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Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
Following its high-profile combination in 2018, the newly merged Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is included for the first time in the high-yield debt category. The manager-focused group, which is recognized for its 'depth in the energy space', secured a solid stream of high-yield deals over the past year, with energy, utilities and financial services standing out as the key drivers of the practice. Highlights included Houston-based Jordan Hirsch advising the initial purchasers on a three-tranche private placement of notes by Sunoco LP and Sunoco Finance Corp, which totaled $2.2bn. On the financial services front, Dallas-based Steven Leshin acted for the initial purchasers on a $700m notes offering by Freedom Mortgage Corporation. Houston-based corporate co-lead Michael O'Leary, who has a strong record in energy-related offerings, is also recommended.
Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) Tier 1
The 'excellent' Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP specializes in large-scale cybersecurity attacks, implementation of GDPR requirements for US-based multinational companies, board advisory work on privacy and data protection, international data transfer mechanisms, compliance with CCPA and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and preparation and prevention of cyber events. Practice head Lisa Sotto has been assisting Yahoo! with two huge cyber-attacks and related class action lawsuits and, together with Brittany Bacon, who was made partner in April 2018, has been advising companies such as Western Union and Tiffany on global data protection and privacy. The 'incredible' Aaron Simpson and Washington DC-based Phyllis Marcus and Paul Tiao are other key contacts. Named individuals are based in New York unless otherwise indicated.
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Environment: regulatory Tier 1
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is the product of the merger between Hunton & Williams LLP and Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP, which was finalized in April 2018. The team impresses with its 'deep bench' and 'strong' regulatory practice. The 'smart' and 'experienced' lawyers have the expertise to handle climate change, air, water, waste, chemicals, and natural resources matters, with a particular focus on the oil and gas industry. Highlight work included acting as counsel to the Air Permitting Forum (an association of Fortune 100 companies dedicated to promoting efficient and effective regulations under the CAA) in relation to a range of CAA matters, including advocacy with the EPA. Further, the team is acting for Schlumberger Technology Corporation in relation to the Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman Superfund sites in California's Mountain View, and acted for Schlumberger Lift Solutions in assessing compliance with California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations for vehicles. In San Francisco, Tom Boer was involved in various Superfund matters, and Shannon S. Broome was among the lawyers acting for Air Permitting Forum. Contacts in Washington DC include Chuck Knauss and Eric Murdock, the latter of whom heads the administrative law group and environmental team.
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M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m) Tier 1
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP's 'M&A team provides excellent representation on transactions of varying sizes; it takes a practical and realistic approach and is always focused on delivering the right outcomes at the right cost for the client. The practice also has great depth, from senior partners to junior associates, and ensures that work is performed at the right level and with appropriate supervision at all times'. The firm was created in 2018 from the merger of Hunton & Williams LLP and Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP and advises clients on negotiated acquisitions, takeover defenses and contested situations, LBOs and spin-offs. Other areas of strength are holding company formations, corporate auctions, mergers-of-equals, go-private transactions and strategic acquisition and divestiture programs; and the practice has a particular focus on the consumer products, retail, defense, real estate, healthcare, energy, technology and financial services sectors. Regular clients include ExxonMobil, Smithfield Foods, Citibank International and Diageo; the practice also assisted the conflicts committee of diversified midstream company Andeavor Logistics (AL) with AL's acquisition of Western Refining Logistics; acted for Carlisle Companies in the sale of its Carlisle FoodService Products division to funds managed by middle-market private equity firm The Jordan Company; and advised longstanding client Xenith Bankshares on its sale to Union Bankshares. Other significant highlights included the team acting for Canadian energy infrastructure company AltaGas, as Virginia counsel, in its $9bn acquisition of WGL Holdings, as well as its advice to Pebblebrook Hotel Trust on its acquisition of LaSalle Hotel Properties. Steven Haas, who is based in both Richmond and Washington DC, and Steven Patterson in Washington DC, co-head the firm's M&A team; Houston-based Robert Jewell has particular experience in the energy and forest products industries, master limited partnerships, real estate investment trusts, and representing special committees of boards of directors; and Fernando Alonso, who divides his time between Miami and New York, heads the Latin America team. Other key advisers include Houston's co-corporate team head Michael O'Leary, Richmond-based Gary Thompson, who chairs the public company M&A practice, Michael McCann, Houston's energy law specialist Ashley Burns Muehlberger and special counsel Allen Goolsby.
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Structured finance: securitization Tier 1
According to one client, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP's structured finance group is 'the definition of excellence'. With 'a deep bench of of professionals, who deliver exceptional client service', the team is considered by some to be 'the top firm for the regulation, warehouse financing and securitization of residential mortgages and mortgage-related assets'. Acting on the dealer side, the team acts for the underwriters on all of the Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transactions and Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Offerings; the firm has also been involved in all of the Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk (STARC) transactions since the commencement of the program in 2013. Recently, Brent Lewis and Janet McCrae acted for the underwriters in the first series of credit-linked notes issued under the STARC program. Also of note, Tom Hiner and Richmond-based Rudene Haynes advised Angel Oak Capital Advisors on the $90m inaugural MBS offering backed by fix-and-flip loans; the duo also advised on Angel Oak's $402m non-qualified mortgage REMIC securitization. In the more esoteric space, Dallas-based David Barbour acted for Virage Capital Management in the first-of-its-kind securitization of litigation finance loans made to plaintiffs' law firms. Also recommended are Eric Burner, Steven Becker and Mike Nedzbala, the last of whom is based in Richmond.
Energy: renewable/alternative power Tier 2
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has particular expertise in project finance, where it acts for commercial banks and institutional lenders, development finance institutions, export credit agencies and project developers. The renewable energy and clean power practice is jointly headed by Eric Pogue and David Lowman, who are both based in Washington DC and were instructed by two major investment banks in relation to a tax equity investment in the California Flats portfolio of solar projects, which has an aggregate nominal capacity of 280MW. Other key clients include Allianz Renewable Energy Partners of America, JPMorgan Chase and Duke Energy Corporation. Also of note, Myles Reynolds and Tab Urbantke joined the Dallas office from Vinson & Elkins LLP.
Environment: litigation Tier 2
Born in April 2018 from the merger of Hunton & Williams LLP and Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advises clients in the energy, chemical, manufacturing, automotive, utilities and technology sectors on sophisticated and regulation-affecting cases concerning air, water, endangered species, natural resources, waste, and climate change. Highlights included assisting the Weyerhaeuser Amici Coalition in filing an amici brief before the Supreme Court in an Endangered Species Act case concerning the designation of private land as critical habitat for the dusky gopher frog, and representing Nutrien in an EPA enforcement investigation of multiple CAA regulatory and permitting programs. In Washington DC, Eric Murdock heads the administrative law team, which includes the environmental practice; practice leader Deidre Duncan has expertise in advising clients in the oil and natural gas pipeline sector as well as industry associations; the other practice leader Makram Jaber is a CAA specialist; Chuck Knauss is noted for his climate change work; William Brownell is 'influential in terms of what he has accomplished'; Andrew Turner is another key contact. In San Francisco, Shannon Broome and Tom Boer are the names to note, and Samuel Brown was made partner.
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Outsourcing Tier 2
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has experience in the negotiation and implementation of outsourcing agreements in the healthcare, telecoms, banking and retail sectors. Washington DC-based Cecilia Y. Oh is advising Baylor Scott & White Health on the outsourcing of its hospitality functions for its hospitals and health care clinics, while Richmond-based Jeffrey L. Harvey provides outsourcing and technology advice to the healthcare services provider Owens & Minor, which recently involved the negotiation of a telecoms support outsourcing services agreement and the management of cloud and on-premise hybrid solutions. Randall S. Parks heads the practice from the Richmond office, which also includes senior associate Sarah S. M. Carpenter.
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Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) Tier 2
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is adept in portfolio management, prosecutions and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings. Edward Colbert and Susan Smith are the key names in Washington DC, with Colbert chairing the practice alongside Houston-based Jeff Dodd. New York-based James Rosini is also recommended.
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Energy regulation: conventional power Tier 3
New partners Tab Urbantke and Myles Reynolds joined the Dallas office of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP from Vinson & Elkins LLP in June 2018 and July 2018 respectively. Urbantke, Reynolds, New York City-based Kevin Jones and DC-based Ted Murphy are the joint heads of the energy regulatory team, which is noted for its 'high levels of responsiveness and willingness to go the extra mile'. Murphy and others assist NYISO with its design and implementation of 'buyer-side' capacity market power mitigation rules; specific work includes helping the client obtain FERC approval for the new rules and defending against complaints. Also of note, a group led by Urbantke is representing Oncor Electric Delivery in rate proceedings before several municipalities and the PUCT concerning the return of $250m in credits to ratepayers. The group also has 'deep knowledge of PUCT regulation'. Following the merger of the formerly separate firms Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon in March 2018, the previous heads of the team, Kenneth Wiseman and Mark Sundback, departed for Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP.
Energy: transactions: oil and gas Tier 3
Based primarily in Houston, the team at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acts for a wide range of project sponsors, trusts and investors in transactions involving oil and gas exploration, production, development, storage and transportation. The practice group is jointly headed by Harve Truskett and Hal Haltom, and includes Michael O'Leary, who co-heads the firm's corporate group. Recent highlights included Robert Jewell acting for the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner of Antero Midstream GP (AMGP) in AMGP's acquisition of all outstanding common units of Antero Midstream Partners in a stock and cash transaction valued at $7.2bn. DCP Midstream Partners, Hilcorp Energy Company and Sinopec are among the team's key clients. Christopher Richardson and Charlie Ofner joined White & Case LLP.
Fintech Tier 3
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP frequently advises fintech companies, corporates, global banks, investors and other financial institutions on a range of matters, both as technology provider and customers. Two clients are the alternative lending platforms Lending Club and Ethos Lending, which the group is advising on a range of consumer compliance matters. Other recent work includes defending Kabbage's core patents in inter partes re-examination proceedings and assisting Cross River Bank in connection with a revolving credit facility with Tally Technologies. Lisa Sotto and Aaron Simpson are key names to note for data privacy and cybersecurity, Jarrett Hale is highlighted for financial services litigation and compliance, and Dallas-based Peter Weinstock acts for financial institutions and financial service franchises on corporate and regulatory matters. The attorneys listed are all based in New York unless otherwise specified.
Insurance: advice to policyholders Tier 3
The insurance practice at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has built up a nationwide reputation through its work on matters covering handling asbestos and environmental liability, D&O disputes and business interruption, while it also advises on disputes relating to cyber insurance and terrorism. Walter Andrews, who heads up the insurance coverage practice, has been advising H.I.G. Capital in negotiations with liability insurers over coverage of two investigations by the UK Pensions Regulator, while Lorelie Masters, who joined from Perkins Coie LLP in 2017, acted for Wellspan Health Systems in negotiations with its D&O insurer in relation to its defence against contractual breaches, fraud and defamation.
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Product liability, mass tort and class actions: toxic tort - defense Tier 3
Jointly led by Richmond-based 'strategic thinker' Alexandra Cunningham and Georgia Lucier in Houston, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is particularly active in asbestos litigation and also handles environmental matters for clients in the energy sector. In one highlight, the 'forward-thinking' team is representing Alfa Laval as national coordinating counsel in asbestos-related cases. Based in Houston, Thomas Taylor and Joseph Blizzard are additional contacts in the practice group.
Real estate Tier 3
In April 2018, Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon merged to form Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. The combined real estate team of 'practical and commercial lawyers' advises on investments, redevelopment, private-public ventures and commercial leasing, while other areas of expertise include real estate M&A, REIT matters and securitizations. A recent highlight included acting for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust on its $5.2bn merger with LaSalle Hotel Properties, while the firm also advised Savanna on its $640m acquisition of the 5 Bryant Park building in New York City. New York-based Carl Schwartz and Matthew Scoville acted for Nahla Capital on the $260m sale of 30 rental apartment buildings in San Francisco, and Houston-based Michael Boyd advised on a joint venture led by USAA Real Estate Company and Patrinely Group on the $270m development of an office building in Colorado and the $188m refinancing of a New York apartment complex. Mark Arnold, who is also based in Houston, advised Clark County Stadium Authority on the $1.9bn development of a 65,000-seat stadium for the Las Vegas Raiders. Dallas-based Howard Schreiber, Jeff Giese and Kathleen Wu are also recommended. In the Los Angeles office, Jane Hinton focuses on highly structured debt and equity real estate transactions including mortgage, mezzanine and preferred equity financing. In the New York office, Peter Mignone specializes in commercial real estate finance and capital markets, including advising institutional lenders on the origination of commercial mortgage and mezzanine loans.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) Tier 3
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is widely respected for its advice to issuer and underwriter clients; the practice is also active in both the property and mortgage REIT sectors. The team assisted Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, a publicly traded REIT that owns upscale, full-service hotels, with its $7.6bn acquisition of LaSalle Hotel Properties. George Howell III, who divides his time between New York and Richmond, and Kendal Sibley advise on the tax aspects of REITs, and David Wright heads the real estate capital markets practice. Other key contacts are Washington DC's Robert Smith, Mark Wickersham and counsel James Davidson. The advisers listed are in Richmond unless otherwise stated.
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Trademarks: litigation Tier 3
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP handles a broad range of contentious matters with a track record that spans district and federal courts in addition to the TTAB. Jeff Dodd operates from Houston and jointly heads the practice with New York-based Edward Colbert. Susan Smith in Washington DC is recommended, while James Rosini is another key name from the New York office.
Capital markets: debt Tier 4
Noted for its 'depth in the energy space', Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP also 'punches above its weight' in the utilities and real estate spheres. The firm secured several high-profile mandates for issuers over the past year, which saw department co-head Susan Failla advising Philip Morris International on two notes offerings totaling €1bn. Peter O'Brien, who co-leads the capital markets practice, and Christina Kwon advised Duke Energy on several debt capital markets deals, including a $500m public offering. On the underwriter front, Houston-based Michael O'Leary acted for the underwriters on $2bn worth of senior notes offerings by Kinder Morgan. The group also benefits from the experience of Houston-based co-lead Courtney Cochran Butler and Richmond-based real estate capital markets head David Wright. Named attorneys are based in New York, unless otherwise stated.
Capital markets: equity offerings Tier 4
'A reliable team for sophisticated transactions', Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP's underwriter-side practice impressed during 2018 with a run of high-profile engagements for major investment banks. The REITs, power, energy and retail sectors provide the bulk of instructions and sources say, 'it really punches above its weight in its key areas'. In New York, group co-head Peter O'Brien, together with Christina Kwon, advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) as placement agent on utility company NiSource's $606m private placement. David Wright, who co-leads the group from Richmond, advised the lead underwriters on a $165m follow-on offering by Agree Realty Corporation. Susan Failla and Courtney Cochran Butler also co-lead the group from New York and Houston respectively.
Copyright Tier 4
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has expertise in both copyright counseling and litigation, particularly within the gaming, publishing and entertainment industries. Leading the team are Houston-based Jeff Dodd and Edward Colbert in Washington DC. Dodd is particularly skilled in transactional matters, whereas Colbert works on litigation and licensing issues. Other key figures include the New York-based litigators Jonathan Reichman and James Rosini.
Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional Tier 4
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP's seven-partner practice regularly advises executive teams on their executive compensation, ESOP and employee benefits issues. Houston-based practice head Anthony Eppert advised Layne Christensen Company on its $536m sale to Granite Construction by way of a stock-for-stock transaction; associate Emily Cabrera was also involved in that transaction. Other names to note include Jay Ritter in Richmond and Scott Austin in Dallas.
Energy litigation: oil and gas Tier 4
Following the merger of Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon to form Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in April 2018, the combined firm has 41 partners in its oil and gas industry group. Highlights included Stuart Hollimon (Houston) defending Encana Oil & Gas in a case concerning alleged underpayment of royalties, with the plaintiff claiming over $25m in damages; the case was settled on favorable terms. In addition to royalty disputes, the group also represents clients in rate cases and bet-the-company litigation, and prepares responses on their behalf when FERC issues a Notice of Inquiry. Phillips 66 and Texas Oil and Gas Association are some other noteworthy clients. Dallas-based partners Tab Urbantke and Myles Reynolds are highly recommended. Hollimon, Chuck Knauss (DC) and Deidre Duncan (DC) are the heads of the team.
Energy regulation: oil and gas Tier 4
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP's oil and gas practice regularly counsels clients on matters pertaining to statutes such as the Natural Gas Act, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Pipeline Safety Act. Shemin Proctor, Chuck Knauss, Deidre Duncan, Myles Reynolds (Dallas) and Stuart Hollimon (Houston) are the department heads. Highlights included Duncan and others representing Enbridge in its response to a Notice of Inquiry issued by FERC reviewing the policy for approving new interstate natural gas projects. On the contentious side, Reynolds acted for ENSTAR Natural Gas Company in a rate case before the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, successfully winning approval of a significant rate increase and a return on equity. Rate proceeding specialist Mark Sundback and special counsel Kenneth Wiseman left for Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in April 2018. Named attorneys are based in DC, unless otherwise noted.
Energy: transactions: conventional power Tier 4
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acts for commercial banks, institutional lenders and development finance institutions, export credit agencies and project developers. The practice is headed by Jeffrey Schroeder, who is based in Washington DC and focuses on project finance and energy-asset transactions. Also recommended are Washington DC-based Larry Skinner and Houston-based Mark Thurber, who advised EmberClear Corporation on the $1.8bn development of the Harrison Power Plant, a 1,050MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle electric generating facility in Ohio. Other key figures in Washington DC include renewable energy and clean power practice co-chair Eric Pogue, and John Tormey, who focuses on energy project development. Myles Reynolds and Tab Urbantke joined the Dallas office from Vinson & Elkins LLP.
Environment: transactional Tier 4
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP was formed in April 2018 out of the merger between Hunton & Williams LLP and Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP. In environmental transactional work, the team regularly assists clients with compliance and liability risks related to the development or transfer of commercial properties and industrial facilities and related business transactions. Recent highlights include assisting Dominion Energy with obtaining the necessary permits and authorisations from the Virginia State Corporation Commission, the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission for the construction of the Surry-Skiffes Creek-Whealton transmission line in Surry and James Counties, Virginia. The team is also acting as lead counsel to Mosaic Fertilizer in connection with federal permitting matters related to its new mines and mine extension projects in Florida. In Washington DC, Deidre Duncan and Makram Jaber jointly lead the firm's environmental practice.
Immigration Tier 4
'Service is exceptional' at 'completely reliable and straightforward' boutique firm Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, which covers the full range of immigration law, from obtaining temporary work visas, permanent residence and citizenship to high-level executive transfers under L blanket programs and O-1 extraordinary ability visas. In addition, the team deals with I-9 compliance issues and deals with the immigration aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Ian Band leads the practice and 'attentive' Adam Rosser is known for turning around work very fast. In one work highlight, the team had to obtain visas for chefs on very short notice for a production company regarding a cooking show available on a well-known streaming service in order to avoid having the company lose time and money. Natalie Tynan joined in January 2019 as senior attorney after being with the Department of Homeland Security for more than nine years.
Patents: licensing Tier 4
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP was active in a wide range of industry sectors, ranging from licensing work for Asator Global Technologies to assisting biopharmaceutical player Molecular Rebar Design and counseling Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on various licensing matters. Other instructions came from Dr. Jack Arbiser and his company Natuderm. Tyler Maddry in Washington DC directs the practice following the merger of Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon in spring 2018. New York's Michael Lennon is also recommended.
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Technology transactions Tier 4
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP regularly handles IT-related transactions in the computing and software industries, and has recently advised on development joint ventures in the mobile and online payments arena. Richmond-based practice co-head Randall S. Parks advises medical device manufacturer Zimmer Bioment Holdings on software licensing and acquisition deals, and Washington DC-based Cecilia Y. Oh has assisted financial institutions with various technology agreements. Also in Washington DC, practice co-head Tyler Maddry has been instructed by IT, cloud and cybersecurity services providers.
US taxes: non-contentious Tier 4
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP regularly handles the tax aspects of M&A transactions, private equity and hedge fund formation, real estate matters and MLPs. Robert McNamara focuses on energy transactional matters and also advises publicly-traded partnerships on formation, acquisition and recapitalization activities. Allison Manor acted for Hilcorp Energy Company in the acquisition of Alaska North Slope oil and gas properties from BP. In another highlight, Thomas Ford advised GSO, the investment partner of Sanchez Energy, on the purchase of Eagleford Shale assets in South Texas from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation by way of a 50/50 joint venture between Sanchez Energy and Blackstone Energy Partners. Dallas-based Jeffry Blair has experience experience in corporate reorganizations, partnership structuring and capital markets matters. Andrew Feiner in New York is another contact. All named attorneys are based in Houston unless otherwise noted.
Patents: litigation (full coverage) Tier 5
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP stands out through its body of work for Volkswagen, which the group represented in several cases, including an infringement case regarding patents of portable computerized wireless apparatuses and computerized information and display apparatuses litigated before the PTAB and in district court; Volkswagen is just one of several of the group's auto-sector clients. For Kawasaki Rail Car, the practice secured an IPR victory against a Canadian inventor, invalidating his patents on television systems used in subway cars. A recent pharmaceutical highlight was advising Catalent Pharma Solutions on two IPRs regarding naproxen soft gel capsules. Sony, Lenovo and Toyota are other key clients. Tyler Maddry, Michael Oakes, both based in Washington DC, and John Flock in New York direct the practice group.
Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) Tier 5
The 'outstanding lawyers' at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP are particularly strong in the automotive sector, but also assist with mandates from the consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, technology and electronics sectors. Created by the merger of Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon in spring 2018, the group undertakes classic patent application drafting and filing work, but also has a solid track record in post-grant proceedings. Shawn O'Dowd led the prosecution of a high number of patents for Toyota, including advice on strategic patent portfolio questions. Other work came from Nichia, Emory University and Ingenious Designs. New York's John Flock and Tyler Maddry, and Michael Oakes in Washington DC form the trio at the head of the practice. Counsel David Bradin is also recommended. Ping Wang and Michael Ye joined Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, and John Hutchins joined Banner & Witcoff, Ltd..
Securities litigation - defense Tier 5
At Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Edward Fuhr in Richmond leads a practice that has significant litigation capability in Texas, California, Florida and other key forums across the country. Fuhr represented Cleco Corporate Holdings in a putative shareholder class action pending in Louisiana. The firm's standout practitioners include Bradley Foster in Dallas and Mark Mandel in New York. Last year, Foster acted for insurance company Bowen, Miclette & Britt in a multibillion-dollar securities class action, and successfully settled matters for former officers of Tandy Brands Accessories brought by the company's bankruptcy trustee. The firm also has a highly capable practice that handles SEC, DOJ, FINRA and other regulatory matters.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has 'extensive market knowledge in the energy sector' and is regularly engaged in project finance mandates in the energy and infrastructure sectors, acting for banks and other financial institutions as well as sponsor clients. In an example of the latter, department head Jeffrey Schroeder is advising DTE Energy Services on the Dearborn Campus Energy Infrastructure Project. San Francisco-based Michael Klaus and Eric Pogue, who is co-chair of the renewable energy and clean power practice and chair of the sustainability and corporate clean power initiative, are instructed by US financial institutions on the financing of large-scale projects. Jo Anne Sirgado in New York is regularly involved in domestic and cross-border project finance work and is experienced in acting for lenders in the financing of renewable energy projects secured by debt receivables. Richmond-based contacts include Eric Nedell, John O'Neill, who leads the firm's infrastructure and P3 practice, and Laura Jones, who is experienced in energy tax credit matters. Other key figures include David Lowman, who co-chairs the renewable energy and clean power practice; Gregory Lang, Michael Madden and counsel Douglas Murphy in New York; John Tormey, who focuses on domestic and international project finance mandates; Laurence Skinner; Timothy Unger, who divides time between the Houston and Beijing offices; and Vera Rechsteiner, who operates from Dubai and Washington DC. Named lawyers are based in Washington DC unless otherwise stated.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Firm Profile
Hunton Andrews Kurth is a global law firm of more than 1,000 lawyers handling transactional, litigation and regulatory matters for clients in myriad industries including energy, financial services, real estate, retail and consumer products and technology. Areas of practice focus include capital markets, labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, P3, public finance and infrastructure, and privacy and cybersecurity. With offices across the United States and in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the firm is aligned with clients' businesses and committed to delivering exceptional service. Visit HuntonAK.com and follow the firm on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
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Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors' Rights
The firm regularly handles major bankruptcy and creditors' rights representations for a range of national institutional and other clients investing in, or facing, distressed situations. The firm has extensive experience, and has achieved success in complex restructurings, corporate reorganizations and distressed investing in federal and state courts across the US, including the traditional bankruptcy forums of the Southern District of New York and the District of Delaware.
Hunton Andrews Kurth offers clients comprehensive legal services across the vast corporate spectrum. With a strong focus on understanding each client's strategic business objectives, the firm advises virtually every form of corporate entity, from startups and privately held companies to publicly-traded, multinational corporations; MLPs; REITs; private equity entities; and financial institutions. The firm's representation includes issuers, underwriters and investors in capital markets transactions; financial advisors, special committees and investors in complex M&A transactions; and clients facing regulatory and corporate governance matters. In conjunction, the tax team provides efficient solutions and proactive approaches in all transactions. Clients come from the myriad industries of today's global economy, including financial services, energy, real estate, retail and consumer products, manufacturing and healthcare.
With lawyers located in the US, Europe and Asia, Hunton Andrews Kurth's renowned global practice focuses on all aspects of cybersecurity, data protection and privacy, including developing and implementing privacy and information security programs; preventing and managing cyber events; responding to information data breaches; and advising on legal compliance with numerous international, US state and federal laws. The firm has assisted clients with more than 1,600 data breaches and cyber incidents worldwide, handling every aspect of the breach event.
Energy and infrastructure:
The firm's energy and infrastructure practice advises sponsors, lenders, investors, independent power producers, government enterprises and other project participants on the development, acquisition and financing of capital-intensive energy projects (including traditional oil, gas, LNG, coal and nuclear, as well as wind, solar, hydro and biomass), as well as water and sewer, telecommunications and other infrastructure projects across the US, Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America. In addition, we regularly advise on the formation of wholesale market energy systems, capital markets and commercial and structured financings. The firm's attorneys represent clients through an effective, multidisciplinary approach that offers a broad range of experience in financing, tax, environmental and land use, FERC and energy regulation, project development and real estate, allowing us to provide seamless representation across the life of project.
Hunton Andrews Kurth is on the front lines of emerging environmental issues in the US Supreme Court and other federal and state courts; with federal and state regulatory agencies; and before the US Congress. The firm advises clients over the entire lifecycle of environmental issues, from initial legislative and policy developments, through implementation, compliance, responses to enforcement actions and court challenges. The firm provides counsel in the full range of environmental matters, including air, water, natural resources, hazardous waste, brownfield remediation, toxic torts, asbestos and climate change issues.
The firm's labor and employment team understands the many challenges facing employers today. Attorneys have earned deserved reputations as 'go to' lawyers for major employment, wage and hour, labor relations and public accessibility cases across the nation. The firm's lawyers have extensive experience defending class, collective and mass actions, and have the distinction of being some of the few lawyers in the US who have tried complex representative proof cases to jury verdicts.
Litigation:
The firm's litigation practice has the collective knowledge and extensive trial experience required to help clients identify and manage potential risks, respond to existing or threatened litigation, and pursue resolution in every available venue. Clients seek out Hunton Andrews Kurth for its proven track record to litigate matters, particularly in the disciplines of antitrust and competition; banking and finance; bankruptcy and restructuring; construction; corporate governance; e-commerce; energy and development; environmental and regulatory matters; insurance; IP; labor and employment; M&A; product liability and mass tort; securities; tax; white collar defense and investigations. The firm's accomplished issues-and-appeals practice represents clients in appellate courts nationwide, including in the US Supreme Court and in state and federal courts of appeal. The firm also advises foreign entities with operations, investments and strategic alliances in the US.
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Deputy Managing Partner : Robin R Russell
Chairman, Executive Committee : George C Howell, III
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The firm's Latin American team has handled matters in every Latin American and major Caribbean country, and has exceptional, longstanding relationships with legal professionals, business leaders, economic groups and governments throughout the region. The firm's lawyers and other professionals in the practice – most of whom are fluent in either Spanish or Portuguese — understand the intricacies of the local business culture and underlying legal framework. The Latin America practice draws upon the worldwide resources of Hunton Andrews Kurth. The firm represents clients across the full spectrum of industries that make up today's global economy.
Areas of practice: The Latin America practice is a multi-disciplinary group focused on cross-border matters, including:
Mergers and acquisitions: representation of public and private companies in all aspects of mergers and negotiated acquisitions across a broad range of industries, with a particular emphasis on energy and infrastructure, telecommunications, financial services and consumer products.
Banking and finance: representation of domestic and international lenders and borrowers in a wide range of credit transactions, including secured and unsecured term and revolving loans, bridge financings, syndicated and bilateral transactions, export and import prepayment transactions, and various other financing structures.
Investigations and Trade Regulations: advice, counsel and representation in connection with investigations of US and non-US entities, including multinational corporations, start-ups, high-net-worth families and individual investors, in connection with application of US laws and regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), anti-money laundering statutes, and sanctions regimes under OFAC.
Capital markets: representation of issuers and underwriters in various capital market transactions, including initial and secondary public equity offerings, as well as private placements of debt and equity securities.
Energy, infrastructure and project development: representation of sponsors, equity investors and lenders in every aspect of the development, construction and financing of power generation, transportation, renewable energy, telecommunications, water, natural resources and infrastructure projects.
Transnational litigation and international arbitration: representation of litigants in mediation, arbitration, litigation and neutral case evaluation, as well as representation of multinational clients in connection with significant internal investigations involving operations in Latin America.
Intellectual property: representation of multinational clients in trademark registration, litigation and transactional support; IP-related issues associated with mergers and acquisitions; and IP development, management, protection and monetization.
Clients Include:
Banco Santander, SA, Citibank, NA, Grupo Rotoplas, Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura, S.A. (CIFI), IDB Invest, Ferrovial S.A., Banco de Sabadell, SA, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Diageo, Duke Energy Corporation, Banco de la Producción S.A., IberiaBank Corporation, Mastercard, Banesco, SA, MercadoLibre, Inc., Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA, Mondelez International, ExxonMobil Corporation, Promerica Financial Corporation, TI Sparkle Americas, Inc., Wärtsilä Development & Financial Services, Inc., Leonardo S.p.A., Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, SA (FCC)
Business practice Fernando C Alonso
Business practice John J Beardsworth Jr
Business practice Fernando Margarit
Business practice Uriel Mendieta
Business practice Vera Rechsteiner
Business practice Doris Rodriguez
Business practice Alejandro Silva
Labor, employment and immigration Juan C Enjamio
Labor, employment and immigration Adam Rosser
Litigation and international arbitration Samuel A Danon
Litigation and international arbitration Gustavo Membiela
Litigation and international arbitration Jay Range
Other United States offices : Atlanta
Other United States offices : Austin
Other United States offices : Boston
Other United States offices : Charlotte
Other United States offices : Dallas
Other United States offices : Houston
Other United States offices : Los Angeles
Other United States offices : New York
Other United States offices : Norfolk
Other United States offices : Richmond
Other United States offices : San Francisco
Other United States offices : Washington, DC
Other United States offices : The Woodlands
Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
Environment: regulatory
M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
Structured finance: securitization
Capital markets: debt
Capital markets: equity offerings
Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
Energy litigation: oil and gas
Energy regulation: conventional power
Energy regulation: oil and gas
Energy: renewable/alternative power
Energy: transactions: conventional power
Energy: transactions: oil and gas
Environment: litigation
Environment: transactional
Insurance: advice to policyholders
Patents: licensing
Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
Product liability, mass tort and class actions: toxic tort - defense
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Securities litigation - defense
Trademarks: litigation
Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
US taxes: non-contentious


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DEEP POLITICS FORUM > Profits before People > Preemie prevention dose to jump from $10 to $1,500 in U.S.
View Full Version : Preemie prevention dose to jump from $10 to $1,500 in U.S.
Preemie prevention dose to jump from $10 to $1,500 in U.S.
English.news.cn (http://english.news.cn/) 2011-03-10 12:48:22
BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The price of preventing preterm labor is about to rise drastically in the U.S. next week.
A drug for high-risk pregnant women costs about 10 to 20 dollars per injection. Next week, the price will shoot up to 1,500 dollars a dose, according to media reports Wednesday.
This means the total cost during a pregnancy could be as much as 30,000 dollars.
The massive increase comes after KV Pharmaceutical of St. Louis won an exclusive government license to produce the drug, known as Makena.
The drug, a form of progesterone given as a weekly shot, has been made cheaply for years by unlicensed chemists.
The March of Dimes and many obstetricians supported the move because it means quality will be more consistent and it will be easier to get, but none of them has anticipated the sharp price hike.
Doctors and campaign groups have been caught out by the move, saying that the price hike may deter low-income women from getting the drug, leading to more premature births.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2011-03/10/c_13770285.htm

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


The Ancestor Moomin mug from Arabia was designed by Tove Slotte-Elevant. The ancestor figure is a character in Tove Jansson's Moomin valley tales and is the ancestor to all Moomin trolls. He doesn't speak in the Moomin tales and lives behind the stove in the Moomin house but is an impressive 100 years old. He may not be the most famous of Moomin characters, but definitely one that belongs in every Moomin collector's collection.


text:
package tv.amwa.maj.meta.impl;

import java.io.Serializable;

import tv.amwa.maj.industry.MediaClass;
import tv.amwa.maj.industry.MediaProperty;
import tv.amwa.maj.industry.MediaPropertySetter;
import tv.amwa.maj.meta.PropertyDefinition;
import tv.amwa.maj.meta.PropertyWrapperDefinition;

@MediaClass(uuid1 = 0x0D010101, uuid2 = (short) 0x0227, uuid3 = (short) 0x0000,
		uuid4 = { 0x06, 0x0e, 0x2b, 0x34, 0x02, 0x06, 0x01, 0x01},
		definedName = "PropertyWrapperDefinition",
		symbol = "PropertyWrapperDefinition",
		description = "Globally unique alias for a property that was originally defined to be used in another " +
				"class. This allows the property to be used unambiguously in more than one class.")
public class PropertyWrapperDefinitionImpl
	extends
		PropertyDefinitionImpl
	implements
		PropertyWrapperDefinition,
		Cloneable,
		Serializable {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 6863107583083476678L;

	public PropertyWrapperDefinitionImpl() { }

	@MediaProperty(uuid1 = 0x06010107, uuid2 = (short) 0x2000, uuid3 = (short) 0x0000,
		uuid4 = { 0x06, 0x0E, 0x2B, 0x34, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x0d },
		definedName = "OriginalProperty",
		typeName = "PropertyDefinitionWeakReference",
		optional = false,
		uniqueIdentifier = false,
		pid = 0x0029,
		symbol = "OriginalProperty",
		description = "Original definition of the reused property.")
	public PropertyDefinition getOriginalProperty() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return null;
	}

	@MediaPropertySetter("OriginalProperty")
	public void setOriginalProperty(
			PropertyDefinition propertyDefinition)
		throws NullPointerException,
			IllegalArgumentException {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub

	}

	public PropertyWrapperDefinition clone() {

		// TODO
		return null;
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


You are invited to browse the aisles of Monica + Andy while your littles create winter themed make and takes, and 20% of proceeds will benefit the National Children's Museum.
NO RSVPS Necessary! Drop ins welcome!
About: National Children's Museum will spark curiosity and ignite creativity for kids and the young at heart. Opening in Summer 2019 just off the National Mall on Pennsylvania Ave, visitors will enjoy innovative science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) focused hands-on exhibits.


Competition is already heating up for Heritage's 3rd annual Great Chili Cook-off! Everyone is invited to join in the good food and fun on February 24, 5PM.
If you are interested in serving up your favorite Chili recipe for our local judges, just fill out the form below and we will follow up with you.


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Creating Multidimensional Wellbeing
SOPHIA Oxford is pleased to announce the creation of the social venture Wise Responder Inc.
Wise Responder will bring the internationally recognized, scientific "multidimensional poverty index" (MPI) methodology developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) to financial institutions, investors, and corporates.
All SOPHIA Oxford activities are being transitioned to Wise Responder.
Visit WiseResponder.com
IS HOW
WE DO IT
WISE RESPONDER
For companies committed to their employees, supply chains, customers & communities
We provide packages that arm companies with valuable metrics and practical tools that allow them to deeply understand the level of well-being of their employees and other stakeholders, in order to guide/strengthen their HR programs and improve the targeting of programmes/products etc.
KEY SOCIAL
For Investors interested in Social Impact
We are developing tools to make key social indicators and analyses available to ESG investors and corporate analysts. The results and potential applications of this research are described in the Citi Global Perspectives & Solutions (Citi GPS) Report – "ELIMINATING POVERTY : The Importance of a Multidimensional Approach in Tackling SDG1" – co-authored with SOPHIA Oxford.
COMPANIES INCORPORATING
WISE RESPONDER ACTION KIT
AB inBev slide1
"The new methodology and accompaniment of SOPHIA has made a difference in reaching the homes of our people and being able to know their realities. It has been enriching to start with the development of the first stages where we have managed to empower leaders, middle managers and all collaborators to make this program a platform for everyone. Working together different alternatives that improve our well-being and that of our homes will be the key to making this program successful and thus building a company that will last the next 100 years."
Astines Peral
Director of People and Management Ab-Inbev for Central America and the Caribbean
agrolibano slide 2
"The interesting thing about all this analysis is that everything is just a "click away", the amount of information and data that we are having is impressive. Information is power, information helps you make correct decisions, align yourself. All of this will help us to be more efficient, more effective."
Pamela Molina
Director of Sustainability Agrolíbano
Confío slide 3
"The company has had support programs in the past, but this methodology allows us to review, redefine and confirm the programs we were working on, now counting on the support of all of us who work in the company. It is allowing us to add to our corporate culture a more complete idea of mutual support between collaborators and our families"
José Pivaral
President of the Board Confío
RESEARCH FROM OXFORD UNIVERSITY
SOPHIA Oxford was formed by Oxford University, as a not-for-profit partner of Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). Over the past decade OPHI has developed the field of multidimensional measurement, focused primarily on poverty and wellbeing, expanding its research and social policy uses. The OPHI multidimensional poverty approach has been adopted by the United Nations Development Program, the World Bank and as an official measure of poverty by more than thirty countries. SOPHIA Oxford is bringing this world class methodology to the private sector.
Read the latest news about our team and partners
Robust social metrics for ESG investing: A practical way for boards to invest for impact
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Specialist training and apprenticeship provider for the hospitality sector, HIT Training, celebrated National Apprenticeship Week in style last week by bringing employers and businesses together to celebrate the positive benefits of apprenticeships.
HIT Lancashire and Cumbria hosted a special celebratory five-course meal at Tullie House Musuem & Art Gallery in Carlisle.
The menu was completely designed, prepared and served by a team of apprentices to showcase their skills and talent to 40 guests made up of employers of local businesses across the region.
The apprentices involved were Eddie Messenger from Lake District Hotels – Lodore Falls near Keswick, Wesley Mattinson from Lake District Hotels – Lodore Falls Hotel near Keswick, Luke Parkinson from Kew Green Hotels – Holliday Inn in Lancaster, Jemma Brown from The Beam & Brycg in Preston, Marie Grufferty from Center Parcs – Whinfell Forrest in Penrith, Stephanie Brade from The Beam & Brycg in Preston, Kimberley Ellwood from The Inn at Brough near Kirkby Stephen and Kristen Pearce from Shearings – The Strathmore Hotel in Morecambe.
Samantha Addison, Sector Manager for HIT Training said: "The evening was a huge success and it was brilliant to see so many of our apprentices get involved. They all worked extremely hard, demonstrating the skills they have learnt throughout their training and an obvious passion for hospitality – we are extremely proud of all their achievements.
"We have enjoyed getting involved in National Apprenticeship Week and hope that as a result, more people are aware of the different opportunities available through apprenticeships in the hospitality sector.


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Humans aren't the only brainiacs.
The Germanic god Odin tended a smorgasbord of divine duties — healing, death, poetry and knowledge among them — but he might have been a somewhat less powerful one-eyed immortal without his animal helpers. According to Norse texts, ravens named Thought and Mind sat on the god's shoulders, departing every morning to spy on humans for him.
The old myths about clever animals may have been closer to the truth than science has been for much of its history. Until fairly recently, animals were considered to be unthinking machines and humans the only truly intelligent species. But aided by new tests that allow animals to show their smarts unhobbled by human preconception, scientists have discovered that there may be more similarities between human and animal intelligence than differences. To paraphrase an old hymn: All creatures great and small, we appear to have a cognitive kinship with them all.
Humans admire bee efficiency, but generally assume they are just tiny, well-programmed robots. Researchers are now uncovering a range of brainy skills previously thought to be exclusive to larger animals. In the Bee Sensory and Behavioural Ecology Lab at Queen Mary University of London, Lars Chittka and his colleagues found that bees count in simple ways and recognize faces. More recently, the Chittka lab has found that bees can be trained, using drops of sucrose as a reward or drops of quinine as a deterrent, to distinguish between two different colors more accurately and more quickly. The lab is also studying how bees copy each other. Chittka is testing this social learning in the lab by observing how inexperienced bees learn the quickest routes to flower patches by mimicking seasoned foragers.
Those lucky enough to have seen a pair of dolphins bounding across the water know how playful they can be.
Hunter College comparative psychologist Diana Reiss, who has studied dolphin behavior since the 1980s, discovered that they're also able to communicate in surprisingly sophisticated ways. In one experiment, she installed an underwater keyboard that functioned as a vending machine. Each key had a different symbol, emitted a specific whistle when pushed, and delivered a treat — balls, hoops or rubs.
The dolphins quickly learned the associations, but what really intrigued Reiss was how they imitated the keys' whistles and even combined the whistles as they invented new games involving both hoops and balls. The study offered the first glimpse of the process of vocal learning in dolphins.
Now, Reiss wants to get a better understanding of how individual dolphins embed newly acquired whistles in their interactions. "We're separated by 95 million years of evolution, and we haven't made much progress understanding their communication," says Reiss.
Ravens, it seems, never forget a beaked face. In the wild, the birds live in groups until they select mates, then each pair diverges into a solitary, conjugal life.
In the lab, researchers mimic these social arrangements and keep pairs in separate aviaries. But the ravens remember their old comrades from group life and recognize their recorded calls, reacting one way to birds that were their friends and another to ones that were not.
Jorg Massen and his colleagues at the University of Vienna conducted a study that looked at the birds' understanding of third-party relations. They wanted to know whether ravens have a mental representation of the way others should act. It appears they do.
Animals like chimps and dolphins are famed for their intelligence. But new evidence reveals cleverness in creatures considered primevally dumb: reptiles.
"If we're going to understand the evolution of the brain and of intelligence, we have to look across the gamut of species," says Anna Wilkinson of the University of Lincoln in the U.K. When trained to hit a blue dot on a touch screen with their beaks, her red-footed tortoises used what they learned in a real-world situation. Placed in an arena, they headed straight for a blue bowl that resembled the dot on the screen.
Scientists have known since the early 20th century that chimps are capable strategists — they'll stack boxes to reach a dangling bunch of bananas, for instance.
In 2015, Harvard researchers Alexandra Rosati and Felix Warneken decided to see whether the primates were able to handle something assumed to be exclusively human: cooking. We cook so routinely that it may seem like a no-brainer, but it requires a number of cognitive abilities, including self-control, causal reasoning and planning. At the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of the Congo, Rosati and Warneken offered chimpanzees a choice: They could place raw slices of food in a device that would return it to them uncooked, or in another that would deliver cooked slices.
If Animals Are Smart, Where Does That Leave Us?
Hearing about the cleverness of animals makes some people a little uncomfortable.
"People want to be special," says Jennifer Vonk, a comparative psychologist at Oakland University in Michigan who studies bears, cats and other animals. "Every time a researcher finds that tool use or theory of mind or language-like communication is not unique to humans, somebody comes up with new categories that raise the bar." But primatologist Frans de Waal, a leader in the animal cognition field, suggests it's time we wipe our minds of the Aristotelian notion of the scala naturae, which placed animals in a hierarchical ranking of complexity with humans at the top.


When Norman Mailer backed Ernest Hemingway for president.
Wallace Shawn talks with Democracy Now about performing his play for Glenn Greenwald in Brazil.
Josh Milberg on race and racism in sports.
The Guided By Voices no-hitter.
Okey Ndibe's wonderful foreign gods, inc. is reviewed.
Director Travis Mathews talks with The Toast.


text:
package com.sparseware.bellavista;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.EventObject;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;

import com.appnativa.rare.Platform;
import com.appnativa.rare.iDataCollection;
import com.appnativa.rare.net.ActionLink;
import com.appnativa.rare.ui.BorderUtils;
import com.appnativa.rare.ui.RenderableDataItem;
import com.appnativa.rare.ui.ScreenUtils;
import com.appnativa.rare.ui.UIColorHelper;
import com.appnativa.rare.ui.chart.ChartDataItem;
import com.appnativa.rare.ui.event.ActionEvent;
import com.appnativa.rare.ui.event.iActionListener;
import com.appnativa.rare.util.SubItemComparator;
import com.appnativa.rare.viewer.ChartViewer;
import com.appnativa.rare.viewer.StackPaneViewer;
import com.appnativa.rare.viewer.TableViewer;
import com.appnativa.rare.viewer.WindowViewer;
import com.appnativa.rare.viewer.iContainer;
import com.appnativa.rare.viewer.iFormViewer;
import com.appnativa.rare.viewer.iViewer;
import com.appnativa.rare.widget.PushButtonWidget;
import com.appnativa.rare.widget.aWidget;
import com.appnativa.rare.widget.iWidget;
import com.appnativa.util.Helper;
import com.appnativa.util.MutableInteger;
import com.appnativa.util.NumberRange;
import com.appnativa.util.SNumber;
import com.appnativa.util.SimpleDateFormatEx;
import com.appnativa.util.json.JSONArray;
import com.appnativa.util.json.JSONObject;

/**
 * This class manages the the creation of the Summary Vitals information. This
 * includes creating the vital ranges and creating the combination chart
 *
 * @author Don DeCoteau
 *
 */
public class Summary extends aEventHandler {
  private static int DATE_COLUMN_POSITION  = 0;
  private static int NAME_COLUMN_POSITION  = 1;
  private static int VALUE_COLUMN_POSITION = 2;
  boolean            hasRecentLabs;

  public Summary() {}

  /**
   * Calculates the vital ranges from the specified rows of data
   * and updates the UI as appropriate.
   *
   * @param fv
   *          the form that will be updated
   * @param chart
   *          the chart to populate (can be null)
   * @param rows
   *          the rows of data
   * @param summary
   *          true if this if for a summary screen; false for the main vitals
   *          screen
   */
  public void calculateRangesAndUpdateUI(iFormViewer fv, ChartViewer chart, List<RenderableDataItem> rows,
          boolean summary) {
    int len = rows.size();

    if (len == 0) {
      return;
    }

    if (chart == null) {
      chart = (ChartViewer) fv.getWidget("summary_vitals_chart");
    }

    JSONObject chartInfo = ((JSONObject) Platform.getAppContext().getData("vitalsInfo")).getJSONObject("charts");
    JSONObject combo     = chartInfo.getJSONObject(summary
            ? "summaryCombo"
            : "combo");

    if (summary && (chart != null)) {
      Double increment = null;
      String s         = combo.optString("increment", null);

      if ((s != null) && (s.length() > 0)) {
        increment = SNumber.doubleValue(s);
      }

      chart.setRangeBounds(combo.optString("lowerBound", null), combo.optString("upperBound", null), increment);
    }

    JSONArray                   svitals     = combo.getJSONArray("vitals");
    HashSet                     chartVitals = new HashSet(svitals);
    HashMap<String, VitalRange> vitals      = new LinkedHashMap<String, VitalRange>();

    vitals.put("bp", new BPVitalRange(chart, chartInfo));
    vitals.put("map", new VitalRange("map", chart, chartInfo));
    vitals.put("temp", new VitalRange("temp", chart, chartInfo));
    vitals.put("resp", new VitalRange("resp", chart, chartInfo));
    vitals.put("hr", new VitalRange("hr", chart, chartInfo));
    vitals.put("pulse", new VitalRange("pulse", chart, chartInfo));

    SubItemComparator c = new SubItemComparator();

    c.setOptions(0, false);
    Collections.sort(rows, c);

    RenderableDataItem dateItem;

    dateItem = rows.get(0).get(DATE_COLUMN_POSITION);
    dateItem.setType(RenderableDataItem.TYPE_DATETIME);

    Date beg = (Date) dateItem.getValue();

    dateItem = rows.get(len - 1).get(DATE_COLUMN_POSITION);
    dateItem.setType(RenderableDataItem.TYPE_DATETIME);

    Date end = (Date) dateItem.getValue();

    len = Math.min(len, 5000);

    HashMap<Date, MutableInteger> dateMap = new HashMap<Date, MutableInteger>();

    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
      RenderableDataItem row = rows.get(i);
      String             key = (String) row.get(NAME_COLUMN_POSITION).getLinkedData();
      VitalRange         vr  = vitals.get(key);

      if (vr == null) {
        continue;
      }

      dateItem = row.get(DATE_COLUMN_POSITION);
      dateItem.setType(RenderableDataItem.TYPE_DATETIME);

      Date           date = (Date) dateItem.getValue();
      MutableInteger mn   = dateMap.get(date);

      if (mn == null) {
        mn = new MutableInteger(1);
        dateMap.put(date, mn);
      } else {
        mn.add(1);
      }

      vr.addValue(date, row.get(VALUE_COLUMN_POSITION).toString());
    }
    if(beg!=null && end!=null) {
      updateForm(fv, vitals, beg, end, chartVitals);

      if (chart != null) {
        chart.refreshItems();
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * This is meant to be called by a viewer on the form hosting
   * the vitals summary
   */
  public void onCreated(String eventName, iWidget widget, EventObject event) {
    hasRecentLabs = false;

    ActionLink link = Utils.createLink(widget, "/hub/main/vitals/summary", true);

    parseDataURL((aWidget) widget, link, true);
  }

  @Override
  protected void connecting() {
    if (Utils.isCardStack()) {    //check for summary labs
      try {
        WindowViewer             w    = Platform.getWindowViewer();
        ActionLink               link = Utils.createLink(w, "/hub/main/labs/summary", true);
        List<RenderableDataItem> list = w.parseDataLink(link, true);

        hasRecentLabs = (list != null) &&!list.isEmpty();
      } catch(final Exception e) {
        Platform.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
          @Override
          public void run() {
            Utils.handleError(e);
          }
        });
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Updates the specified form with the vital ranges
   *
   * @param fv
   *          the form to be updated
   * @param vitals
   *          the calculated vital ranges
   * @param beg
   *          the start date for our data range
   * @param end
   *          the end date for our data range
   * @param chartVitals
   *          the set of vitals that are to be displayed on the combo chart
   */
  public void updateForm(iContainer fv, Map<String, VitalRange> vitals, Date beg, Date end, HashSet chartVitals) {
    String       s;
    WindowViewer w = Platform.getWindowViewer();

    if (ScreenUtils.isSmallScreen()) {
      int d = Helper.daysBetween(new Date(), end);

      if (d > 30) {
        return;
      }

      if (d < 2) {
        s = w.getString("bv.text.summary_vitals_24h");
      } else {
        s = w.getString("bv.text.summary_vitals_small", d);
      }
    } else {
      s = w.getString("bv.format.time.general_short");

      SimpleDateFormatEx df = new SimpleDateFormatEx(s);

      if (beg.equals(end)) {
        s = df.format(beg);
      } else {
        s = df.format(beg) + " - " + df.format(end);
      }

      s = w.getString("bv.text.summary_vitals", s);
    }

    TableViewer table = (TableViewer) fv.getWidget("vitals_table");
    iWidget     label;

    if (Utils.isCardStack()) {
      String labs = w.getString(hasRecentLabs
                                ? "bv.text.summary_has_recent_labs"
                                : "bv.text.summary_no_recent_labs");

      CardStackUtils.setViewerTitle(fv, labs, s);
      CardStackUtils.updateTitle(fv, false);
    } else {
      label = fv.getWidget("vitals_description");

      if (label != null) {
        label.setValue(s);
      }
    }

    Iterator<String> it  = vitals.keySet().iterator();
    StringBuilder    sb  = new StringBuilder();
    SNumber          num = new SNumber();

    while(it.hasNext()) {
      String     name = it.next();
      VitalRange vr   = vitals.get(name);

      if (chartVitals.contains(name)) {
        if (name.equals("bp")) {
          VitalRange map = vitals.get("map");

          if (map.hasValues()) {    // if the server sent a map value use that
            // instead of the calculated one
            ((BPVitalRange) vr).removeMapSeries();
            vr.addToChart();

            continue;
          }
        }

        vr.addToChart();
      }

      name = vr.name;

      if (table != null) {
        s = w.getString("bv.text.vitals_" + name);

        RenderableDataItem row = table.createRow(2, true);

        row.get(0).setValue(s);
        ;
        s = vr.getRange(sb, num);

        if (s == null) {
          s = "---";
        }

        row.get(1).setValue(s);
        table.addEx(row);
      } else {
        label = fv.getWidget(name);

        if (label != null) {
          s = vr.getRange(sb, num);

          if (s != null) {
            label.setValue(s);
          }
        }
      }
    }

    if (table != null) {
      table.refreshItems();
    }
  }

  public void onConfigureCardStack(String eventName, iWidget widget, EventObject event) {
    iContainer fv = (iContainer) widget;

    CollectionManager.getInstance().updateUI();

    PushButtonWidget pb     = (PushButtonWidget) fv.getWidget("bv.action.flags");
    boolean          bundle = false;

    if ((pb != null) &&!pb.isEnabled()) {
      pb.setText(Platform.getResourceAsString(pb.isEnabled()
              ? "bv.text.has_flags"
              : "bv.text.no_flags"));

      if (pb.isEnabled()) {
        bundle = true;
      }
    }

    pb = (PushButtonWidget) fv.getWidget("bv.action.alerts");

    if (pb != null) {
      pb.setText(Platform.getResourceAsString(pb.isEnabled()
              ? "bv.text.has_alerts"
              : "bv.text.no_alerts"));

      if (pb.isEnabled()) {
        bundle = true;
      }
    }

    pb = (PushButtonWidget) fv.getWidget("bv.action.allergies");

    if (pb != null) {
      pb.setText(Platform.getResourceAsString(pb.isEnabled()
              ? "bv.text.has_allergies"
              : "bv.text.no_known_allergies"));

      if (pb.isEnabled()) {
        bundle = true;
      }
    }

    if (bundle) {
      CardStackUtils.setViewerAction(fv, new SummaryStackActionListener(), true);
    }
  }

  @Override
  protected void dataParsed(iWidget widget, List<RenderableDataItem> rows, ActionLink link) {
    calculateRangesAndUpdateUI(widget.getFormViewer(), null, rows, true);
  }

  /**
   * This class holds blood pressure specific ranges
   *
   * @author Don DeCoteau
   *
   */
  static class BPVitalRange extends VitalRange {
    ChartDataItem bpSeries;
    int           bpLow;
    int           bpHigh;

    /**
     * Create a new range holder
     *
     * @param chart
     *          the chart to associate with the range (can be null)
     * @param chartInfo
     *          object containing information about how to render vitals charts.
     *          Can be null only if chart is null.
     */
    public BPVitalRange(ChartViewer chart, JSONObject chartInfo) {
      super("map", chart, chartInfo);

      if (chart != null) {
        String legend = Platform.getResourceAsString("bv.text.vitals_bp");

        if (legend == null) {
          legend = name.toUpperCase(Locale.US);
        }

        bpSeries = ChartViewer.createSeries(legend);
        bpSeries.setValueContext("range_bar");

        boolean    gray   = Utils.isCardStack() || Utils.getPreferences().getBoolean("gray_charts", false);
        JSONObject attrs  = chartInfo.getJSONObject("bp");
        String     color  = null;
        String     border = null;

        if (attrs != null) {
          if (gray) {
            color = attrs.optString("color_g");

            if (color == null) {
              color = attrs.optString("color");
            }
          } else {
            color = attrs.optString("color");
          }

          border = attrs.optString("border");
        }

        if (color != null) {
          bpSeries.setBackgroundPainter(UIColorHelper.getBackgroundPainter(color));
        }

        if (border != null) {
          bpSeries.setBorder(BorderUtils.createBorder(chart, border, null));
        }
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void addToChart() {
      if (bpSeries != null) {
        chart.addSeries(bpSeries);
      }

      super.addToChart();
    }

    @Override
    public void addValue(Date date, String value) {
      int         n   = value.indexOf('/');
      NumberRange num = new NumberRange(new SNumber(value.substring(n + 1)).makeImmutable(),
                                        new SNumber(value.substring(0, n)).makeImmutable());
      int   hi  = num.getHighValue().intValue();
      int   lo  = num.getLowValue().intValue();
      float val = hi - lo;

      val *= .33;
      val += lo;
      val = (float) Math.floor(val);
      addValue(date, val);

      if (bpSeries != null) {
        ChartDataItem point;

        bpSeries.add(point = ChartViewer.createSeriesValue(date, num));
        point.setLinkedData(value);

        if (lo < bpLow) {
          bpLow = lo;
        }

        if (hi > bpHigh) {
          bpHigh = hi;
        }
      }
    }

    /**
     * Removes the MAP series for the BP range
     */
    public void removeMapSeries() {
      series = null;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Class that hold a range of vitals and information necessary for charting
   * that range
   *
   * @author Don DeCoteau
   *
   */
  static class VitalRange {
    String        name;
    float         high;
    float         low;
    ChartDataItem series;
    ChartViewer   chart;
    boolean       first = true;

    /**
     * Create a new range holder
     *
     * @param key
     *          the key for the range (unique id identifying the vital type)
     * @param chart
     *          the chart to associate with the range (can be null)
     * @param chartInfo
     *          object containing information about how to render vitals charts.
     *          Can be null only if chart is null.
     */
    public VitalRange(String key, ChartViewer chart, JSONObject chartInfo) {
      this.name  = key;
      this.chart = chart;

      if (chart != null) {
        String legend = Platform.getResourceAsString("bv.text.vitals_" + key);

        if (legend == null) {
          legend = name.toUpperCase(Locale.US);
        }

        series = ChartViewer.createSeries(legend);

        JSONObject attrs = chartInfo.getJSONObject(key);

        series.setValueContext("line");
        series.setCustomProperty("plot.lineThickness", 3);

        boolean gray  = Utils.isCardStack() || Utils.getPreferences().getBoolean("gray_charts", false);
        String  color = null;

        if (attrs != null) {
          if (gray) {
            color = attrs.optString("color_g");

            if (color == null) {
              color = attrs.optString("color");
            }
          } else {
            color = attrs.optString("color");
          }
        }

        if (color != null) {
          series.setBackgroundPainter(UIColorHelper.getBackgroundPainter(color));
        }
      }
    }

    /**
     * Adds the range to the chart it is associated with
     */
    public void addToChart() {
      if ((series != null) &&!series.isEmpty()) {    //we only have a series if we were associated with a chart
        if (series.size() == 1) {
          series.setCustomProperty("plot.shapes", "filled");
        } else {
          series.setCustomProperty("plot.shapes", "none");
        }

        chart.addSeries(series);
      }
    }

    /**
     * Adds a value to the range
     *
     * @param date
     *          the date of the value
     * @param value
     *          the value to add
     */
    public void addValue(Date date, String value) {
      addValue(date, SNumber.floatValue(value));
    }

    /**
     * Gets the rang as a display-able string
     *
     * @param sb
     *          the string builder to use to store the range
     * @param num
     *          the number object to use for converting the number values to
     *          strings
     * @return
     */
    public String getRange(StringBuilder sb, SNumber num) {
      if (first) {
        return null;
      }

      sb.setLength(0);
      num.setValue(low);
      num.setScale(1);
      sb.append(num.toString());
      sb.append("-");
      num.setValue(high);
      num.setScale(1);
      sb.append(num.toString());

      return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Gets whether the range has a chartable series
     *
     * @return true if it does; false otherwise
     */
    public boolean hasChartSeries() {
      return (series != null) &&!series.isEmpty();
    }

    public boolean hasValues() {
      return !first;
    }

    /**
     * Adds a value to the range
     *
     * @param date
     *          the date of the value
     * @param value
     *          the value to add
     */
    protected void addValue(Date date, float value) {
      if (first) {
        first = false;
        low   = value;
        high  = value;
      } else {
        low  = Math.min(low, value);
        high = Math.max(high, value);
      }

      if (series != null) {
        series.add(ChartViewer.createSeriesValue(date, new SNumber(value)));
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Handles a card stack drill down action
   */
  protected class SummaryStackActionListener implements iActionListener {
    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      ArrayList<iViewer> list = new ArrayList<iViewer>(3);
      WindowViewer       w    = Platform.getWindowViewer();
      iDataCollection    dc   = CollectionManager.getInstance().getCollection("allergies");

      if ((dc != null) &&!dc.isEmpty()) {
        list.add(CardStackUtils.createItemsViewer(w.getString("bv.text.allergies"), dc.getCollection(w), 0));
      }

      dc = CollectionManager.getInstance().getCollection("flags");

      if ((dc != null) &&!dc.isEmpty()) {
        list.add(CardStackUtils.createItemsViewer(w.getString("bv.text.flags"), dc.getCollection(w), 0));
      }

      dc = CollectionManager.getInstance().getCollection("alerts");

      if ((dc != null) &&!dc.isEmpty()) {
        list.add(CardStackUtils.createItemsViewer(w.getString("bv.text.alerts"), dc.getCollection(w), 0));
      }

      if (list.isEmpty()) {
        w.beep();
      } else if (list.size() == 1) {
        Utils.pushWorkspaceViewer(list.get(0), false);
      } else {
        StackPaneViewer sp   = CardStackUtils.createStackPaneViewer();
        int             len  = list.size();
        int             card = 1;

        for (iViewer v : list) {
          sp.addViewer(null, v);
          CardStackUtils.setViewerSubTitle(v, w.getString("bv.format.card_of", card++, len));
        }

        sp.switchTo(0);
        Utils.pushWorkspaceViewer(sp, false);
      }
    }
  }
}


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Q: foldLeft on Iterable(String, (Long,Long)) So. Scenario:
I have this kind of list:
("USER1",(24,11))
("USER2",(10,7))
("USER2",(1,10))
("USER1",(2,3))
("USER3",(3,4))

and I need to groupBy all information of every User, and then sum information of every tuple.
So my expected output is:
("USER1",(26,14))
("USER2",(11,17))
("USER3",(3,4))

I achieve this with this following code:
userInfo.groupBy(elem => elem._1).map(_._2).map { user =>
              {
                val sums = user.foldLeft(("", (0L, 0L)))((acc, newElem) =>
                  (acc._1,
                   (acc._2._1 + newElem._2._1, acc._2._2 + newElem._2._2)))
              }
          (user._1,sums)
       }

where userInfo is a Iterable[String,(Long,Long)]
As you can see, I used a foldLeft, where I pretty much ignore the first element of every tuple, because I don't really care in foldLeft.
I was wondering, because I find it pretty awful code, basically because this foldLeft with a empty String, is there a better solution for this?

A: Maybe this, you can use reduce in this case instead of foldLeft:
def sumOp(x: (Int, Int), y: (Int, Int)): (Int, Int) = (x._1 + y._1, x._2 + y._2)

userInfo.groupBy(_._1).mapValues(user => user.map{ case (u, x) => x }.reduce(sumOp))
// res52: scala.collection.immutable.Map[String,(Int, Int)] = Map(USER2 -> (11,17), USER1 -> (26,14), USER3 -> (3,4))

A: Use mapValues and a simple reduce:
val res: Map[String, (Int, Int)] =
  userInfo
    .groupBy { case (user, _) => user }
    .mapValues { it: Iterable[(String, (Int, Int))] =>
      it
        .map { case (_, tuple) => tuple }
        .reduce[(Int, Int)] { case ((a, b), (c, d)) => (a + c, b + d) }
    }

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I tasted the Cask Strength and Carry On 3D whisky the other day, and rather to my chagrin, it was very tasty.
I say that because I've always held to the old whisky maxim "Dufftown by name, duff by nature"*, but this whisky rather disproves the rule (although to be fair to my prejudice it's only partly Dufftown - the 3D refers to Dailuaine and Dalwhinnie as well).
This particular vatting of malt came about because bloggers Joel Harrison & Neil Ridley of caskstrength.net somehow persuaded The Borg Diageo to let them have access to some casks for the latest release in their Whisky Abecediary. For that achievement alone they deserve kudos.
It's a light and floral and sweet whisky. Floral to the point of soapiness, but for me that ain't a fail. There is also a grassy note, and overall the nose is very fresh. The palate is in keeping with the nose, being light and soft. It is gently malty, and has a very tasty brown sugar note. And it's sweet, of course, thanks to the Dalwhinnie, or so it seemed to me. Altogether a very tasty vatting.
*Old whisky maxim: in other words, newly coined by me.


text:
Q: Mathematica: flatten a nested list with repetitions I have a following list:
lis={{1, {2}}, {3, {4, 5, 6}}, {7, {8, 9}}, {10, {11}}};

I'd like to obtain this:
lis2={{1, 2}, {3, 4}, {3, 5}, {3, 6}, {7, 8}, {7, 9}, {10, 11}};

I can achieve that using nested tables and calculating the length of the second nested list:
Flatten[Table[Table[{lis[[kk, 1]], lis[[kk, 2, ii]]}, {ii, 1, Length[lis[[kk, 2]]]}], {kk, 1, Length[lis]}], 1]

It works, but is there a more straightforward way? Perhaps a combination of Map/Thread/Apply?

A: One way:
ArrayFlatten[Distribute[#, List] & /@ lis, 1]

=> {{1, 2}, {3, 4}, {3, 5}, {3, 6}, {7, 8}, {7, 9}, {10, 11}}
Edit
Or
ArrayFlatten[Thread /@ lis, 1]

Edit 2
Or, slightly simpler, as Mr Wizard points out in a comment:
Flatten[Thread /@ lis, 1]


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Eruptions in the Holuhraun lava field.
Lava began to erupt from a fissure in the Holuhraun lava field, no the north of the Vatnajökull Glacier in central Iceland, late in the evening of Thursday 28 August, and has continued to do so for the next three days. The lava field lies to the northeast of Bárðarbunga, a volcano beneath the Vatnajökull Glacier, which began to undergo seismic activity (Earthquakes) on 19 August, and it is though likely that a magma intrusion has risen through fissures beneath the volcano and now migrated to the lava field.
Fresh lava eruptions in the Holuhraun lava field on Friday 29 August 2014. News Hub.
Seismic activity beneath volcanoes can be significant, as they are often caused by the arrival of fresh magma, which may indicate that a volcano is about to undergo an eruptive episode. Bárðarbunga last erupted in about 1862, and has undergone several periods of raised seismic activity since then, most recently in 1996 and 2010, so there is no reason to believe that this weeks events will automatically lead to an eruption from the volcano itself.
The approximate location of the Holuhraun lava field. Google Maps.
Iceland lies directly upon the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a chain of (mostly) submerged volcanoes running the length of the Atlantic Ocean along which the ocean is splitting apart, with new material forming at the fringes of the North American and European Plates beneath the sea (or, in Iceland, above it). The Atlantic is spreading at an average rate of 25 mm per year, with new seafloor being produced along the rift volcanically, i.e. by basaltic magma erupting from below. The ridge itself takes the form of a chain of volcanic mountains running the length of the ocean, fed by the upwelling of magma beneath the diverging plates. In places this produces volcanic activity above the waves, in the Azores, on Iceland and on Jan Mayen Island.
The passage of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge beneath Iceland. NOAA National Geophysical Data Center.
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District Five announces free and reduced-price meals policy
By: John
In: Community News, Education
Lexington-Richland School District has announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast program. School officials have adopted the following household size and income criteria for determining eligibility:
Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown may be eligible for free or reduced price meals.
For school officials to determine eligibility, the household must provide the following information on the application: (1) A SNAP or TANF case number certifying the household is currently eligible for either of these assistance programs and an adult household member signature or (2) names of all household members, the name and last four digits of the social security number of the adult household member signing the application form, current income by source for each household member and a signature of an adult household member certifying that the information provided is correct.
Foster children may also be eligible for these benefits regardless of household income. If a household has foster children living with them and the household has not previously been notified by the School District that their foster children have been directly certified for free meals, the household should include and count the foster children (including personal income earned by the foster children) on the household application form with other non-foster children.
Under the provisions of the policy, Laurie Dodson will review applications and determine eligibility. Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the reviewing official may wish to discuss the decision with the reviewer on an informal basis. Parents wishing to make a formal appeal may make a request either orally or in writing to Todd Bedenbaugh at 1020 Dutch Fork Rd., Irmo, S.C. 29063 (803-476-8153) for a hearing to appeal the decision. The hearing procedures are outlined in the policy.
If a household member becomes unemployed or if household size changes, the household should contact the school to file a meal application. Such changes may make the children of the household eligible for free or reduced price meals if the household income falls at or below the levels shown above. A complete copy of the policy is on file in each school and in the office of the district superintendent where any interested party may review it.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: [email protected].
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