It seems like almost every day brings a new report on an automotive recall, and the end of this week is no different.
Honda has announced a recall of two separate models of vehicle in numerous model years.? The Honda CR-V SUV in model years 2002 through 2004 and Pilot SUVs of the model year 2003 are being recalled due to a defect in their headlights.? More than a half million vehicles in total are involved in the recall.
The issue has to do with the wiring in the headlights.? Because of a flaw in the wiring, the front low beam may not turn on properly.? Obviously, this would pose a hazard as the road in front of the vehicles may not be lit up the way it should be.? Thankfully, though, there have been no injuries reported to the company in conjunction with this issue as yet.
Interestingly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has not acknowledged the recall at this time.? Regardless of when they do, Honda has said that affected customers can expect to receive a notification sometime in late April.? At that point, they?ll be able to get free repairs at a local dealership.
As a personal injury lawyer in Oakland, I?m sad to see a safety issue present itself, but I am glad that Honda is taking steps to correct the issue before someone has been hurt. I urge everyone to heed this recall information, as I understand how important recalls are as an Oakland car accident lawyer.
If you?re looking to diversify, broaden or even begin your property portfolio consider Europe for your next investment destination.
Europe is host to such a broad range of countries all offering diverse property opportunities ? you have everything from emerging market economies with massive potential for sharp growth rates, well established city based rental markets giving great yields and even residential housing markets offering an investor a slow burn on his capital outlay.
Here?s an overview of the potential on offer in the top ten European countries for real estate property investors right now.
Bulgaria ? Bulgaria is in position for EU accession in 2007 and as a result it is receiving massive foreign and domestic investment particularly into infrastructure and construction and the whole country is benefiting from the amount of money being spent on it.
Those who buy now in Bulgaria are buying into the longest projected period of growth and buying before the expected boom that will begin when Bulgaria is officially made an EU Member State. Furthermore they are buying to target the burgeoning tourism market that heads for the beautiful beaches of the Black Sea Coast in the summer and the snow capped mountains of Bulgaria?s ski resorts in the winter.
Croatia ? Another country tipped for full EU membership in 2007, Croatia offers property investors commercial and residential property opportunities. The numbers of international business establishing bases in Croatia has increased substantially in the last couple of years and there is demand for the development of light industrial and office space.
Furthermore Croatia has a strong tourism market that offers a real estate investor further opportunity to either target short term rental yields or to buy off plan or develop for resale to the second and holiday home market in Croatia.
Cyprus ? There are two real estate economies in Cyprus ? you have the well established Republic of Cyprus property market where an investor should seek to target the retiree audience or the tourism market and then in Northern Cyrus you have an emerging economy currently offering massive growth potential.
Property price increases in North Cyprus have consistently been in double digits for the past three years and there are no signs of a slow down in the offing.
Czech Republic ? The majority of real estate investors consider Prague the only city worth targeting in the Czech Republic but the country?s other cities like Brno also offer an investor opportunity to purchase residential accommodation for rent to the domestic and expatriate professional population. Property price growth has been fantastic in recent years and rental rates are increasing annually.
Estonia ? Real estate investors should target the local market in Estonia and consider looking for opportunities in the capital city of Tallinn. The Estonian economy is growing at a staggering rate which is affording the local people greater purchasing power which in turn is having a direct effect on the property market in Estonia.
Basically as local demand increases so prices can rise and as local purchasing power increases so it can sustain these price rises. A real estate investor can buy into this growth now and should expect the period of growth to be sustainable for at least the medium term.
Hungary ? Property investors who targeted Hungary?s capital city of Budapest last year enjoyed up to 15% growth on underlying property prices and these growth rates show no sign of slowing down currently.
There is local and expatriate demand for property to buy and let in Budapest and the local economy is benefiting from foreign direct investment and strengthening. This means that there are long term prospect for growth in Hungary. Furthermore there?s an emerging market within Hungary?s property sector and that is the tourism market which offers an investor a chance to get in on both residential and commercial property ventures targeting this growing market segment.
Latvia ? Latvia is benefiting from substantial foreign direct investment which has helped establish the Latvian economy as one of the fastest growing in Europe and Latvians are on target to receive one of the five largest wage increases in the world. All this means that locally the population can afford to spend more on property either in the form of rental rates payable or property prices payable and real estate investors can buy off plan and flip on to the local market upon completion or even buy to let out in the capital city of Riga or in the coastal port towns.
Poland ? Having joined the European Union back in 2004 Poland has received massive aid and investment as a result which has improved the country?s infrastructure incredibly and led to a strong period of economic growth.
Many European and international companies have established bases in Warsaw and Krakow and the demand for accommodation in these cities alone has really soared. Real estate investors are targeting Poland because it offers a low risk, high potential property market. Furthermore investor confidence in Poland is high because the Polish government have already proved that they have a strong commitment to maintaining the good economic growth rates that their country is currently enjoying.
Romania ? Because Romania has yet to join the EU and align all its governmental, fiscal and constitutional policies with those of Europe it is quite a tricky country for a foreign investor to get in on. However it offers a real estate investor such exciting opportunities ? where else in the world can you buy anything and everything from a castle to a factory at such ridiculously low prices.
Those with a strong appetite for paperwork and red tape will make their fortunes from Romania?s property market, but for the rest of us it?s an economy to watch carefully. As the country moves slowly towards EU membership so it will become easier and more attractive for property investors to target.
Turkey ? Turkey is on track for EU accession following agreement that it should begin accession talks in 2005. Since that point Turkey?s economy has been granted ?Market Economy? status, the country has received billions of dollars of Middle Eastern funds into its property sector and world wide investor interest in Turkey?s property market has exploded.
The majority of opportunities either exist in Istanbul or along Turkey?s southern coastline where hundreds of thousands of tourists flock every year. Prices for property in Turkey are currently incredibly low so with all the positive data and news coming from Turkey recently there is only one way prices are going to go ? and that?s up!
There are so many opportunities available to an investor in Europe that those serious about profiting from real estate property should give the continent careful consideration!
While teams still kick the tires on free agent acquisitions, the Dolphins are turning their attention to securing a long future with some of their own players.
Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that the team has started talking about long-term deals for tackle Jake Long, linebacker Cameron Wake and wide receiver Brian Hartline. All three players are entering the final years of their contracts and taking care of deals now would keep the Dolphins from finding themselves in a tough spot next year.
Long, who voided the final year of his rookie deal, is set to make $11.2 million this season and he?ll likely be looking for a deal in the neighborhood of the one Joe Thomas got from the Browns last summer. Thomas got a seven-year, $84 million deal with $44 million guaranteed. That made him the highest-paid offensive tackle in the game, something that Long would probably be shooting for in a deal with the Dolphins.
Wake signed a four-year, $2.3 million deal when he jumped to Miami from the CFL in 2009. With 28 sacks in his first three seasons, there?s no question he?s outperformed the contract and that he?d be looking for a sizable jump in his next deal. The Dolphins could franchise either Long or Wake if no deal gets done before the end of next season, but they?d be in a tough spot if they can?t get one of them signed ahead of that point.
Hartline is in the final year of the deal he signed after being selected in the fourth round of the 2009 Draft. He?s caught 35 passes last season, although he could be in position to catch a lot this year with the move to Joe Philbin?s offense and no Brandon Marshall on the roster. If he does, getting him signed now would likely make it a better deal for the Dolphins.
Running back Reggie Bush, cornerback Sean Smith and defensive end Randy Starks are some of the other Dolphins entering the final years of their contracts.
In response to the "Stop the E-PARASITE Act" and "Veto the SOPA" online petitions, '''Victoria Espinel''', Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator at Office of Management and Budget, '''Aneesh Chopra''', U.S. Chief Technology Officer, and '''Howard Schmidt''', Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator for National Security Staff issued an official statement regarding the Obama Administration's stand on PIPA and SOPA. According the to the White House, it will not support a bill that will undermine the freedom of expression and innovation of the global internet and increase cybersecurity risk. The Obama administration also encouraged all internet stakeholders including content creators and internet service providers to work together in developing measures to effectively combat online piracy. Furthermore, the White House promised to keep working with the Congress to achieve a bipartisan legislation that ''"provides new tools needed in the global fight against piracy and counterfeiting, while vigorously defending an open Internet based on the values of free expression, privacy, security and innovation."''<ref>[https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petition-tool/response/combating-online-piracy-while-protecting-open-and-innovative-internet Combating Online Piracy while Protecting an Open and Innovative Internet]</ref>
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In response to the "Stop the E-PARASITE Act" and "Veto the SOPA" online petitions, '''Victoria Espinel''', Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator at Office of Management and Budget, '''Aneesh Chopra''', U.S. Chief Technology Officer, and '''Howard Schmidt''', Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator for National Security Staff issued an official statement regarding the Obama Administration's stand on PIPA and SOPA. According the to the White House, it will not support a bill that will undermine the freedom of expression and innovation of the global internet and increase cybersecurity risk. The Obama administration also encouraged all internet stakeholders including content creators and internet service providers to work together in developing measures to effectively combat online piracy. Furthermore, the White House promised to keep working with the Congress to achieve a bipartisan legislation that ''"provides new tools needed in the global fight against piracy and counterfeiting, while vigorously defending an open Internet based on the values of free expression, privacy, security and innovation."'' <ref>[https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petition-tool/response/combating-online-piracy-while-protecting-open-and-innovative-internet Combating Online Piracy while Protecting an Open and Innovative Internet]</ref>
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Protect IP Act (PIPA or S.968) also known as Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 was a proposed legislation introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy in the United States Senate Committee on Judiciary on May 12, 2011. The bill was initially supported by 40 Senators including Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah),Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa),Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.). Under the provisions of the bill, the Department of Justice (DOJ) receives the authority to request a court order against suspected foreign websites involved in infringing activities. The Attorney General would then be able to issue directives to search engines, domain name registries, registrars, Internet advertising companies and financial transaction providers to stop doing business with rogue websites.[1][2]
The proponents of the bill stated that PIPA aims to protect consumers, investments and the jobs associated with the American development of brands and content. They also said that the bill will send a strong message that the United States protects its Intellectual Property rights against entities operating infringing websites and selling or distributing pirated and counterfeit products.[3]
The proposed Protect IP Act just like the Support Online Piracy Act introduced in the House of Representatives, was bipartisan legislation. It has its own supporters as well as opponents.[4]
Supporters
The supporters of the bill said that PIPA is significant legislation to stop foreign owned websites from gaining profits by selling or distributing counterfeited products, thereby protecting consumers. Supporters of the legislation include: [5][6] Official statements from the PIPA supporters can be found here
Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA)
National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO)
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA)
Directors Guild of America (DGA)
American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
Nashville Songwriters Association International
Songwriters Guild of America
NBC Universal
Viacom
National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA)
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI)
Macmillan Publishers
Acushnet
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Copyright Alliance
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Opposition
PIPA it not supported by many individuals, organizations and large technology companies, internet engineers and security experts, venture capitalist and civil libertarian communities and internet users because of the proposed strategies to be used against suspected infringing websites.
Security Experts Technical Concerns
In May 2011, internet security experts, including Steve Crocker, CEO of Shinkuro Inc., and Chairman of the ICANN board; David Dagon, DNS post-doctoral researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology; Dan Kaminsky, security researcher for Fortune 500 companies such as Cisco and Microsoft; Danny McPherson, Chief Security Officer for Verisign and Paul Vixie, founder of Internet Systems Consortium sent a White Paper to the members of the Senate explaining how PIPA's DNS related provisions will cause harmful effects to the security and technical stability of the current Internet architecture. They encouraged lawmakers to scrap the DNS filtering provisions---Section 3(d)(II)(A)(ii) as stipulated in the proposed bill- because it was not compatible with the end-to-end implementations of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), a DNS security extension which allows certain information to be signed cryptographically providing secure authentication of Internet assets.[7]
Senator Ron Wyden Against PIPA
Senator Ron Wyden promised that he would filibuster in the Senate floor against the bill. According to him, "I will be working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle over the next month to explain the basis for this widespread concern, and I intend to follow through on a commitment that I made more than a year ago, to filibuster this bill when the Senate returns in January."[8] Wyden is proposing the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN) as an alternative legislation to resolve the issues raised under SOPA and PIPA. OPEN also aims to resolve IP infringement but it will not use black listing and censorship to protect intellectual property right, instead it will will expand the capability of the ITC to investigate infringement.[9]
Net Coalition Against PIPA
The Net Coalition led by Markham Erickson is composed of different companies, web founders, public interest groups, non-profit and advocacy organizations and think tanks, industry associations, websites and online service providers, Internet engineers and cybersecurity experts, academia and many other organizations. Below is a partial list of members from the net Net Coalition. A complete list can be found here
The Obama Administration's Stand on PIPA
In response to the "Stop the E-PARASITE Act" and "Veto the SOPA" online petitions, Victoria Espinel, Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator at Office of Management and Budget, Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, and Howard Schmidt, Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator for National Security Staff issued an official statement regarding the Obama Administration's stand on PIPA and SOPA. According the to the White House, it will not support a bill that will undermine the freedom of expression and innovation of the global internet and increase cybersecurity risk. The Obama administration also encouraged all internet stakeholders including content creators and internet service providers to work together in developing measures to effectively combat online piracy. Furthermore, the White House promised to keep working with the Congress to achieve a bipartisan legislation that "provides new tools needed in the global fight against piracy and counterfeiting, while vigorously defending an open Internet based on the values of free expression, privacy, security and innovation."[10]
Evaluating whether a deal is good or bad is a hard task. ?The first question is what are you looking for out of the outcome?
Next, is the financial evaluation to see if this meets your needs.I got a call today from a friend and she found a mobile home for sale.?She is looking for a stream of income for her IRA and has under $10,000 in the IRA. ?She found a single Mobile Home in a park with the following financials:
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Option 1 $7,900 Purchase Price $585 Lot Rent $164 Expenses $1,000 Rent $251/month Net Income Repay back period 32 months (This is how long it takes to pay yourself back all the money paid out)
Option 2 What we did is determine if we can buy this and meet her needs of cash flow. ?This was the first proposed offer we put together for her: $7,000 cash (she is buying this using her IRA) $1,100 Lease option payment $749 Lot Rent & Expenses Net Income $351/month $1,000 Option Fee $17,979 Home Price (to buy new is $35,000 & buying on terms is very valuable) Repay back period 17 months (1/2 the time it would take just to do a normal rental with the numbers they gave you)
Option 3 $7,000 cash (she is buying this using her IRA) $17,979 sell the home with a new mortgage (owner carry) $1,500 Down Payment $251.78 Mortgage No lot rent or expenses because you don?t own it Sell the note in 6-9 months at 80% of its value to a note buyer (know which one you are going to sell it to before you create it that way you know what they like to see verify with 2-3) $14,383 Cash in 9 months! Repay back period 9 months (1/2 the time it would take to do a lease option and have to deal with tenants that entire time)
I hope this makes sense it is easier to explain via video, but I did my best here! We have 3 options rental, rent to own, or owner finance. ?Which option is best for you and why?
There are also?hybrid?s?of each of these than can be created. ?The?goal?here is to open your eyes to the ways these properties can be financed.
By?Thomas Dault
Thomas Dault is a Real Estate Mentor/Coach to many. ?He has been investing in real estate for 4 years focusing on residential short sales, lease options, and buy and holds. ?Last year he made the decision to move into commercial real estate and decided on Mobile Home Parks.
There a lot of customers who want to upgrade their present car audio systems. Most of the time, their factory installed sound systems are just not enough to cut it for them or provide them with the sound fix they need. As a matter of fact, these preinstalled car audio systems are not really that much of a sound system at all. Most of the time, they are made up of cheap materials so that they can cut on costs. Because of the components are more or less very low qualities, sound often times vibrate around the cabin and sometimes the sound is neither clear nor crisp at all.
Most of the time, as soon as clients buys new cars, they upgrade it right away with new products. They can upgrade sound proofing, car components, wiring and speakers. But by far, the best upgrade that you can install on your new car is a head unit. A new head unit can enhance your car?s overall interior look and it can also provide much needed upgrades that can help you get an entirely new riding experience.
One of the top sellers for car audio units from all around the world is JVC.
This brand is well accepted and has gained a wide following in many countries. JVC head unit are undeniably well made also and they do last for quite a very long time. A JVC car stereo is also very versatile and can be used in a lot of ways. Well adapted for routine or simple car audio users, they also are very well suited for heavy car audio systems. Most people start off with a JVC in car audio system and as they adapt and learn how to tweak their sound systems, they can then start building up on the JVC head unit that they bought.
It is because this brand offers a lot of functionality and operation that a lot of people do love them and are constantly looking out for their new models. The new models from JVC are ones that still retain their slim and compact look but showcase multiple compatibility functions and even wireless connection. A mini remote control usually accompanies the whole head unit in the package and inside it, a lot of gadgets are installed be it CD players, MP3 players and many more. Depending on your sound preferences, you can choose from models that play DVD?s as well as Audio and video files. If you aren?t much of the CD-type of guy and you are more of the data storage one, you can choose one that has the USB ports. If your files or playlist is mostly in your iPod or mobile phone, they also offer a model that is well adapted to apple products. With this functionality, once you connect your JVC head unit to the iPod, you can actually operate is in the same manner that you operate your iPod. JVC car stereos and JVC in car audio products has definitely made upgrading your car head unit into a much better and more hi-tech experience.
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Jan Mark Hubahib is a car audio enthusiast he recommends products from Etechnology New Zealand. ETechnology New Zealand is the best online and technology shop that sells high quality car audio head units and accessories.
From the 1600s until the early 1900s, there was only one way to market your small business. That method of ?mass media? was called newspapers.
As the 20th century progressed, newspapers made way for radio and radio made way for television.
Then, television made way for cable, then cable made way for the Internet.
In the early 21st century, the Internet is the only medium for a small business to promote itself to a worldwide audience.
However, marketing your small business on the Internet is more that just putting up a web page. You have to use the Internet and all its firepower so your message can be heard.
Your small business can not maximize its potential without a smart Internet business marketing plan. Just like bees go with honey and politicians go with money, email marketing goes with social media.
Today, small or mid-sized businesses can?t be successful just using social media without email marketing.
VerticalResponse recently surveyed 3,116 of their active customers regarding social media and email marketing. This VerticalResponse survey is the first in their series of surveys on the subject.
According to their survey,?Small businesses that combined email & social media marketing services experienced a 28% higher open rate than companies who didn?t. VerticalResponse also found that the Top 5 industries who employed this method of internet marketing and experienced the higher open rates were:
Music:? Average Open Rate ? 32.1%
Consumer Electronics:? Average Open Rate ? 31.%
Financial Services: Average Open Rate ? 22.6
Motion Pictures & Film:? Average Open Rate ? 21.9%
Graphic Design:? Average Open Rate ? 21.3%
These small businesses use VerticalResponse?s email marketing service and Roost, their social media marketing division.
Roost helps small businesses to manage their social media marketing campaign from one convenient dashboard. Small businesses can quickly create, schedule, manage & measure all of their services on their own. These small businesses? results were compared against small businesses who only used VerticalResponse?s email marketing. The survey also found that the Top 5 Industries who use both email marketing and social media were:
Non-Profits
Real Estate
Marketing & Advertising
Internet
Health & Wellness
VerticalResponse CEO Janine Popick stated, ?This is really compelling evidence showing those who combine email marketing and social media obtain greater results from their campaigns, especially among small and mid-sized businesses that represent the majority of?our customer base. The numbers clearly show that those who broadcast content across multiple online touch points are getting a lot more engagement than those who don?t.?
Today, the successful secret to marketing your small business is by combining your email and social media marketing campaign. But, how long will this formula continue to be successful?
As history has taught us, the platform for marketing your small business always changes. In 400-years, we?ve moved from newspapers to radio to television to cable to the Internet. In the past 20-years, mass media has changed faster than the previous 380-years.
Watch out, the next marketing platform for your small business will probably include marketing to your smartphone.
It seems like a fact of life -- Japan always seems to get the cool stuff first. Take Epson's Moverio BT-100 wearable display for instance -- it launched in Japan last November, and we in the States are only now getting a chance to snap one up. Users can browse the web (with what appears to be the dicey stock browser, yargh), view video content in both 2D and 3D thanks to a pair of qHD microprojectors, and hear it all with its built-in earbuds. And don't worry too much about walking into the occasional wall -- the visor is translucent, and pops off in case you really need your eyes for something.
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Today the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of requiring people to participate in a national health care insurance program.? Do you think they will see health care insurance as a commodity or as a shared commons?? Their perception on this issue may well determine their ruling.
Insurance, of course, is not a commons like the land or cultural knowledge.? It is something created by communities for their protection.? The idea is simple.? If we all participate, each one of us shares the cost of any one of us needing the service.? This is the principle behind the idea of insurance.
In traditional societies, people lived in communities where everyone was ?insured? of care if they had participated in the sharing of care?in reciprocal relationships with communal members.? Members would care for each other because they had been cared for before and they could count on being cared for in the future.? It as a caring community based on reciprocity.
While there are efforts to restore such relationships of reciprocity today, the cost of some provisions we might need are simply too high for the capacity of local communities and health care is one of them.
We need enough people in the insurance pool to pay the costs and we need everyone in the pool so they have access to health care when they need it.? For the 99% of us, we do not have the means to pay for the health care we might need.? If we want a fair share of the care, we need to pay a fair share of the costs.
With insurance, a fair share is not the same for givers and receivers.?? Not all of us will need extensive health care, so our share of the costs will be small.? For the few of us that need extensive care, the share we receive will be large.? That?s the way it works.? We are all civic members who together create a shared commons that works for everyone.? I can only hope that the Supreme Court judges understand that health care insurance is not build for property owners but for civic members.
Attaining a CPA is a career choice generally made by people who are drawn to the intricacies of business operation, wanting to understand fully where the revenue comes from the expenses go. And, if you are already working as accountant and are looking forward to the next level, you may also want to pursue a CPA, a profession prized for its business and taxation expertise. However, the whole effort in becoming a CPA doesn't just end at completing the qualification. Instead it's an ongoing journey whereby people who qualified CPA have to stay ahead of the latest topics by completing mandatory continuing education.
CPE Credits are the means defined by state governing bodies to direct the CPA's in attaining that continuing education. How many credits do they need to complete to successfully complete each year? On average, CPAs across the country need to complete 40 credits of average study of CPE to remain an active, licensed CPA.
The credits are calculated based on the average number of minutes spent on the CPE divided by 50. That is, one CPE credit is typically earned by completing the equivalent of studying for 50 minutes on a course. Therefore, when taking in-person courses, the CPA needs to sit in a classroom for an entire day to earn 8 credits (including breaks). Self-study courses are based on a similar time commitment, but CPE CREDITS are typically computed from an average of pilot testers, or as a computation of the number of questions and the amount of text. These credit ratios are defined by NASBA or AICPA as CPE standards. However, any CPA completing CPE should contact the state board agency that regulates their CPA license to be sure of the required credit will be received. CPE credit requirements for CPA's depend on the state accounting boards and these requirements can vary from state to state. It is thus important for the CPA's to stay briefed about the CPE credit requirements of their state in advance, in order to avoid any complication later on.
Interactive self-study CPE courses will have an expiration period if they are not completed by the CPA's within 12 months of choosing them. It is strongly advised that the CPA's should keep a close check on the dates when they select a course and the date till when they are to be completed in order to avoid any chances of any course expiration.
An interesting option for CPAs is the chance to ?pilot test' CPE courses. Typically the CPA will receive the course for free, but they must keep track of the time spent on the course, and they must report back on any errors in the course materials. Sometimes pilot testing can be a great way to learn about the latest topics.
There are several auto brands who have already got hybrid cars or trucks out on the market for a few years and there remain others which are slowly getting into the hybrid car market having looked at the popularity of the hybrid products among their competitors.
Toyota was one of the first to introduce a new hybrid Sport utility vehicle, the Break free and because these folks were in the cutting edge of the technological know-how race, they?ve already managed to work out most of the kinks that is included in creating a different vehicle, much less one that incorporates hybrid technologies. The Frd Escape is the foremost hybrid Car because of the time that it?s been on the market this is shown it?s not only a safe and efficient way to cut gas prices, but it?s mostly also a well-liked vehicle between consumers.The very best hybrid automobile is one not only lessens gas price tag and by-products, but this doesn?t lessen the functionality of the vehicle. Many people obtain SUVs for his or her towing or maybe outdoor demands so it?s crucial that the power of your SUV isn?t compromised because of it being a crossbreed vehicle. Lots of individuals want the price tag savings of any hybrid automotive, but they also have to have the towing functionality and the ability of a larger suv.
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Study of employee substance use shows the need for supervisor trainingPublic release date: 27-Mar-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Sara Saldi saldi@buffalo.edu 716-645-4593 University at Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- To curb employees' on-the-job substance use and intoxication, bosses need to do more than just be around their employees all day, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
"It's only when employees think their supervisor knows how to detect substance use -- and is willing to do something about it -- that employees' drinking and drug use on the job decreases," explains Michael Frone, PhD, senior research scientist at RIA and research associate professor of psychology.
"Contact with a supervisor, no matter how often, is not a strong enough deterrent for some employees, our research finds."
Frone's study included 2,429 participants, ranging in age from 18-65, employed in the civilian labor force and from households located in the 48 contiguous states. They were interviewed in a random telephone survey for 45 minutes.
The study is part of a $1.4 million research project, "Workplace Substance Use: A National Prevalence Study," funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The results are published in the current issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Frone found that workers reported drinking less on the job when they thought their supervisors could detect substance-use problems and were willing to take corrective action. But, supervisor enforcement had no relation to employees' off-the-job alcohol use and intoxication.
When it came to illicit drugs, however, supervisor enforcement produced lower levels of drug use both on and off the job, the research shows.
"The finding for off-the-job illicit drug use is not surprising because company policies often sanction such behavior. Even so, supervisor enforcement had a stronger relationship to on-the-job compared with off-the-job illicit drug use," Frone says.
The results, he says, have several practical implications. For researchers, the findings indicate that factors influencing employee substance use are more complex than previously thought.
For employers, the study suggests that supervisor training in how to spot and confront employee substance use would help reduce alcohol and illicit drug use on the job, thereby improving employee productivity.
"To the extent that supervisor social control reduces substance use at work, our other research suggests that it may also reduce stress and improve morale among the majority of employees who do not engage in such behavior," Frone adds.
According to Frone, previous research did not make a consistent connection between supervisor social control and employee substance use because it failed to consider simultaneously the dimensionality of supervisor social control, the context of substance use and substance legality.
A social and organizational psychologist, Frone is the first researcher to conduct a broad national study of both workplace and workforce substance use, as opposed to just workforce substance use. This study, conducted during 2002-03, assessed the prevalence, predictors and outcomes of workplace and workforce substance use.
Frone's next national survey will take a broader look at workplace stress, including the recent recession, and both workforce and workplace alcohol use and impairment. The $2.2 million study "Work Stress and Alcohol Use: A National Study of Unresolved and Unexplored Issues," was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
"We hope to identify combinations of work stressors and identify subgroups of vulnerable workers that are associated with stress-induced drinking, and spot variables that may help explain why work stress is related to employee alcohol use," Frone says.
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Study of employee substance use shows the need for supervisor trainingPublic release date: 27-Mar-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Sara Saldi saldi@buffalo.edu 716-645-4593 University at Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- To curb employees' on-the-job substance use and intoxication, bosses need to do more than just be around their employees all day, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
"It's only when employees think their supervisor knows how to detect substance use -- and is willing to do something about it -- that employees' drinking and drug use on the job decreases," explains Michael Frone, PhD, senior research scientist at RIA and research associate professor of psychology.
"Contact with a supervisor, no matter how often, is not a strong enough deterrent for some employees, our research finds."
Frone's study included 2,429 participants, ranging in age from 18-65, employed in the civilian labor force and from households located in the 48 contiguous states. They were interviewed in a random telephone survey for 45 minutes.
The study is part of a $1.4 million research project, "Workplace Substance Use: A National Prevalence Study," funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The results are published in the current issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Frone found that workers reported drinking less on the job when they thought their supervisors could detect substance-use problems and were willing to take corrective action. But, supervisor enforcement had no relation to employees' off-the-job alcohol use and intoxication.
When it came to illicit drugs, however, supervisor enforcement produced lower levels of drug use both on and off the job, the research shows.
"The finding for off-the-job illicit drug use is not surprising because company policies often sanction such behavior. Even so, supervisor enforcement had a stronger relationship to on-the-job compared with off-the-job illicit drug use," Frone says.
The results, he says, have several practical implications. For researchers, the findings indicate that factors influencing employee substance use are more complex than previously thought.
For employers, the study suggests that supervisor training in how to spot and confront employee substance use would help reduce alcohol and illicit drug use on the job, thereby improving employee productivity.
"To the extent that supervisor social control reduces substance use at work, our other research suggests that it may also reduce stress and improve morale among the majority of employees who do not engage in such behavior," Frone adds.
According to Frone, previous research did not make a consistent connection between supervisor social control and employee substance use because it failed to consider simultaneously the dimensionality of supervisor social control, the context of substance use and substance legality.
A social and organizational psychologist, Frone is the first researcher to conduct a broad national study of both workplace and workforce substance use, as opposed to just workforce substance use. This study, conducted during 2002-03, assessed the prevalence, predictors and outcomes of workplace and workforce substance use.
Frone's next national survey will take a broader look at workplace stress, including the recent recession, and both workforce and workplace alcohol use and impairment. The $2.2 million study "Work Stress and Alcohol Use: A National Study of Unresolved and Unexplored Issues," was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
"We hope to identify combinations of work stressors and identify subgroups of vulnerable workers that are associated with stress-induced drinking, and spot variables that may help explain why work stress is related to employee alcohol use," Frone says.
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TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) ? Angioplasty ? a procedure to open blocked arteries ? can be performed safely and effectively at community hospitals that don?t have on-site cardiac surgery units, according to a new study.
The study included nearly 19,000 patients who had elective angioplasty either at a facility with a cardiac surgery unit or at one of 60 community hospitals that didn?t have on-site cardiac surgery but met certain requirements.
The centers had to complete a formal angioplasty development program to prepare their staffs and establish policies and protocols, and also had to demonstrate a capacity to perform at least 200 angioplasties a year.
The researchers followed the patients for nine months after their procedures. There was no difference in death rates between patients who underwent angioplasty at facilities with cardiac surgery units or at community hospitals, and no significant differences in rates of complications including bleeding, kidney failure and stroke.
The study was presented Sunday at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting in Chicago. Research presented at medical meetings should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
?The study shows that under certain circumstances, non-primary angioplasty can be performed safely and effectively at hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery,? lead investigator Dr. Thomas Aversano, an associate professor of cardiology at Johns Hopkins University, said in an ACC news release.
Until recently, community hospitals without cardiac surgery units performed only emergency angioplasties. Patients who required elective surgery were transferred to facilities with cardiac surgery units. That changed when new guidelines were introduced by the ACC and the American Heart Association.
?The study supports and reinforces the [new] guidelines,? Aversano said.
More information
The Radiological Society of North America/American College of Radiology has more about angioplasty.
? Robert Preidt
SOURCE: American College of Cardiology, news release, March 25, 2012
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Say you're sitting at your laptop, listening to music while responding to emails, writing code, or reading blogs. Then your phone rings, and the typical scramble ensues: You minimize your browser, maximize the iTunes or Spotify app, and search frantically for the pause button or volume control -- all, hopefully, before you miss the call. Sound familiar? That's a problem that Flutter, a startup in Y Combinator's latest batch of companies, has solved. Flutter is an app for Macs that lets you control the play and stop functions on Spotify or iTunes by simply waving at your computer. You can watch it in action in the video embedded above. That in itself is pretty nifty, but the really interesting thing is the company's long-term vision, which goes well beyond the ability to start and stop a Rihanna song with a wave of your hand. Ultimately, Flutter co-founders Navneet Delal and Mehul Nariyawala tell me, Flutter wants to power the eyes of our devices -- in the same way that Siri functions as the iPhone's ears.
Four days ago TiVo abandoned its protracted patent litigation against Microsoft and we sighed in relief at the idea that people were learning to just get along. Our respite was short lived, however, when the company revealed it was lobbing litigation-shaped grenades over the fence toward Motorola Mobility and Time Warner Cable. The lawsuit, filed in the Patent Troll haven of Texas' Eastern District, concerns patents 6,223,389, 7,529,465 and 6,792,195. The first of that trio is the contentious Time Warping patent that's been argued over so much we'd like to slice it in two, King Solomon style. Details beyond that are few and far between, but something tells us we'll be hearing more about the tiff in the future... whether we want to or not.
Peter Krauth: What if I told you there was a company that paid its shareholders in physical gold??Would a ?golden dividend? be enough to get you interested in gold stocks??
If not gold, what about silver??
Neither one of these options even existed when?I first started talking about them?just three months ago.
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But thanks in part to billionaire resource investor Eric Sprott, today?s investors can benefit from a dividend payable in?physical gold or silver.
Sprott had sent a letter to silver producers, suggesting they reinvest some 25% of their earnings back into silver, rather than in cash at the bank.
That took my earlier discussion about gold and silver dividends to a totally new level:?dividends in kind.
These aren?t paper profits, but real, hold-in-your-hand gold and silver dividends.
For precious metals investors, these ?hard asset? dividends make perfect sense.
Today, one innovative gold and silver producer offers investors the best of both worlds.
Finally: Physical Gold and Silver Dividends
In a bid to gain the ?first mover? advantage,?Gold Resource Corp. (AMEX:GORO), a low-cost gold producer, is launching a gold and silver dividend program on April 10, 2012.
The company has already paid out $41 million in dividends to its shareholders over the past year and a half.
But now they are offering shareholders a unique option by partnering with Gold Bullion International (GBI). GBI is a New York-based precious metals provider to individual and institutional investors, with storage vaults in New York, Salt Lake City, London, Zurich, Singapore, and Australia.
Essentially, GORO shareholders can elect to convert their cash dividends into Gold Resource Corp. ?Double Eagles? consisting of one ounce 0.999 fine gold and/or one ounce 0.999 fine silver rounds.?
These ?Double Eagles? will be drawn from GORO?s physical treasury and placed into the shareholder?s ?individual bullion account? with GBI.
Jason Reid, President of Gold Resource Corp. said this new program is ?a convenient and simple way of delivering precious metal dividends to shareholders [that] has been a long-term goal of the Company.??
He went on to say: ?With innovative assistance from Gold Bullion International, management of Gold Resource Corporation is pleased and excited to announce the launch of the Company?s gold and silver dividend program, a dividend program unlike any other known program offered of its kind.??
Other than the introduction of physically backed gold and silver ETFs, I can?t think of another investment innovation in this sector that could have a major impact on how investors add precious metals into their portfolios.
So, What?s An Eager Gold Investor To Do?
Obviously, you don?t?have?to get your physical silver and gold by investing in GORO.?
Instead, you could just take your dividends from a gold and/or silver producer, then go out and buy precious metals yourself.
What GORO?s new program does is make this whole process a lot simpler for those of its shareholders who prefer the real thing.
So of course that begs the question: Should you buy into Gold Resource Corporation?
Patient and early shareholders of GORO have been well rewarded with a tenfold gain since 2006.
But at today?s share price of $23, GORO?s trading at a P/E of 22.6 ? a bit rich for my taste.?
And despite the 2.5% dividend, which is generous by gold producer standards, you?d need to own $68,000 worth of GORO stock to receive one gold ounce annually at today?s?gold price.?
That places Gold Resource out of reach for many.
A Golden Alternative
Investors could look instead at the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX), which mimics the Gold Bugs Index (NYSE:HUI). It is trading at a P/E of 13, though offering a negligible yield of 0.27%.?
This kind of valuation is near historical lows, making precious metals producers (as a group) a very compelling investment right now.
That?s not to say they can?t get cheaper.
But consider this: The very first time GDX traded at today?s prices was back in October 2007.
At the time gold was trading under $800 and silver under $15.?
Both metals are at?double?those levels right now. Yet the gold and silver producers are still trading at October 2007 prices.
This can?t last.
Investor sentiment toward gold is at exceptionally low levels versus the average of the past four years.
But real interest rates (interest you can earn safely minus inflation) are near -3%. That has historically kept gold in a bull market.
On a seasonal basis, we?re also likely at the ?trough,? where gold stocks tend to bottom out before heading higher.
How much higher??
Well, if we look at the data from the past decade since gold started its secular bull run, the HUI has?averaged?15% gains from mid-March until the end of May.
And gold stocks are at an extreme ?undervalued? level right now: another great contrarian signal.
The past several times we?ve had this kind of setup, gold stocks have absolutely soared, with the HUI Index shooting up over 100% in the ensuing twelve months.
The current price range for GDX ? $45 to $50 ? has previously acted as both resistance and support.
In my view, the inflection point is close at hand. The odds are in favor of gold stock investors.
My advice: Seriously consider going long gold stocks, which you can easily do by adding?GDX.
With such great odds, you could well double your money by this time next year.
In the meantime, keep your eye out for companies that follow GORO?s lead and begin to offer dividends payable in gold and silver.?
Even though this development has drawn little fanfare in the press, I believe it?s a watershed moment in precious metals investing.
Peter Krauth is a highly regarded market analyst and expert in metals and mining stocks, with a special expertise in energy and resource-related investments. Using the contacts and connections amassed during years of covering commodities investments, Krauth scours the globe to research all commodity sectors, including precious metals, base metals, fossil fuels, alternative energies and agriculture. A one-time portfolio advisor having earned an MBA in finance from McGill University, Krauth is headquartered in resource-rich Canada, where he now focuses exclusively on his research.
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Say you're sitting at your laptop, listening to music while responding to emails, writing code, or reading blogs. Then your phone rings, and the typical scramble ensues: You minimize your browser, maximize the iTunes or Spotify app, and search frantically for the pause button or volume control -- all, hopefully, before you miss the call. Sound familiar? That's a problem that 
Peter Krauth: What if I told you there was a company that paid its shareholders in physical gold??Would a ?golden dividend? be enough to get you interested in gold stocks??
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