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In 2012, the Earth and its inhabitants faced the greatest challenge before them- living in harmony with nature and technology. Society had to change or face irrevocable destruction. Our lives depended on learning to coexist with all things created by us and by the universe. But now it's 2112 and we've come a long way in one hundred short years. There have been many changes technologically, socially, and with our health. Below is a bit more on the changes in our world and what we've come to enjoy and expect out of life.
ID Chips:
Everyone has ID chips holding personal info: name, age, occupation, DOB, height, weight, DNA code, medical history, sexual preference, and family history. Instead of cash, everyone has a money chip—acts like a debit card. Everyone has a wristband holding these two chips or a PDA item. Some have pendants.
The medical history section is updated on every check-up. Medical care is standard.
Everyone has what's called a 'dating' chip. It has basics—name age, DOB, occupation, sexual preference, blood type, medical overview, affiliations to various groups.
Holograph/VR Tech:
This technology is new, on par with that of Star Trek.
Force-fields and holographic technology are such that a plain kitchen chair can look and feel like an opulent throne. Rooms can be changed as can furniture on the whims and programming included.
The robotics are closer to true android ideas of sci-fi. They are created to do more menial jobs to free humans for other things. The robots are in whatever form that makes them most useful. Within the sexual area, robots are used as sexual aides, programmed to help with proper sexual release. When one-on-one with a human, the AI of the house monitors closely, feeding info to the robot for appropriate response.
AI Computers:
Programmed to help society manage things. Though there are backups throughout the world. The wristband/pendant is given at birth. Everyone earns credits by conserving/recycling, etc. When in school, PDAs are standard, along with a variation of Dana/Neo and eee computer.
Computers are not yet self-aware, though they are close. They do respond and can anticipate.
Some clothing also has computer chips. This clothing is often used in sex houses to monitor physical reactions, sexual, sports, testing. These outfits monitor temperature, sweat, heart rate, caloric burn, minute changes.
Computers/AI are part of daily life—there are paper/hard copies back up in place, however, redundancy, computer backups are used mostly.
Paper/recyclable plastics are used for backups, people who want printed materials. People pay higher prices for such luxury items due to environmental regulations. Very few trees are cut down, though there are cut days for legal logging and planting. Other kinds of logging and recycling of word and plastic are encouraged.
Recycling is now standard in all homes across the world. Plastic, metal, paper recycling rate is 95% compliance. Most people live in apartment complexes, Styrofoam igloos (see URL Nik sent) or prefab homes with recycled materials. This has allowed the use of natural garbage—food, biodegradable items to be used in methane energy systems—giving us alternative energy fuels to conserve oil and natural gas.
Oil/Natural Gas is still used, but along with other fuels. Still mined/ored, but also allowed to sit in untouched areas. Though some machines still run on diesel fuel, or on natural gas, most cars, planes, public transportation uses alternative fuels.
Most vehicles are hybrids—able to use electric, bio-fuels, and other resources; such as hydrogen, oil/gas, etc.
Public transportation is standard in every town, village, and city. There are maglev (Magnetic levitated) trains connecting major cities together, and rail travel has also grown due to this. Making public transportation standard for all areas at realistic times (5am – 2am) allows better job times.
Transportation technology is at a rough stage where only non-biological/living can be sent. Live organics are still slightly awkward though they think in another 100 years live organic transporting will be viable and safe. The goal at that point will be transport platforms similar to rail at major cities and 1-2 in smaller towns.
Interplanetary Flight—Still for the elite and governments. The international space station is now a thriving viable community. Scientists, researchers, medics, live there discovering new technologies, medicines, and more.
Very few adults are unemployed. Those who are usually are physically or mentally incapable. Either disabled or psychotics puts them on welfare system designed to help them to contribute to society even if they can't work 32-40 hours per week at a full-time job.
Full-time jobs are 30-40 hours/week. Part-time is 28 hours or less. Insurance is provided to all individuals, as global health insurance is now standard.
Computer Tech is big business. Programming, repair, designing better hardware and software is always desired and necessary. This market is always hiring and pays well.
Finance—though some things have changed, the world of finance still thrives though there is more global sharing and currency is now standard. There are consultants in finance who are specialized for various aspects of business.
Environmental Tech—deals with natural resources, farming, land management and anything that is converted from any biological component.
Medical—people live as long as 150 years so age is no longer definable. Organs can be replaced, since they're grown at the ISS. Medical care is standard, and the drug companies are more guided, so costs are more affordable.
Within this area, sexuality has also come into play. People realize sexual health is just as important as mental and physical health. There is not discrimination regarding sexual preferences, in fact, once again, diversity is key. Genetics is huge, and allows same sex couples to have a child via a surrogate womb.
Sports, music, movies, TV, are still popular. Sports and stars are no longer paid obscene amounts, though they are well compensated for their work.
Porn has become mainstream. In fact, there is medical 'porn' to help regarding proper sex due to preferences, etc. There are theaters for adult movies, allowing people a chance to express themselves in a safe environment.
This oldest of professions has changed in both societal view and in stature. Because of the advent of sex houses, prostitutes are now well trained in both psychological, physical, and emotional components. Most pros are paid via membership dues, sliding scale fees, and some government subsidies. When this conversion took place, prostitutes at various levels were given a chance to receive appropriate training (ala geisha, heitara, etc.) or education in a new job of their choice. Nowadays, these men and women are known as sexologists and most have more than 2 degrees.
There is no longer any stigma regarding sex, sexuality, or various forms of polyamory. Because of this change, society realized a need for safe places to explore sexuality. Thus the birth of sex houses. They house many fetishes, therapy, rooms, and have trained councilors to oversee every aspect from virginity loss to reintegration due to disability, etc.
These houses charge membership fees (based on income) and pros can charge for service (up to a certain amount). The clubs are based on historical sex clubs. IDs are protected by chosen nicknames, which are encoded into a chip, along with medical, preferences (limit lists), and any other pertinent information.
Sex Business:
A huge, billion dollar business. From sex houses, porn, books, to toys, sex still sells.
Sex Toys—though the basics still exist, tech has made it easier to have toys that do what humans can, but are programmable to your likes/dislikes. The toy industry is a big business—one that is marketed for health and self-fulfillment. Every teen is inoculated at age 12 and is given their first sex toy at 13, along with sex education classes. If maturity occurs earlier, classes begin earlier. Toys are made for self, couples and groups. Though male and female condoms can and are used, vaccination and personal force fields are often used to protect others, as well as personally. Each toy has at least 3 custom force field settings for various play.
Sex Play—In each house, or even smaller versions for home, there are the holograph VR sex rooms. Programmable, they allow play in many settings.
BDSM is considered to be normal, and healthy. Because of the variety and depth, there are professional Dom/Domme schools that people can go to for further training. There are submissive schools as well. What is interesting is the mainstreaming of BDSM to society, who now embraces not only the SSC creed, but also the fashion as well. BDSM servitude is acceptable.
Polyamory—is an accepted lifestyle practice. The limit is four partners for a viable family. The ranking for polyamory is: prime, secondus, tertiatus and quarenary. Since health insurance is now global, there are no worries. Life insurance coverage is to primes, followed by lesser amounts to secondii, tertiatii, quarenarii, and children. It goes along the prime-male, prime-female line as designated.
BDSM—the BDSM lifestyle has become popular throughout the world. There are even communities of lifestylers. Most live, dress, and their business allow them to be open as they care to for their members. Workshops, apprenticeships, and schools are available to learn more about the lifestyle. Those who choose to live in BDSM communities often travel to teach or help run sex houses specializing in BDSM. More extreme BDS is carefully regulated between spotters and AI. This provides necessary protection and allows the full experience to be enjoyed by all parties.
There are 4 levels of government: Local, State, National, and International. Local helps govern items such as sanitation, utilities, local roads, schools, etc. State governs highways, and the usual things, DMV, Educational guidelines, welfare, work status. National governs business, national laws, import/export, security. International governs international law, business, space, medical, overall security.
There is a filter down process with local taking care of the daily/monthly and all else goes up the chain. There is a flat tax of 29%, and no income tax. Though the tax can be as low as 23%, 29% is the max. Business pay 33% tax. Medicine prices are stable, food prices are fair to consumers and growers, fuels are regulated, as are all other aspects.
Teachers are well compensated and trained regularly in education, psychology, and in dealing with learning disorders.
There are also cities that are living embodiments of ancient cultures. Places like Sparta, Rome (PC), Rome (AC), Mona, Iona, Carthage, A.E. Dynasty (ancient Egypt), and more. Though technology is present, it's hidden in ways to make life better for those who live in this living ancient world while allowing the joy of the ancient world shine through.
Plotted Porn Production
Created almost 100 years ago, this company started by producing quality porn (with plot) for women and other discriminating adults. Slowly they expanded into books, how-to DVDs and sex toys.
When the sexual/social revolution occurred, PPP/P3 were one of the first companies to back sex houses, helping enact safe, sane, consensual sex laws. Their hoses were model standards, providing multiple services at decent prices.
Because of this, the company has soared. There have a P3 island where sexuality is abundant and the vacation packages are sought after. They even have a program to help amateur porn stars, producers, or just couples who want to make quality porn a reality. Their Make Sex program has launched careers of many acting stars and movie directors. P3 even helps market these amateur videos, and pays royalties to those involved.
P3 believes and supports that healthy sex can help with overall health, and mental well-being, which is why they sponsor workshops, continuing education courses, and more. The company was built with the tenets of SSC and the healthy minds, bodies, and souls, create a better society and business is just as responsible to help that be achieved. Most of society knows the company as PPP or P3.
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Windows 7
Raw Images/Photos In Media Center
Is there a way to enable the viewing of RAW photos within Media Center ? I know in Vista it wasn't possible, that you could only view them in explorer and Photo Viewer (?) after installing an update from the camera manufacturer.
If not, is this feature planned for Windows 7 ?
I can't seem to find any information on it anywhere.
|My System Specs
|26 May 2009
Needs to support RAW image formats
Windows Media Center really needs raw image support. Any word if it will?
Windows explorer, Windows Photo Gallery, and Windows Media Player all support the codec's provided by the camera manufactures so why not Media Center. It makes no sense that of all the products the one that lets you view them on TV prevents it.
More available file space = more people being able to save photos in uncompressed native formats. As long as the camera manufactures supply an OS with compatible codec there should be no reason why Media Center couldn't have the functionality to display the image.
On Green Button an MS tech posted a year ago that it's a planned feature but so far I haven't heard if it's an update for those of us running Vista Media Center or in Windows 7 Media Center.
POSTED JANUARY 2008 - "Unfortunately there is no way to display RAWs in Vista MCE because it doesn't use WIC. This is something we're looking to fix in our next release.
Noah Spitzer-Williams
Program Manager, Media Center"
This is very frustrating. If this doesn't get added I'll need to find another media center solution that does support viewing photo formats on TV which I really dont want to have to do.
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|26 May 2009
Windows 7 Professional x64
I had this problem too. (RAW CR2 Canon) I really like the media center "experience" but I went with Picasa from google and don't miss it a bit. Picasa has more features and supports a lot of the RAW formats. You might try it. Who knows what MS will do....they haven't changed media center much in years.
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|26 May 2009
Yeah I do use Picasa, but I need Media Center for the remote. I want to be able to use Media Center for what it's supposedly designed to do. From my living room fire it up and watch TV, movies, and my photos.
I imagine it's time to start looking elsewhere for this media living room experience.
Media Center has a lot of good things going for it, but it's not a full media center. Once a competitor comes along offering the complete package it will be good-bye.
I'm Canon RAW .CR2 as well.
|My System Specs
|30 Jun 2009
Windows 7
Is there a way to enable the viewing of RAW photos within Media Center ? I know in Vista it wasn't possible, that you could only view them in explorer and Photo Viewer (?) after installing an update from the camera manufacturer.
If not, is this feature planned for Windows 7 ?
I can't seem to find any information on it anywhere.
Microsoft Professional Photography: Codecs
See the following links for background:
Maximum PC
The Green Button - Viewing RAW images in Vista Media Center
David Blake
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Anyone in need of a lawyer in Ontario should confirm that the person they are hiring is a licensed professional by checking a lawyer directory, advises The Law Society of Upper Canada. Its directory is available online and includes information on each lawyer's discipline history and current status. It also provides information on any restrictions placed on a lawyer's practice.Learn more about Law


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Hiring the right plumber in Austin is necessary. Plumbers are responsible for maintaining and repairing some essential parts of a home, like a drainage system, water heaters, and even toilets. You need to hire a professional and qualified plumber to avoid running into costly repairs in future. Hiring a plumber may sound easy but can be more complicated than anticipated. Everyone wants a plumber that they can trust and will get the job done well and fast. In any case, you need some help and guidance in choosing a plumber, then don't worry, you have help near you.
Hiring a plumber
Should be punctual
Plumbers like any other individuals are required to be on time and act professionally. If in any case, they call you beforehand to notify you that they will be late, then this can be overlooked. However, if they turn up late for an appointment late, and then they don't apologize, then they may not be the best plumbers for you.
Keep in mind that first impressions are everything. If in any case, they lack a good first impression, then these may indicate that it may also be the same with their job. In most instances, you would have taken time off work to attend to the plumber, and maybe spend the whole day waiting for them, then most definitely that is not the right plumber for you.
There will be many different things that will have an effect on the price of the estimations. The best thing to do is to ask and establish from the plumber, how much it will cost before they embark on their work. This ensures that he cannot make a price up and charge you ridiculously high when he has finished the job.
It is best that you establish if he works on an hourly rate or at a standard fee depending on the job. Be careful here because there are lots of plumbers who scam people, just make sure that you are not one of the victims.
Guaranteed customer satisfaction
It is advisable to ask the plumber before they take on the job if he is going to complete the job. The last thing you would want is the plumber to start doing the job and then say he can't fix it. This will probably leave you in an awkward situation than you were before. A good plumber is identified early since he usually analyses the problem before trying to fix it.
Same day services
In finding a plumber or plumbing service find the one who will finish the job on that particular day. When you call a plumber, it is urgent. No one has time to waste thus a same day service delivery will be a perfect match. You may find that some are available 24 hours, so if you have a problem during the night, you won't have to wait until the morning to have it fixed.


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Japanese firm Nippon Koei has bought out UK's third largest architecture firm BDP for $145 million, acquiring its entire shareholding, the two firms announced.
Both firms will continue existing and practicing under their respective names, only working together during competitions and when pitching for new projects.
The two firms together aim to become the world's leading architecture, engineering and design office.
"Although separated geographically, our two firms share common values and have highly complementary strengths in terms of professional offer and sector expertise," said BDP chief executive John McManus.
"By uniting the two firms, we are creating an organisation which genuinely has the potential to be greater than the sum of its parts."
Founded in 1961, BDP has completed the Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal last year, as well as teaming up Nottingham artist Wolfgang Buttress to create the latticed metal pavilion The Hive during the Milan World Expo in 2015.
It is UK's third largest firm after Foster + Partners and Atkins, with six studios in the UK as well as offices in Ireland, the Netherlands, the Middle East, China and India.
Nippon Koei was founded in 1946 and has over 200 employees.
"As a leading architecture and design firm in the UK, BDP's participation in the NK group will mark a great turning point in both of our histories," said Nippon Koei president Ryuichi Arimoto.
"We will join forces on a global basis and provide solutions together to the many urban development problems from both an engineering and an architectural perspective."


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Redline Communications Starts Work on WiMAX
March 24, 2009
Redline entered the market in 2002 with a point-to-point wireless Ethernet bridge. The success of its early product lines has given it the operating capital to start to work in the WiMAX area.
Redline Communications was founded back in 1999. "For the first couple of years, the founders and some engineering support people basically created the DNA for the company around the use of OFDM in the wireless domain," says Kevin Suitor, the company's vice president of marketing and business development. "Beginning in 2001, we started to take that fundamental technology and turn it into a system platform."
Redline's first product, the AN-50 point-to-point wireless Ethernet bridge, was launched in February of 2002. "It served us quite well," Suitor says. "In fact, in our first year, we did $1.8 million in revenue. We grew the company to $23 million per year of annual revenue strictly upon the AN-50 as a technology platformand that gave us the operating cash to start to work in the WiMAX area."
The AN-100 was then released in 2003, Suitor says, followed by the AN-100U 802.16d platform in 2005. "We followed that up in 2008 with our RedMAX 4C mobile WiMAX platform," he sayswith "4C" standing for convergence, capacity, coverage, and cost.
The product catalog
The best way to look at Redline's product range, Suitor says, is simply to break it down into two key areas: backhaul, which is represented by the company's RedCONNEX family of products, and access, which is covered by the RedMAX product family. "In the United States, we have a 3.65 GHz FCC-approved solution, the RedMAX AN-100U/100UX family, that is authorized for operation in the lower 25 MHz band of the 3.65 spectrum," he says. "We also have a premium access product, our RedACCESS family of products, which serve the 4.9 to 5.8 space."
Looking forward, Suitor says he expects the new RedMAX 4C mobile WiMAX platform to become increasingly attractive to WISPs. "As the urban dweller is starting to move out to more rural areas to have a better lifestyle, they hope to have access to the same communication technologies," he says. "So even though building a mobile broadband solution may not be top of mind currently for the IOCs and the ISPs, if we look to 2010 and beyond it's going to become something they need to do to stay current and to stay relevant in the market."
All of Redline's products, including the new RedMAX 4C products, can be managed through the company's Redline Management Suite. "We're seeing a lot of benefit from small, medium, and large-sized operators worldwide for that kind of capability," he says. "And for the wireless ISP market, we've created an RMS Lite package that takes the cost points down so they can have a professional management package without paying the price that a Tier 1 operator would pay."
Throughout the product line, Suitor says, Redline's key differentiators come down to ease-of-use and reliability. "We often get calls coming into our technical support center from ISPs that installed the product in 2002 or 2003, they've never had a problem with it, and they're going in and changing their networkmaybe they're changing their IP addressing scheme or something like thatand they've never touched the product, so they can't remember their passwords to get in," he says. "We get calls like that every week. We're really proud of the fact that, measured over 40,000 systems, the infrastructure products have less than a 0.5 percent failure rate, field proven."
Pricing and service
While Redline will never have the least expensive product on the market, Suitor says, affordable pricing has always been a focus. "Today, you can, on the street, see a link of our AN-80i for $3,000when we brought out the AN-50, that would be one side of the link," he says. "We've worked hard to try to bring down the cost of the productinstead of being strictly at the high end, to bring ourselves down into the mid- and even into the high low-end market."
Service, Suitor says, is also key. "About 18 months ago, we moved Keith Doucet, our original vice president of marketing and product line management, over to take over customer advocacy," he says. "Keith has responsibility for technical support, for training, for project management, for product verification and validation he's focused on making sure that our customers are delighted, not just happy."
And looking forward, Suitor says Redline will remain focused on the needs of wireless ISPs. "If we serve the WISP community and we listen and we build a product that they'll buy, everybody else will buy too," he says. "It's a very, very tough market. If we take a misstep and we do something wrong, they let us know instantly. The wireless ISP lists are not known for being nice to people who mess up so yes, they're a smaller market, but for Redline, they've been a very solid, sustaining customer baseand we appreciate them and we listen to them."
Article courtesy of ISP-Planet.com.


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Emerald Isle-style at Stivers
First round is on us, Cathy. What can we pour you?
Either a cold bottle of Heineken or a large glass of rioja. – Cathy Jordan
Dervish's current tour started on March 1 in Green Lake, Wisc., and ends on March 23 in Hartford, Conn. Do you prefer spending a month on the road or time in the studio?
They both have enjoyable aspects. Being in the studio is the creative side of what we do. Composing the structures and arrangements of the songs that we choose to play is hard work, but it's very rewarding in the end, especially when it comes to performing the arrangements and seeing how audiences react to them. However, touring can be tough … traveling long distances with very little sleep. Great concerts make up for all the long journeys. – CJ
Does Dervish mostly cover traditional Irish songs, or does the band write some of its own material?
What people tend to forget is that even though the material may be traditional, we compose all the song intros and breaks and the arrangements are unique to the band. We also write our own material and have recorded original songs on Dervish albums and solo records. – CJ
The band will perform in Mount Vernon, Wash., on March 17. How wild can a Dervish show get on St. Patrick's Day?
It's always great to play a concert on St. Patrick's Day in the U.S., as it's the one day of the year when everyone is Irish and not afraid to flaunt it. It's like "Green Christmas" and the atmosphere is always electric. Good, clean, green, Irish fun, I'd say. – CJ
A few days later you'll perform in Dayton, and not for the first time. What was the band's previous visit to our city like?
The last time we were in Dayton we had so little time, we didn't get to see anything except the venue and the hotel. This time I hope to rectify that; I'm open to suggestions as to what to see and do. What I do remember, though, is performing a great gig for lovely people. – CJ
This tour supports and promotes the release of new album The Thrush in the Storm. Tell us a little about the record. How were the recording sessions? How does this album differ from previous Dervish albums?
I must say this was a very easy album to make; it only took three days to record. Of course, we had a lot of preproduction done [early] and we had performed all of the material on stage beforehand. This made the recording process so much easier, as all the "teething problems" had already been sorted out. The Thrush in the Storm sees the band going right back to our roots, playing pure traditional music and uncovering as many previously undiscovered gems as we could find – which gets harder and harder as the years go by – and as more and more musicians and singers pull songs from the "well." – CJ
There's a track on The Thrush in the Storm called "Snoring Biddy" about a man who murders his wife. Did this lady snore that much? I need details.
"Snoring Biddy" is about a man who had the misfortune of marrying the laziest woman in Ireland. There were cows to be milked, pigs to be fed, laundry to be done … and she was in bed asleep and snoring. In the end, the poor man did the only thing he could have done, in his opinion: murder her and throw her in the bog! – CJ
Apparently you play "the bones." What kind of bones do you use for percussion purposes?
Cow ribs! – CJ
Bones, songs about murdered wives … exactly what kind of show can Daytonians expect?
Don't worry – no one will die. Except, you could die dancing. – CJ
Dervish performs on Friday, March 22, at 8 p.m. at Stivers School for the Arts' Centennial Hall, 1313 E. Fifth St. General admission is $25. (Some service fees will apply.) Senior, student, explorer and group sales discounts may be available. For tickets, call the Cityfolk Box Office at 937.496.3863, or visit cityfolk.org. For more information, visit dervish.ie.


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Monday Morning Leadership Lessons from Super Bowl XLVII
Five things you can take away from the Super Bowl to work, from Leadership Advisor Stephen Miles
Feb 04, 2013, 11:31 EST
NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Super Bowl shows what million-dollar players and coaches are truly made of when the stakes matter most," says leadership coach Stephen Miles, founder and CEO of The Miles Group.
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"The Ravens-49ers game in particular offers business leaders some great lessons – especially since with today's social media, business is transacted in almost an equally public arena. Companies may not have Beyonce at their shareholder meetings, but important business decisions – good ones and bad – are more keenly scrutinized by investors, media, and consumers than ever before."
Five key lessons from Super Bowl XLVII, says Mr. Miles, include:
- Use a wide lens for spotting talent: "Always look out for those with potential who may not be directly in front of you – these individuals might wind up being the high-performance 'franchise quarterbacks' in your business for years to come. Jim Harbaugh's decision to trade up nine spots in the draft pick for Colin Kaepernick and then replace starter Alex Smith with Kaepernick midseason (and keeping him on after Smith recovered) was seen as a gamble by many observers. The performance by the 2nd round 36th pick ended up putting the 49ers in the Super Bowl and giving the Ravens a nail-biter until the end of the game."
- Leverage the unexpected: "The Blackout Bowl completely shifted the ground underneath the teams' feet. Great leaders can deal with the unexpected and turn it into a game-changer, which is exactly how the 49ers shifted the momentum. But the Ravens, in turn, were able to respond to the unexpectedly close game and deliver in the end. Business is about constantly regrouping and responding nimbly. Sometimes setbacks provide the impetus you need to leapfrog competitors and win."
- Read the field: "Having good antennae and being able to see one or two moves ahead allows you to be able to predict and anticipate versus react. When you are one step ahead, it gives to the advantage of 'thinking' versus simply reacting – which can mean a better outcome. The Ravens' defense did this many times throughout the game, intercepting the ball and making tackles behind the line of scrimmage."
- Absorb the stress for your team: "High-pressure situations usually reveal character rather than build it. The best leaders absorb the stress and continue to think clearly and make good decisions, while poor leaders tend to amplify stress, becoming emotional and even irrational. Both quarterbacks at different times in the game had massive stressed placed on them, and they both rose to the occasion and continued to lead their respective teams effectively."
- Don't spike the ball on your way out: "Whether you are leaving a job for a new one or you had a great success at work, don't rub it in people's faces. Everyone likes a winner when they know how to win. Even when his brother went off the rails a bit to decry the official for a non-call toward the end of the game, John Harbaugh handled his victory very well from start to finish, even acknowledging that the 49ers handled the delay better."
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Kiobel Roundtable: Getting Exhaustion Right
[Doug Cassel is Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School]
If Alien Tort Statute suits to redress human rights violations committed abroad are upheld in Kiobel, the Supreme Court is likely to require that plaintiffs first exhaust their foreign and international remedies (or show good cause for not doing so). If so, it is important that the Supreme Court get right the contours of the exhaustion doctrine under international law. The Court should require exhaustion only in ATS cases brought exclusively under universal jurisdiction, and not in ATS suits against US companies. Even in purely universal jurisdiction cases, the Court should respect exceptions to exhaustion recognized by international law.
An exhaustion requirement seems likely. In the Kiobel oral argument on the extraterritorial reach of the ATS, three Justices likely to support extraterritorial reach — Ginsburg, Kagan and Sotomayor — asked questions sympathetic to an exhaustion requirement (Tss. at 8, 13-15). In response, Paul Hoffman, plaintiffs' counsel, appeared open to an exhaustion requirement (Tss. at 13-14). No Justice or counsel spoke against an exhaustion requirement; even two Justices generally hostile to the plaintiffs – Alito and Scalia – seemed friendly to an exhaustion requirement (in the event extraterritorial ATS suits are allowed) (Tss. at 15, 31).
The most substantial brief on the exhaustion issue, favorably cited by Justice Sotomayor (Tss. at 12-13), is the amicus brief of the European Commission on behalf of the European Union. The EU brief is generally excellent. It correctly limits an exhaustion requirement to ATS cases whose exclusive jurisdictional basis under international law is universal jurisdiction (part A below).
However, its articulation of the exceptions to exhaustion in universal jurisdiction cases is imprecise (Part B below). There is a resulting risk that the Court may saddle plaintiffs with a vague and overbroad exhaustion requirement. This would undermine the very purpose of universal civil jurisdiction – to ensure that grave international crimes do not go unredressed.
A. Exhaustion Only in Exclusively Universal Jurisdiction Cases
The EU brief rightly argues that under the Charming Betsy doctrine (Murray v. Schooner Charming Betsy, 6 U.S. (2 Cranch) 64 (1804)), the ATS should be construed in harmony with international law. The EU also rightly argues that international law generally permits states to exercise prescriptive jurisdiction in five situations. Two of those jurisdictional bases are not applicable in Kiobel. The most common basis — territorial jurisdiction — is by definition not at issue in extraterritorial tort cases. Another basis — passive personality (where the victim is a citizen of the prescribing State) — can never be the basis of an ATS suit, which by statutory definition can be brought only by aliens.
The remaining three international law bases of jurisdiction, as correctly noted by the EU brief, are (1) personality jurisdiction (where the tortfeasor is a US citizen or company), (2) effects jurisdiction (where the tort threatens US national security or government functions), and (3) universal jurisdiction (where the tort amounts to an international crime so heinous — e.g., genocide, torture, crimes against humanity — that international law permits all States to exercise jurisdiction, even if they have no territorial, citizenship or other link to the crime).
The EU brief correctly suggests an exhaustion rule only in the third category – ATS cases brought exclusively under universal jurisdiction. Exhaustion of foreign remedies is not only a rule for access to international courts, but is required by some national courts prior to their exercise of universal jurisdiction. (See, for example, Article 23.4 of Spain's Ley Orgánica del Poder Judicial, as amended in 2009). The EU does not propose that exhaustion of foreign and international remedies be required in ATS suits against US companies.
The EU distinction makes eminent sense. In extraterritorial tort cases where US jurisdiction is based solely on universal jurisdiction, the US has only the same jurisdictional basis as every other State to remedy the human rights violation. By comparison, the foreign State where the violation occurred (the territorial State), and the home State of a foreign corporate tortfeasor (exercising personality-based jurisdiction), have not only the same interests as the US in redressing heinous violations, but additional jurisdictional bases. In purely universal jurisdiction ATS cases, then, the territorial and home States have stronger jurisdictional claims than does the US. It therefore makes sense to require plaintiffs to exhaust remedies in those States (if any, and subject to the exceptions set forth below), before the aliens may sue in the US.
In contrast, where the ATS suit is brought against a US company, the comparative jurisdictional claims are different. The US has not only a universal jurisdiction interest in repressing heinous violations committed abroad; it also has the right to exercise personality jurisdiction over the US company. The US need not defer to the territorial or any other State. In ATS cases against US companies, then, exhaustion of foreign remedies should not be required.
The EU follows the same policy. When European companies are sued for human rights violations committed abroad, both the Brussels I Regulation and the 2007 Lugano Convention privilege jurisdiction in their home countries, not the territorial State. There is no EU requirement to exhaust foreign remedies.
The Supreme Court should thus require exhaustion of foreign remedies only in cases whose jurisdictional basis under international law is exclusively universal jurisdiction.
B. Exceptions to Exhaustion Even in Universal Jurisdiction Cases
The EU brief supports exceptions to exhaustion where foreign remedies are "futile" (p. 4) or "unavailable" (p. 30) or where the foreign forum is "unwilling or unable" to provide relief (p. 26). While these formulations are correct, they should be more precise and comprehensive.
Five exceptions to exhaustion under generally recognized principles of international law were set forth by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in its landmark 1988 Judgment in Velásquez-Rodríguez v. Honduras. (The first three are taken textually from the American Convention on Human Rights.) The exceptions are as follows:
- Due Process Violations: Where "the domestic legislation of the state concerned does not afford due process of law for the protection of the right … allegedly … violated."
- Inaccessibility: Where "the party alleging violation of his rights has been denied access to the remedies under domestic law or has been prevented from exhausting them."
- Delay: Where "there has been unwarranted delay in rendering a final judgment under the aforementioned remedies."
- Inadequacy: The foreign remedy must be suited to the purpose – in the case of ATS suits, moral vindication and monetary reparation for human rights violations. For example, a foreign remedy that allows for a presumptive declaration of death, and hence rights of inheritance for family members, is not an adequate remedy in lieu of a tort suit under the ATS.
- Ineffectiveness: The foreign remedy must be "capable of producing the result for which it was designed. Procedural requirements can make the remedy … ineffective: [or] if it is powerless to compel the authorities; [or] if it presents a danger to those who invoke it; or if it is not impartially applied."
Citing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted a decade after the Velásquez ruling, the EU brief proposes a further exception: where the foreign jurisdiction is "unwilling or unable" to provide relief. Since this exception may in some cases be broader than the Velásquez exceptions, it should be recognized as well.
At least two further points should also be addressed.
First, as Paul Hoffman rightly contended in the oral argument (Tss. 52-53), where an alien plaintiff has been driven into exile by human rights violations committed in a foreign State, it may be procedurally or practically difficult for the plaintiff to sue in that State (and inequitable to insist that he do so). In such cases US courts should deem the foreign forum practically inaccessible or ineffective for such a plaintiff, so that the foreign remedies need not be exhausted.
Second, where (as in many States) civil relief is made contingent on a criminal conviction of the alleged tortfeasor, the foreign civil remedy may be deemed inadequate or ineffective. For example, some foreign jurisdictions do not permit criminal prosecutions of corporations. In such countries, where the civil remedy is contingent on the criminal case, the inability to convict the corporation abroad should not bar alien plaintiffs from filing an ATS suit against it in US courts.
Similarly, ATS suits should be allowed where the proof, while sufficient to meet a US tort standard of preponderance of the evidence, falls short of the criminal standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Civil suits under the ATS should not then be barred by the evidentiary failure of a criminal prosecution in the foreign forum.
If the Court in Kiobel imposes an exhaustion rule, both its scope and its exceptions should be made consistent with international law. The Court can thereby minimize subsequent confusion and needless litigation in the lower courts and – most important – help to ensure that victims of heinous human rights violations are not left without effective remedies.
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I'm curious, where is there an exhaustion requirement in either the history or text of the statute? I agree that this would be a sensible middle ground, but the statute is from 1789; it would be difficult to say that a statute from that period of time "actually" was meant to say that modern-day exhaustion principles should be applied in cases where universal jurisdiction is necessary.
Don't get me wrong. I agree with everything you've written from a policy standpoint. It's very sensible and would show that our courts make something of an effort to respect other countries' sovereignty. Nevertheless, it is blatantly asking the Court to legislate from the bench, is it not?
If we are to place the ATS in its original historical context, it would be exceedingly difficult to conclude that it had any extraterritorial application to acts by foreign nationals.
John: not so — some early cases involved conduct abroad between foreign nationals — not merely the breach of neutrality by U.S. nationals on the west coast of Africa addressed in the 1795 Op. Att'y Gen. (which, by the way, used the same Presidential Proclamation that was addressed by Chief Justice Jay in Henfield's Case in 1793 and which Jay recognized was perfectly consistent with the law of nations re: direct perpetrator responsibility and aiding and abetting liability — there re: the international crime of breach of neutrality by U.S. national abroad)
see http://ssrn.com/abstract=1497122
for some early cases, extraterritoriality, etc.
Joshua: you are correct. Perhaps today such an inquiry would be part of judicially-created forum non conveniens inquiry however — but, then, your point is apt that judges should not attempt to rewrite legislation that Congress has chosen not to rewrite for a very long time as well as when the TVPA was enacted.
p.s. clearly the ATCA or ATS was not created merely to address the international crime of piracy!
I agree with Mr. Cassel's analysis on this particular issue, I just feel it's a moot point as I think the three justices who inquired regarding exhaustion will end up writing the dissent in this case.
There's so many reasons to rule for the Shell in this case, I don't think they even need reach the issue of exhaustion.
So far as I know, Joshua is correct that neither the text nor the history of the ATS call for exhaustion. Even so, I would not necessarily view an exhaustion requirement — within appropriate limits, as set forth in my blog — as judicial legislation. Requiring exhaustion (within those limits) can arguably be justified under the Charmng Betsy doctrine as an effort to interpret the statute in accord with international law. In addition, reasonable respect for international comity has long been treated as within the discretion of US courts, and appropriate exhaustion could also be seen as a matter of comity.
Doug: Charming Betsy can (and should) only be used to support extraterritoriality because, as you note, the ATS must be interpreted consistently with customary international law and it is customary international law that permits the U.S. to exercise universal jurisdiction over violations of customary international law. International "comity" (as a former Chief Justice rightly recognized) is merely a matter of discretion or grace — which, by the way, should be chosen by Congress to limit jurisdiction that already exists under international law and not the courts, especially where Congress has not chosen to do so. Congress has not chosen to limit the reach of the ATS with respect to violations of the customary law of nations and Congress actually revisited the ATCA or ATS when addressing the TVPA (and the Filartiga line of cases). If the U.S. should give up a jurisdictional competence that it has under international law, it should be up to the political branches to do so — and the President could attempt to gain some benefit when doing so by Executive Agreement or some other international agreement.
Dear Jordan,
I agree that the points you make could certainly justify not imposing an exhaustion requirement (even the limited one I set out). However, if the Court is going to allow ATS suits for extaterritorial torts, it appears to me that they are going to require exhaustion. That horse, I believe, is already out of the barn. The purpose of my blog is to discourage them from imposing an overbroad exhaustion requirement — doug
Prof. Cassell,
In response to a request by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Office of the Solicitor General in June 2011 filed an "invitation brief" with the Court in Kingdom of Spain v. Estate of Claude Cassirer (Docket 10-786), recommending denial of certiorari in that case (which involves a claim by Cassirer's estate against the Kingdom of Spain and its instrumentality, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation, for recovery of a Pissaro painting confiscated by Nazi Germany and subsequently acquired by the Foundation).
The SG concluded in the invitation brief that exhaustion of local remedies (whether in Spain or in Germany) is not required under either the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) or international law for an unlawful expropriation. That conclusion is a quite interesting statement of the position of the United States about exhaustion of local remedies in expropriation cases.
The SG's conclusions were the same as the conclusions of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the underlying appellate opinion (Cassirer v. Kingdom of Spain, 616 F.3d 1019 (9th Cir. 2010)) which petitioner Spain is seeking to have reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
With respect to the requirements of the FSIA itself, the SG stated:
"The court of appeals correctly held that Section 1605(a)(3) [the exhaustion exception to sovereign immunity] does not mandate that a plaintiff exhaust foreign remedies before bringing suit against a foreign state or instrumentality. Section 1605(a)(3) itself says nothing about exhaustion. That is in contrast to the former Section 1605(a)(7), which required that a plaintiff suing a foreign state for state-sponsored terrorism "afford[] the foreign state a reasonable opportunity to arbitrate the claim in accordance with accepted international rules of arbitration." 28 U.S.C. 1605(a)(7)(B)(i) (2006). Congress knows how to require plaintiffs to seek other remedies before bringing suit under Section 1605(a), and it has not done so in Section 1605(a)(3)."
In addition to looking at the text of the FSIA, the SG specifically addressed the question of whether there is a requirement under international expropriation law for exhaustion of local remedies. The SG concluded that, when the expropriation was unlawful, there was not such an exhaustion requirement. The SG also noted the analogy to U.S. Takings law under the 5th Amendment in this regard, citing to the leading U.S. Supreme Court case on the issue (Williamson County) to distinguish exhaustion from ripeness. The SG, like the underlying 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision at issue, left for another day whether a prudential (i.e., not jurisdictional) court-ordered exhaustion of local remedies requirement might be appropriate under the FSIA in case-specific circumstances.
"Petitioners invoke (Pet. 29-32) international law, but there is no requirement in international law that a plaintiff must exhaust local remedies for a viable expropriation claim to arise. To be sure, if a taking of property by a foreign state is for a public purpose and is not discriminatory, then the taking violates international law only if it is not accompanied by prompt, adequate, and effective compensation. 2 Restatement § 712(1)(c) & cmt. c at 196, 198. Accordingly, for those types of takings, a plaintiff may need to have pursued and been denied compensation in the foreign state for there to be a ripe taking claim at all. Cf. Williamson County Reg'l Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank, 473 U.S. 172, 194-195 (1985). But where, as here, the taking violated international law because it was not for a public purpose or was discriminatory, the taking claim does not depend upon a showing that the plaintiff has sought and been denied just compensation. In any event, these considerations go to whether a taking in violation of international law has occurred, and here petitioners concede that such a taking occurred. Accordingly, to the extent that these considerations bear at all on this case, they can be taken into account on remand in determining whether exhaustion should be required as a prudential matter."
The SG thus recommended denial of Spain's petition for Supreme Court review of the underlying 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision. That underlying appellate decision had also held that exhaustion of local remedies is not mandated under the FSIA or international law in the circumstances of an unlawful expropriation. In footnote 25 of its opinion, the 9th Circuit (like the SG invitation brief) drew a distinction for purposes of a mandatory exhaustion of local remedies rule between a failure to pay compensation for a taking and a taking that otherwise violates international law. On that basis, the Court of Appeals distinguished two prior U.S. lower court holdings commenting on exhaustion, as well as a comment by Supreme Court Justice Breyer in his concurring opinion in Republic of Austria v. Altmann, 541 U.S. 677, 714 (2004).
"25 As in Greenpeace and Millicom, this observation also has to do with a taking unaccompanied by just compensation. Justice Breyer draws on substantive Fifth Amendment law as set out in City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd., 526 U.S. 687, 721 (1999), and Kirby Forest Industries, Inc. v. United States, 467 U.S. 1, 10 (1984), which requires exhaustion of postdeprivation remedies because there cannot be constitutional injury until a state fails to provide just compensation. However, a taking may violate international law when it does not serve a public purpose or is discriminatory in nature — the kind of taking that Cassirer has pled for purposes of jurisdiction in this case — as well as when it is not accompanied by just compensation."
Finally, in footnote 26 the Court of Appeals also distinguished comment f to Section 713 of the Restatement of Foreign Relations Law (which says that a claim under international law will ordinarily be subject to exhaustion of domestic remedies). The appellate court pointed out that the comment on its face applied only to State-State claims, "where interests of comity are most compelling," and only to "ordinary" practice.
"26 Spain and Justice Breyer additionally allude to comment f of § 713 of the Restatement (Third), which states that "[u]nder international law, ordinarily a state is not required to consider a claim by another state for an injury to its national until that person has exhausted domestic remedies, unless such remedies are clearly sham or inadequate, or their application is unreasonably prolonged." Restatement (Third) § 713 cmt. f. On its face this section applies only to claims by one state against another where interests of comity are most compelling. Section 1605(a)(3), by contrast, applies to claims by an individual against a foreign state of which he is not a citizen. But even if applicable to claims other than those by one state against another, and even if imbedded in international law, this section merely reflects "ordinary" practice. The FSIA does not incorporate it, and the legislative history doesn't mention it. In short, this source does not clearly indicate that Congress meant to require exhaustion even though it did not say so."
I hope this is interesting.
Dear Prof. Kantor,
Thanks for bringing this case to my attention. It is consistent with the position in my blog that exhaustion should be required only in cases based exclusively on universal jurisdiction, where the jurisdictional claim of the US is not as strong as that of another state which has not only a universal jurisdiction interest, but also a territorial or personality basis for jurisdiction. In the Cassirer case you cite, the claimant — Cassirer — was an American citizen (succeeded after he died by his estate). Hence the US had a passive personality basis of jurisdiction. Under my theory, then, no exhaustion would have been required (unless Congress required it, which in that case it evidently did not).
My blog here did not address a passive personality case, because the ATS allows suits only by aliens, not by US citizens, so that passive personality jurisdiction is never available under the ATS. Nonetheless the line I draw — requiring exhaustion only in purely universal jurisdiction cases — would have ruled out a judicially imposed exhaustion requirement in the Cassirer case.
Again, thanks for your informative post. I will want to study the case (at which I have only glanced) and the SG's position further — Doug
passive personality theory (or victim theory) is a minority theory that is not based in general patterns of practice and general patterns of opinio juris (but has been consented to in some international criminal law treaties, which would only reach the parties thereto and their nationals and only with respect to crimes covred).
In most cases, U.S. courts do not deny U.S. jurisdiction under the nationality, protective, or universal jurisdiction principles.
Note that state-to-state claims at the international level or before international institutions are far different than claims in domestic U.S. courts. Further, universal jurisdiction re: Rest. sec. 404 is expressly not inhibited by alleged or so-called comity factors set out in sec. 403 (and, again, the courts basically pay no attention to comity factors if there is nationality or protective jursdiction al la sec. 402, etc., and are not supposed to if there is universal jurisdiction).
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MC Mock Trial Team
strong regional
Manchester College's Mock Trial Team
lost its bid to the nationals in a tie-breaker, but sophomore Baana Veen
of Osceola, Ind., captured the "Outstanding Witness" award Feb. 5-6 at
the Notre Dame Regional Mock Trial Tournament.
Manchester College ended the
tournament 4-4, with judges commenting the team was in the top tier of
teams they had judged. Moving on to the American Mock Trial
Association's national championships in Des Moines on April 7-10 was the
winner of the tie-breaker, a Notre Dame team.
Other members of MC's Mock Trial
Team are sophomore Ashley Davis of Logansport, Ind.; sophomore Stacey
Carmichael of South Bend; junior James Blake Hike of Syracuse; junior
Steve Case of St. Joe, Ind.; junior David Tracey of Auburn, Ind.; junior
Scott Harding of Shelbyville, Ind., and senior Tippawan Chukrachang of
Members of MC's Pre-Law Club
participate in mock trial competitions to gain valuable experience and
insights into the practice of law. Traditionally, Manchester College
does exceptionally well at the regionals, pitted against much larger
MC also has a strong tradition of
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Have y'all missed me?
I have certainly missed my little blog. I was going back and forth over how to start writing again when my friend Keisha mentioned a blog hop she was hosting. Naturally... it was a call to action.
Hello! I'm Kristin from The Simple Perks and I'm joining Kiesha in the Snack Attack Blog Hop! Today I'm taking over Aleasa's blog and sharing my favorite go-to snack recipe: Corn Dip!
I absolutely love this recipe—it's quick, easy, packed with flavor, and it's always a huge hit at parties! From game days to New Year's Eve parties, this snack is great for any time of the year!
Let's get started!
(I grabbed this photo from Google, but this is what the dip looks like)
1 can regular corn, drained
1 can shoepeg corn, drained
1 can rotel, drained
8 oz cream cheese
Place all of the above in a microwavable bowl, microwave for 3 minutes (or until cream cheese is soft enough to stir)
Add the following to the corn mixture:
1 TBSP chili powder
½ TBSP cumin
½ TBSP garlic powder
Stir until all ingredients are blended well.
*If you want it to be spicier, add a little more of the seasonings. Sometimes I add a dash of cayenne for a little kick.
Serve warm and with tortilla chips or Fritos (Fritos Scoops are the best!).
This recipe is great for whipping up before your guests arrive or you can make it the day before and just heat it up before serving.
Thanks Aleasa for letting me guest post today!
Happy snacking and happy blog hopping!
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Um, I don't know about y'all... but that sounds so yummy! If you make it, let me know what you think -- It's going on my go-to list for sure.
Want more? Here are the other lovely ladies participating!
Kiesha @ Big Pitt Stop
Brittney @ Razorback Britt
Debbie @ Dining with Debbie
Kristin @ the Simple Perks
Ashley @ My Crazy Life
Dana @ A Reasonable Adventurer


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The Master of Professional Accountancy program requires completion of 48 units for graduation. Students should be able to complete the coursework for the program in one academic year.
Required Courses (20 units)
- MGT 225: Professional Accounting and Auditing Research - Provides an in-depth examination of the professional accounting and auditing research process. Includes issue identification; location and evaluation of authority using online and electronic accounting, auditing, and tax research databases; developing conclusions and recommendations; and communication of research results.
- MGT 229: Accounting Ethics and Professional Responsibilities - Examines the ethical and professional responsibilities of accountants and auditors. Focuses on ethics, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)'s Code of Professional Conduct, Circular 230, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) laws and regulations, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards, state and federal laws relevant to accountants, auditors, and Certified Public Accountants.
- MGT 240B: Advanced Taxation - Articulates advanced topics in federal taxation and tax planning. Explores many facets of the complex body of tax law including tax research, alternative minimum tax, investment losses, employee compensation, corporate distributions, and federal transfer taxes.
- MGT 278A: Foundations of Auditing and Assurance Services - Examines the history, demand, and foundations of audit and assurance. Focuses on judgment and fundamentals of evidential reasoning. Topics include risk assessment, internal control, audit evidence, independence and objectivity, measurement theory, suitable criteria, standards and regulation, framing, heuristics and biases, and the role of technology.
- MGT 278B: Information Technology Auditing and Assurance - Covers basic concepts and techniques used in the provision of information technology audit and assurance services. Topics include information technology security; risk assessment; internal control; nature of audit evidence; independence and objectivity; suitable criteria; the role of standards and technology; and ethical issues.
Recommended Electives (20 units):
- MGT 204: Cost and Management Accounting - A study of accounting information for managerial planning and control. Topics include managerial applications for product costing, budgeting, and performance evaluation; accounting techniques for modern manufacturing
systems; activity-based accounting and cost management; international cost accounting systems; and the behavioral implications of accounting information.
- MGT 205: Information Systems - Examines the operation and management of information systems as applied to the business environment. Topics include hardware, software, databases, decision support, and systems analysis. Software packages are used to integrate information
systems concepts and business applications.
- MGT 218: Ethics in Management - Examines ethical dilemmas faced by managers and organizations and extends decision analysis to
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- MGT 226: Fraud and Forensics Auditing - Addresses forensic accounting and fraud examination in how it pertains to both civil and criminal matters. Develops a basic understanding of the characteristics of fraud, fraud prevention and detection, investigative techniques, asset recovery, and use of information technology.
- MGT 245: Financial Statement Analysis - Explains the role of financial statement analysis in an efficient capital market. Data from financial statements of major corporations is analyzed to develop skills necessary to interpret financial accounting information. Designed for future professionals who will be intensive users of financial accounting reports (e.g., security analysts, credit analysts).
- MGT 278C: Internal Auditing - Examines the nature and practices of internal (operational) audit and assurance, the management audit process, and the use of internal auditing by top management and governing boards. Develops skills to understand, analyze, and critically evaluate internal audit research.
- Other MGT electives may be taken with advisor approval.
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January 31, 2014 17:47 ET
Material Insider Participation in Debenture Offering
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 31, 2014) - Innovative Composites International Inc. (CSE:IC)(OTCQX:ICIZF) ("ICI", or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed a convertible debenture offering in the aggregate principal amount of $258,000 (the "Offering").
The convertible debentures (the "Debentures") bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum and are convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price to be determined by the board of directors of the Company two business days after the release of the Company's audited annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 3013 (the "Financial Statements"), but which will be equal to a conversion price available (the "Conversion Price"), based on the volume-weighted average price of the Company's common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE") during the immediately prior 30 days subject to the policies and approval of the CSE. Debenture holders have been provided with a subordinated first claim over all of the assets of the Company, ranked after security held by senior debentureholders. The Company has the right to prepay the Debentures upon payment of an additional three month's interest, although Debenture holders will have the right to convert should the Company seek to exercise its prepayment rights. Subscribers to the Offering received 1,600 share purchase warrants for every $1,000 of principal subscribed for, each such warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share for a period of two years from the date of issuance at a purchase price equal to the Conversion Price, subject to a minimum of $0.05. A total of 412,800 warrants were issued in connection with the closing of the Offering. The Offering was non-brokered. Proceeds of the Offering will be used for general working capital purposes.
Insiders of the Company purchased $170,000 of the Offering. The Offering is considered to be a related party transaction as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 ("MI 61-101"). The Offering is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of securities being issued to insiders nor the consideration being paid by insiders will exceed 25% of the Company's market capitalization. The Company has not filed a material change report 21 days prior to the closing of the Offering as details of participation of the insiders had not been established at that time.
About Innovative Composites International Inc.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Innovative Composites International Inc. is a high-tech engineering and manufacturing company whose goal is to utilize its proprietary "green" composite materials and building systems to provide innovative, engineered product solutions to markets that include automotive and transportation, shelters and containers, construction and housing, and industrial applications.
To find out more about ICI please visit our website at: www.innovativecompositesinc.com.
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Assistant Professor in Human Geography: Environment and Society
- Recruiter
- Location
- Durham (GB)
- Posted
- 14 Sep 2017
- End of advertisement period
- 10 Nov 2017
- Academic Discipline
- Social Sciences, Geography
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Assistant Professor in Human Geography: Environment and Society (Grades 7 and 8)
As one of the UK's leading universities, Durham is an incredible place in which to define your career and enjoy a high quality work/life balance. Benefitting from a fantastic location just 90 minutes south of Edinburgh, and less than three hours away from London, this historically rich city is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Durham Cathedral, dating back to the 11th century and is within close proximity of the beautiful Durham Dales. With a welcoming student body that numbers more than 17,000 and over 3,000 members of staff, this centre of academic excellence looks forward to welcoming your application.
About us:
Durham University is listed 4th in The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017 and is widely lauded for the exceptional talent it harbours. Featuring in the top 100 World University Rankings 2017-2018, our students and academics are at the heart of our world-leading research and teaching capabilities, shaping the future with their ground-breaking work. The needs of our staff are taken care of too, with generous pension plans, assistance with childcare facilities, the option for flexible working and a Relocation Manager who can help settle you into this fantastic city.
The role:
Geography at Durham consistently ranks among the very best departments not just in the UK, but also in the world. We were graded top for research power in REF 2014 and our students report satisfaction levels of 95% in the National Student Survey. From the field to the virtual environment, we are dedicated to exploring innovative methodologies. As an Assistant Professor with a focus on Environment and Society relations, we will look to you to develop world class scholarship that complements and extends the work in one or more of our core research clusters: Economy and Culture; Geographies of Life; Politics - State - Space; Urban Worlds. You will benefit from our commitment to ensure that your teaching load is sustainable. This will give you time to carry out internationally excellent research, informing your teaching and supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
You'll need:
- A good first-degree, complemented by a PhD in Geography or a related subject (either completed, or currently in progress).
- The ability to produce world-class research in the field of human geography, including a research plan which supports the activities of the department.
- Proof that you have contributed to research groups, mentoring early career researchers.
- The confidence to supervise PhD students.
- To be willing to develop successful research project proposals, with the scope to secure funding or generate income.
- The ability to engage with users of research and the generation of public benefit.
- Experience of delivering high-quality teaching across lectures, smaller study groups and field trips, with the ability to attain fellowship of the HEA.
- Confident leadership and communication skills, with the willingness to work collaboratively as part of a team.
If you haven't specifically met the above criteria but have recently completed or are concluding your PhD and feel you have the skills needed to do so, then you are invited to apply for the role at grade 7.
How to apply:
We value and promote an inclusive and diverse working environment at Durham and we welcome applications from all individuals.
We prefer to receive applications online. For this role we are working with our partner organisation TMP (UK) Limited and your application will initially be submitted to TMP (UK) Limited via our website.
Please carefully read the job description for this post which outlines the documents which you will be required to submit, information about referees, contact details should you require further information and next steps including an indication of when interviews will take place.
To apply please visit https://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs/recruitment/
Closing date : 10th November 2017


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Local economy losing millions due to mental health issues, says Armstrong
October 10, 2017 10:38 AM
The local economy is losing £30 million a year due to sick days related to mental health, Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said.
The Strangford MLA was speaking after hosting an event for the Action Mental Health group at Parliament Buildings for World Mental Health Day. The theme this year is mental health in the workplace, an issue Ms Armstrong said ever more vital in Northern Ireland.
"The issue of mental health has been in the headlines in recent times, with recent statistics showing one in every five adults will suffer a mental health problem at some stage in our lifetime.
"Not only does this increase pressures on an already overburdened health service but it also impacts hugely on the economy by accounting for a sizeable chunk of sick days among Northern Ireland's businesses and services. It is estimated the local economy loses £30 million every year on this issue.
"Action Mental Health operates a host of initiatives to empower those with mental health issues impacting their private lives and also in need of support at work, and I would encourage businesses to become involved.
"In addition, the Equality Commission's Mental Health Charter provides a framework for working towards mentally healthy workplaces. Companies who sign up can undertake good mental health, which will not only be beneficial to the, and their employees, but the whole community."


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Nursing home chain to pay $2 million in back wages, damages
A New York-based skilled nursing chain will pay more than $2 million in back wages and damages after underpaying nearly 850 workers, the Department of Labor announced on Thursday.
The Grand Healthcare System allegedly failed to compensate overtime eligible employees at five different facilities for overtime work, and only paid employees for scheduled hours rather than the actual number of hours they worked. The provider also was found to have docked employees for short rest breaks, failed to pay workers who worked through meal breaks, and failed to maintain accurate payroll records.
In addition to the $2 million in back pay and damages for 844 workers, The Grand will pay $133,470 in civil monetary penalties to the DOL. The company will also be required to take corrective actions including retaining an independent Fair Labor Standards Act examiner, and implementing an automated timekeeping system.
The company declined to comment to McKnight's on the DOL's announcement.
Previous investigations into two of Grand's locations conducted between 2005 and 2013 found similar violations, and resulted in the company paying almost $130,000 in back wages to 146 employees, along with $20,460 in penalties.
"There was no excuse for this company's continued disregard ... for the rights of its workforce," said Mark Watson, administrator for the DOL's Wage and Hour Division's Northeast region. "As the sizable penalty assessed in this case demonstrates, we will continue to use every enforcement tool at our disposal to incentivize employers to comply with the law. The sorts of violations we found in this case are all too common in this industry."


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April 01, 2014 11:32 ET
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 1, 2014) -
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Welcome back friends to another dose of Toon In, that part of the week where we can shine the spotlight on an animated short or classic cartoon worthy of your attention. This week we have a 1948 offering from the Fox and the Crow UPA Oscar nominated short entitled "Robin Hoodlum".
The celebrated UPA animation studio turns out to have come about because of the strike in 1941 by the Walt Disney Studios animation department. When a majority did not return to the animation department, like layout artist John Hubley (Dumbo, Bambi), they found an open door with the Industrial Film and Poster Service in 1943. IFPS would become UPA and found itself securing a contract, one that was highly sought after, with Columbia Pictures. The first work the company produced was for Columbia's the Fox and the Crow characters, which had originally been created by Screen Gems and they delivered 1948's Robin Hoodlum, a delightful short that shows us that things in Sherwood Forest weren't exactly as we were told.
So please Toon In with UPA's The Fox and The Crow's Robin Hoodlum!
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Kevin Bacon Dances Footloose
Kevin Bacon made a rather impressive entrance when he was on The Tonight Show last night, dancing like he did back in the '80s. What else could he do, when Jimmy Fallon announced that NBC has banned dancing on the show? Bacon is 55 years old. He was quite a bit younger when the movie Footloose was released just over 30 years ago, but he's still got the moves (although there are a few "foggy" clips I suspect used a double). I guess it's true that dancing keeps you young -or at least keeps you in shape! -via Daily Picks and Flicks


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Counterpane Internet Security by Bruce Schneier
The strangest thing about security is that it so rarely has anything to do with security. Smart security is risk management, and risk management is about money. In our complex, technological society, people are ill-equipped to manage their own risks. Hence, they turn to proxies: regulatory agencies, legislators, companies, professional organizations, insurance companies, courts. The problem is these proxies don't have the same agendas as people who rely on them; they respond to outside pressures. For example, the FAA is entrusted with airline safety, but also responds to financial needs of airlines. This talk looks at security proxies and these externalities, and discusses how this affects security in ways profounder than the tactics of technological countermeasures.
Event: Black Hat USA 2003
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