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Annex D3(a) of the 2011 NEC provides a good example of feeder conductor sizing. It's more detailed and complex than the simple feeder example in Annex D3.
In Annex D3, much of the work is done when you size your OCPD:
- Subtotal noncontinuous loads
- Subtotal continuous loads
- Total all loads
- Divide VA by V to get amps
- Select the next size up breaker
To determine feeder size, start with the total load calculated from step No. 3 for OCPD sizing. Because it's 120/240V (single phase loads), step No. 4 is the same. You always divide by the square root of the number of phases. So if you had three-phase loads, you'd divide by the square root of three (1.732).
In Annex D3, there's really only one step (because you did the first four when sizing the OCPD). That is you find your ampacity in the correct ampacity table and see what minimum size conductor you need.
In Annex D3, the feeder sizing takes up four lines on the page. In Annex D3(a), it's not nearly that simple. Why the difference?
The inclusion of motor loads surely adds a layer of complication to the load calculations. But again, you do those calculations to size the OCPD and so when you get to the feeders they're already done.


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We could, on our own, diagram the ups and downs of Matthew McConaughey's acting career. But, to borrow a line from "Dazed and Confused," it'd be a lot cooler if he did. He obliges.
'Dazed and Confused'
" 'All right, all right, all right!' First thing I ever said on camera. I had 30 minutes to think about that scene. I'm like, 'Wooderson's about four things: his car, his weed, rock 'n' roll, women. I'm in my Chevelle. I'm high. Ted Nugent's on the radio. And here comes this hot, redheaded intellectual girl.' And I say, 'All right, all right, all right,' because I'm batting three out of four. And there's the girl. She's the fourth."
'A Time to Kill'
"That was sort of 'Hello. Welcome.' And then there was funny stuff like 'McConaughey Saves the Movies' on the cover of magazines. Hell, I wasn't trying to save anything. After 'Texas Chainsaw,' I just wanted to keep working, man."
"I had some success. Now I wanted to go for directors. [Robert] Zemeckis, 'Contact.' [Steven] Spielberg, 'Amistad.' But the movies didn't stick, and my stock as an actor went down. Things dried up a little bit more. Off of that, which way can you go?"
'The Wedding Planner'
"The romantic comedies? People liked them. I enjoyed what I called my 'Saturday characters.' Part of that work is keeping them buoyant. Man, to go get realistic in those … you'd kill them. 'Don't get real on us now. This is a fairy tale.' I enjoyed that. I liked the lightness they had."
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"I'd do movies like 'Marshall' and 'Two for the Money' that might look more like meter readers, and, as far as my stock in Hollywood, someone would go, 'He's got a [price] quote for a romantic-comedy, but he don't get that quote for [dramas]. You want to do that movie, you've got to take a pay cut for us to take a chance.' "
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Professional investors took just three hours to fill their allocation of Royal Mail shares, but if you are private investor don't despair.
There is still time to get your hands on shares in a company that looks set to become a solid income stock.
Royal Mail said it expects to pay a full year dividend of £200m, around 20p per share, which would yield between 6.1pc and 7.7pc given the share price range.
The Royal Mail has a dominant market position giving it pricing power. It controls 99pc of the UK letter market and is a market leader in parcels.
Royal Mail has a solid core business. Letter volumes may be in structural decline with volumes down between 4pc and 6pc a year, but stamp price increases that are inflation linked are offsetting this. Letter revenue actually increased 3pc in the year ended March 2013.
The Parcel operation is enjoying strong growth and volumes are forecast to increase by 5pc a year as more people shop online and opt for home delivery.
That means the UK Parcel, International and Letters business, responsible for 84pc of revenue and three quarters of profits, is profitable and cash generative. The cash levels are expected to reduce net debts – total borrowings less cash – from £903m at March 31 to around £600m by March 2014.
Profitability is also expected to improve. Group profit margins of 4.4pc in the year ended March 31, are expected by analysts to improve by 0.5pc over the next five years.
The strike action is a concern but the price outweighs this, buy.
The first and most important question is always what am I buying? Royal Mail has two main businesses UK Parcel, International and Letters (UKPIL), responsible for 84pc of revenue and employing 150,000 people and General Logistics Systems (GLS) responsible for 16pc of revenue.
UK Parcel, International and Letters (UKPIL)
UKPIL is split between letters, parcels and marketing mail. The letter industry is in structural decline with overall volumes falling between 4pc to 6pc every year. However, Royal Mail has a monopoly over letter delivery in the UK. This gives them pricing power and in April 2012 the group was largely freed from revenue controls and stamp price increases were allowed. This meant that letter operations increased revenue by 3pc to £4.79bn despite volumes falling 8pc in the year to March 31.
Parcelforce is the Royal Mail's branded parcel delivery company and it is providing exciting growth. Royal Mail with 53pc of UK parcels has a market leading position. The rise and rise of internet shopping is boosting home delivery. The Parcel operation increased revenue by 13pc to £2.98bn as it delivers more than 3 million parcels every day. However, this business does face stiff competition from the likes of DHL and Fedex.
Marketing mail operations are subdued due to a depressed advertising market. Marketing operations delivered a solid performance with stable revenue. However, any recovery in the advertising market will boost business here.
General Logistics Systems (GLS)
GLS operates as a parcel delivery operation across Europe. Competition in this region is tough and profit margins slipped to 6.7pc from 8.2pc in the year ended March 31. The division generates 16pc or £1.5bn of group revenue and around a quarter of operating profits.
On first take they look priced to go. The government wants a successful flotation and the pricing looks reasonable. On Questors' calculations the company looks set to be valued at around 7 times earnings before interest and tax (EBIT). That compares with European rival Deutsche Post DHL trading on 11.3 times forecast EBIT, and Belgian operator Bpost on 6.9 times EBIT. The important factor to note here is that direct comparisons are difficult because Royal Mail does not enjoy the same exposure to parcel growth in Asia through DHL as Deutsche Post.
Demand for the shares is very strong. Orders from institutions filled the order book within three hours of opening. Retail investors don't need to worry because they have an allocation of 30pc of the float, but they should act quickly. What you are buying is a core UK letter operation that is stabilising and generates cash, and a parcel operation that is plugged into a growth market. So profits should be underpinned with revenue buoyed by improved pricing and parcel growth. That leaves the forecast dividend of around £200m, giving a yield of more than 6pc, more than two times covered by earnings of £403m. Royal Mail looks set to become a nice little income stock.
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I think returning a null handle and logging to the error console is an excellent proposal and I've added it to the issue tracker. -Brandon On 03/28/2011 02:06 PM, Adam Barth wrote: > Sorry for spamming the list with lots of questions. I'm just emailing > questions as they come up in the implementation. > > [[ > User-agents must prevent strings from being converted to ECMAScript > code, including calls to: > > eval() > new Function() constructor > setTimeout() called with a String argument > setInterval() called with a String argument > ]] > > Suppose the page does call setTimeout with a string. How should the > user agent handle the error? > > For example, in Step 6 of > http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#dom-windowtimers-settimeout, > the user agent is instructed to "Return handle". Should that step > occur or should we return a null handle? Should setTimeout throw an > exception? > > There are similar questions for the other functions that convert > strings to code. > > Also, what about non-ECMAScript code? For example, if the user agent > supported VBScript as a scripting language (e.g., Internet Explorer), > should the user agent prevent strings from being turned into that sort > of code? > > Proposal: We should return a null handle from setTimeout and > setInterval. That lets the page detect the error would being so > drastic as to throw an exception. We could also log to the error > console (and of course report via the reporting-uri) to make the error > more visible to developers. > > Adam >Received on Tuesday, 29 March 2011 21:32:52 UTC
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Rude Racist Truths From a Call Center
Oh, the things they say about us in Indian call centers. About Americans, about Australians — it's terribly insulting stuff. It's also kinda true!
"Australia is known as the dumbest continent," says the "culture" instructor who trained a Mother Jones contributor cum customer service operator.
"Literally, college was unknown there until recently. So speak slowly."
"If you call on a Friday night, they'll be smashed—every time. Oh, and don't attempt to make small talk with them about their pets, okay? They can be quite touchy about animals... Just stating facts, guys."
Ha ha. Well, the Aussies really do tend toward drunken buffoonery, really, just ask any global touris…
"America? I'll tell you about America"
Hey, wait a minute!
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"Americans will just shout at you," Sube said. Mittu agreed: "I have only been cursed by Americans. "
OMG, racist slander! I fucking demand to speak with your supervisor, young man! Hello? Hello?!?!


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fsm wrote:It's the same Canon one that nut has.
Helix wrote:We need a like button.
Helix wrote:Cool! I've got the Micro Nikkor 105 mm f2.8 on my shopping list.
nut wrote:Hope you share your pics here. It is a great lens, good for people shots too.
Here are two shots I took with my 100mm from yesteryear:
Tau Emerald on a fence
It has also been my fastest lens for a long time, I took this in low light at a concert. 13 images stitched together from the upper belcony. I have actually taken quite a few panoramas with it.
fsm wrote:Helix wrote:Cool! I've got the Micro Nikkor 105 mm f2.8 on my shopping list.
The two lenses are pretty much equivalent. You will have much fun with it!
fsm wrote:(I have to wrassle Ruby for lens time, this macro is now her favourite too!!)
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BEVERLY, Mass. – In their final regular season non-conference doubleheader, the host Gulls of Endicott College (26-14) handed baseball (17-18-1) back-to-back losses by the finals of 12-5 and 5-4 in eight innings Sunday afternoon.
In the opener Endicott jumped out to a 9-1 lead by the end of the second inning after batting around and plating six runs in the first. Daniel Mello led the way for Gulls as he had a 2-3 day with two RBI and two runs scored.
Center fielder Luke Fischetti (Liverpool, N.Y.) got a run back for the Beacons in the top of the second, singling home right fielder Kyle Thebado (Marlborough, Mass.). Fischetti had one of the best days at the plate for UMass Boston, a 2-4 showing with a RBI and two runs scored.
Endicott added to their lead in the second, which was led off by a single from designated hitter Eric Lemke (Southington, Conn.). Lemke would take home on a double-steal with Gold , who walked and then swiped second base. Freshman second baseman Harry Oringer also singled in the inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Martinez.
Two more runs in the third, sparked by a ground rule double by Mello down the left field line, and a sac fly by Mello in the fourth to score Martinez, was more than all the scoring the Gulls would need for the day.
The Beacons got two-run hits in the fifth and seventh innings but could not close the gap any tighter. The first was a single by first baseman Pat Lynch (Middletown, R.I.) and the second a double by designated hitter Matt Consiglio (Southbury, Conn.). Jamill Moquette (Boston, Mass.) and Fischetti came across the plate on both of the plays.
Endicott starter Tyler Hill improved to 2-1 after pitching five and two thirds innings and letting up three runs on three hits while striking out four Beacons.
Ryan Augustine (Burlington, Conn.) falls to 1-1 after walking two and allowing four hits and six runs. Freshman Patrick Austin (Torrington, Conn.) pitched well in relief for the Beacons, tossing the final two innings and allowing just one hit while collecting a strikeout.
In game two Conor Ressel legged out an infield hit in the bottom of the eighth inning, allowing Michael Russo to score from second base and give Endicott a walk-off victory after the Gulls trailed 4-3 heading into the bottom of the first extra inning.
As they had in each of the other games this weekend, Endicott scored in the first inning of game two. This time they jumped out to a 2-0 advantage, thanks to singles by third baseman Mello and Tad Gold. Gold, the center fielder, scored Mello with a hit to right field, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Sitarz.
Endicott added another run in the fourth thanks to a single by outfielder Ralph Fidaleo.
The Beacons came back to score four straight runs to force the extra innings.
After two walks in the fifth, center fielder Mark McCormack (Shelton, Conn.) got the rally started with an RBI single to plate Wilberto Sanjuro (Boston, Mass.). The Beacons tied the game in the sixth on an RBI single by catcher Taylor Kapulka (Worcester, Mass.) and a ground out by third baseman Mike Mattei (Spencer, Mass.).
Mattei delivered another blow in the eighth, singling to left to score Nick Grassetti (Agawam, Mass.), but Endicott reliever John Morrison got the next two batters to strike out, ending the UMass Boston threat and keeping the deficit at one run.
Morrison got the victory for the Gulls, pitching two and two-thirds of an inning and surrendering the one unearned run in the eighth on four hits. Morrison also picked up four strikeouts in his work while improving to 2-0 on the year.
Jeff Thomas (Redwood City, Calif.) pitched the final two and two-thirds innings of play, allowing two unearned runs on two hits. He came on in relief of Greg Dubela (Stratham, N.H.), who allowed three runs on four hits and struck out four batters.
The Beacons outhit Endicott 8-6, with neither lineup boasting a player with a multiple-hit game. Each team made three errors and, as a result, six unearned runs were scored between the teams.
Baseball returns to action on Tuesday when they travel to Wheaton College (Mass.) for a 3:30 p.m. non-conference game.
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Apr 05, 2014
Baltimore, Md. – The UMBC men's tennis team defeat Xavier, 4-3, at the UMBC Tennis Complex, snapping a four game losing streak and improving to 10-7 on the campaign. Xavier slipped to 11-10 on the campaign.
The Retrievers earned the doubles point, defeating their opponents at the number 2 and 3 positions.
Junior Kamal Patel (Germantown, Md. / Seneca Valley) and sophomore partner Eliott Loubatie (Paris, France / Notre Dame De Boulogne) won their sixth match of the season together at the No. 3 spot.
Junior Daniel Gray (Bowie, Md./The Bullis School) and sophomore Alex Drean (Bayonne, France) clinched the point with an 8-5 triumph at the No. 2 position.
In singles, Drean competed in his first match of the season at the No. 2 spot, defeating Jimmy Roebker, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Junior Kamal Patel (Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley) also was victorious for the fourth time this season at the No. 5 position, winning his a close match 7-6 (4), 6-3.
The hero of the day was freshman Biyik Akinshemoyin (Laurel, Md./Resevoir), who played the last match of the day at the No. 6 position with the match deadlocked at 3-3.
Akinshemoyin handled his opponent, Matt Bishop, in the first set 6-2, but would fall by the same score in the second set, forcing a final set to decide the match. The rookie trailed, 4-2, and 5-4, with Bishop serving for the match, but Akinshemoyin broke, held and broke again to prevail, 7-5 and clinch the victory for UMBC.
"There was a lot of pressure on him out there, as a freshman, coming down to the deciding points," said Head Coach Rob Hubbard. "His teammates on the men's and women's teams were behind him, and some of the fans that came out helped get him through - he wanted it bad enough, and was able to pull it out".
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People who can only focus on social issues or always have to bring them up are not worthy of gaming, which is why I like trailers such as these to shoo them away.
Mmm. I don't think anything should be brushed off (well, I lie; I won't listen to anyone argue for paedophilia) I was just sharing my perspective. I totally agree with you and Jim (for the first time ever) on this issue.
But I'm not really caring enough of it all to get that involved. I like the trailer, I think it's sexy and cool. I'd probably talk to someone about it if they brought it up, but I'll just let the wider community talk it out.
captcha: off the record
I am totally not recording this. Please speak louder and into my bow-tie.
And I think that is a fair position to take. I have no real desire to buy the game so my opinion doesn't really matter that much.
Just that I don't think brushing it off is right :)
My problem with the trailer is that their latex outfit doesn't make sense in the series. Hitman games always had sexuality but this is just simple fan service. It's just out of place for the games. My biggest problem with the trailer is the shooting fest. Hitman games are about killing some stealthy and not just agent47 shooting everything that moves. I hope it's just the trailer and that the actual game won't be like that.
Anyway, the media has always done this. Men and women, we're always told how we should be. There is always a standard type. Things that society like, or at least the majority might enjoy. If the things that is generally considered how we should be change, then the depiction of men and women will change as well.
Companies want to make money and they want the lowest risk possible. That means, if they have something that works, they stick to it. These depictions of men and women work for now, so they always use them. If suddenly they sell much less with these types, they'll switch to something else that works but there will always be specific types of men and women which will be used most.
What I'm hoping is that as games become more popular and the companies will have a more diverse target audience, the games will also be more diverse.
I'm not sure I quite get it. Far as I can tell the video isn't all that bad.
Hitman in a dive of a hotel patching himself up after a hit with a hint that his tried to remove the tatoo on the back of his head.
Nuns walk up to said dive from a school bus somethings not quite right because instead of sensible shoes that we would expect from a traditional nun we get a close up of high heels so we know these arn't normal nuns then they start pulling automatic weapons and evan a rocket launcher from under the habits and remove the habits. The only unclear thing is really are these women real nuns or is that just their cover. Yes the outfits under the habits are fairly revealing but really it's not like they are half naked or anything though I must admit high heels wouldn't be my foot wear of choice if I was going into a fight. Not sure how easy it is to fight in a tight mini skirt either but well eye candy is eye candy and it does appeal to a certain demographic.
The fight scene where the protaganist takes out a couple from behind but the rest arn't exctly a cake walk and get in a couple of good shots. I guess this is the part where the trailer takes it's cues from the movie rather than the previous games as (this maybe just me being a crap gamer) the first couple of games it was more about getting into a position without being detected then completing the hit and getting out without getting into a firefight which you generaly lost to superior numbers. This is what gets fans of the franchise worried that the game is moving away from the sneak around kill as little as possible gameplay and getting more into go to this room kill everyone in it move to next area.
End of the fight scene and we see the protaganist paying a semblance of respect to defeated enemies by closing the dead womans eyes I guess as part of the looting ritual as the next shot is a trunk full of weapons some of them similar to what the women were just using against him. Trunk lid shuts and car drives off the end.
All in all kind of generic trailer really except the enemies arn't Nazis or terrorists they are women who are portrayed as a fairly competent hit squad which I guess is the problem.
I'll be honest, my response to that I can't say here because some might find it disturbing so I'm gonna PM it instead.
I love jim man lives in mississippi like myself.:) Also I didnt know my mom would hate dead space 2!!! HELLS YEAH!!! Ill go buy that today after I sneak some porn from their bedroom.roflmao
Gamers (at least those outside of Japan) have shown themselves time and time again to be massive prudes. That's why no stores have stalked porno games in America since the Atari.
Nine times out of ten when an artistic controversy arises regarding videogames it's a sexual controversy.
Meh, I was more angry at this video that it in no way portrayed the way Hitman games were played. It seems foolish to me to get this heavy action-focused trailer for a game that's based almost solely around stealth. I really didn't care too much about the objectified women, mostly due to the fact that battle lingerie nuns are too fucking silly to use as an argument.
I do not see any reason for controversy appearance. One pro assassin kills 7 less pro. Those seven are dressed as nuns with guns. What's the problem? Guys, you dig controversies from such minor issues that I begin to fear for modern society. Because it is getting more and more idiotic.
On the one hand: I can see the cause for upset. Most of the elements are there: sexualized characters, violence against same, misuse of religious imagery, gore, etc. It's basically a recipe for "how to upset people who are inclined to get upset about things that happen to fictional characters." The only thing it's missing is someone underage catching a bullet, too; if they'd had a twelve year old mini-nun holding the rocket launcher it would've been the perfect storm.
On the other hand: considering the above, it seems pretty well-made as cinematic game trailers go. The fight isn't completely one-sided (as is so often the case, with the pretty female puppets just there to get slapped down as so much fodder); the "nuns" lose, yes, but they certainly gave Hitman a few memorable shots on the way out. That over-the-arm disarming kick? Ow. So I don't see much space in there for a misogynistic angle - the gals aren't presented as incompetent* compared with their male opponent, he's just better. I dunno. It's obviously exploitative in nature as there is literally no other reason to have the nuns dressed that way for combat, and there is a definitive logic-fail in their tactical approach, but it doesn't seem like pure cheesecake. For all the fanservice approach to the visuals, it's a legitimately well-executed action scene.
I'd say the complaints are worth noting, but not "correct" in the sense that the trailer should be pulled.
*Okay, possible exception for the rocket-launching black nun. The others are all either a) killed by surprise before they can respond or b) outmatched in a straight fight where they perform reasonably well. That one exception contributes her rocket to the fight and...that's it. She wastes time posing over Hitman when he fell down instead of just freaking shooting him and pays for it, then kills one of her fellow nuns while she's being used as a shield and proceeds to drop her big gun (she really managed to empty the clip in just two bursts?) in favor of a slow-to-draw-while-lying-down pistol without even trying to present a moving target. She seems pretty terrible all around compared to the others.
In all fairness, I think that's just the store owners showing themselves to be prudes (WalMart as the leading example that won't even stock some games that others do, for 'objectionable content'). That's not to say that you may not be right, in general, but your conclusion doesn't really follow from your premise.
Wow. You must be new here. ;)
Assuming maturity from an internet forum -- a gaming forum, no less -- is like assuming honesty from a closed session of Congress.
OT: The only thing I didn't like a about it -- not that I find it controversial, just personally distasteful. Opinions being subjective and all -- is the blood/gore. Just not my bag.
Otherwise, it would have totally been my kind of camp.
I played every Hitman game and I don't have a problem with the trailer. Hitman was always full of weird shit like that. Remember Contracts and Blood Money? Those games had some sick stuff. Way worse than sexy assassin nuns.
And it's just a CGI trailer. You're not supposed to draw any conclusions about the gameplay from it.
Oh please, men are as overly sexualized as women. But as men are infact men, they lack the apparatus that women have that make them seem over sexual. I.e Tits, ass, curvy body.
Men are almost always good looking, grizzled badasses, muscle bound, commonly topless, inch perfect characters that always get the girl, and always save the day. If people are getting some sort of trauma from female characters showing their cleavage too often, you clearly don't look at the clearly devastating and crippling mental disorders that the male character brings...
In conclusion, they are sexualized. Both of them. But why care? They pretty much cancel each other out.
Kay. Quick pro tip for combat: if somebody's trying to kill you, you have the right to kill them if there's no escape route. It doesn't matter if they're wearing sexy nun outfits, bikinis, mankinis, fursuits, a styrofoam burger mascot costume, a sombrero and nothing else, etc. They were trying to kill you.
Political correctness does not exist to promote tolerance. It exists so that people can avoid either getting offended by or even having to think about issues that bother them. That in no way helps people learn important lessons about sex and gender roles. Also, it's a lot harder to fight when you have an erection. Those women should be applauded for using a little outside-the-box thinking in their combat tactics.
Well, there's the fact that a supposedly highly trained cadre of nuns didn't detail anyone to watch their backs and instead stood around watching the pretty explosion like spectators at Boomershoot.
I havn't played the Hitman games but im definatly interested in the new game. I saw a run through of the first level and thought it looked interesting, not to mention I hear good things about the older ones all the time.
The trailer on the other hand seemed kind of dumb. If it was something like Saints Row then *shrug* thats what happens in Saints Row but I thought Hitman was supposed to be more serious with abit of dark comedy thrown in every now and then. This just struck me as stupid, I don't mind the violence against women (their assassins, comes with the job id suspect), self defence and all that. The fetish gear I do have abit of a problem with due to it being completly pointless, not because their actually wearing it.
Basically what Jim said...
I was waiting for the nuns to be a mere distraction and someone to headshot the bald guy from hundreds of yards away because he was too focused on taking down the distraction-nuns. I am disappointed.
Just throwing in my two cents on T&A in advertising.
I don't get why ANYTHING uses T&A in advertising anymore. We live in an age where high sexuality is a common, mostly-accepted thing. Honest-to-god pornography is EASILY obtainable. In fact, it's PERVASIVE. The Internet, as everyone knows, is mostly porn.
Titillation is pointless when we can get the real thing without any extra effort. If I wanted boobs, I'd go look up boobs. And the boobs I look up wouldn't even be covered. Hell, (at the risk of being yelled at for objectifying women) if I put in a bit of effort, I could get the real thing.
In an age where anyone who WANTS porn or sex can have it and anyone who DON'T is disgusted by it, when we are polarized to the point where those who would have wanted T&A are bored by it, and those who don't want it are willing to boycott games because of it, WHY WOULD ANYONE MARKET A GAME WITH T&A??
I didn't know the controversy was because of the supposed sexism. I thought it was because the trailer didn't fit the franchise, it was too silly for a serious game, and the nuns were terrible at doing their jobs.
It's not really prudishness that's the problem. It's that violent erotica against women in particular, not men, is a norm in some parts of the media and it both can breed a sense that this thing of men should be normal and all women should be sexualized and brutalized should be a norm for this and then it can make women who've had to deal with men assaulting them sexually very uncomfortable or outright trigger a PTSD attack for some depending on the context.
If this type of erotica was just the character's issue to deal with I don't think as many people would be upset, but since it's a meta erotica and it's being presented in such a way that it implies the player should enjoy this when they might not it's probably more disturbing to most people than it would be otherwise.
For example James Sunderland had some pretty interesting issues with his sexuality represented in the monsters you dealt with in Silent Hill 2 and pretty much no one thinks that's a bad thing, but the monsters were things that represented James' psyche and were things he was expected to like and dislike. You, the player, were never expected to have a meta form of sexuality forced on you and have it be expected for you to accept it as either normal or for you to want it like this trailer seems to be doing.
To put it in simpler terms erotica in video games isn't the problem, expecting the player to be the one with this particular set of erotic fantasies is though especially when the sexualized violence is only happening against women. If it were happening against men too it might be more acceptable, but it's placing one group in a very different position over the others and since that's inherently unequal people will have problems with that too.
More on topic this video was great and I'm happy this kind of discussion is happening more and more.
Edit: I also feel like I should add that I don't think it's realistic to mind violence against women characters when they're being violent, and I actually appreciate women being treated the same as men in this area in media in particular, but they should still be wearing outfits that make sense for them to wear at the time. Sexy stuff for attempted seduction murders would make sense, but there really isn't a need for the women here to look like anything but normal nuns and the normal outfits would be much better to fight in anyway. If you want silliness then apply it to the guys too, come on I'm sure someone would love to run around as a male character in nothing but pink lacy undies.
I don't get it, honestly. If Max Payne 3 looks like its set in the Streets of Rio De Janiero, away from its Noirish roots, why can't Hitman feel like an action movie for one game? They did make a movie that was technically the same thing, was it not?
OT: I think this whole conflict is interesting, but it feels to me, incredibly silly. I think women being hit in the face and whatnot is considerably different to women being abused. If Agent 47 was torturing one of these ladies akin to how Hugo Strange did in his Arkham City trailer, I'd be a little more uncomfortable and this argument would be decided for me a little better.
However, if these women can wield guns, knives and amazing fighting abilities, I don't see how they should be treated any differently towards being taken apart one by one by an assassin.
If the whole religious aspect (Nun outfits) bothers people, Take a good solid look at the films of the 1970s, where exploitation films did much worse with nuns and women seperately than this does. This is pretty tame (which is to say, extremely violent and nose-shatteringly brutal) compared to an entire decade of film.
Altogether, this is a conflict that is silly to be having only because I've seen worse to women in movies from decades before my time, and I can't see why a two minute trailer provokes this much vitriol from anybody.
Well, considering that the next step from "controversy" is usually tiptoeing. or even outright censorship, I really don't think it'll add much to gaming overall.
If you dislike the Hitman trailer, simply don't watch it, and don't buy the product it advertises. But to demand that others who might like it are denied availability of it is the exact opposite of "tolerance". Funnily enough, "live and let live" includes actually letting other people watch/play stuff that offends you to no end.
I'm not interested into going into a massive back-and-forth, so I'll just agree to disagree with you on that point.
"Thank G... Already did that bit..." Classic comedy! :D
If enough people are willing to lay down their sixty dollars for the opportunity to guide a virtual avatar through the process of murdering a group of female assassins dressed up in Halloween BDSM-Nun habits then the 'discussion' as Jim puts it is ultimately a waste of time. As long as someone is willing to publish games like this latest iteration of Hitman to a market that is willing to buy them, all it really boils down to is that there are people who won't buy the game are complaining that there are still people out there who will buy the game.
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My main gripe with the video is that the women seem very out of place. I mean, latex and RPGs? Did they get lost on the way to the Bayonetta universe? I have no problems with 47 fighting off female assassins, but Hitman has always been about patience and stealth, they should have made the trailer more of a cat-and-mouse type thing through some dark shadowy mansion or something.
Nobody is saying that the game should be banned or that the people who liked it are wife beater misogynists. You are making this argument up, enjoy the game and the trailer if you like it. People should speak about their displeasure for the trailer. I, for example, think its incredibly idiotic.
i second this!
i think the trailer is awesome :D and cant wait for another hitman installment ^^
There is sexism, but its not in that trailer. One man fights a group of highly trained, heavily armed and very capable hit woman. Yeah they are dressing in a certain way but no different to woman in music videos, or even female singers. Men always see woman as the fairer sex, not as strong and need protecting when this is not the case. This is something we men are told since birth, you cant hit girls etc etc Yes there may be issues with clothing, especially with beat em ups, but i think people take issue with a man beating woman than the fact that these woman are sexualised killing machines out looking for the Hitman in the first place.
I know there have been regular female soldiers in most of the Halo games and the extended universe.
And if so, so what. I've seen more violent porn on this very website. (Sonic getting inflated and blowing up is more violent than that trailer, alright? hehe)
OT: Who are you, and what did you do with Jim?
I also have to disagree, women like different types of men, saying they like only cute bishies ignores that Fabio or Thor are (or were) popular with women (in part) due to their muscular physique. Other women find nerdy guys like Stephen Merchant to be very attractive.
Yeah, I don't get it either.
I mean, I understand the arguments people are making, but it seems to me that those people are connecting violence with sex on their own. The violence in question is totally neutral. (Which makes, Agent 47 is a seasoned killer, there's no reason for him to be distracted by sex appeal)
They ARE intended to be sexy, but that clearly isn't the reason he's killing them, and it seems to have no real purpose; you could replace them with priests for the exact same effect.
Sex and violence are both in this trailer but they're totally divorced from each other. The sex is there to be sexy, the violence is there to be cool (And before anyone brings up stylized violence, the game is called Hitman, that's kind of the whole point)
Wait a minute, where exactly is this the norm? I've experienced quite a lot of media and I haven't come across something that could be called violent erotica in anything mainstream and popular. Hell, even on most general-interest porn sites violent stuff comprises a minority of content. This trailer wouldn't be shocking to people if it was an everyday thing.
It seems to me that erotica in videogames is very much of a problem for people. That's why Illusion refuses to sell outside Japan. That's why damn-near every artistic controversy that happens in videogames has something to do with sexuality.
Of course anything that extolls a particular set of erotic fantasies will expect the audience to share those same fantasies. If the audience didn't share them then the audience wouldn't be watching.
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Hau, who is one of the few members of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to have spoken out against the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and its oft-criticized policymaking, made the remarks in an interview with the Liberty Times (the Taipei Times' sister newspaper) on Friday.
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Microsoft plans to attack Google. Again.
This time it's going to try to assault the way Google scans Gmail for keywords, then uses those keywords to target ads at users.
In the tech world, this is a known phenomenon. In the world at large, we thought this was well known. Apparently not.
Microsoft's research shows people don't know Google does this in Gmail. When they find out, according to Microsoft, they're unhappy about it, Nick Wingfield at the New York Times reports.
Microsoft's campaign starts Thursday and it will include TV and print ads.
The hope is to raise awareness about Gmail's automated snooping, thus inducing people to jump ship to Microsoft's online email service.
All we can say is good luck with all that.
Google has dealt with this particular attack in the past. It has always been quick to note that it's not actually "reading" your email. It's just blindly scanning it for keywords. That can often lead to weird ads, but it's hardly intrusive.
Microsoft's communications chief has said in the past that he thinks "Privacy is Google's Kryptonite," according to Wingfield.
The truth about web-privacy is that people are a little creeped out by all the information companies like Google and Facebook have on them. But they're not so creeped out that they're willing to do anything about.
Switching email providers is a pain. It's really not worth the hassle. And besides, with most people going mobile, Gmail's ads are increasingly irrelevant. If you're on iPhone, or an Android, you don't even see ads, so who cares?
A smear campaign against Google's ad targeting will almost certainly bear no fruit for Microsoft. The sad truth of the matter for Microsoft is that its brand is pretty weak. We don't think that tearing down Google will build up Microsoft in users' eyes.
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Denmark Ditches Warning Letters, Launches Soft War On Piracy
from the something-is-slightly-less-rotten dept
Today, Danish Minister of Culture Uffe Elbæk announced the death of Scandinavian-flavored 3 strikes plans that would force ISPs to issue warning letters to users suspected of copyright infringement. Instead he introduces eight new initiatives aiming at "strengthening the development of legal services" and "motivating users to go for legal solutions".
While disconnection was never part of the letter model, its passage looked like a foregone conclusion thanks to heavy lobbying efforts by IFPI and friends, the so-called RightsAlliance. (Yes, the bogus numbers folks we've covered before.)
Then, governments changed, and the new Minister of Culture (who's in charge of copyright, but, curiously, has no influence over ACTA) started listening to common sense. Elbæk's eight initiatives signal a sea change and, seemingly, an end to a symbiotic relationship with the entertainment industry lobby. As an example, former Head of Copyright Office Peter Schönning left the ministry after, conveniently, implementing an EU directive in a way that made DNS blocking of The Pirate Bay possible shortly before joining IFPI as chief prosecutor - and winning the precedence-setting case. Recently, Danish ISPs were ordered to block Grooveshark.
Instead of warning letters, a "positive" information campaign will teach the Danes about "the many good possibilities to legally access music, films and books". A task force will "proactively" inform users of illegal services about alternatives in comment fields and on social networks. An informal innovation forum for new, legal business models is also planned.
"I believe this is the right way to go," says Elbæk.
Interestingly, Elbæk, in an interview earlier today, gave credit to the demonstrations against ACTA earlier this year, which, "created a polical context which made the letter model nearly impossible".
Co-founder of the Danish internet think-tank Bitbureauet and ACTA-critic Henrik Chulu says, "We're pleased about the news, but there are still problems. First of all, this cements the problematic DNS-blocking scheme already in place. Secondly, it opens up for DMCA-style notice-and-takedown procedures. As we've seen in the US this inevitably leads to abuse because it sidesteps courts and privatizes enforcement."
Here's the original press release (in Danish) and a translation
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There's a place for everyone in church
In the days following 9/11, houses of worship all over the country were opened during the day for private prayer.
Interfaith worship services were put together quickly, and overall, regular weekend attendance at worship increased.
This is actually true in any time of national crisis, when many more people turn to their faith, for many different reasons.
The reasons, however, have to do with where an individual is on his or her spiritual-life journey.
For some, it is almost the "default" mode of their lives. They have been raised in a household of faith, whatever it may be.
The first reaction for anything -- joy, sorrow, anxiety, confusion -- is to fall on their knees and have a conversation with their God. Every life event, big or small, is entered into with the eyes of faith.
People such as these know that they are on a spiritual journey and rejoice in it daily.
There are those who have a spark of faith, possibly planted when they were young.
(When I started out in the ministry 31 years ago, it wasn't unusual for a parent to drop a child off at church school on Sunday morning and go off to the tennis court. This is no longer allowed!)
It is possible that these people will attend worship fairly regularly -- maybe even once a month.
When there are major life events -- most especially crises -- their faith "kicks in" and they want the services of their place of worship, maybe even a visit from their clergyperson.
These people are not so much on a faith "journey" as they are making brief stopovers with the God they know. My guess is that this is the majority of people in our own area.
Also, there are people who have consciously stopped their faith journey because they have been hurt by their particular denomination or religion or house of worship.
In Christianity, they would be called not the "unchurched," but the "hurting churched."
Somehow, their religion created a deep and abiding pain that has cut them off from their personal relationship with the God of their understanding. Sometimes this breach can never be repaired.
Finally, there are those who are not at all on a faith journey. It could be they are agnostic or atheist.
More and more we are finding people who neither believe nor disbelieve in God -- they can't even verbalize what faith might be like. They have never experienced faith of any sort whatsoever.
In the Episcopal Church, all are welcomed at each and every worship service. It does not have to be a national crisis.
The Episcopal Church looks at life, especially our spiritual life, as a journey in which we grow in a deeper and fuller knowledge and love of God.
We offer education for all ages, from 3-year-olds to senior citizens. We do this because we know the best way to learn more about our faith is to do so in community with other believers.
We look to those who have deeper, more mature spiritual lives then ourselves, and we try to learn from them. No matter who we are, we know there are lessons to be learned from people in every shape, form, size and age.
Whether it is the woman in her 80s who writes poetry and can always give positive feedback about a sermon or the 5-year-old who runs down the aisle after church and throws himself into my arms with complete trust and abandon, we are guided in our faith, always closer and closer to the heart of God.
We believe that whether a person or family is starting, re-starting, continuing or growing in their spiritual journey, there is always a place for everyone in the Episcopal denomination and God's house.
The Rev. Joseph Krasinski is pastor of St. James Episcopal Church in Danbury and a member of the Association of Religious Communities board. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Career Opportunities
The Company welcomes you to apply to be an important new member of our team. We are, first and foremost, a company of people and principles. We endeavor to recognize the individuality of each employee, to maintain fair compensation practices, to provide a safe and healthy environment in which to work, and to offer equality of opportunity for all employees.
The Company is also a company committed to serving our customers' needs in a timely, efficient and professional manner. In order to achieve that goal we all need to work together as a team. We expect our employees to treat each other, and those with whom they have business contact, with courtesy, consideration and respect.
You are joining a company with a proud and respected tradition and history. WWRD US, LLC is the U.S. operating division of WWRD, the leading provider of luxury home and lifestyle products worldwide, manufactures, distributes and sells well-recognized brands, including Waterford, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Royal Albert, and Rogaska. WWRD maintains unique licensing arrangements with some of the most high-profile innovators in the home and lifestyle market. WWRD products are distributed through premium department stores and independent retailers and wholesalers around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia and Ireland. The company employs more than 3,000 people worldwide.
The company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are excited to see what you bring to the table and how you influence the continuing evolution of these timeless brands.
WWRD offers exciting career opportunities that showcase your passion, creativity and expertise at all levels and locations. Please join us in making new milestones that carry on our legendary style by selecting from the available opportunities below.
To apply, please submit your resume to Human Resources to [email protected]


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Ark: Survival Evolved Taming Calculator
Ark: Survival Evolved Taming Calculator
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Honestly, I've just been punching everything into unconsciousness to tame it. I have two Rexs and three Carnos ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ
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If you use the bear trap strategy which is if you lead it into a Dino gateway that is shaped in a triangle and with a bear trap in the middle (Large Beartrap) and when it is stuck you must put a dinogate behind it to trap it and then knock out. (hope this helped and "If" I win could it be an Xbox voucher, thanks.)
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Bring a friend on a Gallimimus, don't be too afraid, gallies are fast, then have your partner (s) on the back (and/or front) and shoot the thing like it killed your family
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If you happen to encounter this creature with a tribe member, get your trusty bola. Bola your tribe member and run ?
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You can use the normal darts or arrows. But the fastest way to tame a Rex .
Get under its belly as fast as you can and rub its belly, instant tame :) all you new player try it out and you'll be riding like a king like us vets !!
Get under its belly as fast as you can and rub its belly, instant tame :) all you new player try it out and you'll be riding like a king like us vets !!
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Create a 3x3 mobile taming pen 3 walls high on a raft with a Dino gateway on one side and ramps on the other. Use a flyer to lead it up the ramp into the pen then move it to a safe area to tame. I got 2 150s without a single issue.


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SoundGoldBuyer necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 164 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
Sound Gold Buyers
I'm opening a shop in Seattle, WA (Puget Sound region therefore name of Sound Gold Buyers) that will be giving people the opportunity to sell their unwanted gold, silver, and platinum jewelry. These precious metals are selling at an all-time high and rather than people mailing away their stuff to someone they've never met, they can come to my shop for face-to-face interaction. I'm also providing an alternative to pawn shops which many people distrust and wouldn't want to be seen going into. I hope to provide a classy and honest interaction so people can get the most money for their items.
My shop is located in the Puget Sound Region of Seattle, Washington. The main demographic I'm targeting is women aged 40-65 as they have the most jewelry items to get rid of. Many women converted from yellow to white gold or platinum and they now have a jewelry box full of mismatched, broken, or unwanted items. Although women 40-65 is the main audience, I want my logo to appeal to men as well. My target audience has probably never been to a pawn shop in their life, nor do they want to. They are also smart enough to know that sending jewelry in the mail will not yield them the most money for their goods. My shop is designed to take the negative stereotype out of an experience that has been dominated by shady characters. I want to create as comfortable and classy experience as possible and I want my logo to reflect that.
Please have logo submissions take into account the fact that logo will be used on large sign outside shop, business cards, website, newspaper ads (should look good in black and white), and stationary. Logo will need to be attractive in a variety of different advertising forms and sizes.
I believe I want the colors of my logo to be blue, green, and gold but am open to other color combos as well. Green suggests the money clients will receive for their items and gold for the obvious gold jewelry they are bringing in.
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
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2007 Winners
2007 Winners
Since their creation the awards have become the most prestigious awards in CTC. They celebrate the best of cycling – the people who make it happen at a local and regional level. Whether it's organising the rides or fighting the cause of cyclists at the local council CTC's volunteers are a symbol of the largest, most passionate group of cyclists in the country.
All the winners have been recognised for their achievements by fellow CTC members who nominated them as the Volunteer of the Year for their region. Eight individual winners and two groups went forward for recognition as the CTC National Volunteer of the Year and Voluntary Group of the Year.
The trophies and certificates were presented by the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Regional Development in Northern Ireland Paul Priestley.
If you weren't able to make it to the CTC National Dinner and Awards Presentation in Belfast you can read the speeches by both the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Regional Development Paul Priestley and CTC Chair David Robinson below.


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) The city of New Orleans must scale back its plans for a ``clean zone'' where the use of banners, signs and flags would be restricted during Super Bowl week, a federal judge said Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt's temporary restraining order says the city can only enforce the limits in an area near the Superdome, where the game will be played Feb. 3. The city had also planned to enforce the rules in the French Quarter and surrounding neighborhoods.
The judge's ruling comes after the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of an activist and a street preacher. They claimed a new city ordinance and a code enforcement guide trample on their free speech rights and limit their activities leading up to the title game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers.
The ACLU asserts New Orleans adopted the new policies at the behest of the National Football League.
``The NFL asked them to do a whole bunch of things, including this,'' said ACLU of Louisiana executive director Marjorie Esman.
Esman said other Super Bowl host cities have enforced similar rules in recent years, but they have never been challenged in court before.
Engelhardt's order says the plaintiffs showed a ``likelihood of success'' in arguing that enforcing a broader ``clean zone'' is impermissible under the First Amendment. He scheduled a meeting Monday with lawyers for the city and ACLU to discuss the latter's request for a preliminary injunction.
``It's wonderful that the judge recognizes the city doesn't have a right to curtail speech throughout a large chunk of the city,'' Esman said.
The city, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas are named as defendants in the suit.
``We disagree with the ACLU's characterization of the Clean Zone,'' said Ryan Berni, spokesman for the mayor. ``The Clean Zone addresses issues such as signage, outdoor vending and erecting structures and tents that the City already permits. It is an additional temporary designation that seeks to protect the quality of life for residents and assists businesses in thriving during the Super Bowl. The City and other cities nationwide have instituted `clean zones' for similar major events.''
New Orleans planned for its measure to take effect on the morning of Jan. 28 and end on the evening of Feb. 5.
The ordinance, passed last month, says banners, flags and signs aren't allowed in the ``clean zone'' without the authorization of the city or the NFL. The content of any temporary signs approved by the city must consist of at least 60 percent Super Bowl or NFL branding. The guide, meanwhile, says no signs will be permitted unless the applicant is an NFL sponsor, the suit says.
The plaintiffs are Tara Jill Ciccarone, an Occupy NOLA member, and Troy Bohn, pastor of a religious congregation that regularly preaches on Bourbon Street.


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One of the perks of having your own talk show? Having the ability to coax daytime hosts of yesterday out of retirement, in exchange for a little praise and, let's be honest, an excuse to get out of the house. Today, Anderson Cooper did just that with the man he "grew up watching," Phil Donahue. I might have been just a little bit more entertained if Donahue had donned a tight black crew neck t-shirt and gone as Anderson Cooper for Halloween. Maybe next year!
Anderson Cooper Dresses Like Phil Donahue, Meets Phil Donahue


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As the recovery from Hurricane Katrina began, Congress recognized that all American charities needed exra support this year and decided to change the charitable deduction rules for the rest of 2005. Retirement plan owners age 59 1/2 or older can now make a deductible IRA or retirement plan gift to qualified charities organizations, including Samford, prior to December 31, 2005. Generally, all cash gifts for the rest of 2005 will be deductible up to your full income. See details in the Q&A below:
Questions and Answers About 2005 End-of-Year Gifts
What is the new 2005 End of Year Gift concept? Congress wanted to help charities assisting in the Hurricane Katrina relief. Therefore, the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act (KETRA) allows unlimited gifts to Samford University or any qualified charity, up to a donor's total income until the end of 2005. Under Sec. 301(b)(1)(A), a "qualified contribution shall be allowed only to the extent that the aggregate of such contributions does not exceed the excess of the taxpayer's contribution base (as defined in subparagraph (F) of section 170(b )(1) of such Code) over the amount of all other charitable contributions allowed under such section 170(b)(1 )." Thus, a donor may usually make gifts up to 100% of adjusted gross income (AGI).
When is this 100% gift deduction rule applicable?
Qualifying cash gifts must be made between August 28, 2005 and December 31, 2005.
Which charities qualify for the 100% deduction?
Samford does, as do other public charities, generally.
Must the 2005 End of Year Gift be for Katrina relief?
No, if the gift is by an individual, but yes if it is by a corporation. A corporation may give up to 100% of taxable income for Katrina relief. An individual may make a 2005 end of year gift to Samford or other public charities for any purpose.
Which charities or gifts will not qualify?
With the new 100% gifts rule, there are several exceptions -- no private foundation gifts, no supporting organization gifts, no donor advised fund gifts and no gifts of property such as stock or land. It must be cash. Sec. 301(d)(2) creates an exception that states that a qualified gift "shall not include a contribution if the contribution is for establishment of a new, or maintenance in an existing, segregated fund or account with respect to which the donor (or any person appointed or designated by such donor) has, or reasonably expects to have, advisory privileges with respect to distributions or investments by reason of the donor's status as a donor."
How does this affect potential IRA withdrawal gifts?
When a person over age 59-1/2 withdraws funds from his or her IRA, the withdrawal will be included in the IRA owner's taxable income. Under the new 100% of income charitable gifts option, the withdrawn funds may be given in full to charity. The full gift will then be deductible. In addition, since the 100% deduction applies regardless of the gift source, withdrawals and gifts may also be made from 401 (k) plans, 403(b) plans or other qualified retirement plans.
Is the 2005 End of Year Gift different from the IRA Tax-Free Rollover?
Yes. During the negotiations between the House and Senate, the decision was made to delete the IRA Tax-Free Rollover from the Katrina Relief bill. The IRA Tax-Free Rollover did not pass. However, the 2005 cash gifts provision was then added to the Katrina Relief bill.
Is there a dollar limit to an IRA withdrawal gift? Good news - the IRA withdrawal and gift option is unlimited. A person can withdraw and give $1,000 or $1,000,000. The gift is limited only by the donor's AGI. Of course, by withdrawing funds from an IRA, the donor's AGI increases. The entire withdrawal may be a gift to charity and deducted with no Sec. 68 application (the 3% reduction in itemized gifts over $145,950 of AGI for 2005). However, the increased AGI may affect other deductions.
How should a donor make an IRA withdrawal gift?
The IRA owner should withdraw the desired amount this year and make the gift by December 31, 2005. Warning - some IRA custodians take two to three weeks to process withdrawal requests! IRA owners should make the withdrawal request by early December to allow time for processing by the IRA custodian. Donors must have the cash available and complete the cash charitable gift by December 31 to qualify.
With a large IRA withdrawal and then gift, will the donor receive a full deduction?
Yes, the withdrawal increases taxable income, and the gift reduces taxable income.
Are other income tax limits affected by IRA withdrawal gifts?
Usually, for higher income taxpayers, approximately 3% of itemized deductions are not allowed. For cash gifts to charity between Aug. 28 and Dec. 31, 2005, the 3% reduction does not apply to the charitable gift. 100% of the charitable gift is deductible. KETRA Sec. 301(c) creates an exception for qualified charitable gifts and notes, "So much of any deduction allowed under section 170 of such Code as does not exceed the qualified contributions paid during the taxable year shall not be treated as an itemized deduction for purposes of section 68 of such Code." It appears that the IRS will treat these cash charitable deductions as itemized deductions not subject to the 3% rule.
The probable cost of the 3% rule for donors with adjusted gross income over $145,950 is a loss of 3% of itemized deductions over that limit. Since most donors are not affected by the higher floors for medical deductions or casualty losses, the actual federal tax cost would be about 1 % of the IRA withdrawal gift. The donor and his or her CPA would need to consider this cost in deciding whether or not to make a major IRA withdrawal-gift this year. For donors with a strong desire to help Samford this 1% cost may not be a concern.
Will state income taxes be a factor?
There are four categories of state income taxes. First, several states (Florida, Texas, Nevada, Washington and others) do not have state income tax. Second, some states (such as Alabama) conform to the federal deduction rules so that the full 100% deduction may be permitted. Third, some states follow the federal 50% AGI deduction limit with a five year carry-forward. Fourth, some states may have less favorable rules for charitable deductions. For category two states, the CPA software companies are promising to ship updated software by the middle of October. However,
CPAs in all states should consider the state income tax effect of any gift over 50% of AGI.
Will there be other income tax effects?
There may be for some donors. When adjusted gross income is increased, deductions such as medical deductions or casualty deductions with "floors" to the deductible amount may be affected. It does appear that there will be no alternative minimum tax (AMT) impact on taxpayers who make cash gifts in 2005. If a donor is subject to AMT, the cash gift saves tax at the AMT rate, which may be lower than the taxpayer's regular tax rate.
Will there be a tax-free rollover option for IRA gifts in 2006?
There may be a tax-free IRA rollover option by the year 2006. The CARE Act of 2005 was introduced in both the House and Senate on September 28,2005. The Senate bill (S. 1780) was introduced by Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT). Co-sponsors include Senators Bill Frist (R-TN), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Dick Lugar (R-IN), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Norm Coleman (R-MN) and Gordon Smith (R-OR). In the House, Acting Leader Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Rep Harold Ford Jr., (D-TN) introduced the Charitable Giving Act (H.R. 3908).
The CARE 2005 Act permits tax-free gifts directly from IRAs to charity for persons over age 70-1/2. Tax-free rollovers to gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts are allowed for IRA owners over age 59-1/2 (Senate) or over age 70-1/2 (House).
The CARE Act passed both House and Senate in 2003, but did not go to conference. With the enormous need for relief services after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, there is new energy in the effort to pass charitable legislation. It is especially significant that the majority leaders in both the House and Senate (Rep. Blunt and Sen. Frist) are publicly supporting the CARE Act of 2005. Since Congress will be in session until December due to Katrina Relief legislation, Sen. Frist and Rep. Blunt have the power to schedule floor votes on the CARE Act during 2005.
With the possibility of passage of the CARE Act, donors contemplating large gifts with a 1 % tax cost may choose to wait until December. By that time, prospects for passage oft he CARE Act will have greater clarity. If there is no action on the CARE Act by December, then these donors and their advisors will need to consider the possibility of making a large gift in 2005, even with an approximate 1-3% tax cost. If passage of the CARE Act seems likely, then some donors may decide to wait until 2006 to make IRA charitable gifts.
Could you share some hypothetical IRA withdrawal gift scenarios?
Peter consistently supports Samford by giving 30% of his income each year. When he heard that Congress recognized the need to support all charities after Hurricane Katrina, he decided to cash one of his CDs and double his gift to 60%. Under the special 2005 rule, he will be able to deduct the full amount on this year's tax return.
Mary is a retired teacher who has supported Samford for many years. Throughout her career, she was able to save in a retirement plan and now lives comfortably. Mary's plan has grown substantially over the years, so she decided to withdraw $50,000 for a gift to Samford. Her gift will be taxed as income but will receive a 100% income tax charitable deduction. Mary will be able to make a once-in-a-lifetime gift to Samford beyond what she ever thought possible.
When Clara's husband passed away, she was beneficiary of his IRA, which she rolled into her own IRA for a combined value of $300,000. She also owns her home, some CDs and a few stocks which will pass to her children without income or estate tax. Because the children would have to pay tax on the IRA, Clara chose to name a "Give It Twice" trust as beneficiary. When Clara dies, the trust will pay income to her children for 20 years. Then, whatever is left will be her gift to Samford. Because Samford is a qualified charity, the trust avoids substantial future taxation. Clara is delighted that she found a way to save taxes for her children, provide for their future and help Samford, too. Her example is one of a future gift that allows you to use your IRA for your own retirement income. Income goes to children for 20 years, and what remains afterwards is given to Samford. She gave it twice!
These hypothetical examples do not constitute professional legal or tax advice. You should consult a tax advisor about your specific situation.
To learn more about IRA and retirement plan gifts for 2005 as well as other kinds of gifts, follow the link below.
IRS Circular 230 Notice: Federal regulations apply to written communications regarding federal tax matters. Pursuant to these federal regulations, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code.


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sima necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 108 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
Rogue Paper (www.roguepaper.com - just a placeholder)
we like to think of ourselves as a digital workshop. we provide digital solutions for consumer brands and businesses. everything from iphone app development to social marketing campaigns. the partners of this company are two women. rogue paper is suppose to be a pun. paper is the least digital thing out there. so rogue paper represents paper gone digital - mobile, online, and social. get it? hope so! workshop also sounds old school - which we like, bc that's exactly what we are not.
our target audience is brand managers and business geeks. so we want to be cool/fresh/fun - but not too cool, bc they might not get it. but cool enough that they want to work with us - bc that's why they hire us after all - to be what they are not.
we would like to see logos that use black/grey/white with a touch of red. that's the palette that we've been working with.
feel free to ask questions and seek more direction. i'm hesitant to write too much bc i don't want to hinder creative freedom. i do think we are into simple lines and were thinking something that reminds us of paper, typewriter, ink - etc. but don't let that limit you.
i've attached 2 mood boards to inspire.
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And why shouldn't she? Ashley Alexandra Dupre is making more money than most women, and she just pulled down $200,000 on a few music downloads. Not too bad at all. Besides, being a prostitute is nothing to be ashamed of in the music business. Haven't you seen the Lady Marmalade video with Lil' Kim in […]
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