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In common parlance, the term "corporate lawyer" is often used as a synonym for "business lawyer." In its broadest sense, corporate legal practice thus varies substantially. Most corporate lawyers focus on transactional work and spend little time in the courtroom (or the library). Still others practice law in-house at corporations and financial institutions where they do both transactional work and advise fellow employees on the many legal questions that corporations face.
Corporate lawyers commonly advise a diverse set of clients, including closely held, publicly traded and even multinational companies. Many corporate lawyers also represent financial institutions, such as banks and investment banks, and institutional investors, such as insurance companies, pension funds, mutual funds, private equity funds and hedge funds. The issues a corporate lawyer might work on include, among other things, capital formation and securities issuances, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged buy-outs, joint ventures, business restructurings, licensing and intellectual property rights and commercial contracts, as well as related regulatory matters. A lawyer specializing in the securities regulation aspects of corporate law could expect to work on both public and private offerings of debt, equity and hybrid securities. Such transactions include public offerings, shelf registrations (including universal shelf registrations), medium-term note programs, Eurodollar and global securities offerings, private placements and Regulation S and Rule 144A offerings. Corporate lawyers specializing in mergers and acquisitions would work on transactions like exchange offers, tender offers, going private transactions, negotiated debt restructurings and spin offs.
Today's corporate practice emphasizes creative and practical solutions to the issues and problems that arise in today's complex and competitive financing and business environment. Corporate lawyers must be responsive, efficient and sensitive to the needs of the client.
The globalization of the capital markets requires an increasing degree of international expertise on the part of corporate lawyers. Understanding international capital markets enhances your ability to advise clients and meet the demands of the U.S. capital markets.
The expansion of the regulatory state similarly requires corporate lawyers to develop expertise in a wide variety of domestic legal issues. In structuring and implementing transactions or providing advice on continuing business and commercial matters, corporate lawyers must routinely coordinate with specialists in other practice areas, such as tax, employee benefits, antitrust law and environmental law.
At this stage of your career, you may know that you want to practice corporate law but still not know whether you will (or even if you would like to) do mega-deals for large corporate clients or advise small closely-held companies. Students contemplating a Wall Street-style practice (whether in Los Angeles, New York or elsewhere) need more exposure to corporate finance, securities law and international issues than do those who anticipate becoming corporate generalists dealing with the daily issues that arise in the operations of a corporation, such as employment disputes and routine business negotiations.
The commercial lawyer engages in a transactional practice, heavily centered on documentation and negotiation. The commercial lawyer represents borrowers and lenders in all forms of financial transactions ranging from project finance to securitization, flooring agreements, ordinary revolving credit, receivables and inventory financing and letters of credit. Although in-house general counsel and chief financial officers are often involved on the borrowers' side, borrowers routinely use outside counsel to negotiate and document major financings. Frequently, a lender will use outside counsel to provide basic legal representation in lending transactions. Typically, the lender and borrower will frame the terms of the financing in a term sheet, and the lender's counsel will prepare documentation for the borrower to review and execute. Borrower's counsel typically plays a major role in the review and negotiation of the loan documentation and is often expected to prepare a legal opinion assuring the lender regarding various legal aspects of the transaction. Lender's counsel must keep abreast of a whole variety of commercial laws to make sure that the loan will not expose the lender to legal risks for improper disclosure, usurious interest rates or failure to perfect liens and security interests covering collateral. If the loan is secured, additional documents must be prepared and negotiated. Borrowers often bargain over the scope of collateral and guarantees, and the business terms are always negotiated with respect to interest rates, term, advance rates, covenants, financial and performance ratios and the like.
The real estate finance lawyer specializes in development construction and project financing involving real property, fixtures or mixed collateral. In essence, the real estate finance lawyer practices commercial law to facilitate purchase, sale, development, improvement or refinancing of real property projects. The lawyer not only must become familiar with the substantive law of mortgages, deeds of trust, servitudes, fixtures, water and mineral rights and the like, but also must become attuned to the political process to obtain approval of permits, zoning, variances, environmental impact statements, toxic waste testing and the like. The lender's lawyer must prepare necessary documentation and anticipate remedies in the event of default. Counsel for the borrower, developer, buyer or seller must negotiate the business and legal terms. Some projects, such as a marina development, involve numerous third parties with specialized interests. Sometimes the escrow agent will require counsel to prepare and negotiate an escrow and indemnity agreement. If construction is involved, the surety on a bonded project will require counsel to protect its interests.
The banking lawyer represents banks in financing all kinds of commercial transactions. In addition to preparing and negotiating the loan and security documents, the bank's counsel also must be aware of bank regulatory and accounting issues. The banking lawyer should counsel the client to limit the prospect of lender liability, waiver or estoppel and sometimes will suggest the organization of bank procedures and files to minimize exposure. Of course, the banking lawyer will prepare numerous documents to give notice of and enforce defaults. The banking lawyer should pay particular attention to the grant and perfection of security interests. Other important issues involve domestic or international syndication or participation in bank loans where other financial institutions participate to diversify the bank's risk.
The bankruptcy lawyer sometimes serves as a lawyer's lawyer, advising business lawyers about the insolvency or bankruptcy aspects of a proposed transaction. More frequently, however, the bankruptcy lawyer enters the scene when the lender or borrower senses a problem in the lending relationship caused by cash flow or insolvency problems. Bankruptcy lawyers may be called on to renegotiate lending agreements out of court. It is not unusual for the borrower's bankruptcy counsel to use the threat of a bankruptcy filing as leverage to renegotiate the legal terms of a lending agreement that were "non-negotiable" when the loan was made originally. If the borrower files a bankruptcy petition, bankruptcy lawyers for both the borrower and lender face immediate negotiation or litigation over use of collateral to maintain operation of the business. Debtor-in-possession financing must be obtained, negotiated and presented for court approval. Ultimately, if losses are stemmed, the borrower's and lender's counsel negotiate a plan of reorganization. Other creditor, employee, governmental and shareholder interests may participate in the process with their own bankruptcy counsel. The process is dynamic and multilateral with shifting alliances. Often, time is of the essence.
All economic transactions and many personal decisions have important tax implications. Often, the tax issues arising from commercial and personal decisions are sufficiently complex to require the involvement of attorneys specializing in taxation. The specific role of the tax lawyer varies greatly depending on the context.
Within the context of law firm work, tax lawyers typically divide legal work into two categories: controversy work and transactional work. Tax controversy work involves assisting clients in the defense of tax returns being challenged by state or federal tax authorities. While tax controversy work is initiated at an administrative level, it is not uncommon for specific issues to result in litigation in state or federal court. Transactional practice is quite different from controversy work and is extremely varied. This is the planning side of tax practice. It involves things such as the structuring of mergers and acquisitions, determining how a startup business should be structured (e.g., choice-of-entity issues, how to compensate key employees) or planning to establish a foreign subsidiary of a domestic corporation.
Not all tax lawyers work in law firms. The most obvious alternative opportunity for specialists in tax law is to work for the state or federal government. Tax lawyers occupy important legal and policy positions at the IRS, at the U.S. Treasury Department and on Capitol Hill. Tax lawyers occupy similar positions at the state level. Other options for specialists in tax law include the large international consulting and accounting firms. These firms are hiring students from law schools at an increasing rate.
Because of the extraordinary complexity and ever-changing nature of tax laws, all tax attorneys must have a strong grounding in the history, policy, politics and operation of state, federal and foreign tax laws. This educational background not only prepares students to practice tax law, but also can serve as the basis for a career in other areas of law as well. It is not unusual for attorneys trained as tax lawyers to later become real estate lawyers, counsel to venture capital startups or general corporate practitioners.
Some students may plan to pursue a career as an international business lawyer. This may include the international public law context in which business is transacted, law relating to trade in goods, technology transfer, foreign direct investment, private international dispute settlement and taxation of international transactions. In addition, the great breadth of courses offered allows students — if they wish — to focus on the law of Asia, Europe or Islamic countries, or on a mix of regions or international topics.


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JNI is the Java Native Interface, you will need to download and install the Java SDK. Note the installation directory (ie/ c:\j2sdk1.4.1_02 ) for use later. If you are using MSYS add a line similiar to the following in /etc/fstab and then restart MSYS:
c:/j2sdk1.4.1_02 /java
In MSYS the JNI DLL can be generated using the following (NOTE: -Wl has an 'L' not a '1'):
gcc -Wall -D_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_ -Wl,--kill-at -I/java/include -I/java/include/win32 -shared -o JavaImp.dll someJavaImp.c
In a standard command console it can be generated as follows (one continuous line):
gcc -Wall -D_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_ -Wl,--kill-at -Ic:/j2sdk1.4.1_02/include -Ic:/j2sdk1.4.1_02/include/win32 -shared someJavaImp.c -o JavaImp.dll
Where JavaImp.dll should be named whatever you refer to the library as in your .java file. To use the above dll you would refer to it as follows in your java classes code:
System.loadLibrary( "JavaImp" );
If you encounter problems ensure your CLASS_PATH and PATH are set appropriately for your environment. Please refer to Java Native Interface for further details on using a JNI DLL in java code.


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Bradley, Sculley, 1897-
Extent: 2.5 linear feet (6 boxes)
Edward Sculley Bradley (1897-1987) was a scholar, author, educator, and administrator at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a prolific writer and editor, serving as editor of the General Magazine and History Chronicle, Philadelphia, 1945-1956. He published biographies of literary figures George Henry Boker and Henry Charles Lea, as well as editions of works by Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Walt Whitman. Bradley was considered an international expert on Whitman, editing several important editions of the poet's Leaves of Grass. The Sculley Bradley papers include his personal and professional correspondence dating from 1923 to 1962, material from several literary censorship cases for which he testified, corrected drafts of his manuscripts for the Comprehensive Reader's Edition, Norton Critical Edition, and Variorum edition of Leaves of Grass, ephemera and graphics associated with Walt Whitman, and a small amount of material on other authors.


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Frozen Food: New Whole Foods Market Asian Skillet Meals
Would you like fries (or onion rings or chicken tenders) with that?
When I found out about Whole Foods' new frozen foods, I looked over the dozens-long list and decided to try the four Whole Foods Market Asian Skillet Meals: Sweet and Sour Chicken, Orange Chicken, General Tso's Chicken, and Beef and Broccoli ($4.99 each).
Each Asian Skillet Meal encourages us to "Put away your passport! While we know you don't have to travel to the Far East to enjoy this popular stir-fried combination, with this favorite fusion on-hand, you won't even need your car keys," which doesn't work. If you can't commit to the passport conceit, then you've got to scrap the whole idea and start over. This likely started off with "Put away your passport, because Whole Foods has eliminated the need for General Tso's-based international travel!" but then someone pointed out that you don't use a passport to eat General Tso's; you just go to the Chinese takeout place. So the first guy said, "Ohhh, right. Well, how about we put away the car keys too?" and the other guy wasn't paying enough attention to shout, "DELIVERY. START OVER."
Whole Foods could have positioned these as a healthier alternative to takeout—each 16-ounce pouch contains an alleged 3 servings at an average of about 150 calories and 5-7 grams each of fat, protein, and sugar, with varied but less-than-you'd think amounts of sodium and cholesterol. However, the only way to get two (let alone three) normal human meals out of these is to slide some rice underneath, which you might as well do since you're already messing with the stovetop due to the other marketing angle, the skillet preparation method.
Skillets are for cooking, not for reheating. This seems designed to make guilty "cooks" feel like they're actually "cooking," a la boxed cake mixes engineered to call for a single egg. But I'm not in charge here, I just do what I'm told, so I skilleted each of these babies for the prescribed 7-9 minutes over medium heat.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Battered chicken reheated in sauce on the stovetop can't help but be soggy, but it does taste pretty good. The pepper and onion chunks are sweet, and the pepper retains some slight snap. The pineapple looks and tastes a little bit like underripe mango, but the texture holds up surprisingly well. The bright-red bits of tomato are mostly skin that add nothing but color. The sauce leans quite decidedly to the sweet, but it's an honest fruit-based sweetness.
Orange Chicken
This time the same battered chicken is joined by thin-sliced carrots, water chestnuts, edamame, and a spicy, tangy orange sauce. Carrots are often tossed into frozen dinners simply for show, but here they retain admirable texture and flavor. The edamame is flavorless but snappy; the water chestnuts are a fully crunchy delight. This is more successful than the Sweet and Sour Chicken thanks to the stronger vegetables and more pungent sauce.
General Tso's Chicken
That chicken's back again, this time with a cornstarchy liquid that's heavy on the soy sauce and ginger, with lesser doses of garlic and oyster sauce. The dish worked well because the broccoli held up much better than I expected. It was a little squishy up top but the stalks were firm.
Beef and Broccoli
The well balanced oyster, garlic, and ginger sauce was my favorite of the bunch. The sweet and tender beef is very good, and thicker than I'm accustomed to from takeout. The broccoli here wasn't as good as in the General Tso's—maybe I let it get trapped on the bottom of the pan for too long—but it still showed more spine than most frozen broccoli.
If you don't want to clear customs, burn gas, or tip the delivery guy—and you don't mind standing at the stovetop for frozen food—Whole Foods Markets Asian Skillet Meals are a fine option. Comparisons will vary based on how good your local takeout place is, but these are just as good as most of the stuff that comes to my door.
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IUCN welcomes 35 new Members and officially recognizes 3 Regional Committees and 2 National Committees.
On 20 November 2010, the 75th Meeting of the IUCN Council admitted 35 new Members to join IUCN and officially recognized 3 Regional Committees and 2 National Committees.
The Council, President, Director General and entire family of IUCN extend a very warm welcome to the new Members and look forward to their active involvement. Furthermore, IUCN welcomes the following Regional and National Committees:
- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Committee of IUCN Members
- West and Central Africa Regional Committee of IUCN Members
- Caribbean Regional Committee of IUCN Members
- Burkina Faso National Committee of IUCN Members
- Kenya National Committee of IUCN Members
New IUCN Members:
Aaranyak in India works to promote wildlife research and conservation in North East India through research, environmental education, capacity building and advocacy for legal and policy reform. Through its Threatened Species Conservation Programme, Aaranyak researches and monitors rhino, elephants, tigers, gangetic dolphins, primates, avifauna, herpetofauna, lagomorphs and their habitats.
Aaranyak is also involved in creative, strategic media and outreach programmes throughout the region with the active participation of communities and children.
African Conservation Trust in South Africa supports the conservation of natural and cultural resources and the protection of the natural environment in South Africa and neighbouring countries. It identifies critical issues and works in partnership with communities, other environmental organisations, academic institutions and donor agencies to implement pioneering projects, with a focus on poverty alleviation, long-term sustainability and the preservation of South Africa's natural resources for generations to come.
Association for the Protection of Jabal Moussa (APJM) in Lebanon works for the conservation of biodiversity and preservation of cultural heritage in the Jabal Moussa mountain and surrounding villages that form the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve. The mountain is located in the Caza of Kesrwan in the north of the Mount Lebanon chain. APJM practices participatory and adaptive management and works for the sustainable development of local communities through the creation of income generating and sustainable socio-economic activities.
Association Malienne pour la Protection de l`Environnement (STOPSAHEL) [Malian Association for Environment Protection] in Mali works to support national sub regional and international policies and strategies for the protection and management of natural resources, food security and access to social services. STOP SAHEL provides advisory support and assists decentralized communities and other civil society actors to better integrate the priorities of grassroots organizations in their development programmes. In addition, it trains local community leaders and mayors and provides support for the organization and institutional development of women's groups.
L'Association pour le Développement et l'Appui aux Communautés (ADAC) [Association for the Development and Help of Communities] in Mali works to help improve communities' living conditions at grassroots level, through technical, business and organizational capacity building, by means of training, information, literacy, environmental management and better access to financial resources. ADAC runs a wealth of nature conservation activities, for example on soil restoration, sustainable agriculture, agroforestry technology development and adaptation to climate change, in addition to income-generating activities in order to mitigate human pressure on the environment.
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Associazione di Cooperazione Rurale in Africa e America Latina (ACRA) [Association for Cooperation in Rural areas in Africa and Latin America] in Italy focuses on rural development and supporting the fight against poverty and hunger, addressing basic rights such as access to natural resources, health and education. ACRA is currently present in several countries in Africa, Central and Southern America, where it implements integrated development projects, providing technical skilled staff. At the same time ACRA works in Italy and Europe, supporting the claim for basic rights of the populations living in developing countries.
Bayerische Akademie für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege (ANL) [Bavarian Academy for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management] in Germany is an education and research institution, which works to promote nature conservation and landscape management through courses, conferences, research and publications at all levels. ANL has conducted more than 150 research projects so far and also runs practical courses and training workshops with a focus on teaching skills in Botany and Zoology. It provides knowledge, standards and tools for biodiversity conservation and the protection of species and habitats.
Beijing Forestry Society (BFS) is a non-profit society registered in Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau, China. It works to promote forestry science and technological development, international communication and cooperation and governmental policy-making. The society runs events and executes projects in the fields of watershed management and water conservation, forestry carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, sustainable forest management, forest landscape restoration, forest certification and community livelihood improvement.
Biocolombia – Fundación para la Conservación del Patrimonio Natural [Biocolombia-Natural Heritage Conservation Foundation] works to conserve natural heritage in Colombia as a basis for sustainable development, contributing to the strengthening of the National Protected Areas System.
Biocolombia undertakes research on environmental issues and biodiversity resources and supports government, public and private sector actions aiming at biodiversity conservation, particularly those relating to the establishment of National Parks and Natural Protected Areas.
Centre d'appui aux Femmes et aux Ruraux (CAFER) [Support To Women And Rural People Center] in Cameroon is a development organisation that is working to alleviate poverty, by lending support to women and marginalised people in urban and rural areas. It works mainly to provide alternatives taking into consideration the guiding principles of the sustainable management of natural resources for sustainable economic and ecological development. CAFER has a great deal of experience in the area of accompanying communities in local development through participatory management of natural resources.
Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy (CEPA) in Malawi facilitates environment and development policy processes that are sustainable and pro-poor in their focus. CEPA is a think tank for ideas and an action oriented research institution. It works on environment and natural resources issues, which are key for Malawi's predominantly rural agriculture economy. CEPA's core business is policy research, analysis, advocacy and environmental law.
Chinese Society of Forestry (CSF) in China works with foresters to promote forestry development and professional exchanges, to popularize forestry science and technology, promote an increase in forestry personnel and to improve public awareness of the environment. CSF counts over 87,000 members and is the biggest forestry NGO in China. It promotes a number of academic exchanges and publishes journals including the Scientia Silvae Sinicae.
Community Centred Conservation (C3) in the United Kingdom works to develop conservation efforts worldwide by building the capacity of local individuals and institutions through grassroots research and training initiatives. Its principal activities include research into endangered species and coastal habitats, including mapping and the establishment of community monitoring programmes. Public awareness-raising campaigns are conducted and capacity-building for local conservation practitioners through practical training programmes. C3 also has a Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island Programme for Comoros, Madagascar and Mauritius.
Daejayon (DJY) [International Association of University Students for Environmental Movement] in the Republic of Korea is an environmental association for university students and graduates. Daejayon means Mother Nature in Korean. Its members hold seminars on important environmental issues e.g. the effect of climate change on societies, and carry out environmental clean-up programmes. Daejayon carries out numerous networking activities and global campaigns aimed at changing the consciousness and behaviour of university students with regards to the most pressing environmental issues.
Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) is an umbrella organisation representing the parks and conservation activities of the six islands of the Dutch Caribbean. Its mission is to safeguard the biodiversity and promote the sustainable management of the natural resources of the islands of the Dutch Caribbean, both on land and in the water, for the benefit of present and future generations, by supporting and assisting the protected area management organizations and nature conservation activities in the Dutch Caribbean.
Friends of Nature (FON) in China promotes environmental awareness and works to create a platform for public participation in environmental decision-making. FON focuses on protecting endangered species, such as the Tibetan antelope and the snub-nosed monkey. It leads environmental education programmes with field trips and teacher training, as well as awareness-raising campaigns via numerous publications and public exhibitions. FON commits to help its members proactively undertake their responsibilities and actions as green citizens and consumers, and is involved in fostering a growing network of grassroots environmental NGOs throughout China.
Fondation Goodplanet [GoodPlanet Foundation] in France works to raise awareness on environmental issues and is specifically involved in environmental education activities for children and the general public. In France and abroad, GoodPlanet works for the creation and wide dissemination of information and educational material, readily available and understandable by all. This material presents an artistic and informative vision of the richness of nature and the threats it is facing. GoodPlanet was created and is presided by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the French environmentalist, known for his photographs and documentaries on the environment.
Forest Stewardship Council A.C.(FSC) in Mexico works to promote the responsible management of the world's forests. It provides internationally recognized standard-setting, trademark assurance and accreditation services to companies, organizations, and communities interested in responsible forestry. FSC is an international association of members consisting of a diverse group of representatives from environmental and social groups, the timber trade and the forestry profession, indigenous people's organizations, responsible corporations, community forestry groups and forest product certification organizations from around the world.
Fundo Do Ambiente (FUNAB) [Environment Fund] in Mozambique supports natural resource management activities to combat erosion and desertification. FUNAB works to mobilize resources to fund numerous projects related to clean technology, environmental management and in response to environmental disasters. Working in partnership with the Ministry for the Coordination of Environmental Action and other local organizations, FUNAB also promotes environmental education activities.
Groupe Action pour l'Enfance au Sahel (GAE SAHEL) [Group Action for Save the Children in the Sahel] in Mali works to promote the welfare of women and children through the establishment of self-managed solidarity partnerships and groups. It is particularly active in a range of environmental and biodiversity conservation issues, including sustainable agriculture and natural resource management, climate change and energy, environmental education, food security and the establishment and support of income-generating, environmentally friendly activities.
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Instituto de Derecho Ambiental A.C. (IDEA A.C.) [Environmental Law Institute] in Mexico is a civil society organization that seeks to protect and promote a healthy natural environment, working for sustainable development through the use of scientific and legal tools, as well as the protection and promotion of environmental rights, in order to change and improve the culture of the use of natural resources through law, education and community work.
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras José Benito Vives De Andreis (INVEMAR) [Marine And Coastal Research Institute] in Colombia undertakes research on environmental and renewable natural resources in coastal areas and marine and ocean ecosystems, with special emphasis on systems of high diversity and productivity, such as coastal lagoons, mangroves, seagrass meadows, rock and coral reefs and sedimentary seafloors.INVEMAR provides scientific and technical support to the National Environment System (SINA).
Jordan Society for Sustainable Development (JSSD) in Jordan works at all levels to promote, support and implement sustainable development policies and practices to preserve Jordan's natural and cultural resources. JJSD undertakes research, leads public awareness campaigns to educate school children, communities and businesses on the principles and benefits of sustainable development and works with a range of organizations and communities to share information, resources and benefits.
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Korea Forest Service (KFS) is the government agency responsible for the management of the forest resources in the Republic of Korea. Their work includes the management of existing forests, rehabilitation and restoration of degraded forest, protection of forest resources against both natural and human induced disasters, the provision of recreational facilities in forest areas, the conservation of the forest ecosystem and increase in its biodiversity. KFS tackles climate change through the expansion of carbon sinks, and establishment of governmental policies which protect, manage, and facilitate the sustainable use of forest resources.
Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust (MMCT) in Malawi supports conservation activities to protect the endemic biodiversity of Mt Mulanje, situated at the southern end of the eastern afromontane biodiversity hotspot. MMCT leads research and public awareness initiatives. Furthermore, it recognises the social challenge presented by the resource demands of impoverished nearby villages and the need to address community livelihood issues by enabling local access to a wide range of sustainable natural resource management opportunities such as irrigation cropping, fruit tree growing, fish-farming, ecotourism activities and beekeeping. These activities are complimented by the facilitation of legal forest co-management arrangements and the enhancement of local community policing.
Oceánidas, in Spain, promotes the study and preservation of the marine environment through the development and running of environmental education activities, for example diving programmes, for people with disabilities and groups at risk of social exclusion. Oceanidas believes that everyone has a right to access and understand information on biodiversity and environmental protection. Oceanidas works with the private and public sector to organize activities in Spain and abroad, which aim to improve the social, educational, economic and cultural progress of the most disadvantaged communities.
Oeuvre malienne pour le développement des zones arides (OMADEZA) [Organization for Dryland Development in Mali] in Mali works to combat desertification and natural resource degradation at the local, regional, national, sub-regional and international level. OMADEZA's strategy is based on a participatory approach, to promote ownership of development initiatives by the concerned communities, in the fields of natural resource management, health and education.
Planning and Development Department of the Government of Balochistan in Pakistan formulates the development policies, strategies and sectoral priorities in the province. It supports small and medium scale projects and works to conserve nature through the capacity-building of local communities, NGOs and government institutions. The department has been involved in projects on water harvesting and the planting of mangroves, as well as studies on the impact of pollution in mangroves ecosystems and the use of natural resources.
Reptile Amfibieën Vissen Onderzoek Nederland (RAVON) [Reptile, Amphibian and Fish Conservation Netherlands] in the Netherlands works to protect Dutch reptiles, amphibians and fish (including the conservation, adequate management and restoration of their habitats) and to promote nature conservation and environmental management in general. Their conservation and research is supported by over 1500 volunteers who collect data, monitor information and carry out ecological field research across the Netherlands.
Shangri-La Institute for Sustainable Communities (SISC) in China started as an umbrella organization of the WWF Education Programme, supporting community-initiated conservation, learning, and cultural projects. Now registered as an independent Chinese non-governmental organization, it focuses on sustainable development through practice-based education with schools and local communities. It is currently running three major projects on water education, community education on sustainable development, and earthquake relief.
Shan Shui Conservation Center (Shan Shui) in China aims to conserve the country's natural heritage by working with local communities to ensure that nature conservation brings them tangible benefits. It runs a range of projects on endangered species protection, protected areas management, environmental leadership enhancement and climate change mitigation. Shan Shui also provides ecological forums to discuss eco-equitable issues, bringing together representatives from government, communities, scientists, entrepreneurs, institutions and the public. Shan Shui means "mountains and rivers" in Chinese.
SOS Sahel International Burkina Faso (SOSSIBF) is an NGO based in Burkina Faso, affiliated to the federation SOS SAHEL INTERNATIONAL, which focuses its work on sustainable food security, sustainable natural resources management and environmental education and reforestation in the Sahel. SOSSIBF runs communication and training activities to raise the awareness of rural communities and to promote social development in the Sahel zone.
Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) in South Africa is a seabird rehabilitation centre which aims to conserve and protect Southern Africa's vulnerable seabirds. All rehabilitated birds are released back into the wild as part of the breeding population. SANCCOB rehabilitates approximately 2,000 seabirds every year including the vulnerable African penguin, sea gulls, gannets and cormorants. It also undertakes coastal bird research programmes and runs innovative public awareness programmes for children on marine issues, reaching out to 10,000 school children per year.
Stiftelsen Nordens Ark [The Nordens Ark Foundation] in Sweden, is a facility for the breeding and fostering of endangered species. Nordens Ark houses endangered old Nordic rare breeds; endangered wild Nordic mammals; birds, insects and amphibians; endangered exotic wild mammals, birds and amphibians; and endangered tropical amphibians and reptiles. It works to support reintroduction whenever possible, and conducts research and education programmes in cooperation with Göteborgs University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Science.
Youth Ecological Movement "BIOM" in Kyrgyzstan works to bring together young scientists and leaders to address environmental problems in the Kyrgyz Republic and Central-Asian region. BIOM works to develop and implement projects to prevent the degradation of natural ecosystems, encourage their conservation and sustainable use, and to introduce the principles of the ecosystem approach in Kyrgyzstan. It is involved in issues related to the Convention on Biological and also has a strong interest in forests, co-organizing an international conference in 2009 on forest biodiversity, traditional forest related knowledge and sustainable forest management in Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia.In addition, BIOM contributes to the gathering, processing and editing of data on the various animals and plants featured in the "Red Book" of Kyrgyzstan.


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Advisors rely on their partners to run their businesses, and many financial services businesses count advisors as key clients. So shouldn't it be the case that advisors and their partners are on the same page when it comes to what works and what doesn't in practice management? Wouldn't the strength of the relationship between advisors and their partners be built on shared perceptions as to setting goals and how to measure success on practice management initiatives? Wouldn't they agree, at the most basic level, on the definition of practice management?
The answers to those questions, the Pursuing Practice Excellence study found, are both yes and no. While there are shared perceptions to be sure, there are also wide gaps between what advisors say they want and need and what their partners are providing and planning to provide. In truth, there is both a push and pull effect in evidence when it comes to practice management initiatives: While their partners may be further ahead on the curve than advisors in some ways, in other ways, advisors' needs are not being met. Their partners in some instances are expending dollars and intellectual capital in certain practice management areas that, according to advisors in the survey, are of little or no importance.
In the accompanying cover story in this issue of Investment Advisor (see "Beyond the Buzzwords," page 24), we present the shared wisdom of four especially insightful industry leaders who came together in person in June 2012 to explore the reasons for these gaps, to suggest why advisors and their partners may have different priorities and to craft ways for advisors and their partners to narrow those gaps. Here in the final article in a three-part series relating the findings of our premiere practice management study, we tell you what the data shows and suggest some conclusions, but also allow you to draw your own conclusions.
During the course of our research, which has resulted in the Pursuing Practice Excellence study, we surveyed 954 advisors and interviewed 52 industry leaders from five different categories of firms that partner with advisors. In the first article in the series, we reported on what advisors identified as their key practice management needs and sources of help to meet those needs. In the second article in the series, we asked the executives responsible for building practice management solutions for advisors many of the same questions we asked advisors to see if there were differing perceptions—there were some fascinating ones—and to describe what those differences were so as to suggest ways for both groups to work together more closely to ensure each others' success. In this concluding article, we identify gaps between advisors and their partners.
Yes, It's Important, but…
To begin with the bottom line, both advisors and industry leaders found practice management services to be highly important to their relationships. But in the first of our surprising gap findings, more advisors (27.3%) said that these services were critical to the relationship with their partners than did the industry leaders (17.3%). Moreover, the number of advisors who said practice management topics constituted little or no impact on their relationships with their partners (13.3%) was lower than the industry leaders (19.2%). Considering that the industry leaders are dedicating their careers to practice management and should be the biggest proponents of these services, it appears that the industry might be undervaluing the overall importance of practice management to advisors.
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However, when we analyze the importance of specific types of services provided to advisors by their companies, industry leaders appear to overvalue all of the practice management services they provide. In particular, when asked about the importance of business services, a gap of over 20% opens up between the industry leaders and advisors.
Reviewing the specific list of 30 different activities, as you would expect given the summary numbers above, 28 of the 30 activities were overvalued (that is, rated as more important than by advisors) by industry leaders. There were several significant gaps of over 30% between what advisors and their partners valued, including client segmentation, staff efficiency, benchmarking and succession planning. There were only two activities that were undervalued: utilizing social media and PR/community outreach.
Who Delivers the Goods?
There were also some gaps in the perception of what types of people are effectively delivering practice management solutions. We asked slightly different questions to each group, but the answers to those questions show a major difference in terms of the perception of product wholesalers. Advisors ranked them as having the best relationship while the industry leaders put them below 20%. It is also interesting to note that the perception of the effectiveness of branch/field/sales management came in under 50% for both groups.
The Value of Training
For the most part, industry leaders again overvalued all of the training methods to deliver practice management services. The major exception was actually the easiest to deliver —basic education. We should also note that at least 40% of advisors found each of the methods valuable.
How to Deliver
Advisor responses to the value of various practice management delivery methods were more tightly bunched than the industry leaders'. Advisors' responses ranged from 17.6% to 47.9%, while the industry leaders' responses ranged from 0% to 82.7%. In addition, industry leaders were more likely to overvalue in-person methods and undervalue the self-serve methods, though to be fair, advisors did rank the personal methods higher in general as well.
Summing Up
The Pursuing Practice Excellence study discovered these gaps and more between advisors and their industry partners when it comes to the subject of practice management and even the definition, which is itself constantly evolving in scope, depth and best practices. As we mentioned, the shared wisdom of four industry experts in the accompanying cover story shines a light on those gaps, and the participants discussed in a wide-ranging roundtable how those gaps can be elucidated and narrowed. We are planning to make this research effort an annual event. The first year's results will create a baseline that can be used to determine shifts over time in both how advisors think about practice management and the industry's response.
We intend to keep digging into the issue at ActiFi and in Investment Advisor and on AdvisorOne.com—where additional resources on the Pursuing Practice Excellence study can be found. Only together can we find the solutions to achieving practice excellence.
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Ginger alert! This week we've doubled up as we welcome back Puerto Rican hottie Steven Ponce and his co-star, on and off camera, Mr. Brian Bonds. These two have been together almost a year and just moved in together less than a week ago. This is their first scene together and we're glad we get to be the ones to film it. They met last year at Gay Days in Orlando. Steven knew he was interested as soon as his friend Jason introduced them. As luck would have it the stars aligned and here they are. Steven loves Brian's honesty and confidence. He also appreciates his humility. Brian loves Steven's drive. He doesn't take shit from nobody and when he sets his mind to something he just goes for it. Physically Steven loves Brian's eyes. Brian loves Steven's eyes and ass. Hmm. They are looking forward to this shoot since it's going to be very easy to forget that the cameras are even in the room. When we ask about how they deal with what they do and maintain their own intimacy without the jealousy, they both agree that 'work is work'. At the end of the day they know who they're coming home to. Steven and Brian are toasting to finally moving in together. Once they toss back some bubbly they look at each other and the fireworks begin. They start to make out as they grope each other each one helping the other out of his clothes. Steven slides onto his knees as he laps at Brian's growing cock as it strains to get out of his briefs. Brian just gasps as Steven pulls it out and takes it in his mouth. He sucks on that cock hard and deep as he slides it down his throat. Steven gags on it wanting to take it all down as Brian just watches his lover service his meat. Brian then gets Steven on the couch and kneels before him as he sucks on his toes and licks his feet. Steven plays with Brian's hard on with his feet before Brian goes down on Steven's cock. Steven is rock hard as he finally gets the attention he needs on that cock. From there they take the festivities to the floor as Brian gets on all four and shows off that spectacular ass. Steven gets right to work eating that ass as he buries his tongue deep inside that smooth hole. He tugs on Brian's cock as he buries his face deep into that ass wanting to get as deep as he can.Brian then gets on the floor and has Steven squat on the couch so that his ass lands on his face. Steven then rides his beau's tongue as Brian eats that hole deep. Steven writhes in ecstasy as he gets tongue fucked and hornier for much more than that hot tongue in his hole. Steven gets off the couch and sits right down on Brian's hard cock already waiting for him. He impales himself and starts to ride that dick as he bounces up and down on it. They fuck passionately as Brian slams his dick up into Steven before moving onto the floor as he lays Steven down and keeps tappin' that ass lying behind him. Steven jacks his fat dick as he watches Steven fucking that ass. Steven then sits back down on Steven's meat as they make out and Brian bounces him on his hard cock. Steven grunts as he gets that ass plowed deep. Brian lies back and plows Steven even harder as Steven goes over the edge blowing his load all over Brian. He then gets down and makes out with Brian as he helps Brian bust his own huge wad all over his cum-covered chest as jet after jet of cum shoot all over his abs and chest.


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Read an excerpt of The Battle of Bretton Woods.
As World War II drew to a close, representatives from forty-four nations convened in the New Hampshire town of Bretton Woods to design a stable global monetary system. Leading the discussions were John Maynard Keynes, the great economist who was there to find a place for the fading British Empire, and Harry Dexter White, a senior U.S. Treasury official. By the end of the conference, White had outmaneuvered Keynes to establish a global financial framework with the U.S. dollar firmly at its core. How did a little-known American bureaucrat sideline one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century, and how did this determine the course of the postwar world?
The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order tells the story of the intertwining lives and events surrounding that historic conference. In a book the Financial Times calls "a triumph of economic and diplomatic history," author Benn Steil, CFR senior fellow and director of international economics, challenges the misconception that the conference was an amiable collaboration. He reveals that President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Treasury had an ambitious geopolitical agenda that sought to use the conference as a means to eliminate Great Britain as a rival.
Steil also offers a portrait of the complex and controversial White, revealing the motives behind White's clandestine communications with Soviet intelligence officials—to whom he was arguably more important than the famous early–Cold War spy Alger Hiss. "Everything is here: political chicanery, bureaucratic skulduggery, espionage, hard economic detail and the acid humour of men making history under pressure," writes Tony Barber, reviewer for the FT.
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Tour the National Ignition Facility with Noisebridge!
Update 7/8/9: August 11th tour is full.
August Tour
Date: August 11th
Time: 9am
Ok, so I'm confirmed. Now, how in the name of god do I get to Livermore?
Laura -- I'm more than happy to rent a car and can take up to four people (from SF). Please put your name below (and email) if you are in fact confirmed to attend and if you have a car you can bring or if you need a ride.
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NEW TOUR: Non-US Citizens and others Fall Tour
NIF allows for non-US citizens to visit given 60 days advanced notice. Therefore, I am organizing a second tour for October. If you're not a US citizen, now is your chance to visit NIF, and if you are a US citizen, well you can come too!
Date: mid October
Time: 9am
How can I go?
I have attached the release form we'll need to tour NIF. This will take literally two minutes (or less) to fill out.
Some important points:
1. Fill out the left side of the form completely. It has to by typed (no handwritten forms will be accepted).
2. DO NOT submit the form to NIF. Email it back to me zazenergy [at] gmail [dot]com and I will submit the forms for our group. I will keep your information completely confidential and once we are confirmed I will destroy all forms in my possession.
3. I need all completed forms for the Fall tour by July 31st to guarantee our placement for an October tour.
Fun fun fun!
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Know what the busiest day of the year is for sending flowers? More flowers are sent on Mother's day then on any other day of the year. While floral arrangements are always appreciated by moms, wouldn't it be nice to give something a bit more personal, more fun and beneficial?
Moms of all ages tend to put everyone else first and often knock themselves down on the priority list. So, if a special mom in your life isn't taking initiative to pamper herself or even do just simple things to protect her health, then consider giving a more valuable Mother's Day gift this year.
Consider giving that special mom the gift of fitness. When you give a woman the gift of fitness, you are helping her open a door to better health (both physically and mentally). Can you think of a more thoughtful gift that shows the recipient how much you care about their well-being? By giving the gift of fitness you are providing them with unlimited health benefits. And, it's a gift that you can truly feel proud to give.
Today there are many great fitness tools out there that can be fun while truly helping to improve ones' health.
Consider giving one of these high-tech fitness gadgets:
- Heart Rate Monitor – while not new to the fitness marketplace, there are new monitor options that include high tech features like GPS, tracking your speed, distance, average pace and more
- Music -- It makes a workout more fun. If your mom doesn't already have a phone or portable device that plays music, then that would be a great option. For those that already have the device, get a gift card for purchasing downloadable songs. And consider including a list of your favorite pump-up, workout songs for her consideration.
- New Workout Attire -- a new, modern, comfortable outfit can do wonders for motivation.
- Wii or Kinect workout games. Many fun options to get you moving: latin dance, hip-hop, bootcamp workouts, rafting adventures and much more.
- DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) video game. Sure, when you think of video games you think of teenagers. But, the DDR game has difficulty levels designed for beginners and you don't have to be a great dancer or avid exerciser to try it out. It can be a really fun way to exercise – one where you aren't constantly watching your watch.
- Pedometer – new ones on the market even talk to you!
- Reflective gear for walking and running. Options include vest, gloves, belt and more.
- Trikke. A fitness scooter that makes exercising fun without high impact.
If your budget is limited, there are plenty of non-techie fitness gifts that provide a wealth of benefit. Gifts can cost as little as just $5. Here are a few suggestions in various price ranges:
Under $15:
- Resistance Band -- did you know you can do 200+ exercises with some bands?
- Dumbbells – even three pounders can be effective
- Jump Rope
- Exercise Mat
$15 - $50
- Fitness Ball
- WorkoutsForYou.com Online Personal Trainer Program (with custom designed workouts)
- Home Exercise DVD
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- Full dumbbell and barbell set
- Treadmill
- Elliptical Trainer
- Yoga Kit
Of course, we all know that exercise can help people stay slim and fit. But, do you also know about all the other great benefits of exercising? Daily physical activity reduces stress and can help you sleep better. Fitness has been linked to reducing the risk of some diseases and to warding off depression. Researchers also believe that strength training can help prevent osteoporosis. Not to mention that exercise also improves self-esteem, increases stamina and ultimately helps you be able to do continuous work for longer.
All Moms would find these fitness benefits incredibly invaluable. By giving the gift of fitness you are helping provide her with extra motivation (which is one of the biggest obstacles in getting fit) to start or maintain a fitness regimen.
Giving something that supports health and wellness will be appreciated for years to come and may even turn someone's life around. The gift of fitness will make her feel special – she'll know that someone cared enough to give her the opportunity to improve her health. And, giving a gift that will help someone lead a healthier life is also one of the most rewarding gifts you can give. So why spend another Mother's Day searching for the perfect gift only to end up with the same old things? Surprise her this year and give the gift that comes from the heart and truly keeps on giving throughout summer and beyond.
Copyright 2012 Lynn Bode
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Tehran > Shiraz > Yazd > Esfahan
8 Days
The must see route in Iran, we will visit most of the major historical sites. Best tour to get if this is your first time traveling to Iran
Day 1 : Tehran
Arrival in Tehran, transfer to hotel, Half day city tour of Tehran to visit the Golestan palace and the Grand Bazaar of Tehran, fly to Shiraz in the evening.
Day 2 : Shiraz
Tour of Shiraz to visit Nasiro- Molk Mosque, Vakil complex (Mosque, Bath abd Bazaar), in the afternoon, you will visit tombs of poet Hafez and Eram garden. Overnight in Shiraz.
Day 3 : Shiraz-Persepolis-Yazd
Early in the Morning drive to Persepolis, and Pasargadae, then depart by surface to Yazd in the heart of Iran. On the way we will have short stop to visit the 4500 years old cypress tree. Stay overnight in Yazd.
Day 4 : Yazd
Full day city tour in Yazd. Visit the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence, and the Fire Temple, in the afternoon visit Amirchakhmaq mosque, Bazaar, Water museum. Overnight Yazd.
Day 5 : Yazd-Esfahan
Drive to Isfahan via Meybod and Naein villages. Visit pigeon tower, Narin castle then visit cotton waving workshop and Jame mosque in Naein. Overnight Isfahan
Day 6 : Esfahan
Full day city tour of Isfahan to visit Imam square: A'li Qapu palace, Sheikh Lotfollah and Imam Mosques, bazaar, in the evening visit Sio-se-Pol and Khajou bridges and Zoorkhaneh. Overnight Isfahan
Day 7 : Esfahan
Half day tour of Isfahan to visit Vank cathedral, Jolfa area. Then visit jame mosque. In the afternoon drive to Tehran. Overnight Tehran.
Day 8 : Tehran
Transfer to Tehran Intl. airport for your return flight.


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Northern Oklahoma College and the Office of Student Affairs are dedicated to enhancing the opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to participate in the educational experience by helping to provide a safe, protected, and orderly environment conducive to learning. The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors is of primary importance. NOC Security personnel believe in providing proactive security enforcement and prompt friendly service to you and the College community.
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Gillibrand's evolution... has been long in the works — and reveals, I'd say, where the Democrats are going. When Gillibrand was a member of Congress...He means when she was a member of the House of Representatives, 2007-2009, before she became a Senator. We do use the term "Congressman" or "Congresswoman" for the representatives in the House, but the Senate is part of Congress, so you shouldn't say a Senator isn't a member of Congress. I have never before noticed this usage problem!
... she identified as a Blue Dog conservative Democrat. She once campaigned in defense of gun rights, was in favor of cracking down on illegal immigration, voted against the 2008 bank bailout, and opposed marriage equality...Does this record explain that tweet? Is the explanation better if you assume she's setting up a run for President? I find that very hard to understand.
She first reversed her previous anti-gay positions... By 2015, she invited Emma Sulkowicz to the State of the Union.... Gillibrand, who once opposed allowing illegal immigrants to get driving licenses, is also now a supporter of abolishing ICE.
And, of course, she famously engineered the resignation of one of the more talented Democrats in the Senate, Al Franken, because of a forced stage kiss, allegations of groping, and a photo of him pretending to grab a fellow USO entertainer's boobs. We won't ever get to the bottom of all that because Gillibrand demanded Franken's resignation merely on the basis of allegations, and within a day, Franken had resigned, before the Senate Ethics Committee had finished an investigation. "Enough is enough," she declared, invoking the "existing power structure of society" to end due process for Franken.


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- To most Christians, and many conspiracy theorists, I want to say, you way OVER-estimate humanity…. April 1, 2014
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Hey y'all! I'm Andrew James Morgan, and I originally hail from Denver, Colorado, which, after my extensive travels, still remains one of my favorite cities on the planet. I hope to contribute to articles concerning the Colorado Rockies (no, not the baseball team) on this website, and I'm willing to offer Coloradoan hiking and state park advice/info to anyone here!
I graduated from Denver South High School in 2003, then went on to obtain a Bachelor's Degree in Physics with a minor in Portuguese at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in 2007. Afterward, I completed a two-year Master's program at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
I enrolled in Doctorate studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and I begin this fall. I moved to D.C. in May and I adore it so far. Still working with my computer/tech/business innovation company.


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Genie in a Bottle
Dear Tom ... Ray—
You ought to know about this—
A few years ago, a friend of mine bought a house in Concord, MA. This house was old, pre-Revolutionary, maybe 250 years old.
Soon after he bought it, he was rummaging around in the cellar, which was very primitive, and he unearthed an antique bottle with a cork in it. As he was admiring it, the bottle slipped out of his hands and shattered on the flagstones! And this huge genie took shape and said, "You have one wish." (One wish, mind you.)
My friend was understandably nervous. "Well," he said, "I have this longing to visit a certain place—this isn't my wish yet. I'm first trying to figure out the rules—and that place is Hawaii. The stickler is that I get terribly seasick and I can't bear the thought of flying, so I can't just let you transport me to Hawaii—I'd never be able to get home!
"So this is what I want, if it's possible: Build me a bridge to Hawaii so I can just drive over and drive back."
"Allah be praised!" says the genie. "Do you realize what an undertaking that would be?! Some of the pylons would have to be more than two miles deep! We'd have to allow for trans-Pacific shipping and be able to withstand mid-ocean storms, not to mention all the permits! Isn't there anything else I could do for you?"
"Let me see," says my friend. "Could you give me the wisdom to understand women?"
The genie sighed. "What do you want? Two-lane or four-lane?"
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Michael Douglas, 64, and the beautiful Catherine Zeta-jones, 39, were spotted vacationing in Spain on the island of Mallorca with their 6-year-old daughter Carys. Big brother Dylan, 8 1/2, was not spotted with the beautiful trio.
Catherine's upcoming romantic comedy, The Rebound, is set to hit theaters this year. Michael starred as Uncle Wayne in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, released earlier this year. The Wall Street actor has two other films set to hit the big screen this year: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt and Solitary Man.


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Replication is the process of copying data within an array to another space within the same array, to a separate local array, or to a distant array. The purpose may be to relocate the data, to safeguard the data at a second location, or to locate the data at a secondary processing site so that operations may resume from there.
Who uses replication and why
Organizations use replication to protect data from loss, to implement disaster recovery, to migrate data to new locations, and to repurpose data for other systems, such as for test and development activities or decision-support applications.
How replication works
Data is copied from the source and sent over a network to a target device. The process may be host-based, network-based, or array-based. Bandwidth reduction and data compression may be used to reduce the impact on production resources. Most replication occurs during production activity—either synchronously, in step with production, or asynchronously, closely behind production activity.
Benefits of replication
Without impacting production applications and activity, replication reduces the risk of information loss and enables critical applications to be run from a secondary location in the event of a planned or unplanned outage or disaster. Replication also enables organizations to easily and nondisruptively move data—either to a new location or to other environments and systems.
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=4&ObjectID=10375223Cricket: Twenty20 here to stay
30.03.06 4.00pm
The ICC has firmed up plans to hold two world Twenty20 cricket tournaments in the next three years.
World meetings in Dubai have garnered support from all the major playing nations, bar India.
India believes that for them, one day, 50-over cricket is enough.
However, NZ Cricket CEO Martin Snedden says India is a lone voice.
Snedden says countries trialing Twenty20 domestically are endorsing it, with others dabbling in it internationally also being enthusiastic.
He says what it comes down to is India expressing concerns, when everyone else supports the proposals.


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Dissertation Writing Guidelines
Writing a dissertation is quite a big project to tackle. Following some simple guidelines can help with staying organized, completing goals on time and keeping deadlines. A list of dissertation writing guidelines would ultimately include:
Write the proposal. This will include the purpose of your dissertation, the significance of the question/topic you chose, review of the literature and the proposed research methodology.
Complete the research. When all of the primary research has been completed, the dissertation can start coming together. Make sure you have taken notes along the way.
Be prepared for more revision. After your professor has seen your dissertation, he may request or suggest further revisions before it has been presented before the committee or panel.
The big key to writing your dissertation is to organize your time and organize your work into manageable amounts of time. You can ask any successful dissertation writer. If you can make and stick to a schedule, then everything else will seem to just fall into place.


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