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You know that sinking feeling you get, when you pick up the phone to introduce yourself to your opposite number on a new transaction?
The Big Law Senior Equity
You phone up and introduce yourself and they may deign speak to you. They don't really like dealing with smaller firms because it happens so rarely in their world. The West End is another country. I mean, it doesn't have an EC postcode, does it? Never mind the regions.
They assume that you can't really know what you're talking about and because you don't have 16 different specialist sub-departments, advising on the minutiae of each aspect of the law, you can't possibly have the depth of knowledge needed to deal with complex transactions.
They patronise you from the get-go. Sometimes, once you have been able to demonstrate that you actually do understand the law and can run a transaction, they warm up. The trick is to make them feel that they are very important.
The Enthusiastic Junior
You know the type; very conscientious, very efficient, very tidy file but entirely unable to make a commercial decision for their client because they simply don't have the experience/authority/expertise.
They run the transaction through the prism of the firm's handbook and the matter checklist rather than their own knowledge and any deviation is unacceptable. Computer says no. These are the rules and they will get hauled over the coals by their supervising partner if ever they use their initiative. Any attempt by you to explain how it's normally done, or try to argue that the amendments are necessary, to reflect the agreed terms are utterly futile. You have met a brick wall in human form.
They use phrases such as "but it's in our standard documents" or "I'll have to check with the partner in charge" at which point you slit your wrists and realise that your profits have just taken a nosedive. At some point, others in the firm will be roped in, because the junior will have had some sort of mini-meltdown after working till 2 am on three consecutive nights trying to make sense of your various amendments.
And just when you think you've got there they ask the tax department to do a final review and they send a whole new set of amendments. It's not their fault. These are the rules. There is no trick to dealing with this type of lawyer other than making sure that there is a large glass of wine waiting for you at the end of the day.
The Small Firm Maverick
These can be the trickiest to deal with because they don't play by the rules. You're often dealing with the senior partner and he (for it is always a he) will say things you like "I've been doing this for 35 years, dear " or "it's really simple you're just making it complicated". Occasionally, you get a really marvellous small firm maverick, who really knows what he's doing, does it quickly and efficiently without any nonsense and has a sense of humour.
Oh yes a sense of humour, that rare commodity in law firms these days. I worked with a real maverick once. He was a property finance lawyer. When borrowers' solicitors rang him up chasing for documentation, his invariable response would be "what do you think I do all day, sonny boy, eat paper and shit mortgages?"
You'd probably get reported for that now. You certainly would for the comment he made to his secretary, who made the fatal error of bringing him a cup of tea without a spoon. "What am I meant to stir it with? My ****?" The trick with dealing with this type of lawyer is to recognise that they have a sense of humour and make the most of it. If you don't laugh, you'll cry.
The Point-Scorer
These are your worst nightmare. These are the lawyers who make you lose the will to live. They destroy any goodwill in the transaction within the first two days, start a chain of bad-mouthing which escalates to the point of sheer hatred and will put everyone on the defensive, including clients.
At best, they try to make themselves look good by making you look bad. At worst, they delay transactions and make them painful beyond belief, adopting passive-aggressive or even aggressive- aggressive and bullying behaviour. These lawyers can, strangely, be fairly pleasant on the telephone, lulling you into a false sense of security, but show their true colours in nasty, nitpicking, point-scoring e-mails, subtly skewing the facts and copied to everyone, including your own client.
Nice. We love them don't we? The trick to dealing with this type of lawyer is just to acknowledge from the start that it is going to be a revolting few weeks and that your file has to be utterly perfect. If you get sucked into tit-for-tat behaviour you've lost and your profits fly out of the window. Be nice to them. They hate it.
Joking aside, I'm not sure why it is that lawyers are just so damn difficult to deal with. In this difficult economic environment it doesn't make sense to behave badly. Lawyers should start from the point of mutual respect. Meeting client demands can be difficult enough, do we also have to tear strips out of each other?
I wonder whether it's because clients can be so difficult that we have to take it out somewhere so we take it out on our fellow professionals. A lawyer I know who deals with professional partnership disputes told me that those involving lawyers are always the most bitter, personal and highly contested. Why are we so horrible to each other?
Surely collaboration is better than confrontation. The clients would certainly prefer it and everyone would be happier. Dare I say that we might even be more profitable? So, I make a plea for politeness, for integrity and for a sense of humour. Try it, you might like it.
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The Football Association led a wave of angry reaction tonight to UEFA's announcement of Serbia being fined 80,000 euros (£65,000) and ordered to play a match behind closed doors following racist chanting and violence towards England's under-21 players.
FA general secretary Alex Horne said the sanctions did not send a "strong enough message" about racism, and that the governing body will appeal against two-match and one-match bans for Steven Caulker and Tom Ince respectively.
UEFA's control and disciplinary body also banned four Serbian players and two coaches for varying terms after ugly scenes marred the end of the European Championship play-off in Krusevac in October.
Horne said: "We are disappointed with the sanctions levied by UEFA with regards to the racist behaviour displayed towards England's players.
"Let's be clear, racism is unacceptable in any form, and should play no part in football. The scenes were deplorable and we do not believe the sanction sends a strong enough message."
Sports minister Hugh Robertson, who had written to UEFA president Michel Platini demanding tough action for the racist abuse, also expressed his disappointment.
Robertson said: "I am disappointed in the punishment that has been handed to the Serbian FA given the widespread racist abuse that England's Under-21 team suffered that night. Racism is completely unacceptable and we need tough sanctions to help combat it."
The FA had reported the racist abuse to UEFA plus a number of other incidents.
Full-back Danny Rose, who was dismissed after the final whistle for kicking the ball away in anger, complained he had been subjected to monkey chants throughout the match and as he left the pitch.
Serbian FA secretary general Zoran Lakovic appeared to suggest that the UEFA official prosecuting the charges had also demanded tougher action.
Lakovic said in a statement: "If we take into account what the drastic proposed penalty by the disciplinary inspector Jean-Samuel Leube we have not been hit so hard.
"I believe that this is a final warning to all of us who work in Serbian football, including coaches and players and fans, because for even the smallest mistake UEFA can now impose the most rigorous punishment."
Lord Herman Ouseley, chairman of Kick It Out, condemned the sanction as "a paltry slap on the wrist", adding: "Again we haven't seen decisive action from UEFA."
Piara Powar, executive director of European anti-discrimination body FARE, said UEFA had failed to display the necessary leadership.
Powar said: "We are disappointed in the totality of the sanction handed out to the Serbian FA. The original offences warranted a more severe collective punishment than a ban on spectators for one match.
"This is a moment in which leadership to challenge discrimination is needed from all authorities. This sanction falls short of that objective.
In relation to Ince and Caulker's bans, the FA said they were surprised at the action and that the players had merely protected themselves.
Horne added: "It is The FA's vehement belief that its players and staff acted correctly in the face of provocation, including racist abuse and missiles being thrown.
"We are therefore surprised to see that two of our players have been given suspensions. We shall await UEFA's reasoning but it is our intention, at this stage, to support our players and appeal these decisions."
England under-21 head coach Stuart Pearce added: "I am concerned to see our players suspended by UEFA and we will continue to support them. I maintain that our players played no part in the aggression. From what I witnessed our players and staff were forced to protect themselves in the violent scenes that followed the game."
Serbia fitness coach Andreja Milunovic and assistant coach Predrag Katic were both banned for two years, part of the ban being suspended for three years in each case.
Four Serbia players were also banned - Goran Causic for four matches, Ognjen Mudrinski and Filip Malbasic for three and Nikola Ninkovic for two.
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The final text message from the crew of an American schooner, missing for more than a month off the coast of New Zealand, said the vessel's sails were "shredded," officials said Thursday.
"Storm sails shredded last night, now bare poles," one of the crew wrote in an SMS at 11:50pm (7:50am ET) on June 6, adding that the vessel's new course would be sent in another message the following day.
But that update never arrived, Nigel Clifford, a manager at Maritime New Zealand, the country's rescue agency, said in a statement.
No further messages were received from on board the 70-foot Nina, he added.
Clifford said that, as concern for the craft grew, his team had monitored all the transmissions from Nina's satellite phone, from June 4, when the craft vanished 370 miles west-north west of Cape Reinga.
A storm was reported near the vessel's last known location on the day the Nina vanished. It featured "very rough conditions" with winds gusting up to 70 mph and 26-foot waves.
"The text message gives a clearer indication of the condition of the vessel," Clifford said.
Nina left the Bay of Islands area of northern New Zealand on May 29 intending to sail to Newcastle, Australia
They were named as David Dyche, 58; his wife, Rosemary, 60; their son David, 17; and Evi Nemreth, 73, of Boulder, Colo., a maritime technology expert and retired University of Colorado professor.
University of Nebraska student, Kyle Jackson, 27 is also believed to be on board, along with an 18-year-old American woman and a 35-year-old British man.
David and Rosemary's son told NBC affiliate WJHG that the family was still trying to "hold on to hope."
"I think to myself how could this happen in this day and age," he said July 1.
"And I just, I can't come up with the answers. And there are so many variables, so many what-ifs, so many what could have gone wrongs."
He added: "We're still trying to hold on to hope. With each passing day, it gets harder. I have to be realistic to think that she (Nina) is gone."
Although Maritime New Zealand has already conducted the biggest-ever search of the waters around New Zealand, covering more than 500,000 square nautical miles Clifford said crews conducted a radar search of more than 97,000 nautical square miles on Thursday.
Clifford said the information gathered from the text message was considered by search teams but even still, they did not find the vessel.
"The text message gives a clearer indication of the condition of the vessel on 4 June, and the weather that was being experienced at the time," said Clifford, but, "very poor weather continued in the area for many hours and has been followed by other storms. The text message, in isolation, does not indicate what might have happened subsequently."
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In 2012, the burning Olympic Torch will sail from Europe, around South America to New Orleans and by train to New York City, where it will then be carried on a tall ship to St. Augustine.
Runners would then bring it to Tampa, where it will arrive at 9:57 p.m. on June 15, 2012.
That's the vision of Florida 2012, a well-financed nonprofit corporation, which is now campaigning to have Tampa chosen as host city for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Ed Turanchik, president and chief executive officer of Florida 2012, said Thursday in St. Augustine that the Olympic theme that year would be ''A Celebration of the New World.''
And, in a rare coincidence of sport and history, the games would nearly match up with the 500th year of Ponce de Leon's landing in Florida in 1513.
''Thus the cultural tie to St. Augustine,'' Turanchik said. ''This is the oldest city in North America, and St. Augustine would get wrapped into the whole marketing plan. This will put it on the global map.''
Turanchik and his staff are on a 17-city, 10-day tour around the state to promote the state's effort to get the games. The trip is sponsored by AAA auto club and began in Tampa on Dec. 1.
The recreational vehicle with Florida 2012 painted on its side has visited Bradenton, Sarasota, Fort Myers and Miami. It goes to Jacksonville and Orlando today, then to Lakeland, Clearwater and back to Tampa, where a send-off celebration will mail the bid away precisely at its deadline day of Dec. 15.
Turanchik has been working on getting Tampa the games since 1997. He raised the $150,000 application fee to the U.S. Olympic Committee, then another $1 million in corporate donations to show Tampa's support.
He said the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Sydney this year contained many references to Australia's history and culture. That would also happen if the Olympics are held in Florida, he said.
''This is a historic city. It would be a perfect tie-in with St. Augustine,'' he said.
Turanchik said that it was possible that part of the games, such as Olympic soccer, would be played in Jacksonville.
Tampa and the state government have jointly funded Florida 2012 with $10 million, more money than any competing municipality has received, Turanchik said.
He said getting the Olympics here could bring $5 billion to the state.
The other areas vying for the 2012 Olympic nod include San Francisco, Washington/Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas/Houston and Cincinnati.
''But no one is as well-funded as we are,'' he said. ''We will focus on 500 years of progress and civilization. The torch will start in Greece, go to Istanbul and Lisbon, and follow the route of Columbus to bring the torch to Florida.''
The process includes a site visit by an Olympic committee in May 2001 with a final list of cities released by March 2002. In October 2002, one city will be chosen as the U.S. candidate, which then must compete with Paris, London and Rio de Janeiro.
The final choice will be made in fall 2005.
St. Augustine Mayor Mark Alexander said he likes the idea of an Olympic Torch landing here.
''It's good for the city of St. Augustine and the state of Florida,'' he said. ''I hope the bid for Tampa comes through. It goes to show that St. Augustine's efforts to promote its historic-based tourism has paid off.''
He said that in 1996, the Olympic Torch passed through town and St. Augustine residents rallied behind it.
''This time, we could be playing a bigger role in the Olympics. We welcome the opportunity,'' he said.
The 690-page bid document was signed by Turanchik and Alexander, but also by St. Augustine commissioners Raymond Connor and Alexander Christine as well as Tina Puckett, director of tourism for St. Augustine & St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce.
Paul Williamson, spokesman for the city, said that St. Augustine would be a three-hour drive from any Olympic venue and that could mean day trips from the millions of sports fans in Tampa from all over the world.
''It's a synergistic event,'' Williamson said. ''They can come here to eat, shop, buy souvenirs. It's like we're being discovered again.''
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True Detective has a lot of people thinking about Twin Peaks. Thinkpiece I: James Franco! (Vice)
Twin Peaks thinkpiece 2: A celebration of that famed, cherry-stem-knot-tying-with-her-tongue sexpot, Audrey Horne (The Toast)
An in-depth analysis of the 15-second Mad Men teaser (AV Club)
New York magazine's Vulture Friday ran a sponsored/fake review of "Grand Budapest Hotel," paid for by Fox Searchlight. Because it's not like the guy who just wrote the definitive book about Wes Anderson is on staff there or anything (Vulture)
Today was the National Day of Unplugging; why that's a bad idea (Forward)
Prince will play secret shows in Los Angeles this week, although I guess it's not such a secret anymore (Variety)
Adam Carolla has thoughts on the idea of women being late-night talk show hosts. I'd tell you what they are, but I think you know (Huffington Post)
A byproduct of the Russia/Ukraine crisis: The possible return of Russian movie villains (The New Republic)
Kroll Show has gotten a well-deserved third season from Comedy Central; Nick Kroll tweeted that he's heading for Africa (Laughspin)
No, that story about Andrew Garfield snubbing Batkid at the Oscars is probably not true and the result of a New York Post error (Gawker)
The Bob Costas botox story- also, probably not true and the result of a New York Post error (The Big Lead)
Kurt Sutter wants to use Aaron Paul on Sons of Anarchy next season, probably because he's killed off just about every other character (Zap2It)
Camille Paglia- big Real Housewives fan (Bravo TV)
In another example of cable networks straying far afield from their original missions, former courtroom network TruTV will air a sketch comedy series (Deadline)
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Last week, as it must from time to time, the Keith vaudeville circuit cleaned its houses. From orchestras and balconies were swept gum wrappers, cigaret butts, hairpins, miscellaneous and refuse. From stages were swept all manner of objectionable "gags" and "business." In other words, a Keith bureau whose duty it is to keep Keith shows moral-reverent-safe sent out a censorship manifesto prohibiting certain remarks and actions made by Keith vaudevillians. These were listed in Variety, slangy theatrical trade weekly. Sample "gags" prohibited:
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So, today i was trying to open a picture and i got this Error... I'm pretty new to computers and stuff, So i'm don't really know how to fix it. So Could someone please give me some information on how this Error occurred or even help me fix it thanks.
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Baylor to Host All-State Music Choir CampJuly 11, 1997
Baylor University will host an All-State Music Choir Camp July 27-30 in the Glennis McCrary Music Building with approximately 100 participants expected to attend.
The camp is geared toward preparing participants for the 1998 All-State Choir. Each camper will be given training on the music used for 1997 all-district, all-area and all-state auditions.
Faculty for the camp will include Dr. Donald Bailey, clinician and director of the 1993 Texas All-State Choir, and John McLean, camp director.
Cost to attend the five-day camp, including tuition, fees, dormitory, meals and the All-State Music Packet, is $225. Commuting students may attend for $135 which includes all activities, tuition, lunch and the All-State Music Packet. Schools qualify for one full camp scholarship for every 10 students attending from their organization.
Cost for auditing the camp is $110 including tuition, fees, dormitory and meals. Tuition for commuting teachers is $70.
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Global Tax Alert | 21 February 2014
Swiss Federal Tax Administration issues clarifications on taxation of Swiss principal companies
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The Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) is currently issuing instructions to the cantonal tax authorities on how to inform the companies concerned regarding the interpretation of the existing guidelines governing the taxation of Swiss principal companies at the federal level.1 The cantonal tax authorities are responsible for assessing and collecting the federal income tax in Switzerland.
The SFTA refers to the new interpretation as a "clarification" of the existing rules. According to the SFTA's communication, a comprehensive survey and several tax audits of Swiss principal companies in 2012 revealed that the existing guidelines have not always been applied correctly and consistently. As a consequence, the SFTA is promulgating the clarifications in order to ensure a consistent application of the existing circular no. 8 / 2001, which sets the guidelines for the taxation of Swiss principal companies for federal income tax purposes. These clarifications refer to:
- • Exclusivity of distributors;
- • Remuneration of distributors;
- • Outsourcing of principal functions; and
- • Mutual agreement procedures (MAP) and advance pricing agreements (APA).
The SFTA started to communicate the respective clarifications to the cantonal tax authorities at the end of January 2014. The clarifications shall be applied with immediate effect to all pending and new ruling requests and existing principal rulings shall be aligned with respect to future fiscal years. Existing Swiss principal companies should review their individual set-up in collaboration with their tax advisor in order to be prepared for the upcoming discussions with the Swiss tax authorities.
Detailed discussion
According to the communication of the SFTA, circular no. 8 / 2001 remains in force and should not be amended. The communication serves in the view of the SFTA as a clarification of the existing rules and to prevent the abusive application of the international profit allocation mechanism by Swiss principal companies. Irrespective of the communication, it is fair to assume that the clarifications may have an impact on the level of taxation for federal income tax purposes and in most cases will result in a dilution of the benefits available under existing principal rulings. As only federal tax is concerned, the effective tax rate (ETR) effect may be a 0% to 2.6% increase for principals with a toll or contract manufacturing arrangement or a 0% to 3.7% increase for pure trading principals.
As it is not expected that the clarifications will be officially published by the SFTA, this Alert summarizes the key elements of the new interpretation.
Exclusivity of distributors
The foreign distributors must be "exclusively" engaged in the distribution of goods for, or on behalf of, the Swiss principal or other principal companies within the group. According to the clarification regarding exclusivity, other activities of subordinate nature are allowed as long as at least 90% of the distributor's total income is derived in the long term from the sale of goods for affiliated principal companies.
As a consequence, each distributor individually should cumulatively meet the following requirements in order to be considered a "qualifying distributor" (referred to as entry test):
- • At least 90% of the distributor's total income must be derived from the sale of goods for principal companies within the group;
- • The distributor must be affiliated to the Swiss principal company and in order to qualify for the allocation mechanics must be domiciled outside of Switzerland; and
- • The distributor must act either as a commissionaire on behalf of the Swiss principal company or as a limited risk distributor (LRD).
Only trading income of the Swiss principal company that is derived from qualifying distributors will be eligible for the favorable principal allocation. If a distributor does not meet the 90% requirement or any other of the above mentioned criteria, the principal allocation should, according to the communication of the SFTA, be disallowed for trading income resulting from this particular distributor. Non-compliance with the 90% requirement in the short term should not be harmful. The evidence to prove the fulfillment of the 90% requirement must be provided by the Swiss principal company for each qualifying distributor in a respective excel sheet based on local financial statements as an enclosure to the tax return.
In its communication the SFTA indicated certain flexibility to allow for making the necessary operational changes within a reasonable time frame, should certain distributors no longer be able to meet the entry test as a result of the new 90% requirement.
Remuneration of distributors
As per the communication of the SFTA, it appears that in the course of the tax audits undertaken in 2012, in some cases some foreign distributors were generating unexpectedly high profit margins despite of their limited functions, responsibilities and risks. The SFTA argues that the remuneration of the qualifying distributors should be in line with their limited functional and risk profile and determined, by estimation, that the maximum remuneration of such distributors should be 3% of gross sales or the higher costs. The costs as defined by the SFTA comprises the operating expenses (such as personnel costs, amortizations and other operating costs) as well as taxes of all qualifying distributors and have to be determined on the basis of the local financial statements. According to the current thinking of the SFTA the 3% test is, in contrast to the entry test, not applied to each distributor individually but rather through an overall assessment taking into account all qualifying distributors on a consolidated basis.
If the total consideration of all qualifying distributors exceeds the given threshold (3% gross profit margin or higher costs), the allocation mechanism will be adjusted by recognizing, for purposes of the principal allocation, only a gross profit margin (or minimal commission) in accordance with the mentioned thresholds. In other words, any portion of the actual gross profit margin in excess of the applicable threshold would be excluded from the principal allocation mechanism and, thus, would finally increase the portion of the income that is subject to federal income tax at the level of the principal.
It is important to note that, according to the SFTA, the 3% test is neither considered to be a safe haven rule nor should it be considered a compensation for the commissionaires/LRDs in line with the dealing at arm's length principle. It is technically just a threshold to measure a maximum acceptable profit margin for the commissionaires/LRDs in order to influence the allocation mechanism. The payments made by the Swiss principal company to its related distributors should generally remain tax deductible to the extent they are commercially justified. It appears that the application of a fixed profit margin is, however, problematic as it may lead to discrimination of principal companies operating in high margin sectors, such as the pharmaceutical or high technology industry. One may question as to whether concerns regarding the distributors' adequate remuneration could be better addressed for economically justified higher returns by applying a certain limit as a safe haven threshold, which would allow for a more flexible and differentiated handling taking into account the actual facts and circumstances of each individual case including the specifics of the industry, the products and the customers.
The information regarding the remuneration of the qualifying distributors must be provided by the Swiss principal company based on a detailed calculation template as an enclosure to the tax return. The template must include all the relevant (consolidated) financial data derived from the local financial statements of the qualifying distributors to enable the review of any remuneration payments made in excess of the applicable threshold.
Outsourcing of principal functions
The SFTA puts an increased focus on the level of economic substance required to respect the contractual centralization of functions, responsibilities, and risks in the Swiss principal. According to the communication of the SFTA, the key principal functions should be performed in Switzerland and adequate economic substance must be available to ensure alignment of returns with value creation.
In the case of an outsourcing of some key operational principal functions, the SFTA takes the position that the profit generated by the foreign companies for carrying out those functions should be considered in the principal allocation mechanism (resulting in a reduction of the principal allocation amount by 50% of the outsourced profit). It is assumed that only outsourcing of trading related principal functions – in contrast to non-trading related functions such as manufacturing or financing – should adversely affect the principal allocation mechanism. The outsourcing of mere auxiliary functions should not be harmful.
MAP and APA
The clarifications of the SFTA imply that a corresponding adjustment on the basis of a MAP or an APA should, from a Swiss perspective, not result in the disallowance of the principal allocation for the respective income. If intra-group transactions with a foreign distributor are subject to a profit adjustment abroad, a corresponding adjustment in Switzerland should be possible on the basis of a MAP or an APA without jeopardizing the principal allocation. As the 3% test is a threshold to measure a maximum acceptable profit margin for the commissionaires/LRDs, the SFTA is indicating that the 3% test should be applicable irrespective of the existence of an MAP/APA.
Next steps
According to the communication of the SFTA, the cantonal tax authorities are now supposed to inform the Swiss principal companies about the clarifications and to review and validate the alignment of all existing principal rulings with these clarifications.
In the communication of the SFTA it is mentioned that the review of existing principal companies should be done on a case-by-case basis and any particular actions, such as amending existing tax rulings or determining a timeline for necessary changes to align with the clarified rules, should be agreed upon based on the actual facts and circumstances and in consultation with the competent federal tax inspector at the SFTA. The tax authorities also indicated flexibility in terms of timing should a group be required to restructure its distribution affiliates in order to comply with the new requirements.
According to the communication of the SFTA, the clarifications are immediately applicable to pending and new ruling requests with the Swiss tax authorities. Principal companies, which already benefit from an existing principal ruling, should align to these clarifications with respect to future fiscal years.
Given the most recent developments as outlined above, each Swiss principal company should in close collaboration with their tax advisors review as soon as possible its centralized supply chain model in light of the mentioned clarifications of the practice guidelines and the upcoming discussions with the Swiss tax authorities. The scope of review should in particular include the following elements:
- • Ensure that the relevant facts as described in the tax ruling are consistent with the actual facts and circumstances;
- • Review the activities performed by the foreign distributors and ensure compliance with the entry test;
- • Review the gross margins of the qualifying distributors and examine to what extent a potential excess portion may dilute the principal allocation amount in future fiscal years;
- • Review nature, extent and impact of key principal functions outsourced to foreign companies, if any;
- • Adjust the effective tax rates for future tax provision calculations, if necessary;
- • Establish an appropriate internal documentation and reporting system for Swiss tax compliance purposes in order to be ready with the increased disclosure obligations in connection with the clarifications;
- • Consider mitigation strategies in case of non-compliance with the new requirements; and
- • Identify opportunities to claim a corresponding adjustment in Switzerland through a MAP or consider obtaining a bilateral APA for transactions with related distributors.
1. For additional information, see EY Global Tax Alert, Swiss federal tax administration clarifies its practice and requirement for Principal companies, dated 10 May 2013.
For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following:
Ernst & Young Ltd., Zurich
- • Daniel Gentsch
+41 58 286 3613
- • Rainer Hausmann
+41 58 286 3193
Ernst & Young Ltd., Zug
- • Kersten A. Honold
+41 58 286 3166
Ernst & Young Ltd., Geneva
- • Jean-Marc Girard
+41 58 286 5890
- • Markus F. Huber
+41 58 286 3189
- • Karen Simonin
+41 58 286 5653
Ernst & Young LLP, Switzerland Tax Desk, New York
- • Thomas Semadeni
+1 212 773 8442
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Opal Sandvig
Nov. 11, 1921-Dec. 12, 2007
Former Leonard, N.D., resident Opal A. Sandvig, 86, of Detroit Lakes, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at St. Mary's Nursing Center in Detroit Lakes.
Opal Agnes Johnson was born to Bernard and Alice (McKay) Johnson on Nov. 11, 1921 near McCleod, N.D. She married Elner Sandvig on Dec. 26, 1940 in Moorhead. They farmed near Sheldon, N.D., and later moved to Leonard, where they both worked at the Leonard School. Elner died in 1972. Opal lived in Fargo and West Fargo for a number of years. She moved to Lincoln Park in Detroit Lakes in 2003, and became a resident of St. Mary's Nursing Center in 2005.
Opal will be remembered for her lefse, divinity, popcorn balls, angel food cake, and most of all for her generosity toward others.
Surviving Opal are her son, Arlo (Karin) Sandvig of Audubon; daughter-in-law, Sonia Sandvig of West Fargo; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren and a sister, Edith Sandvig of Enderlin, N.D.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Elner; son, Rolly Sandvig; sister, Eleanor Olson; and a brother, Laurus Johnson.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at Leonard Lutheran Church in Leonard, N.D. Visitation will be held from 12-2 p.m. at the church, prior to the service. Burial will be at the Leonard Cemetery.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Fredrikson Funeral Chapel, Kindred, N.D. An online guestbook is available at boulgerfuneralhome.com.


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Genre: Reality
Premise: Single young adults having the time of their lives in the ``party hearty'' city of Boston is the focus of this reality series. They revel in ``Monday Fundays'' and ``Tuesday Boozedays'' at the clubs -- and nurse hangovers on Wednesdays -- but the six friends also wonder if they are missing out on the trappings of adulthood. How can they grow up without growing old? The cast includes Rachel and Nikki, who both hope to find Mr. Right; life-of-the-party Chubs and his roommate, Joe, who is bummed about turning 30; Chelsi, aka ``the maniac''; and Chrissy, the tough Southie girl and peacekeeper of the group.


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NW_Nativewrote a review of Mountain Hardwear Ultralamina 15 Women's Sleeping Bag: 15 Degree Synthetic on July 7, 2008
Warm, Comfortable Bag. Worth the Money
I'm a three season backpacker and have used this sleeping bag for two full seasons. This is a great bag. It's on the higher end of pricing for a synthetic bag but it's warmer than some down bags that I've been in and just as comfortable. I haven't gone winter camping but would have no reservations with taking this bag.
As others have stated, the half zips are great for reading, cooking, venting, etc. but if you like to stick your feet out at night then you may feel claustrophobic in this bag.
-Compresses into SMALL stuff sack which is great for backpackers
-More shoulder girth compared to majority of women's bags which helps to not feel so constrained
-Minimal snaging from zipper! Extra lining along zipper make it easy to zip/unzip from inside without snagging preventing tearing
-Maintains loft well even after a winter in the storage sack
-Open foot box to not make your feet and legs feels so cramped
Cons: -Higher price. Find it on sale.
-Non full zip (if you like the full length)
-No sleeping pad straps
-No internal pocket to make a pillow (I'm really just digging for cons at this point)
Bottom Line: You can't go wrong with this bag. If you can find it on sale get it. You'll be hard pressed to find another synthetic bag that will keep you this warm and comfortable.


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12-26-01, 03:35 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: how can i update linked tables ???
hi! there access expert!!
i'm struggling with update tables ..
in detail i've got more than 800 tables. each table has 21 common fileds
and have different property fileds..(it's industry materials database)
i made up the integrated table with each common fileds.
i also made up the form to search & update integrated table.
then now i've trouble to update the individual table from the integrated table (called master table & this database has one to one relation ship)
i mean that when i update master table using the form ...
i also want to update related individual table..
how come????
thanks to you in advance and wish you happy new year!!
regard paul
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12-27-01, 14:19 #2Registered User
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a couple of questions to clarify your problem..
Are you trying to populate a table with data from a lookup table using a form?
Are you trying to link a main form to a subform with a 1to1 relationship?
Are you trying to create a matching record (same ID) in a child relation when you add data in the sub-form?
12-27-01, 20:27 #3Registered User
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G'day torgue!
firt of all thanks for your help
i'm trying to create a matching record (same ID) in a child relation when you add data in the sub-form...
01-02-02, 01:16 #4Registered User
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If you have a master table with an autonumber primary key (ID)
Create a child table with a long integer foreign key
Create a form based on the master table, then add a subform based on the child table. When you use a wizard, the application will prompt you for the fields to link. You can also manually establish or change this link in the properties of the subform.
Now if you want the child records to be deleted when you delete the matching master records (to avoid ending up with orphan records), you can set up a delete cascading relationship in the relationship feature of your application (under the tools menu). add your two tables, connect the two linked fields, right-click the link and establish the cascading relationship. Note that this can only be done when records are currently matching (or tables are empty). See your help file on more detailed info.
This feature will also delete child records when you delete master records from the table, without using the form.
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Tio Nadal. A Spanish Christmas tradition that consists in a harmless game for kids. It is a hollow log that is decorated with stick legs and a smiling face.
In the Autonomous Community of Catalonia the official language of Catalan coexists with the official language of Castilian Spanish. Catalonia maintains unique customs that distinguishes the community from the rest of Spain. The region's particular way of celebrating Christmas highlights some of these differences.
Tio Nadal
The "cagatió", or pooping log, is a sweet and fun mythological aspect of the season that usually begins appearing in living rooms of Catalan houses approximately 15 days before Christmas. The cagatió is a hollow log that is decorated with stick legs and a smiling face. Other fundamental parts of the cagatió's outfit are the barrentina, a traditional Catalonian hat, and a blanket to keep the log warm.
Children are in charge of feeding the log in the days prior to Christmas. They usually leave the cagatió nuts, water, fruit and other types of food that will "mysteriously" disappear, eaten by the log, when the kids are not present. Small children often feed the log their leftovers, a perfect excuse to leave food.
The better the children treat the cagatió, the more generous he will be on Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, according to traditions of each family, the children will approach the cagatió while singing:
"Poop log, poop turron, if you don't poop well, I'll hit you with a stick"
There are many variations to the song depending on each family and their traditions. After each song, the kids hit the cagatió with a stick to make it poop. After their parents quickly distract the children, a small present, normally candies, turron (Spanish nougat) or wafers (called neules en Catalonia), appears underneath the blanket. Nowadays, more and more often, different presents are being incorporated into the cagatió pooping log tradition.
The process is repeated until the log "poops" a head of garlic, an onion, an egg, or any other symbolic item that represents the end of the fun until next year.


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Seven Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a U.S. Dollar Amount - 1774 to Present
|In 2010, the relative price worth of $100.00 from 1900 is:
|$2,680.00 using the Consumer Price Index
|$2,230.00 using the GDP deflator
|In 2010, the relative amount consumers spend worth of $100.00 from 1900 is:
|$6,560.00 using the value of consumer bundle
|In 2010, the relative wage or income worth of $100.00 from 1900 is:
|$12,000.00 using the unskilled wage
|$19,300.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
|$17,700.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
|In 2010, the relative output worth of $100.00 from 1900 is:
|$72,100.00 using the relative share of GDP
If you need help/ determining which result is most appropriate for you, see Choosing the Best Indicator to Measure Relative Worth.
For construction of the Indicators, go to CPI | GDP | Consumer Bundle | Unskilled Wage | Compensation of Production Workers series.
Samuel H. Williamson, "Seven Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a U.S. Dollar Amount, 1774 to present," MeasuringWorth, April .
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Brian Boucher made 23 saves to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.
Claude Giroux scored on a first-period power play and Mike Richards scored an empty-net goal for Philadelphia (40-34-6), which passed Boston and moved into seventh place in the Eastern Conference with 86 points.
J.S. Giguere made 21 saves for the Maple Leafs, who finish the season with road games in New York and Montreal.
Giroux gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead at 10:59 of the first period, just six seconds after Mikhail Grabovski had been sent off for roughing. The 22-year-old took a nice pass from Danny Briere and beat Giguere for his 16th goal of the season.
Toronto had several opportunities to tie it, but was undone by its power play once again. The Leafs squandered six opportunities with a man advantage to run their power-play drought to 30 without a goal.
Boucher was solid in earning the 17th shutout of his career and 100th win of his career, diving across his crease late in the third period to keep a rolling puck out of the net.
Notes: Brayden Irwin, Jamie Lundmark and Jeff Finger were scratched for the Maple Leafs. ... Oskars Batulis, Jeff Carter, Riley Cote and Johan Backlund didn't play for Philadelphia. ... Toronto was 7-4-1 on home ice after the Olympic break.


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Here in Northern Cal we have had very cool weather. Our Memorial Day was the coldest I can ever remember! We had a rainy and cool weekend and this week promises to be the same right through the next weekend. Our Memorial BBQ was kind of a bust. I was so excited to finally use the pool here at our new home. We have lived here for almost 8 months now and due to pool equipment or weather, we hadn't had a chance to really splash in it yet! We finally got the pool clean and actually heated.
Last weekend we also made a decision and bought some backyard furniture. It took us a while to decide, but I am very excited to get some new things back there and make the yard my own. The previous owners had done a lovely job of landscaping and left us a ton of Smith and Hawken teak which we appreciated. There is quite a lot of it and I am going to get rid of a bit of it. Some of it has been here about 20 years or so.
I am really liking the new aluminum coated furnishings that are available for outside right now. We have one set that we bought from Smith and Hawken before they closed. (Such a shame that was!) Now I have bought 3 chaises that are from Tropitone that look like wrought iron, but are the aluminum with wide straps. I like these because they have no pillows to worry about or store during Winter and I can hose them off if the kids eat sticky popsicles on them. I love how the teak looks, but hate the upkeep on it.
Tropitone is a California company and has been around for more than 40 years. My Grandparents had one of their sets in the yard of their very mid-century modern home in the 60's and my Aunt is still using the pieces on her deck in Discovery Bay! That was a pretty good testament to their quality for me. It seems almost like you are condoning tanning by purchasing chaise lounges, but I really adore how they look around the pool. Just the idea of a chaise plus a book makes relax. My family and I always flock to them any place we stay. I thought it would look nice with my red umbrella above them. I will post pictures when I get them out there. (And it's not raining!) Now I just hope I actually get time to sit on one and read a bit this Summer or enjoy a margarita with a friend! I starting to think we are becoming Seattle here!


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If there's one thing that's for certain in this neck of the woods, it's that Ahwatukee Foothills residents love their pets. They're part of the family, after all, that's why local residents duked it out on their ballots deciding between Foothills Animal Hospital, Family Vetcare and Ahwatukee Animal Care Hospital for the title of "Best Veterinarian."
With hospital services, behavior consultation, acupuncture, declawing, flea and tick control, vaccinations, pain management and preventative care among a laundry list of services provided, Foothills Animal Hospital came out on top as the Ahwatukee Foothills' Best of 2008.
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College Application Essays
How heavily does your staff weigh the personal essay portion of the application? What are the best pieces of advice to students who want to make a statement with their personal essay(s)?
Many, but not all, colleges require at least one personal essay from applicants. Consensus centers on the importance of thinking, writing, editing — and showcasing the "real" you. The writing is important, but the content is critical. Remember to show rather than tell.
[Editor's Note: See also our article, Writing the Successful College Application Essay: Tips for Success.]
Here are the answers to this question from each member of our panel:
Lisa Knodle-Bragiel, Linfield College
The essay is of moderate importance in consideration of a Linfield application. As writing is an important aspect of the Linfield curriculum, we do, however, closely evaluate English in the student's high school academic profile and the verbal portion of the SAT. When we review the student's English coursework, we take into account the number of years and kind of English courses taken (i.e. we don't consider "yearbook" as a solid English class but do consider "American literature" or "college prep English").
We also consider the relationship between the high school English grades and the verbal score on the SAT or ACT paying special attention to any discrepancies. If we discover discrepancies between grades/board scores or if we receive a poorly written/structured essay, we may ask the student for any or all of the following: a graded essay from a senior year English class, a rewrite of the application essay, a recommendation from a senior year English teacher.
Should a student wish to make a personal statement, we ask that s/he not do so with the essay. The essay is our opportunity to evaluate a student's ability to clearly articulate his/her thought process through the written word. We do offer each student the chance to complete a "self-evaluation". Here the student may address factors s/he feels should be brought to the attention of our faculty admission committee. These factors could include information regarding learning challenges, personal tragedy that has affected the student's academic progress, etc.
We do, though, appreciate when students write personally and/or passionately about their topic in the essay. Linfield reads each and every application including the essay thoroughly. To read yet another essay about "my coach" or "what I learned in my sixth grade year" gets tiresome.
My advice to students: "Excite us! Keep us up at night. Make us want to read on. Show us that you really can create a picture with your words. And, by all means, use YOUR words. We, too, are educated and, after reading hundreds/thousands of essays, we can detect plagiarism."
John Blackburn, University of Virginia
The essays required for admission to UVA are important and they can help or hurt a student's chances. The advice I always give on essays is as follows:
- make it personal,
- make it a manageable subject,
- make it concrete by showing us rather than telling us,
- answer the question.
Chris Lucier, University of Michigan
The essay has played an important part in our evaluation, and will play an even more important role in our new admissions process. We will be going from requiring one essay, to requiring several responses to short answer question and an essay. Short answer questions and essays allow students to reveal something about themselves, and what they can bring to our educational community. Our advice to students is not to stress, or hold up your application, to find the "perfect answer". There are no "perfect answers". Most of all we are looking for honesty and sincerity.
Marc Camille, Xavier University
The essay is used for two purposes by our committee. First, it allows us a look at the student's ability to write and express themselves in the written form (of course, this assumes they've written it themselves). Also, it allows the student to tell us a story, albeit about whatever topic or question they choose to answer. An essay is an opportunity, one in which the student can share material with the committee that may not leap out from a transcript or recommendation.
Allen London, Mercer University
Mercer does not require a personal essay.
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"Have I been known to throw a shoe at a TV? Oh, yeah. But my personality is I don't like to show emotion publicly. The passion is there, but it wells inside."-- Yankees Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner, on fans questioning his dedication to the team since he does not seem to act out like his late father. (N.Y. POST, 10/9)
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At least the FA Cup win will cheer him up! Arsenal's Usmanov loses Rich List crown
ARSENAL'S owner may have to put his celebrations on hold after slipping from the top of the Sunday Times Rich List today.
Alisher Usmanov held the coveted number one spot last year with a worth of £13.3billion.
But the pro-Putin billionaire is now second with a drop of £2.65bn to £10.65bn.
Usmanov has a 30% stake in the north London club, which beat Hull City 3-2 in a dramatic FA cup final yesterday.
He sold $525m of Facebook shares this year and has sold out of Apple, choosing to focus on "Chinese tech companies".
His property portfolio includes the stunning Sutton Place, a mansion once owned by J Paul Getty and a Hampstead mansion, reported the Sunday Times Magazine.
Hundreds of thousands of Arsenal fans took to the streets today to celebrate their momentous win.
This is the team's first win in nine years and they held a parade through London today with a customised double decker bus.
But Usmanov isn't the only footie mogul to see a slip in his ratings.
Chealsea's Roman Abramovich has dropped from fifth place to ninth after a fall of £780m.
The oil tycoon sent £2bn transforming the club but after a disappointing year and a third-place finish, they have walked away without any silverware.
QPR's boss Lakshmi Mittall, however, has seen a positive turn in his fortunes today.
He went up one place to third in the Rich List after his personal wealth increased by £250m.
Mittall owns 33% of Queens Park Rangers who are one game away from making it to the Premiership.
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Thailand golf vacations leave you suffering from reverse sticker shock
PATTAYA, Thailand - Two days into our Thailand golf trip, and I'm already nervous about returning back home to the United States and the land of western prices.
I can see it now:
"Six bucks for lunch? Are you kidding me?"
"Caddies are $60 plus $30 tip? C'mon!"
In a lot of areas, from transportation to accommodation to services, Thailand is almost laughably inexpensive. I'm of the belief that those who take a vacation are going to end up spending a finite amount of money. It's just that here, that allocated vacation budget is going to leave you spoiled. Daily massages, nice dinners, and five-star accommodations can be had on two-star budgets back in America. Heck, some people do two massages a day: Thai in the morning, foot before dinner.
One person in our group took a taxi from Bangkok airport to Pattaya, about 140 kilometers southeast, for $40. I took a $20 cab about five miles to the airport in Austin. Maybe when I get home I'll try my bartering skills with the Texas cabbies.
Goods that are bottled, like soft drinks and beer aren't noticeably cheaper, especially if you find yourself in a Go-Go bar. But the caddies are a steal. You'll get their smiling services for under $20 a round - and that includes a very healthy tip.
We're spending two days here in Pattaya before heading up to Bangkok for a few days. Pattaya is smaller and a bit less hectic I'm told, but take a stroll around Walking Street and it's hard to believe this is tame Thailand.
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3 Riverview is a Bungalow in Hellesdon on a small private road so although very close to the outer-link road around Norwich, it is very peaceful.
Each bedroom is comfortably furnished with a view of the rear Patio and Garden and is not overlooked.
The large Kitchen/Diner has pleasant breakfast facilities. Cereals, Toast or Cooked Breakfast are offered.
ASDA is the closest supermarket, at just over 1 mile away, there is also an ALDI nearby. Beside ASDA there is also a large Sports Centre, and Norwich Golf Club is nearby.
Norwich Airport is situated just 2.3 miles away. The Train Station is close to the City Centre, about 3.5 miles away. There is a Bus Stop just at the end of the Private Road and this will take you directly into Norwich City Centre or to the Train Station/Bus Station.
The University of East Anglia and the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital are just 10-15 minutes away by car.
Marriots Way (the old railway track) is just 5 minutes walk away and leads straight into Norwich or out into the Countryside as far out as Reepham.
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text: My wife says I never listen to her –; At least that's what I think she said…; Want a sure fire way to improve your life and the lives of those you love?; Learn to Listen.; Reading and Writing and Rith-ma-tic are all taught in school – but what about Listening?; By learning to listen, we can dramatically improve our relationships. We become wiser, more knowledgeable, more understanding, and self-aware by learning to listen with empathy.; As a rule of thumb, communication is:; We take listening for granted – like breathing. Effective listening is a learned skill that takes resolve, dedication, practice, and patience.; There are five types of listening.; Empathy means; Em – in; Pathy – suffering; To be "in suffering" with another. Empathic listening requires that we listen with our eyes and heart. This requires that we are other directed, non-defensive and open minded.; Empathy and sympathy are different.; Sympathy requires judgment and to feel sadness for another. Empathy means to become one with in their suffering – to walk in ones shoes.; Steven Covey in his bestselling book, "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People", says that effective listening skills are necessary for success. He calls this habit, "Seek 1st to understand, then to be understood". Successful people ask to be heard only after fully listening and understanding the other party.; Scott Peck in his best seller, "The Road less Traveled", defines love as the willingness to extend one's own ego boundaries to nurture the spiritual growth of another. This is what effective listening requires us to do.; Empathic listening is the greatest gift we can offer another. When we listen fully, with all our faculties – our ears, our eyes, our heart and our spirit- we hear what isn't said as well as what is. We consciously make an effort to walk in the shoes of the one being listened to. We reserve judgment and refrain from probing, evaluating, advising, or interpreting while listening.; We are different from others in our experience, knowledge, and attitudes and often misinterpret another person's message while under the illusion that a common understanding has been achieved. Disagreements and arguments begin when we assume that others listen and speak with the same perceptions with which we listen and speak.; Empathic listening takes focused energy, undivided attention, an open mind, and an unbiased heart. It is eye contact, a hand placed gently upon an arm- neither analyzing nor racking your brain for labels, diagnoses, or remedies before the person is done relating their story.; As we listen, the speaker begins to feel important – like they matter. This validates the person sharing and allows them to begin to open up. As an atmosphere of safety comforts them, they feel safe enough to say what needs to be said- to express what feelings need to be expressed. Soon, like an onion they begin to unfold. Off comes the flaky outer shell and then layer after layer peels off as we uncover the sensitive opaque center – the heart of the person where the truth lies.; Effective listening can foster healing, create opportunity, nurture relationships, and open doors to deeper and more intimate relationships than we ever thought possible. In our technical world of today, we are missing the valuable benefits of communication.; Next time a loved one has a problem, offer to listen. You will give them freedom, healing and in return you will feel better, know more and love deeper than you ever thought possible.; Note: My focus on listening began in the cemetery and funeral industry where I sought to help others during the various stages of grief. The most valuable tool I found was the art of listening. As I learned to listen empathically, I watched as grieving survivors experienced freedom and expression for their pain. Often no one wants to talk to a grieving friend or family member after a death occurs. They tend to repeat themselves and talk incessantly about the deceased. When they are afforded the opportunity to be deeply listened and attended to, their healing evolves naturally and they begin to heal more rapidly. Learning to understand our human need to be listened to has been one of the most rewarding benefits of my years in death care.


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The bitter battle over mortgage rules
Lawmakers and the White House still have no plan for what to do with taxpayer-owned housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but big policy decisions about the mortgage market are still being made in Washington.
Banking regulators, as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law, are putting in place two rules that will have a big impact on who can get a mortgage and at what cost.
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In January, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau defined what lenders have to do to make sure a borrower can afford a loan, and in the coming months, the Federal Reserve and other regulators will define the rules on how mortgages can be sold off to investors.
Both rules have been the subject of intense lobbying efforts by banks and consumer advocates with the biggest focus being on how exceptions to the new requirements are drawn.
The ability-to-repay rule CFPB released in January included the much anticipated Qualified Mortgage definition. The QM defined a safe loan lenders could offer if they didn't want to have to take all the steps to verify that a borrower could afford the mortgage. A QM also offers certain legal protections against borrower lawsuits.
Banks have been gravely warning ever since Dodd-Frank was enacted that they were only likely to offer QM loans so a narrow definition would result in fewer borrowers getting loans in the future.
The final rule was met with a sigh of relief, and even some light applause, by the lending industry as well as housing advocates worried about a squeeze on low-income borrowers.
Basically, CFPB drew the QM to encompass much of the market as it exists today and even left room for slightly riskier — and pricier — mortgages.
If banks want to go back into subprime market, and offer non-QM loans, the bureau seemed to tell members of the lending community they better do their homework this time or else they could be dragged to court.
Now the lending industry's attention is focuhjsed on the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and other regulators who are finalizing a rule defining what loans banks can sell to investors without having to retain some of the risk that the borrower will default.
The rule forces lenders to maintain some "skin in the game" so that if the loan defaults, they take a hit along with the investors in mortgage-backed securities. But regulators are defining a safe loan — a Qualified Residential Mortgage — that will be exempted from this requirement.
Lenders and housing advocates are warning that, like the QM rule, this exception will define the mortgage market because banks will be reluctant to make loans they can't sell off in their entirety.
A proposed version of the QRM was released in March 2011 to much consternation by banks and housing advocates who argued its 20 percent down payment requirement was excessive. Since then, they have been intensely lobbying regulators, with the help of many in Congress, to scale back the proposal.
A final rule is expected around midyear.
One idea that is gaining traction is to have the definition of a QRM match what the CFPB has already defined for the QM. The argument goes that what is good for one safe mortgage rule should be good for another and that it would make the mortgage market less complex for lenders and borrowers.
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Lynette facilitates the book discussion group at the Helmerich Library. At each meeting they read books on a particular topic or books by the same author and share their opinions. Below is the newsletter she shared with her group after their February meeting.
For our February meeting we tackled one of the most complicated of all topics—issues of race and gender, particularly in regard to African-American women in America's recent past. It was an interesting and intense discussion. The fireworks started with the Jan Karon novel HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS , the book we disagreed about the most. This Karon title is a slight departure from the Mitford series for which she is famous, but is built around a Mitford character, the Episcopal priest, Father Tim. A mysterious letter asking for his help pulls him reluctantly home to Holly Springs, Mississippi. As with many delayed homecomings he is required to confront family issues that are painfully complex. Some of those issues involve his parents' marriage-- his father's harsh remoteness, his mother's vulnerabilities, and the young, African-American household maid who was his childhood anchor and friend. She simply left one day. The young Tim never saw her again. I have never read another Karon novel and loved this one. It was particularly effective read aloud by Scott Sowers who captures the beauty and nuance of the language of the south. Other group members who are fans of Karon loved it, too—the characters, the descriptions of a small town with eccentric, decent, and deeply flawed people, and family situations that grow tangled on a tragic past. And yes, this novel has notes of grace and redemption at the end. Some in our esteemed group thought it was too predictable and contrived and did not enjoy it. There was even a comment about Harlequin paperbacks! And that's why we have book discussions—to discuss!!
That led into a consideration of WENCH by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Named to Library Journal's best of 2010 list, this historical novel brings to life a strange and disturbing piece of American history. The Tarawa resort in Ohio was built to cater to those with enough money to escape the heat of the summer in luxury. Some of the elite clientele included white southern men and their slave mistresses. "Mistress," of course, is too genteel a word to use when enslavement is part of the equation. Perkins-Valdez describes several of these relationships. Our readers considered it a very difficult topic, eye opening, well written and absorbing.
On topic, we considered the non-fiction book, THE HEMINGSES OF MONTICELLO . Thanks to the blizzard, one of our readers made it all the way through all 662 pages. History and law professor Annette Gordon-Reed, has written a thoroughly researched account of the family of Sally Hemings, who came to Jefferson's Monticello with her brothers as the enslaved property of his wife Martha. Though Sally remains a mysterious figure, DNA testing and extensive research and oral histories, point to Jefferson as the father of her children. Their relationship refracts the lingering issues of slavery, race and gender in American culture. Gordon-Reed fleshes out Sally's extended family, and deals with many of the ironies of the home life of the writer of the phrase, "All men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Maya Angelou's memoir, I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS was praised by our readers as engrossing and dramatic. It qualifies as a modern classic. Angelou's experience of racism and poverty, writ large and small in Stamps, Arkansas and St. Louis is heart breaking. The grandmother who raised her, and her own achievements in dance, theatre, and literature are equally powerful and inspiring. Angelou writes, "History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again."
Several related books were recommended: novels, THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett and SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffmann. Non-fiction: EXTRAORDINARY, ORDINARY PEOPLE: A Memoir of Family by Condoleezza Rice; and CARRY ME HOME by Diane McWhorter (the remarkably written account of civil rights history in Birmingham, Alabama, the hometown of Ms. Rice.)
ADDITIONAL NOTES from our February discussion:
· The article "Grady's Gift," by Howell Raines was published in the New York Times on 12.1.91. In this essay Mr. Raines reflects on his white family in Birmingham, AL during the years of civil rights struggle, and Grady, the young woman who "came to iron and clean and cook for $18 a week, and stayed for seven years," and profoundly affected the person he became.
A final recommended title is CELIA A SLAVE: A True Story by Melton McLaurin. Set in Fulton, MO in the 1850's it recounts the dramatic story of a woman who finally killed the man who had owned and abused her, and then stood trial for his murder.