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Android One heading to the Philippines with two new phones
Daniel Tyson 17 February 2015 Mobiles Leave a comment
The rollout of Google's low-cost phone initiative, Android One, continues, this time heading to the Phillipines. Cesar Sengupta has announced via the Asia-Pacific Google Blog, that two new phones: the Cherry One and the MyPhone Uno will launch in the country in the coming weeks.
The phones will retail at around P5000 (around AU$145) and bring the same specs as existing Android One models available in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Android One phones currently use a 1.3GHz Mediatek processor, with 1GB of RAM and 4GB of storage but with a microSD card for expandable storage.
Current Android One specs based on previous phone releases:
4.5″ FWVGA (854×480) resolution IPS Display
1.3GHz Quad Core processor with Mali-400 GPU
4GB on-board storage with microSD Card (up to 32GB)
5MP Rear Camera with LED Flash and 2MP Front-Facing Camer
WiFi, Bluetooth v4.0, A-GPS,FM Radio
Gravit, Proximity, Light, Magnetic and Gyro Sensors
2G: 2100
3G: 850/900/1800/1900
1700mAh Li-Polymer battery
Google is expected to update the Android One platform with a different specification at some stage, with Qualcomm announced as a partner, but at this stage it seems as though they are sticking with the same specs.
Software wise, Google advised the phones would come with 'the latest version of Android (Lollipop), the fastest, most responsive Android experience ever', which according to the Indonesian launch of Android One, will be Android 5.1.
Without announcing specific details, Sengupta advised that Google has partnered with local carriers to offer promotional plans that reduce costs for OTA updates and app downloads from Google Play. In keeping with the Android One releases in other countries, the Android One phones will also come with YouTube Offline, allowing owners to download YouTube videos for playback offline.
The launch of Android One in the Phillipines, brings the total number of countries selling the phones to six, with more coming soon.
Source: Google Asia-Pacific.
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There's been a decided increase in the number of businesses that are calling the downtown area home, and contrary to (my long held) belief they are not all bridal salons and cheque cashing joints. Businesses like New West Cycle, Renaissance Books, Lofty Living, Urban Gypsy, the Hideout Cafe (tip, follow them on Twitter where they post the daily soup special with regularity) and the newly opened Red Brick (So new, in fact, all I can find is a Craigslist ad) are now populating the area. Cleverminks, a pioneer in the area, has sadly closed – but perhaps they were one of the first to recognize the potential in the neighbourhood before even the shoppers did.
Now, new developments like The Point, Quantum as well as the Plaza 88 development are bringing in a new kind of clientele. Many residents don't rely on cars as much as those in say, Queensborough or Sapperton and so they look to their immediate neighbourhood to serve their needs.
So when I popped into Queens Park Florist (619 Carnarvon Street) today on the advice of Briana and Will, I was delighted to see not only a contemporary modern feel in their floral arrangements and decor, but also a customer patiently waiting on a custom arrangement.
Briana tells me that Queens Park Florist is her "most favouritest flower shop ever. Seriously." That's pretty high praise in my book. I know I can turn out a relatively nice arrangement of tulips (grab five bunches, stuff in a vase, voila) but it takes an eye to really put together something eye catching. Owner Yelena Bahshaliyeva believes the contemporary and modern feel of her business appeals to the residents moving into the downtown area. "We're doing some different things, things not normally done by an average florist." She's right. How fun is this?
There was a reasonable selection of delicate ferns, orchids, and other potted arrangements on display, and a fresh and happy miniature rose by the door. Like most flower shops, it smells divine in there, and the location is beautiful with sunlight streaming into the windows.
Queens Park Florist is holding an Open House on May 18th from 10am to 6pm (4-6 there will be refreshments) and everyone is invited. They'll be unveiling their new season's designs, which includes local plants and flowers – a fact that thrills me. The whole store will be turned into a showroom and I think everyone should go and check them out – including my husband. Hint, hint.
Queens Park Florist is located at 619 Carnarvon. They're also on Facebook and you should go "like" them to receive updates of coming events. They do flowers for all occasions – corporate events and personal events including weddings and prom – and offer a monthly flower delivery subscription service and online ordering. You can reach them at 604-525-8022 or info@queensparkflorist.com. Check out this info sheet for some of their other upcoming summer promotions.
PS: Mother's Day is May 8th and QPF delivers. I'm just saying.
We LOVE Queens Park Florist! They did the flowers for our wedding and they were just beautiful. I gave them three criteria: had to be yellow and pink, no baby's breath and NO scent. Other than that, I had no opinions and they could do whatever they wanted. I was amazed at the results. Everyone loved the flowers.
When some of friends were getting married, I recommended QPF to them and they too had an amazing experience. And she was a LOT pickier than I am! They made some beautiful centerpieces involving tea pots and in-season flowers.
My husband always picks up flowers for me from them for special occasions. He has always been pleased with their service and the quality of the arrangements.
A really great shop with fresh and contemporary product ! ! !
Also has excellent and friendly service as a plus.
As a landscape architect, I appreciate their overall style and design sense.
Keith, thank you kindly for your complements.
Their arrangements look really cool – hopefully they'll thrive.
My wife's grandmother (and aunt) owned Kitty Butterfields Florist uptown for a long time – since the 50's, I think, and did well until Safeway came along with their cheap flowers. QPF looks like they have a product you can't get at a big-box retailer.
So my mom bought me mother's day flowers (how nice is that) from QPF today so I got my own bouquet delivered just a few minutes ago! GORGEOUS! ANd they even removed the pollen from the lilies (one of my pet peeves). Nice twine wrapping with paper. Good choice of flowers too. Thumbs up, guys. Now I can safely say the delivery service is as nice as the stuff inside.


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Properly assessing environmental pollution risks is an important component in the responsible management of used electronics. Potential risks are inherent in the products being recycled, such as the presence of lead and mercury. Risks can also stem from the way products are managed. For example, improperly stored materials may expose the area around a facility to storm water contamination. Poorly designed or managed treatment processes may result in toxic wastes or by-products that present environmental risks. For R2-certified recyclers, the totality of environmental risks from processing used electronics must be considered in determining whether pollution liability insurance is needed.
Initially, the R2:2008 Standard required that all certified companies carry pollution liability insurance. In developing the current R2:2013 version of the standard, the R2 Technical Advisory Committee revisited this requirement because of the lower risks of refurbishment-only operations. It recommended that the requirement be changed so that the level of liability insurance be proportionate to the level of risk present at each facility. As a result, R2:2013 contains language that presumes the need for pollution liability insurance but also allows for a company to demonstrate it has adequate insurance for the evaluated risks. The burden of proof is solely on the company.
For a company to successfully demonstrate it does not require any pollution liability insurance an assessment must be conducted by a qualified individual. A self-assessment is not acceptable. Nor would a "phase 1" environmental site assessment study of the site qualify as an acceptable environmental risk assessment of a company's current activities.
Commercial Insurance Underwriter or Risk Manager with qualifications in pollution liability insurance and quantification of environmental impacts.
Although a professional environmental assessment may cost a few thousand dollars (U.S.), the savings from not needing pollution liability insurance is likely to be recouped in the first year. Check with your insurance company first, as free resources may already be available to you.
The bottom line: all R2-certified companies are presumed to have environmental pollution risks and must carry pollution liability insurance unless they demonstrate through a qualified environmental risk assessment that they have a minimal level of risk that does not warrant pollution liability insurance coverage.
Editorial Note: Input for this article was provided by Dwight Clark, of Full Circle Compliance LLC, and by Ross Fields, of the Leavitt Group.


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InReview – Issue 52
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Doing Right in a Shrinking World: How Corporate America Can Balance Ethics and Profit in a Changing Economy by Louis DeThomasis and Neal St. Anthony. Austin, Texas, Greenleaf Book Group, 2006; xxv, 162 pp.
Louis DeThomasis is the chancellor of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and a senior fellow of the Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership. He serves as a consultant, speaker, and board member to corporations, not-for-profit organizations, and mutual funds. Neal St. Anthony is a business columnist for the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Society of American Business Editors.
DeThomasis and St. Anthony lay out an ambitious goal in their little book. They state:
"In the global setting in which all business operates, there is no consensus about ethical business principles. Yet if we can't collaboratively create a globally accepted understanding of business ethics, then the third millennium economic forces that have the potential to solve the human conditions of poverty, marginalization, and terrorism will never achieve that noble and critically important outcome. In this book, we will attempt to move the dialogue in the direction of a globally acceptable understanding by coming up with a pragmatic, effective, and meaningful definition of the term business ethics," p. 20.
They move toward this lofty and important goal by looking at the history of ethics, the problems with rooting ethics in either the law or one particular religion, and then attempt to develop a set of practical guidelines for the business ethics discussion. They interviewed nine business leaders, four from very large firms and the rest from small-to-medium-sized businesses, and offer a business perspective from one or more of these leaders under the heading, "What the Execs are Saying" at the end of each chapter.
My difficulties with the book start with the basic foundations. I will illustrate with two examples, but there are others.
The authors argue that we shouldn't be ethical but should do ethics (Chapter 3 — You Can't Be Ethical). But doing and being are fundamentally tied together. Psychology suggests that people who experience more integration between who they are and what they do, are more likely to behave consistently when facing such tough choices. Most of us call such consistency integrity. Perhaps the authors were overstating their case to counter those who talk about being ethical but don't give attention to daily practice. But in overstating the case, they lose sight of connecting with the "character and being" part of ethics.
A second problem area is the premise, "Good ethics is good business." For example,
"Business leaders must believe that if they give more, they will get more back for themselves, for their organizations, and for society," p. 2.
"It pays to do ethics in business. Have faith!" p. 137.
Unfortunately, sometimes acting ethically will cost you. It may well be true that most of the time good ethics is good business, but this is not a universal truth simply because one believes it to be so. If it were, business ethics would reduce to best strategies for success.
There are some very good ideas in this book. But the authors fall far short of their lofty goals, and I believe they go off track in several places.
Reviewed by Albert M. Erisman
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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children by John Wood; New York, Harper Collins, 2006; vi, 266 pp.
John Wood is a former Microsoft director of business development for the Greater China region. He left Microsoft in 1999 to start a nonprofit, Room to Read, which supplies books and schools to poor children in the world, starting in Nepal.
This biographical book offers a glimpse into the international corporate world of Microsoft with some side-splitting and often strongly critical comments about the key players such as Bill Gates and Steve Balmer. Often a few pages later, these business leaders are lauded for their insights and strategies. Wood describes the growing unrest he felt working for Microsoft, and a very awkward interview he arranged for Bill Gates in Beijing that ultimately led him to leave.
Interwoven with the Microsoft story is the pull toward the children of Nepal. On a backpacking trip there while on vacation, he met with people in a remote village, and became determined to do something about their lack of books and lack of education. Through a growing passion, he was pulled further and further into this involvement. The two forces led to his leaving Microsoft, rather abruptly, and starting a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco to help meet the literacy needs of the children of the world. In six years, he had delivered 1.2 million books, established 2,600 libraries and 200 schools, sending 1,700 girls to school on scholarship.
This is a wonderful book on three distinct levels. First it is a great story. John Wood is an excellent writer and the reader is pulled into his passion and drive to make a difference. Second, this book offers a great glimpse into the uneven corporate world, with great ideas and insight one minute and absurd behavior the next. In the end, Wood is grateful for his Microsoft training that had a great deal of application to running a not-for-profit.
But I was most captivated by the third, perhaps unintentional, level of this book. Here we see a common failure of large corporations to help their employees connect with a vision that is bigger than the next sale. Microsoft creates opportunities for people throughout the world, but this was lost on Wood and many others. He thought he needed to go elsewhere to do something significant. Many companies also fail to show respect toward the individual. A friend had suggested he go to Nepal because, "If you get high enough in the mountains, you can't hear Steve Balmer yelling at you." Company leaders need to be more focused on a compelling purpose for their business, and on treating people in that business with respect.
On any level, I highly recommend this book.
Making Globalization Work by Joseph Stiglitz; New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 2006; xxv, 358 pp.
Joseph Stiglitz is a professor of economics at Columbia University. He was the chief economist at the World Bank and the chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors. He is the author of Globalization and Its Discontents and won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001.
Stiglitz argues that globalization around the world is badly managed and broken. "Globalization had succeeded in unifying people from around the world — against globalization," he says on page 7. The problem is that "globalization has unleashed market forces that by themselves are so strong that governments, especially in the developing world, often cannot control them."
His book then lays out guidelines for specific areas of response: Trade policies, intellectual property, the environment, the multinational corporation, dealing with Third World debt, the global reserve system, and democratizing globalization. The theme of the book is that globalization lacks control since governments stop at the borders, while globalization and multinational corporations know no boundaries. In the last chapter he raises proposals for creating worldwide control, giving particular attention to those who have less power.
Those in favor of today's version of market capitalism will have a great deal of trouble with this book, claiming that many of the controls he proposes would put glue into the system, impeding the flow of capital. They might also claim that innovation would be stifled by the limitations he suggests for intellectual property. They might be right.
But Stiglitz raises some very important questions that no one should miss. Particularly those who disagree with him should ponder the areas that others have glossed over. Many have read the more popular view on globalization by Thomas Friedman titled The World Is Flat. Anyone who reads that book should read this one. And anyone who reads this one should read Friedman's book. These views are like two ships passing in the night, and the viewpoints should be debated and resolved. The authors have carefully ducked each other, at least in their books. Stiglitz makes a brief reference to Friedman, denying the flat world, while Friedman has no reference to Stiglitz' earlier book.
I highly encourage anyone interested in globalization to explore the questions raised in this book.
Reviewed by Al Erisman
The Real Pepsi Challenge: The Inspirational Story of Breaking the Color Barrier in American Business by Stephanie Capparell; New York, Wall Street Journal Books, 2007; xvii, 349 pp.
Stephanie Capparell has been at The Wall Street Journal since 1990, and is presently editor for its Marketplace page. She is the author of Shackleton's Way. She holds degrees from Boston University and Columbia University.
This book provides a well-researched look at a period of time in the 1940s when Pepsi Cola CEO Walter Mack took a bold and, for that time radical, step in hiring a black selling team and focusing efforts on opening the "Negro" market for Pepsi Cola. This happened before the color line was crossed in baseball with Jackie Robinson, and well before the Civil Rights movement started in the 1950s in America.
As the story unfolds, we see this is anything but a simple reformer trying to change the world. Mack saw a business opportunity and was out to take advantage of it. At the same time, the book contrasts Mack with Coca Cola president Robert Woodruff. "Woodruff did give generously to black universities, but that kind of generosity only helped prop up the system of segregation. When Mack made contributions, they were tied to opportunities and focused on individuals. And that made all the difference."
After the team broke up, those black pioneers of industry went on to other successful careers, one as a vice president of Pepsi Cola. The book tracks their lives, including interviews with them and their families in later life.
Capparell has painted an honest picture, warts and all, of a company trying to take a new step in a difficult time. She tries to navigate through acceptable language, drawing on terms from the day mixed with more modern references to African Americans. This is a fascinating picture of leadership. And it is a painful picture of a difficult time in history. It presents an often neglected view of the role of business in the transformation of society. I highly recommend it.
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Advance notification may increase response to follow-up questionnaires among trial participants, but the benefit of this resource-intensive activity remains uncertain. This study investigated the effectiveness of pre-calling participants with depression ahead of follow-up in The Healthlines Study, a trial of a telehealth intervention.
Participants in one of the three study centres were alternately allocated to either be telephoned 2-7 days before sending an 8-month follow-up questionnaire by post or email, or to be sent the questionnaire without pre-calling. All participants received up to five questionnaire completion reminders. The primary outcome was completion of the PHQ-9 outcome. Secondary outcomes were number of reminders and time to questionnaire completion.
201 participants were included in the nested study (100 to pre-calling), of a total of 609 in the Healthlines depression trial. Outcome completion was ≥90% in both arms (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.31 to 2.19). Participants in the pre-calling arm were less likely to require a reminder (47% vs 62%, OR 0.46, 0.25 to 0.84), required fewer reminders (difference in means -0.6, -1.1 to -0.2), and completed follow-up quicker (median 8 vs 15 days, HR 1.24, 0.92 to 1.66) than participants who received no pre-calling.
Outcome completion rate at 8-months follow-up was high. There was no evidence that pre-calling participants achieved better completion rates, nor reduced overall net effort required to achieve follow-up after taking into account pre-contacting these participants. Pre-calling may be helpful when timing of outcome completion is important.


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Children can start learning to play the piano from the ages of 3 or 4. Piano lessons contribute to the development of melodic and harmonic musical ear, coordination, fine motor skills and technique, and polyphonic thinking; they also develop a sense of rhythm. As early as at the first lesson the student will be able to perform a simple piece accompanied by the teacher. Playing the piano is very popular in Finland, and this musical instrument can be found in many homes. A student who wants to achieve quick results in playing the piano should have their own instrument at home and get used to practicing every day. Provided the little pianist practices regularly reinforcing the skills taught at the lessons, after one year they will be able to perform a simple two-part composition by Bach or another polyphonic piece.
It does not take long to learn to produce sounds on the piano and discover its principles, which makes learning to play the piano quite fun and not very difficult. As early as at the first lesson you can achieve good sound quality, and Taidetöölö's teachers will reveal the beauty of the sound of this truly amazing instrument to the student from the very beginning.


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These "go-to" resources served Ms. King well despite the many changes she has seen in her school, including the adoption of new standards and changes in the school-day format. "We moved to an extended-day format with specialized teachers," said Ms. King. "I was lucky enough to be a specialized teacher for social studies."
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Due to the success of previous Adlington events, we have decided this time round to make it bigger and even better!!!!
The event will be run at a new venue, kindly provided by Adlington Barbell Club President – 'Handsome' Fred Smith, and A6 Storage of Chorley.
**Two hands anyhow** The bar will be taken from the floor to overhead 'anyhow'. The lifter will receive a down signal from the referee once the bar is overhead and under control.
· Continental cleans are allowed.
**Deadlift** Traditional deadlift rules apply. The bar must be raised to point where the hips are locked and shoulders are back, before a down signal will be given.
Each competitor will be allowed three attempts for each lift.
There will be a minimum standard for an application to lift to be considered. There are a number of ways to compete.
If you wish to apply to lift in what will be a spectacular day, please email adlingtonBBC hotmail.co.uk with your details, including starting poundages.
Please note that places may be limited, if the event is over-subscribed a reserve list will be held.
Adlington Barbell Club reserves the right to allow a number of 'wildcard' entries if it so wishes.
We have the facility to accommodate a limited number of stands at the venue, so if you have anything you would like to promote / sell please get in touch to discuss.
There is also the option for banners to be displayed at the back of the platform, again if this is something you are potentially interested in please email for details.
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Tickets Still Available for Portugal. The Man Tonight at The Brown Theatre
Posted On: 15 May 2014 - 10:36am
By David Phillips
Yes there is a '.' in the name. Yes the name of the band is Portugal. The Man. Yes you should grab the last remaining tickets for tonight's show!
Portugal. The Man has been around for a while now and if you've never heard them, or heard of them, now's your chance to get intimately acquainted. Having started pumping out albums, their latest 'Evil Friends' is the 7th in 6 years, in 2007 they've gained more acclaim as of late with a more mature sound which has taken some jumps like most bands with a similar studio arsenal. While some of their last album reminds me of a Passion Pit meets Grizzly Bear kind of vibe, the obviously Danger Mouse produced 'Evil Friends' crafts a more distinct sound similar to that of a Foster the People or maybe even the 1st Broken Bells album. It's groovy all around, fairly chill but some super snappy jingles and some even pack a little punch.
That being said I've never seen them live, hope to change that this evening and you should certainly check them out if your into any of the above bands, even remotely. There are still some choice seats and Thursday is the new Friday so no excuses really.
Tickets: http://www.kentuckycenter.org/Kentucky-Center/13-14/Portugal-The-Man-with-special-guest-The-Quiet-Life/11613#tab-show-information-link
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Ann Arbor and the future of V2V/V2I, part II
With the possibility of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ruling on DSRC mandates for passenger vehicles coming at the end of the year, the ITS community should have every reason to be hopeful.
But indications that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking to allow public sharing of some of the 5.9 GHz band, which, until now, has been reserved for the automotive industry, has thrown a serious cloud over prospects for imminent rule-making.
And if the NHTSA doesn't at least seem closer to V2V and V2I mandates after the pilot, interest in and funding for DSRC could dry up, and the whole project might be scrapped.
Years in the making
In 1999, the FCC set aside a 75MHz spectrum in the 5.9GHz band for the auto industry. The idea was to allocate spectrum that could be used for the development of V2V and V2I applications without fear of potential signal interference from non-automotive users.
But, in the intervening years, the automotive Industry has been slow to bring any products to market that employ the spectrum. At the same time, the proliferation of Wi-Fi devices has been putting a growing strain on the existing open spectrum.
Now, the FCC wants to relieve some of that strain by opening up as much new spectrum as possible.
At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in January, the U.S. government agency announced that it would be looking to free up as much as 35% more spectrum in the 5.35-5.47 GHz and 5.85-5.925 GHz bands. On Feb. 20, it followed up with a "notice of proposed rulemaking," seeking comment on the proposal.
Though no timeline has yet been given, the public nature of the announcements suggests that the FCC's action is extremely likely. (For more on the V2V and V2I standards debate, see Q&A: Building the infrastructure for V2X and V2X telematics: Making V2X mainstream.)
Courting disaster
The timing is potentially disastrous for the ITS community. That's because the current DSRC test beds, including the Ann Arbor Safety Pilot, were never designed to assess potential complications from signal interference that may accompany an open 5.9 GHz band. In other words, even a successful outcome from Ann Arbor may be meaningless if an open spectrum changes the equation.
Scott Belcher, president of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, a leading ITS advocacy organization, warns: "I'm fully supportive of spectrum sharing, but if the FCC acts without understanding what it's doing, it could put hundreds of millions of dollars of investment on the part of the government and the auto industry at risk."
If the FCC has its way, there are two possible outcomes for DSRC-based V2V and V2I. One is that increased use of the bandwidth can be quickly shown to produce no interference for DSRC. The other, more likely, is that new rounds of expensive tests will be needed to answer questions about interference associated with an open band.
"If that were to happen, I don't know whether it could be sorted out," Belcher says. "There's no clarity about whether sharing could happen without posing a risk. It's not likely that the NHTSA would mandate connected-vehicle technology because it could potentially mandate something that would result in car crashes. And without NHTSA mandating it, the OEMs aren't going to deploy it for the same reason. So that's the other end of the spectrum."
DSRC hard knocks
The FCC's ruling is just the latest and most public knock against the DSRC community's mandate-minded strategy for V2V and V2I. "The FCC's decision suggests a high degree of skepticism at this point at the FCC," says Roger Lanctot of Strategy Analytics.
One of the main reasons is that V2V and V2I applications can now be achieved with technologies other than DSRC. The LTE Advanced standard is beginning to add proximity sensing, a Wi-Fi-related functionality that could be used for V2V communications.
When Audi unveiled its A3 with 4G LTE connectivity this year, industry watchdogs were quick to predict future applications in V2V communications. Enabled by Qualcomm's Gobi MDM9215 3G/4G LTE chipset, the A3 gets peak data rates of around 100 megabits per second.
Another charge commonly leveled against the DSRC community is that, by pursuing government mandates, V2V and V2I hopefuls have neglected a market-oriented approach.
"The real problem is that, because it's not market-driven, there's no consumer outcry for this technology," Lanctot says. "There's no consumer awareness. When you talk about one application, self-driving vehicles, everyone's going to think of Google. They're not thinking of DSRC. And if you talk about intersection safety, well, no one's thinking of anything. They were granted this spectrum over ten years ago, and there's not a product to show for ten years of development activity."
Time to rally
Lanctot doesn't think it's too late for the DSRC community to rally, but cautions that, for the technology to have a viable future, it is imperative to bring a product to market as quickly as possible.
"I don't know why they have stuck to their testing regimen and their whole academic-oriented approach," Lanctot says. "I think it's cost them time and attention and focus, and here we are more than ten years later, and the average person has no idea what they're doing and what it means to them. That's the big problem. Why would a politician get behind this? The politician is like, 'My constituents have no idea what this is all about.'"
At ITS America, Belcher remains hopeful that the FCC ruling won't derail the DSRC testing process, which is finally showing researchers how DSRC functions in real-world situations.
"We're very active in trying to ensure the FCC doesn't … take action without knowing the impact of what it's doing," he says. "The FCC should be issuing a notice of proposed rule-making. And we'll be representing our stakeholders in filing comments to that, representing our stakeholders in keeping them apprised of meetings and what we're learning, and spending time on the Hill, as well. I think we'll spend most of our time now engaged there."
Greg Nichols is a regular contributor to TU.
Read Ann Arbor and the future of V2V/V2I, part I.
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Ralph Maxwell Lewis (February 14, 1904 - January 12, 1987), the son of Harvey Spencer Lewis, was the Imperator of Rosicrucian organisation, the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC), from 1939 to 1987.
He is the author of a number of books regarding mysticism, most of which are available from the AMORC. Ralph Maxwell Lewis was born in New York City. His father, Harvey Spencer Lewis, who was the first Imperator of AMORC for North and South America was born in New Jersey and was of Gallic origin, being descended from Sir Robert Lewis, former American colonizers.

Early life and education
Ralph M. Lewis received his early education in New York and the New Jersey Military Academy. In 1918, his family took up residence in San Francisco, California, where he began his studies of law and accounting in 1919.

Rise to Imperator
The use of the word 'imperator' is a norm for AMORC students and can be likened to the word 'commander'. It is used to denote the current head or leader of the AMORC mystical organization.

Ralph Lewis crossed the threshold of the order on February 6, 1921, by special permission, eight days before completing 17 years spent in the various degrees of order in the San Francisco store, and then began to study philosophy. In March 1924, he was elected Supreme Secretary of AMORC.

In Fédération Universelle des Ordres et Sociétés Initiatiques, FUDOSI, he was known by the nomen mysticum (mystical name) "Sar Validivar" and received his initiation in Martinism during the second convention of FUDOSI in September 1936. In the same year, he was initiated as a Rose-Croix Order Kabalistique and in the Traditional Martinist Order in Europe. On August 2, 1939, he  was elected by the Board of Directors of the Supreme Grand Lodge of AMORC as Imperator of the order, a position he held until his Great Initiation, on January 12, 1987.

In March 1940, Lewis was elected President of the International Supreme Council of the order Rosæ Crucis. Among the awards he received in his lifetime was the honorary degree of doctor of literature from Andhra University in India, and the star and the cross of science from the International Academic Council.

He founded the Grand Lodge of Brazil, in the summer of 1956, and commissioned new buildings for the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in 1966.

Personal life
On March 28, 1923, he married Gladys Natishna Hammer, who was known to all Rosicrucians as Soror Gladys Lewis.

References

External links
 Imperator Ralph M. Lewis in His Ritualistic Robe (unofficial photograph published by Serafine Anthony Lemos, F.R.C., a member of AMORC)

1904 births
1987 deaths
American occultists
Rosicrucians


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David Seeger publishes a new book
by Cork Potters and Ceramic Artists | Feb 11, 2022 | News
published 11/11/2017 A new book, 80:MOVING STILL by David Seeger, published November 3rd 2017. This beautiful book accompanies David's retrospective exhibition at Uillinn, Skibbereen. It is available for €15 including postage. Go to David's Facebook page...
Annual Members Exhibition at the Wandesford Quay Gallery
published 22/07/2015 8th – 26th August, 2015 We are delighted to announce an exhibition of contemporary ceramics from Cork based artists and potters. The Society of Cork Potters present "FORM & FUNCTION" in the CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery, Wandesford Quay, Cork....
Cork @ 6
published 30/04/2015 You are cordially invited to the official opening of Cork Ceramics@6 An exhibition at Gallery No.6, Sligo featuring work by a select group of Society members; Kira O'Brien, Martha Cashman, Clare Greene, Cillian Gibson, David Seeger and Sara...
Heritage Week: Meet the Maker
published 25/08/2014 To coincide with Heritage Week 2014, there is one more day of 'meet the maker' on Thursday 28th. This is the last chance to view with demonstrations of contemporary and traditional skills by ceramicists: Clare Greene, Kate Standen and Martha...
Ceramic Artists At The Wandesford Gallery
published 04/07/2014 The Society of Cork Potters' Annual Members Exhibition 7th to the 30th of August 2014 We are delighted to announce an exhibition of contemporary ceramics from Cork based artists and potters. The Society of Cork Potters present "CLAY...


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Tax Planning Spotlight: Qualified Small Business Stock
By Robert Jacobson, Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd. (KRD)
Foreign nationals looking to start a business in the US often find that operating as a C Corporation is most desirable. One of the benefits of becoming a C Corporation is that they can issue Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBC). A QSBC is a US C Corporation that, upon sale, can have a 100% Federal capital gain exclusion for both regular and alternative minimum tax purposes.
US tax law imposes limits on the amount of gain that can be excluded from selling shares in a particular QSBC. In any taxable year, a taxpayer's eligible gain is limited to the greater of:
10 times the taxpayer's aggregate adjusted basis in the QSBC stock that is sold, or
USD 10 million.
The QSBC stock must have been held for more than five years to gain the benefit of the capital gain exclusion. State law compliance with Federal law on QSBC stock must be examined on a state-by state-basis.
In order for a C Corporation to be classified as a QSBC, it must meet the following criteria:
The total assets of the C Corporation cannot exceed USD 50 million.
80% or more of the C Corporation's assets must be used in the active conduct of a qualified business. Qualified businesses do not include services in the fields of health, law, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, brokerage services, or any other business where the principal asset is the reputation or skill of one or more of its employees; banking, insurance, leasing, financing, investing, or similar activities; farming, oil, natural gas, or the operation of a hotel, restaurant, or similar business.
The taxpayer must have acquired the stock upon original issuance or through gift or inheritance.
The taxpayer must have acquired the stock in exchange for money, other property (not including stock), or services.
The corporation must have been a QSBC on the date the stock was issued and during substantially all the period the taxpayer held the stock.
The acquisition of the stock must have been after 10 August 1993.
Shareholders of QSBC stock also have the ability to defer the gain on a stock sale to the extent they acquire replacement QSBC stock within 60 days of the original sale. They must have held the QSBC stock for more than six months to take advantage of this opportunity. Once the gain is deferred, they must reduce the income tax basis of the replacement stock by the amount of gain deferred. If the replacement stock is QSBC stock when it is sold, the applicable capital gain tax exclusion is available if the more-than-five-year holding period requirement is met.
When a C Corporation internally finances its operations and cannot issue dividends to its shareholders, the 100% capital gain exclusion and deferral tax benefits, combined with the flat 21% corporate tax rate, can make operating a newly formed C Corporation business as a QSBC more tax-effcient than operating it as a Partnership or S Corporation. For example, a newly established business C Corporation is set up as a QSBC. Over the next five years, the QSBC retains all USD 10 million of its taxable income after paying the 21% federal tax rate for C Corporations. For the sake of discussion, the retained income creates a dollar-for-dollar increase in the value of the QSBC stock equal to USD 7.9 million (USD 10 million – USD 2.1 million of tax). The taxpayer eventually sells the QSBC shares for a USD 7.9 million profit and shelters the entire gain with the 100% capital gain exclusion. So, there is no federal income tax on the QSBC stock sale gain. In contrast, the taxpayer operates the same business as a Partnership or S Corporation, and it is taxed at the maximum 37% personal income tax rate. With the new law for qualified businesses, the taxpayer qualifies for the new 20% qualified business income deduction.
Consequently, the effective tax rate on the USD 10 million of taxable income for a Partnership or S Corporation will be 29.6%. [37% x (1–20%) = 29.6%]. Clearly, it is a benefit in this case to operate as a C Corporation taxed at 21%.
Robert Jacobson
Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd. (KRD)
Auditing & Accounting Tax, Advisory, Corporate Finance,Fiduciary & Estate Planning
Chicago (IL), USA
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KRD Ltd. is a CPA firm that offers a full range of client services: outsourced accounting, audit and assurance, tax strategy and preparation, business valuations, and financial planning advisory services. Their team of 80 members has been serving clients in Chicago, the surrounding areas, and nationwide for over 30 years.
Robert Jacobson, CPA, MST, is a Tax Partner at KRD. He specialises in real estate partnerships, serviceoriented businesses, and high-net-worth individuals. Robert received a BA in Economics and a BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois – Champaign, and a master's degree in Taxation from DePaul University. Robert is a member of the AICPA and Illinois CPA Society.
Published: International Taxation Newsletter, No. 12, Spring 2020 l Photo: lucky-photo - stock.adobe.com


Crypto has also opened prospects in this sector as more and more funds are making investments in cryptocurrencies.
In 2018, the relatively new cryptocurrency market has seen the creation of sixty-one new funds. As the financial institutions and fund managers jumped into the cryptocurrency market witnessing the massive profits, and this led to the need of over-the-counter (OTC) settlements.
Chicago-based firm Jump Trading has developed a platform similar to an OTC trading platform to facilitate large crypto transactions, according to a latest Business Insider report.
Like any electronic trading exchange, the platform offers a graphical user interface and allows the interested parties to interact with a desktop client. However, it is a standalone platform and does not connect with any cryptocurrency exchange.
Due to the lack of any specified platform, the process of OTC trading has always been a complex one. Firms and managers often use unorthodox methods like internal chat boxes, telephones, and even Skype to conduct crypto trade deals.
Jump, with its platform, has tapped into this unmanaged yet lucrative sector. According to Business Insider's source, this move by Jump also shows its seriousness towards the new market for cryptocurrencies. Moreover, the firm believes that voice and chat room environments don't leave a clear audit trail and the new platform will give the process legitimacy.
"It's without a doubt maturing just by the fact that there are so many OTC desks out in the mix," he added.
According to John Spallanzani, Miller Value Partners' portfolio manager and a former forex trader at Sumitomo Mitsui, cryptocurrency market shows resemblance with the forex market and the currency move of Jump's shows that the nascent market is maturing.
According to earlier reports, major crypto players are also setting up organized OTC desks in various trading hubs. San Francisco-based Kraken opened an OTC desk in New York, and many others are also present including Winklevoss brothers-backed Genesis and Paxos-run itBit.


For its July patch release, Microsoft has addressed 53 vulnerabilities across 15 different products. The release includes 17 critical severity vulnerabilities, with ten found in Internet Explorer alone. Microsoft addressed four Chakra scripting engine memory corruption vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-8280, CVE-2018-8286, CVE-2018-8290, CVE-2018-8294), which could allow remote code execution. Also patched is a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (CVE-2018-8278). Users should apply these patches as soon as possible.
In early June, Cisco released patches to address a high-severity vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), which could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to reload an affected system. The vulnerability, CVE-2018-0296, is due to a lack of input validation of the URL, which allows an attacker to send specially-crafted HTTP requests to a vulnerable device. This month, Cisco released an advisory warning its users that the vulnerability has been actively exploited to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The company is urging its customers to upgrade to the latest Cisco ASA software release.
This month, Adobe released more than 100 patches to address 112 vulnerabilities in multiple products, including Flash Player, Acrobat and Reader, Experience Manager, and Adobe Connect. Users should upgrade to Flash Player version 30.0.0.134 to ensure that they receive all the latest patches, including fixes for CVE-2018-5007, a code execution flaw, as well as CVE-2018-5008, an information disclosure flaw. Additionally, Adobe is urging users to update to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat and Reader after releasing fixes to address 53 critical flaws.


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Catholic churches plan to hold mass for pro-Nazi WWII collaborators
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Sarajevo, Bosnia. (Zoran Kurelić Rabko/Wikimedia Commons)
May 16, 2020 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission.
The Catholic Churches of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, despite widespread condemnation, are planning to hold a public mass on May 16 in Sarajevo for Croatia's pro-Nazi collaborators and civilians killed by communist partisans at the end of World War II.
The commemoration, usually held every May near the southern Austrian town of Bleiburg, was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bosnian and Croatian churches have stepped in and are organizing the event under the auspices of the Croatian parliament, which in 2016 reintroduced state sponsorship of the commemoration after having revoked it in 2012 amid criticism that it was rehabilitating the Nazi-allied Ustasha regime.
Sarajevo Archbishop Vinko Puljic is due to hold the mass in the cathedral of the Bosnian capital.
All three members of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, along with most political parties and nongovernmental organizations, as well as the Serbian Orthodox Church, Jewish leaders, and the U.S. and Israeli embassies have condemned the event.
Eric Nelson, the U.S. ambassador to Bosnia, told RFE/RL on May 15 that commemorations should "focus on remembrance, not revisionism."
"Especially this year, when we mark the 25th anniversary of the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, it is important for everyone to focus on two values of democracy — reconciliation and interreligious dialogue," Nelson said.
The U.S. Embassy in Bosnia called "on those organizing the Bleiburg commemoration in Bosnia and Herzegovina to refrain from historical revisionism and retrograde rhetoric."
The Israeli Embassy said on Twitter that "the state of Israel stands firm and raises its voice against all attempts of revisionism."
The war-time Independent State of Croatia (NDH) controlled by the Nazi-backed Ustasha included Bosnia and parts of Serbia. The Ustasha persecuted and killed hundreds of thousands of Serbs, Jews, and anti-Nazi Croatians.
At the end of the war, the Ustasha, accompanied by civilians and Slovenian and Serbian collaborators, fled towards Austria, but British forces there refused their surrender.
Bosnia's Jewish leaders, Jakob Finci and Boris Kozemjakin, sent a protest letter to Puljic, warning that the event "will commemorate…the butchers of our mothers, our fathers, our grandfathers, and all our innocent fellow citizens killed by the fascist NDH."
Meanwhile, the Simon Wiesenthal Center urged the Bosnian government to ban the memorial mass.
Honoring "the genocidal Ustasha state (NDH) is not only an insult to its victims and their families, but also to all those who opposed the crimes committed by the Ustasha," the Simon Wiesenthal Center said in a statement on May 14.
Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Sarajevo, Hrizostom, recalled that "more than 10,000 Sarajevo inhabitants, Serbs, Jews, Roma, and other people opposing the Ustasha movement were killed" during the war.
"You are holding a mass for those who committed those crimes," Hrizostom said in a letter to Puljic.
But the cardinal rejected the accusations and said that praying for the victims' souls did not mean approval of their acts.
The number of people caught and executed by Communist leader Josip Broz Tito's partisans in the Bleiburg border region between Austria and Slovenia is subject to historical debate, but many independent historians put it at tens of thousands.
Anti-fascist NGOs called for a peaceful march during the mass.


Home › blog › What's New With the Alternative Minimum Tax?
The Tax Cut and Jobs Act affected numerous portions of the nation's tax law. However, one part that hasn't been discussed much is its effect on the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The AMT has been around since 1969 and its purpose has always been to make sure that wealthy people pay enough in taxes.
But over the years, the AMT was starting to affect more middle-class taxpayers because the rules that governed it weren't updated as the tax code changed. But that's all changed now. Under the old law, about 5 million taxpayers would have had to pay the AMT. Now, that number is expected to drop to about 200,000 for the 2018 tax year.
In fact, with so few taxpayers being subject to the AMT this year, the IRS said it plans to remove its AMT Assistant tax tool from its website. So what has changed?
1. The AMT exemption has gone up significantly. It's now $109,4000 for those married filing jointly and $70,300 for single filers. It's $54,700 for married filing separately. By comparison, last year those numbers were $84,000, $54,300 and $42,250.
2. Additionally, the income levels for exemption phase out have also increased. They are $1 million for married couples filing jointly and $500,000 for all other taxpayers.
3. Furthermore, several of the tax breaks that would cause the AMT to apply to middle class taxpayers have been changed. That means it's much more difficult to trigger the AMT because you need a lot more preference items (such as mortgage interest, personal exemptions, SALT deductions, etc.) to do so.
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Brokers watch their screens during trading hours inside a dealing room in Mumbai, India. Photographer: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Bloomberg
Insider Trading: Information On Winning A Contract Is 'Material', Says SAT
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Being aware that the tender of a company is the lowest and it's likely to win the bid will be considered "material information" in insider trading cases, according to the Securities Appellate Tribunal.The appellate tribunal was hearing an appeal against the order of the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The market regulator had asked the managing director and promoter of Deep Industries Ltd., an oil and gas production and drill...
Being aware that the tender of a company is the lowest and it's likely to win the bid will be considered "material information" in insider trading cases, according to the Securities Appellate Tribunal.
The appellate tribunal was hearing an appeal against the order of the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The market regulator had asked the managing director and promoter of Deep Industries Ltd., an oil and gas production and drilling company, to disgorge around Rs 1.74 crore for purchasing shares while in possession of information about contracts likely to be awarded to the company.
The Contracts In Question
The SEBI order was passed after an investigation of three contracts handed to the company by Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.:
A Rs 86.03 crore contract executed in September 2015.
A Rs 2.72 crore contract awarded in August 2015.
A Rs 90.33 crore contract awarded in October 2015.
The managing director of Deep Industries purchased shares of the company once in August 2015 and twice in September 2015.
The SEBI investigation found that details about the contracts were unpublished price-sensitive information between July 2015 and October 2015, when the L1 (the lowest bid) was declared.
The market regulator found the official guilty of insider trading and directed him to return wrongful gains of around Rs 1.74 crore. SEBI also barred the MD from accessing the securities market for six months.
He filed an appeal with the Securities Appellate Tribunal.
Information Relating To Contract Is Material: SAT
SEBI regulations define an insider as someone who is a "connected person" or someone in possession of unpublished price-sensitive information.
The appellate tribunal noted that a managing director and promoter who purchased shares in a company will be an insider. He had personal information that the tender given by the company was the lowest and, in all probability, the contracts would be awarded, said the appellate tribunal.
The appellate tribunal order also referred to Schedule III of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements). These require every listed entity to make disclosure of any information which the board considers as material.
Part B of Schedule III indicates that awarding or bagging of a contract is a material event, the tribunal said.
Once the company has taken a position to hold that bagging of contract is a material event, it does not lie in the mouth of the appellant to contend that the disclosure of a contract on the stock exchange platform was not a material event.
Order by the Securities Appellate Tribunal
The SAT order found that Deep Industries' MD purchased 1,79,510 shares of the company during the period when the information was considered to be unpublished price-sensitive information.
The tribunal found it a gross violation of Regulation 4 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, that bars insiders from trading in securities when in possession of price-sensitive information.
Information likely to materially affect the price of securities will include information relating to a contract, the appellate tribunal held. According to SAT, the MD was aware that the company's tender was found to be the lowest, and this information was price-sensitive.
The SAT did not delve on the petitioners' argument regarding the value of the contract and whether it had any bearing with the annual turnover, which could have led to an inference that such information was price-sensitive.
The appellate tribunal upheld the SEBI order and dismissed the appeal.
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The Florence Police Department's Risk Assessment Program is designed to decrease the likelihood of criminal activity while empowering members of the Community through education and awareness. Incorporating principals of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, also known as CPTED, this program includes an on-site visit and survey conducted by one of the Department's specially trained crime prevention officers.
While conducting a walk-through of the property to pinpoint specific target areas to address, time will be spent discussing personal safety practices and security devices appropriate for both inside and outside the property. Before leaving, the customer will be provided with a list of written recommendations for improving the security of their property. Currently the program focuses on victims of property crimes but is available to all members of the community.
For more information and/or to schedule an officer, please call the Florence Police Department's Community Relations and Crime Prevention Unit at (520) 868-????.
Adhering to the tenets of the Florence Police Department's Mission Statement, the Community Relation/Crime Prevention Unit developed a program designed to educate and empower the community in the area of crime prevention and through these efforts reduce crime and victimization. In January of 2007, the R.A.P. (Risk Assessment Program) was born.
The R.A.P., utilizing the principals of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) and good old fashioned common sense practices, has proactive and reactive components. Overall the Program will focus on prevention, empowerment, and education.
The R.A.P. will work to eliminate or "harden" the place and target elements of the triangle through education. Armed with information, the community member and/or victim will be empowered to take steps that will deter crimes against them and in their neighborhood.
The officers conducting the surveys, after meeting with the community member, will provide them with a brief survey to determine their satisfaction with the service provided and obtain additional feedback. The survey will serve as a tool to monitor the desirability of the program and determine what improvements could be made.
Police Departments do an amazing job of responding to calls-for-service. The officers respond professionally and generate the original report. The detectives follow-up and conduct their investigations. The case is then either closed when the suspect is identified and/or arrested, or the case goes unsolved for lack of investigative leads. This is typically where the customer/police relationship ends.
The R.A.P. takes the relationship to the next level. It furthers and nurtures the community relations/customer service components of police service by following up with the victim and providing another level of service. The R.A.P. partners the community and the police together. The R.A.P. solidifies the community police partnership while providing prevention through education and empowerment.
For more information about the Citizen Police Academy please contact the Florence Police Department's Community Relations and Crime Prevention Unit at (520) 868-????.


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Planned Parenthood Never the April Fool--Until Now!
It is rather curious the way some proponents of taxpayer-subsidized sleaze frequently get hoisted on their own petard. Take, for example, the interesting case of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. It has been a forgone conclusion in the public sector for years that Planned Parenthood was the epitome of care and concern for the nation's poor and minority women.
We've all heard the hackneyed claim that for every dollar spent on birth control a great deal more money will be saved on paying for prenatal care and the costs of childbirth.
Another supposedly pro-funding assertion is that Planned Parenthood's prime real estate is located in communities heavily submerged in teen sex and pregnancy because Planned Parenthood is there to serve those very young people. PP supposedly provides these victims of economic negativity with a chance to receive reproductive health services and avoid the possibility of, according to its propaganda, destroying their futures by having babies at very young ages.
And the beat goes on. At every turn there's this mantra of respectability that is supposed to lead the public into accepting as truth the concept that, without Planned Parenthood's presence on the federal dole, misery and suffering would increase rapidly. But once we peel off the transparent layer of gobbledygook and make an honest assessment of the situation, there is no doubt that tax dollars for Planned Parenthood contribute more to poverty, illness and death than anyone would care to admit.
Some shocking facts have been revealed over the past year by Live Action, Stop Planned Parenthood International and others committed to making sure the American taxpayer knows the true nature of Planned Parenthood's so-called services. These recent headlines bear this out far better than any rhetorical exposé ever could.
As a Live Action press release from March 30 states,
A series of new undercover phone calls reveals that contrary to the claims of Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards and other supporters of the nation's largest abortion chain, the organization does not provide mammograms for women.
In the tapes, a Live Action actor calls 30 Planned Parenthood clinics in 27 different states, inquiring about mammograms at Planned Parenthood. Every Planned Parenthood, without exception, tells her she will have to go elsewhere for a mammogram, and many clinics admit that no Planned Parenthood clinics provide this breast cancer screening procedure. "We don't provide those services whatsoever," admits a staffer at Planned Parenthood of Arizona. Planned Parenthood's Comprehensive Health Center clinic in Overland Park, KS, explains to the caller, "We actually don't have a, um, mammogram machine, at our clinics."
Interesting? Shocking? Disturbing? It most certainly is. And, let's put it this way. Any woman who has ever had a mammogram or has raised money for organizations that fight breast cancer, such as Susan G. Komen for the Cure, should be wondering what is wrong with this picture. Furthermore, Komen is an ally of Planned Parenthood, claiming that it provides funding to PP for the express purpose of mammogram and other breast screening tests. Why?
If no such tests are even done, what is the money really being used for? Could it be that Komen is naïve or could it be that another agenda is in play? Either way, something is rotten in Planned Parenthood's cupboard.
The latest Live Action revelation is just one more example of how it has come to pass that Congress has blown the whistle on this giant pig at the trough, making it clear that no more tax money need ever go to Planned Parenthood again.
The litany of Planned Parenthood abuses could fill a few books and, in fact, it has. But today, in the USA, there is a chance to put the collective taxpayer foot down and say once and for all: No! We will not fund an organization that protects sexual predators, promotes sex instruction in the classroom, and deceives its client base with faulty data all designed to get the customer in the door - no matter the human cost.
American taxpayers have to stop being the April Fool and expose Planned Parenthood for the anti-family, anti-health organization it really is.
Tell your elected officials today: Just say no to Planned Parenthood!


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Алексей Михайлович Ставницер () — украинский предприниматель, основатель и бывший владелец компании «Трансинвестсервис», которая владеет терминалами в порту Южном, Одесса, Украина.

Биография
По профессии — альпинист. Работал на турбазе «Терскол» министерства обороны СССР, организовывал массовые армейские альпиниады на Эльбрус, являлся начальником учебной части в альплагере «Шхельда». Создал учебно-методический центр «Эльбрус», в котором велась подготовка инструкторов, альпинистов, промальпинистов, спецподразделений, пограничников и т. д.

В 1990-е годы — основатель и владелец компании «Эверест», владеющей продовольственным супермаркетами «Троицкий» и «Эверест», магазином спиртных напитков «Напитки Ришельё», оружейным магазином «Гралан».

В 1994 году вместе с О. Д. Кутателадзе основал компанию «Трансинвестсервис», которая в настоящее время является крупнейшим частным портом Украины. Порт имеет 6 причалов общей длиной 2 километра. Общий размер инвестиций — 370 миллионов долларов, объём перевалки грузов в 2011 году — 17,2 миллионов тонн. По результатам 2011 года ТИС находится на третьем месте среди всех портов Украины и на первом — по сухим грузам; и на седьмом месте в Чёрном море.

Также владел угольным, рудным и контейнерным терминалами.

Умер 27 февраля 2011..

Семья
Сыновья:
 Егор Гребенников (род. 1972) — предприниматель, совладелец ТИС.
 Андрей Ставницер (род. 1982) — предприниматель, совладелец ТИС.

Награды
Алексей Ставницер в 2008 и 2009 годах был признан «Национальным Морским рейтингом Украины» человеком года на транспорте.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Места зарезервированы // depo.ua

Предприниматели Украины


I have been made glad twice since I wrote you last by the reception of your two dear letters of May 25th and 30th. First came the one written the 30th, then this morning the other of the 25th.
Still the days are very warm and the flies are very annoying and no orders yet to report to Nashville to be mustered out. I hope, however, we can soon have the pleasure of receiving such orders. The 4th Indiana Cavalry has already gone to Nashville to be mustered out and I suppose that Big Brother of mone, Rire, will get home before I do.
You want to know if Rhoda Bates has returned home yet. I believe I told you about that in my last letter when I told you of receiving one from Stella who is at V. If not, she said Rhoda was at home and she (Stella) had been there a week on a visit.
I suppose they are having fine times this term at the old "V.M.& F." I got a circular from the State Normal School of Michigan at Ipsilanti the other day. I don't think I fancy the Institution and hence shall not go there to school when I am home again.
How I should like to be in Chicago during the Great Sanitary Fair. They are doubtless having a most happy and interesting time there. I should like to see "Old Abe", the Great American Eagle, who has been a soldier, a veteran in the army of the Union, keeping his post day after day by the Battle Flag of the 8th Wisconsin. What numerous methods are resorted to at these fairs to interest and please the multitude and thereby accomplish the great of the Institutions gather in the cash. The Sanitary Commission and Christian Commission will stand upon the Historic page of this Rebellion as being the noblest, most philanthropic, and most praiseworthy organizations of a Christian people in the days of battle and carniage and hence forth it will be difficult for any civilized nation to carry on warfare with (out) initating our glorious example. These are the fields of labor where woman has proven herself the heroine, where she has sacrificed her time and talent day after day and month after month and by these earnest labors so duly appreciated by the soldiers whose lot is cast amid the rougher scenes of war; called out that blessing from our Lamented Lincoln. "God bless the women of America." "Hettie McEwen" & "Barbara Frietchie" are examples of these Heroines of the Slave Holders Rebellion. Flora, while all the working, thinking, talking, praying, massives of Soldier's Aid Society members, constitute the Army of Heroines whose weapons were the needle, the pen, and the prayer. Now that this "Cruel war is over", this vast army of reserve troops can be spared as well as the vast armies of armed men who have been doing the coarser work. I look upon the Great Northwestern Fair at Chicago as the final Review of this class of troops preparatory to muster out just as the redcent magnificent display in Washington was a Review of Sherman's & Grant's Legions after their work was done. But enough of this and I must quit and get ready for Dress Parade.
Monday Morning - I didn't finish my letter last evening but will do so this morning. The way of sending our mail has changed that is we now send it vis Huntsville and it leaves here in the afternoon so I shall not seal this until I hear the morning news and get the days mail. I got a letter from Ed J. a day or two since. He has not begun his Newspaper yet but thought he should begin in a few days. He spoke of the weather being extremely hot among the "Sand Hills of Lake Michigan."
What can you make of "Schmann's quintet in E Flat Major" in the last Atlantic? Is it simple a true record of the Adventures of a night or is it simply a story? It leaves one in mystery and unless the author was left in the same mystery, I would like an explanation of the walkers on the beach. The "Henriade & Debys Cow," I think were quite interesting and well written. Also John Brown's Raid. But you know what they all are ere this, so adieu to the subject and turn over.
John Petro has just got back from Tullahoma where he has been to see George, his brother. He also saw Billy Harmon who is well and honored with the position of cook for the company officers, I believe. He also saw Uncle Milikan Williams, Albert Shoemaker, Dan Eggleston, and all the rest of the Jackson Center boys who are in the 151st Regiment Indiana Vols. They were al anxious to get home again soon.


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describe 'peer review testing' do
  before(:each) do
    create(:assignment, name: 'TestAssignment', directory_path: 'test_assignment')
    create_list(:participant, 3)
    create(:assignment_node)
    create(:deadline_type, name: 'submission')
    create(:deadline_type, name: 'review')
    create(:deadline_type, name: 'metareview')
    create(:deadline_type, name: 'drop_topic')
    create(:deadline_type, name: 'signup')
    create(:deadline_type, name: 'team_formation')
    create(:deadline_right)
    create(:deadline_right, name: 'Late')
    create(:deadline_right, name: 'OK')
    create(:assignment_due_date, deadline_type: DeadlineType.where(name: 'review').first, due_at: Time.now.in_time_zone + 1.day)
    create(:topic)
    create(:topic, topic_name: 'TestReview')
    create(:team_user, user: User.where(role_id: 1).first)
    create(:team_user, user: User.where(role_id: 1).second)
    create(:assignment_team)
    create(:team_user, user: User.where(role_id: 1).third, team: AssignmentTeam.second)
    create(:signed_up_team)
    create(:signed_up_team, team_id: 2, topic: SignUpTopic.second)
    create(:assignment_questionnaire)
    create(:question)
    create(:submission_record, team_id: 2)
    create(:review_response_map, reviewer_id: User.where(role_id: 1).third.id)
    create(:review_response_map, reviewer_id: User.where(role_id: 1).second.id, reviewee: AssignmentTeam.second)
    # sleep(10000)
  end

  def load_questionnaire
    login_as('student2064')
    expect(page).to have_content 'User: student2064'
    expect(page).to have_content 'TestAssignment'

    click_link 'TestAssignment'
    expect(page).to have_content 'Submit or Review work for TestAssignment'
    expect(page).to have_content "Others' work"

    click_link "Others' work"
    expect(page).to have_content 'Reviews for "TestAssignment"'

    choose 'topic_id'
    click_button 'Request a new submission to review'

    click_link 'Begin'
  end

  it 'fills in a single textbox and saves' do
    # Load questionnaire with generic setup
    load_questionnaire

    # Fill in a textbox and a dropdown
    fill_in 'responses[0][comment]', with: 'HelloWorld'
    select 5, from: 'responses[0][score]'
    click_button 'Submit Review'
    expect(page).to have_content 'Your response was successfully saved.'
  end

  it 'fills in a single comment with multi word text and saves' do
    # Load questionnaire with generic setup
    load_questionnaire
    # Fill in a textbox with a multi word comment
    fill_in 'responses[0][comment]', with: 'Excellent Work'
    click_button 'Submit Review'
    expect(page).to have_content 'Your response was successfully saved.'
  end

  it 'fills in a single comment with single word and saves' do
    # Load questionnaire with generic setup
    load_questionnaire
    # Fill in a textbox with a single word comment
    fill_in 'responses[0][comment]', with: 'Excellent'
    click_button 'Submit Review'
    expect(page).to have_content 'Your response was successfully saved.'
  end

  it 'fills in only points and saves' do
    # Load questionnaire with generic setup
    load_questionnaire
    # Fill in a dropdown with some points
    select 5, from: 'responses[0][score]'
    click_button 'Submit Review'
    expect(page).to have_content 'Your response was successfully saved.'
  end

  it 'saves an empty review without any points and comments' do
    # Load questionnaire with generic setup
    load_questionnaire
    click_button 'Submit Review'
    expect(page).to have_content 'Your response was successfully saved.'
  end

  it 'saves a review with only additional comments' do
    # Load questionnaire with generic setup
    load_questionnaire

    # Filling in Additional Comments only
    fill_in 'review[comments]', with: 'Excellent work done!'
    click_button 'Submit Review'
    expect(page).to have_content 'Your response was successfully saved.'
  end
end


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The Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes It Out
The Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes It Out Review
Rabid Dukes of Hazzard fans may enjoy the game, but game players with more discerning tastes probably won't.
By Frank Provo on May 17, 2006 at 3:09PM PDT
If Dukes of Hazzard: Racing For Home left you wanting more, South Peak's second game in the series, Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes It Out, isn't exactly going to satisfy that need. In fact, despite a few gameplay touch-ups and a plot change, the game is a carbon copy of the first. Missy Law has come to town impersonating a geologist. Disguised as Melanie Shaw, she intends to rob the Hazzard Bank and frame Daisy for the heist. Once again, it's up to you as Bo, Luke, Uncle Jesse, and Daisy to prevent the crime, bring the criminals to justice, and win the Fourth of July race.
Following the first game's lead, the story behind Daisy Dukes It Out is told through an array of frightening prerendered video clips. The characters are smoothly rendered and nicely animated, but they better resemble lifeless marionettes than actual human beings. On more than one occasion, you may find yourself wondering if Jesse Duke is actually some demon. The audio behind each clip is quite good, due mostly in part to the use of the original Dukes of Hazzard voice actors, namely John "Bo" Schneider, Tom "Luke" Wopat, Catherine "Daisy" Bach, and Ben "Crazy Cooter" Jones. The in-game visuals are decent enough, with a frame rate and clarity on par with that of the Destruction Derby series. There are rarely more than a few vehicles onscreen at a time, so slowdown and texture warping aren't as much of an issue in this game as they were in the previous installment. On the audio front, country-style rock music accompanies each mission, while a number of CB radio interruptions break up the silent monotony of driving. Even the balladeer, Waylon Jennings, gets into the act, imparting his hokum wisdom whenever a mission ends with a death-defying leap or otherwise dangerous situation.
As is the tradition in Hazzard County, crime solving isn't done with wits, but with cars. As such, Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes It Out features 18 missions' worth of high-speed chases, insane jumps, and killer car wrecks. Most of the time you'll be driving the General Lee, since, as odd as it may seem, the game's namesake, Daisy, only participates in six of the game's missions. In a notable improvement from the first game, the courses in Daisy Dukes It Out are laid out in a free-roam circuit fashion, similar to what you'd find in Crave's Tokyo Extreme Racer series. Because of this, not only do you have greater leeway in the shortcuts and routes you're able to take, but the entire game also gives the impression that you're driving around a realistic remake of Hazzard County. As an added bonus, the game's joyride mode lets you explore all of Hazzard County's landmarks, including downtown Hazzard and the Boar's Nest, without bother from crooks, cops, or pedestrians.
Unfortunately, roadway improvements are the game's only major gameplay enhancement. All 18 of the game's missions are just as nonsensical, bug-laden, and straightforward as those found in the first Dukes game. One mission in particular, where you're to run Missy off the road in Daisy's Roadrunner, sums the game up nicely. Ignoring for a moment the fact that Rosco and Enos should be after a bank robber instead of Daisy, the chase itself can be completed in less than 30 seconds by taking advantage of the game engine's buggy collision detection. Ram Missy's car before the first jump, and she'll become permanently stuck between two construction vehicles. Should you accidentally make the jump and continue driving, Missy will miraculously warp ahead of you after a short time. If this happens, your job gets a bit more difficult, as collision with any in-game object will send your car into an uncontrollable spin, a nasty side effect that Missy and other CPU vehicles aren't subject to. To make matters worse, each guardrail and building seems to have a force field around it, pushing your vehicle away long before it's in close proximity.
Despite all its bugs, Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes It Out is still fairly easy. Even on the hardest difficulty setting, most mission goals can be achieved by simply sticking to the road, following directions, and making modest use of in-game power-ups. Since the first Dukes of Hazzard game placed a greater emphasis on racing, the use of turbo, repair, and dynamite items was an integral part of your success. The second game has no such emphasis, so you really don't need those items anymore. The AI driving is also pathetically poor. Rosco and Enos will do their fair share of ramming into the General Lee, but the majority of the time they'll be content to bounce off guardrails or retaining walls. Commuter traffic is just as hilarious. If bystander vehicles notice you racing down the road, they will--without fail--attempt to ram you. When you're not interacting with other vehicles or objects, the game plays well enough. The handling is slippery, but forgiving, and the experience of speed is greatly enhanced by a number of jump ramps and cornfield shortcuts. It may be buggy and simplistic, but Daisy Dukes It Out is at least more faithful to the Dukes' universe than the first game. The game's two-player mode also redeems the game slightly, offering friendly competition in time trials, races, tag battles, and demolition derbies.
Although Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes It Out is the second Dukes of Hazzard game to reach the PlayStation, it's still not quite the thrill-fest you would expect from such a respected license. It improves upon the first in terms of personality and feel, but it isn't really that much different where it matters most--gameplay. The game is just far too buggy, easy, and uninspiring to hold your attention for more than a few hours, let alone a standard rental period. Rabid Dukes of Hazzard fans may enjoy the game, but game players with more discerning tastes probably won't.
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The MSU College of Veterinary Medicine relies on Joseph Elinburg to keep buildings operating smoothly. Elinburg maintains plumbing, repairs mechanical equipment, and does whatever else needs to be done. Roy Watkins, Building Services Supervisor for CVM Facilities Engineering, said he is a great employee.
Marvin Saulter gave up being his own boss when he took a job as the Mechanic Shop Supervisor at the Delta Research and Extension Center. "I was self-employed when I interviewed for the job as a mechanic," Saulter said. "They offered me a deal that I could not turn down. I have been there ever since." Saulter said the best part of his job is being able to fix a variety of equipment.
One of the nation's top counterespionage prosecutors will speak at Mississippi State next week. Will Mackie, a senior attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice's National Security Division, is scheduled to lead two program sessions during a Sept. 15 visit to the university. Open to all, the sessions will take place 2-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. in the Colvard Student Union's Bill Foster Ballroom/Section S.
Mississippi State University Libraries' inaugurates the 2014-15 Morris W.H. (Bill) Collins Speaker Series with an address on Wednesday by a well-known Oxford author and former federal prosecutor. John Hailman's presentation, "My Life with Senator Stennis," will begin at 2 p.m. in Mitchell Memorial Library's John Grisham Room.
The Office of Research and Economic Development is again soliciting proposals from Mississippi State faculty who desire to create interdisciplinary, cross-college research groups on campus. These grants will be in the amount of $2,000 each and limited to a period of 12 months (renewable one time for a total of 24 months and $4,000). The grants are intended to facilitate interdisciplinary interaction between faculty and students that have a common research theme.
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame's roast of the winningest coach in Mississippi State football history will be held Tuesday at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in Jackson. Jackie Sherrill, who grew up in Biloxi, played college football at Alabama and also had successful coaching stints at Pittsburgh and Texas A&M, will be roasted by his former players and associates, including Tony Dorsett who played for Sherrill at Pittsburgh.
Men's Golf opens play on Monday in the Sam Hall Intercollegiate in Hattiesburg... Volleyball hosts South Alabama on Thursday at 7 p.m., Memphis at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nicholls State at 3 p.m. and Northwestern State at 7 p.m. on Saturday... Soccer hosts South Alabama on Friday at 7 p.m. and Louisiana Tech at 1 p.m. on Sunday... Cross Country competes Saturday at the Vanderbilt Classic in Nashville... Football visits Mobile on Saturday for a 3 p.m. kickoff against South Alabama... Women's Golf opens play in the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C., on Sunday.
Jacob Sanford "Jack" Cristil, the beloved former sports broadcaster of six decades of Mississippi State University athletics, died Sunday at the age of 88 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo of complications from kidney disease and cancer after an extended illness. Cristil, who served MSU from 1953 to 2011, was known throughout the South as "the Voice of the Bulldogs."
Julia Hodges and Allison Pearson will serve as co-interim deans for Mississippi State's Meridian campus beginning Sept. 13. "I'm very pleased that Drs. Hodges and Pearson have agreed to take on this very important interim role. They both have tremendous experience in transition leadership and will do an excellent job," said Jerry Gilbert, MSU provost and executive vice president.
A new book by Staci M. Zavattaro, an assistant professor of public administration in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Mississippi State, has been published and is drawing attention. Earlier this month, New Books in Political Science posted an interview with Zavattaro about her work, "Cities for Sale: Municipalities as Public Relations and Marketing Firms."
The Southeastern Conference Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program is intended to enhance faculty collaboration that stimulates scholarly initiatives between SEC universities. Mississippi State University can select a maximum of four faculty members to receive 2015 travel grants of $2,500 each for transportation, room, board, etc., to use for travel to another SEC campus. Completed applications must be submitted by Friday.


Throughout large portions of North America, various species of nut-producing trees grow in the wild. Some of the most common are the walnut, the hickory, the pecan and the beech tree, all valued for the nuts that develop from their flowers and ripen into the fall months. Identifying these trees for those unfamiliar with their characteristics is done most easily by observing such features as the height of the tree, its leaves and bark, and of course, the nuts.
Recognize a pecan tree by its height. These are the tallest of the nut trees in North America, with some growing to heights approaching 140 feet. The pecan has compound leaves, a common feature in nut trees, with each leaf stem between 12 and 20 inches long and holding from 9 to 17 narrow leaflets. Pecan nuts are a rich brown color, oblong and pointed on both ends. The nuts will split open to their base when they ripen. The mature pecan has light brown bark when mature.
Distinguish the black walnut tree by its unique nuts. In addition to growing to 70 feet tall and having compound leaves that have as many as 23 small leaflets on each stem, the black walnut has unmistakable nuts. The nuts develop in a very hard two-halved shell that has a spherical husk surrounding it. This green husk turns a yellow-black as it ripens and will fall off the tree in October in most places. The moist husk will stain your hands with a brownish dye when you pick them up.
Ascertain a tree is an American beech by its smooth bark. Even on the oldest beeches, the bark is smooth and has a blue-gray color to it. The beech tree is a favorite target of people seeking to carve their names or initials in a tree trunk. The beech tree grows to 100 feet tall and has roots that often begin above the ground and extend outwards from the base of the trunk. Look for triangular nuts that develop within a prickly outer husk.
Spot a shagbark hickory by recognizing its bark. The bark of this nut tree has an outer layer that separates from the inner bark in long strips. These strips curve up at each end, making it look as if someone glued them on the trunk. Shagbark hickory grows to 90 feet tall in most of the eastern half of the nation. The nuts are in a husk that looks like a tiny green-brown pumpkin. The nuts are brown and have four distinct "ribs." The compound leaves typically have five leaflets, with some having as many as nine.