#Advocacy for Travel Profession Regulation | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

thisiseverygirlsstory · 7 years ago

Photo

The countdown begins

day 225: Day 1 . Already begun to find ways to repair this busted heart. Counting up to day 10 so I’m able to remind self “in life, wake up & do it all over again.” There shouldn’t be so many days one must press in. THEIR linear order I flip, and logic that destroyed all of it, by ALLOWING ME ONCE TO rearrange & redeposit all of it. Just to see what happens?

Colors fade to grey. The only shade \ What rolls into folds of digital sheets \ The blinking light at 4AM is pretty neat \ Wondering where everyone’s attention’s been? After we’ve made up ways to lose hope in a maze, calling it a failed “connection,” these subtle misdirections explain the necessity of experience in all its various reflections. It’s felt. So deal with the hand your dealt. How to balance between the two? Between something very bad & something you must trust so you don’t think, just do? Impossible or wait, just hard to say | No boo-hoo, Somehow, Someday. No, someday, somehow & this is where I press in now...all my creative arts dispersed so just jump on every chance, never a need to rehearse, LIVE streaming is how ptsd memories WORK.

A new way to see old things

a past picture to remind me while standing and waiting in line, all the problems with being in a market--where to start?? All the sensory & stimulus!! So find a strategy: trace the white lines. Closing eyes, standing still, not having an outlet to move & head dizziness appears, oh shit, that feeling, gotta get out of here. Hunched over & people look & you & react like, “What’s wrong with you!?”

Fell & no one helped, it was like that denial of safety thing--how many years doesn’t matter when PTSD places you right back in the feeling! Of being left to die alone. That connects to TRAUMA & the feeling of having to always roam...homelessness, mental illness, the things that EXIST but we can change all this! Just because I QUESTION I’m treated like it’s okay to so easily dismiss...

Seeing visual lines & having control of what I’M LOOKING AT dampened the dizziness & allowed me to have MORE ABILITY TO MOVE head & “release”/increase ROM/move more & create TRUST of my body that this pain is going to be less. Keep pushing... these were the private, quiet movements that made it SAFE to be on a mobile again, so no one is paying attention to you as you’re tracing lines to make the MOST SUBTLE HEAD MOVEMENTS you’ll never see

The power of STIGMATIZATION OF DIFFERENCE & use of HYPOCRISY to do the most devious things

The abstract

It’s safe.

It’s safe?

These lines while waiting in line reveal how my eyes track until I see something that’s going to diminish the dizziness, it makes sense you have to safely get to where you’re going (yes, I said this!)

The secret to life is to stop talking & get to showing.

Decided today March 22, 2018 | ...trigger is the guide & why I know the difference between “hide & hide”... | what was happening in 2000, one, five | Now can say IT without triggering which was the hope in order to start truly living since I’ve been asked a specific line of questioning about violence to the body & what have I been doing?

Documenting these PTSD memories & now I’m going to put them in the places they belong

Literally, they will just pop up where I drop kick them to the sky & wherever they fall, they fall

I just get out of the way, which is what I’ve able to do. That’s my level. Don’t make fun & put me down. It’s different after head trauma & repeated acts of stigma that seriously related to greed & ignorance & individuals who have zero empathy & use cruelty to “get what they want” : it’s not that hard : there’s really evil people the world.

Correction today, March 23, 2018 | time does not make sense | What I’m going do do is what I’m going to do tomorrow since that is the one-two punch combo that I’ve been practicing. Jab & upper cut. That’s it, one-two, one-two over & over until my muscles memory takes. My body doesn’t work the same way. Until my fingertips stop being so sensitive so I can recall passwords from a pattern.

How do I know things are different?

MANY things that FEEL differently. I can describe them all instead of using one word for anything. It’s “good,” “fine” & “over” but it’s not so “fuck off” and let me realize that the words I’m learning now create IMPACT in my body so honesty & dishonesty are felt really strongly. Is that being bi-polar or having a body that doesn’t lie. What feels good feels really good. What is the worst, having to relive being physically battered and mentally pummeled by being lied to about safety that has my nerve on fire. So hose it down, but wait, every day, every thing triggers having been my profession, my education & my identity as an authority in behavior since I was telling the grown-ups to do smelting about self-harming children who were curious about violence. It was reported, over 100 acts of violence & yet nothing happened. So my nightmares are having to relive violence unto children & then I realize it’s not just children, the ones who require the most care becuase they are the least likely to achieve those independent self-regulation skills that means they will have control & that means less behavioral issues & less stigma & less judgement & cruelty.

The goal was achieved this month so it just took a while. I’m not on anyone’s time schedule & that is the luxury of saving your pennies for a rainy 5-years. What you build you get to keep. I build a way to walls self-educate after tragedy since we’re learning every day. HOW DID I FORGET THAT?

Just had to get stronger, physically & now that I am, my neck MOVES UP/DOWN & side-to-side, so I’ve regrouped in “safe spaces” with my family & even if they don’t realize their importance to someone who has been physically & mentally assaulted, it’s having nearness even though you don’t want to be touched in any way. Once violence is done to you, it’s in the BODY & the only way to remove this nastiness is to get dirty with truth.

EXIT

Please think about what your truth is? Even what it means to be asked ‘what is your truth’ and with anything please share as little or as much as you’d like. Every time you choose to put out something good back & if you use energy for hate, just be warned, I think there’s more good people than evil.

day 224:

TODAY YOU STATE WHAT IS THE MOST FEARFUL THING FOR SOMEONE TO KNOW because the next question is WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT FEAR

To explain that is why your mind jumbles it off. It’s helping you. How do I know? Been through this before, but didn’t know what it was. See, it happened before & in adolescence, so that’s being IGNORANT

1st truth : I have nerve damage that affects sensations in my body that I manage through voice, movement, stretching & doing more rigorous activities like biking with strict rules for safety. I will ride on the sidewalk, no ifs, ands or buts. My body dictates my behavior much of the time but through help from my friends who remind me my body can’t always be in-control, I’ve learned to better manage nerve pain that makes you antsy since nerves like to glide.

2nd truth : What to do what to do what to do what to do what to do what to do?!?!?

To explain how physical trauma FEELS means to go through it real time and reveal how I make no decisions because whatever I choose is going to have a consequence. Demands for safety went unnoticed & then felt out ignored, the time wasted for the outcome, additional denial of safety and a physical disability that has literally changed my life, forcing me into a life of advocacy since as a former teacher IF YOU LEARN SOMETHING that can help others & a firm believer that charity is the only decent human-quality that clearly defines someone’s soul, since I learned something NEW I have to share & that has been what my time & energy has been spent on. Trying to get strong to share...their shhhame...

trudging through snow, I just want to sweat not realizing that was what I needed but now, every time I hope for that & it happens 1/5. It’s never known when I will sweat, the physical exertion not the indicator of effort since I could be sitting & typing & break into one, often my palms which makes me pretty happy since it’s reminding me my body is still trying to do what it used to without so much drama! The sweat tells me to continue going to places. Curiosity is the desire to want to see “new” things or be in “new” spaces, the problem with assault is it makes your world very small. You don’t feel that subtle push&pull when stuck in the same space, just focusing on not triggering which is impossible so wasted a lot of time. I should’ve been allowing the triggers out from the beginning but who thinks to do that? It hurts so much & why you do CALL the people that have hurt you. You do TEXT the person when it’s SAFE to contact since tech allows that filter & the survivor/victim gets the right to CALL THEM OUT 100% when the recognition of SHAME is PRESENT. I spent so much time rejecting this amount of shame that I needed to sit with (years) just to be able to say, there is NO WAY I will be used as a punching bag in a space that MUST PROTECT ITS STUDENTS & EMPLOYEES. That’s it. It was not done & instead I witnessed how people effectively use emotion & denial to keep doing what they claim they’re not doing : adding to the problem. This environment of fear that is stifling and mimics the life I was entering that was mostly imagery & jokes about a topic that I’ve grown to realize is often the motivator for anything in this world & how gross it is when people succumb to their greed & insecurities. Fear wins when you stop GOING & DOING and these were the areas in life that I cherish most of all. That’s freedom, to go & to do. Everyone should have the opportunity to experience life in other times & places, transported through books, travel, culture, cuisine, we all have the potential to lead the lives we’re meant to if we’re able to innovate, imagine & create. I’ve seen a sunrise over a different body of water my entire life, a tradition I’ve maintained when I travel & lately have incorporated in my hometown to make sure I always remember the significance of one’s birthday. A special time that has to be felt post-tragedy since it will be different & this is what I’m trying to understand since this is what I lost--the ability to transition--so when I recall a rare view from a treehouse, the ability to return to that scene because every step to get there was felt in my body--the combination of self-awareness & nerve damage make me needy for sensation, but what I really want is one good sweat

3rd truth : every day is a reDO until I get sequencing, so one, two, three instead of “in the moment” the numbers represent a safe place to put a thought since everything is triggering after 12 years of education in a profession I took very seriously when violence was an every day thing & even before then as I found my students weren’t being taught : just accept there will be more DAY ONEs than any other number but once I get started & find that rhythm, it will be a flawless system as it was before. Flawless because the thought & decision matches the outcomes since I make good choices that don’t hurt others needlessly

DAY 1 : Noting some changes in colors. Eyes are fuzzy, blurry & not registering RED & GREEN. Just read the word. I see the D & A & I know that’s DECLINE & ACCEPT but why is not the same. TO DO Make appointment with eye specialist & provide notes of what is happening. Panic level : get information first & do everything that’s necessary to control symptoms. Conclusion, could be side effect of Rx so get off Rx as soon as possible since responsible for lost 26 pounds & inability to sleep, concentrate, that buzzing in my brain, is seriously, the use of narcotics when the message has always been the same. It’s the physical pain I’m trying to manage & in the meantime fight for my right to identify what is wrong in HEALTH CARE, since if when you lack KNOWLEDGE & SKILL, & EXPERTISE & EMPATHY, you simply can do real everlasting damage...

#storytelling live #an unravelling of sorts #a search for my true cohorts #it's all about collaboration #are you independent or mired in frustration?#ptsd recovery told in verse #mental abuse recovery told in images #physical assaults told in song #all the forms of writing in one place #NOT HERE #diana thater

2 notes · View notes

nathanielburgos · 4 years ago

Text

Business Visitor Visa UK

The UK business visitor visa is generally preferred by business travelling employees and their employers since the application process is typically less onerous than other work visa routes.

However, the rules on permissible activities under this visa are restrictive, and border officials have powers to question individuals travelling to the UK under the business visitor visa. If not satisfied that the visa conditions will be adhered to, they have powers to deny entry.

The end of EU free movement from 1 January 2021 also means more individuals will become subject to UK immigration control. EU nationals who are not UK residents will require appropriate permission to enter the UK before they travel.

We are regularly asked by HR teams to help where an employee, relying on a business visitor visa, has been detained at the border and refused entry into the country. This is an unwanted experience for the employee, and places considerable pressure on the HR team to resolve quickly.

But border issues can be avoided if the employee’s immigration options are considered before they travel and specifically, where it’s clarified whether the traveller will be deemed eligible for a business visitor visa UK.

What is the business visitor visa?

The business visitor visa is now known as a ‘Standard Visitor Visa’.

You can apply if you want to visit the UK for business-related activities for a short period of time. Visitor visas are usually granted to allow business travellers to stay for up to six months.

What activities are permitted for business visitors?

In particular, general business activities can include:

To attend meetings, conferences, seminars or interviews

Give a one-off or short series of talks provided these are not organised as commercial events and will not make a profit for the organiser

Negotiate and sign deals and contracts

Attend trade fairs, for promotional work only, provided the visitor is not directly selling

Carry out site visits and inspections

Gather information for their employment overseas

Be briefed on the requirements of a UK based customer, provided any work for the customer is done outside of the UK.

Employees of an overseas-based company are also permitted to undertake the following corporate or intra-corporate activities:

Advise, consult, trouble-shoot or provide training

Share skills and knowledge on a specific internal project with UK employees of the same corporate group, provided no work is carried out directly with clients

Carry out regulatory or financial audits as an internal auditor at a UK branch of the same group of companies as your employer overseas.

There are also additional sector specific activities that are permitted, including but not limited to the following:

To take part in a specific sports-related event

To perform in the UK as an artist, entertainer or musician

To undertake research as an academic or to accompany students on a study abroad programme

To undertake a clinical attachment or observer post as a doctor or dentist

To obtain funding to start, take over, join or run a business in the UK.

What is not permitted on a Business Visitor Visa UK?

Under the Visitor Rules there are also various activities that are prohibited. In particular, unless expressly allowed by the permitted activities, you must not intend to work in the UK, which includes the following:

Taking employment in the UK

Doing work for an organisation or business in the UK

Establishing or running a business as a self-employed person

Doing a work placement or internship

Directly selling to the public

Providing goods and services

When engaging in permitted activities, this must not amount to you taking employment, or doing work that amounts to you filling a role or providing short-term cover for a role within a UK based organisation.

In addition, where you are already paid and employed outside of the UK, you must remain so. Payment may only be allowed in specific circumstances, for example, billing a UK client for your time in the UK in circumstances where your overseas employer is contracted to provide services to a UK company and the majority of the contract work is carried out overseas.

Under a Business Visitor Visa UK, except as permitted under the Visitor Rules and where any additional requirements have been met, you must not intend to study in the UK, access medical treatment other than private medical treatment or to donate an organ, or to marry or form a civil partnership, or to give notice of this, in the UK.

What are the eligibility criteria for a Business Visitor Visa UK?

To be eligible for a Business Visitor Visa UK you must satisfy the following eligibility criteria:

You will leave the UK at the end of your visit and within the permitted period

You have enough money without help from public funds to support and accommodate yourself

You can pay for your return or onward journey

You have proof of any business or other activities you want to do in the UK, as allowed by the Visitor Rules.

It is inherent within these criteria that you are genuinely seeking entry for a purpose that is permitted by the visitor routes, namely business-related activities, and that you will not undertake any prohibited activities (see above).

If you are being paid by a UK company to visit as an expert in your profession, you should apply instead for a Permitted Paid Engagement visa.

How do I apply for a Business Visitor Visa UK?

An application for a Business Visitor Visa must be made while you are outside the UK. You will need to complete an online application and pay a fee. You will also need to provide a valid travel document, supporting documentation and, where applicable, biometric information, ie; your fingerprints and a digital photo.

The earliest you can apply is three months before you travel, and you should get a decision within around three weeks – although you should check the guide processing times to find out how long getting a visa might take in the country you’re applying from.

If your application for a Business Visitor Visa is successful you can usually stay in the UK for up to six months. You might be able to stay for longer if you’re an academic on sabbatical and coming to the UK for research.

Will a Business Visitor Visa UK guarantee entry?

The grant of a Business Visitor Visa UK will not guarantee entry to the country. It is still possible that you may be refused entry by border officials in the event that they are not satisfied that you fulfil all of the eligibility criteria, in particular where it is believed that the reason for your visit is not genuine or where the activities you plan to engage in amount to prohibited work.

You may also need to provide proof that you have access to sufficient resources to maintain and accommodate yourself adequately for the whole of your planned visit to the UK. There is no set level of funds required to show this, rather your income or savings, minus your financial commitments, must be sufficient to meet the likely costs you will incur in the UK and be reasonable expenditure in light of your financial situation.

Please note, in relation to having the necessary funds for travel, maintenance and accommodation, proof may be provided by a third party by way of a written undertaking where there is a genuine professional or personal relationship, and this support will be available for the intended duration of your stay.

Visitor visa or paid engagement visa?

You can apply for a Permitted Paid Engagement Visa if have been invited by a UK-based organisation or client to come to the UK to do specific paid work without having to be sponsored under the points-based visa system.

To be eligible for this type of visa you must satisfy the following criteria:

You are 18 or over

You are visiting the UK for no more than 1 month

You will leave the UK at the end of your visit

You have enough money without help from public funds to support and accommodate yourself

You can pay for your return or onward journey

You are not in transit to a country outside the UK, Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

Under a Permitted Paid Engagement visa you can undertake the following activities:

Be a student examiner or assessor

Take part in selection panels as a highly qualified academic if you’re invited by an education, arts or research organisation

Give lectures at a higher education institution, or arts or research organisation, as long as it’s not a part-time or full-time role

Examine UK-based pilots so they meet the standards of the country you come from if you’re invited by an approved UK training organisation regulated by the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Provide advocacy for a court or tribunal hearing, arbitration or other form of dispute resolution for legal proceedings within the UK as a qualified lawyer

Take part in arts, entertainment or sporting activities as a professional artist, entertainer, musician or sports person if you have been invited by a creative or sports organisation, agent or broadcaster based in the UK

Take part in fashion modelling assignments.

You can also undertake minor activities related to your work or business overseas, such as attend meetings. You cannot, however, undertake specific paid work unrelated to your main job or area of expertise at home, or sell merchandise, other than what is permitted by your visa.

Do you have a question about travelling under the Business Visitor Visa?

The UK’s business visitor visa is restrictive in the activities it permits while the individual is in the country. Business travellers may also find they are subject to questioning at the border, requiring evidence to support their planned itinerary and that activities are permitted under the visitor visa rules.

DavidsonMorris are specialist UK immigration advisers to businesses. We provide guidance to employers to meet their global mobility needs, including advice on business travellers.

If you have a question about business travel visa options, contact us.

Business Visitor Visa FAQs

What is a business visitor?

A business visitor is someone who comes to the UK on a short-term basis for business-related reasons or activities without formally taking part in the UK labour market or being employed here.

What is the difference between a tourist visa and a business visa?

In the UK, the standard visitor visa applies to both tourists and business travellers.

Do I need a visa for a business trip to the UK?

Non-UK nationals who are not resident in the UK will need to apply for a visa to travel to the UK. If you a planning a short trip for business, you should apply for the standard visitor visa.

{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is a business visitor?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "A business visitor is someone who comes to the UK on a short-term basis for business-related reasons or activities without formally taking part in the UK labour market or being employed here. " } } , { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is the difference between a tourist visa and a business visa?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "In the UK, the standard visitor visa applies to both tourists and business travellers. " } } , { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do I need a visa for a business trip to the UK?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Non-UK nationals who are not resident in the UK will need to apply for a visa to travel to the UK. If you a planning a short trip for business, you should apply for the standard visitor visa. " } } ] } Business Visitor Visa UK published first on https://ordergcmsnotescanada.tumblr.com/

0 notes

cathrynstreich · 4 years ago

Text

Making the Most of a Crisis: Agents Look to Tech to Improve

It is hard to find a silver lining in the COVID-19 tragedy, which has killed more than 100,000 Americans, impacted the economy and put the real estate sector in an anxious waiting pattern. It takes a special kind of optimism to persevere through a challenge as vast as a pandemic and national quarantine, but real estate professionals might be uniquely suited for this kind of opportunity.

After all, carrying the burden of people’s biggest transactions is all part of the job. So, when the industry slowed down for several months, all of that free time and energy more than likely was focused on a positive outcome. For many, the shutdown was a time to reset their real estate careers, assess what is working and what’s not, and get to work on getting better.

“Folks in this profession are thinking positively,” said Diane Hartley, president of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, an affiliate of Colibri Group which educates real estate agents working in the luxury residential market. “I was pleasantly surprised to see how many of them said, ‘I’m going to learn.'”

Hartley said her organization began offering virtual training in March shortly after the outbreak escalated, and the easy-to-access “Launch Into Learning” webinars were a big hit with agents of all experience levels. Typically offering one or two webinars per month pre-coronavirus, The Institute quickly scaled to sharing two to three per week.

Another Colibri partner, the Hondros Education Group, found an uptick in both students completing their professional and continuing education, as well as new agents completing education and entering the real estate business.

“There seems to be a pivot toward professional development. The top agents of today, who have opened up their minds to the new environment for real estate and how to successfully deliver virtual services, are launching into learning,” said Tina Lapp, president of Hondros Educational Group. “We are seeing a tremendous pull forward of progressive agents thinking ahead and utilizing this time to refine and build their skills and become proficient in areas such as commercial, luxury, property management, buyers representation and others in an effort to make themselves more marketable and build their business.”

The common denominator within this trend is technology. Teleconferencing on demand, coupled with the time and motivation to get to the next level has produced a surge in real estate training and networking during one of the scariest down markets in recent memory. Brokerages big and small have ramped up digital training programs—not just to teach the new regulations, remain compliant and close more no-contact deals, but to improve as complete real estate professionals.

Before the lockdowns went into place amidst the pandemic, National Association of REALTORS’® (NAR) CEO Bob Goldberg ordered a company-wide remote work test—its success was mirrored in the Association’s highly-attended, completely virtual mid-year conference.

“We have now become the model for success, and other organizations are reaching out to us for advice,” says Patrick Newton, director of Advocacy and PR Communications at NAR. “While we normally have around 9,000 members travel to Washington in May, more than triple that amount participated in the virtual conference.”

Newton says NAR may never go back to a solely in-person conference, ensuring a virtual component of some kind moving forward for all events.

Perhaps one of the best positioned outfits to lead this technology trend is the fast-growing, agent-owned publicly traded company, eXp World. With 29,000-plus agents, the brand uses its VirBELA Open Campus to hold virtual meetings with features such as spatialized voice chat, avatar customization and embedded web browsers. Recently, its first virtual shareholders meeting was attended by 9,500 and included 75 break-out sessions.

“Our agents have always been actively engaged in life on campus and we have seen even greater engagement during the pandemic as agents attend classes, meet with their broker, receive technical support throughout the business day…or just engage in water cooler chat with their peers or guests,” said Jason Gesing, CEO of eXp Realty. “During the pandemic, we’ve been able to continue to support and work with each other as we always have and we’ve also extended an open invitation to agents from across the industry who may wish to participate in a series of classes we recently launched (eXcel Initiative) specifically geared towards continuing to grow the agent’s business and thrive in a COVID environment.”

Regardless of how agents seek to better themselves, Mark Stark, CEO/owner at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona/California/Nevada Properties, sees the shift in training and professional improvement as an evolution of the industry toward seeking the best of both worlds—merging the advantages of the pre- and post-pandemic eras.

“I see the world we’re in as an and environment, not an or environment,” Stark said. “People say there’s a ‘new normal.’ I don’t believe that. I think consumers will want everything they loved about the old and everything they love about the new.”

He said his team has been focusing on virtual training while still practicing in-person business—at a safe social distance, of course. The meetings are recorded for those who don’t feel safe attending, and agents concerned about on-site visits have co-workers on standby who don’t mind it to fill in at a minute’s notice. The result, Stark says, is a well-suited client experience and better-educated agents thanks to his increasingly popular Facebook Live training program.

“We are going to use all the virtual communications and we’re going to do everything we did live,” Stark said. “Consumers want to see face to face. They often say: ‘That’s great that you’re on my TV, but separate from that I can’t commit to you without seeing you and I want you to physically see my home.”

Katy Robinson, director of events, Learning and Development for RE/MAX INTEGRA, said the response to her company’s online training and engagement tools have been incredibly well received by agents and clients, alike, and she expects the platforms to continue in this distant direction.

“Prior to the pandemic, we were able to reach a fairly large swath of our network with the programs, but amid the current situation, it has become clear that virtual programs like these will be a focus moving forward as well,” Robinson said. “As of now, more than half of the RE/MAX INTEGRA agents within our U.S. footprint have opted in to complete this new training.”

According to the latest Online Learning Survey conducted by NAR, which looks at purchasing data from the Center for REALTOR® Development, most members who are interested in eLearning tend to be younger than 50 years old. Those who purchased online courses in the last year or so were largely 49 or younger (62 percent). In terms of online products, the most popular tend to be archived webinars, online videos and online courses.

But while many may assume this embracing of technology is skewing the industry toward younger agents, brokers are quick to point out that it really isn’t the case. The pivot, they say, is cutting across all generations—largely because it’s such a necessary part of today’s professional survival.

“Unsurprisingly, the early adopters of these programs have been the younger agents. They were some of the first to participate in these training techniques, but in a short period of time, more agents have tuned in and now it seems that the entire RE/MAX INTEGRA network has found the value in the easy-to-access tools and series that we have provided,” Robinson said. “Agents know that the ‘more you learn, the more you earn’ and are always focused on improving their business and themselves.”

Andrew King is a contributing writer to RISMedia.

The post Making the Most of a Crisis: Agents Look to Tech to Improve appeared first on RISMedia.

Making the Most of a Crisis: Agents Look to Tech to Improve published first on https://thegardenresidences.tumblr.com/

0 notes

hireimage · 5 years ago

Text

About Christine Cunneen of Hire Image LLC

Christine Cunneen is CEO of Hire Image LLC, a nationally accredited company specializing in background screening and drug testing. She is Past Chair of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS), holds Advanced FCRA Certification through NAPBS, and held leadership roles on the Global Advisory Council, Government Relations Committee, Advocacy Committee, Finance Committee, and Ethics Committee for NAPBS. She is also a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) at both the national and local levels. Ms. Cunneen has a BBA in accounting, is a CPA, and has been in the HR industry for more than 14 years. She is a frequent speaker at business, human resource and background screening association events throughout the U.S., educating employers and other professionals about background screening and drug testing topics, and is often quoted for her expertise in the news media. She often travels to Washington, DC to meet with legislators and is active in campaigns and advocacy pertaining to laws and regulations that impact the background screening profession, business owners, and small business entrepreneurs.

Source: https://medium.com/@hireimage/about-christine-cunneen-of-hire-image-llc-37483202438c

#hireimage #hireimagellc #hireimagerhodeisland #Christine Cunneen

0 notes

falconridgegrp-blog · 6 years ago

Text

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada holds free public forum in Vancouver

OTTAWA, August 9, 2018 – The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) will hold a national forum in Vancouver on August 21 to explore challenges, opportunities, and new directions for architecture in British Columbia and Canada.

This special event takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at UBC Robson Square Theatre, 800 Robson Street. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. The session is open to RAIC members, non-members, members of the public, media, and anyone interested in architecture. It is free of charge.

RSVP here

Leaders of the architectural community in British Columbia and Canada will present timely and relevant topics for discussion and input, including:

a national architecture policy;

regional advocacy issues;

news from the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC);

a new insurance program for architects;

a new approach for RAIC chapters, committees, and task forces with a regional focus and national mandate;

the 2019 Festival of Architecture;

and more.

The event will also feature a panel discussion on the future of architecture.

Click here to sign-up and receive the Weekly Round Up in your inbox every Saturday

Panelists include:

Mark Vernon, Chief Executive Officer, AIBC;

Jennifer Cutbill, MRAIC, Vancouver architect and RAIC Regional Director for British Columbia/Yukon;

Darryl Condon, FRAIC, AIBC Immediate Past President and chair of the Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities' Future of the Profession Task Force;

Michael Cox, FRAIC, RAIC President and architect based in Brandon, MB;

Mike Brennan, Chief Executive Officer, RAIC.

The RAIC is the leading voice for architecture in Canada. Activities include education, advocacy, professional development, practice support, public outreach and recognition of excellence. Its committees and task forces work to advance environmental sustainability, inclusive design, emerging practitioners, and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

The forum hosts are RAIC President Michael Cox, FRAIC, RAIC Chief Executive Officer Mike Brennan and RAIC Vice President of National Affairs Giovanna Boniface.

The forum is the first in a series. The RAIC will be traveling to several stops across Canada to hear from members of the architecture community, including architects, graduate architects, regulators, educators, stakeholders, as well as community leaders.

About the RAIC

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has operated continuously since 1907 as the national voice for architects and architecture in Canada. Its mission is to advocate for excellence in the built environment, demonstrate how design enhances the quality of life, champion sustainability, and promote responsible architecture in addressing important issues of society. It is governed by a volunteer board of directors, comprised of architects from across the country. The board includes an intern representative and a representative of the Canadian Council of University Schools of Architecture. https://constructionlinks.ca/news/royal-architectural-institute-canada-holds-free-public-forum-vancouver/ #construction #building#architecture #engineer #safety

0 notes

thecreatorformula · 6 years ago

Text

Payday lender lawyer Tim Muir faces reckoning – Kansas City Business Journal

Sitting in a prison cell that is his new home, Tim Muir potentially has years to contemplate everything that went wrong in his life and landed him in this position. But he’s not feeling guilty.

Muir thinks about being separated from his family. He still fumes about FBI agents storming into his Overland Park home wearing tactical gear, guns drawn, and arresting him in front of his children. It’s an emotional wound that remains raw years later.

But in a six-page letter he wrote in answer to questions from the Kansas City Business Journal, one sentiment not evident anywhere is regret. Muir believes he was wrongly convicted.

In October, a federal jury in New York convicted Muir for racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering and filing false Truth In Lending Act disclosures. The charges stemmed from his job as general counsel for a payday lending operation, which a jury determined used shell companies to give the appearance of Native American tribe ownership to circumvent state lending laws.

In reality, the operation — owned by Scott Tucker of Leawood — was run out of Overland Park. The operation generated $2 billion in profits and victimized 4.5 million consumers by charging interest rates ranging from 400 to 700 percent, according to prosecutors.

Muir and Tucker were tried and convicted together. Tucker was the flashy one, spending more than $100 million on luxury homes and cars, a Learjet, lavish travel and expenses for a professional racing team with six Ferraris.

By contrast, the low-key Muir played a relatively unknown character in the whole saga. He lived in a $300,000 house on a cul-de-sac not far from 119th Street and Roe Avenue in Overland Park. He coached his daughters’ sports teams. He helped raise money for charities ranging from a child abuse advocacy center to a scholarship fund for foster and adopted children to an organ donor program. A local lawyer who worked on fundraising with Muir said he was actively involved in the bar association and bar foundation, describing Muir as “a tremendous asset to the legal community and the local community in general.”

That’s a dramatically different picture of Muir than the one prosecutors painted: Muir filed false affidavits that claimed the tribes, not Tucker, were doing the lending. Muir orchestrated a sham merger to make it appear the tribes bought the business, and he even had two of Tucker’s corporate entities sue each other in an effort to confuse investigators and throw them off the trail. Prosecutors argued that Muir went too far in shielding the payday lending operations from law enforcement, making him culpable alongside Tucker.

Who is Tim Muir?

Muir, 46, moved to the Kansas City area with his parents at age 6, immigrating from Australia. He graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in 1989.

Muir earned a biochemistry degree from the University of Kansas in 1998. He was intent on getting a law degree but couldn’t afford to go to law school right away. So he took a job as a manager at Godfather’s Pizza.

He later enrolled at Chicago Kent College of Law, with a focus on patent law. However, he had to leave Chicago Kent after only a year. His oldest brother, Patrick, suffered from a spinal disease that left him paralyzed, so Muir moved home to help care for him.

Muir eventually resumed law school at KU, commuting from Kansas City. He earned a law degree in 2004, at age 32.

He married Stephanie Tucker-Muir in 2007, and they have two daughters.

Seeing a payday

In 2006, two years out of law school and weighed down by student loans, Muir said an acquaintance recommended him to Tucker for a job as general counsel. Tucker already had several payday lending companies up and running. He drove exotic cars and flashed around cash, offering handsome wages for a new legal staff he was assembling.

“I was employed as general counsel for his company for about six months, and then subsequently started my own firm, becoming outside counsel,” Muir wrote to the Kansas City Business Journal. “There was no job description when I started. I joined a very large legal team that Scott had retained through the years.”

Muir estimated that more than 200 lawyers worked on Tucker’s legal matters through the years. Muir eventually took on the various tribal entities as clients, as well.

“The scope of my representation included business, litigation and regulatory matters,” he wrote. “I regularly interacted with tribal officers, attended board of director meetings and accompanied tribal leaders for government-to-government meetings, including with the New York Department of Financial Services, the Treasury Department and the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.”

The scheme

Tucker set up agreements with Native American tribes, which prosecutors said involved having the tribes establish corporations on reservation grounds for payday loan businesses.

Russell Bradley of St. Joseph was treasurer for the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas when Tucker reached out offering a business opportunity. Tribal officials asked Tucker why he was approaching them.

“It was mainly because they wanted to get around the activity of the states establishing more regulations to deal with the payday-loan-type businesses,” Bradley testified at Tucker’s and Muir’s trial.

Bradley said Tucker’s pitch amounted to giving the tribes something for nothing.

“We’d be guaranteed $20,000 a month, plus a percentage over $2 million in lending per month,” Bradley testified. “We would be the owners, and they would be the managers of the company; they’d put up the money, and they would make us a regular check every month.”

Aside from on paper, Bradley said the tribe had little to do with the business. The documents signed by the tribe showed it had no obligation to invest money or pay the operation’s expenses, except for maintenance of a business office on the reservation. The business office — a computer set up in the tribal attorney’s office — was used to funnel financial reports. No one in the tribe was trained on how to use the system.

The loans started coming in as soon as the deal closed. Loan terms were confusing, helping generate excessive fees. Borrowers were told they would pay a $90 finance charge on a $300 loan. Then $75 would come out of each paycheck, leading victims to believe they were on track to pay off the loan. However, those $75 debits actually were renewal fees and not principal payments that would cover the debt in the alloted time. Prosecutors said the scheme’s multipart payment plan, if allowed to go to fruition, would result in a $300 loan costing $975.

In a Netflix documentary series titled “Dirty Money,” one victim, a truck driver named Walter Archer, talked about his experience borrowing $500 from one of Tucker’s companies. Archer said it was infuriating to find out those were renewal fees — and none of the principal had been paid.

“If I was in the same room with Scott Tucker, I would tell him there are millions of people you probably put into a position where, at least temporarily, they were homeless, or they did without electricity, or their water and sewer or garbage was turned off, or maybe they did without food for a little while so the kids could eat,” Archer said in the documentary. “Your greed put them in a very bad position, and you need to stand up and take accountability for what you’ve done and publicly apologize.”

The debate

Muir argues that borrowers knew the terms. He said the agreement was an industry standard used by more than 100 lenders. Customers received multiple emails describing the payment structure and how it worked, stating that if they took no action the loan would be renewed without the principal paid.

Muir also argued that the operation was up and running when he went to work for Tucker in 2006. He professes that he simply followed the lead of other attorneys before him and operated in good faith that his actions met the legal standard.

“All of my clients, and myself, believed whole heartedly in the legality of their business model,” Muir wrote to the Business Journal. “Whether through litigation, direct consultation with state and federal regulatory agencies or engaging congressional leaders in the legislative process, we never shied away from a debate regarding the lawfulness of tribal online lending.”

But prosecutors liken that argument to someone driving 80 miles an hour down a neighborhood street and, when stopped, arguing that others drove that fast, too. The prosecution convinced a jury that Muir was fully aware of the New York usury statute and that Muir’s job was to maintain the lie that these loans originated from Native American tribes and not Tucker.

“Lawyers paid by Tucker and supervised by Muir drafted bogus resolutions that they directed the tribes to pass to make it seem like the tribes owned part of Tucker’s business,” prosecutors said in the trial’s opening statements. “They filed false affidavits lying to the courts across the country, claiming that the tribes, not Tucker, were doing the lending.”

Employees in Overland Park were told to lie about where the company was located. The company went so far as to provide them with weather reports for the areas where the tribes were located, in case customers made small talk during phone calls.

“What the jury heard in a case like this is that (Muir) had an oath,” said Charlie Harris Jr., a partner at Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris and a disciplinary hearing officer for the Missouri Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel. “He knew he had an oath and responsibility to represent the truth to the court for each of the entities that he set up. The jury took a look at this case and said these are no more than sham corporations. The management of these companies were not strictly within the confines of the tribes. In fact, it’s pretty clear that the jury’s reaction was, not only did the tribes have little to no management powers, but he knew they’d have little to no management powers when he set up these corporations, and they were set up solely for the interest of making money.”

Tucker, who allegedly netted more than $1 billion, was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison.

Muir received about $10 million for his role in the payday operation, according to sentencing documents. He was sentenced to seven years in prison, starting his time on Feb. 27. Muir has filed an appeal.

Muir ended his letter to the Kansas City Business Journal with a simple statement: “Last, I have one thing to say: Prison sucks.”

Source Article

The post Payday lender lawyer Tim Muir faces reckoning – Kansas City Business Journal appeared first on Information That You Need To Apply For Apartments In Shawnee.

Read More At: http://www.thecreatorformula.com/payday-lender-lawyer-tim-muir-faces-reckoning-kansas-city-business-journal/

0 notes

oselatra · 7 years ago

Text

The battle for Hillcrest

Tippi McCullough and Ross Noland square off to represent perhaps the House's most progressive district.

On May 22, voters will decide between Tippi McCullough, a longtime teacher and activist, and Ross Noland, an attorney and nonprofit director, in a race to represent downtown and midtown Little Rock in the state legislature. Actually, only Democratic voters will decide the race, but in House District 33, which stretches across Little Rock's midsection, from Reservoir Road to the River Market, south of Riverdale and mostly to the north of Interstate 630, there's not much distinction between Democratic voters and all voters. It's perhaps the state's most reliably liberal district.

After serving three terms, Democratic Rep. Warwick Sabin announced last year he would not seek re-election, but would instead explore running for Little Rock mayor. The winner of the Democratic primary will win the November election by default; no Republican or Libertarian candidate filed to run.

At a debate sponsored by the Pulaski County Democratic Party held Monday at Philander Smith College, McCullough and Noland substantively agreed on all policy questions: Both oppose Governor Hutchinson's proposal to reduce income tax rates on the state's highest earners, think charter schools should not be able to grow unchecked, believe that public schools are underfunded, argue that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences needs more state funding and support the preservation of War Memorial Park as green space.

McCullough and Noland live one street apart in Hillcrest, but their backgrounds and policy priorities separate them, each candidate said in an interview.

McCullough, 54, has taught English at Little Rock Central High School for the last four years. Before that, she spent 14 years at Mount St. Mary Academy, which fired her in 2013 for marrying her longtime partner, Pulaski County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Barbara Mariani. The Catholic girls' school said McCullough had violated a morality clause in her contract, though according to McCullough, her relationship with Mariani was no secret at the school. The firing led to a public outcry; McCullough and Mariani traveled around the country sharing their story on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign's advocacy for LGBT rights.

The experience "opened my eyes a little bit" to politics, McCullough said. She became president of the Stonewall Democrats in 2014, which in turn got her more involved in state Democratic politics. It was a natural transition from LGBT advocate to political activist. "LGBT people are people — they have the same issues everyone else does" with housing, jobs and health care, she said. In January 2017, she became the chair of the Pulaski County Democratic Party. (She stepped back from active leadership during the campaign and plans to resume her duties after the election.)

On the campaign trail, McCullough likes to say, "I've lived in Little Rock for nearly 20 years, and I'm fortunate to live in Hillcrest, but I didn't grow up there." She was raised by a single mother in Hot Springs. She was the first in her family to get a college education, thanks, McCullough says, to her basketball skills, which landed her a scholarship at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. After graduation, she got a job coaching basketball and teaching English in Kingston (Madison County) and later Mountain Pine (Garland County) and Newport. She was the first woman to be president of the Arkansas Basketball Coaches Association. (Asked in the debate Monday how she would govern in the minority party, she cited that leadership, saying the association looked a lot like the legislature, which drew laughs from the audience.)

Coaching and teaching all over the state makes it easy for her to relate to people, she said. She's witnessed the "struggles" of her students and their families, "whether it was because they were homeless or hungry or suffering abuse." That experience, along with her involvement in the Arkansas Education Association, which she said "strives to improve students' lives at school and also the teaching profession as a whole," gives her an edge in the campaign, she said. "Every door I knock on, when I ask them the most important issue to them, they say, 'Education.' "

McCullough is vice president of the Hillcrest Residents Association. When the Hillcrest Merchants Association considered shuttering the popular Hillcrest HarvestFest, she volunteered to step in to run the fest.

Noland, 37, is a lawyer who divides his time between his firm, specializing in environmental litigation, and serving as executive director of the Buffalo River Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to cooperative conservation in the Buffalo River watershed. He cites his Arkansas bona fides on the campaign trail. He was born and raised in Little Rock and graduated from Central High School in 1999 as "Mr. Tiger Spirit." He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, before completing a master's degree in environmental law at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. After working at a private firm in D.C., he returned to Little Rock to clerk for Pulaski County Circuit Judge Mary McGowan. Then he joined U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln's staff as legislative counsel to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, which Lincoln chaired. After she was defeated by John Boozman, Noland returned to Little Rock and worked primarily on environmental litigation for the McMath Woods law firm for five years before going into solo practice and taking on the leadership position with the Buffalo River Foundation.

Noland says his experience gives him the edge in the campaign. He's seen the inner workings of government, from his time at the U.S. Senate to working as an attorney in Little Rock and writing bills that have become law and rules that became regulations.

His knowledge of environmental issues also separates him from McCullough, he said. "There is no leader out on environmental issues down there. If there's one thing that affects us all — rich or poor, black or white, north or south of the interstate — it's the air that we breathe and the water we drink. To me, it's one of the most important issues facing the state and the nation right now, and I don't think we have enough emphasis on it. ... As far as what I can get done, I'm fully aware that I'm running to be a freshman in the lower house in the minority party."

But Noland said issues he's campaigning on have broad-based appeal. He wants to make renewable energy more accessible to the average person. "We need to make it easy for retail customers to deploy solar, whether it's through access to financing or making sure they get a fair price when they put energy back into the grid," he said. "There's a freedom association to producing your own energy" that Republicans should appreciate. He also said the playbook for state conservation could be used in passing other environmental measures in the legislature.

"We have a strong outdoor recreation movement in Arkansas. It's key for the environmental and conservation movement to tie what you like to do outdoors on the weekend to the fact that you need clean air and water to do it — whether it's duck hunting or floating or whatever." Outdoor activity is a "huge economic engine" throughout the state, he said.

Noland is married to Ali Noland; they have two children, the oldest of whom is in pre-K in the Little Rock School District. "The fundamental role of the legislature is to perform oversight of its executive agencies," he said. "We've got to get a plan to return to local control of the school board," he said. Expanding pre-K throughout the state is also one of his priorities.

Noland said he supports the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial and strongly opposes Issue 1, the legislatively referred constitutional amendment that would limit the amount of compensation juries can provide for noneconomic damages, such as in injury or wrongful death cases.

After years of being a "policy person," Noland said he decided to get involved in politics because of the political climate. "The time to act is now. If you're not pissed off about what's going on out there now, you're not paying attention," he said.

The battle for Hillcrest

#The battle for Hillcrest

0 notes

friend-clarity · 7 years ago

Text

No religious freedom in Canada

In the Trudeau version of Canada, we are no longer free to speak (e.g. Bill C16), nor are we free to act with our moral conscience. Forced speech and forced action! At some point it will become forced thought as well!

Note that the Left’s promotion of arbitrary abortion and euthanasia (eg. killing elderly patients) is on a slippery slope to murder .... Would the Left allow a mother to abort a perfectly healthy child because it is a female?

Doctors who object to treatment on moral grounds must give referral

Paola Loriggio, January 31, 2018

TORONTO — Ontario doctors who have a moral or religious objection to treatments such as assisted dying, contraception or abortions must refer patients to another doctor who can provide the service, after a court found it is necessary to guarantee that vulnerable patients can access the care they need.

A group of five doctors and three professional organizations had launched a legal challenge against a policy issued by the province’s medical regulator, arguing it infringed on their right to freedom of religion and conscience under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The group — which includes the Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada, the Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies and Canadian Physicians for Life — said the requirement for a referral amounted to being forced to take part in the treatment.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, meanwhile, said its policy aims to balance the moral beliefs of individual physicians while nonetheless ensuring access to care, particularly for vulnerable patients.

In a ruling released Wednesday, the divisional court said that though the policy does limit doctors’ religious freedom, the breach is justified. The benefits to the public outweigh the cost to doctors, who can choose to practise a specialty where such moral dilemmas will not arise, the court said.

“The goal of ensuring access to health care, in particular equitable access to health care, is pressing and substantial. The effective referral requirements of the policies are rationally connected to the goal,” Justice Herman J. Wilton-Siegel wrote on behalf of a three-member panel.

“The requirements impair the individual applicants’ right of religious freedom as little as reasonably possible in order to achieve the goal.”

What’s more, the court found, “the applicants do not have a common law right or a property right to practise medicine, much less a constitutionally protected right.”

“Those who enjoy the benefits of a licence to practise a regulated profession must expect to be subject to regulatory requirements that focus on the public interest, rather than the interests of the professionals themselves,” Wilton-Siegel wrote.

The groups said they were disappointed with the ruling and would review their options in regards to an appeal.

“We heard from our members and other doctors with conscientious objections over and over again that they felt referral made them complicit and that they wouldn’t be able to live with themselves or stay in the profession if effective referral is still required,” Larry Worthen, executive director of the Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada, said in a statement.

The college and its supporters welcomed the decision, calling it a victory for patients.

“We believe the effective referral policy strikes a fair, sensible balance between a physician’s right to conscience or moral objection and a patient’s right to care. We are grateful that the judges’ decision puts patients first,” said Shanaaz Gokool, CEO of the advocacy group Dying With Dignity, which was an intervener in the case.

But some observers said the court didn’t go far enough to safeguard patients’ rights to receive care.

Udo Schuklenk, a bioethicist at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., called the ruling a “classic Canadian compromise” and said it failed to consider whether the accommodation was warranted.

Protections for conscientious objectors are valuable in situations such as military conscription, but have no place in a profession such as medicine, in which people participate voluntarily, he said. Some countries, such as Sweden and Finland, make no allowances for moral objections in medicine, he said.

If physicians are allowed to bypass treatments such as abortions or contraception — which patients have a legal right to obtain — by simply giving a referral, it paves the way for them to bow out of other services down the line, he said.

“With future developments in medicine, we will never be able to predict what the latest thing is that somebody will object to do,” he said.

The referral system can also put great strain on the health-care system, he said. If, for example, a patient seeks medically assisted death in a remote community and no one there will provide it, it falls on taxpayers to pay for another physician to travel there, he said.

The college’s policy was established in 2015 under the guidance of a working group and was subjected to external consultations. It said the referral doesn’t have to be in writing and can de delegated to office staff.

0 notes

candiceschuhmach-blog · 7 years ago

Text

Alaska's UNITED STATE Senators Meet With Head Of State Trump And Also Inside Assistant Zinke

For a number of us our company are actually hectic frequently setting up consultations, satisfying brand new clients, making contacts and bring in hookups along with a lot of brand-new individuals. Without further confusion right here this is actually, the key to utilizing white colored eye liner or white eye darkness. So she began Gal Recruiters, and also they possessed their http://fuhrer-von-laura17.info initial conference on March 12, 1912. If you are looking for advanced digital display involved white panel is the appropriate choice, that is actually very recommended for display monitors linking projector and computer. Nobody values needing to go to an appointment at 5 AM or 10 PM while they recognize others are actually still in their job hrs. Antonovich mentioned he would certainly just like the condition to accredit the area to check the devices' water quality and are going to create a motion to find that authorization at Tuesday's Board from Supervisors conference.

It will definitely 'Make America Trick Once Again,'" pointed out Conrad Schneider, the advocacy director at Clean Air Task Force. This proposal was earlier helped make in accordance with the substitute regulations and the Provider's bylaws and also is regarded as duly presented at this appointment. Consequently, the profession prospects of a Qualified Fulfilling or even Tournament Coordinator are actually much better and also brighter in comparison to those of usual meeting planners. A duplicate of the sworn statements, the notice from the conference and the going along with components are going to be actually featured in the moments of the appointment. White shirt need to be in your journeying outfit when you go with an organisation travel. To make certain that the conference is actually administered for all shareholders, there are particular regulations from conduct controling this conference. Deliver the agenda at the very least a time just before the conference in order that the participants can utilize it to prepare. The appointment will definitely be the very first in between the two innovators considering that Xi took control of as China's president in March. As I review the list of means to strengthen the meeting through undisclosed I understood that the audio speakers performed a lot of these.

Michelle Obama's 1st papal meeting attended Pope Benedict XVI in 2009 (she and also her spouse also later complied with Pope Francis). Management from the appointment is actually conveniently moved to someone else in the conference, to make sure that, if demand be actually, they could discuss something coming from their desktop computer with the group.

Uchi-awase is actually a laid-back meeting to get a significant information around, as well as allows all members of the crew to be artistic in the office. Hell ... not drunk and also tidy means being off from all mind causing drugs featuring liquor. Don't permit on your own to obtain carried out of the smudge in to concerns irrelevant to the function from the appointment. The per hour billing plan is actually similar to just how an attorney charges, however, law practice normally invoice every six min increases and every telephone call, e-mail as well as definitely appointment is accounted for.

0 notes

hosrosetta29-blog · 7 years ago

Text

Arg 'MultimapSubject.containsExactly()' Strategy. Google.com.

Because the European Compensation (EC) declared its very first inquiry right into Google. Here is more info regarding crossthelimits.info check out the page. com's organisation methods in 2010, the company has been the topic of extensive examinations by judges as well as competition organizations around the planet Governing professionals in the USA, France, the UK, Canada, Brazil, and South Korea have all opened up and also denied identical antitrust insurance claims. Previously handful of times there certainly has been actually a flurry from blog posts about Fiat Chrysler Vehicles finishing development of the Dodge Viper in 2017 and shutting the Conner Avenue Installation location where the v-10 powered sportscar is actually hand-built. The biggest public judicial proceeding settlement deal in United States record, one of the MSA's main functions was actually to decrease smoking cigarettes - and specifically youth smoking - in the USA. He was actually a man from the same opinion as Hurrion: 'In the close from the seventeenth century, when the conflict associating with the teaching from reason ran high, he stood by the early religion, and also appeared with boldness versus developments' (Wilson, Dissenting Churches, p. 285). The ICN's Advocacy Working Group (AWG) is actually broadening its initiatives to enable NCAs to much better evaluate the anticompetitive ability from government laws and also requirements. The 2010 Horizontal Merging Suggestions, although a lot more innovative compared to prior variations, offer relatively quick shrift to performances (as Josh Wright has pointed out ). The Obama Judicature Team's withdrawal in 2009 of its precursor's Sherman Act Part Pair of Record (which had actually emphasized mistake prices and also recommended easy rules for assessing monopolization situations) highlighted a need for threatening administration," without giving details direction for the private sector. Actually, the main authorization utilized by judge in Organisation Roundtable was the SEC's commitment to assess the impacts from a regulation on effectiveness, financing and also competitors raising. Our experts welcome Administrator Wright's addition in creating the essential point that the Commission's unfair strategies from competitors (UMC) jurisdiction under Part 5 of the FTCA need to be subject to restricting concepts. It is actually clear that a much better percent of the 28,000 regular monthly American Corolla customers ought to be choosing this automobile. Confessing the Faith Study Resource is actually a resource that aims to make team study quick and easy. In an offer to reduce the rates it pays for certain inputs, Apple has repeatedly professed to be an antitrust sufferer in proceedings in the US, the EU, as well as Asia, implicating difficult component suppliers and trendsetters such as Qualcomm and also Nokia, but additionally competitors such as Samsung, from prohibited monopolization. If you or any one of the people you are coordinating possess economic difficulties imprinting out the materials, acquiring a binder, travelling to an occasion, purchasing vehicle parking, you could get out of bed to $10 refunded for publishing materials and obtaining a binder per month, and also separately as much as $20 for taking a trip to an occasion, such as fuel, purchasing parking, price of entry, as well as approximately $20 for event-themed prices, including helping make a PTP sign for presence at a celebration such as a march or political rally. Second, the patentee must display that the risk from breach was either understood approximately apparent that this needs to have been recognized to the implicated infringer." On appeal, the Federal Circuit would certainly assess the primary step of the examination-- unprejudiced carelessness-- afresh; the 2nd part-- subjective expertise-- for sizable evidence; and also the utmost decision-- whether to award enriched damages-- for misuse from discernment.

15 Reasons Why Individuals Love gel.

How To Have gel Totally free.

Perimeters's organisation was actually to convey details with publications, which involved killing plants, chopping all of them right into paper, gluing them together, transporting them on significant cars to establishments, to which consumers were assumed to own in all type of climate. The buyers which still need these sort of vehicles discover that it's permanently- so they'll be actually buying, certainly not renting anyhow. I don't know why our experts straggle," Welsch points out, talking not only of electrical motor vehicles like the T-Roc, but Euro-MPVs also. And, of course, the merchants looked for highs problems for the training class under Section 4 of the Clayton Act. The second three guidelines have actually been actually interpreted as calling for a form from cost-benefit financial analysis using observational proof, economical concept, and compliance cost records.

10 Aspects of gel You Need to Knowledge That Yourself.

Sometimes this is actually given that a drug has just recently gone over license, as well as sometimes that is actually given that the medicine is actually for a little individual populace, and thereby generics haven't bothered to get in the market place given that brand manufacturers generally drop their costs to near cost after the drug goes over patent. The line between legal and illegal expert investing is shadowy at finest Advertising anyone who crosses free throw line as a hardened criminal based on a potentially huge prison paragraph or at the very least career-ending district attorney could close down or even a minimum of inhibit genuine agencies that handle non-public information, including the expert companies that Bharara's investigation is actually purportedly targeting.

0 notes

michelegarnsey9-blog · 7 years ago

Text

MIOSM ® As well as Advocacy.

Celebrating 32 years of Popular music In Our Schools Month! Mercury reverses in to Leo for the duration, hindering institution as well as causing misunderstandings along with employees. Difficulty Times: August 2: Uranus retrograde up until January 2, 2018 Disruptive Uranus backspins through your intimacy residence, which could trigger mood swings as well as rigorous minutes. This is additionally an excellent time for a space-clearing ritual or some Feng Shui adjustments to cleanse the powers in your family. Graduate and undergraduate pupils must realize that no solitary venture will identify their future in politics or even their future as a political scientist. These percents added up for 10 per-cent of the social mobility score, with 6.67 percent for per-cent Pell as well as 3.33 per-cent for per-cent first-generation pupils. August 21: Sun-Uranus trine A profession curveball might deliver an unanticipated promo, a reward or significant acknowledgment from your boss. The twelfth house rules fulfillments, thus you'll enjoy to obtain this done before Virgo time starts on August 22. Aside from this Leo facelift-- more like takeover!-- this month possesses a 2ND eclipse, pair of retrogrades and the final installment of 3 Jupiter-Pluto squares (- pluto-square-2016/) that have actually been shaking traits up because final Nov. The research from music and also the other crafts likewise delivers pupils along with a sense of their social ancestry. Mercury will certainly withdraw through Virgo and also your twelfth home from rest and healing. Along with stimulant Mars participating in the Sunlight in Leo coming from July TWENTY to September 5, stress and anxiety can increase promptly, specifically if you bite off much more than you may nibble-- which you're prone to carry out along with hyperactive Mars here.

A burst of confidence arrives in the nick of time on August 7, when the Aquarius full moon radiates the spotlight on your communicative 3rd home, paving the way for appealing alliances. The month ends along with organized Solar system completing a five-month retrograde in Sagittarius and also your eleventh house from team effort.

7 Things Your Boss Needs To Learn about gel.

Shadowy Pluto goes backward off April 16 to September 24 in your seventh property of contracts and collaborations. Get in touch with: Call, ChairpersonMusic In Our Institutions MonthAddressPhone Variety. In the event you loved this post and you wish to receive more info about http://quemadoresgrasa.info/ assure visit our own web site. Yet remain tuned: On January 31, 2018, a complete LUNAR (full moon) eclipse will certainly deliver whatever along with a definitive develop. Hey there Martha, our experts perform certainly not stay show the Show for Music In Our Schools Month. They'll fall in your 3rd residence of ideas (ruled by Leo) and also your 9th property of publishing, entrepreneurship, education and travel (regulated through Aquarius). On April 18, all good manners from speech and also communication take spotlight, due to a brand-new moon in Aries, your 3rd residence of the rational thoughts.

All You Must Learn about gel.

The adjustment may operate contrarily to what Trump's advisers as well as GOP legislators have actually phoned the usefulness of having a combined strategy one of the White Residence, the Senate as well as the House-- a training they profited from the breakdown from legislation focused on overturning the 2010 Affordable Care Act, famously known as Obamacare.

Ten Reliable Sources To Learn more about gel.

In a tweet at 7:22 a.m. ET on Sunday, Trump ... performed not reject the New york city Moments report. They rejoice to observe Trump dialing back a federal government red tape that, in the Obama age, surpassed its own legislative directeds to accomplish by means of requirement exactly what it could not get through Our lawmakers, like curtailing carbon dioxide discharges.

0 notes

everettwilkinson · 7 years ago

Text

SCOOP: Kushner fundraises in North Carolina for MEADOWS — SPICER’s going away party at MXDC — MICK MULVANEY profile — MUELLER taps IRS expertise — B’DAY: Dee Dee Myers

SPOTTED: SEAN SPICER being feted last night at MXDC for his White House going away party. In his remarks, Spicer joked that former communications director Mike Dubke, who attended, “Lasted 10 Scaramuccis.” Pic http://bit.ly/2xBT5mP

Good Friday morning, welcome to September and happy Labor Day weekend!

Story Continued Below

SCOOP — JARED KUSHNER quietly escaped to North Carolina last night to raise money at a private fundraiser for REP. MARK MEADOWS (R-N.C.), the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, according to multiple sources familiar with the event. Meadows and Kushner have discussed Israel — part of Kushner’s portfolio, and a key issue for Meadows — and paid leave, which faces long odds in the Republican Congress. Kushner went in a private capacity. WHY DOES THIS MATTER? Easy. Meadows has been a thorn in the side of Republican leaders for years, and is now one of the most powerful men in the Capitol. He has been a key ally of President Donald Trump’s — and an intermediary between conservatives in the House and the White House. Kushner traveling to North Carolina ahead of the long weekend shows the nature of the relationship between Meadows and members of the Trump administration.

NANCY COOK’S UPDATE on tax reform: the White House is expected to unveil a “tax reform relief” website next week. The Administration is also hosting conservative groups at the White House next week, according to a source familiar with the White House tax reform efforts. ONE THING TO WATCH: Cabinet secretaries are expected to hold pro-tax reform events in the coming weeks to bolster Trump’s efforts.

BUZZ — Multiple trade groups and companies engaged in influence campaigns have asked their D.C. consultants to exclude anyone in Houston and areas affected by Harvey from getting their advocacy emails this week, according to a source at a public affairs agency. The source said its clients were trying to be sensitive to victims of the disaster and it would not go well if people affected by the storm get emails like “‘Hey – Take action on this!’ while you’re trying to save your family from raging waters.”

**SUBSCRIBE to Playbook: http://politi.co/2lQswbh

THE LATEST ON HARVEY RELIEF — “GOP aims to approve Harvey relief as soon as next week,” by Rachael Bade and Burgess Everett: “House Republicans are gearing up to pass a multibillion-dollar, short-term Hurricane Harvey relief package as early as next week, according to multiple congressional GOP sources. No plans have been finalized but Republican leaders and the White House are weighing a package of nearly $6 billion to get FEMA through the end of the month. That’s likely to include $5.5 billion in disaster relief funds, plus funding flexibility for FEMA to spend more money if needed, as well as $450 million in small business loans, according to sources familiar with the matter.” http://politi.co/2vNFDtP

HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY (R-CALIF.) will travel to Texas this weekend to “survey the damage and make clear to the people of Texas that Congress is with them and stands ready to provide the resources they need to rebuild,” according to a source familiar with his trip. McCarthy will be with members of the Texas delegation in Corpus Christi on Sunday and the Houston area on Monday.

— “Houston left with a toxic mess as Trump relaxes rules,” by Ben Lefebvre and Alex Guillén: “Explosions and fires at a Houston-area chemical plant triggered an evacuation Thursday in a region still in chaos from Hurricane Harvey — and generated new criticism of President Donald Trump’s efforts to repeal the industry’s safety rules. Thursday morning’s blasts at the plant came just a day after a federal court refused to force the Environmental Protection Agency to implement an Obama-era chemical safety regulation that the Trump administration has delayed until 2019. The site’s owner, Arkema, has complained about the burdens of the rule, which the EPA created after a 2015 explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant killed 15 people, injured about 200 others and destroyed hundreds of homes.

“The rule in question probably wouldn’t have prevented Thursday’s explosions, but it’s aimed at reducing the likelihood of future accidents — and ensuring that emergency responders and the public know what types of dangerous substances they might be exposed to. Firefighters and other emergency crews lack much of that crucial information about the plants and factories now awash with floodwater.” http://politi.co/2vOBk1u

— “Gasoline Prices Jump in Harvey’s Wake,” by WSJ’s Alison Sider: “Gasoline prices surged to a two-year high at the pump Thursday after the owner of the largest pipeline in the U.S. reported that shipments are being sharply curtailed, spreading the economic pain from Hurricane Harvey throughout the nation.” http://on.wsj.com/2goc4tl

THE NEW POLITICAL REALITY — NYT’S CARL HULSE: “Hurricane Harvey Shifts Political Winds in Washington”: “Gone are the confrontational talk of a government shutdown and the brinkmanship over the debt limit. Instead, both Mr. Trump and his putative allies in Congress — many of them professed fiscal hawks — are promising an outpouring of federal aid to begin a recovery and rebuilding effort that will last for years and require tens of billions of dollars, if not substantially more, from Washington. …

“Facing a difficult September, deeply divided over spending and what to do about the debt limit, Mr. Trump and congressional leaders may find that a devastating storm has provided them the common cause that has proved so elusive after their failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Mr. Trump is eager to be seen as a competent manager in his first big test in a natural disaster, and a shutdown could shatter that image. Lawmakers want to deliver for the Texas and Louisiana communities pounded by Harvey, a region that is not only a driver of the national economy but a center of Republican strength.” http://nyti.ms/2vP67uS

TRUMP’S CHANGES TO WASHINGTON …

— “Trump administration slashes Obamacare outreach,” by Rachana Pradhan: “Senior HHS officials on Thursday afternoon said the federal government will cut the Obamacare advertising budget from $100 million to $10 million in the upcoming 2018 enrollment season. Funding for so-called navigator organizations that help people enroll will be cut from $63 million last year to roughly $37 million.

“The administration’s decision will be especially consequential in the 39 states that use HealthCare.gov, the federal enrollment website. These states are more reliant on the federal government to fund outreach, unlike the predominantly blue states that operate their own health insurance exchanges and have dedicated budgets for outreach.” http://politi.co/2wrYexj

— “Trump expected to halt Obama’s program but allow some Dreamers to stay temporarily,” by McClatchy’s Anita Kumar and Franco Ordoñez: “President Donald Trump is expected to end an Obama-era program that shielded young people from deportation, but he will likely let the immigrants known as Dreamers stay in the United States until their work permits run out, according to multiple people familiar with the policy negotiation.

“That plan would allow Trump to fulfill a campaign promise to end one of Barack Obama’s signature initiatives while also giving the president a way to keep the pledge he made after Inauguration Day to treat the Dreamers with “great heart,” said sources on both sides of the issue who are involved in the discussions. An announcement could come as soon as Friday, just days before a deadline imposed by 10 states that threatened to sue the U.S. government if it did not stop protecting people brought into the country illegally as children.” http://bit.ly/2iLo506

— FWD.US released a letter signed by the leaders of Marriott, Facebook, Microsoft, GM, Apple, Amazon, Google, Visa, Warren Buffett and more opposed to ending DACA. The letter http://bit.ly/2wWaOs2

ON THE WORLD STAGE — “World in no rush to offer Trump help post-Harvey,”by Nahal Toosi: “As soon as Hurricane Harvey hit, Mexico — a country described by President Donald Trump as a source of rapists and drugs — stepped up to offer boats, food and other aid to the United States. Another offer of help came from Venezuela, a country in severe political and economic crisis that has been repeatedly sanctioned by the Trump administration; it said it could give $5 million in aid. The European Union has proudly noted that it is sharing its satellite mapping with U.S. emergency responders dealing the Harvey’s devastation. This despite Trump’s chastisement of European countries he views as overly dependent on the U.S. military. Then there’s tiny Taiwan, which has reportedly offered $800,000 in aid — a number likely calculated to annoy China as much as to curry favor with Trump.

“But compared to past crises, the list of foreign governments lining up to help the United States this time is relatively short for the time being. And the few countries that have raised their hand may get more out of it – politically, at least – than the U.S. The relative dearth of global goodwill, some analysts say, may stem from anger at Trump over his ‘America First’ approach to the world, which has irked even staunch U.S. allies.” http://politi.co/2vPoCPL

— MATTIS SPEAKS, via Michael Gordon of the NYT: “Mattis Insists He and Trump Are on the Same Page on North Korea”: “‘I was asked if there are any diplomatic efforts left, and I said, ‘Of course,’’ Mr. Mattis said. ‘And diplomatic can include economic sanctions, not just talking. It didn’t contradict anything the president said.’ ‘I agree with the president we should not be talking right now to a nation that’s firing missiles over the top of Japan, an ally,’ Mr. Mattis added.” http://nyti.ms/2xC32k3

****** A message from the American Bankers Association: Nearly 9 in 10 Americans surveyed say it’s important to have banks of all sizes. They recognize that the diversity of America’s banks is a source of strength for our $18 trillion economy. Learn more: http://politi.co/2gcsGrg ******

PALACE INTRIGUE — “During a summer of crisis, Trump chafes against criticism and new controls,” by WaPo’s Phil Rucker and Ashley Parker: “Behind the scenes during a summer of crisis … Trump appears to pine for the days when the Oval Office was a bustling hub of visitors and gossip, over which he presided as impresario. He fumes that he does not get the credit he thinks he deserves from the media or the allegiance from fellow Republican leaders he says he is owed. He boasts about his presidency in superlatives, but confidants privately fret about his suddenly dark moods.

“And some of Trump’s friends fear that the short-tempered president is on an inevitable collision course with White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly. Trump chafes at some of the retired Marine Corps general’s moves to restrict access to him since he took the job almost a month ago, said several people close to the president. They run counter to Trump’s love of spontaneity and brashness, prompting some Trump loyalists to derisively dub Kelly ‘the church lady’ because they consider him strict and morally superior. … Meanwhile, people close to the president said he is simmering with displeasure over what he considers personal disloyalty from National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn … He also has grown increasingly frustrated with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson …

“Friends used to be able to call the White House and be patched directly through to Trump; now those calls are routed through Kelly and do not always make it to the president. Friends used to drop by the West Wing when they had time to kill, wandering to the Oval Office to say hello; now they must have an official appointment — and a clear reason — to visit. The changes are largely welcomed by senior administration officials, who say the president’s time is too valuable to be wasted on chitchat and hangers-on. … The president continues to call business friends and outside advisers, including former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon, from his personal phone when Kelly is not around, said people with knowledge of the calls.” http://wapo.st/2iKM9jP

ALEX ISENSTADT SCOOP — “RNC chief of staff resigns amid rash of departures”:“Sara Armstrong, the top staffer at the [RNC], is departing, according to three people familiar with the move — the latest in a string of exits from the committee. Armstrong, the RNC’s chief of staff, is exiting to take a senior-level job at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She had been serving in the chief of staff role since early this year after helping to oversee President Donald Trump’s inauguration planning. Richard Walters, the RNC finance director, will serve as interim chief of staff while the committee seeks a permanent replacement. RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel has begun that search.” http://politi.co/2xCjBfS

RUSSIA WATCH — “Mueller Enlists the IRS for His Trump-Russia Investigation,” by The Daily Beast’s Betsy Woodruff: “Special counsel Bob Mueller has teamed up with the IRS. According to sources familiar with his investigation into alleged Russian election interference, his probe has enlisted the help of agents from the IRS’ Criminal Investigations unit. This unit—known as CI—is one of the federal government’s most tight-knit, specialized, and secretive investigative entities. Its 2,500 agents focus exclusively on financial crime, including tax evasion and money laundering. A former colleague of Mueller’s said he always liked working with IRS’ special agents, especially when he was a U.S. Attorney. And it goes without saying that the IRS has access to Trump’s tax returns—documents that the president has long resisted releasing to the public.” http://thebea.st/2wsI07s

— AP: “Russia says it’s studying U.S. decision to shut its consulate”: “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow has yet to study the United States’ decision to shut its consulate in San Francisco before considering possible retaliation.

“The U.S. on Thursday abruptly ordered Russia to shutter its San Francisco consulate and close offices in Washington and New York within the next 48 hours, intensifying tensions between the former Cold War foes. The Trump administration described its action as retaliation for the Kremlin’s “unwarranted and detrimental” demand earlier this month that the U.S. cut its diplomatic staff in Russia. Speaking at Russia’s top diplomacy school on Friday, Lavrov said Moscow would react to the decision once it has finished analyzing it. Lavrov defended Russia’s decision to cut U.S. diplomatic staff as reciprocal reaction to the U.S. expelling Russian diplomats last December.” http://bit.ly/2euCP2c

COMING ATTRACTIONS — “Outgoing sheriff Clarke expected to take job in Trump administration,” by Andrew Restuccia, Josh Dawsey, and Eliana Johnson: “David Clarke, the controversial outgoing sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wis., is expected to take a job in the Trump administration, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Clarke resigned as sheriff on Thursday. A regular presence on Fox News, Clarke has become a well-known figure in conservative circles in recent years. He is also an avowed supporter of President Donald Trump, and he spoke at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland last year. But he has come under fierce criticism amid a series of deaths in the Milwaukee County prison, including that of Terrill Thomas, who died of dehydration last year after guards turned off the water in his cell.

“Trump has been one of Clarke’s most vocal cheerleaders, and even promoted his book on Twitter earlier this month. It’s unclear what job Clarke will take in the administration, but one of the sources said he’s expected to join the White House. Clarke likely won’t be offered a Senate-confirmed role because his nomination would face opposition from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. ‘We have no announcement at this time,’ White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said. In a text message, Clarke said, ‘Will talk about my future plans next week.’” http://politi.co/2vNOLyC

THE NEW 20-DOLLAR BILL — “Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin just put Harriet Tubman’s role on the $20 bill in question” – CNBC: “Mnuchin told CNBC on Thursday: ‘Ultimately we will be looking at this issue. It’s not something I’m focused on at the moment.’ Instead, he said he was concentrating on making sure any tweaks to U.S. currency bills thwart counterfeiters.” http://cnb.cx/2wX8Ffs

PLAYBOOK ON THE ROAD — A VERY BIG THANK YOU to everyone who sent in photos this past month. It has been a blast to see so many readers keep up with Playbook during adventures around the world. Thank you for making Playbook the amazing community it is and helping us continue to grow and expand our reach.

THIS WEEK’S FEATURED PHOTOS: Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review: “Me at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort in Bernalillo, NM.” Photo credit: former AZ State Rep. Adam Kwasman http://politi.co/2gojblb … Suzanne Struglinski, director of membership engagement, National Press Club: “Greetings from the Stella Maris lodge in Tanzania — the school children are starting their day and I am starting mine, coffee and Playbook. Using up the last hours of WiFi before heading out to climb Kilimanjaro on Friday.” http://politi.co/2gv2QyY … Herbie Ziskend, VP at SKDKnickerbocker and an Obama WH alum: “@playbookplus I’ve succumbed to entering into the drawing (from the cafe car!) #playbookloyal”. http://politi.co/2vwXGJv … Jade Chee Riopelle: “Reading about the threats from North Korea in Playbook, while vacationing in Seoul, South Korea.” http://politi.co/2xC9vvl … Karen Collins: “Reading Playbook to [the statue of Mexican] General Mariano Vallejo on the Sonoma Plaza. He was very interested and, I might say, horrified to hear about Trumpism. He was heartened to hear that California was leading the resistance.” http://politi.co/2eKhX40

Other Playbookers sent in pictures of themselves reading Playbook in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, Wall Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine, Chichester, England, Quogue, N.Y., Canyon Sainte-Anne, outside Quebec City, the Athabasca Glacier in Alberta, Canada, the Grand Tetons, Madison, Wisc., Paintbrush Canyon in Grand Teton National Park, Zion National Park, San Diego, the Moab in Utah, Cortland NY, Raleigh, NC, Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, up high in the Andes in Bogota, Colombia, Brentwood, TN, Yankees Stadium, Santiago, Chile, Edinburgh, Scotland. The full gallery http://politi.co/2guIRAt

THE JUICE …

— NORTH TEXAS DAILY: “Donald Trump Jr. will be paid $100,000 to speak at the University of North Texas’ Kuehne Speaker Series on Oct. 24, according to executed contracts between UNT and Trump Jr. obtained by the North Texas Daily through a Freedom of Information Act request. The university has not yet executed a contract for the venue, although the contract lists the location as AT&T Stadium.” http://bit.ly/2eJVZ0T

THE FRIDAY NIGHT CONVERSATION — BOB COSTA’S “WASHINGTON WEEK” GUESTS: Phil Rucker, Abby Livingston, Geoff Bennett and Jeanne Cummings

TRUMP’S FRIDAY — Trump is speaking on the phone with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan at 11 a.m. At 1 p.m., he will receive an update on Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts.

PHOTO DU JOUR: Deidra Cate (left) hugs Vice President Mike Pence at the First Baptist church of Rockport, Texas, on Aug. 31. Cate said parents are extremely concerned about the state of the schools in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and want to get them running as soon as possible. | Rachel Denny Clow/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, via AP

VALLEY TALK — “Garcetti isn’t ruling out a 2018 run for governor or senator in California,” by Isaac Dovere: “Eric Garcetti started the week toying with a 2020 presidential run on a trip to New Hampshire, but the Los Angeles mayor is still keeping his options open for a 2018 run closer to home. That includes next year’s open governor’s race, and possibly a Senate race, should Sen. Dianne Feinstein decide not to seek a fifth term. ‘I never say no,’ Garcetti said this week when asked about the governor’s race, which he said he’ll make a decision about in September. ‘I realize that I need to, because I have enough people who have said, ‘Are you in that race, or not?’ I need to definitively give them an answer. I need to definitively think it through.’” http://politi.co/2guS0cb

MICK MULVANEY PROFILE – MICHAEL GRUNWALD in the Sept./Oct. POLITICO 50 issue of POLITICO Magazine, “Mick the Knife: The most important player in Trump’s government is the one most committed to slashing it to the bone. Meet Mick Mulvaney, who proudly calls himself a ‘right-wing nutjob’ and is quietly—and radically—trying to dismantle the federal bureaucracy”: “Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump’s budget director, walked into the Oval Office in early May on a longshot mission. The slash-government conservative wanted to persuade the president to break one of his most popular campaign promises. During his populist run for the White House, Trump had vowed to leave Social Security and Medicare alone. …

“Mick the Knife brought a cut list to his meeting in the Oval. ‘Look, this is my idea on how to reform Social Security,’ the former South Carolina congressman began. ‘No!’ the president replied. ‘I told people we wouldn’t do that. What’s next?’ ‘Well, here are some Medicare reforms,’ Mulvaney said. ‘No!’ Trump repeated. ‘I’m not doing that.’ ‘OK, disability insurance.’ This was a clever twist. Mulvaney was talking about the Social Security Disability Insurance program, which, as its full name indicates, is part of Social Security. But Americans don’t tend to think of it as Social Security, and its 11 million beneficiaries are not the senior citizens who tend to support Trump. ‘Tell me about that,’ Trump replied. ‘It’s welfare,’ Mulvaney said. ‘OK, we can fix welfare,’ Trump declared.

“Sure enough, the Trump budget plan that Mulvaney unveiled a few weeks later would cut about $70 billion in disability benefits over a decade, mostly through unspecified efforts to get recipients back to work. That may sound like welfare reform, but the program isn’t welfare for the poor; it’s insurance for workers who pay into Social Security through payroll taxes. The episode suggests Trump was either ignorant enough to get word-gamed into attacking a half-century-old guarantee for the disabled, or cynical enough to ditch his promise to protect spending when it didn’t benefit his base.” http://politi.co/2iL3AAN

SPOTTED: Mick Mulvaney and a group of staffers having dinner and drinks at Mission last night

TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE — “Trump not rushing to find a permanent head for DHS,” by Andrew Restuccia and Eliana Johnson: “A month after former Homeland Security secretary John Kelly decamped for the White House, President Donald Trump has yet to formally interview any potential candidates to replace the retired general as the head of the department. With large swaths of Texas underwater and top staffed focused on pushing tax reform, the president is taking his time filling the vacant Cabinet post at DHS. Though White House aides have whittled the contenders down to a final shortlist, it could be weeks before Trump finalizes his choice, according to a senior administration official and a homeland security expert familiar with the conversations.” http://politi.co/2eo51QA

–“Trump Energy official who said controversial comments were result of hacking resigns,” by CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski: “William C. Bradford, a Trump administration appointee who heads the Energy Department’s Office of Indian Energy, resigned Thursday after claiming this week inflammatory comments that appeared to have been made by him online were the result of hacking. … CNN’s KFile reported this week on evidence that suggested that Bradford made inflammatory comments through an account on the online commenting service Disqus. In response to the story, Bradford told CNN’s KFile that he couldn’t comment ‘on an ongoing federal investigation into multiple cyber attacks and Internet crimes committed against me over the past several years, to include email intrusions, hacking, and impostors in social media.’ The account that appeared to be Bradford questioned Obama’s birth certificate and called the former president’s mother ‘a fourth-rate p&*n actress and w@!re.’” http://cnn.it/2wrVCj1

— “Trump civil rights official listed Clinton attacks as qualification on resume,” by Kim Hefling: “The controversial attorney who runs the Education Department’s civil rights division cited her work attacking Bill and Hillary Clinton at the top of her resume when she applied to work for President Donald Trump, according to a copy of the document obtained by POLITICO. Candice Jackson, who brought a group of women who had accused President Bill Clinton of sexual misconduct to a presidential debate last year between Trump and Hillary Clinton, listed that event as one of her ‘top five qualifications’ for working in the administration.

“At the Education Department, Jackson has taken a prominent role helping Education Secretary Betsy DeVos shape federal policy pertaining to protections for transgender students and the handling of campus sexual assault cases. She drew fire in June for telling The New York Times that 90 percent of campus sexual assault cases ‘fall into the category of “we were both drunk.”’ On her résumé, Jackson noted that she had steadfastly attacked Hillary Clinton’s ‘lifelong corruption and hypocritical claim to defend women and children’ in ads and videos and brought a ‘unique perspective due to also being a gay Republican.’” http://politi.co/2vP65n3

****** A message from the American Bankers Association: America’s banks play a critical role in generating economic growth while delivering safety and convenience for customers. The two million women and men who work for America’s banks safeguard $12.9 trillion in deposits and originate $2.4 trillion in home loans. They provide $331 billion in loans to small businesses and $175 billion in loans to farmers and ranchers. Banks’ fraud protection measures stop at least $11 billion in attempted fraud each year. And thousands of banker volunteers deliver financial literacy lessons annually to millions of young Americans to help them become financially successful adults. Find out more at www.aba.com/AmericasBanks, #AmericasBanks ******

HMM — “Trump Dumped U.S. Ambassador to Amman at Request of King,” by Foreign Policy’s Dan De Luce and Ruby Mellen: “Soon after taking office, President Donald Trump pushed out the U.S. ambassador to Jordan after complaints from the country’s king, even though there was no evidence the diplomat had misrepresented Washington’s policies. King Abdullah II had expressed similar gripes to the previous administration, but President Barack Obama and his deputies rebuffed requests for the ambassador’s removal, backing up Alice Wells, the career diplomat in the job, sources familiar with the events told Foreign Policy. Several former and current diplomats told FP that the Jordanian king had a tense relationship with Wells, mainly because he strongly objected to the Obama administration’s pursuit of a nuclear agreement with Tehran.” http://atfp.co/2wWJeLb

FOR YOUR RADAR — “Republicans Want to Sideline This Regulator. But It May Be Too Popular,” by NYT’s Steve Eder, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Stacy Cowley: “With the election of President Trump, the nation’s consumer watchdog agency faced a quandary: how to shield the Obama-era institution from a Republican administration determined to loosen the federal government’s grip on business. In the weeks after the election, Richard Cordray, the Democrat who leads the agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, directed his staff to compile stories from ordinary Americans thanking it for resolving complaints. The anecdotes, which he solicited in an email to share with the Trump transition team, could provide a counterpoint to critics who had cast the agency as a regulatory scourge on the economy. And implicit in his request to employees was the belief that some accolades would come from parts of the country that helped elect Mr. Trump — evidence that the popularity of consumer safeguards transcends party divisions.” http://nyti.ms/2gnWFJf

MEDIAWATCH — “Kris Kobach’s new job: Columnist for Breitbart,” by Kansas City Star’s Bryan Lowry: “Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is now a regular columnist on the far-right news site run by President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist. Kobach, a candidate for Kansas governor who is running on a platform of combating illegal immigration, published his first article for Breitbart.com in June — a piece that tied refugees to terrorism. He has published six more pieces since then and more are on the horizon. Kobach, who previously hosted a talk radio show in Kansas City, said Breitbart approached him about writing a regular column in June. … ‘I get paid for my columns … just like you’re paid,’ Kobach said when asked about compensation without specifying the amount he receives per column.” http://bit.ly/2wnrerI

FIRST PERSON – “Death of Diana: Times Journalists Recall Night of the Crash,” by Elisabeth Bumiller, Stephen Farrell, Warren Hoge, Sarah Lyall and Craig R. Whitney in the NYT: “The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, on Aug. 31, 1997, shook Britain and the world. The New York Times asked five journalists who covered the deadly car accident, which also killed Diana’s companion, Dodi al-Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul, to share their memories and reflections.” http://nyti.ms/2eohcwJ

SPOTTED — @anniekarni: “Obama and Malia just left dinner at Good Stuff Eatery on the Hill. Tiny surprised crowd on the sidewalk as he left.” … Agriculture Secretary Perdue at the Lindt USA headquarters in Stratham, NH yesterday – pic http://bit.ly/2wnRjqE

SPOTTED at Tom Kaplan’s birthday party last night at Right Proper Brewing Co: Zeke Miller, Matt Flegenheimer, Cassie Spodak, Vaughn Hillyard, Alan He, Lissandra Villa, Alexis Levinson, Walt Cronkite, Liz Goodwin, Rebecca Ruiz, Mary Ellen McIntire, Kailani Koenig, Josh Dawsey, Matt Nussbaum

RNC COMMS SHOP HIRES – Cassie Smedile has been named national press secretary and Blair Ellis as deputy national press secretary. Smedile most recently was comms director for Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ellis was a press secretary for the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

TRANSITION — Sarah Demarest is joining “CBS This Morning” as a supervising producer, based in Washington. She most recently spent over a decade at the “Today Show”.

CONGRATS — Julie Eddy, Doris Matsui’s chief of staff, an alum of the Clinton White House and a Cherokee, received the National Statesmanship Award from the Cherokee Nation last night. Both her children — Henry, 7, and Lilly, 5 — traveled to Tahlequah, OK at the Cherokee Nation for the ceremony. Pic http://bit.ly/2wos6N3

SUNDAY SO FAR – CBS’ “Face the Nation” (guest host: Margaret Brennan): Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner … Victor Cha. Political panel: Nancy Youssef, Margaret Talev, David Sanger, Ruth Marcus

–NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Sylvester Turner. Panel: Matthew Continetti, Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Susan Page, Kristen Welker

–“Fox News Sunday”: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Panel: Jason Chaffetz, Jeff Mason, Mike Needham, Marie Harf

–CNN’s “Inside Politics” with John King: Michael Shear, Molly Ball, Karoun Demirjian, Sara Murray

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Dee Dee Myers, EVP and director of corporate communications at Warner Bros. and former WH press secretary. What she’s reading:“I’m reading the manuscript of ‘Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution’ by Todd S. Purdum [Dee Dee’s husband, who also works at POLITICO], due out March 6. It’s a fascinating story of a partnership that was somehow unlikely and inevitable. Their music gained a foothold in the popular culture of its day that endures to this day — and it changed American musical theater forever.” Read her Playbook Plus Q&A: http://politi.co/2wshbA3

BIRTHDAYS: Steve Hildebrand … Sam Salkin, the pride of 2140 G Street (hat tip: Joe from the Deli) … WSJ’s Kate Davidson … Xochitl Hinojosa, DNC comms director (h/t hubby Eloy Martinez and Jesse Ferguson) … Politico star Tara Palmeri … Joe Toohey … Liz Bartolomeo, comms director and senior adviser to Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) (h/t Heather Purcell) … Sue Hensley, EVP of comms and public affairs at American Trucking Associations (h/ts Sean Spicer and Stuart Roy) … Rep. Al Green (D-Tex.) … former Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) … C-SPAN Capitol Hill producer Craig Caplan … Bloomberg’s Lauren Kiel … Jackie Falk … John Gundlach … Yolanda Caraway … Al Thomson … Politico’s John Samira … Jillian Sobeck … John Jones … Radio free Asia chief Libby Liu … BGR Dem chief Jonathan Mantz … Neil Volz … Alexander Thomson … Wayne Crews … MSNBC’s Amitai Perline … Sacramento Bee cartoonist Jack Ohman … Kenny Mayne … Mark Hudspeth, producer at “CBS Sunday Morning” … Andrew Satter … Jessica Estepa … Patricia Barba … Susie Saavedra … McKinsey’s Rahul Raina …

… Chris Fleming, media engagement director at Smoot Tewes Group … David Natonski … Christopher Massicotte … Alexandra Dufour … Trevor Thomas … Vanity Fair editor at large Cullen Murphy … Courtney Jamieson Dorning … Bear Tullis … Connie Haddeland … Karl Ahlgren … Dan Bernal … Teresa Martinez … William Beutler … Ryan Smith … Kelly Plunnecke … Debbie Price … June Plunnecke … Richard Howard … Stephen Krasner … Arsalan Iftikhar … Christopher Healy … Al Thompson … Sigurd Neubauer … Jason Atlee … Chip Borman … Ryuta Araki … Eve Gittelson … Eric Andersen … Terry Nicolosi … Grant Woodard (h/ts Teresa Vilmain)

SUBSCRIBE to the Playbook family: POLITICO Playbook http://politi.co/2lQswbh …New York Playbook http://politi.co/1ON8bqW … Florida Playbook http://politi.co/1OypFe9 … New Jersey Playbook http://politi.co/1HLKltF …Massachusetts Playbook http://politi.co/1Nhtq5v … Illinois Playbook http://politi.co/1N7u5sb … California Playbook http://politi.co/2bLvcPl … Brussels Playbook http://politi.co/1FZeLcw … London Playbook http://politi.co/2xfDPuK … All our political and policy tipsheets http://politi.co/1M75UbX

Original Source link

from CapitalistHQ.com https://capitalisthq.com/scoop-kushner-fundraises-in-north-carolina-for-meadows-spicers-going-away-party-at-mxdc-mick-mulvaney-profile-mueller-taps-irs-expertise-bday-dee-dee-myers/

#TrumpNews #CapitalistHQ.com

0 notes