1. Operator and guarantor If you choose to incorporate a franchisee corporation that will operate your franchised business, the franchise agreement will likely require that you individually guarantee ...the obligations of your franchisee corporation under the franchise agreement. The franchise agreement may require that you individually devote your full time and attention to the operation of the franchised business. If you are planning on maintaining your full-time job elsewhere while operating a franchised business, you will likely need to look for a franchised business that does not require a full-time operation of the principal owner. 2. Location of the business If you are looking into a franchised business in the retail section that requires use of retail or commercial space, you should be aware of the site selection conditions in your franchise agreement and lease and sublease agreements. If no location is known or finalized at the time that you are presented with the disclosure document, the franchise agreement should specify who will locate the site (the franchisor, the franchisor's agent, or you), the time frame that is available to locate and finalize a site, the conditions and requirements for having the site approved by the franchisor, the lease terms that the franchisor requires to be contained in the Lease Agreement, and whether your franchise fee is refundable if no site is located within the permitted time frame. 1. Financial statements A franchisor is required to provide in a schedule to the disclosure document its financial statements. You and your accountant should review these financial statements to understand how the franchisor is doing financially. The financial statements will indicate, among many other things, if the franchisor is a start-up company and has very little assets. 2. Certificate of franchisor A disclosure document is required to contain a signed certificate by the franchisor's directors. A director of a franchisor who signs the certificate is personally liable for any omissions or misrepresentations contained in the disclosure document.
The serum immunoglobulin A (IgA) response to hepatitis A virus (HAV) was investigated with a sensitive capture radioimmunoassay. In serial serum samples drawn from 15 patients with viral hepatitis A, ...IgA anti-HAV antibodies reached their highest titer between 1-2 weeks after onset and peak titers ranged from 10,000-20,000. Serum samples were available from six patients 30-32 months after onset of illness. These samples were all positive for IgA anti-HAV and some had titers similar to peak titers during illness. However, the height of the titration curves, expressed as the binding ratio (BR) at a dilution of 1/1000, was in all cases significantly lower at 30-32 months than during acute illness and early convalescence. The significance of the persistence of the IgA anti-HAV and possible reasons for the change in the BR are discussed.
As anyone who follows young architecture firms or spends much time on architecture-school reviews these days can confirm, humanitarian design, in its various guises, has eclipsed neo-modernism, ...bio-mimicry, and even parametricism to become the single most visible architectural concern of the moment, at least among designers younger than 40. It has gone from the geographical periphery to the cultural center. Here, Hawthorne discusses how a new generation of architects and designers is embracing humanitarianism as scientists link climate change to a rise in natural disasters and media makes disasters more visible.
Curtis talks about the rapid response of architects when a powerful storm swept across west Alabama. When a tornado ravaged Tuscaloosa, Ala., this spring, a network of architects quickly organized to ...assess the damage. Their work with an AIA task force has become a model for how to streamline and improve post-crisis planning and rebuilding efforts.
We report the first case of surgically resected pure papillary hyperplasia of the pancreas. Interestingly, it was not associated with chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. Histologic and ...immunohistochemical features are described, with a review of the literature on papillary hyperplasia of the pancreas.
We had the opportunity to carry out a long-term follow up of 15 patients with viral hepatitis Type A. The serum IgM response to hepatitis A virus (HAV) was investigated with a commercially available ...kit (HAVAB-M). IgM antibodies were detected in all specimens collected during the acute phase of the disease and during early convalescence (first 3 months). However, there was a clear decrease in the "sample-to-cutoff" ratio (s/co ratio) after the first 2 months. Serum samples were available from six patients 30 to 32 months after onset of illness. Two of these were positive for IgM anti-HAV, but the s/co ratios were low. These results point to the need for careful evaluation of the diagnosis of acute or recent viral hepatitis Type A when low s/co ratios are obtained.
The rise fall of Silk Road.(part 1) Bearman, Joshuah; Bilton, Nick
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Part I of the story of Silk Road, which was built by Ross Ulbricht. is presented. The company is the world's biggest online drug bazaar. Agents from the DEA, Homeland Security, the IRS, the FBI, the ...Secret Service, and the US Postal Inspector worked for more than a year to infiltrate the inner circle of the organization.
