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Crosael nods but keeps her thoughts to herself and focuses on the meal in front of her.
Calseinica seems to tune in on her dates apprehension and gently squeezes his arm. "What's wrong?"
As the course nears its end Chammady turns to her date and whispers something in his ear. Finishing his drink her date gets up from his seat and speaks briefly to the mayor. A shocked look comes over his face and he spends a small amount of time questioning him before he shrugs and indicates his date. Shrugging his shoulders the mayor waves them off and the man returns to Chammady and heps her from his seat before they leave together.
It's well into darkness when Chammady and her date leave the banquet and immediately the conversation turns about how reckless and stupid the Drovenges typically are. How scandalous it is for them to be leaving in darkness and how suicidal her date must be to even consider escorting that woman. Gossip then turns to her brother whom they know little of save he's a golden skinned tiefling and a black sheep of the family.
|Aerieth Deventis
Aerieth's ears perk up at the mention that his brother is a golden skinned tiefling. Turning to the person next to her.
I cannot say that I have ever heard of a tiefling with golden skin. Do you know what type of devil his father seduced, or was seduced by, to create such an abomination?
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Bluff: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
As usual, Aerieth is completely incapable of anything vaguely representing civility and proceeds to spit some wine at her neighbor while mangling her words and generally not paying attention to anything that she is doing.
Robahl; Director – Cautioned us on the food.
Calseinica; - Just appears to be annoying at this point.
Delour; – Not spoken with or No information
Aberian; The mayor. – Said something about gremlins and phantoms.
General Vorne; of the Gemcrown Bay Fleet – Doesn't really seem to want to talk
Eirtein Oberigo; look of a sleazy pawn shop owner or a salesman - Magic portal, 2k reward.
Sascar Tilernos; A delicately featured woman,too much makeup – Bloodless eventual chew-toy.
Crosael; attractive middleaged woman,serves the Arvanxi family - Missing servant? Fled servant?
Chammady Drovenge & date - Wintrish; beautiful but dangerous-looking woman – Strange proposal of toast. Have now left. Gold skinned tiefling brother.
Caithan Kalson; third cousin to Imperatrix Abrogail – Nothing, left early.
General House stuff:
House could be haunted.
Phantoms and Goblins
Many references to 'magical' fireplace
Seeing Crosael isn't being forthcoming with any more information, Bloodless waits for an opportunity to schmooze with Delour.
"So this is certainly a change from endless rehearsal, I am sure that a Lady as esteemed as yourself is surely used to such grandeur, but it is all a bit of an amazement still for me, what do you think of our magnificent surrounds?"
Diplomacy 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28
LeVash turns to Calsenica, "I'm sorry, I don't mean to be such a weight. I...have some history, and the gathering here makes me uncomfortable."
He shrugs, "Still, while it's something I'll need to contend with, I think that will have to be in the future. So, what do you thin of the party? It seems we are in a house full of secrets and oddities."
|Bejis Krupt
|Asmodia Crispin
Okie, this time I have actually read who Bloodless is schmoozing, so... Let's go for the Mayor
Asmodia tucks her helm beneath her arm and tugs at the chain mail obscuring her feminine shape as she approaches the lord Mayor.
"You've a lovely home, milord, and I dare say I have seen copies of a number of these works in Isarn," Asmodia purrs suggestively untrained Bluff 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21. "The rabble there, of course, would not appreciate the luxury you have treated us to today. Are you very well traveled, milord?"
Aerieth does a lot to maintain her status as someone whom polite conversation is difficult. She garbles her words and most people simply walk away from the bearded elven woman before she asks her first question.
Calseinica smiles brightly at her date. A flush in her pale cheeks indicating a touch of alcoholic influence. "Every house in westcrown has its share of secrets my dear Larazod. The mayor's had his fair share of wild ones. Everything from a harem in the attic to bodies of rivals stored between the walls. Maybe later we can go explore some of the hidden rooms..."
Bejis has nearly as much difficulty as Aerieth though in his case it is more of a quiet uncomfortable muttering rather than the walking faux pas that is Aerieth. He discovers little about Thesing and less abut Chammady and her date.
Delour sends much of her time pointedly ignoring Delour. But something in the wine or perhaps something about Bloodless makes her pale iceberg of a form warm to him slightly. "I think you're looking for something." She says pointedly.
The mayor, his slightly slurred speech betraying his sway under the drunken heroes favorite passtime looks at you blearily and smiles widely. "All this crap? Father was into all this hellish landscape painting. Not me, I like the finer arts theater! And...and music! And fine wine! Don't travel for those, don't travel...just bring them here! To Westcrown! Jeweled city of the empire! Just...just needs a little polish for her tarnish is all..."
"And you'd be right. I stand in an amazing house, not as a servant, but as a guest, and I rub shoulders with people well above the station of my upbringing. I am looking for something, I look for a way for this to continue, as I would seek to make visit to such hospitality the norm, not the exception, and no matter which way I look at it, I have you as a significant part of my recent blessing." He tells her matter of factly.
"It is an amazing house, isn't it?" Bloodless looks aroung again as though still somewhat surprised to find himself in such a place.
|Asmodia Crispin
Oh gods, the vision of the dashing hero Bloodless suplexing the sperm whale Delour into a table full of food just came to mind, and made me giggle
Asmodia Kn. History Cheliax 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Asmodia's eyebrows raise briefly. If Bloodless's warning about goblins had not spoke enough of the man's madness, the fact that he did not seem to be aware that Cheliax was no longer an empire was slightly more disturbing. She wonders if he recalls that Aroden is dead and that the costume she wears is a mockery, or if he is even familiar with what play he wished to see performed.
Asmodia's eyes scan the crowd for a puppeteer untrained Perception 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 but she finds none but the same sad peacocks who have been preening all night. Still, it seems improbable that this creature could rule...
Asmodia Knowledge Nobility (Mayor's Father) 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
|Aerieth Deventis
After doing her best to stumble, bumble and mumble her way through the evenings conversations, Aerieth goes back to what she is good at. Listening and paying attention to others while providing knowledge to her companions when requested.
Whisper: I am pretty useless trying to be sociable tonight, let me know if there is anything that I can help you all with, background on people and places, history, and so forth.
Aerieth then wanders over and examines the pictures on the walls to see if they hold any clues.
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27 <-- To overhear anything interesting or see anything while examining the pictures.
Knowledge(history/local/religion) 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 <--Studying the pictures, anything that might be useful for the other's conversations.
|Bejis Krupt
@Bloodless: The prominent flush in the diva's cheeks grows somewhat brighter as she regards you with a huffiness made all the more prominent by her immense size. She seems as if she's about to unleash whatever hell is hidden in that mass of flesh upon you but with a deep sigh she sips some wine and lets all the anger puff out of her. "Yes, a strange place this. If you desire a patron so badly I would suggest working your magic further on the alcoholic over there."
She gestures across the room with a pudgy hand containing no less than ten rings to the cackling sound of the drunk noble woman Bloodless was wooing. "Once you've impressed her with whatever prowess you happen to have you should work on getting some real skill. All the patronage in the world won't avail you if all you can get are parts where you get eviscerated. Though oiled up gladiators have a certain appeal. I will have to visit a pit myself sometime this week."
@Asmodia: Cheliax is still an empire. It's just much much smaller than it was originally. :D
You know little of the mayor's father save that he was a quiet man who spent many years studying infernal texts for secrets to increase his own personal power in the afterlife before dying. Like many nobles he was assassinated which is as close to a natural death one can come to in the noble houses next to disappearing without a trace.
Aerieth finds nothing unusual about the pictures. They're the usual crop of infernal propaganda equaling the nobility of Cheliax to the dukes of hell.
Bejis catches little conversation that's interesting as many endear to avoid him in their private conversations. However the smalle of drink, and with it drunkenness, is getting thicker in the air. Clothes are becoming looser and certain couples have taken to heavy petting off in a corner. They are a mere sharp pull and thrust away from actual coitus.
Aerieth does manage to snatch some tidbits of gossip from the air with her keen elven hearing.
~The mayor is a fan of the theatre as you already know however Crosael is said to be a fan of poetry herself.
~It's sadi an asmodean priest used ot be in attendance here when Aberian's father still lived. However when he passed the priest moved on adn its ruored he left behind something in his bedrooms perhaps a curse, or some elaborate trap meant to curse the mayor, and thuse the city, with eternal night. Though this is a wild one.
~Their is talk about the Lord MAyor having ended a party and ejecting guests prematurely when they attempted to reach a hidden harem in the attic. While the rumor that he has a deformed son has been debunked it's now believed that he has instead the pickled heads of rivals from his younger years stored up there.
|Aerieth Deventis
Robahl; Director – Cautioned us on the food.
Calseinica; - Just appears to be annoying at this point.
Delour; – No information, the beached whale could be a little more appreciative of getting attention she didn't have to pay for.
Aberian; The mayor. – Said something about gremlins and phantoms. The mayor is a fan of the theatre.
General Vorne; of the Gemcrown Bay Fleet – Doesn't really seem to want to talk
Eirtein Oberigo; look of a sleazy pawn shop owner or a salesman - Magic portal, 2k reward.
Sascar Tilernos; A delicately featured woman,too much makeup – Bloodless eventual chew-toy.
Crosael; attractive middleaged woman,serves the Arvanxi family - Missing servant? Fled servant? Crosael is said to be a fan of poetry.
Chammady Drovenge & date - Wintrish; beautiful but dangerous-looking woman – Strange proposal of toast. Have now left. Gold skinned tiefling brother.
Caithan Kalson; third cousin to Imperatrix Abrogail – Nothing, left early.
General House stuff:
House could be haunted.
Phantoms and Goblins
Many references to 'magical' fireplace
Bedroom(?) an asmodean priest used to be in attendance here. However rumoured he left behind something in his bedrooms - curse/trap meant to curse the mayor/city with eternal night.
Attic (or near bedrooms per above?)- talk the Mayor endinging party and ejecting guests when they attempted to reach a hidden harem in the attic.
While the rumor that he has a deformed son has been debunked, now believed pickled heads of rivals from his younger years stored up there.
So no one has heard about anything in a basement, seems fireplace and bedrooms/attic are the only key mentioned areas. Maybe Bloodless needs to find a spare bedroom for the alcoholic?
And with that, Bloodless does head back to his Macklady, and continues schmoozing as hard as he can, with gentle yet clear enough innuendo about maybe going for a walk to admire any art in the hallways of the manor, "Perhaps your fine taste and eye for detail can illuminate me as to the quality of any fine works we might encounter; perhaps we can explore a few sights together?"
Diplomacy 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
|Asmodia Crispin
Seems Bloodless is the only one getting lucky at this party. I was gunning for Chammady, but she left early *sadface*
Asmodia slinks up to Crosael, recalling from her former life, before seeing dogs let loose on freedom loving folk, that servants of houses were most often their eyes and ears. And if the Mayor was mad, or... had a harem of hot, loose women in his attic in need of liberating, it was likely that the elder woman would know something... or not at all. Would that Asmodia was proficient in reading the intentions of another.
"Mistress," Asmodia says and offers the woman a fresh cup of alcohol. "I thought I might bend your ear, if I may. I know that a woman in your position is of far greater value than most would allow. Might you illuminate this poor cyclops's stunted perspective concerning our most... illustrious host?"
Asmodia diplomacy 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
|Bejis Krupt
Moving on then.
As bloodless let's on a not so subtle invitation to do the nasty in the nasty house in a potentially nasty corner Sascar cackles shrilly as if Bloodless said something absolutely hilarious the already deep red flush in her pale cheeks going brighter. With a growl she pats him on the crotch and laughs again shattering his ear drums. Then she slurs something along the lines of, "after supper my firm white tiger".
Crosael looks down at the newly filled cup with apprehension but it seems the rich food is getting to her as well. She let's slip some information while attempting to shoo you away."I'm sorry I'm merely a servant. And I truly need to go and find Sian or at least write a letter to the Dottari if she's run off with some valuables. Pardon me."
With that she slides through several party guests quite skillfully for someone on the verge of stumbling drunk and evades Asmodia.
This next course consists of whole roast baby squid served with honey
sauce, minted lamb with fresh vegetables, sauced hatchling alligator, tureens of cod spawn in garlic, and leveret stewed in wine and parsley. With the platters set, cups poured, and silver wear emaculately replaced once more the dance of the engorged vulture begins in earnest.
With two more courses to go of the rich food, strong alcohol, and no doubt drugged party favors the scene starts to look like something out of the Great Gatsby. A room full of men and women who aren't entirely sure why they're here, who hate each other by the sounds of the tidbits of gossip everyone is picking up, and yet are already loosening there clothes and picking someoen to go back to bed with that night. Assuming of course they even bother to go back to their bedrooms. For Bejis the scene starts looking a lot less like the high strung, high chinned, group of nobles that he walked into and more like the laudy brothel and bar he spends his nights.
Even Claseinica, innocent Calseinica, is getting much more touchy feely with her date occasionally falling into spurts of giggling.
|Asmodia Crispin
Poor Asmodia. All done up in brand new chainmail and no one to help her take it off or lay her. How disappointing.
Do we know that Bloodless is going to take a shot at the slag? I might cast resistance on him to help that fort save, else crotch rot is gonna have to wait a level. Or could he like do it on the table so we can all go searching while the other guests are mystified?
Bloodless now just takes the time to mingle and await his opportunity to bed such a fine and noble specimen, whilst it might be a bit of a vintage, at least its a change from riff-raff.
Think thats everyone on the guestlist?
|Bejis Krupt
|Aerieth Deventis
|Bejis Krupt
I'm not really seeing much of an available action at this point. Bejis can observe, but doesn't have the social skills or background to lead a conversation.
Bejis will make it a point to work the floor and talk to everyone at least briefly. If someone is interested in conversation, he will engage them. Otherwise, he'll go back to listening and watching.
Diplomacy: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (11) - 1 = 10
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Not rolling well isn't helping either
|Asmodia Crispin
Asmodia licks her lips and shrugs at Bejis's question. "I'd prefer none were looking at us at all. If that means me settin' here doing what I do best," she pauses and tugs at her chainmail, "which, you might understand has been quite the feat of will not to indulge and forsake us."
She raises a mailed hand, frowns at it, and strikes plated fingertip against her cheek as she considers their options. "Given that the majority of our peers are in a highly suggestible state, perhaps we could induce some manner of activity that will allow us to search more freely? A game of follow Drovalid's clothing as he attempts to sink his divinely inspired meat in the fetid corpse representing Chelaxian virtues, perhaps?" she suggests and grins broadly.
|Bejis Krupt
None really. So let's get on with it. I'll bot LeVash for now.
The next two courses come and go. The drugs, tiredness, and heavy food lays heavy in your stomach as the decadence surrounds you. The final meal, the one that caps off the day at midnight, was called on the program "The Insatiable Hungers".
As hookahs are brought to the table along wiht exotic tobbacos and strong liquors hit the table (many of which are sampled lovingly by Bloodless's new date) things quickly slide from the swinging clothes half off celebration of barely contained inhibitions to, well, an orgy.
It seems everyone is getting on (and off) one another in various states of mass reproductive frenzy Bloodless finds himself caught off guard as his date attempts to pull him on the table where at least one or two others have claimed some space. Even Delour, for all her extra personality, has a number of young male attendants to her needs Though perhaps more surprising is the short director Robahl Nonon who seems to have attracted a number of woman all too happy to help his reputation as a ladies man. Indeed for all the decadence and ostentatiousness of the nobles that the Haloran League loves to rail against you never quite imagined anything like this. Even you are not immune to the attentions of the frisky nobles as all of you are dodging groping hands (not all of the opposite sex).
(Un)fortunately for LeVash his date seemed to have passed out some moments before the mass grinding of flesh began and discreetly he takes her to one of the directed guest rooms to sleep off the feast before returning to the group. With a quick adjustment of his widebrimmed hate stepping lightly over a couple in desperate coitus in the doorway and makes a signal to the rest of you that it's time to go.
|Asmodia Crispin
Wait, we're leaving an orgy?
As Delour the beached sea creature is pounced upon by ruddy males, Asmodia is all the more relieved that she did not happen to take any more than a few bites of any of the courses, and only lifted her wineglass to her lips, else she might have projectile vomited on the beast with a half dozen flabby backs. As a cleric, she feels compelled to watch the display until her nausea threatens to overwhelm her sense, and the distinct scent and taste of vomit bubbles in the back of her throat.
"Never be clean, never be clean, never be clean..."
With the host devolved into madness, Asmodia gathers several bottles of wine and stuffs them into her pack, wrestling with a drugged fool pawing unsuccessfully at her chainmail. Even if she had her father's inclination to cultivate seed with the help, she could not, not here of all places. None too comedically, her inexperience with the heavier armor causes her to trip on the couple in the doorway, and she grumbles as her armor crashes about like angry kitchen maids chattering about the mistress's diet.
"Gods damn you!"
Asmodia does not look at the Shade when she speaks, preferring to look at the floor near his boot. She is none too happy to see Bloodless pawed at ravenously by some drunken whore, but she can get drunk and scrub her filthy skin on her own time.
"Mirror or attic?" she inquires of the others when if? they join. "I'd sooner be limited to jumping out a window and maybe breaking my legs, which I can cure, to meeting a fiend in our host's sex dungeon."
|Bejis Krupt
Mirror was referenced, but no detailed information.
Once there is some modicum of privacy:
"I'd guess the knot is in the basement." Looking to Aereith, "Anything magical around here? Or do you think the 'doorway' being magic would make it too obvious.
Bejis starts looking for secret doors or false panels. Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Bloodless switches back into 'character' and all of a sudden takes a commanding tone.
"Time for us to find a chamber for your confessions, lady"
He assertively asserts his presence to the woman, a leather switch hangs playfully from his hand. "reckon its time to re-enact a few scenes, dont you?"
Perform? 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 Not sure if its diplo or intim? Is there '50 shades' skill?
Regardless, Bloodless is trying to fish for a cover story to get heading upstairs, if this ruse fails, he will head up anyway
Whisper "Everything points to upstairs, we've not heard anything about the basement, lets move up there, I'll take the woman first and that will give us a cover, you lot come up behind under the ruse of looking for me in a couple of minutes. If you get sprung, thats your story, and then I'll be easily found in a bedroom... maybe the old Asmodean priests one with luck"
Bloodless signals his wolf to follow.
|Bejis Krupt
Bloodless looks for any rooms that might be a bit better appointed than any others at first glance (ie whether there might have indeed been this rumoured priests room, or one that just screams 'attic harem here') otherwise whichever room looks the 'best'.
Once located, he will guide his 'helpless victim' onwards.
|Asmodia Crispin
"Don't hurry on my account, darling."
Asmodia rolls her eyes and glances back at the occupants of the dining room. A few minutes... it would take half that time to get out of her armor... She counts the minutes on her hands, her gauntlet fists making the gesture more inane.
"GRARGH!" Asmodia grumbles. "If you'll excuse me, I'll find a room with a mirror and finish myself off while looking at the only person who gives a f*ck."
Bloodless more or less carries his new toy as her shaky legs rebel against one another and the rest of her body as she stumbles giggling and hiccuping all the way upstairs. Upstairs on the east end he finds four bedrooms one of which is locked. He quickly takes his prey into one of these. The bedroom is nice and there is a bed with a sturdy looking frame.
Asmodia, in her search for a room finds a guest bathroom which is filled with much the same rutting as the dining hall though the heat of the steam only seems to add to the participants frenzy. Stepping away Asmodia finds another bedroom. Unfortunately the room she finds is next to where Bloodless has taken the drunken noble woman. He shrill giggling is easy to hear through the walls as well as her pleas for her tormentor to show mercy.
Rolling his eyes as he starts to remove the tiefling make up LeVash comments.
Whisper: "We really don't have time for this."
Suppose Bloodless is a bit indisposed at the moment, where possible he will have a look about the room on the odd chance he got lucky and this resembles the former bedchamber of an aforementioned Asmodean Priest :p In the interim he's putting in a bit of a decent showing to impress his potential new patron, and provide enough of an alibi for his friends should they get sprung snooping.
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I suppose I never made an exit.
Seeing it's time to get to work, Bejis will take a bottle of strong smelling alcohol, gently corking it before heading to Aerieth, where he whispers, "Shall we make our exit and head upstairs?
Once out of the Dining Room, Bejis will make keep a lookout so Aerieth can cast spells.
Bejis is interested in finding a room which can be searched in private. Perception is +8.
@BEjis: Would you like to search the ground floor or the second floor where Asmodia and Bloodless have gone?
Bloodless puts on a show even as he looks about the sparse room for "implements of punishment". He fonds nothing incriminating and much of the room appears to be sparse save for the elegant furnishings and soft bed sheets. The drawers are mostly empty save for a single copy of Asmodeus's holy book in the top drawer of the nightstand. Slamming the volume on the nightstand threatening the woman on the bed with all manner of deviant things Bloodless continues his search.
LeVash joins Bejis and Aerieth looking about in search of anyone slightly more aware than the others.
|Bejis Krupt
50 Shades of Bloodless continues...
"You've really got as taste for this, haven't you, madam? You're becoming insatiable" he hams up the moment..
Perform - Act 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 (Hey do I still get a perform bonus for playing the same character? If so, how much?)
Because Bloodless is changing by degrees... enter the Dark Drovalid. - to reference the Hangover II - "Cheliax has him now".
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Miller's injury untimely
News of Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller injuring his throwing shoulder again in practice Monday put me in a bind.
Just that same afternoon before it happened, I was in the office proof-reading all of my stories for our annual Pigskin Preview including two on Ohio State, one a feature on Miller himself from an interview during the Buckeyes' football media day.
So when I found out about it that evening, I knew I now had a couple of rewrite jobs on my hands.
The next day, I updated the main OSU preview after the announcement that Miller was not only lost for the season, but also would require more surgery on his shoulder.
That meant entirely scraping the piece on Miller, which was now basically unusable, and replacing it with another feature on Ezekiel Elliott, likely No. 1 successor to Carlos Hyde at tailback, and Devin Smith, the Buckeyes' top returning wide receiver.
Of course, my first thought though when I heard about Miller's misfortune was logically in the context of how it would affect the team in the upcoming season, especially with a highly-possible Big Ten championship and subsequent spot in the first-ever four-team College Football Playoff (CFP) hanging in the balance.
I mean, this was probably the worst scenario that could have befallen the Buckeyes before the season even began, with Miller's primary backups having hardly any college experience.
All we've heard from the Ohio State players, however, in the wake of Miller's season-ending injury is positive about his main replacement, redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett, who unfortunately has never taken a snap in an actual college game. He may be a cool customer under pressure in practice, but I guarantee you that will change when he steps on the field against Navy in Baltimore next Saturday at noon in the Buckeyes' season opener.
From then on, how Ohio State fares this fall minus Miller will be nothing if not an interesting journey to watch play out as the season progresses.
One non-football point that has been brought up that caught my attention was should Miller, who obviously would qualify for a redshirt year in 2015, now hang around to use his final year of eligibility next season when OSU could take another – and probably even-stronger step – toward a berth in the CFP? Or should he – after getting medically cleared following his operation – test the NFL draft waters to see if he might conjure up any interest from the pros.
While I think the latter is an unlikely option for Miller, he is on course right now to graduate from Ohio State in December. So if he stays in Columbus through next fall, Miller will be in graduate school at OSU when he throws his next pass for the Buckeyes.
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The First White House Library
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- Page Count: 416 pages
- Illustrations: 15 b&w illustrations
- Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-271-03713-4
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"Do not be misled by the modest title of this book or by the fact that one of our least-known presidents was behind the first White House library. This book brings together wonderful essays, starting with that by historian Sean Wilentz, and going on to others on the role of Mrs. Fillmore, the library room, the process of forming the library, and, of course, the library's contents. The catalogue proper of this library that represented the 'collective mind of the age' contains mini-essays explaining how each book fit in. This is library history at its best; in other words, it's cultural history. This splendid contribution to American history deserves to be widely available."
"When Abigail Fillmore moved into the White House with her husband and daughter, they made an innovation. A family of book lovers, they created a national collection for an in-home library that they left to the nation. Catherine Parisian's exhaustive and meticulous archival work reconstructs the collection and how it was housed. While Fillmore's rise to the presidency has been described as exemplifying the American dream, Parisian reveals the foundation of the dream to be education and family life. The Fillmores—especially Abigail—applied these values to the president's house in the full knowledge that it is the peoples' house. The scholarly lens of the history of the book is used to illuminate the Fillmores' home life in Washington and, by extension, a model of middle-class domesticity for the nation."
"This book's greatest strength is the information it provides about the individual titles Fillmore collected for the first White House Library. For those interested in the history of either the White House or Millard Fillmore, the catalogue's numerous insights into the selection process and detailed discussion of which editions were most likely included in the collection will also be useful."
Published in association with the Bibliographical Society of America and the National First Ladies' Library
Although many early U.S. presidents were avid readers and book collectors—George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, to name a few—they usually brought their own books to the White House and removed them at the end of their terms. It was not until 1850 that Millard and Abigail Fillmore established the first official White House collection. This catalogue of the library that they assembled not only reveals much about their own preoccupations and interests and those of the age they lived in, but also provides insight into American library history, reading history, and book trade and distribution networks.
Aside from the editor, the contributors are William Allman, Elizabeth Thacker-Estrada, and Sean Wilentz. For more information about the National First Ladies Libraries visit http://www.firstladies.org.
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Millard Fillmore and His Booksellers
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I suspect most of you are aware of this organization. I wanted to pass on that at least on some campuses, they appear to be having a positive effect.
My daughter attends the University of Kansas and has started seeing information about this organization and concealed carry around campus. This has led her into quite a few discussions with other students about firearms and concealed carry, and the lunacy of "gun free zones".
While my daughter is not of the age to carry yet, and is not convinced she's comfortable with that, she is a believer in both firearms and CCW. She feels that in many of the conversations she's had lately, she has gotten other students to at least rationally think about some of the related issues. Seeing the messages this group has put on campus, prompted her to debate this topic in her ethics class. We'll see how the professor and class react.
I relate this because it is in large part due to this organization spreading the word. I believe they are starting a dialog with a group of people that are crucial to our future.
If we can get a new generation to start looking at this logically, we will see benfits to come for many years.
Upon reviewing their site, I decided that this would be a good organization to support, and made a donation.
I know we're all asked repeatedly for funds, but this one seems to be a good bet for the future.
Here's their web site.
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Cobra Company 1/48 OV-1B Mohawk Cockpit Detail Set First Look
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If you haven't visited the Cobra Company website recently, you haven't seen the interesting research (and fun) that Chris Miller has been doing - he has restored a full-scale OV-1 Mohawk nose! So when you look at a resin detail set for the Mohawk cockpit, you'll see that this was a labor of love as well!
This set is designed for the 1/48 scale OV-1B Mohawk kit released by Roden earlier in 2005. The kit is beautiful on the outside and naturally has the bulbous canopies over the cockpit, but the cockpit itself is a little on the spartan side. This detail set doesn't just improve the cockpit - it transforms that front office!
The detail set is molded in tan resin and features some very nice detailing on the parts. The set provides several options for you to replicate the version of the Mohawk you'd like.
Unlike the OV-1A/JOV-1A versions, the OV-1B is not an attack aircraft. It was the first of a series of reconnaissance aircraft. This is reflected in the cockpit as the instrument panel is not repeated on the right side nor are their flight controls on the right as there were in the A-models. Instead, the right-seater is an 'observer' (radar operator). The OV-1B was set up to carry a Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR) system in an under-nose pod.
The kit provides two sets of ejection seats. One set has the seat belts and harnesses molded in place, the other lacks the belts and harnesses should you prefer to do your own or put a flight crew in the cockpit.
The new nose gear well is completely boxed in to reflect the anti-FOD curtain used to keep rocks, stray cats and debris out of the avionics bay. This provides your nose with some privacy to stash around 40 grams of ballast up front to offset the model's tendency to be a tail sitter, even with this resin cockpit installed!
The instructions are well done and nicely illustrated. There are some good photos of the observer's side of the cockpit from which to do some detailing if you wish.
This set is definitely recommended for the Mohawk modeler and will provide a beautiful front office to sit inside the kits huge canopy.
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Prep 25 mins
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Unbelievably quick and easy, you can marinate overnight, or throw it together 15 minutes before cooking. This is one of our summertime favorites. Serve with rice and a vegetable.
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- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
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- Mix together all ingredients except pork chops; pour over the pork chops, making sure they're all well coated; let sit for 15 minutes or refrigerate for longer marinating.
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I just used light (lower-sodium) soy sauce to replace the combination of light and dark soy sauce. I marinated the chops in the fridge about 8 hours. The pork chops were highly flavorful and unbelievably tender. My sister asked for the recipe, so I know we'll both be making this again and again.
I really loved the asian flavour of these grilled chops and can't wait to make them again; my whole family enjoyed them as well. I used tamari soy and rice wine vinegar; I added no salt, no pepper, no garlic, nothing that the recipe didn't indicate. I also marinated my chops in the fridge for about 4 hours. The flavour was wonderful and I particularly noticed -- and enjoyed -- the taste of the sesame oil. Thanks for posting!


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We are Company F, Fourth Arkansas Infantry, the Montgomery County Hunters. We wanted to establish a new unit that would appear more authentic in drill, camplife and on the field. With a mix of people who have been reenacting for several years each and new recruits, we are attempting to do this. Started in 2006 with a small base, we have added new members every year. As we continue to grow, we will be a unit that others will look at with confidence, knowing that we have what it takes.
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Rooms in Center Lisbon
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We rent 3 beautifull rooms in a traditional Portuguese building, on the old heart of Lisbon.
We are near Bairro Alto (night life), Rossio, São Jorge Castle, Alfama (Fado houses and best views of Lisbon).
Next door, you have typical restaurants with Fado, where you can enjoy the best grilled fish. We cook special vegetarian meals too! Or, if you prefer, you can shop in the local groceries and cook a nice meal at home.
All around transports (metro, bus, train, boats, bikes and typical "Streetcar").
Located 10 minutes from the airport by taxi or 15 minutes by metro (Martim Moniz station)
Very Beautiful zone with a lot of life around, day and night! This is the best place to stay if you came in holiday!
The apartment has a complete kitchen with a closed balcony ( smoking lounge), a large living, 3 rooms (Nature room, Zen room and the lovely room Amália) and 2 full bathrooms. Full house with central heating.
Room Amália:
- 2 real beds, equal, that can be used together (large double bed) or separate; with linen included.
- Mirror
- A sunny window :)
Zen Room:
- 1 dobble bed (king size)
- A lot of space to keep your clothes
- 1 full size mirror
- A sunny window :)
Nature Room:
- 1 dobble bed (king size)
- A lot of space to keep your clothes
- 1 full size mirror
- A sunny window :)
2 Bathrooms
- Equipped
Living areas:
- Living Room (with sofa)
- Two bathrooms
- Big windows throughout the house
- Sunny closed balcony near the kitchen (Smoking Lounge)
Extra services:
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- Rent a bike
- Personal Fotographer
- Chinese Massage / Acupuncture / Holistic Massage
- Tours in Lisbon, Sintra, Fatima, Algarve Portugal and all treasures:)
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Smoking Lounge on the balcony!
There are no specific rules!
Live in our house as if it were your home!
Your home away from home :)
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Nice and really tidy and clean flat with 2 bathrooms. Big kitchen with all equipment is cool. our room was just a bit small but it's okay. Owner is really nice and kind. I can recommend it.
nice and cosy apartment. Very close to the center. Recommendable.
It has been a while, but still: Great flat in a very nice spot in the city - you can get anywhere very fast. We never met Claudia, but her room-mate Carlos was a wonderful and very helpfull host. We really enjoyed our stay.
When we booked the room Claudia immediately left us a message and explained how to get to there,... She was really considerate in her communication so we felt welcome at the house. The room was small but clean and cosy. Carlos, Claudia's flatmate gave us some excellent advice about local restaurants. Nice stay!
Excellent apartments! Beautiful, clean and in the center! Thank you Claudia, Rui & Carlos for your hospitality! I am pleased to come back again and recommend to friends! Maria and Julia, St. Petersburg
The apartment is OK, very simple but clean enough. The position in the heart of Lisbon is amazing. Very close to the castle and the city center and there are a lot of pub and small restaurant all around.
We had a perfect stay in this flat! Ir's quite claean and we could use everything in the flat which is very well situated in the city centre. Carlos, the flatmate of Cláudia and Rui, is also a very helpful and gentle person and gave us good tips about Lissabon! Whenever we plan to come back to Lissabon, we would stay in this flat again! :)
The place was clean and quiet. The appartment have a good localisation, we enjoyed it a lot !
Had a wonderful time in Tavira. The apartment is nice and well equipped for a small family of 4 like ourselves and located 15 min walk from the waterfront. We had a car and it was no problem to park close to the waterfront from where the boats leave for the island where the beach is located. The town has a nice atmosphere and if you need to reach Tavira it is also not far away by car. Claudia was very helpful and we didn't lack anything. I highly recommend you visit the place yourself:-)
Very nice people, eventhough we saw Claudia and Rui just for a minute. Her roommate Mafalda and her boyfriend were very helpful and the flat is very clean and perfectly situated. Would definitely go back:-)
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A policeman's battered wife (Caroline Goodall) seeks help from a man (Mark Harmon) in her cooking class, who has hidden problems of his own.
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By Amine Bouchentouf
While Glencore (OTCPK:GLCNF) may garner attention and headlines, smaller commodity trading firms can also offer a strong return on investment.
Following my recent column on Glencore, I received many inquiries regarding the commodity trading industry. While Glencore may be the most visible and notorious commodity trading house out there, there are certainly other similar companies with significant global operations worth looking at.
Commodity trading companies offer investors yet another way of getting exposure to the global commodity industry. The industry is truly vast, and you have several different players to choose from.
The first commodity trading houses began to appear in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as privately held, family-owned businesses. To this day, several of the world's leading trading houses are still privately held, such as Louis Dreyfus Commodities and Cargill. Fortunately, a large number of the commodity trading companies are now publicly traded, thus giving investors direct access to this important industry.
The first thing you need to determine is the kind of exposure that you're looking to achieve. The industry is vast, and you need to focus your selection process based on two critical factors: type of commodity; and geographic exposure. Not all commodity traders are created equal, and each one has different strengths and weaknesses. Identifying these characteristics will help you make the right decision.
If you're looking for broad exposure to various commodities with a global footprint, then Glencore is certainly a company you should consider. Make sure you read my previous analysis so you get a better understanding of the pros and cons of such an investment.
Noble Group
Another diversified trading company worth examination is Noble Group Ltd (OTCPK:NOBGY). Noble is little known outside commodity circles, but it is a real powerhouse in commodity distribution and supply chain management. With revenues of more than $40 billion, Noble is a fully diversified company with activities in agriculture, energy and metals. Noble's activities in agriculture are particularly strong. The company is a leader in global coffee and cocoa production and distribution.
Noble is one of the top three distributors of coffee in the world, with operations in Vietnam, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Colombia and even the United States. It grows and trades arabica as well as robusta varieties of coffee, and has particularly strong relationships with roasters in the United States, Europe and Asia. In cocoa, Noble is present in many of Africa's leading cocoa-producing nations such as Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Togo and Sierra Leone. Its customers in this segment include many of the world's leading chocolate manufacturers.
In addition to a strong presence in agricultural commodities, Noble is also active in oil, gas, carbon credit trading, iron ore and aluminum. With Noble, investors get a very broad exposure to various key commodities throughout several strategic geographic locations.
Another commodity trader I recommend is Bunge Ltd (NYSE:BG). With roots in Latin America, Bunge is today one of the biggest agricultural traders in the world, with a market cap in excess of $10 billion and revenue of more than $45 billion (2011 fiscal year numbers). One attractive attribute is that Bunge is a very flexible and nimble operator in what is usually a slow-moving industry.
Bunge's main area of strength is North and South America, where it is a leader in the oilseed business and transforms soybeans, rapeseed and canola oil into vegetable oils for both the direct-consumer market as well as for the animal-feed industry. Those in turn offer exposure to both the industrial farming sector as well as the farm-to-consumer supply chain.
Furthermore, with Bunge, you get a worldwide leader in the biodiesel market. The company began trading sugar recently and is already the second-largest sugar trader in the world, a testament to its flexibility and ability to successfully enter new markets. Through its activities in the sugar markets, Bunge has access to several key markets.
First, it sells sugar directly to retail and wholesale consumers as a food staple. Second, it has invested heavily in sugarcane milling infrastructure, so that it's now a leader in sugar-cane-based ethanol. And finally, it is also able to generate and distribute electricity from sugar-cane waste.
Bunge is the perfect example of a company being able to generate diversified streams of revenues from a single commodity and is worth taking a serious look at.
Disclosure: The author doesn't have any positions in the stocks mentioned.


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The Pirates started this weekend's series against the Rockies in uninspiring fashion Friday night, as they fell silent on offense again and lost 4-2.
Gerrit Cole looked strong early on but struggled with efficiency – a pretty rare problem for him. Troy Tulowitzki hit a solo shot off him in the second, but other than that he was in control for the first five innings. After a walk and a one out base hit in the sixth, though, he was at 103 pitches (despite having allowed just 3 hits and 2 walks) and was pulled. Gerrit did have an excellent-looking slider that he used multiple times for strikeouts (he had 6 K's), but he's been more effective in previous starts when he didn't strike out as many.
Cole wasn't the biggest problem for the Bucs, though – that was the offense. Colorado starter Jhoulys Chacin went eight and pitched a great game despite only three K's. The Pirates weren't overwhelmed, but hit into three DP's and couldn't sustain a long inning. Neil Walker doubled twice, and Andrew McCutchen and Pedro Alvarez each had a double as well, but that was about it.
Justin Wilson couldn't strand the runners he inherited from Cole and allowed one more of his own, and that was all the Rockies needed. Not an ideal start to a series on a Friday night with a subpar opponent in town. The Pirates have lost two games in the standings to St. Louis after taking four in a row from them, so getting back on track soon would certainly be ideal, even though two straight losses isn't really a big deal.
Rockies 4, Pirates 2 / Box / 2013 Record: 65-44 / Next: Saturday, vs. Rockies, 7:05
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Considering Another Tax Holiday For Foreign Earnings
Attorneys, who often are corporate clients only significant outside advisers, commonly offer advice on a wide range of business management issues, in some cases even extending to matters pertaining to financial reporting, selection of accounting principles and tax strategies. One current, hotly debated tax law change may provide another opportunity for advisory service to clients.
Calls are increasingly being heard for what amounts to a replay of the tax holiday granted by the 2004 American Jobs Creation Act (AJCA), which included a one-year-only provision that granted an 85 percent dividends-received deduction for earnings of foreign subsidiaries of U.S. corporations that were repatriated.
The goal then and now, if replicated was to bring home cash held abroad, with the hope and expectation that this would be invested in domestic productive facilities (plant and equipment, research and development) and the hiring of American workers, thus boosting the domestic economy. Implicitly, enacting such a provision manifests a belief that the nonremittance decisions of those taxpayers were and are driven by the availability of the tax deferral.
Of the estimated $1 trillion of earnings held abroad in 2004, it was estimated that as much as $350 billion in repatriations were stimulated, albeit at a cost in lost taxes of up to $104 billion (= 85 percent x 35 percent x $350 billion). Today, with as much as $1.5 trillion allegedly being held abroad by foreign subsidiaries, as much as $500 billion of fresh capital inflows could presumably be stimulated (again, however, at a cost in lost taxes as much as $155 billion, and assuming the same fraction of remittances to amounts held abroad prevail as in 2005, when the effects of the 2004 AJCA were felt).
Academic and other research findings suggest, contrary to intent, that the repatriated funds generated by the 2004 AJCA failed to stimulate investment in domestic productive facilities or to expand employment, but rather funded stock buy-backs and dividends by the domestic parent companies that were the recipients of the program.
It has been reported that over 90 percent of these remittances were used for those unauthorized purposes although in fairness it should be said that, if funds returned to shareholders via dividends or stock repurchases were later deployed for consumer purchases or personal or business investments, the ultimate impact on U.S. economic health could well have been similar, if perhaps less immediate or observable.
Economists and other academicians have a different view of these happenings. They more often attribute American companies disinclination to repatriate the earnings of their foreign subsidiaries to a perceived lack of profitable domestic investment opportunities.
One comprehensive study of the impact of AJCA concluded that the domestic operations of U.S. multinationals were not financially constrained at the time of the act, meaning that the paucity of job-boosting domestic investing was not due to a lack of investable funds, but rather reflected a perceived scarcity of investment opportunities.
Accordingly, the sudden ability to access a low-cost internal source of capital (i.e., via the tax-favored repatriated foreign earnings) should not have been expected to boost domestic investment, domestic employment or R&D. To the extent that there is similar liquidity among American companies today, repatriation of foreign earnings would also not be likely to spur new investment.
In addition to the real economic considerations affecting behavioral responses to the 2004 AJCA, a financial reporting concern likely affected repatriation decisions. If a similar tax holiday were to be declared today, this concern would be made even more complicated by the fact that, increasingly, companies are able to choose between U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for general purpose external reporting a choice unavailable in 2005.
The financial reporting implications of earnings being invested or retained by foreign subsidiaries differ as between the U.S. GAAP and IFRS rules, as explained below.
An exception to the Internal Revenue Codes rule of taxing worldwide income is found in IRC 951-965, which provides for deferral (not exemption) of taxes if earnings of foreign subsidiaries of U.S. corporations are not repatriated. Under U.S. GAAP (and also under IFRS), accrual-basis financial statements are to report the tax effects of income and expense reported in the current period, without regard to when the taxes are actually remitted to the taxing authorities.
Under this general principle, income taxes would be reported in the consolidated financial statements in the period when the related foreign income is being reported (i.e., currently), notwithstanding any permitted deferral of the actual payment obligations. Since there would be no current cash outflow, the resulting tax expense would be accompanied, in the financial statements, by recognition of a deferred tax liability.
Notwithstanding this fundamental tenet, the availability of an indefinite deferral of tax payments associated with unremitted foreign earnings under IRC 965 inspired arguments in favor of the nonrecognition of tax effects until remittances actually occur or at least become very likely.
The then-accounting rule-making body promulgated APB 23 (issued in 1972), an amendment to APB 11, that adopted this view, stating that although it should be presumed that all undistributed earnings of a subsidiary will be transferred to the parent company [and that accordingly] the undistributed earnings of a subsidiary included in consolidated income should be accounted for as a temporary difference, it created an exception if sufficient evidence shows that the subsidiary has invested or will invest the undistributed earnings indefinitely or that the earnings will be remitted in a tax-free liquidation.
In other words, for financial reporting purposes tax expense is not recognized currently in those situations where the earnings will not be taxed in the U.S. until repatriated, if the parent (reporting) entity has evidence of specific plans for reinvestment of undistributed earnings of a subsidiary which demonstrate that remittance of the earnings will be postponed indefinitely.
Companies may cite their historical experience as well as their definite future programs for operations and remittances to justify such nonrecognition under U.S. GAAP, and many have done so which is one reason why effective tax rates of U.S. multinationals are low overall.
Of course, when plans and expectations change, they are supposed to fully accrue their income tax obligations, even if repatriation (and thus tax payment) lies in the distant future.
Under this so-called indefinite reversal criterion, domestic reporting entities can avoid accruing income tax expense on earnings of their foreign subsidiaries and equity method investees if they can assert that those earnings would be indefinitely invested in foreign tax jurisdictions (or would be repatriated in tax-free liquidations, a less likely outcome).
This longstanding rule was carried forward and incorporated into the current standard on accounting for income taxes when it was promulgated in 1992.
Strictly interpreting this standard, there should be a relatively high hurdle for the nonrecognition of the tax effects of the earnings of foreign subsidiaries of domestic corporations, whatever the tax laws might otherwise provide regarding current tax payment obligations.
It is thus incumbent upon the reporting entity to demonstrate, by reference to its historical actions and its current, documented plans, that foreign earnings will be reinvested abroad indefinitely, with no realistic intent to repatriate those earnings. For the entity's independent accountants, of course, the challenge will be to audit managements intentions always among the more difficult of undertakings, fraught with risks of later second-guessing and possible litigation.
The simple concept that deferred taxes are to be provided on all timing differences, including those arising from unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries that remain untaxed in the parent company's jurisdiction until repatriated, is subscribed to not only by U.S. GAAP, but also by IFRS.
Likewise, IFRS provides an exception that supports the nonrecognition of the tax effects of the unremitted foreign earnings, under limited circumstances. However, the criteria for nonrecognition differ between these two financial reporting regimes, and this difference could influence behaviors of companies that may have reasons to maintain foreign earnings outside the U.S., particularly if partially motivated by the financial reporting ramifications of those actions (which would be described by some as a form of earnings management).
Under the corresponding international financial reporting standard (IAS 12), the company is to recognize a deferred tax liability for all taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates, and interests in joint ventures, except to the extent that both of the following conditions are satisfied:
a) The parent, investor or venturer is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference.
b) It is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
Two of the terms in the foregoing rule could be subject to some degree of confusion or debate: probable and foreseeable future. Reasonable preparers, auditors and users of the financial statements could be expected to occasionally disagree over the meanings of these terms, and such disagreements could lead to serious contention, including litigation, particularly if investors believe management committed misrepresentations in the financial statements relied upon for investment decisions. Corporate counsel are therefore advised to assist clients in correctly applying these terms and the standards in which they appear.
In particular, under IFRS the term probable is generally defined as being a likelihood over greater than 50 percent, which is formally expressed as being more likely than not to occur.
However, that definition is not found in IAS 12, and indeed, although the term probable is used some 28 times in that standard, it is never given a formal or operational definition, adding to the likely frustration of preparers, users and auditors.
Under U.S. GAAP, although also not officially defined as such, probable is taken to imply a likelihood of upwards of 85 percent clearly a higher threshold than more likely than not.
For the present discussion, probable, when used as a threshold condition for the nonrecognition of the tax effects of unremitted foreign earnings, will be taken to mean more likely than not, consistent with the terms general use under IFRS.
This provides a much lower threshold criterion than the corresponding one under U.S. GAAP, which demands a firm management assertion that foreign earnings are to be indefinitely reinvested abroad and thus shielded from U.S. corporate income taxes indefinitely.
Similarly, the standard does not define foreseeable future, which therefore remains a matter of subjective judgment.
Nevertheless, the foreseeable future implies a more proximate horizon than is suggested by the corresponding U.S. GAAP term, indefinite. Thus, it would be easier for management to assert that any repatriation of foreign earnings is not expected in the foreseeable future (the IFRS guideline) than it would be to assert a positive intention to indefinitely reinvest those earnings abroad (the U.S. GAAP criterion).
Taken together, the terms probable and foreseeable future as used under IFRS suggest that it would be much more feasible for corporations reporting under IFRS to justify not providing deferred taxes on unremitted foreign earnings, where (as for U.S. corporations) those taxes are not to become payable until there has been repatriation to the domestic parent company.
Inasmuch as the U.S. now permits the optional use of IFRS for financial reporting by U.S. corporations and may eventually mandate the use of IFRS as the successor to U.S. GAAP this would suggest that deferred taxes on unremitted foreign earnings will increasingly go unreported until, and if, repatriation occurs.
Attorneys should be aware of these differing rules regarding the current recognition of tax effects of foreign earnings that have yet to be remitted to the U.S. It is possible that this could be a deciding factor when clients are contemplating electing to report under either U.S. GAAP or IFRS, and at the minimum needs to be given consideration, among a range of other factors, in making such an important decision.
--By Barry Jay Epstein, Russell Novak & Company LLP
Barry Epstein is a partner at Russell Novak & Company LLP, a provider of accounting, tax and financial litigation advisory services in Chicago. He is the author of "The Handbook of Accounting and Auditing" and a consulting expert on GAAP, auditing standards and financial reporting matters.
The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the firm, its clients, or Portfolio Media, publisher of Law360. This article is for general information purposes and is not intended to be and should not be taken as legal advice.


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- Exercises tailored to every trimester
- Feel and look better all the way to delivery
- Improve posture, strength, and muscle tone
- Experience a smoother delivery
- Includes custom cardio and toning routines
- Receive professional personal trainer advice
Approximate Total Run Time: 160 Minutes.
Recommended Props: Resistance cord, pillows, and chair.