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Terms and Conditions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE USE OF THE DIAMOND TRADING COMPANY (the "DTC") [1] SIGHTHOLDER WEBSITE (THE "TERMS AND CONDITIONS")
Any use by you, whether as a guest or a registered user, of the website operated by the DTC at www.debeerssightholder.com (the "Site") is conditional upon your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, including our privacy statement detailed in paragraph 10 below ("Privacy Statement"). Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before you start using this Site. You may not proceed to or make use of other parts of this Site without first reading and clicking to signify your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. We reserve the right to amend these Terms and Conditions from time to time without notice and at our discretion; however, we will notify you of any significant change. It is your responsibility to review this page for updates to these Terms and Conditions, which shall come into effect once posted. You agree that your continued use of the Site will be deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, including our Privacy Statement.
All references to 'our', 'us', 'we' or 'company' within these Terms and Conditions are deemed to refer to the DTC. "De Beers Group" means any company directly or indirectly controlled by De Beers plc.
All references to 'your', 'you' or "the user" within these Terms and Conditions are deemed to refer to the user of the Site.
The following terms are defined in the Supplier of Choice Glossary of Terms [accessible in the "Document" section of "Library"]: "Best Practice Principles", "Contract Period", "Producer Partnership DTC's", "Service Guides", "Sight", "Sightholder", "Standard ITO Services and Planned ITO Services", "Supplier of Choice", "Supplier of Choice Documentation".
The Site comprises of a public access area and secure Sightholder only area.
The public access area comprises:
(a) the Sightholder directory (the "Directory"), including but not limited to the names and addresses, the overview and description of, and other information on each Sightholder and its associated companies for the period 31 March 2015 to 30 March 2018, as provided by the relevant Sightholder; and
(b) background information and a summary of the operations of DTC including Producer Partnership DTC's (the "Operations Information").
The secure Sightholder only area is a password protected section of the Site for Sightholder reference and Sight planning and comprises:
(a) news, announcements and a library containing documentation including but not limited to the Supplier of Choice Documentation for the relevant Contract Period, the Best Practice Principles and the Ombudsman annual reports (the "Library"); and
(b) the Sightholder extranet for Sight planning (the "Extranet").
The Directory, the Operations Information and the Library are together the "Information Services".
1 The Site
Informational Purposes Only
1.1 The Information Services are provided solely for general informational purposes.
Copying and Copyright Notice
1.2 Reproduction by the user of the whole of the Site is strictly prohibited. Users are, however, subject to the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, permitted to download information from the Site (unless expressly stated otherwise) as follows:
(i) information from the Site is used for the user's business use only;
(ii) no information from the Site is to be modified in any way;
(iii) no information from the Site is to be used in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 (or any amendments or updates thereto);
(iv) the contents of the Site may be saved to disk or otherwise stored in a private electronic retrieval system or may be printed provided that: (a) such use is for the user's own business use only; (b) such contents are deleted from any disk or private electronic retrieval system after 30 days from when such content was saved or stored; and (c) no attempt is made by you or anyone acting on your behalf to replicate, resell, hire or to otherwise commercially benefit from any information contained in the Site; and
(v) the copyright notice: © De Beers UK Limited 2012 must appear in all reproductions and/or copies.
1.3 In accordance with paragraph 15, we reserve the right to limit or refuse access to the Site or any portion of the Site to anyone who fails to comply with or is suspected to not be in compliance with the provisions of paragraph 1.2.
2 The Extranet
The Extranet shall be accessed and used by Sightholders and their representatives only.
Restrictions on Access from the U.S.A. and by U.S.A. Users (defined below)
2.1 This paragraph applies to any user who is:
(i) acting on behalf of an enterprise incorporated in, or doing business principally in, the United States of America ("U.S.A."), regardless of the user's location;
(ii) physically located in the U.S.A., even if the user seeks access on behalf of an enterprise outside the U.S.A.
(together "U.S.A. Users").
2.2 The Extranet can only be accessed by U.S.A. Users for informational purposes. U.S.A. Users are not entitled to access or use the Extranet for transactional purposes. Therefore, we regret that we cannot authorise access to the Site by any U.S.A. Users wishing or intending to conduct transactional arrangements on the Extranet and cannot provide responses to enquiries from any such persons. If you are accessing the Extranet on behalf of an enterprise incorporated in, or doing business principally in, the U.S.A., or if you are accessing the Extranet from within the U.S.A. for any reason other than for informational purposes, you should immediately exit the Extranet.
Sign-in and Passwords
2.3 To gain access to the Library and Extranet section of the Site you will be required to log-in and will be allocated a username and a unique password.
2.4 If it deems it necessary for security reasons, the DTC can enforce a password change at any time, but will warn a user in advance should it intend to do so.
2.5 Sign-in details and passwords should be treated as confidential for the duration of time that you are entitled to access and use the Library and Extranet and any services available on it. Any sign-in details and passwords provided to you should be kept safe and you should not disclose it to anyone. Usage of an individual sign-in name by multiple users or by someone other than the authorised user is a serious breach of these Terms and Conditions and could lead to the DTC suspending or removing access to the Library and Extranet for a period of time or indefinitely at the DTC's discretion depending on the severity of the breach.
2.6 You shall inform the DTC immediately of any known or perceived breach of this provision and you shall be liable for any loss or damage that may result from having disclosed or failing to keep secure your sign-in details and/or password.
Conditions for the Supply of Standard ITOS and Planned ITOS and the Service Fee
2.7 Access to the Extranet will provide you with the opportunity to submit an intention to buy goods in accordance with the DTC's Standard ITO Services and Planned ITO Services ("Services").
2.8 Following the successful submission of your intention to buy goods, DTC will confirm your allocation prior to the commencement of the next Sight. Your intention to buy goods is not a binding order for the goods, and is not an acceptance or confirmation by the DTC or any member of the De Beers Group to supply any goods. Goods will only be supplied solely in accordance with the Supplier of Choice Documentation, including the Service Fee Conditions (as defined below).
2.9 The provision of the Services and any access to the Services through the Extranet shall, to the exclusion of any of your standard terms of business, be subject to (1) the DTC's Conditions for the Supply of Standard ITOS and Planned ITOS and the Service Fee (the "Service Fee Conditions"), (2) the Service Guide (all as published and updated from time to time) and (3) these Terms and Conditions. Additional terms and conditions may apply to specific Services and shall be notified in writing to you from time to time. In the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity between these Terms and Conditions and the Service Fee Conditions, the Service Fee Conditions shall take precedence.
2.10 Not all Services will be available to all users on the Site. Access to different levels or scope of services will be dependent on whether you are a Standard ITO Sightholder or a Planned ITO Sightholder and/or your registered jurisdictional location.
3 Rights
All rights in all material and content (including, but not limited to any lists, text, data, images, web pages, sound, software (including, code, interface and website structure) and video, and the look and feel, design and compilation thereof) in the Information Services and on the Site are owned by us or our licensors. You agree that you are permitted to use this material and/or content solely as set out in these Terms and Conditions or as otherwise expressly authorised in writing by us or our licensors, and that you may not otherwise copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly perform, distribute, commercially exploit, adapt, translate, modify, bundle, merge, share or make available to any person, or create derivative works of such material or content.
4 Intellectual Property
Other than in respect of any user information uploaded onto the Site, we are the owner and/or authorised licence holder of all trademarks, design rights, patents, copyrights, database rights and all other intellectual property appearing on or contained within the Site, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, use of or access to the Site does not grant you any right, title, interest or licence to any such intellectual property you may access on the Site (including for purposes of clarity, any intellectual property in User Information (defined below) uploaded onto the Site). Except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, any use or reproduction of the intellectual property (including for purposes of clarity, any intellectual property in user information uploaded onto the Site) is strictly prohibited.
5 Copyright General
All rights, including copyright and database rights, in this Site (including without limitation the Information Services) are and shall remain vested in the DTC. All software belongs to the DTC or our third party licensors. All rights are reserved.
6 No Warranties
6.1 This Site and any information provided on the Site is provided "as is," and your use thereof is at your own risk.
6.2 We, our officers, directors, employees, agents and assigns, disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all express and implied warranties, including, without limitation, any warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
6.3 We do not warrant that the Site will be free from viruses, available at any time or that the contents on the Site will be accurate. Although we take reasonable steps to secure the Site, you acknowledge that the internet is not a completely secure medium and we make no warranties, express or implied, that any information or materials you post on or transmit through the Site will be safe from unauthorized access or use.
6.4 The information provided on this Site is for general information purposes only and its accuracy is not guaranteed by the DTC. Whilst the DTC endeavours to ensure that the content contained in the Information Services is correct as at the date of publication, no warranty, express or implied, is given as to the accuracy of the information.
6.5 Your sole remedy for a breach of any warranty under these Terms and Conditions shall be limited to a breach of these Terms and Conditions and to discontinue using the Site.
7 Your Responsibilities
7.1 You should always verify the information set out in this Site with independent authorities before acting or relying on it as such information is for general information purposes only and its accuracy is not guaranteed by the DTC.
7.2 It is your responsibility to use virus checking software on any material downloaded from this Site and to ensure the compatibility of such software with your equipment.
7.3 You warrant that any information that you provide for use in the Directory and/or information you upload to the Site is owned by you, and that you have the necessary permission to upload and/or disseminate that information.
7.4 In circumstances where you provide us with information relating to any third parties, you warrant that you have received that third party's consent in relation to such disclosure and that the third party has been informed of, and agree to, our Privacy Statement (see paragraph 10) and the uses which we may make of such information.
7.5 You warrant that the information that you submit as part of your intention to buy goods (including without limitation, any form submitted as part of the intention to buy goods) is accurate at the time that it is provided, and that we are entitled to rely on such information for the purposes of providing the Services.
7.6 Any information relating to third parties that may be accessed by you on the Site is confidential information. You undertake to keep such information confidential and only make use of such information for the purposes of receiving the Services. You indemnify us in accordance with paragraph 8.9 against any claims that such third party information has been commercially exploited by you.
8 No Liability
8.1 The material displayed on the Site is for information purposes only and is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy. If you enter into any third party transaction as a result of any information sourced from this Site, the DTC shall not be liable for any use made of that information or any resultant transactions, nor shall the DTC be responsible for or involved in that transaction in any way.
8.2 To the fullest extent permitted by law we, our officers, directors, employees, agents and assigns, hereby expressly exclude: (i) all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity; (ii) all liability for any loss, cost or damage (direct, indirect, consequential, or otherwise) suffered by you as a result of your use of the Site or from any computer virus transmitted through the Site, or other sites accessed from this Site, whether such loss, cost or damage arises from our negligence or otherwise and even if we are expressly informed of the possibility of such loss or damage; (iii) any responsibility or liability for any error or omission in respect of any information on the Site; (iv) any responsibility or liability for any changes to such information following the date of publication of the Directory; and (v) any responsibility or liability for the availability of any websites, details of which are contained in the Directory.
8.3 Subject to paragraph 8.11, in no event shall our total liability to you for all damages, costs, losses and causes of action in the aggregate (whether in contract, tort, including but not limited to negligence, or otherwise) arising from the Terms and Conditions, including our Privacy Statement, or use of the Site exceed, in the aggregate, £1,000 (GBP).
8.4 All materials, seminars, workshops and other courses provided by DTC are intended to reflect DTC's views on the particular topics addressed (including as to relevant markets etc) but the accuracy, reasonableness, reliability or completeness of any data, statistics or other information provided is not warranted by the DTC and the provisions of paragraph 8.3 apply thereto, together with the remaining provisions of this paragraph 8.2.
8.5 No representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to (i) the accuracy, reasonableness, reliability or completeness of any information provided in connection with the matters contained or referred to in the Site; or (ii) the achievement or likelihood of success or results of any marketing or business initiative or otherwise; or (iii) the reasonableness of any prospects, projections, targets, estimates or forecasts in connection with any marketing or business initiative or otherwise.
8.6 Neither the DTC nor any member of the De Beers Group (i) has verified or will verify any information provided by or on behalf of you in connection with any marketing or business initiative or otherwise; or (ii) is responsible for verifying your use of any such information or the legality of any proposed marketing or business initiative or otherwise.
8.7 You are to make your own independent valuation of all marketing and business initiatives and other matters referred to in this Site. You are also responsible for taking legal advice as to, and ensuring the legality of, any proposed marketing or business initiative or otherwise and for satisfying all regulatory, compliance, advertising, data protection, intellectual property and other applicable requirements.
8.8 You shall make clear to all parties with whom you deal (including, in particular, to your partners, consumers and agents) that neither the DTC nor any member of the De Beers Group is responsible for any of your marketing or business initiatives or other activities and neither the DTC nor any member of the De Beers Group is acting as agent for or on behalf of you or any member of your group. Neither the DTC nor any member of the De Beers Group shall have any liability to any party with whom you or the DTC deals in connection with the Services and, if requested by the DTC, you shall ensure that such parties provide a written acknowledgement (in a form acceptable to the DTC) to that effect directly to the DTC.
8.9 You shall indemnify, and keep indemnified, the DTC and all members of the De Beers Group against any loss, damage or cost incurred by any De Beers Group Company arising out of your use of the Site, including information obtained from linked sites, your submission or transmission of information or material on or through the Site or breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or any laws, regulations and rules, and/or the provision of the Services save where directly attributable to the fraud or wilful default of the DTC or relevant member of the De Beers Group. You shall also indemnify the De Beers Group against any claims that information or material which you have submitted to us is in violation of any law or in breach of any third party rights (including, but not limited to, claims in respect of defamation, invasion of privacy, breach of confidence, infringement of copyright or infringement of any other intellectual property right), We reserve the right to exclusively defend and control any claims arising from the above and any such indemnification matters and that you will fully cooperate with us in any such defences.
8.10 Subject to paragraph 8.11, in no event shall the DTC be liable for: (a) any indirect or consequential loss (b) any loss of profit, data, revenue, business, opportunity, anticipated savings, goodwill or reputation whether in contract, tort or otherwise arising out of or in connection with the use of the Site save where such liability cannot be excluded by law.
8.11 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes or shall limit either party's liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability which may not otherwise be excluded or limited under applicable law.
8.12 Certain countries either restrict or prohibit the use of cryptographic products/techniques. For the avoidance of doubt, the DTC shall have no responsibility for your use of any cryptology products/techniques available on or in conjunction with this Site in any jurisdiction in which you access the Site. It is your responsibility to ensure compliance with any relevant legislation relating to the use of cryptographic products/techniques. You agree to be compliant with any and all laws relating to cryptology prior to making use of any such technology on the Site, and you shall indemnify the DTC against any liability arising as a result of your non-compliant use of the same.
9 User Information
In the course of your use of the Site, you may be asked to provide personal information to us (such information referred to hereinafter as "User Information"). We process information about you in accordance with the Privacy Statement set out in paragraph 10 below. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the accuracy and content of the User Information.
10 Privacy Statement
User Information We Collect
10.1 You can decide what User Information you provide to us with the exception that for the certain functions on the Site, we will require you to submit User Information that allows us to provide this service to you. Where possible, we will enable you to select how we will use this information. You may choose to provide us with User Information if, for example, you contact us with an enquiry, fill out a survey or other form with your personal information included or request us to provide you with information. By providing User Information to us, you fully understand and clearly consent to the transfer of such User Information to, and the collection and processing of such information in, other countries or territories. Any such transfer and processing by us will be in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
10.2 We may also collect aggregated or non-User Information to track data such as the total number of visits to this Site or the number of visitors to each web page. This information shall remain in aggregated form and may be used to understand how visitors use this Site.
10.3 We will take reasonable precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of the User Information you provide. Any contractors, agents or representatives of ours whom are required to have access to this User Information in the course of providing services to us are required to keep that information confidential. If you have provided User Information about yourself and would like copies of that information, or if you would like any User Information deleted from our records, then please write to us using the details in the Contact section of the Site and we (to the extent required by law) will supply, correct or delete information about you in our files as soon as is reasonably possible.
How We Use User Information
10.4 We may use your User Information in order to communicate with you about De Beers Group products, services and news.
10.5 We may share your User Information within the De Beers Group and any company within the De Beers Group may communicate with you about De Beers Group products, services and news.
10.6 We may use User Information and non-User Information for internal marketing analysis within the De Beers Group, for example, to measure the amount of traffic to our websites. We may also share User Information with others, such as advertisers, in aggregate anonymous form, which means that the information will not contain any identifiable information about you. We will only share identifiable information with third parties for marketing analysis with your consent.
10.7 We may collect, use and/or disclose your User Information if permitted by law or required to do so by law or where we believe such action is necessary in order to detect, protect or defend us and/or other third parties against error, negligence, breach of contract, theft, fraud and other illegal or harmful activity, to comply with our audit and security requirements, and to audit compliance with or corporate policies, procedures, legal and contractual obligations.
10.8 In the event of a sale, merger, consolidation, change in control, transfer of substantial assets, financing, reorganisation or liquidation, we may transfer, sell, or assign to third parties information concerning your relationship with us, including without limitation, personally identifiable information that you provide and other information concerning your relationship with us.
10.9 In addition to disclosures identified above, from time to time we may disclose User Information to:
(i) our service providers and subcontractors, including our affiliates, retained to perform functions on our behalf or to provide services to us, such as data processing; software development; website hosting and management; information technology and office services; legal, accounting, audit and other professional service providers; and further provided such service provider does not collect, use or disclose User Information for any purpose other than to perform such functions or to provide services to us or as otherwise required by law;
(ii) a person or entity, including our affiliates, to whom disclosure is required in order to fulfil one or more of the purposes described above;
(iii) a person who, in our reasonable judgement, is providing or seeking the User Information as the authorised or appointed legal agent of the subject individual; or
(iv) any third party with your consent or where disclosure is required or permitted by law.
10.10 Your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of use of this Site, which include this Privacy Statement, constitute the granting of consent to the use and disclosure of your User Information for the purposes set out above.
10.11 The privacy of your personal data is important to us. In common with many websites, we use "cookies" to help us gather and store information about visitors to our Site. A cookie is a small data file that our server sends to your browser when you visit the Site. That data file is stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. The use of cookies helps us to assist your use of certain aspects of the Site and to track you as you travel through the Site. You can delete cookies at any time or you can set your browser to reject or disable cookies. However, if you do this some areas of the Site may not function properly. You can obtain information about how to manage cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org
The following table lists the cookies we use on the Site:
Cookie Name
This is a technical 'session' cookie set by the Site to share the number of visitors we get on the Site between web servers. This is so the Site does not get overloaded and can perform at its optimum potential.
ASP.NET issues a cookie called ASP.NET_SessionId. This cookie contains the user's session ID and the cookie will expire at the end of the session (when you close your browser). This cookie does not store personal data about you.
Stores the date of the user's visit and whether it is a repeat visit or a brand new visit.
This cookie tracks the number of visits a user has made to the Site until the user has cleared their cookie cache in their browser.
This cookie tracks when the visit to the Site begins.
This cookie measures the user engagement with the Site (i.e. level of interactions with different sections of the Site).
This cookie is used by an Omniture plugin to count the visit numbers per month for a specific user of the web page.
This cookie tracks the number of days between visits for a user visiting the Site.
This cookie is used by an Omniture plugin to capture the number of days since a user last visited the Site.
This cookie tracks whether a user is a new or repeat visitor.
This cookie determines whether the user was referred to the Site via a third-party link (i.e. search engine) or browsed directly to the Site.
Authentication cookie used by the Site to authenticate the user logging on to the Site.
This cookie is only used for setting the role of the user using the Site. This cookie does not store personal data about you.
10.12 We take security seriously and we take precautions to keep your User Information secure. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect. We have no control over the privacy of any e-mail communications while in transit to us. We recommend that you not include confidential, proprietary or sensitive information in e-mails.
10.13 In the unlikely event that we believe that the security of your User Information in our possession or control may have been compromised, we may seek to notify you of that development. If a notification is appropriate, we will endeavour to do so as promptly as possible under the circumstances, and, to the extent we have your e-mail address, we may notify you by e-mail.
How to request a copy of your Information
10.14 If you have provided information about yourself and would like to obtain copies of that information, to correct it, to withdraw the consent granted herein for its future use, or to request that it be deleted from the DTC's records, then please contact the DTC in writing to Data Protection Co-ordinator at 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN, UK, and the DTC (to the extent required by law) will supply, correct or delete information about you on its files as soon as possible.
11 Viruses, Hacking and Other Offences
11.1 You must not misuse the Site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, the server on which the Site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Site. You must not attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.
11.2 By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the Site will cease immediately.
12 Third Party Services
12.1 The Site may contain links and/or advertisements to other websites maintained by us in addition to links to websites maintained by unrelated companies and persons. An advertisement of, or link to, a non-De Beers Group website does not mean that the DTC approves, endorses or accepts any responsibility for that website, its content or use, or the use of products and services made available through such website, nor does it claim any trade association with the proprietors of such third party sites.
12.2 If you click-through to any third party website, either directly or indirectly through this Site, you acknowledge and agree that you shall be subject to the terms and conditions of usage applicable to such third party website. Any arrangement made by you with a third party as a result of you accessing another website via a link from the Site shall be an arrangement between you and the relevant third party and is at your sole risk and responsibility.
12.3 We are not responsible for the actions, content, accuracy, opinions expressed, privacy policies, products or services provided through these links or made available through these resources or appearing in such websites, nor for any damages or losses, directly or indirectly, caused or alleged to have been caused as a result of your use or reliance on such websites.
12.4 Such websites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy, completeness or conformance with applicable laws and regulations by us. We do not make any representations whatsoever, or give any warranties of any kind, expressed, implied, or otherwise about other websites which you may access through the Site, the content thereof, or the products and/or services made available through such websites. If you decide to leave the Site and access these other websites, you do so at your own risk. All rules, policies (including privacy policies) and operating procedures of such websites will apply to you while on such websites.
13 Linking to the Site
13.1 You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
13.2 You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.
13.3 The Site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of the Site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
13.4 If you wish to make any use of material on our Site other than that set out above, please address your request to email@example.com.
14 Restriction, Suspension and Termination
Access to the Site is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Site without notice. We may restrict, suspend or terminate your access to the Site and/or your ability to avail of any of the services on the Site, including interactive services, at any time. Any such restriction, suspension or termination will be without prejudice to any rights which we may have against you in respect of any breach of these Terms and Conditions by you. We may also change, modify, substitute or remove without notice any information on the Site from time to time, remove the Site as a whole or any sections or features of the Site at any time. Please note that we have the ability to trace your IP address and if necessary contact your ISP in the event of a suspected breach of these Terms and Conditions.
15 Miscellaneous
15.1 These Terms and Conditions, including our Privacy Statement at paragraph 10, constitute the entire agreement between you and us in relation to its subject matter and supersedes any and all prior promises, representations, agreements, statements and understandings (whether written or oral) whatsoever between us.
15.2 The parties agree and acknowledge that they do not rely on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any statement, warranty or understanding of any person other than as expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions.
15.3 Without prejudice to paragraph 8, the only remedy for either party for a breach of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be for breach of contract.
15.4 To the extent that software is available through the Site, such software may be subject to a licence agreement that is distributed or included with such software and you agree to comply with the terms and conditions of any such software licence agreements that we may communicate to you from time to time.
15.5 The failure by us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
15.6 The parties intend each provision of these Terms and Conditions to be severable and distinct from the others. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the parties intend that the legality, validity and enforceability of the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall not be affected.
15.7 All disclaimers, indemnities and exclusions in these Terms and Conditions shall survive termination.
15.8 We may without your prior permission cede, assign or otherwise transfer our rights and obligations in terms of these Terms and Conditions to third parties.
16 Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and Conditions, including the Privacy Statement, and any matter relating to this Site, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. The English Courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to the Site, although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these Terms and Conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country.
17 Translation (Prevail Paragraph)
In the event there is a conflict between this English version of the Terms and Conditions and a translated version, this English version shall prevail.
18 Factiva Information – Terms of Use
These Terms of Use (the "Agreement") are between you and: (i) Factiva Limited if you are based outside of the United States; or (ii) Factiva, Inc, if you are based in the United States (each trading as "Factiva") to govern your use of Factiva information (the "Information") provided to you by a Factiva subscriber (the "Subscriber").
By accepting this Agreement, and in consideration of Factiva agreeing to allow you to receive the Information from the Subscriber, you agree to be bound by all of the terms in this Agreement.
Privacy of information
By accepting this Agreement, you are agreeing that Factiva may store personal information about you such as your name, phone number, email address or your usage of the Information ("Personal Identifying Information") which (i) you provide as part of the registration process or use of the Information; or (ii) is provided by the Subscriber. Use of your Personal Identifying Information is subject to Factiva privacy policy.
No Fees
You are not liable to pay any fees under this Agreement for your use of the Information. All fees due in respect of your use of the Information itself are payable by the Subscriber. If Factiva's agreement with the Subscriber is terminated or suspended for any reason the Information will no longer be available to you through your existing arrangement with Subscriber.
Copyright and Limitations on Use
The Information is the property of Factiva or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. The Information may be used for your personal use only. The Information may not be used in conjunction with any text-mining or data mining software or other applications. You may not reproduce, transmit, distribute, display, sell, store, archive, publish or redistribute the Information to anyone else, including, but not limited to, others in the same company or organization, without the express prior written consent of Factiva.
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Over the coming weeks I am going to be posting some updates on some of the people who have contributed content to the book, and some of the examples and stories that are featured. I think this will give you folks a definitive idea of the kind of content that is coming into the book.
One of the first people I interviewed for content was Ton Roosendaal from the Blender Foundation. Ton's story is incredible and the Blender community is a tremendous place for creativity and growth. Ton has demonstrated an unrelenting commitment to building a free suite for creating imagery and animation. This has in turn enabled a global community of people who can express their creativity without either (a) spending $2000 on software or (b) pirating the software and putting themselves at risk of prosecution. In the book I talk about the transition that Blender made when it was Open Sourced and how Ton made it happen.

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IXXO Multi-Vendor
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- Multiple sellers all operating through a single storefront
- Seller profiles with their own store area and custom web content
- Vendors can manage their store through a simple interface
- Available as Standalone, WordPress Plugin and Joomla Component
- Vendors can view statistics and orders on the vendor level
- Create unlimited Vendor Subscription Packages
- Payments to vendors and owing balances can be logged and calculated
- Users can buy items from multiple vendors in a single order
- New order email notifications to vendors
- Vendor specific shipping and tax calculations
- Vendors may choose to use the store default or setup their own shipping methods
- Widgets for the vendors' products can be used on any social network or website
- Ticket Support System available to users, vendors and super admin
- Predefined product templates
- Unlimited Number of Vendor Accounts and Products
- Option for vendors to modify the look and feel of their mini store
- Vendors can setup tax rules based on product classes and location
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There are three options of payment processing with IXXO Multi-Vendor Shopping Cart.
- The first option is that the money are paid directly to the vendors and then invoice them on monthly basis for commissions.
- The second option is that the money goes to the administrator (mall owner) and then distributed amongst the vendors.
- The third option is to let the payment gateway handle all payments including the administrator commission. PayPal's Adaptive Payments API allows you, as the mall owner, to put together this complex Sales Processing with a click of a mouse.
What does that mean for you? Firstly, more vendors, because every one of them know they'll be paid immediately for every sale they make. Forget about tax reporting issues, because the vendor's share was never in your possession!
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Detailed reports are provided for each transaction made and you have the full control of all transactions towards vendors and your own commissions.
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Our union spent the week of September 9th in negotiations with Treasury Board. We were united in our mission to improve working conditions and reject attacks on crucial benefits such as sick leave.
The government presented the same proposal to gut sick leave to all of the Treasury Board bargaining tables. Among other things, the government's proposal calls for a short-term disability plan, the elimination of sick leave banks and a maximum of 37.5 hours of sick leave a year. All of the PSAC bargaining teams rejected this proposal.
"Our union comes to the bargaining table every three years or so to improve wages and working conditions for our members," said Robyn Benson, National President of the PSAC. "We are prepared to negotiate any provisions that will result in a healthier workplace and that will improve the public service. We are not interested in Treasury Board's sick leave proposal, which will do neither."
- PA group update: Our team expressed our outrage about Treasury Board's lack of progress on classification reform. We signed off on a change of mileage rates to kilometric rates, which is consistent with the National Joint Council directive. Other discussions centred on adding gender identity and expression to the "no discrimination" clause; adding to Treasury Board policies on pre-retirement, self-funded leave and leave with income averaging; amending the compassionate care language and moving it to a stand-alone article, and expanding the definition of family in the collective agreement. psacunion.ca/pa
- FB group update: We discussed prohibiting abuse of authority and demanding protections against management harassment and surveillance in the workplace. We also introduced proposals that would greatly enhance protections in the context of discipline. Other topics included excessive management discretion concerning career advancement and tuition reimbursement. We also spoke against the contracting out of our work, including work performed by our Inland Enforcement members. psacunion.ca/fb
- TC group update: We promoted members' rights, including discipline, hours of work, no discrimination, acting assignments, and other articles. We were able to sign off small changes to Standby, Overtime and Reporting Pay, but a lot of work remains to improve our collective agreement and deny the employer's many demands for concessions. psacunion.ca/tc
- SV group update: Discussions continued over the three days with questions being asked by both sides to clarify the proposals tabled. Our team took every effort to focus attention on our proposals. We were very clear to the employer that we were at the table to negotiate improvements that will benefit our members, such as fair wages. psacunion.ca/sv
- EB group update: We continue to push forward on issues such as hours of work, discipline and employee performance. The employer wants to prevent our members from carrying over certain types of accumulated leave. The union explained its proposal and the meaning of different definitions or articles on topics such as whistleblowing, definition of family and harassment. psacunion.ca/eb


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PORT ORCHARD — The teenager who fell into the Ohanapecosh River in Lewis County and drowned on July Fourth was identified by his family Monday as Josh Osborn, 17, of Port Orchard, who attended South Kitsap High School.
The Lewis County Sheriff's Office said the teen was taking photos of the river at about 9:30 a.m. Friday with friends when he slipped in and was swept away. His friends tried to reach him with a stick, but he disappeared downstream near a whirlpool with a fast-moving chute.
Searchers from Lewis County Rescue teams have not yet found Osborn's body.
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A recent article on ForeignPolicy.com, "West Africa's Financial Immune Deficiency," explains how the standard International Monetary Fund (IMF) approach to tight fiscal and monetary policies has led to many years of sustained under-investment in the infrastructure of the public health systems in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, leaving them ill-equipped to deal with the Ebola crisis when it struck. Despite their recent pledges of nearly $530 million to help these countries, the economic policies of the World Bank and IMF long prioritized price stability (low inflation) and fiscal restraint (low budget deficits) over other spending goals in developing countries, with the effect of greatly limiting overall public spending each year. Because of this squeeze, most of the budget went to immediate needs and recurrent expenditures and little was left over for scaling up long-term public investment in infrastructure, including the underlying public health infrastructure. This led to a serious drop-off in public investment as a percentage of GDP seen across developing countries that in many cases has been sustained until today.
Such polices have led to the dilapidated health infrastructure we see across much of West Africa today, along with inadequate numbers of health personnel and demoralizing working conditions that have fueled the so-called "push factors" driving the migration of nurses from poor countries to rich ones (the "brain drain").
The IMF's public relations unit is quick to defend the institution by ducking the point about the drop-off in long-term public investment and instead only referring to recurrent budgets, and even pointing to actual slight increases in recurrent health budgets in recent years in these countries. The IMF consistently neglects to address the other more serious issue – the steep drop off in long-term capital expenditures, including for investments in the public health infrastructure, since its original Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) kicked-in in the 1980s and 1990s. Whenever critics raise the issue of long-term public investment as a percent of GDP, the IMF responds by only talking about recurrent expenditures; but readers should not be so easily fooled.
Specifically at issue are two controversial IMF policies to keep inflation at or below 5-7 percent per year and budget deficits under 3 percent of GDP. Critics contend that such policies have unnecessarily restricted the ability of countries to invest in long-term infrastructure and also undermined the ability of domestic industries to generate higher levels of productive capacity, employment, and GDP output – and consequently reduced tax revenues as well. However, there are in fact other more expansionary fiscal and monetary policy options that could allow for increased public investment in these countries – if the IMF would only let them. Advocates of stronger public health systems in the region must take seriously this problem of chronic under-investment in the public health systems, and call on the IMF to consider supporting such alternative policies.
Rick Rowden is a candidate in Economic Studies and Planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. The full article on which this blog is based can be accessed here.


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« Anna-Liisa Bezrodny is outstanding – technically brilliant and interpretatively virile. She is no mere performer: she is a real and true musician. Bezrodny's performance was gripping and assured, over-arching and yet keenly responsive to the flickering shades and shadows of moods. Her playing is impassioned and has a surging pulse. Yet she has a clear head and is capable of coolly calculating her effects without losing spontaneity. When appropriate, she plays at white heat, thrillingly, combined with superb technique »
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I use random.org to pick my winner and added up everyones extra entries to include my battle buddies collection and the donations to the troops.
I will also reward a couple of my peeps who sent me a TON of entries but did not win the grand prize...so for:
The Book Vixen
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You girls rocked my socks with all the people you sent my way to enter...but I am sending you each a 15$ Amazon GC,or GC from any book store really, just for being awesome and helping out immensely! Please email me at monicaannkoetz(AT)yahoo.com with your email you want the GC sent too (if amazon) or mailing address for ordering other places...you can get one from wherever you prefer if you would like, just tell me where.
The winner of the ereader giveaway...gets to pick between a Nook, a Kindle, a Sony Pocket, or a 150 Amazon GC...is.....*drum roll*...so excited!
Brooke (weeshinanigans)
So many characters to pick from... I'm feeling sassy tonight so probably Morgan le Fay... I get to pick on my brother and be wicked. She was naughty but a very strong female and fearless... weeshenanigans (at) gmail (dot) com
Brooke: PLEASE email me at mojo0922(AT)yahoo.com and let me know which you want and your mailing address please!
Thanks everyone for entering, for donating and participating...I appreciate you all and my Battles do too! Please don't stop donating now that the contest is over, they appreciate every single book sent their way.
My answer...King Arthur! He was amazing in battle and untouchable until a women brought him down, but I believed he loved her, and you know what they say about that...and for all you who tell me he wasn't real....HUSH...I don't do around telling you that werewolves don't exist! So be nice and let me have my fantasies ;)
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Kitchen remodeling is a complex undertaking. If you wish you could find almost everything you need to know in one place, that place is this website. Videos will show you various processes, from installing a floor to today's options in countertops. Articles explore refacing cabinets, assessing your lighting needs, hiring a professional kitchen designer, and much more. Explore images of kitchen styles from country to Mission to modern, workable floor plans, window options and other makeover elements. Find local contractors, learn how to check their reputations and negotiate bids. You'll even find leads for special deals on kitchen remodeling products.
Want to do parts of the job yourself? This site gives you tips as well as the pros and cons of attempting different remodeling tasks. So brew yourself some coffee, and get ready to bookmark your "favorites." This site is a mini-seminar on kitchen remodeling!
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Jang Geun Suk and Yeo Jin Goo rock sweatpants and spectacles at Daebak press conference
It's press conference time, which means that the Daebak premiere is just around the corner! There were definitely some interesting fashion choices this time around, so take a look at these photos of Jang Geun Suk, Yeo Jin Goo, and more to see who was the most stylish celebrity!
1. First, the man of the hour, Jang Geun Suk. At the press conference, he explained that he wants to use this drama to shed his perpetual "flower boy" image. In keeping with his promise, he did a very manly smolder the entire time without cracking a smile for a single photo.
2. I know I'm always looking for an excuse to wear my dress sweatpants to events....Just kidding! Knowing how Korean stars love high-end fashion, these pants probably cost half my annual salary or something.
3. This photo. Can't. Stop. Laughing. I look at this photo, and I imagine him shouting "Behold — the majesty of these pants!"
4. It honestly took me a second to recognize Yeo Jin Goo in this photo. You know how Superman just used glasses as a disguise? I totally get it now.
5. If Jang Geun Suk is trying to shed his flower boy image, Yeo Jin Goo is trying to trick people into forgetting that he's only 18 years old.
6. It worked! He looks like he could be 30 here.
7. Are you ready to see this former child star as a villain? I don't know if my heart can handle it.
8. The fashion winner of the day has to be Im Ji Yeon, looking like a beautiful summer breeze in this dress. Is it just me, though, or does Jang Geun Suk look like he's trying to inch as far away from her as possible? Cooties, maybe?
9. The obligatory full cast thumbs up shot.
10. There's something very old Hollywood glamour about Yoon Jin Suh's look, don't you think?
What did you think of the fashion choices? All kidding aside, I can't wait for the actual drama! Daebak will premiere on DramaFever on Monday, March 28. Add the series to your queue now!


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NEWARK – Aaron Herr belted a three-run homer in the top of the sixth inning and added a solo shot in the eighth as Lancaster Barnstormers defeated the Newark Bears 8-2 Thursday night at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium. Newark secured a series victory by taking the first two games.
Josh Hall and Kelvin Villa were locked in a pitcher's duel over the first five innings. The Bears reached Hall (11-5) for a run in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Tim Raines, Jr. led off the frame with a double down the left field line and came around to score on a double play groundout. Villa received a huge boost in the top of the third when the Bears turned their first triple play of the season. With runners on first and second, Lloyd Turner attempted a bunt that Bears catcher Isaiah Kaaihue allowed to drop in front of him and alertly threw to third baseman Eric Munson, who continued to second for the second out and on to first to complete the triple play.
Villa (2-7) allowed only two singles over the first five innings, striking out five during that stretch. The Bears had plenty of opportunity to increase their lead over the first few innings, but stranded seven runners over the first five frames. The Bears also grounded into three double plays over the first five innings. The Barnstormers took advantage in the sixth inning. After Turner, who had three hits, singled and Bryant Nelson walked, Herr hit a line drive two-out, three-run shot over the left field wall, giving the Barnstormers the lead for good at 3-1. Lancaster increased the lead with two unearned runs off reliever Greg Reinhard in the seventh. Joe Gaetti walked and Brett Flowers reached on an error, setting the table for Turner, who laced a double to the wall in left-center, scoring both Gaetti and Flowers for a 5-1 lead.
Herr unleashed a bomb of a homer on a deep drive high into the net in left field to push the advantage to five runs. Turner added an RBI double in the ninth inning, his third RBI of the game, off Bears reliever Nick Renault, making his Newark debut. Turner later scored on an error. Kennard Jones had three singles, the third being the 1,000th hit of his professional career. Raines, Jr. continued his fine play with three hits, including a solo homer in the ninth, his seventh of the season, but his first with the Bears.
The Bears head out on the road for seven games and kick-off the trip with three games at the Long Island Ducks. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. at Suffolk County Sports Park. Fans can tune into all the action at www.newarkbears.com as David Greenwald provides the play-by-play.
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Israeli cybersecurity has been at the forefront of global attention in recent years, but especially in the last few months. First, the who's who of global cybersec convened in Tel Aviv for Cybertech 2016 and in May Israeli and American cyber experts met for DCOI in Washington, DC. and last week Tel Aviv University hosted its annual Cyberweek.
In February, I wrote about the Cybertech conference in Tel Aviv, which attracted thousands of visitors from abroad and featured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the keynote speaker.
The conference was a climax to 2015 as the year that put Israeli cybertech at the forefront of the fast-growing global cyber scene. In 2015 alone Israel generated cybersecurity sales worth $4 billion, resulting in a whopping 20 percent of all global private sector investments in the booming industry.
DCOI in Washington, DC. brings together Israeli and American cyber experts
The two-day event hosted at the George Washington University brought together high profile individuals from the industry, including General David Petraeus, who is the former head of CIA, and Richard A. Clarke, the former special advisor to President George W. Bush on Cybersecurity. IDF's former Head of Intelligence, Amos Yadlin and Gil Shwed, the founder, and CEO of Check Point were some of the notable Israeli guests in attendance.
Petraeus had some warm words regarding the relationship between Israel and the US.
"There has always been an extraordinarily close relationship between Israeli military and intelligence and various counterparts in the US government. These have been unbelievable relationships. I think they just keep getting better and better."
Petraeus, who has invested in Windward, a maritime data and analytics company based in Tel Aviv, encouraged Israeli startups to consider the US as a stepping stone to bigger things. Petraeus advised Israeli startups not to sell at an early stage to a US IT firm, but instead, move operations to the US where the company can build and scale.
Attending was also Omri Dotan, the CBO of Morphisec, an endpoint security solution based in Beersheba, Israel cyberhub. We had a long chat about Israeli and American cyber landscape and according to Dotan, Israel's experience and excellence stem from Israeli-style individualism coupled with a vibrant ecosystem.
"One key driver for all Israeli innovation is some innate urge to "be your own man," think out of the box and make your dream happen. Obviously, there are additional strong drivers in the cyber security space. Israel's cybertech industry has grown out of real, not just theoretical, experience with national threats of all types. It is supported by an entire innovation ecosystem consisting of government agencies, the IDF, with its cyber intelligence unit 8200, the local authorities, the universities, VCs, and international and local companies. Even early education plays a role – mathematically talented children are identified early and high school exit exams are on par with university level studies elsewhere. This collaborative space produces top talent, promotes unconventional thinking, stimulates creativity and creates an atmosphere where start-ups and entrepreneurs can validate and refine their ideas very quickly."
Cyberweek at Tel Aviv University
Global cybersecurity thought-leaders gathered at Tel Aviv University last week for the 6th Annual International Cybersecurity Conference. The weeklong event brought together policy makers, entrepreneurs, investors and academics to discuss and debate the plethora of cybersecurity threats facing the international community today, and how best to prevent them.
As part of the event, Israel and the US signed a cyber defence declaration "calling for real-time operational connectivity through respective Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTS) of both nations."
The declaration was signed by Israel's Head of National Cyber Directorate (NCD), Eviatar Matania and Alejandro Mayorkas, deputy secretary of the US Department for Homeland Security (DHS).
"The declaration expresses the criticality of joining forces between countries for the benefit of dealing effectively with common threats in the cyber domain. In particular, [it expresses] the obligation of the governments of Israel and the US to broaden and deepen bilateral cooperation in the field of cyber defense," a statement released by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said.
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The Crathco E49-3 pre-mix dispenser, part of the Classic Bubblers series of cold beverage dispensers from Grindmaster-Cecilware, is designed to provide multiple drink options, but at only 201⁄2 inches wide, it does not require much space on your countertop. This model comes standard with four durable polycarbonate bowls, each capable of holding 2.4 gallons of product, and dripless pouring valves constructed from stainless steel. While product is being dispensed, cups as tall as 8 inches can rest on a large capacity drip pan, which can hold a larger volume of liquid so it needs to be emptied less frequently during hours of operation.
A highly efficient pump and evaporator provide the Crathco E49-3 with a quick start-up to help your business function as smoothly as possible from open to close of business each day. Products held in this dispenser are cooled with 134A refrigerant and a 1⁄5-HP motor, and agitators are included for use with fresh liquids like juice or tea. This model is compatible with 120-volt outlets.
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- Crathco Classic Bubblers pre-mix dispenser
- Mini-Quad model dispenses 4 different flavors into cups as tall as 8-in.
- Pouring valves are dripless and constructed from stainless steel for enhanced sanitation
- (4) 2.4-gal. polycarbonate bowls and matching covers are durable and easy to clean
- Large-capacity drip pan contains a higher volume of spilled liquid
- Compact design saves counter space without sacrificing performance
- Provides a quick start-up with high-efficiency pump and evaporator
- Each unit includes agitators for use with fresh liquids
- 1⁄5-HP refrigeration with 134A refrigerant
- 120 V/60 Hz/1 ph, 6 A, 720 W
- Overall Dimensions: 201⁄2 in. W x 15 in. D x 251⁄2 in. H
- cULus Listed and NSF certified
Crathco® Classic Bubblers™ Mini Quad™ Premix Cold Beverage Dispenser, 20-1/2" W, (4) 2.4 gallon capacity clear polycarbonate bowl, MCX Mag Drive™ impeller, stainless steel side panels & drip tray, spray & agitate circulation packed with unit, NSF, cULus
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Marijuana is made from cannabis sativa, a plant that grows wild (and is also cultivated indoors and out) throughout many regions. Most of the marijuana used in the United States comes from sources in the U.S. , Mexico ("Mexican Red/Brown"), and Canada ("BC Bud").
Marijuana consists of the buds, leaves, and resin of the cannabis plant. The stalks and sterilized seeds are considered "hemp."
The plant cannabis sativa contains chemicals called "cannabinoids." THC (delta-9-tetrhydrocannabinol) is the cannabinoid believed to be responsible for the psychoactive effects of cannabis.
THC can be found in all parts of the cannabis plant, including hemp. This is why hemp is regulated carefully – some hemp products such as clothing, rope, yarn, lotion and soap are legal products because they do not cause THC to enter the human body.
Common Questions
How is marijuana used?
Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette, in a pipe or a bong. A marijuana cigarette is often called a joint or a nail. Marijuana has appeared in cigar wrappers called blunts. Blunts often contain marijuana and other drugs such as crack cocaine.
Is marijuana addictive?
Yes. While not everyone who uses marijuana becomes addicted, when a user begins to seek out and take the drug compulsively, that person is said to be dependent on the drug or addicted to it. In 2002, over 280,000 people entering drug treatment programs reported marijuana as their primary drug of abuse, showing they needed help to stop using.
Some heavy users of marijuana show signs of withdrawal when they do not use the drug. They develop symptoms such as restlessness, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, weight loss, and shaky hands.
According to one study, marijuana use by teenagers who have prior serious antisocial problems can quickly lead to dependence on the drug. That study also found that, for troubled teenagers using tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana, progression from their first use of marijuana to regular use was about as rapid as their progression to regular tobacco use, and more rapid than the progression to regular use of alcohol.
What are the signs someone may need help?
Changes in behavior
Withdrawal from others, lose touch with family and friends
Carelessness of grooming
Lost interest in sports or other enjoyed activities
Changes in eating and sleeping habits
Use of incense in bedrooms/bathrooms
What are the short term effects?
The short term effects of marijuana usually appear immediately after a single dose. Some common short-term effects include: problems with memory and learning, distorted sights, sounds, time, touch, trouble with thinking and problem solving, loss of motor coordination and increased heart rate.
What are long term effects?
The user may develop a tolerance to marijuana's high and may need to use more marijuana to experience the same level of pleasure. Long-term marijuana users may develop the same kinds of breathing problems that cigarette smokers have: coughing and wheezing. Marijuana users tend to have more chest colds than nonusers and are also at greater risk of getting lung infections like pneumonia. People who smoke marijuana regularly may develop many of the same breathing problems that tobacco smokers have, such as daily cough and phlegm production, more frequent chest colds, a heightened risk of lung infections, and a greater tendency toward obstructed airways. Cancer of the respiratory tract and lungs may also be promoted by marijuana smoke, since it contains irritants and carcinogens. Marijuana smokers usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer, which increases the lungs' exposure to carcinogenic smoke. Thus, puff for puff, smoking marijuana may increase the risk of cancer more than smoking tobacco does.
How long does marijuana stay in the body?
THC in marijuana is rapidly absorbed by fatty tissues in various organs Generally, traces of THC can be detected by standard urine testing methods several days after a smoking session. In chronic heavy users, traces can sometimes be detected for weeks after they have stopped using marijuana.
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FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker James Michael Johnson is stepping up to help replace 300 turkeys stolen from a homeless shelter.
When the former Solano County football star heard a local shelter was hit by thieves, he says it was a no-brainer to try and replace what was lost.
"I figured I am in a situation where I can help, where I can give back, so that is something I wanted to do," Johnson said.
Hundreds of turkeys meant for struggling families were taken from Mission Solano. The group had planned to collect nearly 1,000 turkeys to serve the homeless in the Fairfield area.
"I have never had anybody steal our turkeys," said Mission Solano founder Ron Marlette. "The people that come here—hope begins with a meal at Mission Solano, and that is stealing hope from people in my opinion."
After hearing about the theft, Johnson took to Twitter
"I figured other people see that, and they may want to donate, too," he said.
Marlette is thankful Johnson is donating more turkeys. He says what's done is done, and it's time to regroup and help those in need.
"We can't stay sad about it, we've got to move on," he said. "The people are coming, the ones that have signed up, we told them we will have their turkeys here, one way or the other."
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By Sean Stanleigh, The Globe and Mail
TD Economics has released its annual report on Canada's small and medium-sized business owners, Diverse Society in a Microcosm. Here's a snapshot of some of the key findings:
- In 2007, 45 per cent of owners were 50 to 64 years of age, and another 13 per cent were over 65. From 2007 to 2012, and given recent population trends, the estimation is 29 per cent of entrepreneurs will retire by 2020.
- About 47 per cent of small businesses are owned or partly owned by women, though wholly owned is only 16 per cent. These figures, however, are on an upward swing.
- Entrepreneurs under 30 tend to be more involved in knowledge-based industries. They are likely better able to exploit technology in a business setting.
- Visible minorities with majority stakes represent about 10 per cent of small businesses, which is a small proportion relative to the overall population. But their share is expected to increase as aging demographics kick in and immigration numbers rise.
- British Columbia has the highest startup activity in Canada, with Alberta a close second. The two provinces also have the greatest percentage of businesses with five employees or less.
- Export-based economies and trade links dependent on the United States led to Ontario and Quebec getting hardest hit by the economic downturn.
- That said, exporters are, on average, more innovative, spending a larger proportion of their their budgets on R&D. They also have longevity: 75 per cent have been in business for more than six years.
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How to change the Apple website during the 20 years of its existence
Apple has changed a lot over the last 20 years. Changed and its products. Those who have been following the fate of this great company are well aware of this and remember what Apple was before. But most met with Apple thanks to the iPhone. Will never be the changes in the company can be tracked on how varied from year to year home page apple.com.
Channel waxonaxon has a video that is made up of screenshots of the home page apple.com made in the period from 1996 to 2016. You can see how varied the Apple website, from birth until their 20th anniversary. Yes, recently the site of Apple was 20 years old.
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January 1st, 2010, The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Party and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 was passed as part of the economic stimulus package affecting millions of Americans for the better. Reported by Samhsa (Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration) News, the Act is considered a "landmark legislation" ending discrimination for mental health and substance abuse treatment in many health insurance plans. In layman's terms, consumers are given better access to the care they need and want!
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In the past mental health and substance abuse have been treated as what some may call second class citizens, taking the back seat to other services. On account of the recently passed Equity Act, those seeking help for mental or substance abuse treatment will receive assistance in two primary areas; financial requirement and treatment limitations.
Financially, requirements such as copayments, deductibles, out of pocket limits, etc. will be rendered the same for both mental health/substance abuse services as medical and surgical services. Consequently, the number of visits allowed per service will no longer be restricted in the mental health and substance abuse fields on account of the Equity Act regulations.
Furthermore, it is now mandated that insurers offer both mental health and substance abuse benefits in any of the classes in which medical and surgical benefits are being offered. No longer are the days of only inpatient mental and substance abuse services being offered, when offering the gamut of inpatient, outpatient, prescription and emergency care services on the medical side, thus contributing to closing the gap between the two. However, smaller insurers and companies (those with 50 or fewer employees) may be exempt from the newly passed law, hence it is important to find out where your insurance carrier stands in order to reap the Acts full benefits.
Passing the law, however, does not solve the problem of discrimination amongst the mental health and substance abuse services world. The first step to closing the gap entirely is education! It is up to providers to make sure everyone is familiar with the law and its new found provisions. Nonetheless, the parity law is a huge step for those in the mental health services and receiving mental health and substance abuse services, consequently creating awareness and making needed services more accessible, especially if implemented correctly.
*For more information on the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, please visit: http://samhsa.gov/samhsaNewsletter/Volume_18_Number_1/Parity.aspx, for which this article was based on.


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Seymour Hersh, Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for the New Yorker who made his bones writing about the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, stepped in it this week when he wrote to a reader that "There may have been some justice" in the murder of President John F. Kennedy. What could possibly have been just about the assassination of a United States president? Said Hersh, "The morality of JFK in comparison with [Lee Harvey] Oswald and/or Sirhan [Sirhan]" are "obvious questions … I just didn't have the guts to put in writing what I came to believe, as you do, was an inevitable conclusion." He continued, "You're right in believing, if that's what your letter suggested, that there might have been some justice – one reviewer wrote 'rough justice' – in John F. Kennedy's terrible death by assassination, a means he had sought to end Fidel Castro's life."
Leave aside the fact that this is poorly-written tripe, begging the question of just how many editors it takes to prepare a Seymour Hersh column. This is purely moral relativistic evil. Assassinating a dictator is not the same as assassinating a democratically-elected president of the United States. This is like comparing a possible assassination of Hitler with a possible assassination of FDR. They are not the same morally in any way, shape, or form.
But Hersh has had it out for JFK for years – at least ever since he was fooled by fake documents on which he based his book The Dark Side of Camelot. Hersh's claims about JFK's womanizing were clearly true, but he's also a highly-gullible journalist who consistently uses anonymous sources. That hasn't stopped him from being a paragon of mainstream media journalism for years. Like Helen Thomas before him, he's well-respected until he says something out of line. Watch for the left to throw one of their favorites under the bus now. Bad journalism is one thing. Attacking a Democratic president is another.


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American workers exited 2010 with more than $10.2 trillion invested in employer-sponsored retirement plans, up10% from the $9.3 trillion in play at the close of 2009, according to a new report from Chicago-based investor consultant Spectrem Group.
The beefed-up portfolios is just the latest sign that investors are finally starting to regain confidence in the market and, perhaps more important, making a concerted effort to stash away assets for their golden years.
The last time employer-sponsored retirement plans were almost as flush was back in 2007 when workers invested a total of $10.3 trillion. Individual retirement accounts were even more popular last year, surging more than 12% to a total of $4.8 trillion.
The figures come at time when investors, particularly those of the high net worth and ultra net worth ilk, are expressing optimism not only about the stock market but the short- and long-term prospects for their individual businesses and industries.
According to the report, defined contribution plans grew 12.2% in 2010 to more than $5.1 trillion, with 401k contributions increasing to more than $2.67 trillion, up13.6% from 2009. Defined benefit plans rose 7.1% to roughly $5 trillion.
Despite the uptick in overall retirement savings contributions, the report notes that many companies -- particularly small ones -- have yet to resume the matching programs that first incentivized workers to participate in the first place.
"The growth of 401k and other savings type defined contribution plans was driven by both strong investment returns in 2010 and by ongoing employee and employer contributions," the report authors write.
"While many employers have restored the matching contributions they reduced or eliminated following the financial crisis, there remains a significant minority, particularly among smaller companies, that have either not restored the match or who are matching at a lower level than was the case two years ago," they add.
When it comes to equities, it was a different story and one that reflects the nagging sense of volatility and general distrust some investors still hold toward large corporations and the financial institutions that invested so much of their lost savings in these disreputable companies.
In 2010, 401k assets held in fixed income vehicles represented only 29% of all plans, down from 39% in 2009. Meanwhile, target date and other asset allocation funds inched up from 15% of the total to 16% last year.
The overall investment mindset of baby boomers, who are struggling to make up for recent losses just at the time that so many are entering or close to entering retirement, was a mixed bag.
The report found that the 12% of boomers who said they expect their retirement accounts will have more than $1 million by the time they're ready to shut it down are on track and will be well prepared for retirement.
However, the 22% who expect their accounts to hold less than $300,000 said they feel considerably less prepared for their looming retirements.
"Assets are up and they appear to be invested in a way that will generate strong growth so long as investment returns remain near their historic averages," the report authors explain. "At the individual level, however, there is still a sizable proportion of individuals who are saving enough to maintain their quality of life in retirement."
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Dabchicks dive for their food up to 4 m deep. They can hold their breath for around 40 seconds.
They used to be present in the lakes of the lower South Island but underwent a rapid decline there (for unknown reasons) in the 19th century.
Today, the largest populations are concentrated around the Central North Island in Taupo and Rotorua.
Usually nests are anchored to emergent aquatic vegetation like raupö or sedges, or tree branches that trail into the water. Because the nest is attached to something it doesn't have much bouyancy, so dabchick nests are very easily swamped by even a small rise in water levels – including boat wash.
Eggs are also vulnerable to predation by Norway rats that like to live near water and are good swimmers.
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Der Smiley erhellt nicht nur unsere Foren, sondern regt auch zum singen an wie der "Smiley Face Song" und die Youtube Auswahl bestätigt. =)
Smiley Face Song
Give a little giggle, grin a little grin. Do your imitation of a Smiley Face pin open up your heart and let the sun shine in then share it with your neighbours and your next of kin.
1) Once there were some people who were feeling kind of blue. So they called up Harvey Ball, he knew exactly what to do. He drew a Smiley Face, he made it yellow too. It was sunny, it was simple and he said "I'm through".
2) Well the people got excited when they saw what he had done. So they made up Smiley buttons and they handed out a ton. Which went around the world like the world goes round the sun for a smile begets another so there's never just one.
3) Well that's a little story of how Smiley came to be. Back in December of 1963 Call the Guinness Book of Records tell them "Quick come see". The happiest face in all of history.
4) Oh, the moral of this story is to help the world to smile. You do an act of kindness, you go the extra mile. And what you do comes back to you in just a little while. For goodness is contagious and it's never out of style.
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Howard Prince, then associate dean for academic affairs at BMCC, was in his office when the call from Deland, Florida, came through. Library Science Professor Vicente Revilla was on the line.
"We won, Howie," Revilla said. "We won the whole thing."
It was mid-afternoon on December 30, 1993. BMCC's four-person chess team, piloted by coach Revilla, had just accomplished what no community college had ever before done: Finish first in the Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Tournament.
"I threw up my hands and shouted, 'Wow'," recalls Prince, who recruited the members of that championship team and encouraged them to enter the fray.
"The Pan American Tournament began in 1946 and was always dominated by teams like Harvard and the University of Texas. It's the oldest and most prestigious college chess tournament in the U.S."
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To pull off its impossible victory, BMCC outplayed vaunted teams from Yale, Princeton, MIT and, in the final match, Harvard University, the reigning champion. It was an upset that brought to mind David's beat-down of Goliath, and the Miracle Mets' victory over the Orioles in the 1969 World Series. Lest skeptics consider the win a fluke, BMCC repeated it in 1994 and added a third championship in 1997.
Players from those fabled teams will reconnect on November 2, at a BMCC 20+ Reunion at Fiterman Hall. The event will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the team's 1993 victory as well as the 50th anniversary of BMCC's founding.
All four members of the 1993 team, as well as their coach, were foreign-born. "Growing up in Peru, I played chess all the time," says Revilla. "I continued playing a lot, with Howie and others, when I joined the BMCC faculty in 1985."
He and Prince were playing speed chess on campus with some students in the fall of 1993 when Gennady Sagalchik strolled by "and asked if he could have a game," Prince recalls. "He wiped the floor with us."
BMCC had a chess club at the time, but it was Sagalchik's quick work of the players that day that pointed to greater possibilities. Soon, other talented players were recruited from BMCC's student body, and a few weeks later, they were competing in the Pan American Tournament.
"We didn't know how we'd do, but we thought it was worth trying," says Prince. "Up till then, the Tournament had usually been won by schools like Harvard and Yale. No community college had ever placed even second or third."
Filling out the team were Philipppine-born Cassidhee Santos, a relative newcomer to chess; Oleg Shalumov (from the former Soviet Union); and Nikola Duravcevic, who grew up in Montenegro and emigrated to New York with his family in flight from the Bosnian War.
"Although I was a faculty member at the time, I was relatively young and related easily to the players," Revilla says. "It wasn't a typical professor-student relationship. We all shared the experience of being foreign-born. The chemistry was amazing."
Face-off with Harvard
The team won all its matches on days one and two of the four-day tournament, playing to a draw against NYU on day three. BMCC then beat the University of Toronto and found itself in its historic face-off with Harvard for the championship.
For Revilla, the November 2 reunion will be a treasured occasion to "remember a moment in time when all the right pieces seemed to fall into place."
He expects the event to be tinged with a bit of sadness too, "since our victory is part of the past. We're all in different places now and have our own lives." But BMCC's 1993 victory will live forever in the annals of underdog triumphs, and Revilla is looking forward to sharing the memories with his players.
"It will be a beautiful moment," he says.