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New 2019 Lexus ES 300h 300h ULTRA LUXURY in Orlando, FL
- $55,418
Vehicle Details
|300h ULTRA LUXURY
|Stock #
|Exterior Color
|Nebula Gray Pearl
|Interior Color
|Chateau Semi-aniline Leather With Linear Dark Mocha Wood Trim
|Gas Mileage
|2.5L 4 Cyl.
Additional Vehicle Information
- Features
- Specs
- Warranty
- Safety
- Technology
- Exterior
- Comfort
- Mechanical
- Interior
|Pedestrian safety sound generation
|Rearview monitor
|in dash
|Impact absorbing seats
|dual front
|Autonomous braking
|Pre-collision warning system
|audible warning, visual warning
|Lane keeping assist
|Traffic sign recognition
|Child safety door locks
|Child seat anchors
|LATCH system
|Energy absorbing steering column
|Impact sensor
|battery disconnect, door unlock, fuel cut-off, alert system
|Safety brake pedal system
|Body side reinforcements
|side impact door beams
|Emergency interior trunk release
|Camera system
|First aid kit
|Lane deviation sensors
|Crumple zones
|front, rear
|Airbag deactivation
|occupant sensing passenger
|Side airbags
|front, rear
|Knee airbags
|dual front
|Front airbags
|Side curtain airbags
|front, rear
|Side-curtain airbag rollover sensor
|Rolling code security
|Power door locks
|anti-lockout, auto-locking
|Anti-theft system
|engine immobilizer, alarm with remote
|2-stage unlocking doors
|Side mirrors
|integrated turn signals, heated, auto-dimming
|Side mirror adjustments
|power, manual folding, reverse gear tilt
|Warnings and reminders
|low battery, lamp failure, low fuel, engine oil, coolant, maintenance due, tire fill alert
|Instrument cluster screen size
|7 in.
|Trip computer
|Driver information system
|Digital odometer
|External temperature display
|Multi-function display
|Fuel economy display
|MPG, range
|Trip odometer
Audio System
|voice operated, AM/FM, HD radio
|Auxiliary audio input
|Bluetooth, jack, USB, iPod/iPhone
|Internet radio app
|iHeartRadio, Slacker
|Antenna type
|diversity, mast
|In-Dash CD
|single disc, MP3 Playback
|Total speakers
|Radio data system
|Speed sensitive volume control
|Satellite radio
|Electronic messaging assistance
|with read function, voice operated
|Smart device app function
|vehicle location, maintenance status, lock operation
|Navigation app
|Scout GPS Link
|Driver assistance app
|roadside assistance
|Wireless data link
|hands free
|Real time traffic
In Car Entertainment
|Connected in-car apps
|Yelp, Google POIs, weather, sports, stocks, Amazon Alexa
|Infotainment screen size
|8 in.
|Moonroof / Sunroof
|tilt/slide, one-touch open/close, anti-trapping, power glass, sliding sunshade
|Daytime running lights
|auto high beam dimmer, LED, auto delay off, auto on/off
|Exterior entry lights
|puddle lamps, security approach lamps
Exterior Features
|Front bumper color
|Mirror color
|Door handle color
|Rear spoiler color
|Rear bumper color
|Window trim
|Rear spoiler
|Grille color
|silver surround, silver
Tires and Rims
|Spare tire size
|Tire type
|all season
|Spare tire mount location
|Spare wheel type
|Tire Pressure Monitoring System
|Wheel spokes
|Window defogger
|Front wipers
|speed sensitive, variable intermittent, rain sensing
|Power windows
|safety reverse
|Laminated glass
Convenience Features
|Power activated trunk/hatch
|sensor-activated, open and close
|front, rear
|Memorized settings
|3 driver, steering wheel, driver seat, side mirrors
|power rear window, side window
|Cruise control
|One-touch windows
|Reading lights
|front, rear
|Power steering
|Multi-function remote
|illuminated entry, panic alarm, proximity entry system, trunk release
|Cargo area light
|Retained accessory power
|Power windows
|lockout button
|Courtesy lights
|Footwell lights
|Steering wheel mounted controls
|audio, cruise control, phone, multi-function, paddle shifter, voice control
|Push-button start
|Vanity mirrors
|dual illuminating
|Power outlet(s)
|12V front and rear
|Assist handle
|rear, front
|Center console
|front console with armrest and storage, illuminated
|Steering wheel
|power tilt and telescopic
|Rearview mirror
|Easy entry
|power driver seat, power steering wheel
|Universal remote transmitter
|Homelink - garage door opener
|front seatback, grocery bag holder, cargo tie-down anchors and hooks, door pockets, accessory hook
|Ambient lighting
|Touch-sensitive controls
Comfort Features
|Floor mat material
|Dash trim
|wood, leather
|Shift knob trim
|Center console trim
|leather, wood
|rear center folding with pass-thru, rear center with cupholders
|Steering wheel trim
|leather, wood
|Door trim
|wood, leather
|Interior accents
|wood, leather
|Floor mats
|rear, front
|Floor material
Air Conditioning
|Front air conditioning
|automatic climate control
|Front air conditioning zones
|Rear vents
|second row
|Humidity/dewpoint sensors
|Air filtration
|Drive mode selector
|Axle ratio
|Auto start/stop
|Electric Motor HP
|Electric Motor Power Output (Kilowatts)
|Hybrid Gas Engine [email protected]
|Hybrid gas Engine [email protected]
|Hybrid Gas Engine HP
|Hybrid Gas Engine Torque
|Electric Motor Torque
|Electric motor battery type
|nickel-metal hydride
|Battery saver
|Rear brake type
|Rear brake diameter
|Front brake diameter
|Front brake type
|ventilated disc
|Regenerative braking system
|Braking assist
|Electronic brakeforce distribution
|Power brakes
|Electronic parking brake
|auto off
|Front suspension classification
|Rear suspension classification
|Front struts
|Rear suspension type
|Rear spring type
|Front stabilizer bar
|Rear stabilizer bar
|Front spring type
|Front suspension type
|lower control arms
|Rear shock type
|Front shock type
Stability and Traction
|Stability control
|Traction control
|Hill holder control
|Starter type
|semi-aniline leather
|Passenger seat power adjustments
|4-way power lumbar, height, 14, reclining
|Driver seat power adjustments
|height, 14, 4-way power lumbar, reclining
|Driver seat
|ventilated, heated
|Passenger seat
|heated, ventilated
|Rear headrests
|3, adjustable
|Front headrests
|2, adjustable
|Front seat type
|Rear seat type
|Upholstery accents
|Seatbelt pretensioners
|front, rear
|Seatbelt force limiters
|front, rear
|Emergency locking retractors
|rear, front
|Seatbelt warning sensor
|Rear seatbelts
|Front seatbelts
|Turns lock-to-lock
Drive Type
|Drive Type
|Standard Seating
|Max Seating
|Head Room (front)
|37.5 in
|Head Room (rear)
|37.4 in
|Hip Room (front)
|55 in
|Hip Room (rear)
|54.3 in
|Shoulder Room (front)
|55.9 in
|Shoulder Room (rear)
|54 in
|Leg Room (front)
|42.4 in
|Leg Room (rear)
|39.2 in
|Seating Rows
Measurements of Size & Shape
|195.9 in
|73.4 in
|Width (without mirrors)
|73.4 in
|56.9 in
|113 in
|Track Width (front)
|63 in
|Track Width (rear)
|63.4 in
Measurements of Weight
|Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
|4740 lbs
|Gross Vehicle Weight Range
|4001-5000 lbs
|Curb Weight
|3704 lbs
Truck Specifications
|Max Payload
|905 lbs
Interior Dimensions
|Cargo Volume
|16.7 cu ft
|Passenger Volume
|97.4 cu ft
Performance Specifications
|Aerodynamic Drag
|0.26 Cd
|Turning Circle
|38 ft
|Acceleration (0-60MPH)
|8.1 seconds
Fuel Tanks
|Fuel Capacity
|13.2 Gallons
Wheels and Tires
|Front Tire Type
|Front Wheel Diameter
|17.0 x 7.5 in
|Rear Tire Type
|Rear Wheel Diameter
|17.0 x 7.5 in
Crash-Test Ratings
2019 Lexus ES 300h 4 DR FWD
|Front Crash Overall
|Front Crash Driver
|Front Crash Passenger
|Side Crash Overall
|Side Barrier Overall
|Side Barrier Driver
|Side Barrier Passenger
|Side Pole Driver
|Side Combined Front
|Side Combined Rear
Green Score
EPA Green Score
( California LEV-III SULEV30
EPA and California-required standards. The names refer to tables of numerical limits for the various air pollutants allowed by the standards.
|Fuel Type
Air Pollution Score ?
The Air Pollution Score is based on the government emission standards for which the vehicle was certified to comply with and reflects vehicle tailpipe emissions that contribute to local and regional air pollution, creating problems such as haze, and health issues.
Greenhouse Gas Score ?
This score reflects fuel emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
Smartway ?
SmartWay is a designation earned by those vehicles that have combined Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Scores that place them in the top tier (approximately the top 20%) of environmental performers. SmartWay Elite is reserved for the best of the best.
EPA Green Score
( Federal Tier 3 Bin 30
EPA and California-required standards. The names refer to tables of numerical limits for the various air pollutants allowed by the standards.
|Fuel Type
Air Pollution Score ?
The Air Pollution Score is based on the government emission standards for which the vehicle was certified to comply with and reflects vehicle tailpipe emissions that contribute to local and regional air pollution, creating problems such as haze, and health issues.
Greenhouse Gas Score ?
This score reflects fuel emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
Smartway ?
SmartWay is a designation earned by those vehicles that have combined Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Scores that place them in the top tier (approximately the top 20%) of environmental performers. SmartWay Elite is reserved for the best of the best.
Available Incentives
$3,000 - Lexus Cash Calculate *On Approved Credit
Offer available through participating Lexus dealers on a new 2019 ES 300h ULTRA LUXURY from participating dealer stock and subject to vehicle availability. Cash back available from Lexus, a division of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. This offer is not compatible with special lease or finance rates offered through Lexus Financial Services. See your Lexus dealer for details. Void where prohibited.
* While we check with car manufacturers and other sources to confirm the accuracy and completeness of the data contained in this chart, we make no guarantees or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the data in this report. Although we make every attempt to keep this chart up to date, all incentive information is subject to change without notice.
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Historical Context
Table ofContents
This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file, "Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site" (with photographs), the National Park Service's visitor's guide, and primary documents from archives at the site. It was written by Maryann Whitman, a former Park Ranger at Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. It was edited by Fay Metcalf and the Teaching with Historic Places staff. TwHP is sponsored, in part, by the Cultural Resources Training Initiative and Parks as Classrooms programs of the National Park Service. This lesson is one in a series that brings the important stories of historic places into the classrooms across the country.
Where it fits into the curriculum
Topics: This lesson could be used in teaching units on the life and culture of colonial America, archeology, settlements and use of the land, or the history of technology.
Time period: Colonial/Revolutionary
Relevant United States History Standards for Grades 5-12
Relevant Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
Find your state's social studies and history standards for grades Pre-K-12
Objectives for students
1) To describe what is known about life and work at the Saugus Iron Works in the 17th century.
2) To determine the relationship between natural resources and the location and development of the ironworks.
3) To explain the role of the Saugus Iron Works in the start of the American iron industry.
4) To define the role archeology can play in helping us interpret the past.
5) To compare the industrial activity of the Saugus Iron Works with industry established in the early years of their own community.
Materials for studentsThe materials listed below either can be used directly on the computer or can be printed out, photocopied, and distributed to students. The maps and images appear twice: in a low-resolution version with associated questions and alone in a larger, high-quality version.
1) two maps of Saugus, Massachusetts, and the surrounding area;
2) two readings about ironmaking and the people who worked in the industry;
3) one illustration, one chart, and one drawing of the area, the materials and techniques for making iron, and the site;
4) three photos of excavation work at Saugus, an artifact, and reconstructed buildings.
Visiting the site
Located 10 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site is administered by the National Park Service. It may be reached from either Route 1 or Interstate 95. The park is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the rest of the year. It is closed January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25. For more information, write to the Superintendent, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, 244 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906, or
visit the park's Web page.

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Track meets can be interminably long affairs, what with all of the various heats for all of the various races. Most meets, then, run on a tight schedule with little time for interruption—even when there's a brawl in the middle of a race, apparently.
Saturday's Hispanic Games—a prestigious high school meet at the New York Armory—was no different. The second leg of one of the heats of the boys 4 x 400-meter relay was bounding along just fine, at least until runners from Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson just started swinging at one another. But other than the boys' teammates and a couple of coaches, no one—not even the race's play-by-play announcer—really even seemed to notice.


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When researchers make stuff up
Tuesday was the centennial of the grossest fraud of 20th-century science: Piltdown man. It is a case worth remembering.
On Dec. 18, 1912, amateur geologist Charles Dawson presented to the Geological Society of London a partial skull. It was purported to be a human ancestor 500,000 to 1 million years old, an age scientists now assign to Homo erectus. Dawson said he had found the fossils in a gravel pit near Piltdown Common, south of London.
Dawson had no scientific credentials, but his friend Arthur Smith Woodward did. Woodward was the keeper of the geological department at the British Museum. He had been at the dig and had seen the jawbone "fly out" of the ground under the blow of Dawson's pick.
There was a problem with the jawbone. It was from an orangutan only a few hundred years old. It was fitted with two fossilized chimpanzee teeth, filed down to make them look more like human teeth. The cranium fragments were human, from the Middle Ages. All had been treated with an iron solution and acid to make them look older.
Scientists didn't have many fossil skulls in 1912, but none of them looked like a human cranium with an ape jaw.
Several scientists, including one from the Smithsonian Institution, argued that the jaw and cranium did not match. It took 40 years for them to be proved right, and even longer for Dawson to be confirmed as the con man responsible.
Science is human. It is subject to error and, what's more, malice. Unlike some other purported paths to truth, science has a way of detecting errors, but not an automatic way. Someone has to do it.
A century on, Piltdown man seems quaint, but fraud is not.
In 1998, British researcher Andrew Wakefield published a fraudulent paper arguing that the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella was a cause of autism.
In 2010, 30 papers by Japanese virologist Naoki Mori had to be withdrawn from scientific journals because he had improperly manipulated data.
The Mori case sparked the attention of Ferric Fang, professor of laboratory medicine and microbiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Fang is editor of Infection and Immunity, one of the journals Mori stung. Earlier this year, The National Academy of Sciences published a study by Fang, Arturo Casadevall and R. Grant Steen on retractions of papers in the life sciences.
Only about one in 10,000 papers is retracted. That's comforting. Less comforting is that the number of retractions is increasing, and that in three-quarters of the cases, the reason is misconduct.
In other words, says Fang, scientists are "making stuff up."
Why? To advance themselves. That was Charles Dawson's motive, a century ago. He wanted to be admitted to Britain's prestigious Royal Society. (He wasn't.) Today the motive is to get research grants.
"You have to get people excited about what you're doing, so you can get the money to keep doing it," says Fang.
Many academic researchers have jobs tied to research grants. "Everybody is struggling to get grants, and right now it's tighter than it's ever been," Fang says.
The culture of research grants creates an incentive for safe but sure results, of science by nibbles. Scientists who are unsure in their positions are less likely to take risks in their work.
And some will cheat. It may be only one scientific paper in 10,000 – but that is the reported rate. The real rate, Fang believes, is higher than that.
"For an editor," he says, "this keeps you up at night."
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March 2006 Journal of Geoscience EducationVolume 54, Number 2
Special Issue: Teaching in the Field
This issue of JGE showcases the wide variety of ways that we teach students in the field.
Field work has long been a hallmark of geoscience. Field experiences are fun (if the weather is good) and offer unique opportunities for students to develop skills in observation, description and interpretation that lie at the heart of our science. However, as the ways we use these skills in the work environment and in research have changed, so have our approaches to field experiences.
Our profession now uses a wide variety of methods to engage students in the field: field trips, field camps for students and teachers, field experiences in courses, and even virtual field trips. New technologies provide new opportunities for teaching in addition to new tools for observation. Field experiences also serve as an opportunity to bridge between scientific, community and environmental policy issues. This range of field experiences and more await the readers of this volume.
In putting together this volume we were particularly interested in questions regarding the impact of field experience on students learning: What is the value added to a course of study by providing a field experience or by incorporating field data? What are the impacts on student learning? How can field observations and experiences help students better understand the methods and results of geoscience research? What is the relation of learning in the field to learning in the classroom? We thank the authors for their attention to providing data evaluating their methods and programs and discussing the impact on students.
This volume is part of a series of activities by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers highlighting the role of field experiences in geoscience teaching and professional development. Many of the papers were first presented at an Illustrated Community Discussion held at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America. Posters from this session can be found at http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/field_experiences/index.html. More examples of field labs can be found on the NAGT sponsored website: Starting Point: Teaching Entry Level Geoscience.
We would like to thank all of the people involved in creating this volume including the authors for their creative work, the reviewers for their careful and timely responses, and the JGE Editor, Carl Drummond for his patience, encouragement, and effective management. We hope that this volume inspires many of you to try new ideas for teaching in the field and that you too will pay particular attention to documenting the impact of these experiences on your students.
Cathryn A. Manduca and John R. Carpenter
Special Issue Editors
Teachers Doing Science: An Authentic Geology Research Experience for Teachers
Deb Hemler, Fairmont State University
Tom Repine, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Fairmont State University (FSU) and the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey (WVGES) provided a small pilot group of West Virginia science teachers with a professional development session designed to mimic experiences obtained by geology majors during a typical summer field camp. Called GEOTEACH, the program served as a research capstone event complimenting the participants' multi-year association with the RockCamp professional development program. GEOTEACH was funded through a Improving Teacher Quality Grant administered by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. Over the course of three weeks, eight GEOTEACH participants learned field measurement and field data collection techniques which they then applied to the construction of a surficial geologic map. The program exposed participants to authentic scientific processes by emphasizing the authentic scientific application of content knowledge. As a secondary product, it also enhanced their appreciation of the true nature of science in general and geology in particular. After the session, a new appreciation of the effort involved in making a geologic map emerged as tacit knowledge ready to be transferred to their students.
The program was assessed using pre/post instruments, group interviews, journals, artifacts (including geologic maps, field books, and described sections), performance assessments, and constructed response items. Evaluation of the accumulated data revealed an increase in participants demonstrated use of science content knowledge, an enhanced awareness and understanding of the processes and nature of geologic mapping, positive dispositions toward geologic research, and a high satisfaction rating for the program. These findings support the efficacy of the experience and document future programmatic enhancements.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p93
Field-based Instruction as Part of a Balanced Geoscience Curriculum at Washington and Lee University
Elizabeth P. Knapp, Lisa Greer, Christopher D. Connors, and David J. Harbor, Washington and Lee University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p103
The Muddy Creek Project: Evolution of a Field-based Research and Learning Collaborative
Danita M. LaSage and Alice Jones, Eastern Kentucky University
Tom Edwards, KY Dept of Fish & Wildlife Resources
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p109
Integrating Policy and Land Management Issues into a Natural Sciences Education: Teaching Environmental Sciences on the lower San Juan River, Utah
Michael H. Ort, Diana E. Anderson, and David M. Ostergren, Northern Arizona University
The Environmental Sciences Program at Northern Arizona University developed an interdisciplinary field course combining natural sciences (geology, biology, and chemistry), policy and land management centered on a place-based set of problems. The course consists of a campus-based semester of study of scientific, management, and political issues surrounding the lower San Juan River basin of southeastern Utah. Students then spend eight days on the river conducting scientific studies and discussing their management and policy implcations.
The desired learning outcome of the course is for students to be able to integrate complex environmental field data, and the course structure and evaluation criteria emphasize this. Students work in large and small groups on problems that combine geomorphology, geochemistry, and ecology, such as stream terraces, soils, and the plant communities they support, soil development and chemistry under native and non-native vegetation, and biological soil crusts and soil development in arid lands. Discussions on the management and political implications of the students' findings give a "real-world" relevance to their work. Conducting a field class on a remote river presents a number of difficulties and opportunities. River logistics are handled by a commercial outfitter so professors can concentrate on academic issues.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p116
Using Environmental Service Learning in an Urban Environment to Address Water Quality Issues
Lenore P. Tedesco and Kara A. Salazar, Indiana University~Purdue University Indianapolis
As the global population continues to increase, consumption patterns and waste streams will directly impact the surrounding environment. How well communities manage natural resources (land, air, water) within urban environments will directly relate to quality of life, health, and the economy for a vast percentage of the world's population.
The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) coordinates and facilitates the Environmental Service Learning Program for our campus. The goal of the program is to engage students in urban water quality education and environmental stewardship activities to promote behavioral change and greater environmental awareness. The service learning work days, where students spend an average of four contact hours, are part of community-based research programs predominately conducted at CEES research sites throughout central Indiana.
A partnership with The City of Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation Land Stewardship Office (Indy Parks) is a core component of the service learning program. CEES scientists conduct wetland and floodplain restoration research and hydrological research within many Indy Parks properties, which are the locations for service learning work days. During each work day, students are paired with CEES scientists and Indy Parks natural areas managers to restore park ecosystems. Work day activities involve restoring wetland and floodplain ecosystems and combating nonpoint source pollution through agricultural field tile removal, native plant installation, invasive exotic plant species eradication, and hill slope stabilization, as well as trash and recycling removal. Students are introduced to the site, the activities for the day and the application to course concepts. During lunch breaks, faculty and staff conduct group discussions reinforcing course concepts. After project completion, each student is required to reflect on their service learning experience with a 2-5 page reflective summary paper with references based on work day applications to concepts outlined in their individual courses.
The CEES / Indy Parks partnership provides students with opportunities to apply course material to contemporary environmental problems while contributing to improved water quality. During Spring and Fall of 2004, the Environmental Service Learning Program conducted 18 projects with 550 students that contributed over 2,200 work hours in the community. Excerpts from student reflection papers strongly indicate that participating in service learning has changed their perception of their role in the environment. The long term effects of increasing environmental education and awareness will lead to a more informed citizenry, well equipped to solve future challenges.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p123
Integrating Undergraduate Education and Scientific Discovery Through Field Research in Igneous Petrology
David Gonzales, Fort Lewis College
Steven Semken, Arizona State University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p133
Integrating Handheld Technology with Field Investigations in Introductory-level Geoscience Courses
Laura A. Guertin, Penn State Delaware County
Many geoscience students do not receive the opportunity to use handheld computers and similar tools during field experiences until they enroll in upper-division courses or attend field camp. Although many outdoor exercises in introductory-level courses include demonstrations of pieces of equipment in the field, students in these classes may not have a chance to use these equipment individually. However, handheld technology can be successfully integrated with introductory-level field experiences as a data collection tool and reference guide.
Palm Pilot handheld computers offer each student the opportunity to become actively involved in the field experience. Forms can be created and tailored to a specific outdoor investigation and placed on the Palms for students to collect data. Instructors can create instructional videos and eBooks with references on the Palms that correspond to the project objective.
For two years Penn State Delaware County has integrated handheld technology with field experiences into introductory-level geoscience courses in physical geology and oceanography. In addition to giving students a valuable introduction to technology that can be used in the field, the experience gives non-science majors a chance to see an application of an everyday technological tool in a nontraditional setting. End-of-semester course evaluations are filled with positive comments and student suggestions of further Palm Pilot integration.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p143
Improving Student Learning During Travel Time on Field Trips Using an Innovative, Portable Audio/video System
Joe T. Elkins and Nichole M. L. Elkins, Bowling Green State University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p147
Mobile GIS in Geologic Mapping Exercises
Klaus Neumann and Michael Kutis, Ball State University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p153
Use of a Virtual Environment in the Geowall to Increase Student Confidence and Performance During Field Mapping: An Example from an Introductory-Level Field Class
Michael M. Kelly, MMKAA, Inc.
Nancy R. Riggs, Northern Arizona University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p158
An Inexpensive, Concentrated Field Experience Across the Cordillera
Alison S. Lathrop and Ballard E. Ebbett, Lyndon State College
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p165
Using Field-Camp Experiences to Develop a Multidisciplinary Foundation for Petroleum Engineering Students
Donna S. Anderson and Jennifer L. Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines
A petroleum-engineering geology field camp in existence for over 50 years has evolved to reflect the goal of developing a multidisciplinary foundation, or shared cognitive interface, with other geoscience disciplines. Five learning objectives form a framework for a series of progressively complex exercises. Students make geologic field maps, measure sections, record notes, create field sketches, and link outcrop to the subsurface through a series of complementary daily field activities. Field experiences create tangible links and mental images for comprehending the subsurface.
Orienting the field activities toward the ultimate goal of developing a shared cognitive interface helps us overcome challenges that include dislike of geology and inexperience with the outdoors, teaching iterative and relational thought processes, and creating linkages to promote retention of material. Varying the physical and content pace of the course helps keep the non-geology audience engaged. Sequential field activities use technology to iteratively analyze the same problem. Daily journals supplemented by activity reports and exams promote assessment of content and teaching effectiveness. Asking open-ended questions in activity reports is most effective for assessing relational thinking. In the long-term, effective assessment comes from observations in a succeeding multidisciplinary design course.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar06.html#v54p172


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Iowa court: Killing dog with bat not torture
DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa Court of Appeals ruling tossing out the conviction of a man who beat a puppy to death likely will prompt public outrage, make such cases harder to prosecute in the future and launch work toward new legislation to close a loophole that made the decision possible, officials said Wednesday.
A three judge appellate panel voted 2-1 in a ruling issued Wednesday to overturn Zachary S. Meerdink's 2012 conviction for animal torture.
Court records show Meerdink, 31, of Scott County killed his 7-month-old Boston terrier with a baseball bat in December 2011 after the dog repeatedly made messes on the floor and bit his girlfriend's children.
Chief Judge Larry Eisenhauer and Judge Mary Tabor found that prosecutors failed to prove that Meerdink acted with a "depraved or sadistic intent to cause death" as spelled out in Iowa's animal torture law. Judge Anuradha Vaitheswaran countered in a dissenting opinion that "a responsible fact-finder could have found this conduct to be an extreme response to an ordinary and foreseeable occurrence."
A spokesman for the Iowa Attorney General's Office said state lawyers have not yet decided whether they want to seek further review by the Iowa Supreme Court.
Taking a baseball bat to the head of a puppy is inherently evil, Des Moines attorney Roxanne Conlin said Wednesday. Conlin, a frequent foster parent for sick animals, earlier this year had 23 kittens and three adult cats in her home.
"I have some great difficulty understanding how you can beat a puppy to death and not have sadistic intent," Conlin said. "How could it not be sadistic? ... It would seem as if this calls for an outcry."
Court records show Meerdink, who was given the terrier as a gift shortly after a shoulder operation, was still on prescription pain medications in December 2011. Jamie Holladay, Meerdink's girlfriend, testified that the terrier had accidents, "a lot of stomach problems" and had bitten both Holladay and her children. Things appeared to be getting worse.
According to court documents, Holladay was out shopping with her children one day when she received a phone call from Meerdink asking where he could find disinfectant because the dog had had another accident. Documents say Holladay, upon returning home "met Meerdink walking toward the front door of the apartment with the dog under his arm." She later told police that Meerdink had a blank look on his face.
Meerdink returned a few minutes later carrying a baseball bat and announced the dog was dead.
Eisenhauer and Tabor note in Wednesday's ruling that Meerdink beat the dog only after trying other measures to change its behavior and that there was no evidence that he looked happy or eager about it.
"After considering the definitions of 'depraved,' we conclude 'depraved intent to cause death' does not equal an 'intent to cause death,'" Eisenhauer wrote. "Here, the state proved Meerdink killed the dog; however, no one saw Meerdink kill the dog, and no testimony or exhibits and no reasonable inferences or presumptions from the testimony and exhibits sufficiently prove Meerdink acted with a depraved intent to cause death."
It's all a matter of perspective, said Dennis Hendrickson, one of three lawyers who worked on Meerdink's case for the Iowa's State Appellate Defender's office.
"Sadistic is a pretty high bar," Hendrickson said. "I mean, in Canada, they beat baby seals over the head and club them to death, and I don't hear anybody but the PETA people saying that's torture. It's 'harvesting fur.'"
Meerdink, who was out on parole from a previous drug case in 2011, was sent back to prison after the torture arrest. Free on another parole since April 8, he could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Polk County Attorney John Sarcone, whose office recently negotiated a guilty plea in a dog hanging case, said the verdict will make it a bit harder to bring new animal torture cases in court. Prosecutors in the future simply will have to supply more facts, he said.
"It almost makes it look like you have to do an autopsy on the animal to show the extent of the injuries," Sarcone said. "I think what the court is saying is you can't just show the death, you have to show more than that."
Tom Colvin, director of the Animal Rescue League, and one of the authors of the animal torture law that Meerdink was charged under, said he disagrees with the judges' decision but believes some form of qualifying language is necessary in the law if animal torture is going to be as serious a crime as activists believe it should be.
"We knew a lot of the language was going to have to be open to interpretation, but we also were trying to get this as a first-offense felony," Colvin said. It's currently an aggravated misdemeanor.
Colvin said Meerdink's case illustrates the need to change another law. He wants to broaden Iowa's definition of animal abuse — a crime that doesn't currently require depraved intent but that also doesn't apply to someone who owns the animal he or she is accused of abusing.
"We really should go back to the Legislature and just ask that animal abuse apply to any animal," Colvin said. "The animal is going to suffer the same whether it belonged to the person or didn't."


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Aussies hit cane toads for six
Wind in the Willows fans look away now. Residents in Australia's Northern Territory have begun staging mass exterminations of invading cane toads, the BBC reports.
Local government last week backed a series of events under the banner: "Not In My Backyard".
Federal MP Dave Tollner stepped up with slaughter tips: "I suggested that people should hit them with golf clubs or cricket bats, you know, lumps of wood - whatever was at hand."
The Australian RSPCA appealed for more humane methods. They recommended daubing the blighters with haemorrhoid cream. Apparently it put the toads in a coma so they can be stuck in the freezer to kill them painlessly.
But Tollner favours the more direct approach: "You know, to me it seems far easier just to flog them over the head with a lump of wood."
The cane toad is an introduced species, and is causing damage to the native ecology. Crocodiles die from eating their poisonous skin. The toad was introduced in a disastrous effort to eradicate another South American invasive species, the cane beetle.
As we reported recently, evolutionary biologists have found the toads evolving longer legs so that they can cover even more ground in their seemingly unstoppable march across the country. Advancing at up to 30 miles per year with a population swelling to 100m individuals, Darwin in the Northern Territory is now the front line in the battle against Bufo marinus.®
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My father Harold Ray Martin was was born 3/31/24 (Peoria, Ill) the son of Arthur R & Stella Blakley Martin. His grandmother was Mrs. Effie Eggers, Hampshire, Ill, and had a twin brother Gerald J. Martin. He was found dead of a gunshot wound in the head 9/6/64 (Metamora, Ill).
I've traced the Martin family back & ran conflicting information on the offspring of Captain Christopher John Martin born in 1560, in Billerica, Essex,England. This is especially true of a son John Martin, b. 1598 Braintree, Essex, England. D. 02 May 1694 Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. Spouse: Suzan Hemertin. I've added a query giving details of this conflicting information. Basically I see 3 possible mothers, plus references that he actually died in 1607. I'd appreciate help in resolving the conflicts.
Is John Martin b. 1598 d. 1694 the son of Capt. John Martin
John Martin, b. Abt 1598 Braintree, Essex, England. D. 02 May 1694 Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. Spouse: Suzan Hemertin, b. 1600, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States , d. 10 Sep 1623, Dover, Middlesex, New Hampshire, United States. (http://www.mlssjwfamilyhistory.com/getperson.php?personID=I1742&tree=tree1)
Also ?Birth 1598inBridgetown, Pomeroy, England? (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5640224/person/-1005178762)
John's father was Captain Christopher John Martin and his mother is Mary Brandon. Captain Christopher John and Mary were married in a religious ceremony in May 1586. (http://familytrees.genopro.com/711578/Sanders-Warfel/default.htm?page=Brandon-Mary-I19725.htm)
He died on May 2nd, 1694 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.2
Note: other records show Elizabeth Pasko b. 1572 as his mother with John Martin: ?Married: 3 Apr 1592 in of Plymouth, Devon, England? (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5640224/person/-1005173333?ssrc= )
Yet another mother is Jackametha Debrown was born Abt. 1560 in Plymouth, Devon, England, and died 01 Feb 1602 in Plymouth, Devon, England. She married John Martin on 1588 in England.
Children of Jackametha Debrown and John Martin are:
i. +John Martin, b. 1598, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, d. 02 May 1694, Woodbridge, Middlesex, N.J..
Sources on Capt. John Martin state:
Captain John Martin arrived in Virginia along with his teenage son John on April 26, 1607. Wingfield reported that, "Master Martyn followed with, he reporteth that I do slack the service in the collonye, and doe nothing but tend my pott, spitt, and oven, but he hath starved my sonne, and denyed him a spoonfull of beere; I have friends in England shalbe revenged on him if ever he come in London." [6]
Price, David A. (2003). Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, p. 51..
?Martin's teenage son John was among the majority of the earliest colonists who died during the first year at Jamestown.? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Martin_(Jamestown))
http://www.conservapedia.com/John_Martin: His son died on August 18, 1607
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disapointing V&A
V&A museum is presented as a great museum for decorative arts (4 millions objects, 10 km of galleries...)
I was in London last week for a touristic little trip. The V&A was one of the must see munument. The museum is very labyrinthic and it is easy to lost oneself in the dedal of the rooms and galleries (and the Minotorus can appear suddenly at a corner ....). So, it is not easy to reach the textile rooms.
When reached those rooms are very desapointing. The concept itself is not satisfying : half conservation rooms/half display rooms. The conservation of textiles need darkness and the display need some light. So the rooms are lightened by a very "niggardly" light provided by some scarce fluorescent tubes disposed on high level ceilings. The light mood is very very sad.
About the rugs : they hang from metallic supports, the sames than in mechanical rugs shops....With plastics on the top for avoiding dust deposures...Only the two rugs in front are visible. People is not allowed to tuch or to move the stands.
There is a poor balutch bag face in a frame at the rug room corner...
Glass cabinets display some exotic costumes in an other textile room, with problem of lighting and reflections.
In an other room archeologic textiles are displayed, always in the most sad way, with sad light and old fashion glass cabinets.
Some cabinets have inclined glasses at the top, covered with a "lovely" curtain that has to be moved to see what is behind. Other items are disposed in vertical slipping frames. if you want to see what is in the frames you have to pull each frame...
Those rooms could be a museum of the museography....
I can understand that this museum lacks of financial power for modernising the display of is overnumerous collection, but this situation is particularly harmfull in the case of textiles, and the ambiguity between conservation and public display is particularly obvious in the case of textile material. It is more simple for items like iron works or stone pieces.
It could be interesting to know the opinion on this subject from peoples involved in other textile museum (John for ex).
I have the knowledge of other french museum (Lyon textile museum, Quai Branly museum) on which the displaying of textiles is better made (with, for ex, a periodic turnover of the displayed textiles in order to avoid light damages).
I have had also some disapointment at the British Museum. There was a special thematic exhibition on traditional life, based on numerous tribal artifacts among which some beautifull tribal textiles. The consequence of the way chossed to display those items was some costumes was six meters above the ground... without any possibility to see any details.
From this point of view, my opinion, but I can be taxed to be too "chauvin" (and I do not not know american museums...), the Quai Branly museum has some advance in the possibilties to display very interesting tribal artifacts to very numerous peoples, in very comfortable conditions. V&A museum represents the old fashion way, with rooms reserved only to dusty gray scholars....
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V&A Rug Collection Visit April 2009
I agree with all that Louis wrote in his December 2008 report on the rug and textile collection of the V&A. We have been trying to get a look at the rug collection for three years and finally were successful last Friday!
After repeated enquiries both on-line and in person we discovered that in order to see the rug collection one must write or email the V&A Islamic Arts Department at least 21 working days in advance. If staff are available and the room is open, one can obtain a viewing of the collection of Persian and Turkish rugs as shown in Louis' first two photos.
Showing the rugs requires two staff members-one to untie and pull the rug 'racks' from their closed position and one to hold and secure the individual racks in the open position. be sure to bring a flashlight as the lighting is poor at best. Although reduced lighting helps preserve the color of the rugs, it makes viewing them difficult.
The persian collection consists of 19th and early 20th Century work shop products most of which were acquired between 1870 and 1920. There is no catalog as such, only a typed listing of the rugs listed by acquisition number. The arrangement of rugs on the rack sequences does not seem to follow a comprehensible order. Although most of the pieces are in good to excellent condition there were few really outstanding pieces on display.
The "Turkish' rug collection consists mostly of Caucasian pieces from the pre-Soviet era. Some of these are very nice and seem to represent the Eastern and Western Caucasus traditions well. There were two quite good Talish long rugs of both the open and decorated field varieties. Turkish rugs per se were poorly represented, but there were some interesting old fragments from most of the traditional weaving areas. Basically there were few tribal items as the collection is focused on workshop and village pieces.
I don't have any photos to share because the viewing conditions were not conducive to the use of my aging digital camera. However, there is an excellent book on the V&A rug collection available from n-line sources, but alas not in the large V&A bookshop.
My understanding is that this book was compiled by the last curator of the collection who actually had expertise in the area of rugs and related textiles. The current staff, although helpful, don't claim much real rug expertise. I wish the V&A would simply photograph the collection, cross index it to the listing and publish as a CD/DVD or on line. There are nice items here, but they are displayed without context or attention to their cultural significance.
We saw only the rugs shown in the Louis' first two photos. The rugs and kilims on the other side of the room were not available to be shown. We spent two hours admiring the display and studying some pieces in detail, but came away somewhat unsatisfied.
We also had the opportunity to view some interesting rugs, tomb covers and tapestries from the time of Shah Abbas. They were part of a British Museum exhibit on Shah Abbas and the creation of modern Iran. These were all luxury pieces of silk and metallic thread construction and sourced to the Carpet Museum of Iran, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, and the rug collection in Milan. There was much to interest those with an interest in Islamic art generally and Persian art in particular.
A fine catalog of the exhibit is available in both hard and soft copy.
Regards from Berlin
Tim Hays
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Hey this is amazing!! I just want to go there after watching this, actually i am not to much interested in museums before but this is really cool man!!
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Funded: This 2-year intervention study is funded through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI). Co-PIs Kathleen R. Stevens, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN and Robert L. Ferrer, MD, MPH.
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The initial 3-year project established 20 to 30 competencies for basic (UG), intermediate (MS), and advanced (Doctoral) preparation in nursing. These competency statements are organized into five stages of knowledge transformation, based on the ACE Star Model (Stevens, 2004). Core competency statements are presented at a detailed level in order to guide curriculum revisions. This work guides incorporation of EBP skills and content into nursing positions and into nursing education programs. Consensus work was extended by Dr. Paula Clutter to create competencies for ADN education. The project continues to verify and disseminate the findings.
This work guides incorporation of EBP skills and content into nursing education programs and into clinical nursing. Health care agencies have used the Essential Competencies as the basis for developing the EBP 'leg' of clinical career ladders and performance standards. Extension and evolution of the competencies continues. Information for purchasing the latest edition of Essential Competencies for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing 2nd ed. is available at firstname.lastname@example.com .
Funded: Consensus work has been funded from multiple sources.
- Ace Evidence-Based Practice Readiness Inventory (ACE-ERI)
The ACE-ERI was developed through methodologic research studies in response to a national need for assessment approaches in nursing competencies. Using the foundation built in the Essential Competencies work, the self-report instrument was developed and utilized by all levels of nurse clinicians, educators, and students. Psychometrics studies involving over 1,500 participants demonstrated the strength of the ACE-ERI in terms of reliability and validity. Offered primarily as an online survey, the ACE-ERI has been used in hospitals and schools of nursing across the country to benchmark progress in EBP competencies. Its usefulness in further research.
Funded: Development projects have been funded from multiple sources including National League for Nursing, Delta Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, The University of Texas Health Science Center, and resources from collaborating hospitals and schools.
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The Star Model provides a focal point for evidence-based practice activities including education and interdisciplinary research projects. A short description of representative areas follows.
Faculty and students are invited to collaborate.
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Funded by the Delta Alpha At-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, ACE's first research project in its program of translational research examined the quality of Systematic Reviews - as indexed by CINAHL - in the Nursing literature. For this pilot study, critical appraisal of 10 randomly-selected articles was done using the Overview Quality Assessment Questionnaire (OQAQ) (Oxman, A. D., & Guyatt, G. H., 1991). The study pointed to the need for rigor in systematic reviews and caution in labeling non-systematic reviews.
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A study of CPG uptake, this work was accomplished through collaboration with VERDICT to examine factors associated with uptake of evidence-based guideline implementation in healthcare agencies. Partially funded by an award from the Delta Alpha At-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International.
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Contracted by a TriService Research Grant, ACE, BAMC, and Wilford Hall nurse teams developed, implemented, and evaluated impact of best practice in VAP.
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Funded as a Community Health Initiative of the University Health System, this project focused on helping teens quit smoking. About 80% of teens who smoke have tried to quit...only 1.5% are successful without assistance. This points to a great need for teen sensitive smoking cessation programs. In San Antonio and in most other cities, major emphasis of youth tobacco control is on prevention. But many teens 'slip through' this safety net...33% of public high school teens in Texas smoke! In 2000, the project partnered with American Lung Association and assembled 'best evidence' on intervening with smoking teens. With this research evidence, ACE activated the community and schools through the San Antonio Teen Tobacco Coalition to translate the evidence into best intervention programs. The EBP interventions were implemented and evaluated in high schools using a community partnership approach and achieved the same cessation rates as the longer program.
- Dissertation: Pregnancy-related Factors and Smoking Stauts in Pregnant Hispanic Adolescents. (2004)
PI: Dr. Laura Munoz.
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Action plan to combat VAT fraud in the European Union
Action plan to combat VAT fraud in the European Union
Action plan to combat VAT fraud in the European Union
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Action plan to combat VAT fraud in the European Union
The short-term action plan presented here is the first step towards a more tightly coordinated tax strategy within the European Union. It aims to implement three main types of measure providing for improved exchange of information between Member States and the strengthening of administrative cooperation between Member States with regard to action to combat fraud and in terms of invoicing.
Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee on a coordinated strategy to improve the fight against VAT fraud in the European Union [COM(2008) 807 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
The European Commission presents a short-term plan, the aim of which is to achieve a coordinated strategy to combat tax fraud within the internal market. Three types of measure are proposed.
This Communication deals with the fight against VAT fraud and the recovery of this tax.
Preventing VAT fraud
The Commission proposes a set of measures to enhance tax systems and tax cooperation, with a view to the prevention of VAT fraud.
Firstly, the Commission proposes to introduce minimum Community standards for the registration and deregistration of traders in the VIES system in order to improve the reliability of information contained in the system.
Traders must also be able to have electronic confirmation of the name and address of business partners who are subject to VAT.
The harmonisation and simplification of invoicing rules is also planned in order to reduce the administrative burdens on business and to facilitate controls. These measures include for example common storage periods and harmonised rules concerning invoice dates.
In addition, the notion of the date of chargeability of VAT for intra-Community deliveries of goods and the provision of services should be harmonised to ensure that reporting takes place in both of the Member States concerned at the same time.
Detecting VAT fraud
In order to improve the detection of VAT fraud, the Commission intends to adopt measures to increase the effectiveness of Tax Administrations and in particular to promote better reporting between Member States in intra-Community transactions.
Rules are also proposed concerning VAT exemption on imports to better control these transactions.
The Commission is also seeking to enhance cooperation between Member States in the field of administrative cooperation. It is crucial that certain information be exchanged automatically. Many actions funded by the Fiscalis programme have already been implemented to this effect.
The establishing of a legal framework is proposed, allowing the competent authorities of one Member State to have automated access to specific data contained in the database of another Member State relating to the identification and activities of a trader.
Finally, the creation of a European network Eurofisc for early warning on the risks of VAT fraud and the analysis of these risks is proposed.
Collection and recovery of taxes
The Commission intends to propose measures to enhance the possibilities for Tax Administrations to recover VAT losses in cross border cases.
The principle of joint and several liability for tax losses should be applied to traders who do not provide the required information concerning intra-Community operations when this omission is the cause of tax losses.
The Commission also provides for the harmonisation of instruments laying down enforcement or precautionary measures with the aim of reducing administrative burdens and increasing the effectiveness of recovery.
It is also necessary to guarantee the appropriate protection of all VAT revenue in all Member States by all Member States.
Legislative proposals
The measures described above are in the form of four packages concerning:
Reflection on a longer term scale
The Commission suggests creating an ad hoc group involving tax authorities and representatives of large as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. The objective of this ad hoc group would be to examine how the use of IT tools could improve, to the mutual benefit of all parties, the relationship between taxpayers and tax authorities in terms of VAT obligations, audit, and communication in general.
This short term action plan is the fruit of a long debate launched in 2006 by the Communication which dealt with the necessity of developing a coordinated strategy with a view to stepping up the fight against tax fraud. Different European institutions have looked into the question, as have Member States and representatives of the business world.
The action plan revises the VAT anti-fraud strategy.
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My Art in SoJie 24 :D
MY WORK HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR SoJie 24!
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Join me at the Juried Invitational Exhibition…
I am very excited to have my art selected, from over 75000 works of art, to exhibit in SoJie 24. SoJie 24 takes its name from the first letters of Solo's Juried Invitational Exhibition. This month is only the 24th one, ever, and 70 other artists, besides myself, are represented.
Winners of the invitational will be announced on September 26th, when a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded in three categories: digital art, photography, and traditional art.
Non members, as well as members, ARE welcome to view all of the work nominated. So I hope that you will click the show banner, above, and follow the link to view my fellow exhibitors. The works are shown "gallery size" and are beautiful, seen together.
If you do not belong to the group, Solo Exhibition, you cannot participate in commenting; and joining to comment is not encouraged. But you CAN lend support by commenting in my journal, here, about the show.
THIS JOURNAL IS ALSO PART OF A WEB RING. You can also follow other artists involved, by clicking on the WEB RING BADGE below. You don't need to be a member of Solo Exhibition to show your support, this web ring is especially for non members! Thank you!


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I wrote this tutorial for those who have a working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro.
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You will Need:
Scrap kit. - I am using the wonderful Burlesque PTU kit from CBJ which can be purchased from Dreamscape Imaging.
Tube of choice - I am using the fantastic art by Fumiko Barrows who is also at Dreamscape Imaging and you can find her artwork Here.
Mask of choice. I used Circle 1 by Tonya. You can use any mask.
Filter - Eye Candy Gradient Glow.
Now to make your tag:
1. Open a canvas of 600 x 600 leaving the background transparent.
2. Open the papers in your kit and select one that will compliment your tube. I chose CBJ_BurlesquePaper10. Once you have your paper open, open your colour palette and change the foreground colour to Pattern, then find your paper you have open in your window and select your paint tool and fill the blank canvas. I minimised my paper by 60% and then applied my mask and merged group.
3. Place all the elements on your canvas till you are satisfied with the way it looks and then add your tube.
4. Apply drop shadow to your elements and tube.
5. Add your copyright to your tag and make sure it is legible.
6. Add your name and then save your tag as either JPG or PNG.
You are now done.
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The Radiohead song "The Bends" is an allusion to the story of "King Kong"
The Radiohead song "The Bends" is an allusion to the story of "King Kong"
Greetings! My name is Paul and I began collecting guitars about seven years ago. I have had a great opportunity to play a plethora of electric guitars from as far back as the 50's I have always had a certain curiosity between certain models of guitar and the associated genre with which they were played. For example, it is because of the stylistic nuances of the jazzmaster that Nels Cline was able to paint such a jovial and melodic picture in the "Impossible Germany" solo, but it was also because of the suspended strings behind the bridge that Thurston Moore was able to conjure such dissonant noisey aggression during his time in Sonic Youth . The Fender Stratocaster? From Hendrix all the way to Holly. Gibson Les Paul? Larry Carlton to Eddie Van Halen. My collection of guitars changes just as rapidly as my taste in music and I am on a quest to find a few trusted allies.
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