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The Canadian federal government recently published draft regulations to ban almost all e-cigarette flavours across the nation, with only tobacco and mint/menthol flavours left untouched. The proposal would also see most flavouring ingredients, including all sugars and sweeteners, banned from use in vaping products, writes Louis Auge.

The bill’s intended purpose is to protect public health by making vaping less appealing to young people. The available evidence, however, suggests that not only could the measure fall short of the mark, it could actually cause more problems than it solves, prompting both young people and adults to take up smoking conventional cigarettes, a far more harmful practice than vaping. Indeed, a recent study by the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) suggested that, after a San Francisco ballot measure banned flavoured vape liquids in 2018, smoking rates increased in the city’s school district after years of steady decline.

Even after adjusting for other tobacco policies, the study found that San Francisco high school students’ odds of smoking conventional cigarettes doubled in the wake of the ban on flavoured vapes. Other studies, meanwhile, have illustrated how flavours are instrumental in prompting adult users to abandon conventional cigarettes—one 2020 study found that adults who used flavoured e-cigarettes were more likely to quit smoking than those who used unflavoured (or tobacco-flavoured) e-cigarettes.

Even more staggering is the fact that Canada’s own assessment of the proposed ban on e-cigarette flavours admits that the measure would likely cause some adults to smoke more. Some consumers aged 20 and over who currently use flavoured vaping products, Health Canada acknowledged, would not substitute the flavours they prefer with tobacco- or mint-flavoured e-cigarettes, and instead would choose to purchase more conventional cigarettes.

The startling admission from Canadian authorities really brings home the fact that flavour bans will almost certainly lead to a proportion of users abandoning their vaping devices to take up conventional cigarettes instead—with potentially ruinous public health consequences. It should be a stark warning for countries across the Atlantic, given that several European governments, including Finland and Estonia, have already banned vaping flavours—or are working furiously to push through similar legislation.

The Netherlands is one such example, where health secretary Paul Blokhuis announced last summer that he planned to ban all non-tobacco vape flavours in the country. A public consultation on the issue drew in a record number of responses and yielded a near-unanimous consensus: an overwhelming 98% of respondents were opposed to the ban. Nevertheless, Blokhuis’ measures could take effect as early as next year.

The move is a paradox in the making for the otherwise liberal country, with the Netherlands concurrently pushing major stop-smoking campaigns like STOPtober to get tobacco users to put out their cigarettes for good. By banning flavoured e-cigarettes, the Netherlands risks

jeopardising this progress and sending smokers away from vaping—a practice which is, according to research commissioned by Public Health England, roughly 95% less harmful than smoking combustible tobacco.

That these flavour bans threaten to push smokers back to combustible tobacco products could spell disaster for the EU’s efforts to have a tobacco-free generation by 2040. Despite considerable effort on the part of public health authorities, progress toward this goal has been less than promising: 23% of the overall population still use conventional cigarettes, and almost a third of young Europeans smoke. Europe now has less than 20 years, then, to help nearly 90 million smokers give up the habit.

Failure to achieve this objective could have serious public health consequences. Across Europe, more than 700,000 deaths annually, and a quarter of all cancers, are currently attributed to smoking; unsurprisingly, the bloc is keen to eliminate “the single largest avoidable health risk” via all means possible. As such, the Tobacco Products Directive has been active for a half-decade, and utilises a range of tools to dissuade smokers including health warnings, a track and trace system, and educational campaigns.

All of these measures, however, have not driven smoking rates down sufficiently, and top European officials have acknowledged that significant additional measures will be necessary to achieve the dream of a smoke-free generation. As studies have shown and Health Canada has now admitted, banning the very flavours which make e-cigarettes an attractive option for smokers who are seeking to reduce their health risks yet are unwilling or unable to quit nicotine altogether would likely push many consumers to buy more cigarettes. If this halted— or even reversed— the decline in smoking rates across Europe, the flavour bans could prove to be a dramatic own goal for public health, setting the EU’s efforts to curb smoking back years.

Plain packaging not the panacea policymakers have been looking for

A new study by researchers from LUISS Business School and Deloitte in Rome analyses the effectiveness of plain packaging for tobacco products in the UK and France and comes to a sobering conclusion.

EU Reporter wanted to find out more and sat down with the researchers.

EU Reporter: Thank you for agreeing to this interview. This is the second analysis by your group on the effectiveness of plain packaging. The first time you looked at Australia. This time, you focused on the UK and France, two countries that implemented plain packaging to curb cigarette consumption three years ago. Can you summarise how you approached the analysis and the methodology used for the report?

Professor Oriani: Thank you for having me. Our analysis is based on cigarette consumption statistics that span more than three years of full implementation of plain packaging in the UK and France. So far, ours is the only study that we are aware of that has used data from such a long time period.

We used three methods to assess whether the introduction of plain packaging had a significant impact on cigarette consumption in both countries.

Firstly, we performed a structural break analysis to test whether the introduction of plain packaging led to a change in the cigarette consumption trend.

We then performed a structural model estimation, to confirm if plain packaging can be associated with a reduction in cigarette consumption after alternative influencing factors, such as price, are controlled for.

Finally, we estimated a difference-in-differences regression equation for cigarette consumption that allowed us to assess the differential impact of plain packaging in France and the UK with respect to comparable countries that have not introduced plain packaging.

EU Reporter: What were the main findings of the research?

Professor Oriani: We found that the introduction of plain packaging has had no impact on cigarette consumption trends in the UK or France.

The estimation of the structural model showed that after controlling for alternative influencing factors , plain packaging has had no statistically significant impact on cigarette consumption in both countries. Finally, the difference-in-differences regression shows that plain packaging has had zero effect in the UK, while it is associated with a statistically significant increase in per capita cigarette consumption of 5% in France, which is contrary to the intended goals of the regulation.

EU Reporter: That is very interesting. So, the evidence does not suggest that plain packaging reduces cigarette consumption?

Professor Oriani: Taken together, the data show that there is no evidence that plain packaging reduces cigarette consumption at any levels. None of the different models used showed a reduction in consumption of cigarettes because of plain packaging in the UK and France.

And indeed our research found some evidence of an increase in cigarette consumption in France, suggesting that plain packaging may have had a counterproductive effect on smoking levels.

We also have to keep in mind those smokers that switched to alternative products, such as e-cigarettes or heated tobacco products. Our analysis does not include them. The fact that we found that plain packaging had no effect even without taking account of the shift to alternative nicotine products, reinforces our results that plain packaging is ineffective.

EU Reporter: I mentioned your first study earlier. Can you compare the results of the Australian study on plain packaging to the results from the UK and French studies? What conclusions can we draw from such a comparison?

Professor Oriani: The results in this report are consistent with those presented in our previous study on the impact plain packaging has had on cigarette consumption in Australia. We used the same methodology and came to the conclusion in one of our models that plain packaging is associated with a statistically significant increase in cigarette consumption there, as well.

This shows that there is no indication that plain packaging reduces cigarette consumption. Also, there is some evidence that plain packaging may result in higher smoking levels, which is something we should try to avoid.

EU Reporter: As an expert, how do you recommend European policymakers approach the topic of plain packaging?

Professor Oriani: As the most in-depth and comprehensive study on plain packaging in the UK and France to date, our research can help inform European policymakers when considering which types of tobacco control measures to introduce. This and our previous studies do not confirm the hypothesis that plain packaging is an effective policy measure to reduce cigarette consumption. European decision-makers evaluating plain packaging should consider this to ensure they have a full picture of the potentially counterproductive impact and costs of plain packaging.

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World No Tobacco Day 2021:

“Tobacco use is the single largest avoidable health risk. It is the leading cause of preventable cancer, with 27% of all cancers attributed to tobacco. With Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, we are proposing bold and ambitious actions on prevention to reduce the use of tobacco. We have set a very clear objective - to create a smoke-free generation in Europe, where less than 5% of people use tobacco by 2040. This would be significant change compared to the around 25% today. And reducing the use of tobacco is crucial to reach this goal. With no tobacco use, nine out ten cases of lung cancer could be avoided.

"Many, if not the majority, of smokers have attempted to quit at some point in their lives. The latest Eurobarometer[1] figures speak for themselves: if we manage to support smokers trying to quit to follow this through successfully, we could already halve the smoking prevalence. On the other hand, three out of four smokers who quit, or tried to stop, did not use any help.

"The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the vulnerability of smokers, who have up to a 50% higher risk of developing severe disease and death from the virus, a fact that has triggered millions of them to want to quit tobacco. But quitting can be difficult. We can do more to help, and this is precisely what this year's World Tobacco Day is about – committing to quitting.

"We need to increase the motivation to leave smoking behind. Stopping smoking is a win-win situation at all ages, always. We need to step up our game and ensure that EU tobacco legislation is enforced more strictly, especially as regards sales to minors and campaigns on giving up smoking. It also needs to keep pace with new developments, be sufficiently up to date to address the endless flow of new tobacco products entering the market. This is particularly important to protect younger people.

"My message is simple: quitting is saving your life: every moment is good to quit, even if you have been smoking forever.”

[1] Eurobarometer 506. Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes. 2021

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Why there should be no harmonized excise duties on nicotine-free e-cigarettes in the EU

Since 2016, the European Commission has been working on a revision to the Tobacco Excise Directive, the ‘TED’, the legal framework ensuring excise duties are applied in the same way, and to the same products, throughout the Single Market, writes Donato Raponi, honorary professor of European Tax Law, former head of excise duties unit, consultant in tax law.

Member states, through the Council of the EU, recently asked for a range of new products to be contained within the TED. It includes e-cigarettes which contain no tobacco but do contain nicotine. However, there are also e-cigarettes with no nicotine in them and their fate is unclear.

But why should a directive that has, until now, been only for tobacco be extended to include products which contain neither tobacco nor nicotine? Isn’t this a step too far?

The EU's constitution, enshrined in the Treaties of the European Union, is very clear that before proposing any legislative initiative, some key questions must be addressed.

The EU rules1 explain very clearly that products should be included in the TED only to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market and to avoid distortions of competition.

It is by no means clear that a harmonized excise treatment of nicotine-free products, such as nicotine-free e-liquids, across Europe will help to alleviate any such distortions.

There is very limited evidence on the extent to which consumers view e-liquids without nicotine as a viable substitute for e-liquids with nicotine in them. The European Commission’s recently published Eurobarometer study on the attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes has nothing to say on this question. And the evidence from the available market research experts is limited at best.

It is, consequently, virtually impossible to know how many consumers – if, indeed, any at all – would switch to e-liquids without nicotine if only nicotine containing e-liquids were subject to an EU level excise duty.

What we do know, however, is that almost everybody who consumes tobacco products already covered by the TED does not view nicotine-free e-cigarettes as viable substitutes for them. And that is why most cigarette smokers who switch to alternative products look for other products containing nicotine.

There may be parallels between this and the excise treatment of alcohol-free beer, the latter not being, covered by the EU Alcohol Directive. Although it is designed to be an alternative product, this does not mean that alcohol-free beer is viewed as a strong substitute by most of the people who drink alcoholic beer. Member states have not applied a harmonised excise on alcohol-free beer and so far, the effective functioning of the Single Market has not been damaged.

Even if the absence of a harmonized excise on nicotine-free e-cigarettes were to distort competition, it must be material enough to justify any EU level intervention. Case law from the CJEU confirms how distortions of competition must be ‘appreciable’ to justify any changes to EU legislation.

Simply put, if there is only limited impact, there is no rationale for EU intervention.

The market for e-cigarettes without nicotine is currently very small. Euromonitor data shows that nicotine-free e-liquids for open systems represented only 0.15% of all EU tobacco and nicotine product sales in 2019. Eurobarometer reveals that while nearly half of Europe’s e-cigarette consumers use e-cigarettes with nicotine every day, only 10% of them use e-cigarettes without nicotine daily.

With no clear evidence of any material competition between nicotine-free e-cigarettes and the products already covered in the TED, together with the low sales of nicotine-free products, the test of there being an ‘appreciable’ distortion of competition is not – at least at the moment – obviously being met.

Even if there is no case for new EU-level legislative measures for nicotine free e-cigarettes, this does not stop individual member states from levying a national excise on such products. This has already been the practice across member states so far.

Germany does not, for instance, need an EU Directive to levy its domestic excise on coffee, while France, Hungary, Ireland and Portugal levy a tax on sugary drinks without any EU Soda Excise Directive in place.

The case of non-nicotine e-liquids is no different.

There is nothing to stop any member state from taxing non-nicotine e-liquids at its own pace without the unnecessary intervention of the EU.

1 Article 113 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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Medtronic claims artificial pancreas win but tech is limited

Medtronic has won the race to get an artificial pancreas to the US market. At least, this is what the Minneapolis firm is claiming after the approval of its MiniMed 530G system, a continuous blood glucose sensor hooked up to an insulin pump.

But if the point of an artificial pancreas is that it works exactly like a healthy person’s native organ, the technology is still some way away. The 530G has only one advance over earlier pump-and-sensor combos: it stops delivering insulin if the patient ignores an alarm triggered by low blood sugar. Nevertheless Medtronic is further advanced than anyone else, and hopes are high that the device could turn its US diabetes sales back to growth after a disappointing period.

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The MiniMed 530G is the first product approved through a new FDA designation intended to smooth the regulatory path for these devices. It has the classification “OZO: Artificial Pancreas Device System, Threshold Suspend”.

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The 530G is merely the first step towards a true artificial pancreas. The type 1 diabetes charity Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has laid out six steps to the creation of such a device, each representing a technological advance. The MiniMed 530G is only step one.

Medtronic is, however, close to cracking step two. Its MiniMed 640G system, slated for European launch in the first quarter of 2014, not only suspends insulin delivery during low glucose, but predicts when hypoglycaemia will occur and pre-emptively suspends insulin. The pump and sensor used in the MiniMed 530G were CE marked in Europe in 2009 and 2011 respectively, and the combined system is sold in Europe as the MiniMed Veo.

Step three could see a change in market leader. The JDRF is working with Johnson & Johnson’s Animas division on a system that can predict and thus head off both high and low blood sugar. The JDRF believes that this device will be the first of its kind to market “in the next few years”, thereby wresting the crown from Medtronic.

For now though, even with the MiniMed 530G, type 1 diabetics must continue to calibrate their system with finger stick blood tests and administer bolus insulin injections at mealtimes to guard against hyperglycaemia. But so far Medtronic is beating Johnson & Johnson as well as others including DexCom, Abbott and Insulet.

The artificial pancreas is still years away. But this is a start.

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PACKED with European styling, the 2015 Hyundai Series II i40 Premium sedan offers a lot for a mid-sized sedan that is often left of most buyers shopping lists.

Perhaps it’s the overcrowded mid-sized sedan market, or perhaps it’s the name plate – which comes without all the sass and reputation of something like it’s fellow Hyundai family member the Sonata Premium – but we don’t really understand why there aren’t more i40 sedans and tourers (that’s the wagon) cruising the streets of Australia.

Best described as the middle of the road in the mid-sized sedan bracket based on its features, pricing and performance, it’s got plenty of stiff competition from the likes of the Ford Mondeo, the Mazda6 and the final edition of the Camry – as well as its stable mate we mentioned earlier.

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Outside there’s a twin panel panorama glass roof, LED daytime driving lights and dusk sensing headlights, a self opening smart boot sensor, privacy tinting from the B-pillar backwards, and dual exhausts, all bundled up in a package that actually looks pretty good on the road – especially with the over sized fluid design grill.

Inside there’s premium leather and black piano gloss panels everywhere, giving the i40 an overall stylish and luxurious feel, while the air conditioning is outstanding – offering dual zone climate control with an integrated ioniser to provide clean air.

On the downside inside, we found the rear head room tight if you were particularly tall (yours truly stands 186cm or 6ft2in in the old measures and one of our travelers during test week was over 190cm tall), and there is a fair bit of plastic for a high end model.

But back to the features, with a proximity key and push button start joining a fully powered drivers’ seat, and ventilated and heated front seats to add to the luxurious nature of this well appointed mid-sized sedan.

The 7-inch multimedia centre and SatNav offer fairly standard but good quality interaction with the car’s technology capabilities, but in reality the remaining technology features come pretty much standard on most mid-sized cars of any decent quality these days, so are not an exceptional stand-out.

They are all there though, and work well, including a premium sound system, steering wheel mounted controls for everything, an informative trip computer system, and rain sensing wipers.

Despite the upgrade, the i40 is getting long in the tooth, having been launched here in 2011. It also suffers some faults including an average cabin layout, a solid but not overly fiery diesel engine (that struggles to find real grunt), average seat comfort, road and wind noise, and a lack of a petrol option in the sedan.

The 2015 Series II i40 Premium sedan is Australian tuned and comes with a 5 year warranty, a 5-star ANCAP safety rating, and a bevy of exceptional safety features, including lane-keeping assist (the technology that warns you when you’ve strayed out of your lane), intelligent ABS and and electronic brake distribution.

This car stands out on the safety front, with the addition of Emergency Stop Signalling or ESS – the official description of which goes a little something like “If you have to suddenly slam on your brakes, ESS will make your brake lights flash to give following traffic more warning. If you come to a complete stop, the hazard lights will flash – until you start to accelerate again”.

Smart parking assist, hill start assist and stability control complete the safety features that all-in-all make this car a very smart choice for the safety conscious road user, or family that want something they know will keep them secure on the road.

Fitted with 17-inch alloy wheels and priced at $41,990 plus on-roads for the Premium sedan, the i40 comes in Phantom Black, Blue Spirit, Sleek Silver, Titanium Silver, Stone Grey and White (as tested).

Our test vehicle was provided by Hyundai Australia. To find out more about the 2015 Hyundai i40 Series II Premium, contact your local Hyundai dealer.

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Pros – comfortable drive; family friendly; solid engine performance.
Cons – road noise; rear headroom; price point.

A journalist with more than 24 years experience, Mark Holgate has worked with a number of regional, suburban and metropolitan newspapers, as well as stints with motoring specific publications like Which Car? Motorsport News, Auto Action and Street Machine. He is also a contributor to DriveTribe.

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Primary Location : FRANCE-ILE-DE-FRANCE / 92 – HAUTS-DE-SEINE-CHATILLONOrganization : AXA Partners – AP Global OperationsContract Type : RegularShift : Day JobSchedule : Full-time Description We are looking for our IT Project Manager M/F Based in Châtillon (92) AXA Partners distributes its Insurance & Assistance products in 33 countries mostly in B2B and B2B2C through a range of partners going from large Insurance corporations to small travel agencies. Flawless business & technical integration with these partners is key to enable the growth of AXA Partners Furthermore, B2C business, though limited now, represents an opportunity to showcase our innovation capabilities and digital sales expertise while generating additional revenue streams. In 2021, this involves a roadmap of several projects implemented in parallel and some other ones still to be studied to confirm their benefits (Business wise and IT wise) on the 5 business lines. AXA Partners is looking for a Project Manager to coordinate and manage the various projects on the Motors BU. Your main responsibilities are: – Setup the appropriate project governance with IT and business representatives (including escalation process) – Organise and lead SteerCos with the proper monitoring / tracking / decision making material – Manage the project’s budget, risks and issues and take corrective measurements or escalate to Project Sponsors – Support in the coordination of all IT & Business teams involved within the Project (different functional domains, companies, entities and departments) to assure seamless deployment; stakeholders management – Prepare the right reporting, tailored to the audience targeted, – Coordinate the various streams and their interdependencies (including with other projects) #LI-FR Qualifications Skills and Experience 5/10 years+ of experience in Project management (experience in large / international program management is a plus)Both strategic and practical / hands on approach to deliver concrete results and to structure the environment in the way that is necessary to drive actionsAble to support the implementation of the required governanceBusiness acumen: Familiar insurance / assistanceExperience in project management in a global environmentEnglish – Fluent mandatoryCommunication skills at various levels of hierarchy / seniority levels / countries / cultures: tailor communication to varying audiences, quickly incorporate feedback and adjust accordinglyAbility to find innovative ways to resolve problems.Ability to steer groups over which he/she has no formal authority : Business Line Stakeholders, Group Professional Families, Experts, Communities, etc. – in multiple countriesInfluence, towards peers and also towards more senior colleaguesAble to work and get results in international teams with no hierarchical structuresStrong leadership and management skillsAdapts fast to changing requirements, not afraid of unclear and ambiguous situations where you need to invent the path for successExperience on Agile methodologies / frameworks (certification is definitely a plus)Previous experience as a scrum master / in [email protected] organizationGood knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures About AXA AXA Group is the world leader in insurance and asset management. We protect and advise our clients at every step in their lives, by offering products and services which satisfy their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, saving and asset management. AXA is the leading insurance brand worldwide, with over 100 million clients. We are transforming from payer to partner for our client, with a strong focus on risk prevention. Our mission: Empower people to live a better life. Our values: Customer First, Courage, Integrity and One AXA. AXA Partners is an AXA transversal business unit offering a wide range of solutions in assistance services, travel insurance and credit protection. AXA Partners’ role is also to implement innovative solutions emerging from the AXA Innovation unit. Our mission is to help our Corporate clients to enrich their customers’ experience, with more than 9,000 employees at their service anywhere, anytime. What We Offer By joining AXA Partners, you will work in a responsible company, which offers a real culture of expertise & diversity. Our focus is on accelerating the development of everyone’s skills, whilst offering attractive and competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development and growth. Additionally, at AXA, we work to make a real difference to people – when amazing things happen and when we create opportunities for a better life, the feeling of pride is extraordinary.

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Our expedition in the bewildering and remarkable biodiversity of the Peruvian Upper Amazon continued today with a visit to the Amazon Natural Park. In this private reserve, a suspension bridge gave us an eagle-eye view of the forest’s middle canopy. A torrential tropical shower accompanied us to the middle of the forest, reminding that we were in fact in one of the wettest ecosystems on Earth.

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Today, we headed to the natural treasure of northwest Iceland, Dynjandi Waterfalls. After a well-prepared breakfast, some guests boarded Zodiacs and landed in the fjord, where they would start a 4-mile hike to the impressive Dynjandi Waterfalls. The ship repositioned shortly after, so the rest of our guests could land closer to the waterfalls, where they could make their way up to the top of them. The area didn’t disappoint, as a series of waterfalls cascaded from a total high of 300 meters (690 feet) above the sea level. The biggest one, Fjallfoss, sits at the very top and it looks exactly as a bridal veil. On top it is 90 feet wide and widens up to 180 feet at the bottom.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (September 28, 2020) – Fahlgren Mortine, a national integrated communications company, promoted veteran Melissa Koski Carney to vice president, managing director of its Cleveland office earlier this year. Carney, who has spent her entire career at the agency, will focus on client retention and acquisition, employee development and agency marketing in support of Fahlgren Mortine’s continued growth in Northeast Ohio and nationally. Several of the area’s most recognizable brands collaborate with Fahlgren Mortine to solve various marketing and communications challenges.

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My partner and I are splitting up. What are the different ways we can divide the property we own together?

Going to court is usually a stressful experience for all involved. It is best to avoid going through the Family Court of Western Australia process if possible. Instead, you and your partner reaching an agreement about how your joint property is to be split is the best thing you can do.This can be done through an informal agreement, consent orders or a binding financial agreement.

Let’s explore each of those 3 options:

Time Limits & Why They are Important

First, it is important that you are aware of certain time limits that apply.

In the case of married couples, there is a 12-month time limit from the date of divorce to apply for court orders at the Family Court of Western Australia.

For de facto couples, there is a 2-year time limit from the date of separation to apply for court orders at the Family Court of Western Australia.

Why is this important? Well, if you can’t reach an agreement with your ex-partner, then you may be forced to commence court proceedings (as a last resort) to get what you are legally owed.

If you fall outside the above time periods, then you may miss out and may not be entitled to claim anything.

Option 1: Informal Agreement

If you and your partner have come to some sort of agreement about property division between yourselves, this is a great first start. In some circumstances, both parties are amicable and can make this arrangement work.

It’s important to remember that with an informal agreement, even if it’s in writing, it is not legally binding and either person can change their mind later!

If something goes wrong or someone changes their mind, either one of you can just go to court and claim more than what was agreed.

The best way to protect your interests, both now and in future, is to convert this informal agreement into consent orders or a binding financial agreement (both further discussed below).

Another important point to consider is stamp duty obligations. If property is transferred pursuant to an informal agreement, you will be expected to pay the full amount of stamp duty, which is usually thousands of dollars.

However, if you prepare consent orders or a binding financial agreement, stamp duty will typically be a reduced to $20.

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They are used when you have reached an agreement and want the court to turn it into formal orders. When the consent orders are made and approved, they have the same effect as if the court made those orders at a hearing.

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To assess this, the court will look at contributions to the relationship made by both parties as well as each person’s current and future needs.

If you want to vary consent orders in the future, proceedings need to be initiated in the Family Court of Western Australia. This is discussed below.

Consent orders simply involve completing some paperwork and filing it with the court. They take a few months to approve. No court attendance is required.

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Another option for when an agreement has been reached between you and your partner is to turn the agreement into a BFA.

The main difference between consent orders and BFAs is that BFAs are not scrutised by the Family Court of Western Australia as to whether they are ‘just and equitable’ in the way consent orders are before they are accepted.

Another difference is there is a strict legal requirement that both parties to a BFA obtain independent legal advice. However, with consent orders, this legal advice is optional. Even though it is optional, we recommend seeking legal advice.

Each party’s lawyer is required to provide a certificate of independent legal advice which is annexed to the BFA.

We generally recommend completing consent orders unless there are special circumstances.

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If you cannot come to an agreement with your partner, the next best option is to go through dispute resolution.

The most common dispute resolution methods are negotiation and mediation.

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It is up to you and your partner which form of dispute resolution you wish to utilise. If dispute resolution is successful and you come to an agreement, you can either convert this to consent orders or a binding financial agreement.

If not, it may be time to exercise the last option, applying to the Family Court of Western Australia.

If all other options have been exhausted and an agreement still can’t be reached, the last option is to take your case to the Family Court of Western Australia and to let the court to decide your property division for you. It is possible to represent yourself in court, but legal advice is certainly recommended.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte 49ers Athletics and Charlotte Dining Services have partnered with FanFood, a Chicago-based technology company that provides in-venue food and beverage mobile ordering, to offer 49ers fans a more convenient pickup option for concessions at all football and basketball games this season.

49ers fans at Jerry Richardson Stadium and Dale F. Halton Arena can expect a safer and easier experience purchasing food and drinks by ordering for contactless pickup via FanFood. Game day concessions pickup will be available at Jerry Richardson Stadium starting on Friday, September 3 versus Duke and at Dale F. Halton Arena later this year for basketball season.

With FanFood, 49ers fans anywhere in the venue can browse the concession stand menu from their phone browser, order at any point during the game, and pay directly from their device. A text alert will notify fans when their order is ready for pickup from their desired concession stands. Fans can skip the lines and spend more time in their seats to not miss any of the action.

“We understand the contactless expectations of 49ers fans this fall, and FanFood concessions pickup is a service we’re excited to offer at our upcoming events,” said Geneice Bond, Director of Marketing & Guest Experience at UNC Charlotte. “FanFood pickup will enable our fans to purchase their concessions from their phones in a way that is quicker, easier and more secure. With FanFood, 49ers fans will no longer have to wait in line to order game day food and drinks. Fans simply scan a QR code, order and pay from their device, and pick up their order at the stand.”

Cashless transactions and contactless pickups have risen in popularity for minimizing physical interactions. From colleges to the professional levels, venues of many types and sizes continue to embrace mobile ordering for contactless concessions pickup.

“We’ve seen the pandemic rapidly and permanently changing consumers’ behaviors and mindset, and the new fan experience is defined by both safety and convenience,” said Drake Orser, customer success manager at FanFood. “UNC Charlotte Athletics are a fantastic partner for us, and we look forward to helping provide 49ers fans with an amazing opening day experience.”

At UNC Charlotte football games, fans will be able to order for FanFood pickup right from their device at via their browser.

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The Charlotte 49ers are a NCAA Division I program with 18 varsity sports competing in Conference USA. UNC Charlotte is North Carolina’s urban research university and the fastest- growing unit of the 17-campus University of North Carolina System.

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FanFood is an online and mobile ordering platform for contactless services at sports, entertainment and hospitality venues. Fans can order food, beverages and merchandise on their phone for express pickup or delivery to a seat, table, car, or any designated on-premise location. We partner with 300+ locations globally to help streamline foodservice operations, support social distancing, and provide a convenient on-demand fan experience.

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Southco have expanded recently their range of spring-loaded plungers. Following the growing industrial trend towards thinner and lighter panels, the new 56 Spring-Loaded Plunger series is a thread-in version that allows for quick installation & removal of thin panels in tight spaces,

Available now at Zygology & providing convenient installation & removal of components, the 56 series is activated with a simple “pull”. These plungers offer simplified positioning of sliding component & quick-release for easy removal increasing limited space application design flexibility.

Suitable for panels as thin as 0.64mm & featuring a thread in design that helps to prevent lost hardware & is available with an over moulded head that can be used to designate access through an array of standard & custom colour options

Additionally, the 56 series provides design flexibility for limited space applications, & can be used as a locator pin in sliding applications or quick-release hinge pin for removable doors or drawers.

56 Spring-Loaded Plungers Features & Benefits:

  • Simplified positioning of sliding components
  • Quick-release hinge for removable door
  • Fast installation & removal of components
  • Designate access with colour
  • Retractable pin design permits simplified positioning of sliding components
  • A relatively short retraction stroke – about 3.7 (.15") – & spring-loaded tension ensures positive engagement/disengagement of plunger in limited space applications
  • Stay-open feature enables user to retract plunger & rotate knob 90 degrees to keep pin retracted
  • Accentuated head styles provide ample grip
  • Small footprint for limited space applications
  • Bright aluminium finish
  • "Prism" over moulded plastic knobs are available in standard colours of black, blue, purple, red, & green

Industry Applications include:

  • Medical equipment
  • Industrial Machinery
  • Network Telecommunications
  • Computers / Server Storage
  • Transportation
  • Food Equipment
  • Commercial Lighting Fixtures
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Machine Enclosures

Southco’s Global Product Manager Jim Grady recently discussed the new spring-loaded plunger, “The 56 Spring-Loaded Plunger series satisfies the growing industrial trend towards thinner & lighter panels by offering quick hand installation. The multiple installation & stay-open versions of our spring-loaded plungers provide design flexibility, particularly in limited space applications including servers & commercial lighting fixtures.”

Richard Avery, Zygology’s Sales Director added, “Once again Southco have listened to industry trends & the need to provide a spring-loaded plunger for thin & light panels that is quick to install.”

“The 56 series will provide our customers with a fast installation, convenient solution for fastening & unfastening thinner & lighter panels across a wide-range of industry applications.”

If you’d like to find out more & discover how the new 56 Spring-Loaded Plungers from Southco can provide convenient installation & removal of components whilst increasing your design flexibility, you can see the full range of Southco plungers here, or get in touch with our friendly team of experts today on 0808 123 1221 or email sales@zygology.com.

About Zygology Ltd
With 40 years’ of experience Zygology is the country's main distributor for Penn Engineering and the largest distributor for Southco and POP Avdel in the UK. We are also the UK distribution hub for MasterFix fasteners and tooling. Zygology has also recently been appointed as an official distributor for Tesa assembly adhesive tapes. We have in-house repair facilities for POP Avdel and MasterFix tools. Zygology Ltd has an in depth knowledge of the products we sell and how they can be best incorporated into yours. We will always give the best advice we can - even if this sometimes means that we end up recommending a competing technology. We combine friendly service with competitive prices and excellent stock availability.

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Nov 9, 2019; San Jose, CA, USA; San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones (31) deflects a penalty shot by Nashville Predators right wing Rocco Grimaldi (23) in the third period at SAP Center at San Jose. John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports

Time for a quick look at everything you missed last night. The short summary, the San Jose Sharks beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 in the shootout last night. Keep reading for the details.

Jones vs. Saros

Martin Jones has been much maligned this season and the criticism has been deserved, but last night Jones showed us why Doug Wilson signed him to a long-term contract. Jones stopped 24 shots last night for a .960 save percentage. More importantly than that, he out dueled Juuse Saros in the shootout, stopping all seven of the shooters he faced.

In the battle of Jones vs. Saros, Jones came out on top.

Hertl powers Sharks to overtime

I know we sometimes skip all the highlights in Quick Bites, but it’s tough to ignore Tomas Hertl’s goal to tie the game just five minutes into the third period. For the first 45 minutes, Saros stopped everything the Sharks threw at him. But Hertl kept after it. He finished the night with five shots on goal, including the one that beat Saros to tie the game at one.

Meier goes top shelf in the shootout

Neither team could score again in regulation or overtime, so it went to a shootout. We already showed you Jones stonewalling all seven Nashville shooters that he faced, but how about the goal to win it all: Timo Meier with the top shelf shot that beat Saros.

Power play power outage, but 5-on-5 is better

The Sharks went 0-for-4 on the power play and held the Predators scoreless on their four power play attempts as well, so special teams was a wash.

However, the Sharks’ 5-on-5 play was loads better.

Looking at score- and venue-adjusted 5-on-5 play, courtesy of Natural Stat Trick, you can see that the Sharks won the possession battle for a good portion of the game. Nashville is a very good team, so this win on the 5-on-5 front is a huge victory for a Sharks team that has struggled recently.

Blocked shots

One of the reasons for the Sharks’ success 5-on-5 last night was blocked shots.

San Jose must have felt really bad about hanging Jones out to dry on Thursday because they were putting their bodies in front of pucks at every moment possible. The Sharks blocked 17 shots last night, more than double the eight shots they blocked on Thursday night.

Leading the team in blocked shots was Brent Burns, who had blocked four shots and put four shots of his own on net.

Hey Karlsson, where’s the D?

Filip Forsberg made a very pretty move in the Sharks’ zone to net the Predators’ only goal of the night, but I expected a little more on defense from the Sharks’ highest paid defenseman. Judge for yourself.

Karlsson looked a little off his game last night.

The Radim Simek Effect

I realize this is just a silly stat, but the Sharks are now 3-0-0 with Radim Simek in the lineup this season.

That is all.

Final thoughts

There’s not much for Sharks fans to be happy about this season and a lot of that can be traced back to a team that just doesn’t look like it’s trying. That was not the case last night.

There was a point in the second period, about seven minutes in, that I saw the team that went all the way to the Western Conference Final last season. They were grinding it out in the Predators zone. They were cycling the puck and they were competing for those 50-50 pucks. This game was about who wanted it more and when it came down to it, the Sharks showed they were going to do whatever it took to get the win.

And backing all of them up was Jones, who, for all his faults in previous games, was very, very solid in net last night. The Predators are certainly playoff contenders and the Sharks showed last night that when it all comes together, they can be playoff contenders too.

Here’s to hoping this is a turning point.


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