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In brief
- On Monday, 2 March the ATO released Building Confidence, a publication which replaces the Annual Compliance Program to outline its key areas of upcoming compliance focus across all taxpayer groups.
- Building Confidence reflects the ATO's commitment that the community should have confidence that non-compliance is dealt with so there is a level playing field for all taxpayers. The ATO is attempting to strike an appropriate balance between encouragement and enforcement and aims to deploy a range of strategies to bring about more open and early engagement with taxpayers on matters of tax compliance.
- While those taxpayers perceived to be willing participants can expect a 'lighter touch experience' with respect to ATO compliance intervention, taxpayers not meeting this standard can expect that the ATO will tailor its compliance activities according to their behaviour and the level of perceived risk associated.
- Building Confidence provides guidance on the issues, transactions and industries that will be subject to a heightened compliance focus over the coming 12 months. Taxpayers should be aware of these areas of focus and also be prepared for ATO engagement at an earlier stage than has traditionally been the case.
In detail
In the wake of feedback from tax professionals and industry representatives the ATO has released a new publication entitled Building Confidence to replace its previous Annual Compliance Program. This material is available online and is expected to be revised on an iterative basis to provide taxpayers with timely updates on new and evolving ATO compliance initiatives.
Consistent with earlier announcements by the Commissioner and Senior ATO officials, Building Confidence signifies a continuing shift in the ATO's strategic approach for conducting its compliance activities. In seeking to engender an environment of cooperative compliance throughout the taxpaying community the ATO foreshadows that for those perceived to be willing participants the ATO will offer a lighter touch experience that should result in less effort in meeting their obligations. Conversely, for those taxpayers perceived not to be doing the right thing, they should expect the ATO's compliance activities reviews, audits, etc) to be appropriately tailored in light of their behaviour and the level of risk
In seeking to facilitate this differentiated approach, the ATO is clearly signalling more open, transparent and earlier engagement with taxpayers with a view to reducing traditional 'back-end' compliance activities. Recent ATO initiatives such as the Pre-lodgement Compliance Review (PCR) program and the streamlined process for Private Binding Rulings (PBR) were early steps in line with this objective and taxpayers should be on notice that now, more than ever, they will need to be prepared for ATO intervention at a much earlier stage when seeking to satisfy their compliance obligations.
In outlining the ATO's compliance strategies over the coming 12 months this latest publication highlights the key areas of compliance focus across each of the taxpayer groups.
The key takeaways and insights in relation to those taxpayers in the Public Groups and International and the Privately Owned and Wealthy Groups segments follow below.
Public Groups and International
Earlier engagement with taxpayers continues to be an overarching focus for the ATO in relation to Public Groups and International, with Building Confidence outlining objectives to increase pre-lodgement compliance arrangements available to taxpayers. It is expected that current ATO initiatives which promote greater certainty for taxpayers on their lodgement positions, such as annual compliance arrangements, advanced pricing arrangements and mutual agreement procedures, will continue to evolve. In conjunction with increasing pre-lodgement compliance approaches, the ATO will also seek to use existing systems and controls outside of the ATO as part of an integrated compliance function. The External Compliance Assurance Process (ECAP) Pilot that invites the involvement of independent statutory auditors is currently under evaluation and may be expanded to pre-lodgement compliance checking.
Further, enhanced bi-lateral networks and international information sharing has continued to improve information channels available to the ATO. Practically, this means taxpayers should expect the ATO to be better informed and better prepared, meaning taxpayers will have to be audit ready at an earlier stage.
Not unexpectedly, the compliance focus for the next 12 months raises issues that commonly appear as part of the Commissioner's recent announcements, with Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) featuring prominently in light of the increasing public and political focus on this area. The ATO has expressly stated that they are reviewing offshore service and marketing hub arrangements and will be particularly interested in matters involving perceived profit shifting through transfer pricing and business value chain restructures.
Taxpayers need to be aware of the major industry sectors that the ATO has outlined as the focus of its compliance activities over the coming 12 month period, including banking and finance, energy and resources, superannuation, and insurance.
Significant tax issues attracting ATO attention in 2015
- Capital gains tax
- Losses – capital and revenue
- Eligibility for tax concessions
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Divestments of major asset, demergers and cessation of business operations
- Capital management including share buy-backs, capital raising, return of capital
- Private equity entry and exits
- Initial public offerings
- Issues involving trusts
- Tax consolidation issues
- Financial arrangements
- Infrastructure investments
- Offshore evasion
Privately Owned and Wealthy Groups
Building Confidence also provides confirmation that ATO resources for Privately Owned groups will continue to largely focus on countering perceived aggressive structuring, avoidance and abusive arrangements. Project Wickenby will continue to investigate illegal offshore schemes, while the passing of the deadline for taxpayers to sign up to the Project Do It initiative means that we can expect that ATO to aggressively pursue those taxpayers with offshore arrangements who were eligible to participate in this amnesty but failed to register.
Activities that will be the focus of significant ATO scrutiny for taxpayers in this group will include capital losses, poor tax and economic performance, one-off or unusual transactions and profit shifting.
Data Matching
The ATO's increased information gathering and data matching capabilities also mean that taxpayers should expect ATO attention in circumstances where key tax data does not align with tax returns or key business performance, whether this is attributable to non-reported income or utilising and generating losses.
The ATO receives data from many sources, including banks, financial institutions and other government agencies. This data is matched against ATO information to identify people and businesses that that buy and sell houses, investment properties, cars, boats and other assets and may not be reporting all their income.
As an example, the ATO is in the process of obtaining data from Australian share registries to cross- reference with its own internal data to identify cases for compliance and educational strategies. The ATO will obtain share ownership and disposal data dating back to the start of the Capital Gains Tax regime (19 September 1985) through to the end of the 2014-15 financial year. It is estimated that the total number of records that will be obtained is more than 95 million, relating to around 1.2 million individuals.
The takeaway
While Building Confidence demonstrates a shift in emphasis in the way that the ATO seeks t0 engage with taxpayers to ensure they meet their tax and superannuation obligations, it also highlights programs, strategies and identified risk areas that will enable more effective identification of potential risk of non- compliance from taxpayers. Taxpayers should continue to monitor updates to Building Confidence to remain up to date on ATO initiatives which may assist in providing greater certainty to their tax positions and minimise the potential for unwanted ATO attention.


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Boulevard Chocolate Ale
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A seasonal brew in their Smokestack Series it is rather limited brew, but one you should try at least once. The interplay between chocolate and malt is so well balanced that it creates a very unique flavor that I've never come across before. A lot of the times it is the darker beers that are […] ... [Read more]
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I love beer. I think at this point, that's got to be a fairly obvious point. I love it for the taste, yes, the smell, the look and the unbelievable varieties. But I also love the circumstance that surrounds each brew. I rarely here the hiss of a bottle cap and proceed to slam back […] ... [Read more]
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St. Bernardus Prior 8
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I stare at the round little man. He's laughing. Again. Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice… St. Bernardus, with its pesky little carbonation problem, has struck again. This time in the form of Prior 8. I knew the chance of explosion was again present, as the other few of this brewery had […] ... [Read more]
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Its confession time. I skipped church this morning, vying instead for a late wake-up call and a relaxing morning. This season, and especially this week, can be somewhat tiring and I knew looking ahead, that my wife and I wouldn't be getting much quality time in the next several days. So here I am, pouring […] ... [Read more]

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Alienware X51 Malaysia - World-Class Performance At the Comfort of Your Home
American computer technology giants, Dell are at it again - expanding their prestigious Alienware gaming desktop series with the X51. Reinforced with high-performance Intel® processors, improved graphics and an optional liquid cooling system that enables overclocking, the X51 is definitely a must-have for gaming enthusiasts looking for superior performance.
Advanced Liquid Cooling for Extended Gameplay
Playing games on smaller gaming computers generally might cause high noise and heat levels, thus reducing overall performance and durability. However, with the X51's cutting-edge liquid cooling technology, expect an incredibly quiet liquid cooling solution that effectively reduces the heat of the system. The X51 has a compact blower design that pushes heat out of the chassis with low noise levels that can be easily covered by in-game audio or chatting with friends. The advanced cooling system ensures efficient heat transfer, so overclocking is no longer an issue as well – allowing you to maximize the X51's potential. Keep calm and continue gaming!
Enjoy the 4K Gaming Experience
You have seen the X51 in major gaming competitions so you should be familiar with the stellar graphics that it provides. By itself, the X51 boasts an impressive gaming performance at 1080p and supports up to an NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 graphics card. Moreover, you can heighten your gaming experience to a whole new level with the optional Alienware Graphics Amplifier. The NVIDIA® or AMD-enabled graphics on the external amplifier enable support for Ultra HD 4K gaming with an immersive 3840x2160 resolution advanced gameplay.
Increased Storage for Favourite Games
The X51 also offers more storage options without compromising its size and overall performance. Hence, there is more than ample space to archive games, tunes, videos and so on. The X51 supports M.2 PCIe SSDs which has their own dedicated data connection, which minimizes performance sharing or loss. With the usage of the PCIe SSDs, another advantage that the user experiences is that the games, tunes and other media will load much faster with up to 4GB/s of total bandwidth.
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Kabuki Japanese Restaurant
The expansive Town Square shopping area located a short drive down Las Vegas Blvd. from the Strip is home to some mighty fine upscale shopping (including the Whole Foods Market seen on the Las Vegas Top Chef season). It's no surprise that it would also feature some interesting dining. On a recent Wednesday evening we had an opportunity to dine at one of the restaurants that we somehow missed on previous visits to Town Square.
Arriving prior to the dinner rush hour we had an opportunity to enjoy our comfortable surroundings with some excellent house sake and a bowl of edamame while perusing the menu and the extensive sushi list. In addition to all the expected traditional sushi offerings was a tempting list of intriguing specialty rolls. We started our meal with an assortment of sushi and couldn't resist the Gyoza dumplings. Both were outstanding. The sushi was top quality; the dumplings were plump, well seasoned and beautifully presented in an addicting citrus spiked sauce.
Our main courses, Tonkatso ($11.95) and Beef Teriyaki ($11.95) were both winners. Both started with a comforting miso soup and included simple but nicely dressed and presented salads. Both of the main courses are standard offerings in most Japanese restaurants and can be dismal when poorly executed. Not the case here. The beef, ordered medium arrived exactly as ordered. Tender pieces of beef on a tasty pool of teriyaki sauce were a winner. The Tonkatsu, a generous boneless pork cutlet breaded in crispy panko breadcrumbs was crispy, juicy and cooked to perfection.
There wasn't a missed beat anywhere throughout our dinner. Service was impeccable; friendly and attentive. Judging on the line waiting to be seated as we left it was obvious that Kabuki is no longer a well kept secret. We plan a return visit very soon to make it a full out sushi evening at the one of the nicest looking sushi bars we've seen in Vegas. We look forward to exploring that seriously impressive sake list as well (especially the sparkling sake!)
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By: Nabita Sharma, RTI International in Nepal
February 5, 2012 - It was a bright and sunny morning in Biratnagar in Morang District. Everyone was excited and a little nervous. It was the first time ever that the Government of Nepal had held a campaign there to distribute medicines to control and eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) through mass drug administration (MDA). Health teams from the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), World Health Organization (WHO) and RTI International (RTI) were all preparing for the days' events and in attendance at the morning's inaugural launch.
People from the community also gathered for the festivities. Nabita Sharma, an observer from RTI International providing support for the MDA with funding from USAID saw a man and his son sitting in the corner looking frightened. She saw that the father was suffering from LF, evident by his swollen leg (elephantiasis) and went to talk to them.
About fourteen years ago, Dilip Bhagat moved to Biratnagar with his wife, two sons and one daughter. The place was new to him. He worked seasonal jobs and managed to feed his family. After living in Biratnagar for four years, he started to feel pain in his calf and had frequent fevers. He took analgesic tablets to relieve the pain, but it only lasted for a few hours. Gradually his leg started to swell. He could not work because of pain.
Dilip showed Nabita his swollen leg. He said that someone from the District Public Health Office had come to tell him about the MDA today. He was hopeful the medicines would help but he was also worried. He had heard that people can die if they take the drugs. He had been told that if a person has LF he or she could have side effects from the drugs. His son continued, "I am studying now. I have two brothers and one sister. What will happen if something bad happens to my father?" Nabita invited Dr. Krishna Shah, the Medical Officer, to talk to both father and son about their concerns. He explained, "Today we are administering 2 drugs together, albendazole and DEC to control and eliminate LF. The medicine DEC may cause side effects, like nausea, headache and dizziness in people who are infected with LF but these are minor and are nothing to be afraid of. More importantly, the drugs will help slow the progress of the disease in your father and help prevent it from further damaging the affected areas of the body." Talking to the boy, he said "It's important that you and other members of your family take the medicines too. They will reduce transmission of the parasite that causes LF, preventing the spread of the disease and protecting the rest of your family from ever having to face the same suffering from elephantiasis, like your father has had to endure all these years." After considering all they had learned, Dilip and his son decided to participate in the MDA and take the medicines.
A year later, when Nabita went to Biratnagar for the annual LF MDA, she went looking for Dilip Bhagat. What she found brought her great happiness. He was having lunch in his new vegetable shop. When he saw her, he too was happy. He said that the drugs had given him new life. Not only had the medicines relieved him from pain, but the instructed home care helped the swelling in his leg to decrease. He was able to open this vegetable shop and support his family. He thanked the organizers of the MDA for providing him such relief and peace in knowing his children would never have to suffer from LF and elephantiasis. He and his family members would all participate in the MDA this year.
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Maria Christina: Spain's Beloved Queen Regent
|Queen Maria Christina of Spain with her two daughters and the young King
Alfonso XIII. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Maria Christina Henriette Desideria Felicitas Raineria would serve as Queen Consort of King Alfonso XII of Spain and, after his death and until his son, Alfonso XIII obtained majority, would become her kingdom's Queen Regent.
She was born at Židlochovice Castle near Brno, in Moravia, on July 21, 1858. Her father was daughter of Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria while her mother was Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria. In her youth, she was described as "tall, fair, sensible, and well educated".
On November 29, 1879, she married King Alfonso XII of Spain at the Basilica of Atocha, Madrid. Prior to their marriage, the King took for a wife Princess Mercedes of Orleans. However, their marriage only lasted for only less than a year following Mercedes' untimely death.
Christina gave the King two daughters: Infanta María de las Mercedes of Spain; married Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies; Infanta María Teresa of Spain; married Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria.
The Queen was pregnant with their third child when King Alfonso XIII died of dysentery. The throne was declared vacant until Maria Christina gave birth to their third child: if a male was to be born, that child would become king, if a female, her elder daughter, Infanta María Mercedes, would take the throne.
Eventually, a son was born who took the name Alfonso XIII. Maria Christina served as regent until he attained his majority in 1902. While her regency saw the loss of Cuba and the Philippines as Spanish colonies in 1898, she was nevertheless praised as for balance and respect for the constitutional rights. In fact, many political reforms were introduced during her regency to prevent political conflicts and chaos in a bid to preserve the crown for her son until he became an adult.
With King Alfonso XIII's marriage to Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Maria Christina lost her position as first lady at court, but she still continued to wield influence in court. Her death on February 6, 1929, due to heart disease was a serious blow on Alphonso XIII. Two years after, the monarchy collapsed and he was deposed after a plebiscite in favor of a republic.


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The boy who sits behind me
Is really, really mean.
He tells me I have cooties and
I smell like a sardine.
He tries to steal my pencils
And my favorite crayons, too.
I wish his folks would move away
And lock him in the zoo.
He cheats on every spelling test
And blames it all on me.
He always pulls my ponytail.
I wish he'd let me be.
He talks too loud, his laugh is weird.
I wish that he were mute.
But the worstest thing about him is
I think he's kinda cute.
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ROYAL Show organisers have embarked on their biggest ever charity giveaway, allowing 9000 disabled children and the needy to enter free.
Royal Show Society chief executive John Rothwell said 225 welfare organisations were distributing the 9000 tickets, which were worth $150,000.
"We like the tickets to go to the disabled and disadvantaged and we came up with a fair way of getting them out there because the requests from everyone are overwhelming" he said.
Today The Advertiser shows readers how to participate in 82 show activities free.
Mr Rothwell said show organisers were especially keen to help disabled children attend as part of their therapy.
"The actual stimulation of being at the show, the socialising, the activities, touching the animals, the noise all make a real difference for many disabled people, especially the children," he said.
Mr Rothwell said show organisers encouraged people to seek out free activities, including free food at various tastings.
"When you think about it there is a lot; there are four entertainment stages that you can sit at or stand at all for free, there are three educational or skills stages, free roving entertainment, the main arena has a two-hour daily program which used to cost but now is free," he said.
Catherine House shelter for homeless women spokesman Yvette Hubbard said the response from people was overwhelming.
"It lets them get out into the community and feel a part of the community and also meet their children and have a day out together that the children really enjoy and we are overwhelmingly in support of the show doing this," she said.
Ashford Special School spokeswoman Alycia Eley said the school used the show as part of its horticultural program.
"They go so excited, from the moment we find out we have the tickets and are going to the show it is all they can talk about," she said.
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Blasphemy – a reading
Yes, that's a muni. And yes, he does look like he's guzzling beer. You have a problem, refer to title of post.
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This is nothing unusual. In most villages, whenever there is a padaiyal for a muni, ayyanar, or guardian of the village, toddy and meat are usually offered.
This is a great choice of a theme
And am going to miss it 🙁
That said, any possibility of doing these over chilled beer taking into account the weather of late 🙂
Wow! Nice tweak!
This is awesome. Who did the photo? Who did the poster?
Is this some kinda joke. Because Sharanya's post says RSVP quickly and the comments are closed.
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Do You Have a Favorite Science Teacher? Adopt-A-Doc in Their Honor
by Debbie Nuchols 30 Aug, 2012 in Products and Content
What is Adopt-A-Doc? Adopt-A-Doc is another way OSTI is working to increase the availability of important research. You can be a part of accelerating scientific discovery and help make important research available online by sponsoring the digitization of any adoptable U.S Department of Energy (DOE) technical report. Your report will be made full-text searchable by DOE search engines like Science Accelerator.gov and Science.gov; as well as be exposed to general purpose search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo.
The Adopt-A-Doc database currently has over 200,000 technical reports that have not been digitized and are available for adoption. You may find a technical report that you want to share with others or you think worthy of making broadly available on the web to support the advancement of science. The Adopt-A-Doc service is available for a nominal fee and allows you to request recognition via a certificate of appreciation indicating that the electronic technical report was made possible by your contribution. The certificate will appear as the first page of the document for the indefinite future. You may also request an acknowledgment in honor or in memory of a recipient.
For more information, please visit www.osti.gov/adoptadoc, or contact Debbie Nuchols at email@example.com or (865) 576-5699.
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Preservation Week 2012, April 22-28
by Kate Bannan 24 Apr, 2012 in Science Communications
Preservation Week was created in 2010 because there are over 630 million items in collecting institutions such as libraries that require immediate attention and care.
Preserving books, articles and other important information is no easy task because as many as 80% of these institutions have no paid staff dedicated to carry out these activities, and 22% operate without any collections care personnel. Complicating matters, it is estimated that 2.6 billion items are not protected by an emergency plan, which means these resources are in jeopardy should a disaster strike. One way to protect and preserve these resources, as well as make them more readily available to a wider audience, is digital preservation.
Digital preservation is active management of digital content. Some items are created in a digital format, but many (and all older documents) have to be converted from their original physical format into a digital format. This takes time and can be costly to do, so many collections remain in non-digital formats.
OSTI is the office that develops and maintains efficient, state-of-the-art tools for access and delivery of research results from the entire Department of Energy. OSTI fulfills Department of Energy responsibilities related to the collection, preservation and dissemination of scientific and technical information emanating from the agency's R&D activities and makes the information globally available in real time, via...
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You Can Be a Part of Accelerating Scientific Discovery!
by Susan Tackett 13 Aug, 2009 in Products and Content
Did you know that you can help make important research available online by adopting a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) technical report? There are more than 300,000 DOE technical reports in need of digitization. In fact, most DOE technical reports from the 1940s to 1991 are still only available in hard copy or microfiche. This means that important research is not electronically accessible by researchers and the public.
You may find a technical report that you want to share with others or you think worthy of making indefinitely available on the web to support the advancement of science. When you search for important science information in your area of interest, you can choose to sponsor the digitization of any adoptable technical report. The cost is $85 (approximately the same cost as ordering a hard copy).
You can request recognition via a sponsor "certificate" indicating that the technical report was made electronically available through your contribution. The certificate will appear as the first page of the document. Or, you may request an acknowledgment in honor of . . . or in memory of . . . , etc. to appear as the first page of the document. However, if you prefer to be an anonymous sponsor, no recognition will be placed in the report....
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ROI of 10,000,000% -- Would You Invest?
by Brian Hitson 22 Jul, 2009 in Products and Content
Even the most outrageous Ponzi scheme couldn't promise a return of 10 million percent, but that's the return to be realized by opening the Department of Energy's historic R&D findings to the web. Yes, you have to accept certain assumptions, but it's not a major leap. Let's review the math.
Since the early 1940s (even before the Atomic Energy Commission -- a DOE predecessor), the U.S. government has been investing billions of dollars in energy-related and basic scientific research. Up until the late 1990s, most of the results from this work were recorded in papers (literally). The vast majority of these papers are under the watchful eye of DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). Since 2000, DOE's R&D reports have been generated entirely electronically; so, all of these are available on OSTI's Information Bridge web product. And, through a combination of its own efforts and collaborations with key partners such as the IAEA's International Nuclear Information System (INIS), OSTI has been able to digitize technical reports dating back to the early 1990s -- also available through Information Bridge. In addition to these efforts, OSTI is also trying other innovative approaches, such as Adopt-A-Doc, where individuals or organizations can sponsor the digitization of individual reports or small subset collections. But that leaves essentially... Related Topics: digitization, Adopt-A-Doc, Information Bridge (IB)
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What's in the OSTI Legacy Collection?
by Tim Byrne 20 Mar, 2009 in Products and Content
The DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information legacy collection contains an estimated one million technical reports representing six decades of energy research that is, for the most part, unavailable in electronic format. On average, OSTI receives close to two hundred requests each month to digitize specific reports, with the vast majority of the requests coming from DOE employees and contractors. The legacy collection represents an enormous investment in research and development from the Atomic Energy Commission, Energy Research and Development Administration and Department of Energy. With the growing tendency of many researchers to rely solely on research information available electronically, this incredibly valuable resource collection is often ignored. By not having electronic access to previous research, scientific advancement may be diminished and funds wasted duplicating what has already been done.
OSTI has recently implemented the Adopt-a-Doc program that allows the general public to pay for the digitization of a document of their choosing. Documents in need of digitization can be identified by searching the Energy Citations Database and clicking on the Materials available for digitization box on the Fielded Search window. This is proving to be a popular service. Unfortunately, with the level of digitization that OSTI can currently handle, it will take a very long time to digitize the entire legacy collection.
The birth of the OSTI legacy collection really began with the declassification and distribution of reports from the Manhattan Project. Following the end of World War II, our nation was inquisitive and interested in the government's hitherto top-secret program on...
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Approximately 10,000 DOE research documents added to the Information Bridge searchable database
by Michelle Turpin 17 Apr, 2008 in Products and Content
Our OSTI team recently completed digitizing and uploading to the Information Bridge database about 10,000 documents issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (from 1991 to 1994). This means that citizens can now search this database and rapidly download these documents in full text - all for free.
The exciting part? Previous to this upload, these documents were very difficult to find - either on the Internet or in hard copy.
Even more exciting? These documents bring the total Information Bridge Energy Department reports (issued from 1991 to present) to more than 165,000. This research is in science fields such as physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, etc.
OSTI plans to continue digitizing DOE legacy documents so that you can find even more science information on the Web.
The Information Bridge is a DOE Science Accelerator resource.
Michelle Turpin
Information Bridge Product Manager
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Keeper Steve's super show as new boss Adams takes first step towards Blades survival with clean sheet at old club
AIDY Boothroyd insists he is not overly bothered whether his team win, lose or draw so long as they deliver consistent performances.
With Sheffield United locked in a desperate battle for Championship survival, that is not a luxury Micky Adams enjoys.
But, despite departing the Ricoh Arena still searching for his first win since taking charge of the visitors four games ago, the 49-year-old returned home convinced they had just taken an important step forward in the scramble to avoid the drop.
Having identified a porous back four as one of the biggest threats to United's hopes of competing in the second tier next term, Adams was delighted with the application they showed to keep Coventry City at bay during a furious start which saw Boothroyd's side win 15 first-half corners.
But while debutants Joe Mattock and Shane Lowry put themselves on the line when required, United were still indebted to Steve Simonsen as they recorded their first goalless draw of the campaign.
The former England under-21 international produced a series of splendid saves to frustrate the hosts with an excellent double block to deny Lukas Jutkiewicz and Gary McSheffrey the pick of a memorable bunch.
"We're all delighted," Simonsen said, "Everything we've spoken about during the build-up has been about getting back to basics. That's what we've been working on and that's what we did.
"We are in trouble. No-one here is dancing around that fact.
"We were under the cosh to begin with but we defended really, really well and that's got to be a pre-requisite for anyone in our position. We've shown that we can stand up to that type of pressure.
"I thought I had a pretty decent day while the rest of the lads just got on with grinding a result out."
Simonsen, proving himself to be master of the understatement as well as man of the-match, also foiled Freddy Eastwood and Carl Baker as City pressurised United's young and new-look rearguard. He enjoyed a huge slice of luck after the interval when, having palmed McSheffrey's free-kick on to the woodwork, the ball bounced off his back before nestling on the roof of the net.
But not even Boothroyd, who labelled Simonsen's performance "terrific," sought to argue his good fortune was undeserved.
"I don't know how that one stayed out, to be honest," Simonsen acknowledged. "But when it did that's when you really start to believe there was no way they were going to score."
Ensuring that confidence remains intact is one of Adams' most pressing concerns over the coming weeks. Had Stephen Quinn not spurned an excellent opportunity to snatch victory during the closing stages then his task would have appeared a whole lot easier.
But Adams, who spent 24 months in charge of United's opponents before waving goodbye to Warwickshire four seasons ago, seemed quietly satisfied with final outcome.
"That was a hard-earned point but when we had to defend I thought we were excellent," he said. "In fact, we probably had the best chance in the end but that would have been nicking it.
"What Coventry do is try and identify your weak spots and then keep hammering away at them. But we didn't have any weak links out there. Everyone stood up to be counted when required."
City started the afternoon bottom of the division's form table without a win in six.
Having survived their onslaught, United posed some questions of their own, with Ched Evans testing Keiren Westwood with a delicate toe-poke and Quinn going close.
But Boothroyd, who saw McSheffrey blaze high and wide at the death, cut a defiant figure afterwards.
"We created enough to have won five games let alone one," he said. "But although I'm disappointed with the result I'm pleased with the way things are going.
"People can get too hung up about winning and losing."


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Barefoot Lady bouncing
Richard Fahey with the latest news from his yard ahead of Newmarket this weekend where his Barefoot Lady runs in the 1000 Guineas.
By Richard Fahey
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Top trainer Richard Fahey has signed a deal to write as lead racing columnist for skysports.com during the 2011 Flat season. Fahey scaled new heights in 2010, amassing more than £2 million in prize money and a best ever seasonal tally of 181 winners was showcased by the Group One success of Wootton Bassett in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere. Here he brings us the latest news from his yard as well as the inside track on all of his runners this weekend.
French Guineas pencilled in for Bassett
While it's a real shame Wootton Bassett doesn't go in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket I'm glad we made the decision to skip the race.
Two weeks is a long time and it just allows us to get him spot on. I just felt I was trying to force him there and though his work was good he just wasn't ready for Newmarket. He's just had a week cantering and he'll work again next week.
I'd say he'll go to France on May 15 for the French 2000 Guineas now. He's had two gallops and an easy week which just takes the pressure off. Hopefully I'll work him next week and we'll be able to go to France.
Frankel's Guineas without Wootton
Frankel looks the real deal. He's won every race he's run in and done it really well. It's his biggest test for sure being the main race of the year for three-year-old milers but I'd like to be training him.
Looking at form I think Wootton Bassett is the only horse that could have given him a race. Our form from France has worked out well and we really don't know how good our fellow is yet - we just know he's good.
We'd have made him sweat anyway, but with a bit of luck we can take him on later in the season.
Exciting Miss Work Of Art Ascot bound
Miss Work Of Art won well at Ascot on Thursday and she's a filly we like a lot. She surprised us first time out as she'd only done two little bits of work but she's improved a lot for it. It wasn't a major shock that she won at Ascot as she did some work with an older horse the other day and I couldn't believe what she did.
She could be a bit special - we like her a lot. She's a great temperament, everything about her is right and Paul Hanagan says she will come on again. She got stuck out on the wing a little bit on her own at Ascot, she was sort of dossing about but Paul says once he grabbed hold of her she took off.
She's very exciting, as nice a filly as we've ever had. She's not slow either - I know she looked a bit sluggish and green the other day but she's got speed. Five or six furlongs is fine for her now and we've pencilled her in for a listed race at York. She'll be Royal Ascot bound after that - either in the Queen Mary or the Albany.
Her win gives me confidence about our juveniles but I'm not quite sure where we are with them yet. With the grass being so firm I haven't been able to do as I like with them so I am guessing a little bit.
Our fillies have been doing well on the track and I've some cracking colts that are working very well. I'd just like to get them up on the grass and have a good sort out but on the whole I'm very excited about our juveniles.
Diamond could be our jewel in the crown
It was great to have a treble at Musselburgh last Saturday. I wouldn't have Alejandro near the top of the pecking order among our two-year-olds but he's done nothing wrong and that bodes well for the colt. High Office has always wanted a trip but he's just been so weak and backward but he's starting to mature now. That was a career-high performance and he did it well.
But the best of the trio was Glen's Diamond who is just a real racehorse. He hated the track and they didn't go quick enough - everything went wrong for him and he still won. He's probably a very talented horse, as exciting a staying horse as I've ever had. He's doing everything right.
The problem with a horse like him is I'd like to go the handicap route but there's only the Edinburgh Cup (at Musselburgh on Derby day) that I can aim him at over 1m4f but he didn't handle the track. We might take the bull by the horns and step him up to listed or Group company now as we do think he's a good horse.
Cosmic a huge price for Chester Cup
Just a quick heads up for next week as Cosmic Sun looks a huge price in the Chester Cup. If he stays he'll take a bit of beating and on breeding I think he'll get the trip. His dam won over three miles and his sire's Helissio and they stay all day.
He won a Roseberry over 1m4f which is too sharp for him but they went flat out and it suited him. He's in really good form and if he gets a good draw and he picks up like we know he can he'll take all the beating.
Saturday Runners
We got Kay Gee Be at the sales and I was delighted for Mark Leatham as he was bought with a plan to have a touch on him first time out and luckily it came off. It didn't actually go to plan, we were supposed to make the running but he won well in the end and the runner-up has won again. He's a horse with ability but it's a step up in the Qipco Sponsors British Champions Series Suffolk Handicap at Newmarket. I just find this meeting very tough because if the Newmarket boys have got a well handicapped one I'm sure they'll run it at this meeting as it's their showcase. But he's still on the up and is in great order so I hope he runs well.
It's tough for three-year-old sprinters but Arctic Feeling is a listed winner and as there's few races for him we've got to chuck him in against the old boys in the Pearl Bloodstock Palace House Stakes. It would be some performance if he could beat them at this time of year but it will be really tough. He's done well over the winter and he's a very quick horse - they won't take him off the bridle early on, but it's just whether he's good enough at the end of it.
Our Joe Mac goes in the totesport.com Thirsk Hunt Cup and he's been extremely disappointing. He's been working well - before the Lincoln we had nothing over a mile that could go with this horse but he's got to start running a race shortly. We might end up sticking headgear on him soon. In the same race we've Justonefortheroad and he keeps on surprising me. He ran a blinder at Doncaster as everything went wrong for him and he could run okay. Our Joe Mac would beat him 10 lengths at home but as we know you've got to do it on the track.
Crimson Cloud probably just needs the run in the totepool A Better Way To Bet Classified Stakes. She's a laid-back filly and in good order but she's built like a colt. I saw her this morning and she looks very tubby so the race will bring her on.
Elmfield Giant was trained for a mile and a half but he didn't stay so he drops back to 1m2f in the crownhotel-bawtry.co.uk Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster. He ran alright at Thirsk, much better than where he finished. This trip will suit him better and he won't mind the ground. George Chaloner's a good little rider so I'm hoping he runs a big race.
Springleaf ran okay last time and the run seems to have done her good. It's a watching brief with her in the Frenchgate Shopping Centre Maiden Stakes but if she won I'd be delighted for David Armstrong. Her work has just been ordinary so it'll be interesting to see how she gets on.
Sunday runners
Barefoot Lady has been absolutely bouncing since the Nell Gwyn and I'm hoping she takes that form into the Qipco 1000 Guineas. We've paid £30,000 to supplement her and it's a lot of money but there will be nothing in the race in better form. She's taken her race well, looks better in her coat and everything has gone very well.
It's going to be very tough for her of course but at least she's arriving there and we're very happy with her. She's won on the track and I don't think the extra furlong will bother her. I think she'll have to find another 10lbs from her Nell Gwyn form but the extra distance could help so you never know. There's no negatives with her - it's just whether she's good enough. It's quite an open renewal and we haven't seen the better ones this season so it's hard to get a line on if they've trained on. At least we know we have.
On the same Newmarket card Johannes will run in the Al Rayan Handicap over six furlongs. He'll love the ground and everything is right for him but it's a typical sprint handicap and if you ran it ten times you'd get a different result every time.
Bridle Belle will run over ten furlongs in the Qipco Supporting Racing Welfare Handicap. It's a step up in trip but just what she wants. I was a bit disappointed with her at Doncaster but Paul just felt she probably needed the ring rustiness taken out of her. Maybe the handicapper has got hold of her, we'll see, but the step up in trip will help.
Up at Hamilton European Dream will run in the totepool Buttonhook Handicap as long as the ground is suitable for him. He ran okay at Musselburgh and Paul just felt that he sulked down on the inside and once he pulled him out he came home and definitely got the trip. We're keen to run him again quickly, but softer ground would be better for him.
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Cook's Warehouse: Recipe for Success
January 25, 2012,
By Allison Zisko
Mary Moore is on the move.
The newest store location, in the East Cobb neighborhood of Marietta, Ga., offers the same format and product mix as the other three stores--roughly 5,000 square feet of brands like Wusthof, Zwilling, All-Clad and Le Creuset. What's different in East Cobb is Moore's partnership with Whole Foods, which has granted her 32 linear feet of space that is branded The Cook's Warehouse within the Whole Foods store next door. The Cook's Warehouse is responsible for all the housewares products sold there; Moore and her team pick the products and manage the inventory.
"It's great exposure for us. The sales there have been very good," said Moore, who spoke to HFN during last month's Gift & Home Furnishings Market in Atlanta. Business was up 28 percent in December 2011 without the new store, and up 65 percent with it.
Whole Foods carries some housewares products in its stores, but it doesn't deal with a lot of vendors, according to Moore. "We can offer a much broader selection and assortment for them," Moore said. The Whole Foods housewares assortment is made up of primarily gadgets considered essential to people shopping in a grocery store, like silicone utensils, pot holders and the like.
The partnership provides cross-marketing opportunities for both retailers. They play up each other's offerings, and Moore uses Whole Foods produce during the cooking classes in her store. "It's a nice thread that runs through the business," she said.
Moore is also broadening the product mix in all her stores (one in midtown Atlanta, two in the Atlanta suburbs and one in Decatur, Ga.). Currently, gadgets account for roughly 60 percent of her business; she also has strong cutlery and cookware departments. Wusthof is her number-one brand in cutlery, but she has also increased her business with Zwilling, and that is "coming on strong." The Cook's Warehouse carries a full assortment of Zwilling cutlery, along with its Staub and Demeyere cookware brands, and late last year it opened a Zwilling shop-in-shop in the East Cobb store, a first for Zwilling in the U.S. and a first for The Cook's Warehouse.
"We are very pleased with the partnership and results from our first U.S. shop-in-shop at The Cook's Warehouse," said Patrick Accorsi, vice president of sales at Zwilling. "Mary's staff is passionate and extremely knowledgeable, which has been clearly demonstrated in our above-average sales figures. We attribute our mutual success to an excellent selection of high-quality products and a well-trained staff."
Moore also wants to expand her tabletop assortment. "We're extremely utilitarian," she explained, "so we have an opportunity to grow with gift and tabletop." Moore's strength is culinary--before founding The Cook's Warehouse in 1995 she managed the kitchens and cooked at Atlanta restaurants Partners Morningside Cafe and Indigo Coastal Grill, and has shared her cooking expertise via numerous television and radio broadcasts and speaking engagements--but she credited a great buying team for expanding the retailer's reach. They have done well with WMF's Bistro collection, Acacia wood serving pieces and whiteware, and have started working with vendors such as tag and Fortessa. The tabletop focus will be more on serveware and accessories than dinnerware, Moore said.
Moore, a member of The Gourmet Catalog group, shops several trade shows to keep her assortment fresh. They include Atlanta--great for doing business, she said--the International Home + Housewares Show Chicago next month--"great for color trends, design trends and new products"--and the Canton Fair and the Hong Kong Houseware Fair in April.
Moore said she loves having an added half day in Chicago (the International Housewares Association, which owns and organizes the show, has changed the opening day to mid-day Saturday from Sunday morning) but hopes vendors will cooperate by staying for the duration of the show and not leave early, as has been rumored, according to Moore. "Part of the beauty of this industry is the strength of relationships. I think when vendors leave early, they are not respectful of the opportunities [to grow relationships with retailers, especially smaller independents.]" She said she plans to make the most of that show and hopes everyone else will too.
Moore already has a full plate, but she has plans to grow. Although 2012 will be a time for her to focus on infrastructure and honing back-office functions like staff training and point-of-sale systems, she will nonetheless keep her eye out for expansion possibilities. She has one site in Georgia in mind and is considering moving beyond the state, though nothing is imminent, she said.
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TWICEs Sana Shares Her Favourite Red Velvet Track
TWICEs Sana shared what Red Velvet track has been on her mind lately.
During a V Live on July 30, Sana was asked what she likes to listen to nowadays. She replied, I like Red Velvets Hear the Sea these days.
She explained, When Red Velvets new songs came out, I listened to all their songs. All their songs are great. But I was in the practice room alone and Hear the Sea came on, and I loved it.
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Measuring Pressure in Unsteady problems in specific time step
I am doing an unsteady case with Star-ccm+. I have done 300,000 iterations. but now I need to know the pressure in some specific time steps. My question is how I can measure pressure distribution in the previous time steps while I have not define any probe before.
I do not think if you can do that. Just to say that it is nice for next time to use autosave located in the File, to save after every specific time step.
A question: Why do you use transient, why not steady state?
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Many thanks for your answer; I am analysing A pitching airfoil problem so that I need to use unsteady solver.
Any way, It is a very bad news for me that it is not possible to go back to specific time step.
In the newer versions of Star-CCM+, there's a feature called 'Solution Histories' which allows you to do this sort of thing, but it must be set to record the data you're interested in before you begin iterating the solution.
And history files can get huge very quickly when you snapshot too often.
By the way, the amount of data is the reason why you can't access the pressure data afterwards, since it's not stored. A simple, nice 10 million trimmed cells mesh sim-file needs about 4GB space on the hard disk. About half of the space is needed for the solution, the other half for the mesh (just a rough number, depending on physics etc.). Now imagine, you'd run for several thousand time steps and save all the data every time step, to give a user the option to think about postprocessing after solving instead of thinking before.
Please let me know when you're planning to do this and I will open shop selling hard disks - and get my Corvette pretty quick!
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Why do an Easter Revision course in Physics at Ashbourne?
The Physics Easter Revision course will be taught by Dr Barry Rhule. Barry has a BSc in Mathematics and Physics from CNNA and a PhD in Physics from the University of London. He is a member of the London Mathematical Society and has been teaching Maths and Physics at Ashbourne for over ten years. Students will benefit from the expertise and enthusiasm of Barry as well as from the small class sizes and the individual attention that each student receives as part of the Easter Revision programme at Ashbourne.
There will be revision of the following areas:
Unit 1
AS unit 1 is called 'Particles, Quantum Phenomena and Electricity'.
Students study two contrasting topics in physics; particle physics and electricity. Through the study of these topics, students should gain an awareness of the on-going development of new ideas in physics and of the application of in-depth knowledge of well-established topics such as electricity. Particle physics introduces students to the fundamental properties and nature of matter, radiation and quantum phenomena.
Unit 2
AS unit 2 is called 'Mechanics, Materials and Waves'.
Students study the principles and applications of mechanics, materials and waves. The first section introduces vectors and then develops knowledge and understanding of forces and energy. In the second section, materials are studied in terms of their bulk properties and tensile strength. The final section develops in-depth knowledge of the characteristics, properties and applications of waves, including refraction, diffraction, superposition and interference.
Unit 3
AS unit 3 is called Investigative and Practical Skills in AS Physics
Students will carry out experimental and investigative activities in order to develop their practical skills. These activities will allow students to use their knowledge and understanding of Physics in planning, carrying out, analyzing and evaluating their work.
There will be revision of the following areas:
Unit 4
A2 unit 4 is called 'Fields and Further Mechanics'
Students build on the key ideas and knowledge covered in AS Physics. The first section advances the study of momentum and introduces circular and oscillatory motion and covers gravitation. Electric and magnetic fields are covered, together with basic electromagnetic induction. Electric filed lead into capacitors and how quickly they charge and discharge through a resistor. Magnetic fields lead into the generation and transmission of alternating current.
Unit 5
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This module consists of two sections. The first part of section A 'Nuclear and Thermal Physics' looks at the characteristics of the nucleus. In the second part of section A, the thermal properties of materials and the properties and nature of gases are studied in depth. Section B offers an opportunity to study one of the following optional topics to gain deeper understanding and awareness of a selected branch of physics. The branches are: Astronomy and Cosmology; Medical Physics; Applied Physics; Turning points in physics.
Unit 6
A2 Unit 6 is called 'Investigate and Practical skills in Physics'.
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I loved Kristen Parisi's narration, and the story itself.
The scotsman who was a family friend. Specifically, because of the way Kristen Parisi was able to portray him and her ability to do the scottish accent.
I really enjoyed this book. Because it was short, I listened to it at bedtime over the course of a few nights, and that was just perfect. Kristen Parisi's accent was fantastic, it really made me feel as though I was in victorian england. I thought the story was excellent as well, very unique which is always nice in the horror genre. I have to say though that I think there was an editing issue in the beginning of the book, where Kristen repeats a line a couple of times, and it did not seem intentional. I rewound that section to make sure it wasn't me. There were also a few times where it was difficult to distinguish which character was speaking, but by the dialogue I was able to identify him or her. I enjoyed the story very much up until the ending. It just seem to fit very well, and almost seemed to have been included as an afterthought. Lastly, the sound effects were great, I had never experienced this type of spoken word with an echo in an audiobook before, and I thought it really added to the overall experience. The problem was, most of the time it didn't make sense to me as to why it was being spoken, only at the end was I able to really comprehend what was going on with this. Overall, I enjoyed the book as it was written, and I enjoyed Kristen Parisi's narration of the book. I would love to listen to anything read by her again, and I would definitely listen to another of John Gregory Hancock's books. Overall, I would recommend this book.
On a side note, I was given a copy of this book for free in exchange for my honest review, and I hope based on what I've said, you can see that I have given just that.
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The 16 Best War Comics
War and all its aspects are fertile ground for stories of the human condition, whether creators choose to focus on positive examples of heroism and sacrifice, explore baser aspects such as hatred and bigotry, or show how the noble and the profane are intertwined.
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War comics as a genre date back to the Golden Age, with several patriotic titles popping up with the waging of World War II, like the famous first issue of "Captain America Comics" showing the star-spangled Avenger socking Adolf Hitler in the jaw a full year before the United States took part. Below is a list of 16 other top war comics, showcasing soldiers and sailors, spies and commandos, pilots and civilians; everyone dealing with the personal dilemma and terror that war can bring.
16. Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos
In 1963, Marvel was riding high with its brash approach to comics, the bombastic writing of Stan Lee and the eye-popping art from innovators Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Publisher Martin Goodman, however, disagreed with Lee about the key ingredients of that success. Lee bet him that he could make a winner out of a low-selling genre — the war comic — even if it had the worst title imaginable. Thus, "Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos" was born.
"Sgt. Fury" lived up to its billing as "the war mag for people who hate war mags." No grim musings here about how men are bent and broken by combat; under Kirby's pencil, this book was all-out action. Fury and his cohorts romped and wisecracked their way through one adventure after another, doing impossible deeds of derring do — such as Dum-Dum Dugan taking out a plane with a hand grenade. Along the way, Junior Juniper and Fury's girlfriend, Pamela Hawley, were killed off, giving the strip a tinge of seriousness. Kirby was followed by Dick Ayers, but the art got an upgrade when legendary war comics artist John Severin became inker and then solo artist.
15. Adventures in the Rifle Brigade
Garth Ennis and Carlos Ezquerra's "Adventures in the Rifle Brigade" took the action and the silliness of "Sgt. Fury" up to eleven. This 1990 three-issue miniseries from Vertigo introduced us to the sextet of the title. Each member of the team is a broadly drawn caricature of war-fightin' men. The unit is led by Capt. Hugo "Khyber" Darcy, who is so British, he is unaware the United States is an independent nation, and refuses to believe it when told.
Also along for the ride are the cigar-chomping, token American, Hank the Yank, who never says anything but "Gawd Dammit!"; the burly, almost mindless Sergeant Crumb, said to be the largest man in the British armed services; Corporal Geezer, assigned to the Brigade instead of prison for 413 murders; and The Piper, a proper Scot whose primary weapon is his bagpipe, made from human flesh, the playing of which has driven listeners to suicide. Last but not least is Second Lt. Cecil "Doubtful" Milk, as fey as everyone else is macho. The second miniseries, "Operation: Bollock," has the Brigade in a race to recapture a sensitive part of Adolf Hitler's anatomy ahead of rivals from the Americans, the Third Reich and fellow Brits. Both series were drawn by Carlos Esquerra.
14. Weird War Tales
The Comics Code, imposed in 1954, was the set of standards comics publishers pledged to adhere to when their stories were being written and drawn. It initially forbade a wide swath of content, including just about all the elements of horror stories. The Code was relaxed for the first time in 1971, allowing for stories of werewolves, vampires and other monsters. DC quickly took advantage of that new freedom to introduce "Weird War Tales" later that year. "Weird War Tales" was a blend of two genres: war comics and horror comics, with science-fiction, fantasy and mystery also thrown into the mix.
Each issue had a framing page featuring Death as a skeletal figure wearing a soldier's garb from a different era. The stories were written and drawn by a rotating crew of creators. Many were drawn by artists who lived in the Philippines, including Alfredo P. Acala, Nestor Redondo, Frank Redondo, Alex Nino, E.R. Cruz and Tony DeZuniga. There was a four-issue Vertigo series in 1997 and one-shot specials in 2000 and in 2010 with art by Darwyn Cooke.
13. Last Day in Vietnam
In 2000, comics legend Will Eisner produced "Last Day in Vietnam," a graphic novel anthology that was a mix of autobiographical tale, observation and retelling of the kind of slice-of-life stories that are so nonsensical, they have to be true. Eisner, who served in the Army during World War II, edited a magazine on vehicle maintenance until 1971. His contacts with soldiers and his own experiences inform the six tales in "Last Day," which take place during World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
The title story follows a major who is giddy about finishing his tour of duty, but the base is attacked and he sees more action in those 24 hours than he had in the previous 12 months. "A Purple Heart for George" features a back-of-the-lines soldier who goes on weekly benders and, each week, requests a transfer to a combat unit. Fortunately for him, his buddies, knowing the captain always grants such requests, make sure to destroy the document before the captain sees it. Unfortunately, one weekend they aren't around, and poor George suffers the consequences. In 80 pages, the six stories span the gamut of human emotion, with Eisner's expressive art magnifying his brilliant words.
12. War Stories
Where Garth Ennis went for broad comedy in "Adventures in the Rifle Brigade," skewering the conventions of war comics, he keeps things deadly serious in "War Stories." This anthology title mostly pulled from different theaters during World War II, although the occasional tale takes place in another conflict, such as an arc focusing on Israeli tank crews during the Yom Kippur War. Ennis takes inspiration from real events, telling stories from the perspective of ground troops, bomber pilots, refugees, sailors and others caught in impossible situations with wrenching moral decisions to make.
There were a variety of artists, including Dave Gibbons, John Higgins, David Lloyd and Carlos Esquerra, Ennis's partner from "Adventures in the Rifle Brigade." The first four-issue miniseries was published by Vertigo in 2001, followed by another in 2003. In 2014, Avatar began an ongoing series. Tomas Aira has been the regular artist for most of the run.
11. The Unknown Soldier
One of the most gripping headline features in "Star-Spangled War Stories" was "The Unknown Soldier," telling the adventures of a U.S. spy during World War II for the forerunner of the CIA. The Soldier first appeared in a Sgt. Rock story in "Our Army at War" in 1966, but was elevated to a headliner in 1970. The Soldier's face is badly disfigured because of a grenade blast, so he typically appears with his entire head bandaged when not on a mission. He has also been intensively trained in the arts of infiltration, hand-to-hand combat and disguise, using latex masks to adopt different faces.
David Michelinie's 19-issue run on the book, with art by Gerry Talaoc, put the Soldier in awkward situations where others paid the price for the need to keep his cover while carrying out his missions. One is a tale in which he is disguised as a Nazi officer and ordered to prove his loyalty by shooting a suspected member of the French resistance.
Christopher Priest, then writing as Jim Owsley, did a 12-issue maxiseries in 1988 featuring a new Unknown Soldier who was more cynical and bitter than his predecessor, and nearly immortal to boot. Two other miniseries featuring other men bearing the name were published in 1997 and in 2008.
10. The Haunted Tank (Vertigo series)
"The Haunted Tank" was the main feature in "G.I. Combat" from 1961 to the end of the book's run in 1987. It followed the adventures of an M3 Stuart tank crew during World War II, commanded by Lt. Jeb Stuart. Stuart is a namesake and descendant of Confederate Gen. Jeb Stuart, whose ghost appears to him and makes cryptic remarks about the missions the tank undertakes, which are clues to how the crew might prevail.
Vertigo revived and updated the concept in 2007, in a five-issue miniseries written by Frank Marraffino and drawn by Henry Flint, but with a twist. Gen. Stuart's ghost appears to his descendant in the 2003 invasion of Iraq: Jamal Stuart, a Black man who commands an M1A1 Abrams tank and is none too happy to have to deal with the ghost from a racist past. Unlike the original series, all of the crew members — an Asian, a Latino and a White guy from the South — can see and hear the general. The interplay of their perspectives as they cope with their environment makes a fascinating read.
9. War Is Hell
Marvel's "War Is Hell" began in 1973 as a reprint title, carrying old Atlas Comics tales and then two "Sgt. Fury" stories. With issue #9, it launched an original series blending the war and horror genres to great effect. The lead character was John Kowalski, a U.S. Marine who was deported to Poland after being accused of treason and dishonorably discharged. He learned of a resistance movement's plan to prevent Poland from being invaded, but refused a request to get help from the Americans. The resistance leader was killed in the invasion, but not before putting a curse on Kowalski. Kowalski himself was killed soon after, but then the curse kicked in. He was revived by Death and forced to possess the body of someone doomed to die.
Like Sam Beckett of TV's "Quantum Leap," Kowalski was charged with making things right for the person he inhabited before they met their end, in a macabre form of penance. Kowalski's adventures took him to different times and places, possessing combatants in the Allies and the Axis forces, giving him an up-close look at how war makes everyone suffer. Stories were written by Chris Claremont, with art by Herb Trimpe, Don Perlin, George Evans, Dick Ayers and others, with covers by Gil Kane.
8. The War That Time Forgot
Another long-running series in "Star-Spangled War Stories," spanning from 1960 to 1968, was "The War That Time Forgot." It had a simple, cool premise: the U.S. Army against dinosaurs!
Mostly a series of one-off tales, the common element was that all stories took place on a mysterious, unnamed island in the South Pacific and that somehow, soldiers, sailors or pilots found themselves there, in battle for their lives against vicious beasts. The concept was cooked up by Robert Kanigher, who wrote most of the stories, and art team Ross Andru and Mike Esposito in "Star-Spangled War Stories" #90, although Neal Adams and Russ Heath worked on a tale or two. After "Star-Spangled" retired the strip in favor of "Enemy Ace," the island of dinosaurs resurfaced occasionally in other titles. Darwyn Cooke included it in 2004's "The New Frontier," and DC gave "The War That Time Forgot" a 12-issue maxi series in 2008, written by Bruce Jones. Most recently, Superman found the island in "Superman" #8.
7. Enemy Ace
Robert Kanigher's and Joe Kubert's "Enemy Ace" viewed the horrors of war from a different lens: that of German World War I fighter pilot Hans von Hammer, known as "the Hammer of Hell." Von Hammer was an aristocrat and a patriot who loathed fighting, but was the top aerial ace in the world, having racked up 80 kills. The character, introduced in a backup story in "Our Army at War" #151, was modeled on real-life pilot Baron Manfred von Richthofen. He soon was elevated to headlining status in "Star-Spangled War Stories."
Kanigher focused on von Hammer's devotion to duty and revulsion at what he had to do to fulfill it. Lonely and aloof, Hammer often lamented "the killing skies" and went hunting in the woods with a black wolf, which he thought of as his only friend.
The 2001 two-issue miniseries "Enemy Ace: War in Heaven" revealed von Hammer served in World War II, but grows increasingly disgusted with the Third Reich's perpetuation of the Holocaust. He leads a mutiny and surrenders to the Allies. "Enemy Ace: War Idyll" from 1990 has von Hammer telling his memoirs to a journalist before dying in 1969.
6. Two-Fisted Tales / Frontline Combat
In the stable of mags produced for EC Comics by the legendary Harvey Kurtzman, "Two-Fisted Tales" and "Frontline Combat" stand out. The two bi-monthly titles were fully the vision of Kurtzman, who carefully researched and wrote the stories, and provided page and panel layouts to the artists. Art was provided by John Severin, Jack Davis, Will Elder, George Evans and Wally Wood from the EC roster, as well as guests such as Russ Heath, Ric Estrada, Alex Toth and Joe Kubert.
Many of the stories were set during the Korean War — in full swing at the time — as well as in World War II, although some took place in other eras such as the Revolutionary War. Kurtzman tackled racism, brutality and war's dehumanizing effects in stories that were anti-war by stripping the glamor from the episodes. However, sales didn't allow both titles to survive; "Frontline Combat" was canceled in 1954, with "Two-Fisted Tales" ending a year later.
5. Blazing Combat
A spiritual successor to "Two-Fisted Tales" was Warren Publishing's short-lived "Blazing Combat," which ran for four quarterly issues in 1965 and 1966. Publisher James Warren tapped Archie Goodwin to edit the title, and Goodwin wrote all but one of the stories and co-wrote a couple with the artists. The stories were drawn by war comic vets Reed Crandall, George Evans, Wally Wood, Gene Colan, John Severin, Russ Heath, Gray Morrow and others.
As a black-and-white magazine, "Blazing Combat" was not under the Comics Code, and was more free to be hard-hitting, realistic and brutal. However, the title could not escape the wrath of the American Legion, which pressured distributors to turn against Warren over a story in the second issue. "Landscape" told of an elderly rice farmer in Vietnam who wished to be left alone, but is caught between warring forces and meets a fatal end. Army PXs dropped the title, and distributors boycotted the book over its anti-war outlook, which was perceived as unpatriotic. However, after distributors started rejecting other titles in the Warren lineup, the company pulled the plug with the fourth issue, despite its critical acclaim.
4. The 'Nam
"The 'Nam" broke the mold for Marvel, ambitiously attempting to tell the story of the Vietnam War from the eyes of the grunts at ground level. The title, launched in 1986, followed two prototype tales of "The 5th to the 1st" in the black-and-white magazine "Savage Tales," edited by Larry Hama, written by Doug Murray and drawn by Michael Golden in a very detailed yet slightly cartoony style. The team helmed the ongoing series, which at first wasn't part of the Marvel Universe, and followed real-world continuity; each issue took place about a month after the previous one. The book tackled war profiteering, prisoners of war, soldiers killing superior officers (known as "fragging") and more. It was meant to rotate in new characters as others finished their tours of duty.
However, Golden left the book after the first year, replaced by Wayne Vansant for most of the run. The conceit of following the war month-by-month was abandoned, as was its isolation from the broader Marvel Universe, with the story "The Punisher Invades The 'Nam!" Murray also was replaced by Chuck Dixon, who started off strong with the five-part "The Death of Joe Hallen," about a Marine's struggles to return to life stateside. Dixon wrapped the book by looking in on the characters who started it.
3. Maus
Many war books look at it from the point of view of those who wage the wars. "Maus" views it from its victims. Writer/artist Art Spiegelman frames the story by having him interview his father, Vladek, about his days in Poland before and during World War II, before he emigrated to the United States.
Vladek married Anja, who suffered postpartum depression after the birth of son Richieu. In the succeeding years, as the Holocaust spreads across Europe, both Vladek and Anja are taken prisoner and placed in separate camps, struggling to survive and reunite. Woven in the tale are Spiegelman's frustrations over his relationship with his father and the suicide of his mother. Spiegelman chose to depict the Nazis as cats, the Polish Jews as mice, and other Poles and Germans as pigs.
The chapters were serialized in the magazine "Raw" before being collected in the book "Maus: A Survivor's Tale; My Father Bleeds History." Critical acclaim followed, as did a sequel, "Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began."
2. U.S.S. Stevens
The U.S.S. Stevens, DD-479, was a destroyer that was the wartime home for 366 sailors — most notably Sam Glanzman, who served on the Stevens during World War II. Those four years gave Glanzman a lifetime of stories that informed his long career as a comics artist for Dell, Charlton, DC and others.
In 1970, Glanzman began the long-running "U.S.S. Stevens" strip as a backup tale in "Our Army at War" #218. In around 70, four-page episodes, he gave us slices of the sailor's life that were illuminating, frightening and poignant. Dull routine was interrupted by fierce battle; frightened sailors contemplated self-harm to get out of combat; irritated villagers rail "Soldiers! What do they know of war?"
Stories tackled homosexuality and xenophobia, while Glanzman also provided "U.S.S. Stevens" stories for Marvel's black-and-white magazine, "Savage Tales," within 2012's "Joe Kubert Presents" miniseries. He also wrote and drew two graphic novels for Marvel, "A Sailor's Story" and "A Sailor's Story II: Winds, Dreams and Dragons."
1. Our Army at War / Sgt. Rock
The threat of death always loomed over Sgt. Rock and Easy Company in "Our Army at War," a title which boasted itself as "the king of the war comic books." War here is not a grand adventure nor a political statement. No, for the weary foot soldier, it was a long slog from one place to another, fighting and dying to hold a piece of ground.
After a few prototype stories, the Rock we know and love appeared full-form in "The Rock and The Wall!" in "Our Army at War" #83, schooling a new guy about the ways of Easy. There were many new guys, as Easy — being a front-line unit — bore a heavy share of casualties as they wound their way from North Africa to Italy to France to Germany, where they were at war's end.
Artists Joe Kubert and Russ Heath had long runs on the strip, which lasted nearly 30 years, until 1988, with both writing some stories, too. The bulk of the tales were penned by Robert Kanigher, who imbued Rock with leadership, toughness, sharp judgment, an iron will — and a big heart.
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George Soros probably shouldn't expect any warm invitations to Beijing — not with the much-reviled short seller warning of a giant Chinese crash.
The billionaire first shook a major government in September 1992, when he led an attack on the British pound. For his role in humiliating London and forcing John Major's government to exit the European exchange-rate mechanism — essentially the euro — Soros reportedly netted $2 billion. Soros made a bundle off America's subprime debt crisis as well. Here in Asia, his legend has loomed large since 1997, when then-Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accused him, bizarrely, of heading a Jewish conspiracy to spark an Asian crisis.
Now Soros has his eye on China. In a Jan. 2 op-ed for Project Syndicate, Soros didn't say whether he's shorting China. But he did connect the dots in a way that can't make President Xi Jinping happy. To Soros, the main risk facing the world isn't the euro, the U.S. Congress or a Japanese asset bubble, but a Chinese debt disaster that's unfolding in plain sight.
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A Youth Misery Index that measures young Americans' woes has skyrocketed under President Barack Obama and hit an all-time high.
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