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|A Business game based on classical chess in an Interactive cognitive scenario|
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Script of the “Check and Mate” TV program
The basic concept of the show is the competition between the children’s teams in solving chess problems. It makes it not only an entertaining intellectual sports show, but also an educational program stimulating the logical thinking with children as well as fostering the skills of constructive communication and social self-organization.
The understanding and participation in the game requires the most basic knowledge of the chess which is easily acquired by children as early as at the age of 4. So the program is intended for the families and assumes active involvement of the audience into the game.
According to the International Chess Federation (FIDE) there are more than 500 million people in the world who play chess. The world leaders in the number of chess fans are Russia and other states such as FSR, China, India, Euro Union, USA and others.
Two or more children’s teams participate in the game, with no less than 2 people in each team (for instance 4 people, boys and at least 1 girl). Participation of children’s teams ensures the amateur level of the game available for anyone who has the basic chess skills.
The host of the show is in charge of the process of the game and of the other activities provided by the script (see the content of the program).
Renowned Grand Masters, coaches, teachers and child psychologists can be invited as the guests of the program as an experts to discuss the issues of the chess world, school education and guidance (fostering of logical thinking, socialization, in particular development of the communication skills, group social psychological training etc.)
The concept of the program is the team solution of chess problems, the essence of which is to checkmate with the pieces of one color (white) the King of the other color (black) in a certain number of moves (2, 3 or more). The winning team is the one which is the first to find the correct solution.
In the beginning of the program and/or during the breaks between the tournaments the host or the guest expert can remind the audience of the basic chess rules required for the solution of the problem.
The breaks can be filled with the short coverage of the latest events in the chess world.
On the stage there is a demonstration chess board (or its electronic analog) with magnet chess pieces for the demonstration of the position of the chess problem and its solution as well as the tables for each of the team.
Each table has a regular chess board and a set of chess pieces as well as the device with the help of which the team can announce its solution by pressing a button that lights the colored lamp.
If there are more than 2 teams (for instance 5) for the broadcasting convenience one table can be designated for the leading team - the winner of the latest tournament. During the discussions the main TV cameras will be directed at this particular team. For example the tables can be positioned at a circle and the leading team table placed in the middle of the circle.
The game will require a clock (or its electronic analog) to time the process of the problem discussion. Since this is a children’s game, the additional brightening stage setting is advisable.
The audience can take part in the game trying to solve the same chess puzzle at home on a regular chessboard.
Children from the audience who were the most active during the game would be invited for the next TV game. The team made of such children can be placed during the first tournament at the central leading table.
The program editorial office and the audience can communicate through the website, which should be created for “Check and Mate”. All the additional material (informational and methodical) should be placed on the website as well.
The scores each team wins can be exchanged for the money which should be transferred to the schools training the winning teams to support the chess promotion.
The winning team moves to a higher level competition and the team members get the rewards.
The “Check and Mate” program can host the competitions of various levels - city, regional, state and even international, since the game does not have any language or cultural barrier.

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“MY FAMILY DESERVED MORE THAN I WAS GIVING THEM.” — Joe Hatcher
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As I will be off tomorrow and Friday, the next update will be released Monday.
We see a certain nervousness in the market on mixes news. While the Dow Jones and the S&P made new all time highs, the Nasdaq felt the higher yields. Tesla fell 4.5% after the stellar rise on Monday. Yesterday Ford could gain 11% on the announcement to produce 150k of the electric F-150. Sony is also looking to enter the EV space. Over night there is a little risk off sentiment as the US reports almost 1 million new Covid cases in a single day. Index Futures are down 0.1%-0.6%.
US Yields broke higher initially only to revert to yesterday’s levels, the technical picture remains interesting going in to the FOMC meeting and the Non-Farm Payroll Friday.
10 Year US T-Note broke bearish out of its symmetrical triangle like pattern taking out support at around USD130 with ease. Trough low – and rebound - from November didn’t offer any support whatsoever with sellers continuing the pressure today. RSI is back below 40 i.e. confirming bearish trend.
Euro Bunds After breaking bearish out of its rising channel Euro Bund has continued its downwards move taking out the support at around EUR172.48 now trading below 55 SMA. RSI is below 40 supporting the bearish mood which could extend to EUR 169.92 support on the short term.
FX Was fairly quiet and looking for direction, EURUSD remains at 1.1300 while the Pound gains strength from rate hike expectations and GBPUSD could rise to 1.3530 again, against the EUR it rises to 2 month highs near 83.50.
Gold and Silver are slightly higher at 1815 and 22.90, a breakout higher yesterday failed. The Turkish Lira lost 4% yesterday and is currently trading at 13.40.
The EU longer Term Inflation expectation rose above 2% yesterday.
Riots broke out in Kazakhstan yesterday on rising energy prices, a state of emergency has been declared and a curfew issued.
Today we are expecting international PMIs with the EU and the EU most important at 10:00 and 15:45 CET. The FOMC will release the minutes of the last meeting at 20:00.
Tomorrow the German CPI at 14:00 and the US ISM at 16:00 will be in focus and Friday EU Retail sales at 11 and the Nonfarm Payroll at 14:30.

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Is Justin Bieber becoming a bit of a diva in his old age? The 18-year-old pop star showed some attitude when he hung up on radio DJ Mojo during a recent interview. Then again, the DJ did make a joke about his mom. The recording has been removed from the Mojo in the Morning website, but you can listen to the whole thing below.
Things started out pretty smoothly, with Mojo complimenting Bieber on his Believe album. But when the DJ compared him to Justin Timberlake (saying he initially mistook "Boyfriend" for a Timberlake song), the singer got unexpectedly defensive.
"Man, that's crazy because our voices sound nothing alike. I mean, I'm not trying to sound like anyone," said Bieber. "Saying I sound like someone else is not really a compliment. I mean, think that, if you were to say 'I heard some Justin Timberlake-esque things in your sound,' I would take that as a compliment. But saying you thought it was Justin Timberlake?"
It's surprising that Bieber took offense, because he's repeatedly described Timberlake as one of his career role models. But realizing that the DJ intended the comparison as a compliment, Bieber soon began to relax and backtrack a little.
"Justin Timberlake is definitely really talented, and is similar because he's white and he's singing pop, R&B. I think we both have the type of edge," Bieber explained. "I definitely want to have my own lane and not be compared. But I think he is super, super talented."
Then things got awkward again. After a discussion of the scandal with Bieber's alleged baby mama Mariah Yeater, Mojo brought up Justin's friendship with the boy band One Direction. "They were in town a while ago and they came over and stuff," said Bieber. "Yeah, they're good kids."
"Do you worry about Harry [Styles] around your mom, since he likes older women?" Mojo asked. (This weekend, it was revealed that Styles, 18, had an affair with a 32-year-old radio DJ.)
Bieber bristled at the joke, saying, "I don't think you should worry about me and my mom. Worry about your mom, bro."
When Mojo responded that his own mother was dead (yikes), Bieber hung up the phone. His publicist informed the DJ that Bieber was "upset with the question" and wouldn't be calling back.
So here's the detail missing from that conversation. In a conversation last week with the British press, Justin's girlfriend Selena Gomez said that they'd become "good buddies" with One Direction.
"Both me and Justin still have really hot moms and Justin was like, 'Harry might have become one of my best buddies, but with his record, we need to keep him away from our moms,'" Selena recalled.
In other words: It may seem harsh that the radio DJ made a joke about Bieber's mom. And yet, he was just stealing Justin Bieber's own joke from Selena Gomez -- right?
In the follow-up to the interview, Mojo complained that Bieber had "started to take himself way too seriously" around six months ago. This is where we'd like to point out that Bieber is still an 18-year-old kid who's relatively new to the spotlight. If he gets moody and angry once in a while, that's to be expected. He may also be frustrated that it's taking time to change his reputation from a goofy teen heartthrob to a serious R&B musician.
What Bieber needs to realize now is that changing people's ideas about you takes time. The "Boyfriend" singer owes a big part of his success to the radio DJs who vouched for him early in his career. These are not people he should be hanging up on -- even if they don't always ask the right questions.

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With schools facing an uncertain future this upcoming academic year as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the Assembly Education Committee advanced a measure on Wednesday petitioning the federal government to advance the “Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020.”
This piece of federal legislation would provide the additional emergency response funding needed by schools to expand access to online instruction among economically disadvantaged students.
Sponsors of the measure (ACR-171), Assembly Democrats Mila Jasey (D-Essex, Morris), Pamela Lampitt (D-Burlington, Camden) and Robert Karabinchak (D-Middlesex), released the following joint statement:
“To thrive while learning from home, every child needs to feel their teacher and classmates are accessible, and that they have the educational resources they need.
“Recent updates from the State Department of Education put the number of students in New Jersey still lacking access to an internet connection or device needed for online learning at about 89,000. If this is not remedied, September will see seven percent of our public school students starting the year without the tools the vast majority of their peers have enjoyed since March.
“We cannot accept this reality. We cannot accept that students will be left behind. We have to address persisting gaps in access to technology before a possible second wave in the fall that could once again close schools. Otherwise, disparities in educational opportunity will only continue.”

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So, I have a final pic of my full costume. Thankfully another player took the pic and sent them to me! Thanks Sarah!
In this pic, I made the Obi, (which I need practice tying, and I need to get some starch to make it stiffer somehow), the horns, altered the wig, and, as you already saw in the previous post, the kimono. It took longer to get dressed, than it took to do my makeup, and I didn't have anyone who was able to help me get dressed. Tying the obi by myself was such a pain!
The hardest part of wearing this much stuff, is that it's really hot. Especially when it starts hitting 28 degrees (celcius) in the middle of May, which is really unusual for that time of year.
For those who are curious about the green fuzz at the bottom of the kimono, my character is a Faun/Satyr, so she has fuzzy legs.
For those who are kimono/Maiko/Geisha enthusiasts, yes I know I made
some mistakes. Yes it is just a costume. Ive already had someone try
to give me flack on tumblr, but Im not about to go out and buy an
expensive kimono just for it to get trashed in the woods while LARPing.
The character is also very loosely based on a combo of cultural
references around Geisha/Companion (firefly)/Courtesans. Each time I
make another rendition of this character's costume, the better it will
get. ...again, its just a costume.
These pics were taken at game. There was one of the ties sticking out that I didnt know about (oops), I'm sure I will get better at tying the obi as I go along.
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Congressional Banquet Returns to Washington in 2013
WASHINGTON - The AHEPA Congressional Banquet will return to Washington, DC in 2013, announced Supreme President Dr. John Grossomanides. The 40th Biennial Congressional Banquet will be held Wed., May 22, 2013 at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel, Washington.
"We are excited for the return of the Congressional Banquet to our nation's capital," said Dr. Grossomanides. "We have a terrific team in place to organize a special day of events. Please save the date, share it with the community, and encourage all to participate and support the banquet, which will honor excellence in the community."
According to Dr. Grossomanides, the Supreme Lodge will recognize community excellence in public service, military service, and philanthropy at the banquet.
AHEPA Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Lee Millas, Trenton, N.J., will chair the Congressional Banquet.
Capitol Hill Day Planned
AHEPA will also plan to hold its annual Capitol Hill Day the morning of May 22, 2013. "Capitol Hill Day brings the community's leaders from across the United States to Washington to discuss issues of importance to the American Hellenic community with members of Congress," said Dr. Grossomanides. "It has grown significantly over the past several years, and I commend the community for its commitment to make this event an effective and successful one. In 2013 Capitol Hill Day becomes even more important the community, especially because a new Congress will be in place. I encourage the community's participation as we work to fulfill a key component of AHEPA's mission -- civic responsibility."
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This was a fun card to do..I coloured the little fella with Polychromos Pencils onto Neenah card..Please note that the background and foreground is just my artwork and nothing to do with the stamp,so will not be included I then trimmed and mounted it onto craft card.. Then cut and mounted the backing papers onto craft card..The papers are from Tonic's Woodland Walk paper pad..I used an unbranded die set from China but I believe you can get similar from Marianne Designs if you cannot find this dinosaur set,cut out both in craft card and drew what I wanted on like the eyes and toes etc..Yhen used pencil to give the textured look you sort of expect a dinosaur to haveand stuck them on with 3D glue so they are slightly proud of the image..The photos do not do justice to this card ,I am afraid my lighting is not so good tonight..
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NB Comparison, Discussion and Future
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The first round of me trying resulting in realizing with equal plates to the 99/00, it would never compete with it. I advised SMAC to raise plate 2mm ( which wasn't enough but closer) and sold car as I did not want to compete with a car that I played a major part in adding plate too and still was not competitive with top 99/00 cars.
FF to last year, I tried another.. It was a very good car, but sold it before I ever raced it. I think it was one of the best 01+ cars, still not as good as our good 99's
I have one under construction now, I think it will be a very good car, I may race at Mid Ohio in NASA champs, but at the end of the day, i feel pretty confident i will be racing a 99 again at Road America in Sept.
On paper, the 01+ looks like a clear winner.. reality, not so much. The 01+ plus car is far better than the 99/00 from 0-5000 rpm, from 5,000-6000 they are similar, from 6000 on, the 99/00 destroys the 01+. The VVT is tuned for street driving and car does feel great on the street. There are several illegal ways to try and copy the 99 cam timing, none remotely legal and all easily detectable. Even if you get the 01 cam timing where you want it ( I have done this with an adjustable intake gear we had made) it is still not as good as a 99. If you adjust the cam timing illegally and put a 99 intake manifold on the car ( also illegal) you have a car that is as good or better than a good 99. I found 4-6 HP by changing intake alone..
Posted 02-18-2012 12:09 PM
Did you notice a handling difference with your 01+ builds do to chassis redesign or is it a moot point with a good cage?
I also heard that on 01+ the ECU is matched to the key and ignition switch and must be changed together. Are there any other such oddities with the 01+? Of course I assume the ECU only goes out if you do something seriously irregular.
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The key has a chip in it, you have to change with computer and immobilizer.
Can you expand on this? Ignition Key? or fob? Immobilizer? I have a 01 parts car...If certain parts need to be kept together...what are they?
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The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) published a consultation paper on 31 July 2019 seeking comments on the proposal (Proposal) to establish a regime for limited partnership funds (LPF) in Hong Kong*. King & Wood Mallesons submitted a detailed submission on the Proposal to the FSTB during the four-week industry consultation period and held a face to face meeting with the FSTB discussing our submissions. After six months of preparation, the Limited Partnership Fund Bill (Bill) was gazetted on 20 March 2020, and will be introduced into the Legislative Council for its First Reading and Second Reading in due course. It is proposed that the Bill will come into operation on 31 August 2020.
The proposed LPF regime, together with the introduction of the open-ended fund company (OFC) regime in July 2018, and the expansion of mutual recognition of fund arrangements in recent years show the Hong Kong government's commitment to strengthen the city's position as an international hub for fund management activities and investment fund domiciliation.
This client alert outlines the key characteristics and requirements of the proposed LPF regime under the Bill and its major differences from the Proposal, followed by our take on the proposed LPF regime.
Driving forces for the introduction of the LPF regime
With 560 private equity and venture capital firms and around US$160 billion worth of asset under management in Hong Kong in 2019, Hong Kong is currently Asia's second-largest private equity (PE) hub. The increasing number of Mainland Chinese PE investors (encompassing state-owned enterprises, pension and insurance funds and domestic PE funds) who are constantly expanding their inbound and outbound investment activities bring tremendous potential for Hong Kong to develop its own PE market.
Unfortunately, the current fund regime in Hong Kong is not well-equipped for such development to take place. The unit trust structure and the OFC structure, the two fund forms offered under the Hong Kong regime, are more popular amongst public funds and hedge funds since PE funds usually take the form of limited partnerships. Whilst the existing Limited Partnerships Ordinance (Cap. 37) (LPO) in Hong Kong allows the establishment of partnership, it has features which are not appealing for use in the PE fund context, for example its restrictive provisions with respect to capital contributions and distribution of profits, the lack of contractual flexibility of the partnership and the absence of a straightforward dissolution mechanism.
For these reasons, the PE industry has long been calling for the introduction of a new limited partnership regime that is catered for PE fund use.
What makes Hong Kong an ideal place of domicile?
Recently, we have seen traditionally-popular PE fund domicile jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands introduce reforms to their laws and regulations in light of global initiatives to combat cross-border tax avoidance, money-laundering and terrorist financing. In December 2018 and June 2019, the Cayman Islands instituted the Cayman Islands International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Law (Economic Substance Law) as a response to global OECD BEPS standards regarding geographically mobile activities. The Economic Substance Law introduces certain reporting and economic substance requirements for 'relevant' entities conducting 'relevant activities', and these entities will be required to report to the Cayman Tax Information Authority in respect of some of their activities on an annual basis. This impacts most Cayman Islands incorporated managers who are now required to comply with economic substance requirements and subject to more stringent regulatory oversight. Furthermore, on 7 February 2020, the Private Funds Law, 2020 came into force in the Cayman Islands, which requires, among other things, certain closed-ended funds to be registered with and regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.
These reforms pose uncertainties to the fund formation environment. The absence of clarity and market consensus around the economic and practical impact of these changes offers an opportunity for Hong Kong to become the next alternative jurisdiction for investment funds with the LPF regime.
Hong Kong's proximity to Mainland China and position as the financial centre in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) continues to offer Hong Kong the natural edge to stay competitive in the international market.
In addition, Hong Kong has been an organic part of the renminbi internationalisation drive, opening up channels for renminbi to benefit from its financial environment. To date, Hong Kong provides the broadest range of offshore renminbi products, and has been hosting the largest renminbi liquidity pool outside Mainland China. As Hong Kong continues to bridge the expansion of offshore renminbi activities and support the growing demand for renminbi reserves assets, we see increasing opportunities for investment funds to be domiciled in Hong Kong under the proposed LPF regime which would facilitate sponsors in managing renminbi assets portfolios through Hong Kong.
While IPOs have been a popular means of exit for many PE funds, Hong Kong continues to lead the world in IPO – offering yet another unique advantage for the proposed LPF regime.
The possibility of unifying an investment fund's domicile, operations and management team and exit channels in one single jurisdiction avoids the complexities and costs of appointing additional layers of service providers and dealing with multiple regulators, thus making Hong Kong an ideal place of domicile.
Proposed LPF regime at a glance
Broadly, the LPF is a "fund" that is registered by the Registrar of Companies (RoC) as an LPF. It comprises one general partner (GP) and at least one limited partner (LP) and is governed by its limited partnership agreement (LPA). Key entities of an LPF include the investment manager (IM), the auditor, the responsible person (RP), and if applicable, the authorised representative (AR). Custodians are not mandatory as long as there is proper custody of assets.
The table below shows the key features of the LPF, the GP, the LP, and the key entities of the LPF.
To register a fund as an LPF, the proposed GP of the LPF must make an application to the RoC, which is required to be submitted on behalf of such GP by a Hong Kong law firm or a solicitor. A fixed fee of HK$3,034 is payable to the RoC in respect of the application and registration of an LPF, which is relatively low compared to the prescribed fee in the Cayman Islands.
A streamlined channel is also provided to qualifying structures registered under the LPO to migrate to the LPF regime upon the submission of an application similar to what is required for the registration of a new LPF. Such migration would not result in any identity or continuity disruptions and would not trigger any profits tax and stamp duty implications.
Unlike the OFC structure, which is required to be registered and authorised by the SFC (if it is a public OFC), the LPF is only required to register with the RoC and does not need the authorisation of the SFC unless it is offered to retail investors (subject to applicable exemptions) and is not subject to any SFC-imposed investment restrictions, disclosure and operational requirements. However, if the GP or the IM of an LPF carries out regulated activities in Hong Kong as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) (SFO), appropriate licence(s) from the SFC must be obtained.
A certificate of registration of LPF will be issued by the RoC upon completion of registration and is conclusive evidence that the fund is registered as an LPF.
Key comparisons between the Proposal and the Bill
We identified below several major differences between the Proposal and the Bill.
Clear definition of "fund"
An LPF must meet the definition of "fund". Unlike the Proposal which makes reference to the definition of "fund" under section 20AM of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) (IRO) and the definition of "collective investment scheme" under the SFO, the definition of "fund" is set out in full under the Bill. As noted in our submission to the FSTB, this is the preferred approach as it helps to avoid any unnecessary confusion.
Notably, though the definition of "fund" under the Bill remains highly similar to the definition of "fund" under the IRO and the definition of "collective investment scheme" under the SFO, one of the exclusions applicable to those definitions has been left out of the definition under the Bill. The IRO definition and the SFO definition both excludes "an arrangement under which each of the participating persons [i.e. the investors] is a corporation in the same group of companies as the person operating the arrangements".
It is not advisable to include such exclusion in the LPF context as PE funds are often initially set up with LPs that are affiliated to the GP (GP Affiliated LPs) for administrative and commercial reasons. Under the Bill, such exclusion has instead been replaced by our suggestion that the LPF be given a 24-month window to satisfy the requirement that not all the partners in the LPF are corporations in the same group of companies. This ensures that the LPF has sufficient time to line up and admit non-GP Affiliated LPs.
Relaxed eligibility criteria of the GP
Under the Proposal, a GP must be a Hong Kong incorporated private company limited by shares. In our submission to the FSTB, we explained that there is no comparable requirement in other jurisdictions and it is unduly restrictive as it denies the flexibility of allowing the GP to be set up in other commonly used legal forms (eg a foreign corporation or a limited partnership). The FSTB decided to remove this requirement from the Bill, as reflected in the table above.
New requirement for an AR
We understand that a main reason for the original requirement that the GP be a Hong Kong limited private company is the concern that there will be difficulties in attributing liability to a GP that has no legal personality. As noted above, such requirement has been relaxed under the Bill and the GP can now be an LPF or a non-Hong Kong limited partnership with no legal personality. To alleviate the relevant concern, such GP will now be required to appoint an AR who will share with the GP the ultimate responsibility to manage the LPF and be jointly and severally liable for any liabilities of the LPF.
Relaxed eligibility criteria of the IM
Like the Proposal, the Bill mandates that the GP delegates all day-to-day investment management functions to an IM. Whilst we consider such requirement to be unnecessary and unattractive as the GP can take on such functions itself and it imposes additional restriction on the set up of an LPF, it is worth noting that the requirement has been significantly relaxed.
Under the Bill, the IM is no longer required to be an authorised institution, an SFC-licensed entity, an accounting professional or a legal professional. Interestingly, it is specified that the GP of an LPF can act as the IM. Practically, this may be unorthodox from a legal perspective since the GP will essentially be contracting with itself in respect of such appointment. However, it is not unusual for GP to take up the investment management functions in certain PE funds so it would be interesting to see how this is applied practically.
New requirement for an RP
As indicated under the Proposal, the original eligibility criteria of the IM aims at ensuring that suitable persons are appointed to undertake the necessary AML measures. In light of the now relaxed IM eligibility criteria under the Bill, to ensure relevant AML standards are met, the GP of the LPF is now required to appoint an RP who will take over the role of conducting AML measures.
Safe harbour provisions
As noted in the table above, LPs may risk losing their limited liability if they participate in the management of the LPF. Taking into account the market practice for LPs to have some degree of management involvement or decision-making power in the LPF, a non-exhaustive list of "safe harbour" activities has been introduced in the Bill to offer bright-line guidance as to what activities would not be regarded as management of the LPF. This should be sufficiently wide to cover the standard range of management that LPs have in PE funds.
Examples of such activities include:
- acting as or appointing someone to act as an agent, officer or employee of the LPF;
- acting as or appointing someone to act as a director, shareholder, or officer of the GP;
- serving on or appointing someone to serve on a board or committee of the LPF or the GP;
- serving on or appointing someone to serve on a board or committee of portfolio companies;
- approving the GP or the IM to carry out certain actions relating to the business, prospects or transactions of the LPF; and
- taking part in certain decisions of the LPF including extension of fund term and change in investment scope.
AML concerns vs investor confidentiality
In line with international and local AML efforts, the Bill requires the RP to carry out necessary AML measures and imposes certain record-keeping obligations on the GP or the IM of the LPF. In short, it is required that records containing particulars relating to the partners, customers, transactions and controller of each partner of the LPF (AML records) should be kept at the registered office of the LPF or such other place notified to the RoC.
Although the AML records are required to be made available to the GP and LPs of the LPF, regulators and law enforcement agencies, it is made clear under the Bill that they must not be made available for public inspection. The public, however, will be able to inspect the LPF register kept by the RoC, which will contain all documents registered with and the certificate issued by the RoC. Such documents may include annual return which is required to be filed in a specified form by the GP to the RoC, amongst other notifications relating to certain changes to the LPF. It is unclear at this stage what information will be required to be provided in the annual return. However, it is worth noting that where any information is specified as being excluded from public inspection in the Bill (eg the AML records), it will not be made available to the public as part of the LPF register kept by the RoC. This shows the government's effort to ensure a reasonably high level of confidentiality is accorded to the LPs to ensure the attractiveness of the proposed regime.
LPF will enjoy profits tax exemption as long as it meets the definition of "fund" under section 20AM of the IRO and subject to certain exemption conditions. Qualifying funds will be able to enjoy profits tax exemption on transactions in qualifying assets in Schedule 16C to the IRO and incidental transactions for any year of tax assessment.
The LPF will be treated as a separate entity from partners for tax purposes. The GP (or authorised representative, if applicable) of the LPF is responsible for lodging profits tax returns on behalf of the LPF. Both the GP (or authorised representative, if applicable) and the Manager will be responsible for ensuring the LPF complies with the requirements of the IRO.
On distribution of profits and assets by the LPF to the LPs, it is proposed that those proceeds, as well as redemption and transfer of LP interests, will not be subject to stamp duty as an interest in a LPF is not a "stock".
While qualified LPFs may enjoy profits tax exemption, Hong Kong-based managers or advisors arranging or conducting the specified transactions remain chargeable. The IRD has stressed in their practice notes that these local service providers should be adequately compensated for their services or remunerated on an arm's length basis.
However, it would appear that the Hong Kong Government will legislate to address the IRD view that the carried interest is typically a fee for services or a type of disguised management fee. The Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said in his budget speech in February 2020:
With a view to attracting more private equity funds to domicile and operate in Hong Kong, we plan to provide tax concession for carried interest issued by private equity funds operating in Hong Kong subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions. We will consult the industry on the proposal, and the relevant arrangement will be applicable starting from 2020-21 upon completion of the legislative exercise.
Dissolution and liquidation mechanisms
Unlike the limited partnership regime under the LPO, the LPF regime offers a straightforward dissolution mechanism. One important feature is that an LPF may be dissolved in accordance with the LPA. This offers the flexibility much needed in the PE fund context as unlike public funds or hedge funds, PE funds often have specific investment targets and cycles and hence a limited term.
Apart from dissolution in accordance with the LPA, an LPF can also be dissolved with or without a court order in certain default situations. In respect of dissolution without a court order, an LPF can be dissolved where certain default events occur in relation to the GP or the AR (if applicable) of the LPF and that the GP or the AR is not replaced within 30 days after the date of the occurrence of such default events. These events include where the GP or the AR is bankrupt, dissolved, dead, wound up, or ceases to be the GP or the AR of the LPF (as the case may be).
In respect of dissolution with a court order, a partner or a creditor of an LPF may apply to the court for the LPF to be dissolved if, for example, a partner wilfully or persistently commits a breach of the LPA, the business of the LPF can only be carried on at a loss, or it is just and equitable that the LPF be dissolved. Further, an LPF may be wound up by the court as an unregistered company in accordance with the Companies (Winding UP and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32).
The future vehicle of choice?
The proposed LPF regime provides a practical alternative for the domiciliation of PE funds and potentially more flexibility for fund managers to meet market demand. The limited partnership is a familiar investment vehicle for fund managers across different jurisdictions. With the Chinese government's initiative of developing the GBA, we see the potential for the LPF regime to be embraced by fund managers in the region seeking to raise funds from Mainland Chinese investors or to raise funds to invest in China.
Given the change of the regulatory landscape in traditional offshore jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands, this proposed LPF regime also enables Hong Kong to grasp the opportunity of the shift of fund structures and activities from offshore to onshore.
Additionally, Hong Kong's relatively extensive network of double tax agreements, as compared with other PE fund domicile jurisdictions (such as the Cayman Islands), may prove beneficial for LPFs and investors and their relevant underlying overseas investments.
*Any reference to "Hong Kong" or "Hong Kong SAR" shall be construed as a reference to "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China".
The authors would like to thank Florence Lau, Boer Ma, Cheryl Ho and Hazel He for their contributions to this article.
 According to AVCJ's data and cited by Legislative Council in its Brief on the Bill dated 18 March 2020 and accessible at: https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english/bills/brief/b202003201_brf.pdf.
 Unlike the unit trust regime and the OFC regime, there is no bright-line requirement that there must be a custodian. This is a favourable feature as a custodian is not necessarily required for some of the assets in which PE funds may invest (eg real estate and property).
 See section 3 of the Bill, which is accessible at https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english/bills/b202003201.pdf.
 Section 27 and Schedule 2 of the Bill.
 The initial proposed IM is deemed to be appointed as the IM of the LPF with effect from registration of the LPF, until otherwise replaced (section 20(3) of the Bill).
 The initial proposed RP is deemed to be appointed as the RP of the LPF with effect from registration of the LPF, until otherwise replaced (section 33(3) of the Bill).
 The initial proposed AR is deemed to be appointed as the AR of the LPF with effect from registration of the LPF, until otherwise replaced (section 23(4) & (5) of the Bill).
 Part 7 of the Bill.
 Under section 3 of the Bill, a "fund" is defined, in brief, as an arrangement where (i) either the property is managed as a whole by or on behalf of the operating person of the arrangement, or the contributions of the participating persons and the profits or income from which payments are made to them are pooled; (ii) the participating persons do not have day-to-day control over the management of the property; and (iii) the purpose or effect of the arrangement is to enable the operating person and participating persons to receive profits, income, gams or other returns arising from the acquisition, holding, management or disposal of the property.
 Sections 7(1)(i) and 7(2) of the Bill. The failure to satisfy such requirement may entitle the RoC to strike the name of an LPF off the LPF register. Other circumstances in which the RoC may be entitled to do so include where the LPF is not in operation or carrying on business as a fund after 24 months of its registration or where the LPF does not have an IM or RP (section 65(2) of the Bill).
 Schedule 2 of the Bill.
 Sections 33 and 29 of the Bill.
 For definition of "controller", please refer to section 29(6) & (7) of the Bill. The definition is largely similar to the definition of "beneficial owner" under the AMLO.
 For example, changes in the particulars relating to the AR (section 23(6) the Bill), change of GP or change in the particulars relating to the GP (section 25(1)(a) & (b) of the Bill), change in the address of the registered office of the LPF (section 25(1)(c) of the Bill), change in the investment scope or principal place of business of the LPF (section 25(1)(d) of the Bill), change of IM or change in the particulars relating to the IM (section 25(1)(e) of the Bill), and change of RP or change in the particulars relating to the RP (section 25(1)(f) of the Bill).
 Paragraph 72 of PN51 provides that management and performance fees based on a cost-plus formula are not likely to have been determined on the arm's length basis, in particular when the investment managers or advisors performed significant functions and bore considerable risks in Hong Kong to generate the profits of the offshore funds.
 Sections 70(2) and 71 of the Bill.
 Part 6, Division 2 of the Bill.
 The "Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area" was announced in February 2019, under which one of the key focus areas is to develop the Greater Bay Area into an international financial hub, including developing Guangzhou into a private equity "trading market".


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‧ For more than three decades, technology has drastically reduced the number of jobs in manufacturing. Robots and other machines controlled by computer programs work faster and make fewer mistakes than humans. Now, that same efficiency is being unleashed in the service economy, which employs more than two-thirds of the workforce in developed countries. Technology is eliminating jobs in office buildings, retail establishments and other businesses consumers deal with every day.
‧ Technology is being adopted by every kind of organization that employs people. It is replacing workers in large corporations and small businesses, established companies and start-ups. It is being used by schools, colleges and universities; hospitals and other medical facilities; nonprofit organizations and the military.
‧ The most vulnerable workers are doing repetitive tasks that programmers can write software for — an accountant checking a list of numbers, an office manager filing forms, a paralegal reviewing documents for key words to help in a case. As software becomes even more sophisticated, victims are expected to include those who juggle tasks, such as supervisors and managers — workers who thought they were protected by a college degree.
‧ Thanks to technology, companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index reported one-third more profit the past year than they earned the year before the Great Recession. They have also expanded their businesses, but total employment, at 21.1 million, has declined by a half-million.
‧ Start-ups account for much of the job growth in developed economies, but software is allowing entrepreneurs to launch businesses with a third fewer employees than in the 1990s. There is less need for administrative support and back-office jobs that handle accounting, payroll and benefits.
‧ It is becoming a self-serve world. Instead of relying on someone else in the workplace or our personal lives, we use technology to do tasks ourselves. Some find this frustrating; others like the feeling of control. Either way, this trend will only grow as software permeates our lives.
‧ Technology is replacing workers in developed countries regardless of their politics, policies and laws. Union rules and labor laws may slow the dismissal of employees, but no country is attempting to prohibit organizations from using technology that allows them to operate more efficiently — and with fewer employees.
Some analysts reject the idea that technology has been a big job killer. They note that the collapse of the housing market in the US, Ireland, Spain and other countries and the ensuing global recession wiped out millions of middle-class construction and factory jobs. In their view, governments could bring many of the jobs back if they would put aside worries about their heavy debts and spend more. Others note that jobs continue to be lost to China, India and other countries in the developing world.


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The median home-sale price was up 16% year over year, the biggest annual gain since August. The typical home sold for 0.8% above list price, the largest premium since October. Intense competition among buyers driven by an extreme shortage of homes for sale is driving prices up unseasonably fast.
“The war in Ukraine has rattled the global economy, causing mortgage rates to fall after weeks of increases,” said Redfin Deputy Chief Economist Taylor Marr. “The dip in mortgage rates should buoy homebuying demand temporarily, fueling continued price gains. But demand may drop off if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates again as expected.”
Key housing market takeaways for 400+ U.S. metro areas:
Unless otherwise noted, this data covers the four-week period ending February 27. Redfin’s housing market data goes back through 2012.
- The median asking price of newly listed homes increased 15% year over year to an all-time high of $390,488, and rose 27% from the same time in 2020.
- The monthly mortgage payment on the median asking price home fell slightly to $2,018 at the current 3.76% mortgage rate. This was up 23% from a year earlier, when mortgage rates were 3.02%, and up 36% from the same period in 2020, when rates were 3.29%.
- Pending home sales were up 2.6% year over year and up 31% from the same period in 2020, just prior to the start of the pandemic.
- New listings of homes for sale were down 1% from a year earlier. Compared to 2020, new listings were down 10%.
- Active listings (the number of homes listed for sale at any point during the period) fell 24% year over year, dropping to an all-time low of 456,000. Listings were down 50% from the same period in 2020.
- 58% of homes that went under contract had an accepted offer within the first two weeks on the market, an all-time high. This was up from the 51% rate of a year earlier and 43% in 2020.
- 45% of homes that went under contract had an accepted offer within one week of hitting the market, an all-time high. This was up from 39% during the same period a year earlier and 30% in 2020.
- Homes that sold were on the market for a median of 26 days, down from 35 days a year earlier and 56 days in 2020.
- 44% of homes sold above list price, up from 35% a year earlier and 21% in 2020.
- On average, 2.6% of homes for sale each week had a price drop, up 0.5 percentage points from the same time in 2021, but down 0.6 percentage points from 2020.
- The average sale-to-list price ratio, which measures how close homes are selling to their asking prices, rose to 100.8%. In other words, the average home sold for 0.8% above its asking price. This was up from 99.5% in 2021 and 97.9% in 2020.
Other leading indicators of homebuying activity:
- Mortgage purchase applications decreased 2% week over week (seasonally adjusted) during the week ending February 25.
- For the week ending March 3, 30-year mortgage rates fell to 3.76% from 3.89% the prior week.
- Touring activity from the first week of January through February 27 was 6 percentage points behind the same period in 2021 and 7 points behind the same period in 2020, according to home tour technology company ShowingTime.
- The Redfin Homebuyer Demand Index fell 0.4% from the previous week during the seven-day period ending February 27 and was up 13% from a year earlier.
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National Hazing Prevention and Awareness Week takes place during the third week of September. UCF sponsors various events, workshops and educational sessions to help students understand the impact of hazing, including the short- and long-term consequences associated with participation in these activities. All events this year will be virtual.
The week includes a discussion sponsored by HazingPrevention.org featuring parents who have suffered the loss of their children to hazing incidents.
- On Monday, we will host two workshops on anti-hazing laws in the state of Florida. David Bianchi, author of Andrew’s Law recently signed by Gov. DeSantis, will discuss how the new law affects parents, students, staff and advisors.
- On Tuesday, UCF Band Director Tremon Kizer will facilitate a session on how we can change the culture of hazing by developing healthy traditions.
- On Wednesday, Office of Student Conduct staff members Xavier Shannon and Heather Cohen will share information about the organizational and group conduct process.
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As discussed in a previous Creative Industry Law blog post, California Attorney General Kamala Harris began a two-pronged enforcement strategy last year to bring mobile app developers, platform providers, and mobile ad networks in line with California’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (“COPPA”).
The AG sent notices of non-compliance to offending entities (a sample notice letter can be found here). In December, selected lawsuits were filed (e.g., Harris’ action against Delta). Recently, the Attorney General’s office released Privacy on the Go, a set of guidelines to help those involved in mobile app development, distribution platforms, and advertising to better understand how to meet California’s OPPA’s requirements.
For app developers, the guidelines recommend constructing a data checklist that accounts for all personally identifiable information (“PII”) an app couldcollect. Developers are also advised to avoid, if possible, any unnecessary collection of PII.
Also, a policy must be “holistic” to meet COPPA requirements. It must specify the PII it gathers, how it will be used, whether it will be shared, and whether the user retains any control over that information or not. The AG recommends that privacy policies open with a short, clear synopsis of their terms, and that developers offer users privacy settings to control how their data will be used.
Recognizing that platform providers play an important role in making consumers aware of rights and threats to privacy, the AG’s office also recommends that privacy policies be accessible from an app store, or other platform, so that consumers can review privacy information before making a download decision.
The role of operating system managers is also recognized. They are encouraged to put global privacy settings in place to provide users with a convenient means of controlling the data all their apps may utilize.
The most controversial of Harris’ recommendations concerns advertisers. Privacy on the Go suggests that advertisers should “avoid” delivering out-of-app ads that direct browsers to an advertiser’s URL or place icons on the device’s desktop. It further advises advertisers to cease their use of device-specific identifiers, which advertising engines may exploit to identify a consumer, in favor of less personally intrusive app-specific or temporary device identifiers.
These hortatory directives to the advertiser have drawn the ire of some important ad groups including the Direct Marketing Association, the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the American Advertising Federation, the Association of National Advertisers, the American Association of Advertising Agencies, and others. Charging the Attorney General with bias for the perspective of “the privacy, academic, and mobile app community,” the groups complain in an open letter that the office’s guidelines go beyond what the law requires and will “create uncertainty in the marketplace, raise unnecessary costs for business, restrict innovation, slow economic growth, reduce benefits for consumers, and result in job losses” (a familiar litany in the regulatory world).
Will Privacy on the Go come to be regarded as a set of guiding principles to promote better compliance with COPPA goals, or will it evolve into a more substantive legal standard? Will it be helpful or confusing? At the early stages of COPPA application standards are still unformulated, and either could happen. As the AG brings more enforcement actions in the context of this lively debate, we may begin to discern where on the spectrum between rulebook and recommendations specific preferred practices fall. Meanwhile, Privacy on the Go provides a useful checklist for app developer and distributors alike. Take a look at it here.

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When kids have a disability, people seem to forget that kids hear everything. As a former teacher, I have seen this happen so many times. Teachers talk in front of kids with disabilities as if they don’t understand. They say things in front of these kids that they’d never say in front of other kids. It’s very sad.
In the past 11 years, I’m sure I’ve said things in front of my son that I shouldn’t have. But I do try not to talk about him in front of him. I try not to show him that I’m exhausted from taking care of him. I don’t ever want him to feel like he is a burden. I might be tired, but he is never a burden.
Unfortunately, I have a hang-up with feeding my son. I don’t enjoy it. It takes so much time. And honestly, I guess I’m a little bitter. He’ll need help with feeding for his entire life. The funny thing is, he likes me to feed him!
At dinnertime, he always says, “Your turn,” with his communication device. I think he does it because he knows I don’t like it! I’ve made the huge mistake of saying this in front of him. Not directly to him, but in front of him. And I am so sorry I have.
His school had an awards breakfast the other day at school. When I got there, I asked the aide if he had eaten. She said they waited for me in case I wanted to do it. I said, “Oh no! I hate feeding him. I’d rather clean toilets.” I laughed, but a grandfather looked at me like I had just said the most horrible thing.
I tried to explain myself, but I still felt really bad. At that moment, I vowed to never complain about having to feed my son again. If a stranger was affected by my words, then so was my son. I don’t want him to feel guilty if he’s hungry. I don’t want him to be afraid to tell me he’s hungry. I don’t want him to ever feel like he’s wasting my time.
So try to be careful with your words. They matter. Our kids hear them and understand them loud and clear.

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SRK gets a 'sole'ful gift from fan
Mumbai - Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film 'Raees' is creating quite a buzz even before its release. The film’s songs, dialogues, and style are inspiring SRK fans all around.
Inspired by a popular dialogue from the film, a cobbler Shyam Bahadur, who is also a big SRK fan, has set up a board outside his small shoe shop that proclaims - ‘Koi bhi dhanda chotha nahi hota, aur dhandhe se bada koi dharm nahi hota’.
When King Khan came to know about this, he was eager to meet his fan Shyam Bahadur. Bahadur was called by King Khan to meet him. Shah Rukh hugged Bahadur, who was touched by this gesture. He gifted Shah Rukh a pair of shoes which he had crafted by his own hands for Shah Rukh Khan. The Khan has promised Bahadur that he will wear the gifted shoes with a matching Pathani. Now here's one straight from the sole!


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Eastern and Western routes of CPEC will be completed by early 2019.
CPEC Project Director Hassan Daud said this while talking to Radio Pakistan correspondent Sophia Siddiqui.
He said the first phase of CPEC envisages projects relating to road infrastructure, railways and energy sectors. These projects are expected to be completed by the end of this year.
He said the 2nd phase of CPEC envisages establishment of economic zones, which will bolster industrial growth in the country.
Hassan Daud said that nine zones will be established in all the provinces including FATA. Feasibility reports are being finalized for these zones. He said the provincial governments are taking interest in the economic zones which will go a long way in boosting Pakistan’s industrial production.
Replying to a question about the development of Balochistan under CPEC, the Project Director said Gwadar would become the Hub of business activities in the region.
Hassan Daud appreciated outreach of Radio Pakistan and said it has played very important role in promoting CPEC in the positive way.
Hassan Daud also made it clear that all the economic zones are not Chinese specific and Pakistani investors are being given equal opportunities and incentives for the investment. He said special incentives would be given to local investors who are willing to invest in the economic zones.
He said that construction work on Multan-Sukhur motorway is in full swing.
The Project Director said all the projects will open new era of development and create job opportunities in the country.
He was confident that CPEC will also increase people to people contacts and education collaboration between Pakistan and China. He said top five universities of the both courtiers will linked for research purpose.
He said nine Pakistan study centers would established in the Chinese universities while China has already established its centers in our universities. Vocational training centers are also being set up to take full advantage of the opportunties to be generated by the CPEC related project.


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NLEX goes for a sweep of the eliminations when it takes on Big Chill on Thursday in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
The Road Warriors had earlier secured an outright semifinal spot and now seek to repeat their 2012 Foundation Cup accomplishment of winning all their elimination round games.
NLEX, which holds an 8-0 win-loss card, face of at 12 p.m. with the Superchargers, who have an even 4-4 mark.
“Our motivation is to finish the eliminations without a loss,” said NLEX coach Boyet Fernandez, after the Road Warriors won against Cebuana Lhuillier, 76-68, on Tuesday.
Big Chill moved to fifth place after a 50-46 victory over Jumbo Plastic Linoleum on Tuesday. An upset win over NLEX will erase any possible complications with the midtable still a tight fight.
The top two teams enter the semifinals outright while the third to sixth-placed squads clinch quarterfinal berths.
“If we play the way we did (against Jumbo Plastic), I think we will give NLEX a good fight,” said Big Chill coach Robert Sison.
Fourth-running Blackwater Sports, at 4-3 still in contention for an outright semifinal seat, eyes its second straight win when it takes on Café France (3-4) in the 2 p.m. match.
The Bakers are fighting for a playoff spot as they are currently in sixth place in the standings.


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Well, why not?
DeRay McKesson, who lived in Minneapolis before he became a full-time paid protester in Ferguson, Missouri when it was torched, is now running for mayor of Baltimore where he led protests before it was torched.
DeRay for Mayor – Make Baltimore Burn Again–
For the record – DeRay McKesson and the other Ferguson and Baltimore protest leaders were trained in Soros-funded agitation.
The Ferguson protests and riots were never a grassroots movement.
The mob action was a carefully coordinated Soros-funded astroturf movement bent on destruction.
Professional race activists Deray McKesson and Johnetta Elzie (ShordeeDooWhop), pictured here in Baltimore, helped whip up the Ferguson mobs. Last year Fortune Magazine named these two professional mob activists two of the world’s greatest leaders.
On Tuesday DeRay got thumped in the Baltimore mayoral race.
The mob leader won just 3% of the vote and finished 6th.


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