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Q: Vector Method Java I am trying to create a vector method called readfromfile which would potentially read the input from a different text file. Why does it give an error?
Edit: Thanks for the help, I have edited the code and it works!
Looks like I was confusing parameters and methods! :P
Thanks guys :D
    package cas.lab1.firsteclipsePackage;

    import java.io.File;
    import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
    import java.util.Scanner;
    import java.util.Vector;

    public class FirstEclipseClass {

        public static void main(String[] args) {
            Vector input = new Vector();
            input.add("A");
            input.add("B");
            input.add("C");
            input.add("D");
            printVectorElements(input, 3);
            Vector<String> results = readFromFile();
        }

        public static void printVectorElements(Vector input, int count) {
            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                System.out.println(input.get(i));

            }
        }
        public static Vector<String> readFromFile(){ //yeah I did confuse methods and parameters
            Vector<String> result = new Vector<String>();
            try{
            File f = new File("input.txt");
            Scanner s = new Scanner(f);
            while(s.hasNextLine()) {
            int i = s.nextInt();
            if(i % 2 == 0)
            result.add("Even");
            else
            result.add("Odd");
            System.out.println(i);
            }
            s.close();
            }
            catch(FileNotFoundException e){
            e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return result;
        }
    }

A: First thing: you didn't specified the return type. You should have :
public static Vector<String> readFromFile()

if you do not need any parameters in the function.
Second, for future, you cannot have this same name in the function and as a function parameter

A: I guess that you are confused here. From your method call, I see that you don't need to pass any parameters, and instead want a Vector back. So I suggest you to change this line:
public static readFromFile(Vector<String> results){

To this line:
public static Vector<String> readFromFile(){


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Review of Alma and How She Got Her Name
by Megan Dowd Lambert
Jun 04, 2018 | Filed in Book Reviews
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal; illus.
Alma and How She Got Her Name
by Juana Martinez-Neal; illus. by the author
Preschool, Primary Candlewick 32 pp. g
4/18 978-0-7636-9355-8 $15.99
Spanish ed. 978-0-7636-9358-9 $15.99
Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela feels self-conscious about her long name until her father tells her about the family members she is named after. Use of the past tense indicates that her grandparents, a great-aunt, and a great-grandparent are deceased, but they are very much alive in Alma, who delightedly exclaims the ways in which she is like them as her father recounts their accomplishments and attributes. Straightforward text describes one ancestor who was especially spiritual and another who was an activist, one who loved books and flowers, and another who longed to travel. Throughout, grayscale print transfer illustrations have a soft visual texture, and subtle colored-pencil highlights in pink and blue hues enliven each spread. The pictures end up stealing the show in their depiction of the sweet closeness between Alma and her father. They also convey a subtle, supernatural connection between Alma and her ancestors, whose images in the family photos make eye contact with her outside of her father's awareness. Details in the illustrations also point toward specificity of the family's Peruvian heritage. An author's note reveals the story of Martinez-Neal's own full name, asking readers, "What is the story of your name? What story would you like to tell?"
From the May/June 2018 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Making a Difference.
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2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases
2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Aug 12, 2017 14:38:18 GMT
Here are my favorite albums released in 2017, and I've linked to a sample song from each album.
I look forward to your commentary and your contributions.
P.S. Here are my favorite 2015, 2016-ish, 2018, and 2019 albums.
BURNING WITCHES - Burning Witches
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzVFvpi4PeI (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4hMviM18XoRBB3GTYFsY4TjLt5F9oeub (Full Album Playlist)
Country of origin: Switzerland , Formed in: 2015, Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Burning_Witches/3540420779
CLOVEN ALTAR - Enter the Night
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDhuSeEBp4U (Full Album)
Country of origin: United States , Formed in: 2012, Genre: Heavy Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cloven_Altar/3540383336
EMERALD - Reckoning Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRZYYu54a2A (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkmBQckAHRo (Full Album)
Country of origin: Switzerland , Formed in: 1995, Genre: Heavy Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Emerald/5354
FIREFORCE - Annihilate the Evil
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqcBI2STgeI (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mN_Tb9eBHzyTahluEu73MdRyMB2_oRlu4 (Full Album Playlist)
Country of origin: Belgium , Formed in: 2008, Genre: Power Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/FireForce/3540310937
FIREWIND - Immortals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VPvyDuAUiA (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nqZeUigqFJqSwd4qfFXMZOdXnISpN87Yo (Full Album Playlist)
Country of origin: Greece , Formed in: 1998, Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Firewind/2025
HYPERION - Dangerous Days NEW
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7oGx1jXM30 (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b10gLFyumw (Full Album)
Country of origin: Italy , Formed in: 2015, Genre: Heavy Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Hyperion/3540434246
IRONFLAME - Lightning Strikes the Crown
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOGoNSEe7OA (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibY8i3h3K3E (Full Album)
Country of origin: United States , Formed in: 2016, Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ironflame/3540427236
LADY BEAST - Vicious Breed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykXZ57b9460 (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nRXTAgmqCwuLJzIgboPgR6r6B_52l0A_A (Full Album Playlist)
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Lady_Beast/3540353849
LANCER - Mastery
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9B_SS8WNDw (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kCeNQSVrayBeXb3qTZDRPXgWyerxRXVqk (Full Album Playlist)
Country of origin: Sweden , Formed in: 2009, Genre: Power/Speed Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Lancer/3540318629
LIONSOUL - Welcome Storm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBGxhs05mzg (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3geu8MfUIXchWw4C-Vc4ftkpgJISQx5T (Full Album Playlist)
Country of origin: Italy , Formed in: 2009, Genre: Power Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/LionSoul/3540375390
MASTERS OF DISGUISE - Alpha / Omega
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8bPWrsBCSE (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lz2pgKbpdVClPapqVAYk2ga5GlE0XVKRI (Full Album Playlist)
Country of origin: Germany , Formed in: 2013, Genre: Speed Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Masters_of_Disguise/3540373025
NIGHT DEMON - Darkness Remains
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G_BzFMo-0U (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k25gGCCKEoUzrdGx6KDF9Q8ORtcZ7RHCk (Full Album Playlist)
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Night_Demon/3540358741
NIGHT LEGION - Night Legion
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R56xwdly5RU (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJbc4iZzEEY (Full Album)
Country of origin: Australia , Formed in: 2016, Genre: Power Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Night_Legion/3540433102
STORMHAMMER - Welcome to the End
www.youtube.com/watch?v=InSNqppW5Bs (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTqWRPzfeBA (Full Album)
Country of origin: Germany , Formed in: 1993, Genre: Power Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Stormhammer/2923
TABERAH - Sinner's Lament
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwvOIeM3T-0 (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPenCA1iVDc (Full Album)
Country of origin: Australia , Formed in: 2005, Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Taberah/83941
VHALDEMAR - Against All Kings
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkX2Ho-xYnQ (Sample Song)
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nZChaq9yltYq4IwnBq6y4PH9p8m_p2eec (Full Album Playlist)
Country of origin: Spain , Formed in: 1999, Genre: Power Metal
For more information: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vh%C3%A4ldemar/5164
EDIT 09/24/2017: Added STORMHAMMER to the list.
EDIT 10/09/2017: Added FIREFORCE to the list.
EDIT 10/22/2017: Added NIGHT DEMON to the list.
EDIT 11/04/2017: Added LIONSOUL to the list.
EDIT 11/11/2017: Added CLOVEN ALTAR to the list.
EDIT 12/02/2017: Added MASTERS OF DISGUISE to the list.
EDIT 12/30/2017: Added LANCER to the list.
EDIT 02/10/2018: Added TABERAH to the list.
EDIT 03/09/2018: Added Full Album link for EMERALD.
EDIT 03/30/2018: Added IRONFLAME to the list.
EDIT 06/27/2018: Added VHALDEMAR to the list.
EDIT 07/14/2018: Added NIGHT LEGION to the list. Fixed several broken Youtube links.
EDIT 08/22/2018: Added LADY BEAST to the list. Added Album link for MASTERS OF DISGUISE. Updated Album link for CLOVEN ALTAR.
EDIT 10/06/2019: Added HYPERION to the list.
EDIT 11/03/2019: Fixed several broken Youtube links.
Last Edit: Nov 4, 2019 3:15:08 GMT by alpha128: Fixed several broken Youtube links.
2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Sept 24, 2017 15:09:02 GMT
Post by alpha128 on Sept 24, 2017 15:09:02 GMT
My latest 2017 release is "Welcome to the End" by STORMHAMMER. It appears that the CD version of the album became available on September 8, 2017 - at least that's when Amazon.com started selling it.
"Welcome to the End" is my first album by this band, and it caught my interest because it is: 1.) from Germany, and 2.) on Massacre Records. Those two traits are usually indicators of quality, and that's certainly the case here!
The reviewer at Metal-Rules.com gave "Welcome to the End" a 4.0/5 rating and wrote:
Wow! Now this is heavy metal!
With a sound that is very reminiscent of those glory days of '80's power metal, Stormhammer to me, have a sound all their own... I can hear influences that surely have to include the likes of Iron Maiden, Running Wild, Accept, and Blind Guardian.
It is bands like Stormhammer that make me proud to be an avid metal enthusiast. Do yourself a favor and check this one out. If you are reading this, you are a metal fan, and Stormhammer are a metal band worthy of all.
www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?band=Stormhammer&album=Welcome+to+The+End
I've linked to a sample STORMHAMMER song, and also their entire 2017 album, in the first post of this thread.
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2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Oct 10, 2017 0:58:23 GMT
Post by alpha128 on Oct 10, 2017 0:58:23 GMT
My latest 2017 release is "Annihilate the Evil" by FIREFORCE. It appears that the album was released in the U.S. on October 6, 2017.
The reviewer at Lords of Metal gives "Annihilate the Evil" an 81/100 rating and wrote:
The third LP (fortunately) doesn't contain any surprises or unexpected turns, but the gentlemen simply continue doing what they do best, and that is old-school heavy/speed and power metal... The influences by colleagues such as Maiden, Priest, Raven, Accept, Grave Digger, Running Wild, Paragon, Mystic Prophecy and countless similar steel warriors are again quite obvious, but Fireforce has rather developed its own sound over the years...
The total picture sounds quite heavy and massive (but not over-produced) and all in all 'Annihilate The Evil' is a great album of its kind. Along with the eleven original compositions we also get a damn cool, metal version of Rolling Stones' 'Gimme Shelter', which in my opinion completely blows away the original. Fans of the earlier works, and fans of (EU-)heavy/power metal should definitely give 'Annihilate The Evil' a shot.
www.lordsofmetal.nl/en/reviews/view/id/35333
I've linked to a sample FIREFORCE song, and also their entire 2017 album, in the first post of this thread.
2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Oct 22, 2017 17:08:43 GMT
Post by alpha128 on Oct 22, 2017 17:08:43 GMT
NIGHT DEMON's debut was one of my favorite 2015 albums, and my latest 2017 purchase is their sophomore effort "Darkness Remains".
The reviewer at Metal Wani gives "Darkness Remains" a 9/10 rating and wrote:
'Darkness Remains' is unadulterated fist-pumping heavy metal at its best. This album is intoxicating; within ten songs of metal mastery, you are treated to classic metal played with fire in the heart and iron in the veins.
metalwani.com/2017/03/review-night-demon-darkness-remains.html
I've linked to a sample NIGHT DEMON song, and also their entire 2017 album, in the first post of this thread.
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Post by jonesjxd on Oct 22, 2017 23:31:56 GMT
I don't listen to too much heavy metal anymore, I can only think of two hard rock/metal albums I've actually listened to this year but I absolutely love them both:
Melvins - A Walk With Love & Death
All Them Witches - Sleeping Through The War
2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Oct 23, 2017 1:19:02 GMT jonesjxd likes this
Oct 22, 2017 23:31:56 GMT jonesjxd said:
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll check them out.
2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Nov 5, 2017 1:42:54 GMT
Post by alpha128 on Nov 5, 2017 1:42:54 GMT
My latest 2017 album release is "Welcome Storm" by LIONSOUL.
To be honest, this album was a grower for me. I initially found the second half of the album (tracks 6-10) more impressive than the first half. I kept coming back to this album, but it took several complete listens before I committed to a purchase. I think the review that best expresses my recommendation is from Rock Garage (via Google Translate):
If you are interested in melodic metal... you should definitely give "Welcome Storm" a chance - but do not expect ten small masterpieces.
translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.rock-garage.com/lionsoul-welcome-storm/
I've linked to a sample LIONSOUL song, and also their entire 2017 album, in the first post of this thread.
2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Nov 11, 2017 20:41:56 GMT
Post by alpha128 on Nov 11, 2017 20:41:56 GMT
CLOVEN ALTAR's debut album was one of my favorite 2015 albums (although I didn't actually buy it until May 2017). My latest 2017 album release is their sophomore effort "Enter the Night".
The reviewer at the Metal Crypt gives "Enter the Night" a 4.25/5 rating and wrote:
Cloven Altar's debut, Demon of the Night, followed the Iron Maiden template pretty closely but with their second album, Enter the Night, the pairing of instrumentalist Cedrick Forsberg and singer Dustin Umberger has started to forge a new path. The songs are uniformly faster and more exciting while the performances are looser and have a spontaneity missing in a lot of today's surgically precise efforts. Forsberg again cranks out some great leads while Umberger, who doesn't have a Halford or Dickinson mid-range, can still hit a high note when called upon. Enter the Night truly captures the spirit of the NWOBHM with just a hint of Power Metal song structures and is an absolute blast to crank in the car or anywhere else for that matter. Cloven Altar have taken a big step forward and fans of old school Metal, like Motörhead, Blitzkrieg, Diamond Head, etc. that plied their wares before the advent of genres, need to check it out pronto.
www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=10092
I've linked to sample CLOVEN ALTAR songs in the first post of this thread.
2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Dec 2, 2017 19:10:40 GMT
Post by alpha128 on Dec 2, 2017 19:10:40 GMT
MASTERS OF DISGUISE's previous record was one of my favorite 2015 albums, and my latest 2017 purchase is their follow-up "Alpha / Omega".
Of all the 2017 albums I've purchased (so far) this one seems to be the best reviewed. For example, the reviewer at the Lords of Metal ezine gives "Alpha / Omega" a 90/100 rating and wrote:
...all in all 'Alpha / Omega' is a strong album and again a high-quality speed metal diamond. Along with the ten original compositions (pay attention) the cd-version also contains a great cover version of Exciter's 'Black Witch', that fits incredibly well with the rest of the songs. In conclusion: a must for the fans of traditional heavy/speed metal.
I've linked to a sample MASTERS OF DISGUISE song, and also their entire 2017 album, in the first post of this thread.
P.S. This is my third 2017 purchase on the Limb Music label (the other two being FIREFORCE and LIONSOUL). Somebody at that label is doing something right!
Last Edit: Dec 3, 2017 17:06:14 GMT by alpha128
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Post by Jayman on Dec 2, 2017 22:20:43 GMT
Stormhammer! And fireforce that's good stuff.
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2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Dec 3, 2017 4:08:44 GMT Jayman likes this
Post by alpha128 on Dec 3, 2017 4:08:44 GMT
Dec 2, 2017 22:20:43 GMT Jayman said:
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the reply.
2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Dec 30, 2017 16:35:01 GMT
Post by alpha128 on Dec 30, 2017 16:35:01 GMT
My latest 2017 release is "Mastery" by LANCER, a young band from Sweden. A sticker on the outside of the CD shrink wrap states it is "For fans of: HELLOWEEN, EDGUY, JUDAS PRIEST & ACCEPT!"
This album was released nearly a year ago, but had flown under my radar until now. This is my first purchase from this band.
The reviewer at Lords of Metal gives "Mastery" an 87/100 rating and wrote:
Shortly put: 'Mastery' is a blast of a record that fans of melodic, yet sturdy heavy and power metal can purchase without a second of doubt.
I've linked to a sample LANCER song, and (almost) their entire 2017 album, in the first post of this thread.
2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Jan 16, 2018 21:14:31 GMT
Post by Jayman on Jan 16, 2018 21:14:31 GMT
Dec 30, 2017 16:35:01 GMT alpha128 said:
Do you like the band Reverence? I caught them over the weekend and they kicked ass
2017 Rock/Metal Album Releases Jan 17, 2018 0:03:12 GMT
Post by alpha128 on Jan 17, 2018 0:03:12 GMT
Jan 16, 2018 21:14:31 GMT Jayman said:
Indeed I do! I own both their albums. Their second album, "Gods of War" was listed as one of my favorite 2015 albums.
Post by Jayman on Jan 17, 2018 0:18:33 GMT
Jan 17, 2018 0:03:12 GMT alpha128 said:
I had a feeling you'd know them. I went to the show not knowing anything about them. They came to my area and I listened to a couple of songs on youtube beforehand and liked it so I figured what the hell I'll go. And plus my friends were going to. And they blew my mind. Wow. Small crowd, but good enough of a crowd where it didn't feel like it was embarrassing for them. I gotta pick up their albums
Last Edit: Jan 17, 2018 0:18:49 GMT by Jayman
Jan 17, 2018 0:18:33 GMT Jayman said:
I had a feeling you'd know them. I went to the show not knowing anything about them. They came to my area and I listened to a couple of songs on youtube beforehand and liked it so I figured what the hell I'll go. And plus my friends were going to. And they blew my mind. Wow. Small crowd, but good enough of a crowd where it didn't feel like it was embarrassing for them. I gotta pick up their albums.
You can't go wrong with either their 2012 debut, "When Darkness Calls" or the aforementioned "Gods of War".
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Post by maxwellperfect on Jan 17, 2018 23:11:11 GMT
Fave 2017 metal releases:
Stalker -- Shadow of the Sword. insanely energetic thrash, in an early Exodus mold.
Hexx -- Wrath of the Reaper. Kind of speed metal meets ragged old school hard rock.
Havok -- Conformicide. Thrash/groove.
Air Raid -- Across the Line. Borderline cheesy but fun 80's style speed metal.
Mothership -- High Strangeness. Stoner with some space rock influence.
Zeal & Ardor - Devil is Fine. I think I would call this surrealistic black metal, lol. Really weird mixture of styles here.
What a puny plan!
Jan 17, 2018 23:11:11 GMT maxwellperfect said:
I'll check them out. Thanks for the recommendations!
Havok is awesome


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Representing taxpayers before IRS is as much an art as it is a science and NTPI provides necessary insight. For instance, attendees in Level 2 courses work through a representation case from audit to collections in sessions such as "Form 1040 Audits" and "Collection Appeals."
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Year In Review: Get In the Know with EA Journal
This issue reviews the Taxpayer First Act of 2019, weighs in on the Wayfair Supreme Court decision one year later, and examines the TCJA challenges of SALT refunds. "Your Questions Answered" dives into natural disasters and amending a married filing separately return under the TCJA. NAEA President Jerry Gaddis encourages members to cast their votes for NAEA's Officer and Director elections and this issue's Editor's Message looks ahead to 2020.
Don't forget to take the EA Journal CE test to earn four credits.
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NAEA is seeking volunteers to help raise the visibility of the enrolled agent profession by serving as media experts.
NAEA needs expert assistance in fielding regular calls from reporters requesting interviews on topics ranging from the general (e.g., tax reform, IRS, and tax returns) to the specific (e.g., TCJA, refunds, IRS collection procedures). Interested members should complete and submit the online form. A member of NAEA's Public and Professional Awareness Committee/Media Relations Subcommittee will contact you about your application.
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U.S. Tax Issues for Nonresident Aliens — October 17, 2019 (2 PM EST, 2 CE)
As more foreign citizens become subject to U.S. taxation, practitioners must be comfortable with the various issues that can arise, including determining residency for federal tax purposes, dual-status taxpayers, tax treatment of income and expenses for nonresident aliens, available elections and tax credits, administrative issues, and departure filing requirements.
This session will give you the information needed to address domestic tax issues for nonresident aliens, enabling you to serve this expanding client base.
Upon completion of the course, the participant will be able to:
Determine residency under the green card and substantial presence tests.
Recognize and correctly report effectively connected income.
Determine a nonresident alien's U.S. filing requirements.
Make appropriate entries on Form 1040-NR.
Address issues specific to the NRA, including community property reporting, estate and gift tax rules, and state non-conformity.
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Form 4797 — Sale of Business Property — October 22, 2019 (2 PM EST, 2 CE)
Form 4797 may confuse tax professionals addressing the sale of business assets, even if the client has kept excellent and highly detailed records. Form 4797 is a tax form that is used specifically for reporting the gains or losses made from the sale or exchange of business and income producing property used in a trade or business.
This two-hour course will assist tax professionals in determining whether a transaction is a capital gain or ordinary income and what tax consequences are associated with each. Further, the course will clarify what parts of Form 4797 need to be completed and their holdings periods.
Know the difference between §1245 and §1250 property
Correctly identify §1231 property
Ascertain the sales price
Calculate basis
Categorize transactions into their appropriate parts on Form 4797
Differentiate between depreciation recapture and capital gain
Identify unrecaptured depreciation
Calculate §199A in reference to §1231, §1245, and §1250.
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Foreign Tax Issues for U.S. Citizens Abroad — October 31, 2019 (2 PM EST, 2 CE)
Whether here or overseas, U.S. taxpayers face a myriad of issues and must contend with countless special forms. This course will help the tax professional assist American clients as they live, travel, and work abroad. Topics will include foreign earned income and foreign housing credits and deductions, the foreign tax credit, information for military personnel, inter-agency cooperation, and tax avoidance schemes.
Understand that U.S. citizens living outside of the U.S. have filing requirements comparable to citizens and residents living in the U.S.
Determine if certain U.S. taxpayers may claim the foreign earned income exclusion.
Correctly calculate the housing exclusion for employer-provided housing, as well as the housing deduction if the taxpayer is self-employed.
Use the foreign tax credit to mitigate the effects of double taxation and reduce the U.S. tax liability of eligible taxpayers.
Advise U.S. taxpayers of tax and reporting regulations that apply specifically to those living abroad, including foreign account and foreign assets reporting.
Does an issue have you stumped? Check out the NAEA Member Forum to find answers to your questions such as when the American opportunity credit should be applied.
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A note to our readers: The following is a list of news coverage highlights earned over the past 30 days or so. This is by no means a comprehensive list of all relevant news stories that mentioned NAEA members during that time.
Morris Armstrong, EA; Kerry Freeman, EA; Lawrence Pon, EA, CPA, USTCP; and Terri Ryman, EA, were interviewed by Accounting Today. Read "Staying on course: Preparers bone up on TCJA and more."
WMUR-TV advises taxpayers to check if their tax preparers are members of the National Association of Enrolled Agents. Watch "Money Matters: When doing your own taxes doesn't make sense."
IRS says 2M ITINs to expire in 2019, encourages taxpayers to renew now
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a reminder to taxpayers with an expiring Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) to submit renewal applications. Failing to renew an ITIN by the end of 2019 may cause refund and processing delays in 2020. An ITIN is assigned to a taxpayer who is not eligible to obtain a Social Security Number (SSN). Typically, only United States citizens and those noncitizens who are authorized to work in the U.S. by the Department of Homeland Security receive SSNs. READ MORE
IRS tax-prep alliance with private firms gets fresh scrutiny
The Internal Revenue Service's partnership with private firms to provide free tax preparation to millions of filers has serious flaws but also appears to provide substantial benefits, according to an outside review commissioned by the IRS. The study, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, responded to intense criticism of the public-private partnership, called the Free File Alliance. READ MORE
What new IRS guidance means for crypto investors
Cryptocurrency investors had been waiting for updated IRS guidance on how to report crypto income to the taxman for several years. They finally got it last week when the IRS released a ruling and a question-and-answer document, Bloomberg reports. Financial advisors might want make sure clients who hold Bitcoin and other digital coins are familiar with the new information. READ MORE
There's a new tax form for seniors — here's how to use it
A new federal income-tax form may make filing a bit easier for some seniors this year, particularly those who don't file electronically. The new two-page form, known as 1040-SR, uses a bigger font than the standard form 1040, and eliminates shading in boxes to improve readability. In addition, it includes a chart to help taxpayers calculate their standard deduction, which may help ensure that fewer seniors neglect to take the additional standard deduction to which they are entitled. READ MORE
What are IRS letter rulings and why do they help or hurt?
Julian Block writes "In twelve previous columns, I discussed my use of "tax tidbits" to enliven conversations when talking taxes with clients or speaking to groups like business owners and home sellers. The tidbits discuss IRS rulings, law changes, court decisions and tactics that trim taxes for this year and even future ones." READ MORE
There's a new question on your 1040 as IRS gets serious about cryptocurrency
Days after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released two new pieces of guidance for taxpayers who engage in transactions involving virtual currency, the IRS announced another compliance measure: a checkbox on form 1040. The checkbox, which appears on the early release draft of the form 1040, asks taxpayers about financial interests in virtual currency. The checkbox appears on the second early release draft of the 2019 Form 1040, Schedule 1, Additional Income and Adjustments to Income (downloads as a PDF). READ MORE
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I've been looking for a while for a good, easy to use, easy to install, no fuss alarm clock. Just something I can set to go off in 10 minutes. Or at 2 o'clock. Or tomorrow. I haven't found any apps that did that in a nice and easy fashion. I have found several that would do lots of things, but none of them were easy to use and handle - almost all of them were bloated, with bad UI. So, once more, I googled, but this time I came across another solution. 'Look ye to the command line!' I read. 'Use the at command, Luke!' And so I issued a 'man at' and quickly came upon good stuff.
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In this short clip, Dianne Saxe of Envirolaw.com and Yves Faguy of Nimonik discuss recent issues around liability after a commercial contract has been performed – or not. Watch the video to find out more and what risks you run when selling or buying industrial property in Canada.
Note: Unclear word/s is/are time-stamped and highlighted.
Do you have a sense of what's coming up in your head?
What's the outcome of this case?
So they might have cause an action against the new owner.
They absolutely do but the point of this is that the new owner may have spent the money. There's no particular reason. They absolutely can sue the new owner but you have to wonder whether there's going to be any assets there. So the moral there, this is something that we see fairly regularly is people think that they can make a commercial deal and someone else agrees to take the liability and they're protected.
What we've seen several times coming out of the courts is it doesn't have to be fair in what we would normally consider fairness if the government wants to order you to clean stuff up and they have the statutory right to do it because you had something to do with the property they can do it. So the kinds of deals that are still being negotiated are often not enforceable deals. I think that would surprise a lot of people that you can pay for a cleanup and have to pay for it again.


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Since last "long" discussion here was on exercise science, thought I'd try another and see if there's any direct experience with getting the genetic testing offered by "DNAFit"?
They appear to give customized training and nutrition advice based on limited genetic profile. Some of the parameters they "test" immediately ring true as things where there's a high degree of individual variability, for example different responses to saturated fat or high-intensity training.


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***"Weekly Comic 100s" keeps it nice and simple. Comic book reviews in 100 words or less. Straight, concise, and to the point.***
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Earth X was probably the one big Alex Ross project I knew the least about. So I got myself a nice little education heading into this week's Marvels X. Low and behold it's a trilogy. Now a tetralogy, with Marvels X.
Looks like I've got some catching up to do. But in the meantime…
TITLE: Marvels X #1
AUTHORS: Alex Ross (Story), Jim Krueger (Story and Script)
ARTISTS: Well-Bee, Cory Petit (Letterer). Cover by Ross.
Having not read Earth X, and with this being intended as a prequel, I'm forced to judge this issue simply at face value. And at face value, it's absolutely fine.
Our main character, a teenager named David, is the one person on in this dystopian future who does not have super powers. Orphaned and alone, he sets out for New York City to find his idols: Captain America, Iron Man, and Spider-Man.
Seeing an artist like Well-Bee tackle a Ross/Krueger concept like this feels different, but intriguing. For now, my interest is piqued.
TITLE: Batman #86
AUTHOR: James Tynion IV
ARTISTS: Tony Daniel, Danny Miki (Inker), Tomeu Morey (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer)
For my money, Tynion has a better handle on Batman and his world than Scott Snyder or Tom King. So I'm anxious to see what he turns in.
As Bruce continues to mourn for Alfred, various assassins gather in Gotham. Meanwhile, the issue presents us with an intriguing idea: Over the years, Bruce has randomly sketched, essentially doodled, bits of Gotham's skyline and architecture as he would have them look. In the wake of "City of Bane," he has a chance to make those visions a reality. Also, something's up with the Joker…
TITLE: The Clock #1
AUTHOR: Matt Hawkins
ARTISTS: Colleen Doran, Bryan Valenza (Colorist), Troy Peteri (Letterer)
This is not the most gracefully executed issue. Naturally, it needs to get a lot of exposition out of the way, and it falls into the clunky dialogue trap that comes with that. Also, early on some of the the speech balloons are hard to follow. They don't contrast with the backgrounds (specifically the outdoor ones) enough, so you have a hard time following who is saying what.
But under all that, The Clock might just be a good story about a super cancer threatening to wipe our half the Earth's population. But the jury's still out.
TITLE: Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #2 (of 4)
AUTHOR: Charles Soule
ARTISTS: Will Sliney, Guru-eFX (Colors), Travis Lanham (Letterer). Cover by Clayton Crain
If you need to be sold on the idea of a book about Luke's post-Return of the Jedi adventures, look no further than this issue. He faces the Knights of Ren, with both Lor San Tekka and a young Ben Solo at his side. Call it The Adventures of Luke Skywaker, as a take-off of one of Lucas' early draft titles for Star Wars.
Ben's interactions with Snoke have a slightly different flavor now that The Rise of Skywalker has come out. Snoke is also wearing his most flamboyant outfit yet. What's up with the hat…?
TITLE: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #101
AUTHORS: Kevin Eastman (Consultant), Tom Waltz (Consultant), Sophie Campbell (Script)
ARTISTS: Campbell, Ronda Pattison (Colorist), Shawn Lee (Letterer).
Basically, this book is doing what the 2007 TMNT movie did. Only, you know, better. The Turtles are split up and doing their own thing. And we've got kind of an Arkham City spin, as they've walled off a portion of New York to throw all the mutants in.
I like this. It's a big status quo shake-up the series has probably needed for awhile now. Encouragingly, the character that shines the most in this issue is Jennika, our new female Ninja Turtle. Lots of fresh intrigue as this series moves forward.
TITLE: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 (of 5)
AUTHOR: Ryan Parrott
ARTISTS: Simone di Meo, Walter Baiamonte (Colorist), Ed Dukeshire (Letterer). Cover by Dan Mora.
In this issue we find out why Tommy has joined the Foot Clan. He's apparently trying to save another clan member we don't know. This new person's identity, and how he connects to Tommy, is now far more interesting than the interactions the Turtles are having with the other Rangers.
They pull a stunt with Shredder at the end that I can take or leave. Seeing him meet Rita is pretty cool, though.
God damn, these Dan Mora covers are amazing.
TITLE: Young Justice #12
AUTHOR: Brian Michael Bendis
ARTISTS: John Timms, Gabe Eltaeb (Colorist), Wes Abbott (Letterer)
At what point do we just make this the new Teen Titans ongoing? Young Justice feels the way that book should feel. At least that's how I…feel?
This is a pretty dense issue with a lot of standing around and talking. But Superboy does punches a T-Rex. That always counts for something.
We now appear to be headed toward a big Wonder Comics team-up, i.e. Young Justice along with the Wonder Twins and the kids from Dial H For Hero. Thankfully, it looks like it's all staying within Young Justice, as opposed to a crossover.
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***"Weekly Comic 100s" keeps it nice and simple. Comic book reviews in 100 words or less. Nothing too in-depth here. Just straight, concise, and to the point.***
You know what sucks? When your favorite comic shop closes down.
Here's to Rockhead's Comics and Games in Kenosha, WI, for feeding my weekly comic fix for the last two years or so. You guys were awesome. I'm truly sad to see you go…
TITLE: Star Wars #1
ARTISTS: Jesus Saiz, Arif Prianto (Co-Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer). Cover by R.B. Silva and GURU-eFX.
This debut of Marvel's post-Empire Strikes Back title is pretty much what you'd expect, with the characters reeling from what happened on Bespin.
But interestingly, this issue actually takes places during the events of Empire. A certain amount of time passes between the Star Destroyer escape and the closing scene. But how much time? When we open this book the Rebels don't trust Lando, and Luke isn't even sure he wants to be a Jedi any longer.
I'm hoping Luke doesn't get a lightsaber in this series. The green one doesn't come along until the next film, after all.
TITLE: I Can Sell You A Body #1 (of 4)
AUTHOR: Ryan Ferrier
ARTISTS: George Kambadais, Ferrier (Letterer)
What we have here is a mini about "reverse exorcisms," i.e. spirits of the dead being found new bodies by our main character, Denny Little. But things go awry when he gets mixed up with the mob. Y'know, the way you always do when you gain the power to communicate with the dead…
Ferrier and Kambadais don't waste an inch of space here, putting out a really dense issue. But the story has promise, and the art has a nice charm to it. I can see myself following Denny for four issues.
TITLE: Action Comics #1018
ARTISTS: John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson (Inker), Brad Anderson (Colorist), Dave Sharpe (Letterer)
I was actually dreading this issue. Simply because of John Romita Jr's art.
Romita can be hit-or-miss as it is. But Action Comics #1018 has a rushed quality, as if the deadline was breathing down his neck. As such, the end product often looks awkward. Or worse, bush league.
Case in point, the way Superman is posed on the cover. What is that stance, exactly?
As this issue is partially about the Justice League fighting the Legion of Doom in the middle of Metropolis, this was a particularly bad time for a performance like this. Bad form, JRJR.
TITLE: Detective Comics #1018
AUTHOR: Peter Tomasi
ARTISTS: Scott Godlewski, David Baron (Colorist), Rob Leigh (Letterer). Cover by Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, and John Kalisz.
This dialogue in this issue is really awkward at times, which is not a problem Tomasi usually (if ever) has. For some reason, Batman is uncharacteristically chatty.
Case in point, he leaves a crime scene and says to the cops, "Got what I needed. Scene is immaculate. Left behind only my boot prints. Merry Christmas."
Um…thanks?
On the plus side, Tomasi tugs at our heartstrings in his own special way by showing us Bruce spending his first holiday season without Alfred. Very reminiscent of the stuff he did on Batman and Robin all those years ago.
TITLE: Lois Lane #7 (of 12)
AUTHOR: Greg Rucka
ARTISTS: Mike Perkins, Gabe Eltaeb (Colorist), Simon Bowland (Letterer)
While I continue to love simply having that Greg Rucka, street-level aesthetic back at DC, I'm losing interest in the mystery of who's trying to kill Lois Lane and why. Frankly, the subplot about the public believing she's having an affair with Superman is far more interesting. I'm curious to see how Clark revealing his identity to the world will effect this story, if in fact they cross over.
The back and forth between Lois and Renee Montoya is fun. It's obvious Rucka is happy to be working on his version of the Question once again.
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Weekly Comic 100s: Undiscovered Country, Legion of Superheroes
*"Weekly Comic 100s" keeps it nice and simple. Comic book reviews in 100 words or less. Nothing too in-depth here. Just straight, concise, and to the point.***
TITLE: Undiscovered Country #1
AUTHORS: Scott Snyder, Charles Soule
ARTISTS: Daniele Orlandini, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Matt Wilson. Lettering by crank!
This is one of those stories that's just close enough to being possible that it's…unsettling.
The United States of America walled itself off from the rest of the world 30 years ago, with no foreigners coming in or out. Now, as war and disease ravage the rest of the world, an American representative mysteriously invites diplomats behind the wall. What they see is…unexpected.
While it's got a lot of the standard exposition you need in a first outing, I highly recommend this one . It's worth the price alone for that first two-page shot of the border wall…
TITLE: Legion of Superheroes #1
ARTISTS: Ryan Sook, Wade Von Grawbadger (Co-Inker), Jordie Bellaire (Colorist), Dave Sharpe (Letterer)
I've never been able to get into the Legion of Superheroes. Long story short: Too many characters to keep track of, and not enough reasons for me to care about any of them.
This first Legion issue is gorgeous, and there are a few cool ideas in it (most notably what's happened to the Earth). We even have Superboy as our fish-out-of-water main character. But for me, it ultimately suffers the same fate as every other take on this world. They really needed a strong hook with this first issue. I didn't see one.
ARTISTS: John Timms, Nick Derington, Gabe Eltaeb and Dave Stewart (Colorists), Wes Abbott (Letterer)
While Naomi is advertised on the cover, she appears on exactly one page and says nothing. Just sayin'…
Still, Bendis fares much better with this group of teen heroes. Ten issues in, Young Justice is still a lot of fun. This month, Tim Drake gets a new hero name ("Drake") and costume that the verdict is still out on for me. But at least now he's got his own identity, independent of his history as Robin.
In addition, our main story is juxtaposed with an origin story for Jinny Hex, which adds a grounded, almost gritty texture to her.
AUTHOR: Tom King
ARTISTS: Mikel Janin, Jordie Bellaire (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer). Cover by David Finch and Alex Sinclair.
This cover has a weird gimmick to it. A thin plastic with the logo and the explosions, with the shot of Bane on the inside page. But said page is just another cover. So…what was even the point?
Thankfully, Mikel Janin is back as Batman and Catwoman take on Bane. It's got all the quips we've come to expect from Tom King at this point. Frankly, it's gotten too over the top for me.
While ambitious, "City of Bane" is starting to feel padded and drawn out. Keep in mind, we've got three issues to go.
TITLE: Lois Lane #5
AUTHOR:Greg Rucka
The opening pages of this issue are awesome, as Lois talks to another passenger on a plane. Rucka plays devil's advocate about "fake news." Later, he actually dives into what terms like "off the record," "on background," and "deep background" mean. As a former journalist, I love that stuff.
While Lois Lane is a great read, I admit I'm having trouble keeping track of what the central mystery actually is. The murder of a journalist sparks Lois and Renee Montoya's investigation into a high-level government conspiracy. Still, they've got me coming back for more, and that's what matters.
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Santa Cruz Mountains Local
Art, Music, Food, and Sheer Creative Audacity in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Julie Horner, Writer/Editor
Traditional Irish Music
A Capella to End All Wars ~ The Gold Standard Barbershop Chorus of Santa Cruz
November 3, 2016 August 3, 2020 Julie Horner
By Julie Horner
Late night at Jeffrey's in Santa Cruz who would expect the eight-or-so diners at the back table to rise up singing in perfect four-part harmony? In a fanfare of gratitude, a gesture of thanks for good food and good company, they stood drawn close around the table and sang their version of the familiar Irish blessing:
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
The Gold Standard Chorus of Santa Cruz is the local chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the umbrella organization for the proliferation and preservation of barbershop singing in America. Known for doing things a bit differently, the Santa Cruz group features voices in "mixed harmony" (both men and women singers), a rarity in the barbershop world. All-female barbershop quartets are called, Sweet Adelines, and barbershop singers of all genders refer to themselves as "barbershoppers." Innately good natured, welcoming, and bubbling with wisecracks and whacky anecdotes, barbershoppers are as much a family to each other – their art a way of life – as bluegrassers and Irish tune-heads, participating in workshops, festivals, competitions, and camp-outs anywhere the fun might be.
Barbershop is a style of singing characterized by simultaneous four-part harmony (tenor, lead, baritone, and bass), sung a cappella with utmost clarity. According to Music Director, Jordon Johnson, because the notes must be sung with an ear to perfection, "There's nowhere to hide." He calls it, "the advanced martial arts of the a cappella world" and stresses that it all depends on which side of the pitch you naturally sing on and how are you breathing. Creating harmony is an art form. Singers must always be listening carefully to one another to keep the sound as pure as possible, to achieve that "lock and ring." He says with the world's top quartets, "the precision is insane."
Organized in October, 1989, the Santa Cruz chapter is active all over the county with regular appearances along the route of the Wharf-to-Wharf race, their annual Cabaret 1st Saturday in June at Felton Hall, Scotts Valley's Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, and caroling at Boulder Creek's holiday festivities. Their youngest member is 14 nd their oldest is 92. "We love helping ensure that young people get exposed to music and singing in our schools," so membership dues go towards funding scholarships for local high school music students, helping local school music departments pay for sheet music, hire accompanists, and organize field trips, among other things.
The chorus also presents a popular fall show. Since 2013, "Our fall shows are themed productions held in November each year. This year we're proud to present an evening of Irish songs, including some exciting new music." Director Johnson says, "We'll be singing The Parting Glass, Molly Malone, Wild Irish Rose, and other favorites as well as pieces you may never have heard. We're even singing a song from The Pogues!" There will be humor, and some special surprise guests like Boulder Creek Irish group, The Crooked Road Céilí Band, joining the magic at the evening show. At the end of the night, everyone is invited to join in singing.
The fall show, Songs of Ireland, is on November 5, 2016 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm at the Mid-County Senior Center 829 Bay Avenue, Capitola, CA 95010! Tickets for the 2:00 matinee are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. The 7:00 show with The Crooked Road Céilí Band is $18 at the door.
Tickets and more information: www.scbarbershop.org/
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/GSCSantaCruz/
The Gold Standard Chorus welcomes visitors to their rehearsals to listen or to sing. They meet every Wednesday from 7:00 – 9:30 pm at Georgina Bruce Kirby Preparatory School, 425 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz. Call or email Bob Folker for more information: bobfolker@gmail.com | (831) 297-3246 Associate Music Director, Dale Summer, calls barbershop singing an athletic endeavor. "Singing is good for you mentally, emotionally, physically – and singing in harmony with other people is amazingly good for you. It exposes participants, especially young people, to spatial reasoning, and you learn how to breathe and stand better, stay in motion, not be static."
"Almost all barbershoppers will tell you, they never stop…they'll be doing this 'till the day they die." Director Johnson is sure that "barbershop would stop the wars."
The Gold Standard Barbershop Chorus of Santa Cruz in concert with The Crooked Road Ceili Band Saturday, November 5 2016 at 7:00 pm.
This article was originally published by Julie Horner in the Santa Cruz Mountain Bulletin, Boulder Creek, CA.
Flow Boulder Creek – Yoga and Wellness Collaborative
October 10, 2016 August 3, 2020 Julie Horner 1 Comment
Westering sunlight filters through diaphanous drapery, warming the newly re-finished floorboards to a honeyed hue. The expanse is immediately welcoming and calm, the subtle, provocative scents of a well-loved old building mingling with hints of lavender and spice. Meditative ethnic devotional music instantly melts the day's cares.
Positive energy seems to have settled upon the south end of downtown Boulder Creek, now with the grand opening, September 10, of Flow Boulder Creek Yoga and Wellness Collective in the sunny yellow building between the former Boulder Creek Brewery building and Ace Hardware.
April Winona Levine and Adam Tracy Mendoza opened the space as a wellness collaborative offering yoga, meditation, and massage. Adam says. "We provide a place for artists, teachers, and practitioners to gather."
Yoga is the first component. They've started by offering 3 to 4 classes a day, Monday through Sunday, with local teachers and new teachers from Santa Cruz teaching all levels. Adam says the backstory is really kind of remarkable. "April finished her yoga training – an amazing journey – now what do you do?"
You open your own yoga studio.
"Our grand opening day was nothing short of magical," April says. She calls yoga a labor of love, and her journey through yoga inspires Adam. "We have a lot of great plans. We want to bring in other components, a juice bar, a vegan snack shop and other ideas to support wellbeing." Cacao, superfoods, easy recipes you can make from home. "I would love to have some community synergy with New Leaf. We'd like to have a café here."
The main area is a yoga floor that accommodates up to 20 people for classes. They are interviewing massage therapists now.
Adam says, "Practitioners can come and have the space. Our success will depend on our partners. Without getting too globally out there, we need to start healing, start small. It starts at the community level and branches out. We're charged by that. Whether it's one person or a group of people, singers, musicians, having a sense of space is so important…that's the tool we're offering."
"We want to grow to be a viable resource for wellness in SLV." They see youth mentoring, peer counseling, healing and learning going hand in hand. They plan to have after school activities for the little kids and welcome SLVHS and UCSC students. "Growing spiritually, it's a learned activity, it's not a get well quick thing, it's tools to help people on the path."
They also offer an open mic series on Fridays in addition to Saturday night acoustic music in the garden. Saturday nights are already booked through early October with local acoustic artists.
Flow Boulder Creek is open every day of the week for a variety of classes including many styles of yoga and meditation. Reiki sessions are available Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
Adam says, "We offer a variety of classes to suit all your wellness interests. It's an open door and an open invitation. We offer rejuvenation, healing, and most yoga offerings will be for all levels, focusing on centering and grounding."
"And it's a cool hang, too. Being amongst people who are just alive. This is a great place for Flow. This is our tribe. We're going to have an amazing time."
Flow Boulder Creek
13026 Highway 9
On the Web: flowbouldercreek.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/flowbouldercreek/
Copyright 2016 Julie Horner
Farewell to Sacred Soil – Hunter Hill Vineyard and Winery
February 12, 2016 Julie Horner
It was an hour before sunrise and absolutely still outside. Not a breath of wind, not a sound. So quiet even the dog was spooked. Then a lone killdeer started its plaintive cry. Last year most of the lakes in Montana still had ice on them in April and the snow hung around well into the month. According to the local groundhog, Montana Murray, spring is coming early this year.
Vann Slatter and Christine Carter Slatter, winemakers at Hunter Hill Vineyard and Winery, are selling the family estate and moving to Montana soon. Or at least that's the plan. "We are selling everything, hopefully: Home, winery, vineyard and all the equipment for farming and winemaking. We are hoping for the best and a new adventure!"
In the meantime, they have their cabin in Gustine, CA where they spend winters duck hunting, and they plan to go back and forth to Soquel until they sell.
"When we first started the winery we didn't have a business plan." They thought, "We're just growing grapes, making a little wine," Christine said.
Located in the Santa Cruz mountains northeast of Soquel, Christine and Vann first started growing grapes on the family's fruit ranch in 1990. Soon the self-taught winemakers were winning awards. "Little by little we've put in grapes where the apple farm was…it was supposed to be a hobby. My husband – I call him a visionary – said we were going to grow a few grapes and sell a little wine here and there…"
Now known best for their Pinot Noir and Zinfandel, Hunter Hill Winery makes rich red wines grown on lands formerly thick with redwood forest. "Clay, loam, redwood…wine is a product of the soil," Christine told me.
Christine's grandparents bought the acreage in 1906 for a $50 gold piece. The property was logged of its redwood trees, the stumps dynamited away, and the original house, still family occupied, was one of the first built on Glen Haven Road. Her grandfather would haul the harvest by horse and wagon to sell as far away as Boulder Creek. Married just a few years, Vann and Christine took over the property from Christine's mother in 1968.
Vann grew up in Capitola, "a beach boy," Christine says, and graduated from Soquel High. He served his country as a Navy Seal, completing three tours of duty. He started Slatter Construction in 1984. In that kind of business, she says, "You become involved in the community."
Christine grew up in Pasatiempo and considers herself more of a "hill person." "I've always loved the mountains, there are so many fun places you can go to: Forest Pool, the Trout Farm, Pasatiempo Pool, Hollins House…"
"Mountain folk usually stay to themselves. The winery has brought the neighborhood together."
She tries to be at the tasting room every weekend when they open in spring, greeting everyone she can at the door with a hug. She likes to keep things small, preferring intimate pourings for wine club members and locals who stop in for a sip and a sit in the sun by the pond. The grounds teem serenely with life on a relaxing summer day – dogs, kids, a babbling water feature flitting with wild birds, and occasional live acoustic music.
Long a member of the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association, Hunter Hill has poured at area festivals such as The Scotts Valley Art Wine and Beer Festival, Boulder Creek's Santa Cruz Mountain Art and Wine Festival, and Capitola Art and Wine Festival, to name a few. For many groups, including Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit's Gourmet Grazing on the Green in Aptos; Valley Churches United Missions, Tasting Under the Redwoods; and Congregational Church of Soquel, Taste of Soquel, Hunter Hill has graciously donated their wine. "This is still one of the most important things that makes money for all these people – wine is the big sell, it's all local"
Locally you'll find Hunter Hill wines at Boulder Creek Pizza and Pub and Redwood Keg Liquor and Deli, and other shops around the valley.
As they prepare for the eventual sale of the land and winery and for leaving the rural California coastal mountain lifestyle they've known all their lives, Christine said her favorite moments have been those spent with visitors and friends "sharing this piece of property that we feel is fairly sacred – it's family property." And there is the resounding satisfaction of knowing that they've done something wonderful with the land.
Hunter Hill Vineyard and Winery
7099 Glen Haven Road, Soquel, CA 95073
On the Web: http://www.hunterhillwines.com/
Julie Horner is an Irish folk musician and writer living in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California. Email: leap2three@gmail.com
Curating the Sustainable Aesthetic ~ Foundre
December 13, 2015 Julie Horner
Low light spills warmly through watery storefront windows at the quiet and otherwise dark south end of town next to the empty hull of the once buzzing Boulder Creek Brewery. A minimalist frieze of objects, iron, wood, fabric and paper, are melded symmetrically in tandem displays – artifacts dancing on the imagination, suspended in their
cases, as if on stage. The word "Foundre," burned with blue fire onto a sheet of rusted metal, hangs under the eaves welcoming visitors to duck through the open double doors and over the well-worn stoop.
Boot heels resonate upon the 100-year old wood planks stained dark with use and age, the boards undulating and creaking here and there as the floors of storied old buildings do. The ceiling soars high above giving the space an immediate openness that invites visitors to move among compelling displays, islands of hand-curated wares carefully placed just where the eye lands and the heart seeks to go. Curiosities large and small, from homespun tableware to African made jewelry and utensils; pillows, serving vessels, found objects and the rustic, reclaimed, and re-purposed…most pieces chosen to support worthy global causes or to celebrate the exceptional talent of amazing friends.
By day, the cheery chiffon yellow Victorian, which was home to The Woman's Christian Temperance Union dating from 1892, is a Santa Cruz County historical landmark and is arguably one of the most handsome buildings downtown. It stands miraculously unscathed after the Brewery fire in March of 2015, an evening that Foundre proprietor, curator and designer, Stephanie Hauck, still cannot bring herself to talk about fully: "There was no smoke in this building. I don't know how it has survived…earthquakes, fires…" The building remains, enduring and elegant, nestled between one of Boulder Creek's charming garden alleyways and the busy Scarborough lumberyard.
Stephanie describes how she captures the aesthetic for Foundre, "I buy things that I love…I enjoy small artisan goods," especially if there's a cause she can get behind. She carries Sasa Designs for the Deaf, for instance, which offers empowering opportunities for disadvantaged African jewelry artists. She also invites artist friends to display their work on her walls. "I am lucky to be gifted with a 6th sense for finding talented people," including Santa Cruz iron sculpture artist, Payson Foster McNett, who was featured at Foundre's recent "Found Friday" community art walk and whose installations are still on display at Foundre through the month of December. She has plans to feature a different artist every month.
A sweeping theater-sized curtain separates cozy, well-appointed living quarters at the back of the building from mercantile space at the front, suggesting a place for stagecraft where the honesty of artistic expression is confessed. "I live here, this is my home…the shop is an extension of my personal aesthetic." And it continues to evolve. "Creativity fills my soul. I've never spent a day without being inspired."
Impressed by Sarah and James Mackessy's lille aeske studio, and Scott Graham and Cristy Aloysi's Viscosity Glass, both located midtown, she also draws inspiration from Jorah and Andi's rusty Americana meets back-to-the-earth at Mountain Feed in Ben Lomond. "Mountain Feed is one of my favorite places on the planet. They're one of the reasons why I thought I could make a go of it." These stores opened "with a vibrance and change…we're all new to here and we've migrated toward each other in a very organic way." These spaces lend themselves to art and music. "The town is hungry for that," she says. "We care about making a great community."
Even with the loss of the Brewery, Stephanie is hopeful. "I just want it to be positive. I want to stay and have it work." There is a synchronistic nature to what's happening now. "It's the right direction for the town."
Stephanie also takes on a variety of creative projects including professional wedding planning, special events, gifting (corporate or personal), and holiday decorating. She simply delights in exploring new opportunities, including re-designing Boulder Creek's Goble Coffee Roasting Company's image: They are now "Coffeeville." She carries the locally roasted whole bean coffee among the finery on her shelves. "They are my friends, I want them to be successful, sustainable."
Foundre is a truly eclectic collective of the delicious and the divine, the name itself reflecting something found and something created, as molten metal might be cast into a new form, repurposed to a better use. Indeed, the concept mirrors a vision of transformation: To build upon the best a small town has to offer, changing the business model to attract visitors, the curious and the passionate, to invest in the energy that is already happening.
Chat about tapping in to Boulder Creek's potential, reach out, and ask questions any time: stephanie@thefoundre.com
Foundre is located at 13026 Highway 9, Boulder Creek CA 95006
Open Wednesdays through Saturdays, and by appointment
info@thefoundre.com
On the Web: www.thefoundre.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/thefoundre
Julie Horner is an Irish folk musician and writer living in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California. Email: leap2three@gmail.com On the Web: santacruzmountainslocal.com
The Crooked Road Céilí Band ~ A Presidential Performance at Filoli House
November 2, 2015 November 2, 2015 Julie Horner
In bold late October sunshine, Filoli House stood magnificent and sprawling, its lush gardens, vines, and hedges sweeping like wings verdant and moist against the dry, tawny expanse of rolling California oak lands. Catering staff was adding finishing touches to the tables stationed throughout the grounds – local wine, lustrous crystal and silver on small tables draped with white linen under fragrant boughs.
The Crooked Road Céilí Band had been invited to play traditional melodies in the courtyard at the storied mansion's front entry – hammered dulcimer, fiddle, and guitar to welcome guests as they arrived for a gala garden party as if from a page out of Alice in Wonderland.
The motorcade pulled abruptly to the graveled walk promptly at 3:15. Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife, Sabina, escorted by an entourage of secret service and local insiders, were ushered past, smiles and polite nods, into the reception in full swing. What an honor to share this glorious day of music and cheer with the Bay Area Irish community – a rare, celebrated instance of international import.
Based in the Santa Cruz Mountains, The Crooked Road Céilí Band is anchored by Julie Horner and David Chadwick. David and I met at the Sunday traditional Irish seisiún at O'Flaherty's Irish Pub in San Jose a dozen years ago and have hosted the Tuesday night seisiún there ever since. I cut my teeth on Celtic music at John Taylor's iconic King's Head Pub seisiún in Campbell back in the day and performed for many a Highland Games in the 1990s with the now defunct group, Celtic Blacklyst. David rode his bicycle across Ireland with a mandolin strapped to his back, spending years woodshedding the music on fiddle back at home.
The Crooked Road Céilí Band features a high-ranking roster of professional musicians to round out the trio, and sometimes a quartet, to provide lively acoustic music for a wide variety of events including weddings, dances, and public and private occasions of all kinds. We share our love of traditional music prolifically, keeping a calendar bursting with musical endeavorings.
We discovered our regular third member, guitarist and singer-songwriter, Ken Bewick, at the seisiún at the Poet & Patriot Irish Pub in Santa Cruz. Ken puts the groove to our traditional tunes, taking the energy to new levels. Adding another layer of interest, we often ask local bluegrass legend, Mark McCornack to join us on 5-string banjo, which gives our sound a down-home Americana feel. And when we're fortunate, bodhrán player, Russ Bennett is available when an event calls for the drive of the traditional frame drum.
Together in many forms, The Crooked Road Céilí Band has been invited to play on stage at Ardenwood's annual Tartan Day celebration; the highly regarded international music festival, Church Street Fair in Santa Cruz; the Big Trees Scottish Festival and Highland Games at Roaring Camp; and for the South Bay Scottish Society Robert Burns supper – eight years running if you include the years we were playing as Cooking with Turf!
Doug Lowder (fiddle) and Jack Gilder (concertina, flute) make up The Crooked Road quartet. We met at the famed Plough & Stars Irish seisiún in San Francisco, and Jack, David, and I are regulars at Lark in the Morning annual music and dance camp in Mendocino. The Crooked Road plays once a month for Irish set dancing at the Plough and we host the enormously popular twice-a-year Irish céilí at the Felton Trout Farm Inn.
The Crooked Road Céilí Band is also in demand to play traditional dance music for Scottish céilídhs, joining forces with callers Linda Henderson and Juliet Davoren for numerous private parties throughout the year.
One of our favorite specialties is providing music for weddings. We've traveled as far as Mammoth Lakes and Lake Tahoe to help families celebrate very special moments, performing in cathedrals of stone and cathedrals of redwood forest alike. The hammered dulcimer is much sought after for adding an evocative magic to traditional pieces like Amazing Grace and Pachelbel's Cannon in addition to melodies from the Irish and Scottish tradition.
The Crooked Road Céilí Band plays for the sheer joy of making music and being able to share our enthusiasm with our community, aiming to put a jig in your step and a song in your heart! Join us at O'Flaherty's Irish Pub every Tuesday in downtown San Jose, and we'll see you at the SBSS Robert Burns Supper on Saturday, January 16, 2016!
On the web: www.leap2three.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/CrookedRoadCeiliBand/
Email: leap2three@gmail.com


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Moye White's McWilliams Featured in USAA Article on New Estate Tax
USAA - Posted 1/19/11
How the New Estate Tax Could Affect Your Legacy
Thanks to the new law, fewer families will pay estate taxes - but making your wishes become reality still takes careful planning.
The sweeping tax legislation recently signed into law made some big changes to the federal estate tax, which is applied to the value of what you leave behind at death.
In addition to extending the Bush-era income tax cuts for two years, the law temporarily prevented estate taxes from imposing higher rates on American families.
"The new law provides welcome relief, but it's important to realize that it will expire at the end of 2012," says Sven Liane, vice president of USAA Wealth Management and Trust.
Without an extension, estates of more than $1 million would have been exposed to tax rates as high as 55%. "A million dollars may sound like a large sum, but not when you consider that an estate generally includes life insurance payouts, retirement plan assets and home equity," says Liane.
"While the new estate tax provisions sheltered many more families, it's important to understand how it works — and to realize that there's far more to estate planning than just taxes," says Liane.
Today's Estate Tax at a Glance
Rules for 2011 and 2012
Estate Tax Exemption You can generally pass $5 million to others at death without federal estate tax.
Exemption Portability Any unused portion of an individual's $5 million exemption can be added to a surviving spouse's exemption.
Tax Rate Estates face a maximum 35% tax rate.
Annual Gift Tax Exemption While living, you can give $13,000 to an unlimited number of recipients each year without triggering the federal gift tax.
What's New in 2011
Before Congress acted, the estate tax was about to extend to many more American families. The new law prevented that by enacting:
A bigger exemption. Over the years, the federal estate tax has been structured in a way that exempts many estates from paying it. If Congress hadn't acted, that exemption would have been set at $1 million on Jan. 1, 2011. Instead, the exemption is $5 million for 2011 and 2012.
Exemption portability. For 2011 and 2012, if one spouse dies and doesn't use his or her entire exemption, the unused amount can be carried over to the surviving spouse's estate. That means together the couple can transfer up to $10 million without federal estate taxes.
A lower tax rate. Estates subject to the tax will pay a maximum rate of 35% — instead of the 55% rate that was set to take effect this year.
Gift Limit Remains
Split gifting. Married couples can effectively double the annual gift limit to $26,000 by making a split gift election. To make that election, you'll need to file a gift tax return even if no tax is due.
College savings plans. In addition to allowing large contributions and tax-free withdrawals for qualified higher education expenses, 529 college savings plans also allow you to make up to five years of contributions in advance1 — without triggering gift taxes. "For a married couple, that opens the door to gifting $130,000 all at once," says Liane.
Direct assistance. You can pay an unlimited amount of another person's tuition or medical expenses without being subject to gift tax, as long as you pay the provider directly.
Existing Plans Should Be Reviewed
Even if you've already worked with an attorney to minimize your estate taxes, you should revisit your plan with a professional to ensure it's still appropriate in light of the new law.
"It's very common for wills and trusts to use formulas that refer to the estate tax exemption. Given how much the exemption has changed over time, that can lead to some unintended consequences," says Marilyn McWilliams, an estate planning attorney and author of "Life After Death."
For example, your will may prescribe that an amount equal to the estate tax exemption be placed into a trust for your children, with the remainder passing to your spouse. With the exemption soaring from just $675,000 in 2001 to $5 million today, wills with these provisions may leave no remainder for a spouse — disinheriting the wife or husband altogether.
Legacy Planning: Not Just for the Wealthy
When planning your legacy, taxes are only one consideration. The real point of an estate plan is to make it as easy as possible for your heirs to carry on and to ensure your assets go where you want them to.
Liane cautions members with less than $5 million from concluding that estate planning is unnecessary. "Nothing could be farther from the truth," says Liane.
"Whether your net worth is $5,000 or $5 million, everyone should have an estate plan."
Generally, every plan should include:
A will, which is a set of legal instructions for distributing your investments, property and possessions after your death. It can also be used to identify a guardian for minor children. "In addition to reviewing your will after big changes to the laws, you should also review it when you experience life events like marriage, divorce or the birth of a child," says USAA CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner Joseph Montanaro.
A living will, which expresses your wishes about efforts to extend your life. Living wills are sometimes called "advance directives."
A durable power of attorney, which authorizes someone to make financial and legal decisions on your behalf if you're disabled or incapacitated. "Without a power of attorney, a court may have to put people you don't know in charge of your assets," says McWilliams.
A health care power of attorney, giving someone the authority to make medical decisions on your behalf. "Since spouses often travel together, you should have at least a few alternatives in case you're both in an accident," counsels McWilliams.
Updated beneficiary designations on life insurance policies, annuities, IRAs and other retirement accounts. "These designations take precedence over your will, so it's critical that they reflect your wishes," says Montanaro.
A qualified attorney can help you create a sound legacy plan. In addition to the basic tools of estate planning, an attorney may also recommend a trust, which can reduce estate taxes, make plans that would go into effect if you become incapacitated, and provide professional management of your assets.
One estate planning limit that didn't change is the amount you can give to an individual each year without triggering a federal gift tax. The limit remains at $13,000, but there are ways to stretch it.
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Native Son — Restoration | Virtual Film
One of the most controversial novels of its day, Richard Wright's NATIVE SON (first published in 1940) exposed the injustices of urban African American life, witnessed through the eyes of Bigger Thomas, whose violent tendencies and moral confusion were the natural result of a lifetime of deprivation. In prison for murder and sentenced to death, Thomas reflects on the circumstances that led to his fate.
Kino Lorber presents a new restoration of the 1951 film version of the novel, directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Richard Wright as Bigger Thomas. It is presented in association with the Library of Congress, Fernando Martin Peña and Argentina Sono Film. Special thanks to Edgardo Krebs for his years of research into the making of NATIVE SON, and for being a tireless champion of its restoration and re-release.
The film is preceded by a special filmed introduction by film historians Eddie Muller (Film Noir Foundation) and Jacqueline Najima Stewart (co-curator of Kino Lorber's PIONEERS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CINEMA), courtesy of Turner Classic Movies.
ABOUT THE RESTORATION
When it was initially released in the U.S., NATIVE SON was heavily censored by regional state/municipal censor boards where it played. A complete 16mm print of the original Argentinian release and an incomplete 35mm duplicate negative of the uncensored cut were combined for the current restoration, the most complete version of NATIVE SON ever shown in the United States.
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A recently added report by Persistence Market Research (PMI), titled, "Global Market Study on Semiconductor Assembly and Testing Services (SATS): To be Driven by Increasing Demand for High-End Packaging Solutions," throws light on important aspects of the market. It offers information on the various growth drivers and restraints molding the growth path of the market, its size, and prospects going forward. It carefully examines the competitive dynamics in the market as well by leveraging different popular analytical tools.
The global semiconductor industry is extremely volatile in nature, in which the prominent companies are fabless firms that focus on designing better products and use their resources to improve performance of the chipsets or ICs. Hence, most of the services pertaining to assembly, testing, and packaging of semiconductors are outsourced by fabless companies to third parties called outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services (SATS).
Another reason explaining the adoption of semiconductor assembly and testing services (SATS) is the switch of semiconductor processing technology to the larger wafers and reduced feature sizes, which has upped expenditure since it requires building an ultra-modern wafer fabrication factory equipped with cutting-edge machines. High capital expenditure required in wafer fabrication and its packaging and testing has compelled semiconductor companies to outsource work to SATs so that they are able to devote more time to their core business.
Such growth drivers are expected to bring about a CAGR of 4.7% from 2015 to 2021 in the global semiconductor assembly and testing services (SATS) market. Rising at this rate, the market which was valued at US$28.18 bn in 2014, is predicted to reach a value of US$39.05 bn by 2021.
Majorly fuelling the market is the soaring popularity and sales of consumer electronics products such as tablet PCs, wearable devices, namely smart glasses and watches, head mounted displays, fitness equipment, etc., audio and video devices, gaming consoles, and surging popularity of smartphones. In addition, evermore technologically advanced next-generation cars powered with better car safety and management systems, are also proving beneficial to the semiconductor assembly and testing services (SATS) market.
By packaging solutions, the global semiconductor assembly and testing services (SATS) market can be divided into copper/gold wire bonding, flip chip, copper clip, wafer level packaging, and 3D TSV. Among them, the wafer level packages and flip chip are driving growth in the market.
In terms of application, the main segments of the global semiconductor assembly and testing services (SATS) market are communication, consumer electronics, computing and networking, automotive electronics, and electrical. In 2014, the consumer electronics application segment was valued at US$3.74 bn.
Geographically, the key segments of the global semiconductor assembly and testing services market (SAPS) are North America, Latin America, Taiwan, Europe, and the Middle East and Africa.
Some of the prominent names in global semiconductor assembly and testing services (SAPS) market are ASE Group, Global Foundries, Amkor Technologies Inc., Silicon Precision Industries Co. Ltd., Powertech Technology Inc., STATS ChipPAC Ltd. (JCET), Psi Technologies Inc. (IMI), CORWIL Technology corporation, and Chipbond Technology Corporation.


The Networkshops were carried out in Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania), Warsaw (Poland) and Tallinn (Estonia) during March 2016.
In May the final conference of the Baltic Music Network was held in Visby, Gotland, Sweden.
Carmina Burana was performed as a collaboration between two orchestras, three regions and six choirs.
Countries included in the Baltic Music Network are Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Lativa, Poland, Germany and Denmark.


Well things today didn't really go as planned. I was going to go across Back Bay and check out Wash Woods, but the wind and conditions conspired against me. The forecast was for 7 to 10 MPH out of the Northeast, well the out of the Northeast was mostly correct, but the 7 to 10 was more like 15+ and more East then Northeast outbound, and just a tad bit West of North on the return. By the time I made Little Cedar Island, I felt like I was paddling in a washing machine, and as the wind appeared to be moving to the West I decided to cut my loses and turn around. Another 3+ miles in the conditions would have been way too much, and even worse had the wind turned all the way West.
Nothing else really to write about this trip, it was pretty much 9 miles of open water paddling, and just a few pictures of Little Cedar Island.
I guess if I had a few more trips over the winter it may not have been as bad. I guess it was all for the better, when I got back I had a voice mail that my new iMac arrived, and I spent the rest of the afternoon setting it up, and that is why this did not get posted until 11:45. No plans to go out this Sunday, winds are supposed to be stronger, and temps colder, and I am beat. I am going to try this one again in a couple of weeks.


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Knives from Swedish Bergo (formerly Bahco).
The Ergo serie is specifically designed to meet ergonomic requirements. Handles - medium (red).
Some models still with expiring handles - large (white).
A filleting knife with special handle form in hard plastic designed with regard to ergonomics.
EXPIRED - SEE REPLACEMENT 31-0223P-205E.