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(CNN) -- "Abolition" isn't a word you hear much in 2013. It should be, though. And a group of modern-day freedom fighters in Illinois is resurrecting the term -- with its echoes of 1800s America -- to combat ongoing slavery in a faraway West African country.
The Abolition Institute, which launched its website on Monday, is a newly formed group trying to end slavery in Mauritania, a remote outpost in the Sahara where an estimated 10% to 20% of people are enslaved, according to a U.N. expert.
"There's just a special connection between Illinois, where President Lincoln and President Grant and President Obama are from, and Mauritania," said Sean Tenner, the group's co-founder, who also hails from Illinois. "(They're) different places, but with the same path."
Hopefully that path leads to universal freedom.
I traveled to Mauritania in December 2011 to report on the issue for CNN's Freedom Project. It's an amazing and gut-wrenching place, full of vast potential but struggling to break slavery's psychological chains. More than a year later, I'm left with a deep sense of hope and cautious optimism that Mauritania will be able to break them.
Tenner and his nascent group are one reason for that. He saw the CNN report online in March 2012 and decided he wanted to do something to help abolish slavery in a country he'd never visited, in the name of people who he's mostly never met.
"To say it changed my life and changed other peoples' lives would be an understatement," he said.
The Abolition Institute has applied for 501(c)3 status as a nonprofit organization, Tenner said, but has not been granted that status yet. Its website lets users quickly petition the United States and other world governments to put pressure on Mauritania to prosecute slave owners "instead of protecting them." It calls slavery in Mauritania "one of the most pressing human rights issues of our time."
Tenner assembled a well-connected board of directors to raise awareness about the issue and to collect funds for anti-slavery groups who work on the ground in Mauritania.
The board includes veterans of Obama political campaigns, the Save Darfur movement, the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation -- as well as Mauritanian human rights activists who are now living in North America. Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" and who is credited with rescuing 1,200 people during the 1994 genocide in that East African country, spoke at the Abolition Institute's grand opening.
Tenner, a 35-year-old from suburban Chicago, is following the path of many brave abolitionists in Mauritania -- several of whom I was lucky enough to meet.
Since our online project published last year, Biram Dah Abeid, head of one local abolitionist group, was arrested for burning Quornic texts he says condone slavery. Later, after being released, he was given the Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk by a human rights group in Ireland.
Meanwhile, Boubacar Messaoud, head of a group called SOS Slaves and one of the long-standing heroes of the country's abolitionist movement, has provided assistance to women who recently escaped slavery or who come from the enslaved class. Tenner had a Chicago Cubs jersey made with Messaoud's name on it -- and wants to nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Tenner's first goal, though, is to make people aware that slavery exists in Mauritania, although government officials have denied its existence.
And he's smart to do so by forging ties between his state -- home to the American president who banned slavery and the country's first African-American president -- and a country in West Africa that continues to struggle for freedom.
"The more people around the world who are aware of the issue the more pressure will be generated on ... Mauritania," he said, "and the better the situation will become."
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Esteban Gutierrez: "The clutch problem was not an ideal start to FP1, but the team did a great job fixing the issue quickly. I was able to get out on the track in the middle of the session, which was quite important. Unfortunately, we had another unexpected problem with the ERS. We did not have the full power and this issue effected the lap times enormously. However, we kept running to get a better feeling for the balance of the car. In the afternoon we were able to do the long runs. Obviously, we are not where we want to be at the moment. We will keep pushing to get things sorted out and try to make another step tomorrow."
Adrian Sutil: "I only ran in the second practice session. At the beginning it took a while to get going. The driveability of the car is still not easy. I am struggling with the tyres to get them to work. There is still a lot of work ahead of us. In comparison to Bahrain, I think we had more straight line top speed, which brings us closer to the teams in front of us. The mid-field is quite tight together. In terms of lap times, we are closer to our direct competitors, but we are obviously not there where we want to be."
Jules Bianchi: "I keep saying that my objective is to have some better luck, but this morning I had barely completed my installation lap when we experienced a fuel system problem on my side and I had to sit out much of the session. The team worked really well to get me some track time at the end of the morning and to ensure that we were on top of the problem for the afternoon. I completed 7 laps in FP1, which were still quite important and I was pleased with the balance of the car at this stage. The afternoon session was better for me and I'm pleased that I ended up ahead of my nearest competitors. We still need to work on the performance of the car here but with all the information we have I'm sure we can make good progress overnight."
Max Chilton: "The conditions we are experiencing here are very different to Bahrain, so while we completed a lot of the preparation work for this race in Bahrain, we have needed to make adjustments to suit the specific nature of this track. We've made some good progress but our efforts have been hampered a little by some problems with the DRS, and this has prevented us from getting a good rhythm. Generally though, I'm quite happy with the way the race runs went and I'm feeling positive for the weekend ahead."
Kamui Kobayashi: "FP1 started with the coldest track temperatures we've had this year so we had to work a lot on bringing the tyres up to the right operating temperatures. The car balance felt fine but we were having some issues with front locking and on the third run I had a flat spot on the front left that was right down to the carcass so, after speaking with Pirelli, we decided to end the session after 16 laps as it wouldn't have been safe to run again on that set. Over lunch we made a couple of changes to the car but in the first FP2 run it was a lot more snappy than it had been in the morning session so we made some more mechanical changes for the second run and there was an improvement, still a bit too much oversteer but definitely a step in the right direction. We followed our usual Friday plan and went onto the option tyres before finishing with the long runs, but I didn't have a clean performance run due to a couple of issues in the cockpit so we'll fix those for tomorrow. The final long run was ok - the deg levels on both compounds look reasonable and we have a lot of data to work through tonight before making more progress tomorrow."
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Acer America today announced the Oct. 26th availability of its Acer Aspire S7 Touch Ultrabook Series in North America. The Acer S7 series are Windows 8-based touch Ultrabooks to debut this holiday season. As thin as a tablet, the Aspire S7 has a simple, clean design with glossy white glass, glowing light and anodized aluminum. Here's more info on this upcoming Ultrabook series from Acer:
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Any taxpayer aggrieved by a new or amended value, assessment or fee may appeal by filing a "written protest" within ninety (90) days of the date of the "PROPERTY ASSESSMENT NOTICE". The valuation for the property under appeal shall be adjusted to eighty percent (80%) upon acceptance of the appeal by the Department of Revenue, pending resolution. Any valuation greater than eighty percent (80%) agreed to in writing by the taxpayer may be accepted pending resolution of the appeal. Interest at a rate established under SC Code Section 12-54-25 shall be added for the unpaid portion. Penalties may be appealed in accordance with SC Revenue Procedure #98-3.
Who can represent a taxpayer in an appeal?
Form SC2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative, must be signed by the taxpayer and the representative in order to authorize an individual to represent a taxpayer. Authorization has been restricted to attorneys, CPAs and enrolled agents. The taxpayer should consider indicating on the Power of Attorney that the representative has the authority to represent the taxpayer in property tax matters as well as income tax matters as they relate to property tax. Authorization may be extended to registered, licensed or certified real estate appraisers in questions of real property value only.
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Returns are required to be filed not less than once each calendar year, in accordance with SC Code Section 12-37-970. Returns are normally due on or before the last day of the fourth month following the taxpayers accounting closing date used for income tax purposes. The following exceptions apply:
Initial return: The initial return is required to be filed for the first calendar year in business based on the taxpayers accounting closing date or December 31, whichever comes first. Example: A taxpayer that starts operation in July, after his June accounting closing date, should file based on assets as of Dec 31.
Change in account closing date: When a taxpayer changes his accounting closing date, within a calendar year, he must file a return for each accounting closing date. The Department of Revenue will determine the assessment from each return and use the highest assessment.
Property sold after the seller's account closing date: A return is required by the seller, based on the seller's accounting closing date. The purchaser is not required to file a return as of the purchaser's accounting closing date during the calendar year of the sale.
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Extensions are not granted for filing of property tax returns.Extensions granted for income tax purposes do not apply to property tax returns. SC Code Section 12-37-980 providing for property tax extensions was repealed.
Can I file an amended PT-300?
Amended returns may be accepted up to the due date of the return. Amended returns, filed after the due date, may be accepted or rejected by the Department of Revenue, in accordance with SC Code Section 12-37-975.
I am no longer in business, what do I do?
A final return is required after all operations have ceased or the property is sold. The filing of a final return will initiate a review of the property prior to closure. (Note: If still in operation on your accounting closing date, the "annual" return filing status should be used.) If the final return is the result of a change in ownership, complete the change in ownership section on the form PT-300. Also, complete the appropriate plant/operation schedule reporting the reason and the date of occurrence
I file assets with Net Book depreciation, how much depreciation can I deduct?
The Gross Capitalized Cost of machinery and equipment and furniture and office equipment less income tax depreciation as used for income tax purposes. No item should be depreciated more than 90%. See SC Revenue Ruling #05-2 for State and Federal Tax Conformity and Exceptions (expenses and depreciation). Net Book values only apply to schedule B, C, D and T.
How is computer Hardware and software treated?
Manufacturing process related computer hardware and software is treated as machinery and equipment. Office related computer hardware and software is treated as furniture and office equipment. Computer hardware and software does not receive any additional depreciation.
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Application for Finished Goods Distribution 12-43-220 (a) (4) Real property owned by or leased to a manufacturer and used primarily for warehousing and wholesale distribution is not considered used by a manufacturer in the conduct of the business of the manufacturer for purposes of classification of property pursuant to this item (a).For purposes of this item, the real property owned by or leased to a manufacturer and used primarily for warehousing and wholesale distribution must not be physically attached to the manufacturing plant unless the warehousing and wholesale distribution area is separated by a permanent wall.
Taxpayers are required to file form PT-465 by July 1st of the tax year requesting the special classification. See SC Code Sections 12-43-220 (a)(4) & 2 and form PT-465 for qualifications and application procedures. Requests for warehouse reclassification should be put in writing and mailed to SCDOR Manufacturing Section, PO Box 125, Columbia, SC. Please include Account Name, SID number and Property Location with the request.
How do I apply for Idle Property assessment?
12-37-900 (Second Paragraph) A manufacturer not under a fee agreement is not required to return personal property for ad valorem tax purposes if the property remains in this State at a manufacturing facility that has not been operational for one fiscal year and the personal property has not been used in operations for one fiscal year. The personal property is not required to be returned until the personal property becomes operational in a manufacturing process or until the property has not been returned for ad valorem tax purposes for four years, whichever is earlier. A manufacturer must continue to list the personal property annually and designate on the listing that the personal property is not subject to tax pursuant to this section.
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Newcastle United lost their first game without suspended boss Alan Pardew as Fulham boosted their survival hopes with a 1-0 win.
Assistant manager John Carver took charge in Pardew's stead, but he could not inspire the visitors to a third consecutive Barclays Premier League win.
It was a mistake from Newcastle that proved to be the difference as goalkeeper Tim Krul allowed a long-range effort from Ashkan Dejagah to creep into the bottom corner to hand Fulham the win.
The away side were boosted by the return of captain Fabricio Coloccini, while Papiss Cisse came in for the injured Loic Remy.
The early stages were scrappy with few goalscoring opportunities, although Felix Magath's side did have slightly the better of things without really troubling the Newcastle defence.
It was the visitors who eventually had the first real sight of goal as Paul Dummett curled over from a free-kick midway through the first half.
Krul was the first of the two goalkeepers to be called into action just after the half-hour mark, diving to his right to keep out Lewis Holtby's effort from the edge of the area.
The visitors gradually grew into the game and would have taken the lead before the break had David Stockdale not produced a fine reaction save to prevent Cisse from turning home Moussa Sissoko's right-wing cross.
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The home side quickly began to dictate play with just the offside flag denying Fulham's teenage striker Cauley Woodrow.
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The Cottagers were finally rewarded for their initiative after 68 minutes when a Krul error handed them the lead, just after Stockdale had denied Cisse for a second time.
Substitute Dejagah cut in from the left and fired in a low, right-footed effort, which Krul allowed to bounce under his grasp and into the bottom corner.
The Magpies pressed in the final stages to try and find a leveller but could not find a way through ensuring that Fulham held on - although the London club remain four points adrift of safety.
Fulham first-team manager Felix Magath: "You can imagine how glad I am after not winning for three games and now the first win. The players fought for 93 minutes and it was a great result for us.
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Newcastle United assistant manager John Carver: "(On Ashkan Dejagah's goal) "Well it's very similar to two weeks ago when Tim (Krul) made a fantastic save against Hull and we went down the other end and scored through Moussa Sissoko. Sometimes it works for you and sometimes it works against you.
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Though retiring, the Vatican said he will keep the name Benedict XVI and still be addressed as "his holiness." He will also be known as pope emeritus, emeritus pope or Roman pontifex emeritus.
Benedict will forego his ornate papal wardrobe and elbow-length cape, called a mozzetta, for a simple white cassock. He also will retire his famous red shoes in favor of a brown pair picked up on his trip to Mexico last year.
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Trusting God
If you are a believer, you probably understand the role of faith in your salvation. But do you understand its role in your day-to-day life? In what ways do you trust God? And does your faith rest on His promises ...Read More
Faithfulness Rewarded
Caleb was willing to dare great things for God. As such, he was an invaluable example of faith for the people of Israel. Studying the lives of great men and women of faith can and does strengthen our trust in ...Read More
A Counting of Blessings
"Count your blessings, name them one by one." So the old hymn exhorts us—with valid Biblical warrant. We are to be thankful people, expressing gratitude to our God for His blessings, however small they may be. Not mechanically, but devotionally, ...Read More
The Power of Riches
This man claimed to want eternal life and was willing to do much to gain it. But he wanted his wealth even more. Enjoy your earthly blessings, but guard your heart against the siren call of materialism and wealth. Accept ...Read More
Abiding Pleasure
We spend much of our physical and mental energy in the pursuit of happiness. But it is impossible to find satisfaction outside of a relationship with God, and seeking pleasure in sinful practices only alienates Him from us. Evaluate your ...Read More
The Lord will be Merciful
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Despising God's Word
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Seek the Lord's Will First
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Dick Dinman Salutes Kino Lorber/UA Classic Blu-ray Releases - Kino Lorber's Blu-ray release of the cherished film classic MARTY (which ran away with four major Oscar awards) has inspired producer/host Dick Dinman to repeat the first of his many chats with the late Ernest Borgnine.
Life Could Be Verse: Reflections on Love, Loss, and What Really Matters - For his 98th birthday, Kirk Douglas offers us an intimate look into his life. Through a collection of poetry, prose and photographs, he pulls the curtain all the way back exposing the bombs and blockbusters of both the personal and professional aspects.
Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance - In the first full-length biography of Walters, Brent Phillips chronicles the artist's career, from his days as a featured Broadway performer and protégé of theater legend Robert Alton to his successes at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Kate and William watch as George looks at an Australian animal called a bilby, which was named after the young prince, during a visit to Sydney's Taronga Zoo on April 20, 2014.
William and Kate stand alongside a choir, Archbishop of Sydney Glenn Davies (back center, in red) and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (back right) following Easter Sunday Service at St. Andrews Cathedral in Sydney.
William and Kate laugh as George shakes the hand of Lynne Cosgrove, wife of the Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove, after arriving in Sydney on April 16, 2014.
William steers an America's Cup yacht as he sails on Auckland Harbour in New Zealand on April 11, 2014.
A smiling Kate steers an America's Cup yacht over the finish line ahead of William as they sail on Auckland Harbour. Kate beat William not once but twice during the friendly yacht racing. It was revenge for Kate, who lost to William during a dragon boat race in Canada in 2011.
Kate holds George as she talks to other parents at a Plunket play group event at Government House in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 9, 2014.
George greets another baby during a play date at the Government House in Wellington.
Appearing at his first official royal engagement, Prince George joins in a play date with other babies in Wellington. Here, he's seen playing with a toy during the Plunket nurse and parents group event at the Government House.
All the 10 babies attending the play date were born within a few weeks of George. He was the biggest: "Quite a bruiser" said one onlooker.
There was at least one incident of theft: Amelia Howe was playing with a plastic block. George grabbed it, Amelia screamed and the Howes apologized to the duchess. They later explained that Amelia had hurt herself by biting down too hard on the toy. "This one was chewing on a toy and she's teething so she bit it and it obviously hurt her. She dropped it and the toy got flogged and that was the end of it," her father said.
Kate holds Prince George after disembarking with Prince William from their plane after arriving in Wellington on April 7, 2014.
William, Kate and George are greeted at the airport after arriving in Wellington.
The royal family is greeted at the airport after arriving in Wellington.
Kate holds her son after disembarking with William from their plane in Wellington.
George, at just 8 months old, made his first visit to New Zealand and Australia as a baby -- just like his father. Prince Charles and Princess Diana first took William to New Zealand and Australia in 1983, and he was photographed taking his first steps on the lawn of Government House in Auckland, New Zealand.
William walks with Kate and their son, Prince George, after disembarking from their plane in Wellington.
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Slideshow: Robots Gone Wild
Creatures from across the animal kingdom offer design principles to make robots more useful, engaging, and lifelike
Photo: Festo
AquaJelly, a mechatronic jellyfish designed by Festo, a German automation company, investigates how small autonomous robots could cooperate to solve larger problems. This robot has electric drive, eight tentacles for propulsion, and infrared LEDs that pulse signals to communicate its position to other robots.
Photo: David Guttenfelder/AP Photo
Love is the motive for Paro, a therapeutic robotic seal that nuzzles, wiggles, and coos to comfort humans. The robot, which sells for about US $6000, responds to sound and touch through microphones and tactile sensors. Takanori Shibata, a senior research scientist at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, reasoned that users would judge a robotic harp seal less severely than they might a robot based on a familiar animal like a dog or cat.
Photo: NanoRobotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon
Robots offer a convenient platform for studying some of nature's more outlandish phenomena. Mechanical engineers at Carnegie Mellon's NanoRobotics Lab built a water-skimming robot inspired by the common basilisk lizard, also known as the Jesus lizard for its ability to run on water at high speeds.
Photo: Mark Cutkosky/Stanford University
With gecko-inspired adhesive pads on its toes, StickyBot can scale glass, plastic, and other smooth surfaces. Engineers at Stanford's Biomimetics and Dextrous Manipulation Laboratory built toes lined with hundreds of polymer stalks that anchor the foot in place. To detach from a wall, the robot smoothly peels its toes backward.
Photo: Team RoboSwift
RoboSwift is designed to mimic one of the fastest flying birds, the common swift. Designed by student engineers at Delft University of Technology and Wageningen University and Research Center, both in the Netherlands, the micro-airplane has movable wings. It gains elevation by using a tiny motor and a propeller attached to its beak.
Photo: The Biorobotics Lab at Case Western Reserve University
"Puppy" has the same joint range and skeletal dimensions as an adult female greyhound. Built by the Center for Biologically Inspired Robotics Research at Case Western Reserve University, the robot moves with 12 degrees of freedom that are pneumatically actuated using air muscles, which consist of a flexible tube encased in a mesh.
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The first autonomous robotic fish was designed by the Human Centred Robotics Group at the University of Essex, in England; until 2007, one specimen was a resident at the London Aquarium. The group is now building a school of robotic fish to monitor water pollution at ports.
Photo: A. Herzog, courtesy of Biologically Inspired Robotics Group, EPFL
A robotic salamander built by the Biologically Inspired Robotics Group at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is the first robot that can swim, walk, and do a serpentine crawl. Salamandra robotica has a built-in numerical model of a spinal cord that allows it to change its gait in response to electrical signals.
Photo: Garnet Hertz
This cockroach-controlled robot, designed by Garnet Hertz, is equal parts art project and scientific study. A cockroach is strapped on top of a wheeled vehicle with a computer trackball beneath its feet. The motions of the trackball control the movement of the vehicle. When the cockroach turns, so does the vehicle.
Photo: Craig Bailey/Northwestern University
RoboLobster, a biomimetic robot intended to identify and destroy underwater mines, scuttles out of the labs at Northeastern University, in Nahant, Mass. Plastic antennas detect obstacles, eight legs provide propulsion, and clawlike paddles add stability in turbulent water.
Photo: Yvonne Boyd
To conquer the world's toughest terrain, robots are learning tricks about sand scampering from some of the finest desert runners on the planet. Zebra-tailed lizards and ghost crabs in a lab at Georgia Tech provide running tips to SandBot, a robot built at the University of Pennsylvania.
Photo: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
No zoo of robotic animals would be complete without a poop-free pet. Lacking ambitions to swoop into dangerous terrain, map distant planets, or do more than cluck, Sega Toy's robotic chicks settle for displaying a striking resemblance to real 4-day-old chickens. For about US $20, the Dream Chick will flap its wings and chirp in response to being stroked.


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Five garnets form an impromptu cluster of deep burgundy. An oval faceted center with an estimated weight of .65 carats is the star whose planets include 4 round faceted garnets and 4 lustrous creamy cultured pearls. Of 14k rose gold, the style is typical of the latest part of the 19th century when rose gold was all the rage. The side details to the shank also hail from that time period.
Date: Circa 1890.
Measurements: 9/16 of an inch (1.3 cm) in length north to south on the hand and rises 3/16 of an inch (0.5 cm) in height off the finger. Weight of 2.0 grams (1.2 dwt).
Ring Size: US 7 (UK N 1/2; Euro or Int. Circum. 54.4 mm; Int. Dia. 17.3 mm; Japan 14) and can be easily sized to fit most. Ring sizing information.
Hallmarks: 14k.
Condition: Excellent, one garnet with a minute chip visible with a loupe; some pearls maybe replaced.
Origin: American.
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MADISONVILLE, Ky. (11/19/13) — Joan Bowles Nichols of Madisonville received Kentucky State University's Distinguished Alumni Award at the Homecoming Founders' Day Convocation Oct. 11.
The university presents this award to a Kentucky State University alum, who has distinguished himself/herself in the area of politics, business/education, entertainment or human services.
Nichols had a distinguished career in education.
Nichols spent 37 years as an elementary school teacher, working at Branch Street School and West Broadway Elementary School. She also served as a substitute teacher for 10 years.
She is a member of Eastview Missionary Baptist Church, and was featured in an article in the Hopkins County Historical Society's annual yearbook.
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