"Understanding Corn Yield Potential in Different Environments" by Achim R. Dobermann, Timothy J. Arkebauer et al.
The UNL research program on Ecological intensification of irrigated maize-based cropping systems aims to (i) improve understanding of the yield potential of corn and soybean and how it is affected by management, (ii) develop a scientific basis for evaluating yield potential at different locations, (iii) develop practical technologies for managing intensive cropping systems at 70-80% of the yield potential, and (iv) conduct integrated assessment of productivity, profitability, input use efficiency, soil carbon sequestration, energy and carbon budgets, and trace gas emissions. Results of this work have been reported earlier (Arkebauer et al., 2001; Dobermann et al., 2002). In this paper we discuss examples of progress made in 2002, focusing on obtaining additional data sets from high-yield environments and on using crop simulation modeling for understanding yield potential.


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FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 11, 2016 — Today Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) announced long term lease agreements for four new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft with Virgin Atlantic Airways. The aircraft are from ALC's order book with Airbus, with two delivering in spring 2020 and two delivering in spring 2021. These new A350-1000s will replace Virgin Atlantic Airways' Boeing 747 aircraft built in the 1990's on routes from London across the Atlantic.
"We have a long history and an excellent relationship with Virgin Atlantic Airways, and we are pleased to be a part of modernizing their long haul fleet," said Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman of Air Lease Corporation.

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If you're a diehard Chrome browser user, be aware that as of November 17th, 2020, Chrome 87 has now been ported to the Stable desktop channel, and it's an upgrade well worth getting.
It adds a raft of performance improvements that will increase your overall browsing speed, in addition to offering some new security features.
The single biggest boost to performance came from some tweaks that were the result of an in-depth analysis of how Chrome was using system resources. In that research, it came to light that the biggest consumer of system resources was the JavaScript Timer, specifically as it related to background tabs, which was responsible for some 40 percent of the total resources Chrome consumes.
The company had the following to say about the matter in a recent blog post:
"We investigated how background tabs use system resources and found that JavaScript Timers represent >40 percent of the work in background tabs. Reducing their impact on CPU and power is important to make the browser more efficient. Beginning in M87, we're throttling JavaScript timer wake-ups in background tabs to once per minute. This reduces CPU usage by up to 5x, and extends battery life up to 1.25 hours in our internal testing. We've done this without sacrificing the background features that users care about, like playing music and getting notifications."
It's a big change, but not one that will change the way you view the web or use the browser, and that's perhaps the best part about the improvement. It's behind the scenes, so while it makes a big difference, there's nothing you have to do, or be mindful of, and yet, you should notice something in the neighborhood of a 25 percent overall speed improvement on start up, and a 7-10% boost in speed overall.
In addition to that, if you use Chrome on an Android device, the company has begun to roll out a new caching feature that will store complete screenshots of the web pages you view, including the JavaScript memory, in the cache, which will allow you to instantly go back and forth between sites and return to the exact portion of the content you were reading. It's a small change, but very convenient. Once you start using it, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.
Also, be aware that a change the company has been talking about since late 2018 has finally been made manifest in this build. When you install Chrome 87, you'll find that FTP support is disabled by default. If you want it re-enabled, you'll have to use the command:
"chrome://flags/#enable-ftp"
But be aware that this is only a temporarily solution. As of the release of Chrome 88, even this capability will be removed.
All in all, the latest build contains some great updates. Grab your copy today.
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A local coalition is training Oakland's brick-and-mortar employees in everything from de-escalation tactics to emergency medical care.
Inside a community space in downtown Oakland, Kori Chen learned that a tampon can be used to staunch the blood from a gunshot entrance wound. He also learned about the rights he had at his disposal in case ICE ever tried to conduct a raid inside Red Bay Coffee, the café where Chen works as a director.
This past May, Chen and other owners and employees of five local businesses attended a community safety training to learn how to handle everything from a medical emergency to an immigration raid. The session was put on by the Lightning Bolt Collective, an organization that brings together trainers from groups like Sins Invalid, which advocates for those with disabilities, and The Oakland Power Project, which teaches people how to respond to healthcare crises without putting in a 911 call, which would summon the police.
Lightning Bolt was founded by Max Airborne, Katie Loncke, Hasmik Geghamyan, and Zoé Samudzi, and the activists see this training as a holistic safety program through which communities can make themselves safer for everyone.
Grassroots movements aimed at educating citizens and immigrants about policing and deportation—such as Know Your Rights trainings and Cop Watch programs—have existed throughout the country since the '90s, when CopWatch started in Berkeley. What makes Lightning Bolt's training unique is its scope and emphasis on small businesses as important hubs for community safety. The organizers focus on restaurants, art galleries, coffee shops, and other small businesses because they see these shops on the front lines when it comes to dealing with the city's rising homeless population and community policing. "Being a business owner, it is very important if something happens near their place of business that they know how to communicate with the community," says Shareena Thomas, a co-founder of People's Community Medics and one of the trainers at Lightning Bolt's May session.
One of the key lessons Thomas imparts during her training is the best practice for calling 911 or dealing with an EMT. "A lot of people don't know how to communicate with [a 911 dispatcher], and the way they talk to the dispatcher affects who they send out to assist a situation," Thomas says. If the person calling in is calm and collected, the dispatcher may just send a paramedic or a single officer. If the caller is screaming and panicking, says Thomas, they might send out an entire police squad. Much of Lightning Bolt's training sessions focus on de-escalating situations with police and protestors, and the ways in which small businesses can help the homeless and mentally ill without resorting to police intervention.
Chen and Isaacs both found the variety of trainers and topics to be valuable, as the program highlighted the ways in which many community issues are interconnected. For example, Chen says, trainers from the Transgender & Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP) explained how trans issues are justice issues because many in the trans community were formerly incarcerated. Though Reem's is unable to put in a gender-neutral bathroom because they share their bathrooms with another business, TGIJP walked them through other steps to make their business feel safer for the trans community—such as by giving out both the men's and women's bathroom codes to anyone who asks, instead of assuming a person's gender identity.


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Scoob! – Marketing Recap
Grab some snacks and see how Warner Bros. is selling the animated reboot of the classic characters.
In this, the most fraught movie year in a century, comes Scoob!, complete with "!" as an official part of the title, the most notable release to do so since 2017's Mother!.
At its core, the movie follows the basic Scooby Doo plot, one that sees Velma (voiced by Gina Rodriguez), Fred (Zac Efron), Daphne (Amanda Seyfried), Shaggy (Will Forte) and Scooby (Frank Welker) investigating a plot to set the ghost dog Cerebus free upon the world. That investigation sees them teaming up with fellow Hannah-Barbara creations Blue Falcon (Mark Wahlberg) and his faithful companion Dynomutt (Ken Jeong).
Amidst all that, the story also flashes back to the childhood first meeting of Scooby and Shaggy, one that was to set the stage for an endless stream of snacks to be consumed while the two try to stay out of danger while sticking with their friends as part of Mystery Incorporated.
While there have been two live-action theatrical films and plenty of animated straight-to-home movies, Scocb! marks the first full-length animated feature starring the characters. While certain adjustments have been made because of the current pandemic, WB's campaign still retains many of the elements that have made the franchise so popular over the years.
A young Scoob is shown on the first poster (by marketing agency Cold Open), released in November of last year. That immediately explains to the audience that the story will head back in time in some way, offering them something new they may not have seen before. Adding to that is the fact that his shadow is of a grown up Scoob, hinting that as an adult he goes on to become a Sith Lord.
The second poster (by marketing agency Works Adv) came out in March and has Scooby standing in a line up with the rest of the gang, including Dee Dee Skyes (Kiersey Clemons), Blue Falcon and Dynomutt. That same collection of characters, along with the same "Mystery loves company" tagline, are used on the next one-sheet (by Cold Open) which also came out in March. Notably, though, the first two posters include the release date along with the promise it will hit theaters on that day. The last one ditches it for the more generic "Coming Soon," likely an adjustment for the VOD release that was decided upon.
After a brief setup, the first trailer (33.6 million views on YouTube) from November presents the origin of Shaggy and Scooby, showing how they met by accident as a young boy and puppy and became best friends. Back in the modern day, the pair are abducted by aliens tied to whatever they're investigating at the moment. A scene of Velma doing her science thing and Daphne being over it ends it all without explaining what the story here is almost at all.
That trailer was the first to use YouTube's new embedded AR features, allowing those viewing it on the YouTube app to take AR selfies with a young Scooby Doo.
The final trailer (1.3 million views on YouTube), released in early March, establishes that Shaggy and Scooby have been taken by some mysterious blue light from the sky. The rest of the team are out to find them as we flashback to the time the friends first met. Back in the present, we're shown Blue Falcon and his sidekick Dynomutt are involved in their abduction, but what that means isn't clear as the rest of the trailer is just about sight gags and other jokes.
There's actually quite a bit of good content on the movie's official website, including standard marketing fare like trailers and character overviews as well as a handful of casual online games, some Zoom backgrounds and more.
The site also has a link to WatchScoob.com, a separate site that has lots of information on engaging with the movie from home. There you'll find links to various VOD platforms to buy the movie and encouragement to join in the increasingly-popular "watch party" trend to experience the film as an online community on the 15th. To help increase that engagement and strengthen the connection in the audience, a PDF is offered that has more details on the virtual premiere event, movie-themed snack recipes, arts and crafts to have fun with and more.
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The movie was among those promoted by WB at CCXP in December of last year.
In March Warner Bros. pulled the movie from its original June release, one of several such changes in the midst of the Covid-19 outbreak. It announced in April the movie would go straight to premium VOD and skip a theatrical release.
Cartoon Network was given an exclusive clip showing Scooby and Shaggy meeting with Blue Falcon, Dee Dee and Dynomutt. Earlier the channel had offered a new preview to audiences of its Saturday programming block.
Shaggy and Scoob are embarking on a whole new adventure with the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt! 🤖🐶🦴
Check out this sneak peek of @scoob – available to own May 15 with home premiere 👉 https://t.co/K4M7Xevyfp#CartoonNetwork #SCOOB pic.twitter.com/ShozZjYs3t
— Cartoon Network (@cartoonnetwork) May 9, 2020
The new song "Summer Feelings" from Charlie Puth and Lennon Stella was promoted to try and catch the attention of the tweens.
Also on that front was Tik Tok Challenge that had people sharing videos of them doing the "#ScoobDance" with a handful of prominent influencers on that platform leading the way and driving awareness.
Promotional partners for the movie included:
Bark Box, which created a special movie-themed box for subscribers filled with stuffed animals, snacks and more.
Save Them All, a pet adoption foundation that created a new PSA with the movie's characters to encourage people to find their new furry friend.
Blue Buffalo, which created a special line of Scooby Snacks dog treats.
Carl's Jr., which put movie toys in their Star Pals kids meals.
Color Me Mine, which offered a couple activity sheets in lieu of the kind of in-store events that are usually run.
Valpak, which promoted the early access digital premiere in its residential mailers.
Guess what? Scooby-Doo is coming to YOU! Get exclusive access with home premiere and own it May 15 – https://t.co/VaWIg2xrqe #SCOOB pic.twitter.com/NtkQrcWdhO
— Valpak (@Valpakcoupons) May 13, 2020
Walmart also gets its own link on the official site as the "Shop" where you can find exclusive merchandise.
Updates made to social media profiles show the movie offering a keen awareness of the unusual circumstances society finds itself in. So there are lots of posts about hugging your pets, even if it is for the hundredth time that day, staying safe and protecting friends, eating your feelings and so on. It's a nice touch that shows the movie isn't trying to gloss over anything, just help people through a tough time.
A new video came out earlier this week offering professional tips on how to draw Scooby-Doo.
There were a handful of short promo videos, visible on social media primarily, that acted like online or TV ads but it's not clear if they were used there at all. Some online banner ads used elements of the key art as well.
As the movie got close to release, Forte, Jeong and a few others engaged in a handful of interviews to talk about the movie, how they were passing the time during social isolation and other related topics.
It's…not a terrible campaign. Certainly better than it could have been. But the best parts of the studio's effort seems to be everything but the trailers, which isn't a great sign. Those trailers don't make the movie seem attractive to anyone above the age of 8 and offers little to nothing about the story, meaning the value proposition being offered is even weaker.
The rest of the campaign is quite a bit better. In particular, the way WB pivoted and offered the home viewing party pack for people to use during the virtual premiere is a great way to make the most of a bad situation. It's a fun, inventive way to create a new touchpoint for the audience to latch on to and could do a lot to foster additional excitement, creating a moment for the movie that may not be quite as powerful as opening weekend but serves a similar purpose.
Just as the movie was hitting VOD a five minute preview was released to offer a taste of what to expect.
WB live-streamed the premiere event, all of which was remote over video conferencing of course.
Details on the movie's soundtrack were offered here. There were also interviews like this with the film's production team about creating the look of the characters. Forte also ' more about getting into the character of Shaggy.
A number of exhibitors and other partners signed up for virtual sponsorships of the movie.
DC offered 250 of the "Scooby Doo" comics it's published for free digitally as part of the overall brand revitalization campaign.
Early animation efforts of deleted scenes were shared to show audiences how the story evolved. There were also some bloopers released.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2020-05-14 2020-06-24 Categories Marketing Recap, Movie MarketingTags amanda seyfried, gina rodriguez, ken jeong, scoob, scooby-doo, warner bros., will forte, zac efronLeave a comment on Scoob! – Marketing Recap
A Futile and Stupid Gesture – Marketing Recap
Comedy is such a generational thing, usually directly influencing at least two groups of people: Those old enough to enjoy it in the moment and those in the immediate next generation, who grow up watching, listening to or reading it. For my generation much of the comedy world we enjoyed as kids were the direct result of the launch of National Lampoon and it's that story being told in the new Netflix original A Futile and Stupid Gesture.
Based on the book of the same name, the movie focuses on founders Doug Kenney (Will Forte…but also Martin Mull as the narrator) and Henry Beard (Domhnall Gleeson) as they have the idea to create a subversive humor magazine that eventually grows into an empire. The writers they employed included people like Harold Ramis, John Landis, John Hughes and countless others. The actors who joined their radio program included John Belushi, Bill Murray and others who would go on to define comedy for the next 40 years. Kenney wasn't always the easiest or most stable person to work with, both a testament to and the result of his genius.
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Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2018-01-24 2018-09-18 Categories Marketing RecapTags a futile and stupid gesture, david wain, domhnall gleeson, martin mull, netflix, will forte1 Comment on A Futile and Stupid Gesture – Marketing Recap


My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Adventures in the Crystal Empire is coming to DVD in Canada on April 2nd. Adventures in the Crystal Empire includes 5 episodes from the beloved series, and bonus features include a sing-along and coloring sheet. Adventures in the Crystal Empire is priced at $14.97 and is available in stores and on Amazon.ca.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - Pinkie Pie Party is coming to DVD in Canada on April 16th. It includes 5 episodes, and bonus features include a Sing-Along and a Party Activity Kit. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - Pinkie Pie Party is priced at $14.97 SRP and will be available exclusively at Walmart.
If you have a child who loves My Little Pony they will love these DVDs. They are both fun and will keep your child (and even you) entertained . The graphics and sound quality are amazing. The singalong on both DVDs are super fun.


I don't know what's worse, a résumé that is so dense that it looks like something James Joyce wrote, or so sparse that it looks like a Haiku.
Look, one of the golden rules of writing your résumé is that it has to be easy to read…yet sells you with accomplishments and relevancy. I know this is a tall order but it can be done.
You've been told over and over how your résumé is your marketing collateral. Consider reading a brochure that takes you longer than three minutes to complete during the busiest part of your workday. Consider reading a product flyer in a crowded retail store with your kids screaming to leave or wandering off. You only have 30 seconds to get the gist of the product before you decide to explore further.
This is how the employer feels when she reads a résumé to decide if you'll be considered for an interview. On average an employer will take 15 to 45 seconds deciding whether to invite you in for an interview. The first phase of the résumé review is a quick scan, which means you must make the scanning process as easy as possible for her.
Capturing important information. Keep this general rule in mind when crafting your résumé: do not exceed 4-5 lines per word block. When possible include accomplishments that are quantified with dollars, numbers, and percentages. As quick scans go, these quantifiers will surely draw attention from the employer and entice her to read further. Just glance at the text below to see if it's something that would be easy to digest in a 15-30 second scan.
Hired to revamp marketing department and turn around declining revenue. Managed 4 employees, including marketing communications writer, graphic designer, and webmaster. Interfaced with members of the media, partners, and consumers; recognized by many for providing excellent customer service. Oversaw more than 10 tradeshows, both organization and attending. Increased number of media contacts from 30 to 6,000 at ABC company within only 4 months. Overall contacts exceeded 30,000. Garnered 20 awards in major trade journals, including "Data Storage Product of the Year," (5 years in a row) "Product of the Year," "Editor's Choice," and other honors from top trade publications. Placed more than 50 reviews and articles in trade magazines. Designed a 60-page Website and maintained it, while maintaining role of public relations; thus saving the company more than $25,000. Received "Outstanding Employee of the Year" for volunteering to take on this endeavor.
I recently critiqued a résumé that look similar to the above. Now read the same paragraph divided into short word blocks.
Hired to revamp marketing department and turn around declining revenue. Managed 4 employees, including marketing communications writer, graphic designer, and webmaster. Interfaced with members of the media, partners, and consumers; recognized by many for providing excellent customer service. Oversaw more than 10 tradeshows, both organization and attending.
Increased number of media contacts from 30 to 6,000 at ABC company within only 4 months. Overall contacts exceeded 30,000.
Garnered 20 awards in major trade journals, including "Data Storage Product of the Year," (5 years in a row) "Product of the Year," "Editor's Choice," and other honors from top trade publications. Placed more than 50 reviews and articles in trade magazines.
Designed a 60-page Website and maintained it, while maintaining role of public relations; thus saving the company more than $25,000. Received "Outstanding Employee of the Year" for volunteering to take on this endeavor.
Do potential employers a favor when crafting your résumé; make it easier to read. Density is one reason employers may decide to place your résumé in the…circular file cabinet.
This entry was posted in Career Search, Résumé Writing and tagged accomplishments, readability, resume, resume scan on January 13, 2012 by Things Career Related.


Here is your ticket to the Fireworks in towns along the Metra Northwest Line.
Harvard - None: their fireworks were in conjunction with Milk Day's.
McHenry – Fireworks are on July 5th at Peterson Park.
Woodstock – Fireworks are on July 4th, at Emricson Park, 900 W South Street.
Crystal Lake - Fireworks are on July 6th, over Crystal Lake at the Main Beach, Lake Ave.
Cary – Fireworks are on July 3rd at Lions Park, 1107 Silver Lake Rd.
Fox River Grove – Fireworks are on July 12th, at Picnic Grove Park, 600-699 Birch Lane.
Palatine - Fireworks are July 3rd at Community Park, Palatine Road.
Arlington Park - Fireworks are on July 4th at Arlington Park Race Track.
Arlington Heights – Fireworks, see Arlington Park.
Mount Prospect – Fireworks are on July 2nd and July 4th at Melas Park, 1326 W. Central Rd.
Park Ridge - Fireworks are July 3rd at Main East High School, 2601 W. Dempster St.
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I remember an interview I had once, when I was Mayor of Charlotte, when a reporter came to question me about the city's violent crime and murder rate. Doubtless it was a story fanned by my opponents' claims that murders were up and I was to blame. From my perspective, no matter what that number is, it is not acceptable, and it should be something we pay attention to whether or not there is an election going on. The reporter did not write at all about one of the main points I tried to make – which was the fact that racist, discriminatory systems underlie much of the anger and violence in our city and country today. And the environment plays into that. Research shows that aggression and violence spike on hotter days, which are increasing as the planet warms, and children do not learn as well when it's hot. Notably, many public schools and homes in poor neighborhoods – which are often Black and Brown communities – are not air conditioned. Some of my staff who were listening said that I was being too "woke" for the story, and upon reflection I wonder whether I connected the dots well enough at that time for that White reporter.
6 January 2021- Washington DC- A protester stands with a Confederate flag after storming the Capitol during a Joint Session of Congress in which members were to certify the 2020 Presidential election. Photo Credit: Chris Kleponis/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)
The storming of the Capitol that took place on January 6 was another reflection of America's original sin. Because we have built systems – of commerce, education, justice, voting and even housing – on the original lie that some people – White men, to be precise — are more valuable in a capitalist democracy than others, we continue to be a nation divided.
Everyone is weighing in on the events of last week with their own lens. Who were the people who invaded the Capitol, threatened our elected representatives, destroyed property, and contributed to the death of 6 people? Were they freedom fighters or seditionists? Protestors or terrorists? Is there an actual reason to doubt the outcome of the election? Doubtless more truths will unfold as investigations continue.
But one thing is already clear: these folks feel like they are losing something. With their Confederate flags, Nazi tattoos, FB posts, and Don't Tread On Me banners, they have shown what that something is – their White supremacy. With the recent election, which some (astonishingly) believe was so fraudulent that it created a false gap of 7 million votes (just think for a minute how much effort it would take to get the names of that many dead people and undocumented immigrants into voter rolls and machines), our country thought it was turning the corner on the Era of Trump. Some Americans probably thought that White Supremacy as a movement was losing steam, but President Trump showed in his instigation of the storming of the Capitol – and the violence that ensued – that bigotry and racial oppression is alive and kicking, and willing to bash in skulls with fire extinguishers.
I truly believe it is a small minority of Americans willing to turn to actual violence in support of White Supremacy. But I also believe that far more Americans are willing to support the existing structure of racist systems, from our criminal justice system to housing and employment practices, without change – and with no real recognition of the pain, trauma, poverty, and lives that they have cost over the years. Coupled with this is a lack of awareness of the continued damage caused by environmental racism. Children who grow up in redlined neighborhoods, where there are more toxins and greenhouse gas emissions, fewer trees, and warmer temperatures (as much as 10 degrees warmer in poor neighborhoods), cannot perform as well in school, miss days because of chronic illnesses exacerbated by polluted air, and are more likely to drop out, and thus continue in a cycle of poverty with barriers to opportunity. These unhealthy neighborhoods are also the ones more likely to suffer from increasing climate impacts like extreme weather, flooding, damaged water systems, and even our current coronavirus pandemic.
With the inauguration today of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, we as a country have the rare opportunity to make deep progress on our racial and tribal divisions. We can truly administer some balm to this gaping wound – and there is a role for each one of us to play, progressive and conservative, White and Black and Brown, Indigenous and immigrant, rich and poor, college educated and high school drop-out, gay and straight, and more. The first step will be recognizing and admitting that there are racist underpinnings in multiple systems – from healthcare to criminal justice to the way we build our cities and neighborhoods – and then working to multi-solve and correct these unjust and harmful disparities. We must embed racial justice and equity into every department and aspect of government, business, and our own lives in order to truly solve multiple concurrent challenges. At ecoAmerica we plan to hold to our stated principles of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion as we build support for equitable and ambitious climate action and solutions.
After four years of our country's backsliding in dangerous ways, racial justice and climate change have a similar urgent time frame. Now is the moment. If we cannot make dramatic changes and improvements to both in the next few years, our lives, our country, and our planet will be altered forever in harmful ways, the extent of which we may not yet comprehend.
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Helping spread the word on Helpmann
Although Sir Robert Helpmann was one of Australia's most famous international performing arts stars, his work and life in Australia have received very little academic attention.
But that has changed thanks to University of Queensland Faculty of Arts PhD scholar Dr Anna Bemrose, who recently completed her thesis "A Servant of Art: Robert Helpmann in Australia."
As well as researching private and public collections, Dr Bemrose personally interviewed many of Helpmann's professional collaborators in Australia and overseas. These included Garth Welch, Richard Bonynge, Peter Sculthorpe, Dame Alicia Markova and the late Dame Ninette de Valois.
Dr Bemrose said while there was information on Sir Robert's work during his time overseas, very little had been done on his time before that or on his triumphant return to Australia.
"Most people seem to think that he went to England and that was where he learnt his craft, but even before he left Australia he had explored most aspects of the arts. He had been involved in experimental theatre in Adelaide and had already choreographed his first ballet.
"While Helpmann's artistic versatility led him to explore many areas of the arts, it was initially ballet that drew him back to Australia to work with the Australian Ballet, which he showcased to the world."
Dr Bemrose is now developing her research into a book which she hopes will portray a more complete picture of one of Australia's truly great performers.
Media: For more information contact Lynda Flower at UQ Communications (telephone 07 3365 2339).
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James LoMenzo, född 13 januari 1959 i Brooklyn, New York, är en amerikansk basist. Han var basist i rockbandet White Lion mellan 1984 och 1991. I april 2006 ersatte han James MacDonough som basist i thrash metal-gruppen Megadeth. Han har även bland annat spelat bas i grupperna Pride & Glory och Black Label Society.

I februari 2010 återvände David Ellefson till Megadeth och James LoMenzo var då tvungen att lämna bandet.

James LoMenzo var även med i tävlingen The Amazing Race år 2012.

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Airmets/ Sigmets from agencies that predict important meteorological incidents that are potentially dangerous for flight are upgraded every 30 mins. Records flash strokes on the card that are reloaded every 15 mins. Windspeed and directions on the chart, in 1,000 feet steps, 12 updates daily. The borders of the worldwide flight information areas and the upper information areas are shown on the chart.
Different Oceanian trails, includes North Atlantic trails, superimposed on the chart. Height and velocity information at a single sight when you move your mouse over any part of the route. Navigation way points and air routes for high and low flights superimposed on the chart. Gain an immediate view of the airport delays worldwide or in a specific area.
Receive a warning when the price falls from Frankfurt to Nyaung U. The rates are on a return journey with a return journey between 1-21 nights after your arrival. Tickets are subject to rapid changes and cannot be guarantee. The Nyaung-u airport is the nearest large airport to Nyaung U. Currently 7 carriers are operating from Nyaung-u airport.
The Nyaung-u airport has non-stop services to 4 towns. At least 52 internal departures per weeks from Nyaung-u airport.
If you fly to or from Nyaung-u airport or simply pick up someone up from their flight to Nyaung-u, here you will find the latest information you need about Nyaung-u airport. Find current arrival and departure times, the latest Nyaung-u news and weather or read the latest tweets from Nyaung-u Airport directly from their Twitter feeds.
Use our helpful maps and videos to make sure you find the easiest way to Nyaung-u Airport. You can search for flights from Nyaung-u airport by month to find the cheapest day to fly, or even all year round. Are you looking for a hotel at Nyaung-u airport?
Airports près de Nyaung-u : Afficher tous les aéroports du Myanmar.


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Every agency of the United States Government shares the challenge. We can build fruitful habits of consultation, quiet argument, sober analysis, and common action. In the long-term, these are the practices that will sustain the supremacy of our common principles and keep open the path of progress.


Laminating MDF to make a drying form (which will have the 12″ radius and the walnut gets clamped to this for a week after it's had a day or so on the bending jig to cool).
I thought it was a bit of a gimmicky thing when I bought it, but those silicone glue brushes work damn well. Worth every cent (especially when buying them from Rutlands in the UK instead of buying the Rockler ones from the US).
And last job, fixing and reattaching the vice jaws (finally – shop jobs seem to be cobbler's children really).
Simple enough job, just counterboring for nuts and ensuring they were below the surface of the face. Complicated only by not having a drill press or fostner bits, but an auger bit and brace and a little fustering sufficed.
Then went through the stock in the woodpile matching pieces to cutlists and finding that for the largest panel in the crib, I don't have long enough boards to do lengthwise glue-ups in the panel. Hmmm. Is it okay to run the glue-ups crosswise I wonder….


The Korean company Daewon Co will build a textile techno-park in Piskent district of Tashkent region.
It was announced following the visit of the Korean delegation to Uzbekistan in November-December last year, the press service of the Association "Uztukimachiliksamoat" reports.
Representatives of the company Daewon Co also visited our country in January of this year. At the Association "Uztukimachiliksamoat", negotiations were held with the Korean delegation on the project of organizing the production of shirt and other types of fabrics. In addition, the parties discussed other investment proposals in the textile industry.
The Korean side expressed its readiness to implement a project to launch the production of shirt and other types of fabrics, as well as finished products worth $10 million in Tashkent region. The expected production capacity is 1,8 million square meters of blended fabric per year.
Furthermore, Daewon Co plans to implement a joint project with the local company "Istiklol dizayn".
According to the press service of the association, in 2018, the textile industry mastered the production of blended fabrics, started producing shirt cotton fabrics, and finished polyester fabrics. Additionally, last year the production of nitron fibers, nitron yarn, synthetic and polyester fibers was started by textile enterprises.
Daewon Co is one of the largest enterprises in the Republic of Korea on producing school and university uniforms, they are known under the brand IVY Club.


If there's one thing about Internet marketing that really stands out, it has to be the agility of the business. You can begin Internet marketing on a very small budget and make a lot of money. Just be careful that you don't make the following blunders.
One of the more frequent mistakes is when people new to the industry fall for the "get rich quick" formula type of Internet Marketing. These people give a bad name to honest marketers, simply because they fool new marketers into buying programs that promise instant riches, but the real person getting rich is the marketer, not you.
Yet how many business opportunities have you ever heard of that don't require some initial effort to establish? If you use a little common sense, you'll realize that Internet marketing is a genuine business opportunity that offers a high level of success if you follow some simple rules.
It takes time to build any business and your online business isn't any different. If somebody comes along and tells you that they have a secret that can make you an expert Internet marketer in a month, don't believe them. There's a defined learning curve within any Internet marketing business that takes time and effort to understand all the pieces you need to learn. If you're happy to invest the time and effort required to learn about the Internet marketing industry, you'll find it far easier to become successful. So if you're keen to create a successful online business that generates massive profits, you need to be willing to put in the effort to do whatever it takes.
Another common mistake made by many new Internet marketers is not doing the right amount of research. Regardless of whether you're researching the market, products, keywords or even just researching good domain names, it's vital you understand the importance of this step.
Plenty of Internet marketers think this step isn't necessary and they move right out into the marketing side of things without it. But if you have no idea what the market is looking for, or what keywords you should focus on, will you ever really succeed in that niche?
For example, if you're aiming at ranking your website highly in the search engines for a specific keyword, you need keyword research tools to locate the right terms and phrases to attract the visitors and ranking you want. Can you just avoid this step and still hope to get high search engine rankings? No, absolutely not. That's why it's necessary that you take out time for your research activities.
If you have no interest in a topic and don't know anything about it, don't promote products in it. When you are familiar with a niche, you can do a much better job marketing to that audience. It's easy to jump into a market just because it looks more lucrative. You are in a position to provide the highest quality products and service, however, when you are really interested in what you are marketing.
In closing, as long as you avoid these Internet marketing mistakes, you should find your online business should reach the level of success you're aiming at.


The trailer of 'Hello', released a couple of days back, has become a hot topic in the industry. Akhil's stunts in the trailer have impressed Akkineni fans, who are sure that their hero will score a big hit this time.
Vikram K Kumar has always been known for his off beat films and the director has given memorable film like 'Manam' to the Akkinenis earlier. He has showcased Akhil very stylishly in that movie, though the actor appears only for a few seconds. No wonder, he has come up with an interesting script for Akhil's second movie.
Renowned director Priyadarshan's daughter Kalyani teamed up with Akhil in this movie. Anup Rubens is the music director.


Last year, Thai Airbnb hosts welcomed more than 100,000 guests and earned Bt380 million combined over three of the Kingdom's largest tourist events: Chinese New Year, Songkran and Golden Week.
Family travel made up a significant proportion of all bookings during these periods, comprising about 15 per cent of the total.
As Thailand gears up for Chinese New Year with the Tourism Authority of Thailand's anticipated 8-per-cent increase in traveller numbers this year, more Thais are listing their homes with Airbnb to welcome local and international guests for this auspicious holiday.
"By opening their homes to guests from around the world, our local Airbnb hosts are being the best ambassadors for their community, while pursuing their passion for hospitality and earning supplemental income on the side. There's never been a better time to start hosting with Airbnb," said Mike Orgill, US-based Airbnb's general manager for Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
During last April's Songkran alone, Airbnb hosts welcomed more than 45,000 guests from 3,120 cities.
This tied in with Airbnb's first-ever launch of unique "Songkran Special" Airbnb Experiences, where guests could book Experiences such as a traditional Thai Songkran ceremony with a Sak Yant master.
There was an almost 50-per-cent increase in guest arrivals year over year during Thailand's most celebrated and respected festival, with an average of 2.7 guests staying in an Airbnb listing over three nights.
Hosts collectively earned over Bt95 million over just six days.
Thailand ranks as one of the top most popular outbound destinations among China outbound travellers on Airbnb.
Over Golden Week in October, Bangkok and Chiang Mai featured in the list of top 10 outbound city destinations for China guests, with Bangkok-Chiang Mai being one of the most popular air-travel routes in the region.
Guests from China also stayed longer than ever before – the average booking during Golden Week comprised 2.5 guests over four nights, up from three nights in 2017.
Their top-booked destinations included Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Chon Buri and Surat Thani.
Travel anxiety: What worries UK travelers in the 24 hours prior to flying abroad?


Today we set the alarm an extra 15 minutes earlier to try to get the earliest start possible. (the baggage truck will not take your bag until 5am) Pam wakes up and says her knee is bothering her. She quickly takes some Advil and we hope the pain goes away before we ride. The hills in Atlantic are so big that we still end up not starting our journey until 5:12.
really tired from our first day. Eli rides ahead of us.
Brian poses by the bike when it turns to 22,000 miles.
At 6:08 (two minutes before official sunrise) we stop when I see the odometer roll over to 22,000 miles. Yup, Pam and I have now biked 22,000 miles together on our Rans Screamer. Eli texts us from Elk Horn to tell us she has already arrived. We text her back to tell her to just go to the finish line so at least she can beat the heat since we are moving so slow.
We arrive into Elk Horn at 6:40 and I look at the speedometer and it says we are only doing 10.2 miles per hour. We calculate that we will be getting into Carroll around 2pm - it will be our latest arrival ever into a city in Iowa for the RAGBRAI. Oh well, it is what it is and we will just have to deal with it.
At 11:30 we pull into Templeton, over 40 miles into today's ride. As we ride the last mile into Templeton we start to hear a rubbing noise from our back end. We pull under a nice shaded area next to a semi truck to take a look.The rear tire had been shifted in its holder and had been pushing sideways into one of the brake pads. The brake pad had worn down so much that now it was metal on metal and thus we were hearing the rubbing noise. We had ridden all day (so far) with one of the brakes rubbing on the tire rim. Neither Pam nor I was under performing - we had a mechanical issue. We were so relieved to find out it was not us we don't even care about how stupid we feel for not noticing our mechanical issue.
All 3 of these photos to the left we taken in Manning, the "meeting town". Because we have fallen so far behind the "pack" has caught up to us and we are now caught in the frenzy of RAGBRAI.
Finally at 1:20 we pull into Carrol, our overnight town, find our luggage, and head for our hosts apartment. Michelle is there to greet us and take us in out of the summer heat. We find out she works at the local winery (which her parents own) and takes us down to the winery for the best lunch on our trip thus far. My pizza was one of the best I have had in a LONG time. Pam's salad is so big she can not finish it. We get to meet Michelle's parents and stay for over an hour soaking up the air conditioning.
Today was a big lesson for us - never assume it is us when it could be a mechanical issue. We figure out of 22,000 miles together on the bike we probably won't make that same mistake again for a while.


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War Tax Resistance News from the NWTRCC Newsletter
There's a new NWTRCC newsletter out, with content including:
an invitation to the upcoming NWTRCC national gathering in Pennsylvania
a discussion of U.S. citizenship and war tax resisters — both getting citizenship and giving it up
notes on the Jeju naval base and the Troika Fiscal Disobedience Consultancy
actions by Don Schrader, Don Timmerman, and Phil Runkel
a profile of war tax resister Kathy Labriola
In other war tax resistance news:
NWTRCC is keeping a list of nationwide war tax resistance protest actions taking place between now and tax day .
Here's a graphic and write-up from a member of Conscience Canada, the peace tax / war tax resistance group from the great white north, as found in Canadian Mennonite .
Paper Money carried an article on the "Thoreau Money" banknote-like leaflets that were used by war tax resistance groups in the United States during the Vietnam War. The article goes into unusual detail about the history and structure of the war tax resistance movement in that period.
War tax resistance season has begun in Spain, too. Here's the announcement from Derecho de Rebelión.
The group Conscience, from the U.K., has finalized its version of "peace tax" legislation, which it hopes to get Parliament to consider. It differs in some ways from other countries' versions of this plan for implementing legalized conscientious objection to military taxation.
How you can resist funding the government → a survey of tactics of historical tax resistance campaigns → migrate or taxpatriate ahead of the tax collector → leave the country ("taxpatriatism")
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If I hate the government so much, why don't I leave its country?
"Taxpatriates" renounce their citizenship and leave the country to stop paying taxes. And: fragging returns to our national flashback.
Daydreaming about living South of The Border, and of extraterritorial income exclusion rules.
Help lay the groundwork for a "People Power"-style freedom movement in the U.S. by adding to the project's strategic estimate. Also: Americans renouncing their citizenship to become "taxpatriates", waste and pork in the military budget, and upscale dumpster-diving in Berkeley.
A taxpatriate, who fled overseas rather than continue to support and be embarrassed by the U.S. government, tells her story. Also: frugalista living tips from Wendy McElroy. And: a new sales pitch for war tax resistance — of the effective things you could be doing, it's one of the easiest.
A Permanent Tourist, only Passing Through or Parked Temporarily, can become a Prior Taxpayer. Also: news from War Resisters International about its tax resistance and an upcoming international war tax resistance conference. And: more about John Buscaglia's tax resistance in favor of legal recognition for same-sex marriages.
The rules of taxpatriatism have changed (here are the details). Also: the news media were used by the military-industrial complex (wait… aren't they part of the military-industrial complex?). And: yep, the Pentagon is wasting tons of your money. Also: Bureaucrash sponsors a Stop Wars project that'd be perfect for young war tax resister provocateurs. And: a new alternative currency system sprouts up, a sort of technologically-advanced Time Dollar.
The lawyers of Delhi go on strike to protest a threatened tax on lawyering, bringing the local legal system to a standstill. Also: Guy Hands becomes a taxpatriate.
Terry Gilliam tells how he renounced his American citizenship and became a taxpatriate because he "got tired of my taxes paying for exciting little wars around the world." Also: is a tax resistance movement brewing among the American religious right? A look at the Manhattan Declaration leads me to conclude: who knows?
Notes from the National Taxpayer Advocate's Annual Report about social security levies, haphazard collection processes, rampant taxpatriatism, the undermining of the offer-in-compromise program, and increasing taxpayer noncompliance.
David R. Henderson reports on the recent left/right/libertarian anti-war confab. Also: a huge spike in expatriates renouncing their U.S. citizenship (it's because of taxes). And: about the Possibility Alliance community in Missouri.
Taxpatriatism on the rise, says the Wall Street Journal. Also: details on the upcoming NWTRCC National Gathering, libertarian war tax resister Jose Roldan explains himself, tax resistance for animal welfare in Spain, and Cindy Sheehan reminds anti-war taxpayers that you get what you pay for.
A practical guide to a very effective, if somewhat daunting, method of tax resistance: expatriate and renounce your citizenship.
Want to renounce your citizenship? The government taxes that too. And: the war tax resistance movement in the Canary Islands, Joan Baez sings of whiskey rebels and moonshiners, and announcing the November NWTRCC national in Boston in conjunction with the 25th Annual New England Gathering of War Tax Resisters and Supporters this November. Also: see you in August — we're off to Mexico!
Evan Reeves decides to become a war tax resister, and has an innovative protest idea. Also: A Quebec man tries to pay his taxes with 200,000 pennies. And: Americans renouncing their citizenship to avoid U.S. taxes. Also: Alcohol, tobacco, ammunition, and firearms federal excise tax receipts are way up. And: how the U.S. judiciary supplements the legislature's revenue raising prerogatives in times of war.
A list of Tax Day war tax resistance actions nationwide this year. Also: the new War Resisters League federal budget pie chart is out. And: it is becoming more popular for Americans to taxpatriate. Also: the government publishes a guide on how to evade the tobacco tax. And: A 1949 New York Times piece on the war tax resistance of Caroline Urie.
Michael Sonnleitner on how war tax resistance helps him get a good night's sleep. Also: Robert Wood on the history and current state of U.S. law regarding "taxpatriatism" — people who renounce their U.S. citizenship and move overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes.
In 1972, the Central Conference of American Rabbis voted to begin war tax resistance to protest the Vietnam War. Also: The number of people who are renouncing their U.S. citizenship or giving up on their long-term residency continues to rise, extending a trend that began last year.
Sign up to attend the NWTRCC National Gathering in Kansas City this November. And: Americans living and working overseas are renouncing their citizenship to get out of the grips of the I.R.S. Also: Robert Burrowes on war tax resistance in Australia. And: Anarchists and war tax resistance. Also: how the rich use government to get richer at your expense. And: contemporary council tax rebels in England… mostly just because they don't think they're getting their money's worth.
Italy's tax resisters turn to letter and petrol bombs directed at the quasi-privatized national tax agency. Also: a Facebook co-founder renounces his U.S. citizenship soon before the Facebook I.P.O. makes him filthy rich with what would have been taxable capital gains. He joins a rising number of Americans who have decided that U.S. citizenship isn't worth it.
A good overview of the pluses and minuses of renouncing U.S. citizenship, from the Wall Street Journal. Also: how the London Yearly Meeting came to its conclusion about war tax resistance in 1987.
One tactic tax resisters have used from time to time is to pack up and leave when the tax collector comes calling, or when arrest is imminent. Also: the tale of James F. Hathaway, who won tax concessions by threatening to go Galt in 1897.
Ten things I think are probably true concerning ethics. Also: a round-up of recent international tax resistance news.
There are a few, revealing mentions of war tax resistance in the "Friends Journal" from its first five years of publication, 1955 to 1959.
While I was busy going through Friends Journal back issues, I didn't attend much to American tax resistance news in the here-and-now, so I'll try to give a recap today of some of the interesting items that caught my notice over the last couple of months.
A rundown of recent tax resistance news: war tax resistance in the Friends Journal is all in the obituaries column these days; tax resistance news from Spain, Thailand, France, and Greece; I.R.S. ineptitude makes the news again; the impact of the shutdown on government revenue; and the rising trend of taxpatriatism in the (that is to say, out of the) U.S.
The I.R.S. has been ramping up its use of criminal charges in tax cases. Also: a record number of people renounced their U.S. citizenship last year. And: another early account of the Rebeccaite movement.
War tax resistance news from the U.S., American tax law news, tax resistance news from Spain, France, Greece, the Dominican Republic, Argentina, and the Isle of Man, and a couple of looks back at the poll tax resistance campaign in Britain.
Venetian separatists advance their tax resistance campaign. American taxpatriates multiply. Scottish bedroom tax resisters chalk up a victory. Also: an earlier imperialist war in Afghanistan strikes some familiar notes.
The War Tax Resisters Penalty Fund has sent out a new appeal to its subscribers. Also: the number of ex-U.S. taxpatriates continues to rise. And: what to do with this inconvenient Rebecca-informer?
Fewest I.R.S. enforcement officers since 1970s. Cost of renouncing U.S. citizenship goes up more than 500%. War tax resisters to gather in New England. ⅓ of filers will owe Obamacare overpayments in April. Banks liable if they fail to freeze levied accounts quickly. War tax resister at Seattle Anarchist Bookfair. New Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns released on-line.
Notes from war tax resisters Erica Weiland, Peg Morton, John Lindsay-Poland, Frances Crowe, Joseph Olejak, and Henry Braun. Also: some news briefs of interest to tax resisters.
Simon Black, advocate of personal financial geographical diversification, explains how tax resistance was one motive that led him to expatriate to Chile and stop his money from being "squandered on waste, debt, and war."
Tax resistance news from Catalonia, the U.K., the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Spain, Greece, and elsewhere.
I.R.S. follies, international tax resistance news, war tax resistance bits of note, and a couple of things about Bitcoin and nonprofits and people who renounce their U.S. citizenship — more links than you can shake a stick at.
News from Catalonia, Mexico, India, and the United States highlight the variety of ways people are pushing back against tax collectors.
I get another letter from the I.R.S. Also: the number of Americans renouncing their citizenship or residency continues to rise. And: tax day reflections from Bryan Caplan, war tax resistance news from Spain & Catalonia, a war tax redirection ceremony in San Diego, Raul Perez is making a documentary film about his attempt to get U.S. courts to recognize a right to conscientious objection to military spending, and more…
A tax resistance news roundup, with items from Italy, the U.S., France, the U.K., and Greece.
The Guardian gives anti-Trump tax resisters some publicity. Americans are giving up their citizenship in record numbers. Trump's border wall is just the latest step in the militarization of the border. Another mysterious-white-powder scare shuts an I.R.S. office. And: say, isn't there a general strike today?
I'm conducting a free Tax Resistance 101 webinar this Sunday. Here's how to attend. Also: news about tax resisters and tax resistance actions is flying across the wires as Tax Day passes in the United States.
There's a new NWTRCC newsletter out, with news of interest to the American war tax resistance community. Also: more I.R.S. follies and failures, the death of the myRA, and Americans are renouncing their citizenship at a record pace this year.
The latest tax evasion scoops, more about the continuing collapse of the U.S. government, I.R.S follies, and other miscellaneous news of interest to tax resisters.
London's "Extinction Rebellion" movement launches its tax strike for ecological sustainability. Speed camera radar outposts destroyed by determined drivers across Europe. Boris Johnson, prime minister, tax resister. Tax strikes threatened in Budalengi, Kenya and Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo to protest the government's inability to provide basic services.
Reports of Tax Day war tax resistance actions in the U.S. Jason Rawn on international resistance to war spending. Sarah Lazare on the huge U.S. military budget. Peter Appleton on who's responsible. Tim Eisenbeis explains why he won't pay war taxes. And: arms fair blockaders in London acquitted by successfully using a necessity defense.
Read the third issue of the New Escapologist free on-line, including my article "Buying my life back through tax resistance." Also: a new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter hits the stands.
How you can resist funding the government → the tax resistance movement → conferences & gatherings → Spring 2016 NWTRCC national in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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War Resisters International chair Joanne Sheehan gave the keynote speech at the New England War Tax Resistance Conference last month on Gandhi's Three Elements of Nonviolent Social Transformation
How to start your tax resistance by filing a new W-4. Dave Ridley reports on the aftermath of his I.R.S. protest in Nashua. And: The I.R.S. says it's never going to retrieve $200 million in fraudulent refunds it gave out last year because its software was hopelessly broken.
A new issue of More Than a Paycheck is out, and war tax resister Bryan Nelson gets some press for the cause. Also: increased I.R.S. enforcement effort only looks impressive on a short time scale.
A new edition of More Than a Paycheck is out, with lots of info from the up-and-coming generation of tax resisters. Also: the I.R.S. announces a major overhaul in how they calculate how much they let you keep to live on while they're seizing your assets and your paycheck — it's good news for some of us, not-so-good for others.
The new NWTRCC newsletter is out. Also: In 1815, Ephraim Wood spied hypocrisy in Quaker war tax resistance, but, as with so many of the old criticisms and reductiones ad absurdum, this one seems to me to be making some good arguments in favor of tax resistance while trying to invent and discredit bad ones.
NWTRCC's newsletter is out with lots of news and views of interest to war tax resisters. Also: Indymedia NewsReal broadcasts the trailer to Steev Hise's "Death and Taxes." And: Mary King on nonviolent struggle for regime change.
Okay, so you believe me that the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act is a rotten idea. But do I have any better ideas? Yes indeed; here are three. Also: highlights from the new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter, including reviews of "We Won't Pay" and "American Quaker War Tax Resistance."
NWTRCC's December newsletter is out, with notes about frivolous filing penalties, the Eugene meeting, the Peace Tax Seven cases, and the experiences of long-time resister Becky Pierce, among other things. Also: what happened when Karl Meyer put the I.R.S. to the test by filing a tax return every day in 1984.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter is out. Also: an update on the I.R.S.'s software modernization efforts — after years of missing deadlines and blowing budgets, it looks like they're throwing in the towel.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter is out. Here's the scoop on what you'll find inside. Also: the virtue of amiability looks at first like a sort of kindergarten virtue, but finding the right balance is a hard skill for grown-ups too.
A new edition of NWTRCC's newsletter includes items on relationships where one person is a tax resister and the other one is not, news on a new war tax resistance film, upcoming and recent war tax resistance actions, and more. Also: Mexican vendors sell tax evasion paraphernalia, making the income tax there nearly a joke.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter, "More Than a Paycheck" with news about last month's Southeast War Tax Resistance gathering and the criminal case against war tax resister Frank Donnelly. Also: more tax resistance talk in Argentina, and Greek tax collectors go on strike.
A new issue of "More Than a Paycheck" with news and updates, a preview of Tax Day actions this year, Chris Moore-Backman on his legal case, and a profile of Liz Scranton (which reminds me of a produce-addled wild-eyed hairy mountain man). Also: tax resistance against inadequate police protection in London and for animal protection in Spain.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter is out, with an update from Julia Butterfly Hill on her resistance, and reports from the Arizona national gathering and from this year's tax day actions, among other things. Also, a member of the Women's Tax Resistance League wrote a history of that movement shortly after it succeeded in winning the vote for women. Unfortunately the only copy I've been able to locate is one continent and one ocean away.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter is on-line. Also: Bomb-throwing anarchists, mutinies, and revolutionary agitators on the march, in the wake of the Viborg Manifesto, which called on Russians to refuse to pay taxes to the Czar.
How to use the Freedom of Information Act to see what the I.R.S. has on you, the experience of war tax resisters in federal prison camps, more on Evan Reeves's protest, NWTRCC business here and there, war tax resister Patricia Tompkins, an update on Jorge Güemes, the government seems unable to stop rampant tax fraud conducted by people already behind bars, and more on the work of WikiLeaks and its allies.
A new issue of More Than a Paycheck, with news and updates about war tax resistance, laws relating to war tax resisters, the war tax resistance movement, and so forth.
A new edition of NWTRCC's newsletter comes on-line. Also: conscientious tax resistance is mulled over in the Italian press.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter: Tony Serra on shit he will not eat, frivolous filing notices get out of hand, various resisters and resistance activities, and a penalty-sharing protester solidarity group in Iowa.
The other night I was in the kitchen, alone in the house, when a large rat tripped the trap in the laundry room. The trap seized around the rat's neck without snapping it, and the rat thrashed around in agonized panic. So did I, in a manner of speaking. Also: a new issue of More Than a Paycheck is out.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter with news from the war tax resistance movement. Also, a call to war tax resistance from an anti-imperialist book from Britain a century ago wouldn't sound out of place in the American empire today.
The new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter is out, full of news about the Chicago conference, tax day actions, legal updates, international tax resistance news, and more.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter is on-line. Also: the Women's Tax Resistance League marches in the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.
There's a new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter out. Also: A contemporary news account of the tax resisting Associations that helped overthrow King Charles Ⅹ of France in 1829–30.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter is out, with news about war tax resistance and the community of resisters in the United States.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter is out. Also: an English-language documentary looks at the alternative economy projects surfacing in Spain today.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter is out, with lots of news about war tax resisters and a review of "99 Tactics of Successful Tax Resistance Campaigns".
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter is out. Also: the War Tax Resisters Penalty Fund mutual aid program, now under new management, has issued a new appeal. And: you can now view a recording of last week's Google Hangout on war tax resistance.
A new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter, including articles on tax day actions, the recent national gathering, legal updates, and a close look at the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act for war tax resisters. Also: Rebeccaites tear up a turnpike gate and throw it into the Tivy, on this date in 1843.
The provisions of the highway bill authorizing private debt collectors to go after tax debts and allowing the government to revoke or deny passports of people with tax debts are now the law of the land. Also: a new NWTRCC newsletter.
There's a new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter out. Also: an auction of passive resisters' goods in Bath doubles as a political rally for tax resisters opposed to provisions of the Education Act.
How to topple a dictator with civil resistance. How to create a self-enforcing tax resistance escrow account with blockchain technology. And: a new edition of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee newsletter explores war tax resistance in the age of Trump.
As Tax Day approaches in the United States, war tax resistance activity increases. There are Tax Day protests being organized across the country, there's a NWTRCC national gathering coming up and a new issue of that organization's newsletter out. And: Sam Koplinka-Loehr addresses war tax resistance on the Act Out! program.
A new NWTRCC newsletter is out. Plus: Thoreau is trending. And: how you can help Greeks drink untaxed coffee, how Quakers organized a transatlantic boycott of slave-labor products, Gloria Steinem opens up about her renewed interest in tax resistance, and the I.R.S. gets audited.
A new NWTRCC newsletter is out, with news of a new war tax divestment campaign, a tribute to World War I bond slackers, information about the new tax legislation, a profile of Karl Meyer, and more. Also: CODEPINK is also launching a Divest from the War Machine campaign.
A new NWTRCC newsletter previews this year's Tax Day actions, looks back at the bond slackers of a century ago, and gives us news of interest to war tax resisters. Also: tax resistance continues in Greece. And: a possible new twist to the I.R.S.'s new ability to deny passports to tax delinquents?
People in Nicaragua are refusing to pay taxes and fees to the government as part of a campaign to topple the Ortega-Murillo regime. Also: more attacks on speed cameras, magical thinking about taxes and government spending, voluntary donations to the U.S. government are falling. And: a new NWTRCC newsletter is out, with news from the U.S. war tax resistance movement.
How can individuals resist paying the tariffs that the Trump Administration is slapping on this and that? Also: a new edition of NWTRCC's newsletter is out. And: Is there a war tax resistance "movement"? Also: a look back at the Beit Sahour tax strike.
A new NWTRCC newsletter is out, with news and outreach tips for the upcoming Tax Day, among other things. Also: the New York Times takes a close look at how "sovereign citizens" use bureaucratic incantations and a curious mythology to milk the I.R.S. And: adding up how much traffic camera destruction has cost the French government in unissued traffic tickets.
The wealthy already pay high tax rates! (Sure, on that portion of income they aren't hiding off-shore.) Also: a new NWTRCC newsletter is out, attacks on traffic-ticket cameras continue, and a look back at war tax redirection from this date in 1973.
A new NWTRCC newsletter is out. The I.R.S. tries to put some teeth in the government's new power to revoke passports from tax scofflaws. Local governments battle I.R.S. over lien-filing fees. And more news about tax resistance and tax resisters.
Hong Kong protesters use clever software to gum up the tax agency. Aristotle's guide to anarchism. A new NWTRCC newsletter. I.R.S. ramps up surprise in-person visits to tax scofflaws. Paula Rogge on how to defang I.R.S. reprisals against resisters. Lebanese business-owners threaten a tax strike. And the human war on traffic-ticket-generating cameras continues to take robot casualties.
How you can resist funding the government → the tax resistance movement → publications
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The I.R.S. headquarters in Washington was flooded in recent storms. They are closing shop for at least a month while they sort out the millions of dollars of damages, including the destruction of 95% of the building's electrical and computer equipment. Also: NWTRCC publishes a new pamphlet designed to help older tax resisters.
More news from NWTRCC's national meeting in Las Vegas last weekend. Also: Dave Ridley gets cited for "Distribution of Handbills" after leafletting the I.R.S. office in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Is your congressperson willing to sign a pledge to cut off funding for the war on Iraq? Are you? Also: useful and interesting web tidbits on the underground economy, tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements, and how to get the most tax advantage out of home office expenses.
Raytheon retreats from Derry after anti-war saboteurs and a sympathetic jury yank away the welcome mat. Also: a new supplement updates the war tax resister's bible. And: an interview with Spanish war tax resister Joan Surroca. Also: a news report of a war tax resistance press conference from 1971.
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee have put together a new study kit, designed for educators, on Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" and those who have taken it to heart.
A 2011 update supplement to the 2003 book on War Tax Resistance is available for free on-line. Also: on this date in 1862, Quakers from the confederacy met under the cloud of military conscription and militia exemption taxes.
Half a million copies of a radical tabloid called ¡Rebelaos! ("Revolt!") have hit the streets across Spain, promoting mass tax resistance and redirection in the service of local self-government.
When you're trying to expand the ranks of tax resisters in your campaign, you need good educational tools. If you can be clear, thorough, and credible in demonstrating how to resist and what the consequences are likely to be, you can eliminate the biggest obstacle to the growth of your campaign. Today I'll give a few examples of how tax resistance campaigns have dispelled ignorance about tax resistance.
Some tax resistance "memes" to add to your arsenal when you wade out into the propaganda wars on social media.
Why it is your duty to stop supporting the government → the danger of "feel-good" protests → "symbolic" tax protests? → the "Peace Tax Fund," legal conscientious objection to military taxation
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What are the arguments for a "peace tax fund" and do they make any sense?
Nick Wright reports back from the 10th International Conference on War Tax Resistance and Peace Tax Campaigns in Brussels.
The book "On Strategic Nonviolent Conflict" is now available as a free-for-download PDF. Also: updates on the "Peace Tax Seven" case, and an official notice from the I.R.S. about war tax resistance.
If the Peace Tax Fund became reality in the United States, how many people would have to declare themselves conscientious objectors to military taxation before the military budget would be affected?
Susan van Haitsma advocates tax resistance in Dissident Voice. Also: the U.S. constitution on religious vs. secular conscientious tax objection, new frugality links, and Iraq is not Vietnam, but…
A peek at the early days of the movement to legalize conscientious objection to military taxation in Britain. Also: a British anti-war group calls for a tax strike. And: kicking the I.R.S. while it's down.
Another day of VITA and the Treasury is a little poorer. Also: personal tax earmarking… it's an idea.
A new report on I.R.S. criminal enforcement trends shows what a premium the agency puts on publicity. Also: conscientious tax objection is all well and good, but it's by no means Constitutionally protected, says Stephen Douglas Smith.
There have been many attempts to get U.S. courts to recognize a constitutional or implied statutory right to conscientious objection to military taxation, without success. Daniel Jenkins is trying again, with a new set of arguments.
Some aphorisms of Pierre Ceresole, a thoughtful Swiss conscientious objector and tax resister through two World Wars, who spent time with Gandhi in India and founded Service Civil International.
Employees of War Resisters' International in London tell Inland Revenue why they're not getting those war taxes. Also: Selections from Fernando Gale Cartland' 1895 book "Southern Heroes: The Friends in War Time" that tell how Quakers in the Confederate states coped with the military draft, exemption fees, and war taxes; including writings of conscientious objector Himelius M. Hockett, and a letter from C.S. Venable concerning conscientious objector Tilghman Vestal.
You've heard that the I.R.S. has outsourced some of its delinquent tax collection, but it's also outsourced some of their hunting down of tax delinquents and tax evaders by paying off snitches with a percentage of the take. Also: An 1864 debate in the U.S. Senate about Quaker resistance to militia exemption fines, and to what extent the law should respect it.
A multi-page blowout Picket Line special edition all about the thrilling Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention of 1837. Don't miss it.
Is there a name for the art of ethical development? Is there a Third Amendment argument against paying war taxes? Is agorism the solution to promoting freedom? Will the peace movement ever get its act together? Can the I.R.S. liquidate your retirement account?
Some war tax resisters hold back a percentage of their income tax, equivalent to the percentage of income tax revenue the government spends on war. This is a variety of protest, but does it count as a variety of conscientious objection?
NWTRCC's newsletter is out: DeCourecy Squires's story of four decades of tax resistance, the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting decides to defy an I.R.S. levy, and news about upcoming war tax resistance gatherings, outreach opportunities, tax policy updates, new on-line resources, and a book review.
Derek Brett of Conscience and Peace Tax International explains how their campaign grew out of the international movement to recognize conscientious objection to military conscription, and how he sees the movement's goals. And has the "starve the beast" hypothesis been refuted by experiment?
Between 9/11 and the beginning of the Iraq War, the New York Times covered the American war tax resistance and peace tax fund movements.
Jorge Güemes petitions the Superior Court in Valencia to acknowledge his right to conscientious objection to military taxation.
The documentary film "Contempt of Conscience" about Britain's "Peace Tax Seven" is now on-line.
A look at the campaign to legalize conscientious objection to military taxation in the U.K., and at tax resisters Arthur Windsor and Martin Philips.
The 14th International Conference on War Tax Resistance and Peace Tax Campaigns gave conscientious objectors to military taxation from around the world a chance to compare notes on activities in their countries.
By 1961, war tax resistance, or at least increased anxiety about paying war taxes, has surfaced in the Society of Friends, and we can see evidence of this in the pages of "Friends Journal" from that year.
By 1993 the coverage of American Quaker war tax resistance in the Friends Journal makes it seem pretty weak — not a lot of activity at all, and what there is of it is half-hearted symbolic measures or pathetic attempts to get Congress to pass a "Peace Tax Fund" scheme. There was almost more news about war tax resistance in Canada than in the United States.
There were several mentions of war tax resistance in the Friends Journal in 1994, including an interesting interview with Paula Rogge, and contributions from resisters Vinton Deming, David Shen, and Perry Treadwell.
There was next to nothing in the Friends Journal in 1996 about war tax resistance, and what there was largely concerned the ongoing fools' errand of trying to enact a "Peace Tax Fund" law.
There was a resurgence of war tax resistance news in the Friends Journal in 1997, including an interesting series of articles on the voluntary simplicity / low income lifestyle as a tax resistance tactic, and the beginning chapters of the tale of Quaker war tax resister Priscilla Adams.
War tax resistance was found largely in infrequent mentions in the back pages of the Friends Journal in 1998.
A new academic paper studies how citizens' feeling of "goal congruence" with the spending decisions of the government affects their decisions of whether or not to pay their taxes.
Private collection agencies will begin to go after languishing I.R.S. tax cases next Spring. Also: a new issue of NWTRCC's newsletter is out.
My local newsweekly covers my tax resistance. Also: a new source of data on government taxing and spending; NWTRCC recaps tax resistance season; the Satyagraha Foundation continues its tax resistance series; Susan Lee Barton, Mary & Peter Sprunger-Froese, and Erica Weiland opine on war tax resistance; a majority of Americans feel the federal tax system is unfair; new techniques in paying-under-protest and facilitating the tax evasion of others; and the Peace Tax Fund Act makes another quixotic run at Congress.
A recap of this year's Conscience and Peace Tax International conference in London.
Excerpts from the Friends Bulletin archives show how war tax resistance was being discussed among Quakers on the West Coast of North America during the last half of the 20th Century.
Here are some more excerpts from issues of the Friends Bulletin from the 1980s, including a variety of tactics, a number of new resisters, and evidence of increasing national coordination of the war tax resistance movement.
Some historical and global examples of tax resistance → Canada → war tax resisters
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War tax resisters in Canada. Also: No Impact Man and the 100 Mile Diet show us people who are walking the low-impact talk. And: more ill-advised refutations of senseless tax protester arguments.
A new video from Conscience Canada promotes conscientious objection to military taxation. Also: as I walk down the path of tax resistance, I notice I've been bothered by the same stone in my shoe as those in whose footsteps I'm walking.
Don Woodside tells us of Canada's war tax resistance movement, and Mike Palecek gives an update on his war tax resistance in the United States.
Thoreau marvels that we devote so much attention to foreign wars when the war within each of us rages. Also: war tax resistance in Canada, the I.R.S. plays the moustache-twiddling melodrama villain, remembering Marian Franz, an underground economy taxi service in Baltimore, the government returned half a billion dollars in incorrect education tax credits to 372,000 taxpayers, and a report on the Second Maine Militia. And: look for some changes in the comments system at The Picket Line in the coming weeks.
Kat Kanning discusses her arrest and jail time after her I.R.S. office civil disobedience action, Conscience Canada issues its 2009 tax year "Peace Tax Return," and Noam Chomsky discusses his war tax resistance during the Vietnam War. Also: tax resistance was one of the tactics used by groups agitating for the Reform Act of 1832.
Mentions of war tax resistance in the Friends Journal in 1990 tended to look back at resisters of the past, or to look forward to a time when a magic peace tax fund law would make the dilemma go away.
War tax resisters in Canada, paying your taxes in a wagonload of nickles, speed camera vandals strike again, 50 years later a war tax redirection is still paying off, and the latest on the tax strike in Lebanon.
Some historical and global examples of tax resistance → Spain → war tax resistance movement
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War tax resistance in Spain, and excerpts from an interview with pioneering Spanish conscientious objector Pepe Beúnza.
Sometimes you see tax resistance from someone who just gets fed up with paying too much for too little. There's no grand ideological or conscientious stand involved, just a tax payer getting sick and tired of it. Also: notes on the underground economy in San Antonio and war tax resistance in Spain.
Eight ways you can personally help to smash the state, from Francois Tremblay. Also: a grand jury subpoenas a newspaper for identifying information about everyone who left comments on their web site about a recent tax protester trial. And: the war tax resistance movement in Spain is very familiar, with arguments on both sides of the issue seeming to be Spanish translations of the same arguments you hear in the U.S.
An update on the number of "lucky duckies" who pay no federal income tax — this year it's projected to be fully 46.9% of American households. Also: Pablo San José publishes a rejoinder to Ricardo Rodríguez's critique of tax resistance in Rebelión.
Randall Terry says that Catholics should feel they have the Pope's permission to refuse to pay taxes that might pay for abortions. Also: Carlos S. Olmo Bau on tax resistance as civil disobedience or conscientious objection.
Arcadi Oliveres promotes war tax resistance in an interview with La Voz de Galicia. Also: there are three things in the soul, and virtue is one of them (did you guess which one?)
I've got an article in this month's Simple Living News on your favorite topic and mine. Also: two articles in the latest Rojo y Negro on war tax resistance in Spain.
News from a war tax resistance and redirection campaign in Spain. Also: American progressives show that they can play the dissent=treason game too.
El País covers the Spanish war tax resistance movement and the philosophy of tax resistance. Also: a tax strike among Puerto Rican merchants in 1932.
An analysis of the strategy of war tax resistance in Spain, ideas for making it more successful, and some answers to criticisms of the tactic.
Some news from the war tax resistance movement in Spain. Also, the former president of Catalonia says legal channels for improving the political status of Catalonia are a waste of time, so it's time for a mass tax resistance campaign.
An article from Insumissia last April discussed the war tax resistance movement in Spain and the debate over the war tax resistance campaign there.
NYC anarchists writing letters of support for Carlos Steward. And: Has filing for fraudulent U.S. tax refunds become an overseas growth industry? Also: war tax resisters Michael & Kristine Sonnleitner look at the new year. And: Ecologists in Action promotes war tax resistance in Spain. Also: Isaac Sharpless on Quaker war tax resistance during the American Revolution.
The Xornal de Galicia reports on the current state of the Spanish tax resistance movements. Also: when police kickbacks got out of control in New York City in 1902, the government encouraged businesses to organize to resist the extortion.
News from today's war tax resistance action by a coalition of Spanish activist groups. Also: a young Karl Meyer goes to jail for handing out leaflets urging war tax resistance in 1960.
Environmental activists and anti-militarists are teaming up for a war tax resistance campaign in Spain.
Larry Rosenwald thinks that American war tax resistance could become a real movement, if only resisters would sign on to a more coherent program. His idea of which program that should be bears some resemblance to one published by some Spanish war tax resisters several years back.
The Spanish poet and essayist Antonio Gala recounted his encounter with a war tax resister in 1992. "What a marvelous power of persuasion the truth has when it is expressed with conviction," he concluded.
More news from the war tax resistance movement in Spain, which is pointing out that the government's response to the economic crisis has been austerity for the citizenry and warbucks for the military. Also: a picture of a goat.
The blog "Shareable" publishes some of my thoughts on tax resistance and the advantages of a lower-income lifestyle. Also: Spanish tax resisters hold a weekend conference. And: a clever new idea to take some of the money out of political campaigns.
Catching up on what the war tax resistance movement in Spain is up to lately.
Updates on the various tax resistance campaigns in Spain. Also: some archival bits about American war tax resistance in the 1980s and 1990s.
While I was busy going through Friends Journal back issues, I didn't attend much to tax resistance news in the here-and-now, so I'll try to give a recap today of some of the news about international tax resisters that caught my notice, from the U.K., Spain, Catalonia, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Italy, Greece, and Portugal
War tax resisters in Britain protest the investment of their local taxes in the military industrial complex. And: A chronologically confusing article on the Rebecca Riots from the Monmouthshire Merlin. Also: a student in Spain redirects a cash reward from the government back into the war tax resistance movement.
The latest tax resistance news from Austria, France, Italy, Jordan, and Spain… and another dispatch from the days of the Rebeccaite rebellion.
Another international tax resistance round-up, with news from France, Italy, Ireland, and Spain.
The war tax resistance movement in Spain has been ramping up lately and I have been impressed by the quantity of and the creativity shown in the graphics being used in the campaigns. Here are some examples.
A European tax resistance news round-up with the latest from France, Italy, Greece, Spain, and Austria, (and some late news from Germany).
Tax resistance news from Venice, Catalonia, and the Canary Islands. Also: to what extent were the Rebeccaites encouraged by nonestablishment Christian church leadership?
An international tax resistance news round-up, with notes from Italy, France, Ireland, Spain, and Greece. Also: Rebecca copycat vandals muddy the waters in Wales.
Tax resistance news from Spain, Italy, and the U.S. Also: a look back at past tax resistance campaigns in India and Switzerland.
Tax resistance news from the U.S., Greece, Italy, Ireland, and Spain, and a flashback from the tax resistance in Bermuda's women's suffrage movement.
The Greek crisis may be rooted in corrupt military spending profiting the creditor nations. Also: Venezuela cracks down on tax resistance campaigning. And: tax resistance in Puerto Rico, Spain, and Belarus. Also: Rebeccaites on trial at the Pembrokeshire Spring Assizes.
An international tax resistance roundup, with news from Wales, Greece, and Spain, and a flashback to the run on the banks that was part of the revenue denial strategy of the activists pushing for the Reform Act of 1832.
American conservative author Charles Murray calls for mass civil disobedience and mutual insurance against government reprisals. Also: the latest tax resistance news from Spain. And: a mysterious tax resistance campaign in the Dutch East Indies a century ago.
An international tax resistance news roundup, from Lamezia Terme, the Canary Islands, Catalonia, Brittany, Honduras, and Asturias. Also, a flashback to the Poujadist movement in France.
An international round-up of tax resistance news, from Catalonia, France, Greece, Honduras, Ireland, Spain, and Wales.
The inside scoop on the Spanish war tax resistance movement. Also: did Mark Zuckerberg just screw the military-industrial complex out of billions? And: a new appeal from the War Tax Resisters Penalty Fund. Also: divest from the Pentagon to strike at the world's biggest fossil fuel burner. And: the war tax boycott wants you to sign on.
A "Golden Rule Tax Disobedience" campaign launches in the U.K. with some similarities to Spain's "comprehensive disobedience" movement. Also: news and links about tax resistance from Senegal, Spain, Scotland, Romania, France, Washington D.C., Belgium, Germany, Catalonia, and Quebec.
Recent links concerning tax resistance in the Onondaga Nation, Spain, southwest Oregon, Greece, Italy, and the American gig economy. A tax pro recommends you just hang up on the I.R.S.'s new private debt collectors. U.S. prisoners discuss the American war tax resistance movement. An upcoming documentary about war tax resister Larry Bassett. And: a spurious #NoTaxForBlacks movement rises out of the 4chan muck.
In 1963 the I.R.S. froze the bank account of a pacifist group because two of its employees would not pay war taxes. Also: modern American war tax resisters Don Schrader and Michael McCarthy speak out. And: war tax resisters in Ciudad Real, Spain, hold a rally.
A call to strengthen tax resistance in Nicaragua, evading tobacco taxes in California, smashing ticket cameras, blue states fighting back against federal taxes, computer security at the I.R.S. is a mess, Catalan war tax resistance grows, a new call for tax resistance in Sri Lanka, and I get another letter from the I.R.S.
Tax resistance news from Samoa, Greece, the United States, Brittany, Saudi Arabia, France, Italy, Zambia, India, Nicaragua, Uganda, and Valencia.
How does a culture's idea of moral behavior shift (and how might your social media habits play a part)? Trump's tax cheating. International links of interest from France, Argentina, and Spain. Also: If you have a reasonably-arrived-at constitution, does that confer justice on the decisions arrived at legally? Or is justice something that still must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis? Aristotle argues that justice means more than just obedience to the law.
The War Resisters League's federal budget pie chart has been updated for the proposed 2020 budget. Also: find "Tax Day" actions in the U.S. And: war tax resisters demonstrate in Spain, yellow vests continue to disrupt France, and traffic camera destruction continues worldwide.
War tax resistance news from Canada, the United States, and Spain, and other news about the ongoing collapse of "tax morale" in the United States, cynicism about Republican tax cuts, trouble at the I.R.S., and some results of the attacks on traffic radar cameras in France.
Some historical and global examples of tax resistance → Spain → comprehensive disobedience movement → Troika Fiscal Disobedience Consultancy
A plethora of links of interest to tax resisters, including: a European fiscal disobedience consultancy, looking back at the anti-Poll Tax movement, Quakers invent fair trade, a pacifist does €800,000 in damage to a U.S. military installation in Italy, Kathy Kelly interviewed about war tax resistance, and academic looks at tax evasion, anarchy, and cognitive liberation.
Activists in Spain are trying to let the grassroots use the same sneaky tricks that big business uses to dodge their taxes. Also: in May 1904, one of the auctioneers selling off goods seized from nonconformist tax resisters is also a nonconformist tax resister whose goods are being sold off.
Some historical and global examples of tax resistance → United States → "Don't Buy Bush's War" (2007–08) → Kathy Labriola
The Nation publishes some letters it received in response to Chris Hedges's war tax resistance article (including a letter from me). Also: more people pledge to begin resisting taxes, and tell us why.
Last Tuesday, Steven Short aired a piece about Northern California War Tax Resistance on KALW News's "Crosscurrents" program that featured brief interviews with Susan Quinlan, Kathy Labriola, and Erica Weiland.
17% of Americans think the U.S. government has the "consent of the governed." Also: a follow-up on Steven Short's radio show about Northern California War Tax Resistance. And: a video of Tony Serra's keynote at the last NWTRCC national gathering. Also: Quakers were still notorious for war tax resistance at least as late as 1884…
Tax resistance in the "Peace Churches" → Mennonites / Amish → Don Schrader
A profile of Albuquerque tax resister Don Schrader. Also, guess what? "a significant amount of the telephone excise tax overcollected from individual taxpayers may never be refunded."
Don Schrader lives simply (and strangely) in pursuit of ethical living (and generates plenty of interest); war tax resisters in Colorado Springs make the news; the I.R.S. refuses to cough up its audit statistics despite a court order; expatriate tax resister Jeff Knaebel speaks at the Gandhi Sixtieth Memorial in Pune; and Larry Rosenwald wonders if the emphasis on voluntary simplicity means that tax resisters with voluntarily complex lifestyles aren't welcome in the clubhouse.
Tax Day actions across the country; a new tax resistance campaign for D.C. statehood; attempting to make the coercion of taxation more explicit; the government considers refusing to issue passports to people unless they've paid all their taxes; the I.R.S. doesn't get that budget boost they'd been hoping for; war tax resister Don Schrader profiled; and eleven tax resistance tactics for the rich.
Today, a series of tax resistance news briefs and links about campaigns and campaigners all around the world, refusing taxes in the service of a variety of causes.
Miscellaneous tax resisters → individual war tax resisters → Don & Roberta Thrustin Timmerman
The "Don't Buy Bush's War" tax resistance campaign picks up more endorsers and pledgers as a press release goes out on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Reviewing John J. Ansbro's book "Martin Luther King, Jr.: Nonviolent Strategies and Tactics for Social Change." Also: War tax resister Don Timmerman explains himself, cashew traders in Guinea Bissau go on strike over a new export tax, and A.J. Muste misunderstood on this date in 1966.