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Let me cite an example. A farmer in my constituency used to leave his cattle out for a large part of the winter because a disused quarry on his land was a particularly good place in which do so. Environmentalists discovered rare plants in that quarry and said that they would love him to move the cattle out of the quarry over the winter and put them in a building. Given that he was moving up to higher level stewardship, he invested some tens of thousands of pounds in new buildings. When he did so, he took account of the fact that he would receive the ABA, but now he will not. I urge the Chief Secretary to consider whether people who have made such investment should receive grandfather rights because the measure brings about unfair retrospective taxation.
Stewart Hosie: Hon. Members have made incredibly valid points. The hon. Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew) mentioned the dairy industry. We have heard about the situation facing tenant farmers who have no rights to their properties. We have also heard the key point that many structures covered by the allowance will depreciate in value from day one, even if a landowner has the rights to them. That point was glossed over in Committee. Hon. Members on both sides of the House have argued strongly that the matter should be considered again.
I want to make a point about the industrial buildings allowance, as I did in Committee. The change to that allowance will have an impact on the tourism sector. When we had a brief debate in Committee about investment in hotels, the Chief Secretary rightly said that things are not the same as they were in 1978, which was when the allowance was first introduced. It is worth reiterating that in the light of a conversation that I have had since that debate.
Things have changed since 1978 because the market for city breaks, long weekends and short breaks is now huge. There are places in the UK that were not tourist destinations even 10 years ago, let alone 20 or 30 years ago. Restaurateurs and hoteliers, especially, wish to invest in such areas so that they can provide the correct quality of offering to allow their businesses to compete in such a massive market. I raise that point because much of the tourism and hospitality sectors, as well as large parts of the farming sector, especially the dairy sector, are made up of businesses with incredibly low margins.
In Committee, the Chief Secretary cited alternative allowances that will be made available, especially for the tourism sector. I discussed that with friends in the hospitality sector, including an ambitious hotelier who is determined to drive up the quality of his establishment so that it becomes a destination for the city-break market. He requires the IBA to assist him to invest, given that margins are tight and the costs are high. When I told him about the other allowances that might be available to help him to deliver what he wants for his business and the area, he just laughed. The new allowances go no way towards taking the place of the IBA to assist the kind of projects that such ambitious hoteliers and business men wish to put in place.
I hope that the Chief Secretary takes on board all the comments made during the debate, especially about the removal of the IBA from those in the tourism sector. The measure will have an impact on my constituency. The removal of the ABA will have an especially large
impact on the dairy sector. As we know, that sector has been absolutely hammered due to the squeezing of margins. I am sure that the constituent of the hon. Member for Stroud thought long and hard about making his investment. I hope that his business manages to survive and that the Government will consider how to deal with the situation, whether through grandfather rights for existing investments, or a more fundamental rethink about changes to the IBA and ABA.
Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con): I do not wish to go over all the ground of tonights debate and the quite extensive debate in Committee. The comments by my hon. Friends the Members for South-East Cambridgeshire (Mr. Paice) and for Hexham (Mr. Atkinson) and the hon. Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew) demonstrate the importance of Report stage on the Floor of the House, during which people with constituency experience can make powerful points on the impact on their constituents of changes announced in the Budget.
No one can argue that the system of capital allowances can remain unchanged for ever. When my hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr. Osborne) announced before the Budget our plans to cut corporation by 3p, he said that some reform of the system was needed. However, I believe that where significant changes are made, there should be proper consultation with the people who are most closely affected. The reliefs that we have been discussing are valuable; the Red Book indicates that the saving to the Treasury from the 1p reduction in IBAs and ABAs in the 2008-09 financial year will amount to approximately £250 million. Only 13 per cent. of property qualifies for the two reliefs, so the benefit is concentrated on relatively small but important sectors of the economy. When such a significant change is made, it is important to consult, so that Ministers can understand the consequences more clearly.
In Committee, the Chief Secretary did not give me the impression that the changes had been fully thought through. Now that we are moving to a period of more open and consultative government, perhaps the Treasury should start thinking more carefully about such matters. In Committee, the right hon. Gentleman said:
it is not customary to consult on changes in rates of taxation or on the reduction or removal of tax reliefs. [Official Report, Finance Public Bill Committee, 22 May 2007; c. 292.]
In fact, the Government had launched a consultation on the future of corporation tax. In its representations on the changes, the British Property Federation referred to the consultation document on capital allowances that had been published, and to the conclusions of that process. The federation pointed out:
In fact, the consultation actually highlighted the lack of tax relief for most taxpayers expenditure on business premises which is regarded as putting the UK at a competitive disadvantage to its competitors.
The BPF also said that the other point that emerged from that consultation was:
There was general support for a commercial buildings allowance, incorporating the current Industrial, Hotel and Agricultural Buildings Allowances.
During the consultation that took place only a couple of years ago, strong support was expressed for the existing system of allowances. Given that support, it is even more important that the Government should have consulted properly, instead of rushing to cobble together a package in response to my hon. Friend the shadow Chancellors proposal of a cut in corporation tax.
Mr. Timms: Will the hon. Gentleman clarify that point? I do not think that there was support for the current system of allowances. There was support for a universal allowance for commercial buildings, but the present system, with its distortions and inconsistencies, did not attract wide support.
Mr. Hoban: Let me read the quotation again:
There was general support for a commercial buildings allowance, incorporating the current Industrial, Hotel and Agricultural Buildings Allowances.
There was therefore support for a wider allowance, but not for the abolition of the existing allowances. I am not sure what point the Chief Secretary is trying to make. There was support for a broader set of allowances.
My point is that, despite what the Chief Secretary said in Committee about it not being customary for the Government to consult on tax reductions and reliefs, they had already conducted a consultation on the future of corporation tax which indicated industrys views on particular allowances, so it seems strange that they did not consult before making changes that are significant to a number of sectors. In Committee, the right hon. Gentleman referred to the regulatory impact assessments produced for the annual investment allowance, saying that that might cover some of the same areas, but in a sense, the die had already been cast: the changes in the Finance Bill set in train a series of events that would lead to the abolition of these other allowances. Regardless of the rights and wrongs of particular allowances, there should have been consultation on the changes and it was wrong of the Government to proceed so quickly, without having thought through the points that had been made after the Budget was announced.
In Committee, the Chief Secretary argued that, despite the end of IBAs and ABAs, the tax system still contained recognition for those buildings, because repairs and maintenance could be offset against a companys profits in determining their tax charge. Of course that is truebut that also applies to other assets that qualify for capital allowances. That is therefore not an especially strong argument to deploy in connection with IBAs and ABAs. He also said that depreciation would be reflected through the capital gains tax calculation on disposal of the assets, but CGT also applies to the disposal of other assets that qualify for capital allowances.
Furthermore, as my hon. Friend the Member for South-East Cambridgeshire pointed out, holders of agricultural tenancies do not own the buildings, so if the buildings are sold, their investment will not be reflected in that process. The implicit relief that the
Chief Secretary referred to will not benefit them, because they do not own the buildings. They will gain no tax benefit other than in relation to the costs of repair and maintenance. In Committee, I mentioned representations that I had received from various people in the agricultural sector on the sums that had been locked up in unrelieved capital expenditure. Tenant farmers will find that particularly difficult now: they made the investment on the basis that the relief would continue, but it is being taken away from them.
The agriculture sector is not alone in being affected by the change. The hon. Member for Dundee, East (Stewart Hosie) talked about the hotel sector, and I know that Bob Cotton of the British Hospitality Association has gone to the Treasury to discuss the impact of the changes in capital allowances on the sector that he represents. Many hoteliers have invested heavily in new property in the expectation that the relief would continue.
Small businesses, too, are affected by the change. In Committee, it was argued that they will qualify for the annual investment allowance, but that applies to future investment; they will not benefit in respect of past investments. Small companies will be hit by the increase in the small business rate of corporation tax, and we know that the changes in IBAs, ABAs and other capital allowances have been used to fund the decrease in the mainstream rate of corporation tax, so many small companies face a double whammy: their corporation tax rate will increase, but they will lose the benefit of the industrial and agricultural buildings allowances.
The Government have got themselves into a real mess. They did not properly think through the impact on those sectors of the removal of the allowances and how it would affect those who had made investments. Tonight, the Chief Secretary must not just make the case again, but demonstrate that the Treasury thought the changes through and was aware of their effects on those important sectors. If he cannot make that case, many people will wonder how much thought goes into putting together a corporation tax reform package such as the one that the Chancellor announced in March. At the moment, the evidence suggests that the package was cobbled together rather hastily and was not well thought through.
Mr. Timms: Let me start by outlining the purpose of clause 35 and how it fits into the wider package of business tax reforms in this years Budget. The main feature of the package is the forthcoming reduction in the main rate of corporation tax from 30 to 28 per cent., giving the UK the lowest rate of corporation tax in the G7. The package of reforms to the business tax system is the most comprehensive for more than two decades, and it has three main objectives. The first is to maintain and strengthen the UKs internationally competitive position. The second is to encourage further growth in the UK economy through higher levels of investment, more efficient markets, and greater innovation. The third is to deliver a fairer result for the UK taxpayer, and a more efficient use of Exchequer resources.
I am grateful to the hon. Member for Falmouth and Camborne (Julia Goldsworthy) for quoting, I think correctly, what the Institute of Chartered Accountants
said about the measures being a balanced package. She also raised a number of concerns, which were repeated by other contributors to the debate, and I shall deal with them in turn. First, she asked about consultation. I want to emphasise that the allowances are not being withdrawn without prior warning, or without our giving people time to plan for the changes. The rate of writing-down allowances remains unchanged for this year, and it will be gradually reduced between 2008 and 2011.
The hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) quoted me accurately on customary practice with regard to such changes: it is not customary to consult about changes in rates of taxation, or the reduction or removal of tax reliefs. There was consultation on corporation tax reform between 2002 and 2005, and that consultation explicitly recognised that limiting allowances to certain types of buildings, as currently happens, is a specific distortion affecting investment in property. The idea of a general commercial buildings allowance was mooted, but in all frankness I say to the hon. Gentleman that that would be prohibitively expensive. I am not sure whether he was arguing for such an allowance, but if every new building in the City, or in Canary Wharf, attracted a buildings allowance, even though buildings of that kind never have done so before, it would be hugely costly. One can understand why the property industry would favour a move of that kind, but it would be prohibitively expensive.
If one accepts the argument that it is a distortion for allowances to apply to some buildings and not others, the logical approach is to do what we have done, and to move, in a well managed and phased way, towards abolition. That is particularly the case given that most commercial and industrial property, and the land on which it stands, appreciates rather than depreciates in value, although we have heard about some exceptions. I think it is right to draw the conclusion that we drew: other reforms would be more beneficial to the UK economy than a commercial buildings allowance.
On manufacturing, I say to the hon. Member for Falmouth and Camborne that industrial buildings allowances account for only about 4 per cent. of the total capital allowances received by manufacturing, so I do not expect the withdrawal of the allowances to have widespread effects on the sector. Since the announcements, I have met representatives of the Engineering Employers Federation, who told me about the high degree of confidence in the manufacturing sector. Only about a third of all industrial buildings allowances are claimed by manufacturers, and on the whole those claims tend to be fairly small and are spread among a wider population. Of course, the cut in the main rate of corporation tax will stimulate domestic and foreign investment, and overall our analysis shows that there is a positive revenue impact on large manufacturers.
To pick up the question asked by the hon. Member for Fareham, a lot of careful analysis has gone into the judgments that lie behind the announcements in the Budget. The package is designed to promote investment and growth. Manufacturing firms which invest will continue to benefit from the new arrangements. The issue of small manufacturers was rightly raised separately, but they will be among the main beneficiaries of the new £50,000 annual
investment allowances. The increases in research and development tax credits for small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as for large companies, will also bring significant benefits for manufacturing.
The hon. Member for Dundee, East (Stewart Hosie) asked about hotels. We also had an exchange on the subject in Committee. He is right that it was in 1978 that the industrial buildings allowances regime was extended to qualifying hotels, in order to assist with the growth of UK tourism. I say to him today, as I did in Committee, that the position is now very different. It is difficult to claim that the situation for the tourism sector is such that exceptional allowances are required to support it. The sector is doing well and growth is strong, and I am delighted about that, but I really do not think that there is the case today that there was then for extending particular allowances to hotels.
Stewart Hosie: That is the same argument that the Chief Secretary to the Treasury made on the previous occasion. Not all towns and cities are established tourist destinations with high-margin, good-quality provision. Many locations, and cities in particular, are striving to get there. They still need investment in a market which is bigger than it was in 1978 but is highly competitive. The ability to fund the provision of quality services is key, and I ask him to consider that point.
Mr. Timms: The hon. Gentleman may well be correct that it is right that there should be geographically targeted regeneration help, not just in the hotel market but in other sectors, to assist the regeneration that all of us want. However, I suggest that there is no case for a generalised allowance for the tourism sector, although there was 30 years ago. In general, the sector enjoys high levels of profitability. The sector as a whole will derive significant benefits from the 2 per cent. cut in the headline rate of corporation tax. As I said to him in Committee, for smaller hoteliers, the annual investment allowance of £50,000 will be a significant incentive for investment.
My hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew) and the hon. Members for Falmouth and Camborne, for South-East Cambridgeshire (Mr. Paice) and for Hexham (Mr. Atkinson) raised issues concerning agriculture. I say to them that the withdrawal of allowances is not an isolated measure. In the Budget, we announced cuts in the basic rate of income tax and the main rate of corporation tax. We also announced the new annual investment allowance, which is particularly important for small farmers. It is an allowance of £50,000 for business investment from 2008; that will be extremely helpful. It is possible that farmers who continue to invest will find that once the annual investment allowance is in place they will be better off as a result of the package as a whole, rather than worse off.
Mr. Paice:
The Minister implies that a farmer who has already invested in a new building in the past few years and is unable to claim the 4 per cent. allowance can in future claim against the £50,000 allowance. That is not my understanding, and the Minister is indicating that I am correct. In that case, there is no succour for all those people who have investments on the ground now but cannot continue to claim the agricultural
buildings allowance. To be honest, to suggest that the £50,000 will help them is a distraction from reality, as they will be stuck with an investment for which they cannot claim any allowance.
Mr. Timms: The point that I want to underline is that farm businesses that have invested in the past and that continue to invest in future will benefit from the new annual investment allowance. In many cases, as a result of the package as a whole, they will find that they are better off, rather than worse off. I am not saying that that is the case for every farmer, but we are explicitly changing the system to provide additional incentives for investment.
The hon. Member for South-East Cambridgeshire made a particular point about tenant farmers. On the cessation of an agricultural tenancy, the tenant farmer, I am advised, is often compensated for building works on the land, although that depends on the terms of the tenancy agreement. In future, no doubt, agreements will be negotiated that reflect the tenants intended expenditure. We want to adopt a consistent approach that ensures fairness for taxpayers in all sectors. We have not adopted sector-specific measures: we have introduced arrangements that will apply across every sector, as that is the right approach.
Mr. Drew: May I make two observations? First, farming is different, as many farm buildings are specialised. With the best will in the world, a milking parlour cannot be converted into flatsit is a particular building on which a farmer makes an investment decision, considering the fact that it will depreciate in value over time. Secondly, to take up the point made by the hon. Member for South-East Cambridgeshire (Mr. Paice), the changes in tenancy law have resulted in more farm business tenancies. In some respects, tenant farmers are better able to get on to the land, but they may lose the advantage of not being subject to discrimination because they are unable, as a result of the shorter tenancies, to secure those benefits. We must consider the way in which we give those farmers incentives to invest in their business, otherwise they will never take it forward.
Mr. Timms: The point that I would make to my hon. Friend and to the House is that the new annual investment allowance will be an effective incentive. Farming and other businesses in his constituency, as he will know better than I, will continue to invest. I hope that as a result of the arrangements they will invest more than they would otherwise invest. If they continue to invest and benefit from the new allowance, they may find that they are better off as a result of the package as a whole.
Mr. Timms: I should like to make a little more progress, as I know that there is concern that we should be expeditious.
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Sony took a bet on requiring a PlayStation Plus membership to play most games online with the PlayStation 4. That bet is paying off. The company revealed during an earnings call Thursday how many PS4 owners are buying into the concept of paying to play online.
Sony's Games and Network Services division handles the PlayStation 4 and PS Plus. In a note about the division's performance transcribed by Seeking Alpha, Sony said, "[M]ore than half of the people who have bought a PS4 have subscribed to PlayStation [Plus], our fee-based network service, and we see this trend continuing."
This is much the same ratio of console ownership to premium service that Microsoft saw with the Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE Gold.
The PlayStation 4 is quickly approaching the 10 million units sold mark based on data provided by Sony in its 2014 fiscal first quarter results today. That means there are approximately 5 million consumers that subscribed to the $50 a year service that provides not just online play but access to a collection of games at no additional cost and special game sales. (Note: Free-to-play titles and MMOs are excluded from the PS Plus requirement to play online.)
"We have upwardly revised the full year operating income forecast for the segment by JPY 5 billion (approximately $5 million USD) due to the strong sales of PS4 and PS4 hardware cost reductions," Sony added during the call to illustrate the strong performance of the console and PlayStation Network combo.
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— PlayStation (@PlayStation) July 31, 2014
The rapid growth of the PS4 will only accelerate once the holiday shopping season hits. It's not uncommon for gaming services like PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE strain under the sudden influx of new users. Sony Chief Financial Officer Kenichiro Yoshida indicated that the company will be investing to build PSN out to support the extra users.
According to Yoshida, PSN supports almost 52 million users a month between the PS3 and PS4. Additionally, network traffic from the PlayStation 4 is two to three times more than its predecessor due to increased social functions like the streaming and sharing of gameplay videos.
Yoshida said, "[W]e are forecasting quite significant increase in the latter half of the year, during the year end season [ph] in November and December. So actually, investment in the Network side will be increased in the latter half of this fiscal year."
With the PlayStation 4 outselling the Xbox One by a 3-to-1 margin or higher and driving Sony profits, the PS4 appears poised to run away from the competition. Do you think the Xbox One will be able to keep up? Let us know in the comments below.
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Today's post wraps up a series on the social media release. Yesterday, I talked about the three readers to keep in mind when writing content: human readers, search engines, and social networking sites.
Today is a nuts-and-bolts overview of the four elements that will make for a better social media release. These ideas are borrowed from a number of different experts on PR, social media, and writing.
Elements of an Effective Social Media Release
1. Headlines: If written properly, a social media release's headline is what catches a human reader's attention, what improves its ranking in search results, and what helps it go viral on social networking sites. As you write, keep in mind that headlines should:
- Be short and to the point, approximately 60 to 80 characters total.
- Use keywords in the title, as close to the beginning as possible.
- Make you want to click on it if it appeared in your Facebook news feed.
2. Body Copy: If a headline can grab a reader's attention, compelling body copy will keep them reading. Traditional press releases end up in the trash largely because of their formal style and obviously corporate voice. A better SMR will keep the traditional narrative format for readability's sake, but adopt a more informal, personalized tone. Body copy should also be scannable for "diagonal" readers who skim articles in less than 10 seconds and need help grasping key points quickly. Good body copy will:
- Read like a newspaper article, not an announcement.
- Sound like a person, not an organization.
- Use humor.
- Focus a reader's attention on key points by using subheadings and bolding key words.
- Make concepts easy to understand with graphs and summaries.
- Repeat the keywords from the headline.
3. Additional Content Elements: To truly be social, SMRs need to include functionality that makes feedback easy and sharing intuitive. The whole point is to start a two-way dialogue. Creative use of multimedia content will keep readers engaged and may spark feedback. Here are a few ideas:
- Include a section for moderated comments.
- Highlight related content, such as executive bios, facts sheets, and downloadable logos.
- Embed multimedia features such as videos, photos, and graphic elements.
- Instead of a canned quote, include a video of a CEO delivering a statement.
- Link to related articles on the subject—even those opposing your point of view.
4. Technical Considerations: Your interactive team has a role to play in making content ready for all three of your readers. To make that happen, SMRs should:
- Start with an interactive blogging platform.
- Be social media-ready with one-click share buttons for popular sites.
- Include email sharing functionality and provide a print version.
- Use boldface font and section headers that allow for indexing by search engines.
- Be RSS-ready to allow syndication to other web sites.
These lists are not meant to be exhaustive, but are just a starting point for PR professionals looking for an alternative to the traditional press release. Whether you call it a revised social media release, a blog, or something else, the goal is not to find the perfect template. Instead, the focus should be making news content compelling and sparking a dialogue.
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UGANDA PARTICIPATES IN 8TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF HIGH RANKING SECURITY OFFICIALS, ZAVIDOVO, RUSSIA, 30th-May 2017The 8th International Meeting of High-Ranking Security Officials hosted by Russia in Zavidovo, a national park in Varaksino, Tver region, took place in May 23-25, 2017, reports the Uganda Embassy in Moscow.
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Concept Car: The 2015 Mustang… Hatchback?
Pushing for more global appeal, the automaker will likely need as many hooks as possible to lure potential buyers in the market for something more than sports car. A hatchback model certainly fits that bill.
Mustang chief engineer, Dave Pericak, has already hinted at the idea. He told Car and Driver that they've had discussions about making a hatchback model, according to an Auto Evolution report. Still, whether or not people would actually buy into the concept remains to be seen especially considering the number of vehicles already available in the segment.
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Tropical Sunshine Cake
Tropical Sunshine Cake is a great fit for brunch, breakfast party or dessert. Topped with bits of pineapple, toasted coconut flakes and chopped almonds, it will make an elegant addition to your table.
- 1 pkg. (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix
- 1 can (12 fl. oz.) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice, drained (juice reserved), divided
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds (optional)
- 3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1 cup flaked coconut, toasted
- Whipped cream
Directions, Reviews, Nutrition
COMBINE cake mix, evaporated milk and eggs in large mixer bowl. Beat on low speed for 2 minutes. Stir in 1 cup pineapple. Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with almonds.
BAKE for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes.
COMBINE sugar and 2 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice in small bowl; mix until smooth. Spread over warm cake, sprinkle with coconut and remaining pineapple. Cool completely before serving. Top with whipped cream, if desired.
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As it is hot and humid in Texas, I was looking for a dessert that is flavorful, short on prep time and makes you feel refreshed. This Tropical Sunshine cake completely hit the spot! Everyone raved how moist it was. Toasted coconut and the pineapple made you feel like on a tropical vacation. Sharing the recipe with all.
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Easy and good
I made this at Christmas; even though I did not use the almonds due to a food allergy and no coconut because the store left it out of my order, everyone loved it. I will make this again.
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Tropical Sunshine Cake
I made this cake today, and found it to be very moist, and very tasty,my husband liked it very much, and asked me to make it more often.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/12 of Recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 366
- Calories from Fat: 122
- Total Fat: 13.6g (21% of DV)
- Saturated Fat: 6.3g (32% of DV)
- Cholesterol: 57mg (19% of DV)
- Sodium: 361mg (14% of DV)
- Carbohydrates: 56.7g (18% of DV)
- Dietary Fiber: 1.1g (4% of DV)
- Sugars: 7.7g
- Protein: 5.8g
- Vitamin A: 6% of DV
- Vitamin C: 8% of DV
- Calcium: 20% of DV
- Iron: 11% of DV
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Hogan's press officer quits job at department
ENVIRONMENT Minister Phil Hogan's press adviser has tendered her resignation.
Yvonne Hyland (32) has worked as Department of the Environment press officer since just after the minister's appointment to Cabinet following the general election.
She previously worked in the Fine Gael press office. Ms Hyland has given notice and will be finishing up in the job in the coming weeks.
Last night, a colleague paid tribute to Ms Hyland. "Yvonne is an excellent press officer and has done a superb job in the Department of the Environment since her appointment and will be missed greatly by her colleagues."
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Dr Kremena Slavova is a Senior Lecturer in Management at Middlesex University Business School. Before joining Middlesex University London, Kremena was a Research Associate at University College London (UCL). She holds an MBA and a PhD in Business Administration and Quantitative Methods from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain), and a PGCertHE in Teaching and Supporting Learning from Middlesex University. Kremena is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Kremena's research interests include innovation management and technology strategy. Specifically, her current research agenda investigates mechanisms for knowledge transfer and their impact on innovative performance; her on-going research projects focus on spillovers through mobility of scientists, firm innovation strategies in life-sciences sectors, and open innovation.Kremena has published her research in academic journals such as Organization Science and Research Policy.
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Slavova, K., Fosfuri, A., De Castro, J. O. 2015. Learning by hiring: the effects of scientists' inbound mobility on research performance in academia. Organization Science, forthcoming
Jong, S., Slavova, K. 2014. When publications lead to products: the open science conundrum in new product development. Research Policy, 43 (4), 645-654.
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DIY tax filers take a big risk
Mindlessly plugging numbers into tax software or an online tax site might seem like a quick-and-easy way to get your taxes done. But some days that approach can lead to a disaster. Just ask someone who has been audited or an accountant who later spotted costly mistakes.
One accountant tells the story of a well-to-do taxpayer who was referred to his office on another issue.
James Jenkins, president of Jenkins in Southfield, Mich., reviewed the man's previous returns and had to ask why someone making more than a half-million dollars a year was so short on cash that he felt compelled to tap into his IRA. Why did he take all that money out of the retirement account, creating a bigger tax bill?
The man said he didn't withdraw money. He rolled a large amount of money over from one IRA into another.
The man, who'd prepared his own return using tax software, ended up paying thousands of tax dollars on what was a non-taxable IRA rollover. Fortunately, that mix-up was later corrected by amending the returns -—once the accountant spotted the problem.
It's tempting to be a tax-time do-it-yourselfer, particularly when it can cost $300 or more for many people to get their taxes prepared by someone else. About 30 percent of tax returns that were electronically filed nationwide through June were self-prepared, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
But there are pitfalls out there. Here are a few:
• Bad typing. "One of the biggest mistakes I see is incorrectly inputting data by transposing numbers, omitting digits, or just making typing mistakes," said Barbara Weltman, author of "J.K. Lasser's 1,001 Deductions and Tax Breaks 2013."
If the Form 1099 reports that you received $946 of interest but you enter $649, she said, the IRS computer could pick up the mistake and trigger a notice. It's unlikely your entire return would be audited but it could mean headaches.
• Banking on tax software to save you. Someone who pays a tax preparer or accountant is going to have another pair of eyes reviewing receipts and the return, said Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business.
"You have to have documentation to support anything you put on your return in case you're audited," Luscombe said.
It's not smart to report that expenses and deductions were exactly the same year after year.
Jenkins said CPAs jokingly call TurboTax "TroubleTax." Many people with simple, plain vanilla returns, he said, can successfully use tax software. But "if you get into an area you don't understand, it could be big trouble," Jenkins said.
• Discarding or losing a 1099. George W. Smith IV, a certified public accountant and partner at George W. Smith in Southfield, said problems can arise when people receive IRS form 1099-R for direct rollover distributions from their employers' plan to their IRA or from one IRA to another.
"They don't tell us about the rollover or give us a copy of the 1099-R because it's a non-taxable event," Smith said.
"True. But you still have to report it on your 1040 as such or the IRS will assume it's fully taxable and subject to the 10 percent early withdrawal penalty if you're under age 59 1⁄2."
Susan Tompor is the personal finance columnist for the Detroit Free Press.


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Ravenstahl praises Light Up Night — but not Peduto
The Tribune-Review is chronicling Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's service until his term ends in January.
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Raven-stahl hailed a housing development in East Liberty last week, but he had few words for Mayor-elect Bill Peduto.
"There weren't any surprises," the mayor said of Peduto's landslide victory in Tuesday's election.
Peduto, who has sparred with Ravenstahl plenty over the years, said he hadn't received the traditional congratulatory call from his former City Council colleague.
"I didn't expect him to, and I'm fine with it," Peduto said. "I wish him nothing but peace and good luck in the future."
Ravenstahl disappeared from public view after announcing in March he would not run for re-election. Last month, he announced an effort to be more visible and highlight the accomplishments of his seven years in office.
He continued his farewell tour on Monday in East Liberty, where he and other dignitaries broke ground for East Liberty Place South, a 52-apartment mixed-income development.
Ravenstahl noted that he wouldn't be around to see the development completed, as he was for its sister building, East Liberty North, across the street. "I was here for the groundbreaking," he said.
He showed up on Wednesday for the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership's announcement of 2013 Light Up Night activities.
Ravenstahl praised the annual holiday fete, saying it generates revenue for Downtown businesses and provides family entertainment to thousands.
The city solicitor's office on Wednesday balked at providing Ravenstahl's daily schedule despite a ruling from the Office of Open Records that it should be available to the public.
Ravenstahl repeatedly declined to release his schedule. The Tribune-Review submitted a written request under the state's Right-to-Know law.
Public Records Officer Benjamin Smith invoked a 30-day extension permitted by law for a legal review of the request.
Ravenstahl's spokeswoman said he was in the office on Friday but didn't say whether he was on Tuesday or Thursday.
As of Saturday, Pittsburgh residents have paid Ravenstahl about $93,000 this year. He makes $108,000 annually.
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One static component of my constantly evolving Lending Club investment strategy is identifying borrowers who have a fairly long history of employment. In other words, that means:
As the above graphic shows, there seems to be something to my original hypothesis:
The Labor Department's household survey in December found that 28.2 million people over 55 years of age had jobs, an increase of 7.6 percent from three years earlier, when the recession was beginning.
By contrast, there were fewer jobs held by people in all age groups under 55, as can be seen in the accompanying charts. Over all, the number of people working was down by 4.9 percent.
As a P2P lending investor, this lends additional evidence that the older a borrower might be (within reason of course), the more likely they're going to hang on to their job during a downturn in the economy. And why not? If you've worked 20-30 years in a chosen field, chances are you're more experienced, more seasoned to the tasks at hand, etc., and senior management (of whom the 55+ is largely composed), the more likely you'll be able to retain one or more sources of income.
People who have income generally pay their bills, and thus, making you a prime P2P lending loan applicant in the eyes of my loan filters where I'm earning 15.6% NAR at Lending Club.
Floyd Norris
New York Times
Older Workers Are Keeping a Tighter Grip on Jobs
Hmm, perhaps a statistical analysis of past lending club performance is due? To see the correlation between stated job length and default rates.
Very interesting Matt. This is somewhat surprising to me, I would have thought the 25-44 year old set would have the edge. I might have to do what J.M. suggests and dig a bit deeper into the data at LC and Prosper.
:-( unfortunately, it would seem that lending club doesn't publish the employment information in the download data. Just checked.
This is a bummer….and a bit strange. It is the download for active notes, but it doesn't make it into main database. Prosper provides it in their performance section, so there might be some interesting data there.
Given how LC started I'd imagine that the borrower demographics would be heavily skewed towards the 20's to 40's, would it not?


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With his head poking out among the well-wishers in the cramped Harker Heights fieldhouse Feb. 2, Camrhon Hughes watched attentively as four of his teammates cemented their futures.
"Seeing Signing Day, and going all about it, it's like, it all really can happen," Hughes said. "It's all setting in and being real, because it's almost time for me to start making decisions and picking where I want to go."
This time next year, if all goes as expected, it will be the 6-foot-7, 280-pound Knights junior offensive lineman signing his own letter of intent to the Division I college of his choice.
"I kind of want to see how mine's going to be like," Hughes said.
Exhibiting a long and athletic frame ideal for a left tackle, and a wingspan reportedly reaching 7 feet, 9 inches, Hughes' stock has risen over the last several months, drawing the attention of college scouts from many of the top football programs in the country.
Hughes, rated the No. 53 junior prospect in the state and 13th offensive lineman according to Rivals.com's Lone Star Top 100 for 2012, already has scholarship offers from Baylor, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State, with more expected over the coming months.
Hughes attended Junior Days at A&M and Baylor in late January and is scheduled to go to Oklahoma State on Feb. 20.
"It's been fun. You go up to the colleges, you see all the coaches, they talk to you and everybody is real nice," Hughes said. "So, when you go up there, the feeling you get is kind of one of, 'Do I feel comfortable here?' How the atmosphere fits you."
All that attention - from both coaches and interested fans - can be especially flattering to a 16- or 17-year-old athlete not used to the limelight.
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The Southeastern Conference coaches selected Georgia to finish second behind Kentucky in the preseason poll released by the league on Tuesday.
Georgia had 149 points to edge Texas A&M (145) and Vanderbilt (143) for second place behind defending SEC champion Kentucky, which had 167 points.
Georgia also had three representatives on the coaches preseason All-SEC team. Senior forwards Anne Marie Armstrong and Jasmine Hassell were picked first-team all-conference and senior guard Jasmine James was selected second-team all-conference. Armstrong also received one vote for preseason player of the year.
The Lady Bulldogs begin the 2012-13 season on Sunday when they host Rutgers starting at 2 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum.


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Books are a longer list. The highlights: Dante, Catch-22, Greek Tragedy, Heinlein, Herodotus, Thucydides, and bunches of stuff on Hegel, with the occasional science fiction/fantasy pulp thrown in (if it can make me think--Terry Pratchett, for example).
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With Space Invaders, Japan discovered its own distinct breed of space shooters early on, whereas the 360-degree free-roaming kind never quite caught on over there. Even Atari's big hit Asteroids, distributed by Sega, left Japanese gamers unimpressed and flopped. (The Sega games introduced on these pages were all done by the American Sega-Gremlin branch.) This caused reflections upon the different approaches to game design in the East and the West. In his book Video Invaders Steve Bloom quotes Yoko Yama, a spokesman for Data East in the US: "I think as a people, we did not understand it. It was very difficult for us to play." Further, the blame is placed on the control scheme: "The U.S. likes buttons. We are much happier with levers. I don't know why that is. Maybe it has to do something with typewriters."
The inability to "get" the control scheme wasn't unique to Japan, though. As Nolan Bushnell tells Retro Gamer about the first non-engineer crowd they tested Computer Space on: "They had no clue what was going on. (...) I remember trying to teach people about the thrust control and it just wasn't part of their DNA." (Amusingly, Computer Space prototypes had started out with levers, but they were replaced for buttons after they broke too quickly.) Probably Japan just didn't bother to get adjusted to the mechanics after Space Invaders.
There are a number of obscure Japanese home computer games that took inspiration from the likes of Spacewar! and Asteroids, but even then the mechanics were adjusted to something suiting the preferences of a Japanese audience. Both Galaxy Fight and Galaxy Mission (1984), published by ASCII for the NEC PC-6001 hardware, may look like clones of Spacewar! and Space Fury, respectively, and they simulate inertia alright, but they actually use a more direct control scheme and are essentially just 8-way shooters: Holding any directional control moves the ship straight into that direction, eliminating the gentre-typical division between thrust and steering.
Hudson Soft's Star Stream actually had the relative "tank controls," but it was still eight directions only, and like in early airplane dogfight shooters like Ace (1976) and Time Pilot (1982), the ship always rushed at full speed, giving the player no control over the thrust. Other games that look similar are Cyclod by Tukumo Denki and Super Meteor Invader (also known as Metro Wars) by Magicsoft, but neither seems to be available on the web, unfortunately. Thus the only confirmed genre example developed in Japan is the added stage in the SG-1000 version of Sega's Zoom 909.
While mechanically very similar to the more direct legacy of Spacewar!, gravity games carry one distinctive difference: They have a fixed gravitational direction, usually towards the bottom of the screen, so the player has to adjust thrust constantly to avoid falling down and crashing on the terrain. The roots of the subgenre lie once again on PDP computers, in form of several moon landing simulations, where players set thrust and direction to safely place a landing capsule in a mountainous area. Atari adapted the concept for the arcade experience with their Lunar Lander in 1979, applying the same controls used by their other 1979 hit, Asteroids. The capsule in Lunar Lander however, maneuvers much slower, enforcing almost strategic thinking. Like many Atari classics, a remake of Lunar Lander is freely playable online. Atari's game inspired more imitations, the most famous among them Commodore's Jupiter Lander for their line of 8-bit home computers.
The next step in this evolutionary branch was made by Gravitar. This approach, which added combat and light exploration elements, was later fully popularized by Thrust. Jeremy Smith (who later worked on the Amiga classic Exile) programmed it originally for BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, two obscure computers only the Brits cared about, but it was eventually ported to most 8-bit computers around, and soon became exceedingly popular, spawning tons of "Thrust-clones," essentially forming a new sub-sub genre. In Thrust, the task was to find an orb inside the cave system of each planet, grab it by a rope and maneuver back to the exit with the cumbersome freight. Most of the following clones thus retained some element of picking stuff up from the surface.
Thrust itself warranted a sequel in 1987, the same year FTL Games delivered one of the first clones with Oids, for Atari ST and Mac. In the grand scheme of things, though, gravity games remained a tiny niche from a commercial standpoint, since their evolution came relatively late. For whatever reason Thrust-clones were a huge phenomenon on the Amiga, though, and the derivatives are legion. Beyond Commodore's 16-bit flagship, there's the unlikely candidate Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship for the NES and Sub-Terrania for the Genesis.
After countless indie adaptions for PCs, more recently the big consoles also got their fixes: GravityCrash is available for both PS3 (since 2009) and PSP (2010), while Xbox 360 users can find Gravitron 360 on the XBLIG marketplace.
Noteworthy Free- & Shareware Games
Spheres of Chaos - Archimedes, Windows, Linux, PS2 (1992-2012)
When looking at the mechanics alone, Spheres of Chaos appears to be a simple clone of Asteroids, but it's the presentation that makes it special. While the original version for Acorn Archimedes computers was still comparatively tame, the 1998 Windows remake by the same author is a psychedelic mess of exploding pixels, and a real sight to behold in motion. Yet another redo is currently in the making, using more modern effects in place of a pixel mess. Screenshots are available at the official homepage.
Transplant - Amiga (1992)
This Amiga public domain title also starts out just like a scrolling version of Asteroids, but already in the second stage enemy space ships become the more dominant threat. The gallery of hazards includes many alien ship types (that fortunately have a very shot firing range to make up for their high numbers), turrets and even twirling asteroids. Remaining enemies are displayed on a radar, which is represented as a bunch of yellow dots around the ship. The playfield is quite small, though, so it's not really necessary. Finishing a stage awards the player some money, which can be used to purchase extra lives, stronger weapons, better maneuverability or shields. The most interesting feature is the two player splitscreen, which can be played in cooperative or competitive mode.
Xpilot - Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS (1992-2012)
Xpilot's first versions were made public in 1992, so it predates the commercial SubSpace as an online-multiplayer Spacewar!-inspired title. Since the game is open source, numerous code branches and variants have evolved over time. Certainly the Continuum alternative for the tinkerer, Xpilot is content with a barebones interface and abstract graphics. (Official homepage)
Quasar Wars - Amiga (1996)
One wouldn't guess that Quasar wars never had a retail release, seeing how the shareware title is just as profesionally made as any other of the Amiga greats. Similar to Fire Fight from the same year, the player is sent on various missions to defeat certain enemies, destroy structures or collect computer chips. Every target brings in money, which can be invested in ship upgrades and consumable weaponst like air-to-ground bombs and missiles - the standard weapon is a rather weak hitscan machine gun.
Like many European Amiga games, the art style is influenced by Japanese manga, as can be seen in the character portraits during mission briefings, where the bearded commander Harlock gives the hero Nihimura his instructions.
Escape Velocity series - MacOS / Windows (1996-2002)
Escape Velocity is the Mac user's alternative to Star Control 2. Likewise a sandbox spaceflight, trade & combat simulation, only lacking the original's emphasis on story, making it actually more akin to a 2D-variant of Elite. The game spawned two sequels, respectively subtitled Override and Nova. The latter was even ported to Windows, while the first two games remain MacOS exclusives. The Escape Velocity series has its own article on Hardcore Gaming 101.
Raging Skies - Windows (2004)
Each stage of Raging Skies starts players on a "tactical" map, where the goal is to avoid incoming attackers and instead approach bases in order to bombard them. It is thus one of the very few games in the genre that support distinct air-to ground combat (Dark Planet being the only other example in this article).
Starscape - Windows (2004)
At the center of the critically acclaimed Starscape doesn't stand the player's ship (well, it does stand at the center of the screen), but the space station Aegis. Much time is spend blasting asteroids for minerals, which then serve as currency to research technology and upgrade the Aegis with them. The flight controls and combat are great enough to warrant a game that revolves just around them (and luckily there's an instant action mode for that), but the base-building elements are pretty dull. At the time of this writing, developer Moonpod's homepage is closed, but the game is available on Steam.
Darkside: Arklight 2 - Windows (2007)
One more game whose special merit lies mostly in the visual representation: In Darkside by Clockwork Pixels, Each stage takes place in the orbit of one bigger planetoid, with the camera rotating around it as the player ship moves. The mission mode offers 100 objectives; often you just have to destroy all the asteroids, but there are also other goals like protecting buildings and fighting alien attackers. The missions get hard really fast, but for everyone who needs more material after beating them, there are basic arcade and survival modes. The first Arklight, by the way, is an entirely different game, pairing a traditional vertical shmup with elements from Breakout.
Space Pool Alpha - Windows (2010)
Space Pool Alpha is an odd one. You're steering an abstract spaceship with the good old Spacewar! control scheme, but it all takes place on a pool billiards table. Only after grabbing the cue ball, you can shoot it at the rest of the balls to drop them into the holes, just like in a game of pool. It also has been made in the most unlikely game engine, the point & click adventure maker AGS, for a monthly competition. That also means that it needs at least a decent computer to run smoothly, though.
Super Laser Racer - Windows (2010)
As the title reveals, this is actually a racing game with the typical Spacewar! control mechanics. Like in Super Mario Kart, there are item boxes everywhere on the tracks that grant weapons or other items like shields and a tractor beam for a singe use. There is a ton of modes and tracks, and even an editor to create new ones. Unfortunately the controls don't feel very satisfying for a racing game, and the soundtrack consists mostly of hard club music, which might not be for everyone.
Cepinas - XBLIG (2011)
In Cepinas, players and the AI fight for domination over the planets in a star system, which is achieved by laying a trail of colored spots while circling their orbits. It's available on the Xbox Live indie marketplace for 80 MS points.
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Agitation, hypertonia, hypotonia, tremor, somnolence, respiratory distress, and feeding disorder have been reported in neonates exposed to antipsychotics during the third trimester. Cases have varied widely in severity from self-limited cases to reports of neonates who have required intensive support and prolonged hospitalization. One case of agenesis of the corpus callosum has been received in an infant exposed to risperidone in utero, although the relationship to drug is unknown. Animal studies have reported an increase in stillbirths and an increase in pup deaths in the first 4 days of life. Hyperprolactinemia caused by risperidone may impair reproductive function in both male and female patients. Hyperprolactinemia causes a reduction in the pituitary secretion of gonadotropin which, in turn, impairs gonadal steroidogenesis. There is no controlled data in human pregnancy. AU TGA pregnancy category C: Drugs which, owing to their pharmacological effects, have caused or may be suspected of causing, harmful effects on the human fetus or neonate without causing malformations. These effects may be reversible. Accompanying texts should be consulted for further details. US FDA pregnancy category C: Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks.
This drug should not be used during pregnancy unless the benefit outweighs the risk to the fetus. AU TGA pregnancy category: C US FDA pregnancy category: C Comments: Neonates exposed to drug during the third trimester should be monitored for extrapyramidal and/or withdrawal symptoms following delivery.
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A decision should be made to discontinue breastfeeding or discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother. Excreted into human milk: Yes Comments: -Due to lack of published data and the potential for serious adverse reaction in nursing infants, other agents may be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant. -Women should not breastfeed for at least 12 weeks after receiving a long-acting injection of the drug.
An exclusively breastfed infant may expect to receive 4.3% of the maternal weight-adjusted drug dosage. This calculation is based on a study in 1 mother receiving risperidone 6 mg daily and having her milk and serum levels of risperidone and its active metabolite (9-hydroxyrisperidone) measured over 24 hours.
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- "Product Information. Risperdal (risperidone)." Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ.
- "Product Information. Risperdal Consta (risperidone)." Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Titusville, NJ.
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- "Product Information. Risperdal Consta (risperidone)." Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Titusville, NJ.
- "Product Information. Risperdal (risperidone)." Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ.
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We want you to enjoy you journey in New Zealand, and in particular we want you to return safe and sound. Remember you are on holiday, so take your time and enjoy the driver. Pull over and let those in a hurry get past. Take plenty of rest breaks, and be mindful of our driving conditions.
If you're used to driving in the city, you should take care when driving on New Zealand's open country roads. We have a good motorway system but weather extremes, the terrain and narrow secondary roads and bridges require drivers to be very vigilant.
It is important to take notice of subtle differences when driving in a foreign country. The following are some general highlights and rules when driving in New Zealand.
Drink driving laws in New Zealand are very strict and there are often
random checks made on drivers to test their blood/alcohol levels. We
recommend no alcohol prior to driving, however if you are over 20 years of
age and do have a drink with dinner, you must not drive if you have more
than 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, or more than 250
micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. If you are under the age of 20,
the limit is 0.
You can legally drive in New Zealand for up to 12 months if you have either a current driver's licence from your home country or an International Driving Permit (IDP). After 12 months you are required to convert to a New Zealand licence. This applies to each visit to New Zealand.
In New Zealand all drivers, including visitors from other countries, must carry their licence or permit at all times when driving. You will only be able to drive the same types of vehicles you are licensed to drive in your home country. The common legal age to rent a car in New Zealand is 21 years.
Make sure your driver's licence is current. If your licence is not fully written English, you must bring an English translation with you or obtain an IDP. Contact your local automobile club for further details about obtaining a translation or an IDP.
A translation of your overseas licence or permit can be issued by:
It is important to note that if you are caught driving without an acceptable English translation or an IDP, you may be prosecuted for driving unlicensed or for driving without an appropriate licence. You will be liable for an infringement fee of NZ$400, or up to NZ$1,000 if you are convicted in court.
The Police also have the power to forbid an unlicensed driver to drive until they have an appropriate licence. If you continue to drive after being forbidden, the vehicle you are driving will be impounded for 28 days, at the vehicle owner's expense. You may also risk not being covered by your insurance in the event of a crash.
Petrol costs approximately NZ$2.10 per litre and is available in at least two grades (91 octane and 96 octane). Diesel costs approximately NZ$1.50. For a copy of the New Zealand road code click here.
You can find out what's different about driving in New Zealand on the NZ Transport Agency website.
The information is easily accessible from the NZTA website.
Visitors can also get the latest state highway information by phoning NZTA's 24/7 infoline 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49). Refer to the NZ Transport Agency website for country wide information on New Zealand roads, road rules and vehicle safety.
Test out your knowledge of New Zealand's road rules on the Driving Tests website
DriveSafe.org.nz has been developed to provide everything you need to know to have a safe and enjoyable driving adventure, from road rules and etiquette to links to further resources. The site has three sections: Planning your trip; On arrival; and On the road - check back at any stage of your trip for more guidance and ideas. This site provides basic information about New Zealand road rules and etiquette, along with links to more details about everything that those unfamiliar with our roads need to know.
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2.Tyrol Basin,WI
Tyrol Basin may only have 30 acres of terrain, but it maximizes the area by constantly changing up the features. By reserving a third of its three-dozen rails it's able to rotate them to keep things fresh. Keep an eye out for the 24-foot Barn Box and the Flex rail, which can be set up in multiple combos up to 70-feet long. Jumps range from 15-to 60-feet.


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This article was published 23/8/2013 (1434 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It's not too late to get your go-kart team together and raise money for a worthy cause at Thunder Rapids in Headingley on Sept. 8.
The Huntington Society of Canada's Manitoba chapter is holding its 18th annual Indy Go-Kart Challenge to help fund its resource centre in Winnipeg and support groups.
Organizer Vern Barrett said teams of up to six people can register for $360 per team, and a tax receipt will be issued for a portion of that fee. Each team is guaranteed to get up to two hours of track time, with drivers changing every 20 minutes.
Children must be age 10 and over and taller than 52 inches to drive a go-kart at Thunder Rapids, but there are a few karts that can carry an adult and younger child.
"Basically it's a family event," said Barrett, adding that prizes are awarded.
Last year 35 teams participated, raising about $30,000, and he hopes to match that again.
Race times are from 9 to 11 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more information and to register, call Barrett at 204-694-1779.


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by Kamal Hassin, Protecode
This vendor-written primer has been edited by ITworld, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.
Software is rarely written from scratch. Resourceful software development organizations and developers use a combination of previously created code, commercial software and open source software, and their own creative content to produce the desired software product or functionality. And so anytime software changes hands there is a need to understand its composition, its pedigree, its ownership, and any third-party (including open source software) licenses or obligations that govern its use by its new owners.
A software code audit (not to be confused with a software audit, which generally has to do with making sure you have paid for the software applications you are using in your organization) identifies the building blocks (files or software modules or packages, or even five lines of external code) that are used in a product or exist in the code inventory of an organization.
The audit process establishes code ownership, licensing or copyright obligations around any third party content in the code portfolio, authorship, package versions and export restrictions. Software code audits can also highlight alignment with the policies around either use or delivery of software in a particular organization. Software code audits can also pinpoint code reuse between different portfolios within or across organizations.
The common mistake is to only start a code audit process in the last step of a transaction. Starting the audit in anticipation of a transaction allows for timely correction of any shortcomings detected during the audit. You certainly do not want to delay a transaction because of uncertainties uncovered during the audit.
What you need to know before you start
• the objectives of the audit, to understand the company or product that is audited, • the specific business of the target companies. • their third party software practices, • the software environment that is used in the target company, and • their open source adoption policy (if any)
In some cases, all code that must be audited is not in one place, or must be "assembled."
Depending on the size of the project, this part of the audit process can take can take 1-5 days.
Software code scanning and detection
Once the legal framework is in place, the code is available, and the environment discovery process is complete, an automated scanning application is set up. The complete job is broken into logically-meaningful segments (for example, identifiable subprojects and modules), and then the code scanning is carried out.
The scanning application will generate ownership warnings, such as proprietary code without appropriate headers or copyright information, or conflicting license information.
The reports created by the automated solution are reviewed by the audit staff, and a final executive report is assembled. Depending on the size of the audit project, this step can take as little as a couple of days (small project containing thousands of files) and up to two weeks (for a very large portfolio of hundreds of thousands of software files).
End results of a software code audit
The end result of a software code audit is a combination of two reports.
The first is a high-level executive overview report that is custom created by the audit staff. This report defines the software code audit environment, the process used, and the major findings, in simple graphical and tabular format. Attention is drawn to specific packages, files or licenses. Information on commercial or open source software components, a description what each piece of software does, who created it, and related references on public-domain project websites should be provided.
Important information such as copyright owners, licenses associated with the discovered software packages, and optionally encryption or export obligations, are tabulated. The text of all licenses that are discovered is included with this report. The report lists all external content, including complete third party software files, modules or projects, or snippets of code that have a code structure similar to known open source projects. The findings of a software code audit must be verifiable; therefore references or hyperlinks to all information that is discovered would be provided.
The second report is a detailed machine-generated report, listing all packages, files, licenses, copyrights, etc. associated with all software files in the target portfolio, and, optionally, a license obligation report, summarizing the obligations associated with all licenses found in the portfolio.
How much does a software code audit cost?
Generally the cost of an audit is proportional to the complexity of the project, which in turn can be roughly defined as the number of files in the target portfolio, the nature of the packages (commercial or public domain) used in the portfolio, and the information that is available about those packages. Most audits (thousands and up to hundreds of thousands of software files) fall within a $5-$40K range.
If you're planning a specific transaction involving software assets, whether it's an M&A, equity investment, product introduction, demand for IP indemnity, commercialization of research or other event, conduct a software code audit as early as possible in the transaction. Knowing what's in the code can speed up transaction times and reduce costs associated with fixing problems at the last minute.
Kamal Hassin is Director of R&D and Product Management at Protecode.


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Highway-Railroad Grade-Crossing Accidents
Highway-Railroad Grade-Crossing Accidents
There were 3,045 collisions between trains and highway users in 2004, of which 319 involved at least one fatality (figure 3-9). These 319 fatal accidents resulted in 368 fatalities, 41 percent of the 896 rail-related fatalities in 20041 [2, 3]. The geographic distribution of fatal accidents, such as the cluster around Chicago, is associated with a high number of highway-railroad grade crossings.
Despite an increase in both motor vehicle traffic and rail traffic, safety at highway-railroad grade-crossings has improved markedly since the mid-1970s. Enhanced safety reflects grade-crossing improvements, such as gates and warning signals. The reduction in the number of accidents is also related to public education campaigns, better warning lights on trains, and fewer crossing opportunities. The number of highway-rail crossings declined by more than 30 percent between 1975 and 2004 as a result of grade separation projects, crossing consolidation, and railroad track abandonment [1].
1. Shannon Mok and Ian Savage, "Why has Safety Improved at Rail-Highway Grade Crossings?" Risk Analysis (forthcoming).
2. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis, Highway-Rail Crossings, available at http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/, as of June 2005.
3. U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2005, table 2-1, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of August 2005.
1 At the time this report was prepared, these 2004 data were preliminary.


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Springtime for Arizona Baseball Whets Debt Appetite: Muni Credit
Competition between Arizona and Florida cities over Major League Baseball teams' spring training business is proving a boon for investors in the $3.7 trillion municipal-bond market.
Mesa, the southwest state's third-largest city, sold $94 million of tax-exempt debt last week. Most of the proceeds will go to build a stadium for the Chicago Cubs to keep them from moving their annual preseason camp, which they've held in Arizona since 1952. Mesa, which may cut services and leave jobs unfilled to close a budget gap of about $8 million for fiscal 2014, risked losing the Cactus League team to Florida, said City Manager Chris Brady. MLB's regular season started this week.
Demand was so strong that the city lowered yields during the sale, said Larry Given, Mesa's financial adviser at Wedbush Securities. Resulting yields still eclipsed those on similarly rated debt. Investors betting interest rates are set to rise were drawn by call dates that may return the cash as soon as 2017, said Michael Hamilton, who runs about $345 million of Arizona muni funds at Nuveen Investments in Portland, Oregon.
The early call is "very popular for people right now who want to deal with money in three years when yields might be higher," said Hamilton, who bought some of the issue. "It's a defensive bond," he said of the segment callable in 2017.
Stadium Lure
Mesa joins cities nationwide that have taken on debt for sports facilities or other commercial ventures to boost their economies. The moves don't always pay off. In the case of Camelback Ranch, the preseason home built by Glendale, Arizona, for baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, development expected around the stadium hasn't materialized.
Mesa, a municipality of 447,000 about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Phoenix, is also using some bond funds to refit a stadium for the Oakland Athletics so the team can move its spring operations from the state capital.
There are 15 teams in the Arizona spring league, with the remainder in Florida. Training typically starts in February and winds down about six weeks later, though some facilities remain in use for minor-league play.
The Mesa bonds are backed by excise taxes including city sales levies. Mesa plans to sell 11,000 acres of farmland it bought three decades ago for water rights it no longer needs. It would repay debtholders with the proceeds, which is why it used the early call structure. It expects to receive more than $100 million for the land, according to Brady.
Spread Appeal
Debt maturing in July 2027 and callable in July 2017 was priced to yield about 1.6 percentage points more than benchmark bonds, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Yields were more than double those on like-rated general obligations. Moody's Investors Service grades the bonds Aa3, fourth-highest.
With the U.S. economy showing signs of strengthening amid a housing rebound, investors are speculating interest rates will rise. Ten-year Treasury yields will climb about 0.7 percentage point to 2.5 percent in a year, according to the median forecast of 68 analysts in a Bloomberg survey.
"The relatively short maturity of the bonds played well to what the market was looking for," said Given, the Phoenix-based adviser for Mesa. "This thing was structured to meet the needs of the city, to have a deal that we could pay off quickly."
Phoenix, Arizona's largest city, is taking a different approach. The city where the Cactus League got its start in 1947 has signaled it is getting out of the spring training game.
'Arms Race'
It will lose the A's to Mesa in 2015 and is exploring alternative uses for the stadium of its other team, the Milwaukee Brewers, whose lease allows them to move as soon as next year, said Rob Harman, deputy parks director for the city of 1.5 million. Phoenix isn't looking for a replacement.
Spring training has become an "arms race," said Harman.
"The Cactus League is good to the Arizona economy," Harman said. "I just think it is time that folks look at it a little more carefully, especially as resources are tight. They need to look at it against swimming pools and parks and other things the community needs."
The Cubs in 2009 and 2010 considered moving to Collier County, Florida, which includes Naples. Mesa offered to build a stadium to keep the team, which played in facilities in Mesa and nearby Scottsdale before moving to Mesa's Hohokam Park in 1979. The current stadium was built in 1997. A 2010 study paid for by Mesa found a move to Florida by the team would cost Arizona's economy $138 million per year.
Spring Home
Mesa residents approved the $99 million plan in 2010. The 15,000-seat stadium, dubbed Wrigleyville West, is under construction on a 144-acre site that was formerly a city golf course.
The new facility "will increase tourism and business for the area," Julian Green, the Cubs' vice president for communications, said from Chicago. "We have a strong national fanbase and we were able to work out a really good deal with the city."
With the pledge of the new stadium to the Cubs, Mesa began recruiting a team from Florida for the old facility, Brady said. Meanwhile, the A's approached Phoenix seeking $40 million in improvements at the nearly 50-year-old Municipal Stadium, Harman said. Officials capped their offer at $10 million, Harman said.
Fan Fulcrum
The city, home to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the regular season, doesn't need its own team to reap the rewards of the Cactus League, Harman said. Many visitors will still fly into Phoenix's airport, rent cars within its boundaries and stay in Phoenix hotels, Harman said.
Mesa offered the A's as much as $17.5 million for improvements to Hohokam and nearby facilities. Phoenix will lease Municipal Stadium, near the city line with Tempe, to Arizona State University's baseball program. The deal will reduce the city's costs related to the stadium by $900,000 per year, Harman said.
Back in the Cubs' home state, Illinois is set to sell $800 million of general-obligation bonds today via auction, its largest issue in 11 months. Proceeds will go in part toward school construction and transportation projects, according to Moody's.
The offer comes as yields on local debt maturing in 10 years have exceeded those on Treasuries for the longest stretch since September. At 1.96 percent, the interest rate on the muni benchmark compares with 1.84 percent on federal debt. The ratio of the two is 107 percent, the highest since September, signaling munis have become relatively cheaper than Treasuries.
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Podcast 101: Wes Anderson And Andrew Scott
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For their 101st podcast proper, the team celebrate by interviewing The Grand Budapest Hotel's Wes Anderson and The Stag's Andrew Scott, not forgetting to take the mick out of John Travolta's Oscar flub and make several off-colour jokes about Iggy Pop. It's what you do on special palindromic occasions like this.
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10 a.m. 49A05-1212-PL-627. Indiana Supreme Court courtroom. Appellant-Plaintiff, Indiana Restorative Dentistry, P.C., appeals
the trial court's denial of its motion to correct error following the trial court's summary judgment in favor
of Appellee-Defendant, ProAssurance Indemnity Co., Inc. f/k/a The Medical Assurance Co., Inc.
On October 25, 2009, a fire destroyed the Carmel offices of Indiana Restorative Dentistry, Inc. The office contents were covered under an insurance policy issued by ProAssurance, and obtained through Appellee-Defendant, The Laven Insurance Agency, Inc. The Indiana Restorative Dentistry, P.C.. brought this claim to recover uninsured losses resulting from the fire. Granting summary judgment for ProAssurance, the trial court found that (1) Laven was not under a special duty to advise Indiana Restorative Dentistry about its insurance coverage despite their long-term relationship; (2) there is no factual basis that would support a finding that Laven was under a contractual duty to provide insurance fully covering Indiana Restorative Dentistry's loss; and (3) ProAssurance cannot he held vicariously liable for Laven's actions.