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Goodman promoted to head Livingston GTM operations
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Livingston International has promoted Matt Goodman to the role of president of global trade management. Goodman was formerly vice president of the GTM operation, having joined Livingston in Jan. 2012, when the company acquired the customs and trade compliance operation formerly known as Vastera from J.P. Morgan. The acquisition moved Livingston from a North American company to a global player based in 11 countries. The company's GTM reach has continued to expand, mo...
Transplace expands U.S-Mexico customs management portal
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The third party logistics and transportation management solutions provider Transplace on Tuesday released enhancements to its customs portal to help shippers more efficiently and accurately manage the U.S.-Mexico customs process. The proprietary system automates and standardizes the interaction between shippers, importers and customs, and is designed to improve communication, increase visibility and reduce mistakes when transporting goods across the U.S.-Mexico border. &n...
McAleenan named CBP deputy
Monday, November 03, 2014
McAleenan The Department of Homeland Security last week dropped the word "acting" from Kevin McAleenan's title and made him the permanent deputy commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. McAleenan has served as the agency's number two executive on a temporary basis since April 2013. From January 2012 to March 2013, he served as the acting assistant commissioner of field operations. It is the fourth leadership appointment in the past six weeks to fill vacant positions at U....
More mutual recognition
Saturday, November 01, 2014
The U.S. and Mexican governments recently announced a mutual recognition arrangement that will strengthen collaboration between U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and Mexico's Tax Administration Service's New Certified Companies Scheme (NEEC). CBP spent more than two years reviewing Mexico's trusted trader program to make sure it measures up to C-TPAT standards. Mutual recognition agreements require countr...
CBP backs off First Sale
Saturday, November 01, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apparently shelved its latest attempt to undermine the First Sale privilege, to the relief of importers. The First Sale rule, which has been upheld by federal courts, allows a company to base the value of an imported finished good for duty determination on the cost of the product at the first sale to a middleman rather than the value at the time of importation. It's a common practice among retailers because they save money by p...
ACE steams ahead
Saturday, November 01, 2014
U.S. Customs wants to make importers and exporters aware that the ACE train is picking up steam and now is the time to get onboard. In less than two years, all transactions involving inbound and outbound cargo must be done through the Automated Commercial Environment. But interim milestones for key parts of shipment processing are looming next year. ACE is the new internal platform for automating all trade-related functions within the agency, including the collectio...
Air cargo executives point to sustainable growth
Friday, October 24, 2014
Worldwide air cargo volumes have been on the increase since the beginning of the year, and panelists at the CargoFacts Symposium in Miami Beach, Fla., on Thursday expressed optimism that volumes will continue to climb. The International Air Transport Association reported this week that air cargo tonnage is expected to grow 4.1 percent annually through 2018. In August, the group recorded year-to-date growth of 4.5 percent, year-over-year, but signaled demand may still face signif...
Crawfish industry to receive antidumping money
Friday, October 24, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday it will distribute $19 million worth of antidumping duties to the domestic crawfish industry in November. The money was collected from importers in fiscal year 2014. Under a law that expired in 2007, the agency collects duties on goods that are determined by the Commerce Department to be sold at below market rates or with foreign government subsidies. The duties are disbursed to domestic producers injured by foreign d...
Ebola supplies waiting for Customs clearance
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
NOTE: On Oct. 22, Ram Surgical's 3PL Hanjin Logistics and customs broker All Points Custom House Brokers said the container of medical supplies was released by U.S. Customs. A manufacturer and distributor of medical products in the Dallas area tells American Shipper that despite high demand for protective gowns because of the Ebola scare, he is unable to obtain his product promptly because of the long time it takes for cargo to be inspected in the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach by C...
WTO rules against U.S. COOL's livestock rules
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
The World Trade Organization on Monday sided with Canada and Mexico over the U.S. government's application of country of origin labeling rules, as amended in 2013, for beef and pork. The WTO compliance panel found "the amended COOL measure increases the original COOL measure's detrimental impact on the competitive opportunities of imported livestock in the U.S. market, because it necessitates increased segregation of meat and livestock according to origin; entails a higher reco...
Washington Notebook: Customs hopes to fill Christmas stocking
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the General Services Administration yesterday announced the open period for accepting donation proposals to help improve border processing, as authorized in Section 559 of last year's appropriation act. Congress gave CBP and GSA permission to accept donations of property, money or services from the private sector or local governments for the construction, alteration, operation or maintenance of new or existing ports of entry. &n...
U.S., Mexico enter mutual recognition arrangement
Monday, October 20, 2014
The U.S. and Mexican governments announced a mutual recognition arrangement Friday that will strengthen collaboration between U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and Mexico's Tax Administration Service's New Certified Companies Scheme (NEEC). CBP spent more than two years reviewing Mexico's trusted trader program to make sure it measures up to C-TPAT standards. Mutual recognition agreements require countrie...
China customs gives details on advance manifest rule
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
China Customs has officially indicated the data elements that will be required on its advance manifest filing for imports and exports, according to an advisory from ocean carrier Maersk Line. The manifest will be required 24 hours prior to loading into or onto vessels serving mainland China. The 10 data elements include shipper and consignee identification; package type, quantity and description; container number; and gross weight. Many developed countr...
Chinese bleach ingredient imports harm U.S. industry
Friday, October 10, 2014
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday determined that domestic industry is harmed by imports of the bleach product ingredient chlorinated isocyanurates that the U.S. Commerce Department had also determined are subsidized by the Chinese government. The ITC, however, found similar imports from Japan that Commerce had determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value did not harm domestic producers. As a result of the ITC's determination, ...
CBP trade official spells out priorities
Saturday, October 04, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection must take its four-year-old trade transformation initiative to the next level if it is going to make a real difference enabling businesses to easily move goods in and out of the country, Brenda Smith, the new assistant commissioner for international trade, said. Smith recently told reporters that her agenda will focus on further simplifying regulations and internal processes, making smarter use of data already collected, and bolstering the agen...
Washington Notebook: DHS chief talks with Canadian counterparts
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson concluded Tuesday a two-day trip to Ottawa, where he met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and members of his cabinet to discuss anti-terrorism cooperation and ongoing implementation of the Beyond the Border initiative. Beyond the Border is a three-year-old bilateral effort led by Harper and President Obama to improve North American economic growth, and streamline border processes to facilitate trade and harmonize regulations. ...
China customs self-compliance pilot likely to extend into 2015
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
A pilot program to study the efficacy of a customs self-disclosure program in China could be extended past the end of 2014, according to the trade law firm Mayer Brown. According to the firm, for the last year, China's General Administration of Customs has been studying the feasibility of introducing a customs voluntary disclosure program. Since July, the GAC has been gradually implementing a pilot "enterprise self-discipline" program at selected regional customs offices, includ...
ARTEMUS to provide customs broker services
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
The trade compliance software provider ARTEMUS Transportation Solutions this week began offering U.S. Customs Brokerage Services at all U.S. ports of discharge. The services expand the scope of ARTEMUS' current product portfolio, including filing of information to U.S. Customs, preparation of customs entry form 3461 and entry summary form 7501 to ensure cargo is cleared in a timely manner. ARTEMUS said it can assist importers with the calculation of all fees due to...
CBP to fill management vacancies, commissioner says
Monday, September 29, 2014
More appointments to fill top management vacancies at U.S. Customs and Border Protection could be announced in the coming weeks, Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske recently suggested. CBP's chief two weeks ago promoted Brenda Smith to assistant commissioner of international affairs and named Richard DiNucci executive director of cargo and conveyance security in the Office of Field Operations. The positions had been open between nine and 12 months, with duties carried out by other staf...
USDA opens temp cattle crossings on U.S./Mexico border
Monday, September 29, 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has recently completed three contingency livestock inspections facilities at border ports in New Mexico and Arizona. The agency said "several hundred thousand" cattle cross through these state border locations each year. These alternative sites will help keep cattle moving across the U.S./Mexico border if APHIS officials are unable to cross into Mexico to conduct inspections. "Our...
CBP stops entry of fake toys, iPhones
Monday, September 29, 2014
U.S. Customs officers at the Laredo, Texas, border crossing seized 18 shipments of counterfeit rechargeable toys between late June and early September, the agency recently announced. The shipments, which were selected for exams by import specialists and the agency's Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center, included battery chargers that infringed on the safety trademark of Underwriters' Laboratories. The total value of the shipments (4,671 toys) is $1.3 million, based on the m...
New head of CBP trade office lays out priorities
Monday, September 29, 2014
Brenda Smith, Assistant Commissioner for International Trade U.S. Customs and Border Protection must take its four-year-old trade transformation initiative to the next level if it is going to make a real difference enabling businesses to more easily move goods in and out of the country, Brenda Smith, the new assistant commissioner for international trade, said. Smith, who has been on the job a week after being promoted by Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske, told reporters earlier thi...
Aide helps new CBP chief manage trade priorities
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske, who took office in March, has added Patrick Schmidt as a special advisor to ensure progress continues on key trade priorities and the office maintains close communications with the import/export industry. Schmidt previously served for six years as a policy advisor to Kerlikowske in the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy. Before that he worked for the Corporate Executive Board, a business research ...
U.S. Customs fills key HQ positions
Friday, September 12, 2014
In his first major personnel decision involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection's trade mission, Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske on Thursday filled two key vacancies with highly regarded officials who have been instrumental in the past eight years in successfully implementing cargo security and modernization projects. Kerlikowske, who took office in March, named Brenda Smith to be assistant commissioner for international trade. She essentially replaces Richard DiNucci, who was s...
Exporting Gridlock, Importing Dysfunction
Saturday, September 06, 2014
On Second Thought with Jerry Cook As the United States continues to pursue its most ambitious international trade agenda in years, some of our legislators and trading partners are picking up bad habits from each other. As partisan gridlock grips Capitol Hill, stymieing progress on key legislation to improve our customs and trade architecture, dysfunction in the World Trade Organization threatens to stall critically important momentum to expand and facilitate global trade. In Ju...
Kerlikowske taps veteran CBP officials
Saturday, September 06, 2014
In his first major personnel decision involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection's trade mission, Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske on Sept. 11 filled two key vacancies with highly regarded officials who have been instrumental the past eight years in successfully implementing cargo security and modernization projects. Kerlikowske, who took office in March, named Brenda Smith to be assistant commissioner for international trade. She essentially replaces Richard DiNucci, who was sele...
BIS seeks comments on ag export licensing for Cuba
Friday, September 05, 2014
The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security on Thursday published a notice requesting comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures for agricultural commodity exports to Cuba. BIS said it will include a description of these comments in its biennial report to Congress, as required by the 2000 Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act. The agency must receive comments by Oct. 6. More details may be found here .
Two New Yorkers plead guilty to importing hazardous children's toys
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Two New York state residents — Chenglan Hu, 52, and Hau Fei Zhang, 53 — pleaded guilty Wednesday to importing more than 100,000 counterfeit and hazardous children's toys from China for sale in the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said. "The defendants made millions importing dangerous, knock-off toys that put children in harm's way," said Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell in a statement. "The defendants used a continuously shifting series of corporate enti...
Commerce finds Mexican sugar imports subsidized
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday determined that imports of Mexican sugar are subsidized. Countervailable subsidies are financial assistance from governments that benefit the production of goods from overseas companies and are limited to specific enterprises or industries, or are contingent either upon export performance or the use of domestic goods over imported goods. Commerce calculated a preliminary subsidy rate of 17.01 percent for Fondo de Empresas Exp...
ITC begins update of U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule
Friday, August 22, 2014
The U.S. International Trade Commission, which is in charge of maintaining and updating the country's Harmonized Tariff Schedule, has started an investigation that will lead to recommendations to the White House on necessary modifications to the product category system. International customs officials at the World Customs Organization in Brussels have recently agreed on 234 changes to the global system that categorizes products that are imported and exported around the wo...
U.S. agencies conduct trade outreach in non-border states
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
The U.S. departments of Commerce and Homeland Security are teaming up to spread the word to communities in the interior of the country that the borders with Mexico and Canada are important to their economic prosperity, and that any problems in those regions have wider consequences, according to officials. Much of the support for free trade agreements — such as the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership and U.S.-European Union trade and investment pact currently being negotiated ...
WTO's Bali honeymoon over
Sunday, August 17, 2014
India's refusal to sign trade facilitation agreement perpetuates feeling trade body is broken. Bali is a popular honeymoon destination. But for the World Trade Organization, Bali represented a watershed moment in the rebuilding of its reputation as a global force for negotiated trade between nations. It was there, in December 2013, WTO members agreed in principle on a trade facilitation pact that some analysts estimate would produce as much as $1 trillion in economic benefits a...
First Sale in crosshairs
Sunday, August 17, 2014
The First Sale rule has never been popular with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and is under assault again. In July, the agency proposed amendments to its internal compliance publication, which guides enforcement personnel on how to do their jobs, essentially forcing importers to keep extra documentation to verify their claim of first sale privileges and substantially increasing their record-keeping burden. The rule allows a company to base the value of an import...
Gone missing
Sunday, August 17, 2014
This decision involves a shipment of clothing moving from China to Mexico that "went missing" along the way. ( U.S. v. C.H. Robinson . Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. No. 13-1168. July 28.) A Mexican company, Intercambio Comercial Ekim, imported the wearing apparel from China via the Port of Los Angeles. C.H. Robinson (CHR), as the bonded carrier, was to transport the merchandise from Los Angeles to L.E. Forwarding & Freight Broker in Laredo, Texas, for export...
Livingston acquires U.S. customs broker
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Livingston International, the largest logistics company in North America specializing in customs brokerage, said it has acquired New York-based FPA Customs Brokers. It said FPA strengthens its air/sea customs brokerage operation and expands the company's presence in the United States — FPA has offices in New York and Los Angeles. Livingston said it was also attracted by FPA's expertise in the retail textiles and apparel industry sectors, areas which the company has targeted for...
Forwarder group against FMCSA intermediary rule
Monday, August 11, 2014
The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America has taken issue to a recently proposed regulation by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that would broaden the definition of transportation intermediary. Under the new regulation, the NCBFAA said, intermediaries could now be defined as everything from customs brokers to NVOCCs, which would then make those parties subject to regulation by the FMCSA. The group explained that under the rule, the regul...
U.S., Kenya ink customs mutual assistance agreement
Thursday, August 07, 2014
The U.S. and Kenyan governments on Wednesday signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement to collaborate on security and trade facilitation. "This agreement will expand our efforts to combat illicit cross-border activities and will enable us to continue our work to prevent, detect and investigate customs offenses," said U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Acting Deputy Commissioner Kevin McAleenan in a statement. The United States has signed 71 Customs ...
Localities to pay for extra U.S. Customs service
Friday, July 25, 2014
Sixteen port authorities, airports and other local entities in seven states have been selected to participate in a program under which they can reimburse U.S. Customs and Border Protection for extra services to maintain the fluidity of cargo and passengers passing through their facilities, the agency announced this week. Establishing partnerships with local governments and private firms willing to pay for overtime or extra manpower during regular shifts to speed up processing at...
Neglect of U.S. border infrastructure continues, hearing reveals
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Infrastructure and staffing at U.S. Customs land ports of entry have not kept pace with growth in travel and commerce, creating unnecessary economic strains that will take years to address at the current funding pace, several lawmakers complained Wednesday at a House hearing. Most of the 167 checkpoints on the northern and southern border are outdated and not configured to meet Customs and Border Protection's post-9/11 security missions. They do not have adequate space for addit...
U.S. agencies to test integrated trusted shipper program
Sunday, July 13, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection in June said it plans to test a holistic trusted trader program similar to the World Customs Organization's Authorized Economic Operator model that combines security and trade compliance certification. The pilot program represents another step toward integrated government cargo clearance at the border that relies on a common approach toward risk management instead of various agencies using separate criteria for enforcing safety and other standa...
UPS wants CBP to learn ABCs
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Proposal intended to transform customs clearance for highly compliant firms. UPS is shopping around to customs authorities a new process for accelerating cargo release at the border as a carrot for companies with excellent compliance profiles, but it's unclear yet whether the proposal has broader industry support or is considered viable by government regulators. The Atlanta-based parcel delivery and logistics company developed the concept and has enlisted the Global Express Ass...
I want you for compliance
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Report says government should leverage businesses to combat security threats. The U.S. government must take greater advantage of private sector capabilities in order to better deal with transnational threats such as terrorism, climate change, nuclear proliferation and cyber disruptions, according to a new report from the Stimson Center. Among its recommendations is a call for greater use of trusted trader programs under which companies receive bottom-line incentives for volunta...
More agencies join import safety center
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Trade facilitation is a great concept, but more difficult to achieve. Just get customs authorities to be more reasonable with ticky-tack rules, evenly apply regulations, segment cargo by risk so legitimate shippers don't have to go through as many security and regulatory hoops, and streamline filing processes. Sounds great, but Customs is only one piece of the puzzle. Until all the other agencies in the federal government play well together and follow the same game plan it will be difficult ...
Washington Notebook: CBP document imaging pilot enters third phase
Tuesday, July 01, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection later this month will begin the third phase of a trial program to test use of its document-imaging system for electronically uploading shipping documents required along with the customs entry. The pilot program covers shipments that must be released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service. The paper system is designed to speed up response time by allowing traders to scan and email supporting documents for ...
CBP issues contingency plans for West Coast port disruption
Thursday, June 26, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection this week notified the trade sector about procedures it has established in the event of a strike, lockout or labor slowdown at West Coast ports if the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and maritime employers can't agree on a new contract. The current contact expires on June 30th. Indications from the negotiations are that the sides will agree to extend the existing agreement for awhile, if necessary, to allow more time to complete a ...
Washington Notebook: U.S. agencies to test integrated trusted shipper program
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has plans to test a holistic trusted trader program that combines security and trade compliance similar to the World Customs Organization's Authorized Economic Operator model, the agency announced in the Federal Register last week. The pilot program represents another step toward integrated government cargo clearance at the border that relies on a common approach toward risk management instead of various agencies using separate criteria ...
Former U.S. Customs head Ambrose dies
Friday, June 13, 2014
Myles J. Ambrose, who served as a head of the U.S. Customs in the early 1970s and later specialized as a private practice customs and international trade attorney in Washington, died on June 3. He was 87. The Washington Post reported that the cause of death was congestive heart failure. Born in New York on July 21, 1926, Ambrose began his career in federal law enforcement in 1957, serving stints with the Treasury Department and the Secret Service in Washington. In 1...
Higgerson heads CBP's Laredo, Texas office
Friday, June 13, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has appointed David P. Higgerson to the director of its Laredo, Texas, field office. He was formerly director of the agency's El Paso, Texas, field office. Higgerson succeeds Noel Sanchez, acting director of the Laredo field office and former deputy commander of the South Texas Campaign. As director of field operations for Laredo, Higgerson will oversee the operations of eight ports of entry extending from Brownsville to Del Rio, ...
CBP's Winkowski heads up ICE
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Thomas Winkowski is now in charge of his second Department of Homeland Security agency in less than three months. In March, the Customs and Border Protection deputy commissioner was appointed by DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson as principle deputy assistant secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He's the top guy, but requires a convoluted title so as not to limit how long he can stay in the job. John Morton left as ICE director in July 2013. His responsibi...
CSI's evolution
Sunday, June 08, 2014
U.S. container security program moves forward, relies more on technology and outsourcing. After lengthy preparations, the Port of Aqaba in Jordan has joined U.S. Customs' Container Security Initiative, becoming the 58th participating port in the program. The move comes as CSI transitions into a hybrid operational model and some politicians continue to push for inspecting 100 percent of all containers headed to U.S. ports. Under the program, Customs an...
Commentary: Compliance's unstoppable transformation
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Global trade compliance doesn't evolve as noticeably or quickly as fashion changes with the seasons. However, the fashion brand Gitano was forever transformed almost overnight by the powerful effect of enforced trade compliance. Gitano, a designer of jeans had been a thriving apparel manufacturer until the company's executives pleaded guilty to charges of evading import duties on their merchandise in December 1993. After an ensuing multimillion-dollar penalty case and loss of th...
ISF enforcement strategy
Sunday, June 08, 2014
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has implemented a revised enforcement strategy for the Importer Security Filing which provides for local discretion at the port level based on infrastructure and staffing resources. The agency says the strategy provides a more standardized approach which will permit headquarters to better analyze non-compliant ISF filings and educate violators. Last summer, the use of liquidated damages to enforce compliance with ISF went into effect. CBP may i...
Perfecting ACAS
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Forwarders urge U.S. to properly test all supply chain scenarios before issuing new air cargo security rule. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration and Customs and Border Protection should resolve lingering issues associated with an ongoing demonstration program for collecting advance shipment data to guide selective pre-departure inspections of U.S.-bound cargo before publishing a rulemaking requiring the electronic security filing, four trade associations representing freigh...
Forwarding industry lays out expectations for ACAS rulemaking
Wednesday, June 04, 2014
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration and Customs and Border Protection should resolve lingering issues resulting from an ongoing demonstration program for collecting advance shipment data to guide selective pre-departure inspections of U.S.-bound cargo before publishing a rulemaking requiring the electronic security filing, four trade associations representing freight forwarders said in separate letters to agency chiefs on Monday. Customs officials have completed a dr...
Washington Notebook: Industry tries to drive stake through scan-all law
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson last month formally notified Congress that his department will exercise its right to extend for another two years the deadline to scan all inbound ocean containers for nuclear weapons or other terror-related contraband at foreign ports, and business groups are now rising up to kill the mandate altogether. The moves come as some lawmakers seek to revive a law that was left for dead because most House and Senate members, realizing their vote...
Customs chief: CEEs could take larger role
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Kerlikowske Credit: David Bohrer / © U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Customs and Border Protection could eventually expand the role of its 10 Centers of Excellence and Expertise beyond revenue-related functions to include making decisions on how and when to release imported goods into U.S. commerce, Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske said earlier this month. The relatively new centers are organized by industry to provide centralized processing of entry summaries and post-release a...
IMO approves container weight verification changes
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
The Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization on Monday approved changes to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention that will require verification of container weights as a condition for loading packed export containers aboard ships. Misdeclared container weights have been a long-standing problem for the transportation industry and for governments, as they present safety hazards for ships, their crews, other cargo on board, workers in the port fa...
U.S., Uruguay customs strengthen collaboration
Monday, May 19, 2014
The United States signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement last week with Uruguay. The bilateral agreement helps the U.S. and Uruguay's respective customs administrations to prevent and investigate customs offenses, including duty evasion, trafficking, proliferation, money laundering and terrorism-related activities. CMAAs also serve as foundational documents for subsequent information-sharing arrangements. "Customs authorities around the globe are securing nati...
Executive moves
Friday, May 16, 2014
Southwest Airlines has hired Michael Basoco, former head of the Americas for Saudi Airlines Cargo, to be its new director of cargo sales. Before his three years at Saudi, Basoco spent 18 years in cargo at Continental Airlines. Craig Conway has been appointed chief technology officer of Livingston International , a customs brokerage and trade compliance firm. Conway last served as Transaction Network Services' executive vice president and global chief technology officer. &n...
Poll: The Free Trade Zone Boom
Thursday, May 15, 2014
During the live broadcast of yesterday's webinar, "The Free Trade Zone Boom: Using Automation to Power FTZ-Driven Duty Savings," we asked our audience to participate in three poll questions. We had more than 150 attendees respond, and the results were quite interesting. Please view the results below: Source: American Shipper . The free webinar was broadcast live on May 14 at 2 p.m. courtesy of our sponsor Amber Road. Click here to view this broadcast OnDemand.
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Analysis of wet and dry periods in Serbia
Article first published online: 25 JUN 2013
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3757
© 2013 Royal Meteorological Society
International Journal of Climatology
Volume 34, Issue 5, pages 1357–1368, April 2014
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Tošić, I. and Unkašević, M. (2014), Analysis of wet and dry periods in Serbia. Int. J. Climatol., 34: 1357–1368. doi: 10.1002/joc.3757
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- Issue published online: 3 APR 2014
- Article first published online: 25 JUN 2013
- Manuscript Accepted: 19 MAY 2013
- Manuscript Revised: 28 JAN 2013
- Manuscript Received: 21 AUG 2012
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I am new here. I have been lurking for a couple of weeks. I actually posted but the computer froze and it never appeared.
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I am sorry that you are here, but before I address anything, I want to tell you that it is a huge mistake to keep him from seeing the kids. Talk to a lawyer immediately about this. Even if you don't get a D, knowing what your rights and responsibilities are is absolutely necessary in a situation like this. Don't use your kids to hurt him.
It sounds like you are beginning to pull yourself out of the madness of those first few weeks. It is an awful time.
Now is the time to decide what sort of life you want and if you want your H in it. If you decide to give him a chance, have a list of what you need to see from him before you will let him back in. What does he need to prove to you? What concrete actions do you need to see?
I would at the very least need:
1. Total NC
2. Individual therapy at first and if things go well, couples therapy.
3. He would have to live up to his responsibilities both financially and emotionally without you having to cajole or baby him.
4. He would have to woo you
5. He would have to show you beyond a shadow of a doubt that you and your children are his firs priority.
6. He would have to do the hard emotional work of ensuring this will never happen again.


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Nearly two months ago, forty-three student teachers were murdered in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. It was later discovered that the city's corrupt mayor had had the students arrested and then turned over to a local criminal organization. In this piece published last week in Spanish in El Financiero, I lay out what the federal government can and should do to tackle corruption. You can read the piece in English below:
The news in Mexico is moving from bad to worse. The search for forty-three missing student teachers in Iguala, Guerrero ended tragically, with a few remains found in garbage bags dumped in a nearby river. During the desperate search investigators discovered no fewer than eleven other mass graves, holding dozens of poor unnamed souls, many likely subject to the same ruthless lawlessness, as well as the negligence of if not direct abuse by local and state political powers.
As potentially worrisome are the allegations over the "White House," a seven million dollar abode seemingly controlled by the Peña Nietos, but not claimed by the president when he released a list of his assets during the electoral campaign. The house is legally owned by Grupo Higa, whose owner Juan Armando Hinojosa Cantu is close with the president and a beneficiary of a recently awarded—and then quickly cancelled—$3.6 billion contract to build a high speed train between Mexico City and Queretaro, home of Mexico's expanding aerospace industry.
The only way to quell the rising dissatisfaction and unrest in Mexico is to take on, finally, corruption. If the opacity, silence, and fear that enables these abuses continues, Mexico's economic and global potential will falter and fade. Until these last weeks, government officials seemed to believe that their economic transformation could occur without a more fundamental shift in underlying incentives and practices. That is no longer the case.
So what can the federal government do?
First, it needs to pass stronger anti-corruption legislation. Tackling corruption was part of the original 2012 political pact between the three main parties. Yet in the press to successfully pass education, telecom, financial, antitrust, and energy reforms, addressing deep-seated governmental dysfunction got lost. Also undone are necessary changes to the juicio de amparo law, which has become a means for the suspected wealthy to ward off charges rather than a protection from true state overreach.
Next, the federal and local governments need to invest in earnest in the transition to the new justice system. The initial 2008 reforms gave the government until 2016 to implement the sweeping changes, which introduce oral trials, alter the roles of judges, prosecuting attorneys and defense lawyers, and strengthen due process among other measures.
So far, change has been excruciatingly slow. Only in March did the federal government pass a new penal code, setting the ground rules to which Mexico's thirty-one states now need to conform. A functioning new system that protects the innocent and convicts the guilty will likely require billions of dollars to retrain the nearly forty-thousand current court officials, to revamp the law school curriculums guiding the next generation of lawyers and judges, and to build forensic labs to examine evidence and court rooms to try cases.
As Mexico's citizens await a new anti-corruption agency and a new justice system, they need immediate concrete actions. The attorney general's office must try and convict prominent wrongdoers. This can start with just a handful of cases, and Mexico's reporters and other independent investigators have valiantly provided numerous options.
Using Mexico's decade old freedom of information law along with other tools, the press has exposed alleged bad behavior by governors from all three parties, business leaders, union heads, among many others, any of which could be pursued. The government does not have to try and convict them all—a tall order for a transitioning attorney general's office and justice system more generally. But it does need to demonstrate that those within the Hermes ties and scarf wearing set can end up behind bars: that malfeasance can carry real costs.
Finally, the Mexican government needs to engage directly with citizens. In every recent case of progress against crime and violence—Monterrey, Ciudad Juarez, and Tijuana among them—the involvement of local organizations has made the difference. Business owners, social leaders, heads of victims and human rights groups, along with others, partnered with federal authorities, and at times local ones, to demand and create change. And as these cases show, local governments do respond to federal authorities' lead. A national level openness to cooperation with civil society groups will be as, if not more, important in places such as Guerrero, due to the already weaker economic and social fabric upon which to begin stitching together a functioning rule of law.
This Mexican government has yet to do these things, and in particular, to engage directly and extensively with society, creating watchdog organizations and other accountability mechanisms to tie its own, others, and future hands from corrupt acts. But that is what is needed for a different Mexico.
This article appears in full on CFR.org by permission of its original publisher. You can read the piece as it appeared in Spanish on El Financiero here.
Earlier this month, the Espinosa Yglesias Research Centre (CEEY) launched the English version of its most recent report on social mobility in Mexico. Creating a measure that combines 2011 household assets and occupational status, they find both good and bad news for aspiring Mexicans. For those in the middle, chances of moving up (or down) are somewhat encouraging, as only a quarter will end up in the same economic group as their parents. But on the richer and poorer ends, the chances of intergenerational change are much lower—only one out of every two individuals will lead an economically different life.
Educational mobility is more positive. In fact, Mexico is quite close to the United States, Switzerland, and Ireland in the likelihood that children will go further in school than their parents. Here, Mexico bests Latin American peers such as Colombia, Chile, and Brazil.
The survey also finds significant gender disparities. Overall, women are more mobile than men. But this movement in part reflects workforce discrimination, as women born wealthy are more likely than men to lose their socioeconomic position, hitting the proverbial glass ceiling. Women who begin life at the lowest income levels are less likely to move up compared to their male counterparts.
The study shows that educational mobility has increased more quickly than economic mobility. This suggests that the quality of education lags, especially for those starting at an economic disadvantage. Schooling has yet to become the "great equalizer," as the chances of completing an undergraduate degree are much higher for private school students. Expectations also matter, not unlike the story in the United States, where qualified lower income students often don't apply, much less finish, degrees at competitive colleges and universities.
What can Mexico—and by extension other countries—do? More equitable and effective public education is an important start. Affirmative action and other policies for women, minorities, and the socioeconomically disadvantaged would help as well. More generally, a broader social safety net could counterbalance the intergenerational effects of poverty. The survey shows Mexico has indeed made some progress, but also illuminates how far it has to go.]]>
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won the first–round of the 2014 presidential election yesterday with almost 42 percent of the vote. The real surprise of the contest, however, came in Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) nominee Aecio Neves's impressive second place finish, capturing a third of voters and surpassing Marina Silva of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). Although Neves's polling numbers had risen in the election lead–up, few expected such a strong showing.
Neves and Rousseff now turn to the October 26 runoff. For the next three weeks Neves will enjoy equal air time for government–regulated TV and radio advertisements, almost tripling his exposure from before the first round. The domestic and international business communities have already thrown their support behind him, and many hope that Silva will formally endorse him and bring many of her voters (21 percent) into his camp. This is particularly important in the southeast—home to 62 million potential voters (43 percent of all citizens of voting age)—where Silva won 24 percent compared to Neves's 39.4 percent. A strong showing there could outweigh Rousseff's strength in the north and northeast of the nation. Still, as James Bosworth has pointed out, only two incumbents in the last thirty years in Latin America have lost their reelection bids, the last being a decade ago in the Dominican Republic.
The next president will face substantial economic challenges. Foreign currency holdings, investment, and growth are all down. Inflation and interest rates are up. More structurally, Brazil's economy is bifurcated between a modern, productive part linked to the world alongside a stagnant, sheltered side (not unlike other emerging economies, including Mexico).
Under Rousseff, Brazil has slowed rather than increased in its connections with the world. Trade is down in the face of falling commodity prices and targeted protections. The country has yet to complete its decade–long negotiations with the EU, even as other Latin American nations have signed some thirty free trade agreements since Rousseff entered office in January of 2011. Brazil also stands outside the two largest and most dynamic free trade negotiations involving the region today—the Pacific Alliance and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
A recent McKinsey report estimates that opening the economy could increase GDP by 1.25 percent per year—four times 2014 projections. This would come primarily from greater pressure to innovate and invest. For Brazil to leverage its many advantages—its natural resources, sizable domestic market, strong banking system, numerous entrepreneurs, and globally competitive companies—it needs to embrace trade globalization. And whether the election run–off brings a Rousseff or a Neves administration, trade should be put at the forefront of the agenda.]]>
Today I am pleased to launch CFR's Independent Task Force on North America. I have been working with co-chairs David H. Petraeus and Robert Zoellick, as well as some twenty other Task Force members and observers, over the past year to better understand the myriad issues facing Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and to make concrete policy recommendations for the U.S. government to strengthen the region. We find that while not always the most urgent of policy issues, North America is as vitally important to the United States' future.
The Task Force focuses on four main areas in North American relations: energy, economic competitiveness, security, and our shared community. It recommends steps to further integrate energy matrices, to bolster economic competitiveness by speeding the movement of goods and services across borders, to work as three nations together when facing common security threats, and to foster the deepening North American community through immigration reforms and joint workforce development.
The full report, North America: Time for a New Focus, is available here.]]>
Yesterday, President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico joined us at the Council on Foreign Relations as part of the Russel C. Leffingwell Lecture series. In a conversation with Robert Rubin, Co-Chairman of CFR, President Peña Nieto discussed the progress of the reforms initiated under his administration and current developments in his country.
You can watch a recording of the event here.]]>
The economic rise of the developing south is one of the biggest trends of the last decade, accelerated by the 2008 global economic downturn. Since 2001 trade between these countries has grown 18 percent a year on average, outpacing global trade growth of 11 percent. Nearly half of all exports worldwide now originate in emerging markets—predominantly Asia.
A recent Inter-American Development Bank report lays out how Latin America is faring with these global shifts. Overall the region has not kept pace. Trade flows have lagged GDP growth, up 1.1 percent and 3 percent respectively in 2012.
In part this reflects Latin America's strong links to mature rather than developing economies—the United States and the European Union remain the region's largest trading partners. Mexico, Latin America's largest exporter by far, leads this trend, fully integrated with the United States (and to a lesser extent Canada). Central American and Caribbean countries generally follow, sending the majority of their exports north.
In contrast, many South American nations have made the shift, sending two-thirds or more of their exports to other emerging markets. For Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela, China is already their largest export destination, and according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle Kingdom will edge out the European Union as the region's number two trading partner by the end of the decade. Yet this growing dependence has been double-edged more recently, as China's growth slows.
Still, bright spots exist for Latin America. Exports to their neighbors are robust, accounting for more than half of total South-South trade. Intra-industry trade is an important component, and more likely to involve intermediary and manufactured goods. Economists show that these exchanges are more likely to bring benefits in terms of productivity, competitiveness, and innovation. And there are still advantages to Latin America's geographic and historical trade flows with the United States: these exports are more diverse and provide more value added than those with China.
As Latin American nations diversify their export destinations, the challenge will be to do the same with their products. While still far from building the robust supply chains that dominate Asia, growing intra-industry trade in the region hints at the possibility that in some industries and sectors an actual "Latin American factory" could emerge.]]>
This is a guest post by Greg Mendoza, an MA student at The Fletcher School, Tufts University. He previously was an intern in the Latin America Studies program at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Last year, Mexico passed a historic energy reform to end over seventy years of exclusive state control of the energy sector. Some analysts estimate drastic changes in the sector—with upwards of twenty billion dollars in foreign direct investment a year that could boost GDP 2 percent annually by 2025.
On August 11, President Peña Nieto signed into law the secondary legislation that dealt with issues ranging from the distribution of oil rents to the reorganization of the electricity sector. One important but less discussed aspect for the nation's future will be the Mexican Fund for Stabilization and Development, designed to help the Ministry of Finance mitigate the negative effects of volatile energy prices.
Oil and commodity price fluctuations have buffeted Latin American economies for decades. Governments exacerbated the damage by maintaining procyclical fiscal regimes—increasing spending during booms and slashing budgets when prices fell. These policies are dangerous for states such as Mexico given that last year oil revenues accounted for sixty-six billion dollars, or one-third of the government's annual budget.
The new Mexican Fund for Stabilization and Development will manage government energy revenues. Controlled by the Bank of Mexico, the country's independent central bank, the fund will disburse an estimated sixty-three billion dollars to the federal budget (based on current receipts from Pemex). Assuming additional revenues, some of the monies will be saved while others will be allocated to programs such as the universal pension system and local development projects. A technical committee that consists of the Ministers of Finance and Energy, the Governor of the Central Bank, and four independent parties will recommend to congress the amounts given to each of these programs.
This structure contrasts with Mexico's previous Oil Revenues Stabilization Fund. The previous fund could never save enough revenue to make a difference in downturns because of the balanced budget rule, which annually withdrew money from the old oil fund when there was a budget deficit. Under the new law, the technical committee limits transfers to the federal budget at 4.7 percent of GDP, and bigger outlays for economic emergencies require a two-thirds vote in the Mexican lower house.
In creating this new fund, Mexico hopes to replicate the success of other sovereign wealth funds. Chile's Economic and Social Stabilization Fund is the best known in Latin America, credited with bailing the country out in the wake of the 2008 world financial crisis. With copper representing 20 percent of the country's GDP, the fund saves surplus copper revenues during booms, and spends the reserves during economic downturns. The central bank manages the fund and is valued at almost $16 billion, a large sum for a country whose GDP was $277 billion in 2013. The government's adherence to saving copper surpluses proved successful in 2008, when funds were quickly transferred to the federal budget to mitigate the effects of the Great Recession.
The success of Mexico's new stabilization fund will depend on whether the new fiscal rules work. Saving money for a rainy day is not easy. Oil bounty could also push up the currency (the dreaded resource curse) hitting Mexico's robust manufacturing sector, which represents three-fourths of its exports. However, the new stabilization fund addresses these concerns and removes the old restrictions on its savings, limits monetary transfers to the federal budget, and is managed by the independent central bank to minimize political interference. The new rules should insulate the economy from the negative effects of oil revenue variability and provide resources for future development. The fund's success will be determined by the upcoming implementation, and although there are still challenges institutionalizing these reforms, the new laws are a positive first step in modernizing Mexico's energy sector.]]>
With the World Cup over, Brazilians are turning to their next big event—October's presidential elections. While President Dilma Rousseff still leads in the polls, her margins continue to shrink. A recent Datafolha poll puts Rousseff and Aecio Neves—her leading challenger—as statistically tied in a hypothetical second round.
Potentially adding to Rousseff's vulnerabilities is Brazil's electricity sector, which, though opened to private investment in the 1990s, remains dominated by the state through its stake in Electrobras. The combination of weather dependent sourcing, underinvestment, and rising demand has led the system to the brink of capacity. And political history shows that disruptions aren't looked upon kindly by voters—as José Serra surely remembers, when power rationing helped Rousseff's predecessor Lula finally get to Planalto.
The current shortages are a result of several factors. One is the lack of rainfall. Two-thirds of Brazil's power depends on hydro. After a disappointing December-March rainy season, reservoirs are at near-record lows.
A second problem is the lack of connections. New power line construction has been repeatedly delayed. As a result, many plants and wind farms stand idle, unconnected to the grid. Other generating and transmission projects are also behind schedule.
These supply constraints are also exacerbated by growing demand. In 2013, consumption rose over 5 percent compared to the previous year, and electric power consumption shows no signs of abating in the near future. This reflects increasing wealth—as incomes rise, so too does electricity use. It is also spurred by government policies—electorally friendly 20 percent residential price cuts in 2012 boosted usage (Electrobras' share price plunged in the wake of the announcement).
The government has tried to compensate by importing natural gas to fuel existing power plants and diversifying its mix away from hydro through new fossil fuel plants. Still, the current lack of spare capacity—estimated at just 2 percent—has led to power outages. Last February, as many as 6 million consumers and industrial users in eleven states lost power. In addition, several companies have struggled since the outage, including those serving Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. And studies by Rio de Janeiro-based energy consultancy PSR puts the risk of further blackouts at roughly 20 percent.
But even if the lights stay on through the October election, the next administration will face difficult choices. The sector's current high costs will likely require both government financial support and consumer price hikes, feeding inflation. Shortages will dissuade investment in energy intensive industries—including steel and petrochemicals—and hinder economic growth more broadly. And the problem of increasing supply to keep pace with demand will only continue. While 2014 may bring more rain, what Brazil really needs is vast investments in electricity infrastructure to underpin a more promising economic future.]]>
This is a guest post by Stephanie Leutert, who is beginning an MA in Global Affairs at Yale University in the fall. She previously was my research associate in the Latin America Studies program at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Mexican manufacturing is perhaps best symbolized by the infamous maquiladoras in the border region. Yet, in states from Chihuahua to the Yucatán, Mexican engineers are changing the narrative. Alongside more established auto and medical equipment manufacturing, Mexico is growing its aerospace industry, attracting investment, creating jobs, and changing its economic identity. But many challenges remain if the benefits are to be felt widely.
For now, Mexico's aerospace industry is the world's fourteenth largest. Some 287 aerospace companies operate in eighteen states, with five major clusters in Baja California (59 companies), Sonora (45 companies), Querétaro (33 companies), Nuevo León (32 companies), and Chihuahua (32 companies). And the sector is growing exponentially. From 2009 to 2012, Mexico's aerospace industry received more foreign direct investment than any other aerospace sector in the world—boosting its exports to $5.5 billion in 2013.
Driving the sector's explosion is its integral role in the North American aerospace production platform. "The United States is the market, Mexico is the low cost manufacturing, and Canada is the partner for production," explained Marcelo López Sánchez, the secretary of sustainable development for Querétaro. In the sector's continental supply chains, "aircraft are designed in Canada, set up in Mexico, and final production takes place in the United States."
This role—along with Mexico's macroeconomic stability, low wages, few if any tariffs for exports to the United States and Canada, protection of intellectual property rights, and growing number of aerospace engineers—have propelled the sector onto the global map. Mexico's federal and state governments have also cleared the way—offering companies enticing tax incentives, cutting through bureaucratic red tape, and signing bilateral aviation agreements with forty countries to waive the inspections of pieces and parts before they are packed for export.
Still, Mexico's aerospace industry employs only about 43,000 Mexicans, a tiny portion of the country's 50 million strong workforce and even small within the advanced manufacturing sector. But the real importance lies in the spillover effects. Every $1 million invested in engineering intensive manufacturing is estimated to create an average of four jobs. And every one high tech manufacturing job supports at least two jobs elsewhere (though some estimates are as high as fifteen jobs)—both directly (in the companies that supply the aerospace industry) and indirectly (in construction, transportation, and other service industries).
However, for Mexico to reap the full benefits of its aerospace clusters, the sector will need to continue building out its local companies and employee base.
The majority of aerospace companies operating in Mexico are foreign, limiting the economic effects for host regions. This stands in contrast to other advanced manufacturing industries where Mexican companies have a much larger presence. In Querétaro alone, Mexican companies make up almost a third of the state's automobile manufacturing, and expanding into the burgeoning aerospace industry would appear to be a logical next step.
But the transition has been slow. Part of the problem, according to Luis Lizcano, director general of the Mexican Federation of Aerospace Industry (FEMIA), is the different business model. "In the automotive industry, [production] is high volume, low mix, in aerospace it is low volume, high mix." A company may get an order for 250 parts, many of which are different—and all must be of the highest quality. "It requires a different mindset."
For those companies already shifting mindsets and moving into aerospace, there is also the challenge of becoming certified. Compared to other advanced manufacturing industries, aerospace certifications are stricter and more expensive, and navigating the process can be tough for companies just entering the sector. "You have to be technically savvy to understand the industry and the certifications," says Lizcano. To provide support, state governments have taken the lead—counseling Mexican companies on how to obtain the appropriate certifications necessary to break into global supply chains.
But none of this matters without the human talent necessary for aerospace manufacturing. Mexico graduates an impressive number of engineers, but given the aerospace industry's recent arrival, most are specialized in other sectors.
Some communities are working hard to change this. In 2006, Bombardier arrived in Querétaro after the state agreed to build a National Aeronautics University to train aerospace engineers. Today, the university provides two-thirds of Bombardier's workforce for its Querétaro plant and sets up specialized training programs when needed. Other universities and technical programs are also popping up across the country, and are increasingly partnering with schools in the United States.
The goal for workers, says Lizcano, is to have a "higher knowledge base, higher skills, and then higher value added per job," making the sector more competitive and hopefully pushing up wages. Today, Mexico's aerospace industry employees continue to earn low salaries by international standards. An operational worker (the majority of the sector's employees) earns an average of US$1,000 a month, and a technical job brings in about US$1,500 a month—limiting the upsides for families and communities.
Fully addressing any of these challenges will take time, even given the current efforts among industry leaders and policymakers. Yet, the industry is already a powerful symbol of the country's expanding economic identity. As the domestic suppliers and workforce continue to develop, Mexico's aerospace sector has the potential to change the country's economic narrative and ultimately its reality.]]>


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I did something similar on another forum when the old 2nd amendment is outdated argument came up. The sad part is, you could gets tons of support for this position because people are clueless in general. Very funny. Very well done.
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Flooding tab tops $7 million in Lebanon
Reconstructing Slayton Hill will cost $3.4 million with an additional $900,000 for other highway infrastructure. The city's airport sustained road washouts, detention pond failure and buckling of pavement in the rear areas of the hangar facilities, with damage totaling $1.7 million. It will cost an estimated $300,000 to restore Storrs Hills and up to $50,000 to repair damage at Goodwin Park, according to the city manager's office Friday.
The weather also caused an estimated $400,000 in damage to Rivermere Community Housing.
As of Wednesday, the city spent about $137,000 on emergency response and temporary fixes needed to protect health and human safety following the July 2 flooding. Officials expect that number to increase.
The parking lot at Riverside Park washed out, causing around $2,000 in damage. The landfill sustained about $100,000 in damage from road washouts and destruction of two monitoring wells. City Hall and the library both experienced small leaks totaling around $5,000. There was about $7,000 related to water mains on Meriden Road, according to the city.
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This year's IPCPR trade show is featuring a limited-edition set of smokes—the León Family Reserve. The special box set will consist of 16 cigars, eight each of the Guillermo León and Fernando León blends. What makes them special? Both are box-pressed, which is a first for La Aurora.
All sixteen box-pressed cigars measure 6 inches by 54 ring. La Aurora says that they've been toying with the idea of a box-pressed cigar for some time, but this was the first opportunity that presented itself.
The release is limited to 1,000 boxes. The two cigars will come packaged in a two-toned, black-and-white box, one brand on one side, one brand on the other.
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Fernando León was launched this past winter. It contains a Dominican Corojo wrapper and binder, with a filler blend of tobaccos from Peru, the Dominican Republic and Brazil. Each box-pressed cigar will retail for $10.25 each.
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Downplaying the physician shortage, an IOM report's recommendations for improving the graduate medical education system include refocusing areas of clinical emphasis and changing how GME is financed.
Hospital groups bridled at far-reaching recommendations issued Tuesday by an Institute of Medicine committee on graduate medical education. It said residency training programs do not need more federal money, but do require major reform and accountability if this country is to have enough doctors in the right specialties.
The report calls out dozens of problems in the current GME system, which uses Medicare funds from taxpayers to support what the report says are 117,000 residency slots per year. Key among the IOM committee's recommendations are several having to do with how GME is funded.
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The American Hospital Association, in a statement of its own, said, "The IOM report "is the wrong prescription…(because it) proposes phasing out the current Medicare GME funding provided to hospitals and offering it to other entities that do not treat Medicare patients."
Because the report advocates training programs taking place in settings such as health centers and clinics rather than hospitals, the IOM strategy "would weaken the critical, diverse training students receive in hospitals where they learn to care for America's seniors," the AHA said.
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