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C51 Gives CRA Right to Share Tax Info
May 31, 2015 FATCALynne Swanson
Under C51, (the Anti-Terrorism Act passed by the Cons and Libs), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has been given permission to share your income tax filings with 13 additional government agencies.
Money Sense reports Your tax info at heightened risk.
Money Sense is not exactly what one could call left wing civil liberties fanatics. Yet they report:
The CRA can now share not only your home address, but all of your financial information within the government, without any form of consent or a warrant.
All the CRA needs is to believe "there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the information would be relevant to an investigation of whether the activity of any person may constitute threats to the security of Canada."
What's more, the CRA can distribute these private details "on its own initiative," possibly spurring…a "wide-scale fishing expedition."
A Ryerson University professor says the more people that have access to taxpayer information under Bill C-51, the higher the risk of leaks, hacks and other foul play. He also says:
The change in legislation is "unprecedented. It's snooping and meddling of the worst kind."
Of course, CRA will have far more information about U.S. persons than they will about other Canadians because of FATCA. So the snooping and risk to us is mammoth.
Are we suspects of a "threat to the security of Canada?" Who knows?
I think we are defenders of Canada. But, I think it's safe to assume the government is following Sandbox and Brock and that they consider us threats.
This is one more huge reason why we must persevere in our fight for our rights. Please keep those donations to ADCS coming.
Hmmm. Do they consider ADCS a "threat to the security of Canada" for standing up for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
Interview with John Richardson
May 29, 2015 FATCAFATCAOutragedCanadian
We were recently contacted by a group called Financial Repression Authority, who say they are 'a research firm focused on macroprudential policies representing risks such as ring-fencing regulations (TATCA)'. www.financialrepressionauthority.com.
They included a YouTube link for an interview with John Richardson, mainly speaking about FATCA. As always, John is very articulate and factual and I enjoyed listening to it.
Financial Repression Authority's introduction to the interview:
"Gordon T Long Interview of John Richardson on FATCA .. John Richardson is a citizenship lawyer with a focus on FATCA .. this is a U.S. regulation which forms a component of macroprudential policy around ring-fencing of capital – FATCA imposes 30% witholding for any payments originating from the U.S. going to overseas banks or accounts if those banks or specific end-destination acccounts are not "compliant" with FATCA reporting requirements .. this podcast covers: How citizenship taxation has made U.S. citizenship a disability in the modern world .. How the U.S. "Exit Tax" triggered by renouncing U.S. citizenship operates to confiscate non-U.S. assets outside the U.S. .. discussion on the capital controls nature of FATCA .." 38 minutes
Criminals Use IRS Website to Steal Personal Data
Well, this certainly does not instil confidence that the IRS will handle FATCA data safely.
Criminals use IRS website to steal data on 104,000 people.
Yesterday, CNN reported:
A "sophisticated" organized crime syndicate used the IRS website to steal tax forms full of personal financial information on 104,000 taxpayers, the agency said Tuesday.
The crooks weren't as successful as they wanted to be. They only got about half of the 200,000 accounts they targeted. They used about 15,000 of them to claim tax refunds in other people's names.
But the potential damage is worse. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said he believes the criminals' true mission was to gather vast amounts of personal information. Armed with that info, fraudsters can open bank accounts, credit lines and steal tax refunds in the future.
"This is just the latest manifestation of people getting enough data to masquerade as a taxpayer," Koskinen said.
Now today CNN reports IRS believes the massive data theft originated in Russia.
This is exactly what we have been setting off alarm bells about. Why won't Finance Canada or governments around the world listen?!? These thefts are with far less information than what will be provided with FATCA.
FBI is investigating.
"Congress must act," says Senator Orrin Hatch. so, Congress will review how data was stolen. (but not till next week).
Here's a better solution. Hire Edward Snowden to investigate. He's hanging out in Russia now. Snowden cares far more about protecting private information than the IRS, US Treasury, US government or any other government around the world.
And what happens when the next data theft comes from Yemen, Syria or Iraq?
Reminder:"Solving US Citizenship Issues: Have You Received a FATCA Letter?"
May 26, 2015 FATCAnobledreamer-Tricia
We have recently learned that no Canadians have yet been reported by the CRA to the IRS. This will not occur prior to September 15 and is required by September 30, 2015. You may wish to keep track of a suit trying to prevent this information from leaving Canada
www.adcs-adsc.ca
WHO: John Richardson, B.A., LL.B., J.D., is a Toronto lawyer and a member of the Ontario Bar.
Citizenshipsolutions.ca
ADMISSION: $20 per individual or $40 for a family up to four. Payable in cash at the door.
Hope to see you, your families and friends! Spread the word!
Information presented is NOT intended or offered as legal or accounting advice specific to your situation.
Canadians' Choice Party Gets FATCA Implications
These are words we want to hear from a political party hoping to be elected:
The Canadian's Choice Party (CCP) pledges to "rip up" Canada's FATCA IGA and return Canada to Canadians. The FATCA IGA is immoral and undemocratic. It's not in the interests of Canada and individual Canadians.
Unfortunately, those words are not from the Cons, Libs, NDP or Greens. They are from Canadians' Choice Party.
CCP is an Ontario provincial party that is hoping to register as a federal party.
I spoke with Bahman Yazdanfar, CCP's founder and leader today. It was refreshing. He gets what FATCA means for us and for all of Canada.
Mr. Yazdanfar is not a "U.S. person." He was born in Iran. He worries that what the "government is doing to our brothers and sisters from south of the border" has implications for all Canadians.
CCP asks:
"Which group of Canadians will be next?"
And what will the government do to them and their rights?
Mr. Yazdanfar told me when he attended FATCA meetings and saw "grown men and women in their 50s and 60s in tears," he was reminded of time he spent in Afghanistan and what governments did there to citizens. He recognizes FATCA is not the government coming to people's homes like in Afghanistan, but he fears FATCA and other government policies could be the tip of the iceberg.
About CCP, he says:
We don't dictate policies.
Instead, Mr. Yazdanfar insists democracy should belong to the people–and not to political parties. So, he says CCP's goal is elect "representatives of the people" who will listen to the people.
First, CCP must be registered as a federal political party. One of the things they need to do is have 250 eligible voters join the party and complete a declaration to Elections Canada. If you want the Canadians' Choice Partyto become a Federally Registered Party, you can be one of the 250 original signers. Check it out at CCP.
John Richardson was a candidate for CCP in a provincial election but has no other formal involvement in the party.
Happy Victoria Day Canada.
"We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist." (Queen Victoria)
Let's make Queen Victoria proud. Do not consider the possibility of defeat.
Donate to ADCS to fight FATCA.
FATCA British Church Bell Ringers
How crazy can all of this get?
British church bell ringers were FATCAed when opening a bank account in a British Co-operative Bank.
The bank demanded information not only on the 76 year old Treasurer but on every one of the 12 bell ringers.
The church bell ringing treasurer gets it.
"Just imagine the pile of confidential information sitting on someone's desk if we had 1,000 members," Mr Campbell said. "The request is so unrealistic, but to my amazement my complaint about this was rejected.
"We do not ask people for their age, let alone their birth date or bank details, when they ask to join the group. If we made it a condition of membership we would soon have no members. Also, most banks recognise identity theft as a growing problem. People shouldn't be asked to give their exact birth date or bank details for no good reason."
The Co-op does not get it.
"Like all banks, we have increased the checks we need to do when customers apply for an account.
FATCA Summary Trial Filing
May 5, 2015 FATCA, FATCA Lawsuitcanada, FATCA, LawsuitLynne Swanson
GINNY AND GWEN'S MOTION RECORD FOR AUGUST 4-5 SUMMARY TRIAL IS NOW POSTED ON OUR ADCS WEBSITE. SEE VOLUME 1, VOLUME 2, VOLUME 3, AND VOLUME 4.
We argue that the FATCA IGA enabling legislation is contrary to sections of the Income Tax Act and the Canada-US Tax Treaty. These are "technical" arguments that we feel are appropriate for a summary trial. Charter considerations could not be used in the summary trial (but would be used in the full trial if required).
We say:
"The Tax Treaty Issues [raised in the summary trial] are discreet and distinct from the other issues raised by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs' other grounds of complaint involve division of powers and Charter breaches. These issues are factually and legally distinct from the operation of the Canada-US Tax Treaty and its relationship to the Impugned Provisions. As a result, the matters addressed in this motion [the summary trial] will not be re-litigated in the Charter and division of powers aspect of the plaintiffs' claim.
The Tax Treaty Issues will need to be adjudicated even if they are not decided summarily. If this Court finds against the plaintiffs on this summary trial motion, the range of issues to canvass at [full] trial will nevertheless be significantly narrowed. If the plaintiff prevails [there are many "depending ons"] in respect of its claims in this motion, it will likely be unnecessary to proceed with the other issues raised by the plaintiffs."
The motion includes a request for:
An order in the nature of a permanent prohibitive injunction preventing the disclosure of taxpayer information to the United States by the Minister of National Revenue and her authorized representative(s) where:
a. the taxpayer information relates to a taxable period in which the tax payer was a citizen of Canada;
b. the taxpayer information is not shown to be relevant for carrying out the provisions of the Tax Treaty Act or the domestic tax laws of Canada or the United States; or
c. the disclosure of the taxpayer information subjects United States nationals resident in Canada to taxation and requirements connected therewith that are more burdensome than the taxation and requirements connected therewith to which Canadian nationals resident in Canada are subjected.
Our summary trial will be heard at Federal Court, 701 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, commencing on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. for a maximum duration of two days.
UPDATE On May 8, 2015, the Arvay-Gruber team filed the comprehensive Memorandum of Fact and Law.
Making Citizenship-Based Taxation Reform Easy
May 5, 2015 FATCALynne Swanson
Making Citizenship-Based Taxation Easy by Lynne Swanson in Tax Connections features the proposal by Shadow Raider which we previously posted as Brilliant Proposal for Elimination of CBT.
Heitor David Pinto wants to "make it easy" for Congress to move from citizenship-based taxation (CBT) to residence-based taxation (RBT).
Pinto thinks CBT is "absurd." And he aims to help Congress change it.
"So Many Problems":
CBT "creates so many problems for a lot of people for no good reason," insists Pinto.
Connecting with Americans around the world through social networking, Pinto went to work. With no accounting or law background, the electrical engineer studied the massive IRS Tax Code and CBT history evenings and weekend. "It's what I do in my spare time," explains Pinto.
Pinto concludes there is no justification for CBT and makes concrete recommendations to "make it easy" for Congress to change to RBT.
Tax Connections adviised me they will include this in their "big blast" tomorrow of the top ten posts for the week. I sure hope someone in Congress sees it and listens.
Canadian FATCA IGA lawsuit: May 1, 2015 legal bill will be paid on time! / Poursuite canadienne contre la FATCA et le gouvernement canadien : nos frais légaux du 1er mai 2015 seront payés à temps !
May 3, 2015 FATCAStephen Kish
Many of you probably predicted that I would not be saying this today, but this message is not a dream: You came up with yet another $100,000 payment — now making a total of $400,000 provided to the Arvay team.
In the last twelve days you actually donated more than $40,000 — an amazing achievement for small donors. This accomplishment proves to all those people who want us to fail — that we are very determined.
You gave until it hurt and then you gave a lot more. It's hard not to get teary-eyed over the generosity of our supporters, who have come through every time.
We know that the pace of your litigation is painfully slow, and this is unfortunately as expected. The Government will continue to do its best to slow down the process, but we now have the assistance of a case management judge to help keep the process moving more fairly.
We filed in August 2014 and it has taken a very long time (one year) before we are finally into a (summary) trial (August 4-5, 2015). We cannot predict the outcomes of this trial, based on only part of our arguments and, with your continued support, we will prepare for all possibilities.
[Happy birthday Gwen!]
Thank you for your trust,
Stephen Kish,
ADCS-ADSC Chair,
— on behalf of Plaintiffs Ginny and Gwen, their families, and the ADCS-ADSC Directors
Continue reading Canadian FATCA IGA lawsuit: May 1, 2015 legal bill will be paid on time! / Poursuite canadienne contre la FATCA et le gouvernement canadien : nos frais légaux du 1er mai 2015 seront payés à temps ! →


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Anniversary Publication Committee.
Indiana Club of Indiana University 1905-1915: Historical Sketch, Special Articles, Register of Members.
Hard Cover, Bloomington, Indiana: The Indiana Club, 1915. Good with no dust jacket.
Appleton, Thomas H. (ed.); Adams, Michael C. C.; Carper, James C.; Purcell, Aaron D.
The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Volume 96, Number 1 (Winter 1998).
Softcover, Frankfort, Ky. Kentucky Historical Society, 1998. Very Good with no dust jacket.
Appleton, Thomas H. (ed.); Blackwell, Deborah L.; Ellis, William E.; Berry, Chad.
The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Volume 94, Number 3 (Summer 1996).
Appleton, Thomas H. (ed.); Brown, Kent Masterson; Ferguson, Jo M.; Beckham, Christopher.
Appleton, Thomas H. (ed.); Dichtl, John R.; Smith, Krista; Becker, Carl M.
The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Volume 97, Number 4 (Autumn 1999).
Appleton, Thomas H. (ed.); Edwards, Bob; Brown, William Dodd; Ridenour, Hugh.
The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Volume 97, Number 2 (Spring 1999).
Appleton, Thomas H. (ed.); Kaan, William J.; Libbey, James K.; Harrison, Lowell H.; Ellis, William E.; Aron, Stephen.
Appleton, Thomas H. (ed.); Koerting, Gayla; Weigley, Emma S.; Gannon, B. Anthony; Klotter, James C.; Tucker, Edward L.
Appleton, Thomas H. (ed.); Laver, Harry S.; Parrish, Charles E.; Johnson, Leland R.; Bogart, Charles.
Appleton, Thomas H. (ed.); Lucas, Marion B.; Harris, James Russell; Miller, Caroline R.
Appleton, Thomas H. (ed.); McKinney, Gordon B.; Ellenberg, George B.; Young, Amy Lambeck; Carr, Philip J.; Granger, Joseph E.
Baker, Ronald L.
Jokelore: Humorous Folktales from Indiana.
Hard Cover, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Good with no dust jacket.
Barrett, Edward.
Forty-First Annual Report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana.
Soft Cover, Indianapolis, Indiana: State of Indiana, 1916. First Edition. Good with no dust jacket.
Bartholomy, David [Editor].
Open 24 Hours (2009 issue).
Softcover, Owensboro, Kentucky: Brescia University, 2009. Near Fine with no dust jacket.
Bond, Georgiana W.; Fenton Ada C.
Guide to the Allen County Court House.
Soft Cover, Fort Wayne, Indiana: Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 1953. Reprint. Very Good with no dust jacket.
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Book, Anita Baker; Comrov, Susan; Cherry, Dorothy R.; Friedman, Leo; Kuszynski, Richard; Hasenbert, Margaret; Laurence, Hal; Schmidt, Nancy Inez; Skokie Creative Writers.
Memories of the Mind.
Hard Cover, Skokie, IL, U.S.A. Skokie Creative Writers Association, 1990. Very Good with no dust jacket.
Bozich, Stanley J.
Michigan's Own: The Medal of Honor, Civil War to Vietnam War.
Hard Cover, Frankenmuth, Michigan: Polar Bear Publishing Co., 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.
Brown, Clara Lee.
One for the Road.
Hard Cover, North Quincy, Massachusetts: Christopher Publishing House, 1970. First Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.
Calder, J. Kent; Neville, Susan [Editors].
Falling Toward Grace: Images of Religion and Culture from the Heartland.
Hard Cover, Bloomington, Indiana: The Polis Center / Indiana University Press, 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in Good dust jacket.
Carmony, Donald F. (Editor); Van Bolt, Roger H.; Riddleberger, Patrick W.; Lambert, Robert S.
Indiana Magazine of History Volume 51, Number 3 (September 1955).
Softcover, Bloomington, Indiana: Dept. of History of Indiana University, 1955. Good with no dust jacket.
Cauthorn, Henry S.
A History of the City of Vincennes, Indiana, from 1702 to 1901.
Hard Cover, Indiana: Margaret C. Cauthorn, 1902. Very Good with no dust jacket.
Chamberlain, Von Del.
Meteorites of Michigan.
Softcover, Lansing: State of Michigan Department of Conservation, 1968. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued.
Coffin, Addison.
Life and Travels of Addison Coffin.
Hardcover, Cleveland, Ohio: William G. Hubbard, 1897. First Edition. Good with no dust jacket.
Conservation Commission.
Surface Water Supply of Indiana: Publication No. 72.
Soft Cover, Indianapolis, Indiana: Department of Conservation, State of Indiana, 1928. Good with no dust jacket.
Coombs, Leonard.
Inventor of the Wooton Desk: The Family History of William S.Wooton.
Soft Cover, Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Bureau & Indiana Historical Society, 1982. Very Good with no dust jacket.

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The Unified Police Department Millcreek Precinct employs one Chief, one Lieutenant, and eight Sergeants who are tasked with supervising law enforcement operations in Millcreek City. Our precinct presently has twenty-five patrol officers, three full-time traffic officers, seven Street Crime Detectives and four Community Crime Suppression Unit (C.C.S.U.) Detectives, two Community Oriented Policing (C.O.P.) Detectives, four School Resource Officers, a full-time victim advocate and one secretary who work within this jurisdiction.
Our team enjoys extensive law enforcement experience. Officers utilize their years of training and knowledge from previous assignments to help solve crimes, complete traffic investigations, and run a highly successful Community Oriented Policing program. Our functional diversity is a tremendous benefit to the varying communities in which we serve.
Our operations mission is a top priority in 2019. Surveys conducted continually rank traffic problems, speeding, drugs/alcohol and crime reduction as the priority of this community. We focus intently on the prevention of traffic accidents and congestion, while aggressively enforcing speed compliance. This was accomplished by our committed traffic enforcement team. These experienced officers place educational "speed trailers" near trouble zones. These trailers use radar to remind drivers of their speeds, and work as an excellent speed-reducing tool, keeping our streets, pedestrians, and other drivers' safe. The traffic enforcement team also targets traffic issues, such as school zone safety, red-light violations, aggressive drivers, and speed compliance.
The Millcreek Officers engaged in pro-active patrol techniques that resulted in numerous arrests of suspects involved in continuous criminal activities. For example, working with our district detectives, they developed crime patterns of vehicle and residential burglars to solve crimes and put suspects in jail. Numerous drug investigations have resulted in arrests, assisting in removing illegal drugs from Millcreek streets which are investigated by our Investigations Division and our Community Crime Suppression Unit (C.C.S.U.).
Our officers also assist the Canyon Patrol units in responding to calls in nearby canyons, which include Emigration, Parley's, Millcreek, and Big & Little Cottonwood Canyons. We pride ourselves on community service, working closely with local community councils, and neighborhood groups to deliver the level of law enforcement service they expect and deserve.
Our main concept of Community Oriented Policing is "The Team". This team involves UPD officers and members of the community we serve.
We are very pro-active with our C.O.P. philosophy by working closely with citizens, business owners, schools, and a myriad of other individuals and organizations. We work in conjunction with each other to obtain our goals and objectives in reducing crime and the fear of crime.
Millcreek C.O.P. Officers provide, and get involved with, several programs for our citizens that help to create this teamwork atmosphere. These include Neighborhood Watch, Mobile Neighborhood Patrols, The Officer Friendly Program, which is part of The Millcreek City Promise Program, and other crime prevention and safety programs. These committed members also work with zoning, Millcreek City Code Enforcement, Adult Probation and Parole and a variety of other organizations.
Drugs and under age alcohol violations are among the top priorities with this unit. We actively enforce laws pertaining to these as well as provide programs and workshops for education and prevention. We maintain the EASY Grant (Eliminating Alcohol Sales from Youth) from the State of Utah and participate in "America Buckle Up" campaign. These programs are funded by the State and provide valuable resources to assist us with our goals.
We have found that decentralizing our property crimes detectives and having them assigned at the precinct level has worked well and paid dividends. It keeps everyone in the precinct working close and gives more accountability and ownership of assigned areas and cases. Moreover, the Investigators are teamed with C.O.P. Officers in specific areas, because of working together; they have solved numerous cases and been instrumental in preventing crime.
These officers collaborate to work vice activity as well. With nine bars and clubs in Millcreek City, dealing with issues that arise, and providing enforcement can be challenging and resource intensive. However, we are pleased to report our proactive approach and enforcement in these establishments are proceeding smoothly and efficiently.
All investigators are housed on the second floor of the UPD Millcreek Precinct sub-station along with the C.O.P. Detectives. A full-time civilian support staff member is also part of this team. We all enjoy working together as a cohesive group and are looking forward to the future, to implement ideas and strategies, to accomplish our goals of reducing crime and the fear of crime, to make our communities in Millcreek a safer and more enjoyable place to live, work and visit.
The Millcreek Community Crime Suppression Unit (C.C.S.U.) consists of 1 Sergeant and 4 Detectives. Millcreek City has very diverse demographics, and each day, this highly visible unit deploys together within Millcreek City. It is their mission to identify and resolve specific community issues. Citizens and business owners are encouraged to report any crimes or ongoing issues of concern to the Millcreek Precinct. The Community Crime Suppression Unit addresses issues relating to narcotics, nuisance homes, traffic issues, and various other issues which may arise.
The Unified Police Department will assist Millcreek residents to setup and maintain A Neighborhood Watch program to deter criminal activity in their neighborhood. Contact Millcreek Precinct for more information.
The Unified Police Department will assist Millcreek business owners and managers to setup and maintain a Safety check of their business and assist with crime prevention training classes. Contact Millcreek Precinct for more information.
Paid employees managed by the Unified Police Department ensure safe crossing of students during specific hours at school crosswalks and intersections. Contact Millcreek Precinct for more information.
Adult volunteers help represent the Unified Police Department at booths for local community events, assist with crime prevention programs, conduct surveys, and provide community input to the Unified Police Department. Contact Millcreek Precinct for more information.
Young men and women ages 16 to 21 participate in a Boy Scouts of America Explorer program to provide youth with an introduction to law enforcement work. Interested candidates can contact Millcreek Precinct for more information.
A volunteer horseback riding club which represents the Unified Police Department at community events and competitions. Posse members belong to the Utah State Western Riding Club Association (USWRCA).
Select citizens receive hands-on instruction concerning modern law enforcement. If you are interested in learning about this unique opportunity or attending a future academy session, please contact Millcreek Precinct for more information.
Re-implementation of this program of volunteer officers is under development. Contact Millcreek Precinct for more information.
Millcreek Precinct offers a Drug Disposal Box. If you currently have expired or unwanted prescription or over-the-counter medications in your households and have traditionally disposed of them by flushing them down the toilet please bring them into the Millcreek Precinct Office for disposal. Click here for more information.
The Officer Friendly program is designed to forge a positive relationship with elementary students and law enforcement officers. This is done through many different avenues including officers attending recesses, lunches, assemblies and being in the schools so students can interact with them.
Officer Friendly officers give presentations for the school that are tailored to the needs of their students.; Some of the lessen plans that are currently being utilized are for at home alone safety, bike safety, bullies, drugs and alcohol, gangs, Halloween safety, internet safety, rules of motorized scooters and mopeds, school bus safety, stranger danger and gun safety, street sense and walking to school. Contact Millcreek Precinct for more information.
Call 9-1-1, Appropriate resources will be immediately dispatched to assist you.
A Dispatcher will take your preliminary information.
An officer will be dispatched to contact you.
All calls are prioritized and dispatched according to immediate needs and crime severity.
Office hours: Mon - Fri, 8:00am to 12:00pm & 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
After-hours, weekends and holidays contact an officer through Dispatch.
To request general speed enforcement at a specific location contact Millcreek Precinct for more information. A Millcreek Precinct traffic enforcement officer will assess the location for violation frequency. If warranted various methods of traffic calming can be implemented including more frequent enforcement, temporary placement of a speed radar trailer, permanent placement of stop signs or speed radar signs, more extensive speed studies, and speed controls or other engineered road calming.
Residents Against Graffiti started when a group of residents in the East Millcreek area of Salt Lake County armed themselves with paint and solvents to clean up and rid their neighborhood of graffiti. Salt Lake County patterned its graffiti program after this group in the spirit of community and government working together to combat graffiti and the negative influence it engenders.
Graffiti and "tagging" is an unsightly defacement of our communities. Remove all graffiti within 24 hours! The longer graffiti stays up the longer its adverse affects infect us. Please report all graffiti to the Unified Police Department. We also have some graffiti removal supplies and resources available at the Millcreek Precinct.
No community is without the devastating curse of illegal drug use. Report suspected drug activity to the Unified Police Department. On-going activity will be investigated by Millcreek Precinct C.O.P. detectives who coordinate with the Unified Police Department Narcotics Unit as well as investigators from other agencies. Once you have provided information you should expect that the investigation will take some time and you are not likely to know its progress until it is completed.
Millcreek Precinct is staffed by 52 full-time officers and two civilians.
Additional Unified Police Department resources are available to the residents of Millcreek.
Many of these members have specialized assignments providing Millcreek with a wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise.
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The Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai held its annual membership meeting and shinnen enkai on March 12 at Natsunoya Tea House. Also in attendance was a delegation from Hiroshima, including Hiroshima's Goodwill Ambassadors.
Kenjinkai president Wayne Miyao convened a general membership meeting prior to the lunch and entertainment portion of the program, calling on the various committee chairs to report on their area of responsibility.


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Happy 20th Birthday Sonic Adventure!
Thread: Happy 20th Birthday Sonic Adventure!
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Originally Posted by SegaDreamcast
The musical score in Skies of Arcadia was excellent too, especially the Battle Themes! Maybe SEGA will eventually port over the Dreamcast original or the 'Legends' GameCube edition to the Switch.
Yeah, that music score really grows on you. At first, it doesn't knock you sideways, like say Pazner Saga score does (instantly its Epic) but Skies music score really grows on you, the more you play it . I would love to see SEGA remake the game using the Canvas tech, they seem a perfect fit, more so given the Valkyria Chronicles team are made up of ex Skies staff. A Skies remake using the Canvas tech (which scales across all consoles very well) and re-addressing some the issues of battles (the frequencies of them) and loading times, with all the content in one package, would be really nice and if it sold well enough, may make SEGA look, at making a sequel.
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Sonic Adventure is probably the best 3D Sonic game created yet, and it was Sonic Team's first attempt at it. I don't understand why they don't go back to this template and refine it.
I loved this game from the moment I first saw screenshots in SSM#33. The game captures the essence of what the Mega Drive Sonic games were and expands on them in so many awesome ways. The game's scope is epic, with some fantastic set pieces, such as the whale-chase scene, the tornado destroying the ruins in Windy Valley, and so on. I loved many of the mini-games, such as the Tornado-chase scenes, and the story was suitably epic for a Sonic game. And the soundtrack... it's one of my all time favourite soundtracks to this day. It's so rockin' yet so varied at the same time, and suits the onscreen action really well. I'm glad they removed the Adventure fields for Adventure 2 because they slowed down the game's pace, but I never hated them. Perhaps in a potential sequel they could refine them. I've never been a fan of the Chao gardens in either game, although you were never forced to play them unless you wanted all the emblems. At least they refined them in SA2. I'd love to see a remake of the original Adventure. A great game to celebrate Sonic's 30th anniversary perhaps...
I understand why people dislike Adventure 2: putting Tails in a mech, limiting Sonic's stages to only 6, and the treasure hunting stages are not great design choices. But the Sonic stages are truly awesome and much more refined, making for a thrilling gameplay experience. And the story is fantastic. I just wish they didn't keep bringing Shadow back for every new Sonic game because it cheapens his death at the end of this game.
As for a Skies of Arcadia remake? Hell yeah! Just give us the high quality DC soundtrack rather than the extremely low quality buzzing "music" found in the Gamecube release. And less random battles, please.
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Major General Gratian Silva VSV-(1933 -2015)
By Lalin Fernando - An infantryman
Major General HG (Gratian) Silva VSV was a Commander of the Sri Lanka Regiment of Artillery. It is nearly 130 years old. He in the words of another Artillery General and cricketer like him , a de Silva, ' was the finest Commanding Officer the Gunners ever had' He was an excellent example to all gunners as the last 2 Gunner Army Commanders Generals Srilal Weerasuriya and Lionel Balagalle who had imbibed his best qualities could say. He was truly great gunner General.
Gen Silva's contemporaries in the Artillery were Brigadier Justus Rodrigo (senior to Army Commander 1981-5) , Major Generals Duleep Wickramanayake (first from Sandhurst at Royal College of Defence Studies) and Jayantha Jayaratne (first ever Instructor in Gunnery) all Sandhurst trained who some thought would but did not command the Army eventually. There was also Sandhurst trained Artillery officer Lt Col V Ramanthan and Major Gajendran who retired early to migrate respectively to Australia and India following the 1983 racial riot disaster. They all followed the high professional and ethical standards set by their former commanders like Colonels Lyn Wickramasuriya, Eardely McHeyzer, HT Gunesekera, among others.
They were excellent and exemplary peace time leaders, highly respected in the Army for their dedication, competence, integrity and ability. They served their Gunners and the Army well. All of them are sadly gone less Col Ramanathan. The writer knew them all well, holds them in great esteem and with much affection. They were reminiscent of an era when the Army was family to those that served. He was also very privileged and fortunate to have served under nearly every one of them. No Regiment up to that time had so many illustrious commanders.
Maj Gen Silva was from a military family. His brother late Vice Admiral Ananda Silva commanded the SL Navy. He was commissioned from Britain's over 250 year old Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) and Admiral Silva from the over 150 years old Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth (BRNC). Gen Silva's son is married to the daughter of late Brigadier SB Miyanadeniya an infantryman also Sandhurst trained. He was commissioned in 1955 from Sandhurst into the First Light Anti Aircraft (LAA) Regiment Ceylon Artillery based in Trincomalie. He served as a troop and battery commander. As a major he later attended the Army Staff College, Camberely.
Gen Silva was later the 7th Commanding Officer of the 4 Artillery Regiment SLA SL's then only artillery regiment. It came into being after the 2nd (Volunteer) Heavy Anti Aircraft (2V HAA) and 3rd Field Artillery Regiments were disbanded after the 1962 coup. No one from 1 LAA was involved. Gunners closed ranks despite this humiliating and devastating set back. They showed what loyalty to the Regiment was about .Less one officer none opted to leave the Regiment for safer or greener pastures or promotions. It caused little wonder as there is no other arm of the services whose efficiency is so directly dependant on its officers as is field artillery. All professional ranks of the Army too rallied round them. They held the Gunners in great respect and closed that infamous chapter forever.
'Major General Gratian Silva's name along with his colleagues here mentioned will live as long as the Gunners shall respect their former Commanders' (With acknowledgements to the inscription on King Alfred's statue at Winchester England)
Gen Silva was also Commandant of the Army Training Centre (ATC) now SL Military Academy (SLMA) Diyatalawa that then included the Officer Training School, Drill and Weapon Training/Recruit Training Wing.
Unfortunately Gen Silva served at a time (1960s-1988) when the army had become more politically useful than nationally reliable. From 1983 the flower of our manhood was pretty much wiped out in the first 20 odd years of the LTTE conflict. The debacles at Janakpura, Pooneryn, Elephant Pass, Mullativu and Muhumalai marked the nadir of the Army. No one either in government or the military, except in tainted reports, was held responsible for shambolic actions, (up to 2006).
Politicians and their stooges as senior commanders comfortably seasoned for nigh on 30 years of peacetime soldiering floundered abysmally. They lacked in knowledge, motivation, and professional interest and mostly in moral courage to stand up for what was correct. They served for their private survival. They were out classed except for intermittent intervals until 2006 by a ruthless and courageous LTTE most of who preferred suicide to capture .Their end was hastened when they turned from popular insurgency to terrorism.
In 1971the JVP gave the army a rude awakening. However very few lessons were learned such as the need for increasing ridiculously low force levels, (10,000 all ranks) realistic counter insurgency training, modern equipment and doctrine until Gen Denis Perera took over in 1977. Politicians had looked mostly for incompetent relatives and stooges with a vengeance not professionals for the army to perform in its intended role. They did not find one in Gen Silva.
The last straw for Gen Silva was when his army and regimental junior, not recommended even to command his own regiment, was eventually promoted above him to General rank and then made Army Commander. Nothing more starkly exposed the rotten state of affairs than this. While waste products of the army moved with scheming and crooked politicians, rounds of political shrapnel persisted in killing off the Army's leadership. The treacherous gifting of weapons to the enemy, ordered by President Premadasa followed. The treasonable order was executed unhesitatingly by this Army Commander as Premadasa knew he would. Thereafter the decline of the army was rapid. The Army's resurrection started at Mavil Aru in 2006 and ended with annihilating victory over the LTTE in 2009 .The gunners played a decisive role in what had to be a bloody close quarter infantry slogging match. Gen Silva lived to savour it.
Gen Silva unlike the 2 who preceded him and the one who went over him was professionally qualified for higher command having graduated from the British Army Staff and Command College while the others had failed even to qualify for entrance. They were politically dependant and committed while he was not. In the last 2 cases to be kind it was the blind leading the blind. The last man even entertained the Bribery Commission for a while.
The government news media however were overawed by the battle drums and bugle calls of the defence ministry's retired generals and gallery playing politicians. Citizens were bluffed about the progress of the war and the abilities of the government's favourites in the Army until in time they saw, heard and had enough. Some of the private media then stepped in and did its best to depress military and national morale.
AHQ particularly from 1982 to the end of Gen Silva's tenure and even beyond could not finish off the LTTE but it was determined to storm the media to build bubble reputations for ignoramuses, charlatans and commanders few would have wanted to breed from. Press correspondents briefed by nondescript but overly ambitious officers aired grand strategy and tactics. Even politicians ventured to offer theories based on their absolutely irrelevant knowledge of SL history during foreign rule. Meanwhile a lot of confidential information was leaked too. There was no unity. However there was never a master plan or blue print for winning the war.
I was fortunate to have served under Gen Silva who was Task Force One Commander when I was Officer Commanding Troops Jaffna (1980) when insurgent groups were furtively exploiting the reckless racist attitudes of the politicians both in the North and South. Jaffna was recovering from President Jayewardene's outrageous decision to give over riding powers above the Army Commander Gen Denis Perera to his nephew Brigadier Weeratunge in 1979.The latter was ordered to 'to wipe out terrorism in all its forms before the end of the year'.
Ersatz operations followed the granting of the request to suspend the provisions of habeas corpus. It led to irrevocable consequences. Astonishingly Weeratunge reported success. When he vaulting over Brigadier Justus Rodrigo his senior became Army Commander (end 1981) the decline and rot set in. In 1983 his limitations were laid bare. It took 30 years, 100,000 deaths including 21,000 from the forces, before peace returned.
The next year however when Gen Silva was Commander Task Force One in Jaffna; the Army certainly won the hearts and minds of the citizens. No wonder that his senior in the Artillery Col V Ramanathan used to say 'Gratian out does Dale Carnegie'. There were no terrorist related deaths that year. A decades long tradition of blood donation by the Army to the Jaffna General hospital (with the help of the head priest of the Tissa Vihare KKS), generous contributions by all ranks to charities like the Illaveli Orphanage, dealing uncompromisingly with breaches of civil law and developing cordial civic relations were the priorities that contributed the most towards normalization of life under an insurgent threat and winning hearts and minds. Good behaviour in public, not increasing weapon inventories, was emphasized. There were no terrorist related deaths that year. International teams from Pakistan Army (Hockey) and RAF (Football) played in Jaffna. The learning of Tamil by the troops was encouraged while engaging with civilians and clergy (the non Vellala 6 foot late Father Stanislaus was prominent) left its mark, effectively.
After Col Silva handed over Jaffna command its public library was burned to the ground following the district council elections (1981). It was a sheer politically conspired, incomprehensible, barbaric response by the government in power. It brought Col Silva's hearts and minds campaign to naught. Those responsible, though known to all who govern now remain unpunished.
The deployment of armoured cars for the first time ever into the Peninsular followed. This ill advised move tormented, harassed and angered the citizens especially wives and mothers. It escalated the level of violence from which there was no turning back. Hesitant, novice insurgents began turning into formidable terrorists fortified by the government's own criminally negligent behavior in 1983. The propaganda war which is 80% of any counter insurgency campaign became the biggest casualty. SL has still not recovered from its effects even despite complete peace after the defeat of the terrorists in 2009.
Gen Silva after commanding Task Force One was at different times Commander of Northern, Southern and Western Commands. He was also Senior Staff Officer Operations AHQ, Director AHQ Budget &FM and also Director Personal Administration among other appointments. He was however deprived of command of the Army for reasons that must shame not only those politicians' responsible but also ambitious military officers who were guilty of aiding and abetting.
He however gave the impression of never fully realizing all the very unpleasant potentialities of the predicament he was in. He was doing the hard work for seniors who would benefit but later not stand by, even betray him. He appeared to be entirely unaffected, completely composed and never to have the slightest doubt that all would come right in the end trusting his professional background and performance alone. It didn't come right. Yet in retirement he never complained, spoke about it or showed bitterness. A better officer and gentleman would be hard to find.
Maj Gen Silva was a superb example to his juniors, a model of rectitude and integrity, professionally amongst the best. He spoke his mind with a firm voice to over bearing seniors and subordinates in need of correction. He could express disagreement without arousing rancour and he received from his colleagues a steady affection and loyalty.
He was deliberate, calm and confidant. Known for his vivacity and vigour he had no appetite for personal glory. Good looking, solidly built in the Gunner tradition, he was straight forward, solid, dependable, tactful, cheerful, energetic and adamant whenever he was sure he was right.
He had nerves of gun metal. He was no man for offering soothing opiates to superiors or subordinates .He wouldn't say just what others wanted to hear. He called a spade a spade. He had the energy, optimism, joy of soldiering, alertness, self confidence military bearing, broad mindedness, warmth, flexibility, ability to relax, and a sparkling sense of humour that was contagious. He enjoyed a joke most, when it was about him. He was charming and courteous, easy smiling with a grace that belayed a firm mind that could make hard decisions without fear or favour. Unlike some he did not dwell or boast about his abilities. He was exceptional.
I first met Gen Gratian when he was a major and Staff Officer AHQ in 1969.He asked me to take an SAS free fall parachuting team led by then Capt (later General Sir) Michael Rose- late Grenadier Guards and SAS), and RAF support staff that had come to participate in the Army Searchlight Tattoo on a trip to Kandy. Second lieutenant Sunil Peiris of Gemunu Watch accompanied me. He was later the founder commander of the Commando Regiment to who then Lt Col Rose loaned a SAS training team in 1980. Gen Rose visited SL again as a Brigadier (1986) and then was invited by perpetual loser PM Wickramasinghe in 2001/2 to advise him.
The next time we met was on 5 April 1971 at Wellawaya. The police station had been attacked by 25 JVP insurgents (reported as 500 by the police at the time) at about 5 am that morning. He as a Grade 2 Staff Officer AHQ (Operations) and DIG Rudra Rajasingham (later IGP) had arrived by RCyAF helicopter. Major Silva was reassuring and calm while the police were devastated, on edge and frightened, like the government was for about 3 weeks. This was the historical opening of armed revolt in independent Ceylon and the unwelcome blooding of the security forces against its own. The attack left 2 police constables and one insurgent dead. He left wishing me good soldiering or was it luck. We were armed with 1913 vintage surplus UK .303 rifles (the UK had many millions of them).Our Bren Light Machine guns had defective ammo! Fortunately the JVP had only stolen shot guns and fire bombs. .
I next met then Lt Col Silva when I was a grade 2 staff officer in the Volunteer Force Branch AHQ while he was a Lt Col grade one staff officer at Operations Branch AHQ in 1972. He was not amused by my saluting him with a smile after he had ordered me to vamoose following a contretemps with a very silly officer in the duty officer's room.
I was once nominated by him to be Secretary at Army Commander Attygalle's Operations Conference held in the late evening. It was mainly a monologue with a lot of giggling. The conference minutes were ready the next morning when Col Silva came to office .I had warned my clerk to be ready by 6 am to type them as I prepared the draft at night at home. Lt Col Silva was surprised. However I was summoned some time later and told with a straight face that I would not be asked by the Army Commander to prepare conference minutes again. Apparently I had reported everything verbatim and that was never done.
The impresario Commander who finally over stayed his tenure by 6 years had a habit of speaking off the cuff. Most of it had little substance. He did not expect it all to be minuted. What he had objected most to was my use of the exact word he used in making an uncomplimentary if not salacious reference to army/police cooperation at night. At the British Army Staff College in 1973 my recording of minutes of a conference went up to the Commandant to be remarked in green ink- a rare honour it was said.
The next incident was when I had to lecture mid ranking officers' on a tactics courses at the Army Training Centre.
I was on temporary loan from my duties as Grade 2 Staff Officer South Eastern Command Diyatalawa. It was a course for Volunteer (Reserve) Force officers. I saw an officer in the class who had been tried but acquitted in court over that most horrible and shocking incident at Kataragama during the 1971 insurgency. The end result was that Col Silva told me that I had no right to refuse training an officer who had been acquitted by a court of law whatever my moral objections were .I was relieved in many ways including my temporary but voluntary duties for which I put in some very hard work with much passion as an instructor.
In retirement Gen Silva was a prominent Lions Club member. He was Managing Director of a pioneer Electronics Security Firm. He never failed to attend Artillery reunions and dinners .In addition to his many close friends, army officers living abroad like Maj Gen Duleep Wickramanyake, Col Ramanathan (Artillery) Maj Ron Mahendran CLI and Manthi Ranawaka(Engineers) and those in SL were entertained to splendid dinners at his home where his wife Mallika was an ever gracious and most generous host .
Gen Gratian who as a young officer played good cricket and as he grew older badminton especially in Pallaly camp Jaffna, kept himself fit in retirement by walking daily at the BRC grounds like Air Vice Marshal Dick Perera retired SLAF Commander, a man after his own heart in many ways, including being absolutely straight. Sadly Gen Silva took ill even as he tried to keep up his fitness levels. I treasure the memory of seeing and being recognized by him while in extremis at the Army hospital with his wife and family beside him, shortly before he died.
It is said that the best generals were those that served in the Artillery. Artillery men know there are only 2 types of people-other artillery men and targets. Gunners will always fight together, drink together, laugh together and mourn together.
It must also be said that the "thanks of the infantry are more treasured by the gunners than all the decorations and citations". While it is the infantry that wins wars, there is no other arm of the services whose efficiency is so directly dependant on its officers as field artillery. Gen Gratian Silva was foremost among them.


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We have kept you updated with the news of Nissan mulling over its brand Datsun for bringing an entry level car in India, and today, at a conference in Mumbai, Nissan green signalled the Datsun brand.
Nissan Global CEO Carlso Ghosn announced a modern Datsun brand that holds its heritage of quality and reliability with reasonable price. According to Ghosn, Nissan has introduced the Datsun brand for first time vehicle buyers, who now get a low cost, modern car with all top-notch features. This is a strategic move by Nissan to capture the small car market, at the same time holding back the original Nissan brand name.
At the conference, the officials also announced that the cars will be designed to meet the core needs of the country. This means, the cars will employ high localization of parts with local engineering and expand its local network. For the initial stage, Datsun brand will be introduced in three markets, India, Indonesia and Russia with no reports on exports yet. Though the cars will be engineered locally, Nissan confirmed that the first two products won't be assembled at the Orogadam plant in Chennai.
Starting in 2014, Nissan will launch its first two products and carry on this rate for first three years. The first phase will be launched in emerging markets, India, Indonesia and Russia. Designed for the entry level buyer, the cars will be priced below Rs 4 lacs.
There is no word on power or design yet, but the cars will carry a hexagonal front grille with the Datsun badge. Under the hood, the entry level model is expected to carry a 1.0-litre engine, and Nissan will make extensive use of light-weight material for body to boost performance and improve fuel efficiency figure.
The Japanese automaker is going to have a tough time to build the brand name in the emerging markets. However, Nissan is going to continue managing the brand like the Nissan-Infinity venture.
Important points from the conference:
Nissan targets 8 percent market share by 2016, with 8 percent profit rise.
Nissan sold 284,000 units of V-platform based Sedan globally, including Brazil, Mexico, Russia and China.
Dealership expanded to 60 in India.
Global expansion of production capacity, with Orogadam plant capacity now increased to 4 lacs from 2 lacs.
Datsun will be a different lineup from Nissan with no platform sharing.
Targeting sub-4lac segment.
Two models launched per year for the first three years.
Datsun carries its heritage as Accessible, Reliable, Powerful, Stylish, low cost car, while introducing itself with a new face as a modern car.
Country specific vehicles with local parts and local engineering.
For Indonesia, car will be design as per Green car program, which could make up for 40 percent of the Indonesia market.
Management will continue to be Nissan's, whereas new plant might be set up for the product lineup.
Tags: Datsun brand to launch in IndiaNew Datsun cars in India to comeNissan to bring back Datsun
Tata Motors hikes prices by INR 35,000
Fiat mulls Chrysler and Maserati for larger segment


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Q: How to disable the range slider when the checkbox is checked in jquery? I want my range slider is disabled when the checkbox is checked using jquery.If check box is unchecked then range slider want to be enable.My code is,
$(document).on('change','#checkbox6b',function()
{
    if("input[name='responsive']:checked")
    {
      /* code */
    }
    else
    {
      /* code */
    }
});

Can anyone help me?

A: Just call properties disable and enable on your range slider.
Please replace the id with your ranger's HTML ID attribute.
$(document).on('change','#checkbox6b',function()
{
    if($("input[name='responsive']:checked"))
    {
      $('#YOUR-SLIDER-ID').slider('disable');
    }
    else
    {
      $('#YOUR-SLIDER-ID').slider('enable');
    }
});

A: You can toggle the range slider's disabled/enabled state using jQuery's prop method and use the checkbox as value:
$(document).on('change', '#checkbox6b', function() {
  $(<your-range-slider>).prop('disabled', $('input[name='responsive']').is(':checked'));
});

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Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States. He was president from 2017 until 2021. He was a well-known media celebrity before becoming president.
Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2017. In his first term, he brought major policy changes and significantly impacted the nation's social and economic life.
During his presidency He supervised the largest financial relief package in US history and enacted numerous record-breaking regulations cuts. He secured Social Security and Medicare, reduced drug prices, and reduced corporate tax rates.
Two times, President Trump was impeached by Congress during his tenure. The House of Representatives approved both the impeachment papers. Trump was cleared of all charges during an Senate trial.
Throughout his presidency during his presidency, President Trump faced the challenge of conquering a deeply division of opinion within the Capitol. He was met with a fierce opposition from the Washington Establishment and special interests. He achieved historic results and also the longest American economic expansion and a major breakthrough for peace in the Middle East.
Trump was clearly a leader after his election as president. Trump pledged to protect the country by reducing taxes and encouraging the growth of jobs. Among other things, he stressed an "America First" approach to foreign policy and aggressive border control. The administration also emphasized criminal justice reform and the appointment of federal judges, and increased military budgets.
One of the most famous people in the United States is President Donald Trump. He is an entrepreneur and real estate mogul. He is also a TV star who was host of The Apprentice which is a reality show on TV.
Donald Trump was a rough-and-tumble child who was often in trouble. However, he was a man with many accomplishments to his credit including obtaining a bachelor's degree and attending Fordham University.
For an interminable period, Trump also owned a Miss Universe pageant. The pageant later moved to the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City. The event also granted the Trump family an exemption from tax for 40 years on the hotel.
Another notable accomplishment was the restoration of the Commodore Hotel near Grand Central Terminal in the year 1976. He also had a black-and white photo taken in 1986 of himself and Miss Universe contestants.
The image's lackluster quality will make up for its aesthetic. At the time the trust fund's annual income was four times the average American family income.
He is wearing a suit and tie in the photo. He was actually busy eating hot dogs.
Donald Trump is a businessman and also a TV celebrity. He was the 45th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 2017 to January 20, 2021. The Trump Organization is a real-estate conglomerate. It is considered one of the biggest worldwide with assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Trump has several golf courses across the United States, Ireland, and Scotland. His Mar-a-Lago estate is located in Palm Beach, Florida. In addition, he has two houses in Virginia near one of his golf courses. These homes are worth $2 million.
Donald Trump has a net worth $3 billion. This number is based upon his assets, liabilities, and his personal brand. However, his net worth is not an accurate estimate.
In 2006, Forbes valued Trump Tower at $318 million. Today, the 58-floor skyscraper is worth $400-500 million. The top three floors are his residence, which is decorated with marble and gold fixtures. There are also several first-floor retail stores.
Trump also owns important real estate properties. These include 40 Wall St. in New York and 555 California St. in San Francisco.
Donald and Fred were among the 400 wealthiest Americans in 2010. They had difficulty making ends meet due to financial hardships in the 1980s.
A federal House committee has discovered that foreign governments racked up millions at the Trump hotel while President Trump was in the office. These documents raise questions as to whether Trump violated the Constitution's foreign emoluments clause.
Documents from Mazars USA, the accounting firm that once worked closely with Donald Trump, showed that several foreign countries were spending money at the hotel. Of particular interest was the spending of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. These three countries were all trying to influence US policy under the Trump presidency.
These countries have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying the Trump administration. In his time as president the Trump Organization's hotel in Washington, DC, was the ideal venue for lobbyists.
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The couple was featured on the cover of Vogue's January issue in 2005. Donald, their husband was also on the cover. They later married in Palm Beach, Florida. At the time she was a naturalized citizen.
After her husband's election in the year 2016, Melania remained in New York City for a number of months. During this time, she travelled to various countries, including India, Egypt, Finland, Belgium, and Kenya. She was also invited by the Vatican City.
She took on a more prominent position following the election of Donald Trump. She visited shelters for children, attended natural disaster tours, and also spoke about the dangers of opioid addiction. After leaving office in January 2021, she made the decision to stay out of the public eye.
The 2024 presidential campaign of former President Donald Trump will be the next major political event. The campaign has been in progress for three weeks now and the candidate hasn't yet officially announced his intention to run.
Donald Trump doesn't have any actual enemies However, he does have an aggressive conservative agenda. Among other things, he will take away America's freedoms and borders and silence the American voice.
His website for political parties lists dates for rallies before the midterm elections. The campaign has recruited a number of long-time Republican political operatives. He hasn't yet hired a campaign manager , nor any other prominent campaign figures.
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Trump's stock has experienced an impressive decline in the last few months. Trump's popularity has dipped in the GOP and he's been accused of being a hypocrite for his dinner with Nazi supporters. A few possible 2024 Republican rivals expressed doubt about the dinner.
Trump is the main attraction However, his campaign has also been affected by legal setbacks. A major tax-fraud scheme was among of the most scandalous elements of the Trump Organization.
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Humor > Lists > 6 Shows Too Awesome for Broadway
6 Shows Too Awesome for Broadway
By Gunaxin on October 13th, 2009
For far too long, Broadway has been trying to one up the rest of the pop culture world by being all "high brow" and full of people who can "act." Well no longer. The fact is Broadway is no different than any other entertainment medium and, just as with TV and movies, Broadway can screw up. Big time. Like by letting shows destined for greatest falter and die out well before their time.
This was a musical based on a Stephen King horror novel. Seriously. There's pig blood and dirty pillows and people being killed with the fierce power of a nerd girl's mind. Carrie and her mom share touching songs about how all boys will rape you and how menstruating is a sin. And the lyrics rhymed. Later, an ensemble cast sings about slaughtering a pig featuring lyrics like "Chop! Kill the pig! Pig, pig! Kill, Kill!" which single handedly bitch slaps every weak ass song in the Rogers and Hammerstein playbook.
On the other hand Carrie had some technical issues, like being unable to actually dump blood on the main character during the prom scene as it would destroy her mic, and a piece of the set nearly decapitating the actress on opening night. Aside from that, the script went through several re-writes; songs were renamed and dumped altogether. Reviews compared it to the Hindenburg, and not because it was awesomely full of fire, but because it was, you know, apparently a disaster that killed 36 people. It also lost $8 million, something we can barely comprehend for a theatre production as, based on our experiences in public school, musicals can be funded entirely by one bake sale
Moby Dick!
Nothing says "musical" quite like revenge on the high seas. Add in an all girls school, dick jokes and crossdressers and clearly you have Herman Melville's classic tale. In a nutshell, the writers had no idea how to adapt Moby Dick into a musical, so they made a musical in which the actors are trying to adapt Moby Dick into a musical. In a swimming pool. With dick jokes. At an all girl's school. Coincidentally, that's the way the plot lines to 75% of pornos start.
Moby Dick! has proved to be popular in an underground sort of way, as theatre about a cast of girls chasing a whale really only appeals to a certain subset of people who spend a lot of time watching Japanese cartoons. Nonetheless, the story of a girl's school forced to put on a play to save themselves from bankruptcy probably isn't exactly what Melville had in mind when he wrote the original story back in the mid 1800's. For whatever reasons, the show tends to see life in high schools, where apparently an abundance of jokes about the word dick are seen as enriching for young minds.
Rockabye Hamlet
Arguably one of Shakespeare's most famous plays along with Romeo and Juliet, the tragedy of Hamlet explores madness, betrayal, murder and then a shitload more murder. But was it perfect? No. Shakespeare fucked up by leaving out the rock and roll. Thankfully, where Shakespeare failed, a man who wrote scripts for Anne Murray variety shows stepped up to the plate with the help of Meat Loaf, who makes everything better.
The play was staged like an actual rock concert, which we assume was about as ridiculous as it sounds and, in what had to be one of the most awesome (yet somber) moments ever staged anywhere, Ophelia commits suicide by strangling herself with a microphone cord. Whether this had anything to do with autoerotic asphyxiation is not known.
With songs named He Got it in The Ear and The Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Boogie we can only assume the entire play, had it lasted more than 4 days on Broadway, would have somehow united the world under a banner of peace and love.
Via Galactica
Theatre so often gets saddled with the image of stodgy, boring, fancy-boy crap like Cats or Presidential Debates that no one really wants to see. But in the 70's, some people were willing to take a risk to make Broadway into one wild, trippy scene of insanity complete with pyrotechnics and a pantload of bouncing.
Unfortunately, for the theatre crowd, incomprehensibility is a big issue, which is probably way this only lasted for 7 shows. Apparently if your musical makes less sense than trying to decipher the ravings of a street corner drunkard at 3am, not a lot of people are willing to see it. Even when the producers included an insert in the playbill that explained what the fuck was going on, full of helpful hints like "they were spinning cone-shaped hats to help control their emotions," audiences were somehow unenthused.
On the upside, the characters in the show were painted blue and everyone jumped on trampolines. We're not even sure more needs to be said. But if it does, it should be pointed out that the main character, the focus of this precursor to the Blue Man Group, was a garbage man from outer space who does his job in a clamshell. Given that this took place in the 70's, how this didn't become an instant hit with every pothead or Quaalude-laced dance enthusiast boggles the mind.
Remember how you wished Broadway could somehow be more emo and homoerotic? Well thank God someone listened and turn Anne Rice's creation Lestat into a musical, because if there's one thing theatre needs, it's more singing, gay vampires.
Even though the show only lasted about a month on Broadway and was compared to prescription sleeping pills in the New York Times, you have to appreciate a musical adaptation of the story of people who eat people, even if it's muddle in existential crap and clumsy prose.
The upside to the show is it's likely the closest you'll ever get to seeing what Elton John would be like as a monster, which is probably something you've never pondered before but are thinking about now. Of course that's not the real selling point, and it being boring as shit isn't the reason Broadway couldn't handle it. The real reason is impressionably goth and emo chicks. No one likes broody, sexually ambiguous (which is to say gay) vampires more than girls dressed in black from head to toe. If this play had worked, it would have cemented Broadway as a surefire way to get virginal My Chemical Romance fans laid.
There are very few absolutes in the universe but one thing that is true in all places and at all times is that musicals and comic books go together so well it very nearly is insane to ponder them not going together. In fact, it may make you insane to try to fathom a world devoid of Spiderman in musical form.
Spiderman, of course, is the tale of a boy bitten by a radioactive spider that gives him powers which he then uses to fight crime and a legendary group of villains. Musicals, of course, are stage shows in which large groups of people inexplicably break out in song. It was only a matter of time before these two forces of nature crossed paths and with a little help from the only guys in U2 people know the names of, it happened.
Bono and the Edge decided to make Spider-man into a slack ass type modeled on Kurt Cobain, because that makes sense. And the expected budget is $45 million. And that apparently doesn't involve gold plated seats for audience members.
The thing about Spiderman is it hasn't actually opened on Broadway yet, it's just bombed already in anticipation of opening, a feat very few shows can pull off. It's expected, if the money can come through, to actually begin early next year, likely to glowing reviews from people who are thrilled that Irish rock stars re-wrote the story of Spiderman and set it to music.
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Nowhere in Britain is more closely associated with a form of language than Liverpool. Yet the history of language in Liverpool has been obscured by misrepresentation and myth-making and narratives of Liverpool's linguistic past have scarcely done justice to the rich, complex and fascinating history which produced it. Scouse: A Social and Cultural History presents a ground-breaking and iconoclastic account which challenges many of the forms of received wisdom about language in Liverpool and presents an alternative version of the currently accepted history. Ranging from the mid eighteenth century to the present, the book explores evidence from a host of different sources including the first histories of Liverpool, a rare slaving drama set in the port, a poor house report which records the first use of 'Scouse' (the dish), nineteenth century debates on Gladstone's speech, the 'lost' literature of the city, early to mid twentieth century newspaper accounts of Liverpudlian words, idioms and traditions, little-known essays which coined the use of 'Scouse' to refer to the language of Liverpool, aspects of popular culture in the 1950s and 60s, the Lern Yerself Scouse series, and examples drawn from contemporary literature. In addition the analysis draws on recent developments within the fields of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology - particularly with regard to the study of language and identity and the relationship between language and a sense of place - in order to provide a radically new understanding of 'Scouse' in terms of its history, its representation, and its contemporary social and cultural significance.
Tony Crowley is the Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities at Scripps College. He is the author of several books, most recently Wars of Words: The Politics of Language in Ireland 1537–2004.


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When: Sunday, April 22 at 12:30 p.m.
– There will be free chicken fingers for the first 50 fans in attendance on Friday against No. 28 South Carolina.
– Sunday is Senior Day and the Tigers will be celebrating seniors Alex Favrot and Sam Edwards in a ceremony on-court prior to the match, starting at 12:20 PM.
– The Tigers are coming off a 7-0 sweep over The Citadel on Wednesday, April 18.
– Alex Favrot is ranked 66th according to the ITA poll released on April 17. The senior from France is 13-13 overall this season and has played all 17 of his dual matches at No. 1 singles, and has defeated three nationally-ranked opponents.
– The French duo of Favrot and Simon Baudry are ranked 47th nationally in doubles. The pair is 12-5 overall, 8-4 in dual matches and are 4-2 in ACC dual matches.
– Baudry improved to 21-7 overall and is 12-4 from his No. 2 spot in the singles lineup.
– Liu is on a three-match winning streak, defeating The Citadel, North Carolina and Duke.
– Yizhou Liu and Sam Edwards have teamed up to form the Tigers' No. 2 doubles team, and the two are to 9-6 in dual matches this season, including a big win over Florida State's 35th ranked team of Aziz Dougaz and Guy Iradukunda on Mar. 2.
– Clemson has won the doubles point in 12 of its 20 matches on the season. The Tigers have a 8-4 record in those 12 matches.


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SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand's Overseas Investment Office (OIO) blocked an attempt by China's HNA Group to buy a vehicle finance firm in part due to doubts about the debt-saddled conglomerate's financial stability, documents showed on Wednesday.
The OIO halted HNA's planned $460 million purchase of New Zealand's largest non-bank lender, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group's (ANZ.AX) UDC, in December, citing uncertainty over HNA's ownership structure.
Decision documents released on Wednesday showed the office was also concerned about the conglomerate's debt and liquidity, as well as its complex structure.
HNA's debt "appears to be substantially in excess of ... underlying assets," the OIO said, which together with "well-known liquidity issues" at HNA "increases the likelihood of a default event".
It added that HNA was unable to clearly explain its ownership structure and so concluded the deal should be rejected.
HNA, an aviation-to-financial services conglomerate best known as the owner of Hainan Airlines Co (600221.SS), did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
At the time the deal was blocked, an HNA spokeswoman said the decision was inconsistent with the views of other regulators around the world that had approved HNA and other Chinese investments.
HNA has announced acquisitions worth more than $50 billion in the past two years, but has faced increased questions about its governance since a July announcement outlining its ownership showed two shareholders were proxies for founding executives.
Chinese banks have privately and publicly voiced concern after HNA failed to repay some obligations, including aircraft lease payments, and as surging debt drove up the cost of the group's short-term fund raising to new highs.
Since the start of the year, it has agreed to sell more than $10 billion in prime real estate in Australia, New York and Hong Kong, along with shares in Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK.N), Hilton Grand Vacations Inc (HGV.N) and Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT.N), to service debts.
ANZ said last month it is considering an initial public offering (IPO) of UDC since the sale to HNA was blocked.


The firm that audits Newport Beach and Costa Mesa failed to follow generally accepted standards when it assessed records for the city of Bell, according to a report released Tuesday by the office of state Controller John Chiang.
The Newport-Mesa governments are among dozens of Southern California agencies whose books are audited by Mayer Hoffman McCann. Upcoming auditing contracts may be affected by the controller's report, which calls into question specific practices by the firm.
"It's pretty shocking," said Costa Mesa Assistant Finance Director Colleen O'Donoghue. "I was definitely surprised at the number of findings."
The controller's report said the firm failed to fully comply with 13 of 17 applicable fieldwork auditing standards. It found that Mayer Hoffman did not adequately look for documentation and evidence to support Bell's records, the firm did not document the reason for deficit balances, and there were other problems.
"[Mayer Hoffman McCann] appears to have been a rubberstamp rather than a responsible auditor committed to providing the public with the transparency and accountability that could have prevented the mismanagement of the City's finances by Bell officials," Chiang said in a statement.
Eight current and former Bell city officials were charged this fall in what prosecutors said was a pervasive climate of corruption. Bell officials misappropriated $5.5 million in public funds, prosecutors said. The city overcharged property owners and businesses more than $6 million in fees and made other questionable financial decisions, an earlier controller's audit found.
In a response to the controller's Bell report issued Tuesday, Mayer Hoffman said that the firm "was subjected to a massive scheme of collusion that reached through every layer of City government, to undermine the audit process and deceive the auditors."
The firm has been the independent auditor of Newport Beach for about the past 10 years and Costa Mesa for about the past 20 years, officials said.
Newport Beach Deputy Director of Administrative Services Dan Matusiewicz said that his division is waiting for the results of an independent peer review of Mayer Hoffman's California audit practice, so he can get another perspective.
He's comfortable with Newport's past audits by Mayer Hoffman.
"We continue to stand by the City of Newport Beach financial statements and the related audit opinion issued upon them," Matusiewicz wrote in an e-mail.
Before the controller's report was released, recently elected Newport Beach Mayor Mike Henn said that he was also confident with Newport's auditing process.
"I would not draw any conclusions from Bell that relate to Newport Beach," he said.
Costa Mesa's contract with Mayer Hoffman is up for renewal in 2011, and the city will seek new proposals. Newport Beach's contract is also up in 2011.


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I'd often wondered about the three years.
And now we have the answer – well, one answer. Thanks for the comment, Adelaide.


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Updated13 Jan 1:39pm
Jamie Vardy will NOT play for England at Euro 2020 despite leading Premier League scoring charts
Following news that Kane would be out of action until April after tearing his left hamstring while playing for Tottenham, there were calls to bring Vardy out of international retirement.


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The last day to apply for the Fellowship Entrance Test (FET 2021) of the National Board of Examinations is today, 13 December. Candidates who are interested may apply for NBE FET 2021 till 11:55 pm tonight on the official website – https://nbe.edu.in/.
The online application window will be closed by the NBE after the deadline is over.
Methodical procedure to apply is as follows
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As per the information brochure released on the official website, candidates will get the provision to edit their applications from 16 December onward till 19 December.
The final edit window to rectify the photograph and signature uploaded by applicants will be open from 24 December till 26 December.
The admit cards for the FET 2021 examination will be available on 4 January next year and the examination will be held on 11 January. The exam will be held from 10.30 am to 12.15 pm. Applicants need to arrive at the centre from 8.30 am onwards to complete the registration and face ID verification process. No student will be allowed to enter the exam hall after 10.00 am. Results for the exam will release on 31 January.
According to the eligibility norms for applying in the FET 2021 exam, students need to possess a post graduate medical degree/provisional pass certificate (MD/MS/DM/MCh/DNB/DrNB) from a recognized university or an equal qualification from any recognized university. Candidates who were likely to be in possession of the same by 30 November 2021, were also eligible to apply for the exam.
An examination fee of Rs 4,250 has to be paid by applicants for appearing in the exam. International students need to pay a sum of Rs 44,250 which comprises of an 18 percent GST along with Rs 37,500 as examination fee.
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences conducts the FET 2021 exam for giving admission to students for Fellow of National Board (FNB)/ Fellow of National Board – Post Doctoral (FNB-PD) courses.
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Q: How to add the footer for the p-dropdown in primeng? I am trying to add a p-dropdown footer similar to a multiselect but it is not working.

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The dropdown is not showing using the above code, but it is working in the multiselect shown below. I want to do this with the dropdown.

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How do I create the footer for the p-dropdown.?

A: p-dropdown component doesn't support add a footer section but  we can manage to fake a footer section like this

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you can set your own condition may be base of the label also option.value == 0,dd.hide() is related to p-drowndown to hide the option list

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Given the way TRU has been arbitrarily jacking up the prices on stuff recently, I wouldn't be surprised if these are closer to 30 bucks once they actually show up in stores. My local store has raised the prices on practically every Hasbro SW item over the last couple of weeks, and while I'm hoping that it's just a temporary holiday cash grab, my overwhelming cynicism doesn't fill me with any hope that they'll actually drop said prices once the holidays are over.
Oh, and in the "pipe dream" department, if anyone has an extra TIE Pilot from either of these sets once they hit, keep me in mind. I need one to pilot the WM TIE Bomber, and since Hasbro steadfastly refuses to put out a carded version in either the Vintage or Saga Legends line, I figure it wouldn't hurt to ask here.
I ordered today and they are buy 2 get 1 free! So I got 3 sets for the price of two. Spread the word this must be a glitch!
Doc, I won't need the extra TIE pilot, so you can have one of mine when I find them.
They actually have a buy 2 get the 3rd free promo on almost all SW stuff this week, so not a glitch. Too bad the shipping isn't free, but still a great deal for $25 items. I ordered both sets and a spare of #2 (Grizz set).
Any chance these could be shipping sooner than 2/11?
The only reason I ask is because I was just checking the account I used to charge the purchase and I saw the charge from ToysRUs.com.
Anyone else who's ordered see the same thing?
Mine hasn't shown up yet, but I just ordered today.
Are the TIE pilots in both sets the same? The picture looks the same, but the names are different unless I'm not reading this right.
They each have distinct helmet decos.
I lucked upon these at my local TRU today (I'm in Canada, so they have arrived a little early). A fantastic deal for 3 pilots and an astromech at $29.99CDN. Loose pics to come too.
With them hitting canada, I think it's very likely they could be showing in the US far earlier than 2/11 then.
This is an impressive set of figures, I'll definitely happy with them. All pilots' helmets are removable.
Really nice looking group of figures, I'm looking forward to these showing up in my area. I hope these sell really well so we can see some different theme sets in the future.
Everything looks very nice! Shame our group couldn't work out a group buy, but hopefully TRU doesn't jack up the price to $40+ per set.
If they do, they're keeping them. I'm not paying scalper prices for the privelege of shopping in their overpriced store.