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American Opportunity Tax Credit
Originally set to expire at the end of 2012, the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) is now available until December 2017 thanks to the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
The AOTC is a modification of the Hope Credit and qualifies people who pay no tax as well as those with higher incomes. This credit also allows students to deduct required course material expenses. Another hallmark of the AOTC is that it makes the credit available to students during all four years of college rather than just two.
Single taxpayers who have a modified adjusted gross income of $80,000 or less can qualify for a $2,500 tax credit. Married couples qualify if they are filing jointly and have a modified adjusted gross income of $160,000 or less.
Lifetime Learning Tax Credit
The Lifetime Learning Tax Credit provides an education credit of up to $2,000 per family to help cover the cost of qualified higher education expenses, such as tuition and enrollment fees paid directly to the institution.
The Lifetime Learning Credit differs from the AOTC in that it's available to students for an unlimited number of years. The credit can be claimed by any student participating in a postsecondary degree program or taking courses for job skill attainment.
Single taxpayers can claim the credit if they have a modified adjusted gross income of $62,000 or less. Married couples (filing jointly) must have a modified adjusted gross income of $124,000 or less.
Tuition and Fees Tax Deduction
Eligible taxpayers can take a tuition and fees tax deduction of up to $4,000 per household. Qualified expenses for this deduction include any tuition and fees paid to a higher education institution in the relevant tax year. Room and board does not count as an eligible expense. This deduction is a good alternative to those who might not qualify for the AOTC or the Lifetime Learning Credit.
To qualify for the full $4,000 deduction, taxpayers must have a modified adjusted gross income of no more than $65,000 or, if married and filing jointly, $130,000. Taxpayers who have a modified adjusted gross income between $65,000 and $80,000 ($130,000 to $160,000 if married and filing jointly) can claim a partial deduction of $2,000.
Remember that the IRS doesn't allow double-dipping. You cannot claim the AOTC and the Lifetime Learning Credit for the same student in the same year. Also, if you claim the tuition and fees deduction, you cannot use the AOTC or the Lifetime Learning Credit.
Student Loan Interest Tax Deduction
Like the tuition and fees tax deduction, this deduction reduces the income subject to being taxed. Taxpayers who paid interest on a student loan in the relevant tax year and have a modified adjusted gross income of less than $75,000 ($155,000 if married and filing jointly) can also take a tax deduction of up to $2,500. The exact amount taxpayers can deduct depends upon the interest paid during the year on the student loan.
See the IRS website to get more tax information for students.


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Topic: Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer praises Apple for creation of iPhone App Store
03/08/2010, 03:03 pm
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer recently had positive words about Apple's success with the iPhone and its App Store, adding fuel to rumors of a potential alignment between Apple and Microsoft to bring Bing search to the iPhone.
Offbeat: Steve Ballmer signs MacBook Pro - running Windows, of course
01/22/2010, 11:01 am
While on a visit to Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tenn., this week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer put his John Hancock on a MacBook Pro, and the event was captured on video.
Steve Ballmer: Safari a 'rounding error,' Mac losing market share
09/30/2009, 09:09 am
Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer went on the offensive against Apple in a recent interview, stating that Windows has gained market share on OS X, and that the browser Safari is a "rounding error."
Ballmer teases iPhone-toting employee; iTunes LP comic book
09/11/2009, 11:09 am
A Microsoft employee who snapped a photo of Steve Ballmer at a company meeting was given a ribbing by the company executive; and the first iTunes LP e-book is for sale in the form of a comic with multimedia extras.
Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"
07/31/2009, 09:07 am
Speaking to a group of market analysts this week, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer repeatedly mentioned Apple, including a suggestion that a growing rate of Mac adoption is statistically insignificant.
Steve Ballmer laughs off Google's Chrome OS threat
07/14/2009, 10:07 pm
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer ridiculed Google's browser-based PC operating system which is slated for shipment next year, using a tone remarkably similar to that used to blow off the potential of the iPhone two years ago.
Ballmer changes tune on iPhone, says no Zune phone
01/12/2009, 12:01 pm
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, who once laughed off the iPhone, has now conceded to Apple's edge in the market while hinting at a very different future for his company's Zune players.
Microsoft intros Windows 7 beta, Songsmith app at CES
01/08/2009, 07:01 pm
In Las Vegas to lead his first CES keynote yesterday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer announced a free Windows 7 public beta, available for download tomorrow, and a new piece of song composition software akin to Apple's GarageBand.
Microsoft plans to embrace Apple's App Store format
11/10/2008, 10:11 am
Microsoft is less interested in adopting WebKit for a future version of Internet Explorer than in its plans to replicate another Apple-driven technology: the direct-to-customer software distribution model pioneered by the App Store.
Microsoft considers adopting WebKit for Internet Explorer
11/06/2008, 09:11 pm
Addressing a developer conference in Sydney Australia, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the idea of using WebKit as the rendering engine within its web browser was "interesting" and added "we may look at that."
Ballmer changes tune while dancing around Apple's success
09/26/2008, 05:09 pm
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, who's watched his company's PC business come under immense pressure from Apple, used a forum this week to discount the Mac maker's potential for future share gains and designate its mobile phone business as a doomed initiative that will "lose out" in the long run.
Ballmer: you can buy Vista and downgrade to XP for free
06/04/2008, 08:06 pm
While Apple is encouraging its install base to upgrade to the latest version of the Mac OS X operating system, a new sales pitch by its Redmond-based rival to the north recommends that customers unhappy with Vista take a step in the opposite direction 'for free.'
New 10.5.3 seed; custom Intel iMac chips, MacBook Air SSDs
04/28/2008, 06:04 pm
Apple on Monday asked its developer community to begin testing yet another build of its 10.5.3 Leopard update, which packs a slew of new fixes. Meanwhile, Intel has once again tweaked some of its processors at the Mac maker's request. And STEC will reportedly supply flash drives for the next MacBook Air revision.
Microsoft makes $44.6B bid for Yahoo
02/01/2008, 08:02 am
In its latest bid to challenge Google's dominance in the online search and advertising markets, Microsoft on Friday issued a hostile takeover offer for Internet staple Yahoo valued at $44.6 billion.
Briefly: Apple Expo, Apple TV at Costco, Ballmer on iPhone
04/30/2007, 02:04 pm
The dates are set and pre-registration has opened for the annual Paris-based Apple Expo and conference. Meanwhile, Apple TVs have turned up at Target as well as at another popular discount chain. And Microsoft headman Steve Ballmer is running his mouth again -- this time over iPhone.
Zune incompatible with Windows Vista
11/14/2006, 08:11 pm
Apparently, Microsoft has been so focused on getting Zune out the door in time for the mad holiday rush that it hasn't gotten around to supporting the player under its next-generation operating system.
Ballmer claims Microsoft won't lose money on Zune
10/11/2006, 05:10 pm
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says his company will not lose money on the sale of its Zune digital media players this holiday shopping season, but admits it won't make much money either.
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates to step down
06/15/2006, 06:06 pm
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced a two-year transition process that will ultimately end with the departure of chairman Bill Gates, who founded the company along with Paul Allen back in 1975.


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I've been putting together a new game and the prototype can be viewed here:
It's still really rough. Trust me, it will look better when it's done.
I've been wanting to post tutes as I learn more AS3 myself, but I have to admit that I still don't feel confident enough. Before AS3 came out, I thought I had mastered AS2, but AS3 is a real shock.
If anyone has no idea what I'm talking about, flash games are programmed in Actionscript 3. And it's a bugger for even the most simple things. The payoff should be better performance. I've always wanted to program a 'bullet hell' genre game, but AS2 couldn't handle it in terms of performance.
Back to Voxx, my new game. The original concept was to have a cross between a block puzzler and a shooter. That didn't quite work out, so it's going to be a good old-fashioned space shooter, top scrolling. Fun!


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Make a Difference.
Owning your own TAB business provides you with a tremendous amount of flexibility, variety and control. As a TAB Franchise Owner, you will discover the true meaning of work-life balance. Your diverse array of day-to-day tasks and activities will build networks around your community for which you serve as the primary hub.
Make a Difference
When was the last time you woke up before the alarm clock and couldn't wait to get started with your business day? There are very few business opportunities that provide a genuine sense of personal satisfaction combined with financial success and flexibility. The Alternative Board ® (TAB) franchise opportunity provides just that. TAB provides both a Standard Franchise and an Optional Franchise Fee alternatives.
TAB franchise owners have a purpose to what they do. They make a difference in the businesses and the lives of their members.
Business owners, CEOs and Presidents of private businesses join TAB as members to improve their businesses and their lives. Members pay a monthly fee for participating on a TAB Board. This subscription model provides a reliable monthly income stream and does not have the peaks and valleys of consulting businesses. TAB franchise ownership is complementary to an existing consulting business.
TAB franchise owners lead monthly business owner advisory board meetings where members present issues they're facing in their business. Based on the collective experience of the board, members receive real-world, practical advice on how to solve challenges and seize new opportunities. TAB franchise owners also provide business coaching to individual members and their companies using proprietary tools and processes. TAB provides comprehensive training and extensive support to help franchise owners launch and grow a successful business.
"Once I become a TAB franchisee, I knew that this is exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my career. I love helping business owners achieve their full potential. The support from corporate has been outstanding. I feel very fortunate to be able to do what I love and make a great income along the way."
Bob Marro, TAB Franchise Owner, Denver
Earn Income Doing What You Love
The thing TAB Franchise Owners love most about owning a TAB business is the satisfaction they get helping private business owners. TAB Franchise Owners also enjoy earning a good income. The TAB model provides a significant and flexible opportunity to make a good income:
- It is a Subscription Model where members pay monthly membership dues.
- The monthly dues provide a reliable monthly income, unlike the "feast or famine" model which is common with consulting businesses.
- Franchise Owners become the Trusted Advisor of their members. As a result, when a member needs help, they turn to their facilitator. A significant additional consulting income opportunity exists.
"Being part of the TAB family has been a great experience. My income has steadily grown as I have focused on growing my business. Additionally, the professional and personal growth I have experienced working with TAB and my TAB members has been fun and extremely rewarding."
Blair Koch, TAB Franchise Owner, Denver
A Healthy Work/Life Balance
As a TAB Franchise Owner, your days will never be the same. You will enjoy a fast-paced, high-energy lifestyle with the newfound freedom afforded by proven franchise methods.
"TAB has afforded me a quality of life most other business owners are envious of by providing a revenue model that allows for a consistent revenue stream as well as other product or consulting income."
TAB Franchise Owner, Baltimore Washington Corridor
Owning your own TAB business provides you with a tremendous amount of flexibility, variety and control. As a TAB Franchise Owner, you will discover the true meaning of work-life balance. Your diverse array of day-to-day tasks and activities will build networks around your community for which you serve as the primary hub.
Find Out if You Qualify?
TAB Franchise Owners come from a wide variety of backgrounds. A typical new TAB owner was previously a successful executive in a large company, an owner of another business or a strategic business consultant. Many new TAB owners that have an existing consulting business join TAB to serve as a complement to their existing business.
You may be wondering whether you have the right background to facilitate boards and advise private business owners. While our standards are very high in terms of the caliber of candidates that we select to run a TAB business, we provide a comprehensive training and support program to assist candidates with diverse backgrounds to be successful as TAB Franchise Owners.
"TAB, throughout its 25-year history, has developed an amazing portfolio of tools and processes and support to help any franchisee who has the commitment and desire to be successful - be successful."
Joe Zente, TAB Franchise Owner, Austin
Ideal TAB Franchise Owners
There's no right or wrong background to come from. There's no golden qualification or former position held that will make you a great success as a TAB Franchise Owner. The only thing guaranteed to ensure your success is YOU.
As with any business, what you get out depends on what you put in. Successful TAB Franchise Owners have many characteristics in common.
- Self-motivated with the drive to succeed
- Effective communicators
- Possess strong business development aptitude
- Passionate about helping fellow business owners
- Committed to achieving personal and professional growth through tenacity and hard work
- Hold to a standard of high integrity and strong personal character
Our brand's success is based on the quality of the people we invite into the system. Ideal candidates are transitioning executives, experienced consultants and former business owners, with experience in a senior-level role - either in a corporate environment or as a consultant to business executives. Our most successful Franchise Owners are aggressive, hungry to earn a great income, results-oriented and excited about long term growth.
Invest in Yourself
You've probably made lots of investments over your life. Have you ever considered investing in yourself? Owning a TAB business provides you this opportunity.
If you're like most people who are explore running TAB Boards, then you have accumulated a wealth of business knowledge over your career. The TAB opportunity allows you to leverage this asset, make a modest investment and control your own destiny. This investment not only has the potential to lead to a significant income but is also an equity-building asset that you can then sell when you are ready to retire or pursue another venture.
"I have been a TAB franchisee for over five years now and I am very pleased to state that... my cash flow is dependable, I have access to and from time to time use the TAB tried and true method of attracting new members, I have a very recognized brand and I am never alone! On a regular basis I am able to tap into the massive wealth of expertise and experience that my fellow TAB franchisees have and equally importantly I have easy access to the wonderful support staff at TAB head office who have demonstrated time after time that they are poised at any time to help me to continue to succeed."
John Womack, TAB Franchise Owner, Mississauga


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- Electronic controller is fried
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- Drive micro code has come to be infected
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Flash lamp is a so-called Arc-Lamp because it uses the eigen-arc that is made when a trigger generates the distinctive high-voltage discharge between tungsten electrodes in a very short period of time. Depending on the unique characteristics of flash lamp, they have been used in a variety of industries. Major industrial areas are laser light sources, sterilization, curing and other scientific industries.


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Sugar Cane Harvest Management Scheme
Transport for New South Wales in conjunction with Roads and Maritime Services have developed a Sugar Cane Harvest Management Scheme (SCHMS) proposal to assist the NSW sugar industry to efficiently manage the cane transport task during harvest periods.
The SCHMS applies to sugar cane deliveries from plantations to sugar cane mills operated by Sunshine Sugar on approved roads specified by participating councils and across the 4.6m high state road network. The SCHMS will operate across the sugar cane harvest season from June to December. Under the Scheme, eligible vehicles may exceed regulated total mass limits for specific cargo by up to five per cent. Subject to satisfactory compliance this scheme will be extended for future harvest seasons.
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Key features of the scheme
- The scheme offers a mass concession consistent with the Grain Harvest Management Scheme (GHMS)
- The scheme includes asset protection, safety, and compliance requirements to provide assurity for road managers and the community
- Vehicles operating under this scheme are only permitted to operate on approved routes on state roads and participating council roads
- Access is by a permit issued to the transport operator with approved routes specified on the permit
- Councils have the option to participate in the SCHMS for the complete period or for specific time periods and may also specify access conditions
- At present one company has been approved to operate under the SCHMS, facilitating their fleet of approximately 35 Semi-trailer combinations access to this concession.
Eligible vehicles
Only eligible prime mover and semi-trailer combinations operated by the transport operator engaged by NSW Sugar may participate in this scheme. Vehicles must be equipped with the following technologies:
- Certified road friendly suspension on all axle groups of the combination, except the steer axle on the prime mover
- Vehicles (hauling and trailing units) manufactured on or after 1 July 2015 must be equipped with a roll-over control system.
SCHMS allowable axle mass and total mass limit scenarios
|Standard mass limits
|Standard mass limits + Schedule 3
|Standard mass limits + Schedule 3 + NHVAS
|Standard mass limits + Schedule 3 + NHVAS + Floating 0.5t
|Steer Axle
|6.0 tonnes
|6.5 tonnes
|6.0 tonnes
|6.25 tonnes
|Tandem Axle Group
|17.0 tonnes
|17.0 tonnes
|17.0 tonnes
|16.75 tonnes
|Tri-axle Group
|21.63 tonnes
|21.63 tonnes
|21.83 tonnes
|22.13 tonnes
|44.63 tonnes
|45.13 tonnes
|44.83 tonnes
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Approved routes
Eligible vehicles may operate under the SCHMS on approved 4.6m high vehicle routes on state classified roads and participating councils' roads only. Approved routes will be stated in an appendix to the permit.
Heavy vehicles operating under the SCHMS must not operate on unapproved 4.6m high vehicle roads or on roads, bridges or causeways that have a load limit sign prohibiting access.
The mass limits only apply within NSW borders. Permit vehicles shall comply with mass limits and travel requirements in other states.
Compliance and enforcement
Roads and Maritime will operate an ongoing compliance program.
Penalties may be imposed on one or more of the parties in the chain of responsibility for the load in the following circumstances:
- Breaches of scheme operating conditions
- Breaches of scheme axle mass limits and total mass limits
- Non-compliance with approved routes.
Vehicles or combinations found to be breaching scheme operating conditions will be assessed against the regulated mass limits and penalties will be applied accordingly.
Administration of the scheme
Roads and Maritime will administer the SCHMS including issuing the first permit on behalf of the NHVR for the 2015 harvest season and auditing collected data for compliance monitoring purposes.
At this present stage there will be no enrolment process or administration fee for the operator or vehicles operating under this scheme.
More information
If you would like further information on this scheme please email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This post is based on an article by Oliver Roeder on the FiveThirtyEight website on 17 Oct 2017 titled "The Supreme Court is Allergic to Math."
In 1897, before he took his seat on the Supreme Court, Oliver Wendell Holmes delivered a famous speech at Boston University, advocating for empiricism over traditionalism: "For the rational study of the law…the man of the future is the man of statistics and the master of economics. It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV." HM believes that if Oliver Wendel Holmes were alive today, he would also argue for an understanding of psychology and cognitive science. Much has been learned about how and why we humans perceive, think, and act. Unfortunately there is a poor fit between this knowledge and the law because the law is medieval.
The article notes that this problem was on full display this month, when the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that will determine the future of partisan gerrymandering. The issue here is how to measure a map's partisan bias and to create a standard for when a gerrymandered map infringes on voters' rights. A proposed measure is called the efficiency gap. To calculate it, you take the difference between each party's waster votes for winning candidates beyond what the candidate needed to win—and divide that by the total number of votes case. The aim here is to measure the extent of partisan gerrymandering. Now a threshold needs to be established for deciding when gerrymandering is agreed upon, and that is a reasonable basis for argument. And other metrics can be proposed for measuring gerrymandering. But the only intelligent way of assessing gerrymandering is through a statistic. But apparently, this is too much for some justices mental capacities. HM is asking himself why the term feebleminded was recalled while reading this. This is no esoteric statistical technique. And, indeed, statistical measures provide the only supportable means of addressing this problem. Chief Justice John Roberts dismissed attempts to quantify partisan gerrymandering: "It may be simply my educational background, but I can only describe i as sociological gobbledygook." To be fair to Chief Justice Roberts, the fault may well lie in the educational system. Previous healthy memory blog posts have argued for teaching some basic statistics before graduating from high school. One cannot be a responsible citizen without some basic understanding of statistics, much less someone deciding questions on the Supreme Court.
Another instance of judicial innumeracy was the Supreme Court's decision on a Fourth Amendment case about federal searches and seizures. In his opinion Justice Potter Stewart discussed how no data existed showing that people in states that had stricter rules regarding admission of evidence obtained in an unlawful search were less likely to be subjected to these searches. He wrote, "Since as a practical matter, it is never easy to prove a negative, it is hardly likely that conclusive factual data could ever be assembled.
But as the author's article, Oliver Roeder, wrote "This, however, is silly. It conflates two meanings of the word "negative." Philosophically, sure, it's difficult to prove that something does not exist: No matter how prevalent gray elephants are, their number alone can't prove the nonexistence of polka-dotted elephants. Arithmetically, though, scientists, social and otherwise, demonstrate negatives—as in a decrease, or a difference in rate—all the time. There's nothing special about these kinds of negatives. Some drug tends to lower blood pressure. The average lottery player will lose money. A certain voting requirement depresses turnout.
Ryan Enos, a political scientist at Harvard, calls this the "negative effect fallacy. This is just one example of an empirical misunderstanding that has proliferated like a tsunami through decades of judges' thinking, affecting cases concerning "free speech, voting rights, and campaign finance.
Some are suspicious that this allergy to statistical evidence is really a more of a screen—a convenient way to make a decision based on ideology while couching it in terms of practicality. Daniel Hemel, who teaches law at the University of Chicago said: [Roberts] is very smart and so are the judges who would be adjudicating partisan gerrymandering claims—I'm sure he and they could wrap their minds around the math. The 'gobbledygook' argument seems to be masking whatever his real objection might be.'
Reluctantly, one comes to the conclusion that there is no objective truth in the law. The corpus of law can be regarded as a gigantic projective test, analogous to the Rorschach Test. Judges can look into the law and see in it what they want to see. Rarely is a decision unanimous. And frequently decisions break down along the strict constructionist philosophy. But the Constitution should be viewed as a changing and growing document as democracy advances. Strict constructionists feel compelled to project themselves back in time and interpret the words literally as written. HM wonders why they would want to go back to a time when slavery existed, women could not vote, and blacks were counted as fraction of a human being. As long as time travel is involved, why not try to think of what they would have been written in light of today's knowledge. After all, today's high school science student knows more science than Benjamin Franklin did, who was the most distinguished scientist of his day. And the disciplines of psychology, cognitive science, and inferential statistics did not exist.
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- Robert Kuttner discusses Karl Polanyi's increasingly important critique of unregulated markets and corporatist states. Sarah Kendzior writes about the latest cycle of workers stuck in poverty who are striking back against a system designed to suppress their standard of living. And Michael Rozworski examines the effect of the Cons' temporary foreign worker focus on Canadian workers:
(W)hile food attendants made up 9% of all TFW Labour Market Opinions (LMOs) issued in Canada in 2012, they comprised 17%, or almost double, of TFW LMOs in Alberta, the province that has the tightest labour market. Indeed, in Alberta the top five occupations filled by TFWs are all in services. For a program that is meant to help employers find workers for otherwise impossible-to-fill positions, it seems to be doing quite the opposite: helping employers staff low-wage service occupations that are relatively always in demand. Government documents show as much – Alberta employers were applying for low-level service LMOs in the same jurisdictions where unemployed workers with skills for those occupations were on EI.
Employers are using TFWs to enforce discipline especially at the lower end of the job market. Increasing bifurcation between low- and high-wage jobs means that the effect is potentially all the greater.
Bringing in more TFWs is one more means of ensuring that a tighter labour market does not lead to increased agitation for better pay and better conditions. When unemployment (and the even greater underemployment) starts to fall, the increased use of temporary foreign workers is a means of securing continued economic power. The cruel irony is that temporary foreign workers hoping to counteract the effects of an unequal global distribution of goods and power on their families are being used to help safeguard and enlarge disparities in their new home.
The different rules for temporary foreign workers – their institutionalized precarity – help spread a lighter but still increasing precarity throughout the rest of the lower-wage workforce. This is enough to condemn the TFWP as a policy tool that stacks the hand of employers in broader labour relations.
The particular genius of the TFWP, especially as applied to low-wage work, goes further. The TFWP is not only a labour policy tool but, at the same time, an immigration program and, as such, interacts with existing prejudices that limit solidarity along the axis of immigration and race. These work to counteract the potential for solidarity that arises from shared experiences of deteriorating labour conditions. The function of the TFWP on the labour market and on immigration should not be analyzed in isolation. The program lies at a problematic but potentially fruitful intersection of class and immigration – by and large meaning at the intersection of class and race.- Ben Casselman points out that the timing of a job loss has far more to do with one's future prospects than education, occupation or any other factor which could plausibly be tied to merit. And Lisa Wright reports on the trend toward highly unstable work - which can only increase the odds of a single job loss coming at just the wrong time.
- Claudia Calderon Machicado makes a strong business case for fair paid leave and sick leave programs.
- The CCPA offers a series of papers on the role unions can and should play in ensuring economic fairness - and the steps the Cons and similar governments are taking to prevent them from acting.
- Finally, Matt Taibbi highlights the fact that inequality by design isn't limited to income or wealth - as the same justice system which readily throws people in jail for extended periods of time for relatively minor offences has done nothing to address gross criminal behaviour in financial markets.


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Why the Old Principles of Influence Still Work Today for Online Marketing
Although Robert C. Cialdini wrote his famous book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion back in 1984, many marketers of today's digital age have adapted the book's key principles to online business. As many businesses have discovered, in spite of new business technologies and tools, these old fashioned principles still ring true and can still help businesses attract and enlarge their customer or client base. The following key principles can be adapted to online marketing in wonderfully useful ways.
Cialdini associated reciprocity with a feeling of obligation. Savvy marketers today build on the idea that if they provide consumers with informative or educational content, for instance, those people are likely to feel more indebted—a feeling that could produce loyalty. If you are a fabric store and you regularly post "how to" videos on your blog, your followers may be more likely to buy fabric or sewing implements from your business based on their reciprocity principle. In other words, if you give to them, they'll give back to you.
According to Cialdini, humans tend to be and value consistency. From a 21st century marketing standpoint, consistency and commitment to a brand is vital. A business that elicits a customer's commitment stands to keep them as a customer. Winning them as a blog subscriber is an example of the customer's commitment. Opening each company email as it is delivered is an example of commitment and consistency.
Social Proof
Cialdini essentially defined this as a monkey-see-monkey-do practice. That is, people tend to do what other people do until a majority of people do it. Applied to online marketing, social proof could be as simple as amassing followers on Facebook. Five of my friends follow ABC Company so "maybe I should too." Social proof taps into human psychology and plays on people's need to relate to community. It's a powerful principle that can fuel a plethora of marketing strategies.
According to Cialdini, people in authority like doctors or policemen tend to influence people and their opinions may hold more sway than someone not seen in an authority role. In marketing, inviting an authority figure to sell baseballs would be a well-known professional baseball player or baseball team manager. When people sense the spokesperson is an authority on a product, they tend to trust their opinion more than someone unknown who does not exude this authority regarding the product.
This principle, as outlined by Cialdini, simply suggests that liking a person for their appearance or some other quality can be denotes their influence. This is a powerful tool for marketers who know that using Time Magazine's "Sexiest Man of the Year" is going to sell a lot of perfume, for example, for a company that hires him for its commercials.
Scarcity, according to Cialdini, is a phenomenon that when people view something as limited or rare, they want it more and may even value it more. Many marketers today will promote "limited edition" vehicles or board games or anything under the sun because they know that the phenomenon is real. Marketers that can demonstrate that their product is in limited supply may see an increase in immediate sales by consumers who think there's no time to sit on the fence and hesitate; they make the purchase before supplies run out.
Collectively, these principles can be powerful tools for today's marketers. Using them successfully can lead to effective marketing campaigns that lead to increased sales and a larger customer base.
Jennifer Watts is a retired ad agency manager who still likes to dabble in marketing. An avid blogger, she likes to share her know-how on various business sites on the Web. If you would like to see the latest web hosting reviews, go to webhostingreviews.ca.


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The Inner Adventure that can change your Life
- from Mexico has studied communication sciences at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and worked for 20 years in public relations and fashion business. In the end of the 80's she discovered the path of meditation, which then became the centre of her life. She learned and practiced Zen meditation intensely for seven years before she discovered the "Osho Way" of active meditation.
She is educated in the work of Gurdjieff, the Fourth Way, Jungian Dream analysis, Caribbean Dance, Reiki, Psychic Massage and Osho therapy with specialisation in Shamanic energywork and Osho Diamond Breath. Since 1997 she works as an Osho therapist fascilitating groups and individual work.
She is a co-leader of the Osho Diamond Breath Trainings team and recently has published her mediation CD "Love and Harmony".
Since then she leads Meditation Intensives, Dance, Meditation and Energy weekends, Tarot and Reiki Groups.
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Needing a protein boost in the morning, or looking to have well-rounded muffins that have everything in them? This little recipe will help fuel your body, mind, and soul for those days we really don't want to get out of bed.
This recipe also allows for over ingredients to be placed within, like bell peppers or another kind of meat.
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|9 Minutes
|Cook Time
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- 6 Slices bacon
- 1 Cup Cherry Tomatoes Halved or chopped
- 8 Large eggs
- 2 Tbsp green onion Chopped
- Pinch Black Pepper
- Bring out the cooking spray and preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cover the muffin or cupcake tray with the cooking spray.
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet, keep it on medium heat and continously turn the bacon over. When the bacon is halfway cooked (5 minutes tops). Cut the bacon into small bits.
- Take the bacon bits and egg, green onions, 1 cup of cherry (halved or chopped) tomatoes and black pepper. Mix them together in a bowl.
- Pour this mixture into the muffin or cupcake tray.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes. Enjoy!


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Straightening, curling, waving, crimping… the possibilities are pretty much endless when it comes to hair styling these days. And obvs we're definitely not complaining, in fact, we'll be the first to admit that there's nothing more satisfying than mastering a salon-standard 'do on yourself. But when we're left to it without the help of a pro, it can be difficult to know which products we should be applying to our locks to keep looking healthy.
The most important product (that most of us forget) has got to be heat protection spray. But how often do you use one? Well, not very often, according to stats – apparently, 85% of us are burning our hair with styling tools by forgetting to spritz a heat protectant on before a styling sesh.
Why do I need heat protection?
A mixture of Keratin (a protein), water and lipids (the barrier that supports hair's elasticity), are what make up each strand of hair, and their health is absolutely vital for a crowning glory that's in tip-top condition. But, as keratin begins to damage when it's exposed to just 160°C (the lowest heat setting on most straighteners), it's no wonder our hair's condition is deteriorating so quickly. And, not forgetting, that hair is actually dead – so it will not repair itself. The best way to keep hair looking slick and shiny is through prevention. Enter... heat protection spray.
How does heat protection spray work?
Essentially, heat protection spray works by creating a protective barrier on the hair shaft to protect the cuticles from being exposed to high levels of heat. Not only that, but they work to keep hair shiny with an added ingredient of silicone which also helps with the effectiveness of some styling tools. Sounds like something we definitely won't be giving a miss in future!
How do I use heat protection?
- Apply it before styling hair with any kind of heat.
- It's always easier to apply heat protection products to wet hair. Spritz/dab on product after a hair wash and comb through for an even distribution.
- Try and avoid styling tools that expose metal parts directly to your hair, as this can cause topical damage. Try and opt for a device with a ceramic surface instead.


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The M.U.O.S. (Mobile User Objective System) is a military telecommuncation system of the USA Navy. The ground system relies on four ground stations, located in Virginia (USA), Hawaii, Australia and Niscemi, Italy. Each M.U.O.S. station has three parabolic antennas with a diameter of 18.4 metres, using th Ka band (microwave) and due elicoidal antennas, 149 metres high, in the UHF band. Five geostationary satellites (four plus one spare) will connect the ground stations to mobile users.
The Italian M.U.O.S. ground station is located in the USA military base NRTF-8 (Naval Radio Trasmitter Facility) in Niscemi, Sicily. Here, 41 antennas in the UHF band and one in the LF band are already active since 1991. The LF antenna, about 140m high and radiates at 500-2000 KW, is used to communicate with diving submarines. From the results of a few monitoring campaigns by the Sicilian environment protection agency (ARPAS) the concern that this installation already exceeds the limits of the Italian law on EM radiations has strong scientific grounds.
Obviously, the scope of this complex infrastructure is the control and coordination of USA military systems around the world. The system will provide communication capabilities to the so-called mobile users, especially drones, the unmanned aircrafts the are already used in the USA military base in Sigonella, Sicily.
As far as we know, three out of four ground stations have been completed. The station in Niscemi, Sicily, has been completed and is undergoing a test phase. The first satellite has been launched in February 24th 2012 and tested until July 24th 2012. The last satellite launch is scheduled before the end of 2015. Then, the system will be fully functional. Although it has been said otherwise by institutions, the M.U.O.S. will not substitute the existing system in the NRTF-8 base (i.e., the 46 antennas). Most likely, the old system will work in parallel to M.U.O.S. for several years to come.
The NRTF-8 military base is located inside the natural reserve Sughereta di Niscemi, one of the few natural cork-oak parks in Italy. The park is protected by strict rules, enforced by law, that forbid any human intervention inside the park area. The park was established in 1997 and has been declared Communitary Interest Site from 2000, as one of the protected natural sites of the European Community. In 2008, the territorial plan of the Provincia di Caltanissetta, decreed that in the Sughereta building infrastructures is forbidden, as well ad building cables or trellises. Violating these prohibitions, a large part of a hill has been cleared and razed to the ground to make room for the M.U.O.S. station.


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Who Is Speaking for the Taxpayer? Vol. 2
Fellow Residents:
I invite you to read Council Woman Kelly Fergusson's defense of her decision to increase the police sergeant's raise by a huge 30% (and, in truth, much more). Almanac Almanac: Guest opinion: Making the case for the sergeants' raise (February 4, 2009)
Please evaluate her justifications in light of these facts:
· The local economy is suffering – Menlo Park's General Fund Budget deficit has ballooned to $3.1 million and counting.
· At the same time (effective January 1, 2009) our non-police employees received a 35% increase to already generous benefits.
· All this is occurring in our City Council chambers while other communities are attempting to hold the line:
o San Jose has given their police personnel a 5% increase over the same 18- month period as Menlo Park's receives its 30+%.
o Palo Alto, looking at budget deficits, is considering no pay increases in upcoming labor agreements.
o And our own police chief contradicted Fergusson's assumptions by saying that the sergeants would not leave, even if they did not get this raise.
· Also, the latest political-campaign filings for the 2008 re-election campaign, made public just last week, indicates that Council Woman Fergusson received $3,200 from the local unions, three of which were in $1,000 increments. These are by far the largest donations she received.
So I ask -- is Council woman Fergusson speaking for you, the taxpayer?
I also ask—do you think the City council majority will raise your Utility Users Tax* in order to cover these rising employee costs? And are you OK with a raise?
As always, you can contact me at email@example.com
Lee Duboc
*The utility user taxes apply to your phone, cell phone, DSL, cable, gas, electricity and water bills.
If you would like to read any of my past emails link to http://menlofuture.weebly.com/index.html


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Kimono - Topshop
Shirt dress - Urban Outfitters
Sandals - Topshop
Yesterday I turned 26, which I was dreading a little, however I had such a fun day. It involved shopping for running kit (Mum bought me a magenta and black Adidas outfit); lunch at a stylish pub called The Rose Leaf; walking in the sunshine; popping into a couple of little galleries by the shore; dinner at Jamie Oliver's restaurant and eating lots of birthday cake with my friends and family. It couldn't have been better!
I always feel extra good when I'm wearing a new outfit so I put together my two new Topshop purchases. I love all things oriental therefore when I saw the pattern and cut of this kimono, it had to be mine! It is also the perfect length to wear over three different LBDs I have in my wardrobe. These clog sandals are so perfect to wear from day to night. Ever since I discovered Swedish Hasbeens years ago, I have loved the look of a wooden heel. The way that the sole is curved to the shape of your foot also make these beauties very practical!
Love from Lou Lou
P.S. Check out the lovely variety of colours my 'nano' sandals come in...


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text: Hi -- On Sun, 20 Mar 2005, gabriele renzi wrote: > Aredridel ha scritto: >> On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 06:50:04AM +0900, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> In message "Re: Paul Graham recommends Ruby" >>> on Sun, 20 Mar 2005 05:42:59 +0900, "David A. Black" >>> <dblack / wobblini.net> writes: >>> >>> |Matz: can you clarify where this is going? >>> >>> Nowhere. I'm just experimenting new syntax, such as >>> >>> * a lambda without "lambda" >>> * call without "call" >>> * explicit block local variables >>> * etc. >>> >>> They are fragile by nature. They might be removed in the future. >> >> >> I rather like the idea of a lambda without lambda, and moreso the call >> without #call. I can see the fragility, but I've wanted it. I'd love >> it >> if it's possible without wrecking things. > > I agree, even if I think a little messing up it's ok, if the stuff that gets > broken is in remote corners. I don't expect ruby to be the same for ever. I don't think anyone does. But that doesn't mean that every aspect of its design has to have a countdown to removal or change, nor that new things have to be added to it constantly. It *is* a good programming language, you know :-) In any case, I'm not concerned about things breaking at 2.0. For me, these "x without x" things are more a matter of too many shortcuts and additions that don't feel entirely integral with the language. For example, {|| } (lambda without lambda). For me, the question is not whether it's possible to understand it (which it is). Rather, the question is: if Ruby had been designed from the ground up with a literal function constructor, would it have been {|| } ? If so, then fine. If not, then {|| } would be an add-on that is not properly integrated into the language. And if the language really needs a literal function constructor, then the best possible one should be chosen and everything else should be rolled back until that constructor can be accomodated. And if too much is rolled back -- if the language overall suffers -- then it shouldn't be done. I *think* that this is reasonably close to how Matz approaches things. The lesson one learns repeatedly in all of this is: trust Matz -- he's good at this! :-) David -- David A. Black dblack / wobblini.net


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Journey time between South Kensington and South Woodford averages at 42 minutes
Stations passed through from South Kensington
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- Victoria
- St. James's Park
- Westminster
- Embankment
- Temple
- Blackfriars
- Mansion House
- Cannon Street
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- Tower Hill
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- Whitechapel
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Ticket price information
Fares between two stations may vary depending on the direction of travel, time of day and day of the week.
We charge higher fares at the busiest times of the day (usually between 06:30 and 09:30, and between 16:00 and 19:00, Monday to Friday).
When you pay as you go, you must touch your contactless or Oyster card on a yellow reader at the start and end of your journey.
Some journeys are charged via Zone 1 regardless of the route taken.
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Flight of a Thousand Rifters and RvB Ganked 9
Saturday evening saw the usual Ganked event, along with a player run event called "Flight of a Thousand Rifters"
Flight of a Thousand Rifters
FoaTR essentially involved shooting a Moros in lowsec, and winning prizes for a number of criteria, which can be found on the forum post linked above.
I arrived in the designated lowsec system in a Blaster fit Catalyst a good hour before the event was due to start. During this time, I made a few tacticals on the station and made some tea, and then shot a few flashy destroyers with the help of a Red Federation pilot. None of them shot back. 😦
Local began rising within the half hour leading to the event, with the Moros pilot and event organiser, Marlona Sky, already docked and ready.
Finally, after an hour of waiting, Marlona undocked.
The Moros entered seige and we opened fire. A number of flashies warp in and get shot by pretty much everyone, but most manage to get onto the Moros mail, it seems!
Local is rising higher by the minute, EVE-Radio's coverage of the event probably helping.
Marlona is starting to tank hard, and is shrugging off nearly all the DPS being thrown at her. Turns out, she's overloaded her reps.
But then forgot to turn off the overheat.
Wham. The reps break, and the tank plummets like a stone. It's a mere few minutes before she's in structure.
Finally, the Moros EXPLODES everywhere, and Marlona's flashy pod is spewed into space.
Of course, I miss it. Silly blaster range and all that!
Moments later, a Rooks and Kings sniping Tier 3 BC fleet shows up at range. OH GOD.
[ 2011.12.17 19:20:57 ] (combat) >Shiptype: Oracle
Pilotname: Agent Xer0
Shipname: 10 Miles High
Alliance: [HARK]
barely scratches you, causing 1167.0 damage.
[ 2011.12.17 19:21:00 ] (notify) Your docking request has been accepted. Your ship will be towed into station.
I thank Marlona in r-v-b, and move over to Rens for Ganked Night.
RvB Ganked 9 – Firetails
Mangala is too rich. He's been giving out Firetail hulls to everyone for this event. How does he do that.
The fleet started forming up even earlier than usual, sitting at almost 20 people by the time I'm in Rens, an hour before the event. Mumble is already full of
idiots JOVIAL PEOPLE when I log on and it's not long before there's a tonne of Firetails outside.
Finally, with the fleet at 87, we began to head out.
A quick stop in lowsec, and we're in Great Wildlands. A local camp runs away at the site of 70 firetails, so off we go into nulsec, once again completely clueless.
We find precisely nothing, which is a shame, so we head back towards the entrance and manage to snag a poor Stilletto, followed by an Oracle, followed by a Wolf.
Some more roaming follows, and we get word of a small Brick Squad gang just ahead of us. We swarm the gate and they jump in.
The Falcon melts, as does a Cane but the rest burn to gate and jump away.
We continue onwards, engine trails swinging, when a tempest lands off our gate at 50km.
"Orbit at range", someone calls. "Smartbombs hurt".
71 Firetails burn the distance and establish points, and the Tempest lights up the sky with smartbombs. Fortunately, of our 71 man swarm, noone is within 5km.
The Tempest explodes without a kill. Onwards we go.
Our scout has tackled an Abaddon ahead off a gate, so once again we burn in. He's too close to the gate for smartbombs though, and also dies.
Round and round we roam, till we land in a system with another fleet in it. NC. have a large gang here – directional is lit up with BCs and more. An Avatar is on scan as well.
We warp to a gate off of d-scan from the NC. gang and hold.
Directional lights up. Mangala asks the fleet.
"Shall we die?"
The answer is a yes.
The NC. gang lands and we open fire, the first sabre jumping out and a Scimitar melting before they can establish their logistics chain.
A Claymore is primaried next, but it's an uphill struggle.
It's slow, but the Claymore is dying to the Firetails! Fleet members are also dying left and right – Firetails are not the tankiest of frigates.
Finally, the Claymore explodes.
And then the rest of us burned. GF.
Posted on December 19, 2011, in RvB and tagged firetails, flight of a thousand rifters, ganked, moros, player event. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
Thanks for the nice fleet.
Moar firetails: http://youtu.be/fsDsulQ32us?hd=1
Yay. e-Fame!
Brilliant write up dude. Here's hoping BS's next week is hotdropped 🙂
Had good fun. Wil scout again 😉
I am not Jovian….. oh jovial, I'm not that either ;o)
Great night as ever, and finally a firetail given to me by Mang is dead, only another 10 to go \o/
Can't wait for boxing day and we do it again!
Dude, your NoaTRifters write-up was sorely lacking. You failed utterly to relay your eyewitness testimony of the first 4 kills of the event and the sense of awe and wonder you experienced as you saw them occurring.
Your NoaTRetards write-up was okay. Here're my thoughts on the event:
Mang is an awesome guy. People enjoy his events. If I don't like them I'm free to not attend. That being said:
1. Way too much time waiting for stragglers or just sitting around. Keep moving! At least until we get a decent fight or 5 or 6 ganks. 90 guys should not be kept waiting for 1 or 2 disorganized guys.
2. Voice comms has gone from 'controlled chaos' (Mang's term for how he intends comms to run) to 'complete and utter shit that makes my ears bleed' (the 'did someone say jump?' meme stopped being funny somewhere short of the 100th time being uttered mark for me)
3. We killed nothing that an equally large gang of rifters wouldn't have killed (with the possible exception of the final Claymore kill.)
4. We kept fleeing stealth bombers instead of killing stealth bombers (was I the only one arty fit?)
5. If we want to die horribly, there are vastly better options than sitting still until a gigantic counter-gang designed to slaughter us with minimal losses is mobilized. We could have:
a) gone and fought an Agony gang that wouldn't have been specifically WTFPWNZOR
b) gone and camped a hi-traffic gate to hi-sec (in EC- or PF- for instance) so that people wanting to get their pods out after dying horribly could do so easily
c) waited for the gigantic enemy death blob while staying aligned, killed the first ones that landed and warped out, repeated a few times and then died gloriously
d) warped gate to gate to gate to see how many systems we could cover and to try to catch someone off-guard, every time we land in a bubble, kill the bubble
e) gone back to hi-sec and self-destructed
Or I could have just drunk a lot more wine and maybe I'd have enjoyed it more.
Oops, -Night +Flight, my bad.


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