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How to Avoid a Double Level of Taxation on the Sale of a C Corporation’s Business Assets – September 2015
A reoccurring tax problem in selling a C corporation owned business is the double level of taxation if the transaction is structured as an asset sale. First, there is a tax at the corporate level (35% maximum federal plus 8.84% California), and second, there is an additional tax when the corporation liquidates and distributes the sale’s proceeds to the shareholders (20% federal long-term capital gain, plus 13.3% maximum California, plus 3.8% Medicare Tax1). Finally, a state sales tax may apply to the asset sale. All of these taxes can make an asset sale of a C corporation’s business cost prohibitive. However, the acquiring corporation often wants an asset sale (and does not want a stock sale) because the acquirer wants to avoid hidden liabilities and wants a step-up in the income tax basis of the target corporation’s assets. Accordingly, an asset sale structure may be required to close the transaction. Thus, the target corporation needs to consider how to minimize and eliminate taxes in an asset sale. Below is a discussion on how to avoid a double level of taxation when there is an asset sale, thus enabling the sale of the target corporation’s business to occur.
The Target Corporation May Have Net Operating Losses to Offset Against the Sold Assets’ Sale Gain.
The target corporation can avoid tax on the target corporation level gain if that target corporation has sufficient net operating losses to offset the gain.
The Asset Sale can be Structured as Tax-Free, Where the Acquiring Corporation Delivers Its Stock to the Target Corporation’s Shareholders.
The tax-free reorganization rules of Section 3682 can be utilized so that the target corporation’s shareholders receive the acquiring corporation’s shares tax-free in the asset acquisition. The target corporation shareholders then receive long-term capital gain at a future date if they sell the acquiring corporation’s shares. Should the target corporation shareholders hold the shares until death (or until the death of their spouse if the shares are community property) then the received acquiring corporation’s shares can be sold by the target shareholders tax-free.
Have the Target Corporation Convert to an S Corporation to Avoid a Corporate Level Tax.
This will require the new converted S corporation to wait ten (10) years under current tax laws before the corporation does an asset sale under the Section 1374 built-in gain tax rules. Additionally, California still imposes a 1.5% tax on S corporation earnings.
Have Payments Paid to the Target Corporation’s Shareholders as Compensation.
Monies paid to the target corporation’s shareholders in their capacity as officers and employees are deductible currently under Section 162 by the paying acquiring corporation, and are subject to ordinary income and self-employment taxes to the recipient shareholders.3 Compensation payments to the target corporation shareholders must be reasonable based upon a facts and circumstances test. In order to justify compensation payments as reasonable: (i) the value of the services provided by the shareholder/employee should be evidenced; (ii) the shareholder/employee should perform actual services; (iii) the services performed should, in fact, be valuable to the acquiring corporation; and (iv) such services should be performed on a regular ongoing basis as the compensation is received. One difficult tax planning scenario that often arises is that some target corporation shareholders may not be involved in the target’s business, but still want to receive compensation based upon their pro-rata share ownership.
Have Payments Paid into Qualified Pension Plans.
The acquiring corporation could pay a portion of the consideration into the target shareholder’s qualified pension plan that benefits that target shareholder employee. Payments to a qualified plan not only avoids a double level of taxation, but also allows the deferral of the compensation to the recipient target shareholder and enables earning income tax-free on the deferred compensation assets in the qualified plan.
Allocate Part of the Consideration Paid to the Target Shareholders as Paid for a Covenant-not-to-Compete.
Payments for a covenant-not-to-compete are ordinary income to the recipient target corporation shareholders, and the payments are amortized by the paying acquiring corporation over fifteen (15) years.4 In order to qualify as a covenant-not-to-compete payment, the noncompetition payment amount must be reasonable.5
Have the Target Corporation Shareholders Sell Directly the Tradenames and Intellectual Property.
Periodic payments received by shareholders for trademarks and tradenames owned directly by the target corporation shareholders would be ordinary income to the recipient target shareholders, and not to the target corporation. Such payments would be currently deductible by the paying acquiring corporation as a Section 162 business expense if under Section 1253 such amounts are contingent on the productivity, use or disposition of the asset and are part of a series of payments payable at least annually or as part of a series of payments that are either substantially equal in amount or payable under a fixed formula.6 If the payments are not currently deductible then they are capitalized and amortized by the acquiring corporation under Section 197 over fifteen (15) years.
Allocate a Portion of the Purchase Price as a Sale of Personal Goodwill by the Target Corporation Shareholders Rather Than as a Sale of Assets by the Target Corporation.
If the right facts present themselves, the target corporation shareholders could claim that a portion of the consideration paid for the target corporation’s assets is, in fact, for the direct sale by the target shareholders of those shareholders’ owned personal goodwill. A sale of personal goodwill by the selling target shareholders results in those selling target shareholders receiving long-term capital gain treatment for the personal goodwill sale (and such sale amount is then not taxed to the target corporation, thus avoiding a double level of taxation).
The documentation for the asset sale of personal goodwill should include a separate agreement for the sale of that personal goodwill by the target shareholders. The target corporation’s asset sale agreement should be a separate document indicating that the target shareholders are separately selling their personal goodwill and customer relationships. There should not be a covenant-not-to-compete (whether in a separate document or under an employment agreement) which shows the target corporation (rather than the individual shareholders) owning the target business’s personal goodwill. Finally, it is helpful to have an appraisal showing the fair market value allocation between personal goodwill and the other assets of the sold business.
The acquiring corporation will not be concerned with whether there is personal goodwill or if that goodwill is owned directly by the target corporation since the acquiring corporation under Section 197 will amortize that goodwill over fifteen (15) years under either scenario.
The sale of personal goodwill is based upon the target corporation shareholders having a direct relationship with the target corporation’s customers and that there is no existing covenant not to compete or employment contract which restricts such target shareholders from keeping personally such customer relationships. The leading case justifying a sale of personal goodwill is Martin Ice Cream7, where the shareholder did not have a non-competition agreement or an employment agreement with the corporation and the target shareholder was able to sell the customer records to the acquiring corporation. In another case, Bross Trucking8, the court found that the shareholder had the personal goodwill and customer relationships, and that shareholder’s personal goodwill remained separate from the target corporation’s assets.
A more difficult tax planning issue results if there are multiple shareholders with different relationships with customers. A pro-rata sale by the multiple shareholders of personal goodwill is more likely to be scrutinized by the IRS.
Personal goodwill sales work best where there are one or two shareholders of the target corporation and there is a business which stresses shareholders’ personal relationships with customers or where personal know-how or reputation is important (such as the sale of an insurance agency, manufacturer representative, trucking or delivery company, or other businesses where customer relationships are of paramount importance). Other types of target businesses that may produce personal goodwill are where the target shareholders are involved with the day-to-day management and operations of the business and that business has high volumes of customers.
If the Target Corporation Owns Real Estate Consider Utilizing a Section 1031 Tax-Free Exchange.
Many times the target corporation owns its own real estate directly or the target corporation uses real estate owned by an entity related to the target corporation’s shareholders (such as a partnership or limited liability company). This target corporation’s used real estate can be sold to the acquiring corporation on a tax-free basis by utilizing Section 1031, and the sales proceeds from that sold real estate can then be exchanged into other income producing real estate.
© 2015, Law Offices of Robert A. Briskin, a Prof. Corp. All rights reserved.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed legal or tax advice as to any person or transaction. Please feel free to contact Robert A. Briskin if you have any questions as to items in this article.
1 The 3.8% Medicare Tax is imposed on the amount of the shareholder’s income, based upon the shareholder’s adjusted gross income in excess of the threshold amount ($250,000 for a joint return and $200,000 for an unmarried individual). Unlike an S corporation stock sale, individuals owning C corporation stock have the Medicare Tax applied to them, whether or not that individual is an active or passive participant in the C corporation’s business.
2 All code section citations are to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
3 The acquiring corporation’s ability to deduct compensation payments could be limited in some cases by the “golden parachute rules” or by the $1 million limitation on deductibility for certain high level executive compensation.
4 See Section 197.
5 A payment for a covenant-not-to-compete must be reported to the IRS as a Class VI asset under Section 1060.
6 See Section 197(f)(4)(C) and 1253(d)(1).
7 110 T.C. 189 (1998). Also, see Norwalk, T.C. Memo 1998-279 where an accounting practice owned in corporate form was liquidated, and the Tax Court held that the accountant (and not the corporation) owned the client relationships and goodwill. However, see Solomon, T.C. Memo 2008-102 where the Tax Court rejected a shareholder claim of personal goodwill in the sale of a pigment company.
8 T.C. Memo 2004-107 (2014).


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100% Grassfed beef, NOTHING ADDED.
Pre made 6 pack of 6 oz all beef patties, These are cook from frozen burgers, easy to see when they are done, they will become somewhat bubbled in the center, then go flatter when done. They make a simple portioned meal too. They will not shrivel into a ‘hockey puck’ either! about 90/10 or 85/15 they are full flavor, juicy and not all fat!
Cook them on your grill, george foreman, fry pan, broil, Microwave, whatever suits you!
Time varies by temp and doneness.
Always cook ground meats to 165 internal temperature. Even though some people like them rare at 135 degrees.

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After a rocky few months the Aussie dollar is recovering which is good news for travellers. Here’s the latest travel deals bang for your buck.
“Travelling outgrows its motives. It soon proves sufficient in itself. You think you are making a trip, but soon it is making you – or unmaking you.” ― Nicolas Bouvier, The Way of the World.

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The Thompson Beverly Hills is located in Beverly Hills - West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, California, United States
This hotel does not offer any accessibility features. Please select a different hotel if you are interested in booking a room with accessibility features.
Rates displayed are for single or double occupancy per room per night based on the number of adults requested. Please note that extra people, children, rollaway beds and incidentals may be subject to additional charges at check-in.
Rates are subject to availability and may exclude additional taxes and charges imposed by the hotel. Some rates may require special identification.
Multimillion-dollar mansions flank Beverly Hills’ palm-lined streets. Lifestyles of the rich and famous are on full view on Rodeo Drive’s boutiques, from Armani to Zegna. Not coincidentally, the Melrose District east of Beverly Hills has excellent secondhand shops. Many up-and-coming design studios are based in Melrose. Nearby, West Hollywood, or WeHo, is the epicenter of Los Angeles gay life.see all hotels in Beverly Hills
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"Would highly recommend the Thompson hotel"
My husband and I would highly recomend the Thompson hotel to anyone who is traveling to the US. The hotel as fabulous facilities, including a roof top bar and pool area which is second to none. Staff are excellent also. Overall 10 out of 10Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Thompson Beverly Hills"
Hotel is nice but there are a few issues that did bother me. 1) Guest of the hotel were bringing non guests to the roof pool and used up all the towels, seats and lounges. I feel that there should be more room for the guests and they should at least cap the total amount of "guests" that the hotel guests can bring to the common area. My wife and I had […] to lay on the floor like dogs while non guests were laughing it up. 2)Very noisy in the room due to hardwood floors. I could not sleep because the noise from upstairs were so loud. Cover the floors in the room with rugs or somethings before you finish your rooms. Small rooms and small showers but the room was clean. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
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Hotel was very clean and the staff was friendly and helpful. Also, the location is great. We walked Rodeo and it is only a short drive to the Beverly Center. The only thing I found disappointing was the size of the single room. It was very small. It was a nice room, just a bit small.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
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Currently I have a 80% oil furnace and I'm upgrading to a 94% Bryant Plus 90I
The furnace is located in the laundry room with a gas dryer and 2 dogs. My air filter that I currently have just slides in and doesn't have any door. So I tape it shut. Being that oil furnace gets the combustion air from the inside, I have a feeling it's pulling in dog dander and dryer lint, regardless if I bath the dogs and don't see visible lint in the dryer room.
Will the new furnace cut down on the dust if it's pulling air from the outside and not the dogs room. I do realize it's also receiving air from the returns and it's going to circulate the dust we have already and create our selfs.
Will I see a difference moving from the pleated (600 Rated) 3M special to the thicker MERV 8 or 10 filter?


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The certification of carbon credits in Guyana under a program designed without the participation and free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous peoples is a troubling precedent that threatens the rights of Indigenous peoples and the social integrity of carbon markets everywhere. Learn more about the issues in a new case study.
The voluntary carbon market is quickly evolving in tropical forests around the world, creating a complex landscape of new actors, standards, and requirements for Indigenous peoples and local communities to navigate in order to protect their rights. To support communities, their organizations, and their leaders Rainforest Foundation US commissioned Climate, Law and Policy to develop a set of analyses that break down the safeguard-related requirements
Reflecting on the year’s end, let’s celebrate our collective achievements in 2023! While there’s much work ahead, we’re filled with hope and determination. Explore the highlights of what we accomplished together in Rainforest Foundation US’s 2023 Year in Review.
Challenges have prevented funding from going directly to indigenous peoples who are key to combating the climate crisis. Rainforest Foundations outline key steps to ensuring climate and biodiversity funding gets to the frontlines.
Tomorrow, APA will release its findings of a nearly decade-long assessment of indigenous land rights in Guyana. The organization will also launch a new geographic database to map Guyana’s indigenous territories.
Columbia University researchers unveil the preliminary findings of a year-long study on Rainforest Foundation US’s territorial monitoring work in the Peruvian Amazon.

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Al Jazeera Arabic (Arabic: الجزيرة Al-Jazīrah [æl (d)ʒæˈziːrɐ], lit. 'The Peninsula') is a Qatari state-owned Arabic-language news television network. It is based in Doha and operated by the Al Jazeera Media Network, which also operates Al Jazeera English. It is the largest news network in the Middle East and North Africa region. It was founded in 1996 by the then Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Noted for its journalistic professionalism especially when contrasted with other Arab news organizations Al Jazeera gained popularity in the Arab World as an alternative to the previous landscape of largely local state owned broadcasters, with its early coverage being openly critical of autocratic leaders in the region, as well as hosting a wide range of viewpoints, gaining credibility through its extensive frontline coverage of the Second Intifada and the Iraq War. Al Jazeera Arabic is editorially independent from Al Jazeera English.

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Yes, I know, I’m behind. You’ve probably already heard about findings that seem to indicate issues with racial profiling in the DPD. Last week, city manager Bonfield presented an official proposal on just what to do about it.
Bonfield’s document, 131 pages long, expands upon the findings of the prior HR report. Bonfield acknowledges that racial biases seem to exist, and one of the biggest areas of focus (both in his presentation and in the initial report) centers around searching. The initial report recommended acquiring consent to search homes as well as vehicles, but Bonfield seems to focus only on the former.
The Council’s work meeting was, to put it mildly, exceptionally well attended (so much so that they needed to move to the full chambers). One can only assume that events in Ferguson have informed the public’s perception of this issue; if the council wants to strike while the iron is hot, well, I don’t suppose it gets much warmer than this.
Chief Lopez responded to a reporter from WUNC and sounded, for lack of a better word… flustered.
The video of the work session is available online. The report on the DPD starts around minute 43.
Despite the massive turnout, the agenda item in the work session was ostensibly only for Bonfield to present his findings, and the Council had not yet had time to review them. Their official discussion of the report is expected during the Council meeting on Tuesday, September 2.
If you’ve never been to a city Council meeting before, this could be an interesting time to get your feet wet.


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San Benito County agriculture had a good year in 2016. Total commodity values for the county’s largest industry increased by nearly $7 million in gross sales over the year before, according to the San Benito County Agricultural Commissioner’s crop report for 2016. The most growth was in vegetable and row crops.
According to the annual tally of county produce, San Benito County remains one of the top five producing counties in the state of spinach, peppers, lettuces and salad mix products. In 2016, the overall value of the county’s agricultural output increased slightly by 1.9 percent from the year before. Total crop value for 2016 was $367,451,250.
San Benito County crops did not stay in the U.S. San Benito County biologists inspected and certified a total of 2,888 agricultural shipments to 64 countries in 2016. The top export country was Canada with 1607 shipments, followed by Mexico (821), Japan (148), Netherlands (78) and Italy (69).
Wine grapes had a tremendous year, with a 69 percent increase in value over 2015.
Pat Wirz, who owns a 65-acre vineyard in the Cienega Valley, said the year’s bumper crop is because of good rainfall.
“Your crop is made the year before, when the little bunches bloom and the buds are mature for the following year. And we had two pretty good rain years. For the first time in four or five years the quality looks good,” he said.
The moist air does pose its own set of challenges, however.
“Most vineyards had a little more mildew pressure, but we were able to keep it under control,” said Wirz.
As a whole, he said, area growers have experienced one of their better vintages in the last 3 to 4 years.
“The only thing that may affect it is this hot spell,” said Wirz. “But for this time of year it is not that abnormal.”

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VIDEO: Former elementary school teacher indicted on charges of child pornography
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Former Lubbock-Cooper ISD teacher, Cody Taylor has been indicted by a grand jury, charged with possession of child pornography.
In late February, the Lubbock Texas Anti-Gang Center began an investigation into 36-year-old Cody Taylor, a 5th grade teacher at Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary.
Taylor is not a known gang member; however, due to TAG’s resources with local law enforcement agencies and federal partners, TAG was tasked with investigating the possible criminal allegations made against Taylor.
Based on the investigation and the execution of a search warrant on his home, TAG investigators presented the case to the Lubbock County District Attorney’s Office.
On March 11, an arrest warrant for Taylor was issued for possession of child pornography.
According to the arrest warrant, Taylor is accused of taking inappropriate photographs of juveniles with his cell phone while employed as a teacher at Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary. There were multiple claims Taylor had been calling female students to a “work desk” in the classroom and instructing them to work on iPads. Once the females were sitting, he is accused of using his cell phone to take photos of their vaginal and buttocks area. Statements from 10 students were taken by the principal. When the female students began talking about the incidents, the warrant says they were crying and visibly shaking.
One of the students took a photo of Taylor in the act and showed school officials.
When Taylor was confronted by the principal, the arrest warrant says he became nervous and agitated and said he really needed to go to the restroom. He wouldn’t provide his cell phone but the warrant says he immediately took it out and started looking at it in a panicked manner. The principal again requested his cell phone, he refused. An officer standing in the doorway of the principal’s office said she saw Taylor deleting photographs from his phone.
One statement in the arrest warrant said Taylor placed his phone under the work desk table where some female juveniles were sitting when he told one girl to “fix her body,” which the student thought meant to sit properly in her chair. The witness said Taylor began grunting and had his phone facing the student and other female student under the table.
The arrest warrant also says Taylor admitted to taking approximately a dozen inappropriate photographs of juvenile female students on accident. He said he had known about the photographs on his phone for about two weeks. He then said he did not know how his phone worked and he was accidentally taking the photographs.
Homeland Security Investigations took Taylor’s personal cell phone, along with his school-issued iPad and Macbook. Detectives removed electronic devices and firearms from the residence.
A search of the phone revealed a deleted video clip showing the crotch area of a juvenile female in clothing that matched what a student was wearing on the date of the accusations, Feb. 21 at 3 p.m.
Taylor admitted to officers he had viewed child pornography in the past, when “he was a kid,” which is when he was 25 years old.
Taylor turned himself in to TAG investigators at 8 a.m. on March 14th and is currently in the Lubbock County Detention Center.
As of Feb. 22, Taylor was no longer employed with Lubbock-Cooper ISD.
The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, Lubbock Police Department, Lubbock-Cooper ISD Police Department, Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District and U.S. Department of Homeland Security are assisting with this investigation.
Lubbock-Cooper ISD released this statement:
Student safety and well-being is the utmost priority of Lubbock-Cooper ISD. As soon as campus administrators were made aware of potentially inappropriate behavior exhibited by this employee, the employee was removed from the classroom and was not permitted any further contact with Lubbock-Cooper ISD students. The district immediately contacted law enforcement officials and cooperated fully in the investigative process, which began the same day. This employee resigned on Friday, February 22, during the investigation.
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Pelvic CT scan
A computed tomography (CT) scan of the pelvis is an imaging method that uses x-rays to create cross-sectional pictures of the area between the hip bones. This part of the body is called the pelvic area.
Structures inside and near the pelvis include the bladder, prostate and other male reproductive organs, female reproductive organs, lymph nodes, and pelvic bones.
Single CT images are called slices. The images are stored on a computer, viewed on a monitor, or printed on film. Three-dimensional models of the body area can be created by stacking the slices together.
CAT scan - pelvis; Computed axial tomography scan - pelvis; Computed tomography scan - pelvis; CT scan - pelvis
How the Test is Performed
You are asked to lie on a narrow table that slides into the center of the CT scanner.
Once you are inside the scanner, the machine's x-ray beam rotates around you.
You must be still during the exam, because movement causes blurred images. You may be told to hold your breath for short periods of time.
The scan should take less than 30 minutes.
How to Prepare for the Test
Certain exams require a special dye, called contrast media, to be delivered into the body before the test starts. The contrast helps certain areas show up better on the x-rays.
Before receiving the contrast, tell your provider if you have kidney problems. You may not be able to get IV contrast if this is the case.
If you weigh more than 300 pounds (136 kilograms), find out if the CT machine has a weight limit. Too much weight can damage the scanner's working parts.
You will be asked to remove jewelry and wear a hospital gown during the study.
You may be asked to drink an oral contrast solution.
How the Test will Feel
Some people may have discomfort from lying on the hard table.
Contrast given through an IV may cause a slight burning sensation, a metallic taste in the mouth, and a warm flushing of the body. These sensations are normal and most often go away within a few seconds.
Why the Test is Performed
CT rapidly creates detailed pictures of the body, including the pelvis and areas near the pelvis. The test may be used to diagnose or detect:
This test may also help:
Results are considered normal if the organs of the pelvis that are being examined are normal in appearance.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Abnormal results may be due to:
Risks of CT scans include:
CT scans do expose you to more radiation than regular x-rays. Having many x-rays or CT scans over time may increase your risk of cancer. But the risk from any one scan is small. You and your provider should weigh this risk against the benefits of getting a correct diagnosis for a medical problem.
Some people have allergies to contrast dye. Let your provider know if you have ever had an allergic reaction to injected contrast dye.
In rare cases, the dye causes a life-threatening allergic response called anaphylaxis. If you have any trouble breathing during the test, you should tell the scanner operator right away. Scanners come with an intercom and speakers, so the operator can hear you at all times.
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Nelson WG, Carter HB, DeWeese TL, Antonarakis ES, Eisenberger MA. Prostate cancer. In: Niederhuber JE, Armitage JO, Doroshow JH, Kastan MB, Tepper JE, eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2014:chap 84.
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S&P Global Market Intelligence offers our top picks of banking news stories and more published throughout the week. Please note that some entries may have links to third-party sources that may require a subscription.
Regulatory, legal developments
* China's central bank is creating a so-called targeted medium-term lending facility, which will lend funds to qualifying banks for up to three years based on the growth in their loans to small and private companies.
* India's central bank may lift lending restrictions for about 4 of 11 banks under a prompt corrective action framework if there is sufficient capital injection. The central bank's board is scheduled to meet again in mid-January 2019.
* The Bombay High Court denied interim relief to Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. over the Indian central bank's instructions for the bank to dilute its promoter shareholding to below 20% by Dec. 31.
* The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said it will lift the limit on interest-only residential mortgage lending for banks, effective Jan. 1, 2019.
* Separately, APRA granted a restricted banking license to digital-only lender Xinja Bank Ltd. It also authorized China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. as a foreign authorized deposit-taking institution.
* On the monetary policy front, Bank of Japan's policy board voted 7-2 to maintain its short-term interest rate at negative 0.1%. The Bank of Thailand decided to raise the policy rate to 1.75% from 1.50%, effective Dec. 19.
* Thailand's TMB Bank PCL received merger proposals from local financial institutions, including Thanachart Bank PCL and Krung Thai Bank PCL.
* U.S.-based Carlyle Group LP is reportedly looking to acquire Punjab National Bank's stake in PNB Housing Finance Ltd., a move that would give the private equity firm a controlling stake in the housing finance firm.
* India's IDFC Bank Ltd. and Capital First Ltd. completed its merger, with the combined entity named IDFC First Bank Ltd.
* Taiwan's CDIB Capital Group sold a stake in Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp. worth NT$958.3 million to Jih Sun Securities Co. Ltd.
* City Savings Bank Inc. and Union Properties Inc. completed the acquisition of a 51% stake in PETNET Inc. for 1.20 billion pesos in cash.
* Kuwait-based Noor Financial Investment Co. is in talks with foreign institutional investors to sell part of its 39.53% stake in Pakistan's Meezan Bank Ltd.
Expansions, closures and more
* RHB Investment Bank Bhd. obtained approval from Malaysia's central bank to set up a subsidiary in Vietnam.
* Bank of Chongqing Co. Ltd. and China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. plan to set up separate wealth management units.
* India's Bank of Baroda decided to shut down three of its overseas branches by June 30, 2019, in Guyana, Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago.
* South Korea's BNK Financial Group Inc. plans to launch a new group investment banking unit in January 2019.
* Vietnam International Commercial Joint Stock Bank moved its headquarters to Ho Chi Minh from Hanoi, effective Dec. 17.
In other news
* India's government proposed to infuse an additional 410 billion rupees into some of the weakest state-run banks in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, as it sought to help them emerge from the central bank's prompt corrective action framework.
* The Reserve Bank of New Zealand's recent proposal of raising capital requirements for banks is credit positive, as it will boost banks' resilience to potential shocks, Moody's said.
* National Australia Bank Ltd. will scrap its revised executive pay structure, as shareholders voted down its remuneration report.
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The effects of television on child health: implications and recommendations effects of media violence on viewers' aggression in unconstrained social interaction. Violence is in 90% of movies, a 20% increase from what we thought was an already outrageous prevalence of violence on television programming most major films, or at least the ones we spend the most money going to see , are rated pg-13 or r a nd consequently, not suitable for children under that age of 13.
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Stendhal, nom-de-plume of Marie-Henri Beyle, was a nineteenth-century French novelist who, as a young man and budding art connoisseur, travelled through Italy in 1817. His travel journal provides a familiar account of a visit to Florence, but also records Stendhal’s distinctive reaction to the literally overwhelming aestheticism of the city.
Almost 200 years old, Stendhal’s Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio will strike a chord with many modern-day visitors and lovers of Florence. Enthusiastically receptive to Italian culture and also self-consciously foreign, the first-person narrator cuts an engaging figure as he tackles the hustle and bustle of the nineteenth-century Florentine metropolis:
As I came down the Apennines, my heart was beating fast at the thought of entering Florence. At last, I perceived the sombre mass of the cathedral and its dome, Brunelleschi’s masterpiece. The noble city where Dante, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci had all lived! I had seen many views of Florence before, and I was able to walk around without a guide … I sat outside a café in a big square facing the Palazzo Vecchio; the crowd and the cold did not hinder my considerations of the historical importance of this square … I appreciated the mysterious charm of the [Uffizi] gallery’s columns, between which you could see the illuminated houses on the other side of the Arno.
So far so good, one might think. Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when our protagonist visits the Basilica of Santa Croce:
There lay Machiavelli’s tomb, and next to Michelangelo, rested Galileo. What an astonishing collection of men! Looking on Volterrano’s Sibylles frescoes, I experienced the most intense pleasure art has ever bestowed upon me. I was in a sort of ecstasy, absorbed by the contemplation of sublime beauty … I had reached the point of celestial feeling … As I emerged from the porch of Santa Croce, I was seized with a fierce palpitation of the heart; the wellspring of life was dried up within me, and I walked in constant fear of falling to the ground.
While a more cynical reader may attribute this description to the hypersensitivity and overactive imagination of a young wordsmith, the symptoms described by Stendhal are nowadays legitimately recognized by psychologists. Indeed, the Italian psychotherapist Graziella Magherini recorded more than 100 cases in which tourists have suffered similar physical symptoms-breathlessness, rapid heartbeat, and even a loss of consciousness-after exposure to Florence’s fine art, and she named the condition ‘Stendhal syndrome.’ According to Magherini, Italians themselves are immune to this ailment-perhaps due to an over-exposure of Florence’s beauty-while a preference for highly regimented, list-ticking tourism makes the Japanese equally impervious. Those of Anglo-Saxon origin, however, are the most affected, and the worst cases of Stendhal syndrome have even led to hospitalization at Santa Maria Nuova clinic, where places are reserved for the ‘Stendhal’ patients.
Stendhal himself recovered by sitting on a bench in piazza Santa Croce and reading the lyrical poetry of Ugo Foscolo (‘I needed to hear the voice of a friend sharing my emotion’), and finally retiring to his apartment. Unperturbed by his psychosomatic experiences, he went on to enjoy his time in Florence, undertaking many of the activities that any self-respecting twenty-first century tourist would, including a visit to the Boboli gardens, a wander through the Cascine park (‘it is like the Champs-Élysées, but with too many English and Russians’), and a walk along the river Arno.
Nevertheless, Florence has also undoubtedly changed since the French novelist walked its cobbled streets. Long gone are the silk garments, peripatetic monks and serviceable manservants. Indeed, a modern-day reader may be taken aback when Stendhal assures him that ‘in the streets of Florence, you will smell a sweet scent. With the exception of a few Dutch market towns, Florence is perhaps the cleanest city in the universe,’ while his remarks about the ‘third-rate’ nature of Florence’s musical scene may not ring true today.
And yet Stendhal’s account offers something that transcends the details of his experience in 1817. He was preoccupied with the inner workings of the city’s ‘heart’ and ‘mind’: the timeless qualities of its people, its art and its character. His experiences at the Basilica of Santa Croce have not only become engrained in the cultural imagination of proceeding generations, but also in the academic fields of psychology and psychiatry. Much more than a hackneyed blast from the past, then, Stendhal’s picture of Florence is as fresh and tantalizing today as it was two centuries ago.
[This article was corrected on March 1, 2013 to reflect the following: Graziella Magherini is an Italian psychotherapist, not an Italian psychologist as was published in print in TF 177.]

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2015 was the International Year of Soils and the fervor over cover crops that resulted still continues today. It seems every time I turn around I’m seeing another notice about a workshop or webinar addressing cover crops and their benefits.
Though the line between fact and commercial claim is somewhat blurred, it is generally recognized that cover crops provide the advantages of reduced soil erosion, increased water infiltration and water holding capacity, increased soil organic matter, reduced compaction and nutrient recycling.
To a large part, owing to their multiple benefits, is their claimed deep rootedness. With many of the common cover crop species, their roots fall within 2 to 3 feet of the soil surface, with some
reporting rooting as deep as 5.5 feet. Impressive to the uninformed, but amusing to those familiar with the roots of native vegetation.
As early as 1919 research of the roots of native prairie plants was conducted, followed by a number of other research projects through the 1930’s. While there are a handful of prairie plants whose roots lay within the upper 2 feet of the soil, the vast majority of native grasses and forbs root to a depth of over 5 feet with many well beyond that, some to depths greater than 15 feet.
In healthy prairie, below ground biomass far exceeds above ground biomass by two times or more depending upon species. Studies on big bluestem and little bluestem reported 5.4 tons/acre and 4.4 tons/acre respectively of root material in the upper 12 inches of soil. Talk about erosion control … every one of those root fibers is like re-bar in concrete!
All of those roots in the upper soil lead to increased water infiltration by increasing the macropore space (along with earth worms and other in-ground fauna), allowing the water a route to travel into and through the soil. Those roots and their ancillary structures also increase the micropore space which creates the water-holding capacity along with soil organic matter.
Over a three year period, depending upon the species and environmental factors, a very small percentage to as much as 100% of the root system dies and is regenerated. Using 50% just to provide an example and the examples of big bluestem and little bluestem above, 2.7 to 2.2 tons per acre of organic matter are added to the soil. It is a perpetual cycle that constantly replenishes itself.
The sources of compaction on native grasslands are entirely different than on cropland, thus the issue is different; however, when crop land is converted to native grass/forb mixtures, compaction issues are eliminated, or at least significantly mediated, through the deep rooting structure of the native plants.
A large part of the nutrient recycling provided by cover crops is due to nutrient uptake and subsequent release through decaying plant material. In a perennial plant such as native grasses or forbs this is much less significant, but the deep roots are able to tap into nutrients otherwise unavailable. This, in combination with associated mycorrhizal fungi, make native plants very efficient users of nutrients and moisture, thus their reduced or lack of need for supplemental nutrients and drought tolerance.
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The Coles Farm Program helps Coles understand where growers might need support or information. For example, as a result of feedback captured through the program, Coles organised seminars with suppliers to discuss on-farm energy management and integrated pest management.
The Program also helps Coles understand how farmers are addressing other issues such as biodiversity. For example, information provided in the self-assessment has revealed that 269 Graze beef suppliers have planted more than two million trees since the program began in 2014.
During FY18, the number of growers involved in the program grew by 10 per cent to 631 participants.
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Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression, according to a press release from his office.
Fetterman, who was recently hospitalized for two days after feeling lightheaded, was evaluated on Monday by the Attending Physician of the United States Congress, Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the press release said.
On Wednesday, Dr. Monahan recommended Fetterman check himself into Walter Reed. He is there on a voluntary basis, his office said.
Doctors at Walter Reed told Fetterman’s office that he is getting “the care he needs” and will soon be “back to himself,” the release said.
On Twitter, Fetterman’s wife, Gisele Fetterman wrote, “After what he’s been through in the past year, there’s probably no one who wanted to talk about his own health less than John. I’m so proud of him for asking for help and getting the care he needs.”
After what he’s been through in the past year, there’s probably no one who wanted to talk about his own health less than John. I’m so proud of him for asking for help and getting the care he needs. pic.twitter.com/SfuwWTSUcG— Gisele Barreto Fetterman (@giselefetterman) February 16, 2023
“This is a difficult time for our family, so please respect our privacy. For us, the kids come first,” Gisele Fetterman then tweeted. “Take care of yourselves. Hold your loved ones close, you are not alone.”
Fetterman suffered a stroke in May 2022, caused by a blood clot that was removed. He also had a defibrillator implanted for an irregular heart rhythm. He nevertheless continued his election campaign once he began his recovery, and went on to beat GOP opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz in November for the state’s U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Pat Toomey.
He has said he continues to suffer from lingering auditory processing issues as a result of the stroke, which requires him to use closed-captioning in hearings, meetings and debates.
- READ MORE: From his height and dress to his progressive politics, expect Fetterman to stand out in Washington
Fetterman was admitted to George Washington University Hospital last week after not feeling well at a Senate Democratic retreat. He stayed at the hospital while being monitored for seizures. His spokesman Joe Calvello said all test results ruled out any sign of another stroke or seizures.


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Pedestrian in stable condition after being struck by SUV
The 43-year-old woman who was hit by a car while walking through Kelley Square Thursday night is in stable condition, according to police.
The woman, who police have not identified by name, was struck around 10:07 p.m. as she attempted to cross Kelley Square from the Kelley Square Pizza side to the Hotel Vernon side. Police say she was wearing dark clothing and was not inside a crosswalk. She was hit by a 2009 Nissan Murano driven by a 65-year-old old Worcester resident.
The woman suffered lacerations and a leg injury and was taken to a hospital after being treated by EMS and fire officials.
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Full houses for Yorke Dance Project at the Linbury Theater
Arts Council England ended the London Contemporary Dance Theater in 1994, but its loss is still felt. The current emphasis on one-off choreographer companies, the obsession with outreach and participation, the relentless pursuit of fashionable novelties has resulted in “heritage” becoming a dirty word and countless masterpieces. 20th century works languish unplayed. The packed houses and warm welcome to the Yorke Dance Project’s weekend residency at the Linbury Theater at the Royal Opera House shows that there is still room for a contemporary dance repertoire company.
The two programs imagined by director Yolande Yorke-Edgell (past present and Login to Cohan) were a twin celebration: the 20th anniversary of his small business and his eight-year collaboration with LCDT founder Robert Cohan, who died in January at the age of 95. Born in New York, Cohan first studied and performed with American dance legend Martha Graham and her techniques — contractions, depth folded, elastic feet – became the touchstones of his own choreography. Graham’s Lamentation makes an appropriate prologue to both programs. In the six-minute solo from 1930, a lonely woman sitting on a bench becomes the embodiment of grief. Wrapped in a long tube of fabric, the hooded figure (Yorke-Edgell) resembles a mourner from a medieval tomb, reimagined by Jacob Epstein.
The only work without Cohan in this superbly danced mini-season was that of Kenneth MacMillan sea of troublesa barefoot reading in one act of Hamlet created for the Royal Ballet Dance Advance splinter group in 1988 and set to a (recorded) score by Webern and Martinu. Avoiding a literal narrative, MacMillan deploys his six dancers (three each) in multiple roles in an expressionistic treatment that unpacks the play’s themes of love, loyalty, jealousy and betrayal. The shape-shifting narrative and constant exchange of crowns is undeniably confusing, but the movement is fascinating. The pair, far from the blissful acrobatics of Romeo Where Manon – is a distrustful and dysfunctional jitterbug between unfortunate people whose sinister fates are intertwined.
Cohan’s choreography ranged from revivals of vintage material to pieces made during the last year of his life; was also included So it’s, a heartfelt tribute from Yorke-Edgell. The demanding but glorious duet of Cohan’s “Claire de Lune” from the 1979s water lilies was danced enthusiastically by Royal Ballet guests Matthew Ball and Romany Pajdak. Pajdak, an expressive soloist who deserves far bigger roles than she gets, has also starred in Afternoon conversations with dancers, a showcase of solos created during confinement (often via Zoom). In all programs, sections were either danced live or presented as films. In David Stewart’s film on romani, the dancer (on pointe) discovers herself alone on the vast stage of the Royal Opera House. Her tiny silhouette alternates tireless strings of the and spins with anxious swings of spikes and chilling moments of stasis as both hands struggle to remove a foot from the stage.
For Freya Jeffs, there was a Graham-style solo danced in a bias-cut dress that formed quadrants and semicircles of scarlet satin every time a leg floated off the floor. Yorke Dance continues to breathe new life into contemporary classics, but Afternoon Talks reminds us that it can also be an important creative force.

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Shabbat is coming, Gail-Friends. I'm getting ready, and part of that is to think about the music for this blog post. This week, this an old song has been running through my head. It's a song from my childhood and when I looked for it on You-Tube, I found an interesting video about how the song was written by Stuart Hamblin.
This Old House became popular in 1954 and was a big hit in seven countries. It's a real toe-tapper with a catchy rhythm and is the version I remember. Many times, Daddy sang along with his deep bass voice as we listened to it on the car radio.
This next version of This Old House tells the story of how the song was written and I think you'll find it interesting. After the writer tells the story, he sings the song the way he intended it to be performed.
The spiritual message of This Old House is something to pause and reflect on this Shabbat.
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Background: Substance abuse is a serious problem, because it affects both workers and young people. Prevalence and consequences of cannabis abuse among construction workers in particular are not well studied in Egypt.
Objectives: To determine the association between non-fatal occupational injuries among construction workers and their demographic and occupational factors and to assess the frequency of cannabis abuse and its relationship to injury severity and workdays lost.
Subjects and methods: A case-control study was conducted at Mansoura Emergency Hospital. Cases were 100 acutely injured male workers. A control group of 90 healthy age-matched workers was selected from 8 construction sites. Workers were interviewed, and a questionnaire was completed that included socio-demographic data, full occupational history, and causes and type of injury. Injury outcome measures included lost workdays and the injury severity score (ISS). Cannabis abuse in injured workers was monitored by preliminary testing of urine and confirmatory testing of blood.
Results: Logistic regression analysis revealed that the independent predictors of occupational injuries were rural residence, being a carpenter or painter and past history of injuries. The most common accidents were slipping falls (62%). Confirmed cannabis test was positive in 51.1% of the injured workers. Median days away from work were greater among cannabis users than non-users. The ISS was significantly higher among users compared to non-users ( p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Cannabis abuse can increase injury severity and prolong workdays lost. Drug testing is recommended for at-risk construction workers with inadequate safety measures.
Keywords: Cannabis use; Egypt; construction workers; occupational injuries; risk factors.


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The health crisis that developed over the past year in Flint, Michigan has been widely publicized due to it’s devastating impact on the population of the city, and the clear missteps taken by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) when implementing the switch from Lake Huron to the Flint River as a source of water. The corrosive water of the Flint River deteriorated old lead water systems resulting in a rush of contaminated water to the Flint population. Since then, a spike in Legionnaires’ disease cases, lead poisoning, and numerous other health issues have been major concerns prompting President Obama to declare a state of emergency in Genesee County on January 16th, 2016 allowing emergency aid funds to be directed towards providing clean bottled water to the city.
Although it’s clear that the increase in the number of Legionnaires’ disease cases correlates to the change in water source, there may be a few different explanations why this happened. The water in the Flint River, like many rivers, can naturally house the Legionella bacteria. The MDEQ did not properly treat or test the water when it entered the city and therefore it could have come directly from the river. However, the water being pumped from the Flint River was also channeled through a maze of old lead pipes, many of which had not been used in years. Legionella bacteria may have been present in these old pipes and connected with the water when it was pumped through. Regardless of the means by which the Legionella bacteria made its way into Flint, it has harmed a large group of individuals.
From June 2014 to November 2015, 87 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported with 10 of those cases resulting in death. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) denies that there is any evidence linking the water source switch and the outbreak, but an article by MLive Media Group purports that the officials in charge of the project were aware of the risk, but did not present them to the public.
An article from the Detroit Free Press indicated that, as of November 2015, 4 families have filed a lawsuit against state and local officials citing gross negligence resulting in a variety of serious health problems. Of the health problems that arose, the most pressing seems to be the widespread spike in lead levels which can have lifelong effects on developing young children. Legionnaires’ disease is also a serious issue, but usually affects older or immuno-suppresed populations. Typically government entities are protected from lawsuits by an immunity statute that prevents citizens from suing government programs that they think are not being run properly. However, some circumstances such as “gross negligence” constitute acceptable grounds to file suit, which is what some families in Flint have done.
Flint is under harsh scrutiny due to the negligence of its officials, and rightfully so. While the move to source water from Flint River was intended as a temporary measure, it is clear that the efforts put in to ensure the safety of the citizens in Flint were abysmal.
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov. 11 (ANI): Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh has tendered resignation along with 42 Congress MLAs on Friday after the Supreme Court's ruling on Punjab's water-sharing agreement with other states.
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Chandigarh [India], Nov. 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday asserted that Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Captain Amarinder Singh decision to resign as Member of Parliament following the Supreme Court verdict in the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal row,
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New Delhi [India], Oct. 16(ANI): The Congress Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday blamed the Uttar Pradesh administration for the killing of 24 people in the Varanasi stampede during a sabha of Baba Jai Gurdev and demanded the resignation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhi
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Ahead of the Guggenheim Bilbao’s new Louise Bourgeois exhibition, we speak to the late artist’s former assistant and friend, Jerry Gorovoy, about her extensive body of work
Sometimes an Artist is seen with a capital A – a solitary figure, glorified as somewhat of a magician. We often ignore the web of helpers around the artist – those who promote and protect the work.
Louise Bourgeois was an Artist – articulate, witty, mysterious and extraordinary. A video of her peeling a tangerine on YouTube, cutting a figure with a flick of a scalpel, has been watched 78,000 times. There are films of her smashing sculptures, claiming to be a ‘wild beast’, discussing philosophy, family, the past. Always mischievous, she once avoided an interviewer’s insistent questions by hiding her face behind a ‘No Trespassing’ sign and abandoning the bewildered journalist in her studio.
In these films, there is often a voice off-screen mediating and continuing the conversation. To this voice, there is no ‘No Trespassing’ sign raised. This is Jerry Gorovoy – Louise Bourgeois’s long-term assistant and friend, and the greatest promoter of her work.
They met in New York in 1980, when Louise was 68, and somewhat unknown in the art scene. Jerry explains, “She had an underground reputation for various reasons – for her own psychological frailty and the art world at the time. When I met her it was the end of Greenbergian formalism. The relationship to image-making, sexuality, politics was coming into the fore. And Louise came into the forefront at that point.”
Their friendship began unpromisingly – with a fight. As a young gallery assistant, Jerry had the opportunity to produce his own show, in which he included one of Louise’s sculptures. Upon seeing her work in the gallery, she was displeased at it’s placing. Jerry took her for a cup of coffee, calmed her down, and on the way back to the gallery, she fell on the cobblestones. Jerry helped her up. Later on, he was invited to her house, discovering decades of extraordinary work. He went on to work continuously with her for the next thirty years and now runs the Easton Foundation that is responsible for her collection.
Without Jerry, Louise might not be as well-known as she is now. He explains that for her, showing and exhibitions were always secondary to the emotional spark that fuelled the work. “Louise had trouble showing – if you look at her career, she had three shows in the 40s, and then she didn’t show for another 11 years,” he says. “She didn’t need to have an exhibition. Louise needed to make the work to stay alive.”
In the new exhibition at the Bilbao Guggenheim, Louise’s series, Cells, which she began in her eighties and continued until close to the end of her life, are exhibited together. “With the Cells, it was the first time that she started to incorporate objects that belonged to her with things that she had made,” says Jerry. The cells are enclosed – often the viewer can only see shadows, reflections, blurred views through a cracked window. The result is affecting – the viewer becomes hungry for detail, each gaze contains another secret, something possibly missed. Louise was a very controlled artist – even in a gallery she wanted her work to retain the intensity it gains from asking the viewer to enter a small room, to focus in a large space. “She developed this architecture to encase. She set up the coordinates to control the poetic, symbolic world that she created,” says Jerry.
Walking through the gallery, there are repeated motifs, symbols. It becomes like walking through a dream – a dream that doesn’t drift away, but settles solidly in the mind. The cells are the definition of uncanny – a world familiar and strange at once. As Jerry tells me, the start of a work for Bourgeois was always emotion. “The start is autobiographical. Louise always said the emotions she’s dealing with are universal – fear of being rejected, fear of being different, fear of being abandoned. The idea of jealousy. These are all pre-gender emotions.”
Louise is often seen as a feminist artist, although she did not call herself one. Her work is extremely personal and often focusses on female sexuality and motherhood. Jerry explains, “There’s a consistency in the emotional and psychological tenor – you’re dealing with the problems of a woman and her anxieties. She did not like the surrealists – because she always said surrealists use women as objects. Louise always said she wanted to make the woman a subject.”
Louise Bourgeois grew up in France, daughter of an unfaithful father who had an affair with her live-in English tutor and an ill mother. Louise’s work often evokes a child’s perspective – each object has the charm, the strangeness, of an object that would appeal to a child. It is almost like the cells are boxes pulled from beneath a bed, a collection of hidden treasures. “They’re objects that had meaning for her. The perfume she wore throughout her life – Chalet Mara. The scent brought back memory. The tapestry – she came from a tapestry family. These are things that held meaning for her, that she thought had value,” says Jerry.
Jerry often slips into the present tense when discussing the work of Louise, who passed away in 2010. It is easy to see why – the work feels very much awake. The objects do not seem dusty or static, rather, it as if they have just been tilted, or straightened, by an unseen hand.
“Louise always said she was on an itineraire unique, or a journey without a destination. She wasn’t always going in the right direction. She didn’t know where she was going. She’s not starting with a concept. She’s not interested in honing a style, she’s not interested in repeating herself. It’s like a diary – she’s recording how she’s feeling at that particular moment, that particular day. I feel that she was very honest in that way. And unafraid.”
Louise Bourgeois, especially towards the end of her life, suffered from anxiety. She did not often leave her Brookyln studio (a converted sewing factory, many parts of which are included in the architecture of the cells).
“One of the things for Louise was that, when you’re very fearful, it was almost like camouflage. You blend into the world. When you’re anxious, the inside world and the outside world become the same. They merge.” Jerry says. “What you’re projecting – your mind, anxiety, it becomes overwhelming. And you can’t distinguish between what’s coming from inside you and from without.”
“Louise always said if you confess everything, then you have nothing to fear,” says Jerry. As we pass the Passage Dangereux, I note a miniature spider in the corner, one I had not seen before. Jerry explains, “The spiders are a relationship to her mother but also to her own body. The threads – you build your own architecture. That’s what the web is about. Someone breaks the web, the spider will rebuild it,” he pauses. “She continually rebuilt her own world as a way of surviving.”
“Towards the end one of my roles was to say, “Okay, you do the work, I’ll take care of the exhibition. You don’t need to.” She’s always said being anonymous was great – she described herself as undisturbed. It saved her from falling into what she saw as a trap for other artists.”
There are always multiple narratives coexisting in a Bourgeois work – a child’s perspective, the adult analysing those emotions and, finally, the artist translating the emotion into image, into story, into the abstract. The iconic spider that Louise is most famous for is a symbol for so much – the mother, the spy, the weaver. Perhaps most apparent – the spider is a protector. Louise valued protection. And Jerry, in his lifelong commitment to her work and vision, could perhaps be the most valuable spider of her collection.
The exhibition Louise Bourgeois: Structures of Existence; the Cells, will run at the Guggenheim Bilbao until September 2016


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I am over the moon about this mexican quinoa recipe
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* Quinoa and ingredients all go into the pot together. Toppings can be added later, of course, but I only want to have to wash one pot and the cutting board.
* I'm looking for hot dishes, not cold grain salads (which are delicious, but this is a different beast).
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180g caster sugar
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2 tbsp cornstarch
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1. To make filling, combine all ingredients. Put onto baking tray lined with aluminium foil. Bake in oven at 220°C for 15 min. Leave to cool.
2. Brush some melted butter on 1 sheet of filo pastry. Continue layering with another sheet of filo pastry until finished.
3. Spoon baked apples along 1 long side of filo rectangle of edge. From apple side, roll up like swiss roll.
4. Place on baking tray, seam side down. Bake in preheated oven at 190°C for 30min.
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Things to get better, worse in years ahead
Hurricane season is already almost two months old and we’ve escaped any direct hits. The first possibility by-passed to the south and the second fizzled out before it got here.
Schools are ringing their bells again and family life is getting back to household duties without so many interruptions from recreation activities on the baseball and soccer fields.
Of course, the Saints are beginning to march in again and their activities are getting a lot of headlines. And soon, Hahnville and Destrehan football teams will be taking the fields to demand the attention of St. Charles Parish residents.
Life is transient, month after month. As we grow older, whether we’re young or old, we are changing our patterns of life. At first, we’re exuberant, playful, inquisitive. Then we become thoughtful, wondrous, learnful. Then we are complacent but still inquisitive, social, informative. And in later life, we admit that the years ahead, and those behind, are all very important.
Who else can tell the world what experience can tell them? Who else can say that they can best advise on future courses of living based on what developed in the past? And who will believe them?
The problem is that today’s world is so much better informed than in latter years. At the flick of a button, the internet can best give us answers to questions that only volumes of encyclopedias partially did back in the old days.
Our school systems are more crowded today but the new information they have should certainly increase the amount of learning that can be acquired.
Of course, we can all be glad it’s not August, 1011. But if it were, we would be in the same frame of mind. Things get better as the years go on - - and in some respects they get worse.
Let us be thankful that whenever we are, we can find good and bad for the years ahead. It’s not a dead-end street.
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This year, resolve to become true to yourself. Create an intention to spend some time daily; to be with "you", the being who is playing all the, roles (parent, sibling, spouse, boss, employee). Allow yourself to express to this new friend, how the day felt...how it was, to be occupied... how it was, to be free...how did it make you feel when someone spoke with you kindly...and how did it make you feel when someone was not so friendly and warm. How did your reaction to an unforeseen situation make you feel about yourself and about others?
This new year... make a new friend... Become a friend to yourself. Gift yourself, the commitment of your friendship... your acceptance and compassion. Amu (Pratibha Malhotra)

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Hotel am Schloss is located in the centre of Thun. All rooms are located on the fourth and fifth floors, are accessible by elevator and offer a beautiful view of the Alps and/or the Castle of Thun; free WiFi is available throughout the hotel. The Bar-Lounge Anthra offers drinks and snacks in a friendly and relaxing environment, with live sports events shown on big screens. There are countless shopping and entertainment opportunities in the immediate vicinity. The hotel benefits from easy access and a central location with a view of the castle and the Alps.
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An RV-specific GPS is one of the most important pieces of equipment for a safe RV road trip. Without a doubt, it makes your adventures safer, more convenient, and more meaningful. It stores preloaded street maps you need in the device, allowing you to navigate with ease, even in areas with no cell service.
One of the top RV GPS systems on the market is the Garmin RV 890.
But what features make the Garmin 890 stand out?
What are its major pros and cons?
And is it worth the money?
Read our ultimate review of the Garmin RV 890 to discover what it has in store for you.
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Unboxing the Garmin RV 890
In the box, you’ll find a large 8-inch GPS navigator that resembles a tablet. You’ll also get a vehicle suction cup with a powered magnetic mount to install the RV 890 on the windshield. There’s also another screw-down mount for installing the GPS on the dashboard or other spots in the cockpit.
Accompanying the GPS is a vehicle power cable and a USB cable to keep the device powered up. The charger plugs into the mounting base, not the tablet, making moving the GPS easy as you don’t have to unplug cables.
How does the Garmin RV 890 Work?
Once you install the mount on the windshield, the RV 890 easily snaps into the magnetic mounting base, which holds it tightly, ensuring it doesn’t fall off even on bumpy roads. You can set the GPS either horizontally or vertically.
At the most basic level, Garmin RV 890 works by taking into account the dimensions and weight of your recreational vehicle and provides the best suggested route to your destination.
But that’s not all: Below, we will explore all the main features of the Garmin RV 890 GPS.
Features of the Garmin 890 GPS
Here are the top features of this impressive system:
Large Navigator Screen
The RV GPS boasts a big 8-inch crystal-clear edge-to-edge touchscreen display for you to see the information.
Custom RV Routing
One of the most outstanding GPS navigator features of the Garmin is that it allows you to input all your vehicle specifications, such as height, width, length, gross weight, max speed, and propane tanks.
This helps you find the ideal route for your motorhome, fifth wheel or travel trailer.
The RV 890 alerts you of any dangers lurking on the road ahead. You will be notified of upcoming sharp curves, steep grades, and weight limits. This allows you to switch to an alternative route or be more vigilant if you decide to use the route.
RV Parks and Campgrounds
Another feature that sets this GPS apart from the rest is that it helps you find the best campgrounds along your route. It uses resources from Ultimate Public Campgrounds, KOA, iOverlander, and PlanRV to help you locate a nice place to park.
It also has a directory of U.S. national parks.
This GPS also helps you discover RV services like dump stations, fuel stops, propane, rest stops, tire service, RV repair, and towing in your immediate vicinity.
This capability gives you peace of mind, knowing you can easily find any emergency service you need in the area you’re traveling through.
Smoother Trip Planning
The RV 890 makes trip planning a breeze. It pairs with the Garmin Drive app, enabling you to import and share routes with the app. Simply use the app to create and save a trip, then send it to the GPS screen.
You don’t need to touch the device to set a destination. It has a voice assistant that responds to your spoken commands and navigates to wherever you need to go.
The GPS is WiFi enabled, allowing you to effortlessly keep your maps and software up to date without having to manually search for new patches. Plus, it provides on-screen cues whenever a new update is available.
Live Traffic and Weather Reports
Don’t want to be caught up in a traffic nightmare? Pair the GPS with the Garmin Drive app, and you’ll get a live view of traffic ahead, allowing you to avoid busy roads. Additionally, you can view detailed weather forecasts and current conditions.
Pros and Cons of the Garmin RV 890
Pros of the Garmin RV 890
- Provides a Bigger Screen – The 890’s big screen gives you a larger surface to view information as you drive without straining.
- Finds Campground for You – With this RV-specific GPS, finding a place to park your rig for the night is as easy as touching a few buttons.
- Useful RV Related Info – Apart from finding a suitable campground, you can use the app to find the cheapest gas station nearby, mobile repair service, tire shop, towing services, a dump station, or even a restaurant.
- Makes Your Trip Safer – Since the device allows you to customize it depending on your RV type, it helps you avoid roads that could be dangerous for your rig, such as those with low bridges, sharp bends, steep grades, propane restrictions, and bad weather.
- Adds Convenience – With features such as live traffic, you can monitor the roads ahead and find less congested routes, helping you save time and fuel.
- Great for Finding National Parks, Historic Sites, and Hidden Gems – Even if you aren’t familiar with the area you are passing through, this system can help you unearth local attractions and things to do that you otherwise couldn’t have known about.
- Allows Quick Mounting and Dismounting – The magnetic mounting base allows you to snap the gadget into the mount and pop it out easily. This is handy when you need to hold the device in your hands and type in the destination without having to lean toward the dashboard.
- Hands-Free Operation – If you’re alone in the cockpit, you don’t have to get your hands off the steering wheel, as this device can be operated with voice commands. You can use the function to call a contact from the phone book of your paired smartphone.
- Ability to Switch into Car Mode – It has a regular vehicle mode, meaning you can use it for your everyday car when you aren’t RVing.
- Extra Functions – You can connect the device to a Garmin rearview camera and the footage will show up on the screen.
- Free Lifetime Map Update – You don’t have to worry about your maps going out of date as you get free computer map updates included.
Cons of the Garmin RV 890
- Routing Issues – Some users complain that it doesn’t always suggest the best route for your RV type, so you need to double-check using other tools.
- May Give False Route Warning – Other RVers noticed the device may give false red flags such as warnings about going through bridges and narrow roads even when the road is passable.
- Screen Glare – Although the large screen is fantastic, it’s glossy and reflective, which increases glare. You may need to get a screen protector that reduces glare.
- The Big Device Can Be a Hindrance – Mounting the large device on the dashboard or windscreen takes up precious room, which can limit your view.
Price of the Garmin RV 890
Is the Garmin RV 890 Worth it?
Certainly, the Garmin RV GPS system is a great addition to any RV and highly recommended on our RV Must Haves List. It boasts 4.6 stars out of 5 on Amazon, as well as over a thousand reviews, key indicators that it’s largely reliable.
This device will help you discover attractions and campgrounds on your route, monitor the weather, and steer clear of traffic, hazards, and restricted routes.
Put simply, this device will help you use the safest and most convenient routes.
For more info on the Garmin RV 890, visit Garmin’s Website.


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Founded in 1978, we have two senior mens teams, two senior womens teams, and one junior mixed team. Our Mens 1st XI currently competes in North West Division One and our Mens 2nd XI competes in North West Division 4 North, and both of the womens teams compete in LCWHA Leagues. We are based at Stanley Park in Blackpool and have two sand dressed pitches. Socially we have the use of Blackpool Cricket Club as our club house, where we hold meetings, events and socials.
In 2008 the club was awarded England Hockey’s ClubsFirst accreditation. ClubsFirst is a national recognition of clubs that can demonstrate that they are working towards minimum operating standards. All clubs achieving ClubsFirst also achieve the Sport England Clubmark accreditation, a nationally recognised award for sports clubs.
We also compete in the Summer League in Preston and also take part in the Annual Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival held at the Stanley Park sports pitches.

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text: Conventional wisdom holds that attempts to combine religion and politics will produce unlimited violence. Concepts such as jihad, crusade, and sacrifice need to be rooted out, the story goes, for the sake of more bounded and secular understandings of violence. Ted Smith upends this dominant view, drawing on Walter Benjamin, Giorgio Agamben, and others to trace the ways that seemingly secular politics produce their own forms of violence without limit. He brings this argument to life-and digs deep into the American political imagination-through a string of surprising reflections on John Brown, the nineteenth-century abolitionist who took up arms against the state in the name of a higher law. Smith argues that the key to limiting violence is not its separation from religion, but its connection to richer and more critical modes of religious reflection. Weird John Brown develops a negative political theology that challenges both the ways we remember American history and the ways we think about the nature, meaning, and exercise of violence.


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Fuel for the engine of progress or a riotous corrupter of society? Debates over caffeine have brewed throughout history. Caffeine is the most abundant stimulant in the world, found in a variety of plants (tea, coffee, kola, cocao,…). The majority of the world consumes it in one form or another, but what forms are the most potent and how much is to much enough?
25 to 50 milligrams of caffeine is all the average human requires to begin feeling the effects, but that’s just slight alertness. It takes the average healthy human 45 minutes to metabolize caffeine and has a half-life of approximately 5 hours. In the excess, 9 mg/kg (~4mg/lb) has been shown to increase endurance by 51% (ref). X-ray vision comes around 50mg/kg.
Death by coffee is close to impossible which may surprise you when a single strong cup can give you the jitters. Here’s some Math for you: A healthy adult requires roughly 150-200mg/kg (~91mg/lb) of caffeine for a lethal dose. There is an average of 13mg/oz of caffeine in drip coffee. So if I’m 170lbs it should take about 15,470mg for a lethal dose, that’s equivalent to 1,190 ounces (~35 liters) of coffee or 148 8oz cups. Here’s the kicker, a normal resting kidney can only excrete 1 liter of water per hour, anything over that risks overdose. Baring all the other complications associated with drinking 148 cups of coffee, water will most certainly kill you first.
Variations in regional varieties, roasts and brewing methods can effect the amount of caffeine in each cup of coffee and cup of tea. Roasting coffee longer (darker roasts) causes more caffeine loss due to sublimation (changing from a solid to a gas). Tea is reversed, the more concentrated black teas are more caffeinated than the green and white. The caffeine molecule is a robust, bitter, white crystalline compound with a boiling point above 315 degree C (which is much higher than brewing and roasting methods) but sublimation can occur around 175 degree C.
However you enjoy to consume caffeine Cheers, and here’s a helpful chart for monitoring your intake.
Note: Some companies treat their coffee and/or tea with a chemical caffeine spray skewing the results.
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