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Q: DSPIC30F4011 - Pin labled as "Alternative", can I use it? I am using a DSPIC30F4011 PIC ( datasheet ) to send commands to three devices (one Bluetooth, model RN42 and two LED Drivers, model TLC5947). In the data sheet for this PIC (on page 13), it has three output pins listed. One of these is listed as being "Alternate" Receive. I want to know whether I can also use this pin to command one of the three devices.

A: This PIC has a lot more than three output pins, when you take into consideration that any GPIO pin (Ports B, C, D, E and F, not all full populated) can be configured as output pins.
Your RN42 Bluetooth module has a UART interface, so you would be using either sets of the UART1 pins (U1RX/U1TX, or U1ARX/U1ATX) to interface with that.
The TLC5947 LED drivers, on the other hand, use a synchronous serial interface: you send bits down one line (SIN), and a clock down the other (SCLK), and the bits are clocked into the driver on the rising edge of the clock.  It is sort of like an SPI interface, and some people have gotten it to work that way (Google "TLC5947 SPI") but since the TLC5947 lacks a chip select pin I don't recommend using the dsPICs SPI interface.
Instead you should use four of the GPIO pins mentioned earlier, two for each driver, and write a "bit-bang" driver to send the bits to the drivers along with a clock.  It's actually very straightforward, just Google "TLC5947 bitbang" and you will get lots of references.

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The daylight hours are diminishing rapidly and as tradition dictates Nike roll out their official match ball with a Hi-Visibility makeover.
Looking at the summer version of the Nike Ordem 4 footballs, you wouldn't really think they needed a HI-Vis version, because if we use the Premier League ball as an example, it is made in neon tones of pink, turquoise and bright green. Is that not eye-catching enough for you? Nonetheless, Nike aren't going to leave games in the biggest leagues up to chance and have reimagined their designs for winter football. And besides, not all of us are lucky enough to play football on a pitch that gets the same amount of upkeep as a Premier League ground, so when it starts snowing a yellow ball is pretty much essential.
The 2016 Nike Hi-Vis ball will be arriving in five different versions, so you have any and all options open, when hunting for a new pro-level football to use this winter. Nike have sponsorship rights for the English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Turkish Superlig, so they naturally all get a specially customised version, while an unbranded version has also been designed for anyone who doesn't have particular love for any league.
If you want to train with the same ball as Cristiano, Neymar, Pogba and Dybala, then you can find your new ball here.


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Patron of the School
School Council Members
Examinations and Grades
SSC Toppers
Rules of Discipline
JrKG Admission
10th Std Farewell
Virtual Competitions & Celebrations
Duruelo Convent High School
CERTIFICATES AND SCHOLARSHIPS
1. Class prizes are awarded on the consolidated results of the whole year.
(i) A special prize is awarded to a deserving student of each division (Honoris Causa).
(ii) 3 prizes for Good Conduct in each division of a class for the current year. This is in line with the aims and objectives of the education Duruelo Convent High School seeks to impart and the consequent need for inculcating and rewarding certain basic values like, OBEDIENCE, RESPECT and SELF-DISCIPLINE. To implement this policy the values of HONESTY, REGULARITY, HELPFULNESS AND HUMILITY are assessed by the students & teachers of the class. They vote, after nominations are made, for those students who best possess and practice these values in their every day life in school and outside. The award of good conduct prizes is based on the results of this voting.
2. Common Conditions
(i) Good conduct and application, regular attendance throughout the year are indispensable condition for any prize or scholarship.
(ii) If a pupil is disqualified from receiving a prize or scholarship, the next pupil who fulfills the conditions is entitled to this award.
(iii) The award for all the scholarships and prizes is subject to the approval of the Principal, whose decision is final.
LIST OF SCHOLARSHIPS
1. Duruelo P.T.A. Scholarship : To a deserving student of Std. X
2. Shri K Deepchand Punjabi Memorial Scholarship: For the student who stands first at the S.S.C. Exam
3. Mrs & Mr G Dudani Scholarship: For the student who stands first at the S.S.C. Exam
4. Namrata Naik Memorial Scholarship: For the student who stands first at the S.S.C. Exam
5. Dominic Francis Pereira Scholarship: For a Catholic student securing highest marks at the S.S.C. Exam
6. Mr Yewle's Scholarship: For the student securing the 2 nd highest marks at the S.S.C. Exam
7. Mrs Patrine Nazareth Memorial Scholarship: For a Catholic student securing the 2 nd highest marks at the
S.S.C. Exam
8. Ms Saroj Deshpande's Scholarship: For the student securing the 3 rd highest marks at the S.S.C. Exam
9. Sr Marion's Scholarship: For a Catholic Student of Std. X securing the highest marks in Religion.
10. Sr Pamela's Scholarship: For the student securing the highest marks in English in the S.S.C. Exam
11. Mrs Krishna Tyagi's Scholarship: For the student securing the highest marks in Hindi at the S.S.C. Exam
12. Mr. R. Gupta Scholarship: For the student securing the highest marks in Hindi at the S.S.C. Exam
13. Mr M.K. Rastogi Memorial Scholarship: For the student securing the highest marks in Hindi at the S.S.C. Exam
14. Sr Simplicia's Scholarship: For the student securing the highest marks in Marathi in the S.S.C. Exam
15. Dr. Damant Memorial Scholarship: For the student securing the highest marks in Mathematics in the S.S.C.
16. Mrs Vaishali Deo Scholarship: For the student securing the highest marks in Mathematics in the S.S.C. Exam
17. Captain Pagarkar Scholarship: For the student securing the highest aggregate in Maths & Science in the
18. Mr & Mrs Willie & Mary D'souza Scholarship: For the student securing the highest aggregate in Maths &
Science at the S.S.C. Exam
19. Mother Digna's Scholarship: For the student securing the 2 nd highest marks in Science at the S.S.C. Exam
20. P. N. Zaveri's Scholarship: For the student securing the 2 nd highest marks in Science at the S.S.C. Exam
21. The X.J. Noronha Scholarship: For the student securing the highest marks in Social Science at the S.S.C.
22. Mrs Maria Fernandes Scholarship: For the student who excels in sports and academics at the S.S.C. Exams
23. The Mark Adrian Pereira Scholarship: For the Outgoing student with humane qualities
24. Miss Elaine Rebello's memorial Scholarship: For the student who securest the highest marks in English in
Std. IX & for a student who gets the Honoris Cause in Std. IX
25. Mr M.G. Navalkar's Memorial Scholarship: For the student who securest the highest marks in English in Std. IX
26. Professor K.B. Advani Memorial Scholarship: For a needy student of Std. IX
27. Pushpam Scholarship: To the most deserving student of Std IX
28. Sr Marie Lucille's Scholarship: For deserving students of Std V, VIII & IX
29. Mrs Michelle Azavedo's Scholarship: For a Catholic student of Std. VIII, securing the highest marks in English.
30. Professor K.B. Advani Memorial Scholarship : For a needy student of Std. VIII
31. Mrs Vaishalli Deo's Scholarship: For the student who secures the highest marks in Marathi in Std. VII, VIII & IX
32. Mrs Usha Joshi's Scholarship: For the student who gets the Honoris Causa in Std. VII
33. Mrs Manorama R Chandragiri Scholarship: For a student of Std. VII, securing the highest marks in Maths
34. Sr Maureen's Scholarship: For a deserving Catholic student from Std. VII
35. Sr Yvonne Marie's Scholarship: For a deserving student of Std. VII
36. Mrs Prema Narayan Scholarship: For a needy student of Std. VII, VIII & IX
37. Mrs Viola Almeida Memorial Scholarship: For 3 hardworking students of Std. V, VI & VII
38. Mr Martin D'souza's Scholarship: For 6 deserving students from Std. V, VI, VII, VIII, IX & X
39. Mrs C John's Scholarship: For a Catholic student of Std. VI
40. Father Leo S.V.D. Scholarship: To a deserving student of Std. VI
41. Professor K.B. Advani Memorial Scholarship : For a needy well behaved student of Std. VI
42. Miss Sadhana Kanagasabai Memorial Scholarship: For a well behaved student of Std. VI.
43. Mr. T. V. Kangasabai Memorial Scholarship: For the students of Std. V & VI who have won the honoris causa
44. Miss Sadhana Kanagasabai Memorial Scholarship: For a student who secures the highest marks in English
in Std V.
45. Mrs Vichare's Scholarship: For a student who secures the highest marks in Marathi in Std V.
46. The Surjit Chari Scholarship: For a poor deserving student of Std V
47. Sr. Ann Jose Scholarship: For a promising Hockey Player
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Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 14 – The Three Modes of Material Nature
01. Who is not affected either by the creation or the destruction of the material world?
a) One who is perfect
b) One who has develops spiritual qualities
c) One who is intelligent
d) One who is brave
02. Who among the following, even after liberation doesn't lose their individuality?
a) Perfectionists
b) Impersonalists
c) Devotees
d) All of the above
03. _____________________ is the total cause of the total cosmic manifestation.
a) Brahman
b) Spirit soul
c) Both a & b
d) Mahat-tattva
04. What makes possible for the births of all living beings?
a) When the spirit soul desires to change body
b) When all the twenty-four elements combine together
c) When the Supreme Personality of Godhead impregnates Brahman
d) None of these
05. If Krishna is the same seed giving father for all entities, then why do different forms of life come during creation?
a) Because of their past deeds
b) Because Brahma designed them so
c) To have a wide range of species
d) None of the above
06. How a living entity in the mode of goodness does become conditioned?
a) Thinking that he is advanced in knowledge
b) Thinking that he is better than others
c) Thinking that he is happiest of all
07. What makes a living entity in the mode of passion to get bound to material fruitive actions?
a) His austerities for maintaining life
b) His unlimited desires and longings
c) His civilization
08. What are the symptoms of a person in the mode of ignorance?
a) Madness
b) Laziness
c) Excessive sleeping
09. Can a particular mode dominate over the other two?
a) Yes
b) No
10. A devotee is situated in _________________.
a) Mode of ignorance
b) Mode of passion
c) Pure goodness
d) Mode of goodness
11. What are the symptoms of all the gates of the body in the mode of goodness?
a) Happiness
b) Illumination by knowledge
12. Which of the following are manifested in the mode of ignorance?
a) Darkness & illusion
b) Madness & darkness
c) Madness & inactivity
d) Both a & c
13. Which of the following according to BG 14.14 means pure?
a) Sattve
b) Amalan
c) Tadottma
14. What happens if one dies in the mode of ignorance?
a) He takes birth as human being again
b) He takes birth among those engaged in fruitive activities
c) He takes birth in the animal kingdom
15. Slaughtering animals is due to the mode of ________________.
a) Ignorance
b) Passion
c) Goodness
16. Is there any possibility for peace & happiness all over the world if only a certain percentage of population are Krishna conscious?
17. How can a person in the mode of passion or ignorance rise to the level of the mode of goodness?
a) Being austere
b) Being kind to others
c) Being a good listener
d) Being Krishna conscious
18. Why is the living entity forced to perform different activities?
a) As he wants it that way
b) Because doing so, he is relieved of his sufferings
c) Because he is in a particular type of body governed by some particular mode of material nature
d) All of these
19. How can one be freed from the influence of the modes of material nature?
a) By chanting the vedic hymns
b) By practicing devotional service in Krishna consciousness


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MartinJenkins to complete business case for new energy centre
by Joshua Riddiford.
This article was first published by Energy News on 17 July 2018.
Policy consultancy MartinJenkins will complete the feasibility analysis and initial business case for a new energy development centre in Taranaki.
The firm will build upon the early work in the region's economic modernisation action plan Tapuae Roa: Make Way for Taranaki developed last year by New Plymouth District Council, Stratford District Council, South Taranaki District Council, Taranaki Regional Council, the Venture Taranaki Trust, local business leaders, iwi and the Government.
It identified energy as one of four key 'futures' alongside future foods, the Maori economy, and the visitor sector. It proposed setting up an energy centre to develop, demonstrate, test and pilot clean technologies. That would utilise the region's existing oil, gas and marine engineering expertise within renewable generation developments.
Venture Taranaki economy and sector development general manager Anne Probert says the centre will build on the region's existing strengths in the energy industry and focus thinking on the pathway to a sustainable, low emissions energy future.
"While oil and gas remains an important component of New Zealand's energy mix, Taranaki can play a pivotal role in developing and diversifying our energy sources and technologies."
MartinJenkins will produce its final energy centre report early next year.
It has a history of oil and gas research and has previously completed work for Venture Taranaki.
Last year, the Wellington-based policy consultancy completed a report commissioned by New Zealand Oil and Gas into the potential economic benefits arising from a commercial discovery in the South Island Barque prospect.
Venture Taranaki previously commissioned the firm to write "The Wealth Beneath our Feet", an analysis of the oil and gas industry's economic value to New Zealand. That report found the industry contributed more than $1.5 billion to the region's gross domestic product in 2013.
Environmental policies are a priority for the Labour-led Government. The administration wants the economy to be net zero carbon by 2050 and all power generation to come from renewable sources – in a normal hydrological year – by 2035.
It pledged $20 million to Taranaki to modernise its economy in early April six days before a surprise decision to issue no new offshore oil and gas exploration permits. The increased regional spending included $100,000 towards a business case for the new centre and $50,000 towards the H2 Taranaki Hydrogen Road Map.
The exploration ban is aimed at meeting the Government's environmental goals. It argued at the time that the ban will avoid locking in hydrocarbon investment over the long term and encourage investment in renewable energy.
Last week, the Government announced a three-year $600,000 grant from the provincial growth fund would be paid to Venture Taranaki to employ a transitional economy manager.
Venture Taranaki chief executive Stuart Trundle says that money will enable the trust to bring in capacity and capability to help drive the transition to a low emissions energy future.
"Shifting beyond one of our cornerstone industries will require a multi-generational approach, and with this investment we can set the foundations in place to take such a strategic view."
The Government also pledged $950,000 to Hiringa Energy and its partners to help develop hydrogen fuel infrastructure.
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The Tapuae Roa energy development centre plan was launched in April alongside the Government's announcement of $20 million spending towards shifting the focus of Taranaki's economy.
Venture Taranaki's initial request for proposals gave an indicative budget between $120,000 and $130,000 for the research work.
MartinJenkins will investigate issues including the potential for the centre to be developed in Taranaki, risks, and the capabilities in the region that could be leveraged.
Areas of short term focus – including consideration of the hydrogen road map – should be given priority, Venture Taranaki said in its request for proposals. Collaboration opportunities with businesses, universities and crown research institutes should also be considered.
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Music is not only good for your spirits, it's good for your brain too! There's research going on all the time that proves that studying music is a great workout for the brain, making kids better thinkers, learners and test takers.
Why do some children do better in school than others? Because they make music! Studies have linked active music making with better math and language skills, boosts in school grades, and improvements in "spatial-temporal reasoning," which is the foundation of engineering and science.
In Newsweek magazine's February 19, 1996, cover story, "Your Child's Brain," it quoted from research done by Gordon Shaw and Frances Rauscher at University of California at Irvine showing that music education increases a child's learning ability. The big bottom line is this: Teach kids music, and they'll have better memory, concentration, and problem-solving skills.
Research shows that music students are better equipped to comprehend mathematical and scientific concepts. A group of preschoolers received private piano keyboard lessons and singing lessons. A second group received private computer lessons. Those children who received piano/keyboard training performed 34 percent higher on tests measuring spatial-temporal ability than the others. "Spatial-temporal" is basically proportional reasoning –- ratios, fractions, proportions and thinking in space and time. This concept has long been considered a major obstacle in the teaching of elementary math and science.
Music study can help kids understand advanced math concepts. A grasp of proportional math and fractions is a prerequisite to math at higher levels, and children who do not master these areas cannot understand more advanced math critical to high-tech fields. Music involves ratios, fractions, proportions and thinking in space and time. A group of 237 second grade children were given four months of piano keyboard lessons as well as time using a newly designed math computer program. The group scored 27% higher on proportional math and fractions tests than children who only used the math computer program.
Young children with developed rhythm skills perform better academically in early school years. One study showed that students who were achieving at academic expectation scored high on all rhythmic tasks, while many of those who scored lower on the rhythmic test achieved below academic expectation.
Music training helps under-achievers. In Rhode Island, researchers studied eight public school first grade classes. Half of the classes became "test arts" groups, receiving ongoing music and visual arts training. In kindergarten, this group had lagged behind in scholastic performance. After seven months, the students were given a standardized test. The "test arts" group had caught up to their fellow students in reading and surpassed their classmates in math by 22 percent. In the second year of the project, the arts students widened this margin even further.
Music can help students get into a better university. In 2001, SAT takers with coursework/experience in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal portion of the test and 41 points higher on the math portion than students with no coursework/experience in the arts. And, it appears that the longer you study music, the better you do in testing.
Music majors are the most likely group of college grads to be admitted to medical school. Physician and biologist Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate majors of medical school applicants. He found that 66 percent of music majors who applied to medical school were admitted, the highest percentage of any group. For comparison, 44 percent of biochemistry majors were admitted. Also, a study of 7,500 university students revealed that music majors scored the highest reading scores among all majors including English, biology, chemistry and math.


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2017 Mississippi State Football Uniforms Review
Dan Mullen's last season at Mississippi State team was his best, uniform wise. The maroon jerseys were updated to match the white jerseys, and as a result, the Bulldogs looked excellent all year, with the exception of two consecutive games in which alternates were worn. Even still, the black uniforms worn vs UMass and Veterans Day alternates worn against Alabama were better than other alternate uniforms that State has worn over the years; I would argue that both were better than the two alternates worn in 2016. Only 7 different combinations were worn in 2017, the least since 6 were worn in 2014.
3 Helmets, 4 Jerseys, 5 Pants, 7 Combinations
Changes/Additions Made in 2017:
New Maroon Jersey Design:
The biggest change to the Bulldogs' uniform lineup in 2017 was made to the home maroon jerseys. The double white sleeve stripes with black outlines were replaced with white-gray-white stripes, matching those on the maroon pants that were introduced in 2016. The collar color was also changed from black-white-black to solid white. Curiously, the black outline was not removed from the numbers.
The upgrades made to the Bulldogs' maroon jerseys gave them a clean, cohesive home uniform for the first time since 2013, and their best since at least the mid 90s. The maroon jerseys were worn 6 times in 2017, with an even split of 3 times with white pants and 3 times with gray pants.
Photo by Jim Lytle, AP Photo
Veterans Day Alternate Uniform:
For the second year in a row, Adidas gave Mississippi State an American Flag themed alternate uniform for Veterans Day. The 2017 version, which kept the flag design constrained to the numbers and stripes, didn't have a huge pants logo, and was worn with the regular silver helmet, still had some flaws, but was much, much better than the 2016 black version worn against Texas A&M.
Photo by Rogelio V. Solis, AP Photo
2015 Black Uniforms Brought Back:
After being ditched for the aforementioned Veterans Day uniforms in the 2016 blackout game against Texas A&M, the 2015 black uniforms were brought back for the 2017 UMass game. The only difference from the 2015 Kentucky game is that the all-black uniforms were worn with silver helmets this time instead of matte maroon.
Photo By Kelly Price, HailStatePics
2017 Uniform Stats:
Helmets:
For the first time since the 2009-2010 seasons, State had the same exact helmet lineup in consecutive seasons in 2016-2017. The maroon, white, and silver helmets worn in 2016 all survived into 2017, and no other designs were added.
Maroon: 9 Games; 7-2 (.778) Record
White: 2 Games; 1-1 (.500) Record
Silver: 2 Games; 1-1 (.500) Record
Jerseys:
In addition to the standard maroon and white jerseys, two alternate jerseys (Black; Maroon Veterans Day) were worn in 2017.
Black: 1 Game; 1-0 (1.000) Record
Veterans Day: 1 Game; 0-1 (.000) Record
Pants:
In addition to the standard white, gray, and maroon pants, alternate designs were worn with both alternate jerseys.
Gray: 3 Games; 2-1 (.667) Record
Maroon: 1 Game; 0-1 (.000) Record
After wearing ten each of the last two seasons, the Bulldogs wore only seven uniform combinations in 2017. Two combinations were worn three times, two were worn twice, and three were worn only once.
Maroon/Maroon/White: 3 Games; 3-0 (1.000) Record
Maroon/Maroon/Gray: 3 Games; 2-1 (.667) Record
Maroon/White/White: 2 Games; 2-0 (1.000) Record
White/White/White: 2 Games; 1-1 (.500) Record
Silver/Black/Black: 1 Game; 1-0 (1.000) Record
Silver/Maroon/Maroon: 1 Game; 0-1 (.000) Record
Maroon/White/Maroon; 1 Game; 0-1 (.000) Record
Potential 2018 Changes:
Primeknit A1 Template:
On December 28th, 2017, Adidas unveiled their newest football uniform template, the "Primeknit A1" template. Replacing the "Primeknit" template that debuted in 2015, the "A1" template ditches the egregious primeknit pattern that adorned the sides of the pants and almost all of the jersey on the previous template. A much more subtle diagonal line pattern is present on the front; while still visible, the new pattern is much less distracting than the Primeknit pattern was. Another noticeable change is that the seam across the shoulder blade has been eliminated, leaving the shoulder cap as the only major seam on the jersey. Overall, the "A1" template appears to be a solid upgrade over Adidas's previous templates.
Pictures of the Primeknit A1 template in action at the Army All-American Bowl
It will be interesting to see if Mississippi State makes the change to the "A1" template in 2018. When the "Primeknit" template was released in 2015, the Bulldogs were one of the first teams to switch to it, so it stands to reason that they will also be one of the first teams to wear the "A1" template. With this in mind, I went ahead and put together a quick (incomplete) mockup of the "A1" template to show what it might look like if the Bulldogs were to upgrade for the 2018 season:
Joe Moorhead Effect:
It's not uncommon for a coaching change to have an impact on a team's uniforms. Especially back in the day in college football, the head coach often had the primary role in ordering and deciding on uniforms. In more modern times, its often more of an athletic department thing, but the head coach most definitely still has an influence. Look no further than P.J. Fleck at Western Michigan and now Minnesota as proof.
It'll be interesting to see what impact, if any, new Bulldog Head Coach Joe Moorhead has on the uniforms. Penn State, where Moorhead was the offensive coordinator for the last two seasons, of course has the most conservative uniforms in college football. At Moorhead's last head coaching job, the Fordham Rams wore relatively generic uniforms, pretty par for the course for an FCS school, with the exception of these American-flag themed alternates that were worn in Moorhead's final season at Fordham in 2015.
A couple of interesting things about Fordham's uniforms during Moorhead's tenure were the use of helmet stickers and the lack of names on the back of the jerseys. The helmet sticker thing is something that has the biggest chance of carrying over to Mississippi State; usually that's a coach's preference. It would definitely be different to see dog bones or something similar used as reward stickers on players' helmets here.
On the nameplates, someone mentioned to me on Twitter the other day that they wouldn't be surprised to see State remove the player names on the back of the jerseys next season, based on the fact that neither Penn State nor Fordham wore them under Moorhead's tenure. That may well be the case, but I don't buy it for the time being. Aside from 2012-2014, Penn State has never worn names on the back of their jerseys; Fordham didn't wear names before Moorhead arrived, and they haven't since either. I think that has more to do with them being a smaller school ordering generic uniforms than it does a preference on the coach's part. But if the names were to be removed in 2018, State would have to order new jerseys with higher numbers; Adidas jerseys look pretty bad with blank nameplates on them because the numbers are so low. This probably wouldn't be a problem if we update to the "A1" template anyway.
What Changes are Needed:
State's uniforms were pretty darn good in 2017; all of the major problems from the 2015 set have gradually been fixed, and State looks much better for it. All that's left are a few minor nitpicks, all of which would easily be fixed with a template upgrade, and really aren't a big deal at all if they aren't fixed.
Some consistency with the alternates:
Both of State's alternates this season followed the 15-16 double striping pattern instead of the 2017 one. Hopefully in 2018, any alternate uniforms are more consistent with the rest of the set. In particular, the oversized pants logo never needs to see the light of the day again. I'd prefer they put stripes on all pants, but if they insist on not doing so for alternates, the small hip logo that was on the Veterans Day pants is the way to go.
Remove the black number outlines on the maroon jerseys:
I was pretty surprised that the black outlines were not removed from the numbers on the maroon jersey when the black on the collar and sleeves was. An upgrade to the "A1" template would be the perfect opportunity to completely rid State's regular uniforms of black.
Move the pants logo on the gray pants to make them consistent with the white and maroon pants:
I think this one has a pretty good chance of happening in 2018. The gray pants, arguably the Bulldogs' best, are three seasons old now, and are probably due for replacement. An upgrade to the "A1" template would be a good time to bring the gray pants in line with their maroon and white counterparts.
Make the pants stripes a bit thinner:
Along those same lines, one can't help but notice that the stripes on the white, maroon, and gray pants are excessively wide. I haven't really complained, because the stripes are a tremendous upgrade from the oversized logo worn in 2014 and 15, but it wouldn't hurt to thin the stripes up a little bit if an upgrade to "A1" is made.
Bring back the matte maroon helmets:
My personal favorite Mississippi State football helmets of all time are the various matte maroon helmet designs worn from 2011 through 2015. They were essentially replaced in 2016 by the silver helmets; the silver helmets are cool too, and I'm content if they stick around for another year or two. However, the matte maroon helmets always look so good, especially on the road, and I would welcome them back with open arms. Alternatively, if the silver helmets are only going to be worn with alternates, you could replace them with matte or shiny black helmets to create a true all-black look, which would look the best if we really have to do the black alternates.
Move the Adidas logo away from the center of the jersey?:
From 2009 through 2014, the Adidas logo was on the right chest of the Bulldogs' jerseys. However, starting with the 2013 Egg Bowl, and then again with the DWS 100 uniforms in 2014, and full time starting in 2015, the Adidas logo was moved to the middle of the chest, directly above the "Mississippi State" banner wordmark. It works great for bowl games by providing plenty of space for the bowl patches, but the rest of the time, the middle appears too cluttered up while the right chest is completely empty.
One thing you might notice about the "A1" template is that the collar doesn't actually extend all of the way down; there's mesh around the top of the middle chest area, so there is actually more space for a logo to go there, potentially negating the clutter problem mentioned above. However: if you'll notice, both of the Army All-American game uniforms have the Adidas logo on the left chest. In addition, all of the Adidas college baseball uniforms that have been revealed so far in 2018 feature the Adidas logo on the left chest (even though it looks worse on State's maroon MS jersey, stacked on top of the M over S). Based on that, when State upgrades to the "A1" template, I would not be at all surprised to see the Adidas logo on the left chest and the SEC patch moved to the right chest.
That does it for the 2017 Mississippi State Football Uniform Recap. It was a great season, one of the Bulldogs' best ever uniform wise. Looking forward to even better seasons in 2018 and the years to come. #MoorCowbell
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In general, the Massachusetts personal income tax follows the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code ("the Code" or "IRC"), as amended on January 1, 2005 and in effect for the taxable year, in determining Massachusetts gross income. In particular, Massachusetts follows IRC § 132(f) as amended and in effect on January 1, 2005, which excludes from an employee's gross income (subject to a monthly maximum) employer-provided parking, transit pass and commuter highway vehicle transportation benefits.[1] However, two federal Acts enacted subsequent to January 1, 2005 created a temporary difference between the Massachusetts and federal exclusion amount for the transit pass and commuter highway vehicle transportation benefits for tax years 2009, 2010 and 2011.[2] For tax year 2012, the two federal Acts have expired, resulting in Massachusetts once again adopting the federal exclusion amount for both the employer-provided parking and transit pass and commuter highway vehicle benefits.[3]
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Annually, the IRS issues a revenue procedure announcing the calculated inflation adjustments, if any, as to dollar amounts set forth in certain Code provisions, including the exclusion amounts for the employer-provided parking, transit pass and commuter highway vehicle benefits referenced in IRC § 132(f). For the 2012 tax year, the IRS has calculated, based on the January 1, 2005 Code, the 2012 exclusion amounts for employer-provided parking and combined transit pass and commuter highway vehicle transportation benefits as $240 and $125 per month respectively.[4] Massachusetts adopts the inflation adjustments based on the January 1, 2005 Code,[5] and therefore adopts the 2012 tax year monthly exclusion amounts of $240 per month for employer-provided parking and $125 per month for combined transit pass and commuter highway vehicle transportation benefits.
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La chiesa di San Micheletto è un edificio di culto sito in località Tavigliana (o Tovegliana), a circa 6 km da Verona, nel territorio comunale di Grezzana (VR).

Storia e descrizione
Benché la data della sua la primitiva costruzione non sia confermata da alcun documento, la chiesa risalirebbe all'XI o XII secolo. La sua storia, infatti, è collegata a quella di altre due chiese dedicate al santo: la prima fu quella di San Michele in Campanea, che diede origine all'odierna San Michele Extra e che risulta soggetta al Capitolo dei Canonici Veronesi dall'813, la seconda chiesa si trova a un chilometro a nord di Mizzole, lungo la strada che da San Michele Extra porta ai Monti Lessini. Per quest'ultima chiesa, una scritta a destra dell'altare testimonia che, già dipendente dal monastero di Santa Maria in Organo, venne consacrata nell'anno 1060.

Le prime testimonianze scritte della chiesa di San Micheletto di Grezzana risalgono al secolo XVI. Tuttavia, elementi come la comunanza di rapporti commerciali del territorio dove sorsero (documenti dell'VIII e dell'XI secolo mostrano come la città di Verona fosse legata alla Lessinia e alla Valpantena), lo stesso nome "San Micheletto", la
somiglianza dei luoghi in cui furono costruite e la struttura delle due chiese, consentono di ritenere che le chiese di San Micheletto di Grezzana e di San Micheletto di Mizzole fossero state costruite nello stesso periodo, cioè nei secoli XI o XII.

Originariamente la chiesa consisteva in un edificio a pianta rettangolare, collocato trasversalmente rispetto alla valle, con la zona absidale rivolta ad est. La chiesa era stata costruita in murature di sasso terminanti nella parte superiore in lastre di pietra, il tetto in capriate lignee; l'interno era scarsamente illuminato dalla poca luce che entrava dalle due piccole finestre poste sul lato sud.

La prima testimonianza scritta risale al mese di giugno del 1532, quando il vescovo Gian Matteo Giberti si recò in visita pastorale a Grezzana e a San Micheletto. Vi ritornò nel 1541, anno in cui proibì ulteriori celebrazioni, fino a che non si fosse reso l'ambiente degno di celebrarvi la Santa Messa. Fu probabilmente dopo questo intervento che furono eseguiti lavori di ampliamento e miglioramento, ai quali si deve anche la creazione sul fianco nord di un piccolo ambiente fungente come sacrestia.

San Micheletto venne utilizzato come lazzaretto durante l'epidemia di peste del 1630, passata la quale, nel 1633, venne fondata la Veneranda Confraternita di San Micheletto, un'associazione di fedeli dediti ad opere di pietà e carità. Il 28 febbraio 1695 la Confraternita fu autorizzata da papa Innocenzo XII a concedere ai fedeli l'indulgenza plenaria e tale riconoscimento fece accrescere l'importanza della Confraternita tanto che a San Micheletto si celebrava la Santa Messa ogni domenica.

La successiva visita pastorale, del 4 ottobre 1722, fu quella del vescovo di Verona Marco Gradenigo, il quale trovò la chiesetta immutata rispetto a com'era stata nei secoli precedenti. La sua raccomandazione stavolta fu quella di bonificare il locale destinato all'eremita con funzioni di custode, per rendere il suo vivere più dignitoso.

La trasformazione più grande fu effettuata nel 1732, quando a ridosso del fianco nord furono costruiti, su due piani, alcuni locali ad uso abitazione inglobanti la piccola sacrestia. Entrambi i locali, la chiesa e l'abitazione, vennero coperti con un unico tetto a capanna e, per distinguerli, vennero utilizzati due colori diversi: il rosso, per la parte riguardante la chiesa, e il bianco per l'abitazione. L'abside fu ampliata, modificata a pianta rettangolare e coperta con volta a crociera. Nella parete absidale di fondo, dietro l'altar maggiore, fu posta una grande pala raffigurante l'Arcangelo Michele che tiene in una mano la spada per trafiggere il demonio e nell'altra la bilancia per pesare le anime. Il primitivo altare fu spostato nella piccola sacrestia e nella zona presbiteriale fu posto il nuovo in marmo rosso di Verona e , ai lati del quale due portali separano il vano dietro l'altare. Sulla parete sinistra della navata fu costruita l'edicola in marmo rosso e , per incorniciare l'affresco quattrocentesco raffigurante la Madonna con Bambino.

L'opera della Confraternita non si arrestò fino all'editto di Napoleone, bandito in Italia
il 15 ottobre 1806, con il quale si ordinava la soppressione immediata di tutte le confraternite. La chiesa di San Micheletto fu allora acquistata da Paolo Zanella, i cui eredi la cedettero alla famiglia Capobianco che poi la vendette alla famiglia Ronca, che ne curò la manutenzione e ne conservò la proprietà fino al 1999. Successivamente ad alcuni lavori di restauro, i fratelli Ronca donarono la chiesa alla parrocchia di Grezzana, che ne divenne proprietaria con atto notarile del 15 luglio 1999.

Bibliografia
 Dario Ballini, Chiesa di San Micheletto in Tavigliana, Lonigo (VR), Cartografica veneta, 2002.

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The Wrench in the Gears: How Independent Academic Presses Can Disrupt the Publishing Model
By Brian Gaines and David Blakesley on	 November 28, 2016 Blog Carnival 10
As the DIY movement has flourished in the early 21st century, it has extended its reach far into academia. With the advent of desktop publishing, scholars have been utilizing these technologies to create content that in previous eras would have been unthinkable. Publishing, the life support system of the academy, has also in recent years been subsumed into the "Maker Revolution." Clemson University Professor of English David Blakesley was among some of the early adopters of using technology to create an academic press. He and PhD student Brian Gaines recently "sat down" virtually and had a discussion about the rise of independent academic presses and their implications.
Brian Gaines: On Parlor Press's "About" page, you state, "[i]t was founded in 2002 to address the need for an alternative scholarly, academic press attentive to emergent ideas and forms while maintaining the highest possible standards of quality, credibility, and integrity. The Press's primary goal is to publish outstanding writing in a variety of subjects. Because the Press is unencumbered by the bureaucratic machinery of older publishing entities, the stress can be more on excellence and innovation than on marketability or pedigree." Can you elaborate on any specific events happening in academic publishing during this time that led to you founding Parlor Press?
David Blakesley: The events that led to Parlor Press was a convergence of forces and coincidences, not unlike the emergent order that develops from complex systems. The economic stress was palpable across the scholarly publishing industry (also trade publishing). On the technology side, the "democratization of production" made DIY production technically and economically feasible. Digital printing technologies started a new kind of industrial revolution where manufacturing was also democratized.
I wrote that description at a time when scholarly publishing was in peril on a number of fronts, most resulting from economic pressures. As a series editor for a university press, I knew that libraries had reduced their new book budgets, which stressed press budgets significantly. Where once a press might count on selling 600 copies out of the gate, it now might only sell 100. Suddenly, presses had to depend on books written by well-known authors. It's not hard to imagine that marketing departments would suddenly play a larger role in the review process. In extreme cases, books would be judged solely by their sales potential, scholarly quality be damned. The deeper question was why libraries nearly stopped buying books in the first place. In many cases, their funds were reallocated to keep up with the high price of journal subscriptions charged by European conglomerates. So these large-scale economic forces had stressed scholarly publishing to the breaking point. The Modern Language Association issued several reports and letters in 2002 to publicize the crisis, one a letter from President Stephen Greenblatt.
The democratization of production created one possible way to respond. By 2002, the personal computer could finally fulfill its destiny as a fully capable and affordable desktop publishing system. Adobe's Pagemaker evolved into InDesign, which is capable of producing the most complex type of book you can imagine. Digital printing technology had also made remarkable gains, so it was suddenly possible to publish high quality printed books one-at-a-time for low cost, while also getting them into the distribution stream. One of the first and now most successful printers was Lightning Source, a division of Ingram Content Group (one of the largest and oldest book distributors in the world). On the distribution side, Amazon had finally matured to the point where distribution was also not a barrier to entry into the publishing industry.
BG: John Logie's Peers, Pirates, and Persuasion: Rhetoric in the Peer-to-Peer Debate, published in 2006, is regarded as the first book published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Since the publication of this book, other small publishers, such as Punctum, have followed suit. Can you explain why this book was chosen to be published in such a manner and why this couldn't have happened at a traditional academic press?
Peers, Pirates, & Persuasion. John Logie. ©2006, Parlor Press
DB: For a number of reasons, John's was a perfect book to publish as an open-access title. By 2006, there had been a few other open access books published in our field, fewer still had appeared in low-cost print editions simultaneously with their open access counterparts. But this was the first to put a CC license on both print and digital editions. It meant that another noncommercial publisher could reprint the book if it chose. I'm not aware that any have, but the gesture was nevertheless important because it signaled allegiance to the idea that information should be free, a movement that's been around since the 1960s.
Since Peers, Pirates, and Persuasion's focus was about the issue of piracy and the government's role in protecting copyright, it made sense to publish the book with this license. One goal of the experiment was to see how print sales might be affected since the natural conclusion would be that giving a book (and its rights) freely would cannibalize sales. It turned out not to affect sales positively or negatively, probably for a number of reasons. One is that average readers don't worry much about a book's license or its availability in multiple formats. That may be changing as readers become more alert to the significance and value of open access texts.
Because Parlor Press doesn't need to please a university administration, we can experiment with new publishing models as we did with John's book. For most university presses these days, there's tremendous pressure to meet the bottom line. A few have been lucky enough to have excellent directors who've leveraged their success into more freedom to innovate. Collaborations like the University of Michigan Press's Digital Rhetoric Collaborative, Utah State UP and the University Press of Colorado, and the partnership between Parlor Press and The WAC Clearinghouse are examples of how we've progressed.
BG: How have independent academic publishers changed the business model of older, more established academic publishers? What changes in business models for both types of publishers do you expect to see in the near future?
DB: It's hard to know precisely, but there has always been competition between independent scholarly publishers and university presses. I see two types of independent presses these days. The more traditional independents, like Sage or Routledge, share common goals as private businesses, where revenue and growth are the bottom line. That usually translates to higher volume and higher prices. The primary customer for them has been university libraries, who always have operated on limited budgets. Lower demand translates to higher prices, so a book published by traditional independents will cost more and often only appear in hardcover editions, which are more appealing to libraries. A typical monograph of 200 pages might sell for more than $100. University presses, whose mission is not simply more revenue and growth but also service to the scholarly community, try to reach individual readers as well and so publish in paperback and hardcover at lower prices. More recently, however, small independent presses have joined the fray, publishing lower-cost books for individual readers in niche markets. Because of the democratization of production, digital publishing technologies (or print-on-demand), and ease of distribution, these kinds of independents can make ends meet. Often, those who run such presses are scholars and writers themselves and may be more interested in providing a valuable service to a scholarly community and to authors who want their books widely read and not merely available in libraries.
Over time, the presence of these small presses has had some influence on the willingness of university presses to find ways to reach a wider audience not just by keeping prices lower but by venturing into print/digital solutions and open access models. That's what we found in our collaboration with the WAC Clearinghouse many years ago (print sales go up as online readership goes up; see "Open Access Book Publishing in Writing Studies: A Case Study").
BG: How has the advent of digital publishing affected these older publishing houses? Who is pushing the boundaries, and in what ways?
DB: In addition to lowering the costs of production, digital publishing technologies have posed significant challenges and have thus been only slowly adopted. The production process is more complex than ever. The publishing industry uses a model where specialization and the division of labor is the norm. There is a culture of production and practice that still exerts its power. In a world of quickly emergent technologies, publishers may be slow to respond because those who work for them are accustomed to making books a particular way, often with print-only in mind, and expertise distributed unequally across production. In our maker generation, where development and production require agile collaboration and new technologies, "do-it-ourselves" (DIO!) publishing is in reach. Smaller presses and even individual authors gain more control over and involvement in the production process. with more freedom to innovate in timely ways..
As a teacher, one of my goals from the beginning has been to bring authors closer to the act of production because how we make something shapes, or should shape, the creative process.
Parlor Press's inventory, 2016.
BG: You have often stated that a lot of what you have learned running an independent press has been "on the job." How has the digital revolution contributed to your DIY ethos of running a press, and what are some of the challenges/advantages of publishing in digital formats vs physical formats?
DB: When I started Parlor Press, I had considerable experience as an editor and some skill with digital publishing technologies, having used them in my own writing and as a journal editor. To run an independent press, or even create your own online journal, you have to be extremely efficient if you're going to balance that work with your commitments to what I call my day job (life as a university professor). That means you have to get really good at adapting technologies to improve production and problem-solving. As the Parlor Press enterprise grew more serious and ambitious, I had to learn much more about how businesses operate, how to track metadata, the important and always time-consuming task of promotion and marketing, and much, much more. An effective DIY agent these days has to know quite a lot about everything involved with making writing public (your own or others'). These days, I'm finally learning the empowering literacy of coding because to accomplish everything you want to requires that you have the skill to create from scratch or remix open source solutions to suit your needs.
Brian Gaines
Brian Gaines is a PhD student in the Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design program at Clemson University. His research interests include digital humanities and visual rhetoric.
David Blakesley
David Blakesley is the Campbell Chair in Technical Communication and Professor of English at Clemson University, as well as the founder and CEO of Parlor Press.
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Jing Daily Summer Reading List: Five For The Beach
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A Roundup Of Some Of Our Favorite China Reads
Summer's here, so what better way to kick back on the beach or on the road than with a good book? From hard-hitting economics and business primers to a hair-raising historical portrait and graphic novel, here are Jing Daily's five favorite China reads for summer 2012.
What Chinese Want by Tom Doctoroff
What Chinese Want: Culture, Communism, and China's Modern Consumer
by Tom Doctoroff (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. 251 pages. US$27.00 hardcover, $12.99 Kindle)
Addressing a wide range of regular misconceptions about Chinese consumer and business culture, politics and the country as a whole, What Chinese Want, by veteran Shanghai-based ad man Tom Doctoroff, is a perfect primer for anybody in need of a crash course in modern China. Tackling tough issues and breaking down what sets Chinese consumers and nationals apart from their counterparts in the Western world and the rest of Asia, Doctoroff explains that China's 30 years of economic modernization have been shaped by the developed world but have not, and will not, necessarily lead to any true measure of "westernization" in the country. Guided by fundamental aspects of Chinese culture that can be traced back through the country's centuries of imperial rule, Doctoroff notes in highly readable detail that China's distant past lives on in the decisions and strategies we see made in politics, business and even personal interaction.
Going beyond the tiresome clichés and generalizations that plague the typical "business in China" book — gifts, guanxi and guzzling baijiu —What Chinese Want is both a valuable introduction to those new to the country and its business culture, as well a well-written refresher course for those who've spent a good deal of time in the country and want to catch up to more recent developments.
Midnight in Peking
Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
by Paul French (Penguin, 2012. 272 pages. $26.00 hardcover, $12.99 Kindle)
Intrigue, scandal, war and murder saturate Midnight in Peking, historian Paul French's reconstruction of the murder of Pamela Werner in the Chinese capital in 1937, as invading Japanese soldiers loomed right outside the city. Bringing post-Warlord-era Beijing back to life in exquisite detail, French presents to readers a city in which old superstitions, foreign privilege, opium and prostitution and violent crime swirled together to the not-so-distant drumbeat of a protracted and costly civil war and the second Sino-Japanese War. As two detectives, one British and one Chinese, race to solve the mystery of who left Pamela Werner's mutilated corpse by Beijing's Fox Tower before Japanese troops flood into the city, readers are taken on a nail-biting rickshaw ride through the old streets of "Peking," which bears little resemblance to the Beijing of today.
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The End of Cheap China
The End Of Cheap China: Economic And Cultural Trends That Will Disrupt The World
by Shaun Rein (Wiley, 2012. 240 pages. $24.95 Hardcover, $11.99 Kindle)
Structured as a primer for individuals and companies doing business in China as well as students or anyone interested in China's transformation and global role, Shaun Rein's The End of Cheap China holds that the global conception of China is out of step with what's happening on the ground. After leveraging its vast population of cheap labor for the last 30 years and mass-producing cheap and lower-quality products for the world, Rein writes that China is changing, and the days in which cheap labor fed discount stores around the world are tapering off. Now, with China's consumer market finally emerging and middle-class and wealthy Chinese shoppers becoming key demographics for everyone from Wal-Mart and Carrefour to Gucci and Hermès, a key contention of The End of Cheap China is that "Chinese [now] seek not to make iPhones, but to buy them."
Geared more towards China greenhorns than seasoned veterans, The End Of Cheap China nonetheless includes enough market research and on-the-ground observations to give marketing types, as well as entrepreneurs with an interest in the country, plenty to consider.
The Art of War: A Graphic Novel
by Kelly Roman and Michael DeWeese (Harper Perennial, July 31, 2012. 352 pages. $22.99 paperback, $9.99 Kindle)
Turn off your brain and relax with a hard-boiled graphic adaptation of Sun Tzu's Art of War, bringing to life a future in which soldier Kelly, recently freed from prison after serving time for a friendly fire incident, finds out that his brother died while working for historical strategist Sun Tzu — who now runs a dominant China's global financial empire.
Shifting from a Mad Max-like suburban Ohio to a heavily militarized, dystopian Wall Street, Kelly — using his Special Forces skills and tactics of Sun Tzu himself — looks to infiltrate Sun's vast organization and confront his brother's murderer.
The New Chinese Economy
The New Chinese Economy: Dynamic Transitions Into the Future
Edited by Elias C. Grivoyannis (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. 206 pages. $29.00 paperback)
A complete U-turn from The Art of War, The New Chinese Economy, edited by Yeshiva University professor Elias C. Grivoyannis, uses hard figures and analysis to soberly break down China's breakneck economic growth and what it means for the future. Over the course of its nine chapters, the book looks — first and foremost — to answer the question: into what kind of economy is China's transforming? Using all-new statistics and research, scholars like Bingtao Song, Kaixiang Peng and Rudai Yang tackle complicated subjects like the role of governments in China's developing economy, the viability of the so-called "China Model," mathematics education in China and the role of higher education reform in China's rising saving rate.
Less of an "easy reader" for the casual China observer than some of the other books on our list, The New Chinese Economy examines in great detail the most important issues facing the economy as it moves forward, beyond relatively easy growth based on construction and development and towards one shaped by geopolitical, cultural, demographic and political shifts. A must-read for number-junkies, academics, grad students and economics buffs.
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Dynamex Does Not Actually Apply to Workers' Compensation… or Does It?
Posted on January 11, 2019 September 9, 2019 by rjylaw
By Scott Darling
For those who somehow have not heard, the California Supreme Court issued a decision in 2018 that significantly impacted the age-old debate of who is an employee and who is an independent contractor.
In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal. 5th 903, the California Supreme Court established what has been referred to as the "ABC Test" for deciding whether a person is an employee or independent contractor. In doing so, the Court went away from what has been the standard of the industry, which has commonly been referred to as the "Borello factors" established by the California Supreme Court in the 1989 case S.G. Borello & Sons, Inc. v. Dept. of Industrial Relations (1989) 48 Cal. 3d 341.
Borello Factors
Under the previously established Borello case the primary factor is whether the person to whom services are rendered has the right to control the manner and means of accomplishing the result desired. There are also nine additional factors to consider, with no one factor being conclusive on its own:
Right to discharge at will, without cause;
Whether the one performing the services in engaged in a distinct occupation or business;
The kind of occupation, with reference to whether in the locality the work is usually done under the direction of the principal or by a specialist without supervision;
The skill required in the particular occupation;
Whether the principal or the worker supplies the instrumentalities, tools, and the place of work for the person doing the work;
The length of time for which the services are to be performed;
Whether or not the work is part of the regular business of the principal; and
Whether or not the parties believe they are creating the relationship of employer-employee.
These factors have been used to determine whether or not an injured worker is an employee for which the employer is liable for workers' compensation benefits or is deemed an independent contractor.
Dynamex Facts
The Dynamex case involved a corporation (Dynamex) which operates as a delivery service, using various methods, for which they utilized individual drivers to conduct business. Initially, Dynamex drivers were considered employees. However, in 2004, the company changed them to be independent contractors. In the lawsuit, two delivery drivers sued on their own behalf and on behalf of a class of other similarly situated drivers. The complaint alleged that Dynamex had misclassified its delivery drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. The drivers claimed that Dynamex's alleged misclassification of its drivers as independent contractors led to Dynamex's violation of the provisions of Industrial Welfare Commission wage order No. 9, the applicable state wage order governing the transportation industry, as well as various sections of the Labor Code, resulting in Dynamex's engaging in unfair and unlawful business practices under Business and Professions Code section 17200.
In Dynamex, the California Supreme Court established a whole new test, under which they ruled that the plaintiffs in the Dynamex case were indeed employees and not independent contractors as Dynamex had tried to argue.
In creating the test, the Court looked at the Borello Factors and fashioned a scaled down version which appears to center around the initial factor. The "ABC Test", as it has become known as, states a person is an independent contractor to whom a wage order does not apply if:
(A) The person is free from the control and direction of the hirer in connection with the performance of the work;
(B) The person performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity's business; and
(C) The person is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business of the same nature as the work performed for the hiring entity.
To be clear, when the California Supreme Court established this test, they did so with the indication that it would only apply to cases involving wage order issues. They specifically stated as such when they said: "The issue in this case relates to the resolution of the employee or independent contractor question in one specific context"; and "Here we must decide what standard applies, under California law, in determining whether workers should be classified as employees or as independent contractors for purposes of California wage orders…"
Post-Dynamex World
Since the establishment of the ABC Test in Dynamex, there has been much debate on its application in the workers' compensation industry and while the Dynamex Court made clear that the holding was for purposes of wage order issues only, many have suggested that there may be a shift in the way all Courts begin to analyze who is an employee and who is an independent contractor.
To date, there has been only one known workers' compensation case which has attempted to utilize the ABC Test. However, in that case, Perkins v. Don L. Knox (2018 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 490), a panel of WCAB commissioners, in overturning a WCAB Judge's use of the ABC Test, firmly state that Dynamex did not overturn Borello and that the Borello factors are still the rule of the land with regard to workers' compensation cases. In support of its position, the commissioners pointed to the fact that the California Supreme Court clearly appeared to limit its holding to wage order cases.
So that is it then, right? Not so fast…
Despite its apparent limited scope, the Dynamex case has created shock waves throughout California and those waves are now reaching the California Legislature. As part of the upcoming 2019 term, two separate bills have been introduced. The first, Assembly Bill (AB) 5, introduced by Lorena Fletcher, a Democrat from San Diego, seeks to codify the ABC Test into the Labor Code, thereby having wide implications for areas beyond wage orders, including the workers' compensation arena.
The second, AB 71, introduced by Melissa Melendez, a Republican out of Lake Elsinore, seeks to do just the opposite and codify the factors established by the Borello case and essentially nullify the decision set forth by the California Supreme Court in Dynamex.
As can been seen, there is still much debate to be had on the issue and we have not heard the last of Dynamex in the workers compensation industry. To be certain, the California Applicant's Attorney Association (CAAA) is putting its support behind AB 5 to expand the scope of employees. Please feel free to contact our office if you would like to discuss the topics discussed in this article.
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#WeAccept: Airbnb's Super Bowl ad seemingly takes aim at Trump's travel ban, celebrates diversity
"The world is more beautiful the more you accept," the ad's message read.
By Hyacinth Mascarenhas
February 6, 2017 05:38 GMT
Since President Donald Trump's seismic move to restrict immigration last month, Silicon Valley executives and tech companies have voiced their opposition to the controversial travel ban. On Sunday (5 February), Airbnb aired a politically charged ad during Super Bowl LI that seemingly took a dig at the president's order.
Airbnb's 30-second ad featured a diverse group of people with a message that read: "We believe no matter who you are, where you're from, who you love, or who you worship, we all belong. The world is more beautiful the more you accept." The spot ended with the hashtag #weaccept that quickly went viral.
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The New York Times reported that the online home-sharing company did not initially plan to advertise during the Super Bowl until its executives found out that there was still some ad space left. The commercial was apparently put together in just three days, as compared to other spots that usually take weeks or months to produce.
The short ad does not specifically mention Trump or the immigration order, perhaps to steer clear of guidelines that say advertisers may not use their commercial time "for viewpoint or advocacy of controversial issues". Several other ads aired during one of the most watched annual sporting events in the world, including those from Coca-Cola and Budweiser, touched on diversity as well.
Acceptance starts with all of us. #weaccept pic.twitter.com/btgqyYHVTK
— Airbnb (@Airbnb) February 6, 2017
No matter who you are, where you're from, who you love, or who you worship, you deserve to belong https://t.co/WufQUWkYXs #weaccept
— Brian Chesky (@bchesky) February 6, 2017
#WeAccept: powerful statement uplifting our shared humanity no matter where you live, who you love or what you believe in. Thank you @Airbnb
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) February 6, 2017
I love how so many brands paid millions of dollars to spread love & acceptance tonight. #weaccept #Budweiser #84lumber
— Landon Perry (@landonjperry00) February 6, 2017
Can't help but wonder what Trump is thinking watching Super Bowl ads, like Airbnb and Coke, implicitly rejecting his vision of America https://t.co/zjX98Nsj5h
— Rebecca Berg (@rebeccagberg) February 6, 2017
Like many other tech companies, Airbnb has publicly voiced its opposition to Trump's immigration order. Last week, the company offered free housing to refugees and those affected by the travel ban into the US.
On Sunday, Airbnb announced its commitment to provide short-term housing for 100,000 people in need over the next five years, including refugees, disaster survivors and relief workers. The company will also contribute $4m (£3.2m) to the International Rescue Committee over the next four years to support displaced people across the globe.
"We believe in the simple idea that no matter who you are, where you're from, who you love, or who you worship, you deserve to belong," the company said. "We know this is an idealistic notion that faces huge obstacles because of something that also seems simple, but isn't - that not everyone is accepted.
"People who've been displaced, whether because of war or conflict or other factors, are acutely vulnerable to not being accepted. They are, quite literally, in need of a place to belong, which is why we've been inspired to take action."
The company also noted its own issues and shortcomings over discrimination. The home stay network drew mounting complaints of bias and discrimination against guests. A 2015 Harvard Business School study found evidence of "widespread discrimination against African-American guests" based on their names.
"We couldn't talk about the lack of acceptance in the world without pointing out the challenges in our own community at Airbnb," the company said. "The painful truth is that guests on Airbnb have experienced discrimination, something that is the very opposite of our values. We know we have work to do and are dedicated to achieving greater acceptance in our community."
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Q: SSH Tunnelling - Remote Debugging I can ssh into the server say abc.xyz on port 22 but i can't remote debug it in Eclipse. Here is the additional info :
Server startup arguments -
-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=1234,server=y,suspend=n

Confirmation from logs -
Listening for transport dt_socket at address: 1234

When I telnet on my local system -
local-machine% telnet abc-xyz 1234
Trying xx.xx.xx.xx...
telnet: connect to address xx.xx.xx.xx: Connection timed out
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out

When I telnet on the server(abc.xyz) -
abc-xyz% telnet localhost 1234
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
Escape character is '^]'.
Connection closed by foreign host.

I've tried setting up tunnel via -

*

*ssh -L 1234:localhost:1234 user@abc-xyz

*ssh -L 1234:127.0.0.1:1234 user@abc-xyz
I'm attaching debugger in Eclipse with this config -
Connection type - Standard (Socket attach)
Host - localhost
Port - 1234

Can't get Eclipse to attach to 1234.
After setting up SSH Tunnel, if i manually try to connect to the port, i get this response -
local-machine% telnet localhost 1234
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
Escape character is '^]'.
Connection closed by foreign host.

and I see an entry in catalina.out as:

channel 4: open failed: connect failed: Connection refused

Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT - 1:
I ran
abc-xyz% ~#

and got the following output:
The following connections are open:
  #2 client-session (t4 r0 i0/0 o0/0 fd 7/8 cc -1)
  #3 direct-tcpip: listening port 1234 for localhost port 1234, connect from 127.0.0.1 port 23456 (t4 r1 i0/0 o0/0 fd 10/10 cc -1)

I think ssh tunneling is working, it's just the way i'm connecting with Eclipse which is going wrong here.

A: I just had to increase timeout. (Can be done via Window->Preferences->Java->Debugging. Set it to some appropriate value.)


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HSBC is facing searching questions from regulators over the quality of its internal checks and culture after the Financial Conduct Authority said it was looking into recent revelations that its Swiss private bank helped clients to evade taxes.
The FCA was likely to examine the case of Sue Shelley, the former head of compliance in Luxembourg at HSBC's private bank, who was dismissed 18 months ago for raising concerns about tax-dodging, said one person familiar with the situation.
The FCA said no meeting with Ms Shelley had been scheduled. But the regulator added that it took the issue of whistleblowers "very seriously" and was making it a regulatory requirement that financial institutions have procedures to deal with internal complaints. Ms Shelley, who won an unfair dismissal case in an industrial tribunal, told the BBC's Panorama programme last week that she was fired for pointing out compliance failures as recently as 2013.
"I think the verbal messages were great but they weren't put into practice and that disturbed me greatly," she said.
Vince Cable, the business secretary, wrote to HSBC last week to express his concern at Ms Shelley's dismissal and to ask whether the bank had really cleaned up its act. The FCA said it had not launched a formal investigation into HSBC and was not looking into the historical details that were published by dozens of news organisations last week allegedly showing the bank colluding with clients to dodge taxes.
Instead the FCA is focused on the question of whether the bank has tightened up its internal controls and culture sufficiently to prevent such activities from happening again - something it claimed in a statement last week. The bank said that its Swiss private bank had "undergone a radical transformation in recent years" and that it had "implemented numerous initiatives designed to prevent its banking services being used to evade taxes or launder money".
A handful of UK regulators have expressed an interest in the HSBC case, which has become a political football three months before the general election. HM Revenue & Customs was given a leaked dossier of account holders at the Swiss private banking subsidiary in 2010.
It has an investigation open and its head of enforcement signalled it could broaden its scope by saying the Revenue wanted to collaborate with other agencies. The Serious Fraud Office has said it is open to discussions with the Revenue.
Martin Wheatley, the FCA's chief executive, told the Treasury select committee last week that it had not been told of the Revenue's probe into HSBC. He said it would be for the monitor, appointed by US authorities and the FCA in the wake of a $1.9bn money-laundering fine in 2012, to question the bank on the tax allegations.
The Bank of England has also signalled that it may look into the affair. French magistrates, who put HSBC Private Bank under formal investigation in November, have ended their probe and prosecutors now have three months to request that the bank be sent to trial to answer charges.
Shares in HSBC rose slightly on Monday, but they have still underperformed the FTSE 100 by about 3 per cent since the tax evasion revelations were published - equivalent to £3.5bn of market value for the bank.


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Smashing effort earns Charlize gold and bonus win with mum
Ipswich and District Athletic Club heptathletes Toby Stolberg, gold medal winner Charlize Goody, Sophie Wilkins and Abbey Severinsen. Picture: Vic Pascoe
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MULTI-talented Ipswich athlete Charlize Goody received an added holiday bonus for winning a gold medal at the latest Queensland Combined Events Championships.
She earnt a reward from her supportive mum Kym after an impressive personal best performance in the heptathlon at QSAC last weekend.
"I was kind of aiming for that because I had a bet with my mum,'' Charlize said.
"If I got over 4850 points, which I did, I get to go to Bribie (Island) and see one of my friends from school.''
Charlize won her gold medal in the under-16 heptathlon with 4937 points. The Ipswich and District Athletic Club (IDAC) all-rounder smashed her previous best total of 4610.
Queensland Combined Events gold medal winner Charlize Goody. Picture: Vic Pascoe
Charlize produced superb personal best performances in the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m, long jump and the 800m.
However, knocking five seconds off her previous best 800m run stretched the teenager.
"The effort had its toll as Charlize was a sick young lady before she was fully recovered,'' IDAC president Vic Pascoe said.
"They were simply amazing performances as all her hard work at training has paid off.''
Charlize said the 800m was the toughest.
"It was the worst,'' she said. "In the last 100m, I completely died and was nearly walking.
"I went out a bit too hard.''
After previously rating the javelin her favourite event, she now likes shot put more. She also surprised herself in the high jump.
Her gritty overall effort secured her a second state title, having won another Queensland heptathlon medal earlier in the year.
Having just finished year 9 at Ipswich Girls' Grammar School, Charlize will enjoy a short break before stepping up training for the nationals in Melbourne in March.
She mainly works with coaches Mark Sills and Mick Moore at the Ipswich club.
Charlize shared in the Ipswich and District Athletic Club's latest two-day competition success where four competitors won medals - in four different age groups.
Under-15 state heptathlon silver medal winner Toby Stolberg. Picture: Vic Pascoe
Toby Stolberg clinched the silver medal in the under-15 heptathlon with 3668 points. She bettered her previous best 3430 points.
Toby was in the largest field of competitors.
The representative basketballer and netballer displayed her all-round talents setting athletic personal bests in the 200m, shot put and 800m. She had an equal personal best in the high jump.
"She is a joy as a daughter but also a joy to coach,'' club vice-president Theresa Stolberg said.
"She tries her best all the times with a smile on her face. She manages to fit in her rep basketball commitments and a netball game each week around her love of athletics.
"So proud of her . . . her determination and focus on long-term development is a credit to her.''
Under-20 state heptathlon bronze medal winner Laylani Va'ai. Picture: Vic Pascoe
Laylani Va'ai won a bronze medal in the under-20 heptathlon with a total score of 3920 points, just below her personal best of 3958.
She impressed having to use the extra weight in the shot put (4kg), especially as Laylani competed in an older age group. She turns 17 on December 29.
Laylani is preparing for the Australian Championships scheduled for April in Sydney.
At the state titles, she had personal bests in the 100m hurdles, shot put and long jump.
Sophie Wilkins added a bronze in the under-17 heptathlon with a total of 3995 points. That improved on her previous best of 3708 points from last championships.
Sophie achieved personal bests in high jump, 200m, long jump, and the 800m.
"It was amazing to see her coming fourth until the last event, the 800m, where she ran like the wind to gain the bronze medal,'' Pascoe said.
Bronze medal winner Sophie Wilkins. Picture: Vic Pascoe
Abbie Severinsen finished sixth in the under-15 heptathlon with 3012 points.
She beat her previous best of 2805 points.
At her first attempt in heptathlon, Maddie Newham finished 11th (1931 points) in the hotly contested under-15 event.
She produced a personal best in the javelin.
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Meeting with Agnieszka Kunikowska, laureate of Dubbing Achievement Award
only in Polish
One of the most popular voice actresses in Poland - over 350 roles. Her voice is very well known to viewers of all ages - mainly due to the role as Fiona from the cult movie "Shrek".
Agnieszka Kunikowska was born in Łódź, studied in Wrocław, and currently lives in Warsaw. She graduated from the Acting Department of the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Krakow.
She gave up the theater in order to concentrate on her work as a radio personality and voice actress. Today, she is one of the most popular voice actresses in Poland, very well known to movie audiences of all ages - mainly due to the role as Fiona in Shrek. Ms Kunikowska's credentials include more than 350 roles as a voice actress.
Her voice may be heard in hundreds of movies and TV series, including Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (Eris the goddess), Pinocchio (Blue Fairy), Monsters, Inc. (Flint), Finding Nemo (Deb) as well as Phineas and Ferb (Linda Flynn), Martha Speaks (Marta). Moreover, she lent her voice to Clover from All Hail King Julien, Trixie from Toy Story, the title character in Franklin the Turtle, Happy from Tabaluga, and She-Spider from Disney's Gummi Bears, Wendy from The Cramp Twins, and Anabelle from Captain Morten and the Spider Queen and the title character in the series Roary the Racing Car.
Audiences cherish Ms Kunikowska not only because of her film roles. She has also become a favorite with the listeners of Polish Radio One for hosting the Jedynka dzieciom (Radio One for kids), Lata z radiem (Summer with Radio) and Czterech pór roku (Four Seasons) broadcast. In 2014, she received the Golden Microphone, i.e. the annual Polish Radio award for individuals with outstanding creative contributions towards maintaining the high level, development and popularization of public radio.
She is also known among gamers – she was Isabella II of Spain in "Age of Empires III", Triss Merigold in "The Witcher", and Shepard in "Mass Effect 2".
Privately, Ms Kunikowska enjoys watching Czech movies and wandering around the Slovak Tatra Mountains. To add, she appreciates British sense of humor. When it comes to sports, she prefers her bicycle, and Russian pierogies (cottage cheese and potato dumplings) when it comes to food. In her spare time, she listens to The Police.
The meeting will hosted by Jarosław Jaworski.
Online meeting, available on the Internet channels of the Animocje festival and the City Cultural Center in Bydgoszcz.