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The message to the nation could hardly be missed. The determination of black Americans to join the levee constituted, in the words of Abraham Lincoln's secretary William Stoddard, "a practical assertion of negro citizenship, for which few were prepared."
Why did the tradition end? Because Hoover, irritated and exhausted after shaking thousands of hands on Jan. 1, 1932, turned to his wife and said, "Next year, we'll spend New Year's in Florida." His successor, Franklin Roosevelt, not wanting to be seen in his wheelchair, was hardly the man to resume it. After that, there was World War II, followed by the Cold War, followed by the war on terror, and . . . well, once the decision is made to wall the president off from the people, one can always invent a reason.
Walsh, analyzing the presidencies from FDR's on, gives high marks to Clinton and Ronald Reagan, gregarious and cheerful men whose outgoing personalities set a tone that allowed them more frequent escapes from the bubble. Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter, in Walsh's telling, barely even tried. For Barack Obama, writes Walsh, the struggle to stay close to the public has been made difficult in part by a staff that shunts aside advisers who "shake him up too much."
The aide who complained about Clinton giving ear to every sob story probably worried about the same thing. Similar fears very likely plague the Vatican bureaucracy every time Pope Francis plunges into a crowd. But there's no better way to avoid thinking of the people as an abstraction than to meet them, frequently, up close.
Certainly the president is busy, and there will be security concerns to be resolved, but moving the presidency closer to the people is in the national interest. "I call these receptions my public-opinion baths," Lincoln once said. He added: "Though they may not be pleasant in all their particulars, the effect as a whole is renovating and invigorating to my perceptions of responsibility and duty."
As it happens, Jan. 1, 2014, will mark the 150th anniversary of that day when Lincoln showed that the White House was truly open to all comers. If the Obama administration starts planning now, it has plenty of time to prepare the Blue Room and renew the tradition of the levee.
Stephen L. Carter is a Bloomberg View columnist and a professor of law at Yale University. He is the author of "The Violence of Peace: America's Wars in the Age of Obama" and the novel "The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln."


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Michael Gerson: Mortality in the near distance
Published 12/8/2013 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
In my mid-20s, I had a new bride, a plum job on Capitol Hill and, apparently, the beginnings of a cancerous tumor on my right kidney.
Tamar Jacoby: The college-for-all model isn't working
Published 12/7/2013 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
Questions about college-for-all have created space for a burgeoning education reform movement that's rethinking and reshaping the options open to young people preparing for jobs in the middle of the skills ladder.
Leonard Pitts: Forgiveness at heart of Mandela legacy
Published 12/7/2013 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
Every once in a very great while, we get these people who rise above the confines of self. Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday at the age of 95, was one of those.
Paul Taylor: Mandela knew how to use moral high ground
Published 12/7/2013 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
Mandela needed all of his traits -- soft and hard -- to engineer a political miracle: persuading a sitting government to negotiate its own abdication by yielding power to the very people it had ruthlessly oppressed.
Jonah Goldberg: Coming to grips with the rise of the machines
Published 12/6/2013 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
After you heard President Barack Obama's call for a hike in the minimum wage, you probably wondered the same thing I did: Was Obama sent from the future by Skynet to prepare humanity for its ultimate dominion by robots?
Eugene Robinson: Raise the minimum wage
Published 12/6/2013 at 12:00 a.m. 2 comments
Now that President Barack Obama has outlined the crisis in economic mobility, he should begin by pressing his demand that Congress raise the minimum wage -- and not by a little, but a lot.
Andrew Cohen: Politics, not justice, in Alabama death penalty cases
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Dana Milbank: Obamacare is here to stay
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Jonah Goldberg: Not a good enough fix for Obamacare
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>> The shiny warrior princesses Max Azria offered up for Spring have found a slightly softer side in Pre-Fall 2012. Sure, they're still marching about in gladiator shoes, leather harnesses, and bandage dresses, but this time around the shoes are high-heeled, the harnesses are whip-thin, and the dresses are vivid in jewel tones, stripes, and sunset ombres. Though silhouettes remain just as body-con as ever, there are also a few surprises to be had: flippy skirts that flare at the hip, smooth-shouldered jackets, and a skintight dress with an airy, drapey train.
The Best — and Worst — Selling Fashion Magazine Covers of 2011
>> The 2011 results are in: Sarah Jessica Parker, Heidi Klum, and Jennifer Aniston regularly and reliably pulled in the top sales at the newsstand, and Mila Kunis was the year's breakout cover star with some of the best-selling issues across titles. While the biggest-drawing names may not come as a surprise, here's what does: the inconsistent ability of some stars to bring in sales — Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, and Emma Stone all had some of the best and worst performing covers of the year. Click through to see who else had cover hits and misses in 2011, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Rapid Report.
Cocktail Hour — 16 Gorgeous Statement Rings
>> Shine on. Cleverly composed with eye-catching colors and high-impact jewels, these glimmering rings — like little works of art — make a statement all their own.
Opening Ceremony Pre-Fall 2012
>> The high-necked baby doll dresses Opening Ceremony offered up for Spring 2012 aren't going anywhere for Pre-Fall; this time around they come in a transition-worthy selection of stripes, sheers, high shine, and zigzag. Separates — in the form of figure-skater skirts, flared trousers, ponchos, and moto jackets — looked especially pared-down and easy-wearing this season, with just a hint of the brand's signature retro-quirk thrown in for good measure.
Holiday Entertaining Essentials For 5 Chic Aesthetics
>>'Tis the season for cocktail parties, cozy dinners, and lots of holiday cheer. Get in the spirit — and bypass the traditional — with these gorgeous home entertaining essentials. No matter your style, we've gathered over 30 holiday-perfect goodies guaranteed to get your home looking chic — from now through the New Year. Click through for five inspiring looks.
Photo Courtesy of West Elm
Missoni Pre-Fall 2012
>> Six months from now when the next transitional items start rolling into stores, there'll be plenty of super-cozy looks on offer from Missoni. Cold-weather layering — in the form of oversized outerwear, body-con dresses, and belted waistlines — was the message, and it came in the form of jumbo coats, boxy fur-trimmed vests, and maxi-length jackets, with plenty of space-dyed turtlenecks and graphic-knit minidresses to wear under them.
Carine Roitfeld Says She Doesn't Regret Losing Emmanuelle Alt's Friendship
On the past year: "This could have been a terrible year for me. It could have been very sad for me. I could have gone off to hide at a spa, or to Riyadh, but instead I changed my personality, and it has been a very successful year."
On the Roitfeld brand: "Funnily, it is true that my name has become almost a brand. Maybe I will follow Tom Ford. I will not be as successful as him, but I want to have as much fun."
On returning to her roots as a natural brunette, after five years of being blond: "I think I will be more me."
On losing her 10-year friendship with Emanuelle Alt: "Maybe this was not supposed to be a friendship. If I look at the balance, maybe I lost some people I thought were my friends, but I made so many new friends. I am very happy, in the end, because I am the winner . . . at the end of the day."
15 Warm-Weather Getaway Essentials
>> Escape the gift-buying bustle and cold-city hustle — the season's sunnier side is all about jet-setting in style. In bold primary hues, graphic prints, and easy shapes, these pack-now essentials will have you in a cruise state of mind in no time. See them all now.
Photo: Stella McCartney Resort 2012, courtesy of Getty
Giorgio Armani Pre-Fall 2012
>> Giorgio Armani revisited one of his favorite references for Pre-Fall 2012: androgyny. This time around, his signature suits came double-breasted, slim, and cut in rich charcoal and deep onyx. Trousers — another Armani mainstay — were pleated low on the hip for just a hint of '80s jaunt. Also recalling that era was an appealing selection of wear-now party dresses — some drop-waisted with bubble poufs, some body-con with cutouts, and all accented with high-impact neon.
Erdem Pre-Fall 2012
>> For Pre-Fall 2012, Erdem Moralioglu infused his signature prim-and-proper silhouettes with an eye-popping mix of tangerine, citron, deep blue, and blood orange — just the thing for the girl who likes her sweater sets with a side of boldness. Prints and lace — two more Erdem classics — were used strategically and to great effect: fiery florals sprinkled the hem of a full-pleated skirt or the bodice of a slim-lined shift, and dainty lace added graphic intrigue in the form of applique on trenches and sweaters.


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Saturday, January 11, February 8 & March 22, 2014 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Montgomery County Agricultural Center
The City of Gaithersburg announces three Indoor Flea Markets on Saturday, January 11, February 8 and March 22 at the Montgomery County Agricultural Center, 16 Chestnut Street in Building 6. The Markets will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission to the Flea Markets is free.
Vendors are sought to sell gently used and new items. Spaces are 10' x 6' and registration cost is $25 per space, $20 for City residents. Vendors must provide their own tables and chairs. Electricity is available upon request.
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Minister Lebel begins consultations with industry stakeholders on the new bridge over the St. Lawrence
No. H100/11
For release - October 31, 2011
MONTREAL — Consultations on the requirements for the new bridge over the St. Lawrence have formally begun. The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, today met with economic and business leaders in the Montreal region to hear their views.
The Minister held productive discussions with this focused group of industry representatives about the future bridge. He listened to their views on the use of tolls and consulted with them about the business community's current and future needs from this crossing.
"Discussions with key stakeholders are essential to the planning process for the new bridge over the St. Lawrence," said Minister Lebel. "The views of private-sector representatives help ensure this major corridor will serve all businesses — small, medium and large. Our government remains focused on long-term economic growth and job creation, and the smooth flow of goods and people over the St. Lawrence River is a vital part of the economy of the region and the country as a whole."
Preliminary work on the new bridge over the St. Lawrence is progressing. Over the coming months, the federal government will continue to meet with key partners, including provincial and municipal representatives.
On October 5, 2011, Minister Lebel announced that the Government of Canada will proceed with a new crossing to replace the existing Champlain Bridge. The six-lane Champlain Bridge is the busiest vehicular bridge in Canada. An estimated 11 million public transit commuters, 60 million vehicles and $20 billion in international trade cross it annually.
The bridge is an important trade corridor for the regional economy and benefits the national economy. It also responds to the objectives of Canada's gateway strategies.
A backgrounder providing the views of several participating economic and business leaders in the Montreal region is attached.
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Pierre Floréa
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Denis Lebel
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions
of Quebec
Media Relations
Transport Canada, Ottawa
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This news release may be made available in alternative formats for persons living with visual disabilities.
On October 31, 2011, several economic and business leaders in the Montreal region shared their views about Minister Lebel's consultations on the requirements for the new bridge over the St. Lawrence.
Montreal Port Authority
Sylvie Vachon, president and CEO
"The Montreal Port Authority sees the replacement of the Champlain Bridge with a new bridge over the St. Lawrence River as a crucial element that will contribute to the movement of goods," said Ms. Vachon. "The smooth flow of road traffic contributes to the competitiveness of transport in the Greater Montreal logistics chain and to the economic development of all players in our region."
Conseil du patronat du Québec / Quebec Employers Council
Yves-Thomas Dorval, president
Mr. Dorval, who attended the consultation, welcomes Minister Lebel's openness with respect to replacing the Champlain Bridge. "I'd like to emphasize the willingness of the Minister to work together with the various stakeholders, especially the business community in Quebec, to give the province the transportation infrastructure that will contribute to its long-term prosperity."
Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
Françoise Bertrand, CEO
"We are very pleased to see that Minister Denis Lebel has got to work so quickly on this file that is so important to the Quebec economy," said Ms. Bertrand. "We find the Minister very open and this consultation is greatly appreciated. We know now that the file is progressing quickly."
Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain / Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal
Michel Leblanc, president and CEO
"The metropolitan business community notes the federal government's willingness to proceed quickly. We applaud Minister Lebel's commitment to ensuring that the Champlain Bridge project is completed in less than 10 years. A tight deadline that respects aesthetics, combined with mitigation measures that ensure flexibility at all times are the best solutions to make sure that Montreal's economy contributes fully to the Canadian recovery."
Association du camionnage du Québec
Marc Cadieux, CEO
"The Truckers' Association considers itself privileged to be consulted on the project. We are pleased to see that the Minister is already at work. We understand the public-private partnership approach and we firmly believe that the Minister will take the comments provided by representatives of the trucking industry into account."
Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de la Rive-Sud
Hélène Bergeron, CEO
"We are very pleased to see that Minister Lebel is already working so that this major project takes shape. We appreciate that he is consulting with economic players from the South Shore and we are reassured to see the government is taking into account the opinions of those across the Montreal region."
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Atlanta DUI Attorney
Atlanta Field Sobriety Tests
What You Should Know about These "Pop Quizzes"
It was late at night, cars were whizzing by and the police officer made you step out of your vehicle, asking you to perform physical tests. What was the point of this? If this happened to you or even someone you know, the officer was administering a field sobriety test because he or she believed drinking and driving was taking place. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has approved only three field sobriety tests: the HGN (horizontal gaze nystagmus), the Walk and Turn and the One Leg Stand. Georgia officers should be trained on all of these.
After conducting scientific tests, studies have determined that the HGN is the most reliable of the three, but it must be administered by the officer correctly. This point of this field sobriety test is to look for any nystagmus, which is an involuntary jerking of the eyes usually caused by alcohol consumption. The officer may hold an object like a light pen and ask you to follow it with your eyes without moving your head. If the officer notices four out of six clues, you can be arrested for DUI. However, there are many people who suffer from a natural nystagmus in their eyes in which case your lawyer will find out.
For the walk and turn test, the officer is actually looking for two things: your ability to follow instructions and your physical performance. Before you perform the test, the officer must demonstrate it for you. The officer will tell you to take nine heel-to-toe steps and then pivot on your front foot and return in the same way. And don't forget to count your steps out loud! If you do any of these two things such as losing balance, missing a step, forgetting to count out loud, etc., you will be arrested for DUI.
The one leg stand is also a two part test. After showing you how to perform the test, the officer will tell you to raise one foot about six inches off the ground. You must keep your arms at your sides, look down, count out loud and point your toe out.
Two strikes such as putting your foot down or using your arms to balance results in a DUI arrest.
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But "Front Row" Joe Rowe is anything but the average fan. Wednesday night marks the 1,000th consecutive game that the die-hard Cubs rooter has attended at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, a streak of baseball perseverance that has very little precedent.
Call it the Daytona 1,000.
The Cubs certainly aren't letting Rowe's feat go unnoticed, as tonight is "Front Row Joe Night" at the stadium. The super-fan will be recognized in a pregame ceremony, and the team will take the field wearing 1995-era retro jerseys in honor of the year the streak began. Furthermore, many concession items will be sold at the throwback price of just one dollar (or "$1.000", as the team is putting it).
The evening's highlight will come when Joe makes the familiar trek to the outfield billboard that keeps track of his streak, personally changing the number over to the vaunted "1,000." But if you ask Joe, it's much ado about nothing.
"It's appreciated, but unnecessary. I'm a low-key guy, not so much into all the hoopla." said Joe, a 30-year resident of Daytona.
Yet Joe describes himself as "boisterous" when it comes to cheering on the team, always ready to engage in some rhythmic clapping or spirited cowbell soloing. He is a fixture of "The Cubbies Den" -- a section of seats near the third base dugout often occupied by the team's most ardent supporters -- and cites the team's Florida State League championships of 2004 and 2008 as two of his happiest moments.
A 55-year-old New Jersey native who grew up rooting for the Yankees, Joe has been attending games at Jackie Robinson Ballpark since the Daytona Cubs' inaugural season of 1993. The streak began in 1995 -- on June 26th of that year, to be exact.
"I love the game of baseball first and foremost, and I thought [the streak] would be unique, something different. I just never expected it to get this big," he said.
Indeed, Joe has displayed an extraordinary commitment to the streak. Most harrowingly, he once suffered a seizure at the ballpark due to low potassium levels.
"I was in and out of the hospital, didn't even stay overnight," he recalled. "I never considered anything else but going to the next day's game."
Perhaps no one is more in awe of Joe's accomplishments than former Daytona general manager Buck Rogers, who installed the "Front Row Joe" billboard in 1998.
"Joe's the most rabid fan there is, but just the nicest guy. His heckling is G-rated. I never heard him say anything bad about anyone," said Rogers, now the general manager of the Southern League's Huntsville Stars. "He's been there through thick and thin. ... I even remember him out there on the field pulling tarp for us."
And thanks to one of Rogers' promotions, Joe never has to pay for entry to the games. In 2001, the team offered free lifetime admission to anyone willing to get a Daytona Cubs tattoo. Joe was one of 17 die-hards to accept the offer, getting the team's logo branded on his right forearm above the letters "FRJ" (Rogers readily admits that he had Joe in mind when the stunt was devised).
But for all of the hoopla surrounding Wednesday's game, in many ways it's just another one in the books for Front Row Joe.
"Bring on 2000," he said. "I'm going to keep this thing going for as long as I can."
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Ms. Rebecca Christian from the PNC bank. Thanks for the tour and your hospitality! We even liked being shut in the vault!
Mr. Tim Grant from the Philadelphia Mint. Thanks for the tour and the "secure" pictures that you took for us! We learned so much while we were there!
Miss Lennox Thank you so much for all of your editing!
Miss Harris Thank you for all of your help with our song! We had a great time!
Books we used:
"Bank." World Book Encyclopedia. 2008 ed.
Coin Collecting for Kids. Norwalk, CT: InnovativeKids, 2007.
Drobot, Eve. Money Money Money. Toronto: Maple Tree Press, 2004.
Elkin, Benjamin. Money. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1983.
Giesecke, Ernestine. Dollars and Sense. Chicago: Heinemann, 2003.
Giesecke, Ernestine. Everyday Banking. Chicago: Heinemann, 2003.
Giesecke, Ernestine. From Seashells to Smart Cards: money and currency. Chicago: Heinemann, 2003.
Giesecke, Ernestine. Money Business. Chicago: Heinemann, 2003.
Godfrey, Neale S. Kids' Money Book. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
Maestro, Betsy. The Story of Money. New York: Mulberry, 1993.
"Money." World Book Encyclopedia. 2008 ed.
New Moon money: how to get it, spend it, and save it. New York: Crown, 2000.
Parker, Nancy Winslow. Money, money, money: the meaning of the art and sumbols on United States paper currency. New York: Harper Collins, 1995.
People at work! Indianapolis: JIST Works, 2005.
"Raising money-smart kids." 23 Oct. 2008. <http://family.go.com/hot-topics/article-585068-money-smart-kids-t/>.
Room, Adrian. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. New York: HarperCollins, 1999. (Fun Fact)
Internet sites we used:
"10 money superstitions for Friday the 13th." 30 Mar 2009. <http://www.richminx.com/2007/07/10-money-superstitions-for-friday-the-13th/>.
"Certificate of deposit." 25 Feb. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_deposit>.
"Christmas club." 26 Feb. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_club>.
"Cleaning pennies." 11 Mar 2009. <http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lemonjuice.html>.
"Definitions of a charge card on the web." 31 Jan. 2009. <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:charge+card&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title>.
"Euro." 16 March 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro>.
"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 29 Dec 2008. 2 Jan 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation&oldid=260702203>.
"Fun facts." 27 Mar 2009. <http://www.moneyfactory.gov/document.cfm/18/106>.
"How counterfeiting works." 11 Nov. 2008. <http://money.howstuffworks.com/counterfeit.htm/printable>
"How should I store my coins?" 11 Nov. 2008. <http://www.coin-newbies.com/FAQ/faqstore.html>.
"How to clean pennies." 11 Mar 2009. <http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Pennies>.
"How to detect counterfeit US money." 11 Nov. 2008. <http://www.wikihow.com/Detect-Counterfeit-US-Money>.
"Multilateral Development Bank." 15 Mar. 2008. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilateral_development_bank>.
"Original tipping page: Restaurant." 21 Mar 2009. <http://www.tipping.org/tips/restaurant.html>. Hyperlink removed intentionally.
"The Euro." 16 March 2009. <http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215505/home.htm>.
"What are prepaid credit cards?" 11 Nov. 2008. <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-prepaid-credit-cards.htm.
"What are some good ideas for Christmas charity?" 11 Nov. 2008. <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-some-good-ideas-for-christmas-charity.htm>.
"What do I need to collect coins?" 11 Nov. 2008. <http://www.coin-newbies.com/FAQ/faqsupplies.html>.
"What is a bank teller?" 11 Nov. 2008. <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-bank-teller.htm>.
"What is a money order?" 11 Nov. 2009. <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-money-order.htm>.
"What is money?" 11 Nov. 2008. <http://investopedia.com/printable.asp?a=/articles/basics/03/061303.asp>.
"What is online banking?" 11 Nov. 2008. <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-online-banking.htm>.
"What is the last year wheat pennies were made?" 2 Mar 2009. <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_last_year_wheat_pennies_were_made>.
"What is this coin worth?" 11 Nov. 2008. <http://www.coin-newbies.com/FAQ/faqworth.html>.
"What juice cleans pennies best?" 11 Mar 2009. <http://www.finishing.com/faqs/pennies.html>.
"What should I consider when donating to a charity?" 11 Nov. 2008. < http://www.wisegeek.com/what-should-i-consider-when-donating-to-a-charity.htm>.
"Why credit cards are a bad idea." 11 Nov. 2008. <http://www.howtoadvice.com/Preview/Devtxl/>.
"Why collect coins?" 11 Nov. 2008. <http://www.coin-newbies.com/FAQ/faqwhy.html>.
Newspaper articles we used:
"Currency fits the bill as souvenir." Sunday Star Ledger. 22 Feb 2009. (newspaper)
Interviews and Email permissions:
Email permission to use counterfeit money picture from Brian Blackden on 2/9/09 to Club Web.
Email permission to use the following pictures: front of the mint, blanking roll, penny coin press, first mint, production floor and pressed quarters were provided for our website by Tim Grant in email on 27 Feb 2009 to Club Web.
Franki, Jamie. Email interview and pictures of the Buffalo nickel artists and the Olympic medal. 17 Mar 2009 to Club Web.
Wise, Ronald. Email interview. 18 Mar 2009 for Smart Piggy team. (Bank note collector)
Images we used: Images created or taken by the team are noted on individual pages. Images requiring permission or having free use statements are listed here.
Pig on links button, Site Requirements button, Site song pig graphic, Online banking, Piggy bank, Piggy bank2, Euro piggy and Hands and Heart graphic are Microsoft Office clipart, available free for school projects and for non-commercial use.
Photographs, graphics and videos on this site, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are original photos, graphics and videos taken (and made) by the team. The citations on each page list team graphics.
Flash banner: pink piggy bank, jumping coins, boy with IPod are images made by a team member with Drawplus 8 by Serif. Girl sweeping, fireworks, fireworks1, and animated pig are from www.animationlibrary.com and are free to use as per their onsite statement. Bullets used as a colon are from: http://www.iconbazaar.com/licensure/index.html
Counterfeit money: Email permission to use counterfeit money picture from Brian Blackden on 2/9/09 to Club Web.
Graphics from www.animationlibrary.com as per free use statement online: animated dollar sign (Earning page), animated pig throughout site, stack of coins (Extra fees page), Burning money (Spending page) .
Money game
Money matching game
Money crossword puzzle
Citations for books and Internet sources were done in the M.L.A. (Modern Language Association format.
The site song was written and created by the team members with the help of our music teacher. Thank you, Miss Harris!
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iPhone ကို Jailbreak လုပ္ဖူးၾကသူေတြကေတာ့ JailbreakMe.com ကို ေကာင္းေကာင္း မွတ္မိၾကမွာပါ။ Jailbreak လုပ္ရတာ အလြန္လက္ဝင္ၿပီး အဆင့္ေတြ ရွုပ္ေထြးေနခ်ိန္မွာ iPhone Safari ကတစ္ဆင့္ JailbreakMe.com ထဲဝင္ၿပီး " Slide to Jailbreak " ကို တစ္ခ်က္ထဲ ဆြဲလိုက္တာနဲ ့ iPhone ဟာ အလိုေလၽွာက္ Untethered Jailbreak ျဖစ္သြားၿပီး JB ေလာက မွာေတာ့ အလြယ္ကူဆုံး ျဖစ္ခဲ့ပါတယ္။
JailbreakMe.com ကို ဖန္တီးသူ အသက္ ၁၉ ႏွစ္အရြယ္ Nicholas Allegra a.k.a Comex ဟာ ေက်ာ္ၾကားတဲ့ iOS Hacker တစ္ေယာက္ အျဖစ္ အသိမွတ္ျပဳျခင္း ခံခဲ့ရၿပီး 2011 Pwnie Award မွာ 'Best Client Side Bug' ဆုကို ရရွိခဲ့သူျဖစ္ပါတယ္။
၂၀၁၀ မွာ Sprit လို ့ေခၚတဲ့ untethered Jailbreak ကို iPhone 3Gs အတြက္ စတင္ ပြဲထုတ္ခဲ့ပါတယ္၊ သိပ္မၾကာခင္ ၂၀၁၀ ၾသဂုတ္လ မွာပဲ iPhone 4 အပါအဝင္ iOS4.0 iDevice မ်ား အားလုံး အတြက္ JailbreakMe 2.0 ကို web based jailbreak tool အျဖစ္ JailbreakMe.com ကေန ကၽြန္ေတာ္တို ့ စတင္ ရင္းႏွီးခဲ့ၾကပါတယ္။ Apple က သူရဲ ့ စြမ္းေဆာင္ခ်က္ေတြကို ပိတ္ပင္ခဲ့ၿပီး ေနာက္ Comex ဟာ iOS4.3.3 အတြက္ JailbreakMe ကို တဖန္ျပန္လည္ ေအာင္ျမင္စြာ Update လုပ္ေပးနိုင္ခဲ့ပါတယ္။
ဒါေပမယ့္ အခုဆိုရင္ Comex ဟာ Apple ကုမၸဏီကို သြားေတာ့မယ္လို ့ ေနာက္ကြယ္မွာ ေျပာသံၾကားေနရပါတယ္.. သူသာ ဒီလို တစ္ကယ္သြားခဲ့ရင္ ေနာက္ပိုင္း ကၽြန္ေတာ္တို ့ Jailbreak လုပ္ေဆာင္မွုေတြ ပိုမို ခက္ခဲမွု ရွိလာေကာင္း ရွိလာနိုင္ပါတယ္။ အရင္က User side ကေန company side ေျပာင္းသြားသည့္တိုင္ေအာင္ ဟိုတုန္းက Jailbreak လုပ္ခဲ့ရတဲ့ ဘဝေတြကို Comex ႀကီး တသ, သ လြမ္းေနဦးမွာပါ။
ဘယ္လိုပဲျဖစ္ျဖစ္ Comex ရဲ ့ ေအာင္ျမင္မွု ကိုေတာ့ ဂုဏ္ယူ အားက်ပါဘိ.....
JailbreakMe ပရိႆတ္ႀကီး အတြက္ Reddit ရဲ ့ အေမးအေၿဖ က႑မွာ User ေတြရဲ ့ အေမး Comex ရဲ ့ ေျဖၾကားမွုေတြကို စုစည္း ေဖာ္ျပေပးလိုက္ပါတယ္....
Question: After your internship with Apple and after iOS 5 is officially released, will you continue to support the jailbreak community by providing exploits?
Comex: No.
Edit: But I'll want to jailbreak my phone, so I hope someone finds them :P
Question: Why an intern position though? It seems like you could carry a regular position at apple.
How has the core jailbreak dev teams responded to you going to work for apple?
Comex: I don't know if I'd want to do that- I've never had a job before and I don't know what it's like- and I intend to go back to college soon.
Mostly with congratulations.
Question: Have you made any money from the jb scene?
Comex: I've made a good amount of money through donations, which is mostly being used to help pay for college. JailbreakMe 2.0 was like $40,000; 3.0 was $15,000 (not quite sure why it decreased).
Question: The jailbreak community took a huge hit when you left. Do you think the active players can outsmart you now that you're playing for the other team, or are you Apple's final solution to their jailbreak problem?
Comex: There are a lot of smart people working for Apple already; maybe I can help, but I doubt I can stop people from finding exploits.
Question: Have you met Steve Jobs?
Comex: I wish.
Question: Can you give any insight on how apple views the Jailbreak communities mods?
Comex: I have no idea.
Question:As a huge open book for them to steal take ideas from.
Comex: I certainly don't mind. Jailbreak community puts an idea in front of people with a crappy implemenation; Apple polishes it to the point where it can be an OS feature. I don't know whether Apple actually pays attention to jailbreak apps, but see App Store, copy and paste, multitasking, etc…
Question: Firstly, why did you choose to get involved in specifically the iPhone jailbreaking scene, what was it attracted you to the iPhone? Secondly, did you always set out to be a hacker or was it just something that interested you and found you had a nack for? Finally, in regards to the PDF bug used for the JailbreakMe.com jailbreak, where on earth did you get the brilliant idea for it?
Comex:I had one… and it was a device that (a) had a lot of functionality, (B) had a nice and flexible UNIX OS, © already had an active homebrew community, and (d) was really cool. :P
I never wanted to be a black hat hacker, but I did enjoy hacking (originally SQL injection and crap) as a natural extension of programming.
FreeType was one of the less studied open source components of iOS.
Question: What made you want to jailbreak? I mean there are plenty of ways to jailbreak, so why jump in? For the experience, money?
Comex:There is often (including now) no jailbreak for the latest OS version. Waiting patiently for the Dev Team is no fun :)
But really, I started because I had done some Wii hacking and was curious about how the iPhone worked. I was pretty noobish back then...
Question: Do you have any regrets?
Comex: I should have worked on these jailbreaks more consistently, and released them more quickly; I've had several exploits fixed on me that could have been used in a jailbreak if I was quicker at packaging.
Question: What, besides money, made you flip to the other side?
Comex: It's not about money. A large part of my motivation to jailbreak was always the challenge; the internship will be a new sort of challenge.
Question: Will the current jailbreaks and/or the site disappear?
Comex: No, I'll hand them over to MuscleNerd or chpwn or whoever will take care of them.
Question: What will you be doing as part of your internship (if you are allowed to talk about it)? What feature is most lacking from iOS (might as well say iOS 5, as some of the missing iOS 4 features are included)? Your thoughts on Steve Jobs' departure?
Comex: No comment. I'd like to see flexible columns as featured in WebOS 3.0 and Twitter for iPad. More importantly, I'd like to see support for webapps that don't compromise as much as the current generation has to, but that's a whole bunch of features rather than one.
Really a shame; I was hoping to meet him some day, and, company direction aside, keynotes won't be as entertaining without him.
Question:Do you know if any of the PDF exploits you found were also discovered by other people before you implemented them into JailbreakMe?
Comex:I haven't heard any reports of that, although I was very scared once when, checking my email after the plane I was in landed, I saw a cff security update on one of those mailing lists. Luckily it turned out to be' a different bug.
Question:Thanks for the iOS and, well, other ios hackery. Is there anything on the horizon in that regard?
Comex: Maybe when I get my TouchPad I'll find something fun to do with it. Or maybe I'll finally learn how FPGAs work...
Question: Hooray! How does it feel being in the spotlight right now?
Comex: It makes me feel like I should be spending more time finding vulnerabilities rather than browsing /r/tf2. :P
Question: Do you feel as if you are taken advantage of? Do you feel like your work is appreciated? Please don't stop working on new jailbreaks, my idevices wouldn't be the same.
Comex: With 179,000 followers, I can hardly complain about appreciation :)
Question: Is your 'hacking' career over? Or is there any other device(s) that you are interested in hacking?
Comex: I don't own any other locked down devices: I guess I should get some. I am getting a TouchPad, though; no hacking needed there but perhaps some fun low level project.
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RIO DE JANEIRO--Atlantica Hotels International has signed the Radisson Hotel Rio de Janeiro to oversee the management of the property. Currently, Atlantica Hotels manages seven Radisson hotels. Scheduled to open January 2014, the converted landmark beachfront hotel will offer 292 guestrooms and suites. Over the next five years, an investment of $5.5 million in enhancements will be made to the hotel. "This is a fantastic addition to the Radisson portfolio. As a business destination, Rio de Janeiro is important to the Brazilian economy, and one of the largest leisure destinations in Brazil," stated Thorsten Kirschke, president, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Americas. "With such a conversion, we strengthen our market presence in the region of Rio de Janeiro and the lodging options in the luxury category," stated Paul Sistare, president and CEO, Atlantica Hotels International. "This is Atlantica's 36th hotel conversion in Brazil." Located on the seven-mile Barra da Tijuca beach in the Barra region of Rio de Janeiro, the hotel will offer 292 guestrooms and suites, a restaurant, two bars, a spa, gym, squash court and heated pool. The hotel also has 11,960 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space. The property is seven miles from the Riocentro Convention Centre and has easy access to Galeão Internacional Airport. Tags: • Hospitality • Operational • Management Companies • |
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Gary Allyn Warwick, a former assistant softball coach at Purdue North Central who resigned this past spring, has been charged with murder in the 1972 death of a child in downstate Illinois. | Photo provided/Sun-Times Media
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A former softball coach in Northwest Indiana has been charged with murder in the death of a child nearly 41 years ago in Illinois.
Gary Allyn Warwick, 62, was arrested Thursday by members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force, along with Portage police and St. Clair County (Ill.) Sheriff Rick Watson.
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Authorities allege Warwick, who was dating the child's mother at the time, was responsible for the death of 1-year-old Joseph Henry Abernathy III. The child was found Dec. 30, 1972.
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I'm excited that a lot of forces are coming together, slowly, to bring code generation into the forefront and I want to talk about my experience doing primarily code generation on the majority of my .NET projects for over five years. There are a lot of things I'd like to talk about and this is the start of a series.
I've done a lot with code generation. I even wrote a book. I'd like to slice out the parts of the book that are dated, but there is so much I want to say about code generation and there won't be another book for at least a year because things will be very dynamic for code generation in the next year or so. Instead, I want to use this blog for serious dialog on the challenges and nuances that we're going to face. This is what I'll do this year instead of books, and maybe later I'll pull together these ideas into a book with a formalized structure.
In putting code generation in perspective, I wish I could talk more about the one project that didn't use code generation. The team was so awesome and struggling so much that I was happy to sit on the edge with a side task and watch it all come down. I don't regret the experience. Here was the highest density of great programmers I had ever seen with almost every process issue aligned for success. This was a very, very smart software company. They had money, management support, teamwork, a well defined problem, agile methodologies (at least somewhat), and comparatively a lot of time. But even success is failure. Everything they did will go in the trash can. Even if they succeed they will fail in that the whole thing will start over with a new technology.
It was also nice not to be the .NET Goddess (yes one of my partners uses that on my business card). They had no clue who I was when I came to work, just a coder reassessing and picking up some side work. It turned out to be a far more intense and long gig than I wanted, and it had its share of ups and downs, but it gave me a chance to see the best of "normal" programming; as close to a fly on the wall as I will ever get.
What I learned from this experience is that even the best normal development efforts are worse than mediocre code generation development I've done. But, I start with an arsenal of tools that you do not have. Without these tools, code generation is so hard to do well that I can't even suggest the average shop incorporate it. This is what will change in about the next year. It makes no difference whether these tools are mine or someone else's. Other people have a lot more time than I do. But you need to understand, and people with the product s in the code generation space need to understand what you need to do code generation well. The purpose of this series of articles is to output my share of knowledge on that subject. To understand deeply, I have to talk a lot. I am not wise enough to distill this into bullet points – beyond the principles I've already defined in my book (and will cover here soon). I want to start a conversation – in you blog if you have one – where you disagree or have more to say.
Once code generation is laid out with more clarity than today, it's time to talk BDD. Actually I want to take just part of BDD (the artist previously known as TDD). I do not think proper development is a "Holy Grail" that is unreachable. I believe it is a reality we will hold in our hands within five years and will be a combination of code generation for all the stuff its dumb for us to write married to a highly morphed BDD for all the code we do have to write.
Of course at that point, we will have uncovered a new layer to explore – but where we have been stuck and the pressure is so great – this will be solved. It's time we got started.
I've read your book, interesting approaches and terms that you have defined. I have not tried going down the brute force code generation scenario though. I've been using CodeSmith and CodeBreeze to understand the different paradigms and philosophies on what we as developers should have access to when generating and/or where we store information to be generated.
I'm still trying to find more ideas on generating the web interface though. Using XSLT has been more troublesome for me, even though it does sound like the best principle to use to meet changing business requirements. Using XSLT is that it seems hard to maintain, i.e., applying style sheets, etc. and I have the feeling like I shouldn't have tried to generate the UI using this approach at times. I've tried using custom web controls, but I have been generating only generic editors with validation that is not very customizable other than giving the user the ability to modify properties.
I'm still looking for that one last step in my mind that does code generation at the UI level and makes the maintenance easy and flexible enough to meet changing business requirements. Maybe I'm approaching the XSLT generation in the wrong way... I would appreciate any more ideas that have come across your mind. Thanks for writing the book Kathleen.
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The IAS 19 amendment could have a significant impact on a number of performance indicators and might increase the volume of disclosures.
The IASB has issued an amendment to IAS 19, 'Employee Benefits', which makes significant changes to the recognition and measurement of defined benefit pension expense and termination benefits, and to the disclosures for all employee benefits.
The changes will affect most entities that apply IAS 19. They could have a significant impact on a number of performance indicators and might also increase the volume of disclosures.
The key changes are outlined below.
'Actuarial gains and losses' are renamed "remeasurements" and will be recognized immediately in 'other comprehensive income' (OCI). Actuarial gains and losses will no longer be deferred using the corridor approach or recognized in profit or loss; this is likely to increase balance sheet and OCI volatility. Remeasurements recognized in OCI will not be recycled through profit or loss in subsequent periods.
Past-service costs will be recognized in the period of a plan amendment; unvested benefits will no longer be spread over a future-service period. A curtailment now occurs only when an entity reduces significantly the number of employees. Curtailment gains/losses are accounted for as past-service costs.
Annual expense for a funded benefit plan will include net interest expense or income, calculated by applying the discount rate to the net defined benefit asset or liability. This will replace the finance charge and expected return on plan assets, and will increase benefit expense for most entities. There will be no change in the discount rate, which remains a high-quality corporate bond rate where there is a deep market in such bonds, and a government bond rate in other markets.
There will be less flexibility in income statement presentation. Benefit cost will be split between:
Additional disclosures are required to present the characteristics of benefit plans, the amounts recognized in the financial statements, and the risks arising from defined benefit plans and multi-employer plans. The objectives and principles underlying disclosures are provided; these are likely to require more extensive disclosures and more judgment to determine what disclosure is required.
The distinction between short- and long-term benefits for measurement purposes is based on when the payment is expected, not when the payment can be demanded. An obligation may be measured as a long-term benefit and presented as a current liability if the entity expects to settle the obligation after more than one year but does not have the unconditional right to defer settlement for more than one year.
Taxes related to benefit plans should be included either in the return on assets or the calculation of the benefit obligation, depending on their nature. Investment management costs should be recognized as part of the return on assets; other costs of running a benefit plan are recognized as period costs when incurred. This should reduce diversity in practice but might make the actuarial calculations more complex.
Any benefit that has a future-service obligation is not a termination benefit. This will reduce the number of arrangements that meet the definition of termination benefits. A liability for a termination benefit is recognized when the entity can no longer withdraw the offer of the termination benefit or recognizes any related restructuring costs. This might delay the recognition of voluntary termination benefits.
The measurement of obligations should reflect the substance of arrangements where the employer's exposure is limited or where the employer can use contributions from employees to meet a deficit. This might reduce the defined benefit obligation in some situations. Determining the substance of such arrangements will require judgment and significant disclosure.
The amendment is effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Earlier application is permitted. The amendment should be applied retrospectively in accordance with IAS 8, 'Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors', except for changes to the carrying value of assets that include employee benefit costs in the carrying value.
These changes will affect most entities that apply IAS 19. The changes could significantly change a number of performance indicators, including EBITDA, EPS and balance sheet ratios. They might also significantly increase the volume of disclosures.
Management should determine the impact of the revised standard and any changes in benefit classification and presentation.
Management should consider the effect of the changes on any existing employee benefit arrangements and whether additional processes are needed to compile the information required to comply with the new disclosure requirements.
Management should also consider the choices that remain within IAS 19, including the possibility of early adoption, the possible effect of these changes on key performance ratios and how to communicate these effects to analysts and other users of the accounts.
The proposal for entities to present profit or loss and OCI in a single statement of comprehensive income has been withdrawn; IAS 1 will still permit profit or loss and OCI to be presented in a single statement or in two consecutive statements.
The IASB has issued an amendment to IAS 1, 'Presentation of Financial Statements', that changes the disclosure of items presented in other comprehensive income (OCI) in the statement of comprehensive income.
The board originally proposed that all entities should present profit or loss and OCI together in a single statement of comprehensive income. The proposal has been withdrawn; IAS 1 will still permit profit or loss and OCI to be presented in either a single statement or in two consecutive statements.
The amendment does not address which items should be presented in OCI and the option to present items of OCI either before taxes or net of taxes has been retained.
The amendment requires entities to separate items presented in OCI into two groups, based on whether or not they may be recycled to profit or loss in the future. Items that will not be recycled - such as revaluation gains on property, plant and equipment - will be presented separately from items that may be recycled in the future - such as deferred gains and losses on cash flow hedges. Entities that choose to present OCI items before taxes will be required to show the amount of taxes related to the two groups separately.
The title used by IAS 1 for the statement of comprehensive income has changed to 'statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income'. However, IAS 1 still permits entities to use other titles.
The amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2012. Early adoption is permitted and full retrospective application is required.
All entities with gains and losses presented in OCI are affected by the change to the presentation of OCI items.
Management should confirm that reporting systems are able to capture the information needed to implement the revised presentation of OCI items, and update the systems where necessary.
IFRS 10 introduces new guidance on control and consolidation. It combines the concepts of power and exposure to variable returns to determine whether control exists. Control exists under IFRS 10 when the investor has power, exposure to variable returns and the ability to use that power to affect its returns from the investee.
Management will need to evaluate the impact of the new standard in its assessment of the entities it is required to consolidate. Changes to the composition of the group could arise and impact key investor metrics (including debt covenants) such as gearing, liquidity and profitability ratios. Visit pwc.com/ifrs to read more detail in our practical guide.
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The boards have agreed that re-exposure of the revenue standard will ensure a transparent process for the project. The revised exposure draft (ED) will include questions on the more significant changes from the June 2010 ED.
The IASB and FASB are to re-expose the proposed revenue standard, pushing the expected timeline for issuing a final standard into 2012. The boards reaffirmed that a retrospective application transition method will be required but that "transition reliefs" will be provided to reduce the burden on preparers.
Industry concerns also got attention from the boards. The FASB separately deliberated whether to retain certain revenue guidance for rate-regulated entities and whether to exempt non-public entities from certain disclosure requirements.
The boards agreed that re-exposure will ensure a transparent process for the project. The revised ED will include questions on the more significant changes from the June 2010 ED. These questions are expected to address:
The boards will also ask whether the requirements are presented clearly and whether it is operational. The ED is expected to be released in August or September 2011 and will have a 120-day comment period.
The boards tentatively decided that an entity could transition to the new standard using either full or 'limited' retrospective application. This would reduce the burden on preparers by:
Disclosure of a qualitative assessment of the likely effect of applying the reliefs is required.
The boards discussed whether to modify the proposed standard for concerns raised by the telecoms industry. They concluded that the revenue model should be applied consistently by all industries.
Any final standard is not expected to be effective before 2015 at the earliest.
The proposal will affect most entities that apply IFRS. Entities that currently follow industry-specific guidance should expect the greatest impact.
The target date for issuing a final standard has been extended from December 2011 to September 2012. The ED is expected in August or September 2011 and will have a 120-day comment period.
IASB publishes exposure draft on improvements project 2011
The IASB has published an exposure draft on the 2011 annual improvements project, with amendments that would affect five standards. Proposed amendments affect IFRS 1, IAS 1, IAS 16, IAS 32 and IAS 34. The proposed amendments are seemingly minor changes. However, if you are affected, the impact could be significant.
The amendments would be expected to apply for annual periods beginning after January 1, 2013. The comment period closes on October 21, 2011.
New appointments and re-appointments have also been made, at the IFRS Interpretations Committee. Joanna Perry, Luca Cencioni, Jean Paré, Margaret Smyth and Scott Taub have been reappointed for a further three-year term . The new appointments are:
The IFRS Foundation has published an exposure draft of the 'IFRS Taxonomy 2011 interim release: common-practice concepts' (deadline for comments: August 2). The proposed interim release contains tags for the IFRS Taxonomy that reflect common IFRS disclosures. The supplementary tags aim to enhance the comparability of financial information; they are consistent with IFRS and with the XBRL "architecture" in the 'IFRS Taxonomy 2011.'
Once these initial common-practice tags are finalized, entities will be able to apply them to line items in their primary financial statements and to notes and accounting policies with fewer entity-specific tags. Reducing the need for entity-specific and jurisdiction-specific tags might help reduce divergence in reporting practice. The next part of the process will involve the detailed analysis of disclosures within notes to financial statements and identifying common reporting practice in these note disclosures.
The supplementary tags will be consolidated into the IFRS Taxonomy 2012.
There have been some interesting recent developments in countries that are considering transition to IFRS: the SEC is due to decide later this year whether/when and how to incorporate IFRS into the US financial reporting system; Japan's Financial Services Minister implied that Japan might defer its move to IFRS from 2014 until 2016; and India is silent over its plans, despite having passed their original proposed transition date. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's global chief accountant, John Hitchins, takes a personal view.
The SEC's staff paper issued in May put forward a transition plan for converging IFRS with US GAAP over a five to seven year period that is essentially an endorsement approach. The US would aim to avoid differences between 'full IFRS' and 'US-endorsed IFRS', but the FASB could modify or supplement IFRS in rare instances. The paper stresses that the SEC has not yet decided to follow this approach but requests constituents' views on this and other approaches by July 31, 2011. If you have a view please do respond.
The staff paper has provoked very different responses. Some recognize the difficulty in persuading US firms of the benefit of moving to IFRS. A "softly softly" approach over a period of years may gradually win those companies over. Others want to avoid further "endorsement" processes – or think that if the US has a rigorous endorsement process, Europe or other regions should toughen their own approval process. I am not in favour of multiple layers of endorsement and exceptions, as this can slow the process even further; but I understand that accepting it in the US may be the only way to reach the ultimate goal of a single set of global IFRS. It would be helpful, though, if those US companies that would like to move to IFRS in one go were allowed to early-adopt on a voluntary basis.
If the US adopts this approach, what impact is this likely to have on other IFRS adopters? I have previously mentioned that several territories are unlikely to commit to full adoption of IFRS until the US announces its decision. Japan, India and China are cases in point where the US timetable may be influencing the completeness or speed of adoption.
India made a commitment to the G-20 in 2008 that it would converge with IFRS by April 2011. But the standards are still not included in the legal framework; so, although there has been no formal announcement of delay, lobbying by Indian companies seems to have had the desired effect for them. The converged Indian Accounting Standards published so far also have numerous carve-outs and carve-ins – so, maybe a further delay will allow time for these exceptions to be eliminated.
In June, a statement from Japan's financial services minister implied it was considering a delay in adoption of IFRS. Japan's business community has been asking for an extension while it tries to deal with the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake. At the moment we understand that no such decision has been made and that the FSA will make a decision about transition in 2012 as originally proposed. So a short transition may still be a possibility but, I am sure, the suggestion of a lengthy transition period in the US and requests for delays from big businesses must be having an effect on Japanese thinking.
I hope the SEC makes a decision this year as promised so that other transitioning territories can get some more clarity. Of course, they may want to wait until final leasing, financial instruments and revenue standards are issued. If that is the case we still have a long way to go.
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Located in Dillsboro, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Dillsboro is in a rural location and close to Southwestern Community College. Additional area points of interest include Harris Regional Hospital and Western Carolina University.Hotel Features.
Recreational amenities include an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness facility. This 2.5-star property has a business center and offers audio-visual equipment and business services. High-speed Internet access is available in public areas. The hotel serves a complimentary breakfast. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include gift shops/newsstands and laundry facilities.Guestrooms.
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- Liquidity is in the center of the casino floor of the Luxor. It has a bar and three separate lounge areas. The decor is simply amazing, with a unique projection system that creates a constantly-changing canvas of water. It makes you feel as if you are surrounded by flowing water! The music played here is a mix of international favorites, which also energizes the unique pyramid shaped hotel. Their signature cocktails that come highly recommended include Vixen, Love Potion or the Liquid Lust. If you're not feeling like any alcohol, their premium non-alcoholic drinks is just what you need.
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