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The completely revised sixth edition of this leading work brings its comprehensive and systematic survey of European Tax Law up to December 2011. With its thorough and critical discussion of the EU tax rules in force and of the European Court's case law in tax matters, it surpasses every other source in its clarification and analysis of the implications of the Treaties on European Union and on the functioning of the EU for national taxation, and of EU tax harmonization policy. Its in-depth coverage includes: 1. the consequences of the TFEU and of general EU law principles for national tax law, tax treaties, national (tax) procedure, State liability, and the national budget, as shown by the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU; 2. EU harmonization and coordination policies as regards both indirect and direct taxes, including soft law; 3. EU law in force and proposed on indirect taxes (Value Added Tax, Community Customs Code, Excises and Energy Taxation, Capital Duty, and the Financial Transactions Tax proposal); 4. EU law in force and proposed on direct taxes (Parent-Subsidiary Directive, Tax Merger Directive, Interest and Royalties Directive, Transfer Pricing Arbitration Convention, Savings Interest Directive, and the CCCTB proposal); 5. tax aspects of the EEIG, the SE, and the SCE; and 6. administrative cooperation and recovery assistance between the Member States.
Procedural matters and the extent of judicial protection are emphasized throughout the book's three parts: I. general EU law and taxation; II. positive integration; and III. negative integration of direct taxation. Prized in previous editions as the reference book for tax and EU law practitioners, tax administrators, the judiciary, academics, and tax or EU law policymakers, this new edition will continue to be of immense value to all tax and EU law professionals.
Part A General EU Law and Taxation. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 Taxes in the EU Treaties; Harmonization Bases. Chapter 3 General EU Law Concepts and Tax Law. Chapter 4 European Tax Harmonisation Policy. Part B Positive Integration of Indirect and Energy Taxation, of Direct Taxes, and of Administrative Cooperation and Recovery Assistance. Chapter 5 The Community Customs Code. Chapter 6 Value Added Tax – the Recast VAT Directive. Chapter 7 Excises and Energy Taxation. Chapter 8 Capital Duty and the Financial Transaction Tax. Chapter 9 The Parent-Subsidiary Directive. Chapter 10 The Tax Merger Directive. Chapter 11 Transfer Pricing and the Arbitration Convention. Chapter 12 Tax Aspects of the European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) and the European Company (SE). Chapter 13 The Interest and Royalty Directive. Chapter 14 The Savings Interest Directive. Chapter 15 CCCTB. Chapter 16 Administrative Cooperation in the Assessment and Recovery of Tax Claims. Part C Negative Integration of Direct Taxation. Chapter 17 General Conceptual Aspects of the ECJ Case Law in Direct Tax Matters. Chapter 18 Free Movement and Tax Base Protection. Chapter 19 Division of Tax Jurisdiction; Double Tax Relief Mechanisms;Tax Treaty Issues. Chapter 20 Exit Taxes. Chapter 21 Individual Income Taxation. Chapter 22 Corporate Income Taxation. Chapter 23 Cross-border Loss Relief. Chapter 24 Cross-Border Dividend Taxation.
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Madiba walks with us.
An in-depth look into one of Chicago's thriving business markets: heroin.
The formidable Ta-Nehisi Coates on Alec Baldwin, language and bigotry.
Sorry Twitter, we're not going to pat you on the back for appointing ONE woman to your board.
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Shooting At Best Western On Route 70 In Lakewood
Lakewood- One person was hospitalized after a shooting reportedly took place at the Best Western on Route 70 in Lakewood, according to Lakewood police.
The victim, whom police declined to identify, suffered "non-life-threatening injuries," according to police.
The victim was transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. Lakewood police said they had no further information on the incident or the suspect.
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Motorcyclist Critically Injured In Collision With Truck In Bayville
Berkely- A 48-year-old Bayville man was in critical condition early this morning, after his motorcycle collided with a Dodge Ram truck on Dorsey Drive early Tuesday evening, Patrolman John Houghkirk said.
James McGee, Hancock Avenue, was traveling north on Dorsey Lane across from Central Regional High School when his 2006 Harley Davidson collided with a truck driven by Ralph Blumberg, 22, Dorsey Lane, Houghkirk said.
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Freeholder: Rebuilding Ocean County is Job 1 in 2013
Ocean County- When the Ocean County Board of Freeholders reorganizes New Years Day, John P. Kelly will take over as freeholder director in the midst of one of the most challenging periods the county has faced in decades.
Already struggling with difficulties from a tough economy, the county now must rebuild from the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy — and do so in the face of many conflicting demands and interests.
Read more on Toms River Patch.
Planning Lessons from Sandy: Climate Change a Reality, Adjustments Needed
Jersey Shore- Climate change is a reality, experts say.
Following Hurricane Sandy's impact on the Jersey Shore, property owners will have to make some tough decisions about how and if they should rebuild.
For those willing to stick it out, the only option is to build smarter and build up, some say. Here, two professionals, one an architect, one a hazard mitigation specialist, talk about the reality of climate change, and the future of building along the coast.
Read more on Toms River Patch.
How New Jersey's Most Crooked Politician Was Finally Caught
Manchester- Joseph S. Portash was nearly 6' 5", a mop of graying hair making him appear stately. He was 56 when I met him late one February afternoon in 1988, and he would be dead in two years, his name synonymous with scandal.
He'd come through a side door of the Manchester Township Municipal Building wearing an overcoat as bits of snow twirled in the frigid Pine Barrens air. I remember him walking swiftly toward a dark Lincoln Town Car.
I'd just pulled into the parking lot and there he was, right in front of me.
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In fashion, something isn't old, it's vintage. In that spirit, our studio is filling the airwaves with some tried-and-true oldies, ahem, I mean vintage hits.
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In fashion, something isn't old, it's vintage. In that spirit, our studio is filling the airwaves with some tried-and-true oldies, ahem, I mean vintage hits.
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Welcome to The Daily Find, our favorite products plucked from What's New.
What it is: Morning Warrior LA to NY Cropped Tee
Why we love it: Cuffed sleeves and unfinished hems add a casual vibe to the rock-inspired silhouette.
Wear it with: High-waisted Alice + Olivia pants and suede Pedro Garcia sandals.
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Above: A selection of Michael & Randy's picks for Pop Up Flea on East Dane. Below, Randy Goldberg and Michael Williams.
This weekend will mark the seventh installment of Pop Up Flea, a unique menswear event founded by Michael Williams and Randy Goldberg. The event will take place at 82 Mercer St. in NYC, as well as online at Eastdane.com. We took a minute of the guys' time to ask them about PUF.
EAST DANE: For the uninitiated, tell us a little about the Pop Up Flea.
RANDY GOLDBERG: It's a one-weekend-at-a-time menswear store full of interesting items and staffed by good people. It's like a pop-up shop in the sense that it only lasts for three days. It's like a flea market in the sense that vendors rent a space and man their own mini-storefront.
EAST DANE: Where did the idea come from?
MICHAEL WILLIAMS: The Pop Up Flea was born, like many good things, over cocktails in Manhattan. We wanted to have a store, but we also wanted people to have a chance to meet and talk to the designers that make the stuff they love and wear.
EAST DANE: This weekend (December 6-8) marks the seventh installment of PUF, and it's your biggest yet. Who can people expect to find there?
MICHAEL WILLIAMS: We have a lineup of over sixty different brands and vendors. Everyone from accessories designer Alexander Olch to Billykirk, plus bigger brands like Filson and Levi's Vintage Clothing.
EAST DANE: Any vendors you're extra excited about this time around?
RANDY GOLDBERG: We're excited about everyone that is coming. We only invite great brands to participate. The litmus test is: Would we want to wear these clothes? All killer, no filler.
EAST DANE: We signed on as your online partner for the event, a first. How do you think East Dane fits with the PUF feel?
RANDY GOLDBERG: There's a lot of common ground between us and East Dane in terms of what we care about—well-made things, a great shopping experience, unique finds—so it's a natural partnership. Plus, we never thought in a million years PUF product would get the Amazon Prime treatment. That's next level.
EAST DANE: How'd you choose the product that you selected for East Dane? Was there a guiding principle?
MICHAEL WILLIAMS: We have a supercomputer that computes a unique Pop Up Flea handsomeness algorithm that we had developed for this special East Dane shop. It chooses the most mathematically handsome selection of garments. Just kidding. We choose the stuff that we want to personally have in our closets. No computers, no robots, just good old-fashioned menswear.
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After a successful Thanksgiving, I've got my sights set on the next big holiday. And when I think holiday, I think family, gift-giving, and of course, wine. As I searched for the best selection to serve, I stumbled across a few interesting vino-related stories. Cheers!
Not that one really needs a reason to drink a glass of fine fermented grape juice, but just in case, here are 23 justifications for having a second round.
My dream kitchen includes a cavernous room full of bottles ranging from rare vintages to my go-to $10 special. And apparently, according to the recent unearthing of the world's oldest wine cellar, this dream was also common over 3,700 years ago.
Winemaking is staunchly rooted in tradition but technology is finally edging in. The Economist breaks down the latest developments in cultivation and aging, and how the industry is beginning to adapt.
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Don't be mistaken, we're willing to pay for our fashion, but when a find comes along that's cool, forward, and under $200, it makes our style- loving hearts skip a beat. In this weekly feature, we'll highlight some of the best style steals on the pages of Shopbop.com.
The Steal: A sheer Charlie Jade top.
The Price: $128 (USD)
Why it's worth it: Graphic snake print adds depth to the sexy silhouette.
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Working for Shopbop these last eight years, I've developed a healthy appreciation for fashion and all its parts, but my true addiction rests elsewhere: kitchenware. More specifically: cake plates. Do I have many occasions to display my baked goods on fancy fare? Not really. Does that stop me from collecting the pretty stands just in case I need them for an as-yet-planned party? Nope.
So when a crop of cake stands started to make their way into our Holiday Gift Boutique, I knew I needed a reason to take one home. A pretty recipe that deserves a pretty plate was born, and I share it with you: Peppermint Crunch Chocolate Tart, perfect for a Lunares ceramic cake stand.
Peppermint Crunch Chocolate Tart
1 1/2 cups flour
3 Tbsp. sugar
1/8 tsp. baking powder
7 Tbsp. butter, chilled
1 egg beaten w/ 1 tsp. water
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, and baking powder. Cut chilled butter into cubes and add to flour mixture. Use your fingers to blend the butter into the dry ingredients until the butter is broken down into small, flour-coated flakes. (You can also do this step with a food processor.) Add the egg, water, and vanilla to the mixture and blend quickly with your fingers. Dump the contents of the bowl onto a clean counter, and work the butter and liquid further into the dough by smearing the dough away from you in a quick motion with the heel of your hand. Gather it back together in a ball, wrap in plastic, and chill for at least one hour.
After one hour, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place the dough on a floured surface and roll to fit a 10-inch tart pan. Gently place in the pan, trim the edges, and poke holes in the bottom of the crust with a fork. Line the top of the crust with foil, and layer on pie weights or dried beans to keep the foil in place.
Bake for approximately 30 minutes, or until the edges are just golden brown. (Check at 20 minutes to be sure it's not cooking too quickly.)
While the crust is cooling, make the ganache.
8 oz. heavy cream
16 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped into ½-inch pieces
1 tsp. peppermint extract
Place a metal bowl over a pot of water, making sure that the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl. Add heavy cream and heat for a few minutes until the cream is hot, but not boiling. Add chocolate and stir constantly with a whisk until smooth. Remove from heat and whisk in peppermint extract. Set aside until crust is cooled.
3/4 cup crushed peppermint candy canes
Remove the crust from the tart pan and place on a cake stand or platter. Pour ganache into the crust and sprinkle the top with crushed peppermint candy canes. Place in refrigerator for approximately one hour to let the ganache set.
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Welcome to The Daily Find, our favorite products plucked from What's New.
What they are: Habitual Elle High Rise Moto Pants
Why we love them: Moto detailing and crackled faux suede make a perfect downtown pair.
Wear them with: A graphic Splendid top and Elizabeth and James shoes.
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'Tis the season for over-indulging. Thankfully, Loni has just the fashion advice to help you stay motivated (and looking cute) at the gym.
Looking fashionable during a workout has never been easier. There are so many flattering, comfortable options out there these days—thank goodness. Reach for easy mix-and-match separates in black, white, and grey. Then, just toss clean gear into your carryall and create your look at the gym. If you won't leave home without a splash of color, add it with accessories like headbands, socks, or hats. Colorful pants and tops can really show sweat, which is never ideal. Make sure your outerwear is gym-appropriate too—think performance-wear or a chic, oversized parka. Leave your wool pieces at home. Lastly, go for a simple beauty routine. Clear mascara, a bit of gloss, and a cheek stain will look fresh and won't run when the instructor kicks it up a notch.
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Welcome to The Daily Find, our favorite products plucked from What's New.
What it is: Candela Parker Dress
Why we love it: Trimmed in lace, the accordion pleats have an extra-flirty feel.
Wear it with: Textured Tibi sandals and bold Kelly Wearstler earrings.
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Guest Post: Timing Is (Not) Everything
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 13:31They will try the head-fake taper. They must. It will be backstopped by and saturated in statistical lying, and everyone will have trouble parsing the probable effect because the chronic dishonesty loose in this land will have deformed and impaired all metrics of true value. At the heart of whatever remains of this economy is fire, and the officers of the Federal Reserve are playing with it. Pretty soon, we'll get the un-taper, the final surrender to the crack-up boom that awaits before the western world has to go medieval.
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American "Servants" Make Less Now Than They Did in 1910
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 13:20While much has been said about the benefits of Bernanke's wealth effect to the asset-owning "10%", just as much has been said about the ever deteriorating plight of the remaining debt-owning 90%, who are forced to resort to labor to provide for their families, and more specifically how their living condition has deteriorated over not only the past five years, since the start of the Fed's great experiment, but over the past several decades as well. However, in the case of America's "servant" class, Al Jazeera finds that their plight is now worse than it has been at any time over the past century, going back all the way to 1910!
- Comments: 155
- Reads: 15,893
Solid Demand For $30 Billion In 3 Year Paper But Anxiety Beneath The Surface
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 13:18Tapering may not be tightening, as the Fed will keep repeating until someone actually believes it (the Fed may be right, however it's not what the Fed thinks or does, but the next most levered counterparty who is the risk factor, and whose potential selling is what is keeping everyone on their toes), but the just completed 3 Year auction just priced at a yield of 0.631%, precisely where it priced in August, the month before the last "consensus" taper announcement at the September FOMC, and above the 0.581% where the 3 Year was in June when the Taper Tantrum peaked. The short-end may not be panicking yet, but the enthusiasm for bonds is certainly not where it used to be, especially when one considers 3 Years priced in the mid-0.3% range from September 2011 until May 2013.
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 12:10Same Shit, Different Day; yet again the S&P 500 is trading tick-for-tick with the all-important EURJPY cross rate. As the following chart shows, its all about fun-durr-mentals...
- Comments: 28
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Chase-ing Bitcoin: Is JPM Preparing To Unveil Its Own Electronic Currency?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 11:44If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, copy 'em, and then beat 'em. While everyone's attention has been glued to Bitcoin (and its various smaller and less viable for now alternative digital currencies), JPMorgan has submitted a patent which appears to set the scene for a competing centralized network to Bitcoin. As LetsTalkBitcoin noted first, the "Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network," states that Chase's technology is a "new paradigm." Moreover that it permits the creation of "virtual cash" (also referred to as "web cash") with a "real-time digital exchange of value." Without naming the virtual currency or any competing payments system by name, the bank takes a swipe at the crytocurrency model, adding that sees "a new marketplace" emerging for "low dollar, high volume, real-time payments with payment surety for both consumers and producers."
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Trading The Technical With BofA: S&P500, EURUSD, Treasurys And Crude
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 11:22Since fundamentals have been irrelvant for years, the only possible (short-term) guide in a market in which the only thing that does matter is the Fed's balance sheet, are trends (as Hugh Hendry put it so appropriately) here are some technical trade ideas from Bank of America, on the EURUSD, Treasurys, the S&P500 and WTI.
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The Fallacy Of The Volcker Rule (Or "Fixing" The Banks In 5 Easy Steps)
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 10:51Volcker Rule - Who cares? I know we are supposed to care more about this convoluted rule, but we just can't. The concept that somehow "prop" trading brought down the banks seems silly. The idea that market making desks were a dangerous part of the equation is ludicrous. They could have fixed this with a few simple changes, but that would have meant some blame would have had to be shifted onto the regulators...
- Comments: 54
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JOLTS October Net Turnovers Surge To 260K, Highest Since February
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 10:28Back in September, courtesy of an unprecedented discrepancy between the JOLTS "net turnovers" (or hires less separations) print, which traditionally has been the equivalent of the NFP's establishment survey monthly job additions, we highlighted just what happens when the BLS has caught itself in a estimation lie, and is forced to adjusted the data set both concurrently and retroactively to correct for cumulative error. We suggested that as a result of this public humiliation, the BLS would have no choice but to ramp up its monthly net turnovers print in order to "catch up" to what the monthly payrolls survey indicated is America's "improving" jobs picture. Sure enough, when moments ago the latest October JOLTS survey was released, the October "net turnovers" number soared from 155K in September to a whopping 260K in October, more than eclipsing the revised NFP print of 200K job gains in October, and leading to the second highest JOLTS turnover print since February's 271K, and before that - going back all the way to the 287K in February of 2012. And yes, this was in the month when the government had shut down and the result was supposedly major, if temporary, job losses.
- Comments: 18
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Wholesale Inventories Spike Most In 2 Years As "Hollow Growth" Continues
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 10:12We can only imagine the upward revisions to 'current' GDP that will occur due to the largest mal-investment-driven wholesale inventory build in over 2 years. The 1.4% MoM gain is over 4x the expectation and biggest beat since Q4 2011, when - just as now - a mid-year plunge was met by a rabid over-stocking only to see the crumble back into mid 2012. As we noted previously, 56% of economic "growth" this year was inventory accumulation (cough auto channel stuffing cough) and this print merely confirms "hollow growth" continues. The problem with inventory hoarding, however, is that at some point it will have to be "unhoarded." Which is why expect many downward revisions to 'future' GDP as this inventory overhang has to be destocked.
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Fed Unveils "Self-Regulated" Volcker Rule
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 09:44And so it is done (as we detailed here)... and due to be put in place as of April1st 2014 (rather ironically). The 100-plus-pages of rules and regulations prohibit two activities of banking entities: (i) engaging in proprietary trading; and (ii) owning, sponsoring, or having certain relationships with a hedge fund or private equity fund. But the kicker...
"requires banking entities to establish an internal compliance program designed to help ensure and monitor compliance with the prohibitions and restrictions of the statute and the final rule."
Great! Because self-regulation worked so well in the past for the financial services industry.
- Comments: 68
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The Pain In Spain Is Mainly... Everywhere
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 09:23Despite the ratings agencies (Moody's Dec 5th and S&P Nov 22nd) seemingly premature raising of the outlook for the nation's sovereign credit rating (from negative to stable), economic hardship in Spain looks likely to continue as loan defaults surge and the unemployment rate remains the second highest in the EU.
- Comments: 29
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Caption Contest: Obama Meets Castro
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 09:02As the world mourns the death of Nelson Mandela; following his oration, it seems President Obama has taken the opportunity to seek advice from world leaders on better managing his nation...
- Comments: 193
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GM Appoints First Female CEO As Mary Barra Replaces Dan Akerson
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 08:54GM has named Mary Barra to succeed Dan Akerson as CEO, making her the first female CEO in global auto industry:
- Comments: 121
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Steve Liesman: "Get Ready, Here It Comes: A December Taper"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 08:43Yesterday, we pointed out that according to the latest Bloomberg survey of economists, roughly 70% of respondents now believe that a taper is coming in either December or January, further accentuated by the recent flipflopping of Fed "bellwether" James Bullard who after holding out for a much delayed reduction in the Fed's monthly flow, admitted that the "probability of a taper had risen ". Today, some additional thoughts on what now seems the consensus from Credit Suisse: "With the labor market looking to be on a more sustained recovery trend following a late summer set-back we think tapering is now virtually inevitable with the decision between a Dec or Jan taper a virtual toss-up that may come down to Fed perceptions of market liquidity in the latter part of December." And just to add fuel to the flame here comes CNBC's own staff "Fed expert" Steve Liesman with "get ready, here it comes: A December taper."
- Comments: 132
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Gold Halted As Prices Spike Higher; Stocks Stumbling
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2013 - 08:34Gold (>$1260) and silver (>$20) are extending yesterday's gains as US markets awake this morning. The crack higher at around 8:07ET caused the futures market to be halted after 3,000 Gold Futures contracts traded in one second at 08:07:45 on December 10, 2013 sending the price up $10 and tripping circuit breakers for 10 seconds. Silver is now +4% on the week and gold +2.5% as Treasuries are also bid. Stocks are stumbling overnight, driven by the "fundamentals" of a drop in EURJPY after it tagged 142 overnight and fell back.
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Based on this dress by Dear Creatures: http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/boat-house-brunch-dress
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cotton blend, 6 big buttons, 2 small buttons, 1 snap closure, 1 short zipper
Mar 8, 2013, 03.48 PMby Bert Horrocks
Mar 7, 2013, 03.34 PMby HannahClark
This is so cute! The pleats and the little side buttons make me crazy! :)
Mar 6, 2013, 09.09 PMby neveenkarnes
young, fresh and beautiful… looks great
Mar 6, 2013, 06.14 PMby auroras-y-sirenas
Oh, really really cute! Well done!
Mar 5, 2013, 10.27 AMby tejka
u look great!
Mar 5, 2013, 09.49 AMby clementine75
Wow !!! I love it ! Your dress is really beautiful !
Mar 4, 2013, 10.14 PMby Lillyella
I love the pleats! Very stunning! :)
Mar 4, 2013, 03.54 PMby kelerabeus
Beautiful! I love those double box pleats.
Mar 4, 2013, 03.44 PMby Mary Athey
Lovely dress, the shapes fab on you x
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Signs are emerging that cadmium a widespread contaminant that gets little attention from health experts and regulators could be the new lead.
Children with higher cadmium levels are three times more likely to have learning disabilities and participate in special education, according to a new study led by Harvard University researchers.
Absorbed from the soil, cadmium is found in certain foods, particularly potatoes, grains, sunflower seeds and leafy greens, as well as tobacco. It also has been discovered in some inexpensive childrens jewelry, prompting new voluntary industry standards last fall.
Dr. Robert Wright, the studys senior author, emphasized that the links to learning disabilities and special education were found at commonplace levels previously thought to be benign.
One of the important points of the study is that we didnt study a population of kids who had very high exposures. We studied a population representative of the U.S. That we found any [effect] suggests this is occurring at relatively low levels, said Wright, an associate professor of pediatrics and environmental health at Harvard.
Scientists said the new findings are a sign that cadmium could have dangerous properties similar to lead that alter the way childrens brains develop. More research is necessary, though, to confirm and refine the potential effects on kids.
It does certainly point to the fact that we need more attention paid to the neurotoxic effects of cadmium in children," Wright said.
Until now, the nervous system has not received much attention as a target for cadmium. Some studies of adult workers, however, have shown that high exposures can trigger neurological problems, and small, earlier studies of children found links to mental retardation and decreased IQs.
The new study is the largest to look at connections between cadmium in urine and neurological effects, and the only one that has used a national group of children.
Collectively, the studies are very consistent. They provide fairly substantial support that cadmium is a neurotoxin, said Dr. Bruce Lanphear, a pediatrician and epidemiologist at Simon Fraser University who was a co-author of the study.
Lanphear, one of the worlds leading experts on the effects of lead in children, added that the pattern were seeing here with cadmium is very consistent with what we see with other toxicants, including lead and mercury.
The two scientists recommended that government re-examine its standards and guidelines for cadmium in food, soil, workplaces and consumer products to consider the effects on childrens brains.
Current regulations for cadmium are based on threats to adults, and the kidneys have been considered the most sensitive organ to its toxic effects. Classified as a known human carcinogen, it is linked to lung, kidney and prostate cancer in workers.
Weve got a large new national study showing a threefold increase [in childrens learning disabilities and special education]. But I wouldnt go so far to say we definitely need to lower regulatory levels. It deserves to be re-evaluated, though, said Lanphear.
Of the 2,199 children between the ages of 6 and 15 included in the new study, 12.6 percent had a learning disability and 10.5 percent were enrolled in special education classes, according to the study, published online in Environmental Health Perspectives last month. The children were not tested for disabilities; instead it was reported by their parents on a questionnaire that is part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study.
For those with the highest cadmium levels, the odds of having a learning disability were 3.21 times higher than for the children with the lowest exposures. For special education, the odds were 3 times higher. No association was found with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders.
The three times higher risk is high for such low cadmium levels, said Aimin Chen, an assistant professor of environmental health at University of Cincinnatis College of Medicine. He was not associated with the study.
But Chen said the link at this point is preliminary because researchers have not yet looked for any specific, more definitive neurological effects, such as reduced IQs, memories or vocabularies -- outcomes already linked to two other toxic metals, lead and mercury.
The connection to both learning disabilities and special education could indicate cadmium has an array of effects on a childs brain just like lead does. Those two outcomes are actually a mixture of different brain function problems, Chen said.
Lead has been studied and regulated for many decades, leading to a large amount of evidence that it reduces children's IQs at low concentrations and contributes to attention disorders and even violent behaviors. It interferes with the development of synopses, or connections between neurons, that allow a child to learn.
Since cadmium is also a heavy metal, it might have similar effects on the brain, Lanphear and Wright said. But unlike lead, cadmium is relatively understudied as respect to brain toxicity, Wright said.
One big difference turned up in the new study: No link was found between cadmium and attention deficit disorders. It stands out because one thing weve found fairly consistently with lead, tobacco and others is that it seems that some of these contaminants might increase the risk for ADHD, Lanphear said. That could be a sign that cadmium is working on a different part of the brain, not the prefrontal cortex.
Another big mystery is the source of the cadmium in the kids. Cadmium stays in the body for long periods, so the tests measured amounts the children were exposed to over years.
Cadmium is in tobacco smoke, but surprisingly, concentrations in the kids were similar whether they lived with smokers or not. That might mean for most kids [secondhand] smoking was not a major source, Wright said.
An abundant element in the Earths crust, cadmium is found naturally in soil in some parts of the country. But it also is released by battery manufacturers, smelters, electroplating plants and other industries. It is one of the top chemicals reported in Superfund sites, found in virtually all of them, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention document.
Some crops, including tobacco plants and leafy greens, easily absorb cadmium from the soil. A map by the U.S. Geological Survey shows cadmium hot spots in ground water in Californias Central Valley, where most of the nations lettuce and spinach is grown.
Renee Gardner, a postdoctoral fellow at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet who studies heavy metals, said the most important source of exposure is food. Green leafy vegetables and grains are the biggest sources, though most plant foods have some cadmium in them.
Since these foods are important nutritionally, they shouldnt be avoided. But Gardner said that iron helps prevent absorption of cadmium, so parents worried about exposure should ensure their kids have adequate iron in their foods.
Some children may have been exposed through inexpensive jewelry. In 2010, the Associated Press tested childrens jewelry manufactured in China and found cadmium, prompting recalls by stores. Cadmium was being used to replace lead.
Last fall, the Consumer Product Safety Commission considered standards, but backed off when the industry set its own voluntary testing procedures and limits for cadmium in childrens jewelry. California set its own standards.
Lanphear said for most children, jewelry probably isnt responsible for the cadmium in their bodies. But for some kids, those kids that swallow it, its an extraordinarily important source, he said. It also can enter the body by mouthing the jewelry.
Saying the voluntary standards dont go far enough, Wright recommended that cadmium be removed from all jewelry and other childrens products.
It's very concerning to me that cadmium can be found in a childrens product, Wright said. Even if one child in a million is exposed thats one child too many.
The jewelry is an example of how one dangerous substance often replaces another, Lanphear said.
Perhaps the biggest failure is to fail to learn the lesson of the lead pandemic, that environmental chemicals and metals have the potential to be toxic, so in the end they shouldnt be treated any differently than drugs. They shouldnt be used unless proven safe, he said.
Marla Cone is the Editor in Chief of Environmental Health News, which originally published this article. It is republished with permission.
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When the plant is old enough to bloom, the flower is produced at the same time as the leaves. Flowering occurs in the spring, and the fruit inside matures slowly all summer and into fall. In late summer, the next year's leaves and flowers are produced and remain underground as a short white spike on the roots through the winter. As the fruit, which is like a capsule, dries out in the fall, it slits open. This lets the thousands of minute seeds to be gradually sifted out into the wind, like powder. The seeds are dispersed in fall and winter. The dried flower stalk remains standing through winter, despite heavy snows or strong winds.
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The lady's slipper orchid's pouch- shaped flower is best pollinated by bumblebees. The bees enter the front of the pouch but can't get out that way because of the inward folds. Inside the pouch, are sticky hairs covered with some nectar. Once at the top of the pouch, the bee can see that there are two exit holes and pushes its way up and out. On the way out, the bee's back comes into contact with a bright-green pollen pad right between the exit holes and the bee gets pollen plastered on to the hairs on its back. This way, the pollen-covered bee carries pollen from flower to flower.
The lady's slipper flower is like a funhouse tunnel for bees, with a one way entrance, then a big chamber with a bright exit sign, and some sticky sweet hairs on the way. With all this trouble, you may wonder why bees bother to go in. The sight and scent of the flower must be pretty attractive to them.
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Lovely lady's slipper orchids are so comfortable in their forest home that they can live there a very long time. The soil conditions need to be just right, with plenty of friendly fungus. Healthy clumps of wild orchids left undisturbed may live up to 100 years! Never pick a lady's slipper orchid, or try to transplant it away from its wild home.
Only a handful of state parks, forests and nature preserves have the right habitat for lady's slipper orchids. Most are in the southeast part of Ohio. Best bets for finding lady's slippers in bloom this month are Blue Rock, Burr Oak, Hocking Hills, Lake Hope and Shawnee.
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The hairs covering the stem protect the plant from being eaten – they contain a fatty acid that is poisonous to many animals and to people, and can cause a nasty rash.
The lady's slipper grows best at a soil pH of about 4.0 (the pH of tomato juice).
The lady's slipper is also known as "Venus' slipper", whippoorwill shoes, and Noah's ark.
To find this lovely plant, go outside to your local Ohio state park or nature preserve and see for yourself how strange-looking the lovely lady's slipper orchids seem!
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Many states are balloting for marijuana use. These points might help you to intelligently know some points about marijuana if you are asked to vote about the legalization of this substance whether it is county or state ballot.
Marijuana is available in some states for medical use under a doctor's order with permission granted to buy and use for the management of pain. The doctor does not always give the patient all the marijuana they request. It is quite often the terminally patient who is granted marijuana use by the medical professional.
In most cases marijuana is smoked as in a rolled cigarette paper. The weed is purchased either illegally from a dealer or from a designated state official source. When the patient acquires the permission to use marijuana, that medical permission can be shown to officials should there be any questions about the possession of that drug. Selling to any person is not permitted by the person who is legally using marijuana for themselves.
Marijuana is easily grown under specifically designed grow lights so can be actually grown and harvested without being detected. It is the bulk suppliers that get discovered when a home is raided for other reasons. Many homes are rented just for the sole purpose of growing marijuana, then are uncovered when usual household duties are not performed as a family would take care of everyday or weekly. Neighborhood watches will sometimes be aware of unusual inactivity in a home, which will have them alert officials of the statistics of a home or building..
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Marijuana use could require other tax payer revenues. The habitual use of marijuana quite often leads to more hard core drug use in some individuals. This creates social and economic difficulties both in families and neighborhoods requiring professional assistance and facilities for the drug users who have graduated from marijuana to more expensive and harder to acquire drugs. Check with your local Police department for information on marijuana related arrests and complications from its legalization before casting your personal vote on any marijuana ballot. Ask your medical doctor the long time ramifications of marijuana use so you will know more points when you vote on marijuana.
I'm not decided...unfortunately, I think medical marijuana has the potential to also enlarge illegal use. No easy answer for sure.
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Nice, even handed look at the subject. I would have to disagree with the point about it leading to other drugs however. The simple fact of illegality keeps the distributorship in the hands of black market dealers, who might just be vending other illegal substances. Other than that, it is no more a "gateway drug" than alcohol or cigarettes (and form all I've heard, no more harmful than either of these substances, either).
Thanks for the info on marijuana! H5!
I agree with Bossypants totally. It may indeed help terminally ill with their pain control. I would hope their doctor would be sure before giving this to any of his patients.
Hard to say but I just don't believe there are really medicinal advantages for this substance, and yet I don't know. Many say that it enhances the appetite so for people with illness that require good nourishment, okay. You outlined some great points that I will not forget from you wealth of knowledge. Thanks and H5!
Wow, this is a hot topic. I guess I could get my head bit off by some people here if I dared say "Gateway Drug." Your list is well written.
Agree with workhomeunion; marijuana use doesn't necessarily lead to stronger drugs. Now, that said, I feel it should be legalized all the way across the board. Making it legal would give needed taxes to the states and take away the allure of an illegal drug. It's really not all that different from liquor except you 'sober' up quicker.
I have seen both sides of it and do not think it should just be an everyday recreational thing for people to do. But, I do see the medicinal purpose for it as it is an herb and many herbs are for natural remedies. I think cannabis much better than suffering with chronic pain and using heavy narcotics for it. I also think it's much better than Prozac and all the narcotics used for depression and tons of other illnesses. As far as smoking it, I would think a tea or eating the herb would be healthier. As with anything, people will abuse it, regardless of it being legal or not.
Thank you for the informative list. Nice thoughts that were brought up here. H5.
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