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Personal Archaeology: Panel Discussion14 March 2014
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Family history is a rich source for artists, and the poets Sue Rose, Anna Robinson and Hannah Lowe all mine this seam to produce powerful narratives. Join them in a discussion exploring how they use memory and archive to turn private reminiscence into public statement. The event is hosted by Hercules Editions, publishers of Sue Rose's Heart Archives, and chaired by poet and Hercules Editions publisher Tamar Yoseloff.
Sue Rose works as a literary translator and has published various novels, libretti and plays in translation. She is currently translating a series of children's fantasy novels billed as France's answer to Harry Potter. She won the Troubadour Poetry Prize in 2009 and the Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition in 2008. Her debut collection, From the Dark Room, was published by Cinnamon Press in 2011. A chapbook, Heart Archives, is published by Hercules Editions in February 2014 and her second collection, The Cost of Keys, will be published by Cinnamon in November 2014.
Anna Robinson's first collection 'The Finders of London' was published in 2010 by Enitharmon Press and was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Poetry Prize, 2011. Her next collection will be published in 2014. She teaches at The University of East London and is undertaking a PhD entitled 'Can Poetry Be a Vehicle For Micro History?' Anna is a former local history librarian, has an MA in Public History and has almost finished a family history book called Mum's Book: a family saga. She is a Hawthornden Fellow.
Hannah Lowe was born in Ilford to an English mother and Jamaican-Chinese father. She has lived in Brighton and Santa Cruz, California. She studied American Literature at the University of Sussex and has a Masters degree in Refugee Studies. Her first full collection Chick (Bloodaxe, 2013) was shortlisted for the Forward Best First Collection Prize. Her family memoir Long Time No See will be published by Telegram in July 2014.
This event coincides with Women's History Month in East London.
Please note: unfortunately due to the installation of this exhibition, this event does not have wheelchair access.
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Erickson, acquired in a 2009 trade with the Yankees, has been released by the Pirates.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have released seven minor league players this week, Pirates Prospects has learned. The players that have been released are Adenson Chourio, Christian Colonel, Casey Erickson, Pat Irvine, Gerlis Rodriguez, Jose Luis Solano, and Mike Williams. Here is some information on each player:
Adenson Chourio - Had good results in his second and third years in the VSL, along with his first year in the GCL. After that he struggled to hit for average, and his walk rate was inconsistent. He also has no power. Chourio was used as a bench player in low and high-A ball last year.
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Windows Vista Battery Saver
You may not be aware, but it is widely believed that the Windows Vista Aero interface drains the battery completely from your system. But, along with many others, I dispute this claim! Several users have asked me if turning off the Aero interface will help save a few precious minutes of battery life. Well, let's go and find out!
It just so happens that there is a utility called the Windows Vista Battery Saver that will turn off the Aero interface and/or the Windows Sidebar when your battery appears to be low. Now, that may not seem like much, but it actually saves 30 percent of your battery's life. Wow!
The Windows Vista Battery Saver is a downloadable utility and once it's installed on your computer, it places a small icon in your system tray that will bring up the following Settings dialogue box:
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Bathroom Ceiling with radiant heat
I'm about to begin a very large project in the smallest room in my house, the bathroom. I noticed that the paint was flaking off the ceiling and in some spots on the walls. I figured it was caused by the obvious moisture in this tiny room.
I began to scrape away at the flaking paint, and scrape, and scrape! What I have now is spots where the paint has not flaked off, and large areas where I've cleaned it right down to the sheet rock. There is only one coat of paint from what I am able to determine. I've patched up the walls with drywall compound.
I have radiant heating in the ceilings throughout the upstairs, bathroom included. This is where I think I'll be running into problems.
I am about to sand the ceiling. I know I must be careful to remove the dust left over and should not shower in that room until the paint has a chance to properly dry. I'm aware that I should stay away from oil based paints as could potentially cause peeling in the future. There are imperfections in the ceiling.
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The room has an exhaust fan and I have a dehumidifier.
Just looking for some advice before I begin and find myself with a much bigger mess than what I'm in right now.
Thanks in advance for any information you might be able to provide.
Radiant heat IN the ceiling?
Or a heater that blows heat down, or a heat bulb?
Heat rises....so radiant heat in the ceiling seems as if not the most efficient means of heating
Yes, coils in the ceiling. I know it's not efficient...lol was here when we bought the house. The only room we actually use this in is the bathroom and only for a very short time, every other day during the winter.
We heat with wood furnace. Bathroom isn't ducted for this.
Radiant heat is actually very efficient, whether in the ceiling or the floor. I think its something like 2% less efficientin the ceiling. Its RADIANT, so it doesn't really matter what direction its coming from. Radiant heat doesn't rise, it radiates.
I'm concerned how this heat will effect the paint. Should I be using a specific type of paint? Oil based perhaps? I sincerely do not wish to re-do this project because of something I could have done right or differently the first time around
I did a short search and came up with using a water based acrylic paint from: http://www.islandgreenheating.com/facts_questions.php
Many posters saying to be very careful around the embedded wires, not to damage them when fixing the cracks.
Be safe, Gary
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I have done a few of these before. Scrape all loose paint, skim, sand smooth, clean, apply Gardz primer, apply 100% acrylic finish paint or Zinnser's bathroom paint.
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Two weeks before the event was to take place the acting Egyptian parliamentary power announced the final elections to be held on the same dates as the competition, between two major parties racing to be the first democratically elected president in the middle east. I considered postponing the dates until the following weekend but knew the tides would be all wrong and a had gut feeling that the wind would let us down. After a quick ring around we did a poll of our own, asking guests, neighbors, competitors and good mates' if we should run the competition on the scheduled weekend. To my surprise 90% of the results supported running the competition on the same dates as the elections. The majority of voters were able to vote the following day. At this crucial time of decision making one of my team members came up to me and said " Morgs, this is our life…this is what we do". That there, was the nail in the coffin, the green light to do what we got to do.
THURSDAY 14th June 2012
Typically Thursdays' of the King of the Lagoon are planned for the sponsors to set up their banners and early competitors to come down register for their events and get a feel for the competition area. Over the past 3 years it's a quiet day, no one turns up as planned, some would say it's the calm before the storm. This year was different. All local sponsors turned up in the morning asking for help to put up banners and flags, the first 20 competitors turned up wanting to register into their events and get on the water as soon as humanly possible. The energy around the soul kitesurfing centre was electric. Everyone was moving with purpose and had these great big grins spreading from ear to ear that did not leave their faces all weekend. Registration went right up until 9pm that night, we even had a couple of professional sponsored riders turn up from Safaga, at least 8 hours drive away from Ras Sudr. Respect for that!
7:30am the Soul Kitesurfing Team was on the beach preparing before the 9am briefing.
The caterers from Helly's Kitchen arrived and made themselves at home behind the bar, with the most food we have ever seen… Bring on lunch time! The P.A system had also turned up and our resident MC Giles Wilkinson was making magic happen with a make shift extension cable and a dodgy power point.
8:30am and the first competitors started to appear on the beach claiming a bean bag or two setting themselves up under the shade of umbrellas with the best views.
9:30am running a bit late as the last competitors were registering I started the briefing. I welcomed all competitors to the fourth King of the Lagoon Competition, Hard to believe this was our fourth event. I explained the days format 10am first heats for the Big air will hit the water, 4 competitors each having a judge timing them. Longest time wins.
Lunch will be served from Midday until 5pm .
2pm is low tide thank God it wasn't too low this week. There was enough water to start the first heats of the freestyle event. 4 person heats lasting 10minutes each, competitors scored on a points system. Top two competitors move into the next round.
6pm will be prize giving.
9pm Taxi van will be leaving for the party at Moonbeach Windsurfing Centre.
Both events Master guru and 20km downwinder will be run on Saturday.
Big Air:
10am: 18knots of wind kicked in and the first groups of competitors hit the water. The lagoon was pushing up to high tide and was creating some small chop that allowed competitors to get extra height on their jumps. Jumps were only recorded if competitors completed their jumps within the competition area and rode away. For the next 2 hours Competitors were seen flying high, and some crashing hard. The crowds on the beach started to gather in numbers.
2pm: The tide was at it's lowest and the judges Aldo da silva and Jacques Van Schalkwyk decided to postpone the start of the Freestyle event till 3pm.
By 3pm the first heat was on the water and competitors were not holding back. Big grabs, front and back roations, kiteloops were seen from the judging tent. The second heat was even more explosive, lots of unhooked tricks, bar passes and kiteloops. By the end of round one it was clear that all competitors had pushed the level of riding from last years event. The start of the semi finals saw spectators crowding around the sand bars up wind of the competition area with a new respectful riders point of view. As the end of the second semi final came to completion so did the wind. Judges made the call to delay the final by 30minutes to see what the wind would do. Finally there was a spell of consistent wind that looked like it was going to hang around long enough, so the competitors got out there and fought it out. The final was a great show and congratulations to the competitors they worked hard for their results.
The results were:
Big Air Winner: Omar Fata: 5.28secs
Freestyle Women:
1ST PLACE: Sjoukje
2ND PLACE: Nina
1ST PLACE: Vincenzo
2nd PLACE: Sherif Soliman
3rd PLACE: Mathieu
After Prize giving and a quick feed, most competitors were seen rocking out to the live band that was playing down at Moonbeach windsurf centre. Truly a great night of music the band had the beach pumping.
SATURDAY 16TH June 2012
After a sneaky few hours of sleep, I was back at the Soul Kitesurfing Centre. Briefing was held at 9am. The Master Guru event was to take place at 10am, followed by the downwinder from Fun kite surfing Centre. Taxis were to pick competitors up from the centre at 1pm, the event was scheduled to start at 2pm on the beach at Fun Kite.
The wind was great for the master guru event. This event is designed for all levels of riders. The challenge is to push your own riding. A competitor names a trick they have been trying but not yet can perform and goes out in a competition setting for 15minutes and solely performs the trick. If the competitor performs the trick they get crowned as a master guru.
1pm: A single taxi Van arrives to take competitors up to the start line of the down winder. I had planned and booked two but those forces working against me were in full force and so was my hangover.
The boys from red bull put there hands up and offered to carry all the equipment and anyone who didn't mind open transportation to jump on the back of their truck .
Problem solved and away we went. Traveling in the back of a truck at 90km per hour surrounded by a handful of friendly faces and a stack load of kitesurfing equipment made me smile the true spirit of why I kitesurf was showing and it was a great moment I will never forget in my life.
Unfortunately by the time we got to fun kite set up all our kites the wind had dropped and we had to cancel the event. Our taxi van had left so we all traveled back in the pick up back to soul kitesurfing centre.
Once back lunch and prize giving were to follow congratulations to the following
Master Guru
Hany Soliman
Kareen Ghoneim
Ramy hadad
Amir Allam TBC
Thanks heaps to all the local and international sponsors without your help this event would not of happened. Until next year see you on the water soon.


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Greeting, this is my Maiden Voyage - ist posting. I want to know what the cost would be and which is a better choice for an alternator for 2003 530i. How much is a new one vs a rebuilt one?
Also, they told me that the Alternator could not be rebuilt. Should I get it back from them?
I have a feeling they will keep the old one and rebuild it to be sold later and in the meantime they will sell me another...The old "Razzle Dazzle". What ever happened to honesty?
Info would be appreciated as I will return to the mechanic on Monday. If it is a new Bosch as opposed to a rebuilt one, how can I verify that the part is indeed, new?
Rebuild yourself. I posted a DIY in the forum, search for it.
Should not cost more than $60, your own labor.
If you need a 2nd opinion, my cousin has a BMW shop in Gardena CA:
18020 S. Vermont
Gardena, CA 90248
- cn90 alternator rebuild DIY
- "Typical BOSCH Alternator", so this is a generic diagram for BOSCH alternator.
- "Carbon Brushes + Rectifier Combination", so in plain English, this means the brushes are built into the voltage regulator.
I cannot be more clear than this.
Rectifier and voltage regulator are two separate entities. The brush is built into the voltage regulator (which you conveniently refer it as rectifier). The rectifier, also known as "diode trio", is responsible for converting ac to dc. The dc voltage is then "regulated" by a voltage regulator.
from your previous message, you repeatedly referring to the voltage regulator as "rectifier". The rectifier, i.e. the diode trio bridge, is NOT a easily replaceable part and it will fail too. The cost of a rectifier, is way over $60, and if you can find one that will fit the particular bosch model.
"4. New Voltage Regulator (a.k.a = "Rectifier")
- Here is the kicker: if checked OK, most simply re-use it but read on.... Although this is a solid-state device (no moving part), it is rated at let's say 2 million cycles of alternator revolutions, then the solid state device just fails any time after that.
- The reason most rebuilders re-use the Voltage Regulator is cost (a good Voltage Regulator costs some $50-60/each)."
Last edited by supradupe; 09-16-2010 at 10:43 AM.
The price of a new Bosch 120 alternator would have been astronomical; so, there was no question that I was going to buy a rebuilt alternator. I didn't have time to rebuild it myself because it's my only vehicle; but, in hindsight, I wish I had stockpiled the components from cn90's DIY.
I got my rebuilt Bosch 120 from OEMBimmerparts for less than $200 (details here) overnight.
I'm not sure how that applies to items that have 'core charges' ... these core charges always confused me anyway. I paid a core charge of $100 for my alternator, which cost $25 to ship back, so, the core charge, in essence, cost me $25 in real dollars.
It's my guess they too will have a core charge (although I don't know this for a fact), so, they'll send the alternator back to the remanufacturer. It's my guess that the final say on whether or not it can be rebuilt will be by that remanufacturer ... but by then, it's way out of your control (or concern).
My suggestion if you have the time is ...
a) Get your car and old alternator back
b) Order a rebuilt alternator from OemBimmerparts
c) Replace it yourself (here instructions I wrote up with cn90 help)
Thank you very much for your reply. I appreciate the time you took and the information you supplied. My new mechanic turned out to be fair and honest, hard to believe in this day and age where greed is the motivating factor. The mechanic and you have restored, a portion, of my faith in humanity.
The concept behind core charge is simple.
Let's say an Alternator costs $200 with "core charge" of $100.
So you get the Alternator provided you return the old Alternator so they can rebuild it and re-sell it later, making money.
Let's say you fail to return the old Alternator, the seller will charge you $100 on your VISA Card for failure to return the core, now your cost is $300 for failing to return the core.
However, if you return the core as instructed, then it would cost you $25 for the shipping; so your total cost to get a rebuilt Alternator is $225.
Does the Indy pay the core charge and then give it back to you in the price?
Or, does the Indy pay the core charge and then NOT give it back to you in price?
Or do the suppliers not charge the Indys the core charge and you just pay full price?
Thank you very much for your reply. I appreciate the time you took and the information you supplied. My new mechanic turned out to be fair and honest, hard to believe in this day and age where greed is the motivating factor. The mechanic and you have restored, a portion, of my faith in humanity.
Napa in my area sells remanufactured Bosch 120 amp alternators for $194 + $35 core charge, 90 amp is $149 + core (not sure why you would go mail order when local is the same price).
So for $35 you could keep and rebuild it, but with a lifetime warranty on the remanufactured unit, why would you need to?
And my two nearby Napa's had the alternator on the self too.
I like coffee.
My e39 is fixed and moving towards atrophy.
Last edited by manticore33; 09-15-2010 at 06:10 AM.
None had the Bosch 120 in stock. Some could get it. But it wasn't the same price as mailorder from our sponsors.
BTW, add at least $25 to the price for an alternator to ship it back to the sponsor (ask me how I know) so if the core charge is, say $35, you only get $10 net back from that core charge.
Nothing wrong with NAPA alternator. Infact, I called a few rebuilders in the US to get the detail (these rebuilders rebuild the Alternator and ship them to Pepboys, NAPA etc. etc.).
A proper rebuilding process involved. The issues for each item are in italicized letter:
1. New front bearing
- Some places put in new bearing but in 99% of the time, you get Chinese bearing instead of brand name like Koyo, SKF, F.A.G.
- Some check it, if no play, then they simple re-grease it and re-use it: not recommended.
2. New rear bearing
- Some places put in new bearing but in 99% of the time, you get Chinese bearing instead of brand name like Koyo, SKF, F.A.G.
- Some check it, if no play, then they simple re-grease it and re-use it: not recommended.
3. New brushes
- This is a must because at 140-150K when the alternator fails, the brushes are worn down.
So virtually all rebuilders install new brushes.
4. New Voltage Regulator (a.k.a = "Rectifier")
- Here is the kicker: if checked OK, most simply re-use it but read on.... Although this is a solid-state device (no moving part), it is rated at let's say 2 million cycles of alternator revolutions, then the solid state device just fails any time after that.
- The reason most rebuilders re-use the Voltage Regulator is cost (a good Voltage Regulator costs some $50-60/each).
- This is also the reason why many people run to Autozone, get a rebuilt Bosch Alternator, only to find out 1 month later the Voltage Regulator failed! Some in this forum have gone through 3 Alternators in a 6-month span. What a waste of time and effort!!!
So unless you know exactly how a rebuilt Alternator was performed, rebuild the Alternator yourself for $60.
Sadly, the day of good craftsmanship and quality work is over, many people simply go for a quick buck, but you the owners pay for this poor practice.
Last edited by cn90; 09-15-2010 at 07:41 AM.
My rebuilt alternator was bought from a sponsor.
At least for the sponsors, we should know what parts are put in, right?
Do we know that information for the sponsors who sell alternators?
For the crosslinked record, there is a nice valeo rebuild going on today over here:
> E39 (1997 - 2003) > No power from alternator + no red light battery
See also:
- Complete DIY for how to test a BMW battery & alternator (1) & how to determine exactly what alternator you have (1) & how to determine the proper replacement alternator brand and amperage [Valeo, Bosch, 90A, 120Amps, or 140 amps] (1) & how to tell from the part number if a replacement alternator is actually rebuilt "by" Bosch (1) & one users' example of total electrical failure (AAA towed away) alternator repair (1) [Read post #66 & post #107 & especially post #146] & a DIY for replacing the E39 I6 alternator (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) or E39 V8 alternator (1) (2) (3) (4) & why you want to clean out the air-cooled alternator air duct & cooling vents (1) (2) (1) (2) & does an ATF leak from power steering hoses onto the alternator cause the bearings to fail (1) & why rebuilding an alternator is preferable to replacing (1) & cn90 DIYs for rebuilding a 1998 air-cooled BMW Bosch alternator (1) (2) or his VW Bosch alternator (1) & cdawg246's quest for materials for a Bosch water cooled alternator rebuild (1) & Aioros' 1999 Valeo Alternator rebuild DIY (1) and his quest for materials (1) & Cn90's explanation of where to get hard-to-get alternator rebuild parts (1) & a DIY for replacing the brushes in an (Audi) Valeo alternator (1) & a Bosch alternator bearing replacement from a 1997 MB S600 (1) & from a Range Rover (1) &, if it's not the alternator, a diagnostic procedure to test for overnight parasitic battery drain (1) & how to find all the fuses (1) & how to choose a good aftermarket battery (1) and a simple battery replacement DIY (1) & where to find the battery explosive charge emergency quick disconnect (1) (2)
Please read the suggested threads and add value, either by pictures or by descriptions, so the next person stands on your shoulders.
See also: E39 Bestlinks & How to easily find what you need
I can't speak for alternators on "lesser" cars" but as for the 540 liquid cooled one, I have not had any luck with remanufactured ones. I have a few friends that haven't any luck either so now when we have alternator issues, we just buy new. Not cheap but much less trouble in the end.
I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be eaten by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.
Sorry to hear that bluebee (I thought about doing CN90s rebuild, but I needed the car ASAP). Being in Central Ohio I am lucky with quick shipping from the any of the coasts (UPS/Fedex have distribution facilities here) and major part-chain warehouses are nearby. There is also Napa warehouse about 15 miles from my home and literally the Delaware Distribution Center for Advance Auto Parts and Jeg's are in my back yard (not that I shop at Jeg's). For local Napa or Advance Auto Parts stuff, I can get it same day warehouse pulls duing normal business hours. Oh, and I am friends with both of the Delaware location's of Advance Auto Part store's managers so special pulls and price matching are not a problem.
Online stuff is 3-5 days max.
Indy's pay the core charge and get the core charge refunded when they return the part. The actual cost of the part they charge is likely list. Go into an auto parts store and you will see a two costs. The list price is typically what the shop charges the consumer after performing the repair. So, when you are using a shop they make their margins on the list price of parts and book time. A lot of part stores will deliver the parts to the mechanic and pick any returns and cores and have less than retail discounts too. For instance AAP might sell brake pads to a shop for $13, charge a consumer $30, and list might be $45. If you look at the mechanics invoice for the service work the person having the work done would be charged $45 for pads, 1.5 hours book time (even if only took 40 minutes to do), then other materials.
I like coffee.
My e39 is fixed and moving towards atrophy.
Last edited by manticore33; 09-15-2010 at 10:10 AM.
As CN90 states, there is a wide variance in the quality of rebuilt electrical parts. I have only had good luck when I purchased rebuilt electrical parts either from the dealer (BMW/Honda/Nissan) or from an online retailer that sells products rebuilt by the oem manunfacturer (or their designated contractor), example: Bosch rebuilt alternator, or Nippondenso rebuilt starter.
Rebuilt stuff from chain storres, and independants can really vary in quality, depending on who is doing the work. Typically the chain store stuff is the worst, as they are driven by a national contract, and price is king, so they only replace what is absolutely necessary, then clean it up and paint it, put it in a box and say "lifetime warranty".
I got my rebuilt alternator for my 540 from BMW Seattle, they installed it too (emergency repair) and it was super expensive, but comes with a "lifetime warranty" that is honored at any BMW dealer in North America, parts and labor. So I basically paid $300 extra over the online price for the lifetime warranty versus the two year warranty that Bosch offers (it is the same exact Bosch factory rebuild). My understanding is if you buy the alternator from BMW "over the counter" and dont have them install it, their standard 24 month unlimited mileage warranty applies (parts and labor), not the lifetime warranty.
I have about 80k on that alternator, and hope to keep the car long enough to get my $300 back out of BMW!
540 M-Sport package (Canadian market), factory Bluetooth phone integration, factory M-Audio 10" dual voice coil subs, Homelink, M5 rear stabilizer bar, M5 rear subframe braces, H&R 15mm wheel spacers, ST X (KW) coilovers, Stop Tech ss brake lines, Akebono Euro Ceramic brake pads, oem Brembo and Zimmerman rotors, Dinan Stage 1 software, Strong Strut front upper stress bar, BMP strut tower reinforcement kit, USA Spec Ipod/Iphone integration.
Last edited by 540 M-Sport; 09-16-2010 at 11:13 AM.
My bad,
Voltage Regulator and Rectifier are 2 different entities (I took College Physics too long ago...).
In some other alternators, these 2 items are packaged together.
In this particular Bosch Alternator for BMW E39, they are located separately.
Talking about component failure, I think the Voltage Regulator fails more often than the Rectifier part.
Attached is an updated diagram:
oooooh. Nice. Thanks cn90.
FWIW ... I took college physics years ago too!
So, for newbies ... from memory of college courses ...
Voltage regulator ... regulates the voltage (presumably to ~14 1/2 volts or whatever it's set at).
Rectifier... changes the AC to DC (generally with diodes in a full-wave configuration, maybe wheatstone bridge).
Last edited by bluebee; 09-16-2010 at 04:02 PM. Reason: Edit: Ooops. Switched DC with AC
Then, on the negative part of the curve, the diode essentially blocks the (now) reverse-biased current such that only the first half wave gets through that diode ...
But wait ... if you add another diode, opposite the first diode, it then is forward biased and it allows that second upside down wave through and the whole thing is in a wheatstone bridge like configuration (someday they'll name a bridge after me ... ).
Or at least that's what I remember from college days ...
BTW, the danger isn't the voltage so much as the CURRENT. Over time, that heat from the current ruins the rectifiers as stated in this thread above.
good god does she(?)know her stuff!
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First, let me begin my bearish take on Apple by making one thing clear: I think Steve Jobs is a clueless idiot bereft of original or interesting ideas.
Ha! Just kidding, Apple fans. I know all of you who love Steve Jobs can take a joke as well as the next guy! Nevertheless, anyone who saw the debate on our message boards after Bill Barker and Yi-Hsin Chang Dueled over whether Bill Gates or Steve Jobs were better investments knows to steer clear of personalities. So of course I am not actually going to say anything about Mr. Jobs.
Instead, let's just dive right into the crux of the problem, as I see it: to be a worthwhile long-term investment, Apple needs to expand its market share and revenue base. At this point, it has had only limited success in doing so. If you're going to invest in a PC manufacturer, why choose one with less market share and slower growth than leaders like Dell or Gateway?
Earnings have certainly increased recently, but Apple's financial turnaround is largely a result of cuts in overhead and increased efficiencies. Yes, the iMac is popular, but nevertheless, check out the company's revenue numbers in recent years:
(in millions) 9/1996 9/1997 9/1998 9/1999 Sales $9,833 7,081 5,941 6,134 Year-over-year -11.1% -27.9% -16.1% 3.2%Simply put, those aren't particularly impressive numbers. Sure, there are some product mix changes going on, and the company has better margins and better working capital management, as I'm sure Bill pointed out. I'm not arguing that Apple is going to go bankrupt anytime soon. But better financial management will only get you so far.
Sales growth is important for three reasons. First, as Dale Wettlaufer pointed out in our "PC Companies" Industry Snapshot, sales numbers are crucial in the PC business. Since the average selling prices (ASPs) of PCs is consistently trending down, low or modest growth in unit shipments may nevertheless result in flat or declining revenues. Rapid sales growth is necessary to stay ahead of deflationary prices. Secondly, since the worldwide PC market is growing at a roughly 25% pace, to increase market share Apple has to grow faster than that. And the company needs to increase market share at least a few percent to become anything but a small niche company, and to ensure that software developers continue to write applications for it. And finally, and most obviously, sales growth is necessary to achieve sustainable growth in earnings and cash flow.
I think it's unlikely that Apple can accomplish this over the next few years. While companies like Dell and Gateway roar ahead with their direct sales models, and Compaq continues to sell millions of PCs despite its troubles, Apple may be fighting a losing battle.
First there's the company's problematic fourth quarter (which concluded September 30th), in which it had to guide earnings estimates lower and then posted a 12% drop in revenues and a 7% drop in unit sales compared to the year-earlier period. Certainly much, if not most, of this was due to factors beyond the company's control, such as a shortage in microprocessors from its partner Motorola. And yes, the company did book a lot of backorders.
Nevertheless, Apple shot itself in the foot with its incredibly boneheaded decision to address the shortage partly by canceling early customer orders for its newest and fastest computers, and then offering those same customers slower computers for a higher price. After a firestorm of criticism, much of it from some of their most faithful customers, the company reversed course, but it's amazing that the decision was ever made in the first place. It's not exactly a sign of skillful management. "I've been a loyal Mac person for 20 years, but Windows here I come," stated one customer in a widely quoted sound bite.
Rather than just focusing on one bad quarter, however, let's look at the last four. Here's what we see:
Worldwide sales 12/98 3/99 6/99 9/99 Units sold 944,000 827,000 905,000 772,000 Y/Y Change 48.7% 27.2% 40.5% -7% Market share 3.45% 3.37% 3.54% 2.76%Sources: Apple SEC filings and IDC Corp.
Of course, Apple bulls can point to the two quarters of 40% growth or greater, but Dell clocked in with greater than 50% growth in all four quarters, and IBM grew faster in the first and second quarters as well (keep in mind that these are worldwide numbers). In other words, with industry growth averaging roughly 25%, 40.5% growth is so-so and 27.2% is just enough to maintain market share.
The seasonality of the numbers also indicates Apple's reliance on consumers, where prices and margins are lowest. The iMac may be fun for first-time users, but Apple has yet to make any inroads into the business market, where Dell and IBM have demonstrated significant growth. Apple is even losing its grip on the education market, where it has long trumpeted its dominance.
According to the market research company Dataquest, Dell led in sales to the education market in the second quarter this year with a 21% share, thanks to its 113% growth in that sector. Apple argues that if you include its direct sales to educational institutions, then it remains number one (the two companies are having a bit of a squabble over this). Yet even Apple's preferred numbers only show the company with 22.2% market share, while Compaq is a close second at 19.1%, and Gateway and Dell follow with 17.2% and 15.8%, respectively. With Dell's 113% growth, how long before they catch up?
And without the education or business markets, and only a small share of the consumer market, what's left for Apple? Where will the growth come from? I look forward to seeing Bill's answer to that one.
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Josh Scheer: Now, I want to ask you—I'm angry, obviously; we see the Occupy Wall Street people, they're angry; there's a lot of angry people in this country, with the approval ratings and everything else. But we don't maybe want to vote Republican; we don't want to be part of the tea party; we, obviously, maybe no one will vote for the president, the current president. What do we do? I mean, what do you do if you're just angry? Should we just go out and protest and make our voices heard?
Rep. Dennis Kucinich: Well, let's talk about the nature of any protest movement. The importance of protest is—and particularly today—is that people become visible. It is through our personal physical presence, through our own visibility merging with others, that we are able to demonstrate, en masse, our objection to the current affairs. And this is a very powerful statement. It's consistent with our constitutional privilege of freedom of speech and right to assemble, and it's consistent with the American tradition that wherever change was brought about, it was not brought about because Washington suddenly decided, through its munificence, that one day it would create a situation where people of color would have full rights; where one day it would create a situation where women would have the right to vote; one day it [would create] a situation where there would be a health care program for seniors. So many of these movements started in the streets. And so we really need a movement for economic justice, and the only place it's going to start is in the streets. But not, you know—it's profound that we're seeing Wall Street be the target, because people are making the connection. Instead of just coming outside the Capitol, they're going outside Wall Street. It's a different kind of "capital," c-a-p-i-t-a-l. And that kind of capital has great power to direct the affairs of our nation. And that's something, that the awareness of the Wall Street occupiers is such that all over the country people are starting to pay attention, and they're starting to create similar protests in their own communities. And frankly, I think there are millions and millions of Americans who are demanding a level of economic change that the system currently can't even begin to comprehend; and yet the failure of the system to do so will result in the system being dramatically changed within the next few years.
Josh Scheer: Well, I just want to wrap up with one quick question about your redistricting. And I know that you've been redistricted, and I want to let our listeners know what they can do for you, but also, what's the situation in Ohio?
Rep. Dennis Kucinich: The district that I'm running in right now is a district that has been created through the merging of two congressional districts, the 10th District—or three congressional districts—the 10th District, which I represent; the 13th District, which Betty Sutton represents; and the 9th District, represented by [Marcia (Marcy)] Kaptur. So 54 percent of the registered Democrats from my district are in a new district, and 34 percent are from Ms. Kaptur's district, and 12 percent from Ms. Sutton's district. So at this point, it looks like I'm headed for a primary against my friend from Toledo, Marcia Kaptur. It's nothing that I sought, but the Republicans drew a district that extends a hundred miles along Lake Erie. So, you know, I have a primary election on March the 6th, and I am preparing for it. Because the election's now—it's about, oh, roughly about 153 days. And so it becomes urgent that I organize and do all the other things that are necessary to be able to get people involved in the campaign.
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich: I appreciate being on the phone with you, and I look forward to speaking with you again.
Josh Scheer: Oh, yeah. Have a great day, congressman.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich: Bye, now.
Peter Scheer: That was Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich speaking with Truthdig's Josh Scheer.
Howie Stier: [Dragnet music] That memorable theme accompanies the establishing shot of TV's "Dragnet," depicting the iconic Los Angeles City Hall building—that towering structure of marble and limestone, a monument to municipal corruption erected at a staggering cost during the Great Depression. And this past
The presence of mass "hacktivists" and bandanna-ed anarchists, professional protesters, the uninsured, college students and college dropouts embracing the moment they had long anticipated. "Oh, how goodly are your tents, Jacob": those words of a strange prophet, inspired by the sight of the camp of the Israelites, come to mind, evoked by the scene this morning in downtown Los Angeles on the fifth day of the Occupy L.A. demonstration. Not just because of the physical deployment of some 60 tents of the protesters' high-speed camping gear, neatly arrayed around two sides of L.A.'s City Hall, but because the atmosphere here, in the early morning rain, is charged with a feeling of spirituality and a communal outpouring that is greater than an expression of discontent with the way things are.
Those who set up camp the first night were mostly people who, according to organizers, had, open quotes, "challenged living conditions," but since then their two dozen tents have grown to some 60. This is part Burning Man, part wartime field seminar. The occupiers are kept busy by organizers who have the day scheduled out as ambitiously as any Dragon Mom. At 8 a.m., a breakfast of coffee ladled from a cooler, and eggs and fruit donated by local businesses, is served. Then the arts and entertainment committee kicks in. Throughout the day, occupiers listen to speakers, discuss the issues that drew them here, and share skills. Pizza pies arrive en masse, the boxes quickly recycled into perfectly proportioned signs, and on Monday afternoon the group rallied for a march through the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Support from those commuting during crunch hour was evident when drivers dropped beats, honking horns in solidarity rather than in frustration at marchers snarling traffic.
There are two elements common to any public gathering in L.A. that are noticeably missing from this action; first, the smell of California super-weed; and second, there are no men in blue—no cops to be seen anywhere. And only a single strand of yellow tape cordons off the upper steps of City Hall. And the protesters abide; and to a person, none are fearful of a confrontation, or catching a wooden shampoo should a change in policing come down.
Howie Stier: Tell me your name.
Protester No. 1: My name is Anonymous.
Howie Stier: You've been out here all weekend?
Protester No. 1: Oh, yeah. I've been out here from the beginning, from Saturday till now.
Howie Stier: What do you expect to accomplish?
Protester No. 1: I'm not sure any of us know what our goals are. As you can tell, even on Wall Street they don't know what they're doing yet. The only one thing that they do know is that something is wrong with this world, and it needs to be changed. We're not going to get any specific demands, and people should know that, because some people don't want this system anymore. This system is far beyond corrupted. Some people just want a whole new way of life.
Howie Stier: And how long do you plan to be out here?
Protester No. 1: As long as it takes. Couple weeks, couple months, couple days.
Protester No. 2: It's not OK to …
Child: Take away money!
Protester No. 2: Ah-hah. Or …
Child: Take away jobs.
Howie Stier: What do you do?
Protester No. 3:Right now I'm unemployed. But I'm trying to get work in the software industry. I'm a software engineer.
Howie Stier: You studied software engineering?
Protester No. 3: Yes, I have.
Howie Stier: You have student loans to pay back?
Protester No. 3: I have over $100,000 in student loans right now.
Howie Stier: And how long have you been unemployed?
Protester No. 3: Since June.
Howie Stier: You haven't been unemployed that long.
Protester No. 3: No.
Howie Stier: There are some people here who haven't worked in years. You're not that personally affected, yet you're prepared to stay here for the long haul. You've got a pillow, you've got a cooler, you've got water. Why are you here?
Protester No. 3: I'm here for two reasons. One is my generation, the people who are 18 to 24, are in the 18th percent unemployment. We have a future that we're trying to breed, and we can't even get work. So that's one part of the reason I'm here. The other part is I have family members, friends, people I talk to—they don't know about these protests. Even the Wall Street one which is now two weeks, going into the third week. They have no idea what's going on. So I'm here to just kind of broadcast to them why we're here, what's going on, what they're about, just to kind of open their eyes.
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By Mark A. Goldman, October 7, 2011 at 4:20 pm Link to this comment
How to Fix the Economy
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Why weren't these massive, sustained protests happening during the Reagan/Bush years? The problem was just as bad when they were in charge.
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The other critial change that needs to be made is to reign in the financial markets. Fiat banking is not, in and of itself, a bad thing. However it needs strict regulations and tight ovesight. Any oversight that is not hated is not doing its job right after all. The most glaring, and damaging, part of it is how the banks keep invented new ways to gamble with the same money and pretend it is an entirely new contribution to the economy. Ultimately a share is nothing but a promissory of a percentage of the profit of a company. Trading in those shares does not add anything economically, and it does not determine the 'value' of the company in any way or form. That is putting the horse behind the cart really. Things get even worse if banks then start trading in projected share values at a future date, and add the volume of that to their 'economic production'. And not satisfied with that they added insurance against default to their 'production', and trading in that insurance, and collaterised insurance, and trading in that, and insurance against that, and trading in -that- insurance. The newest 'invention' is gambling how well somebody can manage to predict changes in stock values.
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Thank you Dennis and Chris
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Stepping back from the week's news, show regulars Robert Scheer, Tony Blankley and Matt Miller, along with special guest Ed Kilgore, address the role and responsibility of multinational corporations in our economy and the role of religion in American politics. —KA
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Tony Blankley is either ignorant, stupid or a demagogue. I think he is a demagogue. Only in the USA would he be taken seriously. To wit: he stated that the reason Stalin and Hitler were such monsters was because they didn't believe in religion. Stalin was an atheist but Hitler wasn't. The German army went to war wearing a belt buckle with "Gott Mit Uns" on it. God is on our side Tony, Hemingway use to wear it, as a joke. Hitler constantly referred to God. Why do you suppose that Pope collaborated with Hitler, allowed Nazis to escape; why did our present Pope serve in the German army? Now we come to those who claim to believe in the Bible. Did it stop the atrocities of the Spanish Inquisition? Did it stop Churchill from fire-bombing Dresden? Truman from dropping the bomb not once but twice? Israel and all its atrocities? 12 million were killed in the Congo by Christian Leopold. 36 million died in the slave trade, with the Bible as their guide. The Bible is an atrocious book full of incest, genocide, infanticide, slavery, rape, treachery and on and on. Elisha gets laughed at for being bald. God kills 42 kids in retribution. Yeah, that's what I want my child to learn. Oh, nowadays, Tony Blair is a Catholic, did it stop him from the measures that lead to 500,000 Iraqui children to die? Children.Blankley works for Sun Moon, a religious crackpot and convicted felon. Why don't we get someone of his caliber on the left so that Scheer doesn't have to play at being Marshall Ney, always outnumbered always fighting rear guard battles.
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Posted by Julie Ask on May 12, 2010
When the Apple iPhone App Store launched a couple of years ago, we saw a flurry of marketing applications released. Some were exceptional. Many were average. iPhone apps were "hot," and consumer brands rushed to build them. They were somewhat expensive with most of the return based on press mentions and buzz. Brands felt that the perception of tech-savviness generated by the presence of an iPhone application would enhance their brand. I think they were right, but soon consumers began to expect iPhone applications. Initally, the iPhone didn't offer much reach. The iPod touch helped build the numbers. Apple's most recent announcement put total sales at over 80 million. Pretty good.
Two years ago, consumers mostly used their cell phones for communication. They also listened to some music and got a bit of weather, traffic and news. Now ... they do just about anything. They shop. They research products. They blog. They look up recipes. Are they doing so in large numbers? No, not yet. Consumers are a lot more likely to do more complex tasks on smartphones like the iPhone. The stakes are much higher for marketers - the potential return is higher with the ability to generate real leads and sales.
Here we are in 2010. Apple recently announced sales of 1 million iPads. Forrester believes that number will at least triple by year end. Apple has launched the iAd platform and promised consumers an engaging media experience that will include advertising, but not be disrupted by it. iAd includes the iPhone platform. iPads add another dimension or canvas that will unleash advertiser/agency creativity. We are now seeing our first marketing (first perhaps) and commerce (secondary?) applications. They are engaging. They offer rich media. They are interactive. They offer opportunities to link to videos, music, social networking sites, and shopping.
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I just returned home from a trip to Bangkok and Bhutan. Civil unrest in Bangkok kept me from wandering as much as I would have liked. I had a lot of opportunity in Bhutan, however, to wander about and talk to people. As a bit of a background, Bhutan is a land-locked country bordered mostly by India to the south and China to the north. Much of the northern portion where we traveled is covered by mountains, so wireless is the primary infrastructure for communications. The average annual income is about $1,300, so they are not a wealthy nation. They've only been allowed access to TV and the Internet for about 10 years.
A consumer brand might argue that in a country where the annual income is only $1,300 and little infrastructure exists for the import of goods, there isn't much point in marketing -- let alone a digital marketing strategy that includes mobile. Countries like these are opening up, however, and their wealth is growing. Personal care products and Coca-Cola was on the shelves in most of the small shops we passed. In a country where cell phones certainly outnumber PCs and cellular connections (even if prepaid) must outnumber fixed, mobile has to be part of the mix.
Teenagers had cell phones. One of my guides had a Nokia N73 and the other had a Nokia Xpress Music. These aren't dumb or cheap text-only phones. They have high-resolution screens and are capable of music, videos and Internet. (My guide was checking and posting to Facebook DAILY.) Monks had cell phones. Women selling vegetables in open-air markets had cell phones.
Here are a few pictures from my trip:
Senior monk with his cell phone
Teenagers checking out the latest message
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I've just had the chance in the past few hours to really play with the device. I find myself smiling each time a new SMS bubble pops up. I love it. I also like seeing my friends' faces on my phone. I love being able to navigate my content and messages via my friends. Loved how easy it was to set up my email, Facebook, and Twitter. Packaging rocks ... and is recyclable. What is subtle in this device, in my opinion, is how intuitive the UI is. The UI looks and feels similar to others I have seen, but I was able to pick up this phone and use it without reading the instructions.
My colleague Charles Golvin will provide a more in-depth analysis of the device itself.
From a social networking/media perspective, the KIN is a good start, but I hope to see more with upcoming releases, especially around helping people build their social graph. I don't put this burden on Microsoft alone, but on the industry and all handset manufacturers. The content we create needs more meta data or labels. We need logic to mesh this content together and navigate through it. It's great that I can navigate to my friends' status and messages through my contacts (and KIN's UI is a lot of fun). I also want to navigate through my photos and location. Location should be table stakes for photo/status/review (restaurant/bar) content and the logic shouldn't flow in just one direction. Based on my location (simple location or map), I want to see who is nearby or what restaurants my friends liked. Navigating through my friends, I want to see what restaurants they liked. I want to group photos by location. I want to group photos by friends. These are just a few examples. With every product and service developed, one can't have everything. There are cost, time and design trade-offs. I completely understand that the KIN and DROID and others couldn't get everything done in v1.0. I look forward to the next version.


text: I doubt that reporting and workout bonuses are going to hit the mill to 1.75 mill mark. You can argue that the numbers might be 100k higher but 1.75 mill is off the mark. Carr isn't going anywhere. The Tampa 2 can get by with corners who can't cover -- but it really thrives with guys that are great in coverage. Barber, Tillman -- those sort of guys could play in any defense, just like Carr. That's just not accurate. Cutting Connor saves us 3 mill dollars. Is anyone giving Sims a $3 mill deal next year? Highly doubt that. When we convert salary to bonus we routinely add an option year to allow the money to be spread over the full 5 year limit. So it is closer to 1.4 mill in that scenario. His deal, if we keep him at all, is prime for that sort of restructure as there is very little bonus money charged against the cap (2.25 mill). He may well get cut though as his remaining guarantee and bonuses are close to wash with his base. Believe what you believe, I expect we will see otherwise. I do appreciate the perspective you bring though - a far cry from the folks who hear "over the cap" and start flipping out.


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Changes to Capital Allowances
Given the notice period, arguing that there was not enough time is no excuse for being ill prepared except that the detail of the changes has yet to be legislated. This means that the details may differ when the next finance act is finally drafted. The Budget 2008 proposed to bring the capital allowances regime in line with how cars are treated in other regimes, such as fuel scale charge, Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), private fuel benefit, company car benefit, for example, based on car specific CO2 emissions. Most individuals, businesses and corporate entities will already have had some exposure to this type of scaling before.
The current system
If your business buys, owns or leases a car, for simplicity, the current system separates cars into two categories. These are expensive cars, costing more than £12,000, and cars costing less than £12,000. The written down allowance (WDA) is calculated on a reducing balance method at 20%, restricted to £3,000 per annum for expensive cars. The exception is that cars with CO2 emission below 100g/km are eligible for the first year allowance of 100%. There are adjustments if a car has some private use and capital allowances are appropriately restricted. Other adjustments are regarding the length of period, adjusting for longer and shorter periods.
The proposed changes
The changes are to give capital allowances to cars dependent upon their CO2 emission. Fortunately the changes do not go as far as creating a seven-band system, as per the VED bands, however, the changes are still significant. There will be two car pools; the heavier polluters with CO2 emission above 160g/km and greener cars those with CO2 emission of 160g/km or below. The heavier polluters will be placed in a special pool and only receive capital allowances of 10%. The other cars will receive capital allowances of 20%. First year allowance on 100% for cars with CO2 emission below 100g/km will remain until 2013. Cars with a private use element will need to go in a separate pool with the appropriate restriction, as per the current rules. In addition, as before there will be an adjustment for longer and shorter periods. Cars that are purchased or leased before the effect of theses changes will continue to be subject to the existing rules, with expensive cars being given a transitional period of five years.
Leasing cars and motorcycles
A restriction of 15% is to be applied to cars with CO2 emission above 160g/km. In addition, hire cars that were previously exempt from the expensive car rules will fall within this new regime and there is talk of including vehicles like taxis. Another change is in relation to motorcycles falling outside the definition of a car, allowing them to qualify for the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) of £50,000 and the new write off allowance available for small pools not more than £1,000. The AIA is available to all businesses regardless of size. Please note that cars do not qualify for the AIA.
Definition of a car
(a) of a construction primarily suited for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description, or
(b) of a type not commonly used as a private vehicle and unsuitable for such use.
Part (b) has, in the past, led to vans being treated as cars if there has been any private element usage. Though no changes have been announced, there is a hope that an appropriate revision will be made in the 2009 budget to remove vans falling within this net. In addition, another complication arises as many vans do not have official CO2 emissions. Due to this absence these non-categorised vans will be deemed to be emitting over 160g/km, and therefore be classified as heavier polluters.
Examples of changes to relief
These examples demonstrate the advantages/disadvantages that may be gained under the new system.
Example 1.
A business purchases a car worth £20,000 with a CO2 emission below 161g/km and above 110g/km. The capital allowance for the first year would be £4,000 and £3,200 next year. Under the old regime, only £3,000 could be claimed each year, giving the business accelerated capital allowances and cash-flow advantage.
Example 2.
A business purchases a car worth £40,000 with CO2 emission above 160g/km. The capital allowance for the first year would be £4,000 and £3,600 for the next year. Under the old regime, only £3,000 could be claimed each year, again giving the business accelerated capital allowances and a cash-flow advantage.
Example 3.
A business purchases a car worth £14,000 with CO2 emission below 161g/km and above 110g/km. The capital allowance for the first year would be £2,800 and £2,240 for the next year. Under the old regime, £3,000 could be claimed for the first year and then £2,240 for the next year. Though the difference is small in the first year, it still gives disadvantage.
Tax advantages
The capital allowances advantage for heavier polluting cars is for cars valued over £30,000; below this value the advantage disappears. For greener cars, i.e. cars with CO2 emission below 161g/km and above 110g/km, the calculations give more mixed circumstances, detailed below:
- for cars valued over £15,000 falling within this category there is a definite incentive under the new regime
- for cars valued above £12,000 and below £15,000 falling within this category there is a definite disincentive under the new regime
- for cars valued below £12,000 falling within this category there is no change when compared with the old regime.
This falls in line with government initiatives on tackling the environmental issues, gently nudging with tax advantages. What your business must evaluate is whether there is an opportunity to streamline the profile of your vehicle fleet to take advantage of these changes to capital allowances. In the current global economic conditions, this saving may provide some financial assistance to organisations.
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HMRC are reminding parents with higher incomes who continued to receive Child Benefit after January 2013 that they must register for Self Assessment by 5 October 2013 to avoid any penalties in relation to the High Income Child Benefit Charge. 2011/12 Tax Return Amnesty
HMRC have launched a tax return 'amnesty' for those individuals who have been issued with a self assessment tax return or notice to complete a tax return for any year up to 2011/12 and have not completed the return(s). HMRC target those with outstanding VAT returns
HMRC have introduced the VAT Outstanding Returns Campaign, which is an opportunity for taxpayers to bring their VAT returns and payments up to date. Paper tax return deadline of 31 October 2012
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HMRC has six new taskforces, some of which specifically target East Midlands businesses, including Taxi firms, Property rentals and Restaurants. Latest HMRC IR35 guidance
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Legislation will be introduced to impose a new charge on a taxpayer who has adjusted net income over £50,000 in a tax year where either they or their partner are in receipt of Child Benefit for the year, HMRC sends penalty letters to 17,000 by mistake
It has been reported that HMRC have issued 17,000 final reminder letters in error. HMRC sets its sights on home improvement traders and missing tax returns
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H M Revenue & Customs have announced that they are now able to accept payments made using the Faster Payments Service (FPS). HMRC now target electricians
We have been advised HMRC is continuing its targeted campaigns into tradespeople with vigour with the announcement of the Electricians Tax Safe Plan (ETSP). New £3,000 PAYE coding limit
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) increased the maximum amount for coding out tax underpayments via PAYE from £2,000 to £3,000 as from 20 July 2011.
HMRC extend Business Records Checks
HM Revenue & Customs have announced that they are extending their Business Records Checks programme.
HMRC Time to Pay restrictions
How a company chooses to remunerate its director/shareholders could affect HMRCs opinion on Time to Pay (TTP) arrangements HMRC reminder of new tax return penalties
HM Revenue & Customs is reminding individuals and businesses about new Self Assessment penalties for late returns and late payments, which come into effect this autumn.
VAT Amnesty
HM Revenue & Customs have announced an initiative to crack down on VAT rule breakers. The new campaign will focus on individuals and businesses who are trading above the VAT threshold but who have not yet registered for VAT.
New Self Assessment penalties for late filing and late payments
HM Revenue & Customs has recently issued a reminder that the new penalty regime for
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Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) - Planning ahead
Probably the most important piece of year-end tax planning is to make sure you have used up your full Individual Savings Account (ISA) limit for 2010/11. Online filing of VAT Returns
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Chancellor Alistair Darling announced in his Pre-Budget speech a change to the way in which the inheritance tax (IHT) nil rate band of £300,000 can be used for married couples and civil partners. Capital Gains Tax Taper Relief to be abolished
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