Public Schools Get Creative to Meet Military Children's Needs (Video)
There are more than 1 million children in the U.S. whose parents are active duty military. This video explores some of the ways school leaders can work to meet these students' needs.
Publication Bias And Lockdown Memories: The Week’s Best Psychology Links
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web
Public Health Vs The Economy
Around the world, as the covid pandemic plays out, and some countries are starting to ease their restrictions, this narrative of the economy and public health being opposing weights on a set of scales keeps returning - they need to be balanced. But before this, a healthy population is very much seen as being supportive of the economy. So is a...
Public service bosses to be schooled in digital following IT problems
Public service bosses will take lessons aiming to improve their leadership in all things digital.
Public service to ban paper in boxes: New digital policy to make sweeping reforms across APS
One powerful agency head warns against "tyranny of small person" as sweeping reforms released for public service.Public servants warned off internet sex and cheating sites after Ashley Madison hack
Marriage vows are one thing, but the public service Code of Conduct, that's serious.
Public would obey major changes to antibiotic advice, research shows
(University of Exeter) The public would comply with major changes to medical advice - but would then be less likely to follow other new guidelines in the future, research shows.
Public health training in climate change: What are prospective employers thinking?
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Researchers found that 92 percent of employers who responded to a survey on climate change and public health reported need for public health professionals with training in climate change will very likely increase in the next 5 to 10 years. While graduates of public health programs who focus on climate change are in demand in the current job market, these positions appear to be just a small proportion of the total number of jobs available in public health.
Public services resume May 4
To align with the phased resumption of public services, various government departments have announced their latest arrangements.
The Department of Justice’s public services will resume normal from May 4. The reception counters of the department’s Prosecutions Division and Civil Division will be open Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm.
The Legal Aid Department’s offices will resume normal office hours on May 4 to provide public services including civil and criminal legal aid application and litigation services.
The Government Logistics Department’s collection office will resume normal operation from May 4 and open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm.
The Lands Department's offices will resume public counter services and enquiry telephone lines on May 4, providing services such as payment of government rent and premiums, map sales, and collection of compensation for land resumption.
Except for the surveying services to be conducted outside Hong Kong, all services of the Marine Department will resume starting May 4.
The Rating & Valuation Department will resume normal operation of public services from May 4, with its enquiry counters opening from 8.15am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, except on public holidays.
The Civil Engineering & Development Department said office hours for the Civil Engineering Library, applications for dumping licences and sand removal permits, and the Mines Division’s Permit & Licensing Office will return to normal on May 4.
Public services of the Water Supplies Department, the Planning Department, the Drainage Services Department and the Inland Revenue Department will resume normal on May 4.
Starting from May 4, the Registration & Electoral Office’s enquiry counter and offices, the Buildings Department and the Environmental Protection Department’s public counter services and service counters under the Labour Department will reopen.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption's headquarters and regional offices will also resume normal services from May 4.
The Housing Authority's estate management offices, Public Rental Housing Application Office in the Lok Fu Customer Service Centre, the Clearance Housing Office and the Redevelopment Sub-section Offices will reinstate normal services from that date.
Flat selection sessions of the Territory-wide Overcrowding Relief Exercise, the Living Space Improvement Transfer Scheme and Sale of Home Ownership Scheme Flats 2019 will gradually resume from May 8.
Click here for the latest public service arrangements.
How can a company rely on the COVID-19 exception to shareholder approval requirements?
Publication Date: May 4 2020 On May 1, 2020, Nasdaq adopted Rule 5636T, operative through, and including, June 30, 2020, to provide listed companies with a temporary exception from certain shareholder approval requirements. A Company must submit an application to Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department demonstrating that the transaction satisfies the requirements in Rule 5636T and must provide the Notification Form: Listing of Additional Shares (“LAS Form”) required by...
What documentation is required in connection with listing an ETF under Nasdaq Rule 5704?
Publication Date: Apr 10 2020 New Fund Launches In addition to completing the Listing Application, new funds are required to complete a certification prior to receiving approval of an initial listing application. The certification can be found here. Listing Transfers In addition to completing the Listing Application, funds switching from another market to Nasdaq are required to complete a certification regarding compliance with SEC Rule 6c-11. The certification must be completed prior to...
What types of ETFs are eligible to be listed under Nasdaq Rule 5704?
Publication Date: Apr 10 2020 ETFs that meet the definition of “Exchange Traded Fund” in Nasdaq Rule 5704(a)(1)(A) are eligible to be considered for listing pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5704. ETFs that are excluded from operating pursuant to Rule 6c-11 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are not eligible to list under Nasdaq Rule 5704....
What happens if an ETF is no longer compliant with Rule 6c-11?
Publication Date: Apr 10 2020 On or before December 22, 2020, all ETFs that meet the definition of "Exchange Traded Fund" in Nasdaq Rule 5704(a)(1)(A) will need to be compliant with Rule 6c-11. If it is determined that an ETF no longer complies with Rule 6c-11 and therefore no longer complies Nasdaq Rule 5704, Nasdaq will generally issue a letter of deficiency. The ETF will generally be given 45 days to submit a plan to regain compliance. If the plan is accepted, Nasdaq Staff can grant an...
What will an ETF listed under Nasdaq Rule 5704 need to submit to Nasdaq to evidence compliance with the continued listing standards?
Publication Date: Apr 10 2020 Funds listed under Nasdaq Rule 5704 are required to submit an annual certification regarding the funds compliance with Rule 6c-11 during the most recent fiscal year. The certification is required within 30 calendar days of a fund’s fiscal year end. The certification can be found here....
Do all the funds operating under an existing exemptive order have to transition to operating under Rule 6c-11 and Nasdaq Rule 5704 at the same time?
Publication Date: Apr 10 2020 Yes. According to the SEC, once an ETF becomes eligible to operate under Rule 6c-11 and elects to list on Nasdaq under Nasdaq Rule 5704, the existing order related to that fund (and all other funds under that exemptive order) will be rescinded. Once a fund is listed under Nasdaq Rule 5704, it will not be able to relist under Nasdaq Rule 5705(b) (Index Fund Shares) or Nasdaq Rule 5735 (Managed Fund Shares) unless a new exemptive relief order is obtained from the SEC....
What happens to a fund that is listed pursuant to a product specific rule filing once the fund is eligible to operate under Rule 6c-11 and elects to list on Nasdaq under Rule 5704?
Publication Date: Apr 10 2020 The SEC will withdraw the existing approval order and the fund will become subject to the requirements of Rule 6c-11 and Nasdaq Rule 5704....
Publishing News: Our brains on screens
Digital vs paper: ink on paper may still have the advantage In a recent edition of Scientific American, Ferris Jabr took a look at how technology is affecting the way we read and the differences between reading on screens and …
The strongest reason to mourn Volcker: He was willing to be unpopular
Public officials today could take a lesson from the former Federal Reserve chair.
Coronavirus: Transport usage will change after lockdown
Public transport usage won't recover to pre-Covid19 levels once the lockdown ends, a survey suggests.
Another Patachou restaurant is coming to Downtown Indianapolis
Public Greens funnels its profits to help feed food-insecure kids in Marion County.
Assistant City Engineer
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Public Works Maintenance & Operations Manager
The City of Glendora seeks a strong manager with a proven background as a leader to raise the bar in the Maintenance Services Division of our Public Works Department. This position oversees streets, traffic, storm drains, equipment, facilities and related operations including fleet maintenance. Re
Publisher of La Cañada Outlook to revive Burbank Leader, Glendale News-Press and Valley Sun
Charlie Plowman, who started the La Cañada Outlook in 1998, will acquire the three community news titles.
Public Health Experts Say Many States Are Opening Too Soon To Do So Safely
By Monday, at least 31 states will be open or partially open, often in opposition to guidelines from scientists. President Trump has been pushing for the country to get back to work.
Islam and the State: Religious Education in the Age of Mass Schooling -- by Samuel Bazzi, Benjamin Marx, Masyhur Hilmy
Public schooling systems are an essential feature of modern states. These systems often developed at the expense of religious schools, which undertook the bulk of education historically and still cater to large student populations worldwide. This paper examines how Indonesia’s long-standing Islamic school system responded to the construction of 61,000 public elementary schools in the mid-1970s. The policy was designed in part to foster nation building and to curb religious influence in society. We are the first to study the market response to these ideological objectives. Using novel data on Islamic school construction and curriculum, we identify both short-run effects on exposed cohorts as well as dynamic, long-run effects on education markets. While primary enrollment shifted towards state schools, religious education increased on net as Islamic secondary schools absorbed the increased demand for continued education. The Islamic sector not only entered new markets to compete with the state but also increased religious curriculum at newly created schools. Our results suggest that the Islamic sector response increased religiosity at the expense of a secular national identity. Overall, this ideological competition in education undermined the nation-building impacts of mass schooling.
Public Health First
Dick Kovacevich, former CEO of Wells Fargo bank, thinks most Americans should return to work in...