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citizenclo 10/07/2015 Europa, Politique internationale - ONU
Grèce: le draft qui a fuité
Greece: Prior Actions
Policy Commitments and Actions to be taken in consultation with EC/ECB/IMF staff:
1. 2015 supplementary budget and 2016-19 MTFS1
Adopt effective as of July 1, 2015 a supplementary 2015 budget and a 2016–19 medium-term fiscal strategy, supported by a sizable and credible package of measures. The new fiscal path is premised on a primary surplus target of (1, 2, 3), and 3.5 percent of GDP in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The package includes VAT reforms (¶2), other tax policy measures (¶3), pension reforms (¶4), public administration reforms (¶5), reforms addressing shortfalls in tax collection enforcement (¶6), and other parametric measures as specified below.
2. VAT reform
Adopt legislation to reform the VAT system that will be effective as of July 1, 2015. The reform will target a net revenue gain of 1 percent of GDP on an annual basis from parametric changes. The new VAT system will: (i) unify the rates at a standard 23 percent rate, which will include restaurants and catering, and a reduced 13 percent rate for basic food, energy, hotels, and water (excluding sewage), and a super-reduced rate of 6 percent for pharmaceuticals, books, and theater; (ii) streamline exemptions to broaden the base and raise the tax on insurance; and (iii) Eliminate discounts on islands, starting with the islands with higher incomes and which are the most popular tourist destinations, except the most remote ones. This will be completed by end-2016, as appropriate and targeted fiscally neutral measures to compensate those inhabitants that are most in need are determined. The new VAT rates on hotels and islands will be implemented from October 2015.
The increase of the VAT rate described above may be reviewed at the end of 2016, provided that equivalent additional revenues are collected through measures taken against tax evasion and to improve collectability of VAT. Any decision to review and revise shall take place in consultation with the institutions.
1 The fiscal path to reach the medium term primary surplus target of 3.5% will be discussed with the institutions, in light of recent economic developments.
3. Fiscal structural measures
Adopt legislation to:
 close possibilities for income tax avoidance (e.g., tighten the definition of farmers), take measures to increase thecorporate income tax in 2015 and require 100 percent advance payments for corporate income and gradually for individual business income tax by 2017; phase out the preferential tax treatment of farmers in the income tax code by 2017; raise the solidarity surcharge;
 abolish subsidies for excise on diesel oil for farmers and better target eligibility to halve heating oil subsidies expenditure in the budget 2016;
 in view of any revision of the zonal property values, adjust the property tax rates if necessary to safeguard the 2015 and 2016 property tax revenues at €2.65 billion and adjust the alternative minimum personal income taxation.
 eliminate the cross-border withholding tax introduced by the installments act (law XXXX/2015) and reverse the recent amendments to the ITC in the public administration act (law XXXX/2015), including the special treatment of agricultural income.
 adopt outstanding reforms on the codes on income tax, and tax procedures: introduce a new Criminal Law on Tax Evasion and Fraud to amend the Special Penal Law 2523/1997 and any other relevant legislation, and replace Article 55, ¶s 1 and 2, of the TPC, with a view, inter alia, to modernize and broaden the definition of tax fraud and evasion to all taxes; abolish all Code of Book and Records fines, including those levied under law 2523/1997 develop the tax framework for collective investment vehicles and their participants consistently with the ITC and in line with best practices in the EU.
 adopt legislation to upgrade the organic budget law to: (i) introduce a framework for independent agencies; (ii) phase out ex-ante audits of the Hellenic Court of Auditors and account officers (ypologos); (iii) give GDFSs exclusive financial service capacity and GAO powers to oversee public sector finances; and (iv) phase out fiscal audit offices by January 2017.
 increase the rate of the tonnage tax and phase out special tax treatments of the shipping industry.
By September 2015, (i) simplify the personal income tax credit schedule; (ii) re-design and integrate into the ITC the solidarity surcharge for income of 2016 to more effectively achieve progressivity in the income tax system; (iii) issue a circular on fines to ensure the comprehensive and consistent application of the TPC; (iv) and other remaining reforms as specified in ¶9 of the IMF Country Report No. 14/151.
On health care, effective as of July 1, 2015, (i) re-establish full INN prescription, without exceptions, (ii) reduce as a first step the price of all off-patent drugs to 50 percent and all generics to 32.5 percent of the patent price, by repealing the grandfathering clause for medicines already in the market in 2012, and (iii)) review and limit the prices of diagnostic tests to bring structural spending in line with claw back targets; and (iv) collect in the full the 2014 clawback for private clinics, diagnostics and pharmaceuticals, and extend their 2015 clawback ceilings to 2016.
Launch the Social Welfare Review under the agreed terms of reference with the technical assistance of the World Bank to target savings of 1⁄2 percent of GDP which can help finance a fiscally neutral gradual roll-out of the GMI in January 2016.
 reduce the expenditure ceiling for military spending by €100 million in 2015 and by €200 million in 2016 with a targeted set of actions, including a reduction in headcount and procurement;
 introduce reform of the income tax code, [inter alia covering capital taxation], investment vehicles, farmers and the self- employed, etc.;
 raise the corporate tax rate from 26% to 28%;
 introduce tax on television advertisements;
 announce international public tender for the acquisition of television licenses and usage related fees of relevant frequencies; and
 extend implementation of luxury tax on recreational vessels in excess of 5 meters and increase the rate from 10% to 13%, coming into effect from the collection of 2014 income taxes and beyond;
 extend Gross Gaming Revenues (GGR) taxation of 30% on VLT games expected to be installed at second half of 2015 and 2016;
 generate revenues through the issuance of 4G and 5G licenses.We will consider some compensating measures, in case of fiscal shortfalls: (i) Increase the tax rate to income for rents, for annual incomes below €12,000 to 15% (from 11%) with an additional revenue of €160 million and for annual incomes above €12,000 to 35% (from 33%) with an additional revenue of €40 million; (ii) the corporate income tax will increase by an additional percentage point (i.e. from 28% to 29%) that will result in additional revenues of €130 million.
4. Pension reform
The Authorities recognise that the pension system is unsustainable and needs fundamental reforms. This is why they will implement in full the 2010 pension reform law (3863/2010), and implement in full or replace/adjust the sustainability factors for supplementary and lump-sum pensions from the 2012 reform as a part of the new pension reform in October 2015 to achieve equivalent savings and take further steps to improve the pension system.
Effective from July 1, 2015 the authorities will phase-in reforms that would deliver estimated permanent savings of 1⁄4-1⁄2 percent of GDP in 2015 and 1 percent of GDP on a full year basis in 2016 and thereafter by adopting legislation to:
 create strong disincentives to early retirement, including the adjustment of early retirement penalties, and through a gradual elimination of grandfathering to statutory retirement age and early retirement pathways progressively adapting to the limit of statutory retirement age of 67 years, or 62 and 40 years of contributions by 2022, applicable for all those retiring (except arduous professions, and mothers with children with disability) with immediate application;
 adopt legislation so that withdrawals from the Social Insurance Fund will incur an annual penalty, for those affected by the extension of the retirement age period, equivalent to 10 percent on top of the current penalty of 6 percent;
 integrate into ETEA all supplementary pension funds and ensure that, starting January 1, 2015, all supplementary pension funds are only financed by own contributions;
 better target social pensions by increasing OGA uninsured pension;
 Gradually phase out the solidarity grant (EKAS) for all pensioners by end-December 2019. This shall be legislated immediately and shall start as regards the top 20% of beneficiaries in March 2016 with the modalities of the phase out to be agreed with the institutions;
 freeze monthly guaranteed contributory pension limits in nominal terms until 2021;
 provide to people retiring after 30 June 2015 the basic, guaranteed contributory, and means tested pensions only at theattainment of the statutory normal retirement age of currently 67 years;
 increase the health contributions for pensioners from 4% to 6% on average and extend it to supplementary pensions;
 phase out all state-financed exemptions and harmonize contribution rules for all pension funds with the structure of contributions to IKA from 1 July 2015;
Moreover, in order to restore the sustainability of the pension system, the authorities will by 31 October 2015, legislate further reforms to take effect from 1 January 2016; (i) specific design and parametric improvements to establish a closer link between contributions and benefits; (ii) broaden and modernize the contribution and pension base for all self-employed, including by switching from notional to actual income, subject to minimum required contribution rules; (iii) revise and rationalize all different systems of basic, guaranteed contributory and means tested pension components, taking into account incentives to work and contribute; (iv) the main elements of a comprehensive SSFs consolidation, including any remaining harmonization of contribution and benefit payment rules and procedures across all funds; (v) abolish all nuisance charges financing pensions and offset by reducing benefits or increasing contributions in specific funds to take effect from 31 October 2015; and (vi) harmonize pension benefit rules of the agricultural fund (OGA) with the rest of the pension system in a pro rata manner, unless OGA is merged into other funds. The consolidation of social insurance funds will take place by end 2017. In 2015, the process will be activated through legislation to consolidate the social insurance funds under a single entity and the operational consolidation will have been completed by 31 December 2016. Further reductions in the operating costs and a more effective management of fund resources including improved balancing of needs between better-off and poorer-off funds will be actively encouraged.
The authorities will adopt legislation to fully offset the fiscal effects of the implementation of court rulings on the 2012 pension reform.
In parallel to the reform of the pension system, a Social Welfare Review will be carried out to ensure fairness of the various reforms.
The institutions are prepared to take into account other parametric measures within the pension system of equivalent effect to replace some of the measures mentioned above, taking into account their impact on growth, and provided that such measures are presented to the institutions during the design phase and are sufficiently concrete and quantifiable, and in the absence of this the default option is what is specified above.
5. Public Administration, Justice and Anti Corruption
 reform the unified wage grid, effective 1 January, 2016, setting the key parameters in a fiscally neutral manner and consistent with the agreed wage bill targets and with comprehensive application across the public sector, including decompressing the wage distribution across the wage spectrumin connection with the skill, performance and responsibility of staff. (The authorities will also adopt legislation to rationalise the specialised wage grids, by end-November 2015);
 align non-wage benefits such as leave arrangements, per diems, travel allowances and perks, with best practices in the EU, effective 1 January 2016;
 establish within the new MTFS ceilings for the wage bill and the level of public employment consistent with achieving the fiscal targets and ensuring a declining path of the wage bill relative to GDP until 2019;
 hire managers and assess performance of all employees (with the aim to complete the hiring of new managers by 31 December 2015 subsequent to a review process)
 introduce a new permanent mobility scheme applied by Q4 2015. The scheme will promote the use of job description and will be linked with an online database that will include all current vacancies. Final decision on employee mobility will be taken by each service concerned. This will rationalize the allocation of resources as well as the staffing across the General Government.
 reform the Civil Procedure Code, in line with previous agreements; introduce measures to reduce the backlog of cases in administrative courts; work closely with European institutions and technical assistance on e-justice, mediation and judicial statistics
 strengthen the governance of ELSTAT. It shall cover (i) the role and structure of the Advisory bodies of the Hellenic Statistical System, including the recasting of the Council of ELSS to an advisory Committee of the ELSS, and the role of the Good Practice Advisory Committee (GPAC); (ii) the recruitment procedure for the President of ELSTAT, to ensure that a President of the highest professional calibre is recruited, following transparent procedures and selection criteria; (iii)
the involvement of ELSTAT as appropriate in any legislative or other legal proposal pertaining to any statistical matter; (iv) other issues that impact the independence of ELSTAT, including financial autonomy, the empowerment of ELSTAT to reallocate existing permanent posts and to hire staff where it is needed and to hire specialised scientific personnel, and the classification of the institution as a fiscal policy body in the recent law 4270/2014; role and powers of Bank of Greece in statistics in line with European legislation.
 Publish a revised Strategic Plan against Corruption by 31 July 2015. Amend and implement the legal framework for the declaration of assets and financing of the political parties and adopt legislation insulating financial crime and anti- corruption investigations from political intervention in individual cases.
Moreover, in collaboration with the OECD, the Authorities will:
 Strengthen controls in public entities and especially SOEs. Empower the Line Ministries to perform robust audit and control inspections to supervised entities including SOEs.
 Strengthen controls and internal audit processes in high spending Local Government Institutions and their supervised legal entities.
 Strengthen controls in public and private investment cases funded either by national or co-funded by other sources, public works and public procurement (e.g. in health sector, SDIT).
 Strengthen transparency and control processes and skills in tax and customs authorities.
 Assess major risks in the public procurement cycle, taking in consideration the recent developments (Central Purchasing and e-Procurement: KHMDHS and ESHDHS) and the need to have a clear governance framework. Develop strategy according to the assessment(Q4 2015)
 Implement strategy to mitigate public procurement risks.(Q1 2016)
 Assess 2 specific sectors, Health and Public Works in order to understand the existing constrains related to corruption andwaste risks and propose measures to address them. Develop and implement strategy. (Q4 2015)
6. Tax administration
Take the following actions to:
 Adopt legislation to establish an autonomous revenue agency, that specifies: (i) the agency's legal form, organization, status, and scope; (ii) the powers and functions of the CEO and the independent Board of Governors; (iii) the relationship to the Minister of Finance and other government entities; (iv) the agency's human resource flexibility and relationship to the civil service; (v) budget autonomy, with own GDFS and a new funding formula to align incentives with revenue collection and guarantee budget predictability and flexibility; (vi) reporting to the government and parliament; and (vii) the immediate transfer of all tax- and customs-related capacities and duties and all tax- and customs-related staff in SDOE and other entities to the agency.
 on garnishments, adopt legislation to eliminate the 25 percent ceiling on wages and pensions and lower all thresholds of €1,500 while ensuring in all cases reasonable living conditions; accelerate procurement of IT infrastructure to automatize e-garnishment; improve tax debt write-off rules; remove tax officers' personal liabilities for not pursuing old debt; remove restrictions on conducting audits of tax returns from 2012 subject to the external tax certificate scheme; and enforce if legally possible upfront payment collection in tax disputes.
 amend (i) the 2014–15 tax and SSC debt instalment schemes to exclude those who fail to pay current obligations and introduce a requirement for the tax and social security administrations to shorten the duration for those with the capacity to pay earlier and introduce market-based interest rates; the LDU and KEAO will assess by September 2015 the large
debtors with tax and SSC debt exceeding €1 million (e.g. verify their capacity to pay and take corrective action) and (ii) the basic instalment scheme/TPC to adjust the market-based interest rates and suspend until end-2017 third-party verification and bank guarantee requirements.
 adopt legislation to accelerate de-registration procedures and limit VAT re-registration to protect VAT revenues and accelerate procurement of network analysis software; and provide the Presidential Decree needed for the significantly strengthening the reorganisation of the VAT enforcement section in order to strengthen VAT enforcement and combat VAT carousel fraud. The authorities will submit an application to the EU VAT Committee and prepare an assessment of the implication of an increase in the VAT threshold to €25.000.
 combat fuel smuggling, via legislative measures for locating storage tanks (fixed or mobile);
 Produce a comprehensive plan with technical assistance for combating tax evasion which includes (i) identification of undeclared deposits by checking bank transactions in banking institutions in Greece or abroad, (ii) introduction of a voluntary disclosure program with appropriate sanctions, incentives and verification procedures, consistent with international best practice, and without any amnesty provisions (iii) request from EU member states to provide data on asset ownership and acquisition by Greek citizens, (iv) renew the request for technical assistance in tax administration and make full use of the resource in capacity building, (v) establish a wealth registry to improve monitoring.
 develop a costed plan for the promotion of the use of electronic payments, making use of the EU Structural and Investment Fund;
 Create a time series database to monitor the balance sheets of parent-subsisdiary companies to improve risk analysis criteria for transfer pricing
7. Financial sector
Adopt: (i) amendments to the corporate and household insolvency laws including to cover all debtors and bring the corporate insolvency law in line with the OCW law; (ii) amendments to the household insolvency law to introduce a mechanism to separate strategic defaulters from good faith debtors as well as simplify and strengthen the procedures and introduce measures to address the large backlog of cases; (iii) amendments to improve immediately the judicial framework for corporate and household insolvency matters; (iv) legislation to establish a regulated profession of insolvency administrators, not restricted to any specific profession and in line with good cross-country experience; (v) a comprehensive strategy for the financial system: this strategy will build on the strategy document from 2013, taking into account the new environment and conditions of the financial system and with a view of returning the banks in private ownership by attracting international strategic investors and to achieve a sustainable funding model over the medium term; and (vi) a holistic NPL resolution strategy, prepared with the help of a strategic consultant.
8. Labour market
Launch a consultation process to review the whole range of existing labour market arrangements, taking into account best practices elsewhere in Europe. Further input to the consultation process described above will be provided by international organisations, including the ILO. The organization and timelines shall be drawn up in consultation with the institutions. In this context, legislation on a new system of collective bargaining should be ready by Q4 2015. The authorities will take actions to fight undeclared work in order to strengthen the competitiveness of legal companies and protect workers as well as tax and social security revenues.
9. Product market
 implement all pending recommendations of the OECD competition toolkit I, except OTC pharmaceutical products, starting with: tourist buses, truck licenses, code of conduct for traditional foodstuff, eurocodes on building materials, and all the OECD toolkit II recommendations on beverages and petroleum products;
 In order to foster competition and increase consumer welfare immediately launch a new competition assessment, in collaboration and with the technical support of the OECD, on wholesale trade, construction, e-commerce and media. The assessment will be concluded by Q1 2016.The recommendations will be adopted by Q2 2016.
 open the restricted professions of engineers, notaries, actuaries, and bailiffs and liberalize the market for tourist rentals ;
 eliminate non-reciprocal nuisance charges and align the reciprocal nuisance charges to the services provided;
 reduce red tape, including on horizontal licensing requirements of investments and on low-risk activities as recommended by the World Bank, and administrative burden of companies based on the OECD recommendations, and (ii) establish a committee for the inter-ministerial preparation of legislation. Technical assistance of the World Bank will be sought to implement the easing of licensing requirements.
 design electronic one-stop shops for businesses through analysing information obligations businesses have to comply with, structuring them accordingly and helping to design a project on developing the necessary ICT tools and infrastructure (Q3 2015). Setting up the institutional & co-ordination structure, identification of the business life events to be included, identification and mapping of information obligations & administrative procedures and training of officials (Q4 2015). Launch (Q1 2016)
 adopt the reform of the gas market and its specific roadmap, and implementation should follow suit.
 take irreversible steps (including announcement of date for submission of binding offers) to privatize the electricity transmission company, ADMIE, or provide by October 2015 an alternative scheme, with equivalent results in terms of competition, in line with the best European practices to provide full ownership unbundling from PPC, while ensuring independence.On electricity markets, the authorities will reform the capacity payments system and other electricity market rules to avoid that some plants are forced to operate below their variable cost, and to prevent the netting of the arrears between PPC and market
10. Privatization
operator; set PPC tariffs based on costs, including replacement of the 20% discount for HV users with cost based tariffs; and notify NOME products to the European Commission. The authorities will also continue the implementation of the roadmap to the EU target model prepare a new framework for the support of renewable energies and for the implementation of energy efficiency and review energy taxation; the authorities will strengthen the electricity regulator's financial and operational independence;
 The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund will approve its Asset Development Plan which will include for privatisation all the assets under HRDAF as of 31/12/2014; and the Cabinet will endorse the plan.
 To facilitate the completion of the tenders, the authorities will complete all government pending actions including those needed for the regional airports, TRAINOSE, Egnatia, the ports of Pireaus and Thessaloniki and Hellinikon (precise list in Technical Memorandum). This list of actions is updated regularly and the Government will ensure that all pending actions are timely implemented.
 The government and HRADF will announce binding bid dates for Piraeus and Thessaloniki ports of no later than end- October 2015, and for TRAINOSE ROSCO, with no material changes in the terms of the tenders.
 The government will transfer the state's shares in OTE to the HRADF.
 Take irreversible steps for the sale of the regional airports at the current terms with the winning bidder already selected.
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Biotech Stocks to Buy as 2020 Comes to a Close
Technological innovation has changed our lives in many ways. Today, we can video chat with friends on the other side of the world, build a business with nothing more than a computer, and fry food with little-to-no oil.
Technological innovation is found in just about anything we do.
However, one area its power is often discounted is in medicine. Today, various types of cancer that were once death sentences are now treatable, AIDS is a manageable condition, and hepatitis C can be cured.
Thanks to technological innovation, we're living longer, healthier lives.
However, there are still plenty of ailments that remain a mystery to the medical community. While we learn more about these conditions every day, patients with Parkinson's disease, glioblastoma, and several other ailments are met with few treatment options. Moreover, these options largely lack efficacy.
This has led to a wave of biotechnology companies racing to find solutions to the world's remaining conditions that are met with few, often ineffective treatment options. When these solutions are found, the opportunities are tremendous.
Just look at Gilead Sciences. In the year 2000, the stock traded at well under $2 per share as it worked to develop a cure for Hepatitis C. After developing and commercializing a cure in 2015, GILD stock climbed to all-time highs nearly $120 per share.
Ultimately, when small biotech companies have a breakthrough in a large market, gains are all-but a guarantee. So, where do those opportunities lie in the stock market today? Some of my favorite companies that are paving the way to solutions to some of the world's most pressing medical conditions include:
Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc (OTCQB: MMEDF)
Last, but definitely not least, we have Mind Medicine, also known as MindMed. As with some others on my list of top biotech stocks to watch, Mind Medicine is focused on the development of psychedelic therapeutic options for underserved patient populations.
In fact, the company is developing therapeutic options, using psychedelic chemicals to treat mental health ailments as well as addiction, and has shown incredible promise early on.
Focusing primarily on the use of LSD as a therapeutic agent, the company has multiple ongoing development programs. Perhaps most impressive is the company's Project Lucy. At the moment, the company is in the midst of Phase 2A clinical trials of LSD-assisted therapy as a potential option for anxiety.
In another program, MMEDF is looking into microdoses of LSD as a potential option for adult ADHD. However, LSD is just one psychedelic compound the company is researching as a potential therapeutic option. In fact, it is working with the University Hospital of Basel to research LSD, MDMA, psilocybin, and DMT as potential therapeutic options.
The investing community is paying attention too.
So far, MMEDF is up more than four fold this year and shows no signs of slowing. All in all, this is a stock that's worth diving into.
Silo Pharma Inc (OTCQB: SILO)
There's a new trend in the biotechnology space, and Silo Pharma is at the helm of the movement. Psychedelic drugs are being looked at in a new light, showing incredible promise as potential treatment options for some of the most debilitating psychological ailments.
We're talking about Parkinson's disease, General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Fibromyalgia, which each are at the center of mult-billion dollar annual markets.
In particular, the company is researching ways to use psilocybin, a chemical found in "magic mushrooms" as a potential therapeutic option for patients dealing with the ailments listed above.
While psilocybin is the most compelling therapeutic agent the company is working on, in my view, it is not a one-trick pony. The company is also researching ways to use LSD as a potential therapeutic for various underserved patient populations.
The idea is that by combining small amounts of psilocybin or LSD to traditional therapies, the efficacy associated with traditional therapies will increase, and there's plenty of data out there to suggest that the company is onto something. In fact, mushrooms have been used in medicine for thousands of years. Modern medicine just seems a bit slow to catch up.
Should Silo Pharma execute well on its plans, as I expect it will, this tiny company has a golden ticket to step into multiple multi-billion dollar markets. If that's not an opportunity, I've never seen one before.
Kazia Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ: KZIA)
Kazia Therapeutics is an oncology-focused biotech stock that has garnered quite a bit of attention from the investing community as of late. The company has two key treatment candidates under development, CDC-0084, being developed as a potential option for patients with glioblastoma, and Cantrixil, under development as a potential option for patients with ovarian cancer.
Most recently, KZIA presented compelling data from its CDC-0084 candidate at the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting. The interim data from the Phase II clinical study of the candidate in glioblastoma proved to be promising from a safety, tolerability, and efficacy standpoint.
Most importantly, the interim analysis resulted in a progression-free survival (PFS) rate of 8.4 months and a median overall survival (OS) rate of 17.5 months. Temozolomide, the existing standard of care comes with a PFS of 5.3 months and an OS of 12.7 months. Moreover, given the fact that the trial is still ongoing, final PFS and OS data is not yet available, and will likely be higher than the current data being reported.
The company's Cantrixil is resulting in similarly exciting data in early-stage clinical trials.
These markets are massive, the glioblastoma and ovarian cancer markets are expected to grow to be worth more than $3 billion and more than $6 billion per year, respectively. With KZIA stock trading with the pennies, tapping into either of these markets, even if the company only gets a small sliver of either of these markets, would lead to compelling returns, making KZIA stock one to watch closely.
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCRX)
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is a commercial-stage biotech company, but its market cap doesn't quite show it. The company received approval for Rapivab, a seasonal flu treatment back in 2014. Unfortunately, it hasn't been doing much by way of selling the treatment, but that's alright, there's plenty of opportunity ahead outside of Rapivab.
One of the most compelling assets under development at BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is galidesivir, an antiviral treatment under development as a potential option for patients with COVID-19. The treatment has shown promise in Phase 1 clinical trials and is currently the center of a Phase 2 trial in Brazil. Should all go well, galidesivir could be the next big option for COVID-19 patients.
While most COVID-19 stocks have seen tremendous gains, often to seriously overvalued points, BCRX isn't one of them. In fact, it is barely outperforming the S&P 500 at the moment, making it a steal among high-cost COVID-19 stocks at the moment.
However, BCRX isn't just a COVID-19 play. The company is also waiting on the FDA's feedback on a treatment known as berotralstat as a potential option for patients with a rare condition known as hereditary angioedema. With a PDUFA date of December 3, 2020, a major catalyst could be just around the corner. While the condition is rare, the market is a multi-billion dollar one, and tapping into it would be a massive opportunity for BCRX.
All in all, BCRX stock should not be ignored.
COMPASS Pathways Plc (NASDAQ: CMPS)
COMPASS Pathways has been an incredible performer in the market this year. In fact, on a year-to-date basis, the stock is up nearly 50% with no signs of slowing growth.
There's a good reason for all of the excitement. The company is focused on the emerging market of psychedelics as a medicine. In particular, COMPASS Pathways is focused on the use of psilocybin as a potential therapeutic option for patients with treatment-resistant depression, yet another massive market.
In fact, by 2027, it is expected that the treatment-resistant depression market could climb to be worth $1.3 billion, and with CMPS leading the charge with psilocybin as a breakthrough therapeutic option, big money players are interested.
Most recently, Atai Life Sciences, the largest shareholder of CMPS, announced that it raised an additional $125 million that will be used to advance the development of psychedelic therapeutic options for depression.
With big money players stepping on the playing field, incredible promise in early clinical studies of psilocybin as a potential therapeutic option in treatment-resistant depression, and increased awareness among the investing community as of late, CMPS is a stock that's well worth paying attention to.
The bottom line here is simple. Technological innovation is leading to medical breakthroughs that human kind never thought possible decades ago. The companies making these breakthroughs offer tremendous opportunities for compelling gains ahead. In my view, the five stocks mentioned above are some of the best opportunities to look into if you're interested in investing in biotech stocks on the verge of a breakthrough.
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1,000 Earthquakes In 3 Weeks? Oh Yeah, Those Living Near The San Andreas Fault Definitely Have Reason To Be Concerned
In a key seismic zone approximately 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, there have been more than 1,000 earthquakes since May 25th. Needless to say, it would be quite alarming for the entire state of California to experience more than 1,000 significant earthquakes in just 3 weeks, but in this case we are talking about an area that is "less than a square mile" in size. And what makes this even more concerning is that all of these earthquakes are happening in a location that is very close to the San Andreas Fault. Could it be possible that the San Andreas Fault is about to wake up in a major way? I don't know about you, but if I was living in southern California right now I would find this sort of news to be extremely unsettling…
A flurry of more than 1,000 small earthquakes has rattled Southern California over the past three weeks.
The quakes have occurred in an area covering less than a square mile in San Bernardino and Riverside counties roughly 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
The United States Geological Survey map depicting the uptick in seismic activity shows a thick collection of dots, a rather unsettling sight.
Of course it is perfectly normal for California to experience earthquakes. They happen on a daily basis, and normally they aren't anything to be too concerned about.
But to have this many earthquakes concentrated in an extremely limited area is definitely unusual. According to USGS science advisor Ken Hudnut, this current earthquake swarm is "a little different than what we've seen before"…
"In detail, if you zoom in on it and look at the pattern and how it's evolving in time, it's a little different than what we've seen before," he says. "We get these swarms, but we don't see exact repeats. Obviously, it's very disruptive to the people who are feeling these earthquakes. We're watching this activity closely."
Normally, earthquake swarms subside after a certain period of time. But so far there are no signs that this swarm is going to end. Instead, we just keep seeing quake after quake.
That doesn't mean that a major event is imminent, but without a doubt there are good reasons to be concerned about what is happening. As geophysicist Andrea Llenos recently explained, every small earthquake increases the likelihood that there will be more seismic activity, and she stressed that we "do know a big earthquake is going to happen" someday…
But "any time you have an increase in the number of small earthquakes," according to Andrea Llenos, a research geophysicist with the US Geological Survey, "you're likely to increase the likelihood of a slightly larger earthquake happening."
"I would redefine normal as: You should still be prepared for a large earthquake," Llenos told the paper. "We do know a big earthquake is going to happen."
Californians have been hearing that the "Big One" is going to hit the San Andreas Fault for a very long time.
We even had a major Hollywood movie starring the Rock made about such a quake, but it still hasn't happened yet.
But one day it will. In fact, the chair of UCLA's Civil and Environmental Engineering department insists that such a quake is "an existential threat to our economy, our ability to live here"…
"There is no fault that is more likely to break [in California] than the San Andreas Fault," says Jonathan P. Stewart, professor and chair of UCLA's Civil and Environmental Engineering department and an expert in earthquakes. "Small local earthquakes—the Northridge earthquake, the San Fernando earthquake—they can kill people in the dozens, they can have freeways coming down, they can affect dams, and all of that is bad," he says. "But it doesn't really pose an existential threat to our economy, our ability to live here." A large earthquake on the San Andreas Fault, on the other hand, he says, could create a devastating threat to humanity, infrastructure, and the economy, with implications that extend nationally and even globally.
As ominous as that sounds, the truth is that Stewart may actually be understating the threat that Californians are facing.
A few years ago, a team of scientists conducted a major study which found that major quakes in the distant past had caused "part of the coastline south of Long Beach to drop by one-and-a-half to three feet"…
Scientists from California State University Fullerton and the United States Geological Survey found evidence the older quakes caused part of the coastline south of Long Beach to drop by one-and-a-half to three feet.
Today that could result in the area ending up at or below sea level, said Cal State Fullerton professor Matt Kirby, who worked with the paper's lead author, graduate student Robert Leeper.
"It's something that would happen relatively instantaneously," Kirby said. "Probably today if it happened, you would see seawater rushing in."
In other words, scientists are telling us that if such a quake happened today we could see areas along the California coastline go into the ocean permanently.
I don't know how much clearer I can make it.
We have entered a time when dramatic changes are happening to our planet, and this is something that I have been writing about for a long time. And even though much of the rest of the Ring of Fire is shaking like a leaf right now, most of those living along the California coastline have been lulled into a false sense of security because there has not been a massive quake on the west coast for many, many years.
But scientists assure us that the San Andreas Fault is loaded and ready to spring at any moment, and they have also warned us that the entire fault zone "could unzip all at once".
Let's hope that day is delayed for as long as possible, but if the hundreds of earthquakes that have happened in recent weeks are any indication, time could be running out a lot faster than most of us had anticipated.
About the author: Michael Snyder is a nationally-syndicated writer, media personality and political activist. He is the author of four books including Get Prepared Now, The Beginning Of The End and Living A Life That Really Matters. His articles are originally published on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News. From there, his articles are republished on dozens of other prominent websites. If you would like to republish his articles, please feel free to do so. The more people that see this information the better, and we need to wake more people up while there is still time.
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**Hoisted from the Archives: 7 days before the fifth anniversary of his appearing as lead signatory of the right-wing Republican "Open Letter to Ben Bernanke—Cliff Asness spent 82 minutes talking to Tyler Cowen. The phrase "Federal Reserve" does not appear in the transcript. The phrase "quantitative easing" does not appear in the transcript. The word "monetary" does not appear in the transcript. The word "debasement" does not appear. Tyler Cowen does not ask questions using any of those words. Cliff Asness does not use any of those words in answering questions.
Seems to me Cliff Asness owes Ben Bernanke a big apology for this. And perhaps he could give us some clues as to whether he has learned anything from looking back at his wrong claim that Bernanke did not understand what the Federal Reserve should be doing?
…should be reconsidered and discontinued. We do not believe such a plan is necessary or advisable under current circumstances. The planned asset purchases risk currency debasement and inflation, and we do not think they will achieve the Fed's objective of promoting employment.
We subscribe to your statement in the Washington Post on November 4 that 'the Federal Reserve cannot solve all the economy's problems on its own.' In this case, we think improvements in tax, spending and regulatory policies must take precedence in a national growth program, not further monetary stimulus.
…I was willing to gamble, too–partly, I suppose, because, in the era of the all-volunteer military, I wasn't gambling with my own life. And partly because I didn't think I was gambling many of my countrymen's. I had come of age in that surreal period between Panama and Afghanistan, when the United States won wars easily and those wars benefited the people on whose soil they were fought. It's a truism that American intellectuals have long been seduced by revolution. In the 1930s, some grew intoxicated with the revolutionary potential of the Soviet Union. In the 1960s, some felt the same way about Cuba. In the 1990s, I grew intoxicated with the revolutionary potential of the United States.
I couldn't answer that then. It seemed irrefutable. But there was an answer, and it was the one I heard from that South African many years ago. It begins with a painful realization about the United States: We can't be the country those Iraqis wanted us to be. We lack the wisdom and the virtue to remake the world through preventive war. That's why a liberal international order, like a liberal domestic one, restrains the use of force–because it assumes that no nation is governed by angels, including our own. And it's why liberals must be anti-utopian, because the United States cannot be a benign power and a messianic one at the same time. That's not to say the United States can never intervene to stop aggression or genocide. It's not even to say that we can't, in favorable circumstances and with enormous effort, help build democracy once we're there. But it does mean that, when our fellow democracies largely oppose a war–as they did in Vietnam and Iraq–because they think we're deluding ourselves about either our capacities or our motives, they're probably right. Being a liberal, as opposed to a neoconservative, means recognizing that the United States has no monopoly on insight or righteousness. Some Iraqis might have been desperate enough to trust the United States with unconstrained power. But we shouldn't have trusted ourselves.
It's not just that we aren't the country Beinart wanted to think we were; it's that war is not the instrument he thought it was.
You can see this pretty clearly when he refers to the "surreal period" when "the United States won wars easily and those wars benefited the people on whose soil they were fought." That we won all those wars easily was due to a number of different factors. As I understand it, the Gulf War went as well as it did because of superb work by the armed forces, and because we had broad international support and limited objectives. Kosovo went well, at least for us, for the same reasons, and of course because we fought from the air and really paid attention to the follow-up. Ronald Reagan's wars — the overt ones, at any rate — were all against tiny countries who could not possibly have put up any resistance to our army. (E.g.: Grenada; Panama.) That was deliberate: the country was traumatized after Vietnam, and while I wished that we could get over it without having to rack up cheap victories against insignificant opponents, Ronald Reagan felt differently.
Noting that war is, in fact, hell, and that when it seems easy, that's generally due to some combination of very hard work, massive military superiority, and sheer blind luck, is an easy lesson to draw — and, frankly, the fact that Beinart had to learn it the hard way, after an error of this magnitude, is as good an example as any I can think of of why I think there's something badly wrong with the writers of editorials and columns in the mainstream media. But there's another, deeper problem, which I will approach in a somewhat roundabout way.
We need to win our freedom as quickly as possible, they seemed to say. We realize that it would be preferable to win that freedom in the best possible way. If we could win it just as quickly through non-violent means, we would surely do so. But you would not ask us to wait if you really understood what it is like to live in slavery.
Don't do this, they seemed to be saying: once you win your freedom, you will find that you and your people have grown accustomed to settling disputes by force and to demonizing your opponents. Think now about how to use the struggle you are waging to teach yourselves how to become citizens and to practice self-government. Do not wait until you win your independence to discover that self-government requires not just political power, but political responsibility.
And besides these thoughts, when the Indian women spoke I thought I could see the partition of India, and the attendant massacres in which hundreds of thousands of people died, sitting on the Indian women's shoulders like a constant silent familiar, casting its shadow over every word.
liberation is not just a matter of removing an oppressive government. It can seem that way when you live under tyranny. Nothing is more comprehensible than people living in apartheid South Africa, or under Saddam, thinking: if only that government were removed from power, things would be better. They would have to be. After all, how could they possibly be worse?
Thomas Hobbes, who actually lived through a civil war, believed that to escape from "the war of all against all", it was necessary to grant a monarch unlimited sovereignty, and that living under such a monarch was preferable to living in a state of war and anarchy. I am not a Hobbesian, in part because I do not believe that those are our only two choices. But I've never been sure that if we had to face that choice, his answer wasn't the right one.
Suppose, for instance, that everyone in some country agreed about the desirability of living under a democracy, and that an election were held. Does it follow that everyone would accept the winner of that election as legitimate? Only if there are no questions about its fairness: about who really won. But there are always questions about the fairness of elections: reasons to wonder whether a ballot box here and there wasn't stuffed, or voting machines tampered with, or candidates silenced, or voters intimidated.
Hobbes wasn't considering democracy, of course. But he did think that there would always be similar questions about laws and political structures, and that in any situation like this, people would recognize how much turned on who got political power, and they would be willing to fight to make their interpretation prevail. And the only thing that could prevent them from doing so was a clear and acknowledged sovereign whose word would settle such disputes.
In many countries, there are no established procedures for resolving conflicts, and certainly none that command the kind of allegiance that would lead people to yield even when they believe that they deserve to have won. In those countries it will always be tempting to think: well, this election was stolen from us, and this year-old Constitution is unfair; why not fight for a better one? Wouldn't our opponents do the same?
This is why, when I read Beinart's piece, I thought: the South African he quotes — the one who said that "if the United States were a different country, it would help the African National Congress liberate South Africa by force" — was wrong. Force is not just an alternate way of getting to liberation; it changes everything. And liberation is not just a matter of removing an oppressive regime; it is a matter of creating a country populated by citizens who are, by and large, willing to set aside the idea of resolving conflicts by force and to respect the laws, even when they are imperfectly applied.
For this reason, the problem with that South African's vision is not just that "we lack the wisdom and the virtue to remake the world through preventive war." That's true, but it doesn't get to the heart of the problem, namely: that preventive war is not a way of remaking the world in the ways the South African and Beinart imagine.
Comment of the Day: The Fall of Rome: Am I too Much of a Malthusian-Ricardian to Understand It Properly?
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Hoisted from 2012: Why Next to No Political Reaction to the Second Gilded Age?
The Fall of Rome: Am I too Much of a Malthusian-Ricardian to Understand It Properly?
…Population decline because climate change whomps agricultural productivity I understand: Everyone loses, and complex, civilized society may not survive because such societal systems have a hard time scaling down. Somebody still wants to have the same resources they had in the conflicts that produces go very negative sum very quickly.
But population decline while agricultural productivity stays constant—due to the Antonine and Justinian Plagues, or due to a temporary volcano winter, for example? Those have to raise agricultural productivity per farmer. And, yes, the upper class men will try to extract more from farmers. But if they could extract more from farmers, they would have done so back when they were riding high: they have and never had much charity. So from my perspective it is an uphill climb to clean that present material standards of living would decline.
Now peasant life expectancy and security could decline: the pax Romana was a real thing, and so was the Viking blood eagle. Now landlords could fail to recognize the new situation, and dissipate huge amounts of resources in "wars of attrition trying to extract more than could sustainably be extracted, thus leaving everybody worse off. And as cities take it in the neck the loss of economies of scale and Smithian division of labor could transform the city countryside relationship from one of extraction plus trade-for-conveniences to one of simple extraction.
But I still cannot help but think that it was better to be a serf of Pemmo son of Billo Duke of Friuli in the 8th century than of Marcus Tullius Cicero in the -1st (unless you were Tiro) or (shudder) Marcus Porcius Cato in the -2nd.
…As a result in the First Gilded Age you had two political movements. The Democratic, left, farmer, labor, semi-socialist, Populist Movement on the one hand. The mixed bipartisan Democratic and Republican, urban, Progressive Movement on the other. Both of them were desperately eager to change America, to repair the flaws of the Gilded Age, to reduce inequality, to make the economy work for everybody—or at least for every white guy—and even to grant women the vote.
They wanted this so much so that someone like Republican President Theodore Roosevelt—as aggressively a partisan an animal as you would ever see—would place his loyalty to the Republican cause second to his loyalty to his progressive principles for American reform. He was happy denouncing Democrats as communist anarchists, but equally happy denouncing rich republicans as "malefactors of great wealth" who desperately needed to be controlled.
That was the history of America from 1880-1920 or so. After 1920 you do get a Republican Gilded Age resurgence under Harding, Coolidge, Hoover—very corrupt, especially under Harding. But by the late 1920s Progressivism is rising again—even Hoover is running as a Progressive. Then when the Great Depression comes Franklin Roosevelt comes in and he takes the entire progressive agenda off the shelf and promptly begins to implement it.
And here I'm simply going to throw up my hands and say that I don't know why.
But the political economy of Gilded Ages? Why the first Gilded age produces a Populist and a Progressive reaction and the second, so far, does not? There I throw up my hands and say that my economic historian training betrays me. I have no clue as to what is going on here….
Economists' Models: Analysis Pumps or Filing Systems? And Do Countries with Reserve Currencies Need to Fear Solvency Crises?
Note to Self: Why isn't the first rule of Federal Reserve policy "thou shalt not come even close to inverting the yield curve!"?
Can economies with exorbitant privilege in which the key leveraged financial institutions have little foreign-currency debt rely on their abilty to print their way to liquidity in an emergency and on market participants' recognition of that ability?
I say" both, no, yes, no.


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We have many different options to help campers get to and from Kamp Kohut easily. Families may choose different arrangements for arrival and departure.
Parent Pick Up/Drop Off
Parents are welcome to drop off or pick up their campers. Arrival time is between 3–5: 00 PM. If parents bring their campers to camp, they can help them campers unpack their things, set up the bed, and even take a tour of camp. If parents choose to pick up their camper, he/she will already be packed and ready to go, but parents are still more than welcome to tour around camp. Pick up time is between 9-11:00 AM. Parents may bring their camper's luggage or have it shipped to camp ahead of time.
Maine is home to some of the best restaurants and shops on the east coast. If you plan on driving your child to and from camp we encourage you to check out some local sites as well as driving directions to Kamp.
Another option is the Kohut Bus, which is chaperoned by Assistant Director Anthony Pyatt and several counselors. This large, comfortable coach stops in NYC, Westchester (NY), Westport (CT), and Waltham (MA). Taking the bus is a great way to make friends, meet new people, and chat with Anthony and the counselors en route to camp. On the way home, the bus is a great way to spend a few more hours with friends and reminisce about the wonderful summer. The bus ride is typically seven hours from the first stop in NYC to last stop at camp in Oxford, Maine. Upon arrival, counselors will be waiting to greet campers coming off the bus, take them to their cabins, and help them settle in by unpacking, makings beds, touring camp and playing games. Parents will be notified by email as soon as possible once the bus has arrived safely.
Chaperoned Flight
Flying is also a great way to get to and from Kamp Kohut. Depending upon requests, we generally offer a chaperoned flight to and from the Washington, D.C./Baltimore, and Ft. Lauderdale/Miami, FL areas. With this option, campers and their parents meet a Kohut staff member at the ticket counter on Arrival Day and fly with him/her and other campers to the Portland Jetport. On the return trip, this chaperone will fly to the destination airport and remain with the camper until his/her parents arrive. To enable chaperones to focus solely on the children, campers who are traveling by air must ship their luggage. Luggage will then be delivered and waiting in each camper's cabin. Upon arrival, counselors will be waiting to greet campers coming off the bus, take them to their cabins, and help them settle in by unpacking, makings beds, touring camp and playing games. Parents will be notified by email as soon as possible once their camper has arrived safely.
International & Independent Flights
Campers coming to Kamp Kohut from abroad, generally fly on an international flight into Boston's Logan Airport. A Kohut staff member will be at the airport to greet the campers and travel back to Kamp Kohut together. Upon arrival, counselors will be waiting to greet campers, take them to their cabins, and help them settle in by unpacking, makings beds, touring camp and playing games. Parents will be notified by email as soon as possible once their camper has arrived safely. On the Departure Day, a Kohut staff member will take our international campers to the airport and remain until the flights have departed. Luggage is usually brought on an international flight, but families are welcome to ship bags ahead of time.
Campers who travel via independent (non-chaperoned) flights fly into the Portland Jetport, where a Kohut staff member will greet them and travel back to camp together. Upon arrival, counselors will be waiting to greet campers, take them to their cabins, and help them settle in by unpacking, makings beds, touring camp and playing games. Parents will be notified by email as soon as possible once their camper has arrived safely. On the Departure Day, a Kohut staff member will take the independent flyers to the Portland Jetport and remain until the flights have departed. Campers choosing this option must ship their luggage.
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Q: Cannot read property 'file' of null in upload I'm a beginner trying to learn Nodejs and I'm trying upload a file using express.
This is my js file : Express5.js
var express = require('express');
var path = require('path');
var fs = require('fs');
var app = express();
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var data='';

var multer  = require('multer');
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname,'tmp')));

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended :false}));

app.use(multer({ dest : '/tmp/' }).single('file1'));

app.get('/express_upload.html',function(req,res){
 req.sendFile(__dirname+"/"+"express_upload.html");
});

app.post('/form_upload',function(req,res){
  console.log("Name : "+req.file.name);
  console.log("Path"+req.file.path);
  console.log("Type"+req.file.type);
  var myfile = __dirname+"/"+req.file.name;

  fs.readFile(req.file.path,function(req,resp){
     fs.writeFile(myfile,data,function(err){
        if(err){
            console.log(err);
        }else{
            response = {
                msg : "File uploaded successfully!",
                filename : req.file.name
            };
        }

        console.log(response);
        res.end(JSON.stringify(response));
      });
  });
});

var server=app.listen(8081,function(){
     var host = server.address().address;
     var port = server.address().port;
     console.log("Example app listening at http://%s:%s", host, port)

  });

This is my html form : express_upload.html

    <title>Index</title>

Welcome

Node.js

    <form action="http://127.0.0.1:8081/form_upload" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
        <input type="file" name="file1" size=50>

        <input type="submit" value="UploadFile">
    </form>

Whenever i try to upload a file it gives error Cannot read property 'file' of null.
Error :
C:\Users\nikita\Documents\NodeJspractice>node express5.js
Example app listening at http://:::8081
Name : undefined
Path\tmp\de5a6a92ec86094615cd1690e2821248
Typeundefined
C:\Users\nikita\Documents\NodeJspractice\express5.js:33
                                    filename : req.file.name
                                                   ^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'file' of null
at C:\Users\nikita\Documents\NodeJspractice\express5.js:33:21
at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:135:15)

I have tried most of the solutions that I was able to understand still I'm unable to resolve this. Please help if you can find any error or can propose a solution.
Thank you

A: You overwritted the req object in line 26.
The convention in Nodejs callbacks is alwayes to return an Error object as the first parameter if an error occur, or, pass a null as the first parameter if no error has occur.
In youe case- there was no errors- so the req paremter in line 26 gets null. and null- doesn't have a file property.

By the way- you have some more problems in your code.
In line 17:
res.sendFile instead of req.sendFile.
In line 21 :
req.file.originalname instead of req.file.name.
Ind in line 23 :
req.file.mimetype instead of req.file.type.
Use VSCode (or any ather IDE) to help you debug the code. put a breakpoint at any step and observe what your variables contains.

A: Try This:
var express = require('express');
var path = require('path');
var fs = require('fs');
var app = express();
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var data='';

var multer  = require('multer');
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname,'tmp')));

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended :false}));

app.use(multer({ dest : '/tmp/' }).single('file1'));

app.get('/express_upload.html',function(req,res){
req.sendFile(__dirname+"/"+"express_upload.html");
});

app.post('/form_upload',function(req,res){
console.log("Name : "+req.file.name);
console.log("Path"+req.file.path);
console.log("Type"+req.file.type);
var myfile = __dirname+"/"+req.file.name;

fs.readFile(req.file.path,function(e,file){
    fs.writeFile(myfile,data,function(err){
        if(err){
            console.log(err);
        }else{
            response = {
                msg : "File uploaded successfully!",
                filename : req.file.originalname
            };
        }

        console.log(response);
        res.end(JSON.stringify(response));
    });
});
});

var server=app.listen(8081,function(){
    var host = server.address().address;
    var port = server.address().port;
    console.log("Example app listening at http://%s:%s", host, port)
});

The error was because rewriting req in line 24, I just change it and correct it in line 33 too.

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Q: where is the Android 4.3 examples? I have downloaded the SDK ADT Bundle for Windows at http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Unzip the package,But I have not found the examples.I am a newbie.Thank you very much!

A: *

*Make sure you have downloaded the "Samples for SDK" item which is located under Android 4.3 (API18) using the SDK Manager. As far as I know, current bundles comes with API17 files and they don't contain "Samples for SDK" item for this api level either.

*Then the samples are located in "\samples\android-18".
Note: A little more detailed explanation about samples can be found at http://developer.android.com/tools/samples/index.html, if you are interested.

A: You need to download it using the SDK manager.


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In 1836 Chan Heung developed the Choy Lay Fut fighting style. It was born of a creative synthesis of Chan's martial arts studies.
In the mid-19th Century Chan participated in the popular resistance against British colonialism. Later he also took part in the guerilla warfare being waged against the Ching Dynasty. As a revolutionary, Chan employed Choy Lay Fut on the battle field, and moved to spread his art as widely as possible by opening up schools throughout southern China. As a result, Choy Lay Fut became a critical component of the grassroots resistance to the Ching government.
Choy Lay Fut relies upon agile footwork and dynamic body mechanics in order to generate striking power. Choy Lay Fut practitioners seek to overwhelm their opponents using a barrage of continuous and devastating strikes. At the core of Choy Lay Fut are the Ten Elements, ten techniques that form the foundation for this combat system. Choy Lay Fut also relies upon its Ten Gates Theory, which identifies ten primary targets that are critical for ensuring victory in combat.
Similar to Capoeira in Brazil, Choy Lay Fut was employed in the revolutionary struggles of 19th Century China. Herakati za Waasi Martial Arts seeks to honor this legacy through a rigorous study of Choy Lay Fut's fighting theory and techniques. Additionally, Herakati za Waasi Martial Arts incorporates weapons that are not traditional to Choy Lay Fut such as the stick and knife, in addition to ground-fighting in order to train well-rounded fighters.


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Catalans, communists and Hotel Lux: What you need to know about South London's next great band
NME Nov 16, 2017 11:53 am GMT
Credit: Rhiannon Barton
We've harked on about South London's pedigree for new bands on for a little while now, but the goods keep on coming. Take Hotel Lux, Portsmouth-raised and now based south of the river, who could become the next in a long line of indie bands making waves everywhere. Here's what you need to know about them.
The Last Hangman
The Last Hangman, a song by Hotel Lux on Spotify
They think the South London scene is the equivalent to 2013's B-Town scene
"I think there's been a long time since a group of bands have come together" says frontman Lewis Duffin. Lead guitarist Sam Coburn reckons "it's equivalent to the 2013 B-town thing (referring to Birmingham bands Swim Deep, Peace and Superfood). It's the community, everyone's friends, it really is like one big family. There's a healthy competition. Someone will put a song out and you'll think, that's song's really good, and you want to make a song as good as that.'
Having supported bands such as HMLTD, Shame and Yak, they've been thrown into the 'deep end' of the London music scene. Lewis speaks about the other bands with affection and admiration. |Even if you take yourself out of what people see as the scene, as a fan of the other bands I think it's great. Goat Girl, Sorry, Phobaphobes, The Rhythm Method, it's just such a great group of bands."
They're named after a communist safe house
Searching for a band name boiled down to Lewis searching for decent-sounding words on Wikipedia. "Hotel Lux was a hotel in Moscow where communists were exiled to," he says. "It's where a lot of them ended up being killed during Stalin's purges, taken from Hotel Lux. It was essentially meant to be a safe house, but it didn't end up being very safe I guess."
They've angered some Spanish men with a controversial Catalonia t-shirt
After posing for a press shot in which bass player Cam Sims is wearing a Catalonian independence T-shirt, they received a lot of negative attention. "I've had some Spanish men saying they want to shit on me" says Cam. "As a band we do support Catalonian independence, and when I put that t-shirt on I thought it was a good idea. I think it was the only clean t-shirt I had." Despite receiving threats from over seas, the band consider it to still be a good thing. "It ignited discussion and I think that's healthy in any sense of the word. I think nothing gets sorted unless there's a bit of heated discussion. Saying that, I think the Spanish tour is off the cards for a while."
Their first headline gig is coming up on Friday
"We're buzzing," says Lewis, "it's the first time we've been able to organise all the bits to go along with it, the support, the venue, everything." It coincides nicely with recent single 'The Last Hangman', which comes out on the same day.
Hotel Lux play The George Tavern on November 17
Words by Maisy Farren
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Endo Reports Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results
DUBLIN, Nov. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Third quarter revenues of $746 million, a 14 percent increase from third quarter of 2014
Third quarter reported $3.84 diluted (GAAP) loss per share from continuing operations and $1.02 adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations
U.S. Branded Pharmaceuticals third quarter revenue increase of 27 percent primarily attributable to the acquisition of Auxilium Pharmaceuticals
U.S. Generic Pharmaceuticals continues strong growth in third quarter with 15 percent revenue increase over third quarter 2014
International Pharmaceuticals third quarter results on-track and aligned with Company expectations
Affirms revenue and adjusted diluted EPS guidance from continuing operations for full year 2015 and EPS guidance for 2016
Company conducting portfolio optimization process to realign U.S. Branded resources toward long-term growth drivers
Third quarter GAAP results include pre-tax non-cash intangible and goodwill impairment charges
Endo International plc (NASDAQ: ENDP) (TSX: ENL) today reported third quarter 2015 financial results, including:
Revenues of $746 million, a 14 percent increase compared to third quarter 2014 revenues of $654 million, including new product revenue from 2014 and 2015 strategic M&A transactions.
Reported loss from continuing operations of $804 million compared to third quarter 2014 reported income from continuing operations of $49 million.
Reported diluted loss per share from continuing operations of $3.84 compared to third quarter 2014 reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.31.
Adjusted income from continuing operations of $214 million, a 31 percent increase compared to third quarter 2014 adjusted income from continuing operations of $163 million.
Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.02 compared to third quarter 2014 adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.03.
"Our diversified business delivered solid financial results this quarter and was further strengthened by our completed acquisition of Par Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. As we continue to execute on our strategy of organic growth, de-risked pipeline development and creating shareholder value through accretive, strategic M&A, we believe Endo is positioned for overall double-digit revenue expansion over the mid- to long-term," said Rajiv De Silva, President and CEO of Endo. "Fundamentally, our business is more diversified and well positioned financially and strategically. Following the recent FDA approval of BELBUCA™, we are conducting a strategic portfolio optimization process to expand our pain sales force and reallocate resources across key growth products in our U.S. Branded Pharmaceuticals business. Moving forward, we remain focused on execution and value creation activities: the integration of Par, driving growth for our priority branded products, growing our international presence and strategic M&A."
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During the third quarter of 2015, the U.S. Branded Pharmaceuticals business unit focused on growth for recently launched products XIAFLEX® for Peyronie's disease and AVEED®.
Third quarter 2015 U.S. Branded Pharmaceuticals results include:
Revenues of $305 million, a 27 percent increase compared to third quarter 2014; this increase was primarily attributable to the strategic addition of Auxilium Pharmaceuticals.
Net sales of Lidoderm® decreased 29 percent compared to third quarter 2014; this decrease was attributable to lower brand demand due to generic competition and a new generic entrant in August 2015.
Net sales of Voltaren® Gel increased 5 percent compared to third quarter 2014; this increase was primarily attributable to increased volumes resulting from an increased sales and marketing emphasis on the product.
During the third quarter of 2015, the U.S. Generic Pharmaceuticals business unit continued to advance key manufacturing, quality, commercial and R&D initiatives to support its organic growth objectives and began the full-scale integration of Par following the closing of the acquisition at the end of September 2015. The U.S. Generics business is now named Par Pharmaceutical, an Endo International Company and is led by Paul Campanelli, Group President and a member of the Executive Leadership Team.
Third quarter 2015 U.S. Generic Pharmaceuticals results include:
Net sales of $368 million, a 15 percent increase compared to third quarter 2014; this increase was attributable to underlying organic growth of the business, including new product launches, as well as growth from the addition of sales from our September 2015 acquisition of Par and our August 2014 acquisition of DAVA Pharmaceuticals.
As part of Endo's planned expansion of its International Pharmaceuticals business unit and to further diversify the Company's financial profile, it recently announced multiple strategic transactions designed to increase focus on the core pharmaceuticals business line within its Litha Group. This included the acquisition of a broad product and R&D portfolio from the Aspen Group, which closed in October 2015, and the strategic divestiture of a portfolio of non-core products, which is expected to close by early 2016.
Third quarter 2015 International Pharmaceuticals results include:
Net sales of $73 million, primarily attributable to Paladin Labs and the Litha Group, which were acquired in February 2014, as well as sales from Grupo Farmaceutico Somar, acquired in July 2014.
For the full twelve months ended December 31, 2015, at current exchange rates, Endo affirms revenue and adjusted diluted EPS guidance from continuing operations. The Company estimates:
Total revenue to be between $3.22 billion and $3.27 billion;
Reported (GAAP) diluted earnings per share (loss per share) from continuing operations to be between $(3.70) and $(3.60); and
Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations to be between $4.50 and $4.60.
Adjusted gross margin of approximately 64 percent;
Adjusted operating expenses as a percentage of revenues to be approximately 21.5 percent;
Adjusted effective tax rate of between 9 percent and 10 percent; and
Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations assume full year adjusted diluted shares outstanding of approximately 201 million.
Asset Impairments
During the third quarter of 2015, the Company recorded $240 million of pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges related to intangible assets. This included a $150 million charge that was triggered by underperformance of STENDRA®, NATESTO™, and Testim® and the expectation of lower future cash flows for these products as Endo prioritizes future investments across other products. In addition, the Company identified impairment indicators on certain other indefinite and finite-lived intangible assets based on third quarter decisions to reprioritize certain product portfolios and in-process research and development programs primarily across the Company's legacy Qualitest business assets. This assessment resulted in a combined additional pre-tax non-cash impairment charge of approximately $90 million.
As a result of the sustained downturn in the TRT market and the underperformance of STENDRA®, the Company initiated an interim goodwill impairment analysis of our Urology, Endocrinology and Oncology (UEO) reporting unit as of September 30, 2015 and recorded an estimated pre-tax, non-cash impairment charge of $680 million representing the difference between the estimated implied fair value of the UEO reporting unit's goodwill and its respective net book value.
The pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges are partially offset by $80.3 million of income recognized during the third quarter related to a reduction in the fair value of contingent cash consideration liabilities.
Endo will conduct a conference call with financial analysts to discuss this press release today at 8:30 a.m. ET. The dial-in number to access the call is U.S. / Canada (866) 497-0462, International (678) 509-7598, and the conference number is 65950717. Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
A replay of the call will be available from November 5, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. ET until 11:59 p.m. ET on November 19, 2015 by dialing (855) 859-2056 (U.S. / Canada) or (404) 537-3406 (International) and entering the conference number 65950717.
A simultaneous webcast of the call can be accessed by visiting www.endo.com. In addition, a replay of the webcast will be available until 11:59 p.m. ET on November 19, 2015. A replay can be accessed by clicking on "Events" in the Investor Relations section of the website.
The following tables provide a reconciliation of our reported (GAAP) statements of operations to our adjusted statements of operations (Non-GAAP) for each of the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except per share data):
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited)
(1) To exclude amortization of commercial intangible assets related to developed technology of $121,503, a fair value step-up in inventory of $38,461, certain excess manufacturing costs that will be eliminated pursuant to integration plans of $4,458, certain separation benefits and other costs incurred in connection with continued efforts to enhance the Company's operations of $906 and accruals for milestone payments to partners of $4,639.
(2) To exclude certain separation benefits and other costs incurred in connection with continued efforts to enhance the Company's operations.
(5) To exclude acquisition and integration costs of $52,585, primarily associated with the Par acquisition, offset by a decrease in the fair value of contingent consideration of $(80,273).
(7) To exclude a net loss on extinguishment of debt in connection with debt refinancing activity.
(8) To exclude unused financing commitments of $64,281, foreign currency impact related to the re-measurement of intercompany debt instruments of $(5,693), amounts associated with the settlement of certain pre-acquisition items associated with our Auxilium subsidiary of $(12,500) and other miscellaneous expense of $92.
(9) Primarily to reflect the tax savings from acquired tax attributes and the effect of the pre-tax adjustments above at applicable rates. Additionally, included within this amount is an adjustment to exclude approximately $2,600 of tax benefit that was realized as part of the sale of the men's health component of our AMS business, which was listed as held for sale during the first quarter of 2015.
(10) Primarily to exclude certain items related to the AMS businesses reported as Discontinued operations, net of tax.
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
(2) To exclude certain separation benefits and other costs incurred in connection with continued efforts to enhance the company's operations of $7,559, a charge for an additional year of the branded prescription drug fee in accordance with IRS regulations issued in the third quarter of 2014 of $24,972 and an adjustment to the accrual for excise tax payments of $(1,000).
(3) To exclude milestone payments to partners of $4,354 and adjustments to accruals for other costs incurred in connection with continued efforts to enhance the Company's operations of $(54).
(5) To exclude acquisition and integration costs associated with the Somar, DAVA and other acquisitions.
(7) To exclude the unamortized debt issuance costs written off and recorded as a net loss on extinguishment of debt in connection with various debt refinancing activity.
(8) To exclude adjustments to the gain on sale of certain early-stage drug discovery and development assets of $(150), foreign currency impact related to the remeasurement of intercompany debt instruments of $(5,740) and other miscellaneous expense of $161.
(9) Primarily to reflect the cash tax savings from acquired tax attributes and the tax effect of the pre-tax adjustments above at applicable tax rates.
(10) To exclude certain items related to the AMS business, including litigation charges related to vaginal mesh cases, reported as Discontinued operations, net of tax.
The following tables provide a reconciliation of our reported (GAAP) statements of operations to our adjusted statements of operations (Non-GAAP) for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except per share data):
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited)
(1) To exclude amortization of commercial intangible assets related to developed technology of $333,759, a fair value step-up in inventory of $122,714, certain excess manufacturing costs that will be eliminated pursuant to integration plans of $9,069, accruals for milestone payments to partners of $5,866 and other miscellaneous costs of $906.
(2) To exclude certain separation benefits and other costs incurred in connection with continued efforts to enhance the Company's operations of $69,363 and a charge of $37,603 related to the acceleration of Auxilium employee equity awards at closing and costs associated with unused financing commitments of $800.
(6) To exclude acquisition and integration costs of $134,778, primarily associated with the Auxilium and Par acquisitions, partially offset by a decrease in the fair value of contingent consideration of $(83,601).
(9) To exclude other than temporary impairment of equity investment of $18,869, the foreign currency impact related to the re-measurement of intercompany debt instruments of $(23,991), amounts associated with the settlement of certain pre-acquisition items associated with our Auxilium subsidiary of $(12,500), unused financing commitments of $78,352, and other miscellaneous income of $(755).
(10) Primarily to reflect the tax savings from acquired tax attributes and the effect of the pre-tax adjustments above at applicable rates. Additionally, included within this amount is an adjustment to exclude approximately $161,800 of tax benefit that was realized as part of the sale of the men's health component of our AMS business, which was listed as held for sale during the first quarter of 2015.
(11) Primarily to exclude certain items related to the AMS businesses, reported as Discontinued operations, net of tax, including impairment charges of $224,953 based on the estimated fair values of the underlying businesses being sold, less the costs to sell and litigation charges related to vaginal mesh cases.
(1) To exclude amortization of commercial intangible assets related to developed technology of $147,798, a fair value step-up in inventory of $40,089 and accruals for milestone payments to partners of $9,249.
(5) To exclude acquisition and integration costs of associated with the Paladin, Boca, Somar, DAVA and other acquisitions.
(8) To exclude the net gain on sale of certain early-stage drug discovery and development assets of $(4,000), foreign currency impact related to the remeasurement of intercompany debt instruments of $(5,740) and other miscellaneous expense of $161.
Amortization of commercial intangible assets, fair value inventory step-up and certain excess manufacturing costs that will be eliminated pursuant to integration plans
Charges for litigation and other legal matters
Interest expense adjustment for non-cash interest, loss on extinguishment of debt and other treasury related items
Exclusion of dilutive securities due to net loss
Tax effect of pre-tax adjustments at the applicable tax rates and certain other expected cash tax savings as a result of acquisitions
Includes all completed business development transactions as of November 5, 2015.
The following tables present Endo's unaudited Net Revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
Pain:
Urology Retail:
FORTESTA® GEL, including Authorized Generic
TESTIM®, including Authorized Generic
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The following table presents unaudited condensed consolidated Balance Sheet data at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
The following table presents unaudited condensed consolidated Statement of Cash Flow data for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated Net loss to Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents
Decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents
Borrowings on indebtedness, net
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Our Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities includes the impact of certain payments for legal settlements, primarily related to mesh product liability and the Department of Justice settlement related to the sale, marketing and promotion of Lidoderm. The following schedule presents the unaudited impact of these payments on our Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities, as reported
Payments for certain legal settlements
Net cash provided by operating activities, excluding the impact of certain legal settlements
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Bank of America employees knew they had reams of loan modification documents already in the system in a vast number of cases.
But that reportedly didn't stop bankers from systematically and repeatedly demanding those same documents from distressed homeowners trying to hang on to their houses. Deposition statements from former BofA employees, added recently to a multi-district federal lawsuit, indicate that the banking giant lied to homeowners about knowing it already had possession of these records in an effort to deny thousands of home loan modifications.
Our Miami foreclosure lawyers are no longer surprised by the lengths to which these financial powerhouses will go to protect their huge bottom lines. May times these actions disregard fairness to customers, the well-being of families and sometimes even the law. Anymore, the only surprises come when these banks are held accountable to any substantial degree.
We hope this lawsuit has the power to do just that. It seeks class action status. It's spear-headed by a Boynton Beach homeowner who alleges the lender intentionally hindered home loan modification requests made through the federal government's Home Affordable Modification program.
The case got a huge jolt in recent days when former employees at the North Carolina-based firm gave statements attesting to single agents handling up to 400 cases at any given time. Eligible borrowers, they said, were cattle-herded into foreclosure actions that the employees called "blitzes." During these "blitzes," any foreclosure file that contained documents older than 50 days was flat-out denied.
This was even the case for homeowners who had done everything right – fully complied with the trial period terms and turned over all mandated financial records. The rejection and delay programs, according to one underwriter, were "methodically carried out." That employee said when he complained that the denials were not fair, he was fired.
Of course, Bank of America denies all of this, but again, that's not really a surprise. The firm has a lot to lose – not only in this case but in potentially thousands of others, not to mention federal government reprisal, if it admits to these actions.
But it's not just one disgruntled former employee making such allegations. Those standing in line to testify continue to mount.
Another underwriter, who worked for the firm for five years, ending in February 2012, told attorneys in the case that she was directly instructed to lie and say documents had not been received, when in fact they had. The claims would then become stale and then the whole process would have to start over again.
It also had the added bonus of making it appear as if the homeowner wasn't taking decisive or proper action to save his or her home.
It's also worth noting that bank workers who were able to get 10 or more accounts into a foreclosure within a month's time frame could receive sizable retailer gift cards and cash bonuses of up to $500. So there was real incentive NOT to help the homeowner – despite what the bank was telling the government and consumers.
This information is particularly interesting in light of recent Florida legislation that seeks to curb homeowner rights in the name of speeding up the foreclosure docket. As our Miami foreclosure lawyers have said all along: It's not the homeowners who have been stalling. It's the banks. So tell us again why homeowners should be punished?
These statements by former workers validate years-old complaints from homeowners alleging that banks asked over and over again for the same documentation, only to turn around and deny the modification and push the case into foreclosure – for no reason.
This lawsuit combines legal actions from a number of states, and is being handled in a Massachusetts federal court.
The revelation comes shortly after Florida's Attorney General Pam Bondi penned letters to both Bank of America and Wells Fargo, expressing concerns that both lenders were breaking the loan servicing rules established in the National Mortgage Settlement reached last year.


City supporters are respectfully reminded that they can pay on the day for this Saturday's Emirates FA Cup third round tie against fellow Sky Bet League 1 side Bury at Gigg Lane.
Tickets for this tie are no longer on sale from City's ticket office though.
Kick off for this Saturday's match is 3:00pm.
Concessions are classed as Under 23s, Over 65s, Disabled supporters, Unemployed and Students. Carer tickets for disabled supporters who are receipt of DLA at the middle to high level rate will be free of charge.
This applies to both ambulant supporters and fans who require a wheelchair space.
Unemployed supporters must show their JSA book when purchasing tickets. Students will also need to produce their valid NUS/Student card.


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