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That's A Wrap - Key Employment Bills Passed During Oregon's 2015 Legislative Session
By Kara Backus, J. Chris Duckworth, Randi J. Ensley, Benjamin P. O'Glasser & Daniel L. Rowan
The 2015 Oregon Legislative Session is finally over. Before adjourning on the evening of July 6, 2015, legislators passed a number of key employment bills that have now been signed into law by Governor Brown. The new laws going into effect January 1, 2016 include: Oregon paid sick leave; protections for employees discussing wages in the workplace; additional social media protections; Oregon's "ban the box" law; gender neutral descriptions of marriage in existing laws; and continuation medical coverage under OFLA. A number of other laws went into effect immediately, including: permission for public employers to offer differential pay to employees on active military duty; and expanded unemployment benefits for certain job seekers.
In the paragraphs that follow, we summarize these and a number of other laws (15 in all) that are now in effect or will go into effect by January 1, 2016.
Oregon Paid Sick Leave
SB 454, signed by Governor Brown on June 22, 2015.
Effective January 1, 2016.
Oregon has joined the "paid sick leave" movement, which now boasts at least 4 states, the District of Columbia, and 17 cities/counties. Oregon's new paid sick leave law, which goes into effect at the start of 2016, will require employers with 10 or more Oregon-based employees to give each worker up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year. Employers of fewer than 10 employees (or fewer than six for Portland employers) must provide unpaid sick leave. Essentially all employers, including the public sector and state government, but not including the federal government, are covered. There is no general carve-out for employees subject to a collective bargaining agreement (although certain collective bargaining agreements with hiring halls may waive the law).
Sick leave under the law may be used by an employee to care for his/her own health condition or that of a family member. The law also permits use for any other reasons for which employees may take leave under the Oregon Family Medical Leave Act (including stalking and domestic violence leave, and bereavement). Leave also may be used in case of a public health emergency.
The state paid sick leave law does not disturb the City of Portland ordinance requiring employers of six employees within Oregon to provide paid sick leave intact; it does, however, cancel out Eugene's law and prohibits any other local government from imposing different sick leave requirements on private employers.
With a few minor exceptions (such as railroad workers and children employed by their parents), the law benefits all employees, including exempt, non-exempt, part-time and temporary employees. Employees must either be allowed to accrue leave or must receive a front loaded amount. Under the accrual method, an employee must be allowed to earn at least 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours. Leave will begin to accrue on January 1, 2016 for current employees and employees hired after that date will begin accruing sick leave immediately upon hire (although accrued leave may not be used until the employee's 91st calendar day of employment). Employers may set a maximum of 80 hours accrual, and limit use to 40 hours each year. Further, employers following the accrual method must allow employees to (1) carry over up to 40 hours of accrued, unused sick leave from year to year, or (2) pay the employee the equivalent of the unused sick leave at the end of the year and front load the employee 40 hours of leave to start the following year. The law allows an employee to donate all/part of his/her accrual to a co-worker.
Under the front load method, the employer must credit an employee with at least 40 hours of sick leave as soon as he or she is eligible for leave. While unused leave does not carry over from year to year, the employee must again be credited with at least 40 hours of sick leave at the beginning of the next year. This pattern would then repeat from year to year.
Employers may but are not required to pay out unused, accrued sick leave at termination. If sick leave is not paid out at termination, an employee rehired within six months will retain that accrued sick leave balance that remained at termination. Similarly, employees retain accrued sick leave when transferred between divisions in the company or if the company is sold.
Employers must provide written notice to employees, at least quarterly, of available Oregon sick leave balances.
Employers with an existing PTO policy that is in compliance with the new law are not required to provide additional paid leave for a sick leave-related absences where an employee uses all available PTO. If an employer's PTO policy is already Oregon sick time-compliant, employees may take leave for any reason and employers do not need to determine whether it is an Oregon sick leave-protected reason. Employees may take sick leave in increments of as little as one hour, unless doing so would constitute an "undue hardship."
Oregon employers should review their existing policies carefully. Sick leave is legally protected time off. Covered employers failing to comply with their sick leave obligations (whether by denying minimum benefits or use or by interfering with or retaliating against an employee who has taken sick leave, including by counting a protected absence against an employee under an attendance policy) will be subject to civil penalties once the law comes into effect. An employee who believes his/her employer interfered with or failed to provide minimum benefits under the new law may bring an action for injunctive relief and back pay (and may also be awarded attorneys' fees and costs).
In the coming months, BOLI will adopt rules for the implementation and administration of this new law. Bullard Law will publish an additional and more detailed Alert after BOLI's rules are finalized. Further, Bullard Law also will present a workshop on the Oregon sick leave law (and the proposed FLSA regulations) on September 16, 2015; information on this presentation may be accessed on the Bullard Law website (see the Events page).
Wage Discussions Protected
HB 2007 A, signed by Governor Brown on June 10, 2015.
HB 2007 A represents an attempt to promote wage equity among Oregon workers. The new law will make it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to take negative employment action against an employee who inquires about or discloses his or her wage information or the wage information of another employee. This law also will prohibit an employer from retaliating against an employee who has filed a complaint or instituted an investigation based on a wage discussion.
The law carves out an important exception. Specifically, it will not protect an employee whose job includes access to other employees' wage information and who discloses another employee's wage information to "individuals not authorized access to the information," unless the disclosure is connected with an investigation or action.
An employee who believes his/her rights under the new law have been violated will be able to file a complaint with BOLI. Where a violation is found, BOLI may impose sanctions. An employee also has the right to file a civil lawsuit against his/her employer.
The National Labor Relations Act and the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act already protect wage discussions for non-supervisory private and public employees, respectively. HB 2007 A is broader and protects all employees, including supervisors.
Ahead of the law going into effect, employers ought to review their work rules and confidentiality policies to ensure that wage discussions are not prohibited.
Social Media Protection
SB 185 A, signed by Governor Brown on June 2, 2015.
In the social media field, Oregon law currently prohibits an employer from:
Requiring employees or applicants to disclose the username and password to their personal social media accounts;
Forcing employees or applicants to allow the employer to view their accounts;
Forcing employees or applicants to "friend" the employer; or
Taking negative employment action against employees or applicants who refuse to comply with any of the preceding requirements.
SB 185 A adds two additional categories to Oregon's social media protection law. Effective January 1, 2016, it will be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to:
Require an employee or applicant to establish or maintain a personal social media account; or
Require that an employee or applicant allow the employer to advertise on his or her social media account.
This new law also broadly defines social media as "an electronic medium that allows users to create, share and view user-generated content, including, but not limited to, uploading or downloading videos, still photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant messages, electronic mail or Internet website profiles or locations."
Importantly, the new law will limit these protections to social media accounts that employees or applicants use solely for personal purposes. Thus, the law will not apply where:
Where an employee or applicant uses a particular account for any business purpose of the employer or in relation to a prospective application for employment; or
Where the employer or prospective employer provides the employee with the account or pays for the account.
Oregon Bans The Box
HB 3025 B, signed by Governor Brown on June 25, 2015.
On January 1, 2016, it will be an unlawful employment practice for an employer "to exclude an applicant from an initial interview solely because of a past criminal conviction." Further, an employer will be barred from requiring an applicant to disclose criminal history information on an employment application or prior to an initial interview. If the hiring process does not include an interview stage, the employer will be barred from requiring an applicant to disclose criminal history information prior to a conditional offer of employment.
The law will have two significant exceptions. It will not apply to (1) law enforcement agencies and employers in the criminal justice system or (2) nonemployee volunteers.
Although the state-wide "ban the box" legislation places yet another administrative burden on the hiring process, there is a ray of good news. The law could have been worse, but is not as restrictive or cumbersome as many employers feared when the "ban the box" movement began gaining momentum in Portland (see the Bullard Edge discussion of Portland's proposal). The new law will still allow employers to refuse to hire an applicant based on criminal history. Even though questions regarding criminal history will no longer be lawful to include on the employment application, an employer will be able to inquire about criminal history during an interview.
In the months before January 1, 2016, employers should prepare to comply with this law. In particular, employers will want to remove questions regarding criminal history from their employment applications. Employers will also more generally want to review their selection procedures and their reasons for wanting criminal history information.
Oregon Statutes Updated To Utilize Gender-Neutral Descriptions of Marriage
HB 2478 B, signed by Governor Brown on July 1, 2015.
HB 2478 B will amend and modernize Oregon law by replacing references to marriages between a "husband and wife" with gender neutral references to "spouses married to each other." The intent of the law is to eliminate gender-based statutory language where gender distinction has no policy impact. The law will amend statutes related to real property, tax and estates, civil rights, parental obligations, and dissolutions of marriage.
OFLA Amended To Require Continuation Coverage for Employees on Leave
HB 2600, signed by Governor Brown on June 10, 2015.
HB 2600 brings the Oregon Family Leave Act into closer alignment with the Family Medical Leave Act. Specifically, beginning January 1, 2016 an OFLA covered employer (one with 25 or more employees) that provides group health plan coverage to its employees will be required to continue offering an employee the same coverage, under the same terms (including with respect to any coverage provided to spouses and dependents of the employee), while the employee is on family leave under OFLA, in the same manner as if the employee had continued to work. The employee will be required to continue making any required contributions toward premiums during the period of leave.
The FMLA, which applies to employers of 50 or more, already requires this. Because employers covered by both the FMLA and OFLA must provide employees with the most employee-friendly aspects of both laws, the real impact of this amendment will be to require employers of 25 to 49 employees to provide continuation coverage. Thus, employers of that size that offer a group health plan to employees should review these new requirements for continuation coverage during an employee's period of family leave.
Domestic Violence Leave May Be Supplemented With Any Paid Leave
Domestic violence is a despicable, but it happens. As a consequence, there are times when employees need to take leave related to domestic violence. When SB 492 goes into effect next year, it will require employers to permit employees to use accrued sick leave or personal business leave to handle matters related to domestic violence (including harassment, sexual assault, or stalking).
Under existing law, employers with six or employees are required to allow an eligible employee to take leave to seek services, assistance, or treatment if the employee is a victim of domestic violence. SB 492 will expand the types of paid leave that may be used during leave; in addition to accrued vacation leave or paid leave offered in lieu of vacation, an employee also will be able to use accrued sick leave and personal business leave. The employee's leave must still be reasonable and the employer can limit the amount of leave if the employee's absence would create an undue hardship on the employer.
Public Sector Employers May Compensate Employees While on Military Duty
HB 2763, signed by Governor Brown on April 22, 2015.
Effective immediately.
For many military personnel who are public employees, being deployed to active duty forces their families to take a financial hit because their military pay is lower than what they make in their civilian jobs. Public employers have not been permitted to offer differential compensation to these employees to bridge the difference while they are actively deployed.
This law removed that prohibition effective immediately. Public employers now are permitted to offer differential pay to actively deployed military men and women, which pay bridges the difference between regular pay and military pay. Offering differential pay is an option for public employers; it is not a requirement.
Unemployment Benefits Expanded When Seeking Employment in Home Market
HB 2440 A, signed by Governor Brown on May 20, 2015.
The rule in Oregon has been that an individual receiving unemployment insurance benefits is considered unavailable for work, and therefore ineligible for continued benefits, if the individual leaves the local labor market. There has been an exception where the individual travels to another market in order to look for work in that market.
House Bill 2440 A went into effect immediately upon being signed. It amended the law to provide an additional exception for individuals who leave the local labor market in order to apply or interview for a position located in their home market.
Enforceability of Noncompetition Agreements Limited to 18 Months
ORS 653.295 currently limits the enforceability of noncompetition agreements to two years. For noncompetition agreements entered into on or after January 1, 2016, the recently passed HB 3236 A will shorten the enforceability period to 18 months.
HB 3236 A does not disturb the other restrictions on noncompetition agreements set out in ORS 653.295. Generally, only workers who earn more than the median income for a family of four are subject to noncompetition agreements. In the case of an applicant, an employer must inform the applicant at least two weeks before s/he starts work that a noncompetition agreement is a required condition of employment. For current employees, a noncompetition agreement is only valid if it is entered into upon a "bona fide advancement."
Given Oregon's strict restrictions on noncompetition agreements, employers may wish to consider whether a nonsolicitation agreement would meet its goals because nonsolicitation agreements are not subject to the restrictions in ORS 653.295.
Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act Expanded, Modernized
SB 601 A, signed by Governor Brown on June 10, 2015.
SB 601 A expands the definition of "personal information" for purposes of the Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007 (the "Act") and imposes additional requirements for businesses, organizations and individuals handling such consumer information in connection with their business, vocation, occupation or volunteer activities.
Under current law, personal information includes a consumer's first and last name (or first initial and last name) in combination with a Social Security number, driver's license or state identification number, federally-issued identification number, or a financial account number or credit card number with its required security code, access code, or password.
Effective at the start of next year, SB 601 A adds the following additional types of information that meet the definition of personal information when combined with a consumer's first name or initial and last name:
Data obtained through measurement of a consumer's physical characteristics, such as images of a fingerprint, retina or iris;
A consumer's health insurance policy number or subscriber identification number in combination with another identifier used by the insurer; and
A consumer's medical history information or information about the consumer's mental or physical condition, diagnosis or treatment.
If any combination of the information described above has not been encrypted, redacted, or otherwise rendered unusable and would allow a person to commit identity theft against the consumer, the information will be considered personal information even if the consumer's first and last name are not included.
SB 601 A also adds an additional notification requirement in the case of a breach of security involving personal information. While existing law requires that holders of personal information notify affected individuals of a breach involving the individual's personal information, beginning next year holders of personal information also must comply with a new requirement to report to the Attorney General regarding any breach involving more than 250 consumers.
Finally, SB 601 A makes violation of the Act an "unlawful practice" under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act, which allows more extensive enforcement of breaches.
Contractors Using Public Funds Must Pay Prevailing Wage
Contractors who perform projects using $750,000 or more of public funds are now subject to BOLI's prevailing wage rate schedule, regardless whether their projects are on privately or publicly owned roads, highways, buildings, structures, or improvements. The schedules are available at http://www.oregon.gov/boli/whd/pwr/pages/pwr_state.aspx.
Domestic Workers Granted Extensive Employment Rights
While the number of laws protecting workers at times may seem dizzying, many of these laws do not apply for one reason or another to domestic workers. SB 552 A, which goes into effect next year, addresses this. It establishes workplace protections for domestic workers and classifies violations as unlawful employment practices.
The act defines a "domestic worker" generally as one who works in the home of another person for the purpose of caring for a child, doing housekeeping, or providing other domestic service. The domestic worker definition applies even if there are no other "employees" in the "workplace." The act excludes eleven categories of persons, who it expressly states are not protected "domestic workers". A non-exhaustive list of these categories includes:
Various types of family members;
Elementary and high school students;
Babysitters under age 18 or who work on a casual basis;
Casual laborers;
Independent contractors;
House-sitters who do not perform domestic services; and
Certain persons otherwise excluded under federal law.
The rights granted to protected domestic workers include overtime pay, requirements for daily and weekly time off, allowance for food preparation, and paid personal leave based on the employee's average weekly hours in the previous year. Additionally, the act will bar employers from: requesting custody of the employee's passport; making unwelcome sexual advances; intimidating or otherwise creating a hostile work environment; harassing based on a protected class; or retaliating against the employee.
BOLI will be promulgating regulations consistent with the new law. The agency also will have the authority to accept complaints alleging violations of this law. (Note: Separate from this new law, on June 10, 2015 the Oregon Court of Appeals recently held that a domestic service worker could assert a wrongful discharge claim after the worker was terminated for reporting the homeowner's criminal conduct. See McManus v. Auchincloss.)
Non-Profits Are Considered Public Employers Under Public Employee Transfer Law
Under ORS 236.605 through ORS 236.640, public employees whose duties have been assumed or acquired by another public employer have certain rights and protections. Beginning next year, HB 2214 A extends those rights to public employees whose job duties are transferred to Oregon nonprofit corporations. This amendment to the statute reverses legislation from 2013 which excluded Oregon nonprofits from the definition of public employers. Public employers and Oregon nonprofits receiving public funds are advised to consult with counsel to ensure compliance with Oregon's public employee transfer statute.
New Oregon Retirement Savings Board to Create New State-Wide Retirement Plan
HB 2960 B creates a new seven-member Oregon Retirement Savings Board within the State Treasurer's office. The Board's job will be to create a state-wide defined contribution retirement plan for employees in Oregon. Employers that do not currently sponsor a qualified retirement plan would be required to automatically enroll employees in the new plan, and to deduct contributions from employees' paychecks. Employees who are automatically enrolled in the plan, which is expected to be similar to an Individual Retirement Account, or "IRA," would have an opportunity to opt out of the plan if they do not wish to participate. Employers would not be required to make contributions to the plan, and employers who already sponsor a qualified retirement plan would be exempt from offering the plan to employees.
A unique feature of the state-wide retirement plan will be its portability. Specifically, an employee will be allowed to maintain a plan account regardless of his/her place of employment. If the employee changes jobs, his/her new employer could continue to withhold and deposit the employee's deferrals into the employee's existing account in the plan.
Before establishing the plan, the Board will spend 18 months conducting market and legal analyses of the feasibility of the plan. It must report the results to a Legislative committee on or before December 31, 2016. If feasible, the plan would be established in time for participants to begin making contributions by July 1, 2017. Under the new law, the plan cannot be established if the Board determines that the plan would qualify as an "employee benefits plan" under ERISA, the federal law governing such plans.
Notable Bills Not Passed
At the conclusion of every legislative session there are a number of noteworthy bills failed to win support at some point along the road from introduction to enrollment. The 2015 legislative session was no different. Here is a non-exhaustive list of some of notable bills that did not become laws this session (and a link for more information about any of them):
Bills relating to the minimum wage rate
(SB 327, SB 597, SB 610, SB 682, HB 2008, HB 2009)
Bills relating to state preemption of local authority to set minimum wage standards
(SB 332, HB 2004)
Bills relating to paid sick leave
(SB 653, HB 2005A, HB 3204, HB 3205)
Bills relating to paid family leave
(SB 654, HB 3202, HB 3203)
Bills relating to matters subject to collective bargaining during term of a CBA
(HB 2544)
There are many other bills that fell short of passage. For a more complete list, please feel free to contact Bullard Law attorney Randi Ensley.
Bullard Law will continue to monitor developments under these new laws and to track other proposals not yet signed into law. Please feel free to contact us anytime with any questions about these matters or any other labor, employment, or benefits issues.


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"TAKE TIME TO STEP BACK FROM OUR HECTIC LIVES"
How do you dedicate time, space, and yourself to be present in silence with God without distractions?
If we are honest with ourselves, we will admit that we are hungry—hungry for an authentic encounter with God, and hoping to have our lives transformed by that encounter. We want to experience God now and through that experience to find meaning, purpose, fulfillment and joy in our lives.
Advent is a time of new beginning, expectation, and hope for the future. It is a time to step back from the whirlwind of life, to look back on what has happened to us, to take stock of where we are at this moment in our lives, and to make any necessary changes for a better future now and, with God's grace, throughout eternity.
Advent calls us to a deep, passionate surrender of our-selves to our loving God. Allow us this Advent to re-claim for ourselves a sense of wonder and awe at the mystery of God at the depth of our being.
Our prayer is simply one of "being real with God" and letting God "in" to the often messy reality of our lives. Our hectic lives are like a pool of water when it is agitated and churned up. It makes it impossible to see into it. At best, we can only see our distorted reflection. On-ly when our mind and heart become calm and clear, is it possible for us to see into the depths of God's love.
We are called to become quiet within and listen to the deepest desires of our heart, where God speaks to us. We are called to step back from our hectic lives, to find a quiet place where we will dedicate time, make space, and be present to God, allow God to be present to us, and where others will not distract us. Let us choose to turn off our TVs, iPads, computers, and our mobile phones in order to create an atmosphere of solitude – where we can be present and alone with our God.
It is a time to leave aside our public roles or whatever "masks" we wear in our social life. Today we face the Lord naked and vulnerable. We let God see our heart because we come to realize that God loves us as we are. "God is closer to us than we are to ourselves." It is a time to allow our true desires, our fears, our concerns and our hopes to surface, and to listen to the "inner voice" of God loving and communing with us.
Make no effort to achieve, to get things done, or to gather, possess or control. Today is not for doing, but for being. Allow God to caress you and allow each breath you take to say "Yes" to God.
Advent is a time to prepare for Christ's coming into the world – into our lives – and God's desire to be close to us through each of us.. As Jesus promised us, "I am with you always, until the end of the age" (Mt 28:20).
What prevents you from spending more time in solitude with God?
What can you do to help change that?
"Sit Down and Be Quiet: How to Practice Contemplative Mediation"
"Catholic Meditation and Contemplative Prayer: What's the Difference?"
"The Power of Silence in Prayer"


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I have been around Art & Design since a young age, from my degrees in Graphic Design and Interior Design to Fine Art education. But I also have a passion for organization, so I decided to join the Closet Factory team because I think is a perfect fit to share my talents, not to mention the high quality of the product. My clients are so amazed with the end results and satisfied throughout the process that they are eager to share their experience with friends and relatives! I enjoy turning my clients' visions into reality!
Shoe storage – and the location of shoe storage – is always at the top of a client's list when it comes to designing their closet space. While it's true that we (women) may decide on the shoes we want to wear and then build our outfit around that, the shoes are typically the last item we put on. So I design from the perspective of last on/first off (because shoe's are typically the first item we remove when we get home).
Small items work best on shallow shelves. An ultimate luxury is being able to see every item that's on your shelves. So if we're talking about your pantry, Think: open door –look at shelf – fi nd needed item – grab and go. No expired cans hidden on the back of deep shelves.
When space is tight and every inch counts, it's often best to take the long hang out of the primary closet and store it somewhere else. Especially if your fashion behavior is to not really wear dresses very often.
I always try to imagine that it is MY closet, and how I feel about it. By making it more "personal," I am able to relate to my client's frustrations and therefore provide a very custom solution.
Probably angled walls and ceilings. But there is always a solution!
I have a very open, bubblish and friendly personality, which helps me connect to my clients, and since I really love and enjoy designing…it is simple to create a nice, natural connection.
It is extremely important to pay attention to the client's home decor. My designs become an extension to their home. My goal is to combine aesthetics and functionality for the perfect end result.
With the right layout a person can achieve their work goals faster and in a productive manner. No more wasting time trying to find paperwork or other items. An organized home office makes life and work time much more pleasant.
Clutter has never been in "style", so I aim for decluttering the area first, within a pleasing and balanced layout. The basics elements of design are always "trendy" ?


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Councilman David Yassky quickly put his endorsement by Borough President Markowitz this week to good use, releasing a TV ad that will start airing today featuring the effusive Beep likening the Brooklyn Heights Democrat to some of the great institutions in the borough today.
The ad, which is also up on YouTube, will run on cable stations in Brooklyn, where Yassky is already well known. The two-term councilman is running against three Queens councilmembers — Melinda Katz, John Liu and David Weprin — in the Sept. 15 Democratic primary.
Yassky was endorsed this week by the New York Times. The Brooklyn Paper endorsement in the race will run in next week's editions.
I don't agree with or like much of what David Yassky did or didn't do during & after the Greenpoint/Williamsburg rezoning. However, I have to say that David did do alot of work to bring attention to the Newtown Creek & it's horrible environmental conditions.


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United Kingdom's Royal Navy Acquires Saab's Anti-Submarine Warfare Training System
Saab has received an order to provide the United Kingdom's Royal Navy with the AUV62-AT anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training system. Delivery is expected to take place in 2019.
Saab has received this order in collaboration with the UK-based company QinetiQ. The order comprises of Saab's AUV62-AT autonomous underwater vehicle system. This system is a cost-efficient training solution allowing ASW units to train in a wide range of scenarios. This procurement follows a period of testing and evaluation together with QinetiQ and the Royal Navy.
"We welcome the Royal Navy as our latest customer of the AUV62-AT. Together with QinetiQ we have demonstrated and used the AUV62-AT in multiple training scenarios to show the customer the true capability that comes with our state-of-the-art ASW solution," says Görgen Johansson, Head of Saab business area Dynamics.
Saab has a long underwater expertise that stretches back to the early 1900's. With multiple underwater vehicles, such as Saab's Lightweight Torpedo, the Sabertooth ROV/AUV hybrid and the AUV62-AT anti-submarine warfare training system, Saab offers world-leading products within the underwater domain.
What is Saab's AUV62-AT?
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Lilly Endowment Invites Proposals for Encouraging Opportunity in Indianapolis Initiative
Deadline: March 27, 2020 (Concept Papers)
Far too many people in Indianapolis are battling the challenges of poverty and financial insecurity. According to the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Estimates report released in December 2018 by the U.S. Census Bureau, the five-year (2013-2017) average poverty rate in Marion County was nearly 20 percent. That means that an average of 180,000 individuals annually during that period faced the hardships of poverty.
Enhancing Opportunity in Indianapolis is a Lilly Endowment initiative designed to help individuals in Indianapolis overcome the challenges of poverty and financial insecurity. The aim of the initiative is to help more people make progress toward economic self-sufficiency.
Through the initiative, the endowment plans to award up to $50 million in 2020 to fund the most promising proposals. Eligible applicants will be able to request funding for concepts in amounts from $50,000 up to $10 million to be used for a period of up to five years.
The endowment encourages service agencies, hospitals, congregations and other faith-based organizations, schools, colleges and universities, arts and culture organizations, neighborhood organizations, and other public charities to work with each other and/or other groups, businesses, and governmental agencies to 1) generate new ideas or new collaborations; or 2) enhance and expand existing efforts that show real promise in helping people living in or near poverty make progress toward lasting economic self-sufficiency.
Proposals will be evaluated through a competitive two-stage process. In stage one, applicants are invited to submit a concept paper. In stage two, the endowment will invite organizations that submitted the most compelling concept papers to submit a full proposal. The endowment plans to announce final grant awards on or before December 31, 2020.
To be eligible for a grant, applicants must be an Indiana-based organization that is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) or sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a Type I or Type II supporting organizations under Code section 509(a)(3). Please read the request for proposals for details.
Applicants must submit a concept paper online by March 27, 2020, at noon, EDT. The endowment will review the concept papers and invite organizations with the most compelling ideas to prepare a full proposal. Deadline to submit full proposals isAugust 31, 2020, at noon Eastern Daylight Time.
Individuals interested in learning more about this opportunity are invited to attend an informational session. Attendance is optional and each session will cover the same content. Sessions will take place on the following dates at Lilly Endowment headquarters, 2801 N. Meridian St., in Indianapolis:
Friday, December 6, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, December 10, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 11, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 9:00 to 11 a.m.
Thursday, January 16, 2020, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Anyone interested in attending an information session must register beforehand.
For the complete RFP, see the Lilly Endowment website.
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Organization: lilly endowment
Geographic Funding Area: indiana
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In the wake of the Pulwama attack, Kashmiri people, especially students, had been attacked by mobs in parts of the country, forcing some of them to return to their home state.
Like every other resident of Ayodhya, all that Gulnaz yearns for is an end to the communal frenzy that the Hindutva activists keep stoking. "Every day we sleep with a fear of redux of 1992 when our brothers and sisters were killed in the communal riots which broke out after the demolition of the Babri mosque."
The 2019 Kumbh is also the costliest so far. The Maha Kumbh of 2013, when the state was ruled by Samajwadi Party and led by Akhilesh Yadav, cost Rs 1,300 crore while the 2001 Purna Kumbh Mela had a budget of just Rs 165 crore.
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CIHU - Commission Internationale pour l'Histoire des Universités
ICHU - International Commission for the History of Universities
Translation from the French original, assessed by the Hon. President Professor Robert Feenstra, Leiden and Professor Ditlev Tamm, Kobenhavn
Approved at the business meeting of the Commission, 11 October 1982 at Leipzig, modified at Tübingen, 30 August 1985, at Dublin, 14 March 1992 and at Messina in September 2014.
An International Commission for the History of Universities has been constituted; it is affiliated to the International Committee of Historical Sciences. It is the objective of the Commission to promote all forms of historical research on universities and to ensure the international coordination of the same, in conjunction with the International Committee of Historical Sciences.
The Commission consists of full members, associated members and honorary members. The full members are persons who have demonstrated, by their publications, that they are specialists in the history of universities. Only two full members are permitted per country. They are elected as individual members for personal membership for a period of five years. They are eligible for re-election. They must be under the age of 70 at the time of their election.
Groups or persons interested in the history of universities, who cannot become full members, may be admitted to associated membership.
Persons, who, after full membership, are not re-elected, may be elected to honorary membership.
The Commission meets at least once every five years in conjunction with the International Congress of Historical Sciences. That meeting consists of a scholarly conference and a business meeting.
At each meeting of the Commission members may participate as well as other persons interested in the history of universities at the invitation of the Commission.
Only the full members have the right to vote at the business meetings. They may have themselves represented by proxy; such proxy can be either any other full member or a person belonging to the same country. No one is allowed to hold more than one proxy vote.
The Executive of the Commission consists of maximum six persons: the president, vice-presidents, the general secretary and the treasurer. The functions of general secretary and treasurer my be combined.
The members of the Executive are elected by the full members of the Commission, from among their own number, for a period of five years.
In the case of death or resignation of one of its members, the Executive can replace this officer by co-opting another full member; the co-opted member then holds the position of the Executive member he/she has replaced.
Between two meetings of the Commission, the Executive has full authority to conduct the affairs of the Commission.
The Executive represents the Commission and acts in its name. It informs the members of the Commission and the International Committee of Historical Sciences of the current state of its activities.
The budget of the Commission is made up of annual membership fees of the full and associated members as well as donations and subventions.
The level of payment for full and associated members respectively is determined by a business meeting of the Commission.
In case of prolonged non-payment of fees the Commission can declare that the failing member should be deemed to have effectively resigned.
Should the number of full members fall below three, the Commission is dissolved, its funds are transmitted to the International Committee of Historical Sciences.
A two-thirds majority of those entitled to vote is required to modify these Statutes.
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Оба — титул монарха народу едо і Бенінського царства.

Першим носієм титулу оба був Евека I, правитель Бенінського царства.

Список оба

Оба Бенінської держави (1180–1440)
Дати правління цих ранніх правителів досить непевні.

 Евека I (1180–1246)
 Увуахуаген (1246–1250)
 Генміген (1250–1260)
 Еведо (1260–1274)
 Огуола (1274–1287)
 Едоні (1287–1292)
 Удагбедо (1292–1329)
 Оген (1329–1366)
 Еґбека (1366–1397)
 Оробіру (1397–1434)
 Увайфіокун (1434–1440)

Оба Бенінської імперії (1440–1897)
Дати правління цих ранніх правителів досить непевні.
 Евуаре (1440–1473)
 Езоті (1473–1474)
 Олуа (1475–1482)
 Озолуа (1483–1504)
 Есіґіе (1504–1547)
 Оргоґбуа (1547–1580)
 Егенґбуда (1580–1602)
 Огуан (1602–1656)
 Огензае (1656–1661)
 Акензае (1661–1669)
 Акенґбой (1669–1675)
 Акенкпає (1675–1684)
 Акенґбодо (1684–1689)
 Оре-Окгене (1689–1701)
 Евуакпе (1701–1712)
 Озуере (1712–1713)
 Акензуа I (1713–1740)
 Ересоєн (1740–1750)
 Акенгбуда (1750–1804)
 Обаноса (1804–1816)
 Огбебо (1816)
 Осемвенде (1816–1848)
 Адоло (1848–1888)
 Овонрамвен (1888–1914) (засланий у Калабар британцями в 1897 році)

Оба Беніну після Овонрамвена (1914-сьогодення)
 Евека II (1914–1933)
 Акензуа II (1933–1978)
 Ередіаува I (1979—сьогодення)

Примітки

Посилання
 Оба Бенінського царства {1200-сьогодення}

Історія Нігерії

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Q: An error occured while creating the diff area file on the backup destination volume I ran Server Backup to my X: drive within Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard one time to see if it works, and it did.
But now when i try to setup a backup schedule, it gives me this error on the last step:
An error occured while creating the diff area (space for maintaining previous backup versions) file on the backup destination volume.
The specified backup destination has the shadow copy storage on another volume.
And it won't let me setup a scheduled backup now.  I tried deleting the X:\WindowsState backup file it made on the original run, but that didn't do anything, I still get this error.  I never thought backups were so complicated these days, can anyone help with this?

A: The answer might be in the question, so to speak.
Take a look in Disk Management at the properties for the volume that you're backing up to. The Shadow Copies tab will show you which drive is currently configured for storing its shadow copies (NB, this tab doesn't appear if you open the volume properties from Explorer).

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The Pain and Beauty of Field Niggas: An Interview With Filmmaker Khalik Allah
Jason Parham
Filed to: HARLEM
KHALIK ALLAH
FIELD NIGGAS
125th and LEX
"This nowhere," begins Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts in her 2011 chronicle Harlem Is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America, "between dream and reality, between what one sees and what one imagines, between what is happening and your attempt to describe it, is the territory we wander while awake."
This revelation arrives during an attempt by the author to record her dreams ("the idea was to have a catalog of the realms I sometimes visit at night, often repeatedly") and it is this Harlem, this particular space between dream and reality, that Field Niggas, the debut documentary by Khalik Allah, occupies so masterfully.
Part street noir, part anthropological nocturne, Field Niggas is an hour-long exploration into a legendary Harlem crossing: 125th Street and Lexington Avenue. Allah has lived and breathed these streets for some time—he joined the Five Percent Nation as a teen and traveled to Harlem often, where the organization is headquartered—and was familiar with the intersection and the people which sit at the center of his film. In it, the 30-year-old New Yorker turns his camera on a group of men and women, most of them destitute drug addicts but not all, that stalk its sidewalks under the blanket of a summer night. The images—radiant in their rawness and desperation—and audio are not in sync, and the effect gives the film a sort of trancelike feeling. A trip, literally and figuratively.
125th and Lex, as it is commonly referred to by longtime residents, is infamous for being a crime-riddled hub of vice where one can score all manner of illicit drugs. It is out of this dark elixir that Allah paints a new, more humane portrait: a people in search of mercy, just looking to survive.
Gawker: Let's jump right in. Why title this documentary Field Niggas?
Khalik Allah: Coming into the art world and the film world—I'm a photographer—I never thought that I would it would be accepted anyway. Even with this film, releasing it the way I did at first through YouTube, I was like, 'I'm going to put out what I want to put out.' In the past, I applied to photo competitions and film competitions and never got accepted or on any short lists, so when I chose the title, it was me saying: I don't give a fuck about distribution, I don't give a fuck about being accepted. The title came from the heart. More than anything, the term "field niggas" was coined by Malcolm X in a speech called "Message to the Grassroots"—it represents the rebellious slaves, the slaves who were leading insurrections and killing their masters and running away. Growing up, and learning about those types of slaves, I was always intrigued by them. I feel like the people I'm documenting in Harlem today are the modern-day field slaves. And using that word, field niggas, it makes people both attract and repel to this film. Some people want to see the film based off the title; to see if the content of the film can justify having such a title.
But for me, it's a term of endearment. I consider myself a field nigga. Looking at people like Nat Turner, Denmark Vesey, and Toussaint Louverture, even Frederick Douglass—these were slaves who decided enough was enough, who ran away and led rebellions. I came into the game thinking I was going to be blacklisted from the get go with a name like Field Niggas. So I just came in like a rebel and put it out.
At one point early in the film, a black woman says, "125th is a prison, it's a prison without the gates." These are stories of hope, despair, and perseverance, and of the consequence of drug addiction. Tell me more about the people you met while filming.
We never have enough information to judge anything appropriately. Instead of trying to judge things, just accept. Acceptance comes from vision. The vision being: Ok, I don't have enough information to judge, let me just try to see; instead of trying to analyze, let me accept. And that's my approach with the people. Instead of analyzing them and breaking them down, I just accept them as a unified whole. In doing so, people open up to me differently. And the people I met, especially the woman you're referring to, had extremely profound answers on the questions I spit out to them. That particular woman, I asked: 'What do you believe happens when you die?' The question came because— looking at her she looked so near to death—I wanted to know what her idea was of dying. She was malnourished in the street and addicted to drugs. When I saw her, the question came spontaneously. A lot of my questions happen that way. But it all starts with seeing someone on a plain, basic physical level; then we begin talking. Although they may be addicted to drugs, they're still coherent. This is the case with many of the people in my film, and many of the people I meet in the streets: we can't paint them all with one brush. They're not monolithic. The homeless, the poor—they're not a monolithic group of people; they're all different. Just approaching them with the highest expectations—that they might have something of value to offer—reminds them that they are not their behavior; they're not what their behavior dictates. I'm always trying to see the best in the people that I'm working with. In one respect, it lets them know where I'm coming from—that the work I'm doing is genuine—and also safeguards me from any animosity.
This particular intersection in Harlem is a well-known hotbed for drugs and for the homeless. What initially drew you to document it and the people who inhabit its sidewalks and storefronts?
When I was younger, I got retained in school. That was 8th grade, in 1998. And I used to drive around with my brother. One day I was in the backseat of his Honda thinking, 'Whatever I do, I gotta get knowledge. I gotta get some sort of knowledge.' I had joined the Five Percent Nation, and the Allah School is on 7th Avenue—I'm from Long Island originally—so I would come into Harlem, 125th and Lex and avoid it because I was only coming for the esoteric books that you could buy for 50 cents back then. I would see this corner and think, 'Damn, these people are zombies. I'm gonna stay away from that.' It's ironic, so many years later, when I became an artist and a photographer, that this becomes the common denominator, the central meeting point for my photography and filmmaking work.
In 2010, when I became a photographer, I started shooting in the Lower East Side—for about two years—and what I was trying to do was emulate the greatest black and white photographers: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, William Klein. And I noticed that I didn't have my own signature, my own style. From there I tried to develop my own style. I started to shoot in Harlem and stayed out at night—and I saw results. I guess I was attracted to the area because in the LES you could walk around for hours and not find anything that too interesting to photograph. Whereas, when I got on this corner at nighttime I didn't see any other photographers—I guess they were scared to come out—and the only other camera was the surveillance camera. I could focus on this one corner; it's got the 4/5/6 train station so people are always coming and going, which makes for a good amount of subjects. The fact that the subjects are as gutter and visceral as they are, made me say, 'Yo this is definitely me.' It was also a good template for me to bounce a lot of my spiritual concepts off of; it helped develop that within me as well.
That corner means so much to me. I feel like I'm an adopted son of Harlem.
You mentioned "spiritual concepts"; how does being in the Five Percent Nation factor into the message you're trying to get across in this film?
The Five Percent Nation is something I went through throughout my entire teenage life—it gave me a foundation. Going through Harlem, first for the knowledge instead of as an artist to take photographs and videos, helped me. The same knowledge that I was coming for by way of the Five Percent Nation—the lessons of 120 Degrees, Supreme Mathematics and Supreme Alphabet—it helped me to know how to present myself, how to be civilized, how to be fearless. That gave me a tremendous amount of discipline. Many people in Harlem, and on 125th and Lex, have knowledge of self and they know about the teachings of the Five Percenters.
Oftentimes, I've had to dig deep into those teachings and spit out a lesson to a person on the block just so they know that I know what time it is. Or somebody could be grilling me with the camera—Who are you? What are you doing with this?—and then I can start spitting Mathematics at them, which takes the conversation to a whole new level. It helps to break a lot of the walls and open up communication. Without me having 120 Lessons and going through the rigorous training of the Five Percent Nation, I probably wouldn't be as durable, mentally, to do what I do. Nowadays you have people learning lessons and knowledge of self through the internet, and it's not the same. The training I had was analogue, as opposed to the digital era. Not to say that the internet is a bad thing, but I was very hands on. Back then, guys would punch you in the face if you didn't quote your degree properly. Not that that happened to me, but I've seen it happen—it just made me more serious.
I'm interested, too, in the way in which you shot the documentary. It's visually stunning. You mentioned this earlier, how you fused two mediums—photography and filmmaking, one of which you had a background in and one you picked up later—and you've fashioned them into something really powerful. Why tell this story in this specific way, as opposed to traditional filmmaking or via a photo series?
Those are the tools I'd been working with, and going into the film without a budget and without people backing me financially, it gave me tremendous liberty. I said: I can do whatever the hell I want, however I want, make it whatever I want, edit it however I want in whatever timeframe I want. That just gave me tremendous creative control, which let me use my imagination as much as I wanted. The technical things I did were actually very simple; I just used them in a way that hasn't been used in an entire documentary before.
And the film feels very free in a way that other films don't.
It feels free because it allows the audience to participate mentally with the project. I'm not telling you what to think throughout the film; the out-of-sync audio and video enables that. With this, you're seeing something in slow motion that's like an abstract depiction of what you're hearing, and what you're hearing is in real time. That break, between audio and video, let's you invest your own imagination into the project and participate with it. Then there's the stylistic element: it almost helps you to forgive the situation because the film is so artistically done and the people are shot in such a dignified way that it makes them look beautiful.
That was actually one of the things I loved most about the film. The artist Kehinde Wiley creates these grand paintings where he'll take black subjects off 125th in Harlem or off Fulton Street in Brooklyn—black people that typically wouldn't be in European or what we consider classical art pieces—and position them in, say, a Rembrandt or Jacques-Louis David painting. He's challenging ideas of ownership, space, and representation, but, in a way, I feel like he is also ascribing to white ideals. Field Niggas subverts that notion and says: We're beautiful where we are; we don't need to be anywhere else.
Coming into this project, that was my idea—to be unapologetic. The first title of the film was Unapologetic Field Niggas, but I didn't want a title that chunky. Because if the work is unapologetic, you don't have to say it; just put it out there. But coming into it with that mentality, it was me saying: Fuck these other depictions of beauty. I previously made a film called Antonyms of Beauty. At the time, I felt that all the young photographers were shooting beautiful things—landscapes and women with their breasts out—so I came with Antonyms of Beauty and tried to shoot the street in a way I'd never seen before. And it actually was beautiful. They weren't just antonyms, because beauty is just really in the eye of the beholder. We don't have to fit or change into anything to appeal to anybody. And in adopting that mentality, the film ends up blowing up and I end up becoming more well-known in the art and photography world, when my intention was to be like, Fuck the art world and the photography world. It was amazing that when I decided to do it for me, that's when everybody else attracted to it.
So what are you working on next?
I just came back from two weeks in Jamaica; I'm shooting my new film. When I created Field Niggas, I said I wanted it to be one of three in a trilogy. The second and third film will be similar aesthetically—they'll have a very stylistic nuance to them—but the concept will be very different. I don't want to go somewhere else and just recreate Field Niggas. This new film in Jamaica is centered around the Maroon people. The Maroons escaped the slave ships into the mountains, and being that they were from Africa they already knew how to live off of the land. They were able to adapt to Jamaica. Til this day, they still remain in the highest altitudes of the mountains in Jamaica that are considered inhospitable to other people. I went and visited with them. The film is going to be very abstract, it's going to be very experimental, and I'm shooting in a lot of daylight for this one. I'm trying to innovate.
My main thing: It's not about the form, it's about the content. The content is always the leading force, and the form should be built to house the content properly. I'm focused on the content right now. I'm getting conversations with people all across the island, young and old. I did an interview with a young girl, and I asked her: 'What would you like to see changed for the children of Jamaica?' And she started to talk about rape culture, and how she hoped to see it done away with. I followed up with another question, and she admitted to having been raped. She went on for ten minutes. It was powerful. It will be interesting to revisit that in the editing process. When I'm shooting I'm just capturing people's words, trying to make it beautiful.
It's interesting you mention that young girl's story. When I watched Field Niggas I was thinking a lot about how most of these stories are stories of trauma, but when you're listening to them and viewing the footage at the same time, it has this reverse effect where it becomes healing in a way, despite what you're hearing. There is a recognition in the struggle of these people, many of whom want to do better but for one reason or another are trapped amid the ecstasy of night.
That is the proper way to see it. My form of empathy doesn't join in another person's suffering, and thus try to lighten their burden by joining into it. Because that's how empathy works for most people. One person will try to lighten the suffering by experiencing that burden together. Where, with this film, the form of empathy was: "I had a death in my family" and my response would be like, 'Well, there really is no death. Everything is eternal; that person served a purpose in your life.' I tried to have a more optimistic response to people, which led the conversation in different direction and helped to not look down on these people if they are less. The whole point of this film was to say we're equal; these people are equal—on the level of humanity. We're not equal financially, or equal with our housing situations, or bank accounts, but we're equal on the level that we are all children of the Most High. And that makes us equal regardless of the laws of man. Going into the film with my spiritual concepts intact, growing up as a Five Percenter, it made me look at everything differently. I see the impact it's had on the work I'm doing now.
Field Niggas is screening at Made in NY Media Center by IFP until October 22. The film will also screen as part of the AFI Fest in Los Angeles in November. Additional screenings to follow.
You can view more of Khalik Allah's work here.
[All images via the artist]


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Q: What's the benefit of including .d.ts (declaration file of typescript) in release package? I took a look inside node_modules folder for ionic-angular package.
Inside each component also includes .d.ts for example menu-controller.js file, there would also be menu-controller.d.ts.
Please note what we need is just javascript file to use in the project.
So in this case what's the benefit of including such .d.ts file with the release package?
The following is content in menu-controller.d.ts file.
import { Menu } from './menu';
import { MenuType } from './menu-types';
import { Platform } from '../../platform/platform';
export declare class MenuController {
    private _menus;
    open(menuId?: string): Promise<boolean>;
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A: Because some other people might be using that package in a Typescript project, and having the .d.ts files with the package means that they don't need to install it from another place such as definitely typed


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LANDIKOTAL: Sultan Khel tribe's elders lodged protest with Assistant Political Agent (APA) Landikotal against forces operation. Sultan Khel residents and the forces exchanged cross fire which led to the slight injury of a young boy during the raid of the forces in late hours of night. Locals alleged the forces personnel for carrying out search and raid operations in the area by crushing the tribal custom and traditions, which has created trust deficit between the locals and the forces.
The Jirga of Sultan Khel tribe's elders lodged formal protest with APA Landikotal Iqbal Khattak against the unjustified raid of the forces, saying the forces were trampling down the tribal customs and traditions under their feet, which has infuriated the local tribesmen. We were vigilant against the thieves at night time when the forces entered the jurisdiction of Sultan Khel tribe for search operation against some suspects. They said that the forces personnel threw stones in darkness into some of the houses and put a ladder to climb on a house, which they though as though thieves attacked the houses. This led to the crossfire between the locals and the forces, as it was not clear that forces had surrounded a house.
The Locals said that security forces were bound to take the elders into confidence prior to any search operations and added that they must take on board the Khasadar Force for raids to protect the tribal culture and traditions. The elders also assured full support to the authorities with regard to elimination of criminals, but said they were proud of being peaceful and patriotic people. They demanded of the administration to convey their grievances to the Khyber Rifles' commandant to avoid unjustified raids on the houses of the local people as it could have very negative impacts on the minds of the people particularly the tribal women and children. The Commandant Khyber Rifles Asad Farooq had also assured the joint grand jirga of Landikotal and Jamrud a few months back that action against the suspects would be taken after taking them into confidence.
The forces personnel after cross firing started announcements on the hand mega phone to inform the people to stop firing, as they were FC personnel. The forces also arrested a suspected person identified as Khandan Khan during the raid. The people were not sure they were forces that are why they opened fire on them. The locals also regretted that political administration and its Khasadar Force officials intentionally ignored to intervene to control the situation despite repeated contacts and requests. APA Landikotal assured the Jirga that he would take up the issue with FC officials to avoid such raid in future that might lead to misunderstanding.


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Tango blu è un film del 1987 diretto da Alberto Bevilacqua.

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Tango blu è un vecchio locale notturno di Milano, in passato parecchio famoso e frequentato da gente d'un certo profilo, che viene riaperto a distanza di molti anni dalla sua chiusura; proprio in occasione della sua serata inaugurale, il nuovo gestore v'invita i figli di alcuni dei clienti più famosi del locale: Gaetano, un facchino siciliano ai macelli, bistrattato dalla moglie grassissima e forse infedele e dal prepotente boss degli scaricatori; Arturo Migliavacca, un fotografo di fotomodelle, sempre in mezzo a belle donne; Walter Mantegazza, un poliziotto che suona il sassofono; Rigo, diminutivo di Rigoletto, elettricista alla Scala, che va inutilmente a lezione di canto da un vecchio maestro gobbo, Zaniboni, suo probabile padre, mentre la madre è una anziana appassionata di opere liriche, che finirà, ormai svanita, in una casa di riposo.

C'è poi l'Omino, cioè "Fior da Fiore", il quale protegge e ama inutilmente una bella ragazza, Silvia, divenuta muta, la quale però ritroverà voce e sorriso quando s'innamorerà, riamata, di Arturo. Questo Omino è un misterioso maniaco dell'idroscalo, che uccide le ragazze, dopo averle spogliate e truccate, ispirandosi ai quadri di verdure del famoso pittore Arcimboldo. L'assassino farà al commissario Mantegazza "la cortesia" di andarsi a costituire, perché il tutore della legge, pur ricercando da tempo il pericoloso delinquente, non aveva il minimo sospetto sulla sua identità.

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Cast
 Il film rappresenta l'ultima e la penultima apparizione cinematografica rispettivamente di Maurizio Merli e Carlo Dapporto, morti entrambi nel 1989.
 È uno dei pochi film in cui Franco Franchi lavorò da solo, senza lo storico compagno Ciccio Ingrassia.

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Film commedia
Film ambientati a Milano
Film diretti da Alberto Bevilacqua


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Army charts a course toward blended retirement in 2018
by Aerotech News • January 11, 2017 3:15 pm - Updated January 11, 2017 3:15 pm
Army photograph by David Vergun
Soldiers charting a course for their eventual retirement should know they may be able to opt into a new system Jan. 1, 2018 that blends a traditional pension with the Thrift Savings Plan and the ability to collect a one-time continuation pay after eight to 12 years of service.
Beginning January 2018, a new Department of Defense enterprise-wide retirement system will go into effect.
The blended retirement system, which was instituted by the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, will take effect for all Soldiers joining the Army beginning Jan. 1, 2018, but some current service members will have the option to opt into the new system.
Soldiers with less than 12 years of active duty service and National Guard and Reserve members with less than 4,320 points will have until Dec. 31, 2018, to choose whether to remain in the current system or opt into the new one.
The new blended retirement system offers three options:
Option 1. A traditional defined-benefit plan. This will be the default plan for Soldiers currently in the Army.
Soldiers who forego the traditional plan option will receive:
Option 2. A 401K-type defined-contribution plan with a portable retirement account through the Thrift Savings Plan.
In addition to option 2, they can receive:
Option 3. A one-time continuation payment at the mid-career point.
Army News Service spoke with Col. Steven Hanson, Army G-1 Compensation and Entitlements Allowances branch chief, to get a rundown of each.
1. Defined-benefit plan
The defined pension benefit upon retirement is similar to the current system, Hanson said.
The current retirement system awards a pension of 2.5 percent of basic pay per year, multiplied by the number of years of service, for those serving 20 or more years, he explained. So someone with 20 years would receive 50 percent of base pay per year in retirement.
The new blended retirement system awards 2 percent per year. So that same Soldier serving 20 years would earn a pension of 40 percent of base pay.
Soldiers who already have 20 years in service are covered by the older plan, which awards 2.5 percent of basic pay per year.
2. Thrift Savings Plan
The Thrift Savings Plan is similar to a 401K plan, Hanson said.
Under the Thrift Savings Plan, the government will contribute 1 percent of base pay after 60 days and then will match up to 5 percent of contributions after two years. Even if the Soldier does not contribute anything, the government will continue contributing 1 percent after the initial 60-day period.
3. One-time continuation payment
The exact dollar amount of the one-time continuation payment for Soldiers with eight to 12 years of service will be determined sometime during in fiscal year 2017, Hanson said.
At minimum, the amount will be 2.5 months of base pay for active duty and half a month's basic pay for those in the Guard and Reserve.
A Soldier who accepts this one-time payment, known as continuation pay, must agree to serve for three additional years.
When it comes to deciding whether or not to opt in or remain in the current system, Hanson said, each Soldier must consider his or her own unique circumstances. In about three weeks, the Army will put out a mandatory Joint Knowledge Online course to provide Soldiers with the information they need to decide what is best for them.
Should a Soldier require further guidance, they can receive additional help from counselors at Army Community Services or Army Emergency Relief.
Overall, the implantation of the blended retirement system is good news for the vast majority of Soldiers, Hanson said.
Currently, some 70 percent of officers and 90 percent of enlisted serve for less than 20 years, and they leave the Army with no retirement benefits. Under the new system, all Soldiers who serve honorably for at least two years (approximately 85 percent of service members) will now have some retirement benefits when they leave the service.
It is widely recognized that Thrift Savings Plan is an excellent retirement plan, Hanson said, with benefits and low fees. Even after separating from the Army, Soldiers can keep contributing or roll it into some other plan like a 401K.
The other good news, he said, is that Soldiers currently serving are not being forced into a new plan.
"There's no opting out," he noted. "Only opting in."
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Biting Back
A meek dog groomer is pushed too far in this Italian crime drama
Film | by Jorge Ignacio Castillo
Opens May 17
Dogman is the latest film from Italian director Matteo Garrone. Garrone won international acclaim in 2008 for his crime thriller Gomorrah. Similar to that film, Dogman is unapologetic social cinema that depicts an Italian community where violence is tolerated as part of life. Despite early accolades, though, it hasn't generated much traction.
The Dogman of the title is Marcello (Marcello Fonte), a meek dog groomer with a side gig as speed peddler. His best customer is a short-fused ex-boxer named Simone (Edoardo Pesce). A brutish giant, Simone is a walking wrecking ball, and it's up to his dealer to keep him calm. The thankless task often descends into physical abuse. But for Marcello, there are also perks to being friends with the big man in town.
The volatile situation is unsustainable, and Marcello is pushed into a corner. But what can he do against this beast of a man?
One of Dogman's best attributes (outside the parade of seriously fantastic dogs) is its ability to avoid black-and-white situations. The hero may be bullied into doing some questionable stuff, but Marcello is far from innocent. In turn, the community is not above of putting a hit on Simone when he grows beyond inconvenient. Dogman has generous dollops of comedy. Without them, it would be excruciating.
I had the opportunity to talk with Marcello Fonte during last year's TIFF via interpreter. The unassuming, likeable Fonte is so similar to his Dogman character one could think he was just playing himself. Turns out, Fonte has plenty of credits, including one as an extra in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York.
How do you connect with Marcello, the dog groomer?
We drew the character together (with Matteo Garrone), same as his connection with the people in the community. There is a line in the film that says "Here, everybody likes me" and I relied on that. The love that Marcello has for the dogs is something I've felt in my own life. I was raised with dogs. Also, the dream of having a daughter. I found myself embodying the father I would like to become.
Speaking of which, did you have a problem with the fact that Marcello would forfeit the possibility of being with his daughter for other considerations?
Marcello's choice was to protect his daughter from danger (namely Simone). The greatest proof of love is to take yourself out of the picture. He knows himself and his problems, so he sends his daughter with her mother because he feels it's the best path for her. There is a parallel with the chihuahua Marcello saves from the cold earlier in the film. The dog wants to follow him, but Marcello doesn't want him to do that.
What kind of relationship did you have with Edoardo Pesce (Simone)? Did Matteo Garrone try to create some tension between you to use in the movie?
We worked together, we ate together, we rehearsed in a four square meters area. In real life, my friends didn't like Edoardo. That kind of tension helped me understand what it's like when someone comes between you and your community.
Your performance is very physical. You deal with dogs, get into fights. What interaction was the most challenging?
Hitting Simone on the head with a piece of iron. My body refused to do it. I couldn't bring my arm down. It was easier to carry him.
He is like 250 pounds.
Edoardo told me he weighted 180, but that was just one thigh.
What are the logistical challenges of working with dogs?
There was no problem. I got along with them very well. They kept me on my toes. You have to be attentive because if they get bored, their attention goes elsewhere. We had to improvise constantly, like in that scene in which I feed pasta to "my" dog, Jack. It was a perfect communion. He knew me and I knew he liked noodles with pesto.
Did you learn some basic dog grooming?
Once upon a time I was a barber. I can even cut hair now if needed. This helped me to get the part. I also shadowed a dog groomer for three months. I shampooed a lot of dogs, did their nails. I got to understand the stress of the job and my character's voice came from that understanding.
How relevant is Dogman given the social unrest in Italy at the moment?
Marcello represents how people see problems around them and nobody does anything about it. The film is also universal in the sense that symbolizes our unwillingness to help because we're too self-involved.
Do you have a dog?
Yes, Sasha. A mutt. Just like Jack.


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JTG Daugherty Racing, Bush's Beans extend partnership
By Dan BeaverAug 16, 2018, 3:15 PM EDT
Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images
JTG Daugherty Racing announced that Bush's Beans has signed a multi-year partnership renewal with the No. 37 as a primary sponsor and the No. 47 as an associate partner.
The length of the partnership renewal was not announced.
In 23 races so far this season, Chris Buescher has earned two top-five finishes in the No. 37. AJ Allmendinger has one top five and two other top 10s in the No 47.
"Bush's Beans has been with us almost since our first season in NASCAR, a partner with the team for more than 15 years," JTG Daugherty Racing team owner Tad Geschickter said in a press release. "Bush's Beans is a private, family-owned business and has a culture that shares a lot of the same values that we do at JTG Daugherty Racing. Not only are they one of our longest standing partners of the race team, but they are also very close friends and we are proud to continue to showcase their brand at NASCAR's highest level of competition."
The Tennessee-based Bush's Beans will be the primary sponsor for this week's Cup race at Bristol on Buescher's car. They were also the primary sponsor in this spring's Bristol race in which he finished 36th with crash damage.


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CBE+ THROWS OPEN ITS DOORS AS IT COMPLETES FINAL PHASE OF MULTI-MILLION POUND INVESTMENT
Engineering supply chain solution provider CBE+ has completed the relocation of its five divisions together under one roof in a 100,000 sq ft state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chesterfield.
The company, which employs 80 people, has been operating its services from two separate sites since 2017 when business owners Marie Cooper and Chris Brown acquired the 5 legacy businesses which make up CBE+ today.
CBE+ ENP – formerly Nitec UK – is the final company division to move its operations to the CBE+ headquarters, the former BG Engineering base in Chesterfield.
Five plating lines, blasting and heat treatment capabilities have now been installed on site, the £4m project is a major milestone for the business, solidifying its vision of "multiple capabilities under one roof" and embarking on its journey to NET ZERO.
A major part of the investment included the installation of a combined heat and power system which captures the heat generated as a by-product of the electrical power generation and is used to provide heat energy for the surface treatment processes carried out in areas of the factory. The CHP installation, along with a number of other energy saving initiatives, coupled with the benefits of operating from a single location, means CBE+ has managed to reduce its carbon footprint by more than 50%. In addition, a new effluent plant has been installed which filters and neutralises all waste chemistry generated on site used allowing environmentally safe disposal and recycling.
CBE+ technical director, Chris Brown, says, "The goal has always been to have all our services under one roof, not only does this create one cohesive team, but it also makes it easier for our customers to access multiple services. Moving five engineering businesses onto a single site has been a five-year project, with a lot of people working together to make it happen, and I can't thank the team enough for their hard work.
Relocating our ENP division is the final piece in the jigsaw that will allow us to deliver capabilities beyond engineering from a single location, providing our customers with streamlined, stress-free supply chains. And the addition of the new combined heat and power and effluent systems is an exciting step on our journey to becoming a greener business, by significantly reducing the amount of waste and energy used on site."
CBE+ was formed from the acquisition of BG Engineering in 2017 by Marie Cooper and Chris Brown. This acquisition was shortly followed by electroless nickel plating business Nitec UK Ltd and Spire Laboratories in 2017, then Pentag Gears and Oilfield Equipment in 2018. The Wire EDM facility was acquired in 2021.
Following a full business integration, the group rebranded as CBE+ in 2019, providing multidisciplinary engineering services to manufacturers in niche markets including aerospace, defence, automotive, oil and gas. The company provides electroless nickel plating (ENP), precision engineering, gear cutting and laboratory testing, wire EDM, assembly, surface treatment and pressure testing independently, but its real strength lies in the ability to combine multiple services, providing tailored solutions for customers and streamlining their supply chains.
Last week, the company opened its doors to customers, suppliers, and manufacturing businesses from the Made In network for breakfast, company presentations and a factory tour, followed by a walk-in session later in the day to showcase the CBE+ design and engineering capabilities.
CEO Marie Cooper says, "Chesterfield has proved to be a fantastic home for our business, and our latest milestone is something we are proud of, along with our plans to continue this growth journey, supporting our customers and the local economy. It was fantastic to welcome over 40 people to look around our facility, and show how we support our customers."


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Mette Vangsgaard | Fearless (in a dream)
Marie Kirkegaard is pleased to welcoming you to Mette Vangsgaaard's new solo exhibition Fearless (in a dream).
In her work for Fearless (in a dream), Mette Vangsgaard is inspired by Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, called in English, Polopilo's Strife of Love in a Dream or The Dream of Poliphilus. The novel is said to be by Francesco Colonna, first published in 1499 in Venice, and it is a famous example of an incunable (a work of early print making). The story presents a mysterious arcane allegory of a romance in which the main protagonist, Poliphilo, pursues his love, Polia, through a mysterious dreamlike landscape filled by ornaments, flowers and orchards, and in his travels he meets monsters, gods, nymphs and strange plants on his way.
Mette Vangsgaard presents an exhibition of figurative works, all of which appear as part of a larger narrative about the world of dreams through Poliphilo's journey. In two large works, Vangsgaard has combined the woodcut with the painting and textile on canvas in her characteristic collage technique. The two works presents us with a dark landscape that describes the night or the dream. In one of the works 'In the tall grass' we meet a young man sleeping under a tree with long hangings branches.
The night in the dark landscapes are connected in the exhibition with light, the day, by spatial sculptures of hand-blown glass and ceramics. In an installation of glass sculptures with light, we see strange overripe fruits hanging from the tree with the long branches, and in small landscapes on the floor, we meet flowers and a monster of glazed ceramics, as well as nymphs and the plants Mouse Ears from Polihilo's tale, created as glass carafes.
In Fearless (in a dream) Mette Vangsgaard continues to work with her fundamental interest in the culturally determined values, that our lives depend on, and which motivates our ideals, attitudes and actions. Especially in relation to our treatment of nature, which is connected to our daily lives, dreams, stories, history and myths.
Thus there is also the fine balance between a narrative – sometimes ethical voice in the her works, and the interest in the various possibilities and forms of expression in the different materials, for which we know Vangsgaard. Author George D. Painter has said: 'Reality itself is mysterious – perhaps our largest problem is that we think we need to understand and control everything. In relation to this, Vangsgaard's new narratives move into a symbolic track that also contains non-everyday movements that deals with the human mind and dreams.
Mette Vangsgaard (b. 1968) lives and works in Copenhagen. She graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1996, and in 2011 she was awarded the 3-year grant by The Danish Arts Foundation. Today she is among else represented at KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Vejen Art Museum, CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art, Ny Carlsbergfondet and The Danish Embasy in Washington by Statens Kunstfond.
Mette Vangsgaard | In the tall grass
Mette Vangsgaard | Green Fruit
Mette Vangsgaard | Untitled (Fruit with moth)
Mette Vangsgaard | Heart Fruit
Mette Vangsgaard | Dream
Mette Vangsgaard | Dream (detail)
Mette Vangsgaard | Sunflower
Mette Vangsgaard | Flowers
Mette Vangsgaard | Mouse ear
Mette Vangsgaard | Monster
Mette Vangsgaard | Nymph
Mette Vangsgaard | Raindrops
© Marie Kirkegaard 2019