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Ash's Pikachu is an electric-type Pokémon owned by Ash. He is the first Pokémon Ash ever had and is always by Ash's side. He is also a constant target for Team Rocket. They tried to capture him, but, on the few occasions that they do, their plans are thwarted by Ash and his friends.
Pikachu was Ash's Starter Pokémon, given to him by Professor Oak. Ash showed up late to pick his first Pokémon so he got stuck with Pikachu. Though he didn't like Ash at first, Ash demonstrated willingness to sacrifice himself for Pikachu, and they quickly became friends. Pikachu, who is rather independent in general, believes that he is strong enough without evolving and refuses to evolve into a Raichu even when he was easily beaten by Lt. Surge's Raichu. Later in Ash's adventure in the Sinnoh region, Pikachu was given another chance to evolve after being seriously injured by another Raichu but once again he refused.
Early in the series, Pikachu was given an operation to increase the strength of the electric sacs in his cheeks in order to beat the first Gym Leader, Brock. Despite of this, Pikachu can also get a cold and go out of control when he cannot release his electricity. Most notably, exposure to a magnetic field will cause Pikachu to get a cold. This has been done to him three times in the series, two times by Team Rocket and one time by Zekrom: the first time, Pikachu was cured when the extra electricity was used in attacks against a group of Grimer and Muk, and in the second time was inadvertently cured by one of Team Rocket's battery robots, which subsequently overloaded and exploded. The last time is when Professor Juniper heals him after Ash's battle with Trip in Unova.
Many of the Pokémon animated shorts with all-Pokémon dialogue have featured Pikachu as the main character, and as the main voice of reason. As such, Pikachu is often a leader, helping to break up conflicts among other Pokémon.
Pikachu is one of Ash's most powerful Pokémon being able to defeat pseudo-legendary Pokémon such as Metagross and Dragonite and even actual legendary Pokémon such as Regice. He was also capable of fighting Tobias' powerful Latios to a draw, despite the fact that Electric-type moves are not very effective against Dragon-types. He also fought Norman's Vigoroth to a draw (during the rematch). Pikachu was used in many of Ash's Gym Battle Frontier and League battles, being able to defeat Juan's Milotic, Lt. Surge's Raichu (although this was during their rematch), Clair's Gyarados, Crasher Wake's Gyarados, Volkner's Electivire, Roxanne's Nosepass and her Geodude, Brock's Geodude and Onix, Roark's Onix, Brandon's Regice, Roxie's Garbodor, Trip's Serperior, and countless other opponents.
However there are times when Pikachu gets beaten fairly easily. For example he was easily defeated by Lt. Surge's Raichu during their first battle, was no match for Sabrina's Kadabra, got knocked out by a single Night Shade from Morty's Gastly, which was Morty's weakest Pokémon, was overwhelmed by Fantina's Drifblim despite his type advantage, lost against Norman's Vigoroth in their first battle, landing only one blow in the process and was defeated in many other battles during his journey with Ash. Despite these defeats Pikachu was considered to be one of Ash's most powerful Pokémon, alongside Charizard, Sceptile, Infernape, and Snorlax.
Pikachu's high level of electrical power has even allowed him to defeat Ground types more than once by using Electric attacks, which normally would do no damage at all. This is notably impossible in the games, where Ground-types take no damage from Electric-type moves under any circumstances, no matter how powerful they are. Whilst travelling through Hoenn, Pikachu learned how to use Iron Tail, which has become one of his signature moves, granting him a technique that will hurt a Ground-type normally, especially if they are also part Rock-type, as many Ground-types are. However it was seen many times that Pikachu got defeated by its Type Advantaged Pokémon.
A running gag is how he burns all of main female character's bike with Thunderbolt, which, in turn results in that girl following Ash, except for Iris following Ash after she and Ash bumped into each other. Pikachu also has a fondness for ketchup, which is seen multiple times in the anime.
Pikachu is Ash's best friend. Pikachu has always been there for Ash and also takes a leader position for the team.
Known moves
|Pokémon - I Choose You!
|Thunderbolt +
|Showdown in Pewter City
|Electric Shock Showdown
|Quick Attack +
|Electric Shock Showdown
|Showdown at Dark City
|Double Edge
|Friend and Foe Alike
|Tackle -
|The Double Trouble Header
|Leer -
|Hour of the Houndour
|Iron Tail +
|All Things Bright and Beautifly!
|Volt Tackle
|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure!
|Electro Ball +
|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!
|+ indicates this Pokémon used this move recently.*
- indicates this Pokémon normally can't use this move.
Voice actresses
- Rachael Lillis (original voice in some episodes of the English version of the Pokémon anime.)
- Ikue Ōtani (present- in both the Japanese and English-language versions of the Pokémon anime.)
- Pikachu is Ash's only Electric-type Pokémon and was the only Electric-type owned by a main character in the anime until the capture of Dawn's Pachirisu.
- When Ash received Pikachu from Professor Oak, his Poké Ball had a lightning bolt on the top part.
- Because Pikachu doesn't like being inside his Poké Ball, it has only been seen a few times since the first episode. The first was against Brock when Pikachu was being attacked brutally by Onix and the second was in the episode Snow Way Out when Ash becomes worried about the safety of his Pokémon in the cave's freezing conditions. Both times Ash's attempted return of Pikachu was blocked, by Onix the first time and by Pikachu the second.
- Pikachu had a chubby appearance in the beginning of the series, but lost the weight for a more slender appearance Generation II onward.
- Ash attempted to evolve Pikachu with the Thunder Stone after he lost to Lt. Surge's Raichu, but Pikachu chose not to evolve because he wanted to prove that he can defeat stronger Pokémon without evolving.
- Pikachu occasionally has acted as a responsible leader of the main cast's Pokémon, mainly Ash's Pokémon.
- In the season one episode "Showdown at Dark City," Pikachu displayed a strong fondness for ketchup. In fact, when the ketchup bottle he was carrying was smashed, Pikachu was seen crying over the smashed ketchup bottle. This could be an indication on how close Pikachu's relationship with Ash is, since his last name is phonetically similar to ketchup.
- In the Season One episode "Ash Catches a Pokémon," when Team Rocket was trying to steal Pikachu, Meowth accidentally says that Ash's Pikachu's power exceeds the power level he would possess as a Raichu.
- In Climbing the Tower of Success, a Thunder Stone was tossed to Ash, thus it almost landed on Pikachu which would cause him to evolve. However, Ash was scared about Pikachu evolving, so he prevented this, which contradicts to the time he offered Pikachu a Thunder Stone to evolve. The most likely reason is that Ash now knows Pikachu doesn't want to evolve (and likes keeping him the way he is and respects his wishes), which is supported in the Diamond and Pearl generation episode Pika and Goliath.
- Both Ash's Pikachu and Snorlax are evolved baby Pokémon, but in that generation they are the first forms.
- Pikachu had a special event for the Generation IV of Pokémon Games knowing the moves Pikachu had in Sinnoh League Victors.
- Ash's Pikachu is finally confirmed male in Where No Togepi Has Gone Before! after being hit by Togepi's Attract. This is also when Jessie's Yanmega was confirmed female.
- Pikachu seems to have a great dislike, or even hatred, against Team Rocket's Meowth. As after Meowth and his team got away from the failed rail road mission in Unova, Pikachu still exerted a lot of anger and Ash had to hold him down. While Meowth was in Ash's group, Pikachu was the one to always be suspicious of Meowth's loyalty. This could stem from the fact that every time Pikachu started to trust Meowth, Meowth then betrayed that same trust.
- Ash's Pikachu is the most recognizable Pokémon, therefore being the main face of Pokémon.
- Somehow, for every region Ash has traveled through with Pikachu, he has always been for the most part surpassed in power by another Pokémon that Ash catches and trains until they fully evolve or learn new moves.
- Beginning from Hoenn onward, every time Ash and Pikachu enter a new region, Pikachu has been exposed to high levels of electricity or magnetism, before or after arrival, and loses control of his own electricity, becomes confused, and runs away, forcing Ash to chase after him.
- This could explain why Pikachu's strength is "reset" each time they start a new region.
- Pikachu has had many moves over the seasons, but the amount it now actively uses has been lowered to only four.
- Pikachu is very fond of battling and takes part in almost all of Ash's Gym Battles. Pikachu has a great willingness of continuing to fight till the end, even if he's getting tired to continue.
- Despite Pikachu's absence from the Unova Dex and not being native to the Unova region, a Trainer's Pikachu can be seen in Castelia City, and another Pikachu is depicted on a billboard. Also, there are several Pikachu-shaped hedges in Striaton City.
- Pikachu's hatred of being in a Poké Ball made him the last and hardest to be captured by Mewtwo in the Pokemon movie Pokemon the First Movie.
- Pikachu is the only Pokémon in the anime to defeat two Legendary Pokémon without being a Legendary Pokémon himself. His first victory against a Legendary Pokémon was when he defeated Brandon's Regice and the second was when he knocked out Tobias ' Latios, although the battle against Latios ended as a draw rather than a victory.
- Pikachu was also the first of Ash's Pokémon to habitually disobey him. Primeape and Charizard would also follow suit and are better remembered for their disobedience than Pikachu.
- Dawn's Buneary shows romance for Pikachu, it is unknown that Pikachu feels the same.
- In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure and PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, Pikachu plays the role of the (silent) protagonist.
- Pikachu learned no move during Diamond & Pearl Series.
- ^ IL001: Pokémon - I Choose You!, the end of Pikachu's tail is straight


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An ECG or chest X-ray may be helpful but is not needed in every case. Laboratory tests are usually not helpful.
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In Lamar's first three games of his Dallas Mavericks inaugural season his numbers are, well lets just say not so Laker-ish. He's 4-27 in field goals, 1-11 behind the arc and consequently has only scored a total of 14 points with an average of 5PPG/4RPG. Finding his role in Dallas has proven to be more difficult than his natural transition as a Laker.
To compare oranges to apples, in Lamar's first three games of his Laker debut in the 2004-05 season he was averaging 14PPG/11RPG/2BLK/3STL/3AST. Granted Odom was given more playing time but that goes to show that Lamar's role for the Lakers was more valuable than his current role for the Mavs sitting on the bench only averaging 21 minutes.
Looking back Gasol handled the vetoed trade in a much different manner than Odom. Pau kept his composure and went back to work despite his name continuously being brought up in trade rumors. His professionalism stood out while Odom looked for the nearest exit sign. Lamar voiced his frustrations on the air waves and demanded to be traded. The Lakers then made his demands a quick reality and sent him to Dallas. In retrospect maybe Lamar should've cooled down before being so reactive, perhaps a reaction fueled by a drama queen reality TV star wife.
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May 5, 2016
A high school principal who was charged with DWI this past weekend is taking annual leave while the school district investigates what happened.
Randy Millar, principal at Mattamuskeet High School in Hyde County, was arrested Saturday afternoon by state troopers. They say the man was driving a county-owned vehicle when it wrecked on U.S. 264 near Swan Quarter.
The Highway Patrol says the 57-year-old's blood alcohol content was .11, while .08 is considered drunk driving in the state.
Superintendent Dr. Randolph Latimore says Millar, who became principal at the beginning of this school year, is out on annual leave as the school system reviews the situation.
Millar has a March 6th court date on the DWI charge.
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The principal at a local high school is facing charges for driving while impaired in a school-owned vehicle.
The Highway Patrol tells WITN that Mattamuskeet High School Principal Randy Millar was charged with DWI over the weekend.
Troopers say the 57-year-old's blood alcohol level was .11, while .08 is considered drunk driving in North Carolina.
The Highway Patrol say Millar was traveling on US 264 E near Swan Quarter around 12:45 p.m. Saturday, when he took a curve too fast, crossed the center line, over-corrected and crashed into an utility pole before coming to rest in grassy area, near a pond.
They say the 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Millar was driving belongs to the Hyde County School Board and received damage to the driver's side fender.
In a statement, Superintendent Dr. Randolph Latimore says the school system is reviewing the situation and that Millar will not be returning to the school, pending the outcome of their investigation.
Hyde County Schools would not say whether Millar was suspended from his job or is taking voluntary time away from his job.
Millar has a March 6th court date.
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1975: Jefferson Starship gave a free concert in New York's Central Park. The band and a New York radio station ended up paying $14,000 for damage and park cleanup.
1981: The Who's first album without Keith Moon, "Face Dances," went gold, but was considered a disappointment, even to the band itself.
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The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the partition and distribution of the assets of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah between the mixed-blood and full-blood members thereof; for the termination of Federal supervision over the trust, and restricted property, of the mixed-blood members of said tribe; and for a development program for the full-blood members thereof, to assist them in preparing for termination of Federal supervision over their property.
Source(Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1009, § 1,68 Stat. 868.)
Repeal of Inconsistent Laws
Act Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1009, § 29,68 Stat. 878, provided that: "All Acts or parts of Acts, inconsistent with this Act [this subchapter] are hereby repealed insofar as they affect the tribe or its members."
Act Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1009, § 30,68 Stat. 878, provided that: "If any provision of this Act [this subchapter], or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby."
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May 6, 2016
The history of the first black school in Pitt County rounds out our Black History reports for the month.
Known as G.R. Whitfield today, back in 1916 when the first classes started, it was the Pitt County Training School.
Iva Ray Hawkins is a former student. She says, "We had dormitories for the students that could not afford to attend school every day because of the traveling and distance"
The dormitories were necessary because the school serviced students from all over the county.
At that time education was important, but whether or not the kids went to school was determined more by weather than an official schedule. Hawkins says, "When the weather was bad, the students could only come to school, but during the harvesting season when the weather was good, students had to stay out of school to maintain the crops for the survival of the families"
After harvesting the crops each year, the students had to each bring two bunches of tobacco to donate to the school. Hawkins says that was so they could buy their own gym equipment.
G.R. Whitfield will celebrate its 100 year anniversary in 2016 and organizers are already putting things in place to make the event extra special.
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
San Diego Summertime
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- Emmie.. said...
This lady has got style!
- July 9, 2013 at 11:30 AM
- Catherine said...
Thank you for posting a picture of fabulous California ladies.....it's true, our car culture in the 'burbs and country farms may be the reason for not seeing how women dress. In our "walking cities" - San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Ventura, you MAY find some folks who want to get dolled up.....I AM ONE OF THEM, but mostly you see the same ho hum, boring uniforms.
- July 9, 2013 at 1:40 PM
- That's Not My Age said...
That looks like a very cool summer outfit. I know what you mean about the car thing - we walk everywhere in London & once took a bus trip to the Hamptons from NYC. We walked to our B&B from the station, people thought we were insane!
- July 9, 2013 at 3:52 PM
- Chic Trends said...
Love this. The flowers and the color gives the look so much life.
Best, x http://chictrends.co.uk/
- July 9, 2013 at 4:54 PM
- Hana - Marmota said...
I can't get over how similar the fabric of her clothes is to our curtains... only the curtains have white flowers on them as well. I love that combination of light warm yellow with red flowers. :-)
- July 9, 2013 at 5:25 PM
- goldnfiber said...
Age is not factor for fashion. Gorgeous and looking cool!
- July 10, 2013 at 1:01 AM
- The Style Crone said...
Your Mom does have a great eye indeed!
- July 10, 2013 at 9:46 AM
- Lily Rose said...
LOVE, LOVE LOVE! Hope I'm this stylish.
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The Panel-Box Cooker is a working prototype solar cooker, designed by Paul Hedrick, living in Seattle, Washington. The catalyst for this design approach came from Pat McArdle's request to advance design possibilities for an inexpensive durable solar cooker, that can be disassembled and stored flat. The request also included finding an alternative to using the typical turkey roasting bag for a cooking enclosure. While the the turkey bags are inexpensive, and can in theory be used many times, they can be soiled when pots are removed from the bags and hot food happens to spill in the bag. Then they must be discarded, as the cookers are often used in areas where available water is quite precious, and the bags cannot be rinsed out.
The Panel-Box Cooker combines the technologies of both a solar panel cooker and a solar box cooker. The cooking enclosure assembles to become a rigid box, and uses part of the panel reflectors to provide the back and the bottom of the enclosure. The reflector panels are fabricated from plastic flute board, which hinge together using plastic zip-ties, and are covered with reflective material. The bottom, sides and front panels hinge together as one piece, and the two-piece rear reflector as another. Both can be folded flat without further disassembly. The rear reflector uses a notched slot to connect to each of the cooker sides. Once the panels are in place, four rigid pieces of twin-wall polycarbonate notch into the reflector panels forming the cooking enclosure. The assembled enclosure is 25 cm(10") x 25 cm(10") x 18 cm(7") high, once narrow cross pieces of polycarbonate are fitted into the bottom of the enclosure to raise the cook pot off the cooker base.
The twin-wall polycarbonate material is usually used for greenhouse glazing and is UV protected, and provides some insulation for the cooking chamber. And though the cooking enclosure is not a totally sealed box, it has proved to cook as well as the turkey bags. Because it can be dissembled, it can be easily wiped clean for reuse.
Fabrication of the cooker requires only a utility razor knife, hole punch, and pliers. Cutting the polycarbonate material with a utility knife requires a steady hand. There have been some wrinkling problems with laminating tinfoil to the flute board. The flute board expands some from ambient heat sources, and when it cools it will wrinkle the tinfoil a little. While it doesn't look so great, it does not appear to affect performance. Applied 10 cm(4") metal tape strips appear to adhere better than tinfoil applied with spray glue. Also the black color of the flute board probably also does not help with material expansion, but it was the only color easily at hand when work began.
The side reflectors stay in a fixed position, while the front and rear reflectors can be raised to create a solar bowl when the sun is overhead, and tipped forward when the sun is low. The rear reflector redirects considerable light in this position, and lowering the front reflector avoids shadowing the cooking enclosure, as well as redirecting light. The adjustable reflectors hold their position using office stationary clips. Behind the rear reflector there is a shelf area to place rocks, to stabilize the cooker in windy conditions. Adjustable reflectors are an important feature to include in a cooker designed to stay flat on the ground.
When disassembled and folded flat, the cooker fits into a 76 cm(30") x 46 cm(18") x 5 cm(2") space. Fabricating the reflectors requires a 122 cm(48") x 122 cm(48") piece of flute board.
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Summer is the best time of the year to plan for a beach holiday. But in the excitement of going on a holiday we tend to pack excess luggage which is not even required or some people will forget to pack essential stuff required on a beach holiday. But if you make a list of all the small to big things required will help being more organized and let you enjoy your holiday stress and hassle free. So let's go through a list of some necessary stuff you must pack for your summery beach vacation:


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Suzumebachi (スズメバチ, Suzumebachi) was the leader, and only female member, of the Kamizuru clan. She and her brothers claimed to be grandchildren of the First Tsuchikage, the founder of Iwagakure.
She has no fear of using underhanded techniques to get what she desires. This is shown when seeing Konoha shinobi searching for the bikōchū. Upon their arrival she determines that they are genin lacking power enough to stop her. She then decides that they should let genin do the work for them and steal the beetle from them after.
She has hatred for the Aburame clan stating that they were the catalyst for the downfall of their clan. She plans to kill all those involved with Shino and him regardless if they find the beetle because of this hatred.
She will stop at nothing to fulfil her goal of bringing honour to her clan, even kidnapping Hinata and using her as bait for a trap.
Suzumebachi had shoulder-length brown hair with a single lock falling into her face, and steel-grey eyes with orange marking in the corner. She wore what appeared to be an altered, purple kimono dress with red trimmings. She also wore a yellow sash around her waist and thigh-length stockings that merged into her sandals.
Suzumebachi was a very strong and knowledgeable kunoichi, which was the reason she became the leader of her small group while searching for the bikōchū. She is shown to be very deceptive, cleverly using clones made out of honey and explosive tags to trap and kill her clueless opponents. She could also use the Hiding with Camouflage Technique.
Bee techniques
As a member of the Kamizuru clan, Suzumebachi's fighting style resolved around the usage of bees. She was well versed in her clans techniques, such as a technique that summons bees, which burst into sticky honey when killed, and a technique that fires the bees' stingers at opponents. Suzumebachi is also able to summon a giant queen bee that can spit honey at her enemies. She could also use her insects to perform an explosive attack. The stings of her bees were poisonous and force the victim to fall asleep in seconds.
Nature Transformation
Suzumebachi had the ability to create a bee hive made out of rock to lure her enemies inside.
Part I
Search for the Bikōchū Arc
She and her two brothers, Jibachi and Kurobachi, travelled to a forest to capture the bikōchū beetle in order to restore her clan's name. Once they spotted Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyūga, and Naruto Uzumaki, they decided to let them find the beetle first, and then take it from them. To do this, she kidnapped Hinata. But when her Giant Bee was defeated by Hinata's Protection of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, she was the only one to survive being crushed. Suzumebachi then attempted one last attempt to avenge her clan by summoning a Giant Bee, but she was promptly defeated by Naruto Uzumaki's Rasengan.
- "Suzumebachi" can be translated to literally mean "sparrow bee" (by breaking down the name, with "suzume" being "sparrow" and "hachi" being "bee") - the name for the Asian giant hornet, the most dangerous wasp in the world. It is also can be translated to "hornet", which is hinted by the way her techniques revolve around hornets.
- Suzumebachi and her siblings didn't wear Iwagakure forehead protectors because they longed for recognition from their village after their clan's loss against the Aburame clan.
- She made an omake appearance in episode 161. She was seen standing next to Ibiki Morino as the Might Guy and Rock Lee impersonators, Potcha and Mondai, entered the village.


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SMART GRID GURUS: Paul Fetherland
HECO AMI director taking careful, measured approach
Published In: Intelligent Utility Magazine March/April 2010
WHILE PAUL FETHERLAND HAS ONLY worked as AMI director at Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) since 2007, he is no stranger to the industry, or to HECO.
Fetherland joined HECO in 1992, and directed its customer technology applications division for 13 years before stepping outside the company for a year in the software development world, and then returning to HECO to head up its AMI work.
''During the bulk of my career at HECO, I have worked on the customer side of the fence, researching and implementing a range of electro technologies, from ultraviolet germicidal irradiation to ice thermal energy storage, as well as advanced heat pump water heating systems and Web-based control systems,'' he said. ''This was the fun part of working at the utility-helping customers to make the best use of our product and being able to better understand our customers in their real-life operations.''
That's not to say that he's not having fun now in the AMI role, too. With a pervasive AMI network in the planning stages, FetherIand's division is responsible for all aspects of the future AMI program for HECO, Maui Electric Company and Hawaii Electric Light Company, including the operation of a pilot network of 9,000 AMI meters on Oahu. HECO's AMI division is also participating in the Smart Grid Roadmapping process.
''As in a typical utility AMI project, my team and I are responsible for program definition, front-end (AMI system) and back-end (meter data management system) software implementation and overall project execution as well as providing support in areas such as regulatory approval, financial analysis, contract management, pilot scale testing, and integration with the customer information system,'' Fetherland explained. ''The HECO companies are at the early stages of their Smart Grid Roadmap development, documenting the 'as-is' state, working towards the definition of a 'future' state and performing the traditional gap analysis.''
Historic path to energy sustainability
To better understand the smart grid path HECO is embarking upon, a bit of history is in order to set the stage. In late October 2008, an historic agreement was signed between the state of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric companies. This energy agreement, part of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, sets Hawaii on a path to supply 40 percent of its electricity needs and 70 percent of overall energy needs (including transportation) using clean sources by 2030.
For a state now more than 90 percent dependent on imported fossil fuels, this is a monumental shift in energy focus, with only 20 years in which to make an epic change. In 2009, the Hawaii State Legislature moved to etch this goal into law, and established a renewable portfolio standard of 40 percent, and an energy efficiency standard of 30 percent, by 2030.
The connection of renewable energy to Hawaii's electrical grid is obviously going to play a huge part in the shift. ''Hawaii is experiencing an increasingly rapid penetration of renewables throughout the state, including distributed generation sources such as photovoltaic and wind energy systems,'' Fetherland said. This pace will only be further hastened by the feed-in tariff guidelines established by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission in 2009.
''Compared to many parts of the mainland United States, the penetration of renewable systems in Hawaii is already proving to be a challenge to grid operations,'' he said. ''From that perspective, smart grid applications can serve an immediate need at the HECO Companies.''
The challenge, Fetherland said, is to develop a comprehensive, multi-phased plan over the short, immediate and long term. ''The short-term plan would be designed to maximize the return on existing assets, while the intermediate term would focus on how to transition from the current state to a future state with increasing numbers of smart grid devices and software tools to help utility operators manage the grid safely and effectively in the face of distributed energy resources,'' he noted. And, with a pervasive AMI network deep into the planning stages, it's also imperative to understand the manner and extent to which this network can play in the Islands' smart grid future.
Opportunities and challenges on the road
Each of the HECO companies has a unique grid, with varying degrees of renewable energy on each. ''This presents some unique opportunities amongst the three operating companies, as well as some unique challenges,'' Fetherland said. ''As many utilities have also discovered, the HECO companies have identified a core need to develop a detailed communications network to support the smart grid, and we are working to assess the manner and extent to which an AMI network can play in this area as part of its Smart Grid Roadmap and subsequent efforts.''
Looking ahead to 2020, Fetherland says the HECO Companies' goals are likely to include the ability to incorporate large, variable generation into its grid; model and manage dynamic stability issues; integrate significant levels of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles into the utility's grid; and provide widespread sensing and control functions using pervasive and secure communications.
''The large potential investments in smart grid technologies, and the competition for capital, makes it important to take a careful, measured approach to their planning and implementation,'' he said.


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Quite a lot of people map with a CC license which is quite free so if you can get one where its attribution only or non commercial and you are not selling the map then I would have thought that this would be alright. If the app is sold as a demo with the map in it then that would not be ok. Some people here just make them public domain too but there is no method to seach for them and check which ones are or are not - you will have to look at the text.
BTW, I watched the video (but without any sound if there was any) and I totally don't get what the point of the app is from that.


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In any case where the construction cost of levees or flood walls included in any authorized project can be substantially reduced by the evacuation of a portion or all of the area proposed to be protected and by the elimination of that portion or all of the area from the protection to be afforded by the project, the Chief of Engineers may modify the plan of said project so as to eliminate said portion or all of the area: Provided, That a sum not substantially exceeding the amount thus saved in construction cost may be expended by the Chief of Engineers, or in his discretion may be transferred to any other appropriate Federal agency for expenditure, toward the evacuation of the locality eliminated from protection and the rehabilitation of the persons so evacuated: And provided further, That the Chief of Engineers may, if he so desires, enter into agreement with States, local agencies, or the individuals concerned for the accomplishment by them, of such evacuation and rehabilitation and for their reimbursement from said sum for expenditures actually incurred by them for this purpose.
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Australian and New Zealand Gardening: BROMELIADS FOR NOVICES & ADDICTS JULY & AUGUST 2012, 5 by splinter1804
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Hi everyone - Well I've been flat out like a toe counter in a centipede factory. We had our workshop last Saturday and now I have to get plants ready for our monthly meeting next Saturday as well as preparing plants for exhibition and sales at our annual show the weekend after, so its head down and bum up.
Has anyone heard from Colleen? It seems this back injury is hanging on for a lot longer than she originally thought it would. I can just imagine the difficulty shes having trying to look after two young boys on her own with a crook back. However now the warm weather is coming it should make it a bit more comfortable for her.
Anyway get well soon Colleen and also anyone else whos on the sick list.
Sue - These Nudicaulis seedlings that all the experts said would just be selfings are certainly proving them all wrong arent they? They seem to all have the Nudicaulis scapes and upright inflorescence and the Gamosepala flowers; and as you say, the ones with the white flowers do look a bit like Ae Nivea.
So far Ive had varied flower colours right through from white, pale blue, deep blue/purple, mauve and purple petals, combined with the main body of the flowers which have been pale pink, apricot, tangerine, coral, deep lolly pink and magenta; so quite a cross section of colour. Thats what makes hybridizing and fiddling with seeds so interesting, you never know what youre going to get.
Today I was looking at a couple of Bills I pollinated a few weeks ago and they still look like they might be making seed pods. Does anyone know how long they take before they are ripe? What about you Wendy, how long did yours take to ripen?
Its easy to tell that spring is almost here, all of the Ae. recurvatas are starting to show some colour. The ones in my yard with the most colour are the ones growing in whats left of the old Peppercorn Tree which had to be half cut down because it was dying. I had previously grown some recurvata pups on a couple of branches, but since the top half of the tree has gone they are getting unrestricted sun and are really starting to colour up nicely and in a week or two they should be a mass of bright orange.
Well thats about all I have time for today so Ill finish with a few pics which D.G. has got all out of order somehow. Pic 5 is Neo Mesmerize a nice hybrid by Rob Smythe of Townsville, Pic 1 is Neo Burgundy Moss which is unregistered so I have no idea who made it, Pic 2 is Neo Rosatina x concentrica; one of the larger Neos with a diameter of about 22, Pic 3 is one of the many clones of Neo Correia-araujoi which is a bit bigger still and pic 4 (a not very good shot) of the top of whats left of my old Peppercorn Tree which is the home for a few Ae. Recurvatas.
All the best, Nev.
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I think there is a place in the market for this type of camera...
Just got to get the price right... !
The only thing that worries me - April Fools Day is fast approaching! - Is this another elaborate fool being created here.. remember Chris Marquardt and his pin hole camera 2 years ago, and how the interest ballooned over that concept. It got everybody thinking could this be for real.... He received loads of interest emails and orders!
I'm wondering whether we are seeing the same thing... Watch out for posts... If and its a big IF (in my book) its for real I'd buy one! and post all my photos off to friends around the world for keep sakes!
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We've been waiting for a tangible version of the Instagram Socialmatic concept camera since ARD Studio introduced the idea in May of last year.
Intended as the Instagram app icon come to life, the imagined stand-alone digital camera would both share images on the popular photo-sharing social network and print them á la Polaroid. Initial conceptualized specs included 16GB of SD storage, a 4:3 touchscreen display, LED flash, optical zoom, both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and a built-in printer. Printed images would bare users' Instagram handles and a QR code that other Socialmatic shooters can scan in order to follow the Instagram feed.
The concept is now closer to becoming a reality following new agreements between Socialmatic LLC and C & A Marketing that allows the company to produce and market cameras and accessories under the Polaroid brand owned by PLR IP Holdings, LLC. The deal includes the newly branded Polaroid Socialmatic Camera and includes camera bags, lenses, filters and other camera accessories.
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OI015: A Shipful of Shivers
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Ash and friends arrive at Moro Island where there's an Orange League trophy from 300 years ago on display at the museum. Only it was stolen by (who else?) Team Rocket. They follow them out to see when a thick fog appears and out of nowhere a ghost ship does too. After team Rocket tries (and fails) to get the trophy back Haunter posseses Meowth so it can speak with Ash and Friends about why the trophy should stay with them. Gastly provided illusionary visual aids making them experience the sensation of traveling back in time. They see the history of the captain, how he perished and how 300 years later deep-sea explorers took his most prized possession and unknowingly awaken Gastly and Haunter. Gastly also shows Ash and co. that the captain was a great Pokémon trainer and he had earned the trophy. After seeing this Ash agreed that the trophy should go back to its rightful owner. After they get off the ship it floats away into the heavens, and thus, Ash and friends continue on their journey.
- This is the second episode where a Pokémon used Meowth to speak through it by possession. The first being IL019, Tentacool and Tentacruel.
- The Orange League was founded over 300 years ago, given the existence of a trophy from that long ago. It is unknown how this compares to the other Leagues in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn etc.
- Despite the ship sinking violently in a storm, the trophy and Gastly and Haunter's PokeBalls were still neatly arranged on the table when the divers found them.
- For some reason, the divers that took the trophy from the ship completely ignored the two PokeBalls right in front of it, despite being of historical value just by their presence on the shipwreck.
- Gastly and Haunter's story omits the ultimate fate of the Captain after his sink sank, although he has clearly died by the time they are awakened.
- Gastly and Haunter were shown to be kept within modern PokeBalls despite being from 300 years ago. However, Pokemon 4Ever - Celebi: Voice of the Forest would show trainers such as Samuel Oak using primitive wooden-looking PokeBalls only 40 years ago, making the regular red/white PokeBalls a relatively recent invention.
- 300 years ago humans still used horse and wagons and didn't have cameras, yet in the pokemon world they had cameras and pokeballs back then. One explanation is that human technology was around back then, it just advanced very slowly to what it is now. Another explanation is that the picture was taken in the modern era and ash and co are 300 years in the future, which can explain many adance technologies such as the pokeballs, pokeball teleportation system, porygon, pokedex, dextar, etc.
- The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Gastly.
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fourth amendment: an overview
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." Ultimately, these words endeavor to protect two fundamental liberty interests - the right to privacy and freedom from arbitrary invasions.
A search occurs when an expectation of privacy that society considers reasonable is infringed by a governmental employee or by an agent of the government. Private individuals who are not acting in either capacity are exempt from the Fourth Amendment prohibitions.
A seizure refers to the interference with an individual's possessory interest in property. To meet the definition of an unreasonable seizure, the property's owner must have had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the items seized. A person is seized when law enforcement personnel use physical force to restrain the person if a reasonable person in the same or a similar situation would not feel free to leave the situation. The previous owner of abandoned property cannot allege an unreasonable seizure of that abandoned property. Abandoned property is property left behind by its owner in a manner in which the owner abandons the possessory interest in the property and no longer retains a reasonable expectation of privacy with regard to the search.
The prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures particularly affects the work of law enforcement personnel by restricting the actions that they may take in performing a criminal investigation; however, the ban also disallows unreasonable searches and seizures in the civil litigation context. Law enforcement may only conduct a search if individualized suspicion motivates the search. The Fourth Amendment prohibits generalized searches, unless extraordinary circumstances place the general public in danger.
To sue regarding an alleged Fourth Amendment violation, the plaintiff must have standing. Standing with respect to Fourth Amendment violations requires that the plaintiff have had a legitimate expectation of privacy at the searched location. A legitimate expectation of privacy must meet both the subjective and objective tests of reasonableness. The subjective test requires that the plaintiff actually and genuinely expected privacy, and the objective test requires that given the circumstances, a reasonable person in the same or a similar situation would have expected privacy as well.
The Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution applies the Fourth Amendment's provisions against the states as well as the federal government. See Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961).
The Exclusionary Rule
Courts ordinarily suppress evidence obtained during an unreasonable search or seizure and offered against the accused. See Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961). This rule, known as the exclusionary rule, applies equally to both the investigatory and accusatory stages of a criminal prosecution.
The Warrant Requirement
In order to avoid illegally searching or seizing the property of a suspect, law enforcement personnel typically obtain search warrants. To obtain a search warrant, law enforcement must show probable cause, must support the showing by oath or affirmation, and must describe in particularity the place they will search and the items they will seize. A judge can find probable cause only be examining the totality of the circumstances.
Different types of warrants exist. A knock-and-announce warrant requires law enforcement personnel to knock on the door of a residence and announce their identity before entering, giving the owner or occupier an opportunity to answer the door. In 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that law enforcement's failure to knock or announce when in possession of a knock-and-announce warrant does not necessitate use of the exclusionary rule. See Hudson v. Michigan, 547 U.S. 586 (2006).
No-knock warrants allow law enforcement personnel to enter a building or home without announcing their presence and without knocking on the door first. Courts reserve these warrants for situations in which a building's owner or occupier could destroy the sought-after evidence by the time law enforcement waits for the owner or occupier to open the door.
An anticipatory warrant grants police officers a warrant that becomes valid after some future triggering condition occurs. Courts reserve these types of warrants for situations in which police have probable cause that at some future time evidence in a particular location will become available. Although United States v. Grubbs presented a challenge to the constitutionality of this type of warrant, the U.S. Supreme Court found that anticipatory warrants do not violate the Fourth Amendment's Warrant Clause. 547 U.S. 90 (2006).
Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement
Exceptions to the warrant requirement exist, however. The plain view doctrine is one exception. Pursuant to the plain view doctrine, if a government agent takes possession of property not included within the warrant but that was in the plain view of the government agent, then the property may be taken. A seizure of evidence in plain view does not compromise any further expectation of privacy than that already compromised by the warrant and thus serves as the rationale behind the plain view doctrine.
Officers can also search and seize objects on a person if the officer has placed the person under arrest. This exception extends to situations in which the police in good-faith mistakenly arrest the wrong suspect and seize contraband during the search. If a suspect, either during a traffic stop or otherwise, makes a furtive gesture, the gesture justifies a limited warrantless police intrusion.
At times exigent circumstances will make obtaining a warrant impractical. The law permits officers to make warrantless searches and seizures if they find that exigent circumstances exist and that they have probable cause. An exigent circumstance exists when an officer has a compelling need to take official action but lacks the time needed to acquire a warrant. Determining probable cause in this context requires a consideration of the totality of the circumstances to determine whether an officer acted in accord with a high probability that the search would turn up contraband or evidence. The decision maker must examine the facts making up the totality of the circumstances from the viewpoint of an objectively reasonable officer prior to making the arrest.
If officers enter a residence or building without a warrant to assist in an emergency, the entry does not violate the Fourth Amendment.
If the officer receives consent to make a search without a warrant, the search does not violate the Fourth Amendment. The consent must be given voluntarily, which means the giver must give it unequivocally, specifically, and intelligently. Consent must not have resulted from coercion or duress. Similarly, a third-person may give consent for law enforcement to search a house or premises if the third-person lawfully owns or occupies the premises. However, if two residents are present and one consents but the other objects, the rights of the objecting party override the other party's consent. See Georgia v. Randolph, 547 U.S. 103 (2006). Police can then use any evidence or contraband obtained against another person who resides in the residence or on the premises but did not give consent. Employers can consent to a police search of areas within its building, excluding areas specifically assigned to an employee at a place of business. Landlords cannot permit the search of a leased premises.
The law treats staff and faculty members of public educational insitutions as agents of the government. Therefore, the Fourth Amendment applies to public school employees, but a less stringent standard prevails. In the context of public school searches, employees may perform a search on the condition that they have reasonable suspicion. Reasonable suspicion requires a rational basis upon which to believe that a student possesses contraband or has committed a crime. Hunches, rumors, or guesses do not constitute reasonable suspicion.
Searches made at or near the border are also exempt from warrant requirements.
Electronic Searches and Seizures
The interplay between the Fourth Amendment and electronic searches and seizures has received much attention from the courts in recent years. With the advent of the internet and increased popularity of computers, law enforcement has witnessed a continually increasing amount of crime occurring electronically. Consequently, evidence of such crime can often be found on computers, hard drives, or other electronic devices. Yet, the parameters of the Fourth Amendment do not cease in the realm of searching electronic devices.
Many electronic search cases have involved whether law enforcement can search the company-owned computer that an employee uses to conduct business. Although the case law is split, the majority holds that employees do not have legitimate expectations of privacy with regard to information stored on company-owned computers. In the 2010 case of City of Ontario v. Quon (08-1332), the Supreme Court extended this lack of an expectation of privacy to text messages sent and received on a public employer-owned pager.
Electronic surveillance and wiretapping has also caused a significant amount of Fourth Amendment litigation lately.
The USA PATRIOT Act
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Congress and the President enacted legislation to strengthen the intelligence gathering community's ability to combat domestic terrorism. Entitled the USA Patriot Act, the legislation's provisions aimed to increase the ability of law enforcement to search email and telephonic communications in addition to medical, financial, and library records.
One provision permitted law enforcement to obtain access to tapping stored voicemails by obtaining a basic search warrant rather than a surveillance warrant. Obtaining the former requires a much lower evidentiary showing.A highly-controversial provision of the Act included permission for law enforcement to use sneak-and-peak warrants. A sneak-and-peak warrant is a warrant in which law enforcement can delay notifying the property owner about the warrant's issuance. In an Oregon federal district court case that drew national attention, Judge Ann Aiken struck down the use of sneak-and-peak warrants as unconstitutionally violative of the Fourth Amendment. See 504 F.Supp.2d 1023 (D. Or. 2007).
The Patriot Act also expanded the practice of using National Security Letters (NSL). An NSL is an administrative subpoena that requires certain persons, groups, organizations, or companies to provide documents about certain persons. These documents typically involve telephone, email, and financial records. NSLs also carry a gag order, meaning the person or persons responsible for complying cannot mention the existence of the NSL. Under Patriot Act provisions, law enforcement can use NSLs when investigating U.S. citizens, even when law enforcement does not think the individual under investigation has committed a crime. The Department of Homeland security has used NSLs frequently since its inception. By using an NSL, an agency has no responsibility to first obtain a warrant or court order before conducting its search of records.
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Forrest Gumps' Jenny Shrimp Boat
In 1994, Director Robert Zemeckis and Paramount Pictures released an instant American classic film, Forrest Gump. Never before had a movie captured the most formative period in United States' history , from the early 1950s to the late 1960s, in such and interesting and moving way. Forrest Gump rang so true and moved so many people that it grossed over $670 million dollars in theaters worldwide. In fact, Forrest Gump was so acclaimed that it received thirteen Academy Award nominations and won seven Oscars, including for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Leading Actor. As with all great movies, certain scenes having a last affect in pop-culture, this is no different with Forrest Gump. Who could forget about the Bubba-Gump Shrimp Company Forrest started with Lieutenant Dan in honor of their fallen friend Bubba? Still today, people happily utter Bubba-Gump shrimp every time they see a shrimping boat.
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Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan - Armenia (Chapter)
This is the Armenia chapter from Lonely Planet's Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan guidebook.
Despite past woes, Armenia has built its memorials, dusted itself off and moved on. Easily visited highlights include ancient monasteries, candlelit churches and high-walled forts – but lasting impressions lie more with the gracious, humble and easy-going Armenians themselves.
- immerse yourself in the lively cultural life, buzzing cafe scene and wealth of museums in the capital, Yerevan
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- go exploring in the idyllic Yeghegis Valley, peppered with quaint villages, old churches and even a mysterious Jewish cemetery
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- break for a few days in Dilijan for some fine mountain scenery, hiking trails and its revitalised historic old town
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The Power of Independent Thinking
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Charles V. Peña on WTOP radio discusses the need to withdraw more troops from Afghanistan.
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Kenji Kasen
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- "Yardie pushers line Liberty's streets selling packets of SPANK like they were selling hotdogs!"
- ―Kenji Kasen
Kenji Kasen (Japanese:' 加瀬健治, Kasen Kenji) was a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a main character in Grand Theft Auto III (set in 2001). He is the brother of Asuka and Kazuki Kasen, and the co-leader of the Yakuza alongside his sister Asuka. He is also the brother-in-law of Toshiko Kasen possible relative of Kanbu and is possibly the father of Yuka, Asuka's niece. He is voiced by Les J.N. Mau, who has also appeared in television shows such as Law & Order.
Life up to 2001
Kenji Kasen was born and raised in Liberty City with his older siblings Asuka and Kazuki, joining the Yakuza.
In 2001 Kenji opened his casino, Kenji's Casino, in Torrington, the same place his brother Kazuki had owned his casino. Kenji joins his sister in becoming the co-leader of the Yakuza and begins to employ Claude on advice from his sister. He has Claude prove himself, despite Asuka's assurances, and, due to his fierce belief in loyalty, has him break Kanbu out of prison.
Kenji, impressed with Claude's ability, has him collect three sports cars and deposit them in a garage, ambush a deal between the Colombian Cartel and the Uptown Yardies, collect briefcases of protection money and kill many members of the Uptown Yardies who were selling the drug SPANK.
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Payment on account and matching VAT codes
Hi, I buy safety wear from a supplier and after I have made the purchase order, I phone the supplier and pay over the phone.I don't want a credit account with this supplier, I like it this way. I record this transaction as a payment on account into the supplier's account and when I do, I am presented with the question as to which VAT rate to apply. I then choose T1 - 20% When the goods arrive, the next day, the supplier gices me the invoice and the debit card chit. I then process the invoice, and this is where things get sticky. Gloves are charged at 20% VAT (T1), but Safety Boots are Exempt ( I use T9).If I use T9 for the boots, then post the invoice, I run into problems when I try to match the payment with the invoice. Sage tells me that the tax codes don't match so I can't continue. I've made my own workaround, that is to give the boots a T1 code and overtype the VAT value generated with zeros, but I'm not sure what, if any, effect this might have for VAT returns. Am I doing something wrong, is there a setting somewhere or can anyone suggest an alternative workaround? Thanks in advance. PS. Sage version =Sage Accounts Professional 2010Version 16.00.17.0154
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Sorry to any readers - I cut and paste this into the box, there were paragraphs then, but they seem to have been stripped away.
The workaround is generally to enter the transactions as normal with the correct tax codes. Prior to allocating, go to Error Corrections and change just the tax code on one of the transactions so they both match - make the allocation then go back in to Error Corrections and change the tax code back again.
Payment on account and matching VAT codes
Firstly you should not be using T9 as this is only for non trading transactions like payment to HMRC and the value of the net will not appear on your VAT return - you should be using T0 for non VATable items
This is only happening because you are on VAT cash accounting scheme.
I suggest the best way round this is not to post the payment until after you have posted the invoice. When you match the payment against the invoice only the amount of VAT actually invoiced will posted as that part of the payment
Sorry if this is a bit confused as had to type it quick as a client just arrived
Sage cannot deal with it correctly ...
A 'workaround' should not really be necessary because to my certain knowledge Sage has known about this issue for 5+ years and has chosen to do nothing about the matter; whilst at the same time continuing to release new versions of the program and consistently ignoring this fix
Sage should allow the 'on account' amount to be entered without any allocation to VAT because as you quite rightly say at the time a purchase order is raised you do not know the VAT, which only becomes crystalised at the point when the goods are sold
This is an absolute Sage 'howler' but the only way out of your predicament are the previous postings
The knock on effect is that with cash accounting in this situation the VAT reports will show incorrect VAT (against the POA) because in order to enter the transaction Sage has forced the user to enter a VAT rate which could be the wrong one
5.1 Deposits
The rules about deposits are in Notice 700 The VAT Guide. If you receive or pay a deposit which serves as an advance payment, you must account for it in accordance with the rules in paragraphs 4.4 and 4.5.
Unfortunately nowhere does HMRC address how you pay VAT when the trader has taken a deposit and does no know the associated VAT rate for the goods. Although having spoken to HMRC Policy Unit they have expressed an opinion that clearly you cannot pay the VAT until you know what it is
Interesting anomaly - but whichever way it goes Sage should not force a VAT rate to be entered when it is not known
I have a similar situation ...
... with CIS.
I post the invoice in full, and then a credit for the CIS, but unless they are both the same T code SAGE will not let me match them to the payment, so when you run the VAT return you have to manually adjust the net sales otherwise they are understated by the CIS credit, where really the CIS credit should be a T9.
Your work around is good
Personally I would T1 the payment, then use T1 for the invoice. Zero the VAT on the boots manually, then remember to reduce the VAT on the payment (via maintenance) to match the invoice - otherwise the VAT claimed on the payment will exceed the VAT on the invoice and HMRC will not be happy.
Old Greying Accountant - the way I deal with CIS is to setup seperate bank accounts called CIS on receipts and CIS on payments. Then if you pay a supplier you can pay the full amount from the main bank account and do a bank transfer to adjust the payment via the CIS bank account. this way, the VAT is fine (calculate on the full invoice) and the amount paid is the full amount, whilst the credit for the CIS tax is held seperately in a dummy bank account.
then, dependant upon whether the client is a company or soletrade/partnership, the treatment of the bank account differs at the year/month end. Companies can offset this against the PAYE/NI monthly - the bank payment from the main account, plus a transfer from the CIS account can then clear the PAYE/NI liability each month. Works a dream!
With a soletrader/partnership the CIS deducted from income is set against personal tax, and there is a lovely record of all movements in this account which will help the accountant no end!
Sometimes takes a bit of explaining to clients, but once they understand, life becomes much simpler for everyone.
Cash Accounting
Not really understanding - is there such a long delay from purchasing to receiving the actual invoice - wouldnt it be easier just to wait a week for the invoice and enter first. Atleast that way you know your Tax codes cannot be cross questioned with VAT office.
Cash Accounting
Not really understanding - is there such a long delay from purchasing to receiving the actual invoice - wouldnt it be easier just to wait a week for the invoice and enter first. Atleast that way you know your Tax codes cannot be cross questioned with VAT office. Tax code T2 for Exempt - T9 isnt actually declaring on VAT return at all.
Recording the transaction.
I guess I could wait until the invoice arrives but I always prefer to record a payment as the transaction occurs - in this way there is a record on Sage that a payment has been made.
I have so many transactions daily that I would probably forget whether I had paid or not :-)
Forgetting Payment
That's where keeping up to date with the bank reconcile would show differences - this should be completed prior to VAT return to ensure nothing is missed as part of bookkeeping procedure.
Work Around the Deposit & VAT Problem
I used sage with a printer where they take a deposit up front to cover the postage and then raise the invoice later. This will be mixed VAT codes.
My rule to cope with the deposits and avoid confusion with the mixed VAT codes was to create a nominal Suspense Account - Customer Deposits 9997
Input the customer's deposit to 9997 Suspense Account- Customer Deposits using T9 and the narrative "customer name???" unallocated deposit using the original date banked
Once the invoice is raised at a later date and posted
Customer Receipt
Next input the customer's deposit against the correct customer invoice using the original date banked
Now using the original date banked now input the customers deposit against
9997 Suspense Account - Customer Deposits using T9 and the narrative "customer's name???" Allocated Deposit.
Now go the Company / Nominal Module and check the activity on 9997 Suspense Account - Customer Deposits you should be able to see both entries one payment and one receipt both T9
Also check that your Bank Reconciliation
There should be a matching Payment and Receipt against 9997Suspense Account - Customer Deposits (zeroing out the balance) and also a Customer Receipt.
Hope all is clear
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(a) Complaint and enforcement procedures
Within one year after October 8, 2010, the Commission shall establish regulations that facilitate the filing of formal and informal complaints that allege a violation of section 255, 617, or 619 of this title, establish procedures for enforcement actions by the Commission with respect to such violations, and implement the recordkeeping obligations of paragraph (5) for manufacturers and providers subject to such sections. Such regulations shall include the following provisions:
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(B) Investigation of informal complaint
The Commission shall investigate the allegations in an informal complaint and, within 180 days after the date on which such complaint was filed with the Commission, issue an order concluding the investigation, unless such complaint is resolved before such time. The order shall include a determination whether any violation occurred.
(i) If the Commission determines that a violation has occurred, the Commission may, in the order issued under this subparagraph or in a subsequent order, direct the manufacturer or service provider to bring the service, or in the case of a manufacturer, the next generation of the equipment or device, into compliance with requirements of those sections within a reasonable time established by the Commission in its order.
(4) Opportunity to respond
Before the Commission makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (3), the party that is the subject of the complaint shall have a reasonable opportunity to respond to such complaint, and may include in such response any factors that are relevant to such determination. Before issuing a final order under paragraph (3)(B)(i), the Commission shall provide such party a reasonable opportunity to comment on any proposed remedial action.
(5) Recordkeeping
(A) Beginning one year after the effective date of regulations promulgated pursuant to section 617 (e) of this title, each manufacturer and provider subject to sections 255, 617, and 619 of this title shall maintain, in the ordinary course of business and for a reasonable period, records of the efforts taken by such manufacturer or provider to implement sections 255, 617, and 619 of this title, including the following:
(i) Information about the manufacturer's or provider's efforts to consult with individuals with disabilities.
(B) An officer of a manufacturer or provider shall submit to the Commission an annual certification that records are being kept in accordance with subparagraph (A).
(C) After the filing of a formal or informal complaint against a manufacturer or provider, the Commission may request, and shall keep confidential, a copy of the records maintained by such manufacturer or provider pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph that are directly relevant to the equipment or service that is the subject of such complaint.
(6) Failure to act
If the Commission fails to carry out any of its responsibilities to act upon a complaint in the manner prescribed in paragraph (3), the person that filed such complaint may bring an action in the nature of mandamus in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to compel the Commission to carry out any such responsibility.
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(8) Private resolutions of complaints
Nothing in the Commission's rules or this chapter shall be construed to preclude a person who files a complaint and a manufacturer or provider from resolving a formal or informal complaint prior to the Commission's final determination in a complaint proceeding. In the event of such a resolution, the parties shall jointly request dismissal of the complaint and the Commission shall grant such request.
(b) Reports to Congress
(1) In general
Every two years after October 8, 2010, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:
(B) An evaluation of the extent to which any accessibility barriers still exist with respect to new communications technologies.
(C) The number and nature of complaints received pursuant to subsection (a) during the two years that are the subject of the report.
(D) A description of the actions taken to resolve such complaints under this section, including forfeiture penalties assessed.
(F) The number, status, nature, and outcome of any actions for mandamus filed pursuant to subsection (a)(6) and the number, status, nature, and outcome of any appeals filed pursuant to section 402 (b)(10) of this title.
(c) Comptroller General enforcement study
(1) In general
The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to consider and evaluate the following:
(A) The Commission's compliance with the requirements of this section, including the Commission's level of compliance with the deadlines established under and pursuant to this section and deadlines for acting on complaints pursuant to subsection (a).
(B) Whether the enforcement actions taken by the Commission pursuant to this section have been appropriate and effective in ensuring compliance with this section.
(C) Whether the enforcement provisions under this section are adequate to ensure compliance with this section.
(2) Report
Not later than 5 years after October 8, 2010, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study required by paragraph (1), with recommendations for how the enforcement process and measures under this section may be modified or improved.
(d) Clearinghouse
Within one year after October 8, 2010, the Commission shall, in consultation with the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, trade associations, and organizations representing individuals with disabilities, establish a clearinghouse of information on the availability of accessible products and services and accessibility solutions required under sections 255, 617, and 619 of this title. Such information shall be made publicly available on the Commission's website and by other means, and shall include an annually updated list of products and services with access features.
(e) Outreach and education
Upon establishment of the clearinghouse of information required under subsection (d), the Commission, in coordination with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, shall conduct an informational and educational program designed to inform the public about the availability of the clearinghouse and the protections and remedies available under sections 255, 617, and 619 of this title.
Source(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VII, § 717, as added Pub. L. 111–260, title I, § 104(a),Oct. 8, 2010, 124 Stat. 2758; amended Pub. L. 111–265, § 2(3),Oct. 8, 2010, 124 Stat. 2795.)
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