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Roger Moore, Sentinel Movie CriticTHE ORLANDO SENTINEL
The future writer and director of The Family Stone was a student at New York's Parsons School of Design when he had one of those little epiphanies that make it into a movie script, a unique touch that gives a film a special zing.
"I used to see these packs of deaf kids -- there was a high school for the deaf nearby -- down on the subway platform, fighting, flirting, joking, arguing, whatever they were doing, in silence," says Thomas Bezucha. "I was just enthralled by this silent culture going on right in the middle of all this noise, the din of the city.
"Sign language," Bezucha says, "it's just like dance."
So when he started putting together The Family Stone, a movie about a loud, open-hearted and liberal New England clan that opens Friday, he thought he would make one character deaf. And he would have the whole family know sign language.
"It's mesmerizing to watch. I had to have that in my movie."
When the Stones argue, insult, charm or console, they translate what they're saying into American Sign Language so that no one, including the gay and deaf son and sibling Thad (Ty Giordano) is left out of the fun.
"I'm trying to tickle something about inclusiveness," says Bezucha. "This is an inclusive family. And this woman that their son [Dermot Mulroney] has brought home for the holidays isn't like that. I'm seriously stacking the deck against Meredith [Sarah Jessica Parker] so that you see her as meaner, smaller-minded than she is.
"And I was looking for a secret language they could share that would shut her out even further. Sign language was a no-brainer."
A significant subplot
It's not the main plot line of The Family Stone. Most of the scenes aren't "translated" into American Sign Language on the spot by the different actors because Giordano isn't in most scenes. But it's a little movie shorthand that, like a daughter's NPR totebag or the mother's (Diane Keaton) irritated tolerance of pot use by another son (Luke Wilson), says volumes about the film's title family. Thad isn't just deaf or gay. He's both. And he's accepted.
"The fact that in the movie the parents decided to use sign language says a lot," says Jessica Collins, a sign language interpreter for Orange County Public Schools and the University of Central Florida. "They accepted their son and his deafness. They didn't try to fix it."
That's a big deal, says Debbie Drobney, an American Sign Language professor at Valencia Community College and adjunct professor at the University of Central Florida. "Only three percent of hearing families will learn Sign to communicate with their deaf children."
Those families may be in denial over the child's deafness, holding out hope for a cure. They may not want to put in the years it takes to learn ASL, pushing the child toward the less inclusive lip reading and spoken language taught by speech therapy ("oralism"). Conversely, while American Sign Language may offer more thorough communication, it is spoken by no more than 2 million people in the United States, a tiny fraction of the population. ASL traces its origins to the efforts of 19th-century deaf educator Thomas Gallaudet, for whom the school for the deaf, Gallaudet University, is named. It has a grammar and syntax all its own.
The oralism-manualism debate in terms of teaching and mainstreaming the deaf has been going on, in some form, for centuries. And by having characters sign, The Family Stone has sidled into that debate.
It takes "seven to 12 years of training to be fluent" in ASL, says Rosanne Trapani, a sign language interpreter who is also regional director for Interpretek Orlando. Her mother is deaf, and Trapani learned to sign before she learned to speak.
Those "years of training" Trapani speaks of had to be faked on the set of The Family Stone. But the sign language speakers The Orlando Sentinel took to a preview of the film give it a "thumbs up" for its signing accuracy. Bezucha doesn't want to tell tales out of school on his actors, but in a cast that includes Keaton, Wilson, Mulroney, Parker, Rachel McAdams, Craig T. Nelson and Claire Danes, not everybody was on the same ASL page.
"Dermot has this incredible facility, and Rachel was into it," says Bezucha, laughing. And the worst? "A real toss-up between Craig and Luke," the father and laid-back son, respectively.
Orlando interpreter Tamara Panasenko finds it touching that The Family Stone portrays a family with a deaf child "the way it really should be, that the whole family signs and the whole family is involved. Often, in my experience, families with a deaf member communicate with their children by lip reading or gesturing. They want their child to be able to function in a hearing world; they look at their deaf child as not 'normal'. But it was totally opposite in the portrayal of this family's situation, what ever you are is considered normal by the family Stone."
Signing in other films
Sign language has turned up in a few movies this year. It was a funny punch line in Madagascar, as a sign language-speaking monkey is translated by a speaking monkey who answers questions such as "Of course we're going to throw poo at them" and who reads the labels on the crates that tell the disaffected animals where they're being sent -- Africa.
"And when he interpreted 'Africa,' he used the modern ASL symbol for it," marvels Drobney. The old ASL symbols for continents and countries could be both obvious and racially insensitive, a gesture indicating narrowed eyes for "China," another making a pug nose for "Africa." Madagascar's creators weren't just hip to the fact that chimps and gorillas have been taught to sign. They were using the most current form of ASL.
One of the lives in the multistory drama Nine Lives is that of a woman (Amy Brenneman) whose deaf ex-husband (William Fichtner) never got over how great the sex was in that marriage. He proceeds to tell her, passionately and colorfully, in sign language -- at the funeral of his second wife.
But neither of those films uses it to the degree, and with the impact, that The Family Stone does.
I hope many families see this movie," says Trapani, especially those with a deaf child worried that ASL is not the way to go. "Acceptance is the biggest part of overcoming the hearing loss. This family did a perfect job."
There wasn't a dry eye among the Orlando interpreters at the preview screening during one un-translated moment, near the end of the film. Thad and his life partner, Patrick (Brian Stone), have just left the chaos of the Stone family holiday. They exchange a look, an appreciation of the winter wonderland they're walking through, and a gesture. And if you don't know sign language, you'll miss it.
"One points and signs how 'beautiful' " it all is, says Emma R. Carbonell, an associate interpreter at Interpretek. "And the other signs, 'as you are.' "
"All of us ASL users caught that and were touched," Panasenko says, "and we all cooed at the same time."


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from .model import (
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    Refresh,
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    User,
    Group,
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@App.path(model=Login, path="login")
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@App.path(model=Refresh, path="refresh")
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@App.path(model=ResetNonce, path="users/{id}/signout")
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@App.path(model=User, path="users/{id}")
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@App.path(model=SendResetEmail, path="reset")
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@App.path(model=ResetPassword, path="users/{id}/reset/{token}")
def get_reset_password(id, token):
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@App.path(model=UserCollection, path="users")
def get_user_collection(sortby="", sortdir="asc", search="", page=0, pagesize=30):
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@App.path(model=Group, path="groups/{id}")
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Fox Orders "Luther" Remake
FOX is obviously aiming to ruin everything you have ever loved. As they continue the tradition of remaking incredibly popular television shows, they have reportedly added BBC's "Luther" to the roster.
"Luther" is a psychological crime drama television series starring Idris Elba as the title character, Detective Chief Inspector John Luther, who works in London. The titular main character is described as obsessive, possessed, and sometimes dangerous in the violence of his fixations.
The show ran for three seasons on BBC but there was talk to continue the story via film.
The original series was developed by Neil Cross. According to Variety, Fox has given order to a "hefty put-pilot commitment" to the remake where Cross will reportedly pen the pilot script and executive produce. Elba is currently attached to work as executive producer.
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Employment rights activists unhappy with new EEOC rule
On Behalf of Nelson Law Group | Aug 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Activists for employee rights in California and across the United States are concerned with a policy by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that provides employers a way to escape accountability when discrimination happens in the workplace. Activists say that these measures are unacceptable in a time when the #Me Too movement has provided individuals with the protection to speak out against their abusers.
The EEOC is the government agency tasked with enforcing the provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and providing the protections that guard against discrimination in the workplace. The commission has historically avoided influence from politics and has been the first line of defense for the government's anti-discrimination efforts, but activists say that a change has occurred.
The controversy stems from a rule proposed by President Trump's choice for chair of the commission, Janet Dhillon. Experts on the matter say that the rules will impede the ability of the EEOC to file a complaint against an employer in violation of the government's anti-discrimination laws. Opponents of the rule proposed by Dhillon say that the chair is hampering the ability of the agency to repeat past successes it enjoyed at winning court cases against discriminatory employers in the past.
The specifics of Dhillon's proposal involve a provision that the EEOC must seek to resolve any wrongdoing by an employer before opting for litigation. Critics of Dhillon says that she has created a "code of conduct" regarding proposed reconciliation that allows employers to remove the focus from their alleged discriminatory actions and place it on the procedures used by the EEOC. Opponents also characterize Dhillon's proposal as another example of the Trump Administration's willingness to prioritize the interests of big business over the rights of American workers.
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Miragliotta, N. & Sharman, C., 2002, 2001: The Centenary Election. Warhurst, J. & Simms, M. (eds.). Queensland: The University of Queensland Press, p. 197-202
Moon, J. & Sharman, C., 2003, Australian Politics and Government. Moon, J. & Sharman, C. (eds.). United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, p. 183-208
Miragliotta, N., Murray, S. & Harbord, J., Dec 2019, Australian Politics and Policy. Chen, P., Barry, N., Butcher, J., D. C., Cook, I., Garnier, A., Haigh, Y., Motta, S. & Taflaga, M. (eds.). Senior Edition ed. Sydney: Sydney University Press, p. 315-329
Western Australia: A Tale of Two Constitutional Acts
Miragliotta, N. L., 2003, In: The University of Western Australia Law Review. 31, 2, p. 154-170
Western Australia: Curating the City
George, B., 2010, Procuring Innovative Architecture. Shaik, L. V. & London, G. (eds.). USA & Canada: Routledge, p. 163-176
Western Australia: Environmental Objections to Grant of Mining Tenements
Gardner, A., 1996, In: Australian Environmental Law News. 1996, 2, p. 17-18
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
Western Australia: New Policy Developments
Western Australia: The Case for more Formalised and Heightened Rights Protection
Murray, S., 9 Dec 2019, Law Making and Human Rights. Debeljak, J. & Grenfell, L. (eds.). Thomson Lawbook Co
Western Australia as it is today 1906
Melia, M. & Bosworth, R., 1997, Nedlands: UWA Publishing.
Western Australia - A Technology Base for the Oil and Gas Industry
Ronalds, B., 2001, In: APPEA Journal. 41 part 2, p. 777-781
Western Australia Atropine for the Treatment of Myopia (WA-ATOM) study: Rationale, methodology and participant baseline characteristics
Lee, S. S. Y., Mackey, D. A., Lingham, G., Crewe, J. M., Richards, M. D., Chen, F. K., Charng, J., Ng, F., Flitcroft, I., Loughman, J. J., Azuara-Blanco, A., Logan, N. S., Hammond, C. J., Chia, A., Truong, T. T. & Clark, A., 1 Jul 2020, In: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 48, 5, p. 569-579 11 p.
Western Australia at the Polls: A case of resurgent regionalism
Miragliotta, N. & Sharman, C., 2012, Julia 2010: The Caretaker Election. Simms, M. & Wanna, J. (eds.). Canberra: ANU E Press, p. 231-238
Western Australia cigarette smokers have a fewer small lung nodules than North Americans on CT screening for lung cancer
Murray, C. P., Wong, P. M., Louw, J. & Waterer, G., 2009, In: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 53, 4, p. 339-344
Western Australia coastal shark bites: A risk assessment
Sprivulis, P., 2014, In: Australasian Medical Journal. 7, 2, p. 137-142
Western Australia-Japan Mining Co-operation: An Historical Overview
Siddique, M. A. B., 2009, UWA Business School, (Economics Discussion Papers; vol. 9, no. 11).
Siddique, A., 2009, An Enduring Friendship: Western Australia and Japan - Past, Present and Future. Black, D. & Sone, S. (eds.). UWA, Western Australia: The University of Western Australia, Vol. 1. p. 159-176
Western Australian Abalone Aquaculture Association Environmental Code of Practice
Cook, P., 2004, Albany, Western Australia: Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management.
Western Australian Abalone Aquaculture Association Environmental Management System Manual
Western Australian Architecture
Hislop, K., 2012, The Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture. Goad, P. & Willis, J. (eds.). Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 759-761
Western Australian Battlers and Coastal Squatter Settlements: Heritage from Below versus Regulation from Above
Selwood, J. & Jones, R., 2010, In: Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays. 13, p. 78-85
Western Australian Child Health Survey; Education, Health and Competence
Zubrick, S. R., Silburn, S. R., Gurrin, L., Teoh, H., Shepherd, C., Carlton, J. & Lawrence, D., 1997, Perth, WA: Australian Bureau of Statistics and the TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.
Western Australian Child Health Survey: Developing Health and Well-being in the Nineties
Zubrick, S. R., Silburn, S. R., Garton, A., Burton, P. R., Dalby, R., Carlton, J., Shepherd, C. & Lawrence, D., 1995, Perth (WA): Australian Bureau of Statistics and the TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.
Western Australian Child Health Survey: Family and Community Health
Silburn, S. R., Zubrick, S. R., Garton, A. F., Burton, P., Dalby, R., Carlton, J., Shepherd, C. & Lawrence, D., 1996, Perth, WA: Australian Bureau of Statistics and the TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.
Western Australian Children's Body Mass Index 1940, 1974 and 2000
Hands, B., Parker, H. E., Blanksby, B. & Larkin, D., 2001, Centre of Lifespan Motor Development. niversity of Notre Dame
Western Australian children with acute lympoblastic leukemia are taller at diagnosis than unaffected children of the same age and sex
Davis, E., Jacoby, P., De Klerk, N., Cole, C. & Milne, E., 2011, In: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 56, p. 767-770
Western Australian Consumers' Attitudes towards Genetically Modified Canola (Brassica napus)
Baumann, A., Lumley, S., Rumley, D. & Fenna, A., 2003, Research Profile: School of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Western Australia in 2003. Fraser, R. W. & Taylor, J. (eds.). Perth: The University of Western Australia, p. 49-69
Western Australian dental graduates' perception of preparedness to practice: A five-year follow-up
Arena, G., Kruger, E., Holley, D., Millar, S. & Tennant, M., 2007, In: Journal of Dental Education. 71, 9, p. 1217-1222
Western Australian Department of Transport: Statewide Maintenance Dredging Program
Marshman, S., Hegge, B., Green, T., Ghaly, K., Bailey, J. & Wilkins, P., 2015.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera › peer-review
Western Australian Dive Industry Growth and Survival, 1969-2005
Buzzacott, P., 2008, In: Journal of Ecotourism. 7, 2, p. 226-234
Western Australian Division
Glover, J., 1994, Rock Me Hard...Rock Me Soft...:A history of the Geological Society of Australia. Cooper, B. J. & Branagan, D. F. (eds.). Sydney: Geological Society of Australia, p. 83-89
Western Australian Electric Vehicle Trial 2010 – 2012 Final Report
Mader, T. & Braunl, T., 2013, Perth Western Australia: The University of Western Australia.
Western Australian emergency department presentations related to child maltreatment and intentional injury: Population level study utilising linked health and child protection data
O'Donnell, M., Nassar, N., Jacoby, P. & Stanley, F., 2012, In: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 48, 1, p. 57-65
Western Australian everlasting daisies - how do you store them to improve germination?
Peishi, Z., Turner, D., Plummer, J. & Bell, D., 1996, Program and Proceedings: 4th National Workshop for Australian Native Flowers.. Watkins, P., Foulkes-Taylor, N., Newell, C. & Plummer, J. (eds.). Perth, W.A. ed. Perth: West Australian Wildflower Producers Association, Vol. n/a. p. 304-309
Western Australian Exploration 1836-1845
Hercock, M., Milentis, S. & Bianchi, P., 2011, Australia: Hesperian Press.
Western Australian farmers are sowing herbicide-resistant weed seed into their cropping paddocks!
Owen, M., Michael, P. & Powles, S., 2009, Crop Updates. Penny, S., Shea, G., French, B., Douglas, A. & Paterson, J. (eds.). Burswood Entertainment Complex ed. Western Australia: Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Vol. N/A. p. 278-281
Western Australian high school students' attitudes towards biotechnology processes
Dawson, V. & Schibeci, R., 1 Jan 2003, In: Journal of Biological Education. 38, 1, p. 7-12 6 p.
Western Australian High School Students' Understandings about the Socioscientific Issue of Climate Change
Dawson, V., May 2015, In: International Journal of Science Education. 37, 7, p. 1024-1043
Western Australian isolates of Leptosphaeria maculans show physiological adaptation to single dominant gene-based resistance in cultivars of Brassica napus
Li, H., Barbetti, M., Damour, L. & Sivasithamparam, K., 2004, Phytopathology. United States: American Phytopathological Society, Vol. 94. p. S60
Western Australian Languages
Dench, A., 1994, Australian Phrasebook. Steward, S. (ed.). Melbourne: Lonely Planet Publications, p. 143-153
Western Australian Midwives' Experience and Understanding of Clinical Supervision
Atkinson, J., 2019, (Unpublished)
Research output: Thesis › Master's Thesis
Western Australian Multiple Sclerosis Patients Exhibit a Lower Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection
Bennett, K. A., Qiu, W., Tay, A., Castley, A., Wu, J., Joseph, J. P., James, I., Marshall, B. J., Carroll, W. M. & Kermode, A. G., 2012, In: Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 18, 5
Western Australian network principals: An investigation of their role within government school networks
Beswick, A. R., 2016, (Unpublished)
Western Australian Non-Government Primary School Teachers and the Digital Technologies Curriculum: A Qualitative Study of an Assessment-Focussed
Black, D., 2019, (Unpublished)
Western Australian penal culture and indigenous over representation: Evaluating 25 years of law, policy and practice
Tubex, H., Blagg, H. & Tulich, T. S., May 2018, In: The University of Western Australia Law Review. 43, 1, p. 264-285
Western Australian plant taxa not collected for more than 50 years
Gibson, N., 2016, In: Nuytsia. 27, p. 139-164
Western Australian pregnancy cohort (Raine) study: Generation 1
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Western Australian primary school teachers' knowledge about childhood asthma and its management
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The world has always had people with a wide variety of opinions, and indeed, a wide variety of hatreds. Antisemitism, the oldest of human hatreds, is no different, and has taken on new forms in modern times.
For thousands of years, Jews were persecuted as "the Other." They were viewed suspiciously as foreigners by lay-people and demonized for not believing in the preferred prophets by religious leaders. Some countries simply took advantage of the small, weak status of Jews, and engaged in "practical antisemitism" for financial reasons – either to seize their property or to get out of debt which was owed to Jews.
The historic antisemitism was shepherded by popes and kings, local townspeople and crusaders. The manifestation of the hatred was murder and expulsion.
The slaughter of Jews was common in Europe and Russia for hundreds of years, and often rationalized by manufactured excuses (such as blood libels) and effected via torture. The expulsion and "ghetto-ization" of Jews was another means to rid communities of these unwanted Jews.
This was – and continues to be – the nature of right-wing antisemitism: the hatred for the foreigner/ the Other. It continues to exist as people and governments do not internalized that their Jewish neighbors are indeed, their neighbors, and entitled to every protection and rights of citizenship like everyone else.
Left-wing antisemitism is a newer phenomenon. As part of the liberal camp, the alt-left began with a broad humanistic view of the world. People of all races and religions were welcomed and embraced. Humankind bound all of us together. It was a world vision encapsulated in John Lennon's song "Imagine," in which divisions and borders – literal and figurative – ceased to exist. The common collective would live in global harmony.
Such a vision would naturally lead one to conclude that antisemitism is antithetical to such construct. A "brotherhood of man" cannot hate anyone. But time has proven the premise untrue.
The far left-wing of the liberal camp believes that everyone must adhere to their philosophy. ALL national borders, ALL religions, ALL differences based on money or class must be eradicated. Society must be re-imagined and flattened. Man-made artificial differences must be stripped away, so we can embrace our God-given differences such as race and gender. The far left has a quest and insistence on an imagined universal natural order and the shunning of any particular human order.
And so begets left-wing antisemitism.
While right-wing anti-Semites hate Jews for not believing in Jesus, the left-wing anti-Semites hate Jews for believing in religion.
While right-wing anti-Semites will pass laws banning circumcision and ritual slaughter of animals to get rid of Jews, the left-wing will implement the same policies out of secular, humanistic concerns.
While right-wing anti-Semites don't want Jews to live in their country, the left-wing anti-Semites don't want Jews to have a country (Israel).
While right-wing anti-Semites will actively murder Jews, the left-wing anti-Semites refuse to protect Jews (read article about how left-wing gay activists fight against providing police protection for Jewish day schools).
The alt-left dislikes Jews for holding on to their particular identity and hates Zionists for holding on to their particular history and heritage. Only a Jew that embraces the universal and sheds the particular (like non-Orthodox Jewish liberals) have a place in their left-wing fringe world.
Today, Jews are caught between two growing and angry mobs on the extremes. They know the history of what the right-wing will do if it obtains power, and are intelligent enough to see the how the left-wing will strip their identities completely.
When liberals attacked President Trump for saying that there were good people on both sides of the Charlottesville, VA neo-Nazi march and protest in August 2017, they were correct in remonstrating him that there is no good in people who shout "Jews will not replace us." But the alt-left was wrong in thinking that using violence as appropriate. Jews seek a peaceful place to pursue life, liberty and happiness. They do not want any violence and will not embrace the vision of either the alt-right or alt-left. One side vilifying the other wins no Jewish converts; Jews are wary of both extremist sides.
How can people reverse the trend and bring people back to the silent – and peaceful – middle? What can stop the Democratic Party from being hijacked by liberals who are becoming more and more extremist? How can the Republican Party – already shrinking – stop from sliding to the alt-right?
There are a number of ideas which have bandied about beyond the scope of this article, which include changing the electoral primary system which tends to feed the extremist base, to firmly establishing and protecting laws to protect individual liberties.
In the day-to-day, it is challenging to live as an open and proud Jew and Zionist in much of the world, for fear of being attacked by both the far-right and the far-left. For people who care about antisemitism, fight the extremists on BOTH sides. Never vote for fringe candidates and do not give them forums.
And do not follow the footsteps of either the alt-left or alt-right: Respect every particular and shun the enforced universal.
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Chemicals' changing competitive landscape
May 1, 2011 | Article
By Florian Budde
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High energy prices and the global economy's eastward shift are changing the formula for success. Newcomers must build capabilities, and incumbents must sharpen value propositions.
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A major shift in the competitive landscape of the worldwide chemical industry is under way as new players from oil- and gas-producing countries and the high-growth developing markets of China and India join the industry's top ranks in sales. The new players focus on resource monetization and economic development, in contrast to the classic shareholder value-creating goals that have historically informed the strategies of top players.
Not only are these newcomers playing by different rules, but they are also better placed to benefit from two of the key dynamics driving the industry's future: control of advantaged feedstocks in a high-oil-price world, and privileged access to the most attractive consumer-growth markets.
While newcomers may be better placed than incumbent chemical companies in Europe, North America, and Japan, the shift creates challenges for both groups. If the newcomers want to establish themselves as industry leaders in the coming decades and fully realize the industry's wealth-creating and society-supporting potential, they must evolve rapidly. They should move beyond simply monetizing their cost- and market-advantaged positions to build capabilities that will put them on more equal footing with incumbents when it comes to management, innovation, and marketing performance. At the same time, to assure continuing success in this new landscape, incumbents must reconsider their position in the industry and adapt their strategies and priorities accordingly. Newcomers and incumbents that can take these steps will be well positioned to ride the global chemical industry's continuing profitable growth trajectory.
A changed industry
Coming out of the financial crisis and economic slowdown of the past two years, the global chemical industry is seeing major changes. The first relates to energy-price dynamics. The chemical industry is confronting unprecedented hydrocarbon price volatility. In addition, energy prices are significantly higher than they have been for the past two decades—and they are higher than they were coming out of previous recessions. While there is little progress on climate-change regulation, which could add carbon tax–related costs for chemical companies in certain regions, the industry is nevertheless seeing increasingly pronounced divergences in gas and electric power prices among regions. Overall, the degrees of cost advantage and disadvantage among regions have increased.
Second, the economic downturn has highlighted the accelerating shift in the growth of global chemical demand from developed economies to the developing world. While demand in Europe and the United States has not returned to pre-crisis levels and seems unlikely to do so until 2012, China's chemical demand increased by 6.4 percent in 2009 and by over 15 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, new petrochemical capacity in the Middle East continues to expand, while plant-closure announcements have multiplied in Europe, Japan, and the United States.
Closely related to this is the third major change—the arrival among the chemical industry's leadership ranks of companies based in hydrocarbons-producing countries and in large, high-growth developing markets such as China and India. The simpler value propositions of the new players are in some ways on a collision course with the value propositions of the traditional players, and the disruptive potential of this development is only gradually coming into view.
The industry's leading incumbents have operated for the past two decades with similar goals: striving to increase shareholder value based on their technology portfolio and asset base, and making opportunistic excursions from traditional home markets to tap emerging-market growth. Whether the companies were based in Europe, North America, Japan, or South Korea has only added nuance to this common approach.
In contrast, for governments and their production subsidiaries from hydrocarbons-rich countries, chemical manufacturing represents an opportunity to monetize advantaged feedstock resources and build industries that will provide jobs for their rapidly expanding populations—even if it will have a detrimental effect on industry structure and profitability.
For leading companies based in fast-growing major emerging markets, chemical production is seen as a necessity to provide the products needed for continued economic expansion. Lower labor costs in these countries translate into competitive capital-investment and operating costs for these companies, many of which are owned by the state or by families that have close ties to the government. These companies can establish production to capture local market growth, and they are little concerned about any resulting global supply-demand imbalances for the chemicals in question.
Importantly, both groups of newcomers include many government-backed companies. As a result, these companies can invest on a scale that is much greater than even the largest traditional chemical-industry players.
These changes have been building for years, but their importance is hard to overstate. In summary, incumbents that have ridden growth in developed and developing markets are now undercut by powerful new rivals with access to cheap feedstocks and the most attractive growth markets.
The new competitive dynamics pose important questions for both newcomers and incumbents about the steps they must take to assure their continued success. For the newcomers, the choices are arguably more straightforward than for the incumbents, which have large legacy businesses to reposition.
Newcomers must develop world-class capabilities
For new producers—whether based in feedstock-rich countries or high-growth emerging-market countries with low labor costs—market entry has been built on production, taking advantage of their lower cost base to establish a presence based on price in their export markets. This is a logical approach and a natural entry point. But it tends to result in the commoditization of the market and a strict focus on the lowest price, and it therefore risks destroying a lot of the value that exists in the market for the new entrants as well as for existing players.
There have been numerous examples of competition from new low-cost producers that has reduced prices well below the level that would assure them a foothold in developed markets, in products as varied as polyethylene terephthalate and fluorochemicals. Similarly, Chinese specialty-chemical products are often sold in developed markets in North America and Europe on a specification basis through third parties, which means that the Chinese producers are cut off from customers and have limited insights into market dynamics.
As new players build their presence in the industry, they must develop capabilities to sustain their growth and look more ambitiously at the kind of profile they want to create. As a first step, they must establish their own R&D and innovation capabilities, which will enable them to offer differentiated products and make them less dependent on incumbents for technology.
Second, new producers must start to build marketing capabilities that will enable them to move beyond selling simply on low price and reap the full economic benefits from their products. They must develop expertise in approaches such as differentiated marketing, transactional pricing and value pricing, and sales-force management. This is a need shared by all new producers, whether they are manufacturing for export or meeting surging demand in home markets.
Developing these capabilities will help new producers get better returns from their current product range and avoid leaving money on the table from selling at unnecessarily low prices. Doing so will become even more pressing as new producers expand their portfolios to include more sophisticated and higher-value-added products, from which they will want to extract maximum value.
Becoming worldwide suppliers will require new producers to establish marketing and sales capabilities in developed markets that are sophisticated enough to support this type of product. Many of these products will require a completely different type of sales approach—one that is capable of dealing with product-approval registrations, gaining intimacy with customers' product-development programs, and getting products specified for these programs.
Third, all of the above moves related to building a worldwide market presence will require that newcomers take steps to establish international operations and—most important—build up the management skills to run those operations successfully. Whether such operations are established through acquisitions or built from scratch, creating and running subsidiaries in overseas locations will be a new challenge for these players' senior-management teams.
Incumbents must reappraise their opportunities and adapt
Established producers in Europe, Japan, South Korea, and to an extent North America will have to take steps to adapt to lower overall demand-growth rates for chemicals in their home markets. Clearly, there are segments of the industry in mature, developed markets that continue to enjoy good prospects and that are relatively safe in the new competitive landscape. These divide into two main areas, upmarket and down-market, where there will be niches that are relatively impregnable.
The first area is chemical-industry segments in markets that require customer intimacy and a high level of service support. Examples include flavors-and-fragrances companies that have developed superior customer insights and exclusive manufacturing know-how to support customer demands; coating companies that manage the painting of automobiles within the production line; leather chemicals, where the producer works closely with luxury-goods makers; and water-treatment and construction chemicals. In all these cases, customer intimacy makes them less vulnerable to inroads from low-cost offshore competitors. The second area is a group of basic chemicals where the low prices mean that importation is not viable; this includes such products as sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, industrial gases, and, to an extent, caustic soda. These are, and will continue to be, regional markets.
Where incumbents must look especially carefully is at the many market segments between the two poles. In many of these segments, lower demand growth is likely to translate into the consolidation of players in certain sectors and capacity closures. Producers in Europe, North America, Japan, and South Korea have historically been net exporters of chemicals, but for many product areas, their export cost position will become less and less competitive. They already face cost disadvantages on raw materials and must confront disadvantages on two other scores: incumbents' domestic plants are not only in the wrong place to serve emerging growth markets such as China, but they also tend to be older installations that have intrinsically higher costs than the new world-scale production capacity that is being installed in the new growth markets.
Successfully managing the transition to this lower-growth mode will require that incumbents evaluate their product portfolios and manufacturing footprints. They must also decide in which sectors they want to be consolidators, with an eye to becoming the "last man standing," and in which sectors it would make more sense for them to be among the companies being consolidated.
Companies must bear in mind that as the industry landscape shifts, the relative attractiveness of products will change, with some more vulnerable to the trends in the industry than others. They must look at their portfolios accordingly. Established markets are becoming net importers of a growing range of chemicals, as new feedstock-advantaged producers can profitably serve these markets. While imports frequently lead to lower prices and reduced margins in the short term, this is not always the case in the long run, particularly if incumbents are willing to shut part of their capacity. Imports are rarely able to cover all domestic demand volumes, and for the surviving incumbents that can manufacture domestically at below the cost of imports, this evolution can be positive if it results in a more clearly structured and disciplined market with pricing based on import-price parity.
It is also important to emphasize that across all of their businesses, incumbents must work hard for functional excellence with regard to low-cost operations and lean and effective marketing and sales. In the face of the growing competition from newcomers, incumbents cannot afford any slack in their businesses and must make sure they are top-class operators in all areas.
Riding the new market-growth waves
Next, incumbent companies must look beyond their home markets and consider how they can ride the dynamics that are transforming the industry—the rise of chemical production in feedstock-advantaged countries and the shift in demand growth to emerging markets. Incumbents must ask themselves how they can join up with the new players, whether by establishing a presence in a resource-rich country or by building capacity in China and other high-growth markets—or by doing both.
They must then consider what they can do to enhance and maintain their attractiveness as a partner. Many incumbents operate broad portfolios of businesses; these companies must think about how they can clarify and best articulate the value proposition that they bring to their potential partners. High on any list will be innovation—creating new technologies and products—which has always been a route to profitable growth in the chemical industry and remains an area of strength for incumbent chemical companies. Companies that have technology that is needed by oil-producing countries to use in their new petrochemical plants will be best placed in any contest to participate in joint ventures. And companies with know-how that is much in demand in rapidly growing emerging markets will be of greater interest to those countries' governments; they are thus better placed to gain access to such markets.
Incumbents must also think about how the market access that they could provide in their home market could be valuable to new producers. They should consider the best way to make this available. One possibility is to act as a joint-venture partner with a new producer in a way that would enable the incumbent to gradually ramp down its own production.
Finally, incumbents must recognize the strategic choices that they face. What kind of bargaining chips does the company have, and what types of chips might it want to develop? Is it strong enough to stay independent? Should it consider partnerships or alliances? Does a focus on the Middle East make more sense than a focus on China? And if a company decides to focus on China, should it try to ally with a Chinese player or to establish a greater direct presence in China? Companies must think carefully about how to play their bargaining chips for maximum value creation—these chips cannot be used multiple times.
The global chemical industry has entered a new phase in its evolution, as players from oil-producing countries and high-growth developing markets take their places among the industry's leaders. These new players are focused on resource monetization and economic development—and job creation in particular, in a number of countries—rather than on traditional shareholder value, and they thus play by a different set of rules than do the industry's traditional leaders. As a result, the competitive landscape is changing. Incumbents must recognize the shift under way and adapt, while newcomers should build new capabilities to more fully deploy their strengths in the market
As the world economy picks up speed after the crisis, senior managers are understandably preoccupied with navigating back to "business as usual." However, the shifts in the chemical-industry landscape we have described above have arguably been accelerated by the crisis, as the major emerging economies have recovered faster than the developed ones. As a consequence, the window of opportunity for incumbents to engage with newcomers could close sooner than they might expect. The number of exceptionally resource-advantaged countries is finite, and major emerging markets such as China may pursue a policy of favoring domestic champions. Incumbents should use any momentum gained from recovery in their traditional businesses to advance their positions in the new industry landscape.
Florian Budde is a director in McKinsey's Frankfurt office, global chair of the chemicals practice, and leader of its Europe, Middle East, and Africa chemicals practice.
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If you look to your left, you'll see the dreaded French weasel. This weasel can be distinguished by it's yellow belly which is usually only seen for mere moments before the French weasel turns and runs away. If the belly of the weasel is not visible because it's hiding in a hole or looking for a way to attack from behind, the distinctive odor of cheese will let you positively identify this species of weasel.
French weasels tend to be untrustworthy yet treacherous. Anyone who doesn't watch a French weasel closely is likely to soon feel a vicious bite on the back of his ankles.
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Sets are dismantled, muscles are recovering, hangovers are subsiding: Milan Design Week is done and dusted. In the aftermath of the increasingly overwhelming event, what will be remembered?
Ask anyone who visits Milan Design Week and they'll tell you the same thing: it's too much. Too much to see, too little time. While there's no doubt that inspiration and creativity await at every corner, the event seems to spread its reach each year. There's always a different so-called 'upcoming design district' and the list of must-sees stretches into oblivion. It's like a balloon that just might pop.
As a brand, how can you stand out amongst the visual cacophony? Since we consume so much with our eyes, a strong visual statement is non-negotiable. That strength comes from curation. The biggest stand-outs in Milan may not have been simple – visitors were perplexed by Studio Swine's malleable vapour-filled bubbles for COS, and Tokujin Yoshioka's striking installation for LG required the brand to literally build a new model just for the occasion – but they were clear. One underlying statement, no excess.
At Palazzo Clerici, Dutch collective Envisions playfully explored the possibilities of one material by MDF manufacturer Finsa. Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani
It's becoming increasingly important for brands and designers to edit. While too much stuff gets lost amongst too much other stuff at many of the palazzo presentations – such as at Palazzo Litta, where a labyrinth of aesthetic objects blend into one another – Dutch collective Envisions grabbed attention with playful explorations for MDF manufacturer Finsa. Why? Because the unifying thread was one distinct material. Elsewhere in the city, Formafantasma highlighted its curatorial prowess at Spazio Krizia. The studio's portfolio is broad, but by focusing solely on lighting, the exhibition forged its way into the memory bank.
Formafantasma's Foundation exhibition at Spazio Krizia focused exclusively on lighting. Photo Masiar Pasquali
The Salone itself has a tradition of being the place where manufacturers unleash x number of products. They set out to impress with sheer quantity. And rather than showing only new products – which, let's face it, is what the masses are there to see – they typically display everything. With a well-known designer's name as a USP, the manufacturer's job is apparently done. Booths are product showcases rather than branding instruments, illustrating little if nothing of a company's DNA. These presentations have had their day, and it's time for manufacturers to move on from a one-spiel-fits-all approach, which generally involves an explanation of the various colours and fabrics in which a product is available. As the role of the trade fair changes – becoming less a marketplace than a meeting hub for those in the business – content and presentations need to adapt. Otherwise, where's the narrative? What's the point?
Lamps had the space to speak their own language in Flos's Salone del Mobile stand. Photo Germano Borrelli
Arper and Flos made steps in the right direction. Rather than ambling from product to product, visitors were directed around the stands. By showing only a handful of fixtures per room in a scheme designed by Calvi Brambilla, Flos ensured nothing detracted from the lights on display. Over at Arper, the stand introduced vignettes around a central courtyard-like space. The small surrounding 'cabinets' gave fairgoers a more intimate (and therefore memorable) product experience, heightened by the stand's enclosed environment.
With a series of intimate spaces, Arper's stand directed the gazes of fairgoers. Photo Marco Covi
Outside the fairgrounds, the difference between narrative and presentation was clear at Tom Dixon's Multiplex. His project for Ikea – a bed-slash-sofa that aims to rethink the typology – isn't a wow piece by any means. It was only when the designer actually spoke about the concept and told the story behind it that things got interesting. Designers need to realize that the general public aren't mind readers. It's fine to walk away from an art exhibition thinking to yourself, hmm, I don't really get it, but with design it can be frustrating. Often there's an innovative material or process at play that's worthy of attention, but it's either hidden behind layers of excess or left completely to the imagination. And that's when curation comes in again. How can we clearly and concisely – and even, dare I say it, visually – tell these stories? That's what we'll be looking out for at Milan 2018.
Header image of Envisions' work photographed by Delfino Sisto Legnani


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Durango Had to Warn Residents to Clear Snow this Spring
Colorado has seen its snowiest season in years, bringing snow packs across the state well above average. A solid snow pack is always good for Colorado's environment but too much snow near Durango and the southwest portion of Colorado has officials warning residents to get it off their roof before it causes a collapse.
When Should You Worry About Snow?
Residents in Durango need to clear their roofs but the good news for the rest of Colorado is that roofs only need to be cleared in extreme cases like the situation facing southwest Colorado. Engineers and construction companies know the prospect of heavy snow loads so framing is reinforced to handle serious weight. Unless city officials or other experts are warning that you need to clear your roof, you're likely okay. A small layer of snow is good for your roof as it acts as extra insulation.
If your home is older, hasn't been inspected for several years, or was built before modern building code went into place, you could face issues during extreme loads. If you hear creaking or notice a portion of your home is sagging or looks off – you need to clear snow.
How to Clear Snow off Your Roof
In an ideal world you'll use a local roofing company to clear snow if necessary. Roofing crews have the right tools, equipment, and knowhow to get the job done safely. It's understood that not everybody can call a roofing company is their roof is creaking at 11 at night – what do you do?
If you must clear snow off your roof, use these tips to keep yourself safe:
Stay on the ground. You can easily clear snow off a 1-story roof from the ground and most two-story roofs can be reached with an extended brush broom. You can even open windows and brush the snow off outside while your feet stay firmly planted inside.
Pay attention to your surroundings. Watch where you're stepping and know where you're going if you trigger a mini-avalanche.
Take your time. We know it's cold out but don't rush through a clearing. The faster you work the more likely you'll get hurt. Be deliberate in your actions and know where you're going next.
Dealing with the Snow
Durango residents are busy brushing storms off their roof but it's only necessary to clear your roof in extreme cases. If you do have to clear your roof, try using a roofing company first. If it's an emergency always stay on the ground, pay attention to your surroundings, and work slowly. Snow is typically a good thing for roofs but when it becomes too much keep yourself safe.
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Notorious Colorado Roofing Scammer Sent to Prison
Colorado is filled with excellent roofing contractors who do an excellent job but there are undoubtedly some scammers. Luckily for homeowners those scammers are usually brought to justice as is the case for Jeffery Masias. Colorado Fourth District Federal Judge Gregory Werner sentenced Masias to a four-year prison sentence for taking more than $300,000 from 18 different people with no work performed or intent to perform. The judge declined the defense's request for probation and chose a sentence between his options of two to six years. Masias had pleaded guilty to felony theft.
Masias took several thousand dollars from Colorado residents over a period of two years for jobs including bathroom remodels, deck maintenance and repair, and roofing. Masias ran his haphazard construction company as Masias' Innovative RAC and did business under other entities.
The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department revoked Masias's Innovative RAC's contractor license in December, 2018 before filing a lawsuit against him in the Fourth Judicial Court for unlicensed work and continued contracting without a license. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) also revoked Masias's accreditation after receiving 17 complaints in a two-year period.
Masias cost dozens across the Pikes Peak Region tens of thousands of dollars including a couple who paid Masias $58,000 for a deck project but were forced to pay another contractor an additional $40,00 to complete it. Masias had made several excuses for the delays and mishaps but the judge wasn't hearing any excuses handing down the four-year term.
Finding a Reliable Roofing Contractor
It will take years for Masias's victims to recoup their losses, but you can avoid hiring a scammer by following a few simple steps:
Read Online Reviews – Online reviews are a wealth of information on how a company operates. A few bad reviews aren't cause for alarm but if the company ranks poorly across different review sites – they are no good for your roof.
Check Licensing and Insurance – Your roofing contractor must be licensed with your local city and carry liability insurance.
Check the BBB – Check that your contractor is accredited with your local BBB. Look for an A+ rating for the most confidence.
Get Personal Referrals – Before hiring, ask potential hires for references and referrals. Talk to their previous customers for a unique perspective into how the roofer operates.
Jeffery Masias is a good example of everything that's wrong in the roofing industry but there are more good guys in roofing than bad. Use the steps above and more to only hire the best roofing contractor.
October 17, 2016 September 22, 2016 By Melissa Popp Roofing News Roofing Scam • Roofing Scams • VA • Virginia 0 Comments
Richmond, VA Roofer Scam Swindles Residents
The saying goes it only takes on bad apple to spoil the bunch and unfortunately that old adage rings true when it comes to the roofing industry. That's what residents of Richmond, Virginia are learning about a man who has been scamming local residents for multiple years.
Authorities are now on the search for 55-year old Thomas Taylor who is accused of swindling Richmond residents out of thousands of dollars for roof repairs and other work that is entirely unnecessary. The suspect has hit multiple neighborhoods recently and left homeowners scratching their heads and trying to figure out how they can recoup their losses.
Unfortunately, this not the first time that a roofing scam and even Taylor himself has hit the same neighborhood for a quick buck. "The man comes into the neighborhood periodically and will approach a homeowner and tell them there's a problem with the gutters or shingles. "If they're unfamiliar with him or new to the area, often they'll let him put a ladder to the home and climb onto the roof. He'll often magnify the extent of the issue," says Elizabeth Roderick. Roderick is in charge of overseeing the crime watch for Westover Hills Homeowners Association, a neighborhood that has been repeatedly preyed upon by Taylor.
Taylor will often hand over a business care to give the illusion that he is licensed and experienced though he will often make up issues with a home's roof and gutters to make the "fix" and walk away with the homeowner's money.
There are multiple ways that homeowners can avoid a person like Taylor's scams or many other roof scams. Here are some quick tips on how to avoid criminals like Taylor.
Be wary of door-knockers and roofing contractors who come to your door
Always ask who a person works for and their credentials such as licenses, insurance information, and registrations before allowing them on your roofs
Never pay a roofer up front, wait until a job you requested is taken care of and you are satisfied with results
By being cautious and doing extra research, you can avoid many of the scams that some Richmond residents have fallen for. When it comes to your home, it always pays to be vigilant and thorough.
October 3, 2016 September 22, 2016 By Melissa Popp Roofing News OSHA • Washington 0 Comments
Roofing Company Faces Fines Due to Safety Violations
The Roof Doctor Inc. has been cited by The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries for exposing workers to fall hazards without the proper protection equipment. According to the State Department of Labor & Industries, The Roof Doctor is responsible for making six "willful violations" while their workers were roofing a house in Castle Rock in July from heights reaching up to 23 feet.
Each of the six violations carries a maximum penalty of a fine of $70,000 bringing the total to over $420,000 in fines. During the Labor and Industries Department investigation into The Roof Doctor's operations the company was also cited for one serious violation that carries a penalty of $7,000 and is described as failure to effectively train workers in how to use systems and equipment designed to protect against falls. The company reportedly required workers to pay for their own protective equipment which should have been provided at no cost.
"Falls from heights are completely preventable, and yet they're a leading cause of worker fatalities and hospitalizations in our state," said Anne Soiza, assistant director for the Labor and Industries' Division of Occupational Safety and Health. "We're hopeful that this will lead to proper fall protection practices for all of their workers, all the time, going forward."
According to reports from the Labor and Industries Department this is the eighth time that The Roof Doctor has been cited for fall protection violations since 2012. In addition, this is the second six figure fine that the company has incurred since 2014. The last citation, totaling over $200,000 in fines, is currently under appeal.
Multiple violations have labeled The Roof Doctor as a severe violator by the Labor and Industries Department and thus subject to follow-up inspections which will determine if the conditions continue to exist in the future. The Roof Doctor is one of Washington State's largest roofing companies and employs over one hundred employees in nine counties. The company currently has until February 12th to appeal the fine and any money paid as a result of the fines will go to the workers' compensation supplemental pension fund.
April 20, 2016 April 15, 2016 By Melissa Popp Roofing News Roofing Lawsuit 0 Comments
Online Review Leads to Roofing Lawsuit
Websites such as Angie's List and Yelp allow consumers to leave ratings and reviews for a company whose services they have employed and these sites are known to highly influence traffic and public opinion of a company. One user, Ted McCluskey of St. Louis, received quite a shock after leaving a negative review of a roofing company on Angie's List when, a few days later, he received a letter from an attorney hired on behalf of the company. The letter stated that any further postings by McCluskey that directly referenced the roofing company, Signature Exteriors, would result in the filing of a lawsuit in which the company would seek maximum monetary damages from McCluskey as equitable relief.
Obviously to receive an official legal document referencing a potential lawsuit would make anyone nervous. McCluskey, however, insisted that he would not be quieted by the company's legal scare tactics and he would defend his review in court if necessary.
Ultimately it is rare to find a suit over an online review posted by a consumer but there can be risks. With so many people posting reviews on sites such as Angie's List it is important to know the rights of a consumer and avenues that a company may take in response to a published negative review.
It is impossible to say precisely how many letters have arrived in consumers mailboxes threatening legal action on behalf of a client that has been negatively reviewed. There have been seven such cases nationwide against reviewers on Yelp and Angie's List made public over the past four years. Angie's List spokeswoman Cheryl Reed says there have been a "random handful" and many more probably go unreported.
What consumers need to remember is that slander and libel are civil, not criminal. Meaning that you are not going to be thrown in jail for dissing a roofer; you do still have the right to freedom of speech. However, a business does have the right to sue you for damages in the form of money.
Generally the most important rule to remember is to tell the truth and document it any way that you can. If you hire a company to build a fence, and it blows down the next day, you can say so even though it makes the builder look bad. Calling the company a band of thieves however, is not a supportable action unless you they have all been convicted or you have footage of them literally stealing your possessions. You're safe when simply expressing opinion, just be sure to not misstate a fact.
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Garbage (Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Duke Erikson and Butch Vig) will release their sixth studio album, the self-produced Strange Little Birds. The album is scheduled to arrive on June 10 via the bands own label Stunvolume.
Working initially in Vig's basement and then at Red Razor Sounds in Los Angeles, Garbage drew on a variety of sources, from their recent fan letters back to the albums they loved growing up. "The guiding principle was keeping it fresh, and relying on instinct both lyrically and musically", said frontwoman Shirley Manson. Strange Little Birds is "less fussed over" than anything Garbage has ever made. "We fell in love with immediacy," adds Vig.


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Query: American Association of Museums. Museum Trustee Committee for Research and Development
George Seybolt papers relating to the Museum Trustee Association
Seybolt, George Crossan, 1914-1993
Museum Trustee Association
AAA.seybgeor
Records kept by George C. Seybolt in his capacity as chairman of the Museum Trustee Committee, American Association of Museums (AAM); chairman, Museum Trustee Committee for Research and Development, AAM; and founding chairman of the Museum Trustee Association. Included are files containing correspondence, reports, by-laws, minutes of meeetings, and printed …
in AAA.seybgeor for American Association of Museums. Museum Trustee Committee for Research and Development
Washington Gallery of Modern Art records
Washington Gallery of Modern Art (Washington, D.C.)
0.523 Gigabytes
AAA.washgall
The records of the Washington Gallery of Modern Art measure 15.7 linear feet and 0.523 GB and date from 1959 to 1992. The records document the history of the gallery through Board of Directors meeting minutes, various committee meetings minutes and agendas, bylaws, and other trustee records; correspondence and other materials associated with each of the four gallery directors over the course of the gallery's existence; general correspondence; exhibition files, proposed exhibitions, collection files, and other curatorial and registrar records; financial records; development and membership records; tour guide information, gift shop finances and orders, and other museum services; and clippings, catalogs, and other printed and digital material.
in AAA.washgall for American Association of Museums. Museum Trustee Committee for Research and Development
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Deputy Director
35 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes)
These records were created between 1974 and 1995 by Stephen E. Weil during his tenure as Deputy Director, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG). The records consist of correspondence with other international and national museums and art institutions; correspondence concerning policies and legal questions raised by the public and other concerned public …
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Holman J. Swinney Papers
Swinney, H. J. (Holman J.), 1919-
These papers document many aspects of Swinney's life and career. They contain income tax returns dating from 1943; report cards from primary school; documentation of his WWII military service; and records of his home ownership. In addition, the papers include correspondence from Swinney's directorships of the Adirondack Museum and the Strong …
Charles D. Walcott Collection
Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927
108.59 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes) (84 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 12x17 box) (2 16x20 boxes) (8 5x8 boxes) (oversized materials and framed panoramas)
Record Unit 7004
The Charles D. Walcott Collection Papers (Record Unit 7004) were given to the Smithsonian Institution by his wife, Mary Vaux Walcott, with certain more recent additions. The Archives would like to thank Dr. Ellis L. Yochelson, United States Geological Survey, and Frederick J. Collier, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural …
in Record Unit 7004 for American Association of Museums. Museum Trustee Committee for Research and Development
38 cu. ft. (76 document boxes)
Record Unit 190
The records contained in this record unit are essentially those of Frank A. Taylor in his capacity as Director, United States National Museum (1962-1971) and Director General of Museums (1968-1971). However, some records as Chairman of the Exhibits Modernization Committee (1943-1959) and Director of the National Museum of History and Technology (1958-1964) as well …
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Arrow, Inc. records, and the American Indian Tribal Court Judges Association records
Hunter, Dwight
American Indian Tribal Court Judges Association
Superneau, Regina
Arrow, Inc.
96.5 Linear feet (55 Paige boxes of unprocessed material. 96 Hollinger boxes of processed material.)
NMAI.AC.013
These records contain organizational records from ARROW, Inc. and the American Indian Tribal Court Judges Association (AITCJA). Included in this collection are materials relating to the work conducted by these two organizations providing educational, financial and legal assistance to Native American communities.
in NMAI.AC.013 for American Association of Museums. Museum Trustee Committee for Research and Development
Beatrice Medicine papers
Medicine, Beatrice
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NAA.1997-05
The Beatrice Medicine papers, 1913-2003 (bulk 1945-2003), document the professional life of Dr. Beatrice "Bea" Medicine (1923-2005), a member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, anthropologist, scholar, educator, and Native rights activist. The collection also contains material collected by or given to Medicine to further her research and activism interests. Medicine, whose Lakota name was Hinsha Waste Agli Win, or "Returns Victorious with a Red Horse Woman," focused her research on a variety of topics affecting the Native American community: 1) mental health, 2) women's issues, 3) bilingual education, 4) alcohol and drug use, 5) ethno-methodologies and research needs of Native Americans, and 6) Children and identity issues. The collection represents Medicine's work as an educator for universities and colleges in the United States and in Canada, for which she taught Native American Studies courses. Additionally, because of the large amount of research material and Medicine's correspondence with elected U.S. officials and Native American leaders, and records from Medicine's involvement in Native American organizations, the collection serves to represent issues affecting Native Americans during the second half of the 20th century, and reflects what Native American leaders and organizations did to navigate and mitigate those issues. Collection materials include correspondence; committee, conference, and teaching material; ephemera; manuscripts and poetry; maps; notes; periodicals; photographs; training material; and transcripts.
in NAA.1997-05 for American Association of Museums. Museum Trustee Committee for Research and Development
C. Malcolm Watkins Papers
Watkins, C. Malcolm
12.59 cu. ft. (23 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box) (1 oversize folder)
The papers of C. Malcolm Watkins provide comprehensive documentation of his professional career from 1934 to 1980. The collection documents his interest in early American culture; his research on ceramics, historic archeology, and early California history; his curatorial and administrative activities in the Department of Anthropology, USNM, and the Departments of Civil …
29.69 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
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Take a quick tour of the $2 million Staten Island mansion on Lighthouse Hill that allegedly was paid for with profits from a $16.6 million opioid pill scheme. The mansion was targeted in a forfeiture action by Brooklyn federal prosecutors on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Credit: Handout
By John Riley john.riley@newsday.com Updated June 20, 2017 11:39 PM
A palatial $2 million Staten Island mansion on Lighthouse Hill allegedly paid for with profits from a $16.6 million opioid pill-mill scheme was targeted in a forfeiture action by Brooklyn federal prosecutors on Tuesday.
Dr. Lazar Feygin, the owner of the mansion and four high-end condominiums in Miami, Manhattan and Brooklyn that were also named, was indicted by Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan in April, and is accused of leading a scheme that illegally doled out more than 3.7 million opioid doses over five years.
In the forfeiture action, federal prosecutors said they could trace more than $1.5 million from the pill scheme directly to the 2016 purchase of the mansion — described on the real estate site Zillow.com as a six-bedroom home "oozing prestige and blue chip appeal," with a pool, basketball court, and 22-foot-high foyer with a "Gone With the Wind" staircase.
Fred Hafetz, a lawyer for Feygin, declined to comment.
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I have most wonderful friends, some of whom are really wonderful writers.
Oh, yes, just so you know, all of these stories are copy-right protected. DO NOT, by any means, steal them.
Igor Baburov's "Fable" - very surreal and moody.
Igor Baburov's "Programmer's Day" - if you are a programmer you will REALLY appreciate this, but others can enjoy it as well.
Igor Baburov's "Once Upon a Midnight Dreary..." - a tale of Dracula the XXII - not a particularly manly vampire.
Igor Baburov's "Vital Matter" - for some reason this story absolutely freaks me out.
Igor Baburov's "Welcome to Hell" - lyrics to a song.
These two are in love (no, REALLY?) but there's a slight problem: the dude is a crown prince, and she's a common girl. Y'see, in his land, a prince is taught all the usual stuff since childhood - fighting, strategy, literature, some sciences, but at the tender age of 19 they are supposed to wander the land for like 2 years to get a sense of what his future subjects are like. You may say it's a bit unsafe to let a crown prince run around with no protection, but the logic behind is that if his fighting skills are not enough to protect him, then he probably wasn't a good king material anyway. Anyhow, so this particular dude fell in love with a girl he met, who lives in a hut at the edge of a forest. She's increadibly intelligent, but kinda frail, so even if they could somehow get around the fact that she's not noble-born, she still would be out of question, because a queen is supposed to be healthy to bear strong kids. They still have a year, though, before he has to go back, and they prefer not to think about it.
These two have a very different problem - they both are fighters, and before they met officially, they met on the battle field as enemies, and the guy wounded the girl badly. Well, he didn't really know she was a girl, and c'mon, it's a battle. You fight in a battle. Anyway. When they did meet they didn't make any connections to that little episode immidiately. Well, now both of them know now that the dude wounded the girl, but they don't think the other knows and they are not too keen on bringing the subject up. I mean, how do you go about that? 'Darling, by the way, you know the scar I have on my left side?' 'Oh, yes, I believe it's my work'. I mean, c'mon. Anyway, that little detail of their past is eating away at them, and eventually that will have to deal with it somehow.
This one threatened to become a story, because even though I'd rather climb a mountain than write a story, a very nice friend of mine was inspired by it for some time, but then cooled off.
Anyway, the deal is, there was this guy, some Lord's Fool (has been for a long time), and the girl is a woods wanderer, who's being kept a prisoner of sorts in that same castle (as in, 'you can walk around, but you can't leave the castle'). So both of them have problems to deal with (the loss of one's dignity on one hand, the loss of one's freedom on the other). Anyhow, the story is pretty much about their friendship and was supposed to be very psychological, but oh, well.
Is it true that no one cares?
Just another toy in the bin.
Dancing in the dying rain.
And know you're better than them all.
And go inside, to sing another tune.
concept sketch of Thistle, the girl of the story.
This story actually is about the two young people who meet during a major war agains (surprise!) Dark One/Force/Whatever. The girl is very much into fighting the Darkness till the end, whatever it may be, and the dude is kinda like, well, if the point of fighting the dark one is to bring peace, is it justified to deny yourself peace by constantly killing and witnessing death? I mean, he's against the Evil, alright, but he's not as obsessed with the fighting as the girl seems to be. She has her reasons, of course.
I do some illustrations for Portals' website for really kewl gamers. What I do is I illustrate spells. This particular spell is called "Foam" and envoking it covers everything with a thin layer of soap suds.
This spell is called "Chaos World" and it is my favorite - envoking it causes all five senses to go awry - one may simultaneously feel bitten by a dog, smell roses, taste garlic, see a supernova explode directly over the head, and hear long-dead mother calling for dinner! Yesh!
This spell calls a bunch of pixies from their abode, and makes them think that the person against whom the spell is cast is to blame for interruption in their games. Needless to say, the pixies are vexed.
For quite some time now, I've been involved in a comic book/graphic novel story about an elf and a human, that is called Rose. <deep sigh> Well, so far I'm only in penciling stage, and I guess I will get a chance to finish it only after I graduate from college - only one semester left. But you can look at the character splash page.


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