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Microsoft Canada will spend $90-million a year to operate a new training and research centre that will be a key tenant in the massive redevelopment of Vancouver's downtown Pacific Centre mall.
The Microsoft Canada Excellence Centre, announced Thursday, will occupy two of four floors of office space above a three-level Nordstrom outlet that is being rebuilt from a former Sears store.
Sears had been an anchor for the largely underground mall, opened in 1971 and now home to about 102 stores and services.
The Nordstrom renovation – part of a widespread move by the Seattle-based retailer into Canada – and new Microsoft centre are expected to open in 2015.
Microsoft has signed an 11-year lease for this facility, which will occupy 143,313 square feet and employ 400 people.
"It's a tremendous commitment to our project," said Ultan Kampff, general manager of Pacific Centre. "To have a high-profile client like Microsoft decide to locate at Pacific Centre speaks to the calibre of properties that Cadillac-Fairview operates."
Microsoft Canada's commitment will generate 400 new jobs, effectively doubling the company's local work force.
It comes as the company focuses more of its business in Canada on cloud and mobile services.
"This is a really significant investment for Microsoft. It's not every day that we do this and it really does represent a vote of confidence in Vancouver," Karen Jones, the company's deputy general counsel, said in an interview after the announcement.
She said Vancouver was appealing given the region's universities, their programs in computer science and a strong work force in place already – as well as the proximity to Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash.
Ms. Jones quipped that some in Redmond might wonder why Microsoft didn't just expand its operation in the Seattle-area community, but that Microsoft feels it has to diversify geographically and reach out to hubs that can offer new talent.
The company said Thursday that no tax or other incentives were used by either the province or city to draw it to this new project in British Columbia.
"We felt the opportunity was a strong enough opportunity for us to make the investment without the need for additional incentives," Ms. Jones said.
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, attending the announcement, said it was "great news" when companies of Microsoft's stature are "compelled to be in Vancouver" and create jobs in the community.
Mr. Robertson said incentives are no longer necessary to make Vancouver an appealing destination for companies. "We're moving beyond that phase with some industries and able to compete toe-to-toe and attract people and investments from around the world."
The new jobs will be mostly in the company's applications and services group, responsible for research and development for Microsoft Office, Office 365, Skype, Bing, MSN, Exchange, Yammer and Advertising platforms.
In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Microsoft Canada president Janet Kennedy said the jobs will focus on "mobile-first, cloud-first" deemed the future for the company.
She said that when she arrived in October, she was told that the "cloud has not taken off in Canada," but enterprise clients of Microsoft's cloud services already include Lululemon, Tim Hortons, Air Canada and Rogers Communications.
Microsoft set up in B.C. in 2007, and currently has about 300 employees working on video games and TV products.
Thursday's announcement includes a commitment to Foundry Vancouver, a paid 16-week internship program for 50 university students recruited from across Canada. "This is a personal passion of mine; I'm the product of two teachers," Ms. Kennedy said.
Modelled after a successful partnership Microsoft struck with MIT in Boston, the students will eventually be working with the new application and services group.Report Typo/Error
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Whenever I think of swimming, I always think of Bryn Mawr, beer, and Ethel Merman.
From the time I arrived on the Bryn Mawr campus as a freshman in 1968, I already knew from the college handbook that passing the college swim test was a requirement for graduation. But I assumed the swim test was one test I'd be able to get out of. Once the powers that be learned that I had grown up in a land-locked part of upstate New York and managed to make it through 18 years without learning how to swim a single stroke, they would be sympathetic and let me off the hook. After all, I was afraid of the water, and that had to count for something.
As I settled into my new home in Denbigh Hall, I polled other freshmen to find out if anyone else had a problem with taking the swim test. Everyone I talked to was a swimmer, and for them the upcoming test was a non-issue.
Next, I polled some of the upperclassmen who were on campus to help out during Freshman Week. Just how serious were the college authorities about the swim test?
I learned that those in charge considered it their duty to ensure that Bryn Mawr graduates know how to swim. Apparently the belief was that if a young graduate happened to fall off the deck of the Queen Mary on her way to Europe, the ability to swim would keep the victim afloat long enough to attract the attention of an alert sailor who would toss her a flotation device and then jump in to rescue her. Assuming, of course, that the sharks hadn't yet begun to circle. In that case, any sailor worth his salt would whistle his way on down to the bowels of the ship so he wouldn't miss lunch - and then our young graduate was strictly on her own, life jacket or no.
Despite what I was hearing from the Bryn Mawr upperclassmen, I still assumed I could somehow sidestep the swimming requirement. Some might say I was living in denial. I preferred to think I was looking on the bright side.
That is until the day finally arrived for the swim test. We freshmen trooped to the gym to get ready. We each donned one of the college's ugly bathing suits, which came in two fashion colors - shapeless red and shapeless blue. Some of us donned bathing caps as well. I decided to keep my glasses on because (1) without them I couldn't see anything more than six inches from my face, and (2) I never expected to set so much as a toe in the water that day. Silly me.
The teachers in charge of the event told us to line up alongside the entire length of the pool, deep end down to shallow. It finally occurred to me that before the morning was over I might actually have to get in the pool after all. So I changed my plan. I raced for a position down at the shallow end, where I knew that once that whistle blew and the test began I could step into the pool, stand up with my head well out of the water, and pretend to splash around with all the other students at that end. I was counting on being lost in a crowd of real swimmers - and on the scorekeeper's assuming that I was one of them.
But what I wasn't counting on is how the swim test actually worked. One by one, each freshman had to jump into the deep end of the pool, tread water for a few minutes, and demonstrate two different swimming strokes up and down the length of the pool. A long pole lay on the floor nearby in case one of the teachers had to fish out a flounderer.
As I moved up the line toward the deep end of the pool, I began to sweat. There was no way I could even pretend to swim in water that was well over my head. I watched every girl ahead of me jump in to demonstrate what she could do. Some students were worse swimmers than others, but nobody sank without eventually reappearing, and nobody had to be rescued as I knew I would have to be if I jumped into the deep end of that (or any) pool.
I soon reached the head of the line, and it was my turn to jump in. Feeling like a novice sky diver who has arrived at the open door of the plane before realizing she simply can't take that first step out into thin air, I knew it was time to speak up. It was now or maybe never.
"I can't swim," I said to the phys ed teacher who was holding the clipboard. Never even looking up from her paperwork, the teacher told me to jump in and show her what I could do. I said that I couldn't do anything - that I didn't know how to swim at all. As she continued to scribble, she said, "Well, you must be able to tread water. Everybody can. Go ahead and jump in and show me how long you can tread water."
Tread water? It wasn't a question of how long I could tread water. I couldn't tread water at all. In fact, until that very morning I had never even seen anyone tread water.
But I finally began to worry that I might be treading on thin ice. Apparently this woman had long since bought into the idea that I needed to prepare for my post-graduation trip on the Queen Mary, and she was paying no attention to a word I said. So I finally shouted, "I don't know how to tread water, and I can't swim! If I jump in, you're gonna have to fish me out with that damn pole over there!" Upon hearing the expletive, she finally looked up, realized I wasn't kidding, turned back to her clipboard, and said in that disdainful voice that gym teachers reserve for people who are reluctant to try something new and dangerous, "I'm registering you for Beginning Swimming." I had already failed the first round of the swim test.
Nobody signed up for Beginning Swimming if she didn't have to. As far as I could tell, Beginning Swimming existed solely for the purpose of getting deficient swimmers through the swim test. Once you passed the test you were permitted to quit Beginning Swimming and move on to one of the more popular gym classes, preferably one involving neither water nor chlorine. Gym classes like Dance Orientation, where you stretched and emoted and got to do jazzy dance steps. Or better yet, gym classes like Relaxation, where you could lie on the floor and grab a few winks on Monday morning after pulling an all-nighter to write your weekly freshman comp paper.
Once you passed the swim test, you had numerous phys ed options open to you. But until then, you were in Beginning Swimming for the duration. Failing the test got you into the class, and passing the test was your only ticket out.
And I still needed to get my ticket punched. For me, Beginning Swimming was torture. Once I removed my glasses to don my bathing cap and get into the water, I couldn't see anything clearly. Not the other students, or the path back to my glasses at the side of the pool, or even the big old metal lion's head poised on the wall at the pool's shallow end, where I spent all my hapless swim time. (I was so nearsighted that for awhile I thought the lion was a rabbit.) What had once been a mild fear of the water kicked into high gear.
I wasn't the only Beginning Swimming student who was afraid of the water. There were quite a few of us that year, including a few sophomores who had been in Beginning Swimming since they were freshmen. Our swimming teacher, Mrs. Fisher, was wonderfully patient with us, and everyone made gradual progress toward the goal.
But I was one of the very few in the class who had never swum a stroke before. In fact, it was three weeks before I could get my face in the water without panicking. And despite the fact that I was particularly buoyant, it took me a long time to trust that I wouldn't sink like a stone once I lifted both feet off the pool's bottom. It was almost Thanksgiving before I managed to lift both feet up at the same time, stretch out onto the surface of the water, let go of my trusty kickboard, and kick my way face-down across the shallow end of the pool.
Fresh from my hard-won victory, I arrived back home in New York for the holiday. One night, my friends and I met at a local bar called Lum's. Most of us were newly 18, the legal age for drinking in New York then, and so the pitchers of beer kept coming. Our long table was soon aslosh with warm beer and soggy onion rings.
We all talked about how college was treating us. So I told everyone about Bryn Mawr's pesky little swimming requirement, and how only the week before I'd managed to get across the shallow end of the pool unaided. My athletic friend Nicki, who was quite a swimmer and even had the difficult butterfly stroke in her repertoire, took another swig of beer and said, "That's great, Beck! You're becoming a regular Ethel Merman!"
It was a sympathetic crowd, and many nodded in supportive agreement. But by that point in the evening it was also a bleary-eyed crowd that had too much of a buzz on to remember that Ethel Merman wasn't known to us for her swimming, but for belting out Broadway songs on TV variety shows.
I wasn't drinking that night because even then I didn't like beer. So I was the first one to question the connection between Ethel Merman and swimming. "Ethel Merman??" I said. "Nicki, do you mean Esther Williams?"
"Oh, yeah, Esther Williams!" Nicki laughed. We all followed suit, and quickly developed some nifty little imitations of the matronly Miss Merman doing the front crawl and singing There's No Business Like Show Business between breaths.
Nicki's name mixup struck me as so funny that for years, whenever the subject of swimming or Ethel Merman came up, I recounted the story of my friend's confusing the famous singer with the famous swimmer. I repeated the story so many times that I suspect it might actually have made it to the ears of a sitcom writer out in LA. Because one night last year I was watching a Drew Carey Show episode in which Drew is trying to impress his date, a competitive swimmer, with his own ability to swim (he couldn't). The next thing I knew, one of the characters referred to Ethel Merman instead of Esther Williams. The character's verbal misstep was so similar to the 1968 Lum's incident that I could almost smell the beer.
And me? Well, I never did learn to tread water, although I did manage to learn a serviceable (and some have even said graceful) front crawl. However, I was always too fearful of the water to get into the deep end of the pool. Because the swim test began with jumping into the deep end, I couldn't even get off the proverbial starting line.
And so it was that I spent eight long semesters - four long, pruny-skinned years - in Beginning Swimming. I don't believe I learned anything new about swimming after my sophomore year, but I continued to plod to swim class after that, on through junior year and then senior year.
The college authorities held firm on the swimming requirement until just before graduation, when I was finally permitted to take an abbreviated version of the swim test in the shallow end of the college pool. I passed the "test", climbed out of the water, put on my glasses, peeled off the shapeless bathing suit one last time, got dressed, and stepped out of the gloomy gym and into the glorious spring afternoon sunshine - thereby ending my career as probably the longest-lived Beginning Swimming student that Bryn Mawr had ever seen. As the heavy gym door creaked shut behind me, I pictured the test administrator back in the pool area, tidying up for the day and saying a little prayer that I would never step foot on either the Queen Mary or any other ocean-going vessel so she wouldn't have to feel responsible if I slid off the deck and into the drink.
When I return to campus for reunions, occasionally I go into the building that housed the old college pool. The building is not a gym any more. It's a student center now, and both the pool and the old lion's head are long gone. But whenever I step into the building, I swear I can still smell the chlorine.
Nowadays I don't have to swim if I don't want to, and I don't have to pretend to like beer. As a famous swimmer once said, everything's coming up roses!
I can smell those roses from here. I'm on a sun-drenched deck of the Queen Mary 2, eating chocolate and fantasizing about what my life at Bryn Mawr could have been like if only the college swimming requirement had been abolished before I got there.
And the first gym class I would have signed up for? That's simple. Relaxation. In fact, in some alternate gym universe I'm asleep on a mat on the gym floor. If you happen by, please don't disturb me. I'm dreaming about swimming the Channel.
Copyright 2003 by Becky Caracappa '72
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Agencies often deal with the same clients and family members, leading to duplication of effort, fragmented care and missed opportunities. Some people receive abundant attention from multiple departments while others are neglected.
"Unfortunately, some agencies end up serving clients in ignorance of the efforts of others," said Henry Swiniarski, assistant secretary for the EOHHS.
To deploy resources more efficiently, Massachusetts is in the midst of MassCARES, an ambitious Web-based, e-government initiative aimed at unifying departmental information, removing inefficiency and improving service.
"There is so much financial pressure on state governments these days that the cost of duplicative functions will become intolerable," said Alan Day, president of Systems Engineering Inc. (SEI), the company building and implementing MassCARES.
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EOHHS is the largest secretariat in Massachusetts, overseeing 26,000 employees and 20,000 community organizations. Its $9 billion budget comprises 44 percent of the state's total expenditure. But despite the size of the budget, EOHSS has been feeling the strain due to cutbacks. MassCARES is one of several strategies aimed at reducing costs while improving the quality of care.
"Though it's still [in its] early days, we expect MassCARES to result in millions of dollars in savings once fully implemented, as well as greatly improving the delivery of health and human services," said Swiniarski.
MassCARES began in early 2000 and won't be complete until 2005. It uses Microsoft Windows 2000 and SQL Server 2000, as well as XML, IBM MQ Series middleware and an Oracle database running on Unix. This technological combination creates a centralized backbone of client data that any agency can access via a browser, as well as many outward facing services that the public can utilize over the Internet to improve care availability. When completed, it will have cost about $23 million, according to Day.
The back-office infrastructure and piloted public components went into operation at the end of last year. Several components are currently under pilot in the towns of Springfield, Brockton, as well as a few rural communities. Based on feedback, the program will be refined and gradually expanded across the state.
Swiniarski predicts that most of MassCARES will be operating by June 2004. "But the public-facing tools will probably become available to the entire state by the middle of 2003," he said.
Systems integrator SEI included four levels of security in MassCARES. At the core, authorized case workers have access to personal and transactional data pertaining to their clients. Next up is an anonymous record layer where names and personal identifiers are removed. Above that, data can be sliced and diced in analytical applications for use in management and detecting broad trends. The final layer is purely for reporting purposes. ID and password access is granted to these various permission layers.
"One of the biggest barriers to a project like MassCARES is clarifying security and access policies between agencies," said SEI's Day. "While it entails technological change, it will mean far more organizational and cultural change by the time it is completed."
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Nautilus Minerals shares have plunged by 10 per cent after Michael Bailey, the purported bidder for the seafloor mining hopeful, switched tack to propose a $US80 million equity raising.
Some investors on online forum Stockhouse called for authorities to investigate Mr Bailey's actions, amid fears his initial proposal of a $C238 million ($229 million) takeover offer for the Brisbane-based, Toronto-and-London listed company was a hoax.
"This seems to me to be market manipulation, especially if he or his friends are selling large blocks of shares as he puts out bullish daily press releases," one poster said.
Mr Bailey said he had "formally proposed a term sheet" from Dutchess Capital Management for an $US80 million ($76 million) equity raising to help Nautilus complete construction of its stalled Solwara-1 seafloor copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea.
Principals at Dutchess Capital Management, which is based in the US, have yet to reply to a request from The Australian Financial Review to confirm their involvement. In three prior cases Mr Bailey has made press releases naming parties that believed the announcements were premature at best.
In an open letter to the Nautilus board, Mr Bailey proposed that directors consider the $US80 million equity raising to "prevent" his purported takeover offer for the company. He asked for the board to immediately terminate the contract of new CEO Michael Johnston for "cause" given his "demonstrable unsuitability to remain CEO".
However, Sydney Mining Club chairman and Nautilus founder Julian Malnic, whom Mr Bailey had proposed as a new Nautilus director without his assent, praised Mr Johnston's appointment in an interview with the Financial Review on Sunday.
Nautilus warned shareholders it has been unable to verify the validity of the takeover offer from Mr Bailey. The self-described Ottawa-based algorithmic trader has made three proposals to Canadian companies since 2009 which were announced through similar press releases. Those transactions were never completed.
■ January 11: Mystery deepens over Nautilus bid
■ January 10: Subsea boss raises red flag over Nautilus
■ January 9: Nautilus catches a Canadian wave
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|Charles Ellison was born 1838 in Ohio County, Virginia, and died 1916 in Tennessee. He was the son of 4. Hiram Ellison and 5. Catherine Kelley.
|Esther C. Burt was born 1841 in Ohio County, Virginia, and died 1909 in Tennessee.
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|Hiram Ellison was born ABT 1811 in Virginia, and died 14 Sep 1900 in Pennsylvania.
|Catherine Kelley was born 1813 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died 16 Aug 1872 in Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of 10. Nathan Kelley and 11. Alice Boone.
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|Alice Boone was born 1796 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died ABT 1867 in Bath County, Virginia.
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Mad Charles Stross took a stab at buying a cell phone in the UK, armed with a spreadsheet and a hankering to sodomize his calm, and discovered the total cost of ownership doesn't vary wildly when you start all of Vodaphone's plans out in neat boxes:
The first obvious conclusion I reached is that if you look at the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a phone, including both the phone cost and the monthly tariff cost multiplied by the term of the contract, there's surprisingly little elasticity in the bottom line until you get into the eye-wateringly high usage tariffs. The TCO for a sample phone on 18 month contract varied by only £102 between the Talk 75 and Talk 500 tariffs (75 included minutes and 100 included texts per month, versus 500 minutes and 1000 texts per month). The same pattern held on 12 month contracts, with a £60 spread. Which is, frankly, ridiculous, because you get so few minutes and texts on Talk 75 that the actual cost per minute is nine times higher, and the cost per text is eight time higher than on Talk 500.
Cost for a Nokia E90 with Vodafone, 12 month contract, Anytime 500: £187.23. Cost per month: £34.04. Cost of phone plus twelve months: £595.71.
Cost for a Nokia E90 with Vodafone, 18 month contract, Anytime 500: £127.66. Cost per month: £29.79. Cost of phone plus eighteen months: £663.88.
I don't believe the monthly rates typically vary on contract length here in the U.S. Then again, contract lengths rarely vary here, either. It's two years more often than it's not.
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By Susan Davis, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON--A new use-of-force resolution proposed in the Senatewould set a 60-day deadline for military action in Syria, with one30-day extension possible, according to a draft of the resolution.
Theproposal, drafted by Sens. Robert Menendez and Bob Corker, the chairmanand ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will alsobar the involvement of U.S. ground forces in Syria, according to thedraft resolution.
"Together we have pursued a course of actionthat gives the President the authority he needs to deploy force inresponse to the Assad regime's criminal use of chemical weapons againstthe Syrian people, while assuring that the authorization is narrow andfocused, limited in time, and assures that the Armed Forces of theUnited States will not be deployed for combat operations in Syria,"Menendez said in a statement.
The resolution could be voted on by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as early as Wednesday.
Meanwhile,in the House, Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Gerald Connolly, D-Va.,introduced a draft resolution that would limit the duration ofPresident Obama's authority to 60 days.
It also specificallyprohibits any American forces on the ground in Syria and restricts thepresident from repeating the use of force beyond the initial punitivestrikes unless Obama certifies to Congress that the Syrian forces haverepeated their use of chemical weapons;
Earlier on Tuesday, Obamasaid he was open to lawmakers rewriting his resolution seekingauthorization for the use of force, which was criticized as too broad inscope by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
"I would not begoing to Congress if I wasn't serious about consultations," Obama said."I'm confident that we're going to be able to come up with somethingthat hits that mark."


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Solidary Foundation and Bethlehem Arab Society For Rehabilitation are working together to help persons with disabilities become independent in their daily activities as much as possible, and be integrated into society whereby they may earn their living. Dr. Edmund Shehadeh and the staff of (BASR) work together so hard to help persons with disabilities.
Bethlehem Arab Society For Rehabilitation (BASR) non profit, non-government organization. It is the pioneer and the most developed in rendering a wide range of high quality rehabilitation services for children and adults with various disabilities. Since its foundation in 1960, BASR , has been always keen on developing and upgrading its services. It is also concerned with networking and cooperation with local and international institutions involved in this field. Since then, BASR has been greatly concerned with developing the quality of the rehabilitation services it renders to people with special needs and upgrading the skills and expertise if its qualified professionals and specialists as well as making available the most advanced technical aids and equipment that are necessary for the rehabilitation process. Patients are thoroughly assessed by a multi-professional team after which a comprehensive rehabilitation program is tailored to meet their individual needs.
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From: Sharon Hoferer <>
Subject: Re: [LO] Re: Heads up, multiple list subscriber
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:00:10 GMT
Maybe I'm naive, but I think she figured out she made a mistake. If you check out her web page -
Actually, I find her research very interesting, if you take the time to read through all her information.
Sharon Hoferer
-- "Nance Pelham-Todd" <> wrote:
> Check out one of Kylie's pages:
> http://casa.de.veale.com.au/html/body_appreciation.html
In the realm of academic research *full disclosure* as to the purposes of research is called for.
Kylie's post is clearly unethical. "Tabloid journalism" is another matter.
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Even Dumber than You Thought: Punching In
12 ways the sequester will hurt the poor.
Federal agencies are making their sequester-cut choices this week.
Sen. Mark Warner: the sequester is even stupider than people realize.
Chris Hayes: Congress, just pass a one-sentence bill and cancel the sequester.
The 2012 elections, not the wishes of Beltway pundits, were supposed to settle the questions around the sequester.
The fight over programs like Medicaid isn't (just) about money, it's about a principle.
Watch our executive director, Karen Nussbaum, on "Makers," a new PBS special. It's airing at 8:00 p.m. Eastern tomorrow.


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President Obama: "On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space."
President Medvedev: "Yeah, I understand. I understand your message about space. Space for you..."
President Obama: "This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility."
President Medvedev: "I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir."
Somehow, the Libyans in Benghazi missed the flexibility memo. But the Russians got the message loud and clear: The President of the United States wanted peace in our time.
The Russians have had four years to take the measure of this administration. President Obama's one-time rival and possible successor, Hillary Clinton began our new relationship with Russia by meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. She thought it would be clever to present the dour Russian diplomat with a red plastic button with the Russian word for "re-set" on it. You know, like Staples' red button motto: "That was easy."
Well, it wasn't. Lavrov was not amused. "You got it wrong," he said. Did she ever! State Department gnomes had used the wrong word for re-set. The Russian word they chose means "overcharge." And they didn't even use the Russians' Cyrillic alphabet. If Dan Quayle had messed up like this the media would be hooting all the way to Saturday Night Live.
The British media, however, always delights in highlighting flatfooted missteps by clumsy Yanks. The BBC headlined their story "Button Gaffe Embarrasses Clinton."
But the Beeb got their story wrong, too. Nothing embarrasses a Clinton. We have George Stephanopoulos's word on that: "The Clintons have no shame; it's a great advantage in politics." So it has proved to be.
A year later, in 2010, President Obama was able to host Dmitri Medvedev for a "summit" at Ray's Hell Burger, an Arlington joint the president likes. This was just days after the FBI had uncovered a large Russian spy ring. Ten agents were nabbed, not questioned, not even patted down, and given first class airfare home. Suddenly, it seemed, we were all back in the USSR.
Not to worry, though. President Obama found that an opportune time to sign a one-sided arms control treaty Russia had wanted. Trust, don't verify.
The Obama administration decided to stiff-arm the Poles, the Czechs, the Hungarians in order to make nice to Vladimir Putin. So President Obama ditched anti-missile defense the Eastern European NATO partners had been relying on.
The idea was to get Russian cooperation on matters like restraining Iran's lunge for nuclear weapons.
Don't hold your breath. The Russians have been working hard to pull the teeth of any sanctions on Iran.
Finally, we have Hillary's swan song: The outgoing Secretary of State sternly warns the Kremlin (and China, for good measure) they will "pay a price" for failing to back the Obama administration's plans for Syria, whatever they may be.
Exactly what price will they pay, Madame Secretary? The past four years have abundantly shown Moscow and Beijing that this administration's words are empty.
Long gone are the days when the KGB took President Reagan's measure:
"With Reagan," the spymasters told their Kremlin superiors, "words are deeds." With Obama, deeds are words.
If you doubt that, consider Mr. Obama's first Executive Order. Number it Executive Order Zero. With cameras clicking and boom microphones straining to record his every syllable in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama decreed:
Guantánamo Bay Will Close in One Year
So let it be written. So let it be done. Whatever.
We do not want a new Cold War with Russia. Gov. Romney erred gravely in publicly calling Russia "our Number One Strategic Enemy." President Reagan never said such a thing publicly.
Instead, he urged Americans not to blind themselves to the machinations of an "evil empire." Reagan let Pravda howl-thus letting them admit he must have meant them. But he took care to be the great friend of the Russian people. Reagan stood for their freedom. He championed their religious liberty.
The Obama administration has returned to the invertebrate policies of the Carter administration with respect to Russia. We can expect nothing but failure from such flexibility.


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From: "Judy Florian" <>
Subject: [FreeHelp] To Randy
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:56:09 -0400
Could you post an update about the server moves / problems for both
freepages and rootsweb accounts?
I could ftp to my rootsweb account yesterday but today it has a "425"
and references a port address--could not route to server. I'm on
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TeenHealthFX is very concerned about the bullying you are enduring right now from your ex-girlfriend and that you are at a point where you have started cutting again and are feeling suicidal. FX thinks that it is crucial that you do the following:
· Let your parents know what you are going through right now – that you are being bullied and have subsequently resorted to cutting and have been experiencing suicidal thoughts. It is very important that your parents help you deal with this situation in terms of ensuring that the appropriate school staff members are aware of the situation, arranging mental health treatment for you to deal with the cutting and suicidal ideation, and generally being there for you with love and support.
· Let your school principal and school counselor know what is going on in terms of the bullying at school. It is important that school staff intervene as needed on your behalf to ensure that your school environment is a safe one for you. Your school counselor, in particular, is a good resource for you in terms of getting some support and guidance in finding ways to effectively deal with your ex if she tries to bully or threaten you in any way from this point on.
· Participate in individual and/or group therapy with a mental health professional. It is important that you receive the mental health treatment you need so that you no longer feel suicidal and so that you can develop healthier coping mechanisms so that you do not have to resort to self-cutting. A therapist can also work with you on various types of interpersonal issues, such as how to effectively deal with a bully.
· Think about ways to increase your support system of adults and peers. School counselors, teachers, private therapists, your parents, extended family members, and the parents of friends are all potentially great resources of adults who can be there for you with support and guidance. In addition, FX thinks that it would be helpful for you to think of ways to increase your support system with peers – you might do this by joining school sports or clubs where you can meet new people or get to know some of your classmates better. FX suggests you speak with a therapist or a school counselor about some positive ways to increase your circle of emotionally healthy and emotionally supportive friends.
· Read the answer to Tired of Bullying and My Parents Arguing to get some suggestions on what to do and what not to do when it comes to dealing with bullies, as well as links to other helpful websites that offer resources on dealing with bullies.
FX can appreciate how painful and frustrating it feels to be bullied, but do not give up or resort to suicide. Things can get better for you – but you need to start by reaching out to adults around you who can provide you with the guidance and support you need to effectively deal with this situation and the negative emotions you are currently experiencing.
If you live in northern New Jersey and need help finding a therapist you can call the Access Center from Atlantic Behavioral Health at 888-247-1400. Outside of this area you can log onto the US Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website for referrals in your area. You can also contact your insurance company to get a list of in-network mental health providers or check with your school social worker or psychologist to get a list of referrals in your area.
If you get to the point that you are seriously considering suicide or are afraid of your impulses then you need to seek help immediately. You can call 911 or go to your nearest hospital emergency room. In northern New Jersey you can also call the crisis hotline from Morristown Memorial hospital at 973-540-0100. Outside this area call the Suicide & Crisis Hotline, 1-800-999-9999, 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Teens often abuse prescription drugs because of the myth that these drugs provide a medically safe high.
It is estimated that major depressive disorder (MDD) affects about 5% of adolescents, and that between 10 - 15% of adolescents have some symptoms of depression at any one time.
Statistics show that giving a teen a credit card does not teach them to be financially responsible or to encourage self-restraint, but actually promotes a "spend now and deal with the consequences later" mindset.
Girls are more likely to intentionally abuse prescription drugs than boys.
The reality of excessive interest rates and fees that often accompany credit card use for teens, can put youngsters in a position where they are losing out on admission to graduate school, getting a job, or renting an apartment because of damaged credit history.
Less than 33% of teens with depression get help, yet 80% of teens with depression can be successfully treated if they seek help from a doctor or therapist.
Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for all persons age 6-33, and about 45% of these fatalities are alcohol-related crashes.
About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year.
30% of teens with depression also have a substance abuse problem.
Freshmen bring an average of $1,585.00 in credit card debt to college.
About a third of women who seek services related to unprotected sex, such as pregnancy testing or emergency contraception, do not receive STD counseling, testing, or treatment.
7-10% of college students will drop out of school because of credit problems.
Teens with untreated depression are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors, leading to higher rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Most smokers begin smoking as teens, and the average age of initiation is 12.5 years of age.
People with manic symptoms and Bipolar Disorder II are at a significant risk of later developing an alcohol abuse or dependence problem.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, accounting for 36% of all deaths in this age group.
The teen pregnancy rate in the United States is the highest of any industrialized democracy, nearly twice that of Great Britain and 10 times that of Japan. 4
Compared with other age groups, teens have the lowest rate of seat belt use, and male high school students are more likely than female students to rarely or never wear seat belts.
A national study of women ages 15-44 found that women were almost twice as likely to receive contraceptive services rather than STD services.
The teenage pregnancy rate in the U.S. is at its lowest level in thirty years, down 36% since its peak in 1990. Research suggests that both increased abstinence and positive changes in contraceptive practice are responsible these recent declines in teen pregnancy.
A sexually active teenager who does not use contraceptives has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant within one year. 8
In the United States, at least 5-10 million girls and women and 1 million boys and men are struggling with eating disorders. 11
Among male drivers between 15 and 20 years of age who were involved in fatal crashes in 2005, 38% were speeding at the time of the crash and 24% had been drinking.
Homicide is the second leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds overall. 16
Every two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted. 22
One in four teenage girls in the U.S. had at least one common sexually transmitted disease.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youths ages 15 to 20. 19
The highest Chlamydia rates occurred among women ages 15 to 19 and 20 to 24.
About 44% of rape victims are under age 18. Three out of every twenty victims (15%) are under age 12. 25
Each year, half of all HIV infections are among people under the age of 25.
Crash risk is particularly high during the first year that teenagers are eligible to drive.
One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. A total of 17.7 million women have been victims of these crimes. 23
Teen girls ages 15-19 have the highest Gonorrhea rate of any age group.
The motor vehicle death rate for male drivers and passengers ages 16-19 is more than one and half times that of their female counterparts.
More than four in 10 young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20 - nearly one million teen pregnancies a year 3
The presence of teen passengers increases the crash risk of unsupervised teen drivers; the risk increases with the number of teen passengers.
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in this country. More than 400,000 Americans die from tobacco-related causes each year, and most of them began using tobacco before the age of 18.
The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16- to 19-year-olds than among any other age group.
Underage drinking costs the U.S. more than $58 billion every year; enough to buy every public school student a state-of-the-art computer.
At all levels of blood alcohol concentration (BAC), the risk of involvement in a motor vehicle crash is greater for teens than for older drivers.
Teens who drink are more likely to be victims of violent crimes and sexual assault, have serious problems in school, be involved in drinking-related traffic crashes, and develop problems with alcohol later in life.
Nearly all the poison deaths in the U.S. are attributed to drugs, and most drug poisonings result from the abuse of prescription and illegal drugs.
Alcohol kills 6.5 times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined.
Persons aged 15-24, who represent only 14% of the U.S. population, account for 30% ($19 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among males and 28% ($7 billion) among females.
Among young people ages 12-17, prescription drugs have become the second most abused illegal drug, behind marijuana.


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Born in Lexington, KY, Marshall W. Boyd was educated by private teachers and at private schools. (He later changed his last name to Taylor.) He organized the first school for African Americans in Hardinsburg, KY, in 1866, and armed himself in an effort to keep the school open; the school was bombed on Christmas Day, December 25, 1867. The following year, Taylor was elected president of the Negro Educational Convention, which was held in Owensboro, KY. He was licensed to preach in 1869 and was also a lawyer with the Kirkland and Barr law firm in Louisville, KY. Taylor edited the Southwestern Christian Advocate. He is most remembered for compiling the early African American hymnal, Collection of Revival Hymns and Plantation Melodies (1882). He was also author of Handbook for Schools and The Negro in Methodism. According to his entry in Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography, volume 4, Taylor died September 11, 1887 in Louisville, KY. Taylor was the grandfather of jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers (1923-2011). For more see History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880, by G. W. Williams [available full view at Google Book Search]; Out of Sight: the Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895, by L. Abbott and D. Seroff; and Forty Years in the Lap of Methodism: history of Lexington Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church, by W. H. Riley.
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$290M sale of Crenlo finalized
The sale of one of Rochester's largest manufacturers — Crenlo — became official today as a $290 million deal closed.
Crenlo employs about 650 to 680 people at two facilities.
The new owners have said not how this sale could impact Rochester's workers, though local leaders called it a "positive development" when the sale was announced at the start of this month.
Dover Corp., the $5 billion Illinois-based conglomerate that owns Crenlo, sold the Rochester industrial cab and enclosure maker along with Paladin Brands of Iowa to International Equipment Solutions, an affiliate of KPS Capital Partners of New York City.
"We are pleased to announce the completion of the sale of Crenlo and Paladin," said Bob Livingston, Dover's president and CEO in a statement. "While both of these companies have strong market positions, their sale is an important step in Dover's long-term vision of strengthening the portfolio, improving margins and reducing our exposure to construction related end-markets. This transaction also provides additional financial capacity to continue Dover's expansion plans in our key growth spaces through both acquisitions and internal initiatives."
Founded in Rochester in 1951, Crenlo makes cabs for construction and agriculture companies such as Caterpillar and John Deere, as well as electronic enclosures under the EMCOR brand.
Crenlo, which was under the control of independent Minnesota owners for much its 60 years, was acquired as a subsidiary by Dover Corp. in 1999.


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- Sep510am-Sep265pmCeramics Exhibition at Andrews GalleryAndrews Hall, Andrews GalleryCeramic artists Charity Davis-Woodard, Blair Meerfeld, Doug Peltzman, and Kenyon Hansen will exhibit their work at Andrews Gallery from September 5 - 26, 2013. Reception: Th, Sep 12 from 4 - 6 pm.
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- Oct38am-Dec315pmFrom Fights to Rights: The Long Road to a More Perfect Union ExhibitsSwem Library, Special Collections Research CenterVisit Swem Library for exhibits from the "From Fights To Rights" project commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. Exhibits rotate at least twice each year.
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Pannone & Partners has snagged Pinsent Masons Manchester property partner Stephen Chalcraft as the firm continues a major hiring spree.
Chalcraft, who started work at Pannones on 25 July, is a former Masons partner. He was joint head of Pinsents' Manchester property department, and specialises in commercial property work.
Clients Chalcraft brings to Pannones include Lancashire County Council and Westcott Homes.
The appointment follows several recent partner hires at Pannones, including planning partner John Holmes from Weightmans; Ian Tranter, an employment partner from Hammonds; and private client specialist Melanie Rowles, who joined from Mace & Jones.
Joy Kingsley, Pannones' managing partner, said the firm was "extremely pleased" that Chalcraft had joined.


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Arvind Kejriwal's Political Agenda is like a bedtime story, it makes you feel secure and safe and generally happy about the world around you! Reading the vision document (QUEST FOR SWARAJ: From Subject hood to Citizenship) from Kejriwal and his team, it's a nice feeling you get. You suddenly begin to envision an India wrapped in idealism – a country which is corruption free, where the common man – the aam aadmi – does not have to pay token sums to officials in power for things as nominal as a license or ration card.The big ticket corruption has been consciously left out here, for these small things are the ones which affect a man on a day to day basis and this struggle for minimum basic needs is the first goal towards cleansing the system.
The vision of this yet to be named political party doesn't end here, there is talk about free education; which they say would be better than the private education being offered, there is also a talk of bringing in electoral reforms; which they say is aimed at minimizing the role of money and muscle power, there is talk about healthcare; where they propose a free and complete healthcare system, and there is talk about full employment; which according to them should the responsibility of a state. Again, just as I mentioned in the beginning of this article, it's all nice, in fact it's overwhelming to even imagine an India where the above mentioned 'luxuries' would be in place, where the culture of 'lal-batti' which has come to symbolize power and position would no longer exist and where the elected representatives, who are otherwise inaccessible due to a wall of gun-carrying-cats, will suddenly become accessible with the walls non–existent any longer (all of them are part of their vision document).
And somehow this document, just like the anti-corruption movement in its initial stages (whose torchbearer was Kejriwal himself), does capture the imagination of the average Indian who wants to see a political alternative, who needs something concrete to deviate from the 'sab neta chor hai' mentality and who wants to see a party built to serve the public –to be the 'public-servants' in every sense of the term.
This vision document is way too 'nice', the question really boils down to how 'The Kejriwal Party' will achieve this. How is it that a team that has already fallen apart before it has even tasted its first success going to achieve this humongous task of cleansing such a rotten political system? Will Kejriwal and his crew be able to succeed where many others in the past have failed? How will they implement this idealistic vision and much can this team of social activists be entrusted with the job of running this country? – In fact, the questions are aplenty and Kejriwal and his crew will need to answer these and more before promising to clean the system in a fortnight if voted to power.
Nevertheless, all these questions aside, there is no denying that they seem good intentioned, they seem wanting to be the change they want to see and in a country which has seen numerous Raja's and Kalmadi's and Karunanidhi's and Mayawati's and Shibu Soren's – frankly, what can go worse?
It won't be easy, in an electoral system which is controlled by sleaze money and muscle power. Which gives little room for any new entrants like Kejriwal and his team, who have none of those, and in which personal integrity or honesty is never an added merit when it comes to winning elections – Dr. Manmohan Singh lost the lok sabha election he contested in 1999 – there is very little anyone can bet on Kejriwal and his team. And moreover, with caste, community and sops playing a big role in deciding the outcome of elections – which sadly hasn't changed or for that matter isn't even showing any signs of change- it will be increasingly difficult for the unnamed party to create a space for themselves.
And winning elections aside, even otherwise it will not be an easy road for Kejriwal and his team. They are no longer a bunch of social activists shouting slogans against established institutions on the streets; they have signaled their intention to enter the Indian polity which means they are no longer a single agenda group against corruption but someone, who will have to make their stand clear on the problems facing this great land and on foreign and economic policy.
For now, there isn't much they can hope for in the short term. There is little time after November (which is when they will officially launch the party) for the assembly elections in Delhi which are due next year and they can probably hope for some urban seats. But of course, we need not be surprised if they do not achieve even that, for the stark realities of the Indian electoral system is much more than just exciting the average middleclass Indian who is in front of the television.
Having said that, it was always going to take a brave move to enter Indian politics seeking a change and now, with them having done that I think we should welcome it. Whether they ultimately deliver on whatever they have said or not, I at least hope they do not end up sounding or acting like the parties they have been riled up about all along and I sincerely hope that they do not run out of steam in their quest for that change all of us, us Indians, have been longing for.
Welcome Mr. Kejriwal, to the murky world of Indian politics!


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Editor's note: Charlotte resident Rebecca Foster is a member of the town's energy committee and writes this column, Carpe Greenum, for The Citizen, a weekly newspaper for Charlotte and Hinesburg. The views expressed are her own.
The Latin expression "carpe diem" exhorts us to live in the present rather than dwell on the past or fantasize about the future. Coined by Horace in the year 23 BC, for some people the phrase takes on existential significance: We cannot know if there will even be a future and thus the only purpose of life is to live in the present. Carpe diem has been used by everyone from bohemian dropouts to high-rolling speculators to justify their desires du jour rather than worry about the future. In tattooing circles, carpe diem is extremely popular, demonstrating that impetuous decisions can — oops !— have lasting consequences.
"Carpe greenum," an update of the aphorism, means living green in the present to secure a green future. At least that is what it means to me, and an exhaustive Google search that took .19 seconds proves definitively and for all time that carpe greenum is an original expression. You heard it here first. The future may be a hazy green, but if there is to be a future at all, we are creating it in the present, and at the rate we are going, climate change is a major component of that future haze. Unless, of course, we carpe greenum.
Commuting by bamboo bike, for example, is the quintessential individual act of carpe greenum: zero waste, zero emission, and endless endorphins. A global carpe greenum would be for everyone to use zero-greenhouse-gas-emitting energy.
This monthly column will explore ways individuals and communities — large and small — may carpe greenum. Commuting by bamboo bike, for example, is the quintessential individual act of carpe greenum: zero waste, zero emission, and endless endorphins. A global carpe greenum would be for everyone to use zero-greenhouse-gas-emitting energy.
The annual mid-July SolarFest in Tinmouth, billed as "the Northeast's premier sustainable living and arts festival," lays out many ways to get to a zero-emission future, including powering the festival itself entirely on renewable energy. This year, dozens of exhibitors described various iterations of solar power, for instance, how to heat with an outdoor wood furnace, or how to recover heat from wastewater. Workshops running back-to-back taught festival-goers how to size an off-grid solar system, weatherize a house, or transform their soil through composting, while kids got to build electronics with play dough. It was a dizzying array of opportunities to learn, with a backdrop of live music and good food.
The workshop titled "False Solutions to the Climate Crisis" presented at the outdoor climate camp set up by 350Vermont, caught my eye. A false solution is one that appears to get us to a post-fossil fuel world, when in fact its ecological or social problems outweigh its benefits. Such is the case, presenter Sara Mehalick said, of the pipeline carrying fracked gas from Alberta, Canada, that Vermont Gas Systems wishes to extend through Chittenden and Addison counties and then under the lake to International Paper (IP) in Ticonderoga, N.Y.
The project strikes me as a carpe diem of the regrettable tattoo variety.
The science is starting to leak out to the public that the methane from natural gas released at drilling wells and from leaks along the pipeline routes negates any advantage of the relatively cleaner burn of natural gas. Some say it makes natural gas worse than coal. We know we need to cut back on greenhouse gases, and yet we keep building infrastructure that locks us into decades of more fossil fuel use.
Consequences be damned. Carpe diem!
The price of natural gas is reportedly unsustainably low at the moment, meaning anyone who converts to natural gas will be subject to price volatility in the future. But a multinational corporation can hook you up and earn profits for itself in the present. Carpe diem!
What would it look like to carpe greenum this situation? 1) The $66.6 million that the Canadian company (that calls itself Vermont Gas Systems) has already taken from ratepayers and earmarked for this pipeline project, which will serve at most 3,000 households, could be used instead to weatherize all of the 14,000 households in Addison County. Weatherizing would create 800 Vermont jobs. (The pipeline promises Vermont only 20 jobs.) 2) Vermont could extend its ban against hydrofracking to include the increased use and transport of fracked gas so that Vermont is not a party to the suffering in other communities of the ecological devastation that comes with fracking.
More jobs, more permanent warmth in the winter, no methane leaks accelerating global warming, no danger of explosions from high volume transmission lines, and no complicit support of fracking — that is living green to secure a green future. On top of which it disentangles Vermont from the $70 million deal between the Canadian and New York corporations to channel fully 70 percent of the fuel directly to IP. Instead of using Vermont as a transmission line, perhaps IP could research and develop a cellulosic biofuel from their waste products to power their operation — that would be a real carpe greenum!


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|From: Majorinc, Kazimir (kazimir at chem.pmf.hr)
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Joshua Zucker wrote: > I enjoy the blog "Good Math, Bad Math", and the latest installment is > particularly relevant to us: > http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2007/12/macros_why_theyre_evil.php > > Basically he says that macros are evil, and some are eviller than > others, but, well, maybe Scheme gets it right, and if only there were > a macro debugger ... > > I think these PLT guys have something figured out, maybe :) > Macro Stepper is really good one, but author is right, macros are bad, they are hard to debug, macro expansion is very space and time consuming - unsuitable for runtime generated code, not first-class citizens ... Macro semantics and syntax of macro call is still more handy/powerful than functions, but with few I'd say, feasible improvements in Scheme semantics, functions could do everything macros can. Look at this two functions: (define (display-expression-and-value expr env) (parameterize ((current-namespace env)) (display "(evaluates-to ") (display expr) (display " ") (display (eval expr)) (display ") \n"))) (define (++ var env) (parameterize ((current-namespace env)) (eval `(set! ,var (+ (eval ,var) 1))))) (define x 4) (display-expression-and-value '(+ x x) (current-namespace)) (++ 'x (current-namespace)) (display x) ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;(evaluates-to (+ x x) 8) ;5 This is typically done by macros, namespaces make it possible by function. Unfortunately, syntax of the function call in this example is quite a bit uglier and eval does not recognize all variables - but really only few small steps are left from this point to making macros obsolete.
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Tourism, a lucrative industry in Singapore
Tourism accounts for one of Singapore's largest service sectors and is fast emerging as a lucrative industry. If you're contemplating on starting a business it makes sense to consider establishing a travel and tourism related enterprise.
An interesting aspect of Singapore's successful hospitality and tourism industry is the impact it has had in terms of job creation and opening up of business opportunities in allied sectors. Commenting on the job opportunities created by the IRs, Leong Wai Ho, an economist with Barclays Capital is believed to have said,
Given that the IRs began hiring well before the opening of the properties, they clearly had a strong role to play in pushing down unemployment to 2.1 per cent.
A number of businesses are reaping the benefits of higher tourist arrivals and the setting up of the IRs, be it transportation service companies, furniture providers, F&B establishments, retail stores, travel agencies or recruitment firms. According to a recent news report, even business consultancies are hoping to cash in on visiting business tycoons who might be interested in setting up a business here. According to a NYT article, Singapore attracted three million business travelers in 2008 alone. Although they only accounted for 30% of all visitors, they represented 40% of total tourist spending, which roughly translates into S$6 billion. According to Michael Leven, president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands,
"Everybody wants the businessmen. They're really not individual tourists but groups traveling around, and they are great economic generators…"
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) anticipates international tourist arrivals to grow by 3% to 4% in 2010, with Asia taking the lead. Singapore's tourism industry outlook is positive for the medium to long term and presents countless business opportunities for smart-minded entrepreneurs.
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Solutions for Chapter 7 Problem 24SE
Problem 24SE: This summary exercise set is provided to give you practice w...
This summary exercise set is provided to give you practice with each of the objectives of this chapter. Each exercise is keyed to the appropriate chapter section. When you are finished, you can check your answers to the odd-numbered exercises against those presented in the back of the text. If you have difficulty with any of these questions, go back and reread the examples from that section. The answers to the even-numbered exercises appear in the Instructor's Solutions Manual.Your instructor will give you guidelines on how to best use these exercises in your instructional setting.
Complete a statement, using a metric unit of length
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Recently, the Bipartisan Policy Center held its annual summit at Tulane University. The summit is an opportunity to advance bipartisan solutions to the issues facing our country.
However, I couldn't help but wonder if such bipartisan cooperation, at least at the federal level, was a bygone practice doomed to the dustbin of history.
Innovation, technological advancements, unparalleled competitiveness and the resulting economic prosperity were essential to making the United States the country it is today. But partisan politics in Washington, D.C., weakens our ability to retain these characteristics and threatens the future for generations to come. At the heart of this impasse is the inability of our leaders to agree on ways to reduce the federal deficit and manage our debt.
Failure to avert the pending fiscal cliff by Jan. 2, could start us down a potentially disastrous economic road. Instead of a judicious program of cutbacks, sequestration would force automatic, drastic reductions in discretionary spending across the federal government. These cuts would be counterproductive to our short- and long-term interests, thwarting our safety and security, our innovation and growth — the goals the United States must achieve to remain strong and competitive.
Since World War II, approximately half of the economic growth in the United States is attributed to innovation born out of scientific and technological discovery, much of which is done on university campuses. Reductions in federally funded research programs and financial aid will adversely impact the creation of new knowledge and the development of human capital.
At Tulane University, one of the largest private employers in Louisiana, our scientists and engineers have worked to develop treatments for cancer, diabetes, infertility and autoimmune disorders. We have developed materials used to clean up contaminated ground water, and have designed improved, environmentally safe dispersants to be used in the event of major oil spills anywhere in the world.
These projects, along with others at universities in Louisiana and across the country, have a profound impact on our country's competitiveness and the quality of our lives. A continuing budget impasse jeopardizes this work and puts America's entire future at risk.
Likewise, federal aid for students must remain a top priority for Congress and the president. All Americans, regardless of income, deserve the opportunity to attend college, to develop the skills necessary to succeed and to find meaningful and stable jobs.
While our nation's long-term fiscal challenges require decisive action, such action cannot be at the expense of the innovation that has driven our nation's economic success for generations.
Hopefully, Congress and the president will find balanced, bipartisan solutions to avoid the fiscal cliff. Adopting the collaborative approach advocated by the Bipartisan Policy Center would be a laudable and welcome start.
Scott S. Cowen,
Tulane University
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Greetings to our Veteran readers for Veteran's day! Though perhaps "greetings" doesn't summon the best memories.
The Tax Update comes to you today from sunny Sheldon, Iowa:
Well, it's sunny indoors at Northwest Iowa Community College, where I am participating in the Sheldon Session of the ISU Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation Farm and Urban Tax School. I'm the "urban" part. Seats at the remaining schools are going fast, so register today!
Joseph Henchman, FBI Says California State Senator Accepted Bribes to Support Film Tax Credits (Tax Policy Blog). He cites the LA Times:
According to the affidavit, posted on Al Jazeera's website, [State Senator Ronald] Calderon [D-Montebello] allegedly accepted $60,000 in bribes from an undercover FBI agent posing as a movie executive and $28,000 more from a medical company owner in exchange for efforts to affect legislation on tax credits for the film industry and on workers' compensation claims.
That tells you that California is a little more sophisticated than Iowa. The California guy (allegedly) required money to deliver the keys to the treasury to the film industry. All the Iowa legislature required was a few autographs and photo-ops with starlets. Iowa has learned from its mistakes, a little, and now favors jailing filmmakers to subsidizing them.
More from Russ Fox, Another Film Tax Credit Scandal
TaxGrrrl, Fourth Largest Tax Prep Business In The Country Shut Down By Feds "U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Black found that ITS had a culture of "fraud and deception."
My coverage of Instant Tax Service here.
Phil Hodgen, Distributions from foreign grantor trusts and U.S. paperwork. "This is a Form 3520 "research in a box" blog post for you, BP. Because you asked."
William Perez, Social Security Wage Base Increases for 2014
Kay Bell, 12 charitable groups that would love to take your tax-deductible Typhoon Haiyan relief donations
Fiduciary Income Tax Blog, Federal Unified Credit for 2014. $5,340,000.
Jack Townsend, Swiss Bankers Expect to Share Data for Tax Purposes
Robert W. Wood, Lawyer For NFL Players Sidelined Permanently…True Chicago Style?
Annette Nellen, Growing support for lower corporate rate and territorial system. Good, but remember that the corporate rate doesn't even cover most business income.
Tax Justice Blog, GE-Sponsored "Territorial" Study Promotes Agenda of Tax Avoidance
Stephen Olsen, Summary Opinions aka Procedure Roundup for 11/08/13. Excellent roundup for procedure fans.
Robert D. Flach, I HATE K-1s! Robert adds what I will call Flach's Iron Law: "All K-1s usually arrive late." He then proceeds into a fine rant:
While I have not done any specific calculations, I firmly believe that often the additional costs to properly prepare the federal and state income tax returns for taxpayers with K-1 investments is as much as or more than the actual income, or tax benefits if any, generated from the investment. If the money invested in these limited partnerships were instead invested in related mutual funds I expect the investor would do better. His/her tax preparation costs would certainly be less.Of course brokers never tell their clients this when selling them the investment.
While K-1s from closely-held businesses are normal and healthy, Robert is exactly right about the kinds of K-1s often seen in investment accounts.
Nicotine withdrawal. Iowa tobacco tax revenue has declined, report says (KTIV.com)
Great moments in economic development. Miami Replaces Tampa As IRS Tax Fraud Capital
The Critical Question. An Isley Brother In Tax Court – Does Tax Crime Pay? (Peter Reilly).
"Mastermind"? I think the term is overused. Example: "Mastermind of tax fraud scheme pleads guilty" (Examiner.net). How did the prosecutor describe the diabolically clever scheme at issue?
"This scheme was based on a nonsensical formula that any honest person would instantly recognize was patently absurd and fraudulent," U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson said in a statement. "Fortunately, the vast majority of these refund claims were detected by the IRS and denied."
They need a new term for somebody who organizes a really dumb crime. Disastermaster? Blunderbrain? Any ideas are welcome in the comments.


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After upgrade to "Eden" RC1, program does not work anymore. It crashes on epg import, with following message:
19:28:16 T:140431278786304 DEBUG: AddOnLog: Tvheadend HTSP Client: ParseEvent - malformed event
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So, what's wrong? Beta3 works fine. Tvheadend support seems to be more broken on each xbmc version, I expected RC1 to be more stable than beta3, but it didn't happen


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Halloween Clings
I have these and they look pretty cool if you put them on bathroom mirrors or walls... and if you use a black light.
The cutting edge of chainsaws!Tags: Halloween, scary, halloween party, haunted houses, decorations, blood, props, sounds, automatedAdded 6 Years Ago from BuyCostumes.com
Too cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is disgusting, and gross and makes me want to hurl. Perfect for my halloween party - I'll take a dozen please.


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