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Recent pronouncements by a court in the United States, as well as regulatory activity in the United Kingdom, have highlighted the issue of whether rules requiring disclosure of beneficial interests in securities of public companies should extend to economic interests in securities held through derivative contracts such as cash-settled total-return equity swaps (TRSs) and similar financial instruments. The debate resulting from these developments may have implications for Canada's securities regulatory regime.
The CSX Decision in the United States
Considerable commentary has been published and debate waged since the June 11, 2008 decision of Judge Lewis Kaplan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in CSX Corporation v. The Children's Investment Fund Management (UK) LLP et al. The defendants in this private securities law enforcement case — The Children's Investment Fund Management (UK) LLP (TCI) and 3G Fund LP (3G) and their respective affiliates — are hedge funds that ultimately led a proxy fight to elect five directors to CSX Corporation's (CSX) 12-member board.
Relying on anti-evasion provisions in beneficial ownership reporting rules under Rule 13d of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Judge Kaplan deemed TCI to be the beneficial owner of CSX shares that were the reference security for certain TRSs, and ruled that the defendants had failed to report their shareholdings in the manner required by US securities laws. Ultimately, Judge Kaplan found that he was precluded by binding precedent from enjoining the defendants from voting their shares in the contested CSX shareholders' meeting held on June 25, 2008. Judge Kaplan did, however, enjoin the defendants and their principals from further violations of the beneficial ownership reporting rules.
In the fall of 2006, TCI began investing in CSX, a major US railroad that it believed could achieve better performance and a higher stock price with some changes to its management and policies. From this period until the end of 2007, TCI, and at times, 3G, entered into TRSs that gave them economic exposure to CSX shares, but not legal ownership. TCI's exposure to CSX shares through TRSs became very significant. During that time, TCI accumulated exposure to approximately 11% of CSX's shares through eight different counterparties with a total notional value of in excess of US$2.0 billion. Over this period, neither of the defendants accumulated a legal ownership position of more than 5% of CSX's shares, thus falling under the threshold to report their ownership in CSX. In addition, none of the financial institution counterparties to the TRSs individually held more than 5% of CSX's shares — shares they had acquired to hedge their TRSs with one or both of the defendants.
The Court found that TCI had notified 3G of its holdings and interests in CSX in January 2007. In February 2007, 3G also began accumulating CSX shares, including entering into some TRSs for CSX shares. The Court also found that TCI had approached other hedge funds in the spring of 2007 and encouraged those funds to purchase CSX stock. About the same time, TCI filed a pre-merger notification report under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act stating that TCI intended to acquire CSX shares for a value exceeding $500 million. In June 2007, 3G filed the same pre-merger notification. Ultimately, the Court found that TCI and 3G had been coordinating their acquisitions and dispositions of CSX stock throughout much of 2007. If TCI and 3G had been acting as a group, disclosure of their aggregate holdings would have been required at the 5% threshold. However, neither of the defendants made any regulatory disclosure of their holdings until December 19, 2007.
In the latter half of 2007, TCI began preparations for a proxy contest to replace some of the CSX directors. TCI's strategy was to install five nominees on CSX's 12-member board. On December 19, 2007, TCI and 3G entered into a formal agreement to coordinate their efforts to change policies at CSX. They formed a group along with three nominees who had agreed to stand for election as directors. The group filed a Schedule 13D disclosing its formation and their collective holdings. The group disclosed that it collectively owned 8.3% of CSX shares outstanding. The Schedule 13D filing also disclosed that TCI had TRSs giving it economic exposure to a further 11% of CSX shares outstanding. 3G similarly disclosed that it had TRSs for 0.8% of the CSX shares. Both TCI and 3G disclaimed beneficial ownership of the shares underlying the TRSs.
CSX proceeded to file its proxy statement on February 21, 2008, and the group filed its proxy statement on March 10, 2008. CSX quickly brought its action against TCI and 3G (a week later). On the issue of beneficial ownership reporting, CSX's suit made two principal allegations. First, CSX alleged that TCI had violated Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by not disclosing its beneficial ownership of CSX shares. Second, CSX alleged that TCI and 3G had violated Section 13(d) by failing to disclose the formation of a group in a timely manner.
Judge Kaplan thought the unique facts of the CSX case led to persuasive arguments for concluding that the TRSs held by TCI represented an actual beneficial ownership interest in the underlying CSX shares under Rule 13d-3(a), but did not find it necessary to answer this question. Instead, Judge Kaplan relied on the anti-evasion provision in Rule 13d-3(b) to deem TCI to be the beneficial owner of the CSX shares subject to the TRSs it had entered into.
Interestingly, the decision of the Court contrasts with the observations of the SEC in a letter that was sent to the Judge at his request. The SEC letter noted that, as a general matter, a person who does nothing more than enter into an equity swap should not be found to have engaged in an evasion of the reporting requirements. The SEC went on to say that the anti-evasion provision of Rule 13d-3(b) requires an intent to evade and that this would require an intent to enter into an arrangement to create a false appearance.
While the anti-evasion analysis in the CSX decision was heavily fact-dependent, the important implication for derivative instruments more generally was the obvious inclination of the Judge to conclude, if necessary, that TRSs represent beneficial ownership of shares on their face. This implication, even though it was not the basis for the decision of the case, would represent a significant departure from the widespread view that owning economic interests in securities through cash-settled derivative contracts is not the equivalent of beneficial ownership of the reference securities. The mere possibility that such a conclusion was even proposed attracted amicus briefs from both the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets' Association, and even a short comment by ISDA on the Court's decision following its release.
Judge Kaplan clearly invited legislators to weigh in on the issue. Soon after the release of the CSX decision, Senator Charles Schumer of New York sent a letter to the SEC calling on the SEC to clarify the treatment of equity swaps.
The CSX shareholders' meeting ultimately proceeded on June 25, 2008, with TCI voting the shares that it had acquired during the period that Judge Kaplan found that it was not in compliance with applicable disclosure obligations. CSX initially said it would delay the announcement of the results of that vote until July 25, 2008, but announced the results on July 16, 2008. Four of the five nominees of TCI and 3G were elected to the CSX board, at least for now. Further developments are likely in this case as the CSX decision is currently under appeal. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to hear an appeal by both parties on an expedited basis — likely in August.
Developments in the United Kingdom
Prior to the CSX litigation, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the United Kingdom had begun a public consultation on the disclosure rules for holding contracts for differences (CfDs), which are the UK equivalent of TRSs. CfDs, like TRSs, are contracts where the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at contract time. CfDs are very similar to equity swaps, with the additional benefit of being traded on margin and being exempt from certain taxes in the UK.
Several alternatives had previously been proposed, but the FSA announced on July 2, 2008 that it has decided to implement a general disclosure regime for CfDs, including that they be aggregated with ordinary share positions when investors are calculating the required disclosure threshold at the existing level of 3%. Exemptions for market-makers and other appropriate intermediaries will be provided in order to reduce unnecessary disclosures and reduce the cost of implementing such disclosure.
Draft rules and a policy statement are proposed to be published by the FSA in September 2008, with final rules proposed to be published in February 2009 — and to be effective, at the latest, in September 2009. However, the FSA may try to advance that date.
Implications for Canada
The uncertainty arising from the CSX decision is not the first time Canadian regulators have had reason to consider the relationship between beneficial ownership reporting requirements and the use of equity swaps. The Ontario Securities Commission examined this issue as part of its August 8, 2006 decision in Sears Canada Inc.
In the Sears Canada case, a majority shareholder, Sears Holding, decided to make an offer to take Sears Canada private by way of an offer to acquire all of the shares it did not already own. This offer was actively opposed by a number of hedge funds on the basis that the price offered was too low. The contest between Sears Holding and the opposing hedge fund shareholders, led by Pershing Square Capital Management, resulted in litigation over a number of substantive issues on both sides. One of the issues litigated was the allegation that Pershing and the other opposing hedge funds had not properly complied with the reporting of their beneficial ownership interests in Sears Canada. Very similar to CSX, there were three aspects to this allegation: (i) whether the hedge funds were acting jointly or in concert together such that their holdings needed to be aggregated, (ii) whether one of the hedge funds used cash-settled equity swaps to avoid disclosure obligations, and (iii) whether the hedge fund that had used swaps continued to exercise a degree of control or direction over the shares of Sears Canada that were subject to those swaps.
The Commission determined there was insufficient evidence to conclude the hedge fund holding equity swaps that referenced Sears Canada shares had beneficial ownership or control or direction over the shares subject to those swaps. Accordingly, the hedge fund did not have any disclosure obligations under the early warning reporting requirements of the Securities Act. However, the Commission did specifically note that it was possible circumstances could arise where the Commission would invoke its public interest jurisdiction under the Securities Act to find a different result, stating:
"We wish to underscore that there might well be situations, in the context of a take-over bid, where the use of swaps to "park securities" in a deliberate effort to avoid reporting obligations under the [Securities] Act and for the purpose of affecting an outstanding offer could constitute abusive conduct sufficient to engage the Commission's public interest jurisdiction."
In other words, even though Canadian early warning reporting requirements do not contain the anti-evasion provisions that Judge Kaplan relied on in the CSX decision, the Ontario Securities Commission has indicated that if sufficient abusive conduct exists, it might well use its public interest power to impose sanctions.
The ongoing litigation with respect to CSX and the recent and relatively strict proposal by the FSA in the UK to require reporting of equity swaps will no doubt cause securities regulators in Canada to consider the early warning disclosure obligations with respect to equity swaps at least in certain circumstances. Currently in Canada, only insiders of public companies are generally considered to be subject to disclosure obligations with respect to certain transactions involving derivatives pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 55-103 Insider Reporting of Certain Derivative Transactions (Equity Monetization) (MI 55-103). MI 55-103 generally requires the filing of an insider report by an insider that enters into, amends or terminates an agreement, arrangement or understanding of any nature or kind that has the effect of altering, directly or indirectly, the insider's economic interest in a security of the reporting issuer, or its economic exposure to the reporting issuer. It may, however, be possible to also characterize the total return component of any TRS having a physical settlement option as a convertible security for purposes of Canada's early warning reporting requirements, thereby requiring the counterparty that is long the total return component to file an early warning report.
In addition to proxy battles, the consideration of disclosure requirements for equity swaps may have implications for the take-over bid regime as well. Prospective bidders might consider using equity swaps to quietly establish "toe holds" prior to the launch of a take-over bid. In such situations, large economic positions through TRSs could be converted from cash settlement to physical settlement, and create a large position that otherwise was not disclosable prior to settlement. A prospective bidder could also, by way of equity swaps, effectively park securities with a counterparty to a TRS in anticipation that those securities would be tendered to their bid. Further, in keeping with the above-described early warning reporting analysis, the counterparty to a physically settled equity swap that is long the total return component of the swap could be deemed to beneficially own the underlying interest of the swap if the counterparty has the right to acquire the reference securities within 60 days.
Two other developments have occurred in the United States as the use of derivatives has become more common by activist hedge funds in connection with proxy battles and take-over bids. First, over 40 New York Stock Exchange-listed US companies have, in recent months, amended their bylaws to require shareholders nominating directors for election to state their shareholdings, including any derivatives that provide the shareholder with economic exposure to the company's shares. Second, some US issuers have amended their shareholder rights plans ("poison pills") to expand the definition of beneficial ownership contained in such documents to include equity swap positions.
The implications of these developments in the United States and the United Kingdom — and the Ontario Securities Commission's statements in the Sears case — suggest that legislators and regulators in Canada may soon consider taking action to enhance disclosure rules to ensure the public is informed of the true economic interest of various actors in underlying shares of public companies. This will have implications for public companies, for investors and for intermediaries in derivative transactions.
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Argentina's coach Alejandro Sabella cuts World Cup squad down to 23
Argentina's coach Alejandro Sabella cuts World Cup squad down to 23
Nicolás Otamendi, Éver Banega and José Sosa were the three players to miss out as the Argentina coach, Alejandro Sabella, cut his World Cup squad to the final 23 names.
Martín Demichelis joined his fellow Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta and striker Sergio Agüero in the squad as Atletico Mineiro's Otamendi was the defender to make way.
Boca Juniors' Fernando Gago was selected despite fitness concerns as Banega, of Newell's Old Boys, and Atlético Madrid's Sosa were left out of a midfield selection which also features Javier Mascherano, Ángel di María, Lucas Biglia, Maxi Rodríguez, Ricardo Álvarez, Enzo Pérez and Augusto Fernández.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Napoli's Gonzalo Higuaín, Paris Saint Germain's Ezequiel Lavezzi and Rodrigo Palacio of Internazionale join Agüero in a fearsome strike force.
Argentina World Cup squad:
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Monaco), Mariano Andújar (Catania), Agustín Orión (Boca Juniors).
Defenders: Ezequiel Garay (Benfica), Federico Fernández (Napoli), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Marcos Rojo (Sporting Lisbon), José María Basanta (Monterrey), Hugo Campagnaro (Inter Milan), Martin Demichelis (Manchester City).
Midfielders: Fernando Gago (Boca Juniors), Lucas Biglia (Lazio), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Ángel di María (Real Madrid), Maxi Rodríguez (Newell's Old Boys), Ricardo Álvarez (Internazionale), Augusto Fernández (Celta Vigo), Enzo Pérez (Benfica).
Forwards: Sergio Agüero (Manchester City), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint Germain), Rodrigo Palacio (Internazionale).

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) usually develops following a traumatic event. PTSD can affect anyone in any situation like a car accident, assault, natural disasters etc. The event needs to be an overwhelming life experience, that is unpredictable or uncontrollable will usually trigger PTSD.
PTSD is usually associated with soldiers who have seen military combat. Post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD Hypnotherapy can remove all symptoms of this condition.
It can affect a wide variety of people those who experience the event. People who witness an event, or those who work as police or emergency officers who deal with the event afterwards. It can even occur in friends or family of people who know the people who actually went through the event/trauma.
PTSD can develop in different ways depending on the person. The signs or symptoms can develop in the hours, days or weeks, months and sometimes years after the event.
Traumatic events that can cause Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
|Natural Disasters
|Car or Plane crashes
|Terrorist attacks
|Sexual or physical abuse
|A sudden death of loved one
|Childhood neglect
Symptoms of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
|Re-experiencing the traumatic event
|Depression and hopelessness
|Intrusive, upsetting memories of the event
|Suicidal thoughts and feelings
|Feeling alienated and alone
|Physical aches and pains
|Intense physical reactions to reminders of the event
(e.g. pounding heart, rapid breathing, nausea, muscle tension, sweating)
|Feelings of mistrust and betrayal
|Anger and irritability
|Avoiding activities, places, thoughts, or feelings that remind you of the trauma
|Anxiety and fear
|Difficulty falling or staying asleep
|Guilt, shame, or self-blame
|Difficulty concentrating
|Substance abuse
|Hyper-vigilance (on constant "red alertâ€)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may affect all aspects of your life in a negative fashion. It can also impact those close to you like family friends etc.


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I couldn't take it anymore, I had to see Carsland for myself!
Disneyland resort in California just completed a massive
overhaul of Disney's California Adventure park.
And all I can say is
Radiator Springs
And the Cozy Cone Motel was AWESOME
but I managed to not take a single picture!
Think Orange Road Cones of Awesomeness!
Goofy's Instant Concert
(just add water)
World of Color
Minnie's Fly Girls
Five and Dime
Mad-T Party
Carthay Circle Restuarant
Cavatelli Pasta with Tuscan style Braised Lamb
Seriously... worth the trip for this alone!!
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Not long ago a new Snow Peak product from Drifta was delivered. Something a little different… a dog bed (Dog Cot).
It is similar to the Snow Peak 'low' chair in design and materials, matching very well in fact. Now your 'best mate' can sit or sleep in comfort around camp just like you!
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Damiani Exhibition "A Century Of Excellence And Passion"Share
Damiani celebrates Italian savoir-faire with a grand exhibition at Palazzo Reale, Milan, from 22 March to 18 April 2017
Enrico Grassi Damiani undertook an extraordinary trip through the excellence of Italian quality products when he opened his goldsmith's workshop in Valenza more than 90 years ago in 1924. And Damiani is unveiling an exclusive trip through the history of Italian creativity and the secrets of fine manufacturing in the notable exhibition at Palazzo Reale, Milan, from 22 March. A project with great cultural value, retracing the most significant stages in the evolution of Italian traditions, displaying the precious creations of the company brought together for the first time.
The exhibition was developed in the sphere of co-operation between the Municipality of Milan – Culture and Damiani and is connected with the history of the Palazzo which, sold by the Savoias to the city of Milan after the First World War, was initially intended to be a museum of decorative arts, an idea subsequently abandoned to the advantage of the figurative arts.
Damiani has staged an exhibition concept of great impact to accompany the visitor in the discovery of Italian savoir-faire through the company's jewels, one of the finest testimonies of Italian goldsmith's art in the world. The unique pieces are the result of the passion and skilled craftsmanship that the company founder passed on to his grandchildren Guido, Giorgio and Silvia Damiani, just as the master goldsmiths have passed them on to the new generations.
Damiani presents an artistic heritage of exceptional value in the exhibition with an evocative path through the Sale degli Arazzi on the Piano Nobile of the Palazzo, which once housed the royal apartments. The history of Italian traditions is unveiled, epoch by epoch, through the company's jewelry and the masterpieces that received the most authoritative awards in jewelry. It concludes with a sophisticated and unexpected tribute to Queen Margherita, the first sovereign of united Italy, who often lived in Palazzo Reale during her reign.
In the first room, Damiani reiterates its role of keen observer of the evolutions in taste and key player in the artistic avant-garde of each era, narrating the contribution that quality craftsmanship continues to offer Italian culture through ten jewels, each inspired by a decade in the history of the company and taken from the original drawings. The collection starts with Charleston, chosen to represent the 1920s, and passes through Cascade (1930s), Legend (1940s), Tassel (1950s), Optical (1960s), Bloom (1970s), Tribute (1980s) Moonshine (1990s) and D.Side (2000), and is completed by Damianissima, the symbol of the first decade of the new millennium. Damiani jewels are design pieces which are still conceived and created entirely by hand in the workshops in Valenza.
The trip through Italian savoir-faire, which Damiani interprets with great skill, continues in the second room of the show. Here, a setting of great visual impact exalts the splendour of the 18 unique works by the company (including Eden, Bloody Mary and Sahara) which received the Diamonds International Award, the jewelry Oscar, for their features of manufacturing quality, innovation and stylistic interpretation. Damiani is the only jeweler in the world to have won this prestigious award 18 times and continues to set the standards in terms of elegance, style, design and originality, turning each jewel into an enlightened inspiration.
An absolute preview greets the visitor in the last room. A new collection labelled Damiani represents the perfect meeting between the goldsmith's tradition of Valenza and the language of contemporary design, Italian history and the contemporary world, and artistic inspiration and technological innovation. This is the Margherita collection inspired by Umberto I's consort, to whom Enrico Grassi Damiani dedicated a jewel in the early years of the 20th century, revived in a new interpretation. The Margherita range has been created taking up the original sketches and evokes Italian historic heritage and the origins of that craftsmanship which enabled Damiani to become official supplier of the Royal House of Savoy.
Guido Damiani, president of the Damiani group commented, "Damiani is reaffirmed as a leading player in Italian culture around the world with this important exhibition. The company reiterates its commitment to conserving and valorising fine manufacture made in Italy, meaning a tool necessary for the creation of quality artistic jewelry. Damiani is the only international goldsmith's company still run by the founder's family and this allows us to draw on an extraordinary heritage that makes our jewelry collections unique. In this exhibition, we want to highlight the relationship that has always existed between Italian culture and our history of tradition – an extraordinary pairing that companies like Damiani have contributed to defining."
The evolution of Italian tradition through Damiani's jewelry
22 March-18 April 2017
Palazzo Reale
Piazza Duomo 12, Milan


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We believe that the behavior within the government structure have a direct and concurrent influence on our society today. As discussed earlier during the week here, on this blog, years ago our means of communication is so much faster than in earlier times. Therefore, people who are out demonstrating their violent tendencies, responsibilities, and the general state of mind are heard about often times quicker than any news media has even been dispatched.
We think that is something akin to the idea of "Citizen Reporting" but I will still maintain the quintessential integrity of our staff and pose the question to you folks. How many of you have efficacy? The notion that what you have to say and/or do that will make an effect in whatever you decide to put your hard work.
People are asking all the time – "What is it with the blogosphere…so many people are writing these days." Being as open (honest) as I can possibly be on this point is why the bureaucracy in Washington does not entertain and look to accommodate those who utilize this massive means of communication. We think we can answer that and not in the Sen. Dianne Feinstein way.
For one stymied Congressional official, are you looking at the quality of the medium? A pleasant surprise is when an old-time student sends you an email to alert you on their new IP address for their writing space. And the feeling of accomplishment that one experiences knowing that "oh, I taught him and her Grammar, Writing, and certainly how to read literature."
Ah but come on dude! That was when they were in the sixth grade – well we say, everybody has their starting point and some individuals look at what they are being taught as the way of life.
The point I am trying to make here is that nothing happens over night. We look at some (or most) of the issues in Washington unfortunately for the voting public these issues did not spring up over night, in the last decade, generation, half or full century. The various and often times ridiculous efforts an elected Congress has with special interest groups, lesser than honorable people, and the entire executive branch, as the list gets longer and deeply entrenched year after year when it comes to fixing it, we would like to experience a brand new IRS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, especially a high quality "Mr. Clean" job done within the Justice department.
Now in an attempt to describe how the branches of government have waited and procrastinated, and then waited some more and procrastinated longer, all the while knowing that there are individuals and groups that use a variety of tactics and tools to advance their aims. Together with advocating their positions publicly, attempting to educate supporters and opponents, and mobilizing allies on a particular issue. Special interest groups and some advocacy organizations can control an unhealthy situation.
This alone reminds me of an exchange of dialog between two of our favorite commentators from earlier in the week. In the spirit of joking with each other (to cover the obvious) one
commentator says to the host of the show, "What do you think…more than four years in this town to make $30 million dollars!" The host immediately became the focus of attention with his sorted and uncontrollable laughter. What these two were obviously discussing was the notion of going to Washington D.C, and a little time wasted here and procrastination there – it does not take long to make a lot of money.
I will never forget the day when President Barack Obama in a public news conference stated, "…the U.S. federal government is inactive with the failed Immigration policy…" meaning of course that immigration reform once again had laid him out. So just as in the State of the Union Address, he instructed Congress to get me an immigration policy or "I'll use my pen and my phone… and I'll make one."


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McDonald's Managers Charged With Selling Stolen Identities to Prospective Workers
Two McDonald's Corp. restaurant managers in Savannah, Ga., were charged Wednesday with selling identities stolen from U.S. citizens to prospective workers -- a case that federal authorities said shows the risks employers are increasingly taking to mask the hiring of illegal immigrants.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Wednesday that agents executed search warrants at two McDonald's outlets and the headquarters of McDonald's-NTG Enterprises, where they seized employee records and other evidence. The Savannah-based company owns and operates six McDonald's restaurants in the area.
Agents arrested managers Oscar Lazo, 51, a Peruvian national, and Eva Ramos, 35, a U.S. citizen, as well as nine immigrants at the restaurants around noon Wednesday. They also arrested two Mexican nationals, former employees of McDonald's in the area at their homes, as well as a fifth defendant, for whom ICE did not release any information.
McDonald's-NTG could not be reached for comment. The company's owner and chief executive, Nina Gompels, did not return phone messages left at her office and home.
An ICE official said that the investigation is ongoing and that he could not rule out further indictments. "We are looking at any culpability up the management chain as well," said ICE special agent-in-charge Brock Nicholson.
Illegal immigrants, sometimes with the encouragement of their employers, are increasingly using the bona fide documents of legal residents or citizens of the U.S. to get hired.
Nicholson said that the Savannah case could be indicative of a new trend. As the federal government's "ability to investigate becomes better," he said, enterprises that want to engage in illegal hiring are devising "more sophisticated methods" to avoid detection.
About 11 million illegal immigrants reside in the U.S., according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Lacking documents, some of them have traditionally used phony names and Social Security numbers to gain employment. But in recent years, technology has made it increasingly difficult for counterfeit documents to pass muster.


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Oil and gas exploration in the Rovuma (also spelled Ruvuma) River Basin started almost 50 years ago but early wells were either dry or gas prone which resulted in the region being largely ignored for several decades. Upstream investments remained relatively small until 2005 when Wentworth bid for and won concessions in three Rovuma Basin blocks. At that time the Company was partnered with Anadarko and the Mozambique national oil company in the Onshore and Offshore Rovuma Concessions and held an 80% participation interest in the Mnazi Bay Concession in southern Tanzania with that country's national oil company.
Work began in all three concession areas in 2006 and by 2008 new seismic data had been acquired in Mnazi Bay, Tanzania and Onshore and Offshore Rovuma, Mozambique. One well re-entry, two appraisal wells, and one exploration well were drilled in the Mnazi Bay Concession and all four wells flowed natural gas. For a period of time, following the global financial collapse in 2008, work in the area slowed but resumed in 2009 with the drilling of the Mecupa-1 well in the Onshore Rovuma Concession, Mozambique. Anadarko's initiative to drill deep-water wells in the Offshore Rovuma Area 1 Concession began in late 2009 and the success of those wells would go on to change perceptions of the East African margin and the Rovuma Basin's prospectivity forever.
To date Anadarko and ENI have drilled numerous deep-water wells and have together discovered an estimated 150+ TCF of natural gas.
In addition to current and committed future drilling, emphasis by operators is shifting to how they are going to monetise what is currently estimated to be in the region of 175Tcf of gas. Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG is the logical solution but for concessionaires with smaller known or expected resources, alternative monetization solutions have to be considered. In the case of Wentworth and its Mnazi Bay and Rovuma Onshore concessions, there are multiple monetization solutions under consideration and development. These include:
In the case of gas-to-petrochemical projects, Wentworth commissioned and completed pre-feasibility and product scoping studies to look at and consider multiple monetization solutions. The results of this study point to the production of methanol and ammonia/urea as the optimal solution. Wentworth, with the support of the Tanzanian and Mozambican governments, is pursuing the development of these projects.


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American Academy of Pediatrics - Policy Statement Advises Pediatric Routine Screening for Drug Abuse
American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policy on Opioid Prescribing
CDC Releases Special Report on Prescription Painkiller Overdoses in the US
CDC Vital Signs Report: Use and Abuse of Methadone as a Painkiller
CDC Drug Poisoning Death Rates by State
Community-Based Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Providing Naloxone — United States, 2010
Drug Abuse in America: Prescription Drug Diversion. Trend Alert: Critical Information for State Decision-makers.
SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
FDA – Food and Drug Administration- Misuse of Prescription Pain Relievers
NSC - National Safety Council – Unintentional Poisoning from Overdoses
Join Together: Advancing Effective Alcohol and Drug Policy, Prevention and Treatment
National Association of School Nurses - Smart Moves, Smart Choices Campaign
National Institute on Drug Abuse - "Drugs, Brains, and Behavior - The Science of Addiction"
AllTreatment.com - Drug Rehab Center Directory and Substance Abuse Information Resource
Prescriber Education
Boston University School of Medicine - Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain
University of Washington Medical Center - COPE: Collaborative Opioid Prescribing Education
Public Awareness Campaigns
For Providers and Patients:
Zero Unintentional Deaths
Use as Directed Campaign
Follow Directions: How to Use Methadone Safely
Lock Your Meds Campaign
For Youth:
Generation RX Initiative - Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
Other State-Level Resources
Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts in Other States
Prescription Drug Overdose: State Health Agencies Respond ASTHO Report
Research Publications
Prescription Drug Abuse as a Public Health Problem in Ohio: A Case Report
CDC Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers --- United States, 1999--2008. MMWR.
Paulozzi, LJ. Opioid Involvement in Drug Abuse Deaths in American Metropolitan Areas. American Journal of Public Health; October 06; 96(10):1566.
Nonmedical Users of Pain Relievers: Characteristics of Recent Initiates, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, SAMHSA, 2006.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unintentional poisoning deaths--United States, 1999-2004. MMWR 2007;56(5):93-6.
Fingerhut, LA. Increases in Poisoning and Methadone-related Deaths: United States 1999-2005. Health E-Stat (NCHS). February 2008.
Hall AJ, Logan JE, Toblin RL, et al. Patterns of abuse among unintentional pharmaceutical overdose fatalities. JAMA 2008;300(22):2613-20.
Drug-specific Information and Public Health Advisories
Adjunctive Counseling During Brief and Extended Buprenorphine-Naloxone Treatment for Prescription Opioid Dependence
DrugWatch.com: Education for health professionals about medications including recalls, approvals and interactions - certified by the Health On the Net (HON) Foundation
Pain Treatment Topics – Methadone Patient Safety
Nonpharmaceutical Fentanyl-Related Deaths, April 2005-March 2007. MMWR 2008;57(29):793-6.
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Uninsurance Rate at All-Time Low
The national uninsurance rate for all populations hit an historic low in 2015 (9.1%), with the largest coverage gains being among adults earning below 200% of FPL, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health Interview Survey. Between 2014 and 2015, 7.4 million individuals gained coverage. Uninsurance for adults (ages 18-64) remains higher (13%) than for children (5%). States that expanded Medicaid under the ACA had larger decreases in adult uninsurance rates (18.4% to 9.8%) compared to non-expansion states (22.7% to 17.5%). The uninsured rate for adults had been increasing since 1997 and hit a high of 22.3% in 2010.
RWJF Seeks a Marketplace Plan Selection App Based on Prescription Drug Costs
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is offering up to $100,000 in prize money for the development of a mobile or web application that utilizes multiple datasets with formulary, pharmacy network and pricing data to help consumers select a Marketplace plan based on prescription drug costs and coverage. This two-phase "Developers' Challenge" first focuses on strategy and blueprint development, and then requires developers to create a fully functional application. Submissions will be evaluated based on potential market impact (30% of score), sustainable business model (30%), utilization of available data (20%), user interface/user experience design (10%), and conceptual creativity and ingenuity (10%). Challenge registration opened May 22 with Phase 1 strategies due August 14. Winners will be identified by the end of the year.
Massachusetts: 1332 Waiver Not Necessary to Maintain Small Group Market Features
CMS concluded in its letter to the State, as shared by POLITICO Pro, that Massachusetts does not require a 1332 waiver in order to maintain its "shared non-group and small group risk pool," which retains enrollment and rating practices typical of a non-merged market. Massachusetts will therefore be permitted to continue current practices, such as permitting small group enrollees to enroll and renew in health plans on a rolling basis throughout the year. The waiver was determined unnecessary because CMS does not consider Massachusetts to have a merged market for purposes of the single risk pool provision of the ACA.
Vermont: Prescription Drug Bill Aims to Increase Price Transparency On and Off Marketplace
A bill targeting the rising cost of prescription drugs on and off Vermont Health Connect (the State-based Marketplace) passed the Senate and House and awaits Governor Peter Shumlin's (D) signature. S.216 would require Vermont Health Connect carriers to provide formulary information online for enrollees, potential enrollees and providers, including covered prescription drugs, applicable out-of-pocket costs, drug tiers, prior authorization, step therapy and utilization management requirements. The bill also directs the Department of Vermont Health Access to convene an advisory committee to develop options for standard bronze-level qualified health plan benefit designs that include at least one plan with a higher out-of-pocket (OOP) limit on prescription drug coverage than currently established in State law and two or more plans with OOP limits at or below current law. Finally, among other provisions, the bill would also require pharmaceutical manufacturers who sell prescription drugs on which the State spends "significant health care dollars" and for which the acquisition cost has increased by a certain percentage to justify the increases. The State would fine any manufacturer that does not provide documentation $10,000 per violation and would post all written justifications online.


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In the current climate financial institutions have to fundamentally transform their business and IT processes due to multiple drivers such as increased regulation, eliminate inefficiencies in legacy processes or embrace new technologies such as Big Data, Block Chain, Machine Learning to maintain the competitive advantage.
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Financial services have entered an era where the viability of legacy business processes and IT systems is being continuously challenged by innovative technology concepts and solutions. With the advent of blockchain, AI, Machine learning and ongoing improvements in application of Big Data; we believe the financial services will undergo a radical transformation to deliver better client outcomes, minimise operating cost and offer innovative products and services.
RCloud is committed in helping its clients realise the true potential of latest technology. We have ongoing partnerships with firms specialising in Blockchain, Big Data and Machine learning and have started applying these technologies to re-engineer legacy processes and deliver innovative solutions.
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RCloud is well equipped in helping our clients transform their core operations and business strategies to achieve regulatory compliance. With knowledge and experience of working on major regulations such as MiFID II, EMIR, CCAR, FRTB, Dodd-Frank and SFTR; we can help our clients conduct impact analysis, structure delivery programmes, execute by required deadlines and setup BAU and Assurance Models.
RCloud has also extensively worked with CROs and CFOs at Tier 1 Investment Banks and delivered strategic changes to better manage Market Risk, Credit Risk and Operational Risk. Some of the projects we have delivered include implementation of Risk Based PnL across the Bank, Front to Bank Standardisation of Market Data and Sensitivity calculation, overhaul and automation of Risk reporting by on-boarding cutting edge vendor solutions.
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We have been advising various buy side and sell side firm on specific topics ranging from Product Governance, Transaction Reporting, Best Execution, Inducements, Investor Protection and Cost Disclosures. We were enaged to deliver the full end to end implementation of MiFID II for a leading UK wealth manager and successfully achieved full compliance by 03-Jan-2018 deadline by completing the following programme stages:
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At the time of engagement, our programme sponsor was keen to understand the desks that would fail the FRTB tests. Our lead consultant conceptulaised the ideas of a sandbox where the FRTB tests can be run for each desk and worked closely with traders, quants and risk management teams to implement the required infrastructure in a 12 week period providing a visual dashboard and heatmap of the results of FRTB tests for each desk.
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Team building ideas include initiating work-related discussions during lunch, allowing employees to visit other departments, holding work book clubs and doing ice breakers during team meetings. Group mentoring and company sponsorship for sports teams and charity events are other activities that can promote team building.
Offer lunch for the entire team, and divide employees for group discussions. Write numbers under the plates to create random groups in a fun way, and allow different groups to eat lunch and hold discussions in varying places, such as the library or a conference room. Alternatively, suggest off-site departmental lunches at a local restaurant or nearby park, and conduct games or sports activities to encourage teamwork.
Another team building idea is to schedule a work day when employees can join a new work group and observe the jobs of employees in other departments. This activity can also improve cooperation among different departments. Additionally, form a work book club that enables employees from various departments to read and talk about specific books every week.
When creating new teams, perform ice breakers during meetings to encourage employees to know one another. Group mentoring by a manager may also help new employees enhance their skills and improve relationships with colleagues. It may also be a good idea to sponsor sports teams and events such as half marathons to foster teamwork.


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Should you be excited about the Samsung Omnia W then perhaps pre-ordering the handset would be a wise investment? Especially since it's reasonably priced on Expansys at £329.99 (€384,99 on the Italy site), which is in the neighborhood of $515 U.S. dollars. The mid-range device is slightly cheaper than the competitive HTC Radar, which was spotted on Clove for £285 (excl. VAT) or $447 U.S.
The Omnia W specification sheet has the device sporting a 3.7" Super AMOLED screen, 1.4Ghz processor and a 5MP rear camera (with FF VGA camera), running Mango of course. Check out some HD shots of the Samsung Omnia W and HTC Radar for more eye-popping content.
So, question being, which are you? Radar or Omnia W?
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GLAA supports medical marijuana bill
P.O. Box 75265, Washington, D.C. 20013
Monday, February 22, 2010
Testimony for the Record on B18-0622,
"Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative Amendment Act of 2010"
Committee on Health
Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary
Dear Councilmembers Catania and Mendelson and committee members:
GLAA supported Initiative 59 in 1998, and we support Bill 18-0622 today. We thank co-introducers David Catania, Phil Mendelson, and Vincent Gray, as well as co-sponsors Yvette Alexander, Kwame Brown, Michael Brown, Mary Cheh, Jack Evans, Jim Graham, Harry Thomas, Jr., and Tommy Wells. Thank you for scheduling public hearings.
I-59 was carefully crafted by Steve Michael and Wayne Turner, as Turner recounted in the Feb. 21 Washington Post, "to allow seriously ill people, such as cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or those suffering from AIDS-wasting syndrome, to use medical marijuana under their doctor's supervision."
After Michael's untimely death, Turner led the Initiative to overwhelming passage. Unfortunately, the Barr Amendment prevented its implementation for more than a decade. With Bill 18-0622, the Council fulfills the intent of I-59 to help the seriously ill without promoting recreational use of the drug.
Regardless of what one thinks of the government's use of public resources to criminalize and punish the recreational use of marijuana, Turner is right: "It would be a grave mistake to unnecessarily provoke further congressional interference by creating a system vulnerable to abuses. The council's plan represents the best chance to implement medical marijuana and to protect those patients whose quality of life may depend upon this medication of last resort."
We commend Mr. Turner for his clear-eyed leadership on this issue and his determined focus on the medical purpose that won the city's support so many years ago. For all those whose suffering can be alleviated by the properly supervised use of medical marijuana, and for the sake of upholding Home Rule, we urge the Council to pass this bill.
Thank you.
Rick Rosendall
Vice President for Political Affairs


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Despite last-minute push backs from the FTC and Senator Rockerfeller it looks like ICANN is pushing ahead with the opening of the application period for new gTLD's on January 12th.
ICANN announced on its Facebook page today:
"In just 13 days, the application window for new generic top-level domains opens! "
"Check out the new gTLDs tab on our Facebook page for more details on the benefits, risks and application process."
"Click share to help spread the word!"
If if you think everyone is against the new gTLD program, well there are over 1,900 likes for this story from today, a pretty good showing for any Facebook story.
By the time everyone is back from the new years weekend it will be January 2nd and there will only be 9 more days until the application window opens.
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Man is the most superior predator on earth. Blessed with a brilliant brain we have devised methods to fight the deadliest of creatures. What happens though, when eight of the best 'predators' from earth are put on an alien planet for a game, where they are the prey? Make that seven, excluding a doctor (Topher Grace) who doesn't belong.
The group lands in alien territory with their memories wiped out. As they explore and try to find a way out, we get a chance to uncover the characters, but don't manage to connect. Adrien Brody is completely miscast as the ruthless mercenary, and fails to impress. As they learn more about what they are up against, from first hand encounters, each other and 'the one that got away' (Laurence Fishbourne) they realize there is no way out.
They are the game, and one by one they become the prey of the trio of Predators they belong to. The massive beasts are undoubtedly the best part of the movie, with their advanced abilities, fancy gear and dreadlocks. Despite the superiority they take their time with the humans, playing with them, kicking them around and even indulging in a sword fight.
Other than the action scenes the movie doesn't have much going on for it. The dialogues are trying to hard and delivered so incoherently in places, you may as well try to understand what the aliens are saying. It fails to grab your attention because its so predictable everyone knows what will happen next.
A workable canvas that lacks vividity.
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In general Predators is a film that delivers, . People say it was gonna suck like because all remakes do. But the thing is this wasn't a remake it was a sequel so change was in the air. So I wud recommend this one for sure . so i loved it specially this still http://bit.ly/bpwK3w
The movie is entertaining, I liked it , adrian brody as usual rocks in the movie. You will not at all feel bored, because everything looks so real in the movie . I recommend this to all. It is one of the best movies of the recent times . check this still from the movie http://bit.ly/bpwK3w
I don't think it's a good movies because in the Part one of predators Arnold represent himself very good but i don't have any idea about the new hero so if u wana watch his flim then you can go for it but i don't wana recommend this to all . Go for Inception ……………….
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Reflecting the need for – and activity around – literacy throughout the year, this is a busy season for related organizations in the New Haven region.
March 30 saw a Scrabble benefit for Literacy Volunteers and a 15th anniversary celebration for New Haven Reads.
ConnCAT launched its café on April 4 and will mark its 5th anniversary in June.
The Literacy Coalition of Greater New Haven, collaborating with sponsor the NewAlliance Foundation and host the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, held a forum on "Literacy, Philanthropy, and Youth Development" on May 4.
The New Haven Public Library is seeking matching funds for its new Stetson Branch building, after the leader of that branch – Diane Brown – was recently honored by the Connecticut Library Association.
The Jewish Coalition for Literacy recognized its volunteer reading partners in the morning of May 17, with guest Deborah Freedman, a children's book author/illustrator.
A "City That Reads"
Later that day, New Haven's "blue ribbon panel" on reading published its plan, as advanced by Mayor Toni Harp, for a "city that reads." With sections on Early Literacy, Grade-Level Reading, Reading Disability, English Learners, Parents and Community, and Adult Education corresponding to six sub-committees, the plan seeks to "establish" a "culture of improvement focusing on reading."
That same evening of May 17, Read to Grow held a benefit featuring author, activist, and retired basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who earlier was quoted saying "My college education was always just as important to me as my basketball career. When I was at UCLA, I got just as much pleasure and satisfaction from producing a well-written essay as I did from winning a game. Basketball is a temporary vocation, but learning is a life-long avocation. What good does it do to make a lot of money but never progress intellectually?"
The International Festival of Arts and Ideas – following neighborhood mini "pop-up" festivals – begins June 3. This year, it includes the Big Read: Into the Beautiful North.
Literacy Volunteers will recognize its tutors and students at the 2017 "Hear Our Voices" occasion that includes publication of student work, at the Public Library's main branch, at 5:30 p.m. on June 14. (The 2016 version of Hear Our Voices is already online.)
Finally, given concerns about "summer learning loss," LEAP – which recently earned the NewAlliance Foundation's "Hi-5 High Impact Literacy Award" of $20,000 – works with students over the summer (and year-round) to reinforce the importance of reading: The organization's annual "Read-In on the Green" will be held in the center of New Haven the morning of July 14.


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Otopalatodigital syndrome type I and II are rare X-linked genetic disorders in which complete expression of the disease occurs only in males. Females may be mildly affected with some of the symptoms. OPD type I is the milder form of the disease and is characterized by cleft palate, hearing loss and skeletal abnormalities in the skull and limbs. OPD type II includes these abnormalities as well as growth deficiency and abnormalities of the brain and is frequently not compatible with life.
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We were sitting somewhere near the beach, and the sun out of force of habit was shining rather ferociously. Out of contempt of a job well done, she looked up half-heartedly to congratulate the sun. It was then that I actually noticed her eyes for the first time.
In what was a combination of a half-squint and a realization that perhaps looking at the sun wasn't a very good idea, I noticed them, reflecting the sun and shining as bright, maybe even a little more.
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Dorothy "Dink" McKibbin
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David Hawkins
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The first atomic bomb was detonated at the Trinity Site in New Mexico on July 16, 1945. It changed the world.
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Joe McKibben was the man who flipped the switch that set off the atomic bomb at Trinity.
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New Mexican photographer Berlyn Brixner got the job of documenting the atomic test at Trinity.
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Little Boy, Fat Man, and Gadget
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An all-out effort to contain precious plutonium in case of an atomic test misfire comes to define the newly-coined term "S.N.A.F.U." in 1945
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Location of photoMorristown, NJ
Date/Time of photo9/2/07 and 9/3/07
EquipmentDSI Pro II on 10"LX200R at f/3.3. Guided with DSI II on Orion ED80. Schuler narrowband filters.
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Spanish is the second most natively spoken language in the world. Through study of the literary and linguistic heritage of Spain and Latin America, faculty engage students in the processes of critical reading and writing and help them to acquire and to refine their abilities to speak, understand, read and write the Spanish language. Spanish majors garner a fundamental understanding of the languages, cultures and literatures of the Spanish-speaking countries of Europe and the Americas. They also gain a broad knowledge of the humanities, history, and the social sciences.
Our graduates have gone on to become...
- A professor of 20th century Spanish theater and literature at the University of Cincinnati and honorary fellow of the Spanish Royal Academy
- A teacher of English in a high school in Puerto Rico
- Deputy General Counsel to the Florida Attorney General and adjunct professor of Communication at Florida State University
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- Certificate in Spanish for the Professions, 12 credit hours at the 3000 level for working in an increasingly-global community.
- Commercial Spanish (SPN 3440)
- Hispanic Women Writers (SPW 4780)
- Marketing and Advertising in the Spanish-Speaking World (SPN 3442)
- Masterpieces of Spanish Literature (SPT 2101)
- Sociolinguistics of the Spanish-Speaking World (SPN 4882)
- Spanish Conversation, Film, and Culture (SPN 3392)
- For more course descriptions, please visit the course descriptions page in the Undergraduate catalog
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Study abroad programs (directed by UF Spanish faculty):
- UF in Argentina (Buenos Aires)
- UF in Peru, Pre-Health Service Learning: Improve your proficiency in communicative Spanish, while exploring the cultures of Peru, with an emphasis on health-related systems.
- UF in Spain (Santander)
- UF in Spain (Seville)
- UF in Guatemala
- Classes, both abroad and in Gainesville, tend to be small (approximately 25 students)
- For more opportunities, please refer to the department website


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- Calling all women in physics – are you the next Prof Brian Cox? – the team at Genepool are looking for a female physicist to host their next international documentary series.
- Creative young scientists – apply for the $25,000 Centenary Prize – applications for the Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize are now open
- Internationalising Australian science and building links with Japan – meet Japanese science leaders at EMBL Australia events across Australia over the coming month


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Talent will allow sheds and most other small buildings — but not hen houses or beehives — near lot lines in town.
The City Council recently adopted an ordinance amendment that permits accessory structures — such as tool or firewood sheds — along property side and rear boundaries as long as they are 40 feet back from any right of way. Structures on lot lines are common in the city and before now had violated setback requirements.
"This code makes non-conforming uses legal and allows flexibility on smaller lots," said City Planner Zac Moody. The Talent Planning Commission had recommended the changes.
"A lot of times what happened is, they'd go to Home Depot, buy the shed, they'd set it up. They didn't have any idea (they were in violation)," Moody said before the Nov. 20 meeting.
The City Council considered the issue for a second time after remanding a previous recommendation back to the commission in August. Council members expressed concerns about the number of structures allowed and their uses then.
"The Planning Commission came up with changes we hope will satisfy concerns," said Moody. "We had a lot of conversations among the planning commissioners and the public."
Provisions in the new code allow a maximum of 200 square feet of structures in the areas; prohibit housing livestock, poultry or bees there; and limit height to 10 feet and length to 20 feet. Total area on a lot that can be occupied by structures is set by other city codes.
Mayor Bill Cecil questioned the 40-foot setback requirement, saying it might make it difficult for individuals with smaller, narrower lots to accommodate the units.
"The idea is we don't want to see these accessory structures popping up in the front yards," said Moody. The rule would preclude the use of 10-by-20-foot, canvas-covered structures for sheltering a car in a front yard on a lot line, he said.
Setback requirements would also keep the structures from blocking access for fire or emergency crews to backyards, said Moody.
Planning commissioners likely will look at rules governing accessory structures and their uses elsewhere on properties early next year, Moody said.
Current regulations, for example, allow chickens in some zones but there is no prohibition against roosters. Zoning inconsistencies will ban chickens at one house but allow them at another.
No one spoke at a public hearing on the matter before council members voted. Public testimony had been given before the council and the Planning Commission previously. The council adopted the change on a unanimous 6-0 vote.
— Tony Boom
Talent updates its ordinance on sheds
Talent will allow sheds and most other small buildings — but not hen houses or beehives — near lot lines in town.


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DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, Unfilled Orders Benchmark Survey.
Form Number(s): MA-300.
Agency Approval Number: None.
Type of Request: New collection.
Burden: 5,000 hours.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau presently conducts the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 0607-0008. The M3 survey collects monthly data on shipments, inventories, and new and unfilled orders from manufacturing companies. The orders, as well as the shipments and inventory data, are used widely and are valuable tools for analysts of business cycle conditions, including members of the Council of Economic Advisers, the Treasury Department, and the business community.
The monthly M3 estimates are based on a relatively small sample and reflect primarily the month-to-month changes of large companies. There is a clear need for periodic benchmarking of the M3 estimates to reflect the entire manufacturing universe. The Annual Survey of Manufactures (OMB control number 0607-0449) provides annual benchmarks for the shipments and inventory data collected in this monthly survey. However, there is no annual benchmark for new and unfilled orders estimates. Because of the methodology used for the monthly indicator, any discrepancy between the indicator series and statistically derived measures can become exaggerated over time and the results can be misleading to policy makers. The last benchmark survey for unfilled orders estimates was for the year 1986. In addition to the long period between benchmark estimates, the conversion from the Standard Industrial Classification system to NAICS further exacerbates any discrepancy and makes the need for the benchmark survey more critical.
The proposed benchmark survey will collect value of unfilled orders at the end of 1999. Estimates of unfilled orders will be made for industries classified according to the new North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). These estimates will provide benchmark levels of unfilled orders by NAICS industries for the monthly M3 indicator series.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5033, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at email@example.com).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.Start Signature
Dated: January 12, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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SOURCE: Joyent
October 16, 2012 09:00 ET
Unique Partnership Offers Developers the Next Generation of Tools to Build High Performance, Flexible and Scalable Applications
Unique Partnership Offers Developers the Next Generation of Tools to Build High Performance, Flexible and Scalable Applications
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 16, 2012) - Joyent, the high-performance cloud company, and 10gen (the MongoDB company) today announced product/technology enhancements to increase performance, flexibility and scalability. The two companies also joined together with leading technology experts MongoLab, Nodejitsu and Clock to create NodeStack Online -- a unique web conference series to explore development stack that combines the benefits and power of Node.js, MongoDB and SmartOS.
The partnership brings together Joyent's high-performance virtual operating system, SmartOS, with 10gen's agile and scalable NoSQL database, MongoDB -- providing developers and enterprises the tools they need to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated applications. MongoDB has been optimized on a Joyent SmartOS Machine to provide flexibility, ease of use and high performance; it can also be deployed on the Joyent Public Cloud with a single click.
"SmartOS provides an excellent platform for running MongoDB," said Jared Rosoff, director of product marketing at 10gen. "With its strong history of performance and reliability, along with tools like ZFS and DTrace, SmartOS offers MongoDB users consistently fast performance, non-stop availability, and unparalleled visibility into system behavior."
The 10gen and Joyent partnership benefits include:
"Today's sophisticated applications are more resource-intensive than ever, and they're being developed faster than development tools can keep up," said Jason Hoffman, founder and CTO, Joyent. "By bringing together MongoDB with SmartOS and Node.js, we've created the most robust, scalable and reliable end-to-end solution on the market, helping developers keep pace with the rapidly evolving and complex demands of today's applications."
The inaugural NodeStack Online session will take place on October 17, 2012. Please join us - http://www.nodestack.org/
About Joyent:
About 10gen
10gen (the MongoDB company) leads MongoDB kernel development, builds community, and provides commercial services for MongoDB. MongoDB is an open source document-oriented database helping tens of thousands of companies quickly and easily deliver, scale, and operate applications. Founded by DoubleClick's Dwight Merriman and Eliot Horowitz and led by seasoned technologists, 10gen is funded by Flybridge Capital Partners, NEA, Sequoia Capital and Union Square Ventures. 10gen global customers include Disney, eBay, foursquare, Craigslist, Intuit, Shutterfly, Telefonica, UK Government Digital Services, and over 500 others. 10gen has dual headquarters in New York and Palo Alto with offices in Dublin, London, and Sydney. For more information, visit www.10gen.com.
Joyent Media ContactKate Reed or Misho Ishikawa
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Yesterday, the New York associates got together, yet again, for a special St. Patrick's Day themed meeting complete with wine, Guinness, cheese and Hershey's Kisses!
Take a look at how the meeting went!
A word from our associate presenter Sam Hershman – At the March Associates meeting, I discussed how on the consumer team we eat, sleep and breathe consumer! I shared that we strive to build top content strategy and engagement for large consumer brands and how we work with many different people, both internally and externally, to ensure that we deliver the best results. As the community manager for HERSHEY'S and now Verizon Careers, I discussed the creation of content calendars, account management and the day-to-day client activity. In addition, I spoke about my involvement on Tuaca and how we are putting the final touches on our Influencer Outreach project. I recently started working on Verizon Careers, which has given me the opportunity to expose my leadership skills which I appreciate, liaising heavily with the client, creative and analytics teams. I think that part of what makes our company so strong is the way we work together as a well-rounded agency. I have been able to meet new people, with each new project, which is important to me as a young professional!
Guest speaker: This month we heard from Jared Danielson, a Director in Healthcare Strategy and Planning here at W2O Group, who informed us of his many different responsibilities, shed some insight on his eclectic career path, and left us with some valuable life lessons for how to be successful.
- Jared's Role at W2O Group: Jared joined W2O Group a year ago as a Director of Healthcare Strategy and Planning where he runs headlong into the business and science behind a product. He builds context and uncovers insights about products and translates that information to account and creative teams. Jared works on the Allergan account alongside a ton of new business but will soon be transitioning onto the Lap-Band account.
- Career Path: Studying Philosophy at the University of Washington, Jared had many ideas of what he thought his career might look like. He moved to Boston post-graduation, and began working at Brigham & Women's Hospital eventually deciding to attend Harvard graduate school to learn how to run hospitals. From hospital management to grad school, he eventually decided he wanted to explore equity research and venture capital so he moved to New York City and landed a job on Wall Street but soon decided that finance was not his passion. Soon after, he began his marketing career at Rosetta and thrived because he loved both the work he was doing and the people he worked with. It was those relationships that he built at Rosetta that brought him here to W2O Group!
- Words of Wisdom: Jared had many wise words to share with the New York associates about working towards a successful career and more! Here are a few that stuck out the most to us:
- "Be Curious. Often it's not how smart you are, but how curious you are."
- "What you want today won't be what you'll want in the future but that is OK!"
- "Success comes from doing things you love to do."
- "Disappointments and setbacks happen, but things always line up in a positive way if you work hard and treat people with kindness."
We really enjoyed having Jared come in and speak to us! Thanks so much Jared!
Professional Development: After a fun run with Slideshow Karaoke, for this month's associate meeting we implemented a new professional development exercise that was recommended to us by Paul Dyer. Stand Up is pretty much just what it sounds like. One by one, each person in the room stands up and has 30 seconds to say either one thing they need help with or one thing they have learned this month. This exercise was interesting because it gave us the opportunity to hear what others need assistance with and it was great to hear how much we all know and can help each other. Thanks for another great recommendation Paul!
We're already excited for April when we finally get a New York Twisty to present! Brianna Quaglia plans to tell us about her role as a healthcare associate within Twist!
As always, thanks for helping us Go.Ahead!
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