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1. What does "toll the statute of limitations" mean?
Generally, a person has four years from the date the tax was originally due and payable to the State to claim a refund for the invoices or transactions in question. When the statute of limitations is tolled for these transactions, the "clock stops running". Even if you need to provide additional information to substantiate your refund claim, you've submitted a timely claim if you submitted it within that time period. However, be aware that the Comptroller may send you a notice that asks for all information that supports your refund claim, including documents such as invoices and cancelled checks, and that this information must be provided within 180 days of the notice.
2. Why can't I just take a credit on my sales tax return?
A person actually holding a sales tax permit generally can take a credit on a sales tax return. But persons who do not actually hold a sales tax permit, even though they may be responsible for collecting and remitting sales tax, cannot claim a refund on a tax return. Examples include:
- persons who were identified as being responsible for sales tax during an audit examination or investigation, but who have not obtained a permit;
- persons who have applied for a permit electronically but have not submitted the signature page; and
- persons who are required to post a bond to obtain a sales tax permit but have not done so.
3. What is the purpose of the Credit Acceptance Memo form?
The seller of a taxable item who collected sales tax in error must refund the tax to the purchaser before he can claim a refund from the Comptroller. The seller can either refund the tax or give the purchaser credit for the tax paid in error. The credit memo acceptance form states that the seller gave the purchaser a credit on his account (instead of refunding the tax directly). The purchaser acknowledges the credit by signing the form. With this documentation, the Comptroller can then process the refund request for the seller.
4. Why do I have to complete an Assignment of Right to Refund?
You have to complete an assignment form because you are seeking a refund of tax you paid, but you are not the person who paid the tax to the Comptroller. The person from whom you purchased the taxable item collected the tax from you and remitted it to the Comptroller. The assignment form is basically a "permission slip" from the seller that allows you to pursue the refund directly from the Comptroller. This form is needed when the person or entity that paid the tax was not permitted at the date when the transaction occurred.
5. What does "assignor" and "assignee" mean on the Assignment of Right to Refund form?
The assignor is the entity that collected the sales tax and remitted it to the Comptroller's office. The assignee is the customer who paid the sales tax on the purchased item. Note that a separate Assignment of Right to Refund form is needed for each vendor for which you are claiming a refund.
- Assignor is the entity that reported the tax to The Texas Comptroller's Office
- Assignee is the customer that paid Sales tax on the purchased item
- One form is needed for each vendor
6. I have a sales and use tax permit because I make handmade jewelry that I sell from my home. I paid Texas sales tax on a piece of equipment that I use in my business that I now realize is actually exempt from tax. Do I have to go back to the seller of the equipment to ask for a refund?
No. Because you have a sales and use tax permit, you can take a credit on your next return. See the Permitted Purchasers page for more information.
7. What should be included within a predominant use study when a person is seeking a refund claim related to the purchase of natural gas or electricity?
- a complete predominant use study (See Rule 3.295(f)(1))
- Twelve consecutive months of utility usage must be a part of the study
- The study must establish that the electricity measured by the meter is predominantly (more than 50%) used in a tax-exempt manner.
- Must be certified by a registered engineer or a person with an engineering degree from an accredited engineering college.
- The owner of the business must certify that all items using natural gas or electricity (depending on which utility is covered by the study) are listed and that the hours of use for each item are correct.
- The certification of both the engineer and the owner must appear on the face of the study.
8. The identification of the local taxing jurisdictions to which tax was paid in error is required information for a refund claim. How can taxpayers identify local jurisdictions to which tax was remitted for their claim?
The Comptroller provides a "tax rate locator" that allows a person to enter a physical address. The search will return the taxing jurisdiction information applicable to that address.
9. How can I verify an agricultural or timber registration number?
Use our Ag and Timber Number search.
10. How can I find taxpayer number information?
Use our sales tax permit search.
11. How can I verify that an organization is exempt on the records of the Comptroller?
Use our tax-exempt entity search.


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Director George Miller's fourth installment in the Mad Max franchise, Mad Max: Fury Road, has been delayed a few times already, which may be why actress Zoë Kravitz (X-Men: First Class) told MTV that she's hesitant to believe the sequel will finally head into production early next year, like Miller revealed in March.
I heard the other day that we should be good to go in mid-January, we're supposed to go to Australia to start. I guess there's a point where you say, "yeah, yeah, yeah." But I hope it gets made. They're saying it is. I've had this role now for over a year and they've done a great job at staying in contact and reassuring me that the film is going to happen. They've put together such a cool cast and I know they've started building a lot of the vehicles and cameras and they've really been in pre-production for such a long time, so I think it'll happen.
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I really hope it happens, because George is amazing and Tom Hardy is too. I love the film. And I think the best time to make it is probably right now. George wants to push the limits with the stunts, make it all really real. Because even by today's standards, a lot of the stunts from the original Mad Max are very impressive… so what we'll do now, that'll be pretty mind-blowing.
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The Secret Fiend is the fourth book in Shane Peacock's series The Boy Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock is fourteen years old and living with his eccentric mentor, apothecary Sigerson Bell. Sherlock's former schoolmate, Beatrice, comes to him for help, claiming her friend was abducted by Spring Heeled Jack. Sherlock thinks Beatrice invented the attack of the Penny Dreadful villain as a bid for his attention. Soon it becomes clear, however, that someone is donning the costume of the fictional character and creating mayhem. England is already in an upheaval over the installation of the Jewish prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, and the threat of the Spring Heeled Jack will send the city into complete chaos unless Sherlock can solve the mystery in time Peacock has added another brilliant installation to an already amazing series. Sherlock is beautifully drawn, true to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and infused with the freshness of a youthful perspective. It is a delight to watch as the young detective develops, and it is a thrill to see how the various elements of his adult persona come together. This book is more than an origin story of the famous detective, however. The mystery has a solid, fast-paced plot; the characters are carefully constructed and fully fleshed out with dynamic, complex relationships; Victorian England itself is a character, and Peacock does a wonderful job of describing the streets, the political unrest and the changing modes that mark the era. This is a truly wonderful book and belongs in any library.--Heather Pittman 4Q 4P S Copyright 2010 Voya Reviews.


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By Maria Recio, Star-Telegram Washington
March 25, 2004
When Peggy Buttner, assistant director of employee relations for the Fort Worth school district, retires, she knows that her decision to work in education after another career will be costly.
"My Social Security will be cut nearly in half," said Buttner. She earned enough Social Security credits in a 14-year career to receive $600 a month upon retirement, but now she will receive only $400 a month because she will also get a stipend from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Texas teachers and other public employees are fighting mad that the Social Security system penalizes them by reducing their benefits when they retire -- and they want Congress to do something about it.
The problem is that Texas teachers' retirement system is separate from Social Security and that the federal government decided 20 years ago to impose penalties that essentially prevent "double dipping." The Social Security Administration reduces the retirement payment to a Texas teacher by about $300 a month even if the teacher was entitled to a larger payment.
"I'm trying to spread the gospel," Buttner said of her efforts to publicize the issue.
Educators in Texas and 10 other states with non-Social Security retirement plans are worried that midcareer professionals who are being encouraged to become teachers will refuse when they learn of the penalty. Workers who have held part-time jobs paying into Social Security as well as the Teacher Retirement System are also penalized.
In Texas in 2002, nearly 50,000 workers had their earned Social Security benefits cut, according to the Social Security Administration.
The issue has become hot in Congress, where Democrats are trying to force consideration of the Social Security Fairness Act.
Texas Democratic House members are trying to use a procedural device to bring the bill to the House floor for a vote, but Republicans want a go-slow approach because of the legislation's high price.
Fort Worth school trustees are so concerned that the penalty will decrease the district's pool of teachers that they are sending a letter supporting the bill to the president, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate and all members of the Texas congressional delegation.
The letter, approved March 9, says the penalty discourages people from choosing a career in education and causing many employees in the field to resign or retire prematurely.
Rep. Jim Turner, D-Crockett, is leading the effort to get 218 members to agree to consider the bill. So far, the petition has 125 signatures, all from Democrats.
Democratic Reps. Martin Frost of Arlington, Charlie Stenholm of Abilene, Chet Edwards of Waco, Nick Lampson of Beaumont, Max Sandlin of Marshall and Gene Green of Houston joined Turner last week to announce that Texas' 16 Democrats were starting the petition drive.
"America's teachers and other public employees should not be denied their full Social Security benefits," Turner said.
House Republicans have kept the bill in the Ways and Means Committee because the leadership is concerned about the cost of eliminating the penalty.
Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, a member of the Ways and Means Committee's Social Security subcommittee, wants the bill to go through the committee process.
"If you've earned a Social Security benefit, you should be entitled to your Social Security benefit," Brady said.
The bill also addresses another controversial penalty. Under present law, the Social Security Administration reduces or eliminates widows' and widowers' benefits if they are eligible for a pension from a federal, state or local job such as teaching that was not covered by Social Security.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, repealing the non-Social Security work penalty and the widow and widower benefit reduction would cost $55 billion over 10 years.
Congress recently closed a loophole that permitted Texas teachers to work for as little as a day in a job covered by Social Security and not have their spousal benefits reduced.
President Bush signed a bill March 2 that closes the loophole as of June 30 so teachers would have to work for at least five years in a Social Security-covered job to claim full spousal benefits.
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A cargo van was transporting the pets from a Georgia shelter to Wisconsin about 10:50 p.m. when it crashed near Exit 68. The driver was not injured. None of the animals was injured, but the transport crates carrying the animals were damaged, according to city officials.
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When it comes time to build that killer new rig, part of the equation is the system memory. If you won't be overclocking (blasphemy!!) then just about any good set of memory will do the job. Now if you will be overclocking, benchmarking or just hardcore gaming, then just any set will not do. At this point DDR2 memory is incredibly inexpensive, so there is little to lure the masses from their DDR2 comfort zone into the realm of DDR3. Four gigabytes of performance DDR2 memory will set you back less than $150. The same four gigabytes of performance DDR3 will hit the budget to the tune of $350 and up. A steep price of admission for moving to the newer product. But isn't that always the case when migrating to a newer technology? Two gigabytes of DDR3 1333 MHz, on the other hand, is quite inexpensive at this point with many kits retailing for around $100 mark. Still, the performance modules do come with a premium, as can be expected.
One of the performance DDR3 sets of memory just recently introduced is the CSX Diablo DDR3 2000 MHz 2x1 GB set. Featuring XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) for X38 (7-6-5-14 1600MHz 1.85v) and X48 (8-7-6-15 1866MHz 1.9v) based motherboards, performance is just a quick couple of settings away. To reach the 2000MHz speeds, a NF790I chipset motherboard, or at least a well tweaked X48 board, are required. Timings for use at 2000MHz are 9-9-9-28 but should be able to be tweaked to reach 8-7-7-19 at 2.0 to 2.1 volts. With 2.0 plus volts required, it's a good thing CSX has used its "Extreme Metal Cooler" to help offload some of the heat from the Micron D9GTR memory chips. With the product name of Diablo, the implication is that this is one hot set of modules. Will that heat be the temperature of the modules or the performance that is delivered? Let's find out.
Closer Look:
The modules come in a standard retail blister package. The front view shows the Diablo name on a fiery background and shows these modules to be the Extreme Performance DDR3 series. The rear view shows the modules. Nothing more, nothing less.
The documentation that is included with the Diablo kit shows off the CSX memory lineup and includes a set of installation instructions so that the installation goes off without a hitch.
The Diablo modules are rated at 2000 MHz with 9-9-9-28 timings. Although XMP profiles are incorporated into the SPD programming for use with Intel chipset boards (X38 1600MHz and X48 1866MHz), to reach the 2000MHz speed requires an Nvidia 790i chipset based motherboard or "a highly tweaked X48 board." There isn't an XMP profile for the 2000MHz speed, but the literature for these modules states that they can run at 8-7-6-19 1t at 2.0 to 2.1 volts.
There is no need to wonder what memory chips are attached to the Diablo modules. Why, you ask? CSX has included that information on the info tag on the heatspreader. This set uses Micron D9GTR modules. The JEDEC DDR3 specification calls for 1.5 volts to be supplied to the memory modules. So you can imagine the increase in volts to 2.0 is going to cause some heat to be generated. CSX has covered with the installation of the Extreme Metal Cooler that is used to help dissipate the heat load.
Now let's see if the Diablo modules perform as well as they look.
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2 (2x1) GB
2048 (2x1024) MB
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amount pin:
240 pin
Jedec Standard Setting:
1333MHz CL9
Max. Speed:
2000 MHz
Max. Speed:
2 Ghz
Chip organisation:
Overclocking Setting 1:
max. setting for INTEL X38: 1600MHz 7-6-5-14 1.85V (command rate: 1T)
Overclocking Setting 2:
max. setting for INTEL X48: 1866MHz 8-7-6-15 1.90V (command rate: 1T)
Overclocking Setting 3:
max. setting for NVIDIA nF790i: 2000MHz 8-7-6-19 2.0 - 2.1V (command rate: 1T)
amount of chips:
module organisation:
Chip manu.:
Chip PN:
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The way to verify that one set of memory modules is better than another is to run a series of benchmarks and gather some basic comparison data. When all things are equal and the only variable is the module being tested, the results are a great way to compare performance. In order to eliminate the variables, the only settings that will be manipulated will be the memory timings and voltages when overclocking. The comparison modules will be run at the manufacturer specified timings and voltages at a speed of 1333MHz. In order to reach 2000MHz, the processor used in the test setup will have to be overclocked from 333MHz to 450+ MHz. All of the comparison modules were run at 1333 MHz, the CSX Diablo modules were run at both 1333 and 2000MHz. The memory and CPU were run in unlinked mode throughout the testing.
Testing Setup:
- CPU:Intel Core 2 Quad Q450 333 x 8 , 450 x 8
- Motherboard:Asus Striker II Extreme
- Memory: CSX Diablo 6-5-5-15 1333MHz
- Memory: CSX Diablo 9-9-9-28 2000MHz
- Video Card(s):Asus EN8800GT TOP
- Power Supply: Mushkin 650watt Modular Power supply
- Hard Drive: Seagate 1 TB 7200.11 SATA
- Opticals:Sony DVD-Rom
- O/S: Windows Vista Ultimate
Comparison Modules:
- Comparison Module #1: Mushkin XP3 Ascent PC3 16000 6-6-6-16 1333 MHz
- Comparison Module #2: OCZ Reaper X HPC DDR3 10666 2 x 1GB 6-5-5-20 1333MHz
- Comparison Module #3: Patriot Viper Fin PC3 12800 2 x 1GB 7-7-7-18 1333MHz
CPU-Z: This application shows us the settings that we have chosen in the BIOS. Items shown in this application include CPU speed and bus settings, motherboard manufacturer, BIOS revisions, memory timings and SPD chip information.
Task Manager: We use this utility to show physical memory, kernel memory, page file, and processor usage.
Overclocked settings:
- Processor: Intel Q9450 450 x 8 1.365 volts
- Memory: CSX Diablo PC3 16000 8-7-6-20 2.04 volts
Try as I might, I could not push the Diablo modules any further than the 2000MHz they are rated for. They ran the same 2000MHz whether the timings were tightened up or loosened up even further than the 9-9-9-28 stock latencies. Increasing the voltage was not the solution this time it seems. 2.2 volts did not bring any gains to the maximum clock speed or to the timings. At the 1333MHz mark the modules easily ran 6-5-5-15 all day long with 1.75 volts to the modules. Since I could not break through the 2000MHz mark, I started tightening up the sub-timings and was able to drop them to 8-7-6-20 at the same 2.04 volts that the modules ran the looser timings. Without a processor to push a higher FSB speed on this platform, I had to settle for the reduction in memory sub timings. This tightening of the timings offers up an increase in performance that you can't pass up.
The benchmarks used in this review include the following:
- CPU-Z Version 1.46
- Windows Task Manager
- PCMark Vantage
- SiSoft Sandra XII
- Company of Heroes
PcMark Vantage: With this benchmark, I will be running the system suite, as well as the memory test suite. The measurement for the system suite will be the total score. The measurement for memory performance is the total memory score. A comparison will be made of the performance at DDR3 1333 for a comparison point, and the highest achievable speed for the Mushkin XP3 16000.
SiSoftware Sandra XII: In this program, I will be running the following benchmarks: Cache and Memory, Memory Bandwidth and Memory Latency. All benchmarks will be at default timings. Higher is better in all tests, except for Memory Latency, where lower is better.
In the PCMark Vantage 1333MHz testing, the Diablo modules did not fare as well in the total suite score as the other modules. In the Vantage memory testing though, it cleaned house, finishing almost 500 marks higher than the closest set of modules. In the Sandra testing, the scores at the 1333MHz level were just about identical, given that the speed and latencies were again almost identical. Once the modules were raised to 2000MHz, the performance skyrockets.
Company of Heroes is a real time strategy game set during World War II. The object is to occupy and control the ground you capture, while forcing the opponents to capitulate. We will use the in-game performance test to measure the performance of the system.
The settings used in this test are listed below:
- All settings to maximum
Higher is Better
The performance of the modules showed increases through all four resolutions when the timings were tightened up at the 2000MHz mark.
Now that motherboard manufacturers are pushing out high performance DDR3 motherboards in mass quantities, the DDR3 standard has started gaining traction with more and more people adopting its use. Sure, you can use the 1333MHz JEDEC standard rated modules, but that just won't do when pushing past 1600MHz. Since Intel's release of the QX9770 and native 400FSB speed (400x8), 1600 MHz is now just the jump off point for high performance memory modules. Along with the 1600MHz speed, memory manufacturers are including XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) programming onto the SPD chip to take advantage of a guaranteed to run profile. Kind of like the SLI profiles that can be used on Nvidia based boards. To push memory up to these higher speed of course means that you have to push the voltage as well. That in turn means more heat the modules need to shed. CSX has this problem covered with the Extreme Metal Cooler that is used on the Diablo modules. The modules actually were cool to the touch with even 2.2 volts running through them, something I was quite pleased to see. Even though they run cool, it's always a good idea to keep a fan on the modules when running at higher than stock voltages.
Performance wise, the Diablo modules performed better than or equal to the comparison modules at the 1333MHz level in all but two tests. At the 2000MHz level, performance was better than the Mushkin modules that we recently looked at. Surprising, but true. At the 1333MHz level, the timings were able to be dropped to 6-5-5-15 for a performance boost down low. At the top end of the scale, the stock timings of 9-9-9-28 were able to be reduced to 8-7-6-20 at the same volts needed to run the 9-9-9 timings. CSX has included XMP profiles onto the Diablo modules so you can just enable the use of the profile in the BIOS of your motherboard and not have to worry about whether or not the settings will work. The only downside to these CSX Diablo set of modules is that I was unable to push any higher than the 2000MHz rating on the modules at any voltage or timing. Compustocx (CSX) has produced a high performance set of memory modules that can run at insane speeds at tight timings while staying cool. Add the lifetime warranty and the attractive pricing and you have a winner.
- Heatspreaders that work
- Timings can be run tighter at 2000MHz
- Good looks
- Low speed tight timings
- XMP for X38 and X48 boards
- Lifetime warranty
- Pricing
- Micron D9GTR modules
- Just could not budge over 2000MHz


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The Daily Agenda for Tuesday, October 15
Jim Burroway
October 15th, 2013
ONE Magazine Founded: 1952. The idea of publishing America's first nationally-distributed magazine dedicated to issues confronting gay people took root when bored Mattachine members in Los Angeles were questioning whether the Society would ever amount to much. Martin Block, who was one of the earliest society members, recalled "We had these meetings and we'd kick some ideas around and sometimes they would be very stimulating but very often they wouldn't be."
Dale Jennings (see Oct 21) was similarly board and "didn't have the patience to sit there night after night and hear everybody whine over and over again how tough it was to be homosexual." Not that it wasn't tough: Jennings had just come off of a rare victory when he was acquittal by a jury after being falsely entrapped by police on a morals charge (see Jun 23). But that, too, was part of the problem. Another member, Dorr Legg (a.k.a Bill Lambert, whose home they were meeting in) agreed. "We were just in a fury and everybody began sputtering: 'We've got to tell them!' Up speaks this little pipsqueak: 'Well, you need a magazine.' It was just like a match to gasoline."
Here is how ONE later picked up the story:
The following Wednesday an ardent handful of vaguely enthusiastic people assembled just a stone's throw from Hollywood's Sunset Strip. They decided that a mimeographed newsletter with exposes of local police methods, general articles and some news Items might be tried. There was much desultory talk about Art, Oppression and The Partisan Review.
The following day the host for the evening, whose chance remark it was that had set off the whole chain reaction, resigned. He found, on reflection, that the whole Idea was unintelligent, philosophically untenable and useless! This is just a little sidelight on the history of ONE, illustrating a type of the problems encountered.
Quite undaunted, the remaining few met with an attorney a few nights later. They asked some floundering questions that now look rather absurd but then seemed Important. And during the rest of 1952 they continued meeting every few days, right on through the holidays as well. Supporters resigned, or just plain "fell by the wayside". New faces appeared, and then were seen no more. Time was wasted on trivia, even frivolity. Yet, through it all their leitmotif, "There MUST be a magazine," somehow persisted.
What would be its name? This was a tedious, wearying hassle, over endless cups of coffee. The "dignified and ambiguous" school argued against the "Iet's-be-frank" group, The thesaurus and the Oxord Dictionary became the constant companions of everyone in the group.
You will laugh at some of the proposals. We did. Such as "Raport" — (too much like a Bronx family name, someone quipped). "The Bridge" — (is it an engineering journal?) There were many others, and even more preposterous. It was finally voted, in sheer desperation — for it had to be admitted that it hardly seemed sensible to debate endlessly over the name for a publication that did not yet exist — that the unborn infant would be christened, "The Wedge." But try as best we might there was little enthusiasm about the decision.
The next assignment had been to discover a masthead-slogan. So the researches began again. Guy Rousseau, a hard-working young negro member of the group came up with one from Thomas Carlyle. It ran, "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one."
As a flash of inspiration it hit everyone at once. That was it! For there was the rapport. There was the wedge. And the bridge. "Makes all men one." The name would be … ONE, for that is what everyone had wanted all along, a means for bringing about oneness, a coming together with understanding. The bitterness and hatreds, the persecution and injustices and discrimination would be stopped by dispelling ignorance , by showing THE OTHERS that all of us are humans alike, all of us living together on the same earth, under the same skies.
Surely there was "a mystic bond of brotherhood," and ONE would tell them about it, at last all should see that men are brothers indeed, slde-by-side, all of them reaching toward the very same stars in the heavens. ONE would do this!
It was a rather dramatic moment. The little handful sat looking at each other in startled discovery. Something tremendous loomed up and around and among them, a challenge, electric with power and momentum. They well realized that there were obstacles before them, obstacles of almost terrifying proportions. There was no one who felt very confident. But a new concept had been born, a concept that thenceforth took possession of their loyalties and irresistibly carried them along.
Legg became ONE's business manager. Three others present were Martin Block (he became ONE's president), Dale Jennings (vice president) and Don Slater (secretary, see Aug 21)), who together made up ONE's Editorial Board. Guy Rousseau (real name: Bailey Whitaker) became circulation manager. Jean Corbin (as "Eve Ellore") joined the group as the magazine's primary artist. Other important contributors included Jim Kepner, Fred Frisbie (as "George Mortenson"), Irma "Corky" Wolf (as "Ann Carll Reid"), and Stella Rush (as "Sten Russell"). As you can tell, pseudonyms were common, though not always for reasons you might think. While some authors consistently wrote under one pseudonym, Jennings, Block, Legg, Kempner and others often wrote under multiple personas, often in addition to their real names, in order to give readers the impression that ONE's staff was larger than it actually was.
ONE debuted in January of 1953, and included an article by Dale Jennings describing his 1952 arrest by Los Angeles police. In 1958, ONE made history when it won an important Supreme Court victory when the Court decided that the U.S. Post Office could not refuse to distribute ONE because homosexual content, per se, was not pornographic (see Jan 13). ONE, Inc. also established the ONE Institute of Homophile Studies, which sponsored a series of seminars and graduate studies programs. ONE ceased publication in 1968.
[Sources: James T. Sears: Behind the Mask of the Mattachine: The Hal Call Chronicles and the Early Movement for Homosexual Emancipation (New York: Harrington Park Press, 2006): 166-167.
"How ONE began." ONE 3, no. 2 (February 1955): 8-15.]
40 YEARS AGO: Press Conference Announcing Formation of National Gay Task Force: 1973. Dr. Howard Brown made the front page of The New York Times two weeks earlier when the the former Health Administrator for New York Mayor John Lindsay's administration came out of the closet. Brown had resigned in 1967 when he learned than an investigative reporter planned to expose homosexuals in City Hall. His secret was not revealed, which meant the reasons for his resignation remained a mystery until he came out 1973. The response, he said, was overwhelmingly favorable, so much so that he decided to establish a new gay advocacy group. This new group, the National Gay Task Force (later to become the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, or NGLTF) would be the first such organization with a truly national scope. According to an article in The Village Voice:
The Gay Task Force will work nationally on gay civil rights legislation and discrimination against gay parents in custody and visitation cases, and will coordinate information from all parts of the country about the progress toward gay civil rights. According to a spokesman for the group, a major coming out of the closet of other well-known people is expected in the near future.
Dr. Bruce Voeller served as its first Executive Director. Other leaders of the new organization included historian Martin Duberman, pioneering activist Barbara Gittings, and Ronald Gold who would had already played a pivotal role in the APA's pending delisting of homosexuality as a mental illness later that year.
AIDS a Laughing Matter at the White House: 1982. The very first public mention of AIDS at the White House was not an auspicious one. It was the subject of jokes and laughter between the press and White House Deputy Press Secretary Larry Speaks:
Q: Larry, does the President have any reaction to the announcement the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, that AIDS is now an epidemic and have over 600 cases?
SPEAKES: What's AIDS?
Q: Over a third of them have died. It's known as "gay plague." (Laughter.) No, it is. I mean it's a pretty serious thing that one in every three people that get this have died. And I wondered if the President is aware of it?
SPEAKES: I don't have it. Do you? (Laughter.)
Q: No, I don't.
SPEAKES: You didn't answer my question.
Q: Well, I just wondered, does the President
SPEAKES: How do you know? (Laughter.)
Q: In other words, the White House looks on this as a great joke?
SPEAKES: No, I don't know anything about it, Lester.
Q: Does the President, does anyone in the White House know about this epidemic, Larry?
SPEAKES: I don't think so. I don't think there's been any
Q: Nobody knows?
SPEAKES: There has been no personal experience here, Lester.
Q: No, I mean, I thought you were keeping
SPEAKES: I checked thoroughly with Dr. Ruge this morning and he's had no (laughter) no patients suffering from AIDS or whatever it is.
Q: The President doesn't have gay plague, is that what you're saying or what?
SPEAKES: No, I didn't say that.
Q: Didn't say that?
SPEAKES: I thought I heard you on the State Department over there. Why didn't you stay there? (Laughter.)
Q: Because I love you Larry, that's why (Laughter.)
SPEAKES: Oh I see. Just don't put it in those terms, Lester. (Laughter.)
Q: Oh, I retract that.
SPEAKES: I hope so.
Q: It's too late.
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Nation's 10-Year-Old Boys: "If You See Someone Raping Us, Please Call The Police"
Jim Burroway
November 28th, 2011
That's actually an Onion headline:
…"Many of you will no doubt be relieved to know the proper course of action is really quite simple: Just contact the police. Call 911, go to your local precinct, stop an officer on the street—the bottom line is, if you see one of us getting raped, notify the police, and do so as quickly as possible."
"It doesn't matter who the boy being raped is, and it doesn't matter who is doing the raping, just please, please alert law enforcement," Pearson added as the 10-year-old boys surrounding him nodded soberly. "And by the way, under no circumstances is it ever okay for an adult to rape a 10-year-old boy, so you really can't go wrong by calling the police when something like that happens."
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$2 Billion Commercial Rice Project In PNG Terminated
By Isaac Nicholas
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (PNG Post-Courier, Nov. 8, 2012) – Agriculture and Livestock Minister Tommy Tomscoll has terminated the proposed US$2 billion commercial rice project in the Kairiku-Hiri District of Papua New Guinea's Central Province.
The proposed rice project has been linked to controversial fugitive Joko Tjandra and allegations against some Ministers in the current O'Neill-Dion government fast-tracking the project.
Minister Tomscoll in a letter to Secretary for DAL, Dr. Vele Pat Ila'ava stated that the project did not follow proper and correct project formulation process before seeking approval from the NEC.
He said this includes compliance with the requirements of the Environment Act, the Forestry Act, the Customary Land Act, Land Group Incorporated Act and other relevant and applicable laws of PNG.
Mr. Tomscoll said the project formulation process engaged to bring about this project proposal ran against the grain and thrust of transparency, accountability and good governance.
"In light of the past failures of those engineering this project... You are instructed to discontinue negotiations on the preparation of a Deed of Agreement (DOA) between Naima Investments Limited and the State of PNG."
Minister Tomscoll said the DOA cannot be executed without undertaking the necessary and critical investigation, and documenting the legal correctness of documents such as; the ILG certificates, title issued over the customary land, sub-lease of title to Naima Investments Ltd, approved survey plan of the proposed project area, project benefit sharing code, environmental permit and forest clearing authority permit.
He said he was also briefed that that National Executive Council (NEC) also approved K4.88 million [US$2.3 million] to support further work on this proposal through the National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) in 2012, and DAL also allocated K1 million [US$478,570] from its activity budget to co-ordinate and monitor land mobilization and socio-economic feasibility programs relating to the study of the proposal.
"These monies expended by DAL to formulate a project proposal, in my view amounted [to] wastage expenditure that should really have been picked up by the proponent of the project as sunk cost."
Mr. Tomscoll said as a result of the let-down of that money, he instructed the immediate disbanding of the NPSC.
He said Naima Investment Limited has been seeking from Government; approval for a 20-year exclusivity as sole rice grower of a large scale commercial rice farming; approval from PNG government to apply a 80 percent import levy (increase tariff) on all imported rice; and approval for a 24-month preferential import levy at zero rates.
"In the event the Government granted all the approval sought, Naima Investments Limited, would without doubt in my mind, create a monopoly in the market and competition will erode giving way to dysfunctional and inefficient systems that may add to high cost structure already experienced in PNG."
Mr. Tomscoll said in a market that only has one or few suppliers of rice, prices can be controlled meaning that the consumer does not have a choice, cannot maximize total utility and have very little influence over the price of rice.
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Air travelers who fly with their laptops in tow are hoping TSA's latest appeal to private sector innovators will mean one less thing they have to remember to do at airport security checkpoints. TSA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to bag designers and manufacturers to develop a unique laptop carrying case that will allow travelers to keep their PCs in their bags during screening.
TSA provided vendors with some design requirements, noting the materials that make up the bag cannot degrade the quality of the X-ray image of the laptop and interested companies have until mid-April to submit their best concepts. Those companies selected by TSA will have until the end of May to submit prototype laptop cases that TSA can run through the screening process to see if the images meet security requirements.
The goal of this "TSA recognized" laptop bag would be to enhance the security process by eliminating one screening requirement at the checkpoint, thereby lowering travelers' stress levels and reducing the number of claims for lost or damaged laptops. TSA administrator Kip Hawley commented, "This is yet another example of TSA partnering with the private sector to find innovative ways to simplify things for air travelers. It also speaks to Secretary Chertoff's desire to evaluate the screening system and make some changes that will decrease some of the burden without compromising security."
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What is a Doctoral Degree?
A doctoral degree is a distinctive honor that represents mastery of an academic discipline. Students commonly earn the title of Ph.D. (a Doctor of Philosophy) upon completion of course work, a doctoral dissertation, and the required fieldwork. Doctoral classes focus heavily on research and train students for leadership positions in their professional field. The traditional seven- to 10-year term of study will vary depending on the chosen programs and specializations.
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After completing your bachelor's degree and possibly a master's degree, you are now an old pro at the application process. Applying for your Ph.D. will be a different matter, of course. However, what's unique about the doctoral program is that candidates are often viewed as job applicants. Many universities offer substantial stipends and pay students to work as research or teaching assistants. Therefore, the application process is more involved and time-consuming. Schools prefer students who have completed extensive research and have leadership experience.
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- Quebec Remparts forward Adam Erne scored the only goal of the first period and goalie Spencer Martin of the Mississauga Steelheads turned aside 11 saves to give Team Orr a 1-0 lead on Team Cherry after 20 minutes in the Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game at Metro Centre.
Team Cherry's Zachary Fucale of the hometown Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) made 11 saves in the opening period.
Orr opened a 1-0 lead 3:39 into the first when Erne of Quebec (QMJHL) jumped on a loose puck low in the left circle and hit the back of the net behind Fucale to the dismay of all Halifax Mooseheads fans in attendance. Forward Laurent Dauphin of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) and defenseman Seth Jones of the Portland Winterhawks (WHL) assisted on the play. Erne is ranked No. 13 on NHL Central Scouting's midterm release of North American skaters.
Erne almost extended the lead moments later when he broke in one-on-one against Fucale, but was denied by the Mooseheads keeper to a rousing ovation.
Not long after, Cherry forward Ryan Hartman of the Plymouth Whalers and Kerby Rychel of the Windsor Spitfires dropped the gloves and unleashed some haymakers in a spirited scrap with 8:16 remaining in the first. Rychel ended the fight by landing on top of Hartman, a gold medal-winner for the United States National Junior Team at the 2013 World Junior Championship.
Hartman, who opened on Cherry's top line alongside Halifax forwards Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, was credited with the game's first big hit on Dauphin at the Orr blue line less than 30 seconds into the contest.
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LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 24. THE Nebraska women's swimming and diving team fell to Nevada Thursday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Pool, 133-91, despite picking up three wins in the dual.
There was no men's meet as Nebraska does not have a men's team, having abolished it two seasons ago after claiming, falsely, it was doing so due for financial reasons.
The three wins mark the first time this season that the Huskers have picked up more than two wins in a meet. Despite the loss, Husker coach Pablo Morales remained upbeat.
"October has been a difficult month for us," Morales said. "We have had a lot of meets scheduled, but the women have all worked very hard and it shows. Overall, I think the fact that we have faced such tough competition will only help us as the season progresses."
Freshman Danielle Erickson picked up a win in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:57.02. Erickson also took home third in the 200-yard backstroke (2:09.18).
In the 200-yard butterfly, sophomore Diana Torres captured first in 2:08.68, just ahead of teammate freshman Courtney Petersen, who touched in second in 2:11.72. Petersen also placed second in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:10.70.
Freshman Amie Buoy won the three-meter springboard with a score of 279.83, picking up her first collegiate win. Buoy also placed fourth on the one-meter springboard. Fellow freshman diver Laura Lunn finished third on both the one- (255.08) and the three-meter (266.93) springboard events.
Junior Angie Matheu also had a solid meet, finishing second in the 100-yard freestyle (54.75) and third in the 50-yard freestyle (24.84).
Freshman Alex King added a third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (5:13.37).
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Mark Putnam | 11 Comments | Posted: August 9, 2013
Arrogance is short-lived in travel, however. We all remember times when we wished we prepared differently for circumstances we didn't fully understand.
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Arrogance is short-lived in travel, however. We all remember times when we wished we prepared differently for circumstances we didn't fully understand.
Mark Putnam | 3 Comments | Posted: May 21, 2013
I typically say something encouraging as they approach me to help them focus on the task at hand. For some this is important advice as I often see wide eyes watering and feel a sweaty palm grasping for mine. Others relish the moment in the spotlight so much that they nearly forget to receive the diploma.
Mark Putnam | 13 Comments | Posted: March 26, 2013
The mystery surrounded a missing book. The book was not to be removed from the library at any time. This was not the first time he had given this assignment for this particular course, but it was the first time the rare book had simply disappeared.
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As I listened she expressed a bit of concern about the two questions her daughter is constantly asked, "What are you going to major in?" followed by "What career are you going to pursue?" My reply to her comment took her by surprise. I said, "Don't worry about these answers now. High school students almost always get them wrong."
Mark Putnam | 10 Comments | Posted: October 8, 2012
What we do as a residential liberal arts college is inherently expensive. Our aim is to provide the time and space necessary for well-prepared students and well-prepared faculty to engage in a shared experience of teaching and learning…Colleges and universities are not passing the full cost of operations on to students and families, nor have they ever done so. We simply can't. Instead we are constantly refining how we do things and continually seeking the support of generous individuals, corporations and foundations to offset cost increases that cannot be fully supported by price increases.
Mark Putnam | 1 Comment | Posted: September 21, 2012
A clearer lens of interpretation would reveal institutions of higher education have been designed for centuries to conserve and preserve deeply held values and pass them on to one generation after another. Colleges, much like the broader society, are built to last and slow to change. For some, this is a sign of incredible weakness sure to result in widespread failure; for others this is the source of strength that has preserved institutions for centuries.
Mark Putnam | 4 Comments | Posted: May 22, 2012
Coming to peace with the past and carefully planning for the future leads us to the realization that every day we work for our successors. It's true in our professional work, our volunteer and community service, our participation in communities of faith and even in our families.
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I was never encouraged to study science. It's a disappointment I carry to this day. I really don't know why this was the case for me. It's true my family was not particularly oriented toward science. In fact, I don't know anyone in my immediate or extended family who has an educational or professional background in science. I recall the teachers I had in secondary school for science classes were not very inspiring. In my experience, science was mostly about memorization. I do remember dissecting a frog in biology class, but that's about it. I also had an earth science teacher who was entertaining as a lecturer, but there was little for me to do beyond listening, recording and remembering – at least for the test.
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4 taxpayers challenge Nixon's executive order allowing same-sex couples to file 'married' tax returns
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Four Missouri taxpayers — including Jefferson City resident Don Hinkle and two others connected with the Missouri Baptist Convention — want the courts to reject Gov. Jay Nixon's November executive order allowing same-sex couples to file combined income tax forms, if they also file joint federal returns.
A 10-page lawsuit filed Wednesday in Cole County Circuit Court argued Nixon's executive order violated the state Constitution and failed to enforce existing state law, which both say Missouri's public policy prohibits recognizing marriages other than those involving one man and one woman.
"Under the Missouri Constitution, laws that would result in official recognition of the validity of same sex marriage are unconstitutional," Kansas City lawyer Michael K. Whitehead wrote. "It is the clearly stated public policy of Missouri law that a marriage between persons of the same sex will not be recognized for any purpose in this state even when valid where contracted."
Nanci Gonder, Attorney General Chris Koster's spokeswoman, said Thursday Koster and his staff couldn't comment on the lawsuit's specific claims because they had not yet received it.
However, she added: "Governor Nixon appears to be following the requirements of Missouri law on tax filing, as passed by the legislature.
"The Attorney General's role is to defend such state laws to the extent possible, and not to presume that our legislature's actions violate our state's constitution."
Nixon spokesman Scott Holste also declined to comment on the lawsuit's claims, but directed a reporter's attention to the governor's statement last November, when he issued the executive order.
"In August, following the (U.S.) Supreme Court decision invalidating part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, the U.S. Department of the Treasury ruled that legally married same-sex couples would be treated as married for federal tax purposes, regardless of where the couple lives," Nixon said on Nov. 14, shortly before issuing his order. "That means that same-sex
couples legally married in another state but with income in Missouri now have an option to file joint federal returns.
"This affects us because Missouri is one of a number of states with a tax code that is directly tied to that of the federal government. In fact, as many of you know, your state tax liability here in Missouri is calculated using the adjusted gross income that you enter on your federal return."
The governor's executive order cited an Internal Revenue Service ruling that said the terms "spouse," "husband and wife," "husband" and "wife" now would "include an individual married to a person of the same sex if the individuals are lawfully married under state law."
The IRS also said the word "marriage" now "includes such a marriage between individuals of the same sex."
But, while noting that Nixon's order cited a state law that "any term used … shall have the same meaning as when used in a comparable context in the laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes," the lawsuit said the governor ignored the part of the same Missouri law that says "unless a different meaning is clearly required" by another state law.
And, the lawsuit said, Nixon's order and some statements he made during a Nov. 14 news conference "have resulted in confusion for members of the public, including the plaintiffs, making it impossible to know exactly the potential loss of revenue to the state of Missouri."
Implementing Nixon's executive order is "an unconstitutional and wasteful expenditure of government resources that harms Plaintiffs as taxpayers of the State," the lawsuit said.
The plaintiffs were identified in the case as Hinkle, who is public policy director of the MBC's Executive Board; Kerry Messer of Fenton, who lobbies for the MBC's Christian Life Commission and is a founder of the Missouri Family Network; Hannibal pastor Justin Mosher, who is an officer of the MBC's Christian Life Commission; and former state Rep. Joseph Ortwerth of St. Charles, executive director of the Missouri Family Policy Council.
The case was assigned to Circuit Judge Jon Beetem. No hearing date has been scheduled.
The suit wants the court to declare the executive order and its implementation to be "unconstitutional and void," and asks for attorney's fees, expenses and costs.
A.J. Bockelman, executive director of the St. Louis-based group, PROMO, promised in an email to "work to ensure" the executive order is upheld.
Saying the plaintiffs "have no grounds to file this case," Bockelman added: "Nixon's pragmatic and reasonable order ensures that Missouri income tax law continues to mirror the federal Treasury and IRS. This order gives clear and equal guidance to all legally married couples in Missouri about how to complete their state income tax returns."
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This is a guest post by Onibalusi Bamidele. If you wish to write one, kindly check out the guidelines to write a guest post.
The reality is that guest blogging is easy, and if you have the right approach, it can add tens of thousands of visitors to your site and thousands of dollars to your pocket. If you're looking for tips on writing guest posts that don't get rejected, this article is for you.
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The first step you should take when trying to write a guest post that will always be accepted is to focus on your content. You have probably heard the saying that content is king at least twice, but the harsh reality is that it is completely true. While having a lot of tactics and a great approach can help you, ultimately, focusing on your content is the only key to ensuring that your content is never rejected.
Every blogger is concerned about the success of his blog and the welfare of his readers, and very few bloggers can reject a well-written blog post. If you keep on working on your content so as to ensure it is perfect and evergreen you will be able to get your guest post published on any blog of your choice.
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San Diego Six men arrested in connection with a yearlong undercover operation at several North County high schools pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony drug charges.
The defendants were among 16 juveniles and adults arrested a day earlier as a result of the sting, called "Operation A Team," that had three young sheriff's deputies pose as transfer students on school campuses. Three more adults for whom warrants were also served Tuesday have since been arrested, a prosecutor said.
The operation's goal was to curb drug abuse and overdose deaths among teenagers in Poway, San Marcos and Ramona.
During the San Diego Superior Court arraignments, Deputy District Attorney Jorge Del Portillo said each of the six defendants who appeared is accused of selling drugs, including marijuana and the prescription drugs Percocet and Xanax, to undercover deputies on or near a school campus.
The defendants face charges of drug sales and possession, the prosecutor said. If convicted, they could go to prison for four to six years.
Appearing in court Wednesday were Johny Nguyen, 18, of Poway; Philip Silva, 25, of San Diego; Edwin Sanchez, 19, of San Marcos; Skylor McGee, 20, of Ramona; Erik Johnson, 18, of Poway; and Ramon Kelly, 45, of Vista.
In each case, the defendants are accused of selling small amounts of drugs — a gram of marijuana or a dozen pills, for example — to the deputies on multiple occasions.
Defense lawyers argued that many of the defendants had little or no criminal record and should be screened for supervised release from jail while their cases are pending. The judge granted many of those requests.
The highest bail was set at $25,000 for Kelly, a father of five, who was arrested on suspicion of selling the prescription drugs Norco and Percocet. The number of pills ranged from seven to 16, the prosecutor said.
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Naked is a new Python command line application framework that is in development. The current release is a stable, testing release.
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