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his week, I want to talk about shapechangers—specifically, lycanthropes and doppelgangers.
We had some really interesting insights about lycanthropes as we worked on them. Most importantly, we realized that transmitting lycanthropy is iconic for werewolves, in lore and in D&D history, but not so much for other lycanthropes. So one of the things we talked about for each kind was how they approached the transmission of their curse.
Medium (varies in animal form) Monstrosity
A lycanthrope is a human with the ability to transform into a predatory animal form. For some lycanthropes, this is a terrible curse, while others view it as a blessing that grants them great power. In any case, the ability is passed down through generations, and it can also be transmitted through the bite of the animal form. Different kinds of lycanthropes vary in their preferred means for transmitting the curse.
Some lycanthropes embrace the curse and learn to change form whenever they want to. Others fight the curse and transform involuntarily on the three nights of the full moon each month. Whether in control of the curse or not, a transformed lycanthrope conforms to the behavior of its animal kind.
By default, a lycanthrope has two forms: a normal humanoid form and that of an unusually large, strong animal. One who masters the curse can also transform only partially, adopting a hybrid form that resembles a hunched human body topped by the animal's head and typically covered in fur. In humanoid form, a lycanthrope has heightened senses and personality traits that suggest its animal kind, and some also manifest a tendency to eat rare (or even raw) meat. It uses whatever armor, weapons, and other gear it prefers in this form. In hybrid form, its body has changed enough that it can't wear armor. It can wield weapons, but some lycanthropes still prefer to use their natural weapons. It can't cast spells in hybrid form. In animal form, it attacks like its animal kind and can't use any tools or abilities associated with its humanoid form.
Regardless of form, it is impossible to kill a lycanthrope without the use of a silver weapon. Or it's next to impossible. We haven't worked out the details of that quite yet, but we feel it's important that you absolutely want to have a silver weapon when facing a lycanthrope.
A humanoid infected with lycanthropy through the bite of another lycanthrope risks becoming a lycanthrope of the same kind on the first night of the next full moon. A character can attempt to stave off the affliction by eating a sprig of belladonna within 1 hour of being bitten, but eating the poisonous herb carries its own risks. If that fails, a remove disease or heal spell cast on the victim by a cleric of at least 12th level before his or her first transformation can cure this affliction. Once the afflicted lycanthrope has changed, the curse can be removed only by casting remove curse or break enchantment on the character while he or she is transformed. This spell gives the cursed character a chance to break the curse, but it can be attempted only once per night. Any spell used in an attempt to cure lycanthropy must be cast as a ritual and use belladonna or wolfsbane as an additional component in the ritual.
Werebear. Werebears are among the very few kinds of lycanthropes that are typically of (chaotic) good alignment. In humanoid form they tend to be stout, well-muscled, and hairy, with thick hair that matches the color of the ursine form. They tend to be moody and grumpy.
Werebears are extremely strong and hardy, and they grow to Large size in hybrid and animal form. In humanoid and hybrid form, werebears prefer two-handed weapons such as greataxes and greatswords. In animal form, they attack with their claws only, though they can rend or hug their foes as well. They do not bite in combat because they are judicious in how they pass on their curse. Usually, a werebear transmits the curse only to a companion or apprentice, and the werebear helps the new lycanthrope through the first transformations until he or she accepts the curse and can control the change.
Werebears are normally solitary creatures, preferring remote cabins in the woods where they come into contact only with rangers, druids, and fey, with whom they are generally friendly. They act as wardens over their territory, protecting flora and fauna alike from the intrusions and predations of humanoids.
Wereboar. Wereboars are neutral, boorish, ill-tempered brutes, typically rude and vulgar in any form. In humanoid form, they tend to be stocky and muscular, with short, stiff hair.
Wereboars have exceptional Constitution and high Strength scores. In humanoid and hybrid form, wereboars use battleaxes or maces, and the hybrid form can also use a goring attack. In animal form, they gore fiercely and indiscriminately, literally tossing one opponent aside (tearing the wound) and turning to the next. Because this attack isn't technically a bite, the chance of infection through a wereboar's gore is smaller than it is for other lycanthropes. Wereboars don't care who gets infected, though, and those who don't embrace the curse are almost as savage and fearsome as werewolves.
Wereboars tend to live in small family groups in remote forest areas, building ramshackle huts or dwelling in caves. They are suspicious of strangers, but sometimes ally themselves with orcs.
Wererat. Wererats are cunning, lawful evil lycanthropes with sly, avaricious personalities. In humanoid form, they tend to be thin, wiry, and twitchy, with thin hair and darting eyes.
Wererats have high Dexterity scores and are very stealthy. In humanoid and hybrid form, wererats prefer finesse weapons such as rapiers, and they use ambushes and hide-and-seek tactics rather than open fighting as a pack. They do not usually use their animal form for combat (though it has a nasty bite), favoring it for stealthy infiltration and escape. Wererats are like organized crime families, and they transmit their curse only to those they want to induct or adopt into the family. Wererats who are accidentally cursed and not brought into the family, or who break loose from the family's control, are quickly hunted down and killed.
Wererats live in urban areas, often dwelling in cellars, catacombs, or sewers beneath major cities, which they view as their hunting grounds. They live in large family groups, often spread out among many connected chambers.
Wereshark. The vast majority of lycanthropes have mammalian animal forms, but the wereshark is one notable exception. They are rapacious, chaotic evil beasts, as cold-blooded and savage as their animal kin. In humanoid form, they tend to be stocky brutes with little hair and wide faces.
Weresharks have high Dexterity and Strength scores, and they grow to Large size in animal (but not hybrid) form. In humanoid and hybrid form, they prefer slashing weapons, often with serrated edges to cause bloodier wounds. They like fighting in hybrid form because it terrifies their prey and allows them a bite attack in addition to their weapon attack. In animal form, they bite as normal sharks do, sinking in their teeth and tearing flesh from bone. They are indiscriminate in passing their curse to their prey, though they generally hate leaving prey alive.
Weresharks always live near water, on seacoasts, port towns, or aboard ships. They form rough gangs or pirate crews to spread mayhem and destruction.
Weretiger. Weretigers are ferocious hunters, usually neutral, with haughty and fastidious personalities. They have an affinity for felines of all sorts. In humanoid form, they tend to be lithe and sleekly muscular, taller than average and very well groomed. Females outnumber males significantly.
Weretigers have high Dexerity and Strength scores, and they grow to Large size in animal (but not hybrid) form. They do not like to fight in humanoid form, though they are adept at unarmed combat and can use weapons (preferring finesse weapons) if pressed. In hybrid or animal form, they attack with their claws, and they typically bite only while in animal form and only when they are fairly confident their prey will not survive to become cursed. They do not like to pass on their curse, because every new weretiger means competition for territory and prey.
Weretigers live in jungles at the very outskirts of human civilization, where they can travel to towns or villages to trade or revel. They live and hunt alone or in small family groups.
Werewolf. Werewolves are savage, chaotic evil lycanthropes with destructive, bloodthirsty tendencies. In humanoid form, they tend to be strong and hirsute, with noticeably sharp teeth and fiery tempers.
Werewolves have high Strength and Dexterity scores. In humanoid form, werewolves use swords and axes, slashing their enemies with brutal fury. In hybrid form, they can wield weapons but generally prefer to use their claws and bite. In wolf form, they bite their foes. They rarely leave prey alive, but those who do survive are at risk of contracting lycanthropy themselves.
Werewolves live in forests near human civilization, moving on frequently when the human population becomes a threat.
Medium Monstrosity
Alignment: NeutralLevel: LowEnvironment: Urban, stronghold, or dungeons
Doppelgangers are parasitic shapechangers that live off the efforts of others. They enjoy adopting the disguise of an important person and using that position to acquire wealth and luxuries without any hard work of their own. Although they hate labor, they can be hired as spies and assassins, for short-term jobs at least.
They're a race of hedonistic grifters, working in small groups to plot their cons. Within a group, roles shift from con to con—one time it might be one doppelganger's turn to take on the role of a wealthy shopkeeper so the group can live off his riches (perhaps posing as his family or assistants), then the next time a different doppelganger plays the lead role.
A doppelganger's shapechanging allows it to perfectly mimic the appearance of a humanoid creature it has seen. Doppelgangers who are not impersonating a specific person typically have a stable of identities they adopt as circumstances warrant, combining a specific appearance with a particular personality. A doppelganger can mimic the clothing and equipment of a person as well, but the disguise is more convincing if it uses actual gear.
In addition to their shapechanging, doppelgangers have the ability to read thoughts. In the short term, a doppelganger can read thoughts to aid it when tricking people around it. When impersonating a specific victim, a doppelganger likes to spend an hour or so every day plundering its victim's mind for memories it can use to make its disguise more convincing. Thus, a doppelganger that is serious about maintaining a specific false identity usually keeps its victims alive and close at hand so it can behave and speak authentically. (This characteristic facilitates an adventure where player characters can rescue someone who has been replaced by a doppelganger.)
Doppelgangers are immune to sleep and charm effects, and they have high Charisma scores. They're neutral—selfish and hedonistic, but not malicious—but they're often hired to do evil things. They have low Constitution scores, and their greed and cowardice can work against them.
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Thread: no back up lights... 90 suburban
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no back up lights... 90 suburban
Hi, my 90 suburban's back up lights won't come on. Everything else works. I traced the green wire to where it conects to the firewall in the engine compartment (then it goes through the wall and somewhere onto the fuse box... I think). I nicked off some insulation on that wire and if I put 12v on that wire they light up.
I don't know two things:
what fuse controls the back up lights? (non of them are burnt...) I just want to keep checking for continuity
where is the neutral switch on the steering column?
I would love some help before I just hard wire a light on the back to a switch on my dash!
I will post the solution in the end.
Last edited by scotsdale; 10-23-2009 at 01:04 PM. Reason: wasn't clear...
NS switch is on the column. Follow the shift linkage down towards the base. It looks like this:
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Does the green wire have power at the taillight end? (don't forget to set the brake;) If not, I'd check for a bad ground; either the housing or inside the bulb socket.
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I looked at that picture and went down the column to the base and there it was sitting on top. The wire's plug is rather melted. But when I connect the terminals of the plug the reverse lights come on.
I bought this guy two weeks ago, and now I remember that one of the fuse sockets had a fuse twice the rated capacity in there. My guess is that at some point in the suburban's earlier life it was hooked to a tailer with a short and blew its fuse. Rather than fixing the problem the owner probably just put in a higher rating fuse and killed the switch.
But how do I replace the switch? That thing is way up on top of the column down there... Not easy to get to!
I know it may not be your problem, but I had the same issue with my 90 burb - If the gear indicator needle wasn't in the right position on "R", the lights wouldn't come on. Move the needle over a hair, and on came the lights!Current truck: 1996 Ford 250, 7.3 Powerstroke diesel. Dana 60 SAS, stage 1 160cc injectors, T500 High Pressure Oil Pump, TS 6-position chip, full 4" exhaust, intake, 285 Falken Rocky Mountain AT's, boost/EGT/trans temp pillar gauges, etc...
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mine is the same way...that rug really tied the room together, man.
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I will b sure to take a look at that, but I am more of the impression that the switch is fried cause of the melted plastic. Also, when I movee the lever all through the gears the light never turns on at any point.
Anyone ever replace one of these switches?
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As for replacement, you should be able to get it up and off with the column still in place. However, if there isn't enough clearance, you will have to drop the steering column and then replace it. Dropping the column is actually pretty darn easy. remove the trim panels below the column and you'll see a big u-shaped hanger on the edge of the dash that holds the column up. Yank the 4 bolts and the column will come to rest on the drivers seat. Then you should have easy access to the NSS switch.
PS: I didn't realize the reverse switch was on the column, I thought it was on the transmission itself...Christopher
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I removed the screws, but it still doesn't want to go down. Also, the pulling it down motion puts tension on the gear selected cable in the dash.
I am wondering if I can pull the switch up from the colomn or if there are some screws holding it on...
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problem solved
Ok, so I got a new switch and looked at how it clips into the column. Without dropping the column, I used a flat head screwdriver to pry up the old switch. The clips that hold the switch to the column are removable from the switch which is great cause the new one's didn't match the old one. I switched them and clicked in the new switch and it all works good!
I took apart the old switch and can see where the plastic is melted.
So $15 part (NAPA #NS6497) fixed the problem!
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Sunny to star in 'Singin' in the Rain' musical!April 24, 2014
On April 24th, SM Entertainment confirmed that Girls' Generation's Sunny will star in musical 'Singin' in the Rain'.
The musical will also feature Super Junior's Kyuhyun, EXO's Baekhyun and more.
Adapted from the 1952 movie of the same name, the original musical started in 1983 by West End production in London. The Korean rendition of the musical will run from June 5th to August 3rd at the Chungmu Art Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul.
Sunny has previously participated in the 'Catch Me If You Can' musical performances from 2012 to 2013.
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Girls' Generation 7th Anniversary Donation Drive for the Korea Retinitis Pigmentosa Society (KRPS)April 13, 2014
August 5th, 2014 will mark an incredible seven-year journey for not only Girls' Generations but also for the fans, who were with them, regardless of when you have become part of those who will always stand strong besides the girls.
In conjunction with the upcoming Girls' Generation's 7th anniversary, a group of SONEs from across multiple countries, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and more, have come together to organize a donation drive for a charity cause that is closely related to the girls.
Throughout the years, the girls have been rained upon with love and gifts from fans everywhere. This year, we would like to call upon your kindness and your charitable hearts to channel some of these money into donations out of goodwill and love for a good cause.
I believe most SONEs are familiar with the organization Korea Retinitis Pigmentosa Society (KRPS), not only because the girls' were ambassadors for it. Sooyoung's father is the chairperson of KRPS, who is also unfortunately a victim of this ailment.
KRPS is a charity organization that works to provide retinitis pigmentosa patients with updated medical information, to help and console patients about the disease and to slow its progression. Its assistance range from educating the patients about the disease to funding for medical researches for this field of disease.
In a recent interview in SBS's 'Healing Camp', Sooyoung's dad wrote a touching letter to his daughter and the rest of the girls. Part of the letter mentioned the help from the girls and SONEs to KRPS.
"To my loving daughter Sooyoung and my 9 pretty daughters,
… I want to share good news with you today. Through the support of your members and the donations of fans overseas, we were able to form a team to help treat blind patients in Korea. To my daughters, be the light and hope to shine onto darkness and ones to pour endlessly to those who aren't fortunate as Healing Generation. Let's keep going forever."
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While it is not wrong to send the girls gifts of love from your heart, it would be very meaningful for us to donate to charity to help the less fortunate. If you think that the girls have in one way or another brought light and hope into your lives as they did for mine, let's do our parts and try to bring this sense of light and hope forward into others' lives.
A donation of any amount is greatly appreciated because everything counts when it comes to charity. Check out the website for the 7th anniversary donation for details for your respective countries.
Donors are entitled to send in a message for a message book to Girls' Generation, which will be created and handed to the girls. Do send us your messages of encouragement and love!
Thank you in advance for any contributions. Please do send us any questions that you have at firstname.lastname@example.com, tweet us at SNSD7th@twitter or check out the website for more information.
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Girls' Generation's 'Mr.Mr.' Dance Practice Video Revealed!March 31, 2014
As promised by SM Entertainment, the dance practice video of 'Mr.Mr.' was finally released after the view counts of Girls' Generation's 'Mr.Mr.' music video exceeded 15 million!
The dance practice video shows the girls practising their choreography for their latest hit single 'Mr.Mr.' in casual attire, which didn't diminish their charms in the very least!
The girls have successfully concluded their round of promotions for latest mini album 'Mr.Mr.' with a total of nine wins on the weekly music shows. Fans can look forward to the girls' new Japan concert tour soon!
Congratulations for the wins and thank you for the hard work girls! We are proud of you
Girls' Generation's 'Mr.Mr.' music video released!February 28, 2014
After endless waiting and numerous teasers, Girls' Generation's 'Mr.Mr.' mini album was finally released in stores on February 27th. And one day later, on a special leap day, the music video was finally released as a surprise on February 28th!
Check out the music video for 'Mr.Mr.' here!
Besides the music video, fans were also treated to a new series of black and white teaser photos where the girls donned a more masculine and chic concept, much to the joy of fans.
Check out the rest of the photos HERE!
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Girls' Generation wins Best Album awards in the '28th Japan Gold Disc Awards 2014′February 28, 2014
Girls' Generation (also known as Shoujo Jidai in Japan) are once again given recognition in the 28th Japan Gold Disc Awards this year. The girls brought home two out of three 'Best 3 Albums (Asia)' awards with their albums 'Girls' Generation II ~ Girls & Peace ~' and 'Love & Peace', alongside their SM Entertainment labelmates TVXQ's 'TIME'.
The Japan Gold Disc Award is one of the major annual music awards in Japan, held by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) yearly since 1987, in recognition of the music sales and outstanding artists in the country.
Ever since their debut in Japan, Girls' Generation has won numerous awards from this annual music awards including the 'New Artists of The Year Award' and the 'Best 5 New Artists Award' in the 25th Gold Disc Award in 2011, 'Album of the Year Award (Asia)' and 'Best 3 Albums Award (Asia)' for their first Japanese album 'Girls' Generation' in 2012. In 2013, they walked away with the 'Song of the Year By Download Award (Asia)' with 'Paparazzi' and 'Best Music Video Award (Asia)' with their 'Japan First Tour Girls' Generation'.
Congratulations, girls!
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[UPDATED] Girls' Generation to release comeback title song 'Mr.Mr.' on February 24th!February 23, 2014
After what felt like a very, very long time since 'I Got A Boy' in 2013, Girls' Generation has announced their upcoming comeback!
On February 11th, fans were treated to a very huge and pleasant surprise with the sudden release of Girls' Generation's teaser of new title song 'Mr.Mr.' from their new mini album!
The song 'Mr.Mr.' will be released online on major music sites in a little more than a week to go on February 19th while the physical albums will go on sale on February 24th.
According to SM Entertainment, Girls' Generation's comeback will showcase the girls' transformation that only they can show and it will be a classy, mysterious girl concept. Right after the teaser was released, Girls' Generation shot to the top of most real-time search engines including Naver, Nate and Daum.
While waiting for more details on the upcoming mini album, check out the 'Mr.Mr.' image teaser below!
Shortly, after the release of the teaser, Seohyun also tweeted a photo of herself in presumably the new 'Mr.Mr' outfit, adding to the anticipation of fans.
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Update 1: Taeyeon, Seohyun and Yoona teaser images released!
As the countdown continues for Girls' Generation's comeback, more details are revealed everyday and fans were presented with teaser images of three members today, including Taeyeon, Seohyun and Yoona!
Meanwhile, it was also revealed that Girls' Generation will be making their comeback stages, starting from M! Countdown on February 20th, after the release of their title track 'Mr.Mr.' online on February 19th. They will go on to make their comeback stages on the other music programs over the same weekend.
'Mr.Mr' is said to be a dance track with an R&B sound and it is produced by renowned producer team The Underdogs, who has worked with big names like Beyonce, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown and more.
Stay tune for more updates on the mini album!
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Update 2: All members' image teasers for 'Mr.Mr.' released!
As promised, the image teasers of the other six members were released consecutively in two days following the first. Check out the image teasers of Sunny, Hyoyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Yuri and Sooyoung!
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Update 3: 'Mr.Mr.' mini album released on iTunes!
Surprise, surprise! Girls' Generation's 'Mr.Mr.' mini album dropped on iTunes today!
Fans were treated to a pleasant surprise with the sudden release of the mini album on iTunes today without any prior announcements!
The mini album consists of the title track 'Mr.Mr.', 'Goodbye', '유로파 Europa', 'Wait a Minute', '백허그 Back Hug' and 'Soul', which is the Korean version of their Chinese song 'Find Your Soul' released for their endorsement of a Chinese online game.
Get the album on iTunes now!
Update: Due to some unexpected circumstances, the album was taken off iTunes. More details to be updated soon.
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Update 4: 'Mr.Mr' to be released online on February 24th, physical album to hit stores on 27th!
Girls' Generation's comeback mini album 'Mr.Mr' will be available online via major music websites at 5pm KST today! A cover image for the album was also released but no official release date or time for the music video has been given yet.
Meanwhile, the physical albums will go on sale in stores, starting February 27th!
The girls will also have their first comeback stage on M!Countdown on March 6th.
Are you excited to see Girls' Generation's comeback?
Sooyoung, the next member to start connecting with fans through Instagram!February 15, 2014
SONEs received a very special belated Valentine's Day present today, in the form of Sooyoung's Instagram account!
Sooyoung's Instagram was first announced on Hyoyeon's Instagram update when she welcomed her fellow member to the world of Instagram with a selca of the both of them.
Sooyoung has since posted one photo to the account and I am sure that we can look forward to more in the future!
With Sooyoung's new Instagram account, this marks the seventh Girls' Generation member who has a publicly-known social networking account on either Instagram, Weibo and Twitter.
Yoona and Tiffany-ah, when's your turns? We'll be waiting patiently until that day comes
Meanwhile, the girls are performing for the Macau leg of their world tour today at the Cotai Arena.
Happy Birthday, Sooyoung!February 9, 2014
While some of us are busy with Lunar New Year and the upcoming Valentine's Day, another special day has crept up to us and it is a day to be celebrated with much joy and happiness. February 10th, a special someone's birthday and that special someone is no other than our dear and beloved Sooyoung.
Sooyoung, what are the first thoughts that come to mind when you think of her?
Her bright and cheerful personality? The light-up-your-day smile? Or that towering height and supermodel proportions?
To me, it is her heart of gold. Despite having packed schedules as a member of Korea's top girl group Girls' Generation, Sooyoung always found time to give back to society. Be it the ongoing Korea Retinitis Pigmentosa Society or the UNICEF Korea's Santa Campaign last year, Sooyoung always had it in her heart to help others.
Besides the charities, she is always very thoughtful and caring too. She never forgot to thank fans for their support and also for every award they win. One way or another, she will thank the fans and her loved ones.
Her thoughtfulness extended further than just awards and charities. She always made sure to send her best wishes during major occasions like Chuseok or even taking the time to wish students good luck for their major examinations.
2013 was also a meaningful year for Actress Sooyoung. For the first time, she played the female lead of a drama for 'Dating Agency: Cyrano'. It was a captivating and fun drama; Sooyoung's acting was so natural for her character and it was really endearing to watch her having fun in her role.
Other than her drama, Sooyoung was also active as an emcee. She was one of the co-hosts for the long-running SBS Midnight TV Entertainment. of which she also received recognition for at the SBS Entertainment Awards where she received the 'MC Newcomer Award'. Besides that, Sooyoung also took up the MC roles for various big events such as the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival and the 2013 Women's Film Festival.
With her model-like proportions and height, it was no wonder that Sooyoung frequently chosen for magazine photo shoots as well as fashion events including that of big brands like Burberry. Her impeccable fashion sense was also acknowledge at the 2013 Style Icon Awards where she received the 'Best K-Style Award'.
2013 was a good year for Sooyoung and hopefully 2014 will be a better one especially since it kicked off with her good news in the beginning of the year. As always, we as fans, would like to wish Sooyoung a happy birthday!
Have a happy and healthy year ahead. Stay true to who you are, food lover, prankster and all, and we will wish for your happiness always.
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Girls' Generation wins at the 28th Golden Disk Awards!January 16, 2014
The 28th Golden Disk Awards was held at the Grand Peace Palace at Kyung Hee University on 16th January 2014 and Girls' Generation walked away with two awards, namely the 'Digital Popularity Award' and the 'Golden Disk Bonsang'!
Meanwhile, Taeyeon and Tiffany were the emcees for the second half of the show along with Oh Sangjin. They received the 'Digital Popularity Award' during the first half before starting their emcee duties.
Girls' Generation were announced one of the winners of the 'Golden Disk Bonsang' during the second half and it was a big surprise when two other members Yuri and Sooyoung appeared to receive the award!
Check out their acceptance speech as well as the girls' cute interactions on stage.
Besides that, their juniors f(x) also performed Girls' Generation's hit song 'The Boys' during the Golden Disk Awards.
Girls' Generation has won several major awards from the Golden Disk Awards, including the Daesang hat-trick from 2009, 2010 and 2011 where they won the Digital Daesang for 'Gee' in 2009, Disk Daesang with 'Oh!' in 2010 and Digital Daesang for 'The Boys' in 2012.
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I have a pair of LSi15's that I'm generally pleased with but would like to try a few (reversible) mods/tweaks to see if I can improve performance. Specifically, I'd like to bi-amp the speakers but not using the stock crossover frequencies/driver-combinations. If you remove the binding post jumpers from the stock LSi15 you have the abilty to separately power the tweeter from the rest of the drivers (two, 5 1/4" and the one 8" LF driver). To me, this does not seem the most advantageous spectrum to separate for bi-amping. I would prefer to power the combination of the tweeter and the 5 1/4 inchers separately from the 8" LF. I want to experiment with a tube amp driving the mid/highs and a powerful solid stage amp driving the 8" LF below 150 Hz. To begin my quest I have pulled out the binding post/crossover assembly and combined the two inputs to the crossover to one set of binding posts. Now I want to remove the wires from the 8" speaker terminals and insulate the push-on terminals on the wire coming from the crossover so they cannot short while disconneted. Now, with new wiring I plan to connect the 8" driver directly to the now unused other pair of binding posts. I will use either an outboard electronic crossover or passive components to provide a new independent filter for the 8" driver.
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1. Will having the low pass (150 Hz) section of the stock crossover unterminated cause any problems with the rest of the driver's performance?
2. Does anyone have a diagram/schematic of the stock LSi15 crossover? I'd like to see the component values for the 150 Hz low pass section for a possible outboard passive filter.
All this is reversible, in case it doesn't work out or I want to sell the speakers. This is my first post and any comments or help for you Polkies out there will be appreciated!


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The actor most famous for playing George Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" died as a result of a cancerous mass on his lung, reports TMZ.com.
According to the El Paso County Texas Medical Examiner post mortem report, the primary cause of death is listed as "superior vena cava syndrome", a complication resulting from a mass on Hemsley's lung.
The actor had been advised to get chemo and radiation therapy before he succumbed to his illness, says the report. It is not known if Hemsley was a smoker.
Hemsley was found dead last month in his El Paso, TX home at the age of 74.
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Nevada ends four-game road trip at Cal Tuesday
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Nevada ends four-game road trip at Cal Tuesday: Nevada (4-5) concludes a four-game road trip at Cal (6-3) on Tuesday. The Wolf Pack snapped a three-game losing skid winning 87-81 in overtime at UC Davis on Saturday. The Bears lost on Friday at UC Santa Barbara 72-65. It is the Pack's final nonconference road game of the season. The game will air on the Pac-12 Networks.
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A fascinating footnote of Civil War history is the fact that the President of the United States at the time, and the President of the Confederacy, were both born in Kentucky. And as Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh reports, a constant reminder of that fact continues to cause some Kentuckians considerable consternation...(Listen above)
A border state during America's Civil War, Kentucky is said to have joined the Confederacy AFTER the war ended. That legacy had a negative impact on race relations that some say exists to this day.
Kentucky began before the civil war to establish its reputation as a horse breeding state. Woodburn farm in Woodford county was known then as a premiere breeding operation. The story is detailed by Maryjean Wall, a turf writer for more than three decades at the Lexington Herald newspaper. She's also the author of a book detailing the civil war's impact on the horse industry. Wall says the 1860's signified a break in the action and recovery took some time.
Paducah, Kentucky's Lloyd Tilghman House and Museum may not have the cache of Arlington or the Lincoln Birthplace, but it's a must-see if you're looking into the history of the Civil War's western theater. U.S. Grant launched his Fort Donelson campaign from Paducah, William Tecumseh Sherman once commanded Union Soldiers in the city, and Nathan Bedford Forrest raided the river town in 1864. The future author of Ben Hur, Lew Wallace, even got into a fistfight during the war in what is now the museum's main gallery.
Long before Internet search engines and network television shows asking celebrities who do you think you are,' genealogists have been combing through census records, newspapers, and family bibles. Family history researchers come from all types of backgrounds, including that of a retired central Kentucky teacher.
"My name is Bettie Tuttle. I was born here in Lexington, 1926, and I've lived here all of my life."
It's a cold rainy, early spring morning at Lexington's Mary Todd Lincoln House, the restored childhood home of the former First Lady groups of visitors from places as far away as Florida and Wisconsin, crowd into the foyer as Executive Director Gwen Thompson preps them for the tour.
"We're going to start right here with this photograph which is an image of what this hallway looked like before the restoration we want everyone to appreciate that it was in quite a state of disrepair so if you'll just head right in here into the family parlor, Marianne is going to be your guide "
April means horse racing at Lexington's Keeneland race track. The historic track is celebrating 75 years of racing this year. In recognition of the milestone, Keeneland spokeswoman, Julie Balog wants patrons to get involved.
In 1862, deadly battles were fought across Kentucky…at Perryville, Richmond, and Munfordville. In the 150 years since those battles, Kentuckians have worked to preserve those historic sites.


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Aldo Musacchio has been in the faculty of HBS since 2004. He is currently an associate professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit (BGIE) and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
Professor Musacchio's first research projects focused on how companies can adopt corporate governance practices that protect investors in relatively adverse legal and institutional environments. His book, Experiments in Financial Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 2009) studies the mechanisms Brazilian firms used to follow high corporate governance standards before 1950, when the legal protections for investors were relatively weak. He argues that companies are not trapped in the legal systems in which they operate. They can overcome their institutional environments through better practices and by designing bylaws that compensate for the weak legal environment.
Professor Musacchio's current research project with Professor Sergio Lazzarini, of Insper in Brazil, looks at the new ways in which states intervene in the economy. They are writing a book manuscript, tentatively entitled Leviathan in Business, that examines the new forms of state capitalism. Among other things, the book contains chapters on the effects of having the state as a minority shareholder, the role of development banks in capital formation, the importance of selecting well CEOs of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and analyzing whether listing SOEs is enough to tie the governments hands, among others.
Finally, Professor Musacchio is also developing a series of cases and articles looking at best practices in state-owned enterprises. The objective of this research project is to provide lessons to improve the performance of large state-owned companies, especially in contexts where governments face political constraints to privatize such companies in full or in part, or where managers of state-owned enterprises cannot freely hire and fire workers or charge market rates for their services or products.
Aldo Musacchio has a B.A. in economics (with highest honors) from ITAM, in Mexico, and a Ph. D. in Economic History of Latin America from Stanford University. He is a faculty associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and a member of the Brazil Studies Committee and the Mexican Studies Committee, all at Harvard University. In 2012, he won the First Prize of the Manuel Espinosa Yglesias Prize for his research on foreign banks in Mexico (together with Stephen Haber) and was awarded the 2012 Prize for Professiona/Academic Meirt by the Alumni Association of ITAM (EX-ITAM). In 2007 he was selected as one of the "30 most promising professionals in their thirties (30 promesas en los treintas)" by Mexican business magazine Expansion. Musacchio is a member of the board of trustees of LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing higher education in the Americas. Aldo Musacchio obtained a B.A. in Economics with highest honors from ITAM in Mexico City. He lives with his wife in the South End, Boston, Massachusetts.
Reinventing State Capitalism
Leviathan in Business, Brazil and Beyond (Co-authored with Sergio G Lazzarini)
In this book we study the evolution of corporate governance arrangements that governments have adopted for their state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the last 20 years. We show that the process of privatization and liberalization of the 1990s and early 2000s created two new forms of state capitalism, in which Leviathan acts a majority or minority investor in publicly-listed corporations. We then argue that governments have transformed the governance of flagship SOEs in a way that has mitigated many of the agency and political problems that were pervasive in these firms throughout the twentieth century. The book describes how this transformation of state capitalism occurred globally and then performs statistical tests of the implications of these new forms of state capitalism in Brazil.
When governments act as majority shareholders in publicly traded firms, we find that they have reduced agency and political problems commonly associated with SOEs. Large SOEs, we find, tend to have either pay for performance or other mechanisms to incentivize managers; they have boards of directors, sometimes with external members; they follow international accounting standards and report financials often (usually quarterly); they also have large institutional investors as shareholders, which are effective in monitoring managers; and these firms are commonly rated by credit rating agencies. In the Leviathan-as-a-minority-shareholder model, which is also increasingly common, agency problems associated with state ownership have been tamed. Through this minority ownership model, governments around the world keep cash-flow rights in key industries, they play the role of large shareholders monitoring management, often having a seat on the board, but they do not run the companies themselves.
The book also emphasizes the fact that governments use development banks to prop up selected firms, the so-called "national champions." For instance, in Brazil the government uses the national development bank invests in equity and provides subsidized loans to companies. In the book we use detailed data on loans of Brazil's National Development Bank, known as BNDES, to over 200 publicly listed corporations and find that since 2002 most firms are not using the loans they get from this bank to increase capital expenditures or for projects that increase profitability.
We do not argue that the new models of state capitalism have solved all of the agency and political problems of the old forms of state capitalism. The argument is that while these new models have partially mitigated agency conflicts, there are still obstacles and political temptations to intervene in SOEs or in private firms where the state is a minority shareholder or lender. That is, these new models of state capitalism are perhaps a second best solution, yet a solution that is the product of the complex political economy of emerging and developed markets.
What Do Development Banks Do? Evidence from Brazil, 2002-2009
Firms in developed markets find themselves competing with the so-called national champions (firms that receive entitlements, mostly subsidized credit from the government). Most of these national champions get either subsidized credit or equity investments from development banks by proposing long-term projects with large capital investment that need funding that would not be funded by the market. The idea of having the government supporting those projects is to solve a market failure. The government is subsitituting for financial intermediaries that are not doing their job properly.
In this paper, my coauthors and I use evidence from Brazil to look at what happens to firm performance, investment, and financial expenditures when companies get subsidized credit from the Brazilian National Bank of Economic and Social Development, known as BNDES. BNDES is one of the largest development banks in the world and there is no comprehensive study tracking the effects of its loans and equity investments. We find that BNDES' loans and equity do not seem to affect firm-level operational performance and investment decisions, although they do reduce firm-level cost of capital due to the governmental subsidies accompanying loans. Next, examining the selection process through which BNDES' capital is allocated to firms, we find that BNDES apparently selects firms with good operational performance but also provides more capital to firms with political connections (measured as campaign donations to politicians who won an election). Yet, we do not find evidence that BNDES is systematically bailing out firms. In general, BNDES appears to be generally selecting firms with capacity to repay their loans, as regular commercial banks would do.
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After a long 5 years, Jared leaves Redline for Free Agent
After a long haul with the brand, Jared Eberwein has moved on to join the Free Agent team. We are yet to get a quote from Jared on the change but we are sure it has to do with his long time friend and team manager of the FA team, Heath Pinter who has been trying to get him on the team for some time. We will be sure to update when we talk with Jared, but for the time being, here is what Redline had to say about the split.
By the BMX Freestyle team on January 18, 2013
Redline would like to say a big thank-you to Jared Eberwein for his involvement on our Freestyle team over the past 5 years. Jared is an incredible rider who also did a great job giving input on product development and promoting Redline. We wish Jared all the best! Below are a few photos from his time on the Redline team.
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Oakley's Michael "Mick" Rogers Claims Biggest Win Of Career At The Tour Of California
Oakley's Michael Rogers of Australia withstood an onslaught of attacks at the final of the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday to take the biggest victory of his career.
Michael, known as Mick, donning Oakley's latest performance limited edition "Radar-BMX Chrome" that matched his golden leader's jersey, won by 9 seconds after holding the lead since Thursday. Although he didn't have a teammate in the attacking group to help, he powered through all challenges on the 83 1/2 mile final stage and tough climb out of Malibu.
Many riders stated this tour was one of the most physically demanding races ever. As proof, only 37 out of the 128 riders made it to the finish.
"It was a really tough race," said Rogers. "I knew the last stage of this race wasn't going to be a walk in the park, but I didn't realize it would be that tough. It was obvious early on that Garmin and Radio Shack were going to attack on the fourth lap so we were ready for it. They really stuck it to us and I'm really happy that we could hold on. It was a really tough course. This is a very big day for us," said Rogers. "With HTC-Columbia being an American Team based in California, this race is second only to the Tour de France in importance.
"I'm really happy that I could rely so much on my team this week. It's amazing what a team can do together when they have the yellow jersey. They really stepped up to the occasion to win this race."
Rogers' success in California confirms a remarkable season for the Australian, having already won Tour of Andalusia earlier in the season and holding the yellow jersey in Tour of Romandie last month.
"I made a lot of changes this year with my training and my approach to cycling and winning this Tour is really a very satisfying step for me."


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The Centerville City Council will meet Monday, Aug, 5 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Items on the agenda include approval of July 15 regular meeting minutes, approval of July 17 special meeting minutes, approval of June 20 Historic Preservation Commission meeting minutes, approval of June 18 Appanoose County COmmunity Railroad Board of Director meeting minutes, approval of cigarette/tobacco permit for Happy Hookah, approval of bills, department reports for Public Safety, Police, Fire, Code Compliance and Animal Control, Joyce Bieber — request to place Freedom Rock on Courthouse lawn, Mile Gill — request to use the council chambers for a Cribbage tournament on Pancake Day (9/28), Nancy Huisman, — recommendation from the Park Board and Park Committee to execute agreement with FEH for preparation and master plans, conceptual drawings and budget projections for he parks, Nancy Huisman — update of Safe Routes to School Project, approve addendum No. 1 to the professional services agreement for the SRTS project and authorize Mayor (pro-rem) to execute said addendum, approve amendment to the 28E agreement between the city of Centerville and the Appanoose County Conservation Board regarding the management of land adjacent to the Centerville Reservoir, approve agreement with Centerville School District for a School Resource Officer, first reading of Ord. No. 1302 adding restrictions on parking in front yards and side yards adopting SUDAS standards, amending chapters 6.12, 8.46, 10.52, 11.08, 11.20 and 17.04.030 and adding chapter 11.22, first reading of Ord. No. 1303 reducing sewer surcharge based on local option sales tax, Res. No. 2013-3217 relating to fees and charges in the Shanahan Addition of Oakland Cemetery, Res. No. 2013-3218 regarding the Main Street Iowa Program, reports, other business, audience questions and comments.
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A handful of employees on the city's Department of Education payroll have been receiving hefty paychecks, despite not showing up to work in nearly a year, according to the New York Post.
The administrative failure was finally caught by recent external investigations, and had gone on for at least a year despite pleas by the special schools investigator that the DOE address the problem, documents obtained by the Post show.
"It is a recurring problem that DOE employees disappear from assignments for long periods of time but continue to get paid," said a March 2011 report by Special Commissioner of Investigation Richard Condon. "No one accepts responsibility for the mistake."
"The problem continues, and the DOE has not reported a plan to correct it," Condon wrote after another probe in February 2012, according to the paper.
Of the employees busted for collecting their salary without showing up to work are former Queens school psychologist Janet Strobel, who admitted that she "just stopped going to work" for a year because of emotional distress, but still earned $108,000.
When asked by the Post why she accepted checks from P.S. 37 in Jamaica for the entire 2008-09 school year, despite not working, Strobel replied: "That's none of your business."
Condon also busted Manhattan teacher Maegan Henriquez-Ford, who after being denied sick and injury leave, stopped showing up to work and still earned $115,000 from Dec. 2009 through Sept. 2011.
Bronx aide Rita Anderson went out for the same wrist injury three times in five years, taking time off for at least 1.5 years, and was overpaid more than $31,000, as well, the report shows.
According to DOE spokeswoman Connie Pankratz, these were "unique situations" that were immediately corrected, and all three employees have been since fired.
Earlier this month, IS 49 teacher Francesco Portelos made waves with the DOE when he a conference room in Queens were he was supposed to be assigned administrative work. The teacher was pulled from his classroom in April, but was still making $75,000 doing little in the rubber room.


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Why Iraq Beckons
Why are evangelical Christian groups so urgently insistent upon helping right there, right now?
BY: Deborah Caldwell
Franklin Graham stirred controversy this week by announcing that his charity, Samaritan's Purse, would work in post-war Iraq. But he is far from alone.
Anewly released survey of evangelical Christian leaders by the Ethics & Public Policy Center and Beliefnet
reveals that 81% believe it is "very important" and 16% "somewhat important" to "evangelize Muslims in other countries." The survey showed that evangelical leaders feel an intense obligation to spread the gospel and help Muslims.
And these groups are putting their words into action:
Those are only a few of the dozens of American Christian groups planning to help Iraqis. It's certainly true that in other countries these groups have provided incalculable practical humanitarian aid to desperate people. And most international groups say the war is creating a nightmarish humanitarian crisis. But given the volatile status of Iraq, why are evangelical Christian groups so urgently insistent upon helping right there, right now?
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An East Hanover man convicted in 2008 of endangering the welfare of a child is now accused of sexually assaulting a young girl on numerous occasions within the township, according to an arrest affidavit.
Kenneth Lull, 46, was released Tuesday from Mid-State Correctional Facility into the custody of the East Hanover Police Department and charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of children, according to an affidavit on file with the Morris County Court.
Lull was serving a seven-year sentence in state prison for a child endangerment charge filed in 2006, according to the state Department of Corrections website. Lull was convicted in Morris County Court in November 2008. Details on Lull's conviction were not immediately available.
Lull is now accused of sexually assaulting a girl, who is now 12 years old, on numerous occassions between 2004 and 2006 when the girl was 4 to 6 years old, according to the affidavit.
An individual who spoke with the alleged victim first reported the abuse to East Hanover Police on April 30, the affidavit said.
Det. Marshall Wang of the Morris County Prosecutor's Office interviewed the girl on May 14, when she gave a similar report, according to the affidavit.
A witness, who said she saw Lull touch the victim over her clothing on one occasion at Lull's East Hanover residence, was interviewed by Wang on Oct. 18, according to the affidavit.
Bail was set by Superior Court Judge Thomas V. Manahan at $300,000 with no 10 percent option. Lull is not allowed to have any contact with the victim or any children under 16 years of age.
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Housing prices are still shooting upward in Stockton, though a report released Monday serves as a reminder that the unusually rapid increase can't last forever.
Prices went up 1.4 percent in July compared with the previous month, according to the report by Lender Processing Services Inc.
That's the second-largest increase in the nation.
U.S. cities that experienced the biggest increase in housing prices during the month of July:
1. Orlando, Fla. (1.6 percent)
2. Stockton (1.4 percent)
3. Modesto (1.3 percent)
4. Minneapolis, Minn. (1.2 percent)
5. Salt Lake City (1.2 percent)
6. Edwards, Colo. (1.2 percent)
7. Bend, Ore. (1.2 percent)
8. Palm Bay, Fla. (1.1 percent)
9. Miami (1.1 percent)
10. Seattle (1.1 percent)
Don't pop the cork quite yet. Just one month earlier, Stockton ranked No. 1 in the nation with a 2.6 percent increase in housing prices. May came in at 2.3 percent and April was 2.8 percent.
In fact, July was the first month since January in which the increase was less than 2 percent.
"For monthly appreciation, 1.4 percent is huge, but it's actually down a little bit from where it has been," said Jeffrey Michael, director of the Business Forecasting Center at University of the Pacific. "We expect that it's coming down, and it should be coming down" as more properties are listed for sale.
Monday's report does not break down Stockton-specific numbers on a yearly basis, but a comparable market in Las Vegas was up 25.6 percent from the same time last year, while Sacramento was up 23.6 percent. To continue that pace, monthly prices would have to increase by about 2 percent - and Stockton fell short of that in July.
Stockton was among the hardest-hit cities in the nation by the housing crisis, and so its initial rebound has been sharper than many other communities.
But in a more stable environment, housing prices would appreciate perhaps 3 percent or 4 percent an entire year, Michael said - or maybe one-quarter of 1 percent per month.
So, a 1.4 percent gain in a single month is still a "really big number," he said. "It may be down from where it was in the spring and early summer, but it's still a very large number."
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These photos were taken by my dad, mom and aunt, who were visiting Burlington for the weekend. I cannot identify everyone since my family did not record names and races like The Hawk Eye photographers did. I identified the pictures I could.
Cyclists get caught in a pileup at the start of the Masters 50+ and 60+ event.
Charles Townsend tosses a bike out of the way as he tries to get going after the wreck. Townsend has won five Snake Alley Criterium events over the years. After having to drop out of the Masters 50+ race because of this crash, a broken wheel doomed his run in the Masters 40+ race. He did compete in the Masters 30+ and Cat 1-2 Pro events.
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We understand that families have busy schedules and can't always take time to visit during the school week, so we have developed program options that may better fit a busy schedule. These programs are group presentations and include an overview of the college selection process, information about Pitt-Johnstown, and a tour of our picturesque campus. You will also have the opportunity to interact with Admissions personnel and current Pitt-Johnstown students. The Fall Spring Open House programs are held on Saturdays, and the Summer Open House Programs are held on Fridays.
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Fragrance &
Cosmetic Advertisements in Periodicals Publications
Updated September 2005
This Customer
Support Ruling discusses the proper preparation of fragrance and
cosmetic advertisements designed to be included in copies of bound
publications mailed at the Periodicals rates.
Publishers wishing
to include fragrance advertisements must comply with standards found
in Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) 601.11.15. These standards are
derived from Public Law 101-493 of the Drug and Household Substance
Mailing Act of 1990. This law is intended to prevent individuals
from being unknowingly or involuntarily exposed to fragrance scents.
Advertisers have
developed several processes that allow readers to purposefully
release a rendition of the fragrance, thereby avoiding inadvertent
contact with the scent. One such process, called "Microdot," uses a
proprietary process to hold a deposit of micro-encapsulated
fragrance between a two layers of specially treated paper. The
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until the reader removes the top ply of paper and rubs the capsules
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to prevent odor leakage. Between the laminates is a minute amount
(no more than .05 grams allowed) of an inert polymer containing the
fragrance rendition that is not released until the reader peels off
the top layer and rubs a finger across it.
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of fragrance advertising is a small area of a sheet with a "scratch
and sniff" portion printed thereon with an ink containing a
micro-encapsulated scent that can be smelled once the ink is
scratched. The area capable of being activated must be covered by a
removable flap to prevent inadvertent exposure.
Other cosmetics and
makeup renditions—such as lipstick, mascara, facial cream, skin
cream, moisturizer, and deodorant—must be no more than .35 grams,
and should cover a surface area that does not allow for a full
application of the item. When these or similar cosmetic items
simulate products, they are not considered to be actual products or
usable samples. Mailers must print a disclaimer in legible type
within the immediate vicinity of the cosmetic rendition's placement
on the page stating that the cosmetic item is not an actual product.
When the conditions
above are met, printed sheets with these types of fragrance or
cosmetic advertisements may be included as pages eligible for
Periodicals rates (in compliance with DMM sections 707.3.3 and
707.3.4) when bound into copies of Periodicals publications.
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- A vehicle-related theft occurred in the 9800 block of Brookridge Court on Thursday, Feb. 7, around 7:15 a.m. Entry to the vehicle was forced and property was taken.
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Tim Worstall, Contributor
I write about business and technology.
Update: there is a further post on this subject here. If Warren Buffett isn't really paying the corporate income tax then we should perhaps abolish the corporate income tax.
Warren Buffett's got a piece in the New York Times today. A piece in which he makes a very strange claim about the rate of tax that he pays.
Last year my federal tax bill — the income tax I paid, as well as payroll taxes paid by me and on my behalf — was $6,938,744. That sounds like a lot of money. But what I paid was only 17.4 percent of my taxable income — and that's actually a lower percentage than was paid by any of the other 20 people in our office. Their tax burdens ranged from 33 percent to 41 percent and averaged 36 percent.
What he says, with the qualifications he uses, is true as far as it goes. It is, however, extremely misleading, because he's left out the effect of the corporate income tax.
The Forbes E-book On Warren BuffettThe $59 Billion Philanthropist, chronicling 50 years of Buffett's investment savvy and unprecedented giving, is available now for download.
There are essentially two conceptual ways in which you can tax dividends. You can tax them as income to the people who collect them: this was the system in the UK, my home country and is effectively the system now. Or you can tax the profits at the corporate level and then dividends are tax free to the recipients. Several continental European countries use this system.
The United States is different: it has elements of both systems. First, corporate profits are subject to the corporate profits tax, some 35% currently as the headline rate. Then dividends are taxed again in the hands of the recipients at the rate of 15%. This means that the effective tax rate on Buffett's dividends from Berkshire Hathaway was not the 15% that he's using in his calculation above (the 2.4% to take the total to 17.4% is presumably referring to the capped social security taxes and the income tax on his salary, not dividends).
Assume there's $100 of profit which is to be paid in dividends under each of the systems.
In the UK dividends are paid out of post tax profit, as in the US. However, that tax that had been paid on the corporate profits becomes, to the dividend recipient, a tax credit. If you are a lower rate taxpayer no further tax is due on the dividends received. Only if you are a higher rate taxpayer do you pay tax on the dividends taking your tax rate up to the same as it would be from any other income. So if corporation tax is 28%, your tax rate on your dividends is 28%, already paid at the company level. Or if you're in the higher bands, 40 or 50%, just as with any other income (and yes it does get very much more complex but this is good enough) and made up of your paying further income tax on your received dividends.
There are tax systems where there is no tax on dividends at all: a higher corporate tax rate being used instead.
So in the UK system from $100 of profits that are to be paid as dividends the tax rate is 28% (the current corporate income tax rate), or $28, if you are a lower rate taxpayer or $40 ($28 at the company level, another $12 individually, at the very top, another $22) if you are a higher rate taxpayer. Tax rates of 28% or 40% or 50%, very similar to other income sources.
In the US system from our $100 first we take $35 at the corporate level. Then we take another $15, or the dividend tax rate of 15%, from the recipient. Giving us a tax rate of 50% on dividends. We've taken $50 from the total amount that was to be used to pay dividends.
You are correct about the subtle added tax that any dividend receiver indirectly pays, but you perpetuate a glaring math mistake that is unfortunately too prevalent in the headlines. Yes, the corporate pays 35% at first on the earnings/dividends, but then at the individual level, the 15% they pay is on the 65% of the original amount.
You can't just add the two to get 50% taxation, which is woefully too often reported. No, the correct answer is 15% of 65% is 9.75% so the correct sum of tax rates is 35 + 9.75 equals 44.75% (still high but not 50%!). I hope this clarification propagates to the rest of the innumerate media.
The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. It is always the little guy who gets screwed in the end. Apparently, even with lower income taxes on their personal wealth as well as their corporate tax loopholes, the uber-rich still can't get this economy kick-started. I guess we will have to lower their taxes even more and just pray alot….. at least that is what Bachmann, Perry and the rest of the GOP presidential nominees would have us all believe. At least Warren Buffett is honest about it and gives away his wealth. FORBES should be ashamed!
So if I understand this situation correctly, Mr. Worstall, your article is factually incorrect on two counts, 1) Mr. Buffet's income, like so many wealthy individuals, is primarily composed of capital gains not subject to corporate income tax, and 2) the composite 50% rate you identify in your last paragraph contains a significant math error (the marginal rate is not 15% but .65*15=9.75%).
The latter error would not be tolerated by my daughter's 6th grade math teacher, and the former seems somewhat humongus (sp?!?).
Does Forbes online have any editors? It is surprising to me that such a factually incorrect article would still be up on the website.
What is the editorial thought process that keeps articles with gross errors up on the website?
Do you face any consequences as a Forbes contractor/employee for gross errors in your work?
Just Curious
The problem with your argument is that in this country, corporations ARE people. Legally according to the Supreme Court. So those other taxes you mentioned are paid by a completely different person then Forbes.
His numbers are correct.
Please stop trying to convince people that a stack of legal documents is a person! How absurd is that? Please join the real world where facts are facts and the Supreme court is half stupid and bought off.
dano: "Please stop trying to convince people that a stack of legal documents is a person! "
A very superficial comment.
A corporation is a group of people who pool their money, time and expertise to accomplish something – it is not a stack of paper any more than a football team is a stack of jock straps.
You are free to think of, and call, a corporation as anything you want, however those of us who deal with the real world of law, regulation and day to day business, will stick with the same definition of "
corporation" that the SEC, FTC, IRS, etc. employ.
Have fun and don't hurt yourself.
Presumably the majority of his wealth is in Berkshire stock which does not pay dividends. So his effective tax rate is not as high as you claim.
Dear Tim,
Your argument falls apart when you take in to consideration that Berkshire Hathaway does not pay a dividend.


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So we've had the news that workers at Foxconn stormed off the production line for Apple's iPhone 5. Well, some did in a dispute with the quality control managers: or according to another version the quality control managers stormed off in a huff. For a couple of hours.
We've also got the news of various customers Stateside being unhappy with scratches and marks on their new shiny Apple iPhone 5. At which point it's possible to link the stories together with this little detail about the phone's design:
The clash between quality and quantity in iPhone 5 output is felt acutely at Foxconn Technology Co., a smaller unit of Terry Gou's manufacturing empire and the major producer of the housings made out of what Apple calls "anodized 6000 series aluminum," the same material used in its notebooks.
Anodizing involves dipping the aluminum into a bath of chemicals and running an electric current through it, which helps to protect the metal against corrosion and makes it easier to adhere color. Scratches on the iPhone 5 are more noticeable because of the contrast between the outer color and underlying metal. The glass casing of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S made it less prone to scratches, though it was susceptible to cracks.
"It's a trade-off because aluminum is strong and tougher to break, and it's light and more economical, yet it is also easier to scratch," said Jacob Huang, a professor of materials engineering at National Sun Yat-Sen University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. "You could use magnesium, which is lighter, but even softer and easier to scratch, or glass which is heavier but harder yet more brittle."
There are, in theory, two ways you could do this anodising. The first is to treat the semi-finished parts. Before you have drilled the holes for the screws for example. The second is to do that aftwerwards. Obviously, you're going to get more scratches if you do it the first rather than the second way. But that's not all: even if you do it the second way there are inevitably going to be scratches from the hand assembly of the finished item. Tiny screws do not necessarily go straight into the correct hole first time after all.
But as Professor Huang points out, it's just another one of those design tradeoffs that has to be made. This time they decided to go with the aluminium for the weight but are left with this problem of the scratches.
What is going to be fun is to see what happens to that anodised coating over time. Either high or low ph environments will strip the anodising (what is effectively a layer of aluminium oxide) from the underlying metal. The effect could be distinctly less trivial than an occasional scratch as well. What I'm not sure of is whether human sweat (at 4.5 to 5.5 ph, mildly acidic) is going to be sufficient to do this to any great extent. Something to look out for I guess, see if the complaints start up after a couple of months of people holding them in their hot and sweaty little hands.
The other point is that anodising usually fails if something goes over 80 oC. The oxide layer and the underlying metal expand at different rates and at or above 80 oC you'll end up with cracks through that anodised layer: including, obviously, any colouring of it. I wouldn't have thought this will be too much of a problem for not many people expose delicate electronics to that sort of temperature. But again, it'll be interesting to see what happens.
iPhone 5 is a fail in every way possible. Why would anyone in their right mind want a poorly engineered phone and a terrible iOS 6 that can't be reversed? At some point dull consumers will wake up to this nonsense and hold Apple accountable.
I wonder what these phones are going to look like 6 months from now if left "naked" without a case. I'll stick to "cheap" plastics that still look new after a year.
Apple is selling tens of millions of iPhone 5s so whatever a few iHaters think doesn't carry much weight at all. All this aluminum FUD is entirely overblown. The first iPhone had an aluminum back and it turned out just fine. Only a few crybabies are going be upset over a few scratches that don't affect the working of the iPhone 5 at all. There are always trade-offs when building devices. Weight, durability, cosmetic looks, etc. Apple had to make a choice and they chose aluminum with anodizing. They'll have to live with that choice for at least a year.
When I worked in a machine shop we routinely gold-anodized all aluminum parts for the Navy for corrosion resistance but they weren't parts you'd put in your pocket or hold in your hands, either. Maybe Apple needs to do some fine-tuning with their process to achieve expected perfection, but I'm not sure they can satisfy the crybabies who'd probably prefer plastic cases.
Anodising is a common coating practice with aluminum and I have used it for many years on some of my Company's products. Since the iPhone5 will in most cases slide inside a customer's hardened casing anyway to protect it from dropping it, a few fine scratches wouldn't matter much anyway. I've had my iPhone4 inside a protective case for 2 years now and do not make a practice of sliding it out of the case to admire its backside. Apple simply needs to refine the process to reduce the chances or amount of any scratches but in reality, it's insignificant. It is the customer's perception of receiving a brand new product from Apple and seeing the scrathes that hurts their "perception" of the quality but it is a by-product of the aluminum casing choice. It will be interesting to see how Apple deals with this industry materials issue.
Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha …. What CrApple Hack Media Bullchit!
CrApple is a lying Greedy company and the PUBLIC has finally caught on and now it is blowing up in their face.
They PROMISED raises to those Sweatshop Workers through their PARTNER Foxxconn and they reneged, they promised improved working conditions and they reneged (LIED). CrApple is a Slimmy Limousine Liberal Run Company and just like their politician (D) counter-parts, THEY LIE.
This fool obviously has no brains and is clueless to what's really going on. Just a clue but Apple has done more than any other Company to advance Chinese worker conditions. Foxconn builds for many many other Companies besides Apple but they keep quiet letting Apple take the spotlight. The guy on top and well deserved gets all the criticism including from this obvious idiot that failed to own the stock or only lives off welfare.
Watch what happens next. Apple is just beginning to rise despite all the current negative B.S..