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The health care industry is in the midst of a revolution caused by demographic changes, advancements in medical understanding and, of course, Obamacare. As health care providers scramble to adjust to this brave new world, the…more
Affordable Care Act, FTC, Healthcare, Physicians
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Investors wanting to equip and position themselves to negotiate a debtor's restructuring may temporarily relinquish their ability to buy and sell securities in exchange for access to material nonpublic information ("MNPI"). This…more
Commercial Bankruptcy, Creditors, Investors, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Restructuring
Earlier this week the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a directive to "clarify that existing agency guidance on discrimination on the basis of sex... includes discrimination on the bases of gender…more
Discrimination, DOL, Executive Orders, Federal Contractors, Final Guidance
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that employees of contractors and subcontractors at JFK and LaGuardia airports currently earning minimum wage are to receive a pay increase from $9.00 to $10.10. The policy, which also…more
Airports, Contractors, Employee Rights, Minimum Wage, Subcontractors
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released its proposed rules to amend Item 402 of Regulation S-K to implement the pay ratio disclosure requirement in accordance with Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall…more
CEOs, Disclosure Requirements, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Pay Ratio
Pension plan overpayments to participants and their beneficiaries are an all-too-common occurrence. When overpayments occur, a plan administrator's duties are fairly clear. Typically, the plan administrator must seek repayment…more
Beneficiaries, Benefit Plan Sponsors, Overpayment, Pensions, Recoupment
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act became law just over one year ago. The JOBS Act seeks to encourage capital formation and reduce burdensome regulations on smaller issuers of securities. Since its enactment on April…more
Advertising, Disclosure Requirements, EGCs, General Solicitation, Investment Funds
In recent weeks, New Jersey's primary whistleblower statute—the Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA")—has been the subject of increased judicial scrutiny…more
Employer Liability Issues, Whistleblower Protection Policies, Whistleblowers
In its landmark 2010 decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank, the Supreme Court articulated what seemed to be a bright-line test for determining the extent to which the U.S. securities laws apply to transactions with…more
Bright-Line Rule, Cross-Border, Extraterritoriality Rules, Morrison v National Australia Bank
In a recent ruling arising from certain certified questions in Tyler v. Michaels Stores, Inc., Civ. No. 11-10920-WGY (D. Mass. Jan. 6, 2012, the Massachusetts Supreme Court interpreted "personal identification information" under…more
Credit Cards, Data Collection, Data Protection, Personally Identifiable Information, Retailers
In a case of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Lawson v. FMR LLC, 134 S. Ct. 1158 (2014)—that the whistleblower protection provision…more
FMR LLC, Fraud, Lawson v FMR, Sarbanes-Oxley, SCOTUS
Whistleblowing tips reported to the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA"), one of the UK bodies with responsibility for regulating the financial services industry, have increased 35 per cent in the past 12 months according to…more
Compliance, Employer Liability Issues, FCA, UK, Whistleblowers
On July 24, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released three Revenue Procedures (2014-46, 2014-37, and 2014-41), which provide guidance to individuals on their obligation to maintain minimum essential coverage (MEC) under…more
Affordable Care Act, Healthcare, Individual Mandate, IRS, Minimum Essential Coverage
LAD Roundup -
In recent weeks, New Jersey's primary employment discrimination statute—the Law Against Discrimination (LAD)—has been the focus of judicial scrutiny…more
Anti-Discrimination Policies, Discrimination, Employee Rights, Employer Liability Issues
Rhode Island recently has followed Connecticut in mandating paid sick time, and now bills pending in Massachusetts and Vermont may spread the requirement through New England. New York and the District of Columbia also recently…more
Employee Rights, Paid Leave, Sick Leave
Federal Circuit Leaves Cobra Golf Co. in the Rough -
It's dormie. On Eighteen. You're in great shape, having hit a solid drive, leaving yourself a fairway lie and a mid-iron into a back-right Sunday pin. Feeling good…more
Infringement, Laches, Nike, Petrella v. MGM, Raging Bull
Continued strong antitrust enforcement under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) reminds us that HSR compliance issues can arise in unexpected places. When Berkshire Hathaway Inc. acquired voting securities of Symetra Financial…more
Antitrust Litigation, Berkshire Hathaway, Compliance, FTC, Hart-Scott-Rodino Act
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision Thursday in Alice Corp. Pty Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int'l, et al., holding that an otherwise unpatentably abstract idea does not become patentable simply by implementing it on a generic…more
Alice Corporation, CLS Bank, CLS Bank v Alice Corp, Mayo v. Prometheus, Patent Litigation
On June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that a plaintiff in a Title VII retaliation case must prove that the retaliation was the "but for" cause of the employer's adverse action. University of Texas S.W. Med. Ctr. v. Nassar,…more
But For Causation, Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation
This month we discuss the evolving case law on the issue of whether unpaid employer contributions due under a collective bargaining agreement can be viewed as plan assets such that the individuals who decide to withhold such…more
Breach of Duty, Collective Bargaining, ERISA, Executive Compensation, Fiduciary Duty
As the July 1, 2014 compliance date of the New York Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 (the "Revitalization Act") quickly approaches, many charities operating in New York are confronting some difficult rollout challenges…more
Board of Directors, Corporate Officers, Economic Development, IRS, Non-Profits
On February 25, 2014, in Kaley v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court held 6-3 that criminal defendants challenging the legality of a §853(e)(1) pre-trial asset seizure may not contest a grand jury's determination of probable…more
Criminal Prosecution, Frozen Assets, Grand Juries, Kaley v. United States, Probable Cause
The Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have issued a proposed rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) to extend the…more
Conflicts of Interest, Contractors, DOD, FAR, Federal Contractors
On June 26, 2013, New York's highest court for the first time weighed in and ruled on what types of employees are qualified to participate in tip-splitting or tip-pooling arrangements under the New York Labor Law, as well as the…more
DOL, Restaurant Industry, Tip-Pooling, Wages
If the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the federal Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") is unconstitutional in Windsor v. U.S., which is expected to be decided this month, will employers that offer health benefits to employees'…more
DOMA, Domestic Partnership, Essential Health Benefits, Same-Sex Marriage
There are few sure things in life, and although it is probably safe to say that ERISA disclosure regulations would not be considered one of them, there has certainly been a steady stream of new ERISA-related disclosure and…more
401k, Disclosure Requirements, DOL, ERISA, Form
The Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities ("ACT"), an IRS advisory panel, made several recommendations on issues relating to unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI") in its annual report to the IRS (the…more
Government Entities, IRS, Tax Exempt Entities, UBTI
Over the past decade, the EU has made significant technological and legal strides toward the widespread adoption of electronic identification cards. An electronic ID card, or e-ID, serves as a form of secure identification for…more
e-ID, EU
On January 17, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board Judge Lisa D. Thompson concluded that an agreement that did not prohibit class or collective action still violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act…more
Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Class Action, Collective Actions, D.R. Horton
Male Employee's Sexual Harassment Claims Should Not Have Been Dismissed -
Lewis v. City of Benecia, 224 Cal. App. 4th 1519 (2014).
Brian Lewis, a heterosexual man, sued his former employer (the City of Benecia) and…more
Age Discrimination, Class Certification, Employee Rights, Employer Liability Issues, FICA Taxes
On July 29, the Second Circuit clarified its view that, in a two-player market, willfully deceptive advertising – even non-comparative advertising – creates a legal presumption of consumer confusion and injury, applicable to…more
Advertising, Damages, Deceptive Intent, False Advertising, Lanham Act
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently denied a motion to dismiss a plaintiff's SOX and Dodd-Frank whistleblower claims, ruling that (i) the plaintiff engaged in SOX protected activity even though…more
Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley, Whistleblower Protection Policies, Whistleblowers
Editor's Overview -
This month our authors explore two important areas of ERISA's fiduciary duties applicable to single employer and multiemployer plans. First, Neal Schelberg and Aaron Feuer comment on a growing trend by…more
Bankruptcy Code, Collective Bargaining, Employer Contributions, Employer Liability Issues, ERISA
The increased globalization of the private investment industry has given rise to an enhanced focus by U.S. prosecutors and regulators on rooting out corrupt business activities in private equity firms and hedge funds. As private…more
Compliance, Enforcement Actions, FCPA, Fund Managers
On April 2, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a "report of investigation" that provides important guidance for companies that wish to use social media outlets, such as Facebook and Twitter, to publicly disclose…more
Facebook, Netflix, Public Disclosure, Reed Hastings, Regulation FD
In This Issue:
- Labor and Employment and ERISA Class Actions After Wal-Mart and Comcast — Practice Points for Defendants (Part I – Commonality)*
- Agencies Release Guidance on HRAs, FSAs, and Employer Payment Plans…more
Affordable Care Act, Class Action, Class Certification, Comcast, Competition
Last month, the Federal Reserve Board issued an Interim Final Rule that treats uninsured U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks the same as insured depository institutions ("IDIs") for purposes of Section 716 of the…more
Banks, CFTC, Compliance, Dodd-Frank, Federal Reserve
Editor's Overview -
The end of the U.S. Supreme Court's term brought two significant ERISA decisions. The first concerns the standard of review that courts apply when evaluating ERISA stock-drop claims. As discussed…more
Affordable Care Act, Burwell v Hobby Lobby, Contraceptive Coverage Mandate, Employer Mandates, ERISA
On June 27, 2014, the IRS published a letter outlining the steps taxpayers should take in order to obtain a refund for taxes paid on the value of employer-sponsored health coverage provided to an employee's same-sex spouse. The…more
Employer Group Health Plans, Interpretive Letters, IRS, Same-Sex Marriage, Tax Refunds
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided that a whistleblower who did not "voluntarily" provide information to the SEC was nonetheless eligible to receive a monetary award of $400,000. The whistleblower's disclosure…more
Popular, SEC, Whistleblower Awards, Whistleblowers
A federal district court in Pennsylvania concluded that Irene Najmola, a former employee of Chester County Hospital, sufficiently pled a retaliation claim under ERISA section 510 by alleging that her employment was terminated…more
Disability, Employer Liability Issues, ERISA, Retaliation
How can a website operator lose the broad immunity for liability associated with user-generated content conferred by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA)?
Section 230 has been consistently interpreted by most…more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued its final rule amending the standards and practices for conducting environmental "all appropriate inquiries" to include a new standard recently made…more
ASTM, CERCLA, Due Diligence, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Policies
A federal district court in California awarded relief in the form of surcharge to a life insurance plan beneficiary who claimed that a plan administrator failed to provide complete and accurate information in response to…more
Beneficiaries, Equitable Surcharge, Life Insurance
One might have thought the biggest news in the digital currency world lately was Dell announcing that it was now accepting bitcoin. However, after a series of highly-publicized hearings in January, New York State rolled out its…more
Bitcoins, Dell, Digital Assets, Licensing Rules, Proposed Regulation
As we reported in our May 29 client alert, the Solicitor General submitted an amicus brief recommending that the Supreme Court grant a petition for certiorari seeking a determination of whether likelihood of confusion findings…more
Certiorari, Claim Preclusion, Likelihood of Confusion, SCOTUS, Trademark Litigation
The Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Consular Affairs nonimmigrant visa system suffered an outage last week. Working over the weekend, DOS has made progress restoring the database and is now able to print visas. As such, DOS…more
Delays, Department of State, Passports, Visas
Earlier this year, we reported on California Governor Edmund Brown's call for reform of the state's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 – better known as Proposition 65, the number of the ballot initiative that…more
Ballot Measures, Drinking Water, Jerry Brown, Proposed Amendments, Proposition 65
On August 7, 2014, Judge Castel of the Southern District of New York dismissed a False Claims Act ("FCA") complaint that was based primarily on allegations that the defendant Hospital improperly focused on referral revenue in…more
False Claims Act, Fraud, Healthcare, Healthcare Fraud, Hospitals
With the date for the introduction of the new regulatory regime for IPO sponsors now just a matter of weeks away on October 1, 2013, the Hong Kong market has witnessed further action taken by the Securities and Futures…more
Compliance, Enforcement Actions, Futures, Hong Kong, Investors
Private organizations not affiliated with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) often use the USPTO's publicly available trademark database to obtain applicant information, and then disseminate deceptive,…more
Patents, Scams, Trademarks, USPTO
Shortly after the California Supreme Court issued its 2012 decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, employers saw an immediate uptick in appellate court decisions supporting the denial of class certification to…more
Brinker, Class Action, Class Certification, Compliance, Employer Liability Issues
In Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc., the Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision written by Justice Breyer, reversed the Eleventh Circuit's dismissal of an FTC complaint under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act[1]…more
Actavis Inc., Anti-Competitive, Antitrust Investigations, Antitrust Litigation, Competition
In January 2011, David Cheng (Plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against his former co-worker and fellow radiologist, Laura Romo (Defendant), alleging a violation of the Stored Communications Act (SCA) and Massachusetts privacy law…more
Email, Jury Trial, Privacy Laws, Stored Communications Act, Yahoo!
On June 10, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a notable opinion on the contours of the copyright law's fair use doctrine in the digital era. (Authors Guild, Inc. v. HathiTrust, No. 12-4547-cv, 2014 WL…more
Authors Guild, Books, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Fair Use
This month our articles focus on the availability of damages in complex ERISA class actions and withdrawal liability actions. Jackie Len first provides Proskauer's perspective on the implications for ERISA litigation arising out…more
403(b) Plans, Affordable Care Act, Class Action, Class Certification, Comcast v. Behrend
Capital One Financial Corp. ("Capital One") and three collection agencies have agreed to pay one of the largest settlement amounts in history — $75.5 million — to end a consolidated class action lawsuit alleging that the…more
Capital One, Class Action, FCC, Popular, Robocalling
In April, Microsoft tried to quash a search warrant from law enforcement agents in the United States (U.S.) that asked the technology company to produce the contents of one of its customer's emails stored on a server located in…more
Data Centers, Databases, Email, Law Enforcement, Microsoft
On March 27, 2014, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a law that is poised to make Connecticut's minimum wage the highest of any state in the nation by 2017 (if no other state enacts a higher wage in the interim)…more
Minimum Wage, Over-Time
In a decisively pro-policyholder decision issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in IMG Worldwide, Inc. v. Westchester Fire Ins. Co., Nos. 13-3832, 13-3837 (6th Cir. July 15, 2014), the court righted…more
Appeals, Duty to Defend, Indemnification, Property Damage, Property Insurance
Gov. Brown has signed into law a measure that will increase California's minimum wage from $8.00 per hour to $9.00 per hour on July 1, 2014, and to $10.00 per hour on January 1, 2016. So, California employers must prepare for a…more
Domestic Workers, Jerry Brown, Minimum Wage, Over-Time, Paid Leave
On May 9, 2014, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") released proposed regulations (the "Proposed Regulations") revising and clarifying the definition of real property for the purposes of the…more
IRS, Property Tax, Real Estate Investments, REIT
Recent major regulatory and technological developments have brought forth historic changes to the health care market. Health care providers have responded to these developments in several ways. One such mechanism, hospital…more
FTC, FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Hospital Mergers, Hospitals, Immunity
In U.S. ex rel. Williams v. McKesson Corp., No. 3:12-CV-0371-B (N.D. Tex. July 9, 2014), a Texas federal court recently dismissed a qui tam whistleblower suit by a former employee of McKesson, a Texas-based entity that provides…more
False Claims Act, Fraud, Healthcare, Healthcare Fraud, McKesson Technologies
Setting the correct salary is never easy and is more an art than a science. In the current economic climate the market fluctuates according to industry, geographical location, budgetary constraints and a whole host of other…more
Bonuses, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Minimum Wage, Multinationals
Effective August 1, 2014, Louisiana joined at least sixteen other states that have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting employers from accessing employees' personal online accounts – including social media (Twitter, Facebook…more
Corporate Counsel, Employee Rights, Passwords, Right to Privacy, Social Media
Governor Christie has signed The Opportunity to Compete Act, which takes effect March 1, 2015 and prevents many private employers in the State of New Jersey from asking prospective employees about their criminal history on the…more
Ban the Box, Criminal Background Checks, Employee Rights, Job Applicants
On August 14, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provided new guidance to plan fiduciaries of terminated defined contribution plans for locating missing and unresponsive participants in order to distribute their benefits…more
Benefit Plan Sponsors, Compliance, DOL, Employee Benefits, ERISA
John McGrory sued his former employer, alleging he was unlawfully retaliated against for being uncooperative and deceptive during a company investigation into allegations that he had discriminated against a subordinate employee…more
Applied Signal Tech, Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Hiring & Firing, Internal Investigations
On January 11, 2013, the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District in Chicago issued an important decision concerning the test for the number of occurrences under an insurance policy…more
Cause Theory, Number of Occurences, Time and Space Test
In its recent decision in Scott v. Family Dollar Stores, Inc., No. 12-1610 (4th Cir. Oct. 16, 2013), the Fourth Circuit ruled that the district court abused its discretion by refusing to allow plaintiffs asserting claims of…more
Class Certification, Commonality, Dukes v Wal-Mart, Gender Discrimination, Gender-Based Pay Discrimination
A federal appeals court has rebuffed the NLRB's attempt to require employers to post in a "conspicuous" place in a workplace a poster that informs employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The NLRB's rule…more
Free Speech, NLRA, NLRB, Notice Requirements, Posting Requirements
Our articles this month focus on health care reform. First, Jim Napoli and Brian Neulander comment on the potential for litigation under the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) whistleblower protections and ERISA Section 510 as a…more
Affordable Care Act, COBRA, Data Breach, Data Protection, DOL
On May 2nd, the Third Circuit declined to rehear en banc its 2013 decision to reverse class certification in Carrera v. Bayer Corp, which created a big hurdle for would-be plaintiffs bringing suit in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and…more
Ascertainable Class, Bayer, Class Certification, Putative Class Actions, Weight-Loss Products
On 24th July the UK Supreme Court handed down its unanimous decision in relation to the LBIE/Nortel appeal, overturning the previous Court of Appeal and first instance judgments…more
Defined Benefit Plans, FSDC, Insolvency, Nortel, Pensions
Wynona Harris, a bus driver for the City of Santa Monica (the City), alleged that she was fired because of her pregnancy in violation of the prohibition against sex discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act…more
Appeals, Compensatory Damages, Discrimination, FEHA, Mixed Motive Cases
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), requires trustees of multiemployer pension and benefit funds to collect contributions required to be made by contributing employers under their…more
CBAs, Commercial Bankruptcy, Employee Benefits, Employer Contributions, Employer Liability Issues
On July 18, 2014, a coalition of plaintiff-side lawyers and government watchdog groups proposed ways to strengthen the SEC whistleblower program in two petitions filed with the SEC. The groups urged the SEC to update Rule…more
Confidentiality Agreements, Corporate Counsel, Employment Contract, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Petitions for Review
In 2011, President Obama signed the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Act (the "Act") as part of the enactment of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 ("TAAEA"). The Act, which is a subsection of the Federal…more
Compliance, FUTA, TAAEA, Unemployment Insurance, Unemployment Insurance Integrity Act
August Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The August § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and…more
501(c)(3), AFR, Beneficiaries, Bernie Madoff, Charitable Trusts
On April 26, 2013, the Second Circuit held that New York City Human Rights Law ("NYCHRL") claims must be analyzed separately from federal and state discrimination claims and that the severe or pervasive standard of liability no…more
Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Hiring & Firing, Hostile Environment, NYCHRL
The Delaware Supreme Court issued a decision on April 4, 2013, in Pyott v. Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System concerning duplicative shareholder derivative actions and the "race to the courthouse" that often…more
Board of Directors, Collateral Estoppel, Derivative Suit, Full Faith and Credit, Pre-Suit Notice
On August 7, 2014 the PCI Security Standards Council issued new guidance to supplement PCI DSS Requirement 3.0 and help organizations reduce the risks associated with entrusting third-party service providers ("TPSPs") with…more
Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, PCI, Third-Party Risk
In this month's newsletter we address ten important issues to consider when drafting and amending a summary plan description…more
ERISA, Litigation Strategies, Summary Plan Description
In Stiller v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. 3:09-cv-2473-GPC-BGS, Plaintiffs Eric Stiller and Joseph Moro alleged that Costco's loss-prevention closing procedures effectively "forced" employees to work off-the clock without…more
Class Action, Class Certification, Costco, Employer Liability Issues, Loss Prevention
On August 8, 2014, the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a SOX whistleblower retaliation claim brought by a former AECOM Technology Corp. ("Company") employee, holding that he did not engage in protected activity because…more
Corporate Counsel, Retaliation, Sarbanes-Oxley, Whistleblowers
In its recently published opinion in Summers v. Altarum Institute, Corp., No. 13-1645, decided January 23, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit became the first federal appellate court to hold that a…more
ADA, ADAAA, Disability
Last week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that filing a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) does not toll the statute of limitations for state-law tort…more
Discrimination, EEOC, Sex Discrimination, Statute of Limitations
On behalf of the Employers Association of New Jersey ("EANJ"), Proskauer attorneys Mark Saloman, Daniel Saperstein, Allana Grinshteyn, and Nicholas Tamburri submitted an amicus brief on an important whistleblowing issue pending…more
Employee Rights, Whistleblowers
On June 11, 2013, the New York Court of Appeals decided two groundbreaking insurance coverage cases on public policy grounds…more
Bear Sterns, Disgorgement, Duty to Defend, Indemnification, Insurers
Bitcoin remains fixed on the front pages of the business and technology news for both the salacious and the positive. Much attention has been paid to the collapse of the former top bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, stemming from the…more
Bitcoins, FINRA, Virtual Currency
On March 26, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert (Fraud Alert) reiterating its long-standing concern that the opportunity for a referring physician to earn a profit by investing in a venture…more
Anti-Kickback Statute, Fraud, Healthcare, Joint Venture, Medical Devices
The Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) has released its annual report and recommendations to the IRS on selected issues concerning exempt organizations, employee benefit plans, tax-exempt financing,…more
Exempt Organizations, IRS
The Mayor of San Francisco recently signed an ordinance that prohibits private employers and city contractors and subcontractors (collectively "contractors") from asking job applicants about their criminal histories until after…more
Arrest and Conviction Records, Ban the Box, Criminal Background Checks, Employment Application, Hiring & Firing
On April 14, 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York has finalized terms and conditions with the federal government for a waiver that will allow the state to reinvest the $8 billion in federal savings from the…more
CMS, Healthcare, Hospitals, Medicaid, Waivers
This month we look at part three of our three part series on Class Actions. In part three, Robert Rachal and M. Todd Mobley address the role of experts in class certification post Wal-Mart and Comcast and how to use and attack…more
Blue Cross, Burden of Proof, Cafeteria Plans, Class Action, Class Certification
That was the sentiment expressed in a blistering dissent by Fourth Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson in the latest ruling in a lawsuit challenging the decision by the fiduicaries of the RJR 401(k) plan to liquidate two stock…more
Breach of Duty, Burden of Proof, Causation, ERISA, Fiduciary Duty
The September §7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 2.0%, which is the same as the August rate and an increase from July's rate of 1.2%. The applicable federal rate ("AFR") for…more
Estate Planning, Grantor Trusts, IRS, Trusts
In a move that represents a first in Hong Kong, one of the territory's largest listed property developers, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with the Securities and…more
China, Hong Kong, Hotels, REIT, SFC
New Jersey employers should consider the risks of including an arbitration agreement in a standard employment handbook in light of a recent decision by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. In Raymours…more
Arbitration, Employee Handbooks, Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
Following a series of recent appellate decisions across the spectrum of intellectual property disciplines, including the fields of patent, copyright and trade secrets, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a…more
Appeals, Copyright, Corporate Counsel, eBay, Injunctive Relief
On the 25th anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, co-author Senator Grassley announced that he would be seeking to form a new whistleblower caucus among colleagues in the Senate. In an address on the Senate…more
False Claims Act, Legislative Agendas, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), requires corporations to furnish information statements to their employees (including former employees) and to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") with…more
Deadlines, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, Incentive Stock Options, IRS, Reporting Requirements
On February 21, 2013, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a written decision finding that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) bars FINRA from enforcing FINRA Rules intended to preserve judicial class actions…more
Arbitration, Case Consolidation, Class Action, Federal Arbitration Act, FINRA
How is a policyholder supposed to obtain coverage under a policy that requires the insured to bring its claim within two years of the loss and also imposes preconditions on bringing a claim that cannot reasonably be satisfied…more
Claims Limitations Period, Contract Drafting, Property Damage, Property Insurance
On November 8, 2013, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (collectively, the "Departments") jointly issued final regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (the…more
DOL, Employee Benefits, Employer Group Health Plans, Healthcare, HHS
According to the French Data Protection Authority's ("CNIL") recently issued activity report for 2013, the CNIL was especially busy in 2013. The main topics addressed by the CNIL in 2013 were the creation of a national consumer…more
CNIL, Data Protection, EU, EU Data Protection Laws, Popular
Earlier this year, in the case of Browning –Ferris Industries of California, Inc., 32-RC-109684, the NLRB invited parties to submit briefs on whether the Board should change its long-held standards for assessing when two…more
Joint Employers, NLRB
As we've previously reported, cyber risks are an increasingly common risk facing businesses of all kinds. In a recent speech given at the New York Stock Exchange, SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar emphasized that cybersecurity…more
Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, SEC
Social Media Roundup -
Rhode Island, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma are the latest states to provide prospective and/or current employees with increased social media protections, following Tennessee, Wisconsin,…more
Employee Rights, Passwords, Social Media, Social Media Account Ownership, Social Media Policy
The Eighth Circuit recently held that language in Prudential's disability policy requiring proof of disability that is "satisfactory to Prudential" was sufficient to grant the plan discretionary authority and entitled the plan…more
Disability, Disability Benefits, Disability Discrimination, Employee Rights, Prudential
Increasingly, companies with operations or employees in more than one country are exposed to the risk of court proceedings in a foreign jurisdiction and the unfamiliar practices and procedures arising out of overseas litigation…more
International Labor Laws
A recent pair of opinions from New York and Pennsylvania shows the importance of evaluating all parts of director and officer (D&O) insurance coverage, down to each definition. These cases, one holding for the insured and one…more
Corporate Counsel, D&O Insurance, Professional Liability
On July 14, 2014, Northern District of Illinois Judge Sara L. Ellis dealt a blow to putative class action members protesting the use of "evaporated cane juice" to describe sugar in product ingredients lists. Plaintiff alleged…more
Evaporated Cane Juice, FDA, Food Labeling, Food Manufacturers, Putative Class Actions
This past month, the European Union's Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (the "Working Party") issued the Working Document 02/2013 providing new guidance on obtaining consent for cookies ("Working Document"). The Working…more
Cookies, Data Protection, EU, Internet, Privacy Laws
The October § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 2.4%. This is up from September's 2.0% rate. The applicable federal rate ("AFR") for use with a sale to a defective grantor…more
Beneficiaries, Estate Planning, Generation-Skipping Transfer, Gift Tax, Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
On September 4, 2013, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Lippman v. Ethicon, Inc., Docket No. L–9025–06, 2013 WL 4726834 (App. Div. September 04, 2013), reversed a ruling by the Superior Court, Law Division granting summary…more
CEPA, Hiring & Firing, Johnson & Johnson, Safety Precautions, Whistleblowers
In France, before implementing a whistleblowing process, a company must inform and consult with its employees' representatives, inform its employees and notify the French Data Protection Agency (CNIL).
There are two…more
CNIL, Employer Liability Issues, France, Notice Requirements, Whistleblowers
On May 6, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision clarifying the applicability of the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to transactions in foreign securities. The court…more
Appeals, Extraterritoriality Rules, Foreign Equity Securities, Foreign Exchanges, NYSE
On June 25, 2014, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that police must first obtain a warrant before searching the cell phones of arrested individuals, except in "exigent circumstances." Chief Justice John Roberts authored the…more
Cell Phones, Evidence, Fourth Amendment, Law Enforcement, Riley v California
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23 Cool And Creative Eco-Friendly Advertisements
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great ads.
pity that most of them are advertising a purely political agenda based on lies (global warming).
you have a link error: Green Choice links to the (same page as the) ad below it.
Great collection of creative ads for a green living concept, it a nice and some are really motivating.
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good articles
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(Family Features) Brown bagging with a tasty sandwich is a great way to save money and enjoy a healthier lunch. But sometimes you can fall into a rut and get bored eating the same thing every day. Here are some easy ways to make brown bagging better:
• Try different sandwich bread - Add some extra flavor to your favorite sandwich with a zesty rye, a dark pumpernickel or an Asiago ciabatta.
• Switch spreads - Mayo and yellow mustard are good, but how about Italian-style deli dressing, honey mustard or even Russian dressing?
• Stack your sandwich high with fresh ingredients - Avocado, hummus and cucumbers are all unexpected options that give an extra kick to any sandwich.
This delicious turkey sandwich starts with premium Boar's Head Ovengold(r) Turkey Breast, which is roasted to perfection and certified heart-healthy. And like all Boar's Head Brand premium deli meats and cheeses, it is gluten-free and contains no fillers or artificial colors or flavors.
California Turkey Sandwich
• 3 slices Boar's Head Ovengold(r) Turkey Breast
• 1 slice Boar's Head Muenster Cheese
• 1/4 medium avocado, peeled, pitted, thinly sliced
• 2 lettuce leaves
• 3/4 tablespoon Boar's Head Pepperhouse Gourmaise(r)
• 1 whole wheat sandwich roll, thin, round
Separate the sandwich roll in 2 halves. Layer the bottom half of bread with lettuce, tomato, turkey, avocado and cheese. Spread the Pepperhouse Gourmaise over top half of bread; then flip atop the sandwich. Press together lightly and serve.
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Different Internet Speed Packages
Over the past few months I have noticed a difference in internet speed on my computer. Today I was looking at the Time Warner internet packages and found out that they have two different internet speed packages. I use cable modem which should be fast enough (or at least I think it is).
Time Warner is showing that they have "High Speed Internet" option or a "Turbo Internet". Both include a cable modem. The High Speed will reach to 10mps. The Turbo can get speeds up to 20mps.
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im a vegetarian, I love reading, and writing, I think wattpad rocks, and i hope people enjoy my stories!!!
Coin FlipLana's just a normal teenager, good grades, nice boyfriend, on the soccer team. Until the new girl, Sapphire, comes along and changes everything, including her sexuality.
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i have taken up a new hobby this summer in being a spectator for chris's triathlons!
i have taken up a new hobby this summer in being a spectator for chris's triathlons!
I LOVE watching triathlons and CHEERING is so fun! My husband I all cheer for any and everyone…there is nothing else like it!
You asked me about the half and we're running the first half in SF. Are you doing the first or the second? We have friends running the second and the full so we'll be camping out to cheer there too.
What are you going to wear? I want to scream for you if we're in different halves/halfs(?).
Recently I went to spectate and volunteer at Ironman CDA. I met Ron, cheered him on, and saw some amazing feats of human stregth and determination.
Honestly that day changed my life. I can barely wrap my mind around what those competitors are able to do!!
I'll be thinking of you and Chris and sending happy half-Ironman thoughts his way! And who knows – maybe next year I'll see him at Ironman CDA (I plan to volunteer if I still live nearby)!
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County Attorney Mike O'Connell addressed a panel regarding the need for
legislative changes to expungement and juvenile court confidentiality issues.
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judiciary regarding misdemeanor expungement eligibility.
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Gattuso placed under inquiry for match-fixing
In this photo taken on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso waits for the start of a friendly soccer match betweeen AC Milan and Juventus at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy.
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Rome, June 25 - Italian finance police on Tuesday seized documents from 41 professional soccer clubs, including Serie A champions Juventus and fellow giants AC Milan, Inter and AS Roma, as part of a major criminal probe.
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The 'Calcioscommesse' match-fixing scandal is a "bottomless pit" according to one of the Italian prosecutors conducting an enquiry into the affair centred around illegal betting.
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(02/12/14) - It's the latest initiative from the Genesee County Health Coalition's Commit to Fit Campaign - Smart Bites launched this week at schools and restaurants around Mid-Michigan.
"We're really just trying to encourage people to eat healthier when they eat out. We know that eating out is popular, it's what people do, it's fast, it's easy, but a lot of times it's hard to know what the healthy options are when you go out," said Allison Rariden, Smart Bites Project co-manager.
Smart Bites aims to provide those health conscious answers. Participation is free for both kids and restaurants.
"Students can go online and sign up and we'll send them a card. They just go to restaurants with their card, get stickers for choosing healthy options," Rariden said.
Once those Smart Bites cards are filled with stickers, diners become eligible for a variety of rewards.
"We're giving out monthly prizes through schools. We're giving out cash, gift cards and a lot of Commit to Fit swag," said Amanda DeLandsheer, Smart Bites Project co-manager.
The Grand Blanc Big Boy is one of a dozen restaurants on board for the launch of Smart Bites, and all of these restaurants are offering special healthy menus, with deep, deep discounts.
"We've got over 20 of our healthiest menu items and we're giving a 15 percent discount on them. Soups, salads, all kinds of choices, and we're excited to be a part of it," said Chip Wells, Big Boy general manager.
Commit to Fit is actively looking for more restaurants and schools to sign up and commit to healthier menus and eating habits.
"We are initially starting in four schools, all middle schools, Grand Blanc East and West, Carman-Ainsworth Middle School and Carter Middle School in Clio," Rariden said.
The goal is to see Smart Bites inspire a state-wide healthy eating revolution.
"Start with Genesee County and get as many people involved as we can, and hopefully it will move out from there to other cities, counties, and across the whole state of Michigan," Rariden said.
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Longboat fire marshal to speak at seminar
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The West Florida Chapter of Community Associations Institute is hosting a "Fire Safety Issues for Condominiums and High-Rise Buildings" seminar 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
Longboat Key fire marshal Lou Gagliardi and Sarasota County fire marshal Jane Ross will lead a panel to discuss condominium fire safety issues.
CAI is sponsoring a series of educational programs for condominium, co-op and homeowner association members. These programs are open to any association board members and condo/home owners.
The seminars are free, but seating is limited and participants must pre-register.
Also, during this event, businesses that specialize in serving the community association industry will be on hand during a "mini trade show" to display their products and services and to answer your questions.
For more information, ant to pre-register, visit www.caieastflorida.org or call 927-1910.
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Dwight "Gene" House, 91, of Mt. Vernon, died 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mt. Vernon.
He was born Saturday, July 15, 1922, in Piggott, Ark., the son of Guy and Sarah (Plumlee) House. He married Betty Ann Smith on Nov. 28, 1946, in Mt. Vernon. She preceded him in death on Nov. 2, 1994.
Gene served our country in the United States Army during World War II. He worked as a carpenter and owner of Park View Mobile Home Park. Gene was a member of the Mt. Vernon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1376 and First Freewill Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon.
He is survived by two daughters, Gloria Lynn Tincher and husband Gene of Marion and Jeanne Sanson of Mt. Vernon; two grandchildren, Carl Gene Mullinax of Springfield and Cory Tincher of Marion; two great-grandchildren, Oliver and Quentin Mullinax; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two brothers; and five sisters.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Freewill Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon with the Rev. David Shores officiating. Entombment will be at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn.
Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until the time of service at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Freewill Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon.
For those who wish, memorials may be given to the First Freewill Baptist Church and will be accepted at the funeral home or mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home where you may call 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfuneralhome1969.com for further information and to send condolences.


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Brewer's Cut Dry-Hopped Porter - Real Ale Brewing Company
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5/5 rDev +35.5%
03-30-2013 02:41:51 | More by MaddDogg84
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04-21-2014 23:25:07 | More by TxHopHead4
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
01-21-2013 18:36:23 | More by Tiernan
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3.81/5 rDev +3.3%
Initially some smoke and hop aroma. Citrus taste, the hops came through. A nice tasty hopped porter, well integrated with a hoppy finish. A few weeks after best date but it was just fine. A very nice porter, thanks Steve S. Middling mouthfeel. Nicely drinkable.
05-12-2013 21:41:20 | More by Sammy
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
04-27-2013 05:04:47 | More by BKotch
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
03-16-2013 01:18:49 | More by Magery
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
08-03-2013 22:59:56 | More by Sazz9
3.83/5 rDev +3.8%
12 oz bottle poured into stein.
A - Black with a tinge of light around the edges. Light brown / off white head.
S - Roasted malt, a hint of hops, subtle sweetness.
T - Again, roasted malt, a hint of hops, and a little bit of sweetness to counter the bitterness. Best drunk as soon as possible, as the hops definitely fade with time.
M - A bit thin for a porter. Moderate carbonation, bitterness lingers for a bit.
O - A solid porter, interesting in that it is roasty and hoppy at the same time. Good to try once, but I wouldn't seek it out again.
02-06-2013 05:03:46 | More by ExaltedNecrosis
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
03-15-2013 02:27:25 | More by mcdsports
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
05-10-2013 00:20:30 | More by Xzfgiimtsath
3.91/5 rDev +6%
12 oz bottle pours pretty much black with a decent cap of tan head. Retention and lacing are average.
Nose is about equal parts tropical/grassy hop and roasty malt. Smells like it might have some much needed sweetness to offset the hops and roast. It smells great, although I am skeptical of mixing amarillo (a typically tropical hop) with a porter.
Not bad, the juiciness stays up front for the most part while the roasty malt holds back for the middle/end. It is definitely an interesting experiment and the full-ish, finely carbonated mouthfeel certainly helps. Pretty low on sweetness and initially I thought that might be bad, but now I am not so sure...it kinda plays to the beers strengths. I'm digging it; I think Real Ale is batting 1.000 with this Brewers' Cut series. This may be my least favorite so far, but it is still easily worth a sixer purchase or two.
02-10-2013 20:58:10 | More by twiggamortis420
3.25/5 rDev -11.9%
06-09-2013 04:07:13 | More by blastoderm55
3.93/5 rDev +6.5%
Appearance: The body is a deep mahogany brown, crowned with a massive, dense , coarse tan head, whic retains superbly. The lacing is of the Belgian style. There are numerous columns of fast-rising bubbles, which serve to buttress the head.
Aroma: Abundant leafy and grassy herbal hops dominate the aroma. There are also notes of coffee, earth, and particularly roasted malt.
Taste: Opens with solid, balanced herbal hops and classic roasted malt. The hops dominate the taste, although not to the extent of diminishing the malt. As the taste progresses, the hops ascend a bit, but the roasted malt remains. Finishes with a mild, lingering herbal hop bitterness.
Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, pleasant, with a hint of carbonation.
Drinkability/notes: Rather hoppy for my taste, but well made, and easy to appreciate.
Presentation: Packaged in a twelve-ounce brown glass long-neck bottle with a pry-off crown, served in a Samuel Adams Boston Lager glass.
Sourcing: Purchased at HEB in Texas in April, 2013, for $8.99/six-pack.
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The beer pours a solid dark brown color with a filmy off white head that left plenty of lacing on the way down. It's smell is mostly coffee and molasses with a bit of piney hop aroma. Tastes pretty sweet with caramel and mocha with a slight fruity hop bite and more malty sweetness. It has a medium body and is silky smooth, with low carbonatiion and a tasty lingering finish and feel. Real Ale just keeps on coming out with amazing products and I will continue to seek out every beer they come out with.
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This beer has a nice appearance. Looks dark brown, not quite too black; like a smooth porter. Perhaps, just a little bit on the light side. The look is very good, looking almost like an espresso. Thin lacing that invites you to try.
You can definitely smell the amarillo hops from the dry-hopping. The smell is rather interesting, as this is not something you usually find in a porter. The chocolate and toasty notes underneath follow after the hops.
Taste is similar to the nose. You can taste the amarillo hops up front. Citrusy, a tad mangoey. Right after the hops you taste the porter. A smooth, not too bitter porter with some notes of chocolate. This tastes remarkably similar to a black ipa. Not as bitter, but with similar hop flavor and aroma. Just a little heavier on the mouthfeel, but not too much. As a porter, the mouthfeel was on the thin side.
Overall, a very enjoyable beer, and one I'll definitely seek out again. One of the best I've tried from Real Ale. Well done.
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Panelists at UCSF Mission Bay event say venture capital firms, universities and corporations need to keep exploring new ideas for collaborating more efficiently.
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More funding will be available this year to support UCSF students from socio- or economically disadvantaged backgrounds, as a result of a 300 percent increase in federal funding for Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program for the upcoming school year.
July 01, 2010
Talmadge King, Jr., chair of the Department of Medicine, has been named secretary-treasurer of the American Board of Internal Medicine's board of directors.
July 01, 2010
John Plotts, senior vice chancellor of Finance and Administration, today issued an update on the budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 and initiatives to achieve "Operational Excellence."
June 09, 2010
Nathaniel Gleason, a graduate of the UCSF School of Medicine who is now working as a medical resident at UCSF Medical Center, is profiled in Voices, the sixth video in a series spotlighting members of the UCSF community.
June 04, 2010
UCSF Today summary: Now members of the UCSF community can access campus shuttle schedules and other useful information on their hand-held devices via the new UCSF Mobile Web.
June 03, 2010
UCSF's Renee Navarro and Amy Levine, both champions of diversity, played pivotal roles in the recent UC Diversity Pipeline Initiative, which encourages female students to pursue careers as faculty in the health sciences.
June 01, 2010
Eleven members of the UCSF community were honored recently for their extraordinary contributions during the Founders Day Luncheon.
May 26, 2010
If approved by the full UC Board of Regents in July, Alfredo Mireles Jr. could become the first UCSF student to serve as UC Student Regent in nearly two decades.
May 14, 2010
Patrick Lenz, UC vice presiddent for budget, issued a statement on May 14 saying UC officials are "extremely grateful that the governor has made higher education a top priority in his proposed budget." Read the full story on the UC Office of the President website.


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I laugh at these fighters getting their panties in a bunch about who's gonna fight this clown next. Hell, we may not see Floyd for another 2 years or so, after the 17th...depending on how his bipolar disorder kicks in. There are several things that will occur why they wait to fight him, including:
1. Amere Con will have a head full of gray hair and be married with at least 5 children
2. Pacquiao will be the Vice President of the U.S.
3. A credible opponent still wont step up to Martinez
4. Somebody will actually know who Tweety Bird Tim Bradley is
5. Paul Williams will have talked RJJ into finally retiring, and promise him that he will carry the torch of getting his clock cleaned
6. Berto will actually be entertaining and fight top contenders
7. Barrera and Morales will be best friends
8. Hamed will return to boxing
9. Chavez Jr. will be better than his father
10. For some God-awful reason, a woman will stoop down to birthing a child with Floyd Sr. and he will raise him to replace Floyd Jr. and have that "fantasy father/son" relationship.
In other words people, enjoy Sept. 17th as much as possible, and dont hold your breath afterwards...
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A Belgrade man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to kidnapping and criminal endangerment charges after he allegedly shoved a teenage girl in the trunk of a car.
Cameron James Alverson, 18, is accused of kidnapping his dad's girlfriend's daughter last month.
According to court documents, the victim and her boyfriend were in the back seat of Alverson's car when they started arguing. Three different times the girl tried to get out of the car.
At one point, the girl got out to vomit because she had been drinking and ran into a ditch.
Alverson started to drive away, but eventually stopped and put the victim in the trunk. Alverson's bond is set at $10,000.


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16 Aug 2013
"It's not an impersonation. I think it's an honest portrayal of her soul. I just try to paint the picture, say the words. I want you to feel her pain, her sorrow, how hard she worked, how many doors were closed in her face. And she still had a mission and a calling in her life and a gift — all she wanted to do was share it with the world. People keep asking me if I channel Nina — when I listen to her music, I feel like we're best friends. I want to go out on that stage every night and make her proud."
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One of the big backstage battles for this show was over letting Anderson have the show's only solo curtain call — which meant, as late as the previews, Iman was sharing her curtain call (awkwardly, to say the least!) with Zarah Mahler, who plays a composite version of the two Mrs. Carlebaches. Happily, reason reigned. If Iman's glamorous get-up (a rich red satin gown, crowned with a turban of gold lame) didn't cry out for its own solo bow, her performance certainly did.
Like Anderson, Jamie Jackson, who plays his rabbi father, sports a mass of unruly hair onstage but turns out to be totally bald offstage. "I always find it's a great challenge for an actor to step out of your normal, everyday experiences and to step into something you're not familiar with," said Jackson, a non-Jew from Down Under. "Being a rabbi has been a real challenge to me as an actor, and I've really enjoyed it.
"The accent is a great way in, and, of course, the costume helps an enormous amount when you have to inhabit that world and become that person. It takes a lot of time in front of an audience, I find, too — to feel legitimate in the role. The details start to come, and more and more physicality. It's like trying on a suit after a while. You start to know how to move, how to speak, how to look at the world through those eyes."
Another Broadway bow was racked up by choreographer Benoit-Swan Pouffer, who didn't try to hide his excitement. "I'm over the moon. It's special, iconic. I'm from Paris, and I've been in America for 20 years. I respect Broadway so much, and here I am, choreographing a Broadway show. After almost ten years as artistic director of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, I thought it was time for me to challenge myself — time for me to open another door, and that door was Broadway."
Writer-director Wise thought the opening-night audience gave a good performance. "What I liked about every night is the audience. That's always my favorite part of the show. I would say a good portion of the audience is repeaters, and still they are laughing at the jokes and clapping along, celebrating the show. To me, that's a sign that we've reached our goals. We've brought this experience to a place that really is an embracing theatre — Circle in the Square. This show only got here because of the audiences. The investors always came from the audience. Most of our investors aren't even Jewish, and the Jewish investors — most of them are secular. The audiences are loving it — they're having a great experience, and that's the most important thing. They'll telling their friends and coming back themselves."


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The Summer of Teachbad
Mr. Teachbad took a longer than planned vacation. I hope you are enjoying your summer. Mine's been pretty good.
Coming up on the blog we'll look at the final, unconditional validation of Michelle Rhee. I also owe you Part II of her book review (here is part one) and Part II of the review of Paul Tough's book How Children Succeed (here is part one).
Having none of these things prepared, I will tell you about my summer. It started with a family trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota for my grandparents' 70th wedding anniversary. That's a long time to do anything. It was on Grandma's 90th birthday. Grandpa had a couple weeks off from the war in June 1943. He made it back to North Dakota from a transport ship in San Francisco and they got married on her birthday. Then it was back to bombing the Japanese on the Pacific islands. They're very cool and more or less together. They are huge fans of the blog even though we all know they can barely see and don't even have a computer.
There was a family reunion-style party so I saw a lot of outer-rim relatives one doesn't normally see. I had no idea that my grandmother's sister's son and daughter-in-law adopted a Korean girl 14 years ago and they live in South Carolina. That was all brand new information, just like their names. It's probably the last time I'll see my grandpa's brothers and sister.
I saw The Suburbs play at the Cabooze with some friends. It starts making you feel a little old when people you met as an adult have been your friends for 20 or 25 years, and grateful to have friends like that. I was hoping to see a Twins game, but they were playing in DC that weekend, naturally. It was our first time getting a hotel instead of staying at my mom's house. Hotel = Better.
You can read about our flight here.
I've also been busy evicting a tenant and beginning the long and expensive process of updating the building, starting with that apartment. You're initial reaction might be to feel bad for the guy I evicted, and I did too. But understand that you must be fully committed to the purpose of being a shitty tenant in order to get evicted in Washington, DC. It took almost three months from the first court filing in May until the eviction in late July, and he hadn't paid any rent since February. That's five months. Maybe you don't have a home, but you can't stay here anymore for free.
I almost started a new blog called Evicting One Fuckin' Guy in DC. Then I almost started another blog called Shit I Found In This Guy's Apartment. He was/is a serious hoarder of garbage, crap, stolen tools and other things. If anybody named Sanchez or Hernandez has had tool box or a tile saw go missing, I know where it was three weeks ago. He had more TVs in a 750 square foot apartment than I've owned in 43 years. The sheer volume of matter in the apartment, and the chaos and variety of it, nearly blew my mind.
He hauled away two box trucks full of stuff, two vans, and wheeled his washer and dryer around the corner somewhere on a cart. I had another three large pick-up trucks, packed and loaded over the top, hauled to the dump. A bunch of stuff was poached from the sidewalk and I took a Honda Pilot full to Goodwill. Here is what it looked like before the cleansing.
The eviction services company, legal fees, and additional trash haulers to clear the apartment cost over $2000, on top of five months lost rent. All in all it was unpleasant, time consuming and expensive. But now the magic of sweat equity, disinfectant and more money take hold as we transform this apartment into a fully habitable, modestly upscale apartment just 5 blocks from the metro.
The other new thing is that I've been becoming a mortgage loan originator, a.k.a. loan officer, at a mortgage bank.* I've been working there processing loans and learning the business for a year. On September 1, I will be licensed to do (or originate) my own loans in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. In fact, I have already started scheduling after-school Homebuyer 101 classes for teachers and staff in area schools.
If you are in the DC Metro area, there is very little chance I will come to your school. There are 211 K-12 public schools in Montgomery County alone. But if you would like to inquire about Mr. Teachbad's Home-Ownership Prep Course at your school, email me. This a referral-driven, commission-only business, so if you are thinking of buying a home, refinancing, or just want to know how to get ready, send me an email.
I worked on over 200 home loans in the last 12 months, most of them first-time home buyers, nervous and with a lot of questions. I have degrees in economics and public policy (and education), and a lot of experience with mortgages as a consumer. I can help you or a friend you refer.** Email: mr.teachbad (at) gmail.com, which is not my normal work email. Put house in the subject line.
Enjoy the rest of your summer, if you have any.
Mr. Teachbad
*My company's advertising policy prevents me from naming it in this context.
**Federal law prevents me from offering you, or you from receiving, "anything of value" in exchange for referrals. Otherwise I would give you something really nice.


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@rdddymk: That was awesome. A very unique story from the other side of the tracks. I live in San Diego where Stephen P. started it all... so we go back a ways...all the way to 1972 when we met in high school, but I'll spare you the saga. The bottom line is, I hear you loud and clear. That song, and the others, does the same for me. Wherever I go and whenever I party, it's Ratt, Ratt, Ratt all the way!
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Blogger Kristen Byrne is in the courtroom at the Philadelphia Archdiocese priest-abuse trial.
The defense in a landmark priest-sex-abuse case involving the Philadelphia Archdiocese will have to tread softly as they question a former priest's victim tomorrow. Defrocked priest Edward Avery, whom pleaded guilty, is no longer on trial with Monsignor William Lynn and Rev. James Brennan.
Though Avery does not stand on trial he has become a prominent player this past week.
Defense attorneys and prosecutors argued over whether the jury should be informed of Avery's guilty plea in lieu of his victim's testimony. The defense argued that Avery's plea could incriminate Lynn, who is charged with conspiracy and endangering the welfare of a child.
Today, Common Pleas Court Judge M. Teresa Sarmina did not give a definitive ruling on the defense's request to mum Avery's guilty plea. Sarmina said her ruling will depend on the defense's cross-examination, and whether or not they attack the credibility of the victim.
The judge even suggested the jury might hear a testimony from Avery.
Avery was originally set to be on trial with Lynn and Brennan, but pleaded guilty at the last minute to sexually molesting a 10-year-old altar boy and conspiring to endanger children with Lynn. He is set to spend 2 ½ to five years in prison. Avery's guilty plea did not require him to testify against Lynn.
The prosecution alleges that Lynn knew about Avery's past, but transferred him to different parishes to avoid laicization from the archdiocese. However, the defense holds that Lynn made an effort to remove Avery from children.
Lynn and Brennan have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. Brennan is on trial for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in 1996 and conspiring with Lynn.
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