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Lakeland’s city leaders discussed taking a tougher stance with the city’s trash service provider, heard details about the latest audit and contemplated several other resolutions at the city board’s Jan. 4 work session.
Republic Services has been giving the city below-average service on trash and recycling pickups for several months, reaching a new low right before Christmas when the company didn’t complete its recycling route, according to City Manager Jim Atkinson. This led to a city-wide delay of trash and recycling that continued through Dec. 3, with some pockets still missing pickups as of Dec. 4.
The city can terminate the company’s contract if the board believes the service is inadequate and they don’t have confidence the company can improve it.
“This is something we have to deal with,” Atkinson said. “We can’t let it go on as it is now.”
He anticipates that the city’s contact with Republic can attend the board’s business meeting this week. That meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 11.
The board also heard a report on this year’s city audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017. It was a clean audit with no deficiencies. Seventy-one percent of the city’s general fund is unassigned, which is a really strong position. Lakeland’s expenditures as a percentage of the general fund’s unassigned balance is 172 percent, which the auditor said is really good – better than other surrounding municipalities.
Financial highlights of the audit included:
- The City’s assets and deferred outflows of resources exceeded its liabilities and deferred inflows of resources at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $66,821,345 (net position). The net position of the City of Lakeland consists of $50,999,647 in net investment in capital assets, $8,288,185 in restricted, and $7,553,513 in unrestricted. The unrestricted net position may be used to meet the government’s ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors.
- The City of Lakeland’s change in net position increased by $3,670,838 in fiscal year 2017.
- As of June 30, 2017, the City of Lakeland’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $22,067,017, a decrease of $12,714,682 in comparison with the prior year.
- At the end of the current fiscal year, unassigned fund balance for the general fund was $7,529,530 or 71.2 percent of total general fund balance.
- The City of Lakeland’s total debt decreased $2,830,129 during the current fiscal year.
In other business, the board:
- Welcomed Cory Brady as the city’s new planning director. Tom Skehan recently resigned to accept another position elsewhere.
- Heard a proposed ordinance that amends the city’s land development regulations. It will add General Assembly to the Agriculture (A) Zoning District (which Atkinson estimated accounts for about 75 percent of the city). The mayor expressed reservations about this change.
- Heard a proposed $300,000 amendment to the FY2017-18 budget. The amendment would cover greater expenditures than originally anticipated in the General Fund because of legal fees relating to a bond issuance and to a carry-over grant project for a gateway sign.
- Heard a resolution that would approve a construction agreement with the lowest bidder, Wagner General Contractors, for the city’s U.S. 70 gateway sign at Lakeland’s eastern city limit. The proposed contract would be for $22,900 plus $5,000 in a construction contingency fund, for a total of $27,900. Funding will be taken from a Shelby County Community Enhancement Grant.
- Heard a summary of a new ordinance that establishes rules for using city parks, replacing all previous ordinances. It covers park hours (dawn to dusk) and regulates alcohol use, fishing, dog leash usage and waste pickup, fires, reservations, noise levels, ATV usage, where bikes can be ridden, tampering with park vegetation, boating or swimming in I.H. Managerial Park Lake, firearms and fireworks.
- Heard a resolution to pay more to Enscor LLC for additional work required on the FY2017 sewer improvements project. The change order would be for $17,000. Funding would come from the Sewer Fund – Improvements Other Than Buildings.
- Heard a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a grant contract with Tennessee Emergency Management Agency for assistance in Presidential Disaster Declaration number FEMA-4320-DR-TN for the storm on May 27, 2017.
- Heard a resolution instructing the city manager and/or city attorney to obtain the necessary easements and right of way for the construction of New Canada Road by negotiation and/or condemnation proceedings and authorizing the city attorney to file and pursue condemnation proceedings concerning Tract 44, owned by John Vuong Louthain and his wife, Melanie Anne Louthain.


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24 August 2017
You do everything you can to keep yourself healthy. You watch your weight, and you get plenty of exercise. Unfortunately, with all that effort, you might still be forgetting one vital area of your body; your gut. You see, without proper care, your gut can get sick. Once your gut gets sick, you can experience side effects such as bloating, diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal cramping. Luckily, there are some lifestyle changes you can make that will get your gut feeling better again.
20 August 2017
If your kids are going to be heading off to high school, and they'll be dressing out for gym class, it's important that you talk to them about staph infections. Staph infections are a serious health concern, especially when it comes to the locker room atmosphere. Here are some safety precautions your kids can take to prevent staph infections while in school. Keep Their Hands Clean When it comes to the locker room, the most important rule your kids can remember is that they should keep their hands clean.
2 August 2017
Teenage girls go through a wide variety of personal changes that make their lives difficult. One of the toughest of these is the range of gynecological diseases. One of the most common and confusing of these is vulvodynia. Understanding its causes and treatments can help teen girls manage it and avoid serious pain and suffering. Vulvodynia Can Be Mysterious Vulvodynia is a pain that occurs outside of typical causes. It isn't a singular disease but has many different potential symptoms and influences.
18 July 2017
It's not unusual for previously straight front teeth to become misaligned over time. Here are two reasons why this can occur and your options for fixing the problem. Your Wisdom Teeth Grew In One common reason your front teeth are crowding is because your wisdom teeth came in. In general, the human mouth is designed to fit all of a person's teeth comfortably, including wisdom teeth that typically erupt in the late teens and sometimes later.
10 January 2017
If you have mobility issues, a walk-in tub could address safety concerns you have about using a traditional bathtub. The use of the tub can drastically reduce the chances that you could suffer a slip and fall while getting in and out of the tub. If you are in the market for a walk-in tub, here are some questions to ask when evaluating your available options. What Size Tub Do You Need?
6 January 2017
Medical cannabis use—just like cannabis use in general—has enjoyed an increasing sense of acceptance throughout the U.S. However, it's still not as socially acceptable to light up a joint as it is to open a beer or sip a glass of wine at dinner. This can be problematic for medical cannabis users who need to use their medication but can't find a discreet spot to light up. Here are some alternative options.
30 December 2016
Spinal fractures suffered by the elderly are not often diagnosed as fractures. There is a general feeling that older people may only be suffering from a muscle strain or a soft tissue condition. However, there is a real possibility that your back pain might be caused by a compression fracture in your spine that's related to your osteoporosis condition. Be aware of symptoms that could mean you've suffered a compression fracture.
17 December 2016
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that makes life less enjoyable for those who suffer from it. Professional pain management solutions run the gamut from physical therapy to prescription medication, but in between those treatments, chronic pain may crop up again. When you don't have immediate access to your pain management physician, here are some natural methods that may help alleviate your pain symptoms. Listen to Music In a study using participants who suffered from chronic pain for at least six months, researchers found that those who listened to relaxing music featuring jazz, harp, and orchestra sounds, pain was reduced by up to 21%.
7 December 2016
If you are over 60, you should do what you can to help prevent prostate cancer. This is because the average age of a man developing this type of cancer is 66, and one man in seven will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Below are some tips on what you can do to avoid getting this type of cancer. These things will not 100% prevent it but they will help.
30 November 2016
As an adult, you may not think about whether you have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. If it wasn't diagnosed as a child, it can be difficult to get a diagnosis as an adult, since the symptoms can sometimes be vague and have an impact on a lot of different parts of life. Here are some of the more unusual symptoms of ADHD that you might not have caught before.

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Al Ain public bus transport masterplan unveiled
Abu Dhabi, July 20, 2009
The Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi (DoT) announced its masterplan for public bus transport in Al Ain at the newly opened city centre bus station.
The masterplan is part of DoT’s long term programme to decrease dependency on private vehicles and reduce road congestion by providing integrated high quality public transport services and enhanced passenger facilities across the emirate.
Eight local Al Ain bus routes will be operational by the end of the year, with a further nine routes planned for launch in 2010, bringing the total to 17.
By the end of 2009, 100 buses will be serving the passengers of Al Ain, each carrying the city’s distinctive orange livery, with this number rising to 134 in 2010.
In total, 350 buses will be operational by Q4 2011, ensuring frequent services. The new buses are designed to be accessible for all passengers, including passengers with special needs.
The new bus station for Al Ain provides passengers with a cool building in which they can escape the summer heat. With seats for 114 passengers, plus an additional 24 seats in a women’s only waiting area, the new station offers customer service, up-to-date route and timetable information, with televisions and hot and cold drinks also available.
'The Department of Transport is committed to developing a reliable, comfortable and integrated transport system for people across the emirate,' said Saeed Al Hameli, general manager, Public Bus Office, Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi.
“We’re making travelling by bus easier, quicker and more accessible - and of course a lot cooler, with the opening of the new bus station. By the end of the year, Al Ain passengers will really notice a difference, and we’ll all be seeing a lot more of those orange buses all over the city.”
Last week also saw the launch of the new improved Al Ain–Abu Dhabi intercity service, running every 30 minutes throughout the day from 6am to 11.00pm. A further three intercity routes will launch in 2010, connecting Al Ain with Abu Dhabi Airport, Dubai and Sharjah.-TradeArabia News Service


There’s nothing like a debate over warrantless wiretapping to clarify how the two parties really feel about government. On Friday, the Senate voted to reauthorize the government’s warrantless surveillance program, with hawkish Democrats joining with Republicans to block every effort to curtail the government’s sweeping spying powers.
As the Senate debated the renewal of the government’s warrantless wiretapping powers on Thursday, Republicans who have accused President Barack Obama of covering up his involvement in the death of an American ambassador urged that his administration be given sweeping spying powers. Democrats who accused George W. Bush of shredding the Constitution with warrantless wiretapping four years ago sung a different tune this week, with the administration itself quietly urging passage of the surveillance bill with no changes, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) accusing her Democratic colleagues of not understanding the threat of terrorism.
“There is a view by some that this country no longer needs to fear an attack,” Feinstein said.
— Adam Serwer, writing in Mother Jones.
If you are interested, here is the floor statement by Senator Ron Wyden who argues for reasonable limitations on the powers of the bill, and a transparent discussion of how the bill is actually being implemented.
- Warrantless Wiretapping Approved Yet Again, This Time With Barely a Fight (motherjones.com)
- GOP and Feinstein join to fulfill Obama’s demand for renewed warrantless eavesdropping | Glenn Greenwald (guardian.co.uk)
- Senate Debates FISA Amid Concerns Over Warrantless Wiretapping (legaltimes.typepad.com)


The web, similar to TV, radio, or paper is thought of as a mass medium. Today, web is one of the most famous mass medium. Not at all like the TV, data is spread across the globe, Unlike the paper, news can be refreshed in only minutes. It’s no question, that even the prevalence of a well known blogger can measure up to a global craftsman. Organizations and organizations see that as an open door to that end web advertising was conceived.
Web advertising is whatever is connected with advancing items, organizations and administrations utilizing the World Wide Web. Assuming you have a blog that advances items like for instance you need to let the world know iPhone 4; or you sell your business online then you are as of now a web advertiser.
The upside of promoting on the web is that there is a wide reach of clients since it is showed internationally and the startup cost is low.
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Web promoting before was only a method for sharing data to individuals across the globe. TV was the top in showcasing before in light of the fact that it was the most broadly utilized mass medium. However, presently, due to informal communication and with the advocacy of netbooks and economical workstations and PCs, web turned into the objective of financial specialists.
Web Marketing has multiple ways of arriving at clients:
Publishing content to a blog and Article Writing
Web advertisers distribute web journals and articles to give data to individuals. The web today is a huge door of data. Individuals needs to learn, be educated regarding the most recent news and be fully informed regarding the most recent patterns.
Bloggers not subsidiary with web advertisers make blog out of the organization or a particular item and distribute it on the web. In like that, they get free promoting and when the blog becomes well known organizations will support them.
A few organizations use individuals to spread the word. An item is acquainted with imminent merchants to sell it and gain a level of the deals. To have the option to collect more deals, the vender acquaints the business with another possibility. The possibility assuming settled on the business will currently be an offshoot of the merchant. It is a savvy in a business since installment possibly happens when there are results.
Virtual Entertainment Marketing
Virtual entertainment incredibly adds to the internet. YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace is a way where web advertisers can associate with its clients, share news and data, and be in contact with them generally. The more supporters/companions the business has, the more leads they have.
Labor and products are sold straightforwardly to the clients. These are generally business or organization sites that has their item in plain view so client can straightforwardly buy the items from them.
Also, this is the manner by which web advertising is finished:
In this plan of action, the web advertiser targets clients perusing the web to advance a business or administration. This approach is utilized in web index showcasing, for which the ads depend on web search tool watchwords.
Appeal to explicit interests
This approach put accentuation on engaging a particular way of behaving or interest. As opposed to giving or diving into what the world needs by and large, this approach isolates itself as indicated by age bunch, orientation, topography, and other general elements.
Specialty promoting is tied in with tracking down a more modest section of a market and making an item or administration on that market. An illustration of a market is “vehicles”, a specialty market could be “mixture vehicles”, “electric vehicles”, or “Toyota”.
This strategy decides the geo-area of site guests utilizing a geo-area programming and convey different substance to that guest in view of the area, country, locale, state, postal district, Internet Protocol(IP) and different standards.


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Nutrafol conducted a six-month, single blind study with Dr. Sophia Kogan, Tess Marshall and Dr. Isabelle Raymond, testing the effectiveness of their core products (Nutrafol Men, Women, Women’s Balance) in men and women of diverse ethnicities.
The prospective, single-blind study, published in the January 2022 issue of the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology showed that 84% of male and 80% of female subjects showed significant improvement in overall hair growth, coverage, density and volume at weeks 12 and 24.
The researchers enrolled healthy men aged 20 to 55 years (n=47) and premenopausal women aged 20 to 45 years (n=51) with self-perceived, mild-to-moderate hair thinning and included African American, Asian, Hispanic Caucasian and Non-Hispanic Caucasian participants.
Related: Covid-19 Stress Boosting Hair Loss
Subjects took a nutraceutical supplement (Nutrafol Men or Women Capsules, Nutraceutical Wellness) daily for six months. Subjects were evaluated in the clinic at baseline and Weeks 12 and 24 with two self-assessments at Weeks 4 and 8. Study endpoints were standardized digital imaging and investigator rated assessments. Self-assessment questionnaires rated hair growth, hair satisfaction, and lifestyle factors.
Investigator ratings for baseline hair growth, coverage, density and volume were significant at Weeks 12 and 24 for all subjects. Significant improvement was seen in 83.7% of men and 79.5% of women at Week 24. Results were similar across ethnic subgroups with significant benefit at Weeks 12 and 24.
All subjects reported significant improvements in baseline hair appearance/quality, volume/fullness, scalp coverage, thickness and shedding at Weeks 4, 8, 12 and 24.


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As the world progresses, so too does the technology used in medical and health care. One of the most important developments in health care technology is the Eclipse Safety Needle, a revolutionary device that helps to reduce the risk of needle stick injuries to medical professionals. The Eclipse Safety Needle is designed to protect medical professionals from needle sticks by providing a protective sheath for the needle after it has been used. This article will explain what the Eclipse Safety Needle is and how to use it.
What is Eclipse Safety Needle?
The Eclipse Safety Needle is a revolutionary medical device designed to protect medical professionals from needle stick injuries. It is a single-use, disposable device that is made up of two parts: a protective sheath and a needle. The protective sheath is made of a durable plastic material and acts as a barrier between the needle and the user. The needle is a stainless steel needle that is sharp enough to penetrate the protective sheath when it is used.
How Does Eclipse Safety Needle Work?
The Eclipse Safety Needle works by providing a protective barrier between the needle and the user. After the needle is used, the protective sheath is placed over the needle to prevent needle stick injuries. When the protective sheath is in place, the needle is locked in place and can no longer be used. This prevents the user from accidentally sticking themselves with the needle.
How to Use Eclipse Safety Needle?
Using the Eclipse Safety Needle is easy and straightforward. First, the needle should be inserted into the protective sheath. The needle should be placed at the top of the sheath, with the sharp end of the needle pointing away from the user. Once the needle is in place, the protective sheath should be pushed down over the needle until it is completely covered. The protective sheath will then lock the needle in place and create a barrier between the user and the needle.
Benefits of Using Eclipse Safety Needle
Using the Eclipse Safety Needle has numerous benefits. The most obvious benefit is that it helps to reduce the risk of needle stick injuries. Additionally, using the Eclipse Safety Needle can reduce the risk of contamination and cross-contamination between patients. The Eclipse Safety Needle also helps to reduce the amount of waste produced by medical professionals as the device is disposable and can be easily disposed of after each use.
Tips for Using Eclipse Safety Needle
When using the Eclipse Safety Needle, it is important to make sure that the needle is correctly placed in the protective sheath. If the needle is not correctly placed, it can cause the protective sheath to slip off and expose the user to the needle. Additionally, it is important to make sure that the protective sheath is securely and correctly placed over the needle. If the protective sheath is not securely placed over the needle, the needle can potentially be exposed and cause a needle stick injury.
The Eclipse Safety Needle is a revolutionary medical device that helps to reduce the risk of needle stick injuries to medical professionals. It is an easy to use device that is disposable and can be easily disposed of after each use. Using the Eclipse Safety Needle is simple and straightforward, and it has numerous benefits. By following the tips outlined in this article, medical professionals can reduce the risk of needle stick injuries and help to protect themselves and their patients.


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When Marie-Josée Labbé took over the Hôtel Mont-Tremblant and its iconic pub in 2017, she didn’t realize she had become the main character in a story that began in 1902.
The Lac Mercier Inn, as it was known then, was built to lodge employees of the Canadian Pacific Railway company. Labbé, who studied hotel management in Montréal and always dreamed of owning a
small hotel, yearned to offer clients a more elevated experience… without alienating loyal regulars.
To help her strike this balance and bring the gastronomic-pub concept to Au Coin, Labbé brought on restaurant manager Marie-Soleil Charette to keep the pub menu exciting yet consistent.
Pub classics are still offered, with a twist. Au Coin’s fish and chips, prepared exclusively by the in-house expert, is made with Boréal IPA and remains a top seller. The house burger is a tender and deeply flavourful bison burger. Another staple, the Caesar Salad, has been reimagined with roasted Brussel sprouts, lardons and fried capers.
New stars on the menu include an outstanding roasted bone marrow with arugula, and a decadent warm Périgord salad with duck confit, foie gras and caramelized walnuts. Labbé’s personal favorite is the braised lamb shank with grilled vegetables.
The popular Sunday brunch consists of three inventive dishes that differentiate Au Coin from its counterparts: a gorgeous cassolette with potatoes, mushrooms, feta, coriander and egg; grilled cheese made with country bread and Gruyère cheese; and a buckwheat crêpe with apples, Gruyère, arugula, eggs and chives.
Of course, mimosas are readily available – Labbé and Charette wouldn’t dare change that.
The railway tracks have long disappeared, but at Pub Au Coin, where generations of regulars can still be found at the bar, the past is alive and well. As for Labbé, the first heroine in this epic story, her chapter continues to unfold.

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Yokota Afb Airport
Most Popular Airline
Wuhan Tokyo cheapest flights are : one way 6,205 TL, and round trip 30,983 TL in the coming 3 months.
You will find better flight prices from Wuhan to Tokyo on average 19 days before departure.
The highest season for Wuhan to Tokyo flights is December. You may find the cheapest flight tickets for December. These are best times to find flights cheaper between Wuhan and Tokyo.
The cheapest flight between Wuhan and Tokyo in the coming 30 days is 6,205 TL and belong to Xiamen Airlines company.
Transportation from City Center to Wuhan Airport
Wuhan, the largest city in Central China and the administrative center of Hubai province, stands out with its population of 10 million and magnificent skyscrapers. Wuhan; It is also the political, economic, financial, cultural, educational and transportation center of the region.
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) provides air transportation to Wuhan. The transportation network in the city is quite developed. It is possible to get to the airport from the city center by using buses, taxis, meters and trains. The airport is 26 kilometers from the city center.
You can use the shuttle buses to go from the city center to the airport. Buses depart from the city center every 30 minutes and there are bus lines to the airport from many points of the city. Buses cost between 17 and 30 Chinese Yuan.
You can also use a taxi to get to the airport from the city center. You can get to Wuhan Airport from the city center in 30 minutes, but you should take into account that there is heavy traffic in Wuhan. Also, you should definitely ask the herd to turn on a taximeter. The cost of going from the city center to the airport varies between 50 and 60 Chinese Yuan.
You can also use the trains that pass through the city center and reach the airport. Fees vary depending on the distance and the seat you choose.
You can go to the airport by metro from the city center. You can go to the airport from the city center by taking the No. The distance between the airport and the city center is approximately 27 minutes. The Wuhan metro operates between 06.00 and 22.30 on weekdays and between 06.30 and 22.30 on weekends. Fees vary depending on your destination. Fees range from 2 Yuan to 14 Chinese Yuan.
Transportation from Haneda Airport to the City Center
It is possible to reach the city center from Haneda Airport, which is approximately 14 km away from the city center, by bus, train, taxi and car rental options.
You can reach Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama and Kanto regions by buses departing from the airport. Passengers disembarking at Haneda Airport should check the bus schedule at the International Terminal. Also, don't forget to buy tickets from the ticket desk or automatic machine before getting on the bus.
Haneda Airport International Passenger Terminal is directly connected to the underground station on the Keikyu Line and the Tokyo Monorail Line on the 5th Floor. The Keikyu line operates between 07:30 and 21:00 on weekdays, and between 09:00 and 17:00 on weekends and holidays. The working hours of the monorail line are between 09:00 and 19:00 on weekdays, and between 09:00 and 17:00 on weekends and holidays.
At Haneda Airport, you can find taxis available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by the curb on the first floor. You can pay in taxis with both cash and credit card.
Another alternative to get from Haneda Airport to the city center is to rent a car. Offices at the airport serve between 08:00 and 20:00. You can get the car you rented on the same day.
Transportation from Narita Airport to City Center
It is possible to reach the city center from Narita Airport by bus, train, taxi and car rental options.
Airport Limousine Bus, Keisei Bus and HEIWA KOTSU bus companies serve the bus, which is the most convenient option. Buses to central Tokyo depart from different terminals.
You can also reach the city center from the airport by the Narita Sky Access, Keisei Main Line and JR Line train lines. Passengers who will use the Keisei and JR lines will pass through two gates, so they must keep their tickets after the first pass.
Another way to get to the city center is to take the taxis you can find in Terminals 1, 2 and 3. There are two types of taxis here, standard and fixed tariff. Extra charges may apply in the early morning and late at night for taxis that do not require prior reservations.
If you want to rent a car from Narita Airport, you can find the offices of companies such as Nippon, Toyota, Nissan, ORIX in all terminals. You can check it on their website as working hours vary.
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Leopard Print Cat Mask (I Wear a Mask for My Cat)
This reusable cat face mask will fit you nicely thanks to its adjustable nose wire and elastic bands. Show your love of cats, while maintaining safety!
Product Info & Care Instructions
• 100% supersoft polyester microfiber
• Fabric weight: 2.4–2.5 oz/yd² (80-85 g/m²)
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Former Deutsche Bank traders accused of LIBOR manipulation may have trial postponed
Judge Colleen McMahon is not thrilled that the DOJ has changed its approach towards the case and offers Matthew Connolly and Gavin Campbell Black to give them more time to prepare their defense.
Matthew Connolly and Gavin Campbell Black, former Deutsch Bank traders, are offered extra time to prepare their defense in a LIBOR-rigging case, as the United States Government has switched its approach to the matter and the Court did not like it.
On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, Judge Colleen McMahon of the New York Southern District Court issued a decision and an order offering the defendants to postpone the trial until September this year. The reason – the stark difference in the allegations made by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the indictment and the latest documents.
According to the indictment, the defendants were part of a scheme, carried out between 2004 and 2011, to cause Deutsche Bank, their employer-one of the sixteen “Submitter” banks whose estimated borrowing costs were used by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) to set LIBORs in USD – to submit “false and fraudulent USD LIBOR submissions” to BBA. The Indictment charges that the LIBOR submissions were “false and fraudulent” because they were not “unbiased and honest”.
On Tuesday, the Judge noted that the Government now describes the charged conspiracy differently.
In its latest motion, the Government contends that the defendants made, not one, but two different types of false and misleading statements or representations in furtherance of their conspiracy to obtain money and property from their counterparties by manipulating LIBOR. Neither consists of a false and fraudulent submission made to the BBA (via Thomson Reuters).
Rather, the Government now relies on statements allegedly made (or omitted to be made) directly to the victims of the fraudulent scheme – the counterparties to Deutsche Bank’s trades. To be specific, the Government argues that “For both categories of false and misleading representations, the defendants and their co-conspirators intended to mislead the counterparties by the statements transmitted to them”.
Under this (new) theory, the materially false representations are not the submissions but rather the representation that the trades would be settled at LIBOR when it was Deutsche Bank’s intention to settle at something the Government calls the “manipulated LIBOR”. The second part of the allegedly false statements is the retransmission of the LIBORs and the underlying submissions into the marketplace, which marketplace included Deutsche Bank’s counterparties.
Neither of these arguments is apparent from the face of the indictment, the Judge says.
This case was indicted 24 months ago. At no point during all this time did the Government ever apprise the Court that its case was predicated on the types of statements described above. Rather, its theory has consistently been that the false and fraudulent statements made by the defendants and their co-conspirators were the doctored LIBOR submissions that were made to the BBA (via Thomson Reuters) during the LIBOR-setting process, Judge McMahon stressed.
“And now, six weeks before trial, the Government switches horses. The Court feels sandbagged”, says Judge McMahon.
This new theory solves one problem for the Government. It needs to call as witnesses only the alleged recipients of Deutsche Bank’s statements, that is, it does not need to call BBA witnesses.
Let’s recall that the original stance taken by the Government regarding BBA’s participation in the case was not to call any BBA witnesses. In fact, in March, the Judge challenged the DOJ’s allegations concerning the traders. She said back then she found the Government’s assertion that it does not need to prove that defendants tried to deceive the BBA, and that it does not need to call a witness from the BBA in order to prove its case, troubling.
The Judge said she was prepared to adjourn the trial until September 10, 2018. This would give the defendants additional time to prepare to meet the Government’s anticipated case.
The defense gets to decide on the offer by May 17, 2018.
The case is captioned USA v. Connolly (1:16-cr-00370).


Dear all – Thank you for your continued support of Jazz at The Oxford. We’ve had a fantastic October so far. There are still a few tickets left for Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen/Ross Stanley’s trio gig on Monday 25th October, which can be purchased here: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/525985
otherwise here’s what’s coming up in a really special looking November.
1st November: Matt Skelton quartet :
Matt Skelton – drums
Alex Garnett – saxophones
Will Barry – piano
Jeremy Brown – double bass
Renowned as one of the U.K’s most respected drummers, Matt Skelton writes the following about his upcoming quartet project at The Oxford:
‘Matt Skelton is known amongst friends and students for his quite liking of Mel Lewis’ music and playing.
He has assembled a quartet of talented pals to celebrate the music of Thad Jones, Mel’s co leader, trumpeter, composer and arranger of yore.
Expect to hear examples of Thad’s genius translated from original jazz orchestra settings to quartet alongside compositions associated with the extraordinary legacy of Thad & Mel’s contribution to 20th century jazz and their sustaining, undiminished influence.
Featured in Skelton’s T.J.Q are Alex Garnett, on tenor and (hopefully) baritone saxophones. The lesser known musical family connection of cousins Jeremy Brown (double bass), and Will Barry, (piano) complete this swinging and joyous combo.’
8th November: Rachael Cohen trio
Rachael Cohen – alto saxophone
Joe Downard – double bass
Jason Brown – drums
Leading alto saxophonist Rachael Cohen makes a return to The Oxford tavern alongside a hard-swinging rhythm section of Jason Brown (drums) and Joe Downard (double bass)
Cohen’s skills both as an improviser and composer have gained her a widespread reputation as one of the U.K’s brightest stars and we greatly look forward to an evening of her original compositions alongside selections from the jazz cannon.
“Cohen takes a softly devious approach reminiscent of Lee Konitz – but, as with the canny Cool School veteran, the quietness is deceptive and the subtlety is in the weighting of phrases and the hipness with which she plays off the rhythm section.”
– John Fordham, The Guardian
check out Rachael here:
15th November: Ferg Ireland
Ferg Ireland is one of London’s most in demand musicians. A first-call bassist for some of the leading Jazz musicians in the UK (Soweto Kinch, Zhenya Strigalev, Jay Phelps, Ruby Rushton, Nathaniel Facey, Reuben James, Ashley Henry, Empirical) as well as for visiting US luminaries such as Johnny O’Neal (Art Blakey) and Leroy Jones. We greatly look forward to welcoming Ferg back to The Oxford as a bandleader.
‘An inexhaustible creative powerhouse’ – (Jazzwise magazine)
‘Impeccable and creative’ – (London Jazz News)
Ferg Ireland – double bass
Jason Brown – drums
Rest of band – T.B.C
22nd November: Riley Stone-Lonergan/Rick Simpson
Rick Simpson – piano
Riley Stone-Lonergan – tenor saxophone
Oli Hayhurst – double bass
Will Glaser – drums
Comprising four deeply creative and respected improvisers, Rick Simpson writes the following about the special co-operative ensemble that he is a part of:
‘Our quartet is a band of four friends who started having regular informal sessions over lockdown, becoming a rare creative high in grim times. Brought together by a shared love and joy for the art of improvisation and the jazz canon, the quartet freely improvise in and out of our own compositions, as well as interpreting tunes by Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry and Carla Bley amongst others’
praise for Rick Simpson:
‘a brilliant mix of focussed energy and wild imagination.’ – Jazzwise
praise for Riley Stone-Lonergan
‘Stone-Lonergan’s big, generous tone and unfailing response to the gravitational pull of melody invests even his most challenging explorations with an emotional directness that’s utterly compelling to experience.’ – Jazzwise
29th November: Will Cleasby
Will Cleasby – drums
Gareth Lockrane – flutes
Noah Stoneman – piano
Will Sach – double bass
Since arriving in London five years ago, Will Cleasby has quickly established himself as one of the scenes most exciting young talents. An integral member of a number of projects and bands including the Kansas Smittys House Band and Mark Kavuma and the Banger Factory, tonight Cleasby is joined by the extraordinary Gareth Lockrane (flutes), Noah Stoneman (piano) and Will Sach (double bass).
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Told in her hilarious, bold voice that's inspired over 9 million fans, and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message, Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success.
WARNING: This book does NOT include hopeful thoughts, lucky charms, and cute quotes. That's because success, happiness and everything else you want in life needs to be fought for - not wished for. In Lilly's world, there are no escalators. Only stairs.
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Scores: Lacrosse – Grand Rapids 9, Hermantown/Proctor 10 Baseball – Proctor 9, Hermantown 8
PROCTOR, MN- The Hermantown/Proctor boy’s lacrosse team picked up a big win on Saturday, defeating St. Paul 13-8 at Egerdahl Field. Noah Strecker led the
It was a beautiful day at Giants Ridge for the Minnesota state alpine ski meet. Ashley Winberg of Hermantown was in third after one run,
Scores: St. Francis 1, Duluth Marshall 4 Virginia/MIB 1, Hibbing/Chisholm 2
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Eau Claire, WI — The Superior boys hockey team had no problem taking care of Eau Claire Memorial this afternoon on the road. The Spartans
Maple, WI- The Northwestern boy’s basketball team remained unbeaten in conference play after defeating Bloomer 58 to 53 at home on Friday. Northwestern will travel
Section 7A playoff scores: International Falls 1, Duluth Marshall 5 FINAL Eveleth-Gilbert 0, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 5 FINAL Moose Lake Area 0, Proctor/Hermantown 5 FINAL North Shore
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“When you organize such a large event in far-flung destinations, obviously that results in insane air traffic. It’s simply not sustainable in principle, ”says Susanne Becken from dpa. She is a professor of sustainable tourism at Griffith University in Brisbane.
Above all, the large crowds of fans expected during the tournament from July 20 to August 20 will cause problems. Traveling from Europe in particular is anything but environmentally friendly. Those who fly from Berlin to Sydney and back consume around 4.7 tonnes of CO2 emissions. For comparison: the average annual consumption in Austria is almost ten tons per person.
The World Cup takes place in nine cities, including four in New Zealand and five in Australia. Especially in “Down Under” the distances are enormous. For example, if you want to travel from Brisbane on the east coast to the city of Perth in Western Australia, you need to travel over 4,300 kilometers overland. A flight takes between four and five hours. In the group stage, teams stay in one country, but from the knockout stage onwards they have to fly back and forth between countries.
At last year’s Men’s World Cup in Qatar, FIFA proudly pointed out that all matches were played in the vicinity of the capital, Doha, and that journeys were no longer than 75 kilometres. To this end, host country Qatar has invested billions in building new stadiums and improving infrastructure. For declaring the tournament climate-neutral, FIFA recently received a rebuke from the Swiss Integrity Commission, the communications industry’s self-regulatory body.
The silence of FIFA
FIFA is now silent on the long away games and long distances of the women’s tournament. Instead, the association emphasizes in its sustainability strategy that matches are played in existing stadiums, which should “minimize costs and the impact on the environment”. All ten stadiums have received a “green certificate” from the Green Building Council. This seal is awarded to environmentally friendly buildings that conserve energy and water and use recycling.
FIFA had declared the certification a sustainability goal for the tournament. “This is a huge step forward that will have an incredible and lasting knock-on effect for the staging of major sporting events in the future,” said Sheila Nguyen, the tournament’s sustainability manager, in a FIFA statement in mid-June. .
The current measures are only a “consolation”
But do sustainable stadiums actually offset the CO2 emissions of air travel? FIFA writes in its sustainability strategy that football fans should be encouraged to properly dispose of their waste and to think about climate change. “The usual little things” made all the difference, Becken said. However, these measures are only a “consolation”, judged the sustainability researcher.
If you really want to make mass events sustainable, you need to drastically reduce the presence of fans in stadiums. “You could definitely have technological innovations that still allow you to be there live, maybe with virtual reality,” Becken said. “But these are ideas that would revolutionize key events like this.” In the beginning, half-empty or even completely empty stadiums are unlikely to be greeted with enthusiasm by the majority of fans.
The plans for the 2026 Men’s World Cup also show how far FIFA is from a radical and sustainable transformation of its tournaments. As far as long trips are concerned, they go even further: the World Cup will be held in Canada, the USA and Mexico – for the first time, 48 teams will compete in a total of 16 cities.
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Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is facing a social media backlash for going after Covington Catholic students anew Tuesday night, even after many in the media acknowledged initially misreporting on their widely viewed confrontation with a Native-American elder in Washington last week.
Media figures initially seized on the viral confrontation between the group of students and Native-American elder Nathan Phillips. The initial clip appeared to show students antagonizing him, but additional video then emerged offering context, including that Phillips approached them amid a confrontation between the students and Black Hebrew Israelite protesters. The students pushed back on the initial criticism, and many of those critics have since retracted their statements — but others have revived the criticism.
The article goes on to state the following:
Omar weighed in on the subject, responding to President Trump’s tweet defending Covington student Nick Sandmann and his peers — by claiming they were taunting the black protesters despite accounts to the contrary and citing a videotaped comment about rape, though it’s unclear whether it was one of the Covington students who said it.
-The boys were protesting a woman’s right to choose & yelled “it’s not rape if you enjoy it”
-They were taunting 5 Black men before they surrounded Phillips and led racist chants
-Sandmann’s family hired a right wing PR firm to write his non-apology 🤦🏽♀https://t.co/fG8AUCuDTr https://t.co/bOA6yFsIjW
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 23, 2019
Wow. This is mind-bendingly false. https://t.co/7lRJPCBHbZ
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) January 23, 2019
You are a shameless liar!
Not only did the boys not taunt the “5 black men,” but it was actually the 5 members of the Black Hebrew Israelites who taunted not only the boys, but other black men AND women who tried to interject & stop their racial slurs against Native Americans! pic.twitter.com/OqDqxqGr0I
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) January 23, 2019
The militant black supremacist lunatics who call themselves the Black Hebrew Israelites are a well known hate group, FYI. I’m sure you have a lot in common with them.
— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) January 23, 2019
You’re a liar.
Hebrew Israelites to students:
– “child-molesting f*ggots”
– “dirty a** crackers”
– “dusty a** crackers
– “racist bastards” (same people calling students dirty crackers 🤔)
– Oh, and they called other black people ‘n***ers’
Honestly, how are you this shameless?
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) January 23, 2019
Hi @IlhanMN here’s a fact-check:
• The 1 boy who said that was not with the Covington Catholic group
• The 5 Black men called the boys f*ggots, crackers, racially taunted a Black boy, the boys didn’t retaliate
• Show us one racist chant on video from the boys, there isn’t one
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 23, 2019
The “5 Black men” were members of the Black Israelites hate group & they were hurling vile bigoted insults at the kids from Covington Catholic High School — calling them “cracker” “faggot” “pedophile” & even calling the black students “n-ggers.” Are you seriously defending this? https://t.co/VoBmdxnd3J
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) January 23, 2019
I don’t know someone could be this wrong about something.
— Brad Devlin (@bradleydevlin) January 23, 2019
How did you miss the videos of the Black Israelites calling people n—–s, f—–s, and saying that white people harvest people’s organs like in “Get Out”
Only you would quadruple down after all of this has been debunked
Your voters are real dopes
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) January 23, 2019
Your first two bullets are lies, and even if they weren’t this is your criteria making it ok to send children and mothers death threats?🤦♂
In America we don’t view death threats as an acceptable norm.
— Keith Barrett (@KeithBarrett) January 23, 2019
Thanks for making AOC look like a Rhodes Scholar with you equally insipid, racist, anti-semitic drivel. How’s your hubb…errh brother?
— Tony Bruno (@TonyBrunoShow) January 23, 2019
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[vodpod id=Video.14061631&w=540&h=350&fv=] It’s been a long time, but 38 Special returned to Green Lantern’s Invasion Radio this week and showed off lyrical abilities over Bangladesh’s production and “Ima Boss”. New mixtape on the way.
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April 22, 2021
April 22, 2021
The Cooley Dickinson Sustainability Committee has begun to review equipment, policies and practices that could be potentially further optimized, modified or eliminated and replaced to produce energy savings, more sustainable practices and a reduction of the organization’s overall carbon footprint.
Earlier this year, the committee identified sustainability goals that have already been achieved or are in the process of being implemented, including eliminating items like Styrofoam, and replacing others like plastic straws with paper ones and plastic beverage bottles with aluminum or cardboard.
The Cooley Dickinson “Green Team,” chaired by Director of Support Services Tim Culhane and sponsored by VP of Operations Tony Scibelli, has also worked to replace a significant amount of Cooley Dickinson’s lighting with ultra-efficient LED fixtures (some with additional motion-sensor energy savers that you may have noticed in your hallway), and to ramp up recycling and use-reduction efforts in areas like computer paper, cardboard, sharps, scrap metal and batteries.
The kitchen/cafeteria/Nutrition dept. have also continued to be leaders in multiple sustainability efforts including pioneering blended burgers, local sourcing of beef and produce, composting and donation of leftover food to local shelters like Springfield’s Rachel’s Table and Northampton’s Manna Community Kitchen to prevent food waste and help feed hungry people in the region.
The COVID-19 pandemic has actually aided in realizing some sustainability goals for Cooley Dickinson. With remote work policies still in place, the hospital uses less of many resources, from office paper to individual air conditioning units to water in the hospital’s bathrooms. It also contributes to carbon reduction by negating the commutes of all its remote workers who typically drive an average of 5-15 miles a day each way to get to work and back.
The committee’s focus is on achievable goals, including better recycling options for printer cartridges and annual tree plantings spearheaded by the Facilities dept. Potential future projects like further upgrades to Cooley Dickinson’s power plant, landscaping opportunities and ongoing legal and logistical discussions of parking lot solar canopies continue, and hope to meet some of the hospital’s energy needs, reduce its carbon footprint, and keep your car cool in the summer and ice-free in the winter.
Members of the Green Team are making pledges to do one thing that helps in some concrete way: bringing their own silverware to work to cut down on excess plastic used; making sure lights and devices are all powered down at the end of the day; ensuring that all recyclable items find their way to the proper container and aren’t treated as trash. They invite all Cooley Dickinson employees to do the same.
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As far as the Climate fund goes, the member nations have agreed to fund that Green Climate Fund even tho no actual agreement has been hammered out, but the fund is not funded by taxes, each participating nation contributes an agreed upon amount.
Just an all-around BULL-HOCKEY statement. No quotations, no citations, if CFACT did say this then PROVE IT, show me a link to this statement at CFACT. Secondly if CFACT did say this, then THEY need to prove where the Obama admin ever proposed this. Let's see the bill. Let's see the UN negotiations or confirmations of a global tax on currency transactions,
I chalk these rumors up to a narrow band of rumor-mongers that never back up their claims, in the hopes that the rumor gains traction and is simply believed at face value.
Driven by populist anger at bankers as well as government needs for more revenue, the idea of a tax on trades of stocks, bonds and other financial instruments has attracted an array of influential champions, including the leaders of France and Germany, the billionaire philanthropists Bill Gates and George Soros, the consumer activist Ralph Nader, Pope Benedict XVI and the archbishop of Canterbury.
“We all agree that a financial transaction tax would be the right signal to show that we have understood that financial markets have to contribute their share to the recovery of economies,” the chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, told her parliament recently.
On Sunday, Mario Monti, the new prime minister of Italy, announced plans to impose a tax on certain financial transactions as part of a far-reaching plan to fix his country’s budgetary problems, and he endorsed the idea of a Europe-wide transactions tax.
So far, the broader debt crisis engulfing the euro zone nations has pushed discussion of the tax into the background. But if European leaders can agree on a plan that calms the financial markets, they would be in a stronger position to enact a levy, analysts said.
What do you think "closed door" means? Do you really expect somone to publish an agenda, videotape, and provide transcripts of a closed-door meeting?
Rest assured that the UN is absolutely serious about imposing a global tax. In fact, it has been discussing a global currency tax for years. The "Tobin tax," named after the Yale professor who proposed it, would be imposed on all worldwide currency transactions. Such a tax could prove quite lucrative for the UN, given the vast amount of currency that trades hands at certain times. It also might be a politically acceptable starting point, because most average people do not engage in cross-border currency transactions. A dangerous precedent would be set, however: the idea that the UN possesses legitimate taxing authority to fund its operations.
The Tobin tax is not the only idea being considered. Some have suggested taxing all airline travel or carbon emissions. The ultimate goal is an income tax, which will be imposed after we've all swallowed the concept of UN taxing authority. The Bush administration thus far has been firmly opposed to any global UN taxes, and the State department has officially voiced our opposition. We should all be very thankful for that, because another administration might not have had the same response. It would be a mistake, however, to think the UN tax idea will go away. Some usually sensible nations like Britain and Germany support the concept, and the drumbeat for global government in general has been growing louder since September 11th. Hopefully, this latest bogus UN conference will make more Americans aware of exactly what the organization really intends, which is the imposition of worldwide income taxes.
We need to focus the nation on how truly anti-American the UN is, to generate public support for a complete U.S. withdrawal from the organization. The history of the past 50 years clearly shows that our national sovereignty is incompatible with participation in the UN.
DURBAN: Pakistan won the ‘Robin Hood’ award at the UN climate talks for proposing financial transaction tax (FTT) as an innovative source of financing the Green Climate Fund (GCF), on Saturday.
“The Green Climate Fund is very important for developing countries. Finding sources and channels to mobilise money into the fund is crucial,” said Director UN-II Mirza Salman Babar Beg, who is part of the negotiating team in Durban.
“Out of all the options relating to innovative sources on long-term finance that are on the table, the FTT is easy to implement and monitor and can raise money in hundreds and billions,” added Beg. “There are various studies that support this argument, and so we feel this option should be considered in the negotiations.”
The Financial Transaction Tax, also known as the Robin Hood tax, is a small levy of 0.01%-0.05% imposed on the trade of stocks, derivates, currency, and other financial instruments.
Yes $100 (£60) billion by 2020 to help poor countries adapt to climate change and cut emissions. The main discussion at Durban is how this money for the Green Climate Fund will be raised. One of the most popular suggestion is through a tax on aviation and shipping or the ‘Robin Hood’ or Tobin Tax on financial transactions. There is also a question over who will dole out funds. Will it be the World Bank or a whole new institution? This money will be used to help persuade developing nations to cut emissions and it is essential progress is made on setting up the institutions for the talks to move forward. In the short term there is $10 (£6) billion per annum up to 2013 to help poor countries start adapting to climate change now. The UK has pledged £1.5 billion towards this ‘Fast Start Fund’, of which half has already been spent. The UK has pledged £2.9 billion in total to fighting climate change up to 2015.
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Your claim is still untrue and bogus, and your thread title is a lie.
You wrote the thread title in the past tense. Obama, UN to tax US. So this is a done deal? There's a UN resolution signed and agreed upon to tax the US? Care to link us to that resolution? No?
Even CFACT didn't go so far as to claim Obama was responsible for this, you tacked that on yourself.
A new fund to mobilize resources to help developing countries mitigate the impact of global warming made "solid progress" at the three-day meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, reported the transitional committee tasked with designing the fund.
The Green Climate Fund is one of several significant decisions that countries reached at the UN climate conference in Cancun, Mexico, last year.
"The Transitional Committee of the Fund is now fully on track to conclude the design of the Fund for the approval by the UN climate change conference in Durban," said Christiana Figueres, the UN climate chief.
"Clearly, there is ambition on the part of governments to create a fund that will reach a scale that is sufficient to put the economic development of their countries onto a low-carbon and climate-resilient path," said Ms. Figueres, speaking from Bonn, Germany. She said that governments also wanted the fund to be country-driven and integrated into national development planning processes.
The leaders of the G-20 group of major economies wrapped up their two-day annual meeting on Friday with promises to finance the fight against climate change through the Green Climate Fund, protect the marine environment from oil spills, and promote low-carbon development strategies, writes Xinhua.
President Barack Obama said Friday, "We agreed to keep phasing out fossil fuel subsidies - perhaps the single most important step we can take in the near term to fight climate change and create clean energy economies."
The G-20 has established a mechanism to share best practices and information on legal frameworks, experiences in preventing and managing accidents and disasters relating to offshore oil and gas drilling, production and maritime transportation.
At COP 16 held in Cancun, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010, the COP adopted decision 1/CP.16 in which it decided to establish a Green Climate Fund, to be designated as an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the Convention under Article 11, with arrangements to be concluded between the COP and the Green Climate Fund to ensure that it is accountable to and functions under the guidance of the COP.
The Fund will be governed by the Green Climate Board comprising 24 members, as well as alternate members, with equal number of members from developing and developed country Parties. The assets of the Green Climate Fund shall be administered by a trustee only for the purpose of, and in accordance with, the relevant decisions of the Green Climate Fund Board.
The COP also decided that the Green Climate Fund shall be designed by a Transitional Committee in accordance with the terms of reference in Annex III to decision 1/CP.16 . The Transitional Committee comprises 40 members, with 15 members from developed country Parties and 25 members from developing country Parties, with members having the necessary experience and skills, notably in the area of finance and climate change.
The Transitional Committee shall develop and recommend for approval to the COP at its 17th session to be held in Durban, South Africa, from 28 November to 9 December 2011, a number of operational documents for the Green Climate Fund.
If the GCF is to have adequate and predictable resources to carry out its mandate, then countries will need to commit to long-term and scaled-up finance to the Fund. Parties noted the report of the High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing, established by the UN to explore options for innovative sources for long-term finance.
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the economies are a mess and people all around the world have been searching high and low for a safe place to put their money.. dollars to euros, euros to dollars, to yen, whatever looks like it might provide a little stability at the moment...
so, if this report is truthfull, what are the chances that it has a motive that has nothing to do with the ecology, but rather just trying to trap people into their failing currencies??
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No one is disputing the existence of the Green Climate Fund.
Now, can you back up your claim that OBAMA and the UN are going to TAX the United States???
COP and Green Climate Fund is not the question here. Your absurd claim that Obama is trying to tax worldwide currency transaction is.
Recalling that developed country Parties commit, in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation, to a goal of mobilizing jointly USD 100 billion per year by 2020 to address the needs of developing countries;
Recognizing that recent estimates of international financial flows and investments required to fully address the adaptation, mitigation, technology and capacity-building needs of developing countries are in the range of several hundreds of billions of USD per year,
Also recognizing the importance of public finance in meeting the urgent and immediate needs of developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change,
Noting that institutional investors such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurers control trillions of USD and are seeking long-term investment opportunities,
Also noting that alternative sources have the potential to generate significant funds,
Emphasizing that any funding pledged outside of the Convention shall not be regarded as a fulfillment of the legally binding commitments of developed country Parties and other developed Parties included in Annex II to the Convention (Annex II Parties) under Article 4, paragraph 3, of the Convention and under the Cancun Agreements (decision 1/CP.16), paragraph 98,
Recognizing the evolution over time in developing countriesneeds and their ability to contribute to climate finance,
Also recognizing the priority of developing country Parties that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change and the adverse impacts of response measures including economic diversification,
1. (Option 1) Decides that in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 3, of the Convention, and to ensure adequacy and predictability of the flow of support to developing countries, a burden sharing mechanism be established to identify the flows of financial support from developed countries, including through the application of an assessed scale of
contributions by developed countries;
(Option 2) Recognizes that each Party determines the mode and source of its contributions in support of the goal of mobilizing USD 100 billion referenced in decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 98;
2. (Option 1) Decides that adequate and predictable financial support shall be provided to developing countries and that equitable allocation of financial resources will be followed, including through criteria based on geographical distribution and/or needs, including urgent and immediate needs related to climate change, while ensuring balance between adaptation and mitigation;
First, you might recall that you first claimed that you couldn't find any "Green Climate Fund" in your alleged search results.

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Bernard Allotey Jacobs , the former Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has taken a swipe on leaders of the National Democratic Congress over their allegation on Akufo-Addo’s family and friend’s government.
According to Allotey Jacobs, the NDC should go to the grounds and work for the victory of the party rather than concentrating on unnecessary propaganda which will not bring the party to power.
“I will advise the party leaders to go to the grounds and work. I believe the party has research department, they should conduct their research in the 2016 election and find out whether NPP’s comment on Mahama of running family and friend’s government was a major contributing factor to the victory of the NPP. He told Accra based radio Okay FM .
The NDC at a press conference on Tuesday, led by their National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi listed 51 names he said pointed to “classic and unprecedented” nepotism within the Akufo-Addo government.
But reacting to the issue, the former chairman said, the allegation made by the NDC are baseless and unsubstantiated.
He pointed out that, even in the bible, there is nepotism.
“When we talk about nepotism it is in the bible. David was surrounded by his nephews and brothers as well as Mosses. There is nobody in this country whose party comes to power, he/she will not support a family member when he needs job.” He said.


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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is diagnosed in approximately 2500 children per year. Although high cure rates have been achieved for ALL, these cancers account for the highest number of non-brain tumor cancer-related deaths in children. T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive malignancy of immature TCRβ−CD4+/CD8+ T-cells that represents ∼15% of pediatric ALL diagnoses, comprises most of the therapy-resistant ALL tumors, and exhibits a high frequency of relapse.
The Ataxia Telangiectasia mutated (ATM) protein kinase activates the cellular response to DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) to coordinate DNA repair with cell survival, proliferation, and differentiation. Somatic inactivating ATM mutations occur in 10–20% of T-ALL and T cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LL) tumors and are associated with resistance to genotoxic chemotherapy drugs and therapy relapse, likely driven by increased genomic instability in cells lacking functional ATM. The impaired DSB response of ATM-deficient cells can be exploited to design combinations of genotoxic drugs that specifically kill these cells in vitro. However, the in vivo potential of such drug combinations to treat T-ALL have not been reported.
We sought to develop a pre-clinical mouse model that could be used to test effectiveness of such drug combinations to treat T-ALLs and T-LLs with somatic ATM inactivation. Although germline ATM-deficient (Atm−/−) mice succumb by six months of age to immature CD4+/CD8+ T-cell lymphomas containing genomic instability analogous to human T-ALL tumors, we sought a more physiologic model that would avoid potential complications due to ATM-deficiency in thymic epithelial cells. Thus, we generated and characterized VavCre:Atmflox/flox mice with conditional Atm inactivation restricted to hematopoietic cell lineages. These mice contain reduced numbers of TCRβ−CD4+/CD8+, TCRβ+CD4+/CD8−, and TCRβ+CD4−/CD8+ thymocytes and of TCRβ+CD4+ and TCRb+CD8+ splenic T-cells, mirroring the phenotype of Atm−/− mice. We have found that VavCre:Atmflox/flox mice succumb at an average of 95 days (range 53–183 days) to clonal TCRβ−CD4+/CD8+ or TCRβ+CD4−/CD8+ thymic lymphomas. Evaluation of the bone marrow in a subset of these mice indicates that the lymphoma has disseminated and are classified as leukemia. Our initial cytogenetic analyses of these tumors indicate that they contain both clonal translocations involving chromosome 12 and/or chromosome 14 and deletion of one allelic copy of the haploinsufficient Bcl11b tumor suppressor gene. Hemizygous BCL11B inactivation occurs in ∼20% of human T-ALL tumors, indicating the clinical relevance of VavCre:Atmflox/flox mice as a model for human T-ALL. Our ongoing studies include complete cytogenetic and molecular characterization of VavCre:Atmflox/flox tumors and in vivo testing of chemotherapeutics targeting the Atm pathway in this mouse model of T-ALL/T-LL.
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Those clever Girl Scouts! Last month, Oscar host Chris Rock strong-armed his movie-star audience into shelling out cash for Girl Scout cookies from his daughters’ troop in some kind of on-camera test to see which A-listers really want to make the community a better place and/or are just hungry.
At-home audiences watched as Kate Winslet snapped up some Tagalongs, Mindy Kaling got in on Olivia Wilde’s Samoas, Olivia Munn scored Thin Mints while her boyfriend, Aaron Rodgers, suffered through a row of Savannah Smiles, and Leonardo DiCaprio tore into a box of Trefoils while he awaited his Oscar.
Photos of The Revenant star digging into his bounty quickly spread the web. And a savvy Girl Scout troop in Suffolk County, New York, realizing the promotional potential of the following image, has gone ahead and capitalized on it in their local cookie campaign.
The troop ingeniously used the photo to suggest that anyone who digs into a box of Girl Scout cookies will find similar, DiCaprio-esque fortune and fame via a sign that has been shared on Facebook over 13,000 times. It reads: “This is Leo. Leo wants an Oscar. Leo buys Girl Scout Cookies at the Awards. Leo wins an Oscar. Leo is smart. Be like Leo. Buy Girl Scout cookies.”
Green-beret tip to the Sterling Cooper of Girl Scout troops.
ABC News has since tracked down the troop members to shed some light on the brainstorming behind their “Be Like Leo” campaign.
“We thought the photo was funny and would help make people buy cookies,” the troop said, adding that it indeed has. “It made people stop at the table to read the sign, and then we were able to ask them to buy cookies. It’s hard to say no to a Girl Scout.”


Interoperability remains one of healthcare's greatest challenges. For decades the healthcare industry has struggled to achieve the secure exchange of health information.
As the interoperability challenges continue to be a pressing concern, FHIR has recently become one of the most popular protocols for joining disparate systems together.
FHIR has a unique combination of the standard HL7 message format with the structure of a web-based API and is easier to implement and manage owing to its REST-based foundation which strongly aligns with the current technology needs and architectural trends.
Today, the healthcare industry has started moving towards the broader adoption of FHIR standards, and the recent finalization of the Federal Mandates which has interoperability at its core has provided the much-needed stimulus.
In 2018, CMS and ONC embarked on the healthcare interoperability journey, to ensure that patients would have access to their healthcare data wherever and whenever they need it, hurdles that keep vital patient health data locked away in digital silos. The following is a snapshot of some of the initial initiatives taken by CMS/ONC in this regard:
The ONC Final Rule lays out regulations on two broad areas namely: Usage of the Application Programming Interface (API) and Prevention of the Information Blocking practices.
Healthcare providers must use certified EHR solutions with SMART on FHIR capabilities and FHIR APIs, according to the final regulation of the 21st Century Cures Act. EHR vendors must adopt these standards to meet ONC certification criteria. The Cures Act proposes the usage of the standardized format-FHIR that allows a new market of health apps to leverage data from any EHR in the standard format.
Providers, health IT developers, health information exchanges (HIEs), and health information networks are prohibited from using Information Blocking techniques under the Cures Act. Information blocking is a practice that interferes with access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI). An example of Information Blocking would be the restriction of authorized access, exchange, or use of such information for treatment and other permitted purposes under the applicable law.
The deadline for stakeholders to comply with the Cures Act's information blocking provisions was originally set for November 2, 2020. To focus on COVID-19 issues, HHS postponed the information blocking compliance date to April 5, 2021, in October 2020.
In May 2020, CMS finalized the Interoperability and Patient Access rule. Based on Medicare’s Blue Button initiative that provided claims data to patients, the final rule focused on driving interoperability putting patients at the center of their health care and ensuring they have access to their health information. This rule requires a seamless and secure flow of data among all parties involved in patient care (patients, providers, and payers) to allow patients to access their health information when they need it.
Following is the summary of the noted changes brought about as a result of the Patient Access Rule:
Most recently, the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization rule got released according to which payers, providers, and patients need to have electronic access to Pending and Active prior authorization (PA) decisions. This proposed rule would build on the efforts around FHIR APIs and would ensure that providers and payers have the necessary data. As per this rule, payers will be required to include information regarding any pending and active PA decisions, into an API through which data will be shared with providers as requested, and other payers to assist patients moving between or among payers.
Some of the noted changes brought about as a result of this Rule are as follows:
Encouraging the use of FHIR will help break down barriers that exist within the healthcare IT infrastructure. The stage is now set for a new phase focused on how the FHIR standard will be used to create an interoperable infrastructure. For the time being, the easiest route is to create an FHIR facade in front of existing systems.


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an adviser to the Biden campaign tweeted that economic team members would be announced next week.
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（None of the dead was a separatist fighter.taking someone out of the House.
was deposed in October because of what the attorney general described as his close involvement in one or more transactions being reviewed.我來(lai)回答
還unless we are prepared to see many more people being infected and dying from COVID-19.
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Road could be temporarily closed due to Covid-19 restrictions
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Temporary traffic management measures could be introduced as part of coronavirus restrictions in a coastal town.
Norfolk County Council is proposing to introduce temporary restrictions later this month on a section of St George’s Road.
The county council is proposing “temporary traffic management measures related to Covid-19 restrictions in the Borough of Great Yarmouth”.
A public notice states the restrictions proposed would see “the use by vehicles of St George’s Road from its junction with St Peters Road to its junction with Lancaster Road temporarily prohibited”.
It adds the temporary traffic management measures will be in place from August 22 to September 20, 2020.
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Drivers will be able to use the alternative route via St Peters Road, Marine Parade and Lancaster Road.
The public notice adds that if any vehicle contravenes this Temporary Order a penalty charge would be payable.
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HTC has unveiled its new HTC One series of smartphones running the Google Android 4.0 (ICS).
The HTC One X is equipped with the new Nvidia Tegra 3 processor. It includes a 1.5GHz Super 4-PLUS-1 quad-core, and also has a 4.7-inch, 720p HD screen. HTC One X will also be available in select 4G LTE markets.
The HTC One S is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor with up to 1.5GHz dual-core CPU. It also includes a 4.3-inch screen.
The HTC One series will begin shipping in April with broad global availability beginning in April through more than 140 mobile operators and distributors globally, the vendor said.