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Speaking and Writing September Bernard W. Arvin (Tokyo), The California CPA Quarterly, September 1967. Some Recent Developments Concerning the Accounting Profession in Japan. 7-8 A. Grant Bowen (Columbus), Trade Association Executives, Columbus. Budget Planning. 14 Bernard Kaye (Executive), American Management Association, New York. Tax Considerations—How They Influence the Form of Corporate Structure for Doing Business Abroad. October 13 Charles G. Steele (San Francisco), Pacific Coast Electrical Association and Pacific Coast Gas Association, San Francisco. Statistical Sampling and Its Application in Auditing. November 1 William J. Sturm (Saint Louis), University of Missouri Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, Columbia, Missouri. Individual Participation in Professional Accounting Organizations. 3 Homer E. Sayad (Saint Louis), University of Missouri, Columbia. Significant Provisions in APB Bulletins Opinions 8, g, and 10. 14 Raymond L. Gibbs (New Orleans), Mississippi State University, State College. (Also University of Mississippi, University, November 16). A Future in Your Hands. 15 Harry D. Baker (Tampa), National Association of Accountants, Daytona Beach, Florida. Internal Auditing and Controls. 15 William Brockschmidt (Chicago), Davenport Central High School, Davenport, Iowa. Careers in Accounting. 15 John W. Gilbert (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania CPA Institute, Harrisburg. Chairman, Annual Tax Conference. 15 Henry Jacquemet, Jr. (San Francisco), University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Haskins & Sells Auditape System. 15 James E. McDole (Newark), New Jersey CPA Society, Newark. Chapter 51 Tax Package—Replacement Program. 15 LeRoy V. Olson (Omaha), Nebraska School for the Deaf, Omaha. Exchange Club of Omaha Freedom Shrine Award. 16 Elmer G. Beamer (Cleveland), American Society of Women Accountants, Cleveland. What A CPA Should Know. 21 Charles V. Doherty (Chicago), National Association of Accountants, Quad Cities Chapter, Davenport, Iowa. Tax Planning for Corporations. December 4 George M. Maranis (Boston), Massachusetts CPA Society, Boston. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for the Banking Industry. 4 Daniel J. Moylan (New York), Fordham University Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, New York. Career Opportunities in Public Accounting. 6 Sherrill W. Hudson (Dayton), Ashland College, Ashland, Ohio. (Also University of Dayton, December 8.) Auditape. 6 Frank R. Sanok (Newark), Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, New Jersey. Auditape. 8 Duane R. Whitmarsh (Houston), Texas CPA Society, Houston Chapter. Accounts and Notes Receivable-Auditing Procedures and Working Papers. 11 Francis C. Oatway (New York), New York State CPA Society, New York. Selected New York State Tax Problems of Individuals and Unincorporated Businesses. 14 Larry N. Lunan (Orange County), Fullerton Junior College, Fullerton, California. Public Accounting as a Career. 14 Anthony D. Delasey (Newark), Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. Preparation for the CPA Examination. 14 Hugh A. Garnett (Executive), American Management Association, New York City. Solving Tax Problems in International Pricing. 14 Joel Jacobson (Los Angeles), California CPA Society, Whit-tier Group. Problems of the Subchapter S Corporation. 18 Ronald C. Baldwin (Boston), University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Haskins & Sells Auditape System. 18 Matthew K. Chew (Phoenix), Arizona CPA Society, Central Chapter, Phoenix. Internal Revenue Service—Western Service Center. 19 John H. McNeil (Orlando), National Association of Accountants, Orlando. Statistical Sampling in Auditing. 19 John W. Queenan (Executive), Rotary Club, Memphis. The Auditor's Contribution to Financial Reporting. 20 John W. Queenan (Executive), National Association of Accountants, Memphis Chapter. The Accountant of the Future. 20 Frank R. Sanok (Newark), Cosmopolitan Associates, Inc., Irvington Chapter, New Jersey. Personal Income Taxes. 21 Henry D. Forer (Miami), Society of Controllers & Financial Officers of Savings Institutions, South Florida Chapter, Miami. Internal Revenue Service Examinations of Savings and Loan Associations. 21 Homer E. Sayad (Saint Louis), Arkansas Power & Light Company, Little Rock. The Role of the Independent CPA in Financial Reporting. 29 Harold G. Levell (Memphis), Rotary Club, Union City, Tennessee. Estate Planning. 29 Peter N. Ruma (Cleveland), Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio. Careers in Public Accounting. 30 John P O'Keefe (Newark), Rutgers University Annual Tax Forum, Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Section 482—Tax Implications of Conglomerate Companies. 30 Samuel Rees, III (Kansas City), Missouri CPA Society, Kansas City. AICPA Professional Development Course—Filings with the SEC. January Homer E. Sayad (Saint Louis), The Asset, January 1968. The Anatomy of Excellence. 2 Elmer G. Beamer (Cleveland), Georgia CPA Society, Atlanta Chapter. What a CPA Should Know. 33
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Connecting for Success: Business-Higher Education Seminar Convened
"Over 150 corporate executives and educators from throughout New Jersey convened on October 27 to explore ways to strengthen and expand linkages between business and higher education. Such connections produce many benefits, including cutting edge research, economic growth, and a highly-skilled workforce..."
Commission Adopts Budget Policy Statement for FY '99
"Highlighting higher education's benefit not only to students but to society, the Commission on Higher Education's budget policy statement for fiscal year 1999 stresses the need for an increased state investment in higher education next year..."
Commission Service a Learning Experience for Students
"For Nicole Parisi and Robert Benacchio, September 1997 was the start of no ordinary semester. The two college seniors added a crash course in state higher education policy making to their academic calendars when Governor Whitman appointed them as student members of the Commission on Higher Education..."
Commission Retools $2.9 Million College Bound Grant Program
"The state's $2.9 million College Bound Program is being examined and refined by the Commission. Program funds provide on-campus support services and academic classes/activities to help students from the state's Special Needs School Districts complete secondary school and prepare for college..."
Connecting for Success:
Business-Higher Education Seminar Convened
Over 150 corporate executives and educators from throughout New Jersey convened on October 27 to explore ways to strengthen and expand linkages between business and higher education. Such connections produce many benefits, including cutting edge research, economic growth, and a highly-skilled workforce.
Jointly sponsored by the State Chamber of Commerce, the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, the Commission on Higher Education, and the Presidents' Council, the half-day seminar brought together some of the key players involved in business-higher education linkages. Presentations and a panel discussion focused on the economic value of connecting business and higher education and explored ways to enhance existing cooperative efforts and stimulate new ones.
"New Jersey's ability to connect academic and private sector resources can advance entire industries, attract new business, and strengthen our state's overall economy," said Commission Chairman Al Cade.
The keynote speaker, Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale, Vice President for Public Leadership at Educational Testing Service and an internationally recognized authority on education, training, and employment, elaborated on Mr. Cade's point.
Dr. Carnevale said that while European nations tend to have greater integration between industry and higher education, the United States has two distinct sectors that are nevertheless interdependent. He cited employee training and technology development as two key areas where business and higher education must establish strong linkages. Dr. Carnevale also noted that higher education institutions can learn much from business about managerial flexibility and reducing costs.
The seminar also included a panel discussion on future efforts to link business and higher education. Moderated by NJIT President Saul Fenster, the panel explored the appropriate balance between responsiveness to corporate needs and input and higher education's traditional practices.
Seminar participants agreed on the need to expand communication and collaboration between business and higher education. As a first step, they concluded that a directory of information that highlights college, university, and private sector resources would benefit current and prospective New Jersey businesses as well as higher education institutions. A planning group composed of a cross section of the organizations that participated in the seminar will develop ideas for a comprehensive document and companion site on the World Wide Web.
Commission Adopts Budget Policy Statement for FY '99Highlighting higher education's benefit not only to students but to society, the Commission on Higher Education's budget policy statement for fiscal year 1999 stresses the need for an increased state investment in higher education next year.
"Our research base from several studies illuminates the condition of New Jersey's higher education system and makes this year's budget statement our strongest to date," said Thomas D. Sayles, Jr., chair of the Commission's budget committee.
The statement asks the Governor and Legislature to take the first step toward a balanced funding partnership between government and students. Additional state operating aid coupled with limited growth in tuition can move the system toward the Commission's goal of two-thirds state support of operating costs at the four-year institutions, with the remaining third covered by tuition. For the community colleges, the state, counties, and students should each provide one- third of operating costs. Achieving this ratio will require an increase in state support while reducing the colleges' reliance on tuition revenue.
To this end, the budget policy statement recommends that the state provide sufficient funding in the FY 1999 budget to enable public four-year institutions to hold tuition and fee increases to the rate of inflation and enable county colleges to freeze tuition and fees at current levels. Additional incentives should be provided to public four-year institutions that freeze tuition and fees and to county colleges that reduce student charges.
In the area of student aid, the policy statement calls for Tuition Aid Grants that reflect 1998-99 tuition rates. The Commission also endorses a tuition aid program for part-time students, although funding for such a program must not come at the expense of needed increases to the existing TAG program. The policy statement also supports grant increases for Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) recipients and three initiatives requested by the EOF Board of Directors.
To address the serious problem of capital renewal, the policy statement recommends a five- year capital renewal program for senior public institutions and an expansion of the Chapter 12 debt service program for county colleges.
The budget policy statement also recommends that New Jersey earmark additional funds to encourage and reward public institutions that achieve selected statewide goals identified in the long-range plan the Commission adopted in 1996. The Commission suggests that an additional two percent of operating aid be set aside to reward public institutions that demonstrate improved performance, beginning with key areas such as graduation and transfer rates and operating efficiency. Other states have found such incentives to be successful in encouraging institutions to address key issues.
"While each of the recommendations has a price tag, New Jersey's robust economy should allow the state to make a significant increase in its investment in higher education," Mr. Sayles said.
Adopted by the Commission at its December meeting, the budget policy statement will be sent to Governor Christine Todd Whitman and the members of the New Jersey Legislature. Commission members intend to actively seek funding for these priority recommendations.
Commission Service a Learning Experience for StudentsFor Nicole Parisi and Robert Benacchio, September 1997 was the start of no ordinary semester. The two college seniors added a crash course in state higher education policy making to their academic calendars when Governor Whitman appointed them as student members of the Commission on Higher Education.
The 1994 Higher Education Restructuring Act brought numerous changes in higher education governance, including student representation on the state coordinating entity. Student government associations at public and independent colleges and universities may recommend candidates for appointment by the Governor. The students serve as nonvoting members, although the Commission supports changing the law to give student members a vote. Nevertheless, the student members participate fully in the Commission's work, contributing to the discussion at monthly meetings and serving on committees and task forces.
Nicole, a pharmacy major at Rutgers, hails from Gillette, New Jersey. She participates extensively in activities related to her major and intended profession, such as holding various leadership positions in the Alpha Zeta Omega Professional Pharmaceutical Fraternity. She also has been active in student government, first as vice president of her class and then as president. This year she leads the Pharmacy Governing Council and chairs the Big Brother/Big Sister Orientation Program, in which she has participated throughout her college career.
Rob, of Bayonne, New Jersey, is a political science major at Drew University. After graduation, he hopes to attend law school. He has held various offices in the student government association and currently serves as president. He also has worked on campus committees (for alumni groups and university revenue sources) and special campus activities, and participated in community service. Active in college theater and intramural sports, Rob also is a member of the national honor society for his field of study and is listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Commission Retools $2.9 Million College Bound Grant ProgramThe state's $2.9 million College Bound Program is being examined and refined by the Commission. Program funds provide on-campus support services and academic classes/activities to help students from the state's Special Needs School Districts complete secondary school and prepare for college. Currently, there are 13 funded programs on New Jersey college campuses. Open competition, enabling all campuses to apply to host College Bound programs, and a new Request for Proposal (RFP) were among a dozen recommendations by an external consultant engaged to conduct the first-ever comprehensive evaluation of the program. Consultant Dr. Carol F. Stoel, affiliated with the American Association for Higher Education and the Council on Basic Education, concluded that College Bound is a needed and valuable effort, one of only three in the U.S. of such size and duration, and suggested refinements to ensure that the program focuses its limited resources for maximum effectiveness.
The Commission released the redesigned RFP on October 31. Proposals are due February 9, 1998, with award announcements scheduled for April 24, 1998 (contingent upon the FY 1999 Appropriations Act). To help institutions prepare strong proposals, Commission staff offered three technical training workshops during November and December where they provided attendees with specific instructions about the application and review process, including a review of the purposes of the grant program and the criteria by which proposals will be judged. More than 50 individuals attended the workshops.
The RFP includes components that implement other consultant recommendations, for example, by specifying common elements in project evaluation data; by emphasizing collaborative activities with host institutions, external agencies, and other College Bound programs; and by stressing the program's focus on mathematics, science, and technology. Another feature of the new RFP is a two-tiered funding policy whereby grant moneys are set aside for both large and small programs, an approach aimed at maximizing the number of funded projects.
An advisory group for the College Bound program, also recommended by the consultant, was created and held its first meeting. The new panel, which includes representatives of colleges and universities, public K-12 schools, the New Jersey Department of Education, and the Educational Opportunity Fund program, as well as a parent and alumnus of the College Bound program, will advise Commission staff in administering the program and will represent College Bound to various constituencies.


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The nail polish company OPI and Sandy Hook Promise have launched a new, limited edition nail color called "Sandy Hook Green" to raise money for Sandy Hook Promise.
The nail polish will be launched at the first Sandy Hook Green Salon-a-Thon event at Ricci's Salon & Spa and Academy of Cosmetology in Newtown on Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
OPI has pledged to donate 10,000 bottles of "Sandy Hook Green" to Sandy Hook Promise to support efforts to keep communities safer.
Ricci's Salon & Spa and Academy of Cosmetology in Newtown will give a free bottle of "Sandy Hook Green" on May 19 to anyone who purchases a variety of salon services. The bottles also will be available at the event with a $10 donation to Sandy Hook Promise.
Sandy Hook Promise works to support those affected by the Sandy Hook School tragedy and help the community heal as well as support solutions to make our country safer from similar acts of violence.


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TOYOTA CITY, Japan, June 25 (UPI) -- Toyota unveiled its first hydrogen fuel-cell sedan Wednesday, which is expected to be launched in the U.S. and Europe next summer.
The to-be-named sedan was first showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show last year, with Toyota giving the media and potential buyers a look at the final design of the car Wednesday. The car will be priced at seven million yen, or $68,664 in Japan, bringing it in the price range of Tesla's Model S, which starts at $69,000.
The sedan will have cruising range of 435 miles and will take three minutes to refuel. The car will only emit water vapor produced by the reaction of hydrogen and oxygen. In these respects the Toyota car beats Tesla's Model S and will potentially be serious competitor in the green car market.
In contrast, Model S range is 265 miles and take more than 9 hours to recharge on a 240-volt outlet. But Tesla does have an advantage in that it has already set up multiple supercharger stations across the country.
Toyota first introduced a hydrogen fuel cell car in 2002, when it launched the Toyota FCHV SUV and has been working on fuel cells for the last 20 years. The carmaker has been suggesting that it will launch a fuel cell car since January when it demonstrated two concept cars at the Consumer Electronics Show, including the car that was unveiled today.
Hyundai also debuted a fuel cell car in the U.S. earlier in the month. The car was given to California resident Timothy Bush, who is paying $499 a month to drive the car. In a recent development, Tesla CEO Elon Musk made public the company's patents in a bid to encourage car manufacturers to embrace clean technology.


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Section 317(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is 'Consideration of Reports at AGM' and is extracted below.
If you require the services of a criminal defence team that specialises in corporate crime and compliance, call Sydney Criminal Lawyers today on (02) 9261 8881 to arrange a consultation.
Our criminal defence lawyers are vastly experienced in advising and representing corporations and individuals who are facing investigations for regulatory issues and proceedings for criminal offences, and our expertise in serious and complex cases means you can rest assured of receiving the most effective legal representation whatever your situation may involve.
The Legislation
Section 317(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is Consideration of Reports at AGM and reads as follows:
Consideration of Reports at AGM
(1) The directors of a public company that is required to hold an AGM must lay before the AGM:
(a) the financial report; and
(b) the directors' report; and
(c) the auditor's report;
for the last financial year that ended before the AGM.
Note 1: If the company's first AGM is held before the end of its first financial year, there will be no reports to lay before the meeting.
Note 2: A public company that has only 1 member is not required to hold an AGM (see section 250N).
Note 3: Section 250RA imposes on the auditor of a listed public company an obligation to attend or be represented at the AGM.
The penalties
The maximum penalty for the offence of Consideration of Reports at AGM is:
30 penalty units (a Commonwealth penalty unit is currently $210).
However, it should be kept in mind that maximum penalties are reserved for the most serious cases.
Your legal team will be able to advise you of the essential elements the prosecution would need to prove in order to establish the offence, whether those elements are capable of being established in your particular situation, the most effective and efficient way forward and the likely outcome.
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Choosing the right legal team to defend your reputation and interests can be a difficult process. However, it is always important to look at a firm's experience and results when making this decision.
At Sydney Criminal Lawyers®, we have extensive experience defending and winning some of the most complex criminal matters – so you can rest assured that you are in safe hands.
Our criminal law specialists will take the time in every case to carefully scrutinise all the evidence in order to identify problems with the prosecution case at an early stage in the proceedings.
Where issues are found, our lawyers will write to the prosecution asking to have the charges dropped on this basis – often sparing our clients the considerable time and expense associated with defended hearings.
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Our senior lawyers are highly skilled advocates who have been recognised for their expert knowledge of the criminal law, as well as their ability to obtain excellent results in difficult cases.
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Hey, did I mention that our friends in Martinez have reported that there are a couple of baby beavers swimming around in the creek downtown? That's great news, especially since I think both of last year's babies died. Tough life being a wild animal; let's wish the newcomers well.


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The St. Paul, Minnesota fairgrounds welcome back the popular contest yet again
When you're young and impressionable, it's the crazy entertainment we experience that defines our tastes. We'd bet that's why there's such a fascination across all age groups when it comes to witnessing a burnout. Maybe it's that thick smoke, smell of burnt rubber or loud sound of an engine revving close by that stays on our minds as a good time. Whatever it may be, the carnage associated with a burnout competition is simply "crazy."
On Friday, July 19th at 6pm; Saturday, July 20th at 5pm; and Sunday, July 21st at 12:30pm the 2013 CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals Burnout Contest Presented by F.A.S.T. will take place, sending chunks of rubber, smoke, and cheers from the crowd flying through the air. Chains will tightly bind a steel skid plate, dowsed in water, which awaits the friction of tires. Contestants will back their rides onto that metal slab and give it a go. Individually, each driver will have a predetermined amount of time to let 'em rip as they show what they're made of. The more tire smoke and crowd noise, the better a demonstration of power from the car and driver.
We hope you'll join us July 19-21 at the St. Paul, Minnesota State Fairgrounds for CAR CRAFT's largest event of the year, the 2013 CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals Presented by Chevrolet performance. Throughout the 3 day weekend car show will be a variety of events, from the Miss Summer Nationals bikini contest to the Real Street Eliminator presented by Fram Filtration.


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Guggenheim Partners, the privately held global financial services firm, announced Wednesday that it would lift out Rydex|SGI and combine that ETF and alternatives firm with several of its investment management operations under the name Guggenheim Investments,which would have combined assets of about $119 billion.
Todd Boehly, president of Guggenheim Partners, will lead the renamed firm as head of Guggenheim Investments, along with Guggenheim CIO Scott Minerd; chief administrative officer Don Cacciapaglia; and former Rydex CEO Richard Goldman as COO.
In an interview Thursday with AdvisorOne, Goldman (left) positioned the transaction as "an expansion of Guggenheim's investment management operations, including folding in all of Rydex's operations, and streamlining the naming convention" of the many Rydex and Guggenheim mutual funds and ETFs. That is, with one exception: the target beta funds of Rydex will continue to have the Rydex name.
"I'll be playing a major role in leading the teams that have been at Rydex for a long time" in Guggenheim Investments, Goldman said, and that the company "absolutely intends" to expand its mutual fund and ETF lineup. "Our product array is very comprehensive, is complementary," he said. "We are very committed as an organization to establish ourselves as helping [advisor] clients capture market opportunities." One way to do so, he suggested, would be through Guggenheim's existing "institutional strength fixed income" investment products. Guggenheim Investments will also
"From a heritage point of view, Guggenheim and Rydex share a common perspective on clients—we want to be a trusted advisor to them," Goldman said, vowing, "we will listen to them, and help deliver intelligent solutions to them." Moreover, he said "our plan is to have well-developed distribution strategies" for all the advisor channels—RIA, broker-dealers and independents.
In the statement announcing the plan, Guggenheim said that with the acquisition of Rydex|SGI it expected to become one of the top 10 providers of ETFs worldwide, offering more than 100 ETFs and ETPs. Guggenheim Investments' consolidated ETF lineup, including BulletShares, CurrencyShares and RydexShares will be marketed in the U.S. under the Guggenheim name.
Chicago- and New York-based Guggenheim said it would offer a "broad spectrum of alternative and equity investment offerings alongside a leading credit research and fixed-income platform" through vehicles including SMAs, open- and closed-end mutual funds, offshore mutual funds, UITs and ETFs. Through the combination with Rydex|SGI, Guggenheim said it expected to become one of the top 10 providers of ETFs worldwide, offering more than 100 ETFs and ETPs. Guggenheim Investments' consolidated ETF lineup, including BulletShares, CurrencyShares and RydexShares will be marketed in the U.S. under the Guggenheim name.
Earlier this year, HighTower Advisors announced it had formed a strategic alliance with Guggenheim Partners that would give HighTower's advisor partners access to Guggenheim's Riskometry, a proprietary approach to assessing risk tolerance developed by Nobel Prize winner Danny Kahneman.
In February 2010, Guggenheim Partners and a group of investors agreed to acquire Security Benefit Corp., parent company of Rydex|SGI. Rydex was acquired by Topeka, Kan.-based Security Benefit in January 2008. In October 2009, Guggenheim acquired ETF and ETF, closed-end fund and UIT provider Claymore Securities.
Goldman said Guggenheim and Rydex had almost two years "to learn each other's businesses; this is not an abrupt marriage." Finally, Goldman said, "We have a vigilant mindset on how we manage risk, both in our products and in the way we look at risk across the organization. It's not our money, it's our clients' money."
Rydex has also partnered with AdvisorOne in sharing the results of its surveys of RIA firms through Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking; read here the latest analysis of those findings by Rydex Managing Director Mark Zeitoun.


text: Here at the Tokyo auto show, in between sips from metal cans of coffee bought at vending machines, we heard BMW bosses confirm a new model based on the platform introduced with the CS concept. That's the sport four-door prototype shown earlier this year in Shanghai. No details yet, though insiders say it could show up as early as Frankfurt 2009, leading with its kidney grille.


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Our central location in Inverness gives us many advantages over our 'mainstream' Scottish city competitors for corporate events, conferences and meetings in Scotland – more remote yes - yet very accessible, thought evoking, with inspiring qualities of space, time, feel, clear highland air, ambience - and no distractions. The perfect environment for personal and corporate enrichment, stimulation of thought, wonderful teambuilding and quiet concentration - and great fun too.
Not only do we have the setting, we take great care to understand the needs, preferences and requirements of this competitive marketplace where only the very best will do.
Ideal for partners too, whether in incentive led events or programmes, or as part of a mixed business/leisure corporate hospitality programme when sometimes the women in particular can be a little forgotten in the heat of the corporate drive!
And we have proudly hosted weddings since the hotel opened in 1856, and we remain today a unique and prestigious setting for Scottish wedding celebrations. This grand Victorian hotel offers a high quality service in a relaxed period setting. Whatever you have in mind we can provide that special atmosphere to ensure that your dreams of the perfect day come true.
The hotel has an extensive range of facilities that will suit all your requirements whether you are planning a wedding reception or breakfast for 10 or 200 guests.
We are delighted that we are now licensed for the performance of civil weddings.
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Recent News
April 10, 2014
Bissinger's Recalls Dark Chocolate Bunny Ears Due to Undeclared Milk
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information regarding a recall of Dark Chocolate Bunny Ears because one lot was mislabeled and contains undeclared milk. People who have a severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life threatening reaction if they consume this product.
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The product was distributed to retailers and wholesalers nationwide from January 28, 2014 through April 4, 2014.
The full recall can be found at www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm392779.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery.


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It's all about Christmas folks, that is why I'm going full force today with some pretty, exciting, and seasonal tutorials. Here is "how to draw a Christmas wreath", step by step. These circle shaped pine filled rings are one of the most popular objects that you see on doors, cars, trees, and even buildings. The Christmas wreath is green, made from some form of pine, and have red colored tied bows. Sometimes there is fake pieces of red berries, and even ribbons laced around the wreath. To keep things simple, this wreath will be made from layers of pine, a red bow, and some red berries. You can choose to leave out the berries, or you can leave them in. One thing is certain, you will enjoy drawing a Christmas wreath because this is one object that kids draw when making pictures for the holidays.
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This is just nuts. Audacious will compile for me, but won't run — I get segmentation faults. Alsaplayer won't build any more; I think the newer compilers will need some adjustments at the code level from the Alsaplayer team, and I doubt they're around any more. XMMS is GTK1, which I don't want right now. RealPlayer is proprietary, so I try not to use it. Consonance won't stream audio, I don't think. cplay and friends are console-based, which I also don't want now.
So for the first time in years I'm using Beep Media Player again.
Which is not bad, of course. It looks just like it's predecessor and its antecedent, and will play ogg files and mp3 files and stream over the Internet. So it does the job just as well.
Still, it seems like a step way, way backward, to the days of Dapper Drake when I used to use it over any other media player. Boy was that a long time ago.
P.S, note to self: Must try Goggles music manager, just because it's FOX-based. 😯


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JKR/WB File Full Request for Injunction (Part 2)
Jan 17, 2008
The full request for an injunction against a proposed Harry Potter Lexicon book has been filed; we began going over this 1,100 page document in this morning's post. Please read that for the basic summary, including JK Rowling's statement and the overview of what this document contains.
These documents have now been posted on Justia.com with all assorted exhibits and evidence. Examples of the book in question may be found here, here, here and here.
Below are more prevalent facts from the arguments and evidence pulled from this huge document:
1. Steve Vander Ark's contract with RDR contained an abnormality for publishing contracts in general in that the publisher, and not the author, was responsible for copyright infringement claims by J.K. Rowling (but not by others). It also "tried to hide its infringement by insisting that foreign publishing agents not show or discuss the Book with publishers of the Series."
2. The contract also specified that Steve Vander Ark be given a 50 percent cut of any book sold through the Lexicon or "any other Floo site," meaning Steve Vander Ark's portion of the sale price of a book sold through any Floo web site would be about four times what it usually is for a hardcover. The total profit of the book would be split between Vander Ark and RDR. This was not discussed with all Floo webmasters.
3. In this law suit, WB is also seeking a judgment that the Hogwarts Time Line in their DVDs does not infringe any "purported rights Defendant or anyone else claims to have in a Harry Potter-related time line from either the Infringing Book or the Lexicon Website."
4. The contract with RDR was signed on August 23, 2007, and a deadline for the book was set for Sept 1, 2007 (though we believe was met a few weeks later).
5. The complaint includes entries of the Harry Potter Lexicon book (as well as a lengthy excerpt as an exhibit). Two such entries:
"Abraxan – A breed of winged horse; the Abaxan is a gigantic, exteremely powerful Palomino (FB). Madame Maxime, headmistress of Beauxbatons, breeds them (OP20) and the winged horses that pull her carriage are Abraxans. They drink only single malt whisky and require "forceful handling" (GF15)."
"Abyssinia Another name for Ethiopia, and presumably the home of the Abyssinian Shrivelfig (PA7)"
6. J.K. Rowling's name has been used on the cover of the book as well as in marketing materials
7. The latitude given by JKR/WB regarding copyright is meant for fans who offer free-to-public sites, and "cross the line when they are offered for sale instead of fun…while some fan sites feature ads, the sites are free to fans and the ads primarily consist of minimal Google-style automated ads that Plaintiffs permit to help the sites defray their operating costs."
8. The claim asserts that to determine whether a book is "transformative" (for all intents and purposes, allowable) the law indicates consideration of whether it's a commercial work, and whether the new work transforms the original to create new, protected expression. In the case of the HPL, "profit is its only possible purpose as nearly all of its content is already freely available on the Web site. Nor is it transformative, as it adds no value to the copyrighted work by using it as raw material 'in the creation of new information, new aesthetics, new insights and understandings' and is merely meant to 'repackage [the original work] to entertain[the original work's] viewers.'" (The quoted portions refer to a verdict in which a book of Seinfeld facts and trivia was found to be infringing.)
9. RDR instructed foreign agents not to pitch the book to any of JKR's publishers. (Letter of proof included.)
10. Jeri Johnson, academic dean at Exeter College, University of Oxford, said the Lexicon fails to constitute a work of scholarship because "it lacks any degree of originality or inventiveness, nor does it contribute in any original way to the creation, development or maintenance of the intellectual infrastructure (of the language or discipline of 'Harry Potter') that is particularly necessary for this type of work. There is no information contained within the Lexicon that is the original work of its author or that is derived from any other source other than the Harry Potter Books or the statements of J.K. Rowling…. Mr. Vander Ark incorporates virtually no independent analysis of the Harry Potter Books. He engages in no discussion of the themes, metaphors, or literary devices that are present within the Series. The Lexicon remains silent on its logic of definition or etymology; its principle of organization is simply alphabetical, that of selection: don't select; include anything and everything. Overall the Lexicon adds nothing new to the field with respect to the Harry Potter Books."
11. Neil Blair, solicitor for the Christopher Little Agency, notes in his declaration that Steve Vander Ark has "long been aware of Ms. Rowling's efforts to balance the interests of fan sites and those of Ms. Rowling. In the past, CLLA contacted Mr. Vander Ark on behalf of Ms. Rowling and asked him to remove certain infringing content from the Lexicon Website. In that instance, Mr. Vander Ark posted content obtained by decompiling files from Ms. Rowling's copyrighted website without permission and reengineering them for display." The string of emails that follows is attached; in it, the request to remove the content is agreed to promptly, and then followed by further requests which are also met.
12. William Landes, the Clifon R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics at the University of Chicago Law School, who also holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University, also signed a declaration attesting to his expertise in the "economic analysis of law, industrial organization and intellectual property." He was asked to evaluate RDR Books' use of JKR's material from an economic perspective. His major views on the economics of copyright law are that granting JKR rights in derivative works "promotes economic efficiency both by reducing transactions costs and by bolstering the incentives to create new works. As a corollary, the rights to derivative works should be extended both to authors of highly sucessful original works, such as Ms. Rowling, as well as the authors of less successful works," and that, "under limited circumstances, the "fair use" of material without the copyright holder's consent will promote economic efficiency."
He goes on to say that the publication of works like the Lexicon "requires permission of the copyright owner," with limited exceptions. "In short, copyright protection increases social welfare by preserving the incentives to create and distribute new works," without such protection people would be less likely to invest in new works because of an expected limitation to financial success.
Examples of works that constitute "fair use" are instances in which the harm to the copyright holder is negligible, for instance in direct quotation of brief passages from a book, or unauthorized photocopies of newspaper stories by teachers.It can also promote economic efficiency when the use generates a financial benefit to the copyright holder – as in the unlicensed use of small amounts of copyrighted material in a movie or book review. It can also be considered acceptable fair use, he states, when despite small harm to the copyright holder, others are significantly benefitted, such as during software development.
He says that the HPL does not meet any of these conditions, and contains no literary criticism or analysis that would make it legitimate. Also the book uses an extensive amount of material from the HP books: "It does not merely use a few brief passages.
"Publication of the HP Lexicon would be likely to impose significant costs on Ms. Rowling. Not only would Ms. Rowling lose licensing fees from RDR books, but also from publishers of other derivative works that otherwise might attempt to license from her. Perhaps more importantly, Ms. Rowling also could lose income from the sale of her proposed companion encyclopedia…the HP Lexicon and Ms. Rowlng's planned volume may be close substitutes as gifts for Harry Potter fans, but the website does not serve this purpose. Thus, the harm to Ms. Rowling resulting from publication of the HP Lexicon is likely to be substantially greater than the harm resulting from the website."
13. Diana Birchall, story analyst for WB, notes that the Lexicon book "simply reorganizes and restates the Harry Potter story. it does not cite to any third party sources." It notes that the Harry Potter entry is over 10 pages long and restates the story, retelling the entire series (similar with Voldemort's entry). Some entries rely "almost entirely on quotes…extensive plot summary and paraphrasing."
14. Melanie Bradley, counsel at WB's law firm, catalogued what is considered an interactive dialogue, and non-infringing areas of the site, and noted that they are not included in the HPL book, nor is anything arranged by topic as it is on the web site, only alphabetical order. She also points out that Steve Vander Ark says on his web site that almost all the material on the site is from the Harry Potter books, and no source "not directly attributable to Ms. Rowling" has been considered unreliable. It also points out that Vander Ark and staff recognized the effect of posting the entirety of J.K. Rowling's two charity works as competitive with sales, and so refrained in that instance.
Her declaration also mentions the copyright claims made by Steve Vander Ark on his web site, discouraging people from "framing" his web site or copying information from his site to another because "not only is that illegal, since everything in the Lexicon copyrighted, it's also just plain wrong," and that the Lexicon disabled the right-click feature on its web site in an attempt to claim copyright.
A cease-and-desist letter sent to Warner Bros. regarding the Hogwarts Time Line is attached (written by Roger Rapoport) and says:
"It has come to our attention that the 'Hogwarts Timeline' included in the extra features of the Warner Bros. DVD versions of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was copied directly from the Harry Potter Lexicon website without Mr. Vander Ark's permission. We have been given to understand that the timeline will also be incorporated in the special features of the forthcoming DVD version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, announced for December 2007 release… No such timeline is contained in any of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. Mr. Vander Ark published details that were found nowhere else. This timeline, like all the material on the 1,000-plus-page Harry Potter Lexicon, is the original work of Mr. Vander Ark and his elite team of academic scholars, literary critics and reference librarians. It is copyrighted 2001 through 2007 by the Harry Potter Lexicon."
The declaration asserts that the HPL has no copyright claim, and that even if it did, WB's timeline does not infringe.
Claims that the book is an academic resource are rebuffed by a piece of evidence showing Roger Rapoport's instruction to a colleague to focus on children's bookstores for sales.
The question of authorship arises here as well: Steve Vander Ark has said the Lexicon was "created, edited, written and maintained primarily by one person, me," and the book has listed only one author; however an e-mail from Roger Rapoport says the book was the result of 20 academic scholars and reference experts' work.
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"The difference between the right word and the almost right word
is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug."
- Mark Twain
So in a post last week, I somewhat casually mentioned the fact the word "vagina" was being edited out of a draft of my new book, "A Year of Biblical Womanhood," to be released by Thomas Nelson in October. This little tidbit caused a rather big stir online, which has resulted in a reader-initiated petition on Amazon to "put the word 'vagina' back into Rachel's book."
Oh, Internet, you never cease to surprise me!
In light of all this chatter, I should issue a few clarifications:
1. Yes, you can now pre-order A Year of Biblical Womanhood online. (Had to work in a shameless plug.)
2. No, the cover you see for A Year of Biblical Womanhood on Amazon is not the final cover. The folks at Thomas Nelson are working on a redesign now.
3. As it stands, I can use the word "vagina" without repercussions as long as I am speaking strictly anatomically.
So, for example, there is a section in the book in which I describe various ways in which women are oppressed and marginalized around the world. Referring to a story in Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book, Half the Sky, I write about Dina, a seventeen-year-old Congolese girl who was gang-raped by five men on her way home from working in the fields.
I write that "the men shoved a large stick through Dina's vagina, creating a debilitating fistula—a common ailment among rural African women who have been raped or who suffered through traumatic childbirth without medical attention."
This passed without any comment from editors.
However, in another part of the book, I write about my experience with the abstinence movement in evangelicalism. Here's what I say about that:
"I signed my first abstinence pledge when I was just fifteen. I'd been invited by some friends to a fall youth rally at the First Baptist Church, and in the fellowship hall one night, the youth leader passed around neon blue and pink postcards that included a form letter to God promising to remain sexually abstinent until marriage. We had only a few minutes to add our signatures, and all my friends were signing theirs, so I used the back of my metal chair to scribble my name across the dotted line before marching to the front of the room to pin my promise to God and to my vagina onto a giant corkboard for all to see. The youth leader said he planned to hang the corkboard in the hallway outside the sanctuary so that parents could marvel at the seventy-five abstinence pledges he'd collected that night. It was a pretty cheap way to treat both our bodies and God, come to think of it."
My editor noted that it would be tough to get this particular reference to "vagina" through the Christian bookstore gatekeepers, so we took it out and replaced it with...sigh... "privates." (I know, I know.)
What's frustrating about all of this, of course, is that I can use the word "vagina" when the context involves rape, but I cannot use the word "vagina" when the context involves a certain degree of ownership and power over my own body. This speaks volumes about some of the underlying assumptions regarding men, women, sex, and power that are at work in this whole conversation...especially considering the fact that men have written humorous accounts using the words "penis" and "testicles" for the same market. (See below.)
4. The issue isn't whether I am allowed to use the word "vagina" in the book, but whether Christian bookstores will carry it if I do.
I want to make it clear that it is not my editors at Thomas Nelson who are insisting that I take out the word "vagina." I can stick to my guns, keep "vagina" in, and I suspect Thomas Nelson will still publish the book. The problem, as I understand it, is that Christian bookstores probably won't carry it, and Thomas Nelson sells a lot of books to Christian bookstores.
So, as sad as it is, we have a business decision to make. Do we risk losing a bunch of potential sales in order to keep the word "vagina" in this context? Or do we decide to choose our battles and let it go? And do I risk alienating myself from the Thomas Nelson team—which has been great so far—because I refuse to cooperate with Christian retailing, their area of expertise?
I've struggled with this decision, which is why, in the original post I wrote this:
"They won't let me use the word "vagina" in my book because we have to sell it to Christian bookstores, which apparently have a thing against vaginas. I make a big scene about it and say that if Christian bookstores stuck to their own ridiculous standards, they wouldn't be able carry the freaking Bible. I tell everyone that I'm going to fight it out of principle, but I cave within a few days because I want Christian bookstores to carry the sanitized version of my book because I want to make a lot of money, because we've needed a new roof on our house for four years now, and because I really want a Mac so I can fit in at the mega-churches. I feel like such a fraud."
It's important for me to communicate that I actually have more control over this than you might think. The last thing I want to do is present myself as a victim of censorship when that's just not the case. Ichose to work with a Christian publisher and, for better or worse, Christian publishers generate much of their sales from Christian bookstores.
5. I confess I am torn.
On the one hand, I like the idea of this funny and gently subversive book sitting Christian bookstore shelves.My goal, from the start of the project, has been to encourage readers to rethink some of our assumptions about "biblical womanhood," and the group that will perhaps benefit the most from this analysis is evangelical Christians...a group that shops at Christian bookstores. There are plenty of irreverent and edgy lines in this book, lines I wasn't sure I'd get to keep. But the team at Thomas Nelson has allowed me to tell my story, in my voice, and with my convictions, and I am profoundly grateful for that.
(Note: This book got passed up by several Christian publishers, some for reasons that I promise would make you a lot angrier than you are about "vagina." Those who are suggesting I simply ditch Christian publishing should know that it's just not that easy to find a publisher who will pay you to write. And backing out of a book contract at this point would be professionally and financially disastrous for me. That's just not an option. )
So when I step back and look at the big picture, it seems counterproductive to fight over a single word.
On the other hand, it's not just any word.
During the editing phase, I took out all my "damns" and "asses" without so much as the occasional roll of the eyes, but "vagina" was different. "Vagina" made me mad. Because there seems to be a double-standard.
In Ian Cron's fantastic book, Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me, which was also published by Thomas Nelson, he writes this: "Did I mention that it's cold? You have no idea how far a man's testicles can recede into his body until you have jumped into the Dorset Qarry...My testicles were very, very angry."
And in To Own a Dragon, the ever-talented Donald Miller writes, "I felt as though all the men in the world secretly met in some warehouse late at night to talk about man things, to have secret handshakes, to discuss how great it was to have a penis and what an easy thing it was to operate..." (love that line!)
So why is it that "testicles" and "penis" are okay but "vagina" is off limits? How is it that naming a part of the female anatomy falls into the same category as swearing? How can Christian bookstores carry the Bible—particularly Song of Songs—if they've got something against vaginas? Is it any wonder that people view Christians as sheltered and out-of-touch when a sentence like this is considered vulgar? And why, oh why, does the evangelical establishment seem so threatened by women?
So a big part of me wants to keep "vagina" on principle because I'm tired of getting pushed around by evangelical culture simply because I happen to have one.
But is it worth it?
I don't know.
So here's the plan: I'll get in touch with my editors next week and see if we can speak directly to a Christian bookstore representative about this. Maybe if I make my case directly to Lifeway and other Christian retailers, I'll have a better shot.
I'll keep you posted.
As always, thanks so much for your encouragement and support!
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Arsenal, Newcastle and Baines end the Premier League season on a high
The season ended with a bang for Arsenal, a whimper for Spurs and a bomb scare for Man United. And the latter incident ramped up the tension for many ESPN FC Premier Fantasy managers who had to wait until Tuesday evening's rescheduled United vs. Bournemouth match to discover their final score for the campaign.
Here's how one of the more surreal season endings panned out.
Managerless Everton brushed aside relegated Norwich, with previous ESPN FC Premier Fantasy stalwart Leighton Baines...


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A-Data Technology, a Taiwan-based memory module specialist, has announced its new 64GB USB flash drive, S901.
The A-Data S901 comes with a vibration-resistant outer casing and is compact in size. The new USB flash drive is water, dust and shock resistant to keep data from being damaged. In addition to 64GB in storage capacity, the S901 offers value-added software such as UFDtoGo and FormatTool.
The A-Data S901 will be showcased at the upcoming CeBIT in Hanover from March 3-8.
A-Data S901 USB flash drive
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Surprisingly, J.R. Hildebrand isn't sick of talking about it.
Hildebrand is a 26-year-old driver from Sausalito who nearly leaped from obscurity to Indianapolis 500 winner as a rookie three years ago. But he made a shocking mistake.
Leading comfortably on the last lap, Hildebrand lost control of his car on the final turn — just a few hundred yards from the checkered flag — and the right side of the car slammed into the wall at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
As the car skidded along the wall, Dan Wheldon — who months later died in a crash in Las Vegas — swept past for his second Indy 500 win. More than 200,000 spectators at Indy, and millions more watching on television, were stunned.
Then last year, Hildebrand crashed again on only the fourth lap of the Indy 500 and, in short order, was fired by his team, Panther Racing.
Instead of having his face engraved on the silver Borg-Warner Trophy with other Indy 500 winners, Hildebrand and his career in the Verizon IndyCar Series were defined not by victory but by loss.
On Sunday, however, Hildebrand has another shot at redemption with the 98th running of the Indy 500. Hired by owner-driver Ed Carpenter for just this race, Hildebrand has been quick all month and qualified his car to start ninth in the 33-car field.
Carpenter himself will start on the pole after posting the fastest qualifying time of 231.067 mph at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis track.
Hildebrand not only takes it in stride that others will constantly remind him of that fateful day in 2011, he uses it as motivation.
"I know that I'm going to get asked about [the crash] all the time," Hildebrand said in an interview.
"But I want to be the guy who went through all this and had to deal with answering this question year after year after year and then added a chapter to this story," he said.
Can Hildebrand win? "Absolutely," Carpenter said. Looking back at 2011, "I look at the upside and say [Hildebrand] ran 199 good laps to be in position to win this race. He was one corner from winning the race."
Hildebrand is a thoughtful and articulate driver who excelled in school as he pursued a racing career, starting with go-karts and working his way up through various series of more sophisticated race cars.
He graduated from high school in Corte Madera, Calif., with a 4.12 grade-point average, was a National Merit Scholar and was accepted to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He chose racing instead.
Hildebrand won the championship in IndyCar's second-level series, Indy Lights, in 2009 and reached the IndyCar series full time in 2011.
One of Hildebrand's friends is Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson, who owns a sports-car racing team. Wilson said that despite repeatedly being reminded of the 2011 crash, Hildebrand has put it behind him.
"The biggest thing for [Hildebrand] is what's in front of him," Wilson said. "The thing that struck me is that he isn't really fazed by anything. He's very composed."
After Hildebrand lost his job with Panther Racing, he was contacted by Carpenter, the stepson of Tony George, former head of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
"I didn't think [Hildebrand] deserved to lose his job," Carpenter said. "I reached out to him just to tell him that I was confident that better things would be ahead for him ... and see if we could ever work anything out to do something together.
"Even back in his Indy Lights day he was a talented, well-rounded racer, [a] smart guy," Carpenter said.
Carpenter, 33, also has unfinished business at Indianapolis, his hometown. He also won the pole for the Indy 500 last year and led a race-high 37 of the 200 laps. But after getting shuffled back in the field later in the race he finished a disappointing 10th.
So both he and Hildebrand are focused on staying up front until the final laps Sunday. They've set up their cars "to allow ourselves the strategy to run hard but run in a way that's not overly aggressive" and risk a wreck, not unlike the one that's marked Hildebrand's career, Hildebrand said.
Hildebrand hopes to compete in additional races for Carpenter if Carpenter's team can find the sponsorship money.
"When this weekend's over I'm not trying to leave my options open," Hildebrand said in reference to auditioning for other teams. "I want to be here with these [Carpenter] guys and this team."
In the meantime, Hildebrand has driven in the sport of drifting, where race cars slide sideways through the corners of a twisty course, with drivers judged on accuracy, style and speed.
Hildebrand has driven on a Formula Drift series team led by Tyler McQuarrie, who also races for Wilson's sports-car team.
Now living in Boulder, Colo., Hildebrand also has been developing studies for high-school math and science courses using the voluminous data collected from racing.
In his press conference immediately after the 2011 crash — with the moderator saying, "[I] don't even know where to start" — Hildebrand spoke with a composure that surprised many.
"He handled it better than I would have," Carpenter said, adding that since then Hildebrand's wreck "was never a concern for me. I felt like he dealt with everything in 2011 really well."
On Sunday, Hildebrand will try to make people forget his costly mistake once and for all.
"I don't try to ignore what happened, it's part of my story," Hildebrand said. "I choose to look at it as one of many things that drives me to want to win the race.
"That's why coming here with Ed was so important to me, to be here in a car and with guys and in equipment that I think can run up front," he said. "I want to come here and try to win this race."


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The Ellipse: A Historical and Mathematical Journey
The Ellipse: A Historical and Mathematical Journey
ISBN: 978-1-118-21143-4 September 2011 320 Pages
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The Ellipse features a unique, narrative approach when presenting the development of this mathematical fixture, revealing its parallels to mankind's advancement from the Counter-Reformation to the Enlightenment. Incorporating illuminating historical background and examples, the author brings together basic concepts from geometry, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus to uncover the ellipse as the shape of a planet's orbit around the sun.
The book begins with a discussion that tells the story of man's pursuit of the ellipse, from Aristarchus to Newton's successful unveiling nearly two millenniums later. The narrative draws insightful similarities between mathematical developments and the advancement of the Greeks, Romans, Medieval Europe, and Renaissance Europe. The author begins each chapter by setting the historical backdrop that is pertinent to the mathematical material that is discussed, equipping readers with the knowledge to fully grasp the presented examples and derive the ellipse as the planetary pathway. All topics are presented in both historical and mathematical contexts, and additional mathematical excursions are clearly marked so that readers have a guidepost for the materials' relevance to the development of the ellipse.
The Ellipse is an excellent book for courses on the history of mathematics at the undergraduate level. It is also a fascinating reference for mathematicians, engineers, or anyone with a general interest in historical mathematics.
Table of contents
2.1 A Sticky Matter.
2.2 Numbers.
2.2.1 Integers, Rational Numbers, and Irrational Numbers.
2.2.2 The Size of the Irrational Numbers.
2.2.3 Suitability of Rationals and the Decimal System.
2.2.4 Rational and Irrational Outcomes.
3.1 Euclidean Space, Dimension and Rescaling.
3.1.1 Euclidean Space and Objects.
3.1.2 Euclidean Space in Higher Dimensions.
3.1.3 Unit Measurements and Measures of Objects.
3.1.4 Rescaling, Measurement, and Dimension.
3.1.5 Koch's Snowflake, a Fractal Object.
3.2 Measurements of Various Objects.
3.2.1 Pythagorean Theorem, Length of the Hypotenuse.
3.2.2 Cavalieri's Theorem in Two Dimensions.
3.2.3 Cavalieri's Theorem, Archimedes Weighs In.
3.2.4 Simple Applications of Cavalieri's Theorem.
3.2.5 The Circle.
3.2.6 Surface Area of the Cone.
3.2.7 Cavalieri's Theorem a Stronger Version in Three Dimensions.
3.2.8 Generalized Pyramids.
3.2.9 The Sphere as a Generalized Pyramid.
3.2.10 The Surface Area and Volume of the Sphere.
3.2.11 Equal-Area Maps, Another Excursion.
4.1 Cartesian Coordinates and Translation of the Axes.
4.1.1 Intersections of Geometric Objects as Solutions to Equations.
4.1.2 Translation of Axis and Object.
4.2 Polynomials.
4.2.1 Lines.
4.2.2 Parabolas and the Quadratic Equation.
4.3 Circles.
4.3.1 Equations for a Circle.
4.3.2 Archimedes and the Value of π.
4.3.3 Tangent Lines to a Circle.
4.4 The Four-Dimensional Sphere.
4.4.1 Pythagorean Theorem in Higher Dimensions.
4.4.2 Measurements in Higher Dimensions and n-Dimensional Cubes.
4.4.3 Cavalieri's Theorem.
4.4.4 Pyramids.
4.4.5 The n-Dimensional Sphere as an n-Dimensional Pyramid
4.4.6 The Three-Dimensional Volume of the Four-Dimensional Sphere's Surface
4.5 Finite Series and Induction.
4.5.1 A Simple Sum.
4.5.2 Induction.
4.5.3 Using Induction as a Solution Method.
4.6 Linear Algebra in Two Dimensions.
4.6.1 Vectors.
4.6.2 The Span of Vectors.
4.6.3 Linear Transformations of the Plane Onto Itself.
4.6.4 The Inverse of a Linear Transformation.
4.6.5 The Determinant.
4.7 The Ellipse.
4.7.1 The Ellipse as a Linear Transformation of a Circle.
4.7.2 The Equation of an Ellipse.
4.7.3 An Excursion into the Foci of an Ellipse.
5.1 Trigonometric Functions.
5.1.1 Basic Definitions.
5.1.2 Triangles.
5.1.3 Examples.
5.2 Graphs of the Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Functions.
5.3 Rotations.
5.4 Identities.
5.4.1 Pythagorean Identity.
5.4.2 Negative of an Angle.
5.4.3 Tan(θ) in Terms of Sin(θ) and Cos(θ).
5.4.4 Sines and Cosines of Sums of Angles.
5.4.5 Difference Formulas.
5.4.6 Double-Angle Formulas.
5.4.7 Half-Angle Formulas.
5.5 Lucky 72.
5.6 Ptolemy and Aristarchus.
5.6.1 Construction of Ptolemy's Table.
5.6.2 Remake of Aristarchus.
5.7 Drawing a Pentagon.
5.8 Polar Coordinates.
5.9 The Determinant.
6.1 Studies of Motion and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
6.1.1 Constant Velocity and Two Problems of Motion.
6.1.2 Differential Calculus, Generalizing the First Problem.
6.1.3 Integral Calculus, Generalizing the Second Problem.
6.1.4 Relations Between Differentiation and Integration and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
6.1.5 Integration, Leibniz' Notation, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
6.2 More Motion: Going in Circles.
6.3 More Differential Calculus.
6.3.1 Differentiation Rules.
6.3.2 Notation and the Derivative at a Specified Point.
6.3.3 Higher Order Differentiation and Examples.
6.3.4 Differentiation and the Enquirer.
6.4 More Integral Calculus.
6.4.1 The Antiderivative and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
6.4.2 Methods of Integration.
6.5 Potpourri.
6.5.1 Cavalieri's Theorem and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
6.5.2 Volume of the Sphere and Other Objects with Known Cross-Sectional Areas.
7.1 Newton's Laws of Motion.
7.2 Galilean Checkpoint.
7.3 Constants of Motion and Energy.
7.3.1 Energy of a Tossed Object.
7.3.2 Energy of a System Moving in a Single Dimension.
7.4 Kepler and Newton: Aristarchus Redeemed.
7.4.1 Polar Coordinates.
7.4.2 Angular Momentum.
7.4.3 The Ellipse.
"This is an interesting book, and despite the shortcomings mentioned at the beginning of this review, it's an absorbing book, borne of a great enthusiasm for mathematics, and I shall continue to dip into it for a long time to come." (Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics, 1 March 2014)"Recommended. Mathematics and history of mathematics collections serving lower-division undergraduates and above". (Choice, 1 November 2010)


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The Municipality of Anchorage boasts an award-winning trail system citywide. Enthusiasts of skiing, running , biking, walking, horseback riding, hiking, roller blading, dog mushing, snowshoeing and ski joring can enjoy our trails.
Many trails are multi-use and require consideration of other users. Trail etiquette is essential to your enjoyment of trails.
For your convenience, we have also listed the Eagle River area trails separately.
Numerous trails connect to the Chugach State Park, a high, alpine tundra park of some 495,000 acres.
MULTI-USE TRAILS - These are trails that can be used for biking, walking, running, rollerblading, etc.
WINTER MULTI-USE TRAILS - One side of the trail has tracks set for diagonal skiers and should be avoided by other users. The packed portion of these trails are used for skate skiing, snowshoeing, ski-joring, running, biking, etc.
*NEW* WINTER TRAIL GROOMING UPDATES MAP -To see daily updates of what trails in Anchorage, Eagle River and Girdwood have been groomed, follow the link above or click the map below.
If you have requests, comments, need to report damages/vandalism, or just have questions regarding maintenance of parks or trails, please contact us online by filling out the Park Maintenance Feedback Form.
Should you be in need of immediate assistance, please call 343-4554..
Coastal Trail / Chester Creek Mileage Chart
The following is a partial list of trails and the distances are approximate:
For in-depth race information, consult the Alaska Runners Calendar, or purchase your own copy by sending a check (in the amount you think the calendar is worth to you) made payable to MOA, and mail to:
Parks & Recreation
Attn: Runners Calendar
P.O. Box 196650
Anchorage, AK 99519-6650
Eagle River Cross-Country Ski Trails
Eagle River Maintenance Section
Please report damages, vandalism, etc. to Parks and Recreation Eagle River Maintenance Section at 343-1500.
Trail Grooming and Track Setting
Anchorage cross-country ski trails are groomed weekly throughout the winter with parallel tracks set to one side for Nordic Skiing. The width of the trail allows for multiple uses by other enthusiasts, such as skate skiers, runners, walkers, ski-jorers, etc. Grooming and track setting is accomplished with snow machines and various types of trail groomers and track setters. Trail conditions are usually excellent, but can vary due to a variety of weather conditions in certain locations.
Trail condition reports are updated weekly and posted online at http://www.muni.org/departments/parks/pages/default.aspx . Information on trail conditions may also be obtained by calling Park Maintenance.
Anchorage Park Maintenance: 343-4554
Eagle River Park Maintenance: 343-1500
State of Alaska, Dept. of Natural Resources: 269-8400


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Google Unveils Android 1.5 SDK, Release 1
Google unveiled its Android 1.5 SDK, release 1, to the general public today.
It is available for download on the Android Developers page.
The new version of Android offers a number of new features, including home-screen widgets, speech recognition, live folders, and soft keyboards, as well as new programming tools.
HTC has also produced new system images to allow Android 1.5 upgrades for Android Dev Phone 1, according to an Android blog post.
"This new version (which is only available for the ADP1) is based on the Cupcake branch from the Android Open Source Project and corresponds to the system image of the Android 1.5 SDK, release 1," according to Google. "I'd also like to note that Android developer phones like the ADP1 are intended for application development, rather than daily use. Additionally, they are operator-neutral and country-neutral, so they may not include certain features found on end-user devices."
Google released an early version of 1.5 for developers two weeks ago.


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Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud
Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud software delivers the critical foundational layer for holistically deploying and managing cloud-based services.
Improve IT Agility with Cloud Management
Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud can help enable highly secure, on-demand, and automated IT operations for cloud computing. It offers policy-based controls for provisioning virtual and physical resources. This software solution improves agility, flexibility, and speed with:
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Whether for test and development or production workloads, effective cloud management starts with self-service and automation. Users can order what they need from a menu of standard options in an intuitive portal interface. IT can enables on-demand provisioning of application and infrastructure requests within minutes, instead of weeks. Administrators can control and track each service, from initial request to decommissioning.
Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud (IAC) provides these capabilities and more, with cloud management that scales with your organization's strategic roadmap. Use Cisco IAC for a range of implementations:
- From test and development to production workloads
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Enables self-service of comprehensive solutions from a list of standardized menus.
Users stay informed of of the status and limits of resources assigned to them. This includes lifecycle management to control consumption.
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This powerful solution complements the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) as well as other Cisco and non-Cisco products and partner technology solutions. So while the software is optimized for Cisco architectures, it can be integrated with your organization's existing systems, service management tools, operational processes, and infrastructure from multiple vendors.
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Seventy-two hours before death row inmates are executed, they are placed under constant surveillance by prison guards.
For nearly a decade, it was Bobby Allen's job to monitor these condemned men as they awaited their fate in the execution chamber.
In 1981, Allen was only 22 years old when he started working on death row watch for the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Butts County.
Two years later, a man named John Eldon Smith was the first person in Georgia sentenced to execution by electric chair since the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976. Smith was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife's ex-husband and his new wife in Macon, Georgia.
"Most of the staff was young ... in our 20s and early 30s ... and we really didn't know what to do," Allen tells us. "I mean, we had received execution orders before, but hadn't carried them out until now."
Smith's execution was scheduled for 8 a.m., which turned out to be a "huge mistake," because "there were so many protests and all of the TV stations from Atlanta were down there reporting."
For the next few years, Allen tried not to let his personal feelings get involved as he interacted with death row inmates. He never tried to think about their innocence or guilt, but he says those years were extremely confusing and he eventually developed internal "emotional issues" as well as a heavy drinking problem.
"I tried to be professional, but some officers didn't do that or didn't care," he says. "When we executed John Eldon Smith, I remember one of the officers singing Annie's 'Tomorrow' song, but changing the lyrics to 'We're going to burn John Smith tomorrow.'"
Allen also remembers some officers proposing an "electric couch" instead of "electric chair" so that "we can do more than one at a time."
"The coldness stuck with me throughout the years. The state had a psychologist talk to the inmates, but the staff didn't have anyone to talk to. They didn't think it was an issue and I still hold a grudge against them for that."
Although Allen tried to remain detached from inmates awaiting the end of their lives, he says it was hard not to feel the uneasy emotions that come with that kind of duty.
In 1985, Roosevelt Green, Jr. was waiting to be executed for raping and killing a young girl less than a mile away from Allen's childhood home. The victim's last name was also Allen.
"I had a lot of interactions with Green. He was a very angry individual. I believe it was January when he received his sentence and my captain and I took him back to the holding cell, which is just a few feet away from the electric chair."
Before his death, Allen remembers that Green stuck his hand through the jail bars, shook the correctional officer's hand and apologized for any problems he'd caused during his time at the prison.
"He looked right in my eyes. Later, I saw the hearse go by and it was a strange feeling. I never got used to it ... taking the men to the holding cell, then seeing the hearse pass by after that. In many ways, we were the only friends these men had in the end."
Most of the time, the men didn't talk about the crimes they'd committed. Instead, Allen remembers "very normal" conversations and men who were at peace with their grim circumstances.
"These guys would usually walk right up to the electric chair. They weren't forced by the staff. By that point, they've already accepted what will happen."
Allen tells us that a man named Jerome cried when his death sentence was reversed and he was placed back on death row watch. "It was really difficult watching people who had to deal with their lives coming to an end and it did not end up being a good decision for my spiritual beliefs."
To this day, Allen has "mixed feelings" about his former job and says he doesn't think that he "fulfilled what [he] was supposed to do."
"I think I was supposed to ease some of their pain, but I don't think I did that. I will say this: I don't believe that when we execute a person that it's the same person who committed that crime. I do believe people can change."
"In fact, there was a man named William Neal Moore who was coming up for execution. He was hours away from being executed and was very calm and very strong in his spiritual beliefs." Right before he was scheduled to face his death, Moore's case was overturned and today, he is an ordained minister who preaches at prisons and youth detention centers all over the country.
However, Allen has also witnessed individuals on the "other end of the scale" who "cannot live in society because they will kill again. Whether they should be executed or not, I am still unsure," he says.
Allen is in the process of writing a book about his former job and works as a staff member at the Circle of Love Ministries in Jacksonville, Florida.
The state of Georgia has carried out 52 executions since 1976 and currently houses 97 inmates on death row.


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Politics & Government
Court says judge can't order Uighurs into the United States
WASHINGTON — A decision by a federal appeals court Wednesday blocked the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay detainees into the United States and renewed pressure on the Obama administration to deliver on its promise to close the prison.
The ruling applies to a group of Uighurs, a Chinese Muslim minority, who've been imprisoned since May 2002. The men are among scores at the prison whom the military has cleared for release or transfer but who are stuck in limbo because the U.S. government can't find a country to ship them to. The U.S. government and the Uighurs say the detainees can't return to China because they'll be tortured as political dissidents. So far, no other country has agreed to take them.
Judge A. Raymond Randolph of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit wrote in the majority opinion that courts don't have the authority to order the transfer of foreigners into the United States; only Congress and the executive branch do. A U.S. district judge last fall had ordered the men released and transferred to the U.S.
"An undercurrent of petitioners' arguments is that they deserve to be released into this country after all they have endured at (the) hands of the United States," Randolph wrote. "But such sentiments, however high-minded, do not represent a legal basis for upsetting settled law and overriding the prerogatives of the political branches."
The ruling raises the stakes for President Barack Obama as he seeks to close Guantanamo within a year.
His administration could continue to try to find another country other than China to take the men, but Sabin Willett, the lead lawyer for the Uighurs, scoffed at the prospect of another country agreeing to take them when the U.S. government itself refuses to allow their release. In a direct appeal to the president, Willett urged him to account for the group's continued detention.
"You cannot duck this, President Obama," Willett said. "Are you for capturing people and hauling them around the globe and holding them in a prison forever without reason? Or are you against it? Which is it?"
Willett slammed the court for issuing an "astonishingly cowardly ruling" and said it raised questions about whether courts had any role in meting out justice for Guantanamo detainees, despite a landmark Supreme Court decision last June that held that the detainees could challenge their imprisonment in habeas corpus court hearings.
In October, U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina ordered the immediate release of the men into the United States after such a proceeding, but the Bush administration appealed.
"The appeals court is saying that habeas is an empty and meaningless remedy," Willett said.
Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd declined to comment on the Uighurs' fate other than to say, "Resettlement negotiations are ongoing with a number of countries."
About 60 detainees have been cleared for release or transfer to other countries but are stuck in custody because of fruitless negotiations with other nations. In the appellate court's majority opinion Wednesday, Randolph noted the administration's efforts, adding, "We have no reason to doubt that it is doing so. Nor do we have the power to require anything more."
The Uighurs were shipped to Guantanamo from Afghanistan after U.S. troops captured them at a weapons training camp. The military accused the group of being members of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement and said that the Taliban ran the camp in Afghanistan's Tora Bora mountains. The Uighurs denied being members of the movement or of receiving support from the Taliban.
The Uighurs also have said that they consider the U.S. an ally in their fight for more political freedom in China.
Declassified documents turned over to their lawyers showed that government officials had concluded as early as 2003 that they weren't enemy combatants and had recommended releasing them.
Jameel Jaffer, the director of the American Civil Liberties Union National Security Project, called Wednesday's decision "a disappointing step back towards the Bush administration's unlawful Guantanamo policies."
Republicans, however, hailed the ruling. Republican Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, a member of the House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee, praised the court for making it "clear that known terrorists and enemy combatants do not have a legal right to enter the U.S."
The decision was handed down as White House counsel Gregory Craig and other administration officials traveled to the prison in Cuba. The daylong visit included Department of Justice and Pentagon staff members, but the White House declined to release additional names or details.
The visit was "part of an effort to monitor the implementation of the president's plan to strengthen our national security and close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility," White House spokesman Ben LaBolt said.
It wasn't immediately known whether the team was questioning detainees as well as the military at the controversial detention center, which opened Jan. 11, 2002.
The administration is developing a plan to empty the prison of its remaining 245 detainees within a year, but its closure faces legal, diplomatic and practical knots created by the Bush administration's war on terrorism policies.
The Obama administration must decide what to do with detainees who are considered terrorist threats but can't be tried because of a lack of evidence against them or because the evidence is tainted by interrogation methods that some U.S. officials consider torture or is too highly classified to disclose in court.
Obama also must weigh which detainees can be freed and which can be prosecuted, what kind of court to try them in and where to hold them in the U.S.
Attorney General Eric Holder said he planned to visit Guantanamo on Monday to get a sense of how to tackle these questions.
"We need to have our feet on the ground to really see what is going on down at the facility," Holder said. "That will be an important first step as we try to resolve the issues that the president has put before me."
In a separate effort, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has requested a 30-day study on whether the Guantanamo prison camps are in compliance with Geneva Conventions obligations to treat captives humanely.
Meanwhile, Willett traveled to Guantanamo to break the news to his clients.
"They are extremely frustrated," he said. "They have lost hope in the system, and after this ruling who can blame them?"
(Margaret Talev and Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald contributed to this article.)
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AS A SENIOR IN 2010: Named to Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Second Team, Daktronics/NCAA Division II All-West Region First Team and All-CCAA First Team... Led the team with four goals and eight points... Also led the team with a .250 shooting percentage... Scored the game-winner in a two-goal performance in the 100th minute in a 3-2 win over Chico State on October 15... CCAA Player of the Week for the week of October 11-17... Started all 18 of UCSD matches, finishing second on the team with 1,708 minutes played... Tied the game in a 1-1 draw against Humboldt State on September 17.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2009: A stalwart for UCSD's backline, he played consistently solid defense for a squad that posted a goals against average of 1.05 in 2009... The Tritons allowed 22 goals while facing 305 shots in 20 matches... Earned All-CCAA Honorable Mention accolade and also was named to the NSCAA All-West Region Third Team... Appeared in and started 19 matches while adding a goal and an assist... Finished the year on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at the Bronze Level (includes GPAs from 3.00-3.299).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008: Started in all of UCSD's 18 contests, earning a spot on the All-CCAA Second Team... While anchoring the Triton defense, ranked tied for third on the squad with three goals... Tallied two game-winning scores off headers, the first coming in the 90th minute to secure a 2-1 victory at home over Cal State San Marcos on Sept. 5 with the second opening the scoring in a 3-0 home win against Cal Poly Pomona on Sept. 26... Ended the year on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at the Bronze Level.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007: Played in all of UCSD's 17 matches and earned the starting nod in 15 of those contests... Awared with an All-CCAA Honorable Mention at the close of the season... Concluded the year on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at the Bronze Level.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of nearby University City High School in San Diego… Helped team to Western League and CIF Division 2 Championships as a sophomore… Was named First Team All-Western League and team MVP as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 27, 1989 in San Diego… Parents are Ray and Donna Kukura… Has two siblings named Adam and Chelsea… Is a Biochemistry and Cell Biology major at Muir College... Aspires to work with pharmaceutical development.


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The sequester survivors
Sequestration will hit the federal government hard, but for some folks, it's nothing to lose sleep over.
Members of Congress, for instance, won't see their salaries cut. The 1.4 million active-duty members of the armed forces won't get furlough notices or pay cuts. Programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs and several public aid funds designed to help the neediest will survive untouched.
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Also exempt from the $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts: more than a dozen oversight boards, commissions and agencies funded outside the normal appropriations process, like the U.S. Postal Service. Other agencies, like the Peace Corps or Nuclear Regulatory Commission, might see some belt-tightening, but their employees won't be furloughed.
( See also: Full coverage of sequestration)
They might be feeling survivors' guilt while more than 1 million employees of other federal agencies prepare to receive furlough notices.
Much of this is by design. President Barack Obama's budget team has almost no discretion under the 2011 law creating sequestration to decide what gets axed from the Pentagon and critical domestic agencies, like the Department of Education, Health and Human Services and Homeland Security.
"It's veterans and the safety net. All the programs that are growing at the fastest rate in the budget are exempt. That must make sense to someone," said Jim Dyer, former GOP staff director of the House Appropriations Committee.
Nothing is written in stone. The continuing resolution and directives from above could change things.
( Also on POLITICO: White House stuck on next sequester step)
The Department of Veterans Affairs' $65 billion discretionary budget — dealing with operations and maintenance of hospitals, salaries and expenses — is spared from sequestration. The same goes for Pell Grants, money to help low-income college students pay for tuition.
Food stamps, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, won't be cut. Neither will $3.8 billion in payments to states for child support enforcement, direct aid for the poor and the Supplemental Security Income program.
Other popular budget line items spared the sequester knife include $269.4 billion in grants to states for Medicaid; $11 billion for the Children's Health Insurance Program; nearly all revolving capital funds; and retirement and benefit funds that allow the government to continue to make pension payment obligations.
( PHOTOS: How sequestration could affect you)
Energy Department bureaus that oversee regional hydroelectric power distribution have largely dodged sequester reductions, as did federally controlled insurance programs like the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the National Flood Insurance Fund.
Many agencies that avoid the spending cuts are in this category because they are funded from outside sources, including the Federal Reserve and the Postal Service, which is under fire for its cost-cutting decision to stop delivering mail on Saturdays. But that move has nothing to do with sequestration.
"The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations," spokesman Dave Partenheimer wrote in an email.
The Bureau of Land Management's Helium Fund, which is used to oversee that nation's largest helium facility in Texas, is also spared. The facility collects revenues from the production of helium and uses the money to operate and pay off construction debt.
Other agencies that exist in the nebulous crossover between government and the private sector are able to avoid the budget ax, too.


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Survivor's Jefra: I Couldn't Resist the Guacamole
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On Wednesday's episode of Survivor: Cagayan, Jefra Bland essentially gave up a shot at a million dollars for a margarita and guacamole. Was it worth it? "Sitting at home watching from the couch, I'd always told myself, I would never be… Read more