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*U.S. factory data much weaker than expected. NEW YORK, Feb 3- U.S. stocks fell on Monday, adding to recent losses after data showed the factory sector in the world's largest economy expanded in January at its slowest pace in eight months. The CBOE volatility index jumped more than 9 percent to trade above 20 for the first time since early October.
BOSTON, Feb 3- Investors are paying hefty fees for mutual funds that bill themselves as actively managed but in large part are mimicking a benchmark stock index.
NEW YORK, Feb 3- Wall Street was poised to edge up on Monday, ahead of data on the housing and manufacturing sectors, after the S&P 500 closed its worst month since May 2012 on Friday. *Markit's final January reading on the factory sector is due at 8:58 a.m., followed by construction spending for December and ISM's manufacturing PMI for January at 10:00 a.m..
NEW YORK, Feb 3- U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Monday, ahead of data on the housing and manufacturing sectors, after the S&P 500 closed its worst month since May 2012 on Friday. While the focus was on countries with internal political and economic issues, like Ukraine, Turkey and Argentina, a run from risk hurt equities and commodities globally.
MEXICO CITY, Oct 4- After years in Brazil's shadow, Mexico's stock market is enjoying a listings boom, fueled by hopes of economic reforms and strong demand from pension funds breathing life into a long-stagnant market.
DES MOINES, Iowa-- Financial services company Principal Financial Group Inc. said Thursday that its profit more than doubled in the third quarter, lifted by a large gain from an investment sale. Net income for the July-through-September period was $179.7 million, or 60 cents per share, compared with $71.9 million, or 23 cents per share, a year earlier.
will be assuming about $32 billion in assets under management with its proposed acquisition of AFP Cuprum S.A., a leading pension manager in Chile. Rating Action On Oct. 9, 2012, Standard& Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its' BBB+' counterparty credit ratings on Iowa- based Principal Financial Group Inc. and Principal Financial Services Inc..
*Moody's affirms Principal Financial group's ratings; outlook to negative.
Oct 9- Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of Principal Financial Group, Inc.. and its insurance company subsidiaries on Rating Watch Negative. The rating actions follows PFG's announcement that that it plans to acquire AFP Cuprum S.A., a Chilean pension manager, for $1.5 billion, subject to adjustments for pre-closing dividends.
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DES MOINES, Iowa-- Principal Financial Group Inc. said Monday that it is buying AFP Cuprum S.A., a pension manager in Chile, for roughly $1.51 billion. Principal Financial said the deal will add to its existing business in Brazil, Chile and Mexico, to give the company an even larger presence in those emerging markets.
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Over the past year, roughly 70 percent of government contractors in a new survey saw some growth or at least no significant change in revenue from their government contracts, but government contracting still is not a booming business.
Half of more than 100 prime government contractors surveyed had revenue growth and 21 percent had relatively little change. However, 29 percent brought in less revenue, according to Grant Thornton's 17th Annual Government Contractor Survey, released Feb. 20.
"The fact that the highest percentage of companies experienced revenue growth continues a long-term trend reported in previous surveys, indicating that government contractors are far less vulnerable than commercial companies to recessions or slow growth in the overall economy," Grant Thornton wrote.
Thirty-one percent said they had profits of between 1 percent and 5 percent of profits. And 37 percent of companies had 6 percent and 10 percent growth compared to last year. Eight percent of companies reported profits of 15 percent or more. Only 6 percent reported breaking even or experiencing a loss.
Grant Thornton wrote that the profit rates likely result from a greater reliance on multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts.
"There is little doubt that the amount of true competition for task orders in many IDIQ contracts is far less than was the case before IDIQ contracts became so prevalent," according to Grant Thornton's analysis of the survey results. "This lessening of competition in the pursuit of [government] efficiency is likely a contributor to higher profit rates."
Meanwhile, the 29 percent of companies getting less revenue than last year is the highest percentage reported in several surveys.
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Bathrooms: 2 Bathrooms
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- Bathroom 2: toilet, shower
- Bathroom 1 – Toilet, Washstand, Bidet, Bath with shower, Large mirror, Shelving for toiletries, Socket for drier: The bathroom and shower are tiled with beige tiles. The bath cabin is made of glass. The washstand is made of granite and it has an embedded sink. Bathroom 2 – Toilet, Washstand, Shower Enclosure, Large mirror, Shelving for toiletries: The bathroom and shower are tiled with beige tiles. The shower cabin is made of glass. The washstand is made of granite and it has an embedded sink....moreless
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- Further details indoors: configuration of the apartment is as follows – entrance hall leading to main corridor; first door on the right (Bedroom 2), family bathroom on the left (Bathroom 1), followed by second door on the right (Bedroom 1 with balcony) and Bathroom 2 on the left; corridor ends with kitchen on the left and living room (with balcony) on the right. Further details outdoors: The property has 2 balconies (Leaving room and Room 1) each with 2 deck chairs. Off street parking in front of the building entrance. There's a café 25metres from the building....moreless
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- CD Player
- Satellite / Cable
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- DVD Player
- Sports & Activities
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- Arboretum
- Botanical Garden
- Churches
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- Marina
- Museums
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- Playground
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- Scenic Drives
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local services and businesses
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- Medical Services
- ATM/Bank
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Location Type
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- Rural
- Near The Ocean
sports and adventure activities
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- Hiking
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Surfing
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- Fishing
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- Wind-Surfing
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catering options
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
- Dining Area
- Local Maps
- Paper Towels
- Internet
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High quality apartment with superb views
High quality apartment with superb views
- Guest Anonymous
- Date of stay 07/23/13
- Review Submitted 08/10/13
We, a family of four, have stayed at this apartment for two weeks. We found it to be very well stocked and very comfortable. We have spent quite a few hours just relaxing in the living room, just reading, surfing the internet and enjoying the view across town and across the sea. Since we didn't have a car we had do some walking to get to the town centre but we also quite regularly used taxis, which are quite affordable (overall much cheaper anyway than renting a car). For us the best in Viana were the really superb beaches. Our two daughters endlessly enjoyed the water play among the incoming waves. Other things we did were visiting the elegant town of Ponte de Lima and the Thursday market at Barcelos. One of the best things of our stay in Viana was how friendly and helpful the people are in the shops etc., even if you don't speak the language. And one of the best things about the apartment is the superb service provided by the owner, Ana. She and her sister made everything run very smoothly, from our first enquiry, to our late-night arrival, to our afternoon departure with the taxi they had arranged. They took care perfectly and provided all the relevant information before we could even ask. Definitely recommended.Owner response: Thank you very much for your kind review and for being fantastic guests. It is truly rewarding to know that you have enjoyed your stay at the apartment, and that you did so many nice things in Viana do Castelo. It was a pleasure communicating with you and you are always welcome!
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Apartamento com fantásticas vistas para o mar
Apartamento com fantásticas vistas para o mar
- Guest Anonymous
- Date of stay 07/29/12
- Review Submitted 05/12/13
Apartamento moderno, bonito, limpo, totalmente equipado e com fantásticas vistas para o mar. Uma boa escolha para umas férias tranquilas, confortáveis e muito próximo das praias e da cidade de Viana do Castelo.Owner response: Ficamos muito contentes por saber que gostaram da estadia e agradecemos o cuidado fantástico que tiveram com o apartamento!
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- Date of stay 05/10/13
- Review Submitted 06/08/13
Wir haben zwei wunderschöne Wochen in Ihrer Wohnung in Viana do Castelo verbracht. Schon beim Betreten Ihrer Wohnung merkt man mit wie viel Liebe und Geschmack Sie Ihre Wohnung eingerichtet haben. Die Ausstattung ist wie auf den Photos im Internet zu sehen sehr hochwertig, gepflegt und sehr, sehr sauber. Vom Wohn- und Schlafzimmer aus hat man einen herrlichen Ausblick auf den Atlantik und den Ort. In der Wohnung ist wirklich alles vorhanden, um einen entspannten Urlaub zu haben. Falls man mit dem Auto anreist, gibt es genug Parkmöglichkeiten direkt vor dem Haus. Liebe Ana, für den herzlichen Empfang, die reichhaltigen Begrüßungsgeschenke am Tag unserer Anreise und die liebevolle Betreuung danken wir Ihnen. Wir können diese Wohnung nur weiter empfehlen. Wir kommen bestimmt wieder! Jörn und Hildegard aus CuxhavenOwner response: It was truly a pleasure to meet you and is great to know that you have enjoyed your stay so much. Thank you for your kindness, courtesy and care. As 5* guests you are always definately very welcome!
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Currency ConversionDates | Nightly | Weekend Night | Weekly | Monthly * | Event |
Winter Jan 6 - Apr 3, 2014 3 night min stay |
€90 | €450 | |||
Easter Season Apr 4 - Apr 27, 2014 3 night min stay |
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Spring Apr 28 - Jun 19, 2014 3 night min stay |
€90 | €450 | |||
Summer Jun 20 - Sep 28, 2014 3 night min stay |
€120 | €600 | |||
Winter Sep 29 - Dec 18, 2014 3 night min stay |
€90 | €450 | |||
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- Nearest Ferry: Caminha at 23 Kilometres
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Julie L. Davis, the "Superstar Witness"
As we have all heard, Apple Inc. was awarded more than $290 million in their latest trial against Samsung that ended last month. We now know that a significant contributing factor was the testimony of damages expert Julie L. Davis. Ms. Davis is an expert who came on to this case to replace another expert who died (besides her, Apple used the same people from their trial back in 2012). Jury woman Colleen Allen said "Ms. Davis was on it", a "superstar witness" who was steady "even when she was cross-examined." Other jurors said that she provided clear evidence that made it easier to calculate the damages sum.
The Apple trial is not the first time we have heard good things about Julie Davis. In February 2013 a positive performance review was posted on Courtroom Insight. In a patent case related to high technology, Ms. Davis was described as a "great testifier [with] good command of the facts [and] nice jury appeal… overall a quality expert."
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Update on Chevron case: Donziger Takes the Stand
On Monday, Steven Donziger (U.S. attorney accused of bribing judges in order to win a multi-billion dollar judgment against Chevron) took the stand. His defense relied on downplaying his role in the case. He claimed that he was not the lead lawyer, passing that role off to a lawyer in Ecuador named Pablo Ferjado. Donziger's testimony was the most anticipated part of this trial and there were more than 70 people in the courtroom (including musician Sting, whose wife offered aid and support to the villagers).
Randy Mastro, Chevron's attorney, made a point of trying to undermine Donziger's claim with a slew of questions. Randy questioned Donziger about the multiple times he referred to himself as lead lawyer, to which Donziger agreed that, at times, he had. Mastro also brought up the discrepancy in salary amounts between Pablo Ferjado, the lawyer in charge according to Donziger, and Donziger who were making $24,000 and $150,000 respectively. This was done to discredit Donziger's statement "I work for them; they do not work for me." In addition, Randy Mastro pointed to "Donziger's 2011 retainer agreement, which called for him to receive nearly one-third of any contingency fee. Even with the award slashed in half last week, his portion would still be worth $600 million".
Donziger did admit to "paying a supposedly independent court-appointed expert in Ecuador out of a secret account; altering the expert's report hours before it was submitted to the court; and receiving an e-mail from his co-counsel soon after a new judge was assigned to his multibillion-dollar pollution lawsuit against Chevron, saying 'the puppeteer won't move his puppet unless the audience pays.'" Days following that e-mail, $1000 dollars was moved to and given to Alberto Guerra (a former Ecuadorean judge who testified against Donziger – refer to previous posts for more details). Donziger claims that he was simply following laws in Ecuador and that Chevron's attorneys are taking things out of context.
Although some believe there is enough evidence to make a case that Donziger violated civil racketeering laws, others do not think that Randy Mastro has made a case. Chris Gowen, spokesman, said the following after the first day of cross-examination:
Viewing Randy Mastro's cross-examination of Steven Donziger today, one could be forgiven for thinking Mr. Mastro is a bad lawyer but I can assure you he is one of the best lawyers in the country. Unfortunately, when you are cross-examining someone who is telling the truth and you have no case against him, not even Perry Mason would look good, Randy Mastro failed to establish a single legal claim against Mr Donziger.
On the other hand, according to Randy Mastro "this case is proving that when reality doesn't jibe with the fiction that's being presented to foreign courts, there are ways to remedy that fiction, expose it, and remedy it and we've been honored to help Chevron do that."
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Courtroom Insight, the leading online directory and review system for legal professionals, today announces Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice, as its first major law firm client. Courtroom Insight's innovative solution is an online knowledge management system that enables law firms to privately organize and share their attorneys' experiences about working with litigation professionals. The system dramatically reduces firmwide email requests for information and decreases research costs.
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Judge Zambrano Denies Fraud while Helping Chevron's Case
The latest development in Chevron v. Donziger seems to help out Chevron's case although the claim was supposed to go against Chevron. Yesterday, Judge Nicolas Zambrano who issued the $19 billion judgment against Chevron testified that he wrote the entire 188-page ruling on his own and denied paying Alberto Guerra, a former Ecuadorian Judge, to write it for him. However, when questioned by Randy Mastro, a lawyer for Chevron, there was many inconsistencies in his story. Mastro asked Zambrano about specific sections of the ruling and Zambrano was unable to explain or account for reasoning, data and terms used in the ruling. This "pop quiz" as some are calling it, seemed to pay off.
Some questions from Randy Mastro:
Can you name what the author of the ruling "has described as the most powerful carcinogenic agent considered in this decision?
Zambrano answered: "I don't recall exactly, but if you give me the names perhaps I can remember."
Please identify what the "author of the opinion had called the statistical data of the highest importance to delivering this ruling?
Zambrano tried to guess but answered incorrectly.
"What theory of causation does the author of the ruling say he agrees with?"
Zambrano answered: "I don't recall."
Mastro also asked Zambrano how he could have cited French and English case law without speaking either of those languages. Zambrano told the court that he paid a woman "to take dictation [and] helped him in his research, pulling documents from the internet and translating them into Spanish." However, he was unable to say whether she spoke any foreign languages. In addition, Mastro asked why Alberto Guerra's "datebook showed multiple payments of $1,000 and $2,000 from Zambrano", to which he said he did not know.
Today, attorneys for Donziger will have a chance to question Zambrano.
Sources: Reuters and CNN Money
New Testimony in the Chevron v. Donziger Case
There have been some new developments in the Chevron v. Donziger case as the trial has proceeded. The former Ecuadorean judge, Alberto Guerra, who presided over the pollution case, testified that "he and a colleague who issued a $19 billion judgment against the company in the environmental lawsuit were bribed." He went on to tell the court that the lawyers for the plaintiffs paid him thousands to rule in their favor. The other judge, Nicolas Zambrano, was promised $500,000 of the $19 billion to issue that ruling. Guerra revealed that he "also routinely ghost wrote judgments for Zambrano and was paid for those services." Alberto Guerra even explained why some of the rulings in the case favored Chevron; telling the court that if all orders benefited the plaintiff, it would have raised suspicion.
Nicolas Zambrano has denied Guerra's testimony, insisting he was not bribed by the plaintiffs nor was anyone involved in writing his decisions. The attorneys have said that he may testify for the Ecuadorean plaintiffs.
In further developments, on the ninth day of trial a New York lawyer and partner at Constantine Cannon, Jeffrey Shinder, testified that he left the team that was suing Chevron over environmental pollution in Ecuador in 2010 for "ethical" reasons. Shinder said that Donziger, the lawyer who headed the litigation, "had approached him starting in late 2009 about helping enforce any award the Ecuadorean court issued." He explained that just eight days following his formal retention he quit "after learning that a report by an expert appointed by the Ecuadorean court had actually been written by a consulting firm working for the plaintiffs."
During trial Shinder said "I wanted no part in it", adding "it bothered me and still bothers me that we'll never know if there was a case against Chevron."
Source: Bloomberg and Reuters
Secret Witnesses in Chevron Case Raise Concerns
Chevron's suit against Steven Donziger has prompted Chevron to seek out two Ecuadorian witnesses who will testify in a private courtroom (closed to both the public and Steven Donziger); a measure to protect the witnesses. According to the proposal by Chevron's attorneys at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Dozinger's attorney can participate in the hearing but is not allowed to reveal the witnesses' identities to Donziger. Nothing has been set in stone, considering U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan has not yet ruled on the proposal, which could in fact change.
At least one of the witnesses would offer testimony that, if believed, would corroborate Chevron's claim that Donziger bribed an Ecuadorian judge to allow Donziger's colleagues to ghostwrite the entire 188-page, $19 billion environmental judgment against the oil company that was handed down in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, in February 2011, according to a memorandum filed last May by Chevron's lead lawyer, Randy Mastro.
Although Judge Kaplan has previously ruled that he believes these witnesses have reason to be fearful (of both economic and physical retribution since they still live in Ecuador and President Correa has been an outspoken proponent of Donziger's case), the idea of a closed courtroom "would raise sensitive constitutional questions under the Due Process Clause". Donziger's attorney has not agreed to this proposal stating that Donziger knows most about this case and therefore excluding him would seriously affect their ability to do their job. In addition, Donziger's attorney is trying to argue that although the case brought against their client is civil," it is in practice quasi-criminal" and is therefore subject to the Sixth Amendment "which guarantees defendants the right "to be confronted with the witnesses against him."
On the other hand, Chevron is arguing that Donziger only won the judgment "by means of extortion, bribery, mail and wire fraud, witness tampering, obstruction of justice, and money laundering." This case was brought on by Donziger in 2003 that asked for damages for contamination that he claims was left behind by Texaco's drilling from 1964 to 1990 (Chevron acquired Texaco in 2001).
The risk to these witnesses seems to be increasing as President Correa has "waged an aggressive campaign of denouncing Ecuadorian attorneys and witnesses who cooperate with Chevron's case against Donziger, branding them 'traitors,' 'criminals,' 'collaborators,' and 'enem[ies] of the country,' and warning that 'We will not let this go unpunished.'" There is even a website that is dedicated to finding and exposing anyone who has helped Chevron in any way, including experts, attorneys, judges, witnesses, law and public officials, and journalists.
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