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Rediff.com » Business » Budget 2017: Short-term capital gains tax rate may go up
Budget 2017: Short-term capital gains tax rate may go up
By Shrimi Choudhury
Higher levy on dividends earned by individuals also on radar, reports Shrimi Choudhary.
Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com
The government is mulling a hike in the short-term capital gains (STCG) tax rate, and also a higher levy on dividends earned by individuals.
At present, the STCG (profits on sale of shares held for less than 12 months) tax rate is 15%; the government is planning to increase it to 20%, according to sources in the know. The Centre has already started gathering feedback from key market participants.
Also, although Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ruled out changes to the long-term capital gains (LTCG) -- currently tax free -- the government is toying with the idea of increasing the time frame for availing such benefits from 12 to 36 months.
The government is taking securities market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) and stock exchanges' views on the proposals to change the tax structure in the capital markets.
Announcement regarding this could be a part of the Union Budget on February 1, 2017.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a Sebi event in Mumbai, had said, 'Those who profit from financial markets must make a fair contribution to nation-building through taxes. For various reasons, the contribution of tax from those who make money on the markets has been low.'
'Low or zero tax rates are given to certain types of financial income. I call upon you to think about the contribution of market participants to the exchequer.'
The markets reacted negatively to it on Monday, despite Jaitley's clarification on Sunday.
Sources said the government is considering taxing dividend income of individuals according to tax slabs applicable to them.
Currently, besides the dividend distribution tax (DDT) paid by the companies, an additional 10% is levied on individuals earning dividend income in excess of Rs 10 lakh annually.
The move could increase the effective tax on dividends to 30% for those in the high-income bracket.
Market players said the taxes on dividends are already high and a further increase could impact dividends payouts.
"The DDT is already tripled taxed, as it is paid on profit after tax by a company. If the government keeps increasing taxes on dividends, the company will instead start opting for share buy-back. We have seen that play out already after the government levied an extra 10% DDT in last year"s Budget," said Ramesh Damani, member, BSE.
The government will first try to assess the impact of increasing this rate by five percentage points on investments, said a source.
Market players said increasing STCG would be a double whammy for investors, as they are currently paying securities transaction tax (STT) on all trades.
"I don't think there is a need to change the design of capital gains tax. The objective behind STT was to simplify tax collection from securities," said Sudhir Kapadia, national tax leader, EY.
The government, he said, can look to focus on curbing tax evasion through investments made in penny stocks by improving the surveillance standards.
Currently, the government collects around Rs 7,400 crore (Rs 74 billion) annually through STT.
The government has also asked stock exchanges to suggest measures to crackdown on tax evasion through penny stocks. The exchanges have submitted their recommendations to the finance ministry.
The move came in the wake of increasing tax manipulation cases in the stock market.
The income tax department has so far detected tax evasion worth about Rs 38,000 crore (Rs 300 billion) involving around 1,000 entities, in dealing with penny stocks.
The amount has been arrived at through investigation of cases of stock manipulation in the past two years.
Shrimi Choudhury
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DOT Technology Corp. and New Leader Manufacturing are proud to announce their collaboration on a state-of-the-art dry spreader for the DOT Power Platform. This agreement will advance autonomous agriculture by strengthening an already robust offering of DOT-ready implements, including the SeedMaster 30-foot drill, the Connect PLU S120 Sprayer and C40 Coulter, and the SeedMaster grain cart.
On March 27 the New Leader engineering team unveiled a CAD drawing of their concept at the demonstration hosted by DOT Technology Corp. at the University of Arizona, Maricopa Research Farm.
"New Leader is known for designing and manufacturing innovative, high quality broadcast spinner spreaders that lead the industry," said Norbert Beaujot, president and founder of DOT Technology Corp. "The company has a well-known history of leveraging technology to make its equipment more productive and effective. We are very excited to work together with them to offer farmers the opportunity to have a G5 spreader on their DOT Power Platform."
"We're proud to be working with DOT on this exciting project. Both companies are committed to bringing versatile equipment to the marketplace that meets the needs of this ever-changing industry. We're confident the combined solution between our companies will bring a real opportunity for growers to increase productivity and efficiency," said Rob Rudolphi, Director of Global Business at New Leader Manufacturing.
"We are keen to continue working with other implement manufacturers who are seeking to extend their products into autonomous farming," said DOT CEO Leah Olson-Friesen. "Our collaboration with companies like New Leader will broaden DOT's value to farmers significantly, enabling them to spend more of their time focusing on the overall operation of their farms."
The innovative DOT Power Platform is helping farmers in myriad ways, by utilizing the mobile, diesel-powered, machine to handle a large variety of implements commonly used in agriculture. Through the continuous development of artificial intelligence capabilities, DOT reduces greenhouse gas emissions and creates efficiencies such as: approximately 20 percent savings on fuel, labor, and equipment capital costs – resulting in a reimagination of how farming is and can be done.


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Do Family Dinners Really Reduce Teen Drug Use?
Families who eat dinner together are in many ways better off than those who don't, but contrary to previous findings, a large new study concludes that family meals do little to reduce teen drug use long-term.
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Few would disagree that sitting down to dinner together as a family is a good thing. It can help families eat healthier, encourage meaningful conversation and according to some addiction researchers, it even keeps kids from using drugs.
Indeed, dining together has been so widely touted as a critical anti-drug measure that the fourth Monday in September has been designated "Family Day — A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children" and is observed in all 50 states. In 2009, President Barack Obama even recognized Family Day in an official proclamation.
"America's drug problem is not going to be solved in courtrooms or legislative hearing rooms by judges and politicians. It will be solved in living rooms and dining rooms and across kitchen tables — by parents and families," declares Joseph Califano, the founder of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, which created Family Day, on the center's website.
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Problem is, the data don't clearly show that family dinners alone are what matter. According to a large new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, teens who dine together with their families aren't any less likely to use drugs or become delinquent in the long run, compared with teens who eat fewer family dinners. The reason previous studies found such a strong association, the researchers say, is that they didn't last long enough to gauge the full effect or they failed to control for family-related factors other than dinner that can influence children's drug and delinquency risk.
For instance, consider the kinds of families who are least likely to share meals regularly: those with actively addicted or alcoholic parents, families with disengaged parents, those in which parents are in the midst of intense family conflict, and families with demanding jobs or economic hardships that simply don't permit parents and kids to spend much time together. All of these factors are independently linked with problematic teen behavior.
In contrast, parents who have high-quality relationships with their children, those who are able to monitor their kids' activities and who spend time more time with them on things like homework and outings are also those who are more likely to eat dinner with their children, says Kelly Musick, an associate professor of policy analysis at Cornell University and co-author of the new study.
"The ability to manage a regular family dinner is in part facilitated by family resources, such as time and money, and in part a proxy for other family characteristics, including closeness, communication and time together," says Musick.
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In her new study, which was the first to follow teens into adulthood, Musick says that "controlling for the quality of family relationships in particular explained much of the family dinner's association with teen depressive symptoms, substance use and delinquency."
The study relied on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, which includes nearly 18,000 teens who were first surveyed in grades 7-12 in 1994-95, then queried again in 1996, and again for a third time in 2001-03.
When the researchers looked at teens at a single point in time, they found that those who were eating five or more dinners a week with their families were 18% less likely to use drugs than teens who ate with their families on two or fewer evenings. But after controlling for factors like socioeconomic status and the quality of parent-child relationships, that effect was halved to 9%.
And when the authors looked at changes in dinnertime habits over the years, they found that no significant effect on drug use remained after accounting for other factors. Not surprisingly, teens who had better relationships with their families and fewer arguments with parents — factors that were closely tied to the frequency of family dinners — tended to be less likely to use drugs or to be delinquent.
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Interestingly, however, the analysis also found that family meals were associated with significantly lower rates of depressive symptoms in teens, a finding that persisted, even after researchers controlled for other factors. The more dinners teens ate at home, the less depressed they were: kids who ate at home seven nights a week had 15% fewer symptoms of depression than those who dined with their families only twice a week. That's a large effect, comparable to the difference in depressive symptoms measured in teens living in single-parent homes, compared with those being raised by two biological parents.
Still, even that positive effect didn't outlast adolescence. "Following teens even further into young adulthood, we found no direct link between family dinners and young adult outcomes," says Musick. "It could be that the effects of family dinners work indirectly through earlier contributions to well-being, but taking those earlier contributions into account, we found no direct, lasting effect of family dinners into young adulthood."
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"We don't dismiss the possibility that family meals matter for children, but we are much more cautious than prior research about the unique contributions of family meals to child well-being," says Musick, noting that there is still much that is unknown about the issue.
For instance, are family dinners always a good thing? Musick is now studying whether eating together may be less helpful — or even harmful — in families who are in conflict or have otherwise troubled relationships. "Our preliminary findings suggest that dinners are more strongly associated with child well-being in families with high-quality relationships," Musick says. "It's questionable, then, whether sending a distant, distracted or high-conflict family to the table would do any good for the children involved."
Maia Szalavitz is a health writer at TIME.com. Find her on Twitter at @maiasz. You can also continue the discussion on TIME Healthland's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIMEHealthland.


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There are choices for regulators, MNOs and consumers when it comes to deciding whether GSM or CDMA will prevail in Africa, but Nigeria is one market where the two competing technologies now appear to be involved in a fight to the death.
The telecoms sector had an active subscriber base of 103.4 million at the end of July 2012 the latest subscriber data from the NCC shows. The same data shows the GSM subscriber numbers rising quarter-on-quarter, whilst CDMA and the fixed wireless markets continue to decline.
Historically, Africa has been – and still is – dominated by GSM technology. The reasons are simple: it was the first available option before NTT won ITU approval for the CDMA system and its simplicity suited conditions on the ground across the continent. The market in Africa is mostly voice and text with relatively low adoption of data services. Lastly, it follows the lead of Europe's major MNOs who have strong ties with countries across the region.
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Inevitably, Nigeria is a benchmark for guessing what the future holds. In that country, there's eighteen times as many GSM users as CDMA ones, even though both systems were brought to market at about the same time. The key factors there are strong user demand for basic services and a preference for mobility, which the city-based CDMA networks cannot provide.
Nevertheless, one lesson of history is that it is not wise to generalise about African markets. The conditions on the ground vary greatly, as do the preferences of the consumers. Even between apparently similar countries such as Ghana and Nigeria, there are major differences which result from both social and economic conditions.
For more on the background to the African mobile sector and the dominance of GSM, claim your free download of The Africa Mobile Factbook 2012.


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Dedicated to Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
In 1990, Carl Sagan presented to the world the most distant image yet taken of ourselves, from 4 billion miles. The image was of a pale blue dot, suspended in a sun beam.
The book Pale Blue Dot was published by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan in 1994. That was also when I first met Sagan, while I was a student in the College of Engineering at Cornell University.
This film was a finalist at the Portobello Film Festival in London 2007, and at the Concorto Film Festival in Italy 2007. Compare it to the original, the classic, Sagan himself reading from Pale Blue Dot:
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Cyndi on October 27th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
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Joey Mornin, @joemornin on Twitter and a research assistant at the Berkman Center, had tweeted "I have seen the future, and it is a Carl Sagan/Stephen Hawking remix …" (11:24 AM Oct 2nd from TweetDeck). That I had to see, and when I saw it I had to tweet: "This Carl Sagan Stephen Hawking remix … should play on a wall @PacSci :) via @joeymornin" (11:35 AM Oct 2nd from Google Wave (Tweety)).
Pacific Science Center, @PacSci on Twitter, understands social media. As every person, business, or organization using social media ought to be, in a word they are: social. When I mention @PacSci, they watch for it and in this case their response was: "RT @brianglanz: This Carl Sagan Stephen Hawking remix … should play on a wall @PacSci :) via @joeymornin <GLORIOUS!>" (11:43 AM Oct 2nd from Seesmic). They responded quickly, giving credit to Joey Mornin and me, and added their own comment, <GLORIOUS!> — all in 140 characters. <yoda>Impressive!</yoda>
Will the "A Glorious Dawn" remix actually appear at the Pacific Science Center? Whether on a wall, at a kiosk, or on screen before IMAX films I do think this sort of "citizen media" should be displayed alongside "citizen science" in our educational and cultural institutions. This video accentuates and amplifies important parts of the messages Sagan, Hawking, and science at large have to share. In an incomplete circle, science has made possible the technology, has made possible the culture, has made possible great grassroots work like this media; science needs to close the circle and better connect with the community.
Quintin Doroquez, @quintind on Twitter chimed in, too by tweeting "@brianglanz That was brilliant!" (11:57 AM Oct 2nd from Tweetie) and I could not agree more. Thanks and congratulations to the creator of "A Glorious Dawn," John Boswell, melodysheep on YouTube, whose video has a perfect 5 out of 5 stars after thousands of ratings and more than 600,000 views in its first two weeks.
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Twenty years ago on June 4, 1989, thousands of pro-democracy protesters — most of them students — were killed by the Chinese government where they gathered peacefully, in Tiananmen Square.
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Update: you are seeing this message if MySpace took the video down, again; I have it coded to show if the video cannot. The audio is out of copyright due to its age, but regularly trips MySpace automatic filters. I have had it unbanned twice by people, only to be re-banned. Alas! It is a montage from my photos of the works of Seattle's Ken Judd.
I may remaster the video — publish a higher resolution, remove the birthday reference, add a new opening and closing, etc. Generally, this is a test of displaying video on BrianGlanz.net while it is hosted here by MySpace.
Remember 2009? Google Wave was 'it', good for everything from Pulitzer Prize winning journalism to Open Science Notebooks. 2009 was also the last time I updated this web site, to which you are more than welcome with that in mind.
Also 'it' in 2009, but where you can still find me: Twitter of course. I'm @brianglanz and for more about my work, see @openscience.
You can also circle me in Google+, and since that's a more thorough effort all around by the Big G, we have taken to it -- there you could also +1 and circle our Open Science Federation Page or join our new Open Science Community.
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Create engaging, immersive content for multiple platforms to drive attendance, viewership, and sponsorship revenue.
The Carolina Panthers updated their production facilities adding Avid NEXIS shared storage and MediaCentral platform, enabling the team to share and repurpose media across multiple departments and platforms.
The Carolina Panthers football team engages its fans year-round, delivering content to drive game day attendance, viewership, and brand loyalty. From the NFL draft and stadium upgrades to free agency and how players stay fit in the off season, fans seek out content that keeps them connected to the team. For the Panthers, the demand for video is growing exponentially. "There's no off-season for production," states Stephen Manderville, Broadcast Content Manager. "We create compelling stories and entertaining videos, year-round. The more content we put out, the more the public consumes."
Fans aren't just consuming more content; they're looking for it on a diversity of platforms. For years, Panthers broadcast television created the most content, producing everything from docuseries to player features, and highlight videos. Today, in-venue entertainment is an increasingly important part of the fan experience and the team's PantherVision department is engaging fans with unique, high-quality content for the game board at the Bank of America Stadium. At the same time, the Panthers' social media presence is exploding.
We've done a lot more high-res work this year. I've directed multiple shoots with anamorphic lenses and added higher-end drone footage, all shot at UltraHD or higher. What I love about Avid is whatever is in my mind's eye, I can create inside Avid.
PAT STAGE, PANTHERVISION MANAGER OF PRODUCTION
"We want to create the best possible experience for our fans and give them a return on their investment," adds Pat Stage, PantherVision Manager of Production. PantherVision is responsible for all content that goes on the scoreboard, from intro and hype videos, to sponsorship activation. Its mission, according to Stage, is to deliver on fans' expectations for a high-impact show and provide excitement beyond the action on the field.
"When it comes to content, no matter what the medium, whether it's the scoreboard or television shows, digital properties or the content we create for corporate partners and sponsors, everything is about the fan experience. We have to keep growing and look for new avenues to elevate the fan experience."
To keep the content flowing, the Panthers updated their production facilities, implementing Avid's comprehensive workflow solutions to share and repurpose media across a range of departments and platforms. With thousands of hours of video content, the ability to easily repurpose media is not only critical, it's essential. "Avid has made it easier for us to be able to push content out as quickly as we do. It has made our world easier by freeing-up our workflow," states Manderville.
Building a production environment that anticipates the future
Traditionally, the Panthers upgraded their media production technology every five to six years. But, with the push to deliver more content, faster, across multiple platforms, the Panthers decided to be proactive. They worked with Avid and its channel partner Marshall Graphics to design a comprehensive Enterprise Agreement, which provides the Panthers' with upgrades to Avid's technology, as well as training and services for the next six years, at discounted pricing.
As part of the Enterprise Agreement, the Panthers replaced their Avid ISIS storage with two Avid NEXIS shared storage systems, and plan to add a third Avid NEXIS within a year. They also added the Avid MediaCentral platform to integrate content creation, management, and distribution across their media departments.
"The Enterprise Agreement enabled me to build one of the best edit suites of any sports team," notes Stage. "Plus, as we expand, we have the assurance that we can grow with the Enterprise Agreement."
Gaining the flexibility to be creative
For Manderville, Avid NEXIS shared storage is key. "Avid allows us to focus more on editing and being creative, and not worry about the backend of the workflow and how things work or should work," explains Manderville. "Avid NEXIS gives us the capability to tap into the world of UltraHD and 4K with ease, knowing we have the space. We can shoot increasingly higher frame rates and take on more complex formats. We also can keep more media online and pull historical clips without having to import media. That shortens workflows and saves time."
Avid has made it easier for us to be able to push content out as quickly as we do. It has made our world easier by freeing up our workflow.
STEPHEN MANDERVILLE, BROADCAST CONTENT MANAGER
Stage also is looking to Avid's solutions to support his creative vision. "We've done a lot more high-res work this year. I've directed multiple shoots with anamorphic lenses and added higher-end drone footage, all shot at UltraHD or higher. What I love about Avid is whatever is in my mind's eye, I can create inside Avid," notes Stage. "I don't have to compromise anything from a creative standpoint or find different companies or plugins to get something to work. The speed and efficiency of Avid NEXIS has given me the flexibility that I need to deliver the best possible content for our fans."
Repurposing and distributing content quickly
MediaCentral enables the Panthers to manage and share footage across different departments, providing everyone with equal access to media simultaneously. Although each department creates unique content, it's all stored in Avid NEXIS and easily accessed and shared through MediaCentral. Even the Panthers social media team, which currently uses Premiere Pro, can browse content within MediaCentral and pull clips into Premiere Pro. They don't need to be on a Media Composer system or in an edit suite. "We're shooting a ton of content," states Manderville. "We would like our social media and digital team to be able to use some of that footage. MediaCentral has really sped up that workflow."
Passionate fans, committed sponsors
As for the impact of the Panthers content, on game days, all 75,523 seats in Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina are sold out. Sponsorships for the television broadcasts have sold out for the last two years. "I think that speaks for the quality of our content," concludes Manderville. "The more powerful our social media and broadcasting becomes the more attractive it is for advertisers to want to be there."


In the Los Angeles Central Library, Professor Emeritus Bob Herman sees both a beautiful art deco structure and a vibrant public space.
An emeritus professor of sociology at Pomona who focused on urban issues for much of his career, Herman is a long-time advocate for the renewal of L.A.'s downtown. He sees the library as a model for a successful public space, serving as both a local landmark and a vibrant hub of activity in the heart of the city.
Herman's affection for the library grew out of his long-running exploration of the central city by foot. The author of Downtown Los Angeles: A Walking Guide, Herman has given hundreds of walking tours around the city's hills, plazas and parks.
As he dug into the history of old L.A. haunts while working on his book, Herman found himself making frequent trips to the library to use its archives and records for research. His appreciation for the place stems from being both a pedestrian and an investigator. Plus, there's the aesthetic appeal: "Architecturally, I think this is one of the best buildings in the city," says Herman.
The 1926 Art Deco structure was designed by architect Bertram Goodhue and sculptor Lee Lawrie, a renowned duo who crafted other famous sites such as the buildings in San Diego's Balboa Park. With a blend of Egyptian and Mediterranean revival styles, the library evokes the image of a classical temple or academy, infused with an early 20th-century attitude of modern progress and purpose.
As an example, Herman points to the pyramid that crowns the library's uppermost floor. Rising from a base of columns, the pyramid is covered in tiles forming an elaborate mosaic of a sunburst and topped by a sculpted torch.
Herman says the images represent the light of learning and knowledge, expressing the lofty sentiments of its designers.
Inside, Herman leads the way to the central rotunda, the focal point of the historic building. Wrapping around all four walls is a richly colored mural by famed American illustrator Dean Cornwell, depicting a series of eras in the history of California and the founding of Los Angeles.
On the opposite side of the building is the expansive Tom Bradley Wing, added after a fire in 1986 caused widespread damage. The wing is anchored by an immense glass atrium that extends several stories below ground. As Herman points out, the large windows and glass roofing allow natural light to filter through every level, making the space more inviting.
He recalls coming downtown in 1989 for the building's reopening after a series of arson fires and a massive renovation. Lines formed around the block as people crowded to get their new library cards. Parents brought their kids to show them where they had done their homework and checked out their first books as schoolchildren.


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Na-ion batteries can make good use of the anionic redox
An international team led by Prof. Tarascon, director of the RS2E, applied to the Na-ion technology a concept derived from the Li-ion technology, the anionic redox phenomenon.
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Aqueous electrolysers have to innovate in their architecture
Aware of the intrinsic limits of these systems, two researchers from the CSE laboratory in Collège de France propose in an article published in Nature Materaisl to overcome these problems by modifying in depth the architecture of the electrolysers through the integration of design concepts inspired by the field of batteries
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A new synthesis method of Mxenes for more efficient materials for energy storage
An international team has developed a new synthesis route which makes it possible not to use aqueous solution containing fluoride ions and to broaden the range of MAX precursors that can be used
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Lamellar catalyst and alkaline electrolyte, the winning combination
An international team, bringing together several RS2E laboratories, demonstrates in an article published in Nature Communications that it is possible to couple a solid lamellar catalyst to an alkaline electrolyte to avoid destabilization
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A new strategy to overcome the limitations of anionic redox
An international team led by Prof. Jean-Marie Tarascon, RS2E director, had the idea of subjecting a so-called "Li-rich" electrode material to harsh oxidation and reduction conditions to better understand its changes in structure and composition


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Andrew Bedigian giving his remarks in CA Senate Chambers with Senators and members of the Armenian-American community present.
Some may actively search to be involved in the political process, for others the political process comes searching for you. In March 2012, former California Senator Joe Simitian randomly contacted me from his Sacramento office and inquired if I would be willing to speak on the California Senate floor regarding Senate Joint Resolution 23.
I, at first, regretted my decision. Senator Simitian tasked me with the responsibility of writing a speech about why recognition of the Armenian Genocide is important for the Armenian people. But how could I, an Armenian born in California, accurately capture the hearts and minds of the millions of Armenian around the world. How could I define the struggle for recognition, the pain felt by those who lost loved ones, and the hope for the future. Indeed, I was never active in the Armenian community nor did I ever attend an Armenian school—I could easily be labeled an outsider.
To remedy this obvious defect, I needed to drown myself in Armenian history. I interviewed many elders, talked to prominent clergy members, and last but not least, searched my own family history. Through this process, my soul began to glow red, blue, and orange. I transformed from a passive listener to an activist. I became, truly, Armenian.
On a cool morning in April, my time to deliver the speech finally came. Unbeknownst to me, an organization called the ANCA-WR was holding its "Advocacy Day." This was the first time I became exposed to the ANCA-WR. Only then did I realize that my speech was not just for Senator's Simitian, but for this blossoming organization of Armenian activists of all ages who wished to advance the Armenian cause. My heart began to beat out of my chest. This was it, a turning point, the beginning of a revolution for the Armenian people and a turning of the tide in our people's humble request to recognize a forgotten history.
During my speech, I could feel it. The smile of the hundreds of Armenians in that Senate Chamber while I delivered a message of hope, promise, and unity. The feeling of "one for all and all for one" was overwhelming. The rush is indescribable. I decided that I can no longer stay on the sidelines of this cause. I needed to remain active, to voice the concerns of a storied people who have not been given a fair shake. Through the ANCA-WR, I found my outlet, my home where champions of the Armenian cause engage the political process to bring recognition, courage, and happiness back to the Armenian community.
I remain hungry. And for those Armenians out there who have not found a voice, I pray you join us.
On Monday, April 18, 2016 ANCA-Western Region will be hosting their Annual Advocacy Day in Sacramento, California. Armenian-Americans from all over California will be gathering to advocate issues of concern for their communities. Transportation will be provided from Los Angeles, Fresno and San Francisco; to find out times, location and cost of travel, please email castate@ancawr.org or call (818) 500-1918.
For additional information/registration for Advocacy Day visit www.ancawr.org/ca_advocacy_day/ or https://fr-ca.facebook.com/events/460299414170933/ .


HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Alabama GOP Attorney General candidate Troy King stepped up his attacks on runoff opponent, incumbent Attorney General Steve Marshall Wednesday, filing a lawsuit to block Marshall from spending campaign funds that King says are illegal.
King filed a lawsuit in Montgomery Circuit Court asking a judge to block Marshall from spending any money -- around $730,000 – from his biggest donor, the Republican Attorneys General Association, RAGA.
Read a copy of the King lawsuit here.
That's about 30 percent of his total campaign war chest.
King, the former attorney general, argues that RAGA took money from other PACs, and that means the money it's given to Marshall violates Alabama's ban on PAC to PAC money transfers.
King is also asking for a hearing on the request as soon as possible.
Marshall's attorney sent a letter to King's representatives Wednesday evening, asking for the action to be dismissed and arguing King's lawsuit is wrong on state law.
"Further, even if it were assumed that Alabama law applied here, which it clearly does not, the receipt of a contribution by a candidate from a PAC that has taken money from another PAC is not what is prohibited under the FCPA. Rather, the code section at issue here, Ala. Code § 17-5-15(b) prohibits the transfer of funds from one PAC to another, but it only regulates the activity of the PACs. Had the Legislature desired to prohibit the receipt of such contributions by a candidate, it certainly could have done so – and in fact in other situations does precisely that."
The runoff is set for July 17. Marshall edged King in the primary, neither candidate got 30 percent of the vote in a crowded field.
King filed an ethics complaint against Marshall Monday, contending he'd violated the PAC to PAC ban that was enacted as part of a state ethics law overhaul in 2010.
King asked that the Alabama Ethics Commission expedite a review of the complaint.
Albritton did acknowledge the ethics commission hasn't addressed the issue. And it's not clear if the commission will hold an expedited hearing before Tuesday's vote.
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has said the Ethics Commission has the final say on issuing guidance on the contributions and he thinks they should do so.


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Selection of the topic for writing a thesis is something which is not an easy thing to do from perspective of student. The student should have interest in topic and the topic should be able to connect to the people reading it. This kind of work can be useful in future to you or to someone else who is in academics. This is the reason why the emphasis is laid on correctly choosing the topic. The topic on which thesis is written has a core statement. Now the responsibility of a student is to make an impressive statement along with right selection of topic, this in return, will help you to provide a properly written thesis to the professor. One way to do it is to list all the burning topics in the industry. And then come up with a topic, which will have the maximum impact on the reader.
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