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"It was a petitioner registration form, that they wanted us to sign. We refused to sign it, but then they said we wouldn't be allowed to go and see the SIBP people. It was because of this that the clashes started. We were fighting with them."
Three people, including a 72-year-old, were hospitalized following the clashes, according to a family member of one of the victims, also surnamed Liu.
The petitioner Liu said scuffles broke out again when petitioners, many of whom requested anonymity to hide their HIV positive status from people in their hometowns for fear of personal attack, protested at police taking photographs, trying to pull their camera away from them.
"We wanted the company to give us free medical treatment," she said.
"We wanted them to respect our rights under the law, and to provide us with a minimum level of subsistence income."
Beijing-based legal advocate Zhuo Xiaoxin said SIBP had sold blood plasma products to hemophiliac patients which contained the HIV virus.
"SIBP did this to make profits," Zhuo said.
"This act alone is fundamentally against the law. My clients eventually developed AIDS as a result of using blood plasma products contaminated with HIV."
"So they have a fundamental right to pursue a complaint and to demand compensation. Cause and effect are remarkably clear in their case. But the courts won't accept the case, or they send it back after accepting it, saying the case doesn't fall within their jurisdiction."
"The company hasn't admitted to this day any wrongdoing on their part, and they have refused to take responsibility for compensating the victims in any way."
China's Health Ministry banned SIBP's hemophilia drug, Factor VIII-related Antigen (Factor 8), in 1995, amid complaints that it was tainted with HIV and hepatitis B or C.
According to the state-run English-language Global Times online newspaper, the petitioners had asked Sinopharm to work out a compensation package by April 2010.
They had also asked the company to reimburse their living costs in Beijng for the last month and give each patient 1,000 yuan (U.S. $146) and six units of Factor 8, enough medication to get through the next four months.
Sinopharm rejected the requests, but said they were willing to offer each patient 5,000 yuan (U.S.$732) in "consolation money" as a gift for the New Year, the paper said.
Petitioners rejected the offer, saying the company was making the money look like a charitable gift, rather than compensation for any wrongdoing.
Wang Lifeng, the Party chief of Sinopharm, told China's official Global Times: "The issue is historical and complicated. I can't make a statement right now."
Original reporting in Mandarin by Yan Xiu and in Cantonese by Bat Tze-mak. Mandarin service director: Jennifer Chou. Cantonese service director: Shiny Li. Translated and written for the Web in English by Luisetta Mudie. Edited by Sarah Jackson-Han.
Chicago teachers who were laid off last year for economic reasons have a due-process right to show they are qualified for vacancies in the school district, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled last week. The district had offered laid-off teachers job fairs, a resume-writing workshop, and a web...
CLINTON Horne's right boot may have helped Wallaroos stay in the game, but the Hervey Bay captain could only praise the Maryborough club after full time.
The Seagulls were expected to flog Wallaroos, but the boys in blue almost caused the first upset of the 2016 season.
Horne lamented his side's execution, but said Wallaroos wanted it more.
"It's always tough when we come to Wallaroos," he said.
"It doesn't matter if they or we are a good side, they always show up. It was tough.
"We made some silly mistakes but full credit to Wallaroos, they came out and wanted to play in that first half and we didn't. It showed on the scoreboard.
"We got a revving from Tye (Ingebrigtsen, coach) and in the second half we showed the side we have."
Newly-acquired Seagulls second-rower Joel McCrea was nominated as one of the best on field.
"It's his first game back from a knee recon and he was tough all night," Horne said.
"Our forwards stood up .They were getting bashed in the first half - same against Brothers - but they came over the top of them towards the end."
Seagulls face Isis Devils at Childers next week.
Wallaroos Jack Horder talks about the close loss to Hervey Bay: Wallaroos co-captain Jack Horder talks about the close loss to Hervey Bay Seagulls.
Miami saw a record number of visitors in 2010, with a surge in overnight stays by international holidaymakers fuelling demand.
According to the latest statistics from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) the city recorded a total of 12.6 million overnight visitors last year, an increase of 5.6 per cent on the previous year.
In part this was fuelled by a 6.6 per cent increase to a record 6.1 million international visitors and an increase of 4.7 per cent to a record 6.5 million domestic visitors.
Latin America continued to be the leading source of international visitors, accounting for over four million overnight visitors in 2010, an eight per cent increase over 2009.
New York led the domestic increase with a 3.8 per cent increase to a total of 1.7 million overnight visitors.
“We are also extremely pleased that the industry and the Bureau’s aggressive marketing efforts performed so well in 2010,” says GMCVB president William Talbert.
Over the past year the GMCVB launched an expanded ‘Express Yourself’ marketing campaign with a comprehensive multi-media scope and range, in addition to adding new international representation.
A record $18.8 billion in visitor expenditures were generated in 2010, an increase of ten per cent over the previous year.
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico presented an unexpected challenge to Greater Miami and the Beaches in 2010.
In order to counter-act misperceptions and salvage summer visitation, the GMCVB applied for and received a $1.25 million grant from the State of Florida to supplement Bureau marketing efforts, particularly in international feeder markets.
The controversy has been back in the headlines this week, with BP granted a licence to restart drilling in the region.
User accounts for World of Tanks, one of the biggest games in the world, have been comprised following what the game's publisher calls a "security incident".
While stating "no financial information was accessed", operators Wargaming does say "some password hashes and email addresses may have been affected by the compromise", and as a result is urging users to change their passwords.
They're doing more than just asking nicely, too. In order to really get people moving, users are being offered 300 units of World of Tanks' in-game currency just for resetting their password.
You can read the full statement from Wargaming below.
As a part of our usual security practices we recently became aware that some personal information may have been compromised due to a security incident. We immediately launched an investigation into the incident and can assure you thatno financial information was accessed. However, we believe that some password hashes a...
The security of your account is very important to us at Wargaming. As a precaution, we are launching a global campaign to increase the security of your account. To start, sign into your account on the World of Tanks portal to access the security tools.Please reset your Wargaming ID account password using the Account Ma...
If you have been using your old Wargaming ID password on other sites, we strongly recommend that you change those passwords too.
We appreciate your immediate attention in resetting your password and apologize for the inconvenience.
Vida Verde (“green life”) is a group of nine Brazilian housecleaners that advertises itself as “environmentally sound cleaning.” Launched last December, the group uses only natural homemade cleaning products.
Ivone Desanoski, a Brazilian immigrant and Brighton resident, worked for a housecleaning company after coming to the United States a few years ago. After a year, she felt constantly nauseated, had a dry throat and dealt with several bloody noses, caused by the cleaning products she used daily.
“I needed work. I wanted to stop, but I wanted to continue working,” she said.
Luckily, the Vida Verde co-op was there to help.
Founder Monica Chianelli started the journey to Vide Verde seven years ago when she emigrated from Brazil. She worked cleaning houses, but the strong chemicals affected her asthma. A friend turned her on to natural cleaning products, and she went from there.
Around the same time, she began volunteering at the Brazilian Women’s Group, headquartered on Cambridge Street in Allston. She began teaching 15-minute classes to show housecleaners the alternatives, while a doctor discussed the health impacts of using common cleaning chemicals.
This made her realize she wanted to work with more women and more directly.
The money came in a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in the winter of 2004, and Chianelli discovered making her own natural products would be cheaper.
In association with the women’s group, she began holding training sessions to teach other Brazilian housecleaners, but talked to them about what they wanted as well.
Seven cleaners completed the initial training courses, and the co-op officially launched in December of last year.
The members of Vida Verde make six cleaning products such as furniture polish, glass cleaner and floor cleaner from ingredients as basic as water, vinegar and borax.
“This is the old-fashioned way to clean,” said member Carla de Castro as Chianelli mixed up some floor cleaner, which is half water, half vinegar and some vitamin and peppermint oils added for scent. All of the products go into recycled plastic bottles, and the co-op sells them to its members for as little as 75 cents ...
A typical housecleaner works from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and may clean six to seven houses a day as a team in an assembly-line manner with each woman taking on a job, Chianelli said.
“The problem is, if I clean bathrooms, I could clean 100 in a week,” she said.
Now, the cleaners create their own schedules with clients.
They are still allowed to clean houses independently away from the co-op, but members are grateful for Vide Verde.
“Before we were just cleaning houses. Now, we part of something bigger,” de Castro said.
For more information about the Vide Verde co-op, visit http://verdeamarelo.org/vidaverde/welcome.html.
Note: Baltimore police officer Edward M. Nero was acquitted of all four charges filed against him in the arrest of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody last year. Here is the transcript of the verdict hearing held Monday in Baltimore.
THE CLERK: The Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Part 31, is now in session. The Honorable Barry G. Williams presiding.
THE COURT: Good morning, everyone. Please be seated.
THE GALLERY: Good morning, Your Honor.
THE COURT: Call the case.
MR. SCHATZOW: Good morning, Your Honor. This is the case of State versus Officer Edward Nero, Number 115141033. Present on behalf of the State, I’m Michael Schatzow; Deputy State’s Attorney Janice Bledsoe; and Assistant State’s Attorneys Matt Pillion, John Butler, and Sarah Akhtar.
COUNSEL: Good morning, Your Honor.
MR. ZAYON: Your Honor, Good morning. For the record, Marc Zayon. As the Court knows, I represent Officer Edward Nero, to my left, with Allison Levine, as well.
THE COURT: Good morning. You may be seated.
The State has charged the defendant with assault, misconduct in office by corruptly performing an unlawful act, reckless endangerment and misconduct inoffice by corruptly failing to do an act that is required by the duties of his office.
In order to convict the defendant of assault, the State must prove that the defendant caused offensive physical contact with Freddie Gray; that the contact was the result of an intentional or reckless act of the defendant and was not accidental; and that the contact was not legally justified.
In order to convict the defendant of misconduct in office, the State must prove that the defendant was a public officer, that the defendant acted in his official capacity, and that the defendant corruptly did an unlawful act. For this count, the State alleges that the defendant arrested Freddie Gray without probable ca...
In order to convict the defendant of reckless endangerment, the State must prove that the defendant engaged in conduct that created a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another; that a reasonable person would not have engaged in that conduct; and that the defendant acted recklessly.
Finally, in order to convict the defendant of the second count of misconduct in office, the State must prove that the defendant was a public officer; that thedefendant acted in his official capacity; and that the defendant corruptly failed to do an act required by the duties of his office. For this count, the State all...
The State has the burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, each and every element of the crimes charged. If the State fails to meet that burden for any element of a crime, this Court is required to find the defendant not guilty of that crime.
I will discuss each allegation in order.
Again, the defendant is charged with the crime of assault.
In order to convict the defendant of assault, the State must prove that the defendant caused offensive physical contact with Freddie Gray. The defendant acknowledges that any unwanted or unwarranted contact can be considered offensive, and the evidence is clear that at no point did Mr. Gray want to be touched by any of...
Two, that the contact was the result of an intentional or reckless act of the defendant and was not accidental. Clearly, when the defendant touched Mr. Gray, it was done intentionally. But for reasons that I will soon discuss, I find that it was not reckless, but acknowledge that is not the end of the analysis.
And finally, that the contact was not legally justified. In order to assess whether the contact was not legally justified, it is helpful to discuss some of the facts presented at trial. All times mentioned are on the morning April 12, 2015.
Miller testified that he apprehended Mr. Gray, and that Mr. Gray gave up without a fight and did not resist. He testified that the defendant did not touch Gray at any time prior to the time Miller approached and detained Gray. By the time Miller cuffed Gray, the defendant was standing to their left at the ramp. While M...
Exhibit 56 and 41 both show the defendant getting on his bike at 8:40:21, video time stamp fourteen seconds and four minutes and thirty-seven seconds, respectively.
And approximately twenty seconds, later Exhibit 41 shows the defendant walking with two bikes toward the area where he ultimately met with Miller and Mr. Gray. I note that the video does not show Miller and Mr. Gray at the corner at that time.
Finally, Exhibit 41 shows Miller walking towards the corner with Mr. Gray at 8:40:52, video time stamp five minutes and sixteen seconds.
The State concedes, that pursuant to Wardlaw and Terry, that Miller had a right to stop Mr. Gray but, based on the KGA tape, part of the defendant’s statement, and part of Miller’s statement referenced at trial, wants this Court to find that the defendant was an integral part of the initial detention and subsequent arr...
Officer Miller, who testified under a grant of immunity from the State, stated unequivocally, while on the stand and under oath, that he was the one who detained and handcuffed Mr. Gray, that he was the one who walked Mr. Gray from the handicapped entrance to the wall where the defendant met him after retrieving office...
Mr. Brandon Ross clearly stated that it was not the defendant who was with Mr. Gray initially but another bike officer. Mr. Ross saw the defendant with two bikes walking towards Mr. Gray and the other officer, and this was after the bike officer cuffed Mr. Gray.
There is no value for Brandon Ross to say this because he is not a friend of the defendant. He saw what he saw, and it corroborates the testimony of Miller stating that he and he alone was involved in detaining, cuffing, and taking Mr. Gray to the wall to await transport, and it is consistent with the statement of the ...
This is corroborated by State’s Exhibit Number 41, which shows the defendant walking with two bikes.
The testimony that was presented from Miller and the interview with the defendant, where both indicated that “we handcuffed,” is more in line with the habit of Baltimore City Police Officers who testify to speak in terms of what was done by the collective and not necessarily what is done by the individual. Therefore, t...
The Court finds that the only contact that the defendant had with Mr. Gray at the first stop at Presbury Street occurred when he interacted with Gray after Miller walked him to the area to await the van. By that time, the Wardlaw/Terry stop had been effected by Miller and only Miller. It was Miller who detained Mr. Gra...
When the detention morphed into an arrest, the defendant was not present. As such, the Court rejects the state’s theory that the defendant was involved in the arrest because, absent “I and we,” there are no credible facts to show that he was involved in the touching of Mr. Gray before Miller brought him to the corner.
Furthermore, the Court does not find, with the facts presented, that there was a duty on the part of the defendant to ask any questions of Miller before he assisted with the continued detention and ultimate arrest of Mr. Gray.

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