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No, the only three area where there COULD be some confuson are Transferor to a Foreign Trust, Responsible Party or Owner of Trust
Obviously not a recipient of a distribution, Obligation holder, or gift recipient of eithr a trust or estate
But the employee is the owner of RPP, although he has only a small portion of the whole RPP pool, right?
But if there was no contributions made, that takes care of Transferor, Responsible party here is the Plan itse;f and finally, he is not an owner, since this is a DB plan ,,, hw IS a beneficiary, but is receiving anything (I presume), ao no. no 3520 needed here
NO he is not
If thos were a Defined Contribution plan he would be
but in a DB plan he is a beneficiary of the trust with the plan sponsor being the obligee and having a legal obligation to pay n actuarially defined benefit
but here he is not an owner
Th benefit becomes his property a it becomes paid out
So, do you mean for a defined benefit plan, the employee will be a beneficiary, instead of an owner if the employee doesn't make any contribution? In this case, when would be the time to file 3520 - when he receive any money from 3520?
Sorry, In this case, when would be the time to file 3520 - when he receive any money from RPP?
That's exactly right ... He WILL need to, when the benefit starts to pay. As a recipient of a distribution from a foreign trust, you are required to fill out Part III as opposed to Part II.
So, how about if the employee makes contribution as well. Should he file 3520 for each year the contribution is made?
Yes, part 1, under Transferor to a Foreign Trust
Thanks! Could you possible refer me to some IRS guide, pls?
Sure, this has both the form, itself AND the full instructions, (instructions are in HTML format, so easier to read through and search):http://www.irs.gov/uac/Form-3520,-Annual-Return-To-Report-Transactions-With-Foreign-Trusts-and-Receipt-of-Certain-Foreign-Gifts
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Hi: Lane
If the same person also has TFSA (Tax Free Savings Account) in Canada. The earnings within this account is tax free in Canada, but no trust held within the account, only some public stocks. In this case, is 3520 still required?
Thanks again.
Sorry, what do you mean ARE?
But what I know is if it's only deposits within TFSA, it's not necessary to file 3520, right?
THat's right if you are talking bout reinvested dividends, etc.But ALL qualified (registered, in Canada) accounts have a trust document.That's just part of the mechanics/law of the account.That's why, again you'll see that the provider is either a bank or trust company or the contract that the person is sent when they first open the account will specify who the custodian of the trust IS.But no, if NO CONTRIBUTION was made then he's not transferring and I honestly don't thing here he is an owner either, he's technically a full lifetime be
See this: http://www.tdcanadatrust.com/products-services/banking/accounts/tax-free-savings-account/tax-free.jsp
Could I ask what do you mean ARE in the previous post?
What's the penalty for late filing of 3520? I only found failure of filing penalty. How to apply to waive if it's late for only one month?
Would return on capital be taxable on 1040 (sorry, it's in TFSA, but I'm wondering whether all Return on Capital is taxable on 1040, as well)?
Thanks very much!
I just mean that an underlying trust is part of the makeup of any qualified/registered (Govt sponsored or registered, typically retirement, account, where there are tax benefits for saving for retirement) plan.
What's the penalty for late filing of 3520? I only found failure of filing penalty. How to apply to waive if it's late for only one month?
25% of the transfer, but again, there's no need to file here because no money is flowing into or out of that TFSA shell
Would return on capital be taxable on 1040 (sorry, it's in TFSA, but I'm wondering whether all Return on Capital is taxable on 1040, as well)?
No, again, no transfers here, and in a retirement plan trust he's not the owner, he's an unlimited lifetime beneficiary.
There is transfer unfortunately.
What I understand is if there is transfer (in or out) in the year, 3520 is required. But if not, it's not required until there is transfer again, right?
So, do you still think return on capital is not taxable on 1040?
Thank you so much!
Hi: Lane one more question, pls,
So if only stocks are in TFSA, is form 8621 required? I think if trust units are in TFSA, 8621 is necessary, right?
Thanks again!
But the taxpayer would not know whether the the company or the trust they buy would meet income test (75%) or assets test (50%) or not, as he is only a shareholder among thousands of others.
Trust units and stocks are disposed in the year. No dividends, but has interest income.
So, what you think whether PFIC or QEC is met, you will consider TFSA as a whole, not not see what in it in details, right?
Thanks a lot, Lane. I know it's late now. Could I possible ask what do you mean "make an election"? If it's too late, you may answer me tomorrow, pls.
If $6000 was withdrawn from TFSA (with total ACB of $2000, including $1000 contributed in the current year, , $1000 contributed in the previous year). therefore he gains $1000 long-term capital gain, $3000 short term capital gain. In this case, does he have to make an election on 8621? If not, how to report $4000 capital gain on 8621? If election has to be made, which one can be chosen?
Ok, great, thank you so much!
This is my last question today.
Have a really good night!
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May I have another question, pls? I actually posted for you to pay attention, but taken by another person now.
Regarding RESP, if only cash sits in the account, would 3520 & 3520A still be needed? Thanks
No problem. Thanks!
Thank you for your quick reply, Lane. So to confirm that 3520 & 3520 A are exempted, right?
But does the person need to make an election and how to make it?
Sorry, just to confirm that my question is regarding RESP, not RRSP.
Sorry to bother you late. May I have another question, pls?
If a US Co. (Subsidiary) paid Canadian Co (100% SH) dividend and withheld 5% tax to IRS. From Canadian side, this 5% withholding tax can't be deductible, because dividend income received from US S Co. is completely tax free in Canada. In this case, could US S Co. ask refund from IRS by claiming that dividend paid out is qualified dividend, as all income generated is active business income?
Thanks very much.
Sorry, Lane. Do you mean the US Co. can ask refund from IRS? If so, how to do it?
I apologize to reply you so late. The power was down in my living area right after I received your reply and hasn't restored so far. I'm outside now, so can access internet again.
So, what you mean is to have Canadian Co file 1120. But the US subsidiary filed 1120 already, and the only US income received by Canadian Co. is dividend from US Sub Co. In this case, would 1120 still be required for Canadian Co.?
Thanks again,
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Well, could I have another question of 3520 & 3520A, pls?
If a person has an investment account, part of it in cash, part of it in stocks, and part of it in mutual funds (which qualifies as foreign trust). In this case, should 3520 & 3520A be reported for this account and only mutual funds investment should be reported? If there are capital gains generated, should it be reported on form 8621 or sch D?
Thank you, Lane.
So what you mean is only mutual funds should be reported on 3520 & 8621, not cash or stocks, right?
On form 8621, should I make an election to treat PFIC as a QEF and fill out part II?
If it's the first year to file 1040, would the election of QEF be eligible?
Sorry to bother you late, Lane. Could I have two quick questions, pls?
1. Is ETF be treated as a trust?
2. If there is capital loss in TFSA account, should it be reported on sch D?
Thank you very much, Lane. Sorry to bother you last night and in the weekend.
For TFSA, my understanding even the income is within the fund, it's still taxable in the current year for US tax, so can't be delayed. Could you pls show me the guide of deferring income for TFSA, pls?
Thanks very much again!
Thanks, Lane!
The reason I say capital loss is because the investment in TFSA is stocks, and there was disposition in last year, so to generate capital loss.
My understanding is that the type of income inside TFSA will keep its original nature when to report on 1040, as I can't find any specific IRS guide of recognizing income of TFSA as ordinary income.
Thanks very much for your time and efforts!
May I have a question for 3520, pls?
If RESP account only has cash in it, for both contribution and the government grant, should 3520 & 3520A be reported? I know the government grant should be reported on 1040 anyway.
Yes, this person controls the account, the beneficiary is the kids. Contribution was made in the year.
US person, I'm guessing?
If so, yes
There will be a requirement to file, for each TFSA or RESP held by the US citizen, form 3520 ("Annual Return To Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts") for any year in which there is a contribution or withdrawal from the plan, and form 3520-A ("Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust with a U.S. Owner") for every year that the plan is in existence.
Sorry to confirm, if there is no contribution (the tax payer doesn't make any contribution, and therefore there is no government grant) or withdrawal, and only cash sits in it, then no necessary to report 3520 & 3520A for the US person, right?
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and after evaluation get same expression. Another situation is:
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l[s] = g[s] c[s]
l[s] = s(s + 1)/(s(s + 1)(s + 2))
It is possible to get this result?
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Adchemy Aims to Overhaul Search Engine Marketing By Killing the Keyword
Google is broken.
Not in a fundamental way, of course. Given that Google's search and advertising services are the glue holding the whole Web economy together, you'd know it if something were truly malfunctioning. But Google's advertising program has a basic flaw, at least according to the executives at Foster City, CA-based Adchemy. It's a problem that causes huge headaches for search engine marketers, says CEO Murthy Nukala, and one that keeps them from getting the most bang for the mucho bucks they hand over to Google for search advertising (more than $6 billion in the second quarter of 2011 alone).
Nukala traces the problem to a conceptual difficulty in AdWords, the keyword-based system that Google developed in 2000 for selling ad space on search result pages. Adchemy, naturally, thinks it has come up with a fix for that flaw, involving some fancy natural language processing and statistical machine learning software. Now, at right about this moment, you're probably asking yourself "Do I want to read a whole article about the mechanics of search engine marketing?" It's true that the only people who would be interested in paying for Adchemy's technology are advertising managers at companies who win a lot of customers through AdWords ads. But keep in mind that SEM is a $30 billion business—counting the ad spending alone, not the sales the ads generate—and if you read on, I guarantee you'll learn something about how it works.
First, a mini crash course in AdWords, the program that determines which pay-per-click text ads show up in the right-hand column of a Google search result page. AdWords is keyword-driven, meaning it only shows ads related to words in a user's search query. It's also an auction platform; it lets advertisers specify which keywords they think are most relevant to their ad campaign, then bid for a high position on search result pages by specifying how much they'd be willing to for a click. Google determines the actual placement of the ads using a complex formula that takes into account the keywords themselves, the amount of the advertisers' bids, a quality score based on the ads' past performance and the relevance of the "landing pages" they link to, and other factors. Because AdWords ads are often closely related to the user's intent, at least as expressed in his search query, the click-through rates for the ads are pretty respectable, which is why companies advertise on Google in the first place.
The problem is this: the bigger your company, the more products you probably want to advertise on Google, and the more keywords you'll have to think up to cover all the possible ways people might search for them. Also, the more ads you'll have to write to make sure they're customized to the keywords, and the more landing pages you'll have to tend, to maintain your quality score. For truly large companies—think e-retailers with thousands of products in their catalogs—this problem can get out of hand. If you had to think up a separate set of relevant keywords for every product, you'd end up managing millions of keywords on AdWords—and that's a task that not even the largest Excel spreadsheet can help you with. "We know of large retailers who sell three million products who are only advertising for 10,000 of them," says Nukala. "The reason is it's too hard and too expensive to figure out all the keywords."
The problem, Nukala argues, is with the keyword itself. He says it's time to move beyond keyword-based ad auctions to and give advertisers a way to target potential customers based directly on their intent, not the specific wording of their search query. But since it doesn't appear that Google is about to rebuild AdWords from the ground up, Adchemy is offering a workaround. "We want to break the current model and change the keyword as the unit of sale," Nukala says.
In a nutshell, Adchemy helps search engine marketers generate large numbers of appropriate keywords automatically, using "intent map" technology that it's been developing since 2004. Nukala hatched the original idea with co-founder Rajeev Motwani, the Stanford professor who advised Sergey Brin and Larry Page and co-authored the PageRank paper that catapulted Google to fame and fortune. (Motwani perished in 2009 in a drowning accident.) But for a long time, the technology was a solution in search of a problem: the company's first idea, after spending about three years in stealth mode, was to see if it could help companies find the right audience segments for display ads and other forms of brand marketing. It called the practice "audience relationship management," but it never really took off. More recently, Adchemy has focused on using intent maps to make SEM more effective.
The fundamental insight behind intent maps is this: while people are endlessly inventive when it comes to phrasing search queries, their questions can be boiled down to a much smaller number of basic intents. So what was needed to simplify the SEM problem was a way to save advertisers from having to divine millions of keywords and write the copy for millions of separate ads; a way, in Nukala's words, to "productize search."
And as the former senior vice president of enterprise products at Shopping.com, Nukala knows something about productization. "Back in the days of the first comparison shopping sites, you would crawl five sites and bring back five deals," he says. "The hard problem was knowing that all of the deals were about one product." That problem is called productization—and intent maps are just a way of productizing search queries. "The keyword space is unbounded and therefore mind-numbing in its complexity," says Nukala. "Intent is finite and bounded, which is what makes it manageable."
Adchemy's patented WordMap software—its name for intent maps as applied to SEM—is essentially a new front end for AdWords, or, put another way, a giant filter that identifies intents and then translates them back into something AdWords can work with (that is, keywords). It works like this: A new Adchemy client feeds its entire catalog into the system, along with its website, its query logs (the record of searches people have used to find its pages in the past), its past AdWords keywords—essentially, all the data it has relating to its products. Adchemy's natural language processing software then goes to work, picking out categories and themes, identifying the relationships between them, and generally reducing the mess to something manageable.
"We've seen there is approximately a 300- to 1000-fold reduction in the number of artifacts you have to manage when you go from keywords to intent," says Nukala. "Three million keywords goes down to 3,000 intents."
WordMap can then go on to automatically generate thousands or millions of fresh keywords specifically related to the intents. It can also create the copy for thousands of distinct ads by dropping the new keywords into templates written by the user, sort those ads into groups according to intent, and assign the appropriate keywords to each ad group. In the end, the client has a giant set of optimized ads and keywords ready to be dumped into its bid management system, which in turn dumps them into AdWords. Oh, I almost forgot to mention that WordMap can also generate landing pages corresponding to all the new ads. So you still have lots of keywords and landing pages to manage, but at least Adchemy is generating and managing them for you, turning SEM back into human-scale problem.
Adchemy, which has collected about $58 million in venture funding from August Capital, Mayfield Fund, Accenture, and a variety of individual investors, has two ways of profiting from its intent map technology. One is called Adchemy Actions; it's a "performance marketing" business in which the company uses its own system to create and place ads designed to generate sales leads for its clients, which include auto insurance companies, online universities, and mortgage lenders.
Nukala says Adchemy Actions gives the company a way to "eat our own dog food and make sure the software works before we sell it." More recently, Adchemy has opened up the intent platform itself to outside companies as a Web-based service. Nukala says the target customers for this product are the largest 4,000 e-commerce companies, including retailers, insurers, and financial services companies—any company with a complex set of products to advertise.
Does Google know or care about the keyword problem that created an opening for Adchemy? In fact, it does: to spare advertisers from having to anticipate every keyword a search user might use to describe a concept, it offers a partial solution called "broad match." When AdWords customers activate broad match, the AdWords system will automatically run ads for keywords that are variants of an advertisers' original keywords—a seller of tulips, for example, might also see his ad show up on search result pages for the keyword "flowers."
But as you might expect, Nukala isn't too excited about broad match. "We think broad match is a bad thing," he says; it's a "symptom of a problem," meaning the difficulty of manually composing effective keywords. In the long run, he says, even Google will be forced to switch over from keyword-based ad auctions to intent-based advertising—mainly because people keep coming up with new ways to ask for things.
"In any given month, 20 percent of search queries are unique queries that have never been seen in the history of search," says Nukala. "If consumers are constantly changing how they express keywords, how many would you have to bid on so that you would never miss a keyword? The answer is it's infinite—which is a silly model. We think it's time for a change."
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Target: The "Bear Man" Lynn Rogers
Goal: Thank Lynn Rogers for his work, and encourage him to keep educating people about bears
Bears are one of the world's most misunderstood creatures. They are feared and avoided, unless you are Lynn Rogers. Lynn Rogers, or the "Bear Man", has been working side by side with wild black bears for 42 years. He studies the bears lifestyles and tendencies in order to better educate people about them. Lynn is responsible for many efforts to save bears; he encourages people to understand the beasts, and their needs, in an effort to peacefully coexist with them.
There have been a few bear attacks that have made news recently. As with any animal attack these incidents could lead to escalations of: fear of bears, aggression towards bears, and bear population control. Rogers understands that bears have a bad reputation. He does not believe that the reputation is justified, nor does he believe the recent bear attacks are signs of a trend. Rogers stresses that when bears have plenty of natural food to eat they will not bother humans for their food, and they will not venture into urban settings. They prefer berry bushes over garbage cans, and solidarity over intrusion. He knows that in a bear encounter it is more common to walk away unharmed than be attacked. "There are thousands of people across the country who feed bears and are close to bears every day. They know they are not in danger. The safety records show that." Rogers is an advocate for the bears, and aims to help others understand bears and their environment.
Rogers is the founder of the Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center (NABC). He has dedicated his life to helping bears, standing up to those that try to shut his operation down. There are those that believe becoming so close to bears and feeding them will make bears aggressive and unafraid of humans. Science has shown that feeding bears does not make them rely on humans. The human population is growing, and our habitats are spreading. Human beings need to be more patient and understanding of the creatures that are affected by this: bears and other wild creatures we encroach upon. Bears need a human like Lynn Rogers. Please let Rogers know he is appreciated, and you support his efforts in the future.
Dear "Bear Man" Lynn Rogers,
The recent publicized bear attacks have bears under radar. It is safe to say that the majority of people are afraid of bears, and dread an encounter. These bear attacks, and the media received, are not going to help the reputation of these omnivores. The bears need a person like you to help people understand them and their lifestyle. Fearing them is not rational; coexisting with them is necessary for the future.
Thank you for your dedication to this misunderstood species. Because of you people will know that bears prefer natural food over the food in their garbage cans or campsites, and that it is possible to coexist with bears when utilizing patience and understanding.
Famed primatologist Jane Goodall is behind your efforts, as am I. I encourage you to continue your studies and cohabitation with these marvelous creatures. Thank you for doing all you can to help them thrive.
[Your Name Here]
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Industry Blueprint: The New Normal for Architects and Engineers
The construction industry is still rebuilding after the recession. One of the hardest hit industries, construction employment declined nationally by 13.7 percent during the downturn, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "In Las Vegas, construction didn't really slow down," said Robert Finnegan, PE, Finnegan Erickson Associates (FEA). "It stopped." That stopage … [Read more...]
First Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program Coming to Nevada
Nevada's first osteopathic fellowship program has the green light. The American Osteopathic Association approved Nathan Adelson Hospice for a Hospice and Palliative Medicine Program. The program is a collaboration between the hospice and Touro University Nevada. This is a first-of-its-kind fellowship in Nevada and one of only 11 in the nation, according to a recent statement … [Read more...]
Rider Levett Bucknall releases First Quarter 2014 USA Construction Cost Report
PHOENIX, AZ – Rider Levett Bucknall – international property and construction consultant, and industry leader in cost research – announced an optimistic U.S. construction industry outlook, with large increases in project starts anticipated for 2014 and beyond. The firm published its findings in its newly released First Quarter 2014 USA Construction Cost Report. According to … [Read more...]
Nevada's Employment Landscape: Drawing on New Opportunities
It's been a while now since the start of the nation's recession that so harshly impacted Nevada. At its peak, in October 2010, the state's unemployment rate hit 13.8 percent, and activity in numerous sectors dropped drastically. About two years ago, Governor Sandoval called for the creation of 50,000 Nevada jobs by the end of 2014. Numerous organizations—for economic … [Read more...]
What Generation Y Really Wants From Work
As the saying goes, "don't believe everything you hear." The case of Gen Y is no exception. A survey commissioned jointly by Robert Half and Yahoo! HotJobs reveals a very different picture of this group of young workers – one that emphatically contradicts many of the stereotypes circulating. As an employer or manager, it's worthwhile to take a fresh look at this energetic, … [Read more...]
Risk Management: A Necessary Consideration
As president and owner of Heuer Insurance Company in Sparks, Larry Heuer is well aware of the catastrophic losses businesses have the potential to experience if they don't practice appropriate risk management. As an example of sound risk management, however, he chooses to remember a client who suffered a large loss due to a fire caused by a tenant in one of his upscale … [Read more...]


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Dry Defender $1,000 Protect Your Bed Scholarship
Dry Defender's mission is to protect America's mattresses from spills, accidents, dust mites, bed bugs, mildew and mold, and other allergens. But like all good superheroes, Dry Defender needs an arch-nemesis. That's where you come in.
If you wish to apply for the 2015 Dry Defender $1,000 Protect Your Bed Scholarship, your mission is to—
Selection Process
All entries will be reviewed and graded by a panel of 10 judges from the Protective Bedding Store. The winner will be chosen based on how good his or her concept for Dry Defender's nemesis is, and the creativity and effort put into the creative piece submitted.
The winning creative piece will be featured right here on this site on July 31. The $1,000 award will be sent directly to the winner's school to be used toward their tuition.
Entry Deadline
June 30, 2015
- Open to college freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
- Applicant must be a legal US resident.
- Depending on the format of your creative piece, you can email the piece itself or pictures of it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include your full name, contact information, school year, college acceptance letter or transcript, and a brief explanation of who Dry Defender's nemesis is.
- If you choose to, you can send a physical creative piece to: Just Health Shops, 11840 West Market Place Suite H, Fulton, MD 20759
- By submitting your piece, you grant us the right to display it on our website and potentially to use the piece and/or the nemesis character you created in our marketing.
About Dry Defender
Dry Defender offers a wide range of affordable premium bedding, including plastic mattress covers, breathable mattress covers, mattress protectors, mattress pads, underpads, and overlays. Whether your mattress is for an adult, child, or pet, we have the right bedding to keep it dry and defend it from spills, accidents, allergens, and bed bugs.
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ProtectiveBedding.com is proud to be the official partner store of Dry Defender. Since our start in 2000, we've helped tens of thousands of children and adults keep their beds safe and comfortable. We feature a wide assortment of quality covers, pads, and protectors at discounted prices, with helpful information to aide consumers in their decision making process. We also offer bulk discounts to camps, boarding schools, homeless shelters, treatment facilities and other institutions looking for bedding.
Congratulations to our scholarship winner!
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Post Doctoral Supervised Work Experience (henceforth
PDSWE) will now be included with the completed ASPPB PLUS Application submitted to the Board. The Board will review the proposed PDSWE at the same time the completed application is reviewed. The Board reserves the right to
disallow all or part of the PDSWE.
No. With the exception of international and industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology applicants, all applicants by examination are required to have doctoral degrees from programs that were accredited by APA at the time the degree was conferred. All applicants by endorsement must be currently licensed psychologists, with unencumbered licensure status, in another state(s) or jurisdiction(s) in which the standards for licensure are substantially equal to or greater than those of Georgia. Additionally, all applicants (except I/O and international applicants) must have met all of the core course requirements of the APA Commission on Accreditation as well as meet the residency requirements as defined in Board Rule 510-2-.04
I/O applicants who have either graduated from an I/O Psychology program which is listed in the Designated Doctoral Programs in Psychology published by ASPPB and the National Register, or who submit documentation showing they meet 15 of the 25 competencies set forth in Guidelines For Education and Training At the Doctoral Level In Industrial/Organizational Psychology (available at www.apa.org Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Division 14, 1999) will be deemed to have met the educational requirements. International applicants are considered on a case by case basis. See Board Rule 510-2-.04.
The Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Exam is a computer based exam designed to assure that Georgia licensees possess knowledge at a level which will allow them to practice in a manner consistent with the Laws and Rules of Georgia applicable to the practice of Psychology. The exam consists of a timed, closed-book, multiple-choice examination covering current law, rules and regulations, and general provisions. After an individuals application to has been approved by the Board to take the exams, applicants will receive correspondence via e-mail from the Board on how to register for the exams through the vendor administering the exam(s) for the Board. The ASPPB national licensure exam, the EPPP, must be taken and passed first. Then an applicant will be contacted by the administrating vendor for the Georgia Jurisprudence exam and may then register and sit for the exam on a date and time of their choice. Refer to Board rule 510-2 Licensure by Examination.
No. In accordance with policies of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB), an applicant must have completed all of the doctoral requirements including the internship before he or she is eligible to take the Examination for Professional Practice of Psychology (EPPP). If the EPPP is taken at the master's level, it will not be accepted by the Board, and will have to be retaken at the doctorate level. See Board rule 510-2-.01(1)(f).
Yes, See Board Rule 510-5-.04 Maintenance and Retention of Records, which includes the following requirements:
(1) Records include information that may be used to document the nature, delivery, progress, and results of psychological services. The psychologist who renders professional services shall maintain records that include the following:
(a) Records of psychological services include:
1. identifying data (e.g., name, client ID number);
2. contact information (e.g., phone number, address, emergency contact);
3. fees and billing information;
4. where appropriate, guardianship or conservatorship status;
5. documentation of informed consent or assent for treatment (Ethics Code 3.10);
6. documentation of waivers of confidentiality and authorization or consent for release of information (Ethics Code 4.05);
7. documentation of any mandated disclosure of confidential information (e.g., report of child abuse, release secondary to a court order);
8. complaint, diagnosis, or basis for request for services;
9. plan for services, updated as appropriate (e.g., treatment plan, supervision plan, intervention schedule, community interventions, consultation contracts);
10. relevant health and developmental history;
11. date of service and duration of session;
12. types of services (e.g., consultation, assessment, treatment, training);
13. nature of professional intervention or contact (e.g., type of treatment, referral, letters, e-mail, phone contacts);
14. formal or informal assessment of client status.
(2) Psychologists are aware of relevant federal state and local laws and regulations governing records. Laws and regulations supersede requirement of these rules. In the absence of such laws and regulations, complete records are maintained for a minimum of seven years after the last date of service delivery for adults. If the client is a minor, the record period is extended until three years after the age of majority.
(3) The psychologist shall store and dispose of written, electronic, and other records of patients and clients in such a manner as to ensure their confidentiality." See section 510-5-.04.
Yes. A license for Volunteer Service may be issued by the board through a Board Consent Order and may be granted to persons who are retired from the practice of psychology or have an inactive license and who are not currently engaged in the practice of psychology either full time or part time, and who have prior to retirement or attaining inactive status, maintained full licensure in psychology in good standing. This license by consent order shall permit the practice of psychology only in the non compensated employ of public agencies or institutions, not for profit agencies, not for profit institutions, nonprofit corporations, or not for profit associations providing services to indigent patients in areas which are under-served or are in critical need population areas of the state and will not receive compensation for the services of the psychologist. Examinations by the psychology board, application fees, and all licensure and renewal fees will be waived. See Board Rule 510-9-.04 for the requirements necessary to apply for this license.
Yes. The Board can grant Permission for Limited Practice. An individual licensed to practice psychology at the doctoral level in another jurisdiction may practice psychology in Georgia without applying for a Georgia license, so long as the following requirements are met: (1) The individual holds an Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate (IPC) issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) and at least 5 days before the intended practice submits an IPC attestation form and ASPPB verifies the IPC certificate is current and valid, or (2) at least 5 days before the intended practice, the individual notifies the Board of his or her intent to practice in Georgia with dates, address, and nature of intended practice and the individual submits a verification form from their jurisdiction of licensure indicating no history of disciplinary action. The psychologist must limit his/her practice in Georgia to a maximum of 30 days per calendar year (a day being defined as any part of a day where psychological work is performed). This permission for limited practice only applies to individuals who are currently not seeking licensure in Georgia. See Board Rule 510-9-.03.
First, it is perfectly OK to ask your therapist about his or her credentials and if he or she is a licensed psychologist. You can also access this information at the Search for a Professional Licensee website by entering an individuals name, following the directions on this website. It is illegal for a person to misrepresent himself or herself as a psychologist who treats clients if he or she is not licensed. All licensed psychologists are listed in the verification file.
Psychological testing is defined, by law as administering, and interpreting tests of mental abilities, aptitudes, interests, and personality characteristics for such purposes as psychological classification or evaluation, or for education or vocational placement, or for such purposes as psychological counseling, guidance, or readjustment. It is further defined as the use of assessment instruments that measure mental abilities, personality characteristics, or neuropsychological functioning in order to diagnose, render opinions, treat, classify or evaluate mental and nervous disorders and illnesses including organic brain disorders and brain damage. See Board Rule 510-10-.03.
Only licensed psychologists are permitted by law to conduct psychological testing. Licensed psychologists may employ appropriately trained people to administer and score psychological tests, but the licensed psychologist is the one who is ultimately responsible for the interpretation of the results and for how the test results are used.
See Board Rule 510-8 Continuing Education Requirements:
A total of 40 credits of continuing education relevant to the licensee's professional activities are required biennially to renew a license. Six CE credits must be earned in professional ethics at a personally attended workshop; these credits may be earned through Areas I or IV. The renewal period runs from January 1 of an odd numbered year to December 31 of the following even numbered year. Time counted shall be a clock hour for each hour's CE credit, except in area III Conference/Conventions where one conference day is equal to one hour of CE credit. Each psychologist shall report biennially on the renewal application, under oath, the number of CE credits of continuing education he/she completed.
Psychologists who are licensed by examination or by endorsement during the first year of the biennium (between January 1 and December 31 of the odd numbered year) must obtain 20 CE credits of continuing education, 3 CE credits of which must be in professional ethics. Psychologists who are licensed by examination or by endorsement during the second year of the biennium (between January 1 and December 31 of the even numbered year) will not be required to complete any continuing education credits to renew the license for the first time.
The Areas (I through V) were developed to help organize and categorize type of CE hours. We have adopted this system so we can track your CE hours too.
Area I is for actual courses you might take at an educational institution or for a program of supervision (including peer supervision) that you do if it includes readings and has the appropriate documentation. This category also includes seminars and approved courses given by recognized universities, hospitals, and training institutions. It does not include courses the licensee teaches (see Area V).
Area II is for conventions you attend, either at a psychology convention or other relevant convention. You can count 3 hours per day of convention attendance. If all you did at the convention is attend one 3 hour workshop, you can either count that workshop under Area III, or count it under Area II as your 3 hours. If you attended a 3 hour workshop and also attended other professional activities lasting at least 3 hours at the convention, then you can count 3 hours of workshop under Area III and 3 hours of convention activities under Area II for that day. You can never count more than 6 hours a day (3 hours of workshop under Area III and 3 hours under Area II) for any convention day under Area II.
Area III is for workshops you attend in person while at a convention. This category includes workshops at conventions, hospitals, and training institutions. These must last a minimum of three hours, be attended in person, cover a professional issue or topic, and be made available to the psychological community in general.
Area IV is for APA or GPA accredited workshops you attend in person and are not associated with a convention.
Area V is for self study and all online instruction falls in this area whether it is APA accredited or not. This category includes use of audiotapes, videotapes, books, and journals. This category also includes conducting a workshop or academic course for the first time, for preparation of articles for publication for the first time, and non interactive online CE. Non interactive online CE is defined as an activity in which the participant interacts only with the computer. (The course may have been recorded.)
An additional maximum of 6 hours credit is allowed for interactive online CE in real time which will allow a maximum of 16 hours total in Area V. Interactive CE is defined as an activity in which the participant interacts with a live person, who is the instructor, and may also interact with other participants through a computer either through audio or audio/video channels, in real time. Real time is defined as an activity in which both the instructor and participant are on the computer at the same time. See Section 510-8-.02
There is a form on the Board's website,
"Application/Form Downloads" link you may use to request a license verification, or you can simply send
a written request to the Board. There is a fee of $25 to process each requested
verification. Please provide the name and full mailing address of the intended recipient
of the verification. if you require other information, such as contents from your application file, or forms required to be completed by another state, you may send this request, and any forms with your request and fee. Ga law prohibits the release of certain file contents to a third party, and also may require a Board vote.
Yes. An employee is someone who receives an IRS Form W-2 from either the psychologist or from an institutional employer by whom the psychologist is also employed. An employee would not be an IRS Form 1099 independent contractor. Regardless of whether supervision occurs in an institutional setting or by a psychologist in independent practice, all fees for services shall be paid directly to the institution or, in the case of psychologists in independent practice, directly to the supervising psychologist. There is an exception in the case of post-doctoral fellows, for whom fees for services may be paid directly to the agency or supervisor or, where appropriate, directly to the post-doctoral fellow. Although fees may be paid directly to post-doctoral fellows, in neither training settings nor employment settings shall client/patient fees be paid directly to pre-doctoral interns, psychological assistants, or psychometrists. Psychologists who pay psychological assistants or psychometrists as independent contractors are aiding the illegal practice of psychology without a license. See Board Rule 510-5-.06 (3).
See Board Rule 510-5-.04 . Psychologists are aware of relevant federal state and local laws and regulations governing records. Laws and regulations supersede requirement of these rules. In the absence of such laws and regulations, complete records are maintained for a minimum of seven years after the last date of service delivery for adults. If the client is a minor, the record period is extended until three years after the age of majority, or at least seven years after the last date of service delivery, whichever is later..
The psychologist shall store and dispose of written, electronic, and other records of patients and clients in such a manner as to ensure their confidentiality.
Yes. This type of continuing education activity can meet the requirements for Area V. Although most psychologists consider this area to be limited to Self Instructional Activity, Area V is a broadly defined area intended to accommodate any self-development activities, which are relevant to one's professional interests. Psychologists may---and ideally will---engage in as much continuing professional development as they can. The Psychology Board's rules are is to ensure compliance with the minimal amount of continuing education in areas that are specifically related to psychology.
No. A person who is not licensed as
a psychologist shall not practice psychology, shall not use the title "psychologist,"
and shall not imply that he or she is a psychologist. See O.C.G.A.43-39-7. An Application for Reinstatement, the fee and all supporting documents must be submitted for the Board to consider the reinstatement of a lapsed license.
No. Georgia's licensure requirements are consistent with the APA or CPA Accreditation requirements in that applicants for licensure should be able to demonstrate three full-time academic years of graduate study and additionally the completion of an internship prior to the attainment of the doctoral degree. Two of the three academic training years must be fulfilled at the doctoral degree granting institution and one year must be matriculated in continuous full-time residence at that same institution. Residence means continuous physical presence, in person, at the educational institution in a manner that facilitates acculturation in the profession, the full participation and integration of the individual in the educational and training experience, and includes faculty student interaction. Models that use face-to-face contact for shorter durations throughout a year or models that use video teleconferencing or other electronic means to meet the residency requirement are not acceptable. See Board Rule 510-2-.04 (4).


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So, since a big part of Trillek will be the virtual computer and the sci-fi setting, I suggest something that would go hand-in-hand with both: programmable robots! I've listed some of my ideas below.
Creation and design
A robot could be found on the starting ship (if there is any), but it would be a very simple thing, only useful for quick ship repairs and use as a probe. However, it (and all other robots) could be upgraded modularly, like guns. I will list some modules later. New robots would be created using metal, wires and mechanical parts for the body, and a computer for the 'brain'. A newly-crafted robot would be unusable, as it would have no programming or commands; it would be a blank slate. It could be programmed by plugging it into your computer, and coding to your heart's desire! When first crafting a robot, players could choose from many different basic body types, unlocking new ones from blueprints. Robots would also have their own inventory, and could be painted to look however you wanted them to.
Robot models
The probe would be a simple design, with no weapon ports, just one tool port, for a saw or scoop. However, it would compensate with a large number of sensor ports, and, by default, a CCTV camera, so that you could see what your probe sees. Very useful for investigating mysterious ships or toxic planets! Probes would have 2 mobility ports.
Example: The Curiosity rover (real life)
A mechanic robot would also have no weapon ports, and few sensor ports, but many, many tool ports. A mechanic robot would be most useful for making ship repairs when you can't (i.e. reconnecting some wires in the middle of an attack) or ones too dangerous for a human (i.e. fixing a hull breach, putting out a major fire.)
Example: R2D2 (Star Wars)
The main purpose of a combat robot is just that: combat. They would be stout and tank-like, with thick armor. Though they lack any tool ports, they have the most weapon ports of any robot, and a few sensor ports for spotting enemies.
Example: ED-209 (Robocop)
Support robots are made to transport cargo and supplies, usually into battlefields. They can also function as delivery bots. They would have 2 mobility ports, 1 small weapon port, maybe a few tool ports, and some sensor ports. They would also have the most inventory space of any robot model.
Example: BigDog (real life)
Robot Modules
(note: a tool module that has a player-usable equivalent (i.e. wrench, welding torch) would be crafted with the respective tool)
Scoop: Used for digging up dirt/sand and putting it in the robot's inventory.
Claw: Used to pick up items, possibly for inventory storage.
Fire extinguisher: Used to put out fires.
Welding torch: Used to weld.
Wrench: Used to repair.
Syringe: Used to take a liquid or blood sample.
(note: player-used weapons are installed onto an appropriate weapon mount)
Small: For pistols, etc.
Medium: For SMGs, shotguns, etc.
Large: For sniper rifles, grenade launchers, etc.
Visual: Allows a robot to see its surroundings, so as not to bump into anything. Unless upgraded with night vision, the robot would need a flashlight to see in the dark.
Life-reading: Allows a robot to see players, aliens, plants, etc. Works from behind walls and cover, and in the dark.
Rock probe: Allows a robot to scan a section of a planet, asteroid, or comet for minerals and/or caves.
Technological: Allows a robot to detect other robots, computers, and other technology.
Scanner: Allows a robot to take a detailed scan of an object, and send a report back to a computer.
CCTV camera: Gives direct footage from the robot to a computer; allows you to 'see what your robot sees'. Video becomes grainier and more static-y as the robot gets farther away.
Transmission interceptor: Allows a robot to intercept someone's data when it is being transmitted. Great for spy robots.
(note: all robots have 1 mobility slot unless otherwise specified)
Wheels: Fast, but can tip over, leaving the robot immobile and defenseless.
Treads: Very durable, but slow. Cannot navigate most obstacles.
Legs: Average speed but low durability. Can traverse almost all obstacles.
Wings: Allows a robot to fly fast. Cannot hover.
Rotors: Allows a robot to fly at average speed. Can hover.
Thrusters: Allows a robot to move in space.
Readout monitor: Allows you to see, line by line, the robot's programming and thought process.
Antenna: Allows the robot to transmit information further.
Face: Gives the robot a screen with an ASCII face, which will change depending on the robot's situation (i.e. looks distressed when damaged, smiles when accomplishes task.
Information dispenser: Allows a robot to answer question in a text adventure dialog tree style.
Flashlight: Gives the robot a little flashlight to shine.
Finally, some robot concepts:


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Indexing is the way SYNC categorizes the music it finds on your media player.
By indexing the music, SYNC can play selections by track, artist, album, genre and similar music categories. SYNC automatically indexes your music every time the player is connected to SYNC by the USB port.
SYNC will begin playing music after it completes indexing. Indexing may only take a few seconds, but if your player holds thousands of songs, indexing may take longer.
In order for music to be played on SYNC, it is necessary for SYNC to retrieve and categorize music according to a songs attributes, or metadatainformation about each song such as Title, Artist, Album, and Genrewhich is extracted from your music library.
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Pharrell's 'Happy' Was Originally Meant for Cee Lo Green
In a recent hour-long interview with Howard Stern, Pharrell William's revealed that his hit 'Happy' was originally written for Cee Lo Green. William's inherited the song only after Green passed on it.
The singer with a talent as big as his hat is no stranger to sharing songs. Williams contributed eight tracks to Justin Timberlake's 2002 album 'Justified' that were actually meant for Michael Jackson. The collaboration never came to fruition so Timberlake took the reigns. Williams also writes and produces for Kanye West, Gwen Stefani, Gloria Estefan and more.
Considering what a massive hit 'Happy' became, we trust Williams' feelings concerning the tune match closely to its title.
Source: ConsequenceOfSound.net
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See How Apple's iPad Is Made [Video]
In this video, journalist Rob Schmitz presents an exclusive look into how iPads are manufactured and tested.
Marketplace's Shanghai Bureau Chief, Rob Schmitz was the second reporter granted access to tour the factory floor of Foxconn. After debunking a large portion of actor, and NPR contributor, Mike Daisey's account regarding Apple's factory practices in China, Schmitz wrote a detailed report of his experience there, but the video below provides a rare glimpse inside Foxconn's Shenzhen iPad factory – revealing its inner workings, including how the popular iPad is made.
Schmitz and his crew were permitted to film a number of active stations on the iPad assembly line that have never been seen before. The footage shows how factory workers use both hand assembly and machinery to put together an iPad. Viewers can see how the screen is put together, quality control monitors the back cover for scratches, and how the testing of the gyroscope is carried out.
Surprised by the sheer scale of the facility, Schmitz writes in his Reporter's Notebook:
The first misconception I had about Foxconn's Longhua facility in the city of Shenzhen was that I've always called it a 'factory' — technically, it is. But after you enter the gates and walk around, you quickly realize that it's also a city — 240,000 people work here. Nearly 50,000 of them live on campus in shared dorm rooms.
See highlights from his tour of the assembly line and the Foxconn facilities in the video below:


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On 06/20/2012 07:31 AM, Corey Bryant wrote: > > It sounds like the flow would be: > 'pass-fd drive-virtio1' of O_RDONLY fd --> guest gets fd 21 No -f, so qemu errors out if an fd named 'drive-virtio1' already exists; otherwise it succeeds, and returns the fd assigned by SCM_RIGHTS as well as adding the name to its internal list. > 'pass-fd -f drive-virtio1' of O_WRONLY fd --> guest gets fd 21? -f says to fail if 'drive-virtio1' does not already exist in the internal list. Otherwise, this is a reopen attempt, and the fd passed in by SCM_RIGHTS (let's assume it is 23 at this time) is then passed through dup2() to overwrite the fd already associated with 'drive-virtio1' (21 in this case), then the SCM_RIGHTS fd (23) is closed. In this way, the name 'drive-virtio1' remains associated with fd 21, but we have reopened it with different mode. At this point, code that wants to reopen /dev/fd/21 with a new mode will see the new permissions on the reassigned fd. And yes, it means that libvirt would not be allowed to call 'closefd drive-virtio1' until the block device for drive-virtio1 is no longer around, whether or not the /dev/fd/nn reuses the fd as-is or whether it dup()s the fd to something else (say 22) for use by the block device. > > But I'm not clear as to how you would retain file descriptor 21 in the > guest when using 'pass-fd -f drive-virtio1'. The fd is created as a > result of passing via SCM_RIGHTS, which assigns the next available fd. > We don't have control over what fd is assigned, do we? The use of -f says that 'pass-fd' uses dup2() to reuse an existing fd. -- Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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Video Game Maker Says 'Call of Duty' Copies Old 'Delta Force' Logo
5/15/2012 6:41:00 AM, Barbara Leonard
(CN) - The latest "Call of Duty" video game features a fictional division of the U.S. military called Delta Force that a competing game developer trademarked in 1998, NovaLogic claims in Federal Court.
Calling itself an innovator in the development of first person shooter games, NovaLogic says that it has been developing its Delta Force trademarks for 15 years.
In preparation for the 1998 launch of NovaLogic's "Delta Force," the California-based company says it worked with the U.S. Army and Marines, and firms such as Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin.
The logo it registered in 1998 depicts a delta symbol with a vertical lightning rod superimposed onto a dagger, according to the complaint. NovaLogic says it also registered the text "Delta Force."
Since the 1998 release of "Delta Force," a military first person shooter game, NovaLogic says there have been at least 10 versions, grossing $150 million in worldwide sales.
The company takes full credit for the name recognition of "Delta Force" in the marketplace.
"There is no unit of the U.S. Army called Delta Force," according to the federal complaint, filed in Los Angeles. "There is a branch of the Army's Special Operations known as 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta ('1st SF-ODD'). The U.S. Army officially denies that any unit called Delta Force exists and does not claim ownership to either the Delta Force name or the logo. Although there is much lore surrounding special operation units, only because of the 'Delta Force' series does the general public identify the logo with any ancillary existing military unit."
Nevertheless, Activision allegedly incorporated a Delta Force division into the latest version of its hit game "Call of Duty."
In the first 16 days of its November 2011 release, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" grossed $1 billion.
NovaLogic says Activision's Delta Force marks are nearly identical to its own.
"The infringing mark's lightening rod is horizontal rather than vertical and a portion of the delta sign is set behind the dagger blade rather than being superimposed," according to the complaint.
"In single player mode, 7 of 16 missions are designated Delta Force missions, in which the only avatar available to players is 'Frost,' a Delta Force operator," the complaint states. "In addition, players fight alongside a number of non-player controlled characters. Several of these characters are members of Delta Force."
"In multiplayer mode, 7 of 16 mission maps have 'Delta Force' as one of the two factions that the player can select," NovaLogic says.
"At the time of this writing, Activision has released 6 additional multiplayer maps with infringing content. Activision plans to release additional content through their 'Elite Content' feature," it added.
"Despite Activision's irrefutable knowledge of NovaLogic's superior trademark rights, Activision created knockoff marks that are nearly identical [to] NovaLogic's design and word marks," according to the complaint. "Activision then shamelessly inserted these infringing marks throughout its competing first person military adventure video games.
"As if this were not enough, Activision has in-turn licensed the infringing marks to Defendants Voyetra Turtle Beach then shamelessly ('Turtle Beach'), Microsoft Inc. ('Microsoft') and the BradyGAMES division of Penguin Books ('BradyGAMES') without NovaLogic's permission. As a result of Activision's unauthorized licensing, Turtle Beach and Microsoft have created special editions of their products where the overall look and feel is entirely dominated by use of the infringing marks. In addition, BradyGAMES, a creator of videogame strategy guides and books, has reproduced NovaLogic's marks in its publications relating to defendants' game."
Turtle Beach licensed the infringing mark for a "broad series of limited edition headsets," the complaint states.
Microsoft allegedly licensed the marks for a limited edition console.
BradyGAMES published "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Signature Series Strategy Guide," which includes screenshots of the Activision game that reproduce the infringing marks, according to the lawsuit.
NovaLogic says Activision ignored a cease-and-desist letter it sent in May 2011, and then refused the demands of a second letter sent in December.
"As a result of defendants' wrongful conduct, NovaLogic has lost millions of dollars, possibly more," according to the complaint. "If defendants' infringing practices are not discontinued quickly, it is likely that the damage to NovaLogic will grow exponentially, causing more confusion in the market place, and to the reputation for quality that NovaLogic has worked so hard to establish."
NovaLogic seeks damages and an injunction for trademark infringement and unfair competition. It is represented by Howard Miller and Graham LippSmith with Girardi Keese.


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A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate.
In Santa Monica, a woman becomes alarmingly concerned over her fiancé's unnaturally close relationship with his teenage daughter. In Westwood, a sexual act turns into a psychological obsession for a young woman. In West Hollywood, a gay couple buys a young daughter and attempts to mold her to fit their lifestyle. In Holmby Hills, maladjusted kids and their equally maladjusted nanny play murderous games. In Sherman Oaks, a rape victim faces her violator. In these five stories, one thing is clear, everything is taken to extremes in California.
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