Mutual Recognition

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Hamlet at the SEC

Sort by Concurring Opinions (Free subscription) - 07/23/2008

Many are waiting to hear from the SEC about its current views on its much ballyhooed but inchoate flirtations to have US companies use international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and let non-US organizations use US markets without local registration if...

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Singapore, New Zealand sign agreement to facilitate trade flows

Sort by Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008

SINGAPORE: A Statement of Intent has been signed between Singapore Customs and New Zealand Customs Service to further facilitate trade flows.

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Urbanagora: Another Reductionist View of the Middle East

Sort by Neocon Blues (Free subscription) - 07/23/2008

LT, who in my quick-to-judge view is a realist Republican (I could be very wrong on that), has this to say about Obama and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: My point is, if Obama really wants to be the candidate of change, he should take the courageous stance and recognize the injustices that Palestinians live with. Standing up [...]

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Depomed's ProQuin(R) XR Achieves First Marketing Authorization in Europe

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MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO) and Rottapharm|Madaus announced today that the Marketing Authorization (MA) for ProQuin XR has

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Amendments could save class money

Sort by lloydslist.com (Free subscription) - 07/23/2008

THE EUROPEAN parliament will attempt to knock rough edges off the proposed class society directive.

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ABBYY USA Names Steven Kincade Vice President of Channel Sales for North America

Sort by PR News Wire (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008

FREMONT, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ABBYY, a leading provider of document recognition, data capture and linguistic software, today announced that it has appointed Steven Kincade as the ABBYY USA vice president of channel sales for North America. As head of the value added reseller (VAR) and retail sales teams, Steven will apply his 19 years of sales experience to expand the channel sales team,...

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The Fraser Institute: The Fraser Institute: Study Shows More Needs to Be Done to Reduce Red Tape and Ease Labour Shortage in Alberta's Oil Sands

Sort by Market Wire - Professional Services: Associations (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008

CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) The recent agreement among Canada's premiers to harmonize job credentials and certification should help improve labour mobility but much more needs to be done, particularly at the federal level, in order to help reduce labour shortages across the country, according to a new Fraser Institute report.

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Footer on Soft Law & WTO Law

Sort by Legal Theory Blog (Free subscription) - 07/21/2008

Professor Mary E. Footer (University of Nottingham - School of Law) has posted The Role of 'Soft' Law Norms in Reconciling the Antinomies of WTO Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper seeks to broaden our understanding of...

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Tax talks

Sort by New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) - 07/17/2008

Canberra will look at the issue of mutual recognition of dividend imputation and franking credits in its review of the tax system being led by Treasury Secretary Ken Henry, Treasurer Wayne Swan said yesterday. New Zealand and Australia...

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Tit for Tat

Sort by FRECTIS (Free subscription) - 07/19/2008

My sister and her family went to the mountains for the weekend and rented a cabin. I was supposed to take my kids and join them but thanks to the mounds of homework yet to be started and a client I am the back-up midwife for, I couldn’t go. Instead we went to the county [...]

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New Partners in Protection Program Now in Effect

Sort by Thompson Ahern E-News (Free subscription) - 07/17/2008

The CBSA recently issued notification of changes to the Partners in Protection (PIP) program. According to Customs, steps have been taken to ensure that PIP is better aligned with the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE), and the WCO Authorized Economic Operator concept. As well, it aligns PIP with the US C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) program;...

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Reforming Reformed Ministry

Sort by 42 (Free subscription) - 07/18/2008

I read: This is the mentality of the gospel. An attitude of trust toward others. An attitude of generosity and warmth. Ortlund finds himself being read by me, a fellow 'Reformed' blogger, but imagine if we all took on this...

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The 3-Year JD-MBA

Sort by Concurring Opinions (Free subscription) - 07/17/2008

Northwestern University generated extensive discussion recently after announcing a program to let students complete legal studies in 2 years instead of 3, also done at University of Dayton. Less discussed, Northwestern has for a decade offered an alternative that lets...

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Debate Over Timetables for Iraq Withdrawal Bad For US Middle East Policy

Sort by Body Parts (Free subscription) - 07/15/2008

McCain has been unable to re-frame the debate between the political parties over the Iraq War. It remains a debate over the issue of timing of withdrawal of US armed forces. All that the surge and the political recognition of...

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