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The Florida Bar News
June 15, 2014
Positions Available - Attorneys
Vernis & Bowling - Expanding "AV-RATED" law firm seeks aggressive attorneys with federal and/or state court experience in employment law, commercial litigation, personal injury, workers' compensation, and civil litigation defense for its Ft. Lauderdale, DeLand, Jacksonville, Ft. Myers, Clearwater, Pensacola, Florida Keys, N. Palm Beach, Miami, Atlanta, Mobile, and Birmingham, AL offices. Exceptional opportunity and benefits. Fax resume to: 305-892-1260.
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. - Attorneys At Law: A multi-office law firm is seeking ATTORNEYS for its Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Ft. Myers, West Palm Beach, and Pensacola offices. Recruiting attorneys for Litigation, Default and Corporate Law Departments. For Miami Office: Attorneys who are admitted in Puerto Rico territorial/state court. For Litigation Department: Attorneys with experience in the following practice areas: professional liability defense, general liability defense, insurance defense, commercial litigation, and workers' compensation defense. Portable book of business a plus. For Default Law Department: Contested and Uncontested - Attorneys with previous experience in a Default Law Firm. Portable book of business a plus. For Corporate Law Department: Attorneys with experience handling securities and broker dealer matters, international and domestic taxation, bankruptcy, real estate, intellectual property, international law, corporate structure, asset protection, land use, and mergers and acquisitions. Portable book of business a plus. Also seeking 1-3 year associates in all offices. Email resume to [email protected].
THE FLORIDA BAR, FT LAUDERDALE BRANCH, Sr. Attorney: The Florida Bar's Ft. Lauderdale Branch is seeking an experienced trial attorney. The Sr. Attorney acts as counsel at investigative, trial, and appellate levels of processing grievances against attorneys. The qualified candidate must possess a JD and be a member in good standing of The Florida Bar with at least three (3) years of legal experience as an attorney in effective case management, trials, pre-trial matters, and development of trial strategy. Possession of excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to resolve trial and appellate level cases required for this position. Interstate travel is required. Service oriented attitude is essential. Salary starts at $69,343. Send resume and writing sample to Human Resources, The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300 or via email to: [email protected] in .doc or .pdf. Position is open until filled. Please notify Human Resources, in advance, if you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the employment process. EOE.
LITITGATION ASSOCIATE: CIKLIN LUBITZ MARTENS & O'CONNELL, AV-rated WPB firm seeks associate with 3-5 years of experience in Commercial Litigation. Competitive salary and benefits. Please send resume to [email protected] or fax to 561-820-0372.
Transactional Associate needed for stable and expanding creditor's law firm located in mid Pinellas County. Candidate will assist senior attorney with preparation of various settlement and workout documents as well as other drafting needs. 3+ years experience in preparing real property transactional or workout documents required. Title examination experience helpful, but not required. Competitive compensation package, including health insurance. Email resume to [email protected].
Senior Attorney position available immediately. Experienced litigator required. Job responsibilities include managing the workflow of a busy foreclosure defense and bankruptcy practice in western Broward County area, supervising work of 4 attorneys/paralegals, and managing own caseload. Must be proficient at drafting pleadings and discovery, conducting depositions, and preparing for and winning trials. This position may occasionally also require sales meetings with clients. Applicant must be a Florida Bar licensed attorney with 7-10+ years experience in litigation practice and admitted into the Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Court. Experience in foreclosure, appeals, debt defense, bankruptcy, commercial litigation and/or consumer law preferred. In addition, applicant must have previously successfully managed a professional staff, while meeting own productivity goals. In order to apply for the position, please submit your resume to [email protected] along with a cover letter explaining how you will excel at Managing the Workflow in a debt defense law practice and why this area of law is of interest to you. Please provide your availability for interviewing and your salary requirements.
Jackson County BOCC is accepting applications for an in-house attorney. Experience as a practicing attorney in legal research and trial work within a government agency preferred. Management experience desirable. Florida Bar membership is required. $75,000 - $90,000 salary commensurate with experience. Submit employment application, resume' and cover letter to HR Director. www.jacksoncountyfl.net. Open until filled.
Whitttel & Melton seeks criminal defense associate for premium criminal defense firm in Central Florida. Must have excellent oral / written communication skills and superior research and writing skills. Minimum two years experience as an Assistant State Attorney or Assistant Public Defender. Federal criminal experience preferred but will allow the right candidate with state criminal defense experience to learn. Prefer candidates in top 25% of law school class. Interested candidates should forward resume, writing sample and law school transcripts to [email protected].
Real Estate Associates needed for growing Florida law firm. Ideal candidates will have 1 - 3 years real estate/contract experience. Salary commensurate with experience. Please send resume in confidence to [email protected].
Probate and Estate Planning Senior Associate concentrating in Elder Law needed for Aventura law firm. Must have 7+ years of Probate and Estate Planning experience. Please email resumes to [email protected].
Travelers, a market leader in the property/casualty insurance industry, has an immediate opportunity in our Jacksonville staff counsel office for an experienced trial attorney to handle high exposure trucking, auto and general liability litigation in Northeast Florida. Significant trial experience with multiple verdicts and a proven trial record is required. Competitive salary and excellent benefits package. Apply today at www.travelers.com/careers and requisition number 813137.
LUKS, SANTANIELLO, PETRILLO & JONES: Statewide Insurance Defense ligation trial practice seeks an attorney for our Boca Raton Office. Must have 7+ years experience handling premises liability, negligent security and wrongful death cases. Excellent Benefit Package. For more info visit
WWW.LS-LAW.COM. Send Resumes to [email protected] or fax 954-761-9940.
The School Board of Seminole County seeks member of The Florida Bar with five years minimum legal experience to serve as Executive Director of Legal Services and to provide direct, full-time professional legal counsel to the school system on school matters. Florida Bar Board Certification in education law and state and federal government administrative law desired. Successful candidate should have knowledge of labor law, public employee bargaining, and school personnel law in Florida, as well as other state and federal laws pertaining to education; and knowledge of Administrative Procedure Act and experience in Florida Statute 120.57 proceedings. Please visit www.scps.k12.fl.us to view complete job description. Salary range $94,338 - $144,712. Interested individuals should complete an on-line application and submit resume electronically as outlined under Employment Opportunities at www.scps.k12.fl.us. Preference shall be given to certain veterans and spouses of veterans as provided by Chapter 295, Florida Statutes. Deadline to apply 6/26/14.
FDOT – Senior Attorney in Chipley Office; Position Number: 55000242; Recruitment Salary Range: $65,000 - $85,000; Advertisement Deadline: June 30, 2014. The FDOT is seeking applicants for the position of Senior Attorney in our Chipley office. This position is responsible for providing legal counsel and representation of the Department in all phases of the acquisition of right-of-way for transportation facilities, eminent domain proceedings, and in defense of the Department in claims of inverse condemnation. Preference will be given to applicants with 5 years of experience. Additional information regarding this position is available on the PeopleFirst website http://peoplefirst.myflorida.com/. A criminal background check will be conducted on the successful applicant. State of Florida on-line applications are preferred and should be submitted through the website above. If you need assistance, call 1-877-562-7287 (TTY applicants call 1-866-221-0268). Current State of Florida applications may be faxed to PeopleFirst @ 1-904-636-2627. The FDOT is an EEO/AA/DFWP Employer.
FDOT – Senior Attorney in DeLand Office; Position Number: 55012479; Recruitment Salary Range: $65,000 - $85,000; Advertisement Deadline: June 30, 2014. The FDOT is seeking applicants for the position of Senior Attorney in our DeLand office. This position is responsible for providing legal counsel and representation of the Department in all phases of the acquisition of right-of-way for transportation facilities, eminent domain proceedings, and in defense of the Department in claims of inverse condemnation. Preference will be given to applicants with 5 years of experience. Additional information regarding this position is available on the PeopleFirst website http://peoplefirst.myflorida.com/. A criminal background check will be conducted on the successful applicant. State of Florida on-line applications are preferred and should be submitted through the website above. If you need assistance, call 1-877-562-7287 (TTY applicants call 1-866-221-0268). Current State of Florida applications may be faxed to PeopleFirst @ 1-904-636-2627. The FDOT is an EEO/AA/DFWP Employer.
Department of Health, Prosecution Services Unit, Senior Attorney, Position Number 64003606, Annual Salary $51,626.90, Deadline: June 30, 2014. This Senior Attorney position provides legal services to the Department in evaluating and prosecuting violations of state law and administrative rules by licensees of the various professions regulated by the boards. Services are provided on an independent basis and reviewed through supervisor conferences and review of case files, reports, pleadings and orders. Prepares recommended action for Probable Cause Panels to include dismissals, letters of guidance or Administrative Complaints; presents cases before the probable cause panels. Drafts pleadings, discovery and legal memoranda; represents the Department before the Division of Administrative Hearings and in Circuit Court. Provides timely and professional representation in all aspects of litigation including timely trial preparation; motions practice; presentation of the case at hearing or trial; preparation of post hearing pleadings in accordance with statute and rule. Maintains case files, reviews investigative and legal files; timely responds to public records requests, inquiries from counsel, requests pursuant to Chapter 456, Florida Statutes, and other agencies regarding current cases. Prepares and presents cases for final action before the boards. Please apply on-line: http://peoplefirst.myflorida.com any problems applying on-line please contact People First at 1-877-562-7287, EEO/AA/ADA/VP, Fingerprinting Required.
The University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law seeks to fill a non-tenure track skills instructor lecturer position focused on Environmental and Land Use Law. Applicants for this position should hold a J.D. degree from an accredited law school, be a member in good standing of a state Bar, and have a minimum of three years of experience practicing environmental or land use law. Primary responsibilities will include developing and teaching skills courses on topics such as interviewing and counseling as well as skills and experiential courses, including field courses, in the College's Environmental and Land Use program, and supervising externships and projects. Experience with Florida or federal environmental, water or land use law, current Florida Bar membership, and experience seeking grants are desirable. The anticipated starting date is January 2015. The salary range is $60,000 to $66,500 for a 12-month appointment. Members of groups under-represented in the legal profession including persons of color and women are particularly encouraged to apply. To apply go to: http://jobs.ufl.edu. Refer to requisition number 0905739. Please include CV, transcript(s), and the names of three references. The University of Florida is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. If accommodation due to disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-4621 or TDD 352-392-7734. Applications will be taken through June 30, 2014.
Capital Collateral Regional Counsel-North is seeking a qualified attorney with death penalty experience for capital post conviction litigation. Email resume and writing sample to
[email protected].
Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. is seeking an experienced attorney for its Miami office to work in its appellate department. Please email resume to [email protected] for consideration. All responses will be treated confidentially.
Mid-size AV-rated downtown Jacksonville law firm seeks commercial litigator with experience in banking law, UCC and creditor rights/bankruptcy law. Partnership opportunity for an attorney with the ability to combine a portable book of business with our practice. Please email resume in confidence to [email protected].
Fann & Petruccelli, P.A., a multi-state AV rated professional liability defense firm has an immediate opening in its Naples office for an associate with 7 to 10 years experience in medical malpractice and insurance defense. Firm offers competitive salary and benefits. Please email your resume to [email protected].
The City of Sebastian seeks proposals from Florida Bar members for Code Enforcement Special Magistrate position to conduct hearings on a monthly basis. Include proposed compensation, including any travel or other expenses, reimbursements and resume to Robert Ginsburg, City Attorney, c/o Jean Tarbell, Executive Assistant, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian 32958, fax # 772-581-0149; [email protected].
In-House Insurance Company - Allstate Benefits, based in Jacksonville, FL is seeking an in-house attorney admitted in Florida with two or more years' experience. This attorney, reporting to the General Counsel, will oversee litigation and address a variety of corporate legal and insurance regulatory issues. Desired experience includes: litigation, and life & health insurance regulation. Email resumes to www.allstatecareers.com.
Associate Attorney Position available: Jacksonville civil trial defense firm seeking attorney with 0-2 years of experience. Must be Florida bar member, top 25% of law school class, have excellent research and writing skills and a desire to be in the courtroom. Trial Team, Moot Court or Law Review membership a plus. Please email resume and writing sample to [email protected].
FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY – Public Interest Law firm in Daytona Beach seeks a Family Law Attorney. Must have ability to work effectively/creatively with low-income clients including domestic violence victims. FL Bar membership required; Spanish speaking desired. Must possess a valid FL driver's license. Position offers excellent benefits including free health, dental, life, disability insurance, and more. Send resume, writing samples, and references to [email protected] or fax 386-323-5762. E.O.E.
In-House Assistant General Counsel/HR Manager with at least 2 years of civil litigation experience, preferably in employment law, required. Responsibilities include counseling clients on HR issues, drafting handbooks/policies, conducting investigations, research and presenting training seminars. The successful candidate will have strong oral and written communication skills. Spanish language proficiency is preferred. We are a growing and dynamic company, with a fast-paced, fun environment. Please forward resume AND salary requirements to [email protected] or fax to 727-563-1570.
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY GAINESVILLE- Associate with a desire to grow with firm wanted for busy solo practice to work with Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer with 30 years exp. Emphasis on Family Law, Personal Injury and Bankruptcy. Candidate must have demonstrable ability to bring new business to the firm. Compensation based in part on business generated. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated person. Send resume and cover letter explaining how you can generate business in confidence to [email protected].
HOUSING ATTORNEY – for non-profit law firm in Daytona Beach. This is a full time position. Must work effectively and creatively with low-income clients. Experience in landlord/tenant, public/subsidized housing, mortgage foreclosures, and bankruptcy experience preferred. Spanish speaking preferred. Travel will be required within Central Florida, FL. Bar membership required. Must possess a valid FL driver's license. Position offers excellent benefits including free health, dental, life, disability insurance, and more. Send resume, writing samples, and references to [email protected] or fax 386-323-5762. E.O.E.
Attorney, Insurance Defense, Southeast Law Group, P.A.: Daytona Beach insurance defense firm with statewide practice seeks an attorney with a minimum 2 years' experience, preferably in first-party property insurance defense. The ideal candidate must be a detail oriented team player with strong work ethic, possess good writing skills and be experienced with hearings and depositions. This is an excellent opportunity to join an expanding established firm with a great work environment, competitive salary and benefits. The position is available immediately. No phone calls please. Send your resume to [email protected].
Associate Attorney Position. Newsome Melton, a plaintiff's product liability firm with offices in downtown Orlando, is looking for an associate attorney. We need someone who has at least three years of experience and who is comfortable and competent to take depositions and handle hearings. Willingness to travel is necessary. Candidates should have strong academic credentials, should be hungry to work and learn, and should want to represent people who have been catastrophically injured by defective products. If you meet this description, and want to be a plaintiff's lawyer, this job is for you. Competitive pay with excellent benefits. If interested, please send an email to [email protected]om.
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY- Boynton Beach, PERSONAL INJURY LAW. A well respected Plaintiff Personal Injury Law Firm is seeking to add an associate for the Pre-Suit workup and negotiation of cases and litigation at its Boynton Beach office. Applicants must have experience handling Plaintiff Personal Injury cases from initial intake to successful conclusion. For over twenty years, this firm has taken pride in representing accident victims, and when necessary, taking the case all the way through trial. We offer a salary commensurate with experience, provide health and disability insurance and other benefits including profit sharing. Email your resume to: [email protected] or Fax to: 561-374-7898. You must include salary history and requirements. All inquires will be kept in the strictest confidence.
THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, MANATEE COUNTY, seeks to hire a new chief litigator, as necessitated by the forthcoming retirement of the incumbent attorney. The successful candidate will be a member of The Florida Bar with at least 10 years of general civil litigation experience, to include experience or a keen interest in land use litigation. The position, while primarily litigation-oriented, involves other non-litigation matters as assigned from time-to-time by the County Attorney. Employment with the County will commence in the first quarter of calendar year 2015. All interested candidates must supply a cover letter and a resume no later than close of business on June 30, 2014, addressed to [email protected]. Multiple interviews may be conducted and writing samples may later be requested.
Heritage Insurance has grown into the state's Top Ten insurance provider and now we've been recognized as a Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace. We're only just getting started. We're excited about what we do and we're looking for a Corporate Attorney to join us in our Sunrise office. We seek highly motivated candidates with a demonstrated history of success as trial attorney ideally in insurance defense or personal injury to manage assigned legal matters related to the Heritage Insurance Company. You'll work collaboratively with staff and managers and provide advice, guidance, and strategy regarding corporate legal matters. Conduct research, drafts points, authorities, and briefs and prepare legal memoranda and opinions on specialized questions of policy coverage and legal liability. Additionally you'll identify and report to our Counsel and senior management on areas and problems which may provide exposure to the companies. Represents the company interests at trial, arbitration or mediation, EUO, etc. as required. May take on special assignments upon request. This position may require travel including overnight. Requirements include JD and active FL License and two+ years of corporate litigation experience; representing property & casualty or commercial insurers strongly preferred. We offer a competitive salary, bonus opportunity, and a comprehensive benefits package. Email cover letter and resumes to [email protected] or fax to 1-866-929-0469.
Fort Lauderdale AV-rated solo practice seeks associate attorney with three (3) or more years of litigation/business law experience. Salary commensurate with experience. Please email resume' to Jeffrey B. Smith, Esquire at [email protected].
Bogin, Munns & Munns, P.A. – Orlando law firm with 10 Central Florida offices, seeks experienced employment law attorney to head up its employment/labor law practice. Great opportunity to join growing practice. Submit resume to [email protected].
Associate Attorney Position Available. Opening for Attorney in Pensacola office with 2-5 years of experience in civil litigation. Florida Bar Membership required; FL & AL Bar preferred. Please send resumes to: [email protected], Attn: Office Manager.
Bogin, Munns & Munns, P.A. - Orlando law firm with 10 Central Florida offices, seeks experienced domestic attorney to head up its domestic practice. Prefer 5+ years experience. Great opportunity to join growing practice. Email resume to [email protected].
SARASOTA CONDO LAW FIRM seeks senior associate with 5+ years of civil litigation experience. Condo, HOA, foreclosure and assessment collection experience helpful. Must be FL Bar admitted, Word and Outlook literate. Salary commensurate with experience and ability, excellent benefits, and great work atmosphere. Email resume and cover letter to: [email protected].
PENSACOLA LAW FIRM SEEKING TRANSACTION ATTORNEY with hand on responsibilities in business structures and transactions, real estate development, condominium law, and estate planning. LLM experience is a plus. Candidate must be organized, have strong work ethic and be committed to excellence. Excellent opportunity to work with Senior Partner with over 40 years experience in complex business and real estate transactions. Incentive based compensation with opportunity to buy into practice. Contact Charles Liberis at [email protected].
Miami International Boutique law practice is seeking a transactional attorney with minimum 5 years' experience in handling off-shore and domestic corporate structures and transactions with a focus on heavy drafting. Candidate must be organized, detail-oriented, have excellent follow-up and follow-thru skills with all matters, and be able to meet deadlines. Real estate transactional experience desired. Bi-lingual a plus. Must be a member in good standing with The Florida Bar. Please contact Liz Lamar at [email protected].
SPECIAL EDUCATION ATTORNEY for Public Interest Law firm in Ocala. Two years experience in Special Education Law preferred. Experience in filing due process and 504 complaints is a plus. Must have strong communication skills, both verbal and written. FL Bar membership required. Travel within Central FL. We offer excellent benefits including free health, dental, life, disability insurance, a generous time off program, law school loan repayment assistance, and more. Send resume, writing samples, and references to [email protected] or fax 386-323-5762. E.O.E.
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House Financial Services Committee staffers have yet to confirm the April 10 hearing scheduled to focus on the regulatory burdens facing community financial institutions will focus on credit unions.
However, both CUNA and NAFCU say they've not only been asked to produce witnesses, they have already selected them.
Pamela Stephens, president/CEO of the $55 million Security One FCU of Arlington, Texas, will testify on behalf of CUNA, the trade group announced Friday.
CUNA said Stephens will provide the subcommittee on financial institutions and consumer credit with detailed suggestions regarding how they can reduce regulatory burden on credit unions. NAFCU Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler said his trade has selected as its witness Robert Burrow, president/CEO of the $309 million Bayer Heritage FCU in Proctor, W.Va.
The hearing is one in a series that will examine regulatory burdens on community financial institutions. A previous hearing focused on an FDIC report on the topic, and an addition hearing expected to focus again on banks is scheduled for April 16.
"After dozens of hearings in the last Congress on regulatory burden, the House Financial Services Committee is sending a message through this regulatory relief hearing that they've heard the concerns and they want to hear about solutions. We're ready to put some solutions on the table, and we're hopeful that the committee and Congress will embrace them and enact them," CUNA Senior Vice President of Legislative Affairs Ryan Donovan said in the trade's March 29 NewsNow report. The upcoming regulatory burden hearings are expected to be a precursor to a legislative package, CUNA said.

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Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee passed Substitute House Bill 1122 out of committee on a 7-6 vote. This bill, which would require gun owners to lock up their firearms or potentially face criminal charges, will ...
Gun control groups are fond of describing preemption as a doctrine whereby a state has stripped local governments of their power to regulate guns.
The sorry state of gun politics in Australia was put into stark relief recently, after Liberal National Party (LNP) Queensland Legislative Assembly MP Anthony Perrett took a principled stand in favor of his constituents' gun rights.
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Earlier today, the Washington state Senate Law & Justice Committee passed Senate Bill 5992 out of committee with a 4-3 vote. As drafted, this legislation has overreaching language that would ban modifications commonly made to ...
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Occupy Credit Union Effort Stalls in California
An Occupy activist effort to start a credit union in San Francisco has stalled while seeking capital, according to an organizer.
"You really need to have a pool of money put together for anyone else with any money to take you seriously," said Brian McKeown, an activist with the Occupy financial protest movement and an organizer of the proposed People's Reserve Credit Union. "Our effort has really stalled as we gather the capital."
McKeown reported on his group's effort as news came out this week about another group of Occupy activists, in New York City, trying to raise funds to start what they called a "financial cooperative."
McKeown said he has had only limited contact with New York Occupy activists and none about this current effort.
The Occupy Money Cooperative's organizers said that they plan to launch a fee-bearing prepaid card as their first project as a cooperative, issued in association with a bank. They didn't say which one and have not responded to calls for additional comment.
McKeown said his group, which he said includes several organizers in the California music scene, continued to work on putting together one or more musical events to raise awareness about the credit union and raise funds, but that there had been problems securing a venue.
In the meantime, McKeown said, they had gathered more than the number of participants required by the California Department of Financial Regulation to show support for a credit union.
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International Partnerships
View the Annual Report 2016
World Council currently facilitates 16 international credit union partnerships.
World Council's International Partnerships Program unites credit union movements from around the world to exchange ideas, best practices and technical expertise. The International Partnerships Program builds stronger institutional capacity that ultimately benefits credit union members while demonstrating the cooperative ideals that characterize credit unions and distinguish them as financial institutions.
Partners have engaged in many activities overseas by providing guidance and expertise to their international partners. Here are a few examples:
- Cornerstone Credit Union League and SICREDI — Single brand approach, young managers training
- Ohio and Romania — New partnership in 2011, focus on industry awareness and modern marketing techniques for credit unions
- Minnesota and Paraguay — Regulation and examination of credit unions, advocacy and high-level governmental relations
- Caja Yanga and Servus Credit Union — Introduction of credit union-owned ATM networks
How we start partnerships
World Council seeks to match its members and supporters, both in emerging and developed countries. The partnership is established when each organization, accompanied by World Council, visits its potential partner to observe operations and determine common areas for work.
Why enter into a partnership
- Business opportunities, forging long-lasting relationships with industry peers overseas
- Engage in international credit union development alongside World Council of Credit Unions
- Recognition as a forward-thinking and progressive industry leader
- Selling point of the "credit union difference" to members and congress
Agree to conduct two-to-four joint activities in a year. All partnership activities are implemented in a non-intrusive manner to respect each credit union's internal operations. Partnering countries agree upon partnership activities in semiannual planning sessions. A partnership activity could take many forms, including:
- Hosting a delegation from the partner country.
- Coordinating visits to the league office or credit unions in your state.
- Sending materials, manuals and bylaws to the partner country.
- Traveling to the partner country to address their annual general meeting.
- Presenting on a specific industry topic or meeting with government officials.
Willingness to become a World Council Supporter. When your annual commitment is designated to your partnership activities, World Council would apply it to supporting the partnership activities with your partner country. World Council suggests a silver (US$5,000–$9,999) or gold (US$10,000–$24,999) annual contribution. All World Council Supporters will be listed by recognition level in World Council publications, our website and at our conferences. World Council Supporters are also invited to two annual recognition receptions — one at CUNA & Affiliates' Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) and one at World Council's World Credit Union Conference. With your payment receipt, you will also receive a special Supporters report on activities made possible by your support. The report is in CD-ROM PowerPoint format, suitable for reporting back to your constituency or board.
Partnership lifespan
We recommend a three-year agreement and the commitment to work on two-to-three main focus areas. The agreement would be automatically renewed unless one of the parties withdraws.
For further information, contact:
Thomas Belekevich
International Partnerships & Training
Phone: +1-608-334-6646
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Anderson, and Uzoh can replace Rasual Butler and Anthony Carter and fill that role on our team. I think it is way better to bring in d leaguers like this than burnt out has beens.
More important to me than the basic numbers is that they seem to naturally play Caseys style of game. I can see finding players with better numbers, but if the chemistry isnt there, like it is with Uzoh and Anderson, then the production wont be what we have now. I like Anderson for his solid 3 point shooting and defence and Uzoh is a decent backup PG if our 2 other PG's come up lame. I'd rather see Uzoh at PG than Forbes.
i dont see any of them sticking around after this year. here i am the opposite of super raptor i would much rather the end of my bench be positive role models in the latter stages of their careers like magloire and carter. up until he started playing i was happy with rasual but again if he had his real role he would have played the same amount of minutes this year as the other 2. three different areas, point, wing and big with a player/teacher like that is a real positive influence on the young kids and if they aren't ignorant arseholes they will listen to those players in practice.
Hopefully none of them, should they return, catch Moon Syndrome.
Sonny's chances are slim to none right about now.
look if a team must have 14 - 15 players...
I have no qualms about Making Anderson and Uzoh 11th and 12th and saving 13 and 14 for project players and keeping 15 for Jamaal Magloire to grandfather these kids
we haven't had a solid third string PG in a long time
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I don't know if Anderson is really that crucial. He may be filling Butler's intended role, and that's fine, maybe give him a training camp invite at least, if not a non-guaranteed deal of some sort. He is a veteran, basically, even if he lacks abundant NBA experience. But, if we upgrade at the wing with at least one more player in the draft or FA who would immediately step into the rotation and possibly start, then who cares.
Uzoh I like a lot. I think his learning curve has been pretty impressive for a 10-day guy who looked completely out of place when he first got here. I don't think having an old PG is that important when you have a guy like Jose(assuming he stays one more year at least), and Bayless is still an unknown. He rebounds well, has decent defensive instincts (and a pretty good amount of potential there), he seems to understand playing within his limits (which Bayless still doesn't get far too often, if not always). His poise is getting better and we'll see if he can keep it up. His O is definitely limited, but he has, again, played within his limits, trying to get his team involved and managing the clock well most of the time.
By the way Casey coaches these days if he was BC, JJ, ED, and Forbes would be outta here for those D league gems.
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Cego implements a relational and transactional database system with support for the SQL query language. The current release contains the most common database features for basic table manipulation and data retrieval. Indexes, foreign keys, views, and stored procedures are also implemented. Future releases (2.0 and above) will support a multi-node database concept with log file shipping for an automatic database application failover.
nut is nutrition software to record what you eat and analyze your meals for nutrient composition. The database included is the latest USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. This database contains values for vitamins, minerals, fats, calories, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, etc., and includes the essential polyunsaturated fats, Omega-3 and Omega-6. Nutrient levels are expressed as a percentage of the Daily Value, the familiar standard of food labeling in the United States, but also can be fully customized. Foods can be added from recipes or food labels, and nutrient intake can be graphed. The program is completely menu-driven and there are no commands to learn.
Dar is a shell command that makes backup of a directory tree and files. Its features include splitting archives over several files, DVD, CD, ZIP, or floppies, compression, full or differential backups, strong encryption, proper saving and restoration of hard links, extended attributes, file forks, Door inodes, and sparse files, remote backup using pipes and external commands (such as ssh), and rearrangement of the "slices" of an existing archive. It can run commands between slices, before and after saving some defined files or directories (for a proper database backup, for example), and quickly retrieve individual files from differential and full backups. Several external GUIs exist as alternatives to its CLI interface, like kdar, DarGUI, SaraB, etc.
MUSCLE (Multi User Server Client Linking Environment) is an N-way messaging server and networking API. It includes client-side networking APIs for various languages, including C, C++, C#, Delphi, Java, and Python. MUSCLE lets programs communicate over a network via streams of serialized Message objects. The included server program ("muscled") lets its clients message each other and store information in its server-side hierarchical database. The database supports flexible queries via hierarchical wildcarding, and "live" updates via a subscription mechanism.
The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to develop an all-in-one Internet application suite. It contains an Internet browser, email and newsgroup client with an included Web feed reader, HTML editor, IRC chat, and Web development tools, and is sure to appeal to advanced users, Web developers, and corporate users. It uses much of the Mozilla source code powering such successful siblings as Firefox, Thunderbird, Camino, Sunbird, and Miro.
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Grand Oaks Health And Rehabilitation Center in Palm Coast, Florida
Nursing Homes, also called Skilled Nursing Facilities, are options for seniors that can provide continual assistance for residents that require frequent or constant medical attention. They maintain qualified staffing that is able to monitor and care for aging residents that require assistance with daily activities and may have various health issues.
Using a Nursing Home Referral Service
A few of the services offered by nursing home or elder care placement services are:
1) Help Determine if a nursing home is what you need
2) Determining the level of care needed
3) Locating the home or facility best suited to your needs
4) Helping you to negotiate the lowest possible price for you and your family
5) Helping you with financial planning so that your resources can be used wisely to cover the costs involved
6) Ensuring that the facility you choose is able to handle any special needs that you may have.
There are placement agencies that will be pleased to help you sort through the maze and make the best choice for your loved one. This is their field of expertise and they are happy to share the knowledge they've gathered with you. A few of our favorites are A Place For Mom, Elder link, and Elder Home finders. Most referral agencies (sometimes called placement agencies) provide their services free of charge to the resident and their family.
Our goal at Nursing Homes in Florida is to assist families who are looking for the best, affordable skilled nursing homes.
Grand Oaks Health And Rehabilitation Center
|Address: 3001 Palm Coast Parkway Se
|City: Palm Coast, FL 32137
|County: Flagler County
|Phone: (386) 446-6060
|Ownership Type: For profit - Partnership
|Provider Number: 105952
|Program Participation: Medicare and Medicaid
|Continuing Care Retirement Community: NO
|Located In a Hospital: NO
|Other Branches: YES
|Councils: Resident and Family Councils
|Number of Residents: 113 Residents
|Capacity: 120 Beds
|Health Inspection Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
|Nursing Staff Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
|RN Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars
|Quality Measures Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
|Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Five-Star Quality Rating
The Five-Star Quality Rating System was created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in order to help consumers, their families, and caregivers find the best nursing homes available.
These quality ratings are taken from the result of facility health inspections, staffing inspections and quality measure inspections. The ratings are then combined to calculate an overall rating for the facility.
The quality rating can help you find the best nursing home, but it is not a substitute for visiting the nursing home, talking to the staff and asking lots of questions. Choose the nursing home that best meets your needs. Be sure to talk to your doctor or other healthcare professionals, your family, friends, or others about your nursing home choices. You can also contact the Long-Term Ombudsman or State Survey Agency before you make a decision.
Costs of Nursing Homes in Florida
It's a good idea to learn as much as possible about all nursing homes that are available in your area. Some may be designated as skilled nursing facilities while others may not.. Everything you read and each facility you visit will help you to get closer to determining your own need. Learning about the costs of nursing homes and how to cover those costs is also very important. With all these options, and maybe because there are so many choices, it can be overwhelming. There's nothing wrong with getting help.


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The $586 million Freedom Credit Union said Friday that it has provided $650,000 in low interest rate loans to 670 of its members hit hard by Hurricane Sandy when the storm swept over Philadelphia.
The emergency relief loans were for up to $1,500 for 18 months and were approved quickly to allow members to begin their own recoveries from the mammoth storm, the credit union said in a statement.
The credit union quoted one member, Janice Jones, a Jefferson Hospital employee: "Words can't express enough my gratitude for this service at such a time like this. Thank you again for all that you have done."
- SANDY NEWS: Dec. 7, 2012 Experian Warns on Damaged Cars
- SANDY NEWS: Dec. 7, 2012 SBA at $150 Million in Disaster Loans
Freedom CU set aside $2 million for the loan fund and said applications for the loans will be taken until the fund is exhausted or Dec. 31.
Freedom CU is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, performs volunteer service or attends school in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery or Philadelphia counties and it has branches in Philadelphia, Abington, Lansdale and Warminster.


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Oh sure, everybody loves dividends these days. As bond yields remain stubbornly low, investors and retirees are looking to dividend-paying stocks for income.
But there's a catch. Seven catches, in fact, according to San Francisco-based Forward Management, which is the advisor to Forward Funds, which manages $6 billion of investment products for both individual and institutional investors.
Forward's dividend investment team put together a report, How Not to Invest in Dividend Stocks, listing seven common pitfalls investors should avoid in their dividend strategies.
Dividend investing is very much back in favor right now, at the same time that fixed-income yields are near historical lows and a whole generation of baby boomers is at or near retirement age, writes report author David Ruff, a portfolio manager with Forward's Dividend Signal Strategy team.
"Even USA Today anointed the 'stodgy dividend-paying stocks that Grandpa and Grandma used to buy' as the 'new rock stars on Wall Street,'" Ruff says. "But whenever a strategy becomes the darling of financial advice columnists and bloggers, it may be time to proceed with extra caution. As straightforward as dividend investing may appear, investors commonly make mistakes that undercut both the income potential and the total return of their portfolios."
Read on to learn about Forward's list of seven mistakes investors should avoid.
(Read more about Forward at Genworth Wealth Adds 4 Strategists, 8 Strategies on AdvisorOne.)
The head of Forward's Dividend Signal Strategy portfolio team advises investors to consider dividend payout ratios as well as yields.
"Our historical analysis across a variety of global markets shows that companies with the best long-term performance were those combining attractive—but not ultrahigh—dividend yields with relatively low payout ratios," Ruff writes. "Based on our research, the sweet spot is a payout ratio in the 30% to 60% range—a percentage high enough that companies can commit to delivering regular, meaningful cash payments to shareholders, but low enough that they can reinvest capital for internal growth."
2. Relying on overly mechanical strategies. Quantitatively driven strategies risk overlooking fundamental shifts or dividend policy changes that could jeopardize dividend income streams, according to Forward's Ruff.
"For example," he notes, "investors flocked to European dividend-paying telecoms based on their strong yields in 2011. A closer look, however, would have revealed that some companies produced those high yields with dividend payout ratios exceeding 100%—a clear signal that their dividends would not likely be sustainable for long."
"There are good reasons why even the most income-focused investors may need some growth in their portfolios. Take the hypothetical case of an investor with a $1 million portfolio who wants to withdraw $50,000 a year for living expenses. After 20 years, an investor earning 3% annual total returns would have less than half of his or her starting balance remaining, while one earning 7% would have more than $1.8 million in assets. After 30 years, an investor earning 3% a year would be scraping the bottom of the barrel while one earning 7% annually would have a nest egg of more than $3 million."
4. Succumbing to home market bias. Average dividend yields are higher overseas, while stock valuations tend to be more favorable.
"The argument for global investing is a compelling one in light of the importance of portfolio diversification and the pending shift in economic power from developed nations to faster-growing emerging economies," Ruff writes. "In the last 20 years, emerging and frontier markets have more than doubled their share of the world economy and now account for 47% of global gross domestic product."
5. Having blue-chip tunnel vision. While investors may feel safer with well known large-cap dividend stocks, they have become expensive and over the last decade have produced lower total returns than small- and mid-cap dividend payers, according to the Forward study.
"These stocks offer a liquidity advantage, to be sure, but they don't necessarily represent the best growth or yield opportunities, especially in light of their valuations. In our view, rising investor demand has made many blue-chip dividend stocks too expensive to consider," Ruff argues.
"Perhaps it should come as no surprise that so many funds invest in the same 'usual suspects,'" Ruff writes. "After all, many strategies rely on indexes to drive the composition of portfolios."
7. Giving macro factors too much weight. While investors may be justifiably wary of risks in emerging markets or the troubled nations of Europe, these regions may still hold attractive companies that have a global revenue base or local-serving operations less likely to be affected by macro trends.
"Europe is an obvious example," Ruff asserts. "At this point, the words 'Eurozone' and 'crisis' seem fused in our minds, and many investors are shunning European stocks as a matter of policy. Yet with some research it is certainly possible to uncover strong, dividend-paying European companies that derive a significant share of their revenues outside the Eurozone."
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Screening is a way to evaluate people without symptoms to determine if they are at risk for cancer or have already developed cancer.
Screening involves:
- Assessing your medical history and lifestyle habits that may increase or decrease your risk of thyroid cancer
- Testing to identify early signs of thyroid cancer
Screening Guidelines
According to the US Preventive Services Task Force, there are no official screening guidelines for thyroid cancer. Testing is only recommended for people who are experiencing symptoms suggestive of thyroid cancer.
According to the American Cancer Society, all people between the ages of 21 and 40 should have their neck, lymph nodes, and the area directly over their thyroid gland examined (palpated) every year.
There are some healthcare providers who think that people with a higher-than-normal risk of thyroid cancer should be periodically screened. Factors that lead to a higher-than-normal risk include the following:
- A history of exposure to radiation
- Family members with either multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) associated thyroid cancer or non-MEN associated thyroid cancer
If you fit one of these categories, you may be advised to have your blood calcitonin levels measured periodically, as well as undergo annual neck and thyroid palpation.
If members of your family have a genetic defect (a change or mutation in the RET gene) that increases the risk of medullary thyroid cancer, you should strongly consider having genetic testing done to determine your personal risk and the risk of transmitting this gene to your children. The screening blood tests include: calcitonin and RET proto-oncogene. This type of cancer may arise during childhood and at a very young age. Thus families may wish to openly discuss the risks and benefits of genetic testing to determine the frequency of screening among members.
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plenty of attractive smart phones -- the iPhone, Blackberries, Droid,
and the G1 Phone -- but none of them satisfied Linus
Torvalds, the famous computer programmer who initiated the kernel
development of the Linux operating system and remains its chief
kernel architect. He describes, "I generally hate phones -
they are irritating and disturb you as you work or read or whatever -
and a cellphone to me is just an opportunity to be irritated wherever
you are."However, Mr. Torvalds has finally found a phone
he can truly embrace -- Google's
Nexus One. Mr. Torvalds, who formally owned a G1 phone and
a China-only Motorola Linux phone, writes in his
I have to admit, the Nexus One is a winner. I wasn't enthusiastic
about buying a phone on the internet sight unseen, but the day it was
reported that it finally had the pinch-to-zoom thing enabled, I
decided to take the plunge. I've wanted to have a GPS unit for my car
anyway, and I thought that google navigation might finally make a
phone useful.And it does. What a difference! I no
longer feel like I'm dragging a phone with me "just in case"
I would need to get in touch with somebody - now I'm having a useful
(and admittedly pretty good-looking) gadget instead. The fact that
you can use it as a phone too is kind of secondary.
do not know it, but Google's mobile phone operating system Android
uses a modified Linux kernel. While not everyone will
appreciate Mr. Torvalds' sentiment, it's high praise for the father
of Linux to personally endorse the new phone.Google has yet
to release sales figures for its new smartphone, which it is offering
online only. In January it is estimated that Google only sold
80,000 Nexus One units -- a rather disappointing launch when compared
to the 600,000 units Apple's iPhone moved in its
original launch month back in 2007 (most of those sales occurred
within three days). The sales estimates come courtesy
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She has said the winner of our competition can have their CHOICE of custom made pillow case, body pillow cover or panties :D
In case you've been under a rock ;) Red_Bella was the creative genius behind the Pattinson Panties, recently surprised me with custom made Kristen Stewart pillow cases and also makes full Rob / Taylor body pillow covers - gifts do not get any better!
Well hellooo and Happy New Year, TwiCrackers!
Back before the holidays @Its_Ashes posted to our three year blogiversary :) We can't tell you how much we love you visiting our little Twilight blog - we read every comment, email and tweet - however, we can try and thank you...
Now, you can't be a TwiCracker as long as I have been without amassing some serious merch, so I had a rummage and am donating the following swag for our giveaway:
- Twilight edition Bella jewellery set - moon ring, saints bracelet and turquoise bangle
- Twilight edition "Renesmee" metal locket
- New Moon edition Team Edward metal flask
- Eclipse edition Victoria Barbie doll
- Two Robert Pattinson books, including original mint posters
And... my own 100 Monkeys ticket from the final date of their European tour in London, signed by the full band (in my presence) including the devilishly dimpled, Jackson Rathbone!
Ashes has also very generously purchased the new Breaking Dawn Part 1 Illustrated Movie Companion (which I don't even have yet due to Christmas fail) and MADE the first ever official TCA key-chain to add to the swag!
We'll randomly select the lucky TwiCracker from the entrants so get clicking and good luck!
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The Chevrolet Volt has been a bit of a lightning rod in the
automotive industry and political arena. The vehicle was first shown as a concept
back in early 2007 and went into production in late 2010.
The Volt can
travel from 25 to 50 miles on battery power alone before the gasoline
engine/generator kicks in to keep the vehicle moving. All of this
technowizardry comes at a steep entry price, however. The Volt's base MSRP is $41,000
before a $7,500 tax credit.
Because of the Volt's high price tag and GM's past bankruptcy,
the Volt program has come under a lot of scrutiny. Rush Limbaugh was a vocal
critic of the Volt, noting
in July 2010:
not going to recommend people go buy an electric car that gets 40 miles to a
charge. That would shoot my credibility. It takes three to four
hours to charge the thing, 40 miles to the charge. And then there's a
backup gas tank that gives you 375 miles. So
who's kidding who here? And all this is 41 grand. This is the most
expensive Chevrolet outside a Corvette.
not going to recommend people go buy an electric car that gets 40 miles to a
charge. That would shoot my credibility. It takes three to four
hours to charge the thing, 40 miles to the charge. And then there's a
backup gas tank that gives you 375 miles.
who's kidding who here? And all this is 41 grand. This is the most
expensive Chevrolet outside a Corvette.
Bob Lutz, former
vice chairman and "Car Czar" for General Motors, is fighting back
at the critics in a new book due out next month. Lutz, who identifies himself
strongly with conservative ideals, had some harsh criticism for some of the
more vocal critics in the media according
to Motor Trend magazine:
towards the Obama administration is so intense among the right-wing talk-show
hosts that any vulnerability, however tenuous, must be attacked and blamed on
'socialist influence', with no regard to truth or to the damage these reckless
claims can make to GM, an American corporation, to the dedicated and
hard-driving members of the Volt team, and to a now-misinformed public that may
be steered away from a transportation solution that would fill their needs perfectly.
Lutz went on to say that these people hurt the credibility
of the Republican Party. The outspoken Lutz doesn't take too kindly to people
criticizing the hard work that went into developing the Volt, and feels that
the Volt is just the beginning of a new wave of advancements in automotive powertrain
The skeptics, the pundits, the GM haters, and those who detest lithium-ion as a chemistry will all be dragged, however unwillingly, to the same conclusion. Volt
paved the way; Volt was the first with the extended-range EV concept; Volt
demonstrated the will and the technological capability of General Motors.
And to all the doubters, opponents, critics and skeptics… [including] Glenn
Beck, I say: 'Eat your hearts out. Volt is the future'.
The Chevrolet Volt (EPA classified as a compact) is
definitely not for everyone – its high price of entry (before tax credit) makes
it a non-starter for many people. And in many cases, sub-$20,000
compact cars that can achieve 40 mpg or greater on the highway and roughly 33 mpg combined
make better buying options. Likewise, hybrids like the Prius, Fusion,
and Sonata
offer more room than the Volt, excellent fuel economy, and much lower price
However, for those that like to stay
away from gas pumps as much as possible, but still want the added security
of a gasoline backup when needed, the Volt makes a credible alternative to
all-electric vehicles like the Leaf.


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The Tao
an Apple-focused software company maintains a blog where they banter
about programming and chime in about issues effecting Apple
developers. On Friday the site's Greg Slepak wrote a
post blasting Apple's new policy (in the iPhone SDK 3.3.1
terms) that iPhone apps can only be developed in C, C++, or
Objective-C, essentially disallowing
direct (linker-based) ports of Flash apps to the
iPhone.Along with the post, Greg took the unusual move of
emailing Apple CEO Steve Jobs Jobs occasionally responds
personally to Apple customers or the media, but it seemed unlikely
that anything would come of it. Surprisingly, Jobs
quickly replied, pointing Slepnak to a post by the Daring
John Gruber, which offered to justification for the move.
Writes Jobs:
think John Gruber's post is very insightful and not
negative:http://daringfireball.net/2010/04/why_apple_changed_section_331" rel="nofollowSteve
was shocked to receive a response, but quickly replied:
I didn't catch that post, but I finished it just now.I
still think it undermines Apple. You didn't need this clause to get
to where you are now with the iPhone's market share, adding it just
makes people lose respect for you and run for the hills, as a
commenter to that article stated:"So what Apple does not
want is for some other company to establish a de facto standard
software platform on top of Cocoa Touch. Not Adobe's Flash. Not
.NET (through MonoTouch). If that were to happen, there's no
lock-in advantage."And that makes Apple evil. At least, it
does in the sense that Google uses the term in "don't be evil"
– I believe pg translated "evil" as something along the lines
of "trying to compete by means other than making the best product
and marketing it honestly."From a developer's point of
view, you're limiting creativity itself. Gruber is wrong, there are
plenty of [applications] written using cross-platform frameworks that
are amazing, that he himself has praised. Mozilla's Firefox just
being one of them.I don't think Apple has much to gain with
3.3.1, quite the opposite actually.
Jobs responded yet a second time (within 3 minutes), stating:
been there before, and intermediate layers between the platform and
the developer ultimately produces sub-standard apps and hinders the
progress of the platform.
there you have it -- an official response from Apple's CEO himself on
why Apple is disallowing Flash and other third-party intermediaries.
Ultimately, the response is pretty predictable, given Jobs' past
rants about Flash being "buggy" and crashing Mac
computers and vowing it would never touch the iPhone (or iPad).
Furthermore, Slepnak was referring to Adobe's software that
would directly port Flash Apps to a binary using iPhone API calls
(with no Flash involved in the final product). That makes it
almost seem like Jobs is claiming the Flash development tools
themselves (not just the implementation) somehow inherently yield
inferiors apps. An Adobe employee has already responded
to Apple, in an unofficial
statement, telling Apple to "Go screw" itself.


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Looking Back at Tracks from Sol 24 Drive
Steep 'Knudsen Ridge' Along 'Marathon Valley' on Mars
Poyang Lake, China
Dione Divided
Putting Pluto's Geology on the Map
Pluto's Mysterious, Floating Hills
Curiosity Self-Portrait at Martian Sand Dune
Galaxy Cluster IDCS J1426
NuSTAR's View of Galaxy NGC 1068
Dawn HAMO Image 38
Spinning Jupiter and Global Map
Curiosity Self-Portrait at 'Big Sky' Drilling Site
Pluto's Blue Sky
The Ares 3 Landing Site: Where Science Fact Meets Fiction
Charon in Enhanced Color
Topographic Ceres Map with Feature Names II
The Rich Color Variations of Pluto
The Lonely Mountain
Dark Side of the Moon: Enceladus
Dione with Rings and Shadows
NASA Spacecraft Tracks Argentine Flooding
Looking Up at Mars Rover Curiosity in 'Buckskin' Selfie
Pluto's Colorful Composition
Red Arcs on Tethys
NuSTAR Stares at the Sun
Juno's Arrival at Jupiter (Artist's Concept)
Cosmic Sparklers
Hypothetical 'Rejuvenated' Planets (Artist's Concept)
Triple Crescents
Gale Crater's Surface Materials
Study: Third of Big Groundwater Basins in Distress
RoboSimian Exits Vehicle
Spectral Signals Indicating Impact Glass on Mars
LDSD on the Launch Tower
A Fresh Crater near Sirenum Fossae
Heat Shield Construction for NASA's InSight Mission
Dawn RC3 Image 4
NASA-Generated Damage Map to Assist with 2015 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake Disaster Response
Extra X-rays at the Hub of Our Milky Way Galaxy
Chilean Volcanic Eruption Nighttime View
NASA Soil Moisture Mission Produces First Global Radar Map
Dawn's First Color Map of Ceres
Astronomers Dig Up Treasure Trove of Galaxy Clusters
Opportunity Rover Nears Mars Marathon Feat
Animation of Ceres
Universal Matter
Martian Concretions Near Fram Crater
SPIDER Readied for Launch
Beagle 2 Lander Observed by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
One Year of NEOWISE Observations Mapped
Tale of Two Black Holes
Wish Upon a Star
Polar Scars
Sun Shines in High-Energy X-rays
Horsehead of a Different Color
Reborn Kepler Discovers First K2 Exoplanet (Artist Concept)
December 2014 View of Rosetta's Destination Comet
Galactic Gathering Gives Impressive Light Display
Mount Sharp Buttes and Layers From Near 'Darwin'
Rosetta Comet
RoboSimian Gets Ready for Competition
Translucent Rings
Europa's Stunning Surface
Rosetta Lander Captured Before/After Bounce
Work on NASA's InSight Lander Starts New Phase
Plumbing Coastal Depths in Titan's Kraken Mare
Sunrise on Saturn
Rare Glance at Dark Side of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
First Stars or Stray Stars? A Cosmic Infrared Mystery
Mars Rover Curiosity's Walkabout at 'Pahrump Hills'
'Confidence Hills' -- The First Mount Sharp Drilling Site
Mimicking the Moon
Sunglint on a Hydrocarbon Lake
Specular Spectacular
Rosetta Comet Spreads its Jets
Face Illusion in the Cosmic Clouds
Ring of Stellar Fire
Opportunity's Northward View of 'Wdowiak Ridge'
Sluggish Galaxy Grows Stars Slowly
Rosetta Selflessly Offers Beautiful Comet Selfie
Stuck on the Rings
Galaxy in Different Lights
NASA's GRACE Sees a Drying California
MAVEN (Artist's Concept)
Distinct Terrains on Rosetta's Comet
Site of Destructive China Temblor Imaged by NASA Spacecraft
The Eye of Saturn
A Puzzling Cosmic Ring
UAVSAR image of Ubinas Volcano
Inside the Flame Nebula
Magnetic Map of Milky Way
Ubinas Volcano Activity in Peruvian Andes
Sandstone Target 'Windjana' May Be Next Martian Drilling Site
Speedster Star Shocks the Galaxy
Sloshing Star Goes Supernova
Radioactive Core of a Dead Star
Untangling the Remains of Cassiopeia A
Dance of Saturn's Auroras
Angry Indonesian Volcano Imaged by NASA Spacecraft
Bright 'Evening Star' Seen from Mars is Earth
A Spectacular New Martian Impact Crater
NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) Chip (Artist's Concept)
Crystal-Laden Martian Rock Examined by Curiosity's Laser Instrument
NASA Radar Maps the Winter Pace of Iceland's Glaciers
Asteroid Tracks Among the Stars
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)-2 (Artist Concept)
Rock That Appeared in Front of Opportunity on 'Murray Ridge'
Ladies And Gentlemen, Boot Your Robots!
Painted Lines on an Ornament
Dawn in the Apollo Valley
Flowing in, Flowing out of Aelia
March of Asteroids Across Dying Star
Crab Nebula, as Seen by Herschel and Hubble
In Full View: Saturn's Streaming Hexagon
The Day the Earth Smiled
Jewel of the Solar System
Ghostly 'Boomerang'
A Tale of Two Worlds: Silicate Versus Carbon Planets (Artist Concept)
Titan's Northern Lakes: Salt Flats?
Planck and the Cosmic Microwave Background (Artist Concept)
Ancient Light Deflected
Voyager 1 Entering Interstellar Space (Artist Concept)
Voyager Goes Interstellar (Artist Concept)
Black Holes Shine for NuSTAR
Landing Area Narrowed for 2016 InSight Mission to Mars
Two Looks at the Turbulent Saturn Storm
Annular Eclipse of the Sun by Phobos, as Seen by Curiosity
NEOWISE: Back to Hunt More Asteroids (Artist Concept)
The Day the Earth Smiled: Sneak Preview
Billion-Pixel View From Curiosity at Rock Nest, Raw Color
Galactic Wheels within Wheels
Hustle and Bustle at Center of Milky Way
The Rose
Saturn's Ring 'Rain' (Artist Concept)
Dust from Mars Drilling: Tailings and Discard Piles
Taken Under the 'Wing' of the Small Magellanic Cloud
Churning Out Stars
Peering Deep into Jupiter's Atmosphere
First Curiosity Drilling Sample in the Scoop
A Moon-size Line Up (Artist's Concept)
Curiosity's First Sample Drilling
Curiosity Rover's Self Portrait at 'John Klein' Drilling Site
Cool Andromeda
Seasonal Changes on Far-Northern Mars
MAHLI's First Night Imaging of Martian Rock, White Lighting
'John Klein' Site Selected for Curiosity's Drill Debut
Dwarf Galaxy Spotted
First Use of Mars Rover Curiosity's Dust Removal Tool
Sizzling Remains of a Dead Star
Blazing Black Holes Spotted in Spiral Beauty
A Splendor Seldom Seen
Scoop Marks in the Sand at 'Rocknest'
High-Resolution Self-Portrait by Curiosity Rover Arm Camera
First X-ray View of Martian Soil
Curiosity's Location During First Scooping
Target: Jake Matijevic Rock
View of Curiosity's First Scoop Also Shows Bright Object
'Bathurst Inlet' Rock on Curiosity's Sol 54, Context View
Curiosity's Rock-Contact Science Begins
Angling Saturn
President's Signature Onboard Curiosity
Curiosity Traverse Map Through Sol 43
Polar Vortex in Color
A Ring of Color
Layers at the Base of Mount Sharp
Landing Site Panorama, with the Heights of Mount Sharp
Curiosity's First Track Marks on Mars
Gale Crater Vista, in Glorious Color
A Clear Look at the Rover Deck
Curiosity's Heat Shield in Detail
Dunes in Noachis Terra Region of Mars
A Royal Celebration
Dusty Space Cloud
Stars Brewing in Cygnus X
Ancient Supernova Revealed
All Eyes on Oldest Recorded Supernova
In, Around, Beyond Rings
Viewing the South Pole of Vesta
Weighing in on the Dumbbell Nebula
Full-Frame Image of Vesta
Daybreak at Gale Crater
The Case of the Warped Galactic Ring
Vesta Sizes Up
Catching its Tail
Making a Spectacle of Star Formation in Orion
Mars Rover Curiosity, Front View
Mars Odyssey All Stars: Bacolor Crater
Stellar Storm of Infrared Light
Young Stars in Their Baby Blanket of Dust
Full Disk Image of the Sun, March 26, 2007
Comets Kick up Dust in Helix Nebula
Chaos at the Heart of Orion
Dead Star Creates Celestial Havoc
'Victoria Crater' at Meridiani Planum
What's Old is New in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Eyes in the Sky
Newest Member of Our Solar System (Artist's Concept)
Cassiopeia A: Death Becomes Her
Earth Mars Comparison
Jupiter's Great Red Spot
Composition Differences within Saturn's Rings
First Close-up Image of Jupiter from Voyager 1
Venus - Computer Simulated Global View of the Northern Hemisphere
Ida and Dactyl in Enhanced Color
Neptune - True Color of Clouds
Neptune Full Disk
Uranus as seen by NASA's Voyager 2
Miranda's Icy Face


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Britons seen at Eritrea camp: official
Ethiopian officials have accused Eritrean forces of kidnapping five British citizens and 13 Ethiopians who were touring a remote region near the African countries' long-disputed border, then taking the group to a military camp in Eritrea.
The claims could not be independently verified.
The group went missing on Thursday while travelling in Ethiopia's Afar region, a barren expanse of ancient salt mines and volcanoes 800 km north-east of the capital, Addis Ababa.
The BBC, quoting unidentified government sources, said there was a "national security dimension" to the disappearance of the Britons, all of whom are employees of the British embassy in Addis Ababa or their relatives.
Britain's foreign and defence ministries would not comment on the BBC report.
Ismal Ali Sero, head of the Afar administrative region, said about 25 Eritrean "commandoes" kidnapped the British citizens along with their Ethiopian drivers and translators on Thursday night. He cited local investigators.
But a senior Ethiopian official in the ruling party, who asked not to be named, also said Eritreans were behind the kidnapping.
He said a herder saw the British group at the Ara-ta military camp in Eritrea and reported it to the Ethiopians.
Herders in Afar frequently travel between the two countries, which have had consistently strained relations since Eritrea gained independence from the Addis Ababa government in 1993 following a 30-year guerrilla war.
Tour operators in the area also said they were being told by police Eritreans in military uniforms kidnapped the Britons and burned down the house where they were staying, along with several vehicles.
A spokeswoman for the British embassy in Addis Ababa, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said she had no information on the kidnappers: "We do not know where they are or who is holding them. We are not prepared to speculate."
Earlier on Saturday, a team of British officials arrived in Ethiopia to help in the hunt for the missing group.
Britain's Foreign Office in London would provide no further information on its efforts, but the Press Association said the officials, known as a rapid deployment team, were thought to include a hostage negotiator and medical staff.
It was also reported a special forces rescue team was on standby to free the captured party by force if necessary.
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett on Friday confirmed five "members of staff, or relatives of members of staff, at our embassy in Addis Ababa" were missing in the desert region which borders southern Eritrea.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was being kept aware of developments and Beckett said the government was doing all it could to resolve the situation.
The Italian foreign ministry said one of those kidnapped had dual British-Italian nationality.
The group was abducted early on Thursday morning at a camp in Hamed Ela, some 50 km from the Eritrean border in Afar region, their tour operator and Ethiopian police said.
Three vehicles in which they were travelling have been found destroyed near where they were abducted, Tony Hickey, their tour operator, told AFP.
Also on Saturday, the head of an Afar tour agency said the driver for seven missing French tourists have called his company to say everyone was "safe and well" and had not been kidnapped.
Sources, including French diplomats and local businessmen, had been reporting the French were kidnapped.
"They were not kidnapped, but they heard there had been some trouble so they avoided the area. That is why we thought they had been kidnapped, because we had lost contact altogether," said Samson Teshome, head of the Origins Ethiopia tour group. He said it was unclear where the tourists had been since Thursday and why they had been out of contact.
Dominique Gautier, spokesman for the French embassy in Addis Ababa, said he couldn't confirm the account.
"We know many people are saying they are safe but I have no direct contact with them so I cannot confirm this," he said.
Bandits and a small rebel group operate in Afar, where the famous Ethiopian fossil of Lucy, the earliest known hominid, was discovered in 1974.
The Ethiopian government requires tourists to travel in Afar with armed guards; the British and French groups were believed to have complied.
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Rick DiPietro's attempt to joke about the depression he's suffered during his injury-plagued NHL career was taken seriously by many, so he's since attempted to make it clear he was being facetious.
A tweet by New 12 Long Island's Kevin Maher mentioning DiPietro's injuries, hatred of fans and thoughts of killing himself caught the attention of national media and NHL writers.
DiPietro quickly reached out to say the suicide reference was not serious.
In a statement from the Islanders, general manager Garth Snow said the team would look into the comments:
We are aware of Rick's comments today and the severity of them. We will handle them internally as we do with all player matters. This is an opportunity for Rick to play lots of games in Bridgeport."
DiPietro, who waived last week by the Islanders, signed for $4.5 million a year through 2021, but was limited by injuries to just 47 NHL game appearances during the past four seasons.
On Wednesday, he told Newsday that he was excited about being able to play games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
"The last couple of years, with all the injuries, if it's taught me anything, it's that I need to enjoy what I do," DiPietro said. "It's a good opportunity to play a lot of games and get sharp. At the end of the day, you want to compete. You want to win. That's what I want to do. "It's just playing games. You can't replicate games, game speed. I'll be able to do that here."