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Business Recorder
12-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
BMP says new Tax Ordinance could stifle investment growth
LAHORE: The Businessmen Panel (BMP) of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has raised significant concerns about the recently implemented Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2025. FPCCI's Businessmen Panel Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar observed that the ordinance could severely harm the country's investment climate, which is already under pressure due to various economic challenges. He further warned that if not reconsidered, these tax measures may discourage both domestic and foreign investors from engaging with Pakistan's economy, thus hindering growth. Anjum Nisar expressed disappointment that the new tax laws, while aimed at increasing government revenue, could backfire by creating unnecessary complexities in the business environment. 'The tax laws are intended to increase compliance and improve revenue, but they bring with them a set of challenges that may, in fact, make it harder for businesses to operate efficiently,' Nisar said. He emphasized that businesses already face multiple hurdles, including rising costs and an unpredictable economic environment, and the new tax regime could add additional layers of burden on businesses. 'The government needs to understand that businesses are the backbone of the economy. They are the ones who create jobs, drive innovation, and generate the taxes that support government functions,' he said. 'Unfortunately, this new ordinance adds layers of complexity that may make it more difficult for businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to thrive.' The FPCCI former Chairman highlighted that while Pakistan's economy is struggling to recover from previous setbacks, the business community must be supported, not further burdened. He stated that the law, as it stands, does not provide the needed incentives for businesses to flourish. 'What we need is a policy environment that fosters growth, encourages investment, and provides a stable foundation for entrepreneurs to take risks. This ordinance does the opposite by imposing measures that will only increase the difficulty of doing business,' Nisar added. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Dayton library hosts veteran services and health programs
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Dayton Metro Library is offering multiple programs for the community this May, including ones offering information on veteran services, smoking's health effects, aging gracefully and navigating health apps. DML has partnered with Montgomery County Veteran Services for National Military Appreciation Month, with MCVSC staff present at multiple library branches. Programs that will be highlighted include the Vet Center, Montgomery County's Recorder, MCVSC Transportation Program and the MCVSC Treatment Court Mentor Program. Tuesday, May 6, 6-7 p.m. at the Southeast Branch. Saturday, May 10, 2-3 p.m., at the Vandalia Branch. Monday, May 12, 6-7 p.m., at the West Branch. Saturday, May 24, 11 a.m.-noon, at the Miami Township Branch. Dayton Library celebrates AANHPI heritage month events For people wishing to learn more about how smoking and vaping impact chronic diseases, there will be a program on Thursday, May 8. It will be held at the Miami Township Branch from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Public Health Dayton and Montgomery County's Chronic Disease Prevention Program will teach about the effects smoking and vaping can have on health. The Exploring Care and Support Services for Alzheimer's event will be on Tuesday, May 13, from 6-7 p.m. at the Miami Township Branch. Attendees will learn about preparing for the unique changes caring for someone with Alzheimer's brings, including respite care, residential care and end-of-life care. It will be presented by the Miami Valley Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. Registration required. Thousands of new fish introduced to Deer Meadow Pond Learn about Medicare supplement plans (Medigap plans) on Tuesday, May 13, from 11 a.m.-noon, Wilmington-Stroop Branch. Registration required. There will be another installment of Age Well Dayton's 'Changing the Face of Retirement' series. It will be on Thursday, May 15, 10-11:30 a.m., Main Library, Opportunity Center. Donna Kastner will teach about how important making strong social connections is for the lives of older adults. Registration required. (Limited seats remain.) There will be two different events offering an introduction to the MyChart health app. Hospitals use the app to share medical data with their patients. It can be used to make appointments, get test results, communicate, request medication and more. Tuesday, May 20, 11 a.m.-noon, at the Electra C. Doren Branch. Tuesday, May 20, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Brookville Branch. (Registration required.) Local volunteers in children's services to be honored To register for events or to learn more, click here or call the Library's Ask Me Line at 937-463-2665. The library asks anyone who needs a sign language interpreter, assistive device, language translation, or accessibility services to call the Ask Me Line at 937-463-2665 or click here. This is so they can get the service ready ahead of time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
31-01-2025
- General
- The Independent
Investigators recover DC plane crash ‘black boxes.' What are the devices that help investigators unlock the cause of a disaster?
Investigators are working to retrieve the remnants of the two aircraft involved in a crash in Washington DC that killed 67 people and raised questions about air safety. The black boxes have been recovered from the American Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet, which collided with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday, killing 67 people. Lead investigator Brice Banning said the helicopter also contained 'some form of recording devices' that would be read either by the National Transportation Safety Board or by the Defense Department under existing agreements. What are black boxes? The name is a misnomer; they are not actually black but high-visibility orange. Experts disagree how the nickname originated but it has become synonymous with the quest for answers when planes crash. Many historians attribute their invention to Australian scientist David Warren in the 1950s. Earliest devices recorded limited data on wire or foil. Later devices switched to magnetic tape. Modern ones use computer chips inside hard casings. There are two recorders: a Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) for pilot voices or cockpit sounds, and a separate Flight Data Recorder (FDR). Some devices combine both functions. They are mandatory on civil flights and the aim is to preserve clues from cockpit sounds and data to help prevent future accidents, but not to determine wrongdoing or liability. In broad terms, investigators say the FDR helps them analyse what happened and the CVR can - though not always - start to explain why. But experts caution that no two probes are the same and virtually all accidents involve multiple factors. The disappearance in 2014 of Malaysian Airlines MH370 triggered debate about whether data should be streamed instead. How big are black boxes on planes? They weigh about 10 pounds (4.5 kilos) and contain four main parts: A chassis or interface designed to fix the device and facilitate recording and playback An underwater locator beacon The core housing or 'Crash Survivable Memory Unit' made of stainless steel or titanium able to withstand a force equivalent to 3,400 times the feeling of gravity. The recording chip on a circuit board. After contact with water, they must first be thoroughly dried and the connections cleaned to ensure data is not erased accidentally. Audio and data files are downloaded and copied. Updates Latest from The Independent's live blog as of 1pm GMT, 31 January The data itself means little at first. It must be decoded from raw files before being turned into graphs and synchronised with other data, like air traffic control transmissions. Lab experts sometimes use 'spectral analysis,' a way of deciphering fleeting sounds or barely audible alarms. FDRs must record at least 88 essential parameters but modern systems can typically track 1,000 or more additional signals. The CVR usually contains two hours of recordings on a loop and this is being extended to 25 hours. Implementing such regulatory changes can take years, a delay highlighted by the crash last month of a Jeju Air Boeing 737. The recorders in that accident, in which 179 people died, did not capture the last four minutes of flight, officials say. A spate of accidents in the 1990s in which recorders had stopped working when power was lost led the NTSB to recommend enough backup power to provide 10 minutes of extra recording. The change was finally adopted for new planes delivered from 2010, but only came into effect eight months after the 737-800 involved in the Jeju crash left the Boeing factory, according to aircraft data on Flightradar24.
