Fixed penalty notices can be issued by a PCSO to people who cycle on a footpath, litter or commit offences under dog control orders.

BBC: PCSO

The American delegation to a United Nations conference on climate control tried Monday to defend its reluctance to commit to global policies on climate change, describing instead the ways it is countering global warming.

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He argues that hedge funds are similar to private equity funds in that the hedge fund manager (who holds himself out as providing absolute, uncorrelated returns) has control over when to take clients and to commit their capital.

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