Sexual ethics

WaterMill Asset Management Sets the Record Straight Following Ziopharm’s Apparent Attempt to Mislead Shareholders and Rewrite History

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

As a reminder, WaterMill is seeking to reconstitute Ziopharms eight-member Board by removing four current directors and electing three highly-qualified and independent individuals: Robert Postma, Jaime Vieser and Holger Weis.

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  • As a reminder, WaterMill is seeking to reconstitute Ziopharms eight-member Board by removing four current directors and electing three highly-qualified and independent individuals: Robert Postma, Jaime Vieser and Holger Weis.
  • WaterMill encourages shareholders to consent to all of its proposals on the WHITE consent card.
  • We urge shareholders to sign, date and return each WHITE consent card they receive.
  • Robert Postma, Principal and Founder of WaterMill, commented:
    We believe that Ziopharms attempt to mislead shareholders and rewrite history in its recent presentation only validates our case for urgent change.

Leading Proxy Advisory Firm, Institutional Shareholder Services, Recommends Tessco Shareholders Vote On Barnhill's WHITE Consent Card

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Mr. Barnhill believes reasonable shareholders know exactly "why"because the Board is desperate and increasingly convinced that Mr. Barnhill's consent solicitation will succeed.

Key Points: 
  • Mr. Barnhill believes reasonable shareholders know exactly "why"because the Board is desperate and increasingly convinced that Mr. Barnhill's consent solicitation will succeed.
  • Mr. Barnhill continues to urge shareholders to support much needed change on the Board by consenting to all proposals on the WHITE consent card today.
  • We urge you to consent to all four proposals on the WHITE consent card and return it in your postage-paid envelope provided prior to December 11, 2020.
  • If you have any questions about the consent solicitation or need assistance executing the WHITE consent card, please contact:

The City of Córdoba Announces Settlement of Its Consent Solicitation

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

CRDOBA, Argentina, Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Crdoba, Argentina (the "City") announced that its consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation") with respect to its 7.875% Notes due 2024 (the "Original Securities") has settled today (the "Effective Date").

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  • CRDOBA, Argentina, Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Crdoba, Argentina (the "City") announced that its consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation") with respect to its 7.875% Notes due 2024 (the "Original Securities") has settled today (the "Effective Date").
  • The terms and conditions of the Consent Solicitation are described in the consent solicitation statement dated October 18, 2020 (as amended from time to time, the "Consent Solicitation Statement").
  • Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Consent Solicitation Statement.
  • Pursuant to the Consent Solicitation, the City paid the Consent Consideration on the Effective Date to Consenting Holders who validly delivered and did not revoke their Consent to the Proposed Amendments and related waivers prior to the Expiration Time and which Consents were accepted by the City.

Tessco Confirms Preliminary Consent Solicitation by Robert B. Barnhill, Jr.

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

The Special Committee, in consultation with legal advisors, is carefully reviewing Mr. Barnhills consent solicitation materials and will communicate its recommendation to shareholders in due course.

Key Points: 
  • The Special Committee, in consultation with legal advisors, is carefully reviewing Mr. Barnhills consent solicitation materials and will communicate its recommendation to shareholders in due course.
  • Tessco is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the exponential growth, technological change and resultant complexity that continues to drive our industry.
  • In connection with the consent solicitation initiated by Robert B. Barnhill, Jr. and certain other participants, TESSCO Technologies Incorporated (the Company) intends to file a consent revocation statement and accompanying consent revocation card and other relevant documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
  • The Company, its directors and certain of its officers and employees will be deemed participants in the solicitation of consent revocations from the Companys stockholders.

Longtime treatment provider and collaborator David D'Amora to receive national award

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Thursday, September 3, 2020

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) and the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) are pleased to honor David D'Amora with the 2020 Gail Burns-Smith Award.

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  • HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) and the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) are pleased to honor David D'Amora with the 2020 Gail Burns-Smith Award.
  • David is known for building relationships between criminal justice agencies, treatment providers, and victim advocates.
  • In the mid-1990s, David fittingly worked alongside Gail Burns-Smith to create the country's first community-based management model that combined victim advocacy and perpetrator treatment.
  • "We are pleased to recognize David for his trailblazing work to bridge the fields of sex offender treatment and victim advocacy," said NSVRC Director Yolanda Edrington.

RCMP partners with the Dominican Republic to help in the fight against child sexual abuse

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

This partnership will build on the existing relationship between the two countries to fight against atrocities such as the sale of children, child prostitution and pornography, trafficking and other forms of child sexual abuse.

Key Points: 
  • This partnership will build on the existing relationship between the two countries to fight against atrocities such as the sale of children, child prostitution and pornography, trafficking and other forms of child sexual abuse.
  • "These Agreements will further enhance the great collaboration between the RCMP and our colleagues from the Dominican Republic.
  • The RCMP's National Child Exploitation Crime Centre (NCECC), was created in response to the growing and disturbing crime of online child sexual exploitation.
  • In 2019, the NCECC received 102,967 reports of online child sexual abuse, a dramatic 1106% increase since 2014.

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation Announces Extension of Early Tender Deadline in Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation

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Friday, August 7, 2020

The Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation are being conducted upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a Confidential Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement dated July 27, 2020 (the Offering Memorandum).

Key Points: 
  • The Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation are being conducted upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a Confidential Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement dated July 27, 2020 (the Offering Memorandum).
  • Except as set forth above, all other terms of the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation remain the same.
  • Holders of the Existing Notes should read carefully the Offering Memorandum before making any decision with respect to the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation.
  • Revlon, Inc. and RCPC have the right to amend, terminate or withdraw the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation, at any time and for any reason, including if any of the conditions to the Exchange Offer is not satisfied.

Teen Sexting Novel Exposes Real-Life Consequences of Dating in the Digital Age

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

Not only canissues like revenge porn and sextortion pose problems for teens who sext, they also have to worry about breaking the law.

Key Points: 
  • Not only canissues like revenge porn and sextortion pose problems for teens who sext, they also have to worry about breaking the law.
  • Farber shares her legal expertise on electronic bullying and harassment to make teenagers, parents, and educators aware that what's become normative digital behavior for many teens can have seriousand even criminalconsequences.
  • With rapid advancements in technology, our laws related to sexting are often outdated or inadequate, especially with respect to minors.
  • READERS' FAVORITE says, "Ice Queen is a suspenseful page-turner that takes on a heavy topic and places it into an engaging and suspenseful narrative to illustrate how dating in the digital age can come with unexpected consequences."

Following a Court Hearing, the Republic of Ecuador Agrees Extend the Consent Deadline and the Expiration Date of its Invitation to Restructure its Bonds for One Business Day

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Thursday, July 30, 2020

The terms and conditions of the Invitation are described in the invitation memorandum dated July 20, 2020 (the "Invitation Memorandum").

Key Points: 
  • The terms and conditions of the Invitation are described in the invitation memorandum dated July 20, 2020 (the "Invitation Memorandum").
  • As set forth in the Invitation Memorandum, the Republic reserved the right in its sole discretion to extend the Consent Deadline and Expiration Date at any time.
  • The Invitation to Exchange and the Consent Solicitation, together, are hereinafter referred to as the "Invitation".
  • As set forth in the Invitation, the Consent Deadline and the Expiration Date are scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Central European time on July 31, 2020 (the "Original Consent Deadline and Expiration Date").

Six escaped criminals turns a quiet community into a battle zone and brings out the dark side in its peaceful residents

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Monday, July 27, 2020

Some of these circumstances he had come across as a counselor is reflected in his new novel, Hidden Valley (published by Balboa Press AU), a story about six escaped criminals who turns the quiet community of Hidden Valley into a battle zone and brings out the dark side in its peaceful residents.

Key Points: 
  • Some of these circumstances he had come across as a counselor is reflected in his new novel, Hidden Valley (published by Balboa Press AU), a story about six escaped criminals who turns the quiet community of Hidden Valley into a battle zone and brings out the dark side in its peaceful residents.
  • Leaving a trail of destruction behind them, fate seems to direct the steps of the rapists, murderers, hit men and crime bosses towards Hidden Valley, a peaceful close-knit community on the edge of the national park.
  • Hidden Valley aims to remind readers that evil can invade anyones life, and when it does, beliefs and principals can be challenged.
  • I believe it is a one-off plot, which I have not seen anything similar in the 40 years that I have been reading crime thrillers, Inman says.