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Ardagh Group S.A. Pricing of $715 million Senior Secured Notes
29 May 2020
LUXEMBOURG, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardagh Group ("Ardagh") has today priced an issue of $715,000,000 add-on 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the "Notes") at 100.5, representing a yield of 4.0%.
Proceeds from the issuance of the Notes, net of expenses, will be used to redeem in full the $695,345,000 4.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2022, as well as to pay accrued interest and redemption premium.
Paul Coulson, Chairman and CEO of Ardagh Group, said, "We are very pleased with the ongoing support of bond investors in this latest upsized offering, following which we have no bond maturities arising before 2024."
This release is for information purposes only and is not an offer to purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any of the 4.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2022.
Ardagh Group is a global supplier of infinitely recyclable, metal and glass packaging for the world's leading brands. Ardagh operates more than 50 metal and glass production facilities in 12 countries across three continents, employing over 16,000 people with sales of $6.7bn.
The offering of the Notes will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation, as implemented in Member States of the European Economic Area, from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities. This announcement does not constitute an advertisement for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.
The Notes have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any U.S. State security laws. Accordingly, the Notes are being offered and sold in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor will there be any sale of securities referred to in this announcement, in any jurisdiction, including the United States, in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, or an exemption from registration.
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Although this program has all the bells and whistles of a security application, PCsProtector will do nothing in the way of keeping you secure. PCsProtector comes from the Winisoft family of rogue applications and from pop-ups to security warnings, this junkware will tell you anything to try to dupe you into buying their product. Doing so will only lead to a loss from your bank account and added frustration.
PCsProtector's warnings can look extremely authentic and alarming but do not be fooled. You will not be protected from anything. In fact, the irony is that PCsProtector will detect the same Trojan files that actually installed this fakeware in the first place! Here is a sample of the fake alert you will receive:
Spyware Alert!
Your computer is infected with spyware. It could damage your critical files or expose your private data on the Internet. Click here to register your copy of PcsProtector and remove spyware threats from your PC.
One surefire way to become infected with PCsProtector is by installing video codecs from suspicious websites. Avoiding this will save you a lot of headaches. You can also find PCsProtector on fraudulent websites that are hawking similar malware.
Type: Rogue Security Application
Related file contents:
main_config.xml, PcsProtector.exe, Uninstall.exe, 10566viruz2809.dll, 10652not-a-virus69z.cpl, 1092sp5wzre1923.bin, 10501not-a-vizus359.dll, 105259orz1d2.dll, 1058ztroj95e.cpl, PcsProtector.lnk, 1 PcsProtector.lnk, 2 Homepage.lnk, 3 Uninstall.lnk
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PcsProtector.exe uninstall.exe %WINDOWS%\\System32\\.exe
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c:\Program Files\PcsProtector Software\PcsProtector\PcsProtector.exe
c:\Program Files\PcsProtector Software\PcsProtector\uninstall.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\PcsProtector.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PcsProtector
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PcsProtector\1 PcsProtector.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PcsProtector\2 Homepage.lnk
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Sticking with my current theme of doing Assassin's Creed artwork, and having seen The Ezio Collection, Rogue and III be remastered, I thought it made sense to make some artwork for a potential Assassin's Creed (1) remaster.
My idea was to house the set in a big box, similar to Mortal Kombat 11's new release, which would include a copy of the game itself, more than likely a game guide (which I didn't design/add), and a collectible item - in this case, the Altair bell tower statue that was released by Ubisoft in 2014.
I understand that the box itself isn't totally visible, so feel free to check out the printable to see the full version.
Thanks for looking.
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Comment on BenBrownDesign's Assassin's Creed Box Art / Cover.
This is pretty alright. I do like how the box itself looks like, especially the back. However, I'm confused as to why it is in a blue PS4 box inside the sleeve when the preview of that box lacks that? I think instead a die-cut on the sleeve, it would look better as a different material (say, if the box was glossy, the logo would be matte—which Ubisoft tends to do with their content). Mainly, because the die-cut needs to work with the underlying piece and I don't think it does as it stands right now.
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The cover is designed to be a slipcover/slipcase mate that's why. Seems to be the case with most official things unless it's a steelbook.
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@BenBrownDesign Oh, I'm aware that it is a slipcover (I referred to it as a sleeve), but the way it falls over the object doesn't work, imo. It doesn't add anything to the design when applied, because the underlying object doesn't look incorporated into the overall design.
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text: A conversation with Michael Davis, Chief of Police by News@Northeastern - Contributor December 10, 2015 Share Mastodon Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Can you tell us about the university's police department? The Northeastern Police Department is a full-service police department with an investigative unit, a robust patrol division and also areas that focus on emergency management and continuity of operations – fire safety, security technologies – so it's a department that is engineered to serve the entire enterprise that is Northeastern. We are an organization recognizing the contemporary world that we live in, recognizing our charge to ensure the safety and security of all Northeastern personnel – student, staff, faculty and community members at large. We exist in Boston; we exist in a neighborhood, so it's our responsibility to protect all life, in particular that which exists on our campus. Our community outreach has increased exponentially, our social media footprint has increased exponentially, we've reached thousands of people in ways that we previously hadn't. Our acumen around international safety and security has also increased. Our ability to think tactically has increased as well. We've brought on folks who have deep tactical experience. Our deputy chief, for example, has experience at the Miami-Dade Airport where he turned that airport around from one of the worst airports in the nation to one of the best. My own background, being an urban police officer for a number of years and a police chief in the sixth-largest city of Minnesota brings a depth of experience here. So, when you look at the needs of the institution with the experience and acumen that we bring to the table, new tactics, new approaches are going to evolve all the time. There's been a lot of focus in recent days on tactical weapons. How do those fit into NUPD's overall strategy? We have what we call the "incident containment team." It is a team of officers that are specially trained, at a higher level than our already well-trained officers, to respond to an incident. What the team is looking to accomplish is to contain an incident. Mitigate the impact on the institution, and really that means saving lives and preventing obviously further catastrophe from occurring on this campus. But it's not just that. We hope that our work, through engagement of the community, the way our officers interact with folks throughout the campus community, is preventive in nature. Look, if it's happening on your campus or your city, you've already lost. So the idea is not to have quick reactions only; the idea is to think strategically and think about ways that you can be preventative. So what's been lost through all this coverage about focusing just on the weapon is the total program that we are embarking on, which obviously begins with the training and development of our own staff, but will also lead to a continual training of our entire campus community around the areas of situational awareness and to detect behavioral anomalies – things that could represent a threat to the institution or personal safety. That is the broader picture. Response time is important in high-level emergency situations, particularly those involving active shooters. Can you explain the relevance? Much has been talked about with respect to the five-minute time frame. So the question is, "What does the Northeastern University Police Department do in the five minutes?," and we think it's our responsibility to be able to competently respond to whatever happens in that first five minutes. Of course we are surrounded by a huge public safety infrastructure and we work well with Boston in that regard, but we're here on campus and we need to be prepared. How are university police departments different from municipal agencies? People think about universities across the country, and not every university has a police department. In the Midwest where I'm from, very few universities have police departments. They all have security staff, so people think about it in terms of the lowest common denominator of security, kind of the guard at the front gate. That's not the way it is here. Not just our university, but MIT, BU, BC and other universities have actual police officers trained to do the job as a police officer and quite frankly, they take all the risks that any police officer does, as we learned through what happened at MIT with Sean Collier. These men and women dedicate themselves to their craft like any municipal police officer, state police officer, dedicates themselves to their own craft. Anything we do of a tactical nature will include the most robust training available. We take it seriously. When you're talking about preparing yourselves for the potential for a catastrophic event like this, it is all about preparation and it is all about practice. It's not just about handing out weapons or handing out tools. You can have the best tools in the hands of someone inexperienced and not be able to create much with it. It's not about the tools, it's about the skill and training behind it. What can you tell us about NUPD's training? The training never stops. So when people say, 'They're well-trained' it sounds like there's a period at the end of the sentence. There is no period at the end of the training sentence. We work with our law enforcement partners, including state police, and we develop continual training which happens in perpetuity. That's what any competent police agency does, and that's what we are. Quite frankly, with my background, being from a municipality where I ran an organization that had a full-service SWAT team – complete with negotiators and what I would say was the best-performing SWAT team in the state of Minnesota – I would not field a team that was under-equipped or unprepared. We are developing a robust curriculum right now, which is going to be rolled out soon next semester that is really going to be geared towards different campus populations. For example, situational awareness and being able to detect behavioral anomalies. It's really about creating this culture of preparedness, along with our own officers executing that on a regular basis. We put a premium on engagement, officers engaging with the public every single shift, having those conversations with our community members. Community outreach is not something that's a program; it's not something that happens in a silo. It is a strategy; it is an approach; it is a philosophy in how we engage our work. So it's about continual engagement; it's about training, and it's about learning. What we know about the world today is that you can never know enough. You must continually seek to understand so you understand the context by which things exist, so you can respond appropriately with the contemporary training that is necessary. Could universities do without having their own police departments? There are 18,000 police departments in this country. There is a reason that the policing model is created that way; it's so that things are done commensurate with the specific needs of that community. University policing is no different. What we need is different than what BU needs, or what MIT needs. Things that are fundamental, but it's not all the same. It goes to the reason that we exist in the first place. All of these universities could opt to rely on the municipality to deliver police services. So could the transit police. So could a whole list of other police agencies. But the need at one point arose for these institutions to have their own police departments, and that means we have to continually learn about the environment in which our particular set of constituents, our particular community, exists in so that we can keep them safe. If you don't keep current, you become irrelevant. It's like any innovation. If it doesn't keep current with the contemporary needs, it becomes irrelevant and that's what we're trying to avoid. Northeastern is a large, urban campus with many logistical complexities. How does it benefit from NUPD being on site? There are some things that are uniquely Northeastern. We are on nearly 80 acres, we have 80-some buildings. We have a campus that is interwoven into the community here and that presents a unique set of challenges. So, that puts a premium on the familiarity of police personnel to the campus. We're not just one address – you know, just pull up to the building and here's the school. It is way more complex than that. It's understanding how buildings are laid out; it's understanding how to respond and prevent egress or encourage egress if we're trying to evacuate a building. It is leveraging our security technology, which are robust, to be able to respond competently. It's not just people jumping out with weapons going to one spot – it's about responding in a way that integrates the complexity of this campus, or any campus for that matter. So, it takes a strategy and it takes an approach that is built on becoming better all the time and building in efficiencies. You talked about NUPD's work and impact having a global footprint. Can you explain? Our students are in 130-plus countries in the world, and just as we are responsible for and concerned about the safety and well-being of students on this campus. We are equally concerned about the well-being of students that are located abroad – either through co-op, a Dialogue, the NUin program – you name it. Through the NUPD, we've built up an emergency response construct with our partners throughout the University to make sure that students are kept safe, that faculty are kept safe and that programs operate as they are intended wherever they exist. In a city, you don't deal with people overseas. We do. We have just as much concern for their well-being as we are about the folks that are on campus every single day. It shines a light on the complexity of the work that we do and how that's ever-evolving. That's really our charge. We have an international security team here, with a construct by which folks can rapidly get engaged with us and/or authorities overseas to get what they need when they need it. Students can contact us, which they have, and we work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, wherever students are in the world to make sure that we can deal with whatever is going on and we have dealt with some pretty complex issues. But it's made us better and that's something that's really become a strong competency of ours, is to be able to respond effectively. If you take the long view, what's next? This university is growing and morphing all the time. It's growing on a trajectory that causes this really rapid expanse, so we need to be positioned to be able to grow along with that, and that's what we've done and that's what we'll continue to do. Michael Davis has more than 20 years of experience in law enforcement. He was a police officer for 16 years with the city of Minneapolis, and was chief of police for the city of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. He has received numerous awards and commendations for his service. Davis also serves as a police practice consultant for the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and is currently the Strategic Site Liaison for the city of Detroit as part of the Violence Reduction Network.


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FIFA opens new round of World Cup ticket sales
SAO PAULO — FIFA will open a new round of ticket sales for the World Cup online on a first-come, first-serve basis on Wednesday.
About 345,000 tickets will be available for all matches except four — the opener, the two semifinals and the final.
Tickets will go on sale through FIFA's website beginning at 1100 GMT. This round will remain open until April 1, but FIFA said "tickets are expected to sell out fast."
Of the 3.3 million tickets available for the first World Cup in Brazil since 1950, more than 2.3 million have already been allocated, mostly to Brazilian fans. FIFA said about 1.5 million tickets went to the general public, with the rest accounting for hospitality programs, commercial affiliates and other groups.
The last-minute sales phase is expected to start on April 15, also on a first-come, first-serve basis. A random draw for high-demand matches took place in the previous rounds for the 64 matches.
The number of available tickets for Wednesday's round was higher than the 160,000 originally announced due to tickets returned by sponsors and the hospitality program, as well as unpaid tickets from the previous sales stage, FIFA said.
FIFA originally said tickets for two second-round matches and for two group matches in Manaus — England vs. Italy and United States vs. Portugal — also wouldn't be available beginning on Wednesday because of high demand previously. It didn't say exactly how many tickets will now be available for those matches.
The matches with the highest demand so far were the opener between Brazil and Croatia on June 12 in Sao Paulo and the final at Maracana Stadium on July 13 in Rio de Janeiro. The semifinals will be in Sao Paulo and in Belo Horizonte.
FIFA said fans from 212 countries and territories have already secured tickets. Brazilians got 57 percent of them, totaling 906,433. Americans grabbed 125,465, followed by Colombians (60,231) and Germans (55,666).
FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil said recently the 2014 tournament was "the most successful World Cup" in terms of requests, with more than 10 million people trying to get a hold of tickets.


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Reviews Of Awesome Apps For Your Virtual Reality Headset
Having the Oculus Rift as your virtual reality headset is awesome. However, it might not be affordable always. Does that mean you cannot experience the pleasures of a VR? Not at all. If you drop in at vrprovision.com you would be delighted to find several VR headsets that fit your budget.
This is 2016, the age of technology and such technologies enable apps that can be easily found and are best for virtual reality purposes. Mind you, using apps will only show you the potential of what VR can actually be. Its because the concept of VR is still in its infancy and the apps only use the most basic necessities and features present in the Smartphone.
There are various kinds of applications that are developed by top companies in order to initiate the interest of a user in VR. The page will list out five of the best VR headset apps that are free and available for both android and iOS.
The Best Apps of Virtual Reality Headset
1. Google Cardboard Headset
This is one of the most popular apps developed by Google that's completely free for Android and iOS. Over here, you can see the entire wrap of the world through Google Earth ending over the Arctic. Best features include:
· Inexpensive
· Enables user to watch movies
· Equipped with VR front camera functions
The NYT VR is an app that is developed by the New York Times where virtual reality is given a go for the purpose of more news exploration and communication. Exploring this app will take you to the world in and beyond of the planets, underneath the ocean and through the centers where the New York Times cover a story like the World trade center.
The best features include:
· Updated and daily news from around the corners of this world
· Frequent updates and great video quality
3. InCell VR: Game about cells and Viruses
This app uses the concept of Virtual Reality to portray the educational information of human cells in the manner of a game. The effect of InCell will make you feel like you are flying through human cells as they are recreated.
The best features include:
· Interesting and fun
· Colorful and educative
RYOT is a film production firm that impressed the Huffington Post so much that they bought RYOT in the year of 2015. This app focuses on the production of series of documentaries while depicting the various issues of this world such as riots, refugees, natural calamities, etc.
The best features include:
· Highly educational
· Emphasis and awareness on various serious day to day topics
5. Jaunt VR
The Jaunt VR is the combination of entertainment but through serious issues of the world. It portrays short films, live performances by stars like Paul McCartney and Jack White. At the same time, news from Syria through ABC News is reported.
The best features of Jaunt include:
· Packed with fun videos and sources of entertainment
· Focuses on the reporting of immediate and ongoing serious news of the world
Therefore, go ahead and try the various awesome apps for your Virtual Reality Headset. These while portraying serious issues are interesting and absolutely fun. You need not worry about having the HTC Drive anymore since just a Smartphone will do.


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6 House Farm in West Georgia on 27+/- Acres
This Bethesda Church Poultry Farm is a 6 house broiler farm located in Carroll County, GA near Carrollton. This farm grows for Koch Farms. Complex raising an 8.75 lb bird on 60 to 62 day grow out. This farm has 6 - 40x500 houses. These are Class A pay houses (projected incomes are not guaranteed or warranted) these are Optic grow living and have Choretime Feed Lines, Choretronics Controllers, one house has big ace drinkers others have Zigity Water Lines, Reaves cool cell systems, stir fans front and back, Tunnel ventilated houses, Totem controllers alarm system, vent machines operate off rods. Four of the houses are Solid Exterior Walls, Radiant Propane Brooders (14 front & 10 back), All 6 Houses have been kept updated and are in good condition. This farm operates on propane and has its own well that supplies the entire operation. Also has backup county water. Mortality is disposed of in Compost Shed.
The seller projects the gross annual income will be around $230,000 to $260,000 with all houses on A Pay (projected incomes are not guaranteed or warranted)
The farm has 27+/- Acres and a doublewide mobile home (repairs needed) for the caretaker. Located near Carrollton, GA about one hour from Atlanta. This farm is a Bio Secure area. No visitors without permission. All visitors must be accompanied by a listing agent and be pre-qualified by a lender before visiting the farm.
Current Integrator of this farm (Koch's) has provided an Upgrade Requirement List that would apply to a new owner.
All information is believed to be correct, but not guaranteed, it's the buyer's responsibility to do their own due diligence.


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One of the leaders of the 1953 Norilsk uprising, a major protest by inmates of the Soviet gulag prison-camp system, has died in Ukraine at the age of 90.
Yevhen Hrytsyak died in the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk on May 14.
Hrytsyak was a leader of protests by thousands of inmates over prison conditions and alleged torture at several labor camps near Norilsk, a frigid mining city 400 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, shortly after Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's death.
The uprising lasted from May 26 to August 4, 1953.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Facebook that Hrytsyak was "one of fearless leaders of political prisoners, who stood against gulag system."
Hrytsyak spent many years in the gulag after he was arrested in 1949 and convicted of fighting in the ranks of a Ukrainian nationalist group in the beginning of the World War II.


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U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to pull out of NAFTA has caused much hand-wringing north of the 49th parallel.
The consequences of a U.S. withdrawal appear to be dire for Canada considering 75% of Canadian merchandise exports go south of the border. However, a recent article by Nick Taylor-Vaisey in Maclean's magazine, reveals some surprising facts about current NAFTA usage by Canadian companies, which signals little impact for most exporters should the trade agreement go down.
While NAFTA may have been a boon to many Canadian exporters whose products attracted high-rates of duty when it was launched in 1994, those barriers have largely disappeared. According to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 41 per cent of Canadian exports to the U.S. are already zero-rated by virtue the country's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
If NAFTA were to end tomorrow, about 60% of goods would see virtually no change in the tariffs assessed on them, and nearly 80% of all Canadian exports to the U.S. would face tariffs of 2.5% or less according to economists from Scotiabank.
Even more astonishing is the fact that only about half of Canada's non-fuel exports currently make use of the preferential tariff rates available to them under NAFTA.
Why have Canadian exporters forsaken the preferential tariffs they are entitled to under NAFTA?
The answer lies in NAFTA's onerous compliance regime. To claim NAFTA preference, Canadian exporters are required to understand and apply the Agreement's complex rules of origin, substantiate their origin claims, file supplementary paperwork, and maintain more detailed records for longer periods of time.
Given the choice between marginally higher duties and significantly more administrative costs, it's no surprise that many Canadian exporters have already concluded that NAFTA is just not worth the bother.


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The Stupid British Royal Family – Liberal/Multi-Cult idiocy causes problems – Queen's ban on idiot Harry
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Dedicated to Free Speech, Immigration Reform, and Restoring Political Sanity. This is a very important website and organisation in Canada run by Paul Fromm, whom I know personally. He used to work with the late great Ernst Zundel when the Jews tried to destroy him. Paul Fromm does an incredible amount of work and he's the most rock solid fighter for White Freedom and Truth in Canada.
[This stupid marriage of the fool Harry, is most certainly making me laugh. I think he was listening too much to the non-white wife, and then decided to give the Royal Family the finger. So now the Queen has issued a ban on their marketing of their Royal credentials. Its all so funny.
Queen BANS Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from using lucrative 'Sussex Royal' brand that they hoped to use to build new lives because 'they simply cannot sell themselves as Royals'
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent tens of thousands of pounds on a new Sussex Royal website and their hugely popular Instagram feed
Couple sought to register Sussex Royal as global trademark for a range of items and activities, including clothing, stationery, books and social-care services
Also looked to set up a new charitable organisation – Sussex Royal, The Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
But the Queen and senior officials are believed to have agreed it is no longer tenable for Harry and Meghan to keep the word 'royal' in their 'branding'
By Rebecca English Royal Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Published: 22:05 GMT, 18 February 2020 | Updated: 23:34 GMT, 18 February 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex must drop their 'Sussex Royal' label after deciding to step down as working royals.
Following lengthy and complex talks, the Queen and senior officials are believed to have agreed it is no longer tenable for the couple to keep the word 'royal' in their 'branding'.
Harry and Meghan have spent tens of thousands of pounds on a new Sussex Royal website to complement their hugely popular Instagram feed.
They have also sought to register Sussex Royal as a global trademark for a range of items and activities, including clothing, stationery, books and teaching materials.
In addition, they have taken steps to set up a new charitable organisation: Sussex Royal, The Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
It has now been made clear that they will need to 're-brand'.
The Mail understands that, amid what has been described as a 'complex' situation, the 'fine detail' is still being thrashed out.
However, it is understood the couple have accepted that, as part of their new working arrangements, they will not be able to use the Sussex Royal name as they had hoped.
Harry and Meghan have spent tens of thousands of pounds on a new Sussex Royal website, sussexroyal.com, to complement their hugely popular Instagram feed. It has now been made clear that they will need to 're-brand'
The development is thought to represent a major blow to the Sussexes, who now face starting again and re-registering everything from their website to their charity under a new label.
Harry and Meghan first began using the Sussex Royal branding this time last year, after they split their household from that of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – known as Kensington Royal.
The Sussexes' Instagram page, @sussexroyal, has amassed 11.2 million followers – the same number of fans as William and Kate's account.
It was a natural progression, therefore, for Harry and Meghan to use the moniker for their new charitable foundation, due to be launched this year with the support of Buckingham Palace.
And as they secretly prepared for a new life in Canada, it was clear that Sussex Royal was at the forefront of Harry and Meghan's plans.
Dozens of trademark applications were made for everything from bandanas to notebooks – although sources have always stressed that these were preventative measures to protect the trademark from others, and never intended for commercial use.
The couple also privately commissioned a new website. It went live last month to coincide with their bombshell announcement, with the introduction: 'Welcome to the Sussex Royal community, your source for information on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.'
The couple's decision to step down as senior working royals and pursue 'financial independence' put a spanner in the Sussex Royal works and placed the Queen in an invidious position
The couple's decision to step down as senior working royals and pursue 'financial independence' put a spanner in the Sussex Royal works.
It placed the Queen in an invidious position, given her long-held conviction of refusing to allow working members of the family to profit from their positions.
Announcing Her Majesty's decision to allow her grandson and his wife to pursue a new life abroad, officials made clear that the Sussex Royal title would still need to be re-evaluated.
All members of the family – including Harry and Meghan – were involved in the discussions, and it is understood they all agreed that, in light of the Sussexes' decision to step back, their use of the word 'royal' would come into question.
Now, as well as giving up their HRH titles for work purposes and abandoning official appointments and patronages – including Harry's military roles – the Sussex Royal brand will have to be abandoned.
Such is the sensitivity around the issue, Buckingham Palace officials would not discuss the developments last night.
A source told the Mail: 'In many ways this is inevitable given their decision to step down, but it must surely come as a blow to the couple as they have invested everything into the Sussex Royal brand The Queen would have had little choice, however.
'The Sussexes' original plan – of being half-in, half-out working royals – was never going to work. Obviously, as the Queen has made clear, they are still much-loved members of her family.
But if they aren't carrying out official duties and are now seeking other commercial opportunities, they simply cannot be allowed to market themselves as royals.'
The couple are reported to have 'no regrets' about their decision to step down.
Discussions about their charitable foundation took them to the prestigious Stanford University in California last week.
The foundation had been expected to launch in April, with the couple believed to be modelling the non-profit on those run by Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill and Hilary Clinton and Bill and Melinda Gates.
The Sussexes also recently appeared at a conference in Miami organised by banking giant JP Morgan.
They reportedly dined with Jennifer Lopez after flying in on the firm's private jet from Vancouver – despite previously calling for the world to embrace more eco-friendly ways to travel.
The appearance at the invitation-only summit is said to have earned the Sussexes up to £775,000. Local media reported that Harry appeared on stage with his wife and Gayle King, a TV host who attended Meghan's baby shower last year.
A source told the New York Post that the duke 'opened up to the wealthy crowd about the childhood trauma of losing his mother', adding: 'Harry also touched on Megxit, saying while it has been very difficult on him and Meghan, he does not regret their decision to step down as senior royals because he wants to protect his family.
'He does not want Meghan and their son Archie to go through what he did as a child.
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8018043/Queen-BANS-Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-using-Sussex-Royal-brand-cost-thousands.html
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With more than 1,000 hotel brands in operation and the biggest hospitality providers expanding their ever-growing portfolios, a recent Skift article asks the question: can hotel companies have too many brands?
The publication used its Skift Forum Europe event as the sounding board for this question to a number of top hotel leaders. The resounding response was "no." As one participant said, "it's like being too skinny or too rich."
Though, in the age of property acquisition to expand their footprints, many leading hospitality providers may find that owning too many brands can create a major challenge – maintaining guest loyalty when there's just too much to manage.
As highlighted in the article, Radisson is actually taking a different road by focusing on a "less is more strategy." This approach makes it easier to communicate with consumers and to build brand loyalty by keeping the number of brands relatively small in any one portfolio.
Having the right resources to manage only one brand can be challenging for any major company, especially in an era where guest loyalty can be achieved or lost very rapidly. Further compounding this is the fact that all hotels brands are chasing long-term guest loyalty, which can be too difficult to achieve when the main goal is to grow their portfolios.
Large hospitality providers should consider developing a brand strategy like Toyota. The automotive manufacturer aims to have "life-time" customers who grow and mature with the brand.
For example, a recent college graduate can start with a more cost-effective Scion, then eventually be a driver of a Lexus as their career progresses. Through the entire growth path, Toyota is there with the right vehicle that matches where the consumer is in their life. Many large hoteliers also own multiple brands that can fit into the lifecycle of a traveler as they work their way up the corporate ladder.
Overall, balancing business expansion with brand nurturing efforts can be very challenging. There is no magic bullet for creating and maintaining brand loyalty. The best option is to not forget to invest in the right innovations and talent that help propel a brand into the future.


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Medical Studies on Vertical Vibration
There have been numerous medical studies performed using Vertical Vibration helping to improve many illnesses in people. Below is a list of these medical studies you may download and read. Again this is another reason why to choose our Vertical DKN vibration machines. The studies do not apply to an oscillating machine. (Most cheap machines are oscillating)
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Medical Studies on Vertical Vibration, click below to view or download
- 6-Month Whole Body Vibration Training on Hip Density
- Acute and residual effects of vibratory stimulation on explosive strength in elite and amateur athletes
- Acute changes in neuromuscular excitability after exhaustive whole body vibration exercise as compared to exhaustion by squatting exercise
- Acute physiological effects of exhaustive whole-body
- Adaptive responses of human skeletal muscle to vibration exposure
- Balance training and exercise in geriatric patients
- Effect of a vibration exposure on muscular performance and body balance. Randomized cross-over study
- Hormonal responses to whole-body vibration in men
- Influence of vibration on mechanical power and electromyogram
- Journal of bone and mineral
- Mechanical Stimulation in the Form of Vibration Prevents
- NEW TRENDS IN TRAINING SCIENCE The use of Vibrations for enhancing performance
- Oxygen uptake during whole-body vibration exercise
- Prevention of Postmenopausal Bone Loss
- Strength Increase after Whole-Body Vibration Compare with Resistance Training
- Suppressive mechanism of gastric motility by whole-body vibration
- The anabolic activity of bone tissue, suppressed by disuse, is normalized by brief exposure to extremely low-magnitude mechanical stimuli
- Transmissibility of 15-Hertz to 35-Hertz Vibrations to the Human Hip and Lumbar Spine…Osteoporosis
- Whole-body vibration exercise leads to alterations
- Whole-Body-Vibration Training Effective in Older Women
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MUMBAI, India -- Mumbai is largely back open for business, but if the government doesn't improve the nation's security India Inc. may sink, corporate leaders say.
While few say the recent terror attacks will derail India's economy, there are concerns that foreign investment will decline as companies re-evaluate the risk of doing business in India. Mumbai's high-profile businesses - finance and film - will likely continue to grow, but business executives acknowledge concern about long-term damage to the country's reputation.
"You will reach a tipping point someday," said Kris Gopalakrishnan, the chief executive of Infosys Technologies Ltd., one of India's largest outsourcing companies. "Let's say no fundamental changes happen. Let's say terror attacks continue. At some point you may say, 'Enough is enough. I'm not going to bother with doing business in India.'"
The Indian government is facing widespread accusations of security and intelligence failures in the attacks that left 172 people dead and 239 injured. The country's top law enforcement official has resigned amid growing criticism that the attackers that immobilized Mumbai for 60 hours appeared better trained, better coordinated and better armed than police.
"All of this I think could've been minimized," Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata told reporters the day after alleged Muslim militants stormed the historic Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel, which is owned by a subsidiary of the Tata Group. "Well, it's easy to say, everyone's doing their best, but it's not coming together fast enough."
Infosys' Gopalakrishnan said his company is in talks with federal and local authorities to discuss ways to consolidate and strengthen the nation's security agencies and police.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised to strengthen maritime and air security and look into creating a new federal investigative agency.
U.S. consumer products maker Procter & Gamble Co. banned its executives from traveling to India the week of the attacks but has since scaled that back.
Automaker General Motors Corp. advised employees not to fly through Mumbai - but said their business plans for India would remain unchanged. With sales sagging at home, GM is looking to emerging markets like India for future growth.
"Going forward, we consider this one as a temporary aberration. It is not going to impact our operation in any manner," said P. Balendran, vice president of GM India.
Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital, has a history of terrorist attacks, and has managed to bounce back each time. Within a month of the twin blasts that rocked Mumbai in August 2005, the benchmark Sensex rose 10.7 percent; a month after the July 2006 train blasts that killed some 200 people, it gained 5 percent, according to Religare Securities Ltd., a Mumbai brokerage.
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said the latest attacks will be no different. "I believe people will understand this is an exception and not a rule," he said by phone.
But others worry that the spectacle of the city's top luxury hotels under siege played out in real-time on television around the world will leave a lasting, negative impression.
Also, this time India's economy is already under pressure from the global financial crisis. Economic growth is slowing, liquidity is tight and the stock market is sinking as foreign investors withdraw funds. Since the attacks, the Sensex has fallen 3.2 percent.
Investors will likely start demanding greater compensation for the risk of doing business in India, pushing up the cost of already scarce capital, says Amitabh Chakraborty, president of equities at Religare. That could come in the form of higher bond yields and loan rates.
"One cannot say it's nothing and Mumbai goes on," he said. "Long term, there will be real collateral damage."
Religare says credit default swap spreads - the cost of protection against default - for the State Bank of India and ICICI Bank rose in the wake of the attacks, an indication that investors believe the risk of the two banks defaulting has increased.
Then there is the potential increase in the cost of doing business, as companies beef up security, re-examine insurance policies, and prepare to shoulder the cost of increased travel to meet with clients outside India.
Gopalakrishnan of Infosys said some clients have canceled travel plans, but others have pledged to visit soon as a sign of solidarity. "The messages I'm getting are don't worry, we want to support you in this period of tragedy," he said.
A raft of events have been canceled, including Live Earth, a concert scheduled for Dec. 7, and the Champions League Twenty20, an international cricket match scheduled for this month - taking with it lucrative advertising and sponsorship contracts.
Armando Kraenzlin, regional vice president and general manager at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, a luxury hotel that caters to business travelers, said it's too early to assess the full impact of the attack.
"We will be affected, of course," Kraenzlin, adding that he knew three people who were killed.
Business travel could fall by 25 to 30 percent in December, which is peak season for both tourists and dealmakers, Religare predicts.
Travelers don't always react in predictable ways to terrorism. After the Madrid bombings in 2004, U.S. travel to Spain increased 8 percent between 2004 and 2005.
Bollywood, India's Mumbai-based film industry, could also be hurt, said Komal Nahta, editor of the Bollywood trade publication "Film Information."
He fears foreign crews will think twice about filming in India, and he expects funding in the next few months to become "dear and difficult."
"Already recession has begun to take its toll on the film industry. In this kind of climate, they've got one more reason to slow down," he said. "Nobody wants to fund a project and see it going down the drain because of terrorist attacks."
Mumbai's elegant Art Deco cinemas have been eerily empty since the attacks. P.P. Murlidharan, manager of the 1,024-seat Eros cinema, not far from the Taj hotel, said attendance has been 30 percent of normal.
"Friday, Saturday, Sunday should be house full," he said. "But it is empty."
Associated Press writers Anita Chang and Ramola Talwar Badam contributed to this report from Mumbai.


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New York Wine and Food Festival founder and directing intelligence Lee Schrager writes us, outling his developing vision for the festival. Why paraphrase? What follows are Schrager's words, whispered into the collective ear of his mailing list: "Imagine if you can…walking around an event on a beautiful Friday night in the fall that is held in the historic and scenic Meatpacking District, that features wonderful sponsor buildouts throughout the area, special promotions going on in the many great clubs and restaurants in the area featuring guest chefs and winemakers, and wine and food samplings in the numerous upscale boutiques. Got the picture?" Schrager, having no doubt experienced blowback from telling the Times that he was planning on closing down Ninth Avenue, also asks us to pass along this very unequivocal fact: "We are not closing off any streets."
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A guest post by FR. ANGELO MARY GEIGER F.I.
In the last couple of days, Professor David L Schindler's critique of Christopher West as come under attack by some heavy guns, namely, Professor Janet Smith and Professor Michael Waldstein. I would like to comment only relative to the main point I made here on The Dawn Patrol last week. That point is that the very effective popularization of the theology of the body (TOB) by West has a severe liability insofar as it promises too much: it is supposed to be the bombshell that will delivered us from the death-grip of that nasty Catholic Puritanism.
I am not a scholar; while my argument with West is theological, it is not academic. West is a popularizer. He is targeting the sex-saturated masses with arguments that are largely apologetical in style and substance. It seems to me that Schindler, dean of the John Paul II Institute, is addressing West on an academic level, and he does so fairly and accurately.
That being said, it is not true, as both Smith and Waldstein claim, that Schindler does not offer sources for his arguments. He gives precise instances of remarks made by West, which he documents, and then he summarizes the problem as follows (emphasis mine}:
I offer these examples not merely because they are vulgar and in bad taste, not to mention sometimes bordering on the just plain silly, but because they indicate a disordered approach to human sexuality. An objective distortion in approaching sexuality does not cease to be such simply because it is theologized. West to be sure will point toward the "orthodox" intentions and context of the examples, but my criticism bears on the substance of his preoccupation as reflected in the examples.It seems that Schindler is arguing that to do things like advising young men to look at their naked bodies in a mirror in order to overcome shame is an example of a "disordered approach to sexuality." Taken together with the other examples of West's teachings, Schindler indicates a "preoccupation" West holds which, from the many blog comments I have read over the last week, seems to be a common complaint about his approach. West justifies all he says on the basis of his knowledge of the corpus of John Paul II's TOB, including the above advice. Schindler does not seem to be impressed by this extrapolation of the pope's teaching--this theologizing that really has nothing to do with the John Paul's corpus of writing.
Professor Schindler then goes on to make four points about West's theology that are problematic: 1) the distorted notion of concupiscence; 2) the inadequate notion of analogy; 3) the overly-masculine vision of shame and reverence; 4) the way in which West's preaching style inherently and adversely affects the substance of his presentation.
With theological acumen, Schindler summarizes the concerns that have been brought up to West for years by those who have listened to his presentations or read his books. It seems to me that where there is that much smoke, there is fire. It's not a matter of condemnation, but of critique, and the critique is sufficiently well documented to be taken seriously.
In "An Open Letter to a Concerned Listener," dated September 2001, which was inserted into his tape set "Naked without Shame: Sex and the Christian Mystery," West admitted, "Listening to the tapes myself, I would even admit that some of my statements could have been better nuanced in order to avoid some potential confusion." However, he qualifies that by saying: "Though my own style and personality is evident, the essence of the message in those tapes is not my own." But I believe it is not the essence of West's message—that of John Paul II—that Schindler has an argument with, but with the particulars that belong to West alone, the complaints against which West has been aware of for a long time.
This brings me to a delicate topic, which in view of the highly sensitized Catholic blogosphere on this matter, I will be sticking my neck out by highlighting it. It is the question of presentation (Schindler's fourth point), because really, it seems to me this is what the debate is all about. What do we say to sex-saturated men and women who are either barely hanging on to their faith or who have completely bought the modern prejudice against a chaste life? All along my whole point has been that West's approach has strengths and it has liabilities. Schindler just thought it was time to be frank about it. Smith and Waldstein have called foul.
Here is the sensitive part. Schindler writes the following:
West often tends to treat resistance to the content of his lectures, for example during the question periods, as matters of resistance to the Holy Spirit (to the Spirit now speaking in and through West's "charism"), urging questioners to pray to overcome the fear induced in them by their bad theological-spiritual formation. Well-balanced persons have spoken of how West makes them feel a sense of guilt, of resistance to the Holy Spirit, if they experience uneasiness about what he is saying.If what Schindler says is true, and so far, neither Smith or Waldstein have denied it, then that, my friends, is manipulation. It may be honest and sincere. I am sure it is done with the purest intention, but it is manipulation pure and simple. I want to emphasize that it is in no way my intention to judge Christopher West, but this method of dealing with the doubt of good people just does not wash.
I have seen this kind of nonsense before and it is no good. West and his supporter just do not know how the Holy Spirit is working in the hearts of his hearers—no way, no how—unless of course we are implicitly assuming some kind of charismatic grace here, which so far I have not heard asserted. There are many secular organizations that use this kind of technique. None of them would I recommend to anyone.
I do not want to overplay the significance of this. However, since we are really focusing on a popular presentation and the means by which this is being carried out, I must point out that recourse to age-old groupthink tactics is an example of how this whole presentation promises too much and cannot deliver.
Just a couple of other particulars in regard to the critiques of Schindler by Smith and Waldstein to illustrate my point about the focus of the argument being on presentation: Smith defends West's admonition to bless genitals:
A friend of mine who was sexually abused often finds it difficult to engage in the marital embrace (trying not to offend!). A very orthodox Catholic therapist recommended that her husband pray over her reproductive organs (being delicate here). Since he has been doing that, she has experienced some healing, and her enjoyment of the marital embrace has improved considerably.But what the professor is talking about is private counsel directed at an individual known well by the therapist. This is not the same as general advice to be proliferated to the masses. The whole thing, again, is a matter of the "preoccupation" of the "presentation," which is very effective, in one sense, as a way of dealing with our wounded society, but which has real liabilities that need to be acknowledged and dealt with.
The second particular I want to mention has to do with the exaggerations of prudery such as the very extreme examples offered by Waldstein and the reaction against any attempt to question the way transformation in grace is being presented.
We are told: Ignorance of the principles of TOB along with the heresy of Jansenism have led to a deep-seated Manichaeism among Catholics. Waldstein writes that early 20th-century Jesuits hid their genitals with ashes when they were bathing, while trads want women to wear black cardboard boxes. The implied solution is to bless genitals and stand naked in front of a mirror—of course, while studying TOB and praying. Is this a caricature? I certainly am not arguing for the other extreme, but I know there are some confused people out in the blogosphere.
There is no sense whatsoever, contrary to what Waldstein suggests, in which Schindler minimizes the power of transforming grace. Yes, as St. Augustine says: "Love, and then do what you want!" But transforming grace has to do with the life of perfect charity, and while the perfection of virtue leads to spontaneity in what is right and just, it is foolish to suggest to a general public that struggling with concupiscence that if they do things right, not only will they be freed from their dirty sex hang ups, but they will, in fact, live "naked without shame." I do not know where this "holiness trumps temptation" comes from. Perhaps it is time for West and his supporters to cite some sources other than the oblique statements of John Paul II. If it is true, then let's see the tradition.
Both Puritanism and the culture of pornography are a function of original sin. Only a thorough sacramental catechesis and a developing spiritual life are going to manage these problems. An exalted view of human sexuality is part of the solution, but it is not a panacea. We should not confuse apologetics with catechesis, let alone with theology. As I said in my earlier post, I don't expect us all to agree on our analysis of Christopher West's impressive work, but I do think the issues raised should be taken seriously. And even if Professors Smith and Waldstein disagree with Professor Schindler, there is no reason to criticize him for saying publicly what many people have been saying directly to West for a long time.
Just for the record, I would like to say again that I do not question anyone's integrity or good will. But this needs to be talked about frankly and openly and in a spirit of charity. No one is being crucified and no one's reputation is being ruined. If it is, I will have none of it, but abusus non tollit usum, the abuse does not vitiate the use. There is no reason we need to be silent about this. God bless all those in the pursuit of truth.
Father Angelo Mary Geiger, a Franciscan Friar of the Immaculate, blogs at maryvictrix.com.


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Definition of 'bonus'
Eligibility: evolving court practice
Although performance-based compensation has long been an integral part of Hungarian employment law, neither the Labour Code nor the relevant commentaries provide a clear-cut definition of a 'bonus'. As a result, the definition and key legal principles governing bonuses have been developed by court practice. This update examines some notable decisions that illustrate the development of this practice. To better understand the developments, it will first consider the definition of a 'bonus' in court practice.
The Labour Code's definition of 'wages' is broad. It includes any remuneration – provided directly or indirectly, in cash or otherwise – based on an employment relationship. This definition draws on international treaties, such as International Labour Organisation Convention 95 concerning the Protection of Wages and Section 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. These treaties define wages in the context of the equal pay principle. Thus, the definition can be unhelpful when courts try to define the exact legal nature of bonuses.
In a strict legal sense, a bonus falls within the above definition of wages, but courts tend to interpret it as a special type of remuneration outside the general wage concept. For example, Hungarian law does not recognise bonuses as being part of an employee's regular wages when it comes to absence pay (ie, a payment due in lieu of wages when someone is exempted from work or during sick leave).
The key characteristics of a bonus, according to court practice, are as follows:
- A bonus is based on performance, but is not the counter value of the performance of standard duties under an employment contract.
- A bonus is payable based on the employer's undertaking and the employee's exceptional performance.
- A bonus compensates exceptional performance. However, it does not compensate additional performance in general, as this is usually compensated by allowances. Rather, it compensates exceptional performance that was expected and that the employer undertook to compensate.
Courts use the above characteristics to define whether the remuneration in question can be regarded as a bonus. The decisive factor in such a decision is not the remuneration's title, but its legal nature and the concept behind it. Thus, to establish the legal nature of the remuneration in a particular case, the underlying documentation and the practice that was followed must be considered.
In addition to bonuses, Hungarian law also recognises the concept of a 'reward', with which an employer can compensate exceptional performance. A reward differs to a bonus as it is paid solely at the employer's discretion with no criteria set in advance, whereas a bonus is legally payable and enforceable if its preconditions are met.
Eligibility: evolving court practice
Unsurprisingly, most legal disputes regarding bonuses concern eligibility. As there are no regulations governing the payment of bonuses, courts usually base their decisions on:
- the parties' agreements (written or verbal);
- the employer's internal regulations (ie, bonus scheme);
- the parties' practice; and
- general legal principles (excluding the equal pay principle).
The most notable cases usually arise from disputes in which these elements are contradictory or which involve questions that fall outside their scope. Below are examples of some important decisions over the past decade that have shaped court practice.
Employer's undertaking
The most important precondition for eligibility is that the employer undertook to pay the bonus. This can be done in an employment agreement or unilaterally. In accordance with court practice, a verbal promise cannot be considered a concrete commitment or undertaking and, therefore, no bonus claim can be enforced on this basis. Instead, an employee's bonus claim must be based on the employer's concrete written commitment.
If an employer undertook to pay a bonus, and the tasks or preconditions detailed in the undertaking have been completed, the bonus is automatically payable. In accordance with court practice, additional action (eg, an approval or request) that is not prescribed by the underlying documents is not required.
Partial performance of tasks
Another important question that the courts have to address is what happens if the tasks are determined correctly in advance by the employer and the employee completes them only partially. Court practice is not fully consistent regarding this question, but Supreme Court decisions from 1997, 1999 and 2002 adopted a rather employee-friendly approach, as they established that – in the absence of appropriate exclusion covenants in the employer's original undertaking – the employee may be entitled to a relevant part of the bonus.
Failure to set tasks
In a memorable 2004 judgment, the Supreme Court declared that a bonus could be payable even in the absence of the employee's performance if the employer:
- fails to determine the exact tasks to be completed by the employee; or
- determine the tasks so late (eg, in the penultimate month of the financial year, as in the case at hand) that the employee could not have been reasonably expected to complete them.
Most commentators interpreted this judgment to mean that if an employer undertakes to pay a bonus on the completion of certain tasks (eg, in the employment contract), it cannot escape its obligation to pay the bonus by failing to determine the tasks.
From an employer's perspective, this practice was further aggravated by the fact that courts considered an employer's general practice – for example, if an employer paid 80% of an annual bonus for the 50% completion of a task, employees may have based their claim on such practice. In response, employers tried to mitigate the risk of such court practice by applying more sophisticated bonus schemes and making less concrete undertakings.
After the economic crisis and the adoption of the new Labour Code in 2012, court practice in Hungary shifted; it seems that courts now try to strike a better balance between employee welfare and employers' economic interests. A sign of this change may be that recent court decisions addressing employee eligibility for bonuses (the most important of which is from 2014) seem to follow a more employer-friendly approach. Courts now seem to accept that an employer's undertaking to pay a bonus can be less concrete and that a bonus payment can be determined optionally.
In a recent decision, the Curia (Supreme Court) declared that an employee's bonus claim is not well founded if it is linked to the performance of certain tasks which were not determined conclusively. The Curia accepted that it is within an employer's liberty not to set out any bonus tasks and that, in such cases, the employee is not entitled to a bonus.
The courts' new approach is not guaranteed and it is always better to prevent disputes than pursue them. Therefore, it is always worth seeking legal advice before determining bonus schemes, especially if they are more sophisticated.
For further information on this topic please contact Dániel Gera at Schoenherr Hungary by telephone (+36 1 8700 700) or email ([email protected]). The Schoenherr website can be accessed at www.schoenherr.eu.


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Storengy presents zero emission project
The Castelnuovo project in Tusacany (Italy) is a pilot project supported by the Italian government, in order to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of a geothermal power plant with zero emission. The project wants to reinject all the geothermal fluid and non-condensable gas in the reservoir. Graziella Green Power, Storengy and Engie Italia are now in partnership to finalize the development and realize the construction of this 5 MW net power plant. The presentation will be given by Emilie Razy and Fausto Battini in Forum II about Avoiding CO2 and Environmental Impact in the morning of March 15, 2018.


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Summer and Winter Camps
Many of the outstanding high schools, colleges and universities host summer and winter camps. Students often select 1 or 2 courses, areas of interest, hobbies or specialist areas to focus on for a shorter 4-8 week period.
There are also a myriad of other camp options not associated with high schools, colleges or universities where you can learn the English language and culture, focus on sports (golf, basketball, tennis, swimming, etc), academics, special skills (speech & debate, leadership, technology & science), etc.
Summer camps, winter camps and vacation training are considered part of the early preparation for the senior high school and university application. They add a wealth of experience, perspective and background for students. Camps can often help students develop as well as stand out amongst other candidates in application processes.
Visiting Scholar and Exchange Student Programs
Thanks to the extensive resource advantages of US private education, we are able to help place students in visiting scholar and exchange programs at US high schools, colleges and universities. EduEliteUSA can help provide advisory services for researching and finding good fit programs, the various application phases, contacting the professors, obtaining the invitations, etc.
Other Services
Other services that we provide include homestay programs (we have a network of carefully screened families, many of whom are faculty members at top private schools) and internship application assistance (across industries and locations).


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SOURCE: Sundance Vacations
WILKES-BARRE, PA–(Marketwire – August 31, 2010) – According to Inc. 500/5000, Sundance Vacations is the fastest-growing travel company in Pennsylvania for the 2nd consecutive year. While Sundance Vacations ranked #3,190 on the Inc. 500/5000 list, no other Pennsylvania travel business ranked higher than this Wilkes-Barre based wholesale travel company. Compared to the rest of the company, Sundance Vacations is the #15 fastest-growing travel company in the United States.
The company improved their ranking over 1500 spots from last year's ranking of #4,718. This is an incredible achievement given the state of the economy. Sundance Vacations President John Dowd said, "Our employees' confidence in the company is a powerful asset that resulted in Sundance Vacations earning a designation on the Inc. 500/5000 fastest-growing companies list for 2010."
As an Inc. 500/5000 honoree, Sundance Vacations shares this prestigious honor with companies like Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Jamba Juice, Visa, Timberland and Oracle. Complete results of the Inc. 500/5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found on Inc.com. There will also be a conference and ceremony held on September 30-October 2, 2010 in Washington, DC.
About Sundance Vacations:
Sundance Vacations is a national travel company that specializes in wholesale vacation accommodations. The company is headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and maintains offices in six other locations including; Rockaway, NJ; Princeton, NJ; King of Prussia, PA; Harrisburg, PA; Downers Grove, IL, and Brookfield, WI. Sundance Vacations is a highly rated member of the better business bureau, placed in the Best Place to Work in Pennsylvania by Best Companies Group for four consecutive years, and 17th Best Place to Work out of 30 finalist companies from the Best Place to Work Illinois program. The company was recently honored for the second time as one of the Fastest-Growing Travel Companies in Pennsylvania by Inc. 500/5000.
Scott Carey
Communications Director
Sundance Vacations
264 Highland Park Blvd.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
1-800-220-9400 x1182
Email Contact


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Catherine Walker 3rd Annual Flower Walk tomorrow!
Having been a fan of Catherine Walker since seeing a photo of Princess Diana wearing one when I was a child, I am truly passionate about the brand. Not only timelessly elegant, Catherine Walker clothes are beautiful on the inside - lined with the finest silk, handfinished and produced on site. Having worked closely with Said Ismail to come up with the concept, Flower walk shows that Catherine Walker is relevant in the 21st century - more then ever, an event which encapsulates the joyful vivacious spirit of the brand as can be interpreted through the butterfly logo.
This year I'm excited to be collaborating with florist Hayford & Rhodes and Paperself for eyelashes and temporary tattoos.
Meet me and my ethereal flower goddesses at 1.30pm at Duke of York square tomorrow, Wednesday 23rd May 2018.
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So here we are, next week at this time, Christmas will be over. Every year I am shocked and saddened by the speed at which the Christmas holidays approach and end, almost in the blink of an eye. I often wonder how that's possible since I and many others begin preparing the day after Thanksgiving, weeks before Christmas. Yet somehow I always find myself where I find myself today, shaking my head wondering how Christmas got to be less than a week away. And in the crazy chaos of preparations, I've barely taken time to listen to carols or sit back and just savor the season. I'm hoping to discipline myself this week to step away from the rush and find time to soak up all the joys that I know next weekend will bring. In the meantime, this realization along with preparing my last post (My Christmas House Tour) has reminded me that my love of Christmas began long, long ago.
Christmas has always been a highlight in my year that has continued into the golden years of my life. Looking at this photo of my second Christmas, is it any wonder that I would look forward to this special day?
|Stockings in the '50's were pretty basic, weren't they?
|Getting acquainted with the big guy!
My dad's parents, Mimier and Pipier, (above and below) were shamelessly devoted to their one and only granddaughter. Sadly my Pipier died when I was only 9. You wonder where I got my passion for decorating for Christmas? Take a look at these trees! My mother was the queen of tinsel. Hanging with such precision, that task must have taken hours. And look at the money pinned to the tree! That was obviously pre-money envelopes. No mystery there!
When I was five, I had to have a tonsillectomy just before Christmas. My second cousin, Cheryl, who was a little older than me just so happened to also be having her tonsils removed at the same time, in the same hospital. Since parents didn't get to stay overnight like today, it was nice having someone I knew just down the hall. That Christmas I received this life-sized Penny PlayPal doll for Christmas! That's my dog, Duke. Duke endured a lot of love in those days. Me and my best friend, Ann Marie would dress Duke in doll clothes and walk him up and down the street in our baby carriages. Poor Duke!
Later when we moved to Saratoga Lake, I was way beyond my Santa years, but that didn't stop Mom from her love of Christmas. Tinsel was replaced by garland and beads, and short skirts were obviously in style. Geesh.....eye roll.
|Christmas 1978 - Our first Christmas
|Christmas 1979 - Our second Chistmas
The Christmas above I was expecting our first child, Katie. Back then it was still a secret what you were expecting, so a teddy bear was a perfect, gender neutral present for the baby.
|Katie 3 yrs. old (no comments on that 3-mile phone cord)
|Katie 5 1/2 yrs old
|Laura 22 months
When we finally bought a home, 17 years after our first Christmas, decorating took on a whole new dimension.
|My Mom and Dad
|Katie with John's Mom and Dad
And before we knew it, there were two new people joining in the Christmas festivities - two wonderful men who would become our son-in-laws.
|Eric & Laura 2005
It seems by now the "more is better" philosophy had me in its grip.
|Katie & Mike 2011
|Elena 2010
|Christmas 2011 - Presents for everyone, not just Elena! Looks pretty similar to the mountain of gifts of yesteryear.
|Braelyn 2014
|Braelyn 2016
You can imagine how much fun Christmas is these days with these two around the house. It's especially fun because not only have they moved back from Indiana - they bought a house just a 1/2 mile down the street, right in our development!!! So Grandma and Grandpa get to start all sorts of new traditions that involve them in preparing for the holidays, not just celebrating Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
|A visit from our Local Volunteer Fire Department
I think you're getting the idea that Christmas has always been a very special time in our family, just as I'm sure it is in yours. It's not about the presents (although the kids may like to think so). It's about sharing traditions and spending time with loved ones. It's about the kindness and caring that comes more easily as we allow our hearts to open to the spirit of the Christmas season. It's a warmth we feel at home, in church and all around the town as we share the Christmas joy with others.
This Christmas we are blessed to receive another very special Christmas gift.
A long time ago, John was looking for Santa. I'm pretty sure that he's found him.....everywhere he turns - in all the hearts that love him and all of us at Christmas and all through the year!


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The Republican elites are making plans to prevent the nomination of Donald Trump. Unfortunately, they completely misdiagnose the illness in the party.
Other governors voiced exasperation not only at the prospect of a Trump nomination but also at the political culture that gave rise to his candidacy.
"We've got this Enquirer magazine mentality," Gov. Gary R. Herbert of Utah said in an interview. "We are subject to this reality-TV voyeurism that is taking place. Fast-food headlines, no substance, all flash. The Twitter atmosphere out there, snarky comments on email, Snapchat. Everything is superficial. . . . We've got to wake up, America."
To these governors, the problem is the voters, the media, the culture... never themselves. It's impossible for them to recognize that Trump's rise was fueled by the persistent refusal of the Republican elite to listen to the will of the members of their party. This willful blindness is why Trump is running so strong.