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Overboarding: New Investor Policies Causing Huge Drops in Director Support
This isn't news to those of you who experienced it – and unfortunately, plenty of people I've talked to have. But this PJT Camberview memo highlights the unusually low votes that some directors are getting this year (in the 70th percentile range) – as a result of new overboarding policies at some institutional investors (especially those that were announced once proxy season was already underway, since at that point it was really too late to do anything about it). Here's an excerpt:
In a sign of growing investor assertiveness, significant opposition to directors of Russell 3000 companies this year increased to its highest level since 2011 despite a year-over-year decrease in negative proxy advisor recommendations, according to a June ISS Analytics report. A contributor to this decline was new or stricter overboarding policies put in place by leading institutional investors such as Vanguard, BlackRock and Boston Partners. Active public company executives sitting on more than two boards were particularly hard hit, and a number of directors saw their support drop 25 or more percentage points on a year-over-year basis.
Investors' stated concern with 'overboarded' directors is that they may not have sufficient time to dedicate to their roles, particularly when an activism, M&A or crisis event hits one or more of the companies on which they serve. Tighter overboarding policies may become more prevalent in the coming years, with direct implications for board diversity, succession planning and the way that directors and companies manage and track their board commitments.
Auditor Ratification: This Year's Biggest (Almost) Losers
Each year, auditors at a handful of companies manage to irritate shareholders enough to motivate a notable "against" vote on the auditor ratification proposal. This "Audit Analytics" blog says that last year, there were 21 companies with more than 20% of votes "against" ratification. And according to the blog, 2018's biggest (almost) losers were:
– Dynasil – 44% against
– Amber Road – 40% against
– MusclePharm – 37% against
If you think today's headline is catchy, that's because I stole it from John's blog last year. He observed that most companies go on to reappoint their auditor despite shareholder objections – and that remains true…
EGC Transitions: Interplay With Revenue Recognition
Earlier this year, the Center for Audit Quality published notes from a spring meeting between its "SEC Regulations Committee" and the Corp Fin Staff. The Staff is considering the impact of the new leasing standard on the contractual obligations table – and has "pointed views" about the leasing standard's impact on EBITDA disclosures (see this "Compliance Week" article). It also clarifies that an Item 2.01 Form 8-K is required to report an acquisition, even if the Staff grants a Rule 3-13 waiver that allows a company not to file acquired entity financials. The Staff also covered EGC transition issues, including:
Question: If an EGC loses status after it submits a draft registration statement or publicly files a registration statement, then it will continue to be treated as an EGC until the earlier of the date on which the issuer consummates its initial public offering (IPO) or the end of the one-year period beginning on the date the company ceased to be an EGC. If the EGC had elected private company transition for new accounting standards in the IPO, how and when is it required to transition to the new accounting standards for filings subsequent to its consummation of the IPO assuming that was the earliest date?
Answer: FRM 10230.1 states if an EGC loses its status after it would have had to adopt a standard absent the extended transition; generally,the issuer should adopt the standard in its next filing after losing status. EGCs that take advantage of an extended transition period provision are encouraged to review their plans to adopt accounting standards upon losing EGC status and to discuss with the staff any issues they foresee in being able to timely comply with new accounting standards already effective for public business entities in the next filing.
Question: When is quarterly information under Item 302 of Regulation S-K required to be revised under ASC 606 for a registrant that loses its EGC status?
Answer: FRM 10230.1 states if an EGC loses its status after it would have had to adopt a standard absent the extended transition; generally, the issuer should adopt the standard in its next filing after losing status. For example, a registrant that has elected the private company transition and loses its EGC status on December 31, 2019 would be required to reflect the adoption of ASC 606 in its December 31, 2019 annual report on Form 10-K. Since the issuer is not an EGC as of December 31, 2019 it is not provided the accommodation for Item 302 quarterly information, in FRM 11110.2, in that Form 10-K. That is, for the example provided, the issuer would reflect the adoption of ASC 606 in its 2019 quarterly financial information in its December 31, 2019 annual report on Form 10-K.
– Liz Dunshee
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Corp Fin Issues "LIBOR Transition Risks" Statement
LIBOR is going away in 2021 – and the SEC Staff is reiterating that companies should prepare – and adequately disclose the associated risks. Last week, Corp Fin issued a joint statement with the Division of Investment Management, Division of Trading & Markets and Office of the Chief Accountant to say that companies should identify their exposure under contracts that extend past 2021 and consider whether future contracts should use an alternative rate. Corp Fin's portion of the statement also says:
As companies consider the questions in the section above entitled "Managing the Transition from LIBOR" and address the risks presented by LIBOR's expected discontinuation, it is important to keep investors informed about the progress toward risk identification and mitigation, and the anticipated impact on the company, if material. In deciding what disclosures are relevant and appropriate, CF encourages companies to consider the following guidance.
– The evaluation and mitigation of risks related to the expected discontinuation of LIBOR may span several reporting periods. Consider disclosing the status of company efforts to date and the significant matters yet to be addressed.
– When a company has identified a material exposure to LIBOR but does not yet know or cannot yet reasonably estimate the expected impact, consider disclosing that fact.
– Disclosures that allow investors to see this issue through the eyes of management are likely to be the most useful for investors. This may entail sharing information used by management and the board in assessing and monitoring how transitioning from LIBOR to an alternative reference rate may affect the company. This could include qualitative disclosures and, when material, quantitative disclosures, such as the notional value of contracts referencing LIBOR and extending past 2021.
At this stage in the transition away from LIBOR, we note that companies most frequently providing LIBOR transition disclosure are in the real estate, banking, and insurance industries. We also note that, based on our reviews to date, the larger the company, the more likely it is to disclose risks related to LIBOR's expected discontinuation. However, for every contract held by one of these companies providing disclosure, there is a counterparty that may not yet be aware of the risks it faces or the actions needed to mitigate those risks. We therefore encourage every company, if it has not already done so, to begin planning for this important transition.
Buybacks: Rulemaking Petition Wants to "Repeal & Replace" Rule 10b-18
A few weeks ago, the AFL-CIO and 18 other organizations submitted this rulemaking petition to call for more comprehensive rules around stock buybacks. Here's an excerpt from this Wachtell Lipton memo (also see this Cooley blog):
The petition contends that the current rule has "failed to prevent executives from using repurchases to boost a company's stock price or meet other performance goals at the expense of investing in its workers," and that the existing disclosure requirements are inadequate. The petitioners cite evidence that corporations devote substantial capital to buybacks, noting the recent uptick following the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and argue that the funds would be better spent on "wages, training, hiring" and other capital investments. The petitioners request that the SEC develop a "more comprehensive framework" to deter manipulation and protect workers, and propose that the SEC consider certain suggestions made in prior rulemaking processes (including additional disclosure requirements and tighter trading limits) and consider adopting regulatory features imposed in certain other countries (such as shareholder approval requirements and prohibitions on executive trading).
The History of Stock Buybacks
This WSJ article posits that "Share buybacks are as American as mom, apple pie and hot dogs on the Fourth of July." They've been around since the 1800s – and were often mandatory back then, in order to keep management from pocketing extra profits. Bloomberg's Matt Levine suggests that maybe the changing sentiment about this practice has more to do with our modern expectations for "corporate purpose" than with the supposed unfairness of profits going to shareholders rather than workers:
In the olden days, you'd start a company and call it like Pennsylvania Tin Folding Ltd., and its purpose would be to fold tin in Pennsylvania, and it would never occur to you to fold tin in Ohio, or to fold nickel, or to twist tin, or to do anything else not in the name. You'd raise money from investors for a purpose, and do the purpose, and if it was profitable you'd give the money to the investors; you'd stay in your lane.
In modern times, you start a company and call it like Alphabet Inc., and its purpose is be to sell online advertisements against search results, and when that turns out to be an extraordinarily lucrative business it will get into other businesses like email and self-driving cars and human immortality. And no one thinks this is the least bit weird; everyone says "well of course who should end the tyranny of death if not the search-ad guys?" And this becomes the normal way of thinking, so that any profitable mobile-phone or social-networking or whatever company that doesn't plow its profits back into grandiose moonshot projects is somehow failing in its duty to humanity. How are we going to fund our most ambitious collective goals, if not by social-media startup founders making whimsical decisions about what to do with their retained earnings?
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CAMs: PCAOB Answers FAQs from Audit Committees
Every 2-3 months this year, the PCAOB has been publishing resources to explain the "critical audit matters" disclosure that'll appear in upcoming audit reports (here's our blog about their May guidance). The latest two pieces came out last week – one is directed to investors and the other is directed to audit committees – in addition, the CAQ also published this primer on CAMs for investor relations teams.
Here's a couple responses to "frequently asked questions" that the PCAOB has gotten from audit committees about CAMs (also see pg. 6 for a list of questions that audit committees should ask auditors):
1. Will the new requirement of the auditor to communicate CAMs change required audit committee communications?
Other than a new requirement for the auditor to provide and discuss with the audit committee a draft of the auditor's report, the PCAOB's requirements for audit committeecommunications remain the same. Any matter that will be communicated as a CAM should have already been discussed with the audit committee and, therefore, the information should not be new.
2. Does the audit committee have a role in determining and ap-proving CAM communications?
No. While the auditor is required to share the draft auditor's report including any CAMs identified with the audit committee, CAMs are the sole responsibility of the auditor. The standard is designed to elicit more information about the audit directly from the auditor. As the auditor determines how best to comply with the communication requirements, the auditor could discuss with management and the audit committee the treatment of any sensitive information.
COSO's "ERM" Framework Now Includes "ESG"
This DFin memo summarizes current trends in ESG reporting & oversight. On pages 11-14, it points out that COSO's enterprise risk management framework was updated last fall to include risk-related ESG controls & analysis. Here's an excerpt:
As boards are expected to provide oversight of ERM, the COSO framework supplies important considerations for boards in defining and addressing risk oversight responsibilities. The COSO ERM – ESG framework is built on the five pillars of existing ERM reporting.
1. Governance & Culture for ESG-Related Risks
2. Strategy & Objectives for ESG-Related Risks
3. Performance for ESG-Related Risk – identifies risk, assesses & prioritizes risks, implements risk responses
4. Review & Revision for ESG-Related Risks
5. Information, Communication & Reporting for ESG-Related Risks
Tomorrow's Webcast: "How to Handle Hostile Attacks"
Tune in tomorrow for the DealLawyers.com webcast – "How to Handle Hostile Attacks" – to hear Goldman Sachs' Ian Foster, Cleary Gottlieb's Jim Langston & Innisfree's Scott Winter provide insights into the art of responding to a hostile attack.
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Universal Proxies: Understanding the Difference Between EQT & SandRidge Energy
Yesterday, I blogged about how a dissident group won control of EQT's board through a proxy fight that was waged using a universal proxy card. According to this Olshan memo, this marked the first time that such a card was successfully used in a control proxy contest in the US.
In the wake of the blog, a member asked this in our "Q&A Forum" (#9949):
In today's blog, it says it's the first time a dissident won control of a company's board after a proxy fight using a universal proxy card. What about SandRidge Energy last year? SandRidge was considered the first company in the U.S. to let an activist board nominee onto its ballot. I didn't follow that proxy fight very closely, but thought Carl Icahn ended up taking over SandRidge's board.
After conferring with Andrew Freedman of Olshan, I provided this response:
Yes, there actually is a big distinction. SandRidge used a universal proxy, but Icahn could not. It relates back to the issue that Olshan covers in their alert about how company counsel is using advance notice bylaws and/or director nominee questionnaires to extract "consents" from dissident nominees, while not agreeing to provide reciprocal consents for the Company's nominees to the dissident. Thereby creating a one-way advantage for the company to use a universal proxy card – while the dissident is left with a card that can only name the dissident's nominees. The Rice Team & Olshan didn't let EQT get away with that – they went to court.
The Challenges of Disclosing a CEO's Illness
Over the years, I have blogged numerous times about the challenges of disclosing an illness for a senior executive (see this blog – and this blog). My good friend Bob Lamm delves into this sensitive topic in this blog about some recent CEO illnesses and the related disclosures…
Abigail Disney's "Mini-Crusade" Against Disney's Pay Ratio
Following up on this blog that I wrote on CompensationStandards.com, here's a note from Anders Melin's "The Pay Letter":
I was out hiking in Laguna Beach the day Abigail Disney began her mini-crusade against Disney's CEO pay ratio of 1,424-to-1. She laid it all out in a bunch of tweets. "Jesus Christ himself isn't worth 500 times median workers' pay," she had said just weeks earlier.
Supporters and critics quickly jumped into their respective trenches. The former decried capitalism. The latter brushed off her remarks as socialist propaganda. (I exaggerate, but you get the point.)
Among her critics was Jeff Sonnenfeld, the ever-present Yale management professor. He pointed to Disney's 580% stock return under Iger and the 70,000 jobs it's created, and that the CEO's pay still pales in comparison to that of some hedge fund managers, who don't really create anything. "When pay and performance is properly aligned as it is at Disney, we need to recognize it," he wrote.
What most of Abigail's critics, including Sonnenfeld himself, failed to grasp was her actual point: That the wealth Disney's created hasn't been shared equitably with most of its employees.
In her lengthy series of tweets, she took a swipe at the shareholder-centric model of running companies and the consequences that sometimes follow for workers, the environment and surrounding communities. "When does the growing pie feed the people at the bottom?" she rhetorically asked the universe.
This question about what's a fair sharing ratio — how much of the monetary gains of a successful company should be reaped by the single person in charge — is something I will explore in a series of stories later this year. (A sneak peek would be my piece from April about the CEO of a tiny California bank who took home twice as much as Jamie Dimon last year.)
– Broc Romanek
Posted by Broc Romanek
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Universal Proxies: Dissidents Win Board Control for First Time!
As John blogged today on the DealLawyers.com Blog, here's big news on the universal proxy front: yesterday, at EQT Corporation's annual meeting, a dissident group won control of the company's board through a proxy fight waged using a universal proxy card. According to this Olshan memo, this marks the first time that such a card was successfully used in a control proxy contest in the US. Here's an excerpt:
The universal ballot adopted by both EQT and the Rice Team named both EQT's and the Rice Team's nominees on their respective proxy cards. The only difference related to the presentation of the two cards, in which each side highlighted how it desired shareholders to vote. Copies of the two cards can be found here (Rice Team) and here (EQT).
As shown, the Rice Team made clear on its proxy card a recommendation for all seven of its nominees and for five of the Company's nominees that it did not oppose, to permit shareholders to vote for all 12 available spots. Similarly, the Company recommended a vote for all 12 of its nominees and against the Rice Team's nominees, other than existing director, Daniel Rice IV, who was nominated by both EQT and the Rice Team.
The Rice Team obtained public support from many of EQT's largest shareholders, including T. Rowe Price Group Inc., D.E. Shaw & Co., Kensico Capital Management Corp. and Elliott Management Corp., along with proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") and Egan-Jones Ratings.
The use of a universal ballot for a majority slate of directors is unprecedented and, in our view, may become more common in future proxy contests given the Rice Team's success here. In fact, ISS noted the following in its report recommending that shareholders vote for all of the Rice Team's nominees on that team's universal proxy card:
"The adoption of a universal card was an inherently positive development for EQT shareholders (as it would be in any proxy contest), in that it will allow shareholders to optimize board composition by selecting candidates from both the management and dissident slates."
Despite pushing for the adoption of universal proxies, some activists had recently cooled on their potential use. For instance, as we blogged last fall, Starboard Value's CEO Jeff Smith expressed concern that in its current form, the universal ballot might tip the playing field in management's favor. It will be interesting to see if the outcome of yesterday's EQT vote causes people to recalibrate that assessment.
Looking at Vote Requirements
Here's an interesting piece from ISS Analytics' Kosmas Papadopoulos about vote requirements. Here's the intro:
At the general meeting of Tesla Inc. on June 11, 2019, two management proposals seeking to introduce shareholder-friendly changes to the company's governance structure failed to pass, despite both items receiving support by more than 99.5 percent of votes cast at the meeting. To get official shareholder approval, the proposals needed support by at least two-thirds of the company's outstanding shares. However, only 52 percent of the company's share capital was represented at the general meeting; based on turnout alone, there was no possible way for the proposal to pass.
As strange as the voting outcome at Tesla may seem, it is not a very unusual result. Every year, dozens of proposals are not considered to be "passed," even though they receive support by an overwhelming majority of votes cast at the meeting. Supermajority vote requirements may be responsible for a large portion of these failed votes with high support levels (62 percent of instances since 2008). However, using a base of all outstanding shares for the vote requirement is an even more common corresponding factor (92 percent of instances). The increase in failed majority-supported proposals in recent years can be directly attributed to the change in the rules pertaining to the treatment of broker non-votes.
The History of Proxy Solicitation
This piece by Alliance Advisors' Michael Mackey – published in Carl Hagberg's "Shareholder Service Optimizer" – coincides with two of my favorite topics: history and proxy solicitation. Here's the bottom line of the piece:
The most important takeaway for readers, as we have often noted here; this is ultimately a "people business" – where all the talent leaves the business every night – but where "the people at the top of the house" – and the people who are assigned to you own account – are the most important factors, we say, in choosing a solicitor…as the record clearly indicates if one studies the many ups and downs with care.
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Delaware Chief Justice Strine to Step Down (Ahem, "Retire")
Two days ago, Delaware Chief Justice Leo Strine announced that he would retire from the bench. This isn't a surprise. It's been kind of an open secret in Delaware for the past several months – he didn't hire clerks for the next term. Leo isn't quite "retirement age," so I imagine we will see grander things yet from this very grand lawyer. As noted in this article, there is speculation that Leo will run for governor in Delaware in 2024.
Over on the DealLawyers.com blog yesterday, John gave a nice summary of just how important Leo has been to the Delaware judiciary for the last few decades. And here's a statement from SEC Chair Clayton…
SEC Approves Nasdaq's "Liquidity" Proposal
Here's the intro from this blog by Cooley's Cydney Posner:
The SEC has approved, on an accelerated basis, the recent Nasdaq proposal (as amended by new amendment no. 3) to revise its initial listing standards to improve liquidity in the market. Prior to the amendments, under the initial listing rules, to list its equity on any Nasdaq tier, a company was required to have a minimum number of publicly held shares, calculated to include restricted securities. Nasdaq proposed, among other things, to revise the initial listing criteria to exclude "restricted securities" from the calculations of a company's publicly held shares, market value of publicly held shares and round lot holders, given that restricted securities are not freely transferable and are generally illiquid.
To that end, the Nasdaq proposal added new definitions for "restricted securities," "unrestricted publicly held shares" and "unrestricted securities." As a result of these changes, only securities that are "freely transferable will be included in the calculation of publicly held shares to determine whether a company satisfies the Exchange's initial listing criteria under these rules." No changes were proposed to the continued listing requirements. To allow companies adequate time to complete in-process transactions based on the existing rules, the changes will become effective 30 days after approval (July 5) by the SEC (August 4).
California Reports on Mandatory Women Directors
Here's the intro from this blog by Allen Matkins' Keith Bishop:
As noted yesterday, the California Secretary of State published a report on its website concerning publicly domestic or foreign corporations with principal executive offices are located in California. This report was required to document the number of these corporations "who [sic] have at least one female director". Cal. Corp. Code § 301.3(c). The report, which is in the form of Excel spreadsheets, includes two tables. The first, entitled "SB 826 Corporations By SEC Data", lists some 537 corporations. The second, entitled "Reporting in Compliance", lists 184 corporations.
It is hard to know what these tables actually represent. For example, the second table identifies Ball Corporation among the 184 corporations "reporting in compliance". However, Ball Corporation doesn't appear on the first list of "SB 826 Corporations By SEC Data". That isn't too surprising if one looks at the cover sheet of Ball Corporation's most recently filed Form 10-K which identifies it as an Indiana corporation with its principal executive offices located in Colorado. As such, it would not be subject to SB 826. That of course begs the question of why it is listed among the compliant and the more philosophical question of whether a corporation that is not subject to the law can be considered compliant.
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SEC Will Evaluate Settlement Offers & "Bad Actor" Waiver Requests Simultaneously
Last week, SEC Chair Clayton issued this statement indicating that Enforcement will process settlement offers at the same time that "bad actor" waiver requests are made if so requested by the settling party. Here's an excerpt from the Chair's statement (we're posting memos in our "SEC Enforcement" Practice Area):
I have consulted with the Office of the General Counsel and the Division of Enforcement regarding the mechanics of the Commission's consideration of a simultaneous offer of settlement and waiver request. Based on these discussions, I generally expect that, in a matter where a simultaneous settlement offer and waiver request are made and the settlement offer is accepted but the waiver request is not approved in whole or in part, the prospective defendant would need to promptly notify the staff (typically within a matter of five business days) of its agreement to move forward with that portion of the settlement offer that the Commission accepted.
In the event a prospective defendant does not promptly notify the staff that it agrees to move forward with that portion of the settlement offer that was accepted (or the defendant otherwise withdraws its offer of settlement), the negotiated settlement terms that would have resolved the underlying enforcement action may no longer be available and a litigated proceeding may follow.
Tomorrow's Webcast: "Current Developments in Capital Raising"
Tune in tomorrow for the webcast – "Current Developments in Capital Raising" – to hear Skadden's Ryan Dzierniejko, Locke Lord's Rob Evans, Shearman & Sterling's Lona Nallengara and Wilson Sonsini's Allison Berry Spinner explore the latest developments in raising capital and all the various alternatives, including ICOs, PIPEs and registered direct offerings, "at-the market" offerings, equity line financings and rights offerings.
Financial Reporting Structures: The Charts
Here's an odd page that a member spotted on the SEC's website. It contains three charts related to financial reporting structures: a blue print; a flow chart; and a segment chart. They were authored in the Spring of 2018 by Wes Bricker and Ying Compton from the SEC's Office of Chief Accountant. Even though most companies will have their own unique circumstances, these could be useful as a "gut check"…
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Next Thursday: SEC Calendars "Short- vs. Long-Term" Roundtable
The SEC will hold a roundtable next Thursday – July 18th – to address short-term vs. long-term "isms." There are two panels – one for each "ism." This follows the SEC's "request for comment" in December about the nature, content and timing of earnings releases & quarterly reports – see the comments submitted to the SEC on that so far. And here's the related memos we have posted…
Meanwhile, Sagar Teotia has been named the SEC's Chief Accountant – he had been serving as "Acting" in that capacity for a while…
Usable Disclosure: Plain English Helps
Here's a nice short piece by Third Creek Advisors' Adam Epstein about how smaller companies can become more effective storytellers. Here's an excerpt:
If your company's storytelling acumen is high, your test subjects will quickly and accurately grasp the zeitgeist of your company. If they struggle, it's likely that lots of small-cap investors – many of whom are generalists – don't sufficiently understand what your company does either.
One way to dramatically increase messaging effectiveness is through website videos. Notwithstanding the fact that in excess of five billion videos are watched daily on YouTube, a surprising number of small-cap companies don't have an "about us" video easily accessible on the home page of their corporate websites. This is a big mistake; a two-minute, professionally-produced, easy-to-understand video can pay for itself almost immediately.
Corp Fin Updates "Financial Reporting Manual" (Again)
Last week, Corp Fin indicated that it has updated its "Financial Reporting Manual" to remove guidance related to presentation of selected financial data & acquired business financial statements in a Form 10 filed by a "Smaller Reporting Company"; clarify the application of Rule 3-13 and Note 5 to Rule 8-01 of Regulation S-X; and provide revisions for certain technical amendments (e.g., update EGC revenue threshold pursuant to SEC Release 33-10332 and replace FASB ASU references with the applicable ASC Topics).
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Our 1st Annual "Cute Dog" Contest…
At the Society of Corporate Governance's conference last week, Skadden's Hagen Ganem had an idea. Why not run a cute dog contest? Genius. So here is our first annual contest (vote for the cutest dog; not the cutest owner of a dog) – the poll is at the bottom of this blog:
1. Skadden's Hagen Ganem – Teddy the "Snoozer"
2. Morrison & Foerster's Dave Lynn – Jack the "Ripper"
3. PJT Camberview's Shannon Johnson – Mia the "Mini Bernedoodle"
4. Gibson Dunn's Ron Mueller – Jack & Morgan the "Love Bugs"
5. TheCorporateCounsel.net's Broc Romanek – Willa the "Wonderful"
Vote Now: "Cutest Dog Contest"
Vote now in this poll – anonymously – for the dog that you think is the cutest:
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More on "Proofing Your Semantics When Drafting Disclosure"
A long, long while back, I blogged a story about an IPO prospectus that contained the term "certified pubic." Here are a few more reactions from members about disclosure gaffes:
While I hadn't heard of the "certified pubic accountant" goof previously, I can vouch for the IPO red herring that was circulated in the early 1970s with an "initial pubic offering" statement on the cover page. I never did see the SEC comment letter to know whether or not the Staff examiner commented on it.
And Charles Vaughn of Nelson Mullins commented:
I'm sitting here chuckling at my desk. I guess "certified pubic accountant" does beat "commom stock." I admit I have caught the "pubic accountant" terminology a couple of times before the SEC filing was made. Given the number of times it is found on Edgar, I think we all need to include that global search in our checklists.
Sneaker Exchange & Other Online Marketplaces
Back when the Web was born in the mid-90s, I remember working on some no-action letters related to trading various things on this new thing called the "Internet." Complex securities law issues – novel stuff. Flash forward twenty years and we have an amazing array of online marketplaces worth billions, as noted in this NY Times article…
Transcript: "Proxy Season Post-Mortem – The Latest Compensation Disclosures"
We've posted the transcript for the recent CompensationStandards.com webcast: "Proxy Season Post-Mortem – The Latest Compensation Disclosures." Mark Borges, Dave Lynn & Ron Mueller shared their latest takes on these topics:
1.	Say-on-Pay Results
2.	Performance-Based Compensation Disclosure
3.	Shareholder Responsiveness Disclosure
4.	Perquisites Disclosure
5.	Director Compensation Disclosure
6.	CEO Pay Ratio Trends
7.	Hedging Disclosure Rule
8.	Status of Other Dodd-Frank Rulemaking
9.	Shareholder Proposals
10.	Proxy Advisors
11.	Proxy Strike Suits
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It's nice to see Gigabyte moving away from the white boxes that have been their staple for a long time. There is something about a black box that psychologically seems more impressive than a white one. Although the rear of the D3HP box still looks like an explosion in a sticker factory.
Considering this is a brand new motherboard and priced just above the £110 mark, the D3HP looks very nice indeed with its black PCB, mainly black plastic and grey heatsinks.
Connectivity is the big area of improvement with the Z87-D3HP. From left to right we have two USB 2.0 and a combined PS2, VGA and DVI, six USB 3.0s, HDMI, Gigabit LAN and audio ports.
There is tons of space around the CPU socket, more than we've seen for a long time. Certainly if you're one of the people who just loves to put a DICE pot on your board you're not going to be struggling to fit it on the D3HP.
The bottom end is nearly identical to every other board of recent years, although we're surprised to see that the Z87-D3HP retains the legacy PCI slots that are a few years past their useful service, and that the SATA ports are vertical. Considering that 6 bits of cheap plastic can't save that much over one bit of cheap plastic, we think vertical SATAs are fairly unforgivable these days. Even with the tiny saving on copper traces.


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Darrel Lloyd
December 14, 1933 — November 28, 2019
Hastings resident Darrel W. Lloyd, 85, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019, at his home.
Celebration of Life is 2 p.m. Sunday, December 15, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Private family interment will be held at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to The Darrel Lloyd Minority Student Scholarship Fund at Hastings College or First Presbyterian Church.
Darrel was born December 14, 1933, in Maywood, NE to Keith and Wilma (Sloan) Lloyd. He married Roberta Case in Kearney on August 29, 1954. Darrel graduated from North Platte High School and earned a bachelor´s degree in English at Kearney State College. Also an athlete, Darrel was an all-state basketball player and all-state legion baseball pitcher in high school. At Kearney State, Darrel played four years of basketball, two years as the leading scorer and was a conference high jump champion two times. After college, he played two years of professional baseball in the Dodger's minor league system. He later coached high school basketball and refereed basketball games for many years.
He taught in Arnold and Gothenburg, then for three years as head of the English department at Hastings Public Schools. Darrel received a Master of Arts degree at the University of Wyoming, then completed additional graduate work at the University of Arkansas, the University of Wisconsin and at the Humanities Institute in Dublin, Ireland.
Darrel had a 36-year career at Hastings College as a professor of English and was chair of the English department for seven years. During Darrel's distinguished tenure, he received the Alpha Chi Outstanding Faculty Award three times, was selected four times to present an Invited Faculty Lecture and served four times as president of the faculty senate. He was chosen for the Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement Award, and upon retirement in 2000, he was granted an honorary Doctor of Literature degree. In 2005, Darrel was inducted into the Pro Rege Society for his extraordinary service and commitment to Hastings College.
A scholar of Irish literature, Darrel´s teaching specialties included 19th and 20th century British literature, the literature of American minorities and novels of Charles Dickens. A writer, Darrel´s short stories, poems, and essays have been published in numerous journals and periodicals, and his plays have been performed at Hastings College. Darrel was president of the Nebraska Council of Teachers of English and the Nebraska Humanities Council. He served on the boards of the Nebraska Humanities Foundation and the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial.
Darrel and his wife, Roberta, have traveled extensively all over the world and led study tours overseas, particularly in Ireland and Great Britain. The couple celebrated 65 years of marriage this year.
Roberta F. Lloyd – Hastings, NE
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HOW WILL THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT IMPACT YOUR BUSINESS? CRITICAL UPDATES FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER
DACA Ends in Five Months: What Employers Should Know
UPDATES IN DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS UNDER THE NEW MEXICO HUMAN RIGHTS ACT
Written by: Eleanor C. Werenko
Tax Cuts for Corporations and Pass-Through Entities. With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017, U.S. companies will see sweeping changes in business taxation, with the corporate tax rate going from 35% to 21%, and a 20% deduction for taxpayers who have domestic "qualified business income" from a pass-through entity or sole proprietorship."[1] There is a lot to unpack here and while we won't know what the final impacts will be until the IRS issues regulations later in the year, it is clear that if your business is structured as a corporation you will enjoy a tax rate of 21% on the C-Corporation's taxable income with no sunset on the provision. The impacts on pass-through entities and sole-proprietorships, however, are much less straight forward and will sunset December 31, 2025. If your business is a pass-through entity, meaning a limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, or corporation or limited liability company taxed as an S-Corporation, you will want to become familiar with the Act and its implications on your personal tax return and on the sustainability of your company in an increasingly competitive environment.
While some pass-through entities owners can expect to see a comparably higher net income after taxes than corporate shareholders, others may want to consider conversion to a C-Corporation to take advantage of lower tax rates, and the stability afforded C-Corporations under the Act. So which lucky pass-through owners are among those that will see a comparably higher net income than corporate shareholders? The general rule is that the 20% deduction applies to all qualified business income (QBI) (domestic income other than investment income such as dividends and interest). There are however, exceptions and if the exceptions apply to your business, the 20% deduction is severely reduced or eliminated. Among the business to which the exceptions apply are specified services businesses (SBB). SBB's include:
Medical professionals (Doctors)
Businesses where the reputation of the owner is critical
BUT NOT Engineering or Architectural Services
As an owner of an SBB, if your individual income, or married filing jointly income, is less than $157,500 or $315,000 respectively, the deduction is potentially allowed. If, however, your individual or married filing jointly income is more than $157,500/$315,000 you may want to take a closer look at the impacts of the Act on your taxes and whether or not a conversion may be beneficial.
Even if your pass-through business is not an SBB you will still want to understand how the deduction applies and what limitations may exist. Until the IRS promulgates regulations providing further guidance on how the Act will be implemented, it is probably premature to make any decisions with respect to conversion, or otherwise, but in the next few months pass-through entities may want to work closely with a CPA and attorney to determine the appropriate entity choice in the new tax era.
Tax Credit for Employers Offering Paid Family Medical Leave. Also impacting employers is a federal tax credit for employers that provide paid family and medical leave to their employees. In order to qualify for the credit, an employer must allow all-qualifying, full-time employees, at least two weeks of paid family and medical leave annually, and must pay a qualifying employee at least 50% of their normal wages. Under the Act a qualifying employee is one who has been employed for at least one year, and who for the preceding year, had compensation not in excess of 60% of the compensation threshold for highly compensated employees ($120,000 in 2018).
The tax credit which is equal to 12.5% of the wages paid to an employee while on leave, plus 0.25% for each percentage point in excess of 50% (for a total possible credit of 25% of wages paid) applies only to "family and medical leave" as defined under Section 102(a)(1)(a)-(e) or 102(a)(3) of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Family and medical leave does not include vacation leave, personal leave or medical or sick leave that does not qualify under FMLA.
This provision may be behind Walmart's recent decision to increase paid maternity leave from 6-8 weeks for full time employees at half-time pay to 10 weeks at full-time pay. This is not entirely clear, however, because in order to qualify for the exemption the paid leave must be made available to all qualifying employees and it appears that Walmart's policy may only apply to mothers on maternity leave and not all qualifying employees who may need to take family and medical leave for a non-maternity reason. In order to qualify for the credit, Walmart's policy would have to be available to all qualifying employees in need of family and medical leave. If the tax credit were available and a qualifying full-time Walmart employee, making Walmart's newly announced $11.00/hour minimum wage, took 10 weeks of family and medical leave Walmart would enjoy a tax credit of $1,100 ($11/hr x 40hrs/week x 10 weeks x 25%) to offset the $4400 in wages (before deductions) paid to the employee.
[1] Full text of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is available at https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1/text


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Les Vikes de Victoria (en ) sont le club omnisports universitaire representant l'université de Victoria.

Équipes universitaires
La majorité des équipes universitaires des Vikes évoluent dans le Sport interuniversitaire canadien, mais les équipes du golf, de l'athlétisme et du cross-country évoluent dans la National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

 Athlétisme (M/F)
 Aviron (M/F)
 Basket-ball (M/F)
 Football (M/F)
 Golf (M/F)
 Hockey sur gazon (M/F)
 Natation (M/F)
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Kvázikristál je neperiodičen kristal. Prve kvazikristale so odkrili leta 1984 v hitro strjeni zlitini Al-Mn. Za kvazikristale je značilno, da imajo nekristalografske sučne osi.

Že zdavnaj so v kristalografiji pokazali, da je periodičnost mogoča le, če ima kristal 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- in 6-števne osi; to pomeni, da vzorec zavzame kristalografsko identične položaje enkrat, dvakrat, trikrat, štirikrat ali šestkrat pri zasuku za 360°. Sučna os, ki je v središču kvadrata, je na primer 4-števna.

Za razliko od tega imajo do sedaj odkriti kvazikristali 5-, 8-, 10- ali 12-števne sučne osi. Zato imajo nekatere posebne magnetne, električne in mehanske lastnosti.

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Research here simply refers to using the internet to find out as much information as you can about any area. Information is power. If you have the right information, you can use it to your advantage in any situation. Through the internet, you can learn all that you need to know about your competitors. Most people put up information about their company's founders and board of directors on their website. Furthermore, if you search for the name of your competitors, you will be able to get all the information about them that is on the internet. Apart from researching about your competitors, you can also look for information in all the areas you are struggling in as a business owner. There are very many websites that offer short courses. If you don't want to pay for the lessons, you can get some free ones on sites like YouTube. You will end up learning so much that you can use to improve your business.
You can decide to use podcasts as a way to share your life with clients. You can also use this as one of the avenues to advertise your business and interact with your clients. You can use that time to share the lessons that you have learnt in the running of your business, the challenges you have encountered and how you dealt with them. You will be surprised how many of your clients will be able to identify with you. Bonding with clients always solidifies your relationship. There are so many software that you can download from the internet, either after buying or for free, for example a business management software. You can use the business management software to help you keep track of various aspects of your business. You can keep track of your sales, employee records, equipment and usage, salaries and even leave days. You can get a software that offers all these under one roof. This will streamline your business and save you a lot of paperwork stress. Furthermore, you can grant particular individuals access to the software and still keep track of their decisions.
This is one of the online tools that has truly revolutionized online business. It involves influencing search results on search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing. There are companies that offer these search engine optimization services. These companies help to improve the ranking of your business website so that it can appear on the first page of the search results. When it comes to making this strategy effective, keywords play a very important role. Keywords are the words that prospective buyers search for when looking for a particular product or service. You need to have these words in your content as well to ensure that your website ranks high on the search engine results. According to impactbnd.com, 50% of keywords are four words or longer. In order to know the best keywords to use, you need to seek the services of a SEO agency.
This is also a powerful tool in its own right. It involves using website traffic to generate leads and eventually turning those leads into clients. Basically, when a client visits your website, you should ask for their email address. If they choose to give it out, you can occasionally send them newsletters, offers or any discounts that you feel are relevant to them. If they visit your website constantly looking for something specific, you can even create personalized adverts that are in that genre and send to them. This gives your clients personal attention and helps them feel valued and important. This influences them to buy from you.
Author Bio:- Alexander Fernandise is an experienced blogger who has written articles for several renowned blogs and websites about various uses of social media to engineer more business traffic on business websites. He specializes in devising digital marketing methods and strategies for companies and researching on how marketing methods can be made more enhanced.


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GTU and Partners Stand Against Islamophobia
Challenging Recent Islamophobic Hate Speech, Interfaith Coalition Stands in Solidarity with Muslim Communities PRESS CONTACTS: Safir Ahmed, Zaytuna College, 415.595.0790, sahmed@zaytuna.edu Erin Burns, Pacific School of Religion, 904.742.9139, eburns@psr.edu Doug Davidson, Graduate Theological Union, 510.649.2423, ddavidson@gtu.edu >>Read the Solidarity Statement from the Graduate Theological Union BERKELEY, CA — On December 17, faith leaders from Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and Muslim traditions shared a solidarity statement in support of Muslim communities facing hostile...
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GTU Announces Rabbi Daniel Lehmann as President
For Immediate Release Contact: Doug Davidson, communications@gtu.edu, 510-649-2423 Berkeley, CA, May 23, 2018 - The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) of Berkeley, California, is pleased to announce the selection of Rabbi Daniel L. Lehmann as the eighth president in the school's fifty-six-year history. Rabbi Lehmann comes to the GTU from Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts, where he recently completed his tenure as president and professor of pluralism and Jewish education. Lehmann also served as board chair of the Boston Theological Institute, where he successfully led Hebrew College to...
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The Mysterious Journey of Barbara Green
From the Fall 2016 issue of Currents, view PDF By Doug Davidson Our 2016 Sarlo Award winner discusses theological education, diversity at the GTU, and the joys of writing Dr. Barbara Green, O.P., first heard about the Graduate Theological Union in 1964, when she entered the Dominican Convent in San Rafael, California, to begin her training to become a religious sister. "The priest who taught us would come in and, instead of focusing on Saint Thomas or whatever was scheduled for that day, he'd talk about this exciting new project up in Berkeley where Catholics and Protestants were working...
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GTU Welcomes Dr. Kathryn Barush as Assistant Professor of Art History and Religion
The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to welcome Dr. Kathryn Barush as Assistant Professor of Art History and Religion. This faculty position is supported by the Thomas E. Bertelsen, Jr., Endowment in Art History and Religion for the benefit of both the GTU and the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, where Dr. Barush will hold a courtesy appointment. Since receiving her D.Phil. in the History of Art from the University of Oxford in 2012, Dr. Barush has been a postdoctoral research associate at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) at the National...
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From the Fall 2018 issue of Skylight View PDF article here Gestures to the Divine: Works by Hagit Cohen Doug Adams Gallery, Center for the Arts & Religion 2465 LeConte Avenue, Berkeley This fall, nature is on display at the Center for the Arts & Religion's Doug Adams Gallery. In "Gestures to the Divine," artist Hagit Cohen encourages us to focus on the world around us, presenting photographs that stretch the imagination. Images of seed pods, large in size but minimalist in aesthetic, draw us in with the detail of their textures and the mystery of their shadows. An altar, suspended in...
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GTU Presidential Search Accepting Applications through March 1, 2018
The Graduate Theological Union is actively engaged in a search for the school's next president and will continue to accept applications from interested candidates through March 1, 2018. We are seeking an innovative and collaborative leader whose compelling vision can inspire and unite this dynamic interreligious institution. The presidential search committee is encouraging the entire GTU community to invite qualified candidates to apply for this position. Those interested in applying can download a full job description for the position and can find additional information on the Presidential...
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Bearing Witness to Suffering and Hope
Spotlighting Dr. William O'Neill, SJ Recipient of the GTU's 2014 Sarlo Excellence in Teaching Award By Doug Davidson from Currents Fall 2014 What does it mean to do theology as a way of bearing witness to the suffering and passion of our world? This critical question has driven the work of Dr. William O'Neill, SJ, throughout more than a quarter century on the faculty of the GTU and the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University. Dr. O'Neill's dedication to rigorous theological scholarship that is firmly grounded in struggle and hope is a primary reason he was awarded the 2014...
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Naomi Seidman Awarded Inaugural Borsch-Rast Book Prize and Lectureship
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For Immediate Release - January 23, 2018 Berkeley, CA - The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is pleased to announce that Dr. Naomi Seidman, Koret Professor of Jewish Culture at the GTU's Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies, has been awarded the inaugural Borsch-Rast Book Prize and Lectureship for her 2016 book, The Marriage Plot, Or, How Jews Fell in Love with Love, and with Literature (Stanford University Press). The newly established Borsch-Rast Book Prize will be awarded annually and carries a prize of $10,000. The award seeks to encourage innovative and creative theological...
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Beyond Saving: A Faithful Look at the Economy
Given the continued prominence of economic recovery in public debate, two students and one alumna discussed with us the economy from a faith based perspective. Consumerism as a World View Christina Ellsworth, a M.A. student affiliated with the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, came to the GTU to study theology and to expand her awareness of alternatives to consumerism. Her senior thesis was on the integration of faith with what we buy as consumers. Ellsworth's response to the question of "How do we bring hope to a situation of utter hopelessness" pushes beyond the...
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How Seminaries Are Adapting to New Realities by Stuart J. Moore The handwriting is on the wall. As Americans distance themselves from the label of Christian, preferring "spiritual" or no affiliation, attendance continues to slip across mainline denominations. Schools for ministerial formation are struggling with lower enrollments and less denominational financial support. The composition of the Christian Church is changing and the seminaries must change with it. Why does this shift matter to the Graduate Theological Union? Sometimes we focus so much on the academic programs, M.A. and Ph.D...
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Thibodeau To The Lakers? The Bulls Should Consider
It only took two days after the Bulls' elimination from the first round of the NBA Playoffs for their offseason to get into full swing. According Dave McMenamin of ESPN Los Angeles, the Lakers plan on seeking permission from the Bulls to interview Tom Thibodeau for their head coaching vacancy.
The sweat has barely dried on the floor of the United Center, and the Bulls are now being flung into high gear when it comes to setting up their team next season. Instead of focusing entirely on their pair of first round picks, along with the potential pursuit of free agent Carmelo Anthony, Gar Forman and John Paxson have to spend time making sure their coach isn't going anywhere.
According to NBA writer Jeff Zillgitt of the USA Today, the Bulls plan on responding to the Lakers request by reminding them he's still under contract (until the summer of 2017) and therefore not available. Despite that statement, the Bulls shouldn't dismiss a possible deal with the Lakers without vetting all scenarios. Especially for a coach that has butted heads with management on multiple occasions.
You can forget attaching Carlos Boozer's salary, or getting Kobe Bryant in return as possible outcomes. When Doc Rivers was made available by the Celtics last summer, then commissioner David Stern made it very clear that players cannot be involved in a transaction when a coach under contract changes teams. And since the Bulls would never consider letting Thibodeau out of his contract for nothing in return, that only leaves one thing left for the Lakers to barter with: draft picks.
In an effort to make a run at the title a couple of years ago, the Lakers traded first round picks in 2013 and 2015 to Phoenix for Steve Nash, and their 2017 first round pick to Orlando to get Dwight Howard. Despite having protections on those picks, they're considered spoken for, and because of the Ted Stepien rule, no team is allowed to trade away consecutive future first round picks.
End of story, right? There's simply no way the Bulls would trade Thibodeau if the return from the trade didn't come until 2019 (or later). The Stepien rule, however, is very specific in its wording. Once the selection card has been read on draft night, the pick is no longer a "future" selection, and can therefore be traded. Meaning the Lakers and Bulls could consummate a deal in the coming weeks, but then not execute it until draft night. It would be complicated, but the Lakers would essentially pick the player the Bulls want, and immediately trade that player for Thibodeau. Whoops. Did you already forget that you can't trade a player for a coach? But that was in Stern's NBA. With new sheriff Adam Silver in town, he may interpret the rules differently, and could allow a deal (maybe as repayment for nixing the Chris Paul trade?). It's definitely a long shot, but a good front office prepares for all scenarios.
The Lakers are in the lottery for the first time since they drafted Andrew Bynum (whom the Bulls traded Luol Deng for earlier this year) back in 2005, and have a 6.3 percent chance at winning the draw of ping pong balls set to take place on May 20. The draft lottery decides the second and third overall picks as well, and the chances the Lakers have of landing any of the top three picks is a more realistic (yet still unlikely) 21.5 percent.
If the Lakers are picking at their expected spot (sixth) or lower, it's unlikely the Bulls would have any interest in making a deal. Yes, this is the deepest draft in a number of years, but it's hard to imagine the Bulls trading one of the best coaches in the NBA for guys with question marks like Dante Exum, Aaron Gordon or Marcus Smart. But if the pick ends up in the top three, or better yet, the top two, it's something that has to be considered.
This is the scenario that many Bulls fans tried to convince themselves of after Derrick Rose went down, followed by the trade of Luol Deng to Cleveland -- a chance at getting lucky in the lottery to draft another native son in Jabari Parker. He's often compared with current NBA-ers Carmelo Anthony and Paul Pierce, and would immediately give the Bulls the wing scorer they're in desperate search of (see: Anthony, Carmelo) -- and would do so on a contract that is far more cap-friendly.
Andrew Wiggins is still the top player on many draft boards, and would also fit in perfectly with the Bulls and Thibodeau's defensive scheme. He didn't score as much or as consistently as many thought he would during his one year in college, but a high majority of NBA front office personnel believe he'll be a lethal scoring threat at the next level. His shooting is still a work in progress, but he can get to the rim and finish at the next level already.
After the top two picks though, the waters get murky. Joel Embiid and Julius Randle are the highest rated prospects along with Parker and Wiggins, but they play the post positions where Joakim Noah and Taj GIbson already reside. Does it make sense to trade a great coach for a guy that can't even be projected into your starting lineup? Probably not.
Despite issues that Forman, Paxson and Thibodeau have had with each other in the past, why would the Bulls trade a coach who consistently takes his team to the playoffs for a rookie? Because as I was reminded of yesterday, players win championships -- not coaches. Sure, Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich, Pat Riley and the other coaches who have won titles are all fantastic at what they did and do, but none of those guys would have rings on their fingers without the likes of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, Shaq -- the list goes on. You have to have top tier talent to win NBA titles, and this year's first round loss to the Washington Wizards proved the Bulls are more than just a healthy Rose away from playing in the Finals. If the front office believes Parker or Wiggins have All-NBA potential, and the Lakers are willing to deal, the Bulls should pull the trigger.
The Lakers are in no rush to sign their next coach, and if they want Thibodeau in hopes of luring free agents next summer, and if Silver is willing to interpret the rules differently, and if the Lakers logo ends up in the last or second to last envelope opened up on May 20, the Bulls will have a tough choice to make. A lot of ifs have to fall in place, but anything is possible. And if all of the above somehow happens, the Bulls should bid farewell to their coach in favor of a player who can get them closer to a title.
Sean / May 6, 2014 6:09 AM
If the Lakers are on the clock to make a selection is it still considered a future draft selection? Will they then be able to trade the current draft selection for Thibs?


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Davido Slams Don Jazzy and Korede Bello! Claims Godwin Was Stolen From Him By Korede Bello
In a week that has been rife with accusations and counter accusations of Artistes pinching song ideas and intellectual property from their fellow artistes without permission (re: Dammy Krane and Wizkid), we may well have just uncovered the biggest story yet.
According to avery reliable source, we can authoritatively report that HKN Hit maker and Nigerian Music Superstar, Davido is laying claim to, arguably, one of the BIGGEST songs of last year, the song with we can say catapulted the young Mavin Artiste Korede Bello, to the stratosphere of the Nigerian Music Industry.
Davido has outright accused Korede Bello of stealing the idea of the hit song 'God Win' from him during a visit to his studio by the latter. He said "I have kept quiet about it all along, mostly because I've been trying to focus on other things and I'm like……..let the boy shine…….but people have been making certain comments in the media……and I've had it up to here. That song is mine. It's my intellectual property, and he stole it from me. The World needs to know".
Davido reportedly made the claim during a night out with members of the HKN gang, Shina Rambo and B-Red. When pressed for more information by our very reliable source, he went into a furious tirade, describing in detail how Korede Bello stole the song from him.
"I made a huge mistake allowing him into my studio! Huge mistake! He had come together with the rest of the MAVIN Crew and The Don himself, they wanted to discuss a collaboration between me and Reekado! I was even considering doing a song with him too! This is how he pays me?! Mahn! I had written God Win 2 nights before, though the lyrics were a bit different…he Changed them! The original version was:
'I don get her number, God Win. She come into my bed na God Win……I spray her my dough na G…'
Why was I singing about girls and money at the same time I was singing about God? Let's not talk about. The bottom-line is, he found the lyrics lying in the studio in the small book I wrote it in. I know he was the last person who looked at that book! After they left I started looking for it…………..I went to check the exact place I kept it……….it was smelling like Relaxer and Jerry Curl Cream and Pink Oil……….Reekado has dada………….Di'ja was wearing wig……….Don Baba barbed skin cut……….D'Prince was was smelling like Olay cream but what I perceived was Vaseline………Dr Sid didn't come with them……..so I knew it was Korede. I just decided to fashi! Next thing I know some weeks later, I HEAR THE SONG ON THE RADIO! AND IT SOUNDED BETTER THAN I EXPECTED! I WAS ANGRYYYYY!"
*at this point Davido tosses a glass of champagne angrily across the room but it bounces off a cushion and hits Shina Rambo on the head. Shina passes out. Davido doesn't care. He continues*
"I just left it, you know, let the boy have a hit. Then I watched an interview after the headies where that PulseTV guy asked a man on the street what the best song of 2015 was and you know what the man said?! GOD WIN! He even sang the song! That was when I lost it".
In light of these accusations, we tried to reach Korede Bello for comments. All he had to say was
"Egbon Davido, if you want the song back………………………please don't want it back! This is my biggest song!"….
we nid d video of it so call interview says:
Egbon Davido go nd sing ur own lets hear it.nonsense.... says:
Marty Young
black d says:
what korede do shows he is not a tallented musician why will u pick a lyrics from your fellow musician without his permission i wish i can see that korede i eh guy you for see pepe
BANKKY WISE says:
NA LIE
bae says:
korede bello! guy u no try at all….u f**up bt all d same dia is always a rum for [email protected] Davido
It nt gud bt there should be room 4 4giveness
na lie davido y u de lie
U Bad Davido
There is nothing u can do again davido already d songs have been release
Olihi young says:


In May 2018 Malaysia underwent its first regime change in its political history. This saw the return of Mahathir Mohamad as prime minster, 15 years after his first tenure as prime minster from 1981 to 2003. As the country heads towards the first anniversary of the Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) government, it is imperative that the momentum for political change is not stalled. This Analysis identifies four key areas that the new administration must deal with in the next 12 months: the Malay Agenda/Bumiputra Policy; the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MA63); political Islam; and a clear timetable for transition of power. These issues are not only crucial to the stability of the PH administration, but also for long-term institutional reforms. The first three issues are not new — they went on unresolved under the previous regime, leading to an increasingly dysfunctional political system and culminating in the change of government. The PH government has an opportunity to change Malaysia's political trajectory if it takes steps to resolve these issues. The more immediate issue at the highest level of government is the promised transition of power to Anwar Ibrahim. If not handled properly, PH may turn out to be a one-term government and the country could revert to the old regime.


In the following"Tuxedo" will refer to what your men are wearing be it a tuxedo, suit or separates.
I'M NOT CERTAIN HOW THE TUXEDO RENTAL PROCESS WORKS. CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE STEPS INVOLVED?
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You will want to plan about an hour. It is best to have only the Bride & Groom and your consultant if you have one. To many opinions can make it confusing for you.
Bring your swatches and ideas, we can easily help you find the perfect ensemble.
We will ask for all the names of people wearing tuxedos. Don't forget your Father's, Grand Fathers & Ring bearers.
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Your attendants will need to schedule an appointment for measuring. It is best to have no more than 4 at a time. Your attendants will be asked to try items on so we can get the closest fit possible. Due to different garment cuts, the items that arrive for the wedding may likely be a different cut from our try on items. Changes to the garments are very normal. We are limited as to what we can do with same day pick up.
Each attendant will need to pay a $25 non-refundable deposit at the time of measuring.
MY GROOMSMEN ARE LOCATED ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. HOW DO I COLLECT THEIR MEASUREMENTS AND GET THE INFORMATION TO YOU?
We have a measurement form that you can send to any out of town people. They should go to a tuxedo store in their area to be measured. Tuxedo measurments are different than that of normal street clothes. It is possible that a store may charge them for this service.
They can mail back the form or call us with their information. We must have address, phone number, all measurments and the deposit.
They will need to try on their tuxedo in our store. Changes are very normal and we want to be able to make the adjustments necessary. We are limited as to what we can do with same day pick up.


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It's strange that it can't find the files (the 404 error means file not found). The browser's URL looks like it found an index.html from localhost:8080/atlas-2.6.0/index.html, but it couldn't find the assets under the root, such as /js/styles/splash.css.
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While we applaud Mr. Netanyahu's invitation to members of Congress to emigrate to Israel, we advise him to drop that "coming home" theme. Bibi, Israel needs our Congress here to keep that spigot open and the funding flowing.
We are thrilled that Congress will be hosting this noted peace warrior. Bibi Netanyahu routinely provokes more standing ovations than the President of the United States when he addresses Congress. Fortunately, thus far, few self-hating Jews have been so petty as to criticize Mr. Netanyahu for actions he's taken in his role as colonial administrator.
We are appreciative of the fact that, like most great leaders, Bibi has been able to negotiate many settlements. Some of those settlements are secured by walls, barbed wire, machine guns, helicopters, drones and tanks, and some argue that Israel is engaged in the oppression and ethnic cleansing of people living in Gaza and the West Bank. We beg to differ! The bulldozing of the houses of the families of 12-year-old terrorists throwing rocks at our tanks is essential in Prime Minister Netanyahu's "Broken Windows: Eternal War for Eternal Peace" program, which of course requires U.S. aid to finance and maintain. Thus, All Jews Everywhere believes it is reasonable that Mr. Netanyahu is preparing to spend three full days in meetings with the executive committee of Congress — known locally as AIPAC.
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"Money for occupations" or "Money for war"? America is wealthy enough to continue funding Israel's occupations as well as its wars, and make them our own. Yes we can!
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