from industrial complexes.
Thanks for reading, GearCravers, Diggers, Stumblers, Redditers and otherwise! What did you think of our list of high tech crimes? Do any stand out to you as criminally brilliant– or criminally stupid? Could you have pulled off any of these better on your own? Let us know what you think in the comments. In the mean time, we could certainly use your help– if you've got a minute, send this to a friend or two who you think might like it, and feel free to give us a vote in your favorite social news website. Thanks for reading!

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Ton Baas (Midwolda, 31 augustus 1946) is een Nederlands bestuurder en politicus van de VVD.

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Baas was als inwoner van Oldeholtpade bestuurslid bij de lokale omroep Radio Weststellingwerf Centraal en manager bij de bierbrouwerij Interbrew voor hij in 1995 lid werd van de Provinciale Staten van Friesland waar hij VVD-fractievoorzitter was. Van 2003 tot 2007 was hij gedeputeerde in welke functie hij onder ander Milieu, Provinciale Waterstaat en Verkeer en Vervoer in portefeuille had. Toen Sicko Heldoorn in 2007 vertrok als burgemeester van Opsterland om die functie in Assen te gaan vervullen volgde Baas hem gedurende een half jaar op als waarnemend burgemeester.

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Vanaf 9 mei 2016 was Baas de eerste voorzitter van de VVD Regio Noord (het overkoepelende bestuur van de VVD voor Groningen, Friesland en Drenthe). In juni 2018 volgde zijn benoeming tot waarnemend burgemeester van de gemeente Aa en Hunze. Op 25 april 2019 werd Anno Wietze Hiemstra voorgedragen als nieuwe burgemeester van Aa en Hunze. Deze begon op 12 september 2019. Op 9 oktober 2019 eindigde ook zijn voorzitterschap van de VVD Regio Noord.

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This minor is closed to students majoring in computing and information technologies, human-centered computing, and web and mobile computing.
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As of Wednesday, January 20, the International Museum of Surgical Science is open during regular operating hours!
COVID-19 Museum Guidelines
To take the best precautions, we are adhering to the following guidelines:
Maintaining a 25% capacity limit; no more than 25 people on each floor.
6ft distancing and floor markings
Face coverings are required at all times by employees and guests over 2 years old
Sanitizer available for customers
Touch areas regularly disinfected between customers
Store merchandise not allowed to be handled by guests unless purchasing
We will only take touchless and card payment and no cash. Apple pay and Google pay are accepted, as well as paypal from our online store.
Group tours will temporarily be discontinued
At this time, there are no timed entries or reservations needed for admission. Advanced ticket purchases are encouraged.
The Museum is closed on the following holidays: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The Museum may close in extreme weather situations. Please call ahead and check the Museum's website and social media (Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter) in case of heavy snow or extreme cold in Chicago.
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Adults – $17.00
Senior Citizens (ages 65+) – $13.00
Students & Members of the Military (with ID) – $13.00
Educators (with ID) – $13.00
Children ages 4–13 – $9.00
Children ages 3 and under – FREE
IMSS Members – FREE
Consider offsetting the cost of admission by becoming a member today! All memberships include free or reduced admission to museums and science centers throughout the world via the ASTC reciprocal program.
ASTC Members– FREE Admission for two adults and all children under 18 of the same household. Must present valid ASTC Membership card with ID or other proof of residence. Exclusions: Members of centers & museums OR member's residence located within 90 miles "as the crow flies" from the International Museum of Surgical Science. Does not include special exhibits.
Museums for All– Through Museums for All, those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) can gain free or reduced admission to more than 300 museums throughout the United States simply by presenting their EBT card. Up to four people admitted for free per card. Does not include special exhibits.
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Other Museum Employees – $13.00 with valid employee ID
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The International Museum of Surgical Science is committed to welcoming all visitors, including those with diverse needs and abilities. The International Museum of Surgical Science does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or ability. As a museum that explores the history and science of medicine and surgery, we strive to make our exhibits and programs accessible to all types of learners.
A stroller and wheelchair-accessible entrance is located on the north side of the building, to the right of the main entrance on 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive. Please knock or call the front desk at 312-642-6502 to be let in. There are two ramps on the first floor and a manually grated elevator that goes to all four floors. Please check-in with the front desk attendant for elevator use instructions.
The Museum has three single-use, gender-neutral restrooms located on the 1st and 3rd floors. ADA-approved service animals are permitted.
If you have any questions or concerns about accessibility at IMSS please contact us.
Photography for personal use only is allowed at the Museum (unless otherwise noted in a special exhibit). The Museum does not allow tripods, monopods, video equipment, or selfie sticks in the galleries. Photo shoots and filming must be cleared with Museum staff, and are subject to venue rental fees. Please contact the Museum for more information.
The International Museum of Surgical Science has partnered with Encurate Mobile Technology to create the Museum's first mobile experience. Our mobile app includes an interactive map, self-guided tours using beacon technology, and exclusive content, including the history of Eleanor Robinson Countiss, the first resident of the Museum's land marked lakefront mansion.
The International Museum of Surgical Science is located at:
1524 N. Lake Shore Drive – Chicago, IL 60610
Directions via public transportation
The Museum is easily accessible by bus or train:
The CTA bus #151 stops at North Avenue, half a block north of the Museum.
From the Clark/Division stop of the Red Line elevated train walk east on Division until you reach Lake Shore Drive. Turn north and walk a few blocks to the Museum.
From the Sedgwick stop of the Brown Line and Purple Line Express elevated train, walk east on North Avenue until you reach Lake Shore Drive. Turn south and walk a block to the Museum.
For train and bus schedules call the CTA at 312-836-7000.
Going NORTH on Lake Shore Drive: Exit at the LaSalle/North Ave. Exit. Take a left off the ramp. Take another left onto Southbound Local Lake Shore Drive. The Museum is on the first block, on the right.
Going SOUTH on Lake Shore Drive: Exit at the LaSalle/North Ave. Exit. From the ramp go straight through the light onto the Southbound Local Lake Shore Drive. The Museum is on the first block, on the right.
From the Kennedy Expressway: Exit at the North Ave Exit. Travel east on North Ave. Turn right on State Street. Turn left on Burton. Burton ends at Lake Shore Drive, turn left. The Museum is on the first block on the left.
From the Dan Ryan: Take the Dan Ryan North to the Kennedy Expressway. Exit at North Ave. Travel east on North Ave. Turn right on State Street. Turn left on Burton. Burton ends at Lake Shore Drive, turn left. The Museum is on the first block on the left.
Paid Parking options (Prices Vary)
IMSS has no on-site paking. Ample discounted parking is available in 2 locations within a few minutes walk of the Museum. Retrieve a discounted validation voucher/stamp at the Museum box office to present to the parking attendant upon exiting the lot/ramp.
*Please note: the Museum cannot verify lot prices due to fluctuation. Most range between $9-$17. Please call lot directly for pricing information.
Public Parking Lot – Behind the Chicago History Museum located at Clark and LaSalle Streets, Chicago, IL 60614; entrance on Stockton Drive. 773.549.3145.
Public Parking Lot – In the condominium building at 1350 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60610; entrance on E. Banks Street. 312.337.1350.
Public Parking Lot – In the condominium building at 1445 N. State Parkway, Chicago, IL 60610; entrance on Burton Street.
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Whether you like it or not, the US government is going to scan your face at these 20 airports
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Flying anywhere soon? You'll soon be under the gaze of facial recognition cameras if you're flying from any of the biggest airports in the US. That's because of the current administration's accelerated timeline for a biometric entry/exit system that was signed into law under Obama.
Eventually, the system will be tracking every single international passenger, including Americans, that passes through an American airport. An Executive Order that President Trump signed in 2017 set the goal for this system to be operational in the top 20 US airports in 2021. To give you a scale of the operations, the biometric scanning will be used on 16,300 flights per week, which works out as roughly 100 million passengers, almost a third of the population of the US.
That goal is now causing CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) and DHS (United States Department of Homeland Security) to scramble to get the biometric system online in that short timeline. According to BuzzFeed News, that truncated timeline might mean that the usual regulatory safeguards and public commentary phase of adoption of any new technology are potentially being skipped.
According to a CBP spokesperson speaking with BuzzFeed News:
By partnering with airports and airlines to provide a secure stand-alone system that works quickly and reliably, which they will integrate into their boarding process, CBP does not have to rebuild everything from the ground up as we drive innovation across the travel experience.
The system has drawn worries from privacy advocates, who say that facial recognition isn't as accurate as it should be, carrying an inherent bias towards minorities. CBP says that its system's confirmation rates have since risen to 98.6%, with a set match rate goal for in-scope travelers, which are those aged 14–79, of above 97%. CBP also has a goal of 0.1% false positives, that is, when the system matches a customer to the wrong records.
So, what airports should expect this technology first?
BuzzFeed News said airports currently included in the CBP's facial recognition program are in Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Washington (Dulles and Reagan), Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Houston Hobby, Dallas-Fort Worth, JFK, Miami, San Jose, Orlando, and Detroit.
With no real laws around facial recognition, there's nothing stopping the rollout of this system by CBP. Back in July, and again in December of last year, Microsoft called on legislators of all governments to create meaningful laws to govern the nascent technology. Only time will tell what shape those laws will take, if at all.
Where do you stand? How do you feel about facial recognition being implemented into airports? Let us know down below in the comments or carry the discussion over to our Twitter or Facebook.
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Launch internal groups to bring employees together based on common interests, or "affinities," to advance Tufts Health Plan's business priorities.
Five Business Resource Groups are now active at Tufts Health Plan. The BRGs focus on the 4 "Cs": Commerce, Culture, Careers, and Community. The BRGs are tasked with creating an inclusive environment that recognizes and celebrates diverse perspectives to achieve both business and personal success by promoting empowerment, engagement, leadership exposure and professional development opportunities.
Five Business Resource Groups officially launched in April, 2017, including: Disabilities (Allies for the Differently-Abled), LGBTQ (Prism), Multicultural (Mosaic), Women (Women Together) and Veterans/Military and now comprise more than 300 members or about 12% of the workforce. Efforts are underway to define each BRG's mission and goals for 2017 through the development of Business Plans. In just a few months since their launch, these groups have hosted several informative Lunch & Learns.
Inclusion has the power to generate opportunities where none previously existed – it can lead to innovation, in business, and in our personal lives. It also can help to lessen or eliminate health or cultural disparities. For those reasons and more it's why we at Tufts Health Plan are passionate about it. However, we can't do this work by ourselves. All of us together - through creative partnerships, hard work, and full on community engagement – can make it happen.


Fact: Just about everyone posts photos when they are on vacation, or when they return from vacation.
What exactly is in the photo? Aside from a beaming smile taken with a selfie stick, what is in the background that is still visible? A soon-to-be bride posts a picture with the caption, "Getting Ready for the Big Day!" You see her make up being done by her best friend in a hotel bathroom that is full of make up and amenities. That's right, I said amenities.
The hotel's amenities that are supplied to it's guests are visible in your guest's picture, and to everyone else that is looking. This benefits a few parties; the hotel, the brand labeled on the amenities, and of course, the bride-to-be.
If you look closely, Hotel Awesome supplies toiletries made by Super Clean, a very high-end luxury line. They are placed along the sink, just under the mirror. The same mirror, and the same sink, that appear in the bride-to-be's picture. Now everyone wonders what hotel she is staying in after seeing the beautiful Italian marble walls, and that she is using products by Super Clean.
Bonus points if she tags Hotel Awesome in the picture. Brownie points from the boss if the social media manager responds to the tag in a timely matter and in return tags Super Clean. Hopes for an extended partnership opportunity if Super Clean acknowledges the tag.
Partnership opportunities are on the rise between hotels and the brands they use. The brands are not limited to amenities. I previously worked at a well-known boutique hotel in Manhattan. Everyone was in love with scent they smell when they first walked in.
The scent was from the candles we supplied. We always had one burning at the front desk, and had them in the rooms for the guests to use. Due to an overwhelming amount of requests for purchase, the hotel decided to sell them at the front office, and on it's website.
I have read articles about hotels collaborating with brands for increased visibility. A certain closet company makes it known that it helps guest's stay organized when they stay at one particular hotel. The closet brand is clearly labeled inside the hotel room. It's a win-win situation.
Call it what you will, but social media serves as free advertising. With that said, strategically place brands you are proud to provide around the hotel room. Heck, tag them and throw a hashtag in there too. I guarantee they will be seen by a few thousand that have not been at your hotel – yet.


Sophisticated elegance in the Gold Coast! This stunning home is located in one of Chicago's premier cooperative buildings. Extraordinary lake & city views! Exposures in every direction. Open floor plan with grand scale rooms ideal for entertaining. Custom finishes throughout blend preserved vintage details w/ modern finishes. The kitchen/butler's pantry is open to an eat-in area, adjacent to the family room. There are 3 large bedrooms, each with updated en-suite bathrooms. This magnificent building was Designed by Rosario Candela and built by McNally & Quinn in 1927. The building staff offers the highest caliber of service. 24 hour door staff. Valet parking. Guest parking. Huge storage room. On site engineer. State of the art workout room. Pet friendly w/ no weight limit. Building has new passenger and service elevators. Cash Only Building.


Just about a year and a half ago. I started at Cybba in April 2017.
Casee Laznick, who leads our recruiting efforts, reached out my way via LinkedIn. After doing research on the company, I was open to setting up a discovery call, and talk through the role, opportunity and career path. The combination of MarTech and AdTech offered by Cybba intrigued me!
What tips would you give an account manager entering the industry?
As an account manager, your goal is to perform and deliver campaign success for a client. It's important to always keep the client in the center! The digital world is constantly changing so it's important to stay on top of digital trends and what your competition is offering.
Building relationships and trust with my clients. Each client is entirely different, and it's nice to have such a unique client base, all with different goals and expectations on campaign success.
I am married to a Boston native who is truly obsessed with New England sports. Last Christmas Eve we headed to Gillette Stadium to cheer on the Pats in the freezing cold! Not sure how I survived in the below 0 degrees weather during the game.
Amazon- big advocate of Amazon Prime too. Innovative, great customer service and awesome user experience for on the go shopping! I always check Amazon before making a purchase in store, or on other sites.
What is your favorite place in Boston? I am obsessed with buffalo wings, and Whiskey's Bar & Grill near Beacon Street has some of the best! I also enjoy a good Sox game at Fenway.
The Office – over and over again!
In a startup environment, you learn a load of skills you wouldn't get in a more corporate setting. The power of networking, taking ownership of to-do's and processes, adapting to change (quickly), and being innovative are a few things I've picked up in different scenarios here at Cybba.
Working at a startup like Cybba, we face the challenge of constantly looking for new strategies for our clients that drive return on investment and value month over month. The digital/advertising industry is oversaturated and very competitive, and there is always the "what if" that clients will explore other marketing avenues. Being innovative, and experimenting with different strategies that are outside the box will set you apart.
One of my referenceable clients introduced me to a contact they met at a recent health conference in San Francisco. After a discovery call, sales pitch, and media plan meeting, the CEO & founder of Siren Snacks signed a full funnel IO for display, onsite engagement, promo bar, and paid social (Facebook/Instagram) headed into Q4. That's the power of network!


Conflict is a disagreement between two persons / parties who disrupt the lives of people involved in the conflict with a view to achieving one goal. Conflict may be a dispute, a tension , or the emergence of other difficulties between the two parties. Communication as a medium of interaction among people in conflict can easily become the basis of conflict.
conflicts can occur due to differences in meaning caused by differences in experience .
The difference in experience can be seen from the different cultural backgrounds that shape different personalities . In any organization / company, disagreements are often deliberate or made as one of the leaders' strategies to make changes. The change can be done by creating a conflict . Will believe conflict also could hurt in natural care is an objective condition which may consider . As with all areas of communication, we can improve if we have the background knowledge to identify relevant communication phenomena and the motivation to reflect on and enhance our communication skills. Interpersonal conflict occurs when a person or group of people frustrates or interferes with another person's efforts at achieving a goal. According to some researchers, conflict can consist of three different components.The behavioral component of conflict involves someone interfering with the objectives of another person. For example, a co-worker and you may be competing in a sales contest, and he constantly bugs you during your sales calls to trip up your sales pitch. He also throws away message slips from your potential customers that the receptionist leaves when you're away from your desk.The cognitive component involves a disagreement between the parties that illustrates the differences between the interests and objectives of the conflicting parties. For example, as the vice president of research and development, you may have a disagreement with the vice president of production over the allocation of company resources because you each have different goals and objectives that relate to your particular division.The affective component relates to the negative emotional states of the conflicting parties. For example, conflict with a co-worker may make you feel anger, stressed, and frustrated.
Firstly , you have to know about yourself . It is important for you to determination about yourself and how you are likely to affect the group dynamic. Ask yourself , Do you talk much and do you listen to the other person , are you being impatient having to listen to another person ? are you empathetic to others or do you care mostly about getting the task done ? When others person start to give a talk , are you really listening to what they say, or are you already start to think about what are you going to talk after that . Are you easily become an anger ? Are you being a defensive person or just accepting what other person talk about your behaviour ? What makes you easily get annoyed ? What makes you feel really good ? You will find your strenghts after you define yourself and you will know what you need to improve . Perceive yourself in the community because that will be a good start for you .
After getting to know about yourself , you will have to know about the other person in the group . This process will slowly make you getting to know each other because the more changes happen in the group , the bigger it gets its will takes a longer time .It is not easy to trust someone that we don't even know but we have to trust them because the community needed this . Some of the group doesn't even think that relationship is important , they be more concern about the bussines than this . To make this thing goes easily , the group should make a social activities together as a part of business , such as a social gatherings which is all of the member in the group go out together for a weekend retreat and start talking about their life , where they grew up , what they want to achive, what is important things in their life and people that their admire . This will make the group member know each other well .
Next is ,working with personality style conflicts . One of the most common sources of conflict and angst in all types of intentional communities is the friction between the "doers and the talkers". This dichotomy between task and process is very common and is often a source of conflict and frustration in community.A healthy community has a balance between task and process. Think of task and process like the wings of a bird. If one wing is shorter than the other, the bird flies around in circles. If there is mostly task and little process, the friction's between people will erupt into communication problems and the resulting conflicts keep tasks from moving forward. Conversely, too much process, and everybody spends much of their time in feelings meetings and the tasks that need doing languish. However, when task and process are balanced, both wings are working at maximum efficiency to carry the community in the direction it wants to go. You need process to determine the direction to go and how to work together, you need task orientation to accomplish all the jobs needed.It will effect your attitudes about other people who work with you by the way how you approach to the group work .Other than that , is the task oriented person and process oriented person . You have to recognize what is your personality style and a easy step for you to keep you being an understanding in how to work with a group . If you are a task oriented person , your skills can help the group to get organized and help them summarize the information with the fact and make them be more focus towards concrete proposals . But if you a process oriented person , you have to be understandings about the proposals so that it can get accepted with a high degree of spirit . You too have to offer the skills to build the relationship between the group members and offering them a personal support to keep the group high by keeping the morale . This two , task and process styles will have you to be more patient and start to recognize what is the value of this styles that are different from yours. Sometimes in group , there may be a time that you will have to make a lot of decisions ,a hard decisions and you have to make it fast . When you have to work with lots of details , information and suddenly get some minor side issue in the group this will make the group working together to be more focuses on process work . The group will start building up the communication by hearing to the emotional side issues and start working through the issue by talking to each other .


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The Detroit Future Media Guide to Digital Literacy is out! This beautifully designed guide presents reflections and resources from three years of media-based organizing for community revitalization through the Detroit Future Media program.
The 72-page guidebook introduces the concept of "digital literacy" and its role in community revitalization. It provides a history of the Detroit Future Media program and its impact, core ideas, program structure, and curriculum samples for you to use and adapt.
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From 2011 - 2013, Allied Media Projects produced Detroit Future Media (DFM), an intensive digital literacy training program to support Detroit's revitalization. Supported by a federal broadband adoption grant, the DFM program was presented in three 20-week "rounds" of training, each of which were preceded by curriculum planning and followed by a period of evaluation. Through program evaluation during and following each DFM round, we were able to make modifications to the training approach to meet the needs of as many students as possible and maximize the impact of DFM on Detroit's revitalization.
The goal of the Detroit Future Media Guide to Digital Literacy is to make DFM's approach to digital literacy "open source" for other communities to use and adapt. The guide presents a history of Detroit Future Media, the theory and vision behind the program, program structure and selected curriculum, and documentation of program outcomes. Profiles of our extraordinary DFM students and instructors are presented throughout the guide.
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Detroit Future Media flips the dominant paradigm of media and technology on its head: rather than foster isolated, individual consumers, we use media and technology as pathways for communities to connect with each other.
The purpose of digital literacy within the context of Detroit Future Media was to support revitalization of Detroit communities. Towards this end, the DFM curriculum taught digital media skills alongside entrepreneurship, education, and community organizing skills. The program prioritized relationship-building and intensive media training for community leaders who then brought their new knowledge and expertise back to their communities, creating ripple effects that reached thousands of Detroiters.
The DFM program graduated more than 100 "Detroit Futurists" – people who are committed to using media to foster a more just, creative and collaborative city, and who have the skills to do so. Some built websites for their community organizations, which previously had no online presence. Some made documentaries about long-overlooked issues of injustice in their neighborhoods. Others created websites and logos for their brand new businesses. A few groups have begun building wireless networks to expand Internet access in their neighborhoods. One DFM graduate,
Raquel Castaneda-Lopez, ran for Detroit City Council and won, becoming Detroit's first Latina council member.
Digital literacy is the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate, and create information using a range of digital technologies. Our grant through the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program of the National Telecommunications Information Agency (NTIA) mandated that we expand broadband Internet adoption in underserved communities. We found that by anchoring the purpose of digital literacy in community revitalization, we were able to address one of the three most significant barriers to broadband adoption, as defined by the NTIA: relevance. By training small cohorts of people who were already active in their communities, we generated ripple effects that traveled far beyond the individuals we trained. By prioritizing relationship-building alongside the development of technical skills we successfully strengthened and expanded a network of small-scale community-based activities, which together, are creating a large-scale city-wide impact. Profiles of our Detroit Futurists, scattered throughout the guide, help convey the breadth and depth of this impact.
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Work from your calendar, not a to-do list.
Most successful people don't use to-do lists to organize themselves; instead, they put everything on a calendar. If something is really important, it should have a slot of your time.
Make slots in your calendar for every project.
Also, include slots for your personal life—remember to take breaks and make time for recreation.
Schedule important items as early as possible.
It's the only way to guarantee that they will be done despite other incoming tasks.


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OK, I have referred before to the fact that Mr. Straight-Talk Express this year has become a repeated brazen liar. He is at it again with another lie to go with his many others.
Arianna Huffington in 2000 asked McCain and his wife who they voted for and they both said they didn't vote for Bush after the smears Bush's campaign ran against them. Now McCain is denying that conversation. More on this and McCain's recent history of brazen lies here.
One thing to keep in mind was that Arianna was once the darling of the Republican Party because she really believed all of that stuff about compassionate conservatism. It took her learning firsthand from the GOP leaders that it was all a ruse to get votes that she had enough of hypocrisy and left the Grand Oil Party.
The other crooked politician portion of this post has been deleted in the interests of Democratic party unity and to avoid dissing a possible vice presidential nominee when she is down.


Along with the other arts, the Italian Renaissance of the fourteenth and fifteenth century marked a rebirth in design, often inspired by the Greco-Roman tradition. Using greater than 1,000 individuals, we stands to be one of the outstanding panel furniture manufacturer in Indonesia. Each design took him 5 years to complete, making his collections much more coveted and near perfection.
Discover ways to flip an initial thought into an actual piece of furniture and undergo all levels of the professional design process. From larger provide chain transparency and native, ethical sourcing to the use of upcycled parts and natural supplies, you could possibly say we're in the middle of an eco-renaissance. Creators of this unique e book rack Danish studio Agustav were certainly pondering exterior the field when it got here to this simple but sensible design.
Created by Charles and Ray Eames, items such as the above lounge chair and ottoman have grow to be recognised as basic, timeless designs, still as comfy and sought after as when they first appeared again in 1956. On 31 Might 2018, Roberto and Susanna Minotti, alongside other key members of the Minotti Spa staff, joined the Summerhill household in London, inviting the most effective of the UK's interiors and architecture trade to rejoice these pivotal anniversaries and the arrival of the 2018 Collection in London.


Through IDRA's Opportunity Matters Roundtable Series, we spotlight key issues in education quality, opportunity and equity.
IDRA and Voices for Children San Antonio hosted a remote viewing of Dr. Robert D. Putnam's speaking engagement on "Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis." After the viewing we continued with a conversation about the growing opportunity gap in the United States and how national, state and local policy can work together to close that gap for America's children.
This event was part of IDRA's Opportunity Matters Roundtable Series, generously funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The webinar was provided by Partnership for America's Children to its member organizations (the Voices network) with funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
About our Guest Speaker: Dr. Robert D. Putnam's latest book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, is a groundbreaking examination of the growing inequality gap over the last 25 years. Dr. Putnam is the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University.
IDRA's Opportunity Matters Roundtable featured Ms. Leslie Gurrola, strategy manager with the Greater Texas Foundation on the creation of the GTF Fellows Program, along with the research of two GTF fellows, Dr. Melissa Y. Delgado and Dr. Edna C. Alfaro. The purpose of GTF Fellows is to build research and teaching capacity for Texas faculty working in areas related to the foundation's mission and strategy, which is to ensure all Texas students are prepared for, have access to, persist in, and complete a postsecondary credential.
The purpose of GTF Fellows is to build research and teaching capacity for Texas faculty working in areas related to the foundation's mission and strategy, which is to ensure all Texas students are prepared for, have access to, persist in, and complete a postsecondary credential. GTF Fellows will support at least three cohorts of junior faculty from accredited Texas public universities for a period of three years at an amount of up to $30,000 per fellow per year; selected fellows will also benefit from program-related activities, including professional development and guidance related to their intended career trajectory.
Dr. Melissa Y. Delgado (GTF, 2014) is assistant professor of family and child development, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas State University (Mentor: Dr. Nancy Chavkin, Regents Professor of Social Work, Texas State University). She earned her doctorate and master's in family and human development from Arizona State University. After that, she completed a W.T. Grant Foundation postdoctoral fellowship. She also has a bachelor of arts in psychology and bachelor of science in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University.
Research focus: Broadly, Dr. Delgado's research interests focus on family, school, peer, and cultural settings in youth development, from early adolescence to early adulthood. Grounded in ecological and positive youth development perspectives, her work centers on the understanding of mechanisms leading to academic success, particularly among Mexican-origin adolescents. Her work highlights the normative processes shaping Latino youth well-being. Her current project, the ALCANCE Project (funded by GTF), is a mixed-method study examining how parents, teachers, and peers socialize and support Latino adolescents' academic identity and, in turn, how academic identity is related to school belonging and academic achievement.
Dr. Edna Alfaro (GTF, 2013), assistant professor of family and child development, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas State University (Mentor: Dr. Stephanie Brickman, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Texas Pan-American). She received her doctorate in family and human development from Arizona State University, obtained a master's in human development and family studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and completed her undergraduate studies in psychology at St. Mary's University-San Antonio.
Research focus: Dr. Alfaro utilizes the ecological and academic resilience frameworks to better understand the processes by which individual, relational, and contextual characteristics relate to Latino adolescents' and college students' academic outcomes. She is especially interested in understanding how mothers, fathers, and siblings help Latino students achieve academic success. Additionally, her work has focused on understanding how the processes associated with Latino students' academic success differ based on the gender. Dr. Alfaro is currently running the Mexican-origin Student Success (MoSS) Project, which utilizes longitudinal data from college students and their parents to examine how cultural, university, parental, and individual factors work together to contribute to Mexican-origin college students' academic success.
Ms. Leslie Gurrola, strategy manager, Greater Texas Foundation. Ms. Gurrola assists in the implementation of the foundation's strategic plan to ensure all Texas students are prepared for, have access to, persist in, and complete a postsecondary credential. She has a master of public service administration and a bachelor of science in journalism, both from Texas A&M University.
The Greater Texas Foundation is a statewide education grantmaker, based in Bryan, Texas. The foundation's mission is to support efforts to ensure all Texas students are prepared for, have access to, persist in, and complete a postsecondary education. GTF puts particular focus on helping underserved and disadvantaged populations. GTF pursues its mission by forming partnerships, supporting research, sharing knowledge, and making grants.
This research roundtable, conducted via webinar, featured a conversation with Dr. Paul C. Gorski, associate professor in New Century College and a Research Fellow in the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, George Mason University, whose scholarly work in education centers on anti-poverty activism and social justice in education.
The roundtable conversation included a presentation of Dr. Gorski's work, followed by an open, roundtable discussion of these ideas.
The topic of February's roundtable – the impact of deficit ideologies – is an area of long-standing concern to IDRA whose core commitment is to promote education policy and practice that values all children, without exception.
Paul C. Gorski is an associate professor in New Century College and a Research Fellow in the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, George Mason University. His work and passion is social justice activism. His areas of scholarly focus include anti-poverty activism and education, economic justice, racial justice, environmental justice, and animal rights. He helped design New Century College's Social Justice and Human Rights Concentration and Minor around these topics. He also is interested in the ways in which mindfulness practices can strengthen the resiliency of social justice activists.
Gorski is a busy consultant and speaker, working with community and educational organizations around the world – such as in Colombia, Australia, India, and Mexico – on equity and social justice concerns. Gorski founded EdChange and is serving his second term on the board of directors of the International Association for Intercultural Education.
Gorski's most recent books include Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap, The Poverty and Education Reader: A Call for Equity in Many Voices (with Julie Landsman), Case Studies on Diversity and Social Justice Education (with Seema Pothini), The Big Lies of School Reform (with Kristien Zenkov), and Cultivating Social Justice Teachers (with Kristien Zenkov, Nana Osei-Kofi, and Jeff Sapp).
For more resources, visit: EdChange or IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity.
English language learners (dual language learners) are a large and growing segment of the student population in the United States. In eight states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Texas) 10 percent or more of public school students speak a language other than English at home.
At this IDRA Opportunity Matters Roundtable, we looked together at how children who are English language learners are faring and talk about state and federal policies and practices that impacting educational quality and opportunity.
This conversation featured a presentation by our guest, Dr. Conor Williams, on findings and recommendations from "Segregate or Support? States' Reclassification Policies for Dual Language Learners in the PreK–3rd Years (a forthcoming publication of the New America Foundation) followed by an open roundtable discussion of ELL/DLL policy, resources and practice.
Conor P. Williams is a senior researcher in the Early Education Initiative at the New America Foundation. His work addresses educational equity, dual language learners, and school choice. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Republic, The Daily Beast, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, and elsewhere. Before joining New America, he taught first grade in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.


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Home yemen One person killed by gunmen in the area of Dar-Saad in Aden
One person killed by gunmen in the area of Dar-Saad in Aden
One person was killed in the first hour of Saturday by unidentified gunmen in the area of Dar-Saad in Aden province, south Yemen.
Media sources said that two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a bus on front of a tour Community College Department of Dar Saad, gunmen fled to an unknown destination.
This comes after less than two hours of an attack by gunmen on a motorbike on the Tawahi district police headquarters with a hand grenade, injuring two soldiers belonging to the security patrol and combustion.
Aden is experiencing a massive security chaos and the growing influence of armed groups, fueled by the forces of occupation and conflict, Saudi occupation of the UAE to support the US -Zionist.
Previous articleReport … the change of strategies in the confrontation between Yemen and Saudi Arabia
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"But the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nourished; And it grew up together with him and his children. It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom, And was like a daughter to him.
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And lay in his bosom - This can only mean that this lamb was what we call a pet or favourite in the family, else the circumstance would be very unnatural, and most likely would have prevented David from making the application which he did, as otherwise it would have appeared absurd. It is the only part of this parable which is at variance with nature and fact.
Clarke, Adam. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:3". "The Adam Clarke Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/2-samuel-12.html. 1832.
But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb,.... Uriah had but one wife, who was much younger than he, called a lamb, an ewe lamb, a little one. Abarbinel thinks Uriah had been a widower; and had children by another wife, supposed in the parable, and was much older than Bathsheba:
which he had bought; for men in those times and countries did not receive portions with their wives, but gave dowries to them, and for them:
and nourished up; as his own flesh, as husbands should their wives, Ephesians 5:29,
and it grew up together with him, and with his children; which Kimchi also supposes Uriah had by a former wife:
it did eat of his own meat, and drink of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter; all which are expressive of the care, kindness, love, and tenderness of a loving husband, whose affections are endeared to his wife, making her partaker of all he has, and to share in whatever he eats and drinks, and in his dearest embraces; and as there were instances of creatures, lambs and others, particularly tame or pet lambs, used in this way in a literal sense, to which the reference in the parable is, David had no suspicion of its being a parable. BochartF17Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 2. c. 46. col. 521, 522. has given many instances of creatures nourished and brought up in such a familiar manner.
Gill, John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:3". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/2-samuel-12.html. 1999.
But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
Bought — As men then used to buy their wives: or, had procured.
Wesley, John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:3". "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/2-samuel-12.html. 1765.
2 Samuel 12:3 But the poor [man] had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
Ver. 3. But the poor man.] Poor Uriah; poor in comparison of David, who had all that heart could wish.
Save one little ewe lamb.] This was his Bathsheba, he had no more wives but her: as Isaac never had more than Rebecca, whom therefore he loved tenderly and entirely.
And it grew up together with him, and with his children.] Which he had by a former wife, as some think.
It did eat of his own meat.] Heb., Morsel; he spared it out of his own belly for his favoured lamb; neither was anything good to him, whereof his wife had not part.
And lay in his bosom.] Where he nourished and cherished her, [Ephesians 5:29] as the hen doth her chickens, or as the cock pigeon doth the eggs.
And was unto him as a daughter.] Yea, much dearer. The greater was her disloyalty against so loving a husband, and so gallant a man: the more heinous also was David's offence in wronging and robbing him of such an only jewel.
Trapp, John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:3". John Trapp Complete Commentary. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/2-samuel-12.html. 1865-1868.
The poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb; designing Uriah, with his own and only wife. Which he had bought; as men then used to buy their wives; or, had procured. Lay in his bosom; which David might take for hyperbolical expressions of his tender care of and affection to it; although there want not instances of some who have treated such brute creatures in this manner.
Poole, Matthew, "Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:3". Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/2-samuel-12.html. 1685.
3.One little ewe lamb — Referring tenderly to Bathsheba.
Lay in his bosom — As a family pet. Perhaps designed to indicate that Uriah was passionately devoted to his wife.
Whedon, Daniel. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:3". "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/2-samuel-12.html. 1874-1909.
Daughter. All these expressions tended to shew the affection of the owner for this pet lamb. (Haydock) --- In Arabia, one of the finest is commonly fed in the house along with the children. (Bochart, Anim. T. i. B. ii. 46.) --- It is not necessary that every word of this parable should have been verified in Bethsabee. (Calmet) --- Many things are usually added for ornament. (Menochius) --- Yet she had been treated in the most tender manner by her husband, who had her alone, while David had eighteen wives. (Haydock)
Haydock, George Leo. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:3". "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/2-samuel-12.html. 1859.
meat = morsel.
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:3". "E.W. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/2-samuel-12.html. 1909-1922.
(3) It grew up together.—"All these circumstances are exquisitely contrived to heighten the pity of the hearer for the oppressed, and his indignation against the oppressor."—Speaker's Commentary.
Ellicott, Charles John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:3". "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/2-samuel-12.html. 1905.
one little
11:3; Proverbs 5:18,19
Heb. morsel. lay in his.
Deuteronomy 13:6; Micah 7:5
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:54 - and toward; 1 Kings 1:2 - lie; John 13:23 - leaning; Ephesians 5:25 - love
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:3". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/2-samuel-12.html.


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With the imminent expiration of the expanded unemployment benefits in the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Senate Republicans released on July 27 their $1 trillion proposal for the next phase of coronavirus relief legislation. The proposal includes a bevy of nine separate bills that are collectively referred to as the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. The timing and nature of this legislation stands in contrast to the House legislation — the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act — which was released in May as a single $3 trillion bill. Although the HEROES Act is not likely to be considered formally in the Senate, the HEALS Act in many regards is a counterproposal that borrows similar proposals. As Congress debates the HEALS Act proposals, its key provisions would ultimately represent the fourth phase of emergency legislation in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The details for each of the separate bills under the HEALS Act are summarized below.
Additional Paycheck Protection Program Funds
For businesses, the centerpiece of the CARES Act was the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP provides forgivable loans to small businesses in an effort to stem job losses. Under the Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (S. 4321), the PPP is expanded by adding $60 billion in available federal loans. However, the bill more narrowly defines eligibility criteria, where eligible entities must:
Meet the SBA's revenue size standard, if applicable;
Employ fewer than 300 employees; and
Demonstrate at least a 50% reduction in gross receipts in the first or second quarter of 2020 relative to the same 2019 quarter.
The bill allows certain not-for-profits and trade associations to apply for PPP loans, while adding a new category of ineligible entities that includes publicly-traded businesses, organizations affiliated with entities in the People's Republic of China, and others.
Notably, the bill does not alter the prior rule that denies deductions for expenditures made from PPP loan proceeds.
Even though it is anticipated fewer businesses will qualify under these revised terms, those that do will find a streamlined application process when seeking forgiveness of their loans. For loans under $150,000, a borrower may simply certify that they made a good faith effort to comply with the forgiveness rules and retain relevant records for three years. For loans between $150,000 and $2 million, borrowers also do not have to submit the full suite of documentation required by the CARES Act, but they do need to complete the certification requirement and retain relevant worksheets and records for three years.
Businesses that qualify under the new PPP loan program are also more freely able to spend the funds on non-payroll costs, including:
Software, cloud computing, and other human resources and accounting needs
Costs related to property damage due to public disturbances that occurred during 2020 that are not covered by insurance
Expenditures to a supplier pursuant to a contract for goods in effect prior to Feb. 15, 2020 that are essential to the recipient's current operations
Personal protective equipment and other health safety costs
In addition to these changes under the PPP, the bill creates a new $100 billion federal low-cost lending program available to "recovery sector" businesses that demonstrate at least a 50% reduction in revenues.
Major Tax Provisions
The American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (S. 4318) provides most of the major tax provisions in the Senate legislation. These major tax provisions under this bill include the following:
Expansion of the Employee Retention Credit
The credit amount is increased from 50% to 65% of qualified wages. Eligible wages for each employee are increased from $10,000 per year to $10,000 per quarter (capped at $30,000), and qualified wages formally now include group health plan expenses. Under the CARES Act, employers were eligible for the credit if:
Their operations were fully or partially suspended due to a COVID-19-related shut-down order, or
Their gross receipts declined by more than 50% when compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
The bill eases the gross receipts test from a 50% decline to a 25% decline. The bill also allows tax-exempt organizations to claim the credit if the organization meets the gross receipts test. Additionally, the bill lifts the restriction against claiming the credit when the business also receives PPP loan proceeds, provided that the benefits of each program do not overlap (i.e., the same wages cannot be used for both a PPP loan and the retention credit).
Further, a larger population of businesses otherwise eligible for the credit can treat as qualified wages any wages paid to employees (i.e., employees of such businesses do not have to stop working as a result of a shutdown order). The threshold for this treatment is increased to 500 full-time employees or fewer, up from 100 full-time employees or fewer. Businesses with employees in excess of this threshold must identify only those wages paid to employees that stopped working as a result of a shutdown order.
Safe and Healthy Workplace Tax Credit
A new refundable payroll tax credit is created for "qualified employee protection expenses." These expenses include testing for COVID-19, protective personal equipment, cleaning supplies and services, qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses, and qualified workplace technology expenses such as contactless point-of-sale systems and other technology to track employee interactions with customers. Expenses are limited based on the employer's average number of employees per quarter. The cap is equal to $1,000 for each of the first 500 employees, plus $750 for each employee between 500 and 1000, plus $500 for each employee that exceeds 1,000. Costs must be incurred after March 12, 2020 and before Jan. 1, 2021.
Expansion of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
The bill expands the WOTC by adding qualified COVID-19 unemployment recipients as a qualified group. A 2020 qualified COVID-19 unemployment recipient generally is an individual who received (or was approved to receive) unemployment compensation and who begins work after the date of enactment and prior to Jan. 1, 2021. Generally, the maximum credit per employee is 50% of the first $10,000 in first-year wages.
Additional Recovery Rebate Payments
The bill provides another round of recovery rebate checks to eligible individuals. An additional one-time $1,200 cash payment for eligible individuals ($2,400 for married couples) is provided, with additional cash payments of $500 per dependent.
Similar to the CARES Act, an individual is eligible for the full amount of the cash payment to the extent adjusted gross income (AGI) does not exceed $75,000 ($150,000 for married couples filing joint returns, and $112,500 for head of household filers).
There are a few changes to these payments that are retroactively applied to the CARES Act payments as well. First, the additional $500 is not limited to dependents under the age of 17. Also, the recovery rebate payments are not subject to any garnishment or levy by private creditors or debt collectors. Further, individuals who passed away prior to Jan. 1, 2020 are ineligible for payments, and estates and trusts are also ineligible. And finally, individuals in prison are not eligible for the recovery rebate payment.
Extends Unemployment Benefits at Lower Levels
The federal pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) benefits are extended through Dec. 31, 2020, but have been scaled back under the bill. The bill provides that the federal PUA benefits will be reduced from $600 to $200 per week for two months. Thereafter, the federal benefit generally will be changed to a payment (up to $500) that, when combined with the state UI payment, would replace 70% of lost wages.
Other Tax Provisions Under S. 4318
S. 4318 allows independent contractors to receive certain tax-free benefits from their hiring businesses, including financial support for lost business, health care expenses, testing expenses, and other health safety expenses. Further, 2020 contributions to Flexible Spending Accounts can be rolled into 2021 if unused. And, the list of eligible medical expenditures for Health Savings Accounts is expanded to include employer on-site clinics.
Limiting State Taxation of Remote Workers
Under the Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020 (S. 3995), the ability of states to tax remote and mobile workers is limited. Under the bill a state (and local jurisdictions within a state) would only be able to tax its residents and workers who are physically present and performing employment duties in the state for more than 30 days during the year. "Frontline workers" who perform pandemic-related duties would be permitted to use a higher 90-day rule. This rule would apply on a temporary basis from 2020 through 2024. The effect of this bill would prevent an out-of-state worker from being subject to a particular state's income taxes for work performed out of state under the 30- or 90-day criteria. The bill does not apply to professional athletes, entertainers, certain film and television production employees, and other public figures such as those who speak at events for a fee.
Temporary Full Deduction for Business Meals
The Supporting America's Restaurant Workers Act (S. 4319) temporarily allows a full deduction for all business meals. This provision reinstates the deduction for these meals provided that the food and beverage was provided by a restaurant and was paid or incurred after the date of enactment and before Jan. 1, 2021.
Investment Tax Credit for Manufacture of Personal Protective Equipment
The Restoring Critical Supply Chains and Intellectual Property Act (S. 4324) creates a new investment tax credit equal to 30% of equipment costs associated with the domestic manufacture of personal protective equipment (up to $7.5 billion in total federal credits available). The bill also allows non-domestic intellectual property associated with such manufacturing to be repatriated without taxable gain.
Other Nontax Provisions
A notable nontax provision is provided under the Safeguarding America's Frontline Employees to Offer Work Opportunities Required to Kickstart the Economy Act (S. 4317). This bill limits liability for employers, schools, and health-care providers for claims related to exposure to the coronavirus. These liability protections are for pandemic-related lawsuits through Oct. 1, 2024, provided reasonable efforts are made to follow public health guidelines (gross negligence or intentional misconduct is not covered). Under the Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act (S. 4322), student borrowers are given a delay for loan repayments, and also a cap on loan payments at 10% of the student's income (net of housing costs). Finally, under the Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act (S. 4320), additional funding is provided for a variety of measures, including:
$105 billion to schools, colleges and universities, two-thirds of which is contingent upon the institution of reopening plans;
$20 billion to help agricultural industries offset losses associated with the pandemic;
$16 billion to help states with testing and contact tracing services; and
$2 billion in special IRS appropriations for business systems modernization.
Items Not Included
The Act does not include the payroll tax holiday requested by President Trump. It also does not include additional funding for state and local governments. But there is additional flexibility provided to state and local governments to spend existing funds. Hazard pay for essential employees is not included, nor is a continuation of the eviction moratorium.
Conservative Republican Senators such as Rand Paul (R –TN) have indicated opposition to any further federal coronavirus spending. On the other hand Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have indicated that the legislation does not go far enough. This sets up an interesting challenge for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) who must minimize defections from his own party while obtaining enough votes from Democrats to obtain passage of any coronavirus relief legislation. For more information on the provisions of the HEALS Act, the HEROES Act, and previously passed coronavirus relief legislation please contact your local CBIZ tax professional.
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Jun 22, 2006—French-based contact and contactless smart-card systems specialist Soliatis has launched two new products aimed at testing and developing chips and applications for electronic passports (e-passports). The products conform to two finalized parts of the RF Protocol and Application Test Standard, specifications for e-passport conformity testing issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
ICAO is an agency of the United Nations that sets civil-aviation standards applied by the international community. Its e-passport standards work has the goal of establishing an "e-Passport Conformity Certificate," which can be issued to e-passport equipment and applications, and which will be accepted by governmental certification bodies. ICAO is working in partnership with other standards organizations, including the ISO, to create e-passport specifications incorporating standards from those organizations.
Soliatis believes its new compliance-testing products will help speed the development of ICAO-compliant e-passport products. "The test suite will drive the readers to test the hardware, interpret the results and create a report," says Michael Leplatois, general manager at Soliatis, based in Salon de Provence.
The firm's first new product, the Digital test suite, is designed to enable chip manufacturers and standards bodies to test chip designs against ISO 14443 (A and B). The suite's test scripts comply with those agreed upon on Apr. 9, 2006, in Part 6 of ISO/IEC 10373-6:2001/FDAM1. The test suite is also compatible with Part 2 of ICAO's RF Protocol and Application Test Standard for E-Passport, as agreed to on Feb. 10. The test deals with Layer 3 Timing and framing tests, as well as ISO Layer 3 and 4 protocol tests.
Presently, the ICAO is still working on its e-passport standards. As such, Soliatis says it must be clear about its products' adherence to the evolving specifications. "When a new test specification is published, we implement the modifications within one or two weeks," says Leplatois. "This is part of the warranty contract we have with our customers, and that is the reason why we always specify the date of the test specification implemented."
The Digital testing software is designed to be implemented with specialized test readers from either Smartware, of Anthony, France, or Raisonance SAS, based in Montbonnot Saint-Martin.
The second new product from Soliatis, the application test suite, targets e-passport application vendors working to validate their products. This tool can be used with almost any available reader, as long as it has a PC/SC interface (a commonly built-in input/output device). The software comprises test scripts able to generate reports on e-passport applications automatically.
In addition, customers receive the Soliatis Scriptis Editor development platform, to enable modification to the tests; the Soliatis Scriptis Manager, an interface for executing the test scripts; and the suite's source code.


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