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Our partner Pamela B. Greene was recently quoted in a Boston Globe article focusing on a local company's use of Regulation A+ (or "Reg A+") as a new way to raise capital, and the benefits and risks that may be associated with this kind of offering. The rules allowing Regulation A+ were adopted by the SEC in March 2015, as mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, and are designed to facilitate smaller companies' access to capital. The rules enable smaller companies to offer and sell up to $50 million of securities in a 12-month period, subject to eligibility, disclosure and reporting requirements. A Cambridge, MA medical robotics company called Myomo is planning to complete an offering using this method. The article in which Pam is quoted can be found here.
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SEC Requires Public Companies to Hyperlink Exhibits Beginning September 1, 2017
Public companies will soon be required to include an active hyperlink to each exhibit to all registration statements filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all periodic and current reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, filed on or after September 1, 2017.
Under Regulation S-K Item 601, public companies are required to file their material agreements, certificates of incorporation, bylaws and other specified documents as exhibits to their SEC filings. Exhibits that are identified in the exhibit index to the filing may be attached to the filing or, in the case of previously-filed exhibits, may be incorporated by reference from the previous filing to the extent permitted by the SEC's rules and forms. Currently, an investor seeking access to an exhibit that is incorporated by reference into a filing must first determine where the exhibit is located by reviewing the exhibit index and then search for and locate the filing which contains the exhibit, which can be time-consuming and cumbersome. The exhibit hyperlink rule, therefore, is intended to facilitate easier access to these exhibits for investors and other users of the information.
Key points to note about the exhibit hyperlink rule:
- An active hyperlink will be required for each exhibit identified in the exhibit index of the filing, including exhibits that are incorporated by reference from a prior filing and exhibits that are attached to the new filing. The hyperlink rule, however, does not require the hyperlinking of any XBRL exhibits or exhibits filed with Form ABS-EE. The SEC also decided not to require companies to refile electronically any exhibits previously filed only in paper.
- The requirement to include exhibit hyperlinks applies to Securities Act registration statements, including all pre-effective amendments; Exchange Act periodic and current reports; registration statements on Form F-10 and annual reports on Form 20-F; and does not apply to other forms under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system used by certain Canadian issuers or to Form 6-K.
- The exhibit hyperlink rule is effective for filings submitted on or after September 1, 2017. Smaller reporting companies or non-accelerated filers that submit filings in ASCII format will be required to file their registration statements and periodic reports that are subject to exhibit filing requirements in HTML format and to comply with the exhibit hyperlink rule for filings submitted on or after September 1, 2018. The hyperlink rule does not apply to exhibits filed in paper pursuant to a temporary or continuing hardship exemption under Rules 201 or 202 of Regulation S-T or pursuant to Rule 311 of Regulation S-T.
- If a filing contains an inaccurate exhibit hyperlink, the inaccurate hyperlink alone would not render the filing materially deficient nor affect the company's eligibility to use Form S-3. However, the company must correct a nonfunctioning or inaccurate hyperlink, in the case of a registration statement that is not yet effective, by filing a pre-effective amendment to the registration statement or, in the case of a registration statement that is effective or an Exchange Act report, by correcting the hyperlink in the next Exchange Act periodic report that requires or includes an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K (or, in the case of a foreign private issuer, pursuant to Form 20-F or Form F-10).
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SEC Acting Chairman Michael S. Piwowar issued a public statement on February 6, 2017 requesting input on any unexpected challenges that companies have experienced as they prepare for compliance with the CEO pay ratio rule, which will become required disclosure in public company 2018 proxy statements. Piwowar also directed SEC staff to "reconsider the implementation of the rule" based on comments submitted.
This public statement and request for comments is a first step in considering changes to the rule, as part of the Republican Party's effort to modify or roll back certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd Frank). Any SEC modifications to the CEO pay ratio rule would take time to implement and may be challenged. The easiest route to prevent its implementation would be for Congress to repeal this provision of Dodd Frank.
SEC Adopts Amendments Updating its Rules of Practice for Administrative Proceedings
On July 13, 2016, the SEC announced its adoption of several amendments that update the SEC's rules of practice governing its administrative proceedings. The final amended rules are available here.
As SEC Chair Mary Jo White stated in the SEC's announcement, "[t]he amendments to [the SEC's] rules of practice provide parties with additional opportunities to conduct depositions and add flexibility to the timelines of [the SEC's] administrative proceedings, while continuing to promote the fair and timely resolution of the proceedings." For example, under amended Rule 360, orders instituting proceedings would designate the time period for preparation of the initial decision as 30, 75, or 120 days from completion of post-hearing or dispositive motions. Further, amended Rule 360 extends the length of the pre-hearing period from four months to a maximum of 10 months for cases designated as 120-day proceedings, a maximum of six months for 75-day cases, and a maximum of four months for 30-day cases.
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Can Equity Crowdfunding Work?
Our Venture Capital & Emerging Companies practice group analyzed the SEC's recently released equity crowdfunding rules (referred to by the SEC as "Regulation Crowdfunding") in a concise and easy-to-digest article authored by Sam Effron and Kristin Gerber.
The article does a great job of highlighting some of the regulation's shortcomings, such as the limits it places on amounts that can be raised (at both the company and investor level); the requirement that companies complete and file a new Form C; and certain ongoing reporting obligations for companies. In all, the added costs, burdens, and risks associated with complying with this regulation means that in most cases there are better alternatives (such as raises under Rule 506) for start-up companies looking to access the capital markets.
October 13: Join us for a Webinar on New Regulation A+
On October 13 from 1 – 2:30 pm ET, join Pam Greene and a panel of other experts for a timely webinar covering Regulation A+: Practical Tips and Guidance for Launching a Mini-IPO. Regulation A+ went into effect in June 2015 to allow private US and Canadian based companies to raise equity – up to $20 million under Tier I and up to $50 million under Tier II – from both accredited and nonaccredited investors, subject to certain limitations.
During this webinar, our distinguished panel, including Pam Greene, member in the Corporate and Securities Practice at Mintz Levin; TJ Berdzik, CFA, of StockCross Financial Services, Inc.; Maggie Chou, of OTC Markets; Yoel Goldfeder, of Vstock Transfer; and Rudy Singh, of S2 Filings, will discuss the legal and business considerations in launching a Tier II Regulation A+ offering, how investors can achieve liquidity through the OTC Market, and why many are calling Tier II offerings a "Mini-IPO".
We hope you can take part in what is sure to be an informative discussion. Click here to register.
DC Circuit Court Reaffirms Earlier Decision Partially Invalidating Conflict Minerals Rule on First Amendment Grounds
Pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which added new Section 13(p)(1) to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the SEC promulgated Rule 13p-1 (the "Conflict Minerals Rule"), which required that issuers that manufacture (or contract to manufacture) products in which conflict minerals are "necessary to the functionality or production of the product" are required to disclose whether or not their products contain tin, gold, tantalum, or tungsten mined from the Democratic Republic of Congo (the "DRC") and nine of its neighboring countries. This provision was included in the Dodd-Frank Act at the request of legislators who believed that the process of mining for and producing these particular minerals in certain countries is contributing to a grave, ongoing humanitarian crisis in that region of Africa. Continue Reading DC Circuit Court Reaffirms Earlier Decision Partially Invalidating Conflict Minerals Rule on First Amendment Grounds
SEC Finalizes the CEO Pay Ratio Rule – Additional Executive Compensation Disclosure for Public Companies Beginning in 2017
On August 5, by a vote of 3-to-2 with the SEC Commissioners voting along party lines, the SEC approved the final rule to implement the requirements of Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, which instructed the SEC to amend existing rules under Item 402 of Regulation S-K to require public companies to disclose the ratio of their CEO's annual total compensation to that of the median annual total compensation of all company employees. All public companies will be subject to this new disclosure requirement, with the exception of emerging growth companies, smaller reporting companies and foreign private issuers.
The rule requires companies to disclose:
(a) The median of the annual total compensation of all company employees, excluding the CEO;
(b) The annual total compensation of the company's CEO; and
(c) The ratio of (a) to (b).
Companies will be required to provide disclosure of this ratio commencing with their first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2017, which information will be disclosed in the Executive Compensation section of a company's Form 10-K (or proxy statement). Thus, disclosure will begin in the 2018 proxy season. In addition to the ratio itself, disclosure describing the methodology used to identify the median employee, determine total compensation and any material assumptions, adjustments (including allowable cost-of-living adjustments) or estimates used to identify the median employee or to determine annual total compensation will also be required. As described in the proposed rule, when identifying the median employee, the final rule requires companies to include all employees, including full-time, part-time, temporary, seasonal, and foreign employees employed by the company or any of its subsidiaries and to annualize the compensation of permanent employees who were not employed for the entire year, such as new hires. Companies may not, however, annualize the compensation of part-time, temporary, or seasonal employees. Consultants and other advisors who are not employees and individuals who are employed by unaffiliated third parties are not to be included in the calculation.
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Pam Greene interviewed on Regulation A+
Mintz Levin Partner Pam Greene was interviewed on Friday by Law360 regarding the advent of Regulation A+ and its anticipated impact on capital-raising by smaller companies. Pam noted that Tier 2 offerings can be likened to a "mini IPO" because they let companies raise capital under less onerous requirements than a full-fledged public company faces. "This will be an easier path for smaller companies to go public that is less expensive than an IPO," Greene said.
Read more here.
The SEC has also posted links to the new forms to be used in connection with Regulation A+ offerings and post-offering reporting:
– Form 1-A: Regulation A Offering Statement
– Form 1-K: Annual Reports and Special Financial Reports
– Form 1-SA: Semiannual Report or Special Financial Report Pursuant to Regulation A
– Form 1-U: Current Report Pursuant to Regulation A
– Form 1-Z: Exit Report Under Regulation A
– Form 8-A: Registration of Certain Classes of Securities Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g)
Regulation A+ goes effective today
Despite the attempt by the State of Montana's securities division to stay the rule, Regulation A+ is effective as of today, June 19, 2015.
Regulation A+ allows companies organized in the U.S. and Canada to raise money from investors, even those that are not accredited investors, under a less burdensome regime than traditional going public transactions and through the use of general solicitation, even to unaccredited investors, which is not allowed under current private placement rules. Regulation A+ replaces and expands the seldom used Regulation A by increasing the offering limit under the rule from $5 million to up to $20 million for "Tier 1 Offerings" and up to $50 million for "Tier 2 Offerings." The regulation also preempts state law review for Tier 2 Offerings, for which the disclosure documents will instead be reviewed by the SEC.
While Regulation A+ has critics on both sides of the table – that it doesn't go far enough in providing flexibility, or that it goes too far and does not adequately protect unsophisticated investors – it should be a welcome avenue for smaller companies who believe their companies have significant value to test the appetite of investors, raise capital publicly at a lower cost, and become accustomed to the public disclosure regime by preparing less burdensome ongoing disclosure. It remains to be seen how companies take advantage of these new rules and whether investors are at the ready.


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We took the day 'off' today so that we could catch our breath and work on a few projects. My projects were mostly involving trip planning and Leisure Time Activities for the Heartland National Rally in June. Michael worked on cleaning out his fresh water storage tote & replacing some water fittings that were developing some leaks.
After posting about our new National Parks Passport book yesterday I got a message from our friend, Val, who let me know that there is an app for the Iphone (droids too!) that will help you find National Parks, notate those that you have been to, those that you want to visit and where you'll find the cancellations at each park among other information. If you're interested in visiting National Parks try out this app…it's great! Thanks, Val!
I am amazed at the turnover here in the Grand Canyon Trailer Village, never seen anything like it! Campers come and go every day and we continue to see LOTS of rental RVs here in the campground as well as all over the park itself. We had 5 campers around us (1 on either side & 3 behind) leave this morning and by this evening 3 of those 5 spots were full again. It would have been 4 but a big Class A tried to get into one of the sites but was too big so it moved elsewhere.
Michael got a call today from his old boss, 1LT Reeves, who told him how much they miss him at the unit and that things don't run nearly as smoothly as they did when was at work. I think that was a nice bit of news to fluff his tail feathers…it's always nice to know that you're missed.
Since it's been a little on the chilly side here I threw a pot of Potato Soup on the stove for dinner. As usual, we'll now have several meals in the freezer for busy days! We did reach a high of 64 today which was warmer than we've seen it since we got here….we actually had to open some windows as it got too hot inside the coach.
I was pleasantly surprised this evening as we watched The Walking Dead (episode 12 of season 3) when I looked outside and saw a deer walking around. He was quite interested in a little girl of about 5…so much so that she walked right up to the little girl and sniffed her face. There were 2 others off a ways but this one wasn't afraid of anyone. She was bigger overall and had bigger ears than the deer we had become friends with while in Canyon Lake last fall…it turns out these deer are Mule Deer – indigenous to the western US. This is the first wildlife we've seen for a while so I'm hoping we see some more…elk would be good!


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Monday, October 23, 2006
Strength testing...
On the weekend I tried out the rosewater in a pancake batter. 1 cup milk, 1 cup wholemeal flour, some sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons (North American Metric ones) of rosewater. While we couldn't really taste the rosewater as such, you could tell somthing was there. Not sure if it's a fair test really.
4 comments:
- DestructoMeg said...
But a test I'm prepared to try again ;)
- Monday, October 23, 2006 2:19:00 PM
- Baggy Trousers said...
Oh, Mr. Snerg. I think you're stwong!
And big and bwave too!
- Monday, October 23, 2006 10:20:00 PM
- worldpeace and a speedboat said...
rose water in pancakes? intriguing.
- Monday, October 23, 2006 10:36:00 PM
- DestructoMeg said...
*snort* so big and bwave....
- Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:38:00 AM
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Institutional investment managers may soon have to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on what say they have on executive pay at the firms they invest in.
The SEC has filed a proposal to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 so that institutional investment managers that file Form 13F – namely pension plans, endowments, managers of separately managed accounts, banks and broker-dealers – would have to annually report on a new upgraded Form N-PX how they voted on executive compensation proposals. Comments are due by November 18.
"The institutional investment manager would be required to report votes on approval of executive compensation and on the frequency of executive compensation approval votes," wrote the SEC in its release on October 18.
The regulator said that the executive compensation would relate to "an acquisition, merger, consolidation, or proposed sale or other disposition of all of substantially all the assets of an issuer."
Currently, only registered investment management firms -- namely, mutual funds-- must report to the SEC just how they voted in all U.S. corporate proposals on Form N-PX.
Despite the more limited scope of disclosure, compliance won't be easy for institutional investment managers.
"It comes down to data collection. Institutional investment managers will have to gather the information on how they voted on a daily basis from multiple internal applications as well as any proxy advisory firms that may vote on their behalf," said Edward Johnsen, a partner with the law firm of Winston & Strawn in New York. "The proposal is made more complicated by the fact that many larger financial institutions have multiple asset management and brokerage arms and would need to consolidate the information from numerous business units."
The SEC estimates that, if adopted, its proposal would cost U.S. institutional fund managers collectively $13.5 million a year to file the new N-PX forms, while mutual funds would need only an additional $2.5 million.
In amending the current Form N-PX, the SEC is requiring that information on the executive compensation votes be disclosed in the following format: the name of the issuer of the security; the exchange ticker symbol of the security; the CUSIP identification code for the security; the shareholder meeting date; a brief description of the matter voted on; whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or a shareholder; the number of shares the reporting person was entitled to vote or had or shared voting power over; the number of shares that were voted; how the reporting person voted those shares; whether the vote was for or against management's recommendation; and an identification of each institutional investment manager on whose behalf form NP-X is filed.
Still to be determined is which securities the institutional investment manager will be required to include on the new amended Form N-PX. The proposal currently calls for reporting votes with respect to "any security" with respect to which the manager meets the voting power test. However, the SEC is asking for comment on whether reporting should be limited to securities that a manager has previously reported or been required to report on Form 13F, or securities above a minimum position size threshold.
Based on how the SEC has now worded the new proposal, the securities reported on Form N-PX may not match the ones the manager reports on Form 13F. For instance, an institutional fund manager would not be required to report on Form N-PX any shares for which it had only investment discretion but not voting power. In addition, if the institutional investment manager sold securities before the end of a calendar quarter it would not have to list them on Form 13F, but might have to report them on Form N-PX if there had been a reportable shareholder vote while it held them.
Institutional investment managers must file Form 13F to comply with Section 13(f), a 1975 amendment to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 if they have discretionary investment authority over more than $100 million in listed equity securities. The report is to be filed with the SEC on a quarterly basis and includes the manager's holding in securities which appear on a list the regulator publishes on its website at the end of each quarter.
Once the institutional investment manager becomes subject to the reporting requirement, it must report all of its holdings in these "13(f) securities," unless a holding is less than 10,000 shares of a given issuer with an aggregate fair market value of under $200,000.
For the mutual fund industry, the new limited disclosure requirement for institutional investment managers appears to be a welcome sign. Mutual funds initially opposed their unique disclosure requirements on proxy voting in 2004 and have been lobbying the SEC to bring institutional fund managers to the fold ever since.
"Our policy is not to complain about being singled out, but to say to other institutional investors--lets see how you vote your shares," said a spokeswoman for the Investment Company Institute, the mutual fund trade association, in a statement issued to IMW's sister publication, Securities Technology Monitor on Thursday afternoon. "Whether compelled or voluntary, broader proxy vote disclosure could only result in a better informed view of how the corporate franchise is used."
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A Classroom Capsule is a short article that contains a new insight on a topic taught in the earlier years of undergraduate mathematics.
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Bradley, M. J.,
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(1999). Classroom Capsules: Additivity ⊕ Homogeneity. The College Mathematics Journal, 30(2), 133-135.
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BMW M3 Coupe – The Mechanical Bull Dialed Back to 1
By Alex Ricciuti
You know, one of the biggest disappointments of my life has been that I was not able to fully and properly experience the Country & Western fad of the late seventies. Of course, I was barely ten when the seventies ended and I grew up in Quebec. Nonetheless, some of you may recall movies like Smokey and the Bandit and Urban Cowboy (and other cinematic and TV fare that made the profession of truckin' look fun), the excessive exposure of Dolly Parton's breasts and, of course, the mechanical bull, which I never got to ride. I think just about every sit-com in the late 70s had an episode where one of the main characters had to ride one. Actually, the last time I saw this lame comedic tactic employed was on an episode of Sex and the City. Although, I believe I may have hallucinated that so, please, do correct me if I'm wrong. And I would have to have been on some serious drugs to be watching Sex and the City.
But I know what it feels like to ride one. The mechanical bull in question here is the BMW M3 coupe, which looks like a huffing and puffing steer at the running of the bulls in Pamplona and rides like you would imagine a Japanese animatronic version of one to. It straddles and grips the road like a beast of burden and measuredly puts kilometers behind you very, very quickly. To its credit, it is direct in its approach to driving – it is all engine and wheels. The original M3 more than 20 years ago came with a 2.3 liter four-cylinder engine with 200hp. Today it has 8 cylinders, 3999cc that pumps out 420hp at an incredible 8300rpm. It's all that revving that makes the car a true rocket. And by rocket I don't mean to employ that word, being the cliché that it is, in a positive sense. After all, a rocket is just an engine and fuel with a singular purpose and nothing else. Where is the personality?
No, this is no wild bull but a robotic one that has been dialed back down to 1. It's all safe. It's made for people with more money than driving skills and for 125,000 Swiss Francs (80,000 euros or 120,000 USD) you're buying the M-brand as much as you're buying an M3 itself and this cars feels like it was designed to 'be' the brand.
It's not that I object to these super cars on moral reasons but aesthetic ones. Power doesn't necessarily make something fun to drive. I'd love to see an automaker one day come out with a version of a car that has less horsepower than it's predecessor but more of the crazy factor. An automobile that matches and balances the engine's performance to the limits of the suspension and chassis but one that twists and spasms and surprises you. I've come to believe that some of these premium brands really get stumped about what to do next with each successive model. Hey, what should we do for the new M3? I dunno. Let's add some more horses. That'll impress them.
All that power comes with a cost. As in, about a quarter tank of gas just to get from Zurich to Basel (about 70 km). Every time I touched the pedal, I would warp-speed into another dimension and instantaneously find myself in the next town 20 kilometers ahead. If I had floored it for more than a second I would have shot up to Brussels instead. (And I'm getting a little tired of BMW's iDrive navigation telling me what to do. I half expect it now to scold me with its female Hal-like voice,"What do you think you're doing, Dave?" every time I make a false turn. "Dave? You weren't supposed to turn there, Dave. Dave? I didn't tell you to turn there, now, did I?…Daisy, daisy…" I guess, it's my fault for still not figuring out how to turn the damn thing off.)
Anyway, having said all that, I have to say, there is no way you cannot like this car. It's pure BMW precision. The 6-speed manual transmission puts you in control and lets you have your bursts of power and decompression thrills. Push the engine past 8,000 rpms and it barely seems rattled. You can try to kill yourself by taking a 40km/h turn at 120 and this car will chuckle at you. If I sounded disappointed before, well, the reason is that driving BMWs spoil you. I was looking for spunk and soul and that's a gratuitous complaint with BMW which can make such perfect performers like this. Yes, sometimes you want to dislike the brand. You hate those pretentious drivers who scurry around in them with smug self-satisfaction. And yet, when I was driving the Z4, which is my absolute favorite convertible ever, and I was getting those looks from people, all I could think was, hey, you would love driving this car too.
The M3 can only be seriously compared to competition like the Mercedes C-Class AMG or the Audi S4/RS6. I will be soon reviewing the RS6 and will post on that. In general, Audis drive like quieter, slightly sounder VWs. And Mercedes' are always mature, responsible, solid, fast and comfortable. But the M3 owns this segment and easily leads in the driving pleasure factor.
With these kind of cars you have to judge them for what they are, for what they are intended to do and how they rank along with their competition. That means acknowledging that M-series models are still the benchmark that no other automaker has really yet to meet as a whole. But it also means being harsh on a car this expensive and with a brand that promises so much. BMW has set the bar real high with the M3 and that is a compliment in itself.
Alex Ricciuti is a freelance writer and automotive journalist based in Zurich, Switzerland. He writes frequently for Automotive News Europe. He also blogs on all things automotive at eurocarguy.blogspot.com.
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Of all the questions I received about my debut blog, it wasn't "who is the cocaine user?" or "what merchandise was stolen from what fashion show?" but instead the most commonly asked was "what organizations do you take up issue with?" I won't say which organization(s) but I will tell you what I have learned. About a year ago, I had to really ask myself "is it really about the charity?" Are these people sitting on these boards really, truly concerned about and motivated by the organization's mission or are these organizations a platform to step and repeat against a step-and-repeat?
I have served on the boards of several high profile, national organizations, and have been invited to sit on another board this year, to which I said, politely, "no thank you." I am much better suited physically doing good for people than planning a party where a portion of the proceeds might eventually go for the good of people, maybe. I love animals therefore I rescued two. I love young, budding career-minded people therefore I teach them every day. I believe young people deserve to be educated in a supportive environment free from bullying therefore I demand a shared sense of respect in my own classroom. I love nature and the magnitude of our planet, and therefore I protect my surroundings and contribute to the preservation of the earth in my small way. I believe that the rights of gay people are human rights, therefore I live my life as a respectable gay person to show the world the decency we stand for. What I am getting at here is that my proof is in my own pudding.
A few years ago, when I joined the board of a large networking organization here in Dallas, a friend of mine who was leaving the board warned me that people's intentions were not what they would initially seem. She cautioned me that an ugly side of people would subversively undermine the true intention of the organization. I didn't believe her. I joined these organizations because, as I stated above, I love people, I love animals, I love education, I love the environment and I feel compelled to be involved through financial contribution, as well as donation of my time and effort. And then people's true, self-serving, undermining, ill-intentioned behaviors surfaced.
I couldn't believe how focused people were on pushing their client's products and services, pushing their agendas and, ultimately, pushing themselves into the social stratosphere. Call me naïve but weren't we here to raise money for a worthwhile cause? I was promised to be "head" of one of these organizations in return for the many thousands of dollars I donated and raised, the time I spent on projects related to this organization, and the week's trip I took to New York for this group. But I just wasn't popular enough. Perhaps I didn't have quite enough social currency for the role. Yes I gave more money, yes I donated more time, yes I got more members to join and yes I was as passionate an ambassador to this organization as the next Joe. And, yes, I politely stepped down.
And you know what? It freed me up to wholeheartedly do more good for people! Instead of sitting around a boardroom table, I was spending more time helping my students. Instead of stuffing bags full of "swag," I was home taking care of my rescue animals. Instead of writing a check for an event where 90% of my donation was likely going to the bar tab and the lighting design, I was using my money to help a worthy recipient go on a once-in-a-lifetime enrichment trip. Instead of attending the next dress-up event, I was using my time to tend to the people and animals and endeavors that needed my care.
Now please don't misinterpret my message with one broad brushstroke. There are many charities, mainly local ones, which do amazing things. I think of people I met through these not-so-amazing organizations who are off running their own indeed-amazing organizations that really do impact recipients directly. The ones that touch my heart most are the local animal rescues that take in animals that are abused, malnourished and abandoned and nurse them back to health and into their "forever homes." These are organizations which are doing much good, glamour and party free. I also am particularly touched by those organizations, local and national, which serve as outlets to those young people who are being bullied and traumatized in our nation's schools. They do some truly courageous work.
I honestly just lost interest in competing with people's egos and agendas and participating in popularity contests and pissing matches. My ego and I have better things to do.


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Amidst the deluge of data, accounting tricks and astronomical sounding numbers that you will see in the Budget next week, there is one critical thing to look for - people.
Ultimately a Budget is about a government's priorities and where they lie when it comes to spending the money they are charged with looking after on our behalf. The question to ask is who this Budget will be for?Read more
The Whipping Post
The House has been sitting this week, so without further ado, here's a look at what's been happening in the political world.
Health hath fury
The reality of the Government's underfunding of health was outlined at a summit convened by Andrew Little, Annette King and Grant Robertson on Monday. Speakers included Warren Lindberg from the Public Health Association, Julie Haggie from the Home and Community Health Association, Jenn Lawless from the NZ nurses organisation and Platform's Marion Blake.Read more
Questions from Iraq
I have just returned from a visit to Camp Taji in Iraq to meet with the New Zealand troops and see for myself the situation they are dealing with.Read more
Healthy homes for all
Remember Emma-Lita Bourne? She died last year from causes the Coroner attributed to the appallingly "unhealthy" state house rented by her family.
Children's Commissioner Russell Wills says the effects of cold, mouldy and damp housing on kids contributes to 42,000 hospital admissions and 15 deaths each year.Read more
Western Springs - better bang for your buck
Recent talk of a stadium on Auckland's waterfront costing hundreds of millions is all very well, but how about seeing an old treasure through new eyes and planning for the future of Western Springs. With the amount of use the area gets, I can't think of better bang for the ratepayer buck.
At the moment Western Springs is a collection of disparate elements – but it could be a beautifully-designed whole. It's crying out for it. Think about what's currently there.Read more
Returning to Labour's Roots
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Speech to NZ Planning Institute conference
Thank you for the invitation to speak today. Ever since Bill English said he wasn't going to allow 20 planners to hold the economy to ransom I've been intrigued by your profession's power and influence.
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We all have an occasional case of the 'Monday Blues'. The weekend is over and it is time to get back to work/school. Not the most happy day of the week. For those of you with frowny faces: I have a remedy!
I noticed it is very easy to cheer myself up by focussing on the positive side of things and writing down all the things that make me smile. So as of today I will be sharing my happy thoughts with you every monday.
Today a national strike took place in Belgium, so no trains to get where you needed to be. All the more reason to be grumpy. But my day started a little bit different. I woke up smiling and screaming like a little child (Look mummy, SNOW!). To take a look outside and see a snowy landscape is just divine!
And if that doesn't do the trick to get rid of your 'Monday Blues', try this song which I was singing out loud and slightly off key on the ride back home in the car. Provides you with instant happiness in my opinion.


text: Page Image 6/7/2017 Inspected 15 sales points in Dubai and Sharjah and violated 4 outlets. "ESMA" conducts a comprehensive survey of the state-level automobile tyre outlets Page ContentThe director of the correspondence Department of Emirates Standards and Metrology Authority, Eng. Issa Abdel Rahman Al Hashimi, reported that the authority a comprehensive survey of car tyre markets and warehouses will be carried out at the state level, ensuring that as many points as possible are surveyed the sale, rather than the manual scanning that was previously used, would facilitate control procedures on cars traded in state markets, which is expected to achieve 100% control over tyres."The Commission has carried out actual inspections over the past weeks, including 15 points of sale for ensure that products are matched, and inspections have resulted in the issuance of four notices of violations of legislative regulations for sale in Dubai and Sharjah for sale outlets, while state-level traders have been granted sufficient grace period prior to the application of the decision, considering that the application is aimed at verifying the integrity tyres, prevent manipulation, and directly contribute to the reduction of road accidents, the most notable of which occur because of the use of poor tyres.The new requirements for the implementation of this decision were made through the development of automated scanner programming to verify the compatibility of tyres of the Emirates standard specifications, while coordination is currently under way with government Oversight services at the federal level to provide technical specifications for hardware programming and provision of decision systems, integrated with registered product database, as implemented by FDA Joint inspection campaigns in cooperation with regulators, through which all automated scanning devices are provided.The director of the matching department considered that the decision would contribute to the prevention of fraud, manipulation and fraudulent car tires in state markets, where it will reduce the sale of non-conforming products, as the system will allow the ability to reduce inspection time by up to 70%, the products that carry unprogrammed slides can be controlled according to the control systems prepared by FDA, and the electronic chip programming to provide product data and product update data to the UAE standard specifications that ensure security factors and product safety, suited to the state's climatic conditions and use patterns.The offences established by the Council of Ministers in respect of the offending traders include the notice of the institution or the port of sale in contravention and 3 days to review the board, while the second phase includes the development and adoption of corrective actions by the board takes place within a period of not more than one week, if corrective actions are not followed, the product is withdrawn from the markets and is circulated not selling this product at different outlets and finally imposing a fine of up to 30,000 dirhams, then the file is transferred to the courts. Competent in the state.The Emirates Standards and Metrology Authority (TRA) has unveiled a set of amendments to the technical regulations for car tyres., coinciding with the installation of smart slides, including more stringent safety and security requirements and the addition of tyre transfer requirements including critical conditions in the process of transporting and distributing tyres from factories to distributors and storage depots, as well as the way the arrangement and loading of the frame in transport vehicles, to enter into force in the second half of the current year, or in the last quarter.The upgraded regulation is designed to tighten control over vehicle tyres, including tyre storage space within the state, and the storage process itself, which should be in accordance with the Emirates standard specifications in this regard. Mandatory requirements have been introduced in the new tyres, most notably to be registered with the Gulf Standardization Authority, and the importer to submit a test report for the product from a certified laboratory, according to the approved Emirati specifications.The United Arab Emirates prohibits the sale and import of used or refurbished tyres, adhering to a mandatory specification issued by the Emirates Standards and Standards Authority several years ago, as there are three options for dealing with the stock of used and "refurbished" tyres, they are either sold to another trader or re-exported or destroyed, as the technical regulation of standard tyre specifications is applied in a mandatory manner to all traders and importers.


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Exhibition History
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- Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 16*.
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- Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1997-1998: no. 16*.


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Today has been a sad day. The dog my son rescued from an abusive owner and gave to me as a present 13 years ago died today. I ended up having to give him to my daughter because he didn't get along with the dog I already had, but I loved visiting him and listening to his hilarious bark.
My daughter and her family live on a one way street and her husband's parents, a cousin and an aunt live a few houses down and/or across the street, so there 4 different households to visit with. He was such a good dog who loved having his head and back scratched and his belly rubbed. He was also a great balloon popper!
You'll be missed for sure, lots of people loved you. RIP Fart !
(his name was Bart, but I always called him Fart)
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I'm so sorry for your loss but I'm happy to hear Fart had a loving home for 13 years.
So sorry to hear this news 🙁
I am so sorry, Vicki. He looks like a wonderful dog.
I'm sorry Vicki. Pets really are family and it's never easy to say goodbye, We lost our 15 1/2 year old cat in February and I'll find myself getting sad at odd times. but mostly I smile because she shared so much joy. RIP Fart 🙂


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We are adding yet another Yoga session to our Residence Sport Programme! This time we have partnered up with Sheffield 3 to provide you with a free weekly Yoga class. Our qualified instructor will take you through some basic yoga poses and stretches as well as explain the correct breathing techniques for the ultimate relaxation.
When – Every Friday from the week starting 29th September onwards
Where – Sheffield 3, The Okon Room, next to the common room
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I have also been looking at 3 possible syndromes that match my numerous symptoms: Isaacs syndrome, Morvan's syndrome and Sjogrens syndrome. Of course, they all share similarities with my symptoms so I can't really determine on my own which might be afflicting me. But I did see that immune response is a connections between these syndromes. So I am trying a low dose of Prednisolone to see if a little immune suppression might help.
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YOU CAN say at least one sure thing about "Gus Van Sant's Last Days." It's definitely not a conventional biopic about Kurt Cobain. (Nor, as its title oddly suggests, is it about the demise of writer-director Van Sant.) It's a tone poem, an elliptical, fictionalized meditation about the ill-fated rock 'n' roll superstar who stoked up an entire generation and, not long after his surge of fame and artistry, was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in 1994.
For many fans -- some eager to anoint a hero to bring higher meaning to their consumerist lives, others simply appreciative of a great songwriter -- Cobain was something of a secular messiah. And as Blake, a muttering, reclusive musician with tousled, dirty hair and an enigmatic manner, Michael Pitt fulfills the loaded archetype: Cobain as Christlike rock star.
Blake lives in virtual seclusion in a spacious house surrounded by woods. There are hangers-on and band members (including Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Scott Green and Nicole Vicius), who float in and out of his home like passing ghosts. "Last Days" avoids direct mention of Cobain's real wife, Courtney Love, a strategy that Van Sant acknowledged at a press conference at this year's Cannes Film Festival. There is one sarcastic reference, however, to a certain "Herself."
The subordinate characters' interaction with Blake is minimal. His only significant oral encounter -- which could have been scripted by filmmaker Jim Jarmusch -- occurs when a bewildered Blake speaks to a visiting salesman for the Yellow Pages. Blake is avoiding everyone, retreating from the world, tumbling deeper into the vortex inside himself.
He stumbles down a slope in his estate and toward the river below. He dives into the water. Gets out and urinates. Night falls, and he's sitting in front of a campfire, drying his clothes and vaguely singing "Home on the Range." When he returns home, he shuffles to the kitchen. We see him at breakfast, pouring cereal into a bowl. On another occasion he makes macaroni and cheese. Barely functioning, he constantly speaks garbled words to himself.
What is he saying? The barely audible blatherings of a junk-addled rock star cliche? Or the poetic, pained words of a sensitive individual tormented by this almost-spiritual role being forced upon him by everyone from enrapt fans, agents and tour organizers to corporate record companies?
"Can't do anything," he says at one point.
"Any thought of good that my death will benefit . . ." he writes on another occasion.
"Last Days" pointedly uses Cobain's mystique to imbue seemingly uninteresting actions with higher purpose. It's easy enough to think of Blake in messianic terms and imagine his stumbling around to represent the last night in the garden of Gethsemane. And if there are any doubts about the Christian analogies, they are dispelled by the ingeniously conceived and beautiful manner in which Blake makes his final exit. But his activities could also represent ours, as we perform the functions of our every day, heading inexorably to our final stage. It's up to us to decide.
Like "Elephant," Van Sant's similarly masterful and metaphorical film about the tragedy at Columbine, the same actions are seen from different perspectives, so that the overlaps and repetitions appear to signify intersections of fate. So we watch for clues, significant hinges in the story, hints of what really happened. We wonder, for instance, why Pitt writes with his left hand and then strums a guitar right-handed. Why so many chimes throughout the movie -- are they dirgelike bells? What is in that small box he digs out of the ground -- drugs? Bullets? What's the significance of the black dress he slips on -- an ironic Shroud of Cobain? And why is he called Blake, the name of the 18th-century poet whose wife famously remarked, "I have very little of Mr. Blake's company. He is always in Paradise"? And on and on. Van Sant clearly intends for us to have and enjoy these introspections, for Cobain was about his fans as much as he was about himself. And so, too, "Last Days" is about the beholder as much as the beholden.
GUS VAN SANT'S LAST DAYS (R, 97 minutes) -- Contains obscenity and sexual situations. At Cineplex Odeon Shirlington and Landmark's E Street Cinema.


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I am a writer. My writing is done first for myself. It is my form of expressing the need to be a creative being. If as a reader you find it entertaining. insightful and inspiring then thank you for your purchase, time and interest, as well as your appreciation of this art. The kind of readership-following I am seeking are people who understand the true value of a literary work. Who have a deep appreciation when sharing in a life-engaging experience by living it through the written word. True works of literature are enjoyed with each reread. If you are looking for a believable story with characters you can love, maybe even identify with, then may I humbly invite you come walk with me now 'Amidst The American Dreams'.---S.J. Gathings
To find my novel: Click above on 'Works'. Reviews can be found online at Amazon.com,Barnes and Noble.com and on Goodreads. Thank you for your visit.
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The sole purpose of sending this book to print was to share his belief that True Love does exist. That it is one of the greatest experiences one can ever hope to know in their lives.
"Love is to the soul what breath is to the body, and without either there is no life in us." ---S.J.G.
"Amidst the American Dreams is the journey of a love perfected. I wrote it as the characters told it to me. It is 'Their Story' and I thank them for sharing it with us." ---S.J.Gathings
He attended both Morris County and Sussex County Community Colleges in New Jersey as a liberal arts major.
First poem 'Hero #...' was published in the anthology 'A Vision, A Verse' back in 1979. More followed in other anthologies during the eighties and nineties.
S. C. C. College published his short story 'A game of pool' in its literary magazine 'The Idiom' in the spring of 1994.
During 1993-1994, he also wrote, directed, and acted in two plays. 'The Patient in room 2-A' was for the A.I.D.S. Awareness program at S. C. C. College and the New Jersey Collegiate Consortium for health and education. The second was 'Behind the Door'. This one offered the audience an experience in self-discovery by his using an non-traditional style of play writing.
Influences have been poet Richard Brautigan, 'The Thief of Baghdad (The quest for the Blue Rose), and the play 'The Man of La Mancha'.
Native-born in New Jersey, he now lives in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania with his precious gift of a wife Julianna. They have two sons. The oldest is an I. T. tech, a volunteer fireman in Morristown, N.J., and is schooling & apprenticing as a commercial, master-plumbing general contractor. The younger is now stationed in the Navy as a MM-Petty Officer. Stephan has certification as a Commercial Recreational Specialist and works as a service agent for Enterprise.
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Watch how to make this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Drain any juices from the turkey cavity and place the turkey on a rack in a large, shallow roasting pan, breast side up. Pat dry with paper towels.
Working from the large cavity end, gently run your fingers between the skin and the meat to loosen the skin, taking care not to tear it. (Don't do this with rings on your fingers!) Place the softened truffle butter under the skin and gently massage the skin to spread the butter evenly over the whole breast.
Sprinkle the cavity generously with salt and pepper. Place the onion, garlic, and half of the thyme sprigs in the cavity. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tie one length of string around the bird and the wings to keep the wings close to the body.
Brush the turkey all over with olive oil and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper. Remove 1 tablespoon of leaves from the remaining thyme sprigs, chop them, and sprinkle on the turkey. Roast the turkey for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until a meat thermometer placed in the center of the breast registers 160 degrees. Don't baste the turkey at all! About halfway through, when the breast is golden brown, cover the breast loosely with aluminum foil to prevent the skin from burning.
Remove the turkey from the oven, cover tightly with aluminum foil, and allow to rest in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes. Carve and serve with the pan juices.
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