For Bill Singer, shareholder at the Stark and Stark law firm, bad management is a reason to sell a stock or not invest in it at all.

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Both Bill Singer, shareholder at Stark and Stark law firm, and Greg Ghodsi, head of the 360 Wealth Management Group at Raymond James, see Brazil as a hot area for investing next year.

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Rules range from the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) which can be a major source of confusion on privacy and security issues, to the 1989 Stark Law which regulates doctor referrals, to the Corporate Practice of Medicine laws which prohibit businesses from employing physicians, and forbid doctors from splitting fees with non-doctors.

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There's a loophole in the law for performance-based pay (like options), but the law still stands as a stark statement about pay equity.

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In stark contrast to the complex and even painful balancing exercise that international law requires of soldiers and legal advisers alike, a vocal group of legal "experts" remains unwilling to roll up its sleeves and grapple with the tough complexities of conflict situations such as Gaza.

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"It should send a stark warning to lorry drivers that if they do not abide by the law and ensure they take their necessary breaks they will be caught and prosecuted, " Sgt Ifan Jones told a newspaper.

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But if we up the ante and actually arm every police officer, it will send a stark message to not only the lawbreaking society and individuals in the community but also the law-abiding ones.

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Next year, Mr. Stark intends to offer a health-insurance plan for the first time to comply with the law.

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The online disclosure was part of a law meant to prevent insider trading in the federal government, but the non-profit research group raised stark national security warnings in its review.

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