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BANGKOK—A United Nations special envoy has called for a probe into whether Burma’s ruling junta is guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, in a report to be addressed Monday by the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Tomas Ojea Quintana cited “systematic violation of human rights” when he visited the country in February, fueling an international outcry against repression and abuses against the Burmese people.
The regime this week issued new laws for elections set for later this year that bar detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part.
“According to consistent reports, the possibility exists that some of these human rights violations may entail categories of crimes against humanity or war crimes under the terms of the statute of the International Criminal Court,” said the report.
Quintana said the “mere existence of this possibility” requires Burma to investigate the allegations.
The junta has failed to remedy abuses such as the recruitment of child soldiers, discrimination against the Muslim minority in northern Arakan [Rakhine] state, and the deprivation of basic rights to food, shelter, health, and education.
“Given this lack of accountability, U.N. institutions may consider the possibility to establish a commission of inquiry with a specific fact-finding mandate to address the question of international crimes,” he said.
Rights violations “are the result of a state policy that originates from decisions by authorities in the executive, military, and judiciary at all levels,” he said.
Quintana also renewed a call for Burma to free more than 2,100 political prisoners, as well Aung San Suu Kyi, ahead of this year's elections.
Aung San Suu Kyi has called on followers to respond to Burma’s “unjust” new election laws, which officially annul the result of the country’s last elections in 1990, which the NLD won by a landslide. The junta never allowed the party to take power.
Burma’s “severe human rights abuses”—such as deaths in custody, rape, and torture—were also highlighted this week in the U.S. State Department’s annual report on human rights worldwide.
With a mounting international outcry over abuses suffered by the minority Rohingya people, the rapporteur notably said he was “deeply concerned about the systematic and endemic discrimination faced by the Muslim community.”
“This discrimination, which is framed as an immigration problem, leads to basic and fundamental human rights being denied to this population. Measures taken against this population include restriction of movement, limitations on permission to marry, and forced labor.
“The Special Rapporteur urges the government to end the unacceptable discrimination, human rights abuses and resulting severe economic deprivation they face. This ethnic minority continues to be denied citizenship, under the 1982 Citizenship Act …”
Boston-based Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) this week called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to “assert its mandate to protect and assist” Muslim Rohingya who are languishing in an unregistered refugee camp in Bangladesh.
The report also called on the UNHCR “to press the government of Bangladesh to allow humanitarian aid to flow unhindered to the Rohingya and to launch a coordinated appeal to donor nations for humanitarian relief and protection for this neglected population.”
“Thousands of Rohingya who fled intolerable persecution in Burma now face equally bleak conditions in Bangladesh, because the government there has refused to recognize their status as refugees,” said Richard Sollom, director of research and investigations at PHR.
PHR said the Bangladesh government must end its arrest and forced repatriation of Rohingya into Burma and end a campaign of ethnic incitement against the group within its borders.
It condemned the Bangladesh government’s failure to protect the refugees, as well as human rights violations in Burma that have caused an estimated 300,000 Rohingya to cross the border to the north.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell told reporters in Bangkok Friday that Washington's new policy of engagement with Burma appeared to be failing.
“The U.S. approach was to try to encourage domestic dialogue between the key stakeholders, and the recent promulgation of the election criteria doesn't leave much room for such a dialogue,” said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.
Campbell said the United States will keep talking with all parties inside Burma, including the government. But it won’t lift sanctions without concrete progress toward democratic reform — notably freeing Aung San Suu Kyi and letting her party participate in elections.Original reporting by RFA's Burmese service. Burmese service director: Nyein Shwe. Written in English by Sarah Jackson-Han.

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If you’ve ever had the idea that cats aren’t sociable or that they’re more grumpy than pleasant, you’ve definitely never met a Tonkinese. These cats, affectionately known as Tonks, may be a delight to be around and can brighten anyone’s day.
However, Tonkinese can sometimes be extra playful which may prompt you to ask: Are Tonkinese cats aggressive?
When it comes to these creatures, this is a common question. Many people believe that because of their genetic origin, these cats are inclined to be aggressive. However, these animals are incredibly affectionate and gentle creatures. They like being with their humans and the rest of the family.
What is a Tonkinese Cat?
Tonkinese is a crossbreed between the Siamese and Burmese cat breeds and has many characteristics from each of them. With a pointed coat and brilliant, jewel-tone eyes, this stunning feline has a lovely look.
Tonks were bred to be companion animals. These cats like playing with humans and curling up in a warm lap at the end of the day. They have a lot of love to give their pet parents and are a great, loving addition to several families and homes.
Characteristics and Personality of a Tonkinese Cat
When you take up a Tonkinese, you will be startled by its weight, despite the fact that it seems to be a slender, medium-sized cat. As strong cats, these felines may deceive the eye and appear to weigh less than they actually do.
They typically weigh between six and twelve pounds. Tonks have the capacity to jump to tremendous heights because of their muscular physique but don’t worry, these cats are not known to be naughty.
As a result, they are unlikely to exploit their leaping abilities to get into trouble. More than likely, they will hurl themselves onto someone’s lap or shoulder using their strong legs.
When it comes to living conditions, these cats should spend the majority of their time inside. By keeping your cat indoors, you may help prevent them from contracting any sort of sickness or illness, keep them safe from other animals, and keep them out of potentially harmful circumstances.
Having said that, because your cat will be spending all of their hours indoors, it is critical to give items that will stimulate both their cerebral and physical abilities. This might include a variety of toys, scratching posts, or concealing goodies about the house.
As you may expect, the Tonkinese cat character is based on happiness and extroversion. These cats normally enjoy spending time with people, therefore they do not tolerate being left alone for long periods of time.
These cats typically flourish in environments where their human companions are present on a regular basis, or if there is another cat or cat-friendly canine in the house to keep them company.
Coat and Color Patterns of a Tonkinese
The Tonkinese is a colorpoint breed, which also means it has a lighter base color across its body with such a darker shade on the face, ears, paws, legs, and tail.
The four foundation colors are as follows:
The Point Body Color
Should be off-white, with any shading proportional to the point color; the general body color should be in stark contrast to the points with blue eyes.
The Mink Body Color
The color should be rich, even, and unmarked, with the underparts fading very imperceptibly to a somewhat lighter shade.
The points are noticeably darker than the body color and they have an aqua eye color.
The Solid Body Color
t might be a somewhat lighter shade of the paint color, with little contrast with the points. The Champagne and Platinum will have more contrast between points and body color than the Natural and Blue. And they have green to yellow/green eyes.
How to Care For Your Tonkinese Cats
- Regular Bath: The Tonkinese’s silky, short coat is readily cared for with weekly combing to remove dead hair and disperse skin oil. A bath is almost never necessary.
- Brushing their teeth will help them avoid periodontal disease. Daily oral hygiene is ideal, but brushing once a week is preferable to nothing. To remove any discharge from the corners of the eyes, use a soft, wet towel.
- Cotton swabs should be avoided since they might cause ear damage.
- Disinfected Towels: To avoid spreading infection, use a different portion of the towel for each eye. On a weekly basis, check the ears. If they appear unclean, use a cotton ball or soft wet cloth soaked with a 50-50 combination of cider vinegar and warm water to clean them.
- Maintain a clean litter box. Tonkinese, like other cats, is highly fussy about toilet hygiene.
- Maintain Tonkinese indoors -only cat to prevent him from diseases carried by other cats, assaults by dogs or coyotes, and other risks that cats encounter when they go outside, such as getting hit by a car.
Tonkinese that goes outside is also at risk of being stolen by someone who wants to have such a lovely cat without having to pay for it.
Do They Make Good Pets With Families Especially With Children?
These cats are renowned to be social butterflies with a great deal of patience with people, especially when they are being lavished with attention. Tonkinese is a good choice for families with youngsters because of their even tempers.
The Tonkinese is a very intelligent and sociable breed that thrives on connection. They are more than willing to be the welcome wagon for every visitor that comes by, and they fully immerse themselves as members of a family.
However, keep an eye on these cats since they may be mischievous when bored. Keep your kitten occupied and out of mischief by providing him with scratch posts, kitty trees, and a selection of cat toys.
Are Tonkinese cats aggressive? Tonkinese cats are silly and amusing, and they can be extremely entertaining. They are loving, clever, energetic, obstinate, and have long memories.
Tonkinese often gets along very well with children, cats, dogs, and other pets. They are lap cats who like being near to their family members.
Knowing them as an aggressive breed of cat is nowhere near how loving and loyal are them to their humans when you get to know them.

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Ultraviolet light is a proven treatment for psoriasis, one of humanity’s oldest known diseases. Sunshine can also beat back the chronic autoimmune disorder of the skin. But explaining light’s therapeutic effects has been difficult.
“We know it works, but we want to know how,” says Michelle Lowes, an assistant professor of clinical investigation in the Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology at Rockefeller University. “Does it target the pathways that we think are important in the disease?”
A new clinical trial under way at the Center for Clinical and Translational Science in The Rockefeller University Hospital will literally shine light on the disease in hopes of finding out. Researchers, including Lowes and Clinical Research Nurse Practitioner Patricia Gilleaudeau, have recruited the first of what will be 20 patients who will visit the hospital three times a week for up to four months to receive narrowband ultraviolet light B (UVB) treatment. Patients will give skin and blood samples as the treatment takes its course, giving the scientists the possibility to study what is happening at the molecular level as the skin gets better.
UVB therapy is known to kill off T cells, which are partly to blame for the inflammation caused by the disease. For years, Lowes has been systematically accounting for the cell types and proteins involved in the disease. She is specifically interested in whether UVB targets a pathway involving two immune system proteins called cytokines, which she believes may disrupt certain types of T cells and another specialized group of immune-directing dendritic cells. “If we can define the mechanism of action we may potentially have new therapeutic targets for psoriasis and other diseases,” says Lowes, the recipient of a 2008 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award, which is supporting the study.
Doctors often recommend UVB therapy if standard ointment treatments fail and if patients would rather avoid a systemic immunosuppressive drug regimen that has been developed more recently. Patients receive the treatment, brief blasts of UVB, standing inside an upright cabinet whose inside is lined with fluorescent tube lights. The duration of the light exposure increases over the course of the treatment.
Lowes hopes to have some preliminary results in about a year. “We are excited about studying this commonly used therapy for psoriasis with modern methods, and hope that this will lead to a better understanding of this complicated and common skin disease,” she says.
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Sean Kingston is a singer-songwriter and rapper with roots in Kingston, Jamaica and Miami, Florida. He rose to prominence in mid-late 00’s with the #1 hit “Beautiful Girls,” and the follow up hits, “Fire Burning,” “Take You There,” and the Justin Bieber collab, “Eenie Meenie.” After taking a break from the music industry, he just release his summery new track, “Peace of Mind.” PopCrave catches up with Sean to learn more about his break and new music.
You’ve been out of the music scene for a minute. How do you think you’ve grown or changed as an artist during that time?
I been around the world and seen it all, but been out the music industry for a few years has humbled me, taught me patience, I’ve grown into a man.
How did you know “Peace of Mind” was the right track to return with?
“Peace of Mind” was the right track to return with. It’s a happy, feel good, beach bounce and summer is here.
With Kingston’s summery sound and happy-go-lucky attitude, casual fans might not realize that in 2010, Kingston was involved in a serious Jet Ski incident in Miami that left him in critical condition.
Back in 2010, you went through a jet ski accident. Did that experience change your perspective on life at all?
The jet ski accident has definitely changed my perspective on life. I almost died, I had two open heart surgeries…here today, gone tomorrow, so while I’m here I want to make a difference.
At the height Kingston’s stardom, he was involved in quite a few collaborations. He cut tracks with Nicki Minaj, Natasha Bedingfield, and Cher Lloyd to name just a few. But perhaps most remembered is his 2010 Justin Bieber collab, “Eenie Meenie.”
You’ve seem to have remained close with former collaborator Justin Bieber. How would you describe that friendship?
I’m very close to Justin we talk and text on the phone a lot. He is the definition of a friend in need and is a friend indeed.
Kingston’s iconic hits like “Beautiful Girls” and “Fire Burning” are signature songs to a generation that came of age in the early-mid 00’s. Perhaps in 2019 Kingston can get a piece of the media nostalgia trend.
There seems to be a huge nostalgia trend in the zeitgeist at the moment, with the Jonas Brothers returning to the top of the charts as just one example. Was that trend something on your mind as your prepared for your comeback?
My fans kept asking and I was ready to put out happy, feel good music again.
Sean new’s single “Peace of Mind” is now streaming on all platforms.

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The properties of the diffractive peak observed in the mass spectra of systems recoiling against observed high-momentum protons emerging from pp collisions at the CERN ISR have been investigated. The cross sections in this peak have been found to have a steep t dependence which flattens out as | t | increases. The high mass side of the peak varies approximately as 1/ M 2 (where M is the missing mass of the recoiling system) and scales well in terms of the variable M 2 / s . The position of the maximum has been observed to move to lower values of M 2 / s as the kinematic boundary of this variable decreases with increasing s . The measured cross sections, integrated up to M 2 / s =0.05, rise by (15±5)% over the s range 549 to 1464 GeV 2 .
Results of measurements of differential cross sections for the elastic scattering of 11'- mesons of energies 240, 270, 307 and 333 Mev by hydrogen are given.
In the energy region around 380 keV (lab.) and at detection angles near 45° (lab.) the cross section of proton-proton scattering exhibits a deep minimum, since the Coulomb amplitude and the nuclear amplitude almost cancel each other out, resulting in a pronounced deviation from pure Mott scattering. A new set of precise data in the-energy range between 300 and 407 keV was recorded using the accelerator of the IKP Münster by employing a thin gas jet target with an areal density smaller than 8 × 10 14 cm −2 . For the first time p-p scattering near the interference minimum was studied under single scattering conditions using a high quality ion beam (energy spread <40 eV). Since the energy smearing was two orders of magnitude lower than that of the former measurements, a more detailed evaluation of the data was feasible, resulting in differential cross sections near the minimum which are smaller than published before. The measured values cannot be explained by the interference of the Coulomb and the nuclear amplitude alone but suggest the need for vacuum polarization or other additional effects. The position of the minimum was determined to be (382.8 ± 0.1) keV.
Axis error includes +- 0.0/0.0 contribution (?////Random and systematic erros include: adjustment of the ion beam and of the detector system, accelerator energy, counting statistics, correction of the background of the measured peaks, pile-up peaks of the 5.7 deg conters, statisticsof the Monte Carlo simulations, model uncertainty, diameter of the ion beam, po sition of the target, luminosity correction factor K* and the influence of the phase delta_0, fixed in advance, on the angular distribution of the cross section).
Measurements of the pp spin correlation coefficients Axx, Ayy, and Axz and analyzing power Ay for pp elastic scattering at 197.8 MeV over the angular range 4.5°–17.5° have been carried out. The statistical accuracy is approximately ±0.01 for Amn and ±0.004 for Ay, while the corresponding scale factor uncertainties are 2.4% and 1.3%, respectively. The experiment makes use of a polarized hydrogen gas target internal to a proton storage ring (IUCF Cooler) and a circulating beam of polarized protons. The target polarization (Q=0.79) is switched in sign and in direction (x,y,z) every 2 s by reversing a weak guide field (about 0.3 mT). The forward-scattered protons are detected in two sets of wire chambers and a scintillator, while recoil protons are detected in coincidence with the forward protons by silicon strip detectors placed 5 cm from the proton beam. The background rate from scattering by the walls of the target cell is (0.2±0.2)% of the good event rate. Analysis methods and comparisons with pp potential models and pp partial wave analyses are described.
The ITEP-PNPI collaboration presents the first results of the spin rotation parameter A + measurements in the second resonance region. The experiment was performed at the ITEP accelerator at a positive pion beam momentum 1.43 GeV/c for scattering angles θ cm = 127° and 133°. The setup was based on a polarized proton target and a carbon-plate polarimeter. The obtained data is compared with the predictions of the existing partial-wave analyses.
We have measured elastic pion-proton scattering in a 50 GeV/ c π − beam at the 76 GeV proton synchrotron in Serpukhov. Data are presented for four-momenta transfer squared in the range 0.03 < t < 0.4 (GeV/ c ) 2 .
SLOPE IS 9.1, +0.2, -0.4 GEV**-2 (INCLUDING SYSTEMATIC ERRORS).
K + p elastic scattering is studied at incident K + beam momenta of 2.53, 2.76 and 3.20 GeV/ c . From the analysis of about 10 000 elastic events at each energy, we present data on the forward and backward elastic scattering peaks. No structure is observed in the forward peak for − t ⩽ 2 (GeV/ c ) 2 . In addition, the statistics available from this exposure permit a measurement of the differential cross sections near 90° in the center of mass system. These results exhibit a strong energy dependence and are compared to similar results at other energies.
THE QUOTED ERRORS ARE STATISTICAL.
Results on the elastic K − π − scattering have been obtained from a study of the K − π − system in 15 000 events of the type K − p→K − π − p π + at a K − beam momentum of 4.25 GeV/ c . The on-mass-shell values of the spherical harmonic moments of the K − π − scattering angular distribution and the K − π − elastic cross section have been obtained by extrapolation to the pion pole. From these values we determined the s- and p-wave phase shifts δ 0 3 and δ 1 3 as a function of the effective mass of the K − π − system between threshold and 1.25 GeV/ c 2 . The value of | δ 0 3 | is smaller than 17° for all mass values and the existence of a p-wave cannot be neglected. At m K − π − = 1.18 GeV/ c 2 there are two solutions for the phase shifts. On the average, the cross section of the K − π − elastic scattering over the region of the effective mass considered amounts to approximately 2.5 mb.
The errors are statistical.
The spin-spin correlation parameter C NN at 50° and 90° c.m. for elastic pp-scattering has been obtained in the energy range 0.69–0.95 GeV. It was found that the parameter C NN (90°) shows resonance-like structure at energies near 700 MeV. Its energy dependence does not agree with Hoshizaki's phase-shift analysis predictions. C NN (50°) agrees well with these predictions and does not show any structure within the accuracy of the measurements.


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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -1.71%) was struggling to pick a direction on Wednesday, fluctuating between gains and losses throughout the morning. By 12:10 p.m. EDT, the Dow was down about 0.1%.
The economic backdrop remains uncertain, with the U.S. economy reopening as cases of COVID-19 surge in some states. The economic recovery could hit a roadblock if people pull back on activity due to a resurgent virus, with or without new stay-at-home orders.
Shares of both Apple (AAPL -3.00%) and Microsoft (MSFT -1.94%) managed to gain on Wednesday. Apple stock got a price target boost from an analyst optimistic about macroeconomic improvements and the company's share buyback program, and Microsoft confirmed that it was not yet reopening any of its retail stores.
Apple's buybacks in the spotlight
Apple buys back a lot of its own stock. In the six months that ended in March, it poured more than $39 billion into share buybacks. The company is slowly whittling down the excess cash on its balance sheet, built up thanks to the massive success of the iPhone since it was launched back in 2007.
Apple's buyback activity has caught the attention of RBC analyst Robert Muller. He boosted his price target on Apple stock from $345 to $390 on Wednesday, citing improving macroeconomic conditions and the company's share buyback program. Muller doesn't believe investors are fully pricing in Apple's capital return policy.
The scenario laid out by Muller sees Apple spending around $70 billion annually on share buybacks over the next decade while growing revenue by 3% to 4% each year. That would bring Apple's total cash and investments down to match its total debt, making the company cash neutral.
Whether Apple can grow consistently over the next decade is unclear. The iPhone isn't much of a growth business anymore, and there's likely a much lower ceiling for popular products like the Apple Watch and AirPods compared with the iPhone. Apple's services business could be a growth engine, but the company still hasn't quite figured out the streaming business.
Apple will almost certainly continue to pour tens of billions of dollars each year into share buybacks, but that may not be enough to propel the stock higher in the long run if revenue growth falls short of expectations. The stock was up 0.8% by early Wednesday afternoon.
Microsoft to keep stores closed
Like Apple, Microsoft operates a fleet of retail stores that sell the company's various hardware products. Microsoft's products, which include Surface laptops, tablets, and headphones, don't carry quite the same cachet as Apple products. And Microsoft's retail business isn't nearly as big. Apple operates over 500 stores globally, including around 270 in the U.S, compared with roughly 100 for Microsoft.
But Microsoft's stores still play an important role in introducing consumers to its products, and the closing of those stores due to the pandemic likely hurt sales. While Apple has been gradually reopening its stores, Microsoft is taking a more measured approach.
In an email statement provided to the technology news website The Verge, Microsoft said that its stores will remain closed until further notice. The tech giant said that it is prioritizing health and safety, and that it has no new updates on store reopenings at this time.
Microsoft is primarily a software company, so retail stores aren't nearly as important for generating revenue as they are for Apple. In Microsoft's latest quarter, total revenue surged 15% on cloud computing strength, while revenue from Surface products rose just 1%. That sluggish Surface growth wasn't nearly enough to derail a solid quarter.
Shares of Microsoft were up about 0.8% by early Wednesday afternoon. The stock is just slightly below its 52-week high.

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Statement Regarding Proposed Cook County and Chicago Tax and Fee Increases
Colleen McShane, President, Illinois Restaurant Association
October 30, 2003
The Illinois Restaurant Association is staunchly opposed to any increase in the sales tax in both Cook County and the city of Chicago. With the combined proposed sales tax increases of both President Stroger and Mayor Daley, restaurants in the Chicagoland area could see taxes as high as 10.50% -- the highest of any major city in the country.
In addition to struggling to rebound after the crisis of September 11th, restaurants are already feeling the pressures of the increase in the state’s minimum wage, higher real estate taxes, worker’s compensation & insurance costs, increased permit and regulatory fees, and escalating healthcare costs. And this does not even include the higher waste removal fees as a result of the recent strike.
While we can fully understand the difficulties facing the county and the city regarding their fiscal responsibilities, increasing taxes and fees on the restaurant industry—that is one of the only industries providing jobs and some stability to our faltering economy—is simply not the way go. We urge our elected officials not to impede this momentum or discourage the entrepreneurial spirit found in our industry with the highest sales tax in the nation and increased operational fees.

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Oceans, lakes, rivers, waterfalls – water can be a key ingredient in the landscape, so how do you maximise its impact and compositional strength?
The great thing about photography is that rules are made to be broken and there are many different ways to achieve superlative results.
In this post about how to photograph water, we present a few thoughts, techniques, tools and post-production processes that can help you get the most out of landscape photographs that include a body of water.
(Looking to add realistic water reflections to your images? Check out Luminar AI.)
Water in the Landscape – Frozen or Blurred?
Do you freeze the motion of water with a fast shutter speed, or let it blur with a neutral density filter and a time exposure? Once you know how the exposure triangle works, it’s an easy matter to make these incredibly important creative decisions.
For instance, using a super-fast shutter speed can freeze the movement of water so that every little droplet is accurately rendered.
But is this what we want to do?
Capturing a landscape photograph is just as much about the emotion of the scene as the clinical reality. Too fast a shutter speed and the water could be rendered like solid ice rather than a flowing liquid.
At the other extreme, a very long shutter speed can blur the water so much that it no longer looks like water. Some people love this effect, others don’t understand it – so too much water blur in a photograph can alienate some of your audience.
Not that this necessarily matters…
We can’t make everyone happy with our photography, so the best advice is to start with ourselves.
For every landscape with water, you should ask yourself how you want the water to be rendered. You’re already making decisions about depth-of-field, but will this decision and ‘the exposure triangle‘ impact the way water is depicted?
For instance, we use a small aperture to maximise depth-of-field, but this in turn requires a longer shutter speed, during which time the water can move and blur. To keep your depth-of-field and freeze the water, you may need to increase your ISO setting, which will provide a faster shutter speed.
Fortunately, when photographing rivers, waterfalls, lakes and oceans, our subject is usually some distance from the camera and so maximising depth-of-field may not be required. Or you could think about focus-stacking techniques if you wanted the foreground to be sharp and clear.
In this way, you can set faster shutter speeds to freeze the water.
A shutter speed of 1/125 second will generally freeze the water, but it depends on how fast the water is moving. There would be no trouble for a languid river passing by, but even 1/1000 second might not be fast enough to freeze a wave crashing on the shore.
On the other hand, a one-second exposure of a completely still lake is going to look much the same as a 1/125 second shot.
In between these extremes you will find just a little blur to quite a lot. What do you like?
If you want to blur the water, you are best advised to be bold and make the blur obvious. Very slight blurring can look like you’re just not sure of your camera technique or the lens wasn’t focused.
There’s no single camera setting that you can apply to get the right amount of blur every time, so here’s a suggestion: take a series of photos at different shutter speeds and then choose which one you want to use during the post-production process.
You can use different apertures which in turn will change the shutter speed, assuming the ISO remains the same; but of course, different apertures also affect depth-of-field.
Another option is to set your desired aperture and then change the ISO. As the ISO increases, the shutter speed will increase as well, so start with the slowest shutter speed and lowest ISO.
Sometimes it’s difficult to get a slow enough shutter speed and this is where neutral density filters help. (See: Lens filter guide.)
To Polarise Or Not?
A polarising filter can help you look below the water’s surface, but do you want to? Could a strong reflection be a better compositional option?
Many filter effects can be reproduced in post-production, but there are two that cannot: the neutral density (because all it does is slow down the exposure) and the polariser.
A polarising filter does exactly that: it polarises light. So what does this mean?
In simplistic, non-scientific terms (to save the true scientists reading this from having apoplexy), light travels in waves which vibrate up and down, side to side and every other angle in between.
When we look around us, the light we generally see is not polarised. It vibrates in all directions.
Polarising the light means you only allow the light to vibrate in one direction – say up and down, not side to side. Now, a polarising filter doesn’t actually change the light, but it does control what light can pass through and reach the sensor.
Think of a polarising filter as being a fence with lots of vertical bars closely spaced. Light rays that oscillate up and down (in the same orientation as the fence bars) can pass through the fence, but light rays that oscillate from side to side can’t – because the rays are too big to pass through.
Of course, all this is happening on a microscopic scale, but essentially this is what the polarising filter is doing: it’s only allowing light rays that oscillate in a particular orientation to pass through.
So in the case of a lake, for instance, there’s light being reflected off the surface, and light being reflected off the bottom of the lake. Interestingly, the light from these two sources usually oscillates in a different plane.
By turning the polarising filter around, we can either let through the reflected surface light or the light from the bottom of the lake.
Fortunately, you don’t really need to understand all this to use a polarising filter – and that’s probably a good thing because autofocus cameras use circular polarising filters, not linear polarisers as just described.
So what to do? Attach the polarising filter to the lens and turn the filter in one direction or the other until you like the effect. You’ll notice that polarising filters are designed to be rotated when correctly attached to the lens, while other circular filters simply screw in and remain stationary.
When using polarising filters to darken the sky, you get the strongest effect when the camera (and filter) is pointed 90 degrees to the light source. Keep turning the filter and the sky lightens back up.
When using polarising filters to control the reflections on a body of water like a lake, it’s the same process: as you turn the filter you will observe the reflections become stronger, and then disappear to allow the bottom of the lake come into view.
How much of the polarising effect you want is up to you.
Water is also present when you photograph foliage, and in bright sunshine this can create bright specular highlights. You can deal with these in post-production, but it can be very difficult. Or you can use a polarising filter!
Polarising filters for lenses are generally circular because they need to be turned around, but you can find some square filter systems like NiSi that ingeniously incorporate the round filter into its square filter holder, giving you the best of both worlds.
Time Exposures On Water
Sometimes described as the ‘milky’ effect, time exposures can create surreal and minimalist compositions.
As mentioned earlier, not everyone likes the effects created by really long exposures (from 30 seconds to 10 minutes) because of how the water is softened and blurred. And if there is any movement in the water, the turbulence can look quite white, not unlike mist or fog rolling over the landscape.
Nevertheless, it’s a popular technique and many landscape photographers keep neutral density filters in their camera bag so they can set long exposures at any time of the day.
The technique is fairly straightforward. You need a long exposure: one second may be enough, ten seconds can be better and for a very minimalist view, several minutes might be called for. The longer the exposure, the more time the ripples and waves have to merge together into a homogenous tone.
This is the appeal of time exposures: the resulting blurs tend to simplify our compositions, allowing other objects to stand out in contrast.
To achieve long exposures, a small aperture and a low ISO setting are a good starting point, but they may not provide a time exposure (one second or longer) without a little help.
One option is to shoot very early or late in the day when light levels are low. In this case, you need a time exposure (long shutter speed) just to get the correct exposure.
However, this is rather limiting, so the second option is to use a neutral density filter. Are ND filters worth it? Definitely!
Neutral density filters shouldn’t add any colour or contrast to your photograph. This isn’t always the case and you may find some cheaper filters introduce a colour cast. Usually this can be corrected in post-production, but not always.
Neutral density filters come in different strengths and, just to complicate matters, different filter manufacturers can describe what is essentially the same strength in different ways.
However, the principle is the same and generally the strengths step up in Exposure Values (EV) just like shutter speeds and apertures. So, a 0.3X ND filter will slow your shutter speed by one stop or 1 EV, while a 0.9X ND is three stops.
These are the most common neutral density filters, but they are not strong enough for time exposures during the middle of the day.
A 3.0X ND filter provides ten stops density and some companies call this a ‘big stopper’. You can also get 15 stop and 20 stop ND filters, but if using the latter, you might need to travel to the polar regions in winter as they can require exposures of many hours!
For serious time exposure work, three filters will see you through: six, ten and fifteen stops (however they are described by your filter manufacturer of choice). If in doubt, NiSi comes recommended.
Time exposures require a good tripod set up correctly so the camera doesn’t move at all during the exposure. Sometimes this can be challenging in windy conditions, so you may choose to take two exposures – one time exposure with an ND filter, and a second shot with no filter at a faster shutter speed, like 1/250 second, which ensures your subject is sharp and not suffering from camera shake.
You can then merge these two images during post-production – but it’s much easier to use a good, sturdy tripod.
Reflections add an extra dimension to your compositions, so how do you make the most of them?
One of the most powerful compositional devices is repetition. Humans are attracted to multiples of the same or similar objects – such as twins, rows of trees and mirror reflections.
And this is one of the attractions of shooting with water in the landscape because it has the potential to create great reflections.
The classic reflection is a still body of water mirroring the landscape behind it. The atmospheric requirement is no wind, so it is more usual to find these photos in the early mornings, or possibly in the late evenings when the wind dies away.
Some reflections may appear within a body of water (such as the small pool of water in the sand dunes featured at the top of this post), and so the challenge is to frame the subject in a way that incorporates both the body of water and its reflection.
Optionally, by getting in close to the water, you can fill the frame with a reflection. However, the angle of the camera to the water can change as you get closer and you can lose the reflection – or at least the interesting part of the reflection.
In the photograph above, taken while sitting in a zodiac in a large fjord, capturing the reflection was pretty straightforward – it was just a matter of cutting the engine and waiting for the water to become still.
Compositionally, it is easiest to put the horizon in the middle of the frame. But is this what you really want?
Sometimes it’s not necessary to have all of the main subject repeated in the reflection – just a part of it would do. Or perhaps you move the horizon up a little, excluding the sky and making the foreground reflection the more important part of the composition?
A mirror image isn’t the only type of reflection available. Water naturally reflects light, so a lake in the landscape, for instance, can become both a centre of interest and a highlight because it is lighter in tone than its surroundings. And if it isn’t, you can use selective adjustments in post-production to make it lighter.
Water also reflects colour, so an early morning sunrise can be reflected in the colours of a blue ocean with breaking waves. With the colour occurring in both the sky and the foreground, it helps create a more cohesive composition.
The Colour of Water
Water is generally thought of as clear or blue, but it can also be brown, red or grey. What colour would you like it to be?
Water generally reflects what is around it, so a blue sea reflects a blue sky, while a grey sea reflects overcast clouds.
Of course, this doesn’t always hold true. Sometimes minerals or plant life can colour water, creating what at first appears as something quite unbelievable. However, because everything else around these colourful bodies of water is ‘natural’ and expected, we accept the unusual hues for what they are.
However, there’s no need to leave water exactly the colour you find it. Just as we lighten or darken water to stand out or recede into the background, so we can add or remove colour.
A quick look at a few travel websites will reveal startlingly pure and vibrant sea blues, under equally saturated skies.
Extra colour saturation or vibrance can enhance the water in your landscape, grabbing the viewer’s attention and making a statement.
Or what about changing the colour altogether? A bright purple might be a little hard to believe, but changing a blue to a green could sit somewhere between fact and fiction.
The photograph at Queenstown above is a combination of a time exposure with a colour change during post-production. The long two-minute exposure has blurred the clouds and smoothed out the water, so it’s already a step aside from reality. Then, by tweaking the colour of lake waters using a hue/saturation adjustment layer, the trip into fantasy is taken a step further.
Why change the colour? The answer can be simple: because you wanted to!
Changing the colour of water can require a precise mask. You don’t want the different colouration bleeding onto the surrounding land as this gives the game away.
When your body of water is already quite colourful or distinct from its surroundings, Lightroom workers can try an adjustment brush with the Auto Mask tick box selected.
You’ll need to use the white balance (Temp and Tint) sliders to adjust the colour in the adjustment dialog. However, to get a really precise mask in Lightroom is quite challenging.
Photoshop makes the process a little easier, providing some automatic selection tools (Quick Selection and Magic Wand) that can speed up the process. However you do it, a precise mask is essential.
Time Shifting Water
How do you combine the best features of different exposures to create an even stronger composite image?
Photographing the sea can be marvellous – and marvellously frustrating. You can find that a wash of water is perfect on one side of your photograph, but another exposure has much better wave action on the other side!
Mother Nature doesn’t always cooperate fully.
However, if you lock your camera off on a tripod and you’re prepared to take just the one composition over a period of time, you can time shift the changes in the water. This can be especially useful for moving water, but it can also be applied to changing light in any landscape.
Take the photograph above of Camel Rocks. It’s a combination of three exposures, beginning with a pre-dawn cloudscape displaying desirable mauve hues.
As the light grew stronger, some larger waves washed through, creating a better ‘milky’ effect over the foreground rocks. Then when the sun actually rose, it bathed the rocks in light, but by now the beautiful moody sky had been replaced with a more standard blue one.
As all three photographs were taken from exactly the same position, with the camera locked off on a tripod, they can be opened up in Photoshop on three separate layers and sit in perfect registration.
(Even if your tripod moves a few pixels between shots, you can use Photoshop to align the different layers, so all is not lost.)
Using masks on the top layers, the skies are blacked out to reveal the pre-dawn sky below, while the sunlit rocks and the milky wash are painted into the composition, giving the resulting image the best of three separate exposures taken at different times.
Of course, this technique can be applied to any landscape, not just those with water.
Using Contrast On Water
Whether Photoshop, Lightroom or Capture One, you can build drama and power in your water with the use of contrast during post-production.
Post-production is essential for all genres of photography, and one of the tools at our disposal for enhancing the feeling or mood of water in the landscape is contrast.
While a time exposure might create a softness in the image, contrast can build presence, enhancing the shines and reflections found on water surfaces.
It works particularly well with reflections of light and colour, and with specular highlights found on the ripples of water. Or, as in the shipwreck photo above, a wet or damp foreground. It brings up the glistening!
There are a number of ways you can introduce contrast. The contrast/brightness adjustment in Photoshop and the contrast slider in Lightroom will do an admirable job.
More advanced workers may gravitate towards the curve and an adjustment layer, as this allows us to selectively adjust the contrast of the water, without increasing contrast in other areas of the image that might not benefit from such a change.
The curve and mask used to enhance the water in the middleground in the above image are shown here. Note how two points are attached to the curve and the line between them is steepened.
The second approach is to use local contrast with the clarity tool in Adobe Camera Raw, Lightroom and Capture One. Indeed this is the easiest approach, even if you’re in Photoshop.
In Photoshop, copy up all your work into a new layer on top of the stack (Ctr/Cmd + Alt/Opt + Shift + E) and apply Filter > Camera Raw Filter. You will see the clarity slider – drag to the right to taste and press OK.
Now add a mask to the layer, invert the mask (so it’s black) and, using a white brush, paint in the clarity where it works best.
If at the beginning you turn this layer into a smart layer (Filters > Convert for Smart Filters), you will be able to reopen the dialog and re-set the clarity strength. If you don’t, you have to delete and repeat to change it.
How To Photograph Water | Final Words
Including water within our landscape images has the advantage of giving us another compositional element to work with.
Colour, contrast, reflections, length of exposure and whether to use a polarising filter are all things to consider and experiment with as you learn to photograph water in a way that fits with your own photography style.


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On 26 July 2019, the Luxembourg government approved the transposition bill for the amended EU Directive on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (DAC 6). If you require further information, please refer to our Luxembourg tax alert dated 29 July 2019.
Bill number 7465 (the Bill) is now available to the public on the Chamber of Deputies’ website.
On 5 June 2018, the DAC 6 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and entered into force on 25 June 2018.
The DAC 6 introduces a new obligation for EU intermediaries, and taxpayers in some cases, to disclose certain cross-border arrangements to local tax authorities that are then shared with other EU tax authorities.
Luxembourg’s directive implementation process is right on schedule, as EU member states must transpose the DAC 6 before 31 December 2019.
The Bill’s wording is very close to the DAC 6’s. However, as the DAC 6 gives some leeway for EU member states to transpose some of its provisions, the Bill contains a few Luxembourg-specific elements.
Concepts and information to report
The DAC 6’s main concepts such as cross-border arrangements, intermediaries, associated enterprises, information to report, etc. are directly transposed into the Bill without any major changes.
Lawyers that are protected by legal client-attorney privilege will benefit from a reduced reporting obligation under the Bill.
Lawyers will have to provide the Luxembourg tax authorities with information about the intermediaries, arrangements, hallmarks and legal rules concerned without disclosing the taxpayer’s identity.
They will have 10 days to inform other intermediaries, or in their absence the relevant taxpayer, who will then have to report any missing information in turn.
Corporate tax returns
Taxpayers will have to include a reference to reportable arrangements in their corporate tax returns.
An absence of, late or incomplete reporting may lead to a fine of up to €250,000.
No grace period or limits on fines are foreseen regarding the retroactive reporting period, which is from 25 June 2018 to 30 June 2020.
However, the Bill’s commentaries state the amount fined will depend on the facts and circumstances of the case.
Hallmarks and main benefit test
The definition of the Main Benefit Test (MBT) is the same as the DAC 6’s.
The Bill clarifies that the MBT also considers tax advantages that are obtained outside of the European Union.
The hallmarks are defined using the DAC 6’s exact wording, so the Bill does not provide further clarification in this respect.
The Bill must now follow the legislative process.
It may be subject to change following discussions in the Chamber of Deputies or comments by the State Council.
The Bill is very similar to the DAC 6’s wording and does not go beyond what was foreseen by the directive.
However, some crucial points, like the hallmarks, still need to be clarified. We hope the Chamber of Deputies and the State Council will provide these clarifications during the legislative process or otherwise the Luxembourg tax authorities in a circular.
KPMG Luxembourg is ready to help you tackle any challenges introduced by the DAC 6 and the Bill.
We provide tailor-made solutions, including analyzing how the Bill will impact your structures, and providing on-site readiness training and customized workshops dedicated to specific subjects.
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Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Oxford, Cotswolds, Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick Castle Day Trip from London. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
No idea of what to expect on this trip and was not disappointed. As with all of our tours, fantastic and knowledgeable guide. A very busy day!
Phenominal Trip. Loved out guide DAVID and the driver PAUL! Highly recommend this day trip.
Very informational and educational. Good for students and the young at heart.
This tour is rated as high at it is because of the tour guide we had. Mel. There are no words that can describe this man and all of the wonderful knowledge that he shared. He is remarkable.
We left Victoria Coach Station for Warwick Castle. This castle was bought by Madamn Tussaud Group and has costumed period actors and many old antiques, knights armor, and paintings of lords / kings of England. There were many medieval activities, but only 80 minutes to enjoy it. Next stop was Shakespeare's birth home in Stratford-on-Avon. Decent history on author and time for lunch. We then drove through Cotswold area enroute to Oxford. Our tour guide (Mel) was able to give us a detailed tour of the multiple campuses including many comments on architecture and history. The key to this tour was the quality of the guide. He has a history degree and 20 years as a guide. On the outbound trip, he gave significant information on English history as it relates to where we were visiting. That made the trip.
Lovely tour even on the rainy day we had. Our guide was full of information, was very pleasant and easy to keep up with. The bus station was a little bit chaotic but once on our way the bus was comfortable and the tour was lovely.
We go on three or four cruises a year and take many excursions offered by the cruise companies. This excursion was of even higher quality than those offered by the ships. A truly wonderful experience. The guide (Conchita?) and driver are both excellent.
It was well worth the time and money.
My only criticism is that it was difficult to figure out that I was to go to Evan Evans at the Victoria Coach Station to get a ticket for the tour. I thought I was all set with my phone receipt, and I did not know I was suppose to go to the Evan Evans counter to be ticketed.
This tour was excellent. We had plenty of time - about an hour and a half each at Warwick Castle, Stratford and at Oxford - which was enough. The tour guide and bus driver were excellent.
Having experienced a disappointing day trip to Paris a couple of days before by Premium Tours we were wary to get on this one by Evan Evans. What a difference! 1st class, professional, delightful and informative guide, ran on a perfect schedule and all of the sights were amazing. Would recommend this tour to anyone.
Fue una bonita experiencia. Nuestra guia con mucha experiencia . Llovio mucho en Oxford, pero aun asi valio la pena. Nos gusto mucho y lo pasamos de lo mejor. El Castillo es hermoso.. Viator gracias, el Bus y todo lo concerniente al viaje estuvo excelente . Muy puntuales. Lo recomiendo


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How to Dye With Tea: Give an Antique Finish to Paper, Fabric, Shell, Ivory, Horn or Bone
Dyeing with Tea
Tea, as we all know, stains teeth and clothing. You can put that property to use by learning to use tea as a dye to provide an antique finish, not only to fabric and textiles, but to horn, shell, bone and other natural materials. If you have a shirt that has a stain, or want paper to have an aged look, or some other project in mind, tea is a great, natural way to dye things! Tea will give a natural, ivory to brown look to your materials but results are not exact. Dyeing with tea is easy, safe, non-toxic, fun, and provides an elegant look for lace, bedding, buttons, hair accessories, and many more items. So go get a box of cheap tea bags, and be ready to join in!
Yes, You Can Dye with Ordinary Tea!
- First of all, you will need to check the absorbency of your materials to be dyed. Materials such as cotton, wool, silk, bamboo, ramie and linen fabrics will normally take dyes easily, as will paper. Polyester or other synthetic fabrics may be almost impossible to dye with natural dyes. Horn, shell, bone and ivory will soak up dye at different rates, depending on the porosity of the material, but harder materials generally take longer to dye than softer materials. It is always a good idea to test your tea dye on a small area of the material you plan to dye in a hidden place. If you're planning on dyeing paper, make sure that the paper is strong enough that it will not disintegrate when it is left in the water.
- Next, you will want to make some very strong tea by opening a quart teabag or three regular teabags, putting the loose tea leaves into a heatproof container, and adding a pint of boiling water. Let this steep until the tea is quite dark.
- If the tea has cooled, reheat the tea to enhance the action of the dye. Immerse the material you wish to dye into the tea. If you want irregularities in the way the fabric or paper takes the dye, crumple or twist the material, and weight it or fasten it with a twist tie or a rubber band.
- Leave the material to be dyed in the tea at least overnight. Check the progress of the dyeing and leave the materials immersed for a longer period of time if you wish to have a darker effect.
Hints and Tips
- You can dye ivory or bone (such as buttons or hair accessories) to give them an aged look. Shell may or may not take a dye.
- The usual precautions for working with hot liquids apply!
- Use cheap tea. If you want to experiment with green or white tea, make sure to keep observations of your results. You can experiment with scraps of material before dyeing your entire piece.
- Ready to expand your repertoire? You can also experiment with other dyes, such as natural dyes for Easter eggs, or natural hair dyes.
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.
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Amazon is intending to lay off a total of 93 employees in New Jersey later this summer — but none of the employees impacted are hourly warehouse workers.
The workers involved are all in corporate positions — and are part of the move the company announced in March, when it said it would be laying off 9,000 employees nationwide, ROI-NJ has learned.
The layoffs include 38 remote workers who will be let go July 17 and 55 workers who will be let go July 25, according to a May 1 WARN notice.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, in a blog to employees, said the 9,000 layoffs would mostly be in AWS, PXT, Advertising and Twitch.
Jassy, in the blog, said the layoffs are part of the company’s annual planning process, when leaders plan for the future, prioritizing what they feel will matter most to customers and the long-term health of the company.
“For several years leading up to this one, most of our businesses added a significant amount of headcount,” he wrote. “This made sense, given what was happening in our businesses and the economy as a whole. However, given the uncertain economy in which we reside, and the uncertainty that exists in the near future, we have chosen to be more streamlined in our costs and headcount.”
With more than 50,000 employees in the state, Amazon is the largest private employer in New Jersey. The employes impacted represent far less than even a half-percent of the company’s in-state workforce.
WARN notices normally cover mass layoffs or facility closings as part of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1989.


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According to reports from The Sun, Premier League club Manchester United could agree a shock deal for Celtic favourite Craig Gordon this summer, as United boss Jose Mourinho steps up the search to replace their soon to leave goalkeeper Sergio Romero.
Romero, who has registered 38 appearances across all competition since joining the club from Sampdoria in 2015, looks on his way out of the club this summer and will need a replacement. At United, David De Gea is the club’s undisputed first-choice between the sticks, but Mourinho is believed to be considering a strong backup for the Spaniard.
There were report on Sunday that Manchester City outcast Joe Hart was being linked with a shock move to United, but now Gordon could be a surprise signing from Celtic. The 35-year-old joined Celtic in 2014 and has ogne on to nail 200 appearances across all competition, keeping a total 103 clean sheets across all competitions.
He isn’t get any younger, but he’s still a very good shot-stopper who wouldn’t break the bank for 12 months. Gordon has two more years on his deal with Celtic and is still first-choice between the sticks, making 45 appearances in all competitions last season.
United are likely to be linked with a number of goalkeepers while they try to find back-up for De Gea when Romero leaves, but they could do a lot worse than Gordon – a player who has racked up more than 380 appearances in the English Premier League and Scottish Premiership, while racking up 52 caps for the Scotland national team.


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It is far different animal to feed eight people instead of our usual three or four. While I can normally manage just fine to both cook dinner and take pictures… this is assuming of course I have all my little ducks in a row… with eight people baying for food this becomes nearly impossible.
So while the last six weeks have been a revolving door of culinary bliss, photos never quite seemed to make the list of to-dos.
The reason for all this activity of course, was a descent but still not long enough visit from my family from the Ukraine. The same family which I visited last August. For a whole six weeks, my kitchen was much like I remember it as a child. Filled with happy people making incredible food.
It was also a fairly interesting cultural exchange.

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Importers bringing materials into India who are looking to take advantage of concessional rates for customs duties will be required to provide more information about their goods beforehand under new rules.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has added the requirements as part of changes to the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Amendment Rules, which set out how importers can take advantage of reduced rates, the Economic Times reports.
It means importers will now need to make a one-time prior declaration to local customs officers giving details about the goods being imported, their estimated quantity and value.
A CBIC advisory note stated that importers will also need to provide the name and address of any individuals using imported materials and the nature of the final products manufactured using the items.
Exemption notifications, serial numbers, the estimated duty forgone and the port of import will also need to be declared prior to any goods entering the country.
"This information may be provided by email on a consolidated basis for a period not exceeding one year rather than in a transactional manner for every import," the CBIC continued.
The new rules offer a range of incentives to companies looking to import goods into the country. For example, importers are now able to send items out to third parties for job work while still claiming concessionary rates.
The Economic Times noted that this was not previously allowed, which especially hampered micro, small and medium-sized enterprises without complete manufacturing capabilities in-house.
Importers that do not have any manufacturing facilities will therefore be able to take advantage of concessionary rates for imported materials, even when final goods are manufactured entirely on a job work basis.
However, there are some exceptions to this, with gold, jewellery, precious stones and metals among the items specifically excluded.
The CBIC said the new rules will drive progress towards 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', which translates as 'self-reliant India' and is an initiative promoted by prime minister Narendra Modi to improve the country's status in the global economy.

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Here's some examples of using accent patterns that run contrary to sticking patterns.
Most drummers that have been playing for any amount of time learn paradiddles and often accent the start of each set. RLRR LRLL. That helps us keep track of where we are in the sticking and it's also quite comfortable to play due to the double giving us time to set up the opposite hand for the accent.
There's no rule however, that we can't accent other parts of the sticking. George Lawrence Stone's follow-up to Stick Control (Accents and Rebounds) deals with this issue in depth.
We can also use the rhythms from the melodies to standard and Jazz tunes as accent patterns and apply it to different stickings.
For this, I'm using the melody to "Straight Ahead" by Kenny Dorham (from Una Mas), a great tune from a great recording. It goes like this:
YEAH!!! Anyway, here's me playing the melody in accents while playing singles off of each hand, (an A section each to save time) doubles starting with the RH in the bridge and doubles starting with the left for the last A.
That can be quite challenging in itself, but you gain lots of control over your accents that way, especially if the accent is on the first or second note of a double.
Here's the same melody in paradiddle sticking. The other great thing about this is it helps us commit sticking patterns to muscle memory while we concentrate on the melody....
Obviously, use any tune you like and also don't be afraid to work through the sticking/accent combos very slowly, and bar by bar if need be. I certainly have with many tunes!
Of course the stickings you apply to this can get as wacky as you want. Here's the melody with a LRR sticking which keeps circling over the bar line....
This gets very cool as you voice the sticking between 2 sound sources. Here is the same sticking between 2 toms...
Notice how the tonal pattern suggests one thing, while the accent pattern suggests something else!
Here's the same pattern between snare drum and hi-hat, which starts to lead us to Gadd/Garabaldi territory.....
Here's one more sticking (RLLL) and I've voiced this between rim of the bass drum and closed hi-hat with the left hand with bass drum on 2 & 4. It gives it a sort of "Kenny Dorham meets Kraftwerk" feel!
In closing, this can be quite challenging but you can gain tons of flexibility in your accents/stickings this way!


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Plenty of folks are surprised that online gambling is on the rise even while the world economy is still reeling from the consequences of the recent global financial crisis. Well, the whole gaming industry was expected to reduce money throughout the economic slowdown. However the story was different in the Internet-based gambling sector. In 2008 alone, the season that saw the attention of the financial storm, online casinos and other gaming sites earned an estimated $20 billion, accurate documentation in the web gambling industry. Experts even foresee that online betting will continue to grow even though the US and world economy shrinks further. So now, many folks are asking what makes online gambling tick even in dire economic conditions.
Apparently, the unprecedented earnings being experienced by online gambling operators directly result from the growing attitude among players to shy far from conventional casinos and offline gaming. More and more gamblers are no further enthusiastic about visiting cities like Las Vegas or Atlantic City in a bid to save more money for gambling. Ironic as it might sound, many players desire to cut the expense of the gambling by staying in home to play online. Likely to popular gaming locations or even watching live sports would consume a substantial portion of a player’s gambling budget http://successfulworkathomecareer.com.
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Sound Off for Sept. 27, 2015
What’s on your mind? Call Sound Off, our weekly column of community comments, at 352-337-0368.
• I had hoped a new superintendent of schools would decrease the number of administrators in the system. Alachua County already has more assistant superintendents, associate superintendents, assistants to the associates and associates to the assistants than comparable school districts. Now, Superintendent [Owen] Roberts has created two more positions at the administrative level. I’m really disappointed. Our students would fare better if more of our tax dollars went into the classroom rather than to Kirby-Smith [Center].
• I very much try to conserve, and I think it’s important to. Yet it seems as though the rates are in favor of those who aren’t conserving. I think it is very wrong that we have to pay more if we try to be conscientious.
• The Florida Legislature would have a lot more money to work with in its budget if only it could prohibit the executive branch from filing all its frivolous lawsuits.
• GPD officers are … going through school zones and residential neighborhoods at higher-than-normal rates of speed and aggressively driving. Unlike the rest of us, they don’t get stopped or ticketed. Please slow down, GPD, and allow for the time to get to work safely.
• Drivers, put down your phones, stop at stop signs, watch for kids on bicycles, leave a little earlier and save a life. I remain disheartened by the poor driving habits that put people at risk.
• I sure wish that the pope would spend time railing about the Christians who are being killed in the Middle East instead of spending time with murderers like the Castros, who killed some of my family members.
• The pope decried capitalism when he [traveled] to Cuba. I found it funny that the picture of the pope with Fidel [Castro] showed Castro wearing an Adidas [tracksuit]. Isn’t Adidas a big capitalist organization that pays its workers almost nothing in sweatshops all over the world so that they can sell their products for higher prices? Just sayin’.
• Sen. Marco Rubio has stated that because Washington is dysfunctional he is missing votes and announced that he will be leaving the Senate. If this is his attitude, he needs to resign. He should not be accepting a paycheck if he is not willing to be there to vote. As Floridians we are entitled to two senators representing us and two votes. Time for him, then, to resign and let someone else collect that paycheck and do the job.
• The president rushed to invite the boy who brought a clock [to school] that looked like a bomb into the White House. He did not do the same for the boy who chewed his Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun. One was a clock, the other a Pop-Tart — they’re the same. Mr. President, your biases are showing.
• Saudi Arabia announced that they were not taking Syrian refugees because of their own security issues. The Homeland Security [secretary] and other security professionals of the Obama administration have also stated that there would be a risk of ISIS infiltration through these refugees. Why then should we take them in?
• Refugees are people who seek temporary housing and then want to go back to their country. Asylum seekers are those who’ve been pinpointed for death and cannot go back to their country. The Muslim refugees need to be housed close to their home countries so that they can go back. The Arab countries have got to step up. But in the meantime, Christian countries have got to step up and help the Christian asylum seekers because they will be killed. There are marking on their homes, just like in Nazi Germany.


[ SINGAPORE ] The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with GomSpace
04 August 2017
The Danish developer of high-end nano-satellites, and Singapore Technologies (ST) Electronics to explore the use of space-based VHF communications for air traffic management in and around the country’s airspace.
The deployment of space-based VHF communications is intended to improve Singapore’s communications capability as well as complementing the nation’s existing ground-based equipment. The new concept involves the installation of VHF communications equipment onto a constellation of low-earth-orbit satellites to facilitate clear, cost-effective and real-time communications between air traffic controllers and aircraft pilots anywhere. CAAS director general, Kevin Shum, said: “With this collaboration, Singapore will be the first country in the world to move towards space-based VHF communications. This technology will enable CAAS to improve traffic throughput in the Singapore FIR, while enhancing safety and efficiency of ATM.”
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