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In 2017 there was several initiated projects. This page collects them all - and what status they have.
Some of the projects goes far back in time and is not bound to 2017.
Forum The golden era is over. Our forum, is almost buried, as Facebook has taken over most of the market.
Currently, our forum is also broken and highly unsupported. A plan DO exist, to rebuild something here.
Either with new CMS software, the same software from scratch, or something else that is more Facebook friendly.
TorneAUTH 4.0 "The portal of everything". This is where most of account editing and configuration happens.
TorneLIB v5 6.0 The version we thought should be revolutionary. That part failed. Too many strange dependencies.
Still maintained but as v6.0 goes online, this goes in deprecation. Will be replaced completely in future.
However, sources are still deployed (untagged in master) from v6, to keep some modules stable.
Also known as TorneEngine, TREngine/PHPCore (commercial-ish edition), etc.
Bitbucket TorneLIB v6.0 Library, based on five other projects, merged together since 2006 and most of them was never finished.
Version 6 is however finished, but the parts in the library are built on modules (compatible with composer) instead.
TorneAPI v1 3.0 Obsolete. Will be removed soon.
Primary stable API. Runs on its own engine. However, there are a few bottlenecks in the current source.
It went too heavy after I got halfway inspired of how to "really build an API". API v3 will be built from scratch.
Version of TorneAPI is both live at tornevall.net and has a open source project branch.
DNSBL 5.0 Version 3.0, nothing more to say.
DNSBL v5 The DNS Blacklist project. Exists, as a web-application (but it seems to no longer work properly). Needs maintenance A.S.A.P - However, the API works just fine (in APIv2). Will be transferred to APIv3.
NETFILTER A project that, from the initial start, was built to remove elements from the Facebook timeline, such as spammy tests and such. Currently, requests has been made to also remove political links, fake news and different kinds of spam - not only on Facebook as the whole interwebz are filled with this unwanted information.
SnapShotAPI An independent section, formerly known as RSSFetch, that downloads and monitors updates and changes in different RSS/XML feeds.
Votech Pollguru A complete failure that misfired in the last release. Planned - but in future only.
Skype Video Downloader A .NET project that has been paused but are planned.
Project list related to TorneLIB are all collected in the same place: Here, in JIRA. They are separated on components and has their own releases. Each release component can be installed with composer (see packagist here). Most of the components do have unit-tests included to assure both forward- and backward compatiblity.
Database engine. Target database handling: Any. TornLIB v5 had a wide, but half sloppy, support for some database engines.
In version 6, we have reinitiated the support by primary aim at MySQL. Upcoming plans to support sqlite3, pgsql, mssql/odbc, etc.
Engine that not only handles CURL and Web calls. It also contains modules to handle different kind of network actions.
This might look as we're rebuilding the wheel.
Plugin library, that is primarily built to handle externally loaded libraries.
It makes it possible to load modules dynamically into the primary core library.
Those modules are plugin modules, that could be freely included in the core library (or extended use). Some of the packages are included in the core library.
Graphics library, formerly known as JPGraph Pluggable. Should handle all graphical actions, not only jpgraph.
Template and html content plugin. Utilizes Smarty, by initializing a default engine that renders content for websites.
This is a list of modules that might be upcoming in the future. Some of them are near, since they are inspiring or in a development state of some kind.
Some of the older projects has been completely abandoned and will soon be, or are already, abandoned. They should not be used at all, but if there is any questions on what happened there, here's a list.
TorneAPI v1.0 Obsolete. Will be removed soon.
TorneLIB v5.0 The version we thought should be revolutionary. That part failed. Too many strange dependencies.


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Posts tagged 'Brian Doherty'
Heroic Assumptions
Previously, I have criticized the proposed California high speed rail line (from San Diego to San Francisco) as grossly underestimating potential costs. Brian Doherty has an article this week reality-checking its projected ridership, after the California legislative analysts' office questioned the contingency analysis in the high-speed rail plan.
Eric Thronson, a fiscal and policy analyst for the office, called a risk assessment in the business plan "incomplete and inappropriate for a project of this magnitude.''
Thronson warned that there is no backup plan to keep the rail system solvent if it fails to draw 41 million people yearly. A bond measure approved by voters to help pay for the train network prohibits public funds from being spent on operating costs.
Doherty provides this reality check:
The future: where all of California's fiscal messes wait to be addressed! By the way, that ridership figure of 41 million averages to over 112,000 train riders every single day of the year. The average daily usage of I-5--the entire road--is around 71,000, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
Here are a couple of other reality checks
The entire passenger traffic from LAX to and from every other city in the country is 44 million a year (excludes international passengers)
The current air passenger traffic between LAX and SFO is 2.7 million a year
The passenger traffic of Amtrak in its entire national network is 28.7 million (including local commuter operations)
Tags: Brian Doherty, Eric Thronson, Federal Highway Administration, LAX, risk, San Diego, SFO
Category: Rail and Mass Transit | 17 Comments
Answer: Wealth
From the NY Times:
People of Valentin Keller's era [mid 19th century], like those before and after them,
expected to develop chronic diseases by their 40's or 50's. Keller's
descendants had lung problems, they had heart problems, they had liver
problems. They died in their 50's or 60's.
Now, though, life has changed. The family's baby boomers are reaching middle age and beyond and are doing fine.
"I feel good," says Keller's great-great-great-grandson Craig Keller.
At 45, Mr. Keller says he has no health problems, nor does his
45-year-old wife, Sandy.
The Keller family illustrates what may
prove to be one of the most striking shifts in human existence "" a
change from small, relatively weak and sickly people to humans who are
so big and robust that their ancestors seem almost unrecognizable.
Scientists are looking for the explanation of a generation of humans so much stronger and healthier than those who preceded them. Hypotheses seem to center on pre-natal maternal health and early life nutrition. But I can give the bigger picture answer: wealth. Not Bill Gates wealth, but the generally enormous increase in wealth, even among the poorest Americans. I discussed this issue along with other related ones in this article on wealth creation. And this cartoon seems relevant. Also makes you wonder about whether the obsession with obesity nowadays makes much sense.
The biggest surprise emerging from the new studies is that many chronic ailments like heart disease,
lung disease and arthritis are occurring an average of 10 to 25 years
later than they used to. There is also less disability among older
people today, according to a federal study that directly measures it.
And that is not just because medical treatments like cataract surgery
keep people functioning. Human bodies are simply not breaking down the
way they did before.
Even the human mind seems improved. The
average I.Q. has been increasing for decades, and at least one study
found that a person's chances of having dementia in old age appeared to
have fallen in recent years....
even look different today. American men, for example, are nearly three
inches taller than they were 100 years ago and about 50 pounds heavier.
A nice perspective to maintain during modern media-fed health panics.
Update: Brian Doherty makes a similar observation.
Tags: Bill Gates, Brian Doherty, Craig Keller, fed, media, NY, NY Times, obesity, Update Brian Doherty
Category: Science | 1 Comment
Don't Fix Immigration, Fix the Welfare State
Brian Doherty of Reason observes:
The solution to the legal crisis immigration represents won't come through
immigration law itself, which again and again has proven itself useless at
fully stemming the irresistible tides of human desire for a better life. No
matter how much money is spent or how the law is jiggered, it is not immigration
policy that has created unnecessary tears and strains in America's social
order. Rather, the welfare state is at the root of any legitimate claim that
immigration (legal or illegal) is an assault on the American nation. (There
are plenty of illegitimate complaints, based merely on distaste for
the often-imaginary hell of running into Spanish-speaking people in
day-to-day life or seeing some flag not of your nation, but such complaints
are not worthy of consideration.)...
The free market, as it usually does, has created a system of mutually
satisfactory interdependence, all of us serving each other and helping each
other get what we want. The welfare state, in all its manifestations from
medical care to schooling to pure giveaways, creates a negative sum game in
which resources are forcibly redistributed making some a problem, or a
perceived potential problem, to others, and allowing demagogues to obsess
over precious "public" resources scarfed up by the invading Other.
As long as that system is around to breed resentment and anger""as well
as counter-resentment and counter-anger such as that seen in the streets of
L.A. of late""immigration will continue as a political crisis, no matter
how many repeat cycles of jiggering with immigration law, or protesting it,
we go through.
California's
Proposition 187,
attempting to limit the provision of government services to illegal
immigrants, was indeed, whatever the motives of its supporters, in spirit on
the right track to a world where any immigrant ought to be, and can be,
welcome; one where they are pure contributors at the same time to their own
well-being and to everyone else's as well. It's the only permanent and just
solution to the immigration conundrum. But it involves a significant
reduction in federal power, money, and authority, rather than an expansion
of it. Strangely, it's a no-go in today's Washington.
I wrote a similar essay on how the New Deal changed our views on immigration.
Tags: Brian Doherty, game, Immigration, new deal, welfare
Category: Individual Rights | 2 Comments

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HEY BRO HOW ARE YOU? WE MET AT THE WIZARD WORLD BIG APPLE COMIC-CON. I WAS WITH THE BATMOBILE.MY FRIEND JOHN OWNS IT. WE ARE BUILDING 2 MORE NOW. JUST TO LET ME KNOW WE SHOULD BE AT PHILLY IN JUNE.JUST WAITING FOR THE PROMOTERS TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH US. HOPE YOU AND YOUR BAT CREW COULD MAKE IT!SHOOT ME AN EMAIL AND LET ME KNOW.
Wow, I never knew you were into KISS and costumes! This stuff looks great. Hopefully I'll see you at NY Comicon in 2010.
Hi! I am a myspace friend of Heather's. She and I am are IMing as I'm typing this. Your photo captions are hilarious.
I'm kinda upset that KN isn't playing on Halloween... or so far, nothing on the band's website about it yet.
Hey Dude, It's Rod from the Tremors of the Force! Just checking out the site- and Me Like a lot-and I'm just looking at the Guest book!:D Hope to be working with you on a few more future projects!
Hey Dude, It's Rod from the Tremors of the Force! Just checking out the site- and Me Like a lot-and I'm just looking at the Guest book! Hope to be working with you on a few more future projects!


Gamma Folk was created by designer and maker Lily Piyathaisere out of the spirit of past and present. Her vision is to combine traditional techniques with thoughtful, statement jewelry. Influenced by folk art, mysticism, pop culture and the bauhaus, Gamma Folk is a celebration of aesthetics, experiments in technique and the preservation of craft.
All pieces are made by hand in Brooklyn, New York by Lily Piyathaisere.


Yet again, this week's blog will be inspired by my new eye glasses. If you did not read last week's Thoughtful Thursday post, What It Looks Like. What It Is., I strongly suggest you start there.
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. Things were going well. I was celebrating day four of having four eyes, and all was clear…literally. Sure, there were a few adaptions that I had to make during the adjustment process, but overall I was more thrilled about the fact that I could see that the transition wasn't too much of a burden. That was until I couldn't see. I sat at my desk and looked out as far as I could, and I realized that things were blurry. "This is weird," I thought to myself. "Just yesterday I had no problems." As the day progressed, I found that words and images not only looked blurry but distorted, so as a natural reflex I resorted back to squinting, and my glasses spent more time sitting in on a table of some sort than on the bridge of my nose. That was Wednesday. Thursday: more of the same. How could something that was once just what I needed turn to be the wrong fit so quickly?
After spending a couple of hundred dollars to make sure that I could have the best of what I needed, I was concerned. Was my prescription incorrect? I didn't think that was possible. I could see perfectly fine for four days. Did my eyes change on me that fast? I didn't think that was possible either. That would be a miracle, and though I strongly believe in them, I'd want to be refunded 100 fold! Tuh! Finally, I found myself questioning if I really needed glasses at all. Maybe the whole visit to the Optometrist was a fluke. Maybe my clarity of sight was merely euphoria. Maybe I was better off as I was before all of the this change happened.
Eye strain– You might experience eye strain in the first days you wear your new glasses.
Distortion– Different parts of your vision might change slightly as you are adjusting to new glasses, perhaps depending how far from you an object is.
Fishbowl– The image may seem "bent" at the edges. The center of the image may be clear.
Depth perception– You may find it hard to discern how far away or how close an object is at first.
That made perfect sense! Not only do I have an astigmatism, as diagnosed many moons ago and again almost two weeks ago, I haven't had a new prescription in eons. In the times that I just couldn't take not seeing, I would slip on an old pair of glasses and make due with those for a little while because I reasoned that was better than nothing. Once I had my answer, I still had a decision to make: wait it out until things get better or take the glasses off and deal with the vision I had.
Today I am going to talk to you about your choice after your transition.
About a month ago, I got a new windshield for my car. After almost 8 months of driving with a crack across my windshield, I finally got it repaired. Here's the thing, I didn't get in my car one day and "Boom!" there was a crack. Though it felt that way, it didn't appear overnight. It was more so that I suddenly became aware of the damage. The crack probably began as a little nick in the glass that through time, weather changes, and pressure expanded into something much bigger. As time progressed, I adjusted with the crack. I just trained my eyes to look over, under, or around the crack to see the road. In the worst of cases, I'd condition myself to not be able to see at all. So fast forward back to the day I got a new windshield. I drove away from work feeling so uneasy. I was used to my crack. If I'm honest, I'll admit that I missed it just a bit. It's not that I wanted a damaged windshield, it's that the dysfunction became normal and my correct normal felt weird.
I may have been experiencing [the previously mentioned] symptoms while adjusting to my new eye glasses because of what I call my "Windshield Effect." Because I went so long without the prescription I needed, my brain trained itself to believe my distorted vision was normal and my corrected vision was wrong. (AAAAHHHH!!!) It's almost like after a few days, four to be exact, of wearing my glasses, my brain said, "Something's not right!" …which finally gets us to the point!
"Go for what you know!" I have heard that expression all of my life. In its purest form, it is simply encouraging you to rely on previous experiences. But what if what you know is wrong?
In essence…forget what you know. What was no longer works for you. That "normal" was filled with dysfunction, and your brain (and life and heart and everything else) needs some time to reprogram itself to comprehend that right is normal and wrong is not.
I'm not sure who this was for other than just me. You may find yourself on the other side of a major transition, and you have to make a choice. Maybe the first moments of your "freedom" seemed so refreshing, until the door slammed shut behind you. When you considered that you were out there on a limb, seemingly alone, you became afraid. I know it seems so much easier to give up your press to what is promised to be better because of the difficulty of the process, but you cannot go back! Don't even look back! Don't consider that what was is better than what is and what can be… IT IS NOT! It served its purpose, but gradually it became dysfunctional only worsening your vision – (consider both my windshield and my former eye glass prescription/lack of glasses). I know the days may be a struggle and the nights maybe lonely. I know you may feel as if NO ONE understands and you are in this new world ALL ALONE. I even know that you may have pillars from your past taunting your present and teasing your future. You CAN make it without it, them, and that. Please, I beg you! Forget what you know! Don't revert back to your old "prescription!" Don't "take off" what is now here to make your vision clear! PLEASE DON'T LOOK BACK!
Previous Post What It Looks Like. What It Is.


This summer, 20 talented young storytellers from 11 states will gather in the nation's capital to help build the future of public media.
The middle and high school fellows are participants in the annual Student Reporting Labs Academy in Washington, D.C. They'll work alongside public media mentors to produce original digital content and sharpen their journalism and production skills. They will also help program leaders develop strategies to engage young people with the news and current affairs and ensure that diverse youth voices are active in the conversations about critical issues facing the nation.
During the 2015-2016 school year, these young journalists have reported on how their peers view racial tensions in their own communities and how young people are breaking down gender stereotypes, contributing to the NewsHour's broadcast and digital platforms.
The fellows are connected to local PBS stations Arizona PBS, Detroit Public Television, KET, KLRU in Austin, PBS Hawaii, PBS SoCal, Prairie Public Broadcasting, Rocky Mountain PBS, South Carolina ETV, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WITF in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and WLRN in Miami, Florida.
To learn more about the students and to watch their submission videos, please visit the official 2016 SRL Academy Tumblr.
Student Reporting Labs is a part of "American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen," a public media initiative helping communities improve education opportunities for all students and build the next generation of skilled graduates, supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Student Reporting Labs STEM strand is supported by the National Science Foundation.


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Reena Devi. Arts Journalist. Editor.
Key Areas of Coverage:
Digital Disruption
Global Art Market Trends
Diverse Art and Art scenes
About Reena Devi (b. 1986, Singapore)
3 – 4 minute read
Reena writes about disruptions reshaping the art world for international media in New York, Hong Kong and London, such as ARTnews, The Art Newspaper, Artsy, Hyperallergic, and South China Morning Post (SCMP).
She covers global art market trends from the gamification of money to the rise of NFTs to the growing direct-to-consumer model. Reena also reports on the evolving art market and institutional landscape in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. Additionally, she writes about diverse art and art scenes across the world.
She has been invited to discuss her art market reporting at art fair panels such as Frieze Seoul, Art Basel Hong Kong. She also shares her insights on podcasts and broadcast news outlets like ArtTactic and Monocle's The Globalist.
During the first two years of the pandemic, Reena was tasked with writing a regular series of analyses for Hong Kong art media CoBo Social, exploring challenges the art world was facing in US, UK, Europe and Asia, such as unemployment, lacklustre art fairs, and the ongoing digital disruption. She was also invited to analyse the art market's major trends and technological awakening in a monthly column Market Chats for CoBo Social in 2021.
From 2018 to 2019, she reported on the fall of Art Stage Singapore and related issues in the regional art scene for Hong Kong publication ArtAsiaPacific.
Prior to this, Reena worked full-time at the Singapore Art Museum and National Heritage Board from 2012 to 2016, after completing her postgraduate degree at the University of Edinburgh. Subsequently, she became a senior reporter at local newspaper TODAY, breaking stories and scoring exclusives while covering the Singapore arts scene. She moved to Yahoo Singapore in 2017, where she was a lifestyle reporter, before leaving to write about the art world freelance.
Additionally, Reena edits articles, essays and content for international media and ad-hoc projects.
She can be contacted at reena4951@gmail.com for tips, leads, commissions and speaking opportunities.


Here we will discuss how to add a Reason Code. A reason code is a what the agent will select to indicate their current status meaning whether the agent is in Ready or Not Ready Mode. This is helpful for both Agents and Admins to keep track of what they are doing throughout their shift.
In Reason Codes section, click on Add Code.


Foodista | Risotto, Pumpkin Fritters, Whoopie Pies and Other Great Squash Recipes!
Risotto, Pumpkin Fritters, Whoopie Pies and Other Great Squash Recipes!
It's no wonder that squash is one of the first foods you can introduce to a baby: it's naturally sweet and healthy, easy to digest, supremely diverse (Pumpkin Whoopie Pies!), and few have an allergic intolerance. For a simple meal, toss store-bought ravioli with sautéed chunks of butternut squash, toasted pecans, and a drizzle of olive oil. An easy 10-minute dinner!
Click through for more squash inspiration from Curried Pumpkin Soup (always a fall favorite) to Pumpkin Sesame Fritters. Mix up the following recipes with your own favorite squash variety.


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by Max Barry
The Australian mining town of Broken Hill has been wiped out. The government blames environmental disaster, but a few people know the truth.
Forty years ago a doctor, an amateur film-maker and a tyro screenwriter combined to produce the dystopian and hugely lucrative world of Mad Max where the oil had run out. Now another Max appears with a vision of a world in which a single word can kill.
Max Barry is no amateur working on a low budget movie. One of his three previous books is in production by a major studio and he has also created a successful online political simulation game. Now he brings all his skill to bear on a spectacularly fast-paced and inventive cerebral thriller that grabs you from the opening lines and never lets go.
Lexicon doesn't fit easily into one particular genre. Almost a parallel society sci-fi thriller, almost a gripping chase story, almost a tortuous tale of love, it could also be seen as a polemic against the growing tendency of government and big business to influence our thoughts and actions by playing with words to produce suggestions which we willingly accept rather than facts. With its references to Egyptian mythology, the Dreamtime tales of the Australian aborigines and the Old Testament story of the Tower of Babel, it has an eerily credible tone.
The New South Wales mining town of Broken Hill and all its inhabitants has been wiped off the map by an unknown disaster. It is still instant death to venture inside its boundaries. The government offers a plausible explanation to satisfy the masses, but a few people know what really happened.
Emily is one of them, a member of a devastatingly powerful and ruthless cult, who all take the names of famous poets and who use the power of language to bend others to their will. But Emily has made an error which leaves the Poets hunting her – she has fallen in love. Wil Parke also knows the truth – but he can't remember it. Nor does he know why he is immune to the powers of the Poets. All he knows is that they want to kill him and he must run – back to where it all began.
Lexicon has a cast of compelling characters with a devilish plot that races from a brutal start to a shocking but satisfying finish, combining the in-depth invention of an Isaac Asimov with the pacey action and dry, often black, humour of an Elmore Leonard. It is as good a one-off thriller as you are likely to get and is a great and thought-provoking read.
Reviewed 19 April 2014 by John Cleal
John Cleal is a former soldier and journalist with an interest in medieval history.


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Accounting WEB
AccountingWEB.co.uk
Accounting jokes
high earner tax return
Surely between you all you must have heard every accounting/tax joke going...
Georgie Peorgie
Well done Phil!
Well done Phil I've been looking for someone to take over my Essex clients when I retire - you speak the language which will be a great help! You forgot 'TAX' - "wot you keeps your carpets dawn wiv" or "wot ova people pay"
By darren.austin
An accountant was walking along a beach and stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up, rubbed it and out popped a genie.
The genie said "You released me from the lamp, blah blah blah. This is the fourth time this month and I'm getting a little sick of these wishes so you can forget about three. You only get one wish!"
The accountant sat and thought about it for a while and said, "I've always wanted to go to Hawaii but I'm scared to fly and I get very seasick.
"Could you build me a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over there to visit?"
The genie laughed and said, "That's impossible! Think of the logistics of that! How would the supports ever reach the bottom of the Pacific? Think of how much concrete! How much steel! You're going to have to think of another wish."
The Accountant agreed, and tried to think of a really good wish. Finally, he said, "I don't understand how banks have managed to package crap mortgages and sell them to other, supposedly astute, banks, can you explain it to me please."
The genie paused for a while and said, "How many lanes do you want on that bridge?"
By AnonymousUser
How to speak Essex
This is an invaluable guide......for those of you that are planning to venture into darkest depths of Essex. A task not for the faint-hearted
alma chizzit - A request to find the cost of an item
amant - Quantity; sum total ('Thez a yuge amant of mud in Saffend')
assband - Unable to leave the house because of illness, disability etc
awss - A four legged animal, on which money is won, or more likely lost ('That awss ya tipped cost me a fiver t'day')
branna - More brown than on a previous occasion ('Ere, Trace, ya look branna today, ave you been on sunbed?')
cort a panda - A rather large hamburger
Dan in the maff - Unhappy ('Wossmatta, Trace, ya look a bit Dan in the maff')
eye-eels - Women's shoes
Furrock - The location of Lakeside Shopping Centre
garrij - A building where a car is kept or repaired(Trace: 'Oi, Darren, I fink the motah needs at go in the garrij cos it aint working proper')
Ibeefa - Balaeric holiday island
lafarjik - Lacking in energy ('I feel all lafarjik')
OI OI! - Traditional greeting. Often heard from the doorway of pubs or during banging dance tunes at clubs
paipa - The Sun, The Mirror or The Sport
reband - The period of recovery and emotional turmoil after rejection by a lover ('I couldn't elp it, I wuz on the reband from Craig')
Saffend - Essex coastal resort boasting the longest pleasure pier in the world. The place where the characters from TV's, popular soap opera, Eastenders go on holiday
tan - The city of London, the big smoke
webbats - Querying the location something or someone is. ('Webbats is me dole card Trace? I've gotta sign on in arf hour')
wonnid - 1. Desired, needed. 2. Wanted by the police
zaggerate - To suggest that something is bigger or better than it actually is. ('I told ya a fazzand times already')
NAHYANO...GITONWIVIT...
By stevec.cooperparry.com
Taxes explained....
Take a look at http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/category/humour/
(too long to post here)
Just to lower the tone a bit.....
My favourite joke in the world:
Why did the baker have brown hands?
Because he kneaded a poo...
Try this one
At the end of the tax year the Tax Office sent an inspector to Audit the books of a Synagogue. While he was checking the books he turned to the Rabbi and said:
"I notice you buy a lot of candles. What do you do with the candle drippings?"
"Good question," noted the Rabbi. "We save them up and send them back to the candle makers, and every now and then they send us a free box of candles."
"Oh," replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer but on he went, in his obnoxious way:
"What about all these bread wafer purchases?" "What do you do with the crumbs?"
"Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi, realising that the inspector was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. "We collect them and send them back to the manufactures, and every now and then they send us a free box of bread wafers."
"I see," replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all Rabbi.
"Well, Rabbi," he went on, "what do you do with all the leftover foreskins from the circumcisions you perform?"
"Here, too, we do not waste," answered the Rabbi. "What we do is save all the foreskins and send them to the Tax Office and about once a year they send us a complete prick.
A modern day cowboy has spent many days crossing the western plains without water.
His horse has already died of thirst.
He's crawling through the sand, certain that he has breathed his last breath, when all of a sudden; he sees an object sticking out of the sand several yards ahead of him.
He crawls to the object, pulls it out of the sand, and discovers what looks to be an old brief case.
He opens it and out pops a genie. But this is no ordinary genie.
She is wearing a Tax Office ID badge and a dull grey dress.
There's a calculator in her pocket-book. She has a pencil tucked behind one ear.
"Well, cowboy," says the genie... "You know how I work. You have three wishes."
"I'm not falling for this." said the cowboy. "I'm not going to trust an Inland Revenue genie."
"What do you have to lose? You've got no transportation, and it looks like you're a goner anyway!"
The cowboy thinks about this for a minute, and decides that the genie is right.
"OK, I wish I were in a lush oasis with plenty of food and drink."
***POOF*** The cowboy finds himself in the most beautiful oasis he has ever seen. And he is surrounded with jugs of wine and platters of delicacies.
"OK, cowpoke, what's your second wish."
"My second wish is that I was rich beyond my wildest dreams."
***POOF*** The cowboy finds himself surrounded by treasure chests filled with rare gold coins and precious gems.
"OK, cowpuncher, you have just one more wish. Better make it a good one!"
After thinking for a few minutes, the cowboy says... "I wish that no matter where I go, beautiful women will want and need me."
***POOF*** He turned into a tampon.
The moral of the story:
If the government offers you anything, there's going to be a string attached.
By thomas.peterson
An oldie but still one of the best!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XMOmB1q8W4Y
By ACDWebb
Huuuuuuh?????
By Richardrussell
I met a dutch girl with inflatable shoes the other day. I phoned her up to ask her out for a date, but was disappointed to find that she'd popped her clogs...
What was Harry Potter doing during the last fuel crisis?
EXPECTING... PETROLEUM!!!!!
Or are we too mature to read kids books? :)
By The Minion
21st Mar 2007 10:57
i did souix
but lost and legal fees so bad i now go to work by pawnee
I'm sorry, I just don't understand the joke about two auditors in the bath - could you please hint why it's funny?
Lady accountant was caught hanging on the office phone but her panty was jutting out from her skirt.
Office boy spotted that and kindly ask her to tug "that" in.
Lady accountant just came out of the toilet, was told of the urgent office call she must attend.
What call was that? Pay rise, promotion, more work, more clients, more responsibilities.
By stephenkendrew
An accountant, a solicitor and a tax inspector were sitting in a sauna.
They heard a bleeping sound, the accountant pressed his arm and the bleeping stopped."That was my pager, I have a microchip in my arm" he explained.
They then heard a ringing. The solicitor, putting his palm to his ear said, "That was my mobile, it's implanted into my hand."
The tax inspector realised that HMRC's technology was such that he had no chance of keeping up, but he didn't want to be outdone. He went to the toilet and returned with some toilet paper hanging from his backside.
The other two stared at the tax inspector as he explained, "Just a minute lads-I think I'm getting a fax."
NOt exactly accountancy but good fun at the expense of the US mi
These rules of thumb are followed by those who survive the military and go on to other vocations.
"Aim towards the Enemy." - Instruction printed on U.S. Army Rocket Launcher
"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend. - U.S.M.C. Training Bulletin
"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." - U.S.A.F. Literature.
"If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantryman's Journal
"A slipping trigger gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit." - Army's Magazine of Preventive Maintenance
"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." - U.S. Air Force Manual
"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo." - Infantryman's Journal
"Tracers work both ways." - U.S. Army Ordnance Manual
"Five-second fuses only last three seconds." - Infantryman's Journal
"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid." - David Hackworth
"If your attack is going too well, you're walking into an ambush." - Infantryman's Journal
"No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection."
"Any ship can be a minesweeper... once." - Anon Naval brass
"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do." - Unknown Marine Recruit
"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you." - Your Buddies
"If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him."
By listerramjet
Three engineers and three accountants are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three accountants each buy tickets and watch as the three engineers buy only a single ticket.
"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks an accountant.
"Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
They all board the train. The accountants take their respective seats but all three engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them.
Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please."
The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.
The accountants saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So after the conference, the accountants decide to copy the engineers on the return trip and save some money (being clever with money, and all that).
When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the engineers don't buy a ticket at all.
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed accountant.
When they board the train the three accountants cram into a restroom and the three engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterward, one of the engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the accountants are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, Ticket, please."
A Chartered Accountant, Certified Accountant
and Chartered Tax Advisor have all been doing some "borderline" tax planning. Being on the run from HM Revenue & Customs they decide to hide in a barn and each climb into a sack.
The taxman bursts in, and walks over to the first sack with the ACA in. He gives it firm kick and the ACA shouts 'Woof'. The taxman says to himself there's just a dog in there and moves on.
He walks over to the second sack and gives that a good boot as well. The ACCA shouts "Meeeooow" and again the taxman shrugs his shoulders and moves on.
He arrives at the third sack. Again he puts the boot in. The CTA shouts "Potatoes!!!!".
not an accountancy joke but
I did have a good time at Arsenal's end of season party - last weekend
An accountant dies and goes to Heaven.
He reaches the pearly gates and is amazed to see a happy crowd all waving banners and chanting his name.
After a few minutes St. Peter comes running across and says, "I'm sorry I wasn't here to greet you personally. God is looking forward to meeting such a remarkable man as yourself."
The accountant is perplexed. "I've tried to lead a good life, but I am overwhelmed by your welcome," he tells St. Peter.
"It's the least we can do for someone as special as you are. Imagine, living to the age of 123 and still looking so young," says St. Peter.
The man looks even more dumbfounded and replies, "123 years old? I don't know what you mean. I'm only 40."
St. Peter replies, "But that can't be right - we've seen your time sheets!"
By Clive Brooks
You asked for it!
1. A patient was about to have a heart transplant and was offered the choice of the heart of a 28 year old marathon runner or the heart of a 60 year old tax inspector. He picked the tax inspector's heart because he said it had never been used.
2. Two boll weevils grew up in Devon. One went to London and became an MP and later Chancellor of the Exchequer. The other stayed behind, drove a tractor on the farm and never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became known as the lesser of two weevils.
3. Why are scientists using tax inspectors rather than rats for laboratory experiments?
They're more numerous;
You can't get attached to them; and
There are somethings a rat won't do.
Go to www.revengeofthetaxpayer.co.uk if you want to read worse jokes than these (for charity)!
From another accountant's website
A Tax inspector, a VAT inspector and an Accountant were in the urinal performing their morning constitutional before a meeting. The Tax Inspector finishes first and walks over to the sink to wash his hands. He then proceeds to dry his hands very carefully. He uses paper towel after paper towel and ensures that every single spot of water on his hands is dried. Turning to the VAT Inspector and the Accountant, he say "Tax Inspectors are trained to be extremely thorough". The VAT Inspector is second and finishes his task at the urinal and he proceeds to wash his hands. He uses a single towel and makes sure that he dries every drop of water from his hands using every available portion of the paper towel. He turns and says "VAT Inspectors are not only are we trained to be extremely thorough but we are also trained to be extremely efficient". The Accountant finishes and walks straight for the door. "Accountants learn not to piss[***] on their hands."
Definition of an extrovert accountant?
One who looks at your shoes when he is talking to you rather than his own.
Old, but still my favourite!
By theaardvark
Doberman....
What's the difference between a Doberman and a Tax Inspector?
A doberman will eventually let go!
Incidentally, did you know the Doberman breed was initially created by a Tax inspector, Herr Doberman, who needed a loyal but ferocious dog to protect him?
The Accountant And The Frog Princess
An accountant is out for a walk by a river, and spies a frog sitting on the bank.
The frog says, "I'm a Beautiful Princess under a wicked spell if you give me a kiss and make me human again I will stay with you for a week."
The accountant smiles as he picks up the frog and puts her into his pocket, then continues his walk.
A little later the accountant takes the frog out of his pocket and she says, "I'm a Beautiful Princess under a wicked spell if you give me a kiss and make me human again I will stay with you for two weeks and do anything you ask no matter how depraved."
The accountant smiles and puts her back in his pocket.
Much later he takes her out of his pocket again and she crys, "Don't you realise that I am a beautiful princess with an incredible body, and if you kiss me I will become human again and will stay with you for a year and do anything you want, whatever it is."
And the accountant says, "I'm an accountant and far too busy to have a girlfriend, but a talking frog now that's cool."
the accountant who was thrown out of heaven for fiddling with the prophets
(currently dressed as storm trooper from star wars - it's comic relief day, and we have raised over £500 so far!)
By Robert Clubb
A 51 year old accountant decides to spend Christmas at the London Hilton.
He leaves a note at home for his wife saying where he is and that, he's bored, she's boring and he wants to brighten up his life. He tells her that he's spending the holiday period with a 18 year old Swedish nymphomaniac called Helga.
On arrival at the hotel the receptionist hands him a note. It's from his wife and she says....................
"I too am 51, and am also bored with life and our relationship. So, I had already made plans to stay for Christmas at the Savoy with an 18 year old Italian stud called Ricardo............
As you are an accountant dear, you will be able to work out that 18 goes into 51 a lot more times than 51 goes into 18 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
Company accountant comes back from lunch and finds his assistant sitting at her desk with her left breast hanging out.
"What's going on there, your left breast is hanging out?".
"Bloody auditors, never put anything back where they found it!"
Not quite accountancy, but still v. funny
A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude
and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am.
The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering
approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41
degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be in IT," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the woman, "How did you know?""Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."
The woman below responded, "You must be in Management."
"I am", replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're
going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot
air. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you
expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are
in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my f******g fault."
By Phil Barbasiewicz
Not accountancy-related too but still amusing...
What's black & brown and looks good on a lawyer?
A doberman.
Tax...
A young man married a beautiful woman who had previously
divorced ten husbands.
On their wedding night, she told her new husband, "Please be gentle, I'm still a virgin". "What?" Said the puzzled groom. "How can that be if you've been married ten times?
Husband #1 was a Sales Representative; he kept telling me how great it's going to be.
Husband #2 was in Software Services; he was never really sure how it was supposed to function, but he said he'd look into it and call me.
Husband #3 was from Field Services; he said everything checked out diagnostically, but he just couldn't get the system up.
Husband #4 was in Telemarketing; even though he knew he had the order, he didn't know when he would be able to deliver.
Husband #5 was an Engineer; he understood the basic process but wanted three years to research, implement and design a new state-of-the-art method.
Husband #6 was from Finance and Administration; he thought he knew how, but he wasn't sure whether it was his job or not.
Husband #7 was in Marketing; although he had a product, he was never sure how to position it.
Husband #8 was a Psychiatrist; all he ever did was talk about it.
Husband #9 was a Gynecologist; all he did was look at it.
Husband #10 was a Stamp Collector; all he ever did was...............oh how I miss him!
But now I have married you, "I'm so excited!" "Good", said the husband, "but why?"
"You're a Tax Man......This time I know I'm gonna get screwed!"
A little tenous maybe, but...
An accountant and a priest are playing golf. Every time the accountant misses a put, or slices the ball into the lake he shouts "DAMN IT ALL TO HELL, MISSED!"
After about half an hour of this the priest is starting to get upset at the profanity and asks the accountant to stop it.
"If you continue to curse like that God will become angry and strike you down!"
The accountant, being an athiest, shushes the priest and proceeds to hit his worst shot yet, sending the ball deep into a forest.
"DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!" he screams, "MISSED!!!!" Whereupon a bolt of lightning streaks down and strikes the priest and leaving a pair of smoking shoes.
"DAMN IT ALL TO HELL, MISSED!" booms a voice from the heavens.
Tony Kelly's joke
... the frog and the accountant.... I laughed out loud at that one!
Others also a rather entertaining diversion from an afternoon's work...
i'm sorry but
i must leap to georgie porgie's defence here.
In these modern times we must allow for all creeds, colours and attitudes. People such as Georgie (if i may be so informal) have a place in our lives just as the irritating trainee who still can't balance a bank after six months of trying has a place.
It may of course be that Georgie doesn't feel that this is the place for him and his kind (for surely there must be others - i have checked SITES and georgie porgies aren't listed).
So that this thing does not happen again can i suggest that we have a separate strand to this?
If all are agreeable i would suggest it be called the grumbling appendix.
Pee Wee Chery Tweed pee Kenny peee
Kenny came home from the pub late one Friday evening stinko drunk, as
he often did, and crept into bed beside his wife, who was already asleep.
He gave a peck on the cheek and fell asleep.
When he awoke he found a strange man standing at the end of his bed
wearing a long flowing white robe.
"Who the hell are you?" Demanded Kenny, "and what are you doing in my
bedroom?".
The mysterious Man answered "This isn't your bedroom and I'm St
Peter".
Kenny was stunned "You mean I'm dead!!! That can't be, I have so much
to live for, I haven't said goodbye to my family.... you've got to send
me back straight away".
St Peter replied "Yes you can be reincarnated but there is a catch. We
can only send you back as a dog or a hen." Kenny was devastated, but
knowing there was a farm not far from his house, he asked to be sent
back as a hen. A flash of light later, he was covered in feathers and
clucking around pecking the ground. "This ain't so bad" he thought
until he felt this strange feeling welling up inside him.
The farmyard rooster strolled over and said "So you're the new hen,
how are you enjoying your first day here?"
"It's not so bad" replies Kenny, "but I have this strange feeling
inside like I'm about to explode".
"You're ovulating" explained the rooster, "don't tell me you've never
laid an egg before".
"Never" replies Kenny
"Well just relax and let it happen"
And so he did and after a few uncomfortable seconds later, an egg pops
out from under his tail. An immense feeling of relief swept over him
and his emotions got the better of him as he experienced motherhood for
the first time.
When he laid his second egg, the feeling of happiness was
overwhelming and he knew that being reincarnated as a hen was the best
thing that ever happened to him... ever!!!
The joy kept coming and as he was just about to lay his third egg he
felt an enormous smack on the back of his head and heard his wife
shouting "Kenny, wake up you drunken bastard[***], you're shitting[***] the bed!
World with no men....men no ever listen, do they, why? Like Cran
An oldie....
>In a Chicago hospital, a gentleman had made several attempts
>to get into the men's restroom, but it had always been occupied. A nurse
>noticed his predicament. Sir, she said, "You may use the ladies room if,
>you promise not to touch any of the buttons on the wall."
>He did what he needed to, and as he sat there he noticed the
>buttons he had promised not to touch. Each button was identified by
>letters: WW, WA, PP, and a red one labeled ATR. Who would know if he
>touched
>them?
>He couldn't resist.
>He pushed WW. Warm water was sprayed gently upon his bottom. What a nice
>feeling, he thought. Men's restrooms don't have nice things like this.
>Anticipating greater pleasure, he pushed the WA button. Warm
>Air replaced the warm water, gently drying his underside. When this
>stopped, he pushed the PP button. A large powder puff caressed his bottom
>adding a fragile scent of spring flowers to this unbelievable pleasure.
>The ladies restroom was more than a restroom, it is tender
>loving. When the powder puff completed, he couldn't wait to push the ATR
>button which he knew would be supreme ecstasy.
>Next thing he knew he opened his eyes, he was in a hospital bed, and a
>nurse was staring down at him.
>"What happened?" he exclaimed. The last thing I remember was pushing the
>ATR button. The nurse replied, "The button marked ATR is an
>Automatic Tampon Remover.
>Your penis[***] is under your pillow."
>Men Never Listen .........do they?
By Trevorlfox
an accountant joke
An accountant was walking down the street when he was stopped by a beggar. " Spare us a fiver, guv " said the beggar. "'Ok then", said the accountant " here's five pounds ". " Thanks guv, thanks a lot" said the beggar. " Now then " said the accountant, " how does that compare with the same period last year ? "
By Ken Howard
A few one-liners!!
Q. What is the difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion?
A.Jail.
Q. What's the definition of an accountant?
A. Someone who solves a problem you didn't know you had in a way you don't understand.
Q. What's the definition of a good tax accountant?
A. Someone who has a loophole named after him.
Q. When does a person decide to become an accountant?
A. When he realises he doesn't have the charisma to succeed as an undertaker.
Q. What's an extroverted accountant?
A. One who looks at your shoes while he's talking to you instead of his own.
Q.What's an auditor? A. Someone who arrives after the battle and bayonets all the wounded.
Q. Why did the auditor cross the road?
A. Because he looked in the file and that's what they did last year.
Q. What's an accountant's idea of trashing his hotel room.
A. Refusing to fill out the guest comment card.
Q. How do you drive an accountant completely insane?
A. Tie him to a chair, stand in front of him and fold up a road map the wrong way.
Q. What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don't?
A. Depreciation.
By amaltbyns
Haven't laughed so much in years
An accountant banker and solicitor were called in to see an important client
"I am dying and i want to take it all with me" he said
You will each take one of thes envelopes containing £1m and put it
in my coffin just before they screw down the lid.
They all agreed to comply.
The client died and at the funeral they all put their envelopes in the coffin and the man was duly buried.
At the wake in the pub the three found themselves in a corner
The banker said "As we're on our own I have a confession to make
Old Barard was a skinflint who never said thank you for all i did for him so before I put the envelope in I took out £10,000 .
"I'm glad you said that "said the solicitor " I agree he was a mean old *** and I took £20,000 out to cover my pain and under recoveries on scale"
They looked at the accountant who smiled and said "I am surprised at you both I put a cheque in for the full amount"
The Inland Revenue, Contributions Agency, and Customs & Excise are all trying to prove they are the best at extracting confessions from taxpayers. The Chancellor of the Exchequer decides to give them a test.
He releases a rabbit into a forest and each of them has to catch it. The Contributions Agency goes in. They place animal informants throughout the forest and question all plant and mineral witnesses. After three months of extensive investigations, they conclude that rabbits do not exist.
The Revenue goes in. After two weeks with no leads they burn the forest, killing everything in it, including the rabbit, and they make no apologies. The rabbit had it coming.
Customs goes in. They come out two hours later with a badly beaten bear. The bear is yelling: "Okay! Okay! I'm a rabbit! I'm a rabbit!".
Pudding and pie
MD calls in internal auditor:-
George, you have to marry the blonde bookkeeper in accounts
Well , you turned over the sheets, made an entry, and have buggered up the monthly returns.
Not bad - reincarnation of Cranon posting here, good one too alw
SOme screw up already like this one already done. Accountants all of by reading here?
>> A guy goes to the supermarket and notices an attractive young woman
>> waving at him. She says hello.
>> He's rather taken aback because he can't place where he knows her from.
>> So he says, "Do you know me?" To which she replies, "I think you're the
>> father of one of my kids."
>> Now his mind travels back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to
>> his wife and says, "My God, are you one of the strippers from mybachelor
>> party that I had sex with on the pool table with all my buddies watching
>> while your partner whipped my butt[***] with wet celery?
>> She look
>> at him sideways, "No, I'm your son's teacher."
23rd Mar 2007 07:37
Hey, when I last looked yesterday this thread had about 20 more posts in it, where did they go?!?
"Knock knock"
"Who's there?"
"Billy the interupting auditor"
"Billy the interupting auditor w-"
"IMMATERIAL ERROR!"
peorgie girl good one here for you to desire - the one you feed
Two Wolves
One Evening An Old Cherokee Indian Told His Grandson About A Battle That Goes On Inside People. He Said, "My Son, the Battle Is Between 2 "Wolves" Inside Us All.
One Is Evil. It Is Anger, Envy, Jealousy, Sorrow, Regret, Greed, Arrogance, Self-Pity, Guilt, Resentment, Inferiority, Lies, False Pride, Superiority, And Ego.
The Other Is Good. It Is Joy, Peace, Love, Hope, Serenity, Humility, Kindness, Benevolence, Empathy, Generosity, Truth, Compassion And Faith."
The Grandson Thought about It for a Minute and Then Asked His Grandfather: "Which Wolf Wins?"
The Old Cherokee Simply Replied, "The One You Feed."
22nd Mar 2007 08:53
Well aside from the odd attempt to de-rail the thread I think the majority of the jokes have been accounting related, although some have been a bit of a stretch :)
If we could keep this thread going until I retire that would be super, at least then I will have a guaranteed source of mirth each day.
A lawyer and an accountant are applying to join MI5
They have passed all tests but the final one. Both are in a waiting room ready for their final test.
First, the lawyer is given a gun and told to go into the room and execute the spy sitting in the chair. The lawyer goes into the room, sees the person sitting in the chair blindfolded. She lifts the blindfold and sees its her husband. She leaves the room saying she could not shoot him. The lawyer is told she failed the test and can not become an FBI agent.
The accountant is given a gun and is told to execute the spy. The accountant goes into the room and the agents outside the room hear a gun shot. After this they hear a lot a rustling and banging.
Finally the accountant comes out and says, "someone put blanks in the gun so I had to choke him to death."
Well done A-Web!
They've removed the drivel from the hijackers! Splendid, now we can concentrate on the funnies, I'm loving this thread :-)
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"The success of our free browser proves the world is ready for a fresh option," said a dry and landlocked Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera Software. "I'm most excited about the hundreds of thousands of new users who have discovered the speed, security and usability of our browser for the first time."


I recently remarked: "Appealing to your identity is a reason to discount what you say, not a reason to pay extra attention." Why do I believe this?
Well, suppose you want to make people agree with you. You've got two main routes.
Offer arguments in favor of your view to change what listeners sincerely think.
Make continued disagreement feel uncomfortable so listeners pay you lip service.
Only #1 is epistemically respectable. But it has a major downside: Good arguments are scarce. #2 is epistemically sleazy, but it has a major upside: It is open to everyone, regardless of the merits of their views.
What does this have to do with identity? Simple: When someone you disagree with appeals to their identity, it is usually uncomfortable! If I want to discuss the prevalence of sexual abuse among Catholic clergy, and a listener responds, "As a Catholic…" they're not-so-subtly telling me, "You better tread lightly, lest you insult my faith!" If I want to discuss the right to burn flags, and a listener responds, "As an American…" they're not-so-subtly telling me, "You better tread lightly, lest you insult my country!" The same goes for all of the standard appeals to identity – religious, national, ethnic, gender, etc. When you invoke them, you are undermining the truth-seeking mission of the conversation – and the reasonable response is to discount what you say.
But can't identity provide extra information? Once in a while, yes. But again, the truth-seeking route is normally to simply share your extra information without making identity an issue. In special cases, admittedly, you can't certify your credibility without mentioning your identity. For example: "I've attended Catholic Church for 32 years, and never seen the slightest sign of clerical sexual abuse." Even here, though, truth-seekers will acknowledge their identity casually to keep information flowing freely.
Belonging to a group lets you learn lots of details about the group, but this depth comes at the expense of breadth. Being Danish teaches you a lot about what Danes are like. But the more energy you invest in your Danish identity, the less you learn about non-Danes.
The more you identify with a group, the worse your myside bias normally becomes. When you invest energy in your Danish identity, you grow more likely to overestimate the wonder of Danes and underestimate Danish shortcomings.
By analogy: Each of us knows more about our own lives than anyone else on Earth. But the more you dwell on your own life history, the less you're likely to know about what life is like for anyone else. Furthermore, the fact that you know lots of details about your own life does not make you a reliable judge of your own merits and failings. Quite the opposite.
The knowledge that identity provides is cut from the same cloth as self-knowledge. Indeed, it's probably worse, because the social sanctions for personal arrogance are far stronger than the social sanctions for group arrogance. Even your parents and closest friends will roll their eyes if you say, "I am the greatest." But among people who share your identity, declaring "We are the greatest" might even make you friends.
The "discount appeals to identity" maxim can plainly be abused. An Indian nationalist could selectively use it against Pakistani nationalists – and Pakistani nationalists could return the favor. But the same goes for any de-biasing rule. You can't make the whole world reasonable. But you can still be the change you want to see in the world.
* Needless to say, both claims are only tendencies; people with good arguments occasionally appeal to emotions, and people with bad arguments occasionally make them anyway.


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When asked what the most important part of your home is, the foundation probably isn't among the answers that first come to mind. Yet the foundation is more than a simple concrete slab or basement. It helps protect against storm damage, provides a barrier against burrowing pests such mice and termites, and bears the uneven weight of your home over a complete surface to reduce the effects of settling. Problems with your foundation could lead to extensive structural and property damage.
Older homes often had solid concrete foundation walls. Many homes converted from or incorporating garages use cinderblock walls. Modern homes usually use a reinforced concrete structure for their walls. While the latter is more durable and often better insulated, no foundation is immune to damage.
No basement is completely waterproof. However, the common saying "If you have a basement in such-and-such community, you can expect flooding" is often limited to older communities due to poor foundation maintenance or location issues. For example, homes built at the bottom of a hill or bank tend to receive runoff water after storms and are more prone to sewer backups.
In the event your basement is flooding and the house is level with or at a higher elevation than the surrounding property, it is best to check your foundation for erosion damage. Regular flooding or a constantly running sump pump may suggest the local groundwater table is level with or higher than your foundation floor. Check your local records office to learn more about the water table levels.
Especially common among older homes in the more arid southwestern states, the ground under your property isn't perfectly stationary. Soils which are full of clay or have not been properly compacted prior to construction may compress, expand, or even shift over time. A high water table may also increase shifting. Your foundation shifts or sinks in response to the underlying soil's movements. A famous example of settling is the Tower of Pisa.
Full foundation settling generally only happens within three years of construction, and has uniform cracking. Partial settling is more common and generally occurs when the fill soil under the foundation was not properly compacted. In the case of uneven settling, your foundation will begin to crack vertically near the sinking corners or even buckle. Doors and windows no longer fit properly, floors may begin to bulge or develop cracks, and additional cracks form in your walls.
There are also visible signs on the exterior of your home, such as a cracked foundation or bricks, moldings becoming displaced, or the home leaning. Gaps might also become apparent around doors, windows, or between walls.
Shifting soil creates similar signs with the added risk of the home moving from its original position. Usually, this shift is not easily visible, although major storms have been known to move houses several feet. An additional sign of shifting is newer additions or sidewalks no longer aligning with the main structure.
Water is the primary cause of foundation damage. It is a contributing factor in both shifting and settling, and may also lead to erosion damage. Erosion occurs mostly from rainwater, but leaks in the sewer line or groundwater levels may also play a role. Large storms can overwhelm your drainage systems and raise the water table, speeding up the erosion process.
Symptoms of foundation erosion tend to be more limited to your basement walls, unlike the erosion which causes shifting and ground expansion. In the event you are seeing chips or cracks in your exterior basement walls or the visible portion of the foundation outside of your home, you are likely suffering from erosion damage.
Wall erosion leads to basement flooding and provides openings for various pests to enter your home. This form of damage may also contribute to mold which, in turn, will speed up the erosion process. It is therefore best to regularly check your foundation walls for signs of erosion and address them immediately.
Pressure damage is caused from the weight of the soil bearing down on your foundation walls. The most common signs are horizontal cracks and buckling. Cinderblock walls are especially prone to pressure damage, creating cracks along the mortar and sometimes displacing individual blocks or sections of wall.
Several other factors may lead to damages in the short or long term. Tree roots may burrow into the foundation, contributing to erosion damage. Earthquakes cause the ground to shift suddenly, as do some major storms such as hurricanes. Poor quality concrete or substandard construction may also lead to a damaged foundation.
Addressing a damaged foundation early on is often the difference between a repair job and having to completely replace the foundation. Depending on the type of damage occurring, it may even be possible to complete repairs yourself. Just as there are different causes of damage, there are varying methods of repair.
There are numerous methods of addressing bowed walls, although these rarely solve the actual cause of damage. One inexpensive method which has proven effective is the use of wall anchors. During this process, a narrow trench is dug around the perimeter of your home. Earth anchor plates are lowered into this trench. Small holes are drilled outward through the foundation and steel connecting rods are inserted into the anchors through the holes. Finally, a wall plate is installed on the inside of the wall. The assembly is then tightened and the trench refilled.
This method has a few distinct advantages over traditional braces and helical wall anchors. They are quick and easy to install. Additionally, periodic tightening over time may actually restore the wall to its original shape. This form of brace also helps prevent future bowing. Lastly the method is unobtrusive and may be completed within a day.
Minor damage such as cracks and chips may be a sign of more extensive damage or aging. However, they are easy to patch. You will need to place a chisel in the freezer for at least half an hour prior to making repairs.
Begin your work by placing the chisel at a small angle within the crack and tap gently. As cracks are only a small sign of larger internal damage, your goal is to chip a hole at least twice as wide as the opening. Remove any dirt or debris using a wire brush and flush the hole out using a cup of warm water. This may take up to a day to dry, during which time you may also scrub down chipped areas.
Once the area has completely dried, mix some patching compound in a bucket according to the package instructions. Use a putty knife to grab an amount roughly the size of a golf ball and push it into the cavity until it is over-filled, then scrape even with the wall's surface.
Your final step is to cure the patch by sealing the portion of wall airtight with plastic sheeting and duct tape. Carefully open the top and add water using a spray bottle. Seal the area again and repeat this step every 24 hours for five days to ensure the patches are properly cured.
Considered the more stable, yet more costly solution for settling, piering (also known as piling) requires your contractor to excavate below the sinking portion of foundation. The three foot by four foot excavation does not require heavy equipment and extends approximately ten feet below the grade beam. Next, the contractor will scrape away any dirt and chip away at the bottom of the foundation so that the support bracket fits properly. Then, the pier is installed.
There are two common forms of piering, both of which require a long steel shaft to be driven through the ground beneath your home into a more stable layer.
Helical piers are screwed into the ground using a hydraulic torque motor.
Push piers are nailed into the ground using a hydraulic ram.
Once the pier is embedded, it is tested to ensure it can bear pressures many time greater than the structure it will be supporting. A metal head assembly is used to attach the pier to the foundation, and a hydraulic jack raises the foundation to its original level. Once at the correct elevation, the piers are permanently affixed to wall brackets through either welding or bolting. Some repairs may require more than one pier, in which case the process is simply repeated for each individual pier.
There are several advantages to piering. The process itself is largely non-disruptive and may be performed without evacuating the home. While the most expensive form of repair, it costs as little as ten percent of the cost for foundation replacement. Finally, piering is considered a permanent solution to settling.
Used for slab foundations, slabjacking is a means to repair the sunken portions of foundation without replacing the entire slab. Several holes measuring between one point five and two inches are drilled into the affected slab. These holes are evenly spaced, usually between three and eight feet apart, depending upon the slab's thickness. No holes are drilled within a one foot perimeter of the slab's edge.
Next, the holes are injected with a special mixture of sand; water; and either Portland cement, Bentonite clay, or stronger fly ash cement. This grout mixture usually has additives to prevent shrinkage. Pumping begins at the slab's lowest point, and moves to another hole when the slab has raised approximately one inch. In some cases, smaller intermediary holes must be drilled and filled with a less dense mixture.
As the cavity becomes filled, the grout pressurizes and lifts the slab to its proper height. Excess grout is removed from the holes which are then filled with a stiff mortar and smoothed over. Some contractors may offer to core the slab instead of drilling, which is slower and more expensive but less visible. In the event only a portion of the slab sank, any cracks are filled and smoothed over as a finishing touch.
A newer alternative to the traditional grout mixture is a two part polyurethane foam. The components are delivered via hose and do not mix until they reach the nozzle. Within 15 seconds, the foam expands 20 to 25 times in volume and achieves its full strength within 15 minutes of setting. Cheaper, quicker, and less labor intensive, this alternative is suitable for a wide variety of projects beyond home foundations, from sidewalks to highways but may not yet be available in your area.
Repairing your damaged foundation can be relatively inexpensive or very costly, depending upon the type of repair needed. Properly determining the source and extent of damage is therefore a vital part of your final expenses.
Before contacting a contractor, you should invest in an inspection by a structural engineer. The inspection and report will cost between $300 and $800. This is a necessary step, as contractors may recommend a repair method based upon profit margins. In some rare cases, you may also wish to have a soil report from a geotechnical engineer, which ranges between $500 and $2000.
Minor cracks or chips can be removed as a DIY project. This type of repair to a poured concrete wall will run between $400 and $800. Replacing the floor costs approximately 50 percent extra. At the other end of the spectrum, piering runs an average of $1,000 to $3,000 per pier.
The Basement Health Association is a non-profit organization which offers a free locator form for certified basement repair specialists on their secondary website.


The Rowsley Fault is a geological fault formed about one million years ago that has layered these vineyards with gravels and clay over limestone.
Located in the Moorabool Valley region, Rowsley Fault Vineyards have been able to focus on small plot viticulture and can offer an amazing range of varieties. Whilst they specialise in Pinot Noir, they also have an exciting range of exotic European varieties including Pinot Gris, Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvèdre (Mataro), Zinfandel, Gamay, Viognier and Graciano.
Rowsley Fault Vineyards' objective is to offer small volume production of these exciting varieties to a discerning wine drinker looking for new palate experiences.


The phrase 'Fletcher Community' is so often bandied about the plywood-sheathed halls of our beloved school that it has reached the level of self-parody. And yet our community connections are our core asset. As one of the smaller schools of foreign policy, far from any Seats of Power (or, for that matter, Clubs Worth Dressing Up For) the fact is that here, like castaways on a desert island, we are more than fellow students: we're friends. These ties that calcify into the Fletcher Mafia are, as much as the great new knowledge and skillz packed into our collective crania, the most important things with which we will leave Medford.
However, Fletcher's gettin' fatter. Last year the now second-years had 183 enter with them; this fall 200 arrived. This bulking-up presents a great risk. You cannot dilute the Fletcher Secret Formula by 10% a year indefinitely without reaching a point where it no longer works its magic.
It appears that the leadership of the school is convinced that bigger is simply better. When questioned by the Student Council on this topic, the Deans reported that problems of overstuffed classes could be attributed to scheduling issues and construction, not the added students. Further, faculty are being added faster still, and as such the student/teacher ratio is improving. That may be true and welcome, but it dodges the primary concern. Columbia's SIPA, at over 850 students, is a different place than the Fletcher we know and love – and a place that we all chose to avoid.
Apart from making the student body less cohesive, expansion has long-run costs easily overlooked in the rush to bank the cool $30 grand each extra student brings to the school each year. More students need more and bigger classrooms; more faculty need more offices. More administrative staff are required to handle the work, which porks up the school size yet again. Adding programs such as the MSIM may be very wise choices, but need not increase the overall student body, since fewer entering MALDs could cancel the addition of the newcomers.
Of course, if Fletcher continues expanding at these prodigious rates, it will doubtless remain an institution of the highest order, academically preparing future leaders for their roles around the globe. It just might be that these leaders aren't friends, and that would be a great loss.
The Editors (all MALD 07) have bonded sufficiently they need a very large tube of solvent. Hurry, please.


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Legality of turning back migrant boats questioned by Lords committee
Flora Thompson, PA Home Affairs Correspondent
The legality of Priti Patel's plans to turn back migrant boats at sea has been called into question by peers, including senior lawyers and a former judge.
The Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee has written to the Home Secretary, expressing "concerns" over the legal basis for the so-called pushbacks.
The letter adds to "growing concern both in and outside Parliament" over the policy proposed in a bid to curb Channel crossings, peers said.
It comes as the Nationality and Borders Bill is being considered by MPs in the Commons at report stage for a second day before a third reading.
Ms Patel insisted the plan has a "legal basis" when questioned by the committee in October, despite concerns being repeatedly raised over its legality and effectiveness which prompted campaigners to threaten her with legal action.
However, the Home Office's permanent secretary, Matthew Rycroft, previously conceded that only a "small proportion" of boats could be turned back.
The committee's Liberal Democrat chairwomman, Baroness Hamwee, a former solicitor, said: "Statements, including from the Home Secretary, are that there is a legal basis for the policy of so-called 'turnarounds'. We question that.
"The so-called 'turnaround' policy would force fragile small boats crossing the Channel to turn back. It is hard to imagine a situation in which those in them would not be in increased danger or where captains would not be obliged to render assistance.
"Instead, the Home Secretary has set a policy of forcing them to turn around. Even if there is a domestic legal basis, if it were actually implemented, it would almost certainly contravene the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
"Policing borders should be done in full accordance with the principles of national and international law, and we look forward to full engagement with our questions."
A campaigner wearing a Priti Patel mask tears up an 'I Welcome Refugees' placard (Victoria Jones/PA)
Labour members Baroness Chakrabarti, a barrister and former director of human rights group Liberty, and ex-home secretary Lord Blunkett, Conservative member and solicitor Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, and retired Court of Appeal judge and crossbench peer Baroness Hallett also sit on the committee.
Its letter, which calls for a response from the Home Office by January 5, asks under what powers the tactics could be used as the law stands currently.
The committee said it "fully" endorses a report published last week by another group of MPs and peers, which found the tactic could endanger lives and is likely to breach human rights laws.
The turnaround tactics are "not the solution" and will "do the opposite of what is required to save lives", the Joint Committee on Human Rights said.
It described the proposed Bill as "littered" with measures which are "simply incompatible" with the UK's international obligations.
Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK's refugee and migrant rights director, said: "Dangerous at-sea pushbacks should be absolutely ruled out, while other draconian measures in the Nationality and Borders Bill need to be dropped."
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More than 100 millionaires made an unusual plea on Wednesday: "Tax us now".
Royal Dutch Shell and British regulators have revived talks on developing the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea as the government struggles with soaring gas and power prices, company and industry sources said. In recent weeks, Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng has repeatedly highlighted the importance of the North Sea oil and gas industry despite climate activists pressing Britain to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels. The UK's Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) in October rejected on environmental grounds the development plan for the Jackdaw field, which has reserves of between 120-250 million barrels of oil equivalent.
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FPL breaks ground on new solar power plants
Published on February 13, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Kimberly DeFalco
At the site of the future Manatee Solar Energy Center in Parrish, Florida Power & Light executives, environmentalists, state and local officials cheered as a groundbreaking ceremony significantly changed the dynamics of solar power in the Sunshine State.
At 10:50 a.m. Thursday, FPL President and CEO Eric Silagy and Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putnam flipped the switches on dual Tuchi pile drivers to start the next phase of a 10-plus-year vision for innovation by the Sunshine State's largest energy provider.
The Manatee Solar Energy Center is part of FPL's plan to install 1 million solar (photovoltaic or PV) panels at three new large-scale sites by the end of 2016.
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, L, and FPL President and CEO Eric Silagy simultaneously pull the switches to drive the first two beams at the Manatee Solar Energy Center in Parrish.
FPL's other two large solar power facilities are breaking ground in DeSoto and Charlotte counties.
Ranked 10th nationally for cumulative solar generation by the Solar Energy Industries Association with 251 megawatts (enough to power 29,000 homes), Florida trails states fueled by much less sun such as fourth-ranked Massachusetts and sixth-ranked New Jersey.
California, North Carolina, and Nevada make up the top three.
Of the Sunshine State's 251 megawatts, FPL now provides 110. The addition of its three new proposed solar power plants will add nearly 225 megawatts of new solar power, advancing Florida significantly in the solar energy market.
In 2014, Florida installed 22 megawatts of solar electric capacity, ranking it 20th nationally for new installations. FPL anticipates about 250 construction jobs. Florida's 420-plus solar companies support nearly 4,800 employees.
The amount of electricity generated by U.S. utility-scale photovoltaic power plants, such as the Manatee Solar Energy Center, rose more than 100-percent in 2014 over the same period in 2013.
In Florida, the average installed residential and commercial photovoltaic system prices have fallen by 32 percent in the last year. Nationally, prices have dropped steadily — by 6 percent from last year and 53 percent from 2010.
Industry officials attribute several major factors for the solar power surge including the eight-year extension of the Investment Tax Credit for renewable energy — part of the 2008 Bush economic bailout package, the steep decline in the price of photovoltaic power generation and the Obama administration's pro-solar policies.
When President Barack Obama sent his final budget proposal to Congress on Tuesday, more than $47 billion of $4.1 trillion in proposed spending would be spent on programs related to the environment and climate change.
His proposed budget also calls for a doubling of current spending on clean energy research, from $6.4 billion to $12.8 billion in 2021.
The majority of those budget proposals aren't expected to pass through the Republican-controlled Congress but advocates cheer the efforts and awareness clean energy is perpetuating.
As Florida's largest investor-owned utility company, (Duke Energy, Tampa Electric, and Gulf Power follow accordingly), solar power is still not cost-effective in Florida.
FPL representative Alys Daly said that over time, its solar centers will be cost-effective because of essential infrastructures such as transmission lines and substations from existing power stations. FPL also bought their million-plus panels in bulk.
Citing customer power costs at 30 percent lower than the national average, Daly said customer rates dropped four times in the past 16 months and are lower than 10 years ago.
FPL leads the nation progressively in clean energy generation beginning with its Martin Next Generation Clean Energy Center in western Martin County. When it opened in 2010, it was the first-of-its-kind "hybrid" solar facility in the world.
With solar arrays and centers across the state, FPL continues to advance in public-private partnerships including solar installations including NASA and Daytona International Speedway, among others.
In 2010, FPL installed PV panels at Kennedy Space Center, where it feeds enough power into the state's electric grid each year to power more than 1,100 homes.
This April, FPL plans to go online with more than 7,000 solar panels at Daytona International Speedway, generating 2.1 megawatts.
The Air Force and Navy, in partnership with Heliosage Energy and Gulf Power Co., are developing solar facilities at three Florida sites, including Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County. Duke Energy has also partnered with Disney to run a 5-megawatt facility that will provide solar power to Disney World.
At the groundbreaking ceremony was Syd Kitson, a former NFL player and CEO of Kitson & Partners.
Kitson, in partnership with FPL, broke ground on his proposed town of Babcock Ranch in Southwest Florida.
Kitson & Partners purchased a 91,000-acre ranch from the Babcock family in 2006, immediately selling a majority to the state as part of the largest single land preservation agreement in Florida history. Kitson retained 18,000 acres and in partnership with FPL, is building a 400-acre on-site solar photovoltaic power plant that will generate enough energy for the proposed 19,500 residences. The proposed 75-megawatt FPL Babcock Ranch Solar Energy Center will be one of the largest solar energy plants in eastern U.S. and on track to become the world's first new town powered primarily by the sun.
"Projects like Babcock Ranch are what are going to attract young millennials: the dreamers, the builders, the innovators," Putnam said. "When they can become passionately invested in a sustainable community, they will continue to move to Florida as long as we keep the innovation going."
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