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WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's not just millionaires who'd pay more under President Barack Obama's latest plan to combat the deficit.
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Airline passengers would see their federal security fees double from $5 to $10 for a nonstop round-trip flight and triple to $15 by 2017, raising $25 billion over the coming decade. Federal workers would face an additional 1.2 percentage point deduction from their paychecks to contribute $21 billion more for their pensions over the same period. Military retirees would pay a $200 fee upon turning 65 to have the government pay their out-of-pocket Medicare expenses. They'd also pay more for non-generic prescription drugs.
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MEPs call for ban on cloning animals 22.02.08
European parliamentarians are calling for the European Union to ban cloning of animals for food and any products derived from their offspring.
Members of the European Parliamentary Intergroup on Animal Welfare voted in favour of a motion for a resolution to be presented to Parliament. The resolution urges the European Commission to prohibit cloning of animals for food and any products from cloned animals and their offspring.
The European Union is currently considering whether to approve animal cloning for food production. The European Food Safety Authority is conducting a public consultation on its draft opinion on cloning for food until 25 February.
Caroline Lucas, Green MEP said: "The prospect of animals being cloned for food is a hugely worrying one and should be stopped in its tracks. From an animal welfare perspective, it's clear that this process causes serious suffering and may already be illegal.
"Directive 98/58 clearly states that 'breeding procedures that cause or are likely to cause suffering or injury to any of the animals concerned must not be practised'. Moreover, the impacts on human health are still unknown.
"Clearly the only reason to pursue animal cloning is to increase corporate profits."
The resolution "Calls on the Commission to submit proposals to prohibit (i) the cloning of animals for food supply, (ii) the farming of cloned animals or their offspring, (iii) the placing on the market of meat or dairy products derived from cloned animals or their offspring and (iv) the import of cloned animals or their offspring, semen and embryos from cloned animals or their offspring, and meat of dairy products derived from cloned animals or their offspring."
News of the draft motion has been welcomed by animal welfare organisation Eurogroup for Animals, which provides the secretariat for the Intergroup and also favours an immediate ban.
Director Sonja Van Tichelen said: "We are delighted the European Parliament is having an open debate on this issue. Cloning is something that will affect all of us, so people need the chance to have their say on the basis of all the facts.
"Cloning is an incredibly wasteful way of producing food, and causes suffering and harm to animals at every stage of development."
Cloning has been proved to be an inefficient practice that requires the loss of many animal lives just to produce one successful clone. Scientists have found that the ones who do survive suffer more defects and die much earlier than non-cloned animals.
Only 8% of sheep involved in a cloning process result in a viable offspring or embryo transferred. For cows this is 15-20%. Goats less than 3%, pigs 3-5%, rabbits less than 2%, mice less than 2%, horses less than 1%, and deer less than 1%.
The European Group on Ethics, which advises the European Commission, said in its final opinion published on 17 January that it "does not see convincing arguments to justify the production of food from clones and their offspring".
If the European Union were to approve cloning for food, products from cloned animals and their offspring could be on the market within the next few years. Once these products have been allowed, it will be difficult to identify them as being from cloned animals and their offspring.
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Ten weeks down. Six weeks left to go.
Six more games. Right now, that six pack looks full....
This week, we'll just jump right into this.
Seriously folks, I'm rushing this one.
He's at his best right now and people are in love with him again, but he doesn't have me fooled.
During a recent gamestop visit, I sparked up some small chat with a young chap who happened to be a Cowboys fan. I asked him what how he felt having Romo as the QB.
"I like Tony. I think he's great!"
Those Cowboy fans, theyyyrrrreee Great!
And this young fan is setting himself up for predictable heartbreak.
As a Falcons fan, I don't know anything about predictable. I don't see predictable. What ever can you mean?
I mean this-
Tony, you should be on the hype award. You've been eyeing that since it came out. You are envious that it's not your picture on there, aren't you?
And then, there are quarterbacks who strive to be just like Tony. They don't talk about it, because they don't have to. Actions, as you've heard, speak louder than words.
One of Tony's followers just had a chance to see Tony live. That's right, Rex Grossman got a photograph with his idol, Romo.
They were able to pose in a picture together, along with an old Anti Award buddy of ours - JaMarcus Russell, who wants to be like Rex Grossman when he grows up.
You've moved on, away from Captain Tony. You're thinking about the Gamestop visit.
Which game did I get? Boy oh boy, got it right after the Falcons won... had my pre-order waiting patiently for me.
I know you'd love a hint, and not a hint of sarcasm:
Wake up!
It's time to save the world.
Or in Tim's case, the Dolphin Planet
Tebow has won, and Tebow will be done.
Especially when he plays our team next season. Many a games before that one, our young dolphin king will prove himself unworthy, and he'll have to travel back to his home planet for a recharge.
A recharge, that isn't quite enough.
Tebow, you win your award again, for the billionth time. The victory over the Jets doesn't fool me. But at least you won.
At least you'll be done. You'll go back to the Dolphin Planet. I know you will.
I've been right before, and I'll be right again.
1) 0-10 Colts
Last week: 1
No loss this week- Colts were on their bye. They didn't need the time, as they already have the perfect losing strategy. I've decided that they should draft and keep Luck. Keep him under Peyton's wounded wing for a couple of seasons before letting him take flight. Then get Manning into Coaching? A win-win.
Oh wait, I forgot I had to make this a win-win-win in a winless season. Fire Caldwell. He won't seem to care anyways.
2) 2-8 Rams
Last week: 2
Tsk tsk... Stomped out by a division rival. The Rams think they're going to keep up the pace with the Colts. However, with six games left, and my master plan laid out for the Colts above, the Rams can kiss that number one pick goodbye. At least they'll still get a chance at someone pretty decent.
3) 2-8 Panthers
Last week: 4
Toe to Toe with the Lions, who love to engage in shootouts. Not impressed by this team, yet. Has anyone else realized that the Panthers are going to get some more good picks this upcoming draft? This team won't be on anybody's shit lists in the following years to come.
4) 2-8 Vikings
Last week: 5
Vikings are ready to lose to the Falcons this week. And I get to watch this with fellow Falcons fans. Atlanta natives, please don't take the mother land for granted. Get to games, watch with your friends. Oh, right- I was supposed to be talking about the Vikings. Well, fuck that. It's going to be all Falcons on Sunday. I'll save a turkey sandwich just for that game.
5) 3-7 Redskins
Last week: On the mud shores
Grossman-led Redskins back on the Powerless Rankings. I think the Panthers and Vikings could beat this team. But, at the end of the season - wins matter the most. Jaguars can beat this team. Dolphins can beat this team. Cardinals can beat this team. Hell, even Buffalo could beat this team right now. Yea, I haven't forgotten about you Fitzpatrick.
At 3-7 each, The Mud Shores:
Cardinals, Jaguars, Dolphins
And down we go..................... What could be next?
Behind turkey and another Falcon victory is your 3rd favorite memory this week:
The Positive "Left Vs. Right" Award: Mail Order Medic
With all of the talk about injuries throughout the league, I thought I would take a moment out of my life to do the right thing. We'll have to send a nurse to assist those who need to be fixed, but will we need to mail two nurses? No, one of these nurses must stay here. I've got a bit of a pain in the gulliver...
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A 34-year-old Central Florida woman has been charged with aggravated child abuse after deputies say she Tased a 10-year-old girl over oatmeal.According to an Orange County Sheriff's Office arrest report, a witness told deputies that Melissa Heale became upset when the 10-year-old child did not make oatmeal the way she wanted. The witness reported that Heale started yelling and said she was going to get her Taser.Department of Children and Families spokeswoman Carrie Hoeppner said Heale was arrested and the child placed with relatives after the witness called authorities."Our primary focus right now is that the child is out of that home environment, and we can explore those allegations of potential abuse a bit further," Hoeppner said.Former Sheriff's deputy James Copenhaver says the average Taser sold to consumers is about 2.5 million volts, enough to stun any adult."No matter where you're impacted at with a Taser, it's going to cause obviously a red mark, probably puncture wounds, or a burn mark on the skin," Copenhaver said.Heale is charged with aggravated child abuse with a deadly weapon. She bonded out of jail late Friday night.
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A Greenville attorney and former circuit court judge filed Saturday morning to challenge Gov. Nikki Haley in the June GOP primary.
Tom Ervin told WIS he wants to bring "competent conservative leadership" back to the state and feels every agency that Haley has touched is in crisis.
The most pressing issue for Ervin and part of why he decided to run for governor has to do with the controversy at the Department of Social Services.
Ervin said Haley has attempted to cover up the investigation instead of worrying about the children in state custody.
Ervin first held public office in 1979 when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives from House District 7 in Anderson County, according to his biography on his law firm's website. He was re-elected to the House of Representatives in 1981 without opposition.
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Traveling in December with a medical team to provide free eye exams to 1,200 people in under-served areas in southern Thailand.
During my winter break of my 2nd year of optometry school at Pacific University, I will be traveling to Thailand with nine fellow students and two doctors to perform free eye exams in underserved areas. We are bringing hundreds of donated eyeglasses, ocular disease medications, and medical equipment to perform free comprehensive eye exams in Pattaya on the southern Thai coast.
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Elizabeth Warren Listed as Minority in Self-Reported Professional Directory for Nearly Decade Before Harvard Hired Her
Elizabeth Warren's credibility took another hit today with stories in both major Boston daily newspapers stating that Warren was listed as a minority in a professional directory for nine years before she was hired by Harvard Law School in 1995.
The Boston Herald broke the story on Friday that Harvard Law School described Warren as its sole Native American professor during the mid-1990s when Harvard was under fire for lack of diversity among its faculty.
In response to the Herald story, Warren said she could not "recall" citing her Native American ancestry when applying for college or a job.
Three days later, the Warren campaign has yet to produce documentation proving that Warren, an Oklahoma native, descended at least in part from the Cherokee and Delaware tribes.
Warren has claimed she did not mention her Native American ancestry when applying at Harvard, an assertion corroborated by Harvard Law School professor Charles Fried, a former U.S. Solicitor General under Ronald Reagan and member of the appointing committee that recommended hiring Warren at Harvard Law.
But this appears to be undermined by Warren being listed in the Association of American Law Schools' annual directory of minority law teachers from 1986 to 1995, as reported by both the Boston Herald, a conservative tabloid, and the left-leaning Boston Globe.
"Despite claiming she never used her Native American heritage when applying for a job, Elizabeth Warren's campaign admitted last night the Democrat listed her minority status in professional directories for years when she taught at the University of Texas and the University of Pennsylvania," writes Herald reporter Chris Cassidy.
According to the Boston Globe, "the listings were based on professors reporting that they were members of a minority group, the directory says."
Warren, a Democrat running to unseat GOP Senator Scott Brown, has described herself as creating "much of the intellectual foundation" for the Occupy movement.
Over the weekend, the Brown campaign called on Warren to apologize for allowing Harvard to cite her hiring as an example of the college's alleged commitment to diversity. Warren, not surprisingly, has declined to do so.
"That Warren allowed Harvard to hold her up as an advantage of their commitment to diversity in the hiring of historically disadvantaged communities is an insult to all Americans who have suffered real discrimination and mistreatment," Brown campaign manager Jim Barnett told the Herald, "and Warren should apologize for participating in this hypocritical sham."
The Herald reported Friday that other Harvard Law professors became aware of Warren's Native American lineage during conversations with her after she was hired.
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When lefties "forget,"
Submitted by fscarn on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 2:15pm.
"I forget that I wasn't an American Indian when I filled out those forms."
"I also didn't think I'd ever be held to account. Com'n, I'm a liberal. You're not suppose to ask me tough questions."
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Tough questions?
Submitted by KornKing on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 3:19pm.
Like "Maybelline or Covergirl"?
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Just maybe ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 2:25pm.
... she was an Indian before she wasn't an Indian!
Hey, she's a liberal/communist. They lie, folks. No news here.
What disappoints me is that Brown "called on Warren to apologize."
Why not just beat the lying bitch over the head with the fact that she IS A DAMNED LIAR!!!
Where do Republicans find these wussies?
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They've agreed to run an "honorable" campaign
Submitted by JeffC... on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 4:04pm.
… which I presume means Brown runs a normal Republican-style campaign, and Warren pretends to run a similar campaign while her flunkies in the MSM and unions do her dirty work.
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Why not also claim...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 2:27pm.
...to be a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor? There's no penalty.
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Submitted by FloridaNative on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 5:08pm.
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Submitted by Jonah Johansen on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 6:28pm.
Have you ever looked at historical pictures of 100% American Indians taken back in Civil War times.
They look nothing like 95%+ of people now claiming to be Indians.
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She Doesn't Look ......
Submitted by RickZ on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 8:13pm.
Native American, huh ?
Does Elizabeth Warren look Sioux-ish ?
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She looks more like a Semihole.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 8:23pm.
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Libs are frauds, plain and
Submitted by mattm on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 8:21pm.
Libs are frauds, plain and simple.
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Elizabeth Warren
Submitted by Badger Pundit on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 8:21pm.
Hey, check out Warren's new campaign song:
Also, Howie Carr on the problem of "ethnic imposters" like Warren:
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If she doesn't win the election,
Submitted by ThisnThat on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 9:21pm.
maybe she can ask Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to approve her Native American casino plan.
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The subtext is verrrrrry interesting
Submitted by CO2Maker on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 4:53am.
Elizabeth Warren identifies herself as part American Indian. Why? Actually to promote diversity goals? Which ones, besides self-advancement? Maybe just to get a little cachet from the outsider status? To polish her liberal credentials for extra glamour in the faculty lounge?
Is this just an exercise in gaming the system (see, Tom Wolfe, "Mau-Mauing the Flack Catchers," and Shelby Steel, passim).
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American Indian? Really?
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That's funny, she doesn't look siouxish...
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As many commentators point out, tournament experience is often a very big factor.
This current UCLA team has a heck of a lot of Big Dance experience under their collective belt, and although I haven't run the numbers, I'd be willing to assert that this team has more experience than all the other teams in the tourney this year.
Check these numbers
++Luc Richard M.A.M.:--- 11 games (9-2 record), 311 minutes played
++Darren Collison:------ 11 games (9-2), 292 minutes
++Lorenzo Mata-R.:------ 12 games (9-3), 200 minutes
++Josh Shipp:------------ 6 games (4-2), 196 minutes
++Alfred Aboya:--------- 11 games (9-2), 166 minutes
++Mike Roll***:--------- 11 games (9-2), 119 minutes
++James Keefe:----------- 5 games (4-1), 38 minutes
++Russell Westbrook:------5 games (4-1), 30 minutes
++Nic Dragovic:-----------1 game (1-0), 4 minutesUpdate [2008-3-20 9:34:33 by rich87]:
-73 NCAA tourney games played
-1,356 tourney minutes played
-58 wins that this group of guys has experienced
***Mike Roll obviously won't be playing in this tourney, but he will presumably be on the bench, in the meetings and in the locker room with the guys to lend support (moral and otherwise), thus his experience is noted and accounted for.


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These events, which have taken place on different days in the past, will be combined to provide a more powerful example of students' accomplishments for people who may otherwise not be aware of this work. Each of these showcases will also help students gain experience presenting their research and creativity. By presenting their work, students will participate in a professional, collaborative environment similar to what many will encounter as they begin their careers.
Celebration of Writing (Library Lobby, 3-4:30 p.m.) will feature student readings of pre-submitted works of writing. Awards will be given for the best writing in each category. The Student Research Symposium (Library Main Reading Room, 4-6:30 p.m.) will present and recognize student scholarship. Students with any major, in any college or school of the university, graduate or undergraduate, are invited to participate. The Foundation Art Exhibition (4-6 p.m.) provides first year students the opportunity to present a culmination of their creative research and studio practice from the semester.
Student Documentaries (Library M42, 4:15-6 p.m.) is a forum for students to show and discuss recent documentaries produced as class projects. Theater Arts/Communication and Media Collaboration (Library Lobby, 4:30-5:30 p.m.) will feature video presentations, staged monologues, and theatrical scenes that were adapted for recording within the television studio. Opening receptions for BFA/MFA Thesis Exhibitions, featuring artwork by graduating students, will take place 5-7 p.m. in the Dorsky Museum.
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All week long you've narrowed it down to the final four. Cam Newton did not make the list. Russell Wilson? He won the Super Bowl, but he did not make the list. How about Andrew Luck? Surely he made the list, right? Nope.
Your final four contenders for the Ultimate NFL RUSH Fantasy Team QB are:
Tom Brady
Drew Brees
Peyton Manning
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Tom Brady seems like a pretty good choice. But then there's this Drew Brees guy, he's a fantasy football machine. Meanwhile, Peyton Manning made history with his numbers last year. And oh yeah, Aaron Rodgers can sling the pigskin with the best of them.
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Mayor Parker Wiseman is serving his first term as Mayor of Starkville, Mississippi. On July 2, 2009 he took office as the youngest mayor in city history promising to lead Starkville forward. Mayor Wiseman is a proven leader in managing a city on the rise.
Under his watch, Starkville has maintained budget surpluses, a growing "rainy day fund", and one of the lowest municipal tax rates in Mississippi. With a disciplined, proactive approach, the city has exceeded targets set for infrastructure improvement and established itself as a model community for livability.
For its efforts in promoting healthy living and recreational exercise, Starkville was recognized in 2011 as the "Healthiest Hometown" in Mississippi and earned the Playful City USA distinction in 2011 and 2012. Due to its steady population growth Starkville became the largest city in the Golden Triangle region for the first time ever in 2010.
Parker is a licensed attorney, a certified municipal officer, and a member of the Mississippi Municipal League Board of Directors. He is a 1999 Starkville High School graduate, and he holds a bachelor of arts in political science from Mississippi State University. In 2005, Parker earned a masters in public administration from the UNC School of Government, which currently ranks 6th nationally in city management graduate education. He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law and was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 2008.
Mayor Wiseman and his wife Lindsey have been married for over four years. They are members of First United Methodist Church, and the delight of their lives is their daughter Amelia who was born July 18, 2012.


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The Great Falls Animal Shelter is celebrating January 24th, also known as Change a Pet's Life Day, with an adoption promotion.
The promotion starts today and runs through the 31st. Those looking to adopt will only have to pay $25. This small fee will save you hundreds of dollars in the long run, and will also get your new pet spayed or neutered, along with all of its vaccines. This low cost, however didn't just come out of no where. There are a few local groups who made it all possible. Laura McElhinney, from the animal shelter told us, "It is covered through the Shelter Sidekick. The Volunteer Program helps cover those costs. Our Guardian Angel Fund helps cover those costs. And all those are, the funds are created through generous donors in the community."
And while there is a great selection of dogs, Laura says they are always overloaded with cats. All of which could really use a good home. If your interested please stop by the Great Falls Animal Shelter, located at 1010 25th Ave. NE.


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Jeremy Kerley - #11 - WR
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NT position badly hurting Jets' run defense
The Jets' run defense has struggled mightily this season, especially in the middle without a healthy Sione Po'uha.
Jets DT Ellis out 4-6 weeks
Jets DT Kenrick Ellis will miss 4-6 weeks with an MCL injury he suffered in Monday night's loss to Houston, Rex Ryan told reporters Thursday.
Jets add DT Muir
The Jets signed DT Daniel Muir on Wednesday and placed LB Josh Mauga on injured reserve with a pectoral injury.
Report: Jets LB Mauga out for the year
Jets LB Josh Mauga will miss the rest of the season with a torn pectoral muscle, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News.
AFC East Spin cycle: Week Five
The Patriots and Dolphins both looked strong in wins, while the Bills are reeling after a historic loss to the 49ers, and the Jets couldn't get past the Texans.
Brian Cushing suffers knee injury
Texans star LILB Brian Cushing was knocked out of Houston's 23-17 victory over the Jets with what looked to be a serious knee injury.
Foster runs for 152 yards as Texans top Jets
Arian Foster ran for 152 yards and a TD, and the Texans stayed unbeaten by defeating the Jets for the first time in team history.
Tate, Keller among Monday night's inactives
Texans RB Ben Tate and Jets TE Dustin Keller are among the inactive players for the Week Five Monday night game.
Four Jets, including Keller, listed as doubtful
Jets TE Dustin Keller, WR Stephen Hill, NT Sione Po'uha and FB John Conner are all doubtful for the Monday night against the Texans.
Jets add WR Hill; place Holmes on I.R.
The Jets signed WR Jason Hill on Wednesday and placed WR Santonio Holmes on injured reserve.
Reports: Jets WR Holmes has Lisfranc injury
Jets WR Santonio Holmes reportedly has a Lisfranc injury in his left foot that is expected to keep him out for the rest of the season.
Jets sign FB Hilliard
The Jets signed FB Lex Hilliard on Tuesday and waived WR Patrick Turner.
Jets add former Lions CB Berry
The Jets signed former Lions CB Aaron Berry to a two-year deal.
Three teams have to face facts at quarterback
Quarterback play is always the barometer in the NFL, and three teams who were blown out in Week Four came up wowfully short in that department.
AFC East Spin cycle: Week Four
The AFC East standings may look close, but Week Four proved that the Patriots are still ahead of the class.
Tim Tebow and Kerley are among several New York Jets players listed as questionable for the team's game against the New England Patriots on Thursday night.||||||| Kerley, the team's leading receiver, was limited with heel and hamstring issues and could be a game-time decision. He was also questionable last Sunday, but had three catches for 43 yards at St. Louis.
Kerley caught seven passes for 120 yards in Sunday's 26-23 overtime loss to New England.||||||| Kerley got his second start in three games, proving to be a top target for Mark Sanchez in each start while setting career highs in catches and yards. He caught five passes for 94 yards in a loss to Houston on Oct. 8, but had only 24 yards after enter later in a win over the Colts the following week.
New York Jets wide receivers Plaxico Burress and Jeremy Kerley are full participants at practice after getting over illnesses that limited them.||||||| Kerley has practiced for the first time all week on Thursday, while Burress is back after being limited on Wednesday. Both will be fine for the Jets' showdown Saturday with the Giants.
Kerley and New York Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson were full participants at practice for the first time since injuring their knees more than two weeks ago. Both are active for Sunday's game against Washington.||||||| Both Tomlinson and Kerley sprained the medial collateral ligament in their left knees against New England on Nov. 13 and had not been able to practice until the session Wednesday. Coach Rex Ryan says both players "looked fresh and ready to roll" for the team's game at Washington on Sunday.


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The Worldwide Debate Over New Rules For The World Wide Web
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Last week the European Parliament voted on new rules to prevent Internet service providers from blocking or slowing down services like Skype and Netflix. Efforts to impose similar net neutrality rules in this country have, so far, failed to pass muster with the courts or attract enough support in Congress. But some lawmakers are speaking up with concerns about the future of the nonprofit organization which administers the Internet's system of names and numbers. US oversight of this organization, ICANN, is scheduled to end in 2015. Join us for an update on the international debate over rules for the internet.
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Throughout the 2nd half of the nineteenth century, the College added buildings to meet evolving educational needs. Two identical Victorian buildings, now Gerhart House and Huegel Alumni House, were erected in 1871 to house professors from the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church, which at the time shared facilities and classrooms with the College. A Tudor Revival gymnasium, designed by James H. Warner, was built in 1891; a High Victorian library, donated by John Watts dePeyster and designed by M. O'Connor, an architect from Hudson, New York, was erected in 1897-98; and in 1900 the college erected a Science Building, designed in the Beaux Arts classical idiom by Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban.


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Regional airline Flybe, which operates a range of routes from George Best Belfast City Airport, has warned jobs may be at risk as it slashes costs after the most challenging conditions in its 10-year history sent it into the red.
The Exeter-based carrier outlined plans to make annual savings equivalent to £2 per seat as it said there was "little sign of recovery" in the UK domestic market.
It warned there may be some impact on its workforce - consisting of 3,000 staff in the UK and up to 700 in Europe - as part of a group-wide review of costs, but will give further details in the new year.
Flybe reported pre-tax losses of £1.3 million in the six months to September 30 against profits of £14.3 million a year earlier after being hit by sky-high fuel costs and falling numbers of fliers.
The group, which also flies from Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster, Edinburgh and East Midlands airports, saw UK passenger numbers fall 3.6 per cent to 4 million in the half-year.
Its fuel costs leapt 22.7 per cent to £68.6 million, or from £8.73 to £11.06 per seat, and it said demand was being stifled by air passenger duty hikes.
The group said: "Flybe is currently operating in possibly the most challenging conditions since its creation as a new-generation regional airline 10 years ago.
"The UK domestic aviation market has seen passenger numbers reduce by 20.6 per cent since 2007, UK air passenger duty increased by 160 per cent over the same period and fuel prices are at record annual highs."
Shares fell 6 per cent, with yesterday's results coming after the group warned over full-year profits in August.
Revenues at Flybe UK were held largely firm at £328.5 million in the first half and the group said forward sales for winter were ahead by around 2.5% year-on-year in the UK after cutting capacity to match lower levels of demand.
But chief executive Jim French said the group had no choice but to cut costs in the UK, with "no sign of any glimmer of hope" of a turnaround in the UK market.
He added: "We can no longer wait for the economy to turn or for fuel prices to fall or the Government to reduce taxes."
The group's revenues have also been hit after the Office for Fair Trading scrapped hidden debit card charges in April, which it said added "a considerable extra financial burden".
Flybe has been increasingly setting its sights on continental Europe to offset the UK woes and last year formed a joint venture with Finland's flag carrier Finnair.
Its European operation now accounts for 40 per cent of business and the group is looking to make further tie-ups and acquisitions.
The group has issued a series of profits warnings in recent years, causing its shares to slump in value from about 325p at the time of its flotation at the end of 2010, to 52.4p yesterday.


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The Three Gables in Bradford-on-Avon is one of my favourite restaurants, ever. They offer a top-notch intimate dining experience for special occasions and otherwise. We use the otherwise excuse a lot as we live in town and this was no exception. At the table, we came up with our excuse: celebrating my 5th year in the UK! That's reason enough, right?
You're greeted at the door and promptly seated in the lounge, offered a beverage and some nibbles while you go over the menu.
The olives were fresh and tasty. On the right, we had some sort of chicken liver paté and on the left were the most amazing mini baked potatoes, filled with herby smooth cream cheese. I could eat a whole plate of them!
Chris chose a Rosé Prosecco for us and we agreed on the fixed three course menu, only barely talking ourselves out of ordering fillet steak a la carte. I have an expensive appetite!
For his starter, Chris chose the Cornish cod brandade dish which included charred cauliflower, quail egg bhajee and curry oil. I don't eat seafood so I didn't sample it, but Chris said it was delicious, especially the quail's eggs.
I don't really like goat's cheese, but I went with the goat cheese pithivier, served with sweet potato and hazelnuts. It was enough to change my mind about goat cheese altogether! Wow! The flavours here were so, so much better than anticipated! I don't even want to think about the calories, though…
Chris's main course was poached duck egg accompanied by a fricassee of spring vegetables and spelt orzo with a chervil veloute. I don't know what half of these words mean, but just look at that beautiful egg!
He really liked the orzo and said it tasted like little bits of meat. This egg was also cooked to perfection.
I had a loin of Bishops Cannings pork, pain d'epices sauce, poached rhubarb and parsnip. This is a 'safe' choice for me but it was tasty and incredible all the same. The pork was cooked two different (equally delicious) ways and the rhubarb provided a delightful burst of flavour every now and then. The gingerbread on top was surprising but it seemed to really work.
They also served some potatoes and green beans to with the mains. Conveniently, those are my two favourite vegetables, so I had a hard time trying not to overdo it! We still had dessert to come!
Chris had chocolate mousse, which I would normally have chosen. It was a dark chocolate mousse with beetroot and pistachio cake and beetroot ice-cream. He let me try a tiny bit and boy can I vouch for this dessert! Sure beats our usual Saturday night tradition of Ben & Jerry's in front of the tv!
I went for the Caramel pannacotta which was rich and yet light at the same time. It was served with honey-comb and mandarin sorbet and pieces of mandarin orange. I wasn't a huge fan of the orange / caramel combination, but everything else on the plate was gone in no time!
All in all, it was a great meal. We've never not had a great meal at The Three Gables! We occasionally go for fancy dinners at posh Michelin-starred hotels, and the food at The Three Gables is on par with those sorts of places, but considerably cheaper. I can't recommend it enough!
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How Has Science Fiction Brought You Together?
This is a broader topic than even Trek, despite Trek's very inclusive philosophy. I would like to read about how science fiction has brought people together in a common interest. I've always believed that SF can be a force for good in the world as a whole. Anyone have any stories to prove it?
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We're HERE aren't we?....LOL
Zardoz has a point. But seriously my best friend and I were drawn together for our love of trek and sci fi in general. :)
It brought my hubby and I togetter. We met in a chat room. He asked me about my user name (Yes Trekie) We started chatting/ I think once he was sure I was a girl, he sent me a PM and it was 3 months latter we met at Disneyland. From there 2 years latter we married. That was in 2003. I guess I owe it to Star Trek and scifi, lol. We share a common love for scifi even if he is a Star Wars fan and I a Trekkie
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By Mike Myers
Washington Times-Herald
Given his highly successful hall of fame coaching career, Gene Miiller hasn't had to be encouraged after a loss very often.
But that's where Miiller was following his team's 39-34 loss to Big 8 Conference rival Jasper at the Hatchet House on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Washington (3-8, 0-2) improved in one huge area which has plagued the Hatchets for much of season, even in last week's overtime victory versus Evansville Mater Dei. Turnovers - or actually the lack thereof - were a big area of improvement for the Hatchets against Jasper (4-6, 3-2). Whereas both Hatchet games last weekend saw WHS rack up double digit miscues, Washington committed just eight turnovers on Friday, which put the Hatchets in a position to win at the end of the game.
"I thought we played better. We only had ourselves for eight turnovers, we handled the basketball well. I thought we played better defensively," said Miiller. "We let them get some offensive rebounds in the second half that hurt us.
"I feel much better after tonight's ballgame than I did after either ballgame last week, even though we won one of those," said Miiller. "We made some progress, we did some things we worked on in practice. Hopefully this will get us going in the right direction, we'll get better from this and have a better second half."
Washington held the Wildcats to 35 percent shooting overall but Jasper pulled down nine offensive rebounds, including several in the third period, and the Wildcats took advantage of those second chances to build a 29-25 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
The Hatchets kept up the pressure in the final eight minutes, twice cutting the Jasper lead to one point. Colton Garland and Andy Garland, who tied for team high honors with 10 points apiece, each netted a big 3-pointer in the fourth quarter for WHS. But the Wildcats, who didn't have a single field goal in the fourth period, were 10-12 from the free throw line in the quarter to hold off the Hatchet rally.
The Hatchets shot the ball well from the behind the arc (7-12) but not so well from under the basket, where several close shots were off the mark as WHS shot just 12-35 (34 percent) overall from the field. Those close misses especially hurt the Hatchets in the second half.
"That was critical in that stretch, where we missed some easy shots around the basket," said Miiller. "We should have made those and we didn't make them, and that was really the difference in the ballgame."
Miiller was especially pleased with Colton Garland, a freshman starting guard.
"I thought Colton Garland had a nice game tonight, not just scoring but handling the basketball, defensively he played well," said Miiller. "I though he had a nice ballgame for us, he even showed some leadership for us while he was playing."
Tyler Stoll, back from an ankle injury which sidelined him for last Saturday's Heritage Hills game, scored three points, while Jarrod Purdue dialed long distance twice on the way to seven points. Cody Milligan added four rebounds and two points for WHS. Foul trouble limited center Cullen Arnold to just two points though Arnold didn't foul out while battling the Jasper interior players all night long.
Nate Messier led Jasper with 11 points, followed by eight from Nick Gobert.
A low scoring first half ended with the teams tied at 18-18 after the Hatchets fronted 13-9 after one quarter of action. Colton Garland led WHS with seven at the break, including a bucket with just under 3:00 to play in the half which snapped a 5:53 WHS scoreless streak that began late in the first quarter.
Jasper moved ahead thanks to that scoring drought, but the Hatchets were tied heading into the locker room thanks to a buzzer beating 3-pointer from Tyler Stoll from right in front of the Wildcat bench at the end of the second stanza.
Jasper prevailed in the reserve game 44-24. Carson Smith led the Hatchets with nine points.
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Three men 'were skinheads'
The attack happened at around 3pm last Monday (the 8th of April).
The three men were described as being in their 20s, with skinheads and wearing tracksuits - and the vehicle as a blue/grey type of estate car wich was thought to have one or more of its hub caps missing.
PC Simon Tibbett said:
"This was a despicable crime that led to a badger dying in a very painful and cruel way and we will not tolerate wild animals being treated in this manner.
"I am appealing to anyone who has not yet spoken to police about this incident and witnessed it to get in touch.
"I'd like to speak to anyone who knows whether the badger was alive or dead before the men took it into the woods and I'd also like to hear from anyone who recognises the car or men from the description given."


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Design Your Own Cross Necklaces (2 dz)Help children show off their love for Jesus with these DIY Cross Necklaces. These design your own necklaces are the perfect way for girls to show off their creativity and religious beliefs to everyone they know. Perfect for bible study, Sunday School, or as a fun religious stocking stuffer. Learn More
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Make the Christmas season even merrier with these Metal Holiday Character Charm Bracelets. These charm bracelets are the perfect stocking stuffers. Each bracelet comes with 8 dangling charms, including a snowflake, Santa, Christmas tree, candy cane, and snowman charm.
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Trying to find the perfect craft kit for your kids? Give little girls a craft kit this Christmas they are sure to love with this Do It Yourself Christmas Angel Necklace Craft Kit!
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Ashlands School pupils give Ilkla Moor Baht At a French twist for Grand Depart
6:00am Sunday 13th April 2014 in News By Claire Lomax
With less than 100 days to go until Le Grand Départ the countdown is well under way and pupils from primary schools en route got together for a day of French language and fun.
Stage One of Le Tour de France will leave the centre of Leeds on July 5 and head through Ilkley before a circuit of North Yorkshire brings it to the finish line in Harrogate.
The peloton will pass The Grammar School at Leeds on Harrogate Road, then Ashlands and All Saints C of E primary schools in Ilkley, with Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ben Rhydding Primary School and Westville House School all close to the action.
Year 5 pupils from all six schools met at GSAL, wearing the colours of the French tricolour, to immerse themselves in French culture for the day. They kicked off with some singing by learning some original French lyrics to the familiar tune of On Ilkla Moor Baht 'At.
Penned by GSAL Junior School's French teacher, Vicky Cooke, the lyrics to Le Tour de France Arrive explain the significance of the different coloured jerseys worn by the cyclists, starting with "Qui va porter le maillot jaune?" (who will wear the yellow jersey?).
The day continued with French playground games and craft activities, led by GSAL's French language assistants and senior school French teachers, and concluded with a performance in French by the Flying Theatre Company.
Vicky Cooke said: "The day brings together two of my favourite things – Yorkshire and French! Le Tour de France will bring the world to Yorkshire, giving children the perfect opportunity to interact with other languages and cultures, and our French day gives them a head start."
Helen Miller, French teacher at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, said: "The huge value of the day for the children is the exposure to native French speakers thanks to the input of the language assistants from GSAL.
"The pupils are having lots of fun without realising how much they are learning!"
Archie Alton, from Westville House School, said: "The song was a fun way to learn new words."
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Sibling Rivalry Ends With One Sister Pepper-Sprayed, The Other Behind Bars
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A Red Bluff woman is facing charges after pepper spraying her sister following an argument.
According to the Tehama County Sheriff's Office, Melissa Marie Metcalf, 53, got into an argument with her sister, Marcey Mae Metcalf, 50, shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday morning.
It happened along St. Mary's Avenue in Red Bluff.
Deputies say Melissa sprayed Marcey with pepper spray on purpose, and not in self defense.
Melissa was arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail.
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A Trump Down Memory Lane
Just because Papa Bear is out of the presidential race doesn't mean the Trumps are giving up any attention.
Mogulite has uncovered photography gold: Penn graduation pictures from Ivanka Trump, W'04. She put these up on Facebook today with what was apparently a deep sense of FOMO for this week's festivities.
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Nancy Farmer is a master storyteller. She has won three Newbery Honor awards for books such as The Eye, the Ear, and the Arm; A Girl Named Disaster and The House of the Scorpion, which also garnered the National Book Award.
Farmer's fans probably each have a personal favorite. Mine is Farmer's lyrical, astounding adventure, The Sea of Trolls, which introduced readers to 11-year-old Jack and his little sister, Lucy, who live in eighth-century Britain. After the children are captured by Northmen, Jack finds himself on a dangerous quest, battling dragons and giant spiders to save his sister. Farmer, who mined Viking history and Norse legends for The Sea of Trolls, explores the worlds of elves and hobgoblins in its sequel, The Land of the Silver Apples. The story is set two years later, and opens on the longest, darkest day of the year. As events unfold, Jack is thrust into a different kind of quest: one that brings him not to the ice-clad lands of the North, but into dark, dangerous caves and the enchanted, shimmering world of the elves.
Based on Farmer's usual meticulous research, The Land of the Silver Apples brings to life a time when belief in magic and the old gods conflicts with Christianity. Jack is an engaging hero—brave and compassionate, but not without a temper and his share of human faults. Fans of the first book will be especially delighted with the reappearance of several old friends, including the wise Bard and Thorgill, the feisty shield maiden who became Jack's unlikely ally in his first quest.
The third book in the Sea of Trolls trilogy, The Islands of the Blessed, is due out in 2009. If you and your family have finished the last Harry Potter book and are eager for new worlds to explore, you won't be disappointed by Nancy Farmer's masterful and imaginative storytelling.
Deborah Hopkinson's latest book for young readers is Sweet Land of Liberty (Peachtree). Copyright 2007 BookPage Reviews.
Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2007 #4
In this sequel to The Sea of Trolls (rev. 11/04), Farmer keeps her hero Jack a bit closer to his Saxon home -- in fact, below it, as Jack's quest takes him underground to the realms of hobgoblins and elves. The object of the quest is something of a moving target; one suspects that Farmer is less interested here in plot development than she is in throwing all manner of challenges at Jack and his companions (who at various points include his bratty little sister Lucy and the bloodthirsty shield-maiden Thorgil, as entertainingly characterized here as in the first book) as they journey through enchanted lands and among astounding peoples. The mix of deep myth and high humor is handled with assurance, and if the story seems unfocused, readers will probably forgive it for the abundant display of Farmer's invention. A third book is promised. Copyright 2007 Horn Book Magazine Reviews.
Kirkus Reviews 2007 July #1
In this sequel to The Sea of Trolls (2004), Jack discovers his sister Lucy is a changeling, and he is off on a quest to find his real sister and bring her home. With the help of the Bard and Pega, the slave girl he has freed, Jack goes to St. Filian's Well, accidentally causes an earthquake and ends up in the Land of the Silver Apples, where elves rule and time stands still. As the middle volume of a planned trilogy set in eighth-century Britain, this takes its shape from the whole: It can stand on its own, but it mostly enlarges the world of the first volume. It's not the quest itself that's memorable, but the majestic sweep of Farmer's storytelling, from the story of Lucifer and the battle of the angels to the Man in the Moon, the goddess Hel and any number of hobgoblins, yarthkins, knuckers and kelpies. Jack, Pega and Thorgil prove strong and capable in ways they themselves never suspected, and readers will look forward to the final installment. (appendix, sources) (Fiction. 10-14) Copyright Kirkus 2007 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
Library Media Connection - November/December 2007
Jack embarks on another adventure in this sequel to Nancy Farmer's The Sea of Trolls (Atheneum (Simon & Schuster), 2004). He is only a bard-in-training, but his sister Lucy has been stolen by the Lady of the Lake and he and his companions must travel the underworlds of hobgoblins, kelpies, yarthkins, and elves in their enchanted lands facing their worst nightmares to find Lucy and discover the story of Jack's real sister. Jack uses his ash wood staff to fight off many dangers and relies on his emerging mystical powers as well as the talents of Pega, a slave girl, who travels with him. This is the second book in a trilogy series and can be read alone, but will leave the reader anxious to see what happens next with Jack and the other characters in this book and anxious to read The Sea of Trolls to find out what happened before. This fast moving title will be a favorite with fantasy fans. Recommended. Susan Black, Librarian, Arlee (Montana) Elementary School © 2007 Linworth Publishing, Inc.
Publishers Weekly Reviews 2007 July #4
Favorite characters make a triumphant return in these summer sequels. The Land of the Silver Apples by Nancy Farmer, second in a trilogy that began with The Sea of Trolls, revisits siblings Jack and Lucy. (In a starred review of the first book, PW wrote, "Fans of Viking and adventure tales will be up late nights to discover Jack's fate.") Having survived the wrath of Ivar the Boneless and his evil wife, this installment finds the pair back home in their Saxon village. But when Lucy goes mad after a botched magic ceremony and is kidnapped again, Jack musters up all of his power to save his sister and his village. (Atheneum/Jackson, $18.99 512p ages 10-14 ISBN 9781-4169-0735-0; Aug.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
School Library Journal Reviews 2007 August
Gr 5-9-- Jack, apprentice bard and hero of The Sea of Trolls (S & S, 2004), returns in the middle volume in the trilogy. After a flawed midwinter ritual leads to strange behavior from Jack's sister, Lucy, the siblings travel with a group of old and new friends to the monastery at St. Filian's Well to find treatment. However, the monks prove treacherous and Lucy is kidnapped again, this time by the Lady of the Lake. Jack travels to the Land of the Silver Apples, the home of elves and other magical creatures, in search of her, joined by the freed slave girl Pega; his old friend the shield maiden Thorgil; and Brutus, a slave to the monks at St. Filian's. Jack comes to accept the truth about Lucy and learns more about himself through his adventures in the timeless magical land, and then returns to the human world, where he confronts an evil king with help from his new magical allies. Jack's character continues to deepen and develop, both in his magical skills and as a person. Farmer draws on mythology, including legends and runes of the Picts, to add depth to her story, and her author's note and sources add authenticity to the narrative. She builds on Jack's adventures in The Sea of Trolls and at the same time creates a stand-alone novel, drawing readers into this complex world and leaving them looking forward to more.--Beth L. Meister, Pleasant View Elementary School, Franklin, WI[Page 114]. Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.


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On Feb. 11, 2013, a regular Tax Court opinion was issued in a case that the opinion said was of first impression, ruling against Bank of New York Mellon (BNY). 140 T.C. No. 2. BNY had engaged in a cross-border transaction called STARS that KPMG created around 2000 in cooperation with the foreign bank Barclays. Barclays desired to obtain UK tax credits and deductions that required making an investment in a UK trust in conjunction with investments by a U.S. bank. The benefit for the U.S. bank was to be receipt as a loan of Barclays' investment of $1.5 billion in the trust, with a very reduced interest rate.
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LPCiminelli Interests, Inc. v. United States, 110 AFTR 2d 2012-6631 (W.D. N.Y. 2012) ruled that a consolidated group did not have to amend its returns to assert that a subsidiary became worthless before the year the IRS claimed it was worthless. This ruling confirms the general rule that taxpayers have no obligation to amend a previously filed return. It also illustrates the pitfalls of dealing with broken subsidiaries, and the wisdom of sometimes doing nothing.
All global banks currently being audited by the IRS, which have engaged in cross-border withholding planning for clients, should take careful notice of AM 2012-009. This GLAM explains to IRS LB&I how to assess foreign affiliates of domestic banks that did not withhold tax on foreign stock borrowing and back-to-back swaps, in reliance on Notice 97-66. The basic advice is to assert the economic substance doctrine. Fortunately, the advice applies only to transactions prior to the partial codification of the doctrine in 2010, which happened to coincide with legislation fixing the Notice 97-66 problem.
Sometimes, a corporation wants to distribute stock of a subsidiary to its shareholders in a taxable transaction and does not want Section 355 to apply to prevent income recognition to both the corporation and the shareholders. Perhaps the corporation has expiring losses it can use to offset any Section 311 gain, and perhaps the shareholders wanted to enjoy the waning moments of the 15 percent tax rate on dividends in 2012. Of course, Section 355 is not elective. Therefore, the corporation may have to do something to avoid the application of Section 355. One thing to do is to state that it is distributing the stock so that its shareholders can sell it, or sell the stock of the distributing corporation, or both. This appears to have been the plan of the taxpayer in LTR 201252014.
Pepsico, Inc., and Pepsico Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2012-269, ruled that the U.S. holder of an ambiguous security issued by its foreign affiliate did not have to treat the periodic payments received as interest, even though the affiliate was deducting interest paid under Dutch tax law. Keys to taxpayer victory. The keys to the taxpayer victory were the following: (1) the issuer was a corporation and not a partnership; taxpayers have lost all recent debt-equity disputes with the IRS in the partnership context; (2) the hybrid security was carefully crafted to have equity-like characteristics in some factual circumstances; (3) the court was unwilling to ignore the possibility that those circumstances would not arise because the holder effectively controlled the issuer; and (4) the tax benefit achieved by the taxpayer was not in one of the hot button areas like foreign tax credit generators or "sale" of historic rehabilitation tax credits. Two features of the opinion are out of the ordinary: (1) the taxpayer actually got credit for carefully negotiating different treatment of debt and equity in the United States and Holland, and (2) the relatedness of the parties did not count against the taxpayer.
LPCiminelli Interests Inc. v. United States (W.D.N.Y. Nov. 13, 2012) ruled for the taxpayer on an IRS assertion of excess loss account liability. The facts involve a common situation of delay in writing off a worthless consolidated subsidiary that might produce discharge of indebtedness liability and/or recognition of an excess loss account. Facts: The taxpayer owned a subsidiary that was formed to do construction in a particular area. The subsidiary ran up a lot of debts, ceased operations and in 2004, was reported on the consolidated return as abandoned and removed from the consolidated group. For 2000-2003, the return reported it as inactive.
Twenty-three years after it was enacted in 1989, the Treasury issued proposed regulations interpreting section 172(h), the corporate equity reduction transaction (CERT) loss carryback disallowance rule dating from the heyday of the leveraged buyouts. Most of us have tried to remember this rule as one aimed at preventing carrying back a loss generated by large interest deductions, and obtaining a refund, when the loan causing the interest deductions was incurred to make a large equity purchase—hence a "corporate equity reduction."
United States v. ConocoPhillips, 2012 WL 3646809 (WD Okla) provides a good illustration on how closing agreements with the IRS are like any other contracts, only moreso, because the IRS is likely to be a particularly unbending contract partner if interpretive issues arise.
Short sales are either everyday events or mysterious to most people. This advisory discusses the tax implications of short sales in the corporate world, as featured in a recent transaction in which a controlled foreign corporation bought its parent's publicly traded stock and used the stock as part of the acquisition currency to buy a domestic subsidiary.
The advisory is provided in PDF on the Alston & Bird website: www.alston.com/advisories/federal-tax-advisory-august-2012
LTR 201228002 involves a plain vanilla group structure change in a consolidated group owned by a foreign parent. The ruling is so obvious that one wonders why the taxpayer sought it. The explanation likely lies in the substantial tax savings that can be facilitated by the reverse acquisition. It is likely that someone at the taxpayers' office said "this is too good to be true, no matter how clear my tax director says the results are, I don't mind paying to get an IRS seal of approval on the transaction, no matter how many caveats it carries." The following example, with made up numbers, shows how tax benefits might be facilitated.
Armour v. City of Indianapolis, 132 S. Ct. 2073 (2012) ruled that a city did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment when it chose to forgive remaining unpaid installments of a special assessment for sewage improvements but not to refund those taxpayers who had paid in full without choosing to pay in installments.
Hewlett-Packard Co. et al. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2012-135, ruled that a special purpose corporation could not issue equity when the interest in the corporation was puttable by the holder to the other shareholder seven years after issuance, and the board of the issuer had to declare dividends annually to the extent of available cash profits. The opinion rested on the twin grounds of the put, which it treated as a put to the issuer, and the relative security of the investment, said to be insured by the limitations on the issuer's ability to incur debt and make investments other than one secure loan.
On April 25, 2012 the Supreme Court ruled that the overstatement of the basis of property sold, resulting in a substantial understatement of gain, is not an omission from gross income, and so the three year and not the six year statute of limitations applied to the taxpayer's assessment, meaning the assessment came too late. United States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLP, 2012 U.S. LEXIS 3274, affirming, 634 F.3d 249 (4th Cir. 2011).
IRS Notice CC-2012-008 announces new Chief Counsel coordination procedures for assertion of the economic substance doctrine, which incorporate the LB&I Directives previously issued.
The usual Friday release of a large number of letter rulings by the IRS included several rulings of interest on reorganizations and consolidated return issues. Bankruptcy Reorganization: LTR 201208036 addresses the use of qualified settlement funds, disputed ownership funds and liquidating trusts (all referred to as trusts) to hold both some of the assets of the debtor and the securities of Newco, the corporation into which the debtor was reorganized. This debtor evidently was brought down in part by environmental liabilities. It is not clear what assets the debtor transferred to Newco in exchange for securities, but the debtor also transferred plant and equipment to one trust, other assets to another trust and Newco securities to two other trusts.
Just before New Year's Eve 2011 the Tenth Circuit affirmed the Tax Court's ruling against the taxpayer Anschutz Company in a case involving a variable prepaid forward contract. Anschutz Co. v. CIR (10th Cir. 2011). The ruling required the taxpayer to recognize immediately the gain on the stock to be sold under the prepaid forward, rather than postponing gain recognition to the future closing of the sale. The court's reasoning reflected an unfortunate tendency of courts to default to a "benefits and burdens" analysis of ownership of property rather than grappling with the details of the transactions and the code sections at issue.
The new LB&I Directive on the economic subject doctrine (ESD) (dated July 15, 2011) probably could not be much better for taxpayers.
ILM 201123027 gives a big win to an air carrier and rules that for purposes of the federal excise tax on transportation of property by air (section 4271) the Carrier is the member of a corporate group that actually operates the planes, and the taxpayer is the sister corporation called Organizer that legally contracts with the Carrier to deliver the property that is accepted for transport by a third affiliate, the Retailer (owned by Organizer).
Rodriguez v. CIR, T.C. Memo 2011-122 (June 2, 2011) shows that (1) the IRS is on the case, and (2) the economic substance doctrine is not reserved to high flying taxpayers.
Salman Ranch LLC (partnership) won a refund action for the 1999 year on a Son of Boss transaction in which an allegedly overstated basis facilitated a huge loss. Salman Ranch II, 573 F. 3d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2009).


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SECRETARY of State for Health Jeremy Hunt has approved plans for South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust (SWASFT) and Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) to join forces.
The ministerial signature on the formal GWAS Dissolution Order last week paves the way for the creation of a single ambulance service for the South West from February 1 when SWASFT will take on the services currently provided GWAS – creating an organisation serving a resident population of over 5.3m people.
GWAS Chairman, Peter Carr, said: "When as a Board we decided in August 2011 to identify a partner rather than pursue an application for foundation trust status as an independent trust, our decision was based on the best interests of patients, staff and taxpayers. That focus has remained throughout the rigorous process that has resulted in this welcome decision by the Secretary of State.
"I would also pay tribute to all GWAS staff who have continued to provide high-quality care to patients during what has undoubtedly been an unsettling time for them personally. It is particularly pleasing that, during this period of change, GWAS has been shown as one of the best ambulance trusts in terms of clinical performance and response standards."
Ken Wenman has been interim Chief Executive of GWAS for the past year as well as Chief Executive for SWAFT for many years. He said: "I have met many skilled and committed clinicians and managers within GWAS, mirroring the expertise I know we have in SWASFT.
"As a result, I am really looking forward to the great opportunity we have to take the best from each trust. This will further improve the quality of care offered to patients, as well as further strengthening the role of ambulance services within local health communities."
Heather Strawbridge, Chairman of SWASFT, said: "I would like to thank staff from both trusts who have worked – and continue to work – so hard to make this partnership a reality. It has been a pleasure to work with Peter Carr on this project and I thank him for his leadership of GWAS which means our new, expanded SWASFT is starting from a strong operational and clinical position.
"People in the GWAS area now have an opportunity to be part of an NHS foundation trust and I would encourage individuals to join as members and to consider standing as Governors as we are committed to working with our communities to ensure they receive the best ambulance service possible."


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So our rather dangerous wish was granted and now our young Hawks have a chance to prove themselves against the best. Forget about allegiances, no matter what happens this should be an up-tempo, offensively focused, and highly entertaining series. It should also gain some national attention outside of the normal hockey circles and I can think of no better way to show everyone that the boring, trappy, dead puck era is finally over.
A fair amount is being made of the regular season series which is to be expected considering the Winter Classic is included in that and that's the last time the bulk of the country's sportswriters actually gave a damn and spilled any ink about hockey. Almost every article mentions the Hawks winning the last 2 games of the season while also making sure to include the meaningless nature of those games quickly.
As everyone on this board knows, the season series ended 2-2-2. I get irritated when those 2 wins are called meaningless, but in reality, they were. Neither team had anything to play for other than making sure no one got hurt. What gets lost though is that the previous 4 games weren't exactly signs of one team dominating another. The Wings see the early season series as 4-0, but that's incredibly misleading. Two wins were shootout wins which has as much meaning now as a Sedin. In many games, the Hawks held multi-goal leads even into the 3rd period. The Hawks also dominated portions of those games. The 2nd period of the early game in Detroit comes to mind.
All of this is say though that it was the regular season and has no bearing on what's to come. The Hawks team that closed out Calgary on the road and won 2 of 3 games in Vancouver is vastly different from the October Hawks that couldn't hold onto games and got caught staring in awe at their big brother Wings. That's really how I see this series, the Hawks are the little brother that's just starting to figure it out. The older (literally) Wings sort of toyed with them back in October and even in December. The test now is whether the Hawks have grown up enough to finally take over.
I always get a laugh out of these pre-game because it's always some combination of the same thing. Stay out of the box, get to the net, etc. But hockey's kind of a simple game in reality and the best laid plans are out the window once the puck is dropped. The chaos of the game dictates events and the best you can do is adopt a system that puts you in the best position during the chaos. So really, there's not much else you can say other than broadly generalized pre-game plans. That said, I thought I'd expand a little on these for what I think it's going to take to win.
Stay out of the box
Not much even needs to be said here, it's obvious. Detroit's PP is deadly and ranked only behind the Hawks in the playoffs. In the regular season the Wings were the best PP team, converting on over 25% of their chances. They have too much skill and will undoubtedly make you pay eventually. Stupid, lazy penalties have to be avoided in this series. I'm looking at you, 88.
Get physical, smartly
Multiple seasons have gone by with the Wings being criticized for a lack of toughness. Despite the criticism, they just seem to keep racking up Cups. It's not a lack of toughness, but they just will not take the bait more often than not and while other teams chase them around the rink trying to make hits, the Wings go on odd man rushes and light the lamp. However, the current Wings are certainly getting up there in age and the Ducks showed that they can be vulnerable to a physical style of play. A couple of things work in the Hawks favor here. One, the Hawks have team speed to equal, if not surpass, the Wings. The Hawks can get away with being a little out of position and rely on their speed to recover. It's not something they should make a habit of against the Wings, but they can afford to push a physical game. The key is making smart hits and finishing checks without getting lured into chasing hits. If the Hawks are able to play this style, it should really wear on the Wings.
Get to the net
This should just be the playoff mantra of every coach. If the Hawks are going to win this series, they need to have Big Buff getting into extended games of "Name That Smell" with Osgood. I firmly believe Osgood is the weak link here. This is a guy that was sent to his room to think about what he had done not that many weeks ago. Now all of a sudden he's fine again? Of just about any goalie I can think of, I think Osgood has benefitted the most from the team in front of him. When the D-men and defensively skilled forwards are clearing out all the garbage in front of Osgood, it prevents him from having to make 30+ stops a game and from having to make some of the really tough saves. Those are the guys that have raised their games in the playoffs and have helped make Osgood look like a stud again. If Buff and others can get in there and stir things up, I can't imagine Osgood coming out of this looking any better than Luongo.
Nothing is promised at this stage and quite honestly, there isn't an outcome of this series that would surprise me. The smart money says this is going 6 or 7, but I could make cases for sweeps in either direction also. As far as my prediction though, I say the dream season continues. Hawks in 6.


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Easy going, old school history lecturer. If your into fancy power point slides that get posted on blackboard don't take this class. If your willing to attend every class and actually do the work expected of you, you will have no problems. Definitely one of SBU's best history professors! Not the easiest DEC, but highly recommend for HIS majors.
A very good and clear lecturer; she knows her stuff. A very easy A as long as you attend class and take detailed notes. I went through the course barely opening my textbook, but the primary text is mandatory. Lecture attendance is not mandatory, but recitation is.
Great Professor. Will take her again.
This is a stupid class in general but history majors need two 100's. Class is easy if you are a history major. One recitation a week were attendance is mandatory and you just read primary documents. 5 1 page essays. 1 in class midterm, all short essay and answer, but gives you questions before hand. Not the easiest a but not hard if you try.
I truly don't understand the poor descriptions of Professor Lipton, I *LOVED* her. I took 4 of her classes, all having to do with Medieval history, and she was one of my favorite professors. I would go talk to her during office hours about ANYthing. Yes, her classes may be challenging, but they're also rewarding. I highly recommend taking her.
I don't know which Sara Lipton the negative reviewers are talking about. The real Prof. Lipton's lectures are clear, easy to take notes on. Her tests are difficult if you don't come to class, but if you study you'll get an A no problem. Second only to Barnhart in the History dept. at SBU.
Not a very approachable professor. Not one of the best. While she is knowledgable she is very egotistical and thinks she is the greatest. I believe she cares more about her research than teaching. She is a real bore and loves to hear herself speak. Do not take her at all costs!
Do not take this class if you are not a history major. Sooo boring...she loves to hear herself talk. Not a good DEC choice!
not a bad lecturer at all but when its time for exams you realize she makes class far more difficult than any other history teacher would. waits until the last class before an exam to give out the review sheet (which has three times as many terms and questions to study than any other professor would use). Avoid if you dont like unnecessary work
Awsome teacher. Speaks clearly and keeps lectures interesting. Gives one page essays throughout the semester but if u try youll get a good grade. Midterm and Final are easy if you study the review sheets. Fun class overall and a good DEC class
The best professor I've had yet at Stony Brook. She is an AWESOME lecturer, and even if history's not your thing, she still makes it interesting. there are a few one-page papers to write, and the exams are in essay format. so compared to other classes i'm taking it really isn't that much work. she doesn't post notes- just lectures.
Medieval France was hard, but so worth it, as I leanred a lot. Lipton teaches so well and made the topic so interesting. She's so nice, a fair grader, and pretty cute too.
I was going to be a math major, but she is persuading me to become a history major again without even knowing it. she is funny, and gives the class interesting and humorous facts without deviating from the lesson. By far my favorite professor so far at SBU
This Professor is very nice. I agree that the class could be boring at times - Midterm and Final and a Paper. Do the readings, take notes, and go to class is my advice!
This course is pretty boring, but the professor is such a sweet woman. One of those that, if you miss their class, you feel kind of guilty. She just straightforward teaches, and can even make a rather mundane topic like 7 crusades seem slightly exciting. Not sure how her grading will work, but on the midterm she seemed to grade pretty lightly.
Awesome. Simply awesome.
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this professor is a little intimidating. She doesn't use blackboard which all teachers should. She does outline her lectures and provide relevant vocab. Exams are essay format. She sometimes waits until the class before an exam to give out a review sheet. She sometimes takes too long to grade students.
Excellent lectures. She really knows her stuff.No doubt you'll work, but she keeps it interesting and seems to be a fair grader.
The class is very easy but she grades so hard. She makes you memorize exact dates for the exams and takes off way too many points when grading. Lectures are interesting.
Amazing Professor. Brilliant, clear, and actually cares about students. Essays can be hard, but put any effort in the class and you will get an A easily.
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Noticed the Google bar code log this morning and was wondering if it was a legitimate bar code... ... So I fired up my trusty Motorola MC9500, loaded some scan software and was able to decode it right off of the page.
I know a lot of people were curious as to if it was a legit bar code or not and many people dont have the hardware to try it themselves so I was happy to help out.
Its kind of nice to see they were on top of it, from a geek perspective.
This channel features a variety of tech related how-to's and hacks and such from www.InformationLeak.com done by yours truely, Halla.If you find any of these videos helpful or interesting, feel free to share them! If you have any questions or critiques regarding these videos, I do try to answer and help where and when I can. I look forward to hearing from you.If you have an in-depth question, you can find me at informationleak. Feel free to email me or post in the forums and I'll do my best to get to you. That being said, enjoy the show.-Halla


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