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How to obtain a visa in the Russian Consulate?
A foreign national will be required to submit an entry visa upon arrival to Russia, unless their country of citizenship has a valid visa-free regime with Russia. Here are the main steps to obtaining a Russian visa.
The first step is to define the purpose of visit to Russia to further determine the type of visa required. The most popular visa types, which are obtained the most frequently, are tourist, business and work visas.
Tourist visa is the perfect option for those travellers, who intend to visit Russia for sightseeing, attending cultural and/or sporting events or to relax and unwind during a nice long spa retreat. Tourist visas are available in a single or a double entry options. Acquiring a tourist invitation for a foreign national is rather quick. This type of invitation is also known as a tourist voucher. It must contain all the information about the inviting party (name, address and phone number of the travel agency that issued the voucher), along with all the lodging details for the travelling party. Tourist invitations may only be issued by organizations, which are accredited at the Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. A tourist voucher must also state the amount of entries to Russia. Having a voucher allows its holder to apply for a single or multiple entry visa, which can be valid for up to 30 days.
Business visa can be of a single, doubly or multiple entry and can be valid for up to 1 year. In certain cases, some foreign national s may be issued a business visa that is valid for up to 5 years. When applying for a multiple entry business visa, it is important to consider the 90 day restriction, according to which a foreign national can only reside in Russia for no longer than 90 days (consecutive or not) within any 180 day period. If the inviting party is a commercial organization, the invitation can only be acquired through the Federal Migration Services of the Russian Federation. If the inviting organization is non-commercial or government-based, the invitation must be acquired through the Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Work visa must be obtained by those foreign nationals, who intend to seek employment in Russia. This type of visa takes rather long to obtain. It requires quite a large amount of documentation that must be submitted by the potential employer of the applying foreign national. First, the employing organization must obtain a "Certificate of feasibility of implementing foreign labor". Then, a work authorization permit shall be obtained for a specific foreign national. Afterwards, the employing company can apply for the work invitation for their future employee. Work invitation is initially issued for up to 90 days. After the foreign national's arrival to the Russian Federation, the employer must submit certain documents to extend their employee's work visa to the same validity as the work authorization permit. Work visa is a multiple entry visa, which is not affected by the 90 day restriction. Work visa is valid for as long as the work authorization permit and is subject to renewal for another year.
The second step is acquiring the invitation. If a foreign national is looking to obtain a tourist visa, an appropriate invitation can be issued to them by a travel agency. If they are applying for a business visa or for a work visa, the invitation must be obtained through the Federal Migration Services. An invitation for a business visa can also be issued by the Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
If an invitation is issued by the travel agency, it can be obtained by the foreign national at the agency's local office in their country. If an invitation is issued on the Federal Migration Services form or on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation form, it must be mailed to the recipient using an international mailing courier. Another option of delivering the invitation is via Telex, which allows to send it directly to the Consulate (this option is only available for business invitations).
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The third step is using the invitation to obtain a Russian entry visa at the Consulate. Upon receiving the invitation, one can apply for the desired visa type at the Consulate by submitting the invitation, their passport, a filled out visa application and 2 pictures. If the invitation was delivered via Telex, the applicant will be notified of the delivery date by their inviting party and instead of submitting the invitation with their application, they must provide the invitation number. It is also necessary to pay the consular fee, which depends on the visa type. In certain cases, other documentation may be required, which is why it is important to confirm the list of necessary documents prior to applying.
Upon receiving the Russian visa, it is essential to verify that all the information is correct (especially entry/departure dates). If any mistakes or discrepancies are found in the visa, make sure to attend to the issue immediately at the Russian Consulate, because no corrections may be made after entering Russia.
The fourth step is entering the Russian Federation. Once the visa is received, the visa holder is then allowed to travel to Russia. Upon crossing the border, the foreign national will be issued a migration card (after the authorities verify their visa), which has to be filled out in Russian. The migration card and the passport will be stamped with the date and place of entering the Russian Federation.
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The fifth step is registering the visa in Russia. A visa must be registered within 7 days upon arrival of the foreign national to Russia. The registration process is usually handled by the inviting party. It can also be done by the employee of a hotel, where the foreign national is staying. If the traveller is staying at a private residence, then the property owner shall assist their guest in registering the visa.
The sixth step is acting in compliance with the visa expiration date. The validity of the visa is indicated on its top section. The visa holder must leave Russia before their visa expires. If it was not possible for any justifiable reason, an exit visa must be obtained. Please take into consideration that it takes 3-5 days to process and costs between 150 and 300 dollars. Supporting documentation will be required to prove that a timely departure from the Russian Federation was not possible due to justifiable cirumstances.
How do I get a Russian visa invitation?
If a foreign national is looking to obtain a tourist visa, an appropriate invitation can be issued to them by a travel agency. If they are applying for a business visa or for a work visa, the invitation must be obtained through the Federal Migration Services. An invitation for a business visa can also be issued by the Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Acquire an invitation.
What if i overstay Russian visa?
The visa holder must leave Russia before their visa expires. If it was not possible for any justifiable reason, an exit visa must be obtained. Please take into consideration that it takes 3-5 days to process and costs between 150 and 300 dollars. Supporting documentation will be required to prove that a timely departure from the Russian Federation was not possible due to justifiable cirumstances.
How to register a Russian Visa?
A visa must be registered within 7 days upon arrival of the foreign national to Russia. The registration process is usually handled by the inviting party. It can also be done by the employee of a hotel, where the foreign national is staying. If the traveller is staying at a private residence, then the property owner shall assist their guest in registering the visa.
When should i get a Russian migration card?
Upon crossing the border, the foreign national will be issued a migration card (after the authorities verify their visa), which has to be filled out in Russian. The migration card and the passport will be stamped with the date and place of entering the Russian Federation.


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- Algeria vs Nigeria will contest for a place in the finals of the AFCON 2019 tournament
- Man City star Riyad Mahrez believes the Super Eagles are a more formidable team to play
- The North Africans has never beaten the three-time African champions in open play in 29 years
Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez has disclosed that Nigeria will be a tougher opponent than Cote D'Ivoire ahead of their AFCON 2019 semi final clash with the Super Eagles.
The Algerian captain also added that the Super Eagles have more time to rest following their 2-1 victory over South Africa.
The Desert Warriors battled the Elephants a day later and played into extra time before winning on penalty shoot-out.
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''Nigeria is always playing the leading role in the Africa Cup of Nations. First we will recover well because we will have a day less than them, then we will get to work to be on top of the day.''
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Posted in Events dear boy. Events, Football at 20:30 on 19 November 2020
I was sad to hear of the death of Ray Clemence, one of the best goalkeepers of my lifetime, with a medal haul it would be difficult to surpass. About the only one misssing from his collection was a World Cup medal. Had it not been for the presence of Peter Shilton as a contemporary his total of 61 international caps would have been substantially higher.
England goalkeepers have not habitually been prone to error but Clemence is probably best remembered in Scotland for exactly that. In a game against Scotland he misjudged a weak Kenny Dalglish shot, allowing it through his legs for a goal. I noticed that his obituary piece on the BBC news featured a clip of that incident. Perhaps the compiler was a Scot with a sense of irony.
Judge for yourselves:-
Raymond Neal Clemence: 5/81948 – 15/11/2020. So it goes.
A day earlier, Des O'Connor, butt of many jokes from the mouth of Eric Morecambe, had passed away. O'Connor first came to my attention via his chart success with Careless Hands and I Pretend, not songs to my taste. His comedy was perhaps on the bland side and, contrary to Morecambe's jibes, which he took in good part, even playing up to them, his singing was perfectly acceptable. He made a successful career out of them in any case and the attention from Morecambe may in fact have boosted it.
Desmond Bernard O'Connor: 12/1/1932 – 14/11/2020. So it goes.
The Outsider: A History of the Goalkeeper by Jonathan Wilson
Posted in Dumbarton FC, Football, History, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, World Cup at 12:00 on 28 July 2013
Orion, 2012, 351 p
If football is symbolic, if the ball is a substitute sun requiring to be buried (in the goal) to ensure fertility, what then are we to make of the one player in the team whose primary object is to prevent that desirable consummation? Such is the question with which Wilson starts his history of the goalkeeper, who in this context can be seen as the outsider, an anti-footballer.
While not denying the goalkeeper's essential difference I immediately started thinking, what about the stopper centre half, the holding midfielder, the midfield destroyer? Aren't their roles equally anti-football in that sense? Of course these players may advance into the opponents' half, even score the odd goal or two, but the goalkeeper generally isn't expected/permitted even to do that. Except what, then, to make of the Paraguayan great, Jose Luis Chilavert, who took penalties and free-kicks and scored 62 goals, 8 of them for Paraguay and all while playing as a goalkeeper? (Brazil's Rogério Ceni has since overtaken Chilavert as the highest scoring keeper.) The South American attitude to goalkeepers has tended to be less restrictive, though. In Europe keepers generally only charge upfield in desperate circumstances.
In any case Wilson's title partly goes against the thrust of the history. When football was first codified it started with all players able to handle the ball in certain circumstances. That dispensation quickly became restricted to the designated one, who was detached from the team – and made to stand out by virtue of wearing a different coloured jersey/shirt. A gradual process of goalkeepers playing beyond the penalty area – the change of rules in 1912 which forbade handling outside the box (up till then they had been allowed to anywhere in their own half) delayed this process – by intervening with their feet or initiating attacks has reduced this difference. Arguably the keeper's reintegration into the team was finally more or less institutionalised by the back pass rule. (Even before that, though, the custodian was not totally estranged, was a vital component of retaining possession. I remember reading elsewhere that Liverpool's long domination of the European Cup was predicated on passing the ball back to Bruce Grobbelaar as much as possible during away legs. The sweeper-keeper had evolved even prior to this, though.) In Jose Luis Chilavert's case the reintegration of keeper with team was surely at its most complete.
Wilson mentions that the first 'Prince of Goalkeepers' was Dumbarton's James McAulay. Another Sons keeper to be mentioned in the text is Joshua Wilkinson, whose father was convinced his death from peritonitis in 1921 was due to a blow he'd received in a game against Rangers the previous Saturday.
In the very early days it had been almost open season on goalkeepers. The famous William 'Fatty' Foulke – reputedly 28st (179 kilograms) when he played for Chelsea – often took his revenge on physical forwards, turning them upside down and depositing them on their heads. Despite the obvious dangers – Celtic's John Thomson (to whom a section of Kirkcaldy's newly refurbished museum is dedicated – he came from nearby Cardenden – there was also a tribute to him there before the modernisation) received an accidental but fatal knee to the head in 1931 also against Rangers; Sunderland's Jim Thorpe died in 1936 after several blows in a physical game in 1936 prompted a reccurence of a diabetic condition – it was not until after Bert Trautman's broken neck and several other injuries to keepers in FA Cup finals in the 1950s, though, that British goalkeepers began to receive extended protection from referees.
Goalkeeping is not, in the end, a simple business. He/she is not necessarily only a shot stopper; there is a difference between the reactive keeper and the proactive. The former expects to make saves (spectacular or mundane) the latter's best game is the one in which she/he has no saves to make at all, because the way he/she has organised the defence ensures, in an ideal world, that no danger occurs.
There are even national differences in approach. Both Brazilian and Italian defences tend to play deeply and so breed reactive keepers. In other countries a higher line is adopted, a goalkeeper's play has to be more attuned to that. In Russia, Soviet Russia in particular, goalkeepers have been the subject of a reverence that borders on love.
Africa is represented here by the Cameroonians Tommy Nkono (who inspired Gianluigi Buffon) and Joseph-Antoine Bell, the Spanish, German, Italian, English, Brazilian, Scottish and US traditions are covered in detail. From Asia only Ali Al-Habsi gets a mention and that in passing. Oceanian custodians escape Wilson's purview completely. Maybe no notable keepers have as yet been bred there.
So many great goalkeepers seem to have had unfortunate debuts, on the end of drubbings of various sorts. What distinguishes them all is that they are liable to be remembered, their careers defined, not for their great performances but for one, or – in the case of David Seaman – two mistakes. (My abiding memory of Ray Clemence is of him allowing a soft one from Kenny Dalglish to evade him in a Scotland-England game at Hampden. Proof if any were needed that there is no national tendency to persistently outstanding goalkeeping.) Poor Moacyr Barbosa of Brazil was forever blighted by conceding the winning goal in the 1950 World Cup final. In 1970 a woman in a shop said to her young son, "Look! There's the man who made all Brazil cry." Barbosa himself later complained that in Brazil, "the maximum sentence is 30 years. My imprisonment has been for 50." That loss to Uruguay was perhaps, though, the single most traumatic moment in Brazil's history as a nation. It was only founded in 1889 and has never fought a war.* Brazilians apparently are not really football fans. It is winning they like.
Wilson makes the point that the existence of a highly proficient one or two goalkeepers from one country at one time is not evidence of strength in depth, nor any guarantee of continued excellence. The apparent decline of English goalkeeping is a case in point.
The author certainly knows his football history – there is even a digression into the treatments of the sport in literature and film, most of which lean heavily on the goalkeeper; a further nice touch is that the book's back cover is decorated with a "1" – and he thinks deeply about the game. Having read the book I'll observe goalkeeping in a different light.
One final note. Even if a book is about football it might be thought a touch insensitive to describe the Spanish Civil War as "perhaps the clásico to end them all" – even more insensitive when Wilson observes that Real Madrid didn't become Franco's team till the 1940s.
*Edited to add. I have since found out that this is only true of the Brazilian Republic and not of the Empire which preceded it.


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By Martin LiDecember 1, 2022 No Comments
Content Warning: This article contains instances of suicide and LGBTQ+ discrimination
Another "Rose Boy" has left this world
On Sept. 10, 2022, Gaoyan (高彦), a student from Shandong College of Arts in China, committed suicide during the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. According to the information posted on Chinese social media, Weibo, he previously suffered long-term discrimination from his teacher because of his family background and sexual orientation.
(Gaoyan, from Weibo)
Weibo users mentioned Gaoyan was an amazing dancer with excellent academic grades. Gaoyan got first place in the dance examination in Hebei Province, performed for 2022's CCTV New Year's Gala, and won the China Dance Lotus Award. However, because of his family's low-income background, Gaoyan's teacher constantly told him that he did not deserve to be in school. After learning that Gaoyan identified as gay, the teacher reportedly verbally abused and discriminated against Gaoyan. The teacher also encouraged Gaoyan's classmates to isolate him.
Following Gaoyan's death, according to the media channel on Weibo, XinHuangHe (新黄河), on Sept. 23, 2022, a joint investigation team from the Education Working Committee of the Shandong Province Committee went to Shandong College of Arts to conduct an investigation. Many on social media and Gaoyan's family are still waiting for the investigation results. At the same time, many familiar with the tragedy have protested with the slogan "Rose Boy" on social media, a symbol that calls on society to protest discrimination against feminine men.
"Rose Boy"(玫瑰男孩)
On April 22, 2000, Yeh Yung-Chih (叶永志), a Taiwanese junior high school student, was found unconscious on the bathroom floor at his school. An investigation concluded that he slipped and fell head-first onto the wet bathroom floor. Before his death, he experienced verbal and physical bullying from his classmates because of his gender identity. This incident incited the discussion of gender education and the passing of the 2004 "Gender Equality Education Act" in Taiwan. Yeh's mother, Chen Chun-Ju (陈君汝), also participated in gender-related social movements to seek justice for her son and encourage society to support kids with similar experiences. She has shared her stories with other sexual minorities' families and joined many LGBTQ+ protests. During the 2010 LGBTQ+ protest at Gaoxiong, Taiwan, Chen joined the protest as a speaker. "My kids, you have to be brave; god created people like you. There must be a light to fight for your human rights," she said. "Be yourself, don't be afraid."
"Attracting wide-scale media attention, the Yeh story adumbrated the enrichment of gender understandings that were to shape Taiwanese public policies in the years to come," argued associate professor of history at the University of California, Davis, Howard Chiang, in his book Transtopia in the Sinophone Pacific. "Yeh's death pushed us to recognize the necessity of respecting students with diverse gender orientations in educational settings and the utmost importance of securing a safe learning environment." According to Chiang's book, Yeh's incident has led to the legalization of the "Equality of the Two Sexes Education Act" ( 兩性平等教育法). Following that, lesbian and gay groups in Taiwan started to host LGBTQ+-related movements to bring gender into the wider context of political activism.
(Yeh Yung-Chih, from the Chinese Internet)
Jolin Tsai (蔡依林), a Taiwanese pop singer, was inspired by Yeh's story, and in 2018, she wrote and released a song called "玫瑰男孩" ("Womxnly"), which means "Rose Boy." The song alludes to the difficult social environment that sexual minorities often face: "Which roses don't have the thorns? The best revenge is to stay beautiful. The most beautiful bloom is when you start fighting back!" Previously, Tsai has already released three songs in support of sexual minorities: 迷幻 "Fantasy" (2012), 第二性 "Gentlewomen" (2014), 不一样又怎样 "We're all different, yet the same" (2014)
"Yeh Yung-Chih (叶永志) reminded me that I may become a kind of minority in any situation, so I should use empathy to love anyone around me," said Tsai (蔡依林), as she accepted her Song of the Year Award at the 30th Golden Melody Awards. "This song [玫瑰男孩, Rose Boy] is dedicated to him and to all of you who once thought you had no choice, you must choose yourself."
However, Chinese media's reaction to Gaoyan's death starkly contrasts Taiwan's reaction and response to Yeh's death. Because of media censorship by Chinese officials, LGBTQ+-related media content, including the reports about Gaoyan's incident, has been downplayed and banned.
The Media Environment for LGBTQ+ Groups in China
Stanley Rosen, professor of political science at the University of Southern California, stated that "LGBTQ+ related topics are highly restricted [in China]; you can see that just in the censorship of the films." Rosen used the 2018 movie "Bohemian Rhapsody" as an example to highlight the difficult media environment toward issues of sexual orientation in Chinese media. When the movie was released in China, clips that included the main character showing his sexual orientation were removed. At the Academy Awards in 2019, Rami Malek, the actor who plays the main character in Bohemian Rhapsody, won the Academy Award for Best Actor. When he gave his acceptance speech, he discussed LGBTQ+ issues and was quoted saying, "gay man." However, when the show was broadcasted in China, the word was translated into "special group" by a Chinese online broadcast.
(Subtitle "I have filmed the film about special groups," Screenshot of Mango TV, Rami Malek's speech at Oscar 2019)
When comparing the media environments in the United States and China, Rosen said, "The main difference is, in the United States, we have media to suit every case, whatever your political affiliation or whatever your interests that speak what you think. China is the opposite. They are looking for harmony, 和谐社会 (stable society). So, they don't want to report anything like that unless they can spin it in a way with the happy ending that the government stated that the communist party had solved the problems that might have existed." The Chinese media authorities hoping to avoid "incidents" and "problems" are responsible for removing content as authorities believe that controversial social media accounts can cause instability in China.
Not Criticizing Ideology is Helping Us
"Rose Boy represents the care of the public in China," said Ethan Zhang, the president of Chinese Rainbow Network (CRN), a nonprofit organization serving the Chinese LGBTQ+ community in North America. "I am glad there was a discussion about this symbol because it got the public's attention," Zhang adds. He also believes if there were no "Rose Boy," there might be other symbols that would appear for sexual minorities to express their emotions.
Zhang stated that the hardest process for most sexual minorities in China is self-identity. In the Chinese environment, LGBTQ+-related topics are marginalized, making it difficult for sexual minorities to learn about different sexual orientations. Zhang said that criticizing Chinese social values on LGBTQ+ issues will lead to discussions comparing Chinese and Western ideology, which can lead to further media censorship because of its political sensitivity. For media outside China, criticizing Chinese ideology without understanding China's operating model and social background may make the living environment for sexual minorities more difficult.
Zhang said the main challenge for NGOs is retaliation and censorship if they speak out radically on Chinese media platforms. So for CRN, they focus more on providing substantial help and supporting people suffering from self-identity by organizing mentorship programs and hosting friendship associations. This is in line with what scholars believe is a rigid social environment with Professor Rosen believing China's general media environment and media policy will stay the same in the next few years.
"The new generations in China are more open to sexual orientation-related topics," said Zhang. "However, compared to the U.S., the progress on issues of sexual orientation-related issues' is still plodding."
For now, with the advancement of technology and education, China's general environment is gradually improving the tolerance of sexual minorities. However, there is still a long way to go before the Chinese government, media, and society fully embrace minority groups. In this way, we can avoid the tragedy of losing more "rose boys".
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Manchester United Go into the FA Cup Fifth Round
Manchester United reduced the stress on boss Louis van Gaal by thrashing Derby County by 3-1 in the FA Cup 4th round. Van Gaal disagreed with the statements that he offered to step down after losing to Southampton on Saturday, and his team were better than Derby. Wayne Rooney opened the scoring with curling shot from 20 yards and gave lead to United in the 16th minute. Then just after 20 minutes George Thorne levelled the scores in the 37th minutes.
In the 20th minute of second half, Daley Blind again put United ahead from Jesse Lingard's cross shot and then Juan Mata confirmed victory in the 83rd minute. Derby, who are winless in 2016 and stand at fifth place on the championship points table, created problems in the end of the first half when Thorne latched on to Chris Martin's wonderful through football. But on the other hand, it was a really important and confidence-boosting victory for Van Gaal's team who, after not winning a single game in December, have also lost once in January and got a two-goal win for the first time in 15 matches.
It has been a tough week for Van Gaal, who has trained his fire on the media and sarcastically said defeat by Derby might cost him his job for a 4th time this season. But in the first 30 minutes and after the break, United played much confidently that has been missing from some last months. Buoyed by more than 5,000 away fans, much of United's perfection centred around Anthony Martial, who taken some of his early season form with a fantastic performance.
Positioned on the left side, the 20-year-old created problems for Derby right-back Cyrus Christie and capped an effervescent display when he set up Mata for the last goal after skipping through the host's defence. With better management, the Frenchman could have scored on both sides of Rooney's clinical finish. Although the Manchester United forward showed up offside when he collected the ball, he converted inside before discovering the top corner to go within six of Sir Bobby Charlton's club record 249 objectives.
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Q: Migrating from SourceForge to Github, should I delete the SF repository entirely? It's long overdue, but after a few too many horror stories I'm finally moving a long-running project of mine from SourceForge to GitHub.
Simple question: Should I delete my SourceForge project entirely?  Or would it be better to leave behind a shell with pointers to the new location?
Leaving a shell behind might be useful to the odd soul who stumbles onto an old link to SourceForge somewhere, but I now distrust SF to the extent that I'm very hesitant to leave anything behind.  However, the GIMP and now nmap hijacks above indicate that they could conceivably create a fake copy, which would be even worse — although I doubt the project is anywhere near high-profile enough to be worth their while.

A: I would commit a new revision (or several) that deletes all files except for a readme.txt containing the new link. Then I'd build a new release containing just that readme.txt (so if they do decide to create a bundled .zip, at least it will contain a link to the new location and not just an old, obsolete version. You can also, helpfully, include details of how to uninstall any crapware that might have found its way into the download from SF)
Trying to stop them creating these bundled releases is not worthwhile, but I think its not worth their while to figure out which was the last 'real' release you made.

A: I would leave a pointer to the new location.
Leaving SF entirely seems not to protect you from bundling your stuff with third-party software, when I read the media reports correctly.

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Dispute about Dual Citizenship in Germany
Why the Obligation to Choose is Damaging Integration
The fight against dual citizenship is an assault on the reality of life in Germany. While it is true to say that those who want to assume German citizenship have to decide, they are not deciding whether to feel a little bit more Turkish or a little bit more German; they are deciding in favour of democracy, a state governed by the rule of law and the basic principles on which the constitution is built. A commentary by Heribert Prantl
The Bible tells us that "no one can serve two masters". This is a sentence that staunch opponents of dual citizenship in Germany's conservative "Union parties" (CDU and CSU) love to quote in the context of the debate on dual citizenship. It is not a good argument for a number of reasons. Firstly, a citizen of a democratic state is not a servant. Secondly, everyone knows that people who have two jobs are not torn apart by the fact that they have two bosses.
Quite apart from that, the sentence they quote means something entirely different, namely that one cannot serve God and Mammon at the same time. It is about not being stingy. This is what makes it all the more incomprehensible that members of the Union parties are once again demonstrating such stinginess when it comes to discussing citizenship in their coalition negotiations with the Social Democrats and still acting as if having two citizenships simultaneously is a fundamental evil.
The resistance to dual citizenship is the last battle in a war that has been waged for decades under the banner "Germany is not a land of immigration". This war was an assault on appearances because everyday life in Germany shows that we are living in a society of immigration. Recognition of dual citizenship means recognition of this fact.
The obscure "option model" from 1999
Dual citizenship means that citizens who are at home in two cultures are no longer required to tear themselves in two. It takes citizens the way they are: with their backgrounds, their traditions, their roots and the identity that results from all this.
The conservatives of the CDU and CSU parties and the Social Democrats of the SPD are currently in negotiations to form a government. The two sides differ greatly on the issue of dual citizenship. The SPD would like to abolish the so-called "option model" once and for all; the CDU, however, is not willing to play ball
Certainly, new citizens have to decide, but not whether they now feel a little more Turkish or a little more German; they have to decide in favour of democracy, a state governed by the rule of law and the basic principles on which the constitution is built. Dual citizenship can be a help in this respect.
EU citizens, ethnic Germans who have resettled in Germany after 1993 and the children of dual-nationality marriages are getting along just fine in Germany with dual citizenship; why should it be any different for German-Turks? One cannot decide on the basis of origin whether a person may have one passport or two.
The 1999 reform introduced the obscure "option model" that obliges people to choose: children born to foreign parents in Germany are initially granted two citizenships, but have to decide in favour of either German citizenship or the citizenship of their parents by the time they are 23.
Even when it was introduced in 1999, this model wasn't the wisest of solutions; it was a stopgap measure taken by the coalition of Social Democrats and Greens in order to ensure a majority for at least a minor reform in the wake of the outright opposition of the conservatives who had recently won the state parliamentary election in the state of Hesse. Since then, what was expected at the time has now come to pass: the "option model" is damaging integration and causing legal uncertainty.
The Expert Council on Integration has now made a proposal that the Union parties would do well to accept: dual citizenship should be granted to the transition generation. That would be a wise compromise. And surely Angela Merkel can have nothing against wisdom.
Heribert Prantl
© Süddeutsche Zeitung / Qantara.de 2013
Prof. Dr. Heribert Prantl is a member of the senior editorial team at the German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and editor in chief of the paper's domestic policy section.
Translated from the German by Aingeal Flanagan
Editor: Lewis Gropp/Qantara.de
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The National Weather Service office in Reno has issued an Urgent Winter Weather Message for all of Lassen, eastern Plumas and eastern Sierra counties.
Heavy snow will be possible above 5,000 feet with total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches. Here in the Honey Lake Valley 2 to 5 inches are expected Wednesday.
In the higher elevations west of Highway 395 snow totals are forecast to be from 12 to 30 inches.
Snow levels will start at the valley floors Tuesday afternoon, but may rise rapidly to 7,000 feet Wednesday. Potential snow accumulations would be much less if this occurs.
Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commutes.
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Statistics show that foreclosures are becoming more frequent due to the ever changing conditions of the real estate block. Though most homeowners bought their houses when the rates are still manageable within their income they still have trouble paying off their mortgages. Blame it on the rising prices of commodities while the people's salary remain at their present amount. However, this type of reasoning does not apply to most lenders. Most people with foreclosed properties are left without houses and a tainted credit history. What to do when you feel that your home might be taken away?
Contrary to what you might think, lenders are not really keen to foreclose properties. For one, they are lenders, their forte is to lend money. They are not really equipped to sell foreclosed properties. So it is advisable to contact your lender at the first sign of mortgage payment trouble. Depending on the type of your mortgage and lender, you can work out several options with them rather than foreclosure. The earlier you call their attention to your problem, the more options could be worked out.
The lenders' usual solution against foreclosures is to grant you a suspension of payment. They grant you an option of suspending your dues within a specific time frame so you can assess your financial situation and resume payments. Or as an alternative, they might opt to redesign your payment scheme to suit your current financial fix. To do this, they might lower your monthly dues or change your payment schedule. Either way, you can still continue your obligation without straining your finances. You can also opt for single big payment to update your account and settle your past unpaid dues. This is especially applicable if your housing loan is covered by the government housing agency. This is the most common move of people with accumulated mortgage debts. However, this is only practical for people who expect a large income or for those with a delayed increase in salary. If you expect or better yet, sure of a large sum coming in from one of your sources, this might be the option for you to avoid foreclosures. Remember though, that it is important to continue your payments regularly after that one-time blow-out.
The options I mentioned above are the most practical options if you still want to retain your house and avoid foreclosures. But if it is too late, and foreclosure is the only thing your lender offers you, there are other ways to save face and your credit record. You can choose to put your house on sale and pay your lender with the profit. Since the real estate rates shot up, you can sell your property for an amount that covers your mortgage debt and more. You hit two birds with this one because you can close deal with your lender while having some money to start anew. Another option is to willingly leave the house or move out. This is more of a graceful exit rather than being forced or evicted from your property. You lost your home but it's no reason to lose your pride either.


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I tried to look for multiple tutorials concerning this issue, but I am still worrisome about installing Antergos on my machine without proper procedure.
There seems to be no tutorial on how to do Dual Boot on a Legacy motherboard, and I do not wish for my machine to become unbootable by the end of the install. I'm asking for anything I should do differently during the install procedure that will help aid my chances of success. Thanks.
I should also mention I am able to boot into the Live version of Antergos from the thumb drive I have it on.
Legacy boot should work without intervention out of the box.
I Have installed many times on PC with Win10 on a second hd, installing Grub tu the HD where i have Antergos installed, it allways detect my Windows installation automatic, and create a proper boot entry inside the grub bootloader.
The only thing syou should have in mind is to detect the free space and do not overwrite yout windows partitions.


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No Chinese E-prix, what about Formula 1 race?
The FIA has officially decided not to hold a Formula E race in Sanya. As for the Chinese stage of Formula 1, the Federation continues to monitor the situation.
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The growing coronavirus epidemic, which is spreading from China, has put at risk international sporting events in the country, including motorsports. On February 2, the FIA issued an official statement that Formula E, together with the FIA, the Automobile and Motorcycle Federation of the People's Republic of China (CAMF) and regional partner Enova Holdings, jointly decided not to race in Sanya on the scheduled date of March 21, 2020. The postponing the stage to another date is possible, but only if it doesn't threaten the participants, fans and other structures of the championship.
As for Formula 1 race in Chine, no decision has been made yet. The F1 Chinese GP 2020 is planned on April 19, so in less than 3 months.
Obviously, 2,5 months can't guarantee that the epidemic will stop or its traces will not remain. At the moment, many countries have suspended air and rail links to China, and travel agencies are canceling tours and hotel reservations. It's difficult to predict exactly what will happen before April. The situation with the spread of the virus can develop in different ways.
However, the Formula E race in March is canceled. Probably, within one-two weeks, the FIA will announce the cancellation/postponement of the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix. In addition, if the Federation makes such a decision, there will be another problem – a four weeks break in the championship calendar. Since the previous race before China is the Grand Prix of Vietnam on April 5, and the next one is only on May 3 – the Grand Prix of Nederland. So, it's possible that the FIA will have to urgently postpone any summer or autumn Grand Prix to this date.
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NOAA: 2015 Global Average Temperatures for Oceans and Land Highest on Record for September and January–September
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that the September average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.62°F (0.90°C) above the 20th century average, and that this was the highest September temperature on record, surpassing the previous record set last year by +0.12°F (+0.19°C).
September's high temperature was also the greatest rise above average for any month in the 136-year historical record, surpassing the previous record set in both February and March this year by 0.02°F (0.01°C), NOAA states.
The September globally-averaged land surface temperature was 2.09°F (1.16°C) above the 20th century average which was also the highest for September in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2009 by +0.16°F (+0.09°C), according to NOAA. Record warmth was observed across much of South America and parts of Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.
The September globally-averaged sea surface temperature was 1.46°F (0.81°C) above the 20th century average, which was the highest temperature for September in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2014 by +0.13°F (+0.07°C), NOAA reports.
The year-to-date temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.53°F (0.85°C) above the 20th century average, which was the highest for January–September in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2014 by 0.19°F (0.12°C).
The year-to-date globally-averaged land surface temperature was also the highest for January–September in the 1880–2015 record at 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th century average, surpassing the previous record of 2007 by 0.31°F (0.17°C).
The year-to-date globally-averaged sea surface temperature was 1.24°F (0.69°C) above the 20th century average and the highest for January–September in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record of 2010 by +0.11°F (+0.06°C).


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Home » »Unlabelled » BREAKING: Nigerian senators call for President Buhari's impeachment.
BREAKING: Nigerian senators call for President Buhari's impeachment.
Members of the Nigerian senate this morning moved a motion for the impeachment of President Buhari.
According to Premium Times, the senators moved the motion because the President did not seek the National Assembly's approval before the withdrawal of the $496 million used for the purchase of aircraft from the United States.
Section 143 of the Nigerian constitution provides for the removal of the president from office.
Senator Matthew Uroghide who moved the motion for the impeachment, said President Buhari's move was a violation of the Constitution and thus, he should face the consequences. He prayed the Senate to invoke Section 143 to start the impeachment process of the President.
Seconding the motion, Senator Chukwuka Utazi spoke in support of the move.
"This is an impeachable offence," an obviously angry Senator Utazi, said.
On Wednesday, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, read a letter from President Buhari informing the house that the money had been withdrawn and paid to the United States for the 12 Super Tucano aircraft, ahead of legislative approval. The planes will be delivered in 2020.
"Recently, approval was granted by the United States government but with a deadline, within which part payment must be made otherwise the contract relapses. In the expectation that the National Assembly will have no objection to the purchase of these highly specialised aircraft, which is critical to national security, I granted anticipatory approval for the release of $496,374,470. This was paid directly into the treasury of the United States government. I am therefore writing seeking approval of the Senate for the sum of $496,374,470 (equivalent to N151,394, 421,035) to be included in the 2018 Appropriation Bill which the National Assembly is currently finalising. The balance of the requirement for critical operational equipment is still being collated from the different security services and will be presented in the form of a supplementary appropriation bill in due cause."
Most of the senators argue that this is a breach of the constitution and that President Buhari must face the consequence.


Looking to get your business on Instagram? Know what seven mistakes you should avoid when it comes to your Instagram marketing efforts.
At first glance, Instagram may seem like just a feed of endless photos, but it's really a social media platform full of opportunities to build engagement with your consumers. Before you begin to establish your Instagram community and build your brand, here are seven mistakes you need to avoid making on your Instagram account.
Instagram is an online mobile photo sharing and video sharing social network. In case you didn't notice, I placed an emphasis on the word "sharing" because the point of every social network is to share your thoughts and ideas with an online community. Setting your business account to private is limiting your opportunity to connect with unknown markets and making it harder for your consumers to connect with you. Making your business's account public is the only way for new audiences to find and connect with you.
Your Instagram account, like any social media platform, should serve a certain purpose, and every post should be written with a goal in mind. The purpose of Instagram is to visually tell a story and draw people in to learn more. Human beings have been storytellers since the dawn of time and eat content with their eyes. With Instagram's photo and 15-second video sharing capabilities, it allows you to tell captivating stories about your business in the perfect amount of time for your audience to consume. This platform allows you to share stories about the success of your business or reveal a piece of your company culture. A good example would be the video we made to announce Groove winning Baltimore's 2014 Best Places to Work Award. With music and a few different shots, we made a short yet engaging video recapping this event. It was not only able to capture the suspense and excitement that we went through as a company, but it also shared a fact about our company in a creative way.
There can be such an occurrence as "too much of a good thing," and while some people will post every minute of an event on Instagram or the same selfie with a three different filters, that does not mean you should do it too. It's important to keep your content spread out as well as to have a variety when it comes to posts. Instagram is a balancing act between providing enough posts to keep your followers' attention, but not frequently enough that it comes off as spammy and you start to lose followers. Just remember that quality always trumps quantity. Posting relevant, original content will keep your audience engaged and attract more ideal followers for you.
It's great that you are sharing excellent content, but now that your audience is engaging it's time you engage back. When your followers reach out to you, it's crucial to interact with them. It's such an awesome feeling to see someone has commented on your post, so return the favor and respond to his or her comment. After all, social media is about a dialogue, not a monologue.
It upsets me when I see great content on Instagram without any hashtags because I think of the powerful engagement it could have gotten with the use of the right hashtags. Hashtags on both Instagram and Twitter serve the purpose of grouping relevant content and conversations together. They help spread your posts to places where your communities and consumers will better find them. The same goes with geo-tagging your images. For example, when launching an event like an open house, an event hashtag allows people to have clickable resource to find a variety of posts from the event. It allows people to follow the conversation online. Continue the conversation past your followers and use proper, relevant hashtags as well as location tagging. Keep in mind you can always search hashtags on Instagram to see any existing ones that may be helpful in spreading your message.
Make sure to follow those who follow you. If the number of people following you is ten times larger than the amount you are following, it indicates you aren't trying to get to know your following. It's important to know what your consumers are looking for and are interested in to better meet their needs.
Instagram is a useful tool in announcing upcoming promotions for your business, but it's the perfect platform to show off all aspects of your business—from making products to the unique staff. Since Instagram is more of a show-and-don't-tell platform, this is a great place to show what your organization stands for and is about. Instagram allows you to showcase your business and helps establish how it stands out compared to your competitors. Overall, remember that people like talking to people, so make sure your business shows off the people that make your brand.
If you keep these seven Instagram marketing no-nos in mind when creating an Instagram account for your business, you will get on the right track for creating a beneficial community for your business and your followers.
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Peter Davis, campus fleet and rideshare manager, stands in front of one of the new, larger "Aero Elite" shuttles on the Lime (C) line that include new seatbelts.
UCSF's effort to enhance the safety of its campus shuttle system, in the wake of a recent fatal accident, is on schedule and proceeding smoothly.
"We've installed retractable lap belts on 39 buses and will have them fully installed on the rest of the fleet by the end of August," said Kevin Cox, director of Transportation Services at UCSF.
Although seat belts are not required in buses, UCSF opted to make them available to passengers of the free shuttle service as one of the initiatives to promote transit system safety following an early-morning collision on July 14 between a shuttle and a tractor-trailer truck in San Francisco's Hayes Valley neighborhood. UCSF psychiatrist Kevin Mack, MD, MS, was killed and others, including the shuttle driver, were injured.
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, outlined the safety measures that would be taken in a July 20 email to the UCSF community. Cox and his team are working hard to carry out those improvements.
In the days following the accident, UCSF transportation supervisors met one-on-one with shuttle drivers. They reviewed the key safe-driver techniques employed in UCSF's extensive training program — a program that takes at least a month and is reinforced by regular in-field evaluations. Most of the shuttle drivers have previous experience with mid-to-large-size passenger vehicles, and some have a public transit background as well, Cox said.
In the longer term, Cox said, UCSF Transportation Services will conduct a full review of every aspect of its shuttle operation to look at policies, procedures and practices and to make recommendations to improve the system.
"We'll engage transportation experts from the UC system, targeting campuses with large shuttle services, and outside experts as well," Cox said.
The campus shuttle driver on July 17 remains on paid administrative leave. The San Francisco Police Department is still conducting an investigation of the accident.
In the only other fatal accident in the campus shuttle program's three-decade history, a pedestrian was killed in November 2010. That driver has been charged and the case is pending in San Francisco's legal system.
UCSF operates the largest shuttle system in the 10-campus UC system with 53 individual shuttles and 75 drivers. The seating capacity varies: 35 passengers on six buses, 30 passengers on seven buses and 22 passengers on 37 buses and 12 passengers on on three vans. Standing is allowed, Cox said, and that practice will continue since the shuttles, like city buses, are made to permit standing.
The vehicles, on average 4 years old, traverse 15 shuttle routes throughout the far-flung UCSF campus network. As they transport employees, students, patients and visitors from place to place, they make more than 2,100 stops a day.
"We cover 1,112,000 miles a year and there are 2.3 million annual shuttle boardings," said Peter Davis, fleet and ride-share manager at UCSF for 31 years.
The UCSF transportation program's vendor, Bay Area Bus Repair, is handling the lap-belt installation, which began on July 19. Davis said the University will spend about $138,000 - a little less than $2,700 per vehicle.
"Our feedback has indicated that our passengers are appreciative they're being installed," Cox said.
A dedicated "Am I Safe?" telephone hotline is also in the works. Signs advertising the hotline (1-888-AM-I-SAFE) will be installed inside and on the back of all shuttles, so that feedback - both positive and negative - can be expedited and addressed.
More information will be announced in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, people can still use the current online feedback form or call the general-purpose campus shuttle hotline, 415/476-GOGO, to offer their comments.


Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Generously spray bottom only of 8- or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray (without flour).
In large bowl, beat cake mix, buttermilk, food color, baking soda, butter and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into pan.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on cooling rack 10 minutes. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cake; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely.
Place cake on serving plate. Frost top and sides of cake with cream cheese frosting; sprinkle with cocoa. Cut into 4 rows by 3 rows.
For Red Velvet Cupcakes, place a paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. Make batter as directed and divide evenly among muffin cups. Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Frost cooled cupcakes.
Other white frostings, such as Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from 1-lb container), can be substituted for the cream cheese frosting.


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Friday 18 Jumâdâ Ath-Thâniya 1443 H - January 21, 2022 G
Home » Paying a bribe in need
Fatwas about Monetary Transactions
Category: Fatwas about financial transactions
The ruling concerning paying
bribe when there is a need
A person exchanged his car with another one whose documents were issued in France (French car registration documents), then he wanted to change the vehicle registration certificate in the service designed for this purpose. But that was not possible except after paying a huge amount of money. Taking into account the fact that he can neither return the car to its owner nor can he sell it. So, what is the ruling concerning this transaction? May Allah reward you.
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. Peace and blessing be upon whom Allah sent as a mercy to the Worlds, upon his Family, his Companions and his Brothers until the Day of Resurrection:
If the person exchanging his car with another one had a bad intention in a way that he knew that he cannot change the vehicle registration certificate unless by cheating the general order [of the country] and pay a sum of money -as a bribe- to the service issuing the registration certificate; this person is not allowed to do so, forasmuch as he is commanded to obey the rulers (those in authority) in that which is good, and "Dispositions taken by the ruler are contingent on interest", and obviously cheating this service through the payment of bribe is a transgression and an injustice. Nevertheless, if the buyer had a good intention and did not know such procedures or made use of it instead of others, then he is not sinful.
And in both cases, he can sell it as spare parts to recover his money, and should not pay bribes to those who eat up the wealth of people unjustly, because it is an act of disobedience, and Sharî'a (Islamic law) threatened to punish its doer.
The perfect knowledge belongs to Allah عزَّ وجلَّ; and our last prayer is all the praises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and prayers of Allah are to Muhammad and his Family, Companions and Brothers until the Day of Resurrection.
Algiers on: Dhu Al-Qa'da 18th, 1417 H
Corresponding to March the 25th, 1997 G.
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Генерал Лерой Филип Хант (; 17 марта 1892 - 8 февраля 1968) — военнослужащий ВС США, генерал корпуса морской пехоты США, который командовал 2-й дивизией корпуса морской пехоты в конце Второй мировой войны.

Биография
Хант родился в 1892 году в Ньюарке, Нью-Джерси, и был выпускником Калифорнийского университета. Ему был присвоен чин второго лейтенанта в 1917 году, и он служил с большим отличием в рядах 5-го полка морской пехоты во время Первой мировой войны, получив Военно-морской крест и Крест «За выдающиеся заслуги» за неоднократные акты героизма. Послевоенные задания у него были разнообразны, начиная от обязанностей командира отряда по защите Западной почтовой службы, и работа в службе колонизации на Аляске.

После короткой поездки в Исландию, он получил в командование 5-й полк морской пехоты, которым он командовал во время ранней стадий сражения за Гуадалканал. Как помощник командира 2-й дивизии морской пехоты, участвовал в операциях по зачистке на Сайпане и Тиниане, и в Окинавской кампании. Возглавив 2-ю дивизию, участвовал в оккупации Японии, и затем командовалал I армейским корпусом. Вернувшись в Соединенные Штаты, Хант приступил к исполнению своих обязанностей как командующий Сил Флота и Морской пехоты в Атлантике

Умер в 1968 году.

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Why Are Electric Vehicle Sales Low? Psychology Provides Clues
Social norms and a lack of information on financial benefits have hampered U.S. EV adoption
By Maxine Joselow, E&E News on April 22, 2019
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At the Washington Auto Show this month, automakers prominently displayed dozens of electric vehicles.
Audi showcased the e-tron, its first electric SUV. Elsewhere in the massive showroom, Chevrolet exhibited a bright lime-green Bolt.
But the prevalence of EVs at the show in downtown Washington, D.C., belied their deep unpopularity with American consumers.
Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles account for just around 2% of car sales in the country, according to the tracking website Inside EVs. Consumers continue to gravitate toward gas-guzzling SUVs and trucks, which made up 68% of the market last year.
And yet, recent scientific reports have found that EVs will play a crucial role in reducing pollution from the transportation sector, now the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
So why aren't Americans purchasing EVs in greater numbers?
Experts who study human behavior think it's because consumers lack fundamental information about how EVs can improve the environment and their pocketbooks.
"A critical thing—and we learned this from investments in home energy efficiency—is that individuals in households need reasonably accurate information from sources they trust at the point of decision," said Paul Stern, a principal staff officer at the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.
Stern is a leading expert in a growing subfield of environmental psychology that is focused on how humans make decisions that affect climate change. Scholars explore how and why people choose to recycle, turn off lights and buy energy-efficient appliances.
He said he thinks more Americans would purchase EVs if they received information about their benefits from a credible source.
"Credible sources are different for different people," he said. "I might prefer to read Consumer Reports; someone else might prefer to ask a neighbor who's adopted the technology."
But the type of information also matters, Stern writes in his book "Contributions of Psychology to Limiting Climate Change: Opportunities Through Consumer Behavior."
Consumers may not respond to facts about how EVs reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly if they don't identify as an environmentalist, Stern writes. They may respond more to facts about how EVs will save them money in the long run or outperform their gasoline-powered competitors.
Indeed, a 2012 survey of potential EV adopters from the Missouri University of Science and Technology found that consumers placed less weight on sustainability than on cost and performance.
"With expensive things, environmental objectives might take second place," Stern said. "You know, what's the performance of the car? How fast will it go?"
The upfront price of an EV still tends to be higher than that of a conventional vehicle. For instance, the gas-powered Nissan Sentra sells for around $17,790, while the electric Nissan Leaf sells for around $22,490.
But research has shown that EVs save consumers money in the long run, as they need to be repaired far less often and cost much less to operate. A 2018 study from the University of Michigan found that EVs cost an average of $485 to refuel per year, while gasoline-powered vehicles cost an average of $1,117.
Thomas Dietz, another leading environmental psychologist, agreed that providing credible information is key.
"People probably lack information from trusted sources not only about the environmental impacts of their car purchases, but also about the impacts on their family budget," Dietz, a professor of sociology and environmental science and policy at Michigan State University, said in an email.
But societal norms cannot be overlooked, either.
"Norms are one of the most powerful influences on behavior, and one of the easiest to change," Dietz said. "If lots of your friends, relatives and neighbors are buying hybrids or electric vehicles, you'll probably give them serious consideration. If you don't know anyone who has a hybrid or electric, you're probably not going to be the first to buy one."
To shift norms, Dietz suggested having early adopters of EVs preach their benefits to friends, relatives and other acquaintances. He also noted that many Americans consider cars a part of their identity. To that end, he said luxury EVs like Tesla's Model 3 can become status symbols, luring potential wealthy buyers.
Mike Vandenbergh, director of the Climate Change Research Network at Vanderbilt University, also stressed the importance of credible information. But he said the onus shouldn't be on consumers to seek out that knowledge; car dealers and automakers should readily provide it.
"I think what matters more, and what tends to get overlooked, is whether the institutions are promoting more fuel-efficient vehicles," Vandenbergh said.
That's where things get tricky.
Car dealers across the country are failing to adequately promote EVs, the Sierra Club concluded in a recent report based on surveys from 308 volunteers who called or visited dealerships in 10 states.
"Our volunteers told us that nearly half the time EVs were not displayed prominently, and that the plug-in cars were often hard to find on a dealership lot," the report says. "Some people even found themselves unable to test-drive an EV because the dealership had failed to charge it."
Compounding the problem, an established body of literature shows that automakers spend barely any advertising money on promoting EVs (Greenwire, Jan. 9, 2017).
For instance, a recent report commissioned by the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management found that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles didn't spend a single penny on promoting the Fiat 500e in the United States, despite its popularity in Europe.
The report also found that Nissan, Toyota and Ford spent a tiny fraction of their total advertising dollars on the Leaf, Prius Prime, and Fusion and C-Max Energi, respectively.
Vandenbergh said consumer behavior is ultimately one piece of a larger puzzle; automakers and dealers must also have the incentive to sell more EVs.
To provide such an incentive, Vandenbergh suggested advocacy groups or investors ramp up pressure on Fortune 500 companies. Many of those companies have committed to becoming carbon-neutral or buying 100% renewable power, he said. But they could also commit to doing business only with automotive firms that encourage their dealers to sell more EVs.
If that doesn't work, it may be time for a new model altogether.
"If dealers will not change their behavior, it may be that we need new, competing types of car dealers,"andenbergh said. "One answer is the Tesla model. It's not by chance that Tesla is essentially trying to set up their own dealerships."
Back at the Washington Auto Show, attendees on a recent Friday afternoon milled around the large showroom, inspecting EVs and gas guzzlers alike.
Patrick and Meg Flanagan, a couple visiting for the day, said they would never consider buying an EV.
"It's a little too futuristic for us right now," Patrick Flanagan said as the couple looked at a gas-powered minivan.
Reprinted from Climatewire with permission from E&E News. E&E provides daily coverage of essential energy and environmental news at www.eenews.net.
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On behalf of Bank One Corporation, I am submitting this comment letter on the Commission's Notice of Supplemental Information on Section 16(a) and Related Rules, which the Commission issued on August 6, 2002 to address the amendments to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 enacted by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Act").
Bank One strongly supports the Act's goal of providing investors with prompt disclosure of certain transactions by the directors, officers and principal stockholders ("insiders") of public companies. We do, however, have some serious concerns about the ability of an insider (and the company, which in many cases would assist its directors and officers in complying) to provide accurate disclosure of some transactions within the mandated two business day time frame, and we have some recommendations to deal with these concerns.
The Act authorizes the Commission to establish different filing deadlines for transactions in which the Commission determines that a two day period is not feasible. In assessing feasibility, the Commission should take into account that there are some transactions that are not of sufficient significance to investors to warrant two day disclosure. In that regard, we contend that the need of the investor for timely, relevant information about insider transactions, and the need of the insider to have sufficient time to gather and accurately report required information, can both be served by a rule which recognizes the difference between (1) transactions directly initiated and controlled by the insider, which tend to reflect the insider's view of company prospects, and (2) transactions over which the insider has little or no control, or are primarily motivated by non-investment purposes, and thus tend not to reflect the insider's view of company prospects. As explained below, we suggest that, for the latter, a reporting deadline of ten business days after execution of the transaction would be appropriate.
A. Two business day deadline.
Entering into derivative securities transactions.
These are the types of transactions for which a two business day reporting deadline may be most appropriate. While we have previously noted that compliance with a two business day deadline for reporting these transactions would be extremely difficult and costly (see our June 24, 2002 comment letter in response to the Commission's Release No. 33-8090 (File No. S7-09-02), in which we suggested a five business day time frame), we recognize that disclosure of these types of transactions is of significant value to investors and a relatively short reporting time frame is necessary to provide investors with timely information. However, the Commission should permit disclosure of certain transaction information of less significance to investors to be delayed.
B. Ten business day deadline.
There are a number of types of transactions that can be distinguished from those directly initiated by the insider. As more fully described below, not only is a two day reporting deadline not feasible, but accelerated reporting of these transactions provides little if any additional benefit to investors. Such transactions do not reflect investment decisions by insiders. Rather, they reflect such things as compensation decisions of the issuer with respect to its employees, automatic execution of pre-existing investment arrangements or plan provisions, or personal tax, cash-flow or family considerations. Reports on these types of transactions are of less immediate benefit to investors, although knowledge of them certainly is useful in providing a full picture of an insider's interest in a public company. But the Commission should facilitate the reporting of accurate information about such transactions, and a ten business day reporting deadline could help ensure that accurate information can be gathered and reported.
1. Changes of ownership that are a result of no volitional act by the insider.
grants of restricted shares pursuant to broadly based equity compensation plans.
In these cases, many transactions, including those of insiders, would be in process simultaneously. Gathering and reporting accurate information within two days on insiders' transactions may be impossible without prioritizing their transactions over others' or manually intervening in established automated processes, potentially causing delays in the processing of transactions for non-reporting persons. Given the non-volitional nature of these transactions, we believe the costs of isolating insiders' transactions outweigh the benefits to investors of two day reporting.
2. Changes of ownership that result from participation in broadly based plans.
purchases under deferred compensation plans.
3. Directors' fees paid in stock.
A number of companies have adopted stockholder-approved plans that provide for directors' fees to be paid periodically in either shares of company stock or in stock units, with the shares or units receiving reinvested dividends or dividend equivalent units. Because these plans operate automatically and therefore purchases do not reflect a director's view of the company's prospects, delayed reporting should be acceptable.
4. Payment of stock option exercise price and withholding taxes.
Many equity-based plans permit the exercise price of a stock option and the withholding tax payable when compensation is recognized upon restricted share vesting or option exercise to be "paid" in company stock through a transaction with the issuer. These transactions are primarily motivated by personal cash flow considerations and do not necessarily reflect the insider's views of the company's prospects. In addition, the mathematical calculation of the number of shares required to meet the tax obligation is complex, taking into account variables such as marginal tax rate and price of the stock, and are not readily available for a two business day reporting deadline. For these reasons, we believe that delayed reporting is necessary and appropriate.
The Commission should also continue to recognize that accelerated reporting of small acquisition transactions is not warranted. The value to investors of two business day reporting of small acquisitions of shares is outweighed by the burden that such reporting would impose. The Commission has previously proposed aggregating small transactions upon reaching a $100,000 threshold. Although we believe this amount should be increased, we would support the concept of delayed reporting of stock acquisitions of less than $100,000 in value.
6. Changes in form of ownership.
Delayed reporting should also be available for changes in the form of ownership, such as transfers of stock by the insider to a trust for the benefit of his or her children. These transfers from direct to indirect beneficial ownership are primarily motivated by personal or family considerations, and do not provide investors with meaningful information, since the insider's total beneficial ownership remains unchanged.
I hope that the views we have shared in this letter will be helpful to the Commission as it makes its final decisions with respect to alternate filing deadlines. Thank you for considering our views. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at (312) 732-3551.