Twelve-year-old Anaïs is fat. Her sister, fifteen-year-old Elena, is a beauty. While the girls are on vacation with their parents, Anaïs tags along as Elena explores the dreary seaside town. Elena meets Fernando, an Italian law student; he seduces her with promises of love, and the ever watchful Anaïs bears witness to the corruption of her sister's innocence. Fat Girl is not only a portrayal of female adolescent sexuality and the complicated bond between siblings but also a shocking assertion by the always controversial Catherine Breillat that violent oppression exists at the core of male-female relations.
Critics Consensus: The controversial Fat Girl is an unflinchingly harsh but powerful look at female adolescence.


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Michael Phelps on Boomer and his Olympic 'dream come true'
Aug. 16, 2016, 3:06 PM UTC / Source: TODAY
By Eun Kyung Kim
Michael Phelps has said training for the Rio Olympics reignited his passion for swimming. It also helped rekindle his passion for his on-and-off again girlfriend, and now fiancée, Nicole Johnson.
"This is our third time together," Phelps told TODAY's Billy Bush. "I always said if I ever had the chance to get her back, that she was the one that I would spend the rest of my life with. And I was able to have that opportunity."
Michael Phelps on fatherhood, love, and making peace with his dad
Aug. 16, 201601:11
Phelps and Johnson are now engaged as well as parents to a 3-month-old son, Boomer. Phelps said he would like to expand "our little family" and build a relationship with Boomer that's very different than the strained one he had with his own dad.
Watch this interview on NBCOlympics.com
"I know the feelings that I went through as a child, and for him, I never want him to ever go through that," he said of Boomer. "I plan to be the best father that I can possibly be."
Michael Phelps is congratulated by his partner Nicole Johnson, holding their son Boomer, after winning the men's 200-meter butterflyMARTIN BUREAU / AFP - Getty Images
Phelps recently reconnected with his father after reaching out to him to clear the air between them.
"We finally were able to meet and settle the things that we wanted to talk about and get off of our chest," Phelps said. "That's challenging: Looking at someone that you love deeply and into their eyes and tell them exactly what's been bothering you for all of these years. Accept each other's apologies and move forward."
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Phelps leaves Rio the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 career medals, 23 of them gold. He insists he won't be adding to the collection, telling TODAY's Matt Lauer on Tuesday that he was "done, done, done" with Olympic competition.
RELATED: Michael Phelps announces retirement on TODAY show: 'This time I mean it'
Phelps made a similar claim four years ago following the 2012 Summer Games in London. But he said that's because he was at a different place in his life back then.
"I wanted nothing to do with the sport then and that's why I came back. I didn't want to end my career like that," he said. "I had to find the passion myself again. And I found that again and I had fun. And this is how I wanted to finish."
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 13: Gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States waves to the crowd during the medal ceremony for the Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final on Day 8 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)Clive Rose / Getty Images
Phelps said he has yet to digest his place in Olympic history.
"How I'm going to wrap my head around 28 total, I don't know. Nicole and I had a moment when we were talking about it the other night and it's insane. It's almost just not real," he said. "You've got to pinch yourself every now and again. It's a dream come true."
RELATED: Michael Phelps' fiancée Nicole Johnson reveals wedding details
In addition to the medals he picked up in Rio, Phelps also helped launch one of the most most popular memes of the summer after he appeared to stare down his swimming rival Chad le Clos of South Africa.
MORE: Michael Phelps gives rival terrifying death stare, inspiring #PhelpsFace
Phelps insists he wasn't thinking anything menacing.
The death stare that launched a thousand memes.@JordanUhl / twitter
"I just had music going on in my head. I had thoughts going on in my head, spitting water a little bit all over the place, so I was in my own zone," he said. "I was not intentionally mean mugging him or giving him a dirty look."
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» News & Articles » Tax Advisory » The Impact of BEPS on the Hong Kong Tax Environment
The Impact of BEPS on the Hong Kong Tax Environment
October 9, 2017 by OLN Marketing
What is BEPS?
There is no doubt that Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ("BEPS") is a hot topic on the international tax policy agenda.
BEPS, which refers to tax planning strategies that exploit gaps and mismatches in tax rules to artificially shift profits to low or no-tax locations where there is little or no economic activity, has always been a major concern of international bodies such as the Group of Twenty ("G20") and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD").
The BEPS package, comprising 15 action plans which seek to realign taxation with economic substance and value creation while preventing double taxation, was first launched by G20 and OECD in 2013.
To ensure a consistent and effective global approach, G20 and OECD have called on all countries and jurisdictions to join the inclusive framework for implementation of the BEPS package. Being an international financial centre and a responsible member of the international community, Hong Kong indicated to OECD in June 2016 our commitment to the BEPS package and its consistent implementation.
The below highlights how BEPS has impacted and substantially changed the Hong Kong tax environment.
1) Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information ("AEOI")
The Legislative Council has recently passed a bill amending the Inland Revenue Ordinance to further implement the AEOI arrangement.
The AEOI arrangement is depicted below:-
As at the end of July 2017, there are 75 reportable jurisdictions (which are continuously expanding), including the United Kingdom ("UK") and France.
When fully implemented, the AEOI arrangement will have without any doubt profound impacts on taxpayers. For example, for an UK tax resident who has a bank account in Hong Kong, the following is going to happen:-
HKIRD will collect and forward the UK tax resident's financial information to the UK tax authority (the first exchange is due to commence by the end of 2018 on the condition that the necessary domestic legislation would be in place by 2017);
Other jurisdictions (which have entered into similar AEOI arrangements) in which the UK tax resident has maintained financial accounts will also collect and forward the UK tax resident's financial information to the UK tax authority; and
The UK tax authority will tax the UK tax resident on his / her worldwide income based on the information provided (if not already taxed).
Action required by taxpayers
To assess the AEOI impact and reconsider his / her tax residency.
Please refer to our article dated 21 March 2017 for a detailed discussion of the AEOI arrangement.
2) Additional Transfer Pricing documentation requirement
Typical cross-border intercompany transactions of businesses with presence in more than one tax jurisdiction are depicted below:-
(1) The administrative function (such as IT, human resources etc) will be managed by the Group Company on a centralised basis and the Group Company will charge its overseas subsidiaries (HK Company and other overseas company) management fees for the provision of the administrative services.
(2) In cases where the Group wishes to take advantage of the lower tax rate in Hong Kong (for example, in case that the Group has an active business in Japan which has an effective tax rate of 34% compared with the effective tax rate in Hong Kong of 16.5%), the Group can arrange for the Hong Kong Company to own the relevant intellectual properties of the Group and impose royalties fee on the grant of the license to the Japanese company. That way the profit generated by the Japanese company will be diverted to Hong Kong Company.
To tackle non-arm's length intercompany transactions and to counter BEPS, the Hong Kong Government has proposed to introduce a new 3-tiered standardised transfer pricing documentation as per below:-
(1) Local File: Enterprises with cross-border intercompany transactions would be required to keep a local file which provides detailed transactional transfer pricing information such as details of the transactions, amount involved in the transactions and a transfer pricing analysis.
(2) Master File: Enterprises with cross-border intercompany transactions would be required to provide a high-level overview of the group, including documenting the global business operations, transfer pricing policies and global allocation of income.
(3) Country-by-country Report ("CbC Report"): A CbC report should be filed by the ultimate parent entity of a multinational enterprise ("MNE") in its tax jurisdiction which sets out the amounts of revenue, profits and tax paid as well as certain indicators of economic activity such as number of employees, stated capital, retained earnings and tangible assets for each jurisdiction in which a MNE operates.
Accordingly, for the above group structure, unless they qualify for the exemption, the local operations in the overseas companies and Hong Kong will each require to submit a local file and a master file. And the parent company will need to submit the CbC report.
Exemptions to the 3-tiered standardized transfer pricing documentation
For local and master files:
Upon satisfying 1 of the 2 following exemptions:-
(a) Exemption based on size of business
An enterprise which satisfies any 2 of the 3 below conditions will not be required to prepare local and master files:-
Total annual revenue not more than HK$200 million;
Total assets not more than HK$200 million; or
Not more than 100 employees.
(b) Exemption based on related party transactions
If the amount of a category of related party transactions for the relevant accounting period is below the proposed threshold, an enterprise will not be required to prepare a local file for that particular category of transactions:-
transfer of properties (other than financial assets and intangibles): HK$220 million;
transaction of financial assets: HK$110 million;
transfer of intangibles: HK$110 million; and
any other transaction (e.g. service income and royalty income): HK$44 million.
If the enterprise concerned is fully exempted from preparing a local file, it will not be required to prepare the master file either.
For CbC Reports:
Annual consolidated group revenue ≤ EUR750 million (i.e. approx. HK$6.8 billion)
More on CbC Reports
CbC reports are to be exchanged automatically between tax authorities of different jurisdiction of which Hong Kong has concluded a Comprehensive Double Taxation Agreement ("CDTA") and and Tax Information Exchange Agreement("TIEA") with, including China and the United States.
To review the arm's length basis of the intercompany transactions and conduct transfer pricing analysis.
(3) No More "Tax Treaty Shopping"?
The development of a multilateral instrument
It is beyond doubt that "tax treaty shopping" is an important source of BEPS. Rather than making amendments to each bilateral treaty (with more than 3,000 bilateral treaties around the world), the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the "Multilateral Instrument"), one of the outcomes of the BEPS Project, operates to modify tax treaties between two or more parties to the Multilateral Instrument in a synchronised and efficient manner. It will not function in the same way as an amending protocol to a single existing treaty, which would directly amend the text of the treaty; instead, it will be applied alongside existing tax treaties, modifying their application in order to implement the BEPS measures.
The Multilateral Instrument, however, does not modify all tax treaties in the same manner. Apart from the minimum standards (namely the prevention of treaty abuse including defining a company's taxable presence in a tax jurisdiction (Action 6 of the BEPS action plans) and the improvement of dispute resolution (Action 14 of the BEPS action plans)) which can be satisfied in different ways, the Multilateral Instrument is a flexible instrument which will modify tax treaties according to a jurisdictions' policy preferences with respect to the implementation of the tax treaty-related BEPS measures.
As of 11 July 2017, 70 jurisdictions (including China and Hong Kong) have signed up for the Multilateral Instrument, with additional jurisdictions expressing their intention to sign the Multilateral Instrument or already preparing for signature of the Multilateral Instrument.
How does the Multilateral Instrument impact on the CDTAs?
Apart from the double tax arrangement with China, all of the CDTAs with 36 countries would be covered by the Multilateral Instrument.
In brief, Hong Kong has chosen to-opt in with respect to the provisions of the Multilateral Instrument that represent the minimum standards and has chosen to-opt out with respect to other provisions that are not mandatory. In particular, Hong Kong has indicated that it will adopt the principal purposes test rule which means that the treaty benefit should not be available where one of the principal purposes of arrangements or transactions is to secure a benefit under a tax treaty and obtaining that benefit in these circumstances would be contrary to the object and purpose of the relevant provisions of the tax treaty.
To assess whether their business operations in Hong Kong do have proper business purposes in order to continue to enjoy the treaty benefits available under the relevant double tax agreements.
For a detailed discussion or any enquiry, please contact one of our members of the Tax Advisory team.
Filed Under: Tax Advisory


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Łukasz Jurkojć (ur. 12 sierpnia 1984 w Pile) – polski siatkarz, grający na pozycji rozgrywającego.

Osiągnięcia indywidualne
 2001:  Mistrzostwo Polski Juniorów młodszych w Siatkówce Plażowej (Jurkojć, Lach)
 2003:  Wicemistrzostwo Polski Juniorów w Siatkówce Plażowej (Jurkojć, Nalikowski)
 2003:  III Miejsce Mistrzostw Europy w Siatkówce Plażowej (Jurkojć, Nalikowski)

Osiągnięcia drużynowe
 2001:  Wicemistrzostwo Polski Juniorów Młodszych - Nysa VKS Joker Piła
 2002:  Wicemistrzostwo Polski Juniorów - Piła VKS Joker Piła
 2003:  I miejsce w rozgrywkach II Ligi i awans do I ligi serii B VKS Joker Piła
 2003:  Wicemistrzostwo Polski Juniorów - Gubin VKS Joker Piła
 2004:  III miejsce w rozgrywkach I Ligi Serii B VKS Joker Piła
 2005:  I miejsce w rozgrywkach I Ligi Serii B i awans do Polskiej Ligi Siatkówki VKS Joker Piła
 2005: Mistrzostwa Województwa Wielkopolskiego Młodzików VKS Joker Piła
 2005: Finał Mistrzostw Polski Juniorów - Świdnik - VIII miejsce VKS Joker Piła
 2005: Udział w Finale OOM
 2007:  I miejsce w rozgrywkach I Ligi i awans do Polskiej Ligi Siatkówki Płomień Sosnowiec
 2016:  I miejsce w rozgrywkach I Ligi i awans do PlusLigi GKS Katowice

Przypisy

Urodzeni w 1984
Ludzie urodzeni w Pile
Polscy siatkarze
Siatkarze Jokera Piła
Siatkarze Płomienia Sosnowiec
Siatkarze Ślepska Suwałki
Siatkarze GKS Katowice
Siatkarze TSV Sanok
Siatkarze Chełmca Wałbrzych

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I specialise in conveyancing of both residential and commercial properties.
I have substantial experience in dealing with the sales, purchases, leases and remortgages of both freehold and leasehold properties from individual homes, buy to let investments and large developments. I act for first time buyers and overseas purchasers to experienced property investors and property developers.
I act for both landlords and tenants and also deal with the sales and purchases of businesses. I have recently represented clients purchasing off-plan new build investment properties from a major national property developer, following the developer's recommendation as a preferred independent firm of solicitors.
I offer practical and cost effective advice, whether you are buying a property from overseas, extending the lease on your flat, or taking steps to protect your investment when buying property with someone other than your spouse.
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Would-Be Carjacker Doused with Gasoline, Scared Away with Handgun
Polk County Sheriff's Office
AWR Hawkins
A felon who allegedly attempted four carjackings on Friday was arrested after one of the drivers had doused him with gasoline and another had pulled a handgun and sent the suspect fleeing.
Fox News reports that 32-year-old Christopher Hendrix crashed his own vehicle on I-4, and allegedly began trying to take vehicles that belonged to other people.
His first target was a woman putting gasoline in her pickup truck. When Hendrix allegedly tried to take the vehicle she soaked him with fuel.
Hendrix then ran toward a van and allegedly tried to take it, but the driver was a concealed carry license holder who pulled a handgun, causing Hendrix to flee.
He then allegedly tried to carjack two different vehicles stopped on I-4 for an accident. WSTP reports that Hendrix tried to get into a Chevrolet pickup truck, but the driver would not unlock the doors. He then managed to get into a Chevy SUV, but deputies nabbed him and placed him in a police cruiser.
Once in the cruiser, Hendrix allegedly kicked out the rear window and tried to make an escape.
In 2009 Hendrix was sentenced to 10 years in prison "for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon." He was released in 2017, and now faces charges of "carjacking, grand theft auto, felony criminal mischief and escape…[and] occupied burglary."
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange.
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If the catch basins and storm drains around your home are not maintained and cleaned on a regular basis, you will have a flood and backup during heavy downpour.
It may not always be your responsibility to clean the catch basin, as the location determines whether it's yours or the city's. However, in some homes there are smaller catch basins that are installed which are almost always your responsibility as the homeowner. Even if it is the sewer departments job, they might be unaware of a problem and take a while to come out and clean it. That's why you should contact our professionals at Boyd Plumbing and Drain to clean it out, especially if you notice your storm drain is frequently flooding.
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Ecclesiastical Art, Antiques Make Fort Worth Town Home Grand
Fort Worth antiques dealer Carter Bowden's glamorous mid-century modern house is home to a large collection of ecclesiastical art and antiques.
By D Magazine Published in D Home May-June 2007
Antiques dealer Carter Bowden with his Scottish terrier, Angus, in front of his book collection.
Carter Bowden is proud of the finery he displays in his antiques shops in Fort Worth and Dallas. But at the moment, one piece in particular—a 1960s relic—captivates him the most: his mid-century modern town home in Fort Worth. Here, he showcases his answer to The Great Question: How can one blend highly decorative pieces with streamlined architecture? "Carefully, but beautifully," says Tyler Cobb, a good friend and decorator enlisted to do just that.
Bowden's sleek, California-aesthetic-style haven—a Ridglea town home designed by architect John Wesley Jones in 1960—most notably features an imposing stone wall that flows from his living room to an outdoor patio (creating a seamless look thanks to large sliding-glass doors). Before decorating began last year, Cobb chose organic materials and colors to work in harmony with their surroundings. Such choices, which might easily ring rustic, would need to be elegant enough to serve as a backdrop for Bowden's distinctive antique, contemporary, and custom furnishings, much of which have ornate Italian, French, even ecclesiastical, origins. The latter, Bowden points out, might be a bit heavy in tone, "but if you think about it, fine art originated in churches," he says. "I just find these carved Italian and Spanish Colonial objects, with their richly aged patinas, so beautifully moving."
To set the stage for it all, dark-stained bamboo flooring marries with walls painted a slick brown "wet seal" color that Cobb had custom-mixed. Such dark earth and sky lend the pieces—and people—within the place the appearance of floating. He purposely creates a dreamy setting. "Since I'm usually working during the day and only here at night, I really wanted it to be in a relaxing and warm place," says Bowden, a native of Fort Worth who began collecting art in high school. He later went on to receive his MBA from New York University before opening his own galleries and serving on the board of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth for more than a decade. "I'd known people early on who'd lived in these town homes, but I'd never appreciated their simple beauty until now."
LEFT: Atop an 18th century French rococo console is an Italian bust of an 18th century bishop from a New Orleans collection. Bowden appreciates the ecclesiastical pieces' history and patina. "Do you know how long it took to get these chips and unique discolorations? Seemingly forever," he says. "And to think of where they have been over the years." The painting—a contemporary work by Fort Worth artist Ron Tomlinson—is inspired by a series of paintings by Georges de La Tour (1593-1652) at the Kimbell Art Museum. "I don't feel like everything has to be framed," Bowden notes. "Casual can be sleeker." The caned bergère chair is late 19th century French.
RIGHT: The 72-inch, round dining table is Tyler Cobb's design. Finished to resemble marble, it is inset with an antiqued mirror that beautifully reflects the crystal chandelier overhead. Early 20th century chairs are Venetian with their original paint. Cobb had them reupholstered in Koplavitch & Zimmer silk, as well as Hermès leather. The hand-colored 18th century engravings are Italian. "When pieced together, they form a celestial globe," Cobb says. The carved and gilt laurel wreath on the mirrored wall is 19th century Italian.
Not only do the home's slick brown walls and flooring create ethereal environs, but they also help the 1,640-square-foot, two-bedroom space (one-third smaller than Bowden's last home) appear larger. "Design-wise, I think small spaces tend to be more interesting," Cobb says. "I love to walk through a door and see artfully arranged furniture that ties into a space creatively, as opposed to having a place where everything feels lost or not grounded."
Dark finishes are featured in the main living areas "to enhance the presentation of Carter's collection of French and Italian antiques and artwork, which range from the 17th century to the present," Tyler Cobb says. Custom pieces are upholstered in neutral fabrics so as not to draw attention away from the art. "Mirrors were used throughout to add drama—especially in the evening by candlelight," he adds, noting that seating is arranged in casual groupings for an atmosphere of comfort.
Above a crescent-shaped leather bed designed by Tyler Cobb, 18th century carved angel wings help ensure a good night's rest. The Italian chair, from Pease-Cobb Antiques Inc., stems from the same period. Also shown: a pair of early 20th century Italian appliqués that have been converted to sconces and large-scale engravings from 19th century Italy.
His home's dark canvas "was a natural choice because it makes everything pop," Bowden says of his furnishings, much of which are gilded. "During the evening, all of it appears to shimmer." Such a design scheme works out just fine, since Bowden loves to entertain alongside Angus, the Scottish terrier he got from a rescue group. Nighttime is particularly dramatic, since the living room's massive mirrored wall reflects both the fine and contemporary art Bowden has collected, while the dining room's 72-inch, round antiqued-mirror-topped table radiates twinkling candlelight from an oversize antique chandelier.
The overall design "really plays up the furnishings much more than the architecture, which is refined and relaxing, but not overbearing," Cobb says. Bowden agrees. "If the architecture were more complex, it would really compete with the intricately detailed furnishings and work against them. Fortunately, that's not the case. This actually is the perfect setting to balance everything. And me."
One of designer Tyler Cobb's signature touches is a custom paint color that legendary mid-century modern tastemaker Van Day Truex referred to as "the color of a wet seal"—a lacquered, high-gloss deep brown hue that, when light hits it just right, has a mahogany undertone.
This engaging color "is meant to accentuate all of the gilt and patina finishes of Carter Bowden's collection of 18th century Italian antiques, and at the same time provide a dramatic backdrop for his collection of art," Cobb explains. "It creates a very sophisticated atmosphere when paired with candlelight, which is how Carter often entertains. I liken the whole atmosphere to being in a wonderful tortoiseshell box."
In the guest bedroom, Tyler Cobb adopted a 19th century Chinese court painting for use as a headboard. To the bed's left is "San Miguel at Night" by Fort Worth artist Betty Alcorn; at right is "Allée in Novembre" by Fort Worth artist James R. Blake. The gilt-wood chandelier is early 20th century Italian. The coverlet, from Peacock Alley, pairs with heirloom monogrammed linens.
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Las Vegas - March 16, 2011 - IMN, a content-driven eCommunications company, announced the availability of Member Adviser Small Business Edition, a new program to help credit unions attract and retain small business customers, at the 2011 CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council Conference. Member Adviser Small Business Edition complements the current Member Adviser program targeted at consumers and gives credit unions a monthly marketing communications channel for acquiring, retaining and upgrading small business customers. Both Member Adviser services are accessible via email and mobile devices and can be executed with little to no resources required from credit union personnel.
Providing relevant educational content in a monthly eNewsletter format, Member Adviser Small Business Edition helps the small business owner operate more efficiently and grow their business. Topics include new products, services and technologies available to the small business as well as management methods for improving finance, tax, sales, service and marketing operations. In offering Member Adviser content to the small business owner, credit unions become a trusted advisor and position themselves to capture new services from the business when business cycles drive new financial needs.
Earlier this year, IMN announced its e-Briefings program as an easily deployed component of its REAL (Reach, Engage, Acquire, Local) series of small business marketing solutions. REAL e-Briefings are designed to help credit unions better identify and convert existing consumer relationships to "mixed" households, those with personal and small business accounts. A credit union's entire member base is invited to receive REAL e-Briefings containing concise, high value tips and information for small business, and those who accept are automatically identified as small business prospects. Member Adviser Small Business Edition can then be used to extend relationships as well as to keep the credit union in front of its small business customers and prospects.
"Credit unions must present a continuous stream of relevant content to small business customers so they remain top-of-mind when business cycles generate a need for new financial services," said Craig Capp, vice president of Banking Services for IMN. "Capturing the opportunity within the small business market is very similar to the retail customer segment. By providing financial information that educates business owners on their options, credit unions stand to profit when the business looks to finance a new vehicle, add inventory or open a new location."
IMN's REAL e-Briefings and Member Adviser Small Business Editions help credit unions to better compete for small business market share against larger competitors. A valuable market segment for financial institutions, each small business customer represents approximately $5,173 in net potential revenue per year, according to Barlow Research.


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I'm 5'10" and ordered a large which seems to be the right size for me given shoes etc.
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After viewing different options for a standing desk, the Alto Stand was the best one for my needs. I like the idea that height is considered at the moment of making a choice. Thus, making a difference in how one is going to face the screen. Rodolfo e-mailed me to confirm the size of my stand before shipping, and I am thankful for that, great customer service. It resulted that it was better to change the size; otherwise, the screen would be below eye level. The order arrived in time and it was easy to assemble. The keyboard tray is great with a wireless keyboard and mice, and having the ability to move it up or down is a plus. I am more than satisfied with the Alto Stand; it gives my back a break after working in the office and going to school. Thank you Rodolfo, great product!
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Les États et territoires de l'Inde utilisent comme emblèmes des sceaux ou des armoiries. La plupart de ces emblèmes incorporent l'emblème national de l'Inde.

Les quelques États ou territoires qui ne disposent pas d'emblème propre utilisent l'emblème national.

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Territoires

Voir aussi
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Community ministry: Most of our local congregations continue to stagnate and even decline, and they are not very good advertisements for our faith tradition. But our Unitarian Universalist community ministers are out doing all kinds of good work in the world; they serve as hospital chaplains, military chaplains, directors of non-profit organizations, social service providers, etc., etc. These are the people who are out there letting people know who we are. We have to figure out how to support these people without locking them into the weird narrow conception of congregational polity that now dominates us.
This entry was posted in Marketing & church growth, Theology on December 29, 2010 by Dan Harper.
The year in Unitarian Universalist growth initiatives may be summed up quite simply: there continue to be fewer Unitarian Universalists, few local congregations seem to have any interest in taking the simple steps necessary to grow, and hardly anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit is stepping forward to start new and innovative Unitarian Universalist communities.
As an extreme example of Unitarian Universalism's lack of initiative, let's look at the San Francisco Bay area, where I live. The San Francisco Bay area comprises nine counties, 7,000 square miles, and 7.4 million people. A poll by the Pew Forum in 2008 determined that 0.3% of U.S. adults call themselves Unitarian Universalists, and therefore we'd expect there to be at least 22,000 Unitarian Universalists in the Bay area. Since the Bay area population tends to be liberal, well-educated, and open-minded, however, I would expect there to be more Unitarian Universalists than the national average. Conservatively, I'd guess there should be something like 30,000 to 40,000 Unitarian Universalists in the Bay area — yet there are fewer than 4,000. In all of California, the most populous state in the U.S. with a population of more than 37 million people, there are only 16,089 Unitarian Universalists (according to the 2010 UUA Directory).
If this isn't bad enough, there is only one so-called "emerging congregation" (that is, a relatively new congregation not yet admitted as a full member of the Unitarian Universalist Association) in the Bay area, and that one new congregation is actually a group of people who left the Oakland church in the middle of a conflict over whether or not the music director should be fired. Because conflicts typically drive some people away from religion entirely, I'd guess that this emerging congregation actually represents a net loss of Unitarian Universalists in the Bay area.
This entry was posted in Marketing & church growth on December 28, 2010 by Dan Harper.
The phrase "liberal religion" continues to provoke unbelieving stares from the many people who believe that religion is, by definition, conservative. And that sums up the state of liberal religion in 2010. Much of the U.S. population still believes that in order to be religious, you must doubt scientific knowledge, believe in things that are difficult to believe in, and at least pay lip service to an ethical system that is at odds with mainstream U.S. culture.
Most U.S. media (including news outlets, movies, television, etc.) continue to portray white Protestant evangelicals as normative when it comes to religion; Catholics, Jews, and Mormons are thrown in as amusingly eccentric variations on white Protestant evangelicalism (the Jews are practically Protestant in U.S. pop culture, except that they don't believe in Christ). The Black church is rarely noticed, except in media offerings aimed squarely at the African American market; other ethnic Christians, including Hispanics and various Asian Christians, are mostly ignored by the media.
As for liberal Christians, Reform and Reconstructionist Jews, and liberal Muslims — U.S. media and U.S. pop culture basically pretend they don't exist, except when news outlets decide to run yet another story about how mainline Christian churches are declining in membership. Neopagans, many of whom are religious liberals, get even worse treatment by U.S. media — they are portrayed as if they are something out of a Stephen King horror novel. The only religious liberal group that gets some positive mention by U.S. media are liberal Buddhists, probably because the media like the saffron color of the Dalai Lama's robes.
This entry was posted in Liberal religion and tagged Barack Obama on December 26, 2010 by Dan Harper.
How frequently do you attend religious services?
How frequently do you pray outside of religious services?
How important is religion in your daily life?
How important is religion to your sense of who you are?
Are you a strong believer in your religion?
How strong is your belief in God?
Using this scale, I automatically cannot rate at the highest level of religiosity. Why? Because I don't pray (outside of the pastoral prayers I may say in Sunday services). I also get knocked down the scale because, depending on how you define "God," I don't have a strong belief in God. Indeed, if I have to use the word "belief" to express how I know God, then as a non-Cartesian empiricist I would have to say I don't "believe" in God any more than I "believe" or "disbelieve" any sensory impression.
…This is a common concern when social scientists study religion, as religiosity is sometimes measured with questions that are normative within Protestantism, specifically for evangelicals. …we acknowledge the concern that perhaps this particular religiosity index is inadvertently biased toward evangelical Protestantism, or some other religious tradition.
From my point of view, their measure of religiosity is clearly biased toward evangelical Protestantism. Which doesn't make me eager to read the rest of the book. Which also makes me realize the extent to which evangelicals dominate the public conversation about religion in the U.S. And which also makes me want to force Putnam and Campbell to spend some time reading the work of linguist George Lakoff.
This entry was posted in Liberal religion on December 24, 2010 by Dan Harper.
Anyone who knows the Christmas story knows about the inhospitable innkeeper who wouldn't allow poor pregnant Mary to stay in the only inn in town. Unfortunately, that's not what the story originally said in the ancient Greek, according to Stephen Carlson of Duke University in The Accommodations of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem: Καταλυμα in Luke 2.7, New Testament Studies 56 (2010), pp. 326-342.
Putting these exegetical conclusions together, the entire clause should be rendered as 'because they did not have space in their accommodations' or 'because they did not have room in their place to stay'. This clause means that Jesus had to be born and laid in a manger because the place where Joseph and Mary were staying did not have space for him. Luke's point is not so much any inhospitality extended to Joseph and Mary but rather that their place to stay was too small to accommodate even a newborn.
Rats, there goes this Sunday's Christmas pageant.
This entry was posted in Engaging worship, Pop culture and tagged Christmas on December 17, 2010 by Dan Harper.
Another reason to belong to a local congregation?
I found the following in the executive summary of Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, prepared by the "Saguaro Seminar: Civic Engagement in America," Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. This paper seems to indicate that many of the things I value most — social equality, racial diversity, breaking down class distinctions, changing the world, etc. — are positively associated with just being a part of a religious community. Note that the paper is silent on the matter of specific beliefs. I'd hypothesize that what's most important about religious community is not specific beliefs, but rather the fact that a religious community is organized around high ideals with ethical implications.
Moreover, religious involvement is positively associated with most other forms of civic involvement. Even holding other factors constant (comparing people of comparable educational levels, comparable income, and so on), religiously engaged people are more likely than religiously disengaged people to be involved in civic groups of all sorts, to vote more, to be more active in community affairs, to give blood, to trust other people (from shopkeepers to neighbors), to know the names of public officials, to socialize with friends and neighbors, and even simply to have a wider circle of friends. Interestingly as well, Americans are more likely to fully trust people at their place of worship (71%) than they are to trust people they work with (52%), people in their neighborhood (47%) or people of their own race (31%).
Another distinctive feature of religious involvement is that it is less biased by social standing than most other forms of civic involvement. Poorer, less educated Americans are much less likely to be involved in community life than other Americans, but they are fully as engaged in religious communities. Conversely, religiously engaged people have, on average, a more diverse set of friends than those who are less engaged in religion. Holding constant their own social status, religiously engaged people are more likely than other Americans to number among their friends a person of a different faith, a community leader, a manual worker, a business owner, and even a welfare recipient.
I cannot resist adding a caveat: As always, it's wise to remain skeptical of such studies; it's especially important not to confuse correlation and causation.
This entry was posted in Marketing & church growth on December 17, 2010 by Dan Harper.
After you make the decision, what next?
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In congregational life, as in the for-profit world, there's usually a fourth option: Disagree and sabotage. A decision is made by a duly constituted authority, or through an established democratic process, and a small group of people who disagree with the decision start to sabotage it. And why wouldn't we behave in this way? That's the way democracy in America works: once a decision is made, many politicians (both Democrats and Republicans) go out of their way to sabotage the implementation of the decision. Ordinary citizens like us unconsciously follow their example.
This entry was posted in Church admin. and tagged conflict on December 14, 2010 by Dan Harper.
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The subject for today's lesson in the fourth and fifth grade Sunday school class was Noah. While the lesson plan in the Timeless Themes curriculum was pretty good, I knew immediately that I was going to scrap it — I knew I had to figure out a way to incorporate Bill Cosby's comedy routine on Noah.
The children loved the fact that I brought a laptop into class. "My dad has one of those!" "So does my mom, but I think hers is bigger. Do they make a bigger one?" With a group of this size — we had six children today, though sometimes we get ten — I much prefer having the children cluster around a laptop, where they have to deal with each other's physical proximity, than sit back and stare at a big screen. I brought the video up. "My mom doesn't let me watch Youtube." I told the girl that her mom was wise because most of the stuff on Youtube was crap. "Make it full screen!" said several of the children in a chorus.
This entry was posted in Religious education and tagged teaching diary on December 12, 2010 by Dan Harper.
At the height of the Liberation Theology movement in the 1980s, my friend Brad lived in Latin America, where he participated in a base community, a kind of radical Biblical study group in an impoverished village. Lay members rotated leadership, each week reading a text, offering an interpretation drawn from their own experience, and trying to relate scriptural stories to their own lives in order to inspire justice and social change.
As for Unitarian Universalists, we are more likely to spend our time arguing about the validity of standard middle-class American Christianity, which means we don't have to face up to the really challenging implications of Jesus's social message, implications that might challenge our comfortable middle-class existences. It is more convenient for our generation of Unitarian Universalists to dismiss Christianity with the argument that the Christianity we see around us, or in which we were raised, is puerile and shallow.
Similarly, what Unitarian Universalists think of as Buddhism too often is an American interpretation that reduces Buddhism to little more than a self-improvement program, one which doesn't seem to me to have much in common with the challenging philosophy of Siddhartha Gotama.
This entry was posted in Theology on December 11, 2010 by Dan Harper.


I could write a very lengthy story about the forthcoming DMC finals but it's very late, I'm very tired and frankly everything you need to know is in the above flyer. 2 days of scratch madness, but get a load of the Summit 2 - 7 DMC world champions on one stage. Miss this at your peril. Get over to DMC World for tickets.
The battle royal approaches - the battle for supremacy name ownership... OK OK just kidding. But indeed - Roc Raida's Gong Battle will be hitting the UK in a matter of weeks. And I've got a little update for you. Tickets are now available from the Ebsel site so snap them up quick as Bar Rumba is an ickle biddy club and only takes 500 hot and sweaty bods. And the combatants will be using a special edition Stanton SA-5 complete with new paint job and a Pro X Fade.
Well... not quite house calls but coming to a town possible near you in the UK is the Pioneer demomobile, driven rather expertly by Rik Parkinson - Pioneer's product expert and allround camera friendly demo guy. Rather than spend many thousands (and I do mean many) on putting on a huge stand for me to play with the latest gear and clean out the aftershow stand party at PLASA, Pioneer very selfishly wisely decided to take the gear to the people who need to see it - the end user. So the Pioneer UK Roadtrip will no doubt give you a chance to have a dabble on their latest hardware or at least get the chance to try and understand what all those knobs, buttons and outputs actually do.
In my quest to bring you the best reviews, I often talk to companies outside of the normal DJ radar. While researching the inner ear headphone market, Ranieri PR in the UK weren't able to provide some earphone samples to me but did offer the ZIPLINQ Road Warrior Deluxe kit up for test. Whilst not strictly being DJ gear, the advancing digital age means we're becoming just as concerned with computer issues as we are sound issues. This kit has everything you'll need to hook anything up via USB and then some - in a handy travel size case. So why not review it - it a company is nice enough to send me stuff, I'll review stuff.
After having had a particularly depressing week, I needed a little pick me up. Now I've said before that I love getting stuff in the post and something arrived yesterday that has cheered me up no end. Being addressed to "Matt Settle" was funny enough but the fruit machine sticky tape was just the thing to bring a smile to my face. Inside the vinyl sized package was... well... vinyl - in the shape of Ritchie Rufftone's "Braveheart Breaks".
Each year, Denon bring us a surprise or 2 just in time for PLASA. 2004 saw 2 scratch mixers and a mini player, last year brought us the potentially great DN-S3500 (still waiting for that unit guys so we don't know for sure...) and this year D-Day arrives with what feels like a tiny fanfare rather than a Denon roar. Snapping at the heels of Cortex and Numark, Denon are previewing (it's not ready yet) the DN-HD2500 - a dual head HD based player with USB and a built-in 2.5" HD. Details are thin other than the picture and brief details being shown over at the Denon DJ forum.
For those of you who've followed the birth and development of skratchworx, you'll know that a few months ago, I took my financial life into my own hands and quit the 9-5 to live my dreams. Sadly plotting to take over the planet from a secret island populated with Gizmo-worshipping PVC clad martial arts trained hotties is a little out of my budget right now so I guess I'll have to make do with making skratchworx the very best it can be from the skratchlab. The next version of skratchworx - V3 - will be a serious upgrade but to achieve this, I need time. As we know time equals money and this couldn't be truer right now.
So in a bid to make V3 a reality, the skratchworx advertising and sponsorship doors are open.
As the DMC finals approach, a clearer picture of just who is and isn't defending is becoming clear. Pro Zeiko will be defending the supremacy crown and C2C will also be defending the teams crown (is it just me or is it rather a formality?). But the biggest shock is that 2 times winner ieMERG won't be defending his crown for the 3rd time.
He's gone into great depth in is myspace blog for those that care to read his epic response - and this basically means that Pfel is defending in his place (covered in the blog).
Regulars will know that in the whole scheme of things, I'm old school - in age and b-boy style. I'm still rocking fatlace shelltoes and even on occasion rock my OG Gizmo brass buckle. Hell I've even started busting moves again despite family warnings of being a little too old (and eversoslightly embarrassing). So the best I can do is watch videos, DVDs and... looky here even play a computer game. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe brings you "B-Boy�" for PS2 and PSP. This doesn't look like another dance mat console game - think beat 'em up (but without the violence) quality but for old schoolers like me who can't risk putting a hip out. Oh and for you hip young things as well.
Isn't it nice that should your lump of hardware not quite perform as it should or indeed you just want it to do a little more, then an update is but a download and burn away? Pioneer think so as well and have a new firmware update for their CDJ-1000mk3 on the way. Coming to you on 20th August, this update takes the firmware to v2 and fixes a BPM display problem. You'll be able to grab it from Pioneer's DJSounds site soon.
Henry Ford allegedly said of his Model T Ford - "You can have any colour as long as it's black". Well Rane isn't happy with that so to add a little colour (well a lot actually) to your Serato spinning sessions, you can now get red, blue and yellow control records. Available from the Rane online store or probably from your local dealer sometime soon, they come in at $15 - $5 more than the black.
Life is full of little coincidences. I knew of the Korg KAOSS pad but up until Monday, I hadn't even touched one. Visiting Mista Ed's place gave me the opportunity to make them love the Rodec Scratchbox like their firstborn but also for me to experience the KAOSS PAD 2 for the very first time. And from the short play I had, I was suitably impressed that I thought it would be a good idea to get one in to put through the usual skratchworx review machine. But by pure coincidence, an email arrived from Korg Japan, telling me that they love skratchworx and that they have a new KAOSS PAD 3 coming out. So while we wait for the review unit to arrive, take a look at the official info.
Just wanted to jog the brains of our US readership about the Numark Milestones competition. The deadline for entries is August 30th and you could be in with a chance to win a humdinger of a prize. So if you're an unsigned DJ, MC, songwriter, performer or producer, get your entries in ASAP.
There's an old English saying - it's grim ooop north. But believe or not, we do have electricity, running water - even cars. We also have a strong DJ scene, strong enough that we have our very own DJ show - The Mobile DJ North Show. But it's not all Karaoke and glitter balls - this was the first public outing of the new Pioneer DVJ-1000, showing that the big boys want to support the smaller shows, especially the ones that allow the DJs to properly get their hands on the gear. I popped along with a camera and came away with a sense that the mobile DJ scene has more pull than you might think.
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It's been a hot minute (to talk like all you cool types) so it's competition time folks - well when I say competition, it's more like a matter of sending an email to me and praying that I pick your name out of the specially created inbox.
To tie in with Guitar Center's Spinoff 06 battle, sponsors and spiffy purveyors of cool Obey Clothing have got together a "head to toe" prize pack. Essentially it's 2 pairs of "pants" (that's trousers to the rest of us), a jacket, 3 t-shirts, shorts and a hoodie. If you want to try and win this (which frankly is quite hopeless as I need some new clothes), just drop a line to the competition hotline headed "Obey". You've got until August 16th.
Be aware that this is an opt-in competition - your email address will be forwarded onto Guitar Center, so if you're not happy with that, don't enter.
The interweb is brilliant. It brings you skratchworx, endless v1agra emails and as much pr0n as your addled brains can handle. But should you find yourself at a loose end between those pastimes, why not check out live streams of the DMC World Finals? PlusStream are once again offering live video feeds from both days of the world finals. One day costs �4.99, both days for the paltry sum of �9. Jump over there now and get signed up.
The second weekend in September is a battle sandwich - Gong Battle on one side, DMC the other and PLASA 2006 in the middle. After a lull a couple of years ago, last year's event picked up the pace a little, although moods were dampened a tad with some Earls Court pre PLASA floods. This year however, things could be a little different with some very big names notable by their absence. Still - there's going to be plenty to see and with the worldwide battle bus in town, PLASA should be quite interesting.
It would be a lie for me to make out that I know a single thing about this story so I'm just going to make it up and pad it out in an attempt to appear to have my finger on the throbbing pulse of the DJ scene. Seems that QBert and Thud Rumble have completely organised/sponsored/lent their name to (delete as applicable) a new American/Pop Idol style contest - but for DJs... OK that really is the sum total of my knowledge but emails and IMs have been sent so hopefully an update will appear later. Big up Kper for unearthing this. The source is here.


In their homilies and sermons on this feast the holy fathers and great doctors spoke of the assumption of the Mother of God as something already familiar and accepted by the faithful. They gave it greater clarity in their preaching and used more profound arguments in setting out its nature and meaning. Above all, they brought out more clearly the fact that what is commemorated in this feast is not simply the total absence of corruption from the dead body of the Blessed Virgin Mary but also her triumph over death and her glorification in heaven, after the pattern set by her only Son, Jesus Christ.
All these reasonings and considerations of the holy Fathers rest on Scripture as their ultimate foundation. Scripture portrays the loving Mother of God, almost before our very eyes, as most intimately united with her divine Son and always sharing in his destiny.
Above all, it must be noted that from the second century the holy Fathers present the Virgin Mary as the new Eve, most closely associated with the new Adam, though subject to him in the struggle against the enemy from the nether world. This struggle, as the first promise of a redeemer implies, was to end in perfect victory over sin and death, always linked together in the writings of the Apostle of the Gentiles. Therefore, just as the glorious resurrection of Christ was an essential part of this victory and its final trophy, so the struggle shared by the Blessed Virgin and her Son was to end in glorification of her virginal body. As the same Apostle says: When this mortal body has clothed itself in immortality, then will be fulfilled the word of Scripture: Death is swallowed up in victory.
Hence, the august Mother of God, mysteriously united from all eternity with Jesus Christ in one and the same decree of predestination, immaculate in her conception, a virgin inviolate in her divine motherhood, the wholehearted companion of the divine Redeemer who won complete victory over sin and its consequences, gained at last the supreme crown of her privileges—to be preserved immune from the corruption of the tomb, and, like her Son, when death had been conquered, to be carried up body and soul to the exalted glory of heaven, there to sit in splendor at the right hand of her Son, the immortal King of the ages.
— Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
Happy are you, holy Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all praise, from your womb Christ the Sun of Justice has risen.


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Sprint Cup notes: Carl Edwards plays the fuel badly
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NASCAR driver Carl Edwards waits for the start of the Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 race on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway.
NASCAR driver Carl Edwards waits for the start of the Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 race on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. (Ralph Freso / Associated Press)
Jim Peltz
By Jim Peltz
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Carl Edwards never saw it coming.
Edwards was poised to win Sunday's NASCAR race at Phoenix International Raceway when his No. 99 Ford ran out of fuel as he entered the last lap, enabling Kevin Harvick to win.
"I had no clue we were going to run out," Edwards said.
His crew chief, Jimmy Fennig, "talked to me about saving a little bit to have some extra, and I did that a couple of laps, but Kevin closed in and was obviously not saving fuel," Edwards said.
Edwards, who coasted to a 21st-place finish, said "we did everything right, we just miscalculated that one part and that's NASCAR. You've got to be perfect."
Edwards also bumped Jimmie Johnson at one point, which, had Johnson not been able to save his car from hitting the wall, could have jeopardized Johnson's title hopes.
"I definitely did not mean to hit him," Edwards said. "I'm just glad he saved it."
Earnhardt finishes strong
Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished fourth after a roller-coaster day.
He started 11th and was running sixth when his No. 88 Chevrolet developed a vibration after a pit stop.
It was a loose wheel, forcing Earnhardt to pit again and dropping him deep into the field, one lap down to the leaders. But Earnhardt gradually clawed his way back.
"We had a fast car," Earnhardt said, adding that a later pit-stop strategy by his crew chief, Steve Letarte, helped get him back into the top 10.
"I was really happy with the way we were able to rebound," Earnhardt said.
Patrick's long day
Danica Patrick had another rough race as she prepares to wrap up her rookie Sprint Cup season.
After starting 32nd, she quickly fell two laps down to the leaders and then was involved in a multi-car wreck that damaged the rear of her No. 10 Chevrolet.
After repairs, she finished 33rd. Patrick entered the race with an average finish of 26th this season.
james.peltz@latimes.com
Twitter: @PeltzLATimes
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LAS VEGAS — Peterbilt Motors Co. has unveiled an all-electric medium-duty truck, adding a third model to its emerging electric-vehicle lineup.
The truck maker introduced the zero-emissions Model 220EV on Jan. 8 here at CES, the world's largest technology trade show.
The battery-electric cabover, geared toward local pickup and delivery operations, has a 100-mile range and can recharge in an hour when plugged into a fast-charging system, the manufacturer said.
The Peterbilt Model 220EV is powered by an electric motor on its rear axle from Meritor Inc. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
The medium-duty model joins two other electric trucks introduced by Peterbilt within the past two years: the Model 579EV, a Class 8 tractor for port drayage and regional applications, and the Model 520EV, an electric refuse truck.
With those three vehicles, Peterbilt will have electric trucks that are suitable for a diverse range of shorthaul and regional trucking operations.
"We've got refuse covered, we've got regional haul covered, and we have inner city and local pickup and delivery covered," Peterbilt General Manager Jason Skoog said at the event. "At Peterbilt, we think those three applications are going to have the most immediate and near-term payback from a [return on investment] perspective for our customers."
In addition to the new Model 220EV, Peterbilt showcased a Model 579EV at parent company Paccar Inc.'s outdoor exhibition space in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Peterbilt plans to begin delivering the Model 220EV in the summer. The company said it will place six of the trucks into service this year with an undisclosed customer in the food and beverage sector.
Altogether, Peterbilt will have more than 30 electric vehicles on the road by the end of this year with customers in regional haul, refuse and urban delivery applications, the company said.
Customer field trials with Model 579EVs and 520EVs are already underway, and the manufacturer also is conducting validation testing at the Paccar Technical Center in Mount Vernon, Wash.
Scott Newhouse, Peterbilt's chief engineer, said the Model 220EV was built in collaboration with component supplier Meritor Inc. and TransPower, a provider of electric-vehicle systems.
"It's designed to perform as well or better than a diesel powertrain truck," Newhouse said.
Instead of a traditional internal combustion engine, the truck is powered by an electric motor mounted directly on the rear axle.
This Blue Horizon electric drive axle from Meritor offers peak power of 250 kilowatts.
The vehicle's e-axle configuration opens up space between the frame rails to mount the batteries, Newhouse said.
"All the components are packaged so that the same body that is put on a diesel powertrain vehicle can easily drop right onto this truck with no differences," he said.
The truck is equipped with two TransPower battery packs for a total storage capacity of 148 kilowatt hours.
Peterbilt's Scott Newhouse explains the Model 220EV's electric propulsion system at the vehicle's unveiling in Las Vegas. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
Although Peterbilt has introduced electric truck models and is beginning to put those vehicles in the hands of its fleet customers, the company has not announced a specific timeline for broad commercial availability.
"What we're focused on is gaining real-world miles in real-world applications," Skoog said.
The timing for a commercial launch will depend on a variety of factors, including the development of charging infrastructure and customer readiness, he said.
"There are a whole lot of things that have to come together to be successful, and customers have to be willing to commit to paying a higher price at this point," Skoog said. "These are still very expensive vehicles."
Right now, grants are helping to defray a lot of that added expense, and some customers will deploy electric trucks to bolster a "green image," but ultimately, further cost reductions will be needed to enhance the business case, he said.


The Customs Practice has learnt that the European Court of Justice has recently annulled part of an Anti Dumping measure relating to footwear imported from certain Chinese manufacturers.
Importers of footwear from China and Vietnam may be interested to learn that where they have paid Anti Dumping Duties (ADD), it may be possible in some cases to recover the ADD paid.
This allows importers to reclaim ADD they have paid, on relevant import consignments. The three year time limit on duty reclaims applies, unless claims have already been lodged which cover earlier periods. Any footwear importer who has paid ADD on supplies from the following manufacturers may be entitled to a duty reclaim.


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Q: In Android studio , in my app the image is not getting replaced with the bitmap In Android studio , in my app the image is not getting replaced with the bitmap I create,the path is correct but the ic_action_android is not getting replaced with my fresh captured image.
In OnCreate:
btOpen.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {
                //Open Camera
                // Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
                Intent cameraIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
                if(cameraIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager())!=null)
                {
                    File imageFile= null;
                    try{
                        imageFile = getImageFile();
                    }catch(IOException e){
                        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "get image file failed", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }
                    if(imageFile != null)
                    {
                        Uri imageUri= FileProvider.getUriForFile(MainActivity.this,"com.example.android.provider",imageFile);
                        cameraIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT,imageUri);
                        startActivityForResult(cameraIntent,IMAGE_REQUEST);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Imagefile is null", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }

                }
                //startActivityForResult(intent,100);
            }
        });

  private File getImageFile()throws IOException
    {
        String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
        String imageName="jpg_"+timeStamp+"_";
        File storageDir = getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
        File imageFile = File.createTempFile(imageName,".jpg",storageDir);
        currentImagePath= imageFile.getAbsolutePath();
        return imageFile;
    }

The on Activity result:
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {

    ImageView imageView= new ImageView(MainActivity.this);
    imageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_action_android);
    addView(imageView,1000,1000);
    Log.i(TAG, "The image path is " + currentImagePath);
    final Bitmap mBitmap= BitmapFactory.decodeFile(getIntent().getStringExtra(currentImagePath));
    if (requestCode == 100) {
        //Get Capture Image
       // Bitmap captureImage = (Bitmap) data.getExtras().get("data");
        //Set Captue Image to ImageView
        imageView.setImageBitmap(mBitmap);
       // imageView.setImageBitmap(captureImage);

    }

imageView.setImageBitmap(mBitmap); this line is not working so to say.

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A recent study shows patients taking 500 mg. of Neptune kill oil per day lowered elevated cholesterol levels up to 19% and was more effective than fish oil.
The study published in the 2004 issue of Alternative Medicine Review concluded that 1 – 3 grams a day of Neptune krill oil was more effective at reducing total cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, LDL and HDL, compared to both fish oils and a placebo.
Montreal, Canada – Researchers took a group of one hundred and twenty (120) patients and randomly assigned them to 4 groups.
Each group received either krill oil (2 different dosages), fish oil or a placebo.
The Neptune Krill Oil and cholesterol study lasted for 3 months.
These results confirmed earlier reports that fish oils may help lower cholesterol and improve blood lipids.
However, researchers found that Neptune Krill Oil was more effective for the management of hyperlipidemia by significantly reducing total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides and increasing HDL levels.
Researchers learned that a single 500 mg dose of Neptune krill oil resulted in a 300% improvement in cholesterol compared to fish oils; and there was also a substantial difference in the LDL and HDL cholesterol levels.
The researchers discovered that increasing the dosage of Neptune krill oils by almost 6 times (to 3 grams a day) also produced an effective reduction on high cholesterol blood levels.
This study appears to indicate that Neptune krill oil is almost 3 times more effective than using a standard fish oil to lower elevated cholesterol levels.
Neptune krill oils appear to be an effective treatment for enhancing cardiovascular health in individuals with elevated cholesterol levels.
May be more effective than fish oils for managing high lipid levels in the blood.
Surpasses fish oils for a greater reduction in LDL (the bad cholesterol).
A lower dose of 500 mg. krill oil appeared to offer more noticeable health benefits compared to fish oils and placebo.
The exact brand of krill oil used in this cholesterol study is called Neptune Krill Oil.
These types of natural health products can be purchased at most health food stores or online retailers.
It's recommended you consult with your physician before considering using this product.
Alternative Medicine Review. 2004 Dec;9(4):420-8. Evaluation of the effects of Neptune Krill Oil on the clinical course of hyperlipidemia. Bunea R, El Farrah K, Deutsch L. Department of Internal Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Influence of the physicochemical form of polyunsaturated fatty acids on their in vivo bioavailability; Cansell M, Moussaoui N, Denizot A, Combe N. 94th Annual AOCS Meeting & Expo PHO1: Phospholipids for Improving Bioavailability Chair: Michael Schneider, Consultant, Germany.


Humanity's first encounter with intelligent extraterrestrial life would undoubtedly have a huge impact on how we see our place in the universe. But could first contact also affect technological progress and spur technology leaps on Earth? That question becomes one of many driving forces in the fascinating "Three-Body" book trilogy by Liu Cixin, a Chinese writer who has become the bestselling author of science fiction in China.


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The Hitler Jig
Mini Myths / June 25, 2016 September 30, 2022 / 2 minutes of reading
Hitler didn't dance that jig
France fell to Nazi Germany in June 1940. The Germans stage managed it so that Hitler would receive the French surrender in the same railroad car that the Germans had signed their surrender that ended World War I. Hitler stepped out of the railway car while the surrender documents were being read out loud and talked with some of his generals waiting outside. While chatting, Hitler took a step forwards, but he did it in kind of odd and stilted manner, raising his right knee up high as he did so. It was as if he wanted to emphasize the step downwards, like a stomp. The newsreel cameras were rolling, and filmed it all.
When the footage was seen in London, John Grierson, a Scottish film maker and director of the Canadian Information and Propaganda Service, saw an opportunity. He and Stuart Legg, an English filmmaker, realized that the clip of Hitler's step could be looped, repeated, and turned into a little dance step that would make the Furher look ridiculous. They worked their film so wizardry well that many people thought Hitler had indeed danced a celebratory jig.
Grierson was a pioneer in documentary filmmaking before the war, and would later go on to lead both British and Canadian government film boards. In fact, it was Grierson who coined the term, "documentary," in 1955. Stuart Legg did other fantastic film work during the war. He was a central member of Charles Ridley's team at the British Ministry of Information, and helped create the "Lambeth Walk – Nazi Style" short film that used cutting and editing mastery to set Hitler and Nazi marching gestures to the highly-popular tune, "Doing the Lambeth Walk."
These films were a great and very effective Allied propaganda tool. Many British people who lived through the war have told me that film clips and shorts like these were important in maintaining morale on the homefront. And, just think, Buzzkillers, they edited these films and matched them with the music using scissors, glue, and a stop watch. No computers, no software, just pure genius and a genuine desire to make Hitler look foolish. Mission accomplished.
"Hitlers Silly Dance"
"Hitler's Little Jig"
unedited film:
"Hitler at French Armistice"
Nazis Doing the Lambeth Walk "Lambeth Walk – Nazi Style"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYdmk3GP3iM
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CR: Chapter 537
Chapter 537 – Identity of the Deceased
The first witness was a student of the conservatory of music. She was carrying a school bag and rode a bicycle. She was about to go to the library when she found the dead body floating there as she passed by the school lake. A singing competition was being held in a nearby gymnasium and the music from the gymnasium was deafening. The audience screamed one after another and the screams of the girl didn't attract everyone's attention.
Xiao Lou and Liu Qiao had just walked out of the venue which allowed them to discover the abnormality of the lake.
After hearing Xiao Lou say to call the police, the pale-faced girl hurriedly took out her phone and called 110 with trembling fingers. She stammered, "H-Hello, this is Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music, the Liuguang Lake, a body was found in the lake…"
There were only the three of them at the lake at this time.
Xiao Lou looked at Liu Qiao. Liu Qiao immediately took advantage of the girl's lack of attention to jump into the lake.
The lighting was dim at night. Liu Qiao used her 'Daughter of the Sea' card to conjure a fish tail without anyone noticing and dove into the depths of the lake. She soon swam below the floating corpse. Liu Qiao opened the Night Pearl to carefully observe the surrounding environment. After a moment, she swam back and reported the results to Xiao Lou in a low voice. "I didn't find any stones, vegetation or wood under the body. There is also no blood in the lake. The cause of death is still up to you. Professor Xiao, do I need to drag up the body?"
Xiao Lou shook his head. "Don't destroy the scene. Wait for Hanjiang to come over. The protection of the crime scene is very important and the police might come to a different conclusion. I will do the autopsy, but later, not right now."
Liu Qiao frowned. "However, Group Leader Yu isn't the one that we know. Can he be relied upon?"
Xiao Lou gently rubbed his temples and said uncertainly, "If he is Yu Hanjiang of the past, he must be reliable. Hanjiang is a very good criminal police officer and can solve the case no matter how difficult. The thing that worries me is that the world we live in is a space created by the keepers from our memories. No matter whether it is Yu Hanjiang or Ye Qi, they are now NPCs and they won't necessarily cooperate with us."
It would've been easier to solve this case if the Yu Hanjiang they knew were brought into this world. However, the keepers wouldn't be so kind. The thing that Liu Qiao was more worried about was the possibility of Yu Hanjiang and Ye Qi being hunters. Forget helping them solve the case. Perhaps Yu Hanjiang and Ye Qi wanted their lives?
A gust of wind blew in the night. The girl who called the police shivered for a while. Her face was extremely ugly and she seemed about to cry. She lifted the bicycle that fell next to her and said in a trembling voice, "The police have sent someone over. A-Are we going to wait here?"
"Of course. You are the first witness and the police will definitely have a lot of questions to ask you when they come." Xiao Lou stepped forward and told her gently. "Don't be nervous. The police's routine questioning won't embarrass you as long as you have nothing to do with the death."
"Yes…" The girl wrapped her coat tightly around herself.
Moments later, two police cars appeared in Xiao Lou's vision. In order to avoid attracting too much attention from students, the police cars didn't have their sirens on when entering the campus. The cars quickly stopped on the side of the road. The door opened from the inside and a man in civilian clothes stepped out of the car.
It was actually Yu Hanjiang.
He walked toward the three people by the lake with a slight frown and a cold expression. At the same time, he waved to a colleague behind him. Two criminal investigation police officers immediately set up a cordon around them.
Yu Hanjiang took out a flashlight and illuminated the lake. Sure enough, a corpse was found in the middle of the lake. He turned to look at the girl by the lake with sharp eyes. "Who called the police?"
The girl timidly stepped forward. "P-Police officer, y-yes, it is me."
Yu Hanjiang took out a notebook and pen from his pocket and stated coldly, "Name, age, occupation."
The girl answered, "I, my name is Xu Mingyue. I am 18 years old and a sophomore at the conservatory of music."
Yu Hanjiang quickly recorded it while asking, "When did you find the body?"
"Just now around 9 o'clock."
"Why did you pass through here?"
"The final exam was coming up and I wanted to go to the library to study. I was passing by here when the wheel of my bicycle burst. I stopped to check only to see something floating in the lake. I walked over to take a closer look and saw a human face. It scared me to death…" The girl had now calmed down and expressed it quite clearly.
"These two are also witnesses?" He turned toward Xiao Lou and Liu Qiao standing behind the trees. Then he was taken aback when he made eye contact with Xiao Lou. "Professor Xiao, why are you here?"
"Han…" Xiao Lou coughed and quickly changed the name. "Group Leader Yu, my student and I came to the conservatory of music to watch the singing competition. We had just come out of the gymnasium when we heard a scream from the lake. We came over and found a corpse in the lake. I suggested that this Student Xu call the police."
"I see." Yu Hanjiang nodded before waving to the young police officer behind him. "You and Xiao Wu should first fish up the body. Then go into the lake to see if there is anything abnormal."
"Yes, Group Leader Yu." The two young criminal investigation police officers quickly took off their coats and went into the water. Immediately after that, another car drove in and stopped next to the police car. A capable female forensic doctor in a white coat put on her gloves and came to Yu Hanjiang. "Group Leader Yu, what about the corpse?"
"It is being salvaged." Yu Hanjiang looked around. "I'll take a look at the scene first."
"Yes." The forensic doctor sorted out the toolbox next to her. Yu Hanjiang took the flashlight and shone it around the area. Xiao Lou's eyes followed him, trying to find some clues through him.
Soon, Yu Hanjiang crouched under a nearby tree. He frowned and turned over the dirt on the ground. He found a few nails and placed the nails in a sterile bag. Then he carefully observed the trees around him.
On one of the trees, the words 'Zhang Hengyu and Ning Xue will be together forever' were written in small characters. It was just that the handwriting was somewhat blurred. Yu Hanjiang took photos to collect evidence and went to the lake to look for clues.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang cooperated several times in the secret room and Xiao Lou naturally knew he was looking for footprints.
If the victim was killed, no matter whether the victim was pushed into the lake or moved to the lake after being killed, the murderer should've left footprints by the lakeside. Yu Hanjiang himself was a master of finding traces and he would naturally think of this.
Xiao Lou followed his gaze. Sure enough, there was a series of footprints by the lake. The person who left the footprints should be wearing flat shoes and the footprints were very small. It was more like a woman's footprints.
At this time, the corpse in the lake was recovered. The two police officers who entered the water reported the results of the investigation. It was consistent with Liu Qiao's preliminary investigation just now. No blood was found in the lake and there were no tools such as weeds or stones to sink the body in the lake.
The female forensic doctor began the preliminary autopsy. Xiao Lou was only an outsider at this time and had no right to intervene in the process of solving the case. However, he stood nearby and could roughly see the characteristics of the body, including the changes in skin, muscles and corpse spots.
The female forensic doctor said softly, "The deceased is female and around 20 years old. I didn't find any fatal injuries on the body and there are no traces of struggle or fighting. It can be said that the death was very peaceful. Based on the mouth and nasal cavity, the initial judgment about cause of death is suffocation due to drowning. I need to do a detailed autopsy to find out the specific situation."
The young police officer next to Yu Hanjiang looked at the footprints on the ground and actively analyzed it. "Group Leader Yu, this string of footprints is the same size as the foot of the deceased and the pattern is the same as the pattern of the soles of her sneakers. Only the footprints of the deceased are found by the lake. Is it proof that the girl committed suicide by throwing herself into the lake?"
Yu Hanjiang said indifferently, "Don't jump to conclusions easily."
The young policeman blushed and scratched his head. He coughed softly. "I'm just guessing…"
Yu Hanjiang turned to look at him. "Call the security guards on duty tonight and the school leader in charge of the student office. We'll identify the student first. Before the cause of death comes out, we will check the social relationships of this woman in detail."
His eyes were fixed on the tree in front of him and he stared thoughtfully at the two names.
At this moment, the girl who called the police suddenly had a ghostly expression on her face and her eyes widened in horror. "X-Xiao Xue?"
Yu Hanjiang suddenly turned back. "Do you know her?"
Xu Mingyue pointed stiffly at the corpse on the ground. "Her face is swollen like this so I can't see who it is, but her clothes and shoes are exactly the same as my roommate Ning Xue. We bought them for her on her birthday, the day before yesterday!"
Xiao Lou and Liu Qiao glanced at each other. This was good. Xu Mingyue, who found the deceased, happened to know the deceased. However, was Xue Mingyue's appearance by the lake really a coincidence?
Yu Hanjiang walked over to Xu Mingyue and asked indifferently, "Are you sure this clothing belongs to your roommate?"
Xu Mingyue nodded vigorously. "Yes. We picked those clothes for her."
Yu Hanjiang raised his chin. "You call Ning Xue right away."
Xu Mingyue searched through her contacts and called her roommate's number. She heard the message 'the phone isn't answered' and her face turned even paler. She stared at the corpse on the ground in shock. "It can't be true. Is this really Xiao Xue?"
Yu Hanjiang asked, "Do you know where Ning Xue went tonight?"
Xu Mingyue answered, "It seems she went on a date with her boyfriend. Tonight is December 31st and tomorrow is the new year. She said in the dormitory that she wanted to celebrate the new year with her boyfriend. They were going to the square to watch fireworks…"
Yu Hanjiang glanced at the names on the tree. "Is her boyfriend called Zhang Hengyu?"
Xu Mingyue nodded. "Yes, her boyfriend is very handsome. He seems to be a senior of the forensic department of the medical university next door."
Yu Hanjiang recorded all this information. Then he walked to Xiao Lou and asked in a low voice, "I want to trouble Professor Xiao again. Do you know Zhang Hengyu, a student of the Department of Forensic Medicine?"
Xiao Lou looked calm. "I know him. He is the class leader in the third year of the Department of Forensic Medicine. This afternoon, I had a professional class and he came to the classroom. He sat next to student Liu Qiao."
Liu Qiao was stunned and recalled the afternoon class. There was indeed a boy sitting next to her. She remembered that the boy looked handsome and clean. His fingers were slender and white and he listened very seriously in class. Every time Xiao Lou talked about the key knowledge points, he buried his head in his notebook to make notes.
He wrote well and his handwriting was neat as if printed. Upon reflection, the name on the book was indeed Zhang Hengyu.
Liu Qiao nodded in agreement. "Professor Xiao is right. Zhang Hengyu sat next to me during class this afternoon. He listened to the lecture very seriously and his expression didn't look abnormal."
Yu Hanjiang frowned slightly and his gaze once again swept over the sentence carved on the tree.
-Zhang Hengyu and Ning Xue will be together forever.
Among them, the word 'forever' was somehow painted red with ink.
Xiao Lou obviously found this as well. He frowned slightly as he looked at Yu Hanjiang. "Could it be that… the two of them had a dispute, resulting in a murder due to love?"
Yu Hanjiang told him, "It isn't that simple."
He glanced at the three people at the scene and told them indifferently, "I have to trouble the three of you to follow me back to the police station to make a statement."
Xiao Lou was keenly aware that Yu Hanjiang had found a clue but Yu Hanjiang refused to say anything to him. It was no wonder. Yu Hanjiang was now the group leader of the criminal investigation team and Xiao Lou was just a passerby who happened to be at the scene of the crime.
The police naturally couldn't leak secret information to passersby when handling cases.
How could he pry open Yu Hanjiang's mouth? What did Yu Hanjiang think was wrong?
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Ah damn its so frustrating that the Prev YJH won't help so they have to lurk around to get the clues stealthily
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Not the hosts being homophobic and separating the couples
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Late this afternoon we went to see The King's Speech starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter. The movie tells the story of King George VI of England, his debilitating stammer, and the therapist who was able to help the king overcome his speech disability. Had the King been born much earlier, his stuttering might not have been as much of issue, but by the time George VI came to the throne, radio broadcasts were regularly made by the monarch.
We thoroughly enjoyed the movie and since getting back home, I've spent quite some time reading about George VI, Edward VIII, and Wallis Simpson on Wikipedia. I've also read several newspaper reviews of the movie—both the compliments and criticisms. The one surprise to me is how badly Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson were portrayed in the movie.
We go to very few movies while they are in the theater, preferring to watch at home either on Blu-Ray/DVD or after they are broadcast. So, maybe 2011 will be a year in which we turn this around and return to more frequent trips to the cinema.


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