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Fortune favours the bold in Jones Day's non-rotational training contract.
Seize the Day
Do you find yourself recoiling from drab training convention? Then say hello to US giant Jones Day's training contract. Think of it like this: trainees at firms with a standard four-seat system slowly trot their way through four distinct dances – but at JD they get to freestyle. There are no seats, and trainees simply seek out the work they want.
Yes, JD's trainees like to be in the driver's seat. "I can be in charge of what I'm doing and carve my own path," one trainee enthused, while another explained: "Choosing who to work for is a big plus. I can keep things fresh by spending the morning on litigation and the afternoon on M&A due diligence. If I find I don't like something I can just move on and do something else."
"English law is becoming more and more attractive to international clients."
So what keeps JD London a hive of activity? "London is a linchpin for the US, Middle East and Europe," Smith replies. "English law is becoming more and more attractive to international clients, so we are very well placed to handle their needs." The office certainly has a vast network to tap into for work: JD has a whopping 44 offices spread across 19 countries and five continents, making it the seventh largest firm in the world by head count.
"You're probably considered quite exotic if you don't work on something with an international element," one trainee joked. While you can expect to navigate multiple time zones on most matters, there's not much in the way of overseas secondments: a six-month stint in Dubai is currently the only sojourn on offer.
Day and night?
Every trainee is allocated a partner mentor and second-year trainee mentor on arrival. These two can pass trainees their first piece of work, but newbies are strongly encouraged to hop onto matters by responding to capacity emails or roaming the halls instead. "In the beginning you just need to decide who to chat with. After a while people start coming back to you, which reduces the burden of having to go out and find work."
It's not a set-up that works for everyone, so it's worth taking this training contract for a test drive first. Nearly all of JD's trainees arrive through the vac scheme, which exposes students to the non-rotational system for a fortnight. "It's the best way to really know if it's for you," insiders advised. "Some people decided very early on it wasn't for them. Others loved the freedom it gave them."
"You definitely need to be bold!"
Trainees need to be responsible too, as having so much freedom can make it easy for newbies to take on too much work. "You've got to look after yourself," one source warned. Gauging the right amount can be a tricky art to perfect, as this trainee revealed: "It's common to experience conflicting deadlines and priorities. Sometimes you have to let someone down – managing expectations is one of the harder parts of the training contract." Luckily many of JD's lawyers once passed through this system, so we're assured they're fairly merciful.
Hours can be less forgiving. "In a conventional seat system you may work terrible hours in M&A and then switch to tax and consistently leave at 6pm," an interviewee explained. "Here you don't get that break. It's down to you to make sure you're busy enough but not permanently working late." We hear ten or 11-hour days are typical, with many sources clocking up at least one early morning finish. Still, with a training and qualification salary at the higher end of the London market, trainees felt well compensated for their time.
Dr Jones, wake up now
JD's corporate practice packs a punch with its mid-market work in London, earning it a top-ranking in Chambers UK. A raft of private equity and investment management hotshots are on the books, including Blackstone, Invesco and J.F. Lehman & Company. Much of the work has a real estate bent, sources explained. Lawyers here recently acted for property investment company Hansteen Holdings as it sold its £192.1 million UK industrial property portfolio to investors Brockton Capital and developers Dunedin Property. Another highlight saw the team advise Chinese real estate developer Vanke on its first investment in Europe: a stake in a £750 million mixed-use development in trendy Shoreditch.
Most trainees tend to assist on M&A and private equity deals where "it automatically falls to us to do a lot of the due diligence. It's not everyone's favourite thing to do." The run-up to completion sees trainees updating an array of ancillary documents: "I was amending and recirculating 200 things at one point!" Interviewees had usually acted as the "main point of contact" for client queries. "I couldn't answer them myself," one insider conceded, "but I would pull together the right people for the answer." Some also reported liaising with clients to "ensure the documents we were drafting reflected their intentions." As for flexing those writing muscles, our sources had penned the usual mix of board minutes, directors' notices and ancillary documents. On smaller deals, a couple were able to get stuck into meatier documents, such as "warranties and sale and purchase agreements."
"People try to give you the chance to develop."
Those who'd sampled banking matters worked on a similar mix of ancillaries and "higher-level things like security documents for a financing." Their advice for bagging those juicier assignments? "You have to be proactive. If you say you've not had much drafting experience or not taken on a specific role, most people try to give you the chance to develop." Speaking up pays off: some trainees, we hear, had even completed a signing by themselves.
However, managing the conditions precedent list is the primary responsibility in banking: "We have to check that all ancillary documents are present and that the stipulated conditions are met." Deals involving multiple jurisdictions also gave sources plenty of opportunity to liaise with local counsel (a common task in most departments). Future trainees beware, as this can mean keeping track of a lot of people: the department recently worked with lawyers in Canada, Holland, Guernsey, Mauritius and Mozambique during a $500 million restructuring matter for Luxembourg-headquartered Eurasian Resources Group. Client-wise, you'll find both borrowers and lenders here, with international names including Société Générale, Wells Fargo and Macquarie Bank.
"You can't have a trainee acting like a bull in a china shop!"
JD's real estate team counts some of the UK's leading real estate investment trusts (British Land) and property investors (Delancey) as long-standing clients. Trainees here tackled the sale and purchase of commercial properties and property portfolios, with many staffed on deals occurring in the student housing sector. A highlight of late saw JD advise Goldman Sachs and real estate investors Greystar on their acquisition of a £500 million student housing portfolio from investment company Knightsbridge. Interviewees on this kind of project conducted property due diligence and prepared documents for exchange and completion.
Other matters involved "handling leases for hotels and other businesses," as well as "a lot of retail park management." The latter "isn't that exciting," but there are perks: "It's low-level so we can conduct negotiations and draft licences to assign or alter." Trainees pegged this department as a good one to get started in, thanks to the availability of "really small matters like subleases, which you can do yourself."
Litigation (or global disputes, as it's known at the firm), by contrast, afforded trainees less responsibility. Insiders put this down to the fact that cases here – often highly sensitive and lucrative – have to be steered by more experienced hands: "You can't have a trainee acting like a bull in a china shop on them!" Hefty fraud cases are something of a speciality (as reflected by another top Chambers UK ranking for civil fraud). One has kept JD's litigators busy since 2005. It arose out of the largest fraud committed on the AIM market: JD's now recovered £35 million for out-of-pocket investors in fraud vehicle Langbar International, who brought a series of actions against its former chief exec Mariusz Rybak. Other highlights have seen the team grapple with the $1 billion fallout from the collapse of BVI-based private equity fund VDP, as well as an appeal resulting from one of JD's previous triumphs: client Texas Keystone's win against Excalibur's $1.6 billion claim for oil interests in Kurdistan.
Bigger doesn't necessarily mean better for trainees. "When we get a massive case there can be 70,000 documents involved, so you can get bogged down in a lot of doc management," one source groaned. But, they qualified, "people's litigation experiences have been vastly different; some trainees worked on a freezing injunction which involved dealing with private investigators and going on a stake-out!" Trainees recommended making any qualification hopes known, as doing so exposed them to more substantive tasks like dealing with expert witnesses and drafting witness statements.
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"The non-rotational system doesn't lend itself to the traditional stereotype of bowing down to partners when they walk down the hallway," one trainee declared. "Having to knock on doors creates an open environment; it feels like there's hardly any hierarchy here," another agreed. Playing nice is a must, especially for trainees on the hunt for work: "It's not really the place to be if you're not friendly."
But with all these go-getters flitting about, isn't the training environment quite competitive? "The trainees have different interests and that reduces some of the competitiveness," claimed one respondent. "I prefer corporate work so I'm not banging down doors for real estate projects." Some comforting retention rates – all 15 of 2015's qualifiers were retained – also help to diminish that competitive bite. Most of our second-year moles were "pretty confident" they'd be kept on. "It's more of a tap-on-the-shoulder approach," one informed us, relieved that a barrage of qualification hoops weren't waiting to be jumped through. However, in 2016, JD's retention rate wasn't quite as good as it has been in previous years. It extended 12 NQ offers to its 16 qualifiers, and 11 accepted. As we went to press, the firm made it clear to us that it is committed to retaining its trainees, and that it has historically posted high retention rates.
"It's not really the place to be if you're not friendly."
Back in Blighty, trainees considered themselves "quite a social bunch." Weekly trips to local pub The Harrow are supplemented by ad hoc themed events in the firm's on-site 'Cafe 21': an all-you-can-eat buffet materialised for Chinese New Year, as did a Harley-Davidson motorcycle (definitely not edible) for a Fourth of July party. Cafe 21 popped up as part of a recent refurbishment programme at JD's 21 Tudor Street offices, which also saw the introduction of a fancy new gym.
Trainees share offices with each other instead of supervisors. "Cynics may say it's an opportunity to slack off but it allows you to have more flexibility and independence."
How to get a Jones Day training contract
Vacation scheme deadlines: 28 October 2016 (winter scheme); 16 December 2016 (spring scheme); 13 January 2017 (summer scheme)
Jones Day recruits almost exclusively from its work placement (aka vacationschemes) in the winter, spring and summer holidays, so anyone gunning for a training contract with the firm is advised to apply for a placement in the first instance. The firm offers 20 training contracts each year.
According to recruitment partner David Smith, the application process is "as simple as possible to give as many candidates as possible a fair chance. There are no video interviews, psychometric tests or assessment centres – not even additional questions specific to the firm to answer on the application form; we just ask students to provide an online CV and a covering letter."
He continues: "We are looking for somebody who has done a lot with their life so far, beyond just good academics. We're never blinded by the fact someone's gone to Oxbridge or another top university, and we do give some latitude to people whose results aren't perfect if they show other potential."
Unlike many firms, Jones Day is not opposed to occasionally recruiting candidates without the required academic credentials (AAA at A level and 2.1 degree), provided they show enough potential. When potential is spotted, it has recruited graduates without A levels and with an Open University degree.
When it comes to the covering letter, the trainees we spoke with advised "using it as an opportunity to explain why you want the job and a future at Jones Day. Look at how Jones Day operates, the way it trains and the work it does, and link its practices to your interests. You can learn a lot from chatting to Jones Day trainees and other lawyers at their 'Question Time' events and London open evenings, which anyone can attend – just sign up via the website."
Applicants who pique the firm's interest are invited to an interview with two partners, followed by coffee with a current trainee. "Mine was a chat rather than a grilling," recalled a trainee. "They use your CV to lead you into a conversation you're comfortable with as they feel that will get the best out of you." Another relayed how "they asked for my opinions on the Six Nations because I'd mentioned I was a rugby player. There aren't any of those out-of-the-box questions like 'What fish would you like to be?'"
Placement scheme
The firm runs a series of placement schemes throughout the year during the winter, spring and summer vacations. Each placement is two weeks long, and there are around 72 places up for grabs across the schemes. Jones Day received some 1,600 applications in total for its four placement schemes in 2015/6.
Placement candidates shouldn't expect a carefree fortnight of drinks receptions and trainee lunches. "It's set up very similarly to the training contract," a trainee told us. "There are a few talks from different practice areas and an introduction to the online systems, and then they put you in a 'hub' with four or five other candidates and tell you to knock on some doors. It's terrifying in those first moments, but everyone knows the position you're in, so they're incredibly friendly and give you some work."
"We're always honest in our recruiting in that we allow candidates to see what it's like working in our firm and training in our system," Smith explains of the decision to eschew a more standardised placement scheme. "Participants don't just do workshops throughout their two weeks; they're given tasks they can have a stab at so that they know what the training contract will be like and whether it's the right fit for them."
As a trainee source pointed out: "You have to be confident enough to source your work, manage your time and supervise yourself to succeed – they look to see this in action since these aren't things the firm can test just through an interview." Indeed, Smith confirms the programme "attracts students who want some flexibility, responsibility and control when they come into the training contract. It suits people who are confident and ambitious, though it's important they have a bit of humility as well."
Toward the end of their placement with the firm, candidates complete another interview, again with two partners, in a final bid for a training contract.
More on the non-rotational training contract
As we mentioned in the main True Picture feature, Jones Day eschews a traditional seat system in favour of a non-rotational one in which most trainees start by taking work from several areas and eventually use that experience to choose one area they want to specialise in. "At first it's common to do work with the people whose offices are near yours, especially if you aren't sure what area you're interested in," said a trainee, but eventually rookies venture further from their desks to seek out work in an area of their choosing. Another interviewee explained: "I spent my first year meeting new people and getting a taste of the work in different departments. By the second year I knew which kind of work I enjoyed and gravitated towards those groups."
What you think of JD's seatless system "really depends on the type of person you are," reflected one trainee. "If you're not the kind of person who's happy to go out there and introduce yourself to others, it will not suit you." Our other sources concurred: "You need to be quite bold, as you're essentially dropped in the deep end and get a lot of responsibility very quickly." Still, we can't stress enough how much JD's trainees appreciate the firm's lack of formal seats. "I absolutely love it," one gushed. "If you actively throw yourself into it, it's 100% a brilliant system."
We asked trainee recruitment and development manager Diana Spoudeas why the firm employs this non-rotational training set-up. She says it all goes back to the early 1980s, when City law firms were starting to boom. Up until then, trainees (or articled clerks, as they were called at the time) didn't do proper seats; they just spent two years with a firm and gained exposure to the whole variety of work a high-street solicitors' practice would typically see (as required by the Law Society).
However, around 1980 many firms shifted toward a set-up favouring large, distinct departments. To ensure trainees continued to meet Law Society requirements to experience a variety of work, City firms introduced the seat system in which trainees rotate through a number of departments. As the story goes, the then senior partner at Gouldens (the City-slicker that went on to merge with Jones Day in the early 2000s) didn't like the sound of this at all. He reasoned: "I want our articled clerks to be entrepreneurial and innovative. Give them an office and a bag [sic] and let them make sure they get the variety of work they need."
The Law Society, however, was sceptical this could work. Diana Spoudeas herself was actually an articled clerk with the firm during this period. As a guinea pig for the new system, she decided to keep a diary of the work she did – this formed the basis of the checklist JD trainees now have to complete to prove they have satisfied SRA requirements. Halfway through her clerkship, Spoudeas was summoned by the Law Society to report on her progress. They grilled her about what she had done over the course of the year. According to Spoudeas, they were impressed, exclaiming "you've done so much more than most articled clerks!" And so the non-rotational system was allowed to stay.
Another hallmark of JD's training contract we should mention is the extensive cross-office and international nature of the work. "People think international work is cool and sexy, but so much of our work is international that it would probably be considered sexier to work on a domestic deal!" one trainee quipped. The firm doesn't offer formal overseas seats –"it would basically contradict how we do things around here if the firm decided to have fixed overseas seats"– but trainees do occasionally travel abroad for work, and the firm sometimes sends some to its Dubai branch for a brief stint (usually between four and six months). Client secondments are available on an ad hoc basis if clients reach out to JD to request a helping hand from trainees.
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21 Tudor Street,
Website www.jonesdaylondon.com
- Partners Approx 60
- Assistant solicitors Approx 120
- Total trainees Approx 40
- Contact Diana Spoudeas, manager trainee recruitment and development
- Method of application Online via our website www.jonesdaylondon.com
- Selection procedure We recruit nearly all trainees from our placement schemes: one interview with two partners for placement scheme; further interview with two partners for training contract whilst on placement scheme Applications open early on 1 September 2016
- Closing date for 2016/17 placement schemes and 2019 training contracts 13 January 2017
- Placements pa 72
- Training contracts pa 20
- Applications pa 1,600
- % interviewed pa 20%
- Required degree grade 2:1
- Required A levels/IB AAA/36
- % trainees with a non-law degree 60%
- Training salary (2017)
- Start: £47,000
- After 12 months: £54,000
- Holiday entitlement Five weeks
- Post-qualification salary (2017) £100,000
- % of trainees offered job on qualification (average) 87%
- Overseas offices Continental Europe, Asia, USA, Latin America, Middle East, Asia Pacific
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Spring scheme: 16 December 2016
Summer scheme and training contracts: 13 January 2017
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Late on Monday, the Justice Department and the FBI opened an investigation into the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida, according to CNN.
College students rallied outside the Seminole County criminal courts building in Florida earlier in the day to bring attention to the killing of the 17-year-old unarmed black teenager, according to The Orlando Sentinel.
Prosecutors were set to review the Martin case and make a decision on whether to file criminal charges against the shooter, a white man. The case has generated national interest in recent weeks with some asking whether race played a role in the shooting.
The Congressional Black Caucus called for a federal investigation, saying that local police had shown a "blatant disregard for justice," said CNN. The Justice Department said it would dispatch officials to Sanford, stating, "The department will conduct a thorough and independent review of all of the evidence and take appropriate action at the conclusion of the investigation."
More on GlobalPost: 911 tapes of Trayvon Martin's shooting have been released
Martin's family called for an investigation after recordings from the 911 call were released, showing that George Zimmerman continued to follow Martin after the police advised him not to, according to NPR.
Martin was shot and killed by Zimmerman in a gated community in Sanford, Fla., on the evening of Feb. 26, according to The Washington Post. Martin was returning from a trip to a 7-Eleven and was found face down with a bag of Skittles and an iced tea. Zimmerman, a member of the neighborhood watch, claimed self-defense.
On the 911 call, Zimmerman can be heard telling police, "Hey, we've had some break-ins in my neighborhood and there's a real suspicious guy." He added, "This guy looks like he's up to no good or he's on drugs or something."
The police asked Zimmerman whether he was following Martin and he confirmed that he was. The officer on the 911 call said, "We don't need you to do that," but Zimmerman continued. In a separate 911 call, there were screams for help and what is thought to be the fatal gunshot that killed Martin.
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Martin's father, Tracy Martin, told the Associated Press on Saturday, "How can you claim self-defense and you are the aggressor?" Calls to 911 from neighbors reported a scuffle and shouts for help.
Sybrina Fulton, Martin's mother, speaking on the Today Show on Monday, said that Zimmerman "was reacting to the color of (Martin's) skin." She added, "(Martin) saw him as a stranger, so he was trying to just get away from the situation. He had never had a run-in with the law. He was mild-mannered. He was a nice kid."
After listening to the recordings, Martin's father said, "We're hoping this doesn't happen again to another family, and that America opens their eyes ... even though this won't bring Trayvon back, we don't want there to be another Trayvon," according to the AP.
The rally in Sanford was organized by the Black Law Students Association which called for Zimmerman's arrest. The group started chanting, "Do I look suspicious?" and "Arrest Zimmerman now," according to The Orlando Sentinel.
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Dallas Parole Officer Nichelle Derricks Took Bribes To Overlook Alan Todd May's $7 Million Oil Scam, Feds Say
It's hard to forget Alan Todd May. He's the Texas con man who, until his phone privileges were revoked, used to sell spaces in made-up trade shows from his Harris County prison cell, not to mention any number of more pedestrian financial misdeeds.
His boldest scheme started in 2008, when he formed a Dallas-based company he called Prosper Oil & Gas. Over the next two years, May convinced investors to give him $7 million that, rather than putting it into oil and gas development like he promised, he spent on a Ferrari, a Mercedes, a BMW and several million-dollar homes.
The law finally caught up with May two years ago in San Francisco, where he had fled and was living under phony names like Mark Mangum, Brian Peirce and Justin Gore. He was brought back to Dallas for trial, pleaded guilty to mail fraud, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The thing is, May shouldn't have been in San Francisco. He shouldn't have even had access to a checking account. May had been released on parole from a Texas prison in 2007 on the condition that he remain in the state and not engage in any financial chicanery. Making sure May lived by those rules was the responsibility of his parole officer.
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That May so effectively flouted the rules of his parole might seem a testament to his well-developed powers of persuasion, but the feds say he had help in the form of Nichelle Derricks, who acted as his parole officer.
According to an indictment filed Wednesday in federal court, Derricks looked the other way for two years as May defrauded investors of millions (and violated the terms of his parole). In exchange, she received cash, furniture, household goods and was treated to drinks and meals by May, presumably at the bars and restaurants where they had supervisory meetings. All told, she received upward of $5,000.
The feds' filing does not name May or Prosper, referring to them only as Person A and Company A, respectively, but the details provided -- the 2007 parole, the May 2008 to March 2010 oil fraud scheme, the company's April 25, 2008 incorporation -- line up perfectly.
Derricks is charged with one count of wire fraud related to some bedroom furniture May charged to a credit card and with bribery involving a program that receives federal funds, as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's parole system does. Attempts to find contact information for her were unsuccessful.
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Shrimp With Sweet Corn Sauce
Recipe by pattikay in L.A.
This is a delightful dish from Taste of the Caribbean by Rosamund Grant. This comes together quickly (after marination) and can easily be made as mild or spicy as your family likes. Note: the original recipe calls for marinating the shrimp using "spice seasoning" - I used garam masala, but I'm sure other spice combinations that you like would be good. I also added a whisper of cayenne to the mix before serving, and will probably add a whole jalapeno next time instead of a half as called for. I have also made this with chicken, which was also very good. Prep time includes marination time.
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Absolutely gorgeous!! This was so good I made as is except I added some snow peas, had to use them up. Great recipe for adaptation by the way. I also could not get a jalapeno at the store, so surprised, usually always have them, so I used a red chili instead. This recipe is soooo good I will be making often. All the flavours go so well together it is just an all out exceptional dish. Thank you so much for sharing pattikay in L.A.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 -2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined (depending on how "saucy" you want the end result to be, I have also used cubed, boneless chicken.)
- garam masala, for dusting (or any spice combination you prefer)
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 -4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro (I used dried)
- 1⁄2 jalapeno, chopped (or other hot pepper)
- 6 -10 ounces corn (frozen or canned, I used more than the 6 oz called for in the original recipe)
- 1 1⁄4 cups coconut milk
Directions See How It's Made
- Sprinkle the shrimp with garam masala (or spices of choice) and lemon juice and let marinate in the refrigerator for about an hour. (When I made this with chicken, I used a Cajun mix rather than the garam masala).
- Melt the butter in a pan and fry onion and garlic for about 5 minutes, till slightly softened.
- Add the shrimp and cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally till cooked through and pink.
- Transfer the shrimp, onions and garlic to a bowl, leaving some of the buttery liquid in the pan.
- Add the tomato paste and cook over low heat, stirring.
- Add the thyme, cinnamon and cilantro and jalapeno to the pan and stir well. (Keep warm over low heat).
- Blend the corn (reserving about 1 T) in a blender or food processor with the coconut milk.
- Add to the pan and simmer till reduced.
- Add the shrimp and reserved corn and simmer for about 5 minutes.
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In 2010, Taiwan remained an important market for U.S. stone fruit -- the number two export market for U.S. peaches/nectarines and the number five export market for U.S. cherries.
THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY Required Report - public distribution Date: 9/9/2011 GAIN Report Number: TW11016 Taiwan Stone Fruit Annual Peaches, Nectarines, and Cherries Jeffrey Hesse, Agriculture Section, AIT Taipei Approved By: Prepared Amy Hsueh, Agricultural Marketing Specialist By: Report Highlights: In 2010, Taiwan remained an important market for U.S. stone fruit -- the number two export market for U.S. peaches/nectarines and the number five export market for U.S. cherries. Stone fruit (cherries, peaches/nectarines, plums/prunes, and apricots) are well received in Taiwan. Taiwan consumers like these fruit due to their attractive appearance, sweetness, juiciness and fragrance. Taiwan wholesalers and retailers like to handle these fruits because they are profitable. Executive Summary Peaches/Nectarines: The United States continued to dominate the Taiwan peach/nectarine import market, accounting for 82 percent of Taiwan?s total fresh peach/nectarine imports (26,628 metric tons [MT] or US$45 million) in 2010. U.S. peach/nectarine exports to Taiwan increased 12% by volume while world exports to Taiwan increased 10% during the 2010 season. Currently, the United States supplies nearly 40% of Taiwan?s total consumption. The direct competitors in the market were mainly local peaches/nectarines with 28,348 metric tons harvested in 2010. Cherries: Taiwan does not produce cherries, thus 100% of this fruit is imported. U.S. cherry exports to Taiwan decreased 39% by volume while world exports to Taiwan (8,769 MT) decreased 28% during the 2010 season. The United States continued to dominate the Taiwan cherry import market, accounting for 54% of Taiwan?s total cherry imports. However, the entry of major southern hemisphere suppliers, i.e. Chile, Australia, and New Zealand, has shifted some market share away from U.S. suppliers in recent years. The United States is expected to remain the largest supplier of these stone fruit varieties to the Taiwan market into the foreseeable future. Currently, China is excluded from the market for peaches/nectarines due to phytosanitary protocols. Given Taiwan?s year-round availability and wide variety of local fruit, Taiwan consumers have developed sophisticated tastes for fresh fruits, with the result that Taiwan's per capita consumption is among the highest in the world. Attractive appearance (size, color, shape) and quality image are given significant weight by Taiwan consumers. People in Taiwan commonly send food products in gift packages to their friends and relatives during three major lunar year festivals: Chinese New Year (usually in February); the Dragon Boat Festival (usually in June); and the Moon Festival (usually in September). Imported peaches and cherries are among the most popular gift items included in these packages. In Taiwan, an estimated 20-25% of fresh fruit is purchased in modern retail outlets with hypermarkets being the most popular store format. These retail chains regularly conduct U.S. fruit promotions, offering even lower prices than available in wet markets to draw consumers into their stores. Nevertheless, traditional wet markets continue to account for 50-60% of total fresh fruit sales, while fruit specialty stores have around 20% retail market share. Recently, non-store retailing has been driven by home shopping and TV/internet shopping, accounting for approximately 5% of total fruit retail sales. This segment is expected to continue to grow over the next few years. U.S. peaches/nectarines in local supermarket Air-shipped California cherries in local supermarket Fresh Peaches & Nectarines Production In 2010, Taiwan peach & nectarine production totaled 28,348 metric tons, a nearly two percent decrease from the previous year. Area planted declined to 2,404 hectares, a five percent decrease from 2009. Although no significant natural disasters were reported in the growing areas, some of the lands previously designated for planting peaches & nectarines were reallocated to growing other crops in 2010. Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) estimated that the production of peaches/nectarines reached 32,807 metric tons in 2011/2012, an increase of nearly 16% from 2010. The area harvested was estimated at 2,398 hectares, up nearly 2% from 2010. No significant natural disasters were reported in Central Taiwan, which is the largest growing area, during the growing/harvest season in 2011/2012. In addition, many new trees were reported to have reached production in 2011/2012. The area planted shows a 0.5% increase in 2011/2012 since the growing area for peaches/nectarines in southern Taiwan that was seriously damaged by Typhoon Morakot in 2009 has resumed production in 2011/2012. Taiwan nectarines (white flesh) are available in the market in May/June and peaches are harvested in July/August. Area planted - Peaches & Nectarines Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Hectare 2,821 2,845 2,776 2,942 2,899 2,919 2,765 2,772 2,542 2404 Production - Peaches & Nectarines Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Tons 24267 29366 31265 29482 25468 28508 28435 29329 28838 28348 Trade In 2010, Taiwan imported a total of 26,628 metric tons or US$45 million worth of peaches and nectarines, an increase of nearly 10% in volume terms and an increase of more than 5% in value from the previous year. The United States had the largest market share (82%), followed by Chile (17%), Japan (1%), and Australia (0.1%). In 2010, imports of U.S. peaches and nectarines increased 12%. Among other major suppliers, Japan and Australia posted significantly negative growth in this category while Chile recorded a modest 0.34% increase in import volume in 2010. Japan peaches, with 200-500 metric tons per season entering Taiwan, are not a major threat to U.S. peaches. Southern hemisphere supplier Chile gained some advantage from increasing supply and lower costs of production, managing to hold its position as the second largest supplier after the United States. U.S. Peach & Nectarine Exports to Taiwan Year Peaches Nectarines Metric Tons US$1,000 Metric Tons US$1,000 2006 10,251 18,491 17,683 17,068 2007 11,929 19,945 21,413 20,719 2008 11,589 23,008 18,663 19,945 2009 9,270 20,921 10,301 13,759 2010 9,392 21,473 12,560 15,708 Source: Taiwan Directorate General of Customs Trade analysts predict that peach/nectarine imports will decline by 8%, falling to 24,500 MT in 2011/2012. The reduction in import sales is, in part, the result of an abundant harvest of local summer fruits (mangoes, litchis, pineapples, papaya, and peaches) during 2011. Industry sources indicated that there was no problem of oversupply of peach imports during 2011 season. Many Taiwan importers were happy with the sales of peaches imported (mostly air-freighted) mainly from the United States in 2011. Source: GTA Production, Supply and Demand Data Statistics: Fresh Peaches & Nectarines Taiwan 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 Market Year Begin: Market Year Begin: Market Year Begin: Jan 2009 Jan 2010 Jan 2011 USDA New USDA New USDA New Of ficial Post Official Post Official Post Area Planted 2,542 2,542 2,500 2,404 2,415 (HA) Area Harvested 2,483 2,483 2,438 2,359 2,398 (HA) Bearing Trees 887 887 893 829 840 (1000 TREES) Non-Bearing Trees 21 21 22 14 9 (1000 TREES) Total Trees 908 908 915 843 849 (1000 TREES) Commercial Production 28,838 28,838 31,643 28,348 32,807 (MT) Non-Comm. Production 0 0 0 0 0 (MT) Production 28,838 28,838 31,643 28,348 32,807 (MT) Imports 24,312 24,312 22,000 26,628 24,500 (MT) Total Supply 53,150 53,150 53,643 54,976 57,307 (MT) Fresh Dom. Consumption 53,150 53,150 53,643 54,976 57,307 (MT) Exports 0 0 0 0 0 (MT) For Processing 0 0 0 0 0 (MT) Withdrawal From Market 0 0 0 0 0 (MT) Total Distribution 53,150 53,150 53,643 54,976 57,307 (MT) TS=TD 0 0 0 (HA) Comments AGR Number Fresh Cherries, (Sweet&Sour) Production: Taiwan does not produce cherries, thus 100% of cherries are imported. Consumption: In recent years, Taiwan has been the number two export market for U.S. Northwest cherries and the number three export market for California cherries. This market is important for U.S. growers because they know that Taiwan consumers will pay a premium price for the largest cherries. Although the majority (over 50%) of fresh fruit in Taiwan is still sold in traditional wet markets, industry estimates indicate that 20-25% of cherries are sold in supermarkets and hypermarkets. During the summer season, these chains often conduct U.S. cherry promotions with prices below wet market prices as a loss-leader program to attract a greater number of consumers. Therefore, these modern retail stores are taking some market share from the wet markets in terms of cherry sales. TV/Internet home shopping and convenience stores have also experienced tremendous growth in sales in recent years in Taiwan. Fresh cherries are one of the few fruits that benefit significantly from these non-traditional shopping outlets. Online grocery shopping, with home delivery services, is expected to continue to expand in the coming years. Cherry gift packs are one of the most popular gift pack items in Taiwan. Cherries with 9-10 rows are preferred by Taiwan consumers. Trade: Fresh cherry imports into Taiwan decreased 28% in volume and 11% in value during the 2010 season to reach 8,769 MT worth US$56.70 million. The United States continued to be the leading supplier with 54% of the market, followed by Chile (25%), Canada (9%), New Zealand (7%), and Australia (4%). U.S. cherry exports to Taiwan decreased 39% by volume and 24% by value in 2010. As shown in the table below, the U.S. market share began a downward trend in 2002 when Taiwan joined the WTO. The entry of Southern Hemisphere suppliers, i.e. Chile, New Zealand, and Australia, has shifted some market share away from U.S. suppliers. Chile continued to be the second largest supplier despite a 9% drop in volume in 2010. Taiwan has permitted the import of fresh cherries from China since 2002. These imports have not yet made an impact on the market due to quality issues and importer concerns regarding consumer acceptance of Chinese cherries. Industry sources indicated that Taiwan cherry imports are expected to increase by an estimated 25%, reaching 11,000 MT for 2011/2012. In general, demand has remained at around 10,000 MT per year over the past 10 years. The significant reduction in imports during 2010/2011 was mainly due to the smaller harvest in the United States, currently the largest supplier to the Taiwan market, and the resulting high cost for the fruit. Other minor factors that affected imports included Taiwan?s strict MRL (maximum residue level) standards that have contributed to lower consumer confidence in imported fruits and an abundant harvest of local summer fruits. Many Taiwan fruit importers have set up branch offices in China to handle shipments entering the market through their headquarter offices in Taiwan. These Taiwan importers now import fruit not only for Taiwan but also for the China market. At present, U.S. fruit exports to China through these Taiwan importers remain flat. Source: GTA Taiwan Fresh Cherry Imports (Metric Tons) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total 9,105 10,42 8,486 11,80 9,881 10,58 11,97 10,43 10,12 12,22 8,76 Import 1 6 8 4 8 7 9 9 s US 7,405 8,397 6,631 9,672 7,325 7,788 7,887 6,974 5,339 7,817 4,73 Import 5 s US 8 74 5 4% Mkt %1 8%1 78 % 82 % % 74 % 66 % 67 % %3 6 %4 5 Share Policy: General Phytosanitary Requirements Stone fruit imports into Taiwan are subject to an inspection based on three basic Taiwan laws: the Food Safety Management Act; Food Safety Management Regulations; and Maximum Residue Level Standards. Taiwan currently bans imports of stone fruit from some countries with various pests of quarantine concern. Imports of stone fruits from the United States require a photosanitary certificate of origin issued by the office of Plant Protection & Quarantine (PPQ), Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA stating that the fruit has been inspected and found free from relevant pests. Taiwan monitors maximum residue levels (MRLs) for around 330 chemical compounds and checks shipments on a random basis. Taiwan?s Department of Health (DOH) is in the process of reviewing a backlog of MRL applications for agrochemicals that are internationally-approved and commonly used in the United States and in other producer countries but for which MRLs have not yet been established in Taiwan. The Agricultural Affairs Office at the American Institute in Taiwan, along with U.S. industry representatives, have been working with Taiwan authorities to develop a review process that will allow for the timely establishment of MRLs not only for agrochemicals on the backlog lists but also for new agrochemicals that in many cases would replace older, less effective compounds. These discussions are ongoing. The China Factor in Competition for the Taiwan Stone Fruit Market Taiwan has opened the two stone fruit categories of fresh apricots (January 2007) and fresh cherries (February 2002) to imports from China. To date, however, Taiwan has recorded no imports under either category. While importers have indicated interest in testing China?s supplies of fresh cherries, logistical difficulties and continuing quality control problems have so far prevented any sales. Cherries, with their unique position as a high volume, high value, short sales window item, represent both high risk and high profit for Taiwanese importers. As such, established suppliers in the United States and other major fruit producing countries are still preferred due to their reliability and responsiveness. The import of stone fruit from China, while still a long-term threat to U.S. market share, is not considered a factor in current market competition. Production, Supply and Demand Data Statistics: Fresh Cherries ,(Sweet&Sour) T 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 aiwan Market Year Begin: Jan Market Year Begin: Jan Market Year Begin: Jan 2009 2010 2011 USDA New USDA New USDA Official Post O New Post fficial Post Official Area Planted 0 0 0 0 0 (HA) Area Harvested 0 0 0 0 0 (HA) Bearing Trees 0 0 0 0 0 (1000 TREES) Non-Bearing Trees 0 0 0 0 0 (1000 TREES) Total Trees 0 0 0 0 0 (1000 TREES) Commercial Production 0 0 0 0 0 (MT) Non-Comm. Production 0 0 0 0 0 (MT) Production 0 0 0 0 0 (MT) Imports 12,229 0 8,600 8,769 11,0000 (MT) Total Supply 12,229 0 8,600 8,769 11,000 (MT) Fresh Dom. Consumption 12,229 0 8,600 8,769 11,0000 (MT) Exports 0 0 0 0 0 (MT) For Processing 0 0 0 0 0 (MT) Withdrawal From Market 0 0 0 0 0 (MT) Total Distribution 12,229 0 8,600 8,769 11,000 (MT) TS=TD 0 0 0 Comments AGR Number Comments To Post Import Trade Matrix Country Taiwan Commodity Fresh Cherries (Sweet & Sour) Nectarines Time Period 2009-2010 Units: MT Import for: 2009 2010 U.S. 7,817 U.S. 4,735 Others: Chile 2,415 Chile 2,210 Canada 975 Canada 829 New Zealand 730 New Zealand 630 Australia 291 Australia 365 Japan 1 Japan 0 Total for Others 4,412 4,034 Others not Listed 0 0 Grand Total 12,229 8,769


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Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is hoping that his side can take a huge step forward towards the next round of the Champions League with a win at Shakhtar Donetsk but he is also aware of the threat posed by their opponents.
After a shaky start to the new season, Barcelona have now reeled off four wins in a row in all competitions and they will be looking for a fifth on Wednesday when they take on Ukrainian side, Shakhtar Donetsk.
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First build, need help!
OK, so this is my first ar build. I have been picking up parts a few at a time so I don't break the bank. So far this is what I have, spikes lower with dpms parts kit, dpms buffer tube, magpul Moe trigger guard (od green), and a geissele ssa two stage trigger. Thus for I'll only have around 50 into the build. What can I say I do a lot of trading :-) . So now its a bout time to start the upper :-\ . I know some of the parts I want in the upper.
-Spikes flat top upper
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- yhm diamond rifle length free float.
as far as everything else, im up in the air. So if you have any suggestions or parts u no longer need, im interested in buying/ trading.
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Got most of my lower parts in the mail today. Need a take down pin spring, my son stole it out of the parts bucket. Anyone have one I'll gladly buy it. Then time for a stock. Was thinking magpul ctr. What do y'all think? After that, time for the upper. :-) pics to come. This app is messing up.
I'd get another barrel, imho Spikes oversizes the gas port on their barrels.
What would you suggest around the same price range?
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I would, but I'm set on building piece by piece. Just on of those things. One thing about buying a complete upper, I'd be buying parts twice. I have to have rifle length quad rail, or else my support hand would be on the barrel. :-\
I have a Green Mountain barrel and it shoots great. I also use a midwest industry extended rifle quad. She looks great. :D
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I have never been a crafty person. And by crafty, I mean in the Etsy sense, not the Tyrion Lannister sense.
Sure, I can sew, but it's never more than to fix a missing button. I don't paint, unless you count basic walls and trim. And whenever my son asks me to draw for him, the requested animal/shape/choo-choo train comes out looking like it has been forged by a Mack truck.
No, my "art" is most definitely in my writing (I hope). Though if you ever asked me to handwrite anything you'll wonder both how I escaped being drafted into medical school based on scrawl alone and how I finished school at all writing test papers by hand.
And yet, I do like the idea of being crafty. My mother is quite the crafter, though as a college professor, she barely has time to sit down at her pottery wheel (yes, she has one). When she does have time, she likes to paint, stamp, decoupage, sew and, yes, do pottery. She even had a loom in the '80s. Cool, huh? She's also the first to admit that I have NONE of her skill despite my genes and my love of Pinterest.
So, she probably was surprised when I messaged her ahead of Thanksgiving, asking if she might be able to bring her glue gun with her while visiting for the holiday. I planned to make "the wreath" I told her.
"The wreath" is a project I'd had my eye on since last year. I'd seen on some site or another a picture of a holiday wreath made out of glass ball ornaments. It was unusual, cool, and if I wanted to buy one on Etsy, expensive as all get out. But with a simple search, I was able to find several different sets of directions on how to make my own out of shatter-proof ornaments. So, after the holidays last year, I bought some discount ornaments, with plans on making the wreath.
It never happened.
Problem No. 1: I couldn't decide on which method to use. You can make it with a foam wreath, string it on a bent hanger or cord of wire, or you could just buy an evergreen wreath and attach the ornaments to that. All the methods looked good, but they also yielded different types of wreaths. You could have a thin one made of wire (bent hanger or otherwise), you could have a slightly bigger one made with a foam wreath, or you could have a very "full" looking one by using the evergreen wreath method.
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As I stood there, three feet from that pretty, easily obtainable wreath, I Googled the project I'd tossed aside last year. That search came up with this post, which featured the closest thing I could find to the wreath in my head.
Weeks later, when my mom arrived with her glue gun, we headed out to Michael's to look at more parts and pieces. We'd initially changed our minds and thought about using a foam wreath as the structure, but I still had that pretty wreath in my head, and decided in the end to go with an evergreen wreath as the base (bonus: the 18-inch evergreen was only $3.99, half of what a foam wreath would've cost). We bought some silver spray paint, too, and that night, I put on my husband's barbecue apron and stood in our garage, spray-painting the wreath on top of some flattened diaper boxes.
I let it air out for a day, and then, on Sunday morning, literally two hours before my parents had to leave for the airport, my mom and I warmed up the glue gun. At first, it was helpful to have two of us working on it — one to place glue on the ornaments and one to hold the glued ornament flush to the wreath — as we went around the outside edge with large ornaments. By the time we started around the inside (following the directions in this post), I was working alone, no help needed. My mom backed away to finish packing — the training wheels had officially come off.
In about an hour, I had a big, totally unique wreath exactly like I'd pictured in my head last year. It is fat, colorful and shiny and exactly what I wanted.
One project does not a crafter make, it's true. But this single project sure went a long way toward convincing me that I might have a crafty bone in my body after all. A bone that is absolutely terrified to actually hang my pretty ornament wreath for fear it might shatter like a pearl necklace. So, rather than hanging it in my dining room window as planned, I have it sitting sentry on my dining room table as a sort of holiday centerpiece.
And I kind of like it like that — just sitting there as a reminder of spending time with my mom, doing something she likes to do. Maybe next time I see her, we'll try another craft. Of course, I'm not going to start saving up for my own pottery wheel anytime soon, but at least I now own a (hand-me-down) glue gun.
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Last updated: November 7, 2009
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The purpose of this study is to determine if there may be a benefit to the newborn if betamethasone is given 12 hours apart instead of 24 hours apart.
|Preterm Delivery
|Drug: dosing of Betamethasone
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Betamethasone Dosing Interval - 12 or 24 Hours?
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Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Infant Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by The Cooper Health System:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The diagnosis of RDS is defined as: PaO2 < 50 mm Hg in room air, central cyanosis in room air, or a requirement for supplemental O2 to maintain PaO2 > 50 mm Hg, along with chest xray findings consistent with RDS (per the Vermont Oxford Network) [ Time Frame: Until neonatal discharge ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Incidence of INH, NEC, BPD, Blindness [ Time Frame: until neonatal discharge ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Betamethasone is a medicine given to women expected to deliver after 24 but before 34 weeks of pregnancy. It is very advantageous in preventing or decreasing the many problems these small babies may face if born early. Betamethasone makes breathing easier for them, also decreases the chance of them bleeding in the head and makes their chances of survival better. This medicine is used routinely in pregnancy but the best timing between doses in not well established. The 'standard' dosing schedule involves giving 2 injections of 12mg of the medicine 24 hours apart. However, many women deliver before reaching the 24-hour mark, despite the doctors best efforts to try and delay delivery, and therefore miss the opportunity for the 2nd dose.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years to 45 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women expected to deliver preterm (either induced or spontaneously) for any obstetrical or medical indication.
- Gestational age between 23 and 34 weeks gestational age.
- Dating must either be by LMP which is consistent with ultrasound performed at any gestational age, or calculated by a sonogram less than or equal to 23 weeks.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients at <23 or >34 weeks gestational age.
- Known drug allergy to betamethasone.
- Given steroid other than betamethasone for lung maturation.
- Any contraindication to steroid therapy.
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00453141
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00453141
|United States, New Jersey
|Cooper University Hospital
|Camden, New Jersey, United States, 08103
|Atlanticare Regional Medical Center
|Pomona, New Jersey, United States
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The Cooper Health System
|Principal Investigator:
|Meena Khandelwal, MD
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017
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|NCT00453141 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 26, 2007
|Last Updated:
|November 7, 2009
Keywords provided by The Cooper Health System:
Betamethasone for preterm labor
Preterm delivery
Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Premature Birth
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Obstetric Labor Complications
Pregnancy Complications
Betamethasone benzoate
Betamethasone Valerate
Betamethasone sodium phosphate
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
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