The degree to which business participants ought to be free to limit or eliminate fiduciary duties and associated liabilities remains a hotly contested matter in many jurisdictions. In a new chapter forthcoming in Edward Elgar's Research Handbook on Fiduciary Law, I explore the extent of contractual freedom to opt out of the fiduciary governance paradigm in U.S. and U.K. business entities, including the U.S. corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, and limited liability company, and the U.K. limited company, general partnership, limited partnership, and limited liability partnership. I then consider potential explanations for observed divergences between two countries with very similar legal systems and business cultures.
Discernible trends and commonalities certainly emerge from this analysis. Notably, corporate law readily permits reducing liability exposure for breaches of duty in each jurisdiction, yet provides only limited capacity to carve back the substance of the duties themselves. Meanwhile, unincorporated entities in each jurisdiction offer substantially greater latitude to limit the duties themselves, in some cases resulting in purely contractual business relationships.
However, substantial differences are also apparent. U.S. corporate law permits greater insulation from liability exposure. Unlike U.K. companies, U.S. corporations can eliminate directors' monetary liability for duty of care breaches. Meanwhile, U.S. law permits clearer and more extensive latitude for unincorporated entities to eliminate the duties of loyalty and care outright – particularly in Delaware, the most prominent U.S. jurisdiction for the organization of business entities. Under U.K. law, on the other hand, general partnership and limited partnership statutes permit certain statutory duties (including duties to account for profits arising from use of partnership assets or competing businesses) to be limited or eliminated, yet broader non-statutory duties of loyalty and care remain.
One cannot comprehensively declare that U.S. law deviates further from the fiduciary governance paradigm than U.K. law does, however, because among more recent hybrid entities – designed to combine corporate and partnership attributes – the balance arguably reverses. While default duties of loyalty and care can be eliminated in Delaware unincorporated entities, the U.K. limited liability partnership has gone further by providing an entity form in which no such general default duties apply at all. This striking and unexpected divergence stands in tension with received wisdom regarding the relative embrace of contractarian ideas in each country, and the chapter offers reflections on why the observed trends, commonalities, and divergences may have arisen – including in the dynamic context of hybrid entities.
The most consequential U.S. development in the law of business organizations over recent decades has been the rise of the limited liability company (LLC) – a hybrid entity combining corporate-style limited liability with partnership-style pass-through taxation and contractual flexibility. The limited liability partnership (LLP), meanwhile, represents another U.S. hybrid entity, grafting limited liability onto the general partnership to insulate partners from vicarious liability – a protection aimed principally at professional firms.
Subsequently the United Kingdom developed its own form of LLP, and the impetus resembled that of its U.S. namesake – insulating professionals from vicarious liability. The resulting legal form differs starkly, however, because the U.K. LLP is in fact an incorporated entity drawing from both partnership law and company law in a manner more closely resembling the U.S. LLC. Indeed, midstream in its development, it was determined that the U.K. LLP ought to be made available to any form of business. The U.K. LLP offers limited liability like a company yet is taxed like a partnership, and offers substantial contractual freedom to structure the business as the participants consider desirable.
Notwithstanding the partnership moniker, the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 expressly provides that partnership law does not apply by default to an LLP, although regulations enacted by the secretary of state may draw from partnership law as a gap-filler. While the LLP Act does not speak directly to duties among the members and the LLP, duties to account for benefits derived without consent from transactions involving the LLP or from competing businesses have been applied by regulation. These mirror statutory partnership duties, yet the LLP Act does not at the same time preserve broader non-statutory duties as the Partnership Act 1890 (applicable to general partnerships) does.
Due to the LLP's complex and accretive development, uncertainty long persisted regarding to whom duties of loyalty and care might be owed and how much contractual freedom there might be – particularly given the lack of any express authorization to eliminate such duties or an express pro-contract policy statement of the sort found in Delaware's unincorporated entity statutes. In 2011, however, the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, addressed this issue, concluding that no such default duties apply in a U.K. LLP. In F&C Alternative Investments (Holdings) Ltd. v. Barthelemy ( EWHC 1731 (Ch)), Mr. Justice Sales emphasized that, notwithstanding the name, the U.K. LLP is in fact an incorporated entity; that partnership law has no default application; and that the rights and duties among members are expressly to be governed by their agreement, concluding on this basis that the relationship among LLP members is not fiduciary by default. This holding makes clear that the U.K. LLP offers a degree of contractual freedom rivaling the U.S. LLC, and perhaps even exceeding it. While Delaware LLCs expressly permit elimination of such duties among members, it is equally clear that they apply with full force by default. In U.K. LLPs, however, the default is reversed – no such duties apply at all, unless the members affirmatively agree to them.
What sense can be made of the observed divergences? As to the greater flexibility of U.S. corporate law, one potentially relevant variable is the manner in which each system conceptualizes corporate power. U.K. company law is considerably more shareholder-centric in nature, styling the board's power as a literal delegation from shareholders. Likewise, U.K. shareholders possess extraordinary governance powers relative to their U.S. counterparts. Stronger fiduciary duties, promoting single-minded focus on the shareholders' interests, would seem consistent with this more shareholder-centric governance structure.
Another potentially relevant variable relates to prevailing perceptions regarding the litigation environment. While the degree of divergence in liability exposure facing U.S. and U.K. directors is often exaggerated, U.S. exculpation statutes clearly trace their origins to the Delaware Supreme Court's unfortunate 1985 decision in Smith v. Van Gorkom (488 A.2d 858), widely interpreted as undermining the business judgment rule and blamed for an insurance crisis, reportedly rendering it difficult to attract outside directors. As it happened, these events coincided with the rise of contractarianism as a U.S. intellectual movement, prompting law and economics scholars to argue that the new flexibility regarding care liability ought to be extended to loyalty in a manner that, if successful, would have approximated full-blown fiduciary duty waivers in the corporate context. The foregoing events not only help to explain the apparent anomaly of greater contractual freedom regarding fiduciary duties arising in U.S. corporate law (even though the U.K. company is a more overtly contractual entity), but also help to explain the push toward greater contractual freedom in U.S. unincorporated entities, which picked up pace over the same period and largely reflected the influence of the same scholars and jurists.
Nevertheless, it remains unclear why the U.K. LLP would advance considerably further down the contractarian road than any other type of entity in either jurisdiction, providing a business arrangement in which no default fiduciary duties apply at all. In light of the idiosyncrasies leading to the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000, the complexities of its implementation, the legal uncertainties resulting from the interplay of numerous statutes and regulations, and the passage of a decade before non-application of default fiduciary duties would be judicially clarified, it seems implausible that the U.K. LLP's architects consciously aimed to out-Delaware Delaware. Yet this recent addition to the menu of U.K. business entities does nevertheless give rise to a sort of natural experiment that may reveal much about the future role of the fiduciary governance paradigm in unincorporated businesses.
This post comes to us from Christopher M. Bruner, J. Alton Hosch Professor of Law at the University of Georgia School of Law. It is based on his forthcoming chapter, "Opting Out of Fiduciary Duties and Liabilities in U.S. and U.K. Business Entities," available here.


This time on the show we have Nick Toohill in the studio. Nick is in charge of facility rentals at the Scott Center in Melbourne, one of the main performance venues used by the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra.
Topics discussed include facility enhancements at the Scott Center, microphone considerations, and the new Game of Mugs.


Hobbit fanatics need to pay special attention to this exceptional licensed product.
This replica sword is identical to the massive weapon wielded by Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, but with a much lighter build. This replica is made from a high quality polyresin instead of the impressively thick steel of the original. This beautiful weapon features the same raven hilt and attractive two-tone blade, that has been carefully painted to create the perfect aged look. To complete the purchase, this piece comes with a poly stone wall mount that closely resembles Thorins shield.
Each purchase includes a certificate of authenticity.


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Is Jake Quickenden heading to the I'm A Celebrity… jungle?
November 19, 2014 - 09:33 GMT hellomagazine.com X Factor's Jake Quickenden spotted in Australia amid reports he is set to the I'm A Celebrity...
Jake Quickenden looks set to become a surprise addition to this year's I'm A Celebrity… line-up. The former X Factor hopeful has been spotted at a hotel in Australia just days after he was named favourite to make an unexpected arrival in the jungle alongside former MP Edwina Currie.
It's thought that the 26-year-old – the fifth act to leave the X Factor – will join celebrities including Melanie Sykes, Michael Buerk and Tinchy Stryder in the bush on Wednesday.
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Jake Quickenden is hotly tipped to join the I'm A Celebrity... line-up
Jake does seem to have been hinting that he's joining the show on his Twitter account. On Sunday, he wrote, "TV is getting so much better with @imacelebrity starting tonight… Buzzing."
Then, on Wednesday, he greeted his fans with the message, "Morning campers, Hows every1 today?"
Morning campers,Hows every1 today?
— Jake Quickenden (@JakeQuickenden) November 19, 2014
Former X Factor star Jake Quickenden posted this message to fans on Wednesday
His tweet coincidentally coincided with the announcement that Gemma Collins had decided to leave the I'm A Celebrity… jungle after just three days.
A spokesperson for the show confirmed the news, adding, "We're sorry to see Gemma go but respect her decision and wish her well."
Gemma Collins decided to leave the jungle after three days
Gemma had struggled with camp life since the start of the series on Sunday. Viewers of the show can see her departure by tuning in to I'm A Celebrity… on Wednesday night at 9pm.
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CORPORATECORPORATE
Our company, which has been producer of modern retractable winter garden, ceiling, glass, pergola and shading systems since 1976, offers its products for sale under the quality and reliability of Suntech and Vera brands. Albayrak, which achieves the highest level of customer satisfaction with its professional management team, experienced marketing department, effective CRM policy, is constantly expanding its customer portfolio. Albayrak operates in 82 countries in Europe, America, Africa, Asia and Australia with its widespread distributor sales channels and project solution-oriented approach. Albayrak has become a company that makes a name for itself in international market with its modern and high quality products thanks to its investments in workforce and technology.
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Thanks to CRM and ERP special software developed in accordance with the processes of our business, we organize all business and post-sales processes in digital environment and thus, we provide instant and maximum performance tracking & reporting.
Our company is one of the leading companies of the sector in the world market, and it directs the future of the sector with its design studies. Albayrak sees its current innovation studies as the leading advantage in directing the sector structure to creative, functional and architectural design. For this purpose, our system development efforts follow a dynamic course with our strong staff.
In our production facility, processes such as CAD-CAM supported model design, production of molds for CNC machines, casting of aluminum in injection machines, painting of parts by electrostatic painting method in automatic conveyor ovens, assembly of parts-profiles in production lines are carried out.
Our company, which produces according to international and national standards, has been found suitable to receive ISO 9001 certification with its customer-oriented quality approach. In addition, the quality of our products has been approved by TÜV, the international neutral surveillance agency, and certified by CE and TÜV GS certificates.
INDUSTRY 4.0 - Smart Factory - New Generation Production Technologies
Albayrak accelerates Sustainable Innovation Management with Industry 4.0.
Albayrak, which is among the companies that have already adapted the Industry 4.0 vision, argues that the digitalization of the industry will contribute greatly to the developing economies and takes great steps towards digitalization. In this sense, it carries out efforts to offer a process integrated with automation technologies, communication and wireless information integration for all management processes. The priority features we have with the strong Industry 4.0 strategy we have established in our business are: strong customization of products under innovative production conditions, innovative automation technology, optimization and restructuring.
20.000 M2 OF MODERN NEW FACTORY
Albayrak manufactures the modern retractable winter garden, roof, glass, pergola and shading systems under the brands of Suntech and Vera, which are produced in international standards in modern production facilities with 20.000 m2 closed area and Industry 4.0 technology integrated.
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It went like this. Your name was called on the intercom and you proudly padded down to the front desk of your dorm to claim your delivery. On this day, Valentine's Day, the holiest of all days for deliveries for a college girl, you hoped for the biggest bouquet of flowers. Of course, if they were sent by a boy, that was ideal. There would be squeals of delight heard coming from the lobby. If, instead, they were sent by a girl's parents, that was still good and this elicited a very sweet sigh of happiness.
I remember watching the girls walking by my room (we all kept our doors open in our girls only dorm) proudly carrying their prizes, holding the flowers or stuffed animals in front of them like an Oscar award. The hallways were full of that high pitched excited girl talk that can completely baffle boys and parents alike. We clutched hands and hugged and admired one another's deliveries and we hoped our turn would come too. There were the girls, (You know them - the shiny haired, clear skinned, ponytailed girls who looked great wearing their boyfriend's oversized college sweatshirts and their own sweatpants hiked up to her calves) who received multiple bouquets. Sure, we were happy for these girls but there was a little part of us that was jealous, especially if we were empty handed.
I didn't receive flowers junior year. I wasn't seeing anyone so I didn't expect anything but still, when my roommate was paged as well as my other close friends, I felt a twinge of sadness. I didn't realize it at the time but I (along with every girl I knew) had put so much pressure on ourselves for this day to be magical like a romantic comedy. On Valentine's night, I headed down to lower church so I could study in quiet, while my floormates were on dates. It was hard to watch my friends getting ready when my date was with a political science textbook. Then, the clock turned twelve and it was over, just like that.
Senior year, I was seeing someone and that year I did receive an over the top delivery of roses and a ring. However, the delivery that meant the most to me was a very small, very simple arrangement of mini-carnations in a teacup. There at the front desk, amid the happy cries and laughter, I heard nothing. Instead I could hear my grandmother's voice in my head as I read the card. It said "Mon petite chou, Pepe and I love you. Be a good girl. Love, Meme." (Mon petite chou = French for my little creampuff from "chou a la creme." Chou literally translates to cabbage. ). I imagined my grandmother, who was on a very limited budget, calling a local florist and saying to them "Chou, C-H-O-U. . ." No Valentine's Day gift or card has meant more to me since then.
I look back on college and the Valentine's Days and the pressure we put on ourselves and on our poor boyfriends and I wish I could go back in time to tell myself that all that really mattered is that one person loved me. I was lucky. I had a mom and grandparents who were my world, who let me leave the safety of their protective space to go out on my own. And every so often, my sweet, little French grandmother would remind me "Be a good girl, my little cabbage." I can't imagine a greater love.
Happy Valentine's Day! May you know that you are lucky and that you are loved!


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Ambazonian quest for independence: Why war remains a necessary evil 0
We would like to start year 2020 by congratulating the people of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia for successfully launching the "Ambazonian war of Independence". Needless to say, the government of La Republique du Cameroun is shaking. This, without any doubt, is proof that the sound of the gun is the only language that the oppressor hears. A position, Vice President Dabney Yerima is currently selling to the Southern Cameroons diaspora.
It is also refreshing and inspiring to note that the international community is now seeing black to black oppression for what it is as the United States of America, Belgium and other Western countries have reportedly told the French Cameroun dictator, Paul Biya to negotiate with the Ambazonia Interim Government and its jailed leadership.
We of the Cameroon Concord News Group are stating here, and unambiguously so, that soon, and very soon French Cameroun will take a bitter sip from the same cup of violence as the Ambazonia Interim Government begins plans to take the war deep inside French Cameroun territory. That is if the arrogant Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo supremacist government continues to bury its head in the sand in ignorance of the British Southern Cameroons statehood restoration cause.
President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, the leader of the Ambazonian nation and his Vice President Dabney Yerima have both reminded the consortium of CPDM crime syndicates running French Cameroun that the Ambazonia revolution wheel will never turn backwards. To a majority of the people of Southern Cameroons, war is a necessary evil. Southern Cameroonians will never forgive nor forget the painful history of the Biya French Cameroun genocide and continuous marginalization, hatred and oppression.
The Southern Cameroons Interim Government made some genuine efforts to engage the Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo supremacist government in French Cameroun in the most rational, respectful and peaceful manner. But Ambazonians have now learnt a bitter lesson that human rights abusers and oppressors do not deserve any kind of respect.
Instead of doing the right thing, ie to respond to the Notice and arrange a neutral venue where the political elites of the two Cameroons we can sit around the table and discuss peaceful separation of Southern Cameroons and La Republique du Cameroun, they Yaoundé regime spent millions of US dollars in Nigeria to arrest and orchestrated the extradition of President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe and his top aides to French Cameroun. The French Cameroun leader and his gang did not stop there!! They have ever since been sending heavily armed French Cameroun state agents to raid and destroy French Cameroun towns and villages killing thousands of innocent women and children.
Independence struggles have many formulas. No one issues the oppressed with a permit to start an armed struggle. It is upon the oppressed who are suffering under the heavy weight of oppression to take matters into their own hands and liberate themselves. There is time for reasoning and talking. The Ambazonian Interim Government and its Vice President have done enough of this in many cities in the West. There is time for action and this is the time.
Look up in the sky and around you and read the writing on the wall. The political climate in Southern Cameroons is changing very fast. If you are a politician or individual earning your salary, wage or commission through selling out the people of Southern Cameroons to the government of French Cameroun one way or another, you are nothing but a traitor!
That means you are a danger to yourself, your children, your family and the Ambazonian nation at large. The principle of the revolution demands that you must be taken out of the community as soon as possible because of the danger you pose. The only sentence for a traitor is death by necklace.
"Wata na wata" and even men like Ekema Patrick who attempted a counter slogan that "wata pass wata" now knows that truly "wata na wata".
By Oke Akombi Ayukepi Akap with files from MLO Secretary for Information and Public Affairs
The Matabeles in Zimbabwe


The program for 2018 year is being formed.
"Specialized and high-tech treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Heredity and patient monitoring"
"Current approaches to diagnostics, treatment and prevention of diseases of internal organs"
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Darius Tuonianuo Mwingyine is a PhD Candidate in the Geography Institute/ZEF, University of Bonn, Germany. He holds an M.Phil. in Land Management and B.Sc. in Land Economy from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Darius is a Lecturer in the Department of Real Estate and Land Management, University for Development Studies, Ghana. His research interests include: land markets and land relations, land tenure, land use, livelihoods and environmental sustainability; climate variability, sustainable livelihoods, and rural development. His doctoral research is on Land Commodification and intergenerational relations in North-western Ghana.
Land is the most vital natural resource upon which all human activities and livelihoods depend. In the developing world, especially in Africa, land is essential for food security and rural livelihoods, and a social security for many families. African land tenure has come under pressure due to growing land commodification especially under global influences, and thus poses a threat to secured livelihoods. In Ghana, land is held in communal ownership, and administered by chiefs, clan and family heads for and on behalf of their respective groups. Land commodification, as well as changing normative frameworks is accelerating, resulting in changing land relations in land owning groups. Land commodification is acute in peri-urban areas where agricultural lands are converted to urban based infrastructure. Under land commodification, changing customary norms and breakdown of the trusteeship ethos have tilted the benefits of land transactions mostly to chiefs and elders to the exclusion of the larger land owning group, resulting in landlessness, endemic poverty and general insecurity in peri-urban areas. Over the years, concerns over the fiduciary role of land custodians in land administration, and the security of the inheritance of the youth have been raised. Within the past two decades, peri-urban, north-western Ghana, especially in the Wa fringes, has been experiencing growing land commodification as agricultural land is being converted to residential, commercial and other urban infrastructure. The establishment of higher educational facilities, improved transport system and a growing economy are major contributing factors to this phenomenon. The main purpose of this study is to understand which are and were the driving forces behind emerging land commodification in Wa / northern-western region of Ghana today, and how this commodification transforms societal regulations, normative frameworks and altogether livelihood/food security of people in peri-urban contexts in the vicinity of the regional capital Wa. Using a case study of three communities, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, observation together with photography were employed to collect data on the development of land markets, land transactions, institutional changes and changing livelihood and aspirations, and their impact on intergenerational land relations, and food security. The major participants – source of information for the study - were the customary land owners, State Land Agencies, land purchasers, and some key informants. Literature review from mainly published articles, books and organisational reports were also key sources of data for the study. This study will provide critical policy direction for sustainable land administration, secured livelihoods and food security for land owner families, and other land users. The use of participatory tools in the data collection will offer participants the opportunity to reflect upon their own land administration systems and processes, and consequently take relevant measures towards improving upon family land relations and livelihoods.


Which jobs in Canada are in demand in 2019? Find out in our next instalment where you can discover who is hiring, average salaries and more!
Ready for our second installment of top jobs in Canada for 2019? We are ready to tell you which occupations made the cut and are currently in high-demand in the country.
If you missed out on our first article, check out our 20 top jobs in Canada for 2019 part 1, maybe your dream job could be there!
If you are ready to help with everything from cleaning, loading to general handiwork, then this may be the job for you. Just remember that you need to be physically fit to keep up with your busy schedule.
Yes, we may know that this is not the most glamorous job out there, but the salary that comes with it can maybe change your mind.
The average salary for a general labourer is $29,250 a year with the more experienced workers pulling in a healthy $39,000. The highest paying regions to work in Canada in this occupation are the Northwest Territories, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
If you have a degree in aerospace engineering, then find your calling in Canada. Certain provinces like Alberta have been steadily growing the industry in commercial aerospace activities, defence projects and space and communications.
There is a projected shortage of aerospace engineers between 2015 and 2024 in which 2,900 jobs are going to be left unfilled if the country can't find the right professionals abroad. Another province that is focusing more in the aerospace industry is the French speaking province of Quebec.
Canada also pays people in this occupation exceptionally well with an average salary of $76,250 a year to ensure that you live in comfort in Canada.
Like all countries, Canada needs talented and experienced professionals who know how to juggle multiple projects, balance budgets and manage teams across different departments.
Just remember that most positions will ask that you have good knowledge on CRM (Customer Relationship Management).
An average project manager can earn an excellent salary of $82,600 a year. Sound like a dream come true? Some of the best places to work in this position are Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec.
Do you have a Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceuticals? Then you can try working in Canada as a pharmacist. Due to the increasing elderly population of Canada, the country wants its residents to stay healthy which is where retail drug stores come in. The country has a large number of drug stores that are open 24/7 and they need skilled and experienced workers to fill them.
Canada has predicted that there will be an increase in demand for pharmacists in the country in the coming years. It is thought that about 11,300 jobs will be created from 2015 to 2024.
So, if you are skilled in dispensing medication, consulting with patients and generally able to help diagnose your everyday patient, then start your job search in the provinces of Manitoba, Alberta and Ontario which offer the best rates for pharmacists.
Curious how much you can earn as a pharmacist in Canada, the average pharmacist's income is $95,000 a year! Just remember that you may need to register through the local medical authority in the province or territory you apply to!
Can you balance the books? Do you specialize in payrolls, taxation or auditing? Canada needs you! The country is on the lookout for qualified professionals who have completed their degrees and have at least several years of valid work experience in your field.
Those who qualify as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) are also in high demand in the country. The best places to work in Canada with this occupation are Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
As an accountant you can earn an average salary of $50,400 and, even at entry level, you can start off with a healthy $38,000 a year! This is a good occupation for future growth as the more experienced accountants can earn up to $72,000 a year. Not bad right?
Are you a skilled tradesperson who is able to work industrial construction projects and retrofit piping systems? Canada is on the lookout for workers like you. Many of the industry's old steamfitters and pipefitters are retiring in the next ten years so the country has around 9,800 job openings at the moment to help attract new workers into the country.
But how much can you earn in this industry? As a steamfitter/pipefitter you can pick up a tidy $37,500 a year on average and with a few more years of experience you have a chance to earn up to $78,000 a year!
Some of the best places to work in this occupation are Saskatchewan, Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador which are in desperate need of qualified steamfitters and pipefitters.
Just note that you may need to get your trade certificate verified by local industries, but this depends on the province or territory you apply to.
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Financial behind the scenes of Dr. No Part I
Dr. No poster
Squabbles over money, production delays and the exchange of terse words.
SPECTRE, the 24th James Bond film? No. Dr. No, the first.
In 2011, Film Finances Inc., which specializes in "completion bonds" that ensure movies get finished, published A Bond for Bond. The book presented the company's history with Dr. No, including reproducing memos and production budgets.
For a fee, Film Financing, founded in 1950, guarantees completion of a movie, including providing contingency financing. With Dr. No, Film Financing ended up taking financial control of the film as principal photography ended and post-production began. That meant all expenditures from that point forward had to be approved by Film Financing.
According to the book, written by Charles Drazin and reprinted in 2014, Film Finances had previously provided completion bonds to earlier movies produced separately by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. While the new partners had a distribution deal with United Artists, Film Finances would provide the completion bond for the first Bond.
As Film Finances considered the project, executives were enthusiastic but had concerns.
A Dec. 16, 1961 memo analyzing the movie's budget questioned whether shooting schedule was too optimistic and whether director Terence Young could meet it.
John Croydon, a consultant for Film Finances, wrote, "I must confess to alarm at the combination of Broccoli, Saltzmann (sic) and Young in charge of the picture, especially as (L.C.) Rudkin, although a good PM (production manager) is probably not the strongest controller of people of this type."
Croydon wrote from first-hand experience. He had been associate producer on the 1960 Saltzman-produced film The Entertainer.
Dr. No had an initial budget of 317,399 pounds (almost $889,000 at an exchange rate of $2.80 per pound), later revised to 322,096 (almost $901,800), with 23,199 pounds in contingency funds.
Various crew members, including Young and production director Ken Adam, wrote brief letters to Film Finances saying the budget was adequate for the movie. Harry Saltzman wrote a similar but more detailed letter.
Young was slated to receive a fee of 15,000 pounds ($42,000), but agreed to defer 10,000 pounds of it into an escrow account. This would cause tension later.
The pre-production documents in A Bond for Bond also show the distinguished British director of photography Geoffrey Unsworth worked on Dr. No for a day. On Dec. 21, 1961, Unsworth photographed screen tests of four actresses contending for the role of Miss Taro, including eventual winner Zena Marshall.
In January 1962, principal photography on Dr. No began. Before it was over, executives at Film Finances would make a move the company rarely made because of financial concerns.
Thanks to Gary J. Firuta for loaning the blog his copy of A Bond for Bond.
NEXT: Dr. No falls a half-day behind schedule on its first day.
Filed under: James Bond Films | Tagged: A Bond for Bond, Albert R. Broccoli, Charles Drazin, Dr. No, Film Finances Inc., Geoffrey Unsworth, Harry Saltzman, John Croydon, Terence Young, United Artists, Zena Marshall | 1 Comment »


The best find from this trip were Furbys! I never see these but they sell well on eBay and were $1 each! I still need to test the batteries but we also found some nice clithes, housewares and boots all $2 or less each on half off day at the local thrift shop.
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Remember when SoCal trail conditions looked like this? Nik Nestoroff had a killer World Cup season this year and we're celebrating one of our favorite #USDH groms with his Vital RAW filmed earlier this spring. YEAH NIK!!


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La Colombie participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1956 à Melbourne en Australie qui se déroulent du 22 novembre au 8 décembre 1956. Il s'agit de sa quatrième participation à des Jeux d'été. Comme lors des éditions précédentes, elle n'y remporte aucune médaille.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes

 Jeux olympiques d'été de 1956
 Colombie aux Jeux olympiques

Liens externes
  Colombie aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1956 sur www.sports-reference.com
  Colombie sur le site du Comité international olympique
  Site officiel du Comité Olympique Colombien

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A day after cutting punter Ryan Plackemeier, the Washington Redskins re-signed long snapper Ethan Albright to a one-year contract Friday.
Albright, who turns 38 in May and is heading into his ninth season with Washington, agreed to the 10-year-plus veteran minimum of $845,000. Only offensive tackles Jon Jansen and Chris Samuels have been with the Redskins longer than Albright, who played in the Pro Bowl after the 2007 season.
Albright, who hasn't missed a game since 1995 when he was with the Miami Dolphins, will be snapping to his ninth Redskins punter this fall. So far that list includes Bryan Barker, Craig Jarrett, Tom Tupa, Andy Groom, Derrick Frost, Durant Brooks and Plackemeier. Only Barker and Frost lasted more than a season.
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The Redskins also claimed running back Anthony Alridge off waivers from the Denver Broncos. The 5-foot-9, 185-pound Alridge spent last season on injured reserve after rushing for 1,597 yards and 14 touchdowns and catching 42 passes for 428 yards and five touchdowns as a senior at the University of Houston in 2007.
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Authorities expect protests to continue on Sunday after peaceful daytime demonstrations and nighttime police standoffs, as demonstrators are still gathering to mourn the loss of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager shot by a police officer in August.
Participants at the four-day Ferguson October summit will be trained by organizers in nonviolent civil disobedience tactics. Trainings will take place on Sunday morning.
Taking their cues from North Carolina Moral Monday demonstrations, local and visiting clergy members will take part in a "direct action" on Monday, which will take place in Ferguson as well as other spots in St. Louis. Details will only be released shortly before protests commence, so that law enforcement officers aren't tipped off.
"We still are knee deep in this situation. We have not packed up our bags, we have not gone home. This is not a fly-by-night moment. This is not a made-for-TV revolution. This is real people standing up to a real problem and saying, 'We ain't taking it no more"
said Kareem Jackson, a St. Louis rap artists and community organizer.
On Saturday, an estimated 3,000 participants marched down the streets of St. Louis, after spirits were reignited by the fatal shooting of another 18-year-old African American by a white police officer last week.
The riots following Michael Brown's death forced Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to summon the National Guard in order to tone down the violent protests that were taking place all over Ferguson.
Friday's protests began with a march outside the St. Louis County prosecutor's office, where demonstrators renewed their calls for prosecutor McCulloch to charge officer Darren Wilson. A grand jury is still reviewing the evidence in Brown's case, while the Justice Department is conducting a civil rights investigation.
Sam Dotson, St. Louis Police Chief, told reporters that extra officers had been enlisted to ensure that law enforcement agencies cope with possible violent demonstrations. Dotson hopes for the best, however, earlier this week, protesters verbally clashed with Cardinals fans, who support Wilson.
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Q: How to show DataGrid header and footer row only when data is NOT EMPTY (vb.net) I have seen numerous .NET solutions on how to show header and/or footer rows when grid returns NO  data.  I want to do the opposite, when data is returned (via sql stored procedure) then total each column in code behind and display totals in footer row BUT HIDE each row in between header and footer.  Why? because I haven't figured out how to (in SQL) sum, sums when parameters are used or else I would simply return the final sum in a single row and display one row in the grid. The better solution is probably re-writing my SQL query but in my limited understanding of advanced SQL I have opted to sum DataGrid columns in code behind (not GridView) and display in footer, whilst hiding all rows except header and footer.
So my question is, is it possible to total DataGrid columns, display totals in footer yet hide the other rows of data?
SQL stored procedure
    SELECT [EmpID]
     , EmpName
     , tblCodes.CodeID
     , [Timecode]
     , SUM(Hours) AS SumTotal
     , SUM(CASE WHEN tblCodes.CodeID IN (4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,20, 21,22,24,25,26) THEN Hours ELSE 0 end) as HOURS
     , SUM(CASE WHEN  tblCodes.CodeID IN (5,23) THEN Hours ELSE 0 end) As SBY
     , SUM(CASE WHEN tblCodes.CodeID IN (1,16)THEN Hours ELSE 0 end) As OT_CT
     , SUM(CASE WHEN tblCodes.CodeID IN (3)THEN Hours ELSE 0 end) As OOL
  FROM [TLS].[dbo].[vwTimeSummary]

  JOIN tblCodes on vwTimeSummary.TimeCode = tblCodes.CodeName

  WHERE DayDate BETWEEN @StartDate  AND @StopDate

  GROUP BY
  ID,Emp, tblCodes.idsCodeID, Timecode

  HAVING
  EmpName = @EmpName

.ASPX Datagrid
<asp:datagrid id="dgdSumHours" runat="server"
                            Width="250px"
                            Height="91px"
                            Font-Names="Tahoma, Arial"
                            Font-Size="Small"
                            AutoGenerateColumns="False" Caption="Summary of Hours" ShowFooter="True">
                                <AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="#EBF5FF"></AlternatingItemStyle>
                                <headerStyle Font-Bold="True" HorizontalAlign="Center" BackColor="#333333"
                                    ForeColor="White"></headerStyle>
                 <Columns>
                 <asp:BoundColumn DataField="HOURS" HeaderText="Hours" DataFormatString="{0:#.00}"></asp:BoundColumn>
                 <asp:BoundColumn DataField="SBY" HeaderText="Standby" DataFormatString="{0:#.00}"></asp:BoundColumn>
                 <asp:BoundColumn DataField="OT_CT" HeaderText="Over & Comp time" DataFormatString="{0:#.00}"></asp:BoundColumn>
                 <asp:BoundColumn DataField="OOL" HeaderText="Out of Level" DataFormatString="{0:#.00}"></asp:BoundColumn>

                    </Columns>
                    </asp:datagrid>

.ASPX.VB
Protected Sub dgdSumHours_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs) Handles dgdSumHours.ItemDataBound
        'public variables declared at top of class
        'dSumHours
        'dStandbyHrs
        'dOOLHrs
        'dOT_CTEHrs

        If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or _
                                   e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then
            'sum all columns
            dSumHrs += Convert.ToDecimal(DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem, "HOURS"))
            dStandbyHrs += Convert.ToDecimal(DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem, "SBY"))
            dOOLHrs += Convert.ToDecimal(DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem, "OOL"))
            dOT_CTEHrs += Convert.ToDecimal(DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem, "OT_CT"))

        ElseIf e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Footer Then

            e.Item.Cells(0).Text = String.Format("{0:#,##0.00}", dSumHrs)
            e.Item.Cells(1).Text = String.Format("{0:#,##0.00}", dStandbyHrs)
            e.Item.Cells(2).Text = String.Format("{0:#,##0.00}", dOT_CTEHrs)
            e.Item.Cells(3).Text = String.Format("{0:#,##0.00}", dOOLHrs)

            dSumHrs = 0
            dStandbyHrs = 0
            dOOLHrs = 0
            dOT_CTEHrs = 0

        End If

    End Sub

UPDATE: Using CSS styles there is a way to hide rows and still be able to access the data in the rows from the code behind but it will leave a gap between header and footer rows where the hidden rows lie.  This is problematic if the data returns a lot of rows.
Apply this  CSS style:
.boundfield-hidden {
   display: none;}

to each boundcolumns' ItemStyle-CssClassproperty=boundfield-hidden
I would still like to know if someone has a better solution?

A: I was able to achieve the desired effect using a Do while loop to read through SqlDataReader  in the custom DataBinding event* for the DataGrid and passing these values to the global variables.  Then in the DataGrid's _ItemDataBound event, skipping over the routine to fetch totals if row is .Item or .AlternatingItem, and going straight to .Footer row to populate the cells in that row from global variables.
Revised _ItemDataBound code:
Protected Sub dgdSumHours_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs) Handles dgdSumHours.ItemDataBound

'public variables declared at top of class
'dSumHrs
'dStandbyHrs
'dOOLHrs
'dOT_CTEHrs

If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or _
                           e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then
    '** comment out this bit of code: *** sum all columns
    'dSumHrs += Convert.ToDecimal(DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem, "HOURS"))
    'dStandbyHrs += Convert.ToDecimal(DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem, "SBY"))
    'dOOLHrs += Convert.ToDecimal(DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem, "OOL"))
    'dOT_CTEHrs += Convert.ToDecimal(DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem, "OT_CT"))
ElseIf e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Footer Then

    e.Item.Cells(0).Text = String.Format("{0:#,##0.00}", dSumHrs)
    e.Item.Cells(1).Text = String.Format("{0:#,##0.00}", dStandbyHrs)
    e.Item.Cells(2).Text = String.Format("{0:#,##0.00}", dOT_CTEHrs)
    e.Item.Cells(3).Text = String.Format("{0:#,##0.00}", dOOLHrs)

    dSumHrs = 0
    dStandbyHrs = 0
    dOOLHrs = 0
    dOT_CTEHrs = 0

    End If

End Sub

*Custom DataBinding event:
'Fill DataGrid, dgdEmpSumHours
    Sub dgdEmpSumHours_BindData()
        Try

            'connection
            Using cn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(cStr)
                'open connection
                cn.Open()

                'command
                Dim cmd As SqlClient.SqlCommand = New SqlClient.SqlCommand("storedprocedurename", conn)
                cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure

                'pass input parameter
                cmd.Parameters.Add("@EmpName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = ddwnEmpList.SelectedValue
                cmd.Parameters.Add("@BStartDate", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = PayPeriodBegDate()
                cmd.Parameters.Add("@StopDate", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = PayPeriodEndDate()

                'execute(Query)
                Dim reader As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)

                dgdEmpSumHours.DataSource = reader

                If (reader.HasRows) Then

                    Do While (reader.Read())

                        If IsDBNull(reader.Item("HOURS")) Then
                            dSumHours = 0
                        Else
                            dSumHours += reader.Item("HOURS")
                        End If
                        '
                        If IsDBNull(reader.Item("SBY")) Then
                            dStandbyHrs = 0
                        Else
                            dStandbyHrs += reader.Item("SBY")
                        End If
                        '
                        If IsDBNull(reader.Item("OTCT")) Then
                            dOT_CTEHrs = 0
                        Else
                            dOT_CTEHrs += reader.Item("OTCT")
                        End If
                        '
                        If IsDBNull(reader.Item("OOL")) Then
                            dOOLHrs = 0
                        Else
                            dOOLHrs += reader.Item("OOL")
                        End If

                    Loop
                Else

                    ScriptManager.RegisterClientScriptBlock(Me, GetType(Page), "showalert", "alert('Oops, there is a problem displaying Summary of Hours table')", True)

                End If

                dgdEmpSumHours.DataBind()

            End Using

        Catch ex As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException

            'message about exception here
            ScriptManager.RegisterClientScriptBlock(Me, GetType(Page), "script", "alert('A SQL Exception occurred: ' + ex.Message + '.')", True)

        End Try

    End Sub

Disclaimer: there may be typo's in this version of code in my effort to generi-size it.  It works correctly in my environment.


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Discussion in 'The Tiger's Den' started by HokieSwede, Sep 2, 2002.
HokieSwede Guest
First of all, I would like to tell all of the Tigers heading back to LA to have a safe trip. I was impressed with the number of your fans that made the long trip to Blacksburg. I drove through Blacksburg early Saturday morning, and the Purple & Gold flags were flying high. It's loyal fans like yourselves that make college football the greatest sport going. I was also impressed to see your fans stay until the final play of the fourth quarter. I didn't see very many leaving early at all.
Now, for the little bit of smack that I'm obligated to talk. I heard a lot of talk from LSU fans before the game about "SEC Speed." This was a big game for not only VT, but the entire Big East. No, we do not have the tradition of the SEC, but we do play some real football in the Big East. What I'm getting at is that a 4.2 - 40 is fast....DAMN FAST. It's fast in the SEC, and it's fast in the Big East. You have a great team, great history, great fans, and you do play in a great conference. However, we have athletes too, and I hope you found out that there is nothing magical about SEC speed.
Anyway, I'd like to wish you luck for the rest of the season, and PLEASE lay a woodshed beating on Tennessee.
I enjoyed talking to you guys in the weeks leading up to the game. Take care.
HokieSwede, Sep 2, 2002
DC-Tiger Guest
I agree with you HokieSwede, this so called "SEC Speed" is just a bunch of BS. If you run a 40, 4.2, you are fast, no matter whether you are in Idaho, New Mexico, Virginia or Sweden! All the conferences have speed players. The Hokies secondary looked real fast and you guys didnt even have your main cover man Whitaker play.
Besides the poor performance from us, which has already been mentioned by several other posters in this forum, we should learn not to schedule a top team for the first match of the season. Tech kinda pulled one on us by scheduling Ark State after the matchup between us was decided.
While I want LSU to go to a BCS bowl, have to say would not mind going to the Music City bowl and getting a rematch with you guys.
DC-Tiger, Sep 2, 2002


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Those people who want to apply for the Saras Dairy booth have to visit the official website of Saras Dairy because all the important notices and applications are uploaded there on the homepage. You have to click on Saras Dairy Booth and then you have to fill in your details along with the N.O.C of Traffic police and city council. The last step would be to submit fees which will ensure your allotment. Click this official website link of Saras Dairy to apply for Saras Dairy booth– https://sarasmilkfed.rajasthan.gov.in/index.aspx .
Steps To Apply For Saras Dairy Booth
Visit the official website of Saras Dairy.
Click on Apply For Saras Dairy Booth.
Submit Your details.
Deposit the fees mentioned.
Congratulations. You will be allotted with your booth shortly!
Follow these simple steps on the official website of Saras Dairy. We wish all the very best to all those people who are planning to open Saras Dairy.
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If you are planning to open a Saras Dairy then you are doing the right thing because it is very profitable and you will earn a good amount of margin profit. The main reason behind the success of Saras Dairy is Milk. Milk is a product which each and everyone in the world buys on daily basis. Also, the products paneer, Dahi is made from milk. So there are a lot of chances of huge income on a daily basis in the Dairy business. If you want to succeed in your Saras Dairy business, you have to regularly note down your income & expenses to measure your profitability.
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Q: What is the direct link to visit the official website of Sarasmilkfed?
Ans: https://sarasmilkfed.rajasthan.gov.in/index.aspx
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Steamboat Springs attorney Jessica Ryan uses a drawing Wednesday night to help explain the contract-negotiation process for leases involving oil and gas exploration during the Northwest Colorado Oil and Gas Symposium in Hayden.
Hayden — Ed Koucherik doesn't know if the soil that surrounds his dog boarding kennel on Rose Street in Craig will become a gateway to a valuable pool of sweet crude oil that could be resting in the Niobrara shale formation 8,000 to 9,000 feet below his business. With talk about oil and gas exploration in Routt and Moffat counties on the rise, he soon may find out.
But first, Koucherik said he'll continue to talk with his wife about what kind of impact an oil well might have on their business.
In the meantime, Koucherik wants to be sure he's prepared to negotiate if the oil companies decide to explore the land that he believes may be suitable for drilling. That's why on Wednesday night he joined 150 others in Hayden for a sold-out Northwest Colorado Oil and Gas Symposium hosted by the Community Agriculture Alliance and Yampa Valley Data Partners. The symposium explored the potential impact of a local oil and gas boom from the perspectives of elected officials, landowners, energy companies and scientists.
The gathering kicked off with a prediction from state Sen. Jean White, R-Hayden, that the issue has the potential to impact many residents in Northwest Colorado.
White said that the boom likely will add jobs to the community but that residents and elected officials also must recognize the potential strains an increase in oil exploration could put on housing, schools, wildlife, roads and other aspects of a community.
While no representative at the symposium predicted how many drilling permits Routt and Moffat counties could expect to see during the next 12 months, all acknowledged that interest in exploration through wildcat drilling was increasing.
That was apparent after Routt County planner Chris Brookshire, the county's designee for oil and gas permitting requests and questions, reported last week that she has seen an increased number of inquiries from energy companies during the past few months. The county Assessor's Office also is seeing more oil landmen searching property records for land that extends over the Niobrara shale layer that Koucherik thinks can be accessed from his lot.
Matt Holman, a senior staff geologist with Shell Oil's exploration and production division, told the crowd that nobody knows whether much of the Niobrara shale beneath Routt and Moffat counties is a viable development target for oil. He said his company is in an exploratory phase.
"If the Niobrara turns out to be a bust, then the focus will move on to another formation," he said.
In the meantime, he said he looked forward to working with the community and hearing their concerns as oil possibilities are explored.
Also in the audience sat a quorum of Hayden Town Council members who listened intently to the explanations of the drilling process and the economic impact that can accompany it. Halfway through the symposium, many elected officials said they still had questions.
Hagins said he recently has started to see an increase in oil drilling activity on private property that surrounds his western Routt County town. Additionally, the Routt County Board of Commissioners next week will vote on a permit application for Shell Oil to drill a well near Yampa Valley Regional Airport.
He said the effects of a boom likely will depend on how productive the Niobrara shale turns out to be, and how receptive land owners are to the oil companies.
"Some are really excited about this, and some are more concerned about what could happen because of it," Hagins said.


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Total expenditures for 2010: $27,850.84.
Earnings in Shelter Fund 2008- Numbers include income minus (expenses) in each catagory.
Revised 2007 Fiscal Financial Report of the Carroll County Animal Protection League - 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
Note: The majority of above expenses were covered by members: All hall rental for meetings and the bazaar, Post Office Box rental fee, Oxygen masks, and 80% of the postage used for newsletters and correspondence letters, and thank you notes sent.
Plus, members also paid for expenses for different fund-raisers we had throughout the year of 2007 for a combined total of: $2,193.38. We had to show the expenses we paid by check, whether they were covered by members or not on the financial statement.
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Isis: from goddess to terrorist state. What's in a name? Update: from Isis to Daesh?
Isis: she is the epitome of femininity, an Egyptian goddess worshipped as a mother and wife, a patroness of nature and magic. A friend of slaves, sinners, artisans and the downtrodden, she's a protector of the dead and a goddess of children and motherhood. Her name, meaning "woman of the throne", is bestowed on thousands of girls taking their first breaths around the world; last year it was ranked as the 575th most popular girl's name in the US. But now the gentle moniker of the fairer sex — in the form of a screaming acronym — has been hijacked by the world's newest and most frightening embodiment of organized terror: the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (commonly referred to as ISIS). Will Isis ever be able to throw off this new shroud of terror and regain its womanly strengths? [And see update re. the name "Daesh" below.]
Among the thousands of women named Isis around the world, there are a number of some renown: the actresses Isis Carmen Jones and Isis Valberde; the models Isis Casalduc, Isis Gomes, and Isis King (or Isis Tsunami), as well as 1954's Miss Cuba, Isis Finaly; Isis Nyong'o, the Kenyan-American media and technology leader; and Isis Pogson, the late British astronomer and meteorologist, are but a few.
Isis names a famous river in England, a highway in Australia, and an aircraft instrument display. A lunar crater, a British prison and several tropical cyclones share the Egyptian goddess's name, as does a grammatical sentence form and an opera by Lully. The list goes on: Bob Dylan wrote a song called "Isis" and so did the Yeah Yeah Yeahs; an American post-metal band, a '70s all-female horn-rock band and an Australian rock band all wear the name proudly. A magazine, bridge, rowing crew and technology transfer company were all named after the famous river running through Oxford, and HMS Isis marks the sterns of several British Royal Navy ships.
Isis names many.
Some organizations that share their name (or acronym) with the terrorist group have felt compelled to change their monikers and identities to avoid any association with the fearsome young caliphate. The mobile payments app Isis Wallet, for example, is changing its name to Softcard. But this is something of a luxury that acronym-named establishments can afford: it's just not that easy to change your name when you're a band, a song, a river, or a person. Can every Isis on the planet — named for the goddess of womanly strengths — be expected to "re-brand" themselves for fear of being stained by the sins of a deadly mission?
The Institute for Science and International Security — a nuclear nonproliferation think-tank — is addressing this question head-on. Rather than shedding its newly-shameful handle, this ISIS is encouraging the world's media not to use the acronym when referring to the terrorist group. "The widespread, persistent use of the acronym ISIS to refer to this terrorist organization continues to cause considerable confusion and is causing reputational harm to the many organizations and entities that also use this acronym. The Institute for Science and International Security, a non-profit institution which has used the acronym ISIS since 1993, would like to urge media and foreign policy analysts to no longer refer to Al-Dawla Al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq wa al-Sham by the name 'ISIS' but to choose another alternative." There are such alternatives available: the group is also known as IS (Islamic State) and ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant).
May the world's media follow this very worthy directive.
Meanwhile, below is a list — by no means exhaustive — of some of the entities, places, organizations, forces of nature and creative works that are proud to bear the Isis or ISIS name.
Update on 17 Nov, 2015:
As Laura Reston reported yesterday in the New Republic: "World leaders have taken to calling ISIS "Daesh," a word the Islamic State hates. … Since the attacks in Paris, both John Kerry and François Hollande have used it. The Kurdish militants battling ISIS in Iraq already use the term regularly, though they risk losing their tongues by uttering it. … Daesh is an acronym. It stands for the Arabic name of the Islamic State: al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq wa al-Sham. When Jen Percy, a New Republic contributor, went to northern Iraq this year, the Assyrian Christians waging a war against ISIS were calling ISIS troops "Daesh." In her article for our September issue, she called it "a pejorative term for ISIS in Arabic." … Zeba Khan, writing for the Boston Globe, has explained why "Daesh" could be read as an insult: "Depending on how it is conjugated in Arabic, it can mean anything from 'to trample down and crush' to 'a bigot who imposes his view on others.'"
The Isis, a part of the River Thames in Oxford, England
Isis, a journal focusing on the history of science, medicine and technology
Isis magazine, a student magazine at Oxford University
Isis (HM Prison), a young offenders institution located in London, England
Hurricane Isis, several tropical cyclones
Isis or double copula, an English sentence with the word is twice in succession
Isis, the Oxford University reserve rowing crew at the Boat Race
Places and geographical landmarks:
Isis Bridge, a bridge across the River Thames near Oxford, England
Isis Highway, an Australian highway
3 Isis Rivers in Australia: in New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania
Isis Temple, a prominence in Grand Canyon, Arizona, US
Shire of Isis, a former local government area in Queensland, Australia
In transportation:
Integrated standby instrument system, a backup instrument display for aircraft
Integrated Sensor is Structure, a project to develop an airship for intelligence use
Morris Isis, a car by Morris Motors from 1929 to 1931 and a car from the British Motor Corporation in the 1950s
Toyota Isis, a seven-seat large MPV manufactured by Kanto Auto Works under contract for Japanese automaker Toyota
ISIS Drive, (International Splined Interface Standard) a bicycle bottom bracket interface specificatio
Isis (ship), a grain ship of Ancient Rome, described by Lucian
HMS Isis, several British Royal Navy ships
USC&GS Isis, an early 20th-century survey ship
In science:
Isis (genus), a soft coral genus
Isis (lunar crater)
ISIS neutron source, a pulsed neutron and muon source
ISIS (satellite), a series of Canadian satellites designed to study the ionosphere
42 Isis, an asteroid
In music:
Isis (band), an American post-metal band
Isis (Brisbane band), a rock band
Isis (horn-rock band), a 1970s all-female band
Isis (Lully), a 1677 opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Philippe Quinault
"Isis" (song), by Bob Dylan
"Isis", a song from the album Voyage to Isis by Delta-S
"Isis", a song from the EP Is Is by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
In computers and programming:
Isis (mobile payment system), a joint venture between US wireless carriers
ISIS (operating system), used on the Intel 8085 processor
IS-IS, a network routing protocol
Integrated Scientific Information System, software programs including the MDL Chime plug-in
ISIS/Draw, a chemistry modeling program
ISIS Modelling Software, a river modelling software
ISIS Papyrus, a Swiss-based software vendor
CDS ISIS, a non-numerical information storage and retrieval software developed by UNESCO
Image and Scanner Interface Specification, an interface for image scanning technologies
Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers, a software to process images and spectra collected by NASA planetary missions
Infinitely Scalable Information Storage, a video storage system from Avid Technology
ISIS, a variant of the JOSS programming language
ISIS, a networking tool, part of Proteus
Fictional characters:
Cartoon characters named Isis in Bluewater Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica; and Isis Eaglet in Magical Chronicle Lyrical Nanoha Force
Organizations with the acronym ISIS:
ISIS Pharmaceuticals: a biomedical pharmaceutical company working on new treatments for Crohn's Disease.
The Institute for the Secularisation of Islamic Society: an organization of writers that promotes the ideas of secularism, democracy and human rights within Islamic society. Part of the Center for Inquiry.
Institute of Science in Society: an interest group that campaigns against what it sees as unethical uses of biotechnology. The group published about climate change, GMOs, homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, and water memory.
International Species Information System: an international non-profit organization serving more than 800 zoos and aquariums in 80 countries.
Isis Innovation Ltd: a British technology transfer company: a wholly-owned subsidiary of the University of Oxford, managing technology transfer and academic consulting for Oxford
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14 thoughts on "Isis: from goddess to terrorist state. What's in a name? Update: from Isis to Daesh?"
Catherine Newton March 15, 2015 at 12:52 am
Would,Isis who was a goddess who worked for the rights of women approve of most of these uses of her name
Ssfgjkghhh May 14, 2015 at 7:50 pm
i would not think so
Mauricio July 2, 2015 at 1:44 am
What a perfect and perverse trick.
Isis goddess of magick and motherly figure, encompassing symbol of the Sacred Feminine and all that that represents: Care, compassion, love, guidance, tenderness,mercy, light…etc.
And then with a sleight of hand ( massive media reach) her name becomes a symbol of EVERYTHING that is the opposite to her: Cruelty, death, anger, revenge, blood bath, destruction, darkness …. and millions of unsuspecting passive "Media Consumers" ( aka "just watching the news..") start projecting and resonating those opposite images and feelings, every time her name is pronounced ….
The current times are characterized by the almost routinely "ritual killing" .. of the sacred feminine, this is expressed vertically ( phallic ) at all levels of society : the obliteration of the education and health care systems, the almost total extirpation of the "Arts and Humanities" from education curricula, and the rampant increase of violence and degradation towards women ( and the image of women) through almost every single "Cultural" outlet …..we are currently being witnesses to the total annihilation of the sacred feminine ( the right side of the brain) at every turn in our current "western civilized life style" …encouraging competition instead of cooperation (from the cradle to the grave), the glorification and constant justification for war and so on…. by this ritual killing of the sacred feminine ( annihilation of the soul,annihilation of the right side of the brain, intuition and so forth) totally imbalanced generations of inhuman beings are being ushered from school age, imbalanced humans beings are easy pray to manipulation and control.
There are some really dark magickians out there.
Notafemm February 9, 2016 at 1:44 am
Uhhhh,,,,somebody shut this [redacted] feminist up please… You lost me at phallic.
Yim March 25, 2016 at 12:22 am
He's not talking about feminism, but the balance of duality within each person.
KaGirl July 16, 2016 at 8:02 am
HEAR HEAR!!!! I Second this comment!!!
My thoughts exactly…a society is measured by how it treats its 'lowest' class citizens,i.e. criminals/addicts/homeless…and WOMEN….for this reason only is it socially 'acceptable' for this terrorist group to be named Isis. The history and force that the name Isis embodies is sacred to human history and the evolution of values for all mankind. If the acronym for the terrorists had somehow spelled,'real man' ,I guarantee it would not have caught on in the media and been promoted as Isis has been. It is an unfortunate coincidence that the initials of Iraq, Syria, spell 'IS ' but see the last county is actually Lybia and the proper name was ISIL….so the fact that the powers that be have promoted the name ISIS related to terrorism so much is totally a biased and prejudicial gouge at women. The government and media need to care more about the label now associated with the name ISIS. As far as I can tell allowing them to get media coverage by the name ISIS is an act of terrorism itself. Every time terrorists are referred to by that name it degrades society a little more.
Ronald Patrick Marriott July 5, 2017 at 1:49 am
Great point
Iggy B March 28, 2016 at 4:04 pm
Balance of duality within each person —
I'm not sure feminists of every age would agree that Occultic sex magick with an aim of honoring the melting of feminine and masculine power to produce higher power – whether enlightenment or some other supernatural effect – were terrible feministic….
Of course there is not one single definition of Isis…
But, it is also clear, there has been teachings in a similar ballpark stretched out over centuries that are loosely called the Mystery Religions — in part because they argued that only a handful of people who were able to push past the surface, symbolic meaning of Isis and other key gods/concepts — to become Enlightened Human Beings – who through correct understanding + ritualistic, symbolic practice, could become like gods themselves…
It is also undeniable when reading the historical texts — the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim bibles all have End Times prophecies about what will happen at some point in the future — but the Islamic texts teach the opposite of who the good guys and bad guys will turn out to be…
Christians are taught to read and accept the Jewish prophecies – because they are added to the Christian Bible in the form of the Old Testament.
Muslims are taught in their prophecies that Jesus will come back one day, join with a different Messiah, and slaughter the Jews and Christians who will not accept that Jesus was just a man and both the Christians and Jews of the past had grossly corrupted God's Word.
Jews are taught that the entire world will be against them in their darkest day in the future but the Messiah will come to destroy their enemies and establish Israel as promised to Moses and Abraham and through the Jews the whole world will learn about God's Will.
Christians are taught that this Warrior Messiah that the Jewish prophecies teach will be the 2nd Coming of Jesus who will perform the actions as the Jewish scriptures predict.
We can dismiss one or all of them as nonsense.
We can't get away with denying what the historical record has to say in the texts themselves unless we just choose to ignore them…
stephan serth May 17, 2016 at 12:22 pm
Too much over taking from feminism and male both brings to the table strengths learn both be stronger for it Those whome pick one over the based on your belief system are the fool hearty
Kimberly R Titter October 20, 2016 at 11:43 pm
Please don't let terrorist take the name of our Goddess. Media please refer them as ISIL or Daesh call them anything just don't give them the satisfaction to defile a sacred name of our Goddess ISIS, she has been around a lot longer and she deserves respect. Asalam Malak um (Nice to be meeting you) or how ever they spell it.
nelson sandoval November 8, 2016 at 7:37 am
Isis the godess is only a human invention. The statues of her and Ra, Zeus, Thor, crucified Christ, the Saints and others are only inert matter, artwork but inert. If the gods are spirits then they doesn't have physical body and cannot be represented by any human or animal form because spirit creatures are invisible. You, men and women are more important than every inert thing. And if we will worship something then that thing must be the God that give us our life.
Angelz April 22, 2017 at 4:08 am
Isis is in our hearts , even if some other *groups* were to use her name. it is clear that they are different too.
Catherine August 4, 2017 at 1:02 pm
This is HATHOR and very insulting. Female gods are depicted like porn queens, it's frustrating and foolish. What's in a name though, right? Alot, in Egyptology. It's HATHOR.
Isis H. August 1, 2019 at 3:39 am
I know I'm a little late to this post, but being named Isis long before the terrorist organization came about, I am grateful to see articles like this one. It had been many years since the emergence if this group, but a name I was once proud of I still feel ashamed and scared to tell others for the sh*t I recieve in return, having people judge my character in a negative light due to my name. Thank you for this piece.
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Freshman foilist Jen Yamin competed during the 2013 NU Duals. Yamin and the Wildcats notched their first upset of the season last weekend, defeating Penn State.
The Wildcats' season so far has been characterized by consistency, but an odd weekend on the road saw Northwestern on either end of two upsets at the Duke Duals in Durham, N.C. on Sunday.
Sunday morning saw a slow start from the Cats, who stumbled out of the starting blocks with a loss to No. 11 Duke.
Although Grainger won her three bouts to help push the sabre squad to a 5-4 win, a 7-2 loss by the epee squad put the Cats in a hole against the Blue Devils, and the rest of the team was unable to make up the difference.
After a disappointing start to the day, NU came out in its second match ready to fight.
Taking on Penn State, a team NU had not beaten since 2008, the Cats put forth a determined effort to take the match from the No. 5 Nittany Lions. The epee squad rebounded from its morning loss to decisively win 8-1 to help propel NU to a 17-10 victory.
While the Cats have had close matches with their higher-ranked opponents all season, their win over Penn State marked the first time NU scored an upset in 2013.
The Cats closed out the weekend with an 18-9 win over North Carolina, their second victory over the Tar Heels in one week.
With a 34-7 record on the season, NU now has just one set of dual meets left at Notre Dame to try to score another upset before the end of the regular season.
The majority of the team will have an off-weekend this weekend while nine of the team's younger competitors will be travelling to compete individually and as squads in the Junior Olympic Fencing Championships in Baltimore, Md.