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Philadelphia Political Consultant Pleads Guilty for His Role in Attempting to Conceal Campaign Finance-Related Fraud

Political consultant Gregory Naylor, 66, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to making false statements to federal agents and misprision of a felony in connection with his role in attempting to conceal two campaign finance-related fraud schemes



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​Shire quietly halts new investments coming out of Baxalta Ventures

Today, Shire plc confirmed it won’t make any new investments from Baxalta Ventures, the short-lived venture capital arm of the drug company Shire acquired in June.




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Despite sales bump, brands that are not preparing for stormy seas ahead could struggle, consultant says

The dietary supplement industry as a whole is enjoying booming sales as consumer stock up on products to support optimum health. But an industry strategist warns that that sales bump is likely to be ephemeral, and brands that are not strategizing vigorously now may be caught out in the near future.




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RBI Recruitment 2020 Online Registration Window for 39 Consultant, Specialist, Analyst Posts to begin from 9 April

RBI Recruitment 2020 Notification is out at rbi.org.in. Check details here.




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Cobaltaelectro-catalyzed C–H activation for resource-economical molecular syntheses




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Simultaneous noninvasive recording of electrocardiogram and skin sympathetic nerve activity (neuECG)




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Simultaneous quantification of protein–DNA interactions and transcriptomes in single cells with scDam&T-seq




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Beyond Consultation: Civil Society and the Governance of International Institutions


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In the face of unprecedented global challenges, effective global cooperation increasingly requires a partnership between state and non-state actors. Many international institutions now involve non-state actors in arenas that were once the exclusive province of states. The paper analyzes the evolution of civil society participation in the governance of international institutions and highlights the shift from a model based on consultation toward a model of multistakeholder governance. The paper argues that consultation is a less effective approach to involving civil society in achieving the mission of these institutions and suggests that more robust forms of multi-stakeholder participation by civil society can foster greater accountability and better deliberation. It analyzes competing claims about the desirability of including civil society in the governance of international institutions and suggests that an emerging constituency model can promote more effective multi-stakeholder governance. Constituency structures are already central features of several global health institutions and are now being contemplated by institutions in other sectors, including by the Education for All—Fast Track Initiative.

Multi-stakeholder approaches to governance are likely to become more widespread in the years to come in order to harness the contributions of a plethora of private actors engaged in responding to a wide range of global challenges. Even with enhanced cooperation between states, it is increasingly clear that non-state actors are essential to responding to key challenges across a wide range of sectors. Although it is possible to imagine expanded cooperation between state and non-state actors without opening up the governance structures of international institutions, it is less likely that these institutions will be successful in the longrun without a shift toward greater multi-stakeholder involvement in the institutions themselves.

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Sultans of Swing? The Geopolitics of Falling Oil Prices


The recent fall in world oil prices undoubtedly has an impact on the politics of the Middle East, where many states rely heavily on oil to fund their governments and to float their economies more generally. One can cite serious domestic and regional disruptions that have followed severe oil price declines in the recent past. Will the current period of dropping prices result in domestic upheaval and regional war? Is the price drop part of a Saudi power play against its regional rivals?

Read Sultans of Swing? The Geopolitics of Falling Oil Prices

In this Policy Briefing, F. Gregory Gause, III answers the above questions by analyzing the regional impact of previous declines in the price of oil. He argues that Saudi Arabia is merely continuing its policy of only considering production cuts to arrest falling prices if other producers join them. Gause also finds that, despite memorable exceptions, oil-dependent regimes are actually more stable than their non-oil counterparts, including during periods of lower prices.

In considering the Middle East, Gause identifies a pattern of the region’s oil producers negotiating agreements on production cuts, rather than coming to blows, when faced with low prices. He stresses that if Iran, and perhaps Russia, approach Saudi Arabia about negotiating an oil deal, the United States should encourage such talks, and be ready to expand them to include the largest strategic picture of the Middle East.

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Expert Consultation on the Development of the World Bank’s New Education Strategy

Event Information

March 26, 2010
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC

On March 26, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings hosted an expert consultation on the development of the World Bank Group's new Education Strategy. The consultative meeting brought together a small group of experts from diverse fields. The purpose of the discussion was to gather input and suggestions aimed at strengthening the World Bank Group's work in the education sector.

Elizabeth King, Director of Education in the Human Development Network at the World Bank, opened the event by providing an overview of the Bank’s current approach to education, and how it has evolved over the last several decades. She described the Bank’s priorities as reconnecting education to the broader development agenda, supporting more equitable access, ensuring better learning, and strengthening education systems. The Bank’s main operating principals are taking a whole-sector approach, building the evidence base in education, and measuring the results and impact. Beginning with this extensive consultation process, the Bank is demonstrating its willingness to work with others in the development community to build a larger and more robust evidence base from which to draw lessons to improve the quality of limited staff to maximize the impact of Bank activities, to underscore its commitment to partnerships with other organizations and civil society groups, and to move toward improving the measurement of results so as to be able to further improve the Bank’s education programs around the world.

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Bootleg oil refining photographed in Niger Delta

Samuel James captures must-see photos of bootleg oil refining taking place in Nigeria's Niger Delta.




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Deja vu all over again as Voltaic introduces a new generation of solar backpacks

This is where we started.




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Big Squirreltail Evolves to Fight Off Fiery, Invasive Cheatgrass

Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native




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Interview with Tom Miller, CEO of Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants

As the CEO of sustainable consulting firm Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants, Tom Miller oversees teams and strategies that are changing the way the world makes things--from the design stage and production




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Milan Furniture Fair 2011 - Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant by Martí Guixé

Once again Milan Design Week is here, and like most years, it is the small independent events that grab our attention. Like the Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant, that




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Exquisite photos from Nat Geo's look at the Okavango Delta

In a compelling new documentary, The Flood, Angela Bassett narrates the story of the life in one of the world's last great wildernesses.




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These biodegradable bio-photovoltaics use moss to generate electricity (Video)

Using digital fabrication, moss and clay, this designer's "moss voltaics" would use these hardy plants to transform sunlight into electricity.




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Delta's uniform debacle proves how toxic clothes can be

The clothing production process is full of toxic chemicals that can harm human health.




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El Departamento del Tesoro y el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos lanzan con el Ad Council nuevos anuncios de servicio público para ayudar a los propietarios de viviendas en dificultades - Esto es el por que :60

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Informe reciente resalta la necesidad de concentrarse más en que las familias planifiquen para estar preparadas - Waiting 30 Seconds Spanish

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El Departamento del Tesoro y el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos lanzan con el Ad Council nuevos anuncios de servicio público para ayudar a los propietarios de viviendas en dificultades - Esto es el por que :60

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Celebrando las tradiciones hispanas con la famosa chef Lorena García - Pork Tenderloin Sautéed (Lomo Saltado)

Lomo saltado: Esta receta está llena de exquisitos sabores y texturas que le harán la boca agua a toda la familia. Ingredientes: lomo de cerdo picado en tiras, saltado con papas blancas, pimiento amarillo, pimiento Cubanelle y tomates.




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My favourite game: Panini pest Zoltan Peter comes unstuck against USSR | Paul Doyle

Before the 1986 World Cup my brother and I had nearly 100 stickers of the Hungarian and we wanted him to lose, badly

Before the internet ruined the World Cup there was wonder in ignorance. You could look forward to discovering great players and teams about whom you knew next to nothing. In 1986 my brother and I hoped the tournament would be all about some Hungarian called Zoltan Peter. Our reason was bad.

All we knew about Peter was his name and his face because he seemed to be in every pack of Panini stickers we bought. Every time we removed that shiny wrapper there he was, seemingly mocking us with his Lego-man hairdo and the haunting expression of someone who knew there is no problem so grim it cannot be made worse.

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Sing like a canary! The whistling consultant who taught Romanian noir gangsters a tune

For his latest drama, Corneliu Porumboiu revived a language unique to the valleys of La Gomera in the Canary Islands; a steep learning curve for his actors – and our writer

Try to imagine the least film-noir scene possible and you might come up with a group of five-year-olds learning to whistle. It is late morning, pre-lockdown, in a classroom at Nereida Díaz Abreu school on La Gomera in the Canary Islands, and the teacher – a bent knuckle crammed in his mouth – is relaying instructions in a piercing, swooping, set of whistles. The kids look quizzically skywards, then collapse in hysterics, although most eventually nail it.

“Touch your left ear with your right hand,” the teacher reiterates in Spanish.

Related: The Whistlers (La Gomera) review – thrilling Romanian corrupt-cop noir

We say to the kids: when you go to Tenerife and say you’re from La Gomera, people will ask you if you can whistle

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Consultancy firm

Fluent English must. Need to call candidates and employers on daily basis




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xBizConsultants

Executive who are qualified CA/CMA Inter, having knowledge in day to day accounting and taxation, to carry transactions of 1000 crore turnover public limited company 1. Involved in day to day accounting process 2. Maintain and follow Tax Compliance Records and Dues 3. Do periodical reconciliation between head office and branch office 4. Prepare and submit necessary reports requested by management




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Relating to download of CSI File from Oltas

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I am filing TDS Return from RPU latest Version from NDSL site for the first time.
My topic is U/s 192 TDS Deducted from Salary.

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Suppose I am filing tds Returns for Q2 in 24Q I have to select the date between which i have paid the challans, now with-in this period I have also paid challans for Contractor& Subcontractors U/s. 194C & also 194J how will I able to segregate these challan and download it & then upload it for successful validation.

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Column: Scars at Beltane

Clio Ajana writes about the scars the pandemic is leaving with us - and how they may presage growth in the time to come.

Continue reading Column: Scars at Beltane at The Wild Hunt.




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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Sonalika Joshi's building gets sealed due to Coronavirus

The lockdown was supposed to end tomorrow on April 14, but given the extent to which the Coronavirus pandemic has spread, it seems things will take time to get back to normal. Not only that, but the cases are also only rising and this has led to buildings being sealed. One of the recent ones being the residency of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actress Sonalika Joshi.

Speaking to SpotBoyE, she confirmed that it had indeed happened. She said the building has been sealed since March 27. She resides in the Kandivli area of Mumbai. Another actor from the same show whose building was sealed is Tanmay Vekaria, who stays in the same area as Joshi. Tanmoy also confirmed this news to the same portal.

We wish that everyone stays safe and the pandemic is eradicated soon!

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Tax-News.com: Italy Launches Consultation On Patent Box Rules

On February 10, 2020, the Italian tax agency commenced a short consultation on the rules surrounding the patent box self-assessment regime.




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Tax-News.com: Malta Launches Tax Breaks For Pension Contributions

Malta's Minister for Finance, Edward Scicluna, recently announced the launch of a number of fiscal incentives, which are intended to boost the take-up of voluntary private pensions.




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Tax-News.com: Malta Levels Tax On Debt, Equity Financing

Malta has enacted rules removing the bias in favor of debt financing by creating a notional interest deduction for equity financing.




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Tax-News.com: Malta To Establish Beneficial Ownership Register

Malta's Minister for Finance, Edward Scicluna, told delegates to a recent law conference at the Old University in Valletta that beneficial ownership regulations will be published in the coming weeks.




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Tax-News.com: Report Published On Role Of Malta's Tax Collection Agencies

A new report has been issued following an audit into how taxes in Malta are administered.




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Tax-News.com: Malta Backs EU Crackdown On Aggressive Tax Planning

Malta has reiterated its commitment to fighting aggressive tax planning, joining other EU member states who have unanimously agreed to amend the EU's tax information sharing law, the Directive on Administrative Cooperation.




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Tax-News.com: Malta Defers Electronic Corporate Tax Return Filing Deadlines

Malta's Commissioner for Revenue recently announced electronic filing deadline extensions for corporate income tax returns.




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Tax-News.com: Malta Adds To NID Guidelines

The Office of Malta's Commissioner for Revenue has updated guidelines in relation to the Notional Interest Deduction rules.




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Tax-News.com: Malta Updates Guidelines On Automatic Exchange Of Account Info

Malta's Commissioner for Revenue on January 2, 2020, issued a single set of guidelines on the automatic exchange of financial account information.




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Tax-News.com: IMF Recommends Tax Reforms For Malta

The IMF has said that Malta should look for ways to diversify its tax base and strengthen tax revenues.




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Tax-News.com: Malta Defers Tax Payment Deadlines In Response To COVID-19

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Maltese Government has announced deferrals for the payment of a number of taxes.




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Tax-News.com: Malta Ratifies BEPS Convention

Malta has become the latest country to ratify the OECD's multilateral convention to counter base erosion and profit shifting.




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Tax-News.com: Netherlands Begins Consultation On Tax Blacklist

On October 7, 2019, the Dutch Government announced the launch of a consultation on the 2020 edition of the list of low-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of enforcing existing and forthcoming anti-avoidance legislation intended to tackle base erosion and profit shifting.




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Tax-News.com: Malta Told To Amend VAT Rules For Yacht Leasing

The European Commission has again asked Malta to amend its method for calculating VAT on yacht leasing.




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Tax-News.com: Malta Issues Payroll Tax Guidance On COVID-19 Wage Supplement

On April 4, 2020, Malta released payroll tax-related guidance for employers on the Government's responses to the COVID-19 epidemic.




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Tata Consultancy And Vedanta Wins ACES Awards

Two leading Indian companies have been awarded for their leadership in sustainability, corporate social responsibility, eco consciousness and community care at the third annual Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability Awards (ACES).




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Presence of HR consultants in Chennai

Popularly known as the Automobile City, Chennai is the fourth largest metropolitan of the country. The city accounts for over 27 per cent of India’s automobile industry and 45 per cent of the auto components industry in India....