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CANNES, France (AP) — Joel and Ethan Coen had almost given up on casting the lead for their film "Inside Llewyn Davis." The part, a folk musician in early 1960s Greenwich Village, demanded the elusive combination of someone who could both carry a movie and perform the songs central to the film.
Then they met Oscar Isaac.
"It just didn't happen until he walked in the room," says Joel Coen. "There was a point at which we wondered if we'd written something that was essentially impossible to cast."
The Coens have long been known for their casting acumen, but they may have outdone even themselves with Isaac, a 33-year-old, Juilliard-trained actor with a few notable credits to his name but nothing on par with a major Coen brothers release. The film was greeted ecstatically at the Cannes Film Festival at its Sunday premiere, with Isaac hailed as the festival's breakout star and a possible Oscar nominee.
"I finally got the shot," Isaac said in an interview. "And I got it in this context, which is more than I honestly could have ever imagined for myself."
In the film, Isaac plays Llewyn Davis, a character very loosely modeled on folk musician Dave Van Ronk. Despite his evident talent for personal songs with traditional folk influences, he's an artist just barely out of step with history. Bitter and increasingly frustrated, he's a raging failure, missing his moment, one instead grabbed by Bob Dylan.
For many, Isaac's story is kind of an inverse of Llewyn. He is a young actor who gets his chance — "his minute," says music supervisor T Bone Burnett — and takes advantage of it.
"The whole story is about a guy who never gets there," says Burnett, the frequent Coen collaborator. "And yet the actual person who's playing that guy, does it. He seizes that minute like a motherf-----."
Isaac isn't as sarcastic or as antagonistic as Llewyn: "My energy toward people is very much like 'I mean you no harm,'" he says. And he's trying not to get too far ahead himself with his rousing success at Cannes. His instinct, he says, "is always to diminish any good thing, so as not to be devastated later."
While Isaac says that he identifies with the role fortune and opportunity plays in catching a break, he more associates with the workmanlike attitude of both Llewyn and the Coens. For him, it was as much about gradually working toward "Llewyn Davis" as it was landing a single break.
"I remember when I was getting out of school, I was like, 'If they just gave me one shot. If they gave me the one shot, oh man, I know I can do it,'" he says. "Then I got my first movie and it came and it went, and I was like, 'If they just gave me one more shot, just another shot.' Then I started getting work, and I realized it's not about that. It's not about the shot. It's about work."
Born in Guatemala and raised in Florida, Isaac grew up playing in a variety of bands as a guitarist and singer, everything from ska to a hardcore band in which he sported blue hair. But since coming out of Juilliard, the New York actor has found his musical talents valuable in Hollywood. He also played a musician in the direct-to-DVD high school reunion comedy "10 Years."
His most notable previous credits include Madonna's British period film "W.E." and Nicolas Winding Refn's neo-noir "Drive," in which he played the formerly incarcerated husband of Carey Mulligan's character. (Mulligan co-stars in "Inside Llewyn Davis," along with Justin Timberlake.)
But when he heard about the Coens' film, he knew that his combination of skills was perfectly suited to the part.
"I said: I have to get a shot at this movie because I feel like my 33 years of life have been preparing me to do something like this," says Isaac.
He first submitted a recording of himself performing the traditional blues ballad, "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me," which Llewyn plays in the film. He auditioned for a casting director and then later for the Coens. Usually, as a guard against later disappointment, Isaac immediately tosses a script after an audition. But he didn't this time, and kept working on the part for the next month before Joel Coen called to tell him he got the part.
His preparation included performing the film's songs, like Llewyn, in downtown New York clubs. Buster Keaton was an influence in forming a "mask of melancholy."
"I would go to parties with that and try to interact with people with that," says Isaac. "It's tough because it's not about being cool. In a way, it's just about being very open and very up front with who you are. That was a scary place to live in."
But the music was central to character, a kind of window into Llewyn's soul. A bit of advice from Burnett (who also did the music for the Coens' "O Brother, Where Art Thou?") was crucial: "Sing like you're singing to yourself."
Along with Burnett, Isaac collaborated with Timberlake and Marcus Mumford. Using the parlance of musicians, Timberlake said Isaac "threw it down" in his performance.
"It felt like a little bit of serendipity," Timberlake says of the Cannes reception to Isaac. "Just seeing the looks on people's faces looking at him like, 'Where did you come from?' It felt like: 'Llewyn finally made it.'"
Moviegoers will surely become more familiar with Isaac when CBS Films releases "Inside Llewyn Davis" this December in the heart of awards season. (He also co-stars alongside Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen in the upcoming thriller "Two Faces of January.")
"Why this movie is so personal — I think to all of us — is because of the recognition that it just as easily can go the other way," Isaac says.
"There's very few geniuses that are shooting across the sky like Shakespeare or Dylan. The rest of us, it's like you have to work and be talented, but you got to be lucky for a lot of this stuff to happen."
Follow AP Entertainment Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jake_coyle

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Q: Which solution, SAN Replication, Windows and SQL Clustering, or Database Mirroring should be used for which situations?
A: These are three very different technologies that for the most part aren't competing with each other, but instead are complementary to each other.
SAN Replication vs. SQL Clustering
There's no competition at all here. In fact when doing a geographically distributed cluster (where the SQL Cluster is physically located in two different data centers) SAN Replication is required to handle keeping the data in sync between the two sites. The SAN Replication runs under the cluster so that both storage arrays (one in each site) are kept in sync using either synchronous or asynchronous replication.
SAN Replication vs. Database Mirroring
SAN Replication and Database Mirroring are sort of competing technologies as they both do data replication from one location to another. However when using SAN Replication there isn't a way to automatically fail over like there is with database mirroring. SAN Replication can fail over automatically when used with a Windows Cluster and when you have software which is installed on the Windows Cluster and tells the storage array to fail over. However without a Windows Cluster in place, just having a server sitting waiting for the storage array to present the LUN(s) to the backup server would probably require either some impressing scripting to get the storage array up and running automatically or some manual configuration.
Related: Reasons not to configure automatic failover for database mirroring
SQL Clustering vs. Database Mirroring
With SQL Server clustering and database mirroring we are getting into a competition as SQL Server clustering and database mirroring are semi-competing features. With SQL (and Windows) clustering the database instance runs on one of several machines which are all grouped together. All the databases are failed over from one machine to another as a group using the same name and IP address. The downside with SQL clustering is that there is the requirement of having shared storage as either a shared disk array or a large storage array.
With database mirroring the databases are failed over individually not in a group. With database mirroring however the newer SQL Server Native Client needs to be used so that database failover can be automatic. Without the newer SQL Native Client the client application's connection string would need to be reconfigured with the new active server name.
If you are looking for instance specific failover, and you are ok with having just a single copy of the database then clustering is probably the better option. If you prefer database level failover and you prefer having the second copy of the data then mirroring is probably the better option for you. Mirroring also has an advantage for some companies as there is no requirement for an Active Directory domain so if you are hosted with Amazon's EC2 for example mirroring is still an option where clustering isn't.
Like everything else in the SQL Server world there's no guaranteed correct answer every time for which (if any) of these technologies you should be using. Some, all or none of them may have a place in your shop today.
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Season 2
Government Brain Voodoo Trouble
Early and the Sheriff reach a crossroads. Not starring Charles Napier.
Terminus Trouble
Atlanta, home of several location shots used in Six Pack, starring Kenny Rogers.
Season 3
Mephistopheles Traveled Below To A Southern State Whose Motto Is "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation"
Rusty's soul is a pawn in the endgame between good and evil.
The Unbearable Heatness of Fire
Sheriff investigates the origins of fire, and its role in the burning of the squids' house.
Gimmicky Magazine Show Spoof Parody about Dan Halen
...About Dan Halen: An intimate look at one of history's most intriguing figures, presented in glorious English.
Flight of the Deep Fried Pine Booby
The Squids stalk Georgia's rarest bird because the TV box told them to.
Season 4
An accident leads to rage leads to friendship leads to love leads to murder leads to political success.
The Liar, the Bitch and the BoredRube
Books are a window to an amazing new world, and that's why they're wrong.
The Fine Ol' Solution
Early protects menial American jobs from the Mexicans willing to do them.
Season 5
The Need For Weed
The discovery of Lil's secret drug operation brings widespread panic to Dougal County.
Dead Squid Walking
When his father is placed on death row, Early snaps to action and tries on a new hat.
Young, Dumb, and Full of Gums
The squids are fed up with government attempts to improve their lives.
Frivolacious Squidigation?
Early's twisted dreams come true when Granny suffers a life-mangling injury.
Fatal Distraction
Early's GPS shows him the fastest route from friendship to obsession, avoiding all toll roads.
Lean Green Touchdown Makifying Machine
Rusty's special talent is playing football. Early's special talent is exploiting Rusty.
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Season 7
Rusty and Tammi Sitting in a Tree, B-A-S-T-A-R-D
Rusty sacrifices his mediocre dreams to support the family that abandons him.
Beware the Butt-Cutter
When a serial killer is on the loose, Sheriff turns to the town's stupidest citizen for help.
Season 8
The Inkubator Lives!
Rusty ducks his responsibilities as a deadbeat dad to become an amateur crime-fighter.
Thou Shale Not Drill
The squids have a nuanced and well thought out debate on the controversial practice of fracture mining.
Season 9
Hetero-Cephalo Agenda
Early takes one for the team, the wrong team, in the battle over marriage equality.
Ink is Thicker Than Blood, Which is Thicker Than Water
Rusty commits a felony offense to prove he's a good dad.
Season 10
Lipstick on a Squid
The Cuylers donate their bodies to science while they can still make money from them.
Southern Pride and Prejudice
Early unwittingly wraps himself in the symbol of his own oppression.
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The Knights of the Noble Order of the Mystic Turquoise Goblet
Early's most confusing conspiracy theory turns out to be false.
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The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Journal, April 30, 1910
(At the town council meeting) a petition was received relative to the granting of licenses to automobiles, for the carrying of passengers and was laid on the table.
A letter received from the State Board of Agriculture regarding the elm beetle was received and the town clerk was instructed to answer same.
The Boston Post cane was presented to Mr. John Hold, as the oldest citizen of the island.
The lobster fishermen are making only small catches, the school lobsters not having as yet struck in. There seem to be fewer traps along the shore than in former years, probably owing to the new license law.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 2, 1935
(At the school committee meeting) plans were discussed for repairs to be made to the Carr school during the summer months and committees were organized to draw up specifications for the work to be done, in order that bids can be secured at an early date.
Conanicut Grange Hall was filled to capacity Friday evening when the Jamestown Post American Legion Bugle and Drum Corps gave a minstrel show under the direction of George W. Bowen.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 2, 1960
The outline of a plan for surveying the need of educational improvement in the Jamestown School was approved last night by the School Committee on a split vote. …according to the outline, emphasis in the survey would be placed on "hard core" subjects like science, mathematics and literature.
From the Newport Daily News, May 5, 1960
The Army Corps of Engineers in Boston said today that the Navy has given tentative approval on the designed function of a working model of the lower Narragansett Bay hurricane barrier.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 2, 1985
With only Democrat Ken Abrahamson able to stem the tide, Republicans reclaimed their overwhelming majority in elected positions in Wednesday's town election. Another indication of voter satisfaction was the low turnout. Only 1,351 of the 2,936 eligible voters cast ballots.


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Tuckerman Ravine avalanche survivor says 'adrenaline' kept him goingBy BOB HOOKWAY
Special to the Union Leader
December 30. 2013 10:29PM
NORTH CONWAY — A 24-year-old man from Martha's Vineyard described as terrifying his estimated 800-foot plunge down Tuckerman Ravine in an avalanche.
Speaking in a telephone interview Monday evening from his bed at Memorial Hospital in North Conway following surgery on his arm, Adam Herman of Oak Bluffs, Mass., sounded grateful to be alive.
"It was pretty scary," Herman said. "I went sliding to the bottom. I didn't realize how badly I was hurt. My arm was broken in seven places. I have a broken back and a broken shoulder. I have more surgery scheduled. But the adrenaline was pumping pretty good, and it was cold. Conor didn't fall as far as I did. We could hear each other, and he slid down to me on his butt."
Herman said he and friend Conor Lodge had started back down the mountain from the Mount Washington summit late Saturday afternoon.
They were waiting for two other members of their hiking party — all are in their early 20s — to come back from the top and rejoin them.
That's when white-out conditions struck.
"We wanted to be down before nightfall," Herman said. "We waited at the checkpoint for an hour for them. Then when we started down, we got disoriented in the snow."
With Conor's brother, Tristan Lodge, also of Oak Bluffs, and their friend, Rich Kubec, of Vineyard Haven, Mass., in the rear, Herman and Conor took a wrong turn.
"Instead of going down the trail, we took a left," Herman said.
They couldn't have gone further astray. Their course led them to the deadliest section of the White Mountains, Tuckerman Ravine. With a rainy thaw earlier in the week followed by heavy snowfall, conditions were unusually treacherous, rescuers said later.
Within a short distance, Herman and Conor Lodge felt everything beneath them give way.
It would be hours before the two would see the faint flashlight beam of two others who had been at the summit, and were bringing them hot fluids to drink and dry clothes.
Herman credited Tristan Lodge's efforts to get help as a key to avoiding a possible tragedy.
A rescue team would reach the injured hikers, but it was 2 a.m. Sunday before everyone got down. Still not realizing the serious nature of his back injury, Herman said he slid sitting down much of the trail during the return trip. Conor Lodge, meanwhile, suffered a concussion in his fall.
Adam Herman's dad, Jim Herman, a teacher at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, is one of the many in the chorus that includes rescuers and state officials who know how fortunate the two young men are to be alive.
"He's doing OK," Jim Herman said by telephone from his son's hospital room Monday evening.


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Sven Hansen, 27, of Kelowna, continues his backpacking trip through Europe and Africa. Here he reports from Casablanca and Rabat:
Since you last heard from us, we were in Marrakesh eating at a food stand in the Djemma el-Fna square.
We were frequent visitors at one stand in particular, nicknamed "Angry lady stand," due to the proprietor of the stand being an angry-looking woman wearing a hat.
Her unsmiling face adorned the menu and she would tower over her food stand just glaring (like the soup Nazi in Seinfeld).
I am sure she is a nice woman as many tourists were getting their pictures taken with her after their meal.
From Marrakesh, we went north to Casablanca, a city that has become world famous due to the film that was not shot there.
Here is lookin' at you, Casablanca.
A metropolitan city, "Casa" is not what I expect most people would imagine it to be. If you are looking for that image, head to Marrakesh.
Casa is still a very interesting city, busy and full of life. The symphony of car horns give the city a life of its own, and the five million people that live there add the rest. You see less and less traditional sights, more people dressing in western-style clothing and less traditional food.
We walked down to the sea to see the impressive Hassan II mosque, the third largest religious monument in the world. The interior holds around 25,000 people, with a possible 80,000 when you include the outside esplanades.
The mosaic work is beautiful, each more breathtaking than the next, but the most impressive is the mosaic adorning the minarette.
We then strolled through the small medina. It was quite standard for a medina, but we noticed there were fewer stalls selling produce, meats or fish. It was more of an open-air mall and goes to show the stark differences between the rural towns and the more metropolitan ones.
Medinas are an integral part of the Moroccan experience -- they are a real step back in time.
Next on our list was the capital of Rabat. The city has two parts to it, separated by the river, Rabat on the west bank and Sale on the east.
Coming to the gates of the casbah, we were rushed by another faux guide, who told us we had to enter soon due to the midday prayers that were about to start.
We told him we wanted to see the casbah ourselves, but he told us we had to leave, which we did not feel was a bad idea at that time.
We visited the Tour Hassan, a half-finished minarette that was supposed to be one of the highest in the world, but crumbled during an earthquake in 1755.
The site also houses a mausoleum of Moroccan kings of old, including the grandfather of our good friend Mohammed.
The next city on our route was Meknes. We walked down to see the massive city walls and the large gate of Bab el-Mansour. Meknes used to be the capital of the Moroccan sultanate in ancient times, and it reflected in the buildings and walls encircling the city.
Tomorrow we head back to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta to await our ferry back to Spain.
In a few days' time, we will be in Cairo, where the next episode of this adventure begins.


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Opinion: Business
The Church on the financial meltdown: Usury and speculation are to blame
If there's anyone in the mainstream media willing to listen to the Church these days (I doubt it), they'll discover that centuries of Catholic teaching about the sinful practices of usury and financial speculation can explain why Wall Street is tumbling down. (For the best technical explanation, read The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy… READ MORE >
News: Business
Greed and ruthless pursuit of profits to blame for banking fiasco
This article gets Catholic social teaching right, and exposes the fallacy that 9/11 restored us to moral clarity: "'Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of Lehman Brothers' fall is that it comes almost seven years to the day after 9/11... For all the talk of pulling together in the wake of the terrorist attacks that shook America to the core and supposedly set our priorities straight, Wall Street rushed headlong back to its mindless pursuit of profits and speculation without consideration for the consequences of its actions... At some point, society has to figure out that the way an investor earns his money is even more important than the amount of money he makes. This is why human beings were vested with moral sentiments, so they could distinguish the quality of human conduct from the quality of its results... It is incumbent upon the gatekeepers of capital ... to bring discipline to the system. This will require a rethinking of their priorities and a willingness to add to their investment calculus, considerations that exceed their own narrow interests about short-term investment returns.'" READ MORE >
News: Business
The Fleecing of America
Yes, greed fueled the crisis, but Cohen pinpoints what's unique about our penchant for financial manias: "...the U.S. economy is being socialized to the tune of $700 billion ($2,000 for every man, woman and child in the country) as a result of a giant mortgage-related Ponzi scheme... Let's be clear: this is an American mess forged by the American genius for new-fangled financial instruments in an era where the mantra has been that government is dumb and the markets are smart and risk is non-existent." READ MORE >
Opinion: Issues
The Right's Hypocritical Crusade against Wall Street
I almost never agree with First Things on economic policy, but Robert T. Miller was right last week when he warned that "those on the political right need to make sure that the Republicans in Congress do not through ignorance or stupidity misunderstand conservative economic principles and so lead us into economic disaster." Unfortunately,… READ MORE >
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Elder Bruce D. Porter was called as a General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April 1995. In 2003 he was called to serve as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Prior to his full-time Church service, Elder Porter was serving as a professor of political science at Brigham Young University. He served earlier as executive director of the US Board for International Broadcasting and as a research fellow at Harvard University. He has also served as an analyst for the Northrop Corporation and as a staff member of the US Senate Armed Services Committee.
Elder Porter has served the Church as a bishop, branch president, stake president's counselor, and full-time missionary (Düsseldorf Germany Mission). Since being called as a General Authority, he has served in the Europe East Area Presidency, the Salt Lake City Area Presidency, and on the Middle East desk. He is currently serving as the Executive Director of the Correlation Department of the Church.


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Apart from the rather explicit rhetoric of a "valid framework", there is also always the implicit logic of the experiment. Thus, although the received theory emphasizes that "actual balance has nothing to do with validity of statistical inference; it is an issue of efficiency only" [ 41 ]; comparability turns out to be crucial:
Many, if not most, of those supporting randomization rush to mention that it promotes similar groups. Nowadays, only a small minority bases its inferences on the known permutation distribution created by the process of randomization; but an overwhelming majority checks for comparability. Reviewers of experimental studies routinely request that authors provide randomization checks, that is, statistical tests designed to substantiate the equivalence of and . At least, in almost every article a list of covariates—with their groupwise means and standard errors—can be found.
A narrow, restricted framework is only able to support weak conclusions; there is no such thing as a "free lunch." Therefore, upon reaching a strong conclusion, there must be implicit, hidden assumptions (cf. [ 19 ], pp. 139, 155). In particular, a second look at the "little-assumption" argument reveals that it is the hidden assumption of comparability that carries much of the burden of evidence: It is no coincidence that in Pawitan's example an eye drug was tested. Suppose one had tested a liver drug instead. The same numerical result would be almost as convincing if such a drug had been applied to twins. However, if the liver drug had been administered to a heterogenous set of persons or if it had been given to a different biological species (mice instead of men, say), exactly the same formal result would not be convincing at all; since, rather obviously, a certain discrepancy a priori may cause a remarkable difference a posteriori.
Savage's example is quite similar. No matter how one splits a small heterogenous group into two, the latter groups will always be systematically different. Randomization does not help: If you assign randomly and detect a large effect in the end, still, your experimental intervention the initial difference between and may have caused it. All "valid" inferential statistics is, in a sense, an illusion, since it cannot exclude the straightforward second explanation. Instead, it's the initial exchangeability of the groups that turns out to be decisive; similarity of and rules out the second explanation and leaves the experimental intervention as the only cause.
In conclusion, comparability, much more than randomization, keeps alternative explanations at bay. Since it is our endeavour to achieve similar groups, minimization is not just some supplementary technique to improve efficiency. Rather, it is a straightforward and elaborate device to enhance comparability, i.e., to consciously construct similar groups. (The influence of unknown factors is discussed in Section 4.) Though, at times, we fail, e.g. "it does not seem possible to base a meaningful experiment on a small heterogenous group" [
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In a nutshell, nobody, not even Fisher, follows "pure Frequentist logic", in particular the distribution that randomization generates. In a strict sense, there is no logic at all, rather a certain kind of mathematical reasoning plus—since the formal framework is restricted to sampling—a fairly large set of conventions; rigid "pure" arguments being readily complemented by applied "flexibility", consisting of time-honored informal reasoning and shibboleth, but also outright concessions. Bayesians noticed long ago [ 28 , 31 ] that "Frequentist theory is shot full of contradictions" [ 53 ], and during the last few decades, efforts to overcome the received framework have gained momentum.
In the 20th century, R.A. Fisher (1890–1962) was the most influential statistician. However, while his early work on mathematical statistics is highly respected in all quarters, hardly anybody relies on his later ideas, in particular fiducial inference [ 24 ]. Randomization lies in-between, and, quite fittingly, public opinion on this formal technique has remained divided.
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Ask any educator about the No Child Left Behind Act and first you'll probably hear, "I agree with what the law is trying to do," because who doesn't want children–all children–to learn more? Then, however, you usually hear a glum "but," followed by a long list of troubles with the law, passed by an enthusiastic, bipartisan Congress in 2001. When the Harvard Civil Rights Project conducted a survey in Virginia and California about the "but" this spring, they found teachers far more likely to say the law is damaging instruction and driving educators out than they are to say it is helping kids.
In May, two-thirds of Pennsylvania's superintendents signed a statement protesting the law's rigidity, and seven in ten Connecticut superintendents said the law's sanctions harm struggling schools instead of helping them, according to a survey released last week. National organizations, such as the National Council of Teachers of English and the NAACP, echo the concerns. State legislators have not been shy in expressing opposition either, and both Democrats and Republicans in Washington, even those in the Bush Administration, privately acknowledge serious apprehensions. "I've never seen this kind of consensus," said Bruce Hunter, director of government relations for the American Association of School Administrators.
How is it, then, that the man who signed the law has managed to cast himself as the Education President? And why has his Democratic challenger, John Kerry, been unable to wrest that mantle away from him?
"There seems to have been an opportunity to draw discontent that hasn't been fully exploited," is how Governor Mark Warner of Virginia, a Democrat and former chair of the Education Commission of the States, puts it. "I think there was probably more of an expectation earlier in the year that education would play a bigger role in the national campaigns."
The truth is that Bush and Kerry express no vast divergence on the fundamental elements of No Child Left Behind, the most comprehensive school reform in decades, which stemmed from the already growing "standards" movement and which Kerry called "groundbreaking" at the time Bush signed it. Kerry has not challenged the fundamentals of the law: that teacher qualifications should be judged by strict rules, that only academic programs and methods that have been scientifically researched should be promoted and that schools should be judged by ever-increasing test-score targets and face consequences for continuing to miss them. The candidate's education agenda includes such uncontroversial measures as teacher recruitment and dropout reduction, but when it comes to No Child Left Behind, Kerry mainly just charges that Bush ought to have provided the full funding that he promised.
Last month a coalition that includes the National Education Association, MoveOn.org and the Campaign for America's Future conducted a massive mobilization, in which people at nearly 4,000 "house parties" across the country gathered to call on Congress to increase school funding and in general begin to speak up on national education issues. But Bush still has control of the topic. His themes of "standards" and accountability" resonate with Americans who have heard, ad nauseam yet with only flimsy documentation, about how their country's public schools are failing. A message of change is appealing, particularly a message that says we're not going to neglect poor and minority children anymore. (Never mind that the most impressive test-score increases and dropout-rate decreases of the "Houston miracle," part of the Texas reforms on which No Child Left Behind is based and that propelled Rod Paige to the job of Education Secretary, were largely a sham, accomplished by keeping bad students from taking the test or shooing them out the door altogether.)


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Vikings 'Ponder' how to solve Bears
The wheels are coming off in Minnesota.
A 5-2 start for the Vikings has morphed into a 6-6 record with a must-win game on the horizon Sunday when the Chicago Bears visit Mall of America Field.
To make matters even worse for the Vikes the team pulled the plug on Percy Harvin's season Wednesday, placing the star receiver and kick returner on injured reserve.
Harvin, a fourth-year pro, has not suited up for a contest and has hardly practiced since severely spraining his ankle in a 30-20 loss to the Seattle Seahawks back in Week 9.
At the time of his injury, the versatile Harvin was atop the league in receptions (62) and kick return average (35.9).
The Bears are plenty banged-up themselves and will arrive in Minneapolis without defensive leader Brian Urlacher among others but that may not matter since Chicago has dominated the Vikings in recent years.
Urlacher could miss the rest of the regular season after suffering a "significant" hamstring strain late in overtime during the Bears' 23-17 home loss to Seattle last Sunday. The eight-time Pro Bowler is expected to miss at least three games but hopes to be ready for a possible postseason run.
If the Bears fail to make the playoffs, however, it's conceivable that Urlacher, whose contract is set to expire after the season, could have played his last game with the team that hit the jackpot when it drafted him with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2000 draft.
"I do not think that's going to happen," Urlacher told a local Chicago TV station. "But, if it does, I have had a really good and long career so I would be sad, but I would not be crushed."
Urlacher isn't the only injury concern on Chicago's opportunistic defense. His running mate at linebacker, Lance Briggs, as well as cornerback Charles Tillman are dealing with ankle injuries, although both are expected to play. Cornerback Tim Jennings, who leads the NFL with eight interceptions, could sit, however, with a shoulder problem.
Last week Sidney Rice's 13-yard touchdown catch in overtime lifted the Seahawks over the Bears.
Jay Cutler connected on 17-of-26 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns in the setback for Chicago, which is now tied with Green Bay for first place in the NFC North but is currently the fifth seed in the NFC in lieu of its Week 2 loss to the Packers.
Matt Forte carried the ball 21 times for 66 yards and caught three passes for 30 yards and a score against Seattle, while Brandon Marshall hauled in 10 passes for 165 yards.
The Vikings, who have lost six straight to the Bears, have hit the skids thanks in large part to the poor play of quarterback Christian Ponder.
Adrian Peterson was spectacular last week in Green Bay, running for 210 yards along with a career-long 82-yard touchdown run in the second quarter but as good as A.P. was, that's how bad Ponder performed.
The second-year pro managed just 119 yards passing, most of that in garbage time late, with a touchdown, while tossing two interceptions and hitting on just 12-of-25 attempts.
"It was a very disappointing loss," said Minnesota head coach Leslie Frazier. "We definitely want to improve our passing game. We need to create balance."
Both of Ponder's picks came with the Vikings in field goal range after long runs by Peterson, with one coming in the end zone. The embattled signal caller completed only five passes on one drive in the first half until the game was decided and Green Bay let up a bit. At one point he went nearly 39 minutes of game action without completing a pass.
"Looking at that loss, we were in that game. Some of the mistakes I made were frustrating," Ponder said. "Obviously, I'm always critical of myself, but it was such an important game, and they were such costly mistakes -- that were because of me.
"It's kind of a wake-up call. Obviously, I need to be doing some stuff differently and change my game and elevate my play, especially with where we are in the season and with the goals that are in our hands. I've got to make sure I give our team a chance to be successful and achieve those goals."
After the ugly loss Frazier expressed his support for Ponder.
"Christian is our quarterback," Frazier said. "We are going to do all we can to help him have a good game against Chicago and to help our team go out and get a win."
That was tempered a bit, however, after Frazier looked at the film of Ponder's performance, which can only be described as ghastly.
Asked if continuing to support a player performing so poorly could affect his locker room, Frazier was uncommonly truthful for an NFL coach and cracked the door for a possible change.
'I've thought about that a lot because when you're struggling at a position, the guys know how we talked about everybody doing their jobs and why it's important for us to have our success," Frazier said. "You don't want to send mixed messages at any position."
The Vikings and Bears have played 103 times overall with Minnesota holding a slim 52-49-2 advantage. Chicago, however, has won six straight in the series for the first time since Frazier was a Bear (1983-86).
Balance probably isn't coming this week for the Vikings with Harvin gone and Ponder still in the lineup.
In this pass-happy era of the NFL, Ponder has passed for 76 fewer yards than Peterson has rushed for over the last six games but Frazier is loathe to go to his untested backup Joe Webb.
'I think there's something there where in my mind you don't want to get into a situation where you're not sure who your No. 1 is," the coach said. "We believe that Christian is our No. 1. ... That being said, if things get to a point where your No. 1 is really costing you some situations that could preclude winning, you do have to do what's best for the football team."
Minnesota's receiving corps is extremely limited without Harvin and made even worse by offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave's personnel decisions. Rookie Jarius Wright is clearly the most dangerous receiver the Vikings have in Harvin's absence but the team continues to focus on unproductive veterans, Michael Jenkins and Jerome Simpson, who has been dealing with a nerve problem in his back.
Ponder has a disastrous 63.6 passer rating over the past seven weeks, by far the worst in the NFL so expect Peterson, who leads the NFL in rushing yards (1,446) but fumbled twice against the Bears in Chicago, to carry the load.
"It seems like he's getting better and better as the year goes along," Bears coach Lovie Smith said when talking about Peterson. "It's going to still start with him."
Chicago is ranked second in the NFL in points allowed at 16.5 per game but allowed a season-high 459 yards last Sunday.
"Obviously, you want to start fast as an offense," Ponder said, "but especially the quarterback position, getting a few completions under your belt, and having a good first and second series, establishing that rhythm. I think that will be important. But you also want to get Adrian involved; he's running the heck out of the ball."
Cutler typically excels against the Vikings' undisciplined front, using quick passes along with his legs to escape trouble. The Vanderbilt product has won five straight against Minnesota as a starter and compiled a gaudy 100.9 passer rating over that span.
With receivers Devin Hester and Earl Bennett are both dealing with concussions so Cutler will lean even more on Marshall, who caught 12 passes for 92 yards against the Vikes last month.
Also Keep an eye on Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen, who is dealing with bask spasms and playing through a torn labrum in his shoulder. Allen delivered a questionable block on Bears guard Lance Louis two weeks ago which resulted in a season-ending knee injury for the starter. Allen was eventually fined $21,000 for the borderline play.
The Vikings are 5-1 at the Metrodome while Chicago is banged-up and not playing all the well. That said, Frazier is still looking for his first coaching win against his old team (0-4) and Cutler typically owns Minnesota. Ponder, meanwhile, is playing as poorly as any quarterback in the league and no longer has Harvin to bail him out.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Bears 28, Vikings 17


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The eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth approach to gun violence proposed by the National Rifle Association is astonishing and ludicrous.
The eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth approach to gun violence proposed by the National Rifle Association is astonishing and ludicrous.
I can see the scenario: The insane masked gunman shoots his way into a school despite the presence of a police car in the parking lot, gets into a classroom while the officer is being called, shoots nine children before the officer arrives to kill the gunman.
The NRA proudly crows, "Look! We have cut the death rate in half by having an armed officer on the grounds."
OK, so let's cut the death rate in half again by having two armed officers?
I carry two licenses that certify that I am safe and competent to drive a car and to practice medicine. My license to drive is periodically reviewed by the Department of Motor Vehicles, and my license to practice medicine is periodically reviewed by the Medical Board of California.
For my medical license, I have to show proof of continuing education. Both licensing bodies have the power to revoke or restrict my licenses in one way or another.
The DMV has decided that if a person takes insulin, he cannot get a license to drive a school bus or a commercial truck, but a license to drive a car is permitted. I take insulin for my diabetes, so I will never be able to drive a school bus.
In addition, the Federal Aviation Administration says I cannot get a license to fly a powered aircraft. Even though I am a lot healthier than a lot of truck drivers, I am precluded from having that Class A license. These restrictions are in place for the greater good of all, and I can live with that.
We need a gun licensing body like the DMV or the Medical Board to certify and periodically review basic competency and sanity to own and use a firearm. And yes, there will be a few hoops to jump through and some time delay, and perhaps those hoops and delays will make it harder for the impulsive or mentally incompetent to get that killing gun.
Charles R. McCormick
Since the terrible tragedy in Connecticut, many people have been talking about the effects of violent films and video games on our young people.
It is also important to realize that the music that young people listen to is often violent. Played over and over, it can have an effect on their minds.
As a piano teacher for quite a few years, I have been made aware of the effect of music on the mind.
In Plato's "The Republic," he warned: "The introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state, since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important institutions."
Henry David Thoreau prophesied: "Even music may be intoxicating. Such apparently slight causes destroyed Greece and Rome, will destroy England and America."
Ruth Russell
Here we go again. I read in The Record (Dec. 19) "Gun stocks unloaded." It contains a photo of a Bushmaster rifle with a bunch of loaded clips, etc. It all makes for a good sales promo, I'd say.
The photo caption states in part, "... which was used to kill 20 schoolchildren in Connecticut." Now, if I understand correctly, Adam Lanza used two handheld pistols. The rifle was found later in his car, unfired. If this is correct, I find it very disturbing that whoever is responsible at The Associated Press (news service) would use this tragedy to promote his own agenda. It's very disrespectful, particularly to the families who have lost loved ones during this incident.
William Jeffers
Note: Police have reported that three weapons, a Glock 10 mm pistol, a Sig Sauer 9 mm pistol and the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, were found near the body of Adam Lanza, who killed himself after murdering 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. A fourth weapon, reportedly a shotgun, was found outside the school.


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WASHINGTON, U.S. - Despite concerns raised by some conservatives about the growing cost of disaster aid, the House on Thursday passed a legislation to provide $36.5 billion in aid for communities affected by recent hurricanes and wildfires.
In the 353-69 vote, all of the votes in opposition were from Republicans.
The package includes $18.7 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster relief fund.
The total package includes $4.9 billion for a disaster relief loan account, $16 billion to address national flood insurance program debt and $576.5 million for wildfire recovery efforts.
It also provided $1.27 billion for disaster food assistance for Puerto Rico.
As the wildfires, that are expected to become the costliest in California history, rage on in the state's wine country, the size of the bill too has grown.
Even weeks after Hurricane Maria battered the island, over 80 percent of Puerto Rico still remains without power.
Meanwhile, major cities in Texas, Florida and other gulf states continue rebuilding efforts following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
In the months to come, Congress is likely to approve billions of dollars in additional disaster aid.
On Thursday, Republicans who voted against the bill were protesting the increasing fiscal effects of disaster relief legislation.
Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), the head of the Republican Study Committee, has said that supplemental disaster relief should be offset with spending cuts.
He said, "It is only a matter of time before the U.S. faces the next catastrophe. But for some reason, the government does not budget with this in mind. Instead, Congress waits for a crisis to happen and then hurries to pass an aid package afterward."
Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) meanwhile said the debts would add up regardless of how good the cause of disaster relief was.
He added, "If we don't do something to begin to offset some of this, I think that in a matter of months or a matter of years people are going to look back at this Congress and say, 'what were they thinking?'"
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He said, "At a certain point, say you're not going to keep building the same property. You've got to have an honest conversation. The subsidizing of putting homes in harm's way, it's not really great for society."


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Common Criteria Forum Workshop
- Event: 1st Workshop of the Common Criteria Forum
- Date: April 25-26
- Venue: JW Marriott, Cannes, France.
The 1st Workshop of the Common Criteria Forum (aka CC-Forum or just CCF) will be held over two full days at the JW Marriott Cannes, France on April 25-26, 2012. The Workshop will be co-located with The Open Group Conference, Cannes being held April 23-27, 2012.
Attendees of the 2-day Workshop (April 25-26th) will be charged a special Guest Rate of $470 / €350. If attendees register before March 10th then they will receive free access to the conference dinner on the evening of Tuesday 24th April (please note this is a black-tie awards event). To be eligible for this Guest Rate, attendees need to register using the special CC-Forum Guest code that they will have been previously provided with.
Attendees of the Workshop are invited to arrive a day or two early to attend the plenary and open sessions of The Open Group Conference at a special Guest Rate of $535 / €395. To be eligible for this rate attendees should select a full conference pass and use the special CC-Forum Guest code they have been provided with. This pass will also include the conference dinner on the 24th April.
To register please link to the Workshop Registration page below.
- Workshop Background and Description
- Workshop Program
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Cisco Unity Express -- Custom Script Editor FAQs
From DocWiki
Question: What is the quickest way to start developing custom scripts.
Answer: Starting with CUE 3.2, we have introduced script editor in the CUE Administration GUI - System -> Scripts -> New.
For all versions, here is a quick start guide for creating Custom Scripts:
Question: Where can I download editor installer for my CUE version and sample scripts.
Please download the appropriate CUE Custom Script Editor from Cisco CCO web site at:
Choose the appropriate CUE version that you are running.
Once you are in the appropriate CUE version software page, download the editor and sample scripts.
- Click on "Utilities" link to download the CUE Editor and install it on a windows PC.
- Click on "Sample Auto-Attendant Scripts" to download the sample scripts.
Question: How can I capture debug traces/logs when my script is not working as designed.
1. Make sure the system is idle.
2. Run "clear trace" on CUE.
3. Run "show trace buffer tail" on CUE.
4. Make the simplest call to demonstrate your problem.
5. Wait until the logs stop scrolling ... Might take 3 to 5 minutes.
6. Press CTRL-C to exit.
7. Send us the logs for the failure case.
Method-2: You will need a FTP server.
1. Make sure the system is idle.
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Man holds car thief at bay with gun until police arriveBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
December 17. 2013 9:48PM
NASHUA — A man attempting to steal an idling vehicle in a hospital parking lot on Tuesday was held at gunpoint by the car's owner until police arrived.
James Paul, 33, of 32A Route 101A, Amherst, has been charged with attempted unauthorized use of a propelled vehicle.
According to Lt. Denis Linehan, authorities responded around noon to the parking lot across the street from Southern New Hampshire Medical Center for a man pointing a gun at another individual.
Linehan said police located both men involved and learned that Paul allegedly tried to steal the idling, vacant car. The vehicle's owner, whose name was not immediately released by police, retrieved a handgun and pointed it at Paul in an attempt to detain him until authorities arrived.
"It appears that the individual with the firearm acted appropriately, as he felt that he was being threatened by this other individual," said Linehan. "We are glad that nobody was injured."
Police are continuing to investigate the incident, but said the vehicle's owner does have a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
The handgun was never discharged, and no one was injured in the incident, according to Linehan.
The area near the parking lot was temporarily shut down while police investigated. Witnesses were in the area and provided statements to investigators, said Linehan.
Police said they are still trying to determine why the vehicle was running, but not occupied. He was unsure whether an automatic car starter had been activated from the hospital.
"We are still looking into that," said Linehan. "It is too early to tell."


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UPDATED: Stripped-down medical marijuana bill passes Senate panel with no home-grow optionBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
May 07. 2013 6:24PM
CONCORD — Medical marijuana patients will not be able to grow their own after a Senate committee bowed to Gov. Maggie Hassan's concerns Tuesday and removed the provisions from the bill.
The Senate Health, Education and Human Services Committee did vote 5-0 Tuesday to recommend the Senate pass House Bill 573, which would allow critically ill patients to use marijuana to ease their symptoms.
While the committee decided to strip the bill of the home grow option, supporters of the provision said the bill no longer addresses those in immediate need of help.
Hassan had signaled for some time she was opposed to the home grow provision, although she voted for a bill that contained that option as a state Senator in 2009, but supporters said they were optimistic evidence from home grow states and patients needing immediate relief would convince the governor to change her mind.
"It is shocking and disappointing that the answer is 'No,'" said Matt Simon, a legislative analyst for the Marijuana Policy Project. "Our biggest concern is what the patients (with immediate needs) are going to do now."
Simon said those patients have three options as they wait years before the Department of Health and Human Services issues rules and begins issuing registration cards: buy marijuana on the illicit market, plant seeds and grown their own although that is a felony, or go on suffering.
"We are willing to make any reasonable compromise in order to meet the immediate needs of seriously ill New Hampshire citizens," Simon said, suggesting a three-year sunset for the home grow provision until the dispensing centers are operating.
At a press conference after the committee vote, supporters of home grow asked people to contact Hassan and state senators to support the provision so terminal patients receive relief.
Committee chairman Sen. Nancy Stiles, R-Hampton, said she met with Hassan's legal counsel Monday and removed sections of the bill the governor could not support including home grow and allowing those with post traumatic stress syndrome to access marijuana.
She said it is important to pass a medical marijuana bill. "We are starting with a small (program) that can expand if we find it does not meet the needs of patients," Stiles said.
After the vote, Hassan said the bill is improved by the Senate committee's work..
"The changes to the bill allowing the use of medical marijuana by patients made by Senator Stiles and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee represent significant improvements and help address the governor's concerns about ensuring appropriate regulation and controlled dispensing," said Hassan's communications director Marc Goldberg. "Governor Hassan looks forward to continuing the dialogue with legislators and all stakeholders as the legislation moves forward."
The bill's prime sponsor, Rep Donna Schlachman, D-Exeter, said after the vote, the House will not go along with the Senate changes and a conference committee will have to work out a compromise that she hopes will allow patients with immediate needs to receive treatment.
She acknowledged that Hassan has given no indication she is open to some of the provisions in the House bill that the Senate removed.
Under the bill, a person who qualifies for the program must have both a debilitating disease such as cancer, glaucoma, AIDS and hepatitis C and conditions such as significant weight loss, severe pain or wasting syndrome. Patients would have to have both the illness and symptoms.
The program would serve only New Hampshire residents and someone would have to be a doctor's patient for three months before he or she could qualify. Bill drafters say that would end the doctor shopping other states have experienced.
The bill establishes an advisory committee to also make a recommendation to the Legislature if the program should continue after five years.
An affirmative defense provision for patients and care givers registered with the state if they are charged with growing, distributing or possessing marijuana is included in the bill.
An affirmative defense allows someone charged with a crime to argue there are extenuating circumstances that negate the charge.
The Senate version reduces from six to two ounces of marijuana that could be dispensed at one time, and the number of treatment centers from five to four.
And the Senate version requires medical marijuana patients who are renters to receive their landlord's written permission to use the drug on their premises or a relative's permission if they are visiting, and also their employers' permission.
A developer seeking to establish a non-profit to dispense marijuana would need to name a specific location and receive local zoning approval, and obtain liability insurance before a license would be issued.
Devon Chaffee, executive director of the NH Civil Liberties Union, said the Senate changes weaken the bill and will reduce patient access to marijuana.
"There are patients whose doctors have recommended marijuana who have waited several years. They need effective treatment now," Chaffee said. "They have waited long enough."
The bill is expected to be voted on by the Senate either May 16 or May 23 and if approved with go to the Senate Finance Committee for review before final passage.
The House approved its version of the bill on a 286-64 vote in March.


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BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech guard Erick Green stood at the free-throw line with 9 seconds remaining in the Hokies' game against Clemson, getting ready to seal the game and needing to make both free throws to record his fourth game of 30 points or more this season.
He missed the first attempt and made the second, still sealing the game, but coming up short of 30.
"Trust me, I'm definitely going to hear about this," Green said. "I'm going to hear about this from my family. They're going to give me a hard time."
That was about the only thing he did wrong, as he scored 29 points in his final home game, lifting the Hokies to a 69-61 victory over the Tigers on Saturday.
Virginia Tech (13-16, 4-12 Atlantic Coast Conference) had lost 10 of its previous 11 games, but the Hokies are now tied with Boston College for last place in the ACC standings. The Hokies now need a win in either of their final two regular-season games and losses by BC to avoid the No. 12 seed in the ACC Tournament. BC holds the tiebreaker.
"This one (the win) was really important," Green said. "I told the guys before the game that this was the one thing I really wanted. I couldn't ask for anything else, just to go out with a win. I started my career here with a win, and I wanted to go out with a win walking out — and I did that."
Green scored 17 points in the first half, with 9 of those coming on a 20-8 half-ending run that gave the Hokies a 36-25 lead. Virginia Tech then took a 15-point lead in the second half on two free throws by Green with 17:26 remaining and appeared to be in control.
But Clemson (13-15, 5-11) rallied and cut the deficit to 64-61 on two free throws by Adonis Filer with 1:20 remaining. The Tigers had a chance to get closer. Following a turnover, the Hokies fouled Filer, but he missed two free throws with 35.2 seconds remaining. Virginia Tech's C.J. Barksdale was fouled on the rebound with 33.6 seconds left and made both free throws to give the Hokies a 66-61 lead.
Clemson's Jordan Roper then missed a 3-pointer with 25 seconds to go, and Barksdale was fouled again after grabbing the rebound. He made both free throws with 23.4 seconds remaining to give the Hokies a 68-61 advantage and seal the victory.
"It was kind of the story of our season," Clemson coach Brad Brownell said. "We probably had just four or five just bad offensive possessions that were in some critical areas where you just have to be better. I think our young guards sometimes just do some silly things. Obviously, we fouled a couple times. We'd guard them for a while and then just foul them. We were just a little too eager and not disciplined enough to finish it off."
Clemson fouled Green with 9 seconds left, and Green made the one free throw to account for the final margin. Virginia Tech coach James Johnson then pulled him out of the game, and the senior from Winchester, Va., received a standing ovation.
"I anticipated him coming out and having a big game tonight, to be honest with you," Johnson said. "Just to have watched and been around him for so long and watch him play his last game in Cassell (Coliseum), that was emotional.
"He goes from two points a game as a freshman to leading the nation in scoring. That shows what hard work can do for you, and that's how we want to build this program and that's the type of kids I want to get in the program."
Green, who came into the game as the nation's leading scorer at 24.9 points per game, hit 8 of 12 from the floor, including 5 of 7 from beyond the arc. He also hit 8 of 10 from the free-throw line. He scored 20 points or more for the 26th time in 29 games this season
Barksdale finished with 14 points for the Hokies, and Robert Brown added 13. The two of them combined to hit 10 of 15 from the floor, and Virginia Tech shot 54.8 percent (23 of 42) from the floor — its best performance in an ACC game this season.
Devin Booker paced the Tigers with 17 points. Filer and Milton Jennings added 13 each.
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This publication (excluding appendixes) is a public ruling for the purposes of the Taxation Administration Act 1953.
A public ruling is an expression of the Commissioner's opinion about the way in which a relevant provision applies, or would apply, to entities generally or to a class of entities in relation to a particular scheme or a class of schemes.
If you rely on this ruling, the Commissioner must apply the law to you in the way set out in the ruling (unless the Commissioner is satisfied that the ruling is incorrect and disadvantages you, in which case the law may be applied to you in a way that is more favourable for you - provided the Commissioner is not prevented from doing so by a time limit imposed by the law). You will be protected from having to pay any underpaid tax, penalty or interest in respect of the matters covered by this ruling if it turns out that it does not correctly state how the relevant provision applies to you.
1. This Determination sets out the amounts that the Commissioner considers are reasonable ( reasonable amounts ) for the substantiation exception in Subdivision 900-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) for the 2013-14 income year in relation to claims made for:
overtime meal allowance expenses - for food and drink in connection with overtime worked and where a meal allowance has been paid under an industrial instrument;
domestic travel allowance expenses - accommodation, food and drink, and incidentals that are covered by the allowance;
travel allowance expenses for employee truck drivers - food and drink that are covered by the allowance; and
overseas travel allowance expenses - food and drink and incidentals that are covered by the allowance.
Taxation Ruling TR 2004/6
2. This Determination should be read together with Taxation Ruling TR 2004/6 Income tax : substantiation exception for reasonable travel and overtime meal allowance expenses which explains the substantiation exception and the way in which these expenses are able to be claimed. It is important to remember that in 'setting the reasonable amount ... the Commissioner does not determine the amount of allowance an employee should receive or an employer should pay their employees. The amount of an allowance is a matter to be determined between the payer and the payee'. (Refer to paragraph 33 of TR 2004/6.)
3. Key points from TR 2004/6 about claiming travel allowance expenses and overtime meal allowance expenses are:
Expenses claimed must have been incurred and be an allowable deduction - The payment of an allowance does not of itself allow a deduction to be claimed. Before a deduction can be claimed
the expenses claimed cannot exceed the amount actually incurred; and
the expenses must be incurred for work-related purposes and be deductible under the income tax law.
Allowance must be paid - The substantiation exception only applies if the employee is paid an overtime meal allowance or a travel allowance. The allowance must have an identifiable connection with the nature of the expense covered.
For travel allowance expenses - The employee must sleep away from home.
Substantiation exception - Where the amount claimed is no more than the applicable reasonable amount, substantiation of the claim with written evidence is not required.
Claims in excess of reasonable amounts - If the amount claimed is more than the reasonable amount, the whole claim must be substantiated, not just the excess.
Verification of reasonable claims - In appropriate cases, where the substantiation exception is relied on, the employee may still be required to show:
how they worked out their claim;
the expense was actually incurred;
an entitlement to a deduction (for example that work-related travel was undertaken);
a bona fide travel allowance was paid; and
if accommodation is claimed, that commercial accommodation was used.
The nature and degree of evidence will depend on the circumstances: for example the circumstances under which the employer pays allowances, the occupation of the employee, and the total amount of allowances received and expenses claimed during the year by the employee.
Tax return treatment - Where a travel or overtime meal allowance is not shown on the payment summary, does not exceed the reasonable amount and has been fully spent on deductible expenses, neither the allowance nor the expenses should be shown on the employee's tax return. If an amount less than the allowance has been spent, the income tax return must include the allowance and the deductible expenses claimed. Whenever a claim is made for overtime meal or travel allowance expenses the allowance must also be included in the tax return.
the expenses claimed cannot exceed the amount actually incurred; and
the expenses must be incurred for work-related purposes and be deductible under the income tax law.
how they worked out their claim;
the expense was actually incurred;
an entitlement to a deduction (for example that work-related travel was undertaken);
a bona fide travel allowance was paid; and
if accommodation is claimed, that commercial accommodation was used.
Reasonable amount for overtime meal allowance expenses
4. For overtime meal expenses to be considered under the exception from substantiation, the meal allowance must be a bona fide meal allowance (refer to paragraph 87 of TR 2004/6) paid or payable under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory, or an award, order, determination or industrial agreement in force under such a law (section 900-60 of the ITAA 1997).
5. For the 2013-14 income year the reasonable amount for overtime meal allowance expenses is $27.70.
Reasonable amounts for domestic travel allowance expenses
Types of expenses
6. This Determination shows reasonable amounts for travel allowance expenses. The reasonable amounts are given for:
accommodation at daily rates (for domestic travel only);
meals (showing breakfast, lunch and dinner); and
expenses incidental to travel.
Travel destinations
7. These amounts are shown for the following travel destination:
each Australian State and Territory capital city;
certain specified high cost regional and country centres (at individual rates);
other specified regional and country centres (at a common rate); and
all other regional and country centres (at a common rate).
Accommodation expenses
8. The accommodation rates shown for domestic travel apply only for stays in commercial establishments like hotels, motels and serviced apartments. If a different type of accommodation is used the rates do not apply.
Meal expenses
9. The reasonable amount for meals depends on the period and time of travel. That is, the rates only apply to meals (that is breakfast, lunch, dinner) that fall within the time of day from the commencement of travel to the end of travel covered by the allowance.
Incidental expenses
10. The reasonable amount applies in full to each day of travel covered by the allowance, without the need to apportion for any part-day travel on the first and last day.
Reasonable amounts for 2013-14
11. The reasonable amounts for daily travel allowance expenses, according to salary levels and destinations, for the 2013-14 income year are shown in Tables 1 to 6 as follows.
Reasonable travel allowance expense claims for employee truck drivers
12. Amounts claimed up to the food and drink component only of the reasonable domestic daily travel allowance amounts for 'other country centres' are considered to be reasonable for meal expenses of employee truck drivers who have received a travel allowance and who are required to sleep away from home. For the 2013-14 income year, the relevant amounts are:
Office holders covered by the Remuneration Tribunal
13. Daily domestic travel allowance expense claims made by office holders covered by the Remuneration Tribunal are considered to be reasonable amounts if they do not exceed the rate of allowances set by the Remuneration Tribunal for that office holder.
Federal Members of Parliament
14. The travel allowances paid to Federal Members of Parliament and Federal Parliamentary Secretaries, under the arrangements that commenced on 14 April 1998, are considered reasonable amounts for the recipients of those allowances. This includes the Capital City and Canberra travel allowance rates for domestic travel, having regard to the circumstances under which those allowances are paid.
Reasonable amounts for overseas travel allowance expenses
15. The reasonable amounts for overseas travel expenses are shown in Schedule 1 to this Determination. Table 1 of Schedule 1 sets out the cost group to which a country has been allocated. Table 2 of Schedule 1 sets out the reasonable amount for meal expenses and incidental travel expenses for each cost group for specified employee salary ranges.
16. If the employee travels to a country that is not shown in Table 1 of Schedule 1 the employee can use the reasonable amount for Cost Group 1 in Table 2 for the relevant salary range.
17. Employees travelling to two or more countries in the same day may use the cost group of the country that is in the higher cost group in determining their reasonable allowances amount.
Example - calculation of reasonable daily overseas travel expense amounts
18. An employee travels to China on business for two weeks and is paid a travel allowance of $ 350 per day ($ 150 for meals and incidentals and $ 200 for accommodation ). The employee's annual salary is $ 91 , 000. The reasonable daily overseas travel allowance expense claim is calculated as follows :
Schedule 1 Table 1 lists China as Cost Group 5 .
Using Table 2, at a salary of $ 91 , 000 per year, the reasonable overseas travel allowance amount for meals and incidental expenses for Cost Group 5 (which covers China) is $ 215 .
19. The employee claims a deduction for meals and incidental expenses actually incurred of $ 180 per day. As the employee is claiming a deduction that is less than the reasonable amount of $ 215 per day, the employee does not need to keep written evidence to substantiate expenditure on meals and incidental expenses. The employee is required, however, to maintain a travel record and to keep receipts or other documentary evidence to substantiate accommodation expenses .
Date of effect
20. This Determination applies to the 2013-14 income year only. However, the Determination will not apply to taxpayers to the extent that it conflicts with the terms of settlement of a dispute agreed to before the date of issue of the Determination (refer to paragraphs 75 and 76 of Taxation Ruling TR 2006/10).
3 July 2013
Appendix 1
Table 1: Table of Countries
21. If a country is not listed in Table 1 use the reasonable amount in Table 2 for Cost Group 1.
For cost groups see Table 2: Reasonable amounts by cost groups.
Table 2: Reasonable amounts by cost groups
Note : These amounts are determined by the Commissioner solely as the amounts that will be accepted for the exception from the requirement to obtain written evidence for substantiation purposes (refer to paragraph 33 of Taxation Ruling TR 2004/6 ).
For further information on truck drivers refer to paragraphs 72 to 75 of Taxation Ruling TR 2004/6 and to Taxation Ruling TR 95/18.
Not previously issued as a draftReferencesATO references:
Related Rulings/Determinations:
Subject References:
accommodation expenses
domestic travel expenses
food and drink expenses
incidental expenses
overseas travel expenses
overtime meal expenses
travel expenses
Legislative References:
ITAA 1997 Subdiv 900-B
For further information on truck drivers refer to paragraphs 72 to 75 of Taxation Ruling TR 2004/6 and to Taxation Ruling TR 95/18.
Not previously issued as a draft
ReferencesATO references:
Related Rulings/Determinations:
Subject References:
accommodation expenses
domestic travel expenses
food and drink expenses
incidental expenses
overseas travel expenses
overtime meal expenses
travel expenses
Legislative References:
ITAA 1997 Subdiv 900-B
Related Rulings/Determinations:
Subject References:
accommodation expenses
domestic travel expenses
food and drink expenses
incidental expenses
overseas travel expenses
overtime meal expenses
travel expenses
Legislative References:
ITAA 1997 Subdiv 900-B


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