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26 U.S. Code § 45E - Small employer pension plan startup costs
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(a) General rule
For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible employer, the small employer pension plan startup cost credit determined under this section for any taxable year is an amount equal to 50 percent of the qualified startup costs paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
(b) Dollar limitation
The amount of the credit determined under this section for any taxable year shall not exceed—
(1) $500 for the first credit year and each of the 2 taxable years immediately following the first credit year, and
(c) Eligible employer
For purposes of this section—
(1) In general
The term "eligible employer" has the meaning given such term by section 408 (p)(2)(C)(i).
(2) Requirement for new qualified employer plans
Such term shall not include an employer if, during the 3-taxable year period immediately preceding the 1st taxable year for which the credit under this section is otherwise allowable for a qualified employer plan of the employer, the employer or any member of any controlled group including the employer (or any predecessor of either) established or maintained a qualified employer plan with respect to which contributions were made, or benefits were accrued, for substantially the same employees as are in the qualified employer plan.
(d) Other definitions
For purposes of this section—
(1) Qualified startup costs
(A) In general
The term "qualified startup costs" means any ordinary and necessary expenses of an eligible employer which are paid or incurred in connection with—
(2) Eligible employer plan
(3) First credit year
The term "first credit year" means—
(A) the taxable year which includes the date that the eligible employer plan to which such costs relate becomes effective, or
(e) Special rules
For purposes of this section—
(1) Aggregation rules
(2) Disallowance of deduction
No deduction shall be allowed for that portion of the qualified startup costs paid or incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the credit determined under subsection (a).
Source(Added Pub. L. 107–16, title VI, § 619(a),June 7, 2001, 115 Stat. 108; amended Pub. L. 107–147, title IV, § 411(n)(1),Mar. 9, 2002, 116 Stat. 48.)
2002—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 107–147substituted "subsection (m)" for "subsection (n)".
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–147effective as if included in the provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107–16, to which such amendment relates, see section 411(x) ofPub. L. 107–147, set out as a note under section 25B of this title.
Effective Date
Section applicable to costs paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2001, with respect to qualified employer plans first effective after such date, see section 619(d) ofPub. L. 107–16, as amended, set out as an Effective Date of 2001 Amendment note under section 38 of this title.
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apt.postgresql.org FAQ
General Questions
What's the difference between the PostgreSQL packages provided by Debian/Ubuntu and by the PGDG apt repository?
Pretty little, actually. The PGDG packages are built from the same source as the Debian packages (Ubuntu is using the same source for the PostgreSQL server packages as well). We try to follow Debian unstable's versions as close as possible, i.e. the packages available here are the same, just rebuilt with a ".pgdg" appended to the version number. We are also using the same postgresql-common infrastructure packages.
Should I use Debian/Ubuntu's packages, or the PGDG packages?
Debian and Ubuntu only ship one PostgreSQL server version per release. For example, there is only PostgreSQL 8.4 in Debian Squeeze/6.0. If that is the version you want, use it. There is no real difference. If you want a different PostgreSQL server version, use the PGDG packages.
Same goes for extension module packages, except that we are updating to new upstream versions earlier (following Debian unstable), while Debian/Ubuntu will only accept patches for critical problems in a released distribution.
What about Debian backports?
[Debian backports] provide newer package versions for released distributions, similar to what the PGDG apt repository does. The scope of the backports archive is strictly limited to testing -> stable, and stable -> oldstable backports, though. The PGDG apt repository provides a broader range of available packages, and Debian version/PostgreSQL version combinations than what would be possible to provide on backports.
Similar to the previous FAQ question, if the package you want is available on backports, there is nothing wrong with using it.
Are these packages ready for production?
As said above, these packages are identical to what Debian/Ubuntu are releasing. So yes, these packages are recommended for production use.
What's pgapt.debian.net?
pgapt.debian.net was the old location of this repository, and it is still kept in sync for its current users. Please update your sources.list to point to apt.postgresql.org. We will shut down pgapt.debian.net at the end of January 2013.
Technical Questions
How do I dist-upgrade?
Just update your sources.list entries, and use your favorite package tool.
When compiling packages for several distributions, we append different suffixes to the package version numbers to make sure, upgrades work. Debian Squeeze packages have ".pgdg60+1" appended, Wheezy packages ".pgdg70+1" and so on; likewise ".pgdg12.4+1" for Ubuntu Precise. (Sid packages have ".pgdg+1", which sorts after all the others in Debian's version number scheme.) This makes sure packages from the old distribution you used will be properly replaced by packages from the new distribution when you do a dist-upgrade.
Where is the "stable" distribution?
We prefer to only use codenames (squeeze, precise, ...) for distribution names. We run a different repository from Debian, so we would never be able to update the stable/oldstable/testing symlinks at the very same time when a new Debian release comes out, and there would be a time window where users would be seeing an inconsistencies. (Also, it is usually better to use codenames in sources.list even for Debian distributions, because then the user decides when it is time for upgrade.)
I want libpq5 for version X, but there is only version Y in the repository
libpq5 is compatible with older versions, so there is usually little reason to use a specific version. (psql requires at least the version corresponding to its own version, most other software does not really care.) For that reason, we ship the libpq5 package built from the latest stable PostgreSQL server version in the main archive component.
If you really want to use a different version, the packages are available in separate archive components named after the PostgreSQL major version. Append that version after "main" in your sources.list. For example, if you wanted 9.0's libpq5 on Debian Squeeze, use this:
deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ squeeze-pgdg main 9.0
Note that the other libpq5 package will still be visible in the "main" component, so you will need to configure pinning or set that package on hold to prevent apt from trying to upgrade to the newer version.

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Continuing Education students registered for fall noncredit classes at Volunteer State Community College were entered into a contest to win a 24 inch LED TV. Kayla Stacy of Cookeville won the contest. She's taking a Health Sciences Center of Emphasis Continuing Education course- "CPR for Healthcare Providers." Pictured left to right: Kayla Stacy; Terri Crutcher, director of the Health Sciences Center of Emphasis; and Hilary Marabeti, assistant vice president for Continuing Education and Economic Development. For more information about Continuing Education classes visit www.volstate.edu/CE
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18 comments:
- Lindsey M Nelson said...
I LOVE the piece in that last picture! What a great aesthetic she has!
- April 20, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- FairyFiligree said...
What a gorgeous necklace selection. I love the one with the watch on it. Does she make those? Are they for sale?
- April 20, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- chichichic said...
her accessories are beyond incredible!!!!!!
- April 20, 2010 at 12:35 PM
- melina bee said...
I live for this blog so seriously.
Maryann, sssssoooo rock n'roll. I love her necklaces-- they are like charm bracelets that have taken steroids and acid (that is how I like all my accessories).
Thank you Ari!
melina bee
- April 20, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Confidence and style in capital letters. Can't wait to see some of your jewels.Fantastic!
- April 20, 2010 at 3:57 PM
- naomemandeflores said...
She looks amazing!
- April 20, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- Forest City Fashionista said...
Definitely looking forward to more photos of this incredibly cool woman. I love her outfit in the first photo, especially the gold chain necklace/vest and her rock n roll boots. The necklace she's holding in the last photo is a crazy bold statement piece--love it!
- April 20, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- DH Hunter said...
Wow, her look, her jewelery, both very inspiring...can't wait for more!
- April 21, 2010 at 2:21 AM
- Rose said...
I love her shoes, Chloe isn't it ?
- April 21, 2010 at 3:09 AM
- erica said...
how cool is this lady?? she's ultra-hip.
- April 21, 2010 at 10:27 AM
- Style Odyssey said...
I am swooning over her look, the jewelry, leather pants, all of it!!
- April 21, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- the Citizen Rosebud said...
she just looks fun to hang around! wonderful style!
- April 22, 2010 at 2:17 AM
- Figure5InGold said...
I honestly love every single subject you have photographed for this blog--they are each utterly inspiring in as many different ways as there are people. Thank you. Maryann in this ensemble is one of my favorites. Such beauty.
- April 22, 2010 at 3:43 AM
- Mimi Black said...
Such talent, thank you for sharing!
- April 23, 2010 at 1:31 PM
- MEL said...
the necklace ist just... omg.... so beautiful!
- April 26, 2010 at 11:13 AM
- valncami said...
I want that necklace!
- April 27, 2010 at 3:18 PM
Does she sell her necklaces anywhere online!? I must must must have one!
- May 9, 2010 at 1:52 PM
- Maque DeGorgeous said...
Chloe studded-booties... aaahhh!! LOVE those shoes, featured them on my blog under winter "lusts" (shoe issue) - I want-want-want them!!!
- May 28, 2010 at 5:40 AM


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It was quite hot this morning -1°C plus Mistral (north local wind)... "Hot" in comparison with the André usual observing temperatures...
Anyway I would like to see again the rising of Mercury from my terrace.
Bottom-up we can see: Mercury near the chimney and Venus close to the Moon.
The watercolour was done on the spot. After the blue wash, I take off the pigment for the planets with a brush when the paper was not yet dry. I add some hot coloration to the dark part of the very old Moon. Then I scanned the picture, for you.
Just under the Moon we can see the ruines of the old castle of Rocbaron.
The clouds are there just to animate the picture,... in fact, no clouds were present this morning.
Clear sky to you all ! Michel


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I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but:
are there any ATC-lovers here?
I am planning to do a digital ATC swap: you have to make 3 different (!) small layouts on A4 - shrink that to 6 x 8,5 cm. print and glue it on a 2,5 x 3,5 inch cardstock.
Use a kit of your choise, photo is nice but not neccesairy.
Because I am visiting the USA in september, I thought it would be handy with the poststamps: you have to send it to me in Holland, but for the returnenvelop just add a regular USA stamp, because I will post it in Denver when I get there.
I will mix this swap with participators from a Dutch digiscrapforum as well, so you will get back some various ATC's!
Anyone interested?


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Coatings on lens surfaces reduce light loss and glare due to reflection for a brighter, higher-contrast image with reduced eyestrain. Bushnell® riflescopes are coated with a microscopic film of magnesium fluoride. More coatings lead to better light transmission.
The size of the column of light that leaves the eyepiece of a scope. The larger the exit pupil, the brighter the image. To determine the size, divide the objective lens diameter by the power (a 4x32 model has an exit pupil of 8mm).
The distance a scope can be held away from the eye and still present the full field-of-view. Bushnell riflescopes provide an extra margin of comfort and recoil safety with extended eye relief and soft neoprene eyepiece guards.
The side-to-side measurement of the circular viewing field or subject area. It is defined by the width in feet or meters of the area visible at 100 yards or meters. A wide field-of-view makes it easier to spot game and track moving targets. Generally, the higher the magnification, the narrower the field-of-view.
Riflescopes are often referred to by two numbers separated by an "x". For example: 4x32. The first number is the power or magnification of the scope. With a "4x", the object being viewed appears to be four times closer than when seen with the unaided eye.
The second number in the formula (4x32) is the diameter of the objective or front lens in millimeters. The larger the objective lens, the more light that enters the scope, and the brighter the image.
Bushnell riflescopes use a high-durability aluminum alloy. They are also anodize-finished and are sealed to protect the inside from the elements. Each riflescope is rustproof, virtually scratch-proof and a beautiful complement to the most expensive firearm.
Bushnell's permanent, patented, hydrophobic (water-repellant) lens coating prevents fogging by causing condensation from rain, sleet, snow or even your own breath to bead up into much smaller droplets than on standard coatings. Smaller droplets scatter less light which results in a clearer, brighter view. Now the hunter won't miss the shot of a lifetime because of rain or accidentally breathing on his eyepiece.
The lens closest to your eye.
A condition that occurs when the image of the target is not focused precisely on the reticle plane. Parallax is visible as an apparent movement between the reticle and the target when the shooter moves their head or, in extreme cases, as an out-of-focus image. Bushnell center fire riflescopes under 11x are factory-set parallax-free at 100 yards; rim fire and shotgun scopes at 50 yards. Scopes of 11x or more have an adjustable objective to adjust for parallax.
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Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Job Ndugai has called for the formation of a state organ that will regulate, set salary standards and allowance payments for public servants.
According to him, countries with salary commissions are no longer debating public servants' allowances and salaries due to transparency.
He said such information is set by grades and placed on websites, accessible to all interested parties.
Speaking last night on ITV's 45 Minutes talk show, Ndugai stressed that Tanzanians have the right to complain over legislators' sitting allowances because they have come to know of the information through media.
He pointed out that apart from MPs there are also some public servants and retired government officials in state organs who are paid a lot of money.
"We can only get out of these debates through formation of a salary commission. We want all public servants salaries regulated by special organs and placed on websites. There is a big difference of allowance payments even among MPs themselves", he said.
He said that following public complaints Parliament will discuss the matter in its meetings scheduled for January 29th, 2012 and give feedback to wananchi. He said most of the people have been complaining without suggesting solutions to the issue.
He said it was not proper to cancel allowances but the government should look into ways of enabling ordinary citizens financially and ensure better life for all. He said MPs salaries were comparable to those of managers and directors in big companies or the private sector.
Ndugai went as far as saying that the salary commission should also set standards for other types of allowances.
On the recent incidents whereby NCCR-Mageuzi and Civic United Front (CUF) expelled their legislators for different reasons including violation of their party's constitution, Ndugai said it wasn't fair to suspend MPs without listening to voters.
He said the new constitution should review the Act that gives too much power to political parties and look for possibilities of allowing private candidates.
The public has been protesting against the hike of lawmakers' sitting allowances from 70,000/- to 200,000/- per day.
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The hoofed mammal hall is only open until 31.12.2011
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The exhibit about the systematics of hoofed mammals stems from the year 1967, although some of the preparations are much older. At that time, certain museum rooms were devoted to the presentation of different animal groups. The goal was to show the diversity of these animals and their evolutionary relationships. From this concept, only the hoofed mammal hall remains.
The hoofed mammal hall will be part of a second phase of building work, and will be completely renovated from next year. The room will be returned to its original architecture from 1889 and will reopen in ca. 2016 with a newly conceived exhibition.
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Last Saturday, St. Georges Tech passed their first test of the post-season, defeating defending DII State Champions Hodgson Vo-Tech to advance one step closer toward a state title.The Hawks scored a remarkable 32 first-half points en route to a 39-14 opening round win over Hodgson, Gary Brightwell led the way rushing for 178 yards on the ground and four total scores on the day.
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Welcome to the Group!
I love your maps. There are a great many people who will gladly give you tips to refine your maps.
Well, I've been hanging out reading the board for about a week now. I would first like to say that this has been an incredible resource. From the tutorials, to reading the discussions, there is enough inspiration to go around!
So, after a good 2-3 year hiatus, I jumped back into the good old fun of D&D. Not wanting to spend the money on it that I did as a youth, I decided to I was going to develop my own campaign setting. I started off with a map of a region that I was writing my adventures for. After completing that one, I decided I wanted to:
1. Refine my abilities as a fantasy cartographer
2. Rekindle the joy of developing a fictional world
3. Create an environ for myself and my friends to WANT to save week after week, dungeon after dungeon
So, here I am submitting three maps for your critique.
The first is the original map I did for this project. It is of the region labeled Northern Aethorium on the world map
The second map (which comes in two varieties, one with text and one without) was completed about 2 weeks after the first, finished this morning. It was painful, as well as aggravating. I studied the tutorials over at Zombie Nirvana as well as looking at others work on the boards...and reading just about every tutorial here.
Hope you all enjoy, I am not that great at illustration, I'm a photojournalist by trade. Also, I understand some parts of the maps may not be realistic...but it's fantasy...sometimes looks trump "reality".
Thanks for any input you guys can give and thanks for all the inspiration!!!
Welcome to the Group!
I love your maps. There are a great many people who will gladly give you tips to refine your maps.
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Glad you enjoy them! I plan on redoing the regional map this week and bring it's style in line with the look of the world map. I'll keep everybody posted when I get it done.
Welcome to the Guild, nikonguy! What a great first post.
As for critiques, I would start by reducing the size of the fonts and the size of the road lines. That would reduce the initial "clutter" in the maps.
Next, would be some more visual clues as to the sources of the rivers. I'm a little confused about some of them.
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Hi, nikonguy! Welcome. I think you must be fibbing about being a beginning cartographer, for these maps are just great, both of them. Very, very impressive!
There are a couple improvements I'd suggest to the regional map. First, the river in Salifanfax is backwards: it runs from the plains to the mountains. The river in Rinstorm also seems to run into the north ice expanse, which seems odd.
Also, stylistically, the fonts are a tad too large, and the different styles and colors detract from the unity of the map. I am also not fond of the mountains, for they appear too bloblike for my tastes: much like they are large slugs. (But this, admittedly is my personal opinion & tatste; feel free to ignore it.)
The world map is very well done: rich and interesting. Perhaps it could use more geographical features, but only if it wil be used for some such purpose.
Again, great job, and welcome to the Guild!
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Thanks for pointing out the river oddities..
As for the world map, it is going to be use as a more "general" world map that will act as direction to the more localized and detailed regional maps. The features on the world map are more of an abbreviation for the overall terrain, where as the regional map will provide more specifics.
Thanks for the input, keep it coming!!!
Well, I looked at the river stuff, and boy am I rather shocked at my flawed logic on this one.
What I thought: I was looking at the rivers from the perspective that the rivers start in the mountains and then break off into smaller rivers.
Reality: The opposite, as I'm sure most of you know. Smaller rivers will flow to create bigger rivers.
I looked the Mississippi River, the Rhine, and a few other ones in google earth, and boy was I suprised.
Thanks a lot for pointing that out!
Thankfully we caught it before RobA saw them.
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nikonguy - welcome to the guild. I think your world maps are fabulous. Vrey nicely done.
You've definitely come to the right place.
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Welcome, welcome, nikonguy!
Lovely maps! I like the way you've used blue on blue for the ocean labels. Not so sure about the size and alignment of the labels in general though!


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(a) Establishment
There is established within the Department of the Treasury the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the "Oversight Board").
(b) Membership
(1) Composition
The Oversight Board shall be composed of nine members, as follows:
(A) six members shall be individuals who are not otherwise Federal officers or employees and who are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(B) one member shall be the Secretary of the Treasury or, if the Secretary so designates, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
(2) Qualifications and terms
(A) Qualifications
Members of the Oversight Board described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of their professional experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas:
In the aggregate, the members of the Oversight Board described in paragraph (1)(A) should collectively bring to bear expertise in all of the areas described in the preceding sentence.
(B) Terms
Each member who is described in subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) shall be appointed for a term of 5 years, except that of the members first appointed under paragraph (1)(A)—
(C) Reappointment
An individual who is described in subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) may be appointed to no more than two 5-year terms on the Oversight Board.
(3) Ethical considerations
(A) Financial disclosure
During the entire period that an individual appointed under subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) is a member of the Oversight Board, such individual shall be treated as serving as an officer or employee referred to in section 101(f) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 for purposes of title I of such Act, except that section 101(d) of such Act shall apply without regard to the number of days of service in the position.
(B) Restrictions on post-employment
For purposes of section 207 (c) of title 18, United States Code, an individual appointed under subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) shall be treated as an employee referred to in section 207(c)(2)(A)(i) of such title during the entire period the individual is a member of the Board, except that subsections (c)(2)(B) and (f) ofsection 207 of such title shall not apply.
(C) Members who are special Government employees
If an individual appointed under subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) is a special Government employee, the following additional rules apply for purposes of chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code:
(i) Restriction on representation In addition to any restriction under section 205 (c) of title 18, United States Code, except as provided in subsections (d) through (i) ofsection 205 of such title, such individual (except in the proper discharge of official duties) shall not, with or without compensation, represent anyone to or before any officer or employee of—
(II) the Department of the Treasury on any matter involving the internal revenue laws or involving the management or operations of the Internal Revenue Service; or
(ii) Compensation for services provided by another For purposes of section 203 of such title—
(I) such individual shall not be subject to the restrictions of subsection (a)(1) thereof for sharing in compensation earned by another for representations on matters covered by such section, and
(D) Waiver
The President may, only at the time the President nominates the member of the Oversight Board described in paragraph (1)(D), waive for the term of the member any appropriate provision of chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, to the extent such waiver is necessary to allow such member to participate in the decisions of the Board while continuing to serve as a full-time Federal employee or a representative of employees. Any such waiver shall not be effective unless a written intent of waiver to exempt such member (and actual waiver language) is submitted to the Senate with the nomination of such member.
(4) Quorum
Five members of the Oversight Board shall constitute a quorum. A majority of members present and voting shall be required for the Oversight Board to take action.
(5) Removal
(A) In general
Any member of the Oversight Board appointed under subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) may be removed at the will of the President.
(6) Claims
(A) In general
Members of the Oversight Board who are described in subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) shall have no personal liability under Federal law with respect to any claim arising out of or resulting from an act or omission by such member within the scope of service as a member.
(B) Effect on other law
This paragraph shall not be construed—
(i) to affect any other immunities and protections that may be available to such member under applicable law with respect to such transactions;
(c) General responsibilities
(1) Oversight
(A) In general
The Oversight Board shall oversee the Internal Revenue Service in its administration, management, conduct, direction, and supervision of the execution and application of the internal revenue laws or related statutes and tax conventions to which the United States is a party.
(B) Mission of IRS
As part of its oversight functions described in subparagraph (A), the Oversight Board shall ensure that the organization and operation of the Internal Revenue Service allows it to carry out its mission.
(2) Exceptions
The Oversight Board shall have no responsibilities or authority with respect to—
(A) the development and formulation of Federal tax policy relating to existing or proposed internal revenue laws, related statutes, and tax conventions,
(B) specific law enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service, including specific compliance activities such as examinations, collection activities, and criminal investigations,
(d) Specific responsibilities
The Oversight Board shall have the following specific responsibilities:
(1) Strategic plans
To review and approve strategic plans of the Internal Revenue Service, including the establishment of—
(2) Operational plans
To review the operational functions of the Internal Revenue Service, including—
(3) Management
(A) recommend to the President candidates for appointment as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and recommend to the President the removal of the Commissioner;
(B) review the Commissioner's selection, evaluation, and compensation of Internal Revenue Service senior executives who have program management responsibility over significant functions of the Internal Revenue Service; and
(4) Budget
(A) review and approve the budget request of the Internal Revenue Service prepared by the Commissioner;
(5) Taxpayer protection
To ensure the proper treatment of taxpayers by the employees of the Internal Revenue Service.
The Secretary shall submit the budget request referred to in paragraph (4)(B) for any fiscal year to the President who shall submit such request, without revision, to Congress together with the President's annual budget request for the Internal Revenue Service for such fiscal year.
(e) Board personnel matters
(1) Compensation of members
(A) In general
Each member of the Oversight Board who—
shall be compensated at a rate of $30,000 per year. All other members shall serve without compensation for such service.
(2) Travel expenses
(A) In general
The members of the Oversight Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, to attend meetings of the Oversight Board and, with the advance approval of the Chairperson of the Oversight Board, while otherwise away from their homes or regular places of business for purposes of duties as a member of the Oversight Board.
(3) Staff
(A) In general
The Chairperson of the Oversight Board may appoint and terminate any personnel that may be necessary to enable the Board to perform its duties.
(f) Administrative matters
(1) Chair
(A) Term
The members of the Oversight Board shall elect for a 2-year term a chairperson from among the members appointed under subsection (b)(1)(A).
(2) Meetings
The Oversight Board shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as the Chairperson determines appropriate.
(3) Reports
(A) Annual
The Oversight Board shall each year report with respect to the conduct of its responsibilities under this title to the President, the Committees on Ways and Means, Government Reform and Oversight, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Finance, Governmental Affairs, and Appropriations of the Senate.
(B) Additional report
Upon a determination by the Oversight Board under subsection (c)(1)(B) that the organization and operation of the Internal Revenue Service are not allowing it to carry out its mission, the Oversight Board shall report such determination to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
Source(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 915; Pub. L. 93–406, title II, § 1051(a),Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 951; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), (B),Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(f)(2),Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1059; Pub. L. 100–647, title VI, § 6235(a),Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3737; Pub. L. 104–168, title I, § 101(a), (b)(2),July 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 1453, 1455; Pub. L. 105–206, title I, § 1101(a),July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 691; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(7) [title III, § 319(27)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–648.)
References in Text
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (b)(3)(A), is Pub. L. 95–521, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1824, as amended. Title I of the Act is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 ofPub. L. 95–521in the Appendix to Title 5 and Tables.
2000—Subsec. (b)(2)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 106–554substituted a comma for semicolon before "and".
1998—Pub. L. 105–206amended section catchline and text of section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions which: in subsec. (a), declared that there shall be in the Department of the Treasury a Commissioner of Internal Revenue, appointed by the President, with such duties and powers as prescribed by Secretary of the Treasury; in subsec. (b), established Office of Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations to carry out functions with respect to organizations exempt from tax and with respect to plans to which part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 applied; in subsec. (c), established Office for Taxpayer Services such as telephone, walk-in, and taxpayer educational services, and design and production of forms; and in subsec. (d), established Office of Taxpayer Advocate and set forth functions of Office and responsibilities of Commissioner regarding response to recommendations of Office. See section 7803 of this title.
1996—Pub. L. 104–168, § 101(b)(2), substituted "Commissioners; Taxpayer Advocate." for "Commissioner (Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations)" in section catchline.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–168, § 101(a), added subsec. (d).
1988—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–647added subsec. (c).
1982—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–258redesignated existing provisions as par. (1), added par. (1) heading, and added par. (2). Par. (2) is based on provisions that appeared in section 1037 of former Title 31, Money and Finance, prior to enactment of Title 31 by Pub. L. 97–258.
1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(b)(13)(B), substituted "Secretary of the Treasury" for "Secretary" after "prescribed by the".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(b)(13)(A), struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary".
1974—Pub. L. 93–406designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
Change of Name
Committee on Governmental Affairs of Senate changed to Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of Senate, effective Jan. 4, 2005, by Senate Resolution No. 445, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Oct. 9, 2004.
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105–206, title I, § 1101(d),July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 697, provided that:
"(1) In general.—The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 4946 and 6103 of this title] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [July 22, 1998].
"(2) Initial nominations to internal revenue service oversight board.—The President shall submit the initial nominations under section 7802 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, to the Senate not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 22, 1998].
"(3) Effect on actions prior to appointment of oversight board.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to invalidate the actions and authority of the Internal Revenue Service prior to the appointment of the members of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board."
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–168, title I, § 101(c),July 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 1456, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 7811 of this title] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [July 30, 1996]."
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–647, title VI, § 6235(c),Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3737, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 10, 1988]."
Effective Date of 1974 Amendment
Pub. L. 93–406, title II, § 1051(d),Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 951, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 5108 and 5109 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees] shall take effect on the 90th day after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 2, 1974]."
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Ed Slattery, who has been with the Police Department for just over a year, was shot in the shoulder during a police chase early Tuesday morning. The Police Department said in a statement Friday that he is recovering slowly but is expected to eventually expected to return to work.
Prior to joining the police force in Pueblo, Slattery was an 11-year veteran of the Canon City Police Department.
Detective James Olonia, an 11-year veteran of the Pueblo Police Department, has been identified as the one who shot and killed the suspect.
Earlier in the week, police released the names of the suspects involved. They are 32-year-old Christopher Tavares, 22-year-old Marquis Robinson and 21-year-old Kenneth Hastings; both are from Colorado Springs.
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- 1 What are the major differences between Joomla! 2.5 and 3.0?
- 2 How long is each Joomla! version supported?
- 3 I'm building a brand new site. Should I launch a Joomla! 2.5 site or a 3.0 site?
- 4 If I launch a Joomla! 3.0 site, will I be able to install extensions?
- 5 How do I get a Joomla! 3.0 template?
- 6 How do I find Joomla! 3.0 compatible extensions?
- 7 Will my Joomla! 2.5 extensions work with Joomla! 3.0?
- 8 What happens if I launch a Joomla! 3.0 site, but the extension I want is for a 2.5 site?
- 9 Should I update from Joomla! 2.5 to 3.0?
- 10 I have a 2.5 site and I see a that the Joomla! update manager lets me upgrade to 3.0; should I do it since it's letting me?
- 11 What's next after Joomla 3.0?
- 12 Okay, I'm ready and want to upgrade. How do I do the upgrade?
- 13 But what if I'm on Joomla 1.5. Will my site break? Do I migrate to 2.5 or 3.0?
- 14 OK, final question. Where can I get more information about Joomla 3?
What are the major differences between Joomla! 2.5 and 3.0?
<translate> The most noticeable difference is the totally revamped administrator, which is updated to a modern design with many simpler and more friendly user-interfaces. Also, starting with Joomla! 3.0, Joomla! is now device responsive. Simply, Joomla! is mobile friendly and can be used with any modern device. </translate>
<translate> In addition, there are dozens of improvements to the details of all of the Joomla core. Some highlights are: </translate>
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A new installer which you will notice when creating a new Joomla! 3.x install.</translate>
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Joomla! 3 is packed with goodies for extension developers, such as Bootstrap support and jQuery support.</translate>
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Joomla! 3.2
- Content version control
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- Built-in Joomla! Extensions Finder as an onsite interface to the Joomla! Extensions Directory (that currently lists over 6,000 extensions) providing one-click extensions installation
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How long is each Joomla! version supported?
How long is each Joomla! version supported?
I'm building a brand new site. Should I launch a Joomla! 2.5 site or a 3.0 site?
<translate> Joomla! 2.5 reached EOS (end of support) the 31 Dec 2014. That means that since that day it will recieve no further attention or support from the Joomla! Project. No more maintenance or security releases. So you should not start a new site with Joomla! 2.5, but always Joomla! 3.3 or greater. </translate>
<translate> Sites that are currently on Joomla! 2.5 are encouraged to start planning now for a migration to 3.3 or greater now. We've provided a one-click upgrade from Joomla! 2.5 to any Joomla! 3 version and you just have to make sure that all your extensions and template are compatible with Joomla! 3.x before upgrading. See Planning for Mini-Migration - Joomla 2.5 to 3.x (See the "How do I find Joomla 3.x compatible extensions?" FAQ below for more information) </translate>
<translate> See also: Why Migrate and all the related pages.</translate>
If I launch a Joomla! 3.0 site, will I be able to install extensions?
<translate> Yes, you will be able to install extensions compatible with Joomla! 3.x. The Joomla! Extensions Directory™ (JED) will have a compatible icon to know which extensions are Joomla 3.x compatible; however, the best place to check is the developer's site. </translate>
How do I get a Joomla! 3.0 template?
<translate> Template companies are offering Joomla! 3 templates at present, taking advantage of Joomla! 3's responsive design. Also, please note that some Joomla! 2.5 templates will work in Joomla! 3 without any issues or any changes needed, but some will not. It's best to consult with the template's developer on this. </translate>
How do I find Joomla! 3.0 compatible extensions?
<translate> Visit Joomla! Extensions Directory™ (JED), which will have compatible icons to let you know which extensions are Joomla 3.x compatible; however, the best place to check is your extension developer's site. </translate>
Will my Joomla! 2.5 extensions work with Joomla! 3.0?
<translate> Extensions that are native to Joomla! 2.5 should work on Joomla! 3.0 with very little change, if any. Components and templates will need the most work, while modules and plugins should work without issue (assuming they do not use deprecated methods). Extensions that support Joomla! 2.5 and 1.5 in the same package will likely not work right away, until the developers update them for Joomla! 3 compatibility. </translate>
<translate> In short, it depends on the extension. The Joomla! Project has made the process relatively easy for most extensions, however for some extensions it's going to take some work. To be certain, let the developers of the extensions know that you want to use their extension on Joomla 3 and consult with their documentation. </translate>
What happens if I launch a Joomla! 3.0 site, but the extension I want is for a 2.5 site?
<translate> You need to speak with the extension developer to see if they have plans to release that extension for Joomla! 3 in the immediate future. Developers do have to make some changes but how extensive they are depends on the extension.
Should I update from Joomla! 2.5 to 3.0?
<translate> In most cases, you will need to start planning on an upgrade to Joomla! 3.x ASAP. Joomla! 2.5 has reached EOS (end of support) as of December 31st of 2014. Joomla 3 is stable and should be the choice for production sites. </translate>
<translate> You will need to verify your template and components will work with Joomla! 3.x before upgrading. All core components are upgrade ready right now. </translate>
<translate> Please see Why Migrate for more details on migration from 2.5 to 3.x. </translate>
I have a 2.5 site and I see a that the Joomla! update manager lets me upgrade to 3.0; should I do it since it's letting me?
<translate> Not unless you're 1000% sure. By default, Joomla will not let you update to 3.x unless you activate the option within the Joomla! Update component (administrator >> Component >> Joomla! Update >> Options >> Update server >> Short Term Support). If for some reason you've changed this, and you'd like the updater to stop letting you upgrade, change the setting to Long Term Support. After making this change, you'll only receive updates for Joomla! 2.5. </translate>
<translate> Notice: You should not upgrade from Joomla! 2.5 to Joomla! 3.x unless you are certain that all of your additionally installed extensions (from third party developers), especially templates, are Joomla! 3.x ready or have a Joomla! 3.x version that you can upgrade to. You should only upgrade from 2.5 to 3.x on a development site not on your live site. See Why Migrate and follow the pages for more information on upgrading from 2.5 to 3.x. </translate>
What's next after Joomla 3.0?
<translate> Joomla! 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and more. Joomla's new development strategy is announced here, please read the full text of the development strategy for more information. </translate>
<translate> A quick summary, if you are using any version of Joomla! except Joomla 3.5.1, you should consider updating or migrating ASAP! There will no longer be a Long Term Support Version with a .5 designation. The latest version of Joomla is the Long Term Support Version. See Joomla! CMS versions for a listing of current and future releases. </translate>
<translate> Joomla! 1.5 has not been supported for since the end of 2012 and Joomla! 2.5 is EOS (end of support) since 31 Dec 2014. Simply, you should be using Joomla! 3.5.1. </translate>
Okay, I'm ready and want to upgrade. How do I do the upgrade?
- First, review the system requirements for Joomla! 3.x and make sure that your server environment meets those requirements.
- Second, make sure that all your extensions (especially, your templates) are Joomla 3.x compatible.
- Third, create a test site and test the upgrade on the test site first.
- Fourth, consult a trusted developer if you're not 100% certain about anything.
- Fifth, make a full backup of your site (files and database).
<translate> Once ready, go to the Joomla! Update component. Click on options and change the setting to Short Term Support. Save. You should be notified of the availability of Joomla! 3.x. Click the button to install. Clear your browser's cache to make sure you see the latest changes. That's it!
Finally, double check and make sure that everything is working properly. </translate>
<translate> See Planning for Mini-Migration - Joomla! 2.5 to 3.x and Joomla! 2.5 to 3.x Step by Step Migration for detailed instructions.
Note: On some hosts you may need to use alternative update methods such as using the extensions installer. </translate>
But what if I'm on Joomla 1.5. Will my site break? Do I migrate to 2.5 or 3.0?
OK, final question. Where can I get more information about Joomla 3?
<translate> You can get more information at http://www.joomla.org/3.</translate>
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Vero Beach (Fla.) cornerback Sean Paul enjoyed his official visit to Wake Forest Sept. 8-9."I enjoyed the game (Wake Forest vs. North Carolina)," Paul said. "I felt like I was at home. They toured me around, and I got to meet the head of the academic program.""Some of the [Wake] players are from the area I'm close to, so if you're a Florida boy you're going to have connections."Wake Forest freshman outside linebacker Kevis Jones, who is from Oakland Park, Fla. was Paul's host."He was pretty good," Paul said. "I already talked to him before I went to the visit, so I kind of got a preview of kind of how he acts."Tim Duffie and Ray McCartney are pursuing him for the Demon Deacons."I like the DB coach [Duffie] a lot, [and] I'm really comfortable with the players," Paul said. "My main thing I was kind of looking for [was] a family atmosphere.""I have a good relationship with them. We get along real well. They're on the same page as me."The 6-feet and 180-pounder, who is rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, said Wake is recruiting him to play cornerback, but that he may see time at nickel back if he chooses the Deacs."I can adjust really well," Paul said. "I play basically every cover-scheme: cover one, two, three, [and] four. My coaches are really showing me a lot."In three games this season Paul has made seven tackles, and is averaging 19.5 yards per punt return. He recorded 32 tackles (23 solo and nine assists), an interception, defended seven passes, forced, recovered and returned a fumble 74 yards for a touchdown, and blocked a punt and a field goal last season.Paul said he also often hears from Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida International, Louisville and North Illinois."I'm planning on visiting NIU coming up at the end of the month," Paul said. "They just got a couple of our guys last year. I'm trying to schedule something with Louisville. I don't want to waste these last two visits.""Academically of course Wake Forest is really strong. I like the business school there. I only got to go to Wake for the first time, so I'm still trying to figure out everything. I'm probably going to do it [choose a school] toward the of the year it looks like, but I'm still kind of focused, trying to get along and see what all schools are up there."And by end of the year Paul means by the end of the football season."[I'm looking for] a family-type atmosphere and the program with the right coaches and the right people I can get along with," Paul said. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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The Gold Line is an 11.2-mile electric commuter rail transit line that will connect Denver Union Station to Wheat Ridge, passing through northwest Denver, Adams County and Arvada. There are eight stations: Denver Union Station, 41st/Fox, Pecos, Federal, Sheridan, Olde Town Arvada, Arvada Ridge and Ward Road.
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I love the Eye-fi 16g pro x2 card. It eliminates the USB cable when operating tethered Can't tell you how many time people have tripped over the cable. It's true that transferring RAW photos takes a little time but my Sony A77 and MacBook Pro handles it very well.
The only negative thing I would say is the they need to make it clearer on the packaging the the Mobi card only works with mobile devices. Like everyone else I hate reading instructions


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Icyman2 wrote:We are not talking about nerfing talisman but your argument is way way off.
Icyman2 wrote:Hellsmoke
10 attack to another unit on close.
Gets drained by exorcist doll on opponent's side of the field.
Can't field him and exo doll on your field.
One talisman of disruption and your whole game is lost (you've lost a unit, probably don't want to revive him unless you're running POM 1st ss, and will have a lot of sp from him dying early game).
Weak to other undead hate cards.
Saw talisman being mentioned there.


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27 U.S. Code § 122a - Injunctive relief in Federal district court
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(a) Definitions
In this section—
(1) the term "attorney general" means the attorney general or other chief law enforcement officer of a State or the designee thereof;
(2) the term "intoxicating liquor" means any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquor of any kind;
(3) the term "person" means any individual and any partnership, corporation, company, firm, society, association, joint stock company, trust, or other entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property, but does not include a State or agency thereof; and
(b) Action by State attorney general
If the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person is engaged in, or has engaged in, any act that would constitute a violation of a State law regulating the importation or transportation of any intoxicating liquor, the attorney general may bring a civil action in accordance with this section for injunctive relief (including a preliminary or permanent injunction) against the person, as the attorney general determines to be necessary to—
(c) Federal jurisdiction
(1) In general
The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over any action brought under this section by an attorney general against any person, except one licensed or otherwise authorized to produce, sell, or store intoxicating liquor in such State.
(2) Venue
(3) Form of relief
An action under this section is limited to actions seeking injunctive relief (a preliminary and/or permanent injunction).
(d) Requirements for injunctions and orders
(1) In general
In any action brought under this section, upon a proper showing by the attorney general of the State, the court may issue a preliminary or permanent injunction to restrain a violation of this section. A proper showing under this paragraph shall require that a State prove by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation of State law as described in subsection (b) of this section has taken place or is taking place.
(2) Additional showing for preliminary injunction
No preliminary injunction may be granted except upon—
(A) evidence demonstrating the probability of irreparable injury if injunctive relief is not granted; and
(3) Notice
No preliminary or permanent injunction may be issued under paragraph (1) without notice to the adverse party and an opportunity for a hearing.
(4) Form and scope of order
Any preliminary or permanent injunction entered in an action brought under this section shall—
(C) describe in reasonable detail, and not by reference to the complaint or other document, the act or acts sought to be restrained; and
(5) Admissibility of evidence
In a hearing on an application for a permanent injunction, any evidence previously received on an application for a preliminary injunction in connection with the same civil action and that would otherwise be admissible, may be made a part of the record of the hearing on the permanent injunction.
(e) Rules of construction
This section shall be construed only to extend the jurisdiction of Federal courts in connection with State law that is a valid exercise of power vested in the States—
(1) under the twenty-first article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States as such article of amendment is interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States including interpretations in conjunction with other provisions of the Constitution of the United States; and
(2) under section 122 of this title as such section is interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States; but shall not be construed to grant to States any additional power.
(f) Additional remedies
Source(Mar. 1, 1913, ch. 90, § 2, as added Pub. L. 106–386, div. C, § 2004(a),Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1546.)
Effective Date
Pub. L. 106–386, div. C, § 2004(b),Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1548, provided that: "This section [enacting this section and section 122b of this title and provisions set out as a note under this section] and the amendments made by this section shall become effective 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 2000]."
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Very nice work! Have some rep
I never took the time to post the finished maps of Trakorien and Argond. This is a commission I did 2012 for a swedish roleplaying game called "Svavevinter" (Roughly "Sulphurwinter") for the company Fria Ligan.
Trakorien is a region map of four islands and Argond is a part of the world (with the Islands of Trakorien).
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"That sounds... incredibly complicated, but there's no doubt the result is fantastic." /Diamond
Very nice work! Have some rep
You did those? Awesome! I always liked the map style a lot. Will we see more of the world?
Btw the english quickstart rules is in no small part my achievement ... i pestered swedish talking people on rpg.net so hard that one of them did it just to shut me up
I hope we will see a full english game!
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Fine looking maps!
Thank you all for the rep and the comments!
"That sounds... incredibly complicated, but there's no doubt the result is fantastic." /Diamond
Very, very good. The style and colours are great.
Beautiful, very professional looking
Massive amount of work. very old Viking feel. Can hear the horns of the raiders.
Great map for a great world
Bra jobbat!
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The government is warning doctors and hospitals not to use any product from the specialty pharmacy that made the steroid suspected in a meningitis outbreak.
An official with the Food and Drug Administration said tests found contamination in a sealed vial of the steroid at the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts. Tests are under way to determine if it is the same fungus blamed in the outbreak.
Federal officials on Thursday also updated the number of cases in the outbreak. Five people have died and 30 people in six states are ill. All received steroid shots for back pain.
The pharmacy issued a recall last week and has shut down operations. The steroid was sent to 75 facilities in 23 states.
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Kohler K-6417-2-K4
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Vol State Career Fair and Veterans Session Coming up September 25The Fall Job Career Fair at Volunteer State Community College will have dozens of employers on site and a special career session for military veterans. The fair provides an opportunity for job seekers to talk directly with the people responsible for hiring at many area companies. Participants are encouraged to bring their resumes. The college will also present a panel discussion called "Vets Next Steps!" from 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. in the Rochelle Center of the Thigpen Library. The speakers include Tennessee Representative Courtney Rogers; Mark May, Coordinator of Veteran Affairs with the Tennessee Career Center in Gallatin; David Link, President of the White House VFW; and Ken Hanson, Coordinator of Vol State Veteran Affairs. They will provide tips and answer questions about transitioning from the military to the civilian workforce.
The Fall Job Career Fair is free and open to all job seekers. It will be held in the gym at the Pickel Field House on Wednesday, September 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteer State Community College is located at 1480 Nashville Pike in Gallatin. For more information call 615-230-3307 or visit www.volstate.edu/Placement


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Death Comes for el Comandante: Hugo Chávez (19542013)
By Tim PadgettMarch 05, 2013
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in Caracas on Nov. 27, 2009
Like his idol, Fidel Castro, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was one of the most garrulous and pugnacious leaders Latin America has ever known. That makes his death in Caracas today, March 5, at age 58, after a long and secrecy-shrouded fight with a cancer whose type he refused to disclose, feel all the more incongruous: Chávez, who for all of his 14-year rule was as loud and ubiquitous a fixture in Venezuela and Latin America as salsa music on the sidewalks, departed the stage in uncharacteristic silence after not having been seen or heard from publicly for three months.
But Chávezs demise is likely to spark a constitutional upheaval inside Venezuela, where he and his socialist, anti-U.S. revolution controlled the worlds largest oil reserves and where an electorate bitterly polarized over his heavy-handed governance must now hold a new presidential election within the next month. The most hotly debated issue is sure to be Chávez himself and his frenetic legacy whether his firebrand reign in the end represented an advance or a setback for the Latin American left.
(MORE: Remembering Hugo Chávez: A Demagogues Career in Quotes)
Chávez called himself a 21st century socialist. In reality he was a throwback to the dogmatic and authoritarian 20th century socialism of Castro, Cubas former dictator, and to the 19th century caudillo tradition of Chávezs demigod, South American independence hero Simón Bolívar. Chávez hoped that being democratically elected would obscure the fact that he didnt govern all that democratically. It didnt. So its tempting to dismiss him as an anachronism, a vulgar populist famous for gratuitous yanquibashing for calling then U.S. President George W. Bush a malodorous devil at the U.N. in 2006 an erratic and messianic retro-revolutionary whose countrys vast petrowealth let him indulge his Marxist nostalgia.
Chávez was all of those things. But if he was a leader behind his times, he still managed to influence them. Voters dont make a radical like Chávez their head of state unless theyre mad as hell, and his stunning ascent in fact altered the western hemispheres conversation when it needed to be altered. When Chávez was first elected in 1998, postCold War Latin America was awash in free-market reforms. Those changes were necessary, but their negligent implementation only widened the regions already epic inequality. Chávezs bellicose neo-statism was hardly the antidote, but his Bolivarian revolution, which steered Venezuelas oil riches to the barrios for a change, was a wake-up call. It reopened the door for the Latin American left and, fortunately, more moderates than Marxists walked through it including former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva whose capitalist-socialist third way has since helped narrow the regions wealth gap and brought countries like Chile to the brink of development.
(MORE: The Loyal Lieutenant: In Hugo Chávezs Absence, Nicolás Maduros Stature Grows)
Leftists like Lula, in fact, are the genuine 21st century socialists, and their rise made the more doctrinaire Chávez less influential well before his cancer was diagnosed in the summer of 2011. Ironically, you can trace that decline back to September 2006, when oil prices were soaring and Chávez was at the height of his power and popularity at home and across the developing world. He could taunt Bush at the U.N. and hear applause from Caracas to Karachi yet in a TIME interview the day after that speech, he all but forecast how his global and regional relevance would wither from then on.
As he drank a succession of guayoyos, or cups of Venezuelan coffee, Chávez told me with his famously caffeinated conviction that he now planned to turn even harder leftward. I no longer think a third way is possible, he said, in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. Capitalism is the way of the devil and exploitation. Only socialism can create a genuine society.
After winning another six-year term by a landslide three months later, Chávez did turn further left. But chasing the mirage of ideological purity, be it capitalist or socialist, too often creates its own demons, especially authoritarian government and mismanaged economies. Chávez was never quite the dictator his critics claimed, and he did reduce Venezuelas inexcusably high poverty a large reason he won re-election last October despite Venezuelas growing economic and security problems. Even as cancer made it hard for him to campaign, he remained the nations most popular political figure and defeated his opposition challenger by 11 points. Nonetheless, thanks to his own reckless and arrogant impulses, history isnt likely to remember Chávez as fondly as his followers will.
(PHOTOS: Rise of Chavez: The Late Venezuelan Presidents Path to Power)
Its less likely to recall him as the crusader who toppled Venezuelas criminally corrupt oligarchy in 1998, and more as the demagogue who led a failed but bloody coup in 1992. Or as the President who oversaw disastrous property and business expropriations, media responsibility laws that made insulting el comandante a criminal offense and the elimination of presidential-term limits that he hoped would let him rule for life. It will view him less as the reformer who enfranchised Venezuelas poor and more as the blowhard who presided over food shortages, the worlds highest inflation rate and South Americas worst violent crime rate. Less as the Bolivarian who worked for Latin American integration and countered U.S. hegemony in the Americas, and more as the polarizer who hurled sophomoric insults at Washington as well as foes at home like his centrist opponent in last years election, Henrique Capriles, whom he called a low-life pig during a national TV address.
From the Plains to the Putsch
Either way, its not so surprising that Chávez favored the communism of Castro over the centrism of Lula. Born in rural Sabaneta, Venezuela, in central Barinas state, on July 28, 1954, Chávez grew up poor on the llanos, or plains, raised largely by a grandmother instead of his teacher parents. In Barinas he absorbed the sort of nationalist Marxism that got a boost in 1959 from Castros revolution in Cuba. Chávez learned to demonize the admittedly imperialista U.S. of that era and to deify Caracas-born Bolívar. He exalted the llaneros, the oft-defiant plains cowboys embodied by his great-grandfather, who had led a revolt against an early 20th century dictator.
Chávezs schoolmates called him Tribilín, or Goofy, and made fun of his rustic shoes. But like so many Venezuelan lads of his social class, he found redemption in baseball (he was a good enough pitcher to get a tryout from the pros) and the army, where his Bolivarian self-image and his resentment of Venezuelas venal, Washington-backed upper crust helped form an officer poised for rebellion and convinced of his own grandiose destiny. As Venezuelan journalists Alberto Barrera and Cristina Marcano note in their Chávez biography, Hugo Chávez Sin Uniforme (Hugo Chávez Out of Uniform), the military cadet had a knack for drawing parallels between landmark events in his life and historic events involving Latin American icons like Bolívar (whose remains Chávez would exhume in 2010 for a macabre autopsy).


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46 U.S. Code § 12111 - Registry endorsement
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(a) Requirements.— A registry endorsement may be issued for a vessel that satisfies the requirements of section 12103 of this title.
(b) Authorized Activity.— A vessel for which a registry endorsement is issued may engage in foreign trade or trade with Guam, American Samoa, Wake, Midway, or Kingman Reef.
(c) Certain Vessels Owned by Trusts.—
(1) Nonapplication of beneficiary citizenship requirement.— For the issuance of a certificate of documentation with only a registry endorsement, the beneficiaries of a trust are not required to be citizens of the United States if the trust qualifies under paragraph (2) and the vessel is subject to a charter to a citizen of the United States.
(2) Requirements for trust to qualify.—
(A) In general.— Subject to subparagraph (B), a trust qualifies under this paragraph with respect to a vessel only if—
(ii) the application for documentation of the vessel includes the affidavit of each trustee stating that the trustee is not aware of any reason involving a beneficiary of the trust that is not a citizen of the United States, or involving any other person that is not a citizen of the United States, as a result of which the beneficiary or other person would hold more than 25 percent of the aggregate power to influence or limit the exercise of the authority of the trustee with respect to matters involving any ownership or operation of the vessel that may adversely affect the interests of the United States.
(B) Authority of non-citizens.— If any person that is not a citizen of the United States has authority to direct or participate in directing a trustee for a trust in matters involving any ownership or operation of the vessel that may adversely affect the interests of the United States or in removing a trustee for a trust without cause, either directly or indirectly through the control of another person, the trust is not qualified under this paragraph unless the trust instrument provides that persons who are not citizens of the United States may not hold more than 25 percent of the aggregate authority to so direct or remove a trustee.
(3) Citizenship of person chartering vessel.— If a person chartering a vessel from a trust that qualifies under paragraph (2) is a citizen of the United States under section 50501 of this title, the vessel is deemed to be owned by a citizen of the United States for purposes of that section and related laws, except chapter 531 of this title.
(d) Activities Involving Mobile Offshore Drilling Units.—
(1) In general.— Only a vessel for which a certificate of documentation with a registry endorsement is issued may engage in—
(A) the setting, relocation, or recovery of the anchors or other mooring equipment of a mobile offshore drilling unit that is located over the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 (a))); or
(2) Coastwise trade not authorized.— Nothing in paragraph (1) authorizes the employment in the coastwise trade of a vessel that does not meet the requirements of section 12112 of this title.
Source(Pub. L. 109–304, § 5,Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1494; Pub. L. 109–241, title III, § 310,July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 529; Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXV, § 3525(a)(1), (b),Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 600, 601.)
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 12111,Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 588; Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 103(a),Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4749; Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 301(d)(2)(A),Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3916; Pub. L. 107–295, title II, § 205(c),Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2096, originally derived from section 65o of former Title 46, Shipping, related to surrender and invalidation of certificates of documentation, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 109–304. See sections 12135 and 12136 of this title.
2008—Pub. L. 110–181, § 3525(b), repealed Pub. L. 109–241, § 310. See 2006 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–181, § 3525(a)(1), incorporated the substance of the amendment by Pub. L. 109–241, § 310, into this section by adding subsec. (d). See 2006 Amendment note below and section 18(a) ofPub. L. 109–304, set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding section 101 of this title.
2006—Pub. L. 109–241, § 310, which directed the amendment of former section 12105 of this title from which this section was derived in part, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–181, § 3525(b). See 2008 Amendment note for subsec. (d) and Historical and Revision notes above.
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OMCA believes that partnership is at the heart of rich and diverse programming, exhibitions, and successful civic engagement. Partnership with local organizations and individuals is key to creating a more thriving and revitalized community. The Museum has had over 150 collaborators in the past decade and looks forward to expanding this effort.
OMCA is creating the basis of a local arts network by developing sustained partnerships with Oakland arts and wellness organizations located in nearby neighborhoods.
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