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Author Notes: For Valentine's Day this year I wanted to come up with a chocolate cookie that picked up on chocolate-covered cherries. And even though I'm not a big fan of the syrupy candies, I do think tart dried cherries are the best dried fruit Mother Nature invented. So I came up with a chocolate roll-out cookie by interpolating recipes from smittenkitchen and epicurious. But for this chocoholic it was not enough; therefore I gave them a bath. In dark chocolate. Did I mention the Cointreau? The cherries get a soaking for the aromatic and softening effects. These cookies are very good on their own, but wicked good when dipped. —Sadassa_Ulna
Food52 Review: WHO: Sadassa_Ulna is an architectural designer from Philadelphia.
WHAT: A Valentine's Day cookie all grown up: dark, sultry, and boozy.
HOW: Soak tart cherries in Cointreau, then work them into a chocolatey dough. Chill, cut, bake, and dip.
WHY WE LOVE IT: Reminiscent of those gooey cherry cordials -- but oh, so much better -- these cookies hit that chocolate, cherry, and boozy craving that comes around each February. We've subbed in vegetable oil for the shortening in the glaze, and it still works like a charm. —The Editors
Makes: about 60 small hearts
Roll-out Chocolate Cherry Cookies
cup tart dried cherries (NOT "sweet, dark")
tablespoon vanilla extract
tablespoons Cointreau
ounces unsweetened chocolate
cup unsalted butter
cups sugar
eggs, brought to room temp.
cups flour
cup unsweetened cocoa powder
teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon salt
teaspoon baking soda
Dark Chocolate Coating*
ounces dark chocolate*
tablespoons shortening
white pearl sugar, OR
white chocolate**, optional
Roll-out Chocolate Cherry Cookies
- In a small [microwavable] bowl, mix Cointreau and vanilla together; chop cherries into small pieces and place in bowl. Microwave for 20 seconds (or allow cherries to absorb liquid overnight).
- Sift flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda together in a medium bowl, set aside.
- Melt chocolate by doing the following: place in small microwavable bowl and cook for 45 seconds, then stir, then cook at 20 second intervals - stirring after each - until smooth. You can also melt your chocolate in a double boiler over boiling water. Allow to cool until comfortable to touch but still very pliable.
- Cream butter and sugar together with an electric mixer; add eggs and mix thoroughly. Add melted chocolate and mix until color is uniform.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Add cherries and mix to incorporate.
- Place dough between 2 long sheets of wax paper; roll with a rolling pin until almost the size of a standard cookie sheet.
- Chill dough for at least 45 minutes; if you are impatient and have the room stick it in the freezer.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove top wax paper, cut the thin slab into two equal pieces and wrap one and put it back in the fridge. Roll the other half between wax paper until double the size, about 1/4 inch thick, maybe thinner.
- Using a cookie cutter, or a little round drinking glass, cut out cookies (or cut rolled dough into 2" squares or diamonds, etc. with a knife) and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet. bunch up scraps and re-roll; if dough gets too sticky put it in the freezer for a few minutes.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes; times will vary according to size of cutouts. Cool cookies on sheet for five minutes.
Dark Chocolate Coating*
- In a double boiler, melt the chocolate with the shortening. Drop the cooled cookies upside-down into the chocolate, and fish out with a fork and place on a rack to set. When the coated cookies lose their gloss, decorate with white pearl sugar or melted white chocolate dots if desired.
- * I did not have "couverture" chocolate, the type used for dipping chocolate; it has extra cocoa butter, which is why I added the palm oil. I used the Trader Joe's Belgian Dark, the type that is sold in packages of three small bars. To me this type is smoother than the huge one-pound bar that TJ's sells. ** I'm not really a fan of white chocolate, but I happened to have some Valrhona white chocolate feves. I put about 10 in a tiny bowl and nuked for 15 seconds, stirred, then another 15. It worked, and being impatient I dropped dots and swirls from a teaspoon. . .
- This recipe is a Wildcard Contest Winner!
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The initial report from ESPN's Chris Mortensen was accurate, on both counts. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was stripping play-calling duties from coach Jason Garrett, and Jones was nudging Jason's brother out of the building — a rare instance of resistance to the nepotism that has become commonplace in the NFL.
But the ultimate decision to let the man with the title of offensive coordinator fully coordinate the offense wasn't as automatic and natural as it would seem when Jones gave the reins to Bill Callahan.
As we'd heard throughout the process, the Cowboys were looking beyond the building — and Garrett wasn't happy about that. The external candidates included, among others, former Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt.
But Garrett didn't want an outsider who had been a former head coach, and Garrett was adamant that his system be used, even if he no longer would be running it.
While it appears that Jones and Garrett ultimately found a compromise, there's a lingering sense that Jones tried to setup a showdown with Garrett that would result in an impasse between the two men that resulted in a severance of their relationship. It could be that Garrett has opted not to give Jones the satisfaction of pushing Garrett out. It could be that Garrett fears that if he quits and claims he was essentially fired he won't be able to obtain a buyout.
Regardless, Garrett has both been emasculated and placed on notice. And with so many members of Jon Gruden's former coaching staffs now firmly in place, the speculation will persist that, eventually, Gruden will be coaching the Cowboys.


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Financial risk, resilience and realism: 'New Economic Thinking,' amid ominous tremors from the eurozone
How safe and how stable is today's international financial system? Eight years since the global bond markets started quaking – and almost seven years since the Lehman Brothers debacle triggered a worldwide meltdown – is the financial system resilient enough to recover from sudden shocks?
These are not just rhetorical questions, but urgent ones. Amid the ominous recent tremors within the European Union – with the intensifying risk that insolvent Greece could soon "crash out" of the eurozone if it fails to extract more bailout money from its exasperated rescuers – the global financial system may be about to get another real-life lesson in riding out traumatic turbulence.
So mark your calendars for this Wednesday, May 6, when a top-level conference with some of the world's leading financial luminaries will be livestreamed online at (click here) this website from 9 a.m. to about 5 p.m. Many of the world's top regulators, policymakers and scholars – brought together by the Institute for New Economic Thinking – will gather at the International Monetary Fund for a day-long exploration of "Finance and Society."
A sense of déjà vu might seem to surround the conference agenda, especially for World Bank and IMF colleagues who recall the nonstop financial anxiety that consumed the Spring Meetings just a few weeks ago. A similar economic dread reportedly pervaded last week's Milken Global Economic Conference in Los Angeles.
Yet the INET conference may be poised to offer a somewhat different perspective. The Spring Meetings featured the familiar lineup of business-suited, grim-and-greying Finance Ministers – mostly male, mostly middle-aged, mostly mainstream moderates – but the group of experts at the "Finance and Society" conference will reflect a welcome new dose of diversity. Every major speaker on the agenda is a woman.
The economists at the pinnacle of the world's most powerful financial institutions – Christine Lagarde of the IMF and Janet Yellen of the U.S. Federal Reserve System – will keynote the conference, and the proceedings will include such influential financial supervisors as Sarah Booth Raskin of the U.S. Treasury and Brooksley Born and Sharon Bowen of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. There'll also be a pre-conference speech by the woman who has suddenly galvanized the Washington economic debate: No, not Hillary Clinton, but Senator Elizabeth Warren.
The new global roster of financial leaders – in this conference's case, all of them women – illustrates how economic policymaking is now, at last, drawing on the skills of an ever-wider-ranging talent pool. The economic expertise featured this week is bound to mark a positive step forward, considering the ruinous impact of the recent mismanagement by middle-aged mainstream men. (Sorry, guys, but can you really blame people for noticing that the pale-stale-and-male crowd allowed the world to drift toward the Crash of 2008?)
This week's conference agenda is admirably forthright about the challenge: "Complexity, special interest, and weak systems of governance and accountability continue to interfere with the ability of the financial system to serve society's needs." With Lagarde and Yellen setting the tone – and with Warren adding an injection of populist vigor – this week's INET conference seems likely to offer some imaginative insights that go beyond the familiar Spring Meetings formula.
If ever there were a time when an INET-style dose of "new economic thinking" might be needed, it's now. Growth is sluggish and sometimes even stagnant in many developed nations, amid what Largarde calls "the new mediocre." Markets are fragile and currencies are volatile in many developing countries. A commodity-price slump may drain the coffers of many resource-rich but undiversified economies. As mournful pundits have been lamenting seemingly ad infinitum and sans frontières, the global economy is suffering from a prolonged hangover after its pre-2008 binge of irrational exuberance.
As if the worries about "secular stagnation" were not enough, there's also the tragedy of Greece, where an economic calamity has unfolded like a slow-motion car wreck as financial markets breathlessly await the all-too-predictable collision. Regular readers of this blog will surely have noted that fears of Greece's potential crashout from the eurozone have been nearing a crescendo – and the possible default-to-the-drachma drama may soon reach its catharsis.


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What BolderLife Festival, a festival of film, theater and educational workshops
When Wednesday through Sept. 23
Where Nomad Theater, 1410 Quince Ave., and The Barn, 1360 Sumac Ave., Boulder
Tickets Prices vary per program
Info 303-818-4645 or bolderlifefestival.com
In the opening scene of the documentary film "fambul tok," a young woman explains that during the brutal civil war that ended in 2003 she was raped by 15 men. One of the rapists was her uncle, who is also in the scene.
Soon, the uncle stands before the gathered crowd and admits his horrific crime and asks for forgiveness. The stirring film, winner of numerous festival awards, sheds light on the small west African country's truth-telling and forgiveness ceremonies. It's one of the many highlights of the upcoming BolderLife Festival, a four-day film, theater and educational festival centered at the Nomad Theater in Boulder. It opens Wednesday and runs through Sept. 23.
BolderLife artistic director Erin Kelly said the festival, in its second year, aims to bring difficult subject matter like the topic covered in "fambul tok" out into the open.
"Much of our content," Kelly said, " . . . is in line with taking topics that are taboo and giving them a platform to start a conversation with our community."
The festival will screen 21 feature-length films and 26 short-form films. In addition, there will be nine live performances of new plays and numerous workshops and presentations on topics covered in the films. New this year is the BolderLife Exploratorium, a space for visual arts.
Opening the BolderLife Festival -- it has has been renamed since its inaugural run as Life and Death Matters Festival -- is the feature-length "Town of Runners," an Ethiopian documentary about female Olympic runners, including former Bolder Boulder champ Derartu Tulu. It screens at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Nomad Theater.
"Scarlet Road" is a film set in Australia, a country in which the sex trade is legal. It's about a sex worker who caters to people with disabilities. It screens at 7 p.m. Friday at the Nomad.
"It's touching and beautiful and sweet -- and a topic that I think a lot of people are uncomfortable with," Kelly said.
While not all the films cover taboo topics, most are empowering or uplifting in some way, Kelly added.
Director MaryLee Herrmann's short "The Necklace" is a narrative about two sisters who meet in a cemetery after one finds herself at a crossroads.
Shot in Colorado over two days in 2010, "The Necklace" stars Kimberlin Brown (TV's "The Young and the Restless") and Traci Dinwiddie ("The Notebook").
Hermann, who lives in Louisville, said it's no coincidence the film is about women in their 40s and 50s. The filmmaker wants to tell stories about women who are usually either absent on screen or playing a supportive role.
"A lot of women in this age are underrepresented in general," Herrmann said. "But when they are, they play the wife of the cheating husband, they play the mother of the drug-addicted child. That's so prominent in Hollywood."
"The Necklace" is part of the BolderLife's Shorts Program No. 1, scheduled to screen at 5:15 p.m. Thursday at The Barn and at 3 p.m. Saturday at The Nomad.
Mark McGinnis was running a successful company in southern California when his life fell apart a little more than a decade ago. The director's film, "Openings -- The Search for Harry," is partly based on the period where he lost is marriage, his home and his job, only to learn some valuable lessons and then turn things around.
The film, which screens at 8 p.m. Friday at The Barn, is similar in subject matter to popular ones like "The Secret" and "What the Bleep Do We Know." It's a hybrid documentary and narrative piece, one in which a storyline portrayed by actors is interspersed with interviews from leading thinkers and authors from the New Age field and beyond.
"(Openings) are when you start listening to the field or your higher self -- or it could be Jesus, it could be Buddha," McGinnis said. "It's really just tuning in."
But McGinnis said the message about openings -- little synchronicities that provide pathways to change if we're receptive to them -- isn't all "flowers and rainbows." That might distinguish it from other films in the genre, he said.
"A lot of the movies, they talk about just having a real positive attitude all the time," he said. "But when you're dealing with real life, sometimes you just have to experience what you experience so that you can move on to other things. It makes life more rewarding."
Kelly said she hopes the festival gets people talking about the subjects covered in the dozens of featured films; especially about things that might make some of us uncomfortable.
"We are a culture, I think, that shies away from things that are difficult, and from emotions that are unfamiliar," Kelly said. "It's like we're trying to smooth everything over. In living that way, I think that we're missing a very valuable piece of the human experience."


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Since the halcyon days of the first Quake, fans have been making movies within the familiar, easy-to-use confines of gaming's most popular 3D engines. As it takes decades of work and millions of dollars to make a real feature film, budding auteurs are turning to these simple yet surprisingly powerful tools to make their cinematic visions a reality. Or, in the case of today's video, fans are employing these engines in an effort to recreate other people's celluloid efforts.
Specifically, Zack Snyder's 300. The heavily computer generated 2006 film tells the story of the 300 Spartan warriors who held off a massive Persian invasion force at Thermopylae. Well, to be more accurate, it tells the gently fictionalized version of that story created by comic book scribe Frank Miller for his 1998 graphic novel. Fans of the comic will tell you that what Miller's tale lacks in historical authenticity, it more than makes up for in wildly over-the-top, theatrical violence and affectionate, totally macho homoeroticism, and Snyder's film took these ideas and ran with them, resulting in a movie that's quite an accurate account of its source material, as well as hyperkinetic, graphically violent and full of half-naked, muscular dudes.
To accomplish this, Snyder's production team relied heavily on blue screen technology and computer generated graphics. This abundance of CGI gives the film an otherworldly appearance, like a video game painted entirely in shades of sandy brown. Thus, it should come as no surprise that someone would see Snyder's film and decide that they could do just as well with readily available gaming technology.
The clip you see below was created by YouTube user "Tyrannicon." Instead of attempting to recreate the entirety of Snyder's film, Tyrannicon took the best bits (i.e., the battles), dropped them into the engine behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and published the results to the 'net. Surprisingly, he managed to hit all the key notes featured in his source material. Blood splatters linger on the virtual camera lense, heads are hacked off with aplomb and every few moments the entire thing will either slow down or speed up, depending entirely on the Ritalin-fueled whims of its creator.
The end result is very watchable, even if it lacks a solid semblance of a plot. Though the Skyrim engine wasn't initially built with massive pitched battles in mind, with a bit of tweaking and a powerful computer Tyrannicon is able to not just film scenes featuring dozens of characters on screen simultaneously, he is also able to zoom in, pan and twirl around the chaotic action without any noticeable framerate dips. The use of audio samples directly from the film is slightly distracting, given the quality difference between these clips and the engine they're being mashed into, but once you realize that the video is primarily meant to depict over-the-top, historically questionable battles, your brain can comfortably power down and enjoy the pretty visuals.
Oh, and to whoever posts the first "This is Sparta!" joke in the comments: Good job. Don't let anyone tell you that you aren't totally original and hilarious.


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BETA News Briefs
Autumn, 2000
Lopinavir Wins FDA Approval
On September 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Abbott Laboratories' new protease inhibitor (PI) lopinavir. Kaletra, formerly ABT-378/r, is a combination of lopinavir plus a small amount of ritonavir (Norvir), which helps boost lopinavir blood levels. Study results presented by Abbott showed that lopinavir reduced HIV viral load to undetectable levels in slightly over 80% of persons who used the drug for nearly two years. The earlier-than-expected approval was granted despite FDA official Heidi Jolson's caution that the drug's benefits were "still a little theoretical." Reported side effects of lopinavir include high cholesterol and triglyceride levels and pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). About 1% of those taking the drug developed pancreatitis; people taking lopinavir should have their blood amylase levels (a marker for pancreatitis) monitored regularly.
New Abacavir Hypersensitivity Warning
Abacavir (Ziagen), a nucleoside analog drug, is known to cause a potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction in about 5% of people. These reactions had previously been seen when restarting the drug after it was interrupted in people who had already experienced hypersensitivity symptoms. The symptoms of hypersensitivity include malaise, fever, nausea, shortness or breath, sore throat, and skin rashes. In July, Glaxo Wellcome reported that a severe, potentially fatal reaction could develop within hours after restarting the drug even in people who had not previously experienced any symptoms of abacavir hypersensitivity. The company issued a "Dear Health Care Provider" letter and added a "black box" (emphasized) warning to abacavir packages. Glaxo recommends that providers who contemplate reintroducing abacavir after an interruption should evaluate the patient for any possible past symptoms of a hypersensitivity reaction, and should not restart the drug if any such symptoms are found. In addition, providers should use caution in reintroducing the drug even in persons who have not previously shown any hypersensitivity symptoms; such people should be monitored and have access to emergency medical care. Although most persons who have experienced a reaction have developed symptoms within hours, others have developed severe symptoms after days or weeks. Abacavir is also a component of Trizivir (AZT[Retrovir]/3TC[Epivir]/abacavir).
Twice-Daily ddI Recommended
In August, Bristol-Meyers Squibb issued a letter to health-care providers recommending that its nucleoside analog drug ddI (Videx) be taken twice rather than once a day. The recommendation came after a recent study of combination regimens in over 750 persons indicated, according to the company, that "a twice-a-day dosing regimen for Videx was superior to once-a-day dosage." Over a period of 48 weeks, people taking ddI twice daily had a greater reduction in HIV viral load than those taking the drug once daily. Once-daily ddI should only be included in a regimen if a person cannot tolerate twice-daily dosing.
Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase HIV Viral Load
At the XIII International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, this past July, Donald Abrams, MD, and colleagues from the University of California, San Francisco presented study results showing that marijuana (cannabis) does not affect HIV viral loads in persons taking PIs. The study was conducted to determine whether marijuana interacts with PIs, which are metabolized by the same liver enzyme system as cannabis. Medicinal marijuana is used by people with HIV to control wasting and to relieve nausea associated with anti-HIV therapy.
Study participants either smoked marijuana, took oral dronabinol (Marinol) THC pills, or took placebo pills. There were no significant differences in HIV viral load among the groups over the course of the 21-day study; HIV RNA levels decreased in all study arms, but more so in those using smoked marijuana or oral dronabinol. In addition, the study showed that the participants using smoked marijuana or oral dronabinol achieved a significantly higher caloric intake and a greater weight gain. The study was the first to look at the effects of medical marijuana in people with HIV.
Dr. Abrams' findings appear amidst the backdrop of a Supreme Court ruling in late August against California clubs that provide medical marijuana. The court's decision came in response to a federal appeal of a 9th Circuit Court ruling that would have allowed clubs to provide medicinal cannabis pursuant to California's Proposition 215, passed by voters in November 1996. Although district court judge Charles Breyer ruled that the government had failed to demonstrate why seriously ill patients should not have access to medical marijuana, the Supreme Court decision blocked cannabis distribution while the federal appeal is underway.
HIV Can Travel in B-Cells
New research from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) demonstrates that HIV can attach to B-cells and thus spread throughout the body. B-cells are a type of immune system white blood cell. It has long been known that HIV enters and destroys T-cells, another type of immune cell. B-cells and T-cells work together to coordinate the body's immune response. The latest research shows that HIV can attach to B-cell surfaces using the CD21 receptor, which is involved in triggering antibody production. B-cell-bound HIV was found in blood and lymphoid tissue samples from 23 HIV-infected people. According to researcher Susan Moir, "HIV does not appear to reproduce inside B-cells" -- as it does in T-cells -- "but rather hitches a ride on the [B-] cell surface so it is free to jump to nearby T-cells." NIAID director Anthony Fauci, MD, said the results may help explain how HIV infection can persist. Dr. Fauci said, "Identifying this pool of HIV-carrying cells opens new avenues for treating the infection." A similar mechanism may occur with follicular dendritic cells, tissue cells that also carry the CD21 receptor. The research was reported in the September 5 issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Opportunistic Infection (OI) News
Although rates of most OIs have fallen among HIV-infected people who take combination antiretroviral regimens, they remain a concern for many. In July, the FDA approved the antifungal drug AmBisome for the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis, a life-threatening brain and spinal cord infection, in persons with HIV. AmBisome is a liposomal formulation of amphotericin B developed by Gilead Sciences and Fujisawa. By encapsulating amphotericin B in a lipid bubble, it can be more precisely targeted to the infected cells and causes fewer of the severe side effects (e.g., kidney toxicity and fever) associated with the drug.
In June, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that Pneumocystis carinii, the agent that causes PCP pneumonia, appears to be developing resistance to sulfone and sulfonamide antibiotic drugs. A study of P. carinii samples obtained in five U.S. cities between 1995-1998 showed that mutations that could potentially confer resistance were present in up to 50% of isolates.
Drugs Reduce Viral Load -- But Not to Safe Levels
According to research reported in the August 15 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, about one-third of HIV-positive men continue to shed (release or discharge) HIV in their semen even after six months of antiretroviral therapy. While anti-HIV treatment reduces seminal viral loads, they remain high enough to allow transmission of the virus. Paulo Barroso, MD, and colleagues from the Federal University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, studied 93 HIV-infected men taking either two-drug or three-drug antiviral regimens. After six months, 33% of the men still had HIV in their semen, compared with 74% before treatment; HIV viral load was detectable in the blood of 96% of the men before treatment and 38% of the men after treatment. Interestingly, similar HIV viral load rates were found in the cervical/vaginal fluids of HIV-infected women in a recent French study. Laurent Belec, MD, and colleagues from the Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris found HIV RNA in the genital fluid of 39% of 54 women studied; the prevalence of HIV was inversely related to the number of anti-HIV drugs taken. The research was reported in the July issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Although HIV treatment may be credited with a reduction in sexual transmission of HIV, it is not likely to eliminate transmission, and thus safer sex measures such as using condoms are still recommended.
Nonoxynol-9 (N-9) Not Effective in Reducing HIV Transmission
In August, Helene Gayle, MD, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, issued a "Dear Colleague" letter warning that N-9 is ineffective in preventing HIV transmission and may in fact increase the risk of transmission. N-9, a spermicide and microbicide, is an ingredient in many contraceptive gels and foams, and in lubricants on some types of condoms. Studies have shown that N-9 can irritate and damage mucous membranes in the vagina and rectum, especially with frequent use. A report presented at the Durban AIDS conference indicated that use of Advantage S, a microbicide containing N-9, was associated with an increased risk of HIV infection in a study of nearly 1,000 female sex workers in Africa and Thailand; rates of HIV infection were almost twice as high in the women who used N-9. According to Dr. Gayle's letter, "N-9 has now been proven ineffective against HIV transmission . . . The possibility of risk, with no benefit, indicates that N-9 should not be recommended as an effective means of HIV prevention . . . Anyone currently using N-9 as a microbicide to protect themselves from HIV transmission during anal intercourse should be informed of the ineffectiveness of this agent and warned of the potential risk of this practice." However, the CDC recommends that using a condom lubricated with N-9 is better than not using a condom at all.
Boiling Breast Milk Can Reduce Vertical Transmission
Several recent news items concern vertical (also known as perinatal) transmission of HIV from mothers to their infants before, during, or shortly after birth. First, a study published in the July issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal showed that rates of vertical transmission have declined in the U.S., from 20.7% between 1985-1990 to 6.5% between 1990-1997. The authors attributed much of the decline to the routine use of AZT by pregnant women.
A report published in the October 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine showed that a shorter course of AZT therapy for newborns may work as well as more prolonged treatment. The currently recommended standard perinatal transmission prevention regimen involves treating women with AZT starting at the 28th week of pregnancy, and treating their infants for six weeks after birth. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health studied 1,500 pregnant Thai women. Some of the women received the standard AZT treatment starting at the 28th week of pregnancy while others received a shorter course starting at the 25th week. Among the infants, some received AZT for the standard six weeks, while others took AZT for just three days. Women who received the shorter course of AZT had a significantly higher chance of transmitting AZT to their babies that those who received the standard regimen. However, infants who received the three-day AZT regimen were no more likely to contract HIV than those who took AZT for six weeks. The researchers concluded that women should continue to receive AZT starting at the 28th week of pregnancy, but that newborns only need to take AZT for three days. The shorter, less costly infant AZT regimen may be especially beneficial for developing countries that have few resources to devote to health care.
In related news, the South African Medical Research Council announced in early October that boiling breast milk can help prevent the transmission of HIV from a pregnant woman to her child. The group reported in its annual report that HIV is killed when breast milk is heated to 56-63° C (132.8-145.4° F) for twenty minutes; heating to this temperature preserves 80% of the nutrients and antibodies found in the milk.
Study Debunks Polio Vaccine as Cause of AIDS
Study results released in September appear to confirm that AIDS did not originate from contaminated polio vaccines tested in Africa in the 1950s. Claudio Basilico, MD, and colleagues from an advisory committee convened by the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, which developed the vaccine, announced at a Royal Society of London meeting that they found "no evidence to support the hypothesis of the polio vaccine origin of AIDS." Tests of seven samples of the original oral polio vaccine did not show any evidence of chimpanzee genes or of HIV or simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV, a monkey virus related to HIV). Basilico said the vaccine could not be completely ruled out as a factor in the introduction of HIV into the human population, due to incomplete record keeping, but he did say the study "makes it more unlikely." The primary proponent of the polio vaccine theory is former BBC journalist Edward Hooper, who promotes it in his book The River: A Journey to the Source of HIV and AIDS. Hooper contends that chimpanzee tissue was used to develop the polio vaccine, a claim denied by Wistar officials. Despite the new evidence, Hooper continues to defend his theory.
AIDS No Longer Among Top 15 Causes of Death in U.S.
According to a report released by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics in July, HIV/AIDS is no longer among the 15 leading causes of death in the U.S. The report was based on data collected through 1998. The decline in HIV-related deaths was attributed to combination anti-retroviral therapy, which is credited with delayed AIDS deaths. The top three leading causes of death for all Americans were heart disease, cancer, and strokes. However, HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death for African-American men and women between the ages of 25 and 44.
New Ryan White CARE Funding, More World Bank Loans for AIDS
On October 5, Congress unanimously voted to continue Ryan White CARE Act funding, providing more than $1 billion for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. The reauthorized legislation is a compromise between two formulas that would have allocated funding differently on the basis of HIV infections versus cumulative AIDS cases. In past years, Ryan White funding was based on AIDS cases alone, not HIV infections. Cities such as San Francisco, which has experienced a large number of AIDS cases since early in the epidemic, favored a version that would have maintained its funding at minimally reduced levels. Areas that have had fewer cumulative cases of AIDS preferred a formula that would have cut up to 25% of the funding from the previous cities and allocated more to areas that have seen proportionately greater increases in HIV infections in recent years. The compromise legislation will cut San Francisco's funding by 15% over five years. Supporters of the new formula, which will go into effect in 2005, say it will direct more money to "the new face of AIDS": women, infants, minority and rural populations, and those living in the southeast region of the U.S. Opponents say that the new formula will allocate less money to gay men, who continue to be heavily impacted by HIV/AIDS. The reauthorized legislation includes $20 million for prevention of vertical transmission and $30 million for partner notification programs.
In other funding news, President Clinton in August signed legislation that will provide over $400 million to fight AIDS and other infectious diseases in Africa. The move comes after the government declared AIDS a "national emergency" this past spring. The legislation includes $300 million for education, testing, and prevention of perinatal transmission; $60 million for vaccine programs; and $60 million for tuberculosis prevention and treatment. In announcing the legislation, Clinton said, "AIDS threatens the economies of the poorest countries, the stability of friendly nations, and the future of fragile democracies." The legislation will also create a World Bank trust fund.
The World Bank, which has been under increasing fire from protesters over the past year, announced in September that it is beginning a campaign to fight AIDS in Africa. The bank is expected to provide $500 million in emergency low-interest loans for AIDS prevention and treatment programs for the poorest countries. The cheap loans would not be available to less poor but still needy countries such as South Africa. World Bank critics contend that loans merely increase the debt burden of poor countries, and that loan forgiveness and outright grants are the best ways to promote improved health care in the developing world.
Liz Highleyman is a freelance medical writer.
This article was provided by San Francisco AIDS Foundation. It is a part of the publication Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS. Visit San Francisco AIDS Foundation's Web site to find out more about their activities, publications and services.


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Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLPCertificate of Excellence 2019
We are an approachable firm of Solicitors, with offices in North London (Finchley N3) and at Central London at 32 Bloomsbury Street, WC1 (Near Russell Square) and also in Hatfield AL9 (opposite the mail line station) Please telephone to discuss you matter initially at no charge. Telephone Numbers 0207 112 8841 (Central London Office) 0208 446 6223 (North London, Finchley Office) 01707 830 244 (Hatfield Office) Out of hours please email to email@example.com We can react very quickly and can see you on the same day if your matter is urgent. Core areas of our work include;- a) Legal Dispute Representation & Advice, b) Employment Law, Discrimination Claims, and Settlement Agreements c) Landlord and Tenant & Housing Law, d) Bankruptcy and Insolvency, e) Immigration and Immigration Appeals, f) Building and Construction Disputes, g) Music Law (via our consultant David Nash) h) Motoring & criminal law (via our barrister consultant Julian Hunt) i) business legal advice and document preparation j) neighbour and boundary disputes k) family law (via our experienced family law consultant, Simon Cooper) We have 10 fee earners, - 2 of whom are barristers Kevin Harris (- employment law), and Julian Hunt (Criminal and Motoring Law and Houses in Multiple Occupation). Additional Areas of work undertaken include 1) Employment Law Settlement Agreements (also known as Compromise or Severance Agreements), & Restrictive and Non Competition Covenants, 2) Partnership, Director, Consultancy, Shareholder & Company Disputes, 3) Bankruptcy and Insolvency ,- defence of bankruptcy and winding up petitions, (especially by the Revenue or the Local Authority, in respect of tax/council tax), bankruptcy annulment, defence of claims by liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy. (We can introduce you to a specialist insolvency broker if you wish). 4) Property & Housing Disputes, Service Charge Disputes, Landlord & Tenant, Rent Arrears, Tenant Eviction, Repossession, Disrepair, Unlawful Eviction 5) Immigration & Nationality Applications and Immigration Appeals 6) Employment Law Claims Advice and Representation, unfair dismissal. redundancy, harassment and bullying at work, stress at work, disciplinary charges, performance management procedures, discrimination, long term sickness absence, 7) HR Consultancy (via our consultant Dani Gubai) 8) Building and Construction Disputes 9) Mortgage Repossession ( We can introduce you to a specialist insolvency broker if you wish) 10) Neighbour, & Nuisance, tree & Noise disputes 11) Music law & royalty collection services- negotiating agreements, music law & copyright disputes, registration of titles and collection of royalties. 12) Debt Recovery We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Immediate adjoining areas to office which we serve include;- Central London Office. Covent Garden (WC2), Bloomsbury, Brunswick Square, and Russell Square (WC1). Holborn (WC1, EC1, and WC2), Farringdon (EC1.),Clerkenwell (EC1), Islington (N1 and N7), Hoxton (N1), Barbican (EC2 ), Camden (NW1), Finsbury (EC1). Lincoln's Inn (WC2), Gray's Inn (WC1), Kings Cross (NC1) and the City of London (EC2, EC3 and EC4), West End, Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Circus, Oxford Street, Bond Street, Marble Arch, Fitzrovia, Soho (W1), Great Portland Street, Baker Street, Marylebone, Euston, Kings Cross, Regents Park (NW1), Piccadilly, Mayfair, St James's, Westminster, and Pimlico (SW1), Bayswater, Edgware Road, Paddington, Bayswater and Hyde Park (W2) Camden Town, Somers Town, Primrose Hill, Belsize Park and Swiss Cottage (NW1 and NW3), Finchley Office. Finchley Central (N3), New Southgate (N11), Southgate (N14), Woodside Park (N12), Torrington Park (N12), Whetstone (N20), Hendon (NW4), Totteridge (N20), High Barnet (EN5), East Barnet (EN4), Friern Barnet (N11), Golders Green (NW11), Temple Fortune (NW11), Mill Hill (NW7), Muswell Hill (N11), Highgate (N6), Crouch End (N8) Hampstead Garden Suburb and East Finchley (N2), Hampstead (NW3), Palmers Green (N13), Borehamwood and Elstree (WD6), and West Hamstead, Kilburn, Queens Park and Finchley Road (NW6), Shenley(WD7), Radlett (WD6) Hatfield Office, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Potters Bar, Enfield, Barnet, Borehamwood, Shenley, Radlett, Stevenage
North Ford Solicitors
North Ford Solicitors is a firm of fully qualified and experienced solicitors specialising in civil litigation, employment law and family law. From county court actions to major disputes conducted in the High Court of Justice, we have extensive experience in handling varied civil litigation cases, employment claims and family disputes. We work closely with our clients and depending on their individual needs, we then develop a strategy to suit each individual. We have gained valuable experience representing applicants and respondents in the court, and thus employ a sensitive and methodical approach to handle individual cases. We always strive to provide our clients with a prompt, efficient and practical service. Our Firm's areas of practice include: Commercial litigation Civil Litigation Defamation, Libel and Slander Harassment Construction Law Consumer Law Contract Law Business and Partnership Law Bankruptcy and Insolvency Debt recovery Employment Law Family Law, divorce and separation Landlord and tenant Neighbour disputes Boundary disputes Professional negligence
Waterstone SolicitorsCertificate of Excellence 2019
Waterstone Solicitors is a leading forward thinking London Law firm specialising in Immigration and Nationality law, EU Law, Residential and Commercial conveyancing and Divorce and Family law. Shah Ali is the Senior Partner of Waterstone Solicitors who assists clients in the following areas of law: Immigration: Shah's immigration work ranges from personal to corporate immigration. He assists clients from the simplest to the complex matters in all areas of Asylum and Immigration, British Nationality laws and post-Brexit Rights of the EU nationals in the UK. Property: Shah advises clients on Freehold and leasehold property transactions, Remortgaging, Lease and tenancy agreements, Buying and selling businesses, Landlord and tenant law and Possession proceedings. Will & Probate: Shah offers advice on drawing up wills and inheritance tax and he has expert knowledge of Islamic wills and inheritance law including international wills. Shah also advises clients on family and divorce cases, business and contract laws, civil litigation, charity laws etc. Please call Shah on 07817 035 999 for further information.
Penerley Lawyers, Legal Advice, Contracts and Landlord & Tenants Lawyers
Penerley is an international firm of lawyers. We specialise in varied areas law, including contracts, commercial transactions, employment law, data protection, strategic business development, regulatory compliance, housing and real estate. We deal with cases at all levels, so don't hesitate to contact us if you wish to speak to one of our lawyers.
LBA Global Partners Ltd
LBA Global Partners is your leading partner for UK and International Business & Legal Advisory services. We specialise in Wills, Trusts, UK & International Tax, Legal Advisory and Regulatory reporting services. We also provide UK and Global Immigration Services.
EA LawCertificate of Excellence 2019
We are a boutique award winning law firm located in the City of London alongside the Gherkin and the Heron Tower. With a passion for winning, you will find our solicitors confident & friendly. We are proud to have created a strong, dedicated and highly experienced Immigration team, with over 54 years combined experience in Immigration. We expect to be measured on quality, integrity, and above all, results. This is why our clients' always recommend us with confidence! EA Law Strengths * Specialised in UK immigration (knowledge/expertise). High percentage of successful cases * Good value for money. No hidden fees in hourly rates. We charge a fixed fee only * Excellent communication with 24/7 online access to your secure file. * Boutique law firm- targeted advice, in depth knowledge of issues, high standard of client care. * Located in impressive Central London City office * Multi award winning law firm recognised for outstanding achievement in UK Immigration law.
Red Square London
At Red Square London solicitors our English-speaking and Russian-speaking lawyers are ready to assist you with your immigration matters, UK immigration and visa services to Russian-speaking countries. If you want to live, work, study, join your family or simply visit the UK, we will be able to provide expert immigration advice about the visa requirements. We have in-depth knowledge of the relevant requirements under English law, and we also have extensive knowledge of Russian-speaking countries and their requirements.
Melanie Wong Immigration Solicitor
Fast and Affordable Immigration Solicitors with a High Track Record of obtaining Successful Outcomes for our clients, usually from the Initial Attempt of submitting an application. We specialize in all Partner Visas including Fiance)(e) and Spouse Visas, all Visa Extensions, EEA Family Permits and Residence, Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), British Naturalization, Tier 1,2, and 4 extensions, Tier 1,2, and 4 family visas, and many more.
Law Office of Brian J. Newman
Welcome to Law Office of Brian J. Newman. Criminal cases can carry serious consequences that can affect a persons life for a long time. In addition to jail or prison time or fines, a conviction can result in a lifetime criminal record, a damaged reputation, deportation from the United States, loss of driving privileges, court costs, and community service. Because of these risks, Mr. Newman focuses on the clients needs instead of what other clients have been happy with in the past.
YDVISAS are a Level 3 OISC Registered Company and are ISO 9001 accredited Immigration Lawyers specialising in all aspects of United Kingdom Immigration and Nationality Laws. Our London based Immigration Lawyers have a wealth of experience and specialise in UK Immigration and Visas, Tier 2 Visas, Nationality, European Union Law and Human Rights. Our qualified immigration lawyers in London offer advice in clear, concise and unambiguous terms, delivering work to the highest standards.
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Tech Counsels Law Firm
Our Firm is one of prestigious Firm in the World. we have specialised team in all areas pertaining to reporting Cyber Crime, Tech Startups, Intellectual Property Rights, Corporate Advisory, Civil Cases , Criminal Cases, and Family Cases. We also provide legal services regarding advising of technology companies and startups on legal and business affairs.
Andrew Deegan, Attorney at Law
I practice criminal defense law in Fort Worth, Texas. I work primarily in Tarrant County, but also Parker and Dallas Counties. My practice focuses on criminal defense and DWI defense. I defend people who are charged with misdemeanors as well as felonies. people who are charged and accused of all crimes, including assault, drugs charges, white collar crimes, and theft, just to mention a few. An arrest can turn someone upside down. Anyone who is facing legal action from the government deserves a lawyer who takes defending people and fighting for my clients as seriously as I do. Getting arrested and charged with a crime can strike deep fear into a person. It can deeply disrupt lives and families. I know what the stakes are when you get arrested and told to hire a lawyer and go to court. The government is coming after you. Many of my clients are embarrassed and regretful about what often amounts to a mistake or a misunderstanding.
WAMS Tax Ltd
Tax Investigation - we can assist you and guide you through any HMRC tax enquiry from local office to serious criminal cases of all sorts
Bizlaw UK
We are a business providing consultancy and legal services with a view to help prevent risk. Our Consultancy provides advice by experienced professionals to businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom and overseas. This may include -Setting up a company, commercial and business law, trademark registrations, contracts , marketing law, lasting powers of attorney, employment law , guarantor documents, Ofcom (regulatory) and ASA (advertising) compliance , terms and conditions and so on. We also offer a project wise or ongoing consultancy on a retainer ship basis through an in-house lawyer solution . In partnership with strategic and trusted business specialists where required eg. financial , insurance, accountancy, funding, mortgages, pensions, debt recovery, advertising compliance,marketing advisors and so on, practical, all-around support for a client is possible. On the business front, we offer specialized experience and consultancy in the media and entertainment sector. We have helped acquire and distribute all types of entertainment content around the world . We also help with Ofcom and ASA compliance , channel launch, EPG slot acquisition, distribution, marketing , agency work and growth. Our clients , affiliates and contacts include TV channels, film distribution companies, production houses, media platforms, ticketing companies, event management companies, web-loyalty companies, care homes, property businesses, online businesses, childcare agencies, food product owners, investors and a wide variety of entrepreneurs and individuals with various legal and business needs.
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Rocco Edivan Bail Bonds
Rocco Edivan Bail Bonds is committed to help each and every client with respect and dignity. We do not discriminate or judge people. Everyone in life has a mistake or is in the wrong place at the wrong time and needs our help. In addition, we can post bail bonds in state and nationwide. No bail is too high or too low for us to do.
SPF Short Term Finance
If you are looking for specialists in Bridged Finance area than SPF Short Term Finance is the name for you. We have dedicated teams for specific finance options and are ideally placed with expert industry knowledge. Whether your needs are a short term chain-breaking loan, funding for a property that needs refurbishment, longer term property finance for development, self-build or commercial purposes you can be assured that we have the right expertise to find you the right deal. To know more please feel free to visit our website.
East to West Immigration Services
GCI Accident Claims Consultancy
OUR SERVICES Our legal specialists are here to advise on all types of personal injury, from life changing injuries to accidents at work and industrial disease. Claiming doesn't have to be difficult or scary – we take the worry out of asking for compensation and seeking justice. Personal injury can be defined as an injury or illness that has been caused (or made worse) by someone else's negligence. Where someone else is at fault, you could be entitled to a personal injury claim for compensation. ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Car Accident Claims Motorbike Accident Accident on Public Transport SLIP, TRIP OR FALL Slips, trips and falls can cause minor, long-lasting, or even fatal injury. Contact us to find out how we can help you get the right compensation. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Misdiagnosis Hospital and GP negligence Childbirth and gynaecology ACCIDENTS AT WORK If you've suffered an injury following an accident at work, you may be able to file a claim for compensation..
FM&C Solicitors
Solicitors specialising in Property, Wills and Estate Planning, Family Law and Commercial Law
MM Lex Consultancy
Legal services - immigration law: permanent residence for EU nationals, Naturalisation, Indefinite Leave to Remain, Visas - extradition - criminal law
Arif Jakobs Solicitors
We provide high quality bespoke legal services to private individuals and businesses, and we are committed to achieving our clients' aims in the most cost-effective and practical way. Our practice areas are: Dispute Resolution & Litigation (Civil and Commercial) International Trade (inc. contracts, shipping, trade finance and dispute resolution) Shipping and Transport Law EU Cross Border Dispute Resolution & Litigation Corporate and Business law Intellectual Property Property law Landlord & Tenant law Compromise Agreements Wills, Trusts, Probate and Tax (inc. contentious matters) Employment law Debt recovery Personal Injury Family law Immigration Insolvency
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Solicitors' Inn Limited
Solicitors' Inn is an extended established firm of solicitors, lawyers, paralegals, solicitor advocates and consultants based in the heart of the East London's town of East Ham. We propose a wide range of specialties and areas of practice. Expertise and teamwork are central to the success of Solicitors' Inn and we carry on developing and monitoring demands. The firm has a well-built standing with revolutionary, vibrant, client focused legal experts who are specialists in their fields and offer advanced client satisfaction from open to end. As the requirement for our services has improved the firm has also grown to meet that claim while maintaining our philosophy and strengths. We have developed a team of brilliant solicitors, consultants and advocates who take pride in providing efficient resolutions to legal issues and high-quality representation. We take pride in providing a quality service and have independent bodies to ensure we maintain those standards.
Monarch Solicitors LtdCertificate of Excellence 2019
Monarch Solicitors is a dynamic full service law firm. We have office in Manchester and London. We specialise in property and commercial law and have our own in house counsel for litigation. For more details of our services please visit our website - www.monarchsolicitors.co.uk. We focus on fighting your corner to protect your interests with passion and speed. Our competitive and transparent pricing ensures we always deliver best value for money to all our clients. Contact our experts to discuss your requirements on 0161 820 8888 / 0208 889 8888 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
OTS Solicitors
OTS Solicitors is an internationally recognised law firm, based in the City of London. A modern, progressive firm, we are results-focused and have a reputation as the leading personal and business immigration law firm in London. Our solicitors are dedicated to always maintaining two core principles: 1. Providing clear, comprehensive legal advice; and 2. Offering personalised service of the highest quality to our clients We provide clients with an exceptional level of legal expertise, a genuine service that is tailored to your business and/or personal needs, at a cost-effective price. "Thank you OTS for your help with my immigration case. Your professionalism and thorough approach made the process easier and most importantly successful. I would be happy to recommend you to anyone looking for help in this field". "Teni and the rest of the team are very helpful and reliable. The assistance of this firm is 5 star, wherein every bit of concern and details are well taken care of. Nothing is taken for granted and nothing is ignored". Our team can also advise on employment, corporate and commercial law and civil litigation matters. Why us? Authoritative: We do not simply advise on immigration law; we actively shape it. Having established a reputation for creativity, professionalism, and being forward-thinking in our work, OTS Solicitors has become a preferred UK immigration solicitors firm. And having made frequent contributions on immigration matters, we are an authority for many TV, radio and newspaper organisations. Our immigration solicitors have made frequent appearances on BBC One, BBC News, TalkRadio, Share Radio, Premier Radio, The Wall Street Journal, i-ASiA Magazine, The American Magazine, and we are currently working with documentary makers for Sky1 and Channel 4. In addition, our heads of department have been recommended in the Legal 500 directory and are accredited by the Law Society as trusted specialists in immigration law. Our team: We invest heavily in attracting the sharpest minds to work for our firm. Former immigration judge, Paul Gulbenkian is one of the country's foremost figures in immigration law, advising high-net-worth individuals and international figures in politics, the arts and entertainment, on immigration matters. Our managing partner, Teni Shahiean has been ranked in the Legal 500 for her work as an immigration solicitor and has been highly accredited by the Law Society for her expertise. We have also recently gained Dr Harry Hagopian as a Consultant Public International Lawyer. Harry has two decades of experience as a political advisor on matters relating to Brexit, EU, and the Middle East. He has been published extensively on this and other topics. Specialisation: OTS Solicitors is London's leading immigration law, employment law, corporate law and litigation law firm. Concentrating on these core areas has enabled us to maintain in-depth expertise in each area of legal practice. Specialisation also grants us the opportunity to get to know our clients on a deeper level and anticipate their legal and business needs. Results: Over 99% of applications, such as for Permanent residency that we have submitted on behalf of clients to UK Visa and immigration are successful. Our high success rates also relate to submissions for Tier 1 Entrepreneur and Investor Visas, Indefinite Leave to Remain, Human Rights and Asylum, Tier 2 visa applications and family visas. Our EU Permanent Resident Card applications are highly successful, despite recent reports of up to 28% being rejected by the Home Office for certain individuals. Our specialisation and expertise allows us to provide creative solutions to our clients' immigration problems, especially when they fall outside of the Immigration Rules. Relationships: We partner closely with our business law immigration clients, supporting them not only with their application but with hiring talent, investing funds and complying with the duties and responsibilities of a Sponsor Licence. For example, we recently helped an international bank's London branch to obtain a Sponsor Licence to enable recruitment of talent from an international office. We maintain close contact with this client, ensuring they are kept up to date with changes that could affect their compliance and advising them on further recruitment strategies. Our expertise in commercial and employment law allows us to provide a seamless service to our business immigration law clients, saving them considerable time and money. In-depth knowledge: Our team thrives on solving complex immigration law issues. We have been involved in many challenging Judicial Review and appeal cases involving Human Rights issues. This provides our clients with the security of knowing that we can advise and represent them from the beginning of their matter to the end. Connections: Our partners have developed robust connections with top barristers, wealth managers, financial advisors and business coaches. These relationships help us support our clients, many of whom have few contacts in the UK, by introducing them to advisors who can assist with investing funds, growing their business and getting the legal results they desire. In addition to our connections in the UK, we have associates throughout the Middle East, China, America, Australia and South East Asia. Business focused: Our clients enjoy the benefit of a seamless legal service when they instruct us on business immigration matters. Our registered European lawyer, Dr Lusine Navasardyan, has a wealth of expertise in commercial law and business immigration and in tandem with her Supervisor Najma Ali and the partners is a key driver of improving immigration law in the UK. We understand business and are committed to partnering with you long-term to help you achieve your commercial ambitions. Personal: We believe our business begins and ends with our clients. Our team is committed to providing the same exceptional service to everyone who contacts us, whether they are a multi-national company or an individual seeking entry into the UK. Having this attitude provides our clients with confidence that their personal and/or commercial legal matters are in the hands of a firm that addresses their unique needs and challenges rather than simply providing one-size-fits all immigration law advice. Our Story: After spending many years gaining experience and expertise in large London legal firms, founders Teni Shahiean and Oshin Shahiean set up OTS Solicitors in 2014. Alongside former immigration judge, Paul Gulbenkian they have successfully established a boutique law firm whose values of compliance, client service and legal excellence are well and truly entrenched. Through our global connections, we can provide both private client and commercial service in jurisdictions such as Australia, Armenia, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, North Africa, Middle East and China. With members trained in Lexcel Practice Management Standards and Client Care, OTS Solicitors has tailored these standards, so they impact every corner of our operation. This ensures our clients receive optimal service, satisfaction and value for money. Teni, Oshin and Paul have worked together for many years. This allows them to draw on each other's expertise when advising on matters providing exceptional, personalised service to every one of the firm's clients, no matter what their size or budget. Our Place in the Community: All our solicitors are committed to providing pro bono legal advice, services and advocacy within the wider community.
Visas and Immigration UKCertificate of Excellence 2019
We at Visas and Immigration Consultants are predominantly Immigration Lawyers and are registered with the OISC However we associated with a sister company under the banner KM Solicitors (registered with SRA) where we offer a much varied and wide legal portfolio. We also operate another sister company known as Siddiqui Group and that encompasses Siddiqui Estates and Lettings and Siddiqui Travel and Cargo.
Stormcatcher LawCertificate of Excellence 2015
We specialise in business and employment law including all aspects of consumer law, trading standards, civil disputes, small claims, contracts and commercial law to small and medium sized businesses and individuals in London, Surrey, Kent and throughout the UK
George Hepburne- ScottCertificate of Excellence 2019
Expert Barrister with 18 years experience across the range of law. Specialising in Immigration, Crime, Extradition, and Contract Law. I have been appearing in Court as a Barrister since 1999 and I have appeared at the High Court and Court of Appeal many times. I guarantee that I will provide you with the most excellent legal advice and representation at the most competitive rates.
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We are an Intellectual Property company majoring in Trade Marks with 132 years expertise and experience and as such we are unrivalled in our field. We attend to matters in @ 200 countries and are therefore a truly global concern. Whilst we have major clients such as Toyota, Mitsubishi, LK Bennett, Mitchell & Butlers, Moet & Chandon, Ascot Racecourse and many more we also take great pleasure in assisting new companies and SME's protect their all-important brands by way of Trade Mark registration. We can provide a naming and branding service, undertake availability searches, registration , renewal, assignment, licencing, changes of name and/or address and all matters of a contentious nature. Please feel free to contact us and you will undoubtedly be surprised by our very reasonable rates. We are also very friendly and are happy to take telephone calls and or provide initial complimentary meetings.
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An elite cadre of Britain's best divorce lawyers specialising in high net worth, complex and international divorce cases led by Ayesha Vardag, "Britain's top divorce lawyer".
Visa Simple is one of the UK's leading immigration consultancies, specializing in providing bespoke support to those who are seeking immigration to the UK. We offer for all types of UK Visas, such as Family Visas, ILR, Business Visas, Work Visas, Student Visas etc. We see each applicant as an individual, not just a name on the application form.
Selachii LLP
Selachii LLP is a modern commercial law firm, specialising in litigation and dispute resolution, helping businesses and their owners to achieve their objectives efficiently. We have a proven track record of helping organisations and individuals to: - Resolve disputes - Make and defend legal claims - Manage legal relationships with customers, suppliers and regulators - Handle bitcoin and digital currency related matters We do this by applying our intimate knowledge of business, mediation, litigation and the law, with the sole ambition of being straightforward, flexible and available. Our high degree of specialisation allows us to be agile and responsive whilst maintaining a positive and practical approach to complex issues.
Fairwoods Solicitors
We are UK's Leading Immigration Solicitors and are regulated by the Solicitor Regulation Authority. We have satellite offices all over the UK and have a major presence in the North West. We have successfully gained outcomes for very complex immigration law issues and our client's have always recommended our services to other friends and family. We speak your language as we have staff that can speak the following languages, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujrati, Arabic and Polish. Our client's are based all over the UK and we are able to act for you whether you are based anywhere in the UK. We also have many EU/European Clients as we specialise within EEA Residence cards and related matters. We provide excellent customer care and respond to all queries promptly as we understand that our client's require our assistance at various times. We also provide advice and representation on family law matters.
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A Y & J Solicitors – Best UK Immigration Solicitors in London. We have a team of qualified solicitors who provide you legal advice, assistance and representation in all visa and immigration matters. We are an SRA-regulated solicitor's law firm that is expert in all aspects of United Kingdom immigration. We provide best immigration solutions to individuals and corporate companies. Following is our extensive list of visa and immigration services. Tier 1 Investor Visa Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa Tier 2 Sponsor Licence Spouse/Civil Partner Visa UK Dependent Visa UK UK Settlement Visa Tier 1 Entrepreneur Extension We strongly believe in honesty, and our clients know that the information they receive from our experts is based in accuracy and truth. Do you have any immigration queries? Speak to an expert now! Call us on 020 7404 7933 or mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information visit us at https://www.ayjsolicitors.com.
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Theming Exchange - Hooking into Exchange Templates
Each Exchange template contains a set of action hooks for theme and add-on developers to use. The best way to find the names of these hooks is looking within a template file, but this page will try to explain the basic concept of these action hooks and how to use them.
When creating an add-on for Exchange, one thing a developer needs is a way to add the add-ons items to the different pages of Exchange. The best way to do this is with action hooks.
do_action( 'action_tag_name' );
Let's say you wanted to add a notification (perhaps about an upcoming sale) to the cart, just above the cart items, but did not want to copy over the entire cart items template (
templates/content-cart/elements/items.php). This could be accomplished using the follow hook:
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There are (literally) hundreds of action hooks to use.
Dig into the templates (ithemes-exchange/lib/templates) and look for the
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