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Le bonus-malus écologique ou éco-bonus ou malus est une méthode fiscale de lutte contre les émissions de gaz à effet de serre visant à orienter la consommation vers l'achat de véhicules moins émetteurs par l'octroi d'un bonus et, inversement, à taxer l'achat des véhicules fortement émetteurs de .

En France

Bonus-malus basé sur les émissions de

Principe
Le mécanisme incitatif du bonus-malus a trois objectifs :
 inciter les acheteurs de véhicules neufs à changer leur comportement d'achat pour privilégier les véhicules à faible émission de dioxyde de carbone et favoriser ainsi la modification de la structure du parc automobile ;
 stimuler l'innovation technologique des constructeurs en les encourageant à cibler leur offre sur les produits les plus propres ;
 accélérer le renouvellement du parc automobile afin de retirer du parc les véhicules les plus anciens qui sont aussi les plus polluants.
L'écotaxe applicable aux voitures particulières les plus polluantes (malus) doit permettre le financement de l'aide à l'acquisition des véhicules propres (bonus).

La taxe est assise sur :
 le nombre de grammes de dioxyde de carbone () émis par kilomètre, pour les voitures particulières qui ont fait l'objet d'une réception communautaire ;
 la puissance administrative pour les autres voitures particulières.

En contrepartie, le bonus écologique récompense financièrement les personnes qui acquièrent ou louent sous conditions un véhicule neuf émettant une quantité limitée de dioxyde de carbone () par kilomètre.

Historique
Le bonus-malus est l'une des premières mesures fortes prises à l'issue du Grenelle de l'environnement d'octobre 2007, et qui s'inscrit dans l'objectif de l'Union européenne d'atteindre un parc de véhicules d'émission moyenne de  de  par kilomètre en 2015 et  de  par kilomètre en 2020. Le dispositif du bonus-malus, initialement intitulé « écopastille », a été créé par la loi de finances rectificative pour 2007 et précisé par un décret du , entrée en vigueur le . Les seuils choisis devaient rendre la mesure neutre pour le budget de l'État, et être revus à la baisse tous les deux ans afin de faire progresser l'industrie automobile.

En 2008, les véhicules émettant moins de  de  par kilomètre bénéficiaient d'un bonus à l'achat, variant de  à . Entre 131 et , il n'y avait ni bonus ni malus. Au-delà, un malus s'appliquait, qui variait de  à .

Le barème a été progressivement durci depuis : en 2016, seuls les véhicules non Diesel et émettant moins de  de  par kilomètre (et certains véhicules hybrides électriques) bénéficient d'un bonus, tandis que le malus s'applique à partir de . Pour les véhicules n'ayant pas fait l'objet d'une réception communautaire, la taxe est calculée sur la base de la puissance fiscale du véhicule. Le prélèvement de la taxe est réalisé par les concessionnaires.

Le nouveau malus écologique mis en place pour l'année 2020 est composé de deux grilles distinctes. La première basée sur le mode de calcul des rejets de  actuel, et valide du  au . Le , une nouvelle grille est mise en place, du fait de l'entrée en vigueur de la norme WLTP, plus sévère, qui remplace le protocole NEDC. Notamment, le malus dépend désormais des équipements choisis, comme les barres de toit, qui induisent des émissions supérieures. Le , les utilitaires légers transformés en véhicule particulier sont également soumis au malus écologique si une modification de la carte grise est nécessaire. Seuls les véhicules qui n'ont pas été taxés lors de leur première immatriculation sont concernés.

Dès juillet 2021, alors que le marché du véhicule électrique ou hybride prend de l'essor, le bonus est réduit de . Il passe ainsi de  pour un véhicule électrique, et à  pour un véhicule hybride rechargeable. Une seconde baisse du bonus est prévue en , mais elle est repoussée à , puis à la fin de 2022.

Pour l'année 2022, les montants du malus sont annoncés à travers l'article 55 de la loi de finances pour 2021, qui prévoit un durcissement du malus sur plusieurs années. Ainsi, en 2022, le malus est déclenché dès /km. En parallèle, le bonus écologique est de  pour l'achat d'un véhicule neuf émettant moins de /km en cycle WLTP. Le bonus est porté à  pour les ménages modestes.

Pour 2023, le malus se durcit encore, le seuil de déclenchement étant abaissé à /km et le maximum relevé à  atteint dès /km. Les modèles sportifs thermiques de plus de  auront droit à ce malus maximal, qui pourra aussi se cumuler avec le malus au poids.

Seuils de référence (véhicules réceptionnés CE)

Les seuils d'émissions de  donnant lieu à un bonus ou à un malus sont résumés dans le tableau suivant :

L'écotaxe (malus) est perçue lors des opérations donnant lieu à la délivrance d'une première carte grise en France, à savoir les immatriculations de véhicules particuliers neufs acquis en France ou à l'étranger à compter du  ou les immatriculations de véhicules particuliers d'occasion importés, acquis et immatriculés à compter du .

Pour les véhicules de la catégorie M1 (voitures particulières) dont le taux d'émission de () est nul ou inférieur à , l'aide accordée ne peut pas excéder 20 % du coût d'acquisition du véhicule.

Pour les véhicules flexfuel, une disposition d'abattement a été adoptée par les députés au sujet des véhicules fonctionnant au superéthanol E85. Ils bénéficient désormais à partir de  d'un abattement de 40 % sur les taux d'émissions de dioxyde (). Toutefois, cet abattement ne s'appliquera pas aux véhicules dont les émissions sont supérieures à .

Par ailleurs, depuis le , il existe un « super bonus » pour les acquéreurs d'un véhicule neuf donnant droit à un bonus qui se séparent d'un véhicule vieux d'au moins . Le montant de ce bonus additionnel est de . Depuis 2012, ce super-bonus a augmenté et a atteint le seuil de .

Véhicules hybrides, GPL ou GNV

De 2008 à 2010, les véhicules GPL, GNV et hybrides bénéficiaient d'un bonus particulier s'ils émettaient moins d'un certain taux. À partir de 2011 jusqu'à fin 2017, seuls les véhicules hybrides bénéficiaient de ce bonus. Cette aide spécifique n'était pas cumulable avec les aides décrites dans le cas général ci-dessus.

Malus annuel
En complément du malus écologique de  à l'achat, les propriétaires de voitures de la classe G de l'ADEME doivent désormais payer annuellement un malus de .

Le malus annuel devra être payé pour un véhicule :
 dont le taux d'émission de  est supérieur à  en 2009,  en 2010,  à partir de 2012 (ou dont la puissance administrative excède 16 chevaux fiscaux pour les véhicules n'ayant pas fait l'objet d'une réception communautaire) ;
 immatriculés pour la première fois en France à partir du  ;
 à partir de l'année qui suit la délivrance du certificat d'immatriculation du véhicule ;
 par toutes les personnes propriétaires ou locataires (LOA ou contrat souscrit d'au moins deux ans) d'un véhicule concerné au  de l'année d'imposition.

Bilan budgétaire
Le financement par le malus devait théoriquement permettre d'équilibrer les rentrées fiscales et les subventions budgétaires, avec un reliquat prélevé par l'État. Le montage envisagé par le ministère de l'économie et des finances et le ministère de l'environnement et du développement durable devait ainsi, compte tenu d'un parc annuel de véhicules neufs de deux millions d'unités, dégager un revenu issu du malus fiscal touchant 6 % du parc environ, près de  d'euros. Cette somme aurait ensuite été consommée pour 285 millions d'euros par les véhicules les moins polluants, les  restant revenant à l'État.

Le système de l'écopastille a cependant subi un double impact qui a déséquilibré le montage financier prévu initialement :
 l'administration avait mal évalué les effets d'évictions provoqués par l'entrée en vigueur de la taxe (nonobstant les mesures des constructeurs) avec un effet de substitution en faveur des véhicules les moins polluants même pour les anciens consommateurs de gros véhicules (notamment en milieu urbain) ;
 l'impact de l'envolée des prix pétroliers qui a accru le rétrécissement des budgets privés consacrés aux transports et déséquilibré les achats sur le marché automobile.

En conséquence, au premier semestre 2008, le système éco-pastille présentait un déficit de 200 millions d'euros, à la suite d'une baisse des ventes de 27 % des véhicules les plus polluants et d'une augmentation inverse de la vente des plus écologiques de 15 %.

À la suite notamment des changements successifs apportés au barème du système bonus-malus, un équilibre a finalement pu être trouvé, l'État réalisant même un excédent de 141 millions d'euros en 2014.

Évolution des émissions moyennes du parc automobile

Selon les données de l'ADEME, les émissions moyennes du parc automobile français ont évolué comme suit :

Les deux premières années (2008 et 2009) de la mise en place de ce dispositif montrent deux des plus fortes baisses annuelles, l'année 2007 ayant vu une progression nulle sans doute en raison d'achats anticipés de véhicules polluants, ou à l'inverse de reports d'achats de véhicules peu polluants. L'objectif européen a été atteint avant l'échéance de 2015. D'autres pays européens semblent néanmoins avoir fait aussi bien, si ce n'est mieux, sans avoir eu recours à ce dispositif de bonus/malus.

Taxe basée sur le poids du véhicule
En , France Stratégie publie une note d'analyse qui préconise de créer un système de bonus-malus en fonction du poids des voitures afin d'enrayer l'engouement des automobilistes pour les SUV, limiter la production de « tanks » électriques et la course aux batteries de très grandes capacités. Selon ce rapport, la politique de seuils d'émissions imposés par l'Union européenne aux constructeurs serait « un échec » car elle n'a pas empêché la hausse continue des émissions de  du secteur des transports en Europe : +28 % entre 1990 et 2017. Pour enrayer cette augmentation, limiter les rejets à l'échappement ne suffirait pas. De plus, si les rejets de  ont diminué de 30 % entre 2001 et 2017 d'après les tests d'homologation en laboratoire, ils n'auraient baissé que de 10 % en conditions de conduite réelles. Un bonus-malus en fonction du poids des voitures, calqué sur celui déjà en vigueur en Norvège, permettrait de prendre en compte les émissions de  dues à la fabrication des voitures. La note prône aussi l'utilisation de voitures électriques équipées de petites batteries, telles que l'ancienne Renault Zoé . De tels véhicules permettent de couvrir la grande majorité des trajets du quotidien et pourraient donc remplacer la seconde voiture, souvent d'occasion, que possèdent 30 % des ménages français.

En , France Stratégie précise sa position en proposant un barème : une voiture à partir de  recevra un malus, qui augmentera de  jusqu'à . À partir de , le kg vaut ,  au-dessus de , jusqu'à  maximum à . À l'opposé, sous  un bonus proportionnel s'applique jusqu'à  à  ; les voitures électriques seraient exemptées jusqu'à  ; le projet inclut également une minoration pour familles nombreuses de .

En décembre 2019, le gouvernement annonce le déplafonnement partiel du malus : le malus continuera désormais à augmenter au-delà du seuil antérieur de  pour un niveau d'émission de  de  par kilomètre, jusqu'à  pour  ; environ  annuelles seraient concernées, soit moins de 1 % du marché automobile français.

En septembre 2020, le ministre de l'Économie Bruno Le Maire rejette la proposition issue de la Convention citoyenne pour le climat de taxer les voitures en fonction de leur poids, déclarant : . La taxe sur la masse des voitures pourrait cependant figurer dans le projet de loi « climat » en préparation au ministère de la Transition écologique, qui doit reprendre des suggestions de la Convention citoyenne.

À la mi-octobre 2020, le gouvernement décide finalement de déposer un amendement gouvernemental au projet de loi de finances pour 2021 instaurant un malus automobile en fonction du poids du véhicule. Cependant, alors que la Convention citoyenne pour le climat préconisait la création d'une taxe au poids à  par kilo au-delà de , le Premier ministre Jean Castex tranche pour un compromis : le seuil retenu est une taxation pour les véhicules de plus de  ; des exonérations sont également prévues pour les véhicules électriques ou à hydrogène et des ajustements sont envisagés pour les véhicules hybrides et les familles nombreuses. Finalement, la loi de finances 2021 prévoit l'entrée en vigueur du malus au poids pour le .

En 2022, année de première application du malus au poids, appelé « taxe sur la masse en ordre de marche », applicable aux voitures de plus d' à l'exception des voitures électriques, à hydrogène ou hybrides rechargeables et des véhicules utilisés pour le transport de personnes invalides, le nombre de voitures concernées atteint , soit 1,68 % des immatriculations de l'année. Les marques les plus touchées sont BMW (15,2 % de ses ventes), Renault (pour le Trafic version paticuliers), Mercedes et Audi.

En Belgique

Au niveau fédéral

Les réductions pour l'achat d'un véhicule « propre » ne s'appliquent qu'aux véhicules neufs. Les réductions sont les suivantes :
 moins de 105 grammes de  par km : réduction de 15 % sur le prix d'achat, limitée à montant maximum de  pour 2008 (indexé) ;
 entre 105 et 115 grammes de  par km : réduction de 3 % sur le prix d'achat, limitée à montant maximum de  pour 2008 (indexé) ;
 véhicule Diesel équipé d'origine d'un filtre à particules (maximum  de particules par kilomètre) et émettant moins de  de  par kilomètre :  pour 2008 (indexé).

En Wallonie
L'éco-bonus ou éco-malus s'applique aux automobiles neuves et d'occasion. Lors de son introduction, le montant du bonus ou malus dépend de la différence d'émission de  entre l'ancien et le nouveau véhicule. Depuis le , seul le taux d'émission de  (g/km) du véhicule est dorénavant pris en compte. Les fourchettes d'émission de  donnant lieu à un éco-malus en 2014 sont les suivantes :

L'éco-bonus est supprimé le .

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Sources et bibliographie
 Code général des impôts - Article 1011 bis
 Code général des impôts - Article 1011 ter
 Code général des impôts, annexe 3 - Article 313-0 BR ter
 Code général des impôts, annexe 3 - Article 313-0 BR quater
 Loi  du  de finances rectificative pour 2007 - Article 63
 Décret  du  modifié instituant une aide à l'acquisition des véhicules propres
 Arrêté du  modifié relatif aux modalités de gestion de l'aide à l'acquisition des véhicules propres

Articles connexes
 Fiscalité écologique
 Liste des impôts et taxes français
 Normes européennes d'émission
 Prime à la conversion
 Taxe carbone en France

Liens externes
 Le portail de l'Économie, des Finances, de l'Action et des Comptes publics Malus écologique, comment ça marche ?
 Service-Public.fr Malus et taxe CO₂ pour les véhicules les plus polluants
 Ministère de l'Écologie, du Développement durable et de l'Énergie Évaluation économique du dispositif d'écopastille sur la période 2008-2012

Programme de gestion de l'environnement
Fiscalité écologique
Fiscalité automobile
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Well, here we were at the very back of this old plane. The upgrades hadn't cleared and we were a bit saddened and a lot more cramped. Our seats in 41A & 41B, according to SeatGuru, weren't great but we found them to be pretty good. No one behind us to worry about reclining into and the lavatory wasn't bothersome at all.
The 7 hour flight was long but thanks to being prepared with movies, we managed. Movie, sleep. Rinse & repeat.
The flight attendant crew was very cheery during their drink service. We bought a roast beef sandwich from the Buy On Board menu. It was $10 but by using my Citi AA card, I'll receive a 25% rebate.
We landed a few minutes early and got off the plane within a few minutes. Not bad considering how many people were in front of us.
Joann and I went straight for the Skylink to transfer terminals and get in line for some Starbucks breakfast. After a 7 hour redeye and only a sandwich and some chips, I was starving.
Boarding this flight was very quick because it wasn't close to being full. I barely saw a middle seat occupied. I guess most Dallas-based business travelers don't like traveling to NYC early Sunday morning.
Our last leg was uneventful and I was fine with it. I caught up on this trip report and then caught some shuteye until we landed.
As soon as we landed, I called The Parking Spot at LGA and they sent the shuttle right away. It was waiting for us by the time we exited the baggage claim area. I highly recommend their service, but I'll save it for another post.
From there, it was time to drive home through NYC, find some real grub, watch some football, and relax for the upcoming week.
We just cleared security with TSA PreCheck and it was beautiful. Anything to save time in the Honolulu Airport's open air terminal on this humid day is a life saver before a long flight.
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We walked towards the Kona Brewing company and took the elevator upstairs to JAL's Sakura Lounge. American, along with several other oneworld members, uses this lounge. I believe they used to have their own lounge, but decided to move in with JAL in 2011.
The lounge is adequate. A few snacks. Two different kinds of soup. Plenty of seating. PLENTY of power outlets. The air conditioning is ice cold, which is top priority for me.
What they don't have, which the old Admiral's Club did have, is a shower. I don't know how you can have a lounge in a 'tropical' climate like Hawaii and not offer a shower in your lounge, especially with all the late day departures. This is just me complaining because of a long day out in the sun, needing another shower!
It looks like our upgrades won't clear which, without any AA status, has us seated in the very last row of coach for this longhaul. Oh well, at least we're on the outside of the 2-3-2 seating in the back of this bird.
Time to fill up on more ice cold water and then head to the gate, hoping for a miracle!
Upon landing early in DFW and taking the Skylink train to Terminal A, Joann and I hit Starbucks and then the Admiral's Club. We only had about 30 minutes before boarding would start for our flight to Oahu.
After about 20 minutes, the gate agents finally started boarding and we were among the first to board in the front cabin.
I was happy to enter and see American's 763 First/Business cabin with angled lie-flat seats.
As we go settled in, a flight attendant immediately greeted us with a tray of water, orange juice, and sparkling wine. We opted for the sparkling wine and continued to explore our seats that were in a 2-2-2 arrangement across the cabin.
Once we leveled off after takeoff, FAs once again came around but with Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 and Bose QuietComfort15 noise-cancelling headsets. Since these old birds don't have personal IFE, American distributes these instead. They weren't bad; they had a decent selection.
Once they were fully distributed, the FAs went back to the galley and came out with tablecloths and the drink cart. Saddened to see no single malt scotch option on the menu, I just ordered a Jack & Diet. They also served us the hot Hawaiian mixed nuts. They were really really good and I finished them in no time! The candied ones were definitely the best.
The service was a bit slower than what I've experienced in premium cabins. The starter salads took a while to come out, but I had The Hangover 3 on the Galaxy Tablet so it wasn't a concern just yet.
The FAs came around once more to collect the ramekins and top off drinks. Meanwhile, it had been about 15 minutes and the service was at a halt.
Some 30 minutes after we had received our drinks and hot nuts, the salad course was served with a choice of either Caesar or Ginger Sesame dressing. We both opted for the Caesar. A nice touch was that salad was dressed at the cart and then served to us along with Hawaiian sweet rolls.
Then came the main course. Most people in the cabin opted for the Macadamia Nut Chicken. It was satisfactory. The breading sure had trouble staying attached to the chicken breast.
After another 30 minutes, the cheese plate followed and then came the highlight of the meal. The ice cream sundae with all the toppings was awesome. It went well with the Bailey's with milk on the rocks. Ice cream is definitely impossible to mess up 35,000 feet up.
Once the meal service was over and our tray tables were cleaned, it was just time for movies and sleep.
Overall, the food quality was OK but the service was painfully slow. I was falling asleep waiting for the dessert courses. I probably should have just slept, but I wanted that ice cream!
Finally it was time to sleep! For sleeping, the seat was serviceable. It wasn't the best but surely suitable for a few hours of shuteye. It went flat but angled downwards. I figured that this probably wouldn't be a great seat for side sleepers. Maybe my opinion would be different if we were on a red eye where more sleep is desired, but for going west, it worked for an afternoon nap.
I slept about 2 hours. It would have been longer but even with earplugs the cabin was really noisy. Those elderly vacationers can really chat!
We were only a few hours out now so I fired up the Galaxy Tablet and got another drink from the FA. When we were about 45 minutes out, the FAs came by to start collecting the IFE setups.
We were treated to some beautiful views on arrival as usual when flying into HNL – Waikiki, Pearl Harbor, and our wedding site in Ko Olina.
We got up bright and early this morning at 6am to drive from our house in North Jersey to La Guardia. At best, it would be a 35 minute drive, but with the morning NYC commute, you never know.
Also, I know another reason people hate flying out of LGA. The parking options are terribly expensive! Newark & JFK have much more space and companies can offer competitive rates. They even offer plenty of Groupon-type deals to cut the cost even more. At LGA, the best rate I saw was about $20 a day. Oh well, a necessary evil since we couldn't snag a ride.
After parking at the lot and taking a quick shuttle to Terminal B, Joann and I went straight to Concourse D security which was fairly busy.
Since we were flying First, we were able to use the Priority AAccess lane. When the TSA agent scanned our mobile boarding passes, he explained that we both got PreCheck! I was pretty happy since it would be our first time using it. No shoes off, everything remains in our bags. This was the life! Err, this is what traveling USED to be… a stark reminder of what has happened since 12 years ago TODAY.
Once through security, we made a beeline to the Admiral's Club and presented our American Express Platinum Card for entry.
We got some lattes and some stale pastries to snack on before having breakfast on the flight. I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to gain entry to this Admiral's Club, but since it's one of the great perks of the AmEx Platinum, might as well use it.
After finishing up, we walked to our gate about 10 minutes prior to boarding time. Of course, there were plenty of gate lice crowding the gate with no indication that boarding was starting. Eventually, the gate agents started boarding with First Class passengers so Joann and I weaved our way through the crowd.
On this 737, our seats were 5E & 5F on the right side of the plane. As we sat down, the flight attendant welcomed us aboard and asked if we wanted anything to drink. She had a tray of water & orange juice with her.
Boarding finished up quickly and we were ahead of schedule, it seemed – a much different experience from when we fly United.
The captain announced a flight time of around 3 hours, about 45 minutes shorter than the scheduled time. I was happy to hear that since we already had a short connection in DFW to our flight to Honolulu.
Shortly after takeoff, the flight attendant came around taking orders. I was interested in how the the online pre-ordering of our meals would go.
She did confirm that we used the pre-order, but confirmed the wrong order. No big deal as she said it wasn't a problem to change the order. We'll see how the longhaul to Hawaii goes.
The Soy Bacon Quiche Lorraine was pretty good as far as airplane food goes. The FA also came by with a bread basket with biscuits or muffins. I had a biscuit and it was surprisingly light and fluffy.
After I finished breakfast, the FAs were quick to remove my tray which was nice because I wanted to get back to writing this trip report. I asked for a cup of black coffee and it was brought to me right away. Pretty good coffee; another big difference from the coffee on United, which I find unbearable most of the time.
I spent the rest of the flight writing this report while Joann watched movies on her Nexus 7. The in-flight entertainment on this plane was old dropdown overhead screens so watching on our personal tablets is much better.
Landing was uneventful, but we did make it to the gate 41 minutes early, just as advertised. Now we are relaxing in the Admiral's Club waiting for our flight to Honolulu to board.
Overall, this was a great flight and a perfect start to the long trip. The flight attendants were friendly and attentive. We had a hearty breakfast which was important because we wouldn't have enough time on the ground at DFW to grab food. I'm pleased with American Air so far and kind of wonder why I haven't flown them in several years. I hope the next flight is just as good as this one was.


Everyone knows the legend of Hercules and his twelve labors. Our story begins after the labors, and after the legend... Haunted by a sin from his past, Hercules has become a mercenary. Along with five faithful companions, he travels ancient Greece selling his services for gold and using his legendary reputation to intimidate enemies. But when the benevolent ruler of Thrace and his daughter seek Hercules' help to defeat a savage and terrifying warlord, Hercules finds that in order for good to triumph and justice to prevail... he must again become the hero he once was... he must embrace his own myth... he must be Hercules.


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I implemented L6788A voltage controller chip support (thanks to LKJask). Many 4770s and 5770s utilize this chip. So if you have a 4770 or a 5770 you wish to volt mod, give it a try.
As 4890s use a VT1165 to control memory voltage, I implemented memory voltage modding capability for this card. Please try it out.
GPU and RAM voltage modding should be available now. Please test it in detail.
Please note: This software is beta. You use it more than ever at your own risk!
Again, this software is beta. I need your test results. Please do not just use, be pleased if it works and remain quiet. Communicate! Thanks.
If you have overdrive enabled, please be sure to disable it before flashing any RBE modded BIOS.
That does it, I'm moving (back) to the red team.
ooo nice - gonna try and test this now on my 5970 be back with results soon.
when im trying to change the gpu voltage to 1.1625v (max voltage enabled in over volt tool) in the clock settings i am unable to save the bios - this seems to be linked to me only able to enter 4 numbers in the voltage value (not a big deal, but some users may hit it if trying to permenantly overvolt it to ATi recommended voltages) - i get an error screen saying "Unable to write clock settings. This may be due to illegal values set. - Debug information: 'WriteClockSettings' reported error".
here are the 2 stock bios i am trying to modify (the one ending B0 works with the memory registers, the one ending B1 does not).
Thanks. Should be a bug, I'll look into it.
Yeah, I noticed this before. Should be no bug. Apparently the second BIOS does not program the memory voltage controller as the first BIOS does the job. Are there three or four VT1165s on a 5970? I think all the memory chips are volt-controlled by just one VT1165.
But most important: Does the volt-mod work?
would over volting the memory on the 4890 mean higher memory clocks? or just higher stable clocks overall? im going to try this now and report back, but i just wanted to know before i go ahead.
Higher memory voltage should grant higher memory clocks, yes.
There are 4 values on the 1st BIOS, so i assume there are 4.
Flashing the modified BIOSes now - i've changed the gpu and memory registers and the gpu voltage for 3D mode - i assume that's all i need to do?
just tried the card with modified volts and clocks, blue screened on windows start so i'll try it with just modified volts.
No. These are the registers of one controller chip. Counting both BIOSes, there are three times four values: The master BIOS and its GPU and memory registers and the slave BIOS with its GPU registers only.
Right - im going to test now with only voltage changes - bios0 has all memory registers set to 1.15v and both bioses have the highest gpu register value modified to 1.162 as well as the voltage in the clock/voltage section (i assume this is the powerplay section) changed to match the new registry value. Testing now, brb.
blue screened again on windows boot - i noticed significant display corruption as it started to load my desktop - i'll give her a go with diff volts again but i'll only change the volts a little bit as opposed to max overvolt spec, to see if there's an instability there.
Wait. You flashed using WinFlash, after success you rebooted, noticed display corruption during boot and then windows crashed into a blue screen. Right?
just tried to change the gpu register 0x18 (4th one available) to 1.162 (to match the value in the powerplay - whenever i enter 1.162 or 1.1620, click ok then return to the register values it has changed to 1.1625 (which is the max value in overvolt, but can't be matched to the powerplay voltage settings as it is to 4 sig figs after the decimal which cant be saved in powerplay options at the moment) - are the values you can enter there limited to certain voltage multipliers?
Yeah. Both values (i.e. those for the registers and those in the power play table) are saved using different formula. The register value is saved in one byte, so it's accuracy/granularity is limited. RBE automatically fits the user's input to this "grid" and matches the input to the closest legal value.
No - im using atiflash in a win98 boot partition on my usb stick (cmd only). the only voltages i am modifying are the full speed 3d voltages (which the card does briefly run on windows startup), so that i don't cause instability when in the BIOS so i dont have to get my spare card out. my overdrive is unlocked but disabled at the moment and i'm on the cat 10.1 release drivers.
ahh fair enough - i'll now test with the values in both at 1.15 which is one of the few values which matches nicely with the limitation of how many figures can be saved in powerplay, hopefully this will work.
still bluescreening on windows startup Only thing i can test now is with only changing the gpu volts or only the memory registries - if you want i can do that? otherwise i've tested at stock clocks and settings other than the voltages, and i'm using voltages i know the card is happy with so im not sure what more i can do.
Fixed that issue. Uploaded the new file so the download link in the first post is up-to-date. Download this new version.
Only thing i can test now is with only changing the gpu volts or only the memory registries - if you want i can do that?
Would be lovely. Maybe you can test both seperately in order to use the method of elimination to find out what causes the problem. Many thanks.
New issue: it accepts my values and saves however when re-loading a modified file it has rounded the value so instead of 1.1625 it is 1.163 - not sure if that's due to limitations in the bios for the number of values you can store there or if it is another bug.
Okies - testing with GPU voltage changes only (powerplay and registry changes) - memory remains the same.
No, that's about the fix. Three decimal places is the maximum precision, so the entered value becomes "rounded" to this.
woo! the memory works great - changed the values to 1.15, rebooted and it's working great - my overvolt tool is reporting the correct voltage has been set.
I had a blue screen with the gpu registry and powerplay values both changed - will now test with just the powerplay voltages changed to see if it is the registry for gpu voltages causing the problem.
now this is very interesting - with the regestries for both memory and gpu changed to new values it is working fine - the problem seems to be with me changing the gpu voltage in the powerplay options. Just booted with 1.15v on memory, 1.1625v on gpus and the overvolt tool is reporting that the correct values have been set. Ive just run some benchmarks with only the regestry power values for the memory and gpu changed (ie nothing in the powerplay section changed) and it is using the correct voltage values - since i only changed the highest voltage setting for the gpu it only uses the higher voltages when in 3d mode, otherwise it runs normally. Since the bluescreens seem to be originating from the changes to the voltage value in powerplay i would suggest disabling the voltage options there for 5970 users at least, as the registry values do the same job without bluescreening.
Huh. That's interesting, pleasant and curious. Could you test what happens if the powerplay voltage is changed but not exactly to the register value? For example, use 1.1625V for the register and, say, 1.17V for the powerplay setting. Still bluescreen?
Has it crashed or is this normal and it just takes a bit?
Takes a while. Just cancel and browse to the file.
took the working bios with the modified regestries, changed the 3d voltage in powerplay to 1.17v (not the same as regestry value) and it BSOD - exactly the same as before, i notice some graphics corruption on the welcome screen (the blue background one for windows 7) and then it BSODs.


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About seven percent of Norwegian women between the ages of 18 and 65 have undergone cosmetic surgery. (Illlustration photo: Colourbox)
Mental health problems worsen with cosmetic surgery
Plastic surgery does little to alleviate mental health problems. In some cases, the new look even worsens symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Isak Ladegaard journalist
wednesday 04. July 2012 - 05:00
Girls who undergo cosmetic surgery are also more likely to have sustained injury from cutting themselves.
That is the conclusion in a new study by Tilmann von Soest and colleagues at Norwegian Social Research, who looked at younger women's mental health before and after plastic surgery.
About seven percent of Norwegian women between the ages of 18 and 65 have undergone cosmetic surgery, according to Statistics Norway.
They found that girls who decide to undergo cosmetic surgery are on average more depressed and anxious than those who do not. They are also more prone to suicide.
Mental health may worsen
This is both before and after the surgery, which suggests that the plastic surgery does little to alleviate mental health problems. What's more, some of the symptoms of poor mental health are on average even worse after the operation.
"Cosmetic surgery doesn't solve all problems," says Associate Professor Ingela Lundin Kvalem. (Photo: UiO)
"It seems like those who get cosmetic surgery have more problems than others," says Associate Professor Ingela Lundin Kvalem, a co-author of the study. "And after the surgeries, their symptoms of depression, anxiety, eating disorders and excessive alcohol consumption have increased."
Kvalem explains that these women do not have a lower self-image than others in the first place - their decision to undergo cosmetic surgery might be an attempt to deal with other problems they have in their lives.
Getting plastic surgery to improve one's appearance might seem like a quick and efficient remedy, but when their lives fail to improve, their mental health problems might worsen - perhaps because of the disappointment.
"Cosmetic surgery doesn't solve all problems," she says. "It's a quick fix of body parts they're dissatisfied with, but the effects aren't as far-reaching as some people seem to expect."
A comprehensive study
The study is different from most research on cosmetic surgery. The researchers used data from a survey of thousands of school children between the ages 12-19 years and followed them up with additional questions, two, seven and 13 years later.
The study's design made it possible to measure the respondents' mental health years before some of the adolescents reported to have undergone plastic surgery. The mental health of these women was also assessed after the surgery was completed.
Larger breasts, shorter lives
The uniqueness of the study makes it difficult to compare with previous research, but there is some support for their controversial findings.
In a 2003 study, Finnish researchers looked at causes of death among women with breast implants and found that there was an excess of suicide in their sample.
"People met the results of the Finnish study with disbelief," says Kvalem. "But it turns out that the researchers were onto something."
Most girls are pleased with the results
Women who undergo cosmetic surgery are usually very pleased with the results:
"Girls who enlarge their breasts, for instance, tend to think that this area of their body has become more attractive," she says.
This is generally the case: women rate their amended body parts higher, post-surgery - but Kvalem says that they are not more satisfied with their overall appearance.
Perhaps this is not too different from how people enjoy a payrise - they quickly grow accustomed to their new and improved situation. Women with cosmetic improvements might be happy with the results, but ultimately, they do not rate their own mirror image any better than they used to.
"Cosmetic surgery has a minimal effect on people's self-image," says Kvalem. "It's OK to change what you're dissatisfied with, but life is not necessarily going to get better."
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People suffering from depression run the risk that their brains shrink and will remain smaller after the disease is over. The discovery provides new knowledge about the brain and new understanding of how antidepressants work.
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Harry's Meeting Room is conveniently located in Exeter's city centre with the advantage of being only a few minutes' stroll from the main shopping areas, major businesses and attractions of the city.
Also located directly behind Hems Court is King William Street, a multi story short stay car park.
– Leave the M5 at junction 29, then at traffic signals turn right onto Honiton Road – A3015 (signposted Exeter).
– At Moor Lane Roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A3015 (signposted City Centre) At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the B3183 (signposted City Centre). Turn right at the traffic lights onto the B3183 (signposted City Centre).
– Follow road through Fore Street, Heavitree, then bear right at traffic lights towards top of hill onto Heavitree Road. Follow road downhill towards roundabout adjacent to city swimming baths and Bus Station. At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Paris Street – B3183 (signposted City Centre).
– At the third set of traffic lights turn right onto Longbrook Street. Travel approximately 200m then on your right hand side, just after a church and before Harry's Restaurant turn right, through the double green gates, into Hems Business Centre.
– Proceeding towards Exeter on the A30 from Okehampton. Turn off at junction before the M5 marked Exeter and Crediton A377.
– Follow this road into the city. Carry straight on until you reach the Exe Bridges roundabout. Follow signs for city centre and then for tourist information until you reach the Paris Street roundabout.
– Take the 1st left into Paris Street. At the third set of traffic lights turn right onto Longbrook Street. Travel approximately 200m then on your right hand side, just after a church and before Harry's Restaurant turn right, through the double green gates, into Hems Business Centre.
Harry's Meeting Room is located within 5 minutes walking distance from Exeter bus station. For timetable information please visit Devon Stagecoach's website or for additional general information visit the Exeter City Council website.
– Matford Service No. PR5 – Signposted from the A38 and A30 North bound.
– Honiton Road Service No. PR2, H1 & B – Just off the M5 Junction 29, North or South bound.


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Black Republicans Share Why They Are Supporting Donald Trump
"We have to open our minds to the opportunities, perhaps in other parties."
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Donald Trump has said on numerous occasions he is going to do well with African-American voters in the general election.
On Wednesday's edition of NewsOne Now, Corrogan Vaughn, a Maryland GOP delegate, and James Evans, a Republican delegate from Utah, spoke with Roland Martin about why they have decided to throw their support behind Trump.
Vaughn explained he is not supportive of Hillary Clinton because he cannot deal with a "candidate who only comes to our churches one time a year and says 'I don't feel no ways tired.'"
He believes Clinton only cares about the African-American community because the 2016 presidential election is just around the corner.
Martin asked Vaughn if Trump has visited Black churches. The Black Republican responded that Trump "has come to some of our churches," and said, "He gets a bad rap from liberal media concerning [he] hates people of color, he is a xenophobe, he is a homophobe.
"Let me be very clear, he's been a friend of mine for over seven years."
James Evans believes that Trump is the choice for African-Americans because based on policy, Democrats have not delivered.
"When you look at the policies that have been proposed by Democrats, that have been implemented by Democrats, many of them have decimated our communities. So we have to ask ourselves now, is there another option, or should we make another option?" said Evans.
He added, "It can no longer be just Democrats."
Despite the respect he has for President Barack Obama, the Republican delegate from Utah said, "The Black community has not gotten better.
"We have to open our minds to the opportunities, perhaps in other parties," he concluded.
When asked, neither of the two Black Republicans were able to detail specifics of Donald Trump's plan to address issues important to the Black community.
Evans told Martin, "The specifics of the Democrats have not worked for us, so what we should be asking ourselves is, how come those specifics have not worked?"
Watch Corrogan Vaughn and James Evans' responses to Roland Martin's questions in their entirety in the video clip above.
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ECE/ISR alumnus Xiaobo Tan, an associate professor at Michigan State University, is developing a new robotic fish to "stalk" fish of interest in the Great Lakes.
The "Grace" robot, (short for Gliding Robot ACE), is a hybrid of an underwater glider and a robotic fish, and is both energy-efficient and highly maneuverable. It will be equipped with receivers that will detect the presence of fish implanted with acoustic-transmitting tags.
Grace will track the movements of lake trout, walleye and lake sturgeon to identify important habitats, understand why they move from one place to another, and how they are being affected by invasive species such as sea lampreys.
"Basically the robots will form an equivalent of a GPS satellite network underwater, to localize and follow tagged fish in their vicinity," Tan says.
Tan earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2002 and was advised by Professor John Baras (ECE/ISR) and Professor P. S. Krishnaprasad (ECE/ISR).
Tan is also working with Associate Professor Derek Paley (AE/ISR); Associate Professor Sean Humbert (AE); and Professor Sheryl Coombs of Bowling Green State University on bio-inspired flow sensing and control for autonomous underwater vehicles. The goal is to create an autonomous underwater vehicle that can find stationary objects by changes in water flow, and can also work in groups.
In September, Tan returned to Maryland to give a Maryland Robotics Center Lockheed Martin Robotics Seminar on "(Gliding) Robotic Fish: Swim or Not Swim." You can watch the video of his presentation here.


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Read this great article about the FISH to FORKS program, feeding area school kids locally caught groundfish.
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Movies part II The era of epic directors and great actors.
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The second episode (to call it something, I might do the video) I will mention films from the 1970's. To me that is the Golden Era, the decade where young great directors that became legends started and the times when great actors like De Niro, Pacino and others made their name. It was a decade of all kind of great films that I am yet to really see all of them but here are those that I did see that I loved.
I will start with a film that paired once again the two great actors Robert Redford and Paul Newman. Released in 1973, The Sting is one of the best con-artist theme movies I have ever seen, you never actually know what is going on until the end. Robert Redford is great in it as this young con-artist that is told to meet Shaw who is one of the best I the game. And they plot a scam on Lonnegan who got Kelly's (Redford's character) friend killed. It is a fun movie to see and the score is so perfect for the film.
You can't speak of 70's films without mentioning The Godfather. This is without a doubt one of the best films ever made. What I love about the story and I think it was intentional, is the fact that we fall in love with this family and root for them even though they are gangsters and killers. Because of how they are as a family as an audience we forgive them for the murders and all the things they do, because we see them as "good guys", or at least that how it felt to me. Marlon Brando gives one of his best performances as Don Corleone. With every little detail he just nailed the character. Al Pacino in his first big role is amazing in showing the transformation of Michael from not being part of the family business to becoming even more powerful and evil than his father. The whole cast is great, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall and James Caan. Then came Godfather II and it is more epic and longer than the first film. Robert De Niro as a young Vito Corleone was a brilliant performance and Pacino now more the center of the story is great at showing the continuous change in Michael and how lost he really got in the power and he did it all thinking he was doing it for the family. The whole trilogy is great, but those two films are just masterpieces directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
When you think of this decade the best directors in my opinion were all friends and even shared casting sessions and helped each other. Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Brian De Palma. Brian De Palma did one of the scariest films I have ever seen. The first time I saw it I had nightmares and that image of Christ they had in the film was so disturbing. The film I am talking about is Carrie, released in 1976 and based on a Stephen King novel, is the story of a shy girl who without others knowing has the power of telekinesis. She lives with a fanatic religious mother and gets picked on at school. At prom, Sue wanted to do something nice for Carrie so she got her boyfriend to take her, but she did not know that Chris (another girl from the school) plotted to humiliate her at prom. This unleashes one of the most shocking scenes when she locks the doors and kills everyone there. De Palma shot this brilliantly, splitting the screens so the audience sees Carrie in the middle and on the sides the chaos she was unleashing. Sissy Spacek was amazing in this role. The way she transforms herself in that prom scene is just amazing. I have other De Palma films but they are from the 80's.
George Lucas impact as a director is less than his impact in the industry itself with special effects and storytelling. In 1977 Star Wars was released and so began a fascination with this simple story of good vs evil told through imagination and great characters. The three actors chosen for the main roles were perfect. Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia was great because here is a princess that is not afraid, not really looking to be rescued and yet she has a sweetness in her. Harrison Ford as Han Solo is one of the best characters in film, he is arrogant and yet we like him. Mark Hamill as Luke provided the innocence in the story as he was new to it all and had the innocent feeling of hope. Great film, to this day I still enjoy them.
The movie Jaws released in 1975 was a game changer, known as the first blockbuster. What can be said about this film. It is a horror film with and adventure feeling in it. The way it was made and some of the score makes you forget that there is a huge shark killing people. Of course, the score also provides a lot of help in the scaring of the audience because it would let you fear that the shark was coming. It might have been by accident, but the fact that we don't see the shark at first made the film even scarier and when the shark does appear we are so scared of it already that we believe that is a real shark.
The great Martin Scorsese in 1976 released one of the most amazing films based on a character I have ever seen. Taxi Driver is such a great film. The story of how Travis Bickle a loner who after a series of events gets disgusted with society and derives a plan to become a savior somehow. He takes a young prostitute to save her from that life. I have not seen it a while, but I do remember the shock of the film and the performance by Robert De Niro. He was just great in the film. Martin did one other film that I want to see and that is Alice does not live here anymore and I want to see it because I Ellen Burstyn as an actress.
I went through directors now I want to go through three actors that were big in this decade and are my favorite actors. I will start with my favorite Al Pacino. He made some of the best films of the decade and I think his performances were simply amazing and deserving of an Oscar. I mentioned The Godfather but that to me it's not his best performance. Serpico released in 1973 is one of my favorite films of all time and Pacino carries that film with his performance. Playing real life cop Serpico, a cop who refused to participate in corruption and stay quiet while putting his life on the line. The movie is just so good and has so many great moments where we can see the intensity of Al Pacino's talent as an actor. There is a scene where he meets in the park with someone who knows about what was going on and the way Pacino reacts felt so real and honest as if he was actually going through it. Another great Pacino film though less known maybe is the film Scarecrow with Gene Hackman. The movie is a friendship story divided in two half, the first half Pacino is a lively character trying to make his friend smile and feel better and the second half Hackman becomes what Pacino's character was to help his friend who after being raped in jail he was never the same again. Dog day afternoon is another classic, and Pacino was brave playing a gay character on film when it was not common and what a character. Pacino plays a bank robber that has to handle and weak partner, the hostages his wife and his boyfriend who wanted a sex-change operation. Pacino once again just provides a performance that maybe in another year it definitively should have won best Actor.
The actor that won the Oscar beating Al for dog day afternoon was no other than Jack Nicholson, another one of my favorite actors of all time and truly a giant. In 1975, One flew over the cuckoo's nest was released. This film is just amazing. Jack Nicholson's performance is flawless and Louis Fletcher was so good as nurse Ratched that I can't see her without getting reminded of that horrible character. The film about how Randall (Nicholson's character) revives this mental institution and inmates who were there voluntarily. The ending is one of those endings where you cry and sheer at the same time as the Indian breaks the window and breaks free. Jack Nicholson made great films in this decade, Chinatown is a great film with a shocking revelation at the end. Five easy pieces is another film where his performance is great.
I want to mention one more film, The Deer Hunter is an amazing film. I saw it once because it is a long drama movie but the story is so heartbreaking and beautifully told. When three friends go to war and are captured their lives change. Nick, Mike and Steven worked together and went deer hunting before going to war. They are captured and forced to play Russian roulette before finally escaping, but in the process, Nick gets separated from the others. Years later they finally find where Nick was and in one of the most intense scenes I have seen Mike played by De Niro confronts his friend who is so traumatized that he does not listen and they play Russian roulette while Mike tries to convince him to come home when Nick shoots himself while playing the game. De Niro is so flawless in that scene as well as Christopher Walken. The somber and sad ending of the film felt like a reflection of the true loss of war.
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The article presents an overview of open-access electronic textbooks, also known as open education resources. The article explores projects like Flat World Knowledge, Connexions and Community College Open Textbook Project.
Ovadia, Steven. "Open-Access Electronic Textbooks: An Overview." Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian 30.1 (2011): 52-56.


The Alpha Beta Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa – the international honor society of the two-year college – has announced a new, student-driven scholarship campaign to be launched formally at the Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) Middletown Campus during the week of November 16-20, 2009.
The idea for "Your Change Can Change Lives" came from Dr. Brent L. Kendrick, chapter co-advisor. When his niece, Janet Phillips, was born, Dr. Kendrick wanted to do something to help her when she went to college, so he started saving his pocket change. The first year, he saved pennies. The next year, he saved pennies and nickels. Then, he saved pennies, nickels and dimes. Finally, he saved all of his pocket change every day.
When his niece turned 18, Dr. Kendrick took the change to his bank and discovered that it added up to almost $8,000.
Chapter officers emphasize that this scholarship initiative can impact the lives of young adults for years to come. The students hope that future generations of LFCC students will be able to continue their education because people cared enough to donate their spare change.
"Even the smallest donation will help create a rich foundation for scholars to reach their educational goals. With everyone's support we can make anything possible," said LFCC student Shanna Kuhlman, who serves as vice president of marketing for the honor society.
Working with the Lord Fairfax Community College Educational Foundation, Inc., the chapter hopes to reach out to the hearts of the Lord Fairfax students, faculty and the community at large. To make giving even easier, Alpha Beta Omega will place a "Your Change Can Change Lives" collection box in the Welcome Center at the Middletown Campus.
In the spring, the chapter plans to place collection boxes at LFCC's Fauquier Campus and at the Luray-Page County Center.
Alpha Beta Omega's goal is to raise enough money for an endowed scholarship. Once established, students from all three LFCC locations will be eligible to apply for the scholarship, as long as they have a 3.5 grade point average. Scholarship opportunities will be available for tuition, book purchases and transfer support to a four-year institution.
The chapter's officers are Jessica Crosen, president; Stephanie Turner, vice president of honors; Sarai Duke, vice president of communications; Brittany Green, vice president of fundraising; and Shanna Kuhlman, vice president of marketing.


The Kastehelmi range of glassware was designed in 1964 by Oiva Toikka, one of the greatest names in Finnish Glassware. This stunning Kastehelmi range is still one of Iittala's most popular ranges today. The Finnish (dewdrop) design refers to the little droplets in the pressed glass of these Cranberry Red votives, inspired by the dewdrops on the morning grass. and the light from the flame of a candle reflects this pattern beautifully. This is the new red colour.
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@ MIF10 for tetris find gaps that are big enough.
There are only two persons that have the right to say "Global packs are mine, and only mine..." and we have to obey - JP and the game creator (Marc in this case). And I cannot believe you can be serious mentioning Shiro, who has not finished a single P4M level.
Midnight, Checkpoint Maze, Spirals, Spinning Mania, Corrupted Memory, A Difficult Cube, Boot camp, Everchanging, Remarkable Adventure, No way, Nerf Engineering, Master Avoider, and Deep Memeory.
But then again, shiro has asperger's, and people that have that tend to do things that other people find odd.
But seriously, he can't just go around forever and refuse to let us make global tournaments for games he haven't even played? It's very egoistic to subtract from other players' fun of playing these games he doesn't even care about himself, just because "Their mine, all mine!"
Did he just said that on Skype or you found this somewhere lost in a topic?
Shiro says: Global packs are mine, and only mine. So please don't make them.
If somebody is going to make a global tournament, he/she would have to be trusted/admin. If not the pack would have to be re-evaluated each time there's a new level. I would like to make one, but then I have to get trusted first. I ain't trusted now.
Marc, if your working on the text tile, can you make the white letters be empty space instead? This way you can use layers to recolor them.
I should have completed the levels slower. Now I have hardly any easy ones left.
You make impossibly hard levels and hardly complete any yourself.
Please try to make easier levels.
Could someone please evaluate my pack 'For You Guys' please, it hasn't been look at for over 2 months.
@Ferrari: I don't know what's causing the negative checkpoints. I just noticed it yesterday.
the worst is, if you lit on an incorrect amount of powered switches on the first go, you can keep on and go in the negatives.
New cheat: If you play a level only containing powered checkpoints, you can play the level once and light all the checkpoints, then die. The number of checkpoints you have to light will stay at 0, therefor you can just go straight to the finish.
Example on Burfy's "Answer to Everything".
freshly made concept, use the tiles like nobody has done before etc.etc.
I have a question: What do I have to do to make my P4M levels original?


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Governor Pritzker Proposes $932 Million in Corporate Tax Changes in FY2022 State Budget
Governor Pritzker's proposed FY2022 Illinois State Budget includes approximately $932 million in corporate tax changes. These changes increase FY2022 state revenues by reducing or eliminating current exemptions or credits provided to businesses or decoupling state tax treatment eligibility from federal government requirements [1].
The Governor characterized these tax treatments as "corporate and business tax loopholes" that substantially reduce state revenues. In his view it was preferable to reduce or eliminate them rather than imposing additional budget cuts or raising other taxes, as those actions would seriously impact lower or middle income Illinoisans. He noted that several of these changes were the result of actions taken by the federal government, particularly in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act [2]. The tax proposals have met with strong opposition from business groups, including the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, Illinois Manufacturers Association and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. They argue that the Governor is reversing incentives he supported only two years ago and that these proposals reduce the competitive situation for Illinois business at a time they are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic [3].
The proposed corporate and business tax changes are a key component in the administration's plan to close the projected new fiscal year's budget deficit. Several of these changes, now proposed for elimination, were approved in 2019 in amendments to the State Finance Act in Public Act 101-0009 as part of an agreement to approve the budget that year. The following are now proposed on the grounds that they are not affordable in the current economic climate:
Eliminating the add-on income tax credits for construction job payroll expenditures;
Reversing the repeal of the corporate franchise tax; and
Removing production-related tangible personal property from the Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Exemption in the sales tax [4].
The tax changes are summarized below.
Proposed Individual and Business Related Income Tax Treatment Changes
Governor Pritzker has proposed to generate an additional $665 million in FY2022 revenues by rolling back individual or corporate tax treatments.
Proposed New Individual Income Tax Change
The income tax credit for individuals or businesses that contribute to private school scholarship funds will be reduced from a 75% to a 40% credit. This is projected to generate $14 million in general fund receipts [5].
Proposed New Corporate Income Tax Changes
The FY2022 budget includes revenues from three proposed corporate income tax changes. These changes are estimated to generate $437 million in additional General Funds revenues for the coming budget year. However, it is important to note that some of the changes do not increase State revenues; they move the revenues forward by pushing out the losses and deductions to future years.
Rolling Back the Federal 100% Foreign-Source Dividend Deduction
The 2017 federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created a new 100% dividend deduction for the foreign source portion of foreign dividends as well as a 50% deduction for global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI). This is expected to generate $107 million in the General Funds. The budget emphasized that this change would still allow corporations to take advantage of standard deductions permitted under Internal Revenue Code Section 243 for domestic dividends [6]. The change would also generate an additional $7 million in revenues for local governments [7].
Rolling Back the Federal 100% Accelerated Depreciation Deduction
The administration proposes to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act to reverse a provision of the 2017 federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that allows a 100% depreciation deduction in the year of purchase for qualifying capital asset acquisitions such as machinery, computers or equipment. This change could generate $38 million in general fund revenues and a total of $214 million in all funds in FY2022 [8]. This could generate an additional $14 million in local government revenues as well [9].
Limit Corporate Net Operating Loss Deductions to $100,000 per year for three years
Under current state law, corporations can carry forward losses that occur when tax deductions are greater than taxable income in a given year. These losses can be used to count toward profits accruing in future years. The proposal would cap the amount of net operating losses that a corporation could claim in in one year to $100,000 for the next three years. This tax change is projected to generate $314 million in general funds revenues in FY2022 [10]. It could generate an additional $21 million in local government revenues as well [11].
Eliminating Add-On Tax Credits for Construction Job Payroll Expenditures
Eliminating the add-on tax credits for construction job payroll expenditures is estimated to yield an additional $16 million in general funds revenue in FY2022 [12].
Proposed Corporate Sales Tax Treatment Changes
The FY2022 budget includes revenues from three proposed corporate sales tax changes. These changes are estimated to generate a total of $236 million in additional revenues.
Capping the Retailer's Discount
The Governor proposes once again, as in FY2020, capping the retailer's discount. Illinois retailers currently retain 1.75% of the sales tax due to the State to help defray the cost of collection. The Governor proposes to cap the discount for each retailers at $1,000 per month. The proposal would provide the State an estimated $73 million in additional revenue as well as $55 million for local governments. The State contends that this change would only impact large retailers, representing about 1% of all retailers.
Eliminating the Manufacturing & Machinery Exemption for Tangible Personal Property
This change proposes eliminating production related tangible personal property from the corporate manufacturing machinery and equipment exemption, which had been added as part of the FY2020 budget. It is projected to yield approximately $56 million in FY2022 for the state general funds. It is also expected to yield an additional $44 million for local governments [13].
Accelerating Termination of Biodiesel Sales Tax Exemptions
Finally, the termination of remaining state sales tax exemptions on biodiesel purchases would be accelerated to July 1, 2021 rather than in future years. This action could generate $107 million for the State of Illinois and $85 million for local governments [14].
Rversing Franchise Tax Appeal
Public Act 101-0009 began the phase out of the Corporate Franchise Tax in calendar year 2020. This process was intended to conclude on January 1, 2024. The budget, however, includes a proposal to reverse the repeal of this tax, returning it to its structure prior to the passage of Public Act 101-0009 at a rate of 0.15% of paid-in capital when beginning business in the state, an additional 0.15 percent of any increase in paid-in capital during the year and an annual tax of 0.10 percent of paid- in capital [15]. According to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, reversing the repeal of the corporate franchise tax would generate $30 million in revenues in FY2022 [16].
[1] Illinois State FY2022 Budget, pp. 48-49.
[3] Greg Hinz, "Biz leaders rip guv's spending plan," Crain's Chicago Business, February 17, 2021 at https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/biz-leaders-rip-guvs-spending-plan.
[4] Illinois State FY2022 Budget, p. 50.
[5] Illinois State FY2022 Budget, p. 148.
[7] Governor's Office of Management and Budget. FY2022 Proposed Tax Changes Budget One Pager.
[8] Illinois State FY2022 Budget, pp. 148-149.
[10] Illinois State FY2022 Budget, p. 150.
[11]Governor's Office of Management and Budget FY2022 Proposed Tax Changes Budget One Pager.
[13] State of Illinois FY2022 Budget, p. 152 and Governor's Office of Management and Budget. FY2022 Proposed Tax Changes Budget One Pager.
[14] Governor's Office of Management and Budget. FY2022 Proposed Tax Changes Budget One Pager.
[15] State of Illinois FY2022 Budget, p. 156.
[16] State of Illinois FY2022 State Budget in Brief, p. 16.
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The right-wing coalition parties of Kosovo are leaders in the municipal elections, which took place on 22ndof October 2017 in 38 municipalities. However, in 19 municipalities, run-off elections are still needed because there was no clear decision. The date was set for 19th of November. 1.89 million people were eligible to vote, the voters-turnout was 43.79 percent.
A right-wing party not in government, the Democratic League of Kosovo, or LDK, is leading in 10 town halls. The Serb (Srpska) List has declared victory in all 9 out of 10 Serb municipalities. Its leader and candidate for mayor of northern Kosovska Mitrovica, Goran Rakić, has won convincingly with 80 percent.
In 90 percent of the districts in capital Pristina, incumbent Mayor Shpend Ahmeti of the Self-Determination Party, also known as the Vetevendosje movement (VV), has won 43.42 percent of the vote, but not enough to avoid a runoff.
International observers said that the voting process took place without any major irregularities.


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Food Obsessions… » Blog Archive » Cinnamon roll cupcakes - What's for dinner tonight?
I made this recipe and we all totally loved it ! Those cupcakes totally taste like a cinnamon roll !
Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Preheat oven to 350 F.
Bring butter and eggs to room temperature. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
In a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add sugar and beat until combined. Add egg and vanilla. Add flour in three portions, alternating with milk (flour, milk, flour, milk, flour).
Add 1 tbsp batter to the paper liners. Add 1 tsp cinnamon mixture to the cups. Add remaining batter to the muffin cups (about 2 tbsp each). Sprinkle the tops with the remaining cinnamon mixture.
Bake cupcakes for 20-22 minutes (or until a toothpick comes out with just crumbs clinging). Let cool on a wire rack for ten minutes then remove from the baking pan. Allow to cool to room temperature before frosting.
For the frosting, I used a basic cream cheese frosting (butter,cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla).
"But mommy those are frosting claws" – what do you answer to that ?
Happy Thursday, the weekend is almost here !
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Oh, specialty bakeries, you are so Toast! A cupcake that tastes like a cinnamon roll? I'm THERE! Can I have Frosting Claws too?!


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Christina Elizabeth Kammerer
b. 2 June 1886, d. 14 January 1945
Father: Jacob Andrea Kammerer b. 8 December 1857, d. 16 January 1921
Mother: Christina Sophia Schmal b. 26 October 1860, d. 22 November 1951
Christina Elizabeth Kammerer was born on 2 June 1886 in Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Jacob Andrea Kammerer and Christina Sophia Schmal appeared in the 6 April 1891 census of Canada in Assiniboia West, Moosebone & Regina District, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Canada, (At this time, Assiniboia could refer to southern Alberta, or southwest Saskatchewan).. Other members of the household included Christina Elizabeth Kammerer.
Jacob Andrea Kammerer and Christina Sophia Schmal appeared in the 31 March 1901 census of Canada in Toronto, York County West, Ontario, Canada, at 87 Jameson. Other members of the household included Christina Elizabeth Kammerer, Marcia Helena Kammerer, Hope Ameri Caroline Kammerer, Sybil Moline Fredericka Kammerer and Jean Robinson Kammerer. Also in the household was a mother's helper and one other servant.
Jacob Andrea Kammerer and Christina Sophia Schmal appeared in the 1 June 1911 census of Canada in Toronto South, York County, Ontario, Canada, at 87 Jameson Avenue. Other members of the household included Christina Elizabeth Kammerer, Marcia Helena Kammerer, Hope Ameri Caroline Kammerer, Sybil Moline Fredericka Kammerer and Jean Robinson Kammerer.
She married Arthur Haire Forster, son of Arthur Newburgh Haire Forster and Margaret Selina Thompson, on 14 September 1916.
Arthur Haire Forster and Christina Elizabeth Kammerer arrived in Port Huron, Michigan, on 3 September 1919, according to the record of his naturalization.
Arthur Haire Forster and Christina Elizabeth Kammerer appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at 2728 Washington Boulevard.
In January 1921, Christina Elizabeth Kammerer was living in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, cited in father's death notice.
The following appeared on 20 January 1921 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Died in Cochrane, Ont., Jan. 16, 1921, J. A. Kammerer, aged 63 years, beloved husband of Mrs. Tina Kammerer, father of Mrs. Frank Bradford, Toronto, Mrs. Harry Forester, Chicago, Misses Hope, Sybil and Jene Kammerer, brother of Mrs. Margaret Borth, Buffalo, N.Y., Mrs. Louis Eimer, city, Mrs. Albert Hoffman, city, Mrs. Charles Ford, city, Mrs. C. Frank, North Dakota. Funeral was held from the home of his sister, Mrs. Louis Eimer, 422 Fifth street this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. David Henry Weeks officiating. Burial Oakwood cemetery.
Arthur Haire Forster and Christina Elizabeth Kammerer appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, at 815 Gaffield Plaza. Other members of the household included Ethne Haire Forster.
Christina Elizabeth Kammerer died on 14 January 1945 at age 58 in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois.
Arthur Haire Forster became a widower at her death.
She was interred at Memorial Park, Slkokie, Cook County, Illinois.
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Family: Arthur Haire Forster b. 1 September 1879, d. 20 January 1965
Ethne Haire Forster+ b. 8 March 1921, d. 29 September 2006


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Ted Cruz Really, Really Wants to Win New Hampshire
By Philip Elliott / Windham, N.H.
February 2, 2016 3:44 PM EST
Want to know just how badly Ted Cruz wants to win New Hampshire's primary? He quoted John McCain at a town hall-style meeting here on Tuesday.
A day after winning Iowa's caucuses, Cruz was on the ground in New Hampshire doing his best to set aside his rivalry with McCain, a beloved figure in this state that has the next-up nominating contests next Tuesday. It was a subtle nod to New Hampshire tradition, but one where Cruz chose not to long linger.
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Cruz and McCain have sustained a not-at-all-subtle feud in the Senate after the 2012 election. Cruz says McCain, the GOP's 2008 presidential nominee, embodies the type of moderate Republican who has doomed the party to lose the White House in recent elections. McCain once called Cruz a "wacko bird" and finds Cruz's approach to governing maddening. Indeed, he is hardly alone.
But McCain, who won New Hampshire's 2000 and 2008 presidential primaries, remains a grandfatherly figure in the state and has a cache for having campaigned here hard and personally. Even Democrats show respect for McCain's attention to New Hampshire and its highly prized first-in-the-nation primary.
"You know, John McCain has a great phrase for Russia. He says Russia is essentially a gas station with a country attached," Cruz said in a non-denominational Christian church, before flying off to South Carolina for another campaign event. Cruz's point: "Putin is a petro-tyrant."
On its own, cribbing a good one-liner from his sworn Senate rival would draw a quizzical look from those who know the history. But when added to Cruz's sharpening edges, it's clear Cruz has considered what it will take to win in New Hampshire and he's ready to try.
Marco Rubio is a squish on immigration, Cruz says, keeping his focus there. Rubio helped write and guide to passage through the Senate a bipartisan immigration bill, but it fell apart in the House when Cruz told House conservatives that they'd be voting for "amnesty." The had tighter controls on the border and a difficult route for those in the country illegally. Conservatives, led by Cruz, said President Obama couldn't be trusted to enforce the law, and scuttled it rather than deal with the problem.
Rubio has since disavowed the plan as too ambitious in the current political climate.
But Cruz is upping the ante on immigration. In his new telling, Rubio was trying to bring potentially Islamic State-sympathizing refugees from Syria. "The bill failed to secure the border," Cruz said. "The bill expanded President Barack Obama's ability to bring Syrian refugees to this country without mandating any meaningful background checks."
The bill would have broadened the definition of refugees who have nowhere else to go, but the President has long had his own power to address refugees. Current refugees undergo a 12- to 18-month background check, and Syrians take 24 months. No part of the Rubio-led immigration bill was specific to Syrians, nor did it weaken background checks.
Little matter. Cruz is on top, and he's hoping to stay there. It will be a challenge, especially in New Hampshire, to be sure.
Cruz also took a swipe at Donald Trump, the one-time frontrunner whose support faltered in Iowa and left him in second place. Asked specifically about Trump's bullying comments about Americans with disabilities, Cruz chose his words carefully.
"I'm the big believer you convey a lot about your character in how you treat others. Everyone knows how to kiss up," Cruz said. "How do you treat the clerk at the convenience store? How do you treat the cab driver? How do you treat the people you don't have to be nice to?"
Cruz also used immigration to ding Trump, who was not leading the opposition to Rubio's bipartisan efforts. "As a presidential candidate, he has discovered that illegal immigration is a good issue," Cruz said. But when the immigration bill seems heading towards passage, Trump was silent.
Cruz said it was easy for Trump to be nice to him when he was trailing in the polls. Now, having a win in Iowa and gaining nationally, Cruz expects that won't be as gentle. After all, six weeks ago, Trump and Cruz were besties. "Now," Cruz deadpanned, "I'm an anchor baby."
But it is the issue of immigration that Cruz wants to use to drag Rubio and Trump down.
Write to Philip Elliott at philip.elliott@time.com.
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We are motivated by an important open question in animal evolution: how did the morphogenetic mechanisms of animal development first evolve? What was the morphology of the first multicellular precursors of animals, how was it established during development, and how did it evolve? We address these questions by studying choanoflagellates, the closest living relatives of animals, which bridge the gap between unicellular and multicellular lifestyles. Choanoflagellates have a polarized cell architecture – comparable to the one of epithelial cells – whose most conspicuous element is the collar complex, a ring of microvilli surrounding the apical flagellum. As a similar collar complex is found in the cells of sponges and other marine invertebrates, it has often been hypothesized to have been present in the single-celled ancestors of animals. Yet, this inference remains uncertain in the absence of detailed molecular knowledge on collar composition and morphogenesis. The successful candidate will characterize the composition, regulation, function and self-assembly of the choanoflagellate collar complex by a combination of omic approaches (RNA-seq, proteomics) and functional genetics (CRISPR/Cas9, transgenesis). This will yield fundamental insights both into the logic of single-cell morphogenesis and into the origin of animal cell architecture.
Applicants should hold (or expect shortly) a PhD in life sciences and have a background in cell biology, developmental biology, molecular biology, evolutionary biology, or biochemistry. Bioinformatic skills are not necessary but would be a plus. Prior experience working with choanoflagellates or other protists it not necessary.
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