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This Short Clip Is The Perfect Example Of How Not To Pass A Semi
This is what happens when you pass a tractor trailer unit without knowing what's in front of the truck. The irresponsible driver should have known that the truck was slowing down for a reason. Very disturbing!
There seem to be less and less good drivers out there, and it is like nobody bothers to drive by the book anymore which increases the number of car accidents. This video teaches a great lesson on "how not to pass a semi"!
A semi-trailer truck, more commonly called a "semi" is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight.
This semi was driving on a straight motorway and a red car can be seen driving in front of it. After a few moments, the semi is obviously slowing down because the can in front gives a signal for a left turn.
That is when we can hear the truck driver shout "Oh my Gosh" and then he starts honking. Next thing, everything happens so fast. We see the red car make a left turn when another car is passing the semi and speeding by, so it directly crushes into the turning car.
Every driver is responsible for staying safe on the road. It is very important to keep a distance. Trucks need a lot more room to stop than passenger cars need. This means, whether you're driving in front of or behind a truck, be sure you're leaving plenty of room in between vehicles.
Unfortunately, this driver didn't remember this rule, and walked into a death trap. Let's hope that there are no victims in this horrible car accident!
17 comments
- 4 rumblesBroncoBob · 1 year ago
Freaking stupid ass inexperienced driver (4 wheeler).
- 12 rumblesTramp · 1 year ago
I agree the driver of the second car is an idiot. My question in what moron okayed a passing zone in an intersection?
- 10 rumblesMika · 1 year ago
That's not the trucker's responsibility! You shouldn't be passing someone unless you are 100% certain you can do so safely. The car behind was driving WAY too fast, they are 100% at fault. As for the mention that they hope there's no victims. Sorry but there are victims, the people in the car that got hit and the truck driver for having to witness this and be part of it.
- 7 rumblesdarlacollins311 · 1 year ago
Mika is right. That is not the truckers responsibility. That isn't even taught in drivers ed. Don't blame the trucker for not doing something that YOU think he should! Brake lights are all that second driver needed. Just because he's an idiot doesn't make the trucker at fault. I was a professional truck driver and I was NEVER told to turn my signal on because the person in front of me had theirs on.
- 5 rumblesDABinMD · 1 year ago
The truck driver is under no responsibility to turn on his blinker, case closed.
- 4 rumblesTHReynolds2 · 48 weeks ago
There have been wrecks caused by a following vehicle giving a turn signal for the vehicle they were following, and hitting somebody because that third driver pulled out in front of a vehicle they thought was turning, but didn't. For instance, you are waiting to cross an intersection. You see two approaching vehicles signaling a right turn, which means you will not cross their path-they are turning onto the road your are on. So, you pull out and the second vehicle does not turn, but goes straight and hits you broadside. Giving a turn signal when you aren't turning is a bad idea.
- 1 rumbleSandman4x4 · 42 weeks ago
After being behind the wheel of 18 wheelers for 40 years and seeing it all, even IF the driver had realized the idiot behind him WAS going to pass, if he had at they time they were in a no passing zone, so why should he? There was only need after it was too late and the idiot passing was already alongside the rig! Just face it! You like to try to blame the one driver that had nothing to do with the horrendous actions of the idiot that was speeding through an intersection, PASSING in an intersection, all while not returning to the proper lane in time! More than likely due to alcohol impaired driving!
- 9 rumblesMattronin · 1 year ago
Wait, is this idiot seriously saying the truck driver is at fault.... 😂😂😂 So many dumb people in this world. I've driven over 650,000 miles in my life, and I've never once seen someone signal for someone else. Hazards in a dangerous situation, sure. But just putting a turn signal on when someone else is turning in front of you.... no.... that's just retarded. All you're doing is falsely advertising that you're gonna turn to. IF, and it's a big ass IF, but IF the trucker saw it coming (which you can clearly see and hear he didn't notice until it was too late), but IF he saw it coming, hazards would be the appropriate course of action there. Truckers fault...smdh. get a clue.
- 0 rumblesBonobono · 1 year ago
No ones fault. That intersection should have been marked as a no passing zone.
- 2 rumblesDaniel · 1 year ago
As the trucker had a dashboard camera rolling when those watched the footage numerous times when the cause of the collision fell on the driver of the blue car when they learnt the hard way the local jurisdiction had put "no passing" zones there for a reason as they learnt another lesson to check if traffic is clear on a double laned highway to get around slow moving traffic in places where passing is allowed indicated by a broken line as the trucker said some expletives when the blue car went around the semi before plowing into the red car signaling to make a left turn at the intersection.
- 5 rumblesDABinMD · 1 year ago
No one's fault? It's clearly the fault of the car that tried to pass the truck.
- 5 rumblesAmandaallen1979 · 1 year ago
that was really stupid of the state to put a passing lane by intersection when it should of been a double solid line for no passing for saftey. The truck driver tries to warn but i hope all are ok
- 2 rumblesTcduluthmn · 1 year ago
Why is there a passing zone at an intersection, they need to sue the municipal that was responsible for this. But the passing car was going way too fast he sould have seen the intersection coming and slowed down for it at the very least
- -1 rumblesB1BLancer · 49 weeks ago
So many are blaming the black car for passing in a no passing zone or intersection. First off all, the road was marked with a BROKEN yellow line. That is NOT a no passing zone. It is merely a separator. Secondly, I didn't see a sign indicating there was an upcoming intersection. How the hell was the driver of the black car supposed to know?? For all he/she knew, it was a perfectly safe passing area. How on earth was the driver of the passing car supposed to know what was in front of the truck? Maybe deploy a camera drone to fly in front of the truck? That's what road signs and lane markings are for, and there weren't any. This is clearly the fault of whatever government agency that has jurisdiction over that road, and I would love to be the attorney for the plaintiffs against that government agency.


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The doctor is in / Founder of Free Clinic, mother of 5 and competitive skier tackles life as a black-diamond run
It's nine o'clock on a Sunday morning and the top of windswept Mount Lincoln would be as quiet as the sleepy snowfields surrounding Donner Summit's nearby Lake Van Norden, if not for one thing: a force of nature named Patricia Hellman Gibbs.
Dropping off Lincoln's ridge on her skis into steep terrain, she choreographs the vertical puzzle into a ballet and is followed closely by a posse of laughing children that includes four of her own. The group turns shape and stance, carving crisp arcs, before rolling out of sight over the headwall of a slope called Carl's Nose.
Dr. Patricia "Tricia" Hellman Gibbs is more than a typical ski mom racing the kids down the mountain. The Marin resident and former World Cup alpine racer is founder and director of one of the country's most notable medical clinics in San Francisco. She's also the founder and driving energy behind the Sugar Bowl Academy. Her life mission has been deeply dyed by mountain life.
"Tricia embraces life with boundless energy. I'm not surprised at all by her accomplishments," says John McMurtry, Tricia's former race coach on the U.S. Ski Team in the late 1970s. "She was an absolute fierce competitor with a lot of determination who got the most out of her ability. During her years of international competition she helped us become the best women's ski team in the world."
Sugar Bowl was the first place she ever skied, and it remains a passionate place in her heart. Its slopes are where she remembers playing on her little red plastic strap-on skis at age 2. Her grandparents, Mick and Ruth Hellman, owned a chalet at the resort and Tricia's family used to come from the East Coast for the winter holidays every year. Today, that renovated chalet serves as a second home for her family.
"My grandmother loved to ski," recalls Hellman Gibbs. "I remember us taking a picnic to the top of Mount Lincoln. We skied down what was then called 'Mogul Ridge' (now Lakeview) and sat in the shade of trees overlooking Donner Lake. The sun would be warm and we could strip down to our T-shirts. That's when I truly realized, at the age of around 8, how beautiful and serene the mountain was and how wonderful the sport of skiing if it could bring you to a place where everything in the universe feels right."
Daughter of renowned financier and San Francisco icon Warren Hellman, the primary stockholder of Sugar Bowl (her aunt, Nancy Bechtle, is president of the ski resort), the hyperactive and athletic mother of five children, ages 20, 18, 15, and 13-year-old twins, doesn't just lend her name to causes. She rolls up her sleeves and gets down to the hard work mostly because she never hesitates to try.
Consider the San Francisco Free Clinic.
"My husband, Richard, and I had been in private practice for three years when we decided to start our free clinic," says Hellman Gibbs, whose spouse is also the medical supervisor for the San Francisco Ballet. "We were consumed with the 'business' of medicine, and having increasingly guilty and nagging thoughts about the uninsured patients who came to our clinic. They had to pay full price for services, many times with a dismayingly high price tag. We had a dramatic thought: How about taking our office, move to a less expensive part of town, and see uninsured patients for free?"
Friends and parents thought the medical couple harebrained, but on Valentine's Day of 1994, they opened the doors of the San Francisco Free Clinic for the first time. Their mission was and is very simple: to provide free medical care to the uninsured and to train and encourage other physicians and medical providers to do the same type of work. Hellman Gibbs, a Yale medical school graduate, was the first doctor "on duty" for the clinic.
"It was the best day of work I had in my entire life," she says.
Since then, the San Francisco Free Clinic, located in the Richmond District, has seen more than 50,000 patients, 90 percent of whom are below the federal poverty level. Emphasizing preventive medicine and care of chronic disease, the things that uninsured patients have the greatest problem accessing, the nonprofit clinic has become well-equipped through major donations and fundraising to care for every type of primary care problem.
The couple's hard work and innovations did not go unnoticed. In 1998, the Gibbses were selected Family Physicians of the Year by the California Academy of Family Physicians.
"The clinic provides a high level of care to people who otherwise would receive very little," says Dr. Robert Steinberg, former chairman of family practice at California Pacific Medical Center. "As opposed to other free clinics where patients get a limited amount of time, this clinic is a special place that makes a strong commitment to treating patients as people, a reflection of Tricia's values about medicine."
These days Hellman Gibbs promotes the Sugar Bowl Academy, a preparatory school she co-founded in 1999 with Jim Hudson and Barbara Sorba. The school combines high academic standards with an upper-tier racing program.
"We've modeled our school after the Stratton Mountain Academy in Vermont, which my father founded," says Hellman Gibbs, who chairs both the Sugar Bowl Ski Team Foundation and the Academy. "Sugar Bowl creates a very special environment to educate young people. This college preparatory school places equal importance on academics and athletics. In all of our programs, we emphasize development of mind, body and spirit."
The Sugar Bowl Academy recently attained a full six-year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Last year, the school's Katie Hitchcock was selected to join the U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Team.
"So much of our success surrounds Tricia's involvement," says Bill Hudson, a former Olympian and the academy's executive director. "She's the most hardworking and motivated person I've ever met. I'll receive an e-mail from her at 1 a.m. and then discover another that was sent at 5 a.m. It makes you wonder if she ever sleeps."
A winner of both the Mount Tam Hill Climb and Masters Quadruple Dipsea in 1999, she admits that going on a long trail run in the headlands near her house in Mill Valley, or, more importantly, skiing with kids and family, are her favorite forms of play. Nevertheless, a commitment to helping others remains a driving motivation in her life.
"After having five kids, founding a free clinic and then a ski academy, my major challenge has been finding some kind of balance," Hellman Gibbs says. "The time demands of these things are incredible. So the main issue for me at the moment is that there is simply too much good stuff going on. Ultimately, my goal is to make sure they (my kids, the free clinic, the ski academy) are self-sufficient, happy, increase the good in the world, and live after me."

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Brittney - posted on 08/18/2012
It sounds like he doesn't know how to feel about the new school idea. Give him fiber slowly (too much at one time can cause a tummy ache), try prune juice, raisins, apple juice, flax seed (ground milled), cereal, high fiber breads, oranges, apples, extra water...etc. The idea is to give him about 30 grams of fiber a day, it will soften his stool and make it harder for him to hold it or push it back in. If his stool is liquid, he wont be able to feel when he has to go poop, its best to keep it semi solid. Avoid bananas and other 'stool hardeners' if possible.
Breakfast idea: oatmeal (not baby oatmeal) made with water with added raisins and applesauce, mix a teaspoon flax. or fruit salads, bran muffins, or vegetable omelet.
snack idea: raisins, apple juice (organic works best) or turkey and lettuce wraps http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/...
lunch idea: cheese quesadilla (tortilla has some fiber) or grilled cheese sandwich with tomato or or sweet potato and black bean chili http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/...
snack idea: cherrios with milk and apple
dinner idea: Chicken & Sun-Dried Tomato Orzo http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/chicke...
I don't have any advice as to the younger siblings, my daughter isn't 2 yet and has been potty trained for 10 months, so I'm not sure how to handle that. I guess you could still try undies and routine training. Also, fiber gummies come for children now.
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Appropriation or Appreciation
How Culture Endures in Melting Pot Nation
As I child, I remember my mom getting ready for Diwali celebrations. She carefully would pick out a salwar kameez and then promptly choose a matching bindi, which she would place in between her eyebrows. For me, these traditions have accumulated into what I consider to be beautiful. However, recently, the bindi has become a common accessory at music festival, and red carpets alike. The bindi and its importance dates back hundreds of years. Its roots in indian culture has lead to the outrage of many, and some remain unsure whether the use of the bindi by those of non-south asian descent is appropriation, or appreciation. The root of the disagreement resides in whether the bindi is a symbol of religious and cultural values, or whether it is a decorative accessory.
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The bindi is a traditionally worn by women of South Asian descent. The bindi is placed between a woman's eyebrows, which is thought to be the location of the sixth chakra, ajna, which is thought to be the sight of withheld wisdom. In hinduism, this also referred to the sight of one's third eye. By focusing on one's third eye, it is believed that higher levels of enlightenment can be achieved. These roots within the hindu religion has lead many people to feel that the use of bindis by people of non-South Asian descent is disrespectful, and a form of cultural appropriation.
The bindi's presence in western culture can be traced back to the early 1990's. Gwen stefani appeared in multiple of her music videos bearing a bindi. The bindi then made a resurgence when Selena Gomez appeared in her "Come and Get It" music video wearing a bindi, and again in her MTV performance of the same song. With the popularity of music festivals such as Coachella, to burning man, the bindi quickly became a pivotal part of "festival fashion". Though the bindi does have a history based in religious values, the bindi has become more of a fashion choice is South Asian countries as well. Additionally, Priyanka Chopra, a woman of Indian descent, commented saying that Selena Gomez's use of the bindi helped bring attention to Indian cultures, while others felt the use to be disrespectful.
So what quantifies appropriation versus appropriation. And, as a member of a minority group, who has the authority to state whether it is true. The line between appropriation and appreciation is very fine, and in our current political climate, where we know are more vocal about the respect of the cultural traditions of various groups, it has become increasingly important to discuss the parameters of which we share our cultures, and how they are translated to our country as a whole.


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Interview with Elin Palmer
By: David McGhee
At first I knew her only by her Starbucks name, Elin Palmer. Little did I know that she was Elin Palmer! The violinist and vocalist super star of the Denver / Boulder area! I remember just turning twenty one and she invited me to see her play with Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots at Benders Tavern down in downtown Denver. I remember knowing her for her sweet disposition and her almost naïve way of responding to people. It made her an awfully likeable person. She introduced me to Jay Munly and so now I have a friend with him. I remember him driving me home from the Larimer Lounge. :-)
Anyways, she blew me away with her black corset and stockings she wore for her stage show. It was really cool because the whole band got really into their characters. She was also dating their drummer, who is also cool. I once asked him to play drums for me but he said he had carpel tunnel. So I suppose that dream is dead.
Elin agreed to do this twenty question interview. It's her funeral!
1: Elin, Darling, how have you been since I last saw you? Have you eaten any cake since then?
I'm so swell thanks for asking. I have eaten cake since then, hence the swellness.
2: Show us your "O" face!
3: Do you have any recipes for good ethnic food?
Do you consider Italian ethic?
4: You're like, totally hot. Do you think you could make me straight? I'm like... Really, really gay.
Straight scared? Like fukishima salmonella sushi scared straight? There's probably an algorithm to help decide.
5: If you could be any kind of big ole' bear, who would you be? *My guess would be Nick Frost*
Polar Bear, definitely.
6: Thank you for feeding and me when I was no longer working for you. What is it with you and helping out hungry poor people? That's very un-Republican of you.
I'm a starving artist. Those born tired will know what I mean.
7: Would you ever buy me a sushi dinner if I paid for it?
See #4
8: What kind of violin do you play?
9: When did you start playing the violin?
post-utero, pre-formative years
10: Could I see your violin? I promise not to masturbate to it. In fact that would be very, very sick. Wouldn't you agree?
Yes, there's even photos in wide circulation of me posing with it.
11: Now if you don't mind... Show us your feet!
You need your nails did.
12: Which color Hungry Hungry Hippo would you be?
Orange is the hungriest color, duh.
13: Now that was racist... What do you think about a hippo ethnic cleansing?
I think that's basically what's going on in the Congo. For example, there are as few as 2500 pygmy elephants left. That's
14: Is eating rhinos bad? Like what if you were in a supermarket with a hundred dollars to spend on groceries and you were hungry, would you eat a
rhino then?
See #13.
15: Are you seeing anyone right now? Are you still with the same big old lovable hunk of a drummer? Seriously, I'd face fuck him.
I've received many gentlemen callers, but none keep the time as well as my baby's daddy.
16: When did you start singing? Were you taught how to sing or is it just natural?
In the shower. It came pretty naturally I suppose: one second I was shampooing, the next I was singing.
17: Seriously, you are an awesome person! How much upkeep does it take to be so awesome?
Your pretty awesome yourself. Upkeep can be hard. You're only as cool as the blogs you read
18: Do you believe the people who be surrounding me?
19: Where can we find your wonderful music? Bandcamp? Itunes? I WANNA KNOW DAMMIT!!!
Itunes, yup. Come to my shows, buy a hardcopy, 'na mean?
20: If you had one last thing to say before diving into a huge T-bone steak, what would it be?
I hope it's organic?


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He looked completely out of place
It wasn't hard to spot Bill Cosby at Lewis Katz's memorial today.
The famous comedian was one of nearly 1,400 mourners who gathered at the Temple Performing Arts Center for an emotional memorial service honoring the philanthropist and Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner, and in the sea of black clothing, Cosby stood out wearing his bright burgundy Temple sweats.
His informal attire was to pay respects to his close friend and fellow Temple alum, who died after his private jet crashed during takeoff in Bedford, Mass. late Saturday night.
Along with former President Bill Clinton and Katz's children, Cosby took the stage to share some words about his dear pal.
The actor, who also wore a T-shirt that said, "Self Made, Philly Made, Temple Made" and almost fell off the stage because he couldn't find the stairs, paced around and recounted how Katz grew up poor in Camden, N.J., and how much he had given back to the city, including two Boys and Girls Clubs.
And Cosby wanted to make sure they took care of what Katz gave, and continued the legacy. "You better not let it drop. You better not let it fall," Cosby said. "Lewis Katz lives in what you do to the gifts that were given to you," he said. "You will treat these gifts as gifts—not something to be thrown in the trash."
"You don't wait for people to come along and do it," added Cosby, "You do it...You don't have to have big money. All you have to have is yourself E Online reports."


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Britain set to remove all Human Rights…and create a new 'democratic system'
In 1948, Winston Churchill advocated a European 'Charter of Human Rights' in direct response to the Second World War and the British lawyers drafted what was later to become the European Convention. There are 47 countries that have agreed to the Convention, which provides civil and political rights for all citizens. The UK was the first country to sign up to the Convention.
The Human Rights Act 1998 was brought into law by the Labour government from 2000. This allows alleged breaches of the Convention to be heard in UK courts, but still retaining the right to appeal to the higher international court in Strasbourg.
In 2015, David Cameron is applying to remove UK from the Convention if negotiations fail. The Conservatives manifesto stated:
"Undertake radical reform of human rights laws and publish a detailed plan for reform that a Conservative government would implement immediately: we will scrap Labour's Human Rights Act, curtail the role of the European Court of Human Rights in the UK and make certain that the UK's Supreme Court is in Britain and not in Strasbourg."
The Supreme Court where Lord Wilson who is known to have conducted the divorce case for an employee of the Supreme Court and expressed clear views of discrimination against women is set to have the last word on what Human Rights should constitute. Lord Wilson is also known to have caused one of the greatest financial damages for the UK in the Vlad v Vlad matter set for over £10 million.
Why should we trust Lord Wilson that, as a representative of the Supreme Court, he or anyone else like him can be impartial and act in accordance with the law? Is Supreme Court above all law and changes to the law are being made case by case? Wouldn't David Cameron cause more chaos in the long run as judges like Lord Wilson hold no responsibilities for their actions while in employment to promote and hold the highest law in the country? Who is left to control the Supreme Court?
Michael Gove, another non-lawyer Minister replacing the much criticised non-lawyer Chris Grayling, now head of House of Commons, was appointed to clarify the UK law and the country's legal position in the world. Michael Gove has been appointed 'Justice Secretary' and 'Lord Chancellor' to see through the new Conservative government's manifesto pledge to scrap the Human Rights Act; introduce a new Bill of Rights, and sever links with the European Court of Human Rights.
Is this a clear message that there is no need of legally qualified individuals to make changes to the law in the UK? Litigants in Person must then be treated with the utmost respect by all Judges as no favourism can be offered to Michael Gove is is just like an Litigant in Person on a higher platform!


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Macroeconomic Forecasting
Macroeconomic forecasts are 'guesses' of the future values of important macroeconomic aggregates such as GDP, inflation, or the unemployment rate. These forecasts inform the decisions of business, policymakers, investors, and consumers. Macroeconomic forecasts are regularly constructed by government agencies and private companies. For example, every quarter the Bank of England publishes its Inflation Report, which contains forecasts of inflation over the next three years. Federal Reserve policymakers also rely on forecasts from the Green Book; however, unlike the Bank of England, the Fed does not release its forecasts to the public. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia summarizes private sector macroeconomic forecasts for the United States in its quarterly Survey of Professional Forecasters.
KeywordsBank of England Dynamic adjustment Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models Expectations Federal Reserve System Forecasting Leading indicators index Macroeconomic forecasting Mean squared forecast error Mitchell, W.C. Probability theory Structural econometric models Time series analysis Vector autoregressions
JEL ClassificationsD4 D10
- Bank of England. 2007. Inflation report. Online. Available at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/index.htm. Accessed 19 Feb 2007.
- Elliott, G., C.W.J. Granger, and A.C. Timmerman, ed. 2006. Handbook of economic forecasting. Vol. 1. Amsterdam: North-Holland.Google Scholar
- Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. 2007. Survey of professional forecasters. Online. Available at http://www.phil.frb.org/econ/spf. Accessed 19 Feb 2007.


text: The majority of plastic products in the world today are manufactured by injection molding. However, fabricating molds can be prohibitively expensive and time-consuming. Fortunately, molds don't need to be made of metal—they can be 3D printed. Download this white paper and learn how desktop 3D printers can be used to create molds in-house to produce small, functional parts for final products. This white paper outlines suggestions for designing 3D printed molds and best practices for injection molding.


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Saturday, 21 December 2013
Sneaky Peak.
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My God, that is amazing! Once you are finished with it, the little room itself should go into a 'Wunderkammer'. I can't wait to see what happens next.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Iris, Its been fun building this piece but i have to say i cant wait to start adding those little details inside.Delete
It's looking great Tony! I like the soft green you have used on the walls. Are the two wooden panels Chinese carvings? It is difficult to see, but they remind me of a carved card case I have hung on the wall of my dolls house library.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Josje, i experimented with three different colours and the combination you see i liked best, as for the two carvings well your correct in one way, one of them is a small japanese wood carving that i was going to use in a previous project, the other is a little different though and has a rather more interesting story behind it, im going to see if i can get some close up photos of these for another post.Delete
Love it already! Can't wait to see more!:)ReplyDelete
It is beautiful work so far, Tony :D!ReplyDelete
Have a great weekend and holidays!
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Many thanks Ilona :)Delete
All that panelling will look wonderful when lit I look forward to seeing the room fill up.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Margaret, i have already had a quick view with the lights turned on and it really does transform the room, Photos will be up soon! :)Delete
Coming along nice! Very interesting---ReplyDelete
I love the room and can't wait to see the other treasures that will be housed in it.ReplyDelete
Thanks Sharee, i cant wait to start filling the room up too :)ReplyDelete
All I can say is WOW. I can't wait to see it fill up with tiny precious things.ReplyDelete
Wow!! The room itself it's already so beautiful and I can't imagine what will be when it will be finished. Well done for your work!!ReplyDelete
I like the idea of a non-traditional roombox without a fireplace and windows a lot. It allows to display more tiny minis! Looks very interesting! Merry Christmas! Mini hugs, NataliaReplyDelete
it's beautiful! Merry Christmas :)ReplyDelete


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The HCPL-060L optocoupler is an optically coupled gate that combines a GaAsP light emitting diode and an integrated high gain photo detector. An enable input allows the detector to be strobed. The output of the detector IC is an open collector Schottky-clamped transistor. The internal shield provides a guaranteed common mode transient immunity specification of 15 kV/ms.
This unique design provides maximum AC and DC circuit isolation while achieving LVTTL/LVCMOS compatibility. The optocoupler AC and DC operational parameters are guaranteed from -40oC to 85oC allowing trouble-free system performance.
It is suitable for high speed logic interfacing, input/output buffering, as line receivers in environments that conventional line receivers cannot tolerate and are recommended for use in extremely high ground or induced noise environments. It is available in an 8-pin DIP and industry standard SO-8 package.
- Low power consumption
- 15 kV/ms minimum Common Mode Rejection (CMR) at VCM = 50 V
- High speed: 15 MBd typical
- LVTTL/LVCMOS compatible
- Low input current capability: 5 mA
- Guaranteed AC and DC performance over temperature: -40oC to 85oC
- Available in 8-pin DIP, SOIC-8
- Strobable output (single channel products only)
- Safety approvals: UL, CSA, IEC/EN/ DIN EN 60747-5-2
- Options available are:
500 = Tape and Reel Package Option
XXXE = Lead Free Option
- Isolated line receiver
- Computer-peripheral interfaces
- Microprocessor system interfaces
- Digital isolation for A/D, D/A conversion
- Switching power supply
- Instrument input/output isolation
- Ground loop elimination
- Pulse transformer replacement
- Field buses
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At right is the schedule for the ferry if you want to use it to cross the canal during Canal Day. Just click on the schedule it to make it bigger. In case you don't know –– it's a people ferry only. No cars.
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Principal Ms. Vijaya Chaudhuri was felicitated by IEM and UEM ,as "INSPIRING BEST TEACHER" at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre on 25th August, 2018.
We are partnered with Microsoft as a Microsoft school to implement latest education methods to promote holistic learning. BDM International always craves for the betterment of their school and their students. Partnering with Microsoft as a Microsoft school will not only enhance the value of the school but will also increase the standard of our educational system.
A number of awards have been constituted to felicitate the students of this school for their excellence in academics, in yearly examinations for different classes. Students ranking first and second in yearly examinations are recognized for their achievements through awarding them with prizes.
- Certificate of Merit is awarded to the top 0.1 % of successful candidates for their outstanding performance at the Secondary and Senior School Certificate Examinations every year from this school.
- Certificates of recognition are awarded to students af Class X who have done well for the Preceding 2 or 3 years in the fields other than academics viz; (a) Art Education, (b) Craft Education.
Apart from the awards mentioned above the school also recognizes the all-rounders from each class and from all branches. The children are also motivated to attend the school in a regular basis by giving awards, medals and certificates to the students with 100 % attendance. Their parents are also given due recognition.


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"It?s always good to beat your former team," he said. "It?s always fun to show them you moved on."
Salmons did OK, producing 14 points and hitting 5 of 12 shots. A couple of other Bulls , Kirk Hinrich and Brad Miller, posted season-high scoring nights to help the Bulls finish off a sloppy 94-88 victory over the 76ers.
Hinrich hit 6 of 10 shots for 19 points, while Miller added 14. The Bulls (5-4) had been averaging 88.6 points per game while shooting 42.1 percent from the field, so they showed some slight improvement offensively by posting 94 points and shooting 44.9 percent.
At the same time, the Bulls piled up 21 turnovers, including 7 by point guard Derrick Rose, who finished with 14 points and 3 assists.
"It?s just one of those games," Rose said. "I was driving, they were taking the ball from me. We can?t have that on the road."
This was the Bulls ? last home date before leaving on the six-game circus road trip. They won?t play at the United Center again until Dec. 2 when Ben Gordon returns with the Pistons.
Saturday?s victory wasn?t easy, even though the Bulls led by 17 with 5:40 remaining. They fell behind at the start 20-6, then trailed by 9 early in the third quarter.
The Sixers were smarting from a 22-point homecourt thumping on Friday by the Utah Jazz, which played without point guard Deron
"If you really have a passion for the game and passion for winning and competing, then you won?t get pushed around," Philadelphia coach Eddie Jordan said after the loss to Utah. "You?ll learn your lesson."
Coach Vinny Del Negro is hoping the Bulls learn their lesson about starting slowly. They quickly erased the 20-6 deficit by producing a 16-0 run. But then they let Philadelphia score the first 8 points of the third quarter and trailed 49-40.
"It?s the starters? responsibility," Del Negro said. "Like I told them, if they can?t handle that, then I have to make changes quicker. Luckily, I have a lot of confidence in Kirk and Brad. I thought they were the big difference for us."
Thanks to some sloppy play down the stretch, the 76ers got as close as 90-85 with 57.5 seconds left when Rodney Carney drained a 3-pointer. But Philadelphia missed badly from 3-point range on their next two possessions and the Bulls finally put it away at the line.
Center Joakim Noah finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds. He?s collected double-digit rebounds in eight of the nine games and leads the NBA with a 12.2 average.
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Such a lovely cosy little cottage, perfect for two people looking for a nice relaxing weekend away in the Peak District. Great location for walking & the pubs near by are excellent for food. Upon arrival we received a mini cheese plate & a bottle of wine for us to indulge. One thing that really stood out for me was the level of attention to detail that has gone in to this accommodation. Lots of little things have been thought of that you wouldn't necessarily expect, like the USB chargers ready for you by the side of the bed, one standard USB charger & one iPhone charger! Also, the food in the freezer & the honesty jar are such a good idea. We didn't use these but it would be really handy if you were stuck! It can (obviously) get quite cold in the winter, and it's nice that there are some curtains that close off the living room from the kitchen to keep the area warmer. I think the only niggle was the shower not being very good. The pressure is quite low & the shower head leaks quite a bit (forgot to mention this when we were leaving - sorry). It didn't cause us much of an issue.
Overall, we really really enjoyed our stay at The Old Shippon & would love to return.
Lovely cottage, everything seemed to have been considered, very comfortable, well equipped, clean, quiet, Alstonefield is a lovely little village with a great pub and an ideal base for good walks down the river Dove and the surrounding area. Thank you very much we had a great stay.
The cottage is perfect for 2 and the setting is beautiful complimented by it being in the gorgeous village of Alstonefield. The owners have put a lot of thought into the cottage and it really felt like home from home, we had everything we needed in the cottage from kitchen equipment to guide books / recommended walks / area information.
Thank you so much for making us feel welcome this weekend, I will definitely recommend your cottage and hopefully will return for another lovely stay.
We were cordially received by the owners who had provided a welcoming cream tea and a bottle of wine. The property is quietly situated well away from the road with a nice garden area. There are country walks directly accesssed outside the front gate. A pleasant stroll brings you to the delightful village of Alstonefield where there is a good quality (if a little expensive) eatery. Bath and kitchen facilities were modern and well appointed, central heating was preset; we did not need to use the wood burning stove.
Everything was modern, clean and functional.
We would have appreciated some more space in the bedroom and bathroom; and were disappointed the wi-fi didn't work the morning we left.
We have had a wonderful few days at The Old Shippon. The cottage is absolutely lovely and is well equipped. The garden is beautiful and we loved being able to sit outside in the evening sunshine. Hosts are very welcoming and we really appreciated the mouth-watering scones and cake on the table when we arrived! We also liked the idea of having provisions in the freezer and cupboards which we could have used, based on an honesty box system. In a small village location this is such a great idea. All in all, the cottage could not have suited us better.
The location is excellent. Once we had arrived we didn't use the car until we left. You can walk to Dovedale (and back!) from the cottage, and also to Hartington via Narrowdale and back along Biggin Dale. There are plenty of books, including walking and cycling guides in the cottage.
We would highly recommend this, and we are looking forward to returning!
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EXO took top spot at MBC's 'Show! Music Core', one of popular k-pop weekly show in Korea on Dec 14.
EXO continues to show why they are the most famous k-pop group of 2013 with their new single "Miracles in December".
The first place nominees were Seo In Guk & Zia, EXO, and Hyorin
There seems to be a trend in K-pop this December, with ballads and darker-themed music ruling the charts, while happy and upbeat concepts are flopping.
That would explain some of the latest chart positions, like T-ara's "What Should I Do?" tanking right after the success of "No. 9," Crayon Pop and Nine Muses' latest singles failing to match the success of their predecessors, and the current poor digital performance of SECRET's "I Do I Do".
On the other hand, stuff like miss A's "Hush," 2NE1′s "I Miss You," EXO's "Miracles In December," VIXX's "Voodoo Doll," and Hyorin's solo music are all doing very well,
In Oct, EXO was ranked #1 in the most popular boy band of 2013 category on article published by Popular Korean media outlet, Dispatch, which wasn't much of a surprise. They swept the charts with their last single, "Growl," and their XOXO album and its repackaged version have sold almost a million copies combined in less than five months. They're also known for having a rabid fan base in both Korea and China.


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Catalan president Artur Mas and his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy have finally agreed to meet later this month, according to the Catalan News Agency. Although both parties had claimed in the past that they were open to a meet-up, "none of them was taking the formal steps to arrange a meeting". Artur Mas demands that a vote on independence be allowed, since there is a parliamentary majority of those parties which had the referendum on their manifestos, and says that any change to on plans must have the agreement of those Catalan parties which support the referendum: CiU, ERC, ICV-EUiA and CUP.
Also, Artur Mas didn't hide his preference for a Yes won on the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence at a recent interview with Bloomberg. Mas said that "if independence goes on, they will have to negotiate with the EU, and that would be useful for Catalonia."
Bloomberg | Catalans Want Scotland Yes to Force EU on Independence
Along with the desire to take control of its economic destiny, Mas said his region's claim for nationhood is based on 1,000 years of cultural tradition that includes the Catalan language and a groundswell of popular support. While polls show a majority of Catalans want the right to decide their own future, he said it isn't clear whether most would also opt for independence, so he needs to hold the November "consultation" vote to find out.


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The future of in-flight entertainment has you in control via your mobile device
Stream Netflix or YouTube, preview and choose in-flight films before you board the plane and book a pick-up from the airport. All these will become reality as airlines bring new connected systems online
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In-flight entertainment is back. And this time your smartphone is invited. After a few years where the best way to keep occupied on a plane was to take a tablet loaded with your own films and music – and completely ignore the tiny screen in the back of the seat in front – airlines are finally beginning to offer fully networked, connected systems that link to passengers' own phones and tablets.
It's about time. In the last five years tablets have become so common in cabins that airlines have left their inflight entertainment systems to age disgracefully, with limited, low resolution content displayed on LCD screens with embarrassingly narrow viewing angles and bleached out colours.
But with a new generation of in-flight entertainment platforms now coming online, it's about to get personal, and in the long term, a lot more immersive.
For Singapore Airlines it's all about BYOD (bring your own device). In the business class cabins of its A380 and B777-300ER aircraft, the airline is now offering KrisWorld, an in-flight entertainment system that comes with a companion app that lets personal devices get involved.
Long before take-off, passengers can see a list of films and TV shows that will be available to them on a flight, watch trailers, and read reviews and synopses. The app even lets you select which films you want to see, so they are in the queue waiting for you when you find your seat.
The best apps and gadgets to deal with long-haul boredom
However, as well as doubling as a remote control, the KrisWorld app also works as a second screen, allowing passengers to port to their phone or tablet a digital version of the in-flight magazine, the moving map, or the navigation screens for the entertainment system itself.
Air Canada rouge is going one better by allowing passengers to stream movies and TV shows straight from the in-flight entertainment system to their phone or tablet over a Wi-fi network in the cabin.
"We believe personalisation will be the one of the key trends in the in-flight experience," says Paul Margis, president and chief executive of Panasonic Avionics, which created both systems.
Immersive cinema glasses? Bars and sofas in economy? New ideas for in-flight entertainment
"The symbiosis of the onboard in-flight entertainment network and travellers' personal devices will be the key to a seamless travel process."
The tech behind it is simple; onboard servers installed inside a jet's electronics bay are linked to wireless access points mounted in the ceiling of the aircraft that can transmit customised entertainment.
For airlines, offering more connected in-flight entertainment systems is all about staying competitive in a cut-throat market. Having wireless entertainment systems and apps in the cabin is great, but what passengers really want is Wi-fi.
So far that's been sporadic and unreliable, but it's now possible to get internet speeds in the air similar to what we're used to on the ground.
Six travel pillows to help you sleep on long-haul journeys
"In-flight Wi-fi will completely transform the passenger experience, allowing passengers to order duty free and arrange for items to be delivered straight to their homes, book last-minute Uber pick-ups, read TripAdvisor articles, and even connect with other tourists travelling to the same destination," says Don Buchman, vice president and general manager of Commercial Mobility at satellite communications company ViaSat, one of the major providers of in-flight internet.
"There's a large movement toward personalisation," Buchman says, adding that Wi-fi will soon allow cabin crews to know the preferences of every passenger, perhaps delivering a snack at a specific time via an app. For a small fee, of course.
Although 13,000 commercial aircraft are predicted to offer in-flight connectivity to passengers by 2023, it's not yet ubiquitous outside the continental United States, where there is a network of 3G ground stations.
A recent survey of US airline passengers by Honeywell Aerospace found that 84 per cent want a Wi-fi experience identical to what they have at home or in the office. Eighty-three per cent expect to be able to stream YouTube or Netflix while flying.
Why Asia is still waiting for inflight Wi-fi, let alone free Wi-fi
AeroMexico has already trialled a Netflix service for passengers, though for that kind of bandwidth-hungry activity to become common at altitude will require a whole new generation of satellites. Providers like ViaSat and Inmarsat are now launching new Ka-band satellites, which eventually provide up to 100 times the capacity of the existing Ku-band satellites.
Aviation connectivity company GoGo announced in August that it will work with China Telecom Satellite to offer Ku-band in-flight connectivity service on international flights operating in and out of China starting in October.
"For passengers on Gogo equipped flights currently flying into China, this means they will be able to enjoy seamless service once they reach Chinese air space," says Michael Small, Gogo's president and chief executive. GoGo has also signed up to equip Hainan Airlines and Beijing Capital Airlines with Ku-band internet.
The ultimate guide to long-haul travel with young children
However, don't think that it's only about streaming Netflix. Cathay Pacific announced in May that it would use its Ku-band connectivity to offer live TV channels as well as in-flight internet on its Airbus A350 fleet, though it's limited to the BBC, CNN and Euronews channels.
Live TV is now being introduced by some in-flight entertainment companies, notably Panasonic's eXTV television network. Available now on 13 airlines – including Emirates' new Ice TV Live service – this is about live sports events.
Anyone who's missed the big game to take a flight will see the appeal of live events being available on flights. The eXTV includes live broadcasts of the English Premier League and Uefa Champions League soccer as well as Formula 1 and NFL.
Services like live TV and Netflix will cost money; even current low-bandwidth in-flight Wi-fi is free only on a select few airlines, including Emirates, Turkish Airlines, Air China and Hong Kong Airlines. If Wi-fi will eventually follow the lead of hotels and become free to all, airlines will find other ways of charging for in-flight entertainment.
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- Incrementalism and Good Faith in Contract Law - The New Duty of Honesty (And Beyond?)
- January 10, 2015
- Law Firm: Dentons Canada LLP - Toronto Office
The Supreme Court of Canada's (SCC) recent decision in Bhasin v. Hrynew 2014 SCC 71 (Bhasin) attempts to both clarify and extend the role of good faith in contract law. At the same time, the SCC also strongly endorsed a cautious and incremental approach to the development of the common law.
Before Bhasin, the concept of good faith had been applied in Canada in a variety of discrete circumstances defined by the subject matter of the contract, the nature of the obligation and the relationship between the contracting parties. There was no set of coherent guiding principles as to how and when a duty of good faith would exist. Bhasin represents the SCC's attempt to give certainty to the place of good faith in Canadian contract law and to provide a coherent and consistent set of principles for future evolution of the law in this respect.
The key aspects of the SCC decision in Bhasin are:
It refrained from recognizing a general duty of good faith in contract law, instead holding that good faith is a "general organizing principle" of the common law of contracts, being a requirement of justice from which more specific legal doctrines may be derived.
The general organizing principle of good faith has been manifested in various existing doctrines requiring honesty, candid, forthright or reasonable contractual performance in certain types of situations and relationships. These doctrines, which recognize a duty of good faith performance in certain specific contractual contexts, remain unchanged.
Generally, claims based on good faith will not succeed if they do not fall within these existing doctrines. However, incremental development of the good faith principle should occur where the existing law is found wanting, in a way that is consistent with the structure of the common law of contract giving due weight to the importance of private ordering and certainty in commercial affairs.
The general organizing principle of good faith justifies recognition of a new duty of honesty in contractual performance, requiring that a party not "lie or mislead" its counter party or engage in any "active dishonesty" about its performance of the contract.
The parties cannot choose to exclude their duties of honesty in contractual performance but the content of such duty is highly context specific such that it will be influenced by the nature and terms of the contract itself. The parties may "relax" the requirements of this new duty so long as its "minimum core requirements" remain.
The SCC was careful to emphasize the limits of both good faith as an organizing principle, and of the new duty of honesty in contractual performance, stressing a cautious incrementalist approach throughout Bhasin;
It framed good faith as an objective concept stating that development "must not" veer into a form of ad hoc judicial moralism or "palm tree" justice. It was specifically stated that the principle of good faith "should not be used as a pretext for scrutinizing the motives of contracting parties"; and
It limited the scope of the duty by expressly stating that it is not a duty of fiduciary loyalty, a duty of disclosure or a duty to forgo the advantages of a contract.
Bhasin left a number of important questions unanswered. Broadly speaking, these concern the precise boundaries of good faith and the duty of honesty, how it must be connected to contractual performance, and what parties can do to define the duty of honesty in their agreements and avoid breaching the duty through their conduct.
Bhasin's background, the SCC decision and the questions arising from it are considered further below.
Background facts
The parties in Bhasin were the Canadian American Financial Corp. (Can-Am), which marketed registered education savings plans (ESPs) and two dealers of these plans. The dealers, Bhasin (the appellant/plaintiff) and Hrynew, were competitors.
The agreement at the heart of the dispute (the Agreement) was a commercial dealership contract between Can-Am and Bhasin. The Agreement's term was three years and it provided for automatic renewal unless one of the parties gave six months written notice of non-renewal. The contract included an entire agreement clause.
During the term of the Agreement, Bhasin inquired about Can-Am's intentions for his agency. By that stage, Can-Am had already decided that Bhasin's agency must merge with Hrynew's or be terminated but Can-Am did not respond honestly to Bhasin, but rather "equivocated" as to its intentions.
Can-Am eventually issued a non-renewal notice to Bhasin pursuant to the Agreement. Bhasin lost his ESP dealership business, and Hrynew eventually hired much of Bhasin's former salesforce. Bhasin sued Can-Am claiming breach of contract, Hrynew for inducing breach of contract, and both for civil conspiracy.
Lower Court decisions
The trial judge found in favor of Bhasin with lengthy reasons. She implied a term of good faith in making renewal decisions under the Agreement based on the notion that the Agreement was analogous to employment and franchise agreements. The focus of her analysis was on the motivations of Can-Am in exercising the non-renewal clause. She determined that Can-Am acted dishonestly and in bad faith in "exercising the non-renewal clause" without a "very good reason". She stated that had Can-Am acted honestly, Bhasin could have "governed himself accordingly so as to retain the value in his agency." Damages were awarded on the basis of a perpetual contract, subject to Bhasin's expected retirement at 65 and reasonable mitigation. The trial judge also held that Hrynew had intentionally induced the breach of contract and that both Hrynew and Can-Am were liable for an "unlawful means" civil conspiracy.
The Alberta Court of Appeal overturned the trial judge's decision, finding she had erred in implying a term of good faith into the Agreement which contradicted both the non-renewal right and the entire agreement clause. It held that Can-Am had a contractual power to terminate on appropriate notice for any reason, thus no actionable breach of contract occurred. Claims in civil conspiracy and inducing breach of contract also fell away. Little attention was paid to dishonesty given the Court of Appeal's view that Can-Am acted within its rights when terminating the agreement and its clear assumption that all damages flowed from the termination.
The Supreme Court decision
Good faith as a general organizing principle
The SCC considered that good faith is not a free standing enforceable obligation but an "organizing principle" of Canadian contract law from which more specific legal doctrines may be derived. Recognition of a broadly applicable good faith principle was said to bring Canadian common law closer to alignment with the law of Quebec and of the United States, Canada's largest trading partner. The organizing principle of good faith, according to the SCC, is "that parties generally must perform their contractual duties honestly and reasonably and not capriciously or arbitrarily." It exemplifies the notion that a contracting party should have "appropriate regard to the legitimate contractual interests of the contracting partner."
The SCC noted that good faith underlies and manifests itself in various more specific common law doctrines within the law of contract, including unconscionability and implied terms. Good faith is also recognized explicitly as an obligation in situations involving contractual discretion and where parties must cooperate in order to achieve the objects of the contract. The SCC was explicit that these doctrines should remain unaffected by Bhasin.
While endorsing good faith as an organizing principle, the SCC repeatedly emphasized its limits. It was very clear that there is no stand-alone enforceable "duty of good faith" beyond existing situations in which the law has required honesty, candid, forthright or reasonable contractual performance. While the list of such situations is not closed, the SCC noted that any change should be incremental, giving weight to the importance of private ordering and certainty in commercial affairs. Accordingly, claims based on good faith should generally not succeed if not tethered to the existing "body of doctrine that has developed which gives effect to aspects of the good faith organizing principle in particular types of situations and relationships."
The expansion of the good faith principle is further curtailed by the SCC caveat that its application must be consistent with the fundamental commitment of the common law which generally places "great weight" on the freedom of contracting parties to pursue their individual self-interest, even where that causes loss to a counter party. It cautioned that the principle of good faith must not be used as a basis for "ad hoc judicial moralism or "palm tree" justice," and specifically stated that it should not be used as a pretext for scrutinizing the motives of contracting parties. These statements reflect a clear rejection of subjective approaches to good faith such as that taken by the trial judge.
The duty of honest contractual performance
The SCC held that giving effect to the organizing principle of good faith called for the recognition of a new common law duty of honesty in contractual performance. This was hailed as a "modest, incremental" step that reflects the universal expectation of contracting parties.
The SCC explained the duty of honest performance as follows:
"This means simply that parties must not lie or otherwise knowingly mislead each other about matters directly linked to the performance of the contract. This does not impose a duty of loyalty or of disclosure or require a party to forego advantages flowing from the contract; it is a simple requirement not to lie or mislead the other party about one's contractual performance."
This scope of this duty of honesty would appear to be quite limited. It would prohibit lying and other "active dishonesty," though beyond that, its boundaries are unclear. It is expressly not a duty of loyalty to the other contracting party nor does it require disclosure. It does not require a party to forego advantages flowing from the contract.
This new duty is a general doctrine of contract law that imposes a minimum standard. It is in this respect analogous to equitable doctrines such as unconscionability. Parties are not free to contract out of the duty of honest performance, although they can influence the scope of it by express terms in their contract which contextualize and inform the standard by which performance is to be measured. Entire agreement clauses are therefore ineffective, at least to this extent.
Applying the new duty of honest performance to the facts
It is perhaps unfortunate that the SCC did not have a clearer or more illuminating set of facts with which to apply the new good faith-based duty of honesty in contractual performance. As a result, the practical guidance to be taken from the application of this new duty in Bhasin is limited.
Despite reciting various facts and findings at trial, the basis for the SCC's ultimate imposition of liability against Can-Am seems to have been based on only two finding of the trial judge. These are:
That Can-Am was not honest with Bhasin with respect to its settled intentions concerning renewal when Bhasin made direct inquiries of it (para 100); and
That the dishonesty on the part of Can-Am was "directly and intimately connected to Can-Am's performance of the agreement" and "its exercise of the non-renewal provision" contained in the Agreement (para 103).
The SCC's reliance on these findings, without any further analysis or explanation of them, results in little guidance being provided on how the duty of honesty might apply in future cases. The trial judgment is of little assistance, as it does not even refer to a "direct and intimate connection" between any specific dishonesty and Can-Am's contractual performance. At no point is the criteria or test for what dishonestly would be "directly and intimately connected to contractual performance" ever set out. The meaning of these words may be a critical issue in future cases.
Moving to damages, the SCC, again, based relief entirely on two specific findings of the trial judge:
Had Can-Am acted honestly when Bhasin inquired of its intentions, Bhasin could have "governed himself accordingly so as to retain the value of his agency" (para 109); and
Bhasin's agency was worth "somewhere around $87,000" (as quoted from the trial judgment, para 414) at the relevant time.
On the strength of these two findings alone, the SCC accepted causation and the $87,000 figure as an appropriate measure of damage to place Bhasin in the position he would have been in had the contractual breach or breaches not occurred. As with the other trial findings relied upon by the SCC, little background or explanation is provided as to the basis of these findings either by the SCC or at trial. Guidance on damages issues is thus limited.
Unanswered questions
Though decided with the objective of increasing certainty and coherence, Bhasin leaves a number of important unanswered questions for future judicial consideration. These include:
The SCC indicated that good faith exemplifies the notion that a party should have "appropriate regard for the legitimate contractual interests" of its counter party but did not expand what this entailed. How can parties determine what might qualify as "appropriate regard" or "legitimate contractual interests"?
The duty of honesty established is expressly limited to contractual performance. However, it is difficult to see precisely what aspect of "contractual performance" was involved when Can-Am misled Bhasin about its intentions concerning the future of his agency. There is no suggestion of a duty of disclosure in the relevant agreement and the SCC expressly rejected the view that the duty of honesty created a contractual obligation of disclosure. Would the result have been different had Can-Am simply refused to answer the inquiry of Bhasin? More broadly, what qualifies as "contractual performance" to which this new duty of honesty applies?
The SCC professed to be relying on the trial judge's finding that Can-Am's dishonesty was "directly and intimately" connected to Can-Am's performance of the agreement but the meaning of this phrase is unclear. What is a "direct and intimate connection" to contractual performance? Is such a connection a legal requirement before relief can be granted?
How are parties to draft agreements so as to minimize, or in the words of the SCC, "relax" the requirements of the duty while still respecting its "minimum core requirements"? Would express contractual provisions limiting information disclosure obligations have this impact? Do "entire agreement" clauses have any utility in this respect? Are there other mechanisms available?
Can the duty of honesty in contractual performance ever expand beyond prohibition of "active dishonesty" to require disclosure? Will the duty of honesty trace tort law treatment of non-disclosure as amounting to intentional misrepresentation in some circumstances?
These are some of the questions that businesses, lawyers and judges will be forced to grapple with in the wake of Bhasin. The scope of the uncertainty surrounding these questions may be mitigated by heeding the SCC's repeated and unequivocal endorsement of a cautious and incremental approach to development of the law in this area, and the values of certainty and predictability in commercial dealings. It remains to be seen if Bhasin will ultimately advance these values or will, unwittingly, undercut them.


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Sponsored by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, the 17th annual Festival of Independent Theatres runs from July 10 through Aug. 1 at the Bath House Cultural Center. Contact The Festival of Independent Theatres at 800-617-6904 for more information. Festival passes and individual tickets on sale June 15. A brief description of each of this year's productions follows:
Circus Freaks – Playthings
The Circus Freaks have escaped from the Big Top and are bringing fresh life to time honored traditions in this narrative-driven circus show about a world famous doll-maker and the sacrifices he must make to bring his mysterious creations to life. A toymaker's twist on the Frankenstein myth, featuring dazzling displays of daring acrobatics. Come one. Come all!
Crossover Arts - Dangerous Things on Dark Nights by Naomi Cohen
17 year-old playwright Naomi Cohen delivers chilling suspense in this taut and tragic mystery about three young girls who, facing unimaginable catastrophe, must make a difficult decision about moving forward in the face of grief.
DGDG – The Show About Men
Modern dance troupe DGDG brings vibrant choreography, subversive wit and a playful spirit to each of their conceptual events, which seamlessly blend music, movement and text to illustrate a host of contemporary psychological, social and gender issues.
Gorilla Theatre – And the Stones Will Cry Out by David M. Graham
Underscored by a quest for true enlightenment, this fascinating cryptogram probes both the science and spirituality surrounding the world's rarest and most controversial book, The Wurzberg Lithography.
The In-Laws - Decline of Ballooning by Brian Torrey Smith
A ghost-narrated, musical love story about two hopelessly confused scientists caught in a geomantic web of intrigue, which uses devised movement to illustrate the ways in which aerial photography mirrors our own emotional topography.
SCDallas - Renaissance Fighters by Jeffrey Colangelo
Witness a battle for the ages as two effete Renaissance men duel for the affections of their fair love, Rosalind. An extravaganza of stunning fight choreography, epic swordplay and rapier wit from the creative mind of Jeffery Colangelo and SCDallas.
Upstart Productions - Sick F**k by Paul Shoulberg
Navigating a lifetime of resentment, regret and heartache, the spirit of a terminal cancer patient attempts to find redemption through the jokes of a demented stand-up comic in a remarkably tiny t-shirt.
WingSpan Theatre Company - Shoe Confessions by Cynthia Salzman Mondell
Highlighted by a musical rhythm, this fashionable tale follows the misunderstood and rarely recognized journey of shoes. Shown from perspectives as diverse as the accessory itself, this new work by Cynthia Saltzman Mondell tells the real life stories of several "sole sisters" in the theatrical precursor to her upcoming documentary film.
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- Churches responding with vigour
An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale hit Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the eastern coast of India. The Giant waves that followed the earthquake, simply engulfed and sucked into the sea people, property and infrastructure. This was the largest killer Tsunami in 40 years. The Press Trust of India reports that nearly 190 people were killed when huge tidal waves triggered by tremors hit coastal areas in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu 26th December morning. The tidal waves swept away the houses and destroyed the boats killing nearly 2000 people, District Collector Gagandeep Singh Bedi, said. Right from the morning, high tides lashed the coast, he added. According to the reports, the affected villages were Sothukuppam, Sonankuppam, Devanampattinam and Modasalodai. As per the information received as on the evening of the 26th December, the following details have been received regarding the number of people who has lost their lives from the following places:
District No. of people died Remarks
Nagapattinam 500 most of them were fishermen
Kanchipuram 50
Kanyakumari 20
Pondicherry 100 neighbouring Union Territory
In neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, the following places have been seriously affected: Machilipatnam, Visakhapatnam, Nellore and Srikakulam. Helicopters had been pressed into service to locate the dead or any possible survivor. The Kerala state has also reported deaths.
The death toll has been rising as more reports of are being reported. Both Central and State governments have been involved in relief and other operations. They have announced compensation for the victims.
The Churches received the event with shock and despair. This is happening just after Christmas. The festivities have now given way to interventions of action and prayers for the victims. Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC), the Arcot Lutheran Church (ALC), the India Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELC) and the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) are the Lutheran churches have their presence in these affected areas. Bishop Gideon Devenesan of the Arcot Lutheran Church has stated that 'he has pressed into service pastors and youth members of the church in study and monitoring.' The church with the assistance of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI) and the CASA, will open feeding centers in several places in Cuddalore and Pondicherry. Bishop T. Aruldoss, Bishop of the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church has called this as "worst tragedy in recent years" and has also reported of the opening of feeding centers. The TELC will operate in Nagapattinam and Karaikal, and in some of the worst affected places. The Rev. Victor Moses, President of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church has assured initiatives in the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh.In Chennai (Madras) the Christian Community has organized feeding programmes for the victims in the coastal belt. Bishop V. Devasahayam, Bishop in Madras, Church of South India has expressed his deep anguish and pain.The United Evangelical Lutheran Church has been in touch with its member churches that have expressed their solidarity with the victims and have also promised assistance. The UELCI is also in touch with its partners, the Geneva based Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Action by Churches Together (ACT-International). It has organized teams to study the situation and monitor the disaster. It has also appealed to its partners to support the immediate feeding centers and medical camps.
The UELCI will already prepare programmes of rehabilitation with the perspective of long-term engagement.
The UELCI also expresses its deep anguish, pain and solidarity with all the families and their dear ones in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Male-Maldives and other countries. South Asia is in tears.
The UELCI appeals to its partners and member churches to continue to express its solidarity and also to support its activities. It appreciates all who have already expressed their solidarity and pledged support.
Rev. Chandran Paul Martin
Executive Secretary, UELCI


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- Linda said...
I'd totally forgotten about Groundhog Day. Did you see the movie of that title? I reall liked it.
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- February 1, 2008 at 12:23 PM
- Jennie said...
He looks a bit too severe for me.
I hope you have had a gorgeous weekend!
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I find this latter policy to be utterly indefensible and contradictory to the very distinctives of Baptist polity that such an institution proclaim (market?) that it believes. Ironic, no? And yet I wonder if it might not be characteristic of some streams in the Baptist world, which happily abandon principles in exchange for control, under the guise of maintaining principles.
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What Might We Call a Baptist College that Undermines Baptist Principles?
I find this latter policy to be utterly indefensible and contradictory to the very distinctives of Baptist polity that such an institution proclaim (market?) that it believes. Ironic, no? And yet I wonder if it might not be characteristic of some streams in the Baptist world, which happily abandon principles in exchange for control, under the guise of maintaining principles.
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- d4v34x said...
I think there're scads of Baptist church members who could learn quite a lot about what it means to be both a Baptist and a church member.
I'd normally hate to link it, but a recent discussion at IDOTG reveals the desire (of at least one congregant of an area church) for NIU to regulate the church attire of its students so the church doesn't have to mess with it--sort of the flip side of the problem you address in this post.
Witness what "anonymous" said in response to the suggestion that a Church bears the primary responsibility and authority in dealing with such thing as what their members/regular attendees wear to service:
Do you really think a local church would create rules for students because the university dropped the ball? That can become a very awkward thing to do. Yes, the local churches need to have guidelines, and some do. But keep in mind also that many of these students come and don't join—they aren't members, so you can't treat them as such. So what's a church to do? Have ushers at the door and turn students away? If the university hadn't dropped the ball, local churches wouldn't be put in this awkward situation.
(Source: http://bit.ly/ZfvqV8)
This is the height to which the culture of comprehensive college authority has raised us.
- d4v34x said...
I'll hasten to add I had not suggested the church make rules for student dress--something else "anonymous" failed to recognize.
- Ben said...
All sorts of problems with that mindset, no doubt. But shouldn't we expect more of Baptist college leadership? Shouldn't we expect more of trustee boards and administrative teams made up largely of current and former Baptist pastors?
- d4v34x said...
Maybe, but perhaps they are young enough to have been largely reared in that mindset, and this is the ecclesiology/Christiany being passed on in certain segments.
Or, how would a fish find out it is wet?
Also, this captcha thing is tedious. And/or my eyes aren't what they used to be.
- Ben said...
I think the main difference between you and me is that you think this problem is primarily a matter of ignorance.
Great post; I couldn't agree more. Baptist Colleges that place their authority over local churches in these ways need to stop preaching the autonomy of the local church. They resemble Rome more than Armitage.
If a young person were moving to another city for some purpose other than Bible college, say to begin a career, would you suggest that his home church still has the responsibility of overseeing his discipleship? Or would he be expected to join a "local" church, whose pastor could provide accountability and oversight?
The argument in this post fails to explain just how the student's home pastor would accomplish this.
No church's autonomy is compromised, either, because it is the student's autonomy which is voluntarily surrendered when he enrolls.
- Ben said...
I'll answer your questions directly, then explain: 1) Yes. 2) Yes.
The young person you describe is moving permanently, I presume. In that case I would encourage him to act in accordance with our church covenant that he's already committed to—when he moves, as soon as possible, to unite with some other church where he can carry out the spirit of the covenant and the principles of God's Word.
Until that time, he remains under the authority and discipline of our congregation—under the commitments he's made.
A college student is a bit different, since he may spend several months back home in our church every year. It might be better for him to maintain his membership back home. It might also be better for him to join a church near his college, particularly if he's fairly certain he doesn't intend to return to his hometown. In that case, he would remain under our congregation's authority and discipline until he joined a church in keeping with our covenant and our congregation acted to release him from membership.
The case I've described is the former—where a student maintains his membership back home. In that case, a "Baptist" college is acting in contradiction to Baptist principles when it refuses to allow a student to attend a church that the student's pastors believe would be most profitable for his discipleship. The college is denying that church's authority and autonomy, and the great irony is that the college acknowledged the church's authority and autonomy when it admitted the student contingent on his pastor's recommendation.
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I think you illustrate my point. What percentage of time must one spend away from your church to be considered a resident of a different localle? I understand the difference between permanent residence and student residence, but if a young person will spend 75% of their time away from your church for 4-5 years, and possibly never return, it seems unlikely that you are in a position to truly serve him as shepherd during those years.
Of course, we might imagine a situation in which a Bible college infringes on the autonomy of the local church, but that doesn't mean it is based in reality. Other than colleges which require attendance at a campus church, I am not aware of any actual situations where a Bible college is keeping students from attending a good, Bible-preaching church. They may restrict students from attending some churches, but that is not the same as denying the autonomy of the home church.
- Ben said...
If you think percentage of residence time is relevant to my argument, then I've communicated quite poorly. My argument is not a pragmatic one about which church is in the best position to care for the student. It's about whether the parachurch institution he now attends possesses the right (under Baptist principles) to forbid his attendance at a church where his pastors think he ought to attend while he's in school. I'm suggesting that it does not.
Somewhere Baptist Church sends Student Joe to Someplace Baptist Bible College many miles away. Student Joe, instead of either joining or attending a Baptist Church in the town of Someplace, decides to sit in his dorm room every Sunday morning. He never attends a church at all while at school. The Dean of Someplace Baptist Bible College calls Student Joe into his office and asks him why he does not attend a church? Student Joe says, "I just don't feel that any of the area churches meet my needs or agree with my theology." The good Dean calls up Student Joe's pastor and informs him of Student Joe's actions. The pastor of Somewhere Baptist Church says, "well, he is under our care and we feel that this is fine for him right now." Is Someplace Baptist Bible College obligated to simply let Student Joe sit in his dorm room each Sunday? After all, Someplace College states openly that they require students to attend church each week while enrolled as a student. Furthermore, Someplace College feels that they cannot adequately train students for effective Christian ministry without them being active in local church life. So, can they say to Student Joe, "you should find a College where your beliefs and practices would be more in tune with your local church because the beliefs and actions of your church run contrary to what we are seeking to accomplish?"
I am not in any way defending Faith's actions. I am still thinking through those actions quite seriously and am not sure that they are going to be helpful for them. However, it seems to be a false charge to question Faith's deference to local church autonomy. The church doesn't have to send student Joe to Someplace College. They are many other places to go.
- Ben said...
This isn't actually a post about Faith, though the principles obviously apply. The specific examples, and the real life scenarios I've heard of, are all related to another Baptist Bible College.
As for the hypothetical you refer to, I don't think the school is obligated to let the kid hang out alone on campus at all. They have jurisdiction over who's in the dorms. Your hypothetical raises lots of rabbit trails I could chase. I'm going to pass. I will say that this should be a one-time issue, since the school should have learned all it needed to know about that pastor's reliability in offering recommendations. One might wonder how well the school communicated with that pastor about the mission of the school during the application process.
In any case, yours is an extreme hypothetical that I've never heard of in reality. I suspect there are lots of conversations and approaches that could head off that scenario before it ever came to that point. I'm actually writing about multiple real-life scenarios in which a pastor's attempts have been thwarted to see a student attend what he believed to be the best church for him to attend while he was in school.
My response was not intended to only focus on the question of Faith. The questions of local church autonomy would, as you say, equally apply to other Baptist Bible Colleges. Furthermore, I will grant that the hypothetical I gave is extreme. However, the variables of the hypothetical could be made somewhat normative and yet have the questions I am posing still stand.
We could, for example, take the issue of a pretribulational rapture. Suppose Someplace College had in their doctrinal statement their view on a pretribulational rapture. Furthermore, out of the 100 supporting churches of the college, all 100 had the same statement in their doctrinal statement. In addition, 90 out of the 100 churches believed that a strong belief in a pretribulational rapture was vital to the kind of church culture they wished to perpetuate. One lone ranger church sent four students to the College and encouraged them to go to a local church that did not teach a pretribulational rapture. Both the college and the vast majority of its supporting churches did not think that effective church ministry will be perpetuated outside of the teaching of a pretribulational rapture so the College asked the student's pastor to reconsider. He would not and therefore they asked the students not to return to the College.
Now, I don't know of a college who has has asked students not to return to the college over such issues. I am sure that there are some (I have, after all, grown up in a fundamentalist context!!!). However, the belief that a pretribulational rapture is vital to effective church ministry is held by a great many baptist churches. If you don't think this is true, you should revisit the vast majority of the supporting baptist churches of your Alma Mater.
All Christian institutions, by their nature, restrict the autonomy of those who choose to partner with them. At some level, any Baptist Bible College will restrict both students and churches who partner with them. If a College choses not to restrict, the character of the college will surely change. I think you would be better served in your argument to say that the restrictions mentioned in your examples (i.e. Sunday School, rapture, ect. . .) are to restrictive because they are based on ignorance, foolishness, or are even sinful. As a fellow graduate of your Alma Mater, I believe I could point to various examples of their actions that would fit all three categories. I am well aware of the kinds of concerns you have in mind. However, their choices do not restrict the autonomy of my local church. A church may choose to not send students to any particular College. There might be other ministries to partner with who share the same values a given church does.
- Ben said...
Your comment reminds me of the congregation that fired Jonathan Edwards. Did the congregation possess the biblical authority to dismiss him? Yes. Was that dismissal a biblically defensible exercise of that authority? As I understand the facts, almost certainly not.
In this case, poor exercise of authority does not justify a parachurch ministry infringing on that authority.
Some time ago I heard a college leader use a chapel service to explain some issues related to the use of various translations of the Bible. He did an admirable job in that context. Afterward I asked him, given what he'd said, why the school prohibited students from teaching from any translation other than the KJV, even when serving in churches that used other translations.
His reply: "No pastor has ever asked me for permission to let our students use another translation."
So while I think you can create extraordinary hypotheticals that generate some sympathy for institutional policies, I think we know what sort of mindset tends to prevail when local church autonomy collides with institutional standards/policies/PR. And I blame the pastors who facilitate as much as or more than the administrators who dominate. Perhaps it's some sort of codependency.
It seems you still don't see the flaw in your argument. A Bible college is simply not infringing on the autonomy of a local church by restricting the churches it's students may attend. The pastor in question has the right to recommend any college he would choose, but he has no right to demand that the institution in question submit to his authority.
The hypothetical situation you described in your original post assumed that a church's authority extends beyond it's membership. If a pastor really feels that the unapproved church is the only good choice for his congregant, he should recommend a different school.
- Ben said...
I assume we're at an impasse because we hold different presuppositions. You may disagree with my presuppositions, but that does not make a flawed argument.
And by the way, I'm not arguing that a pastor has the right to demand that the institution in question submit to his authority. I'm arguing that a college that really believes the Baptist principles it professes would never give a pastor any reason to make that demand.