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Timely and appropriate disclosure of important company information is essential to ensure fair listed share price formation as well as smooth liquidity, and also forms the base of investor trust of the securities market.However, the trust of many investors has been lost by recent discoveries of multiple incidents in which disclosure of company information was not handled in an appropriate manner.Listed companies and the securities market are now in danger of losing social credibility.
The current situation, as well as requests from the Financial Services Agency, has prompted TSE to make changes to its overall listing management system with the goals of maintaining and raising investor trust.
Concrete details of the changes are as below.
First, it is necessary to be aware of the fact that listed companies are socially expected to perform their operations with integrity.Toward this purpose, TSE will reconfirm the fundamental principles that listed companies should follow in TSE listing regulations as:"Listed companies must acknowledge fully that timely and appropriate disclosure of corporate information to investors constitutes a basis for a sound securities market, and agree to work to enhance company structure and procedures in order to enable prompt, accurate, and fair disclosure of corporate information at all times from the standpoint of investors."
Secondly, in order to facilitate greater awareness within listed companies of the importance of timely disclosure, companies will be required to make a written oath agreeing to make sincere efforts toward timely and appropriate information disclosure to investors.Due to the recent incidents involving the loss of investor trust, having heads of all listed companies promise to be honest in their operations is one way to regain investor trust in the securities market.Concretely speaking, when the head of a company changes or when five years have passed since the last written oath was submitted by the company, a new written oath will be required.Companies that commit serious violations of the contents of the oath will be eligible for delisting.
Thirdly, listed companies will be required to submit a written confirmation of the accuracy of annual financial statements. Specifically speaking, the head of the company submitting financial reports must confirm in writing that the reports include no false information.
Fourth, when the person at who issues the audit certification for a listed company's financial reports is not affiliated with an auditing firm, it will be necessary for at least two Certified Public Accountants to inspect the reports.
Next, under the current system, timely disclosure of company information is optional for parent companies that listed 1995 or earlier.However, in order to enhance the company information that is offered to investors, disclosure of parent company information will be required for all listed companies with parent companies.
Additionally, for listed companies with parent companies, disclosure of the shareholding ratio of the parent company and trading with the relevant parent company that TSE requested be included in abbreviated financial reports will now become mandatory by regulation.
Procedures regarding the "Special Few" will also change.When standards regarding the "Special Few" were introduced in 1982, TSE relaxed the regulations for the "ad interim," but this situation continues to today.However, with the reduction of crossholding of shares, it is not rational to continue these relaxed regulations.We have now decided to abolish these relaxed regulations.
Next, under current delisting criteria, a company is delisted if it is found to have made "false statements" in its financial reports.TSE has now decided to expand those criteria to include delisting in the case of "false statements" in parts of the annual financial statements besides the financial reports as well.Additionally, TSE will change one section of the definition of "false statements."
TSE has also made changes related to Shareholder Service Agents.Companies that listed in July 1971 or later are already required to have a Shareholder Service Agent, but TSE has now decided to require all listed companies besides trust banks to designate one.New regulations will also make any company that fails to designate a Shareholder Service Agent eligible for delisting.
Lastly, it is probable that the corporate governance function of the listed company that caused this recent incident was not functioning appropriately.Because of this, in addition to the system reforms mentioned above, TSE will actively make efforts to promote the corporate governance principles developed in March of this year through seminars and lectures.
These changes will be implemented in early January of next year after public comment procedures are taken and required interim measures are presented.
TSE decided on November 16 to delist SEIBU RAILWAY CO., LTD. (Seibu).
After it was discovered that shares actually owned by KOKUDO Corp. had been transferred to individual shareholders, Seibu revised its financial statements.TSE requested an explanation from Seibu, at which point it became clear that this had been occurring since at least 1957.Additionally, the amounts of those shares were at levels that violated listing requirements (the "special few" may hold no more than 80% of shares of a company), and the information that forms the base of investment decisions had significant errors.These incidents were deemed to have originated from problems in the company's internal control mechanisms and structure, and Seibu will be delisted.
Seibu shares will be assigned to the delisting post on November 17, and unless facts appear that show the company should not be delisted, Seibu will be delisted on Friday, December 17, with Thursday, December 16 as the last trading day for the shares.
As a result of JASDAQ Securities Exchange, Inc.'s change from an over-the-counter market to a securities exchange, TSE will make the necessary regulation changes to allow treatment of outstanding margin accounts to remain the same as now.


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BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin College men's soccer player Danny Sullivan (Portsmouth, N.H.) was named a Division III first-team All-American today by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Sullivan, a junior back, was a tri-captain on the squad this season and becomes only the fourth Polar Bear to earn first-team All-American honors and the first since Dave Decew in 1998.
Sullivan, who played through much of the season with a hand injury, was indispensable on the back line for Bowdoin this fall. Although he only scored one assist on the year, his deft passing keyed numerous scoring opportunities and his defensive skills led to Bowdoin allowing a mere 13 goals in 17 games this season, including eight blank sheets. The Polar Bears reached the NCAA Tournament and earned a runner-up finish in the NESCAC Tournament, finishing the year with a record of 13-2-3. He garnered first-team All-NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference) and earlier this week was tabbed as a first-team All-New England selection.
Bowdoin's other first team All-Americans include Dave DeCew '99, Kwame Poku '82 and Keith Brown '82.

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One great thing about retirement is...
... that every day is holiday.
Sure is nice to have the option of doing what one pleases.
(Single folks, that is).
Someone asked a while ago whether hubbie should retire at 55.
Some of us said that if he has enough strings on his violin that he won't get bored out of his mind, if wifie can stand having him around underfoot every day, and if they have enough to live on for 50 years, including counting on the erosion of the value of their assets due to inflation - to go for it.
My ex-, for a number of years head of food service at a major hospital, thought it wise to take early retirement when there was talk of closing her institution or a similar one in a nearby city. She figured that the golden handshake would likely be preferable to accepting a severance package on closing.
Had ten years to run around having fun, including, as a citizen of the U.S., spending from Christmas till March in FL - TX.
When she, dietitian, died - ironically, of colon cancer - our kids said that in the ordinary course of things, she'd have retired about a year earlier.
And I added that she'd have been ill for more than half of that year.
Good wishes for a wonderful New Year, everyone.
Smile at every person that you meet - they'll wonder what you've been up to.
ole joyful
Smile at every person that you meet - they'll wonder what you've been up to.
I do and sometimes strike up a conversation with a fellow waiting in line person. You'd be surprised how happy some of them are to share a thought with you. I think a lot of people go about just not having anyone to really talk to.
Happy New Year OJ!!
Same to you, Minnie - as I said, earlier, my Mom's name was Minnie.
Hope your New Year brings the fulfillment of some of your good dreams - and the initiation of some new ones.
Especially that involve helping folks make their way in this world.
ole joyful
Hope you all don't mind me popping in. I thought
retirement for my DH and me was the most wonderful thing in the world. We always said when we retired we were moving to a mountain in Arkansas and that is what we did. We worked harder than we ever did "working". But what glorious work. We moved in a mobile home,added a huge screened porch,regular roof and out buildings. Dug a well, septic tank, I've got city type water now. DH made a large veggie garden and i made raised flower beds all around our shady house. We camped in OK in early spring and fished for catfish. DH deer hunted in
the fall on our back 20acres joining the National Forest. Our 2 freezers were always full.
This lasted 15 yrs.without one regret,than my love,my DH passed 3yrs ago. Now i carry on untill i can join him.
Thanks for listening. Today is a hard day. My SIL died last nite in TX and because of weather I wont be able to go tell her goodbye.(funeral)
I guess i have a big case of "poor me". but gee everyone is leaving and leaving me behind.
Vickie, I'm so sorry to hear of your recent loss (of your sister)Don't worry about not getting to your sister. She knows and is carrying your love in her heart still as is DH.
there is still a lot for you to do so don't plan on leaving too soon. We are here even though the forum isn't too active. Have you visited The Kitchen Forum or the Sewing, Quilting, or mny other forums on the Home forum part of Garden Web. A lot of people to meet and have a cup of good cheer with.
Here is a link that might be useful: That Home Site! Forums - GardenWeb
If you have any hobbies or even if you did but aren't active in them now there are a lot of craft forums including quilting and crocheting etc. Nice to read when you can't sleep at night!! On the Conversation side of the computer forum we play guessing games and they are fun come and sit a spell.. (when GW isn't slow as molasses tht is!!)
When something wasn't happening very quickly, one of my Dad's expressions was, "As slow as molasses in January".
And up here in the chilly realms - that was slow.
We had a part-barrel of molasses in our woodshed behind the house and sometimes, when the horse hay was especially dry, Dad would run some out into a pan, mix in some hot water, and spray it over the hay, to make it somewhat more palatable.
Don't remember whether I was ever accused of being that way - probably was.
We farm kids had lots of chores, cause the hired men went to war when it started, in '39 - when I was 10, and Dad had what in those days was quite a large farm. Kid brothers were younger, 7 and 5.
ole joyful
I'm strongly considering "retirement" for the very near future, and I'm (only) 52. Specifically, I'm considering leaving the high-stress occupation I've been in for the past 27.5 years. Not a formal retirement with annuity (I'd roll over the 401K into an IRA), just leaving my occupation.
But I'm not one to sit around, so I'll sign up for master gardener certification classes and maybe get a job in a bookstore or something else low-stress and enjoyable.... and be a financial burden to my DH.
Mary - Mary - land,
I hope that you enjoy your retirement.
Let us know if you find time hanging heavy on yuour hands - we'll likely be able to find some things for you to do.
A personal financial money management magazine here that carries no ads, is not slick and glitzy, had an article recently about a guy who retired at age 34.
He'd done so without bequests or other receipt of major outside asset, I gather.
Wrote a book, "Stop Working - Here's how *You* Can". So I guess he'll be making (a few) dollars from the sale of that (not from me, poor guy - [frugal] I borrowed a copy from the library).
He used to live in a resort on Georgian Bay (Great Lakes) but recently moved to a suburb of our capital city.
Enjoy your retirement, everyone.
ole joyful
I agree with everything said here. I think that we have all, as individuals been collectively sold down the river to get to the point where we have to consider whether we should or should not retire, if we have enough money to do so. We were not ever meant to work most of our days away, most of our lives, simply to continue existing doing the same working in order to keep existing. I am 50 and have never married... I'm not too good socially. But I have saved enough money now to retire, I believe. And I will enjoy the rest of my life... I hope at least another 25 or 30. Even though I live without any love in my life, I have plenty of activites to keep my mind engaged and curious. Over the past year, I have read a lot of books on retirement and what can do in that phase of one's life. This site also gave me some ideas:
Here is a link that might be useful: Retirement Joy - retirement advice etc
Not having to get up early in the morning to gulp down a hasty breakfast, then dash out into rush traffic. That traffic was getting meaner by the year just before I retired. Then at evening, having to endure the same traffic. Removing this stress has had a beneficial effect on my general health.
One great thing about retirement is to fulfill your dreams. Most people like myself work hard all their life for security to have enough to eat, live, survive and maybe put a few pennies in the bank for the future. I retired at 53 with a small pension and very little in the bank. I moved to the Dominican Republic from Canada and now have a new house, swimming pool, new wife; a baby girl and a baby boy do next month. IÂm now 66 years old and living life to the fullest.
Eating breakfast at any hour before noon.
Not having to drive into the sun in the morning and evening commute.
Not having to drive in the commuter traffic!!!
Avoidng the 'expressway' during the rush hour when it at times becomes a parking lot filled with surly drivers.
Shopping the big box grocery stores at 2 pm before the evening crowd arrives.
Having the freedom to visit a friend or relative within a 300 mile radius at a moments notice or whim during any part of the week.
Making daytime doctor and/or dental appointments.


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Stan Ahalt is the current director of Biomedical Informatics and Javed Mostafa serves as assistant director. Biomedical Informatics offers numerous services geared toward improving the feasibility and efficiency of research. The Carolina Data Warehouse – Health (CDW-H) is led by Dr. Don Spencer and is collaboration among UNC faculty, staff, and IBM personnel with expertise in health care research, informatics, and data management. Dr. Javed Mostafa has led the development of a critical CDW-H application called the Research Portal, which is a gateway for investigators to conduct searches for research cohorts and to store the transaction results for subsequent analysis and use. The Data Management Service Initiative is led by Dr. Lisa LaVange and comprises a collaborative effort between the Biostatistics Core and Biomedical Informatics Core. The Biomedical Informatics Education Initiative is led by Dr. Javed Mostafa and includes Carolina Data Warehouse – Health, Biomedical Informatics Education Initiative, Data Management Service Initiative, REACH NC, Clinical Research Management System, IRB Process and Tools, TraCS Central, Internal Grants Management, Hospital Research Billing


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2013 Legacy Battery Issue
xwesx Fairbanks, AlaskaPosts: 8,815The cold-cranking amps available on Subaru's batteries have left a lot to be desired for a long, long time. They are excellent batteries (in terms of life).... they just aren't up to the task of extreme cold weather or heavy draw.
Keep in mind, though, that car batteries are generally starting batteries. They aren't designed for a lot of draw while the car is off. If you will frequently use the car in applications where the battery is being used without the engine running, you might consider getting a deep cycle battery for it. Optima makes their "yellow top" line for automotive deep cycle applications. They'll run you ~$200, but that's small change over the life of the unit, especially for peace of mind.
Another option is to get a trickle charger and apply it on a full charge cycle weekly. There is no way that the battery in your car is being fully charged by the engine running alone unless you are driving for hours at a time, so your battery is operating in a continually weakened state. That will not only shorten its lifespan, but also make it more prone to letting you down when you stress it as you noted above.2010 Subaru Forester, 2011 Ford Fiesta, 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup, 1974 Ford Pinto Wagon -
0amanda0 Posts: 2My husband has a 2013 Subaru Legacy, and we have noticed that on days where the temperature is below 35 degrees Fahrenheit or so, it is having trouble starting. It cranks for about 7-10 seconds prior to starting, or will not start until after a few attempts. We have owned the car for about a year, and did not notice this problem last winter.
So far, we have taken it back to the Subaru Dealer twice. The first time, they told us they found nothing wrong with the car. The second time, they tried draining and recharging the battery. Our car is still having issues starting, and we are not sure where to turn to next. Is this a known issue with Subaru Legacy? Our car is still under warranty, so any advice would be appreciated.
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xwesx Fairbanks, AlaskaPosts: 8,815Do you pause between turning the car to the "on" position and your attempts to start? Particularly went it is cold (like 20F or colder), this can sometimes be a problem with our Subarus. If you put it to "on" and give the car's fuel pump a chance to prime and pressurize, it may start easier. You don't have to give it a lot of time. I tend to put the car to "on," then fasten my seatbelt, then start. With this technique, they never miss a beat even on the coldest days, and our days will sometimes be as cold as -55F.2010 Subaru Forester, 2011 Ford Fiesta, 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup, 1974 Ford Pinto Wagon
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I agree with the last appender. Our last car was a VW Diesel that REQUIRED one to wait for the pre-heater sequence to complete before cranking the engine. When we got our new Subie, we continued the same process of pausing before actually cranking the engine. (Just wait for the gauges to do their thing and return to 'zero') Subie starts on the very coldest Vermont mornings within 2 seconds of cranking.


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Without accounting, managers wouldn't have any information to use as evidence of why they need to make certain spending or selling decisions. Accounting must be one of the most accurate jobs of the business, because all financial decisions are based off numbers. There is no general goal for this paper, but just to include random discussions about accounting terms, processes, and opinionated gestures towards accounting practices.
In this convoluted world that we're living in, SEO is ever-evolving and far-reaching. Marketing has become a highly-specified skill that only select individuals seem to harness. Today, if you don't understand the components necessary for driving your company's presence using search engine optimization then you're shooting yourself in the foot. The concepts and principles taught in this audiobook are absolutely necessary if you're trying to launch or grow your business on the Web.
Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.
In 1998, three Harvard Business School graduates - two men and one woman - turned down six-figure salaries at big corporations, bet on themselves, and launched their own new companies. By their 10-year reunion, their audacity had paid huge dividends. They'd made many millions of dollars, created hundreds of jobs and left their mark on the world. The Intelligent Entrepreneur tells the compelling and instructive story of how these three young founders did it.
You can go after the job you want...and get it! You can take the job you have...and improve it! You can take any situation you're in...and make it work for you!
Ben Horowitz offers essential advice on building and running a startup - practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn't cover, based on his popular ben's blog. While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one. The Hard Thing About Hard Things is invaluable for veteran entrepreneurs as well as those aspiring to their own new ventures, drawing from Horowitz's personal and often humbling experiences.
Josh Kaufman founded PersonalMBA.com as an alternative to the business school boondoggle. His blog has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the best business books and most powerful business concepts of all time. Now, he shares the essentials of entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, negotiation, operations, productivity, systems design, and much more, in one comprehensive volume. The Personal MBA distills the most valuable business lessons into simple, memorable mental models that can be applied to real-world challenges.
Entrepreneurs are always on the go, looking for the next "startup" challenge. And while they lead very intensely rewarding lives, time is always short and relationships are often long-distant and stressed. In Startup Life, Brad Feld - a Boulder, Colorado-based entrepreneur turned-venture capitalist - shares his own personal experiences with his wife, Amy, offering a series of rich insights into successfully leading a balanced life as a human being who wants to play as hard as he works and who wants to be as fulfilled in life and in work.
You can go after the job you want...and get it! You can take the job you have...and improve it! You can take any situation you're in...and make it work for you!
Tony Robbins has coached and inspired more than 50 million people from over 100 countries. More than four million people have attended his live events. Oprah Winfrey calls him "super-human". Now for the first time - in his first book in two decades - he's turned to the topic that vexes us all: How to secure financial freedom for ourselves and our families.
Stephen R. Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, has been a top seller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and pop psychology for proven principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity. Celebrating its 15th year of helping people solve personal and professional problems, this special anniversary edition includes a new forward and afterword written by Covey that explore whether the 7 Habits are still relevant.
By the man who helped invent the red-hot management process known as "Scrum", Scrum unveils what is wrong with the way we currently do work, and how a simple set of principles, applied in exactly the right sequence, can accelerate productivity and quality as much as 1200 percent. Scrum (which gets its name from the formation in rugby in which the whole team locks its arms to gain control of the ball) is the reason that Amazon can launch a new feature on its website every day.
The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won't make a search engine. And the next Mark Zuckerberg won't create a social network. If you are copying these guys, you aren't learning from them. It's easier to copy a model than to make something new: doing what we already know how to do takes the world from 1 to n, adding more of something familiar. But every time we create something new, we go from 0 to 1.
Bold is a radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools to create extraordinary wealth while also positively impacting the lives of billions.
Think and Grow Rich is the number-one inspirational and motivational classic for individuals who are interested in furthering their lives and reaching their goals by learning from important figures in history. The text read in this audiobook is the original 1937 edition written by Napoleon Hill and inspired by Andrew Carnegie - and while it has often been reproduced, no updated version has ever been able to compete with the original.
Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. With perspectives that often contradict conventional wisdom, Robert has earned a reputation for straight talk, irreverence and courage. He is regarded worldwide as a passionate advocate for financial education. According to Kiyosaki, "The main reason people struggle financially is because they have spent years in school but learned nothing about money."
Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.
Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their successes over and over? People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers might have little in common, but they all started with why.
Built To Last, the defining management study of the 90s, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning. But what about companies that are not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers.
Josh Kaufman founded PersonalMBA.com as an alternative to the business school boondoggle. His blog has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the best business books and most powerful business concepts of all time. Now, he shares the essentials of entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, negotiation, operations, productivity, systems design, and much more, in one comprehensive volume. The Personal MBA distills the most valuable business lessons into simple, memorable mental models that can be applied to real-world challenges.
Why do only a few people get to say "I love my job?" It seems unfair that finding fulfillment at work is like winning a lottery; that only a few lucky ones get to feel valued by their organizations, to feel like they belong. Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion. Today, in many successful organizations, great leaders are creating environments in which people naturally work together to do remarkable things.
Okay, folks, do you want to turn those fat and flabby expenses into a well-toned budget? Do you want to transform your sad and skinny little bank account into a bulked-up cash machine? Then get with the program, people. There's one sure way to whip your finances into shape, and that's with The Total Money Makeover. It's the simplest, most straight-forward game plan for completely making over your money habits. And it's based on results, not pie-in-the-sky fantasies.
This expanded edition includes dozens of practical tips and case studies from readers who have doubled their income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book. Also included are templates for eliminating email and negotiating with bosses and clients, how to apply lifestyle principles in unpredictable economic times, and the latest tools, tricks, and shortcuts for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either.
When it comes to delivering a pitch, Oren Klaff has unparalleled credentials. Over the past 13 years, he has used his one-of-a-kind method to raise more than $400 million - and now, for the first time, he describes his formula to help you deliver a winning pitch in any business situation. Whether you're selling ideas to investors, pitching a client for new business, or even negotiating for a higher salary, Pitch Anything will transform the way you position your ideas. According to Klaff, creating and presenting a great pitch isn't an art - it's a simple science.
Thanks to its treasure trove of proprietary data and army of statisticians and data scientists, led by chief economist Stan Humphries, Zillow has been able to spot the trends and truths of today's housing market while acknowledging that a home is more than an economic asset. In Zillow Talk, Humphries and CEO Spencer Rascoff explain the science behind where and how we live now and reveal practical, data-driven insights about buying, selling, renting, and financing real estate.
Over twenty years ago at a company convention, Eric Worre had an "aha" moment that changed his life forever. At that event he made the decision to Go Pro and become a Network Marketing expert. Since that time, he has focused on developing the skills to do just that. In doing so, Eric has touched and been touched by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Now he shares his wisdom in a guide that will ignite your passion for this profession and help you make the decision to Go Pro and create the life of your dreams.
Most organizations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a 12-month execution cycle. Instead, The 12 Week Year avoids the pitfalls and low productivity of annualized thinking. This book redefines your "year" to be 12 weeks long. In 12 weeks, there just isn't enough time to get complacent, and urgency increases and intensifies. The 12 Week Year creates focus and clarity on what matters most and a sense of urgency to do it now.
Most organizations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a 12-month execution cycle. Instead, The 12 Week Year avoids the pitfalls and low productivity of annualized thinking. This book redefines your "year" to be 12 weeks long. In 12 weeks, there just isn't enough time to get complacent, and urgency increases and intensifies. The 12 Week Year creates focus and clarity on what matters most and a sense of urgency to do it now.
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories.
This is A.G. Lafley's guidebook. Shouldn't it be yours as well?Winning CEO A.G. Lafley is now back at the helm of consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble. If you want to know the strategy he'll use to restore P&G to its former dominance, read this book.
It's safe to say that nearly everyone is seeking a happier, more successful life. So then why do so few attain it? Business Secrets from the Bible proposes a new way to view and approach success—one based upon key concepts from the Bible that are actually surprisingly simple. Written especially for those seeking success in the realms of money, relationships, and spirituality, this book encourages listeners to realize their common mistakes, come to terms with them, and turn those mistakes into future triumphs.
Do you have a grip on your business, or does your business have a grip on you? All entrepreneurs and business leaders face similar frustrations: personnel conflict, profit woes, and inadequate growth. Decisions never seem to get made, or once made, fail to be properly implemented. But there is a solution. It's not complicated or theoretical.
In this groundbreaking book, journalist and innovation expert Warren Berger shows that one of the most powerful forces for igniting change in business and in our daily lives is a simple, underappreciated tool - one that has been available to us since childhood. Questioning - deeply, imaginatively, "beautifully" - can help us identify and solve problems, come up with game-changing ideas, and pursue fresh opportunities. So why are we often reluctant to ask "Why?"
A practical approach to creating wealth-based on the established principles of ancient Jewish wisdom-made accessible to people of all backgrounds. The ups and downs of the economy prove Rabbi Daniel Lapin's famous principle that the more things change, the more we need to depend upon the things that never change. There's no better source for both practical and spiritual financial wisdom than the time-tested knowledge found in the ancient Jewish faith and its culture.
What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker spends a small fortune to have lunch with Warren Buffett? He becomes a real value investor. In this fascinating inside story, Guy Spier details his career from Harvard MBA to hedge fund manager. But the path was not so straightforward. Spier reveals his transformation from a Gordon Gekko wannabe, driven by greed, to a sophisticated investor who enjoys success without selling his soul to the highest bidder.
Every new project (or job, or hobby, or company) starts out exciting and fun. Then it gets harder and less fun, until it hits a low point: really hard, and not much fun at all. And then you find yourself asking if the goal is even worth the hassle. Maybe you're in a Dip: a temporary setback that you will overcome if you keep pushing. But maybe it's really a Cul-de-Sac, which will never get better, no matter how hard you try.
Few companies in history have ever been as successful and as admired as Google, the company that has transformed the Internet and become an indispensable part of our lives. How has Google done it? Veteran technology reporter Steven Levy was granted unprecedented access to the company, and in this revelatory book he takes listeners inside Google headquarters - the Googleplex - to explain how Google works.
Become a master of project management! This book will help you to learn to define projects, be it at home or at work, and will explain how to make them happen. Start to plan, budget, and execute your projects and learn which behaviours to adopt in order to be a good project manager.
In The Outsiders, you'll learn the traits and methods striking for their consistency and relentless rationality that helped these unique leaders achieve such exceptional performance. Humble, unassuming, and often frugal, these "outsiders" shunned Wall Street and the press, and shied away from the hottest new management trends. Instead, they shared specific traits that put them and the companies they led on winning trajectories: a laser-sharp focus on per share value as opposed to earnings or sales growth; an exceptional talent for allocating capital and human resources; and the belief that cash flow, not reported earnings, determines a company's long-term value.
Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards are at stake. Friendships and relationships can suffer. Bad decisions at the inception of a promising venture lay the foundations for its eventual ruin.
Whether it's among colleagues at lunch or an audience of 1000, a leader's role is to move and inspire others. It's not only the big occasions that test a leader's mettle, but the little ones as well - in a casual conversation in the elevator, in phone calls, or one of many incidental, seemingly "insignificant" interactions in everyday work life. Written by one of the world's leading communications coaches, Speaking as a Leader shows you how to make the most of your daily communications.
Hard Sell tells you things about the American pharmaceutical industry you'd rather not know and about practices you'd rather weren't happening. But once you pick it up, you won't want to put this book down.Jamie Reidy is to the pharmaceutical business what Jerry Maguire was to professional sports and Frank Abagnale (Catch Me If You Can) was to bank fraud. He's the guy who's been there, done that, and walked away with the insider stories.
Lawyers. Accountants. Software Engineers. That what Mom and Dad encouraged us to become. They were wrong. Gone is the age of "left-brain" dominance. The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: designers, inventors, teachers, storytellers - creative and emphatic "right-brain" thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn't.
In business, performance is key. In performance, how you organize can be the key to growth. In the past five years, the business world has seen the birth of a new breed of company - the Exponential Organization - that has revolutionized how a company can accelerate its growth by using technology.
This audiobook provides fascinating insights into the hedge fund traders who consistently outperform the markets, in their own words. From best-selling author, investment expert, and Wall Street theoretician Jack Schwager comes a behind-the-scenes look at the world of hedge funds, from 15 traders who've consistently beaten the markets. Exploring what makes a great trader a great trader, Hedge Fund Market Wizards breaks new ground, giving readers rare insight into the trading philosophy and successful methods employed by some of the most profitable individuals in the hedge fund business.
The missing link to long-term Lean success! Despite the fact that companies worldwide have adopted Lean production, none has sustained the same levels of excellence as Toyota. Why? Leadership. In The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership, Jeffrey Liker and Gary L. Convis, a former executive V.P. and managing officer of Toyota, help executives and senior managers get employees to refocus their efforts - from simply performing their singular function to continuously improving in collaboration across the organization.
Everybody Writes is a go-to guide to attracting and retaining customers through stellar online communication, because in our content-driven world, every one of us is, in fact, a writer. If you have a web site, you are a publisher. If you are on social media, you are in marketing. And that means that we are all relying on our words to carry our marketing messages. We are all writers.


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Under the headline "Big Media. Bad Idea," Sophia Banay argues (Portfolio, 10/15/08) that–for anyone "not named Murdoch or Redstone–big media just isn't working." Banay uses the language heeded by her audience when writing that you can "say what you want about the benefits of synergies and size for big media companies; for their shareholders, the bigger the company, the smaller the gains":
Between last week and the same week a year ago, Time Warner shares were down 50 percent; Viacom was off 59 percent; GE had fallen 46; News Corp. slid 65 percent; and Disney, the big winner, had tumbled a mere 34 percent….
It sounds fairly logical. The supposed "synergies" between the divisions of modern conglomerates like Viacom, GE and Time Warner have never really blossomed. Time Warner's magazine group, cable networks, AOL, pay TV and movie-studio divisions barely communicate, let alone work together. And if that lumping together doesn't deliver value in the stock market, why suffer through it?
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More than two years after the smuggling ship MV Ocean Lady arrived off the West Coast carrying 76 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, the first public hearing to determine whether to accept them as refugees took place on Monday.
Posts Tagged 'fear'I fear my homeland: Ocean Lady claimant tells IRBTuesday, January 24th, 2012 [National Post] More than two years after the smuggling ship MV Ocean Lady arrived off the West Coast carrying 76 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, the first public hearing to determine whether to accept them as refugees took place on Monday. Living in fear: Sri Lanka's Tamil womenTuesday, December 27th, 2011 [Radio Netherlands Worldwide] The 30-year-long civil war caused much suffering to Tamil women who were already part of a strong patriarchal system. The ICG's report, which was released last week, suggests that while the decline of the LTTE has brought many positive changes in the lives of Tamil women, it has also ushered in a fresh set of challenges. UK Sri Lanka Tamils fear forced deportationWednesday, June 15th, 2011 [BBC] About 20 Tamil asylum seekers facing the prospect of being deported from Britain to Sri Lanka have told the BBC that their lives are in danger. Sri Lankan's face deportation despite safety fearsTuesday, June 14th, 2011 [Channel 4] The Channel 4 documentary, Sri Lanka's Killing Fields, features devastating video evidence of horrific war crimes committed by both the Sri Lankan Government and the Tamil Tigers in the final weeks of Sri Lanka's civil war, in 2009. And it did not end there. Channel 4 News recently obtained evidence from within Sri Lanka's "closed off" corner, showing evidence of ongoing repression and abuse in the country. Now we can reveal that Sri Lankans who fled to the UK for safety are being forced back into Sri Lanka - and into danger. At least 40 asylum seekers, the majority of whom are Tamil, are being deported from the UK on a charter flight in two days' time. U.N. experts decry 'climate of fear' in Sri LankaMonday, February 9th, 2009 [Reuters] Sri Lanka's journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders are living in fear and need better protection from violence, United Nations investigators said on Monday. In a joint statement, 10 U.N. experts called on the government to act quickly to halt repressive practices. "The fear of reprisals against victims and witnesses, together with a lack of effective investigations and prosecutions, has led to a circle of impunity," they said. Red Cross 'incites S Lanka panic'Saturday, February 7th, 2009 [BBC] The Sri Lankan government has accused the Red Cross of inciting panic over the military operation against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north. A spokesman said the ICRC had ordered 35,000 body bags for the battle zone to create what he called a fear psychosis among the international community. The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed a routine order of body bags but nowhere near that number. It said its office in Colombo had been attacked by protesters. Meanwhile the army says it is closing in on remaining Tamil Tiger positions, confining them to an area of about 200 sq km (124 sq miles). |
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CAMERON COUNTY, TX (KVEO NEWS CENTER 23) — Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services released a statement on the number of patients seen in emergency rooms experiencing effects from a alcohol and drug mixture during Spring Break.
As reported earlier, some students are becoming ill and being admitted into emergency rooms after drinking the dangerous mixture. The department did not rule out or confirm that a drug called "Molly" as being the cause of the patients illness.
Below is the released statement that the Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services.
The Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services has been notified by local hospitals that a number of patients have been seen in the emergency rooms experiencing effects from alcohol and drug use. Some of these patients were tested using a drug panel, but at this time the county health department does not have confirmation of the type of drug(s) taken.
Currently, health officials have not confirmed or ruled out these reports may be due to the drug called "Molly". The Molly cocktail is a mix of cocaine, bath salts or similar derivatives, and ecstasy taken with alcohol, water or other drink.
The Texas Health and Safety Code requires health care providers, hospitals, laboratories, schools, and others to report patients who are suspected of having a "notifiable condition". As lab reports of drug consumption is not a notifiable condition, the Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services is unable to confirm the number of individuals reporting to the hospitals.
It is strongly advised that individuals drink responsibly and do not consume illegal substances. The Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services continues to work with local municipalities, government officials and health care officials to ensure the safety of its residents and visitors.
For additional information, please visit http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/investigation/conditions [1].


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D-backs disturbed by new leak regarding Dodgers' pool party
SEP 24, 2013 7:26p ET
The Dodgers were giddy, liquored up and full of themselves.
At least some, apparently, too full.
According to veteran writer Tony Jackson at Dodgerscribe.com, some players "loudly bragged" about urinating in the Chase Field pool during the celebration that followed their 7-6 victory. Jackson did not name the culprits.
It was about as well-received in the D-backs' clubhouse as might be expected.
"My presumption was that if it was just based on having fun and celebrating, that's one thing," said D-backs right-hander Brandon McCarthy, who tweeted at the time that he pool party seemed to be no big deal.
"If you have some people going out of their way to be (expletives), that's a whole 'nother thing. If it is something where you are going out to be disrespectful, then that is kind of a simple 'Grow up.'"
"If they did that, shame on them," D-backs managing partner Ken Kendrick said.
"That's crude behavior. It's disappointing to hear. So they decided to pee on themselves. They were the only ones in the pool."
Manager Kirk Gibson: "I think we can all agree it's inappropriate to pee in someone's pool.
Heath Bell said he will consider the report hearsay until a player comes forward to admit it, adding that he will be glad to test the water during the D-backs' final series of the home season against Washington Friday through Sunday.
"There's no floaties, and I don't think the pool is green," Bell said. "All the Arizona fans, hopefully they are perfectly fine to rent the pool the last weekend of the season and jump in it. I'll go swimming with them and show that it is perfectly fine.
"It's a crazy world if it happened."
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Read about a team of researchers, led by Dr. Benhur Lee, who have identified a broad spectrum antiviral that may be effective against multiple deadly viruses, including HIV-1, Ebola, and Nipah.
In the first stages of HIV infection, most people will have very few, if any, symptoms. Within a month or two after infection, they may experience a flu-like illness, including:
These symptoms usually disappear within a week to a month and are often mistaken for another viral infection, such as flu. However, during this period people are highly infectious because HIV is present in large quantities in genital fluids and blood. Some people infected with HIV may have more severe symptoms at first or symptoms that last a long time, while others may have no symptoms for 12 years or more.
During the late stages of HIV infection, the virus severely weakens the immune system, and people infected with the virus may have the following symptoms:
Each of these symptoms can be related to other illnesses. The only way to find out if you are infected with HIV is to get tested.
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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)FIRE THEM ALL: Dramatic new poll says most Americans would boot every single member of Congress
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October 11th, 2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Fire them all. That's the conclusion from a NBC News/WSJ poll out today that asked Americans if they would vote and replace every member of Congress. The good news? The chance is coming. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - An unprecedented 60 percent of polled Americans say that every member of Congress, including their own representatives, should be thrown out of office and replaced. None should be spared according to the results.The 60 percent figure is the highest ever result for the question. Americans are upset with Congress for a litany of reasons, but much of it boils down to their inability to do their job of running the country. Americans are tired of the apparently petty squabbles, the inability to raise the debt ceiling or to agree on a responsible budget, and the stark refusal of both sides to negotiate in good faith. There are two aspects to the current problem. One is that both sides have devoted followings of citizens who believe strongly in their political positions. For the right, many Republicans can do no wrong and for the left Obama is a hero. This forces each side to look at all issues through the political lens offered by their politicians which naturally casts their favorite in a rosy light while all opponents are childish and corrupt. The second aspect, and this is key, is that they are all very much alike. In fact, they are working together against a common challenge, which is you, the voter. In other words, Americans are right to want to fire everybody in Congress because even your dearest representative is far more interested in their own reelection than in your well-being. That scathing indictment applies to all, both right and left. Now, as more and more Americans begin to realize this, the desire to cast out the incumbents in favor of a new slate of fresh faces is growing. Americans will soon have their chance. Mid-term elections are coming in 2014 and voters will have the opportunity to put their votes where their polls are, meaning that if the 60 percent ire rating keeps up then a lot of incumbents will be asked to leave their cozy offices and apartments this coming spring. Of course, people do a lot of talking in the run up to an election, but always they resort to voting for incumbents choosing the lesser of two evils, or the evil they know to an untested candidate. The result is we often end up with the same Congress over and over; a situation where the U.S. House of Representatives actually has less turnover than the British House of Lords. In that case, we end up with the government we deserve. Still, a 60 percent "fire them all" result is fairly unprecedented. It just may translate to frustration at the polls and it could just change our country. Then again, it might not. Read the full poll here (.pdf) A birth foretold: click here to learn more! Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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Mukwonago History Mukwonago Historic Preservation In February of 2000, the Village of Mukwonago adopted a plan to create a historic district and appoint a Historic Preservation Commission to help preserve the history of our Village. Our mission is to work with business and home owners in our community to help restore and preserve the many treasures that make this Village unique. The Village Planning Commission now serves as the Historic Preservation Commission. The Planning Commission serves property owners by safeguarding the charm and character of the Village, and enhancing our architectural history. The Commission meets with property owners in the Design Sensitivity Areas to discuss, review and make recommendations to any exterior alterations, restorations, improvements, fencing, roofing, siding, gutters, windows, trim and painting for example. To view the dates and times the Commission meets, as well as who is on the Commission, click here. A Certificate of Appropriateness must be granted prior to the work beginning. You may obtain the Certificate of Appropriateness here or in the Clerk's Office. If you are uncertain that a project requires review and approval, please contact the Clerk's Office. The Certificate of Appropriateness must be completed and submitted to the Clerk's Office no later than 10-days prior the the next Planning Commission meeting. The National Trust website offers a wonderful link where colors can be sampled on different style homes. The could be a helpful resource on what base and trim colors may look like together on an entire project. "Nestled amid the glacial hills of south west Waukesha County is the semi-rural Village of Mukwonago. One of the early settlers described it as the most beautiful area that he had ever seen. The Mukwonago River, fed by springs in the surrounding hills and the waters of Spirit Lake, would provide ample water for a flour and a saw mill. The countryside, a mixture of forest and prairie, would provide an abundance of food and lumber for a growing community. Formerly the site of the Bear Clan of the Potowatomi Indians, Mukwonago was the first platted village of what is now Waukesha County. The first brick house in the County (built from brick locally made) is now the home of the local Historical Society. Mukwonago was the junction of roads from Platteville and Janesville to Milwaukee and Green Bay. The first settlers, mostly New England Yankees, by use of brain and brawn, built a thriving community. Many of their descendants are still living in the community." -D. E. Wright, 1990 The Village of Mukwonago was first settled by the Potowatomi Indians in the 1700's. The term "Mukwonago" translates to "Place of the Bear." In spring of 1836, Sewall Andrews and Henry H. Camp built their homes just northwest of the Indian Village. In 1836, Mukwonago's first plat was made. Soon afterward, more residents would begin developing homesteads and businesses in the area. The Andrew's house still stands today and is now home to the Mukwonago Museum. For the duration of the 19th century, Mukwonago grew as a farming community. In 1885, construction of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, which runs through the Village, provided farmers with transportation and distribution of their crops. During this period milk processing was the main economic activity. In the early 1900's, the character of Waukesha County began changing from an agricultural-only-region, to include resort and tourist activities. Travelers from Milwaukee, Chicago, and all over the country, came to enjoy the fresh water springs located throughout the Town of Mukwonago. The Village of Mukwonago was incorporated separate from the Town of Mukwonago in 1905. Throughout the 1970's and 1980's, an influx of new homes began to encompass the Village. Construction of Interstate-43 (the Rock Freeway) from Milwaukee passing through Mukwonago toward Beloit, aided this influx of new residents. In the mid 1980's, the Village of Mukwonago made the commitment to invest in industrial development. The Mukwonago Industrial Park (176 acres) was established in 1986 and sold its last available lot in 1999. Today, Mukwonago receives monthly inquiries from companies looking to locate in the area. Large commercial developments such as Pick-N-Save Grocery Store, Home Depot and Wal-Mart already anchor the north and south ends of the Village. The reality that Mukwonago could become a regional employment and/or shopping center increases with each passing year. The Village's commercial Trade Area services approximately 46,000 residents, of which, more than 6,300 residents call the Village home and another 14,000 live immediately nearby in the surrounding towns (Mukwonago's regional population is approximately 20,000). Residential growth in the Mukwonago region is expected to increase significantly in the coming years just as in other favorable Milwaukee suburbs. |


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Mr. President,
My country fully associates itself with the statement made on behalf on the European Union and with its words of congratulation addressed to you personally. I will simply concentrate here on a number of points relating to the French stance. The progress of nuclear disarmament, in particular the New START Treaty which we welcome, the serious proliferation crises we are facing, and what is now commonly known as the "renaissance of civil nuclear energy" show that the NPT, as an essential instrument of collective security, is more than ever the keystone of our common nuclear security.
We therefore approach this Review Conference very positively, in the hope that all States parties to the NPT will strongly reaffirm their support for the Treaty and their determination to preserve its integrity. We also hope they will find common ground for concrete and realistic solutions to strengthen the non-proliferation regime in all its aspects.
France is committed to implementing its obligations under the Treaty and the commitments made by previous Review Conferences, including those of 1995 and 2000. It has therefore chosen to convince by setting an example and to support ambitious initiatives in all Treaty areas.
I. In the area of disarmament we have, in nearly 15 years, cut the number of nuclear warheads by half and communicated, for the sake of transparency, the ceiling of 300 warheads of our total arsenal. We totally dismantled our ground-to-ground component ; we reduced our airborne component and our submarine component by 30 per cent. We ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) twelve years ago already and dismantled our test centres. We halted production of weapons-grade plutonium and uranium and dismantled related facilities, which represents a financial effort of 6 billion euro. Our doctrine is strictly defensive and stringently limits the role of nuclear weapons by restricting implementation of deterrence to extreme circumstances of self-defence.
We believe that similar action on the part of all States would enhance international security. Only real disarmament, disarmament by means of concrete actions, can enhance world stability. We have drawn up proposals to that end with our European partners. They were presented to you yesterday so I won't go over them again here. But I wish to stress the importance of strengthening the non-proliferation regime by making the CTBT enter into force and starting negotiations on a Cut-off Treaty. In this respect, France welcomes the announcement made yesterday by Indonesia of its intention to launch the process of ratification of the CTBT. I also recall that France is co-chairing with Morocco, since September 2009, the so-called "Article XIV conference" which promotes the entry into force of the CTBT.
I further wish to stress that we should all mobilize in all areas, namely those of biological, chemical and conventional weapons and of ballistic proliferation and space, not only with a view to enhancing international security, but also to ensuring that nuclear disarmament is not offset by a new arms race in these areas.
We should, however, keep one reality in mind: the United States, Russia, Great Britain and France succeeded in making headway in the area of disarmament solely because the strategic context had changed considerably, with the end of the Cold War and the construction of a Europe that finally achieved unity. Tangible progress towards disarmament and the elimination of nuclear weapons can only be achieved in the long run, beyond emphatic statements of good intention, through a comprehensive strategy covering the resolution of regional tensions and enhancement of collective security mechanisms, in addition to the action plans we are calling for.
II. We must also respond to the growing demand for civil nuclear energy. As the French President recalled, civil nuclear energy can be the cement of a new international solidarity. France, which has resolutely opted for nuclear energy, is thus prepared to cooperate with any country that complies with its international obligations. Respecting one's obligations does not mean renouncing one's "inalienable" rights, but exercising them in a responsible way in a world where the issue of energy can only be tackled through solidarity and with a view to sustainable development. Unless it becomes a risk for everyone, nuclear energy should develop against a backdrop of confidence through application of the highest standards of security, safety, non-proliferation and environmental protection.
This issue of the challenges relating to the "renaissance" of civil nuclear energy should be debated collectively. These challenges are diverse: proliferation risks, safety and security of nuclear facilities, prevention of trafficking in nuclear and radioactive materials for terrorist or mafia purposes, addressing training needs, security of supply, financing of the development of nuclear energy, environmental issues.
These challenges should be addressed in the framework of a new global "governance" of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. This implies strengthening the core of the IAEA system and preventing uncontrolled dissemination of sensitive technologies, guaranteeing the supply of nuclear fuel, considering together the question of radioactive waste, focusing on training, and examining innovative financing of nuclear infrastructures. France would like the Review Conference to be an opportunity to launch this essential debate and reaffirm the major principles that guide and facilitate the development of nuclear energy. France is going to put forward proposals to that end.
III. But let us be clear. Disarmament and the development of civil nuclear energy can only continue in good conditions if we halt nuclear proliferation. North Korea has shown us what happens when we allow time to go by and resign ourselves to faits accomplis. Let us not repeat this scenario with others. France, with its partners of the Six, has sought dialogue ceaselessly to arrive at a negotiated solution to the Iranian nuclear issue that would meet Iran's needs and the international community's serious concerns about the purpose of the Iran's nuclear programme. Together with its partners, France has made a number of far-reaching offers to Iran. But dialogue is not an end in itself ; dialogue must produce results. At present, the defiant attitude opted for by the Iranian government and ensuing concern on the part of the IAEA, the countries in the region and the international community as a whole leave no option to the Security Council but to consider new sanctions to persuade Iran to negotiate.
To strengthen our joint efforts to prevent proliferation, it is essential, in addition, to give the IAEA the authority and the means it needs to fulfil its crucial verification mission. 128 countries have already signed an Additional Protocol allowing for enhanced verification of their nuclear programme. We hope all the other countries will join them, as the development of nuclear energy can only prosper with mutual trust.
Strengthening the non-proliferation regime also requires ceaselessly trying to achieve NPT universality, encouraging non-NPT member States to come closer to the non-proliferation regime now by adhering to the terms of the Treaty and acceding to other non-proliferation and disarmament treaties and instruments.
We understand the frustration felt by many countries over the slow implementation of the 1995 resolution on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of weapons of mass destruction, nuclear, chemical and biological, and their delivery systems. We must do our utmost to accelerate its implementation and, there again, we hope that the Review Conference will make it possible to define realistic courses of action.
Mr. President,
Basically, what we want to build during the coming years is an overall nuclear strategy for a safer world.
A world in which all States will work resolutely to advance disarmament in all its aspects; in which the doctrines of nuclear powers will restrict the role of nuclear weapons solely to extreme circumstances of self-defence where their vital interests are under threat, with arsenals scaled down to the level of strict sufficiency in relation to the international strategic context.
A world where proliferation will be combated firmly. History has taught us the price to be paid for failing to react in time, when certain countries default on their international obligations and defy the authority of the international community. A world where civil nuclear energy will develop in the best conditions of safety, security and non-proliferation. Where nuclear and radioactive materials will be even better protected.
A world in which non-NPT member States will take a keener interest in the non-proliferation regime by making new commitments.
In short, a world in which nuclear energy, after symbolizing confrontation during the Cold War, will become in its civil dimension a symbol of effective international cooperation and solidarity, in the framework of the planet's sustainable development.
Such is the challenge we must take up, all together. France would like our Review Conference to help lay the foundations of this new nuclear order by adopting an ambitious and pragmatic roadmap that may be implemented by 2015. It will work for this resolutely with all States wishing to make concrete headway towards a safer world that will help create the conditions for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Thank you, Mr. President
Statement by Mr. Eric Danon, Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament, during the NPT Review Conference - 4 May 2010 (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)


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Jobcentre Plus
The Jobcentre Plus offers a number of services and support to help unemployed people search for and get into work.
Who can they help?
They provide unemployed people with the opportunity to develop a range of skills, find work experience, provide business start-up support and provide general help getting people into work.
How can they help?
Jobcentre Plus provide help and support with:
- Finding work and getting the job
- Making sure you're ready to work
- Work experience
- Starting your own business
Finding work and getting the job
Jobcentre Plus provide people who are out of work with job search support through Jobseeker's Allowance.
Jobseeker's Allowance
Jobseeker's Allowance provides unemployed people with financial support while searching for work.
How does it work?
To claim Jobseeker's Allowance call the Jobcentre on 0800 055 6688 or apply online. You will be asked to attend a new job seeker interview where you will discuss the conditions of receiving Jobseeker's Allowance, explain the type of work you are looking for and find out about what jobs, training and other opportunities are available.
After this you will be entitled to claim your weekly allowance and normally you will have to go to the Jobcentre at least every fortnight to sign a declaration to show that you have been actively seeking and still available for work. Each time you attend you will also discuss how your job search is going, what vacancies you might be interested in and will have access to a large database of jobs.
Making sure you're ready to work
Jobcentre Plus provide help making sure you're ready to work through the Flexible Support Fund and Employability and Skills Training.
Flexible Support Fund
The Flexible Support Fund provides financial support for the long term unemployed who are claiming benefit
How does it work?
Jobcentre Plus advisers have access to the fund, to provide you with extra support to gain employment. This could be financial help buying a suit for an interview or to cover the transport costs once you have started a job.
Employability and Skills Training
Jobcentre Plus provides basic skills development to help unemployed people become more employable and get ready for work.
How does it work?
There are a variety of courses to ensure you have the right skills to work. The topics for the courses vary but you can receive training in how to find jobs, how to present yourself at an interview and improving numeracy and literacy skills as well as much more.
Work experience
Jobcentre Plus provide a work experience opportunities to in a range of areas and offer sector-based work academies.
How does it work?
Work experience opportunities aim to get young people between 18 and 24 who are currently claiming Jobseeker's Allowance with the chance to get into work.
If you are interested in undertaking work experience, talk to your Jobcentre adviser about what opportunities are available.
They will help you find the right opportunity work experience opportunity, prepare you for the interview and make sure you understand the role so you know what the employer expects from you.
Sector-based work academies
Sector-based work academies are designed for young people between the age of 18 and 24 to train and get experience within a specific sector through a local business to gain employment.
How does it work?
If you are interested in getting involved in sector-based work academies talk to your Jobcentre adviser.
You will receive pre-employment training, undertake a work placement and have a guaranteed job interview in a particular sector of work.
Is your business interested in offering work experience?
Jobcentre Plus works with a number of organisations to provide work experience opportunities by helping to create innovative placements that offer a real insight into the working environment. They will help your business plan a hands on placement around your specific needs, help you recruit the right person and provide on-going support. Once the work placement has finished, by offering the individual a job you will receive wage incentives as part of the Youth Contract. Contact your local Jobcentre if you are interested in offering work experience opportunities.
Starting your own business
Jobcentre Plus provide help people start their own businesses through New Enterprise Allowance and Enterprise Clubs.
New Enterprise Allowance
The New Enterprise Allowance is a scheme that aims to help anyone unemployed over the age of 18 who start their own businesses.
How does it work?
To be eligible, you need to be claiming one of the following:
- Jobseeker's Allowance
- Income Support as a lone parent
- Employment Support Allowance
The scheme is designed to help you start your own business by working with a professional mentor who will provide advice and support on:
- Becoming self employed
- Developing your business idea
- Starting trading
Anyone interested in taking part in the New Enterprise Allowance should talk to their Jobcentre Plus adviser who will discuss how it works and how to get involved. Interested individuals will be invited to go to an organisation that will look at the proposed business idea. These specialists will decide whether the idea could work or not. If they decide the idea has potential a business mentor will be assigned to help prepare you for self-employment. You will be able to apply for a weekly allowance worth up to £1274 over 24 weeks and a loan of up to £1000 to help with start-up costs.
Enterprise clubs
Enterprise clubs are designed to bring local unemployed people together who are interested in becoming self-employed.
How does it work?
There are Enterprise clubs in Mansfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield. At the Enterprise clubs you will be able to share experiences, advice and knowledge with other people who want to become self-employed. At the clubs there will also be local business people and advisers to provide professional support about starting your own business. By attending the clubs you will also be able to create effective networks with other businesses.
Contact your local Jobcentre Plus to find out where and when the Enterprise clubs take place.
Want to find out more?Visit Mansfield Jobcentre Plus, Hill House, Commercial Gate, NG18 1LN or call 0845 6043719. Visit Sutton-in-Ashfield Jobcentre Plus, Ashbrook house, Forest Street, NG17 1BH or call 0845 6043719. |


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Redrum Thugz form in 2005 by founding members Angel "Silencer" Garcia and Carlos "Soulja Loc" Betancourt. Two gang members raised on the streets turned better for their families and music. Dedicating their live to music the Redrum Thugz started off from nothing with not knowing much about music but in a short amount of time they got on it. The Redrum Thugz are best known for their gulfcoast flow which they originated it as the westcoast gulfcoast movement which was showing how they did their thing on the westcoast of florida differntly than the eastcoast of florida. With their westcoast vybe dirty south lyrics and flows that they molded into their own signature gulfcoast flow to their own style which is unique to other local artist in florida, which makes the Redrum Thugz one of the most promising underground on a rise group to come out of Sarasota Florida. Raised on the streets both Silencer and Soulja Loc did alot of mistake in their childhood growing up gettin introuble with the law goin to jail facing time behind bars, fights, stabings, shooting and more they gone through alot to make it where they are now all those strugles only made them stronger and more motivated to keep on making the music not for fame but for the love of their city but with love comes hate and jelousy from others but thats what keep the Redrum Thugz up and running. Other affiliated members are Mario "23rd" Hernandez, Abby "AbbyDoo" Betancourt, Brandon "B-Nuts" Jimenez, & Oscar "K.O." Garcia


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Protect Your Customers Against Identity Theft, Protect Your Virtual PBX System Today
A virtual PBX system can certainly connect you to your clients. But how can you be sure that nobody else has access to your calls? Business VoIP is known in the impression that it is vulnerable to eavesdroppers. Since it is not part of the conventional telephone network, it is far more at risk of phone tapping. All that's required is a protocol analyzer, and your calls could be heard by anybody. This translates to your entire telephone system being susceptible to being snooped on from everybody – from customers to competitors.
Who would want such a phone system? You most certainly don't. Take action and protect your telephone system through encryption. It is available to everybody, but most organizations don't provide enough time and attention to this need, thus making them more vulnerable towards the work of snoopers. Listed here are different encryption techniques you can utilize with your existing system:
. Internal encryption. By installing encryption into their software, a great deal of business VoIP service providers were able to secure their connections. Verify that your service provider has such provisions. It is possible to try other security measures if they do not have one.
. Virtual Private Network. You can also set up a VPN for your organization aside from your virtual PBX system. Without compromising the security of important files, most VPNs have built-in encryption, letting users to log in from remote places. Be aware, however, that calls are exempt from VPN encryption.
. Secure Real Time Transfer Protocol. SRTP is an ideal security device for business VoIP, since it virtually has zero effect on call quality. This operates by creating an exclusive encryption code for every call that's made. This ensures that nobody can snoop on your calls. It is one of the most recommended security alternatives for protecting sensitive enterprise calls.
Aside from the abovementioned tools, you can also follow some simple guidelines to make sure that you alone have access to your system, and that all calls are kept confidential.
. Do not save your login details in your computer. Remember your passwords or keep them in a file which is only accessible to you. Every time you need to access your business VoIP dashboard, go to your login page and enter your username and password; do not bookmark the dashboard itself.
. Check and delete messages as they show up. Virtual PBX providers nowadays provide mobile phone applications that inform subscribers of a new voicemail through a text or email message. As soon as you receive the message, go to your inbox, check the message, return the call after which delete the message. In the event you cannot answer the call right away, download the message and listen to it at a more convenient time.
It's up to you to ensure that your phone system is secure and safe all the time. Not only will it keep your organization secrets confidential, but it will also shield your customers from being victims of identity theft.
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