Also, check out the original Monday Mingle hosted by Jen at www.EightyMPHMom.com and feel free to join in there as well!
What did you want to be when you were growing up and how does that play a part in your life today, if at all?
Enjoy!
~Lynsey
Source: http://thepartyplancoach.com/monday-mingle-business-5-growing-up/
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - States would be free to decide how to regulate marijuana just like beer and wine without running foul of federal law under legislation being proposed by two Democratic lawmakers.
Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Jared Polis of Colorado plan to introduce two bills in the House of Representatives on Tuesday amid a growing movement to legalize pot for personal use, whether recreational or medical.
One bill would end a federal ban on marijuana and give states jurisdiction over its use and regulate it in a similar way to alcohol sales, with federal oversight. The other would levy a federal tax on its sale, the congressmen said in a statement.
The bills will likely face significant difficulties in the House, where conservative Republicans hold a majority and control what legislation moves forward. A similar, bipartisan effort by other representatives failed to gain traction in 2011.
Washington state and Colorado voted to legalize marijuana in 2012 but now face questions on how to implement their laws while national authorities still consider the drug illegal. Illinois lawmakers also considered legalizing pot for medical use last year, but the effort lacked support.
Eighteen states, including California, Oregon and Washington DC, allow marijuana sales for medical use to help patients cope with pain and other chronic conditions, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, which tracks state laws.
Last year's votes in Washington state and Colorado have buoyed those who support easing access to marijuana, the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. [ID:nL1E8NU23J] Polls show a majority of Americans support legalizing pot. [ID:nL1E8N4DL6]
Critics say that despite widespread use and acceptance, the drug, derived from the cannabis plant and usually smoked, carries health risks, especially for youth. And they question whether it has benefits for medical use.
The bill put forward by Polis would require the U.S. attorney general to "decriminalize" pot within 60 days of the passage of the legislation. It would require sellers to have permits and transfer oversight to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, rather than the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Blumenauer's bill would impose a federal tax on pot producers and sellers equal to 50 percent of the product's sale price.
Advocates on both sides of the issue are waiting to see how federal authorities will respond to the moves in Washington state and Colorado.
The U.S. Justice Department has yet to clarify its stance, but President Barack Obama has said it does not make sense for the federal government to focus on recreational drug users in such states, given limited government resources and growing public acceptance.
On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department said it had yet to review the proposed bills and was still looking at the initiatives in Colorado and Washington state.
The Marijuana Policy Project, which has been pushing to relax the U.S. stance on the drug for years, welcomed the proposals as a way to move the pot trade toward regulated sellers and away from drug cartels and criminals.
"Marijuana prohibition has proven to be just as ineffective, wasteful, and problematic as alcohol prohibition," said Steve Fox, the group's director of government relations.
U.S. drug officials have classified marijuana as an illegal drug with no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse since 1970.
(Additional reporting by David Ingram; Editing by Howard Goller and Philip Barbara)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/democrats-seek-states-over-marijuana-levy-tax-171055328.html
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Richard will also focus on extending the profile of Jersey's finance industry in the UK, Europe and Russia.
He joins Jersey Finance from the banking sector where he has held senior roles with Barclays Wealth and Royal Bank of Scotland International in a number of financial centres, most recently as Director for Barclays Wealth in Jersey.
Commenting on the appointment Geoff Cook, Chief Executive of Jersey Finance, said, "I am delighted that we have been able to recruit such a high calibre individual as Richard to lead our overseas business development activities. He has a wealth of experience both in Jersey and in international markets and I know that his knowledge, drive and energy will be enormously helpful in harnessing the numerous business growth opportunities which lie in both our traditional and developing markets."
An experienced banker, Richard has been privileged to work with a wide range of international clients across the corporate, institutional and private client sectors. This deep understanding of client needs and breadth of sector knowledge will support the continued development of Jersey as a successful and increasingly diverse financial centre.
Richard Corrigan commented, "With ever increasing mobility of international capital it is vital that Jersey seeks out fresh opportunities and new markets whilst continuing to invest in the strong relationships that have served us so well within the United Kingdom, particularly the City of London. I look forward also to working with Sean and Zhaoan who will continue to have a pivotal role in all the activity undertaken by Jersey Finance across the Middle East, India and the Far East as we seek to stimulate increased business for the jurisdiction and continue to reinforce the view amongst international practitioners of Jersey as a well-regulated and respected international finance centre."
Source: http://www.ameinfo.com/jersey-finance-appoints-global-head-business-328378
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With some advertisers shelling out as much as $4 million for a 30-second time slot, companies started rolling out teasers for their big game commercials weeks ago to get the most bang for their buck.?
And with just four days to go before the game, almost every single company has unveiled the ad it will be playing in the game.
This year's spots will star Sports Illustrated models including Kate Upton and Bar Refaeli, comedians like Seth Rogen and Amy Poehler, and a strange fish that sings "Yo Diggity." (Really.)
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Fiat's beach bum.
We've compiled a list of all of the ads that you will see Super Bowl Sunday ? we've included some "teasers" as well ? and the order that they will be playing in, based on quarter. Some advertisers haven't announced when their commercials will air, so those have been placed in our "undisclosed" section.Tell us your favorites in the comments and check back at this story or Business Insider's Advertising news channel in the days leading up to Super Bowl Sunday as more commercials get released.
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/all-the-super-bowl-ads-2013-xlvii-2013-1?op=1
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Jan. 31, 2013 ? Safe and inexpensive iron catalysts provide a 'greener' alternative to typical pharmaceutical production methods.
More than one-quarter of all known pharmaceuticals contain the chemical group known as amides: carboxylic acid derivatives derived from ammonia or amines. Most methods for synthesizing amides, however, are inefficient and use hazardous reagents. New work from Anqi Chen and co-workers at the A*STAR Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences in Singapore promises to make amide chemistry more economical and sustainable than before1. The team has uncovered a way to convert aldehydes and amine salts into amides using iron(II) sulfate -- a harmless, inexpensive substance as the catalyst to perform this transformation efficiently and with little waste.
Most alternative methods to produce amide molecules use expensive noble metal catalysts such as palladium and ruthenium, which are incompatible with industrial demands for cost-efficiency. Funded by a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)-Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) endowment on sustainable drug manufacturing, the researchers investigated a different approach known as 'direct oxidative amidation'. This method couples an aldehyde and an amine salt in the presence of a catalyst and an oxidant, generating an amide in one step.
Nontoxic and cheap catalysts with sufficient chemical activity for amide transformation are hard to find. To identify an efficient and inexpensive catalyst, the team screened a range of iron compounds and discovered that iron(II) sulfate (see image), a supplement for anemia that costs less than a dollar per kilogram, has strong potential to catalyze amide formation from aldehydes with amine salts.
Apart from the environmentally benign iron catalyst, the transformation uses an inexpensive oxidant known as tert-butyl hydroperoxide and very cheap calcium carbonate, the main composition of limestone, as a base. By combining these inexpensive ingredients together, the researchers achieved excellent amide yields under conditions convenient for both laboratory and industrial operations.
Further experiments revealed the versatility of this amide synthesis. A range of amine salts and aldehydes with different structural and electronic features could be transformed into amides with good-to-excellent yields. Importantly, salts derived from natural amino acids such as valine and proline also underwent oxidative amidation without disrupting their chirality or 'handedness' -- a critical structural phenomenon for drug molecules and peptides.
The team demonstrated the potential of this iron-catalyzed amidation for drug manufacturing by synthesizing the antiarrhythmic drug N-acetylprocainamide in a one-step procedure that is more efficient than previous multiple-step routes. "This environmentally benign method has significant advantages over conventional techniques," says Chen, "and we intend to identify pharmaceutical targets where this promising method could bring about significant cost-savings and improved sustainability."
The A*STAR-affiliated researchers contributing to this research are from the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences
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This week's good reads include Mexico City's bike-sharing and walkways, the gap between information and understanding, outsourcing personal chores, and a young American's insights on the 'hermit kingdom.'
New metrobus lines in Mexico City have helped to ease traffic congestion.
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EnlargeMexico City has long had a dark cloud hovering over it ? both literally and figuratively ? when it comes to traffic woes and vehicle emissions. As recently as 2011, residents of Mexico?s vibrant capital city reported ?enduring the most painful commute,? according to a report in National Geographic. ?Based on factors such as roadway traffic, stress levels, and commute times, the city scored worse than 19 cities, including Beijing, China, and Nairobi, Kenya.?
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So it might come as a surprise that this megacity, home to 20 million people and more than 4 million vehicles, was recently selected to receive the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy?s Sustainable Transport Award.
National Geographic describes Mexico City?s progress, noting that over the past two years the city has taken great strides to become more pedestrian-friendly with car-free walkways and plazas, new bus lines, a bike-sharing program, and a system of parking meters.
Sure, traffic still exists and air quality isn?t perfect, but anyone who has been to the bustling metropolis knows the hurdles the city has had to confront and what great progress must have been made to entitle it to an award of this sort.
?In the three or four decades after 1490, the human experience on planet Earth arguably changed more than it had since the Year One,? writes Todd S. Purdum in Vanity Fair. And the life-altering changes that took place ? from international exploration connecting the Eastern and Western Hemispheres for the first time to the creation of movable type ? may have been the most revolutionary years civilization has seen. Until now.
?[W]e know almost everything? today, Mr. Purdum notes. That?s thanks in part to a second round of radical change that started a few short decades ago and continues in full force. Changes such as the ?ricochets? of money and people around the world, and the simplification of information sharing via the Internet. But our newfound knowledge and interconnectivity doesn?t necessarily mean we understand our environment or ?The Truths? that confront us.
Unlike our forefathers ? who may not have had enough information to understand that the ?sweating sickness? (malaria) that suddenly plagued coastal England was linked to the slave trade, or who couldn?t foresee that the printing press might also launch freethinking and religious wars ? we aren?t in the dark. We have overwhelming amounts of information that wash over us daily that we can?t seem to process.
Consider the lasting debate over global warming, despite the volumes of real-time proof.
?Fixed cameras can capture the melting of glaciers through time-lapse photography, but they can?t quell the doubts of climate-change deniers,? Purdum offers as one example.
Have you ever dreamed of coming home from work and having that pile of dirty laundry miraculously washed and folded? Or of having that book that?s been taunting you from your bedside table read in time for your next book club meeting? You, dear reader, are not alone.
?Oh, to be rich and powerful,? Patricia Marx writes in the opening of her New Yorker article ?Outsource yourself: The online way to delegate your chores.? Ms. Marx takes her readers through a humorous journey of ?test driving? the world of online services. There, ?Task Rabbits? (errand runners) and ?virtual personal assistants? can be hired to do everything from writing a brief history of outsourcing in the US for an article (hers) or even to read Proust and come up with insightful musings to impress book club friends (hers again).
There are numerous websites and Internet communities dedicated to outsourced work. But, as you might imagine, Marx?s adventures reveal that after spending time soliciting errand runners for simple tasks and then sifting through bids on these chores, it might just be quicker to do them yourself.
Sophie Schmidt, daughter of Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, tagged along in January when her father took part in a nine-person US delegation to North Korea, organized by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. Ms. Schmidt, a grad school student, made a number of enlightening observations about the ?hermit kingdom? on her blog, Sophie in North Korea.
In a post titled ?It might not get weirder than this,? Schmidt writes, ?Our trip was a mixture of highly staged encounters, tightly-orchestrated viewings and what seemed like genuine human moments.? She notes under ?Top Level Take-aways? that ?Nothing I?d read or heard beforehand really prepared me for what we saw.? It was also extremely cold and none of the sites they toured ? schools, malls, and government buildings ? were heated, despite frigid temperatures.?
?It is quite extraordinary to have the Honored Guest Experience in such conditions: they?re proudly showing you their latest technology or best library, and you can see your breath. A clue to how much is really in their control.?
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