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Considerable progress made on introducing GST: Pranab
New Delhi, December 23, 2009 (PTI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that considerable progress
has been made towards implementing the Goods and Services Tax, a new indirect
tax structure that would subsume levies like excise, VAT and service tax."There has been considerable progress in preparing a roadmap for introducing the
GST and we value the suggestion the Chamber is able to provide on the approach
of introducing the GST," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday at a PHD Chamber function.
The government has set April 1, 2010, as the deadline for implementing GST, but
apprehensions are being expressed on bringing in the new tax regime from the
scheduled date as a lot of ground work is yet to be done. Another major task before the Finance Ministry is implementing the Direct Taxes
Code, that will replace the Income Tax Act, 1991. The Minister further said the government will take inputs from
various stake holders, including industry chambers before finalising the Code.
"In this connection (taxcode) I would also like to point out... That I have an
open mind. It is not that something has appeared in the code and that is why we
have to stick to it," Mukherjee added.
Govt. asked states to review the VAT levy on imported
December 18, 2009: Reeling under one of the sharpest food price rise in many years, the government
is pulling out all stops to control the spiral. Even as food inflation,
currently hovering near 20% continues to make headlines, the government is learnt to
have undertaken several measures to bring it back under comfortable levels.
Prices of essential food items have risen sharply due to a severe drought this
year that resulted in depleted farm output and wholesale food prices in the
country are at a 10-year high.The centre has reportedly asked states to lift more rice and wheat under open
market sales scheme (OMSS). The Cabinet Secretary has also been talking to states for a better public
distribution system (PDS) for essential commodities. The Cabinet Secretary has also asked states to review the VAT levy on imported
sugar. Sugar prices have more than doubled this year on account of an unbridled
shortage of stock globally and the agriculture ministry wants no VAT levy on
Opposition up in arms over change in slab in Delhi VAT
NEW DELHI, December 16, 2009 : The BJP-led Opposition rallied against the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2009 that was introduced in Delhi Assembly on Monday. The amendment seeks to scrap the slab of 4% and introduce a slab of 5%. The move will impact the prices of medicines, medical and surgical equipment, IT and electronic products such as computers, software and products under the industrial inputs among other things. Introducing the amendment bill, finance minister AK Walia said that
it proposes to incorporate certain provisions to address the urgent need to remove some fresh anomalies and discrepancies which have come to notice in the course of the implementation of the Act.
The Centre has asked the state government to raise VAT rate from 4% to 5% to partially compensate the loss incurred due to phasing out of central sales tax. ‘‘Hence it is proposed to enhance VAT rate from 4% to 5% on goods specified in third schedule except declared goods under Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. This enhancement of tax rate is likely to generate additional resources Rs 500 crore,’’ Walia added.
Assocham Suggests Uniform VAT On Petrol, Diesel Across India
December 12, 2009 (RTTNews): Industry body Assocham suggested that the government implement a uniform VAT structure of 8% on petrol and diesel across the country as the state tax is giving additional burden, media reports said.
Sales tax levied on petrol in states vary between 18.9% and 33% and on diesel from 8.3% to 34%. Tax/ Octroi is also levied on movements of crude in many states.
According to Assocham, the element of taxation on petrol and diesel is to the extent of 140% and hence there should be at least uniformity of VAT at 8%, which will give some relief to oil companies from higher crude oil prices globally and the common men is not burdened
unnecessarily. The chamber also said that government-owned oil companies should also be encouraged for export of petroleum products like private sector so that they also avail export duty benefits.
High taxes hitting food processing sector
NEW DELHI, November 30, 2009 (ET): Taxation of over 18 per cent on branded processed agricultural products is adversely affecting the competitiveness of the sector, an industry lobby has said in a report released on Sunday. According to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(Assocham) in India, only about two per cent of India's fruit and vegetable output is processed and produce worth Rs 50,000 crore is wasted annually.
The chamber observed that branded processed products are subject to central sale tax of about two per cent, apart from attracting four per cent local levies including entry tax and octroi, besides 12.5 percent of value-added tax. "However, unbranded products are mostly exempted or taxed at concessional rate of four per cent," said Assocham president Swati
Piramal, adding: "It acts as a disincentive for investment in the sector and affects competitiveness." Accordingly, all food products should be treated with parity in terms of rate of taxes such as VAT, it has argued. "The processed food industry should also be exempted from levy of service tax on goods transport service, mass communication and awareness building activities," Piramal said.
ASSOCHAM Suggests Tax Holiday To Hotel Industry
New Delhi, November 27, 2009 : The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(ASSOCHAM) suggests the need for extension of tax holiday scheme of 5 years to all categories of hotels to speed up infrastructure of hotels rooms needed for Commonwealth Games of 2010. The ASSOCHAM has pointed out that the government has already accorded tax holiday scheme of 5 years for 2, 3 and 4 Star hotels and even Convention Centres with a seating capacity of not less than 3000 in NCR of Delhi, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad. This facility, according to the ASSOCHAM, needs to be extended to all categories of hotels including of 5 star so that their capacity expansion takes place at desired speed to accommodate large number of travelers to India during 2010 games.
Finance panel for 12% GST
New Delhi, November 26, 2009: The proposed goods & services tax (GST) could turn out to be a far
more benign impost than anyone expected. In what would amount to a radical tax
reform, the 13th Finance Commission is understood to have arrived at a
revenue-neutral rate of around 12%, at least 4 percentage points lower than what
most believed the combined Centre-state rate would be.
According to official sources, in a technical paper the commission is going to
release shortly, it would also recommend a substantial broadening of the tax
base by including hitherto untaxed—but potentially high-revenue—areas like real
estate deals, high-end education and healthcare services. If the proposals are
accepted, India Inc’s tax liability will see a major dip.
In the commission’s ideal model, GST would subsume taxes on petroleum and
alcohol, both of which states want to keep outside the new comprehensive,
multi-point tax on value added. Levies on petroleum account for a third of the
tax revenues of both the Centre and states. The commission, headed by Vijay Kelkar, even wants the beedi industry, which forms a large chunk of the domestic
tobacco sector, to be brought under GST.
The Centre and states continue to disagree on the structure and modalities of
GST, with the former keen to use the new tax as a reform tool. So, by releasing
the technical paper, the commission would help the Centre turn the table on the
empowered committee of state finance ministers, which recently published a GST
discussion paper that most analysts said reflected a compromise.
Real estate transactions now attract only stamp duty at the output level,
whereas the output incurs input taxes like Vat on construction material and
service tax on specified work contracts. - Financial Express
Indian IT companies EU billing rates may come under tax strain
BANGALORE, November 16, 2009: A new tax rule in the European Union (EU) is making the light at the end of the tunnel for Indian IT service companies look a little India's top 10 BPOs
Starting January 1, the 27-nation bloc plans to impose value-added tax (VAT) on services delivered from non-EU nations such as India, a move which will put a renewed squeeze on profit margins of companies such as Tata
Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro, offshore outsourcing experts and tech firms say.
European companies that outsource IT and backoffice work will be looking to extract better value out of their service providers to offset the financial implications of the tax, which could increase the cost of such projects by up to 25%, said Nick Beecham, partner at UK-based law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse. Europe accounts for over a quarter of the $60-billion revenues of the Indian outsourcing industry. “Many businesses will already be doing this in the current economic climate. We particularly expect to see this happening with those outsourcing contracts that were signed two or more years ago at the height of the economic boom,” Mr Beecham said, expecting outsourcers to renegotiate billing rates at least 10-15% lower. - The Economic Times
Haryana urges Centre to defer GST
New Delhi/ Chandigarh November 12, 2009 :Haryana, which became the poineer state in launching VAT
(value added tax) in the country, needs more time to prepare itself for the proposed Goods and Services Tax
(GST).In a press communication released in Chandigarh, the authorities said the state finance minister had urged the central government to defer introduction of GST by one year, compensate the state for the loss of revenue of Rs 600 crore on account of the purchase tax levied on food grains like wheat and paddy, and make a leeway for Haryana for levy of VAT on agricultural inputs like fertilisers and pesticides.
Haryana Finance Minister Ajay Singh Yadav pointed out at the meeting of state finance ministers
chaired by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Tuesday that a perfect IT system and complete computerisation were necessary for switching over to GST. Yadav said Haryana earned about Rs 600 crore per annum from the purchase tax levied on food grains, which it would lose after introduction of GST, as a consensus had been reached
among the states to exempt food grains from GST. “Either the purchase tax on food grains be not subsumed in GST, or some
suitable mechanism should be provided to compensate the state,” he suggested. -Business Standard
CMs urged not to charge higher VAT
Chennai, November 11, 2009: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(ASSOCHAM) has urged Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu,Andhra Pradesh and Kerala not to charge
higher VAT, including cess of 12.5 per cent and even beyond on processed fruits
and vegetables and scale the slab down to a uniform four per cent, as
recommended by Empowered Committee on VAT.
In a representation to Chief Ministers of the respective states, ASSOCHAM
Secretary General D S Rawat said these were among other few states which are yet
to execute the Empowered Committee recommendations. These states continue to levy additional VAT and cess on such products by
restricting the scope of the category description or by shifting the product
category itself from four per cent level to 12.5 per cent level, Rawat said.
ASSOCHAM said these states have disputed the classification of various value
added fruit and vegetables like potato chips, and banana chips. Source: Express India
Assam govt faces flak for VAT hike
GUWAHATI, November 2, 2009: The Assam government’s decision to increase VAT by 1 percentage point on items subjected to 4% and 12.5% tax under Schedule II of the VAT Act has come under attack both from the opposition and industry bodies. VAT on items like bicycles, aluminum utensils, bamboo products, medicines, sewing machines and several others has increased from 4% to 5%. However, VAT on declared goods would remain at 4%. Sources in the state government said that around Rs 130 crore additional revenue will be generated by the hike. The main opposition party, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), has lambasted the government for this move. The Federation of Industry and Commerce of the North Eastern Region (FINER) also feels this move will be counter- productive.
Goods and services tax (GST)—might miss its April 1, 2010
New Delhi, October 30, 2009 (HT): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said a schedule for
rolling back the tax breaks announced last year to help the economy tide over the ripple of
worldwide recession would depend on the domestic economy’s growth in the coming months. Besides, the country’s most ambitious tax reform initiative—a comprehensive
nationwide uniform goods and services tax (GST)—might miss its April 1, 2010
deadline as some contentious issues remain to be sorted out. India cannot be ruled from Delhi alone.
On the proposed GST, which is envisaged to be a comprehensive value added tax on
goods and services, Mukherjee said consensus eluded among states on some areas.
“In large areas we have been able to arrive at convergence of views.
Constitutional amendments are required (for rolling out GST). I am trying to
stick to the time schedule, but there could be some slippages,” he said. The indirect tax system is mired in a multi-layered structure that includes
levies such as excise duty, central sales tax, VAT and service tax among others.
In its final form, GST is expected to remove these distortions as all the
existing taxes will be subsumed under a singular regime.
E-Filing of VAT received overwhelming response in Punjab
CHANDIGARH, October 26, 2009: E-filing of VAT returns made mandatory for certain categories of tax payers by department of Excise and Taxation Punjab has received overwhelming response with over 20,000 tax payers filing returns electronically. According to A Venu Prasad, Excise and Taxation Commissioner Filing of VAT Returns electronically had become mandatory for persons making inter state sales and purchases, persons making export out of the territory of India , persons claiming refund under the act and persons whose turnover during any of the previous years was Rs. five crores or more. He said that these categories of tax payers have to file VAT Returns electronically by October 30, 2009, if
payments are to be made in cash.
Centre, states for mechanism on CST compensation
New Delhi, October 19, 2009 (PTI) The Centre and states today agreed for a joint mechanism
to offset losses arising out of Central Sales Tax cut effected in 2007-08, a
matter that has not yet been resolved due to differences on the amount of
ompensation. The decision was taken at a meeting of states finance ministers and Union
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee here.
"There will be a joint mechanism (for compensation) involving Government of
India officials and Empowered Committee Secretariat and states officials to
facilitate the compensation more clearly," Asim Dasgupta, chairman of empowered
committee of states finance ministers on Value Added Tax, told reporters after
the meeting. CST, a tax on movement of goods from one state to another, was reduced from 4%t to 3% in 2007-08 and further to 2 per cent in 2008-09 after the
introduction of VAT as it is considered distortionary.
Remove VAT on handloom-based fashion products
NEW DELHI, October 14, 2009: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(Assocham) has urged the government to remove the value-added tax (VAT) on fashion products with more than 50 percent handloom and handicrafts input to make them competitive in the global market. "Indian fashion industry is at budding stage and accounts for barely 0.3 percent of international industry's networth, which may further come down in the absence of necessary government support," the chamber said in a letter to the finance ministry. Currently, fashion products fall under the VAT net ranging between
8-12 percent that makes them costlier. Therefore, the government should remove VAT on the handloom and handicraft-based fashion products, said the industry lobby. According to Assocham, the fashion design industry is expected to grow to Rs.800 crore in two-three years from Rs.300 crore now.
Rajasthan demands 4% VAT on sale of crude from Cairn's Barmer field
Jaipur, October 11, 2009 (PTI): The Rajasthan government has slapped a notice on Cairn India
demanding the company to pay 4% VAT instead of 2% CST on the sale of crude oil from the
explorer's oil fields at Barmer in the state. The company, on September 25, 2009, has made an online payment of Rs1.43 to the
state government's commercial tax division against CST over the sale of crude
from the oil fields in the month of August. CK Mathew, principal secretary (finance), said that the oil company will have to
pay VAT as the point of sale is located in Rajasthan. The government has nominated Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) for purchasing crude oil from
PM for simpler tax regime for processed food sector
New Delhi, October 6, 2009 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today regretted that the
food processing sector was subject to "multiple levies" and said there is an
urgent need to rationalise tax structure to replicate the success of the IT
"Though primary agricultural commodities are mostly exempted from taxes,
processed foods are subjected to multiple levies. There is an urgent need to
rationalise and simplify tax structure," he said here while pointing out that
despite being a major food producer, India's share in the global processed food trade is less than two per cent. At present, many states are levying additional cess even when the empowered
panel of Finance Ministers of states on Value-Added Tax has suggested a four per
cent VAT on processed fruits and vegetables, hampering the flow of investment
into the sector.
Punjab launches E-payment of VAT
Jalandhar, September 29-, 2009: Punjab government on Tuesday launched electronic payment of Value
Added Tax (VAT) in the state to make the collection more convenient and efficient.Inaugurating the E-payment system here, Punjab Excise and Taxation Commissioner
A Venu Prasad said e-payment of VAT was first introduced in Ludhiana as a pilot
project by the department in the month of May 2009 and the same was being
extended to the entire state. It is targeted that by March 2011, all VAT payers would be able to pay the tax
electronically. Prasad revealed that in the current fiscal the expected VAT collection was about
Rs 8,000 crore compared to Rs 7,000 crore collected in the previous financial
year. With the introduction of e-payment, the money would flow from traders to the
government without any time gap and reconciliation of the accounts would be done
without any difficulty, he claimed.
Logistics sector to touch $125 bn by 2010
Chennai September 29, 2009: The Indian logistics industry is poised to become a $125 billion industry by 2010, an increase of around 17 per cent, from the current level, according to
Assocham. The knowledge chamber also said that the outsourcing of 3rd Party Logistics business (3PL) in India is set to become $ 90 million size by 2012. Assocham projected that Indian logistics industry is expected to touch $125 billion by 2010 from $105 billion, an increase of around 16-17 per cent in the next two years.
The 3PL industry is expected to become a $90 million industry from the current $58 million, as around 55 per cent of Indian companies are outsourcing logistic services like supply chain management and
warehousing, which used to be between 10-15 per cent, ten years ago.
“One of the contributing factors for this is Value Added Tax (VAT) which is expected to drive Indian
industry towards using more 3PL services”, said D S Rawat, Assocham Secretary General who released the paper.He added future consolidation will attract many companies under the umbrella of 3PL. Value added services are currently the most driving factor which hopes to increases in future. Business Standard
Good progress in talks with states on GST: CBEC
New Delhi September 25, 2009 (PTI): As deadline draws closer for implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Centre today said discussions on various issues have made "considerable progress". The Centre has been holding regular discussions with states on
GST, which is to be implemented by April 1, 2010. Some states were apprehensive that GST will do away with their fiscal autonomy.
"We are almost having meetings on a daily basis..To bring all
states together and make them agree to GST was a difficult task. Some states had apprehensions. The process has made considerable progress," Central Board of Excise and Customs
(CBEC) Chairman V Sridhar today said. He said many states are protective about their autonomy so far as taxes levied by them is concerned. After the Empowered Group of state finance ministers met on GST last week, Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister had expressed
apprehensions that the new tax system would take away the states' rights to tinker with rates.
The GST will subsume the central indirect tax levies like excise and service tax and a host of state taxes like VAT, octroi and purchase tax. The structure would be a dual structure--one at the Centre and the other at the state-level. States have already agreed to have two rates of taxes, with one standard rate and the other lower rate for essential goods. The rates, however, have yet not been finalised.
Clock makers exit due to high taxes
Rajkot September 22, 2009 (BS): Faced with a heavy tax burden, the small-scale wall clock makers of Morbi (Gujarat) are diversifying into ceramics, stationery items and retail. Besides, the industry is also losing ground to the metros and cities like Bangalore, where clock manufacturing has started picking up and taxation levels are lower, Morbi players claim. Morbi is regarded as the largest wall clock
manufacturing hub in India, with as many as 200 small-scale units. It also houses two of Asia’s largest wall clock manufacturers — Ajanta and
Samay. Having survived the slowdown and fierce competition from Chinese players, the industry is reeling under the burden of value added tax (VAT), according to manufacturers here. The industry has to pay 15 per cent tax, of which 12.5 per cent is VAT and 2.5 per cent is additional tax. The annual turnover of the small units is Rs 100-125
crore, and the industry gives direct and indirect employment to about 10,000 people. More than 60 per cent of the workers in the clock factories are women. Two years ago, there were more than 300 units in Morbi. Today, only about 200 are active.
CII seeks zero GST for processed fruit and vegetable industry
New Delhi September 17, 2009 (PTI) Industry body, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has demanded that fruit and vegetable processing industry be exempted from the goods and services tax, proposed to be introduced from April 2010, as the sector is still at a "nascent stage" and needs support. We have requested the government to keep fruit and vegetable processing industry under a special GST rate of zero per cent," CII National Council for Agriculture Chairman Rakesh Bharti Mittal said. An empowered panel of finance ministers of different states yesterday resolved to meet the deadline of rolling out the GST regime in April next year and has reached a consensus to have two basic tax rates in the new system, and a special one for precious metals. But the rates are yet to be decided.
Rajasthan firm on levying VAT on Cairn crude
JAIPUR, September 12, 2009 (ET): Ruling down the centre’s assertion to levy central sales tax on Cairn crude, Rajasthan government is firm on charging VAT on crude oil sold from Cairn India’s fields. Rajasthan government principal secretary (Finance) C K Mathew told ET that state government is entitled to accrue 4% VAT on the oil. “Cairn India has entered into an agreement with the state government which clearly states that the point of sale would be in
Rajasthan. The company buying the crude would have to pay 4% VAT to the state government. Even if delivery point is outside the state, it doesn’t matter in this case as the sale is made within the territory of the state,” he said in reaction to the letter written by Petroleum Secretary R S Pandey to Rajasthan Chief Secretary Kushal Singh saying: “State sales tax/VAT would accrue to Rajasthan
govt. in case the sale of crude oil is made for further processing within
Adani, HPCL may raise CNG prices by Rs 2
AHMEDABAD, September 11, 2009: City-based CNG distributors Adani Energy and HPCL are set to increase prices any time now. CNG price hike largely affects the strong auto-rickshaw union and both Adani Energy and HPCL are hesitant to make the first move, said an industry expert. Sources close to the development revealed that both Adani Energy and HPCL are operating on wafer thin margins and considering price hike. Currently, they are selling CNG at Rs 28.62 per kg in Ahmedabad market and are considering increasing it by Rs 2. Market leader Adani Energy and HPCL operate 50 and 16 stations, respectively in
Ahmedabad. In last couple of years, it was compelled to hike CNG prices on account of expensive gas supply coupled with heavy tax structure. For instance,
Adani Energy’s own cost per kg of CNG stands at close to Rs 22. Excise duty at the rate of 14.42% and VAT at 15% adds burden of
Rs 7 per kg for the consumers. - ET
e-payment of VAT begins today
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, September 8, 2009: Kerala is all set to blaze a new trail in tax collection in the country with the launch of electronic payment of Value Added Tax (VAT) on Tuesday. As many as
1.30 lakh traders are expected to switch over to the e-payment system, which will both speed up tax
collection and lessen the difficulties being experienced by traders in paying taxes. The State had switched over to electronic filing of tax returns beginning January 1 this year and the e-payment system is being introduced to take the tax reforms initiated by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government and its Finance Minister T. M. Thomas Isaac to the next level.
Initially, only traders having the Tax Information Number (TIN) with a turnover exceeding Rs.10 lakh are required to go in for e-payment. Around 25,000 to 30,000 traders who fall in the category of presumptive tax payers with an annual turnover not exceeding Rs.10 lakh will be exempt from the scheme for the time being. The government had done the same when launching the e-filing system. According to Dr. Isaac, this is the next logical step now that the State has achieved 100 per cent e-filing of returns.
Under the present system, the trader can make the payment online, get an electronic chalan and also the information whether he/she has made the correct payment and whether he/she is eligible for any tax refund. The Commercial Taxes Department has tied up with State Bank of India and State Bank of Travancore to facilitate e-payment of taxes and integrated its web sites with that of the two banks. The web site of the Commercial
Taxes Department has been audited by STQC, a Government of India agency,
to ensure its security. Source: The Hindu
Govt to call inter-state council meet to discuss VAT refund issue
September 4, 2009: The Government has decided to call a meeting of the inter-state council to discuss the issue of value added tax (VAT) refund, and neutralization of other state level taxes on exports. The news has been confirmed by minister of commerce and industry, Anand Sharma. The issue of
VAT refund is one of the biggest issues handicapping the exporting community, he said. The minister said that the government has taken a conscious view to expand and diversify India`s export market, especially in the emerging markets of Africa, Latin America, Oceania and CIS countries and the Government is taking initiatives to offset the disadvantage faced by India's exporters such as credit risk and higher transaction costs. The new foreign trade policy announced for 2009-2014 seeks to achieve an annual export growth
of 15% over 2010-11 with an annual export target of USD 200 billion March 2011. By 2014, it is expected to double India`s exports of goods and services.Source: IRIS (04-SEP-09)
CBEC exempts service tax on essential commodities
New Delhi September 2, 2009 (PTI): The government has exempted a number of goods like food grains, fertilisers and farm inputs from paying service tax for transportation through railways and waterways. According to the notification issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), the list of exempted goods includes — edible oil seeds and edible oils; food grains (cereals and pulses) and flour, petroleum and petroleum products and Hank yarn made wholly from cotton.
"The central government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, exempts the taxable service provided to any person in relation to the transport of goods, through rail, national waterway, inland water and coastal shipping, from the whole of service tax leviable thereon," the
notification said. The list of exempted goods also includes raw jute and jute textile, seeds for food crops and fruits and vegetables, seeds for cattle feed, jute seeds, medicine/pharmaceutical products, relief materials meant for victims of natural or other
disasters, defence or military equipments. Among other items the list also includes consignments like personal luggage, postal mail, mail bags booked for
shipping. Registered newspaper and magazines, kerosene oil meant for supply through public distribution system, petroleum products including LPG cylinders (filled and empty) booked by public sector Oil marketing companies transported by Indian Railways have also been exempted. Earlier transportation of goods through ports, railways, as well as inland waterways attracted a service tax of about 10 per cent.

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Smart Light Switch Basics
Figure 12 – Light Switch Locations
But as to the devices themselves, there’s no reason to over do it while getting started. It’s nice to think about living in the Jetson’s home, but National electric code does require at least one switch controlling the light on the wall, and as a practical matter if the smart home network crashes, you want a manual override.
While a smart home can add a wall switch for a light in a convenient place, to make up for an inconvenient place, it’s a little more complicated than meets the eye, so I do not recommend envisioning too many fundamental changes in the way we wire our homes. Light switches will still be on the walls, but perhaps we have fewer of them. Maybe the best solution is to have all the light switches in a room in one central location, as a manual override. With enough box space behind them for any kind of future lighting controller. But even if we swap out most of the light switches in the house with wifi-talking smart buttons, those smart buttons will still benefit from a hardwired power supply. That brings us back to what most would consider obvious, that one way or another we will still have hardwired power in our homes.
Figure 13 – Traveler Circuits
Dumb light switches, in cases where more than one switch controls a single light bulb, are like a double-side railroad line with only one train on the track. The light switch alternates from on to off, and that switches the side of the track (called traveler wires) that the electricity is on, down to the device itself. It is a literal, manual on-off switch.
Figure 14 – Behind-the-switch Lighting Wiring
A smart switch is fundamentally different in that the power goes into the controller and then the power out to the device, skipping over the actual toggle switch on the wall. Not all switches physically regulate actual electricity, some are low voltage relays that trigger an external switch. When retrofitting an existing lighting circuit with smart switches, the power lines are intercepted by the control board, and the light switch itself is rewired as a low voltage relay. Rewiring the lighting circuit is always possible, but the installer might have to cannibalize the traveler wires to use as low voltage relay circuits and it’s not a simple process.
Figure 15 – Different Lighting Styles
While I have found these behind-the-box controllers to be better than the switch replacements, I have also found them too complex to install and recommend starting with a more basic switch replacement, where the controller is built into the switch itself.
We don’t have time to talk about all those nuances in two hours, but the basics is that the actual power output is routed from the controller into the device, with the switch rewired as a low voltage relay. The electricity is no longer coming from the switch itself, but the controller is in fact hardwired to the building power supply.
Figure 16 – Qualified Persons
There is potential for safety improvements in this kind of design, but it is also work that an electrician really should be performing, if the building owner is not comfortable self-performing that kind of work. An electrician is better at doing cable management and placement than a do-it-yourselfer. The controllers are allowed to go inside the lighting junction box, but only if they take up less than 75 percent of the cross-sectional area of the box. On a finer note, most controllers have reset buttons which need to be pressed if the system or device fails. When I install these controllers, I make sure I can access that push button with a push pin of some sort, to prevent having to undo a whole bunch of wiring to access that push button on the controller.
Although the light switch replacements I’ve used have not had reset buttons of any kind, but instead require flicking the switch up and down rapidly to initiate a reset mode, and I find that method much less elegant despite the easier access.
Another option is to have a smart light bulb, where the controller is built into the light bulb itself
Rather than a smart light switch. That’s really interesting because it doesn’t require electricians, and keeps the building wires in place. Smart light bulbs are expensive, but by the time you factor in labor they’re actually worth it.
The major downside to a smart light switch is that like the controller, they need to have an always on power supply to work. So if the dumb light switch kills the power to the light bulb, then lighting automations would no longer work until the analogy switch is changed. The accessible switch on the wall then becomes a hindrance – smart owners resort to taping their lights on to prevent guests from ruining the automation, which reduces the usability of the home. It’s not an easy problem to solve, although smart light bulbs often have more features such as color changing and dimming, some of which can not be delivered by a controller that controls a regular dumb light bulb.
Figure 17 – Adding Push Buttons
I don’t really know which solution is optimal, maybe in the future all the lights in the room will be on one manual override panel, similar to a hotel conference room, with motion detectors and voice commands making up the difference. There are wireless touch plates you can get for the walls, but also, getting one manufacturer’s wireless touch plate to talk to another manufacturer’s lighting controller is not an easy task. At any rate, there are more simple solutions to implement today and we could get stuck trying to figure out the optimal wiring scheme of the future. Swapping out a few lightbulbs or wall switches and getting everything set up on voice commands is a pretty natural fit as a starting point and there are safe ways to do so without being an electrician, although other devices really do fall into the category of electrical work.


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Big wins Pirates, Pioniers; Neptunus escapes in Vleuten
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L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Vaessen Pioniers both registered a big victory tonight (Thursday, June 26) in the opener of their new 3-game series.
DOOR Neptunus nipped UVV in 10 innings and the fourth game tonight ended in a tie.
Pioniers and Neptunus tonight resumed the regular season after losing the final of the European Champions Cup Qualifying Tournaments last Sunday.
At The Hague, Vaessen Pioniers initially trailed 1-0 after two innings vs. ADO Lakers, then came alongside and went on to score three runs in the fifth, followed by a 6-run rally in the sixth to win big with a 12-2 score.
Reggie Bomberg started for Pioniers, instead of the announced Steven van Groningen.
The team collected 17 basehits, including four by Zerzinho Croes, who also had three runs batted in and scored twice.
Dirk van 't Klooster and Max Draijer both contributed with three basehits.
With the win, Pioniers ended a 4-game losing streak, while ADO Lakers extended its losing streak to seven.
At Vleuten, the game between UVV and DOOR Neptunus remained scoreless in nine innings, but then the decision fell in the 10th at bat.
In the tie-break, Neptunus took an 1-0 lead when Urving Kemp scored thanks to two errors and this would remain the lone run in the game.
Neptunus-starter Will Dismukes struckout 14 batters and gave up only five hits in seven innings.
He then was relieved by Kevin Kelly, who became the winning pitcher, while Berry van Driel earned a save by pitching the bottom of the tenth inning.
Neptunus collected only six basehits off of Duko Jansen, who went the distance for UVV.
The loss meant an end of UVV's 4-game winning streak.
Neptunus extended its winning streak to eleven games.
At Haarlem, L&D Amsterdam Pirates shutout Corendon Kinheim 10-0.
Pirates led only 1-0 after six innings, then scored nine runs in the final three at bats.
Pirates took an 1-0 lead in the first at bat when Bas de Jong homered, then enlarged the lead to 4-0 in the seventh when Remco Draijer hit a 3-run homerun.
A 5-run rally the followed in the eighth inning.
Amsterdam collected 12 basehits, including three by De Jong.
With the win, Amsterdam ended Kinheim's 6-game winning streak.
At Dordrecht, Mampaey The Hawks led 2-1 after seven innings vs. Mr. Cocker HCAW and was en route to its first home victory of the season.
But in the top of the eighth, HCAW came alongside.
As it was a slow game, there was no time to go into extra innings, as the 10:30 PM curfew-rule was reached after nine complete innings.
While The Hawks didn't win, the tie ended its 9-game losing streak.
Standings, Scores & Schedule

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In the vibrant startup ecosystem, a successful pitch isn’t merely a presentation; it’s the gateway to a world of possibilities. Whether it’s securing vital funding, forging transformative partnerships, or captivating an audience, the art of pitching is a skill that every entrepreneur must master. And here at StepFWD, we’re thrilled to announce that in Phase 1 of our program, “Learn and Connect,” Andrei Munteanu, an esteemed expert and Community Manager @ Growceanu and Co-Founder & CEO Cowork Timisoara, will be guiding our startups through the intricacies of this invaluable craft.
What are the key elements every successful pitch should include?
I’d say that a successful pitch should craft a compelling narrative, a story that’s easy for the audience to follow. It should be adapted to the specific audience and include slides covering key aspects like your team, the problem you’re addressing, your product, target market, traction (or validation), and a competitive analysis.
How do you tailor your pitch to different audiences, such as angel investors, venture capitalists, or potential partners?
Every pitch should incorporate a clear Call to Action. This is where you adapt your message to align with the audience’s interests. Additionally, depending on what you’re seeking, you may need to emphasize particular aspects. For instance, when pitching to angel investors, showcasing a validated problem and impressive traction can be crucial.
What are some common mistakes founders make during their pitches, and how can they avoid them?
Common pitfalls include delving too deeply into technical details or features, speaking too rapidly, making it difficult for the audience to keep up, and neglecting essential information that differentiates their startup from competitors.
How important is storytelling in a pitch, and how can founders weave their story effectively?
Storytelling comprises 50% of your pitch’s impact; it’s not just about what you deliver but how you deliver it. You can employ storytelling techniques, even using a relatable character to convey your message effectively.
Can you share an example of a pitch that stood out to you and why?
Certainly! I came across one recently that truly stood out. In the world of pitches and competitions, it’s essential to be memorable. Find what sets you apart personally and use that to your advantage. Also, building trust in your startup, treating it like the most precious baby in the world, can make a significant impact.
How do you recommend handling tough questions or skepticism during a pitch?
Handle tough questions or skepticism with composure and patience. It’s alright not to have all the answers on the spot. Promise to provide a well-thought-out response, even if it takes a day or two via email or LinkedIn. The best founders are open to feedback and adaptable. Avoid being overly stubborn; take in all feedback, sift through it, and decide how to proceed.
What are your top tips for managing pitch nerves and delivering with confidence?
Choose whatever suits you best:
- A shot of tequila
- A chocolate bar
- A glass of water
- A high-five
- A short run
- A hug
- Or perhaps all of the above!
Andrei Munteanu – Community Manager @ Growceanu, Co-Founder & CEO Cowork Timisoara
In the startup world, a pitch can be the gateway to myriad opportunities, from funding to partnerships. It’s the moment where founders translate their vision and hard work into a compelling narrative, aiming to captivate and convince their audience.
The Anatomy of a Successful Pitch: A pitch is more than just a presentation; it’s a strategic communication tool. Essential elements include a clear problem statement, a unique solution, market potential, and a capable team. Beyond these components, the importance of clarity in delivery, brevity in content, and genuine passion in presentation cannot be overstated.
Tailoring Your Pitch: Different audiences have different priorities. Whether you’re pitching to angel investors, venture capitalists, or potential partners, understanding their interests and concerns is crucial. It’s about striking a balance between showcasing your startup’s potential and addressing the specific needs of your audience.
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them: From overloading slides with information to failing to articulate a clear value proposition, founders can easily fall into several traps. By being aware of these common mistakes and adopting best practices, you can ensure your pitch remains impactful and engaging.
The Power of Storytelling: Numbers and facts are vital, but stories resonate. Weaving in personal experiences or the origin story of your startup can make your pitch memorable and relatable. It’s about creating an emotional connection, making your audience invested in your journey and vision.
Handling Tough Questions: A pitch often culminates in a Q&A session, and this is where preparation truly shines. Whether facing skepticism or probing questions about your business model, having well-researched answers is crucial. Authenticity plays a key role here; it’s okay to admit when you don’t have an answer, as long as you demonstrate a commitment to finding it.
Overcoming Pitch Nerves: It’s natural to feel a flutter of nerves before a big pitch. Techniques like repeated practice, visualization exercises, and grounding methods can help manage anxiety. Confidence stems from believing in your vision and your ability to communicate it effectively.
A pitch is a reflection of your startup’s potential and your journey as a founder. The transformative power of a well-crafted pitch cannot be underestimated. As you refine your pitching skills, you take a significant step closer to realizing your startup dream.
Now, it’s time to take the next step in your startup adventure. Enroll in StepFWD’s 2023 program today and gain access to a world of knowledge, mentorship, and growth. Don’t miss the chance to shape your startup’s future – applications close on October 8th – www.stepfwd.today


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Though surveys show that plenty of workers hope to work more remotely long term, some leaders believe there’s one thing that will have people clamouring to get back to the office – FOMO, or “fear of missing out”.
Seeing colleagues sharing a joke or project plans in the office while you video call in from home could be what drives you back into the workplace, writes Peter Coy in Bloomberg Businessweek. On LinkedIn, Gensler co-CEO Andy Cohen writes about the “unexpected, intangible advantages of working in the same space” and camaraderie of the office.
Will the fear of missing out shift people’s enthusiasm for WFH? Or will the appeal of remote or hybrid working mean companies find new ways of working?

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Toni Braxton is pretty much surviving on crackers and soda water these days. Bad case of nerves preparing for her fifth album release? Hardly. It’s called “the first trimester.”
“I should be fine in a few weeks, but right now, this is kicking my behind,” Braxton admits of her second pregnancy, following the birth of her son, Denim Cole, last December. “I’m eating like a parrot.”
By all indications, however, delivery of her other baby — the Arista album “More Than a Woman,” which is due Nov. 19 — should be much less of an ordeal. The contemporary 14-track set ably matches the singer/songwriter’s robust, can-do vocal prowess with a host of R&B hitmakers du jour, including the Neptunes, Irv Gotti, and Rodney Jerkins.
“Hip-hop is bringing R&B to life again,” Braxton observes. “It’s allowing a style of singing to have its say. On this project, I think I’ve been able to remain true to myself, while adding some new beats matched with great R&B melodies. I’m ready to show other sides of what I can do musically.”
Thematically, Braxton — who co-wrote a number of songs with her husband, Keri Lewis, and sister Tamar — says the set centers on giving men a little talking-to about relationships. With the simmering slow jam “Rock Me,” for example, she says, “Guys are always saying things like, ‘She’s so beautiful, but she’s so insecure,’ and I’m saying, ‘You need to spend more time with us, take time to rock us more.'” She adds with a laugh, “I’m still the national spokesperson on women.”
The album’s first single is the saucy, uptempo Neptunes-forged jam “Hit the Freeway,” in which Braxton serves a flame his walking papers. The track, which features the guest vocals of Loon, is up ten slots to No. 67 in its second week on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
“Toni refuses to become the old lady in the gown singing big ballads,” says Arista president/CEO Antonio “L.A.” Reid. “Over the last 10 years, she has absolutely mastered the art of black pop. This album is young and fresh, and it stands as a bridge between kids and her more mature audience.”
Braxton says she is pumped that her music remains relevant to such a wide spectrum: “It’s great to know that 17-year-olds are listening to my music with the people that have known me for 10 years. Music has no age limits — and I’m not ready for the infomericals yet.”
Excerpted from the Oct. 19, 2002, issue of Billboard. The full original text of the article is available in the Billboard.com members section.
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Beyonce joins Jay Z onstage at pre-Super Bowl party
Washington: Beyonce joined Jay Z onstage as he performed at a pre- Super Bowl party in New York.
The 44-year-old rapper was joined by his wife, who was dressed in a black sheer dress, as they performed her recent single ` Drunk in Love` at the DirecTV Super Saturday Night event, Contactmusic reported.
The 32-year-old American recording artist danced seductively over her husband as he rapped his verse and they embraced and shared a kiss towards the end of the song.
Guests at the event included Kate Upton, Jamie Foxx, Chris Tucker and Aaron Paul .


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While I look forward to getting any BS issue, this one was a biggie, because not only do I have a story featured (Dead Loss, p20), but the lovely Pete Tennant has reviewed Frenzy as part of a novella item in his Case Notes Blog.
And the review is terrific. It's a fairly long way past terrific...
See excerpt below:
'There are echoes in this story, of an episode of the TV show Outer Limits and also of the old joke about different nationalities stranded together in a life raft, reflected here in the dramatis personae of the novella. Hints too of Jaws, and just about every other
'[Frenzy] is a bravura performance, and one that is absolutely gripping, as the layers of Pete's psyche are stripped away…and everything revealed is tainted with the curse of the unreliable narrator, the one who hides not only from the reader but from himself.
'Frenzy is Johnstone's first novella and it is an impressive debut at this length, one that speaks of a bright future.'
© Peter Tennant, Black Static #13,
You can read the full review in all of its wonderful glory on pg 30 of the magazine, alongside 12 other novellas, whose authors include Peter Crowther, Joseph D'Lacey, Andrew Hook, Stephen Volk and Peter Finch.
Pete also asked the reviewees what we considered to be our favourite novellas, and you can find the answers on the Case Notes blog on the TTA website. A pretty hard choice as it goes...


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Date night just got easier with this list of five local theaters that serve more than just popcorn and Junior Mints.
One sip is all it took to hook me. Intent on feeding my caramel fixation one recent morning, I stopped by the La Cocina stall at the Ferry Plaza farmers’ market for some alfajores. As I made my purchase, culinary director Jason Rose handed me a miniature paper cup filled with steaming Morning Glory Chai. […]

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- You can buy frozen from any supermarket - half a pack Broccoli
- 0.75 Ounces or 2 tablespoons canola oil Butter
- 1/2 Cup Breadcrumbs
- To Taste Salt
- To Taste Pepper
- As Needed Boiling Water
- Boil water in a pot.
- When the water is boiling - add salt and place the broccoli.
- Bring to a boil again.
- When the water is boiling - lower medium heat and cook for another 6 minutes. Until broccoli is tender but not be mashed.
- Drain the broccoli.
- In a small pan, heat the butter (or canola oil)
- Add the breadcrumbs and cook, stirring constantly until golden crumbs.
- Once they are golden- Remove from the heat immediately. Otherwise they are burned.
- Just before serving, transfer the broccoli into a serving dish and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs.
- Bon Appetit!


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Just as with Phish’s Summer Tour, Ticketmaster and Live Nation have started posting information about dates on the group’s Fall Tour before the actual announcement of the tour by the band. Live Nation shows listings for two shows in Philadelphia on November 24 and 25 at the Wachovia Center, while Ticketmaster shows a listing for November 29 at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, ME.
These shows would mark the group’s first shows at the Wachovia Center, as they have played the older soon-to-be-demolished Spectrum on previous trips to the City of Brotherly Love in cold weather. Phish has performed at the CCCC a number of times starting with an epic show on December 30, 1993. There have been all sorts of rumors posted on sites like Phish Thoughts, Coventry, the Live Music Blog and Welcome to Now will all sorts of potential fall tour dates, but the Portland show was not one of them.

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When working with a Continuous Confident Airway Pressure machine, you should learn just as much as you can about this. How to use the appliance and when to work with it should be the top priority. You will find 800 numbers from the manufacturers that you can contact if you have any kind of questions about its work with.
Inquire your doctor about a corrective mouth area piece to your sleep apnea symptoms. It may try to be that the breathing penetration is naturally small or your jaw is usually small. Custom made devices that control the positioning of an unpredictable attribute that you just possess can give you that great deal of soreness relief.
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Do throat and tongue exercises daily to reduce your apnea symptoms. The benefits of new research suggest that jaw training, and tongue exercises can greatly reduce the existence of sleep apnea symptoms. Doing just some of these exercises every day may help you get a good nights rest.
Prevent putting yourself at risk pertaining to sleep apnea. A lot of risks are inherent, just like family history or perhaps being male. If you are an intoxicating, a user or are over weight, changing these factors may eliminate your sleep apnea.
An excellent way to cut back the symptoms of sleep apnea should be to prop up your face and body system. If you can ensure you get your head by least 4 inches from the mattress or elevate your body from the midsection up, you are going to reduce your symptoms. Try using a foam pitching wedge or cervical pillow the moment sleeping to accomplish this.
When you make your sleep apnea prognosis and the doctor gives you a CPAP equipment, be motivated to stick with CPAP remedy. It can be a true adjustment getting used to sleeping with a cover up on your encounter every night. Yet , your life and health be based upon it. So tell yourself this is not optionally available, and set your thoughts on turning it into work.
Your nasal breathing may well contribute to stop snoring. If you have a stuffy nose, make sure that you support open your air passages with a nasal spray. Your local drugstore sells over the counter sprays that are ideal for this purpose, but feel free to ask a pharmacist for help selecting the right one.
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Sensitivity and sinusitis sufferers tend to suffer from snoring. This is because you have too much blockage in your nasal, so you are breathing in and out of the mouth if you are sleeping. If you have sinus or allergy problems, getting them correctly treated could end your snoring too.
Sleep on your side to reduce your chances of snore phenomenon. If you rest on your back again, your tongue may show up back into the throat and obstruct the airways. This can result in snoring. Sleeping on your side keeps the tongue by falling back into the esophagus, so you are much less likely to snore.
If you need to stop snore phenomenon, you may want to subscribe to a sleeping analysis. This sort of evaluation will show you which factors are causing you to snore. It could be that your tongue is in the wrong position, or you might just own a lot of nasal tissues that vibrates when you sleep, causing noise. This evaluation will let you figure out the next thing.
Can you believe that singing fully might help you get rid of your snoring? A great way to improve the muscles strength inside your throat is by singing. Increasing the muscle tone in these areas inhibits your airways from reducing as you sleeping, making snore phenomenon less likely to rouse you from slumber.
Always select a online help with snoring pillow that may be firm and elevated a lot of inches away from your understructure. This will help enormously to reduce the load on your air passage so that you tend not to feel limited when you breathe in. Implementing this method will result in an infinitely more comfortable nights rest and minimal snoring.
One important thing that you will wish to keep in check is the allergies. Should you be congested at night time, there is a very good likelihood that you will snore due to the respiratory tract compression that could take place. Make sure that you stay as healthy as it can be to decrease snoring frequency.
In case you currently snore, stop smoking to see improvement. Smoking causes irritation to the air passages and enlarged membranes. At the time you stop, this kind of swelling and irritation can easily disappear. In case you are having difficulty quitting, actually cutting back on your smoking habit might help a lot of. See your doctor for some helpful advice on how to quit or reduce.
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Persistent allergies certainly are a common reason behind snoring in lots of people. If the nasal passages are enlarged and full of mucous, it forces one to breathe through your mouth, causing you to snore. Consult your doctor to get medications that may treat your allergies, and so, may end your online help with snoring.
Having added online help with snoring pillows can aid those affected by snoring, the two person snore phenomenon and the person sleeping up coming to all of them. Using considerably more pillows allows your head to be raised, making a clear journey down the throat to get easier breath. This will remove your apnea immediately.
When experiencing a problem just like sleep apnea, you should always check out the basics of your life initially. If you smoke, overeat, eat late during the night, or eat high quantities of caffeine, simply changing these your life habits can be enough to boost your overall sleeping situation without the surgeries.
Think about getting a shield for your oral cavity. Mouth guards are only powerful if they are correctly fitted. These kinds of mouth officers help to re-position the tongue, teeth or perhaps jaw better so that you can breathe in easier during the night.
If you have sleep apnea and your online help with snoring doctor wants you to use a CPAP, focus on the benefits of this treatment. It's really a difficult transition getting used to wearing a CPAP mask every night. You will be even more motivated to stay with this if you think in the ways it will probably improve your overall health. Not only will you get a better night's rest, but you may have improvements within your blood pressure and your lung function as result as well.

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World Poker Tour Heads To The Arcade
Poker isn't the only game where tilting is a bad thing. Pinball machines also have a penalty when you go on tilt, killing your game in mid-play. Now "tilt" has a whole new meaning for the World Poker Tour.
In a move to further one of the most recognized names in poker today, the WPT has announced a deal with Stern Pinball that brings the Tour to an arcade in your hometown. The World Poker Tour Pinball Machine is ready for action and should bring new levels of excitement and challenge for both the novice and the skilled pinball player.
In the game, you'll attempt to travel the WPT circuit and make your poker hands through hitting particular targets and ramps. Your hole cards will be displayed in the center of the pinball game and the flop, turn and river will be earned through skillful play of the machine and displayed as well. There is also a five card stud option to the game, where you attempt to make each of the fifteen hands available. There is plenty of opportunity for action in the game, with a second tier playing field available as well as a trap option to allow for multi-ball action. The case itself displays the hosts of the WPT, Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten and Courtney Friel and has voiceovers contributed by them as well.
Longtime Williams Pinball great Steve Richie was responsible for the creation of the game for Stern Pinball. He has a long history of creating excellent pinball machines, including Stern's Elvis pinball machine. "The World Poker Tour has a timeless theme of poker and, more importantly, is one of the strongest performers on television today. The playfield is innovative and includes our 'Ace In The Hole' ball lock feature, sixteen drop targets, and some new and exciting ways to play pinball. It is choreographed with thrilling effects, and features the rules and software of Keith Johnson, who is one of the best and most innovative pinball software engineers today."
Gary Stern, the owner of Stern Pinball, harkened back to his youth when speaking about the World Poker Tour pinball machine. "I remember card themed pinball machines of decades ago. It was always fun to make hands by knocking down drop targets. We modernized that concept by adding today's popular Texas Hold 'Em. By going into the market with the best brand in poker, we're certain our customers will love this game!" Andrea Green, the Vice President of Global Consumer Products for WPT Enterprises, Inc., was pleased with the results as well. "We are thrilled to partner with Stern Pinball to create the World Poker Tour pinball machine. This game will allow our fans to remain a part of the WPT experience after their televisions have been turned off or they have left their home poker games," she said.
The game is heading to the arcades of the world as we speak, so the next time you drop your arcade tokens into a pinball machine, you could be playing poker as well with the World Poker Tour Pinball machine.
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Vancouver is beginning to show some cracks!
If Toronto was the only market in bubble territory, the potential fallout wouldn’t be that serious. However, Canada’s third largest city, Vancouver, is beginning to show some cracks.
Swiss-based UBS Group AG recently released its Global Housing Bubble Index. In this report Toronto and Vancouver are ranked in the top five international cities likely to be in the bubble territory. Hong Kong and Munich were the only markets with higher risk ratings.
The report noted that these bubbles might be ready to pop. “The first cracks in the boom’s foundation have begun appearing,” the report noted. “House prices declined in half of last year’s bubble risk cities.”
But if you’re waiting for a crash, keep waiting
Clearly, across multiple indicators, the housing markets in both Vancouver and Toronto have been overheated for an extended period of time. A recent report from RBC tells housing market bears “don’t hold your breath.” It went on to highlight that whenever stresses were introduced to the market, new buyers quickly “jumped back into the market,” stemming any temporary losses.
Perhaps that type of behaviour can’t last forever, and it certainly can’t persist at forever increasing prices, but the fact remains that calling a bubble is very difficult to do. But when bubble’s pop, they can impact financial returns for long periods of time.
Over the past 60 years, for example, Toronto’s housing market has seen three periods of multi-year decline: a five-year decline starting in 1958, an 11-year decline starting in 1974, and a 7-year decline starting in 1989. The most recent Toronto housing bull market has lasted for more than 20 years!
But beware: even small market dips can have outsized effects on Canada’s banking stocks. During the 2007 and 2008 turmoil, housing prices were impacted for less than 12-months in Canada’s largest markets. Yet the stocks of major banks fell as much as 70%. BMO shares fell from $70 to $30, RBC fell from $60 to $30, and TD fell from $35 to $18.
Bubbles may be hard to predict, but their impact on banking stocks are well-documented. If you’re concerned with capital preservation but have investments in Canada’s banking sector, now may be a good time to start taking some chips off the table.

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We tried to have an adult dinner with another couple at a restaurant Saturday night, but I struck out with babysitters. We moved to Plan B, which was to meet at our house and park Mr. Star Wars and Miss Priss in front of a movie upstairs. Our friends offered to bring salad, and Mrs. Friend showed up with Parmesan Salad Bowls. Holy Pinterest! According to Mrs. Friend, they are pretty simple to make. She did say it took one or two tries to get the hang of the thickness of the cheese.
- 2 c. freshly grated Parmesan (1/4 c. per bowl)
- large non-stick skillet
- small bowl the desired size of the final cheese bowl (about a 6-inch diameter)
- Spread 1/4 cup cheese thinly and evenly over the bottom of the skillet to form a (roughly) 7-inch circle.
- Put the pan over medium heat and cook until the cheese is bubbling and lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- Put the bowl upside down on a cutting board. When the cheese stops bubbling, lift the cheese pancake out with a metal spatula and drape over the bottom of the bowl. With the spatula, gently mold the cheese around the bowl.
- Let cool.
- Carefully remove from the top of the bowl. Can be stored in an airtight container. Do not fill with salad until ready to serve.
- You can also scoop 1 T. piles of Parmesan on a cookie sheet with a silicon baking mat and bake until browned and bubbly (350 degrees about 6 minutes). Remove from oven and let cool. Serve these little cheese crackers as a tasty appetizer bite.
My dessert was not nearly as fancy as the salad bowls. I served Banana Peanut Ice Cream Sundaes. I think my mom created this combination years ago when she was craving a banana split. The salty/sweet is perfect. It is always enjoyed, easy to make, and requires little prep. If you put it in a wine goblet, you can give the impression of fancy!
- good vanilla ice cream (I like Haagen Dazs)
- sliced bananas
- peanuts, lightly salted
- chocolate sauce
- Put two scoops of ice cream in bowl.
- Sprinkle with banana slices and peanuts.
- Drizzle with chocolate sauce. Serve.


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Shangri-la is no more just a distant imaginary haven. The paradise has been brought to earth, as Zhongdian County in western Yunnan Province has renamed itself "Shangri-la."
At a news conference in Beijing yesterday, Shao Qiwei, vice-governor of the province in Southwest China, declared that the State Council granted Yunnan's request to rename Zhongdian in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture "Shangri-la" on December 17, 2001.
With its snow-capped mountains, dense forests, turquoise-green lakes and charming Tibetan atmosphere, the region has long been considered the perfect match for James Hilton's Shangri-la in his novel "Lost Horizon," which was first published in 1933.
"The renaming definitely will boost the booming tourism of the region," said the official.
A series of cultural activities including an art festival and a fireworks show will be held in the region between May 5 and 10 to celebrate the event.
It will be an important part of the third annual China Kunming International Tourist Festival, Shao said.
The festival, sponsored by the Yunnan provincial government and the State Tourism Administration, will be held from April 10 to May 10 in 16 cities and prefectures in the province.
With the theme of folk arts of the province, the festival will promote dozens of cultural, sports and tourist events to visitors from home and abroad, including a local food festival, a gala night of Yi ethnic people in Stone Forests near Kunming (the capital of Yunnan), a flower festival in Danan, a trade fair of tour products, and international golf and tennis competitions.
(China Daily March 19, 2002)


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Although two weeks have gone by since 'Little Cabin Home On The Hill' was the song of the week, I am including in the attachments the sheet music that Kathy wrote that shows the melody and tenor harmony for the chorus together for those of you who may still be working on learning the harmony part. Also, here is a live version of the song from the Osborne Brothers in which Bobby Osborne sings the same tenor part that Bill Monroe sang on the old classic recording of the song, and all but drowns out the other parts.
Osborne Brothers: key of B
In last week's song of the week email, I said about the records that Bill Monroe recorded in 1946 and 1947: "These are good records to learn bluegrass harmony from, for Bill's voice is easy to distinguish from Lester's and is usually at a high volume in the mix."
In trying to apply my suggestion to what was then the current song of the week ('Little Cabin Home On The Hill'), some questions arose about what notes Bill sang on the old record in the first line of the chorus, so, in addition to the melody sheets for the now current song of the week, I have included in the attachments a tenor harmony sheet for the previous song of the week, 'Little Cabin Home On The Hill'. I don't guarantee that what I have written corresponds with 100% accuracy to Bill's singing on any of the 3 choruses on the record, but hopefully you will find that it comes close enough to be of some help in your attempts to learn to sing Bill's harmony part on this song.
The song of the week is 'Little Cabin Home On The Hill' in the key of A.
The progression for the verses and breaks is:
(V6 on the basic progressions chart)
The progression for the chorus is:
(X6 on the basic progressions chart)
This a common combination of chord progressions in bluegrass songs.
Here is the original recording of 'Little Cabin Home On The Hill', as performed by the first bluegrass band: 'Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys':
Bill Monroe - key of A
Bill Monroe had been recording since 1936, first with his older brother Charlie, under the name 'The Monroe Brothers', and then, from 1940 onward, with his own band 'The Bluegrass Boys', but it wasn't until 1945 that all the essential components that would eventually make it possible to classify Bill Monroe's music as belonging to a genre (now known as Bluegrass) distinct from any other genre of music that preceded it, all came together in his band.
So, within the context of this perspective on the origin of bluegrass, a perspective that is shared by many scholars and fans of bluegrass music, the first bluegrass band was Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys in its 1945 - 1948 line-up, consisting of Bill Monroe (Sept. 13, 1911 - Sept. 9, 1996) on mandolin, and tenor harmony (and sometimes solo lead vocal), Lester Flatt (June 19, 1914 - May 11, 1979) on rhythm guitar and lead vocal, Earl Scruggs (Jan. 6, 1924 - Mar. 28, 2012) on 5-string banjo, Chubby Wise (Oct. 2, 1915 - Jan. 6, 1996) on fiddle, and Howard Watts, a.k.a. Cedric Rainwater (Feb. 19, 1913 - Jan. 21, 1970) on upright bass. And the first bluegrass recordings were the 28 songs recorded in 1946 and 1947 by this line-up of The Bluegrass Boys.
These first bluegrass recordings remain to this day an indispensable point of reference for defining the bluegrass genre as a whole. This is true even though not every component that we now take for granted as being a characteristic part of bluegrass music is represented on these records. There are no guitar breaks on these records. There is also no dobro in the band. None of the Gospel songs on these records are sung acappella. All the various ways of stacking three-part harmonies which are now commonplace in bluegrass are not accounted for. These were all later developments in bluegrass music. There are no flashy instrumental banjo-feature tunes. Earl Scruggs, Don Reno, and Ralph Stanley hadn't composed these yet, (or at least, had not yet recorded them.)
Many of the songs feature two-part harmony on the choruses, with Lester singing lead, and Bill singing the tenor harmony part which is higher than the lead part. These are good records to learn bluegrass harmony from, for Bill's voice is easy to distinguish from Lester's and is usually at a high volume in the mix. Be careful, though, when trying to learn the lead part from the records, for Bill's harmony part could be mistaken for the melody at certain points simply because it is so dominant.
If Bill's harmony parts are too high pitched for your vocal range (and this will be the case for many men; many women, on the other hand, will find that Bill sings in a range that is close to their own vocal range) to duplicate while singing along with the records, trying singing the same notes an octave lower. The resulting harmony part is known as the 'low tenor', and is lower than a baritone harmony: that is, it is two parts lower than the lead part.
Here is a live version of 'Little Cabin Home On The Hill' performed by Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt several years after they originally recorded the song together:
Now back to more 1946 - 1947 classic bluegrass records from the original bluegrass band. These are all well worth listening to closely:
Heavy Traffic Ahead
This was the first song recorded by the original bluegrass band. It is solo vocal number, with a swing feel to it, written and sung by Bill Monroe. It starts with each instrument in the band other than the bass taking a turn playing a. now quite typical and cliche, 1-measure bluegrass fillin-lick.
I'm Goin' Back To Old Kentucky
This song conforms perfectly to what has become one of the most standard types of arrangements for bluegrass songs when played at jams: full-length intro break, chorus, break (on a different instrument than the one that played the intro break), verse, chorus, break, verse, chorus, break, verse, chorus, break, chorus, with a solo vocal on the verses and harmony on the choruses.
This is mandolin-feature break-neck speed bluegrass instrumental composed by Bill Monroe. It is the first of its type, and it blew audiences away when they first heard it. It is also the immediate precursor of Earl Scruggs' famous banjo-feature tune 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'.
Wicked Path Of Sin
This is a Gospel song that features 4-part harmony with sparse instrumental accompaniment (mandolin and guitar), and only short 'turnaround' breaks on the mandolin. This type of arrangement has been used on countless bluegrass recordings of Gospel songs.
Mother's Only Sleeping
This is a good example of the type of fast 3/4 (or 6/4) time song that The Stanley Brothers would shortly thereafter become especially known for.
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
A slower 3/4 time song that, under the influence of Elvis, Bill Monroe would later record again with a cut time (2/2) section coming after a 3/4 time section.
It's Mighty Dark To Travel
Along the same lines as 'I'm Goin' Back To Old Kentucky'.
Will You Be Loving Another Man
One of the 2016 Beginner Jam 'B-List' songs.
Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong
A moderately slow song with a distinctive feel to it that has been popular at some times at the various incarnations of the Pioneer Building beginner and intermediate jams.
My Rose Of Old Kentucky
Molly And Tenbroooks
A trad. song that Monroe liked to use as a banjo-feature song.
The Old Cross Road
A Gospel song with bluesy/mountain minor note choices.
Blue Yodel No. 4
A solo vocal Jimmie Rodgers yodeling song that has a similar feel to an earlier Bill Monroe song, 'Rocky Road Blues' which is played often at our jam.
When You Are Lonely
The 12 remaining songs recorded by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys in 1946 and 1947 are:
Why Did You Wander
Summertime Is Past And Gone
Mansions For Me
How Will I Explain About You
I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling
That Home Above
Remember The Cross
Little Community Church
Along About Daybreak
Shine Hallelujah Shine
I'm Travellin' On And On
Most of these 28 songs are Bill Monroe and/or Lester Flatt originals written with this line up of The Bluegrass Boys in mind, rather than traditional songs that pre-date this first bluegrass band.
If you wish to listen to more recent bluegrass recordings of many of these 28 songs, mixed in with many other slightly later bluegrass classics, in arrangements that sometimes include some of the additional bluegrass components that are absent on the original recordings (e.g., guitar and dobro breaks), an excellent place to start is with 'The Bluegrass Album Band' (a.k.a., California Connection) records, and with 'Ricky Skaggs', esp. with his band 'Kentucky Thunder'.
Jason's Intermediate Jam Blog 2017 - 2018
started as Beginner Jam in Jan 2015
Songs regularly called at Bluegrass Jams and links from Jason's "Song of the Week" emails. (from Renee)
in alphabetical order