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Mr. Burnett: I shall refer to one of the points made by the hon. Member for Buckingham. The brief that I have came from the Law Society, which seems to welcome the bulk of the clause. It clears up confusion, and the revenue law committee of the Law Society, on which I had the honour to serve for some 12 years, is concerned about potentially exempt transfers which fall into account because of the death of a person not, as the hon. Gentleman said, before the date, but after 17 April 2002. The Melville decision effectively included those trust powers—powers of appointment and so on—in the definition and held that they were property, but the Inland Revenue's capital taxes office did not hold that view, nor did the tax profession.
This welcome clause reverses that decision and we are back to where we started, except, as the Law Society told me, for this one particular point. I would welcome the Financial Secretary's comments on clause 116(6) and would like to know whether the Government are prepared to amend the clause to cover the anomaly when a potentially exempt transfer becomes chargeable by reason of the death of any person on or after 17 April 2002.
Ruth Kelly: The clause serves two purposes. First, it blocks a tax avoidance scheme, which was found to work in a recent court case, as the hon. Member for Buckingham rightly said. That in itself would be sufficient reason to take action in the Bill, but it also responds to widespread representations from tax advisers that the court's decision had an unexpected and unwelcome consequence for their clients, which needs to be reversed. It is unusual for tax advisers to come to us and say, ''Please block a tax avoidance loophole'', but that is what happened in this case. They took the view, and we agreed, that the court's decision had thrown up a fundamental structural weakness in the way that the current inheritance tax legislation deals with trusts and the powers over them.
It turns out that the powers work in a way that the designers of inheritance tax never intended, which the vast majority of taxpayers and their advisers had never
Column Number: 482thought to be the case when they arranged their affairs. Very briefly, the court found that power over trusts, such as the power to direct who should receive the property, or to have the trust broken up, was itself valuable property for inheritance tax purposes in the hands of the holder. That value is in addition to the value of the trust property itself, which has always been taxable in the various ways set out in the inheritance tax legislation, which were previously thought to be the only ways that trusts and their properties came into the reckoning.
Confirmation of this new understanding was welcome news to the taxpayer using the particular tax avoidance scheme that had been created to minimise his or her tax liabilities. However, it was very unwelcome news across a much wider class of cases when holders of powers found that they suddenly owned highly valuable property that was potentially subject to inheritance tax. Previously, those powers had been disregarded for inheritance tax purposes. The result in some cases is that the value of trust property may turn out to be taxable twice over, and more generally that essentially innocent financial arrangements have suddenly gone badly wrong in ways that the designers of the legislation never intended and which may be difficult at best to unscramble. We agree with the representations we have had that that needs to be corrected, so that powers over trusts are disregarded, as originally intended.
I hope to deal with some of the specific points raised by hon. Members. Let me start with the points made by the hon. Member for Buckingham, who has cited concerns put forward by the Institute of Chartered Accountants. The institute was concerned that trusts could be caught by the anti-avoidance provisions simply because of innocent reorganisation. The clause says that powers over trusts should not count as property for inheritance tax purposes. If abused, that would create scope to make valuable assets disappear for inheritance tax purposes. We know from experience, even if it were not obvious, that we need effective protection against such avoidance, and because there is no single structure, and we have to guard against it, it has to be written in fairly general terms.
It is said that innocent reconstructions of existing trust arrangements could fall foul of the provisions if people get a new power as part of a larger deal. It is certainly the case that any reconstructions involving new powers will have to take account of the constraints of the new anti-avoidance provisions. I do not apologise to the Committee for that. Even if such transactions are innocent, they are certainly not everyday events, nor in any way straightforward. Even before the introduction of clause 116, they inevitably involved very large funds, and skilled advisers already have tax considerations at the forefront of their minds. I believe that they can steer their way around any tax issues that arise from clause 116, and I have not seen any detailed case in which they would not be able to do so. I make the commitment to the Committee that, if such a case does emerge, we will be willing to consider it.
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The hon. Member for Buckingham also asked for a general justification for the provisions in new section 55A. Not for the first time, the detailed scrutiny that the whole area has had during the course of the litigation shows that it would simply not be safe to return to the original understanding of the law with nothing else said. Closing one loophole would make scope to exploit a new one along lines that were outlined only too intelligently during the course of the case. We have added an anti-avoidance provision to new section 55A of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 to cover the artificial case for people with tax avoidance in mind by the use of a power that we created for that purpose. We do not think that people will do that for non-tax reasons, and we think it is right to put a clear deterrent in place so that people do not do so with avoidance in mind.
The hon. Gentleman also asked why spouse exemptions are included in new section 55A. The answer is that transactions caught by new section 55A are likely to involve avoidance whether or not a spouse is involved.
The hon. Members for Torridge and West Devon and for Buckingham mentioned pre-Budget transactions. We do not encourage retrospective legislation or like to see it in place, even when it is wholly relieving, as it is here. The background to this legislation was a court decision that was unwelcome news to the Inland Revenue, just as much as it may have turned out to be unwelcome news for taxpayers. The risk of such unpleasant surprises is something that we have to take when we are involved in a matter as relatively complex as estate planning using trusts.
Mr. Burnett: The Government are right to have made the amendments. It is a feature of inheritance tax that there is a regime of potentially exempt transfers. When those transfers fall into charged inheritance tax, as some of them will within seven years of 17 April this year, surely the same rules should apply to those potentially exempt transfers as apply to all matters from 17 April. The same rule should apply to each.
Ruth Kelly: If the hon. Gentleman lets me continue the point that I was making, he will hear me say that I believe that the risk of unpleasant surprises must be taken on board when embarking on such complex
Column Number: 484estate planning using trusts. In the present case, we decided that it made practical sense to reverse the unwelcome side-effects in a defined class of cases—essentially, people who are just sitting there with unused power in their possession, which would be taxable apart from clause 116, simply because the holder had died.
In practice, for example, the holder might have forgotten that they had such power, or never really been aware of it. It could have been buried away in fairly routine life insurance policies, for example, or set up in trust form. We were also conscious that there were other potential losers from the court's decision, not covered by this degree of retrospection. However, there are cases where the holder has chosen to do something with their power and so created a potentially exempt transfer, which has then become chargeable because of their death.
A fine judgment has to be made, but we think that when people choose to make transfers in their lifetime, it is up to them and their advisers to judge the risks and to provide for the consequences. On balance, I do not think that it would be right to stretch the retrospection further.
The arguments for reversing the effects of the court decision have been pressed on us by the representative bodies. We agreed that the case for the clause was strong. I therefore recommend it to the Committee.
Mr. Burnett: I am grateful to the Financial Secretary for her explanation, but she used the expression that it is up to people who make the transactions to judge the risks. My point is that they cannot have judged the risk because they did not know the risk. Everyone, including the Revenue, thought that the law was entirely different from what the Melville case upheld. It seems to me that it would be fair and proper to put all parties in the same position—that in which they thought the law put them at the start.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 116 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Further consideration adjourned.—[Angela Smith.]
Adjourned accordingly at one minute to Seven o'clock till Thursday 20 June at half-past Nine o'clock.
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The B Series features the Z915B, a 23.3 hp model with the option of a 48-, 54- or 60-inch 7-Iron II deck. All 7-Iron decks are stamped from seven-gauge steel for maximum durability and enhanced mowing performance. B Series mowers are equipped with full-size rear tires for increased stability on hillsides and can travel up to 10 mph. An optional, integrated material collection system allows users to equip their mower with two or three bags for easy cleanup. The B Series also comes with professional grade seat options.
The M Series offers five different mower options (Z920M, Z925M EFI, Z925M Flex Fuel, Z930M, and Z930M EFI) and horsepower ranging from 23.5 – 25.5hp. With a top speed of 10 mph, the M Series offers flat-free front tires and cast-iron front forks. An isolation seat option or fully-adjustable, suspension seat option are available.
The M Series comes equipped with 48-, 54-, 60- or 72-inch 7-Iron PRO decks. Mulch On Demand technology, which allows the operator to switch between mulching and side discharging without leaving the seat, is available on the 48-, 54- and 60-inch decks. For easy cleanup, an optional, integrated material collection system provides a dump-from-the-seat option.
The R Series features five models (Z920R, Z930R, Z950R, Z960R and Z970R) with horsepower ranging from 23.5 – 35.0. The R Series comes standard with the John Deere Comfort & Convenience package with ergonomic handgrips, power deck lift, and grip-located control buttons. Similar to the M Series, the R Series is available with an isolation seat option or fully-adjustable, suspension seat option.
The R Series comes equipped with 48-, 54-, 60- or 72-inch 7-Iron PRO decks, with Mulch On Demand available for the 48-, 54- and 60-inch decks. Ground speed in this series tops out at 12 mph with flat-free front tires, cast-iron front forks, and a cast-iron rear bumper.
Exclusive to the R Series is a cross-ported system that routes the coolest hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic pump doing the most work. The lineup also features the Brake-N-Go starting system where the operator only needs to set the parking brake and turn the key to start the mower.
The B Series and the M Series come with a 3-year/1,200-hour warranty, and the R Series comes with a 3-year/1,500-hour warranty.


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In the flurry of commentary about Sunday's blog post, three themes have recurred:
- Andy has done bad things, too!
- You didn't give specifics!
- Welcome to the Internet, that's just how people are.
Yes, I've done anti-social things before. I've been part of the problem. That fact doesn't change the validity of my points. We still need strong, human-based communities as the bedrock of any open source project, and those communities can only thrive when people are respected.
Second, I intentionally did not list specific grievances. I don't need to. It's not necessary to give an example of blatant disrespect for us to recognize it. I don't have to mention a time when someone disregarded the basic humanity of others. We've all seen it.
Third, I understand that anti-social behavior passes for normal on the Net, in open source, and among programmers. That doesn't mean we have to let it go unchallenged, or believe that nothing can be done. I accept that this is often the normal state, but I do not approve of it. We can be better than that.
Today's post from the always-insightful Seth Godin couldn't be more timely.
A bully acts up in a meeting or in an online forum. He gets called on it and chastised for his behavior.
The bully then calls out the person who cited their behavior in the first place. He twists their words, casts blame and becomes an aggrieved victim.
Often, members of the tribe then respond by backing off, by making amends, by giving the bully another chance.
And soon the cycle continues.
Brands do this, bosses do it and so do passers-by. Being a bully is a choice, and falling for this cycle, permitting it to continue, is a mistake.
This fits with something chromatic told me last night. He said, "I want people to know that they have permission to stand up to bad behavior." So here it is.
Every one of us has the permission to stand up to the bullies, to the anti-social behavior in our communities. In fact, we not only have permission; we have the responsibility.
Next time someone, for example, cusses out a newbie for asking a "stupid" question, let the offender know how much he or she is hurting the community. Don't accept the bully's excuses for being cruel and abusive to others. If moderators or persons of authority can't or won't intervene, don't be afraid to walk away.
Bullies are damage and need to be routed around.
Start your own community if need be, and make sure the people from the original community know about it. Vote with your feet.
It's time to stop pretending this problem doesn't exist. It's time to stop accepting that it's just the way things are. It's time to stand up for your communities.


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Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off Volunteers Asked to Photograph Weirdest Trash Finds
March 15, 2010
Largest one-day cleanup in the U.S. is April 10
AUSTIN, Texas—Every year, Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off volunteers uncover random — and sometimes strange — items discarded on Texas roads.
This year, Don't Mess with Texas is asking volunteers to take pictures of their unusual trash finds and e-mail their photos to Don't Mess with Texas, where they'll be displayed in a photo gallery on www.DontMessWithTexas.org.
The photo collection will be visual documentation of an embarrassing problem: Texas roadside litter.
Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off volunteers can send in interesting photos of their group collecting trash, the most common type of trash they pick up, or the weirdest litter they come across on April 10 — the largest one-day statewide cleanup in the United States.
Anyone who submits a photo by April 30 has the chance to receive a Don't Mess with Texas prize pack — three prize packs will be awarded via a random selection process.
"This is a fun, creative way for our volunteers to share their Trash-Off experience with Texas," said Doris Howdeshell, Travel Information Division Director for TxDOT. "It will be interesting to see all the photos from Trash-Off events around the state showcasing the efforts of our volunteers. We appreciate all they do to keep our roadways litter-free."
To enter, volunteers simply e-mail the photo, location where it was taken, and photo caption to firstname.lastname@example.com. Additional details are available at dontmesswithtexas.org. Photos from across the state will be shown in an online gallery on the Don't Mess with Texas Facebook page and on www.DontMessWithTexas.org.
To participate in the Trash-Off on April 10, volunteers need to sign up now. The Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off is a partnership between the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB). The event brings together KTB volunteers and Adopt-a-Highway groups from across the state to clean up roadways and their communities on one designated day. The public can sign up online at www.ktb.org or call 1-800-CLEAN-TX.
t the 2009 Trash-Off, more than 25,200 bags of trash were collected, totaling more than 158 tons of waste.
About Don't Mess with Texas
Don't Mess with Texas has been educating Texans about litter prevention since 1986. TxDOT's litter prevention program includes Adopt-a-Highway and a grassroots partnership with Keep Texas Beautiful. Don't Mess with Texas activities also include a spring "Trash-Off," community outreach, a student litter prevention contest and a corporate partner program. For more information, visit www.DontMessWithTexas.org. TxDOT's goals are to reduce congestion, enhance safety, expand economic opportunity, improve air quality and increase the value of transportation assets. For more information, visit www.txdot.gov.


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Event – The Second International Food and Thought Mela, 21 June
Posted in Events, Visions by Ferne Edwards on May 26th, 2008
The Second International Food and Thought Mela is part-celebration, part-dialogue about critical issues and practical local responses to food production, climate change and a sustainable future. 'Mela is the Sanskrit word for a festival or fair. In this tradition, the Food and Thought Mela is a chance for people to come together to share good food and talk.
The theme of this years Mela is 'Food, Community and the Future. It will include an exciting list of local and international guests including scholars
from India, Ecuador and the USA, as well as RMITs Globalism Research Centre.
The Mela will be framed by a keynote address by Ecuadorian ecologist Carlos Zorilla and conclude with a formal dinner, featuring special guest presenter
Rod Quantock. The Mela is an initiative of the Local-Global research project team. The first one, held two years ago, attracted around 300 people.
This years Mela will be held at the RMIT Hamilton campus and Hamilton institute of Rural Learning on Saturday 21 June.
For more information and registration form please visit www.communitysustainability.info/events/FoodandThought2.html.


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IMPERIAL, Mo. (KMOV.com) – Authorities said 19 homes were evacuated for some time after multiple train cars derailed in Imperial Friday afternoon.
Authorities said the derailment happened near the intersection of Main Street and Highway 61/67 around 2:15 p.m.
Officials said a total of eight cars derailed, some of which overturned. Two of those were tanker cars, but they were not full of chemicals.
Authorities said 19 homes on Churchill St. were evacuated as a precaution because residue was still in the tankers. That evacuation was lifted around 5 p.m.
No injuries were reported.
Traffic was closed on Imperial and Main streets as crews worked to clear the scene.
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Mitochondria can dictate your fate, especially if you're a stem cell
by Maria F. Forni*
Known for over a century, mitochondria have become, during the last four decades, an important subject of research within several disciplines. This is mostly due to the fact that this organelle comprises the site of oxidative phosphorylation, the citric acid cycle, fatty acid oxidation, the urea cycle and the biosynthesis of iron-sulphur centres and haem. Moreover, mitochondria are an important redox-signaling node. Indeed, the bioenergetic status of a cell is dependent on the overall quality and relative abundance of the mitochondrial population it harbors. Recent evidence suggests that the control of mitochondrial mass and morphology occurs through the processes of fusion


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God saves the queen, but nobody escapes the tax man forever.
Britain's monarchs, who have enjoyed that divine exemption for half a century, will now have to return some of the money they receive from their subjects. Not only has Queen Elizabeth II agreed that her family should pay taxes, but she has offered to take some of the royals off the public dole.


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As we look at the organizational environment to-day, it is continuously changing. No knowledge is permanent and there is ever changing demand for updating the knowledge and learning so as to remain relevant to the ever changing competitive environment.
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Finding a great professional could be a challenge, but with online resources there's no excuse never to be able to do some research to discover a decent provider. Google is a great tool all alone and when you add in reviews of local businesses, business directory websites, and also Angie's List - you've got all the tools you should find the best local providers for any single one of your needs!- carpet cleaning austin tx


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Providers have until Tuesday to comply with National Labor Relations Board edictJanuary 26, 2012
Long-term care providers must have a system in place to notify workers of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act by Tuesday or risk disciplinary measures. On Aug. 30, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule instructing private-sector employers that they must issue workers' rights notices where other workplace notices are similarly posted. Employers also need to post to Internet or intranet sites, if that is what is usually used to communicate similar matters with employees.


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Game Of Thrones MMO Will Be Called Seven Kingdoms, Debut Trailer Coming Next Week
Bigpoint has revealed the official name of its upcoming free-to-play (F2P) fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) as Game of Thrones Seven Kingdoms. Game of Thrones Seven Kingdoms will be set within the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, giving players the chance to experience epic moments from the television series. At the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con, July 12-15, Bigpoint will release a new exclusive video trailer for Game of Thrones Seven Kingdoms.
In context of the lore, the Seven Kingdoms were originally independent countries which rose up over thousands of years until the Targaryens ruled over them as one nation of Westeros. Game of Thrones Seven Kingdoms begins after the deaths of King Robert Baratheon and Ned Stark. The Starks of the north declare war on the south and Baratheon's two brothers both make claims to the throne. Players are challenged to form alliances through Player vs. Player (PvP), Siege combat and politics to control Westeros.
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For those of you automotive enthusiasts who want to modify your car, especially the car wheels, auto article can serve as a reference in choosing the right wheels. The appearance of a car is strongly influenced by the size of the used car wheel.
But we should be careful in choosing a car wheel, do not let the wrong choice, both in terms of the model, size and comfort. Here is a suggestion from some auto repair shop on how to choose the right car wheels:
First, Choose the wheel size that fits your car. Do not choose a car wheel size is too big because it will give the impression of too forced, by using a large size car alloy wheels, automatic high car becomes increased. Should adjust its size to standard setting the limits of the manufacturer, because this affects when you drove at high speed.
But if you still want to use a car wheel rather big, you can outsmart by making cars more flat by cutting threads on a per car. it could also use coilofer type shock absorber, shock absorber can be adjusted to high or low.
Use the car wheels that have the capacity according to the weight of the car, because the capacity of each wheel is different, there is a possibility that you attach wheels capacity is smaller than the weight of your car, so the fear is that if at any time wheels can not support the weight of the car, the wheels broke in the middle of the road when driven. Of course it is very dangerous to safety.
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However, this does not mean the legal issues are over. The oil giant is expected to pay out at least $7.8 billion. That amounts to the largest class-action settlements ever.
The court overseeing the cases will create a way to oversee the payouts. The victims include fishermen who lost work, cleanup workers who got sick and others who claimed harm from the company's April 20, 2010 disaster.
There is also the possibility of more lawsuits from people unhappy with the payout process.
The Gulf Coast disaster was the worst offshore spill in U.S. history. The accident destroyed a drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon, killed 11 workers, spilled an estimated 200 million gallons of oil and disrupted thousands of Gulf Coast lives. The spill soiled sensitive tidal estuaries and beaches, killed wildlife and closed vast areas of the Gulf to commercial fishing.
In January 2011, a presidential commission found that the spill was caused by time-saving and money-saving decisions by BP, Halliburton and Transocean that resulted in unacceptable risk. But the panel also concluded that the mistakes were the result of systemic problems, not necessarily the fault of any one individual.
In September 2011, however, a team of Coast Guard officials and federal regulators issued a report that concluded BP bears ultimate responsibility for the spill. The report found BP violated federal regulations, ignored crucial warnings and made bad decisions during the cementing of the well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico.
BP has repeatedly said it accepts some responsibility for the spill and will pay what it owes, while urging other companies to pay their share.
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The leader of Iceland's government when the nation's banking system collapsed was convicted Monday of one criminal charge, cleared on three others and faces no punishment, a special court announced.
The court also said the state would pay Geir Haarde's expenses for defending the case.
Haarde, who led the government from 2006 to 2009, was the first government leader anywhere to face criminal prosecution because of the global banking crisis. He smiled and shook hands with supporters after the judgment was announced.
The 15 members of the Landsdomur, a special court founded in 1905 to deal with criminal charges against Icelandic government ministers, returned a 500-page verdict, but only a brief summary was announced in public.
Haarde, who pleaded innocent to all charges, could have faced a sentence of up to two years in prison.
"In my opinion and let me say this clearly, I believe the majority of the judges have succumbed to political pressure in the case and decided to offer the prosecution a small consolation price to justify this low and costly process," Haarde said.
"The count of which I am found guilty has nothing to do with the origins of the financial crisis or the way I dealt with it."
He said he was considering appealing to the European Court of Human Rights on the conviction.
"I am found partially guilty for not discussing the financial situation in the markets frequently enough at cabinet meetings in the period leading up to the crisis in 2008," he said.
"This is obviously a purely formalistic charge. It has nothing to do with the banking crisis as such," he said. "I can tell you that I have always found this charge to be even more ridiculous than the others."
Haarde originally faced six charges, but two were dismissed in October.
Haarde was cleared of failing to act to reduce the size of the banking system, of not making sure that national bank Landsbanki's Icesave interest accounts in Britain were transferred to a subsidiary, and of failing to produce better results from the government's 2006 report on financial stability and preparedness.
Iceland's banking sector ballooned to nine times the tiny nation's annual gross domestic product in a decade of boom, before collapsing under the weight of debt in October 2008. The country's three main banks collapsed in a single week.
The Althingi, Iceland's parliament, laid charges against Haarde in September 2010 by a vote of 33-30 and referred them for trial before the special court, which had never before tried a case.
Testifying on March 5, Haarde said neither he nor financial regulators knew the real state of Icelandic banks' precarious finances until they collapsed.
"The bankers did not realize that the situation was as dire as it was," Haarde said. "It was not until after the crash that everyone saw it coming."
The special court included five supreme court justices, a district court president, a constitutional law professor and eight people chosen by parliament.
Haarde, the former leader of the Independence Party, became a hated symbol of the bubble economy for Icelanders who lost their jobs and homes in the crash.
He testified that the size of the banks would not have been a problem if not for their recklessness and a worldwide squeeze on credit, which also brought down major banks in the United States and Europe.


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While HTC hasn't yet come back with an official comment, in respect to Apple's decision to highlight the Droid Eris' performance at its emergency press conference, it was happy to let Pocket-lint know about how many of its customers have complained about the Droid Eris.
If you remember, the Droid Eris was one of the handsets featured in the Apple press conference, now dubbed the Antennagate conference, with Steve Jobs and Apple singling it out over more popular handsets like the all metal bodied HTC Legend, and the metal chassis HTC Desire or HTC Nexus One.
So what percentage of people have complained?
"Approximately .016% of customers", Eric Lin, the company's global PR and online community manager exclusively revealed to us before adding that "we have had very few complaints about signal or antenna problems on the Eris".
Admittedly it's not as hard hitting as Nokia or RIM's "Apple's attempt to draw RIM into Apple's self-made debacle is unacceptable" statement, but hopefully that's still to come.
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NBA forward Hedo Turkoglu recently announced his retirement from the game after 15 seasons in the league. He spent eight of those seasons basking in the Florida sun with the Orlando Magic.
Now that he's leaving the sport behind, he might be leaving Florida behind as well. Turkoglu recently relisted his country club estate in prestigious Windermere, FL, for just shy of $1.4 million. The winner of the NBA's Most Improved Player in 2008 initially put the home up for sale in February 2014 for $1.55 million.
We don't have many listing photos (OK, any listing photos), but we can tell you the four-bedroom, 4,621-square-foot home is dressed up with marble floors and 18-foot ceilings, according to the listing.
There's plenty of room to relax with a custom study and large outdoor entertainment area complete with pool. Of course, there's also a home gym. (What else would you expect from a pro athlete?)
And the home has quite a view. Located right on the sixth hole of the Isleworth Golf Course, the home offers an unobstructed view of the fairway. It sounds like a slam dunk to us!


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Local hamburger chain Spangles introduced a crazy new burger on Christmas Eve. And customers are playing along with surprising enthusiasm, the restaurant's marketing director says.
It's a burger named "The Beast," and it features six 1/3-pound steak burger patties layered with 12 slices of American cheese and topped with mustard, ketchup, onion and pickle.
The burger, a 3,000-calorie monster, is too big for the average mouth to even bite. But that's not stopping Spangles customers.
On New Year's Day, said marketing director Stephanie Huckins, 12 people ordered the burger, including a pair of brothers who challenged each other to a burger-eating contest.
The burger, which costs $21.99, was the brainchild of Dale Steven, the chain's co-owner.
"It's something fun for people to talk about," Huckins said. "We don't expect people to eat it alone by any means."
The Beast is a limited-time offering but will be around as long as customers keep ordering it, Huckins said.
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The fifth year of Big Brother saw young housemates vent their sexual angst in front of the nation. Big Brother also threw in some new additions: swapping twins and the rewards room.
Winner: Greg and David Mathew (Logan twins). Prize money AU$836 000.
Finalists: Tim Brunero (2nd), Vesna Tofevski (replacement, 3rd).
Housemates: (in order of eviction) Constance Hall (disqualified), Nelson Russell (disqualified), Angela Aiken, Jane Pattison (Gianna), Michael Farnsworth, Michelle Carew-Gibson, Rachael Burns (replacement), Geneva Loader, Glenn Dallinger, Heath Tournier (intruder eviction), Simon Deering (Hotdogs), Dean Glucina, David Mathew (twin eviction - joint winner), Rita Lazzarotto (intruder), Christie Mills, Richelle Benson (Kate), Melanie Smerdon (intruder).
Houseguests: Nadia Almada (Winner, Big Brother UK Season 5).
Animals: 2 pigs, 2 goats, a llama.
The housemates all meet and greet. The secret of the Logan twins is revealed to the audience.
Housemates must vote on who will not receive their suitcase. The boys and girls begin to analyse each other.
Tensions rise amongst the house cliques over the awful state of the house porridge.
The first suspicions about the Logan twins emerge from the housemates as they prepare for a party.
Michelle's birthday party results in a game of spin the bottle in the house spa.
Housemates are tested on how well they know each other's personalities. Gianna doesn't feel welcome in the group.
Logan David crashes into a window and injures his arm. The housemates are given farm animals to care for.
The housemate's suspect he has a brother and confront him. The twin secret is revealed.
The first round of nominations cast suspicious and paranoia over the house.
Constance is whisked away in a surprise eviction. Tim lightens the mood by dancing in drag.
Emotions run high at the family dinner where the housemates confront each other about bitchiness and relationships.
Friday night games afterparty festivities result in some steam kisses in the sauna.
The girls and boys play pranks on each other during a Grease themed party. Gianna gets a lot of attention from the boys.
Angela is evicted from the house. The boys aren't happy with their chores and a gender divide begins. Christie lusts for Greg, who isn't very interested.
Geneva leaves a bag of shopping in the house supermarket which is then locked away. The other housemates aren't impressed.
Tim is frustrated with being bullied by the other guys in the house. Christie apologises for pulling a prank on Tim.
The girls are frustrated about all the attention Gianna gets. Dean defies his house tasks and is punished.
Dean's poor housekeeping results in the housemates being banned from the spa. Michael attempts to take control of the situation, angering the other housemates.
Christie drinks so much alcohol that Big Brother has to lock her in the diary room airlock for her own safety. The next day Big Brother places alcohol restrictions on the house.
Tim and Kate talk about their "relationship". Christie is sick of trying to attract Greg. Gianna is evicted, leaving a gender imbalance.
Housemate must tango as part of their task while they have no house luxuries due to fines.
Big Brother reminds the housemates how much prize money they have lost through fines, which creates a glum mood.
Kate is required to sabotage the weekly task by disposing of dancing dummies. Rachael and Vesna enter the house.
The housemates analyse their new intruders. Heads continue to go missing from the dancing dummy task props.
Tim takes Rachael to the rewards room, which makes the other housemates gossip. Christie and Greg's relationship blossoms.
Michael's eviction causes an odd response from Rachael. When Dean confronts her about it, they get into a large fight.
The house must decide as a group who will get a video message from home.
The housemates must become 24/7 servants for Big Brother. Hotdogs gets into a fight with some of the girls.
A misunderstanding between Rachael and a house couple causes conflict. Hotdogs gets a video message from home.
Rachael resigns to the fact that the rest of the house hates her. She takes up a position that she doesn't care.
Michelle and Glenn stay in the rewards room together. Glenn relays all the "saucy" info back to the boys.
The girls aren't impressed with Dean and how he influences his 'boys club'.
The boys club assert control when Glenn saves Dean from nomination - leaving three girls to be evicted.
Tim starts trying to buff up in the gym with the other boys, even asking Big Brother for protein supplements.
The housemates begin to come around to Rachael being in the house.
The housemates are given a party to celebrate the end of their photoshoot task. Various couples end up in each other's beds.
A very drunk Hotdogs gets into a large fight with Vesna. The next morning he can't remember what happened.
Hotdogs is awarded a strike for his behaviour towards Vesna. Rachael is evicted from the house.
Housemates are split into masters and servants. Dean accidentally nominates himself.
Hotdogs drives his servant Vesna crazy with constant requests.
Master and servant roles are switched around, with hilarious results.
The masters must trade over their servant's items of value for toilet paper. All of the alcohol is confiscated.
Vesna has a streak of jealousy after Hotdogs kisses Geneva.
Dean plots to bribe Christie by buying her a video message from home. The house is still confused about Hotdogs' kiss with Geneva, who is evicted.
It's a day of punishment in the Big Brother classroom, plus the gym is placed out of bounds.
Mischievous housemates infuriate Big Brother in the classroom task.
Boys of the house taunt teacher Big Brother. Rita and Heath enter the house as new intruders.
Tim writes an essay which confuses the rest of the housemates. Later, housemates have a prom complete with spin the bottle.
The day revolves around fitting in the new intruders, and the new couples forming in the house.
Glenn's eviction leaves a hole in a love triangle. Heath is awarded a strike for lewd behaviour.
Housemates discuss the 'new side of Kate'. Vesna doesn't take her latest nomination very well.
Dean begins rallying the boys against Tim because he believes Tim dobbed him in for doing 'reverse kangas' in the toilet.
Dean admits to Big Brother he has thoughts of resentment towards Tim. Kate and Christie aren't on good terms.
Dean still hates Tim. Vesna and Hotdogs have another argument over the dinner table.
Vesna and Hotdogs come to a explosive point in their friendship and have their biggest fights to date.
Hotdogs and Vesna come to a small resolution about their fights just in time to see Hotdogs evicted.
Vesna is ecstatic she's not nominated for once, but she misses her bicker buddy Hotdogs.
The girls of the house have deep and meaningful conversations. Many conversations.
With not much else to do in the house, the housemates start analysing each other.
Christie feels like she's stuck between the guys and girls, while Rita feels like a fly on the wall.
Greg takes Christie in the rewards room. Dean feels lost without his Logan boys.
Talk of bullying amongst the boys crops up again but the boys club is dispelled when Dean is evicted.
Kate and David do a deal with Big Brother to the annoyance of the rest. To pass the time, they make up their own house games.
Big Brother sends the housemates to live in the garden, where going to the toilet becomes an issue for the girls.
The housemates must choose which Logan twin to evict. David is the one to go.
Swearing causes the housemates to lose much of their shopping budget. The girls still aren't fans of Rita, and Greg misses his brother.
Tim awards a video message to Kate, and speculation grows on their relationship.
Two girls depart the house - Rita and Christie, leaving a much quieter house. Greg admits his relationship with Chrissie was getting very close.
Housemates are tasked to make a movie. Because Vesna is cooking too much, Big Brother confiscates all of the food.
The movie shoot continues. Tim discusses his boy in light of the previous muscle boys in the house.
Housemates discuss their emotions and the dynamics of love.
Tim begins a war on filth in the house. The housemates believe it's a war that cannot be won.
It's the world premiere of the housemates' new movie. Vesna must host a dinner party and her crazy behaviour confuses everyone.
In response to the war on filth, housemates start a 'war on Tim', which is a huge pillow fight. Kate is evicted.
Tim misses Kate, which annoyed the rest of the housemates. They must all go through final nominations.
Housemates are chained together. Greg is especially annoyed at being chained with Vesna. The two bicker.
Vesna has a theory that Big Brother is trying to kill her. Greg tries to make his life better by attempting to get chocolate for Vesna.
Vesna causes the housemates to attempt to abandon the chain task. As a result, she is banned from the kitchen.
Vesna decides to stop talking to Tim. After the chain task finishes, housemates agree that Melanie is coming out of her shell.
Melanie is evicted leaving the final three, who propose to entertain Big Brother in exchange for toilet paper.
Housemates have a welcome dinner with their guest Nadia. Her sexuality becomes the topic of the evening.
Nadia refuses to clean the house and argues with Big Brother, but strikes up a great friendship with Tim.
Nadia says her goodbyes with a joke video message. The housemates are given discussion topics from each other's relatives.
Housemates are baffled by Tim cleaning the house on their last day. They all receive video messages from home.
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"Happy Olliedays" reads a Christmas Eve post on a very special Facebook page (ollie.bot.77), where 12-year-old Oliver Smith of Antigonish and his family are raising funds to support research into Ewing Sarcoma, a rare cancer that occurs in and around the bones and is most common in children and young adults.
As reporter Corey LeBlanc informed readers of The Casket and The Chronicle Herald this week, Oliver was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma in February. He has undergone eight months of intensive chemotherapy and radiation and has been given the nod by his doctors to resume playing hockey, one of his passions, and to go back "to being a kid" in Grade 5 at Saint Andrew Junior School.
Oliver and his family — parents Bryan and Shauna and older sisters Emma and Megan — wanted to help advance understanding of Ewing Sarcoma and help families coping with children's illness. They came up with fundraising idea of "OllieBots" — hockey-themed robot figures made of wood blocks and skate laces donated by local teams and adorned with donated logos, including those from the NHL, St. Francis Xavier teams, Antigonish Farmers Mutual Junior Bulldogs and the Pee Wee AA Subway Selects.
For a gift of $20, donors receive an OllieBot and help Oliver build a fund to support Ewing Sarcoma research. Shauna Grant-Smith, Oliver's mother, says the fund will also help families with financial needs related to a child's illness. You can email questions or send an OllieBot order to email@example.com. Oliver, says his father, will do his best to provide a bot with your favourite team logo.
The OllieBot fundraiser has inspired community support. Businesses are donating wood and logo stickers. Students at the Strait Area Education Recreation Centre cut blocks that the Smiths assemble in their home "factory." They had turned out just under 200 orders when Bryan Smith said, in a Dec. 24 post, that the "happily overwhelmed" family was taking a short holiday break, and offering "special blessings to those persevering through difficult times" before resuming bot production in January.
Hopefully they will have many more OllieBot orders in 2018. In reaching out to help others as they persevere through their own tough times, Oliver and his family are true all-stars of caring and compassion.


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In a move that
will boost cancer research at UC Davis, the Jackson Laboratory,
the world's foremost nonprofit institution for mouse-based research,
is establishing a new West Coast collaboration with UC Davis which
will complement the campus's mouse biology program.
The Bar Harbor,
Maine-based laboratory will produce and maintain genetically customized
laboratory mice that will be made available to researchers at UC
Davis and throughout the western United States.
Mice produced
at the facility will include transgenic mice that have genes inserted
to produce physical traits useful in studying the genetic origins
of human diseases.
cancer is a disease of damaged genes, genetically-manipulated mice
provide functional tests of suspected human cancer genes and a platform
for testing gene and drug therapies to combat cancer," says
Hsing-Jien Kung, director of basic science and deputy director of
the UC Davis Cancer Center.
mice let researchers develop animal models for cancer, adds Paul
Gumerlock, an associate professor of hematology/oncology.
get clues about the process of oncogenesis in tissue samples, but
oncogenesis is very different in an organism than in the lab,"
says Gumerlock.
The lab's ability
to "knock-out mice" - animals altered so that genes suspected
of playing a role in certain diseases are mis- sing - will be especially
helpful to scientists like Gumerlock, who is investigating the relationship
of the p27 tumor suppressor gene and resistance to chemotherapy.
The Jackson
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the administrative home to UC Davis' existing Mouse Biology Program.
The new alliance
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Lovely story from today's NYT food section about Darina Allen, an Irish woman who has worked hard to bring back traditional Irish cooking. Excerpt:
"Using elements of native cuisine in a white-tablecloth setting was totally new in Ireland at the time," said Colman Andrews, the author of "The Country Cooking of Ireland" (Chronicle Books, 2009). (Ms. Allen contributed a foreword.) "The Irish, for many complicated reasons, were not used to being proud of their food."
For many centuries, the Irish were not able to live off the fat of their land, as landholders exported beef, butter, smoked salmon and other prime foodstuffs to Britain and its colonies. Later, when this was no longer the case, the humble food to which most Irish people had grown accustomed did not seem like something to celebrate. They began to move off the farms and into cities, where they discovered falafel, pizza, kebabs and other delights of international fast-food culture.
Fortunately, Ms. Allen said, the local-sustainable-food movement began to take hold in Ireland before it was too late. Unlike in the United States, most towns still have a butcher, local milk and produce are easy to buy, and even today most Irish people are not more than a generation or two away from the farm. "There is still a built-in appreciation for agriculture," she said.
Part of her message is based on hands-on knowledge: from being raised in a small village in the 1940s, before Ireland shifted to convenience cooking and fast food; from feeding farm workers during the harvest on her family's farm in Tipperary; and from Myrtle Allen, who is now 86. (She still oversees the kitchen at Ballymaloe House.)
This brought to mind the cover story in the current issue of Saveur (a magazine you really, really need to subscribe to, if you like food and food culture), which focuses on traditional Roman cooking. Excerpt:
The amatriciana at L'Arcangelo is a paragon of elegance, and this leaves me wondering: Does cucina povera lose its essence when you aesthetisize it? What is more authentic: to eat indifferent food prepared from frozen ingredients at a neighborhood trattoria, or to revel in the newfound respect for tradition at bourgeois places that charge more than 30 bucks for a portion of tripe? As if reading my mind, Arcangelo Dandini tells me that good-quality Roman essentials like salt cod, offal, and fresh vegetables were once dirt cheap and as abundant as water. Now, he says, one has to pay through the nose for that organic tomato. To preserve traditional cooking–this takes research, dedication, and money, he adds.
What a paradox! To eat traditional Italian food of the sort poor people used to eat requires money and leisure time! It's true in Ireland as well, and here too. My wife and I have joked that we're interested in the kind of food our grandmothers prepared back in the day when everybody was pretty much poor — but this is now a bourgeois pursuit. Actual poor and working people in the US eat processed crap, in part because it's cheaper than fresh vegetables of the sort that were inexpensive staples in the lives of country people within living memory, and in part because people have to work so much that there isn't time to prepare the kind of labor-intensive dishes that the rural poor throughout history have been able to make.