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This classic Cape Town hotel is a landmark hotel in the heart of Cape Town, with views of the city and Table Mountain, and 3 kilometres from the V&A Waterfront; beaches are 5 kilometres away.
Champagne bar
Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel is a classic resort hotel located in the heart of Cape Town.
Located in the cultural centre close to top sightseeing attractions and the city's best beaches. Several accommodation wings house 198 individually styled rooms and suites.
Satellite television, free WiFi
Guestrooms at Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel are climate-controlled, with neutral decor and traditional furnishings; amenities include free WiFi, coffee/tea maker, satellite TV, free toiletries and minibars.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The Belmont Mount Nelson's Oasis Bistro offers a complimentary full English buffet breakfast each morning, and also serves al fresco lunches. Planet Bar offers an extensive champagne, cocktail, and canape menu. Librisa Spa, housed in 3 Victorian buildings, incorporates a sauna; there are also 2 heated swimming pools, 2 floodlit tennis courts, and a gymnasium staffed with personal trainers (on request). The multilingual hotel staff organises day tours and excursions, allowing guests to explore the Cape Peninsula, the city center, and Cape Winelands.
Amenities also include free wired Internet access, free valet parking, 7 meeting rooms, poolside bar, free area shuttle, and supervised childcare/activities.
- Concierge services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Total number of rooms - 198
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Hair salon
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Number of floors - 4
- Year Built 1899
- Wedding services
- Free breakfast
- Fireplace in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Health club
- Designated smoking areas
- Pool umbrellas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Luggage storage
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Garden
- Business center
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 7
- Multilingual staff
- Free valet parking
- Terrace
- Picnic area
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Pool sun loungers
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Outdoor tennis courts 2
- Free self parking
- Number of meeting rooms - 7
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pools
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Children's club (free)
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking, Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Room service (24 hours)
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- In-room massage available
- Plasma TV
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
Guests of Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, enjoy a complimentary full English breakfast each morning in the Oasis Restaurant.
Planet Restaurant - Open exclusively for dinner, the restaurant serves classic contemporary dishes. Vegetarian options and children's menus are available, as well as an extensive wine list consisting of the finest Cape wines. Live entertainment featuring a harpist or pianist each night creates a soothing ambiance in the curved dining room, with its dramatic flower arrangements, floor-to-ceiling drapes and round tables. Reservation is required.
The Oasis Bistro - Facing the swimming pool and lush lawns, this informal alfresco restaurant serves contemporary dishes using fresh, local ingredients, including West Coast oysters. Guests sit at wrought iron tables, under large canvas parasols. Open for breakfast, brunch, and dinner.
Planet Bar One of Cape Town's hottest nightspots, the hotel's chic champagne and cocktail bar is open until late and offers an extensive drinks menu and light snacks. Décor features low armchairs upholstered in metallic leather, a twinkling night-sky ceiling, and large gilt mirrors. This bar offers a garden view.
Nearby Things to Do
The hotel offers 2 outdoor tennis courts, with tennis lessons available onsite. Nearby, guests can find a golf driving range and miniature golf, as well as volleyball courts, a sports center, and a bowling alley. Ecotours can be arranged. Surcharges may apply to activities.
- Golfing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Tennis lessons on site
- Boat tours nearby
Spa Services
The Librisa Spa offers 8 treatment rooms, and couples treatment rooms, aromatherapy and hydrotherapy treatments, body wraps, facials, several massages, sauna, and manicures and pedicures. Advanced reservations required for massage and spa treatments. Guests under 12 are not allowed in the spa.
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Prenatal massage
- Steam room in spa
- Sports massage
- Detoxification wrap
- Number of treatment rooms 8
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for ZAR 965 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
24-hour check-in
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 300 per person (roundtrip)
- Rollaway bed fee: ZAR 965 per night
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed.
Awards & Affiliations
- Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel is listed in the 2014 Travel + Leisure 500.
- This property is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) guests.
- The property is a member of Orient-Express.


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42 U.S. Code § 629i - Grants for programs for mentoring children of prisoners
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(a) Findings and purposes
(1) Findings
(A) In the period between 1991 and 1999, the number of children with a parent incarcerated in a Federal or State correctional facility increased by more than 100 percent, from approximately 900,000 to approximately 2,000,000. In 1999, 2.1 percent of all children in the United States had a parent in Federal or State prison.
(B) Prior to incarceration, 64 percent of female prisoners and 44 percent of male prisoners in State facilities lived with their children.
(C) Nearly 90 percent of the children of incarcerated fathers live with their mothers, and 79 percent of the children of incarcerated mothers live with a grandparent or other relative.
(D) Parental arrest and confinement lead to stress, trauma, stigmatization, and separation problems for children. These problems are coupled with existing problems that include poverty, violence, parental substance abuse, high-crime environments, intrafamilial abuse, child abuse and neglect, multiple care givers, and/or prior separations. As a result, these children often exhibit a broad variety of behavioral, emotional, health, and educational problems that are often compounded by the pain of separation.
(E) Empirical research demonstrates that mentoring is a potent force for improving children's behavior across all risk behaviors affecting health. Quality, one-on-one relationships that provide young people with caring role models for future success have profound, life-changing potential. Done right, mentoring markedly advances youths' life prospects. A widely cited 1995 study by Public/Private Ventures measured the impact of one Big Brothers Big Sisters program and found significant effects in the lives of youth—cutting first-time drug use by almost half and first-time alcohol use by about a third, reducing school absenteeism by half, cutting assaultive behavior by a third, improving parental and peer relationships, giving youth greater confidence in their school work, and improving academic performance.
(2) Purposes
The purposes of this section are to authorize the Secretary—
(A) to make competitive grants to applicants in areas with substantial numbers of children of incarcerated parents, to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring services for children of prisoners; and
(b) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Children of prisoners
The term "children of prisoners" means children one or both of whose parents are incarcerated in a Federal, State, or local correctional facility. The term is deemed to include children who are in an ongoing mentoring relationship in a program under this section at the time of their parents' release from prison, for purposes of continued participation in the program.
(2) Mentoring
The term "mentoring" means a structured, managed program in which children are appropriately matched with screened and trained adult volunteers for one-on-one relationships, involving meetings and activities on a regular basis, intended to meet, in part, the child's need for involvement with a caring and supportive adult who provides a positive role model.
(3) Mentoring services
The term "mentoring services" means those services and activities that support a structured, managed program of mentoring, including the management by trained personnel of outreach to, and screening of, eligible children; outreach to, education and training of, and liaison with sponsoring local organizations; screening and training of adult volunteers; matching of children with suitable adult volunteer mentors; support and oversight of the mentoring relationship; and establishment of goals and evaluation of outcomes for mentored children.
(c) Program authorized
From the amounts appropriated under subsection (i) of this section for a fiscal year that remain after applying subsection (i)(2) of this section, the Secretary shall make grants under this section for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to State or local governments, tribal governments or tribal consortia, faith-based organizations, and community-based organizations in areas that have significant numbers of children of prisoners and that submit applications meeting the requirements of this section, in amounts that do not exceed $5,000,000 per grant.
(d) Application requirements
In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, the chief executive officer of the applicant must submit to the Secretary an application containing the following:
(1) Program design
A description of the proposed program, including—
(A) a list of local public and private organizations and entities that will participate in the mentoring network;
(B) the name, description, and qualifications of the entity that will coordinate and oversee the activities of the mentoring network;
(C) the number of mentor-child matches proposed to be established and maintained annually under the program;
(D) such information as the Secretary may require concerning the methods to be used to recruit, screen support, and oversee individuals participating as mentors, (which methods shall include criminal background checks on the individuals), and to evaluate outcomes for participating children, including information necessary to demonstrate compliance with requirements established by the Secretary for the program; and
(2) Community consultation; coordination with other programs
A demonstration that, in developing and implementing the program, the applicant will, to the extent feasible and appropriate—
(A) consult with public and private community entities, including religious organizations, and including, as appropriate, Indian tribal organizations and urban Indian organizations, and with family members of potential clients;
(B) coordinate the programs and activities under the program with other Federal, State, and local programs serving children and youth; and
(3) Equal access for local service providers
An assurance that public and private entities and community organizations, including religious organizations and Indian organizations, will be eligible to participate on an equal basis.
(4) Records, reports, and audits
An agreement that the applicant will maintain such records, make such reports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits as the Secretary may find necessary for purposes of oversight of project activities and expenditures.
(5) Evaluation
An agreement that the applicant will cooperate fully with the Secretary's ongoing and final evaluation of the program under the plan, by means including providing the Secretary access to the program and program-related records and documents, staff, and grantees receiving funding under the plan.
(e) Federal share
(1) In general
A grant for a program under this section shall be available to pay a percentage share of the costs of the program up to—
(f) Considerations in awarding grants
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration—
(1) the qualifications and capacity of applicants and networks of organizations to effectively carry out a mentoring program under this section;
(2) the comparative severity of need for mentoring services in local areas, taking into consideration data on the numbers of children (and in particular of low-income children) with an incarcerated parents [1] (or parents) in the areas;
(g) Service delivery demonstration project
(1) Purpose; authority to enter into cooperative agreement
The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with an eligible entity that meets the requirements of paragraph (2) for the purpose of requiring the entity to conduct a demonstration project consistent with this subsection under which the entity shall—
(A) identify children of prisoners in need of mentoring services who have not been matched with a mentor by an applicant awarded a grant under this section, with a priority for identifying children who—
(B) provide the families of the children so identified with—
(2) Eligible entity
(A) In general
Subject to subparagraph (B), an eligible entity under this subsection is an organization that the Secretary determines, on a competitive basis—
(i) has substantial experience—
(3) Application requirements
To be eligible to be awarded a cooperative agreement under this subsection, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes the following:
(A) Qualifications
Evidence that the entity—
(B) Service delivery plan
(i) Distribution requirements Subject to clause (iii), a description of the plan of the entity to ensure the distribution of not less than—
(I) 3,000 vouchers for mentoring services in the first year in which the cooperative agreement is in effect with that entity;
(II) 8,000 vouchers for mentoring services in the second year in which the agreement is in effect with that entity; and
(ii) Satisfaction of priorities A description of how the plan will ensure the delivery of mentoring services to children identified in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (1)(A).
(iii) Secretarial authority to modify distribution requirement The Secretary may modify the number of vouchers specified in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (i) to take into account the availability of appropriations and the need to ensure that the vouchers distributed by the entity are for amounts that are adequate to ensure the provision of mentoring services for a 12-month period.
(C) Collaboration and cooperation
A description of how the entity will ensure collaboration and cooperation with other interested parties, including courts and prisons, with respect to the delivery of mentoring services under the demonstration project.
(4) Cooperative agreement requirements
A cooperative agreement awarded under this subsection shall require the eligible entity to do the following:
(A) Identify quality standards for providers
To work with the Secretary to identify the quality standards that a provider of mentoring services must meet in order to participate in the demonstration project and which, at a minimum, shall include criminal records checks for individuals who are prospective mentors and shall prohibit approving any individual to be a mentor if the criminal records check of the individual reveals a conviction which would prevent the individual from being approved as a foster or adoptive parent under section 671 (a)(20)(A) of this title.
(B) Identify eligible providers
To identify and compile a list of those providers of mentoring services in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia that meet the quality standards identified pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(C) Identify eligible children
To identify children of prisoners who require mentoring services, consistent with the priorities specified in paragraph (1)(A).
(D) Monitor and oversee delivery of mentoring services
To satisfy specific requirements of the Secretary for monitoring and overseeing the delivery of mentoring services under the demonstration project, which shall include a requirement to ensure that providers of mentoring services under the project report data on the children served and the types of mentoring services provided.
(E) Records, reports, and audits
To maintain any records, make any reports, and cooperate with any reviews and audits that the Secretary determines are necessary to oversee the activities of the entity in carrying out the demonstration project under this subsection.
(F) Evaluations
To cooperate fully with any evaluations of the demonstration project, including collecting and monitoring data and providing the Secretary or the Secretary's designee with access to records and staff related to the conduct of the project.
(5) Voucher requirements
A voucher for mentoring services provided to the family of a child identified in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) shall meet the following requirements:
(A) Total payment amount; 12-month service period
The voucher shall specify the total amount to be paid a provider of mentoring services for providing the child on whose behalf the voucher is issued with mentoring services for a 12-month period.
(B) Periodic payments as services provided
(i) In general The voucher shall specify that it may be redeemed with the eligible entity by the provider accepting the voucher in return for agreeing to provide mentoring services for the child on whose behalf the voucher is issued.
(ii) Demonstration of the provision of services A provider that redeems a voucher issued by the eligible entity shall receive periodic payments from the eligible entity during the 12-month period that the voucher is in effect upon demonstration of the provision of significant services and activities related to the provision of mentoring services to the child on whose behalf the voucher is issued.
(6) Provider requirements
In order to participate in the demonstration project, a provider of mentoring services shall—
(B) agree to accept a voucher meeting the requirements of paragraph (5) as payment for the provision of mentoring services to a child on whose behalf the voucher is issued;
(C) demonstrate that the provider has the capacity, and has or will have nonfederal resources, to continue supporting the provision of mentoring services to the child on whose behalf the voucher is issued, as appropriate, after the conclusion of the 12-month period during which the voucher is in effect; and
(7) 3-year period; option for renewal
(A) In general
A cooperative agreement awarded under this subsection shall be effective for a 3-year period.
(B) Renewal
The cooperative agreement may be renewed for an additional period, not to exceed 2 years and subject to any conditions that the Secretary may specify that are not inconsistent with the requirements of this subsection or subsection (i)(2)(B), if the Secretary determines that the entity has satisfied the requirements of the agreement and evaluations of the service delivery demonstration project demonstrate that the voucher service delivery method is effective in providing mentoring services to children of prisoners.
(8) Independent evaluation and report
(A) In general
The Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent, private organization to evaluate and prepare a report on the first 2 fiscal years in which the demonstration project is conducted under this subsection.
(B) Deadline for report
Not later than 90 days after the end of the second fiscal year in which the demonstration project is conducted under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit the report required under subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. The report shall include—
(i) the number of children as of the end of such second fiscal year who received vouchers for mentoring services; and
(9) No effect on eligibility for other Federal assistance
A voucher provided to a family under the demonstration project conducted under this subsection shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the eligibility for, or the amount of, any other Federal or federally-supported assistance for the family.
(h) Independent evaluation; reports
(1) Independent evaluation
The Secretary shall conduct by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement an independent evaluation of the programs authorized under this section, including the service delivery demonstration project authorized under subsection (g).
(2) Reports
Not later than 12 months after September 28, 2006, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress that includes the following:
(B) The plan for implementation of the service delivery demonstration project authorized under subsection (g).
(C) A description of the outcome-based evaluation of the programs authorized under this section that the Secretary is conducting as of September 28, 2006, and how the evaluation has been expanded to include an evaluation of the demonstration project authorized under subsection (g).
(i) Authorization of appropriations; reservations of certain amounts
(1) Limitations on authorization of appropriations
To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
(2) Reservations
(A) Research, technical assistance, and evaluation
The Secretary shall reserve 4 percent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year under paragraph (1) for expenditure by the Secretary for research, technical assistance, and evaluation related to programs under this section.
(B) Service delivery demonstration project
(i) In general Subject to clause (ii), for purposes of awarding a cooperative agreement to conduct the service delivery demonstration project authorized under subsection (g), the Secretary shall reserve not more than—
(I) $5,000,000 of the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for the first fiscal year in which funds are to be awarded for the agreement;
(II) $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for the second fiscal year in which funds are to be awarded for the agreement; and
(ii) Assurance of funding for general program grants With respect to any fiscal year, no funds may be awarded for a cooperative agreement under subsection (g), unless at least $25,000,000 of the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year is used by the Secretary for making grants under this section for that fiscal year.
[1] So in original. Probably should be "parent".
Source(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 439, as added Pub. L. 107–133, title I, § 121,Jan. 17, 2002, 115 Stat. 2419; amended Pub. L. 109–288, § 8,Sept. 28, 2006, 120 Stat. 1249.)
September 28, 2006, referred to in subsec. (h)(2), was in the original "the date of enactment of this subsection" and "that date of enactment", which were translated as meaning the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–288, which amended subsec. (h) of this section generally, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 439 of act Aug. 14, 1935, was classified to section 639 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–485.
2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(b)(2)(A)(i), substituted "purposes" for "purpose" in heading.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(b)(2)(A)(ii)–(iv), substituted "Purposes" for "Purpose" in heading, substituted "The purposes of this section are to authorize the Secretary—" for "The purpose of this section is to authorize the Secretary", designated the remaining provisions as subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(b)(2)(B), substituted "(i)" for "(h)" and "(i)(2)" for "(h)(2)".
Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(a)(1), substituted "2007 through 2011" for "2002 through 2006".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(b)(1)(B), added subsec. (g). Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(b)(2)(C), amended heading and text of subsec. (h) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the programs conducted pursuant to this section, and submit to the Congress not later than April 15, 2005, a report on the findings of the evaluation."
Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(b)(1)(A), redesignatedsubsec. (g) as (h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i).
Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(a)(2)(A), added par. (1) and struck out heading and text of former par. (1). Text read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $67,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year."
Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(a)(2)(B), substituted "4 percent" for "2.5 percent".
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(b)(2)(D)(i), substituted "reservations" for "reservation" in heading.
Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(b)(1)(A), redesignatedsubsec. (h) as (i).
Subsec. (i)(2). Pub. L. 109–288, § 8(b)(2)(D)(ii), substituted "Reservations" for "Reservation" in heading, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, and added subpar. (B).
Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–288effective Oct. 1, 2006, and applicable to payments under this part and part E of this subchapter for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date, without regard to whether implementing regulations have been promulgated, and with delay permitted if State legislation is required to meet additional requirements, see section 12(a), (b) ofPub. L. 109–288, set out as a note under section 621 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 17, 2002, with delay permitted if State legislation is required, see section 301 ofPub. L. 107–133, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment note under section 629 of this title.
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At Expressen, Mattias Ek writes that SSK is concerned with how hurt Carl Hagelin's shoulder is and that it may be worse than they originally thought.
Hagelin went to see a shoulder specialist and that the Rangers may get involved as they are worried about Hagelin.
He underwent an MRI on Friday and is waiting for the results.
Swedish scout Anders Hedberg told Ek that Hagelin has been great for SSK but that he doesn't know how injured Hagelin may be.
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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar extended a gain against the euro and most other major rivals Thursday after data showed the euro-zone economy shrank more than expected in the final quarter of 2012, boosting expectations for a rate cut by the European Central Bank.
The euro EURUSD, +0.0791% which had topped the $1.37 level earlier this week, traded at $1.3369 after the European Union statistics agency Eurostat said euro-zone gross domestic product fell 0.6% in the fourth quarter. See: Euro-zone GDP plunge stokes rate-cut hopes.
How betting against the yen paid off
U.S. hedge-fund investors have made billions off the weakening yen. The prospect of inflation in Japan as the yen weakens may prompt people to turn to gold as a currency hedge.
The shared currency had traded at $1.3448 in the North American session late Wednesday.
Thursday's "performance can be characterized as a sobering up for the single currency," said Simon Smith, chief economist at FxPro in London.
The euro's earlier push above $1.37 — a level last seen in November 2011 — "came despite the on-going weakness of the underlying economy and also public finances in many nation states," Smith said in a note.
Further downside may be in the cards, he said, noting trendline support is seen at $1.3275, while the 50-day moving average is seen at $1.3282. A break through those areas would undermine the technical uptrend that's been in place over the past two months, Smith said.
Meanwhile, despite signs from more timely data that the euro-zone economy has stabilized, economists said the steepness of the fourth-quarter plunge boosts prospects for a rate cut by the ECB.
Remarks by ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio helped fuel such expectations after he was quoted as saying the central bank is technically ready to lower the deposit rate it pays on banks' deposits to below zero, but hasn't yet decided whether to do so. See: ECB official says negative deposit rate a possibility.
"It's not clear-cut, it's a possibility," Constancio said at an event in Brussels, according to Reuters.
"We do not believe that the ECB will cut [its key lending rate], which is 0.75%, due to opposition from some larger members like Germany, who are concerned about inflation. However, the deposit rate is already at 0%," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at Forex.com. "This adds a fresh dimension to the March ECB meeting."
The ICE dollar index DXY, -0.08% which measures the greenback against a basket of six other major currencies, was at 80.336 late Thursday, up from 80.082 in North American action late Wednesday.
The WSJ dollar index BUXX, -0.09% a benchmark for the greenback's moves against a slightly wider basket of currencies, was at 71.67, up from a close of 71.55 on Wednesday.
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Ahead of a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers in Moscow this weekend, concerns over so-called currency wars may keep traders on the sidelines, analysts said.
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Baseball Claims Dramatic Win Over Rutgers, 3-2 in 11 Innings
OMAHA, Neb. - The Creighton Baseball team stretched its home win streak to nine with a 3-2, 11-inning victory over Rutgers on Saturday, April 27 in the TD Ameritrade Classic at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
Creighton (24-9) tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning on a single by sophomore Jake Peter, then won it in the 11th on a single by freshman Reagan Fowler . Junior Brad McKewon scored all three of Creighton's runs on the night. Teams had been 83-1 in the three-year history of TD Ameritrade Park Omaha when leading after eight innings prior to Creighton's comeback.
The Scarlet Knights (20-21) grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth as Matt Tietz and Nick Favatella delivered back-to-back RBI doubles to chase Creighton starter, senior Nick Musec.
The Bluejays scratched across a run without the benefit a hit in the sixth thanks to two walks, a Rutgers error and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch from senior Michael Blatchford.
Creighton's rally in the ninth inning was started by sophomore Kevin Lamb's one-out walk. He would be forced at second on a fielder's choice by McKewon. McKewon moved into scoring position on a walk to junior Federico Castagnini, and the Bluejay leadoff hitter then used his speed to score all the way from second on an infield single by Peter. Rutgers shortstop Pat Sweeney knocked down Peter's hot shot, but McKewon never hesitated and scored as Sweeney's throw escaped the clutches of catcher Jeff Mellilo on what would have been a close play at the plate.
After a scoreless 10th, the Jays called on Peter to escape a jam in the top of the 11th. Peter came on with a man on second and one out, then struck out both men he faced.
In the home half of the 11th, McKewon singled to center and moved to second on a Castagnini bunt. After an intentional walk to Peter and fly ball for the second out, Fowler turned on a ball and ripped it past Charlie Law and down the first base line as McKewon scored without a throw.
McKewon and Peter each had two hits of the Jays' six on the night against four Rutgers pitchers. The Jays drew a TD Ameritrade Park Omaha record 12 walks on the night, but were just 2-for-20 with runners on base before Fowler's game-winner. The Jays used five pitchers, including 6.2 scoreless from a bullpen that included freshman Will Bamesberger, freshman Nick Highberger, junior Bryan Sova (a career-high 3.2) and Peter.
Rutgers had 10 hits on the night, including two each from Law and Brian O'Grady, but finished 3-for-17 with runners on base. The Scarlet Knights got a strong performance from normal closer Rob Corsi (5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 SO) in his first start of the season, but ultimately could not hold on to the lead without his services. Jon Young blew the save in the ninth inning, while Nathaniel Roe pitched the last two innings and surrendered the winning tally to fall to 1-2 on the season.
Creighton and Rutgers will each wrap up play in the TD Ameritrade Classic on Sunday, April 28th as the Scarlet Knights face Nebraska at 1:05 p.m., while the Bluejays close out the tournament against Oklahoma State at 5:05 p.m.
NOTES: The only other time a team had rallied from a deficit entering the ninth inning at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha had been on April 28, 2012. Creighton trailed 5-4 entering the ninth inning vs. Illinois State, only to win 6-5 in 15 innings. That contest was also Creighton's last walk-off win as well as the last time the Jays were in extra innings ... Castagnini went 0-for-1 with three walks and two sacrifice hits, but his 11-game hit streak was snapped ...Creighton had been 0-9 this season when trailing after eight innings ...Creighton improved to 5-1 in extra-inning games at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha ... Fowler's extended his season-long reached base safely streak to 29.


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Hottest Selling Candy in 2011
Did you know that Americans consume an average of 24 pounds of candy individually each year?
It doesn't look like that number will be declining anytime soon, either – the sales numbers for some of the nation's hottest candies are real whoppers (No snickers from the peanut gallery, now) in 2011.
Without further ado, here are the three best-selling candy products of the year:
M&M's were a clear frontrunner, with $673.2 million in sales. Maybe it's because they're colorful, or that they don't melt in your hand, but candy lovers can't seem to get enough of these chocolate-filled, candy-coated little morsels. The emerging trend of the candy buffet in wedding candy lends itself to multicolored and easily poured candy like M&M's, which may be another contributing factor to their popularity. Candy.com's bulk candy store carries M&M's in a virtual rainbow of colors, including mini versions that are excellent for adding delicious flair to desserts.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups garnered $516.5 million in sales, bringing these sweet and savory snacks into a comfortable second place. New innovations like Reese's minis and Reese's Sticks – a Twix-like confection with crispy wafers in the center – may have helped bolster renewed interest and sales for this fan favorite. Our online candy store carries bulk wrapped, bulk unwrapped and packaged for resale versions of the entire Reese's Peanut Butter Cups line.
The nostalgic sweetness of the Hershey's bar continued to entice chocoholics, pulling in a tidy $475 million in sales in 2011. With traditional bars that are just right for S'mores making, miniature assortments that are a staple of Halloween stashes and indulgent options like the Special Dark, Hershey's is synonymous with chocolate nationwide. Grab a bar (or several pounds of them) with just a click when you shop for candy online through Candy.com!
Chew on this: In addition to chocolate, gums like Orbit, Trident, 5, Stride, Extra, and Eclipse proved to be surprising powerhouses in the candy retail market. The success of these brands are undoubtedly driven by a cultural obsession with fresh breath and white teeth, a combination that – if commercials are to be believed, anyway – helps to land jobs, an attractive partner, fame and fortune. With new flavors emerging from their respective R&D labs continually, the American passion for gum shows no sign of slowing down in 2012 and beyond. Our bulk candy store carries all of these chewing gum brands and more, so be sure to take a look when you're ordering candy online for your home or business.


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11 U.S. Code § 547 - Preferences
(a) In this section—
(1) "inventory" means personal property leased or furnished, held for sale or lease, or to be furnished under a contract for service, raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in a business, including farm products such as crops or livestock, held for sale or lease;
(2) "new value" means money or money's worth in goods, services, or new credit, or release by a transferee of property previously transferred to such transferee in a transaction that is neither void nor voidable by the debtor or the trustee under any applicable law, including proceeds of such property, but does not include an obligation substituted for an existing obligation;
(3) "receivable" means right to payment, whether or not such right has been earned by performance; and
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (i) of this section, the trustee may avoid any transfer of an interest of the debtor in property—
(4) made—
(5) that enables such creditor to receive more than such creditor would receive if—
(A) the case were a case under chapter 7 of this title;
(c) The trustee may not avoid under this section a transfer—
(1) to the extent that such transfer was—
(A) intended by the debtor and the creditor to or for whose benefit such transfer was made to be a contemporaneous exchange for new value given to the debtor; and
(2) to the extent that such transfer was in payment of a debt incurred by the debtor in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the debtor and the transferee, and such transfer was—
(A) made in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the debtor and the transferee; or
(3) that creates a security interest in property acquired by the debtor—
(A) to the extent such security interest secures new value that was—
(i) given at or after the signing of a security agreement that contains a description of such property as collateral;
(4) to or for the benefit of a creditor, to the extent that, after such transfer, such creditor gave new value to or for the benefit of the debtor—
(5) that creates a perfected security interest in inventory or a receivable or the proceeds of either, except to the extent that the aggregate of all such transfers to the transferee caused a reduction, as of the date of the filing of the petition and to the prejudice of other creditors holding unsecured claims, of any amount by which the debt secured by such security interest exceeded the value of all security interests for such debt on the later of—
(i) with respect to a transfer to which subsection (b)(4)(A) of this section applies, 90 days before the date of the filing of the petition; or
(6) that is the fixing of a statutory lien that is not avoidable under section 545 of this title;
(7) to the extent such transfer was a bona fide payment of a debt for a domestic support obligation;
(8) if, in a case filed by an individual debtor whose debts are primarily consumer debts, the aggregate value of all property that constitutes or is affected by such transfer is less than $600; or
(d) The trustee may avoid a transfer of an interest in property of the debtor transferred to or for the benefit of a surety to secure reimbursement of such a surety that furnished a bond or other obligation to dissolve a judicial lien that would have been avoidable by the trustee under subsection (b) of this section. The liability of such surety under such bond or obligation shall be discharged to the extent of the value of such property recovered by the trustee or the amount paid to the trustee.
(1) For the purposes of this section—
(A) a transfer of real property other than fixtures, but including the interest of a seller or purchaser under a contract for the sale of real property, is perfected when a bona fide purchaser of such property from the debtor against whom applicable law permits such transfer to be perfected cannot acquire an interest that is superior to the interest of the transferee; and
(2) For the purposes of this section, except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a transfer is made—
(A) at the time such transfer takes effect between the transferor and the transferee, if such transfer is perfected at, or within 30 days after, such time, except as provided in subsection (c)(3)(B);
(f) For the purposes of this section, the debtor is presumed to have been insolvent on and during the 90 days immediately preceding the date of the filing of the petition.
(g) For the purposes of this section, the trustee has the burden of proving the avoidability of a transfer under subsection (b) of this section, and the creditor or party in interest against whom recovery or avoidance is sought has the burden of proving the nonavoidability of a transfer under subsection (c) of this section.
(h) The trustee may not avoid a transfer if such transfer was made as a part of an alternative repayment schedule between the debtor and any creditor of the debtor created by an approved nonprofit budget and credit counseling agency.
(i) If the trustee avoids under subsection (b) a transfer made between 90 days and 1 year before the date of the filing of the petition, by the debtor to an entity that is not an insider for the benefit of a creditor that is an insider, such transfer shall be considered to be avoided under this section only with respect to the creditor that is an insider.
Source(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2597; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, §§ 310, 462,July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 355, 377; Pub. L. 99–554, title II, § 283(m),Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3117; Pub. L. 103–394, title II, § 203, title III, § 304(f),Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4121, 4133; Pub. L. 109–8, title II, §§ 201(b), 217, title IV, §§ 403, 409, title XII, §§ 1213(a), 1222,Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 42, 55, 104, 106, 194, 196.)
Adjustment of Dollar Amounts
For adjustment of certain dollar amounts specified in this section, that is not reflected in text, see Adjustment of Dollar Amounts note below.
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No limitation is provided for payments to commodity brokers as in section 766 of the Senate amendment other than the amendment to section 548 of title 11. Section 547 (c)(2) protects most payments.
Section 547(b)(2) of the House amendment adopts a provision contained in the House bill and rejects an alternative contained in the Senate amendment relating to the avoidance of a preferential transfer that is payment of a tax claim owing to a governmental unit. As provided, section 106(c) of the House amendment overrules contrary language in the House report with the result that the Government is subject to avoidance of preferential transfers.
Contrary to language contained in the House report, payment of a debt by means of a check is equivalent to a cash payment, unless the check is dishonored. Payment is considered to be made when the check is delivered for purposes of sections 547 (c)(1) and (2).
Section 547(c)(6) of the House bill is deleted and is treated in a different fashion in section 553 of the House amendment.
Section 547 (c)(6) represents a modification of a similar provision contained in the House bill and Senate amendment. The exception relating to satisfaction of a statutory lien is deleted. The exception for a lien created under title 11 is deleted since such a lien is a statutory lien that will not be avoidable in a subsequent bankruptcy.
Section 547 (e)(1)(B) is adopted from the House bill and Senate amendment without change. It is intended that the simple contract test used in this section will be applied as under section 544 (a)(1) not to require a creditor to perfect against a creditor on a simple contract in the event applicable law makes such perfection impossible. For example, a purchaser from a debtor at an improperly noticed bulk sale may take subject to the rights of a creditor on a simple contract of the debtor for 1 year after the bulk sale. Since the purchaser cannot perfect against such a creditor on a simple contract, he should not be held responsible for failing to do the impossible. In the event the debtor goes into bankruptcy within a short time after the bulk sale, the trustee should not be able to use the avoiding powers under section 544 (a)(1) or 547 merely because State law has made some transfers of personal property subject to the rights of a creditor on a simple contract to acquire a judicial lien with no opportunity to perfect against such a creditor.
Preferences: The House amendment deletes from the category of transfers on account of antecedent debts which may be avoided under the preference rules, section 547 (b)(2), the exception in the Senate amendment for taxes owed to governmental authorities. However, for purposes of the "ordinary course" exception to the preference rules contained in section 547 (c)(2), the House amendment specifies that the 45-day period referred to in section 547 (c)(2)(B) is to begin running, in the case of taxes from the last due date, including extensions, of the return with respect to which the tax payment was made.
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This section is a substantial modification of present law. It modernizes the preference provisions and brings them more into conformity with commercial practice and the Uniform Commercial Code.
Subsection (a) contains three definitions. Inventory, new value, and receivable are defined in their ordinary senses, but are defined to avoid any confusion or uncertainty surrounding the terms.
Subsection (b) is the operative provision of the section. It authorizes the trustee to avoid a transfer if five conditions are met. These are the five elements of a preference action. First, the transfer must be to or for the benefit of a creditor. Second, the transfer must be for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the debtor before the transfer was made. Third, the transfer must have been made when the debtor was insolvent. Fourth, the transfer must have been made during the 90 days immediately preceding the commencement of the case. If the transfer was to an insider, the trustee may avoid the transfer if it was made during the period that begins one year before the filing of the petition and ends 90 days before the filing, if the insider to whom the transfer was made had reasonable cause to believe the debtor was insolvent at the time the transfer was made.
Finally, the transfer must enable the creditor to whom or for whose benefit it was made to receive a greater percentage of his claim than he would receive under the distributive provisions of the bankruptcy code. Specifically, the creditor must receive more than he would if the case were a liquidation case, if the transfer had not been made, and if the creditor received payment of the debt to the extent provided by the provisions of the code.
The phrasing of the final element changes the application of the greater percentage test from that employed under current law. Under this language, the court must focus on the relative distribution between classes as well as the amount that will be received by the members of the class of which the creditor is a member. The language also requires the court to focus on the allowability of the claim for which the preference was made. If the claim would have been entirely disallowed, for example, then the test of paragraph (5) will be met, because the creditor would have received nothing under the distributive provisions of the bankruptcy code.
The trustee may avoid a transfer of a lien under this section even if the lien has been enforced by sale before the commencement of the case,
Subsection (b)(2) of this section in effect exempts from the preference rules payments by the debtor of tax liabilities, regardless of their priority status.
Subsection (c) contains exceptions to the trustee's avoiding power. If a creditor can qualify under any one of the exceptions, then he is protected to that extent. If he can qualify under several, he is protected by each to the extent that he can qualify under each.
The first exception is for a transfer that was intended by all parties to be a contemporaneous exchange for new value, and was in fact substantially contemporaneous. Normally, a check is a credit transaction. However, for the purposes of this paragraph, a transfer involving a check is considered to be "intended to be contemporaneous", and if the check is presented for payment in the normal course of affairs, which the Uniform Commercial Code specifies as 30 days, U.C.C. § 3–503(2)(a), that will amount to a transfer that is "in fact substantially contemporaneous."
The second exception protects transfers in the ordinary course of business (or of financial affairs, where a business is not involved) transfers. For the case of a consumer, the paragraph uses the phrase "financial affairs" to include such nonbusiness activities as payment of monthly utility bills. If the debt on account of which the transfer was made was incurred in the ordinary course of both the debtor and the transferee, if the transfer was made not later than 45 days after the debt was incurred, if the transfer itself was made in the ordinary course of both the debtor and the transferee, and if the transfer was made according to ordinary business terms, then the transfer is protected. The purpose of this exception is to leave undisturbed normal financial relations, because it does not detract from the general policy of the preference section to discourage unusual action by either the debtor or his creditors during the debtor's slide into bankruptcy.
The third exception is for enabling loans in connection with which the debtor acquires the property that the loan enabled him to purchase after the loan is actually made.
The fourth exception codifies the net result rule in section 60c of current law [section 96(c) of former title 11]. If the creditor and the debtor have more than one exchange during the 90-day period, the exchanges are netted out according to the formula in paragraph (4). Any new value that the creditor advances must be unsecured in order for it to qualify under this exception.
Paragraph (5) codifies the improvement in position test, and thereby overrules such cases as DuBay v. Williams, 417 F.2d 1277 (C.A.9, 1966), and Grain Merchants of Indiana, Inc. v. Union Bank and Savings Co., 408 F.2d 209 (C.A.7, 1969). A creditor with a security interest in a floating mass, such as inventory or accounts receivable, is subject to preference attack to the extent he improves his position during the 90-day period before bankruptcy. The test is a two-point test, and requires determination of the secured creditor's position 90 days before the petition and on the date of the petition. If new value was first given after 90 days before the case, the date on which it was first given substitutes for the 90-day point.
Paragraph (6) excepts statutory liens validated under section 545 from preference attack. It also protects transfers in satisfaction of such liens, and the fixing of a lien under section 365 (j), which protects a vendee whose contract to purchase real property from the debtor is rejected.
Subsection (d), derived from section 67a of the Bankruptcy Act [section 107(a) of former title 11], permits the trustee to avoid a transfer to reimburse a surety that posts a bond to dissolve a judicial lien that would have been avoidable under this section. The second sentence protects the surety from double liability.
Subsection (e) determines when a transfer is made for the purposes of the preference section. Paragraph (1) defines when a transfer is perfected. For real property, a transfer is perfected when it is valid against a bona fide purchaser. For personal property and fixtures, a transfer is perfected when it is valid against a creditor on a simple contract that obtains a judicial lien after the transfer is perfected. "Simple contract" as used here is derived from Bankruptcy Act § 60a(4) [section 96(a)(4) of former title 11]. Paragraph (2) specifies that a transfer is made when it takes effect between the transferor and the transferee if it is perfected at or within 10 days after that time. Otherwise, it is made when the transfer is perfected. If it is not perfected before the commencement of the case, it is made immediately before the commencement of the case. Paragraph (3) specifies that a transfer is not made until the debtor has acquired rights in the property transferred. This provision, more than any other in the section, overrules DuBay and Grain Merchants, and in combination with subsection (b)(2), overrules In re King-Porter Co., 446 F.2d 722 (5th Cir. 1971).
Subsection (e) is designed to reach the different results under the 1962 version of Article 9 of the U.C.C. and under the 1972 version because different actions are required under each version in order to make a security agreement effective between the parties.
Subsection (f) creates a presumption of insolvency for the 90 days preceding the bankruptcy case. The presumption is as defined in Rule 301 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, made applicable in bankruptcy cases by sections 224 and 225 of the bill. The presumption requires the party against whom the presumption exists to come forward with some evidence to rebut the presumption, but the burden of proof remains on the party in whose favor the presumption exists.
2005—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–8, § 1213(a)(1), substituted "subsections (c) and (i)" for "subsection (c)" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 109–8, § 409(1), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "to the extent that such transfer was—
"(A) in payment of a debt incurred by the debtor in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the debtor and the transferee;
"(B) made in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the debtor and the transferee; and
"(C) made according to ordinary business terms;".
Subsec. (c)(3)(B). Pub. L. 109–8, § 1222, substituted "30 days" for "20 days".
Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 109–8, § 217, amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows: "to the extent such transfer was a bona fide payment of a debt to a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, for alimony to, maintenance for, or support of such spouse or child, in connection with a separation agreement, divorce decree or other order of a court of record, determination made in accordance with State or territorial law by a governmental unit, or property settlement agreement, but not to the extent that such debt—
"(A) is assigned to another entity, voluntarily, by operation of law, or otherwise; or
"(B) includes a liability designated as alimony, maintenance, or support, unless such liability is actually in the nature of alimony, maintenance or support; or".
Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 109–8, § 409(2), (3), added par. (9).
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 109–8, § 403, substituted "30" for "10" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 109–8, § 201(b), added subsec. (h).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 109–8, § 1213(a)(2), added subsec. (i).
1994—Subsec. (c)(3)(B). Pub. L. 103–394, § 203(1), substituted "20" for "10".
Subsec. (c)(7), (8). Pub. L. 103–394, § 304(f), added par. (7) and redesignated former par. (7) as (8).
Subsec. (e)(2)(A). Pub. L. 103–394, § 203(2), inserted before semicolon at end ", except as provided in subsection (c)(3)(B)".
1986—Subsec. (b)(4)(B). Pub. L. 99–554inserted "and" after the semicolon.
1984—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(a)(1), inserted "including proceeds of such property," after "law,".
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(a)(2), struck out ", without penalty" after "any extension", and inserted "without penalty" after "payable".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(b)(1), substituted "of an interest of the debtor in property" for "of property of the debtor" in provisions preceding par. (1).
Subsec. (b)(4)(B). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(b)(2), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: "between 90 days and one year before the date of the filing of the petition, if such creditor, at the time of such transfer—
"(i) was an insider; and
"(ii) had reasonable cause to believe the debtor was insolvent at the time of such transfer; and".
Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(d)(1), inserted "by the debtor" after "incurred".
Subsec. (c)(2)(B) to (D). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(c), struck out subpar. (B) which read as follows: "made not later than 45 days after such debt was incurred;" and redesignated subpars. (C) and (D) as (B) and (C), respectively.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(d)(2), substituted "that creates" for "of".
Subsec. (c)(3)(B). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(d)(3), inserted "on or" after "perfected", and substituted "the debtor receives possession of such property" for "such security interest attaches".
Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(d)(4), substituted "that creates" for "of", and "all security interests" for "all security interest".
Subsec. (c)(5)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(d)(5), substituted "or" for "and".
Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 98–353, § 310(3), added par. (7).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(e), substituted "The" for "A" before "trustee may avoid", inserted "an interest in" after "transfer of", inserted "to or for the benefit of a surety" after "transferred", and inserted "such" after "reimbursement of".
Subsec. (e)(2)(C)(i). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(f), substituted "or" for "and".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 98–353, § 462(g), added subsec. (g).
Effective Date of 2005 Amendment
Pub. L. 109–8, title XII, § 1213(b),Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 195, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to any case that is pending or commenced on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 20, 2005]."
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–8effective 180 days after Apr. 20, 2005, and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such effective date, except as otherwise provided, see section 1501 ofPub. L. 109–8, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–394effective Oct. 22, 1994, and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before Oct. 22, 1994, see section 702 ofPub. L. 103–394, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–554effective 30 days after Oct. 27, 1986, see section 302(a) ofPub. L. 99–554, set out as a note under section 581 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–353effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after July 10, 1984, see section 552(a) ofPub. L. 98–353, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Adjustment of Dollar Amounts
The dollar amounts specified in this section were adjusted by notices of the Judicial Conference of the United States pursuant to section 104 of this title as follows:
By notice dated Feb. 12, 2013, 78 F.R. 12089, effective Apr. 1, 2013, in subsec. (c)(9), dollar amount "5,850" was adjusted to "6,225". See notice of the Judicial Conference of the United States set out as a note under section 104 of this title.
By notice dated Feb. 19, 2010, 75 F.R. 8747, effective Apr. 1, 2010, in subsec. (c)(9), dollar amount "5,475" was adjusted to "5,850".
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(1) There are authorized to be appropriated—
(A) for the asbestos detection program under section 3604 of this title, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and for the succeeding fiscal year, a total of not more than $22,500,000; and
(B) for the asbestos hazards control loan program under section 3605 of this title, not more than $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982.
(b) Programs automatically eligible for contingent extension
(c) Greatest financial need as basis for approval of applications in case of insufficient funds
If funds appropriated to carry out this chapter are insufficient to pay the total amount required to make all the grants and loans authorized under this chapter, the Secretary shall establish criteria to be used in determining which applicants for grants or loans under this chapter have the greatest financial need for receiving funds under this chapter and shall make determinations regarding the approval of applications for such grants or loans in accordance with such criteria.
(d) Authority of Secretary dependent on specific appropriations
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the authority of the Secretary to enter into agreements, or to make payments, under this chapter shall be effective for any fiscal year only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.
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Source(Pub. L. 96–270, § 12,June 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 497.)
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Section 1226a of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original a reference to section 414 of the General Education Provisions Act. Section 414 of that Act was renumbered as section 422 by Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 212(b)(1),Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913, and is classified to section 1226a of this title.
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The Effects of Weight Reduction in IgA Nephropathy (WeightPro)
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The study aims to explore the non-pharmacological treatment of IgA nephropathy by weight reduction. The investigators hypothesized that benefits of weight loss may reduce proteinuria.
Behavioral: weight reduction
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|The Effects of Weight Reduction in Chronic Proteinuric IgA Nephropathy
- Percentage change of 24-hour proteinuria [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The investigators measure amount of 24-hour proteinuria at randomization peroid ( as baseline), first, third and sixth month. Then, investigators calculate the percentage reduction of proteinuria at different time points.
- plasma concentration of IL-6, adiponectin, resistin, leptin, MCP-1 [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The investigators measure amount of plasma concentration of IL-6, adiponectin, resistin, leptin, MCP-1 at randomization peroid ( as baseline) and sixth month. Then, investigators calculate the percentage reduction of these cytokines in 6 months peroid.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|April 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|March 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: control
standard treatment of IgA nephropathy including ACEI/ARB for blood pressure control (target BP <130/80 mmHg)
Experimental: weight reduction
target weight reduction is 3-5% from baseline
Behavioral: weight reduction
Other Name: controlled weight reduction program
Detailed Description:
This is a prospective randomized study in adult IgA nephropathy. The investigators enrolled 30 patients who have proteinuria exceeds 1 g per day with biopsy proven IgA nephropathy. The experimental arm recieves the non-pharmacological treatment, weight reduction protocol. All patients in this arm must be reduce their body weight in 3-5 % from baseline as protocol. Another arm is control group which recieves standard treatment of IgA nephropathy including ACEIs/ARBs for blood pressure control (target < 130/80 mmHg). The primary outcome is proteinuria level. The secondary outcome is cytokines and inflammatory markers level including interleukin-6, resistin, adiponectin, leptin and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Biopsy-proven IgA nephropathy
- body mass index more than 23 Kg/m2
- 24 hours urine protein more than 1 g
- estimated GFR more than 20 ml/min
Exclusion Criteria:
- pregnancy and lactation
- rapidly renal function decline
- crescent formation in renal biopsy more than 10%
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01773382
|Faculty of medicine, Chulalongkorn university
|Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
|Contact: Piyawan Kittiskulnam, M.D. 6622564251 ext 101 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Sub-Investigator: Piyawan Kittiskulnam, M.D.
|Principal Investigator: Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Ass. Prof.
|Sub-Investigator: Wiwat Chancharoenthana, M.D.
|Study Director:
|Piyawan Kittiskulnam, M.D.
|Chulalongkorn University
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|Responsible Party:
|Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Kidney and metabolic research center, Faculty of medicine, Chulalongkorn University
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|Study First Received:
|January 4, 2013
|Last Updated:
|January 18, 2013
|Health Authority:
|Thailand: Ethical Committee
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Glomerulonephritis, IGA
Weight Loss
Autoimmune Diseases
Body Weight
Body Weight Changes
Immune System Diseases
Kidney Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Urination Disorders
Urologic Diseases
Urological Manifestations
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