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KYIV, Ukraine, November 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy, Stefan Fule, believes that the European Union is likely to sign the Association Agreement with Ukraine in November 2013. This was stated at the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum in Stockholm, Sweden. "If we maintain the current pace of negotiations of Association Agreements, including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas with these three...
TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2012 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw, CMM, MSC, CD, Assistant Deputy Minister at Veterans Affairs Canada, along with Mark Cohon, Canadian Football League (CFL) Commissioner, presented the annual Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award today to Graeme Bell of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. "The partnership between Veterans Affairs Canada and the CFL allows Canadians to pay tribute to our...
CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Promotion Marketing Association's 34(th) Annual Marketing Law Conference concluded with a keynote address from FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen. The conference, the largest ever, was attended by more than 650 leading attorneys, brand marketers and policymakers, and featured a robust program including more than 100 presentations on topics surrounding the legal intricacies of brand activation across ever-increasing and evolving media...
CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FTC Commissioner Julie Brill joined Ron Urbach of Davis & Gilbert, in a far-ranging "Fireside Chat" as a keynote presentation of the Annual PMA Marketing Law Conference. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121113/NY12773 ) Before Commissioner Brill joined him onstage, Mr. Urbach reminded his audience of more than 600 leading lawyers, brand marketers and policymakers just how fast "Big Data" continues to grow. "Ninety percent of...
Kentucky Initiative Seeks to Pass Laws on the State and Federal Level to Allow Widespread Growth of Industrial Hemp WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Nov. 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET, representatives of the nation's leading industrial hemp advocacy group, Vote Hemp, and top-selling natural soap brand Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps will meet with Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's staff and members of the revived Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission, led by Kentucky Agriculture...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Treating the symptom of a problem can sometimes be beneficial, but identifying the source or cause of the problem is even better. Law-abiding contractors and the California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC) have been urging state agencies to adopt this approach in fighting the underground economy. The California Labor Commissioner's office took this to heart as noted in a recent announcement where multiple...
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Walt Helmick thanks his campaign supporters and the voters of West Virginia for electing him to be the state's next commissioner of agriculture. "My family and I appreciate the hard work everyone put in during this campaign," Helmick said. "I look forward now to putting together a transition team and working with outgoing Commissioner Gus Douglass and his staff on a smooth transition. I also congratulate my opponent, Kent...
The NFL commissioner recently told kids playing football that safety trumps being a tough guy (http://usat.ly/PAaB2D), but this is a message that even professional athletes should take to heart. Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil says doing otherwise can set a bad example and be detrimental to their health. (PRWEB) October 18, 2012 Professional athletes and kids alike suffer from the temptation to play the "tough guy" instead of speaking up about an injury that could be harmful to their...
MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su today filed a $1.6 million lawsuit in Monterey County Superior Court against a Greenfield farm labor contractor, Salvador Zavala Chavez dba Zavala Farms, for multiple violations including failure to provide minimum wage and overtime to approximately 150 workers covering more than 10 work locations, primarily in Monterey County. The lawsuit seeks $1.26 million in unpaid wages, overtime...
NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced that Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League, will sit down for an exclusive Q&A session with an audience of SiriusXM listeners at the SiriusXM studios on October 22. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101014/NY82093LOGO) During the broadcast event Commissioner Goodell will answer questions from audience members in studio with him, discuss current league...
