Keith Primeau would lose $1.35 million of his $4.5 million salary if the NHL was back on the ice today and the league's proposed tiered salary rollbacks were in place.
Karel Pilar would be back on the ice, too, but he wouldn't lose a cent of his $525,000 income (all figures U.S.).
But Pilar, like Primeau, says he's not impressed with the NHL's offer.
The Maple Leafs defenceman says the NHL proposal doesn't "for one second" change his support for the players' association's uniform 24 per cent salary reduction.
Amen to that, says Primeau.
"Recognizing with their rollbacks that they can divide the union ... shows they don't understand the union at all, they don't understand our resolve," Primeau said yesterday, the day after the NHLPA rejected the NHL's counter-offer for a new labour contract.
Some 349 of the 796 players under contract for this season are with Pilar in the group who would not have their salaries rolled back at all. They earn $800,000 or less.
The higher the salary the greater the pinch, with the 41 players earning $5 million or more taking pay cuts of 35 per cent.
"The players are really insulted, especially the star players like (Sergei) Fedorov, (Martin) Brodeur and Mats (Sundin)," Tie Domi said from Bern, Switzerland, where he's on the IMG Worldstars tour featuring NHLers playing European teams.
"These are the guys who are supposed to sell the game. It's a real slap in the face for these guys especially. They're really upset about it. They may not say that on camera, but they're really insulted, just like everyone else."
Also unimpressed is Cory Sarich of the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning.
Sarich would have his $1.6 million salary rolled back by 20 per cent.
"You're drawing too many lines in the sand that way," he said. "It's better to have everyone in one situation. We're all playing the same game, but if you go the other way (the NHL's proposal), you're creating a situation where it's unfair for everyone."
"The 24 per cent is for everyone, but on my salary, it doesn't really take that much from me," Pilar said.
"It's not about me. Guys like Mats, they deserve what they're being paid. They are giving back a lot (at 24 per cent), so this (NHL rollback) is only going to make things worse for the players."


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Who was Lázaro Cárdenas?
He was the President of Mexico from 1935 to 1940. He was said to be one of the most honest and dedicated of all Mexican presidents. During his campaign, he visited many rural villages and towns, the likes of which had a never before seen a presidential candidate far less a sitting president. He was a man for the people and earned that title by having direct contact with his citizens. It is believed that he did not seek to enrich himself while in office and, in fact, enjoyed a modest lifestyle. His programs of revolutionary reforms and his dedication to the revolutionary ideals are what he and his regime will always be remembered for.
Cárdenas came to power after the great Mexican Revolution of 1910-1917. He was an instrumental member of the revolutionary party (the Party of the Mexican Revolution/ Institutional Revolutionary Party) that would maintain control in Mexico until 2000. His term in office marked the beginning of post-revolutionary stability and reform in Mexico.
*The Partido Nacional Revolucionario was restructured and renamed the Partido Revolucionario Institucional in 1946. Wikipedia Images
The most significant and most developed of all Cárdenas' reforms would be his program of the land distribution. He gave out to land to the peasants according to the soil and climatic conditions. The focal point of this was a system know as the Ejido. This was a communal piece of land where each ejidatario was entitled to use a piece of the land for his own benefit, usually to grow corn. No part of the land could be mortgaged or alienated except under special circumstances. Ranchos were another type of ejido found in the dry northern states of Mexico. Here, cattle farming was prominent because of the infertile soil. The most productive form of ejido was the collective ejido or cooperative farm based on profit sharing. These were prominent in agricultural zones that supported products like cotton, rice, coffee, sugar and henequen. A cotton growing district called Laguna was the first to embark upon this new experiment. Cotton production in the area increased dramatically for a number of years but declined sharply after a severe drought in the early 1950s.
Cárdenas himself supervised the organisation of 600,000 acres of land into a number of small farms which were cultivated by nearly 30,000 peasant families. By the summer of 1937, the project was successfully launched. The results of the ejido system by 1940 was that 45 million acres of land were distributed to nearly 12,000 villages. This was able to strike an effective blow at the Hacienda System, an issue that had partially fuelled the Mexican Revolution against injustice and inequality. No longer were large landowners allowed to control unused productive land. Through agrarian reform, Cárdenas was also able to quell the land hunger of the peasants, for a time.
Image taken from WorldAtlas
A fair and relatively moderate approach to reform led to a general modernisation of Mexican life and society, especially in the rural districts. Schools were built, health care was put in place, roads and other infrastructure were put in place. There was an overall rise in the standard of living. This rise came along with more purchasing power of the peasants. For the first time, some of them could afford to buy radios and secondhand cars. Their increased purchasing power led to larger internal (Mexican) markets which led to more funding for the industrialization process. The Nacional Banco de Crédito Ejidal and the government supplied the peasants with generous donations of seeds, machinery and credit. The bank made loans amounting to almost 30,000,000 pesos.
However, the ejido system was not one of pure success. For its entire duration, it remained enmeshed in controversy. The economic viability of the system was not always evident. There were no agricultural units set up to guide the peasants and ensure that they exploited the land fully. In Laguna, the total productivity of the area was maintained only because of an increase in the amount of land cultivated. There was actually a marked decrease in the yield per acre. From 1939 to 1941, it was said that the productivity levels in the agricultural sector surpassed the levels of the years since the beginning of the revolution. However, this was only because the ejido system cultivated more land than the hacienda system used.
The aid, provided in the form of seeds, technical assistance and credit, was not always sufficient. When the larger landowners had to relinquish their properties they were allowed to keep a portion of the land and naturally they kept the best parts. This meant that much of the ejido land was of poor quality. The peasants received their land from the government through the Departamento Agrario, the Nacional Banco de Crédito Ejidal and a number of peasant leagues. This created a dependency on public officials for their well-being. Such a contradiction to the system originally designed to increase the self-sufficiency of the peasants. They were now at the mercy of sometimes corrupt and immoral officials. One observer noted that the ejido had the potential to degenerate into another form of encomienda, under which indigenous peoples and the fruit of their labour and lands had been given as a reward for service to the Spanish Crown. Yes, there was an increase in the standard of living, but this was more the result of loans made on easy terms, not all of which had been repaid. By 1940, 49% of the agricultural population were paid labourers still. 60% of the Mexican land was still in the hands of only 10,000 hacendados and privately owned land was three times more than ejido land.
Under Cárdenas, there were most definitely improvements of the peasants' conditions and help with the industrialization process, but the dependency of the peasants on the government would prove disastrous after 1940, when a new government rejected the ejido in favour of large private landholdings.
Representation of what the encomienda system meant in colonial times
Economic reform was another area in which Cárdenas excelled. Although many of his enemies tried it to label him a socialist, he did much to promote foreign investment and industrial capitalization. He believed that a system of worker ownership based on profit sharing was far better than total government control. In 1938, following strikes in the oil-producing regions over an increased cost of living and a demand for higher wages, the North American and British owned firms refused to meet all of Cárdenas' demands for the improvement of workers' conditions. As a result, Cárdenas expropriated the oil companies and nationalized and the entire industry. This was quite a victory for Mexican nationalism. Additionally, profits from the oil industry were able to provide more funding and resources for the industrialization process throughout the country.
World War II led Cárdenas to step up the industrialization process and make a move towards import substitution industrialisation (ISI). The buying local scenario, although not without severe drawbacks, also generated funding for the industrialization process. In 1934, Cárdenas' government established the Nacional Financiero, a bank run on funds from the federal government and donations from domestic firms. They financed industrial loans, public welfare projects, and issued its own insecurities.
Cárdenas supported Mexican industry through classic ISI policies such as protective tariffs, import quotas and other measures that created a captive market for high-priced Mexican products. He did all he could to maintain fair wages. When workers demanded higher pay, he met with the company and evaluated their financial position to see just how much they could really afford to pay the workers. Perhaps the greatest disservice Cárdenas paid to the labourers was by making them incorporate themselves in the government infrastructure. In exchange for all of his economic concessions, they had to give total support to the government. This corporatist system of government was also used in Brazil, under Vargas, and in Argentina, under Perón. This system may not have been a problem under Cárdenas but after 1940, new governments were not as benevolent to workers and a new surge of unionism ultimately erupted.
Cárdenas' reforms benefited the people while he was in power but he did not take into consideration what could and did happen after he gave up the presidency. His legacy does remain a positive one, however, in the minds and texts of generations of Mexican historians.
Featured Image: from the Aurelio Escobar Castellanos Archive, Courtesy Wikipedia
Additional Source:
Keen, Benjamin, and Keith Haynes. A History of Latin America. 6th ed., Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
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EYE2014: UN joins the EU at the European Youth Event in Strasbourg.
A partnership for a better Europe.
In the lead up to the European elections, on 25 May, the European Parliament in Strasbourg hosted the European Youth Event 2014 (EYE 2014), a unique opportunity for young Europeans to generate ideas and talk about the future of Europe.
The five key topics of discussion at the EYE2014 were; Youth unemployment, digital revolution, future of the European Union, sustainability and European values.
In a truly festive atmosphere, more than 5000 participants, 200 speakers and dozens of partners and youth associations joined in the hundreds of activities, performances and workshops that were hosted in and around the European Parliament buildings. UNRIC, ILO and UNIDO, from the UN team in Brussels, joined the European Parliament and the European Youth Forum in Strasbourg to inform and engage young Europeans about the work of the UN.
The YO! Fest, the annual youth festival organised by the European Youth Forum outside the Parliament building, featured a number of concerts, cultural and sports activities and other forms of entertainment. Through dance, circus, theatre, street art and graffiti, as well as local delicacies prepared by the young farmers association, the festival created a welcome and informal opportunity for young Europeans to have a taste of the cultural diversity in Europe. At an information stand in the YO!Village, a lively space where YO!Fest-goers found a wide range of interactive activities run by and for young people, including stands, political debates and workshops on the five core themes, UNRIC, in partnership with ILO, provided information to the public about working at the UN and engaged them in the Red Card to Child Labour campaign. As part of this ILO initiative, participants were asked to take a picture holding up the red card to support them in their fight against child labour. The campaign will be launched on 12th June 2014, World Day Against Child Labour and also the day the Football World Cup kicks off.
Under the theme 'Sustainability. New European Lifestyle – Sustainable business and living' UNRIC, in partnership with UNIDO, also organised two Cine ONU screenings of the wonderful documentary called The Light Bulb Conspiracy. The movie tackles our current throwaway society and gives insight into the subject of planned obsolescence. After the screening, the young participants engaged in a lively debate with Mr. Juan Úbeda, producer of the movie, and Mr. Florian Iwinjak from UNIDO on how we can adapt our current production and consumption patterns to ensure Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) and through this a sustainable future for all.
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The Need for Transparent Multinationals
Authors Joris Oldenziel en Heleen Tiemersma
Joris Oldenziel and Heleen Tiemersma, 'The Need for Transparent Multinationals', (2013) The Dovenschmidt Quarterly 160-163
Joris Oldenziel
Joris Oldenziel is program manager and senior researcher at the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO).
Heleen Tiemersma
Heleen Tiemersma is business and human rights specialist at Amnesty International.
In recent decades, the transnational activities of corporations have expanded immensely, increasing both the positive and negative impacts on workers, local communities and individuals. Corporate supply chains are often long and opaque. Business and legal structures have become increasingly complex with large corporations being split into a multitude of subsidiaries and other entities. Collecting, analyzing and disclosing information on the impact of business operations on human rights and the environment throughout the whole company and with regard to business partners is not only vital for corporate decision-making. It is also vital to ensure that affected people and communities have access to remedy for loss and damage caused by business operations.
In the absence of robust global regulation and extra-territorial application of national laws, civil society organizations are often looked upon to perform a 'watchdog' role, by monitoring the activities and behaviour of corporations and addressing negative impacts of their operations on human rights and the environment. In a recent policy document, the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Ploumen stressed the importance of the ability of civil society organizations to signal concerns and address them appropriately through corporate engagement, public campaigns, legal actions and other non-judicial means of conflict resolution.1xMinisterie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Beleidsnota 'Wat de wereld verdient: Een nieuwe agenda voor hulp, handel en investeringen', 5 April 2013. It is clear that civil society organizations can only perform this task if they have the relevant information as described above, as well as information about companies' structures, ownership, employment relationships, and internal group rules, so that the appropriate responsible director, employer or corporate entity can be addressed.
At present, this kind of information is not or insufficiently provided by companies. The few companies that produce CSR reports2xAt present only 2,500 of the 42,000 large companies based in the EU report on non-financial issues, Commission Staff working document executive sumary of the impact assessment, accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups, <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=SWD:2013:0128:FIN:EN:HTML>. often do not provide the relevant information needed to assess the company's social, environmental and human rights impact, and decision-making and ownership structures needed to identify responsibilities. CSR reports are often highly inconsistent and therefore hard to compare.
2. The Need for Non-financial Information
The four cases below make clear why it is important that companies disclose non-financial information, as well as information on corporate structures, ownership and internal decision-making.
2.1 Case 1: Rana Plaza
On 24 April 2013, an eight-story commercial building, Rana Plaza, collapsed near Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It appeared to be one of the world's worst industrial accidents. More than 1,100 people, many of them garment workers, died; approximately 2,500 injured people were rescued from the building alive. The building's owners had been warned that the building was unsafe. They reportedly responded by threatening to fire people who did not carry on working as usual. When translating this tragedy into human rights terms, it can be concluded that basic human rights (of many) have been violated: the right to life, the right to physical integrity, the right to health and safety at work and the right to an adequate standard of living for those who have lost their income.
Obviously, much of the blame lies with the Bangladeshi government, which did not enforce the national building code in a proper way. However, the spotlight is also on the multinational clothing retailers and their suppliers in the Bangladesh garment industry. Did the multinational retailers conduct a human rights risk assessment before buying from the Bangladesh industry? Have they engaged with their suppliers to mitigate any risks found? Rana Plaza makes clear that multinationals need to disclose such information before they start doing business abroad. This will enhance internal decision-making and provide stakeholders – workers, shareholders, investors, consumers and civil society – the possibility to engage in risk assessment and provide early warnings before things go wrong.
2.2 Case 2: Flexibilization of Labour in Global Production Chains
Increasingly complex and opaque corporate structures also make it difficult to identify responsible entities and individuals within a corporation. SOMO's November 20123x<http://somo.nl/publications-nl/Publication_3892-nl>. briefing paper on temporary agency work in the electronics sector identified temporary contracts and agency labour as one of the most pressing challenges in the sector. As a result of this trend, owners and management of factories producing electronics in emerging and developing countries are often no longer the direct employers of factory workers. The ultimate owner of the production unit may be a distant investment fund, and the employer may be an employment agency with little interest in the working conditions in the factory. As a result, workers face increasing difficulties in ensuring that their basic rights, such as freedom of association, are respected.
2.3 Case 3: Shell Holds the Cards Vis-à-vis Nigerian Farmers
A third example concerns four Nigerian farmers and the Dutch NGO Milieudefensie, who filed a case against Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) and its Nigerian subsidiary Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) before The Hague district court (court decision on 30 January 2013). The plaintiffs claimed that Shell had destroyed their livelihoods by oil pollution from leaking pipelines. The plaintiffs had to substantiate their claim that the oil company was liable by proving that the oil spills were due to operational failure, not to sabotage. This appeared to be an impossible task. In considering the claim, the court had to rely on Shell's own oil-spill investigation reports. Research by Amnesty International has exposed serious flaws in the oil-spill investigation process in Nigeria.4x'Oil Spill Investigations in the Niger Delta', Amnesty International Memorandum, September 2012, <www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR44/042/2012/en/85acee6e-4695-4293-9060-d64925aa5f87/afr440422012en.pdf>. The farmers had requested access to documents held by Shell, which they thought were vital in supporting their claims. However, under Dutch disclosure rules,5xArt. 843a Dutch Code of Civil Procedure. in order to obtain the requested documents from Shell, the farmers had to prove their claim before the court hearings started. Their request for the documents was denied. Although the farmers were able to present some evidence that challenged Shell's sabotage claims, this was insufficient to substantiate their claim.6xThe court decided in favour of one of the plaintiffs, stating that Shell Nigeria had breached its duty of care in that case by failing to take reasonable action to prevent third parties tampering with oil wells and causing oil spills. Shell has to pay compensation to the affected farmer. The judgments of the district court of The Hague have been published under the LJN-numbers BY9845, BY9850, BY9854, <www.rechtspraak.nl>.
The position taken by the The Hague district court in this case raises the question whether there is a level-playing field regarding access to information between poor communities affected by corporate operations and powerful, well-resourced multinationals.
2.4 Case 4: Mailbox Companies
SOMO has done research into mailbox companies that incorporate in the Netherlands in order to avoid paying taxes. In addition to depriving developing country governments of much-needed revenue, questions have also risen as to whether and where the company owners can be held to account for negative impacts that they may have caused. Recently, members of the Dutch Parliament asked the responsible minister if she believes that the approximately 24,000 mailbox companies incorporated in the Netherlands are complying with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. They also questioned the minister regarding the lack of publicly available information concerning the activities and ownership structures of these mailbox companies as an obstacle for citizens to file complaints against them at the Dutch National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines.
3. What Information Should Be Disclosed?
First7xThe information in this section is (also) based on 'Corporate non-financial reporting', Amnesty International position paper, April 2013 and 'EU legislation on non-financial reporting by companies', European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)., there is a clear lack of transparency concerning multinationals' organizational and legal structures as well as their operations worldwide. In order to ensure that companies are held accountable for loss or damage they cause or contribute to, it is essential to know who is responsible for what within corporate groups. The information on organizational and legal structures provided in annual reports and corporate websites is overly simplified and ultimately insufficient.
Second, there is a clear lack of transparency concerning the impact of business operations on human rights and the environment. Most corporate CSR reports merely mention the company's CSR policies and philanthropic activities, as well as 'CSR successes' like reduction of the company's CO2 emissions. However, non-financial reporting must go beyond this.
Internationally accepted standards like the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises call on companies to respect human rights and the environment and to disclose information that is necessary for stakeholders to understand the business's impact on the environment and human rights. Paragraph 21 (commentary) of the UNGPs states, 'The reporting should cover topics and indicators concerning how enterprises identify and address adverse impacts on human rights.' The UNGPs and the OECD Guidelines call for corporations to conduct human right due diligence and define this as 'assessing actual and potential human rights impacts, integrating and acting upon the findings, tracking responses as well as communicating how impacts are addressed.'8xUNGP 17, OECD Guidelines, IV Human Rights, para. 45 Commentary on Human Rights. Non-financial disclosure should also include risks associated with a company's supply chain and key business relationships, such as subsidiaries and joint ventures.9xThe UNGP state that companies 'should identify and assess any actual or potential adverse human rights impacts with which they may be involved either through their own activities or as a result of their business relationships' (principle 18). In certain sectors, such as minerals, clothing and footwear, the identification of risks and negative impacts across the supply chain will be central to a company's ability to respect human rights and the environment.
In our opinion, non-financial disclosure should also include the publication of environmental and social (including human rights) impact assessments and management plans to mitigate the risks. Furthermore, companies should report on all significant incidents where their operations caused or contributed to human rights abuses or environmental damage. They should provide sufficient information to enable independent verification. To assess what can be considered a 'significant incident,' companies need to clearly define – based on severity and scope of impact – what incidents will be reported on. Such prioritization, including methodology and decision-making, must be made public.
3.1 EU Legislation on Disclosure of Non-financial Information
On 16 April 2013, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a directive enhancing the transparency of large companies on social and environmental matters.10x<http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2013:0207:FIN:EN:PDF>. Companies concerned will need to disclose information on policies, risks and results regarding environmental matters, social and employee-related aspects, respect for human rights, anti-corruption and bribery issues and diversity on the boards of directors.
This is an important step toward ensuring that European companies function transparently and accountably wherever they operate. However, the approach adopted by the proposal is too flexible. The current proposal does not give enough guidance to companies on what topics they should report on or what standards they should apply in their reporting. The proposal also fails to provide tools for enforcing reporting requirements. Consequently, companies can choose what to report and what to exclude.
It is time for multinationals to listen to the increasing public demand for more transparency, both on their organizational and legal structures, and on the impact of their operations on human rights and the environment.
Some companies argue that a mandatory requirement to disclose non-financial information constitutes an undue administrative and financial burden. However, companies which properly analyze and disclose non-financial information increase their competitiveness, benefit from cost savings, gain easier access to capital and enjoy increased stability and a better reputation.11xEuropean Commission Competitiveness Report, <http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sustainable-business/files/csr/documents/csrreportv002_en.pdf>.
In addition to the EU proposal for a directive on non-financial reporting, EU authorities should provide further guidance on the selection and presentation of the information, including a standard format and common and sector-specific key performance indicators. States should take appropriate measures to enforce reporting rules.
Amnesty International, "Corporate Non-Financial Reporting", Amnesty International Position Paper, April 2013.
Amnesty International, "Oil Spill Investigations in the Niger Delta", Amnesty International Memorandum, September 2012. Available at: <www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR44/042/2012/en/85acee6e-4695-4293-9060-d64925aa5f87/afr440422012en.pdf>.
"Commission Staff working document executive summary of the impact assessment, accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups". Available at: <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=SWD:2013: 0128:FIN:EN:HTML>.
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Wat de Wereld Verdient: Een Nieuwe Agenda Voor Hulp, Handel en Investeringen", 5 April 2013.
European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ), "EU Legislation on Non-Financial Reporting by Companies". Available at: <http://www.corporatejustice.org/IMG/pdf/position_paper_final-2.pdf>.
European Commission, "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as regards disclosure of nonfinancial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups, COM(2013)207". Available at: <http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2013:0207:FIN:EN:PDF>.
OECD, "Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, 2011 Edition". Available at: <http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/mne/48004323.pdf>.
SOMO, "Series for Responsible Investor (RI) Engagement, Temporary Agency Work in the Electronics Sector". Available at: <http://somo.nl/publications-nl/Publication_3892-nl>.
UN, "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights", 2011. Available at <http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf>.
1 Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Beleidsnota 'Wat de wereld verdient: Een nieuwe agenda voor hulp, handel en investeringen', 5 April 2013.
2 At present only 2,500 of the 42,000 large companies based in the EU report on non-financial issues, Commission Staff working document executive sumary of the impact assessment, accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups, <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=SWD:2013:0128:FIN:EN:HTML>.
3 <http://somo.nl/publications-nl/Publication_3892-nl>.
4 'Oil Spill Investigations in the Niger Delta', Amnesty International Memorandum, September 2012, <www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR44/042/2012/en/85acee6e-4695-4293-9060-d64925aa5f87/afr440422012en.pdf>.
5 Art. 843a Dutch Code of Civil Procedure.
6 The court decided in favour of one of the plaintiffs, stating that Shell Nigeria had breached its duty of care in that case by failing to take reasonable action to prevent third parties tampering with oil wells and causing oil spills. Shell has to pay compensation to the affected farmer. The judgments of the district court of The Hague have been published under the LJN-numbers BY9845, BY9850, BY9854, <www.rechtspraak.nl>.
7 The information in this section is (also) based on 'Corporate non-financial reporting', Amnesty International position paper, April 2013 and 'EU legislation on non-financial reporting by companies', European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ).
8 UNGP 17, OECD Guidelines, IV Human Rights, para. 45 Commentary on Human Rights.
9 The UNGP state that companies 'should identify and assess any actual or potential adverse human rights impacts with which they may be involved either through their own activities or as a result of their business relationships' (principle 18). In certain sectors, such as minerals, clothing and footwear, the identification of risks and negative impacts across the supply chain will be central to a company's ability to respect human rights and the environment.
10 <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2013:0207:FIN:EN:PDF>.
11 European Commission Competitiveness Report, <http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sustainable-business/files/csr/documents/csrreportv002_en.pdf>.


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Yes you heard that correctly, Japan will soon have an invisible train traveling across the country in one architect's quest to make designs that blend into the environment. The architect behind the project, Kazuyo Sejima, has won many awards, including the coveted Pritzker Prize for design. Her style has been to create structures that reflect nature, literally, incorporating mirrors and transparencies on large scales. The Seibu Group of Japan runs many railway networks through the small country, and they have actually commissioned Sejima to design special edition "invisible" trains for their 100th anniversary.
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"Invisible" may not mean what you think it means, but when the trains are moving at high speeds they will certainly be hard to spot. Each train will be covered in a reflective surface which mirrors back the surrounding environment and urban areas. While it does not display exactly what would be on the other side, in many environments the effect is good enough to fool the eye into thinking that there is nothing there, according to Quartz.
The trains are set to roll out in 2018, but not that it matters, you won't be able to see them when they do because they're invisible (not really). The architect's main goal in taking on this project was to seamlessly blend the machinery into the countryside, creating a sense of irony and beauty all at the same time.
This is one of those times when architecture and engineering come together to create something really cool. Sometimes, an architect's dream can become an engineer's nightmare, but in this case since the team is using prebuilt trains, engineers don't have to be involved as much in realizing this unique design. While the age of true invisibility is still quite far off, for now we can settle for "invisibility" through smoke and mirrors.
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La Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM) es la institución en que se organiza el autogobierno de la comunidad autónoma española de Castilla-La Mancha. La JCCM está integrada por las Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha, la Presidencia de la Junta de Comunidades y por el Consejo de Gobierno.

Desde 2015 la Presidencia de la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha es desempeñada por Emiliano García-Page Sánchez, del Partido Socialista Obrero Español.

Historia

Etapa preautonómica

1977: se reúnen en Cuenca los diputados de las cinco provincias que integrarían Castilla-La Mancha, y acuerdan reivindicar el reconocimiento efectivo de la región sobre la base de la identidad y la problemática socioeconómica que compartían dichos territorios.

Enero de 1978: tiene lugar en el Palacio de Fuensalida de Toledo la reunión de parlamentarios de UCD, PSOE y AP (principales grupos políticos del momento), para constituir la Asamblea de Parlamentarios, encargada de llevar a cabo los primeros trabajos y debates conducentes a la configuración de Castilla-La Mancha como comunidad autónoma. El primer paso será la constitución del Ente Preautonómico que tendrá lugar a finales de ese año en la iglesia de San Agustín de Almagro (Ciudad Real), nombrando a Antonio Fernández-Galiano (UCD) como primer presidente de la Preautonomía.

1978 y 1979: durante la etapa preautonómica se sentarán las bases de la comunidad, institucional y jurídicamente, y se irán gestionando las primeras cesiones de competencias con el Estado central. Será una etapa de negociaciones complicadas, sobre todo para la inclusión de las provincias de Madrid y Guadalajara en el nuevo ente preautonómico. La integración de Madrid será desestimada tras las elecciones generales de 1979 por oposición de los diputados de la UCD, del resto de las provincias y del PSOE de Ciudad Real y Albacete, principalmente.

Mientras, la integración de Guadalajara estuvo cerca de no producirse. La ciudadanía de la provincia era muy reticente, ella y buena parte de los representantes y políticos guadalajareños (todos los del PSOE y del PCE y algunos del UCD) insistieron en la entrada de Madrid en la nueva Comunidad y se posicionaron en la no integración de Guadalajara en una Castilla-La Mancha sin Madrid. Finalmente, mientras en el resto de las provincias la mayoría de los ayuntamientos se pronunciaron favorablemente a la creación de la nueva Comunidad los días 28, 29 y 30 de noviembre de 1979, en Guadalajara solo lo hizo la Diputación Provincial, monocolor de la UCD, y se ausentaron del pleno los cinco diputados del partido judicial de Molina de Aragón, que pusieron su cargo a disposición del partido. En los días sucesivos, se fueron pronunciando algunos ayuntamientos, mayoritariamente en contra. Solo el de Pastrana lo hizo a favor y el de Guadalajara aplazó la decisión por el fuerte rechazo de la mayor parte de los concejales del PSOE, PCE y AP-UN. Ante la falta de unanimidad, se decidiría aplazar la decisión seis meses para tratar de convencer a los representantes contrarios a la integración de Guadalajara, que deberían decantarse entre la autonomía uniprovincial, la autonomía con Madrid o la integración de Castilla-La Mancha, poniendo el acento en las peculiaridades de la provincia, que podrían contemplarse en el futuro estatuto. Finalmente, en mayo de 1980 los representantes del PSOE, alegando razones de interés nacional y de no tener otra salida, sobre todo tras la reciente integración de la provincia de Segovia en Castilla y León en un problema similar, decidirán aprobar la integración de la provincia de Guadalajara en la nueva comunidad autónoma.

1980: Será en el Pleno de la Junta de Comunidades, en la sesión celebrada en Guadalajara el 21 de noviembre de 1980, cuando se decida por unanimidad iniciar el proceso autonómico por la vía del artículo 143 de la Constitución. El 24 de noviembre de 1980, las cinco diputaciones provinciales adoptan acuerdos favorables para iniciar el proceso autonómico y consultar a los ayuntamientos. De los 915 municipios con que contaba la comunidad, cerca del 85 % se mostró a favor de la misma en el plazo establecido.

1981: El 3 de diciembre, una asamblea mixta de parlamentarios y diputados provinciales, reunida en Alarcón (Cuenca), aprueba el Proyecto de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-La Mancha y su remisión al Congreso de los Diputados para su tramitación como Ley Orgánica. Dos meses más tarde, el 1 de febrero de 1982, sería nombrado como presidente del Ente Preautonómico Gonzalo Payo Subiza (UCD), quien gestionaría la última fase del proyecto autonómico.

Presidencia

El presidente de la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha es el supremo representante de la comunidad autónoma y el representante ordinario del Estado en la misma; su elección tiene lugar por el voto favorable de la mayoría absoluta del Pleno de las Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha y su nombramiento corresponde al rey.

Consejo de Gobierno
El Consejo de Gobierno es el órgano político y administrativo superior de la Comunidad, al que corresponde el ejercicio de la potestad reglamentaria y el desempeño de la función ejecutiva; está compuesto por el presidente de la Junta de Comunidades, que lo preside, y por los Consejeros nombrados por él para hacerse cargo de las distintas Consejerías. El nuevo Gobierno se formó el 5 de julio de 2015.En la historia de Castilla-La Mancha ha habido 14 gabinetes, 3 de ellos preautonomicos.

Composición del Consejo gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha.

Instituciones

Véase también

 Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Castilla-La Mancha
 Presidente de Castilla-La Mancha
 Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha
 Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-La Mancha
 Diario Oficial de Castilla-La Mancha
 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha.
 Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha.
 Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-La Mancha (Ley Orgánica 9/1982 de 10 de agosto)
 Portal del Ciudadano

Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha

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Erin Estates is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within Parkland County that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the west side of Range Road 274,  south of Highway 633. It is adjacent to the designated place of Panorama Heights to the south.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Erin Estates had a population of 75 living in 27 of its 28 total private dwellings, a change of  from its 2016 population of 122. With a land area of , it had a population density of  in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Erin Estates had a population of 44 living in 15 of its 17 total private dwellings, a change of  from its 2011 population of 78. With a land area of , it had a population density of  in 2016.

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List of designated places in Alberta

References

Designated places in Alberta
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The Relationship of Agile and Lean (continued)–the example of the Kanban Method
In my review of the chapter 2 of Introduction to Agile of the Agile Practice Guide, I am constantly surprised by the insights I've gained into the world of agile. Of course I was expecting to learn about the history of agile which I got with the history of the Agile Manifesto and the 12 agile principles that are the underpinning of the agile mindset.
However, I didn't expect that the Agile Alliance would consider that agile, coming out of a software application area, would consider itself a descendant of lean thinking, which comes out of a manufacturing system. But as it explains on p. 12 of the Guide,, this shared heritage is similar because it focuses on
delivering value (and eliminating that which does not add value)\
respect for people
being transparent
focusing on the best outcome regardless of the approach used
The Kanban method is inspired by the lean-manufacturing system and emerged in the mid-2000s as an alternative to the more formal agile methods that were prevalent at the time. I had the pleasure of coaching a speaker at the PMI Global Project Management Conference held in Chicago at 2017 who spoke on Kanban methods. I coached her not because I was an expert on Kanban but because I was a member of the PMI Chicagoland Toastmasters club and as a Distinguished Toastmaster, I offered to help those speakers at the conference who were delivering a talk for the first time and wanted some pointers about how to present their talk in such a way to get their content across in a way that would project confidence and engage the audience in their material.
What I got out of the experience was how much fun the Kanban method was for people who participated in it. I've heard project management called a lot of things, but fun was rarely an adjective used to describe it. But it was because it was transparent, and people got to react to people, and not to processes, that it became so much more a human endeavor. That's why I took out of her talk, and that's what increased my interest in its relationship to agile project management.
On p. 13 of the Agile Practice Guide, it says that the Kanban Method is the original "start-where-you-are" approach that can be applied with relative ease, and that project teams can progress towards other agile approaches as they deem necessary or appropriate.
Although it was conceived in and around lean manufacturing, it is now widely used in agile settings.
Annex A3 of the Agile Practice Guide goes through more details of the Kanban Method, and I will cover that in a later post.
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Equality & Diversity Policy HR 19
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1 ESTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD DIRECTORATE / DEPARTMENT: Human Resources AUTHOR: Linda Hollingworth Assistant Director of Human Resources & Organisational Development Committee: Corporate Health & Remuneration 3 rd August 2015 Joint Negotiating Committee 12 th Senior Management Team: 10 th Staff Consultation Group: 18 th Page: 1 of 6 1 st Issue Date: 14 th October 2009 Re-issue: 1 st April 2015 Location: HR Last Review Date: February 2015 Next Review date: February 2017 EIA Date: 8 th July 2015 Equality & Diversity Policy HR 19 VERSION CONTROL Date Author Version Notes 16 th July 2014 L Hollingworth 3.1 Change of job titles senior management roles Removal of point re explicit staff assessment in appraisal staff are assessed under the stated values and adherence to policies Removal of annual report by Board member on E&D progress. Reporting undertaken through Board dashboard and HR reporting methods to G&A Committee. 23 rd February 2015 S Jha 3.2 The Job Guarantee scheme has been included. Encouraging representation from unrepresented groups. Refers to the dress code. E&D Training to be delivered to all staff. Purpose or Aim: At Estuary Housing Association (EHA) we value inclusiveness and we are committed to embedding equality and diversity at the heart of our work. We aim to be an inclusive organisation, where individual differences are respected, where Equality Diversity Policy - Version HR 19 - June 2015 Page 1 of 7
2 staff, people who use services, as well as their families and carers, are treated with dignity and on the basis of their merits, abilities and needs, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination or disadvantage. Policy 1. Definition Estuary Housing Association (EHA) will promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice and strive to ensure that no one is disadvantaged because of their race, colour, ethnic or national origins, religion or faith, home language or family background, gender, sexual orientation, disability, HIV status, age, offending history, marital status, caring responsibilities, or any other unjustifiable criteria. 2. Responsibilities The Board of Management of EHA, having formally adopted the Equality & Diversity Policy, accepts overall responsibility for its implementation and for monitoring its effectiveness. Individual Board members will champion the implementation of the Equality & Diversity Policy. Together with the Chief Executive, the senior management team has a particular duty to ensure that the requirements of this policy are planned and met. Assistant Directors and Heads of Department will have responsibility for the day to day implementation of the policy and will be accountable for this via recruitment, performance management, staff development and appraisal systems. All staff, Board members, tenant representatives and groups and anyone representing the Association has a specific responsibility to ensure the positive application of this policy. 3. Employment It is a condition of employment that all our staff adhere to this Equality & Diversity policy. EHA encourages diversity and seeks to ensure equality of opportunity and treatment for all staff and job applicants. Selection criteria and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure that individuals are selected and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities. EHA seeks in its employment practices to employ staff so that it represents Equality Diversity Policy - Version HR 19 - June 2015 Page 2 of 7
3 the communities it serves at all levels of the Association. EHA actively seeks to employ and retain staff with disabilities. Under the Equality Act 2010, EHA has a duty to make reasonable changes for disabled applicants and employees. These are known as 'reasonable adjustments' and should be made where possible to avoid disadvantage compared to non-disabled people. The need to make reasonable adjustments can apply to the working arrangements or any physical aspects of the workplace. EHA offers a job interview guarantee scheme to people with disabilities who meet the essential criteria of the job. EHA will, where it is justifiable, incorporate membership of a minority group as a genuine occupational qualification for any specific job. EHA will take positive action to encourage applicants from under represented groups. EHA monitors job applicants to ensure that a wide range of applicants apply for employment and that no applicants are discriminated against. 4. Training From time to time Equality and Diversity training will be provided to all staff within EHA in order to embed and apply the implications of current legislation and standards. All staff will be expected to attend. EHA provides a range of equality and diversity training and development activities for staff and the Board of Management to enable them to undertake their responsibilities and discharge their obligations to the Association in accordance with the Equality & Diversity Policy stated here. EHA monitors its staff development practices to ensure that no-one is discriminated against through Equality Impact Assessment and training evaluation. EHA maintains training records for all staff and Board Members. EHA endeavours to provide training and development opportunities to all staff and will identify and address any barriers that may arise. 5. Work Life Balance Work-life balance is about people having a measure of control over when, where and how they work and live. EHA recognises that effective practices to promote work life balance will benefit the Association and its employees and tenants. EHA endeavours to offer the ability to apply for flexible working Equality Diversity Policy - Version HR 19 - June 2015 Page 3 of 7
4 arrangements through our Flexible Working Policy, whilst balancing this with the requirement to provide appropriate high quality services to customers. EHA also acknowledges the importance of flexible working arrangements in helping to increase the diversity of the workforce by ensuring that those who may be disadvantaged in the workplace are able to enter into working arrangements which suit their needs. For some groups of workers, such as those with family and caring responsibilities or certain disabilities, more flexible working hours provide opportunities for working which are not otherwise available for them. 6. Harassment EHA does not tolerate any form of harassment of or by service users, tenants, staff or contractors working for the Association and takes the strongest possible action against any perpetrators. Harassment by EHA staff is a breach of conditions of service and will be dealt with as such. EHA has adopted a positive policy on ALL forms of harassment and takes action against any perpetrators. EHA has in place a number of policies which aim to support employees, tenants and service users in reporting incidents of harassment. Please refer to the Anti Harassment and Bullying Policy. 7. Housing Management, Family Centre, Nursery and Development No person or group of persons applying for access to services is treated less favourably than any other person or group of persons. EHA ensures that information for tenants, service users and prospective tenants and service users is made available, on request, in the main community languages of the areas in which the Association works, and that information is made accessible for people with a hearing impairment, visual disability or for people who cannot read. EHA monitors the allocation of its homes (including the quality of accommodation offered) and provision of services and ensures that discrimination does not occur. This monitoring takes account of the extent to which minority groups are represented amongst local people in housing need. EHA identifies the needs of minority and disadvantaged groups in its area of operation and considers ways in which new services can be provided to meet them. EHA reviews its housing and care provision policies regularly to ensure the Equality Diversity Policy - Version HR 19 - June 2015 Page 4 of 7
5 Association's commitment to equality & diversity is being maintained. EHA acts on problems highlighted by the reviews. Where possible, EHA consults all tenants/families (including minority groups) on the design of new development schemes and services and values this contribution to our understanding of equality & diversity. EHA aims to provide a secure environment in which those who use our services can flourish and in which all contributions are valued. EHA endeavours to bring to the attention of other organisations areas where their practices are preventing EHA from meeting its equality & diversity objectives. 8. Contractors and Suppliers When dealing with partners, such as NHS Trusts, Local Authorities, voluntary partners, contractors, suppliers, consultants, solicitors, auditors and providers of other professional services, EHA only engages companies and partners which operate in accordance with the Association's Equality & Diversity Policy Statement. 9. Grievance and Discipline If any employee of EHA believes that they have been unfairly discriminated against, harassed or bullied, they may register a complaint under the Grievance Procedure and that complaint will be fully and fairly heard. If any service user/tenant (or a member of their family) believes they have been discriminated against, harassed or bullied, they may register a complaint under the Complaints Procedure and that complaint will be fully and fairly heard. If any employee is found to have breached the Equality & Diversity Policy they may be subject to disciplinary action under the Disciplinary Procedure and serious cases may lead to dismissal. 10. Training Facilities Any individual or organisation hiring the EHA training venue will be expected to operate in accordance with the Association s Equality & Diversity Policy. No discrimination, harassment or bullying will be tolerated on EHA premises. 11. Dress Code EHA will make a reasonable adjustment to the dress standards in relation to disability, race & religious belief subject to compliance with Health and Safety rules. Equality Diversity Policy - Version HR 19 - June 2015 Page 5 of 7
6 12. Legal Framework The legal framework for this policy is: The Equality Act 2010 Race Relations Act 1976 and Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 Sex Discrimination Act 1986 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005 Children Act 1989 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Equal Pay Act 1970 Protection from Harassment Act 1997 The Human Rights Act 1998 The Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999 Age of Consent for Gay Men 2001 Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) and (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 Civil Partnerships Act 2005 Heath and Safety Work Act How will we achieve Policy Implementation? Equality & Diversity Working Group - we will maintain an Equality & Diversity Working Group made up of a cross-section of staff, board directors, tenant representatives and where possible other stakeholders to drive forward the organisation s equality objectives, evaluate performance, analyse best practice and recommend improvement actions. Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs) we will undertake EIAs or appropriate alternative methods of assessment as applicable to ensure our policies, procedures, services and activities are not discriminatory and hold details of all completed EIAs centrally. Training Appropriate training will be given to all staff, volunteers and board directors in respect of equality and diversity issues. Provision of this training is offered to partners and other stakeholders such as resident representatives and contractors, ensuring all contractors and consultants uphold EHA s equality and diversity commitments. Performance Benchmarking we set and monitor our performance against Equalities Performance Indicators. We will undertake resident / community profiling and service needs analysis to enable the delivery of services which are accessible and which are able to meet the diverse Equality Diversity Policy - Version HR 19 - June 2015 Page 6 of 7
7 needs of the communities in which EHA operates. We will also compare satisfaction levels of different sections of the community particularly those from commonly disadvantaged groups taking remedial actions where appropriate. Partnership Working EHA will seek to work with a range of agencies and advisors to ensure it complies with best practice, understands future local housing and develops services to meet these needs. Additionally it will work with its local authority partners and other statutory agencies such as the police, social services and NHS Trusts to help them meet their own respective equality targets and objectives wherever possible. Consultation & Involvement - EHA will work with resident and community groups, representatives and advocates to ensure appropriate involvement from all sections of the community in the organisation s decision making activities and to help identify changing service needs and preferences. EHA will also ensure that recognised resident forums, panels and groups uphold and promote EHA s equality and diversity values and objectives. Communication - EHA will publicise it s commitment to promoting equality and diversity and adopt a communications strategy that takes account of the needs of the local communities we serve. EHA will use a variety of means including: job application packs and job advertisements, corporate publications and reports and resident/service user and staff newsletters to promote this commitment. Related Documents: This policy relates to all EHA policies and procedures o Single Equality Scheme o Equality & Diversity Action Plan o Code of Conduct for Employees o Equality Impact Assessments Equality Diversity Policy - Version HR 19 - June 2015 Page 7 of 7


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Kim Sae-Rom es una deportista surcoreana que compitió en taekwondo. Ganó una medalla de plata en el Campeonato Mundial de Taekwondo de 2005 en la categoría de –59 kg.

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Take Me There is an erotica novel with the collected works of many authors about Transgender and Genderqueer stories. For those that don't already know what a Genderqueer person is, like myself prior to reading this book or researching it because I have an ex who is one, it's a person who could identify with being both male and female. Thankfully, because of this ex, I was able to keep an open mind to pick up this book and learn more about those that identify with more than one gender. I honestly cannot say that I regret picking this book up. The thoughts and feelings of all the characters left me speechless. I highly recommend that somebody Questioning their sexuality pick this up if they think that they may be mutli-gendered or believe they are in the wrong body. This book truly opened my eyes and reminded me that all of us are beautiful, and we all want to be understood and accepted for who we truly are. I applaud all the authors that submitted a story for this final edit.


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Ripple's fundraising arm Xpring is investing in XRPL Labs, a new company created by the avid XRP developer Wietse Wind.
XRPL Labs is working on a number of projects, including a decentralized exchange, mobile wallet and cold storage operating system. Ripple is investing an undisclosed amount in XRPL Labs, which will allow Wietse to work on the projects full time along with two employees.
Wietse independently created the widely used XRP Tip Bot, which makes it easy for users on Twitter, Reddit and Discord to send XRP to one another. He also uploaded the entire XRP ledger to BigQuery, allowing the crypto-curious to browse transaction history and perform deep dives into the ledger's data.
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According to Ripple, the funding is designed to give Wietse the time and space to develop independent projects of his choosing, without direct oversight.


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July 1999 Cast
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Under Sedation was born on November 4th, 1995, just one week after Absent Friends, a long running Sacramento-area cast held their retirement show on October 31st, 1995. Under Sedation is running into their fourth year as a cast stronger than ever, bringing the rocky horror experience to the Sacramento valley!
Outside of just the good 'ol fashioned Rocky show every Saturday night at our theatre, cast members can sometimes be seen dropping in and visiting our friends in the nearby bay area casts. Other times, some of the bay area cast members can be seen gracing our own stage. The cast holds regular theme nights approximately once a month, to keep rocky fresh, and to get our audience to partcipate even more with the show. Some of these theme nights have included Pimp & Ho night, Lingerie Night, Gothic Night & Fetish Night.
Not all the fun takes place inside the theatre, however! The cast not only hangs out as friends at parties such as trannie-pack making event, but we have also done fundraisers. This included a car wash which not only benefited our cast, but half of the proceeds were donated to the Sacramento AIDS foundation. Under Sedation will also be marching in the annual Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco this year, with our friends from the Bay Area Rocky casts.
The cast of Under Sedation plays every Saturday night at the Birdcage Savings Cinemas in Citrus Heights, California (a suburb of Sacramento). Our theatre also shows the movie on Friday nights, allowing our cast to hold an open rehursal that is open to the public (namely new folks interested in joining in on the fun!)