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Securities Library/
Interpretive Opinions
Ace Hardware Corporation, File # A61204-50, August 5, 1997
Class C non-voting stock and Class A voting stock of Ace Hardware Corporation were not considered securities for purposes of the Utah Uniform Securities Act. The Division found that the two classes of stock did not have the characteristics generally associated with stock and were therefore not considered securities.
American Family Care of Utah, Inc., File # A31038-35, September 26, 1994
The offering of American Family Care of Utah, Inc. stock did not constitute a public offering and was therefore exempt from registration under section 61-1-14(2)(n) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act.
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, File # B00467480, August 18, 2004
The exclusion from the definition of "broker-dealer" granted to a "bank, savings institution, or trust company" by section 61-1-13(3)(c) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act was interpreted by the Division to include within its scope a Utah-chartered industrial bank. Employees of the industrial bank were not "agents" within the meaning of section 61-1-13(2) of the Act.
Church Development Fund, Inc., File No. B00586495, March 21, 2006
The Philanthropy Protection Act's preemption of state law applies only to securities owned by charitable organizations or securities transactions involving funds maintained or managed by the charitable organization for investment of endowment funds, income funds, and contributions. The preemption does not permit a church bond issuer to sell bonds without having the sellers be licensed in Utah.
Commercial Loan Advisers, Inc., File # B00219960, March 21, 2001
Opinion was rescinded on May 4, 2001.
Fayetteville Lithotripsy Biliary Limited, File # A06269-21, June 6, 1990
The offering of limited partnership interests in Fayetteville Lithotripsy Biliary Limited was deemed to have satisfied Rule 177-10-2(f)(1)(A). The Division considered the phrase "close of offering" to include that point in time at which the investors have satisfied the offering price by either contributing cash or unconditionally obligating themselves to pay cash.
Federal Savings Bank/Investment Adviser Representative Registration, File # B00138281, December 23, 1999
The Division will not require employees of federal savings banks, who are engaged in soliciting and providing traditional trust services for those banks, to become licensed as investment adviser representatives. This opinion is not applicable where banks have expanded into areas formerly forbidden and historically within the realm of investment advisers and/or broker-dealers.
Financial Network Investment Corporation, File # A44709-35, September 28, 1995
The Division approved the use of Optical Storage Technology as a means to comply with SEC Rules 17-a3 and 17-a4 along with Utah Admin. Code Rule 164-5-1.
Foreign Margin Stocks, File # B00098137, January 12, 1999
The Division confirmed that all foreign equity securities listed on the Financial Times/Standard & Poor's World Actuaries Indices ("FTS&P") would be deemed to be on the list (the "List") of foreign equity securities which are eligible for margin and thereby exempt from registration for secondary trading pursuant to Rule 164-14-23s (the "Rule") of the Utah Administrative Code. In addition, the Division further confirmed that foreign equity securities which are deemed by the SEC to have a "ready market" may be deemed to be on the List for the purposes of the Rule and thereby not subject to registration for secondary trading in Utah.
Foresee Strategies Fund, L.P. and Foresee Management, L.L.C., File # B00411086, May 13, 2004
Rule 164-2-1 of the Utah Administrative Code specifically excludes a private investment company that claims exemption under Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 from being regarded as a "client" of an investment adviser for purposes of determining the adviser's eligibility to receive performance-based compensation. In applying the above Rule, the Division treated performance-based compensation paid to a management entity affiliated to the fund's investment adviser as compensation paid indirectly to the adviser.
Geode Venture Partners, LOC, File # B00257296, April 3, 2001
Section 61-1-3(3)(b) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act ("Act") states: "It is unlawful for any person to transact business in this state as an investment adviser or investment adviser representative unless a) the person is licensed under this chapter; or b) the person's only clients in this state are investment companies as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, other investment advisers, federal covered advisers, broker-dealers, banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, employee benefit plans with assets of less than $1,000,000, and governmental agencies or instrumentalities, whether acting for themselves or as trustees with investment control, or other institutional investors as are designated by rule or order of the director". The Director of the Division has not designated, by rule or order, any "other institutional investors" under § 61-1-3(3)(b) of the Act. Accordingly, the exclusion only applies if an investment adviser's only clients are those listed in § 61-1-3(3)(b) of the Act.
Kirkland and Ellis, File # B00306748, March 5, 2002
A federal covered adviser that maintains a place of business in Utah and conducts business only with institutional clients was not required to license their supervised persons as investment adviser representatives under Utah law. The Division found that for purposes of §203A(b)(1)(A) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the federal definition of investment adviser representative found in Rule 203A-3 under the 1940 Act should be applied. However, for all other purposes the Utah definition of investment adviser representative applies.
Kruse, Landa & Maycock, File # A02564-17, November 14, 1989
The distribution (the "Distribution") of the securities of the wholly owned corporate subsidiary by its parent corporation to the shareholders of the parent corporation in the form of a partial liquidating dividend was subject to Rule 177-11-1 of the Utah Admin. Code, even though (1) no cash would be received from the shareholders as a result of the Distribution, (2) no commission or remuneration would be paid in connection with the transaction, and (3) no broker, dealer, or agent would effect any portion of the transaction.
LTC Healthcare, Inc., File # B00073827, July 16, 1998
The dividend distribution of all of the outstanding shares of LTC Healthcare, Inc., a 99%-owned subsidiary of LTC Properties, Inc., to the common stockholders of LTC Properties, constituted a "sale" as defined under § 61-1-13(22) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act.
Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management, Inc., File # A30132-35, June 21, 1994
The Division found that Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Paine Webber Incorporated, was an Institutional Buyer pursuant to § 61-1-14(2)(h) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act.
Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc., File # A06946-21 July 2, 1990
The distribution of warrants to purchase common stock of Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc., was considered an "offer" or "sale" within § 61-1-13(15) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act (the "Act"). However, the issuance of the warrants was entitled to exemption from the registration requirements pursuant to § 61-1-14(2)(f) of the Act.
Ogden Corporation, File # A05255-02, November 21, 1989
(Opinion not available)
Pacific Crest Investment & Loan, File # A5763447, December 4, 1996
The proposed offering of Pacific Crest Investment & Loan's ("PCIL") certificates of deposit and depository instruments, which were all "insured deposits" within the scope of Sections 3(1), 7(i) and 11(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the FDIC's regulations thereunder, was found to be exempt from registration pursuant to § 61-1-14(1)(c) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act (the "Act"). Furthermore, the Division held that the offer and sale of PCIL's "depository products" to credit unions in Utah were exempt from registration pursuant to § 61-1-14(2)(h) of the Act, as credit unions are considered financial institutions for the purposes of this exemption.
Pruco Securities Corporation, File # B00083876, September 11, 1998
The Division approved, with reservations, the sale of certain certificates of deposit ("CDs") by agents of Pruco Securities Corporation who were (1) licensed with the Division, (2) had passed the Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination ("Series 63 examination"), and (3) had passed the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.'s examination for investment company securities and variable insurance contracts ("Series 6 examination").
Prudential Securities Incorporated, File # A48619-35, November 21, 1995
The Prudential Securities Incorporated Section 401(k) plan qualified as a "pension or profit-sharing trust" for purposes of the Institutional Buyer exemption found in § 61-1-14(2)(h) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act.
Quality Physicians Network, Inc., File # A21801-35, April 14, 1994
The Division held that "Memberships" in Quality Physicians Network, Inc. did not constitute "securities" as the term is defined in § 61-1-13(22) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act.
Robbins & Henderson, File # B00236847, February 13, 2001
A financial services holding company, meeting the criteria of section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act and receiving the designation granted by the federal reserve, has sufficient experience and sophistication to qualify as a financial institution and/or institutional buyer. Accordingly, a broker-dealer who has no place of business in Utah and transacts business in Utah only with a financial services holding company, meets the exclusive from the definition of a broker-dealer and is exempt from the licensing requirements of §61-1-3 of the Utah Uniform Securities Act.
Safe Harbor Funds, LLC, File # B00351117, November 6, 2002.
Opinion was rescinded on October 4, 2010.
Standard & Poor's, File # B00149019, September 15, 1999
The Division recognizes, with reservations, the CD-ROM and Internet versions of Standard & Poor's Corporation Records, to the same extent as the print version, for purposes of Utah's Manual Listing Exemption found at § R164-14-2b of the Utah Administrative Code.
Standish, Ayer & Wood, Inc., File # A40340-34, January 9, 1995
A "qualified institutional buyer," as defined under Regulation 144A(a)(1) of the 1933 Securities Act, could qualify as an "other institutional investor" only in the context of a private resale of securities to an institution as it relates to SEC Rule 144.
TruServ Corporation, File # B00015067, December 19, 1997
Class A Common Stock of TruServ Corporation was not considered a "security" for purposes of the Utah Uniform Securities Act. The Division found that the stock did not have the characteristics generally associated with stock and therefore was not considered a security.
Utah County Attorney's Office, File # B00219947, September 27, 2000
Section 61-1-21.5 (3) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act ("Act") provides that the Utah Division of Securities may refer cases involving violations of the Act to the attorney general, county attorney or district attorney of the appropriate jurisdiction. However, referral under this section is not required. The attorney general, county attorney, or district attorney of any appropriate jurisdiction may initiate the prosecution of a criminal action under the Act without a referral from the Utah Division of Securities.
Wilkie Farr & Gallagher, File # B00022607, December 22, 1997
Federal covered securities, as defined by § 61-1-13(12) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act (the "Act"), do not require a notice filing under § 61-1-15.5 of the Act if an election is made to register or seek an exemption for the securities and all requirements of the registration or exemption are met.
World of ResidenSea, File # A61002-50, June 13, 1997
The "Residence Agreements" and "Memberships" contractual arrangements The World of ResidenSea Limited proposed to enter into with prospective purchasers did not involve a "security" as defined in § 61-1-13(24) of the Utah Uniform Securities Act. Specifically, the Division found that these contractual arrangements did not have the requisite features of an "investment contract."


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import {Injectable} from "@angular/core";
import {Router} from '@angular/router-deprecated';
import {AppState} from "../app.service";
import {Helper} from './helper.service';
import {WpModel} from "./model.service";
import {IAuthUser} from "./models/authuser.interface";
import {Observable} from "rxjs/Observable";

@Injectable()
export class AuthService implements IAuthService {
  /*
   *    Authenticate users with WP basic authentication.
   */
  public user:IAuthUser = null;
  private remember = false;

  constructor(private service:WpModel,
              private appState:AppState,
              private router:Router) {
  }

  loginByCredentials(username:string, password:string, remember:boolean) {

    console.log('** Login by credentials **');
    this.remember = remember;
    let encodedCred = btoa(username + ':' + password);
    this.appState.set('keys', encodedCred);
    let body = 'username=' + username + '&password=' + password;
    console.log(body);
    return this.login(body);
  }

  loginByLocalStorage(encodedCred:string) {

    console.log('** Login by localStorage **');
    this.remember = true;
    this.appState.set('keys', encodedCred);
    console.log(encodedCred);
    let body = Helper.getBodyCredentials(encodedCred);
    console.log(body);
    return this.login(body);
  }

  login(body) {
    this.appState.set('busy', true);
    this.service.setEndpoint(Helper.WpEndpoint.Authentication);
    console.log("** Authenticate User **");
    return this.service.add(body).map(
      (res:any) => {
        let authUser = <IAuthUser>res;
        this.checkoutUser(authUser);
        // console.log("** Get User's IP **");
        // this.service.getUserIpInfo().subscribe(
        //   (userIpInfo) => {
        //     authUser.location = userIpInfo;
        //     this.checkoutUser(authUser);
        //   }
        // )
      });

  }

  checkoutUser(authUser:IAuthUser) {
    this.appState.set('busy', false);
    this.user = authUser;
    if (this.remember) {
      console.log('** Save keys to localStorage **');
      localStorage.setItem('keys', this.appState.get('keys'));
    }
    else {
      localStorage.removeItem('keys');
    }
    this.router.navigate(['Index']);
  }

  logout() {
    console.log('logged out');
    this.user = null;
    localStorage.removeItem('keys');
    this.router.navigate(['Login']);
  }

  isAuthenticated():boolean {
    return this.user !== null;
  }

  hasRole(roles:string[]):boolean {
    return this.isAuthenticated() && roles.includes(this.user.roles[0]);
  }
}

/*
 *  AuthService Interface
 */
export abstract class IAuthService {

  abstract loginByCredentials(username:string, password:string, remember:boolean):Observable<any>;

  abstract loginByLocalStorage(encodedCred):Observable<any>;

  abstract logout();

  // is the current user authenticated?
  abstract isAuthenticated():boolean;

  // does the current user have one of these roles?
  abstract hasRole(roles:string[]):boolean;
}

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Dear Mr. J.J. Abrams – aka Jigga What!
I am very much looking forward to Star Wars VII and I, like most fans of the family drama often find myself fantasizing about being in a Star Wars movie. Of course some don't go to the degree that I have, in which I have created my own character, with his very own backstory. If at any time, now or in the future you should need my creative services, all you need do is hit me up (you can find me on www.thatdudedlambert.com) and I'll deploy myself to the set for intergalactic duty.
What follows is my character's bio and of course; nothing is written that would be contrary to the existing Star Wars universe…unlike the tragedy of the Highlander series.
Nobody knows why, but the Kinth are born physically blind, yet develop a natural ability to 'see' through their minds, using the force. Because of this, a Kinth child, by the age of 12 can see possible future outcomes at the same level as a seasoned Jedi master. According to an imperial experiment on the Kinth commissioned by Darth Plageis, the findings showed that within the Kinth DNA they had a natural, high level of Midi-chlorians, that would automatically work with the force without any concentrated effort.
Once a part of the official Jedi order, the Kinthians eventually became exiled from the council due to continuously acting on their greater foresight against the orders of the Jedi council. They were constantly at odds with the rest of the order because no one else was powerful enough to see as far ahead as them and therefore no one could verify the 'truth' of their claims of future happenings.
Exiled and now a law unto themselves, the Kinth are treated as a renegade faction by the Jedi and often feared like some boogie man story. And with an allegiance to no one but themselves, they are a force strong group, still skilled in the Jedi arts, but also in the Sith ways, their ethics do not see any difference between the 2 powers but the intention behind them. They know that Sith powers wear the physical body down, so they only use them in great times of need.
In constantly being highly 'activated' in the force, the Kinth can reach a stage of interacting with multiple objects and people at the same time, they could for example assemble the components of a lightsaber hands free, whilst moving a speeder bike from point A to B all with their minds. They still use the conventional lightsaber but have invented a shorter version that they often use as a defensive weapon like how a musketeer uses a dagger with a rapier. They also have a lightsaber whip and are capable of seeing the energy trails of a Jedi, Sith or non-force strong person like a scent. Jedi leave purple trails, the Sith Red and normal people blue.
In the case of Ama'Lon Dex, there is an anomaly in his force make-up. In having been born in an environment where Rincenic stones were prevalent for trading. His body when exposed his re-activates his normal sight, but his force power drops considerably, but can still call on it as an ally.
I could invent more to his mythology, but I don't want to go over the top in his first appearance.
There is nothing wrong with lens flare!


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Ludden & Bates
The Ludden & Bates Southern Music House was established in 1870 in Savannah, Georgia. The firm started out as a music retail chain which sold and distributed well-known piano brands, sheet music, and related musical instruments. The firm quickly became the largest sheet music distributer in the south.
The firm was incorporated in 1884 with William Ludden as President, J. A. Bates as Vice President & general manager, Jasperson Smith as Treasurer and John D. Murphy, Secretary. Mr. Ludden's primary residence was in New York, so it appears that Mr. Ludden provided financial backing for the firm while Mr. Bates ran the operation in Georgia.
In about 1895, Ludden & Bates purchased a fully-equipped piano manufacturing facility in New York and began to manufacture pianos under the "Ludden & Bates" brand name. This allowed the firm to continue to offer prestigious brand name pianos in their stores while also offering their own "Ludden & Bates" brand name.
Shortly after the turn-of-the-century, Ludden & Bates was purchased by Carter & Darough of Valdosta, GA. By 1910, the firm moved its headquarters from Savannah, GA to Atlanta while keeping Savannah as its primary distribution center. It appears that Ludden & Bates closed their Savannah operations in 1933. The Atlanta operations appears to have closed soon after, unable to recover from the Great Depression.
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Late 19th Century Organ Advertisements For The Ludden & Bates Piano Company, Savannah, Georgia
Ludden & Bates Piano Advertisements
Late 19th & Early 20th Century Piano Advertisements For The Ludden & Bates Piano Company, Savannah, Georgia

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Home » World » Syrian rebels claim suicide bombing in Hezbollah's Beirut enclave
Syrian rebels claim suicide bombing in Hezbollah's Beirut enclave
Jan 22, 2014 565 Viewed Jacob Martin Comments Off on Syrian rebels claim suicide bombing in Hezbollah's Beirut enclave
Beirut – A Syrian rebel group aligned with al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed four people in a Hezbollah-controlled suburb of Beirut on Tuesday, just days after Hezbollah was accused of shelling a pro-rebel town in eastern Lebanon.
Jabhat al-Nusra claimed the apparent suicide bombing on a street in the predominately Shiite neighbourhood of Haret Hreik, just steps from the scene of a similar bombing on January 2 that killed five. Al-Nusra said the attack was revenge for Friday's rocket attack on the Syrian rebel stronghold of Arsal, Lebanon.
The bombing solidified the growing belief here that Syria's civil war is now being played out on the streets of Beirut, and that Lebanon is entering a new stage of violence that could surpass anything the country has experienced in recent memory.
Despite its reputation for chaos, earned during the 15-year civil war that ended in 1990, Lebanon hasn't seen a major spate of targeted violence since 2008, when both the pace and the nature of the violence were different.
In recent months there have been six bombings aimed at Shiite neighbourhoods and three against Sunni targets. Unlike previous violence, the current one has featured as many as four suicide attacks – all against Shiite targets. That's a break from tradition that alarms some. While Lebanese perfected the car bomb, suicide attacks have been relatively rare – the last confirmed one before the current outbreak dates to 1995.
Lebanese factions are deeply divided over the ongoing civil war in Syria, with Hezbollah and its allies supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community backs the rebels. Both sides have turned parts of the country into military enclaves.
The tensions have escalated into regular fighting in some areas – the northern city of Tripoli goes through cycles of sectarian militia violence, while Hezbollah patrols in the Bekaa Valley have begun regularly clashing with rebels using the border area as a safe haven for operations against Syrian government forces.
Witnesses described Tuesday's blast as smaller than the six previous bombs that have hit Hezbollah-linked targets since July, with the National News Agency quoting investigators as saying only part of the bomber's supply of explosives – mortar shells loaded in a car – detonated. But the bomber, who died in the blast, was unable to detonate his suicide vest as Hezbollah security forces surrounded him.
Both this explosion and a similar attack on January 2 took place within Hezbollah's self-determined security zone, where the party uses its own forces to provide security and limits Lebanese government activity. The area is strictly off limits to foreign journalists without Hezbollah permission.
The notion that Lebanon has entered a period of open sectarian violence with increasingly frequent incidents of retaliation against entire communities deeply worries one of Lebanon's most experienced political operators.
"Lebanon has entered a period of madness," said Druze leader Walid Jumblatt. "These [extremist groups] have embarked on terrorism that will grow worse. There will be more attacks and they will be worse."
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Most JS libs these days use the class attribute to attach funtionality
to DOM Elements. This is with good reason: It's fast! But if we don't
care about speed, how would we want it to work? Peronally I would like
a custom attribute that defines how a DOM element should act.

Hense: actlike.js.

## Usage

    <div actlike="Example.button"> Click Here </div>

The div above will be given to the constructor of Example.button.

Checkout the examples folder for a full example.

## Features

* No dependencies
* Simple
* JS Sanity


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Lion Rampant in the Late Roman Era
Well it's still cold and we've had more snow, so I thought some further gaming on the winter terrain was appropriate. I also recently re-read The Eagle in the Snow by Wallace Breem, so out came some Late Romans and their Goth enemies and over the weekend I played a few solo games using the excellent Lion Rampant rules.
I wanted to try some of the scenarios I hadn't played before, so picked two 24 point forces and had a few goes of 'Hammer and Anvil', and one of 'The Messenger'. Both require the forces to move a lot to achieve their objectives, which is always a challenge with the unpredictable activation rules in the Rampant series! My house rule is that all leaders have the Commanding trait to gain a re-roll on the first failed activation roll each turn (if the unit is within 12″). This suits me better, but a good plan can still be ruined when things don't happen for you.
The figures are 15mm and I played at half-scale (ie. 2″ in the rules being 1″ on the table). It worked well on a 4'x3′.
The Hammer and Anvil games proved very tough to win for the side trying to exit the opposite table edge, but I did manage it once out of 3 attempts. I swapped the forces around to give each side a chance to attack and defend.
The Goths managed to get the Messenger through in the last game I played, having had a rough time of it initially.
All the games proved exciting, with some challenging decisions (even playing solo) and lots of incidents. I may just have to play a few more now!
Author World2DavePosted on 20th March 2018 Categories GamesTags 15mm Historical, Lion Rampant4 Comments on Lion Rampant in the Late Roman Era
15mm Frostgrave – First Game
After all that scenery making it seemed logical to give 15mm Frostgrave a go. So, we played a 3 player game on a 3'x3′ table, using the basic treasure-grab scenario. We had a Chronomancer, an Illusionist and a Thaumaturge, each with a reasonably typical starting warband.
There were a good variety of figures in use, including lots of adventurers/characters, but also some Orcs and even the odd Lizardman as thugs and thieves.
The table was put together fairly randomly, but with plenty of raised areas, especially towards the middle to create an interesting setting to game over. We placed 2 treasure as centrally as possible, the players then placed more 2 each, and off we went!
We were using a few light house rules, designed to encourage a broad use of spells, keep the focus on treasure and the mission, and provide a greater likelihood of random monsters appearing. Apart from the last, which still only generated a single bear, they seemed to work well and everyone was prioritising their spells and movement over just lots of shooting and fighting (although there was a fair bit of that too!)
Crossbows on the roof – nasty!
Anti-crossbowman fog spell:
Cat and mouse in the old courtyard:
Creeping up to the treasure:
The surprise bear was dealt with very efficiently:
General action shots:
The Chronomancer tries a last spell before legging it:
The game took a good while to get through, but everyone needed time to learn the rules and get used to things. I think there were more than 15 different spells cast in all, which provided a lot of variety to the action. Playing against two opponents was a lot of fun and made things very unpredictable.
For me the most dramatic moment was when the Chronomancer's apprentice managed to cast Scatter Shot, with my wizard and half my warband in range. Only a few cuts and scratches were suffered, but it was pretty worrying at the time! My archer was able to remove the risk of it happening again with a well-placed arrow.
At the end, honours were pretty even in terms of treasure and experience points. We'll certainly be playing again with these warbands and we have a bit of gold to spend in the meantime!
Author World2DavePosted on 1st March 2018 Categories GamesTags 15mm Fantasy, Frostgrave1 Comment on 15mm Frostgrave – First Game
Sci-fi Rampant – Sausages With Mustard Scenario
Last weekend Jase and I played one of the scenarios from Lion Rampant, using our 15mm sci-fi stuff. Jase brought his 'dogmen' force and I used my mercenaries, which included several new additions since the last game.
The mission is for one side (me, the defender) to protect a number of buildings/features in the centre of the table, while the enemy attempts to destroy them. We chose 36pt forces and played the game length-ways on a 4'x3′ table.
Noble mercenaries hurry towards the threatened facility:
The mortars are not technically necessary as on-table pieces, but are there to look good and represent the indirect fire capability of my advanced spotter team (a unit of Dragon Rampant 'Scouts' with a 'Wizardling' upgrade that gives them the ability to bring down a bombardment or smoke).
Soon-to-be-gnawed Scouts on the roof:
Mercenary HQ and combat teams:
Despicable dogmen (counting as Bellicose Foot with Armour upgrade) advance, with destruction on their minds:
They even brought some nasty mechs (counting as Elite Foot with ranged fire upgrade in this instance):
My little tank (counting as Heavy Riders with 'Chariot' and 'Venomous' upgrades) did sterling work taking the fight to the enemy, but was eventually overcome by fire and close assaults:
The game played out very well and it was touch and go at the end as to who would come out on top. Two buildings were already burning when I had a final chance to snatch victory by destroying one more unit of attackers, but I just couldn't manage it. Jase kept his force together very well, and kept them focused on the mission. I managed to lure one or two units of impetuous dogmen away with my jetbikes ('light riders') but couldn't do enough damage overall to force a retreat.
So, despite a desperate defence, the facility went up in smoke in the end. I'll have to plan a revenge attack for the next game! Great fun, and we thought it looked good at this scale and size of game, and played very well.
Author World2DavePosted on 26th February 2018 20th March 2018 Categories GamesTags 15mm Sci-Fi, Dragon RampantLeave a comment on Sci-fi Rampant – Sausages With Mustard Scenario
More Frostgrave Shenanigans
Early January saw the follow-on game over at Simon's, and a very entertaining clash it was. We played the first scenario from 'The Hunt for the Golem' mini-campaign in the Folio book. Fortunately for us the very nasty Granite Golem didn't actually make an appearance, but that didn't mean there weren't a good few casualties…
The table was another visual treat, and great fun to play on.
We'd learned a few things from game 1 in December, and certainly had a better knowledge of the rules this time around. We both focused our wizard and apprentice on attempting to cast spells, to obtain as much experience as possible. Early on we both cast Fog to block the best lines of sight for our respective sharpshooters. There were also successful, and creative, castings of Mind Control, Imp and Transpose which produced some good moments. We both made use of raised Zombies too, with my tame undead Alan (sorry Robbie!) making a useful comeback.
Some of the other highlights included Simon's archer shooting his own man in the back of the head (he was involved in a fight with 2 of mine, so the odds were he'd hit an enemy…). There was also his Barbarian, my nemesis from game 1, taking on half my warband and doing pretty well, until the 4th wounding blow finally brought the big sod down. He survived the post-game roll though, so unfortunately he'll be back. There were a few random encounters, which were survived in the main, and plenty of shooting, fighting and general creeping around looking for loot.
I took fewer casualties this time, although a couple will sit out the next game. We both gained 2 more levels, some cash, and a few bits of magic. There's some levelling up and spending to do before the next game, which is hopefully going to happen soon. More then.
Author World2DavePosted on 30th January 2018 30th January 2018 Categories GamesTags 28mm Fantasy, Frostgrave3 Comments on More Frostgrave Shenanigans
A Second Go at Frostgrave
At the weekend Goat Major invited me over for a game of Frostgrave, which we played once before and had a lot of fun with. As it had been a long time since the first game we decided to simply start again, both using pretty much the same warbands as before.
Mine is based around a Necromancer, who has suitably motley followers, including his (when successfully raised) pet Zombie, Alan. GM's lot are an Arabian looking mob led by an Enchanter on a magic carpet.
The scenery was awesome as before, a complete setting with everything gelling together and making a very challenging landscape to fight over. Lots of obstacles, cover and height changes are important in this game, and allows you to clamber and hide to your heart's content. Clearly there's no frost involved here, but the game's the same whatever the setting. We played the Silent Tower scenario, but I spent most of my time just trying roll above a 5 on the cursed d20.
We took a while to get back to understanding the rules properly, but after a few oversights we had a very entertaining game. Although I managed to get half the treasure off the board, I left 80% casualties behind. Fortunately I made all but one of the post-game survival rolls for them, so it wasn't all bad. GM made it to the tower to get additional experience points, and if it hadn't been for his apprentice getting gored to death by a randomly encountered Boar, he'd have won by an even bigger margin.
Despite a fair few casting failures we managed to deploy quite a few spells between us, which of course is what Frostgrave is all about. After the game we rolled up the results of our scavenging and now have a bit of money to spend, and some options to play with. Hopefully we'll pick this up again in January for some more fun. Thanks GM for the excellent hospitality!
Author World2DavePosted on 20th December 2017 Categories GamesTags 28mm Fantasy, Frostgrave2 Comments on A Second Go at Frostgrave
Sharp Practice – The Return of the Black Widow
A few days ago the post-Napoleonic imaginations forces came out of their boxes again for another game of Sharp Practice. The plot followed loosely on from a previous game (link) where one of Fleurie's spies (a very attractive and devious lady operating under the codename of 'The Black Widow') was extricated from a tricky position (ooh er!) by a scratch force sent to look for her. Now word had reached Medetian military intelligence of an intended rendezvous, at which they might just catch the evil woman and put an end to her troublesome meddling.
My friend Jase duly took on command of the Medetian spy-hunting force, and I prepared a few Fleurians to defend the rendezvous location (a remote farm), plus a larger relief force to come on later.
The Medetians had been able to send some men on ahead to surround the farm and pin down the men there. Of the spy there was no sign.
The game provided a lot of good moments, with both of us bringing on reinforcements in formation, and there was often tension waiting for the next card to be turned up.
Some key moments…
The Medetian marines charged in (on the 2nd attempt) to clear off the pesky Voltigeurs, but somewhat surprisingly received a right drubbing.
The Fleurian commander, Captain Mauzac, confidently led his men onto the field in a large formation, with cavalry on the right and skirmishers on the left, he'd soon see off those annoying Bersaglieri in the wood. Instead of fleeing, Jase decided on a final volley from the Bersaglieri before they were overrun. The result: one hit, one dead officer!
The cavalry arriving a tad late for poor old Mauzac:
It offered Sergeant Luberon his moment of glory, which he duly grasped by stepping forward to lead the now leaderless line. He did well but was later usurped when a proper officer arrived.
The Medetian hordes advanced:
The main forces angled towards each other for a musketry duel.
The Black Widow decides it's time to depart, and leaves her hiding place in the stables. She follows a retreating unit of Voltigeurs away from the Medetian attack.
The dashing Hussar, Lieutenant Gillette, was aiming for the flank of the Medetian line, but instead met a wall of Grenadiers who'd been hurried into place by the Medetian commander, his most crucial move of the day. It was bloody for both sides, but the Hussars were forced to withdraw, their injured officer following slowly behind.
The main firefight blazed for several turns and casualties (and shock) piled up on both sides. Eventually the Medetians' morale dropped and the game was up. Their commander called off the attack and his troops withdrew.
Unseen by the enemy, the Black Widow had not run straight for the safety of the Fleurian table edge, but had made a dash for the lake, where she had a boat hidden. Escorted by the well-meaning, hopelessly lovelorn (but romantic no-hoper) Lieutenant Aramon, she had other plans to fulfil and was soon away from danger and heading off to who-knows-where…
We had a lot of fun with this, and the rules are providing consistently challenging, event-laden and exciting games. The beer was good too.
Author World2DavePosted on 10th November 2017 10th November 2017 Categories GamesTags 19th Century 28mm, Sharp Practice3 Comments on Sharp Practice – The Return of the Black Widow
Honours of War – A LAW Forum Get-together
In early October a group of us from the forum were cordially invited to come for a game in Gary's very impressive Wargames room. As they go, it must be one of the best around, and comfortably accommodated 9 players and a good-sized table. It was a good opportunity to catch up with the guys, who came from far and wide as always, and meet one of Gary's very friendly local club members, Ian, who joined us.
We would be using the Honours of War rules and most of us had brought a contingent of our own historical or imagi-nations troops. Gary had prepared the table, scenario, some of the forces, and all of the catering for the day – what a decent bloke! It was an attack/defend game, with a central bridge as the key, and 2 built up areas on the flanks also counting as objectives.
My Medetians took the right flank for the defenders, with reinforcements to come on later, and faced Iain and Simon who arrived en mass in the opening few turns.
The fighting was pretty intense, and the rules held up pretty well, considering we had a lot of troops on the table by the end. I didn't quite manage to hold onto my village, with a last-ditch counter attack failing in the final turn. However, the bridge and farm were competently defended by Jeremy and Purps on my left, so overall we just about won.
All in all it was a lot of fun playing such a good-looking wargame with old mates and new acquaintances. There was good banter and everyone was on good form, which was great to see.
After the game we had a very nice dinner and a few beers in one of the local pubs, rounding off an excellent weekend. Hopefully we'll be invited back next year!
Author World2DavePosted on 1st November 2017 Categories LAW Get-togethersTags 18th Century 28mm, Honours of War5 Comments on Honours of War – A LAW Forum Get-together
St. Valentio Skewered by El Kebab!
I've been making steady progress with my plans for playing colonial imagi-nation games. These will be set in Medetia's exotic 19th century colonies, using the Sharp Practice 2 rules.
Although I haven't finished my jungle bases, or added any buildings yet, I felt that with lots of figures now painted a game could still be possible. So, I decided that the soon-t0-be rebellious sepoys and natives would start out with an away match – and become the fierce corsairs of the notorious El Kebab, terror of the southern sea. The sleepy, and lightly garrisoned, Medetian island outpost of St. Valentio was their target, with its trade goods and wealthy merchants. General vandalism would also be on the cards of course. My good mate Jase was up some corsairing, and duly loaded his vessels with a horde of ne'er do wells and set sail..
El Kebab's small fleet, led by his own ship, the Scimitar, approached the main harbour out of the dawn shadows and made straight for the jetties. The alarm was sounded by the lookout in the fort, and the Medetians were roused from their slumbers. A party of sailors in the harbour were the first to see action, as the approaching corsairs let loose with grape from their guns.
The damage inflicted on the sailors was returned with interest by artillery and rifle fire from the shore, which swept away the Scimitar's gun crew. El Kebab, may his name be forever showered with glory, may have cowered in the stern a bit when this happened.
Acting the part of El Kebab in full, Jase had decided to drive his two larger ships right into the harbour to offload their landing parties, while the (somewhat slower and more inconsistent) rowed boats followed behind.
With their mighty leader heroically directing things from aboard his ship, his trusty sub-commander, Munjit Dhal and ex-Sepoy Sergeant Badbhaji, led their men ashore to start the mayhem.
The Medetian garrison, though somewhat scattered and having to rally from various points of the compass, were reacting however. Their commander, Major Nebbiolo, wasn't on top form – perhaps due to too much vino rosso the night before! His officers and NCOs were showing clearer heads though, and Sergeant Rigato of the Bersaglieri and Brevet-Lieutenant Lambrusco were taking the fight to the raiders. The main square was the scene of some running firefights and vicious melees, and casualties mounted on both sides as the advantage swung to and fro.
After seeing off one enemy group, young Lambrusco, hero of several previous games, somehow survived his own unit being wiped out by a second horde of corsairs. His bravery must surely see his promotion to Lieutenant now.
By now, despite Major Nebbiolo coming down from the fort to take charge, the raiders were getting stuck into the looting and burning. The church turned out to be more stiffly defended than was expected, but the frenzied clergy and their gamekeeper were sent packing with a howling charge.
Finally, El Kebab himself made his presence felt as he ushered ashore his most feared mob – the savage Big Choppers of Kamul 'the Blade'.
Outside the harbour, the wily Imlik Bling and his sharpshooters kept a returning patrol of Bersaglieri at arm's length as both sides traded shots from their boats.
Finally, enough was enough for the defenders who were forced to pull back to the fort and leave the corsairs free to ransack several houses, capture some residents for ransom, and retire at their leisure from a successful raid.
After this vicious assault, the Medetians would be keen to exact their revenge against El Kebab, and would be sure to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of him and his band of cutthroats…
It was a great game, played in an excellent spirit, and it provided a lot of laughs throughout. The rules, as always, generated a lot of challenges for us, and delivered a believable and entertaining narrative. More soon hopefully!
Author World2DavePosted on 19th September 2017 Categories GamesTags 19th Century 28mm, Colonial, Sharp Practice2 Comments on St. Valentio Skewered by El Kebab!
A Big Battle in the Midlands
A few weekends ago a group of 8 members of the Loose Association of Wargamers got together near Grantham for an 18th century wargame. We all contributed some troops, both historical and imagi-nation, and used the Honours of War rules. It was nice to meet Jeremy and his family for the first time, and we didn't seem to put him off coming to future LAW events!
Purps made the arrangements at a village hall, and also made half the terrain with some very impressive sculpted boards. The other half was LT's excellent teddy bear fur. Once some buildings, hedges, trees and other scenery was in place, we had a very nice looking long battlefield of about 30′ by 5′.
Empty and full pics of the table:
The various collections were combined to create 2 large armies, with 4 players a side. There was a background scenario which led nicely to a big set-to, with me part of the attacking side. I took control of the left centre and had to capture the bridge. I deployed 2 columns of battalions, with artillery and cavalry in support.
Action in the centre, where the forces of Medetia fought for the bridge:
Action on the flanks:
The game was played in great spirit and we had a very enjoyable day. By the end we had been victorious pretty much all along the line, although the enemy had fought hard and we were up against it in a number of places. General E. Pickled led another utter collapse of what seemed to be a strong flank – it's his special gift!
Purps: "well, that's the left flank gone!" Pickled: "there were more troops here a minute ago"
Naturally, an evening of good food a drink followed. Some of the guys played a second game the on the Sunday, which I couldn't stay for unfortunately.
Big thanks to everyone for their great company and friendly participation as always, and in particular to Purps for doing so much prep which made a big difference to how smoothly everything ran.
Author World2DavePosted on 23rd August 2017 Categories LAW Get-togethersTags 18th Century 28mm9 Comments on A Big Battle in the Midlands
AMG17 – A Fantastic Weekend
Last weekend I attended the AMG forum gaming weekend near Kenilworth. There were about 20 of us, including forum members, forum ex-members, and at least one person who was neither!
Just like last year, it was an excellent crowd and we had a lot of fun both during the gaming sessions, and during the bar sessions. Apart from our group there were 300+ other guests in the hotel, all there for a Dancing with the Stars weekend. We didn't mix much 🙂 – although a couple of gents did pop by to have a look.
Stuart organised an excellent and smooth-running event. Big thanks to him.
The games were all top notch; Graham with Falkirk, Colin with Leuthen, Martin with the Sudan and Paul with Ramillies. I wanted to play all 4 but only managed Leuthen and Ramilies. Both were excellent, and very well run by friendly and helpful hosts.
Ramilies:
The Sudan (obviously), done in grand style by Martin, with lovely figures, using Sands of the Sudan:
Unfortunately my pic of Graham's excellent and very popular Falkirk game didn't come out, so this is the best I've got from that. Lovely British cavalry.
Day 1 – I played as one of the Austrian commanders in Colin's superb Leuthen 1757 game, using the Honours of War rules.
Robbie and Gary were on the flanks and we faced Chris, Jim and Tony as the Prussians. Fittingly, Jim (Der Alte Fritz) played as Frederick.
More Austrians rushing to help hold the line:
Soon to be ex-grenadiers!
The Prussian grenadiers charge the church wall. They got in once, but I managed to push them back out with my reserves.
Repeating the Prussian's dramatic success on the tabletop isn't as simple as Frederick made it look. It was close in the end, but was declared a win for the Austrians.
Day 2 – I joined Paul's tremendous refight of the southern half of Ramillies 1706 (ie. the cavalry action and the village on the French extreme right flank). We used Paul's own rules from the Grimsby club, which are straightforward but give lots of period flavour. I took the right-hand French, with dismounted dragoons in the village, infantry alongside, and some of the Garde squadrons on my left.
We had a lot of cavalry clashes early on, and then the infantry came forward to carry on the fight. It was slightly unique as an 18th century wargame in that there were no artillery on the table (other than a couple of attached light guns). It made a nice change.
Below – waiting for the dreaded Dutch guard to arrive and commence their deadly platoon fire. Fortunately I was able to get some flank supports in place to help see off the first battalion! After that it was a matter of holding on.
Aly and Leigh battled it out at the other end of the table, with Steve commanding the French centre and Ken fighting us with Dutch and Danish. We got a solid result on the left flank, with Aly's battalions mostly sent packing, and in the end the French were declared the victors. 🙂
A few general scenes. There was always a lot of banter and laughter in the room, making for an excellent atmosphere (which was needed as it was bloody warm with the aircon only partially working)!
The hotel wasn't a bad place to have a few post-game beers, and the weather was amazing too!
Aly brought along a couple of sets of the Perry's new Travel Battle game, which looked nice painted up, and Mark brought a 6mm version of The Wargame which was very impressive. Chris showed off some of his lovely period-art too, so there was something to see in every corner of the room.
Great stuff all-round then, and very motivational from a hobby perspective.
Hopefully we'll be doing it again next year (albeit under a new name I suspect).
Author World2DavePosted on 20th June 2017 28th July 2017 Categories AMG Get-togethersTags 18th Century 28mm6 Comments on AMG17 – A Fantastic Weekend
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Fresh off a Caribbean cruise in early March, John Campbell developed a cough and fever of 104 degrees. He went to his primary care physician and got a flu test, which came up negative.
Then things got strange. Campbell says the doctor then turned to him and said, "I've called the ER next door, and you need to go there. This is a matter of public health. They're expecting you."
It was March 3, and no one had an inkling yet of just how bad the COVID-19 pandemic would become in the United States.
At the JFK Medical Center near his home in Boynton Beach, Fla., staffers met him in protective gear, then ran a battery of tests — including bloodwork, a chest X-ray and an electrocardiogram — before sending him home. Because he had not traveled to China — a leading criterion at the time for coronavirus testing — Campbell was not swabbed for the coronavirus.
When John Campbell developed his first symptoms in early March of what turned out to be COVID-19, doctors didn't give him a confirmatory swab test because he hadn't traveled to China. Because of a loophole in federal rules, that meant his insurer didn't have to cover the diagnostic exams and tests he underwent in the ER at the time.John Campbell
A $2,777 bill for the emergency room visit came the next month.
Now Campbell, 52, is among those who say they were wrongly billed for the costs associated with seeking a COVID-19 diagnosis.
Why insurers aren't paying
While most insurers have promised to cover the costs of testing and related services — and Congress passed legislation in mid-March enshrining that requirement — there's a catch. The law requires the waiver of patient cost-sharing only when a coronavirus test is ordered or administered.
And therein lies the problem. In the early weeks of the pandemic and through mid-April in many places, testing was often limited to those with specific symptoms or situations, likely excluding thousands of people who had milder cases of the virus or had not traveled overseas.
"They do pay for the test, but I didn't have the test," says Campbell, who appealed the bill to his insurer, Florida Blue. More on how that turned out later.
"These loopholes exist," says Wendell Potter, a former insurance industry executive who is now an industry critic. "We're just relying on these companies to act in good faith."
Exacerbating the problem, many of these patients were directed to go to hospital emergency departments — the most expensive place to get care — which can result in huge bills for patients.
Insurers say they fully cover costs when patients are tested for the coronavirus, but what happens with enrollees who sought a test — but were not given one — is less clear.
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A series of five educational presentations to support organisations to deliver health information messages in English and Karen
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Let $X$ and $Y$ be topological spaces, of which $X$ is path-connected and it holds $\pi_1(X)=\pi_2(X)=....=\pi_n(X)=0$. Let $G$ act on $X$ and on $Y$, and let the action of $G$ to $Y$ be free, and $\dim(Y) \leq n$. Then, there is no $G$-equivariant mapping $f:X \to Y$.
A mapping is $G$-invariant if it acts according to some action, precisely, if $f:X \to Y$ and $G$ acts on $X$ and $Y$, then for all $x$ it holds $f(g \circ x) = g \circ f(x)$.
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The parties to this Settlement Agreement (Agreement) are the United States of America (the United States) and The Park School (Park School), located in Brookline, Massachusetts.
This matter was initiated by a complaint submitted to the U.S. Attorney's Office (No. 2016-00689; DJ No. 202-36-295) alleging that Park School discriminated on the basis of disability in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181-12189, and its implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 36.
The complainants, Mr. and Ms. O, are the parents of a five-year-old, H.O. H.O. has a spinal cord injury and quadriplegia. H.O. uses a wheelchair for mobility. Mr. and Ms. O allege that Park School discriminated on the basis of disability in denying H.O. admission to pre-Kindergarten for the 2016-2017 school year. The Park School denies discriminating against H.O. on the basis of her disability, but agrees (through this Settlement Agreement) to affirmatively improve its process for individuals with disabilities.
The ADA prohibits a place of public accommodation from discriminating against an individual on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of its goods, services and facilities. 42 U.S.C. § 12182(a).
The ADA prohibits a place of public accommodation from imposing or applying eligibility criteria that screen out or tend to screen out individuals with disabilities from fully and equally enjoying any goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations, unless such criteria can be shown to be necessary for the provision of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations being offered. 42 U.S.C. § 12182(b)(2)(A)(i).
The ADA also prohibits a place of public accommodation from subjecting an individual to a denial of the opportunity to participate in or benefit from the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of an entity based on the individual's disability. 42 U.S.C. § 12182(b)(1)(A)(i). A failure to make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures, when such modifications are necessary to afford such goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to individuals with disabilities is also discrimination unless the modifications would constitute a fundamental alteration. 42 U.S.C. § 12182(b)(2)(A)(ii). The ADA also obligates private entities to conduct readily achievable barrier removal to remove architectural and communication barriers to access. 42 U.S.C. § 12182(b)(2)(A)(iv-v).
Park School is a private school providing education to children in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade and is, therefore, a place of public accommodation covered by Title III of the ADA. 42 U.S.C. § 12181(7)(J).
Ensuring that places of education do not discriminate on the basis of disability is an issue of general public importance. The United States is authorized to investigate alleged violations of Title III of the ADA, to use alternative means of dispute resolution, where appropriate, including settlement negotiations to resolve disputes, and to bring a civil action in federal court in any case that raises issues of general public importance. 42 U.S.C. §§ 12188(b), 12212; 28 C.F.R. §§ 36.502, 503, 506.
The United States investigated Park School in response to Mr. and Ms. O's complaint. Based on its investigation, the United States determined that Park School violated the ADA by discriminating against H.O on the basis of her disability by failing to make an appropriate individualized assessment of modifications that would be necessary to accommodate H.O.'s disability and whether these modifications would constitute a fundamental alteration of the nature of its goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations, despite the fact that, in this case, Mr. and Mrs. O suggested and offered to provide and pay for modifications for H.O.
General Obligations. Park School agrees that it will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of its goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12182(a); 28 C.F.R. § 36.201.
Park School agrees to provide children with disabilities an equal opportunity to attend Park School and access all of the school's goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations provided by Park School. Park School agrees not to apply application or eligibility criteria that screen out or tend to screen out individuals with disabilities. Park School agrees to make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when such modifications are necessary to afford access to children with disabilities, unless the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations as set forth in 28 C.F.R. § 36.302.
Park School will not retaliate against, or coerce in any way, any person trying to exercise the rights of any person under this Agreement.
The Head of Park School will be responsible for ensuring that Park School is implementing and complying with the policies and procedures set forth in paragraphs 14 through 16 below. The Head of Park School will review any decision to exclude from enrollment any child with a disability.
Nondiscrimination Policy. Adoption of the nondiscrimination policy attached as Appendix A, and inclusion of the policy on Park School's website and in its employee and parent1 handbooks. As part of its affirmative efforts towards nondiscrimination and to foster its broader efforts at an inclusive community, Park School will also submit to the United States its Accessibility Plan that describes in detail how the school will remove architectural barriers to access, including any required alterations or changes to its facilities to ensure that the facilities comply with the ADA, for students, parents, or visitors, including those who use wheelchairs for mobility.
If the accommodations or modifications do not constitute a fundamental alteration, determine whether to admit the applicant consistent with Park School's admissions preference structure and without considering the disability in the admissions decision.
Allow the parent the opportunity to suggest alternative accommodations or modifications and to provide additional information (if the parent desires to do so), including but not limited to medical records, facilitation of communication with medical or clinical professionals, and/or access to current school classroom, teachers, or records.
If the parent chooses to provide additional information, reconsider the determinations made under paragraph 14.b. above.
Denial of Admission. The Head of School will review and approve any decision to deny admission to an applicant with a disability on the basis of fundamental alteration, and Park School shall notify the child's parent, in writing, of the reason(s) for the denial.
Request for Reasonable Accommodations. Upon receiving a request for a reasonable accommodation or modification in policies, practices, or procedures from the parent of an enrolled student with a disability, Park School will go through the procedures set forth in paragraphs 14.b.i.-iii. above to determine whether it can provide reasonable modifications without fundamental alteration.
Within ninety (90) days from the date that the revised policies and procedures set forth in paragraph 14 are implemented, Park School shall provide comprehensive training on the policies and procedures to all individuals with responsibility for interviewing applicants, reviewing applicants, granting or denying enrollment or re-enrollment, and/or considering requests for reasonable modifications of any Park School policy, practice, or procedure.
Park School shall submit proposed revised policies and procedures pursuant to paragraph 14 to the United States within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Agreement.
Once the United States approves the revised policies and procedures in writing, Park School will implement them.
Park School shall provide training pursuant to paragraph 15 within ninety (90) days of implementation of the new policies and procedures and certify in writing to the United States that it has been completed.
Once all of the requirements, including approvals, set forth in paragraph 16 are fulfilled, this Agreement shall terminate.
This Agreement fully and finally resolves any and all of the Title III allegations raised in the complaint (No. 2016-00689; DJ No. 202-36-295) and investigated by United States. It is not intended to remedy any other potential violations of the ADA or any other federal law by Park School.
This Agreement shall be binding on the United States and on Park School, its agents, employees, and staff.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the United States and Park School on the matters raised in the Agreement and no other statement, promise, or agreement, either written or oral, made by any party or agents of any party, that is not contained in this written Agreement, including its attachments, shall be enforceable.
The person signing this Agreement for Park School represents that he or she is authorized to bind Park School to this Agreement and is acting pursuant to a vote by, and authorization of, Park School's Board of Directors and is fully authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of Park School.
All parties consent to the United States' disclosure of this Agreement, and information about this Agreement, to the public.
A copy of this document or any information contained in it will be made available to any person, on request, by Park School or the United States.
1 In this document, the word "parent" refers inclusively to the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of a child.
In accordance with the requirements of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, Park School will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of disability, including but not limited to in its application process and admissions decisions. Park School will not impose or apply eligibility criteria that screen out or tend to screen out individuals with disabilities from fully and equally enjoying any of its goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations, unless such criteria can be shown to be necessary for the provision of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations being offered. Park School will make reasonable modifications to its policies, practices, or procedures when such modifications are necessary to afford its goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to individuals with disabilities, unless the modifications would constitute a fundamental alteration.


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