Referral program - Oddo Brothers CPAs - since 1979!
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We can borrow some thoughts from it.
A referral is the greatest compliment you can give us — and we mean it.
Your clients trust you, and we understand the importance of that trust. So when it comes to accounting, taxes, and payroll, you want to recommend a proven CPA.
By referring Oddo Brothers CPAs can help you solidify your standing as a trusted advisor to your customer.
We say that a referral is the greatest compliment you can give us — and we mean it.
In addition to peace of mind knowing you've recommended a quality service, for every referral that becomes a customer of Oddo Brothers CPAs, we will give you 15% commission on what the client pays us during the first 5 years of service.
For every referral that contacts us but does NOT become our customer, we'll still credit your account $20.
A CPA firm that "leads" instead of "follows."
Peace of mind knowing that their CPA will be there for them letting them know what's due, when it's due, what they need to do.
Peace of mind knowing that regardless of which staff member is preforming the service, checklists representing years of experience are being implemented to make sure quality results are delivered.


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Deere & Company
John Deere was a leader in his day in vision, innovation, and improving the quality of life for his fellow citizens. The year 2012 marks the company's 175th anniversary, and Deere's influence has been felt now for almost two centuries, as his founding mission compelled this 19th century industrialist to create the machines that build and feed the world.
"John Deere" has been synonymous with equipment almost since John Deere moved from New England to Grand Detour, Illinois where his skills as a blacksmith were immediately in demand. Deere ultimately took his business to Moline, Illinois which had access to better transportation routes and essential energy sources.
If Deere could have seen the future in 1837 when he created his innovative self-scouring plow for Midwestern farmers, he would have been amazed and proud to see that his namesake company would become a world leader in machinery manufacturing.
Deere built a global company on integrity, quality, commitment and innovation - one that produces machinery with a myriad of applications in agriculture, construction, and turf care. John Deere made an everlasting mark and earned his place in the AEM Hall of Fame through the development of equipment manufacturing to its status today as a key contributor to our economic well-being and quality of life.

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Before reading this article, you should have already read the first two points of the 5 Great Ways Small Businesses Can Locate and Hire Quality People. This important article features some of the hiring techniques that precision Sign and Graphics, serving Riverside, CA and surrounding areas, utilizes when selecting talent for their graphic design and sign installation service.
Let's look at the next three ways that small businesses can locate and hire quality people in the Riverside, CA area.
Offer Current Employees an Incentive for Referring Qualified People.
People usually hang out with friends of like minds and personality, so if you trust your current personnel's judgment, work ethic and attitude; chances are they associate with other people that might be talented and looking for employment. A bonus or incentive will encourage them to look within their set of friends, family and acquaintances to find people that will not only keep with your Riverside, CA company's standards, but people they already have an established relationship with.
NOTE: Sometimes people will not refer friends for a job that they do not feel that they can trust (their reputation), with the mindset that, they might feel like they would be held responsible for the failure of that potential applicant. It is this very reason why a good recommendation from a quality associate can go a long way.
To make sure that everything is uniform to industry standards you'll want to use an application template that addresses industry standard questions. Naturally you can customize it to the specific needs of your Riverside, CA area business. With that employment template, you can upload an employment application to your website in a downloadable PDF, re-created in a form program for online use or as a paper handout in your office.
Take the time to list some information about the job, any probationary period, salary window and qualifications. This additional information will help weed out those that will deem themselves unqualified or overqualified based upon your description.
Note: Many state and local governments have guidelines in place to the amount of information that previous employers are allowed to give out about a previous employee; so don't get frustrated if you not getting the answers you're looking for. In some states, they only allow employers to reveal that the candidate worked there and how long… but, are restricted to telling you about their job performance.
There is one question, in these cases, that you are allowed to ask: "Would you hire that person back?" … Sometimes, the answer to this question will tell you know exactly what you need to know.
If you feel that you found a qualified employee that you might want to hire take time to get a background check done before you make a formal offer! (Discovery of the information causing you to resend your offer could be viewed as discriminatory, so advanced discovery is important) Many government agencies in and around the Riverside, CA area can provide free or low cost criminal background checks.
Usually the free report simply identifies whether the person has a criminal record, but will not be specific as to the crime or severity; for that detailed of information a paid service may be required.
Note: Take a few minutes and googled her name online. You be amazed how the open records act will allow websites to list criminal records online. A simple search of the name and the towns listed from the application may reveal important information to help you with your decision.
It may also be noteworthy to ask for their Facebook, twitter and YouTube names as well, especially for those applicants that may be applying for positions where they're going to work with the public. Viewing this public information will give you a look into their personality, activities and opinions that may support or sway your decision about a formal proposal.


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Palestine and Israel: The Current Cease-Fire
Posted By Robert Fantina On August 29, 2014 @ 8:51 am In articles 2014 onward | Comments Disabled
As the U.S. –provided bombs have temporarily stopped killing Palestinian children, the world breathes a sigh of relief, and turns to such important issues as the wedding of Angeline Jolie and Brad Pitt. Yet for the people of Palestine, both in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, such earth-shattering issues as that must still take a back seat; survival trumps everything else.
Israel has oh-so-generously agreed to stop bombing Palestinians, reopen some borders, and extend Palestinian fishing rights to six miles, from the current three. Although, in practice, Israeli terrorists, generally referred to as IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) soldiers, shoot Palestinians as soon as their boats leave shore. None of the current concessions should be considered some magnanimous gesture; this is only allowing the most basic of human rights that every living being is entitled to. Additionally, Israel has made these concessions on paper before, most recently in 2012, but has not adhered to them.
The stated goals of Israel have mostly been achieved: tunnels used to smuggle in goods that Palestinians desperately need, but that Israel forbids them to have, were destroyed. But the most important goal of Israel, that of destroying the newly-formed Palestinian government that united Fatah with Hamas, was not met. The estrangement between Hamas, the governing body in the Gaza Strip, and Fatah, the puppet-government of Israel and the U.S. in the West Bank, was often cited by Israel as a major impediment to any lasting peace between Israel and Palestine, a peace Israel has no interest in achieving. By blaming Hamas for the murder of three settlers, Israel justified its brutal crackdown, first in the West Bank, with mass arrests, including arrests of children, home invasions and general terror, and then its open genocide in the Gaza Strip.
That the government of the Gaza Strip resisted cannot be criticized; a people under brutal occupation have not only the right, but also the responsibility to resist. Yet, like the school boy who, when asked, 'Why did you hit him?' responds with, 'Because he hit me back', the U.S. and Israel only saw Palestinian resistance as aggression, and Israeli aggression as defense. But that myth, so widely accepted for decades, has begun to unravel, thanks in large part to social media. And it is social media that must be utilized to assure that the horrendous suffering of the Palestinian people is now alleviated.
This writer has a young friend in the Gaza Strip who, miraculously, survived the most recent massacre. His house is gone, a victim of Israeli bombs; three younger brothers were badly injured, and several cousins killed. During the onslaught, he and his family went days without food or water; the desperation he felt was clearly conveyed to this writer, the few times he was able to be in contact. Now his concern is rebuilding his life, and that of his family, community and nation. He is currently seeking employment as a 'fixer', a person working with journalists to introduce them to people to interview, provide language translation, and generally assist them in their research, interviews, filming, etc. He is one of the lucky ones; since he speaks English, and has lived his life in the Gaza Strip, he will, hopefully, get such work. But due first to the brutal blockade, and secondly to the horrendous bombing and invasion, there is little employment to be found in the Gaza Strip. International aid is desperately needed immediately.
Some countries have volunteered assistance. Among others, Venezuela is sending several million dollars, and Turkey is sending a ship to provide electricity. But the question remains: will Israel allow this aid to enter? In the past, promises to open borders have not been kept, and the global community has been silent.
Governments throughout the world have had little to say protesting Israeli genocide, but their citizens have been more vocal. They have used Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites to broadcast, often in graphic pictures, the horrors that were being perpetrated by a powerful country on its weakened colony. And now, with a cease-fire in effect, the world's citizens must assure that Israel does not prevent the aid so desperately needed in Palestine from getting there.
Additionally, as people look to the Gaza Strip, their view must not be deflected from the West Bank, where arrests of children, arbitrary checkpoints, Israeli-only roads, illegal settlement building and house demolitions continue to be commonplace occurrences. Israel's goal of demoralizing the Palestinian people into submission has not been successful, despite its herculean efforts. The resiliency of the Palestinian people is truly remarkable, and they are entitled to the respect and constant encouragement and support of human-rights advocates the world over.
Should Palestine look to that self-proclaimed beacon of freedom and human rights, the United States, for assistance? Palestinians might just as well await the arrival of Santa Claus. The desire for the welfare, independence and dignity of Palestine is as real in the U.S. government as is the jolly fat man who drops through chimneys bringing toys once a year. The U.S.'s elected officials (one hesitates to refer to them as 'representatives') are beholden only to the lobbies who donate so generously to their reelection campaigns, and not to anything as mundane and tawdry as the 'will of the people', or even basic human dignity. And the Israeli lobby is very generous to those who dance to its tune, and U.S. elected officials are very willing to dance for it.
But it wasn't governments that brought about an end to apartheid in South Africa. It wasn't governments that accomplished the end of the Vietnam War nearly forty years ago. It was people, the world over, who said 'enough'. And those atrocities were ended without the means of social media, an excellent tool now available to all. The international community must demand relief for people in the Gaza Strip, and justice for Palestine. The stakes are too high, the cost in blood too extreme, for this to be ignored.
Robert Fantina's latest book is Empire, Racism and Genocide: a History of US Foreign Policy (Red Pill Press).
URL to article: https://www.counterpunch.org/2014/08/29/palestine-and-israel-the-current-cease-fire/


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Travel 80 » Mexico » How Far Is Maroma Beach From Cancun (and Is It Worth Staying at One of the Hotels There)?
How Far Is Maroma Beach From Cancun (and Is It Worth Staying at One of the Hotels There)?
Fun and underrated, Maroma is only down south of fun Cancun and stone-throw away from Playa del Carmen. This small beach town offers beautiful beaches that rival the bigger cities of the Riviera Maya.
While the bigger players that are Cancun and Playa del Carmen receives all the hype, Maroma beach offers an idyllic getaway that is perfect for newlyweds, lovers, and even friends. From its all-inclusive resorts to its charming blue waters, Maroma Beach might be small but it offers a haven just the same.
Is Maroma Beach Public?
While most of the beaches across Mexico are easily accessed by the public, Maroma Beach, however, it can only be accessed through certain points. You can only have access through a local hotel reservation or a restaurant reservation, across the many establishments that dot the beach.
The easiest public entry point in Maroma beach is the public beach club located far away at the south end of Maroma beach. The best area of Maroma beach is in the central part, where Maroma Resort & Spa, Catalonia Playa Maroma, and Secrets Maroma are located.
What Is There to Do at Maroma Beach?
There's not much to do outside of the All-inclusive resorts that line Maroma Beach. The activities provided by the resorts are all you need in Maroma.
All-inclusive resorts like the famous Secret Maroma Beach has plenty of activities lined up for their guests like foam parties, boating, snorkeling, and even kayaking. However, you can get off the beaten path of package activities and itineraries.
The popular activities whenever you're in Maroma are beach horseback riding with Rancho Baaxal, where you'll ride a horse and tread through the jungle and the beach. Spa sessions are quite well known in Maroma, offering top-tier services for those looking to loosen up.
You can also lounge or walk around Maroma beach, where its lovely stretch of white sand and clear blue waters rival that of Playa del Carmen and Cancun. You can also chill, or have fun with other tourists and locals in the many bars and restaurants that line the beach.
When Did Secrets Maroma Beach Open?
Secrets Maroma Beach opened in 2008. This luxurious all-inclusive resort has served visitors in Maroma for more than a decade and remains one of the best resorts in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Is Secrets Maroma Beach Adults Only?
Once awarded for Best Romance in Mexico, Secrets Maroma Beach is an all-inclusive adults-only resort. Commonly know for honeymooning newlyweds, long-time lovers, and friends, Secrets Maroma Beach offers luxury and privacy for its guests.
How Many Rooms Does Secrets Maroma Beach Have?
Secrets Maroma Beach has about 412 suites that come with luxury features and facilities. Each suite has flat-screen TVs, bathrooms with jetted tub, a living area, and a lovely terrace or balcony.
Is Secrets Maroma All Inclusive?
One of the best All-inclusive resorts on the eastern coast, Secrets Maroma is an all-inclusive resort that caters to adults only and offers an unlimited-luxury service that includes free Wi-Fi access, limitless meals at any of the resort's 9 restaurants, and pre-planned activities for your liking.
What Is Preferred Club at Secrets Maroma?
Preferred Club adds more perks to the vanilla Unlimited-Luxury service in Secrets Maroma Beach. Preferred Club is a type of access that is available in all Secrets Resorts and Spas.
This upgrade includes access to the Private Preferred Club Lounge, a Preferred status, and amenities that grants you daily continental breakfast, hors d'oeuvres, and fine liquors in the lounge.
You also have upgraded mini-bar service and bath amenities. In addition, Preferred Club grants services like private restaurants, pools, or bars.
Is Preferred Club Worth It at Secrets Maroma?
According to most visitors, Secrets Maroma Beach without the Preferred Club upgrade is already a very memorable experience as it is. Preferred Club offers all that and more, however, it will largely depend on what kind of experience you want to get.
While you can get everything you'll ever need with an ordinary booking, especially with the Unlimited-Luxury service for all, there are certain perks that the Preferred Club exclusively has. Preferred Club can only be worth it if you're willing to go extra.
What Is There to Do at Secrets Maroma Beach?
Secrets Maroma Beach has on-site activities like foam parties, spa sessions, and art classes. Apart from the lovely beaches, tours, and spas available across Maroma Beach, there are many activities in all-inclusive resorts that are worth doing.
Secrets Maroma Beach hosts a famous foam party that is a definite must-do when you stay in the resort. You can also attend the "Art, Wine & Cheese" activity, where you can paint while enjoying wines and assorted cheeses.
There are also water activities available for guests like the SUnrise Kayak where you'll meet the rising sun while kayaking across the water. Another water activity is taking a sailing board through the turquoise waters of Secret Maroma Beach.
If you're looking to cozy up, and have a lazy day, the secluded Nest Zone is ideal for you. You can enjoy your favorite book, cuddle up with someone, or simply take a nap. If you want a chill, yet luxurious day at the beach you can lounge on the beach beds, make sure to reserve a spot first.
How Far Is Secrets Maroma Beach From Cancun Airport?
Secrets Maroma Beach is approximately 35 km or 21.7 miles from Cancun Airport, directly. Taking the Federal Highway 307 from Cancun Airport to Secrets Maroma Beach, the driving distance is about 40.6 km or 25.2 miles.
How Far Is Secrets Maroma From Playa Del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is only 19.1 km or 11.8 miles south of Secrets Maroma Beach. Driving to Playa del Carmen would only take about 24 minutes.
How Many Rooms Does El Dorado Maroma Have?
El Dorado Maroma, one of Maroma Beach's premier resorts, has 98 suites. Each of these suites, bungalows, and villas face the pristine waters of Maroma Beach, making up for a worthwhile stay.
Is El Dorado Maroma All Inclusive?
El Dorado Maroma is an all-inclusive resort that offers the perfect getaway as the resort itself is a beachfront resort that has sweeping views of the Caribbean.
How Far Is El Dorado Maroma From Cancun Airport?
El Dorado Maroma is approximately 36 km or 22.3 miles from Cancun Airport, directly. Via the Federal Highway 307, the driving distance in between is about 40.3 km or 25 miles, slightly south of Secrets Maroma Beach.
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Is your hair dry or damaged? Here's our selection of the best professional shampoo for damaged hair that will help you to regain a healthy and glowing hair.
Problems with damaged hair are quite common nowadays. Pollution, bad weather conditions, frequent staining, use of hair dryer and ironing – a small list of the factors that damage the strands almost every day. The hair becomes very dry resulting itching, hair loss, and split ends and we start asking how to grow thick hair again?
It is necessary to take special care for damaged hair. Oil and shampoo are very important. However, we must take care of the shampoo, conditioner and other hair care products, we also use. So we will check the best professional shampoo for damaged hair, which will help you choose an effective medication for every taste. Let's start.
Best professional shampoos that help repair damaged hair.
– Transforms all hair types.
– Gives chemically damaged strands a dramatically youthful look.
– Protects color from fading.
– Scents hair with warm, sensuous notes of Amber Oil.
– Paraben & phthalate free.
– Color & keratin treatment safe.
Our first choice is the PHILIP B Russian Amber Imperial Shampoo. This is the most restorative and color-protective shampoo ever made. This PHILIP B Imperial Shampoo can transform any type of hair, leaving it lush, satiny and manageable. The PHILIP B Imperial is an impressive cocktail of ingredients that promises to rejuvenate the hair thanks to its formula. It comes with 11 amino acids that strengthen the hair at the cellular level, plus panthenol, chamomile, grape seed, rosemary, nettle, burdock, sage and shea butter nourish intensely. It is recommended for all hair types, but especially those most damaged, either by the sun or chemical treatments.
– Repair and strengthen chemically treated hair.
– Quench dry hair's thirst for protection.
– Improve the condition of brittle strands.
– Indulge hair's inner brilliance.
It is one of the most famous shampoo brands in the world because it is special for the dry, brittle and damaged hair. Icon Drench Moisturizing shampoo promises to act from within each strand repairing thanks to its excellent formula. It comes with Silk Proteins, Wheat hydrate, amino acids and Aloe Vera that nourish and adds shine thanks to help seal and heal the hair cuticle. Performs on all hair types. This richly hydrating shampoo offers a rich, creamy, pearlized texture to saturate hair while soothing fragrances encourage you to sit back and simply enjoy the purity of moisture. The perfect way to relax.
– Contains argan oil & keratin.
Like all products of the brand, its star ingredient is argan oil, which has moisturizing properties recognized on hair. It also includes jojoba oil (which also recognize for its action against hair loss), amino acids, extracts of rosemary, lavender, and chamomile. This does not contain sulfates or parabens. This shampoo is best for chemically damaged hair. It is sulfate, phosphate and paraben free… safe for keratin treatments.
– Quality you can trust from Dove.
– Up to 95 percent fewer split ends.
– Advanced care and repair for beautiful hair.
– Apply as directed on package.
Dove, one of the most reliable hair care brands in the world, is out with a very effective range of shampoos. Dove Intense Damage Therapy Shampoo helps repair the damage and dry hair while helping to regain the luster. After a few washes, you will be able to see visible results. It is one shampoo, which we recommend you personally.
– The perfect shampoo for pre-styling.
– Protects hair from chemical and thermal abuse.
– Leaves hair strong, shiny and tangle free.
– Counters UV damage and promotes new cell growth.
– Support email within 24 hours.
Vitamins, lipids, nutrients and amino acids are part of the composition of this shampoo for hair. In addition to treating the hairs, it restores the beauty of hair and restores shine. That is to say that its composition is totally focused on the renewal of the wires. The shampoo has great nutritional properties seeking hair hydration, giving new life to the hair in a state of damage. This shampoo for hair should be used daily especially for women who have the hair treated with chemicals.
– Fortifies and smooths the cuticle to reduce breakage and split ends.
– Reduces breakage by 75%.
– 5 in 1 damage protection power.
– For hair that is up to 4 times stronger.
Fortifying for Damaged Hair. The shampoo Redken Extreme is formulated to gently wash the damaged hair. The ingredients fortify inside, reinforcing the cuticle and protecting the wire surface. The hair becomes healthy, strong and shiny. The Redken Extreme line really untangles and restores damaged hair. Excellent choice for use after any alkaline chemical service. Redken's exclusive Interbond Conditioning System delivers a unique 3D Repair Complex to fortify hair so it looks and feels healthier with increased manageability and shine.
– Enriched moisturizing shampoo for coarse hair.
– Suitable for normal hair.
– Conditioner for men and women.
– It is recommended for daily use.
Wella Enrich line is specially designed to protect dry hair and repair damaged hair. The Wella Enrich Line moisturizes, provides protein and softens hair. Its formula is based on silk proteins, shea butter (both moisturizing action) and creatine. Creatine is an amino acid that stimulating properties attributed to hair growth. It brings soft and irresistible touch to dry hair. This shampoo provides improved combability, both dry and wet conditions, increased brightness and easier for styling thick and damaged hair. The new system stimulants surfactants and polymers create more creamy foam that lasts longer and allows more uniform distribution of the key ingredients on hair distribution.
– Gently cleanses hair leaving it extremely moisturized, soft and shiny.
– Suitable for color-treated hair.
This shampoo has a creamy formula, which is back deep into the scalp and cleanses the hair beautifully. Its ultra moisturizing effect is best suited for dry hair because it needs a lot of hydration. If you have thick hair, then this is the best shampoo for you. Formula enriched with Botanical Complex anti-oxidant Biolage contains Aloe and Cupuaçu butter that condition and discipline while cleaning the wires. The best results were observed when using this shampoo with moisturizing conditioner Matrix.
– Suitable for daily use.
– It has harmonious floral and a fruity touch.
Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure Repair Rescue is a shampoo for hair that passes through successive chemical processes and therefore damaged, weakened, elastic and porous. It has the protein Healing Tec that together with Glycine offers restorative protection and provides unity of the internal structure of damaged hair fiber. It also has Affinity Technology that can detect the damaged areas of the hair structure and adhere to the fiber forming a protective shield. Extending the effects of straightening longer. It has harmonious floral and a fruity touch. One of the best professional shampoo for damaged hair.
These are the best professional shampoos for damaged hair, in our review. These products can give excellent results against damaged hair. So if you have damaged hair, we indicate one of these products. They can make your hair beautiful, healthy and enviable again.
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This large smoky quartz is polished smooth in it's natural shape, it measures 4cm x 3.5cm and is netted in a navy color cord. This smoky quartz has a nice yellow tint to it which is my favorite (almost like a smoky citrine). This Smokey quartz is hand polished in it's natural shape. Smoky quartz is a superb grounding stone and a great antidote to stress. Smoky quartz helps you to tolerate difficult times with equanimity, fortifying resolve. Many people use smoky quartz to ground themselves after meditation. This piece is approx. 30" in length and can be adjusted with a simple knot to your desired length, it has a small bronze circle at the top to symbolize unity - this piece is one of a kind and as you see in the photo.


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Drugmakers knew tamper-resistant painkillers could be abused, lawsuit claims
By Lenny Bernstein
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A new court filing accuses drug manufacturers of promoting painkillers they said were resistant to tampering by drug abusers even though the companies knew that those protections did not work.
The claims were filed Thursday, the same day that drug manufacturer Endo Pharmaceuticals agreed to withdraw its opioid painkiller Opana ER from the market in a dispute over its "abuse deterrent" formulation.
The Food and Drug Administration last month asked Endo to remove the medication from the market, the first time the agency had done so because of the public health consequences of abuse.
The company reformulated the extended-release drug in 2012 to make it more difficult for abusers to crush and snort. But the FDA said the reformulation led to more people injecting the drug and sparked a major 2015 outbreak of HIV and hepatitis C in a small Indiana county among users who shared needles.
The Dublin-based company said in a statement on its website that it "continues to believe in the safety, efficacy, and favorable benefit-risk profile" of the drug but would comply with the FDA's request. The move will cost Endo $20 million, the company said.
Sales of the drug totaled $159 million last year, Endo said.
The new legal claims against Endo and another drug company, Purdue Pharma, were added to lawsuits first filed in 2014 by two counties in California. The lawsuits were some of the first in a growing wave of legal actions against drug manufacturers, distributors and retailers. The lawsuits, filed by states, counties and cities across the country, seek to make the drug industry pay for the costs of addressing the opioid epidemic.
Nearly 180,000 people died of overdoses of prescription narcotics between 2000 and 2015, and thousands more have succumbed to heroin and fentanyl as the crisis has evolved.
In the latest claim, Santa Clara and Orange counties contend that companies "created false impressions," especially among doctors, that the reformulated pills could "curb addiction and abuse." Abuse deterrent pills are engineered to be difficult to crush or to turn to gelatin when users heat them to create an injectable liquid.
In the case of Endo, the lawsuit claims, the company had studies, "which it failed to disclose," that showed the drug "could still be ground and chewed." And users quickly learned that they could turn the drug into a liquid and inject it.
In an interview, Danny Chou, assistant county counsel in Santa Clara, said that Endo was attempting to take advantage of the drug crisis.
"This strategy is trying to take the opioid epidemic and benefit from it," Chou said, by convincing prescribers that the abuse deterrent formulations were safer.
A spokeswoman for Endo could not immediately be reached for comment.
In the case of Purdue, the lawsuits contend that the company has used abuse deterrence as a selling point in California for the drugs OxyContin and Hysingla since 2013, even though information is easily found on websites and message boards about how to defeat the protections.
A spokesman for Purdue Pharma replied in an email that OxyContin in 2013 met the FDA's standards for abuse-deterrent labeling, and the agency has not found a move toward injection among oxycodone users when it was reformulated.
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		moveRight(-step);
	}

	public void moveForwards(int step)
	{
		switch(orientation)
		{
		case YPos:
			y = y + step;
			break;
		case YNeg:
			y = y - step;
			break;
		case ZPos:
			z = z + step;
			break;
		case ZNeg:
			z = z - step;
			break;
		case XPos:
			x = x + step;
			break;
		case XNeg:
			x = x - step;
			break;
		}
	}

	public void moveBackwards(int step)
	{
		moveForwards(-step);
	}

	public void moveUp(int step)
	{
		switch(orientation)
		{
		case ZPos: case ZNeg: case XPos: case XNeg:
			y = y + step;
			break;
		}

	}

	public void moveDown(int step)
	{
		moveUp(-step);
	}

	public void writeToNBT(NBTTagCompound nbttagcompound)
	{
		nbttagcompound.setDouble("i", x);
		nbttagcompound.setDouble("j", y);
		nbttagcompound.setDouble("k", z);
	}

	public String toString ()
	{
		return "{" + x + ", " + y + ", " + z + "}";
	}

	public BlockPosition min(BlockPosition p)
	{
		return new BlockPosition(p.x > x ? x : p.x, p.y > y ? y : p.y, p.z > z ? z : p.z);
	}

	public BlockPosition max (BlockPosition p)
	{
		return new BlockPosition(p.x < x ? x : p.x, p.y < y ? y : p.y, p.z < z ? z : p.z);
	}

	public List<BlockPosition> getAdjacent(boolean includeVertical)
	{
		List<BlockPosition> a = new ArrayList<BlockPosition>();
		a.add(new BlockPosition(x + 1, y, z));
		a.add(new BlockPosition(x - 1, y, z));
		a.add(new BlockPosition(x, y, z + 1));
		a.add(new BlockPosition(x, y, z - 1));
		if(includeVertical)
		{
			a.add(new BlockPosition(x, y + 1, z));
			a.add(new BlockPosition(x, y - 1, z));
		}
		return a;
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub