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Landrieu slammed for stopping Venezuela sanctions
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Sen. Mary Landrieu is facing increased pressure to stop blocking a bill that would impose sanctions against human-rights abusers in Venezuela's government.
Landrieu's main Republican challenger, Rep. Bill Cassidy, co-wrote an opinion piece Tuesday with Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio that criticizes Landrieu as siding with Venezuelan leaders who have jailed and killed protesters.
"Venezuelan regime officials have been oppressing innocent Venezuelans, pillaging that country's wealth, traveling to the U.S. to splurge, and then return to Venezuela to carry on with their repression. At the very least, it should be U.S. policy to not allow these practices to continue," the lawmakers wrote in a column for The Advertiser newspaper in Lafayette.
Meanwhile, the Independent Venezuelan American Citizens group held rallies at federal buildings in New Orleans and Baton Rouge to criticize Landrieu's position and to urge her to support the sanction legislation.
A Democrat seeking her fourth term, Landrieu said she supports sanctions against the Venezuelan government. But she said Rubio's bill is written too broadly and could threaten jobs at a major Citgo refinery in Louisiana, which imports oil from Venezuela.
"I am very concerned that Senator Rubio's bill would endanger 2,000 full time and contract workers at the Citgo oil refinery in Lake Charles. Once a simple sentence that protects these hard working Louisianians is added to the bill, I will be happy to support the legislation," Landrieu said in a statement.
Republicans hope the criticism strikes another blow against Landrieu, who is targeted by the GOP in their effort to gain six Senate seats this fall and retake control of the chamber.
Rubio and Cassidy said Landrieu has been assured the legislation wouldn't harm Citgo's operations in Louisiana, and they accused her of working with the "Venezuelan regime" to impede sanctions.
"While many honest, hard-working Americans are currently employed by Citgo, the reality is that a request by its officers to block or weaken this legislation is as good as a request from the highest levels of the Venezuelan government," they wrote.
Landrieu's office has circulated a July 29 letter from Citgo raising concerns about the sanctions and touting her support of the energy industry. The incumbent senator, who chairs the Senate energy committee, has spent her three terms in Washington defending the oil and gas industry, and she uses that record as a key plank of her re-election campaign.
Responding to a crackdown on opposition protests earlier this year, the sanctions bills in Congress instruct President Barack Obama's administration to compile a list of human-rights abusers in Venezuela's government. Those blacklisted would be banned from entering the U.S., and assets they hold in American banks would be frozen.
The House approved the package months ago, but it has been beset by challenges in the Senate, as senators have raised, then dropped objections to the measure.
Rubio and other supporters of the sanctions bill were trying to pass the measure before the start of the August congressional recess, but Landrieu's objection stalled it.
Ernesto Ackerman, head of the Independent Venezuelan American Citizens group, said activists have been trying to reach out to Landrieu's staff to show that nothing in the legislation would affect Louisiana jobs.
"The sanctions have nothing to do with oil," he said.
Associated Press Writer Bradley Klapper in Washington contributed to this report.


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Federal Control of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reitze, Arnold W., Jr., Environmental Law
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE A. Evolution of the Framework Convention on Climate Change B. The Weaknesses of the International Law Approach III. U.S. DOMESTIC LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS A. H.R. 2454 & S. 1733 B. S. 1462 C. 2010 Developments IV. GHG CONTROL USING THE CAA A. GHG Emissions Reporting B. GHGs and the CAA C. CO2 as a Criteria Pollutant D. Construction and Operating Permits E. NSPS and HAPs F. Interstate Transport G. Mobile Source Control V. CONCLUSION
Global atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in preindustrial times was about 280 parts per million (ppm); in 2009 it was 386.3 ppm. (1) From 2000 to 2007 the growth in CO2 emissions was 3.5% per year. (2) In 2007 the increase in atmospheric CO2 was 2.2 ppm, which is above the 2.0 ppm average annual increase for the previous decade. (3) This increase in the concentration of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs), primarily methane and nitrous oxide (NOx) from anthropogenic sources, is believed to be making the planet warmer. (4) Precursor gases--carbon monoxide, NOx, and nonmethane volatile organic compounds---contribute indirectly to global warming. (5) Sulfate aerosols, which are small particles or liquid droplets that often are produced by sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions, can affect the absorptive characteristics of the atmosphere and have a climate cooling effect. (6) Several classes of halocarbons containing fluorine, chlorine, and bromine also are GHGs. (7) These are known as chlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, halons (which are halocarbon compounds containing bromine), and sulfur hexafluoride.
In 2008, United States CO2 emissions were 5921.2 million metric tons (mint). (8) In addition, 567.6 mmt of methane CO2 equivalent (CO2e), 318.2 mmt of NOx CO2e, and much smaller amounts of the other GHGs were emitted. (9) Since 1990 methane and NOx emissions have decreased, but CO2 emissions have increased by an annual average of 0.85%. (10) CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion sources accounts for 94.16% of the total CO2 emissions. (11) Thus, fossil fuel combustion control is the focus of GHG control in the United States. Electric power generators produced 39.91% of the CO2 in 2008; the transportation sector produced 30.15%. (12) However, because GHG emissions diffuse quickly, the worldwide atmospheric concentration of these gases is nearly constant, (13) thus an effective response must involve many nations.
The 1992 the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), popularly known as "Earth Summit," took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where 178 nations attended. (15) The Rio meeting produced Agenda 21, an 800-page document divided into four sections and covering forty subjects, that was to be a blueprint for environmental and development policy for the coming decades. (16) Most developed countries pushed an environmental agenda, but developing countries were primarily concerned with economic development. This dichotomy in the views of nations continues today, which makes agreement on the appropriate efforts to deal with climate change difficult.
The UNCED produced the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) to deal with climate change, which was the first international agreement to address climate change. (17) Developed countries, including the United States, were to lower emissions of the GHGs that are not subject to the Montreal Protocol to 1990 levels by the year 2000 on a nonbinding basis. (18) The FCCC does not classify GHGs as "pollutants" but defines them as "those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and recruit infrared radiation." (19)
The United States Senate unanimously approved the FCCC on October 7, 1992, with the understanding that the FCCC did not create legally binding targets or timetables for limiting GHG emissions and the Administration would not agree to amendments or protocols to the treaty that create a binding emissions reduction commitment without subsequent Senate approval. …

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Admissions for International Students
UH Hilo Home > Student Affairs > Admissions
Complete and return the application form or the online application to apply for admission. Incomplete applications will not be considered past the deadline. Complete applications must have transcripts and test scores (please see below for more details). Your application must also include the supplementary information form available on this page.
Application Fee & Mailing
Submit the $50 US application fee by international postal money order, a check drawn on a US bank or complete the Credit Card Payment Form.This fee is non-refundable and should be paid each time you apply. A form to pay the fee by credit card is available for download in the Adobe Acrobat format. Submit the form by mail, fax or e-mail attachment.
Money orders and checks as well as other required documents should be mailed to:
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
200 W. Kawili St.
Hilo, HI 96720-4091 USA
Attn: Admissions Office
Transcripts from all previous schools and colleges are required. Official transcripts must be sent directly from each school to the Admissions Office.
Application deadlines
- Fall: June 1st
- Spring: November 1st
- Recommended dates for F-1 applicants and International Exchange students:
- Fall: March 1st
- Spring: October 1st
Prospective F-1 students are encouraged to apply early to allow time to complete the visa application process. Once a student has been accepted they must apply for an F-1 visa, complete I-901 Form and pay the SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information) fee to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They then have to schedule an embassy interview, obtain the visa and travel to Hilo in time for registration. More information on the visa application and the SEVIS fee can be accessed online at I-901 SEVIS Fee website.
Supplementary Information form for International Students
Prospective F-1 visa students who apply online must complete and transmit the Supplementary Information Form for International Students. In Section C, the financial support requirement is $38,410 US. The completed Form may be first faxed to the Admissions Office before mailing the original.
Pacific Island Exemption
Citizens of an eligible Pacific Island district, commonwealth, territory, or insular jurisdiction, state, or nation which does not provide public institutions that grant baccalaureate degrees may be allowed to pay 150% of the resident tuition. These currently include the following: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Futuna, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Republic of Belau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Soloman Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis.
See the required documentation to qualify for the exemption.
SAT, ACT or National Exam
Students whose native language is English should send official results of the SAT, ACT or an equivalent national exam, such as international baccalaureate, A'Level exams.
English Proficiency
If you are a non-native speaker of English, you may submit an official copy of your TOEFL, IELTS, SAT, ACT or an equivalent national exam to the Admissions Office. Students with a test score equivalent to the TOEFL 500., may be admitted directly into a degree programat UH Hilo providing the academic requirements have been met.
Applicants who meet the academic requirements but have no test results, or test results below 500., may be admitted first as General Studies majors in the English Language Institute (ELI) to prepare for academic study at the University.
Once students arrive at UH Hilo, non-native speakers of English must take the English Proficiency test and the Writing Placement Exam prior to registration. Student performance in these tests will determine course placement.
English Language Institute
Students who meet the University's academic admission requirements and have not taken a test of English, or who have a score of less than 500, can enter the English Language Institute first as preparation for academic study at the University. The student examinee copy of the test results can be faxed to Admissions. This will speed the processing of your application while we wait for the official copies to arrive.
The English Language Institute has an online brochure available at this link for worldwide students and this link for those in China.
International Student Resources
International Guides to UH Hilo
EducationUSA is a global network of more than 450 advising centers supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.EducationUSA centers actively promote United States higher education around the world by offering accurate, unbiased, comprehensive, objective and timely information about education institutions in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities. For more information about this organization please visit educationusa.state.gov.
Please e-mail the Admissions Office for assistance with the application process.


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Airbus has expanded the scope of its Environmental Report published every two years, to include social and economic issues for the first time. Airbus believes that a key element of its success is to listen and respond to a wide range of stakeholders' environmental, social and economic expectati...
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The Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has signed a contract with Airbus at the end of December 2006 for the acquisition of ten additional A320s, hereby converting their options into a firm order. These were part of an order for ten A320s plus ten options placed at the Paris Air Show in June 2005.
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Didier Evrard has been appointed Head of the A350 Programme with immediate effect. Mr Evrard has previously been with MBDA, a world leader in missiles, where he led the MBDA Product Lines Directorate together with MBDA France since 2002. Before its industrial launch, the A350 programme was coordinat...
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A Case of Stolen Identity
SHELLY ANDERSON CAME home one day last December to find creditors at her heels. The odd thing was, they weren't her creditors. The first clue that something was amiss came via an answering machine message from Wickes Furniture. She was behind in her payments, said the message; would she please call the credit office? Since Anderson (not her real name) didn't have a Wickes account, she ignored the initial call, but in the six months since that time she's spent countless hours and made hundreds of phone calls trying to clear her credit and her name. The experience has left her embittered about the indifference of cops, courts, and retailers in matters of consumer credit fraud.
When she finally spoke to someone in Wickes's credit department, Anderson discovered that the account didn't bear her name or address--but it did have her Social Security number attached to it, which was enough to make it part of her permanent credit history. Wickes agreed to close the account, and the rep suggested that Anderson run her credit report to check for any additional fraudulent accounts.
She did, requesting reports from three major credit bureaus: Equifax, Transunion, and TRW. "When I got the reports," says Anderson, "I was devastated. Nine accounts had been opened under my Social Security number. In the space of a year, thousands of dollars in merchandise were charged to them." It turned out that a Bloomington woman had piggybacked Anderson's credit to open accounts not only at Wickes but also at Slumberland, Best Buy, Circuit City, Kohls, Filene's Basement, Levitz, Montgomery Wards, and Beneficial Loan and Thrift. The woman then made just enough payments to keep the accounts from being closed while she charged them up: some $12,000 in all by the time Anderson found out what was happening. "I'd been shopping garage sales," says Anderson, "and this woman was buying new furniture and TVs with my credit."
Anderson contacted the police department in Minneapolis, where she lives. But when she called their fraud and forgery department to tell her story and give them the woman's Bloomington billing address, the police told her they couldn't do anything: "They told me the victims were the merchants and not me. The attitude was that only the merchants losses were tangible, and as mine were only time, energy, and emotion, those things were negligible."
Finding the guilty party was no problem; her address was attached to all the accounts. Anderson presumed that when she phoned the merchants themselves, they would be eager to prosecute. Not so. "They were fine with closing the accounts," she recalls, "but most of them said they would just write off the loss and not pursue prosecution." Angry and surprised, Anderson decided to mount a personal crusade of sorts, confronting some of the stores' credit department employees face-to-face and demanding an explanation as to why it was so easy and so apparently safe to open an account with falsified information. Most shrugged. Meanwhile Anderson still faced a considerable headache clearing up her credit reports. And she was getting madder all the time. "It was clear to me that no one was going to watch out for my best interest," she says, "so I took control. I became the point person. I didn't trust that anything was going to get done unless I forced the issue."
Her next move was to contact the Bloomington Police Department. A lieutenant in the property crimes unit was assigned to her case, but Anderson continued doing her own investigation. Paranoia seemed the only reasonable response. When she learned that the woman who stole her credit identity listed First Bank as her employer, Anderson went to the bank to see whether any accounts had been opened under her Social Security number. There hadn't been, apparently, but it did little to reassure Anderson. She also visited the Department of Motor Vehicles. "I was afraid she had taken over other parts of my identity," says Anderson. "And even though my driver's license was intact, I didn't feel safe. I still don't. I didn't have time to go to all the banks; there still might be something out there."
While Anderson was sleuthing, Bloomington Police Lieutenant Phil DeGia was busy setting up his criminal case. It broke when DeGia obtained a photo of the "other Shelly" from the FBI, which had questioned her as a potential accessory to a bank robbery. He carted the photo around to merchants, and several clerks IDed her. Using a list of merchandise compiled by the stores, the police eventually confiscated most of the contents of the woman's apartment.
While it's still unclear how the woman got her Social Security number, Anderson has a theory. She had never met the woman, but she did learn that both of them had worked at the same temp agency at the same time. She thinks her Social Security number was simply copied off her time card.
The woman has been charged with a felony, but DeGia admits it's a hollow charge. "Unfortunately," he says, "in these kinds of cases, the statute calls for 'presumptive probation,' and people know there are no serious consequences. I have no doubt that she will do it again." He echoes Anderson's disgust at the lackadaisical attitude of the businesses involved: "It's shocking to talk to them and see how callous they are. They pass it off as operating costs and raise their prices. We all end up paying for this."
Although justice was at least nominally served, Anderson's ordeal is far from over. Following the arrest, she had to recontact each of the merchants, send them copies of the arrest reports, and prompt them to notify the credit bureaus. While the stores have been quick to protect their interests by closing the fraudulent accounts, it appears their concern does not extend to Anderson. According to her May credit report, the reasons the accounts were closed are listed as "dispute resolution pending, charged off account, and collection account." In other words, when a prospective creditor looks at Anderson's history, the record will not be pretty. And according to Susan Race-Sylstra, a veteran credit card fraud investigator, regardless of the wording eventually attached to the file, Anderson's record will never be completely purged of the wrongdoing. "It'll keep coming back to haunt her," says Race-Sylstra. "Every once in a while, it's going to pop up, and she'll have to defend herself and her credit all over again."
For her part, "I'd like to have my life back," says Anderson, who has spent an average of 20 hours a week on the matter since February. "This isn't the same as a burglary. The sense of victimization is different. When you get robbed, you can buy new clothes, change your locks, and be done with it. But with this, you don't know what else someone may have on you, or who else may have gotten this information. A robbery is like a punch in your stomach. This is a slow torture."
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The following people are avatars of Robin Williams, AKA God
- Mork, AKA Jesus
- Bono
- The Doctor
- AKA Kyon
- Captain Jack Harkness
- And because Calvin becomes Jeremy Duncan, who becomes Frazz, who becomes Ed Norton's character in Fight Club, and he becomes Jack, all of the above people are also avatars of Robin Williams
- My Pet Monster. Seriously, look at the thing.
- Headmaster Cid.
- Deadpool


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There is 1 community college in St. Lawrence County, New York, serving 3,520 students.
For New York community college, the average tuition is approximately $6,622 per year for in-state students and $10,281 for out-of-state students. For private community college, the average yearly tuition is approximately $14,958 per year (view national tuition costs).
New York community college have a diversity score of 0.71, which is higher than the national average of 0.70 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Black), and the student:teacher ratio is 22:1.
St. Lawrence County Community Colleges
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Canton,  NY 13617
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I've already posted a thread in the charity/benefit forum and it's not getting much love, so I'll throw this up in here. Apologies if I'm out of line.
Here's the deal. I want to organize a benefit ride, with proceeds going to some veterans' organization. More specifically, I want to get hooked up with an Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans group of some kind. I know about The Wounded Warrior Project, Blue Star Families, The Mission Continues and Tempered Steel.
Are there other organizations out there specifically geared toward post-9/11 vets?
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What's the easieest way to create a sorted table view in gtk? I'm not sure if that's the right term, but you know the one:
Is there a built-in widget for this? If not, how would I go about making those columns that look slightly different, click to change sorting, etc. Note I don't need multi-column sorting at the moment.


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Summer Employment - 15/hr
- Mesa, AZ
- Contract
Company Description
A New leaf has been helping families ...changing lives for nearly 40 years with over 25 programs Valley wide including homeless and domestic violence shelters, youth and community programs.
With more than 300 employees, a financially supportive Foundation and the benefit of over 15,000 volunteer hours a year, A New Leaf provides services to nearly 20,000 individuals annually.
Job Description
Our Summer Teen Program in connection with the Mesa Public School District is a program intended to provide a summer opportunity for enrolled children and teenagers in the behavioral health program. This program is ran annually and is returning/opening this coming May. The goal our team of support partners provide to the children and teens is to help and assist them towards learning valuable skills in life and school while avoiding risky behavior.
This program is ran annually, beginning in May and ending late July/early August. For 6 weeks, our team of support partners will provide services to children and teens in the Mesa Public School district. Once school resumes in late July/early August, the Summer Teen Program will conclude.
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DOE, 30 hrs/wk. No benefits.
M—F 8am to 2pm.
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Major areas of responsibility include (but not limited to:)
Document and submit significant and routine paperwork such as progress notes, statistics reports, daily activities, special concerns, varied incident reports, etc., as required by the program and submit to appropriate personnel. Serves as positive role model/mentor for the consumer. Follow prescribed treatment plans for children and show concern and caring for children in trouble. Responsible for maintaining appropriate levels of supervision of all clients. This program might have other requirements.
High School Diploma or G.E.D. Associates Degree/Bachelor's Degree preferred. Experience or willingness to work with youth which may include: developing curriculum, facilitating group discussions, engaging in community service projects, field trips, or events, and documentation of activities. Ability to creatively problem solve while maintaining professionalism. Effective communication (written and verbal) and collaborative skills with diverse populations. Class One Fingerprint Card. Clean motor vehicle record (No tickets, fines, suspensions, etc). Must be 25 to drive 15-passenger vans. This position might have other requirements.


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I have an old ATX890 that came with stock SID XC 2001 I think. My LBS said that it needs servicing done. But then, they also said it'd probably be easier to just replace it since servicing costs so much.
I also bought a pair of 2002 MARS Elite w/tcp lockout. I'm planning on spending some money ($40?) and overhaul them myself with new enduro seals.
Now my question is, should I replace the SID with the MARS? I have never ridden the MARS so I have no idea how they feel. They do cost less and are much easier to maintain with microlube..... And they are also probably as light as the SIDs... I dont ride much XC, just do mostly daily commuting (~40km) on very bad road conditions here in montreal.
Or maybe I should service the SIDs myself (though it would cost ~$60 just for the materials, still much less than the $150+ to send it out), but these require more attention for maintenance.
thanks all in advance~
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Congress Overhauls Your Portfolio
Hidden in Washington's Historic Finance Bill Are Major New Rules Affecting Nearly Every Corner of the Investing World
With all the talk of "systemic risk" and "too big to fail," small investors might assume that the landmark Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill has little bearing on their portfolios.
They would be wrong.
Buried in the bill's 800-odd pages are the most sweeping regulatory changes for ordinary investors in decades, affecting everything from mutual funds and retirement plans to single-stock investments and other holdings.
The legislation has the potential to make brokers more accountable to their clients, shine light on hedge funds and improve the transparency of the complex derivatives on which many mutual funds and pension plans rely to hedge their risks.
Several provisions promise to give investors a louder voice in policy-making circles and corporate boardrooms. Within the Securities and Exchange Commission, for example, the bill sets up an Office of the Investor Advocate designed specifically to assist retail investors, and the Investor Advisory Committee, which focuses on initiatives to protect investors' interest. And the bill gives the SEC authority to make it easier for shareholders to nominate directors for corporate boards.
Taken as a whole, the legislation not only "lays the groundwork for significant improvements" in investor protection and disclosure, but also gives investors "a greater voice in the policies that affect their interests," says Barbara Roper, director of investor protection at the Consumer Federation of America.
Yet despite its hefty dose of investor-protection provisions, the legislation isn't a home run for small investors, analysts and investor advocates say. So-called stable-value funds, popular investments among the most conservative 401(k) participants because they are designed to deliver smooth, steady returns, are left in limbo, awaiting regulatory decisions that could affect their costs and availability in retirement plans.
Likewise, while investor advocates had pushed aggressively for the SEC to oversee "equity-indexed annuities," these complex products escaped the agency's purview.
What's more, the bill's full effects on small investors likely won't be known for some time. Many provisions call for regulators merely to study certain issues or give them the power, but not the obligation, to make certain rule changes.
But in the meantime, investors can prepare for some significant changes in their mutual funds, hedge funds, retirement plans, brokerage accounts and single-stock holdings. Here are the important factors to watch:
Mutual Funds
Though mutual funds are barely mentioned in the Dodd-Frank bill, the legislation could affect everything from funds' bond and derivatives holdings to how these products are advertised to investors.
For bond funds, the bill creates some uncertainty and could even boost volatility in certain types of holdings, managers and analysts say. That is because it gives the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which can seize troubled financial institutions, leeway to pay investors holding identical bonds issued by that institution differing amounts. If investors aren't sure how they will be treated in such a scenario, they may demand higher yields, which means lower bond prices, or dump the bonds at the first sign of trouble, money managers say.
The provision "can have all sorts of unintended effects," says Bob Auwaerter, head of fixed income at mutual-fund firm Vanguard Group. If mutual funds are trying to sell bonds as the issuer tumbles toward default, the potential for unequal treatment of bondholders "will reduce liquidity and lower the price," Mr. Auwaerter says.
One little-noticed provision in the bill could be critical for mutual-fund investors prone to poor market-timing decisions. It calls for the Comptroller General to study mutual-fund advertising, including the use of past performance data, and recommend ways to improve investor safeguards. Academic research suggests that "short-term performance ads really do drive investor dollars, and unfortunately not in a good way," says Ryan Leggio, fund analyst at investment-research firm Morningstar Inc. "Those usually lead investors to the hot fund of the month or the year."
Retirement Plans
Stable-value funds, the most conservative investments in many 401(k) plans, are left in a regulatory gray zone.
These funds typically consist of a diversified bond portfolio and bank or insurance-company "wrap" contracts, which allow investors to trade in and out at a relatively steady value. As the bill was being hammered out, the stable-value industry lobbied hard to keep these wrap contracts from being categorized as "swaps," a type of derivative subject to a slew of new rules. Instead of making a final decision, lawmakers called for regulators to study the issue within 15 months.
A swap designation would make stable-value wrap contracts more complex to issue and more costly, stable-value experts say, ultimately dragging down 401(k) participants' returns. That outcome "would have an immediate and very troubling effect on 401(k) plans across the country," says Kent Mason, partner at Davis & Harman LLP and outside counsel to the American Benefits Council. The regulatory uncertainty itself could potentially make issuers more hesitant to offer the contracts, he says.
Stable-value contracts are in short supply already, since issuers became more reluctant to offer them in the wake of the financial crisis. But since demand for the contracts remains strong, fees for these wraps have increased significantly.
Hedge Funds and Other Private Investments
The Dodd-Frank legislation helps to push hedge funds out of the shadows.
Funds with more than $150 million in assets generally must register with the SEC as investment advisers. For registered firms, investors can get some basic information about their business activities, employees and disciplinary history through the public SEC website, adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Some investor advocates hope that, with more firms registering, regulators also will deliver a long-promised overhaul of registered advisers' required public disclosures. In a May speech, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said the Commission is preparing to require "a plain English narrative discussion of an adviser's conflicts, compensation, business activities and disciplinary history."
While many larger hedge funds already have registered with the SEC, the new requirement will likely boost operating costs for smaller funds not yet registered. Many of these funds are already struggling to raise money, and may consider closing down or raising fees they charge investors. "Clearly there is a group of managers who will never get off the ground," says Nathan Greene, a partner in the asset-management group at law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP.
The bill also raises the bar for individuals to qualify as "accredited investors," a basic threshold for buying private investments. These investors must now have $1 million excluding the value of their primary residence, whereas the old standard was simply a $1 million net worth.
Individual Stocks
The Dodd-Frank bill will likely give shareholders, including small investors and mutual funds, a louder voice in corporate boardrooms.
The bill confers authority on the SEC to allow shareholders access to corporate proxies to nominate directors. "Major shareholders with long-term interests in the company are going to be able to hold management accountable," the Consumer Federation's Ms. Roper says.
There isn't any guarantee, however, that larger shareholders will make much use of this perk. "I can't be bothered with trying to find the right people to put on the board," says Albert Meyer, co-manager of Mirzam Capital Appreciation Fund. "Personally I would sell a company's stock if I thought the board was inept."
Under the bill, shareholders also get a "say on pay," meaning a nonbinding vote on public companies' executive compensation. Such a vote "is an important component of monitoring executive compensation," says Jim Hamilton, an analyst at financial-information provider Wolters Kluwer. Though the vote is nonbinding, a "no" vote by shareholders would likely force management to respond in some way and can still have a beneficial effect, he says.
While many small investors avoid dabbling directly in derivatives, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and pension plans use them extensively. Money managers, for example, use these complex financial contracts to boost exposure to particular market segments or hedge risks such as interest-rate and currency changes.
The bill should help cut risks in funds holding derivatives. It calls for many types of derivatives to be exchange-traded and "cleared," meaning trades are routed through a central clearinghouse that covers losses if a party to the trade blows up. It also requires many derivatives traders to post "margin," so they will have cash on hand to pay other parties if their bet goes awry.
Funds, and their shareholders, may pay a price for such safeguards. While exchange trading should improve pricing, all the new rules also could boost some costs of derivatives trading, managers and analysts say.
The upshot: Since derivatives are here to stay in mutual funds, "portfolio managers will grin and bear it, and it will be some incremental drag on the overall performance" of funds, Mr. Greene says.
What's more, it is doubtful the new provisions would have prevented all the derivatives-related mutual-fund blow-ups of the financial crisis, analysts say. Oppenheimer Champion Income, a high-yield bond fund, dropped nearly 80% in 2008, partly because of derivatives tied to commercial mortgage-backed securities. Exchange trading won't stop such disasters.
Brokerage Accounts
The bill gives the SEC authority to impose the same standard of "fiduciary" duty on brokers that currently applies to investment advisers. That would mean that brokers must provide advice that is in clients' best interest, whereas currently they are required only to recommend investments that are suitable for customers.
The SEC must first study the issue and deliver a report to Congress. But given that Ms. Schapiro, the SEC chairman, has voiced support for such a measure, investor advocates are optimistic that regulators will follow through.
The bill also authorizes the SEC to limit or prohibit the mandatory predispute arbitration clauses that apply to many brokerage accounts. Such clauses force brokerage customers to take any disputes that might arise with their broker before arbitration panels, which critics claim often favor the brokerage industry, rather than taking their claims to court.
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Olympia — Washington's government revenues grew again over the past month, ticking $7.5 million higher than predicted in the weeks-old forecast that helped Republican and Democratic legislators settle sharp differences and pass a budget last month.
The uptick really amounts to a blip — just 0.6 percent more than the quarterly forecast had predicted for the month — or a drop in the bucket of a two-year state operating budget that spends $33.5 billion. The June forecast had already predicted a $231 million increase in revenues through the end of the budget cycle in June 2015, and a caseloads report had given lawmakers another $90 million of wiggle room to reach agreement.
The bonus revenue from June 11 to July 10 comes as the state jobless rate continues to fall, hitting 6.8 percent in May, and as retail sales were growing. But state economic forecaster Steve Lerch's monthly report highlighted several conflicting trends — including an overall slowing in job growth and a recent decline in aerospace industry jobs.
"The Washington economy added just 7,100 jobs during the last three months for a 1.0 (percent) annual rate of growth," the report stated. "In contrast, Washington employment growth had averaged 2.4 (percent) during the previous twelve months. Manufacturing employment declined 400 from February to May as a result of the loss of 900 aerospace jobs."
Lerch said manufacturing other than aerospace added 500 jobs and construction employment rose by 1,300 over three months while government employment fell again by 100 jobs.
Lerch said that despite a recent drop of 1,700 aerospace jobs from its peak in November, he expects the downturn to be "relatively mild" because of back orders for jets and the productivity gains that led to the job cuts.
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Lerch noted the housing market is tightening, which could bode well for construction. Personal incomes also were rising slightly faster than the forecast assumed last month.
The report said monthly state tax revenues grew by more than 5 percent on a year-over-year basis. The retail sector saw tax payments up 10 percent on a year-over-year basis, slightly above the previous month's rate.
Top growth was seen in stores selling liquor since privatization began last year. Tax remittances from food and beverage stores rose 24.5 percent on a year-over-year basis in June compared with 11.2 percent for general merchandising stores. The rest of the retail sector grew by 8.2 percent.
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Inside the Market's roundup of some of today's key analyst actions. This post will be updated with more analyst commentary during the trading day.
Bernstein Research, which just downgraded Research In Motion Ltd. last month, lowered its rating on the BlackBerry another notch today, now advising investors to steer clear of the company as it prepares to report quarterly earnings next week.
But another analyst today reiterated RIM as a "top pick," while yet another nudged up his price target - once again highlighting the sharp division on the Street over the company's future.
Bernstein analyst Pierre Ferragu said his own "channel checks" at carriers show that consumers' appetite for the new BlackBerry 10 devices is weakening, and he thinks the company will miss Wall Street financial expectations for the second half of this year.
"The initial enthusiasm that we observed for BlackBerry 10 devices now appears to be waning," he said in a research note to clients.
Mr. Ferragu said that he is also concerned that the new BlackBerry 10 devices won't win over many corporate customers. "BlackBerry 10 is being tested at only 60 per cent of Fortune 500 companies, which implies the share of defectors could be very large," he said.
Mr. Ferragu now rates RIM as "underperform," down from "market perform." Prior to mid-May, he had rated the stock as "outperform." He cut his price target to $10 (U.S.) from $15, while also scaling back estimates for shipments, gross margin and service revenue for the second half of the fiscal year and beyond.
The Bernstein downgrade comes one day after analysts at RBC Dominion Securities offered their own, more upbeat, assessment of the BlackBerry maker, which has seen its stock surge about 130 per cent since its lows of last year.
RBC analysts Mark Sue and Paul Treiber raised their BlackBerry 10 shipment forecasts for the year to 14 million from 11 million, while also predicting RIM to post a profit in the current fiscal year.
The optimistic tone of the RBC note helped RIM to rally 3.7 per cent on the Nasdaq Tuesday. But today, the stock gave up all those gains amid the Bernstein report, closing down 4.4 per cent at $14.18.
RBC and Bernstein notes aren't the only ones kicking around today. Macquarie analyst Kevin Smithen raised his price target on RIM today to $13.50 from $13, while affirming a "neutral" rating, according to Bloomberg data.
And, in an especially upbeat assessment, Cormark Securities analyst Richard Tse today reiterated RIM as a "top pick," with a price target of $20. That's among the highest targets on the Street.
"RIM"s platform transition is an uphill battle," commented Mr. Tse. "That said, the company's surprising operational progress has given it time to bridge the gap between BB7 and BB10.
"With an underlying net asset value per share of $13.50, we like the risk-to-reward when paired with a new product cycle," he said.
Mr. Tse also sees potential for a resurgence in services revenue at RIM, but isn't factoring that into his forecasts yet.
RIM reports first-quarter results on June 28.
Target: The average price target among analysts is $12.97 (U.S.), according to Bloomberg.
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. had been a non-stop growth story, but since 2012 seems to be losing some of that momentum given lower margins at its Caylloma mine in Peru and the last leg of growth at the San Jose mine in Mexico, commented CIBC World Markets analyst Leon Esterhuizen.
But there have been some recent announcements that point to further growth, including significant additional high-grade ore finds and expanded output at San Jose - at no extra costs - thanks to the optimization of equipment.
Target: Mr. Esterhuizen reiterated a "sector outperform" rating and $6 price target. The average price target is $4.99.
The recent acquisition of a manufacturer and a new product introduction in Japan should help medical device company NuVasive Inc. expand its margins, said Canaccord Genuity analyst Willian Plovanic.
"All in, we believe operating margins could expand by about 480 basis points over the next two years," he said.
Target: Mr. Plovanic raised his price target to $29 from $24.50 and reiterated a "buy" rating. The average target is $23.57.
Canaccord Genuity analyst Jeffrey Frelick believes several growth opportunities have yet to unfold at OraSure Technologies Inc., a maker of diagnostic products.
One in particular is its HIV home testing product, and there's some evidence that the company is having some success in building consumer awareness.
"While awareness for home HIV testing is improving, OSUR also needs to change consumer behaviour, where awareness leads to testing," he said.
Target: Mr. Frelick maintained a "buy" rating with a $10 (U.S.) price target. The average target is $9.
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. is one of the most promising junior producers given its assets in two of the most prolific light oil plays in Western Canada - the Cardium and Viking formations, said Clarus Securities analyst Daniel Choi.
Through a focus on high a high internal rate of return and quick payback wells, the team has been able to increase per share metrics substantially despite challenging capital markets, he said.
"We are forecasting significant growth in 2013 and 2014 while spending only about 1.1 times of cash flow. While we expect a company of Tamarack's quality to be trading at a premium, its current valuation of ~$39,000/boe/d and 3.3x 2013E EV/DACF make it one of the most discounted producers. We believe the disconnect should close in the coming quarters as the management team executes on its sustainable growth strategy," he said.
Target: Mr. Choi initiated coverage with a "buy" rating and $4 price target. The average target is $3.87.
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- Fortuna Silver Mines Inc$7.52-0.05(-0.66%)
- OraSure Technologies Inc$7.34+0.02(+0.27%)
- Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd$4.02+0.05(+1.26%)
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Alright, it's time for a KonMari update. Last weekend I decided to work on clothes. This is the first step. It's supposed to teach you how to tune into the feeling of joy. I'm not proud to say that I've watched videos of other people doing this, and it's always AMAZING.
When I did it, it wasn't that amazing. It was kind of a bummer. But I did it.
First, as instructed, I washed all of my laundry, emptied all of the dresser drawers and closet hangers. and then piled my entire wardrobe on the bed. Konmari says to put it on the floor, but that's where I keep most of our cat and dog hair. Plus I'm 42 years old and sitting on the floor makes everything hurt. Marie Kondo is 30. Big difference. Still, I debated. I don't want to ruin everything by not following the very first instruction! But finally decided that if using the bed instead of the floor is all it takes to kill my success then I was probably going to fail anyway.
She says, "First, go through your shirts." Pick up each one and feel it and ask yourself: does this shirt spark joy?
I started with some easy ones. Favorites. Heck yes, this Rolling Stone Obama campaign shirt sparks joy. Look at it! It's awesome! And when I wear it he's looking down and laughing at anyone shorter than my chest. Joy, indeed.
But it was sad to come across shirts that used to spark joy but now are tired, stained, torn, and clearly needed to go. You're supposed to talk to the things you toss, like the fabled Indian thanking the buffalo he is about to eat. I'm sorry, friend. Thank you for being a great shirt. Sorry I never read your care instructions, and just tossed you in cold water with everything else. Sorry I got fatter and stretched you out. Sorry about the block printing ink. Sorry you were poorly made by that asshole at American Apparel. Sorry about the stain — what even IS that? Gross. Sorry.
Note that Konmari talks more about THANKING things, rather than apologizing to them but I was raised by a Mexican Catholic mother, so this is how I thank things.
It was going well, but then I committed a Konmari crime. I started second guessing my decisions. And yeah, pulled a few things back out of the rejection pile. Because here's the thing, okay? I'm not rich. If that shirt is warm and soft and works perfectly for layering under stuff, then the small stain on the front is nobody's business. When I can afford to replace it with a nicer one, then hey! Joy-sparking items only. But until then I can't justify getting rid of something that is useful.
She sort of dances around this kind of thing later, those boring, joy-free things like household tools. Because after she got rid of her joyless screwdrivers she broke a nail trying to fix something and then she realized oh WAIT, having the right mundane tool on hand when you need it sparks a certain KIND of joy. The joy of not being an idiot who tries to unscrew something with your fingernail. But it's a reach, right? And I don't want to spend money replacing perfectly useful, wearable clothing in order to learn that lesson. So I rescued some stuff. And you know, it'll be alright. I got rid of a decent amount of clothing and will be ready to do this again later.
After my remaining clothes were put away, I stalled out. After clothes you are supposed to tackle books because it's the next easiest category. Oh, man. Ruthlessly going through books means facing a lot of my own bullshit. We have sagging shelves crammed with many ambitious homeschool-related books, novels that I probably won't finish, how-to crafting books — in other words, books where getting rid of them means admitting failure. Konmari would say to thank those books for teaching me what I don't enjoy doing. Thank you, books, for teaching me that I don't enjoy getting rid of books.
And then there are the books I keep because awww I remember reading that to my babies when they were *babies* and even though they don't remember those stories because it's been years since they were babies, by golly I REMEMBER. She wisely says to save sentimental items for the end, but for me that includes a lot of books. Still, I'm determined. This weekend I started slowly gathering them all from different parts of the house. They'll be subjected to the JS (Joy Sparking) test soon.
In the meantime, I started clearing out some catch-all storage areas. Warning: this is NOT part of the official Konmari way. Do as the smart lady says, not as the dumb lady does! But the need to set up our sewing machine led to a cascade of problem solving which ended with me realizing oh my god there is so much crap everywhere. Two giant garbage bags are going away. I've decided that for crafty types and for people with kids and just for generally messy people, there needs to be like a pre-Konmari sweep through the house where you get rid of all the obvious junk and start doing some very basic work putting things into their proper categories for later. So! That's what I'm working on this week and it is either a brilliant bit of insightful planning OR a sophisticated procrastination technique. Either way, stuff is going out the door.


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The Lady Raiders (8-2) limited the Hornets to 17 points in the second half, including three baskets in the final 7:41.
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Who are Conference delegates?
All conference delegates are CSEA members who are locally elected or appointed to attend conference by members of the chapter they are representing. As they do at every conference, delegates spend the week gathering information, debating resolutions and budgets, and casting votes on behalf of their chapters back home. In addition to the formally scheduled events, these dedicated members take advantage of the annual gathering to discuss their challenges and exchange ideas with one another.
What is a resolution?
Resolutions are usually written and submitted by local CSEA chapters well in advance of conference. Each resolution proposes some kind of change to CSEA's policies or constitution and bylaws. Some resolutions propose that CSEA sponsor legislation that will improve conditions for CSEA members and California's public schools. Resolutions are debated by conference delegates and only approved with a majority vote. Learn what happened to resolutions approved at last year's conference in the Resolutions Progress Report.
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CSEA's constitutional officers (president, vice presidents and secretary) are elected every two years by delegates at conference. They can serve two consecutive two-year terms in each office. At conference, they address the delegates in the main hall and usually have booths set up, where they can meet and discuss issues with the delegates. On Friday morning, delegates cast secret ballots for the officers.
Area directors are elected in the spring by the chapters they represent. During the final business session, they are sworn into office along with the constitutional officers. Learn more about CSEA internal elections.
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During business sessions, delegates debate and vote on resolutions, discuss and vote on the union's budget and perform other essential tasks that set the course for CSEA.
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Critics have suggested that Froome, the leader of the Tour de France, is not racing clean
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The Sky boss says his star rider is clean, and he calls for the UCI to do more to combat doping in the sport
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Having crashed out of this year's Tour de France, Chris Froome has one eye turned to next year's edition as he tackles the Vuelta
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New actor Tahir Raj Bhasin, seen as a child trafficker in "Mardaani", is over the moon after being praised by none other than Aamir Khan.
The film has impressed Aamir and he took to Twitter to share his views and in his tweet he had also mentioned Tahir as being superb in the film, which has been made tax-free in two states.
"That was huge, I didn't sleep the whole night. I was forwarding it (tweet) to family and friends. I don't think there can be a bigger praise. So it's big," Tahir said here Tuesday at a press meet of "Mardaani."
"I was very sceptical about the way people were going to respond to the character... But critics liked it and then to hear it from Aamir Khan, it's huge. I cannot thank him enough," he added.
"Mardaani" stars Rani Mukherjee in the role of senior inspector Shivani Shivaji Roy who fights the child trafficking mafia.
Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, "Mardaani" hit theatres Friday and collected Rs.15 crore in the first weekend.
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Sun Dried Tomato Dip
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1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped (8 tomatoes)
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup good mayonnaise
10 dashes, hot red pepper sauce
1 teaspoon kosher salt
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1/2 cup fresh basil, torn into pieces
- Puree the tomatoes, cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, red pepper sauce, salt and pepper in a food processor fitted with a metal blade.
- Add the basil and pulse twice. Serve at room temperature with crackers, croutons, pita crisps, or flatbread.
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He'd be riding motorbikes along hundreds of kilometres of muddy dirt roads, paddling up anaconda-infested rivers in leaking fishing boats and sleeping in a hammock in the rainforest surrounded by scorpions, snakes and jaguars.
Victoria's main concern was: "What are you going to do about your hair?"
Yes, the humidity was bound to be the biggest danger of all, but Victoria can rest assured: even splattered with mud and sweat, David still somehow manages to look ridiculously stylish.
This week, the world's top footballers have descended on Brazil, but on his own trip to the country, Golden Balls and his three best friends travel deep into the rainforest to meet the Yanomami tribe who, despite living in one of the most soccer-obsessed countries in the world, have never heard of the sport.
They have no idea who this tattooed stranger who has just landed in their midst is, and that's just the way David wants it – even if the former England captain's at a loss when asked to explain the game of football for the first time in his life.
This entertaining journey of self-discovery is a world away from the hotel rooms and stadiums which are all most players get to see on their international travels.
Following his retirement after 22 years, it's a chance for Becks to reflect on the often selfish choices he made to get to the top – putting football over family – and the kind of father he wants to be in the future.
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5 suspects in Russia spy case to be moved to NY
WASHINGTON Five suspects in the Russia spy case were hastily ordered to New York on Wednesday amid reports that the U.S. and Russia are arranging a spy swap.
The third-ranking U.S. diplomat, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns, a former American ambassador to Moscow, had a Wednesday morning meeting with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak at Kislyak's residence. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Burns and Kislyak did talk about the spy case but their main purpose was to review Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's recent visit to this country.
Toner refused to provide further details and referred questions about a possible swap to the Justice Department, where spokesman Dean Boyd also declined to comment.
A scheduled court hearing in Alexandria, Va., for Michael Zottoli, Patricia Mills and Mikhail Semenko was canceled and the trio was ordered to New York where the cases against 10 of the 11 defendants will now be handled. The 11th defendant, Christopher Metsos, has fled after being released on bail in Cyprus.
In Boston, defendants Donald Heathfield and his wife, Tracey Lee Ann Foley, of Cambridge, Mass., waived their right to identity and detention hearings there and were being sent to New York as well.
The other five defendants were already in custody in New York.
Lawyers for Heathfield and Foley would not comment when asked if their decision not to fight their transfer to New York was the first step in a spy swap deal. Assistant U.S. Attorney John McNeil also declined to comment and referred all questions to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where spokeswoman Janice Oh had no comment on reports of a swap.
Earlier, the brother of a man serving a 14-year prison sentence in Russia for alleged spying told reporters in Moscow that the United States and Russia are working on a spy swap.
Dmitry Sutyagin said his brother Igor, who is serving a 14-year prison sentence on charges of spying for the United States, was told by Russian officials that he was included in a group of other convicted foreign spies who are to be exchanged for the Russians arrested by the FBI last month.
The officials met Igor Sutyagin on Monday at a prison in Arkhangelsk, in northwestern Russia, and U.S. officials were at the meeting, his brother said.
According to his brother, Sutyagin said that the Russian officials had shown him a list of 11 people to be included in the swap. The brother said Sutyagin only remembered one other person on the list - Sergei Skripal - a Russian army colonel who in 2006 was sentenced to 13 years on charges of spying for Britain.
In 1986, the Reagan administration swapped an suspected Soviet spy to the Soviet Union less than a month after his arrest.
The U.S. arrested Gennadi Zakharov, an employee of the Soviet United Nations mission, on spying charges. Three days later, Nicholas Daniloff, a reporter for U.S. News and World Report, was arrested in Moscow on espionage charges that the U.S. claimed had been trumped up in retaliation for Zakharov's arrest. Three weeks later on Sept. 23, 1986, Daniloff was allowed to leave the Soviet Union without charges; Zakharov was allowed to leave the U.S. and Soviet dissident Yuri Orlov was released to the West.
The five defendants being moved from Alexandria, Va., and Boston are among those arrested last month following a multi-year investigation of what prosecutors say was a long-term Russian effort to glean sensitive information.
All 11 defendants are charged with conspiracy to act as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. All except Semenko and Anna Chapman are also charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.