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The Country Where Liberty Is a Statue: The Second Newsletter (2021)
On 6 January, the world witnessed an attempted takeover of the US Capitol. Since the US war on Iraq (2003) and the credit crisis (2010), the decline of US power has been anticipated. All the while, China has developed its scientific and technological prowess. Rather than seek a solution to the economic and social crisis – which it cannot solve – the US ruling class projects this to be a problem of political legitimacy: that the main problem in the United States is posed by Trump and his rag-tag army.
In the Ruins of the Present
In the Ruins of the Present traces the challenges posed by globalization and what these challenges produce for our society. The first attempt to address the problems of globalization was neo-liberalism.
Ten Canadian Mining Companies: Financial Details and Violations
Raw minerals are needed for everyday life, but when that life is also the cost of our infrastructural needs it is time to start asking questions.
Twilight: The Erosion of US Control and the Multipolar Future
At the conclusion of World War II, with the European powers severely weakened, the United States – the most powerful of Europe’s settler colonies – took over the neo-colonial management of the planet. Now, almost eighty years later, the primacy of the United States has entered twilight. This dossier explores the emergence of a new cold war imposed by the United States on China and the forms of hybrid war that have been utilised against countries that it deems to be a threat.
CoronaShock and Patriarchy
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated existing social, political, health, and economic crises.
The Rate of Exploitation: The Case of the iPhone
Our second Notebook analyses the contemporary production process that results in Apple’s iPhone. We move from a look at the iPhone’s production to the inner workings of profit and exploitation.
The Legacy of Lekra: Organising Revolutionary Culture in Indonesia
In 1965, the Indonesian revolutionary cultural organisation, Lekra, had 200,000 members and one and half million supporters. This was followed by a coup and the killing of one million communists in the months that followed. On the seventieth anniversary since its founding, this dossier traces Lekra’s history and calls on the artists and militants of today to combine individual creativity with the wisdom of the masses, from whose struggles for emancipation we seek hope and direction.
Paulo Freire and Popular Struggle in South Africa
The ideas of the radical Brazilian educationalist Paulo Freire had a profound impact on popular struggles in South Africa. Initially taken up by Steve Biko and others in the Black Consciousness movement in the early 1970s, Freire’s ideas spread to the trade union movement and to the community movements. Today, Freire’s ideas continue to be used in progressive organisations in South Africa and to guide the work of many people undertaking political education work.
Youth in Brazil’s Peripheries in the Era of CoronaShock
Today’s youth tend to feel lost amidst organisations forged in previous decades. Major left-wing organisations created in the 1980s now face challenges to incorporate them. That doesn’t mean that youth are not engaged in politics, that they are not taking part in collectives, or that they are not forging their own social networks. Our challenge is to understand where and how young people are taking part in politics, becoming collective actors, and sharing their experiences, distress, dreams, and solutions.
One Hundred Years of the Communist Movement in India
Dossier no. 32 provides a brief introduction to the history of the communist movement in India, which turns one hundred years old on 17 October 2020. Founded by a handful of Indian freedom fighters who were inspired by the October Revolution, the Indian communist movement has a history of glorious struggles and significant achievements. The communists in India have tirelessly worked to advance the rights of the working people, and to demonstrate the possibility of a future without the exploitation of human beings by human beings.
‘The Politic of Blood’: Political Repression in South Africa
In South Africa, grassroots activists talk of ‘the politic of blood’, referring to ongoing assassinations and other forms of repression. This dossier shows how grassroots activists and trade unionists have been subjected to ongoing repression by the state, beginning under apartheid and continuing under the rule of the African National Congress (ANC), much of which has never been fully acknowledged outside of activist circles.
Latin America Under CoronaShock: Social Crisis, Neoliberal Failure, and the People’s Alternatives
The emergence of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean has accelerated – sometimes dramatically – a series of economic and social processes that had long been underway and revealed the result of decades of neoliberal policies. The increasingly authoritarian policies, precariousness of labour, and the current social crisis are among the consequences of the neoliberal model, which puts capital before people.
Health Is a Political Choice.
In dossier no. 29, we argue against the return to normal – specifically in the healthcare systems of the bourgeois order. In part 1, we go over what the pandemic has shown us about the healthcare system; in part 2, we attend to the voices of leaders of healthcare workers; and in Part 3, we lay out an agenda for a new healthcare compact based on the demands of healthcare workers, their unions, and their movements.
CoronaShock: A Virus and the World
This dossier on the global pandemic focuses on three main elements: the structural features that resulted in our present crisis (from policies of austerity to the increasing wave of financialization), the most dire and immediate needs for the global working class, and a brief introduction to the idea of the Universal Basic Income (UBI) – including some critiques of the concept and some ways to sharpen the way we think about it.
Popular Agrarian Reform and the Struggle for Land in Brazil
This dossier discusses the current stage of the struggle for land in Brazil; at its epicenter is the contrast between two vastly different agricultural models: agribusiness versus agroecology. Key to the agroecological model is the concept of popular agrarian reform, which proposes the full-scale reorganisation of landholdings that goes far beyond democratizing access to land, challenging the hegemonic form of capital and presenting a different conception of and a model for agriculture and agrarian life.
CoronaShock and Socialism
In this report, we look at Cuba, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Kerala (India) to investigate how these socialist parts of the world have been able to handle the virus more effectively.
CoronaShock and the Hybrid War Against Venezuela
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States government has put its tremendous resources towards heightening aggression against its perceived adversaries – notably, against Venezuela – from heightening sanctions to a foiled invasion to leveraging its stronghold over international institutions like the IMF. This study takes a deep look at the US-led hybrid war against Venezuela, debunking the false narratives created to support this attack.
China and CoronaShock
This is the first in a multiple part series of studies on CoronaShock. It is made up of three articles on how China identified the novel coronavirus and then how the Chinese government and Chinese society fought against its wider diffusion, as well as an interview with Li Zhong, an artist from Shanghai.
Feminist Studies # 1: Women of Struggle, Women in Struggle.
The world that we live in today is characterised by great social and political upheavals, with workers facing overwhelming attacks from neoliberal politics. The policies of neoliberalism and neofascism put immense pressure on women, who become the primary and principal targets of precariousness, oppression, and exploitation.
art highlights
‘Our enemy is imperialism, not abstract art’: Collective exhibition review
‘Imperialism’ is the third in a series of four Anti-Imperialist Poster Exhibitions launched in the context of the week of actions being held 5-10 October 2020. It gathers work from sixty-three artists and militants from twenty-six countries who paint an international portrait of anti-imperialist struggles: the struggles against neo-fascism and military aggressions and for national sovereignty and the protection of the people and the land.
Twenty left publishers from around the world release a joint edition including two essential texts by Che Guevara on the fifty-third anniversary of his assassination by the CIA in Bolivia. These texts, with insight from Aijaz Ahmad and María del Carmen Ariet García, provide us with a clear and resolute summation of Che’s spirit of conviction, scientific insights, human compassion, and unrelenting will to achieve the victory of the oppressed over the oppressors.
To Catch the Heartbeat of Those Below: Interviewing Martin Aleida on Indonesia’s Cultural Organisation Lekra
In 1965, the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) had three and a half million cadre and 20 million mass base, including its cultural wing – Lekra. With 200,000 members, it is likely the largest left cultural organisation to have ever existed. On 1 October 1965, this would all change in the military coup and communist politicide that followed. 70 years after this revolutionary cultural group’s founding, we interviewed poet-survivor Martin Aleida on the Lekra spirit that still lives.
Red Alert: The US-Imposed Hybrid War on China
What began as a trade dispute in the 1990s has now escalated into the United States making an existential challenge against China. The threat against China is made for perfectly rational reasons: the US correctly sees that the Chinese economy is slowly going to be the largest in the world, and that the United States understands that China will soon produce the most advanced technology. Various hybrid war techniques to weaken or overthrow the government are simply not available.
Review of Anti-Imperialist Poster Exhibition II: Neoliberalism
When they really, urgently, desperately need to say something, the people don’t wait for designers. They get on with it, producing posters and handbills as best they can – sometimes with spectacular results. In the process, they too become designers, organic to their movements, communities, and contexts. The posters in Anti-Imperialist Poster Exhibition II: Neoliberalism run the gamut, from those created by trained designers to those by self-taught artists, from those by activists without formal training to first-timers.
Red Alert: The Explosion in Beirut
In the early evening of August 4, a fire broke out in Warehouse 12 at the Port of Beirut, Lebanon. An explosion immediately leveled the port, the pressure wave reaching 15 kilometres in all directions. What had exploded was not a ship with weapons or fireworks or a missile, but a building that housed 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which had been stored negligently in a port warehouse since November 2013. More than 19 officials have been arrested, including the director of the Port of Beirut and the customs director.
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Operators of conference centres and other facilities in Canada are joining a global trend to be certified pandemic-resistant as they compete for billions of dollars in economic benefits for their cities. A passenger walks through Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Friday, July 31, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Canadian conference centres, airports, stadiums join rush for anti-pandemic status
Facilities must follow specific criteria to show compliance with the program’s 20 elements
Operators of Canada’s conference centres, airports and stadiums are joining a global rush to be certified as pandemic-resistant while they compete for events and visitors that will bring billions of dollars in economic benefits for their cities.
In recent weeks, convention centres in Edmonton and Calgary, B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Trudeau International Airport in Montreal have reported achieving GBAC Star accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council, a division of international cleaning industry association ISSA.
“It’s important when the messaging goes out that it is that ‘Calgary is a safe destination for conventions,’” said Kurby Court, CEO of the Calgary Telus Convention Centre, who said he is fielding booking inquiries for events three or four years in the future, potentially long after a vaccine has been developed for COVID-19.
“When you’re comparing destinations, this will be one of the deciding factors moving forward. Safety and biorisk is not going away.”
The accreditation is designed to show that training has taken place and there’s a proven system of cleaning, disinfection and infectious disease prevention for staff and buildings to head off biohazards like the novel coronavirus.
Facilities must follow specific criteria to show compliance with the program’s 20 elements, which range from standard operating procedures and risk assessment to personal protective equipment and emergency preparedness and response measures.
On Friday, Illinois-based ISSA unveiled a searchable database on its website for its growing list of accredited facilities.
“The GBAC Star program has more than 250 facilities accredited and 3,000-plus committed to accreditation in more than 80 countries, with additional facilities added daily,” said GBAC executive director Patricia Olinger.
The accredited list includes more than a dozen Hyatt hotels in locations that range from Danang, Vietnam, to San Francisco, along with airports, industrial sites and retail buildings around the globe.
“People spend a lot of time inside our terminal building when they travel, the same way they do when they go to a convention centre or a stadium,” said Anne-Sophie Hamel, spokeswoman for Trudeau International, adding it has also been certified under the Airport Health Accreditation Program offered by Airport Councils International.
“Those accreditations prove that (the airport) will be ready to welcome more passengers in the terminal, as soon as the borders open, and shows our deep commitment to keeping people safe and confident for their future travels.”
She said the airport is expecting about 71 per cent fewer passengers this year than last year.
The pandemic has hit airports and convention centres particularly hard because of border lockdowns that prevent people from travelling, along with local bans on large indoor gatherings.
In Calgary, the convention centre’s main ballroom was used to temporarily house up to 300 homeless people per night in April, May and June as a measure to enhance social distancing at the downtown Calgary Drop-In Centre shelter.
The room, which can accommodate as many as 4,000 people, has since returned to its usual role of hosting meetings and conferences but business has been less than brisk and the staff count has fallen by more than half.
Some customers have postponed bookings more than once, some events have gone to a “hybrid” model with a mix of in-person and online participation and many events have been cancelled entirely.
“It’s in the hundreds of events that have moved,” Court said. “It has a tremendous economic effect for the city.”
The BMO Centre at Stampede Park in Calgary, which also handles conventions, has also been certified by GBAC and the united front is important for Calgary’s reputation as a safe place going forward, Court said.
Certification involved preparing a exhaustive submission and paying a “nominal” registration fee of about $1,000, he said. The certification is to be reviewed annually.
Because of travel bans, no one from the association actually travelled to Calgary, he said.
Dan Healing, The Canadian Press
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Former Birds Eye Plant Purchased For $1.2 Million
The former Birds Eye plant located in central New York was recently purchased by a real estate holdings company for the low price of $1.2 million. This enormous plant was closed back in December, 2011 as a result of poor sales and the need to cut back costs. This left central New York residents with a large, unused plant that people were forced to look at as they drove by. Thankfully, however, the new plant’s new owners are planning to re-open it.
The plant, located at 607 Phillips St. in Fulton, NY, was originally owned and operated by Fort Stanwix Canning Co. when it first opened in 1902. Through the years, several ownership changes and adjustments were made to meet the demands of consumers. Frozen vegetable and produce company Birds Eye eventually took the plant over during the early 90s, but they were forced to close their doors when the company was bought out by Pinnacle. Birds Eyes new owner felt that running the huge plant and shipping vegetables to it was cost more than it was worth; therefore, they closed the plant while laying off 280 workers in the process.
About Birds Eye
Founded in 1923 by Clarence Birdseye, Birds Eye is a frozen food processing company that specializes in vegetables and other forms of produce. In the US Birds Eye is considered part of the General Foods group, as it merged with Kraft Foods and Phillip Morris USA. In the UK, however, it owned by a larger company named Permira.
What’s In Store For The Former Birds Eye Plant?
When news of the former Birds Eye plant being sold to a real estate company first hit the newsstand, residents were skeptical of what would become of it. According to early reports, the company who now owns it plans to re-open it as a poultry-processing plant. This is certainly a step in a different direction, but it might be the perfect idea for such location. If all goes well, the new poultry-processing plant would employ over 180 new workers, giving a much-needed boost to the Fulton’s economy.
The new owner of the plant (yet to be disclosed) was given a pretty attractive tax incentive by the city to turn it into a workable business. Along with the low price of $1.2 million, and you’ve got a recipe for success. Of course we’ll have to wait a few months to see the end result of all this business talk.
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States › Tamil Nadu › Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli Travel Guide
Let the pristine land of Tiruchirappalli itself narrate to you its story! Seated on the banks of Kaveri River, Tiruchirappalli is an educational and industrial city in the state of Tamil Nadu. In 3rd-century BC, the city was the capital of the early Cholas and later Pallavas, Pandyas, Medieval Cholas, Vijayanagaras, Delhi Sultanate, and Madurai Nayaks. The scenic charm and picturesque attractions make Tiruchirapalli amongst the most travelled destinations in Tamil Nadu. Moreover, the city has a rich cultural heritage which can be easily seen through its various monuments and temples. With plenty of religious sites like Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Erumbeeswarar Temple, Jambukeshwara Temple, Vayalur Murugan Temple, All Saints Church, the city draws a major chunk of devotees for a memorable pilgrimage tour. Being the fourth largest city in the state, Tiruchirapalli boasts some more equally enthralling tourist places that are definitely worth checking out while in here which include Rock Fort and Railway Museum.
Apart from these, tourists can also experience a couple of more interesting day trip around the areas, which include a visit to Kallanai Dam, Pachamalai Hills, and Puliancholai Falls. Tiruchirapalli is also a prominent shopping site in Tamil Nadu. Cigars, textiles, and fake diamonds are some famous things to buy in Tiruchirapalli. We at Tour My India offers a detailed travel guide for your Tiruchirapalli tour. Find all the necessary information on things to do, places to visit, how to reach, best time to go, and accommodation that are essential to make your Tamil Nadu vacation memorable. Our Tiruchirappalli travel guide is crammed with every little information that is important in making your holiday an unforgettable affair.
Best Time to Visit Tiruchirappalli
The charismatic culture and resplendent attractions of the city of Tiruchirapalli can be witnessed throughout the year. Yet, in terms of tourism, the most ideal time to visit Tiruchirapalli is from December to March, i.e., the winter season. These months witness a pleasant and comfortable weather for tourism.
Summer season in Tiruchirappalli starts in the month of March which continues till May. During these months, the temperature of the city ranges from 26�C to 41�C. Hot and humid weather condition makes it quite difficult for tourists to explore the city.
Monsoon in Tiruchirappalli marks its beginning in the month of June and continues until September. The season is all about heavy rainfall and humid temperature.
Probably the best season to visit Tiruchirapalli is winter. Begins in the month of December, the season witnesses a pleasant temperature throughout the the winter months that ranges between 20�C and 32�C. The season lasts until February.
Best Places to Visit in and around Tiruchirappalli
Dotted with numerous temples and monuments, Tiruchirapalli is a haven for Hindu pilgrims as well as history lovers. The city offers a tranquil and sacred environment which also perfect for relaxing along with observing the influence of rich culture. For nature lovers, Tiruchirapalli has a few attractions in the form of a gurgling waterfall and a dam.
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
Devoted to Lord Vishnu, Ranganathaswamy Temple is one of the largest and most esteemed shrines in Tamil Nadu that traces its history from somewhere 6th to 9th centuries. Spread over a rambling area of 2.5 sq km, the Dravidian style of architecture make this holy a must-visit attraction in Tiruchirapalli.
Erumbeeswarar Temple
Built atop an 18 m high hill land during the period of Chola dynasty, this temple is another masterpiece of Dravidian design in Tamil Nadu but seems a bit unique than others. Erumbeeswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, the temple is a highly sacred place in Tiruchirapalli.
Kallanai Dam
One of the star attractions of the city, Kallanai Dam is nearly a 2000-year old construction and was built by the kings of Chola dynasty. Being one of the oldest water diversion, the dam is an ideal picnic spot in Tiruchirapalli supported by lush green vegetation and scenic environ.
Jambukeshwara Temple
One of the five temples in Tamil Nadu that are devoted to Lord Shiva is Jambukeshwara Temple. The distance between the temple and the city is just 7 km. This Dravidian style temple was built in 2nd century AD by Cholas and depicts astonishing stone carvings related to various Hindu epics.
Pachamalai Hills
With magnificent mountains, resplendent greenery, and sedating ambiance, it�s no surprise that Pachamalai Hills is the best and must-see tourist place in Tiruchirapalli. The enduring exquisiteness of this beautiful hill station is something which one can't get enough of it while being here. This hill station is located 86 km away from the city yet it is worth visiting.
Vayalur Murugan Temple
The name, Vayalur Murugan Temple, itself tells that this shrine is dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is another Hindu pilgrimage which was constructed during Chola Period and is one of the important tourist places in Tiruchirapalli. Various inscriptions can be seen inside the temple which along with devotees also lure a large number of archaeological buffs.
Railway Museum
Railway museum in Tiruchirapalli is surely a place for your kids. Exhibiting a fascinating assortment of train-related equipment of both pre and post-independence period, it boasts old artefacts, documents, and photographs of South India�s Railway heritage. Read more
Rock Fort Temple
An ancient fort and a temple, Rockfort Temple is the star attraction of Tiruchirapalli. The bewitching architecture of this of the majestic temple is one of oldest construction in Tamil Nadu. The fort complex also has the famous Ucchi Pillayar Temple which was built in the 7th-century. Read more
Puliyancholai Falls
Puliyancholai Falls is another ideal picnic spot in Tiruchirapalli. The serene and azure environ of this place attracts a large number of tourist here.
Where to Stay in Tiruchirappalli?
While on a tour to the beaut Tiruchirapalli, one doesn�t need to worry about the accommodation as there are plethora of staying options available for tourists. These options range from budget to standard to deluxe. The services, arrangements, and facilities of the hotels in Tiruchirapalli depend on their category.
How to Reach Tiruchirappalli?
Being one of the largest cities in Tamil Nadu, the city of Tiruchirapalli is easily accessible by all means of transport, and hence, reaching here is neither a difficult task nor a complicated one. �However, airways is the best way to reach Tiruchirappalli for travellers travelling from far states or for foreign visitors. Those travelling from nearby cities and states, railway is ideal means for them.�
Tiruchirappalli International Airport is located in the city itself. Being an international airport, it connects the city to all the other major domestic cities and states and other countries as well. Cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Mysore are well connected with the airport through daily flights.
The city has its own railway station which is Tiruchirappalli Junction. This railway station connects is well-connected with other parts of the country like Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and Maharashtra through frequent trains.
Road network makes it convenient for travellers to reach Trichy from other southern parts of the country through inter-state buses, both private and government. However, you can also prefer to drive yourself in order to reach here. �
Tamil Nadu Tourism- Top Things to Do and See
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Turlock Unified approves salary increase, greater benefits cap for teachers
Turlock Teachers Association still calls for binding arbitration
After months of negotiations that at one time ended in an impasse, Turlock Unified School District has officially reached an agreement with the over 700 members of Turlock Teachers Association.
“For the first time, we feel like the District has shown us in several ways that they value our time and our need to manage our time as professionals,” said TTA President Julie Shipman. “We feel this is a direct result of the leadership style and value placed on employees by Interim Superintendent Dana Salles Trevethan.”
As detailed in the contact, TTA members will receive a 4 percent salary increase retroactive to July 1, 2015. Non-instructional rates will increase to $30 per hour, while instructional rates will increase to $40 per hour.
“Dana has come into this District with a different energy, a history in the District, and a lot of respect,” said Board President Frank Lima. “She took an approach in negotiations this year which were dramatically different than what I’ve seen in the last 15 years.”
The agreement also included special assignment pay changes to the high school cheerleader advisor position, which will see a salary increase from $3,600 to $4,200 per year; the "HS Other Athletic Coach Level 1" and "HS Other Athletic Coach Level 2," which will be paid at the rate of $2,750 per year; and BTSA Support Providers will be paid $1,200 per year for each participant.
The District will offer $500 as a one-time, off-schedule bonus for instructional materials to lessen the amount teachers pay out-of-pocket. These bonuses will be paid during the first feasible payroll cycle following ratification by both parties.
Additionally, the District will increase its annual health and welfare benefit contributions for eligible unit members from $5,406 to $7,124 per year for each employee, which will include Head Start and preschool teachers. Following the Board's approval, the District will request PERS to open a special enrollment opportunity.
“It’s an option and we’re absolutely going to explore that,” said Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Jason Maggard in response to opening a special enrollment period. “Open enrollment clearly has been closed, and there’s a chance that it may not come through, but we’re going to do our best to make it happen.”
Despite the progress made with the approved agreement, Shipman said that she was still "extremely disappointed" that the District did not exhibit any interest in binding arbitration as the last step in the grievance process when a number of surrounding districts already have binding arbitration in place, including Ceres, Chatom, Denair, Modesto, Oakdale and Stanislaus County.
"We will bring it back in our next round of negotiations," said Shipman. “If you’re tired of hearing me bring it up, let’s get it done.”
Shipman added that while many members "still have a bitter taste in their mouths" resulting from inequitable pay raises in 2014-15 and benefit cap increases in 2015-16 to establish a uniformity among all employees, her association is willing to "put the past in the past" and move forward.
"The 4 percent salary increase and increased benefits cap has improved our standing in the county," said Shipman. "District salary comparisons as of a week ago show us to be third highest in the county, up from seventh place.
“We will see whether we maintain that position as other districts continue to settle their contracts,” continued Shipman.
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The Teays Valley Local School District Board of Education believes that students may, under certain prescribed circumstances, benefit from interdistrict open enrollment. Therefore, the following guidelines have been established for the open enrollment of nonresident students, based upon criteria established by the school’s administration, consistent with O.R.C. 3313.98 and 3313.981.
1. An application from a nonresident student for inter-district open enrollment must be submitted to the Teays Valley Local School District Superintendent’s office between April 1 and May 15 each year. However, applications received after May 15 will be considered on a case by case basis. Applications will be acted upon no later than July 1 of each year, based on the procedures listed below. Notification to the applicant’s parents and to the Superintendent of the applicant’s district of residence will be made after action has been taken on the application. Parents will have ten (10) days in which to accept the intended action to be taken and must notify the Teays Valley Local School District of their intent to enroll their child in the Teays Valley Local School District. Failure to notify the Teays Valley Local School District within the ten (10) day period of time will result in this offer being withdrawn, thus allowing other nonresident students to be considered for an available opening.
2. A separate application must be submitted for each student who request inter-district open enrollment.
3. Applications must be resubmitted annually for any student previously enrolled in the Teays Valley Local School District inter-district open enrollment program. All approvals are on an annual basis and must be reapproved in accordance with the interdistrict open enrollment guidelines in effect for the succeeding school year.
APPLICATION APPROVAL GUIDELINES:
1. Applications of nonresident students will be considered provided that a balance of the class sizes in grades K-8, buildings, and programs can be maintained. At the elementary level, building capacity will be determined by the number of available teachers and classroom spaces. Building capacity will be reviewed annually and appropriate changes will be made if necessary. The District will continue to strive for low student/teacher ratios at all levels. Therefore, the parent and student must complete the section on the application regarding classes the high school the student intends to take to enable school officials to determine the availability of space prior to acceptance of the student.
2. Students accepted in the interdistrict open enrollment program must comply with the student code of conduct, and all rules, policies, and procedures of the Teays Valley Local School District. Nonresident students who are suspended for more than 10 consecutive school days or are expelled from the Teays Valley Local School District will not be permitted to continue in the interdistrict open enrollment program. The Superintendent will notify the nonresident student’s district of residence of the removal.
3. The Teays Valley Local School District shall not be required to institute any special education program solely for the purpose of serving nonresident students admitted through interdistrict open enrollment. Acceptance of nonresident students with disabilities shall be governed by the program capacity limits established by the Ohio Department of Education.
4. Applications shall be considered on a first come, first served (date of receipt) basis with an assurance that the following order for placement will be followed:
a. Employee children will be given priority in the inter-district open enrollment program and will be considered first.
b. Nonresident students currently enrolled in the inter-district open enrollment program will be considered second.
c. Nonresident students applying for inter-district open enrollment for the first time will then be considered next.
5. Applications shall be revoked in reverse order of acceptance (last in-first out), if the enrollment, at any time, of a new student who is a district resident or if an application from a nonresident student at the start of the school year, brings the enrollment of district students to optimum size.
6. Applicants may be rejected if the racial balance of either the Teays Valley Local School District of the other school district would be negatively impacted.
7. Students with discipline problems may be rejected for interdistrict open enrollment only if they have been suspended or expelled by their district of residence for ten (10) or more consecutive days during the term for which admission is sought or in the term immediately preceding the term for which admission is sought. A student currently enrolled in the interdistrict open enrollment program that has been suspended or expelled for ten (10) or more days during the school year may be denied enrollment for the next school year.
8. Students who are currently enrolled in the interdistrict open enrollment program and have an attendance problem, may have their request for open enrollment for the next school year denied due to poor attendance.
9. There shall be no requirements of applicants regarding academic ability, athletic, artistic, or other extracurricular skill, or any requirement that applicants be proficient in the English language.
10. Each principal shall notify the Superintendent by June 1 of the programs and classrooms which have space available for students. Projected enrollment of resident students is to be determined by the principal no later than June 10.
11. The parent(s) of the student, and the Superintendent of that student’s district of residence, will be notified of the status of their application for inter-district open enrollment by the Superintendent of the Teays Valley Local School District no later July 15.
12. The Teays Valley Local School District shall not discriminate against students with disabilities identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The Teays Valley Local School District shall not be required to provide any services or adapt any facilities not already provided to resident students with disabilities. Accordingly, the Teays Valley Local School District reserves the right to assign a nonresident student with a disability to the school in which needed services are currently available. If any services must be obtained elsewhere, the Superintendent of the Teays Valley Local School District shall notify the student’s district of residence to determine if it wants to arrange for the services or have the Teays Valley Local School District arrange for them at the expense of the student’s district of residence.
1. Waiting List – Students whose applications are initially denied due to space limitations may request in writing to have their application placed on a waiting list. Such applicants shall have priority over any inter-district open enrollment applications which might have been filed after the standard application deadline. Applications from this waiting list will be processed inline with the first-come, first-served basis and priorities indicated above. The Superintendent of the Teays Valley Local School District may approve requests for inter-district open enrollment filed outside of the application deadlines. However, an application for a new school year requires the submission of a new application during the period in which applications are accepted.
2. Transportation – Transportation is the responsibility of the parent/guardian, however, the nonresident student’s family must contact the Transportation Director to check availability of transportation based on number of resident students on a given route and bus capacity. If the number of riders is at the maximum, the nonresident student’s family must provide transportation to and from the school. If approved, the nonresident student’s family must provide for the transportation of the nonresident student to an approved bus stop within the attendance area of the school the student would be attending. Additionally, the nonresident student’s family shall be responsible for the monitoring of that student’s safety and well being while waiting for the bus to arrive in the morning, and after being dropped off from the bus in the afternoon.
3. Athletic Eligibility – OHSAA athletic eligibility guidelines apply to students in grades 7-12 who seek admission under the Inter-district Open Enrollment Guidelines. Any nonresident student accepted for enrollment in the Teays Valley Local School District who is eligible to participate in interscholastic athletics and in grade 7, 8, or 9 may participate in sports if enrolled at the start of the school year. If the student is in grade 10, 11, or 12 the student must wait one school year before becoming eligible to participate in interscholastic athletics. Once the nonresident student is enrolled in the Teays Valley Local School District, that student may withdraw and return to the school district of residence in order to participate in sports, but may do this only one time without waiting one school year to participate. Students and parents are urged to become aware of and consider these athletic guidelines before making application for inter-district open enrollment.
4. Student Records – Students who have applied for and have been accepted in the inter-district open enrollment program will have records that include the application, evidence of parental knowledge of the program’s policies and guidelines, and evidence of notification of parents included in the student’s file. Upon approval of a student’s application, all school records for that student are to be forwarded to the school of attendance. All enrollment forms and documents needed for enrolling in the Teays Valley Local School District will be filled out and approved. The Teays Valley Local School District will accept credits toward graduation earned in the student’s district of residence.
Interdistrict Open Enrollment Form 19-20 (pdf)
Interdistrict Open Enrollment Form 2020-21 (pdf)
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Turner talks of putting his headphones on his fiancé’s belly when she was pregnant with their son, and the day after the rapper’s death, the wounds were still raw with one of his biggest fans.
“It's crazy because you don't think about these things until they're gone, and it's like, he impacted my life so much,” said Turner. “I took it really hard, and his death really affected me, and I'm still dealing with it right now.”
It’s a tragic situation, for sure, but there are good things going on for Turner, most notably the arrival of a second child whose gender was revealed by a pretty impressive kick on a balloon that he pulled off like an action movie hero.
“First take, first try,” he laughed of the Instagram gender reveal, which let the world know that he’s going to be a father to a girl.
And then, of course, there’s his fight career, which took off when he knocked out Callan Potter in 53 seconds in February.
“It felt like it was the start of something big but, at the same time, I feel like the way it played out was meant to be,” he said of his first Octagon victory. And while he made it look easy, getting to this point was not a smooth ride, especially considering that he started his pro MMA career at 2-2.
“I knew I was gonna turn it around, but after my first loss, I called my manager Jason (House) and I was like, ‘No, how much of a setback is this? How many more fights do I have to win until I get to the UFC?’ That was my whole mindset. I took that loss and I was in such a rush to get back into the cage.”
After that first loss to Ronnie Borja in July 2016, he took a fight less than two months later, and he lost that one to Andrew Lagdaan, a move he calls “an amateur mistake.” But he wasn’t deterred from his path.
“I've dealt with adversity my whole life,” he said. “I grew up in Fontana and San Bernardino my whole life, I come from negative areas, so that never really affected me too much. The only way I could go was up.”
I’m more impressed that he was thinking about the UFC at the time of his third pro fight.
“I was thinking about the UFC since I started this.”
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Jalin Turner punches Callan Potter of Australia in their lightweight bout during the UFC 234 at Rod Laver Arena on February 10, 2019 in the Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Gett
That ambition is to be respected, but nothing happens in this sport before its time. And that .500 start taught him patience.
“It taught me a lot of patience, actually,” Turner said. “I was training at Jackson's and I got a little big-headed because I was training with professionals and UFC fighters out there and I was doing really good with them. And I was in a rush to be somewhere I wasn't ready for. And that's kind of what messed me up. Then I had to sit back a little bit and be a little bit more patient and take everything step by step and it all played out.”
Yet while he was impatient to get to the Octagon, now that he’s here and on the rise, he’s taking things step by step.
“I've got a family, so I just want to be able to provide for them and do the best I can,” he said. “It's also timing. With the next child coming, I didn't want to be in a training camp around the time she's due and having our daughter, so this is perfect timing. I stayed ready, I kept training just in case I got the call because I wanted to fight in April anyway, and it all played out. I just thank God for everything that's happened.”
And he’s ready to give to a new generation the same thing Nipsey Hussle gave him.
“A lot of fighters said they're not role models, but I just want to be someone that people can look up to because I know I needed that at times,” Turner said. “Nipsey was that for me at times, and we can all look at someone as inspiration and motivation to get out of bad situations and tough times that we're going through.”
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Information published on 4 September 2018 in the UIC electronic newsletter "UIC eNews" Nr 612.
Last opportunity to participate in the UIC Global Rail Research & Innovation awards 2018
Closing date for submissions – 14 September 2018
UIC Innovation Awards
Apply here: http://uic-innovation-awards.org/
Rail transport faces present and future challenges for which research and step changes are necessary.
Research is a core value of the International Union of Railways (UIC) and is at the heart of the whole railway sector to provide the best answers and solutions to meet the challenges that will lead railways to become the backbone of tomorrow’s transport through its innovations, especially in safety, energy efficiency or customer services etc.
It is in this dual perspective of developing efforts in research and innovation,
especially among students and young engineers, as well as in the promotion of railways as a safe, sustainable and economically dynamic mode of transport, that have led to organising the UIC Research & Innovation Awards.
The UIC International Railway Research Board (IRRB) took the initiative to establish these UIC Innovation Awards following the objectives set out in its ambitious work programme.
UIC organises these awards to support and promote:
The development of theoretical, experimental and applied research in the railway sector
The development of international cooperation in the field of rail research and innovation
The promotion and attraction of leading experts from different countries, research institutes, universities, railway operators, infrastructure managers, railway suppliers, passenger transport agencies, government bodies in charge of transport and individual researchers to address the most important problems and challenges of modern railways
The first edition of this event was held in Paris in December 2012 on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the founding of the UIC, the second in December 2014, the third in December 2016, St. Petersburg, Russia.
The 2018 edition of the award ceremony will take place in connection with the UIC General Assembly. The award ceremony will take place on 6 December at the prestigious Automobile Club de France premises on Place de la Concorde in Paris as part of the UIC General Assembly. All CEOs of UIC member organisations are invited to the dinner and awards ceremony.
Don’t hesitate any longer and submit and upload your innovative research results to this website http://uic-innovation-awards.org/ and show all rail stakeholders the way forward to the railway system of the future! The winners will be well rewarded and your research publicised widely. You will find all relevant information on the dedicated website.
Sponsor package available
It is still possible for interested organisations and companies to sponsor the 2018 UIC Research & Innovation Awards. It is possible to have one of the award categories bear the name of your organisation, but there are also other possibilities.
For more information about sponsoring the Award scheme, please visit the following website:
https://www.railtech.com/infrastructure/2018/05/09/uic-we-need-expertise-from-sources-beyond-railway-companies/
For more information please contact Dennis Schut: schut@uic.org
UIC e-News 612
ERRAC, the Technology Platform for the rail sector in Europe, will participate in InnoTrans 2018 Germany: DB Schenker starts rollout of new digital booking platform called connect 4 land Global Rail and Energy Workshop to be held on 24 September 2018 at UIC Paris headquarters Kazakhstan: NC KTZ"JSC and the province of Sichuan will develop cooperation in the transport sector Preparation of the 11th World High-Speed Rail Congress in China and other meetings in Beijing Reminder: CYRAIL Final Conference on 18 September 2018 in Paris Second UIC Workshop on Masonry Arch Bridges to be held from 18 – 19 October 2018 in Bristol, UK The OptiYard Mid-Term Conference project will be held at UIC in Paris on Friday 5 October 2018 UIC 1st door-to-door solutions workshop: Business-to-business opportunities for a sustainable urban mobility UIC governance: Gianluigi Castelli, Chairman of Italian Railways FS Group, is new Chairman of UIC
e-News articles with keyword Research
PROACTIVE EU project held its second progress meeting in London and contributed to two European Commission events in Brussels (4 February 2020) EU SHERPA project: Success of the two workshops on protection of public spaces held on 22 – 23 January 2020 in Berlin (28 January 2020) IRRB Plenary Meeting held on 28 October 2019 in Tokyo, Japan (5 November 2019) UIC participated in the 12th World Congress on Railway Research held from 28 October – 1 November 2019 in Tokyo, Japan (5 November 2019) UIC organised the 5th edition of the World Congress on Rail Training in Rabat, Morocco, held under the slogan: “Unite, Inspire, Connect” (15 October 2019)
e-News articles with keyword UIC Innovation Awards
1st UIC Global Rail Research and Innovation Awards ceremony to be held in December 2012: (28 February 2012)
e-News articles with keyword Promoting
UIC to chair International Railway Summit webinar on crowd management in stations during Covid-19 (15 October 2020) New book release at PMC Media House (14 October 2020) North Sea-Baltic: Latvia and Estonia join Rail Freight Corridor North Sea-Baltic (13 October 2020) The 2020 Report on Combined Transport will be presented to the press on 28th October in Brussels (12 October 2020) 6th edition of UIC World Congress on Rail Training: “Unite, Inspire, Connect” (7 October 2020)
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Vilsack announces electric system improvements
Washington, October 24, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for rural electric utility system improvements that will benefit residential and business customers in 23 states. The projects include more than $14.3 million to implement smart grid technology and nearly $11 million to improve electric service for Native Americans. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service Administrator John Padalino made the announcement on the Secretary’s behalf while addressing a regional meeting of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in San Antonio, Texas.
“These investments will ensure that rural electric infrastructure will continue to meet the electricity needs of rural residents, farmers, and commercial and industrial customers,” Padalino said. “This funding is part of the Obama Administration’s vision for a new rural energy economy. It includes investments in smart grid technologies that modernize our nation’s electric system and improve its operation.”
In South Dakota:
• Moreau-Grand Electric Cooperative, Inc. based in Timber Lake will receive $10 million loan guarantee to build 165 miles of distribution line and 10 miles of transmission line, and make other system improvements, including $1.5 million for smart grid applications. These funds will increase electric system reliability for approximately 717 rural South Dakota customers.
• Oahe Electric Cooperative, Inc. based in Blunt will receive $4.9 million loan guarantee to build 78 miles of distribution line and make other system improvements, including $1 million for smart grid applications and $21,575 for service to Native Americans. These funds will increase electric system reliability for approximately 292 rural South Dakota customers.
The $960 million in USDA loan guarantees announced today will help build 3,587 miles of line, benefit approximately 17,000 rural residential and business customers, and make other system improvements. Including today’s announcement, the Obama Administration has invested $152 million in smart grid technologies nationwide during 2013.
View the list of recipients. USDA funding is contingent upon the recipient meeting the terms of the loan agreement.
President Obama’s plan for rural America has brought about historic investment and resulted in stronger rural communities. Under the President’s leadership, these investments in housing, community facilities, businesses and infrastructure have empowered rural America to continue leading the way – strengthening America’s economy, small towns and rural communities.
USDA’s investments in rural communities support the rural way of life that stands as the backbone of our American values.
–US Dept of Ag
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Black Playwrights Play Reading Group
Week 4 - Funnyhouse of a Negro
The Play
Image from https://aaplaywrights.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/response-to-funnyhouse-of-a-negro-by-kennedy-and-philip-c-kolins-article-american-historyafrican-nightmare-adrienne-kennedy-civil-rights/
Summary from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnyhouse_of_a_Negro
The play opens with a dreamlike sequence of a woman in a white nightgown with long, dark hair crossing the stage. The woman, who the audience later learns is Sarah's mother, carries a bald head in her hands. A white curtain opens, revealing Sarah's bedroom. The play takes place in Sarah's mind, with her room as a symbol for her obsession with whiteness. The white statue of Queen Victoria on the stage is a symbol of whiteness.
The first scene is between Queen Victoria and the Duchess of Hapsburg, with Sarah's room representing the Queen's chambers. This gives the audience an understanding of the permeability of the set, as it constantly takes on new forms for its various inhabitants. The two women discuss whiteness, with the Queen stating, "My mother was the light. She was the lightest one. She looked like a white woman." Their conversation is not their own words, but the words of Sarah. The Queen and Duchess embody Anglo-American culture and are a manifestation of Sarah's white self.
The conversation between the Queen and Duchess is interrupted by the woman from the opening sequence's knocking and yelling about how she should have never let a black man touch her. This is how we first learn of Sarah's hatred towards her black father. The scene shifts into one of Sarah's monologues, and ends with a comment from the landlady, who is one of the few characters who exists outside of Sarah's mind and therefore one of the few manifestations of reality in the play. The landlady helps the audience to understand Sarah's situation, explaining how her father killed himself when Patrice Lumumba was killed. The landlady says that Sarah hasn't left her room since her father's death, and that Sarah claims her father did not actually hang himself, but rather, she "bludgeoned his head with an ebony skull that he carries about with him. Wherever he goes, he carries black masks and heads." The scene ends with the landlady's comments about how Sarah's hair has fallen out and how she always knew that Sarah wanted to be someone else. This scene introduces us to the motif of hair, which recurs throughout the play. There is also a persistent knocking sound in the background for the rest of the play, representing the father's attempts to return to Sarah's life.
Image from http://www.katenoll.com/funnyhouse-of-a-negro
The next scene is between the Duchess and Raymond, the funnyman of the funnyhouse. The two characters discuss the Duchess' father, who is actually Sarah's father, as the Duchess is an extension of Sarah. They call the father a "wild beast" who raped Sarah's mother, and compare his blackness to the mother's whiteness. Finally, the Duchess reveals that the mother is currently in an asylum and is completely bald; this explains the significance of the opening sequence of the play. The audience also learns that the Duchess' hair is falling out; this implies that Sarah's hair is falling out, because her white self cannot coexist with her black self.
The next scene contains a speech by Lumumba, a manifestation of Sarah's black self. His character is unknown to the audience, and he holds a mask in his hands. The speech discusses how Sarah is haunted by her bald mother in her sleep, blaming Sarah's father for her plight into insanity, saying, "Black man, black man, my mother says, I never should have let a black man put his hands on me."
The next scene begins with a movement sequence between the Duchess and Queen, in which they discover that the Queen's hair has fallen out on her pillow, and the Duchess tries to place hair back onto her head. As they continue to pantomime, Lumumba's character returns for another monologue, in which he gives more information about Sarah's life. The audience learns that Sarah is a student at a city college in New York, and that she dreams of being surrounded by European antiques and having white friends. He also explains that Sarah's black father was given mixed messages about his identity by his parents. His mother wanted him to go to Africa and save the race, while his father told him that "the race was no damn good." Lumumba's speech ends with the claim that Sarah's father tried to hang himself in a Harlem hotel, but leaves ambiguity as to whether the suicide was successful.
Image from https://wagner.edu/wagnermagazine/of-her-theatrical-lineage/
The next scene is between the Duchess and Jesus in the Duchess' palace. They are both bald, and express their fear surrounding the loss of hair. The scene begins with a movement sequence between the Duchess and Jesus, similar to that between the Duchess and the Queen, in which the two characters sit on a bench, attempting to brush the shreds of hair left on their heads. When they speak, they discuss how the father won't leave them alone. The landlady enters and tells a story about how Sarah's father asked her for forgiveness for being black, and she would not give him forgiveness. The scene ends with Jesus telling the Duchess that he plans to go to Africa to kill Patrice Lumumba.
The next scene takes place in a jungle, which covers the entire stage, while Sarah's bedroom remains in the background. Jesus appears, surrounded by the rest of the characters, all with nimbuses on their heads "in a manner to suggest that they are saviors". The group speaks in unison about how they believed their father to be God, but he is black. They speak of how his darkness killed the lightness, or Sarah's mother, and haunted Sarah's conception. Finally, they say that they are bound to the father unless he dies. They all rush to the grass in unison and repeat their chants, as the mother enters. They enact a conversation between Sarah and her father, in which he seeks forgiveness for being black, and Sarah asks him why he raped her mother then states how she wants to "bludgeon him with an ebony head." All of the characters run around the stage laughing and screaming until the blackout.
As the final scene begins, a new wall drops onto stage. A white statue of Queen Victoria acts as the representation of Sarah's room. Sarah appears in the light, "standing perfectly still, we hear the KNOCKING, the LIGHTS come on quickly, her FATHER'S black figure with bludgeoned hands rushes upon her, the LIGHT GOES BLACK and we see her hanging in the room." The landlady and Raymond enter, noticing Sarah's hanging body. The landlady remarks on the sadness of Sarah's situation, when Raymond says, "She was a funny little liar." He then says that her father never actually hanged himself, but rather, he is a doctor and married to a white woman, living the life that Sarah dreamed of having.
The Playwright
Source: https://sites.google.com/nyu.edu/contemporaryplaywrightsofcolor/adrienne-kennedy
Adrienne Kennedy is an African-American playwright. She was born in 1931 and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Kennedy graduated with a degree in Education from the Ohio State University in 1953. She continued to study at The New School for Social Research and Columbia University American Theater Wing. Kennedy is most known for her role in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960's and early 1970's. This political and social movement advocated for racial pride, independence and equality for all black people. She was a founding member of the Women’s Theatre Council in 1971.
After the birth of her son, she traveled to Africa and Italy. When she returned home she wrote her first play, Funnyhouse of a Negro. The play premiered in 1964 and won an Obie Award for Distinguished Play. In 1995, Signature Theatre dedicated their season to her work with performances of Funnyhouse of a Negro, A Movie Star Has to Star in Black and White, June and Jean in Concert, Sleep Deprivation Chamber, and The Alexander Plays...Suzanne In Stages. She also won two Obie Awards in 1996 for June and Jean in Concert and Sleep Deprivation Chamber for Best New American Play.
In 2003, Kennedy was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Literature by Ohio State University. She has taught and lectured at Yale University, Princeton University, Brown University, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, Stanford University, New York University, and University of California.
Image from https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/09/04/adrienne-kennedy-a-liberating-beacon/
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_Kennedy
Adrienne Kennedy was born Adrienne Lita Hawkins on September 13, 1931, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Etta Hawkins, was a teacher, and her father, Cornell Wallace Hawkins, was a social worker. She spent most of her childhood in Cleveland, Ohio, attending Cleveland public schools. She grew up in an integrated neighborhood and didn't experience much racism until attending college at Ohio State University. As a child, she spent most of her time reading books like Jane Eyre and The Secret Garden instead of playing games with other children.
She admired actors like Orson Welles and began to focus on theater during her teenage years. The Glass Menagerie was among the first plays she saw produced, inspiring her to explore her passion for playwriting. Her interest in playwriting continued when she started at Ohio State in 1949. She graduated from Ohio State in 1953 with a bachelor's degree in education and continued her studies at Columbia University in 1954–56. She married Joseph Kennedy on May 15, 1953, a month after graduating from Ohio State, and the couple had two children, Joseph Jr. and Adam. They divorced in 1966.
Her first play to be produced was Funnyhouse of a Negro, a one-act play she wrote in 1960, the year she visited Ghana for a few months with her husband on his grant from the African Research Foundation. The play draws on Kennedy's African and European heritage as she explores a "black woman's psyche, riven by personal and inherited psychosis, at the root of which is the ambiguously double failure of both rapacious white society and its burdened yet also distorted victims."
A Rat's Mass was produced at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in Manhattan's East Village twice in 1969 and once in 1971. In 1976, La MaMa's Annex performed the show with music by Cecil Taylor. Sun: A Poem for Malcolm X Inspired By His Death and A Beast Story were both produced at La MaMa in 1974.
As of 2018, Kennedy has written thirteen published and five unpublished plays, several autobiographies, a novella, and a short story. Kennedy used the alias Adrienne Cornell for the short story "Because of the King of France", published in Black Orpheus: A Journal of African and Afro-American Literature in 1963. Much of Kennedy's work is based on her lived experience.
Kennedy was a founding member of the Women's Theatre Council in 1971, a member of the board of directors of PEN in 1976–77, and an International Theatre Institute representative in Budapest in 1978.
Related Articles, Online Materials, and Books:
Wikipedia has a really nice breakdown on this play, the characters, and some explorations of themes and symbolism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnyhouse_of_a_Negro
Collegiate Student Blog: Corenthin, Shannon. "Response To Funnyhouse of a Negro By Kennedy and Philip C. Kolin's Article “American History/African Nightmare: Adrienne Kennedy & Civil Rights” https://aaplaywrights.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/response-to-funnyhouse-of-a-negro-by-kennedy-and-philip-c-kolins-article-american-historyafrican-nightmare-adrienne-kennedy-civil-rights/
New Yorker Online Article about Adrienne Kennedy: Als, Hilton. "Adrienne Kennedy’s Startling Body of Work," https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/12/adrienne-kennedys-startling-body-of-work
American Theatre Magazine Article about Adrienne Kennedy: "Adrienne Kennedy: A Liberating Beacon," https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/09/04/adrienne-kennedy-a-liberating-beacon/
Koppen, Randi. “Psychoanalytic Enactments: Adrienne Kennedy’s Stagings of Memory,” Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies (HJEAS) Vol. 4, No. 1/2, Theory and Criticism [Part 1] (1998): 121-134.
Brown, Lorraine A. "‘For the Characters are Myself’: Adrienne Kennedy's Funnyhouse of a Negro,” American Literature Forum Vol. 9, No. 3 (Autumn, 1975): 86-88.
Sollors, Werner. “Owls and Rats in the American Funnyhouse: Adrienne Kennedy’s Drama,” American Literature Vol. 63, No. 3(1991): 507-532.
Boucher, Georgie. “Fractured Identity and Agency and the Plays of Adrienne Kennedy,” Feminist Review, No. 84, Postcolonial Theatres (2006): 84-103 (JSTOR)
Williams, John. “Intersecting Boundaries: The surrealist Theatre of Poet/Playwright Adrienne Kennedy,” African American Review Vol. 27, No. 3 (Autumn, 1993): 495-500.
Tiffany Gilly (she/her) is doing what she can to be an advocate and ally to Black People and People of Color through her art. She is an actor who seeks to support theatre and stories by Black Playwrights and Playwrights of Color, so she started this play-reading group to increase the knowledge of plays by non-White Playwrights as a starting point or a stepping stone for further exploration as artists.
Brave Space Quote
Reading Grid
Week 10 Gloria
Week 11 Grimke
Week 12 Hansberry
Week 1 Intro
Week 2 Baraka/Jones
Week 3 Wilson
Week 4 Kennedy
Week 5 Childress
Week 6 Nottage
Week 7 Parks
Week 8 Morisseau
Week 9 A Tempest
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Keira Knightley, Tom Harper, Sarah Gavron, Theresa Ikoko, and Dame Heather Rabbatts, TIME’S UP UK Chair, celebrate female representation at this year BFI London Film Festival and urge the industry to be purposeful in the drive towards parity in the future.
On Wednesday 2nd October 2019 – UK film talent including Keira Knightley, Tom Harper, Theresa Ikoko, Sarah Gavron and TIME’S UP UK Chair, Dame Heather Rabbatts, are celebrating the female representation at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, both on and off screen, as part of TIME’S UP’s drive to increase women’s representation in positions of leadership across the supply chain and advocate for gender equity in the film, TV and
theatre workplace.
“If 2018 was a year of reckoning, 2019 is a year of action, and about continuing the work we have started together to challenge the ingrained inequalities in our industry, indeed in all industries”, says Dame Heather Rabbatts, TIME’S UP UK Chair. “We know that actions like TIME’S UP’s #4PercentChallenge, which campaign to shift the balance of female directors, are one step forward, but we need to do more, and it’s not complicated. We need to hire women, invest in women and pay women the same rate as men. We need to collectively commit to these goals as one totality. We are doing this by highlighting the films in the festival which best illustrate this representation, so films with strong female leads, directors and writers; Blackbird with Susan Sarandon, Mia Wasikowska and Kate Winslet, directed by Roger Michel. Rocks celebrating female authorship with writers Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson, and directed by Sarah Gavron and cast and crew, found and developed through workshops and improvisation. A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood – celebrating female director Marielle Heller. The Aeronauts directed by Tom Harper whose film is about a woman doing something in a man’s world in a time when women were adornments. Official Secrets featuring Keira Knightley who plays Katharine Gun, the whistle-blower who tried to stop the Iraq war, and Atlantics directed by celebrated French-Senegalese director, Mati Diop.”
“We’re so encouraged that this year’s London Film Festival exceeds 50:50 gender targets for films in competition and there is also a 50:50 split in the programming team. International film festivals provide prominent platforms for emerging directors,” Dame Heather continues, “They have a crucial role to play in the shift of culture and representation and the London Film Festival is leading the way in this”
Keira Knightley says; “I am so proud to have been one of the first UK catalysts of the TIME’S UP movement and see the change that is happening through our work. This year 64% of films in competition at the London Film Festival were directed by women. In my industry we have the power and responsibility as storytellers to tell more balanced stories. Even though male leads continue to outnumber female leads two-to-one, films with female-leads make 38.1% more at the box office – this is a clear economic case for gender parity. Visibility of women in leadership roles within films also provide the most influential models for girls, impacting on their self-worth and aspirations. At TIME’S UP we believe that recalibrating the gender power balance is essential to change the culture of the work environment across all industries to make them safer and more equitable so we can leave this positive legacy for our children”.
Theresa Ikoko says; “ROCKS is a story very close to my heart. It was an opportunity to present to women, who don’t often get to see themselves on the screen, a celebration of their love, resilience, joy, friendship and strength. The sisterhood at the heart of this story is an echo of the development and filming process. We were all held down and uplifted by women – from cast, to crew, to creatives. It was truly a learning and edifying experience. I, and many others, had an “I could do/be this” moment, because of the women we were surrounded by, both in front of and behind the cameras/scenes.
We truly hope that that spirit of aspiration radiates off cinema screens into the hearts of people, and young women in particular, throughout the land.”
Sarah Gavron says; “We were all brought up on coming of age films, but they so often revolved around boys. ROCKS is the story of an East End girl and her group of friends, their friendship and sisterhood. It was made as a true collaboration between the young women in the film and the creative team who were predominantly female. As a woman filmmaker I feel compelled to and excited by directing authentic female led stories, which show women in all their complexity. The work that TIME’S UP is doing to campaign for gender equality both in front of and behind the camera is incredibly close to my own heart and will ultimately give the next generation of women inspiration and aspirations as they see themselves represented on the screen.”
Tom Harper says; “When I first heard about the world of aeronauting, I was fascinated by the handful of Victorian women who flew. Although a male-dominated profession, these women dared to break their prescribed social roles and explore the skies above.”
“Cinema, like ballooning, has traditionally been a male dominated industry, which has resulted in a natural bias toward male-centric narratives. But times are changing, and the industry is finally beginning to not only acknowledge our responsibility to make films led by multi-faceted female characters, but also to enjoy the great opportunities in storytelling this brings.”
“On occasion I have been asked why, as a male director, I feel able to tell the stories of strong female characters like Rose Lynn Harlan (Wild Rose) and Amelia Wren (The Aeronauts) and my response to that has always been the same. I’ve felt free to tell the stories that inspire me socially and creatively, whatever these might be, and these stories are, as in life, not limited to stories about men. That’s why I want to stand up in support of the TIMES UP movement, as I feel passionately that no filmmaker or film professional should have to feel limited by their gender.”
“Films need to offer multiple perspectives on the world. The fact that women have commonly been side-lined to gendered industry roles (make up, hair, costume etc.) has denied them a voice to tell not only their own stories, but also men’s stories too – one of the most interesting and complex, recent examinations of masculinity I have seen was in Chloe Zhao’s The Rider. A more even balance of female directors, writers, DOPs and all other crew is a necessary step towards equality in storytelling, which will make for a richer and more representative reflection on society and in turn, help enable us to gain a better understanding of each other and ourselves; for me that it what cinema has always been about.”
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Moseley becomes latest recruit
Mon 17 Nov 2014, 05:02 PM
The Gold Coast Titans can today confirm that Penrith Panthers hooker Kierran Moseley has agreed to a two-year deal with the club and will join the squad for training tomorrow.
Moseley, 20, hails from Cloncurry, west of Mt Isa, and was a Junior Kangaroo in 2013. He is the first Cloncurry junior to make it to the NRL.
Despite being eligible for under-20s he played for the Panthers’ reserve grade side that won the NSW Cup in 2014. In 2013 he played a prominent role in Penrith’s Holden Cup grand final winning side, which means he has won successive premierships since joining Penrith. A teammate in that victorious under-20s side was current Titans centre James Roberts.
Mosely played off the bench behind club captain Kevin Kingston in the latter half of the season, adding a lot of impact off the bench. In front of them was James Segeyaro which meant his NRL chances were restricted although he made his debut against Manly in round 25.
“I’m thankful for Penrith letting me head back to Queensland to look for an opportunity to play in the NRL and I want to make the most of it,” Mosely said after arriving on the Gold Coast today.
“It will be great to link up against with [assistant coach] Rohan Smith who was Garth Brennan’s assistant when we won the 20s competition in 2012 and also James Roberts. To have Ryan Simpkins and Matt Robinson, who I played with this year at the Panthers, here too will hopefully help me settle in.”
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Tyrone out of the shadows
By TONY WEBECK, nrl.com.au
Tue 10 Nov 2015, 10:14 AM
Having lived in the shadow of both Jarrod Mullen and Kurt Gidley at Newcastle for the past four years Tyrone Roberts says he has come to the Gold Coast not to lead but to be treated as an equal.
Up until the signing of Roberts on a two-year deal in mid-August the Titans looked as though they would throw all their faith behind the talented young pairing of Kane Elgey and Ashley Taylor but Roberts brings with him 97 games of NRL experience, all of which he has played at the Knights.
A Ballina Seagulls junior who moved to Newcastle at age 14 to attend school and pursue his football dreams, Roberts made his first grade debut as a 19-year-old but predominantly played second fiddle to Newcastle's most dominant playmakers of the past decade, Mullen and Gidley.
Last season with Mullen out injured Roberts scored two tries and kicked three goals in Newcastle's 24-18 win over the Wests Tigers in Round 23 and then a week later was man of the match against the Storm in Melbourne, scoring a try and kicking four goals in the 20-6 upset win.
He has invariably played his better football when handed additional responsibility but told NRL.com that he doesn't intend to be the dominant half at the Titans but an equal contributor to the team.
"I don't want to be a leader and take control as such, I just want to be treated equally," Roberts said.
"That's just the challenge now. I don't want it to be taken as being a leader. I just want to be treated as being equal because I think if you're equal you can get the best out of each other.
"With 'Mullo' and that being there the whole time I was still in their shadows but here is just a new start.
"They're [Elgey and Taylor] starting off new and I'm starting off new and hopefully we can get some good combinations going early."
A latecomer to Titans pre-season training after attending former Newcastle teammate Akuila Uate's wedding in Fiji, Roberts joined the squad for a torturous session on Friday before driving south again for his daughter Leilani's first birthday party in Newcastle.
Leilani and Roberts's partner, Brittany Doran, will join Tyrone on the Gold Coast this week where he can start to really get to know a playing roster that has received a dramatic overhaul over the off-season.
One player with whom he is already very familiar is cousin James Roberts, the pair keeping in regular contact through the middle of the season to try and rekindle a combination that was first born in the under-7s at Ballina.
But long before a Cherry-Evans backflip threw the Titans' recruitment plans into chaos, Roberts said the seed was planted on a pre-season trip last year that the Gold Coast might be an attractive option to further his career.
"I don't know, it's just fate," the 24-year-old said of linking up with his cousin.
"I was up here for a holiday the year before and the missus sort of liked it and when an opportunity came up and with James being here, it was exciting for me because I'll be close to my family and it's a great way to start a new chapter in my life with the new baby.
"Everything happens for a reason and I think it's going to be good, I'm looking forward to it."
This story first appeared on nrl.com.au.
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Categories: CassiniSaturnScience
Saturn’s Rings are Only 10 to 100 Million Years Old
Saturn's rings in all their glory. Image from the Cassini orbiter as Saturn eclipsed the Sun. Image Credit: By NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute
Can you imagine the Solar System without Saturn’s rings? Can you envision Earth at the time the dinosaurs roamed the planet? According to a new paper, the two may have coincided.
Data from the Cassini mission shows that Saturn’s rings may be only 10 to 100 million years old. They may not have been there during the reign of the dinosaurs, and may in fact be a fairly modern development in our Solar System.
Cassini gathered this data during its final orbits around Saturn in 2017, 13 years after arriving at the gas giant. As it ran out of fuel , the Cassini team sent the spacecraft into a series of 22 super-close orbits between Saturn and its rings, 2600-3900 km (1600-2400 miles) above the cloud tops. The data from those dives led scientists to this new age estimate for Saturn’s rings.
“Only by getting so close to Saturn in Cassini’s final orbits were we able to gather the measurements to make the new discoveries.”
Study lead author Luciano Iess, Cassini radio science team, Sapienza University of Rome.
In 6 of the 22 close orbits, Cassini established a radio link with Earth. By monitoring that link, scientists were able to determine Saturn’s gravitational field and the mass of its rings. The new age estimates are based on that data, and the results were published in a paper titled “Measurement and implications of Saturn’s gravity field and ring mass.”
A montage of images from Cassini of Saturn’s rings and various moons. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Prior to these deep dives, Cassini was always outside the rings, meaning any gravitational readings were combinations of Saturn’s mass and the rings’ mass. By diving in between the planet and its rings, Cassini was able to separate Saturn’s gravity from the rings, allowing a measurement of the mass of the rings.
As the new paper says, “The interior structure of Saturn, the depth of its winds and the mass and age of its rings constrain its formation and evolution.” Cassini was sent to Saturn, at least in part, to understand how all these factors fit together. The paper goes on to say, “Gravity measurements at Saturn can be used to determine the mass of the rings, which is related to their age by dynamical and compositional dating methods.”
This paper, led by Cassini radio science team member Luciano Iess, of Sapienza University of Rome, focused only on rings A, B, and C. The mass of the other much smaller rings, was considered negligible.
An image of Saturn’s rings from Cassini. The study measured the mass of the three largest rings, A, B, and C. Image Credit: By NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
“Only by getting so close to Saturn in Cassini’s final orbits were we able to gather the measurements to make the new discoveries,” said lead author Luciano Iess. “And with this work, Cassini fulfills a fundamental goal of its mission: not only to determine the mass of the rings, but to use the information to refine models and determine the age of the rings.”
How Does the Mass of Saturn’s Rings Tell Us Their Age?
Scientists already know there’s a connection between the mass of Saturn’s rings and their age. The lower the rings’ mass, the younger they are. This is because the rings are bright and mostly made of ice. Over a long period of time, they would have become contaminated by debris and darkened, indicating a greater age. Also, to be older, they would have to be much more massive to have survived this long. They can’t be both old and bright. So now that scientists have a better calculation of the mass of the rings, they can estimate the age more accurately.
This estimate of the rings’ age goes against earlier studies based on Cassini data. A 2008 study suggested the rings are billions of years old. Over the years, other studies made a similar case. But up until now, no study had the accurate mass measurements to work with.
An image of Saturn’s rings from the Hubble Space Telescope. The dark Cassini Division separates the wide inner B Ring and outer A ring. The less prominent C Ring is just inside the B Ring. Image Credit: NASA, ESA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona)
The problem of how the rings formed still remains. The new evidence of young rings lends credence to theories that they formed from a comet that wandered too close and was torn apart by Saturn’s gravity – or by an event that broke up an earlier generation of icy moons.
“For younger rings, it would require a comet, or a centaur (one of a group of small, icy objects), or perhaps even a moon moving too close to Saturn. Saturn’s gravity would break apart that object and then the remaining bits would go on to form rings,” explained Linda Spilker, Nasa’s Cassini project scientist, in 2017.
It was long thought that the rings were billions of years old, and formed shortly after Saturn did. But as scientists work on the problem, and as we get better and better data, that view is falling away. It’s looking more and more like something got too close to Saturn in the recent past and broke apart, forming the rings.
How Much Do Saturn’s Rings Weigh?
According to these new measurements, the mass of Saturn’s rings is (1.54 ± 0.49)×1019 kg, or about 15.4 sextillion kg. So the rings have a mass about half that of Saturn’s moon Mimas. Just so you have something interesting to say at your next cocktail party.
Research paper: Measurement and implications of Saturn’s gravity field and ring mass
Press Release: NASA’s Cassini Data Show Saturn’s Rings Relatively New
BBC News: Cassini hints at young age for Saturn’s rings
Wikipedia: Rings of Saturn
Universe Today: Saturn’s Rings May Be Billions of Years Old
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Home » Newsroom » Official Statements » Statement of Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl to the UNRWA Advisory Commission
Statement of Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl to the UNRWA Advisory Commission
Addressing the host governments and donor states’ representatives assembled for the second bi-annual UNRWA Advisory Commission meeting for 2016 held in Amman, UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl stresses the need to “put UNRWA on a more stable financial footing”
Mr. Chairman; Mr. Vice Chairman; Distinguished Delegates; Colleagues:
I am very pleased to join in the introductory words of the Chair and Vice Chair and to have all of you welcomed to this meeting of the UNRWA Advisory Commission. I want to thank you Ambassador Bessler for your strong words of support. Your energy and engagement are much appreciated and needed in these challenging times.
In addition, let me thank Dr. Obaida el-Dandarawy for his contribution as Vice Chair. Egypt’s support as a host country is of growing importance to this Commission and UNRWA.
I am also very grateful to H.E. Dr. Bisher Khasawneh for his introduction. I wish to convey my deep appreciation for the sustained generosity of the Government of Jordan as host of our meetings, and for its historic facilitation of the work of UNRWA.
The Bureau’s efforts are also acknowledged warmly; Ms. Unni Rambøll of Norway as Chair of the Sub-Committee, and her two Vice Chairs, Ms. Briana of the USA and Mr. Yasin of Jordan.
I would also like to give a warm word of welcome, as Mr. Bessler did, to our special guests South Korea and the World Bank. Their presence reflects the effort that is being made to build awareness of our work, and partnerships for the benefit of the refugees.
And allow me a brief update about some senior appointments I have made recently in UNRWA. I ask my colleagues to stand up as they are named. They are: Mr. Timothy der Weduwen in the new function of Director of Security and Crisis-Management; Ms. Françoise Vanni as Director of External Relations and Communications; Mr. Hakam Shahwan as Acting Director for our Lebanon Field Office – many of you know him from his previous function as Staff Relations Adviser; Ms. Dorothee Klaus as Director of Relief and Social Services; and Mr. Nick Kaldas, Director of Internal Oversight Services, who just joined the Agency in recent days.
Our meeting takes place at a very important time for UNRWA. I look forward to updating you on some significant recent developments in our operations, the challenges we face and our financial situation. But before that, allow me to share the following thoughts with you:
We live in most uncertain and unpredictable times. In many places, political instability and socio-economic fragility appear to be on the rise. In others, armed conflicts and fragmentation are spreading and wreaking havoc. Human insecurity and terrorism, discrimination and xenophobia, seem more pervasive. Values - common to peoples across the globe - are being undermined.
And few issues have received more attention of late than large-scale movements of refugees and migrants. This was illustrated very visibly during the recent high-level week of the UN General Assembly, which included the adoption of the New York Declaration on refugees and migrants and the Leaders summit, hosted by President Barack Obama.
And yet, it is interesting how often I am asked why the world should continue to care about Palestine refugees. It is a situation I am told that has dropped of the international agenda, is overshadowed by the numerous other crises in the Middle-East. And I am also told there is a sense of fatigue around this issue.
A sense of fatigue? Nowhere can the sense of fatigue be greater than among Palestine refugees themselves. Nowhere will you see exhaustion and despair more evidently than in camps like Shatila in Beirut, with its accumulated pain and trauma, overcrowded alleys and agonizing social pressures. Nowhere is the feeling of abandonment more acute than in camps like Yarmouk in Damascus, with its devastated landscapes, broken lives and shattered dignity. Nowhere are suffocation and bitterness more overwhelming than in camps like Jabaliya in Gaza, which you were born into and will remain trapped in.
The world cannot afford to be fatigued. It cannot afford to look the other way.
Because, at the very time as officials and citizens around the world will today say that Palestine refugees are not on the top of their agenda, they will add that the unresolved injustice done to Palestine refugees remains at the heart of instability in the Middle-East and beyond.
Because the deplorable conditions and extreme insecurity they face, the absence of a political horizon, are draining them of resolve and creativity.
Because fifty years of occupation in Palestine and ten years of blockade in Gaza, happening in full view of the international community, are etched painfully into the soul and identity of the refugee community.
Because a young generation of Palestine refugees is growing up, losing faith in the value of politics, compromise and international diplomacy.
You will shortly hear in greater detail about the situation in the different fields but I would like to highlight just a few elements if you allow.
In Gaza, the population is marked, as you are all deeply aware, by the effects of repeated wars. Children as young as nine have lived through three highly violent conflicts over the past eight years alone. 2 million people - of which 1.3 million are Palestine refugees - see every facet of their lives defined by the illegal blockade imposed on them.
Freedom of movement is virtually inexistent. Let me give you just one example, which I always find is particularly striking, which is that some 90% of UNRWA's 260'000 students in Gaza have never left the Gaza Strip in their lives. Unemployment has reached world-record levels, with jobless youth at a truly staggering 60-to-65 %. Unemployment rates are even higher as we know for young women.
While you can map out the physical consequences in terms of destruction of successive wars in Gaza, there is no way to properly map out the psychological scars, the depth of despair among young people deprived of opportunity, and the reasons behind an unprecedented increase in the rate of suicides in the Gaza Strip.
The situation in Gaza is, in my view, being very seriously underestimated and I must tell you that I cannot see how anything happening there - under our collective watch - is reconcilable with human dignity or the security of anyone in the region. We should be doing everything possible to avoid making that situation even worse, so it’s a huge concern that support for UNRWA’s emergency response keeps declining. Things are about to get worse for really vulnerable refugees, including the ones who lost their homes in the 2014 conflict. The most immediate concern is 6,500 families in Gaza that rely on our cash support for their temporary shelter, until UNRWA can rebuild their homes. As of next January we will be forced to stop assisting them, unless we receive $5 million in the weeks ahead.
In the West Bank including East Jerusalem, you see a different version of despair among Palestine refugees. Military rule and occupation define every aspect of public and private life: from military incursions, to restrictions of the movement of people and goods, punitive house demolitions and continued and illegal settlement expansions which reinforces this trend.
Now, I have to say these trends are all the more preoccupying as a majority of young Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip and West Bank (including East Jerusalem) were born after the Oslo peace accords. They were told by the world that if they embraced negotiations and a sense of compromise, a just and lasting solution would be found, in the form of a Palestinian State living side by side with Israel, in peace and security. This has not happened however and the risk is big of losing an entire generation to the idea that political processes matter and diplomacy actually works.
And yet, nothing would today be more important than seeing the international community act decisively to recreate a much needed political horizon.
Finally, in Syria, the horrific cataclysm of violence and destruction shows little sign of ending soon, and no one in the country is spared its effects. Over 60% of the 560,000 Palestine refugees, resident when the conflict broke out in 2011 have been displaced at least once and as many as 120,000 have fled the country altogether, to Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Europe.
Palestinian camps in Syria have sustained severe damage. Palestine refugees struggle to survive in the ruins of Aleppo and Dera’a, and I am now concerned that Khan Eshieh may become the next Yarmouk.
When I look at the region, like you I sense the risks of radicalization of desperate young people are huge. Extremists are on the constant lookout for new recruits. To date, few young Palestinians have answered the calls of groups like Daesh. Efforts by all parties including the international community will hopefully be taken to reduce the sense of deep insecurity felt by Palestine refugees and reaffirm commitments to help meet the development and humanitarian needs of this community. UNRWA’s own human development and emergency work is in that regard an indispensable asset.
I turn at this point make some very brief comments about UNRWA itself, which must navigate this complex and deeply unstable environment as it delivers directly its core education, health, and poverty mitigation services, and in addition mounts large emergency operations to 1.3 M people in the occupied Palestinian territory and in Syria.
Allow me to mention just a couple of noteworthy achievements. I’ll be brief.
In Syria this year, we increased school attendance; teachers and students who have been displaced, or live in conflict zones, are showing up at schools and roughly 50,000 pupils are receiving education, up from the low point of 22,000 in 2012. This is remarkable under any circumstances.
Our Microfinance Programme has just been awarded the Sanabel prize for transparency, from a field of 92 microfinance institutions in 13 Arab countries. The award credits the programme with promoting the integrity of microfinance as a poverty-alleviating tool.
Amidst extraordinary challenges facing UNRWA in the field, we decided to press ahead with far-reaching reforms of core services, which were spelled out in UNRWA’s Medium Term Strategy for 2016-2021.
We front-loaded some of the most sensitive and significant reforms, completing their implementation within the first half of 2016, rather than staggering them over the entire 6 year MTS period. We made progress with roll out in 2016 thanks to the hosts, who took key steps to facilitate them, which I deeply acknowledge with appreciation.
The “food to cash” transition is complete in the three targeted fields – in Jordan, Lebanon and the West Bank, eligible social safety net beneficiaries are now using E-cards to obtain food assistance. Another key reform, hospitalization in Lebanon, very challenging, is in place following a mid-year agreement with refugee representatives, with assurances that access to urgent hospital care will be preserved for the most vulnerable refugees.
These particular reforms have not been without dilemmas and challenges. For one thing, as always, I wish to recognize that any change in services or delivery triggers intense stress in the refugee community, even changes for the better. We understand this well since they have been facing so many broken promises since 1948. There is also an anxiety related to the fact that food aid in particular is overlaid with symbolism for the refugees.
UNRWA felt the risks, and frontline colleagues in the fields this Spring faced extraordinary pressure from beneficiaries, their representatives and other stakeholders. And yet, we moved ahead out of a sense of deep responsibility to all stakeholders and most certainly to the Palestine refugees. We stressed that this change is ultimately empowering, not only because it is more dignified in terms of achieving food security, but because it allows for choice by the refugees themselves. We hope this new system will enable us to mobilise more resources and cover a larger number of food insecure refugees.
As you are all too aware, UNRWA works in a landscape rife with political and security tensions affecting all host governments, as well as other governments in the region. At every turn UNRWA must constantly assess and consider the scale and complexity of operational challenges that this situation imposes on us, and I ask that you join us doing the same.
We took against this backdrop some very robust and difficult steps - and here I wish to thank my Deputy for her extraordinary role - to control and where possible reduce costs, demonstrating our commitment to lowering expenditure to a bare minimum without cutting our fundamental core services. My Special Report of September 2015 and Update of September 2016 lay out the steps which reduced our shortfall in 2016 by US$54 million and produced a zero growth budget.
Despite the range of measures being taken internally and these significant budgetary results, UNRWA’s financial situation – as you mentioned in your opening remarks – remained a cause of serious concern. A year ago, it almost led to the postponement of our school-year sending shock-waves through the refugee community, and triggering a strong reaction amongst the hosts, at a very senior level. In the aftermath, we all agreed that we simply could not allow the same thing to happen again. So I have to be honest with you that I am deeply saddened and worried me that despite the extent of that crisis, despite UNRWA's robust management measures and reforms, we were still carrying a shortfall in early September of US$ 96 million.
Following the extraordinary Adcom and contributions from the United States, Sweden and Switzerland – we brought the shortfall down to US$74 million, where it was until just a few days ago. And it came down to US$48 million following additional contributions notably US$ 15million from the UAE. In other words, we are in a significantly better position than two months ago regarding the 2016 expenditure and shortfall, but still have serious work to do.
At the same time, we must be clear that the amount of work that was required, and the amount of political mobilization needed to reach this result with barely 6-7 weeks remaining in 2016 was phenomenal and not sustainable in the long term.
I would like to stress that fact, because as we enter 2017 our bare minimum requirements for the year – let me repeat, the bare minimum we need to operate – are $715.5 million in terms of our core budget. Based on current income projections, the shortfall for next year is $115 million. Among the things we have taken into account is the results of this year’s salary surveys in all fields, which we shared with the unions as a matter of transparency. In two fields, the West Bank and Gaza, the unions are challenging the outcome; in our other fields agreements have been reached in principle.
It has now become clear, Ladies and Gentlemen, and it is visible for all to see, that we need new mechanisms to put UNRWA on a more stable financial footing. We need a paradigm shift. Grateful as we are - and we are immensely grateful - to our donors and to hosts for the remarkable support received, the current system is not managing to bring the needed predictability of funding. It is putting at further risk the stability of the Middle-East and the extraordinary results in human development of Palestine refugees achieved over decades with your support.
The humanitarian, political and security priorities of many of UNRWA’s stakeholders are not being served by the financial crises, nor by the annual process of bridging the gaps.
It is important for me to emphasize that UNRWA has been investing significant time to explore different avenues to achieve financial stability. In coordination with the Secretary-General and donor partners, major outreach efforts have been undertaken with new donors in the last year and a half. We are also in senior-level contact with the World Bank about partnering that may give access to possible financing for education. And in recent years we have invested significant amounts to tap into private, charitable and foundation resources. UNRWA is leaving no stone unturned in the quest for broad and diverse support.
In that regard I was very encouraged to see the commitments made by Member States in the New York Declaration in September. In light of its affirmation that UNRWA requires sufficient funding to be able to carry out its activities effectively and in a predictable manner, I suggest that UNRWA’s crippling financial situation, and the many discussions about how to address it, present a timely opportunity to begin acting on the Declaration in relation to Palestine refugees.
In light of the special role played by the General Assembly in establishing UNRWA and its mandate, I believe it has a critical role to play in finding means to stabilize UNRWA financially.
We will have opportunity in tomorrow’s session, as Ambassador Bessler pointed out, to look into this issue more closely but I wish already here to acknowledge with deep appreciation the action undertaken by hosts, led by the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly.
Following their engagement with UNRWA this summer regarding funding to stabilize the Agency they held initial discussions with other Member States in New York with a view to consider, following broad consultations facilitated by the Secretary-General, conclusions and recommendations regarding all ways and means to ensure, sufficient predictable and sustained funding for UNRWA, including through voluntary and assessed contributions. The approach has been included, as mentioned by Ambassador Bessler, in a draft resolution of the General Assembly on UNRWA, under the title “operations of UNRWA”. I also had the opportunity in recent days to discuss this with the Secretary-General designate, Mr. Antonio Guterres, who expressed strong support for UNRWA and its work.
Distinguished Delegates,
I wish to conclude with a word about one part of the Palestine refugee community that I think and worry about more than any other - and that is youth. About half of the refugees registered with UNRWA are below the age of 25. As I mentioned earlier, their political and personal horizons are essentially closed.
Beyond the 9 to 10 years of education received by 500'000 boys and girls in our schools, very few can today contemplate real opportunities in life. This is simply unacceptable, and should be a matter of grave concern to all of us in an environment where there are currents of extremism sweeping through the region, in search of footholds in vulnerable communities. We have a collective responsibility to protect Palestine refugees from such risks.
One remarkable institution in our education system that my colleagues and I have been interacting with more decisively are UNRWA's school parliaments. School parliamentarians in our five fields are democratically elected young students, who have a lot to teach us.
While not yet recognized citizens of a state of their own, no one can take way from them the fact of being citizens of the world. You will meet a number of them during this meeting, and I am fairly certain you will remember them, their presence, their sense of civic duty.
During his last visit to Gaza in June, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon met with a number of student parliamentarians, representing 260'000 students in Gaza and whose president is a formidable 15-year old girl, named Razan.
The Secretary-General spoke, in very touching ways, of his own youth in Korea after the war. He encouraged our school parliamentarians to study hard and to learn about human rights. At that moment, one of the students, young Ahmed, said and I quote: "Secretary-General, we are passionate about human rights, we study human rights in UNRWA schools, but I have one question for you Secretary-General: why do these rights not apply to us?"
No question could better exemplify the maturity of these students and the plight that they face. They also understand better than we sometimes do ourselves that education provided by UNRWA in its schools is not an act of charity, it is the exercise of a fundamental right.
I thank you Ladies and Gentlemen.
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How Previous Epidemics Impacted Home Design
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 / by Adam Donaldson
Article originally posted on architecturaldigest.com on March 31, 2020
Whether you realize it or not, a number of the design features in our homes today originated, or were popularized, because of previous infectious disease outbreaks, like the 1918 flu pandemic, tuberculosis, and dysentery. Below are a couple of our favorites, for the whole list click the link below: Link
Though household closets have been around in some form for centuries, what we think of as the place where we store our clothes is a more recent innovation. In fact, when visiting (or living in) older American homes or apartments, you’ve probably noticed (and bemoaned) the lack of closet space. That’s because, up until the beginning of the 20th century, most clothing and related items were kept in stand-alone furniture. “It used to be that almost everything was [kept] in armoires,” Lloyd Alter, a former architect and design historian who now teaches sustainable design at Ryerson School of Interior Design, tells Clever. “When you look at the plans from the turn of the century, the closets are tiny, tiny, tiny—if they exist at all.” The switch to closets was to make rooms easier to clean. Bulky furniture items like armoires were difficult to move and therefore collected dust, which was thought to pass along germs. By the mid-1920s, Le Corbusier was writing about the importance of minimalism, cleanliness, and hygiene in home design, advocating for built-ins throughout the house, which eventually became the norm.
Powder Rooms/Half Baths
Powder rooms—or half baths on the ground floor of a house near the front door—are also the result of the attempt to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in the early 20th century. Those were the days of having daily coal and ice deliveries: “There was no Amazon guy dropping it off at the door and taking a picture of it for you,” Dr. Kelly Wright, who teaches American history at the University of Cincinnati and specializes in the historic use of color in architecture, tells us. In other words, every day, at least one delivery person would traipse inside your home after being inside many other homes, including some where people may have been sick with something contagious. “The iceman is coming right into your kitchen, and if the iceman needs to use the bathroom, you don’t want him using your family bathroom. So the half bath made perfect sense for visitors to the house.” And, as Alter points out, having an accessible sink on the ground floor of homes made it more convenient for people to wash their hands—which, as we’ve been reminded of a lot recently, is crucial for health and hygiene.
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Why Isn’t This Landmarked?: the Joseph J. Little Building on 28 East 14th Street
Part of our blog series Why Isn’t This Landmarked?, where we look at buildings in our area we’re fighting to protect that are worthy of landmark designation, but somehow aren’t landmarked.
Where do the piano industry and radical workers’ rights movements intersect? The gorgeous historic cast-iron building at 28 East 14th Street is one such place. Prior to the Civil War, Union Square was a place of elegant brick and brownstone mansions. Once the Civil War was over, however, commerce and manufacturing came to Union Square, and this marvelous cast-iron building drew tenants who were artists and manufacturers, drawn by the ample light provided by the unusually large north-facing windows overlooking Union Square. The history and architectural details abound, so today, we take a closer look at 28 East 14th Street, and ask: why isn’t this landmarked?
Joseph Little, Builder and William Wheeler Smith, Architect
28 East 14th Street was built in 1881 by Joseph J. Little (1841-1913) of 4 Van Nest Place (today’s 57 Charles Street) in Greenwich Village. Little had an impressive and varied career, including as a partner of a printing and publishing firm, president of the New York City Board of Education, a congressman, and a real estate speculator. He hired William Wheeler Smith to design 28 East 14th Street — Smith had recently made his mark on Fourteenth Street with his design for the (still-extant) cast-iron building at 40-42 West 14th Street. Known as an architect who embraced the latest technologies in his designs, Smith employed many details that made this building cutting-edge at the time. Now, we celebrate Smith and Little’s creation as rare, ornate, and worthy of landmarking.
As varied as cast-iron architecture is in New York, this narrow structure stands out in its design. 28 East 14th Street’s cast-iron building’s façade maximizes the width of its single-bay windows at the second, third and fourth floors on this 25-foot wide structure. Smith angled the windows within the façade so that they came out to the building line while still having polygonal bays. Ornamented pilasters are found at either side of these windows, the rhythm is changed to a two-bay configuration and slightly more austere in its ornament at the top story.
The Residents of 28 East 14th Street
One of the artists who lived and worked here from 1886-1889 was William Michael Harnett. Known for his photo-realistic still-life paintings, he was commercially successful in his time and influenced many late 19th century painters. His works have included The Faithful Colt (1890), Job Lot, Cheap (1878), The Old Violin (1886) and his most famous, After the Hunt (1885).
William Michael Harnett’s ‘Still Life – Violin and Music,’ from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The commercial and artistic nature of the building converged with several tenants in the building connected to the burgeoning piano industry, which was centered around 14th Street (Steinway & Sons was located just a block away at 109 East 14th Street). Early in the building’s life, the ground floor was occupied by the store of prominent piano dealer Jeremiah M. Pelton.
Around 1920, when the U.S. Communist Party evolved from the left faction of the newly divided Socialist party, a number of schools teaching the party’s beliefs began to emerge. The New York Workers School, founded in October 1923, was first located on University Place near Union Square, then moved to 28 East 14th Street, where the Communist Party headquarters was already located. The school sought to promote “true proletarian education” and to build a new generation of workers to advance the labor movement. Later, the school moved to another nearby building within the area Village Preservation is seeking to have landmarked, 35 East 12th Street. The Revolutionary Workers League, a radical left group formed by Hugo Oehler and active in the United States from about 1935 until 1947, was also located at 28 East 14th Street in 1936. The League published the “Fighting Worker” newspaper on site.
Following a ground floor renovation in 1948, the upper floors remained vacant for decades, but that would eventually change. The Union Square neighborhood became, in the 20th Century, the bustling hub of historic buildings, commerce, art, and more, which continues to this day.
W. W. Smith’s unusual cast iron structure is essentially intact above street level. We at Village Preservation hope to keep it that way. We are seeking landmark designation for this and about 200 surrounding buildings on a dozen blocks which are facing extreme development pressure right now, accelerated by the recent approval of the 14th Street Tech Hub.
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Please tell Baba we are with him all the way
ecotechDecember 17, 2019 7:45 pm 0
By FEMI ADESINA
I boarded a commercial airliner heading to Lagos from Abuja. I was already seated, and strapping my seat belt, when a young man approached me. He must have been in his late 20s, or at most, early 30s. I shook hands, greeted him warmly, and he slipped something in my palm. He went back to his seat.
It was a piece of paper, and on it was written: “Please, tell Baba we are with him all the way.”
My eyes became misty. I knew who he was talking about. My principal and Baba of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari, who turns 77 today.
“Please, tell Baba we are with him all the way.” What a message! What confidence! What love! And what reassurance.
At times, if you listen to the Babel of voices in the country, particularly on social media and some critical segment of the traditional media, you think everything is all wrong with the land. You think it’s all sorrow tears and blood, the regular trade mark of failed or failing countries.
The biblical prophet, Elijah, felt at a time that he was the only true prophet of God left in Israel. And he complained to God: they have all followed Baal, the strange god. I am the only one left with you.
But God gave him a tutorial: you only think so. I have for me in this land 7,000 other prophets, who have not bowed the knees to Baal.
That was what happened in that aircraft. The young man who slipped the note into my hand is like millions upon millions of quiet Nigerians, “who have not bowed the knees to Baal.” People who love President Muhammadu Buhari, who appreciate that he is here for such a time as this, and who believe that he is leading us to a new Nigeria, a land flowing with milk and honey. I believe. I am in the number of millions of people, who daily wish Buhari well, and pray that he will lead the land to fair havens, halcyon shores, before 2023.
If all the information you consume is from social media, and the critical segment of the traditional media, you will likely miss the correct pulse of the country. Let me share an experience here.
Some months before the 2019 general elections, I ran into Governor Nasir El-Rufai in the Presidential Villa, as he was going in to see the President. We greeted warmly, and I asked if he could please stop by in my office on the way out. He promised to do so.
What was my worry? The trend on social media, as to how the elections would go. I had a broader view of reality, but I needed some reassurance. And I knew El-Rufai was analytical, and constantly had statistics at his fingertips. He’s not a first-class quantity surveyor for nothing.
The governor turned up. I unfolded my worries and asked for his opinion. He merely opened his laptop computer and shared the result of scientific research with me.
What did the research say? With a large sample size from across the country and painstaking state by state analysis, it stated that President Buhari was going to beat his closest opponent by millions of votes. And wait for this: the social media would account for just between nine and 11 percent of the votes. And wait again: that percentage would not go to one party alone. It would be shared between the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). It turned quite prophetic.
The young man in the plane is among the millions of Nigerians who tilted the scale. They know that Nigeria is not where she should be, not yet, but it is not business as usual. There is one man who is laboring hard to turn the country right side up. He is Muhammadu Buhari, and the journey may be tedious, arduous and slow, but we are headed in the right direction.
Friends, Nigerians, countrymen. Yes, I have come to celebrate Muhammadu Buhari, as he turns 77 today. See the sycophant, the fanatic, some people would say. But do I mind them? I don’t. I have chosen my own hero, let them choose theirs. As we say in local parlance, ‘say your prayers, and let me say amen. No quarrel for a church.’
I have said it before, and I say it again. I have followed Buhari since he was a military ruler when I was an undergraduate, and if that regime had lasted for longer, Nigeria would not be in the doldrums that she found herself. It was a tough administration, but which was leading us on the right path. Till forces of reaction struck, and we were back to worse than square one.
You could imagine my joy when Buhari eventually emerged civilian President after 12 years of struggle. I didn’t think I was going to ever serve in government, but I found myself in it. Just because it was Buhari. More than four years down the line, have I changed my mind? No. Is it a perfect government? There’s none anywhere. But I still remain a Buharist, just like millions of other Nigerians.
I know many people who started with us in the Buhari camp, but who are now on the other side. Some were lured away by the garlic, cucumber, onions, and leeks of Egypt, while some others jumped ship because of the color of the currency they saw. Some others, who expected quick fixes, are now singing the Lord’s song in a strange land. Some others are vacillating between many opinions. But for some of us, it is the immortal words of Sir Walter Scott: “Other people’s resolutions may fluctuate on the wild and changeful billows of human opinions. Our’s, now and forever, are anchored on the rock of ages.”
Why are we dyed-in-the-wool Buharists? Is he a perfect, infallible man? Show me who is. So, why do we remain resolute, irrespective of what people on the other side see as foibles and failings of the administration? Many reasons.
Buhari is not a thief. Can you say the same of many past leaders in this country? No, you can’t. I’m not saying they’ve all been light-fingered, but we know those who served us honestly and those who stole the living daylights out of the country. They and their confederates.
When I then see an honest man, the Mai Gaskiya, should I not follow him? Should I not trek from here to China for his sake? I would even trek further from Beijing to Yokohama. Larceny and plunder have been the bane of our country. That was why we were consigned in gross backwardness and underdevelopment. Now that I see a man who has come to make a difference, I choose to stand by him all the way.
We know people who were worth only thousands when they got into leadership positions in this country. But they came out in obscene wealth. In other words, they went not to serve the country, but themselves. And here is Muhammadu Buhari, a man who wants nothing from Nigeria, but who has come to empty himself in the service of the country. And some people say we are fanatical supporters? Yes, for the sake of our country. For the future of our children. For the good of ordinary people, we are Buharists.
Simplicity. President Buhari is a Muslim, a good one, and I am a Christian, trying daily to be a good one. I see him at close quarters. At home, in the office, in the country, out of it. What a simple man. He holds power with simplicity. He eats simply. Wears the most modest things. No swashbuckling, no ostentation. And when we talk privately, I love when he indicates that he’s in a temporal position, which he wants to use for the good of the larger majority of Nigerians. That’s why I’m a Buharist, and no apologies.
Abhorrence of corruption. I said it before. President Buhari is not a thief, and he cannot vouch for you if you are tarred with the brush of corruption. You will simply be on your own. There is the jaded talk of the anti-corruption war in the land being selective. Well, those who say that are merely operating from a mindset. No matter who you are, however, close you can be to him when it comes to corruption, this President speaks up for no one. That is why the anti-corruption agencies are making conquests. He tele-guides them in no way.
An eye on history. That’s where the President keenly focuses. He wants to be positively remembered as a man who came, who saw and made a difference. That’s why the country is one big construction site. Roads, rail, airports, power, water projects, and many others. Nigeria must get a new lease of life, and history must record it that the revolution started under one man: Muhammadu Buhari.
A kind man. Don’t mind the names you hear. Tyrant. Iron fist. Military ruler. The violator of rule of law. Major General (as if he’s not one). And many others. But you know what? This President is a kind man.
In 2015, some months into office, a proposal was thrown up at a meeting. The civil service was unwieldy, the economy was down, and salaries were being paid through the noses. It may well be time to cut the civil service strength by half, since most of them were even idle.
But the idea didn’t sell. The President said if he had his way, not a single civil servant would be sent home due to rationalization. Things were tough enough for them, not to add loss of jobs. And so it happened.
When labor unions came some years later to agitate for higher pay, the President first balked. He said it was not sustainable, which was the truth. But eventually, he buckled, due to a kind heart, and new wages are being paid at serious cost to the government.
Let me say this, with the presumed permission of the President. He kept the Service Chiefs he inherited in 2015 for a couple of months. And when it was time to let them go, he sent for me one afternoon. He gave me the names of the new appointees and told me not to announce until the next day.
“I have informed the outgoing Service Chiefs some minutes ago. But I don’t want their families to hear the news over radio or television. I want them to get home, and break the news themselves,” the President said.
I told him we would not be able to keep the news under wraps till the next day, that it should rather be announced immediately. He looked at me, laughed, and said: “You have not been sacked before. That’s why you are talking that way. Me, I’ve been sacked from office before, and I know how it feels.” We laughed.
When the chief executive of a major corporation was also going to be replaced, he gave me the new name and said I should not announce for an hour or two, so that the outgoing man would have received his letter, and not hear it from the media.
Many acts of kindness have I seen the President shown to many, and also to me, yet some people want to call him strange names. And I should believe it? I hear!
On this auspicious day, I celebrate our President. Cynics and scoffers would say why won’t you applaud him since you are part of the largesse of office. Yes, I hold office under the President, but I am yet to see the largesse. Maybe tomorrow. Or the day after. And whether in government or out of it, count me among those who believe.
I am a Buharist. So are also millions of Nigerians. We thank God for bringing him our way. May his strength be renewed daily. He’s our miracle man, whom nobody could have predicted two years ago would still be with us today. We love him because he first loved us, and is serving us with all that is in him. Like that young man in the aircraft, “Please, tell Baba we are with him all the way.”
.Adesina is Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Buhari
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Who is Lucas Bravo, aka Gabriel from “Emily in Paris”
par Floriane Reynaud 12 octobre 2020
Darren Star's hotly anticipated new Netflix series “Emily in Paris” starring Lily Colins is all anyone can talk about. The show also features the newest French actor on our radar, Lucas Bravo.
The show follows the adventures of Emily, a young American who has recently arrived in Paris. Darren Star needed a charming male co-star to follow in the footsteps of Big and Aidan from Sex and the City. The director chose Gabriel, the handsome neighbor and French chef who is always around to help Emily out. Star chose French actor Lucas Bravo, a true Parisian who caught his eye in Los Angeles, for the role. Who is the actor who plays the charming man by Emily's side? Vogue tells you everything you need to know.
An international experience
After training at the American Academy Of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles and at Tiffany Stern's Actors Factory in Paris, Lucas Bravo is one of those actors capable of adapting to both French and American sets. For his first international series, the role of a Frenchman in a US production fits him like a glove. For Bravo, US cinema is fundamentally different from French cinema. More fun but also more focused on the game, he relies on his experience to testify: "I really like how for actors in the US everything is in place so that we only have to think about our character, slip into his skin and immerse ourselves in the filming." He considers his performance in the series to be deeper than the one he delivers on a French set. Once a minimalist, he has learned to adapt to the demands of American cinema: "It's much more demonstrative, physical, open, and articulate ... In the end, it's very fun. It's a real dance, a melody and when you're in tune with your partner it's really nice."
Lily Collins and Lucas Bravo
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His Inspiration
When asked why he wanted to be an actor, Lucas Bravo replies that he came to know himself by playing somebody else. The actor was looking for a way to reinvent himself and found certain security in the idea of being directed by a script: “They tell you how the character walks, thinks, breathes, uses his voice ... I found that so reassuring, you have a guide, a defined line of conduct. Because in everyday life, when you don't really know who you are, no one is there to tell you what to do or not to do and I liked having direction working in comedy.” Across the Atlantic, Lucas Bravo admires the work of American actors like Denzel Washington and Mark Ruffalo. In addition to their impeccable and nuanced techniques, what appeals to him is also their ability to choose the right films. He also cites Matthew McConaughey, having been inspired by the way in which the actor was able to change the direction of his career. “He started with comedies, light-hearted work but later he really reinvented himself with The Lincoln Lawyer, Dallas Buyers Club, and Interstellar… I find it pretty brilliant that an actor can still reinvent their career and style along the way."
Shooting Emily in Paris
After appearing on French television series such as Sous le Soleil, Lucas Bravo tackled the titanic American series industry. Being a Frenchman on an American stage was difficult: “I felt very French when we went to the canteen for the first time at lunch break. There were pitchers of red wine on all the tables and Darren Star said to me, “do you know that yours is the only country where the film's script requires you to have red wine on the table?” A little anecdote that turned into the best memory of the shoot when the whole crew gathered in a Loire Valley chateau for an impromptu wine tasting between two scenes. During filming, Lucas Bravo rediscovered Paris through the eyes of his partners and an American production. “All the little things we tend to put aside (in France) by telling ourselves that they are an unnecessary luxury, in the United States they are essential and an integral part of the cinematic experience. "
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Playing Gabriel
With a French name, a Parisian allure and a French profession (Gabriel is a chef in a restaurant)… the character Gabriel is very much alike Lucas. This is a highly desired characteristic by the production team who work closely with the actors: “Darren Star is known to cast people who are quite close in personality to the character. Screenwriters like to write at the same time they are learning about the actors. They are with them in the Writers' Room as the scripts are adapted to the actor. So there is a lot of Lucas Bravo in Gabriel. "There are sometimes complicated moments in certain scenes where you realize that you would not necessarily have reacted like that, but you must remember that it is not about you, and have to respect that. There's a big part of me in Gabriel, but he's still a fictional character."
His French Identity
Even after living in Los Angeles, Lucas Bravo has remained true to his roots. But his definition of Parisian means living amongst diverse attitudes, and different ways of thinking and living because of the multinational population in Paris. While he has the typical look of a French man, he doesn't agree. If the image of little Gavroche wearing a beret immediately comes to mind, he sees himself differently, more immersed in the evolution of French fashion and Parisian street style. He identifies with all the beautiful things that make France unique: good wine, literature, cuisine, and of course, the art of complaining without real conviction. From the Cantine du 18, his favorite restaurant, in Montmartre, Lucas Bravo still boasts about the ‘Authentic Paris’. The most romantic place in Paris according to him? The Buttes Chaumont park. “It’s a fantastic place that we don’t talk about enough. You can take a long walk, climb on rocks, cross a bridge by the lake, go through the cave… I like discovering things, interacting with people, a bit like Before Sunrise with Julie Delpy." This may be a side of his personality that he passed on to Gabriel's character ...
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Oh I know, the picture shows up.
The girls would do it.
And the boys would do it, I'm sure.
Listen, anything can happen.
Even if someone can't do it, you can do it.
I can do it by myself.
You sure can.
Who needs the other—those are just, they take me down.
I move in next door, I'm in the apartment next door.
That's a great show.
I like the idea of that.
We're about to go on 25 years.
Have you heard that?
25 years in September since that show aired.
Isn't that crazy?
That's, I guess, the same as mine, 25.
Yeah, we're just getting old.
No, we're not.
Well we're 25 years older than that.
But we're on the health horizon, we're going to live until we're about 120.
So you'll do the show by yourself and it would be called Friend.
Friend?
Just Friend.
And the picture will just be like...
Yeah and then I'm the neighbor, like, looking out...
Yes, coming out of the thing.
With like a cup of sugar or something like that.
Yeah, well we'll work out the details.
And now you're doing this other show with Reese that we just talked about and Steve Carell.
Steve Carell.
And it's called...
Mark Duplass.
It's called The Morning Show.
It's about?
It's the behind the scenes world of the New York media world, like talk shows.
Not talk shows, the morning news shows.
So like your Today Show, your Good Morning America, your this, and your that.
And just sort of all that goes on in that world.
And it's fascinating.
And it basically has been writing itself over there.
Because when we sold it, it was a completely different pitch.
And then, you know, me too happened.
And that was like, well, we've got to rethink this baby.
So it's sort of been this incredible, incredible experience.
That's fantastic.
And it's on Apple and they're doing some great things.
It will be on Apple in the fall.
It's really exciting to be a part of it.
That's Andy.
When you hear something drop, it's Andy.
Andy just lives in a state of humiliation, doesn't he?
He really does.
It's his own fault though.
Hi, I'm Andy.
Ellen asked me to remind you to subscribe to her channel so you can see more awesome videos, like videos of me getting scared or saying embarrassing things, like ball peen hammer.
And also some videos of Ellen and other celebrities, if you're into that sort of thing.
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Charles Alderton
Charles Courtice Alderton
Created Dr Pepper soda
Became a Mason at Waco Lodge June 25, 1908
Elected as Master June 1911
Masonic Burial Services Performed May 30, 1941
PM Alderton wearing his Past Master jewel
Charles Alderton was a Brooklyn-born pharmacist who went to college in England and attended medicine school in Texas. He seems to have lived for a time in Galveston before finding employment as a pharmacist with Waco’s Morrison Drug Store. In fact, records show he was operating a flavor extract business known as Alderton & Co. in Galveston until a fire wiped out the building in early 1885. This may have led him to move to Waco where he began working at Morrison Drug Store.
When sales at the store’s soda fountain fell off, Alderton set about the task of creating a new fizzy drink. He tried all sorts of flavors before finally settling on a combination of 23 ingredients. Records show that it was first served to the public on December 1, 1885, beating Coca Cola to the market by a year. Originally, people called the drink “the Waco” but Alderton’s employer, Wade Morrison, renamed it Dr. Pepper. As Dr. Pepper soared in popularity, PM Alderton sold his recipe because he had decided to focus his effort on his medical career and he thought that the soda business simply did not fit that goal.
October 1884 announcement of Alderton’s marriage to Lillie Walker
Alderton’s first wife was Lillie Walker. The couple married in October of 1884 and in their Galveston newspaper wedding announcement, it was said that Alderton was one of the most liked men in the city. Brother Alderton was also a member of the Knights of Pythias. His wife was a grand trustee of that organization’s appendant body for women, the Rathbone Sisters.
A curious incident occurred in 1892 when a Wacoan named Edward Maddox was walking down the street downtown. As he passed a group of men, his pocket seemed
to spontaneously combust and as it burned his skin, he ran to Doc Alderton to save him. Alderton was successful and identified the cause as “vitriol”(an out-dated term for sulfuric acid). The news article about the incident is attached.
Shortly after serving as Master of Waco Lodge in 1912, Charles Alderton moved to New Orleans. He did not stay long because in 1919, he married his second wife, Emily Coquille, and moved back to Waco. She was a secretary at the Eli Lilly Drug company in New Orleans where Alderton was working and they lived together in Waco for a quarter century until he passed away in 1941.
Upon his return to Waco in 1919, Alderton took up work with the Waco Drug Company where he oversaw that company’s laboratory. By this time, Alderton was considered to be “one of the leading chemists in the South.” Dr. Alderton maintained that professional capacity for the remainder of his life. His work took place in the Waco Drug Company’s building at the corner of 5th and Mary. Today, the building is known as the Insurors of Texas Building and is just a stone’s throw away from the Dr Pepper Museum.
Waco Drug Company with mention of Alderton at top left, 1923
Waco 92 is proud to have in its possession a questionnaire about Alderton’s life filled out by his second wife. He was generally a rather private man devoted to his efforts as a pharmacist so despite being the inventor one of the most publicly recognized brands in the world, not much is known about him. This makes his items in our archives all the more significant.
While many of Waco 92’s leaders from around the turn of the 20th century are recognizable men today, Alderton is the only you can still meet, well sort of. Head over to the Dr Pepper Museum in downtown Waco and you can “meet” the animatronic version of Doc Alderton.
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Behind The Themes April 15, 1999
April 15, 1999 / Spring 1999 / Theme
Behind The Themes
Written by Jim Jordan
The Wings yearbook staff at Arrowhead Christian Academy, Redlands, Calif., does not like to select a theme that capsulizes the school year because they believe that kind of a theme can only be done so many times before it becomes difficult to develop it meaningfully. Instead, they work to pick a theme that could reflect the school year, but one where its focus will allow the staff to give the book a personality.
1998 Wings
Arrowhead Christian Academy, Redlands, Calif.
Working from that perspective, Editor-in-Chief Lucy Morehouse decided she wanted to do something unusual with the theme for the 1998 yearbook. Because the students are all so different, she wanted not only to show their individuality, but also to capture the things they have in common. That thought began to crystallize during a trip to the local Barnes and Noble bookstore to look for idea generators.
While thumbing through magazines, she noticed a design technique that featured type, photos and other graphics overlapping each other and/or pushed to the edge of a border, a page or another graphic element. It got her thinking how the students all live within their own boundaries, making their own lives, searching for their own identities. But it was where those boundaries touched, overlapped, or intersected with others that common experiences were shared, which helped to define life at Arrowhead Christian Academy. As the opening copy stated, “We each lived on our own edge of reality, but for this moment in time, we all had something in common.”
Explaining her concept to the rest of the staff at a summer workshop proved to be difficult, but after exploring other choices and on the strength of the design examples, the staff began to see the possibilities of “Edges” as their theme. As they started developing the theme further, they all realized how important it had been for them to try other themes because when “Edges” was selected, the staff had ownership of it. It was not just the editor’s theme.
As the theme development took shape, unique section development grew out of different interpretations of the word “edge.” An edge is the sharp point of a knife, for instance, but if you turn it on its side, it has a flat surface. And a surface is an area where things happen. Hence, their sports and events focus was called “Surface.”
An edge is also an attitude… so that became the name and focus of the section for people and academics and the magazine. And edges also are the borders or the boundaries of things; therefore, the staff used odd edges and irregular boundaries around the photos in some of the sections. Or the lines along the edges of some of the photos. And the text running crooked (on its edge) in places.
There are so many little touches throughout this book that the reader might not even notice, but that made the development of this world-class theme even more fun for the staff.
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hey im looking for good yearbook persanalities (srry for the spelling) but im at school and my resourses r limeted plzz help
Jim Jordan is a Special Consultant for Walsworth Yearbooks and the host of the Yearbook Chat with Jim podcast. He is former yearbook adviser at Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, California. Jim was the 1996 JEA Yearbook Adviser of the Year, and shares his expertise with students and advisers at workshops and conventions across the country. Jim is the lead mentor for Walsworth's Adviser Mentor Program.
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About the Abbey / History / Royalty / The Abbey and the Royal Family
From the moment King Edward the Confessor decided to build his church at Westminster in the 11th century, the story of the Abbey has been woven into the history of the British monarchy.
King Edward the Confessor
From coronations to weddings and burials, every British monarch has forged a strong bond with the Abbey. Two centuries later Henry III built the Abbey church you see today. Since 1066 all British monarchs except two [Edward V and Edward VIII] have been crowned at the Abbey.
Coronation of George IV 1821
Queen Elizabeth I, who succeeded her half-sister Mary I, founded the present Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster (the formal title for the Abbey) in 1560. The Abbey is a Royal Peculiar responsible not to the Archbishop of Canterbury but to the sovereign alone.
Thirty kings and queens are buried here, starting with King Edward the Confessor himself whose magnificent shrine stands just behind the High Altar. Five monarchs are buried in the royal tombs surrounding his shrine.
Edward the Confessor's Shrine
The Abbey has also hosted 16 royal weddings, including the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in April 2011.
Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, 2011
At different times of the day, or in different seasons, the light falling in the Abbey will light up something that you have walked past a million times and never seen before.
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Cody Jinks Performs “After the Fire,” “Birds,” & More Deep Cuts During Phenomenal Acoustic Concert
Idiot Fan Knowingly Went To Cody Johnson Concert With COVID-19 Last Weekend
Wolverine Caught On Camera In Yellowstone National Park For First Time Ever
Josh Turner Takes It Back To ’90s Dance TV In New “I Can Tell By The Way You Dance” Music Video
Takin’ it back to the glory days.
In Josh Turner’s new “I Can Tell By The Way You Dance” music video, Josh pays homage to those classic country dance shows that were popular in the ’90s. Shows like The Nashville Network’s Club Dance and the Wild Horse Saloon Dance Show.
Of course the song itself was originally released by Vern Gosdin in 1984.
“I always felt that song was ahead of its time and never got the attention it deserved. I did it in my sets when I first started out, and I’ve always wanted to give it a modern spin. I’m so thankful I got to meet Vern a couple of times, and I hope I did him proud on this one.”
Those were the days…
Josh Turner was also on the podcast recently where he discussed the current state of country music, artists not respecting the history of the genre, his new cover album, working with Randy Travis, Clemson football, growing a great beard, not chasing trends and more.
The podcast is available everywhere. Download the podcast on iTunes by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff” or click here.
We’re also available on Spotify, Google Play, and Stitcher, and wherever else you can find us.
Cheers, y’all.
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The Revealing of the "Anti-Christ"
The Purpose of "The Tribulation"
THE FORESHADOWING
A "foreshadowing" is a warning, an indicator or a precursor of future events or persons. Synonyms are "signal", "indicate", "signify" "be a sign of", "a harbinger", "warn of" or "portend".
There are many examples of "foreshadowing" in The Scriptures and they are most often related to Prophecy. Understanding the "foreshadowing" of a person or an event can give an opportunity to prepare for the event, to recognize a person's role or activities in the event, to navigate or survive difficult circumstances of the event and to "overcome" or "endure to the end".
Joshua was a "type" of Christ, a foreshadowing of the coming Christ.
Abraham’s test to sacrifice Isaac is a picture, a foreshadowing, of God sacrificing His Son, Jesus.
The rise of Antiochus Epiphanes, around 175 BC, was a foreshadowing of the future antichrist. (“...a despicable person will arise, on whom the honor of kingship has not been conferred, but he will come in a time of tranquility and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22“The overflowing forces will be flooded away before him and shattered, and also the prince of the covenant." Daniel11:21)
THE FORESHADOWING OF THE ANTICHRIST
IN PROPHECY
The foreshadowing of the coming "Son of Perdition" also known as "The man of lawlessness", "The Beast" or the Antichrist is of particular interest and importance. We may not know the identity of this "End of Days" Antichrist until he takes power, but, we can know about him and prepare.
Daniel 11:21 “In his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the honor of kingship has not been conferred, but he will come in a time of tranquility and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22 “The overflowing forces will be flooded away before him and shattered, and also the prince of the covenant."
The reference in Daniel 11:21 is of Antiochus Epiphanes, one of the most brutal rulers known in history, easily eclipsing the horrors of Adolph Hitler and his Third Reich. But, the horrors of Antiochus Epiphanes will pale in comparison to the brutality and horror of the coming Antichrist.
(Rather than focus on the details of the Antichrist, here are two links which provide ample information)
https://www.learnreligions.com/who-is-the-antichrist-700629
https://www.crossway.org/articles/what-is-the-mark-of-the-beast-revelation-13/
We must be ready
He may already be on the scene
The Purpose of The Tribulation - link
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Williston family adopts second Chinese daughter
By Ted Kenney
Special to the Observer
Editor’s note: Attorney and Williston Selectboard member Ted Kenney, his wife and his daughter, Ella, traveled to China recently to adopt their second Chinese baby girl. He sent in these posts, describing his experiences there.
We are hours away from meeting our second daughter, Julia Mei Faith Kenney, in the industrial city of Wuhan, China. My wife, Lucy Miller, our daughter, Ella, and Lucy's sister, Amy, and I, are a bit nervous. We've been through this before when we adopted Ella, and we try to affect the demeanor of grizzled veterans with the 20 other Americans who are in our group waiting for their daughters. I'm now a bit worried that I'm so calm; a number of more experienced parents have told me that they thought they knew how to parent until their second child came along and taught them all over again!
The prospective parents are a bit older in this group than in our first. At ages 38 and 40, Lucy and I are among the youngest couples this time. This might explain why the babies being adopted out are a little older. Julia will turn 1 on Nov. 15; Ella was 9 months old when we received her.
Many of us met each other on the flight from Newark International to Hong Kong. Ella had her third birthday in the Newark airport, with a goody from one of the restaurants and presents that her mother had wrapped and packed in our carry on luggage. After that, it was on to our 8,062 mile, 15 hour, non-stop flight to Hong Kong. As expected, the flight was even more trying with Ella. She couldn't settle down at night and I carried her around the plane for about an hour or so. There was a significant "in flight emergency" when we could not find her new baby doll; we stood in the back galley area with the flight attendants and an exhausted, frustrated Ella cried for about a half hour. Other than that, and a super-sized meltdown in a Hong Kong traffic jam that was responsible for Ella missing her nap, our 3-year-old has been so well behaved that I fear we're giving a false sense of what parenting is to our travel companions.
The Wuhan streets are clean and crowded, but the air is dirty and you can smell a faint odor of unidentifiable pollution in the hazy air. It was quite a decision whether to open the window of our hotel room and clear out the odor of cigarette smoke. There are construction cranes and half-completed building everywhere, and it’s a bit of a fight to walk on the street. Lucy and I went to a store that was a combination of a Wal-Mart, a mall and a grocery store. There was only one cash register – on the third floor, not the ground floor – and we were yelled at in Chinese by a security guard when we tried to go out the wrong way to find the register. We didn't understand him, so he repeated himself, except this time very, very slowly.
I made a note to myself never to do this (again) to a lost French Canadian tourist.
Julia is one of the thousands and thousands of abandoned Chinese girls this country generates each year. China still has a "One Child Policy," where each family can only have one baby. This policy combines with a strong cultural preference for sons, a need for boys for the non-mechanized peasant farming that sustains much of the population, creating a big incentive to abandon a daughter in the hopes that someone will take her to an orphanage. How vigorously it is enforced varies from province to province, with some areas not really enforcing it and some actually engaging in forced abortions. According to one book I read, there are approximately one million missing Chinese women of all ages due to a combination of infanticide, abandonment, and decisions to feed the boys instead of the girls during the famines of the 1950's.
Julia, like Ella, was found in a public place when she was three days old.
She had a note on her (Ella did not) and we are going to try to get a copy of that note. She was transferred out of the local orphanage three days after being placed there and has been with the same foster family ever since.
The foster placement is extremely rare in China, and we are very grateful that she has been cared for in a more intimate setting. We have been told that we will not be allowed to meet the foster parents. My experience in Vermont Family Court when I had a juvenile defender contract tells me that this is probably for the best for all involved; I've seen some pretty ugly emergency custody transfers where children go into state custody. We wanted to give a gift to the foster parents and will try to do so through the orphanage director.
We received a final update about Julia yesterday. It says that she has formula three times a day, and is already eating some foods like mashed boiled egg, rice porridge, fish and tofu. She is said to get up at 6 a.m. and go to bed at 9 p.m. The Chinese start toilet training very early, and the report says that she is partially trained already! (I'll believe it when I see it.)
I am filled with anticipation. Like in a pregnancy, Lucy and I feel bonded to this daughter already, and we are anxious to begin loving her in our arms instead of from afar.
Dateline Wuhan, China:
On Wednesday morning, our group assembled in a bar at the White Rose Hotel called the "Wonderland Nightclub." The babies would be brought to us in an hour.
The babies were brought to the bar's dance floor by orphanage personnel. The second baby in line had started crying when handed to her new parents; all of the other babies immediately joined her. We received Julia about 2/3 of the way through the role call of adoptive families, crying and scared and a little wild-eyed in the chaos of camera flashes, happy parents and crying babies.
She cried for about 45 minutes while we tried to comfort her. She simply would not go to others, including Lucy, or let me even put her down. Other than when Julia was asleep, or when Lucy took her so I could use the bathroom, I was in physical contact/carrying Julia for a day and a half.
Some said she acted this way because I was the first one to hold Julia. Our interpreter thought it was because I looked Chinese. While I've always thought people with a combined French Canadian and Irish heritage have interesting looks, I had never considered us to look particularly Asian. Maybe to an 11-month-old girl from Wuhan, we do.
At Ella's naptime, I took Julia for a walk. The street lights are broken in front of our hotel and it’s a six lane city street with traffic swooping off a rotary. (If people think the rotary at Maple Tree Place is bad, they should see this!) With no traffic controls, the Chinese literally just walk out into screaming-fast traffic and make the cars stop. I cannot express how terrifying it is to cross this street. Wuhan is a city of 8.4 million people, and it felt like ALL of them were driving and walking through that intersection with no rules. Crossing it was like playing a videogame – with human beings.
That night, Lucy and I tried to relax and regroup. We noticed that, after sleeping, and if I was not in view, Julia was fine with Lucy. We decided that I would leave the room the next morning before Julia woke up.
It worked. Julia spent the day with Lucy, and by late afternoon we were all together with no frantic lurching by Julia toward me. It turns out that we have a very happy, curious little girl. She can pull herself to a stand and can walk/"coast" by holding on to your hand or furniture. She smiles a lot and makes great eye contact. It’s obvious that she has been well cared for.
The next day, we went to a Chinese department store. We looked for baby clothes. To buy something, you have to take it to a clerk – there's one every four clothing racks or so – and have her write out a receipt. You then take the receipt to a cashier and pay for the item. The cashier stamps the receipt, indicating that you have paid, and gives you an empty shopping bag. You take the "Paid" receipt to the clerk again – she gives you your new baby socks and you put them in your bag, fighting the headache the process has given you.
While on the tour bus to the store, our interpreter apologized for an "incident" that had occurred. It turns out that two couples in our group were tracked down by the foster mothers of their children. In separate incidents, these women had approached the adoptive parents carrying pictures of the babies and attempted to hold or possibly take the children. I felt a great mix of emotions about this. I can only imagine taking care of a baby and then letting her go. On the other hand, I would not want Julia to have any emotional disturbances after the first two days.
Today we are going on a tour of a park on the Yangtze River. The Yangtze is a HUGE river – I saw ocean-going container ships on it – that is more important to the Chinese than the Mississippi River is to the United States.
As interesting as all of this is, I am anxious to get home with my family.
Woman to run marathon for a good cause
Cameras will track I-89 road conditions
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Nov. 26, 2008 The Rape Aggression Defense class being offered by the Williston Police Department (“Williston police to offer women’s self-defense class,” Nov. 20) will be held for fo
Burrito restaurant breaks ground in Williston (5/21/09)
May 21, 2009 By Tim Simard Observer staff After more than two years of planning, Williston will finally get it’s own Moe’s Southwest Grill. The restaurant should be open and operating some
Town clerk alters hours
Office has longer days, shorter workweek � July 17, 2008By Greg EliasObserver staff Town Clerk Deb Beckett recently extended hours and shortened the workweek for her office. Now she has tweaked
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Seven-Figure Settlement for Boy With Cerebral Palsy
Home/Medical Negligence, News/Seven-Figure Settlement for Boy With Cerebral Palsy
A boy who was left with brain damage after doctors failed to spot that he was suffering from low blood-sugar levels is likely to receive damages of more than £1 million.
Lucas Hillier, now five years old, was born at Good Hope Hospital, West Midlands, in June 2007. He began to show symptoms of hypoglycaemia two days later. His parents noticed that he was very drowsy and brought this to the attention of hospital staff, but it was not until the following morning that a paediatrician rushed Lucas to intensive care. He remained there for three weeks.
An MRI scan was performed before Lucas was discharged from the hospital, but it was not until November 2007 that Mr and Mrs Hillier were told that he had cerebral palsy.
As a result of the damage to his brain, Lucas now has very poor eyesight, limited movement throughout his body and severe epilepsy. He will require care for the rest of his life.
A claim for damages was brought against Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, which is responsible for the hospital. The NHS Trust admitted liability and issued an apology to Lucas and his family.
The amount of the compensation settlement is expected to be more than £1 million. This will help to pay for Lucas’s ongoing care requirements. The family had previously secured an interim payment, allowing them to buy a house specially adapted for Lucas’s needs.
Says Geoff Hart, “Nothing can adequately compensate for the loss of one’s health and normal way of life. However, a financial settlement can help the victim of an accident and their family adjust to the changes in circumstances knowing that essential care needs can be met and paid for.”
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PICKET: Some lawmakers remain leery of 'Super Congress'
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By Kerry Picket The Washington Times - August 2, 2011, 10:04AM
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the debt ceiling bill otherwise known as Budget Control Act of 2011 early Monday evening. The final vote tally was 269 to 161. The legislation had bipartisan support, bringing in 174 Republican and 95 Democratic “yes” votes. Though, there remains bi-patisan opposition in the Senate, the bill is expected to pass as of Tuesday morning.
A bi-partisan twelve member joint committee or a “super congress” as some are calling it, included in the debt ceiling bill, will be set up following the legislation’s passage. Member of the joint committee will be appointed by the four leaders in both parties from the upper and lower chambers. The committee has until Thanksgiving to produce a proposal to cut $1.5 trillion in future deficits. Congress has a deadline of December 23 to vote on the joint committee’s recommendations.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid touted the joint committee on Monday afternoon and told reporters, “Everyone knows that a joint committee was my proposal. I’m glad that Senator McConnell has put his arms around this. I hope that we can get something done. I was just told as I was walking out of this, ‘I hope this doesn’t affect the vote over there today.’ I was told that Representative Cantor said that he…someone just told me that Cantor said that revenue could very well be part of what we do with the joint committee.”
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s office sent out a statement refuting Mr. Reid’s claim saying, “Nothing could be further from the truth. As Leader Cantor has said since the beginning of this debate, House Republicans will not agree to tax increases. Period. Senator Reid’s claim is absolutely FALSE.”
Unlike most pieces of legislation, though, the reform package kicked out by the joint committee would only require a simple majority in the Senate not 60 votes to crack a potential filibuster on that chamber’s floor. The fact the committee’s proposals can bypass the Senate filibuster and can put forth any kind of reform to the federal budget hardly sits well with some members of Congress.
Senator Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, expressed in his remarks on the floor last week he does not favor the joint committee:
I am also concerned about the dubious special committee. It is a plan that allows Congressional leaders to dictate critical national issues without being subject to full committee process and without amendment. Such actions are a serious evasion of historical Senate procedure. I strongly believe with encouragement from the Leaders that our regular process could produce a better result. If the White House or the Democrat leadership in the Senate had taken the legally required budget process seriously at any point in the last year—if they had presented a single credible plan to cut spending—we wouldn’t be here right now in the 11th hour.
Mr. Sessions has already expressed he will not vote for the House passed budget control act on Tuesday afternoon.
Leaders are giving few clues regarding who they plan on appointing and most lawmakers are either not interested in the job or keep their interests in the committee low key. Who would want to serve on the joint committee, though?
There are two Senators who have expressed interest in being appointed on the Super Congress.
I asked Senator Scott Brown, Massachusetts Republican, if he would be interested in serving on the joint committee, if Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, appointed him and Mr. Brown answered quickly, “Yeah sure…of course.”
Senator Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, told Fox News on Tuesday morning he is also interested in serving on the joint committee. “This is a step forward towards deficit reduction.” Mr. Warner will vote yes on the debt deal on Tuesday afternoon.
“Senator McConnell and I have talked very briefly about this. I’ll be interested to see what ideas he has for his own people. The decision is totally his, but I’m going to make that decision in subsequent time. Two weeks after this bill is passed and it’s extremely important that I pick people who are willing to make hard choices but aren’t locked in,” said Senator Reid when I asked him on Monday who he would be looking at for the joint committee.
“One of my friends asked in here here asked me and he said he wanted to be on the joint committee, and I think it doesn’t bode well for me to choose someone that the world knows how they feel about before they go into it. I think we better look at other avenues. I best pick three people, including the co-chair, that will work toward a solution for the long term debt of our country.”
Senator Reid noted that those who vote against the debt ceiling bill could still have a chance to be on the committee, “because people can vote against this bill and still think the joint committee is a good idea.” However, he also cautioned that those who were critical of the super congress are not likely to be appointed.
A spokesman for Senator McConnell reportedly said the Kentucky Republican would also not look at whether or not a Republican Senator voted for the bill as a criteria for an appointment on the joint committee.
“I was referring to people who said the committee was a waste of time—nothing will happen there. I just think we have to go into this with people who have eyes wide open willing to make difficult choices but yet understand the political reality of the world we are in,” he said.
Senator Ben Nelson, Nebraska Democrat, could probably count himself out. Mr. Nelson has been a vocal critic of the joint committee and told me on Monday that while he would like to see those who can make “balanced decisions” on the joint committee, “I have reservations about a committee, in any event. I’m not anxious to cede any of my responsibility to a group of others.” Mr. Nelson later added, “. I wasn’t a fan of the base realignment closing commission. I always voted against their proposals.”
Senator Lamar Alexander, Tennessee Republican, likes the idea of a joint committee that will deal with the debt ceiling, but Mr. Alexander did not say one way or another if he was interested in actually being a member of the committee.
“Well I think it’s a good idea. It’s like the base closing commission that we have or the Harry Byrd committee on spending that was appointed around the time of World War Two. It’s appropriate for Congress to select a committee of it’s own members—no outside experts nobody from the administration to deal with an especially difficult issue. I think it’s a good idea and it’s likely to work,” the Tennessee Senator said.
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Bassey, Justice Lead Hilltoppers Past Fordham 69-64 in Paradise Jam Finale
By WKU Athletic Communications/Media Relations
Published: Nov. 25, 2019 at 7:24 PM CST
WKU Hilltopper Basketball survived a late scare Monday afternoon, wrapping up play in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam with a 69-64 victory over Fordham in the fourth-place game.
The Hilltoppers (6-1) led by 15 at halftime, but had their lead trimmed to three in the final minute.
WKU got timely offensive rebounds and made 11 of 12 free throws after the break to finish the job and secure its best start through seven games since 2006-07.
“Sometimes you just have to find ways to hang on,” WKU head coach Rick Stansbury said. “It’s never easy in a three-game tournament, that last game. And give Fordham some credit. They played well and had a young man come off the bench and score 14 for them. It’s very obvious in the second half that the one thing that we weren’t as good as we need to be, we had too many self-inflicted turnovers.”
The Hilltoppers rode the tandem of sophomore center Charles Bassey and graduate senior guard Camron Justice to victory.
Bassey had 24 points and 12 rebounds, making 10 of 10 free throws. Justice picked up where he left off in Sunday’s win over Illinois State, scorching the nets with 6-of-8 3-point shooting for 23 points.
The Hilltoppers made 17 of 20 free throws, while Fordham (4-2) attempted just seven shots from the stripe.
“I think we found a toughness within ourselves,” Justice said. “We’ve really had three hard games down here, and I think it’s brought us closer together and maybe a little more chemistry between us on and off the court.”
The Rams led 7-5 early, but WKU went on a 14-0 run to open a 19-7 advantage at the 10:13 mark on a 3-pointer by Justice, who made all four of his long-range attempts before halftime.
The Hilltoppers scored 10 of the last 11 points of the frame to take a 37-22 lead into halftime.
Fordham came charging back, however, and WKU aided the Rams’ efforts with 12 turnovers in the second half after just five in the first.
A 3-pointer by Fordham’s Erten Gazi cut WKU’s lead to 67-64 with 1:05 left, but Bassey came up with a big offensive rebound for the Tops that allowed Justice to make two free throws to ice the win.
“Like Coach said, we had the lead at halftime, and we just needed to go hard every time,” Bassey said. “That’s what I did and that’s what my teammates did, and we got the win.”
WKU outrebounded Fordham 40-25, including seven boards from redshirt senior guard/forward Jared Savage to go with his nine points.
Antwon Portley paced Fordham with 17 points and seven assists.
The Hilltoppers will stay in neutral-site action as the take on No. 2 Louisville on Friday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
The game will stream online via CBS Sports Network on Facebook.
“We came in this tournament playing pretty loose and fast,” Stansbury said. “We hadn’t been challenged in the halfcourt yet. Here, the execution part of the last five minutes was really important. … Those are the areas we need to get better in.”
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/ What are the differences between several laptop types?
What are the differences between several laptop types?
Although they look very similar, there are several differences between laptops, notebooks, ultrabooks and gamer laptops.
When developing these different categories, having a small, lightweight machine was definitely the goal. That is how ultrabooks and notebooks came into play.
How do you call it? LAPTOP Or NOTEBOOK?
Well, Laptops and Notebooks are completely different machines. Although a lot of people think they are the same (which are basically nowadays), there were notable differences between them in the past.
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAPTOP AND NOTEBOOK?
Although these two words have been merged nowadays, in the past a laptop meant carrying a big, bag sized machine with you. They weighed so much, that they fully looked like a carrying bag! That is crazy, isn’t it?
We can easily say that these were the predecessors of these decades big gaming laptops. By the way, you should also check out the best 17-inch laptops of 2019 while you are at it.
On the other hand, notebooks were smaller laptops, that were very comfortable to use and carry around, but at the same time they didn’t have that performance. They were also more portable as well.
It was perfect to carry on with you to your office or to the school.
While back then, a notebook meant a smaller laptop that could fit in your bag, nowadays, that size is the common format today.
For example, you can see several examples in this video:
Laptop and Notebook Differences
Laptops have a stronger dedicated video card (GPU) and a stronger processor (CPU).
Laptops usually weigh around 2KGs, while notebooks and ultrabooks are much less in weight, which makes them the primary choice for travel.
The Ultrabook category is relatively new.
Although there used to be laptops with 13″ screens or even smaller, they weren’t too useful or handy. But, as technology evolves, and we can make smaller and smaller electronic components, the size of an ultrabook can get smaller as well.
You might ask, what is an Ultrabook then? Well, an ultrabook is a smaller laptop, with weaker hardware, which is usually enough for browsing around or just working on documents. On the good side, the size of an ultrabook is very convenient, and also they usually don’t weigh more than 1kgs.
But, to achieve this slim size, everything that could be integrated into the motherboard had soldered in, meaning you can’t switch out any components in your Ultrabook, which makes it impossible to repair.
The first flagship in the category was released by Apple at the 2008 Keynote where Steve Jobs showcased the MacBook Air.
The show was a great success, as Jobs brought out what was then a very thin laptop.
Later, other manufacturers have adopted this laptop format, so nowadays most brands have this category, and more and more we have moved in this direction in terms of weight and thickness.
One disadvantage of this size is that it cannot have too strong hardware because the heat generated by the warming cannot be dissipated.
There are a few manufacturers who try to fit strong hardware into their ultrabooks, but these laptops often have problems with overheating.
So, although laptops and notebooks are almost the same nowadays, there are several new categories like the Ultrabooks, that are still bringing in new technological advances.
As we get better making these components smaller, the more power we can fit into these machines.
With that said, not a lot of people are happy with this. Many older people require senior laptops in 2020, which can be hard to do, as bigger laptops are more pricy. We recommend buying them a normal laptop, not an ultrabook.
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Captain America - The Winter Soldier is a rousing adventure flick with loads of great action scenes and Chris Evans in top form really coming into his own as an actor. Seen in a good film earlier this year, Snowpiercer and the Marvel films, Evans has an All American quality which is quite winning and it comes through on screen. I was not a fan of his, based on his earlier films which were mostly garbage, but I have become a fan and here he is the star and is having a great time. You can tell, too and that makes Captain America such a fun time.
Sure the plot is ridiculous (global domination, anyone?) but it exists solely as a set piece for very extravagant action in which there are fights in elevators, on planes, trains and automobiles, oh me, oh my. Scarlett Johansson reprises her role as Natasha Romanoff A.K.A. The Black Widow as does Coby Smulders as Maria Hill, last seen in The Avengers. Samuel L. Jackson returns as Nick Fury and a pleasing addition of Robert Redford (Yes, THAT Robert Redford) as Alexander Pierce. Anthony Mackie is terrific as the latest edition hero named Falcon or otherwise as Sam Wilson.
I liked the first Captain America and REALLY loved this second film. It is wall to wall action but there are characters that have depth to them and are multi-dimensional so the action means something. We care what happens to them, quite simply. Directing duo Anthony and Joe Russo have made this film even more exciting and interesting than its predecessor and script writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have written an intelligent script that deals with the trappings of ultimate power and how the future could be shaped by those who wield that power; good or evil. It is an intelligent script but has a lot of humor, too, to keep you smiling.
Not to be disappointed for film score fans, Henry Jackman's score is equally robust and elevates the action effectively and you will hardly know that this film is a good, solid two hours and sixteen minutes long with at least two additional scenes during the end credits. I truly thought seeing Robert Redford, who is in his mid 70's, in a Marvel comic book film was a complete joy for me. He is a fine actor and everyone in this film does a fine job of selling this plot, no matter how many times we see a global domination plot used. Here, it is fresh, exciting, fun from start to finish and worth viewing on DVD besides the film score is also a good buy. Captain America The Winter Soldier-****
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By drivers / November 8, 2017 / General
Red wine… Who doesn’t enjoy a glass (or two) of red wine?
Red wine has been studied extensively over many years with impressive findings suggesting it may promote a longer lifespan, protect against certain cancers, improve mental health, and provide benefits to the heart.
Because we enjoy red wine, its company and the history behind it, we decided to produce our very own, and exclusive to our guests, red wine.
Our history starts from the great grandparents of Chrysanthou family who used to own vineyards in Panayia village in Pafos, next to the monastery of Panayia Chrysoroyiatisa. Panayia is a mountainous picturesque village in Cyprus, located at an altitude of 900 m in the Paphos mountain range. This area is the highest area in Pafos and one of the highest areas in Cyprus where grapes can be cultivated.
Grapes from this area get matured at least a month later than grapes from other areas, due to the high altitude, allowing the grapes to absorb more light and as a result produce a high quality wine.
The new Chrysanthou generation has followed the family roots up to the village of Panayia and bought the old vineyards. After a lot of effort and hard work we proudly present to our guests at Miliou Holiday Villas our own red wine.
It goes by the name of Yerambelos, which translates to old vineyeard in English. It is made of a mixture of old local grape varieties including mavro, maratheutiko and yiannoui.
We also offer Zinania, which is very similar to the Greek Tsipouro. Zivania is a traditional alcoholic beverage, which has been produced for centuries in Cyprus by distillation, and has played an important role in the everyday life of Cypriots. Zivania is a distillate produced only from local grapes.
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Drug dealer convicted in 7 killings could face execution
by: DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press
FILE – This Aug. 28, 2020, file photo shows the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Corey Johnson, A federal inmate scheduled to be executed less than a week before President Donald Trump leaves office was a gang member who was sentenced to death for killing seven people in Richmond, Virginia in 1992. Johnson is scheduled to be executed Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at the federal prison in Terre Haute. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was one of the worst bursts of gang violence Richmond had ever seen. At least 11 people were killed in a 45-day period in 1992, all at the hands of gang members who eliminated anyone they thought would get in the way of their growing crack cocaine business.
Corey Johnson, who was sentenced to death in connection with seven of the slayings, was right in the thick of it as one of the leaders of the Newtowne gang. He and two other members were sentenced to death under a federal law that targets large-scale drug traffickers.
Johnson, now 52, was scheduled to die Thursday at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, although a federal judge in Washington, D.C., halted that execution and Friday’s scheduled execution of Dustin Higgs because both men tested positive last month for COVID-19. Government lawyers have been successful in getting a green light from the U.S. Supreme Court to proceed even after lower courts put federal executions on hold, so there’s a real chance both could still go forward.
If the executions are delayed past this week they might not happen at all because President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office next Wednesday, opposes the federal death penalty and has said he’ll work to end its use.
Lawyers for both inmates argue that lung damage from the coronavirus makes it more likely they’ll suffer excruciating pain from a lethal injection of pentobarbital. Johnson’s lawyers also argue he is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible to be put to death, under both federal law and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
In their clemency petition, Johnson’s lawyers asked Trump to commute his death sentence to life in prison. They described a traumatic childhood when he was physically abused by his drug-addicted mother and her boyfriends, abandoned at age 13, then shuffled between residential and institutional facilities until he aged out of the foster care system. They cite numerous childhood IQ tests discovered after he was sentenced that place him in the mentally disabled category and say testing during his time in prison shows he can read and write at only an elementary school level.
“Allowing Corey to be executed would be a grave miscarriage of justice,” said Don Salzman, one of Johnson’s attorneys.
Government filings have spelled Johnson’s name ‘Cory,’ but his lawyers say he spells it ‘Corey.’
Richard Benedict, who was Johnson’s special education teacher at a New York school for emotionally troubled kids, said Johnson was hyperactive, anxious and reading and writing at a second- or third-grade level when he was 16 and 17.
“I had to have someone walk him to the bathroom because he just couldn’t get back to the classroom,” Benedict said.
Prosecutors, however, say Johnson has not shown that he is mentally disabled.
“While rejecting that he has intellectual disabilities that preclude his death sentences, courts have repeatedly and correctly concluded that Johnson’s seven murders were planned to advance his drug trafficking and were not impulsive acts by someone incapable of capable making calculated judgments, and are therefore eligible for the death penalty,” prosecutors argue in court documents.
A defense psychologist testified during the trial that Johnson’s IQ was measured at 77, above the threshold score of 75 then needed to label someone as intellectually disabled. Johnson’s appellate lawyers say that psychologist was not an expert in intellectual disability and relied on standards that are now outdated.
C.T. Woody Jr., the lead homicide detective on the case, said that during his interrogations of Johnson, he denied any involvement in the killings and said police were trying to frame him because of lies people were telling about him.
“It did not seem to me that he had any kind of mental problems at all except his viciousness and no respect for human life —- none whatsoever,” Woody said.
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Howard Vick Jr., one of the prosecutors in the case, said the violence committed by Johnson and his fellow gang members was unmatched at the time. One of the gang’s victims was stabbed 85 times and another was shot 16 times. Johnson was convicted of being the shooter in a triple slaying, and participating in four other capital murders, including shooting a rival drug dealer 15 times.
“The heinousness of the crimes, the utter senselessness of the crimes, the crimes themselves warranted the seeking of the death penalty this case,” Vick said.
In his clemency petition, Johnson’s lawyers said he has repeatedly expressed “sincere remorse” for his crimes.
“I’m sorry for the great number of people who are dead, you know, and there is a lot on us, and I feel we are no angels,” he said during his sentencing hearing. He also spoke to a group of students present in the courtroom that day and urged them not to commit crimes or make the mistakes he had made in his life.
AP Legal Affairs Writer Michael Tarm in Terre Haute, Indiana, and News Researchers Rhonda Shafner and Jennifer Farrar contributed to this report.
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Flint water probe brings charges against ex-governor, others
Published: Jan. 14, 2021 at 10:35 AM EST|Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 9:10 PM EST
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A new investigation of the Flint water disaster led to charges against nine people, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and key members of his administration, who are accused of various crimes in a calamitous plan that contaminated the community with lead and contributed to a fatal outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, authorities said Thursday.
Nearly seven years after the doomed decision to use the Flint River, pipes at more than 9,700 Flint homes have been replaced and water quality has greatly improved. But prosecutors said it’s not too late to pursue people responsible for one of the worst human-made environmental disasters in U.S. history.
It’s the second time that six of the nine people have faced charges; their previous cases were dropped in 2019 when a new prosecution team took over. Snyder is the biggest new name in the bunch, though his alleged crimes are not as serious as others: two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty.
Snyder’s former health director, Nick Lyon, and ex-chief medical executive, Dr. Eden Wells, were charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2015 deaths of nine people with Legionnaires’. Authorities said they failed to alert the public about a regional spike in Legionnaires’ when the water system might have lacked enough chlorine to combat bacteria in the river water.
“The Flint water crisis is not some relic of the past,” Fadwa Hammoud of the state attorney general’s office told reporters. “At this very moment, the people of Flint continue to suffer from the categorical failure of public officials at all levels of government who trampled upon their trust and evaded accountability for far too long.”
The charges stemmed from evidence presented to Judge David Newblatt, who served as a secret one-person grand jury. All nine defendants pleaded not guilty during a series of brief court appearances.
The indictment alleges that Snyder failed to check the “performance, condition and administration” of his appointees and protect Flint’s nearly 100,000 residents when he knew the threat. The Republican served as governor from 2011 through 2018.
Wearing a mask, Snyder, 62, said little during his hearing, which was conducted by video. He replied, “Yes, your honor,” when asked if he was living in Michigan. A conviction carries up to a year in jail.
Snyder has acknowledged that his administration failed in Flint. But his attorney, Brian Lennon, said a criminal case against him was a “travesty.”
“These unjustified allegations do nothing to resolve a painful chapter in the history of our state,” Lennon said. “Today’s actions merely perpetrate an outrageous political persecution.”
In 2014, a Snyder-appointed emergency manager, Darnell Earley, who was running the financially struggling, majority Black city, carried out a money-saving decision to use the Flint River for water while a pipeline from Lake Huron was under construction.
The corrosive water, however, wasn’t treated properly, a misstep that freed lead from old plumbing and into homes. Despite desperate pleas from residents holding jugs of discolored, skunky water, the Snyder administration, especially drinking water regulators, took no significant action until a doctor publicly reported elevated lead levels in children about 18 months later.
Lead can damage the brain and nervous system and cause learning and behavior problems. Flint’s woes were highlighted as an example of environmental injustice and racism. The city resumed getting water from a Detroit regional system in October 2015, though bottled water and filters were distributed for years.
Former Mayor Karen Weaver, who was elected in 2015 after the disaster was recognized, said Snyder deserved more than misdemeanors.
“Snyder got a slap on the wrist and Flint got a slap in the face. ... Not only did people lose their lives through Legionnaires’, we know women who had stillbirths and miscarriages,” Weaver said.
Authorities counted at least 90 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Genesee County during the 2014-15 water switch, including 12 deaths. Legionella bacteria can trigger a severe form of pneumonia when spread through misting and cooling systems.
Defense attorney Chip Chamberlain said Lyon, the former health director, relied on the advice of experts when following the Legionnaires’ spike and forming policy as head of a sprawling agency.
“This is a dangerous day for state employees,” Chamberlain said of the charges.
Steve Tramontin — a lawyer for Wells, the ex-medical executive — called the allegations false and “unimaginable to anyone familiar with the level of dedication she has brought to her life’s work.”
Prosecutors charged Earley and another former Flint manager, Gerald Ambrose, with misconduct. Rich Baird, a friend and close adviser to Snyder, was charged with extortion, perjury, obstruction of justice and misconduct. Jarrod Agen, who was Snyder’s chief of staff, was charged with perjury.
Attorney Charles Spies disputed the charge against Agen and said he cooperated “fully and truthfully” with investigators.
The indictment accuses Baird, a Flint native, of making threats during a university-led investigation of the Legionnaires’ outbreak. He’s also accused of lying during an interview with Flint water investigators in 2017.
Separately, the state, Flint, a hospital and an engineering firm have agreed to a $641 million settlement with residents. A judge said she hopes to decide by Jan. 21 whether to grant preliminary approval.
Melodie Ingraham, 61, whose skin was irritated by the tainted water, said the criminal charges don’t mean much to her.
“It’s awful late in the day. They’re worried about the wrong thing,” Ingraham said. “The issue is getting Flint back up and running, being safe again.”
White reported from Detroit and Eggert reported from Lansing, Mich.
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Steven Paul Jobs, 1955-2011
Apple Co-Founder Transformed Technology, Media, Retailing
And Built One of the World's Most Valuable Companies
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died on Wednesday at age 56. Wall Street Journal managing editor Alan Murray and editors discuss Jobs's legacy, early reactions to his death and how his showmanship changed the retail and tech landscape.
By Yukari Iwatani Kane And Geoffrey A. Fowler
Steven P. Jobs, the Apple Inc. chairman and co-founder who pioneered the personal-computer industry and changed the way people think about technology, died Wednesday at the age of 56.
His family, in a statement released by Apple, said Mr. Jobs "died peacefully today surrounded by his family."
The company didn't specify the cause of death. Mr. Jobs had battled pancreatic cancer and several years ago received a liver transplant. In August, Mr. Jobs stepped down as chief executive, handing the reins to longtime deputy Tim Cook.
"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," Mr. Cook said in a letter to employees. "We will honor his memory by dedicating ourselves to continuing the work he loved so much."
During his more than three-decade career, Mr. Jobs transformed Silicon Valley as he helped turn the once-sleepy expanse of fruit orchards into the technology industry's innovation center. In addition to laying the groundwork for the industry alongside others like Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, Mr. Jobs proved the appeal of well-designed products over the power of technology itself and transformed the way people interact with technology.
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A police killing and a criminal conspiracy in Chicago, Illinois
Patrick Martin
By now, most readers of the World Socialist Web Site have viewed the seven-minute video of Chicago policeman Jason Van Dyke carrying out the street execution of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. The murder is depicted at the six-minute mark of the video: Van Dyke fires two shots into McDonald as he moves away from the police, bringing him to the ground. Then he fires 14 more shots into the crumpled body of the black youth, as he lies dying in the middle of the road.
The release of the video, after a 13-month legal battle against ferocious resistance by the Chicago city government and Democratic Party Mayor Rahm Emanuel, does more than document the actions of a killer cop. It sheds light on what followed the killing of Laquan McDonald: the line-up of the police, the political authorities, the media and the “civil rights” establishment to cover up the police killing under a barrage of lies.
No sooner was McDonald pronounced dead on October 20, 2014, than the Chicago Police Department and the police union declared his killing to be a justifiable act of self-defense by Officer Van Dyke. Referring to the three-inch folding knife in the youth’s hand, a police union statement read: “He now has the knife fully in his hand going at one of the officers at that point, the officer defends himself.” The truth of this statement can be judged by the video, which shows Laquan moving away from the police, not towards them. The police are in no danger. None of the other five cops, including Van Dyke’s partner, discharged their weapon.
This is murder, pure and simple. And it was followed up by a cover-up that is itself a crime. None of the police did anything to assist Laquan as he lay dying. They did not check his pulse or make any move to seek medical assistance. Instead, they worked the crime scene, not as investigators, but as accomplices after the fact. They dispersed witnesses with threats of arrest rather than take their statements. They later obtained the footage of a security camera at the Burger King and erased 86 minutes of it, comprising the entire period leading up to and following the shooting. Only the dash-cam video was overlooked, allowing the conspiracy to be exposed.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel blocked release of the video for 13 months. Aside from his general support for police violence, he had immediate political considerations: his reelection campaign would have been threatened if the graphic video had surfaced during the primary and runoff elections, a process that extended from February 24 to April 7. The Emanuel administration would not even identify Van Dyke as the cop who shot Laquan McDonald. Meanwhile, the “civil rights” establishment of the city, including most of its African-American preachers, lined up behind the Emanuel reelection campaign.
Chicago’s corporate-controlled media, including two daily newspapers and numerous television stations and regional and suburban papers, showed little interest in the McDonald case, even after it became known that video existed of Van Dyke’s fusillade. It was a local freelance journalist who obtained the coroner’s report detailing the findings of an autopsy, documenting the 16 bullet wounds in Laquan McDonald’s body. It was another freelance journalist who brought the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit that ultimately obtained a court order to release the video, after 14 news organizations declined to join in.
Then there is the laughably misnamed Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) which supposedly investigates charges of misconduct against police. Over the past five years, of 400 police shootings in Chicago, the IPRA has found exactly one to be “not justified.” Similarly, the Chicago Police Department has dismissed 99 percent of all complaints of police misconduct, including the numerous charges previously filed against Jason Van Dyke.
If Van Dyke is to be charged for the murder of McDonald, as he should, alongside him in the dock should be many others who did whatever they could to prevent exposure of his crime.
The three most prominent Democrats in the United States issued nearly identical statements on the issue Wednesday, with not a word of criticism of either the Emanuel administration or the Chicago Police Department.
President Barack Obama weighed in very briefly, issuing a one-paragraph statement via Facebook, which did not express regret over the killing of Laquan McDonald or sympathy for his family—sentiments apparently beyond the pale for a “commander-in-chief.” Obama declared himself “deeply disturbed by the footage,” adding that he was “thankful for the overwhelming majority of men and women in uniform who protect our communities with honor. And I’m personally grateful to the people of my hometown for keeping protests peaceful.”
There you have the response of the US ruling elite in a nutshell: disturbed by the footage only out of concern that it might spark rioting, and lined up 100 percent behind the millions of heavily armed “men and women in uniform” who constitute the most important line of defense for the capitalist system and the wealth and privileges of the financial oligarchs who rule it.
The two leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination expressed themselves in equally perfunctory statements. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton coupled an expression of sympathy for McDonald’s family with the claim, “All over America, there are police officers honorably doing their duty, demonstrating how to protect the public without resorting to unnecessary force. We need to learn from and build on those examples.”
Senator Bernie Sanders managed all of 82 words on the subject, declaring himself “sickened” by the video, embracing the slogan “Black Lives Matter,” and framing the issue entirely in racial terms: “Criminal justice reform must be the civil rights issue of the 21st century and the first piece must be putting an end to the killing of African-Americans by police officers.”
None of the Democratic politicians, from Emanuel to Sanders, can even hint at the essential class character of the orgy of police murders in America. The police have killed more than 1,000 people in America so far this year: the majority white, a disproportionately large minority black and Hispanic. But virtually without exception the victims were from the working class.
Police violence against the working class, particularly against working class youth, is a symptom of the extreme tension building up in class relations. Under the impact of worsening economic inequality, the slashing of public services and jobs by the Obama administration and both the Democratic and Republican parties, and the turn by American imperialism to military aggression all over the world, opposition to police violence must be connected to a political movement of the working class against the capitalist system.
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Home People Lee Charles: Fighting his way to Hollywood
Lee Charles: Fighting his way to Hollywood
Wirral-born Lee Charles is six-times World Championship Kickboxer and embarking on a Hollywood career. He talks to Lynne Hague about his career, ambitions, love for Wirral and why it’s important to give back to the local community.
You have been training since you were 6 years old, but if you hadn’t gone down the path of martial arts, was there anything else that you wanted to do when you grew up?
Martial Arts has always been a major factor in my life. From the first time I saw a Bruce Lee movie, I literally became obsessed wanting to be like him. Outside of the Martial Arts, I was always very athletic. I played football to a high standard when I was young and played for Everton, Tranmere and eventually signed for Wrexham – although this was short lived, as I suffered an injury which saw them terminate my contract. My dream of becoming a professional football player then started to take a back seat. Even though I had always continued to train in Martial Arts, my love for it grew stronger, and from there I went on to represent my country winning 6 World Kickboxing Championships and I’m now making waves in the movie industry. So I guess the injury wasn’t that much of a bad thing.
Your 2006 trip to LA kicked off your career as a stuntman and ultimately to acting roles in some serious productions like Dracula Untold, what were those early days like?
When I set out on my trip to the States, I never for one minute thought this would open the door to what has now become a career. I was embarking on a journey of discovery in the Martial Arts, wanting to visit gyms/Dojos throughout the USA. My first port of call was LA and one of my hero’s Benny The Jet had his own gym there in West Hollywood.
I had been emailing them and we’d been discussing a training session (all I wanted to do was to get a few photographs and say I had been at The Jets Gym). So, on my first day in LA, I phoned the gym and went along in the hope of meeting everyone. I spoke with the gentleman on reception and I felt like I was kind of getting interviewed. During this time I got introduced to Benny’s wife Sara, we talked and she told me Sensei Benny was returning to the gym and he wanted to meet me. Well you can imagine how happy I was, going to meet one of my idols. We sat and spoke for hours, he invited me to attend the Lee Strasburg Theatre and Film Institute. The next thing I knew I was learning to act and perform stunts. I was literally in the right place at the right time – skills I have perfected over the years have served me well. I bonded with Sensei Benny, forming a tight friendship and becoming a member of his stunt team, working in Hollywood movies with A list actors. A crazy time which still makes me smile on reflection.
You clearly made an impression on Actor/Director Noel Clarke whilst working with him on ‘I Am Soldier’ – as he cast you in his next film ‘The Anomaly’ – a big release, what was it like suddenly working with the likes of Brian Cox and Luke Hemsworth?
It was crazy, I remember whilst working on ‘I am Soldier’, Mr Clarke mentioned to me that he was genuinely interested in me being in his next movie. We had a brief chat and I did a short performance for him and he said he would be in touch once we had finished filming. True to his word he called me a few months later and offered me the role of Patch in ‘The Anomaly’. Before I knew it I was working on a production with Ian Sommerhalder, Alexis Knapp, Brian Cox, Luke Hemsworth, Michael Bisping and of course Noel himself. A truly unbelievable time – filming on location in London and Times Square, New York. This was an experience I will never forget and I learnt a lot about my new profession from some of the best in the business. Since this I have had a great opportunity to work with Mr Clarke on several occasions most recently in “Brotherhood”, the final instalment of the hugely successful “Kidulthood” series.
You’ve been a busy boy with four films in post production, what was it like working with a Bond-Pierce Brosnan and a bond baddie – Dave Bautista on ‘Final Score’?
Unfortunately, due to contracts I can’t say too much about the movie itself. But to me I’m just a normal guy from the Wirral so to find myself on set with these stars is amazing. Anyone that truly knows me, will know how much of a geek I am when it comes to my movies, so although I always remain professional on set, deep inside I’m dancing around like a small child at Christmas!
In your first film for 2017, you play a cannibal in the horror comedy ‘Cannibals and Carpet Fitters’, that must have been a laugh?
Yes this was a fantastic opportunity to make something different from my normal roles. The script is fantastic and the movie we made was brilliant, being well received at film festivals all over the world. So when the chance comes along to play “William” I couldn’t say NO. Everyone I speak to is excited to see the movie and I can’t believe the physical transformation that I made for the role.
It has been reported that you used to train three times a day – do you still train so hard or has your training schedule and the type of training that you do now changed?
Recently I have been training as hard as I ever have, as I made the decision to come out of retirement and go for another World Title. Something I achieved 4 weeks ago, making me now a 6 x World Kickboxing Champion, something I am extremely proud of being close to 41 years young! My training regime starts at 4am daily and I generally train up to 4/5 hours a day.
Even though you’re titled ‘The Punisher’, you are famously regarded as an all round nice guy, has becoming a father softened you a little?
Yes definitely. My little boy has me wrapped around his little finger. I didn’t really know what to expect before becoming a father, but its nothing short of amazing. You start to look at life a little differently, acting a little more responsibly than I had would have done previously.
You have recently opened a new Black Dragon Academy to inspire youngsters, what was your reason for doing this?
My main reason is our children. I think its important to give children the best start in life. Martial Arts prepares you for a lot of what life throws at you. I thought why not get back to teaching full time and specialising in the teaching of children. I think it’s important to teach about discipline and respect especially in today’s society. If I can have a positive influence on a select group of children then hopefully they will have a positive influence on the people around them. Generally making better individuals for society. It’s also important for children to have an active lifestyle, I think too many children nowadays are too happy to sit behind a games console.
You were born on the Wirral and still live here, were you ever tempted to move away? If so, where would you have moved to?
Yes, there was a time I was tempted to move to London to be closer to the industry. But I’m only a 2 hour train journey from everything anyway and I love the Wirral and it’s surroundings. I think sometimes, we don’t really appreciate how beautiful it is, because we live here.
When you’re not filming and training how do you like to relax?
I love spending time with my family, days out and generally seeing the kids grow up. I think these things are important and really make you appreciate what life is all about.
Where do you eat out?
Rachel and I love to eat out and one of our favourite places is Fazenda in Liverpool. The food there is fantastic, especially their belly pork! If you haven’t tried it, you need to.
What’s your guilty pleasure?
Well this is a tricky one, but I love watching Rom-coms… just don’t tell anyone!
Also, I would just like to say a big thank you to my sponsors CA Burke Construction and also Gravity Health & Fitness, Upton. They are a constant help and support, which is deeply appreciated.
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Online church stops in Nashville to ordain Ministers in person ahead of new state law
by: Stephanie Langston
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – An online church is in Nashville working around a new marriage law in Tennessee.
Starting July 1, people who were ordained online won’t be able to legally perform marriages.
In response, American Marriage Ministries or AMM which typically only ordains ministers online, has been on a week long trek across the Volunteer state to do it in person.
More than 300 people lined up in Nashville Thursday for the on-site ordination.
“It was very simple, it was a simple process,” Michael Ramirez told News 2.
Within about 10 minutes, Ramirez filled out a few forms that now says he can legally marry couples in Tennessee.
“Up until two weeks ago we weren’t equipped to deal with these sort of ordinations, but when we found out about the law and we started hearing from our ministers, we received a real outcry for help,” Lewis King who is the Executive Director of AMM told News 2.
He says four ministers with AMM out of Seattle packed up 1,000 ordination applications and 150 copies of their minister’s manual and headed to Tennessee to ordain ministers in person.
Nashville is their final stop on a six-city tour that’s been overwhelming, leading the group to order more of everything.
“What we did is we said well we could come here and do basically the same thing in person and do so that’s in compliance with the law and allow our ministers to uphold their commitments to the communities that they serve and so that’s precisely what we did. We put together a form and it includes an affidavit and we think it’s pretty bullet proof, it will let our ministers do what they need to do still,” King explained.
Ramirez said otherwise he may not have been able to help his friends say, “I do.”
“It’s not just within a church that couples want to be married, so they want to be married sometimes by relatives or friends of the family, so you know I’m very appreciative they came here and did this today,” he said.
Ramirez is one of more than 300 people in Nashville alone that AMM ordained in person within just a few hours.
“What we are realizing here is that every single community in Tennessee is effected negatively by this law so we are meeting people from across the spectrum who are coming in to get ordained because they’ve lost access to minsters that represent their values and beliefs,” said King.
The group says they hope it’s just a temporary fix and that the law is ultimately overturned. They have ordained more than 1,300 ministers in person in the past week in Tennessee.
They plan to be set up at the Holiday Inn-Vanderbilt in Nashville until 7:00 Friday night.
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Road to the Olympics: US women’s hockey team avoids boycott
PARK CITY, UT (Nexstar) — Back in March, USA hockey and the women’s national team reached an agreement that ended a pay dispute and avoided a boycott of the World Championships.
Captain, Meghan Duggan, said “I think when you as a group come together united and you see what that does and the progress you can make when you are a group of strong women that stand together about something you’re passionate about…we made some serious positive change.”
Just days after the women’s battle for equitable support ended, team USA won their 4th consecutive women’s World Championship in Plymouth, Michigan.
The players admitted they’re happy with their new more lucrative deal, but they’ve moved on.
Duggan added, “Right now this is about this team and this group and what we can do together, and that’s (pay dispute) in the past.”
Although the team is focused on Pyeongchang now, Team USA’s Kendall Coyne said their loss to Team Canada in Sochi in the Gold medal game still hurts.
She added, “As an elite athlete and an Olympic Team, you have to learn from your mistakes. Obviously you can dwell on them, but we really did learn from it.”
Three to two was the final from Sochi. Team USA fell in overtime to their northern rivals. As a rematch potentially looms in Pyeongchang, the women are ready.
Duggan proudly added, “We’re going after the gold, no question, it’s no secret.”
(AP) — A double row of chain-link fencing circles the Arizona State Capitol. Windows on the Illinois and Ohio statehouses have been boarded up. National Guard troops in camouflage and flak jackets and heavily armed state troopers were stationed at state capitals across the U.S. in advance of protests planned for Sunday.
DETROIT (AP) — Robby Fabbri scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:42 left in the third period, Dylan Larkin got his second goal into an empty net and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2.
Fabbri fluttered the puck past Petr Mrazek from the front of the crease off a pass from Filip Zadina behind the net. Zadina also set up Bobby Ryan to score in his Red Wings debut, breaking a scoreless tie early in the second period, after the veteran forward missed the opener with an injury.
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Home » Climate and Environmental Crisis » People strike worldwide for the environment
People strike worldwide for the environment
By G. Dunkel posted on October 1, 2020
Over 3,334 protests against the climate crisis — marches, school walkouts, blockaded bridges and roads, swarms of small boats and canoes impeding huge coal haulers — occurred in 150 countries on Sept. 25.
These protests were part of Fridays for the Future, which began with massive turnouts a year ago to the day. Numbers this year were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In some countries, gatherings are limited to 50 people. In some German cities where COVID-19 is spiking, governments forbid gatherings of any size.
But there were still protests and school walkouts in almost every major European city and many smaller ones. Where schools are totally virtual, school walkouts didn’t physically take place, but other social media outlets were used. There was a 24-hour Zoom call, which let activists speak about local issues and their relationship to the climate crisis.
Some groups participating in Fridays for the Future, notably the British group Extinction Rebellion (XR), explicitly linked their struggle to achieve environmental justice to supporting the struggle to make Black Lives Matter. In the U.S., a broad coalition called StrikeWithUs also explicitly linked environmental justice to the movement for Black lives.
In the Philippines, marchers raised the issue of imperialist exploitation of the country and its mineral wealth. Protests highlighted the way laws against terrorism are used to outlaw protests. Mitzi Jonelle Tan, an activist, told the Guardian (Sept. 25): “We Filipinos are among the most impacted [by climate crisis], ranking second in the latest global climate risk index, yet our contributions to greenhouse gas emissions are so little.”
In India, where the poorest workers have to do heavy work outside in the heat of the day, protesters emphasized the possibility of hundreds of thousands of people dying from the heat, if global warming continues to rise at current rates.
Capetown, South Africa, September 25
In the cities of Nairobi to the east, Cape Town to the south and Lagos to the west, there were big marches highlighting the climate changes which are inundating Africa. All across the Sahel, the southern edge of the Sahara desert, there is currently major flooding in an area generally threatened with drought. Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their homes, and much of the crops awaiting harvest has been destroyed. These floods are threatening nations from Mauritania to South Sudan with famine.
The world’s changing weather is creating greater problems. The inundations in the Sahel, a windstorm in Alaska of hurricane-force strength, a record number of Atlantic hurricanes, forest fires devastating vast areas in the western U.S., heat waves of 100 degrees in Siberia, a record ice loss in the Arctic ocean — all point to the climate crisis growing ever more deadly.
The youth of the world see their future evaporating. As they say, “There is no planet B.” More and more, their signs and banners proclaim the need for a system change to combat climate change.
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NNPC finalising funding for AKK gas pipeline
World Pipelines, Monday, 24 September 2018 11:30
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it is wrapping up funding arrangements on the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project.
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Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, who disclosed this while speaking at the Nigerian Day during the 30th edition of Gas Technology Conference in Barcelona, Spain, explained that tremendous progress was recorded towards securing funding for the project during the last visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Beijing, China.
Dr. Baru, who was represented at the event by NNPC Chief Operating Officer, Gas & Power, Engr. Saidu Mohammed, revealed that the corporation had gone far in negotiating the terms of funding as well as the best payback structure for the project, affirming that the financial partners were willing to collaborate with the corporation on the matter.
The AKK gas pipeline is designed to enable gas connectivity between the East, West and North, which is currently inadequate. It would also enable gas supply and utilisation to key commercial centres in the Northern corridor of Nigeria with the attendant positive spin-off on power generation and industrial growth.
The GMD said the ground-breaking ceremony for the project was near, explaining that Nigeria was focused on expanding its critical gas infrastructure such as pipelines which would lead to a gas grid covering the entire country.
“Once you have the whole nation covered with a gas grid, industries will naturally spring up along the way and litter the entire country. That is our target in the long run,” Dr. Baru noted.
The GMD described the coming of Train 7 of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) as a ‘big bang’ that would usher in new developments for Nigeria’s energy sector and expand the nation’s economy, adding that the project was also capable of unlocking new vistas for country’s LNG potentials.
Dr. Baru, who said the corporation had been looking forward to the FID on Train 7 in the last ten years, revealed that the wait would soon be over, as he commended the Federal Government and the various shareholders for their support towards the NLNG project.
“We cannot consume our gas resources in the next 50 years, even if we generate as high as 40 000 MW of power. We are happy that in the NLNG is a credible company capable of competing in the international arena,” Dr. Baru added.
Established in 1989 to harness Nigeria's vast natural gas resources and produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) and natural gas liquids (NGLs) for export, the NLNG is owned by the NNPC (49%), Shell (25.6%), Total (15%) and Eni (10.4%).
It currently has six trains in operation, while the final investment decision (FID) on its Train 7 is expected to be taken in December 2018, a move that will increase the company’s production capacity from 22 million tpy to 30 million tpy.
Dr. Baru stated that beyond the LNG business, Nigeria was looking at other ways of marketing its enormous gas resources such as the establishment of a gas hub which would lead to the springing up of fertilizer, petrochemical and other gas-based industries in the Niger Delta and across the entire country.
On his part, the Managing Director of the NLNG, Mr. Tony Attah described Train 7 as the next big thing not only in Nigeria’s gas industry, but also in the global gas arena.
He stated that the company had made tremendous progress on Train 7, assuring that all the shareholders remained ever committed to supply of gas feedstock for the project.
“We are here at Gastech to assure the world that this time around, we mean business. And with the support from Government and our shareholders, Train 7 will be a success,” Attah concluded.
The Gas Technology Conference (Gastech) is the world’s most significant meeting place for upstream, midstream and downstream natural gas and LNG professionals where over 30 000 of participants convene to do business.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/project-news/24092018/nnpc-finalising-funding-for-akk-gas-pipeline/
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Ashton Kutcher buys shoes for cross-country team after getting text from team mom
Courtesy IDEA Tres Lagos
Ashton Kutcher donated new running shoes to the IDEA Tres Lagos Lobos cross-country team.
SOURCE: Courtesy IDEA Tres Lagos
When Monica Gutierrez sent actor Ashton Kutcher a text and asked him to help her son's cross-country team get new shoes, she wasn't really expecting a response. After all, he's a celebrity with millions of followers on social media.But the star of "That '70s Show" not only replied, he sent brand-new shoes to the team last month, so the boys have them in time for their regional meet.Gutierrez told CNN that this was her 13-year-old son's first year running on the IDEA Tres Lagos cross-country team. Oswaldo "Ozzy" Briones is in the eighth grade at the school in McAllen, Texas.She got the idea to contact Kutcher after one of his teammates was hurt because he was racing in his everyday school shoes, which weren't appropriate for running."If I could have bought them myself, I would have done it," Gutierrez said, but she said that she's a single mom with three kids and just couldn't afford it.Related video: Taylor Swift donates $10,000 to fan battling cancerThe team parents were trying to organize a fundraiser when Gutierrez saw that Kutcher had made an Instagram post inviting people to text him."I've been following him for a long and I know about all the work that he does for the kids and everything, and I thought, 'Come on, let's give it a shot,'" she said.She got a friendly auto-reply message from Kutcher with a link to community.com, a service used by some celebrities to communicate with her fans.A few days later, she got another message telling her to email one of Kutcher's representatives to tell him what they needed.Gutierrez said she got the boys' shoe sizes and the team's coach told her what kind of shoes they needed."I didn't think much of it. I didn't know if it was true or if I was being played or if was just something that it wasn't going to happen," she said.But there were six pairs of Asics running shoes waiting at her front door the Friday before the race, she said. One of the boys wore size 13 shoes, so it took a little longer to find shoes that would work.She said it all came together in less than a week.The boys were excited about the gift, even though they weren't familiar with their famous benefactor."Some of them were like, 'Who is Ashton?' Like some of them didn't even know," she said. "The moms were more excited than the kids were. The moms were the most excited of all."She says Kutcher's representative checked in on the team and wished the boys good luck before the meet."I guess it gave them a little bit of push that day," she said, adding the team won its regional meet and came in third at state.She said Kutcher's team didn't make a big fuss about the gift and he hasn't bragged about it on social media."I don't think he thought of it as a big deal. He just did it as a genuine gesture for the kids," she said. CNN emailed the man who Gutierrez said arranged the gift, but he has not responded.Gutierrez said she's talking about it because she wants Kutcher and his team to know how much they appreciate his generosity."I didn't expect it to happen, and I'm very grateful for it," she said. "The only thing we want is to say thank you for everything he has done."
MCALLEN, Texas —
When Monica Gutierrez sent actor Ashton Kutcher a text and asked him to help her son's cross-country team get new shoes, she wasn't really expecting a response. After all, he's a celebrity with millions of followers on social media.
But the star of "That '70s Show" not only replied, he sent brand-new shoes to the team last month, so the boys have them in time for their regional meet.
Gutierrez told CNN that this was her 13-year-old son's first year running on the IDEA Tres Lagos cross-country team. Oswaldo "Ozzy" Briones is in the eighth grade at the school in McAllen, Texas.
She got the idea to contact Kutcher after one of his teammates was hurt because he was racing in his everyday school shoes, which weren't appropriate for running.
"If I could have bought them myself, I would have done it," Gutierrez said, but she said that she's a single mom with three kids and just couldn't afford it.
Related video: Taylor Swift donates $10,000 to fan battling cancer
The team parents were trying to organize a fundraiser when Gutierrez saw that Kutcher had made an Instagram post inviting people to text him.
"I've been following him for a long [time] and I know about all the work that he does for the kids and everything, and I thought, 'Come on, let's give it a shot,'" she said.
A post shared by Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk)
She got a friendly auto-reply message from Kutcher with a link to community.com, a service used by some celebrities to communicate with her fans.
A few days later, she got another message telling her to email one of Kutcher's representatives to tell him what they needed.
Gutierrez said she got the boys' shoe sizes and the team's coach told her what kind of shoes they needed.
"I didn't think much of it. I didn't know if it was true or if I was being played or if was just something that it wasn't going to happen," she said.
But there were six pairs of Asics running shoes waiting at her front door the Friday before the race, she said. One of the boys wore size 13 shoes, so it took a little longer to find shoes that would work.
She said it all came together in less than a week.
The boys were excited about the gift, even though they weren't familiar with their famous benefactor.
"Some of them were like, 'Who is Ashton?' Like some of them didn't even know," she said. "The moms were more excited than the kids were. The moms were the most excited of all."
She says Kutcher's representative checked in on the team and wished the boys good luck before the meet.
"I guess it gave them a little bit of push that day," she said, adding the team won its regional meet and came in third at state.
She said Kutcher's team didn't make a big fuss about the gift and he hasn't bragged about it on social media.
"I don't think he thought of it as a big deal. He just did it as a genuine gesture for the kids," she said. CNN emailed the man who Gutierrez said arranged the gift, but he has not responded.
Gutierrez said she's talking about it because she wants Kutcher and his team to know how much they appreciate his generosity.
"I didn't expect it to happen, and I'm very grateful for it," she said. "The only thing we want is to say thank you for everything he has done."
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2. PRICE. The price for the Products is as indicated on the face of this Order, in U.S. Dollars unless some other currency is indicated and the price includes all of Supplier's costs including labeling, packaging, taxes, duties, insurance and handling.
3. INVOICING AND PAYMENT. Unless otherwise instructed by Zebra in writing, Supplier shall invoice Zebra upon the last to occur of: i) Zebra’s receipt of Products at its facility; ii) completion of Supplier's performance of the Services; and/or iii) Zebra’s acceptance of Software. Upon Zebra's request, Supplier agrees to submit electronic invoices in accordance with Zebra's electronic invoice and payment process, as notified to Supplier by Zebra from time to time. At Zebra's request, Supplier will invoice and accept payment in other currencies at prevailing currency exchange rates. Supplier shall separately state on each invoice any import duties or sales, use, value added, excise or similar tax for which Zebra shall be responsible. Supplier shall not charge Zebra for any taxes from which Zebra is exempt and with regard to which Zebra furnishes Supplier a certificate of exemption. Unless a different period is indicated by Zebra on the face of this Order, payment is due net ninety (90) calendar days from the date Zebra receives the Products and an undisputed invoice. If local law requires a shorter payment term, then the longest payment term permitted applies. Supplier may not assign, pledge, discount or otherwise encumber Zebra receivables without Zebra's prior written consent. In addition to all rights of setoff or recoupment provided by law, Zebra may, at any time and in its sole discretion, apply any amounts payable or other amounts due or owing from Supplier whether arising under this Order or any other order, contract or obligation to reduce any amounts payable or other amounts due or owing from Zebra, whether arising under this Order, any other order, contract or obligation. Supplier may not exercise rights of setoff or recoupment.
4. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. “Confidential Information” means confidential or proprietary data, materials, or information disclosed by one party (disclosing party) to the other party (receiving party) under this Order in written, graphic, machine recognizable, electronic, sample, or any other tangible or visually perceptible form, and/or disclosed orally, whether identified or not identified as “confidential”. The nature, existence and terms of this Order are considered Confidential Information. All Zebra information delivered by Zebra relating to this Order, including product specifications, prototypes, designs, samples, testing processes and results, quality and manufacturing procedures and requirements, customer information, software and related documentation, product or technology roadmaps, cost or price information, demand or volume information, market share, market or financial projections and other similar information, and the existence of this Order and its terms and conditions, shall be considered Confidential Information. Confidential Information is and at all times will remain the property of Zebra, and Zebra's ability to use or disclose the Confidential Information is not and will not be restricted in any way. The receiving party is not obligated to maintain as confidential, Confidential Information that can be shown by documentation was: i) known by the receiving party prior to such disclosure without an obligation of confidentiality; ii) lawfully obtained from a third party or parties without a duty of confidentiality; iii) distributed to third parties by the disclosing party without restriction; iv) explicitly approved for release by written authorization of the disclosing party; v) publicly available or becomes publicly available other than by unauthorized disclosure by the receiving party; vi) independently developed by the receiving party without the use of any of the disclosing party’s Confidential Information or breach of these terms. Supplier shall: i) maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information and not disclose it to any third party, except as authorized by Zebra in writing; ii) restrict disclosure of, and access to, Confidential Information to its employees, contractors and agents who have a "need to know" in order for Supplier to perform its obligations under this Order, and are bound to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information by terms of nondisclosure no less restrictive than those contained herein; iii) handle Confidential Information with the same degree of care as Supplier uses for its own confidential information, but in no event less than reasonable care; iv) use Confidential Information only for the purpose of performing and, to the extent necessary, of fulfilling its obligations under this Order; and v) promptly notify Zebra in writing upon discovery of any unauthorized use, access or disclosure of the Confidential Information, take all necessary steps to regain possession and protection of the Confidential Information, and prevent further unauthorized actions or breach of this Order. Except as otherwise provided in this Order, no use of any Confidential Information is permitted, and no grant under any Intellectual Property Rights (defined below) of Zebra is given or intended, including any license implied or otherwise. Supplier shall not directly or indirectly export or re-export any Confidential Information to any country for which any applicable government, at the time of export or re-export, requires an export license or other governmental approval, without first obtaining the license or approval. Supplier acknowledges that Confidential Information contains information that is proprietary and valuable to Zebra and that any unauthorized dissemination or use of the Confidential Information will cause irreparable harm to Zebra. Supplier's obligation to keep confidential the Confidential Information continues as long as the information remains within the definition of confidential information or for at least five (5) years following the later of fulfillment, expiration or termination of this Order or Supplier's return or destruction of the Confidential Information and certification of such return or destruction.
5. OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY, SPECIFICATIONS AND WORK PRODUCT. Supplier shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, personnel, supervision, and facilities necessary to provide the Products. All tools, equipment, drawings, software, data, samples, designs, prototypes or other materials or items, acquired for Supplier’s use or furnished by Zebra to Supplier are and shall remain the sole property of Zebra and shall be used only for manufacturing, testing or supplying Products under this Order. Supplier agrees that any suggestions, improvements, comments or other feedback provided by Supplier to Zebra with respect to Products, Zebra products or with respect to Confidential Information provided to Zebra ("Feedback") is given entirely voluntarily and Supplier grants to Zebra the right to use, have used, disclose, reproduce, modify, license, distribute or exploit the Feedback for any purpose, entirely and without obligation or payment from Zebra and without any restriction on use or disclosure of any kind. Zebra will retain ownership of all specifications and other documentation for the Products and will be the owner of all modifications and enhancements made by or for Zebra or by or for Supplier to such specifications and documentation, including without limitation any modifications or enhancements based on Supplier's Feedback. Supplier agrees that all materials, in whatever form, and all modifications or enhancements to the Products prepared or produced by Supplier under this Order ("Work Product") are a "work made for hire" under the copyright laws of the United States and any other applicable jurisdiction and are assigned to and will become the sole property of Zebra. At Zebra's request and expense, Supplier shall execute all papers and provide reasonable assistance to Zebra necessary to vest ownership in Zebra of, and to enable Zebra to obtain Intellectual Property Rights in, all such Work Product, Feedback, and modifications or enhancements thereof. "Intellectual Property Rights" means any and all: i) copyrights, trademarks, trade names, domain names, goodwill associated with trademarks and trade names, designs, and patents; ii) rights relating to innovations, know-how, trade secrets and Confidential Information (technical and non-technical); iii) moral rights, mask work rights, author's rights, and rights of publicity; and iv) other industrial, proprietary and intellectual property-related rights anywhere in the world that exist as of the Order date or hereafter come into existence, and all renewals and extensions of the foregoing, regardless of whether or not such rights have been registered with the appropriate authorities in such jurisdictions in accordance with the relevant legislation. Supplier may not sell, recycle or otherwise dispose of excess, obsolete, scrap, work-in-process, raw materials, or finished Products associated with this Order without Zebra's permission. Supplier's obligations as stated in this Section 5 survive the fulfillment, expiration, or termination of this Order.
6. WARRANTIES. Supplier represents and warrants that the Products are free of any condition that could pose a potential environmental or safety hazard, and that: i) for a period of twenty four (24) months from the date of acceptance by Zebra, all Products are merchantable, free from defects in design, materials and workmanship, of the highest quality, and conform to the terms and conditions of all applicable schedules, specifications, drawings, documentation, Zebra instruction books or service manuals, Zebra test and quality standards, and industry standards; ii) the Products meet all the quality requirements; iii) the Products are wholly new and contain new components and parts throughout; iv) satisfy Zebra's test and quality standards and processes; v) meet applicable industry quality and performance standards; vi) comply with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements; vii) Supplier has full power and authority to license all Software and to convey all other rights and licenses granted to Zebra under this Order; viii) the Products are properly packaged and labeled; ix) all Services will be performed in a professional and workman like manner by qualified persons utilizing, if applicable, Zebra parts or parts of equal quality; and (x) Supplier has requested, processed and obtained all necessary software licenses, certificates, import/export permits, approvals, consents and authorizations to enter into this Order and to perform and carry out all of its obligations under this Order. Additionally, Supplier hereby acknowledges Zebra is entitled to all warranties and remedies that arise by implication or operation of law, and Supplier shall extend to Zebra all warranties Supplier receives from its suppliers, service providers and subcontractors (collectively, its "Supply Chain"). All warranties and remedies run to Zebra and through Zebra to its customers including end users. Supplier agrees that its representations and warranties are reaffirmed with and applicable to each shipment or delivery of Products or performance of Services. All warranties survive any inspection, acceptance, payment, or resale by Zebra. Supplier represents and warrants that all Software and Products are free from any "Vulnerabilities", meaning: i) self-destruction mechanisms; ii) illicit code; iii) copy protection schemes that interfere with the use of the Products or Zebra's or an end user's ability to exercise its rights and privileges under this Order; and/or iv) security vulnerabilities, including any vulnerabilities that allow unauthorized destruction of, access to or control of Product(s) or Zebra product(s), other elements of a system that include Product(s) or Zebra product(s), or any information residing on Product(s), on Zebra product(s), on an end user's system that includes Product(s). Supplier further represents and warrants that it complies with general industry practices regarding the detection and correction of Vulnerabilities. Supplier shall promptly notify Zebra if Supplier becomes aware of any actual or potential Vulnerability. Supplier shall provide Zebra with a complete and accurate disclosure and description of any third party software (including open source software) included in any Products along with the corresponding open source software license terms. Supplier represents and warrants it has complied and shall continue to comply with all obligations, terms and conditions imposed under any applicable open source software license terms and that no Zebra software shall be subject to an obligation to be provided to the open source community as a result of Supplier's activities. Supplier warrants to Zebra that it shall observe and comply strictly with all data protection laws, regulations and requirements which arise in connection with this Order. Supplier shall not use or disclose any information that may identify an individual ("Personal Data") that is processed for or on behalf of Zebra, except to the extent it is required to perform under this Order and in compliance with Zebra’s instruction. To the extent Supplier processes Personal Data, Supplier warrants it will comply with all instructions issued by Zebra relating to Personal Data and implement and maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures and other protections for Personal Data to protect Personal Data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, any such Purchaser Personal Data. Supplier shall promptly report to Zebra any breaches of security of Personal Data.Personal Data. To the extent that Supplier provides to Zebra, or otherwise allows Zebra to obtain, Personal Data about Supplier’s employees or contractors in connection with this Order, Supplier warrants and represents that it has provided any and all necessary notices to, and obtained any and all privacy consents from, such individuals to authorize Zebra to process such data and disclose such data to its affiliates and others for legitimate business purposes and for purposes of legal compliance. Supplier will not transfer Personal Data across any country border unless such transfers comply with all laws and regulations and it is strictly unavoidable for performance under this Order.
7. REMEDIES. Unless specifically prohibited by this Order, all rights and remedies under this Order are cumulative. In addition to other remedies provided in this Order and those available at law or in equity, if Supplier defaults on or breaches its obligations under any provision of this Order or delivers Products or Services that are late, defective, non-conforming, present a potential safety or environmental issue in Zebra’s opinion, or otherwise fail to comply with the representations and warranties in this Order, whether or not apparent upon inspection, Supplier shall immediately and at its sole expense: i) at Zebra's option, immediately repair, replace or re-perform the affected and potentially affected Products and Services, or provide a refund for such Products and Services; ii) expedite late deliveries and performance; and iii) take immediate remedial action for affected and potentially affected Products according to a corrective action plan approved by Zebra. Supplier shall be liable for all costs, expenses, charges, fines, penalties, direct, indirect, incidental and consequential damages incurred by Zebra and its customers arising from any breach of any provision of this Order (“Damages”) and Zebra shall have the right to seek, and Supplier agrees that Zebra is entitled to receive, specific performance by Supplier of its obligations under this Order.
8. LICENSE GRANTS. Supplier hereby grants Zebra a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, transferable, royalty-free, nonexclusive license, with the right to sublicense and authorize the granting of sublicenses, to use and reproduce Supplier's rights in the Product to the extent necessary for Zebra’s exercise and exploitation of its rights in the Product. Supplier will obtain and assign to Zebra a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable license to use all third party Intellectual Property Rights incorporated into, required to be used, or delivered with the Product. Supplier will provide or execute licenses to evidence the licenses herein upon Zebra’s request.
9. TRADEMARKS. All trademarks, service marks, insignia, symbols, or decorative designs, and trade names and other words, names, symbols and devices associated with Zebra and Zebra's products and services ("Zebra Marks") are the sole property of Zebra or a Zebra Affiliate, as applicable. Supplier acknowledges and agrees that it: i) has no right to use Zebra Marks without Zebra's prior written consent; ii) will take no action which might derogate from Zebra's rights in, ownership of, or the goodwill associated with, such Zebra Marks; and iii) will remove all Zebra Marks from any Products (including scrap and excess materials) not purchased by Zebra.
10. TERMINATION. Zebra may terminate all or any part of this Order immediately at any time for its convenience, without liability to Supplier, upon written notice to Supplier. In addition to all remedies provided elsewhere in this Order and at law or in equity, Zebra also may terminate this Order immediately, without liability to Supplier, upon written notice, if Supplier: i) fails to comply with any provision of this Order; ii) delivers a Product or Service which is defective or which does not conform to this Order; or iii) becomes insolvent or unable to pay debts as they become due, except as may be prohibited by applicable bankruptcy laws. Supplier may not revoke its acceptance of, or otherwise refuse to fully perform, its obligations under this Order. Supplier may terminate this Order only based on Zebra's material breach of an obligation under this Order and only after providing Zebra with thirty (30) days advance written notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure the breach. Supplier must use its best endeavors to carry out and complete this Order in line with the requirements. Supplier shall only be relieved of its obligations while it is unable to carry out or complete this Order because of any act of God, war, riot, fire or flood (“Force Majeure Events”). At the cessation of any Force Majeure Events, the Supplier will resume its obligations unless Zebra has elected to treat the Order as terminated in accordance with this Section. If the Supplier is to invoke a Force Majeure Event, it must advise Zebra by notice in writing within fourteen (14) days of the start of such event. Upon receiving such notice Zebra shall have the right to cancel this Order without liability to the Supplier.
11. INDEMNIFICATION. Supplier shall fully defend, indemnify and hold harmless Zebra and all of its past, present, and future Affiliates, customers, distributors, officers, directors, employees, contractors, successors, assigns, agents, (collectively "Zebra Indemnitee(s)") against any and all claims, damages, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and attorney fees), suits, losses, or liabilities of any type, under any theory of liability or recovery, (collectively "Claims") arising from or related to: i) any death, injury, or property damage caused by acts or omissions of Supplier, or its past, present or future officers, directors, employees, contractors, subcontractors, representatives or agents (collectively "Indemnifying Parties"); ii) any acts or omissions of the Indemnifying Parties, including, without limitation, Supplier's performance of, or failure to fully, properly and timely perform, any obligation in this Order (including, e.g., delivery of Products that are, or are alleged to be, defective, non-conforming, or not in compliance with any warranties in this Order); iii) any possible, actual or asserted infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property Rights arising from or related to any Product or to a Zebra product by virtue of incorporation of or use with Supplier’s Product, Software, or Service, either alone or in combination; iv) Supplier's non-compliance with Sections 18-24 of this Order; or v) any and all labor claims, actions or demands of any kind filed by or in regard to Supplier’s personnel or contractors against any Zebra Indemnitee. Furthermore, if the purchase, manufacture, having made, use, importation, offer for sale, sale, or distribution of any Products or portion thereof, or any Zebra product or service by virtue of incorporation of a Product, is sought to be, is reasonably likely to be, or is in fact, enjoined or excluded from importation, then Supplier, at its sole expense and on terms acceptable to Zebra, shall: i) procure the right for Zebra Indemnitees to continue purchasing, manufacturing, having made, using, importing, offering for sale, selling, and distributing such Product(s) and any Zebra products and services incorporating or used with them; or ii) subject to Zebra's prior written approval, replace or modify such Product so it becomes non-infringing, are fully backward compatible, and meet all of Zebra's requirements, including, without limitation, ensuring that quality, quantity, price and delivery are equal or superior to that of the Product being replaced or modified. Additionally, at any Zebra Indemnitee's request, Supplier shall promptly issue a full refund of the total amounts paid for such Product, and any Zebra Indemnitee may reschedule or cancel any or all pending Orders and forecasts for i) such Products, ii) any related products or services, and iii) any other potentially impacted products or services, without liability of any kind. At Zebra's request, Supplier also shall assist Zebra in making alternative supply arrangements for such Products, related products or services, and any other potentially affected products or services. Supplier will not enter into any settlement order that affects any Zebra Indemnitee without Zebra's prior written consent. Zebra may, at its own expense, actively participate in any suit or proceeding related in any way to this Order through its own counsel, except that Supplier shall reimburse Zebra for such expenses if Zebra's participation through its own counsel is needed to avoid conflicting interests between the parties, to pursue any Zebra defenses, or to comply with a tribunal's rules or orders. Supplier agrees that time is of the essence and shall use best efforts and act in good faith to satisfy its obligations under this Section 11. If Supplier disputes its obligation or fails to fully and timely perform its obligations hereunder, each and all of the Zebra Indemnitees may assume the defense and/or settlement of the matter, provided, however, that Supplier shall remain fully and solely responsible for the Claim. Zebra has no obligation to indemnify Supplier under any circumstances. Supplier agrees that its obligations as set forth in this Section 11 will survive the fulfillment, termination, cancellation, or expiration of this Order. Supplier retains responsibility for all Services subcontracted under this Order and will fully defend, indemnify and hold harmless Zebra against any liability for Damages caused by the acts or omissions of Supplier's subcontractors.
12. CHANGES. Without Zebra's prior written approval, Supplier shall not make changes to: i) any Products; ii) the manufacturing, testing, quality or other processes hereunder; or iii) the bill of materials, materials, design, tools, sources of materials, or locations used to manufacture, assemble, or package the Products. Any unauthorized change of any type will render the changed Products nonconforming and will constitute a material breach of Supplier's obligations under this Order, and Supplier shall be responsible for all resulting Damages.
13. INSPECTION. Payment for Products does not constitute acceptance. Products will only be deemed accepted when counted, inspected and tested by Zebra and found to be in conformance with the requirements of this Order. Supplier shall provide Zebra with a reasonable opportunity and amount of time to inspect Products. At Zebra's request, Supplier shall promptly issue a return material authorization to Zebra for Products: i) that are non-conforming; ii) that are rejected, in excess of the amount ordered; or iii) delivered in advance of the delivery schedule. All returns to Supplier shall be at Supplier's expense and risk. Title to Products designated for return by Zebra will immediately revert to Supplier at the time of Zebra's designation. Supplier shall promptly evaluate the Products to identify the root cause of any defect or non-conformance, and provide Zebra with a detailed, written analysis thereof. Zebra's return or non-acceptance of Products will not affect Zebra's other rights and remedies under this Order or applicable law, including, without limitation, the right to reject or revoke acceptance of defective or non-conforming Products. Nothing contained in this Order relieves Supplier of its obligation to ensure that proper testing, inspection and quality control is performed. Zebra has the right to inspect Supplier's and Supplier's Supply Chain's facilities, equipment, materials, records, and the Products and may audit for compliance with this Order.
14. PACKING, DELIVERY AND SHIPMENT. All Products shall be packed and shipped in accordance with instructions or specifications contained in this Order or provided by Zebra. In the absence of any such instructions, Supplier shall comply with all applicable laws and best commercial practices to ensure safe and timely arrival of the Products at their destination at the lowest possible transportation cost and least environmental impact. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE ON THIS ORDER. Supplier shall pay all costs of expediting delivery of the Products. If Supplier fails to timely perform or deliver, Supplier shall reimburse Zebra, at Zebra's option, for: i) all Damages incurred by Zebra as a result of such late delivery or performance; or ii) liquidated damages in the amount of one percent (1%) of the price of the delayed delivery or performance for each calendar day of delay, computed from the due date without any grace period. Unless otherwise stated on the face of this Order, the delivery term for all deliveries under this Order is "FCA delivery point stated in this Order (Incoterms 2010)." If no delivery point is stated in this Order, the delivery term is "FCA closest airport to Supplier's factory (Incoterms 2010)." Supplier is responsible for any loss or damage caused by Supplier and discovered after transfer of title. No charge will be allowed for packing, labeling, commissions, customs, duties, storage, crating, express handling or travel, unless specifically indicated on this Order or under a mutually agreed and signed separate logistics support program.
15. DISCONTINUANCE OF PRODUCTS. Supplier shall not stop providing any Product to Zebra for any reason, for the longer of: i) three (3) years after commercial production qualification by Zebra of (a) the Product or (b) a Zebra product incorporating the Product (whichever occurs later); or ii) two (2) years from the issue date of this Order. If Supplier intends to stop providing any Product to Zebra for any reason, Supplier shall give Zebra at least twelve (12) months prior written notice, during which time Zebra may continue to place orders for such Product, with delivery not to exceed twelve (12) months from the date of any such orders. At Zebra's request, Supplier shall assist Zebra in making alternative supply arrangements for the discontinued Product.
16. SERVICE AND SUPPORT. Supplier shall provide training and documentation as requested by Zebra. Supplier shall provide Zebra information about outstanding deliverables and any actual or potential issues related to Supplier's performance under this Order. Upon request, Supplier shall: i) provide spare parts and spare Products to Zebra-authorized service centers for service and repair of Product(s) and Zebra product(s); and ii) provide Zebra access to and use of any tools, equipment, materials, software, documentation, premises, and Intellectual Property Rights necessary for the use, repair, support, manufacture, or supply of Products. Unless a longer period is specified in writing, Supplier shall make spare parts and repair services available for five (5) years after the last delivery under this Order.
17. INSURANCE. Without limiting Supplier's obligations hereunder, Supplier, at its own cost, shall procure, maintain, and keep in full force and effect insurance to protect Supplier and Zebra from all claims that arise out of or result from Supplier's provision of Products or Services under this Order. In particular, Supplier shall maintain the following insurance policies issued by companies in good standing: 1) Broad Form Commercial General Liability of at least $1 million; 2) Business Automobile Liability of at least $1 million; 3) Statutory Worker’s Compensation and 4. Professional Liability, as applicable, of at least $1 million. Within 10 days following written request by Zebra, Supplier shall provide a certificate of insurance, signed by a duly authorized officer or agent of the insurer, certifying the levels of coverage, naming Zebra as a certificate holder and as an additional insured and stating that Zebra will receive at least thirty (30) days written notice of policy cancellation, non-renewal or material modification.
18. COMPLIANCE. Supplier represents and warrants that in performing its obligations hereunder, the Supplier shall comply, without limitation, to all applicable environmental and recycling, health and safety, slavery and human trafficking laws, statutes, and regulations, including certain Zebra requirements for compliance with laws, which are incorporated in full by this reference and which are available at the Zebra Corporate Responsibility Resources link: http://www.zebra.com/us/en/about-zebra/company-information/corporate-responsibility.html, that are issued as of the date of delivery or performance, and the requirements set out in Sections 18-24. Supplier further represents and warrants that in performing its obligations hereunder, Supplier will adhere to the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) principles fostered by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct (http://www.responsiblebusiness.org/standards/code-of-conduct/) or any internationally recognized equivalent, in the areas of Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety, and Labor and Ethics, and that Supplier will promote implementation of these principles to its Supply Chain. Supplier shall provide written evidence, upon request by Zebra, sufficient to demonstrate to Zebra its compliance with this Section, including evidence and/or certification that no slave or indentured labor, no child labor and no human trafficking is used in its operations, as well as in the operations of its Supply Chain. Supplier will establish and maintain policies, procedures, and compliance programs sufficient in order to ensure its compliance with this Section and provide, at its own cost, copies of such compliance policies, procedures and program documents to Zebra upon request. Upon request by Zebra, Supplier will subscribe to the RBA on-line supply chain evaluation tool or provide evidence and/or certification of participation in an internationally recognized equivalent system. In either instance, upon request Supplier will share its CSR assessment report with Zebra. Zebra and its designated agents may conduct announced or unannounced inspections or audits to confirm compliance with this Section and Supplier will cooperate with Zebra in any such inspection or audit. If any such inspection or audit uncovers any lack of compliance by Supplier, Supplier shall be liable for and shall reimburse Zebra for all costs and expenses related to the inspection or audit. Supplier shall immediately correct any non-compliance and fully defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Zebra Indemnitees against any Damages caused by any non-compliance. If Supplier fails to comply in any respect with all of these requirements, failure to comply will be considered a material breach of this Order and Zebra may immediately, and without liability, terminate this Order.
19. ETHICAL CONDUCT, ANTICORRUPTION AND UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES. Zebra will not do business with any entity or person that Zebra believes makes or receives payoffs or is involved in any similar improper or unethical practices. Zebra expects its suppliers to abide by this policy with regard to their relationships with other entities and persons, and to not engage in any activity that results or may result in any conflict of interest for the Supplier or for Zebra or harm to Zebra's reputation. Supplier shall: i) provide the Products in accordance with the highest ethical standards; ii) maintain integrity, transparency and accuracy in corporate recordkeeping; iii) act lawfully and with integrity in the proper handling of competitive data, confidential and proprietary information and intellectual property rights; iv) comply with legal requirements regarding fair competition and antitrust, and accurate and truthful marketing; and v) not engage in corrupt practices, including, but not limited to, public or private bribery or kickbacks. If Supplier at any time acquires knowledge or reasonable suspicion of any ethics concerns relating to business involving Zebra, Supplier shall notify Zebra by email at ccofficer@zebra.com, or file an online report at www .tnwgrc.com/zebra.
20. ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF WORKERS. Supplier will employ workers on the basis of their ability to do the job and not on the basis of their personal characteristics or beliefs. Supplier will assure that Products (including parts) will not be produced, manufactured, mined, or assembled with use of forced, prison, or indentured labor, including debt bondage, or with use of illegal child labor in violation of International Labor Conventions for minimum age (ILO-C138) and child labor (ILO-C182). Supplier will pay workers at least the minimum legal wage, or where no wage laws exist, the local industry standard. Supplier will assure that workers are free to join, or refrain from joining, associations of their own choosing, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
21. SAFETY DATA SHEETS/ SUBSTANCE DISCLOSURE/ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Supplier shall: i) electronically provide Global Harmonisation System (GHS) compliant safety data sheets, chemical safety data sheets, or equivalent documentation for all chemicals and applicable articles sold to Zebra under this Order; ii) implement a functioning environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001 or equivalent; and iii) for Products used as parts or components for Zebra products (including packaging and any manuals that accompany such Products), comply with all provisions of Zebra's Controlled and Reportable Materials Disclosure Process. Supplier certifies that Products and their parts do not contain and are not manufactured with a process that uses any ozone-depleting substances (as identified in 40 CFR Part 82 Appendix A to Subpart A, or as subsequently identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).
22. IMPORT/CUSTOMS/OFAC. Supplier shall comply with: i) all import and customs laws, regulations and administrative determinations of the importing country; and ii) all security criteria of the importing country's government security program. If Supplier is providing Products to be delivered to, or Services to support delivery to, the United States, Suppler shall comply with the security criteria of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Program (available at www.cbp.gov). If Supplier is the exporter of record for any shipments, Supplier shall obtain all export authorizations from the United States government or other governments that may be required to lawfully make such shipments. In addition to any other remedies Zebra may have, Supplier shall be liable for all Damages related to any representations made by Supplier with respect to documentation or other customs or governmental requirements with regard to entry requirements, classification, valuation, preferential treatment, duty drawback or trade terms (Incoterms). Supplier agrees that Products supplied under this Order do not originate with: i) a country or government subject to U.S. economic sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or U.S. Department of State (hereinafter “Restricted Country”); or ii) a Specially Designated National identified on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals List, or iii) any other U.S. government list restricting the acquisition of items from an entity or person located outside or inside the United States (hereinafter “Restricted National”); or iv ) an entity or person that is owned or controlled by any Restricted Country or Restricted National; or v) a restricted country or debarred party under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or U.S. Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations. The U.S. Government requirements and additional information referenced in this Section are available at the following urls: www.treasury.gov/ofac; www.pmddtc.state.gov; www.state.gov/t/isn/c15231.htm; and www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
23. EEO COMPLIANCE REPORTS/DIVERSITY/UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES. If applicable, Supplier will comply with U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-8 pertaining to Utilization of Small Business Concerns, and any other state and local, small and other business utilization laws and with FAR 52.222 et seq. pertaining to Segregated Facilities, Equal Opportunity, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, and Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities and maintain, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by the rules of the U.S. Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-1 and 60-2). Zebra is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Supplier represents that all services are performed in compliance with Zebra's Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, which is available at https://www.zebra.com/us/en/about-zebra/company-information/legal/legal-compliance.html. To the extent applicable, this contractor and all of their subcontractors shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These requirements prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veteran or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. If applicable, Supplier shall comply with the provisions of 52.222-50 pertaining to Combating Trafficking in Persons. If applicable, Supplier shall maintain, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by the rules of the U.S. Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-1 and 60-2). If requested: i) Supplier shall track and report to Zebra its Supply Chain's spend with minority-owned, women-owned and disabled veteran-owned business enterprises; or ii) Supplier and Zebra shall agree on a goal for Supplier's Supply Chain spend, based upon a percentage of Supplier's total gross revenues under this Order. Supplier shall submit any requested reports via email to Zebra at supplierdiversity@zebra.com.
24. CONFLICT MINERALS. Supplier shall determine the presence of tantalum, tungsten, tin and gold (the “3TG Metals”) in its Products. If any 3TG Metals are present in its Products, Supplier shall exercise due diligence, as recommended by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (e.g., Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains), to determine the country of origin of such 3TG Metals. Upon written request by Zebra, Supplier shall complete and submit a Conflict Minerals Reporting Template obtainable from the website of the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI). Additionally, Supplier shall employ all reasonable efforts to transition its 3TG sourcing to conflict-free smelters certified by CFSI or some other internationally recognized equivalent organization.
25. GOVERNING LAW, VENUE, AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The rights and obligations of the parties under this Order shall not be governed by the provisions of the 1980 U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods or the United Nations Convention of the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods, as amended (collectively “the Conventions”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Conventions are hereby excluded. Except if otherwise provided hereunder, the rights and obligations of the parties under this Order shall be interpreted under, and any disputes whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise arising out of this Order shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Illinois, including its provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, but excluding its conflict of laws principles. Supplier irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Cook or Lake County, Illinois USA in connection with all actions arising out of or in connection with this Order, and waives any objections that venue is an inconvenient forum. If Zebra Affiliate placing the Order is incorporated in Zebra’s Europe, Middle East or Africa region (“EMEA”), the additional terms of Schedule 1 (below) shall apply and this Order and terms shall be construed and take effect in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales for the determination of any disputes arising under any contract or this Order. For such Orders, Supplier agrees that it will not initiate any action against Zebra in any other jurisdiction in EMEA, however, Zebra may at its discretion initiate action in any jurisdiction in EMEA. Supplier agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding will be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction (including without limitation, the appropriate courts of the jurisdiction in which Supplier is resident or in which any property or an office of Supplier is located) by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. If Zebra Affiliate placing the Order is incorporated within Brazil, this Order and terms shall be construed and take effect in accordance with the laws of the State of Sao Paulo excluding its conflicts of laws principles. For such Orders, Supplier irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the applicable courts located in City of Sao Paulo, in connection with all actions arising out of or in connection with the Order in Brazil, and waives any objections that venue is an inconvenient forum. Supplier further agrees that it will not initiate any action against Zebra in any other jurisdiction. If Zebra Affiliate placing the Order is incorporated in Zebra’s Asia Pacific region, this Order shall be governed by the laws of the country as set forth in Schedule 2 (below) without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Supplier further agrees that it will not initiate any action against Zebra in any other jurisdiction. Supplier agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding will be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction (including without limitation, the appropriate courts of the jurisdiction in which Supplier is resident or in which any property or an office of Supplier is located) by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Zebra and Supplier will attempt to settle any claim or controversy arising out of this Order through consultation and negotiation in good faith and in the spirit of mutual cooperation; provided, however that this does not preclude either party from initiating a legal proceeding. Agreement by the parties to any alternative dispute resolution procedure will not be construed under the doctrines of laches, waiver, or estoppel to adversely affect Zebra’s rights. Supplier’s performance under this Order will not be suspended during the pendency of any dispute. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Supplier agrees to arbitrate any actions arising out of or in connection with this Order in the event Zebra so demands.
26. CONTROLLING LANGUAGE. This Order is written in English, although translations may be available online. In case of any inconsistency between the English version and any translated version of this Order and/or in the event of any dispute between the parties related in any way to this Order, the English version shall control and prevail over any translated versions. Any translation is furnished solely for the Supplier’s convenience.
27. PERSONAL DATA. Where required by a Data Protection Law (defined below) and where Zebra(as data controller) provides Personal Data to Supplier with explicit directions regarding the purposes for which and the manner in which the Personal Data is to be processed by Supplier on Zebra’s behalf, Supplier shall be considered the data processor. Where Zebra and Supplier (either alone or jointly) may determine the purposes for which and the manner in which any Personal Data are to be processed, Zebra and Supplier are each a data controller of the Personal Data and responsible for complying with Data Protection Law. By providing Products, Services and Software to Zebra as part of the Order, Supplier may process Personal Data of data subjects (including Zebra personnel and customers). The types of Personal Data Supplier may process includes some (but not necessarily all) of the following: name, contact numbers, addresses, email addresses, salutations, countries, titles, gender, primary roles, secondary roles and preferred languages. Details regarding any data processing of one party by the other party under this Order shall be specified in a separate written agreement (e.g. subject matter, duration, purpose, nature of processing, data type). Nothing in this Order relieves Supplier of any obligations as data processor or data controller under any Data Protection Law. Where required by a Data Protection Law, Supplier as a data processor shall: (i) have in place appropriate and sufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure an appropriate level of security and to ensure the protection of the rights of the data subject, taking account of the state of the art, implementation costs, the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing and the risks presented by the processing; (ii) conduct a data protection impact assessment when using new technologies to process the data or where the processing otherwise presents a high risk to the privacy of data subjects; (iii) not engage another processor without the prior written authorization of Zebra and under a written contract; (iv) not transfer Personal Data outside of the European Economic Area or Switzerland without the prior authorization of Zebra. Where such authorization is provided, Supplier shall ensure that there is a valid data transfer mechanism in place to protect the Personal Data, in accordance with the Data Protection Laws and to the reasonable satisfaction of Zebra; (v) assist Zebra to comply with requests from data subjects exercising their data subject rights under the relevant Data Protection Laws; (vi) ensure that personnel of Supplier processing the Personal Data are under obligations of confidentiality; (vii) notify Zebra without undue delay and in any case no later than 24 hours after becoming aware of a Personal Data breach, such notifications shall contain the appropriate details setting out the nature of the breach and details of the categories and number of data subject and records concerned, data processor contact details, likely consequences of the breach, and the steps taken to mitigate the adverse effects of the breach. If requested by Zebra, Supplier shall assist Zebra in notifying data subjects of a Personal Data breach caused by Supplier or any processor acting under Supplier's direction, at no cost to Zebra; (viii) provide Zebra with all information that, in the reasonable opinion of Zebra, is necessary to demonstrate compliance with this Section 27 and permit Zebra or its duly authorized representatives, on reasonable prior notice, to inspect and audit Supplier’s data processing activities to validate Supplier’s compliance with this Section 27; (ix) cease processing the Personal Data immediately upon the termination or expiry of the Order and at the choice of Zebra, delete or return all Personal Data to Zebra upon completion of this Order and Supplier shall not retain any existing copies unless required by local Data Protection laws. Supplier shall be liable for and shall indemnify Zebra and hold Zebra harmless against any and all claims, actions, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses (including legal expenses) incurred by Zebra which arise directly or indirectly out of or in connection with Supplier 's data processing activities under this Section 27. In this Section 27, "Data Protection Laws" means any relevant data protection legislation (including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679)); and the terms “Personal Data”, “Personal Data breach”, “processing”, “data processor”, “data subjects” and “data controller” shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679); and “personnel” shall mean employees, officers, agents, contractors, sub-contractors, consultants and any other temporary staff.
28. MISCELLANEOUS. Supplier shall not issue a press release or make any other disclosure regarding this Order, or regarding Zebra or Zebra's business generally, without Zebra's prior written consent. Supplier shall maintain all records related to this Order, as required by this Order, law, rule, or regulation and provide copies upon Zebra’s request. Supplier may not assign this Order or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, or subcontract any of its obligations under this Order, without the prior written approval of Zebra. Any attempted assignment, delegation or transfer without the required approval will be void. Zebra may assign its rights or obligations under this Order, in whole or in part, without the need for Supplier's approval and at no additional cost to Zebra or the assignee. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ZEBRA BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS. ZEBRA'S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES UNDER THIS ORDER SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID BY ZEBRA ALLOCABLE TO THE SPECIFIC PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE, ACTIVITY OR SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM. Any notice, approval or consent required or permitted under this Order shall be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or delivered by overnight courier service with tracking capabilities to the respective addresses of the parties set forth in this Order (or such other addresses a party may designate in writing). Supplier is an independent contractor in the performance of its obligations under this Order, and Zebra is to have no control over the methods and means Supplier uses to fulfill its obligations under this Order. Supplier (including its employees and contractors) shall not be considered employees of Zebra or any of its Affiliates or entitled to participate in any Zebra employee benefits or plans of any kind. Zebra's failure to enforce or insist on performance of any of the terms or conditions in this Order shall not operate as a waiver of that or any other right.
28. SURVIVAL. Upon fulfillment, expiration or termination of this Order for any reason, all provisions of this Order that explicitly survive or whose meaning requires them to survive shall survive, including but not limited to, the representations, warranties, indemnities and Sections 6, 8, 11, 16 and 25-27.
SCHEDULE 1: SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR EMEA
1. TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES.
1.1 The parties agree and acknowledge that the nature of any Services under this Order does not, and will not, involve the transfer of Supplier staff to Zebra on any basis (and the parties resolutely disclaim any legal or commercial intention to that effect). Accordingly, and for the avoidance of any doubt, the parties concur in their good faith belief that commencement of Services under this Order will not trigger the application of Employment Regulations in respect of Supplier staff or Zebra employees and the parties shall organise the provision of the Services in such a manner as is consistent with this intention ("Employment Regulations" means any national legislation (if any) applicable in any Zebra location implementing or having the effect of implementing the provisions of the EC Acquired Rights Council Directive 77/187/EC and 2001/23/EC or other equivalent or analogous national laws in any relevant jurisdiction, which may affect any party's employees.)
1.2 The parties agree and acknowledge that the nature of the Services under this Order does not, and will not, involve the transfer of Zebra assets or staff to Supplier or any subcontractor on any basis (and the parties resolutely disclaim any legal or commercial intention to that effect). Accordingly, and for the avoidance of any doubt, the parties agree that the termination of all or any part of this Order will not be a Relevant Termination for the purposes of the Employment Regulations (“Relevant Termination” means a termination of all or any part of an Order to which Employment Regulations apply Nevertheless, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in the event that this Order is terminated including but not limited to the expiry of this Order in accordance with its terms, Supplier shall indemnify Zebra for itself and for any replacement supplier against any cost, loss, damage, expense, order or award (including, without limitation, any claim for a redundancy payment, unfair dismissal compensation, or notice monies) suffered or incurred by reason of any proceeding, claim or demand by any Supplier employee, arising from the termination of this Order and provided that the Supplier employee employment is terminated within thirty (30) days of (a) the alleged date of transfer or (b) (if later) the date on which Zebra became aware of the person's claim and save for any liabilities arising directly from an act or omission on the part of Zebra which amounts to discrimination and/or less favourable treatment contrary to any applicable legislation and/or which amounts to a dismissal or detriment to which the person was subjected by Zebra because they made a protected disclosure under any applicable legislation.
1.3 If, on the expiry of this Order or earlier termination or variation of this Order, the contract of employment of any employee of the Supplier assigned to undertake the provision of the Services in accordance with this Order (“Transferring Employee”) shall transfer to a replacement supplier or back to Zebra by virtue of the Employment Regulations, Supplier shall indemnify Zebra in respect of, and shall on request by Zebra provide to the replacement supplier a written and binding indemnity in respect of, each and every claim by any such Transferring Employee employed by the Supplier whose cause of action arises prior to such transfer provided that, Zebra or, as appropriate, the replacement supplier, shall immediately notify the Supplier in respect of any such claims and on request of the Supplier shall allow the conduct of any litigation or court proceedings to be handled by the Supplier or their lawyers and providing that any such claim has not arisen directly from an act or omission on the part of Zebra prior to the transfer date which amounts to discrimination and/or less favourable treatment contrary to any applicable legislation and/or which amounts to detriment to which the person was subjected by Zebra because they made a protected disclosure under any applicable legislation.
2. ARBITRATION CLAUSE FOR RUSSIA TERRITORY
2.1 The terms shall be construed and take effect in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales for the determination of any disputes arising under any contract or this Order.
2.2 Any dispute rising out of this Order including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the LCIA Rules, which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clausesection. The number of arbitrators shall be one. The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be London. The language used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English.
SCHEDULE 2: SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR APAC
A) GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
If the Zebra ordering entity is located in the Territory below, the corresponding Governing Law and Applicable Dispute Resolution Clause shall apply:
Territory: Australia
Governing Law: Laws of the State of Victoria
Applicable Dispute Resolution Clause:
The parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Victoria, Australia. Notwithstanding the foregoing, disputes concerning the ownership or scope of intellectual property right shall be settled by submission to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Illinois, United States of America. Supplier agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Illinois for all intellectual property matters.
Territory: India
Governing Law: Laws of India
The parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of New Delhi, India. Notwithstanding the foregoing, disputes concerning the ownership or scope of intellectual property rights shall be settled by submission to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Illinois, United States of America. Supplier agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Illinois for all intellectual property matters.
Territory: Japan
Governing Law: Laws of Japan
The parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Tokyo, Japan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, disputes concerning the ownership or scope of intellectual property rights shall be settled by submission to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Illinois, United States of America. Supplier agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Illinois for all intellectual property matters.
Territory: People’s Republic of China
Governing Law: Laws of JapanPeople’s Republic of China
In the event this Order and performance thereunder does not involve any “foreign factors” per the local mandatory laws of China, the governing law shall be the laws of the People’s Republic of China and the parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Beijing, the People’s Republic of China. Notwithstanding the foregoing, disputes concerning the ownership or scope of intellectual property rights shall be settled by submission to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Illinois, United States of America. Supplier agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Illinois for all intellectual property matters. The foregoing “foreign factors” per the local laws of China, include but without limitation at least one of the following: 1) Either or both parties are foreign entities / individuals; 2) Order being accepted in territories outside mainland China; 3) Subject matter of this Order is assets located in territories outside mainland China; 4) Performance under this Order is in territories outside mainland China; or 5) Other conditions that may be deemed as “foreign factors” per the local laws of China.
Territory: New Zealand
Governing Law: Laws of New Zealand
The parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, disputes concerning the ownership or scope of intellectual property rights shall be settled by submission to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Illinois, United States of America. Supplier agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Illinois, United States of America, for all intellectual property matters.
Territory: Vietnam
Governing Law: Laws of Vietnam
In the event of any of the following, this Order and performance thereunder shall be governed by the laws of Vietnam, with express exclusion of any provisions of the 1980 U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods or the United Nations Convention of the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods, as amended: i) This Order or performance thereunder does not involve any “foreign elements” per the local mandatory laws; ii) This Order involves rights to properties being immovables in the Vietnamese territory; iii) This Order is for transportation services where the carriers have their head offices or branches in Vietnam. The “foreign elements” per the local laws include but without limitation to at least one of the following: i) Either or both parties are foreign entities / individuals, or Vietnamese residing overseas; ii) Basis for the establishment, modification or termination of this Order arose in a foreign country; iii) Assets involved in this Order are located in a foreign country; or iv) Other conditions that may be deemed as “foreign factors” per the local laws. The parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Vietnam.
Territory: Other APAC Regions
Governing Law: Laws of Singapore
The parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore. Notwithstanding the foregoing, disputes concerning the ownership or scope of intellectual property rights shall be settled by submission to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Illinois, United States of America. Supplier agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Illinois for all intellectual property matters.
B) JAPAN-SPECIFIC PROVISION – ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES:
1. Supplier and Zebra each represent and warrant that the party does not or will in the future not fall under any of the following items:
1.1 The party and any of its officers (directors, executive officers or auditors) is an organized crime group (Article 2, Item 2 of the Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members (Act No. 77 of 1991), a member of an organized crime group (Article 2, Item 6 of the Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members (Act No. 77 of 1991), a person for whom 5 years have not yet passed since that person ceased to be a member of an organized crime group or any other person equivalent thereto, or a person who is closely related to an organized crime group or a member of an organized crime group (hereinafter, individually and collectively referred to as “Organized Crime Group Member(s)”);
1.2 It is recognized that the party’s business is controlled by the Organized Crime Group Members, etc.;
1.3 It is recognized that the party uses the force of the Organized Crime Group Members in relation to its business, that the party uses the Organized Crime Group Members, for the purpose of unjustly gaining any property benefit, or that the party engages the Organized Crime Group Members for the purpose of using the force thereof;
1.4 It is recognized that the party is involved with the Organized Crime Group Members, by ways such as providing funds, offering convenience or giving unjustly preferential treatment to the Organized Crime Group Members; or,
1.5 Performance of this Order promotes the activities of the Organized Crime Group Members or contributes to the operation of an organized crime group.
2. If any of the following items occurs to Supplier or Zebra, the other party may immediately terminate this Order without any notice or demand: a) Violation of Article 1 above; or b) Engagement in any of the following acts on its own or through a third party: (i) act of making a demand to the other party in a violent manner; (ii) act of making an unreasonable demand to the other party beyond legal responsibilities; (iii) act of using intimidation or violence against the other party; (iv) act of defaming the reputation of or interfering with the business of the other party by spreading rumors, or by using fraudulent or forceful means; or (v) other act equivalent to each of (i) through (iv) above.
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