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As a Peace Corps volunteer you often end up taking on "other" assignments. One of mine was coaching the local girl's basketball team. Here we are with a few younger sibling fans and our mascot, my dog Iko.
Note: I named my dog after the famous New Orleans song by The Dixie Cups. As it turns out, it sounds a lot like the Quechua word for dog, allcu. The locals found this funny.

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Many areas of North Dakota are inching very close to setting rainfall records for 2013, and while moisture is almost always a good thing for the state's farmers, many sunflower and soybean producers have had enough. Four of the five major weather service sites throughout North Dakota have already received enough moisture to position those reporting stations in the top ten for wettest years of all time.
Late season, row crops across North Dakota are soaked and covered in snow. This field of sunflowers is so top heavy with seeds and snow, many stalks are collapsing under their own weight.
"Some of these here that have some stems were going to be able to hook those and pick them up, but those ones that are laying flat like this one right here, if they're down on the ground that far, we're not going to get them," says North Dakota sunflower producer Clark Coleman.As Clark Coleman walks through the fields of flowers he planted with his brother Kurt, they step over the 30 percent of the stalks that have been flattened."We were anticipating probably a record sunflower crop, or real close to some of the best flowers we've ever had but it's not going to do it now," says Coleman.Many of the state's sunflower producers are in the same boat."It's very disappointing, there's no other way to put it, it's just a total disappointment," says executive director John Sandbakken, National Sunflower Association.Sandbakken says most North Dakota farmers were looking at yields of over a ton and some producers were reporting 3000-pound yields before it started snowing or raining in September and October."If you go back to September first, we've had nine inches of rain," says Sandbakken.As bad as the moisture situation is for sunflowers, the Coleman brothers are even more worried about their soybean crop."Soybeans you have to put the headers right on the ground so if we have any snow at all on the ground we can't combine soybeans," says Coleman.The Coleman brothers are usually done with both the soybean and sunflower harvest by mid October and they say it will take at least two weeks of combining to bring in what's left of their crops after they dry out. Despite all the problems North Dakota farmers have had harvesting this year, there is some good news to be found for sunflower producers under all the snow. "With the amount of seed that's being lost, there will be some really good potential later this Fall or early winter to sell seeds because the market will respond to the loss of the seed. Obviously when there is less available, that's going to make prices rise and it also will really open up opportunities for 2014 to contract new crop," says Sandbakken.Right now, most North Dakota farmers aren't thinking about next year, they just want to finish harvesting the 2013 crop as soon as possible.With today's snow, the Bismarck region, moved into 5th place for the wettest years on record. 25.40 inches of moisture has been recorded 2013. The wettest year occurred in 1876 with 30.92 inches fell.
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Welcome to "Linux documentation," the fourth of nine tutorials designed to prepare you for LPI exam 102. In this tutorial, you learn how to use and manage local documentation, find documentation on the Internet, and use automated logon messages to notify users of system events.
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- Bullying is too often a serious problem for children and youth with epilepsy and other health conditions/disabilities. The Foundation's new Take Charge Middle School Module being tested in the field now includes bullying materials.
Below are some of the best bullying resources available on the internet.
Stop Bullying.gov! A credible website developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration that includes information, games and even webisodes of cartoon characters being bullied. The website also has resources about bullying awareness, prevention and intervention.
Bullying among Children and Youth with Disabilities and Special Needs HRSA has created a question and answer tip sheet specifically for parents of children and youth with special needs.
The National Library of Medicine Website provides information from a variety of sources along with the latest news and updates surrounding the issues of bullying. Parents can also sign up to receive bullying updates by email.
The U.S. Department of Education's Secretary Arne Duncan says 'Enough is Enough'
KidsHealth.org has information and articles on bullying for parents, kids and teens.
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Recognized Marriage Officiants -- People Who Can Perform Wedding Ceremonies
In most states, wedding ceremonies can be performed by credentialed ministers, priests, rabbis, or recognized leaders of a religious congregation, along with marriage commissioners, judges, and other state officers. Here is a listing of authorized persons who can officiate at weddings in the U.S.
Meaningful Ceremony for Cohabiting Seniors
Here is a way for cohabiting seniors to have meaningful ceremony if they don't want to have a legal wedding.
Traditional Toast
when you raise a glass in toast to someone, you are saying that person is important to you.
Hand Request ceremony
A tradition in many countries is the Hand Request Ceremony. Here is what it is, what happens at the ceremony, and information about the exchange of gifts.
What happens at a commitment ceremony?
A commitment ceremony is often very similar to many other kinds of weddings. The difference is that rather than being a legally binding ceremony, it is simply a public affirmation of a couples commitment to one another.
Greg Carey: What Does the Bible Actually Say About Marriage?
The point is, Christian weddings rarely feature passages that directly relate to marriage. Only one passage, Genesis 2:24, seems especially relevant, while other passages require us to bend their content to our desire to hear a good word about marriage.


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Augusta Davis is a loyal customer at Olson Tire Service. She's upset after finding out the baby Jesus from the business' nativity scene was stolen last Friday.
"I think it's really sad. This is the time that we're supposed to be joyful and being enjoying ourselves and then somebody steals the baby out of the nativity scene, why?," Davis said.
This is the second time a scrooge has victimized the Mount Pleasant store. Back in 2010 a baby Jesus was taken from the same display at the intersection of Mission and Pickard. Despite missing the centerpiece of the layout, co-owner Tim Olson says it's important for him to display his love for the holidays every year.
"I think the country has lost the true meaning of Christmas and we want to remind people what the true meaning is," Olson said.
Even though Olson is disappointed that the baby Jesus is missing. He did have a backup plan just in case. The baby Jesus that was stolen in 2010 was recovered by the business. It has been installed at the nativity scene.
"One of our customers was working on a rental house down by Central Michigan University. They found it and brought it back to us," Olson said.
Even though the nativity scene is whole again, Olson still wants his other baby Jesus returned.
"Hopefully they'll think about what they've done and bring it back to us. No repercussion just please bring it back," Olson said
Meanwhile Davis wants this to be the last time she has to learn about a thief stealing from a nativity scene.
"Jesus is the reason for the season. So we should have him out there so that we can remember why we have Christmas," Davis said.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's Republican-ruled legislature has taken the first steps toward ending the state's winner-takes-all system of apportioning its 13 presidential electoral votes.
A Senate subcommittee recommended Sen. Bill Carrico's bill on Wednesday on a 3-3 party line vote.
His bill would apportion electors according to which presidential candidate carries each of the state's 11 congressional districts.
The candidate winning the majority of districts would receive the two electoral votes not tied to congressional districts.
President Barack Obama won Virginia's 13 electoral votes last year and in 2008. Under Carrico's revision, Mitt Romney would have won nine Virginia electors to Obama's four.
Carrico says rural areas of the state are rendered irrelevant by populous urban regions.
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You don't have to be an oncologist to have a part in finding a cure for cancer; just come to Lions Park between Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, and support the 10th annual Zionsville Relay for Life fund raiser.
The Zionsville Relay for Life, one of several Relay for Life events throughout the country, starts at noon on the 14th and continues until 10 a.m. on the 15th. During this time, people will be walking laps around the park to show their support for finding a cure for cancer. Vendors will be stationed around the track to raise additional funds for the cause.
Jessica Hancock, a community representative for the American Cancer Society, which receives the funds raised from Relay for Life, helps plan a few relay events in the area. She explained how instrumental ACS has been in fighting cancer.
"We're closer now than we've ever been to finding a cure, two out of three people are surviving cancer, and the American Cancer Society has been behind research anywhere from helping develop the colonoscopy to the mammogram to research studies which developed the link between smoking tobacco and cancer," Hancock said. "These early detection devices are saving lives."
The relay will be split into three components:
• Celebrate: At 7 p.m. Friday, cancer survivors will take a ceremonial lap around the park, followed by a dinner.
• Remember: More than 2,000 luminaria bags with names of those who have lost their battle with, or are still fighting, cancer will be placed around the track at 10 p.m. Friday.
• Fight Back: On Saturday (time to be announced), a speaker will be introduced, and people will take time to think over what they are going to do to fight cancer in the time leading up to the next Relay for Life. The closing ceremony will conclude the event at 10 a.m. on the 15th.
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Living with Bipolar DisorderbyLadynStFreknBed©
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- by Captain Midnight07/02/08
Thank you so much
As someone who is affected by bipolar disorder or something similar (I am not quite sure; I have been diagnosed with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder), I greatly appreciate your bringing it to Lit readers and writers. I wonder if many of us who frequent Lit and other porn sites get "relief" in a very different way than imagined by visiting these sites. They are part of my daily routine and momentarily lift me from the doldrums of everyday life, which often is a series of disappointments. I also am glad that the "high" pole is not all it seems to be. People on manic highs spend money, often money they don't have, get intensely interested in routine things, make fools of themselves intentionally, and wonder why people don't like them. Thank you for helping me realize that I am not alone.by sassynyc07/02/08
This was well done. I like that you broke this down in elementary form. Some would have filled this with a lot of psych jargon that the uninitiated might not understand. It makes sense that you would presnt this in a basic fashion that leaves the reader comfortable with asking questions. You also managed to make bipolar disorder seem less intimidating than is typically purported. Please continue to write. You have an excellent voice that needs to be heard.by Anonymous07/02/08by Anonymous07/02/08by Anonymous07/02/08by Homburg07/02/08by LadynStFreknBed07/02/08
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"ITS ALL IN THE MIND????? There will be many that latch onto this because they want some sort of help to cope with life. Pick up a bible ,all the help is there if you really want it. Koran or other beliefs will do . Author you are so bad for exploiting the misery that many suffer"
This is the kind of ignorance that many people with bipolar disorder face. While I encourage spiritual health, bipolar disorder is a MEDICAL ILLNESS not a spiritual problem. You wouldn't chastise someone with diabetes or heart disease and tell them they need to pick up a Bible. That's absurd! I'm definitely not exploiting the misery of others. I have bipolar disorder myself. I understand what it's like to live with the disorder. If I have helped one person trying to deal with it, I have done my job.by CANBERRAE1507/02/08
Total Crap
I have never read so much crap in my life ,go away author you are a menace. Those that really suffer from mental problems;1 stop reading porn.2 read something positive not this sort of thing. 3 Set yourself realistic targets. Finally ask for help from those that really know what they are doing.by Anonymous07/02/08
All IN THE MIND
I am sorry about that author but even today in this manic world if we only stand back and look at what we are doing[the world will not let us do that and the very machine I am using to say this to you is the number one culprit]. I want all you that think you have this illness to stop using your computor for 90 days and every time you feel disturbed go and do something that costs nothing. Lets see shall we and may whatever god ,higher power or what you believe in help you.by UnderYourSpell07/02/08by Anonymous07/02/08by Anonymous07/02/08
Ignorance IS Bliss
This article is only helpful for those afflicted, or close to them that are. If you have it, or live with someone that does, then you understand that the author knows about which they write. My wife of 27 years has just recently been diagnosed, although WE'VE suffered with it for about 20 of those years. If you're lucky enough not to know this affliction first hand, your ignorance won't allow you to understand...by PhilipinNorcal07/02/08
Re: "Total Rubbish" & "Total Crap"
Dear Lady:My sympathies for your plight. I found your essay interesting and informative. I found curious two comments posted in response to your words. Both of your detractors have exhibited a profound lack of understanding and knowledge regarding Bipolar Disorder. Instead they shed much light upon their considerable amount of ignorance and paucity of empathy.While I have not had any first hand experience with this affliction, I do have a son who has ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. If only I had known that a simple scanning of the Bible would have "cured" him. Apparently, with a mere browsing of said book, my wife and I, along with our son, would not have needlessly experienced the difficulties that this disorder presented to us.To that particularly knowledgeable individual who considers the resolution for this particular condition (and I'm sure any other such difficulties) just a case of 'mind over matter,' I invite him, using that method, to elevate an elephant. Surely his being such a proponent of this approach as a cure for this illness, he would find this challenge to be no great feat.by Anonymous07/02/08
Okay...And Now What?
This article isn't bad, per se. But, since there's no new information and it doesn't address the problem with a new information or a fresh approach, its value is extremely limited. Its very blandness earns it a very bland 50.
What is amazing about this article is that it seems to attract illiterates who are trying to police all the commentary on the site. "Bi-polor is better than ass w/o a anme's retarded..." is one of the least literate and less intelligent of them, but there are others. I guess there are some folks who just can't stand to hear an opinion that doesn't fit into their own concept. That's so sad when you think about it. :(by bruce2207/02/08
Thanks for giving about useful info.
I was slightly disappointed by the fact that you did not offer much in the way of suggestions for giving positive support to someone who is suffering from this disease. Also that you did not comment on the problems associated with the meds that are supposed to reduce the problem, but I feel that the reaction of one person who feels that there is no such thing as mental-medical problems more than justifies the present treatment in the article as being useful!by PhilipinNorcal07/02/08
Re: Okay...And Now What
Anonymous:Good luck with your aspiration to be selected room monitor. I fail to see how your remarks regarding the posts of others differ from theirs. The rights to their opinions are no less worthy than those for yours.While you may be versed enough on Bipolar Disorder that this article represented nothing new for you, it's apparent that two folks commenting here possess little or no knowledge. While I agree with you regarding the merit of a particular comment to which you alluded, I find no less ridiculous the suggestion that reading the bible will ameliorate the effects of Bipolar Disorder. Equally absurd is the statement that those so afflicted should not access a site such as this. And it must be common knowledge that never should persons diagnosed as having this illness seek to inform themselves of their condition. Perhaps the person suggesting the latter can refer all of us to materials that detail the advantages of this affliction.I don't believe this writer meant to infer that she was blazing any new trails with her article. I believe that she intended to convey basic information. And she did that very well.by Alvaron5307/02/08
Thoughtful and incisive
My thanks to the author for a well-written and thoughtful essay on bipolar disorder. As someone who has looked chronic depression (classic Type A if you want to know) in the eye and beaten the demon, I have to laugh out loud at the idiots who proclaim, "It's all in your head. If you'd just get right with God, you'd stop being crazy in the head." For these heretofore undiscovered geniuses of medical knowledge, here's a heads-up: mental illness is caused by defects in a person's neurochemistry. There are physical, demonstrable, scientifically-provable chemical reasons why someone suffers from chronic depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and so forth. The notion that "it's all in yer hed" merely shows that you are ignorant and uninformed. If you had any sense of shame, you would shut your mouth now before you make a bigger ass out of yourself than you already have.
I had the good fortune of being treated for my condition by one of the pioneers of physiopsychology in the United States. His research in the root causes of chronic depression enabled him to create an effective treatment regimen for me. I live a good life now and monitor my mental health, secure and confident that the affliction from which I once suffered will not return to trouble me again. And I didn't need voodoo, the Bible or any other mysticism to find an effective treatment.
The sad part is that the uninformed and the ignorant still refuse to educate themselves about the underlying causes of mental illness. I can only suppose that they derive smug satisfaction in ridiculing that which they do not understand. Their self-importance makes them unworthy of anything but our pity.
Thank you, LadynStFreknBed, for this submission.by Anonymous07/03/08
Well Written
I do not care for the the two negative comments,it sounds to me as of they have somehow[one in particular]found some sort of relief from this terrible illness by joining some sort of church .Many clergy are well trained to deal with people with mental problems. I have first hand experience of acute depression so bad that I considered suicide I was treated by a very good therapist and doctor.[I thought Ihad this illness] Now I live a more or less normal life. A friends wife was being treated by some of the best doctors I know for bipolar but sadly commited suicide. If your essay helps just one then that by my book makes it very worthwhile .It has helped me for a start,making me remember the state I was in.by T43HUNTER607/03/08
I think the first person who mentioned the bible ought to be pitied,they seem to be saying something it makes me wonder whether somone or organisation has somehow got at them[there are plenty of charlatans about] The second one seems more balanced they at least are suggesting seeking proper help. Author I have seen Bipolar in action,it is as you know a mystery to many and carries the stigma of mental illness. Everyone can see a broken leg or a deformity,sadly few realise that the brain is also a part of the body and can have deformities as well. Thanks for writing this maybe many will take notice and change their attitude when it comes to dealing with people that are mentally ill.by Anonymous07/03/08
Well Done
Speaking from inside the illness, it really is a tight rope and, for me, a race to get my life in order between either pole. I was trying to discribe what was going on in my mind, to my mother of all people, and came up with this: it is like ADHD on steroids and speed. I prefer life with my chemical am and pm cocktails.
Your essay is well written and thought out. I would add 1 additional piece of advise: write everything down. Carry a planner and write down the appointments. Write down the dates with the plumber and your children. I have found that if it isn't written down and right in front of me, I have forgotten it and very quickly.by Anonymous02/11/10
Thank you!
Having been diagnosed with BPD within the last year, although having suffered with it for more than 20 years prior to that, I found your approach to educating others about the disorder well done.
Thanks for helping the general public know that this disorder is managable and living with BPD is possible; and living a full, healthy life at that.
Regards - Syrenby Anonymous12/18/10by fierce7401/17/11
sticky situations
Thank you for your insight. Being both married and a pub owner is difficult for me so often when trying to deal with my disorder as i'm constantly in the public eye and everyone asks 'what's my problem' yet having to be everyone elses priest, mentor, confidente,judge and jury puts me in a very isolated place. I'd not made the connection with routine and creativity so thank you for your help xby stiffcasino12/10/11by Anonymous02/17/12by krazy2bkristie06/14/12
Validation! Thank you!
This was a wave of emotions for me as I was reading. It was really validating when I read the being a bipolar parent. Someone truely understands the daily grind of living bipolar. I have read many informational writings over the last 12 years and honestly this was one of the best. As a person with bipolar you automatically know if the person writing really knows what the hell they are talking about. And the media is savage when it comes to bipolar. Someone exercises their homicidal tendencies and the media starts in with the bipolar. It so pisses me off. I would love to see more from you about bipolar. dual diagnosis and multi- diagnosis is more areas that need to be addressed. Bi-polar, Fibromyalgia Myofascial Complex , Diabetes(insulin dependant) and OCD, all together are a trip to say the least and brings the bipolar to rapid cycling at any given moment. I do know that even with my buffet of disorders that treating and managing the bi-polar is foundational if.not everything goes crazy for me mentally and physically. Having a loveing and supportive husband is the ground with which I build the foundation. I love you baby- I know you will see this, thank you for sending it, Love ya.
And to the author, thanks for caring enough to take the time to write this. Maybe we should create a "WELCOME TO BI-POLAR, THE CRAZY FUN DISORDER" Pamplet- this would be the first article!! LOLby PinkYarn11/08/12
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Amy (Thompson) Knueppel and Daniel Knueppel of Zionsville announce the birth of their son, Wesley William Knueppel.
He was born on June 13, 2012 in Carmel. He weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 18.5 inches in length. Wesley is welcomed by one sister, Vivian Ruth, 2.
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Two men have been indicted in what Hinds County prosecutors are calling a murder for hire in 2008.
Kenny Dwayne Bingham, 29, and Kelvin Rayshaw Washington, 30, are both charged with murder and kidnapping, according to Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith.
Smith expects the charge to be upgraded to capital murder. Bingham was arrested in Harrison County but has not been brought back to Hinds County.
Investigators believe Bingham and Washington were hired to kill Larry Hunter, 48, in February 2008.
Hunter was found shot to death on the passenger side floorboard of his pickup. He had also been robbed.
Smith is not releasing what evidence investigators have linking Bingham and Washington to the murder or who may have hired them.
Bingham and Washington were first arrested in the case in May 2011.
A Hinds County grand jury failed to indict the men, along with David Scott Fultz, 42, in 2012. Fultz was also considered a suspect, but he was hit by a train in September 2012 and died.
Smith says he expects more arrests and indictments in the case.
Former Hinds County Sheriff Malcolm McMillin said in 2011 the case was a robbery and the two suspects had knowledge that he had money possibly from an income tax return.
After the arrests in May 2011, family members said they were grateful after waiting three long years and now they want justice.
"They didn't have to do my brother like that," Hunter said. "And I want them to pay. I've been praying for this three years and I ain't stopped praying yet."
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Finance introduces new rules on repatriation from foreign affiliates, including loans of taxable surplus
International Tax alert, August 22, 2011
Finance introduces new rules on repatriation from foreign affiliates, including loans of taxable surplus
The Department of Finance (Finance) has released the final package of draft legislation related to the February 2004 proposals concerning the taxation of foreign affiliates. On August 19, 2011, legislation was released that abandons the "suspended surplus" proposals that taxpayers have been complying with for more than seven years. In their place, Finance proposes to introduce a new surplus account (hybrid surplus) that will track certain gains from the sale of foreign affiliates. Most significantly, the proposals include a rule that will include in income certain loans made by foreign affiliates to Canadian shareholders and certain connected persons.
This International Tax alert discusses the "hybrid surplus" and "upstream loan" proposals. The remainder of the August 19 proposals will be discussed in a subsequent alert to follow shortly.
Canada allows a deduction for dividends received from a foreign affiliate that are paid out of "exempt surplus". Dividends out of "taxable surplus" are taxable, subject to a deduction in respect of related foreign taxes. Active business income earned by a foreign affiliate in a country that has a tax treaty or tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with Canada is generally included in exempt surplus. All other active business income is included in taxable surplus. This is intended to provide an incentive for other countries to enter into tax treaties and TIEAs with Canada and facilitate tax compliance.
When a foreign affiliate sells shares of another foreign affiliate that carries on an active business, one-half of the gain is generally included in exempt surplus and one-half of the gain is included in taxable surplus. This is consistent with the general rule that one-half of a capital gain is taxable, even if the taxation of the gain in Canada is deferred until repatriation of the proceeds because the shares derive all or substantially all their value from active business assets (excluded property). If there is little or no tax associated with the gain, there will be additional Canadian tax if the taxable surplus portion of the gain is repatriated to Canada. Therefore, in many cases where the funds are needed in Canada, a dividend is paid out of the exempt surplus portion of the gain and the taxable surplus portion of the gain is loaned back to the shareholder, deferring taxation of the gain indefinitely. The amount of such loans is likely in the billions of dollars, since the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has ruled favourably on such transactions for many years.
The February 27, 2004 legislation contained proposed rules to limit the ability of taxpayers to generate surplus through certain internal transfers of the shares of foreign affiliates, and other assets owned by foreign affiliates. The exempt and taxable surplus associated with such transfers was to be "suspended" and released only upon certain events, such as a sale of the property to an unrelated person. These rules are very complex, and taxpayers have been attempting to apply them since 2004.
In December 2008, the Advisory Panel on Canada's System of International Taxation recommended that Canada move toward a territorial system of taxation by extending the current exemption system to all active business income earned by foreign affiliates and to capital gains realized on the disposition of shares of foreign affiliates that are excluded property. If implemented, those recommendations would eliminate the need for a concept of taxable surplus and would greatly simplify compliance and enforcement.
However, in its August 19, 2011 press release, Finance stated that the priority of the Government is "to encourage countries to enter into (TIEAs) with Canada and to provide exempt surplus treatment as an incentive to those which choose to do so." In addition to maintaining the current system in order to encourage new TIEAs, it would appear that Finance has chosen to support it by ensuring that the tax applicable to low-taxed taxable surplus cannot be indefinitely deferred through tax planning. However, it is not as clear how the hybrid surplus proposals are necessary to facilitate the stated policy.
The proposals may cause hardship in the case of existing structures, which are eligible for a transitional rule but are not grandfathered, particularly where the funds loaned back to Canada have been invested in illiquid assets. They may also have a broader than expected impact on many common transactions entered into both by Canadian multinationals and Canadian subsidiaries of foreign multinationals. From a policy perspective, it is questionable whether the Government should be discouraging the repatriation of cash for investment in Canada, an issue that is currently garnering significant attention in the U.S. as it concerns similar U.S. tax rules.
Hybrid surplus
Hybrid surplus is a new category of surplus that is required to be computed and tracked by Canadian taxpayers in addition to the traditional exempt and taxable surplus pools. As the name suggests, hybrid surplus is a combination of exempt and taxable surplus in that one-half of any distribution from hybrid surplus is exempt and the other half is taxable with a deduction for grossed-up underlying taxes, if any.
In general, hybrid surplus of a foreign affiliate is defined to include any capital gains (other than capital gains that are relevant in computing Foreign Accrual Property Income or FAPI) that arise on the disposition of foreign affiliate shares, partnership interests and certain financial instruments. Hybrid surplus is reduced by any capital losses (other than capital losses that are relevant in computing FAPI) that arise on the disposition of foreign affiliate shares, partnership interests and certain financial instruments. Hybrid surplus is also reduced by any income or profits taxes that can reasonably be considered to relate to amounts that have been included in hybrid surplus. Adjustments are also provided for any dividends paid by the particular affiliate and for any dividends received by the particular affiliate from another foreign affiliate, to the extent that the dividends are prescribed to be paid from hybrid surplus.
The new hybrid surplus rules maintain the traditional principle that capital gains on the disposition of foreign affiliate shares and partnership interests are allocated equally between exempt and taxable surplus – however, unlike existing rules, hybrid surplus arises at the time of the relevant disposition rather than upon the completion of a foreign affiliate's taxation year.
Under the new hybrid surplus rules, it is no longer possible for a foreign affiliate to distribute the exempt portion of a capital gain on the disposition of foreign affiliate shares as an exempt dividend, while deferring the distribution of the taxable portion. For this reason, the new rules will impact the ability of Canadian taxpayers to repatriate profits realized by a foreign affiliate on the sale of foreign affiliate shares in situations where there is no foreign level taxation (and thus no hybrid underlying foreign tax).
With the move to hybrid surplus, Finance is no longer concerned with the premature recognition of capital gains on internal dispositions of foreign affiliate shares that are excluded property, and therefore the gain suspension rules that were previously proposed in paragraphs 95(2)(c.1) to (c.6) of the Income Tax Act[1] have been abandoned.
A number of amendments have been introduced to implement the new hybrid surplus rules. The more significant ones are as follows:
- Regulation 5907(1) is amended to include a new definition for "hybrid surplus", "hybrid deficit", "hybrid underlying foreign tax" and "hybrid underlying foreign tax applicable". There is no equivalent to "exempt earnings" or "taxable earnings" – the equivalent provisions are incorporated directly into the "hybrid surplus" and "hybrid deficit" definitions.
- The surplus ordering rules in regulations 5900 and 5901 are amended to provide that a foreign affiliate's hybrid surplus is deemed to be paid after exempt surplus and before taxable surplus (absent an election under proposed regulation 5901(1.1) to access taxable surplus first).
- Section 113 is amended to include new paragraph 113(1)(a.1) which provides a deduction for foreign affiliate dividends prescribed to have been paid out of hybrid surplus. The deduction is intended to equal the aggregate deduction that would have arisen under existing paragraphs 113(1)(a), (b) and (c) if the dividend had been paid equally from exempt and taxable surplus.
The definition of "hybrid surplus" applies after August 19, 2011 for dispositions to a "designated person or partnership" (essentially, all internal transfers), but only after 2012 for dispositions to other persons or partnerships. Other definitions in regulation 5907(1) apply after August 19, 2011. The amendments to regulations 5900 and 5901 and section 113 apply to dividends paid after August 19, 2011.
Upstream loans
Proposed subsections 90(4) to (10) include a new anti-avoidance rule designed to prevent the deferral of Canadian tax in situations where low-taxed taxable surplus (or low-taxed hybrid surplus) of a foreign affiliate is repatriated via what Finance refers to as "a synthetic dividend distribution". The new rule is explicitly modeled on subsection 15(2) in the domestic context and, similar to subsection 15(2), applies to synthetic distributions in the form of loans and other indebtedness only – equity investments and other traditional forms of financing such as licensing and leasing are not addressed.
The rule operates by including an amount in a Canadian taxpayer's income if the taxpayer (or any other person that does not deal at arm's length with the taxpayer, other than a controlled foreign affiliate of the taxpayer as defined in section 17) receives a loan from or becomes indebted to a foreign affiliate of the taxpayer or a partnership in which a foreign affiliate of the taxpayer is a member. There are exceptions for loans and indebtedness that are subject to subsection 15(2) and for loans and indebtedness that are repaid within two years of the day the loan was made or the indebtedness arose, provided the repayment is not part of a series of loans or other transactions and repayments. There are also exceptions for indebtedness arising in the ordinary course of business and for loans made in the ordinary course of a money lending business, provided there are bona fide arrangements for repayment within a reasonable time.
The income inclusion under proposed subsection 90(4) is equal to the "specified amount" of the loan or indebtedness. If the creditor is a foreign affiliate of the taxpayer, the specified amount is defined as the amount of the loan or indebtedness multiplied by the taxpayer's surplus entitlement percentage in the affiliate at the time the loan is made or the indebtedness arises. If the creditor is a partnership in which a foreign affiliate of the taxpayer is a member, the specified amount is computed in the same manner as above but taking into account the foreign affiliate's interest in the partnership on a relative fair market value basis.
A reserve mechanism is provided in proposed subsections 90(6) and (7). Specifically, an offsetting deduction is available under proposed subsection 90(6) to the extent that an actual dividend (or series of dividends taking into account lower-tier foreign affiliates) would have given rise to a deduction under paragraphs 113(1)(a) to (b) for the full amount of those dividends. However, a deduction is not available for a particular year if, during the portion of the year during which the loan or indebtedness is outstanding, a dividend is paid to the taxpayer or another person resident in Canada with which the taxpayer does not deal at arm's length by a relevant foreign affiliate. The amount deducted under proposed subsection 90(6) in one taxation year is included in income under subsection 90(7) in the following taxation year.
If a loan or indebtedness that gave rise to an income inclusion under proposed subsection 90(4) is repaid in a subsequent year (other than a repayment that is part of a series of loans or other transactions and repayments), a deduction is available under proposed subsection 90(9).
From a policy standpoint, it is not clear why the deduction in proposed subsection 90(6) extends to amounts that would be deductible for an actual dividend under paragraphs 113(1)(a) to (b) but not paragraph 113(1)(d). In other words, it is not clear why an upstream loan backed by tax-free surplus of a foreign affiliate is acceptable but an upstream loan backed by outside basis in the foreign affiliate is not.
One of the implications of this inconsistency is that "FAPI is your friend" repatriation strategies may no longer be viable. Under these strategies (which have been sanctioned by the CRA in several Rulings), a Canadian corporation is able to repatriate cash to its non-resident parent company (or another non-resident group company) on a long-term basis without triggering a deemed dividend under subsection 15(2) by capitalizing a foreign affiliate with equity and having the foreign affiliate loan the funds to the non-resident company. However, it appears that the loan from the foreign affiliate to the non-resident company would be caught by the new upstream loan rules, resulting in an income inclusion for the Canadian corporation unless the loan is repaid within two years.
It is also noteworthy that loans to non-residents can be subject to the new upstream loan rules in certain circumstances, particularly where a Canadian taxpayer is a member of a foreign-based multinational group and a foreign affiliate of the taxpayer makes a loan to a group company that the taxpayer does not control. Such a loan may be subject to the upstream loan rules since the borrower would not be dealing at arm's length with the Canadian taxpayer, but would not qualify for the controlled foreign affiliate carve-out since it would not be a controlled foreign affiliate as defined in section 17.
Subsection 90(4) to (8) and (10) apply after August 19, 2011, and subsection 90(9) applies to taxation years that end after August 19, 2011. There is no grandfathering for existing loans and indebtedness. However, if the loan or indebtedness referred to in subsection 90(4) was in existence before August 19, 2011, it is deemed to have come into existence on August 19, 2011. This effectively provides taxpayers with two years from August 19, 2011 to address existing upstream loans.
Sandra Slaats, Toronto
David Bunn, Toronto
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Decatur Police arrested a convenience store clerk for selling alcohol to a minor Thursday.
Police said they and Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control had received numerous complaints from concerned parents about alcohol being sold to minors at the USA Gas Station on Beltline Road in Decatur.
Under the supervision of police and ABC agents, a 19-year-old was sent into the store Thursday and successfully made a purchase of an alcoholic beverage.
The attendant that sold the alcohol to the undercover teen, Bryan Robinson, was arrested and charged with sale of an alcoholic beverage to a minor. Robinson was taken to the Decatur City Jail and held on a $500 bond.
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Beirut's Zach Condon distills himself
Trumpeter/ukulelist/singer Zach Condon, native Santa Fean and frontman for Beirut, has garnered a world of attention for music that draws heavily on his serial "flirtations," as he calls them, with various genres. French chanson, Balkan brass, Mexican church bands, electronica—each has provided the inspiration and stylistic setting for a Beirut album.
The constants in those recordings, though, are Condon's love affair with melody and his ear for the right sound in the right place. For the latest Beirut release, The Rip Tide, Condon focused on those elements, hoping to distill his own sound from the multigenre cocktail. He's succeeded in creating his most personal and arguably his most beautiful and mature work to date. Beirut plays in Santa Fe tonight. Find out more about the new album and the show here.
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The Texas Forest Services says the 502 acre fire that started Sunday night has been fully contained. Officials say the fire should be fully under control by 5 p.m. Sunday evening.
Hotspots still appeared in various parts of Iron Bridge Park after the fire rekindled on Tuesday afternoon. On Thursday, fire officials said the fire was moving towards Coryell County, and headed towards a rural part of the county where it would eventually burn itself out.
Four different departments including Gatesville and Morgan's Point fire crews were working to contain the brush fire at Iron Bridge Park near Mother Neff State Park.
Several homes were evacuated when the fire started again. A few of the families were able to return to their homes, but some were not as a precaution.
Crews were working to get the fire under control using three bulldozers to draw containment lines.
Officials at the scene are saying the fire started around 4 p.m. Sunday when a camp fire got out of control due to high winds. The same high winds blew the fire back into the previously burnt area on Tuesday and allowed fire crews to fully contain the blaze.
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The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) is the British admission service for students applying to university, including post-16 education as of 2012. UCAS is primarily funded by students who pay a fee when they apply and a capitation fee from universities for each student they accept.[1]
- 1 Location
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- 6 UCAS Progress
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UCAS is based[2] near Marle Hill in Cheltenham at the junction of the B4075 (New Barn Lane) and the A435 (Evesham Road), near Cheltenham Racecourse and a park and ride. It is situated just inside the parish of Prestbury, Gloucestershire.[3]
UCCA and PCAS[edit]
UCAS was formed in 1993 by the merger of UCCA (Universities Central Council on Admissions), PCAS (Polytechnics Central Admissions System) and SCUE (Standing Conference on University Entrance). The organisation is based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The Art and Design Admissions Registry became part of UCAS in 1996.
UCAS data[edit]
UCAS has a rich resource of data and statistics, ranging from the number of applicants to the most popular courses. A range of data tables can be accessed at the UCAS website. These tables provide data on applications, applicants and accepted applicants over a number of years and is broken down into a number of sub-categories, for example, gender or age group.
UCAS statistics are very well respected within the sector and are regularly quoted by the media. A recent example of the use of the data is the new UCAS publication[4]
Exclusive applications via online process[edit]
In 2004 UCAS announced they were scrapping paper applications in favour of online applications for the 2006 entry onwards (previously applicants could choose between the two options).
Applications process[edit]
As nearly all British higher education institutions are members of UCAS, all those wishing to study for undergraduate degrees in the UK must apply through UCAS. This applies to all categories of applicants - regardless of whether qualifying as a home student (generally British and EU students) or as an international student. Applicants submit a single application via UCAS's website with a list of up to five courses for which they are applying. Choices are not listed in preference order. All five choices are confidential during the application process so universities and colleges considering an application cannot see any of the candidate's other choices. Applications must be completed by the middle of the January of the year that the student wishes to start university.
Medical courses[edit]
Those applying for medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses can only make up to four choices (although the other choice can be used to apply for different courses). The deadline for these courses is October 15 in the year before starting.
Art and design courses[edit]
The Route B system, where applicants applied for up to three art and design choices in preference order, was scrapped in 2009, with all prospective students now using the standard admissions procedure. Some art and design courses, however, have a later application deadline in March to apply to allow them time to complete their portfolios.
Applications to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge have an earlier deadline of October 15, in the year before the student wishes to start university (the same also applies to Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science applicants for all British universities). An additional restriction on applications to Oxbridge is that it is not possible to apply to both the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge in the same admissions cycle, unless you already have a degree or will have completed a degree before you start a course at either university.[5]
Costs and personal data required[edit]
For 2012 applications, the cost was £11 to apply to one course or £22 per student to apply to two or more courses. For courses starting in 2013, the cost was £12 to apply to one course or £23 per student to apply to two or more courses.[6] This is normally paid by the student.
The application also includes current qualifications, employment and criminal history, a personal statement and a reference (which generally includes predicted grades if the applicant is still in education). The application is then forwarded by UCAS to the institutions applied to, who decide whether to make an offer of a place.
Timetable for offers[edit]
Students, whose applications are submitted by the January deadline, would usually expect to receive either offers or rejections from all five choices by mid-May, although UCAS advises universities and colleges to send their decisions by the end of March. If candidates applied to five choices and find themselves without any offers or have declined all of their offers, they may apply for an additional course that still has sufficient places through the process of UCAS Extra. Extra runs from mid-February until the end of June. Otherwise, they would go through the UCAS Clearing process.
Type of offers[edit]
Offers are either conditional, i.e. dependent on future examination performance, or unconditional. Once the applicant has received responses from all the institutions applied to, they must respond by accepting up to two choices, one Firm Acceptance and one Insurance Acceptance, whereas the remainder are Declined. There are only 4 possible offer combinations:
- UF (Unconditional Firm, no Insurance offer)
- CF (Conditional Firm, no Insurance offer)
- CF + UI (Conditional Firm + Unconditional Insurance)
- CF + CI (Conditional Firm + Conditional Insurance)
In addition, many institutions still consider accepting students that narrowly missed their conditional offer provided there are sufficient places for admissions. Otherwise, if the candidates have achieved the conditions for the Insurance offer (or if this offer is unconditional), they will be admitted in the Insurance course.
Confirmation of places[edit]
Final place confirmations are generally during the month of August, when the results of the A-level and Higher examinations become available.
If candidates miss the conditions on both the Firm and Insurance offers and there were not sufficient places for admissions on either course, UCAS Clearing allows candidates to apply for any course that has places at that time.
The system is sophisticated and allows for many different routes. Its advantages for both applicants and institutions are that it eliminates duplication of effort, and provides a fair and consistent framework within which both applicants and institutions can compete.
Personal statement[edit]
The personal statement [7] is a very important part of the application. It gives candidates a chance to write freely about themselves and their interest in the subject, as opposed to the rest of the application which consists mainly of 'objective' information. The statement can form the basis of an interview discussion. A personal statement can be up to 4,000 characters (including spaces) or 47 lines, whichever comes first.[8]
UCAS has a tariff system (more commonly known as UCAS points), which allows qualifications to be converted into points (e.g. an A at A Level is worth 120 points) and then added together to give a total that can be used as a requirement to get into a course (a course may require 260 points, for example). The UCAS Tariff now attempts to cover all UK qualifications and some foreign qualifications.[9] Currently the only qualification that is offered in the UK that was not covered earlier by the UCAS tariff is the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The UCAS tariff includes standard academic qualifications as well as alternative qualifications.
There are a wide variety of qualifications that can be awarded tariff points:
- Advanced Extension Awards
- Advanced Placement Exams
- Art and Design Foundation Diplomas
- AS and A-levels (only the highest level achieved may be counted)
- Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, Trinity Guildhall and London College of Music Examinations practical and theoretical music qualifications (Grades 6-8)
- BTEC National Awards, Certificates and Diplomas
- CACHE Diplomas
- Certificate in Financial Studies
- Core Skills
- Free-standing Mathematics Qualifications
- International Baccalaureate (2008 entry and later)
- Key Skills Qualification
- Leaving Certificate (Established) - Republic of Ireland
- OCR National Certificates, Diplomas and Extended Diplomas
- Scottish Qualifications Certificate (Highers, Advanced Highers etc.)
- Trinity Guildhall, London College of Music Examinations and LAMDA speech, drama & communication qualifications (Grades 6-8)
- Vocational Certificate of Education AS and A-levels (sometimes called ASVCE and AVCE), as well as the Double Award AVCE
- Welsh Baccalaureate Core
Since the 2006 entry season, the Leaving Certificate issued in the Republic of Ireland has been admitted to the UCAS Tariff so that it is placed on direct parity with other awards. This is in response to the high number of Leaving Certificate students who read subjects at universities in the UCAS system, especially at those in Northern Ireland. It allows students who take the Leaving Certificate to follow a simpler and more consistent access to British universities, as previously each university in the UK decided the merit of the award in accordance with its own criteria.
Qualifications are being added to the tariff system frequently, as long as they conform to the National Qualifications Framework or the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework and are being used as entry routes into higher education. Open University modules are not included in the tariff, but are instead separately counted as higher education programs.
The tariff system is not a universal measure. It is a maximum amount. Frequently courses are advertised which demand a certain number of tariff points from different subjects. The requirements will vary by course. Academic courses will generally want academic qualifications while vocational courses will want vocational qualifications. Different universities and different courses have different demands. Some teachers and students have been angered when made aware of the claimed existence of widely suspected, but undisclosed, sets of subjects which may be either discounted, or preclude altogether a candidate from admission to certain universities, such as Russell Group universities.[10] The Key Skills Qualifications and A-level General Studies have also come under fire for this reason, since they are compulsory at some schools but a large number of universities discount them from their tariff calculation.[11][12]
UCAS Clearing is the exception to the rule of application through UCAS, which comes at the very end of the admissions season, when courses are about to begin. From July until late September, the Clearing process helps applicants without places to find institutions with courses that still have places available. However once UCAS's clearing operation is complete, institutions with available places do advertise publicly, and some students find places by direct application at that stage.
Adjustment is available to applicants who meet and exceed the conditions of their conditional firm offer. They can search for a place at another institution for five consecutive calendar days while still holding their place on their original course. The five days start from the day that their original offer is confirmed, or from the third Thursday in August (A level results day). Adjustment finishes on 31 August, meaning some applicants may have fewer than five days if their original offer is confirmed late in August. Applicants will have to contact institutions themselves, in a similar manner to the Clearing process, to ask about places that may be available on a course of their choice.
Once a place has been accepted through Adjustment, the original place is lost. Registration expires after the five calendar days, and applicants who have not found another place will retain their original offer.
Extra applications[edit]
For applicants who fail to obtain any offers, or elect to decline any offers they have received, UCAS offers the candidate an "extra" chance to apply to a sixth institution, in addition to the five the applicant initially applied to. This is an automatic process, which is advertised only to eligible candidates. Extra is a chance for applicants to take another chance at applying to their chosen course, or if plans have changed, the applicant can choose to apply to a different course.
UCAS data[edit]
The statistics on numbers of applications provided by the UCAS process provide a sensitive indicator of the relative popularity of institutions and academic disciplines, and on national and regional patterns of supply and demand for higher education. They are studied in depth by university managers and those concerned with higher education policy.
UCAS subsidiaries[edit]
UCAS operates two postgraduate application services: the first is UKPASS (UK Postgraduate Application and Statistical Service) [13] which was introduced in 2007 and has a number of universities and colleges lining to join up to the service.
The second is UCAS Teacher Training for PGCE and PGDE courses (which provide initial teacher training for graduates).
As no British conservatoires are members of UCAS, it also operates CUKAS (Conservatoires UK Admissions Service) in conjunction with Conservatoires UK. CUKAS manages applications for both undergraduate and postgraduate music degrees at most (but not all) conservatoires. Those conservatoires that are not members of CUKAS handle their own admissions.
UCAS Media Limited is a trading arm of UCAS, offering marketing services to clients wishing to reach students and the youth market. UCAS Media works with advertising agencies and other commercial companies, as well as higher and further education institutions. All profits are gift-aided back into the UCAS charity to fund improvements and to subsidise main scheme fees.
UCAS Progress[edit]
In 2012, UCAS launched UCAS Progress, a new service for GCSE students to search for and apply to sixth form courses, apprenticeships and training programmes.[14][15] UCAS Progress providers include the new University Technical Colleges.
See also[edit]
- ^ Higgins, Tony (18 October 1998). "Go Higher: The funds that finance UCAS". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "SO9524 : UCAS, New Barn Lane". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ Geograph.org.uk
- ^ Provisional end of cycle report
- ^ [1]
- ^ UCAS website: price listings.
- ^ "The Personal Statement". ApplyToUni. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Your personal statement". UCAS.com. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ Until 2002, (when the first students studying "Curriculum 2000" finished A levels and applied to university) a simpler system was used which covered only A and AS levels, assigning them up to 10 and up to 5 points, respectively.
- ^ Shepherd, Jessica (2010-08-20). "A-level results: Top universities secretly list 'banned' subjects – teachers". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ "Advanced level general studies". Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "General Studies A Level". BHASVIC. Retrieved 16 September 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Make the most of ukpass.ac.uk". Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ Marszal, Andrew (1 October 2012). "Ucas launches new application scheme for GCSE students". The Daily Telegraph (London).
- ^ http://ucas.com/about_us/whoweare/whatwedo
External links[edit]
- Official website
- UCAS tariff ("UCAS points") table
- UK university admissions at DMOZ
- UKPASS - applications service for postgraduate courses
- UCAS's channel on YouTube
- UCAStv


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