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James Patterson has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today with his Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Private, NYPD Red, Daniel X, Maximum Ride, and Middle School series. As of January 2020, he has sold over 400 million books worldwide and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. In addition to writing the thriller novels for which he is best known, he also writes children's, middle-grade, and young-adult fiction and is also the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on the New York Times adult and children's bestseller lists.
Kathy Reichs
Kathy Reichs's first novel Déjà Dead catapulted her to fame when it became a New York Times bestseller and won the 1997 Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Her 20th book starring Temperance Brennan, The Bone Code, will be released March 2021. Dr. Reichs was also a producer of the long-running hit tv series, Bones, which is based on her work and her novels. As a forensic anthropologist, Kathy Reichs has brought her own dramatic work experience to her mesmerizing forensic thrillers.
Affirm Press
Affirm Press is a Melbourne-based publisher dedicated to publishing great Australian stories, big ideas, and the most engaging local and international authors. We publish a broad range of non-fiction books that always, in some way, have positive underlying messages. We also have a small but select list of fiction, which we are keen to expand. We aim to distinguish ourselves through our editorial commitment and sales focus.
Anderson Literary Agency
Anderson Literary Agency is a full-service boutique literary agency representing a broad range of authors of non-fiction, with a focus on thought leadership, business, psychology, history, science and religion.
Bellevue Literary Press
Bellevue Literary Press is devoted to publishing literary fiction and nonfiction at the intersection of the arts and sciences because they believe that science and the humanities are natural companions for understanding the human experience. With each book they publish, their goal is to foster a rich, interdisciplinary dialogue that will forge new tools for thinking and engaging with the world.
Heather Jackson Literary Agency
Heather Jackson decided to vault over the desk to the agent side in 2016 after a highly successful career as a trade editor. In her 20+ years as an editor she acted as the creative midwife to multiple dozens of New York Times bestselling authors. She specializes in commercial non-fiction and fiction, representing top-tier authors in health and well-being, popular science and psychology, politics and current affairs, business, memoir, and self-help. She loves big ideas and groundbreaking big think books–and a great and memorable character in women's fiction.
Hornfischer Literary Management
Hornfischer Literary Management, L.P., is a literary agency with a strong track record handling a broad range of serious and commercial nonfiction. HLM's clients include major award-winning nonfiction writers, memoirists, historians, scientists, professionals, journalists, and assorted other literary artists with portfolio.
The Innovation Press
The Innovation Press is a new but rapidly growing publisher that is committed to titles that inspire children's creativity and promote child-led learning. Their authors are typically well-established online with a large international social media platform. They publish both fiction and non-fiction titles.
Mansion Street Literary Management
Mansion Street Literary Management's founder, Jean Sagendorph, is a twenty-year veteran of the publishing and licensing/merchandising industry. At United Media/United Feature Syndicate her licensing clients included Food Network, Peanuts, Dilbert, Fancy Nancy, History Channel, Elf on the Shelf and more. She worked on numerous brand and merchandise launched with Target, Kohls, Hallmark, Barnes & Noble, Urban Outfitters, and others. After the sale of United Media, Jean launched Mansion Street Literary Management, a boutique literary agency that represents dynamic writers and brands in the cookbook, children's, young adult, humor, and art/design genres.
Library of America
The nonprofit Library of America has been called "the most important book publishing project in the nation's history" (Newsweek). LOA champions America's rich cultural heritage by publishing beautifully designed, authoritative new editions of classic and neglected writers, newly curated collections and anthologies, and original writing about American literature and history.
The Loewenthal Company
With more than 25 years in the publishing industry, including her years as an editor and publisher at Random House Inc., founder Linda Loewenthal puts her experience to work on behalf of her clients. After spending 12 years as a literary agent at the David Black Agency, Linda created The Loewenthal Company to nurture and advocate for authors whose goals are to make a difference in peoples' lives–whether their goal is to shift a perspective, offer practical advice, or ignite the imagination.
The Loewenthal Company represents fiction and nonfiction, with an emphasis on journalism and narrative nonfiction, health and medicine, religion and spirituality, as well as psychology and science.
Lucinda Literary
Lucinda Literary is a hybrid literary and marketing agency, and has newly expanded to include a lecture bureau for authors. Representing books primarily in business, health/lifestyle, popular science, and memoir, as well as upmarket fiction, we use a multi-pronged approach—representation, lecture, marketing, and publicity—to help authors identify and reach the broadest audience of readers possible.
The O'Shea Agency
The O'Shea Agency works with a broad range of clients with national and international platforms to help share new ideas with big audiences in the area of health, wellness, mind, body spirit, inspirational, lifestyle, food, science, nature, feminist issues, memoir and pop culture. Founder Coleen O'Shea is also a founding partner in the Allen O'Shea Literary Agency. She worked in executive editorial positions at major trade publishers, discovering many bestselling authors and helping to develop publishing programs. With a strong editorial and publishing background, The O'Shea Agency works actively with authors to develop, publish and promote their books and brand.
Prospect Park Books
Prospect Park Books is a California native, publishing beautiful print and digital books with wit, creativity, and intelligence. A general trade publisher focusing on fiction, mysteries, cooking/food, humor, and regional/gift titles, and Prospect Park Books works with authors, designers, and artists who are outside of the New York mainstream.
Ted Weinstein Literary Management
Ted Weinstein Literary Management works with a wide range of journalists, academics, and other innovative, expert authors of non-fiction for adults. With deep expertise in all aspects of the publishing process and representation of select clients' speaking engagements, TWLM helps great thinkers and writers build thriving long-term careers.
Templeton Press
Templeton Press (part of the Templeton Foundation Inc.) was founded in 1997 as a nonprofit established by Sir John Templeton. Since its inception, the Press has published over two hundred books in the core publishing areas of The Virtues, Science & the Big Questions, Health & Spirituality, and Individual Freedom & Free Markets. The goal of Templeton Press is to be the driving force behind positive, enduring, and tangible cultural change.
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Ascott Residence Trust - Asset recycling opportunity ahead
- 4Q16 DPU of 2.07 Scts (-1% y-o-y) in line with expectations.
- Normalised DPU down 7% y-o-y due to higher shares base and disposal of some assets.
- Considering sale of low yielding China assets later this year to help fund Ascott Orchard.
Diversified portfolio underpins resilience.
- We maintain our BUY recommendation on Ascott Residence Trust (ART) with revised TP of S$1.28.
- Amid the volatility in the Singapore hospitality market, we believe ART's diversified portfolio with serviced residences and rental housing across 14 countries in the Asia Pacific, Europe and the US, offers investors a more resilient DPU outlook.
- ART's resiliency and cashflow visibility also comes from having 40-50% of its income sourced from master leases and management contracts with minimum guaranteed income.
Value from recent acquisitions/AEIs yet to be fully realised.
- ART has announced c.S$1.2bn worth of acquisitions over the last two years, increasing the value of its assets under management (AUM) by one-third to c.S$5bn.
- Combined with completed and ongoing asset enhancement initiatives (AEIs), ART should progressively realise the benefits over the next few years.
Divestments to strengthen balance sheet
- ART's headline gearing of c.40% is slightly elevated and we are mindful of ART's adjusted gearing (treating 50% of perpetual securities as debt) which stands at 42-44%.
- However, we understand this is temporary as ART is reviewing its portfolio mix, and looking to divest some of its lower yielding properties to pare down debt and/or also recycle into higher yielding assets.
- To account for higher property taxes in the UK and the US, we lowered our DCF-based TP to S$1.28 from S$1.32.
Key Risks to Our View
- Oversupply and forex volatility. The key risk to our call is potential oversupply in ART's key markets as well as impact from forex volatility.
- These risks are mitigated by ART's diversified portfolio with no country contributing more than 20% of the group's net property income.
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At our heart, we work best with brands that are passionate about their industry, excited about their solution, and relentless in their pursuit of quality. We make things loud, we make things pretty, and we make things – at the end of the day – interesting.
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There are three hometrees, nearly grown together, and much entwined in the upper branches. These are the Mother, Father and Child trees, and within their trunks are most of the elf dens. There is a lower level (unshown) which has storage, and a crypt-like area for the elves wrapped in preserver silk.
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Hey, all! Want to know my biggest jewelry hack ever? CVS! Wait, WHAAA?!?!
I Am at CVS
Yep – you heard me right. I have a few pieces from the I am line that I stumbled upon in CVS that are staples in my rotation. And guess what they cost…
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When I tell you it's worth the extra time to browse the carousel, trust me! I have gotten more compliments on these pieces than most of my other "pricey" jewelry.
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According to the Law on Alat free trade zone of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the first free trade zone of Azerbaijan was established in Alat settlement, Garadagh district, Baku.The Law envisages great opportunities for investors to make their investment in the free trade zone, benefit the legal privileges provided by the Law. Some of those privileges are the followings:
1. Tax free regime – Residents of the free trade zone are exempted from all taxes applicable in Azerbaijan;
2. Customs free regime – Residents of the free trade zone are exempted from all import fees and taxes;
3. Currency regime – Investors, shareholders, residents/legal entities of the free trade zone and their employees are entitled to use any foreign currency as for the payment of employment or financing of other transactions without any restriction. They can also invest their money in and transfer of their money from the free trade zone without any restriction;
4. Resolution of disputes – Arbitration center or other dispute settlement body will be established in the free trade zone. If the parties do not agree on other dispute settlement forum, then those bodies will be authorized to review the disputes. Azerbaijani courts are not authorized to review any dispute arising within the territory of the free trade zone;
5. Language – English can be used as a working language in the free trade zone in addition to Azerbaijani. Other languages can also be used in case of necessity;
6. The licensing, employment, environmental, migration, financial, land, notarial actions, insolvency, intellectual property and other legislative requirements of the Republic of Azerbaijan are not applied within the territory of the free trade zone. All of those requirements will be determined by the special authority operating the free trade zone.
This article was published by Baku Attorneys & Consultants, an Azerbaijani law firm. We have been advising on multiple project finance and investment transactions to foreign and local business in Azerbaijan. Please, do not hesitate to contact us via www.batco.az in case you have further questions or need advice on project financing or investment related matters, as well as, corporate, business, tax, migration, employment, contracts and other legal issues.


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Europe says Uber is a transportation company — and that's a crushing blow
UPDATE: Dec. 20, 2017, 1:46 p.m. EST Updated to include a tweet from Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year just got worse.
On Wednesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest court in the EU, ruled that the ride-share company should be considered a transportation service and not, as Uber had hoped, a digital company.
SEE ALSO: The top 10 tech stories of 2017
Though the court's ruling does not explicitly deal with labor issues, it opens the door to Uber having to regard drivers as employees. This would mean the company could be forced to offer its drivers minimum wage, holiday pay, and other benefits. Uber's model relies on treating drivers as contractors, allowing the company to take a cut of their pay but not offer much in return.
That could be a major blow to Uber, which is still burning through cash and has yet to turn a profit. Now, it could face a challenge operating its service across Europe.
That's basically it for Uber in Europe. ECJ says it has to abide by taxi rules. Will never be like Uber in US. https://t.co/judfllkzsJ
— Adrian Weckler (@adrianweckler) December 20, 2017
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi disagreed with assertions that the ruling hurt Uber, adding that existing EU regulations had already stopped the company from employing non-professional drivers in most of its operations.
Not a setback, since we've already changed our approach in the EU to follow transportation laws and work with professional drivers. And we are going to keep talking with EU governments to enable affordable transportation services for millions more Europeans https://t.co/vd6pUnzw0U
— dara khosrowshahi (@dkhos) December 20, 2017
This particular ruling stems from a case brought by a "professional taxi drivers' association" in Barcelona that claimed Uber represented unfair competition, since drivers for the company weren't subject to the same "licenses and authorisations" in Barcelona that taxi drivers were.
Uber had argued they were an "information society service" since they connected riders with drivers.
But, in their ruling, the court said:
In today's judgment, the Court declares that an intermediation service such as that at issue in the main proceedings, the purpose of which is to connect, by means of a smartphone application and for remuneration, non-professional drivers using their own vehicle with persons who wish to make urban journeys, must be regarded as being inherently linked to a transport service and, accordingly, must be classified as 'a service in the field of transport' within the meaning of EU law. Consequently, such a service must be excluded from the scope of the freedom to provide services in general as well as the directive on services in the internal market and the directive on electronic commerce.
Uber is now subject to those same regulations across the 28-country EU, and the ruling is likely to have an effect on similar app-based companies trading in the gig economy.
Uber had already been operating as a transportation service in some markets, including Madrid and Berlin.
Uber said in a statement that the ruling will not be a major changes to its business: "This ruling will not change things in most EU countries where we already operate under transportation law. However, millions of Europeans are still prevented from using apps like ours."
But there's no denying the ruling creates many new hurdles for Uber as it tries to expand in a region of the globe where it's already facing uphill battles, like the current fight going on in London for a variety of reasons related to Transport for London's concerns over safety.


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Hey! YO! What up Robo Bros??? Mike here... and I've got a few ROBOT PARTY ANNOUNCEMENTS!
I guess its been a while. We've written a couple new songs since our last update... and played a handful of shows! There was a house party performance or two, an Atlanta show... and most notably... we joined up with epic rock legends DOCTOR SQUID and THE WARM FUZZIES and did an epic crossover show in Athens, GA! And what an epic night it was! But how was it a crossover show you ask? Well, becuase Michael's brother Larry sings in DOCTOR SQUID, and... because Mark plays guitar in... ALL THREE of those bands! (apparently!)
Moving right along... we've got another show coming up at Smith's Olde Bar that you won't wanna miss. We're joining forces with the girls from heY!ALLigator, and amazing local acts WRENN, and STARTING FIRES! This is happening Friday 8pm 1/23 in Smith's Olde Bar's ATLANTA ROOM. There will be Robot Party shenanigans, and some new surprises!
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Jennifer Lopez Twerks, Dances On A Pole & Flaunts Abs In Sexy 'Amor Amor Amor' Video
Don't be fooled by the rocks that she's got — she's still, she's still Jenny from the block, which is exactly why Jennifer Lopez returned to NYC and took over a subway in her video for 'Amor Amor Amor'.
Jennifer Lopez, who believe it or not is 48-years-old, brought the heat for her new music video, during which she can be seen dancing on a pole in a subway and flaunting her sexy 6-pack abs while singing the lyrics to "Amor Amor Amor". It's one of the hottest videos we've ever seen from J.Lo and it may be because she upped the sex factor in her NYC subway-set concoction! In the nearly 4-minute video, Jennifer proves how she keeps in shape as she gyrates and twerks with a group of backup dancers who appear to be half her age. Funny enough, despite the large age difference, they needed to keep up with her. J.Lo also uses the subway poles as a dance prop, while showing off her fierce dance moves in a crop top.
Puerto Rican reggaeton star Wisin, who's featured heavily in the song, also appeared in the video. He actually takes part in a dance-off with Jennifer, before they end up climbing into a fancy car together. "Amor Amor Amor" is the second single from the album Por Primera Vez, which Jennifer is working on with ex-husband Marc Anthony. It's also the star's second full-length Spanish album and her ninth studio album. The song is rumoured to be about her current love, Alex Rodriguez. Nothing has been confirmed, but the lyrics seem to speak for themselves.
Plus, Jennifer confirmed her new album is all about romance! "It's about how we are always kind of reinventing ourselves, experiencing things for the first time, no matter how old you are," the singer told HOLA! The USA of the Spanish-language album. "There's always a new beginning. I really love singing in Spanish. There's just something about it that is more romantic and passionate to me, and that's such a core part of who I am. I feel like I sing better in Spanish. We're all interpreting songs as we go through life, right?"
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Kendrick Lamar's Entire 'All Day' (Remix) Verse Arrives
Early last week, a snippet of Kendrick Lamar's verse on the purported remix of Kanye West's song "All Day" surfaced online. Now the Compton rhymer's full verse has leaked and it's a fiery display of bravado.
If you didn't know, K.Dot is among the 21 writers credited on Yeezy's original version of "All Day." There is some speculation that this is a reference track and not an actual verse for this alleged remix. Either way, it gives us hope that Kendrick and Kanye will team up and drop something incredible together.
On his extended verse, the "King Kunta" rapper is pretty much bragging and boasting about being the best to ever do it.
"All day h-, my neck look sweeter than parfait h- / Wrap that kitty in a red two seater / I can throw this d--- from far away ho / Swisha, swisha / Ask me how long do it take to be the greatest I'm the broadway h- / Swisha, swisha / Damn Kanye never will I be safe bitch I already know," he raps.
This extended snippet follows behind Flying Lotus revealing another Kendrick verse that he held on to for his song "Eyes Above." The experimental producer released it for the fans. You can listen to it here.
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Hi all, I recently starterd to take Luvox (was on Lexapro prior- yesterday was my first day on the Luvox). I have also recently started taking Trazodone about a week or so ago as well for sleep. So far, I really like the trazodone... except for one thing. Combined with Luvox, it's a heck of alot stronger acting!!!! For example, I took my one pill of Trazodone yesterday and within 30 minutes, I felt intoxicated! I had an elevated heart rate, and was dizzy, yet at the same VERY VERY tired (if that makes sense!)... Slept soundly (despite the overwhelming heat here in MN). What the heck?? At any rate, I can take a 1/2 tab or full tablet of Trazodone according to my PDOC... should I jsut go down to a small dose (half a tab)... i mean, I guess the feeling massively drunk was a little disconcerting AND I'm suppsoed to increase my Luvox dose over the next couple of weeks. Wno knows, maybe i won't need the Trazodone afterall... any insight as to why the trazodone would feel so much stronger... maybe it's just my imagination.
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Monsanto Co. and Cornell-Dubilier Electronics, Inc., which manufacture pesticides and electrical capacitors, respectively, have been linked to PCB contamination at three privately-owned properties in the Parker Street neighborhood near Keith Middle School, according to court documents the City of New Bedford filed Thursday in Bristol County Superior Court.
NEW BEDFORD — Monsanto Co. and Cornell-Dubilier Electronics, Inc., which manufacture pesticides and electrical capacitors, respectively, have been linked to PCB contamination at three privately-owned properties in the Parker Street neighborhood near Keith Middle School, according to court documents the City of New Bedford filed Thursday in Bristol County Superior Court.
As part of an ongoing lawsuit brought by neighborhood residents against the city, city attorneys are suing Monsanto and Cornell-Dubilier, in addition to other persons and entities, for more than $5 million related to site assessment, clean-up costs, consulting fees, the purchase of private property and future remediation costs, according to court documents.
The "smoking gun" that connects the companies to PCB contamination in the neighborhood is photographs of PCB-containing electrical capacitors marked with the Cornell-Dubilier name, said City Solicitor Irene B. Schall.
The yellowish, 3-inch capacitors, which resemble mini bread pans, were found in a test pit the city dug at 102 Greenwood St. after purchasing the property last fall.
The pit was dug "for the purpose of identifying responsible parties," Schall said.
Asked how the city knew where to dig, Schall answered, "We have a good expert." When zinc, lead and PCBs are found together, they may indicate the presence of capacitors, she said.
Monsanto Co. and additional defendants Pharmacia Corporation and Solutia, Inc. are foreign corporations that manufactured PCBs, lead, zinc, oil and other hazardous materials, which were "manufactured, sold, distributed, stored or disposed of in New Bedford," according to the complaint.
Court documents indicate that from 1935 to 1971, Monsanto Co. and its predecessor Monsanto Chemical Company were the exclusive manufacturer of PCBs in the United States.
In the complaint, the city claims that the two Monsanto companies "knew PCBs were hazardous but manufactured and profited from them for more than 40 years with conscious disregard for the rights of others."
Cornell-Dubilier, a foreign corporation with facilities in New Bedford, manufactured capacitors containing PCBs, lead, zinc, oil or other hazardous materials, which were "sold, manufactured, distributed, stored or disposed of in New Bedford," according to the complaint.
In 1940, Cornell-Dubilier opened a manufacturing plant in New Bedford's South End. By 1950, the company had become "the largest maker of AC, high voltage, mica and aluminum electrolytic capacitors," according to the company's Web site.
The manufacture of PCBs, which are linked to cancer and other health problems, was banned by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1979.
Monsanto Co. in St. Louis, Mo. issued the following statement related to the city's complaint: "We have not seen this lawsuit, so we cannot comment specifically on the facts in the case until we have had a chance to review it."
Victor Whitworth, chief financial officer of Cornell-Dubilier, said from his office in Liberty, S.C. that he was "not aware" of the lawsuit and had no comment.
The city's so-called "third party complaint" against the companies is part of an ongoing lawsuit brought against the city last year (October 24, 2008) by residents of Ruggles and Greenwood streets. Those residents include John DaRosa of 128 Ruggles St., John Day and Diane Cosmo of 119 Greenwood St., and Luis and Ermelinda Barbosa of 110 Greenwood St.
In the lawsuit, the residents request remediation of their properties, which contain PCBs and other chemicals and seek collection of damages that are "as yet undetermined in magnitude."
Attorney Carlin J. Phillips, who represents the residents, said he has been urging the city "to get any other responsible parties into the case for a while, so it's good to see that there are some other parties and corporations in the case. ... There is a great benefit to having more parties in the case that can potentially fund any kind of resolution."
In October 2008, the city spent $1.7 million to buy six private residential properties on Ruggles and Greenwood streets. The DaRosa, Cosmo and Barbosa properties named in the lawsuit were not included because they did not fit the city's criteria for purchasing contaminated land, Mayor Scott W. Lang has said.
All six of the properties purchased were so contaminated with PCBs and other chemicals that the city felt it was cheaper to buy them than to clean them to meet residential standards.
The electrical capacitors from the test pit were found at 102 Greenwood St., which abuts the Barbosa property at 110 Greenwood St.
Other defendants named in the city's complaint include 22 past owners of the three other properties. The city identified them by researching the chain of ownership for each property back to 1940, when dumping of hazardous waste in the neighborhood likely began, Schall said. While the city never owned the Barbosa property, it was listed in the chain of ownership for the other two properties, she said.
"Everyone who was in the chain has a role to play in liability," Schall said. "That is what the lawsuit will determine."
"Right now we're trying to create a path for having everyone involved in this action to be there," she said. "The purpose of the third party complaint is to bring in necessary parties to be able to fully resolve this issue."
Schall said whatever the city's responsibility is, "we certainly are not responsible for all of it. We did not dispose of PCBs, and we did not create PCBs."
Additional defendants listed in the city's complaint include 20 John Does. According to court documents, half of the John Does were "distributors, marketers, suppliers, designers or sellers of products containing arsenic, lead, zinc, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other oil or hazardous waste materials" as defined under Massachusetts cleanup laws. The other half include transporters or hazardous waste and site operators where hazardous waste was disposed or stored.
The city is still investigating the identities of the unknown defendants which did business in New Bedford, Schall said.
The city is involved in a massive cleanup of PCB contamination in a 140-acre area known as the Parker Street Waste Site. The area includes New Bedford High School, the new Keith Middle School, athletic fields, residential properties, private businesses, a state-owned skating rink and a church. The three properties named in the lawsuit sit outside the border of the waste site, although those borders could be expanded based on additional testing.
The waste site was formerly known as the Parker Street dump. The city-owned swamp land served as an open dumping ground for industrial and residential waste from the 1930s to the 1970s. It is unclear whether the capacitors were initially dumped at 102 Greenwood St., or if they were brought there with a load of ash excavated from the high school site in the early 1970s, Schall said.
So far, the City of New Bedford is the only responsible party named by the state Department of Environmental Protection. As such, it is responsible for orchestrating and funding the site's cleanup, which is estimated to cost $103 million.
Schall said the city plans to eventually take legal action against companies that may be responsible for PCB contamination at the Parker Street Waste Site.
"We're not stopping here," she said of the third party complaint. "This is just the beginning.
"The untold story here is that despite the City of New Bedford's very limited resources, we've done more for this area than any other regulator," Schall said. "Now it's our turn to say enough is enough. We're not going to go the rest of the way alone."
Preparing the third party complaint, a six-month effort, was a "huge enterprise" for the city's legal department, she said.
"I didn't think anybody believed I would actually do this," she said.
In developing the complaint, Schall said her office has spent "more money than on anything else in my four years," but it is worth it because "millions and millions are at stake.
"I owe it to the taxpayers of New Bedford to do what I can to relieve them," she said.
"It's a little of a David and Goliath battle we have here," she said. "I will take every resource the City of New Bedford has to make sure this is done properly."
In addition to the third party complaint, the city is suing the owners of the three properties who first brought the lawsuit against the city. The city filed a counterclaim against the property owners seeking payment for the city's attorney's fees, reasonable expert fees, reasonable expert witness fees and assessment costs.
According to the counterclaim, the city contends that the owners violated Massachusetts clean up laws by disturbing subsurface soils when building a house, deck, pool or an addition on their property.
Phillips, the attorney for the property owners, said while he was "not pleased" with the counterclaim, he had not had time to review it.


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The study involved 21 people who carry the mutation for early onset Alzheimer's disease, and who have not shown any symptoms based on standard cognitive tests, alongside 14 controls. On average, the study participants were seven years away from predicted onset of symptomatic disease.
The participants underwent a memory test with 30-minute recall, and were then checked seven days later to see if they still remembered. The authors found that people who were closest to the expected onset of symptoms could remember things after 30 minutes but then had forgotten things after seven days.
The researchers say their findings demonstrate that memory formation wasn't the issue, so typical tests wouldn't identify any problems.
"It's really a case of accelerated forgetting. Many people have a feeling that something is going wrong with their memory, but when they take the current test, it doesn't show anything – 30 minutes isn't really enough time. The people who carried the mutation and are at an early stage of the disease did no worse at 30 minutes but at seven days they were quite a lot worse. The difference was really quite remarkable," senior author Professor Nick Fox told The Telegraph.
The researchers found a correlation between long-term forgetting and subjective memory complaints. They say this could be the earliest test to detect changes in someone's cognition that lead to Alzheimer's disease.
The study's first author, Dr Philip Weston said: "The study would appear to significantly advance our knowledge of the earliest cognitive changes in Alzheimer's, and offers a new useful approach to testing people both in drug trials and in the clinic."
They say their study advances the scientific understanding of how exactly memory losses begin, as the researchers say this kind of long-term forgetting seems to start quite early.
While the study was only done in people who carry the mutation for autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease, alongside healthy controls, the researchers are hopeful that their findings would also be relevant to later-onset (sporadic) Alzheimer's disease, as the disease progression is understood to be very similar. The early test could help identify people for early clinical trials, in addition to helping monitor whether a treatment is working.
The study also involved researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of Oxford and the University of Exeter, and was funded by the Medical Research Council, the National Institute for Health Research, Alzheimer's Research UK, Dementias Platform UK, Dunhill Medical Trust, Epilepsy Research UK, Great Western Research, Health Foundation and the Patrick Berthoud Trust.
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Picking sports winners for your ads is notoriously difficult and GlaxoSmithKline has committed a vintage howler in choosing British sprinter Marlon Devonish to front its campaign plugging its role as the official drugs tester at the imminent London Olympics.
Sprinter Devonish, 36, has missed out, partly because one-time 'drugs cheat' Dwayne Chambers has had his British-imposed drugs ban overturned by the IOC. Which is a painful irony GSK would no doubt sooner ignore. The ad is called 'The crowd is my only drug.'
These ad choices are made miles in advance of actual selection but, even so, Devonish at 36 was hardly a racing certainty for selection. So TBWA London's powerful Olympics ad plugging GSK's role at the Games has been left in the blocks somewhat.


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Hosaka, K. (2002) Distribution of the 241 bp deletion of chloroplast DNA in wild potato species. Amer. J. Potato Res. 79: 119-123.
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Hosaka, K., Y. Hosaka, M. Mori, T. Maida, and H. Matsunaga (2001) Detection of a simplex RAPD marker linked to resistance to potato virus Y in a tetraploid potato. Amer. J. Potato Res. 78: 191-196.
Nakagawa, K., H. Uehara, and K. Hosaka (2000) Chloroplast DNA variation in the wild potato species, Solanum acaule and S. albicans. Euphytica 116: 197-202.
Birhman, R. K. and K. Hosaka (2000) Production of inbred progenies of diploid potatoes using an S-locus inhibitor (Sli) gene, and their characterization. Genome 43: 495-502.
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Hosaka, K. (1999) A genetic map of Solanum phureja clone 1.22 constructed using RFLP and RAPD markers. Amer. J. Potato Res. 75: 97-102.
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Hosaka, K. and K. Ogawa (1994) Genetic diversity in Japanese and North American potato cultivars evaluated by RAPD analysis. Sci. Rept. Fac. Agr. Kobe Univ. 21: 39-42.
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New Delhi: October 05: Indian player Avinash Sable sealed his berth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as he clocked a national record timing of 8:21:37 in the men's 3000m steeplechase final at the AIIF World Athletics Championship 2019. He also bettered his own national record of 8:25.23 which he clocked on Tuesday during the first round heats. The Olympic qualification mark had been set at 8:22:00 and the 25-year-old managed to qualify for the Olympics with a record timing, his second national record in three days, which was 0.63s quicker than the allotted mark.
But the difference in class with the medal winners was evident as he finished far behind at 13th spot out of 15 who completed the race.
Reigning Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto of Kenya took the crown with a timing of 8:01.35, while Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma (8:01.36) and Morocco's Soufiane Bakkali (8:03.76) took the silver and bronze respectively.


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Meet New Motor Vehicle Titling Requirements
The Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) is enforcing its ELT
mandatory requirements more stringently now that the Jan. 1, 2014,
deadline for all lenders with five or more titles in the previous
calendar year has passed. The DOR is also working on a new transaction to allow lienholders to be notified when a title has not been issued due to
the owner not paying the second installment of the ad valorem tax.
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130 GBA member banks, helping set up and support Georgia customers
using Premier eTitleLien™, a secure, web-based application.
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Legislative Brief
Bills Pass House Unanimously
GBA's two priority bills for this year's General Assembly session
have passed the House and now head to the Senate for further action.
The "Fees are Not Interest" bill,
passed the full House unanimously Wednesday. Rep. Richard Smith
(R-Columbus) ushered the bill through the House. The patent troll bill,
passed the House, also unanimously, Thursday. Rep. Bruce
Williamson (R-Monroe) sponsored the bill and led the floor
debate. The bill authorizes the
Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs to enforce the bad faith
assertions found in violation of the act. Individuals may also bring
a private action against the troll.
We also added several new
bills to our tracking list this week. Read more about what was added
look for full details in our Legislative
Update Friday afternoon...
GBA, Others Push for Fed
Governor with Community Bank Background
GBA this week joined most
other state bankers associations and the ABA in urging President
Obama to nominate someone with strong community bank experience to
the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to fill one of the current
vacant positions.
In a letter to
the president, the associations pointed out that at times,
attention to community bank issues has been overshadowed by the
Fed's monetary policy duties.
Find out more and access a link to
the full letter...
Professionals Gather In Atlanta
top bank Human Resources officers attended the annual GBA HR
Professionals Institute this week in Atlanta. We've heard from GBA
board members and many other member bankers throughout the past year
that HR issues are top of mind right now for bank management, boards
and employees, so the agenda was stocked with the latest updates on
the most pressing HR topics. Attendees got a thorough briefing about
Affordable Care Act issues, the latest about compensation and
benefit practices, technology trends related to HR, succession
planning tips and a full HR legal update. Many thanks to
Wanda Nesbit, Citizens Trust Bank, Atlanta, for chairing the
GBA HR Committee
that planned the conference.
Action Alert
Sub S Banks
Should Comment on Capital Solution
The Basel
III capital rules require a capital conservation buffer that could
cause a tax liability for Subchapter S bank shareholders. The
conservation buffer rule prevents banks from making distributions to
shareholders when capital falls below a certain level. Because
federal tax liability passes through a Sub S bank to individual
shareholders, this rule may cause Sub S shareholders to face a tax
liability even when they did not receive a distribution. Sub S banks
are encouraged to join GBA and ABA in urging regulators to allow Sub S
banks to make distributions equal to the taxes due on the bank's
undistributed income, which would eliminate the disadvantage.
There's a sample letter
available here to help you write regulators. With
questions, contact
Joe Brannen, 404.420.2026, or
Elizabeth Chandler, 404.420.2027.
References in Loan Docs May Need Updates
and consumer loan documents that refer the London Interbank Offered
Rate (LIBOR) may need to be updated. As of
Feb. 1, the British Bankers
Association (BBA) no longer administers LIBOR. The new administrator
is the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration Ltd (ICE).
So, for new, modified or renewed loans, any references to BBA LIBOR
in your loan documentation should be updated. There is no reason to
refer to the entity that administers LIBOR,
says a bulletin about the change
from GBA Associate Member Bryan
Cave. A general reference to LIBOR should suffice. The bulletin says
that there's probably no need to change existing loan documents, but
check that with your compliance experts to be sure.
Your Customers for Small Business Awards
Here's a
good way to show your appreciation for some of your customers and
help promote small business lending. The U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA) Georgia District Office is seeking
nominations for Georgia's 2014 Small Business/Champion of the Year
awards in 10 categories ranging from entrepreneurs, family owned
businesses, minority businesses and more. Banks, people and other
organizations that support small businesses in any way can nominate
a small business. The deadline for nominations is March 15.
Here's a link to all the details.
Submit all nominations to
President to
Sign Farm Bill
The Farm
Bill passed the Senate this week, and President Obama has said he
intends to sign it. As we reported last week when the House approved
the legislation, the bill includes the
removal of term limits for USDA-guaranteed farm loans, something GBA
and others have supported for years. The bill also trims some farm
subsidy programs and institutes an enhanced crop insurance program.
Georgia Sens. Chambliss and Isakson voted for the
Here's a link to an article with an overview of the bill and a
video of Sen. Chambliss' speech on the Senate floor in support of
the bill.
Recognized for Cordele Redevelopment Efforts
It's always
nice to see member bankers recognized for their contributions and
commitment to their hometowns. This month's Georgia Trend magazine
has an article that highlights Colony Bank's Bob Evans
for his role in helping redevelop Cordele's downtown. Evans, city
president for the bank in Cordele and recent GBA Board Member, is
specifically recognized for being the force behind building a new
downtown campus for Darton State College.
More about Evans' work
in the community and access to the full article here...
Compliance Peer Group Meeting March 25
Compliance Management, UDAAP and New Flood Rules
The next GBA Compliance Peer Group Meeting is March 25 at Idle Hour
Country Club in Macon from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. We have two speakers
for this event. Brad Washburn with Steve H. Powell and
Company will discuss new flood rules and Harriett Price,
also with Steve H. Powell and Company, will cover UDAAP and
tips for complying with updated guidelines. Thanks to GBA's
Compliance Committee
for planning the program. Sandra Chastain, Private Bank of
Buckhead, is the committee chair.
Click here to learn more and to register
or contact
Alison Moreau,
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Smashing Tokens with Zeus / Leprechaun –
Now You're Curious, Right?
Operations and Technology Conference
will be March 5-6, at the Cobb Galleria
Centre in Atlanta. Attendees will hear from Lawrence Baldwin, of mynetwatchman.com,
a cyber investigations and network analysis firm based in Atlanta. In his session,
"Smashing Tokens with Zeus/Leprechaun," Baldwin will discuss how
criminals use social engineering to bypass all forms of secondary
authentication in the transaction process, the implications, and
mitigation strategies.
Click here to register and for hotel
Children to Save Day Registration is Open
The ABA this week opened registration for Teach Children to Save Day
(TCTSD) set for April 11. Since 1997, more than 130,000 bankers have
leveraged the program and its resources to bring financial literacy
lessons to more than 6 million students. If you are interested in
learning more, ABA is hosting a free webinar on Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. to
kick off the event.
We encourage all GBA members to participate in the day, report your
activities through our
Financial Literacy Program and share with us photos of your
participation so we can recognize the good work of your bank.
Sign up for the free webinar and enroll in the Teach Children to
Save Program today...
Affordable Housing Program Application Deadline is Feb. 13
The application round for FHLBank Atlanta's
2014 Affordable Housing Program (AHP Competitive) is underway.
Applications and all supporting documentation must be submitted to
the bank through FHLBAccess® by
As a reminder,
all project sponsors must partner with an FHLBank Atlanta member
financial institution to submit an AHP application. Sponsors that
are new to the AHP must complete a one-time registration.
Click here to
begin the registration process. New registrations must be submitted
by Feb.
Miss GBA's Analyzing Financial Statements Seminar Feb. 20
Now is the time to
register for GBA's Analyzing Financial Statements seminar. Led by
Mike Allen with State Bank & Trust, Atlanta, this one-day
seminar is designed for entry-level commercial lending officers,
credit trainees and analysts. Topics to be covered include analyzing
personal tax returns, analyzing commercial financial statements and
much more. The
Financial Statements Seminar
is Feb. 20 at Idle Hour Country Club in Macon.
Click here to register online. With
questions please contact GBA's
at 404.420.2002.
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Feb. 12
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Feb. 20
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HMDA and
CRA Workshop + Fair Lending
Feb. 25
Loan Documentation
March 13
Southeastern Community Bank Symposium
April 3
Bank Security Conference
April 10-11
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March 5 - 6
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May 4 - 9
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Why Kobe Bryant's Daughters Were Appointed New Guardians
Vanessa Bryant is dealing with her late husband's trust
Meghan Markle has had her fair share of haters since it was announced that she is officially engaged to marry British royal Prince Harry.
The latest piece of hate comes in the form of a scathing petition which claims the former actress is not worthy of a place in the Royal Family because of her past.
Get more Prince Harry and Meghan Markle news with BET Breaks, above.
A London resident named Louisa Pawsey penned a petition on Change.org where she claimed that despite Markle being set to marry Prince Harry, the former Suits star should not be given a title by the royal family.
"We the undersigned believe that Meghan Markle is unsuitable to be a member of the Royal Family and to have an official position in representing this country," the petition reads. "She has shown her disrespect for the Monarch and Royal Family by pulling faces and sticking her tongue out to the visitors during her first public appearance with the Queen."
While it remains a mystery where Pawsey got this impression of the actress, who has been publicly poised throughout her transition, she continued to roast Markle, bringing up her past stint as a Deal Or Not Deal model in an attempt to invalidate her entry into the family.
"The fact that members of the Armed forces are resigning due to the fact they had naked pictures of her in their barracks shows how little respect she will command," she writes, referencing photos of her, clothed, from the game show.
The rant continues, "No member of the Royal Family should have naked images of them freely available on the internet as she does. Her constant sex simulation makes her a laughing stock and an embarrassment to this country. Her previous divorces and cheating on partners does not lend us to believe she will be faithful to Harry. Please prevent her from having an official role or title after her marriage to Harry."
Pawsey went on to violently rant about her opinions about Markle for a few more paragraphs, while conveniently ignoring the rampant images of partying, womanizing, drug use and more from other members of the royal family, including Prince Harry, who was once pictured wearing a Nazi uniform to a costume party.
As of writing, the ridiculous petition has garnered 602 signatures and is highly unlikely to have any effect on the proceedings of Meghan and Prince Harry's nuptials.
(Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Vanessa Bryant is dealing with her late husband's trust
She lost custody of their daughter Bonnie Bella.


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Friday, June 8, 2018
Anthony Bourdain: RIP
My wife and I are both foodies, yet she discovered him first and introduced him to me. We both quickly became fans. We watched his shows on whatever network. His zeal for life was palpable. He yearned for the whole story, the background of a story, and the story of a people through the lens of food. And told some amazing stories. Naturally, I appreciate his episode on my native Houston, but I also remember the one where he was trapped in Beirut. Or when he and President Obama sat in a little Vietnamese restaurant and shared a beer. Or the any number of episodes where he'd sit down with an old friend and reminiscence.
His storytelling ability started on the printed page with Kitchen Confidential. If you've never read it—or its semi-sequel, Medium Raw—do yourself a favor and listen to Bourdain himself read the audiobook. I wrote about Medium Raw here.
One of my favorite things about Bourdain was the tag line for this Travel Channel show, No Reservation: I travel. I write. I eat. And I'm hungry for more. I called it the Bourdain Quatrain. In that spirit, I created my own.
But man, does this news sting. It's like a gut punch. My wife couldn't believe it. One of her favorite traits of Bourdain was his general "F*ck you, I'm doing this" attitude. Where was that, she wondered. I don't know. Clearly there was something dark festering inside of him that none of us saw. I pray that he finds peace in his rest. I pray also for his daughter and his family and close friends. The larger family across the nations also will mourn this genuine, unique, and ever-curious man.
If you're reading this and think you are at your wit's end, please seek help. Life is too, too precious. You are important and meaningful. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK.
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