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Keeping workplace gifts tax-free this Christmas
17 Dec
Over the Christmas period, you may wish to treat your employees. This is a tried and trusted approach to building a strong relationship with your team.
But are you aware that you may be breaking PAYE rules by doing so?
We want to ensure that you enjoy the holidays just as much as your team, so we've put together our top tips to ensure that you stay on the right side of the taxman this Christmas.
Getting gifts right
Trivial benefits are items of value given to an employee that do not count towards taxable income or National Insurance Contributions (NICs).
To qualify, the gift must meet ALL of the following conditions:
- The gift isn't in the terms of the employee's contract
- It is below the value of £50
- It isn't a performance-linked reward
- It isn't cash or a cash voucher
A trivial benefit in kind could include a Christmas lunch, a small Christmas present, or a gift on the day of an employee's wedding.
If the gift does not meet all of the above criteria, it must be reported as a benefit in kind to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and tax must be paid as appropriate.
What about incidental expenses?
Incidental expenses, as described by HMRC, are expenses "incurred by an employee while travelling overnight on business". These may include purchasing newspapers, paying for laundry or using the hotel telephone.
As long as the value of the expenses does not exceed more than £5 per night for travel within the UK and £10 per night for travel outside the UK, they do not have to be reported to HMRC.
For more information on tax exemption for benefits in kind, click here
Link: Tax on trivial benefits
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(CNN) -- Formula One cars are undergoing some major technical changes for the 2014 season.
With a reconfigured engine and chassis to consider, as well as new fuel and weight limits, F1 teams will be working flat out in the off-season to get their cars ready for testing early next year ahead of the first race at Melbourne in mid-March.
But will the regulation changes make a difference to the sport's half a billion television viewers?
CNN asked some of the sport's main protagonists for their expert opinion on what the 2014 revolution really means.
Engine wars
Formula One's 2.4-liter V8 engines have been consigned to the scrapheap and the wraps are about to come off the new generation of 1.6-liter V6 turbos.
Next season's speed machines will be hybrids, galvanized by a power train where 600 bhp of power comes from the engines -- compared to 750 bhp in 2013. The rest of the juice will come from kinetic energy recovered under braking -- a concept that has been in F1 since 2009 - and thermal energy from exhaust gases.
The new energy recovery system has the shorthand name ERS and aims to ramp up the sport's green credentials as well as chime more closely with technical advances in road cars.
Between them, Renault -- the power behind Red Bull's era of dominance -- Ferrari and Mercedes will supply engines to all the teams in 2014.
After nearly three years in the planning, the manufacturers will get their first taste of who has the more efficient and reliable power train when preseason testing begins in January.
"One of the big challenges is making sure when we hit the ground in January that the whole thing functions correctly," Rob White, who heads up Renault Sport F1's engine team, told CNN.
"These new engines are extremely challenging in many respects -- to come close to matching the present generation of F1 engines is a big, big ask. Reliability is going to be an even bigger challenge.
"F1 is the pinnacle of motorsport -- it has the word motor in it -- and the spotlight will be on the motor unit more particularly in the early days of this rules cycle.
"My feeling is that there will be a period in the beginning which will display those differences (between the old and new engines) which will be visible even to non-expert eyes."
A new tune for motorheads
The soundtrack to F1 is definitely changing.
The switch from an eight-cylinder, naturally-aspirated engine to turbo-charged six-cylinder engines means a new sound will reverberate round the track and through TV sets worldwide.
The fierce mechanical squeal of the V8s -- often compared to a swarm of angry wasps -- will be replaced by a softer, lower-pitched hum.
The trio of engine suppliers have posted teasers of how the turbo engines will sound online, and the new noise appears to have saddened and even angered many of the sport's fans.
"The cars will sound different but they will still sound impressive, and they will still sound loud," White assured.
"It's like asking whether you like Motorhead or AC/DC. Both in concert are still pretty loud."
A new look for 2014 models
Engines may be hogging the headlines, but 2014 also introduces tweaks to the aerodynamic rules which dictate how the cars look.
The car design rules affect four main areas -- the nose and front wing, the rear wing, the cooling systems and the exhaust.
But will watching fans be able to play "spot the difference" between the 2013 and 2014 cars when the new chargers roll out of the garage?
"If you went to someone in the street who doesn't normally look at cars and said 'spot the difference' they wouldn't see it," McLaren sporting director Sam Michael told CNN.
"A normal Formula One audience will, however, see a difference, for sure.
"Physically, the front of the car will look quite different. The front of the chassis has come down by 75 millimeters, the whole nose has been lowered and the front wing has come in 75 mm each side.
"The back of the car is completely different because there will be no rear lower wing and the upper rear wing is smaller.
"Now the exhaust comes down the sidepods, but in 2014 that's all gone, the exhaust will come out through the middle of the car.
"It's all going to look very different."
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The cars may look different from their current incarnations, but will each team produce a distinct design next season?
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One particular hot spot to watch is the front of the car -- Caterham technical director Mark Smith says the nose of the 2014 models could be "strikingly different up and down the grid."
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Read: Discovering the real Sebastian Vettel
The regulations that govern car design are carefully laid out in millimeters by the sport's governing body the FIA, whose main aim is to curb spending and speed, and increase safety.
Even Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey -- the design genius behind the car that has raced to the last four world titles -- conceded the scope to come up with an inventive interpretation of the FIA's design handbook is "increasingly getting smaller."
But even if there is a slither of a chance to be creative and gain a competitive edge, that is what drives on F1's thinkers.
"From a technical point of view, it's extremely exciting," Michael, a former technical director at the Williams F1 team, said with a twinkle in his eye. "I can't even sleep at night.
"Seriously, sometimes you do struggle to sleep because you think, 'Oh wow, we can do this and that' and 'Oh God I hope no-one else has thought of that.' That's what we do."
Endurance racing
The men behind the wheel may have only just hung up their gloves after another intense season, but there is no time for F1 fatigue with new rules on the horizon.
"There are so many massive changes," Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg told CNN.
"You don't know what's going to happen and where the main performance advantages are going to come from, whether the engines are going to be deciding things between the different teams or whether it will be more the car -- we'll have to wait and see."
Read: Sebastian Vettel's lonely life in the fast lane
There is one particular challenge the drivers will have to adapt to in 2014: finishing a race with less fuel on board.
The green theme continues as 2014 cars can guzzle 100 kilograms of fuel during the race, compared to 150-160 kg in 2013.
Renault engine chief White also explains another key change: "There is a fuel flow limit. The instantaneous fuel consumption will be limited to 100 kilos per hour above 10,500 rpm. Last season there was no limit and typically a 2.4-litre V8 ran about 160 kilos per hour at the end of the straight."
Both these changes mean the cars will be very different to drive.
The key change for the drivers will be managing the fuel consumption of the car. Even before these changes, drivers were often told over the pit-to-car radio to save fuel during races.
"There will be a lot of fuel-saving early in the race," Force India driver Adrian Sutil told CNN. "It will be a big challenge.
"It will be like a long endurance race like at Le Mans, that's how you drive.
"I expect (to see) some cars at the beginning([of the 2014 season) rolling out with one lap to go without fuel on board, so it opens up some opportunities. It could well be a chance for smaller teams to finish in top positions."
But White believes that, even with one eye on the gas gauge, the essence of how a race is won will remain the same.
"It's difficult to overstate how game-changing the importance of fuel efficiency becomes, but it is perhaps a little difficult to grasp how absolutely compatible that is to going racing," he explained.
"The lap time will be very similar, the overall car performance will be very similar. These are still going to be races, the fastest car will still win."
Guessing game on the grid
There is an adage in Formula One that a big rule change can shake up the order of the grid and, to echo the biblical parable, the first could be last and the last could be first.
In reality, the teams with the most resources -- the likes of Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes -- have more time, staff and money to develop their cars than those on limited budgets like Caterham and Marussia.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has estimated that the 2014 rule change could cost his champion team an extra $33 million -- a whopping figure that suggests it might be harder than ever for the sport's have-nots to close the gap on the teams at the top.
Read: Red Bull guru predicts spicy 2014 season
"I'm not someone who subscribes to big regulation changes leveling the playing field," agreed Caterham technical director Smith. "I don't think that happens.
But could there be a glimmer of hope for fans hoping for a more competitive season?
"This time around it could be different," Smith added. "Engine manufacturers have had to go back to the drawing board.
"The pecking order on the grid is as much about the power unit regulation change as anything else."
Is there a chance that Red Bull, the dominant force in F1 for the last four seasons, could slip up when the new era dawns?
"Yes there is," said Whitmarsh, whose McLaren team is hoping to race back to the front after an uncompetitive 2013 season. "There is a chance (Red Bull's engine supplier) Renault could."
Even Newey, who favors car design based on evolution not revolution, concedes that the sport is entering the unknown.
"The car that will brush aside all others will be a car having the combination of good engine and good chassis," he said.
"Who will come up with the ideal combination? That's the big guessing game for all of us."


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SAN ANTONIO >> Mike D'Antoni once stood along the sidelines here weathering frustration well before another Lakers' double-digit blowout, the latest a 119-85 loss Friday to the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center.
Back when his offense flourished and everyone bought into his system, D'Antoni saw his Phoenix Suns cough up a 3-2 lead in the 2007 Western Conference semifinals to San Antonio because of factors beyond X's and O's.
Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw both drew a one-game suspension after storming off the bench when San Antonio's Robert Horry decked Phoenix's Steve Nash in the waning minutes of the Suns' Game 4 win.
How often does D'Antoni relive that nightmare?
"Like every day?" D'Antoni said. "Is there any time that I don't? I think about it. It's one of those things we didn't react properly. It's too bad. It happens. It just wasn't meant to be."
Perhaps the same thing could be said for the 2013-14 Lakers, which D'Antoni said marked his worst season in his head-coaching career that also included stops in Phoenix (2003-08) and New York (2008-12).
"It's not lack of trying or they don't care," D'Antoni said. "They care a lot. Sometimes we're outmanned."
Or often. And in this case, the Lakers' lack of continuity proved costly to a team that prides itself on that very quality.
The Spurs' Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginoboli surpassed the Lakers' Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Cooper on Friday for the third-longest run with 666 regular-season games played together. That mark only trails Boston's Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish (729) and Detroit's Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer and Vinnie Johnson (711).
But the Spurs (49-16) cemented a nine-game winning streak and the NBA's best record, thanks to Danny Green's team-leading 15 points, prolific 3-point shooting (48.1 percent) and a strong bench (a combined 76 points).
"They smell blood and come after you. They're a team that's going to compete for a title," D'Antoni said. "They get you down and put the foot on your head."
And the Lakers?
They provided more lethargic defense, losing 64-37 in rebounds. The Lakers shot awful both from the field (34.1 percent) and 3-point range (19 percent). Pau Gasol remained the lone player to shoot above 50 percent with a team-leading 18 points on 8-of-16 clip. The Lakers came close to scoring the fewest points against the Spurs since posting only 80 in the 1999 lockout-shortened season and losing by 32 points in 1977.
"Some nights we bring the effort and we're more unselfish. Most nights, it doesn't happen that way," Gasol said. "We try to do it too much individually and that's not going to work. That leads to offensive fast-breaks from the opponent and they're waiting for that crack to open the game up. We don't have enough to counter back."
That reality might just be as depressing for D'Antoni as wondering if his Suns team may have won a championship if not for an unexpected suspension.
"I've talked about it. I've laid on couches," D'Antoni mused. "That's the way it goes."


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Walking the streets in new shoes
Walked through the streets of the downtown area today in new shoes. New leather shoes that still have to be broken in.I didn't bring a camera with me, and I also left behind the backpack and travel guide that would have told me where I was or where I might go. On my first day in a new city I do my best to just be.I do my best to give the impression that I'm someone who belongs here. I'm partially successful. No one looks at me and the men who annoy the tourists leave me alone, but if anyone addresses me in Arabic the fact that I'm different is stammeringly obvious.


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Justin Timberlake could have found himself in some hot water last week after he posted a selfie from a voting booth in Tennessee, which is illegal per the state's law. Luckily, the incident was waved off by officials...but that doesn't mean his wife forgot about it!
Jessica Biel took to Instagram on Monday to poke fun at her hubby's honest mistake, sharing several goofy selfies with the "I Voted" sticker all over her face.
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She captioned the photo, "When you're so turnt up about voting that you do a photo shoot with your sticker and think it's cool but then second guess it, but you've already posted, but at least you waited to get home before snapping so you won't almost go to jail, shout out to @justintimberlake."
Timberlake took the joke well, re-posting the photo and responding, "Well played, Wifey. Well played... #getoutandvote #rockthevote #votelikeyoumeanit #everyvotehashtagever," he wrote, adding, "Ps. No selfies in the booth."
Meanwhile, as for the original post that inspired the joke, Timberlake was trying to encourage fans to get out and vote.
"Hey! You! Yeah, YOU! I just flew from LA to Memphis to #rockthevote !!!" he captioned the headline-making selfie. "No excuses, my good people! There could be early voting in your town too. If not, November 8th!"


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Poll: Is Okonomiyaki "Japanese Pizza"?
This week's poll revolves around a fairly contentious subject in the pizza community: okonomiyaki. Often casually described as "Japanese pizza," the nickname is a source of irritation to many a pizza enthusiast. First though, let's take a look at last week's results!
By far the smallest—but most intriguing—group of responders were those who had in fact done the deed, and proposed via pizza (five out of the total 294 voters). Most of you admitted to loving pizza, but not as a proposal mechanism, and there was an even split (27% on both sides) of those who were tempted by the idea, and those who were revolted by it. Check out the poll comments for some of the stories.
Now—okonomiyaki. A little exploration of what this pizza/pancake/omelette concoction actually is would probably be a good idea. Described by Wikipedia as a "savory pancake from Japan," with a name that translates (roughly) to "what you want, grilled." It varies regionally, but two main styles predominate: the Kansai, or Osaka-style, and the Hiroshima-style.
Both involve a batter of flour, grated yam, water or dashi, eg,g and cabbage, that gets mixed with a combination of ingredients—some common ones include green onion, thinly sliced pork belly, octopus, shrimp, vegetables, mochi, and cheese. Both are slathered with Japanese mayonnaise, katsuoboshi, aonori, and okonomiyaki sauce (something like tonkatsu). The main difference is that the Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki are layered, rather than mixed together: batter, cabbage, pork, and then toppings.
Occasionally, they'll be served on top of a layer of fried noodles, and called modan-yaki—which reminded me of this pizza-ramen hybrid. If you're interested in trying your hand at a homemade okonomiyaki, check out our recipe for Okonomiyaki with Trotters.
With a clear understanding of what it is, does okonomiyaki in any way deserve it's handy nickname, or is it nothing more than a misnomer? On the one hand, there are some similarities to be found: batter cooked quickly and at high heat, layers of ingredients, the general size and shape, a choice in toppings, and the overall classification of "comfort food." And on the other? As Adam aptly put it, "it's NOTHING LIKE PIZZA. That's like calling a Belgian waffle with strawberries and cream a 'pizza' simply because it's a round, flat thing topped with something."
So, Slicer's—what do you think? We could debate okonomiyaki's deliciousness (answer: IT IS), but I'm curious to hear from you: does okonomiyaki in any way deserve the name pizza?
Is It Fair to Call Okonomiyaki "Pizza"?
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Friends Will Be Friends IV: The Flower of Amsterdam
With reference to Parts I and II
Lydia (or more endearingly Bobo in some circles, though she has since renounced the nickname) was, and still is, more than a friend to my wife. They had met in a polytechnic orientation camp; Lydia was a freshie, and my wife was one of the group leaders. In a rouse to get closer to the freshies, my wife had masqueraded as one of them and sat next to Lydia, who immediately hit it off with her and became fast friends, before my wife was ratted out by a clueless lecturer who asked her why she wasn't in class.
Lydia's mother had always regarded my wife as her own daughter, and had told her that "Fate brought the two of you together, and nothing can ever tear you apart. You are as good as a daughter to me, and I know you will take care of my daughter like she was your own sister as well."
I first met Lydia 6 years back when I was just starting to date my wife and heard a friend of hers needed help with her actual day wedding photography. Being a fresh boyfriend only too ready to impress, I only too readily agreed to assist her in helping out a friend I hardly knew.
Lydia's wedding day was to eventually cause a 5-year-old bad impression on me.
After the wedding, I sent some videos of Lydia's happy day to a guy I knew who did post production work to compile into a DVD for Lydia. I remembered pulling a few big favours to ensure Lydia got the DVD done properly, but what I forgot was to get the DVD done promptly. I received a call from Lydia about a week or two after, which was when the whole trouble started.
I was first struck by the odd tone of voice Lydia used to ask me if the DVD was ready. It was not, and I was then summarily reprimanded over the phone for taking too long for so simple a task. I listened to her rants, thinking to myself, "What the hell…? I thought I was doing you a favour!" My conversation with Lydia only lasted a couple of minutes, after which I reached a point where the only thing I could do was pass the phone to my wife before I said something really bad and things really got out of hand.
For the next five years, I tried to avoid meeting with her as much as I could, which was not entirely difficult, for she had married a Dutch citizen, and was moving to Amsterdam before the year was out. When we did meet, I was less than polite, and often my wife would just decide not to bring me along to any get-togethers of any sort that involved her presence.
And thus the story went, unresolved differences collecting dust on a shelf for five years without a second thought. Until Sunday night two weeks ago.
Lydia had returned from Amsterdam a couple of months earlier, among other reasons, to be with her her mother, who was due for neurosurgery earlier this month to remove a tumour in her brain. She called my wife a while after she had somewhat settled down, and heard of our plans for the wedding. Eventually she was able to put aside the more pressing affair of her mother's condition to agree to be one of my wife's sisters for the wedding.
In the course of the discussions with Lydia on Sunday night's "brothers and sisters" meeting, my wife had asked Lydia, "You're here for your mother, you should be concentrating on staying with her instead of messaing around with us." To which Lydia replied, "Your wedding is only one day. For the things you did for me for my wedding, this is the least that I could do."
Lydia had, in fact, volunteered to do our actual day photography, upon hearing of our troubles getting our other friend to commit to the job and his non-appearance at the gathering that night.
After 5 years, when I first saw Lydia again on Sunday night, the bite of that telephone conversation was still raw in my mind. I had not expected anything more than the fun and games a sister would have on the hapless groom the morning when he would have to try to fetch the bride out of her parents' domain. When my wife told me about her volunteering her services, I wondered if I was wrong about her.
And then Michelle came up with her proposal. Michelle's idea was to get Lydia to supplement the professional photographer's work with the cameras we had, and the fact that she was such a close friend would mean the quality of her photos would by no means be any less than the most heartfelt work a photographer of any calibre could offer to a friend. I lost all notion of my grudge against her when I saw her eagerness and readiness to help out a friend without a second thought.
Later, as I was sharing a smoke with her in my balcony, I told her one of the main reasons why it took so long for me to consent to Michelle's suggestion to hire a photographer was because of her. I told her my grievances against her the last 5 years and how that suddenly went down the balcony drain that very moment, retelling the story of what had happened that fateful phone call five years ago, how I had thought of her at the time all the way till that moment, and asked for her forgiveness.
The flower of Amsterdam and the Ah Huay of my wife's social life gave me an endearingly blank stare. She hd absolutely no idea what the hell I was talking about.
So five years ago, I didn't think I deserved getting scolded from someone I barely knew for doing her a favour without asking for anything in return. This night, I didn't think I deserved her return of the same favour. And then in a moment of rare honesty between two almost complete strangers that could have turned into a Hallmark moment of forgiveness and grace, she tells me she didn't even know I was pissed with her all this time. Hmm.
Obviously we're all okay now. I'm still recovering from the soreness of my slapping myself in the forehead for realising how stupid I was the last 5 years.
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hey…really don know wat to say…hmmm…im flattered. n im really glad we cleared the air. so nw im dutch huay huh?! hmmm…then i must b tulip lah? ok,ok, i know dat was corny! hehe…wel, really felt very honoured to b able to witness yr [as in u n sis] happiness. tot de volgende keer…doei


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The Midwest regional sales team for Balluff, Inc. has moved to a new, larger facility in Itasca, IL. The new facility features areas for customer testing and validation of the firm's advanced control-system architectures and sensing packages. The Balluff Midwest sales team comprises nine people who work in accounts, industry and project management and technical support.
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7-Eleven BYO Cup Day
7-Eleven and Leo Burnett Melbourne recently won a collection of Clio Awards for the Slurpee BYO Cup Day. has always been a different kind of drink, letting people fill their cup any way they like. But with an influx of copycat competitors, we needed to do something to make it different again. So we changed the one thing about Slurpee that's always been the same – the cup. For one day Australians could bring in any 'cup' they like and fill it with Slurpee, giving them total creative control over their drinking experience. There was a size limit on cups of 230mm by 260mm. Cups had to be clean and free from holes. Cups could only be filled once. Suggestions for containers sent in to the Facebook page were used as the inspiration for promotional posters. Customers were encouraged to take photos of themselves and their cips and upload them to the Slurpee Australia Facebook page where people could vote for the best cup. The person with the most votes won a year's supply of free Slurpees. The campaign won a Gold Clio for Facebook Integrated Media, and three Silver Clios for Integrated Campaign, Content and Contact and Out of Home.
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The BYO Cup Day campaign was developed at Leo Burnett, Melbourne, by creative director Jason Williams, copywriters Andrew Woodhead, Elle Bullen, Eamonn Dixon, and art director James Orr.
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Western games are getting increasingly popular in Japan. But they're still a small slice of the pie. Just ask ZeniMax Asia's Tetsu Takahashi.
ZeniMax Media, of course, owns American developers id Software (Doom) and Bethesda Softworks (The Elder Scrolls) as well as new Japanese studio, Tango Gameworks, with Shinji Mikami (above).
Mikami, best known for creating Resident Evil and wearing trucker hats, is spearheading Tango Gameworks; he and his staff are hard at work on a new title, and Takahashi thinks they'll only outsell games like Skyrim and Fallout 3 in Japan, but release a smash hit.
Tango is using an existing engine for its first game; however, it is a heavily customized version to suit its needs. Mikami is assembling a core team to work on the new title. From what Japanese industry insiders have told me, Mikami is brilliant at motivating his staff and conveying his vision. He also looks nice in plaid.
According to Takahashi, Skyrim, which sold extremely well abroad, *only* sold between 200,000 and 300,000 copies in Japan. However, those numbers are better than past Western game successes. For Takahashi, he thinks Tango's debut game can sell between 500,000 and a million copies in Japan.
Mikami, who liked Skyrim very much, has recognition among Japanese gamers. What's more, he can back that up with a strong track record. While his last two titles, Vanquish and Shadows of the Damned, were met with tepid sales in Japan, a new title with a big international publisher like ZeniMax could definitely change that.
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Help Troubleshooting a Miller Maxstar200SDHello All,
My name is Brian and I am a newbie here. I am a Master Electrician by trade and I love welding as a hobby. If anyone has any questions on electrical to feed a welding machine, feel free to contact me. I work on High Voltage down to electronics daily. I know these machines have alot of stored energy and my Fluke 87V and test leads are rated up to 1000vdc. I recently bought a Miller Maxstar200SD off an auction and I need some help. It needs a circuit board. I would like some help ensuring it only needs one board so I dont sink in too much money when I could have bought a new one. I greatly appreciate the help from anyone up to the challenge. I am guessing it needs a PC1 inverter board based on my findings below. I found out they have a revised PC1 inverter board/ part # for my machine. I dont want to stick a new PC1 board in the machine and smoke a new board. I found some troubleshooting questions on a Miller Maxstar 200stx but I am sure someone has more specific points I can test on the machine for a SD. Again, I appreciate any information from the experts on this site and I apologize for the long post.
Thank You,
Brian Gibbons
My Miller Maxstar 200SD general info.
Manuf. date 2004
owners manual (electrical block diagram)
currently wired for 120v 60hz for troubleshooting(once fixed it will be set up 240vac 60hz.)
My Test Equip. used:
Plug in and turn on machine you have no operator interface (no lcd screen for volts/amps/etc. You here a control relay clicking on PC2 power interconnect board. It is almost sound like it is calling on the inverter board to fire up or the next step but it never gets there. I was guessing a PC1 inverter board but I would like to be sure it is not the interface board or boost board or 2 or all bad. There is no signs of corrosion or burned spots on components on the boards and the parts inside we clean like it was used in a clean room.
Place line disconnect switch in On position
1)Check and replace line fuse(s), if necessary, or reset circuit breaker.
This all checks out tested imput voltage
2)Check for proper input power connections and check condition of power cord.
10/4 SOOW cord was visually inspected and ohmed out to validate continuity
3)Check inverter control board PC1 for proper seating.
PC1 inverter board is properly seated
4)Check weld control board PC3 for proper seating.
PC3 weld control/operator interface ribbon connections seated properly.
5)Check boost control board PC10 for proper seating.
PC10 Boost control board is properly seated.
6)Check continuity of Power switch S1 , and replace if necessary.
Continuity of power switch S1 is good.
7)Check bus voltage on power interconnect board PC2 receptacle RC5 replace
PC2 if necessary.
780volts DC on receptacle RC5 on board PC2
Check ±15 volts dc supplies as follows
8)Disconnect plug PLG1 from RC1 on PC1 and check for ±15 vdc. If ±15 vdc is now present,
replace PC3.
This is the step that the STX must have less pins on the plug than the my Maxstar SD. There are 20pins (2rows of 10) that is labeled PLG1 that Plug into RC1 on PC1. This is the step that I need to find out which pins to test to find the +/- 15vdc
9)Disconnect plug PLG5 from RC5 on PC1 and check for ±15 vdc. If ±15 vdc is now present,
replace HD1.
This TESTED GOOD, no voltage present on RC5 of PC1.
10)Disconnect PC1 from PC2, and on PC2 check for ±15 vdc between RC3 pin 5 and RC3 pin 8. If ±15 vdc is now present, replace PC1. If the ±15 vdc is still not present, replace PC10.
I get 19VDC. Does this mean PC10 is good?
11)Check +30 volt dc primary voltage on boost control board PC10
Replace PC10 ifnecessary.
I Dont know where to test specifically on PC10 for this test
12)Check ±15 volt dc primary voltage on boost control board PC10 Replace PC10 if necessary.
I dont know where to test specifically on PC10 for this test
13)Check +15 volt dc buck voltage on boost control board PC10 .
If voltage is present,
stop. If voltage is not present, check resistors.
Before checking resistors, discharge and measure input capacitor voltage .
I dont know where to test for this on PC10
14)Disconnect PC10 from PC2 and check resistors R1, R2, R36, and R37 on PC2. Each
resistor should measure 75K ohms ±10%. If any of the resistors are bad, replace PC2.
These resistors on the Maxstar SD are 150k ohms each. All four check out good and within tolerance.
I need specific test points/locations to questions 8, 11, 12, 13.
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In the past few months, headlines have surfaced in the UK regarding a ban on yoga for Children in the church. Now, having grown up in the mountains of Tennessee, this was not at all an uncommon occurrence. In the buckle of the Bible belt, the suggestion of bringing yoga classes into a church was likened to the proposal of teaching the main concepts of black magic. Because of yoga's close association with Hinduism, many Christian groups believe it is dogmatic and corrupt. I was raised in a small Methodist Church in upper East Tennessee. I have only returned there a handful of times as an adult, and have come to expect the raised eyebrows and stern looks of judgment when asked "so what are you doing now?" It would possibly be more acceptable for me to respond "money laundering" instead of "yoga teacher." At least the former sounds clean.
The fact is, yes yoga originated in India, the birthplace of Hinduism, and yes, some styles and practices of yoga directly invoke Hindu deities, and yes (I'm really going out on a limb with this one) Christianity opposes exposure to beliefs that are fundamentally different from it's teachings. However, the fact is that the practice of Hatha Yoga as we have come to know it is unrelated to religion. The use of Sanskrit terms is often a red flag in the Christian communities. But truth be told, Sanskrit was a language, not a religion, and the use of the terms in yoga is no more religious than the use of Latin (the language of orthodox Catholicism) in ancient mythology.
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The ancient text that guides many of today's yoga practioners is The Yoga Sutra's of Patanjali. This text is very methodical and practical, and spends less time dwelling on divinity than most of today's self help books. The essence of the divine is referenced, but only in very non denominational ways. Patanjali's mention of a higher being is limited to the word "Iswara" which means "lord," or that which is omnipotent. That leaves lots of room for interpretation on any side of the debate. But, for the most part, The Sutra's clearly define a path of ethical living, respect for all and dedicated discipline to reach the state of yoga, or union.
So many of the teachings in various religions are of openness and tolerance, but in practice these teachings are absent. To teach tolerance and exploration of other paths opens the door to a fundamental shift in viewpoint; that instead of abiding by the teachings you are given, you trust in your own faith. If the teachings you use to identify yourself are questioned, then the foundation of the entire structure of religion is at risk of crumbling. This fear, this separation, ironically, is specifically what the practice of yoga is working to address. Not a change in fundamental beliefs, but the cultivation of that inner faith that is so steadfast and unwavering that no amount of exposure or exploration could guide you away from it. If the thought of yoga as union with God is too scary or sacrilegious to your belief system, then I propose a shift in the interpretation to, Yoga as union with the faith in God that lies in the deepest part of your Self. In the last few lines of chapter six of the Bhagavad Gita it states that faith, above all else, is what leads us to realization and union with the divine. When we cultivate faith in our deepest beliefs, fears and rejection will effortlessly fall away.
Some Christian faiths are beginning to embrace yoga, as a support for health and faith. So, perhaps there is a revolution coming. Maybe, just maybe, the paradigm of fear in our religious institutions is starting to shift. Hopefully, there is a place where body, mind, and spirit dissolve into the experience of faith seamlessly and without judgment. I'll keep my fingers crossed!
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In September 2009, my youngest daughter, Jenny, phoned me and said, "dad, they are all talking about human induced climate change, and they're all going off to Copenhagen. Why don't they talk about the 'elephant in the room'". I said, "Jenny, what's that?". She said, "population!".
The instant she said the word, it was almost as if a light was turned on in my head. Within seconds I realised how stupid I had been. Here we were talking about problems which are facing our planet, but people weren't talking about the most obvious problem – too many people. I knew that we had something like 6.7 billion people in the world, and this was predicted to go to over 9 billion by 2050. But I'd never actually linked that with a great many of the problems we have in our world. continue reading


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The Washington-based board, the latest American government agency to turn away from the BlackBerry, said it needs reliable devices for its employees to investigate accidents, often in remote locations.
"These Apple devices will replace the NTSB's existing BlackBerry devices, which have been failing both at inopportune times and at an unacceptable rate," the transportation board said in a recent document.
Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) has lost several other U.S. departments and agencies as clients. They include the Defence Department, the Transportation Security Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, which have also chosen the iPhone.
Although the National Transportation Safety Board didn't go into many details about why it's dropping BlackBerry smartphones, RIM has had two email and text message service outages in the last year.
"Due to performance issues with the BlackBerry devices, the NTSB desires to transition to a different device under Verizon's device refresh program," the safety board said.
The latest switch by a U.S. government agency comes before the launch of RIM's new BlackBerry 10 operating system in early 2013 — widely considered a make or break product launch for the company.
Research In Motion said on Wednesday that government organizations around the world can continue to trust the reliability and security of BlackBerrys.
"We have one million government customers in North America alone who depend on BlackBerry, and more than 400,000 government customers worldwide upgraded their devices in the past year," said Paul Lucier, vice-president of global government solutions at RIM.
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RIM recently announced it had won U.S. government security clearance for its devices with its BlackBerry 10 operating system.
The Waterloo, Ont., company expects the new operating system, with an improved web browser, will enable it to better compete against the iPhone and smartphones with the Android operating system.
RIM's latest outage was in September, the same day that Apple's new iPhone launched in stores. In Oct. 2011, RIM's outage lasted several days affecting millions of users globally.
Telecom analyst Anil Doradla said RIM's two service outages should been seen as a key factor in the NTSB's decision, and the board is likely also taking a long-term view of the company.
"Will this company survive in five years, in four years?" said Doradla, of Chicago-based William Blair & Co.
"You have to look at what happened in the context of their network outages, which by the way, we cannot guarantee will not happen again," he said.
Doradla said the iPhone is now considered about as secure as the BlackBerry.
The safety board also said the use of iPhones will be compatible with the use of Apple iPad tablets by its employees.
Having an iPhone is just an extension of having an iPad, Doradla noted.
"The NTSB requires effective, reliable and stable communication capabilities to carry-out its primary investigative mission and to ensure employee safety in remote locations," the board said in a filing posted on the U.S. Federal Business Opportunities website.
Queen's University business professor John Pliniussen said the outages didn't help RIM and the transportation safety board likely has high security standards and decided to make the switch.
"The competition is just offering a better package," he said from Kingston, Ont.
"I've never heard of a security issue related to the iPhone 5, or any iPhone product," said Pliniussen, associate professor of innovation and Internet marketing.
Pliniussen said "this isn't the first and it won't be the last" client dropping RIM.
"It seems like to have the best now, it means start dropping RIM."
Shares in Research In Motion were up 48 cents, or almost five per cent, at $10.18 in afternoon trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.


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The Value of Internships
December 02, 2011
People like to know that you did something while you were in college. It's good that you're taking all these classes…but employers like to see that you weren't just sitting on your couch all summer. —Marli Lee-McGarrah '13
Throughout their time at Lewis & Clark, students gain a foundation in the liberal arts that prepares them for successful careers. Complementing classroom experiences, activities such as community service, networking events, workstudy positions, and internships help students develop professional skills and connections.
Nearly 20 students received awards last summer to support internships ranging from Lee-McGarrah's job with Atlantic Records in Los Angeles to positions that sent other students to the Smithsonian archives, the Amazon rainforest, and the halls of Parliament.
The Stephanie Fowler and Irving Levin Summer Internship Awards made it possible for students to explore career options in fields that do not traditionally offer paid internships and in locations where travel and living expenses made internships financially prohibitive. The Fowler & Levin internship awards program is just one of the many opportunities available to Lewis & Clark students preparing for diverse careers.
Translating liberal arts experience into jobs
The Center for Career and Community Engagement (3CE) recognizes that internships are an ideal way for liberal arts students to gain practical job experience outside of the classroom. Staff members from 3CE work with students throughout their time at Lewis & Clark to help them discover their goals and interests, connect to opportunities in the community that enrich their academic experience, and prepare for successful lives after college.
Engaging students, alumni, faculty, and community partners, 3CE emphasizes integrative learning: connecting skills and knowledge from multiple experiences to prepare students to become lifelong learners and global citizens.
"Every experience is an opportunity to gain insights about yourself, your community, and your world," Minda Heyman, director of 3CE, said. "We're here to help students synthesize their experiences with what they are learning in the classroom in order to determine their path and purpose."
Learn more about career and community engagement at Lewis & Clark:
- In Newsweek's 2011 college rankings, Lewis & Clark came in fifth among the nation's most service-oriented schools. While all new students volunteer during orientation, some spend their first week as Pioneers on service projects dedicated to addressing issues like hunger and poverty.
- In January 2012, students will participate in a weeklong workshop focused on entrepreneurship and the liberal arts.
- Grants are available for students-directed alternative spring or fall break programs. Supported by 3CE, these trips help students become innovative leaders and citizens of the world. Learn more about the 2011 Alternative Fall Break partnership with PCUN Oregon Farmworker's Union.
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This volume provides an introduction to and review of key contemporary debates concerning connectionism, and the nature of explanation and methodology in cognitive psychology.
The first debate centers on the question of whether human cognition is best modeled by classical or by connectionist architectures. The second centres on the question of the compatibility between folk, or commonsense, psychological explanation and explanations based on connectionist models of cognition. Each of the two sections includes a classic reading along with important responses, and concludes with a specially commissioned reply by the main contributor. The editorial introductions provide a comprehensive survey and map through the debates.


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We hate to kiss and tell, but we just can't keep our lips sealed about Kissed by Maui, a new all-natural lipstick line handmade in North Kihei.
Its founder, Robin Kory, has lipstick-making down to a science. The biology major became aware of the dangers of toxins in cosmetics and cleaning products thanks to her work as a health inspector, then as a paralegal at a large law firm in Ohio. So, she taught herself how to make her own lipsticks by heating and molding a mixture of high-quality, mostly organic ingredients, like castor, jojoba and vitamin E oils, raw unrefined shea butter, pure beeswax and pikake essential oil from the Big Island.
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