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Decimus Et Ultimus Barziza
Native son of the colonial elite, Decimus Et Ultimus Barziza fulfills his family’s legacy of prominence with his career in the Civil War. Historian Drew Gruber describes with passion the path of this “average” Civil War soldier, a story that includes a wound at Little Round Top, a prison break, and a boisterous post-war career […]
Sweet Tea & Barley
Sweet Tea & Barley is Colonial Williamsburg’s newest restaurant located in the Williamsburg Lodge. Chefs Anthony Frank and Sean Gonzalez chat about what went into creating a new southern-inspired restaurant and some of the dishes they put on the menu.
Is there a single surge mechanism? Contrasts in dynamics between glacier surges in Svalbard and other regions
Is there a single surge mechanism? Contrasts in dynamics between glacier surges in Svalbard and other regions Murray, Tavi; Strozzi, Tazio; Luckman, Adrian; Jiskoot, Hester; Christakos, Panos During the 1990s, Monacobreen, a 40-km-long tidewater glacier in Svalbard, underwent a major surge. We mapped the surge dynamics using ERS synthetic aperture radar images, differential dual-azimuth interferometry and intensity correlation tracking. A series of 11 three-dimensional (3-D) velocity maps covering the period 1991–1997 show a months-long initiation and years-long termination to the surge, with no indication of a surge front travelling downglacier. During the surge, the front of the glacier advanced 2 km, the velocity and derived strain rate increased by more than an order of magnitude, and maximum ice flow rates measured during 1994 were 5md 1. The spatial pattern of both velocity and strain rate was remarkably consistent and must therefore be controlled by spatially fixed processes operating at the glacier bed. We combine these results with those published in the literature to construct a typical Svalbard glacier surge cycle and compare this to surge dynamics of glaciers from other cluster regions, especially those of Variegated Glacier in Alaska. The strong contrast in dynamics suggests that there exist at least two distinct surge mechanisms. Sherpa Romeo green journal. Permission to archive final published version.
Late surge glacial conditions on Bakaninbreen, Svalbard, and implications for surge termination
Late surge glacial conditions on Bakaninbreen, Svalbard, and implications for surge termination Smith, A. M.; Murray, Tavi; Davison, B. M.; Clough, A. F.; Woodward, J.; Jiskoot, Hester Bakaninbreen is a polythermal glacier in southern Spitsbergen, Svalbard, that last surged between 1985 and 1995. Seismic reflection data were acquired during early quiescence in spring 1998, just upstream of the surge front. The results were combined with complementary ground-penetrating radar data to investigate the glacial structure and basal conditions. We find no difference between the ice thickness values determined from the seismic and radar methods, suggesting that any layer of basal ice cannot be greater than 5 m thick. Interpretation of the amplitude of the seismic reflections indicates the presence of permafrost close to the glacier base. A thin layer of thawed deforming sediment separates the glacier from this underlying permafrost. In an area just upstream of the surge front the permafrost becomes discontinuous and may even be absent, the ice being underlain by 10–15 m of thawed sediments overlying deeper bedrock. Highpressure water is believed to have been required to maintain the propagation of the surge, and this area of thawed sediment is interpreted as a route for that water to escape from the basal system. When the surge front passed over this thawed bed, the escaping water reduced the pressure in the subglacial hydraulic system, initiating the termination of the surge. Surge termination was therefore primarily controlled by the presurge permafrost distribution beneath the glacier, rather than any feature of the surge itself. This termination mechanism is probably limited to surges in polythermal glaciers, but the techniques used may have wider glaciological applications. Sherpa Romeo green journal. Permission to archive final published version
The barbarian invasions [electronic resource] : a genealogy of the history of art / Éric Michaud ; translated by Nicholas Huckle.
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K. Barry Sharpless named 2019 Priestley Medalist
Scripps Research Institute chemist honored for inventing catalytic, asymmetric oxidation methods and pioneering click chemistry
Foreign Bank Account Reporting – FBAR Compliance Guide, 2015 (U.S.)
Author: Melissa S. Gillespie, CPA, JD, MST,
The Foreign Bank Account Reporting Compliance Guide is an essential resource because substantial civil penalties may be imposed for non-willful violations and for willful violations criminal penalties and imprisonment may be imposed in addition to the civil penalties.
This is an important new IRS compliance requirement with huge monetary civil penalties at stake as well as potential criminal consequences. It has ongoing compliance reporting requirements with enforcement teeth behind it and this publication provides the necessary guidance.
Part 1 FBAR Reporting
Chapter 1 History of Foreign Financial Account Reporting
Chapter 2 How to Define a U.S. Person
Chapter 3 What is a Financial Interest?
Chapter 4 What is Signature Authority?
Chapter 5 Financial Accounts
Chapter 6 Exceptions to Filing
Chapter 7 How to Complete the Form TDF 90-22.1
Chapter 8 Penalties
Chapter 9 Recent Developments Through 2011
Chapter 10 Developments During 2012 and 2013
Part 2 FATCA Reporting
Chapter 11 An Overview of Reporting for Specified Foreign Financial Assets
Chapter 12 The HIRE Act and Form 8938 vs. Form TDF 90-22.1
Chapter 13 Temporary and Proposed Regulations for FATCA: Definitions
Chapter 14 Who is a Specified Person Under the FATCA Rules and What Are Their Applicable Filing Threshold Amounts
Chapter 15 What is Reportable on Form 8938
Chapter 16 How to Report Specified Foreign Financial Assets
Chapter 17 Penalties for Failure to File Form 8938
Chapter 18 FATCA Withholding Provisions Found Under IRC Sections 1471-1474
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