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Guest studio 1: Looking Food! Indieguerillas
Heden and Kosmopolis Den Haag thought it was a good idea to invite Indieguerillas for a period of three months in The Hague to do a project on food.
Therefor Santi Ariestyowanti and Dyatmiko Miko Bawono stayed in DCR Guest studio 1 and worked in projectspace Heden Hier.
They made an installation which looks like a shop in a gallery.
Welcome lunch Alice Nikitinova, Lucia Nimcova
Invited:
Santi Ariestyowanti
Dyatmiko Miko Bawono
Robin Heyker
Lilian Kreuzberger
Nishiko
Mandy Prins
Mischa Poppe
Wim van Sinderen
Mark de Weijer
Guest studio 2: Alice Nikitinova (CZ)
Alice Nikitinova will arrive soon and stay until February. '(...) During my residency time I am planning to continue working, but reacting on the new situation I will appear in. Actually all my work is based on observation and real experience.(...)'
Guest studio 3: Lucia Nimcova (SK)
Lucia Nimkova will be working on 2 projects. One of them is Chuanita diary - 'children book'. The other is Memes - photography & video installation project from Africa.
ARTIST TALKS
Tuesday 7 December, 16.30 till 17.30 h
Vrije Academie Den Haag, Paviljoensgracht 20-24
More info and work:
www.luco.sk
www.alicenikitinova.net
Boiling Societies, Cooking Identities
30 october - 18.00 h
Zeebelt theater (DCR)
Final presentation
Artisttalk: Douglas Morland (UK)
MOLDOVA TALKS
15 september - 20.00 h.
3 Moldovan young professionals are invited to do research in September and October in The Hague. This evening they will present their work and talk about their country.
An exchange project between Young Moldovan and Dutch media professionals in visual journalism. How do Eastern Europeans look at the West and vice versa? And do these images connect with reality? Live Skype with Moldova.
www.boilingsocieties.org
13 september - 17.00 h
Nest exhibition space
Glasgow-based artist, musician and curator Douglas Morland will give a talk about the city's diverse and multi-faceted arts scene, focusing on its cultural, economic and geographical context in relation to contemporary arts practice. A cross-section of galleries, institutions and flexible spaces will be explored in the talk, taking into account the often invisible (to the outside eye) networks, connecting threads and energies that underpin the city's cultural life.
Douglas Morland (b.1974) completed an MFA at Glasgow School of Art in 2003 and has since exhibited in the UK and abroad, co-ran Washington Garcia Gallery between 2006-2009 and has released various records - solo and with other musicians - on labels such as Chemikal Underground, Optimo Music and OSCARR.
New arrivals from Moldova
Gueststudio 1:
Tatiana Covaliova (MD), photographer
Alexandr Reznic (MD), journalist/photographer/IT specialist
and from Chisinau due to visa-problems:
Paul Hodorogea (MD), journalist/photographer
How do Eastern Europeans look at the West and vice versa? And do these images connect with reality? Stereotypes influence the public image of both Moldova and The Netherlands. The participants in the project will focus on the impact of mass media platforms such as Facebook, twitter, blogs, e-journals and video on the political, economical and cultural (visual) identity of both countries. A project initiated by Koen Geurts
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Guest studio 1: Silke Opitz (DE)
Silke did quite intense research for one of her upcoming exhibtion projects. She did a lot of studio visits with artists at the DCR and beyond, in The Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
Also she had interesting meetings and talks with various curators in Holland and visited exhibitions and museums related to her focus in contemporary arts.
Guest studio 3: Olga Kisseleva (RU)
The 'Comparative History' project pursues several trajectories, not necessarily focusing on chronological history of events, but rather highlighting generational specifics in modes of remembrance. In every country a change of scene is occuring in regard to the way younger generation relates to history. Less concerned with forming a concept of history and displaying a seemingly unproblematic integration of the past, this generation explores its conflicts and correspondences while engaging the present moment. Restaging these encounters for the contemporary public, we would like to engage the political dimension and perform 'critical history,' which is making the past useful for the present day.
Guest studio 2: Yevgeniy Fiks (RU)
During this residency, I'd like to start a project focusing on the Leftist history of the Netherlands. Its goal is to gain understanding of the complexities of histories of Leftist movements here. I'd like to talk to people from different generations -- those who remember first-hand the events in the 20th century as well as younger generations, who only recently joined these political movements.
Upcoming: Comparative History (working title)
1-15 july
Guest studio 1: Elena Sorokina (RU), Brussels, curator
Guest studio 2: Yevgeniy Fiks (RU), New York, artist
Guest studio 3: Olga Kisseleva (RU), Paris, artist and teacher/founder department Art Science, Sorbonne
We will be researching the Filmstad project by Loet C. Barnstijn, who was one of the leading figures of the early Dutch cinema, dreaming of the construction of the "Hollywood on the North Sea". This particular project is part of out broader research on the architecture and organization of the early cinema studios as factories, organized according to the most advanced technological processes of that time, the principles of the assembly-line non-stop production and the maximum differentiation of the work.
Opening Asian Invasian 26.06.10 in Nest
Hanae Utamura (JP)
Jessica de Boer (NL)
Angeline Dekker (NL)
Floris Kruidenberg (NL)
Clara Palli Monquilod (ES)
Magdalena Pilko (AT)
Marisa Polin (MX)
Asian Invasion
1-30 june
Guest studio 1: Yann Vanderme (FR), artist
Guest studio 2: Takayuki Yamamoto (JP), artist
Guest studio 3: Hikaru Miyakawa (JP), artist/curator, Utamura Hanae (JP), artist
Artist/curator Hikaru Miyakawa was invited by Nest and has traveled with Japanese Artists Takayuki Yamamoto and Hanae Utamura to The Hague. They have, accompanied by French artist Yann Vanderme, met and researched the art world of The Hague. The outcome of this crash course The Hague wil be presented from june 26 to july 24 at Nest.
Guest studio 3: Keiko Sato (JP)
Keiko Sato staying a few days to work on her installation for the group-exhibtion 'Appetite for Destruction' in Nest.
Opening exhibition in Billytown
Some pictures...
One of the works:
space between pillars, Rumiko Hagiwara
A presentation of new work made during their stay in The Hague at the DCR Guest studios.
Opening 25 march 2010, 19.00 h
The exhibition is open until 04-04-10, thursday to sunday between 12.00 and 20.00 h, or by appointment
More info or contact: info@billytown.nl
Nijverheidsstraat 2, 2288 BB Rijswijk
Februari 9th, Rumiko Hagiwara, Ola Vasiljeva and Zachary Formwalt, (generously invited by Gemak/Vrije Academie to) talk about their work.
Invitation Artist Talks
Guest studio 2: Zachary Formwalt (US)
During the three-month period in residence at the guest studios I will be working on a film, the third part of a trilogy investigating relations between visual representation and economic processes. In this film I am looking at the emergence of the field of financial journalism in the 1840s in relation to the first appearances of photographs in newspapers in the 1880s. I have been conducting research at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam regarding this period in relation to a notebook of Karl Marx's from 1868 dedicated to The Economist and Money Market Review. During my time in residence at the guest studios I will be both carrying out research at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, specifically in their vast newspaper archive, and synthesizing this material with that of the Marx notebook. This synthesis will be carried out in the medium of film and video.
Guest studio 3: Rumiko Hagiwara (JA)
My work consists of tiny changes in daily life. It is based on the notion that spaces contain memories and time as a result of human action and behavior. These memories can easily be ignored as our attention is distracted by elements that occupy our daily life. I point the attention to this phenomenon by suggesting the viewer to notice and rediscover trivial things.
I have been working to document the tiny incidences in daily situation. During 3 months residency program, I want to go out to take photos and videos to make sketches in the city. I make tiny changes in the ordinary situation by installing some absurd items. They would be documented and shown as observations of sight specific installations.
Guest studio 1: Ola Vasiljeva (LVA)
Working in a wide range of media and drawing her inspiration from classical literature, historical figures and events, as well as pop- and sub-cultures, Ola Vasiljeva creates an ambigous, absurd scenography, which she populates with objects, videos; artworks by herself and other artists.
The work often evokes an odd, surreal situation; though being hardly narrative, it often focuses on the state of fundamental loneliness and distancing from the real world. Her aesthetic vocabulary draws from popular imagery which Ola choreographs with witty humor, poetry and a strong uncanny touch.
Ola Vasiljeva (Latvia 1981) is one of the founders of the Ocean Academy of Arts and the publisher of the OAOA magazine.
During the residency at DCR Ola is exploring the parallels between the fin de siécle period and the bohemian sub-culture tendencies of the 60's and 70's.
2010: New arrivals!
Our new artists in residence: Rumiko Hagiwara (Japan), Ola Vasiljeva (Latvia) and Zachary Formwalt (US) will live and work in The Hague at Gueststudios 1, 2 and 3 from January 4 till March 31. They have recently finished their research residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam and are now preparing to be based in The Hague. We offer them a special program, "Nieuwe Hagenezen - cultural integration in The Hague" :)


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2. The Testing Services
a) The Testing Services shall commence when the applicable Application is downloaded by, or otherwise made available to,Tester, using the Service. After performance of the Testing Service, Tester shall deliver the results to Beta Family at the latest 10 days after expiry of the testing project cycle stipulated in the project description. If not delivered before the expiry of the testing project cycel, Tester shall be deemed to be in delay.
b) If the results of the Testing Services performed are in conformity with the testing model stipulated in the project description, Tester shall be deemed to have fulfilled its obligations as regards the Testing Services. If there are deviations or shortcomings in relation to the testing model, Tester shall be given the opportunity to remedy them. In the case Tester should receive such request; Tester shall remedy the deviations or shortcomings within 10 days after receipt of notice from Beta Family. If remedied timely, Tester shall be deemed to have fulfilled its obligations as regards the Testing Services. If not remedied timely, Tester shall be deemed to be in delay.
c) The Testing Services are to be performed by the Tester only. Thus, Tester shall perform the services itself and may not retain sub-consultants for the performance of the Testing Services or otherwise allow others to do so.
d) As soon as Tester is deemed to have fulfilled its obligations as regards the applicable Testing Services, take over shall occur. Producer shall not be entitled to use the results of the Testing Services until taking over has occurred.
e) Should Tester be in delay according to the provisons in 2 a) and b) above, Tester shall compensate Producer for any damage suffered in connection therewith. Such liability shall, however, be limited to the payment of damages in the amount corresponding to the Testing Fee agreed upon.
f) Producer shall be entitled to terminate any Testing Service project prematurely, and this regardless of cause. In the case of such premature termination, take over shall not occur. Unless a Testing Service project is terminated since the Tester is deemed to be in delay, or in breach of contract, Tester shall, however, pay the Testing Fee pursuant to 4 a) below regardless of termination.
3. Legal relationship and equipment
a) Tester shall be an independent contractor and not an employee of Producer. Nothing contained in this agreement shall constitute or be deemed to constitute an agency, employment, company or joint venture of any kind between the parties.
b) Tester shall be responsible for management, planning of details and the performance of the Testing Services.Tester will be responsible for providing and maintaining all computer equipment and Internet connectivity necessary for the performance of the Testing Services. Producer shall not be obligated to provide any training, technical or administrative support or other assistance in connection with Testers duties hereunder.
c) Tester hereby certifies that Tester does not work for and is not affiliated with any competitor of Producer.
4. Testing Fee
a) Provided Tester has fulfilled its obligations as regards the Testing Services, provided taking over has occurred and provided Tester is not in breach of any provision of this agreement, producer shall pay to the Tester the fee stipulated in the project description ("Testing Fee").
b) Payment of the Testing Fee shall be made to the escrow account, held by Beta Family on behalf of the Testers ("Escrow Account"). Payment of the Testing Fee shall be made at the latest 30 days after taking over has occurred. In the case a Testing Service project has been terminated prematurely by Producer, however, and such termination has not been made since the Tester is deemed to be in delay hereunder or in breach of contract, payment shall be made at the latest 30 days after the date of premature termination. Tester shall not be entitled to make any claims vis-à-vis Producer as regards payments which have been made by Producer to the Escrow Account. All such claims shall be directed vis-à-vis Beta Family.
c) In the case Producer is liable to pay mervärdeskatt, VAT or any similar sales tax in accordance with any legislation in the Territory; such tax shall be deemed included in the Testing Fee agreed upon between Producer and the Tester.
d) Producer shall be entitled to issue invoices on behalf of Tester as regards the Testing Fee (self-billing).
e) Tester acknowledges that it shall not receive any other kind of remuneration than the Testing Fee. Thus, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tester shall not be entitled to receive payment based on the time it has spent performing the Testing Services.
a) Should Tester have a Swedish "F-skattsedel" or should Tester, otherwise, have reason to be believe, that Producer is not be liable to withhold and/or pay income tax, national insurance, social security or similar contributions or any other taxation whatsoever, in connection with the performance of the Testing Services by Tester and/or the payment of the Testing Fee, Tester shall notify Producer thereof by giving such information in Testers account with Beta Family. Tester shall supply Producer with any certificates and/or documentation necessary for the avoidance of any income taxes, national insurances, social security or similar contributions or any other taxation in connection with the Testing Services, whether in the country of Producer or country of Tester.
b) The Testing Fee shall be inclusive of mervärdesskatt, VAT, pay income tax, national insurance, social security or similar contributions or any other taxation whatsoever which Producer is liable to withhold or pay in connection with the performance of the Testing Services by Tester and/or the payment of the Testing Fee. Tester shall be fully responsible for and will indemnify Beta Producer against:
any liability, assessment or claim made by any competent authority within the Territory against Producer in respect of any income tax, national insurance, social security or similar contributions or any other taxation whatsoever, in each case relating to the performance of the Testing Services. Tester will also indemnify Producer against all reasonable costs and expenses and any penalty, fine or interest accrued or payable by it in connection with or in consequence of any such liability, assessment or claim;
any liability for any employment-related claim or any claim based on worker status (including reasonable costs and expenses) arising out of or in connection with the performance of the Testing Services.
6. Use of the Applications and Intellectual Property Rights
a) Tester may only use the Applications for the sole purpose of testing and reporting bugs and other Test Artifacts in connection with the Testing Services. Tester warrants and represents that it shall not, under any circumstances, copy or attempt to copy by any means, reverse engineer or attempt to reverse engineer, take screen shots or video captures of, or otherwise store the Applications (unless this such copies are made in connection with the downloading of the Applications in connection with the Testing Services).Tester agrees not to disclose any Applications to other Testers or any other third-parties whether in person, through any digital media, blogs, news sources, social networks or any other form of communication to the public. What is stipulated in the foregoing shall also apply for any concepts and ideas in connection with the Applications and this regardless of whether such concepts and ideas are legally protected or not.
b) Producer reserves and retains all right, title and interest to the Applications, including all software, images, illustrations, icons, designs, logotypes, names, concepts, ideas and all other material contained therein. All copyright, trademark rights, design rights, patent rights or any other intellectual property rights in connection therewith are owned by Producer and protected by law.
c) After completion of the Testing Services, Tester agrees to immediately delete all copies of the Applicaitons which Tester may have in its possession.
d) Tester shall indemnify and hold harmless Producer or any of its affiliates and business partners (including any directors, members, employees and other representatives) from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, legal expenses and reasonable counsel fees, arising out of any breach or alleged breach by Tester of the above provisions.
e) What is stipulated in 6 a) – d) above, shall survive the termination of this agreement.
7. Secrecy
a) Through its use of the Testing Service, Tester will have access to new and developing Applications and software and information about companies for whom Tester is evaluating Applications and software. Tester hereby acknowledges that it has absolute duty of confidentiality regarding the Applications, including all software, images, illustrations, icons, designs, logotypes, names, concepts, ideas and all other material contained therein, and all other information Tester acquire, learn of, or otherwise have awareness of as a result of its use of the Testing Services.
b) What is stipulated in 7 a) above, shall survive the termination of this agreement.
c) Tester may not work for or be affiliated with any competitor of Producer. Tester hereby verifies and certifies that this is the case.
8. Breach of contract
a) Tester and Producer shall compensate each other for any and all damage suffered, including any losses, arising out of any breach by Tester or Producer of a provision of this agreement. Damages shall be payable with or without proof of intent or negligence.
a) Neither party shall be required to fulfill any of its obligations set out herein if such fulfillment cannot be fulfilled due to circumstances outside the control of such party ("Force Majeure"). Should a party be unable to fulfill its obligations due to Force Majeure, such Party shall forthwith notify the other party of this and, if possible, estimate when due fulfillment can be expected
a) Neither party may transfer its rights and obligations pursuant to this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any third party without the other party's prior written consent.
III. TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS REGARDS THE LEGAL RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN TESTER AND BETA FAMILY
a) The Beta Family, a company under the laws of Sweden ("Beta Family, we or us"), offers a service on-line, which enables, inter alia, producers ("Producers") of web sites and producers of mobile applications for smartphones, tablet computers or other mobile devices ("Applications") to have their Applications tested by persons who have registered for use of the said service.
b) These Terms and Conditions, together with any information on the Beta Family Website ("this Agreement"), govern your use of the testing service as well as your legal relationship with Beta Family. You enter into this agreement in your capacity as a tester of Applications and are hereinafter referred to as "Tester".
a) Beta Family shall, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, make the Service available to Tester and Producers in the Territory. The Tester is hereby granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-assignable license to use the Service, subject to the provisions of this agreement.
b) "The Service" shall mean the on-line testing service, provided by Beta Family, which enables Producers to have their Applications tested by Tester and other testers.
d) The services performed by Tester hereunder are hereinafter referred to as "the Testing Services".
e) When using the Service, Producer may choose, as regards each Applicationselected for testing, the total number of Testers. Producer may also, as regards each such testing service project, decide upon the length of the testing project cycle as well as the fee to be paid to Tester in consideration of the Testing Services ("the Testing Fee").
f) Beta Family does not guarantee that Tester will be assigned to any minimum number of testing projects as regards Applications. Likewise, Tester may, in its sole discretion, elect to accept or decline to participate in any testing project which Tester is offered. Tester will be responsible for determining when and how to perform the Testing Services in order to meet the deadline agreed on for the project.
g) The use of the Service shall be free of charge to Tester.
a) When Tester registers at the Beta Family Website, Tester will be asked to create a password. Tester must keep this password confidential and must not disclose it or share it with anyone. Tester will be responsible for all activities and orders that occur or are submitted under its password. If Tester knows or suspect that someone else knows its password, Tester should notify Beta Family immediately.
b) If Beta Family has reason to believe that there is likely to be a breach of security or misuse of the Beta Family Website, Beta Family may require Tester to change its password or Beta Family may suspend its account and, in its own discretion, terminate its access to the Service immediately and without notice to Tester.
a) Beta Family functions as an intermediary connecting Producer with Testers to provide the Testing Services. Producer engages the Testers (in its own name and on its own behalf) as regards the services performed by the Testers in connection with the Testing Services, whereby each test shall be governed by the following general terms and conditions ("TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS REGARDS THE LEGAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRODUCER AND TESTER") ("Producer Agreement"). For the avoidance of doubt; the contracting parties as regards the Testing Services are Producer and the Testers.
b) Beta Family and Tester shall remain independent of each other. Neither Beta Family, nor Tester, shall have any authority whatsoever to enter into agreements or otherwise accept any obligations on behalf of the other party unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing in each individual case. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed to constitute an agency, employment, company or joint venture of any kind between the parties.
c) Except for communications with Producer regarding the Testing Services, Tester is prohibited from making direct contact or engaging in any transaction, including commercial transactions, with Producer, whether through the Service and/or the Beta Family Website or otherwise. Tester agrees not to post its e-mail address, phone number, or any other method of contact outside of the Beta Family Website or give any of the foregoing information to Producer.
5. Performance of the Testing Services
a) Tester shall perform the Testing Services in accordance with the provisions of the Producer Agreement.
b) Should Tester not fulfill any of its obligations pursuant to the Producer Agreement, Beta Family may suspend Testers account and, in its own discretion, terminate Testers access to the Service immediately and without notice to Tester.
c) Tester shall indemnify and hold harmless Beta Family or any of its affiliates and business partners (including any directors, members, employees and other representatives) from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, legal expenses and reasonable counsel fees, arising out of any breach or alleged breach by Tester of the Producer Agreement.
a) Payment of the Testing Fee is made by Producer to the escrow account held by Beta Family on behalf of the Testers ("Escrow Account").
b) Provided Tester is entitled to the payment of the Testing Fee pursuant to the provisions of the Producer agreement and provided Tester has fulfilled its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, Beta Family shall render account of the Testing Fee to Tester, within 30 days following Producers payment of the Testing Fee to the Escrow Account and Beta Family's receipt thereof.
c) Payment of the Testing Fee, shall be made, upon request by Tester, if and when the aggregate of all Testing Fees due to Tester exceeds USD 50, 00 (fifty). Payment of the Testing Fee shall also be made, regardless of whether the aggregate of all Testing Fees exceeds USD 50, 00 (fifty) or not, if this contract is terminated by Producer or Beta Family.
d) Tester shall carry all bank transaction costs associated with the payment of the Testing Fee to Tester hereunder. In connection therewith, Tester shall also pay a fee to Beta Family for its services in connection with such payment ("the Payment Fee"). The bank transactions costs together with the Payment Fee shall, however, not exceed USD 50, 00 (fifty). Beta Family shall be entitled to withdraw, before payment of Testing Fee and from the funds available on the Escrow Account, reimbursement for the bank transaction costs as well as payment of the Payment Fee.
e) Beta Family shall not be liable to pay the Testing Fee to Tester unless payment of the Testing Fee has been made by Producer to the Escrow Account. Beta Family assumes no liability whatsoever for the non-payment of Testing Fees by Producer.
f) Beta Family shall keep all Testing Fees paid into the Escrow Account separated from its own funds according to the provisions of "Lagen (1944:181) om redovisningsmedel" and may only handle and use these funds in accordance with the provisions of this agreement.
g) Tester acknowledges that it shall not receive any other kind of remuneration than the Testing Fee. Thus, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tester shall not be entitled to receive payment based on the time it has spent performing the Testing Services.
7. Disclosure of information etc.
a) Tester warrants and represents that it shall not, under any circumstances, copy or attempt to copy by any means, reverse engineer or attempt to reverse engineer, take screen shots or video captures of, or otherwise store any Applications or any other materials contained in the Service or on the Beta Family website. Tester agrees not to disclose any such Applications or materials to other Testers or any third-parties whether in person, through any digital media, blogs, news sources, social networks or any other form of communication. Tester agrees not to duplicate, use, or distribute the Applications being tested to anyone else. Applications are provided for the sole purpose of testing and reporting bugs and other Test Artifacts through the Service and any other use is strictly prohibited. Tester shall indemnify and hold harmless Beta Family or any of its affiliates and business partners (including any directors, members, employees and other representatives) from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, legal expenses and reasonable counsel fees, arising from or relating to your release of information in violation of the foregoing, or otherwise, breach, or alleged, breach of the foregoing.
a) Tester shall be fully responsible for and will indemnify Beta Family against any liability, assessment or claim made by any competent authority within the Territory against Beta Family in respect of any income tax, national insurance, social security or similar contributions or any other taxation whatsoever, in each case relating to the performance by Tester of the Testing Services. Tester will also indemnify Beta Family against all reasonable costs and expenses and any penalty, fine or interest accrued or payable by it in connection with or in consequence of any such liability, assessment or claim.
b) Tester shall not bring any employment-related claim or any claim based on worker status (including reasonable costs and expenses) against Beta Family arising out of or in connection with the performance of the Testing Services.
c) If liable to do so according to any applicable legislation in the Territory, Tester shall be fully responsible for the reporting of the Testing Fee to authorities. Tester will indemnify Beta Family against any liability, assessment or claim made by any competent authority within the Territory against Beta Family in connection therewith.
9. Certain restrictions regarding use of the Service
a) Tester hereby acknowledges that it shall not (without first having obtained the written permission of Beta Family):
10. Breach of contract by Tester
a) Tester shall compensate Beta Family for any and all damage suffered by Beta Family, including any losses, arising out of any breach by Tester of a provision of this agreement. Damages shall be payable with or without proof of intent or negligence.
b) In addition to its right to receive damages, Beta Family shall be entitled to terminate this agreement with immediate effect or suspend Testers access to the Service in the case of any breach by Testers of a provision of this agreement. If Beta Family should terminate this Agreement, or suspend Testers access to the Service for any of the reasons set out in this sub-clause, Beta Family shall have no liability or responsibility to Tester.
a) All right, title, and interest in and to the Service will remain the exclusive property of Beta Family. This Agreement shall not give Tester any right to use such materials other as provided for herein, nor shall this Agreement give Tester a right to use Beta Family's name or any of Beta Family's trademarks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features.
a) Beta Family reserves the right to add new services to the Beta Family Website and to change such services without prior notice to Tester. Should Beta Family wish to stop providing all services, including the Service, permanently, Beta Family shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to sub-clause 15 a) below.
b) Beta Family reserves the right to make amendments to this agreement at any time. Beta Family will notify Tester of its intent to make such amendment by e-mail or the next time Tester accesses its account. If Tester should notify Beta Family that Tester cannot accept such amendments, Beta Family shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement. Otherwise, Testers use of the Service shall be subject to the amended Agreement.
a) Tester hereby gives its consent to Beta Family's use of all personal data, without limitation, furnished by you to Beta Family. For example, such use shall include the collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure, destruction or any other processing of personal data. The personal data given may be used by Beta Family regardless of the purpose of the use, and may thus include sale or marketing purposes. This consent is given for processing by all now and future known technical means. This consent is given freely and also entitles Beta Family to transfer, through sale, lend, license, lease or otherwise, the right of said usage in part or wholly to any third party, regardless of where the recipient is located. Thus, Tester gives its consent to possible transfer of personal data to countries within and outside of the European Union.
IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW, YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 (EIGHTEEN) YEARS OF AGE. IF YOU ACCEPT THE GENERAL TEMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY; YOU MUST HAVE AUTHORITIY TO DO SO. IF YOU ARE NOT AT LEAST 18 (EIGHTEEN) YEARS OF AGE OR HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER FOR OR USE THE BETA FAMILY WEBSITE.
Privacy Policy / GDPR
Beta Family is based in Sweden and follow EU laws and regulations. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information or other details to help you with your experience. When using the service as a tester you will also be able to enter details such as Age, Gender, Adults in household, Children in household, Level of Education, Employment type, Testing experience, Technical experience, Devices you own and more.
We collect information from you when you register and when you place an order on our site.
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
The data is saved to match testers with companies specific testing needs.
To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
To improve our website in order to better serve you.
How long will we save the data?
We are deleting users accounts that are not used under a period of five (5) years. We are using batch deleting and do it once a year on the fifth year from last usage/signing in to the service. The first batch delete will run between 2023-01-01--2023-05-25. The reason we save details for five years is that some testers and companies only do tests occasionally. A Company or a tester can, at any time, ask to get their account deleted from the service.
You can delete your account by signing in to the service and in the Settings choose "Delete Account". Please note that this is an irreversible action. When clicking delete account we will unpersonalised the user data. For security and system functionality we will save all transactions done by the account but it will not be connected to any personal data any more.
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text:
Q: How to create database from Assets in Android using GreenDao ORM library I am using GreenDao orm library for creating database, it works good with the First sample for Creating Database, from within the code.
Now the problem is I can't find any documentation or anything related to the Database copying from Assets Folder to the databases inside memory.

A: The accepted answer provides a solution but it's only partially correct. Check out the class I posted below. This is an extension of greenDao's OpenHelper class. Below that is an example of it's use and how you can use it instead of OpenHelper or DevOpenHelper to manage the copy of your sqlite database.
package com.example;

import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;

import android.content.Context;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory;
import com.example.R;
import com.example.DaoMaster.OpenHelper;

public class DatabaseOpenHelper extends OpenHelper {

    private Context context;

    private SQLiteDatabase sqliteDatabase;

    private static String DB_PATH;

    private static String DB_NAME;

    public DatabaseOpenHelper(Context context, String name, CursorFactory factory) {
        super(context, name, factory);
        this.context = context;
        this.DB_NAME = name;
        this.DB_PATH = context.getString(R.string.DB_PATH);
        try {
            createDataBase();
        } catch (Exception ioe) {
            throw new Error("Unable to create database");
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

    }

    /** Open Database for Use */
    public void openDatabase() {
        String databasePath = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
        sqliteDatabase = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(databasePath, null,
                (SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READWRITE));
    }

    /** Close Database after use */
    @Override
    public synchronized void close() {
        if ((sqliteDatabase != null) && sqliteDatabase.isOpen()) {
            sqliteDatabase.close();
        }
        super.close();
    }

    /** Get database instance for use */
    public SQLiteDatabase getSqliteDatabase() {
        return sqliteDatabase;
    }

    /** Create new database if not present */
    public void createDataBase() {
        SQLiteDatabase sqliteDatabase = null;

        if (databaseExists()) {
            /* Check for Upgrade */
        } else {
            /* Database does not exists create blank database */
            sqliteDatabase = this.getReadableDatabase();
            sqliteDatabase.close();

            copyDataBase();
        }
    }

    /** Check Database if it exists */
    private boolean databaseExists() {
        SQLiteDatabase sqliteDatabase = null;
        try {
            String databasePath = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
            sqliteDatabase = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(databasePath, null,
                    SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READONLY);
        } catch (SQLiteException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        if (sqliteDatabase != null) {
            sqliteDatabase.close();
        }
        return sqliteDatabase != null ? true : false;
    }

    /**
     * Copy existing database file in system
     */
    public void copyDataBase() {

        int length;
        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
        String databasePath = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;

        try {
            InputStream databaseInputFile = this.context.getAssets().open(DB_NAME+".sqlite");
            OutputStream databaseOutputFile = new FileOutputStream(databasePath);

            while ((length = databaseInputFile.read(buffer)) > 0) {
                databaseOutputFile.write(buffer, 0, length);
                databaseOutputFile.flush();
            }
            databaseInputFile.close();
            databaseOutputFile.close();

        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }
}

So here is an example of it's usage:
DatabaseOpenHelper helper = new DatabaseOpenHelper(this, "db", null);
db = helper.getWritableDatabase();
daoMaster = new DaoMaster(db);
daoSession = daoMaster.newSession();

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Every year the guild has a booth on the main street at the Alliston Potato Festival. Guild embers volunteer for various shifts throughout the day to demonstrate spinning and weaving. It is a time for us to connect with the community and to showcase our craft. We show samples of raw wool, carding tools, wheels and finished products, both knit and woven. Families stop by to "ooh and aah" at the fibre, try to figure out how the wheels work and to tell us family stories about their grandmother who had a wheel. This event is a time for us to recruit new members and to give helpful advice to people who may have a loom or wheel and don't know how to use them.


The Google Virtual Assistant can be a huge asset for your small business. From controlling the tech in your office to telling you a joke, the possibilities are endless.
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text:
Untitled > Current Co-opers > SCA Policy Book >
SCA Bylaws
(As Revised by the General Membership September 27, 1998)
Article I: NAME
"The name of the corporation is Students' Cooperative Association (SCA). The houses are Campbell Club, Janet Smith Cooperative and Lorax Manner."
Article II: LOCATION
"Until changed by subsequent amendment to these by-laws or by amendment to the articles of Incorporation, the location of the corporation is in the City of Eugene, in the County of Lane, State of Oregon, and the post office address of its business office is 1648 Alder Street, Eugene, Oregon 97401."
"The names and locations of Student's Cooperative Association's operating houses are: Campbell Club, 1670 Alder Street, Eugene, Oregon 97401; Janet Smith Co-op, 1790 Alder Street, Eugene, Oregon 97401; and Lorax Manner, 1648 Alder Street, Eugene, Oregon 97401."
Article III: OBJECT
"The object of this corporation is to promote cooperative living and provide affordable, equal opportunity housing for students. The operation of Student's Cooperative Association shall include the provision of room and board to its members in exchange for (1) rent and (2) an equitable share of the duties necessary to operate Student's Cooperative Association efficiently; and to purchase, own and hold such real and personal property and to mortgage the same, to borrow money and execute notes and other obligations thereof--all as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of the corporation, and to dispose of the same when no longer needed for such purposes."
"This corporation shall consist of all members of Students' Cooperative Association's operated houses. Students' Cooperative Association is an independent, non-profit, member owned and managed, student housing organization governed by democratic procedure."
Article IV :THE STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
"This corporation shall consist of all members of Students' Cooperative Association's operating houses. SCA is an independent, non-profit, member-owned and managed, student housing organization governed by democratic procedure."
"Elections for Students' Cooperative Association's Board of Directors, agents and House Officers shall be at the beginning of each academic term. These officers and agents shall assume their duties beginning the term that they are elected."
Article V: MEMBERSHIP
"The membership of this corporation shall consist of all contracted residents and boarders of Students' Cooperative Association's operating houses."
A. "Any registered student attending an Oregon institution of higher education may become a member of this corporation, if such student, upon written application, is approved by the Membership Committee."
B. "Membership in this corporation shall not be denied to any person because of sexual orientation, race, nationality, religion, age, political affiliation, or sex."
C. "Any member terminating residence for any reason, except members leaving for summer vacation, shall be required to submit a new application to the membership committee for re-admittance."
D. "The Students' Cooperative Association's operating houses shall be open only when the number of residents equals and/or exceeds the number needed to keep the houses operational (hot water, gas, electric, phone, etc.). Under no circumstances shall the corporation incur such debts of those members living in the houses during the summer."
"The secretary of this corporation shall at all times keep, maintain, and certify an official list of names and addresses of persons who are members of this corporation, which shall serve as evidence of the right of these members to participate and vote at corporate meetings."
"Compulsory termination of Membership: Accumulation of a debt to the corporation of an amount equal to or exceeding one quarter of the room and board charges for that fiscal year shall result in the termination of residence and the loss of membership within fifteen days of the incurring of such a debt."
"Responsibility for the knowledge contained in this article rests with the individual member. If said member wishes to appeal the Board of Directors, s/he must submit a written petition to the same within one week of incurring such a debt."
"The Board of Directors shall consider the petition. If accepted, the Board of Directors shall determine conditions of credit and membership extension. If the petition is rejected, appeal may be made to the corporate membership within one week of the Board's decision, but no later than fifteen days after incurring the debt."
"The membership shall consider the appeal. A two-thirds affirmative vote shall be required for acceptance of said appeal. If the appeal is accepted, the Board of Directors shall determine conditions of credit and membership extension. If said appeal is rejected, that member's residence and membership will be terminated and eviction proceedings will continue on schedule."
Article VI: MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERS ("General Membership Meetings")
"The annual meeting of the members of this corporation shall be held at the beginning of each Spring term. The Chairperson of the corporation shall post notice of the exact date of said annual meeting no less than one week prior to said meeting date."
"The quarterly meetings of the members of this corporation shall be held at the beginning of each term. The Chairperson of the corporation shall post notice of the exact date of said annual meeting no less than three days prior to said meeting date."
"Special meetings of the members shall be called whenever necessary by 20% of the membership of the corporation or three members of the Board of Directors. The Chairperson shall be responsible for posting notice for the meeting, stating time, day, location, and object thereof. Notices for all such meetings shall be posted, no less than three days before it is to take place, in all corporate houses."
"At all meetings of the corporation, whether annual, quarterly or special, each member shall be entitled to cast one vote upon each proposition submitted at a meeting. S/he may vote in person or by proxy, provided that the appointment of the proxy shall be made in writing (signed and dated) prior to said meeting."
"At any meeting of the members of this corporation one half of the total corporate membership shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, providing that a minimum of one-third of the membership from each corporate residence is present."
"The secretary shall be responsible for posting the minutes of all general membership meetings no later than three days after the meeting has taken place."
"The General Membership may override a decision made by the Board of Directors at any meeting of the members which is called in accordance with this article, and which has a quorum present as described in Section 5 of this article. A two-thirds majority vote of those present at such a meeting is required to overturn a decision made by the Board of Directors."
Article VII: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"The control and management of the affairs, funds, and property of this corporation shall rest in the Board of Directors. Corporate members of the Board of Directors shall be elected for terms of one year at meetings of the members. Members may submit proxy votes in writing for corporate elections. Proxies must be signed and dated and given to the Chairperson or Secretary prior to the election. Elections for each position shall occur at the beginning of the term which, in the year before, the election was held. In the event of a resignation or recall the election for the vacant position shall be held at the next General Membership Meeting, which shall be called within two weeks of the opening of that position, if possible. The length of term shall be one year following the above conditions, unless the vacancy occurs in the middle of an academic term, in which case the term of office will expire at the end of that academic term. Any director may leave or summer vacation and resume office beginning fall term."
"The Board of Directors of this corporation shall consists of a Chairperson (President), Speaker (Vice President), Corporate Treasurer, Corporate Secretary, Corporate Membership Coordinator, and Corporate Maintenance Coordinator, all elected at meetings of the members. In addition, the President and House Representatives from each corporate house will be members of the SCA Board of Directors, each elected at their respective house meetings. The Board may include other officers if approved at a meeting of the members."
"All the business of all incorporated "Students' Cooperative Association" houses shall be done and transacted in the name of "Students' Cooperative Association" as registered in file number 41598, State of Oregon, Corporation Department, Certificate of filing of Articles of Incorporation, the eighteenth day of November, 1940."
Section 4: Summer Board
"The term of any Director elected between spring and fall terms shall not extend into fall term. Between spring and fall terms any director may assume the responsibilities of another board position if so authorized at a meeting of the members; no Director may have more than one vote on the board. Between spring and fall terms the responsibilities of the Board of Directors shall be as determined by the spring term Board of Directors. If the spring Board fails to address this issue, then the summer Board may not change member fees, and policies and rules established by the summer board are only applicable to summer terms; the summer board retains all other normal empowerment."
"The Board of Directors may require from time to time as they deem necessary, all officers, agents or employees to give bond to this corporation with good and sufficient security for the faithful performance of their respective duties and offices; but the corporation shall pay the necessary premiums for the securing of such bonds as may be required."
"The Board of Directors of this corporation shall appoint all corporation agents and shall have the power from time to time to fix the salary of all its officers and agents."
"At any meeting of the Board of Directors called to ask for, demand, receive and accept the resignation of any officer or agent of the corporation, such action shall be achieved by a majority vote of the Board. The Board of Directors may, by majority vote, dismiss such officer or agent should s/he refuse to resign."
"Upon vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors by reason of resignation, dismissal, departure from an institute of higher learning or otherwise, a special election for the purpose of electing such a successor shall be called. Such special meeting for the election to fill the unexpired term of said Director/Officer shall be called in compliance with Article IV of these by-laws. Persons elected to fill these vacancies shall serve only for the unexpired academic term or to the next annual meeting of the members."
"No person shall be eligible to hold office as a member of the Board of Directors who is not a member of the corporation. No director shall receive salary or contribution for his/her service to the corporation as a Director, but may receive compensation for special work, or as an agent or officer of the corporation for work actually done and expenses incurred, pursuant to action of the Board of Directors taken at any regular of special meeting."
"All Board members must be at least eighteen years of age."
"Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any place and may be called at any time by the Chairperson or by three officers of members of the Board of Directors, by filing with the Chairperson a written call for such a meeting, provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall meet a minimum of once each month, at times consistent with the academic terms of the University. The presiding officers shall see that all members of the corporation are given forty-eight hours notice of the time, date, place and agenda for meetings to cover corporate business. Less notice to the members may be allowed for emergency meetings."
"At meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the Directors must be present to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn the meeting to another time and date."
"At the annual meeting of the members, the Board of Directors shall present statements and reports of the assets and liabilities of the corporation and of its financial condition; a report shall also be presented for discussion at the regular Board meeting; this report shall be incorporated into the minutes of said meeting."
Article VIII: CORPORATE BOARD POSITIONS
Section 1: Chairperson
A. "The Chairperson (President) shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors, and at General Membership meetings in the absence of the Speaker. S/he shall have general supervision over the affairs of the corporation. S/he shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver in the name of the corporation, concurrently with the Corporate Secretary, all authorized deeds, notes, certificates, contracts or other instruments in writing, necessary to carry on the affairs of the corporation."
B. "It shall be the duty of the Chairperson to set the agenda for all SCA meetings and entire membership meetings."
C. "The Chairperson shall have the authority to appoint committees of the Board of Directors."
Section 2: Speaker
A. "The Speaker (Vice-President) shall, in the absence or inability of the Chairperson to act, be vested with all the powers and have the same authority to perform all the duties of that office."
B. "The Speaker shall preside at all General Membership meetings."
C. "The Speaker shall serve as a liaison to the press, community and University organizations, and the media on behalf of the corporation."
D. "The Speaker shall chair an education committee composed of the House Representatives from each corporate house and the Historian/Archivists. The committee shall be charged with providing information to the membership and to the community on issues pertinent to cooperative living via speakers, films, literature, etc."
Section 3: Corporate Secretary
A. "It shall be the duty of the Corporate Secretary to assist the Chairperson in setting the agenda for all SCA meetings and entire membership meetings, keep a correct journal of the procedures of such meetings and to carefully file all reports and other papers of the members of the Board of Directors."
B. "The Secretary shall give and serve all notices required by law, or by the by-laws of this corporation."
C. "The Secretary shall have the power, concurrently with the Chairperson, to affix the seal of the corporation to any instruments requiring the same, and shall attest to the authenticity of such instrument as Secretary of the Corporation when so required."
D. "The Secretary, in concurrence with the Chairperson and Treasurer, shall have the custody and be charged with the safekeeping of all the records, papers, documents and books, and shall be solely responsible for the safekeeping of the seal of the corporation."
E. "The Secretary shall, pursuant to the requirement of Section three of Article V of the by-laws, prepare, keep, maintain and preserve at all times the official list of the members of the corporation as herein provided for; and such list prepared and certified by the Secretary, as heretofore prescribed, shall be prima facie evidence to the right of persons named therein to participate in the affairs of this corporation as members thereof."
Section 4: Corporate Treasurer
A. "The Treasurer shall receive all moneys and securities coming in to the treasury of the corporation from any and every source, and to hold and disburse the same in the name of the corporation, as directed or ordered by the Board of Directors."
B. "The Treasurer shall act as the principle signer of the corporate checks, and shall submit for board approval the names of other officers and employees to be qualified to sign corporate checks."
C. "The Treasurer shall oversee all financial operations of the corporation consistent with these by-laws. S/he shall oversee and represent all corporate financial employees and consultants."
D. "The Treasurer shall train and supervise all financial officers of the corporation and chair the Financial Committee."
E. "To present to the meetings of the members of the corporation and of the Board of Directors, and at any other time or meeting when so required by the Board of Directors, a tabulated statement of the receipts and disbursements and the resources and liabilities of the corporation, showing a statement of all of the funds invested during the year, the character of the securities and the revenue derived from such investments, the amount earned, growth and status of all permanent funds; and to present such other reports to the Board of Directors may from time to time direct."
F. "The Treasurer shall be responsible, in conjunction with the House Treasurers, for overseeing the collection of all debts owed the corporation which are not past due."
Section 5: House Representatives
A. "A House Representative shall be elected by each corporate house at a time of their choosing."
B. "The term of office shall be designated by each house for no less than one academic term and no longer than one year."
C. "It is the responsibility of each representative to inform his/her respective house of all SCA Board proceedings."
Section 6: House Presidents
A. "A House President shall be elected by each corporate house at a time of their choosing."
C. "It is the responsibility of each House President to ensure their respective house's compliance with corporate policy."
D. "Each House President shall preside at his/her respective house meetings."
Section 7: Corporate Membership Coordinator
A. "The Membership Coordinator chairs a Membership Committee consisting of him/herself and all house Membership Coordinators."
B. "The Membership Coordinator shall insure that the process of screening and selecting members is pursued when it appears that membership is below capacity."
C. "The Membership Coordinator shall be responsible for coordinating the orientation of all new members."
Section 8: Corporate Maintenance Coordinator
A. "The Maintenance Coordinator chairs a Maintenance Committee consisting of her/himself and all elected maintenance officers from the corporate houses."
B. "The Maintenance Coordinator shall ensure the physical health of all SCA houses and structures."
C."S/he shall, along with the Maintenance Committee, develop long-term maintenance plans, including cost and time frame, to be presented to the Board of Directors by the end of Winter term for approval."
Article IX: RESIGNATION AND RECALL
"Any member of the corporation or any member of the Board of Directors or any officer of this corporation may resign at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing and shall take effect from the time of acceptance from the Board of Directors. Such vacancies may be filled as provided by these by-laws."
"Upon a petition signed by twenty percent of the members of said corporation requesting that any officer of this corporation be recalled, the president of said corporation, or the Speaker in the event that the president is the officer facing possible recall, shall call a special meeting as provided for by Section 2 of Article VI of these by-laws, for the purpose of approving or disapproving the request made in the petition for the recall of said officer. The balloting for said recall shall be secret ballot. If said recall is approved by two-thirds of those present at a meeting of the members of the corporation, the position shall be declared vacant and a successor shall be elected in compliance with Article VII of these by-laws."
Article X: JUDICIAL, EVICTION AND EXPULSION PROCEEDINGS
"The Board of Directors shall ensure there exists a mechanism for members to appeal all fines or decisions up to the level of a General Membership Meeting. In all cases, members shall have the right to hear all charges or complaints brought against them and to respond to those charges and complaints."
Article XI: CORPORATE SEAL
"Unless and until changed by amendment to these by-laws, the corporation shall have a corporate seal as identified on this page by the Secretary."
Article XII: SELLING PROPERTY AND BORROWING MONEY/MORTGAGES
"The Board of Directors may, upon consent of the corporation, expressed by a vote of the majority of the members thereof present at any regular meeting or special meeting called for the purpose of selling a greater portion of the assets of said corporation and borrowing money, provided that two-thirds of the members be present, sell a greater portion of the assets and borrow money to be used solely for the purpose of the corporation, and may pledge or mortgage the property of the corporation."
"Upon the inability of this corporation to carry out the objects and purposes for which it was created, or upon the dissolution thereof, the assets of this corporation, both real and personal, shall be transferred to the University of Oregon for the purpose of establishing a scholarship fund under the direction of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon for needy and worthy students of that institution."
"The membership may, by majority vote at any regular or special meeting with at least two-thirds of the members present, convey to the Board of Directors the authority to borrow money and mortgage the property of the corporation as necessary for specific projects delineated in form and maximum cost prior to the casting of votes. Such outline shall include both the maximum funds allowed and the span of time for which this authority is voted in force, not to exceed six months."
Article XIII : NOTICE AND WAIVER
"Whenever any notice is required by the laws of the State of Oregon or by the by-laws of this corporation, to be given to the members of the corporation or to the Board of Directors, such notice may be given either by delivery of the notice personally to such member or director or such notice may be deposited in any United States Postal Service office or mail box in a sealed postpaid wrapper, addressed to the last known place of residence of such member or director, and the notice shall be deemed to be given as of the time of the mailing thereof."
"Any member or director may at any time waive in writing any notice required to be given under these by-laws."
Article XIV: CHANGES IN GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS
"This corporation may change its Articles of Incorporation at any regular meeting of the members of the corporation, called in compliance with Section 8, Chapter 462, Oregon laws 1941 whereat a quorum is present and upon the adoption of resolutions by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of those present. Thereafter a certificate made by the Secretary and verified by oath of the President under the seal of the corporation shall be filed in the office of the Corporation Commissioner of the State of Oregon and a copy recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in the County of Lane, in which the original certificate of incorporation is recorded. The above method of changing the Articles of Incorporation shall be and remain in effect unless the same shall be changed by amendment to these by-laws in the manner hereinafter prescribed, or unless the same shall be changed by the laws of the State of Oregon."
"This corporation may change its by-laws at any regular meeting of the members of the corporation, whereat a quorum is present and upon the adoption of resolutions by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of those present."