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In order to provide CE credits, you must provide a survey document to the event participants. The feedback provided should be used to improve future presentations. The survey Form 14364 has been approved by OMB and should be used for all SL-sponsored CE events. It should be maintained as a part of the recordation of the event. One Form 14364 should be used for program number per event to obtain the most useful feedback on topics and speakers.
The event records should be maintained for four years from the date of the event.
In addition to the above requirements, these additional rules apply:
The registration instrument must capture the first and last name of the participant as well as their PTIN number. If the webinar system cannot capture the additional information, the SL will have to manually capture the information through another process, presumably e-mailed registrations.
The webinar system must capture the amount of time that the participant was on- line and that information must be maintained as a part of the CE recordation.
The system must include a "pinging mechanism" (i.e a survey, live question and answer session, or polling instrument) to ensure the participant is actually engaged or phone or web usage reports from the system (i.e. Webinterpoint).
CE will be granted according to the length of time the participant was "on-line" based on the system recordation - the 50 minutes contact hour applies.
The CE designee for each SL Field area will report the program completion to Rita Barnett in RPO at firstname.lastname@example.com, who will upload the data into the IRS CE Provider System when available. The data should be provided to Rita on the Excel template with the first and last name of the attendee, the attendee PTIN, program number(s), CE hours awarded, and the CE completion date.
In the past, SL Field has provided CE certificates to some practitioners who have instructed at Small Business Workshops, in accordance with the prior Circular 230 IRC 10.6(f)(2)(D)(iii).The RPO no longer thinks this is qualifying activity for CE Credit.
Stakeholder LIaisons use tax centers as a marketing tool to help establish and maintain stakeholder relationships.
The Tax Center were developed to assist CSO HQ and SL Field employees to help partners quickly find information related to their particular area of interest, industry, or profession on one page. Go to the Tax Centers page on IRS.gov to view the available tax Centers.
SB/SE recognizes the need to improve compliance by providing education and communication through industry and business stakeholder organizations. SL will directly interact with a very small core of stakeholders. SL will build a better understanding of this stakeholder base according to the role they play in outreach activities
SL will promote the development and maintenance of these relationships with industry/business stakeholders in the small business community. The activities involve liaison, education, and coordination with internal stakeholders. While the liaison activities mirror those with practitioners, the educational activities may vary both in substance and method of delivery (i.e. face to face or by virtual delivery). See the Industry/Business SRM Toolkit.
Industry Liaison communicates strategies with its stakeholders by:
Asking open-ended questions.
Listening effectively.
Maintaining consistent contact with the stakeholder.
Following up on every discussion with action items.
Providing relevant information to the stakeholder (information package, brochures, drop-in articles, Headliners, CD ROMs, etc.).
Identifying partnering opportunities to leverage resources or add value to operations.
Using internal and external networking to enhance stakeholder relationships.
Working closely with the GL's on compliance and burden reduction efforts, as needed, to achieve goals.
Industry Liaison provides potential partnering opportunities by:
Encouraging stakeholder organizations to establish Tax Centers on their website or links to IRS.gov Tax Centers: and speaking at their annual conventions, conference and/or committee meetings either face to face or virtual delivered. Virtual participation in these cases requires 100% support from the partner.
Providing training materials and educational information to support industry schools or training courses.
Providing articles for association newsletters and publications.
Providing lesson plans and materials for leveraged Small Business Tax Workshops.
Asking external stakeholders to regularly participate in Small Business Forums.
Coordinating IRS small business events for stakeholders.
Completing speaker requests for IRS Headquarters executives or for national events.
A Small Business Forum (SBF) is an open forum with industry stakeholders that allows parties to exchange ideas, gather information about emerging stakeholder issues, manage relationships, and maintain a dialogue with stakeholder groups. By engaging local and regional small businesses, trade associations, and organizations, SL is able to identify stakeholders, issues, communicate strategic priorities, reduce taxpayer burden, and increase compliance. The SBF is a way to build and strengthen partnerships with stakeholders. It represents a beneficial alternative to ad hoc meetings. Whether it is a face-to-face or a virtual small business forum with stakeholders, it is an efficient way to reach a diverse group of stakeholders with IRS key messages and introduce small business products and services. The SBF represents a non-threatening platform for stakeholders to elevate their concerns and issues.
SBFs are for the stakeholder organizations representing the Small Business/Self Employed taxpayer. This can include the leaders and members of industry, financial, government, and/or minority groups. Practitioners may also be included if they represent SB/SE taxpayers as a leader or member of an association. Similar in concept to practitioner liaison forums, SBFs are leveraged activities that greatly increase the number of small business taxpayers SL can reach.
The national SBF is a model to follow. A forum is planned and conducted by stakeholder organizations in collaboration with CSO HQ as distinct from "support by CSO HQ" which implies a more passive role. The forum is a co-sponsored event, where SL leverages the influence of lead partners to draw other stakeholders to the event. As an example, national forums are co-sponsored by CSO HQ, US Chamber of Commerce, and National Federation of Independent Businesses. All participants work as a team to ensure a successful forum. The vision is that forums will be recognized for their benefits to stakeholders in SL Field Areas.
It is important to focus on the stakeholders' "interest or needs." Forums are a way for stakeholder groups to gain assistance in navigating the IRS and connect with the appropriate IRS functions. In addition, forums are powerful vehicles for raising issues and helping stakeholders provide their members with the latest federal tax law information.
In general, audiences include both internal and external stakeholders. Consider your area and identify local representatives of financial, minority, professional, trade, and service organizations that represent small business taxpayers. The audiences can also include government agencies. The SBF Toolkit also provides a reference of sponsors and stakeholders location. The SBF Toolkit is located on the SL web site. See the Small Business Forum Toolkit for specific procedural information on how to hold an SBF.
Leveraged Small Business Tax Workshops (LSBTW) use instructors provided by SL partners (small business/industry stakeholders and state licensing agencies) to reach small businesses and educate them on their federal tax responsibilities.
The premise of the LSBTW strategy is to support partner and stakeholder efforts by providing educational materials and serving as a resource. Partnerships may include Small Business Development Centers, Service Corps Of Retired Executives (SCORE), other educational institutions and state agencies. Partners use the IRS materials to educate small business and industry stakeholders.
The IRS Video portal contains video and audio presentations on topics of interest to small business, individuals and tax professionals. You will find video clips of tax topics, archived versions of live panel discussions and webinars, as well as audio archived of tax practitioner phone forums.
Small Business Products Online Ordering at Small Business Online Ordering
OID View 256 - Leveraged Small Business Tax Workshops at OID VIew 256.
For ordering procedures for SBTW Leveraged partners, please see the Resource section.
Classroom training: A partnering organization organizes, markets, and staffs (with non-IRS instructors) live classroom training using IRS materials. IRS materials include forms and publications that partners can order. SLs act as facilitators to connect volunteer instructors with partner organizations producing workshops so partners can build and maintain their own instructor cadres.
On-line self-directed learning: A partner organization has a link on its web site to IRS's online classroom and/or small business workshop products and markets them to their members.
Self-directed learning: A Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop is available at the following link: http://www.irsvideos.gov/virtualworkshop/
CSO Headquarters:
Develops and coordinates all IRS materials for Leveraged Small Business Tax Workshops with representatives from SL Field and Communications.
Markets Leveraged Small Business Tax Workshops and online materials to partners at the national level.
Coordinates with the National Distribution Center (NDC) to assure partners' ability to order sufficient quantities of workshop materials.
SL Field:
Becomes familiar with the Small Business Tax Workshop presentations and materials.
Markets the features and benefits of the workshop to local partners via IRS.gov (30 days advance notice is required)..
Conduct demonstrations of IRS products for staff and instructors, including the Small Business Tax Workshop and other products..
Establishes new accounts with the NDC for partners who will provide Small Business Tax Workshops, advises them of their account numbers, and informs them of the current guidelines for ordering products for Small Business Tax Workshops.
Explains to partners how to find/link to the Online Classroom and the Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop.
Advises partners to market their workshops to use the phrase "In partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, not sponsored by…"
Publicizes partners' workshops by posting them to the Small Business Events listing on IRS.gov.
Refers inquiries from small business owners and stakeholder organizations to partners who produce Small Business Tax Workshops and to the Small Business Events listing on IRS.gov.
Acts as facilitator to connect volunteer instructors with partner organizations producing workshops so they can build and maintain their own instructor cadres.
Identify bilingual instructors to deliver non-English leveraged Small Business Tax Workshops, allowing SLs to assist partners in building and maintaining their own instructor cadres.
Partner Organization:
Organize, market, and staff live workshops using IRS workshop course and/or their own materials.
Publicize the IRS's Small Business Workshop..
Leveraged Small Business Tax Workshop Products include: On-line Streaming Videos and Virtual Small Business Tax Workshops.
Partner organizations may order Small Business Tax Workshop materials by using Form 12196, Small Business Tax Product Order Form for IRS Designated Partners. This form is found on the web at the following site:http://core.publish.no.irs.gov/forms/public/pdf/27056l12.pdf or by calling the Program Telephone number at 1-800-829-2765. See the Small Business Tax Product Distribution Program website at http://publish.no.irs.gov/distsys/smallbus/sbrc.html.
The Area Manager's representative initiates with the National Distribution Center (NDC) Administrator to establish an account for the partner. The NDC will e-mail the partner Form 12196 with an assigned account number, and instructions on the ordering process.
The Area Manager's representative will initiate the contact to establish a new partner's account by e-mailing the NDC at firstname.lastname@example.com..
A permanent address must be provided for the partner organizations. The National Distribution Center (NDC) cannot process "one time" shipments.
The Area Manager's representative must provide the following "partner information" to the Distribution Program Analyst:
Account Type ("I" = Industry Association, "E" = Resource Centers or for those conducting Small Business Tax Workshops on behalf of the Service).
Organization Name.
Attn.: (if appropriate).
Street address (No P.O. Box)
Zip Code.
Partner's Name.
Partner's telephone number including area code.
Partner's fax number including area code.
Partner's E-mail address (mandatory).
The program analyst will send the e-mail letter and attach Form 12196 with certain fields pre-populated. The pre-populated account number field cannot be altered. Once the Form 12196 is receive, the partner can begin placing orders. Be sure the partner understands he/she will need this number for placing future orders.
Partners with account numbers must order tax products only by e-mail using the following address: firstname.lastname@example.com. Partners may follow-up on existing orders by calling (800) 829-2765.
The NDC will send workshop materials that are in stock. It will not back-order out of stock items for workshops because of the likelihood the workshop will be over before the item is back in stock.
If any of the materials ordered for a workshop are on back-order, customer service representatives will notify the partner that items that will not be in the shipment.
Products must be ordered approximately two to three weeks in advance of the Small Business Tax Workshop. The NDC can neither process " Expedite" orders, nor can it promise delivery on a specific date/time.
When an order is accepted, the customer is given a 14 digit CIDS Order Number. This number is included in the acknowledgement e-mail message sent to the partner. When following up on the status of an order, the 14-digit CIDS order number is required.
Products that are shipped to the partner may arrive in multiple shipments.
Online ordering partners may order a limited selection of products at "Small Business Products Online Ordering" on http//www.irs.gov.
The CPR is an application developed to assist Content Providers in completing and submitting their changes to content on IRS.gov SB/SE pages and on the MySB/SE. All content submissions or change requests must be submitted using the CPR Application. CSO HQ and Field employees can gain access to the CPR form on MySB/SE - Content Publishing Request.
Mission Statement: The SB/SE "Excellence in Partnering" Recognition effort was established to publicly recognize external stakeholder efforts that support and deliver products, services, and education to the SB/SE customer we serve, with the belief that an informed customer is more likely to be a compliant customer. The award will encourage ongoing productive partnerships, advance new and leveraged partnerships, and support the mission and goals of the SB/SE organization.
This program addresses two key categories of "external" stakeholders:
- Practitioners (CPAs, enrolled agents, or other tax preparers).
- All other external stakeholders (such as industry stakeholders, Chambers of Commerce, governmental agencies, etc.).
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 contained an administrative recommendation that the IRS establish a federal advisory committee to discuss improvement to the Information Reporting Program (IRP). As a result, the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC) was established in 1991.
The IRPAC is administered by the National Public Liaison (NPL) Office under the direction of the Chief, Communications and Liaison. The IRPAC is composed of seventeen members who represent various segments of the Information Reporting Program (IRP) community from major national professional and trade associations to state tax agencies. The committee is divided into four subcommittees that align with the IRS Operating Divisions and industry segments.
The IRPAC advises the IRS on information reporting issues of mutual concern to the private sector and the federal government. The committee works with the Commissioner and other IRS executives to provide recommendations on a wide range of information reporting administration issues. CSO HQ partners directly with the NPL Office for coordination of all SB/SE related issues. The Chief, CSO HQ is responsible for coordinating all SB/SE related issues with the Director, Communications and Stakeholder Outreach Headquarters Operations and NPL Office.
The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) provides an organized public forum for IRS officials and representatives of the public to discuss relevant tax administration issues. The council is composed of twenty two members who advise the IRS Commissioner on issues that have a significant effect on federal tax administration.
Council members represent diverse backgrounds and bring various experiences to bear on the agency's policies, programs, and procedures.
The council is authorized under the Federal Advisory Committee Act; Public Law No. 92-463. The group suggests operational improvements and offers constructive observations about IRS's current or proposed policies, programs, and procedures. It also advises the IRS on particular issues having significant effect on federal tax administration.
The IRSAC is strategically structured into subgroups that mirror three IRS operating divisions - LB&I, W&I, and SB/SE (TE/GE has its own advisory committee). The IRSAC is administered by the NPL Office under the direction of the Chief, Communications and Liaison.
CSO HQ partners directly with NPL to coordinate all SB/SE related issues. The Chief, CSO HQ, is responsible for coordinating all SB/SE related issues with the Director, CSO Headquarters Operations and NPL Office.
The Taxpayer Advisory Panel (TAP) is a federal advisory committee made up of citizen volunteers representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. They are dedicated to helping the IRS identify ways to improve customer service and responsiveness to taxpayers' needs. TAP provides a "grass roots" perspective on a number of issues, including setting priorities that often reduce taxpayer burden. TAP works primarily with the Small Business and Wage & Investment Operating Divisions on policy and procedures that reduce taxpayer filing and paying burden. CSO HQ serves as the gatekeeper for all TAP interactions with the SB/SE Operating Division and/or any issues that impact the small business communities.
The Chief, CSO Headquarters Operation Support and Disaster Assistance (DPO), is a manager in the operating division of SB/SE Communications and Stakeholder Outreach function with overall responsibility for coordinating disaster relief with the appropriate State Disaster Assistance Coordinator (SDAC). When a disaster occurs, the DPO assumes primary responsibility for determining and/or coordinating disaster tax relief, serves as the IRS representative to FEMA and other federal agencies, and provides support, as needed, to the SDAC. The DPO serves as the key technical representative on the Disaster Tax Administration Policy Group (DTAPG). See IRM 25.16.1, Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief - Program Guidelines.
Background: The Chief, CSO Support and Disaster Assistance is the IRS manager with overall responsibility for IRM 25.16.1, Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Program, that contains the guidelines and operating procedures for responding to federally-declared disasters. IRS has entered into partnership agreements with several professional practitioner organization(s). These organizations augment IRS resources to provide tax information and assistance to disaster victims at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster recovery centers and other disaster locations. The Chief, CSO Support and Disaster Assistance has program responsibility for negotiating, obtaining, and coordinating the process for securing Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) between IRS and national practitioner organizations nationwide.
Securing Agreement: To provide program support in response to federally-declared federal disasters, the Chief, CSO Support and Disaster Assistance:
Contacts national practitioner organizations regarding the IRS Volunteer Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Program. This may be achieved through meetings, conference calls, e-mails, or other appropriate means.
Offers and negotiates a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , once the practitioner organization has been informed about the program.
Coordinates with C&L Media Relations to develop and issue a news release announcing the agreements with the practitioner organization(s).
Notifies SL Field of the signed MOU.
Provides SL Field contacts to national organization for coordination of local agreements.
To provide program support in response to signed national MOUs, SL Field representatives:
Contact local practitioner organizations regarding the IRS Volunteer Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Program. This may be achieved through meetings, conference calls, e-mails, or other appropriate means.
Secure local Sponsor Agreements and notify headquarters of the signed local Sponsor Agreements. Local Sponsor Agreements are maintained by the SL Field office. The Individual Volunteer Agreements are secured and maintained by the local association.
SL Field Coordination with Volunteer Practitioners: When volunteer practitioners provide support at the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center or other disaster assistance locations, SL Field representatives:
Contact the sponsor organization to inform them of the number of volunteers needed, the location, and hours of service.
Obtain disaster activity reports from volunteer practitioners as described in IRM 25.16.1, Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Program.
Record and roll up all disaster-related taxpayer contacts (units) and time expected (hours) on the Disaster Assistance Activity Report (DAAR).
Reporting Requirements: To provide program support and coordination, the SL Field representative adheres to the following reporting requirements:
Maintains ongoing communication with Chief, CSO Support and Disaster Assistance.
Conducts ongoing program monitoring and analysis to evaluate program effectiveness.
Provides periodic reports that identify program strengths and recommendations for program improvement.
Maintains historical files.
Ensures that the individual volunteer agreements are secure and maintained by the local association.
CSO HQ is responsible for submitting high level outreach items through Communications & Liaison (C&L) for possible inclusion in the Weekly Report to Treasury. The CSO weekly input is due to C&L no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday.
Each function within CSO should submit items to the CSO HQ Technical Advisor by noon Thursday of each week. These items are for high level outreach events occurring the following two weeks.
The CSO HQ Technical Advisor determines which items should be forwarded to C&L and prepares the submission in the correct format before sending. The submission is sent no later than 5:00 Eastern each Friday with copies to the Director, CSO and the Director, CSO HQ.
Background: The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act (SBREFA) ensures that Federal regulatory agencies consider the effect of their regulations on small businesses and provides relief to small businesses in certain cases. The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides general oversight of agency compliance with SBREFA. The SBA Office of the National Ombudsman (ONO) provides specific oversight, and submits an annual report to Congress.
CSO HQ serves as the IRS contact point for the SBREFA program and supports this work by:
Coordinating SBREFA comments.
Assuring field coverage of the local Regulatory Fair hearings.
Collaborating with SBA ONO and other Operating Divisions within the IRS.
Writing semi-annual and annual reports on the IRS's implementation of SBREFA.
Publication 4689, Your Rights as a Small Business owner under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA), can be used internally as well as externally to educate and provide awareness.
SBREFA comments are formal complaints filed through the SBA Office of the National Ombudsman by the small business owner.
There are three types of comments:
Case Specific Comments: Involve correspondence indicating the IRS has taken some action to which the taxpayer disagrees. They include complaints about collection actions, account problems, audits, misapplied payments, unpaid accounts, penalties, and tax assessments. Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) responds to these comments.
Systemic Comments: Involve correspondence identified as systemic problems that happen on a regular basis. TAS responds to these comments.
General Comments: Involve correspondence with questions about tax law, regulations, compliance initiatives, complaints about IRS employee misconduct, letters identifying tax frauds, questions about the burden certain laws or procedures have on taxpayers, and information requests. SL responds to these comments.
The SBA ONO will email, fax and will mail the original copy of the formal complaint to the IRS.
The CSO HQ SBREFA Coordinator will contact the SBA ONO within seven (7) days of the agency receiving the comment. The CSO HQ SBREFA Coordinator will prepare an acknowledgment letter and provide information about the IRS Division or Function that will be assigned the comment.
When the comment is received in CSO HQ, the date and initials are placed at the top of the complaint to document receipt. The comment will contain the specific complaint raised by the taxpayer and substantiating documentation. Taxpayer information (i.e. IRS notices addressed to the taxpayer, tax return information, and audit papers) may be contained within the documentation and must be safeguarded in a manner to prevent unauthorized disclosure.
Review the SBREFA Comment Form - specifically the "Confidentiality/Disclosure " section. This section will have three choices of which the taxpayer will have selected only one:
Choices Actions Choice 1 - My identity and the identity of my small business may be disclosed only to the ONO and the RegFair Board. This will not include the name nor disclose any taxpayer Identification Numbers, which makes it difficult, if not impossible, to provide a response to ONO.
The name of the company will be assigned an alias "Company #" by ONO. At a very minimum, provide a general response back to ONO addressing the issue.
Assign the comment to the applicable IRS function for a written response. The response should be routed via SL to ONO on IRS letterhead (with proper signature authorizations).
Alternatively, the assigned IRS function may choose to respond directly to ONO and provide a courtesy copy to SL.
Choice 2 - My identity and the identity of my small business may be disclosed only to the relevant federal agency, the ONO and the RegFair Board. Requires a Form 8821, Taxpayer Information Authorization, signed by the taxpayer before IRS may go forward.
The IRS is prohibited from discussing any taxpayer issue with a third-party unless there is proper authorizations by the taxpayer to do so (i.e. Form 8821 to discuss a specific tax type/tax year, etc.)
Choice 3 - My identity and the identity of my small business may be fully disclosed and made public. Requires a Form 8821, Taxpayer Information Authorization, signed by the taxpayer before IRS may go forward.
The IRS is prohibited from discussing any taxpayer issue with a third-party unless there is proper authorization by the taxpayer to do so (i.e. Form 8821 to discuss a specific tax type/tax year, etc.)
Obtain Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization, for Choices 2 and 3 if necessary:
Typically a signed Form 8821 will not be in the SBREFA Comment package. Fax an interim response to ONO along with the Form 8821 and instructions asking ONO to secure a signed Form 8821 and forward to SL .
Request a stay until a signed Form 8821 can be secured. (ONO fax 202–481–5719). Once Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization, is signed, forward or fax the entire package to TAS (Fax 202–622–6113) or any other office that will be working the case.
Store all historical documentation in a secured area, i.e. locked cabinet drawer, to avoid a UNAX.
CSO is responsible for general comments cases only. CSO does not get involved in any technical aspects of the SBREFA comments.
The CSO HQ SBREFA Coordinator may prepare a written response after researching or forwarding the comment to another Business Unit (BU) that can respond to the comment such as:
Office of Professional Responsibility.
Office of Communications and Liaisons.
Office of Privacy, Government Liaison and Disclosure.
Chief Counsel.
If SL is unable to complete the comment within 30 days, an interim response letter is sent by the end of the first 30 days with a contact point identified and an estimated completion date established.
Once the required disclosure authorizations are received, TAS works the issue by coordinating with the local IRS office where the taxpayer's case was handled.
TAS prepares a response and responds directly to the ONO.
TAS' procedures are in the IRM 13.1, Taxpayer Advocate Case Procedures.
The IRS is rated on the timeliness and quality of response to the ONO in its annual report to Congress. The desired time frame is 30 days.
SBA plans their hearing calendar by Fiscal Year (FY) (October - September). A proposed calendar is released to all federal agencies in early fall. The SBA Calendar is also posted on the ONO Web site at the following: http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/ombudsman/index.html .
Since the SBA calendar often changes, it is very important to periodically check the website for changes.
At the beginning of each fiscal year and at least twice a week, CSO HQ SBREFA coordinator will check the RegFair hearing calendar on the SBA web site. If "IRS" or "Taxes" is on the agenda for a specific hearing, it is very important to:
Contact SBA to gather specific information.
Determine if there is a tax issue involved or just a promotional opportunity to speak.
Ensure that the right personnel represent the IRS.
Determine the level of IRS representation needed at the hearing.
If it's promotional in nature, the SL Field Manager or an SL Tax Analyst is fine.
If there is a tax issue involved, ensure that the SL Area Manager and local TAS representatives (preferably the Associate Advocate) are present .
If the issue is about abuse of authority or retaliatory actions by an IRS Compliance employee, notify SB/SE Compliance and request that a SB/SE Compliance Area Manager attend the hearing.
At the beginning of each fiscal year, send a memorandum from the Director, CSO HQ to the Director, SL Field and staff assistant so the SL Field Area Managers or SLs can plan to attend the local hearings. Ask them to provide a local SL point-of-contact who will be handling the events (usually it is an SL Area Manager).
Monitor the SBA Calendar at least once or twice a week. If there is a change on the calendar, immediately notify the affected SL Area Manager of the designated SL Tax Analyst.
Follow the procedures described above to determine the level of IRS representation needed at the hearing. Periodically send e-mail messages to the assigned SL Area Managers providing more details about the hearings and answer any questions regarding their role at the hearings.
Even if there is no change on the calendar, send reminders to SL Area Managers one month in advance of upcoming hearings in their geographic area.
Following the hearing/roundtable request a SBREFA Summary Report from the SL Area Manager responsible for the local hearing.
TAS also provides representatives at the hearings. Coordinate at the national level with TAS to ensure local coverage.
CSO HQ attendance at the hearings is optional.
The description of the SL coordination responsibilities discusses various levels of field involvement.
If a RegFair hearing occurs in an SL Area, the SL Tax Analyst is available to answer questions and let the Area Manager know the details of the event.
The primary SL Field responsibilities are:
Add the RegFair Hearings. or Roundtable event to the CSO Calendar of Event.
Attend the hearing.
Answer questions.
Take back questions that cannot be answered.
Make a brief presentation if appropriate.
Prepare a summary report and e-mail it to the CSO HQ SBREFA coordinator.
The summary report should include:
Date of the hearing.
Title of the hearing.
Results (local.)
Opportunities (national.)
Attendees list, name, company, e-mail address (optional).
The IRS is "rated" on its level of attendance at RegFair hearings by the SBA ONO in its annual report to Congress.
The Office of the National Ombudsman (ONO) sends a formal letter to the Heads of Federal Agencies to announce the SBREFA Rating Criteria with a courtesy copy to CSO HQ.
CSO HQ shares the Rating Criteria within the IRS by preparing a memo for the signature of the Director, CSO HQ who will:
Attach the incoming letter from the ONO
Distribute the memo depending upon the affected IRS areas
The ONO may also prepare a Report to Congress in the spring with input from the federal agencies to be rated. CSO HQ provides input to the Annual Report to Congress.
Prior to submitting or testifying before Congress, the ONO provides a draft version of the report and allows for comments.
The ONO prepares a Compliance Assistance Resources and Points of Contact Available to Small Businesses Report that is published in the Federal Register in June. SL provides input to the Compliance Assistance Resources and Point of Contact Report.
Hill Hearings - Periodically the House/Senate Committees on Small Business conduct hearings about SBREFA (and the RegFlex Act - RAF). CSO HQ may attend, observe and provide a briefing to CSO executives.
SBA ONO One-On-One- meetings between SBA ONO and the IRS may or may not be requested annually. The last such meeting was in January 2010. Parameters for the meeting:
The meeting should be held in downtown (Washington, DC) for 1-2 hours in length
The meeting is typically at the request of the ONO.
The ONO will propose an agenda that CSO HQ SBREFA coordinator may modify to meet SB/SE needs.
The ONO will coordinate and invite applicable IRS personnel.
On 12/21/11, the BSA/Special Programs group assigned to Stakeholder Liaison Headquarters was disbanded.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement (FinCEN) has sole responsibility for BSA/Title31 education and outreach to Money Services Businesses (MSB) and Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI). IRS Employees receiving BSA/Title31 speaker requests should forward such request to FinCEN at firstname.lastname@example.com .
Communications initiatives, which support the Fraud/BSA strategic plan and, which can be delivered to SB/SE stakeholders by SL Field will continue to be worked by Stakeholder Liaisons: e.g. Form 8300 and FBAR. Outreach and educational materials for both the Form 8300 and FBAR Programs have been developed jointly by Communications and BSA Compliance Policy and are reviewed annually, SL Field refresher training is conducted on a regular basis.


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Lettie M. Aker, 87, Iola, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Voie Funeral Home in Iola.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 12:30 p.m. Saturday until the service.
Mrs. Aker was born Aug. 14, 1926, in Pueblo, Colo., a daughter of the late William H. Shipman and Philomena M. Gallo. She attended schools in Pueblo, Colo. before her family moved to Kenosha in 1942.
She was married to Charles D Summers in Waukegan, Ill., in 1946. They were later divorced.
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Survivors include two daughters, Catherine M. Jackson (Ron Colby) Iola, and Lorraine A. Summers, Kenosha; one daughter-in-law, Deanna Summers, Kenosha; one son-in-law, Pete Tucker, Iola; eight grandchildren, James, John, Janet, Jackie, Charlene, Shawn, Margo and Bridget; 18 eighteen great-grandchildren; and three great- great grandchildren
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News admin on 13 Jan 2009 01:41 pm
fring V3.37 – New & even smoother
Hey guys
Just a quick one to let you know that, as always, our R&D team has been hard at work, going through your feedback, and we are pleased to release a new version for Nokia Symbian 9 handsets, with software improvements and bug fixes which make the fring experience even smoother and more reliable.
As always, we'd love to hear your feedback.
ps: All you Nokia 5800 users, we haven't forgotten you…your handsets will be supported in the very near future.
60 Responses to "fring V3.37 – New & even smoother"
on 13 Jan 2009 at 2:09 pm 1.Update - Fring 3.37 : Spaziocellulare News Magazine said …
[...] Il blog ufficiale infatti conferma che si tratta di un update tecnico? con cui sono stati risolti alcuni bug. Purtroppo ancora non è disponibile – ma lo sar? molto presto – la versione per il 5800 XpressMusic e quindi per la 5th edition, ma assicurano che ci stanno lavorando duramente. Per scaricare la nuova release, basta? visitare il sito m.fring.com con il browser del telefono. (fonte immagine: the unwired) [...]
on 13 Jan 2009 at 2:13 pm 2.Cezão da Bahia said …
I'll have to wait a littlebit more because i have a 5800. Please guys save my pocket, it's really expensive to call my girl in Madrid )
on 13 Jan 2009 at 2:37 pm 3.rsc said …
I can't download this new Symbian 9 V 3.37.16 dated from 12/01/2009 version. I wanted to download V 3.37.16 but instead of this version V 3.36.15 – 17/11/2008 is downloaded. I tried several times but to no avail. Only version 3.36.15 – 17/11/2008 is downloaded. When will V 3.37.16 version be available for downloading?
Waiting for your soonest reply,
with best regards
Alek Romanovsky
omri Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Where are you downloading from? What's your handset type?
We'll need some more info.
on 13 Jan 2009 at 3:34 pm 4.carlo said …
still crashes on welcome screen on N79…
(see http://www.fring.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14073)
omri Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Hey Carlo,
Try that:
Go to the messaging application (Nokia one) and change the 'memory in use' to the memory card.
Let us know how it goes.
Javier Reply:
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Still crashes on startup of my N82…
I haven't been able to use fringe for 3 months or so
Kevin Chapple Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Have been using Fring for a few months now (since version 3.37) on a Nokia N82. NO problems at all with Fring, although Javier has reported problems.
s/w of N82 = v30.0.019 RM313 Nokia N82 (68.01).
Maybe it's a phone software issue, Javier??
(NB/ When will Fring enable voice/Fring calls with MSN? Works fine with Skype, but not MSN..)
on 13 Jan 2009 at 6:48 pm 5.fring - Minor Update v.3.37 | said …
[...] permetto di aggiungere solo che dal sito del produttore FRING viene evidenziato che, questa versione, ancora non supporta il Nokia 5800 ma che a breve sar? [...]
on 13 Jan 2009 at 7:34 pm 6.fring for Symbian S60 updated, version for Nokia 5800 promised » Unwired View said …
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on 13 Jan 2009 at 7:56 pm 7.Adonis said …
Is there anywhere to find the changes and feature updates in this release version?
on 13 Jan 2009 at 8:12 pm 8.fring - Neue Version für Symbian Series 60 erschienen « | Technikkiste .:|:. Technik & more | said …
[...] im fring Blog heute gepostet wurde, ist eine neue Version des messaging Tool erschienen. Es beinhaltet keine [...]
on 13 Jan 2009 at 11:37 pm 9.serrebi said …
still crashes on signin on nokia e71 here.
on 14 Jan 2009 at 2:59 am 10.misha said …
nokia 5800 is superb!
waiting for the new fring for my nokia.
please send me an email wen the new fring is out…
on 14 Jan 2009 at 5:45 am 11.fring for Symbian S60 updated, version for Nokia 5800 promised said …
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on 14 Jan 2009 at 1:54 pm 12.Altamash said …
i have Nokia 5800 and desperately waiting for New fring for my device.
on 14 Jan 2009 at 2:17 pm 13.Das Telefon-Blog für Verbraucher » Fring: Update für S60-Nutzer, Version für Nokia 5800 versprochen said …
[...] und IM-Software Fring wurde für Besitzer von Symbian-Handys mit der S60-Oberfläche erneut überarbeitet. Die neue Version 3.37 steht jetzt zum Download bereit, beinhaltet allerdings keine neuen Features. [...]
on 15 Jan 2009 at 4:32 am 14.Matt said …
Please, please, please proceed with all haste with the Nokia 5800 port.
on 15 Jan 2009 at 4:00 pm 15.fring update S60 client, and promise S60 5th edition support | UK Gadgeteer Website said …
[...] As always, the client can be downloaded from here, with the release information on fring's blog here. [...]
on 17 Jan 2009 at 4:02 am 16.kaskas said …
hi a m kaskas nokia 5800
on 17 Jan 2009 at 11:10 am 17.Jacinta Ludeman said …
Hi, I just tried to download Fring to my Nokia 6120, which thinks it is connecte Telstra (I'm in Australia).
The text arrived with the link, but my only options were to "Open link", which I did by selecting it.
Next message was "Opening via 'Telstra Interet'" then it tried to connect (??? maybe?). The next message was "Unknown response".
I am setting up wireless broadband with "Go Talk", but it is yet to be connected. Is this the problem, or something else?
on 19 Jan 2009 at 9:15 am 18.Abey Abraham said …
i have nokia 5800 pls i am waiting for new fring for my device please when it il be available pls send a reply regarding this
on 19 Jan 2009 at 3:30 pm 19.Jamal Sheikh said …
I heard very high about Fring. I want to try on my Nokia 5800. How long will take to support this phone?
on 21 Jan 2009 at 12:27 am 20.dt said …
Hi Fring developers,
I realize that you are hard at work. Any idea as to when you might have a release for the 5800XM? Please provide any details, as I am debating if I should sell my 5800XM and get a E71. I really do need the support for my biz and personal life.
Thanks in advance.
on 21 Jan 2009 at 8:16 pm 21.Ahasan said …
hmmm… I am waiting for fring use my mobile. so when we found this soft?
on 21 Jan 2009 at 8:27 pm 22.Ahasan said …
when we got this new fring for Nokia 5800
on 22 Jan 2009 at 2:40 am 23.Stif said …
Well, I didn't noticed any differences at all… It still eats a huge amount of memory…too much. Look att Palringo, it only uses about 1 Mb memory, (OK no SIP there, but there is a SIP client in symbian, hard to configure but still). And you still haven't implemented DTMF (inband) touchtones in SIP, this lack of basic function makes Fring worthless to use to orientate in IVR's and voicemails. And still yet no option to see and send statusmessages on WLM.
on 24 Jan 2009 at 5:01 pm 24.Juge said …
Has anyone exact date when we are going to get this great program for Nokia 5800?
on 24 Jan 2009 at 10:29 pm 25.misha said …
may be Marc i think….
they don't tell as to much…
on 24 Jan 2009 at 10:29 pm 26.misha said …
may be Marc i think….
they don't tell as to much
on 25 Jan 2009 at 10:36 pm 27.samuel said …
guys i have fring on my ipod touch and it freezes everytime i try to make a call and if it doesn't freeze than the call doesn't go through. It would be highly appreciated by me and my friends if you could fix some of these bugs for the ipod touch
on 26 Jan 2009 at 6:04 pm 28.BussyB said …
You guys are the best! Always loved Fring, back in the days with my old N-series, then the 6120 classic and later on the N95. Now a proud 5800 owner, really looking forward to use Fring on the first Nokia Touch!
on 26 Jan 2009 at 9:57 pm 29.x7 said …
hi I just wanted to know if you are making a fring version to the Sony Ericsson C905
on 27 Jan 2009 at 6:03 am 30.misha said …
man it is almost end of the month… And still no fring for the nokia 5800 do you have any detals fr us…
on 27 Jan 2009 at 7:59 am 31.Saleem said …
My handset is Nokia N8oie with firmware V5.0719.0.2 dated 24-05-2007 RM-92. I have downloaded fring91.sis file version 3.37.16 dated 08/01/2009 and isntalled. I am connecting through wifi. While using the fring test call, the voice is choppy and discontinuous. When I chat with my skype contacts also the same thing happens. However, my contacts said that they can hear my voice very clearly without the choppiness and discontinuity. When I use the same wifi connection for one of my SIP accounts through my phone's SIP client, the call quality is good without the choppiness and discontinuity. So, the problem is not with my phone or wifi connection. I suspect the fring. Is there any solution for this?
on 02 Feb 2009 at 9:09 pm 32.TN said …
Can't get the new version to install via PC suite. Application installer part goes ok, the installation starts but then it hangs up and gives an error message "File cannot be removed". Ditto if I try to uninstall Fring via remove application on the phone. Fortunately, it didn't screw up my old version, but still…
on 02 Feb 2009 at 9:57 pm 33.FRANQ_23_PL said …
When you add support for Gadu-Gadu? You add some region specyfic add-ons like yandex mail, orkut or facebook, but not Gadu-Gadu. I think, that more peoples ask about add it and you give no respond, that you plan to put Gadu-Gadu support to next relases. The same situation when i ask you to add Polish language to Fring… I can translate it. Even i have half translated version be me. Well is vesy sad, that Fring support dont want to cooperate…
on 02 Feb 2009 at 10:47 pm 34.Francois Botha said …
And we *still* can't hide offline contacts?! Like wtf, dudes?
on 03 Feb 2009 at 8:47 am 35.vovan said …
hey guys, leave alone our girls in Madrid and Moscow
on 03 Feb 2009 at 11:58 am 36.OShon said …
I'll trying to install new wersion 3,37 on my Nokia E61.
After processing I've only a Splash screan. I can't use Fring at all.
on 08 Feb 2009 at 9:28 am 37.Brett said …
I get an update error on trying to install the 3.37.16 version on my Samsung innov8.
Actually, because it came preinstalled, I'm not sure if I can even successfully update – I get a similar error with 3.36 :/
on 09 Feb 2009 at 4:42 pm 38.Mahdi said …
Does Fring support Nokia 5800 now or we need to wait sometime
Paulo Moreira Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
It seems you will have to wait
on 15 Feb 2009 at 3:05 pm 39.maher said …
please can u email me when u get fring for 5800?
thanks u r doing great job
on 18 Feb 2009 at 8:18 pm 40.LEE STORM said …
guys u can use that skype beta,for the moment,it is working perfectly on my 5800
on 23 Mar 2009 at 2:22 am 41.Ong said …
I've just installed fring on my Nokia 5800 after I've reset my phone as suggested in most forum. Fring is a good software but it seems do not have DTMF function as I can't dial into a call which requires me to do menu selection using DTMF keypad? Especially when I need to use skyout to call US bridge line. Is there a way to overcome this?
Anyway, thanks for extending this great software to Nokia 5800.
on 14 Apr 2009 at 8:32 am 42.naveed said …
I am using nokia 5800, I all ready installed fring in may mobile from your website http://www.fring.com it's installed properly but it's not connecting. plz help me what is the problem and how can i solve it
on 05 May 2009 at 5:45 pm 43.Richard said …
Great work guys, really appreciate the work you do!
on 05 May 2009 at 6:56 pm 44.mian said …
Dear All!
Previosly i was using fring in United Arab Emirates on my nokia e71 but now since few days http://www.fring.com is block in uae is there any other source of website to run the fring in UAE thanks
on 05 May 2009 at 7:34 pm 45.Philip said …
Just installed 3.37.20 and is so slick
Keep up the good work guys
Nokia N95 Silver
Best regds
on 06 May 2009 at 6:59 am 46.Harish Trivedi said …
Fring; so wonderful; I am so very even more emotionally connected with my dear ones that fills me with sense of uninterupted togetherness; which is divine in entirity. Thank you FRING>
on 07 May 2009 at 11:15 pm 47.Stanley Capriles said …
Is there any upgrade for my Nokia E61i and can i use version 3.37 does it work?
on 11 May 2009 at 1:04 pm 48.pisuhand said …
Still SIP client can`t use If Authorization name contains domain ?
on 12 May 2009 at 7:56 pm 49.samiha said …
does the symbian 9 work with the nokia 9300i
omri Reply:
May 13th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Sorry, the Nokia 9300 is not supported.
on 24 May 2009 at 7:11 pm 50.george said …
i like to down on my mobile this version of fring..but how
on 18 Jul 2009 at 4:24 pm 51.Stanley Capriles said …
I have a Nokia E61i what is the latest software update for my Nokia E61iand it's benefit/advantage. Pls reply asap
on 15 Oct 2011 at 2:41 am 52.mesbahcairo said …
I am looing for fring's users online


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Holiday Getaway: Day 2, Xmas Eve in Bostonland
Sun!!! This might be the best weather day of the trip so I raced around town to town, the best I could considering the traffic. Lots of folks out there not used to driving — or that shouldn't have been. But we're all safe and settled in here. After a full day or shooting, and some socializing — it's past midnight now. Those of you that are new to my blog should keep in mind that I'm fried when I write these things. By the time I've dealt with dogs, basic hygiene, emails, cropping & tweaking photos, throwing about a dozen of 'em over at Flickr — there's not much left for coherent or creative writing. But I know you all are just here for the photos — and I've got a lot of them tonight — so let's proceed.
Since it's Xmas Eve — I've got a couple cute ones for you — if you're not already sick of all the holiday cheer. From the main square in Quincy. These sure seem vintage to me. Like the stuff of those fake aluminum Xmas trees or tinsely garlands. I like them far better than fiberglass:
I went to reshoot a gas station in Quincy — but it, too, was decorated for the season — so I'll be reshooting again another time. One of those winged wheel reliefs lurks behind the wreath:
One more from Quincy — a neat mid-century bldg — the St. Ann School:
I don't know what's going on in downtown Waltham — but the "good stuff" is going quick. Two businesses & their signs gone since I was here last year. I hope this isn't the next casualty:
This oldie is at a crazy intersection (suddenly one-way) at the border of Dorchester & Boston. I'm not sure what they're technically called but I just call them "reflecto signs". I'm bleary now but I'm pretty sure these were glass ballies. But they could have been metal. With the glare from the sun here, it's hard to tell in this photo. In any case, the idea is to reflect headlights — a method used before neon and flashing lights.
From Needham: a fun name & atomic-y logo. Looks like the sign on the side of the building is from 1965:
To appease those of you that need your food fix, I present the "score" of the trip so far. I'm a big Panera fan. They had free wifi way before Starbucks & McDonald's. And I've eaten hundreds of their Mediterranean Veggie sandwiches over the years. They used to have another veggie option but now this is it. But it's spicy and healthy. I'll usually have half for dinner and the other half for breakfast. Easy to eat at the wheel and solves two meals with one stop. I'm also a devotee of their arthichoke souffle things. But that's not what I'm here to rave about now. I impulsively grabbed a pack of these shortbread cookies… and so glad I did. Didn't even notice the icing til I bit in. If you love butter AND sugar as much as I do, I highly recommend. I could do without the sprinkles… but it's Xmas and all so you gotta play along.
Only one more Xmas thing I promise (for tonight, can't promise about tomorrow). Toy solider, right?, from the Sherborn Inn in Sherborn:
A cute hot dog stand in North Grafton. Not open I guess because it was in the 30s today and Xmas Eve. I don't know if the "Brooklyn" refers to my Brooklyn in NY — or the Brooklyn in MA. This looks more like a trolley car than a subway. But then maybe it's supposed to be an old NYC streetcar (where the name Brooklyn Dodgers came from)?
OK, on to today's Big Event. I've been dying to meet Dave Waller, a big-time neon collector & see his stuff for years now. But truth is, it's hard for me to muster the courage to email or call people up and just invite myself. Luckily, by the time I finally sucked it up and asked, Dave Waller already knew about me from my website & Tod at the American Sign Museum so I didn't have to explain myself and beg. So this was a pure treat! And I've not even seen the half of it. There will be a Part II later when there's time for a visit to his warehouse full of treasures. I'm flattered enough that he even took me in on Xmas Eve with relatives arriving and all that.
So, here's the man:
I guess I should mention that this collection is in his home — which is huge since it's a former firehouse — with vast spaces and high ceilings to display these beauties. A put a handful of them over at Flickr tonight — and there will be others at the site when I get home and sort things out. But here are a couple more teasers. I don't remember where this one came from. The hand is sure a neat variation to the pointing arrow, no?
This one came from Quebec someplace ("The Nest of Gold"? — bike for scale:
I can't remember from where — but wow — (sorry for the blur — I think my autofocus chose something in the background):
Dave is not just a collector but also restores the neon and has a workshop in his basement. First, let's clarify some things. Not to worry folks: he doesn't "go after" signs. Like us, he'd rather see them stay in place as long as possible. He's also not a wheeler dealer, buyer/seller of signs. He also loans out many of these signs to museums and such. Let's just say that his heart is right place and he's a totally generous guy. In it for the preservation aspect — not the bucks.
Anyhow, here's a shot of some of neon stored at the workshop:
And in addition to the signs, he's got a bona fide Worcester Diner and a whole lot of other stuff. Yes, in his house! There's a whole story behind the diner — but I was too distracted by the signs to absorb much and, even if I could remember, it's late and tomorrow's another big day.
Thanks Dave!!!
Tomorrow, more Boston area stuff planned with a little diversion across the border for some places in NH. Hopefully, there will be sun and all the traffic will have died down while people are doing their family things. I'm glad my "family" is portable and loves driving around for 13+ hours a day as much as I do. Be glad you're really NOT along for the ride!
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Great post as usual. I wish you a warm and happy Christmas with well-behaved dogs, unexpected treasures and most of all good light. And a very happy birthday!
You-Do-It Electronics, the nutcracker in Sherborn–you're in my back yard.
Near & far, thanks for the cool posts. Have fun on the road.
I'm pretty sure from the looks of it that that toy soldier in Sherborn was originally from Shoppers World in Framingham, MA – which was reportedly the first shopping mall east of the Mississippi. The mall was more like a shopping plaza turned inside on itself, where the shops all opened up into a walkway that in turn surrounded an open area with grass and walkways. At Christmas they'd have these soldiers on display as well as real reindeer at the place where you could get your photo taken with Santa. I always remember seeing Shoppers World from Route 9 and thinking the distinctive dome above the anchor store Jordan Marsh looked like a huge version of the wart they'd use in the Compound W commercials-!
Thrilled to see the inside of the Waller "house" again! I was lucky enough to be included in the group that was invited back there to check out Dave's collection after the Diner Tour in…1995? To this day I have a total crush on their house and collection! I recall both Dave and his wife being very lovely people and am glad to hear that he's "fighting the good fight" still.
You've inspired me to upload some photos of an unexpected Laundry / Dry Cleaner I found yesterday in Dover DE on my way to the Amish Market to pick up our Christmas pie. Best to you and your furry companions, and thanks for the missive from home! Beth, Cliff & Rigby
OK, THIS TIME I did my sun dance TWICE for you. Looks like it worked!Happy to see you had the motherlode of neon this trip, restored & otherwise. Great stuff. Good work.
So, jazz not your thing. I'm lucky that I like lots of styles of music. Hopefully you have more than one . Name some please.
How'd your shortbread compare to our standard, Walkers?
Drive carefully & get home safe.
Sorry, I did the dance for Xmas Eve, not today. Worked then, not now. Good only for one day at a time.
I am very surprised that you are a bluegrass or nothing gal.I like it too, & country, but without my Beatles , yikes!
When you read this hopefully your return home in the blizzard or whatever is uneventful & Car Talk,etc. kept you entertained.
As good as Walkers is great.
Looking for your final post.
Debra Jane, that little food trolley was built by a local company in Everett, Mass. back in the late 1980's (the company does not exist now). There were a lot of them around here at one time. You see less and less of them now. The people who had the Lunch Box Diner in Malden a couple of years ago (Scott & Kritsen Drago) have one very similar to the one you show. I have photographed a half dozen possibly over the years.
My very first "Diner Hotline" for the SCA NewsJournal back in the Spring 1989 edition featurd a small piece about Dave Waller buying the Apple Tree Diner. The last person to operate the Apple Tree was a really good friend of mine, Warren Jones. He passed away 2 years ago.
The neon MOTEL sign with pointing hand at Dave Waller's is probably from Moody's Cabins in Waldoboro, Maine. I remember seeing it there for many years, until about 1993 or 1994, if memory serves.


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Young digital socializers will love this: sending social-network-based photos to friends' phones. CNET's CTIA (mobile phone industry trade show) blog reviews MySpace and Facebook versions. It really sounds like a 2-platform utility that gets one's media moving from phone to Web and vice versa. In this and its WebWare blog, CNET looks at this – […]
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Remember when Facebook announced last spring that it plans to be the social-networking "platform" (see this )? Well, Google has created a social-networking alliance designed to give Facebook's plan a little competition. Google's Orkut plus LinkedIn, Hi5, Friendster, Plaxo, and Ning the host to individuals' own social-networking sites are "introducing a common set of standards […]
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This is "the year of social networks" for cellphones, CNET reported in its coverage of last week's mobile-phone-industry trade show. So it reviews five "shiny, new" examples: Bluepulse, a social service really just for phones (looks bad on a desktop); UK-based Trutap, which is "more a mobile facilitator than pure mobile social network"; Utterz, which […]
How YouTube stardom works
Of course "stardom" on the social Web is different from mass-media stardom. Take bands in MySpace, for example – fame is more dispersed but intimate. Artists are closer to their fans, who do the real marketing (in a "viral," word-of-mouth way that has a lot more influence than the polished but less personal marketing of […]
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We're a little more ambivalent about our children's Net use than we used to be – but that doesn't mean more of us think the Internet is bad for them, according to a just-released study on this by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. "While a majority of [US] parents with online teens [12-17] […]
Parental concerns are important
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NEW DELHI: Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Saturday washed his hands of his nephew and key political aide, arrested for taking bribes for fixing a key appointment in the railway board. However, Bansal failed to secure an "all clear" from the Congress leadership reeling under a spate of scams and controversies.
Bansal told both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi that he never let Vijay Singla, his sister's son who minds the minister's political and business interests in his hometown Chandigarh, influence his official decisions. The nephew and others have been accused of corruption for allegedly seeking bribes from railway board member Mahesh Kumar for fixing appointments through the minister.
However, the Congress's core group, which discussed the fallout of the latest corruption scandal to hit the UPA, deferred a decision on his continuation in the Cabinet, signalling it was not ready to give the minister the benefit of doubt yet. The core group will meet again on Sunday.
There was no confirmation of reports that Bansal had offered to resign even as he proclaimed himself innocent. Deferring the decision is significant because Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi had in the afternoon cited the minister's defence to dismiss the opposition's demand for the minister's resignation.
The indecision, viewed against the backdrop of the perception of Bansal being a "clean person" who was the PM's personal choice for the crucial infrastructure ministry, suggested that the decision will be shaped by the larger context where scandals and allegations of corruption against UPA functionaries have dented the image of the coalition. The embarrassment comes as the fate of another Punjab Congressman, law minister Ashwani Kumar, appeared to be hanging by a slender thread.
Congress leaders grappled with the new crisis even as CBI's dragnet closed in on Bansal, with sources revealing that the agency might seek clarifications from the minister himself, his two sons Amit and Manish, and at least one more nephew in connection with the bribery case.
Garg has already been named in the FIR CBI filed on Friday evening alleging that Mahesh Kumar, member (staff) of the railway board, agreed to pay Rs 10 crore for an appointment as member (electrical) on the board.
The money, which was to go to Singla through a Chandigarh-based railway contractor Sandeep Goel, was to be raised by a group of fellow businessmen dealing with train equipment who were promised business from railways by Kumar.
As per the understanding, Kumar was to pay half of the agreed amount upfront before the appointment and the rest after his appointment as member (electrical).
Kumar could not get the posting of his choice, and was appointed as the member (staff) instead.
He was unhappy but Goel and others asked him to be patient and wait for the elevation of the current member (electrical) Kulbhushan as the board chairman after the retirement of the incumbent Vinay Mittal in June.
Kumar agreed but wanted to continue as GM of Western Railways while being on the board. Goel accepted the demand in return for an additional Rs 2 crore in bribe. CBI on Friday recovered Rs 90 lakh, allegedly the first installment of the transaction, and has arrested Singla and others.
Appointments of chairperson of the board, its members (who are equivalent in rank to Union secretary) and general managers of railways are handled directly by the rail minister. Although the final approval rests with the appointments committee of Cabinet (ACC), the panel usually goes by recommendations of the minister.
The opposition cited this to argue that Bansal was culpable "not just morally but even criminally", while demanding his dismissal.
Although Singla is known in Chandigarh as Bansal's confidant, the rail minister denied the charge of any wrongdoing.


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World Cup favourites Brazil will be expected to defeat Mexico in the second round of Group A matches in Fortaleza but their Latin neighbours have no reason to feel overawed.
The Mexicans have won big matches against Brazil before, beating them 4-3 in the final of the Confederations Cup in 1999 and more recently in the Olympic final in London.
Although that game was not a full international, the match featured several players expected to line up in Fortaleza including Neymar, Oscar and Thiago Silva for Brazil, and Oribe Peralta, the striker whose brace gave Mexico a 2-1 victory.
It gives Brazil pause for thought as they seek their 11th consecutive win.
Mexico will also be encouraged by a rain-sodden 1-0 win over Cameroon on Friday when they received fantastic support from their travelling fans.
The home side, however, have won 22 of the 38 previous encounters including the most recent match almost exactly a year ago in the same stadium in the Confederations Cup when Brazil romped home more comfortably than the 2-0 scoreline suggests.
Venue: Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza
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Mexico: Guillermo Ochoa, Héctor Moreno, Rafael Márquez, Francisco Rodríguez, Miguel Layún, Andrés Guardado, José Juan Vázquez, Héctor Herrera, Paul Aguilar, Giovani dos Santos, Oribe Peralta
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