We spent the last three days at the fishing village of Koh Pdau to give donation from our charity concert "Melodies of Hope" which took place at Pannasastra University on February 11, 2012.
Koh Pdau is a fishing village that has been dramatically affected by climate change and dams so they can not catch as much fish as before. They told us that 10 years ago they could get 30 kilos a night, now it is less than 5 kg.There is no electricity, no tap water.
Life has become harder and their children are suffering, not enough food, not going to school. That's why we did the fund raising to let people know about Koh Pdau, Bak Prear so that we have more solidarity and are more cautious about the damage we do to our environment.
I also learnt how to fish, we biked in the villages and discussed with the villagers. They have never seen the flute that Panhlauv played, I improvised a small recital and the whole village came to the house where we stayed.
The reang tree that is mentioned in the wedding song "sompong".
Vicheaka, who taught me and Panhlauv how to fish.


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Ask anyone within a 20-mile span of the Route 60 freeway in southern California: Pizza Pirates is the place to go for a variety of fresh, delicious pizzas, with unlimited options to choose from. With three locations, no one goes hungry, and with over 60 speciality pizzas alone, there's something for everyone at this pizzeria chain— family-owned since 1989.
Owners David and Louise Kenney ventured into the pizzeria business back in the late '80s when they were newly engaged and excited about new beginnings. One month after purchasing their first location, they married. Louise's three older children from a previous marriage worked their way through high school in the restaurant. Louise and David grew their family and their business, adding two daughters and two more locations, all while breaking away from the franchise they had originally bought into.
In 1995, Pizza Pirates was born.
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At Pizza Pirates, the key has been in managing the fine line between skimping and saving. "We don't skimp on labor or food cost," David says, "and while we are far above the industry average in both these areas, our other expenses are relatively low because of our high sales volume—and we have no debt." Keeping tabs on their labor and food costs was important, but barely manageable with their original point of sale system.
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David and Louise credit their choice of SpeedLine and its menu flexibility for the part it played their business's rapid growth. "We would have been in complete shutdown mode back then if we had had the menu and multiple locations we have today," Dave tells us.
While the menu flexibility was the initial draw, Pizza Pirates also soon realized they couldn't live without the delivery mapping and extensive reporting in their SpeedLine POS. "Most of our drivers know the area like the back of their hand," Dave says "but a lot can be said for easily training new staff, as well as speeding up delivery to that oddball address no one recognizes."
With menu flexibility, extensive reporting, and ease-of-use, Pizza Pirates has come a long way with SpeedLine. "I tallied up our total orders the other day," David says, "and over the last ten years we have logged just a hair under two million orders throughout the SpeedLine System." He adds, "As of today (knock on wood!) we have not lost a single order!"
"Our POS choice was more about equipping our
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Now, with three locations covering over 20 miles of freeway (and a fourth to open this fall), the whole family is contributing to the success of the Pizza Pirates organization. Michael and Ryan, the two oldest sons, and Carrie, Megan and Robin, the three younger daughters, manage the Ontario and Riverside locations.
When asked what their favorite menu item was, the answer was unanimous: Pepperoni and Sausage. Ironic for a pizzeria serving as many specialities and toppings as Pizza Pirates does, but the Kenneys have found that catering to their customers' needs is what drives their business. For this pizza family, that translates to giving them what they want. As a family, their tastes may be simple, but their collective pizza know-how is as rich and varied as the menu they offer.

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Het Vlaams Blok is een Vlaams-nationalistische politieke partij die in Vlaanderen actief was in de periode van 1978 tot 2004. Op 14 november 2004 werden de onderliggende verenigingen opgeheven en werd verdergegaan onder de nieuwe naam Vlaams Belang. De partij werd door de meeste politieke analisten aangeduid als extreemrechts.

Geschiedenis

Het Vlaams Blok trad voor het eerst op de voorgrond bij de verkiezingen van 17 december 1978. Het was op dat ogenblik een soort kartellijst die twee splinterpartijen van de Volksunie samenbracht: de Vlaams Nationale Partij van Karel Dillen en de Vlaamse Volkspartij van Lode Claes. Beide partijen waren eind 1977 ontstaan uit onvrede met het door de Volksunie ondertekende Egmontpact.

Uiteindelijk kreeg de stroming rond Karel Dillen (die als enige van de kartellijst verkozen werd) de bovenhand. De Vlaams Nationale Partij en de radicale vleugel van de Vlaamse Volkspartij fuseerden op 28 mei 1979 tot het Vlaams Blok. Voor deze naam vond men inspiratie bij het Vlaamsch Nationaal Blok, de vooroorlogse kartellijst waarmee het VNV aan de verkiezingen deelnam. Lode Claes verdween uit de nieuwe partij. Karel Dillen legde in zijn Manifest van het rechts Vlaams-nationalisme (bijgenaamd het "Oranje Boekje") de partijfundamenten uit. In de grondbeginselen werd de eis ingeschreven voor "de terugkeer van de overgrote meerderheid der niet-Europese gastarbeiders naar hun eigen vaderland" en dit "binnen een redelijke termijn".

Op 9 november 2004 werden 3 vzw's van het Vlaams Blok veroordeeld voor inbreuken op de racismewet.  Voorafgaand aan het proces had toenmalig voorzitter Frank Vanhecke aangekondigd dat hij bij een veroordeling een nieuwe partij zou oprichten. Toen bleek dat die nieuwe partij het aanvankelijk zonder dotaties zou moeten stellen, werd hiervan afgezien. In de plaats daarvan opteerde het bestuur voor een nieuwe naam en een nieuw logo die op 14 november 2004 werden voorgesteld.

Veroordeling door het Gentse Hof wegens racisme
Voordat de eindelijke veroordeling er kwam, had de correctionele rechtbank van Brussel zich onbevoegd verklaard wegens naar haar mening een politiek proces. Het hof van beroep in Brussel kwam later tot dezelfde conclusie. Die rechter maakte zich overigens ernstig boos tegenover de aanklagers omdat hij vond dat zij zijn rechtbank wilden misbruiken om een politieke afrekening te voeren. De aanklagers gingen echter in cassatie en kregen gelijk. Cassatie oordeelde dat het hof van Beroep in Gent de zaak opnieuw diende te behandelen.

Het Gentse Hof van Beroep veroordeelde op 21 april 2004 drie vzw's van het Vlaams Blok wegens inbreuken op de wet van 30 juli 1981 tot bestraffing van bepaalde door racisme of xenofobie ingegeven daden (de zaak werd rechtstreeks aangespannen door het Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismebestrijding en de Liga voor Mensenrechten). De uitspraak luidde als volgt: "Het Vlaams Blok is een partij die kennelijk en systematisch aanzet tot discriminatie. [...] U behandelt vreemdelingen als criminelen, boosdoeners, profiteurs, onintegreerbare fanatiekelingen en een bedreiging van het eigen volk."

Het Vlaams Blok ging in cassatie, waardoor de partij toch onder haar eigen naam deel kon nemen aan de Vlaamse verkiezingen van 13 juni 2004. De veroordeelde verenigingen zonder winstoogmerk zijn:
 De Vlaamse Concentratie, de ontvanger en beheerder van de overheidssubsidies van het Blok,
 De Nationalistische Omroepstichting (NOS), dat zorgt voor hun radio- en televisieprogramma's en
 Het Nationaal Vormingsinstituut, dat zorgt voor de vorming van de kaderleden van het Vlaams Blok.

Frank Vanhecke, de toenmalige voorzitter van het Vlaams Blok, was tevens voorzitter van deze drie vzw's en de boekhouding ervan was opgenomen in die van het Vlaams Blok.

De veroordeling is gebaseerd op artikel 3 van de antiracismewet. Deze verbiedt "het behoren tot en het verlenen van medewerking aan een vereniging die kennelijk en herhaaldelijk discriminatie bedrijft of verkondigt". Het Hof van Beroep van Gent heeft het in zijn uitspraak enkel over het verkondigen van discriminatie en stelde dat het Vlaams Blok nooit effectief discriminatie heeft bedreven.

Het verkondigen van discriminatie werd in deze zaak gelijkgesteld met twee strafbepalingen uit de antiracismewet: "het aanzetten tot haat" en "het aanzetten tot discriminatie". Naar oordeel van het Hof van Beroep van Gent zette het Vlaams Blok aan tot haat jegens allochtonen doordat de partij, om de kiezer te overtuigen van haar programma, een stereotiep en negatief beeld van hen schetste. Het aanzetten tot discriminatie bestond er dan weer in dat de kiezer een politiek programma werd aangeboden dat naar oordeel van de rechters "duidelijk discriminerend" is.

Het Vlaams Blok stelt dat met deze veroordeling het recht op vrijheid van meningsuiting te sterk beperkt wordt. Immers zouden ze dan geen kritiek meer mogen geven op maatschappelijke problemen in verband met immigratie. De veroordeling was echter, voor zover ze het "aanzetten tot haat" betreft, gebaseerd op de wijze waarop dit gebeurde.

Zoals in alle peilingen voorspeld behaalde de partij inderdaad een hoge winst bij de verkiezingen voor de Vlaamse Raad op 13 juni 2004, vooral ten koste van de VLD.

Op 11 september 2004 verklaarde het partijbestuur hoe dan ook verder te gaan met het programma, zelfs als de partij nogmaals veroordeeld zou worden. Het Vlaams Blok zou dan een andere naam krijgen: Vlaamse Liga, Vlaams Belang, of iets anders. De standpunten zouden vervolgens aangepast worden, zodat een veroordeling niet meer mogelijk zou zijn. Hun politieke ideologie zou wel dezelfde blijven.

Het Vlaams Blok verzette zich, en de kwestie kwam voor het Hof van Cassatie. Dat bevestigde het arrest op 9 november 2004.

Standpunten
De belangrijkste thema's van de partijstandpunten waren vreemdelingen en de onafhankelijkheid van Vlaanderen. Hiervoor had ze een campagne lopen, onder andere op de website Vlaams Blok en internationaal op Flemish Republic. Andere thema's in haar programma waren de veiligheidsproblematiek en het verdedigen van het traditionele gezin door onder meer het invoeren van een opvoedersloon voor thuiswerkende ouders.

Het 70 puntenplan van 6 juni 1992, herwerkt in 1996, was jarenlang de basis van het vreemdelingenstandpunt van het Vlaams Blok. Vanwege dit 70 puntenplan werd het Vlaams Blok een aantal keer voor de rechtbank gedaagd onder beschuldiging van racisme en discriminatie. In september 2001 noemde de partij het "achterhaald" wegens de massale regularisaties van vreemdelingen sinds het opmaken. In juli 2005 noemde Rob Verreycken het echter nog "visionair".

De laatste voorzitter van het Vlaams Blok was Frank Vanhecke. Andere belangrijke politici waren onder meer Filip Dewinter en Gerolf Annemans.

Cordon sanitaire
Het cordon sanitaire (of de schutkring) was een overeenkomst van de andere partijen, steeds publiekelijk aangekondigd voor de verkiezingen (opdat alle kiezers dit op voorhand zouden weten), dat de deelnemende partijen geen bestuursakkoorden zouden sluiten met het Vlaams Blok. Dit sloot het praten met mensen van het Vlaams Blok niet uit. Het cordon sanitaire werd door de initiatiefnemers beschouwd als een engagement, als een manier om de democratie - hoe imperfect ook - te beschermen tegen ondemocratische elementen. Het cordon wordt nog steeds toegepast op het Vlaams Belang.

Een van de bekendste initiatiefnemers van het cordon was Jos Geysels (Agalev). Het cordon is ontstaan in 1989 en verder gegroeid in de jaren negentig.

Een gevolg hiervan is dat het Vlaams Blok, dat bij de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen in 2000 en bij de verkiezingen voor het Vlaams Parlement in 2004 de grootste partij in Antwerpen was, in beide gevallen geen deel uitmaakte van de daaropvolgende coalitie.

Voorzitters

Verkiezingen
Het Vlaams Blok nam voor het eerst deel aan de verkiezingen in 1978 als kartel van de VNP en de VVP. Na de verkiezing van Karel Dillen van de VNP en de niet-verkiezing van Lode Claes van de VVP liep een groot deel van de VVP over naar de VNP en hield die eerste op te bestaan. De VNP ging nu verder onder de naam Vlaams Blok en behield die naam tot de naamsverandering in Vlaams Belang. De parlementsverkiezingen van 4 november 1991 betekenden een doorbraak voor de partij. Het aantal zetels in de Kamer steeg van twee naar twaalf. Deze dag werd door de media "zwarte zondag" genoemd.

(1) in 1999 werd er een split vote gedaan van de Europarlementsleden in een Nederlands en een Frans Kiescollege
(2) in 2003 bracht het VB ook een lijst uit in Henegouwen en kreeg daar 6.198 stemmen (0,85% van de Henegouwse stemmers)

Bronnen voor het cijfermateriaal:
 Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken (2003 en 2004)
 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

Bekende (ex-)leden

Zie ook
 Vlaamse Militanten Orde (VMO)

Externe link
 70-puntenplan (gearchiveerd)

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The Supreme Court announcedMondaythat it will send Fisherv. University of Texas at Austin back to an appeals court for review on the basis of a misinterpretation of precedent. The final ruling on the case, which challenges the legality of the school's affirmative action admissions policy, could have consequences for the University and other institutions that practice race-conscious admissions.
The decision came in a 7-1 vote from the Court, with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg the lone dissenter.Justices Samuel Alito '72 and Sonia Sotomayor '76 voted in the majority. Justice Elena Kagan '81 recused herself from the case since she had worked on it in her former capacity as solicitor general.ThoughSotomayor was thought likely to vote in favor of UT Austin and Alito was thought likely to vote in favor ofFisher, the Court decided to send the case back to the appeals courts on grounds that lower courts had misinterpreted the legal precedent set by the similar 2003 affirmative action caseGrutter v. Bollinger.
Should the case end up ruling against the University of Texas' policy , the result could alter the way the University and other universities nationwide conduct their admissions.
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Charette, Kevin; Hirata, Yasutaka; Bograd, Adam; Mongero, Linda; Chen, Jonathan; Quaegebeur, Jan; Mosca, Ralph
Perfusion;Sep2007, Vol. 22 Issue 5, p327
Objective. To determine the efficacy of decreasing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) prime volume for neonates and small infants by using low prime oxygenators, small diameter polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tubing and removing the arterial line filter (ALF) in an effort to reduce intraoperative exposure to multiple units of packed red blood cells (PRBC). Methods. Two retrospective database studies comparing neonatal CPB prime volume were undertaken: Study 1 - A CPB circuit consisting of a 1/8 inch arterial line, a 3/16 inch venous line and a low prime oxygenator with 172 ml total circuit prime (n = 74) was compared to a circuit with a 3/16 inch arterial line, a 1/4 inch venous line and a higher prime oxygenator with a 350 ml total circuit prime (n = 74). Study 2 - The 172 ml circuit (n = 389) was compared to a circuit that included an ALF and had a total circuit prime volume of 218ml (n = 389). Results. Study 1- of the 74 neonates and small infants whose CPB prime volume was 350 ml, 19 were exposed to two or more intraoperative exogenous PRBC units while only 3 neonates and small infants in the 172ml prime group (n = 74) received two or more units (p = 0.0002). Study 2 - of the 389 neonates and small infants where an ALF was used (prime volume 218ml), 54 were exposed to two or more exogenous PRBC units while only 36 of the 389 patients where an ALF was not used (prime volume 172 ml) received two or more units of intraoperative PRBCs (p = 0.0436). Conclusion. Decreasing the neonatal and small infant extracorporeal circuit prime volume by as little as 46 ml resulted in significantly fewer multiple exposures to exogenous PRBC units.
Washing of irradiated red blood cells prevents hyperkalaemia during cardiopulmonary bypass in neonates and infants undergoing surgery for complex congenital heart disease Swindell, Christine G.; Barker, Thomas A.; McGuirk, Simon P.; Jones, Timothy J.; Barron, David J.; Brawn, William J.; Horsburgh, Angela; Willetts, Robert G. // European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery;Apr2007, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p659
Abstract: Objective: High concentrations of potassium and lactate in irradiated red cells transfused during cardiopulmonary bypass may have detrimental effects on infants and neonates undergoing cardiac surgery. The effects of receiving washed and unwashed irradiated red cells from the...
Testing neonateinfant membrane oxygenators with the University of Texas neonatal pulsatile cardiopulmonary bypass system in vitro. Ündar, A.; Holland, M.C.; Howelton, R.V.; Benson, C.K.; Ybarra, J.R.; Miller, O.L.; Rossbach, M.M.; Runge, M.M.; Johnson, S.B.; Sako, E.Y.; Calhoon, J.H. // Perfusion;1998, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p346
Neurologic complications are already well documented after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedures in neonates and infants. Physiologic pulsatile flow CPB systems may be the alternative to the currently used steady-flow CPB circuits. In addition to the pulsatile pump, a membrane oxygenator...
Impact of modifying priming components and fluid administration using miniaturized circuitry in neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass. Darling, E.; Harris-Holloway, S.; Kern, F.H.; Ungerleider, R.; Jaggers, J.; Lawson, S.; Shearer, I. // Perfusion;Jan2000, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p3
Following a succession of changes in circuitry and priming additives between 1993 and 1998, a comprehensive re-evaluation of neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) practice was undertaken. Samples from 10 infants (Group 1) undergoing CPB were evaluated for osmolality, oncotic pressure, total...
Hyperglycaemia is negatively associated with systemic and cerebral oxygen transport in neonates after the Norwood procedure. Zhang, Gencheng; Cai, Sally; Li, Jia // Cardiology in the Young;Feb2012, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p49
ObjectiveHyperglycaemia has been identified as a risk factor for adverse outcomes in critically ill patients, including those who have undergone cardiopulmonary bypass. Tight glucose control with insulin therapy has been shown to improve outcomes, but is not common practice for children...
A clinical evaluation of the Dideco Kids D100 neonatal oxygenator. Lawson, D. S.; Smigla, C. R.; McRobb, C. M.; Walczak, R.; Kaemmer, D.; Shearer, J. R.; Lodge, A.; Jaggers, J. // Perfusion;Jan2008, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p39
In August 2006, Duke University Perfusion Services had the opportunity to be the first institution in the United States to clinically evaluate the Dideco D100 Neonatal Oxygenator. The device was used on six pediatric patients to facilitate correction or palliation of their cardiac defects, which...
Changes in potassium concentration and haematocrit associated with cardiopulmonary bypass in paediatric cardiac surgery. Vohra, Hunaid A.; Adluri, Krishna; Willets, Robert; Horsburgh, Angela; Barron, David J.; Brawn, William J. // Perfusion;Mar2007, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p87
Introduction: A blood prime is frequently required for paediatric bypass surgery to maintain adequate haematocrit (Hct). However, stored blood can have high extracellular potassium levels and this study aims to investigate the effect of stored blood on the potassium concentration, both in the...
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Neonatal Respiratory Failure. Betit, Peter; Craig, Nancy // Respiratory Care;Sep2009, Vol. 54 Issue 9, p1244
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of cardiopulmonary bypass adapted for long-term use. Blood is drained from the patient, pumped through an artificial lung or membrane where gas exchange is augmented, and then re-infused back to the patient. ECMO provides support for the...
Non-invasive measurement of renal perfusion and oxygen metabolism to predict postoperative acute kidney injury in neonates and infants after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Neunhoeffer, F.; Wiest, M.; Sandner, K.; Renk, H.; Heimberg, E.; Haller, C.; Kumpf, M.; Schlensak, C.; Hofbeck, M. // BJA: The British Journal of Anaesthesia;Nov2016, Vol. 117 Issue 5, p623
Background: The pathophysiology of acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery for congenital heart disease is not completely understood. The aim of this study was to carry out a prospective analysis of the diagnostic value of non-invasive monitoring of renal...
Comparison of hollow-fiber membrane oxygenators in terms of pressure drop of the membranes during normothermic and hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in neonates. Ündar, Akif; Owens, W Richard; McGarry, Mary Claire; Surprise, Deborah L.; Kilpack, Vicki D.; Mueller, Maryann W.; McKenzie, E. Dean; Fraser Jr., Charles D. // Perfusion;May2005, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p135
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of two hollow-fiber membrane oxygenators, the Capiox SX10 and the Lilliput 901, on pressure drop of the membranes during normothermic and hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in neonates. Methods: Twenty-six congenital heart surgery...


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Turning Waste Into High Value Products
Bioplastic bottles can be transformed into the environmentally-friendly solvent methyl lactate. (Photo courtesy The Dieline) Posted for media use
LONDON, UK, June 10, 2020 (Maximpact.com News) – New technologies are breaking through the barriers to a circular economy that would consign enormous landfills and incinerators to the dustbin of history. Waste has become a resource for the production of new materials, and entrepreneurs who ignore these facts will be left behind.
For instance, a move towards a more sustainable bio-based economy has a new boost from an international team of researchers who simplified a process to transform waste materials into high value chemicals.
The collaboration between researchers from the UK and Brazil has shown that sugarcane waste, known as bagasse, and wheat straw from agricultural processes can be made directly into valuable chemicals that increase their value 5000-fold.
Bagasse is already used as a biofuel for the production of heat, energy, and electricity, in the manufacture of building materials, compostable plates and takeout containers, and paper.
The new breakthrough demonstrates that high-value chemicals, such as chemicals used the food industry and precursors for human therapeutic drugs, can be produced directly from waste biomass such as bagasse in a single "one-pot" process.
The international team of scientists have demonstrated the production of the versatile chemical building block, coniferol, for the first time, directly from dry plant matter biomass.
Coniferol obtained from sugarcane and wheat straw. The compound has applications in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries (Photo by Felipe Maeda courtesy the São Paulo Research Foundation) Posted for media use
The biocatalytic treatment of the waste plant matter releases and converts ferulic acid into coniferol with high efficiency. The entire process can be cost effective because it takes place in a single vessel.
Coniferol is so valuable that a gram can cost as much as €300. It is used to synthesize various chemicals that are equally costly, such as pinoresinol, a hypoglycemic agent, and sesamin, which has anti-hypertensive properties and helps lower cholesterol levels. Coniferol is also a floral scent precursor and has the potential to be used by the perfume and cosmetics industries in developing fragrances.
Sugarcane waste and wheat straw are currently burned rather than reused. The new process provides alternative routes to fine chemical building blocks currently derived from petrochemical sources.
Dr. Neil Dixon who led the study from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Manchester, said, "Sustainable production of fine chemicals and biofuels from renewable biomass offers a potential alternative to the continued use of finite geological oil reserves. However, in order to compete with current petrochemical refinery processes, alternative biorefinery processes must overcome significant costs and productivity barriers."
"This new system represents a consolidated biodegradation-biotransformation strategy for the production of high value fine chemicals from waste plant biomass, offering the potential to minimize environmental waste and add value to agro-industrial residues," Dixon said.
The move towards a circular bio-economy is being driven by policy and regulation, which in turn is influenced by concerns over finite petrochemical feed stocks and environmental implications. Major scientific and bioprocessing challenges must still be met if alternative bio-based strategies are to become competitive with existing processes.
This research was published in the journal "Green Chemistry" under the title "Consolidated production of coniferol and other high-value aromatic alcohols directly from lignocellulosic biomass." <https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/consolidated-production-of-coniferol-and-other-highvalue-aromatic-alcohols-directly-from-lignocellulosic-biomass(a917e8c5-4f79-4704-b48e-f862c50f1968).html>
This work is part of UK-Brazil a five-year program grant funded by two institutions. One funder is FAPESP, the São Paulo Research Foundation, a public foundation located in São Paulo, Brazil.
The other funder is the BBSRC, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, which is part of UK Research and Innovation. This new body works with universities, research organizations, businesses, charities, and government to create the best possible environment for research and innovation to flourish. The UK has an investment of over £2 million in this project which was awarded to The University of Manchester, University of Warwick, and University College London.
Keeping Fashion Out of the Trash
Globally we produce 13 million tons of textile waste each year, 95 percent of which could be reused or recycled, according to The Pretty Planeteer <https://theprettyplaneteer.com/>
Now a company in Bangalore, India called Trashin <http://trashin.in/> has worked out a way to utilize that textile waste to help people in the age of coronavirus.
Trashin is producing reusable masks from textile waste, such as company uniforms and the bags and backpacks used by couriers. More coronavirus, fewer restaurants open and more food deliveries. The more deliveries, the more courier bags to be recycled.
The company transfers these fabrics to partners who were not producing, such as Cós – Costura Consciente, a sewing group from Vila Flores, Porto Alegre, and Ciclo Reverso, a group of seamstresses from Viamão, composed of women in vulnerable situations. The finished masks are donated to needy communities.
"This action has several results: income generation for local production groups, correct disposal of textile waste, availability of affordable masks for the population and reduced demand for specific masks for health professionals," said Trashin's director, Sérgio Finger.
Trashin has also prepared educational materials on the correct disposal of waste and the provision of hygiene materials and basic baskets for workers of its partner recycling cooperatives.
The startup has also been working on the development of educational materials for customers (companies and condominiums) on the correct disposal of recyclable waste. The goal is to reduce the potential for contamination by these materials and ensure the safety of workers who transport and sort waste.
Another action is the provision of hygiene materials and personal protective equipment for workers in partner cooperatives, in addition to the donation of basic food baskets for these professionals.
"We are also working in contact with the network of buyers of recyclable waste so that they continue to acquire the materials and seek new stakeholders, so that the material does not get stuck in the cooperatives, avoiding problems with cash flow and guaranteeing income for the cooperative members," says Finger.
Now Trashin has also entered the plastic chain to meet the demand for the production of face shields through the reuse of plastic bottles.
Waste Bioplastic Transformed Into a Green Solvent
A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based bioplastics has been developed by a team of scientists at the British Universities of Birmingham and Bath.
The team has shown how their chemical recycling method not only speeds up the process, the waste can be converted into a new product – a biodegradable solvent – which can be sold for use in a wide variety of industries including cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Bioplastics, made from polylactic acid, are becoming increasingly common in products such as disposable cups, packaging materials and children's toys. Typically, once they reach the end of their useful life, they are disposed of in landfill or composted, biodegrading over periods of up to several months.
In a new study, the researchers have shown that a chemical process using methanol and a zinc-based catalyst developed at the University of Bath can be used to break down consumer plastics and produce the green solvent methyl lactate.
Their results are published in the journal "Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research" under the title, "Chemical Degradation of end-of-life Poly(lactic acid) into Methyl Lactate by a Zn(II) Complex." <https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/publications/chemical-degradation-of-end-of-life-polylactic-acid-into-methyl-l>
The team tested their method on three separate polylactic acid products– a disposable cup, some 3D printer waste, and a toy. They found the cup was most easily converted to methyl lactate at lower temperatures, but even the bulkier plastic in the toy could be converted using higher temperatures.
"We were excited to see that it was possible to obtain high quantities of the green solvent regardless of the samples' characteristics due to colorants, additives, sizes and even molecular weight," said lead author Luis Román-Ramírez of the University of Birmingham's School of Chemical Engineering.
Lead researcher Professor Joe Wood at the University of Birmingham, says, "The process we've designed has real potential to contribute to ongoing efforts to reduce the amount of plastic going into landfill or being incinerated creating new valuable products from waste.
"Our technique breaks down the plastics into their chemical building blocks before rebuilding them into a new product, so we can guarantee that the new product is of sufficiently high quality for use in other products and processes."
The chemical process has been tried up to 300 ml, so next steps would include scaling up the reactor further before it can be used in an industrial setting.
This research was funded by Britain's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council <https://epsrc.ukri.org/>.
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This is a part of the south beach of the small neighbor island of Helgoland, Düne, taken during my first trip to Helgoland, back in January 2011.
If you're interested in visiting Helgoland during winter, you can drop me a note.
Today, some friends of mine went for the annual trip to Heligoland. For some reasons, I'm unable to be there, too. So, this image is a memorial to our trip last year!
This image is from last winter. In January I was visiting Helgoland. It's alway a wonderful experience being on that island in the winter, especially in January.


The new Tesla Model S P100D may be advertised as a performance luxury sedan, but one excursion behind the steering wheel and you'll be calling it a muscle car. We couldn't believe the insane power and performance of the P100D here in the Dream Giveaway Garage until we took it out on the street and then to the track.
Zero to 60 in less than 2.3 seconds. Zero to 100 mph in 6.5 seconds. Quarter mile in 10.5 seconds at 125 mph.
Imagine never having to stop at a gas station for gas … ever.
If you're a regular Joe, a Tesla Model S P100D is out of your budget. Not any more!
In our brand-new Tesla Dream Giveaway, make your donation to help seven great charities and we'll put you in the running to fly to Clearwater, Florida, where we'll hand you the keys to a brand-new Tesla Model S P100D with stylish upgrades by Dream Giveaway Garage. We'll even give you — if you're the winner — a Tesla home charger.
So get a charge out of driving again.
Can you name 10 tools that you can't live without? How about 100 tools you can't live without?
That's a drop in the bucket compared to the treasure trove of tools you'll bring home if you're the lucky winner of our first Ultimate Toolkit Dream Giveaway.
In cooperation with NAPA Auto Parts, we've put together over 400 hand tools, specially selected power tools, and automotive accessories like a wheeled battery charger and a 3-ton service jack and stands. Plus you'll bring home a Homak 72-inch-long pro roller cabinet and separate service cart. All in all, it's over $10,000 worth of tools and accessories.
Time is running out. October 30th is the last date to enter. Don't be "that guy" who doesn't have enough tools to do the job right.
We've said it before and we'll say it again. Dream Giveaway winners come from all walks of life. That adage proved true once again when Fred Soja of New Boston, Michigan, picked up the phone and learned he was the winner of the GTO Dream Giveaway brought to you by Ames Performance.
"After I got the call that I had won the 2018 GTO Dream Giveaway it took a few days for it to actually register," he said. "I would just sit in bed at night and say to myself: Is it really me? Did I really win?
Are you ready to be the next big Dream Giveaway winner? Are you ready for us to fly you to Clearwater, Florida to get the keys to a fantastic grand-prize package? Current giveaways include two Corvettes, two Mustangs, a classic Chevelle, a new Tesla Model S P100D, the ultimate Jeep and a whole lot more.
Do you wonder where the best OE-quality restoration parts for Ford Mustangs come from? How about where to find genuine performance parts for your late-model Mustang? If so, then it's time for us to introduce you to our friends at CJ Pony Parts—a long-time partner of the Mustang Dream Giveaway.
When people think CJ Pony Parts, they think Ford Mustang restoration and performance. From 1964-1/2 to present, CJ's carries everything from stock replacement parts to huge upgrades to take your build from lean to mean. With over 30 years in the industry, CJ Pony Parts has established itself as a major player in the automotive-aftermarket industry with 150,000-plus square feet of warehouse space. CJ Pony Parts is proud to partner up with Dream Giveaway for the 2018 Mustang Dream Giveaway with two of the hottest Mustangs out there … that could be yours!
CJ Pony Parts is not only your go-to source for anything and everything Mustang and EcoBoost, they also offer a wide range of products for Jeep Wrangler, Ford F-150, Ford Focus, Chevrolet Silverado and Dodge Ram along with classic Bronco, F-100, and C10! CJ's is well known in the car world for their in-depth how-to videos and informative resource-center articles, which deliver top-notch information to the customer before making a decision on your next modification. The CJ team is chock full of enthusiasts just like you who are available to answer your questions, comments and concerns. Whether you're driving a brand-new Mustang or running a ground-up restoration, be sure to look to CJ Pony Parts for your next automotive upgrade!
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Dream Giveaway is proud to support Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in all of our sweepstakes. This month, we asked MADD to tell us about one of its Help Line volunteers.
"Until we reach a day of No More Victims®, MADD and our volunteers will be here – answering calls and comforting victims of drunk and drugged driving crashes," an organization spokesperson tells us. "Last year, MADD served over 15,000 victims, providing over 206,000 services to help victims navigate their healing journey. We couldn't do this without dedicated volunteers like victim advocate Bob Nulman and passionate donors like you.
"Bob Nulman has dedicated countless hours to MADD's 24-hour helpline. Here's his why.
My phone rings in the middle of the night. Sometimes there's been a drunk driving crash just hours before, and the caller has just learned that their loved one isn't coming home. Sometimes it's been years since the crash, and the caller just can't sleep that night—thinking, grieving.
In either case, I'm there to pick up, because I'm a MADD Help Line volunteer. And that call I'm getting was me 20 years ago. I lost my son Danny to a drunk driver in 1987. I called MADD and was welcomed with open arms. Losing my son was devastating, but their support gave me hope.
My son Danny had been riding in a car with four of his friends when a drunk driver hit them head on, killing all five of them. Danny was just 22 years old and three months away from graduating college. He was loved by so many, as smart as can be, just ready to go out into the world. He never got the chance to live his life.
"Sadly, Bob's story isn't unique. Each year, over 10,000 people are killed and over 200,000 injured in drunk driving crashes. All are 100 percent preventable. These crashes devastate lives. MADD is here to help them pick up the pieces.
"We can't thank Dream Giveaway enough for connecting you with our mission. Your donation isn't just a chance to win. It's a comforting voice when a victim calls our helpline. It's a trained volunteer that will help survivors survive.


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HomeNewsPress ReleasesLayne Christensen announces $19 million geoconstruction contract
Layne Christensen announces $19 million geoconstruction contract
September 23, 2013 rockman Press Releases Comments Off on Layne Christensen announces $19 million geoconstruction contract
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Sept. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Layne Christensen Company (Nasdaq:LAYN) ("Layne") today announced that its Geoconstruction Division received a contract to provide specialized foundation work in connection with the construction of Transbay Tower in San Francisco.
The contract has an estimated value to Layne of approximately $19 million. Work on the project is expected to commence in October 2013 and last approximately 6 months.
Transbay Tower is a 1.3 million square-foot, 61-story skyscraper that will become the centerpiece of a 145-acre, multi-purpose development in downtown San Francisco. The tower, which will be built adjacent to the Transbay Transit Center, is slated to become the tallest building on the West Coast, rising to a height of 1,070 feet.
Layne's Geoconstruction Division will install the building foundation system by the use of LBE (load bearing elements). Seated approximately 245 feet deep, these LBE are designed to support vertical loads from the building framing system and transfer them to the foundation.
Rene Robichaud, Chief Executive Officer of Layne, said, "Layne's selection as a contractor for this landmark project is a recognition of our world-class ability to offer specialty foundation construction services in a safe and sustainable manner. We are excited to be a part of a project that will help transform San Francisco's skyline and form the new heart of a revitalized neighborhood."
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Layne is a global water management, construction and drilling company, providing responsible solutions to the world of essential natural resources — water, mineral and energy. We offer innovative, sustainable products and services with an enduring commitment to safety, excellence, and integrity.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements of plans and objectives, statements of future economic performance and statements of assumptions underlying such statements, and statements of management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "should," "intended," "continue," "believe," "may," "hope," "anticipate," "goal," "forecast," "plan," "estimate" and similar words or phrases. Such statements are based on current expectations and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including but not limited to: the outcome of the ongoing internal investigation into, among other things, the legality, under the FCPA and local laws, of certain payments to agents and other third parties interacting with government officials in certain countries in Africa relating to the payment of taxes and the importing of equipment (including any government enforcement action which could arise out of the matters under review or that the matters under review may have resulted in a higher dollar amount of payments or may have a greater financial or business impact than management currently anticipates), prevailing prices for various commodities, unanticipated slowdowns in the Company's major markets, the availability of credit, the risks and uncertainties normally incident to the construction industry, the impact of competition, the effectiveness of operational changes expected to increase efficiency and productivity, worldwide economic and political conditions and foreign currency fluctuations that may affect worldwide results of operations. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially and adversely from those anticipated, estimated or projected. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this filing, and the Company assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements.
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This is an awesome limited access foundation project from Crux Subsurface! They designed and installed micropile foundations for new steel tubular towers to replace old steel latice structures. The high altitude (about 10,000 feet) meant […]
Layne Christensen Files Registration Statement for Proposed Offering of Common Stock
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MISSION WOODS, Kan., Sep 20, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) — Layne Christensen Company (Nasdaq:LAYN) today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock with a proposed maximum aggregate offering amount of $172.5 million (including shares that may be issued at the underwriters' option to cover over-allotments, if any). Layne intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering to reduce the outstanding balance on its credit facility and for general corporate purposes, as well as funding for possible acquisitions.
[Editor] Layne Christensen is the parent company of Layne GeoConstruction – a specialty foundation construction company offering services such as jet grouting, drilled micropiles, vibratory ground improvement, and construction drilling, grouting and anchor technologies. They are also the parent company of COLOG Borehole Geophysics, which does nondestructive testing, borehole geophysics and downhole camera logging of boreholes. Click through for the rest of the press release. [/Editor]


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It Takes a Thief!
Robert Wagner, gentleman tea leaf!…
'It Takes a Thief' was a popular television series of sixty six episodes which ran for three seasons on the American ABC network from 1968 until 1970. Robert Wagner, later of Hart to Hart fame played the lead role of an educated cat burglar who stole in order to maintain a lavish lifestyle.
The story takes off when Alexander Mundy (Wagner) who has been caught and jailed is approached by the US government with an exchange deal. He steals for them and he goes free. By the third season we are introduced to his father, Alistair who also happens to be a gentleman thief and is played by none other than Fred Astaire.
The title is based on the old proverb; "It takes a thief to catch a thief' and was created in the headlong rush to copy the James Bond franchise. Television networks were desperate to reproduce the Fleming character in whatever way possible and Wagner's looks and attire would back that premise up. But by the early 1970s the spy genre had more or less had its day, many of the Bond inspired spy series were, at best average and whilst this particular series was better than most the networks were looking for a new approach.
The series takes you on the typical European/Simon Templar journey to the Italian Riviera but you are rewarded with a selection of European castings from Bond girl Martine Beswick to the stunning Senta Berger (Quiller Memorandum) Bill Bixby and even Bette Davis.
The theme tune was composed by Dave Grusin and epitomizes the TV and film soundtracks of the era. Whilst 'It Takes a Thief' never reached the heights of Hart to Hart it helped put Wagner on the map of mainstream television and film actors in the 1970s. There is an 18 disc box set available and you could do worse than spend an hour on a wet Sunday afternoon reliving the dreamy playboy inspired soundtrack for any Retro Culturati fan!
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Don't let them fool you. This vote is easier than you think.
Have you ever felt like those in power don't represent you? Or that your vote doesn't make a difference anyway? You certainly aren't alone. This fall, B.C. has one shot, one opportunity to ensure every vote counts. But you need to cast a ballot to make it happen.
There is a group of old school politicians, lobbyists and political insiders who do not want our voting system to change. They are spending a lot of money and time to confuse and scare you. They tell us that the referendum is too complicated and we won't understand it.
Don't let them fool you. Changing the entire political system so it actually reflects regular British Columbians is easier than you would think — you don't even have to leave your house.
First, check your voter registration. If you're like me — under 30 years old and changed your address more times than you can count — you probably need to update your mailing address. If you move often or are a student, make sure your address is updated with Elections BC.
Please note: after November 23 at midnight, you will no longer be able to request a ballot or update your voter registration.
You will receive your ballot between October 22 and November 3. Mark it and pop it in the mailbox nearest you for a seamless democratic experience. It's that easy.
Elections BC must receive your ballot by December 7.
Our current voting system is called First-past-the-post (FPTP). It's kept elites in power since the 1950s. It's helped keep young people and marginalized communities down. It elected Doug Ford, Donald Trump, Stephen Harper and Christy Clark, all with less than 50 per cent of the votes. With FPTP, less than half of the votes essentially equals 100 per cent of the power. That's unfair.
Proportional Representation (Pro Rep) is a real game changer. With Pro Rep, the percentage of votes will equal the percentage of power.
So, 40 per cent of the votes (like Stephen Harper received) would equal 40 per cent of the seats in the House of Commons. Makes sense. It is also more likely to elect more women and minority groups while encouraging collaboration between parties. That means fairer representation for everyone.
On your ballot, you can simply choose Pro Rep and leave the second question blank. You do not have to answer the second question. But if you're feeling bold, you can also rank three different types of Pro Rep.
Don't stress too much about this — all three options are better than our current system. Just choose the one you think will work best for you and your community.
Dual Member Proportional (DMP), Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) and Rural-Urban Proportional (RUP) are your choices. Elections BC has a lot of great information on these systems, including videos explaining how each works.
With DMP, most voting districts are combined with a neighbouring district and represented by two MLAs. The first seat in a district will go to the candidate with the most votes. The second seat goes to a party. Each party's share of seats equals the amount of the popular vote they received.
With MMP, there are two different types of MLAs — district and regional. District MLAs will be elected based on who gets the most votes, like our current system. The regional MLAs represent multiple districts and are allocated to parties within a given region, chosen from party lists. The district and regional MLAs add up to roughly match the party's share of the popular vote.
RUP combines two voting systems. Rural areas will use MMP (see above). Urban areas will use Single Transferable Vote (STV), with multiple MLAs elected in larger districts. Voters rank as many candidates as they like on their ballot. Districts have a minimum number of votes required to win one seat. When a candidate exceeds the quota, their extra votes are transferred to the voter's next choice. Again, these seats roughly add up to a party's share of the popular vote.
The choice is yours. Remember: all three options are better than our current system. All of them.
Don't let others decide your future for you. Vote for Proportional Representation and make sure every British Columbian has a seat at the table.
Best explanation I've seen yet!
Very helpful and straight forward, especially knowing that I don't have to make the second choice.
Lets face it. Only a few countries like Canada, US and UK still use the outdated Past the Post system. Most of the world uses Proportional Representation or something similar and prefer it. Lets get with the times.
A vote for PR is a vote for better democracy. FPTP is a pseudo-democracy at best. Conservatives only care about power, money and winning; they don't care about democracy.
Hi Don, That may be your experience based on who you've met, nevertheless many members of all political parties support fair voting organizations in Canada, including some federal Conservatives and provincial Liberals, and the B.C. provincial Conservative party (different from the federal party) supports Pro Rep. Pro Rep will be fairer to the three hundred thousand BC Liberal voters whose votes were wasted last year, and the three hundred thousand BC New Democrat voters whose votes were wasted, not to mention the almost three hundred thousand BC Green voters whose votes were wasted last year.
Yes except that other jurisdictions give another option that chooses all the candidates in a riding by the voter not the politicians. Too bad the NDP did not give us that choice.
That is the Rural Urban model, since STV in the urban areas allows voters to rank individual candidates. Creates more responsive candidates to the voters that elect them ,instead of to their parties.
•Current voting (I dislike the perjorative and wish PR proponents would stop using it): When I vote, I have a direct say in the selection of the person who will represent me from my riding. If my preferred candidate is not the successful candidate, that does not mean my vote is "wasted;" it tells the successful candidate that diverse thinking exists to be taken into consideration.
•Dual Member PR: Hideous with only one box for each pair of candidates. My say in the selection of the specific person who will represent me from my riding is only indirect unless I vote for an independent candidate. Except that an independent candidate can appear on the ballot on that person's own, it is strictly vote-the-party, not vote-the-person. If I favour the independent, I end up with absolutely no say whatsoever in the selection of the secondary candidate. If I prefer the Primary Candidate of Party A, I'll place my vote for Party A but I am stuck with the possibility that the Secondary Candidate, whom I utterly dislike, could also get in. I AM DENIED OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE FOR A DIFFERENT SECONDARY CANDIDATE. If I am really impressed by the Secondary Candidate of Party B, there is no way that I can give that person my vote without first electing the Primary Candidate of Party B even if I feel I cannot trust that person.
•Rural-Urban PR: This gives two entirely different ways for our MLAs to get into the Legislature. The urban part would be similar to current voting except that the ballot would be an STV preferential ballot rather than a single choice ballot, definitely a superior way for us to express our choices (it is a myth that STV necessarily means larger ridings, each with more than one MLA; preferential voting will work just as well with single member ridings). The rural part is Mixed Member PR, see above.
With PR the system will be more fractured and more comprises so nothing will get done but special interests groups will get more power and some radical parties could pop up and have a say.. .
lets look at successful companies…which one has many leaders all having to agree…NONE..
Best to have a leader who collects as much info as possible and makes a decision..
I strongly support ProRep BUT all 3 choices in the second ballot leave far too much power in the hands of parties to dictate their choice (in some cases the 2nd representative ). I prefer the Western Australia system …. check it out.
Hi Doug! There are a lot of different Pro Rep systems out there, it's true! However, right now parties have as much, or more, choice for their candidates as they would would under any of the three systems. Currently, depending on the party, members or leadership choose their candidates as well.
Thank you for the article, good to know I don't have to fill out the 2nd question. Frankly, I don't understand the choices. Why would you vote for 2 candidates from the same party? who allocates the regional members with MMP? I'm just starting to learn about this so maybe some of the other resources will give me an answer, but thank you again for this information.
Thank you for this information. Glad to know I don't have to fill out the second question, I just don't understand these choices. Just starting to explore this so maybe some of the other links will answer the questions.
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Buyer Beware: Don't Forget to Address Employees' Prior Service When Purchasing a Business
By Cory Sully on November 27, 2019
Posted in Labour and Employment
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision highlights why it is important for purchasers of a business to carefully consider and address employment liability issues. In Manthadi v. ASCO Manufacturing, 2019 ONSC 5572 ("Manthadi"), the Court ordered the purchaser of a business to pay an employee damages based on a 20 month reasonable notice period, despite the fact that she had only worked for the purchaser for a six week period.
Sandra Manthadi started working at Asco Manufacturing Limited (the "Vendor") on February 7, 1981. On September 28, 2017, the Vendor told Ms. Manthadi that it was selling the business and that as a result, her employment would end on November 24, 2017. In exchange for severance pay, she signed a release against the Vendor for all claims relating to the termination of her employment (the "Release"). On November 2, 2017, 2603420 Ontario Inc. (the "Purchaser") purchased the assets of the Vendor. The Purchaser hired Ms. Manthadi but did not get her to sign any written employment agreement. She started working with the Purchaser immediately following the sale. In early December of 2017, the Purchaser told Ms. Manthadi that it was shutting down the plant for a few days and that she would return to work at a new location. She was never recalled and her last day of work was December 13, 2017.
Ms. Manthadi commenced a wrongful dismissal action against the Purchaser in which she argued that the Court should consider her 36 years of service with the Vendor in determining her appropriate notice period. The Purchaser argued that she had released it from any right to wrongful dismissal damages by signing the Release.
In an asset purchase transaction, absent other arrangements, the purchaser is not automatically obligated to hire the vendor's employees.[1] The vendor is responsible for providing its employees with notice of termination (or pay in lieu) and statutory severance pay (if applicable). If those employees are then hired by the purchaser, sub-section 9(1) of the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA") is triggered. This sub-section says that where a vendor employer sells a business (either as a share or asset sale), the purchaser employer has to treat the employees as though their employment is continuous for the purpose of calculating any entitlements under the ESA that relate to an employee's length of service (e.g. vacation, notice of termination, severance pay). There are comparable provisions in the employment standards legislation in other Canadian jurisdictions.[2]
One of the effects of sub-section 9(1) is that a purchaser employer cannot ask an employee to waive his/her service with a vendor employer for all purposes. This means that an agreement (such as a release), which purports to do this will be seen as an attempt to contract out of the ESA and be void as a result. However, so long as the vendor employer recognizes an employee's service with the vendor for the purpose of calculating an employee's statutory entitlements under the ESA, it can still enter into an agreement with the employee whereby the employee agrees to waive his/her entitlement to common law notice based on his/her prior service with the vendor employer. This has been recognized by the Ontario Court of Appeal in Kerzner v. American Iron & Metal Company Inc., 2018 ONCA 989, and more recently in Ariss v. NORR Limited Architects & Engineers, 2019 ONCA 449.
In exchange for severance pay, vendor employers commonly get terminated employees to sign a release of claims against the vendor. However, as the purchaser employer is not party to such a release, it needs to independently address any employment-related liabilities separately with the employees it decides to hire. Manthadi shows what can happen when this is overlooked by a purchaser employer. The Release was an agreement between Ms. Manthadi and the Vendor. The Purchaser was not a party to that agreement. Further, when the Purchaser hired Ms. Manthadi, it did not require her to sign any document in which she waived her service with the Vendor. As a result, the Court treated Ms. Manthadi as a 36 year employee for both statutory and common law purposes.
The Purchaser in Manthadi could have avoided this result by entering into an employment agreement with Ms. Manthadi that required her to waive her prior service with the Vendor for common law purposes, and which made it clear that she would only receive her minimum statutory entitlements upon termination of employment.
Lessons for Purchaser Employers
A purchaser of a business must recognize an employee's length of service with a vendor for the purpose of calculating that employee's minimum statutory entitlements under the ESA. However, this does not mean that the purchaser must recognize this prior service for common law purposes. This is important because in general, an employee's common law reasonable notice will greatly exceed any statutory notice and severance pay required by the ESA.
When hiring a vendor's employees in the context of an asset purchase transaction, purchasers should consider making offers of employment which make it clear that except as may be required by the ESA, the employee's start date will be his/her start date with the purchaser and that the purchaser will not recognize the employee's service with the vendor for the purpose of calculating his/her entitlement to notice of termination or severance pay. If the transaction requires the purchaser to make offers of employment to existing employees on terms similar to those already in place, the purchaser will not be able to restrict the recognition of service.
Given that similarity between sub-section 9(1) of the ESA and the employment standards legislation in British Columbia and Alberta, businesses in those provinces should also pay attention to this decision. It is likely that a court in those provinces would reach the same conclusion.
All members of Lawson Lundell's Labour, Employment, and Human Rights Group frequently provide employment law advice to businesses in the context of both share and asset purchase transactions, including as it relates to the drafting of releases and employment agreements.
[1]There will be different considerations for unionized employees, and in Quebec.
[2] See for example, Employment Standards Code (Alberta), s. 5; Employment Standards Act (British Columbia), s. 97.
Tags: Asset Purchase, Employment Law, Release, Transactions
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Cory Sully is an associate in our Labour, Employment and Human Rights Group and Privacy and Data Management Group in Vancouver. She advises and represents clients in all areas of workplace law. Cory provides practical and strategic ...
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Jobless Jedward: "We'd Busk But Music Isn't Really Our Thing."
Dublin twins John and Edward Grimes – otherwise known as Jedward – have admitted that they haven't 'worked' in almost two years and have no idea what they're meant to be doing anymore. The brothers achieved stardom on UK television show the X Factor back in 2009 but they've slipped out of the limelight in recent years and say work has completely dried up.
The boys said they've been trying to come up with ways of keeping themselves busy but so far without success.
We rang Louis Walsh (who answered his phone immediately) and asked him if he has any plans to work with Jedward in the future. He told us he'd rather drink a pint of his own piss.