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Valeant – The Falling Star of the Big Investors
Published by BSIC on 14 November 2015 14 November 2015
Valeant Pharmaceuticals; Market Cap: $25.73bn (as of 13/11/2015)
Valeant Pharmaceutical, a pharma behemoth renowned for its aggressive acquisition strategy, has been facing some hard times as its stellar performance has deteriorated considerably amid scrutiny over its monopoly pricing for its drugs as well as recent accusations for its relationship with Philidor, its specialty pharmacy, to inflate revenues. In fact, company's stock plunged from $264 on August 5 to close below $74 on November 12.
About Valeant
Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX) is a Canadian-based specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of products in more than 100 countries.
Valeant is actively involved in the following business segments:
– Pharmaceutical products, mainly prescription drugs, which may be sold only to consumers possessing a valid prescription. The segment covers a broad range of treatments, including antibiotics, treatments for cardiovascular and neurological diseases, dermatological products, diabetic therapies and eye health products. It accounts for 57% of company's revenues, as of 2014.
– OTC drugs, which are medicines sold from a healthcare professional directly to a consumer without any prescription. The segment includes mainly products sold for eye health, such as solutions used to lubricate contact lenses and eye vitamins as well as aesthetics products designed to optimize beauty and address signs of aging. It accounts for 21% of company's revenues, as of 2014.
– Medical device products, which include the production of contact lenses, ophthalmologist surgical equipment and medical device systems for aesthetic applications. It accounts for 20% of company's revenues, as of 2014.
– Licensing of products & contract services, mainly in the area of dermatology, accounts for 2% of company's revenues, as of 2014.
Valeant's Business Model
As already noted in our previous article covering Valeant's bid on Allergan (https://bsic.it/scramble-fend-takeover-allergan-vs-valeant/), the Canadian company's business model differs from the ones implemented by many of its competitors. Pharmaceutical companies have always relied on R&D to invent new drugs, but Michael Pearson, Valeant's CEO since 2008, believes that such an approach is antiquated and inefficient. Since 2010 he has been working on a turnaround of an R&D focused, specialty pharmaceutical company with a portfolio of a few drugs, into a business that resembles a private equity firm. Under his guidance, the company has performed more than 100 acquisitions and has reduced R&D spending to 3% of sales, increasing its market capitalization to almost $100bn, as of the end of July 2015. Moreover, Valeant has a similar plan for almost all of the newly acquired companies, consisting in the reduction of operating costs, R&D expenses and the increase of drug prices to generate bigger cash flows.
The company is ill-famed for raising the prices of "under-priced" drugs acquired through deals by several hundredfold without committing more resources to find alternative treatments. So far this year, it has raised the sticker price of 56 drugs or about 81% of its portfolio on average by 66%, while the steepest raise (550%) was on the price of the gastrointestinal drug Zegerid. It is worth mentioning the case of Isuprel and Nitropress, the two drugs Valeant bought in February 2015, and the prices of which have been raised respectively from $258 and $216 to $806 and $1347.
Valeant's strategy also involves the acquisition of other companies for tax purposes. For instance, in 2010 it merged with Biovail, moving its corporate headquarters to Canada and a few years later it failed to acquire Salix to relocate in Italy and cut its tax payments to just above 20%.
Valeant's Recent Downfall
Since August Valeant has lost roughly 70% of its market capitalization, which now stands at c.$26bn. The stock's free-fall was caused by investors' concern about company's long-term growth prospects and the short-term sustainability of its strategy. Many have expressed doubts on Valeant's ability to generate enough revenues in the future if it continues to disregard R&D in favour of acquisitions, amid a decreasing number of possible targets and company's $30bn of debt. Its limited additional debt capacity and junk rating make further acquisitions less feasible but also a halt in deals would be problematic for Valeant, as after the expiration of its patents, the company would have only a few competing products in its portfolio unless it invests in R&D soon. Moreover, Valeant's favourite acquisition model, the "buy and raise", may become less profitable as Hillary Clinton has pledged to put a cap on US drug prices. This threat represents a further incentive for Valeant to revise its business model and increase R&D spending, which now accounts for only 3% of revenues.
What Is Valeant Being Accused Of?
Valeant is now undergoing an investigation by the US authority on its mysterious relationship with Philidor, its specialty pharmacy, which helped the company boost revenues by recording fake invoices.
What is a Specialty Pharmacy?
In order to understand the dynamics of the story, it is crucial to define the role of specialty pharmacies in the US healthcare system. They are mostly focused on the distribution of specialty drugs, which are usually high cost products used for the treatment of complex or chronic diseases. This type of drugs requires special handling, administering, shipping, storage and specialty pharmacies are in charge of coordinating all the activities concerning the distribution of these medicines and the treatment of diseases.
As a result, specialty pharmacies have a much closer relationship with the patients than normal pharmacies do, as they do not only provide the medicine, but also educate the patients and coordinate the treatment of the disease. Drug makers have started using specialty pharmacies as a way to encourage the use of higher-priced drugs for even less severe illnesses like joint pain and acne.
Relationship with Philidor
During the investigation, Valeant disclosed to have very close ties to Philidor, a specialty pharmacy which distributes almost Valeant's drugs only: the drug-maker paid $100m for the option to acquire Philidor at no additional cost within a decade.
Some days later, a report by Citron Research, which is run by activist Andrew Left (who is now actively shorting Valeant), revealed more information on Philidor, accusing Valeant of exploiting the specialty pharmacy to boost its revenues. When a doctor prescribes a Valeant's drug, the patient receives the contact of a specialty pharmacy such as Philidor, which delivers the drug regardless of whether the insurer will cover the cost of the drug or not. In fact, Philidor sold drugs to patients with medical prescriptions before the insurer's confirmation. The risk of not being paid by the insurance was completely on Philidor. However, to recover the cost of the unpaid drugs, the pharmacy had to increase the price of Valeant's products, thus partly explaining increasing prices in the past years. In some cases Philidor even decided to waive the patient's co-pay (the part of the drug's cost for which the patient is liable) for Valeant products, whose cost is in the end was borne by Valeant itself, in order to make the patients more willing to buy its products again.
Valeant's strategy is very simple: the company records revenues even if the insurer will not eventually pay for its drugs, as Valeant's policy is to book revenues when the medicine is delivered to the customer, not when it is paid. Therefore, Valeant's profits are inflated by using Philidor's relationship with customers, offsetting the future write-downs coming from uncollectible revenues with high drug prices. Given the similarities, some people accused Valeant to be the new Enron.
Valeant's Main Investors
The interest in the company began to rise when in 2010 the original Valeant, based in the US, merged with Biovail, a Canadian pharmaceutical company. The new entity took Valeant's name and the CEO, J. Michael Pearson, established its headquarters in Canada. It was after this acquisition that Valeant started its aggressive strategy based on takeovers and price raises.
Between 2010 and 2014 the performance of Valeant was stellar. In 2013 the stock enjoyed an astonishing +108% and by the moment it reached its peak of 348, on August 6 2015, it was up 262% starting from 2010. Given its aggressive and complex strategy, Valeant mostly attracted institutional investors: Ruane, Cunniff&Goldfarb, an investment firm, which has a 10% stake in the company through its Sequoia Fund, followed by T. Rowe Price and Pershing Square Capital Management, which hold a 6% stake each in the company. John Paulson's Paulson & Co., Jeff Ubben'sValueAct and BlackRock are among the other shareholders. According to Goldman Sachs, Valeant used to be among the top 10 holdings of the 32 hedge funds as of the end of the second quarter of 2015, with the stock accounting on average for 10% of the portfolios of those funds. Therefore, it is not a surprise that Valeant's breakdown created such a turmoil on the markets.
ValueAct, the fund run by Jeff Ubben, is appointing its president, G. Mason Morfit, to an ad hoc committee inside the company, which will look into Valeant's relationship with specialty pharmacy Philidor. Moreover, Mr. Morfit previously served as a director at Valeant from May 2007 to May 2014. This suggests that the fund is seeking to help Valeant regain the trust from investors.
Bill Ackman is probably the most active of Valeant's investors. In 2014 he was on the forefront of the $50bn battle for the takeover of Allergan. Eventually, Allergan was acquired by Actavis for $66bn (https://bsic.it/get-66bn-smile-actavis-buy-botox-maker-allergan/) but still Valeant's performance allowed Bill Ackman to become one of the most successful investors over the past years and was the main reason behind the skyrocketed fame of Pershing Square Capital Management. Fund's performance allowed it to be compared to Berkshire Hathaway and some people on the markets started calling Bill Ackman "Baby Buffet". Not surprisingly, the reaction of Pershing Square to Valeant's problems was to increase its stake by another 2m shares, paying roughly $230m, for a total of c.21m shares. Bill Ackman stated his support for J.Michael Pearson, CEO of Valeant, on numerous occasions and still believes that the Canadian company is undervalued and will eventually regain all the market capitalization it lost. Pershing Square Capital Management is now 28% down from the start of the year.
Valeant caused significant turmoil in Sequoia Capital Management as well. The Canadian company represented 29% of the fund's holdings as of June 30, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The Sequoia Capital Management outperformed 99% of its rivals as of the end of August 2015 and 97% over the past five years thanks to its stake in Valeant. However it suffered a paper loss of about $1.2bn after shares of the company plunged. At the end of October, two out of Sequoia's five independent directors, Vinod Ahooja and Sharon Osberg, abruptly resigned following the decision of the board to buy additional Valeant's stock at what is considered a depressed price. Following this announcement Sequoia Capital Management decided to stop the purchase of stock in the Canadian company.
None of the major investors in Valeant Pharmaceuticals have sold their stake for now, which appears to be a sign of strong confidence in company's strategy, notwithstanding the current difficulties. However, it is also possible that the big players are simply not willing to accept a loss coming from one of the best stocks for the past years. It is hard to predict what will come next, but given the mounting concern over the drugs' price and the nearing presidential election in the US, it will not be an easy time for Valeant and its business model.
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Sandra Murado's Confusing Candidacy
Posted on April 10, 2015 by Michael Froomkin
Before my talk with her I had no idea at all what to make of Coral Gables Commission Group V Candidate Sandra Murado. Murado has been a lawyer for 22 years. She has worked at the state attorney's office, then as a divorce lawyer, and now has an immigration law practice.
She's seemed, and to some degree remains, the most confusing candidate in the Group V race. On the one hand – no wait, we're going to need a lot of hands here, let's try that again.
Item: I put some serious stock in word of mouth. Murado is getting some good word of mouth. I've had more people spontaneously tell me that they were impressed by her than any other candidate. OK, that makes her score about four, but that's still two more than anyone else.
Item: I like some of her friends. Daisy Baez is one of the people who came told me how great Murado is. Murado also has an endorsement from SAVE, which is a big plus.
Item: I do NOT like some of her friends. Reportedly she was recruited to run by Mayor Jim Cason, and shares his campaign consultant. As I've said before, I think Cason's support of (or if you go with some stories, domination by) the old City Manager was a big problem. And continuing to support Salerno after he was caught misleading the Commission is just totally unacceptable to me. Ms. Murado was noncommittal when I put this point to her, refusing to take one side or the other. That really worries me.
Item: She's been a strong advocate for a good cause, fighting the proposal for Somerset, the mega-charter school proposed for the University Baptist Church site.
Item: She's a poster person (see page 18) for the James Madison Institute – a really really far right political group that thinks it is a think tank. The James Madison Institute lauded her for helping to "rein in excessive growth in government spending" by fighting to limit pensions as a way to limit the City's unfunded liabilities – an issue that will likely endear her to many voters.
Item: Local gadfly George Volsky is talking her up – a very bad sign on its own, and further evidence of the Cason connection since Volsky is totally in the tank for Cason. Murado reprints a cranky Volsky column prominently on her campaign web site, one trashing Ariel Fernandez and Jeannett Slesnick.
Item: Murado is very articulate, seems smart. I like that.
Item: Murado's lawyerlyness trips her up sometime. More than once in the two candidates' events she's given legally correct but politically tone-deaf answers to questions.
I put my standard list of questions to Murado a couple of days ago.
Murado told me that she thinks the Master Plan should be respected. If residents think it needs changing then there is a conversation to be had, but "I don't think it needs to changed." Development didn't seem to be an issue she wanted particularly to dwell on. She's for green spaces, and has taken initiatives while on the parks and recreation board. "I am for preserving public spaces for many reasons – recreation, health, respite from the crazy hurried world." As for the sea level rise problem, Murado says she's working on it: sea level rise "is a matter that I'm individually researching" via contacts who with South Florida ties, scientists, engineers, and professionals. "It's an issue and priority for me to study" and something she would be prepared to bring up to the Commission.
If the city gets a new revenue inflow, then part of it should be used to pay down the unfunded liabilities and part to reinvest in our infrastructure. Some should be put in reserves and used as needed to improve the quality of services.
I pressed for more detail on what those infrastructure improvements might be, and Murado said that the money would be there in case there needs to be any maintenance of historical buildings, even city hall. In general City property needs to be maintained "to a exceptional quality." We need more street lighting. We need more cleaning and need to fix street signs. In general, Murado said, she wants to "make it an aesthetically pleasing community throughout."
Playing Devil's advocate, I prompted Murado on an item that she had left out on her list – what about tax cuts via lowering the millage? To my dismay, that provoked an instant about-face, and Murado revised her list and said that lowering the millage rate would be in her top three, the top three now being the millage, unfunded liabilities, and increasing our reserves. Ahead of infrastructure? Yes. (As regular readers will know, that's not the answer I was hoping for.)
What about the garbage fee? "I would have to study it further. I wouldn't have it as a top priority on my list." (Fair enough.)
Murado showed her best side when we discussed the election date. Like Jeannette Slesnick, Murado noted that the April date was chosen to limit the number of people voting. If the election were in November, turnout would be higher. Unlike Slesnick, Murado sees this as a real problem: "I think turnout needs to be higher," Murado said. "I think people need to be engaged. If that means changing it to November. I'm all for an engaged and informed electorate." Again playing Devil's advocate, I asked her whether that risked making UM students – who do vote in November but not in August or April – potentially too able to dominate Commission elections. To her credit, Murado wasn't phased at all, "UM students reside here. They have a right to participate. If they do not … it's a choice. They're here now, they could vote, school's not out."
Murado also said she would support adding a runoff, whenever the election was.
Murado is running as a moralist: "I choose to be involved. it's not work, It's joyful to me." What voters should look for is "someone who does their homework, has a moral and ethical standard. I take the public trust very seriously." She professes to be shocked about others' conflicts of interest, giving the example of a union lawyer (former Mayor Slesnick) voting on union contracts (even though none of those unions were or ever had been his clients.) I'm for high ethical standards too, but that isn't the example I would have started with.
Murado is also for radical transparency in government: If elected, she told me, she would propose that all email communications to and from Commissioners and the City Manger should become public records. [I asked, were they not already public records under Florida's wide-ranging Sunshine Law?] Murado said that wasn't enough: "I would put it online." People shouldn't have to go to City Hall to get the information; it should be accessible and easy to find. Similarly, every payment by the City of Coral Gables should be "easy to find and accessible so you know where your money is going." I like the expense transparency of this very much; the first part strikes me as calculated to ensure people do not write anything down, and thus somewhat self-defeating.
Although I wanted to be convinced Murado was the candidate for me, by the time I was done I was more persuaded of the opposite. When a candidate running on moral purity won't take a stand on the Salerno firing, well, what kind of purity is that? Plus what sort of candidate at this late stage of the race doesn't have a more fixed set of spending priorities?
I had hoped be more positive. Murado has a history of fighting the good fight for causes she believes in, some of which I agree with, other less so. She'd be a fierce advocate for the causes she cares about. But in light of the mixed nature of the items above, I think I'm voting for someone else. Now all I have to do is to to figure out who…
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4 Responses to Sandra Murado's Confusing Candidacy
A Sanchez says:
I would like to comment on your article about Sandra Murado as someone who became good friends with her during the battle against the mega-charter school and as someone with whom she consulted about throwing her hat in the political ring.
Sandra's character became quickly evident to me, as she devoted countless pro-bono legal hours to combat the potential destruction of a neighborhood with an 800 student charter school. And, unlike the hundreds of us who were involved because if directly impacted our quality of life, Sandra (who lives nowhere near this neighborhood) became involved because it was the right thing to do.
You note interesting Sandra "friends" … from the left-leaning Daisy Baez and SAVE to the right-leaning James Madison Institute. That's a "plus" in my book, for it shows someone who is not dogmatic, but someone who is willing to work with a variety of constituencies. Aren't we a bit tired of politicians who carry blinders and aren't willing to admit that there are plenty of circumstances where "the other side" has a point.
Regarding your Murado-Cason connection, nothing could be further from the truth (just place a call to Mrs. Cason and ask her who she's endorsing). Yes, they share the same campaign manager, but I think I can count the number of potential Gables campaign managers on a couple of fingers.
Finally, Michael, on this posting you state that, "Although I wanted to be convinced Murado was the candidate for me …" yet on your March 31st posting, you wrote, "I resolved not to vote for her." Hmmm.
Michael Froomkin says:
Fair points. My mind isn't closed here. But the Salerno history weighs heavily on me: I thought 2 years ago that he was problematic; and when the hiding info thing came up I was very supportive of the Commissioners who decided he had to go, and very offended by the people who attacked them for what I saw as basic actions protecting democracy. If Murado had a position on this, that might clarify my thinking.
Gonzalo Sanabria says:
Michael, although Salerno wasn't a likeable individual he was quite effective in dealing with a horrendous fiscal crisis and was the right fit for the time we needed a strong hand to deal with multiple issues…..many of which are solved
We now have a great City Manager in Cathy Rivenbank Swanson who's a longtime Gables employee and gifted financial and business development expert
So, please elaborate on just how are you tying Ms Murado with Salerno again? She was not on the commission….she was a key player in a group that protested against ballooning pension deficits back in 2009 and thereafter and this is 2015 and she is not a part of the Cason slate or any slate
It will take all of your journalistic acumen to spin Ms Murado as not fit to be a Gables Commissioner in favor of another candidate. I personally have a great deal of respect for anyone who puts themselves in the crosshairs of critics and decide that they want to serve and I also have no ill will nor restless thoughts that any of the candidates in Group V would not make a good public servant but to structure your logic on a Salerno-Murado tie is farfetched and disingenuous but hey; its your blog so fire away
It's simple: I asked Murado about Salerno, and she wouldn't say anything about him one way or the other on the grounds that it was all past now. Past didn't stop her on other issues.
If a main selling point for your campaign is ethics, that's an odd approach to someone who left under a cloud.


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What You Do: Blow up the balloon and tie off. Cover with paper mache, but leave a hole at the top just large enough to place candy inside. When it is completely dry, poke a pin into the balloon to pop it. Decorate the piñata with paint or cover it with strips of colored tissue paper and Modge Podge. Allow to dry. Fill the piñata with candy or small toy favors. Poke two holes near the top on either side of the hole. Pull heavy string through the holes to hang your piñata.
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List of foreign universities considering GATE scores.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination which evaluates the knowledge of different undergraduate subjects in engineering and science. The GATE exam is primarily conducted for admissions into the post-graduation engineering programmes in Indian institutes. Admissions into a post graduate course in foreign universities has a different selection process which involves GRE scores or, they may have their own selection criteria. However, some foreign universities and colleges in Singapore and Germany accept the GATE score.
The two highly ranked, top class colleges in Singapore which accept the GATE score are the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nan Yang Technology University of Singapore (NTU).
The eligibility and admission process for both the universities are similar and are as follows.
The minimum GATE score required is 90 percentile.
The GATE score is valid only for three years.
Students should have a good GPA or a good percentage in their bachelor's degree with at least second class honours.
They should also obtain a good score in IELTS or TOEFL to determine their English proficiency. A minimum score of 85 in TOEFL and 6 in IELTS is required.
Admissions for MS and PhD courses take place in two intakes annually, one in January and the other in August. For foreign students the application is available in the month October, every year. The application form is available online on the official website of the university. Applicants should make sure they meet all the eligibility requirements and carefully fill the application form, providing all the documents in the same order requested.
The national University of Singapore is one of Singapore's best universities and is among the top 20 universities in the world. Indian students who want to pursue their higher education in MS programmes or PhD can apply to NUS through the GATE exam.
One very important criterion to be noted is that the university advices candidates to directly apply to them and not go through any other agencies. Candidates who apply through agents will not have any added advantage but rather their applications may be rejected without any reason.
10000~17220 SGD (Singapore dollars)/ ₹3 to 5 Lakh rupees per year.
Nan Yang Technology University is also one of the top universities in Singapore and is ranked 13 in the QS world university ranking. They accept GATE score for admission into their masters and PhD programs.
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering.
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
School of Materials Science and Engineering.
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
There are two universities in Germany which accept the GATE score for admission into their post-graduation programs. The two great universities are Technical University of Munich (TUM) and RWTH Aachen University.
Technical University of Munich is a famous University and is ranked 60 in the QS world university ranking. This university accepts GATE score for admission in their post graduation courses.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.
For students applying from India, a current gate exam score is applicable. A good score in the gate exam is required.
The student should also have a good GPA in their bachelor's degree.
Application process for international students.
The first step in applying to TUM is to be aware of the general requirements for graduate studies and the assessment procedures. Prepare all the documents required.
Before starting the online application it is important to check your master access authorisation i.e. to check of your degree in India allows access to a Master's degree in Germany.
It is also important to provide proof of your language skills.
Next Apply for your preliminary documentation via uni-assist within the application period. Uni-assit is a University Application Service for International Students. It processes applications from international students on behalf of TUM. The role of uni-assit is to evaluate the applicants University entrance qualification and check the applicant's certificates to determine where that stands in the German grading system. Through this process it is determined if the student is qualified to do the post gradual program.
The next step is to enquire about the visa requirements and contact the German embassy in your state.
It is mandatory for all applicants to have a German statutory health insurance fund before enrolling at TUM.
After submitting the application through TUM online, it is verified and the applicant has to undergo an aptitude test which is a two steps process. In the first step, the bachelor's grade and written documents are evaluated by a points system. Based on the score achieved the applicant is admitted, rejected or invited for a 20 minute interview which is the second step. In the interview the panel will determine if the candidate has the right qualifications to successfully complete the course.
If the applicant is admitted to TUM, they will be informed by a message or email.
RWTH Aachen University is a popular college in Germany with a 145th rank in the QS world university rankings. This university also accepts GATE Score for the admission in postgraduate programs. RWTH Aachen is a member of IDEA league and is in collaboration with Imperial College London.
The minimum criterion for admission to masters programs is 90 percentile in GATE. Applicants for a Master's degree should have a good GPA in its respective bachelor's degree. One cannot pursue a bachelor's degree in one subject and a Master's in another.
For the proof of language skills a good score in IELTS or TOEFL is required.
It is very important for students to complete the application and submit before the deadline. Students seeking admission to RWTH are required to submit their applications by March 1 if they are applying for the for winter session, otherwise by September 1 for the summer session, every year.
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By: jmevans
8, November, 2019
Steve Katz was the world's first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), when he assumed the post at Citibank/Citigroup in 1995. He joined Citi at a time when the company was feared to be hacked. The hack resulted into Citi losing £6 million from corporate bank accounts, making it one of the rare unprecedented cybersecurity events of such a scale, then!
Cybersecurity breaches are more gruesome now. Mere thought of quantifying their scale and damage gives many security experts sleepless nights. And why wouldn't they be concerned? After all, the information security and risk experts at the companies are the ones holding the front line of defense against the attackers.
Chief Information Security Officer is one of the most important executives in a company's information security team. Responsible for maintaining a company's vision, strategy, and program for ensuring adequate protection of business information, technologies and assets, a CISO's influence reaches the entire organization.
Although the role of CISO was formally introduced in mid-1990s, the importance of this role has surged significantly driven by rapid digitalization, ever-increasing rate of digital engagements and growing network endpoints. According to the Global State of Information Security Survey 2018 (GSISS), 85% of businesses worldwide have a CISO or equivalent [1].
Business complexity and undefined role
The threat of cybersecurity breach is the biggest concern for businesses today. To deal with it, businesses across the world have implemented stringent information security regulations, deployed state-of-the-art security tools and have tried to hire best IT and information security and risk experts to fortify their cybersecurity framework. Companies do realize that potential cybersecurity risks could only be tackled when security technologies, cybersecurity experts and parties involved in the operational lifecycle, including employees, vendor partners and clients, work together.
Rapid transition to digital platforms, adoption of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) culture and increasing number of gig and part-time employees working offsite are some of the major drivers of a business' performance, but these factors –at the same time- also contribute significantly to the cybersecurity risks of a company. Increased number of employees located away from the premises, improperly authorized devices entering the company's premises under the BYOD model and third-party vendor partners and clients accessing enterprise systems from their own devices could unintentionally open a teeny-weeny window for the attackers to introduce anomalies in the enterprise's IT infrastructure or gain access into the enterprise system.
This all has led to an increased need for continuous monitoring, protection and rapid remediation of cybersecurity risks and has increased the scope of responsibilities of a CISO, who has to ensure that data, assets, technologies and processes of a company are always protected.
What risks did the CISOs face in 2019?
The risks that are faced by CISOs are no longer confined to the business' IT aspect but rather go beyond them to cover the processes, information security, customer privacy and much more. Increasing number of data breaches and their sever magnitude, together with growing concern about privacy among customers has made the situation very grave. Some of the risks that the CISOs faced in 2019 are as follows:
Cybersecurity skills and staffing shortage
In the Enterprise Strategy Group's survey, 53% of respondents highlighted their organization faced problematic shortage of cybersecurity skills in 2018-2019 [2]. This brings forth a fundamental issue that is hampering the businesses from having a strong defense against cyber threats. As the attackers get craftier, companies need good security personnel with adequate skills and knowledge to tackle different types of cyber threats. Knowledge of the new systems and the associated risks is not the only thing required in a good security personnel but a good know-how of on-premises legacy data processing systems is also of utmost importance as several businesses continue to maintain their legacy systems, feature outdated technology and are more prone to attacks.
Strategic alignment
According to Gartner's CISO in Residence and Coach, VP Leadership Partner Cyber Security & Risk Management, Ash Ahuja, only a small number of CISOs have been successful in aligning the cybersecurity function with their organizational strategy. Many CISOs are finding it difficult to align their cybersecurity framework with the organization's mission. This is restricting them from properly gauging the requirements of the business and the risk that their business could accommodate. Several business processes involve certain steps that conflict with the cybersecurity rules. This is proving to be a major concern for several CISOs, as they struggle to make their company's IT infrastructure impermeable.
Growing instances of cyberattacks and increasing privacy concerns amongst consumers and governments has driven the demand for more stringent data protection regulations. In addition to the meeting the incumbent regulations, CISOs have also reported growing concern for the new proposed laws that are extremely stringent and could give them a hard time.
Cloud security and access management
With more and more processes moving to cloud and expansion of network endpoints, managing the security of cloud infrastructure and enhancing access and identity management have continued to count amongst the critical concerns for the CISOs in 2019.
Choosing the right technology and dealing with data
As the market continues to see a heavy influx of emerging technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence, automation and orchestration, CISOs face a new dilemma of determining the right kind of technology solution that will align with the business requirements. Although in early stages, these disruptive technologies have proved their capabilities time and again. At the same time, these technologies could wreak havoc if they are in wrong hands. So, CISOs have to be very cautious and seek IT expert advice before selecting the technology that is good enough to protect the data and the processes while improving operational performance.
Classification of data
Companies are collecting consumer data from different sources through a range of online and offline initiatives. All this data adds to the huge pool of data that the organization generates while conducting its daily business. Higher volume of stored data requires increased monitoring. Companies are struggling to have in place a strong data governance practice to focus their monitoring efforts mostly on the critical data and not waste more efforts on the data, which is unneeded.
Principle of security within an organization
Most of the cybersecurity attempts come to fruition because of the negligence of a company's internal staff. Unless the employees, including senior management, follow basic security protocols, a company cannot be protected against cyber threats no matter what cutting-edge technologies they put in place. The JP Morgan Chase Hack is a classic example of how a single uninformed or under-informed individual's mistake can cause a cyberattack and result into massive losses. Educating individuals about the ways in which they could avoid a data breach from happening, continued to be of critical importance in 2019.
Challenges for CISOs in 2020
According to a latest report by Fortinet[3], around 50% of the CISOs have named hackers as the top threat for 2020, as the number of cybercrimes continues to increase and evolve. Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, spyware and malware have been cited as the top three types of cyberattacks that the CISOs are expecting to face as they head into 2020.
Furthermore, CISOs are also concerned of expanding attack surface, as companies move to cloud systems, expand their IT network with the addition of more portable and offsite devices, use software defined networking and IoT devices. These mediums give attackers more entry points and help in expanding the magnitude of attack. More complex strategies are hence required to tackle attacks executed on different fronts. This makes the remediation more complex and time-consuming.
Shortage of highly-skilled cybersecurity personnel will continue to be a pain point for CISOs in 2020.
They will also have to brace for more stringent data protection rules like the European Union's GDPR or the upcoming California Consumer Privacy Act, which is set to come into effect from January 2020.
Moreover, continuous and fast-paced technological advancements will keep the CISOs on their heels and be on a lookout for more sophisticated security tools that can effectively combat most advanced breaches too.
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Skills Ministry signs MoU with Centurion University of Technology & Management
To provide apprenticeship to one lakh youth over the next three years.
The Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Centurion University of Technology & Management (CUTM) to facilitate for engagement of more than one lakh apprentices over the next three years.
The partnership will also ensure employers pay stipends at least equal to prescribed under the Apprentices Act, 1961 as amended from time to time for a particular state or more. There will efforts put in to expand the scheme and include over 500 employers by March 2018.
The partnership aims to exponentially expand the number of apprentices in India by committing to necessary steps required to motivate today's youth as well as employers to participate in the program.
Centurion University of Technology & Management (CUTM) has incorporated a School of Vocational Training in its original Act and Statute and has created a social entrepreneurial outreach Gram Tarang Employability Training Services (Gram Tarang). CUTM will implement the MOU through Gram Tarang.
Commenting on the association, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India, said, "It's important that the industry and the private players come forward to align with us to encourage more apprenticeship programs which give them opportunities to be more employable and learn while on the job. Acquiring practical skills will boost the confidence of the youth in several ways and will also meet our objective of having a more skilled and job ready workforce."
"Centurion is doing some good work in skill development and we wish them best in making this partnership a success," he further added.
As part of the MoU, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship will allow CUTM to set the curriculum for apprenticeship training. CUTM will act as Third Party Agency between apprentice and employer as per the guidelines issued by the Government of India under the Apprentices Act, 1961 as amended from time to time. CUTM will also facilitate to engage trade apprentices in designated trades and apprentices in optional trades.
Commenting on the partnership, Prof. Mukti Mishra, President, CUTM said, "The MoU signed with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will pave the way for the inclusive and work-integrated skill development program across the country. This will facilitate in recognising and awarding certificates on the basis of competency and prior learning. The University will create a pathway for youth of the country for vertical mobility academically and professionally. This will also facilitate competency, ability, dexterity and capacity of youth with a sense of pride, since each level of action and applied learning would have an appropriate certificate.
India's demographic dividend means that more than 1 million people will join India's labour force every month for the next 20 years. However, converting growth to poverty reduction requires a massive overhaul of our education and employability ecosystem. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship aims to meet the twin national challenge of skill education and employment outcomes through this focused programme, in association with CUTM.
Col. N.B.Saxena April 7, 2016 at 4:25 am
How can a University provide apprenticeship? This has to be done by the industry. This is again one of the routes found out by the Training Provider in this case the Centurion University to drain the Skills Development funds.
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Pamela Harris is a Democratic politician who was a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 46th Assembly District from 2015 to 2018, covering the neighborhoods of Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Dyker Heights, and Seagate, in Brooklyn, until she resigned under a fraud indictment.

Harris pleaded guilty in June 2018 in federal court to two counts of wire fraud, one count of making false statements to the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and one count of witness tampering, after having been indicted in January following allegations she stole $25,000 in federal funds by falsely claiming that damage from Superstorm Sandy forced her from her Coney Island home.

Biography

Harris has been a lifelong resident of Coney Island and the assembly district she represented. She graduated from John Dewey High School in Brooklyn in 1977. She has an associate's degree in general studies from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a bachelor's degree in health and human services from St. Joseph's College, and a master's degree in human development and family studies from Capella University.

Prior to becoming an assemblywoman, she worked for the New York City Department of Correction as an officer on Riker's Island, and after she retired from that job, became a community activist who was well known locally for her work as head of Coney Island Generation Gap and for her advocacy and participation in relief efforts to help those who lost their homes or had damage to their property as a result of Hurricane Sandy.

Election to the New York State Assembly
On July 7, 2015, Alec Brook-Krasny, then the assemblyman for the 46th district, resigned to take a private sector job. Because of the timing of his resignation, the Democratic nominee for the special general election to fill the remainder of Brook-Krasny's term was selected by the Kings County Democratic Party Executive Committee, not a party primary election. Harris obtained the political backing and endorsement of several key local Brooklyn Democrats, including U.S. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, New York State Assemblyman William Colton, New York State Senator Diane Savino, New York City Councilmen Mark Treyger and David Greenfield, and Brooklyn Democratic District Leader Nancy Tong, and was selected by the committee as the Democratic nominee. She also won the backing of the Working Families Party.

After obtaining the Democratic nomination, Harris obtained more endorsements from local politicians, as well as from organizations such as labor unions local 1199–SEIU United Healthcare Workers, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York, District Council 37, the New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters, the New York City Corrections Officers' Benevolent Association, the New York State AFL–CIO, and the United Federation of Teachers.

In the special election held on November 3, 2015, Harris won by a margin of 62.9% to 37.1% over Lucretia Regina-Potter, who ran on both the Republican Party and Conservative Party Party lines. She was sworn into office the following month. With the victory, Harris became the first black woman to represent a majority white district in New York City.

Harris won re-nomination in the Democratic primary in September 2016, defeating Katie A. Cucco, and was re-elected in the general election on November 8, 2016, defeating Regina-Potter again (Republican and Fusion), Mikhail Usher (Conservative), and Patrick Dwyer (Green).

Indictment
On January 9, 2018, Harris was indicted on two counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, four counts of making false statements, two counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of witness tampering, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. The charges stemmed from false claims and statements alleged to have occurred following Superstorm Sandy, and were brought by Richard Donoghue, the interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Harris was alleged to have stolen nearly $25,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as well as money from other agencies including the New York City Council, the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the New York City Build it Back Program. Prosecutors said Harris falsely claimed that she was forced out of her Coney Island home because of Hurricane Sandy damage, submitted fake lease agreements and rent receipts for a home in Staten Island while still in her Coney Island residence, and pocketed the FEMA cash. Harris was accused of "spending thousands [of the stolen funds] on lavish vacations and lingerie." She then allegedly obstructed the investigation into her crimes and pressured witnesses to lie to the FBI and cover up her various fraud schemes. Harris allegedly commenced her criminal activity in 2012, before she held elective office, and continued it during her assembly tenure. She pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Resignation from the assembly
On April 2, 2018, two days after the assembly finished its deadline work on the New York State state budget, Harris resigned her seat in a letter to Carl Heastie, the assembly speaker, in order to address her criminal case.

Guilty plea and sentencing
Harris' trial was scheduled for July 2018, but in June, she pleaded guilty to four of the charges in the indictment – two counts of wire fraud, one count of making false statements to FEMA, and one count of witness tampering.

In September, she was ordered to forfeit $10,000 to the United States government, and on October 24, she was sentenced to six months in jail followed by three years of supervised release, 400 hours of community service, and restitution of $45,600 to the City of New York for the money stolen from Coney Island Generation Gap and $24,800 to the U.S. government for the money stolen from FEMA. She reported to prison on December 4, 2018 and served her sentence at Alderson, a minimum security federal prison camp, inmate locator 90597-053.

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The New York Times has set a date for the launch of its so-called "metered" pay model: January 2011. Times executive editor Bill Keller revealed the news while speaking at a dinner event for the Foreign Press Association on Thursday, according to Fast Company. Still, "We don't know what Keller's latest thinking on pricing is, or whether the new pay-protected Times will follow the Net edition model adopted by the London Times, which is to make the Web version very much like the paper edition."
In February, Janet Robinson, The Times Co.'s president and CEO, said the company was on track to launch its metered model, which involves charging for high levels of online content consumption. As to why the company is holding off for an entire year, The Times' own David Carr said the delay allowed executives to "land" the announcement, "with some authority, but not much impact." In January, the company promoted its VP of advertising Paul Smurl to spearhead the effort as VP of NYTimes.com paid products.
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Huangpu is expected to build the first unmanned aerial vehicles formation in Guangzhou.
Guangzhou's Huangpu district has released the Measures to Improve the Modernization of Public Security Management Work in Huangpu District on June 11 during a press conference.
The document offered solutions to 10 pressing issues limiting the high-quality development of public security management work, such as police reform and talent cultivation.
Promoting the construction and application of smart big data projects has been listed as an important issue in the document as the district will build a batch of national-leading projects featuring smart public security management.
The data integration center in Huangpu district is the first of its kind in Guangzhou. Its establishment is being led by the district public security bureau and it will realize the mutual sharing of data between government services and public security services.
In addition, Huangpu will further promote the application of the new generation of information technologies, such as 5G and artificial intelligence. It will also build the first unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) formation in Guangzhou.
The document noted that the district will introduce a batch of leading professional talents in areas like the analysis and application of big data, network security, as well as biotechnology in the country with an annual salary ranging from 500,000 yuan ($70,617.76) to 2 million yuan.
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The bishop who served as the emcee at Aretha Franklin's funeral apologized to Ariana Grande following accusations that he groped the singer onstage.
Following Grande's performance at Detroit's Greater Grace Temple Friday, Bishop Charles H. Ellis III hugged the singer and brought her to the main podium; video from the service showed Ellis' hand holding Grande above her waist, with his fingers pressing against the right side of her chest.
"It would never be my intention to touch any woman's breast. Maybe I crossed the border, maybe I was too friendly or familiar. But again, I apologize," Ellis III told the Associated Press.


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Q: Appium codeception iOS simulator error: could not find any webviews yet refreshing/retrying When I try to launch safari on iPad simulator and do $I->amOnPage("http://www.amazon.com"). Safari browser is launched but is stuck at http://127.0.0.1:4723/welcome. I see in appium logs this warning "could not find any webviews yet refreshing/retrying" and then nothing happens.
I use Appium 1.4.8, OS X 10.10 Yosemite, codeception 2.1.2, XCode 6.4. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. I looked up online and some said I should be running ios_webkit_proxy_launcher. I tried running that on 27753 with -c and simulator UDID -d options and retried my test. Still no change. ios proxy starts up but has no logs whatsoever. These are the desired capabilities I am using :
modules:
enabled:
    - WebDriver
config:
     WebDriver:
        url: 'http://www.amazon.com'
        connection_timeout: 500
        request_timeout: 500
        browser: 'safari'
        host: 127.0.0.1
        port: 4723
        capabilities:
          browserName: 'safari'
          platformVersion: "8.4"
          platformName: "iOS"
          deviceName: 'iPad Retina'
          connection_timeout: 500
          request_timeout: 500

Any ideas? Thanks.
However I can get things to work fine with PHPUnit! Dont know whats going on with codeception.

A: I also faced  issue while opening webview in safari browser. I was working with iPhone device. But below pre-conditions should be same for simulator.
machine should have:

*

*Appium installed.

*libplist 1.10 installed.

*libusbmuxd 1.0.8 installed.

*libimobiledevice 1.1.5 installed.

*If you are running on device turn on (settings go to developer then
UIautomator)UI automator and safari  go to advanced turn on web
inspector.

*open terminal run following command:-
ios_webkit_debug_proxy
Hit enter

*open new window on terminal hit  following command:-
ios_webkit_debug_proxy –c:27753 –d
Don't change port number.

*Device(in your case , simulator) should be connected to machine.

A: Maybe you need to enable Web Inspector of Safari on your device.
Settings > Safari > Advanced > Web Inspector = ON

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Die Hünenbetten von Wietzetze befinden sich bei Wietzetze, einem Ortsteil der Stadt Hitzacker (Elbe) im Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg in Niedersachsen. Sie entstanden zwischen 3500 und 2800 v. Chr. und sind Megalithanlagen der Trichterbecherkultur (TBK).

Lage
Die Hünenbetten liegen südlich der Landstraße 231 von Wietzetze in Richtung Meudelfitz. Nach etwa einem Kilometer führt ein Feldweg nach Süden Richtung Tollendorf zu den Hünnenbetten.

Beschreibung

Hünenbett 1
Das nordwest-südost orientierte, relativ gut erhaltene, 50 Meter lange Hünenbett 1 mit der Sprockhoff-Nr. 724 ist vermutlich ein neolithisches Ganggrab.

Das Hünenbett 1 ist an einigen Stellen angegraben, jedoch wird der überwiegende Teil von den Einfassungssteinen eingerahmt. Die Kammer befindet sich nahe dem nordwestlichen Ende des Bettes und ist zum größten Teil im Erdreich verborgen. Ernst Sprockhoff nimmt an, dass noch alle Tragsteine der Kammer vorhanden sind und ehemals vier Decksteine vorhanden waren.

Hünenbett 2

Zum Hünenbett 2 dem Feldweg weiter folgen, der einen Bahndamm kreuzt. Dem Bahndamm etwa 300 Meter nach links folgen. Die Anlage liegt etwa zwei Kilometer nordwestlich des Ortsteils Hitzacker-Harlingen und grenzt unmittelbar nördlich an den Bahndamm.

Das Hünenbett mit der Sprockhoff-Nr. 725 hat einen trapezförmigen Grundriss mit einer Länge von 45 Meter und einer Breite von sieben auf fünf Metern. Die Längsseiten der Einfassung sind größtenteils intakt, die Steine der Schmalseiten sind umgestürzt. Einer dieser Steine fand 1924 beim Bau des Kriegerdenkmals in Wietzetze Verwendung. Die Kammer liegt in der südlichen Hälfte der Einfassung und ist zum Teil zerstört. Sie hat noch einige Trag- und drei Decksteine. Ein Teil ist noch im Erdhügel verborgen. Ernst Sprockhoff ging von einem Ganggrab mit fünf Decksteinen aus.

Siehe auch
 Nordische Megalitharchitektur
 Großsteingräber in Nordost-Niedersachsen

Literatur
 B.-R. Goetze: Die Megalithgräber von Wietzetze. In: Hannoversches Wendland. Nr. 500, 1992, S. 176–178.
 Ernst Sprockhoff: Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands. Teil 3: Niedersachsen – Westfalen. Rudolf-Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9, S. 50–51.

Weblinks

 Denkmalatlas Niedersachsen: Grab 1, Grab 2, Grab 3
 The Megalithic Portal: Grab 1, Grab 2
 Wegbeschreibung und Bild

Bauwerk in Hitzacker (Elbe)
Wietzetze
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Archäologischer Fundplatz in Europa
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At least some of the people who were buried at Stonehenge died and were cremated far from the site — probably in west Wales about 120 miles away, according to a new study.
The finding, published Thursday in Scientific Reports, provides another small clue to understanding who was buried at the prehistoric monument around 3000 BC, and how they came to be there.
The cremated remains of more than 50 individuals were first excavated from Stonehenge in the 1920s. They were discovered in a series of 56 pits known as Aubrey Holes in the inner circumference of the monument.
Because the remains of these ancient people had obviously been cremated before they were buried, archaeologists at the time decided to dump them all back into one hole — Aubrey Hole 7.
What these 20th century researchers couldn't know is that nearly 100 years later Snoeck would discover that these burned bones could still talk.
In 2015, Snoeck showed it was possible to use a process called strontium isotope analysis even on bones that had been heated up to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit.
Different types of bedrock display different ratios of two strontium isotopes — strontium-87 and strontium-86. Plants absorb strontium as they grow, and as people eat those plants the strontium passes into their bones and teeth.
By creating a map of strontium isotope ratios across a geographical area and comparing that with those found in a bone fragment, scientists can determine a human or animal's place of origin — or at least where they spent the majority of the last 10 years before they died.
In this study, the researchers identified bone fragments belonging to 25 distinct individuals that had been buried at Stonehenge. The strontium isotope analysis revealed that the bones of 15 of these people exhibited the same strontium isotope ratio that existed in the area around the monument.
The results from the other 10, however, showed that these people did not consume food grown in the local area alone.
Snoeck said the results were unexpected.
"We expected to see some people that were not local, but so many was a surprise," he said.
The researchers can't be totally sure where these 10 people came from, but the strontium isotope ratios in their bones are consistent with a region in west Wales that is known to be the source of some of the stones in the monument.
Further analysis also suggested that the wood fuel that was used to cremate some of these people did not come from the area around the monument either.
One possible interpretation of these findings is that a group of humans transported stones from west Wales to Stonehenge along with the cremated remains of their dead.
When they raised the stones at Stonehenge, perhaps they buried their dead at the same time, the authors wrote.


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An unabridged audio collection of the "best of the best" science fiction stories written in 2011 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster, as narrated by top voice talents. In "Dying Young", by Peter M. Ball, cyborgs, clones, and post-humans collide with a dragon bent on revenge in a post-apocalyptic space western. In "Canterbury Hollow", by Chris Lawson, two lovers on a planet orbiting a killer sun share their few remaining weeks together before they die....
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The aliens are here. And they want to help. The extraordinary new project from one of the country's most acclaimed and consistently brilliant SF novelists of the last 30 years. The Jackaroo have given humanity 15 worlds and the means to reach them. They're a chance to start over, but they're also littered with ruins and artifacts left by the Jackaroos' previous clients.
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By: Nina Allan, Karl Bunker, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Paul McAuley, Cat Rambo, Robert Reed, Lavie Tidhar
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The 21st century. Europe is divided between the First World bourgeoisie, made rich by nanotechnology and the cheap versatile slave labour of genetically engineered Dolls, and the Fourth World of refugees and homeless displaced by war and economic upheaval. In London, Alex Sharkey is trying to make his mark as a designer of psychoactive viruses whilst staying one step ahead of the police and the Triad gangs.
Into Everywhere
Humanity's future has been disrupted and shaped by the mysterious alien Jackaroo. We spread to the planets they gave us, and we discovered the ruins of a dozen previous civilisations. All previous clients of the Jackaroo, all dead. So far we have escaped that fate - but we have also escaped from the Jackaroos' planets and begun to explore the galaxy. The discovery of ancient spaceships and the unlocking of their mysteries has led to a new way of life. But humanity's failings and conflicts are always with us.
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A rejuvenated spy, Ben Lo, is sent on a mission to one of Neptune's moons, where he encounters his ex-wife. As Ben Lo's assignment progresses, his finds his memory is not what it should be, and the mission proceeds with high-tech intrigue and counter-intrigue. This story is part of the author's Quiet War series.


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Perhaps the biggest thing we conceded, in the eyes of the distributors, is maintaining the separation between brewpubs and production breweries. Alcohol laws are very specific to individual states, and in Alabama the brewpub license is a special class of license which allows a manufacturer of beer to sell directly to the public. It is important to the wholesalers that the license retain its "special" status by being limited.
For us as consumers, it is important that the brewpub license be more available and that production breweries (like Good People and Straight to Ale) be able to have tasting rooms on their premise.
With that in mind, here is an overview of the compromise substitute we worked out, with explanation. The explanation is based on discussions between the Free the Hops, the ABC, the distributors, our lobbyist, our Senate sponsor, and an attorney who specializes in Alabama's alcohol code.
Production Breweries
Allowed to have tastings and samplings without ABC restriction on time or sample size
This will allow for production breweries to have tours and tasting rooms without being compromised by arbitrary restrictions from the ABC. All of the production breweries seem very happy with this side of the bill – they don't even have to buy an additional license.
Brewpubs
Must be located either in a historic building, in a registered historic district, or in any economically distressed area as defined by city council or county commission.
10,000 barrel production limit
May sell to wholesalers for distribution outside of brewpub
Must be in a county that produced beer before 1918
Requires restaurant or food operations – no kitchen or minimum seating requirement
This is where we conceded the most to keep the brewpub license "special." Instead of removing all the seemingly ridiculous restrictions, we're only tweaking them to be more expansive. It's less than ideal, but we believe it will accomplish the goal of providing an environment more conducive for brewpubs to open as well as our goal of passing a bill which allows for real brewery reform in Alabama.
The main change is adding "economically distressed" to the list of allowed premises. The city council will be able to deem an area economically distressed if they want to approve a brewpub location. It was purposely drafted that way to make it very subjective but still preserve the class distinction. The term appears to have no consequences other than allowing a brewpub to be located there and was favored by our sponsor, Senator Holtzclaw, who is a former city councilman. Does an area with an empty building – a building that would be perfect for a brewpub – constitute an economically distressed area? That's up to a city council.
The silly county restriction is still in there. Not happy about it, but we're being practical and know of no business plan which wants to open in a county not covered by this aspect of the law.
We were also able to remove the 80 seat restaurant requirement. In fact, the substitute reads "The brewpub must contain and operate a restaurant or otherwise provide food for consumption on the premises."
Again, this is not everything we wanted. We will likely be criticized by our supporters for not sticking to our guns and engaging in a slug match to get on the calendar and get final passage. But this is the real world. We can almost guarantee that this substitute will pass in the few legislative days left this year. After the homebrew bill failed last week, it is clear that even common-sense beer legislation will have a tough fight. This substitute will reduce our enemies as we move toward final passage with this legislature.
There are real businesses out there that can grow with the changes this bill provides. There are real business plans out there that can begin only if the changes in this substitute happen. We fought for the provisions in this substitute that they need. We got them all.
This is a substantive first step. If we later determine that other restrictions need to be removed from the brewpub license or that new provisions need to be provided for the production breweries, either Free the Hops, the Alabama Brewers' Guild, or another entity may address those in the future.
By Dan Roberts|2011-05-03T00:00:00-05:00May 3rd, 2011|Announcements|Comments Off on Details of the substitute