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Board of Selectmen
April 24, 2007
Approved November 6, 2007
Call to Order:
Madam Chair Shirley Mosczynski called the workshop to order at 6:00 pm.
In attendance:Paula Brouillette–Vice Chair, Mike Hughes, Mitch Cohen, Executive Administrator Michael Guzinski and Administrative Assistant Suzanne Kane
Mike G reviewed the following:
-Senior Van: Sen. Moore's Aide called-the van is tentatively arriving in Sutton beginning of June
-Conservation Land Ceremony: A 45 acre parcel off Mumford Street dedicated to Leon Mosczynski on Thursday, April 26th at 2pm
-EDC 4-Town Tour: Delayed until early Fall
-Upgrading of Street Lights on Main St: Friday night by National Grid
-Town Meeting Motions/Explanations: Done by next Tuesday
-Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce: In the process of establishing a shared regional planner. Consensus of the Board: Mike G to send a letter of support.
-School Budget: Spoke to Dean, possibly cut approximately another $75,000, not without pain. One time purchase of new books and modulars $170,000, not part of their Operational Budget. Makes since doing it this year, not going to be able to do it next year. This has been a struggle for them working on putting together the first real budget they've had in years.
-School Committee Meeting: Some members of FinCom will attend tomorrow night
Discussion: Interested in joint discussion asap , how to move this along and have an agreement how to resolve it before Town Meeting. Miss-management of previous administration has put them in this position. Future implementation needed of policies on Free Cash and Stabilization. Next year's budgeting process has to start the day after Town Meeting. Conversation with School Committee should focus on use of these one time revenues.
Consensus of the Board: Mike G to set up a joint meeting with FinCom and School Committee. Possible dates: Tuesday May 1st or Wednesday May 2nd at 6:30.-School Staffing: Superintendent Nancy Lane relayed she would have to make some painful, necessary changes.
-New Vendor Upstairs (Whitin Daycare and Pre-School): Cost allocations need to be worked out before the first day of school.
Executive Administrator Evaluation (Handout-Mike's Self Evaluation):
Discussion: Shirley- Explained the Board used the same mutually agreed upon eval as was used when Mike was hired on March 1st, 2005. Scores ranged from 78 – 86 out of a possible 100, average of 82. Will give copies as explained in the draft letter from the Board (Handout).
-Can attest to a strong presence in the Union Negotiations, good and strong relationship with the school administration, always dependable, flexible, accessible, very professional, good knowledge of municipal law, look out what's best for the Town of Douglas, dedicated, work well with Safety Committee to improve some of the safety issues on our roads, willing to attend Department Head and Committee meetings, people look to you for advice and feel they can come to you.
Mike H – Job description and the structure we currently have makes it difficult at times to evaluate you in some of the areas on the evaluation, because you're limited in terms of how effective you can be. Unfair to evaluate on those when some of those things are beyond your control.
Scoring: Mike G- A score of 60 is considered average/ satisfactory/meets expectations, in the 80's is very good.
Mitch- The Policy Goal was something we (the Board) needed to have worked on and did not move along as we could have. Web page is important (have not done much) that's secondary to the policy issue and many things have come up to keep you busy. The amount and quality of time committed to this Town is commendable and incredible. To make sure that the goals that we set move along and are discussed on a regular basis maybe make it a rotating item on the agenda or rotate five goals each meeting. Will publicly commit to aiding you and come up with a timeline with the web page when ready. Somehow keeping the goals alive continuously throughout the year would help get things done and keep us informed.
Shirley- Emphasized the Board needs to know when these goals can not be met.
Mike G- Constant conflict, a balance, don't want to have those times when the public is put off for any length of time. It's rare most days when we get a 20 minute stretch without some kind of interruption. Policy issues were time issues. Other goals were external issues holding them up. Appreciate the support of the Board, Assistants and staff.
Motion - Mitch Cohen we send the Executive Administrator an annual evaluation letter as presented. Seconded – Mike Hughes. All - aye.
Shirley- Thanked Mike for his self-evaluation, he gave himself the lowest score.
Appointments: Paula- Suzanne is in the process of sending out appointment letters and believe there are two Boards that have people that need to be interviewed. We can't have goals that are not implemented by those we appoint.
-ZBA- We need to talk those candidates and see if they are going to be participating in supporting in what we as a Board want to be implemented in the Town. Mitch- Appropriate to have interviews with some of the key Boards there are issues with that need to be resolved together and see how the members of that Board react. Regarding fees, want to know how the candidates for appointment or re-appointment will deal with the fee issues, but at the same time we've already committed to looking at the fees. Each Board should have a discussion on their own, have all the information together, meet to see if they're willing to commit to going along with that, if not, think it's viable to look at appointing a new Board. So far I don't think I have all the data to meet with ZBA. Shirley- We've asked several times for this to happen, sent a couple letters to ZBA along with FinCom and the information we got back didn't really answer what the real problem is. Mike G- Hard to quantify the true cost to the Town because having poor planning will produce poor projects and will have an impact on the community. Important for them to address proactively how they handle these cases and have professional outside help. The Board members are volunteers not expected to be experts on these things, but you set up systems so you can hire experts and have it not cost the Town money. Shirley- In talking with Mark Bobrowski he said you have to have a well written decision to deal with legal ramifications. Paula- Not trying to micro-manage committees, but if we have a stated goal we should be trying to get that implemented to the people we are appointing. If they believe it shouldn't be done, explain why and maybe we need to change direction. Mike G- We can present them easily enough with the cost to date for this year of the cases, but to give them an update of every case including executive session the Board would have to decide what would be released to them and would require a bit of work for this office to put together.
-Board of Health Nurse: Paula- Don't want to micro-manage, but I have not heard a good reason why we can not have the nurse go over to the Senior Center instead of the seniors coming here (Municipal Center) and have to deal with traffic. They don't use the nurse anymore because they don't want to come over here. Mike G- Prior disagreements with the previous nurse and the Board of Health.
Shirley- Preference of this Board to meet with each Board at a regular meeting or at a workshop to have more time if needed?
Consensus of the Board: Workshop with ZBA on Tuesday, May 22nd at 6:30 if we can get the information to at least start the discussion.
-Recycling Rate: Mitch- If not the lowest in the State it's really close. In the bottom ten according to the latest data from the State. Want to get an update on the new arrangement with the Blackstone contract.
-Board of Registrars: Chris Furno (Town Clerk) has been doing it. Mike G- Experience with the Towns worked in is the Clerk serves as a registrar by the nature of her job and that the other members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen. You're supposed to have somewhat of a balance at least two of each party. If it's not being done legally it needs to be corrected. Paula- Registrars are supposed to be check and balance just like everything else.
Consensus of the Board: Mike G to get an official opinion from counsel on the appointment of the registrars.
Post Office Parking Lot: Mike G will get an update from Bill (Town Engineer). Planning to start it as soon as school closed so they could finish before school starts again.
Hemlock Street Paving: Mike G will update the Board at next Tuesday's meeting.
Adjournment- Mitch Cohen made a motion to adjourn at 7:12 pm.
Seconded – Mike Hughes. All – aye.
Respectfully Submitted;
Jane L. Alger
Administrative Secretary


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Sunderland have terminated the contract of Emmanuel Eboue after he was handed a one-year playing ban by FIFA.
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The 32-year-old former Arsenal man only joined Sunderland earlier this month following a successful trial.
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A statement published on the club's official website read: "[Eboue's] suspension relates to a monetary dispute between the player and a former agent, which precedes his time at Sunderland AFC and was not something that the club was made aware of by the player.
"Eboue signed a contract with Sunderland AFC until the end of the current season and the club has therefore given notice of its intention to terminate the contract. The player has two weeks in which to appeal this decision."
Eboue has yet to make his debut for the Black Cats, but was in line to play his first game against West Brom this weekend.
The news will have come as another blow to manager Sam Allardyce, who recruited the experienced defender to assist in the club's battle for Premier League survival.
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Hilden 70 (1) Salisbury 73 (6)
Raymond Gourley was the only Hilden winner when they lost b three shots at home to Salisbury in Private Greens Division 2.
Gourley was 11-8 ahead at the tenth but moved to 19-9 ay 15 ends and went on to win by 15 shots.
Down 6-8 at the tenth but level 11-11 at 15 ends Jonathan McMullan lost by four shots.
Howard McMullan was 11-13 down at the tenth but 19-15 ahead five ends later only to lose by two shots.
Down 3-13 at the tenth and 9-17 at 15 ends Colin Montgomery lost by 12 shots.
V. Bryans, M. Livingston, J. Liggett, J. McMullan 12, G. Easton jnr 16; J. Williams, P. Harvey, T. Gray, R. Gourley 25, G. Robinson 10; A. Carlisle, E. Marsden, J. Jordan, H. McMullan 20, G. Easton snr 22; M. McQuillan, B. Turner, D. Ferguson, C. Montgomery 13, J. Warnock 25.
Hilden took six points on Tuesday night in Private Greens Division 2 at home to Forth River.
Drew earns a point
Ewarts B 90 (6) Hilden B 56 (1)
Drew Harron earned the only point for Hilden B when they lost by 34 shots away to Ewarts in Private Greens Division 5.
Harron was playing a three-man rink and ended all square but when Ewarts were quartered Hilden won by five shots.
Max McClean went down by six shots, Hughy Murray by eight and Robin Campbell lost by 25 shots.
P. Long 20, J. Grant, L. Finlay, N. Falvey, M. McClean 14; T. Harrison 25, B. Garrett, D. Dawson, C. Morrison, H. Murray 17; A. McClean 30,A. Smyth, E. Finlay, I. Harrison, R. Campbell 5; A. Coggle 15, A. Harron, P. Logan, N. Mawhinney, D. Harron 20.
Hilden B kept their unbeaten run in Private Greens Division 5 going with a win away to Shaftesbury B which netted 5.5 points.


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Youngsters in South Hiendley could soon be enjoying a new £120,000 skate park as part of plans being drawn up by council bosses.
Wakefield Council announced a £1.2m regeneration scheme for the South East of the district in March.
As part of the plans the new skate park will be built on land just off Main Street, opposite the Sun Inn pub.
District councillor Sandra Pickin said: "The skate park will be brilliant news for South Hiendley because there is nothing for youngsters to do.
"When we got the regeneration money we asked the children what they wanted and they told us a skate park so this idea has very much come from them."
Coun Pickin said draft quotes for the scheme were currently being reviewed with work expected to start before the end of the year.
She said: "South Hiendley is the ideal place for something like this because the kids have been having to travel into Barnsley or Wakefield simply for something to do.
"The whole idea behind the £1.2m we've got is to spend it on projects that make a difference and this really will do that."
Coun Denise Jeffery, the council's cabinet member for economic growth and skills, said: "Regeneration continues to be priority for us as we drive forward investment in our district and I am pleased with all the projects outlined in this report.
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This postcard from the early twentieth century shows the North Sutor of Cromarty taken from the path up to the South Sutor.
Two headlands, the North and South Sutors guard the entrance to the Cromarty Firth.
The Sutors are said to be named after two giants who lived on the headlands and watched over the people of Cromarty. They were hard working shoemakers who used to throw tools to each other across the narrow strait.
The Cromarty Firth is an inlet of the Moray Firth. Formed at the same time as Loch Ness it is a deep natural harbour. In 1912 it became a naval base and provided a safe anchorage for the fleet in both world wars. The entrance to the Firth was easily protected and the Sutors bristled with military fortifications the remains of which can still be seen. More recently the Cromarty Firth has been used for the construction and repair and mothballing of North Sea oil rigs.


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June 21, 2012
BEAM is a high-tech music weekender, a playground of homemade instruments and sonic installations, where you can listen to, watch and learn how to create your own physically living electronic music. BEAM was devised by Artistic Director Sarah Nicolls to explore the potential physicality of electronic music. The focus on electronic music being created LIVE is explored through a programme of performances, demonstrations, installations and workshops. BEAM brings together a global audience of artists, researchers, DiY electronics builders and enthusiasts, from beginners to veterans.
Some highlights:
Marco Donnarumma will be teaching how to build and use his performance driven bio-sensing contact mic apparatus, which you get to keep it at the end of the workshop.
In the visual tradition of Len Lye (see previous post) yet harnessing the aural aggression of live noise performance (just as compatriot Justice Yeldham does), artist Sally Golding employs in her practice "torchlight printed sound film, hacked sonic devices, motorised colour filters, stroboscopic light, refracting lenses and physical interference... warping the output of the projector's light and sound into a hypnotic and frantic field of colour, form and noise fuzz."
Without the aid of the usual sound software, and commencing with only a blank TextEdit document and JITLib, four piece laptop group Benoît & the Mandelbrots "harness the process of writing software in real-time, expressing sonic structures as live source code."
BEAM takes place 22 - 24 June 2012 at Brunel University, Uxbridge.
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BCCJR is proud to announce its newest addition – the Young Adult Council (YAC).
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Somali refugees who at one time found shelter in the Arab League Nation of Syria are now being forced to relocate as their host country becomes engulfed in civil war. The Somali community in Syria is small, numbering only a few thousand. With daily bloodshed and bombings a daily fact of life there, the Somalis - already uprooted by the war in their African nation, are forced to find refuge somewhere else.
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Somalis were relocated to Syria, where visas were not required for citizens from Arab League nations. The big drawback to Somali refugees in Syria was that the Syrian government did not grant work permits to the refugees. The refugees there had limited sources of income that went to buy food and pay rent, but some Somali refugees there did have access to higher education.
There are currently 3,000 registered Somalis living in Syria, which is a downturn from the previous 5,000 registered before the onset of the armed conflict.
"The Somali community in Syria consists mostly of women and children. Although some are fortunate enough to receive remittances from their families living abroad, the rest of us rely on aid from the U.N.," one Somali refugee says, now living in the United States in San Diego, California.
"We were welcomed in Syria. It was a great place for the Somali people," she says, recalling a time of peace and stability. "The kids were enrolled in school and there were no problems. Life was normal."
She also say that leaving behind friends she cared deeply about brought great sadness, even as she settled into her new life in the U.S.
"I can't be happy without feeling guilty. Just thinking about them [friends and neighbors] takes away my happiness . I pray for my neighbor of 20 years every day," she adds.
For the Somalis who remain in Syria, the wait to be transferred to another host country for the second time is raising fear and uncertainty.
Bob Montgomery, executive director of the International Rescue Committee in San Diego, says that there "certainly is a traumatic impact on people who have suffered and been through such an experience . There are still people there that are pending to come to the United States. A lot of them have to lay low until it is time for them to leave."
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July-December 2000
December 31, 2000-Only one more day until the turn of the millenium! I've got TV listings for the first Pokémon episodes aired in 2001 *next week* posted into TV listings. As for those LONG overdue episode summaries, I have been working on them. I've done 2 more, but I don't want to upload them until I get even more done. I'd like to release like 6 or 7 at once, or if I feel up to a day-long summary type-up marathon I'll get them ALL up to date! (Now there's a challenge.. ^^;;) Anyway, happy New Year's Eve guys.. if anyone even visits here that much anymore, why not send me an e-mail to show you care. ^^;
December 25, 2000-Merry Christmas everybody! I've got the new TV listings for this week updated (just in time) and there's 4 new episodes coming for YTV this week, beginning tomorrow!
December 17, 2000-Here I am with another TV listings update. The episodes that aired on YTV last week were titled "Wired for Battle!" and "Good 'Quil Hunting". Once I ever get myself out of lazy mode, I will finally start catching up on my episode summaries!
December 11, 2000-I wasn't able to get on last night, so the listings weren't updated, but I've got them updated now! 1:50pm ET and just in the nick of time before the episodes air this afternoon! ^_^
December 3, 2000-This week's TV listings have been updated. YTV is too slow to provide coming episode titles, so it seems I can't give them this week either. Last week, the episode titles were (#136- Chikorita's Big Upset) and (#137- Foul Weather Friends). There really isn't much Pokémon news as far as anime is concerned lately. I'll keep you all posted on developments, and someday, I'll get a few more summaries up. -_-
November 26, 2000-Is it just me, or has KTLA stopped updating? Anyway, as long as they won't update their listings, I'll find other sources. You guys can always find the listings right here. YTV will be airing two new episodes on Thursday and Friday, according to their schedule, but no titles have been posted.
November 18, 2000-YTV has made a new schedule for airing new episodes. Just so they don't run out, YTV will air repeats Mon-Wed and always 2 new episodes Thursday and Friday. Also, I got Kids WB and YTV listings for this week! Hah! I even beat KTLA to the punch.. I also got one episode summary written for today.
November 17, 2000-Hey guys, YTV aired a rerun today. They've gotten up to the Arbotank episode yesterday. I must get to updating all those summaries. I hope to catch up while YTV goes into repeat mode for a bit. Well, TV listings soon.. YTV is not updating their site fast enough..
November 14, 2000-I've updated for YTV Monday-Thursday. It seems YTV is holding out on us for Friday, but I'm fairly confident to say it will be the next new one. Of course, you can never tell when YTV is set to go into repeats..
November 12, 2000-I've updated TV listings as much as I can. YTV's guide listings seem to have been accidentally erased or something, and so I cannot provide YTV listings at the moment. I will update with YTV listings as soon as they become available. This only affects Canadians, and I've got all of the WB listings properly updated.
November 8, 2000-I've got two episode summaries up. I've done "The Double Trouble Header" and "A Sappy Ending". Also, if you are in the Jigglypuff fan club, and want to hear a cool remix, Click here. This was sent to me by Nico of Jigglypuff: The First Website.
November 3, 2000-Yes, I know the summaries haven't been coming up. I know that I'm over a week behind on that part of my site. I've had lots of homework, so unfortunately I can't be writing those up. I will try to get them posted as I find the time for them. Anyway, I've got your TV guide updated for next week. YTV continues with more new episodes with no stop in sight, but you can expect that to stop within a few more weeks. I do not believe 4Kids has dubbed that far, and by the end of next week YTV will have hit the half way mark for the season.
October 28, 2000-The news is old now. Johto episodes begin airing weekdays on YTV since Wednesday. I found out about it the moment it came on, but since I've been too busy with schoolwork to update this site until NOW, everyone's been e-mailing me with the "news". So, this basically invalidated my TV guide for the rest of the week. Relax guys, I've seen every Johto episode YTV has aired so far. I've posted an episode summary for "Don't touch that 'dile". I will add more and catch up with YTV as fast as I can. I've also updated the TV listings for next week.
October 22, 2000-In today's news... someone else has started a petition to 4Kids about their dubbing job for Pokémon. This one is about how they change lines of dialogue and censor Japanese writing and such... You can find it HERE.
October 21, 2000-Hey, new TV listings for this week. Johto episodes on YTV delayed for at least another week. Unfortunately, YTV themselves don't know when they'll be able to show them, and so they are only releasing the schedule one week at a time. I hope they'll be able to get Johto episodes by next week.
October 17, 2000-Okay, it seems the stupid server was down during most of yesterday's campaign day. It's not too late, if anyone wants to participate in the UPA tradition of Campaign Day becoming Campaign Week (as was last time ^_^) Then I encourage you to do so. I made the fax and phone numbers above just a bit bigger for the duration of the week, and the in progress message will stay for a week. Please fax or phone.. If you haven't already. Now, for those of you that have, I encourage you to e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com and tell me how the phone call went (if you chose to make a call). As for faxers, I don't think you can tell me much more than what you said, but do e-mail me if you like.
October 16, 2000-Why are you reading this news page??? Come on!! it's CAMPAIGN DAY 2!! Well, I most definately encourage everyone to fax and phone 4Kids right now!! Of course, this is a final plea to those that skipped over my temporary custom intro page for today. It's easy to send a fax, and if you don't have a fax, take the plunge and phone them! These remaining two lost episodes are the only ones remaining, and it seems pretty certain 4Kids will not be skipping anymore after this, which is definately a good thing. Oh, and I've weakened on my position of my spelling of Jouto.. I suppose, since Johto is going to be a very commonplace spelling in front of us.. (well, heck, there it is right on the title card in the new intro!) I am going to edit my ep116 summary later, and well, don't consider this any different. Johto is also considered to be a correct Romanization of the Japanese word for this series, so I don't feel too bad for using it.
October 13, 2000-Happy Friday the 13th ^^; I've updated the TV listings, The Jouto League premiere episode airs tomorrow on KidsWB. Bad news for YTV, there will be no Jouto episodes next week as originally planned, YTV is hoping for next Monday, the 23rd, but may not be able to. I also found out from Blue Hiker, he is keeping his petition open until Monday for Campaign day.. the link is still down there if you haven't signed yet. I have also, for today, added three more episode comparisons! Episodes 70-72.. I cannot add any more after this until I get some more episodes. Luckily, a very good friend of mine is going to be sending me a tape.. Well, when I get it, I will add those episodes to the comparisons. In the mean time, check out my latest three comparisons.
October 10, 2000-Well, it seems Blue Hiker's petition is still open, it's not too late. I don't know if he moved the closing date or what.. but, GET THOSE SIGS IN!! Click the giant link below to sign the petition if you have not done so already. Everybody who wants to see lost episodes should put in one sig to represent themselves in this cause... Campaign Day II coming up shortly, this is one of the easiest ways to show your support!!
October 8, 2000-I'd like to bring to everyone's attention something about the lost episodes campaign. That is Blue Hiker's LOST EPISODES PETITION!!!! In case anyone has not yet signed, I encourage you to do so now. The petition closes early on the morning of October 10th, so that means you must get a signature in by tomorrow night. Campaign Day II is in 8 more days.. and I believe that for the moment, this is the perfect complement to it. Everybody sign, please, whether participating in Campaign Day or not.
October 6, 2000-I've got this weeks TV listings posted. There will only be lacking updates for another week, and then it's back to the regular dailys when YTV starts airing the Jouto League episodes. The Jouto excitement begins October 14th on KidsWB, October 16th on YTV! ^_^
September 29, 2000-Happy weekend everybody!! And, to ring in this joyous occasion, I've updated the TV listings! But wait! There's more! <drum roll...> I've added the "The Rivalry Revival" episode comparison, finally! Plus, as an added bonus, I've done one more episode comparison!! Could this singular update get any better?? YES! It can! ^.^ (everyone's awed) I've added another VIDEO CLIP! I've gotten another Dratini episode scene posted, in an attempt to hype people for Campaign day. Yes, guys, Campaign Day II is drawing closer.. the phone number and fax number is up there. If anyone wants to send a real letter to them, that's okay too. The postal address is on the campaign info page, and try to time it to October 16th ^^; Yes, if you're far away from NYC, get that letter in the mail about a week before Campaign Day.. closer, only a few days before.. if you *live* in New York, and have some guts, drop it in the mailbox the morning of Oct. 16th ^.^ Or rather the night before, unless you happen to be passing 4Kids on the way to school (Umm, I don't think so) ^_^ Well, I still think *everybody* should do the fax and phone thing. Yeeee-haw!
September 28, 2000-Okay, YTV update. The Johto episodes begin airing on October 16th (Monday) to conform with some stupid rule likely about aligning the release of those episodes with the release of the game. So, YTV and WB are starting episodes around the same time approximately.. The schedule will be as follows.. WB begins them on Oct 14th, playing 2 new episodes each weekend. YTV will then start the series on Oct. 16th running the episodes weekdays. I hope this info puts to rest any concerns Canadian viewers of the show may have..
September 26, 2000-Once again, I must apologize for not having an episode summary. Trust me, the last summary is coming soon. I'm just not motivated to keep up a daily pace when reruns are airing. I will release that summary as soon as I can. Which will be probably within the week. No confirmation on when YTV will continue. "The Song of Jigglypuff" had aired today. So, I can now assume the rest of the week's schedule from that. It's in the TV listings section. As well, I fixed the link to the forums... again. This time, the entire message board got restarted. Well, please sign up if you haven't and come post. Plus, I got 2 more awards for the site. Although one of them was sent to me in an unreadable format, I am only able to post one.
September 25, 2000-A brief news update. Sorry, no summary tonight, I'll do it soon though. YTV is going into reruns tomorrow. Since Knowlton Mansbridge was too idiotic and stupid to discuss *real* news, I'll give you the details. The highly anticipated Jouto league episodes were for an undetermined reason pushed back. We can only assume Nintendo was being mean and demanded they hold off until the release of the GS games. Well, whatever the case, tomorrow will likely be "The Flame Pokémon-athon!" according to my trusty ol' TV guide. YTV guide hasn't even updated yet. We'll see tomorrow.
September 23, 2000-I had a nice Birthday yesterday. It was cool. That's why I didn't update, so there :P.... Anyway, the episode of Friday is posted. I also have some disappointing news for Canadians. It seems YTV is pulling Johto episodes from their original time slot of beginning on Tuesday. The YTV guide is giving me nothing. Too bad, who knows what'll happen. I've put dashes to indicate unconfirmed YTV Pokemon timeslots in this weeks TV listings update.
September 21, 2000-Yep, Episode 114 is here. Yee-haw! ^_^
September 20, 2000-And the Orange League story setting continues to fall apart with the passing of today's episode and goodbye to another important member of the Orange Islands journies. You can read today's episode summary in the episode summaries page.
September 19, 2000-The continuation of the final Orange League gym match has happened. I've summarized the episode in my summaries section. I hope everyone's loving these daily updates to the site. As long as YTV continues to give me something to update about, and/or something else develops. I do plan to keep it up. Expect the daily updates to end when YTV stops showing new episodes though.
September 18, 2000-Hey! Grande update for you guys! I have today's episode summary, "Hello, Pummelo" AND I finally updated the comparisons section!! I've added everything from 60-68, and you can check that all out now, in the episode guide and comparisons! Take your pick, but read both! I'll be back tomorrow with the day's episode summary, and perhaps within the week, another couple of comparisons.
September 17, 2000-Just a quick update to let you know some things. Firstly, I haven't given up on the episode comparisons and should have a bunch of them up tomorrow if not then definately by the day after. Also, Blue Hiker, of the message board started a lost episode petition. I think it perfectly represents what our campaign is about. Go HERE, to sign and support the effort to get those remaining two lost episodes on the air!! Don't forget about campaign day 2! It's happening a month from now. Please show your support and spread the word.
September 16, 2000-Sorry you guys, I really meant to update last night, but the server was down. I was out today, and I slept all morning. So, now it's Saturday evening. But, my update is finally up! Look below to see what I did.
September 15, 2000-Yes, it's the summary to end all summaries!! I've added today's episode, #110 - The Stun Spore Detour and it was truly a great episode! Also, I got listings for next week! ^_^ Brock is gonna be back on Friday for YTV viewers. The magical Brock return date for Kids WB is most likely October 7th, I'll provide confirmation on that as soon as possible.
September 14, 2000-As is becoming the case each and every weekday here at UPA, I've got the day's episode summary posted. Today it's Episode 109, "The Wacky Watcher" for your reading pleasure.
September 13, 2000-Hey guys, Episode 108 has been added, I think thankfully it's a bit shorter, but almost as long as the last one. Oh well, happy reading. ^^;; Also, a reminder that the Jouto league episodes begin airing Sept. 26th for YTV, October 14th on the WB. Mark your calendars everyone!! (or not..)
September 12, 2000-Hey people! I have the episode summary for Pokémon Food Fight now posted. You can check it out if you like to read James39 ramble. ^_^ Also, I'd like to provide another campaign reminder. The phone and fax numbers are right above the updates, and to get ready for the main event on October 16th. Oh, and I also fixed the message board link on the side. My forum number got changed from 26 to 16 so, I've updated that link now.
September 8, 2000-New TV listings for this week! Yay Pokemon 5 days a week on YTV!! ^_^ and I added another site to the campaign list. Come on people, let's get ready for October 16th! We're closing in on one month away from it, and for the sake of the last 2 lost episodes this should be big!! ^^;; Go to the campaign section for all the info and make your voice count on Campaign Day II!!!
September 6, 2000-The first episode of the new season on YTV aired. Americans have already seen it, but, now James39 has officially typed a summary of it! YTV has disappointed me with the other night's airing of the episode. When the same episode aired on Kids WB it had Japanese Nyaasu no Paati on the end, YTV simply had Pika's Jukebox. Also, on a totally unrelated note, YTV's crap DBZ theme wasn't changed for this season either! -_- All you Canadians out there know *exactly* what I mean. And, that's not mentioning the crappy cut-fest that FUNimation had with the first new episode.. Oh well, I'm straying off the topic of Pokémon, so I'll just stop rambling here and let you all read my episode summary, specifically if you missed it, or want to spoil it on yourself.
September 4, 2000-Sorry guys I didn't get the comparisons up.. there was only a few things changed in #61 and no changes to the other two.. so for interest sake I'll do more comparisons before putting those ones up. I go to school tomorrow ;_; but, I should be around a lot more to update the site. It was my part time work last season that kept me away from the site. Campaign Day II is closing in on us, there's still more than a month to go though. I've been updating the joined sites page. I will update episode summaries tomorrow!! ^_^ YTV is showing the first episode of Season 3 tonight!
September 1, 2000-Nice little update here. The campaign joined sites list is growing larger again. I will be adding some more episode comparisons (61-63) probably tomorrow. I've updated the TV listings. YTV is going to air the first new Pokémon episode on Monday. The actual season doesn't start until Sept. 11th though. I'll add a summary for that first episode of this season when I get in on Tuesday. Yes, the new season is starting and so the episodes summaries section will start being updated once again to reflect each new episode as it airs.
August 25, 2000-Hey guys, read the Aug.23rd update, because it's way more important than this one! ^_^ I've updated the TV listings for next week. Check it out if you're wondering what episodes are playing. See, that was boring! Now read the news below and be ready to fax/phone madly on October 16th!! ^o^
August 23, 2000-Yes, campaign day II has been set. To learn about campaign day II, just click on the episode campaign banner. As it was for the last campaign day, the only effective way to grab 4Kids attention is to fax and phone them. In order to draw more attention for the upcoming campaign day, I will be reopening the banner campaign! Yes, I've sorted out all the old links on that page, removed the dead links and the links to sites which have completely changed and in the process dropped the banner. Of course, I'm going to continually update the other sections of the site too, and still plan to get Japanese/English episode comparisons for 61-72 up. Please read the campaign page for all the details of the upcoming campaign day, and for additional contact info for other related parties.
August 18, 2000-Big fall update regarding everybody!!! First up, Kids WB. Charizard Chills is showing on Sept.2 and then Misty Meets Her Match is Sept.8 or Sept. 9th, I dunno... Also, the final Orange League Gym battle is on either Sept.8 or Sept. 9th... then, the KidsWB fall season officially starts on September 11th as according to KTLA. Now then, YTV. YTV is gonna air reruns of Pokemon until the premiere, September 11th, YTV after all will be showing Pokemon 5 days a week!!! Yes, they changed their plans and we're getting new episodes 5 days a week in full force! This is according to YTV. Now regarding Australia, so far, I've gotten that the new fall season starts in October, and you guys get the 2nd movie on Sept.14th. And finally, regarding the UK I've heard rumors about January being the start of the GS series, but then that presumes the remaining 10 Orange League episodes will come before that. I wish the best possible situation for you guys.. Well, TV listings updated for next week, and that's that for me! Good night everybody! ^_^
August 14, 2000-On the weekend, I won another award for this site from someone that goes by the online name 'CoasterBoy' and so, thank you! ^_^ It always makes me feel good about this site to receive awards for it. Also, as for fall schedules, I'm still trying to find out about plans for TV stations in the UK, and in Australia. I'll get those details up as soon as I can get them.
August 11, 2000-Updated TV Listings for the next week. The latest news for YTV is as follows. Okay, on Sept.4th there is another anime marathon taking place in the evening. They'll show the first new episode of the season. Then after that, it's 2 new episodes a week starting possibly during the week of Sept. 11th- Sept. 17th, now this is because of last year's running out of episodes problem and Kids WB utter stupidity. Kids WB will likely continue with their theme weeks next season, and because of this, YTV has no choice but to air reruns during the week, continually played in correct order, fortunately. No news yet on how the fall season is to be handled in the UK or in Australia. News regarding the fall season will continue to be posted on this site, so stay tuned...
August 10, 2000-Well, I made a mistake below there. I said Aug. 14th and it's really the 19th that's the premiere Saturday. Also, AK2 still hasn't sent me the summaries and I haven't heard from him. More updates today or tomorrow.
August 4, 2000-I got the listings up on time this time! ^^; I made sure of it. And, also I will be updating the movie summaries page tomorrow, Ash Ketchum 2 of the message board promised me typed up summaries of MSB, PRA, and PRL by Thursday and I believe I'll have them by tomorrow. BTW, KidsWB update!!! New episodes August 14th!! But, in the incorrect order!?! Check my listings to see what I mean, BTW, all reruns during the weekdays...
July 31, 2000-Listings up, again a day late. I'll be making my new listings update day on Friday, meaning if I ever miss a day (which seems to be the case more often lately) I'll still be up by Saturday. BTW, I may be updating my movies section, in reflection of the recent showing of Revelation Lugia in English, I think that section deserves an update. May actually get MSB up as well ^^;
July 24, 2000-As usual, Sunday is often a bad day for updating this site, I did it anyway, but couldn't get the opportunity to upload it. Here it is now, and I have also added the Kids WB weekend listings. Reruns, no surprise. A little over a month until Kids WB starts it's fall season containing the rest of season 2, and then moving along straight in to season 3.
July 23, 2000-Updated listings, Saturday missing because Kids WB hasn't updated yet.
July 22, 2000-Whoa, it seems my small update from July 17th never got uploaded! It doesn't matter too much anyway because it was reruns this morning. Well, I saw the movie last night and I really think it was done better than the other movie. As far as I can tell, they completely replaced the music again, but some of it seemed to fit well anyway. I'll be updating today or tomorrow with next weeks listings.
July 17, 2000-Added this weekend's reruns to the Kids WB listings.
July 16, 2000-I updated my listings for the week, it *should* be accurate and as usual, Kids WB is not revealing the lineup for Saturday morning. I'll add it as soon as it becomes available. I've also added the comparison for episode 18. It's got a page all to itself too, at least until I can get some more comparisons for 16-30 up.
July 11, 2000-Okay guys, at the last, last, minute Kids WB made a sudden change to their weekday afternoon lineup, the *new* lineup for the rest of this week has been posted. I apologize for any misunderstanding, but this should be all fixed now.
July 10, 2000-TV listings updated, and let me clarify that news update below. I didn't mean lost episodes, but rather two normal reruns that simply Kids WB has avoided showing for unknown reasons, those being 'The School of Hard Knocks' and 'The Case of the K-9 Caper!' Anyway, that was last week and have since aired again.
July 6, 2000-It seems Kids WB changed their schedule at the last minute! For Friday Afternoon, two episodes will be showing, both of them happen to be episodes that KWB was previously avoiding airing, for some unknown reason. Anyway, the TV listings section has been adjusted accordingly.
July 6, 2000-Well, it seems that 'Blue Hiker' from the message board has e-mailed 4Kids, and then actually got a reply! Nothing we don't already know, they can't show the other 2 episodes because of broadcast regulations, but they hope to create edited versions for airing. I see a Dratini and Porygon in our future ^_^. Also, I finally got the Saturday listings for Kids WB, both reruns, no surprise.
July 4, 2000-Hello all. Happy Independence Day to all you Americans out there. I've updated the comparisons section again and now I've completed Japanese to English comparisons up to 'Volcanic Panic' so take a look if you're curious. I've included everything and if you thought something was edited and it doesn't show up there it probably didn't happen. This doesn't apply to dialogue or music which I often don't mention anyway. 4Kids does get the dialogue right (most of the time) despite some stupid decisions and occasional mistakes.
July 2, 2000-TV listings have been updated for next week, unfortunately, I cannot tell you for sure what will air next weekend, but I will as soon as that information becomes available. Nothing else contained within this little update... have a nice day! ^_^


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Represented the Lithuanian Government, in co-counsel with law firm Shearman & Sterling (Paris office), in large scale arbitration disputes against Russia's gas giant Gazprom before the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) in the arbitration case. This case was initiated by the Republic of Lithuania against Gazprom (claimed amount: over EUR 1.5 billion) for applying unjustified gas tariffs when supplying gas to Lithuania due to changes in the gas price formula that were made in violation of the terms of the agreement on the privatization of the national gas company Lietuvos Dujos (2012–2016);
Represented the Lithuanian Government, in co-counsel with law firm Shearman & Sterling (Paris office), in large scale arbitration disputes against Russia's gas giant Gazprom before the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in the arbitration case. This case was initiated by Gazprom against the Republic of Lithuania in relation to its plans to split the gas sales and transmission ownership of Lietuvos Dujos as part of the Europe Union's drive to force dominant energy companies to improve access for competitors (2012–2015);
Represented the Lithuanian Government, in co-counsel with law firm Shearman & Sterling (Paris office), in large scale arbitration disputes against Russia's gas giant Gazprom before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in the arbitration case. This case was initiated by Gazprom against the Republic of Lithuania in connection with an investment dispute on tariffs of the Kaunas Combined Heat and Power Plant (2012–2014);
Represents the Lithuanian Government, in co-counsel with law firm Mannheimer Swartling, in large scale disputes against Russia's gas giant Gazprom before the Supreme Court of Lithuania in the case where the Ministry of Energy of Lithuania, as a minor shareholder of Lietuvos Dujos, requests the court to initiate the investigation (probing) of Lietuvos Dujos operations in order to evaluate the decisions of its management bodies in relation to gas pricing policy (2011–present);
Advising the operator of the Lithuanian electricity transmission system on the implementation of various electricity transmission system infrastructure projects, including the strategic electricity cross-border interconnections LitPol Link (the strategic electricity cross-border link between the Lithuanian electricity transmission system and the Polish electricity transmission system) and NordBalt (the strategic electricity cross-border link between the Lithuanian electricity transmission system and the Swedish electricity transmission system) (2015–present);
Represented the operator of the Lithuanian electricity transmission system before the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration in three arbitrations against the electricity suppliers related to the breach of the Electricity Balance Agreements (2012–2014);
Advised and represented AB Klaipėdos Nafta in relations with Lithuanian and international banks in connection with financing of the LNG terminal construction project. Advised the client on the implementation of the project, including the structure of the project, conclusion of time charter party on lease of the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit and ongoing tenders on acquisition of construction works of LNG terminal infrastructure, on draft Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal and various draft resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, as well as on environmental impact assessment issues (2011–2014);
Together with business partners Baker & McKenzie, provided legal advice to the client, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, concerning financial services related to borrowing in the name of the state and debt management. During the project, possible alternatives of borrowing by the state through the placement of governmental securities in German jurisdiction or conclusion of a loan agreement were assessed; prepared comments on the differences and particularities of the borrowing models concerned. Upon the state's decision to borrow in the German market by issuing bonds of nominal value at the issue price exceeding EUR 185,000,000, represented the client in the negotiations with the bank underwriter selected by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania and provided legal advice on transaction documents; prepared a legal opinion on legal regulation in the Republic of Lithuania concerning the right of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania to enter into agreements on placement of securities and implementation of contractual provisions in the event of a dispute (2014);
Represented AB SEB Bankas and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in negotiations with LKAB Klaipėdos Smeltė and the main shareholder of the company, Terminal Investment Limited SA, regarding financing of Klaipėdos Smeltė, drafted all related financial documents and got them approved (2012–2014);
Regularly provided legal services to The Royal Bank of Scotland, a major bank of the United Kingdom, on restructuring syndicated loans extended to Lithuanian entities. Analysed financial documents, prepared loan security agreements (2011–2014);
Regularly advised VĮ Ignalinos Atominė Elektrinė and ministries of the Republic of Lithuania in negotiations with the European Commission, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the donor conference regarding the financing of the shutdown of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant and in relations with the contractor GNS-Nukem (2009–2014);
Provided consultations to the European Investment Bank regarding the performance of JESSICA and JEREMIE programmes involving financial engineering measures in Lithuania, prepared legal opinions, represented in relations with Lithuanian public authorities and partners of the project. Drafted a standard operational agreement, which is the first of this type in Europe, according to which the client implements the JESSICA programme, granting funds to banks operating in Lithuania, which must be used for giving loans to residents for the implementation of housing renovation programmes (2009–2015).
As a subcontractor of Ramboll acting together with CMS McKenna LLC, was appointed to provide advisory services to NJSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine" and the Government of Ukraine on the reform of the natural gas sector under the public procurement procedure organized by the World Bank (Project ID P151927). The firm provides advisory services with respect to the systematic approach to the alignment of Ukraine's natural gas sector legislation with the EU 3rd Energy Package (2015–present);
Advises Lietuvos Energija, UAB, a state-controlled energy companies group, which is one of the largest in the Baltic States, with regard to implementation of projects on modernisation of the central heating sector in Vilnius and Kaunas, which are recognised the economic projects of national significance to the Republic of Lithuania. During the implementation of the projects Lietuvos Energija, UAB will construct cogeneration heating plants (waste-to-energy and/or bio-fuel power plants) (the CHP) in the two biggest cities in Lithuania (2015–present);
Successfully defended the interests of FR&R Invest IGA S.A., a restructuring unit of Swedbank, before the Supreme Court of Lithuania in the dispute related to the succession of control in Company group "ALITA", one of the largest producers of alcohol in Eastern Europe (2015);
Represents the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in the civil dispute against contractors on awarding compensation for contract works (2012–2013);
Represented DNB Bank before the Competition Council in investigating a possible violation of competition law related to fixing interbank charges and deciding to terminate the investigation in the absence of a violation (2011–2013);
Represented the monastery of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Franciscans) in the civil dispute against UAB Pranciškonų Rūmai regarding buildings expropriated by the Association of Science and Technical Societies of Lithuania in Soviet times. After 9 years of litigation the buildings of the monastery, which are in the heart of the Vilnius Old Town, were returned to their lawful owner, i.e. the state. (2007–2013);
Provided legal services to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., a major international pharmaceutical concern, on securing the loan received (2012);
Represented a Scandinavian airline company in selling aircraft to a Lithuanian company. Counselled on matters related to Lithuanian legislation (2012);
Represented ING Bank in restructuring the loan extended to a group of companies engaged in the areas of industrial construction and supervision. Reviewed and updated financial documents subject to the effective legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania (2012);
Provided legal services to a major global pharmaceutical company engaged in creation, production and distribution of generic, proprietary and bio-identical medicinal products, in connection with restructuring of inter-group debt (2012);
Counselled the ECB in relation to the project on the introduction of provisions on ABS loan-level data (i.e. leasing ABS; auto-loan ABS and consumer financing ABS) to the Eurosystem Collateral Framework. Assignment involved adjustment of ABS loan-level data fulfilment form prepared in accordance with the European Union law to the Lithuanian laws (2012);
Advised AB Šiaulių bankas and its shareholders on regulatory issues concerning the acquisition of qualifying holding in AB Šiaulių bankas (the biggest national bank), including the acquisition of the consent of the Bank of Lithuania and the implementation of mandatory tender offer. This is the only deal since the beginning of 2007 in Lithuania related to the acquisition of a qualifying holding in a bank (2012);
Counselled Pontos Group, a family-controlled Finnish company, investing into real estate in Finland, the Baltic States and Russia, regarding a loan from Nordea Bank Finland Plc in order to acquire the shopping centre Babilonas (2011–2012);
Represented Snecma Services Brussels, the largest foreign creditor in the bankruptcy proceedings against AB flyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines (2009 – 2012);
Represented the syndicate controlled by Nordea Bank Finland plc on the extension of the loan granted to the group of pharmaceutical manufacturing companies operating in the Baltic region in respect of the group's undertaking operating in Lithuania (2011);
Drafted documents securing loan issued by Deutsche Bank to German wood processing company (2010–2011);
Assisted in connection with the legal due diligence of AB Klaipėdos Smeltė in order to assess the suitability of existing conditions for implementing the project of a new terminal (2010–2011);
At the request of Hypo, one of the major banking groups in Germany, presented a legal analysis of possible implications related to the transfer of bad portfolio assets to AidA, a bad loan portfolio agency established by the German government (2010);
Analysed financing documents of some significant borrowers at the request of SEB, one of the major Swedish banks, holding the largest loan portfolio in Lithuania (2010);
Represented FR&R Invest IGA S.A, a major subsidiary of Swedbank, AB, the second largest foreign capital bank in Lithuania, on the restructuring of the loan granted to Company Group Alita, AB, a major producer of alcoholic beverages in Lithuania, and conversion of a part of the loan into shares of the company (2011);
Analysed the possibilities of Barclays, one of the major international banks, for implementing the employee incentive scheme in Lithuania, by granting bonuses and shares to employees (including possible tax and social insurance implications) (2010);
Consulted independent supplier of electricity on wholesale trade in electricity and drafted standard electricity supply agreement (2010);
Representing Swedbank drafted a payment security agreement with a company under restructuring, where a financial collateral arrangement was incorporated (2009);
Counselled Swedbank acting as the leading manager in the IPO. We produced and negotiated the underwriting agreement governing the placement of the shares (agreement regulates both the public placement in Lithuanian and Estonia and the private placement in the UK and the USA), as well as reviewed and commented the subscription agreement and all other corporate documents. Furthermore, assisted Swedbank to arrange the offering of securities through other Lithuanian banks (2009);
Represented a subsidiary of a Belgian company engaged in trade in Belarus in recognition of a Belarusian arbitration award in Lithuania (2009);
Represented clients on issues of regulation of electricity activities and meeting requirements of the European Union law (2009);
Advised Swedbank in the Baltic States concerning tax, corporate and regulatory issues pertaining to the restructuring of bad debts. Analysed inter alia the tax treatment of written-off loans, possibilities to use personal data of Swedbank's client without infringing the bank's secrecy, restrictions on transfer of assets by the bank, the effect of the written-off loans on the equity of the bank, possibilities to amicably agree upon and control the foreclosure. In addition, adopted the requested corporate structure to the mandatory Lithuanian company law requirements. The firm suggested and implemented the corporate governance structure of Lithuanian Ektornet companies (2009);
Reviewed document profiles of the clients of one of Lithuania's leading bank AB SEB bankas and provided recommendations on remedying situations causing legal risks also provided solutions on enhancing protection of creditor's rights. The cooperation increased our insight in bank's internal processes, risk assessment mechanisms; the review of provided documents enabled us to give a number of universal solutions on increasing creditor's rights (2009);
Represented the Government of the Republic of Lithuania in a case initiated by a foreign investor before an arbitral tribunal of the International Chamber of Commerce (2009);
Acted as the main legal adviser of the private investor UAB NDX energija in preparation and performance of the transaction of establishing the national electricity company LEO LT, AB (during the transaction a consolidation was made of the main Lithuanian electricity company LIETUVOS ENERGIJA and two distribution system operators Rytų skirstomieji tinklai and Vakarų skirstomieji tinklai; this transaction resulted in establishment of the company LEO LT, AB that will participate in construction of a new nuclear power station and an electricity bridge to Sweden). Provided consultations regarding separation of activities and other regulatory requirements set by the EU and national laws and regulations (2008);
Counselled representatives of UAB Pohjola Finance (a member of Pohjola Bank Group, a major Finnish finance group) on general corporate, employment, and taxation matters (2008);
In cooperation with the law firm Clifford Chance, which is one of the leading law firms in the world, counselled international bank syndicates lead by J.P. Morgan Plc and ABN AMRO Bank on issues of syndicated loans and securities for obligations (2007–2008);
Counselled Baltic Realty Adviser, a real estate development company, on matters related to share acquisition (2007);
Counselled UAB Ūkio Banko Investicinė Grupė in conclusion of the first ever investment agreement with the Republic of Belarus regarding an investment amount above USD 350 million (2007);
Represented DEPFA BANK plc with regard to long-term crediting to the Kaunas City Municipality (2007);
Represented Danske Bank A/S in acquiring shareholding interest in Sampo Bank plc (2006);
Provided consultations to a major international bank Euroclear Bank SA, providing the services of the clearing and settlement system and other related services, regarding implementation in Lithuania of Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems (2006);
Represented the state enterprise State Property Fund before courts and arbitral tribunals;
As a delegate of the Republic of Lithuania, participated in the UNCITRAL working group drafting recommendations concerning legal acts governing legal relations arising out of mortgage/pledge, was elected to be reporter at the second session of the working group (rapporteur) (2002–2003).
TGS Baltic squashed the damages claim of VAS Privatizācijas aģentūra against the shareholders of AS Grindeks in amount of EUR 1,903,294.80
Regarding the Law on International Sanctions and National Sanctions of the Republic of Latvia and amendments thereto
The Senate of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia narrows the obligation to compensate for unused annual paid leave provided for in the Latvian Labour Law
Amendments to the Latvian Competition Law target public bodies and introduce new data protection provisions


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Life has been a whirlwind lately. I haven't even gotten the time to sit down to blog till now. But I have been fairly active on instagram so at least I haven't completely disappeared off the face of the internet.
I did it.
I have finally made my family proud.


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On March 27, the historic Boston Park Plaza hotel, which recently completed a dramatic $100 million lobby to roof restoration project that included each of the hotel's 1,060 guestrooms, suites, lobby and all public space, launched its 90th anniversary celebration. To honor this milestone, Boston Park Plaza, which officially opened its doors as the Statler Hotel in March 1927, will offer a variety of special packages and experiences for the anniversary.
"Boston Park Plaza's 90th anniversary comes on the heels of an extensive renovation that transformed the hotel, pairing top-notch hospitality, world-class dining and high-end fitness amenities with the modern comforts and conveniences that today's travelers have come to expect," said Jon Crellin, managing director, Boston Park Plaza. "After nine decades of serving as the city's most beloved hotel, Boston Park Plaza's rich heritage and historical significance have been preserved in a way that will ensure the property's prominence in Boston's hospitality industry for years to come, and we're looking forward to celebrating throughout the year."
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In Boston Park Plaza's nine decades, countless couples have started their lives together at the hotel. To help celebrate the 90th anniversary of this storied property, Boston Park Plaza invites these couples back with its Relive the Romance Package. Guests who provide their original receipt from their wedding night or honeymoon will receive the original rate they paid on the first night of their stay. In 1967, for example, couples would have paid around $23 per night. This package is available for a minimum two night stay. Rates start at $199 for the second night and the offer is based upon availability, through December 30, 2017.
All hotel guests can share in the celebration and experience the dramatic $100 million renovation and restoration with Boston Park Plaza's Anniversary Package. This special Anniversary Package offers rates from $249, including a Champagne amenity to toast the next 90 years. And, regardless of room package booked, guests may enjoy a Suite Upgrade from a superior queen guestroom to a one bedroom suite for only $90 per night. Both offers are available through December 30, 2017, based upon availability. Packages may be booked at bostonparkplaza.com or by calling the hotel at (617) 426-2000.
In addition to the package experiences, hotel team members are getting in on the celebration with 90 Days of Surprises and Delights. Over the course of the next 90 days, hotel staff will gift lucky guests with surprise experiences and amenities, which could include a room upgrade, cocktails or dinner at Off The Common, tickets to sites and attractions, special treats from the chef, and more.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Muslim students at the University of Southern California are enraged by the school's recent decision to remove from a student group's website an Islamic text that encourages the murder of Jews.
Until recently, the website of the now-defunct Muslim Student Association, which is hosted on the university's servers, had featured the full text of the hadiths, the words of Mohammed that are not found in the Koran.
One of those hadiths calls on Muslims to "fight against the Jews and...kill them," and promises that even the stones and the trees will assist Muslims in that gruesome task.
A statement issued by the Muslim Student Union at USC suggested that the hadith was being taken out of context, and called the school's decision to remove it from the website "unprecedented and unconscionable."
The Muslim Student Union accused the USC administration of practicing unfair censorship.
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Porochista Khakpour
(2012 - Prose)
Excerpt from Sky Falling
They said it was Hendricks's love alone that had caused the miracle, the very miracle of his son's endurance of and into life, another life, this time a real one, and while no one would call it a recovery, per se, they would call it advancements of a magnitude that were so unheralded Hendricks courted skeptics from around the world -- the skeptics who doubted a feral child could grow into a functional human, not to mention those who questioned just how feral he had been to begin with.
There were times Hendricks also wondered to what degree Khanoom really did come in contact with him. Was it possible it was more than Zari had said on film? Was he really fully feral? Was it more than the doctors wanted to believe? To what degree had their imaginations filled the holes and to what degree did his reality challenge them?
There were some things they would never know. Ask Zal about Khanoom and he would look blank, blinking neutrally. He would not recognize the name, not even understand the reference. Sometimes not knowing and not understanding would make him scared. Hendricks would simply hold him and let him know that it did not make him any different than many people, people like himself even, who had in some ways also been raised without a parent.
You are all right, son, Hendricks would always tell him, over and over, as all right as any of us.
Little by little, Zal began to surprise them. They said language would not come to him, never come to him; by the time Zal was 15 he could speak and read on the level of a 10-year-old.
I am all right, he eventually said, back, and eventually even fully understood.
They said his body would forever remain deformed -- but nine surgeries later, Zal went from a walker to standing upright on his own, with aches and pains and inflammations not so different than someone with a case of MS.
They said he would not be capable of experiencing human emotions, but Hendricks witnessed them all; the embrace out of nowhere he once or twice got, the welling of tears during frustrated episodes, the fear the fear the fear. True, there was no laughter, there was no smile, but that required a time machine to fix. The thing Hendricks and ultimately the therapist he entrusted Zal to -- his colleague, the eminent child psychologist Gerald Rhodes -- were most grateful for was the obvious: that Zal, in his "adulthood," had lost his association with birds, that he did not and would not and really could not consider himself a bird, that birds and their natures were about as foreign to him as unicorns and griffins.
The last one was not true. Only Zal knew this.
So unlike his infinitely masculine namesake he did not resemble a cypress, he was not capturing beauty queens, he was not saving the world, but if you looked at him for the first time, you'd have to be awfully tipped off to find something amiss. Here stood, Zal of just over two decades, a man, finally a man, Hendricks thought, nevermind how badly circumstances had distorted his age. He was 5'7", not horribly short, though they all assumed even getting to such height meant that if he had grown up under normal conditions he'd be well over 6'2" at the very least. He was thin but not emaciated, definitely too-thin, but not in a way that disgusted. His skin was pale and was prone to irritations -- burns, eczema, acne, the works -- but nothing so much different than the usual blemishy human. And his hair was still fair, still blond, but the white blond had, thanks to sun exposure, jaundiced a bit more into a dull brass. His eyes were black and still huge, still like Nilou's wonderful dreamer eyes, though they revealed nothing -- and were in some ways better than hers, in that strangely sincere blankness.
Hendricks imagined he was what some wandering poet girl, some eccentric artist with a romantic edginess, might consider good looking.
Zal himself never saw his own reflection for too long -- this was one of the traits he shared with all feral children, that and the inability to smile and laugh. But what he had seen of his looks, he did not object to. He was, he simply was, and Hendricks and Rhodes and scores of other people in his life had told him that was something to be proud of, considering. Always, considering, but still. He was.
I am a boy, he told himself, and then, I am a man, he reminded himself. He was just that and that alone, he thought over and over and over, until it all sounded meaningless as well.
But he had to. And eventually he learned to keep the bird in him, any bird in him, so deep within himself it resurfaced only rarely. Let it out and he'd be back to the world of doctors and scientists, make it flutter before him and enter camera crews and a million more glossy and newsprint updates on the miracle Bird Boy of Tehran, uncage it once and for all, and break his father's, his one and only's, heart. He knew enough of humankind by then to know you did not do a thing like that, not now. The parts of him that they could not get to were best kept to himself.
Porochista Khakpour was born in Tehran in 1978 and raised in South Pasadena, California. Her critically acclaimed novel Sons and Other Flammable Objects (Grove Press, 2008) received the California Book Award in First Fiction. She has been awarded fellowships from the Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sewanee Writers' Conference, Ucross, Djerassi, and Yaddo. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Daily Beast, and Salon, among others. She wrote the introduction to the 2010 English edition of the Iranian novel The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat. Khakpour was also the guest-editor and curator of Guernica's first Iranian-American issue (2011). She is currently the Picador Guest Professor at the University of Leipzig in Germany and a member of the faculty of Fairfield University's low-residency MFA.
Photo by Calli Ray
Author's Statement
At first 2011 was a good year for me purely because of the spirit of revolution and risk-taking rippling throughout the world. On a personal level, it had been trying: I left a stable job, my grandfather passed away, a dog I had just rescued had to be put down, and I moved more than I could handle. Still, with all the Arab Springing and Occupying, I felt like I finally lived in the world I had always dreamed of: communities propelled by heart and hope and vision, populated by citizens who were willing to risk all.
In the midst of all this, I applied for an NEA and quickly forced myself to forget about it -- what my many flings with First Time Applications had programmed me to do.
So when months later, on a chilly November evening in Prague, I finally checked my e-mail and saw messages red-alerting CALL NEA BACK ASAP. It did not occur to me that this was the good news I didn't have the guts to imagine. My first thought: How did I mess up the application?! I don't win things, I kept insisting, and this novel doesn't win things. After all, it was the sophomore effort -- curse-y! -- and the very idea of it had unsettled those who expected a repeat performance of Novel #1. But I wrote the novel I always wanted to read, I'd say -- yes, this semi-fabulist, myth-obsessed, magical-thinking-themed adventure story, full of feral children and illusionists and 9/11 and Y2K, was that.
This award is the greatest honor of my life. It gives me not just the means but the courage to finish this book. Already on tough days I lean on the very idea of it and think, somebody believed in your little risks -- these things happen too . . .


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Sept. 24, 1883. Roxburgh, of the Leadvilles, catches without a mask. How long will he continue it probably depends upon the number of fouls he is called on to catch. One of the audience remarked recently it reminded him of the engineer's opinion of the Indian who attempted to stop a train by standing on the track: "I admire his pluck" he said, "but blank his judgment."
Toledo Blade
Look into the past, look behind you, look at where we've come. Have you ever caught? I mean squatted, sat knees bent, mask heavy on the face, sweat beading on the padding as the smell of dirt seems stronger each inning as it fills your nose as the batters stir in the box. Playing catcher is something no one forgets, it's something most don't want to do, it's freaking hard is what it is. I did it in 6th grade, a long time ago and only for that year, but I remember it like it was yesterday and I treasure the moments that it occurred, as low level as they were they still were something to marvel at. Therefore it should be of no surprise that the catching position fascinates me and it really is a position that is like no other on the field, nor in most sports. To start the catcher sets up in foul territory, outside the fair area that the game of play occurs in, clothed in armor he squats and faces the opposite ay then the other players, how he functions in the play is hard to explain to the uninitiated, aside from the obvious (catch the pitchers throws) he has other functions that occur throughout the action of the game that demand explanation. In short he's an interesting cog in the game and the position demands some study now and then and lately I've been stumbling across a lot of catchers stuff out there that I feel could use some organizing. (more…)


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LG Optimus M plus MS695 hard reset using keysIf it does not restore to the original condition, use a hard reset to initialize your phone.
When the phone is turned off, press and hold the following keys at the same time for about 1 to 2 seconds until the touch key backlights turn on:
Power Key + Down Volume Key. As soon as the backlight on the touch keys is turned on, release the keys. Then touch and
hold the Home Key until the LG logo is displayed.
Your phone will perform the hard reset.
Caution: If you perform a hard reset, all user applications and user data are deleted. This cannot be reversed. Remember to back up any important data
before performing a hard reset.
LG Optimus M plus MS695 hard reset from menuTo reset your MetroPCS MS695 LG Optimus M+ hard reset phone to factory settings and erase all the data on your phone, touch Menu > Settings> Privacy > Factory data reset > Reset phone.
Resetting the phone does not erase any system software updates you have downloaded or any files on your microSD card,
such as music or photos. If you reset the phone in this way, you are prompted to re-enter the same information that you did when you first started Android.
You can use LG Mobile Support tool to repair your LG cell phone, after download select menu Customer Support > Recovery Phone (MS695)