I tweeted Bob Goff a few days ago because I was hoping he'd tweet me back.
I heard Bob's name for the first time only recently when I was sitting next to a waterfall in Oregon with a truly spectacular man. He was talking a mile a minute, telling me all about his relationship with Jesus and how inspired he'd been by this guy named Bob.
He began to tell me a few stories about the guy- something about a marriage proposal and something crazy about a glacier- but then he closed his mouth and shook his head- insisting that I had to read the stories for myself.
I bought Bob's book, Love Does, and dutifully packed it up in my car as I drove across the country.
So when I tweeted Bob- hoping that maybe he'd tweet me back, I scrounged around for his book and looked it up and down… sure that it was something I should read sooner rather than later.
A few minutes passed and my phone buzzed. I stared down at the screen in disbelief.
I was so surprised I nearly fell off of my roommate's bed.
I sped into work the next morning, bee lining it for my desk… and for Bob's book.
I had received a pretty fantastic invitation and I knew that the best thing I could do was to get to know my host a bit better.
The amazing thing about God is that He knows us really, really well.
I'm not sure why Bob Goff picked me, out of the thousands of people who follow him on twitter (and who had probably finished his book), to be his guest for the day. But I'm certainly glad that he did.
Not just because it was really cool, and not just because I got to be friends with Bob Goff, but for a reason that's much bigger and much cooler.
You see- by inviting me to the conference, Bob inadvertently invited me to read his book- I thought I'd be a terrible guest if I didn't. And by inviting me to read his book, Bob invited me into a whole new depth of knowing Jesus.
For the past month- maybe even since I got home from the World Race- I've been in a pretty nasty spin cycle with God.
Somehow, in my attempt to incorporate my 'race life' with my 'home life' and my 'race relationship with God' with my 'home relationship with God,' I began to think that all I needed was some ole' fashioned hard work- and maybe a little sweat.
But then I got home, and for some reason I just wasn't quite as good at 'working hard for Jesus' as I thought I'd be.
I would encourage myself, giving myself goals and pep talks, thinking that maybe I just had an off day and I'd be better at loving God tomorrow… but when the next day came, it just got worse.
If I could be just a little bit better, if I had been a little bit more disciplined, if I had turned around twice and chewed a piece of gum and closed one eye and then hopped on one foot- then maybe I'd feel close to God again.
Well- you can probably see this coming, but that 'theology' just wasn't cutting it. I was getting more frustrated and more discouraged by the day.
I never want to be one of those people. But with the way I've been acting these past few weeks- thinking that I can 'perform' my way into Jesus' heart- I'm afraid to look in the mirror, worried that one of those 'religious people' will be staring right back.
And so with my feet up on my desk, and Bob's book in my hand, I opened up the first page feeling pretty desperate. Something wasn't working and I had no idea what to do.
The way that Bob talks about Jesus is the way he talks about his best friends. He talks about Jesus without fancy Christian language and without big words and a degree in Old Testament Theology.
Bob leaves trails of childlike faith wherever he walks- bringing others into the delight, laughter and 'whimsy' of living life with Jesus.
And at some point during that 'dinner'- it felt like he and his family scooped me up and carried me into whimsy. It was like they had invited me to take off my 'big girl shoes,' telling me that it was ok to walk barefoot, letting the sand squish between my toes. I could stop trying so hard. I could take a breath.
Bob walked up to me that day, arms outstretched, welcoming me into a big hug and an instant friendship. We walked around the convention, laughing and telling stories, and he introduced me to everyone we saw. "This is my friend Stephanie!" he told nearly everyone in Atlanta.
Bob had no idea what he was doing for me when he invited me to be his guest- but God knew.
God knew that I needed someone to remind me of what's true- that God doesn't love me because I'm amazing, He loves me because HE is.
I needed someone to remind me that the world that we live in is full of fun and laughter and love and that 'big girl shoes' are not a requirement.
Thank you so much Bob. It was a pleasure to have met you!
This is great! Great stories multiply into more great stories!
Stephanie, this is so incredible!!! I love that Bob puts his phone number in the back of his book and invites anyone to call him to chat. What an amazing person he is. It seems like him to invite you, but what a cool opportunity all the same! God is doing some amazing things with you, Steph, and I am so excited to be your friend and to watch your journey!
Anne- you're the best. 🙂 You inspire me.
Thank you so much for reading Suzy!
oh my word. kinda jealous.
and am more happy for you for the amazing opportunity you had!
Thanks so much for reading Sara!! Thank you so much for your encouragement. 🙂 You should call Bob- he actually answers the phone number in the back of his book!!


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One objective of the efforts to legalize cannabis is to displace the illicit market. Much attention in this respect has been focused on the proposed rules regarding licences, taxes and security clearances. Less discussed is a planned tracking system aimed at keeping contraband out of the regulated market, and keeping track of legal cannabis from seed to sale. This article outlines what is currently known about the tracking system, including reporting requirements, rationale, timelines and who may be subject to relaxed rules. Since many aspects of the regime are not yet known, this article considers what the Canadian system could look like in light of existing, analogous tracking systems.
The federal government's proposed Cannabis Act1 provides for the Minister of Health to establish a national tracking system. Among other broad strokes, the proposed Act sets out the system's purposes. In addition to the obvious one of enabling the tracking of cannabis, the goals are preventing legal cannabis from being diverted into the illicit market, and keeping illegally-grown product out of the legal supply.2 It will also serve to facilitate any product recalls that may arise.
The breadth of the reporting requirement is notable in that it will impact those in the "downstream" part of the industry that is subject mostly to provincial regulation, in addition to "upstream" growers and producers that are generally governed by federal rules.
One group that will not be required to report, per the proposed Act, is consumers.6 Just as the government doesn't keep tabs on individuals' liquor purchases (with the possible exception of Mr. Comeau), the tracking system will not require collection of personal information by retail buyers of cannabis. It is not clear whether individuals who grow cannabis for their own consumption will be required to report into the tracking system,7 though if the rules in Canada are similar to those established by US states that have legalized cannabis, "personal use" growers will likely be exempt from reporting.
Health Canada has indicated that reporting will be done via an online portal on a monthly basis (other than for losses or thefts, which would be reportable within 10 days of detection),8 and that the system will expand on the existing tracking mechanism for medical marijuana.
Producers of medical cannabis are currently required to track and report their production, inventory and transactions, among other things, in some detail.9 The tracking rules are set out in the applicable federal regulation,10 and the reporting rules are outlined in each production licence. Reporting must be done monthly, but to gather the applicable data producers have to continually monitor many aspects of their business. This necessitates, for example, labelling each plant with a numbered (and sometimes bar-coded) tag.
Examples of cannabis tracking systems south of the Canadian border may provide an indication of what a future Canadian system may look like.
A starting point is that each plant must be physically tagged, assigned a number and strain name, and reported into the system.16 In the five states that use the same software, all tags include a radio-frequency function, which assists in tracking and reporting in that an electronic reader can identify plants thus tagged from a 10-foot distance. At least one state – Washington – does not require this technology, but still mandates a physical tag with an identification number. Waste, such as stems, stalk and unused flowers, must also be calculated and reported.
Once plants are harvested and packaged, each package is given a separate tag. When multiple packages are combined, e.g. for processing, that combined "batch" is given another tag. This tagging at multiple levels of the supply chain allows for tracing of the ultimate cannabis product, be it dried flower or the result of processing (e.g. an oil, tincture or edible), back to the source plants.
The proposed Act provides that information in the tracking system will generally not be disclosable to the public, and sets out some guidance on who may be given access. For example, information may be shared with provincial governments for verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with provincial rules. It also may be disclosed if "necessary to protect public health or public safety", such as to keep cannabis from being diverted into the illicit market.
While current licensed producers of medical cannabis will have an advantage over new recreational- market suppliers in understanding and complying with the future tracking system, there will still be much to learn for all market participants—new and old—including manufacturers, distributors and retailers. The costs for market participants required to comply with the tracking system are not yet known, and larger licensed producers and industry stakeholders may benefit from certain economies of scale. We look forward to reporting on the specifics of the new system, and any further consultation the government may solicit.
The shift from prohibition to cautious legalization of cannabis is creating opportunities not just for producers of cannabis, but for a wide range of supporting and spin-off industries, many of which will be impacted by the proposed cannabis tracking system.
Dentons' leading Cannabis Group has broad experience in advising businesses in the legal cannabis industry in Canada, and will continue to work closely with policy makers, licensed producers and other key stakeholders, and provide frequent insights on these important developments.
For more information about the proposed cannabis tracking system and how it may impact your business, or to discuss the Canadian cannabis industry generally, please contact Eric Foster, James Wishart or Daniel McElroy.
1 Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts. (2017). As passed by the House of Commons November 27, 2017. This is currently before the Senate, where it has passed Second Reading without amendment. It is referred to herein as the "proposed Act".
2 Section 81 of the proposed Act.
3 Section 82(1) of the proposed Act. Importers and exporters are also captured.
4 Small-scale growers and producers will have specific licencing rules. A micro-cultivation licence is expected to permit the cultivation of a maximum "plant canopy area" of 200 square metres. A micro-processing licence is anticipated to allow the processing of up to 600 kilograms of dried cannabis (or equivalent) per year, or the entire output of a single micro-cultivation licence. This is outlined on page 7 of Health Canada's Summary of Comments Received During the Public Consultation, which is referred to herein as the "Summary of Comments".
5 Page 11 of the Summary of Comments. No details of the relaxed rules for these groups were included in the Summary of Comments. Earlier guidance indicated that producers of industrial hemp would be required only "to report transactions involving the transfer of leaves, flowers and branches to another licence holder", and not be required to report any destruction of such material. See s. 4.3 of Health Canada's Proposed Approach to the Regulation of Cannabis, which is referred to herein as the "Proposed Approach".
6 Section 82(3) of the proposed Act.
7 The wording of the proposed Act indicates that the system will apply to "persons authorized" to do things with cannabis. This doesn't clearly exclude individuals growing for their own use, as the implicit allowances in the Act for growing up to four plants at home (s. 8(1)(a)) arguably means anyone is "authorized" to produce their own supply by the proposed Act. Leaving aside the speciousness of such argument, however, other guidance implies that the tracking system will be aimed at the commercial market, which indicates that own-use growers should be exempt.
8 Sections 4.3 and 4.4 of the Proposed Approach.
9 Health Canada: Licensed Producers' Reporting Requirements(accessed May 31, 2018).
10 Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (SOR/2016-230). See Division 5 – Record Keeping by Licensed Producers.
12 Per note 9 above, the reporting requirements are summarized on a Health Canada web page, but the details, including as to the manner of reporting, are not included.
13 The eight are Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maine, Oregon and Washington. A ninth, Vermont, has legalized the possession and gifting of recreational cannabis (effective July 2018), but sales are not permitted or regulated.
14 In some states, tracking systems also exist for medical cannabis, but those are less relevant to the impending Canadian tracking system.
15 California Department of Food and Agriculture: California Cannabis Track-and-Trace System(accessed May 25, 2018). The other three states are Oregon, Alaska and Nevada. Massachusetts may follow suit.
16 Seedlings and non-flowering plants are also tracked, but in batches rather than individually.


Political apathy grows in the modern world due to disappointment in existing structures and inability to influence situation.
Our platform arms people with a tool to change the status quo and implement their initiative from the very beginning: to find reliable co-founders, gather like-minded teammates and understand how to move forward.
We have created an online tool that helps thousands of projects and millions of people around Europe to make it a better place for living.
The classical theory of democracy defines democracy as "the will of the people" and "the common good". This is the kind of democracy that has shaped the EU and is embedded in European integration.
In line with democracy principles and priorities of 2017-2018 call for ideas the project proposed focuses on building vibrant social networks within local communities and between European countries, on strengthening collaboration of active citizens to jointly influence local problems and participate in local decision-making through implementation of socially significant projects.
Talaka platform will foster social capital of Europe by creating opportunities and providing assistance in launching and managing both local and cross-border community projects.
As a result of promotion of Talaka platform, we expect that implementation of community projects will become easier in Europe due to new opportunities to start projects without external support; within one year the total value of implemented projects will be up to 500 000 Euro (in equivalent), which exceeds 10 times the requested funding from Advocate Europe. This estimation is based on the platform's experience in Belarus: more than 300 projects were implemented in Belarus for the last year with the common value no less than 1,5 million Euro.
The project consists of three stages: (1) preparation stage (conduction of interdisciplinary Team-Effectiveness Research with the focus on online team-building and technical developing of the platform); (2) "bridge" stage (finding stakeholders for Social Challenges in European countries and defining locations for the upcoming Challenges); (3) "pinnacle" stage (conduction of up to three Social Challenges in European countries).
To implement the project, it is planned to apply project management approach, capacity building approach (for European partners and newcomers to the platform) and participatory approach (esp. during preparation of the research and conduction of the Challenges).
The methodology of Social Challenge has already been developed and put into practice in Belarus.
I am the founder of the platform and an integrated part of our like-minded team of 12 experts experienced not only in technical development of crowdfunding tools but also successfully implemented participatory engagement mechanism.
The very name of the platform – Talaka – denotes the form of rural mutual help in Slavonic cultures when it was needed to make urgent work jointly. In line with the name, our mission is to create a digital space for bringing together activists and opinion leaders and assisting them in improving life by solving local problems.
From 2013 over 1700 socially significant projects were launched on the platform and more than 40 000 people were engaged in them. Taking into account our experience, we see potential of the platform to become a Europe-wide resource.
Target groups (TG) of the project: TG1: already existing Talaka community (predominantly aged 22-40 (around 60% of the audience); TG2: socially active people in European countries (expected female/male ratio – 60%/40%); TG3: Donor organisations, businesses, NGOs and media resources in European countries interested in promotion of Social Challenge.
The final beneficiary of our services is the society at large benefiting from the implemented community projects.
Stakeholders of the project are non-governmental agencies, social/creative entrepreneurs and socially responsible business entities, local authorities both in Belarus and outside the country interested in extension of Talaka community and increase of the number of successfully implemented projects.
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We have created an online platform because it is scalable and potentially can become Europe-wide. We tend to create one common place where people can find dozens of successful projects, learn from mistakes of failed projects, find people who want to jointly bring changes into the world. The platform pushes cross-country collaboration on the level of communities which is more efficient in fostering European democracy than any official agreements.
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A small but growing number of Indian-Americans are assuming top positions at the U.S. Treasury Department in yet another sign of the community's rising influence in the public arena.
Recent years have seen a surge in the number of public servants from the community in both elected and appointed office at all levels of government. Indian-Americans constitute just 1% of the U.S. population, but have achieved disproportionate success in fields in which they have not been historically represented in high numbers, including diplomacy, law and politics. Although figures like Ambassador Rich Verma, Judge Sri Srinivasan and Governor Nikki Haley have becoming increasingly well-known figures across the U.S., Indian-Americans in other domains like banking and finance have garnered less attention, particularly in the public sector.
A shift is underway, however, with a rising number of Indian-Americans assuming positions in the highest echelons of the historic institution that was first led by Alexander Hamilton more than two centuries ago. The success of Indian-Americans at the Treasury Department is emblematic of the impact Indian-Americans are making on a large as well as to their commitment to public service.
Bimal Patel has been nominated to become the Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Financial Institutions. If confirmed, he would become the highest ranking Indian-American at the Department of Treasury.
Late last year, prominent banking attorney Bimal Patel was nominated by President Trump to serve in one of the Treasury Department's most prestigious and influential posts: Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Patel would become among the most senior Indian-American ever to serve at the Department of the Treasury. The role is a substantial one and the post was previously held by current Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Patel would be responsible for oversight over cybersecurity policy for the financial system, coordination of insurance policy, administration of community development and small business assistance programs and oversight over financial stability matters.
Patel is widely recognized as one of the leading banking and financial services attorneys in the country despite being only 36 years old. The depth and breadth of his current and previous work reflects not just his expertise, but his commitment to public service. He currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for the Financial Stability Oversight Council and also served as a Senior Advisor to Director Jeremiah O. Norton on the Board of Directors of the FDIC from 2012-2015 in the aftermath of the infamous U.S. financial crisis.
Those who know him praise his talents and qualifications for the Treasury Department post. "Bimal is a disciplined thinker whose careful, measured insights disarm even those who might wish to disagree with him," says Brian Boyle, a Partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, who worked closely with Patel in the private sector and is widely regarded as an authority on financial services and ERISA law.
A graduate of Harvard, Stanford and Georgetown, Patel also teaches an undergraduate course on banking regulation at Stanford University where he shares his expertise—and passion—for the field with the next generation of practitioners.
Patel's story is the story of the American dream. His parents immigrated from India in the 1960s. His father came to the U.S. after growing up in abject poverty, and earned his Ph.D. and split his career between corporate America and owning and operating a series of successful small businesses. Patel's parents were ultimately able to create a life for him that has allowed him to give back to the country that has given him and his family so much.
Poised to make history, Patel is cognizant of what his nomination means not just to the community, but to young, aspiring public servants across the country.
Former Deputy and Acting General Counsel Priya R. Aiyar, was the highest ranking Indian American woman to ever serve at the US Department of Treasury.
From 2013-2017, legal heavyweight Priya Aiyar served as the Deputy and later Acting General Counsel of the Department of Treasury. As chief legal officer, she oversaw Treasury's nearly 2,200-employee legal division, and advised the Treasury Secretary on a wide range of issues relating to domestic finance, international economic affairs, tax policy, terrorism finance and financial crimes enforcement. In recognition of her service, she was awarded the Alexander Hamilton Award, the Treasury Department's highest honor. She is now a Partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Washington D.C.
Aiyar's parents also came to the U.S. from India with limited financial resources but ultimately built successful careers because of the unique opportunities the U.S. afforded them.
After graduating from Harvard, Yale and Oxford (where she was a Rhodes Scholar) and clerking on the U.S. Supreme Court, Aiyar embarked on an exhaustive public service career, which included senior positions at the Energy Department, and as deputy chief counsel responsible for leading the investigation of the government and industry response to the infamous BP spill in the Gulf in April 2010.
Aiyar's distinguished career has made her a trailblazer twice over. As deputy and acting general counsel, Aiyar was the highest ranking Indian-American woman to ever serve in the Treasury Department, a rare distinction she is likely to retain for the foreseeable future.
Aiyar also links the growing number of Indian-Americans working at Treasury "with the increasing representation of Indian Americans at the top levels of many of the fields that the department draws on—from economics to law to IT to intelligence/national security. It makes sense that the numbers would be increasing" as a result.


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All 8 Harry Potter Movies Are Leaving HBO at the End of June
Watch them all this weekend before they disappear.
By Blake Harper
Jun 29 2018, 9:57 AM
It's a sad day for Potterheads. All eight Harry Potter movies, which have been airing on HBO since January, are leaving the network at the end of this month. Which means fans officially have two days to watch the films one last time. That, or wait until they're rebroadcast on SyFy and USA later this year. Both networks obtained the broadcasting rights and are planning to kick off their new partnership with Harry Potter marathons.
One of the primary appeals of the movies being shown on HBO was that they were also available on HBO GO, HBO NOW, and HBO On Demand, which allowed viewers to watch whichever one of the films they wanted at any time. It's been a fun six months. Now, anyone jonesing to watch Prisoner of Azkaban will have to use Amazon Prime or iTunes to rent or purchase the film online.
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With Bruce in the USA, the Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band post-Christmas treat is an amazing recreation of one of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's legendary concerts.
Matt Ryan played The Boss for eight years in the famous Legends In Concert Las Vegas tribute show before giving Springsteen his own dedicated show. Bruce in the USA debuted in Vegas in 2004, and has been a hit ever since across America, including successful shows in Springsteen's home town of Asbury Park, New Jersey, and in New York, where they were joined onstage by the late Clarence Clemons himself. You'll rock out to a full complement of classics, including "Thunder Road," "Hungry Heart," "Born to Run," and many, many more.


SMITHSHIRE - Joyce A. Hunter, 73, of Smithshire, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Roseville. She was born Dec. 8, 1941, in Macomb, the daughter of Harold and Anna Mary Ross Ruble. She married Eugene R. Hunter on March 26, 1966. He preceded her in death on Nov. 10, 2010. She is survived by two daughters, Amy Hunter of Florida and Tina (Chance) Hunter of Smithshire; one son, Bill (Tondi) Hunter of Roseville; five grandchildren, Chad, Delaney, Kenny, Graison, and Chance; one great-grandson, Bryson Tyler; and one sister, Lois Marie (Jerry) Schisler of Roseville. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one sister; one son, Kenneth; and one grandson, Caleb. She graduated from Roseville High School in 1960, and attended Gem City Business College in Quincy for two years. She was a C.N.A. and a L.P.N. at the LaMoine Christian Nursing Home in Roseville. She was a cook at Country Fun in Biggsville, Smolers in Monmouth, and Tasty Grill in Roseville. A memorial service will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2015, at Hoover Hall Funeral Home, with visitation from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials may be made to the Hospice Compasses and/or Roseville Ambulance Service. Wise Family-Hoover Hall Funeral Home is in charge of the service. Online condolences may be left at www.hooverhall.com.


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Modernization of Management's Discussion and Analysis and Other Financial Disclosures
Peter Fetzer, Stuart Fross, Jason Hille, Thomas Krysa, Justin Lauria-Banta, Stephen Meli, Margaret Nelson
On November 19, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments that will modernize, simplify and enhance certain financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K. The amendments are intended to enhance the focus of financial disclosures on material information for the benefit of investors while simplifying compliance efforts for registrants.
The amendments impact public companies and business development companies. The following are the highlights of the amendments as provided by the SEC in its Fact Sheet, and here is the link to the SEC's release. We are also attaching a table that highlights the amendments and the SEC forms that are impacted by the amendments, and will provide further insight in subsequent communications.
The amendments will become effective 30 days after they are published in the Federal Register. Registrants are required to comply with the rule beginning with the first fiscal year ending on or after the date that is 210 days after publication in the Federal Register (the "mandatory compliance date"). Registrants will be required to apply the amended rules in a registration statement and prospectus that on its initial filing date is required to contain financial statements for a period on or after the mandatory compliance date. Although registrants will not be required to apply the amended rules until their mandatory compliance date, they may comply with the final amendments any time after the effective date, so long as they provide disclosure responsive to an amended item in its entirety.
Amendments to Management's Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data,
and Supplementary Financial Information
The Commission voted to adopt amendments to modernize, simplify and enhance certain financial disclosures called for by Regulation S-K, and related rules and forms, in a manner that reduces the costs and burdens on registrants while continuing to provide material information to investors. The amendments are also designed to improve the readability and navigability of disclosure documents, and discourage repetition and disclosure of immaterial information.
The Commission proposed the amendments on Jan. 30, 2020 as part of its ongoing, comprehensive evaluation of disclosure requirements intended to improve the existing disclosure regime for both investors and companies. The amendments reflect the Commission's consideration of comment letters received in response to the proposal, as well as the staff's experience with Regulation S-K arising from the Division of Corporation Finance's disclosure review program and changes in the regulatory and business landscape since the adoption of Regulation S-K.
The changes to Items 301, 302, and 303 of Regulation S-K sharpen the focus on material information by:
Eliminating Item 301 (Selected Financial Data); and
Modernizing, simplifying and streamlining Item 302(a) (Supplementary Financial Information) and Item 303 (MD&A). Specifically, these amendments:
Revise Item 302(a) to replace the current requirement for quarterly tabular disclosure with a principles-based requirement for material retrospective changes;
Add a new Item 303(a), Objective, to state the principal objectives of MD&A;
Amend current Item 303(a)(1) and (2) (amended Item 303(b)(1)) to modernize, enhance and clarify disclosure requirements for liquidity and capital resources;
Amend current Item 303(a)(3) (amended Item 303(b)(2)) to clarify, modernize and streamline disclosure requirements for results of operations;
Add a new Item 303(b)(3), Critical accounting estimates, to clarify and codify Commission guidance on critical accounting estimates;
Replace current Item 303(a)(4), Off-balance sheet arrangements, with an instruction to discuss such obligations in the broader context of MD&A;
Eliminate current Item 303(a)(5), Tabular disclosure of contractual obligations, in light of the amended disclosure requirements for liquidity and capital resources and certain overlap with information required in the financial statements; and
Amend current Item 303(b), Interim periods (amended Item 303(c)) to modernize, clarify and streamline the item and allow for flexibility in the comparison of interim periods to help registrants provide a more tailored and meaningful analysis relevant to their business cycles.
In addition, the Commission adopted certain parallel amendments to the financial disclosure requirements applicable to foreign private issuers, including to Forms 20-F and 40-F, as well as other conforming amendments to the Commission's rules and forms, as appropriate.
Brief Summary of Amendments SEC Forms Impacted
Item 301: Selected Financial Data
Eliminated Item 301 requirement to furnish selected financial data for each of the registrant's last five fiscal years.
Replaced the references to Item 301 with a reference to Rule 1-02(bb) of Regulation S-X in Items 1112, 1114, and 1115 of Regulation AB.
Forms 10, 10-K, S-1, S-4, and S-11
Schedule 14A
Form N-2*
Forms SF-1 and SF-3
Item 302(a): Supplementary Financial Information
Streamlined Item 302(a) to eliminate the disclosure requirement except when there are one or more retrospective changes to the statements of comprehensive income for any of the quarters within the two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period for which financial statements are included or required to be included by Article 3 of Regulation S-X that, individually or in the aggregate, are material.
Item 303(a): Full Fiscal Years
Restructuring and Streamlining:
Established a new paragraph Item 303(a), to emphasize the purpose of the MD&A section at the outset to clarify and focus registrants.
Streamlined the text of Item 303.
Liquidity and Capital Resources:
Expanded Item 303(b)(1)(ii) (current Item 303(a)(2)) to require a discussion of material cash requirements, in addition to commitments for capital expenditures.
Clarified the liquidity and capital resources disclosure requirements of Item 303(b)(1) (for example, specifically requires disclosure of material cash requirements from known contractual and other obligations).
Results of Operations – Known Trends or Uncertainties:
Amended Item 303(b)(2)(ii) (current Item 303(a)(3)(ii)) to clarify that a registrant should disclose reasonably likely changes in the relationship between costs and revenues.
Results of Operations – Net Sales, Revenues, and Line Item Changes:
Amended Item 303(b) (current Item 303(a)(3), Item 303(a)(3)(iii) and Instruction 4 to Item 303(a)) to clarify that a registrant should include in its MD&A a discussion of the reasons underlying material changes from period-to-period in one or more line items.
Results of Operations – Inflation and Price Changes:
Eliminated the specific reference to inflation within current Item 303(a)(3)(iv).
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements:
Replaced current Item 303(a)(4) with an instruction emphasizing a more principles-based approach with respect to off-balance sheet arrangement disclosures.
Amended Items 2.03 and 2.04 of Form 8-K to retain the definition of "off-balance sheet arrangements" that is in current Item 303(a)(4).
Contractual Obligations Table:
Eliminated current Item 303(a)(5), the requirement that registrants provide a tabular disclosure of contractual obligations.
Critical Accounting Estimates:
Adopted Item 303(b)(3) to explicitly require disclosure of critical accounting estimates.
Forms 10, 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, S-4, and S-11
Form 1-A
Item 303(c): Interim Periods
Amended Item 303(c) (current Item 303(b)) to allow for more flexibility in interim periods compared and eliminated certain instructions, while providing cross-references to similar instructions to Item 303(b).
Effect on Foreign Private Issuers
Eliminated Item 3.A and generally conformed Item 5 of Form 20-F to the final amendments to Item 303.
Eliminated the contractual obligations disclosure requirement and replaced the off-balance sheet disclosure requirements in Forms 20-F and 40-F with a principles-based instruction.
Amended current Instruction 11 to Item 303 to conform to the hyperinflation disclosure requirements of Form 20-F.
Forms F-1 and F-4
* Form N-2 states that disclosure under Items 301–303 of Regulation S-K is only required if "the Registrant is regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act."
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Welcome to the Joint Charges of
St Johns Church, Johnstone and St Margarets Church, Renfrew
All ONLINE and streamed services at St Johns and St Margarets
Monday to Friday LIVE ONLINE Morning Prayer 9am is here
This coming Sunday is:- Sunday 23 January 2022 - Epiphany 3 the readings are on the pewsheet
next week is Sunday 30 January 2022 - Celebratng Candlemas
Wednesday services are in the church buildings in-person,
2pm is in-Church & telephone/zoom Church - 7pm is In-Church & Zoom
Monday - Friday on the zoom link below the text of the service will be shared on screen
NOTE:- no services are being streemed 23-29 January
All Zoom & Telephone events in 2022 are here Tel: 0131 460 1196 Meeting ID: 832 4184 0407 Passcode: 076546 and *6 to unmute on the phone
Monthly Newsletter:Jan & Feb 2022 back copies can be found on the archive page
Weekly downloads: PEWSHEET - Weekly INTERCESSIONS - GOSPEL Reflection
St Johns Church, Floors Street, Johnstone PA5 8QS
details of our church life are on this page
St Johns Episcopal Church website is at www.stjohnsjohnstone.org.uk
0945am RS Holy Communion - LWL Gill Reynolds
details of Music & hymns
this service will be streamed live
St Margarets Church, Oxford Road, Renfrew PA4 0SJ
1130am RS Holy Communion - LWL John Mitchell
Sundays in 2022 - 0945 at St Johns - usual social distancing and instructions for reception of communion given during the service
1130 at St Margarets - seating on every other row and 1m gap between different household groups, communion will be brought to you at your seat, one way system in operation
Wednesday services in both churches going ahead - communion will be brought to your seat at Renfrew
Mask wearing remains in place and no refreshments will be served until further notice.
Further details will be posted as they become necessary.
Thank you for your patience and consideration. It is anticipated restrictions will change at the end of January.
Responding to the Climate Crisis in faith, hope and charity
Our Responses to the Climate Crisis Action Plan of the General Synod is here
We are asking every group, household and individual in the Charges to make a response.
Response sheets WORD, PDF, ODT fill your form in and send it in for inclusion on this website.
Responses are welcomed from, children, individual adults, huseholds, families and groups.
These may be updated as the years of the coming decade advance and our ability to engage changes.
Baptisms/Christenings
A ministry for you
In the Scottish Episcopal Church we believe in marking the significant moments in life well. Baptisms can take place for people of any age 0-110! and mark the beginning of the Christian pilgrimage on earth and your formal entry into the life of the worldwide Church. Our Wedding Services are very flexible and allow for the selection of the readings and prayer that suit your circumstances best whether a young couple marrying for the first time or for a couple coming to Scotland to marry in church having not been able to in another country. With the selection of traditional rituals available you can make your celebration one that works for you and your life now. As our loved ones die and we wish to mark their passing as unique individuals, the SEC Funeral Services provide the perfect framework for saying goodbye and remembering with dignity and joy lives which were shared with us. If you would like to discuss any of these ministries please contact the Rector who will be pleased to help you create a dignified and profound event suited to you.
The Lectionery and Calendar of the Scottish Episcopal Church can be found here
it contains details of the readings set for each day of the year and all the festivals and celebrations we shall observe in 2021
You can support the ongoing work of the SEC through a Legacy in your Will
See the Provincial website page -> Leave a Legacy for further details
Monthly Newsletter download:Jan & Feb 2022 back copies can be found on the archive page
Archive of previous weeks downloadable resources - Archive of our ONLINE SERVICES
Streaming of the Provincial SEC weekly Service can be found here.
Daily Prayer in the Scottish Episcopal Church is an important part of our spiritual life and can be followed here
CORONAVIRUS - please note that the SEC has issued instructions for Charges regarding the coronavirus for church gatherings here.
We are churches of all sorts of families and households. There are people who come to church alone, with friends, with partners, wives, husbands.....and their dog. The Scottish Episcopal Church welcomes people of all sexualities, discovering who we are is a life-long process for all of us. Both of the churches in this United Benefice welcome LGBT people, their friends and partners. We have worked hard at being a safe space for people to come and discover the depth of their faith, to feed on the jewels of the scriptures and feast on the sacraments. Same-sex couples can be married in both churches too. Come and join us with your household to find out more about belonging in the Scottish Episcopal Church - you are welcome!
For details of the churches and their ministry contact the Rector:-
the Very Rev'd Reuben James Preston 07971 895897 Rector@SECStJohnStMargaret.org.uk
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IWA 2018 / New from Poli: Diamond over-under shotgun. The Poli Diamond over-under shotgun is the stylistically and technically more advanced proposal from the Poli brothers.
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The Poli Diamond over-under: a totally hand-made, customized shotgun.
The Fratelli Poli Armi company is well-known to the hunters who are looking for absolutely efficient weapons with the added value of a totally hand-made, customized product. We are talking about break-action shotguns, fine weapons that arise from the needs of hunters.
Poli Diamond, the elegant over-under
The Poli Diamond features a Boss-type action. The engravings are entirely hand-made.
With the Diamond hunting over-under shotgun, Poli presents to the public a shotgun that expresses the top of its production, with regard both to the choice of materials and the mechanical and aesthetic processing, for an exclusive final result.
Every single piece of the Diamond over-under is entirely made from solid blocks. This technique maximizes the quality, precision, and mechanical strength of any single piece and therefore of the entire weapon.
The stocks are strictly class exibition walnut, finished in "tru oil" with fine hand checkerig (using type 0.8 tools).
Poli Diamond over-under shotgun: features
The demiblock barrels are made of molybdenum chrome steel and entirely hand-finished. The ribs are tin / silver welded – a system adopted so as to avoid altering the molecules of steel.
The action is the Boss type, as well as the forend iron that enhances the straightforward elegance of the shotgun. The length of the barrels and the various choke levels, with fixed or interchangeable chokes, depend on the choice and the needs of the hunter.
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The shotgun rounded receiver enhances the harmony of the lines. This over-under stands out among all the other models for its removable Holland & Holland locks.
The single-trigger or double-trigger system is at the hunter's choice. The engravings are designed on personal taste and customer request, entirely hand-made by the best engraver masters specially chosen according to the requested subject.
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Same-sex marriage in Maine has been legally recognized since December 29, 2012. A bill for the legalization of same-sex marriages was approved by voters, 53–47 percent, on November 6, 2012, as Maine, Maryland and Washington became the first U.S. states to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote. Election results were certified by the Maine Secretary of State's office and the Governor of Maine, Paul LePage, on November 29.

The 2012 referendum was a reversal of action on a similar bill three years earlier. On May 6, 2009, a bill to allow same-sex marriage in Maine was signed into law by Governor John Baldacci following legislative approval. Opponents of the bill successfully petitioned for a referendum before the law went into effect; voters rejected the law on November 3, 2009 in a "people's veto". Until the referendum result rejected the law, it appeared that Maine would be the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage through the legislative process with a governor's signature, rather than following a judicial ruling. Vermont was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage by statute, but its legislature did so by overriding its governor's veto.

Both U.S senators from Maine, Republican Susan Collins and Independent Angus King, support same-sex marriage.

Domestic partnerships

In 2004, Maine established domestic partnerships, which provide some of the legal rights and benefits of marriage. A domestic partnership grants the couple, opposite-sex or same-sex, inheritance rights, domestic violence protection, and the right to make medical decisions, among others. The legislation was passed by the Maine Legislature and signed into law by Governor John Baldacci on April 28, 2004. It took effect on July 30, 2004.

Same-sex marriage

1997 legislation
I.P. 1 - L.D. 1017, An Act to Protect Traditional Marriage and Prohibit Same Sex Marriages, was passed on March 28, 1997. On March 27, the House voted 106–39 in favor followed by the Senate the following day, which voted for the bill 24–10. The bill would have gone to a referendum if it had been rejected by either Governor Angus King or the Maine Legislature, since the bill was initiated by referendum. The law was repealed in 2012.

2009 legislation
In January 2009, Senator Dennis Damon introduced a bill titled An Act To End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom to allow same-sex couples to marry in Maine. A public hearing took place on April 22 at the Augusta Civic Center because of high levels of interest. The legislation extended the right to refuse to perform same-sex marriages to any "person authorized to join persons in marriage" rather than to clergy only. It did not require that such refusals be based on religious beliefs. The Act also maintained the requirement for genetic counseling in marriage between first cousins of the opposite sex and expanded it to include first cousins of the same sex, despite the inability of persons of the same sex to conceive a child together.

Governor John Baldacci previously opposed allowing same-sex couples to marry, but said he was keeping an open mind.

On April 28, 2009, the Joint Committee on Judiciary endorsed the bill. The vote was 11 in favor, 2 against, and 1 recommending that the issue be sent to the voters via referendum. On April 30, the Senate approved the bill 20–15 in a preliminary vote accepting the Judiciary Committee's majority "Ought To Pass" report. That same day, senators rejected an amendment that would have sent the same-sex marriage question to voters in a referendum and passed the bill by a final vote of 21–14. On May 5, 2009, the House of Representatives passed the bill 89–58. The bill was then sent back to the Senate for a final vote on enactment. On May 6, Governor Baldacci signed the bill into law. Baldacci became the first governor in the nation to sign a same-sex marriage law. The law was due to take effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourned.

Repeal campaign

The day after Governor Baldacci signed the Act, opponents of same-sex marriage launched a campaign to repeal it through a voter referendum. The campaign was successful in placing the question on the ballot, and on November 3, 2009, it passed by a vote of 53% to 47%, repealing the law.

2012 initiative

On June 30, 2011, EqualityMaine and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced plans to place a voter initiative in support of same-sex marriage on Maine's November 2012 ballot. The title of the citizen initiative was An Act to Allow Marriage Licenses for Same-Sex Couples and Protect Religious Freedom, and the text of their proposed ballot question was:

On July 27, 2012, Secretary of State Charlie Summers released the final wording of the ballot question. The question on the November ballot read:

On January 26, 2012, supporters delivered over 105,000 petition signatures for the initiative to the Secretary of State's office, exceeding the minimum of 57,277 required signatures. The Secretary of State announced on February 23 that the office verified 85,216 signatures, qualifying it for the November 2012 ballot. The 2012 campaign to legalize marriage for same-sex couples in Maine was led by a group called Mainers United for Marriage. Several groups had also formed in opposition.

On November 6, 2012, in a reversal of the vote three years earlier, Maine became one of the first U.S. states to approve same-sex marriage through a ballot initiative and the fifth New England state to legalize same-sex marriage. The results were a reverse of those seen in the 2009 referendum, with 53 percent in favor and 47 percent opposed. Maryland and Washington voters also approved same-sex marriage the same day. The definition of marriage in the state of Maine is now the following:

Taking effect
The law took effect on December 29, 2012, 30 days after the election results were certified by Governor Paul LePage on November 29. The 29th being a Saturday, most town and city offices would not be open until Monday, December 31, to issue marriage licenses. However, Augusta and Gardiner announced that they would open with limited hours on the 29th to issue licenses. Brunswick said they would issue licenses from 9 a.m. to noon that day, but by appointment only. Portland announced that they would open City Hall at 12:01 a.m. on the 29th to issue marriage licenses and perform weddings. City spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said that City Hall would be open until 3:01, but that anyone in line before then would be given service. Additionally, Portland and other communities, who planned to be open, stated that any couple who wanted a marriage license that day would be given one, not just same-sex couples. Some municipalities, such as Farmington, Lewiston and Auburn, said they would not open on the 29th, due to little demand in those locations. Some also stated that they could not afford to open, or saw no need to open just because the law was changed.

The first same-sex couple to marry were Steven Bridges and Michael Snell, who married at Portland City Hall just after midnight at 12:25 a.m.. More than 40 same-sex couples married in Maine that Saturday, December 29, in at least 10 municipalities: Augusta, Bangor, Brewer, Brunswick, Falmouth, Freeport, Gardiner, Hallowell, Portland, and South Portland.

Native American nations
State law grants the Penobscot Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians jurisdiction over the marriages and divorces of tribal members. As a result, the state same-sex marriage law does not apply to these tribes, though tribal members may still request a marriage license from their county clerk. It is unclear if same-sex marriage is legal in these tribes. It is also unclear if marriages performed under native custom, known in Maliseet-Passamaquoddy as  (), and in Abenaki as  (), are recognized as valid on the reservations.

Economic impact
A University of California, Los Angeles research study from February 2009 estimated that extending marriage to same-sex couples in Maine would have a positive impact on the state's economy and budget. The study found that same-sex weddings and associated tourism would generate $60 million in additional spending in Maine over three years, creating 1,000 new jobs. The state would see an increase of $3.6 million in revenues over the next three years, resulting from increased sales tax revenues of approximately $3.1 million and new marriage license fees of $500,000. In calculating the net benefit to the state, the study approximated that half of Maine's 4,644 same-sex couples, or 2,316 couples, would marry in the first three years that marriage is available to them. The study also estimated that approximately 15,657 same-sex couples from other states would come to Maine to marry.

Marriage statistics
In the twelve months that followed the implementation of same-sex marriage in Maine, a total of 1,530 same-sex couples had married, according to the state's Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics. This comprised 16% of all marriages recorded in Maine in that time. Marriages between women outpaced marriages between men by a tally of 970 to 560.

Public opinion
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|+style="font-size:100%" | Public opinion for same-sex marriage in Maine
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! style="width:200px;"| Date(s)administered
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! Margin oferror
! style="width:100px;"| % support
! style="width:100px;"| % opposition
! style="width:40px;"| % no opinion
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| Public Religion Research Institute
| align=center| March 8–November 9, 2021
| align=center| ?
| align=center| ?
|  align=center| 75%
| align=center| 23%
| align=center| 2%
|-
| Public Religion Research Institute
| align=center| January 7–December 20, 2020
| align=center| 214 random telephoneinterviewees
| align=center| ?
|  align=center| 77%
| align=center| 22%
| align=center| 1%
|-
| Public Religion Research Institute
| align=center| April 5–December 23, 2017
| align=center| 359 random telephoneinterviewees
| align=center| ?
|  align=center| 71%
| align=center| 25%
| align=center| 4%
|-
| Public Religion Research Institute
| align=center| May 18, 2016–January 10, 2017
| align=center| 594 random telephoneinterviewees
| align=center| ?
|  align=center| 59%
| align=center| 32%
| align=center| 9%
|-
| Public Religion Research Institute
| align=center| April 29, 2015–January 7, 2016
| align=center| 460 random telephoneinterviewees
| align=center| ?
|  align=center| 56%
| align=center| 35%
| align=center| 9%
|-
| New York Times/CBS News/YouGov
| align=center| September 20–October 1, 2014
| align=center| 1,531 likely voters
| align=center| ± 2.8%
|  align=center| 63%
| align=center| 27%
| align=center| 10%
|-
| Public Religion Research Institute
| align=center| April 2, 2014–January 4, 2015
| align=center| 300
| align=center| ?
|  align=center| 63%
| align=center| 30%
| align=center| 7%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| November 8–11, 2013
| align=center| 964 voters
| align=center| ± 3.2%
|  align=center| 54%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| 9%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| August 23–25, 2013
| align=center| 953 registered voters
| align=center| ± 3.2%
|  align=center| 53%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| 9%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 18–20, 2013
| align=center| 1,268 Maine voters
| align=center| ± 2.8%
|  align=center| 53%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| 4%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| November 1–2, 2012
| align=center| 1,633 likely voters
| align=center| ± 2.4%
|  align=center| 53%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| 5%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| September 17–18, 2012
| align=center| 804 likely voters
| align=center| ± 3.5%
|  align=center| 52%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| 8%
|-
| Maine People's Resource Center
| align=center| March 31–April 2, 2012
| align=center| 993 registered voters
| align=center| ± 3.11%
|  align=center| 58%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| 2%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| March 2–4, 2012
| align=center| 1,256 voters
| align=center| ± 2.8%
|  align=center| 54%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| 5%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| October 28–31, 2011
| align=center| 673 voters
| align=center| ± 3.8%
|  align=center| 51%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| 8%
|-
| Goodwin Simon Strategic Research
| align=center| May 18–24, 2011
| align=center| 1,003 likely November 2012 voters
| align=center| ± 3.1%
|  align=center| 53%
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| 7%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| March 3–6, 2011
| align=center| 1,247 voters
| align=center| ± 2.8%
|  align=center| 47%
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See also
 Domestic partnership in Maine
 LGBT rights in Maine
 Same-sex marriage in the United States

Notes

References

2012 in LGBT history
Maine
LGBT rights in Maine
2012 in Maine

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A Midsummer Night's Dream up for award
November 3, 2008 at 11:24 am	(Marketing and PR News) (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Ballet, dance award, manchester, manchester evening news, Northern Ballet Theatre, Theatre)
We're delighted to once again have been nominated for a Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for David Nixon's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Palace Theatre.
Also nominated in the dance category of the MEN awards are Don Quixote, from the Kirov Ballet at The Lowry, Nederlands Dans Theater, at The Lowry and
Push, with Sylvie Guillem and Russell Maliphant at The Lowry. The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony featuring stars of stage and screen on December 2 at the Midland Hotel in Manchester.
NBT won the dance category last year for David Nixon's production of The Three Musketeers.
You can read all the nominations on the MEN site
The Dream in Manchester – Ballet Fashion Shoot!
May 19, 2008 at 10:57 am	(Artist's News, Marketing and PR News) (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Ballet, fashion shoot, manchester, Theatre)
Four of NBT's dancers took part in a fashion shoot for the Manchester Evening News ahead of performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Palace Theatre last week.
Georgina May, Yi Song, Michela Paolacci and David Ward posed in beautiful 1940s costumes from the production at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, sometimes getting right down to their stylish smalls! (Photos: Sean Wilton)
The pictures accompanied Helen Tither's article interview with David Nixon who not only choreographed the ballet but also designed the costumes. HERE
Click here to read a review of the first night performance at the Palace
NBT scoops top accolade
December 6, 2007 at 11:10 am	(Company News, Marketing and PR News) (Ballet, dance awards, manchester, The Three Musketeers, Theatre, Theatre Awards)
Northern Ballet Theatre wins Manchester Evening News Theatre Award
Northern Ballet Theatre (NBT) has scooped a top accolade at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. NBT won the dance award for its production The Three Musketeers, which the company performed at the Opera House in Manchester from 9-12 May 2007.
The awards were announced yesterday at the Midland Hotel, Manchester. NBT's Artistic Director David Nixon attended the ceremony and said, "it is truly an honour to have received this award. I would like to thank all the members of the panel and our audiences in Manchester for their continued support. I would also like to thank my talented and gifted dancers and all the staff at NBT, without whom The Three Musketeers would not have been possible or enjoyed such success."
M.E.N. Theatre Awards: The winners
Take a bow, our worthy winners
STOP PRESS! NBT wins the M.E.N. Best Dance Award
December 5, 2007 at 4:44 pm	(Company News, Events) (Ballet, dance awards, manchester, The Three Musketeers, Theatre)
News just in: NBT have won the Manchester Evening News Best Dance Award for The Three Musketeers.
Others nominated in this category were;
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, at The Lowry
Carlos Acosta, at The Lowry
Henri Oguike Dance Company, at The Lowry
Richard Alston Dance Company, at The Lowry
More news to follow as and when we get it…
Read more about the nomination


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The Billion Dollar Interview with Constellation Asset Management
October 2014 | Eurekahedge
Constellation is an equity asset management company founded in 1999 to invest in Brazilian companies using a fundamental approach with an in-depth investment process. Constellation's strategies are long short and long only, with a mid- to long-term horizon. Both strategies offer vehicles to both local and foreign investors.
Shariah Compliant Funds Seek a Safe Haven in Brazil's Free Trade Zones
August 2014 | Alexandre Ferreira Lopes, Maalouf Ashford & Talbot
With expansion plans charted beyond core market horizons in the Middle East and Malaysia, Islamic finance is setting its sights on finding a safe haven to dock in southern waters. Banco do Brasil, Latin America's biggest bank by assets, is ready to welcome these explorers with the launch of Brazil's first Shariah compliant equity fund. Alexandre Ferreira Lopes guides us through these new waters.
Hedge Funds: All Eyes on the World Cup (and Reinsurance)
August 2014 | Martin Mankabady, Clyde & Co
The World Cup was fantastic and surpassed all expectations. It is a shame that England could not also have surpassed expectations. Amidst all the coverage of the event, there was one interesting article in the press, which did not cover the usual ground of match reports, injury updates and post-mortems of England's or Brazil's performance – it was an article on how hedge funds are investing in the football sector and will continue to do so. The interest generated by the World Cup is only likely to whet the appetite of such investors even further.
The Billion Dollar Interview with Gabriel Srour, Hedge Funds Co-CIO at Gávea Investimentos
June 2014 | Eurekahedge
Gávea Investimentos was founded in 2003 by Arminio Fraga Neto, former Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil and former Managing Director at the Soros Fund and Luiz Henrique Fraga, former President of Latinvest Asset Management. The firm started with the launch of a Global Macro hedge fund with a focus on Emerging Markets. As the business successfully evolved, clients expressed the desire for investing in private equity in Brazil using our expertise. We then established in 2006 our Private Equity line of business which, as of May 2014, has completed 45 investments and 23 successful exits. Over the last three years, we have added two new lines of business that have been consistently expanding: Public Equities and Real Estate
Brazil and Recent Developments in Islamic Finance Initiatives
June 2014 | Alvaro Taiar Jr and Felipe A Bitar
Brazil already boasts a good level of trade flow with Islamic countries. Trade flow growth over the last 10 years has been above 400%. A good example of this is the export of Halal certified chicken. According to the Brazilian Aviculture Union (Ubabef), Brazil exported 1.48 billion tons of chicken to Middle Eastern countries in 2013. The good results are the consequence of a partnership in which the Brazilian market respects and complies with the requirements of the Islamic market.
Brazil: Gateway to the Halal Market?
December 2013 | Rebecca Simmonds
Brazil is a predominantly Catholic country, but has carved a niche for itself in the Halal market. One of the largest suppliers of Halal goods to the GCC and the most promising opportunity for Islamic finance in Latin America, Rebecca Simmonds investigates Brazil's promising future.
Shariah Compliant Funds Could Boost Brazilian Development
April 2013 | Alexandre Lopes, Maalouf Ashford & Talbot
The sixth-largest global economy, Brazil represents a very real opportunity for Islamic finance to spread its wings in a hitherto relatively untapped region, while Shariah compliant finance offers Brazil an exciting source of funding to boost development. Alexandre Lopes discusses the opportunities and challenges involved.
Brazil: New Regulation for Service Providers of Brazilian Credit Rights Investment Funds
March 2013 | Walter Stuber, Walter Stuber Consultoria Jurídica
On February 6, 2013, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM) issued CVM Instruction No. 531 (CVM Instr. 531/2013), amending: (i) CVM Instruction No. 356, of December 17, 2001 (CVM Instr. 356/2001), which regulates the incorporation and operation in Brazil of credit rights investment funds (fundos de investimento em direitos creditórios – FIDCs) and investment funds which invest in units of such credit rights investment funds (fundos de investimento em cotas de fundos de investimento em direitos creditórios – FICFIDCs); and (ii) CVM Instruction No. 400, of December 29, 2003 (CVM Instr. 400/2003), which deals with securities' distribution public offerings.
May 2012 | Pattman and Philip Millward, Walkers Global
With mounting competition on the ground, Brazil-based fund managers are increasingly looking to attract international investors, giving rise to the rapid growth of the offshore Latin American asset base.
Hedge Fund Interview with Florian Bartunek and Eduardo Munemori of Constellation Asset Management
Constellation Asset Management manages the Constellation Fund, an equity long/short fund that invests primarily in Latin America. The fund trades the following strategies: relative value, pair trading, merger arbitrage, capital structure arbitrage and convertible bond arbitrage. The fund does not invest heavily in the fixed income markets. The founding partners and co-portfolio managers, Florian Bartunek and Eduardo Munemori, are based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.


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Via TRM's Products Address Client Needs
VIA Team
"Everybody deserves to have an efficient workday," says Via's CCO
From the first moment Via TRM was launched, the company was borne out of client need and client request.
"It was built collectively by and for international educators because every person who comes into our orbit has a voice in what we do," says Lisa Stern, Chief Client Officer (CCO) at Via. "We listen and then put on our business hats and our technological savvy to make sure our solutions are efficient, logical, beautiful, user friendly and intuitive. But the seeds, the water and the sunshine come from our clients."
Via's Chief Client Officer, Lisa Stern.
As a travel relationship and risk management company, Via TRM helps higher education institutions and study abroad advisors recruit and manage travelers. From study abroad programs to university systems that manage students, faculty, and staff travel, our software solutions help power global experiences to change our world.
Via TRM grew out of a vision—and frustration, Stern says. Via's founder worked in a study abroad office and grew tired of struggling to make their software system fit her needs. She set out to create software solutions that were easy to use, reliable and affordable, starting Via TRM in 2011.
Via builds team of experts, including software engineers and UX/UI designer
Over the years, Via has grown its team with an eye on improving its products. At the heart of Via's product line is Via Global, our flagship study abroad software solution. Via Global connects EA offices with travelers—even before they apply. By simplifying study abroad, Via Global helps make the workday easier for our clients. Travelers also love that Via Global is visually appealing, intuitive and easy to use.
Via Travel, another easy-to-use software solution, helps track and manage solo and group travel. It features on-site text and geolocations so clients always know where their travelers are in the world.
Via works with small privates to large publics, Ivy League schools to community colleges, top senders to one-person offices and providers. "Every client is important," Stern says.
"Everybody deserves to have an efficient workday," she says. "We're tech geeks and we geek out on making things easier and better. We really get excited about it."
A snapshot of the Via Global dashboard.
Via engages with clients both proactively and reactively, Stern says.
"We ask a lot of questions and we listen," she says. "We ask a lot of questions in training and onboarding. We don't just say, 'Click here, click there.'"
Via also hosts monthly user research sessions to see how to make products better and more impactful. The sessions are around a theme: In January, the focus was on what tools clients need to keep travelers safe abroad; in February, it was on program budgets and how best to share program costs before travelers apply.
In April, the theme will be Dashboards and Journeys (customizable if/then logic). Anyone who wants to participate can sign up here.
"We are where we are from listening to our clients," Stern says. "Most have been doing this for a long time so we learn a lot from them."
Via keeps track of every suggestion clients make. Each quarter, the Via team reviews those suggestions and makes decisions about what's going to be on the roadmap for the near future.
"We prioritize based on what we think will help make our clients' workday less stressful and more efficient—what will help them the most," Stern says.
Over the past year, Via has added a lot of batch functionality, Stern cites as an example. "Why do it a hundred times when you can do it once?"
UChicago study abroad office says Via has saved their staff "significant time" in application and form processing. Via also helped the office solve many challenges, including consolidating summer grant applications and study abroad applications into one straightforward system.
"We really love working with the Via team," says Elana Kranz, deputy director of study abroad at UChicago "They are responsive, knowledgeable, solutions-focused, and friendly."
Other clients like the University of Massachusetts Amherst also rave about Via's responsiveness. AJ LeBlanc at UMass says it's obvious to her team that Via was founded by international educators for the IE community.
"With all of our interactions with Via, it's been, 'We understand what you're doing. We understand it needs to be easy for admin and students. We understand there's a huge picture here. Here's what we can offer,'" LeBlanc says. "We're all speaking the same language."
Via TRM believes global experiences will change our world. That's why we created traveler relationship management and travel risk management software, which helps universities and study abroad program providers to empower global experiences. With this blog, we're looking to feature people who share Via's "why." If that's you or one of your colleagues, tell us more. We might just feature you here!


The Jewish Film Festival captures the diversity of Jewish life on celluloid. For two weeks, filmmakers from all over the world present a varied programme.
Hans-Otto-Theater in Potsdam is one of the venues of the Jewish Film Festival.
The films are shown in various cinemas in Berlin and Potsdam (see website for details).


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This ward has 13 beds, all of which are cubicles, and is for children with cancer and leukaemia. The department provides a comprehensive service for the diagnosis and management of childhood leukaemia and solid tumours.
Elephant Ward Nurses' station telephone number: 020 7829 8821.
Children on Elephant Ward are cared for by a large multi-disciplinary team which includes are our highly qualified nurses and clinical nurse specialists, haematology consultants, oncology consultants, physiotherapists, pharmacists, healthcare assistants, play specialists and housekeeping staff.
Some of the conditions and treatments on Elephant Ward include diagnosis and management of childhood leukaemia, lymphomas and solid tumours, histiocytic disorders and myelodysplasias, disorders of haemoglobin synthesis, red cell disorders and bone marrow failure.
Visitors are welcome on Elephant Ward. However, visitors are asked to leave by 9pm so that children and families on the ward can rest.
One parent or carer is welcome to stay with their child during an admission. The other parent or carer can visit at any time but will not be able to stay overnight on the ward. Grandparents and other friends and relatives are also welcome to visit but preferably between 10am and 9pm, so that the child and their family can rest.
A patient's brothers and sisters can visit too, but again only between 10am and 9pm. There are toys and games in the ward playroom to keep them occupied. Please remember that you are responsible for siblings' behaviour at all times in the hospital as our staff cannot supervise siblings.
Each cubicle on Elephant Ward has facilities for one parent to stay overnight with their child, and each also has an en suite bathroom which you and your child will be able to use. All cubicles are equipped with TVs and DVD players.
Elephant Ward has a well-equipped playroom and a play specialist during the week who organises activities. The play specialist can provide age appropriate play opportunities and can help to prepare your child for the procedures that he or she will undergo in hospital.
If you have any questions, please telephone Elephant Ward on 020 7829 8821.
The charity Children with Cancer UKoffers advice and support.


Mary Novaria : Cheers to Thelma & Louise, Lucy & Ethel, Girlfriends, Sisters, Cousins Everywhere!
Cheers to Thelma & Louise, Lucy & Ethel, Girlfriends, Sisters, Cousins Everywhere!
Kristen and I jumped into the rental car at Maui's Kahului Airport. Primed for adventure, sunshine and Mai Tais, we were Thelma and Louise. Okay, so Brad Pitt didn't tag along and our Alamo rental may not have been a '66 T-bird, but at least it wasn't a minivan.
While the iconic characters, played by Susan Sarandon and Gina Davis, had some significant legal troubles, the closest my cousin and I came to breaking the law was meandering off the trail in the Iao Valley State Park in search of a promised but elusive waterfall. Who could blame us? This was an escape, after all, a brief respite from daily pressures of work and family and, for Kristen, the looming cold, snow and darkness promised by another Alaskan winter. We needed to bank some serious Vitamin D.
One way to stay a step ahead of the law is to not drink and drive. That means grilled fish and frothy blended piña coladas at the condo… or a walk on the beach to happy hour and dinner. The sunsets are spectacular and, later, the stars speckle the sky like a zillion diamonds… but not enough to light the way home, mind you. It would be an exaggeration to say we actually got "lost" on the beach; we knew where we were. We just couldn't find the unlighted public access in the dark, even with the flashlight apps on Kristen's iPhone and my Droid. We climbed steps and scaled dunes, passing an amorous couple on a blanket—as well as the path we were looking for--several embarrassing times before we found our way.
Thelma and Louise had morphed quickly into Lucy and Ethel. Maybe we should have used Ricardo or Mertz in Sarento's a few nights later. Instead, we had a go at my husband's ruse. He gives the hostess a phony moniker, often using "Kramer" as an homage to Jerry Seinfeld's fictional, across-the-hall neighbor. But we couldn't pull it off. When Kristen blurted out "Smith!" at the hostess stand, I started to giggle, telling the two humorless, well-coifed and stylish twenty-somethings managing the table traffic, "We've had too much sun." Like Queen Victoria, they were not amused.
We had a few other Lucy and Ethel moments on Maui. For starters, our five-day gabfest caused us to miss a turn here and there… Our rental car—reminder: NOT a '66 T-bird—apparently is common enough that we jumped into its twin, Americano and Latte in hand, outside a Starbucks… It probably wouldn't have hurt to slap an "I brake for rainbows" sticker on our bumper... One of us is more comfortable killing giant cockroaches than the other...Outdoing the bugs were dozens of fist-sized, nocturnal toads sporadically sprinkled along the beach path (ewwww!)… And don't even get me started on the lizards! We learned it hurts—a lot (very-bad-language a lot)—to wade through shallow water that covers pointy lava rocks… And how many times can someone drop an iPhone, anyway?
Today, we women need to be smart enough to know when we've had enough. We need to take care of ourselves, to refuel and refresh. We need to model it for our daughters and maybe even for our mothers. Going to Hawaii is a fairytale. Sometimes, it's more realistic to get a pedicure; have a glass of wine or a cup of tea with a girlfriend, a cousin or your sisters; or simply read a book and take a nap. As for Thelma and Louise, they were real smart and real, real lucky.
Kristen and I? We are, too.
I loved getting lost in this story, and I am so glad you got to get away. You are a great writer. I liked it- "a lot". See you soon my friend!


Scottish letters and court-records from the late 16th and early 17th centuries give access to a rich variety of conflicts, ranging from international disputes to everyday spats. This thesis investigates verbal offences reported by correspondents or recorded as legal evidence. Current models of (im)politeness (Culpeper, 2011a, Spencer-Oatey, e.g. 2005), which have rarely been tested on historical data, are synthesized with insights from historical pragmatics. The aims are to create qualitative reconstructions of how participants communicated their period- and situation-specific understandings of verbal offences, and how their expressed perceptions were shaped by private and public dimensions of different contexts. This thesis thus addresses three comparatively understudied aspects of (im)politeness research: historical impoliteness, Scottish (im)politeness, and the examination of private-public aspects of social interactions. Regarding the third point, a multi-dimensional framework is developed for systematic descriptions of private-public dimensions of conflict-situations, remodelling an existing pragmatic approach to news discourse (Landert and Jucker, 2011). Letters are drawn from the Breadalbane Collection, 1548-1583 (Dawson, 2004/2007) and James VI's correspondence. Court-records are selected from editions of Justice Court papers and Kirk Session minutes.
Case studies reveal that the vocabulary and discursive structure of conflict-narratives in letters is largely distinct from reported offences in court-records. Differences are presumably influenced by the genres' contrasting contextual functions of more private versus more public conflict-settlement. However, the language of conflict-letters and court-records also shows shared moral and religious dimensions. Furthermore, verbal offences in the investigated letters and lawsuits refer primarily to collective identity-aspects of group-membership and social roles, while purely individual qualities appear to have been marginal. The perceived gravity of offence could be intensified by participants' notions of private and public in multiple ways. Concerning comparisons within genres, the Scottish king's epistolary language in conflicts shows similarities to that of Scottish upper-rank correspondents; nevertheless, it also has some distinct features reflecting James VI's understanding of his royal status. Criminal and ecclesiastical court-records had largely different, yet semantically related, inventories of verbal offence terms.