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Ultrasonographic Study and Long-term Follow-up of Takayasu's Arteritis Jump to Abstract Background and Purpose Takayasu's arteritis is an inflammatory vasculopathy involving the aorta and its major branches. Little information is available on the natural history and temporal profile of changes in the carotid vessels, t...
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patient 8), who was diagnosed by clinical history and ultrasonography. Ultrasonographic Studies Conventional extracranial duplex ultrasonography was performed with a Diasonics DRF 400 duplex system, consisting of a 10-MHz real-time B-mode transducer and a 4.5-MHz pulsed Doppler transducer. Two different color Doppler d...
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52.7 months (SD=28.5), with a range of 11 to 81 months, and the number of examinations ranged from 2 to 10. Of these 6 patients, 2 (patients 5 and 6) were found to have progressive narrowing of both CCAs. In patient 5, initial duplex ultrasonography revealed moderate stenosis with long-segmental intima-media complex th...
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involvement on either side was the same (67%). Despite the fact that simultaneous bilateral involvement of the CCA was 100% (11/11), the CCA lesion was more severe on the left side than the right side (5:1). During the serial follow-up, the progression of vascular lesions was faster on the left side. The carotid lesio...
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in the Doppler flow pattern. It is well documented that a 50% reduction in diameter is required to modify the triphasic Doppler signal in the peripheral arterial tree. 19 20 However, abnormal monophasic waveforms in the axillary and brachial arteries may be of use as an indirect sign indicating distal SA stenosis. Fro...
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vertebral arteries. Circulation .1971;43:711-725. ↵ Salonen JT, Salonen R. Ultrasound B-mode imaging in observational studies of atherosclerotic progression. Circulation. 1993;87(suppl II):II-56-II-65. ↵ Jeng JS, Yip PK, Chen CC, Chung MY, Hwang BS, Lin WH, Chang YC, Chen RC. Extracranial carotid artery atherosclerosi...
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Google is taking a swing at the Lexis/Westlaw duopoly by offering free searches and free access to the full text of state, district, and appellate court opinions. Law journals, too. Starting today, we’re enabling people everywhere to find and read full text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state district, appellate...
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Our investment committee members had quite a few questions at the final meeting of 2016. Brexit, Trump, the equities rally, long-bond yields, emerging markets: the trustees kept the topics coming thick and fast Recently we had to admit that the trustee board of the Wasserdicht Dutch pension fund isn’t very diverse. Of ...
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If you are operating your very first accepting credit cards online. For starters, did you know that your acquiring bank has to register your business with Visa and/or MasterCard if you operate within certain high risk industries? Or did you know that a refund and chargeback are two similar, yet very different, types of...
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While cyberbullying is a growing problem for today’s teens, there are things you can do as a parent to protect your child from online bullies and other predators. Learn how social networking websites work. If you’re not familiar with Facebook, Twitter, and other services, learn how to use them. Ask your children if the...
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On This Page: Why Falls are a Risk for Seniors Getting Started Home Modifications: Lighting Entrance Bathrooms Stairways Kitchen Living Room Conclusion These days, aging in place is easier than ever before, and many people are taking advantage of the option to remain at home for as long as possible. In fact, over 90% o...
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for everyone. For example, for seniors with specific vision issues, such as glaucoma, an increased amount of lighting may actually decrease vision and lead to a higher risk of falling. Again, it is important to remember that each of these guidelines should be altered to meet the individual senior’s needs. As we age, o...
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Not long ago I shared the reasons why my wife and I do not adhere to a budget in To Budget or Not to Budget. While I did extol the virtues of budgeting in that article, my explanations for why we do not do a typical budget may have come across as budget bashing. As a quick recap, the reasons we do not budget are: Avoid...
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You might not feel it day-to-day, but business management is in a major transition. The old days of command-and-control leadership are fading in favor of what might be better termed a trust-and-track method, in which people are not just told what to do, but why they are doing it. More formally, we're moving from what w...
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Cows' 'Night Milk' May Help You Sleep Better That was the case with lab mice, anyway By Kate Seamons, Newser Staff Posted Dec 8, 2015 10:39 AM CST 12 comments Comments But when was it milked? (AP Photo/Michael Probst) (Newser) – If you've tried a warm glass of milk to help ease you into sleep at night and it hasn't wor...
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Science/Technology Service AISRED African Institute for Scientific Research andDevelopment AGRICULTURE, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT INTRODUCTION In rural Africa agriculture, health and the environment are like three sides of a triangle. As the sides define and determine the triangle, so do agriculture, health and the enviro...
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December 15, 2009 Wellesley, Mass. – According to a new technical market research report, CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICES: TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBAL MARKETS (HLC065A) from BCC Research (www.bccresearch.com), the global market for cardiovascular devices is expected to be valued at an estimated $84.7 billion in 2010, but to increas...
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April 2010 Event Date: May 3, 2010 Mass Spectrometry (MS) is a powerful analytical method that has the ability to detect and indicate concentrations of chemical and biological compounds in a sample. In a clinical setting, mass spectrometry has a wide range of usefulness: drug abuse detection, disease diagnosis and scre...
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arryl Dickerson and Theresa Gordon, and Professor Eric Nauman. The Gold Division is open to Purdue graduate students, along with faculty, local entrepreneurs and Purdue alumni as supporting team members. The late Burton D. Morgan established the competition in 1987 with an endowment gift to Purdue. Each team gets 20 mi...
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the cells." Collaborator Jenna Rickus, an associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering and biomedical engineering, who oversaw the study's neurological aspects, said researchers need more information about how neurons work to create more effective treatments for neurological disorders. "Understanding...
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NPT rescue was an avoidable situation After the story about Stephen Hine and Kyle Austin was published in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise on Jan. 30, it was shared on the Internet via Facebook and in hiking forum chats. Hine and Austin had attempted to hike from Long Lake to Lake Placid on the Northville-Placid Trail i...
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One obvious takeaway from the 2012 election cycle was that many houses of worship are brazenly engaging in partisan political activity, even though the federal tax code says they can’t do that and remain tax exempt. In fact, Americans United reported 13 churches or related organizations to the IRS for improper campaign...
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What is AAC? AAC stands for augmentative/alternative communication and describes any mode of communication that is not speaking with your mouth. This may involve pointing to or exchanging pictures, using sign language, using an AAC device that will speak a message when the user pushes a button, or many other forms of c...
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IBM certification overhaul emphasizes quality control, exam security It’s a New Year, a time of new beginnings, a time to commit to excellence and self-improvement. Many IT professionals are probably thinking about certification, pondering what they can do to increase the breadth of their IT training, or add to the dep...
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What are the peculiarities of Premium Security Suites software? Premium security suites are acquiring steadily growing relevance due to the versatility they deliver. This kind of software is intended to provide all-around computer security, data protection and system optimization services as a single kit, which makes i...
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In wake of the surging Yamuna and the tragic developments in Uttarakhand, experts have warned of severe consequences due to rapid and rampant urbanisation and concretisation of the stretch between the Yamuna and the Hindon rivers. For at least a millennium, the east bank of the Yamuna river was never a planned city, un...
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We’ve already highlighted some ways that designers can learn from the movies they watch, but what about photographers? “Motion pictures” have obvious parallels to photography, and image professionals could learn a thing or two from what appears on the big screen. Careful study of your favorite films can yield surprisin...
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your viewing angle to compensate. Powerful Contrast Whether your work features vibrant colors or no color at all, your photos should boast some strong contrast. Contrasts can function as differences of light or color, but either technique accomplishes the same distinction of features within your imagery. Using contras...
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Blessed by the vigorous onset of monsoon rains, the Forest Service this week lifted closures in Rim Country, but left many fire restrictions in place. The Tonto National Forest on Wednesday will lift closures that had limited use of Fossil Creek, Tonto Creek and areas off the Control Road, crimping tourism at the heigh...
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infamous) sex researcher Dr. Alfred Kinsey and his research. For whatever reason, some find his research shocking and controversial, even to this day. I'm not really one of them. This is not to say that I have problems with some of his methodology. With regard to certain data (ex. his information on childhood sexuality...
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I said before, this wasn't exactly a secret either... At least not a secret from what I'd call "High Church" Christian society (namely, the civilizations of the Christians of the East and the West, both before and after the "big schisms" that have split them into different communions). I suspect that there is a lot in...
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Now, that is the way to walk the talk. I attended a Vocal Majority concert Saturday. This is one awesome men’s chorus. When the emcee introduced a quartet, I sat up a bit. There, singing with The Essentials was the choir director from my high school. Wow, what a voice. As he sang, I kept thinking: There is a teacher wh...
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Food Network Magazine wants to know which side you’re on. Vote in the poll below and tell FN Dish whether you prefer to nosh on fried or steamed dumplings. Tag: Food Network Magazine Serve a candy corn-inspired cheese platter for Halloween. To create this candy corn cheese platter, we molded goat cheese into a triangle...
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Reader Jack Ketch commented on Why film schools teach screenwriters not to pass the Bechdel test something I think deserves more discussion: William Goldman described the phrase “non-recurring phenomenon” in his book The Big Picture, a collection of essays discussing movies with studio execs during the 90s; any film th...
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Key Takeaways Social presenceremains the key to a successful learning experience, and understanding social presence, with its critical connection to learning and community building, allows us to better support faculty and students. Understanding a wide selection of tools, media, and reflective activitieshelps faculty a...
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live out their lives. The Social Presence Model appears to me to be a model of real-life interactions." Provide Early and Continuous Feedback We suggest that instructors offer early and continuous feedback for students on their academic performance, perhaps beginning with a diagnostic in the first week. This early, of...
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FOIL-AO-15072 December 27, 2004 Dear I have received your letter in which you wrote that "[a]s a Town Council member [you] have been denied access to Town records that [you] believe should be available under FOIL guidelines." You wrote that the "Town Supervisor has indicated that town correspondence and documents addre...
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of those provisions, §57.17(4) of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law defines "record" to mean: "...any book, paper, map, photograph, or other information-recording device, regardless of physical form or characteristic, that is made, produced, executed, or received by any local government or officer thereof pursuant to ...
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Appreciating new and old architecture will be put firmly on the curriculum with the help of Engaging Places. Photo shows the Forum in Norwich. © Norwich City Council Children will be encouraged to connect with their local heritage and architecture as part of the school curriculum with the help of the government initiat...
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Elsevier Announces its First Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge Challenge opens for submissions on June 1, 2015 Amsterdam, May 18, 2015 Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has announced its first Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge. As ...
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February 25, 2013 State urgently needs long-term plan to address rising pension and Medicaid costs, loss of income tax revenues (CHICAGO) – An analysis released today by the Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability shows the State of Illinois is on track to accumulate nearly $22 billion in unpai...
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Roche launches new cobas b 101 system for management of metabolic syndrome Novel point-of care system supports better diagnosis and monitoring of patients at high risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease with aim to prevent disease progression Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced the global launch (ex...
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Student Data May Dwindle Under New Law The law lets parents exclude their children from personal data collected at school and used for non-educational marketing and requires schools to notify parents annually about their right to opt out children. "It was signed into law in January of this year but it only went into ac...
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MAKE MOM’S DAY IN A DIFFERENT WAY CHARLOTTE (May 04, 2016) – Being a busy mom can take its toll on the family mini-van. Your vehicle not only goes through daily short trips to and from school, work, sports and activities, but also daily damage from errant sports equipment, dings and dents from bikes and scooters, muddy...
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Small business owners tackle benefits, or a lack thereof, for themselves and their employees in various ways. While a few cross their fingers and vow to never get sick, rarely take a vacation and work through retirement, others pool their resources with varying results. “What’s a 401(k), sick leave or vacation? You’ve ...
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Respiratory response to a decrease in velopharyngeal resistance. MedLine Citation: PMID: 2794244 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE Abstract/OtherAbstract: Individuals with congenital velopharyngeal impairment generally maintain adequate levels of intraoral pressures during consonant production by increasing respiratory effort...
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A “former” drug addict has posted online a step-by-step guide on how to run a narcotics scam using urgent care centers and emergency departments to get narcotics. Patrice Pash, RN, BSN, turns the tables by offering her own instructions using the blogger’s steps as a guideline. Patrice Pash, RN, BSN, is director of oper...
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ammers come prepared with tactics to deceive you, so look at the overall patient and play the game if necessary. Go through the proper assessment steps to ensure the patient is getting the treatment he needs. If a patient is going through two Vicodin every four hours, why refill it for him? If you suggest an MRI or a r...
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Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. See our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide ...
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13.Findings (1) <ul><li>Qualitative data align with the analyses of quantitative data and illuminate them. (Tables 3.8, 3.10) </li></ul><ul><li>Professional formation as a teacher in higher education is substantially affected by simply doing the job, one’s own experience as a student, non-formal workplace interactions...
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Despite significant challenges in 2010, the U.S. wind industry continued to make good on its promise to strengthen America, and laid the foundation for a strong return in 2011, according to the American Wind Energy Association. As the year closed, industry leaders appealed to Washington to adopt a long-term energy plan...
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.S. wind energy remained as popular as ever with the American voter in 2010. A Harris poll in October 2010 found 87 percent of Americans want more wind energy, bearing out results in April 2010 from a bipartisan team of pollsters who found 89 percent support for more wind energy, including 84 percent of Republicans. An...
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Aging & Health A to Z Depression Basic Facts & Information What is Depression? Everyone feels sad from time to time. But depression is different. It’s more than just a case of the blues. Depression is a medical problem—it is a mood disorder that can interfere with all aspects of your daily life. It can cause long-term ...
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Learn something new every day More Info... by email Certified reference materials (CRM) are sample materials of known composition and other qualities that can be used for calibration, quality control, and related activities. In many regions, standards agencies regulate who can produce certified reference materials, dis...
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Oxford University Comparative Law Forum The Case for Market for Corporate Control in Korea * Hwa-Jin Kim ** (2009) Oxford U Comparative L Forum 2 at ouclf.iuscomp.org | How to cite this article Abstract This Article offers an assessment of the preliminary evidence that the market for corporate control functions as a di...
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law are emerging out of judicial decisions in the context of corporate control contest. The new institutions, once finally adopted, may lead to significant number of litigations, and Korean corporate law will open a new era in its dynamic evolutionary process. II. The Setting A. Corporate Governance and Takeovers It is...
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their control in the board room to foreign investors. Even mammoths like Samsung Electronics 18 and POSCO 19 are not exempted from the fear. The recent move of global private equity firms 20 into the Korean market 21 also makes Korean managers concerned as it is reported that the private equity firms can go hostile wh...
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period. A shareholder may withdraw its acceptance at any time during the offer period. During the offer period the offeror may not acquire target shares except by way of the tender offer process. In the rare event that the offeror fails to effect tender offer in accordance with his/her disclosure, he/she will be in vi...
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Alliance: Many Korean companies enter into an agreement with a potential "white knight" to mutually hold the other's shares and come to the aid if there is a hostile takeover attempt. For instance, POSCO and KB Financial Group recently agreed to cross-hold shares in the amount of 300 billion Korean Won. 38 Quite often...
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not allow the companies to adopt the poison pills, the effectiveness of the staggered board is questionable, if at all. As of August 2008, 20 listed companies have adopted staggered board. 46 Supermajority Voting: Another defensive tactic would be to provide for a stronger requirement in the company's articles of inco...
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parties. It decided to sell 13,208,860 treasury shares (accounting for approximately 10.41 percent of the issued and outstanding shares) to certain financial institutions friendly to the existing management. Sovereign sought a preliminary injunction of the directors' decision. It claimed that the board's decision to s...
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. The aggregate value of SK Corporation's listed stock fell under 40% of the equity (20.85%) value of SK Telecom owned by SK Corporation at the time when Sovereign's hostile takeover attempt was in the initial stage. During the period subject to the analysis, while the rate of increase of share price of other oil refin...
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(Kumgang) to his fourth younger brother Chung Sang-young for independent management. In 2000 an event dubbed "The Feud of the Princes" occurred. The conflict was a power struggle over the succession of Hyundai corporate control amongst Chung Ju-yung's sons, Mong-hun, Mong-koo, and their respective aids. Following the ...
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gang's violation of the 5% Rule severely. 67 The ruling of the court was perceived as extraordinary by the Korean bar partly because the Korea Financial Supervisory Service did not accept Hyundai's argument that the entire filing for over 5 percent made by Kumgang should be treated invalid. 68 Hyundai Group's attempt t...
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corporate governance practice every year by the Korea Corporate Governance Service. 79 According to the sources from the Korea Exchange, the rate of return to shareholders of KT&G during the period between 2003 and 2005 was 96.09%, a record rate in Korea. Carl Icahn's attack on KT&G in early 2006 80 caught Korea by sur...
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hn candidates were eligible received far fewer votes. In August 2006 KT&G accepted practically all of the suggestions made by Icahn. 86 Carl Icahn, in December 2006, disposed of its entire stakes in KT&G and gained about 100 billion Korean won in profit (44.22% net return). 87 C. New Issues At the time of dispute, one ...
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responsible for such actions." 93 As the decision of the KSD was regarded as not depriving voting rights of the foreigners, no legal action was taken by the Icahn group. However, their course of action clearly showed a different approach, i.e., holding the directors personally liable for possible misconduct, not legal...
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CC almost beyond recognition as the draft bill contains new institutions for corporate governance and finance of Korean firms. 103 This part of the article comments on the provisions in respect of corporate control. A. Squeeze-out The draft bill includes the mechanism for acquisition of dissenting minorities. The compu...
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may request the Controlling Shareholder to purchase its shares at any time ("Request for Purchase") The Controlling Shareholder, who received the Request for Purchase under the Section 1, must purchase the shares of the Minority Shareholder within 2 months from the date when such Request for Purchase was made. In case ...
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ursuant to the exercise of Subscription Option The Company may provide the following statements under its Article of Incorporation incorporating the terms described under the Section 3 above. In such case, the company may grant the Subscription Option pursuant to the terms under the Article of Incorporation only to mai...
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to recent data, roughly 200 or more listed companies including large companies such as Viacom and approximately 5 - 6 percent of the venture companies undergoing IPOs have issued the dual-class common shares. 125 The KCC, however, Article 369, Paragraph 1, adopts the one share one vote system. 126 It is a mandatory ru...
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, and thus it needs to be addressed. Another interesting point is that an occurrence of disputes in the Korean M&A market, which arise from the matters such as foreign ownership of stocks and listing on foreign exchanges, almost always calls for the involvement of Western investment banks, law firms, and consulting fir...
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Kim, Cross-Listing of Korean Companies on Foreign Exchanges: Law and Policy, 3 J. Korean L. 1 (2003). As of March 2009, eight Korean companies have listed their ADRs on the New York Stock Exchange: KB Financial Group, Korea Electric Power Corporation, KT Corporation, LG Display, POSCO, Shinhan Financial Group, SK Tele...
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Gilson & Reinier Kraakman, Takeovers in the Boardroom: Burke versus Schumpeter, 60 Bus. Law. 1419 (2005). Cf. Martin Lipton, Takeover Bids in the Target's Boardroom, 35 Bus. Law. 101 (1979); Lipton, Martin, Twenty-Five Years After Takeover Bids in the Target's Boardroom: Old Battles, New Attacks and the Continuing War...
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Europe (ECGI Working Paper, 2007). 21 See Maeil Kyungje, February 2, 2009. 22 Private Equity Firms Losing Their Manners, International Herald Tribune, September 25, 2006; Even by Another Name, Takeovers Remain Hostile, International Herald Tribune, February 12, 2006. 23 A financial or insurance company belonging to a ...
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, see Marco Becht, Reciprocity in Takeovers (European Corporate Governance Institute Working Paper, 2003); John C. Coats IV, Ownership, Takeovers and EU Law: How Contestable Should EU Corporations Be? (European Corporate Governance Institute Working Paper, 2003). See also Tatiana Nenova, Takeover Laws and Financial Dev...
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of incorporation. Certain important matters of a corporation can be adopted only by the affirmative vote of shareholders holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the shares represented in person or by proxy at a general meeting of shareholders which represents the affirmative vote of the holders of at least one-third (1/3...
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debt guarantees for an affiliate, and the limitation on voting rights of financial and insurance companies. While these latter prohibitions and limitation applied to companies belonging to any business group with at least two trillion Korean won in assets, the threshold for applying the limitation on total investment ...
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1. See also Hankuk Kyongje, December 8, 2003, at A14 (Chung Sang-yung's half-page open position letter). 64 Suwon District Court Yeoju Branch, Decision of December 12, 2003, Case No. 2003-Kahap-369. See Hankuk Kyongje, November 18, 2003, at 3. 65 See generally William J. Carney, Mergers and Acquisitions: Cases and Mate...
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, 2006, at A26. 74 See Money Today, May 2, 2006, at 3; JungAng Ilbo, May 1, 2006, at 3. 75 See Hankuk Kyongje, April 2, 2004, at A15 (full page advertisement). 76 Kim, supra note 50, at 45 - 47. 77 http://www.ktng.com/eng/index.jsp 78 This is the default rule under the KCC. See KCC Article 382-2. See generally Jeffrey ...
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for Liability, 2007 Colum. Bus. L. Rev. 614. 91 Icahn Threatens to Sue KT&G Board, Financial Times, March 15, 2006, at 22. 92 This was a surprise to many local custodians who had expected that the deadline would be March 10th which is four business days before KT&G's annual general meeting of shareholders to be held o...
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Impact of the Ominicare Decision on Deal Protection Devices, 29 Del. J. Corp. L. 805 (2004). 103 The draft bill introduces the corporate opportunity doctrine into the statute. Article 398 (Transaction between a Director and the Company) stipulates: (1) The person who falls under any one item below may transact with th...
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German and United States Law, 18 Harv. Int'l L. J. 151 (1977); Ulrich Wackerbarth, Investorvertrauen und Corporate Governance, 34 Zeitschrift für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht 686 (2005); Susanne Wimmer-Leonhardt, Konzernhaftungsrecht 157 - 453 (Mohr Siebeck, 2004). 110 Hwa-Jin Kim, Freeze-out of Minority Share...
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, Polls, and Professors Redux, 69 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1037 (2002); David A. Katz & Laura A. McIntosh, Corporate Governance Update: Poison Pills - Maintain Flexibility in Takeover Defense (Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Memorandum, January 26, 2006); Guhan Subramanian, Bargaining in the Shadow of Takeover Defenses, 113 Yale...
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U.S. Dual-Class Companies (Working Paper, January 2004). 125 Laura Field & Jonathan Karpoff, Takeover Defenses of IPO Firms, 57 J. Fin. 1857 (2002). For antitakeover arrangements of IPO firms, see generally Lucian A. Bebchuk, Why Firms Adopt Antitakeover Arrangements, 152 U. Penn. L. Rev. 713 (2003); Robert Daines & M...
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The power of raspberry ketone weight loss formula to help you burn fat get slim and fit is why it is the best natural fat burner What is raspberry ketone and how can it help you burn more fat and lose excess weight? You've seen the buzz about rasberry ketone lately especially on the internet with each one invoking the ...
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Mango {Irvingia gabonensis} Here is another product that has generated its own buzz in the weight loss universe-not hype-but real buzz from satisfied users I have experience with this one, believe me Because, as a little boy, my friends and I have to beat rodents, squirrels and other animals to these mangoes in the fo...
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but it is sound advice. Fresh foods supply enzymes, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals and other phyto-chemicals. Some of these are destroyed by heat Take a fruit like an apple for instance. The pectin in apples helps lower cholesterol, helps bowel health, relieves constipation and helps regulate bowel movement. It is ...
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This is part 3 of a 3-part series on dealing with poor performance. The first two are Part 1: The Urgency of Dealing With Poor Performance and Part 2: 13 Bad Excuses for Letting Poor Performance Slide. Many managers view “reprimanding” in the same way they view root canals—something to dread or even avoid. But if an em...
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Flickr: chez loulou I always felt I had 'had' Brie because I saw it served at parties all the time in college. Recently, I realized that even at said parties, it was always my default impulse to grab the Roquefort or blue, never the Brie. And then there were my misguided attempts to go vegan, which often caused me to t...
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His T-shirt visibly damp, Corey Cain wiped his brow after pumping out the last of the debris and sediment that had settled at the bottom of Augusta’s largest outdoor public swimming pool, the 280,000-gallon Jones Pool south of downtown. “Heat and sweat,” the maintenance supervisor said of the elements he battles every ...
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An uncle, Michael Wolf, said that Mr. Swartz, 26, had apparently hanged himself, and that a friend of Mr. Swartz’s had discovered the body. At 14, Mr. Swartz helped create RSS, the nearly ubiquitous tool that allows users to subscribe to online information. He later became an Internet folk hero, pushing to make many We...
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.” Mr. Swartz did not talk much about his impending trial, Quinn Norton, a close friend, said on Saturday, but when he did, it was clear that “it pushed him to exhaustion. It pushed him beyond.” Recent years had been hard for Mr. Swartz, Ms. Norton said, and she characterized him “in turns tough and delicate.” He had “...
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Americans are not eating as much meat as they used to. Price is certainly a major reason. But people also say there are other reasons, such as health and ethics. For the first time, a group of advisers to the United States Department of Agriculture is suggesting that Americans consider the environment when making healt...
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If architects agree on any one thing, it’s that good design never appears dated. Richmond needs to look no further than the Tudor-Jacobean revival Branch House on Monument Avenue and the midcentury modern Rice House on the James River. They’re proof that disparate styles can hold up as classic designs. To that end, the...
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(NNPA) - I couldn't believe the headlines in a recent issue of the Los Angeles Times which asked whether President Obama had responsibility for the oil spill on the Louisiana coastline. Of course, as president, he has a responsibility to see that it is cleaned up, first by the resources of BP, the company that made the...
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Food deserts are officially defined as low-income neighborhoods far away (a mile or more) from grocery stores. But distance, as the crow flies, isn’t that relevant, since only a few mutants and drone pilots navigate their cities that way. What actually matters is the time it takes to walk to the grocery store. The webs...
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Every movement begins with a moment. When I scroll through my social news feeds, I’m expecting to engage with authentic, in-the-moment conversations. If a brand advertisement or brand post feels out of place (as they, sadly, so often do), I just keep scrolling. I’m looking for a story that tells me why I should care ab...
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On July 12th 2011 a very interesting thing is happening – interesting, that is, if you’re interested in the academic evaluation of cryptozoological data. ZSL (the Zoological Society of London) is hosting the meeting ‘Cryptozoology: science or pseudoscience?’. Speakers are Charles Paxton, Michael Woodley and myself. Hen...
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I have often reflected on the looming fiscal disasters that are Social Security and Medicare. As several recent articles suggest, our economy is still heading toward the financial iceberg. The first report comes from the trustees of these two Ponzi programs. It shows that the financial outlook of both has worsened dram...
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