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Getting away is at times as much about new places as it is about getting some good old rest and relaxation. The beauty of a destination can often be amplified by a comfortable stay, and sometimes the stay can itself be a destination of beauty. Boutique hotels are cropping up in amazing locales in and around India, and these charming alcoves of hospitality are as much worth a visit as the places where they are located.
Tripoto has put together a small list of stunning hotels in India that appealed to us the most!
1. Patan Mahal -Jaipur, Rajasthan
Patan Mahal lies just off the Delhi-Jaipur highway. It is a 700 year old palace nestled in the foothills of the Aravali, and now a heritage hotel. Crowned by another fort – the Badalgarh Mahal, which is located on the top of the hill, Patan Mahal, as a hotel and a place are booth seeped in pre-Mughal history.
2. Forsyth Lodge – Satpura, Madhya Pradesh
Situated in forests of the Satpura National Park, the lodge is made of 12 cottages, all charmingly furnished. The cottages and the lodge create an environment completely suited to enjoying the idyllic forests its located in, with each cottage having its own sit-out and a central machan for viewing the vast expanse of the Satpura forest.
3. The Himalayan – Manali, Himachal Pradesh
A castle and cottages built in what they call a Victorian Gothic Revival style, this boutique hotel is surrounded by apple and cherry orchards, and not to mention, the Himalayas. Perfect for indulging your indolent side. Lovely walks in the chilly mountains followed by the warm elegance of this hotel make for a beautiful vacation.
4. Orange County – Coorg, Karnataka
As if Coorg's verdant beauty wasn't enough to get you here, Orange County gives you another reason. Situated bang in the middle of a coffee plantation, spread across 300 acres of plush greenery; the Kodova architecture of the independent villas echoes the plantation luxury of the past. With private pools, spas and unforgettable experiences, be it food or otherwise, they offer quite a different Coorg experience. This hotel tops the list of the most stunning hotels in India.
5. Treehouse Hideaway – Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Bandhavgarh is one of the best places to spot Tigers, with the highest density of Tigers in India, so it makes perfect sense to live in a Treehouse. Not to mention that is also very, very cool. Perched up in the trees, the feel of the solid wood, large windows that allow you to gaze into the forest – quite an incomparable feeling.
6. Old Harbour Hotel – Fort Cochin, Kerala
Kerala is undoubtedly beautiful, a natural paradise, but it also has its own history. The Old Harbour Hotel in Fort Cochin is a remnant of a colonial past, its Dutch-Portugese heritage prominent in its architecture and reworked into an understated elegance in its interiors. A charming and cozy stay for your time in Fort Cochin.
7. Tiger Mountain Lodge – Pokhara, Nepal
A lodge located up on a lofty ridge overlooking the Pokhara Valley in Nepal, with forests and small villages situated around it. A cluster of comfortable cottages, all of which have been built in the style of the villages themselves, provide a secluded and lovely stay. Rustic and luxurious.
8. Helga's Folly – Kandy, Sri Lanka
Right beside the Kingdom of Kandy, situated amidst thick green foliage, with Mountains and a Lake peering through in between lies the most quaint, eccentric and decidedly marvelous place ever. Teapots, paintings, hastily scribbled yet remarkable verse on the walls and a gramophone that doesn't quit, I assure you, if you're in this part of the world, it would be a folly not to go!
9. Amanbagh – Alwar, Rajasthan
The name translates into "garden of peace", and never was there a name more apt. A haveli in a walled compound, which used to function as the hunting grounds for the erstwhile Maharajas of Alwar. This beautiful structure with its domed roof, cupolas, columns and lovely jaali fretwork situated in the verdure of eucalyptus, palm and fruit trees, is an amazingly luxurious getaway. Perfect for a long, languorous break to get away from it all.
10. Sukoon – Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir's beauty can leave you gasping for air, yet amidst such splendor, exists one tiny, wondrous place to stay. Of all things, a houseboat on the Dal Lake would be the most idle place to take in Kashmir's beauty, with the looming snowcapped peaks -far away yet so near and the lotuses floating at arm's length on the Dal.
11. Wild Canopy Reserve – Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu
Another treehouse, another wildlife sanctuary. This time its the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary in Masinagudi, and boy oh boy is it good. You can't ever have enough of treehouses. And with this one placed over coffee plantations and their aroma all around, and Nilgiri Hills in the distance, the ghats never looked and felt so much prettier.
12. Shakti Leti – Bageshwar, Kumaon
In the Bageshwar district of Kumaon lies the perfectly sculpted hideaway anyone could ask for. Stone, wood and glass – three components of this structure are easily visible. With plush rooms, with full pane windows that make sure that the first and the last thing you see every day will be the mountains.
13. Te Aroha – Dhanachuli, Uttarakhand
An old colonial summerhouse exists as it is, refashioned with a few modern comforts, but with all its old charm intact and just a little something else. Located in Dhanachuli, just a little way ahead of Mukteshwar, this high ceilinged, colonial furnished summerhouse has lavish views off of its decks and just as a kick, it also has small eating place that has been decked out in a pastiche style with posters from good old Indian movies, TV and ads.
14. Chhatrasagar – Pali Marwar, Rajasthan
A tradition of the Rajputs of Marwar, to setup camp on the Chattrasagar dam, revived by the great grandchildren of Thakur Chattra Singh. This camp is open only from October for 6 months, and it's fantastic. Enough said, see the photos!
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ALAMEDA — The Raiders announced an extension Thursday in hopes of selling enough tickets to prevent a blackout of their home finale against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The club will announce Friday whether Sunday's game will be televised in its home market between teams with 3-10 and 2-11 records that remain in contention for the NFL's top draft pick.
The Raiders had their first blackout since the 2010 season finale on Dec. 2 against Cleveland, a game that drew 43,641 fans. Games against Tampa Bay (52,055), New Orleans (56,680) and Denver (53,807) qualified under the 85 percent rule involving non-suite sales.
In almost all cases, games where extensions were requested have ended up on television.


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The Montana House of Representatives has passed second reading on a bill to allow hunters to use rifle silencers when hunting wolves. House Bill 27 would only allow silencers to be used after the general big game hunting season.
The sponsor, Representative Ted Washburn (R-Bozeman) told the Helena Independent Record silencers help protect the hearing of hunters. He also says a company in his district makes rifles and silencers.
Washburn says about 600 Montanans already legally hunt with silencers when hunting coyote, fox, prairie dogs and gopher. He says those using silencers have to pass a 6-month federal background check and pay $250.
The House approved the bill 68 to 32. It has one more vote on third reading before moving the Senate.
Supporters say the bullets still make a loud noise when breaking the sound barrier and therefore don't sound like silencers on TV shows. Rather, they make it much quieter just in the immediate vicinity of the gun. Representative Virginia Court (D-Billings) still voted against the bill. She worries about the impact on landowners not being able to hear where the shots are coming from. She says she hikes on her cabin property in the Tobacco Root Mountains and is "often comforted when I hear the sound of a rifle shot because at least I know that they're in the area."
Great Falls Democratic Representative Tom Jacobson voted against the bill while it was in the House Fish Wildlife and Parks Committee. But he changed his mind and voted for it, citing some amendments: "It's outside of the normal season, so we don't have to worry about that if we hunt deer or elk, it will help take down more wolves and I think it's not an unfair advantage."
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By By Andrew Drwiega, International Bureau Chief | April 28, 2014
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With an increase in the number of vessels entering the polar circle in the Arctic, most search and rescue (SAR) specialists agree it is a matter of when, not if, an accident happens that will put many lives in grave danger. The point was made by several speakers at the start of IQPC's Search and Rescue Europe conference (April 8-9) held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Maj. Gen. Stig Nielsen, commander, Arctic Command of the Royal Danish Defence Force, said the increasing incursion of cruise ships around Greenland – some carrying more than 3,000 passengers and crew – posed a major challenge, particularly as most of the vessels were not ice protected and were entering waters that still have not been properly mapped. "No matter what precautions, someday there will be an accident," he predicted.
However, agreements with the cruise ship operators now mean that there is the ability to monitor their position virtually continuously to look out for potential dangers in advance. The challenge would be rescuing a volume of people from such a hostile environment. Nielsen said that with a population of 57,000, mainly on the southwest side of Greenland, there were only two police helicopters with 2.2 million square kilometers to cover. "In Denmark, we have three helicopters to cover an area 50 times smaller." Any other helicopter support would have to come from naval ships that would be unlikely to be in the vicinity. But anyone having to enter the water would have minutes, not hours, to be rescued.
Rear Admr. Georg Larusson, director general, Icelandic Coast Guard, shared Nielson's fears. "With new Polar shipping routes through the arctic, and more cruise ships and oil and gas tankers, there is far more traffic than before." Larusson said that the number of cruise ship passengers to Iceland had increased "300 percent in the last three years." The Coast Guard currently operates three Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter) AS332-L1 Super Pumas, two of which are leased. In 2013 the units flew 185 missions, 54 of which were over the sea. The mission breakdown was: SAR 39 percent, HEMS 46 percent, Other 15 percent. Larusson said that the influx of tourists had resulted in an increase in the number of missions, some due to the fact that people were not aware of how quickly the environment could turn against them. Other speakers on the first day included those representing the Joint Rescue Center Norway; Maritime New Zealand; the Portuguese Navy; Polish Maritime SAR Service; JRCC Tallinn, Estonia; the UK's Royal National Lifeboat Institution; the Finnish Border Guard; and the Swedish Maritime Administration.
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Cambridge, Mass. – A record-breaking performance from junior Laura Wacker (Brooklyn, N.Y.) along with a 9-3 game-ending run powered the MIT women's lacrosse team to a 20-12 victory over Framingham State University on Tuesday afternoon.
Wacker amassed eight goals and three assists for an Institute record 11 points, eclipsing the previous mark of 10 set by Tracy Sadowski '99 in 1997 which was equaled five times.
Senior Kerry Kiley (Mansfield, Mass.) and junior Chelsea Temple (Rutland, Vt.) both scored a team-high three goals for the Rams who opened the season this afternoon with the loss.
Kiley put Framingham State on the board 14 seconds after the opening draw, but MIT responded with a 7-2 spurt that resulted in a comfortable cushion at the 10:52 mark. Wacker accounted for three goals and set up two tallies by senior Katie Kauffman (Olney, Md.). A free-position shot by Temple, followed by solo efforts from junior Brittany McLean (Walpole, Mass.) and freshman Zoe Reilly (Boyertown, Pa.) brought the Rams within one (7-6) with 5:17 left in the half.
Junior Molly McShane's (Lake Bluff, Ill.) free-position goal momentarily gave the Engineers some breathing room; however, Temple replied with her own free-position marker 15 seconds later at 1:39. With 35 seconds remaining, McShane buried another free-position goal which gave MIT a 9-7 edge at the intermission.
Temple tacked on a free-position goal early in the second half to once again narrow the gap to one, but Kauffman and Wacker found the back of the net less than a minute apart. Sophomore Lauren Kent (Framingham, Mass.) notched a free-position goal for Framingham State, trimming its deficit to 11-9 with 19:25 to go.
Back-to-back goals from sophomore Kaitlyn Nealon (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) ignited the game-changing run for the Engineers. The Rams, however, stayed within striking distance as they narrowed the gap to three on three occasions, the last at 15-12 with 11:41 on the clock. The visitors wouldn't get any closer as Wacker scored three straight goals and Nealon posted two goals inside the final minute to secure the victory.
Nealon finished the day with four goals and an assist as Kauffman registered three goals, two assists, and four draw controls. McShane posted two goals, four draw controls, and two groundballs while sophomore Erica Du (Excelsior, Minn.) added two goals, both on free-position attempts. Junior Meghan Wright (Devon, Pa.) chipped in one goal and four draw controls as freshman Emma Kane (Garden City, N.Y.) had one assist and three groundballs. Freshman Lyndsy Muri (Ashland, Mass.) contributed two assists and three draw controls while classmate Carol Davis (Marlborough, Mass.) recorded two groundballs and two caused turnovers.
In net, sophomore Sarah Ritter (The Woodlands, Texas) collected nine saves as freshman Candice Kaplan (Arlington, Va.) played in the final three minutes.
In addition to their hat-tricks, Temple tacked on four draw controls and three groundballs while Kiley registered three draw controls and two groundballs. Reilly and Kent both scored two goals as Reilly contributed two groundballs. Junior Heather Masse (Billerica, Mass.) posted a goal and an assist while junior Brittany McLean (Walpole, Mass.) rounded out the Rams with one goal and four draw controls. Sophomore Rebecca Rixan (Stow, Mass.) made two saves in the first half as freshman Ashley Holmes (East Sandwich, Mass.) totaled four saves in the second stanza.
Next up for MIT (1-4) will be its NEWMAC opener on Saturday, March 24 at Smith College. Framingham State (0-1) will host Mount Ida College on Thursday, March 22 in its first home game of the season at 4 p.m.
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Meeting of November 17, 2010 - Impact Of Economy On Older Workers
My name is Jessie James Williams. I was an employee of Republic Silver State Disposal for 31 years when I was terminated due to my age in January of 2003. This may be surprising to many people when they hear that discrimination is still ongoing at this day and age. As a result the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or EEOC is a valuable tool to be used against this discrimination.
I was born February 17, 1946 in a very small town in Arkansas when the word discrimination was heard and displayed often. I have been to restaurants where I had to go to the back to eat and have seen water fountains and seats that said "whites only." I was raised during a time when it was common for a child to be sent to the fields to pick cotton instead of being sent to school. These factors instilled a work ethic in me that has continued until this day. When I was picking cotton, I realized that I wanted a better life and did everything in my power to obtain a stable job that would allow me to make my dreams a reality.
I was hired at Silver State Disposal shortly after I arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada. When I started work, the company only had 25 trucks. We worked two shifts and had one goal: to pick up all of the garbage. During the first 10 years that I worked for the company I was promoted from a pitcher to a foreman. A pitcher is the man that is on the back of the truck that picks up cans in residential areas and dumps them in the truck; from that position I became a driver. I drove the trucks called front loaders that picked up the large containers at apartments and businesses and drove the "roll off" trucks, which are the trucks that pick up containers at the hotels, hospitals and larger businesses. This was all accomplished in the first 10 years of my employment with the company. I say this to say, that there was not a driving position in the company that I had not done. I was a hard worker, always on time and always at work. As a result, I was promoted to a Foreman position.
As I stated, the company was small and the population of Las Vegas minimal when I was hired to work, but as the city grew, so did the company. This company is now a multimillion dollar company and was one when I was terminated. When the company was bought by Republic Services, I was in a meeting where the people from Florida came down and told the Foreman that Silver State Disposal was a "diamond in the desert." They said that it was due to our supervision that this company ran so well. During my 31 years, we went from dispatching the few trucks on a hand written board to dispatching hundreds of trucks by computer. I was hand-picked by the owner of the company to learn and test the computer system as well as to train other foremen. During my 31 years, I was promoted to Head Foreman and received several awards including Foreman of the Year. A short time later, I was called into a room with my Supervisor and told that I wasn't needed anymore.
After I worked 6-day work weeks, worked every holiday, and worked days that started at 3:00 a.m. and often ended late in the afternoon, I was told that I wasn't needed any longer. The company wanted to go in "another direction."
I should have been surprised, but I wasn't. Why? Because the men who worked under me had told me that the company was getting rid of all of the "old guys." Because I had heard a Supervisor tell me that they were going to "get rid of the old foremen and get some new blood."
I was not surprised, but I cannot begin to explain how devastated that I was. The only way to describe this feeling was that it was so overwhelming that I felt as if I had been knocked to my knees. I had to go home to my wife and young children and tell them that people that they knew personally had fired me. My wife and I had been out to dinner and on motorcycle rides with my Manager. He knew that I had two young children at home. My wife and children also knew and were known by the Assistant Manager. I had to relate that the job that I had gone to for 31 years of my life was literally taken away from me. I had to tell them that all of the events that I had missed at their schools, the holidays that I had to "run in and out" of the house due to my job were all for nothing. There was no future for me at Republic Silver State Disposal. I soon found out that there was no future for four other foremen that I had worked with over the years either. They had terminated us all.
The thing that bothered me the most was that I planned on working for this company for the rest of my work life and then retiring. The reality was that we were thrown out like the garbage that we had collected for so many years.
After the realization set in that I was no longer an employee of Republic Silver State Disposal, I was determined to continue on with my life and to maintain the quality of life that my family was accustomed to. The initial problem, however, was that the world had changed in the time that I worked at Republic. When I started there, there were no applications to complete. No resumes to download, no computer testing that was mandatory to get a job. It was as if I had entered into a new world. I had a work history better than most people, but felt lost and had no experience in this new world. Once I mastered the application process, I was again humiliated during the interview process when more than one person asked me what I had done to get fired from a job where I had worked more than thirty years? One hiring manager asked me if I had killed someone. What do you say when you were terminated for no reason? I came up with the standard answer that my position was eliminated due to downsizing. But this was not only humiliating, it was letting everyone know that what they did to me was okay, that it was necessary, when I knew in my heart that it was not.
I have had a few positions since Republic Services. Initially, I worked driving a cement truck. I worked side by side with some of my former employees, and some who left on their own. One co-worker told my Supervisor that he could not train me because I taught him all that he knew. Subsequently I was hired to work as a truck driver, driving an 18-wheeler which I did until I relocated from Las Vegas. Upon arriving in Arkansas, I was hired to work for a local garbage company. I applied because I had to prove to myself and my family that I was able to do it. I worked with several men in their twenties (I was 60 years old at the time) who told me that they all had a hard time keeping up with me. I didn't need to do this type of manual labor any longer, but I had to know for myself that I was still able to do it. I worked for three months before I went back to truck driving, but when I left, the owner of the company practically begged me to stay: because I knew the business and was a great help to him during my time there.
In closing, there are three points that I would like to make:
First, age discrimination is alive and well in the United States of America. Especially at a time when employers are able to blame layoffs on the economy and downsizing we need to pay special attention to who is getting sent home. Are they letting the older workers go and keeping younger, inexperienced workers? Are these companies using the words "new" when they mean "young"? Age discrimination is real, because it happened to me. People may not believe that it is equal to the other forms of discrimination that we hear about based on race, gender, sexual preference, but I have experienced discrimination early in my life and I know the pain. I felt the same pain when I was thrown out because of my age, as when I was not let in because of my race. There is no difference in being deprived of your right to work because of color as being deprived of being able to work because of your age.
Secondly, if you are wrongfully terminated, you cannot sit down. Life will go on. You need to take all of the tools that you have learned, the licenses that you have maintained and get back up and go. I survived and I will tell you that I was fortunate that my family was able to maintain the same lifestyle during this painful period but this was not true for some of my peers who lost their homes and livelihood. Some of the other foremen could not provide for their families and meet their basic needs.
My final thought is also one of gratitude. If anyone is in the position that I was in, they should contact the EEOC. I was contacted by trial attorney Ms Sue Noh when she heard of my situation and she told me that as a citizen of the United States of America I had a right to not suffer discrimination of any sort. She spent hours listening to my story and that of the other employees of the company who underwent the same thing. The employees of the EEOC reviewed all of the documents that I had kept over the years and presented them to my employer who was not able to dispute my claims. The EEOC is a valuable part of our government and deserves all of the support that it can get in every arena.


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W.A.S.P. – Blackie Lawless (на англ.) 2005г.
W.A.S.P., one of the legendary bands to come out of the 80?s scene recently released Best of The Best Volume 1 via Snapper Music. With 13 albums to their credit, W.A.S.P. has sold millions of albums spawning an army of loyal fans around the world. They?re known for their electrifying live shows and raw, aggressive music, so the time seemed right to unleash this beast. I had the chance to speak with founding member Blackie Lawless who filled me in on what?s been going on and what lies ahead for the band.
For why they decided to release a Best of compilation Blackie luckily replies "why not. You have to take into consideration that there?s going to be two parts to it. Basically the label said put together what you think" would be a greatest hits package. "I came up with 35 tracks. What we decided to do was to do it in two parts. Manufacturing and the cost to fans is cost prohibitive to do another double record right now. I wanna do a traditional best of set" adding to the disc "what you would expect but also something that represents milestones in our career". He continues that "Show No Mercy was put on for a reason, not just because it was a B-side of the Animal single that was never put on an album. That record represented our beginning, our very early days, what was now considered to be speed metal. We haven?t had anything like this in a while. Capitol had done a (Best of) about eight years ago but it?s been out of print for three or four years now". Blackie notes that fans have been clamoring for a hits package. "You try to satisfy that want that?s out there" and that Volume 2 "will be out in a year". They covered the Elton John hit Saturday Night?s Alright For Fighting because "we thought it was a great track" and that you want to "do it different and better and put your stamp on it. Give it a shot and see what happens". The new label, Snapper Music "has our historical catalog, the catalog that?s been in stores for a couple years. When the studio albums were re-released" The Greatest Hits via Capitol "was never re-released. This (Best of The Best) is updated. There was a void in the marketplace. So that?s the reason this record is on their label. What we?ll be doing in North America from now on won?t be with that because they?re not really set up as a label here."
As for their dealings with their old label CMC Blackie points out that "my management bought them out" referring to Sanctuary Music. "The reason everybody went (to CMC) was for their BMG distribution, but the whole thing was in whole disarray" referring to CMC?s problems with their 80?s bands like Dokken, Twisted Sister and Judas Priest. "It was horrible. I?m not going to say anything one way or another as to what?s going to happen because they have infrastructure that needs to go in place and things like that. I have reason to want to be there" and that "I?m not contractually obligated to stay there" while "I?m looking at what the options are before I make a decision". It doesn?t bother Blackie that his management is also his record label now. "I?m at a point where I pretty much manage myself" even though "it isn?t like I never talk to anybody there. I have other interests related with them" but that "for a long time I?ve handled my own affairs".
Becoming one of the better hard rock bands to come from the 80?s, Blackie explains that "it?s finding the right chemistry of people. You do what comes natural to you, develop yourself as a performer and songwriter. Once you find something that gels and you give it a chance to develop it will take it?s own course". Touring is a key ingredient in success. It seems to be harder for newer bands. "I know it?s more expense now to tour than it ever was" and that "bands don?t have the support from the labels. Bands from the 70?s and 80?s made their bones touring and did it for years on end. I spoke to a band that was out for nine weeks and that was the most they?d been out for one stretch" while Blackie did "that for three years. I don?t know if they don?t want to or relationships between bands and labels has changed. The major labels look at bands as more expendable". W.A.S.P didn?t always have an easy ride.
As for the grunge nightmare, "I didn?t worry about what was happening. We were lucky enough to come out when we did and were able to establish a fanbase?.thank god. I was doing records that were more self-reflective and spending long periods of time working on them – years". Compared to where "our second record was done in seven weeks top to bottom and we were back on the road. Still Not Black Enough and Crimson Idol took years to make" as they "were not done overnight. I remember when a single was released off Crimson Idol, in 1993, Hold Onto My Heart, and it was the biggest hit I had in America. I looked at the charts and the only bands I recognized were Motley Crue and Sammy Hagar. Everything else was bands I never heard of" and that "it was a very bizarre feeling. A select few of us survived that ice age" mainly because "of the quality of the music. It wasn?t a hard time, it was just different. The worst time was right before our commercial peak" the release of Inside The Electric Circus, "all the PMRC with their death threats and being shot at. It turned into an insane asylum. We had done a record and a tour record and a tour" and that "it wasn?t fun anymore. I feel Electric Circus was a weak record because of that. The touring schedule and label pressures" was too much. "I developed the Beatles attitude of we got into the music business to make records, not for live gigs. I said I?m going into the studio, I don?t care how long it takes and I?m going to make the best record I can. Headless took over a year to make" as they "never dreamed of doing anything like that. That?s all part of riding that rollercoaster and starting to think for yourself. Labels tell you to make records and hit the road" which Blackie does not follow to anymore.
With their established fanbase WASP is in the unique position of not worrying about the pitfalls of the music industry. "Ever since we signed with Capitol we always had right of refusal for material that went out which is unheard of for bands to get something like that. Nobody ever came into the studio and pestered us and tell me what to do. They didn?t know what we were doing so they basically left us alone" mainly because "they couldn?t figure it out. When it comes to making records I?ve been living in a bubble, unbelievably lucky". Their best tour was "us and Metallica playing clubs" back in ?85. "Both bands were upstarts, getting a grip on what was going on and were in competition" which "was really healthy". As for future tours "we just finished up two months in North America. We?re looking to put a package together for July and August" which isn?t finalized. Commenting on the resurgence of hard rock and heavy metal Blackie notes that "the climate out there is remarkably better than it was a year ago, extremely healthy. I?m not going to say it?s what it was in the 80?s because the 80?s was a phenomenon that we may never see again, almost an unnatural phenomenon". Recently "we saw radio stations coming out of the woodwork to help us that didn?t help us when we were selling millions of records. We just did a thing for VH1 called Top 40 Bad Asses of All Time" and that he "was number 18. They?re always doing new stuff like that all the time". But WASP will not rest. A new studio album will be ready "probably next year. We have 40% of it done but if we go out on tour we?ll never have it ready in time. We just did a webcast of a live show that gives blood, bombs and mayhem. More bombastic bang for your buck" which is exactly what you would expect from a live WASP concert. Blackie sums it up by saying it?s just "another day at the office."
The Internet has helped get WASP music to the masses, but that "the majority of their mail order" for merchandise "comes through the mail. It may add on or enhance things but nothing is ever going to replace retail". The future for WASP "is the (tour) package we?re talking about and then we finish the next studio record. I look at it a year and a half to two years down the road. If you get further than that you get ahead of yourself. There are too many variables involved. You can?t predict any further than that, not accurately".
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February 20, 2007
LOS ANGELES – UCLA Anderson graduate Tobias (Toby) Moskowitz ('98) has received the 2007 Fischer Black Prize from the American Finance Association honoring the top finance scholar under age 40. Moskowitz, 35, received the award January 6 at the annual meeting of the American Finance Association. In presenting the award, the American Finance Association cited his, "ingenious and careful use of newly available data to address fundamental questions in finance."
The Fischer Black Prize honors the memory of Fischer Black, formerly a general partner at Goldman Sachs and a professor at the Chicago Graduate School of Business and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose seminal research included the development (with Myron Scholes) of the widely applied Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. The prize is awarded for a body of work that exemplifies the Fischer Black hallmark of original research that is relevant to finance practice. The biennial prize was first awarded in 2003. Moskowitz is only the second recipient since no winner was named in 2005.
Moskowitz completed his doctorate at UCLA Anderson in 1998 and joined the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business as an assistant professor of finance. He became a professor in 2006.
Finance professor Richard Roll, who served on Toby's dissertation committee, remembers him as hard working, innovative and particularly strong in empirical research. "This is one of the top prizes in finance," says Roll, "and it's a big honor for him to win it."
UCLA Anderson finance professor Mark Grinblatt was chairman of Moskowitz' dissertation committee and has co-authored two papers with him. "He had a wonderful attitude," says Grinblatt. "He was unique in that he always sought criticism for his work. It's no surprise he's been a tremendous success. He's got a lot of papers and most of them appear in top journals."
In 2004, Moskowitz and UCLA Anderson assistant professor Mark Garmaise received the Michael Brennan Prize for the year's best paper in the Review of Financial Studies. See the link below to read this paper. The following year, they were runners-up for the same award. Garmaise notes that, "Toby has a wonderfully creative mind and pursues ideas for their intrinsic economic interest, rather than worrying about how they fit in to the existing academic literature. He's a delight to work with as a co-author."
"I try to measure things that are not easy to measure," says Moskowitz who explains that he often uses proxies to explain financial phenomena in the absence of direct information. "Suppose you have an investor who has private information about a company," he says. "As an outsider looking at the historical data, I have no idea what that private information is. I can't tell if that person has good or bad information. I can only look at things like performance.
"But performance is very noisy. If there is private information, where is it most likely to emerge? Well, it would be in things that are located close to the manager. For instance, take a money manager in Los Angeles and look at the stocks that are closest in proximity." Moskowitz found that the geographic proximity of an investor was, indeed, associated with improved stock performance.
"We used something that was measurable, geographic proximity to investments, to measure the likelihood that you would see private information or informed trading emerge there. And then we were able to identify and test it. My research can be characterized by lots of those types of experiments.
"I've done similar things to study lending," he says. "When a bank considers making a loan, there's information about the quality of the borrower that researchers don't get to see. But I use things like zoning regulations and tax assessment practices, as well as geographic location, to identify the direction that information is flowing and measure its effects on loan contracts."
Moskowitz notes that the Internet provides valuable sources of data for his research. "Access to data and the creation of new data sets has become much easier than it was even a decade ago," he says. "For someone like me who does empirical work, this is a great advantage. At the same time, it imposes some costs because data on the Internet is often in different formats. So there's now become this art of putting unique data sets together."
Moskowitz credits Mark Grinblatt, his advisor at UCLA Anderson, with helping him develop a critical eye toward his work. "You always want to be your own worst enemy," he says. "What you want to do is come up with an idea - and a way to test it. Then, if you get a result that confirms your hypothesis, the real work begins. You spend the next couple months thinking about how you can make this go away. Just absolutely be your own worst critic. If you've done your due diligence and made sure that the result is robust, and that it means what you think it means, then you can be pretty confident. This is the same speech I give my students now."
Does the Fischer Black Prize bring added pressure? "Well," he says, "I'm working on some things and there's a little bit of, 'Boy, I hope this is good.' But that's not new. I've always wanted to be the best that I can be. I don't want to write anything really bad where people say, 'Oh, he's checked out ... They made a mistake here.' On the other hand, I don't worry about that too much. I was elated to get the prize, and flattered, and I figure if I just continue doing what I always did, that should be pretty good."
Read "Informal Financial Networks: Theory and evidence," by Mark Garmaise & Tobias Moskowitz; The Review of Financial Studies; Winter 2003. (Winner of the 2004 Barclays Global Investors (BGI) Michael Brennan Award as best paper in the Review of Financial Studies.)
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
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It seems Louis Nix rarely takes a day off. Heck, despite carrying 350 pounds as a defensive lineman at Notre Dame, he rarely took a play off.
Maybe it's because staying in motion has served Nix well in life and football. The best pure nose tackle prospect in the 2014 NFL draft pool likely will come off the board in the first round next month. But regardless of when Nix is picked, just reaching the NFL will mark the latest milestone for a kid whose dreams weren't nearly as big as his body just a few years ago.
DT CLASS: Breaking down other top defensive tackles
Nix grew up with 13 siblings (nine brothers, four sisters) in northwest Jacksonville, an area he says "was like a murder capital," full of drugs and shootings, but one he survived thanks to a strong support group at home and school.
"It was a lot to deal with. I didn't think I'd be going to college, much less Notre Dame," Nix tells USA TODAY Sports. "Always thought about just having a job at Foot Locker, getting shoes on discount and having a high school diploma."
That plan began to evolve once Nix gained attention at Raines High School. By the start of his junior year, he says he had 14 scholarship offers from major-college programs. Ultimately, he decided to leave Florida for South Bend, Ind., where he became known for an on-field motor uncommon for such a big man.
TEAMS IN NEED: Bears, Cowboys thin on line
"I just want to get to the ball," Nix says. "Sometimes guys get winded during the game. I still try my best even if I'm a little slower than I probably was 20 plays ago."
Nix's frame and ability elicit frequent comparisons to New England Patriots star Vince Wilfork.
"He's a great player, but I can't compare myself to a Pro Bowler," Nix says. "Hopefully I can be just like him. I try to model myself after great players, and he's one of them."
Nix could have entered the 2013 draft as a redshirt sophomore and likely would have been a first-round selection as Wilfork was 10 years ago.
"I do a good job stopping the run," Nix says when asked to do some self-scouting. "I might not have sack numbers, but I get to the quarterback and I put pressure on them."
Nix stayed at Notre Dame, hoping to chase a national title and individual accolades.
But the Irish were not a Bowl Championship Series threat in 2013, and Nix's season was cut short by a torn meniscus in his left knee. He has been rehabbing and training for the draft since November.
"I think what I'm most proud of, he's had to now do this on his own," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly told NFL Network.
Nix, who is 6-2, shaved his weight to 329 pounds while preparing for the scouting combine and his pro day in March. He says he thinks he'll be a quicker player in the pros if he can keep his girth in check.
NFL Network chief draft analyst Mike Mayock calls Nix a "dancing bear." Mayock likes his overall skill set — he ranks Nix as the No. 3 defensive tackle prospect in the draft — and told USA TODAY Sports that he possesses "short-area quickness that separates him from most players that size."
But Mayock adds words of advice, saying Nix "needs to prioritize nutrition and stay in great shape if he wants to be a good player at the next level."
Nix seems to be doing a nice job with priorities.
While readying for the draft, he has continued taking classes at Notre Dame and finds time to advocate for autism awareness.
And though some buttoned-up NFL coaches might not fully appreciate Nix's gregarious personality (his Twitter handle is @1IrishChocolate), he keeps things loose for a reason.
"Coming from where I come from, you always have to have a positive mind-set — to make it easier," he says.
"I just try to have a smile and respect people, be nice. I didn't have a lot of that growing up, but it goes a long way with people."
It's gotten Nix this far.
PHOTOS: NFL draft player comparisons
Cream of the crop: Other notable defensive tackle prospects
Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
Height: 6-1. Weight: 285.
Scouting report: All-American doesn't have ideal size, but his quickness into the gaps could make him ideal for teams that rely on their lines to generate pressure. Strong lower body. Models his game after Cincinnati Bengals all-pro DT Geno Atkins.
Insider's take: "Aaron Donald is a disruptive player. ... Goes to the Senior Bowl, they couldn't block him the entire week." -- NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah
Projected round: First
Timmy Jernigan, Florida State
Height: 6-2. Weight: 299.
Scouting report: A defensive force for Seminoles' national championship team in 2013. Excels in run defense but also does decent job getting to quarterbacks. Lacks elite athleticism and size and probably a bit short to play end for a 3-4 team. Needs to improve conditioning.
Insider's take: "People focus on the fact that he got kind of gassed out at the end of that (national championship) game, but I thought he was a dominant player for the first three-plus quarters. I think he's a really good player, gives you a more stout guy." -- Jeremiah
Projected round: First/second
Ra'Shede Hageman, Minnesota
Height: 6-6. Weight: 310.
Scouting report: Has the athletic ability to dominate but doesn't show it with enough regularity. But the former tight end is still learning the ropes on the D-line. His huge frame should allow him to plug into any scheme. Swats a lot of passes.
Insider's take: "Enormous physical tools. He's tall, he's big. He flashes on tape, but there's not that consistency there. I think he's gonna be a top 25 pick (but) presents some risk." -- ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay
Projected round: First/second
Dominique Easley, Florida
Height: 6-2. Weight: 288.
Scouting report: High-effort player who gets into backfield quickly. Yet another lineman on the smaller side, but he should be fine in passing situations. Has torn both ACLs, and injury to his right knee cut short 2013 season.
Insider's take: "He's got big durability concerns. ... But when you look at him, he's got a chance to be a dominant three-technique in the NFL. He plays with great passion, explosive first step." -- McShay
Projected round: Second/third
Brent Urban, Virginia
Height: 6-7. Weight: 295.
Scouting report: Canadian was drafted by CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats last year. Has battled several injuries and broke his foot at the Senior Bowl. Best role in NFL is probably as 3-4 defensive end or pass rusher in sub-packages.
Insider's take: "You'd like to see him get a little stronger. ... But you've got definitely somebody you can develop there." -- Jeremiah
Projected round: Middle rounds
Teams in need: Looking for defensive tackles
Chicago Bears: No club gave up more rushing yards last season. DEs Jared Allen and Lamarr Houston arrived via free agency, but the Bears still need penetrators inside to execute a scheme that rarely employs the blitz.
Dallas Cowboys: Their conversion to a 4-3, Cover 2-based system didn't go well in 2013. Even if new DT Henry Melton (knee) is healthy this year, the interior depth is still questionable.
Houston Texans: J.J. Watt is the only returning starter on the defensive line for a unit that struggled to stop the run during last year's free fall.
New England Patriots: Starting DTs Vince Wilfork and Tommy Kelly are each north of 30, and both are coming back from season-ending injuries. Wilfork's offseason contract spat is an indicator he may not be around much longer.
Philadelphia Eagles: Entering Year 2 in Billy Davis' 3-4 base scheme, the Eagles could use help on the nose and depth given how long their defense tends to be on the field.
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Heather Hemmens & Chris Brochu Join 'The Vampire Diaries'
Two new faces are headed to Mystic Falls!
According to E! Online, Heather Hemmens and Chris Brochu have both landed roles on The Vampire Diaries.
The 29-year-old actress is set to play Maggie, Enzo's (Michael Malarkey) love interest, while the 24-year-old actor will play Luke, a charming, gay student at Whitmore college who befriends Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Caroline (Candice Accola) for dangerous and mysterious reasons.
Chris, who you may remember from Melissa & Joey and Lemonade Mouth, will first appear in episode 16, while Heather, best known for her role on Hellcats, comes in during episode 19.
Congrats to the duo on their new gigs! We can't wait to see what happens!
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ATI Stream OpenCL Technical Overview Video Series
AMD Developer Centeral has posted the ATI Stream OpenCL Technical Overview Video Series. The series of 5 videos provides ATI Stream developers an overview of the OpenCL API and OpenCL C programming language.
Here is a summary of the videos by AMD's Justin Hensley:
- Video 1: What is OpenCL? (7:44)
- Video 2: What is OpenCL? (continued) (6:37)
- Video 3: Resource Setup (11:06)
- Video 4: Kernel Execution (13:00)
- Video 5: Programming with OpenCL C (17:59)


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I'll take the win. It was sloppy, ugly and difficult to watch, but in the end the Knicks were able to escape Milwaukee with a 111-107 victory. Carmelo Anthony was once again the man, scoring 32 points on 13/26 shooting. Unlike Tuesday's loss in Chicago, the Knicks got scoring from all areas of the offense tonight. Six different Knicks, including JR Smith, Tyson Chandler and Steve Novak, scoring in double figure points tonight. I wouldn't say it was a good victory, as the Knicks allowed the Bucks to shoot 49%, but it was a gritty victory for the Knicks. It was also a huge win, as the Knicks now sit 2 full games up on the 9th seeded Bucks. New York now controls its own destiny over the next 9 games. The Knicks aren't out of the woods yet, in terms of making the playoffs, but they're almost there.
Here are my notes from the game:
- Melo is cooking. This is the Carmelo Anthony that the Knicks thought they had traded for. He has been absolutely fantastic over the past few weeks. In his last five games, Anthony is averaging 32.5 points per game on 51.5% shooting. He is also rebounding and defending at a higher level. Nobody has been as critical on Anthony as I have been, but the Knick star has done a complete 180 from earlier this season. He deserved all the criticism he drew from me, as well as other educated Knick fans, but now he deserves praise. Anthony has been absolutely fantastic as of late and I have been incredibly impressed with his play. Not only is he scoring, but he is doing so efficiently. Always known as a "volume scorer", Anthony has been incredibly efficient over the past 5 games. Not only is he shooting 51.5% from the floor, but he's shooting 44% from outside the arc. I don't think he has been selfish. The Knicks have needed to lean on his play and he has delivered. I still haven't forgiven Melo for his punkish behavior earlier this season, but he is taking big giant steps in the right direction. I love what I'm seeing.
- Thattababe Novak! After going 0/8 in the two games versus the Bulls, Novak delivered a solid 10 points tonight. He hit a couple threes and knocked down a pair of clutch free throws late in the game. It is good to see Scuba Steve hitting three's again and I think he'll be fine moving forward. Everyone has bad stretches of games. Novak has had his (hopefully), and I expect him to make it rain over the past 9 games.
- JR Smith is literally the most frustrating offensive player in the history of basketball. Tonight, Smith was completely horrible. He wasn't good defensively and was worse offensively. He made my eyes burn by putting up missed shot after missed shot after missed shot. However, I knew at some point he was going to hit a big basket. Don't believe me? I even have a TWEET to prove it!
- Sure enough, Smith hit the go-ahead 3 pointer with about a minute left in the game. I have no idea why this guy can't get consistent. Well, let me rephrase. Smith is consistentlyinconsistent. He has yet to put together a string of good games with the Knicks. He's either pretty solid or morbidly horrible. It's incredibly frustrating just how incredibly erratic Smith's play is. Over the past two games, Smith has shot 4/8 from downtown. It might be a good sign moving forward. Or Smith might shoot 0/26 from downtown next game.
- Tyson Chandler is the man. 19 points and 11 boards. 6/6 shooting from the field and 7/7 at the free throw line. Chandler is worth every dollar the Knicks have paid for him. He is 90%, along with Shump and Jared Jeffries, responsible for the vastly improved Knicks defense. The Knicks are ranked 5th in defensive efficiency, which is something I don't think anyone foresaw before the season started. I could write 700 posts about how great Chandler is, but I'll leave that to another day. For now, just appreciate it Knick fans. Appreciate what you're seeing. For my money, you're seeing the Defensive Player of the Year performing at a franchise-changing, elite level. It's pretty fun to watch.
- Jeffries is clearly still rusty. He was a -8 in just 9 minutes played tonight. He missed an easy layup and grabbed only one rebound. I'm not worried about Jeffries. I think he'll be just fine, he just needs a few games to work off the rust.
- Toney Douglas didn't play tonight. He was pretty awful last night in Chicago and Woodson decided to reward him with some nice, warm humble pie. You know who else he should give some pie to?
- BARON SUCKS. I'm sorry, there is just no other way to say it. He is literally atrocious and unwatchable. I want to shoot myself in the head every time I see him bullet a turnover to the opposition or take a stupid shot. He even decided to go all Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on us tonight and throw up a hook shoot looking thing. Of course it hit 2 feet up on the backboard and he subsequently was pulled from the game. I went on a pretty long rant about him in last night's post game so I won't do the same thing tonight.
- The Knicks did a pretty awful job of defending the Bucks backcourt. Take a look for yourself:


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A bevy of bubbles to toast the new year
Savvy hosts know that bubbly works magic on a crowd. We can't think of a more celebratory sound than the pop of a cork. Flutes of sparkling wine make guests feel instantly welcome, encouraging even the shy ones to mix and mingle.
If you're looking for a sparkler to toast the new year, you can find one from Spain (cava), France (Champagne from the region where it was invented, or cremant, from outside of Champagne), or Italy (prosecco from the Veneto or lambrusco from Emilia-Romagna). These are just a few.
The production of most quality sparkling wines involves two fermentations. The first fermentation produces a nonbubbly base wine. The addition of yeast and sugar to the base wine prompts a second fermentation. As the yeast consumes sugar, bubbles (carbon dioxide) are produced and captured in the finished product. Pressure created by CO2 in a bottle of Champagne is roughly three times the pressure in a car's tire. Now you can tell your guests why the pop is so dramatic.
When the second fermentation occurs in the bottle in which the wine will be sold, it is called the traditional method. Authentic Champagne is made in this traditional method and goes through a lengthy process, called methode Champenoise, before corking. While we enjoy Champagne for its biscuity aromas and fine mousse, French cremant and Spanish cava are also made by the traditional method and you can count on their affordability. You're not paying for the prestige of the Champagne name.
Prosecco's effervescence is created by means of the charmat method. The second fermentation takes place in a sealed tank. The largest producers use a tank big enough to produce 100,000 bottles. Fermentation, filtration of yeast, and corking all take place under pressure, thereby retaining fresh, fruity flavors. Prosecco is meant to be sipped young, so drink it soon after purchase.
To toast the new year, we recommend these five effervescent beauties, all under $25, two made in the traditional method, the others charmat.
In 2013, let's resolve to keep a sparkler in the fridge all the time. You never know when you'll have something to toast.
Mascaro Pure Cava Reserva Brut Nature This Spanish sparkler offers fast-moving bubbles that fizz audibly in your glass, letting out aromas of white flowers and pear. Green apple, wet stones, and a touch of bitter almond round out the palate. Around $16. At Winestone, Chestnut Hill, 617-264-0393; University Wine Shop, Cambridge, 617-547-4258.
Tissot "Indigene" Cremant du Jura Brut Biodynamic French winemaker Stephane Tissot uses indigenous yeasts from making his vin de paille ("straw wine," made from grapes dried on straw mats) to create this sparkler from the Jura, near the Swiss border. An intriguing nose of yeast and stone fruit. The palate is bone-dry and soil-driven with tiny streaming bubbles, mouthwat-ering acidity, and a slight saline finish. Around $23. At Pemberton Farms, Cambridge, 617-491-2244; Wine Sense, Andover, 978-749-9464.
Adami "Bosco di Gica" Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Brut A substantial pop of the cork and sprightly bubbles characterize this platinum-hued Italian sparkler. Scents of ripe pear and citrus spritz, with yellow apple and fresh lemon notes in the mouth. Around $18. At Winestone, 617-264-0393; Savour Wine and Cheese, Gloucester, 978-282-1455.
Michlits Meinklang "Prosa" Frizzante Pinot Noir Rose 2011 If spring can be captured in a bottle, this frizzante (softly sparkling) Austrian pink does it handily. Understated, slightly vegetal aromas of ripening fruit and violets greet the nose. Bing cherry and wet stone minerality fill the mouth. Around $20. At The Spirited Gourmet, Belmont, 617-489-9463; West Concord Liquors, Concord, 978-369-3872.
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Certificate in Employee Benefits LawSM Seminar
Orlando, Florida | July 15 - 19, 2019
The Certificate in Employee Benefits Law Seminar is a 4½ day program that is designed to be the most comprehensive and practical seminar available in its field. The seminar covers employee benefits issues that arise in the design and administration of employee benefit plans, the management of their assets, controversies between plan sponsors, trustees, participants and the numerous government agencies that regulate these plans. The accelerating changes in the legal environment, coupled with the complex, technical nature of the laws and regulations and increasing governmental scrutiny, make it extremely difficult to keep current in this field.
This seminar addresses this need by providing participants with insights into the many regulations, laws and their requirements, the governmental agencies which administer and enforce those laws, and the litigation and court opinions resulting from the enforcement efforts of these agencies, as well as private causes of action to enforce the provisions of these laws. The goal of this seminar is to improve the participant's ability to identify and limit risks to their organization in dealing with employee benefit plans and to provide "best practices" insights. The program is sponsored and designed by the Institute for Applied Management & Law, Inc. in consultation with attorneys from leading law firms who regularly advise and represent a broad range of plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries in their dealings with employee benefit plans.
The 4½ day Certificate in Employee Benefits Law Seminar is designed to give participants the practical information they need to be more effective professionals. This is accomplished by providing the following:
- A comprehensive understanding of the requirements of federal and state laws and regulations relating to the administration of employee benefit plans and the management of their assets and how they affect plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, and plan service providers.
- The basic skills to administer employee benefit plans and manage their assets pursuant to the current requirements of the law, to recognize and avoid problem areas and to cope with regulatory requirements, to respond appropriately to compliance complaints, and to minimize the possibility of expensive and time-consuming litigation.
- Information regarding current regulatory, litigation, and legislative developments and trends in the employee benefits field which will enable participants to make important contributions to the administration and management of employee benefit plans performed by their organizations, and to anticipate and cope with the ever-emerging regulatory and enforcement developments in these critical areas.
Overview of the Statutes and Regulatory Agencies Governing Retirement Plans
- The Alphabet of Laws (ERISA, ADA, COBRA, FMLA, GATT, USERRA, HIPAA and EGTRRA) and agencies (IRS, DOL, EBSA, PBGC, EEOC, SEC and HCFA)
- ERISA Title I and Title II and the division of authority between the IRS, the Department of Labor and the PBGC
- Overview of plan types and qualification requirements
Fiduciary Rules and Investing Plan Assets
- Overview of prohibited transactions, exemptions, penalties and corrections
- Participant investment direction-Is 404(c) worth all the trouble?
- Participant investment direction in an up and down market
- When investments go bad, who is liable?
- Plan fiduciaries, cofiduciary liability and the liability of service providers
- Paying expenses from plan assets
- Why is the DOL so interested in proxy voting?
- The lessons being learned from Enron
- Investment of education versus advice
Nondiscrimination Testing for Retirement Plans
- Overview of nondiscrimination testing of participation, benefits, and contributions
- Controlled groups rules
- Highly compensated employee definition
- Coverage rules (Code Section 410(b)), including QSLOBs
- Nondiscriminatory Contributions (Code Section 401(a)(4))
- Safeharbors and general rules for contributions
- Testing benefits, rights, and features
- Cross testing and age weighted profit sharing plans
- 401(k) and 401(m) testing and safe harbor plans
- Dealing with failed 401(k) and 401(m) testing
Plan Administration
- Day-to-Day challenges of plan administration
- Participant loans
- QDROs
- Salary deferrals and catch-up contributions
- Paperless administration
- Sarbanes-Oxley and blackout periods
- ERISA Section 204(h) notices
- Suspension of benefits provisions
Plan Distributions
- When can participants take money out of the plan?
- Withholding and rollovers
- Consent rules
- Joint and survivor rules
- Hardship distributions
- Code Section 411(d)(6) Anti-cutback rules and elimination of distribution methods
- Minimum required distributions at age 70½
- Retroactive annuity starting dates
Plan Audits and IRS and DOL Voluntary Compliance Programs
- Plan Qualification: What is it?
- What happens if a plan is disqualified?
- IRS audit targets
- Correcting errors under IRS compliance programs
- Correcting errors discovered by IRS in an audit
- Late forms filing and how to resolve
- Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program
- Compliance audits/compliance controls
Early Retirement Incentive Programs
- Designing the program to achieve goals
- Designing the program to comply with ADEA waiver rules
- Designing to comply with 401(a)(4) rules for retirement early windows
- What the courts are telling us about early retirement windows and ADEA waivers
Government and Nonprofit Employers - Qualified and Nonqualified Plans
- Who is the employer? How controlled group rules apply to government and nonprofit employees
- Qualification standards for government plans
- Code Section 403(b) plans-contribution limits and IRS audit and voluntary correction programs
- Eligible and Ineligible Code Section 457 plans
ERISA Compliance
- Learn which plans ERISA covers
- How to deal with state law requirements
- Plan documentation and reporting obligations to participants and the government
- Administering benefit claims
- Making your administrative decisions bullet-proof
- Managing your plans to mitigate the risk of fiduciary liability under ERISA
- Learn about new ERISA developments and how they impact your plan
- Understanding and satisfying fiduciary obligations
- Identifying and investing plan assets
- Protecting your plan's right to reimbursement
- Avoiding the anti-cutback rule
ERISA Litigation Advantages
ERISA Litigation Hot Topics
ERISA Compliance for Health & Welfare (H&W) Plans: A Hands-On Discussion for Employers and Plan Administrators
- Which welfare plans are subject to ERISA
- Reporting requirements (Form 5500)
- Disclosure requirements (SPD, SMM, etc.)
- Electronic SPDs
- Plan funding rules
- Trust requirements
- What funds are plan assets
- Cafeteria plan trust moratorium
- Fiduciary Obligations
- Prohibited transaction issues
- DOL claim procedure requirements
- ERISA 510 claims
- Impact of ERISA on claims litigation
- Preemption and state law regulation
- Introduction to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Compliance Mandates
- Play or Pay and the Employer Obligation to Extend Health Coverage
- Cadillac tax and How to Avoid It
- Privacy issues for health plan sponsors
- Business associate contract requirements
- Impact of employment nondiscrimination laws on H & W benefits
- Age Discrimination (ADEA)
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
- Pregnancy Discrimination Act
- Americans With Disabilities Act
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Military leave (USERRA)
- QMCSOs
- Health plan mandates
- Mental Health Parity
- Medicare Secondary
- Cancer Rights Act
- Cafeteria plan basics
- Which benefits can be pre-taxed
- Who can participate
- The irrevocable election rule and change in status exceptions
- Health and Dependent Care FSAs
- Which expenses qualify
- Claim substantiation rules
- Transit/Parking Plans
- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- Introduction to HRA rollover accounts
- What's a Private Exchange and Why Do I Need One
- Which H & W plans must comply
- Basic operating rules
- What to do if you fail
- COBRA basics
- What the courts are telling us
- Forms and procedures
Block I - Retirement Plans
Thomas G. Schendt, Esq., Partner at Alston & Bird, LLP
July 15-16, 2019
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Block II - Special Employee Benefits Issues
George F. Cicotte, Esq., Founder of the Cicotte Law Firm
July 17, 2019
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Block III - Welfare Benefit Plan Issues
John R. Hickman, Esq., Partner at Alston & Bird, LLP
July 18, 2019
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
July 19, 2019
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
*We reserve the right to change instructors when such changes are advisable for academic reasons or when circumstances are beyond our control.
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Florida Bar members may claim credit for attendance at CLE programs offered in or from other jurisdictions if the program has been accredited by another MCLE jurisdiction (which includes California.) This program has been approved by the State Bar of California for 13 hours. Florida credits are based on a 50-minute hour; therefore, this course is eligible for 36 MCLE credit hours.
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Construction has commenced on multi-million dollar improvements to Moab's bike path. This project will link the town of Moab to Negro Bill Canyon. In this time of expansion and growth of Moab's trail system, especially along the river road, I encourage Moab to consider renaming "Negro Bill Canyon" as Grandstaff Canyon. In doing so, we still acknowledge its history, while respecting the man: William J. Grandstaff. And we honor Grandstaff's story, not just his race.
The new bike path will closely follow the same trail that one of Moab's first non-native settlers traveled. William Grandstaff, the area's first black settler and likely freed slave from the South, used this route from 1877 to 1881 to corral his cattle three miles up the river to the magnificent canyon. Some local historians claim that Grandstaff referred to himself as "Nigger Bill," however, the evidence fails to demonstrate that Grandstaff used this nickname or defined himself by his race.
More likely, Moab's early settlers named Grandstaff "Nigger Bill" when he appeared in town. However, Grandstaff did not use the nickname in Colorado, where he moved after he left Moab. For example, the records on file at the Frontier Historical Museum in Glenwood Springs, Colo., the 1880 Census in Emery County, Utah, and the 1900 Census in Garfield County, Colo., and the three articles published about him in Colorado papers refer to him only by his full name without emphasizing his race.
The Frontier Historical Museum maintains detailed record-keeping about Grandstaff because, as one staff member explained, "we love all of our pioneers." There is no emphasis there on Grandstaff's legacy being defined by his race. Instead, Grandstaff's Colorado history revolves around his efforts prospecting in the area, his involvement in a local saloon, Grandstaff Landing, his nomination as a constable in a local election and his warm relationship with his community there.
Further, the nickname Nigger Bill is not referred to in the only three published articles about him in the region, an article describing his nomination as an independent candidate for constable in 1889 in a Leadville newspaper, and his death notices in 1901 in the Glenwood Springs Post and Avalanche Echo. In fact, his death notice and honorable burial made the front page of the Glenwood Springs Post on Aug. 24, 1901, in a heartfelt and respectful story. As described in the Post, Grandstaff's death on Red Mountain in Glenwood was discovered after he had not been seen in town for several days. The Glenwood community sent someone to look for William Grandstaff, not "Nigger Bill." Upon his burial, the community erected a cross in his honor to mark his grave – the precursor to the current large cross on top of Red Mountain visible throughout the town of Glenwood to this day.
In the 1960s, the USGS renamed the canyon from "Nigger Bill" to "Negro Bill" Canyon. This action followed similar efforts for several other locations in Utah and another 100-plus locations across the U.S. that bore the racial label "Nigger" in the 1960s. This reexamination of the name was appropriate for the 1960s, but it is no longer enough. Ultimately, we have achieved nothing more than replacing one racial handle for another.
It is true that the NAACP does not support the rename application publicly. The NAACP's voice is important, but it should not control the desires of the Moab Community. It is time to reexamine this issue again, in this supposed post-race era. Using the term "Negro" in a historical landmark is inappropriate. Moab, an international destination, should show its visitors respect for all people. Moab need not perpetuate racial labels instead of true stories that create the fabric of our history.
In 2008, the BLM named its new campground just northeast of Negro Bill Canyon "Granstaff Campground." In doing so, the BLM rightly rejected the notion that history must be preserved through the continued use of an inappropriate moniker, but it used the local spelling of Grandstaff's last name instead of the true spelling. Grandstaff spelled his name with a "d" on the 1880 Emery County census. And after at least 1881, when he left Moab, he spelled his name with a "d" on every legal document recorded in Colorado, including various documents related to his four mining claims in the Hot Springs Mining District and the bill of sale for his saloon, Grandstaff Landing, in Garfield County, Colo. History does not reflect why his name was spelled Granstaff during his four years in Moab but, any effort to honor William Grandstaff must include the correct spelling of his name.
The best way to honor one of our first pioneers, a strong man who overcame challenge and adversity in the South and became well-loved out West, is to tell his story by changing the name of the trail to Grandstaff Canyon and placing an updated biography of one of Moab's first settlers at the trailhead.
Louis Williams has long had an interest in history. A native of Dallas, Texas, Williams operates a window cleaning business in Moab.
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When the naked body of maths genius Scott Johnson was found at the base of Manly's North Head nearly 25 years ago, police initially ruled that his death was a suicide.
But Mr Johnson's family never accepted that theory, instead believing that he had been attacked and thrown off the cliff in a gay-hate killing.
Now, police are offering a $100,000 reward to finally get to the bottom of the case that has haunted Mr Johnson's family and left them demanding answers.
Mr Johnson, 27, was an American PhD student who had moved to Australia to study at the Australian National University and live with his boyfriend.
He made plans to meet his university supervisor on the morning of December 8, 1988, and left his boyfriend's family home in central Sydney and bought a ticket to Manly.
Two days later his naked body was found at the base of Manly's North Head.
An initial investigation by the Manly Local Area Command found no suggestion of foul play in Mr Johnson's death, and an inquest in 1989 determined that he had committed suicide.
However Mr Johnson's brother Steve never believed that and instead, launched his own investigation into his death.
Blue Fish Point lookout near North Head had, at the time of Mr Johnson's death, been one of five well-known gay beats in the Manly area, and Mr Johnson's family believed he was the victim of a cliff-top killer targeting gay men, or even a gay-hate gang.
The theory was based on similarities between Johnson's death and the murders of up to six men, including WIN television newsreader Ross Warren, in Sydney's eastern suburbs between 1987 and 1990.
In 2004 Coroner Jacqueline Milledge ruled that violent gangs preying on homosexuals probably hurled three of the group to their deaths at Marks Park, overlooking Bondi Beach. She also determined that gay bashings in the park were common and that similar attacks might have occurred at gay beats at Alexandria and Randwick.
Spurred by the findings, Johnson's brother Steve hired US investigative journalist Daniel Glick and retired NSW detective John McNamara to determine if the same scenario occurred on Sydney's northern beaches.
We lost a brilliant intellect and a beautiful person at much too young an age.
A second inquest into Mr Johnson's death in June last year overturned the verdict of suicide and an open finding was returned. The case was referred to the State Crime Command's Unsolved Homicide Team.
Detective Acting Superintendent Chris Olen, Acting Homicide Squad Commander, said detectives now had formed Strike Force Macnamir to review the case.
"At this stage, it is not known whether Scott's death is a result of suicide, misadventure or murder," he said.
"With a lack of witnesses and physical evidence, this is a very challenging case.
"What we need is fresh information to help us solve this case and bring some closure to the Johnson family."
Mr Johnson's sister, Rebecca, said her brother was a gentle, intelligent and loving man.
"He came to Australia to live with his partner and study mathematics, and died on the day he should have been celebrating completion of his doctoral work. We lost a brilliant intellect and a beautiful person at much too young an age," she said.
Steve Johnson said he remained convinced that his brother was targeted in a gay-hate crime.
"We understand that police need to look at all the different scenarios, and support them in that effort," he said.
"But we believe in our hearts that Scott was murdered in a hate crime because he was gay. Today we are pleading for people to come forward with any information they have about Scott's death."
Anyone with information about Mr Johnson's death has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Megan Levy is a breaking news reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald, after previous stints at The Age in Melbourne and London's The Daily Telegraph. Email or tweet Megan with your news tips.