• Connotea is closing – please export your bookmarks

    Updated: 2013-01-31 07:26:55
    Connotea, nature.com’s social bookmarking site, is closing on March 12th, 2013. You are strongly encouraged to download your bookmarks before this date as your library will not be accessible afterwards.  The Connotea Export Tool will convert your bookmarks into two formats that should be compatible with most common browsers or reference management systems: HTML – compatible with [...]

  • 牙科新聞

    Updated: 2013-01-31 03:31:33
    16 – 31 January 2013 香港   1.  養成良好習慣預防牙齦出血  [新報] 2013-01-31 C07  7日鮮之身壯力健版 四時健康 扁鵲 2.  4植體可撐全排下顎齒  [新報] 2013-01-24 A01 要聞 最新技術 3.  植牙深四成 害病人歪嘴 烏龍牙醫緩刑甩身  [新報] 2013-01-24 A01 要聞 4.  孩子「倒及」牙 不容忽視  [am730] 2013-01-18 B16 親子 專家有Say 5.  女病人植牙變歪嘴  神經線受損 牙醫認四項專業失德  [蘋果日報] 2013-01-18 A14 港聞    [Source: Wisenews]   addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fobelix.lib.hku.hk%2Fcdblog%2F%3Fp%3D14373'; addthis_title = '%E7%89%99%E7%A7%91%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E'; addthis_pub [...]

  • New Acquisitions Hightlights

    Updated: 2013-01-31 01:40:03
    Dentures : types, benefits & potential complications / Tibor Karoly Fabian, Pal Fejerdy and Peter Hermann, editors. D 617.633 D41 This work is an edited collection of miscellaneous chapters from the huge field of prosthetic dentistry, about dentures, and their types, benefits and potential complications. Besides most frequently discussed related topics of the field, this edited collection [...]

  • Drought Affecting Food Prices In 2013

    Updated: 2013-01-30 21:28:51
    From USDA, Jan. 30, “A USDA economist says the persistent drought in the Midwest will lead to higher than normal food price inflation for the rest of the year.” -kg

  • New publication is available at the Scout Report!

    Updated: 2013-01-30 08:17:20
    A Window into China: Carnegei-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace created this initiative as a way to offer the public access to pieces written in China by Chinese scholars and experts. The hope is that these works will provide “the international community better insight into and understanding of the debates taking [...]

  • Latest articles published in Foreign Policy

    Updated: 2013-01-30 08:17:10
    The Egyptian Revolution Through Mubarak’s Eyes You Can’t Change the Climate from Inside Washington Flyover Country Learning to Live with Bibi When Tibet Loved China In Sudan, the Front Line Is Everywhere Mutiny in Kabul Al Qaeda Country Does the NRA Want to Turn America Into Afghanistan? Is This Pakistan’s Tahrir Square? The Three Most Dangerous Things About Threat Lists   [Source: Foreign Policy, 15th [...]

  • Rethinking US Foreign Assistance: Kerry’s Confirmation Hearing: Short on Development, Long on Promise

    Updated: 2013-01-29 20:43:31
    By Jenny Ottenhoff - Senator John Kerry aced his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State and all but guaranteed that he would win a speedy confirmation from the Senate – possibly as soon as this week. And while he didn’t go as deep on development as I had hoped, he touched on several important principles like working closely with Congress [...]

  • Development blog: Could China and Its Fellow BRICS Nations Lead the Way on Climate Change?

    Updated: 2013-01-29 15:27:49
    By Nancy Birdsall - This a joint post with Lawrence MacDonald and previously appeared in The Guardian. The stalemate in the latest round of climate negotiations, held in Doha, Qatar, last month, makes it clear that a fresh approach is needed if the world is to avert climate catastrophe. One part of the solution should be a new global climate [...]

  • Global Prosperity Wonkcast: The Biometrics Revolution — Alan Gelb and Julia Clark

    Updated: 2013-01-28 23:13:47
    By Lawrence MacDonald - Imagine that a government employee holding an unfamiliar device and a laptop offers to scan your iris and create for you a unique identification record. Would you agree? For hundreds of millions of people in the developing world, the answer is unequivocally “yes!” My guests on this Wonkcast are among the world’s leading experts on [...]

  • Development blog: Can the Venezuelan Opposition Create Citizen-Owners to Unseat the Chavistas?

    Updated: 2013-01-28 21:14:00
    By Alan Gelb - This is a joint post with Stephanie Majerowicz. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hasn’t appeared in public since his cancer surgery last December and, given his sharply deteriorating health, it seems a safe bet that the country will be having another national election sooner rather than later. When that happens, the opposition will have a rare [...]

  • Development blog: The Eyes Have It! Development and the Biometrics Revolution

    Updated: 2013-01-28 18:57:32
    By Alan Gelb - Alan Gelb and Julia Clark. The “identity gap” is large, but it’s closing. Related Content Working Paper: Identification for Development: The Biometrics Revolution FAQs Podcast Event, February 12th Over the past 10 years, developing countries from Afghanistan to Zambia—and the donors that support them—have begun to focus on identity systems. Some have sought to create [...]

  • Development blog: Myanmar and the Donors, Together Again

    Updated: 2013-01-27 17:40:45
    By David Roodman - [Note: This post was revised on the morning of January 28 to reflect information from a new Paris Club press release.] Credit: photography-by-winnaing/ cc In the last few days, a delicate dance of reconciliation between Myanmar and its estranged foreign creditors reached its final measures. At the Club de Paris—the collective negotiating forum for creditor [...]

  • ARE WE MAKING TOO MANY ATTORNEYS?

    Updated: 2013-01-25 21:19:00
    There are too many law students. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the economy will create 21,880 new jobs for lawyers annually until 2020. But law schools produce more than 44,000 graduates each year. The Wall Street Journal

  • NSAC Members Set Comprehensive 2013 Agenda

    Updated: 2013-01-25 15:09:53
    Last week, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) held its semi-annual member meeting near Haines City, Florida.  Every winter, NSAC members discuss, debate, and vote on the coalition’s priorities for the year.  Amidst abundant sunshine, lunchtime canoe trips, and late-night bonfires, the coalition came to consensus on a wide-ranging slate of priorities for 2013.  This Read the Rest...

  • ARTstor maintenance notice January 27th 2013

    Updated: 2013-01-25 03:15:53
    ARTstor will be performing an upgrade to our systems beginning on Sunday, January 27th at 12:00 noon and concluding on Monday, January 28th at 2:00 am. While the upgrade is being performed, users will not have access to the ARTstor Digital Library. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fobelix.lib.hku.hk%2Fcdblog%2F%3Fp%3D14338'; addthis_title = 'ARTstor+maintenance+notice+January+27th+2013'; [...]

  • Budget Debate Takes New Turns, with Unclear Impact on Agriculture

    Updated: 2013-01-24 22:21:59
    Sometimes Washington spends a lot of time talking about how and when to proceed to looming big issues.  And sometimes those process and timing decisions are very important.  And sometimes the situation surrounding those process issues is very fluid.  This is one of those times. Very quickly after the House GOP decided on a brand Read the Rest...

  • DIVIDING THE SPOILS OF A SPOUSAL IRA

    Updated: 2013-01-24 21:09:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Thursday , January 24, 2013 DIVIDING THE SPOILS OF A SPOUSAL IRA : Q I retired in 2006, but my wife is still working . I'm now 66, and my wife is 62. We both have IRAs and we file a joint tax return . Can we both still contribute to our IRAs this year A : Yes . Since you qualify for a spousal IRA and you're both over age 50, you have until April 15 to jointly contribute up to 12,000 to your IRAs assuming either of you earned at least that much in compensation during the year That maximum

  • 34 States Shut out of Organic Farm Program by Congress and White House

    Updated: 2013-01-24 17:28:54
    On Thursday, USDA published a notice in the Federal Register reminding the 16 states eligible for the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program to submit their application by February 7 for federal assistance in order to be able to provide cost-share assistance to their certified organic farmers.  Those 16 states – the 12 Northeast states plus Read the Rest...

  • NEW HIRE LETTER - NEBRAKSA

    Updated: 2013-01-24 17:06:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Thursday , January 24, 2013 NEW HIRE LETTER NEBRAKSA You may have received a letter from the State Directory of New Hires reminding you that you are required to report newly hired and re-hired employees . Remember on October 21, 2011, President Obama signed the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011. The law amends the term newly hired employee” to mean an employee who has not previously been employed by the employer or was previously employed by the employer but has been

  • BUSINESS AND AG SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS IN EXCHANGE FOR NO INCOME TAX?

    Updated: 2013-01-24 14:55:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Thursday , January 24, 2013 BUSINESS AND AG SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS IN EXCHANGE FOR NO INCOME TAX Nebraska Radio Network NebraskaRadioNetwork.com reports that Gov . Heineman's plan to eliminate most business sales tax exemptions , as well as sales tax breaks enjoyed by farmers , would allow elimination of the state income tax . Gov . Heineman told reporters during the news conference : We grant 5 billion in exemptions and if you just eliminate half of them , you eliminate the individual

  • Rethinking US Foreign Assistance: Another Cheat Sheet for Kerry’s Confirmation Hearing (Written by Kerry)

    Updated: 2013-01-23 18:02:19
    By Will McKitterick - Sen. John Kerry will be questioned by his Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) colleagues this week during his confirmation hearing to become the next Secretary of State. My colleague Jenny Ottenhoff shared what she’d like to hear members ask Kerry, including a question on the future of US foreign aid. Turns out Sen. Kerry has [...]

  • JSTOR Announces Free Access to 500K Public Domain Journal Articles

    Updated: 2013-01-23 16:00:30
    The JSTOR journal archive announced today that it is making nearly 500,000 public domain journal articles from more than 220 journals—or about six percent of JSTOR’s total content—freely available for use by “anyone, without registration and regardless of institutional affiliation.”  [Source: Library Journal, article by David Rapp Sep 7, 2011] addthis_url [...]

  • Development blog: A New WTO Leader: Will It Matter for Development?

    Updated: 2013-01-23 14:18:59
    By Kimberly Ann Elliott - While the World Trade Organization is not normally seen as a development organization, a strong, rules-based trade system is still critically important for developing countries, and the WTO is at the center of that system. Later this year, the organization will select a new leader to succeed Pascal Lamy and the expectation is that the [...]

  • Farm Bill; Trade; Budget; and, the Ag Economy

    Updated: 2013-01-23 09:38:54
    Farm Bill- Policy Issues A news release yesterday from the House Agriculture Committee stated that, “Today, Chairman Frank Lucas released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement that enrollment for farm programs for the 2013 crop year begins next month. “‘I want to commend Secretary Vilsack for today’s announcement that [...]

  • Development blog: Confessions of an Infrastructure Hit Man

    Updated: 2013-01-22 23:02:27
    By Charles Kenny - The European Development Fund audit body just came out with a report that suggested its aid funding on roads had been less successful than expected because a lot of them were falling apart due to heavy traffic and insufficient maintenance.   So this seems like a good moment to revisit the sectoral aid effectiveness debate. What’s that, you [...]

  • Development blog: Climate Finance Transparency – ‘Show Me the Money’ and Beyond

    Updated: 2013-01-22 15:20:22
    By Michele de Nevers - This is a joint post with Maya Forstater, Climate Finance Advisor at Publish What You Fund. In the context of fraught negotiations and funding gaps, demand for climate finance transparency is often a diplomatic way of saying ‘show me the money’. As Ban Ki-moon said at the UNFCCC climate conference in Doha last December, a [...]

  • AG WEBINAR - CANCELED

    Updated: 2013-01-22 14:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Tuesday , January 22, 2013 AG WEBINAR CANCELED Thank you for your interest in attending our webinar We appreciate your business but unfortunately we are canceling the Ag webinar scheduled for Wednesday January 23 rd If we reschedule , we will notify you immediately . Again we are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused . you Posted by Legal : Disclaimer at 8:30 AM Newer Post Older Post Home Visit us on Facebook : at facebook.com kopsa.otte Wondering about the IRS's important due

  • Inaugural Address- Policy Issues; Budget; and, the Ag Economy

    Updated: 2013-01-22 09:25:13
    Inaugural Address, and Other Issues (Farm Bill, Food Safety, Biofuels) Carol E. Lee reported in today’s Wall Street Journal that, “President Barack Obama began his second term Monday by setting an agenda for the next four years built on bedrock Democratic social policies, in a provocative speech coming at a time of deep partisanship in [...]

  • Kauai County receives share of pesticides settlement

    Updated: 2013-01-19 21:26:07
    Hawaii Agriculture Skip to content Home Contact Us Post navigation High drama : Qantas python’s flying circus MALP Educational Meeting–Free to the public Kauai County receives share of pesticides settlement Published on January 19, 2013 in General Ag News and Notes and Water The Kauai County Department of Water said it has received 6,693 from a Swiss pesticide manufacturer as part of a class-action lawsuit regarding the pesticide . atrazine The money will help the county pay for testing the water supply for the common weedkiller . The Water Department said it has conducted tests for atrazine since the 1990s and has found the level of the pesticide in Kauai†s water systems to be either well below the EPA maximum contaminant level of 3 pbb or . nondetectable Syngenta of Switzerland agreed

  • Rethinking US Foreign Assistance: A Cheat Sheet for Kerry in His Confirmation Hearing

    Updated: 2013-01-18 15:11:12
    By Alexis Sowa - In a recent blog, my colleague posed a set of questions for members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to ask Senator Kerry in his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State. One is about the United States’ work to support development in Pakistan: You were a lead co-sponsor of the 2009 Enhanced Partnership for [...]

  • Rethinking US Foreign Assistance: The Tables Turn: Questions for Kerry’s SECSTATE Confirmation Hearing

    Updated: 2013-01-18 15:06:50
    By Jenny Ottenhoff - Related Content Confirmation Hearing Questions for SECDEF Nominee Hagel A Cheat Sheet for Kerry in His Confirmation Hearing Another Cheat Sheet for Kerry’s Confirmation Hearing (Written By Kerry) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) will join his fellow members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for a routine confirmation hearing on January 24, but this time he [...]

  • FARMER TAX RETURNS EXTENDED

    Updated: 2013-01-18 13:51:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Friday , January 18, 2013 FARMER TAX RETURNS EXTENDED The IRS announced today the extended processing time for many tax forms including form 4562 Depreciation that the deadline for any farmer and fisherman has been extended to April 15, 2013 from March 1, 2013 To take advantage of the extended due date , the farmer will fill out form 2210-F which they normally already due when filing on March 1 and check the waiver box and attach it to the tax return . nbsp Nothing else will be .

  • UPPER INCOME MAP BY STATE

    Updated: 2013-01-18 11:00:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Friday , January 18, 2013 UPPER INCOME MAP BY STATE We thought you might find it interesting to see a map showing the percentage of fliers in each state earning over 500,000. The Fiscal Cliff compromise that passed a few days ago uses a higher threshold for most of the expired tax cuts 400,000 for single filers and 450,000 for joint filers . The nearest threshold it's possible to do a map of IRS data with is 500,000, so below , by state , is a map showing the percentage of tax returns

  • A FEW DAYS LEFT FOR IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER

    Updated: 2013-01-17 17:44:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Thursday , January 17, 2013 A FEW DAYS LEFT FOR IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER If you are over age 70 1 2, you can save on last year's taxes by giving directly from your IRA this . January In the 2012 Taxpayer Relief Act , there is a provision that is . retroactive How With an Individual Retirement Account IRA Charitable Rollover , also called a qualified charitable distribution . What is an IRA Charitable Rollover An IRA Charitable Rollover is a direct transfer of up to 100,000 from your

  • Photo From Today’s Los Angeles Times- French Farmers and Regulations

    Updated: 2013-01-17 16:09:50
    This photo was included on page A-2 of today’s Los Angeles Times- the caption states that, “[French] Farmers use tractors to create a partial blockade of the city as part of a nationwide demonstration against new environmental regulations.”

  • WHY YOUR 2013 PAYCHECKS ARE 2% LESS

    Updated: 2013-01-17 16:07:00
    The questions are already rolling in: "Why did my pay drop?" The simple answer is the expiration of the payroll tax holiday as part of the fiscal cliff deal. The payroll tax holiday was enacted in 2011, which reduced the employee share of the Social Security payroll tax from 6.2% to 4.2%. The holiday was not renewed when it expired at the end of 2012. The payroll tax holiday proved popular, but it cut federal revenues by some $10 billion per month.

  • Video Clip: Agriculture Sec. Vilsack Calls On Congress To Pass Farm Bill

    Updated: 2013-01-17 15:54:47
    From USDA, Jan. 17- “Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting that Congress must act soon and pass a Farm Bill.” -kg

  • Global Health blog: Demographic Opportunities and Challenges in Western Africa

    Updated: 2013-01-17 15:26:06
    By John May - This is a joint post with Kate McQueston. Population and development in Western Africa are closely linked. At the heart of these issues lies the slow demographic transition of the region’s countries, which still experience some of the highest fertility rates in the world. Last month the Center for Global Development hosted a meeting on [...]

  • Policy Issues; Ag Economy; and, Immigration

    Updated: 2013-01-17 09:06:45
    Policy Issues Julie Buntjer reported earlier this week at the Worthington Daily Globe (Minn.) Online that, “On her second day of a two-day Homegrown Energy Tour of southwest and west central Minnesota, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Tuesday was both eager to talk about the failed attempts to pass new federal farm bill legislation and [...]

  • Federal Reserve Beige Book: Observations on the Ag Economy

    Updated: 2013-01-16 19:44:25
    Today the Federal Reserve Board released its Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions.  Commonly referred to as the “Beige Book,” the report included the following observations with respect to the U.S. agricultural economy: * Fifth District- Richmond-  “Agricultural conditions remained favorable…December was relatively mild across most of the District, with warmer than normal temperatures [...]

  • Development blog: After France Attacks Radicals in Mali, What Next for the United States?

    Updated: 2013-01-16 18:28:18
    By Todd Moss - The unexpectedly sudden French military action in Mali is a first step toward reunifying the country, but it also highlights the risks for outsiders, including the United States. In the days ahead, the US will need to balance its cautious instincts on Mali with the imperative to help shape events as they unfold. In the [...]

  • Development blog: Development and the Death of Aaron Swartz

    Updated: 2013-01-15 19:20:13
    By Owen Barder - Aaron Swartz, who died on January 11th, worked and fought for key freedoms of our time: the right to information, to share knowledge and ideas, and to speak freely.  He did not just campaign: he built  the RSS standard which enables blogs and websites to share information, the Web site framework web.py, the architecture for the Open Library, the link [...]

  • Development blog: Make a Consumer Reports for Aid

    Updated: 2013-01-15 18:32:13
    By Dennis Whittle - My dishwasher died over the holidays. The first thing I did was go to Consumer Reports to find out what their experts considered the best bet for a replacement.  I was on the verge of ordering one of their top-ranked models when I decided to click on the “User Reviews” tab.  I was shocked to [...]

  • Global Prosperity Wonkcast: How Fair Is Fair Trade? – Kimberly Elliott

    Updated: 2013-01-15 15:30:05
    By Lawrence MacDonald - When you opt to buy fair trade certified coffee at the grocery store instead of uncertified, how much good are you doing? My guest on this week’s Wonkcast, Kimberly Ann Elliott, draws on her recent policy paper, Is My Fair Trade Coffee Really Fair? Trends and Challenges in Fair Trade Certification, to tell me why [...]

  • PAYROLL TAX INCREASES MAY SPOIL THE PARTY

    Updated: 2013-01-11 21:40:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Friday , January 11, 2013 PAYROLL TAX INCREASES MAY SPOIL THE PARTY I warned you that this was . coming Despite the federal tax relief for taxpayers passed at the last minute , or actually after the last minute , payroll tax increases may spoil the party . As we have been warning you , the payroll tax reduction of 2 on employees that has been in place for 2011 and 2012 was allowed to expire on December 31 st Lawmakers did not renew the two-percentage-point cut in the employees’ share of

  • NEBRASKA FARMERS SUBJECT TO UNEMPLOYMENT TAX

    Updated: 2013-01-11 21:39:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Friday , January 11, 2013 NEBRASKA FARMERS SUBJECT TO UNEMPLOYMENT TAX For Nebraska Farmers Only Tina , one of our great CPAs , just sent an internal e-mail reminding us about the unemployment requirements for Nebraska farmers . nbsp It thought it would be a good reminder to try and spread out your wages over the entire year rather than just waiting until the last . quarter She had been keeping a close eye on farmer's payroll amounts that are going over the level and now qualify for

  • Global Health blog: When and How Much TasP Is Value for Money?

    Updated: 2013-01-11 18:53:59
    By Amanda Glassman - This is a joint post with Mead Over and Denizhan Duran. In mid-2011, one of the biggest developments in HIV/AIDS research took place. The HPTN 052 study found that early antiretroviral therapy treatment could reduce HIV transmission by 96% in couples where one partner is HIV positive and the other is HIV negative. The study [...]

  • The 2012 Farm Bill (that never was) Year in Review

    Updated: 2013-01-11 18:43:12
    Although 2012 ended on a sour note for farmers and ranchers across the country, there were some notable moments to celebrate for the sustainable agriculture movement, amidst all the ups and downs of the 2012 Farm Bill debate. In this final blog post of our “Path to the 2012 Farm Bill” series, we include twists Read the Rest...

  • Rural Development Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2012

    Updated: 2013-01-10 22:37:42
    On January 9, USDA released their Rural Development Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2012.  The report highlights success stories from USDA Rural Development’s active portfolio, including the following rural business development programs: $1 billion in Business and Industry loan guarantees $25.5 million in Rural Business Enterprise Grants $50.3 million in Rural Economic Development loans and Read the Rest...

  • FROM MY FAVORITE ECONOMIST - DR. ERNIE GOSS

    Updated: 2013-01-10 15:44:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Thursday , January 10, 2013 FROM MY FAVORITE ECONOMIST DR . ERNIE GOSS I have heard Professor Goss speak many times . nbsp He is a conservative economist and his commentary always seems to hit home . nbsp I thought you might find his December commentary . interesting Is U.S . Adopting Europe's Anti-Competitive Economic Policies Import French Wine , Not Economic Policy Last week , Francoise Hollande , Socialist President of France , recommended homework be eliminated in French schools .

  • NOW WHAT DO FARMERS DO? IRS CANNOT PROCESS RETURNS UNTIL MARCH

    Updated: 2013-01-10 14:25:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Thursday , January 10, 2013 NOW WHAT DO FARMERS DO IRS CANNOT PROCESS RETURNS UNTIL MARCH Farmers are allowed to file their tax returns on March 1st to avoid the penalty for underpayment of estimates . nbsp But there is a problem . nbsp The IRS will not accept tax returns with depreciation until some time in March . nbsp The IRS just released a notice announcing that processing of returns will commence on January 30, 2013 for most individuals . nbsp More complex returns will not be

  • President’s Council Report on Agriculture — What About Ecology?

    Updated: 2013-01-10 00:53:32
    Guest Post by Doug Gurian-Sherman, Senior Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists  The new report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) addresses the state of U.S. agriculture research.  The report notes that public funding for agricultural research has stagnated, while industry sources have increased greatly to 61 percent of the total—three times the Read the Rest...

  • Rethinking US Foreign Assistance: Confirmation Hearing Questions for SECDEF Nominee Hagel

    Updated: 2013-01-08 17:05:58
    By Beth Schwanke - Following President Obama’s nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) for Secretary of Defense, preparations for what is sure to be a nasty (but from both sides of the aisle!) confirmation hearing are in full swing. In addition to budget woes, a pivot to Asia, continued crises in the Middle East, and the unknowns the [...]

  • Global Health blog: Pakistan’s Demographic Challenges

    Updated: 2013-01-07 23:12:32
    By John May - Pakistan is the world sixth largest population, with more than 180 million people today, and is projected to become the fifth largest population by 2050 (UN Medium variant projection).  The demographic evolution of Pakistan – as well as of some other “big” countries such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – [...]

  • FDA Releases Food Safety Regulations

    Updated: 2013-01-04 20:46:31
    Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two major proposed rules detailing standards for produce safety and preventive controls for human food production.  FDA is also requesting comments on its draft risk analysis on activities conducted in a facility co-located on a farm. Releasing these rules is part of FDA’s implementation of the Food Read the Rest...

  • For Immediate Release: NSAC Statement on FDA Release of Food Safety Rules

    Updated: 2013-01-04 17:12:20
    For Immediate Release January 4, 2013 Contact: Ariane Lotti, 202-547-5754 NSAC Statement on FDA Release of Food Safety Rules Washington, DC – Today, the Food and Drug Administration released much-anticipated proposed rules detailing standards for produce safety and preventive controls for human food production.  Releasing these rules is a major step in the implementation of Read the Rest...

  • Global Prosperity Wonkcast: Behavioral Economics and Development – Saugato Datta

    Updated: 2013-01-03 17:10:06
    By Lawrence MacDonald - Economists, development and otherwise, often assume that people given the right information will make informed decisions in their own best interest. Not! Just like the rest of us, the poor people targeted by development programs sometimes lack self-control and fail to take actions that would benefit them in the long run, even when they understand [...]

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