TidyHQ Terms of Service
TidyHQ ABN 88 609 879 601
1.1	TidyHQ is a comprehensive software solution for the management of clubs, associations, businesses any other organisations. TidyHQ is proudly Australian owned and developed. In general, TidyHQ wants to have as many happy Customers as possible. We would be remiss to change pricing, features or services in a way that made Customer's unhappy. However, as a SaaS product, TidyHQ will change over time (for the better, of course).
1.2	In these Terms of Service, the "Important Terms" mostly deal using TidyHQ, and the "General Conditions" set out the legal basis on which TidyHQ is provided. You must accept these terms to use TidyHQ.
1.3	TidyHQ treats the confidentiality of our Customer's information seriously, and handles all personal information in accordance with Australian privacy laws. Simply, we protect our Customers' information, not exploit it.
IMPORTANT TERMS
A	KEY TERMS
A.1	The following terms are used regularly throughout these Terms of Service and have a particular meaning:
(a)	Account means a registered TidyHQ account.
(b)	Agreement means the agreement formed in accordance with these Terms of Service between the Company and the User.
(c)	Application means the TidyHQ SaaS application accessible via login through the Site.
(d)	API means the TidyHQ application programming interface.
(e)	Authorised User means a User that has been granted access to another User's Account by the owner of that Account.
(f)	Company means TidyHQ Pty Ltd ABN 88 609 879 601.
(g)	Customer means the person that TidyHQ is licensed to under this Agreement (which if in doubt shall be the named Account holder).
(h)	Event means an event created by a Customer within TidyHQ, for which a fee may be payable by a Member.
(i)	Fee means any fees payable to the Company for access to, or use of TidyHQ.
(j)	Free Account means a Customer Account for which no Fees are payable.
(k)	Member means a registered user of TidyHQ that is not a Customer.
(l)	Membership means registration as a member of an Organisation via TidyHQ.
(m)	Organisation means a club, association, business or any other type of organisation that is managed by a Customer using TidyHQ.
(n)	Privacy Policy means the Company's privacy policy as updated from time-to-time, accessible from here: http://www.tidyhq.com/privacy
(o)	Site means the website found at http://www.TidyHQ.com
(p)	Services means the services provided by the Company via TidyHQ.
(q)	Subscription Fee means the fee charged for access to the Application.
(r)	Third Party Services means any of the Customer's third party service account connected to and/or integrated with TidyHQ.
(s)	TidyHQ means the Company's suite of tools, applications and services, known together as "TidyHQ", licensed to a User under this Agreement.
(t)	User means either or both of a Customer and a Member, as the use of the term in its context implies.
(u)	User Data means all information, records, data, code, documents and other such materials that the User either owns or is authorised to make available for use via TidyHQ.
(v)	Visitor means a visitor to a TidyHQ webpage that does not require an Account to view.
B	AGREEMENT
B.1	The licence granted under this Agreement shall be ongoing until terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
B.2	The User agrees to use TidyHQ in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
C	PAYING FOR TIDYHQ
C.1	Fees
(a)	Fees apply as advertised to the use of TidyHQ, and the terms of those Fees are set out in the General Conditions.
(b)	The Company may charge a Fee on any transaction between Users of TidyHQ.
C.2	Currency.
All Fees are quoted in Australian dollars, however transactions may be processed in an equivalent foreign currency (such as US dollars or British pounds).
C.3	GST.
For Customers in Australia, GST is applicable to any Fees charged by the Company to the User. Unless expressed otherwise, all Fees shall be deemed inclusive of GST. The Company will provide the Customer with a Tax Invoice for any payments.
C.4	Refunds.
No refunds of Fees are offered other than as required by law.
C.5	Late Payment.
(a)	If the Customer does not pay the full Subscription Fees as required, the Company may suspend all User access to TidyHQ for that Account.
(b)	If Subscription Fees are not brought out of arrears within 28 days of becoming overdue, the Company may terminate the Customer's Account in TidyHQ without notice and end this Agreement.
(c)	The User agrees that the Company shall not be responsible or liable in any way for:
i	Interruptions to the availability of TidyHQ in the event of (a);
ii	Loss of User Data in the event of (b).
D	USING TIDYHQ
D.1	To access TidyHQ, each User must register with TidyHQ (either as a Customer or as a Member, as the case may be) with a valid email address.
D.2	The Company provides instructional documentation on the Site and within TidyHQ to assist Users with TidyHQ. This documentation shall be updated from time-to-time.
D.3	The perquisites to use TidyHQ are:
(a)	Access to the Application; an
(b)	An internet connection.
D.4	Application
(a)	The Application is accessible to registered Users via login from the Site. To use TidyHQ, it is necessary that the User has access to the Application.
(b)	The Application:
i	Contains the User Data that the User enters into the Application;
ii	Connects the User's Account with Third Party Services; and
iii	Provides the User with Account management.
D.5	Third Party Services
(a)	TidyHQ connects to and integrates with many Third Party Services.
(b)	TidyHQ cannot warrant the ongoing availability or efficacy of any Third Party Services.
(c)	The User authorises the Company to access the User Data in any Third Party Services enabled by the User.
(d)	The User must comply with the terms of use of any Third Party Service, and in no way will the Company be liable for any breach of such terms by the User's connection of TidyHQ to a Third Party Service.
D.6	Dependencies
(a)	The User agrees and acknowledges that:
i	TidyHQ has third party dependencies which may affect its availability, including (without limitation) infrastructure providers; and
ii	The Company has no means of controlling the availability of such dependencies, although each of those services has a robust operating standard suitable for commercial dependency.
D.7	Use of API
(a)	TidyHQ may provide access to the API for a Fee.
(b)	In addition to this Agreement, A User's use of the API will be subject to the TidyHQ API Terms of Service.
D.8	Financial Matters
(a)	While the Company endeavours to make TidyHQ as user-friendly, reliable and accurate as possible, a User that makes or receives payment, or uses financial features of TidyHQ does so at their own risk. To the extent permitted by law the Company accepts no responsibility for:
i	Fees charged by a Customer in relation to a Membership or Event; or
ii	The accuracy of a financial information generated by TidyHQ.
D.9	Support
(a)	The Company provides user support for TidyHQ via a dedicated support email.
(b)	The Company shall endeavour to respond to all support requests within 24 hours.
(c)	The Company reserves the right to require the payment of reasonable Fees for non-standard support requests prior to the provision of such support.
E	ACCOUNT ACCESS USING THIRD PARTY SERVICES
E.1	Registration & Login
(a)	A User may be able to register for the Application, and access the Services, by using an account with certain Third Party Services (including, but not limited to, Facebook);
(b)	As part of the functionality of the Application a User may connect their profile with a Third Party Service by:
i	Providing the User's Third Party Service login information to the Company through the Application; or
ii	Allowing the Company to access the User's Third Party Service in accordance with its terms & conditions of service; and
(c)	When connecting to the Application using a Third Party Service the User warrant that they are not in breach any of the Third Party Service' terms & conditions of service.
E.2	Ongoing Availability
(a)	The User agrees that access to the Application may be unavailable if the Third Party Service becomes unavailable, and that the User may lose functionality or content that is shared between the Third Party Service and the Application;
(b)	The User may disconnect the connection between the Application and the Third Party Service at any time.
(c)	The Company has no relationship with any Third Party Service and cannot guarantee the efficacy of any Third Party Service connection.
E.3	Data from Third Party Services
Where a User connects and/or registers their profile using a Third Party Service, the User authorises the Company to use data from that Third Party Service to create the User's profile on the Application.
F	CUSTOMER TERMS
F.1	The Customer warrants that it is a natural person authorised to create an account to establish, maintain and pay for the Customer Account on behalf of each Organisation.
F.2	The Customer shall be responsible to the Company for:
(a)	Each Organisation that it manages using the Customer's account;
(b)	The accuracy of the information it makes available via the Application;
(c)	Each Authorised User to whom the Customer provides access to the Customer's account.
F.3	Assignment of Account
(a)	In the event that the Customer ceases to be authorised by an Organisation, and the Organisation has given authority to another individual, or simply wishes to transfer the Customer account to another individual (Delegate) to operate a Customer account, then the Customer must arrange with the Company to assign the Customer Account to the Delegate.
(b)	The procedure that must be followed in order to effect an assignment of a Customer account shall be as detailed on the Company's Website from time-to-time, or within TidyHQ. In default the Customer must contact the Company to request an assignment of a Customer account.
(c)	The Customer will not be released of its obligations under this Agreement, and an assignment to the Delegate will not be affected until:
i	The Delegate has supplied such information as is required by the Company to create a Customer Account;
ii	The Delegate has accepted these Terms of Service; and
iii	The Company is satisfied (in its absolute discretion) that the Delegate has the authority to act on behalf of the Organisation, and is competent to assume all the responsibilities of a Customer subject to this Agreement.
F.4	Connecting Organisations
(a)	Organisations subject to separate Customer accounts may be linked with other Organisations within TidyHQ provided that:
i	One of the Organisations is designated as the parent Organisation (Parent) and the other Organisation is designated as the subordinate Organisation (Child);
ii	Each Customer consents to link their Organisation with the other;
iii	Each Customer indemnifies the Company from any negative consequences of linking the Organisations. Any dispute that arises between Customers holding linked accounts shall be dealt with strictly between themselves.
(b)	The Customer that holds each linked Organisation may set the administrative privileges and features that the other Customer may access.
F.5	Termination of Customer Account
The Customer may terminate this Agreement by written notice and cease using TidyHQ. No pro-rata refunds are offered for terminated accounts. The Company may terminate this Agreement on no less than 14 days' written notice to the Customer, and access shall terminate at the end of the Customer's billing cycle active at the expiry of that notice period (if applicable).
G	MEMBER TERMS
G.1	Registration.
(a)	A Member must register as a Member to access the Application; and
(b)	Until registration as a Member is confirmed by the Company a license to access the Application will not be granted.
G.2	Verification
The Member may be required to verify their identity by (without limitation) email, telephone, residential or business address, social media, referrals, references and/or formal photographic identification. A Member must provide the Company with all necessary verifications the Company requires in order to provide access to the Application.
G.3	Termination of Member Account
Either the Company or the Member may end this Agreement at any time by written notice to the other in accordance with these Terms.
H	VISITOR TERMS
H.1	Except where specifically stated to the contrary, the Company makes no representations as to the accuracy of any information contained in a webpage generated by a Customer via TidyHQ.
H.2	In no circumstance will the Company be liable to a Visitor for its use of, or access to the Site.
I	SPECIAL CONDITIONS
I.1	The parties may agree to any Special Conditions to this Agreement in writing. Where the parties make such Special Conditions those Special Conditions shall prevail over any inconsistency with any other provisions of this Agreement.
1	INTERPRETATION
1.1	The following definitions apply in this document:
(a)	ABN means Australian Business Number.
(b)	ACN means Australian Company Number.
(c)	Business Day means a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) on which banks are open for general banking business in Melbourne, Australia.
(d)	Commencement Date means the date set out in this Agreement.
(e)	Confidential Information means all information (whether or not it is described as confidential) in any form or medium concerning any past, present or future business, operations or affairs of either party, including, without limitation:
i	all technical or non-technical data, formulae, patterns, programs, devices, methods, techniques, plans, drawings, models and processes, source and object code, software and computer records;
ii	all business and marketing plans and projections, details of agreements and arrangements with third parties, and User and supplier information and lists;
iii	all financial information, pricing schedules and structures, product margins, remuneration details and investment outlays;
iv	all information concerning any employee, customer, contractor, supplier or agent of the relevant party;
v	the party's policies and procedures; and
vi	all information contained in this document,
but excludes information that the other party can establish:
vii	Is known by or is in the other party's possession or control other than through a breach of this document and is not subject to any obligation of confidence; or
viii	Is in the public domain other than by a breach of this document or any obligations of confidence.
(f)	Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
(g)	Force Majeure means an event or cause beyond the reasonable control of the party claiming force majeure. It includes each of the following, to the extent it is beyond the reasonable control of that party:
i	Act of God, lightning, storm, flood, fire, earthquake or explosion cyclone, tidal wave, landslide, adverse weather conditions;
ii	Act of public enemy, war (declared or undeclared), terrorism, sabotage, blockade, revolution, riot, insurrection, civil commotion, epidemic;
iii	The effect of any change in applicable laws, orders, rules or regulations of any government or other competent authority; and
iv	Embargo, inability to obtain necessary materials, equipment or facilities, or power or water shortage.
(h)	General Conditions means the terms and conditions set out in the section of this Agreement entitled "General Conditions".
(i)	GST has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
(j)	Intellectual Property means all copyright, patents, inventions, trade secrets, know-how, product formulations, designs, circuit layouts, databases, registered or unregistered trademarks, brand names, business names, domain names and other forms of intellectual property;
(k)	Intellectual Property Rights means, for the duration of the rights in any part of the world, any Moral Rights, industrial or intellectual property rights, whether registrable or not, including in respect of Intellectual Property, applications for the registration of any Intellectual Property and any improvements, enhancements or modifications to any Intellectual Property registrations.
(l)	Moral Rights means:
i	Moral rights pursuant to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth);
ii	Or any rights analogous to the rights set out in Article 6bis of the Berne Convention for Protection of Literary and Artistic Works 1886 (as amended from time to time).
(m)	Important Terms means this Agreement's details and variables set out in the section of this Agreement entitled "Important Terms".
(n)	Privacy Act means the Privacy Act 1989 (Cth).
(o)	Special Conditions means the terms and conditions set out in the section of this agreement entitled "Special Conditions".
(p)	Tax Invoice has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
1.2	Headings are only for convenience and do not affect interpretation. The following rules apply unless the context requires otherwise:
(a)	The singular includes the plural and the opposite also applies.
(a)	If a word or phrase is defined, any other grammatical form of that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning.
(b)	A reference to a clause refers to clauses in this Agreement.
(c)	A reference to legislation is to that legislation as amended, re enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate legislation issued under it.
(d)	Mentioning anything after includes, including, or similar expressions, does not limit anything else that might be included.
(e)	A reference to a party to this Agreement or another agreement or document includes that party's successors and permitted substitutes and assigns (and, where applicable, the party's legal personal representatives).
(f)	A reference to a person, corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body or other entity includes any of them.
(g)	A reference to information is to information of any kind in any form or medium, whether formal or informal, written or unwritten, for example, computer software or programs, concepts, data, drawings, ideas, knowledge, procedures, source codes or object codes, technology or trade secrets.
(h)	A reference to dollars or $ is to an amount in Australian currency.
2	APPLICATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
2.1	This Agreement applies to use of and access to TidyHQ.
2.2	Where the User does not accept, or can no longer comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the User must immediately cease using TidyHQ.
2.3	This Agreement may be updated by the Company at its absolute discretion from time-to-time, and unless stated otherwise by the Company in writing, such updates shall come into effect for use of TidyHQ at the commencement of the User's next billing period.
3	SOLUTION
3.1	The User agrees and accepts that TidyHQ is:
(a)	Hosted by the Company using a secure third-party hosting service and shall only be installed, accessed and maintained by the Company;
(b)	Accessed by the User using the internet or other connection to the servers hosting the TidyHQ and is not available 'locally' from the User's systems; and
(c)	Managed and supported exclusively by the Company from the Company's third party hosting service and that no 'back-end' access to TidyHQ is available to the User unless expressly agreed in writing.
3.2	As a hosted and managed service, the Company reserves the right to upgrade, maintain, tune, backup, amend, add or remove features, redesign, improve or otherwise alter TidyHQ.
3.3	The Company shall not exercise its rights under clause 3.2 in a manner that would intentionally cause the User to lose access to User Data or fundamentally decrease the utility of TidyHQ to the User, other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
4	LICENSE
4.1	By accepting the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the User is granted a limited, non-exclusive and revocable license to access and use TidyHQ for the duration of this Agreement, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
4.2	The Company may revoke or suspend the User's license(s) in its absolute discretion for any reason that it sees fit, including for breach of the terms and conditions in this Agreement by the User or any of its users. The Company will ordinarily advise the User of any suspension or revocation however it is under no obligation to do so.
5	USE
5.1	The User agrees that it shall only use TidyHQ for legal purposes and shall not use it to engage any conduct that is unlawful, immoral, threatening, abusive or in a way that is deemed unreasonable by the Company in its discretion.
6	AUTHORISED USERS
6.1	The Customer shall authorise users to access TidyHQ in its absolute discretion. The Customer agrees that additional Fees may be payable for each additional user it authorises.
6.2	The Company accepts no liability for access to User Data by users authorised by the User or using login details of users authorised by the User.
6.3	The User is solely responsible for the security of its username and password for access to TidyHQ.
6.4	The User is responsible for ensuring that users comply with this Agreement in full and are liable for any breach of them.
7	USER DATA
7.1	The Company obtains no right, title or interest in User Data including any Intellectual Property found within it.
7.2	The Company accepts no liability for the content of User Data.
7.3	The User is responsible for the accuracy, quality and legality of User Data and the User's acquisition of it, and the users that create, access and/or use User Data.
7.4	Despite clause 7.1, the Company shall be authorised to permanently delete User Data where outstanding Fees remain unpaid in accordance the Important Terms.
7.5	The Company shall not access, use, modify or otherwise deal with User Data except where required by compulsion of law or upon the User's authority (such as to provide support for TidyHQ).
8	PRIVACY
8.1	The Company maintains the Privacy Policy in compliance with the provisions of the Privacy Act for data that it collects about the User and other customers.
8.2	The Privacy Policy does not apply to how the User handles User Data. It is the User's responsibility to meet the obligations of the Privacy Act by implementing a Privacy Policy in accordance with law.
8.3	The Company makes no warranty as to the suitability of TidyHQ in regards to the User's privacy obligations at law or contract, and it is the User's responsibility to determine whether TidyHQ is appropriate for the User's circumstances.
9	INVOICING & PAYMENTS
9.1	The Company shall issue the User a Tax Invoice for all Fees for which GST applies.
9.2	The terms of payment set out in the Important Terms shall apply.
9.3	Should the User dispute a Tax Invoice, the User must notify the Company of the disputed item within 5 Business Days of the date of the Tax Invoice. The User must pay the amount of the Tax Invoice not in dispute within the prescribed payment period.
9.4	Overdue Tax Invoices shall accrue interest at the rate of 1.5% per month, or in default, the maximum rate of penalty interest prescribed under law.
10	DATA
10.1	Security. The Company takes the security of TidyHQ and the privacy of its Users very seriously. The User agrees that the User shall not do anything to prejudice the security or privacy of the Company's systems or the information on them.
10.2	Transmission. The Company shall do all things reasonable to ensure that the transmission of data occurs according to accepted industry standards. It is up to the User to ensure that any transmission standards meet the User's operating and legal requirements.
10.3	Storage. The Company may limit the amount of data that the User stores in TidyHQ, and shall advise the User of such. Data that is stored with the Company shall be stored according to accepted industry standards.
10.4	Backup. The Company shall perform backups of its entire systems in as reasonable manner at such times and intervals as is reasonable for its business purposes. The Company does not warrant that it is able to backup or recover specific User Data from any period of time unless so stated in writing by the Company.
11	ACCESS
11.1	Solution. By accepting the terms of this Agreement the User agrees that the Company shall provide access to TidyHQ to the best of its abilities, however it accepts no responsibility for ongoing access to TidyHQ.
12	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
12.1	Trademarks. The Company has moral & registered rights in its trademarks and the User shall not copy, alter, use or otherwise deal in the marks without the prior written consent of the Company.
12.2	Proprietary Information. TidyHQ may use software and other proprietary systems and Intellectual Property for which the Company has appropriate authority to use, and the User agrees that such is protected by copyright, trademarks, patents, proprietary rights and other laws, both domestically and internationally. The User warrants that it shall not infringe on any third-party rights through the use of TidyHQ.
12.3	Solution. The User agrees and accepts that TidyHQ is the Intellectual Property of the Company and the User further warrants that by using TidyHQ the User will not:
(a)	Copy TidyHQ or the services that it provides for the User's own commercial purposes; and
(b)	Directly or indirectly copy, recreate, decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise obtain, modify or use any source or object code, architecture, algorithms contained in TidyHQ or any documentation associated with it.
12.4	Content. All content (with the exception of User Data) remains the Intellectual Property of the Company, including (without limitation) any source code, ideas, enhancements, feature requests, suggestions or other information provided by the User or any other party with respect to TidyHQ.
13	CONFIDENTIALITY
13.1	The Company agrees to keep all User Data in the strictest confidence, and to the extent User Data is accessed and/or received by TidyHQ it shall be deemed as Confidential Information for the purposes of this Agreement.
13.2	Each party acknowledges and agrees that:
(a)	The Confidential Information is secret, confidential and valuable to the disclosing party (Discloser);
(b)	To owes an obligation of confidence to the Discloser concerning the Confidential Information;
(c)	It must not disclose the Confidential Information to a third party except as permitted in this Agreement;
(d)	All Intellectual Property rights remain vested in the Discloser but disclosure of Confidential Information does not in any way transfer or assign any rights or interests in the Intellectual Property to the receiving party; and
(e)	Any breach or threatened breach by the receiving party of an obligation under this Agreement may cause the Discloser immediate and irreparable harm for which damages alone may not be an adequate remedy. Consequently the Discloser has the right, in addition to other remedies available at law or in equity, to seek injunctive relief against the receiving party (and its agents, assigns, employees, officers and directors, personally) or to compel specific performance of this clause.
13.3	A party must notify the Discloser in writing, giving full details known to it immediately, when it becomes aware of:
(a)	Any actual, suspected, likely or threatened breach by it of any obligations it has in relation to the Confidential Information.
(b)	Any actual, suspected, likely or threatened breach by any person of any obligation in relation to the Confidential Information; or
(c)	Any actual, suspected, likely or threatened theft, loss, damage, or unauthorised access, use or disclosure of or to any Confidential Information.
13.4	The receiving party must promptly take all steps that the Discloser may reasonably require and must co-operate with any investigation, litigation or other action of the Discloser or of a related body corporate if there is:
(a)	Any actual, suspected, likely or threatened breach of a term of this Agreement; or
(b)	Any theft, loss, damage or unauthorised access, use or disclosure of or to any Confidential Information that is or was in its possession or control.
14	LIABILITY & INDEMNITY
14.1	The User agrees that it uses TidyHQ at its own risk.
14.2	The User acknowledges that the Company is not responsible for the conduct or activities of any user and that the Company is not liable for such under any circumstances.
14.3	The User agrees to indemnify the Company for any loss, damage, cost or expense that the Company may suffer or incur as a result of or in connection with the User's use of TidyHQ or conduct in connection with TidyHQ, including any breach by the User of this Agreement.
14.4	In no circumstances will the Company be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential or indirect damages, loss or corruption of data, loss of profits, goodwill, bargain or opportunity, loss of anticipated savings or any other similar or analogous loss resulting from the User's access to, or use of, or inability to use TidyHQ, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, negligence, in equity or any other legal theory, and whether or not the Company knew or should have known of the possibility of such damage, to business interruption of any type, whether in tort, contract or otherwise.
14.5	Certain rights and remedies may be available under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) or similar legislation of other States or Territories and may not be permitted to be excluded, restricted or modified. Apart from those that cannot be excluded, the Company and the Company's related entities exclude all conditions and warranties that may be implied by law. To the extent permitted by law, the Company's liability for breach of any implied warranty or condition that cannot be excluded is restricted, at the Company's option to:
(a)	The re-supply of services or payment of the cost of re-supply of services; or
(b)	The replacement or repair of goods or payment of the cost of replacement or repair.
15	BREACH
15.1	Where a party is in breach of this Agreement, the other party may issue a written notice (Breach Notice) requiring the party in breach that must set out:
(a)	The nature of the breach;
(b)	The provisions of the Agreement that are alleged to have been breached;
(c)	A reasonable timeframe to remedy the breach in no less than 10 Business Days; and
(d)	The action required to remedy the breach.
15.2	Where a party issues a compliant Breach Notice in accordance with clause 15.1, the receiving party shall be required to respond and/or remedy the breach as so set out in the Breach Notice. Failure to respond in writing setting out:
(a)	The steps taken to remedy the breach; or
(b)	Why the party believes it is not in breach as put forward in the Breach Notice,
(c)	Shall not in itself confirm the alleged breach but shall be in itself a breach of this Agreement.
15.3	Failure to remedy a breach set out in a Breach Notice shall be a material breach of this Agreement (Material Breach).
16	TERMINATION
16.1	Breach. Where a party is in Material Breach of this Agreement, the other party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice of termination, which shall become effective 5 Business Days after the date of the notice.
16.2	Insolvency. Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately by notice, if either party:
(a)	Stops or suspends or threatens to stop or suspend payment of all or a class of its debts;
(b)	Is insolvent within the meaning of section 95A of the Corporations Act;
(c)	Fails to comply with a statutory demand (within the meaning of section 459F(1) of the Corporations Act) unless:
(d)	The debt to which the statutory demand relates is discharged within 15 Business Days of the date of the failure; or
(e)	The party demonstrates to the satisfaction of the other party (acting reasonably) that it is able to pay all its debts as and when they become due and payable;
(f)	Has an administrator appointed in respect of it;
(g)	Has a controller within the meaning of section 9 of the Corporations Act or similar officer appointed to the whole or a substantial part of its assets or undertaking and that controller or similar officer is not removed within 15 Business Days of the appointment;
(h)	Has an order made or a resolution passed for its winding up or dissolution or it enters into an arrangement, compromise or composition with or assignment for the benefit of its creditors or a class of them;
(i)	Has any security enforced over, or a distress, execution or other similar process levied or served against, the whole or a substantial part of its assets or undertaking; or
(j)	Is subject to any event, which, under the law of any relevant jurisdiction, has an analogous or equivalent effect to any of the events listed above.
16.3	Expiry or termination of this Agreement is without prejudice to and does not affect the accrued rights or remedies of any of the parties arising in any way out of this Agreement up to the date of expiry or termination.
16.4	The rights and obligations under the relevant provisions of clauses 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 survive termination of this Agreement.
17	DISPUTES
17.1	All disputes shall be handled in accordance with the Company's dispute resolution policy.
17.2	Where the Company does not have a relevant dispute resolution policy for a type of dispute, the following process shall apply:
(a)	Negotiation. If there is a dispute between the parties relating to or arising out of this Agreement, then within 5 Business Days of a party notifying the other party of a dispute, senior representatives from each party must meet (or discuss directly via the telephone or internet) and use all reasonable endeavours acting in good faith to resolve the dispute by joint discussions;
(b)	Mediation. If the dispute between the parties relating to or arising out of this Agreement is not resolved within five Business Days of notification of the dispute under Clause 17.1, the parties must agree to submit the dispute to mediation, administered by lawyers engaged in alternative dispute resolution;
(c)	Court proceedings. A party may not commence court proceedings in relation to a dispute relating to or arising out of this Agreement until it has exhausted the procedures in this clause 17.2 unless the party seeks appropriate injunctive or other interlocutory relief to preserve property or rights or to avoid losses that are not compensable in damages.
18	FORCE MAJEURE
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The Pirates trade Jerry Reuss to the Dodgers
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On April 7, 1979 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded lefty pitcher Jerry Reuss to the Los Angeles Dodgers for right-handed pitcher Rick Rhoden. Reuss was a 29-year-old starting pitcher with ten season in the majors, five with the Pirates, at the time of the trade. He had won 48 games between 1974-76, but his last two seasons with Pittsburgh he went 10-13 in 1977 and then pitched only 82.2 innings in 1978. He had shoulder problems in 1978 and was unhappy about his role for 1979, so he asked for a trade. Rhoden was a 25-year-old, with a 42-24, 3.40 record in 118 games, 91 as a starter.
Rhoden got off to a slow start with the Pirates, needing shoulder surgery after just one start. He finally came back healthy for an entire season in 1981 and won 72 games over his six full seasons in Pittsburgh. After the 1986 season, the Pirates traded Rhoden to the Yankees in a six-player deal that brought a young Doug Drabek back to Pittsburgh. The trade worked out just as well for the Dodgers, as they got 86 wins and 1,407 innings pitched out of Reuss. During the 1981 playoffs, he made five starts, the last one being a complete game win over the Yankees during game five of the World Series.
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Toxic Pet Food Responsible For Dog Deaths. Toxic pet food, believed responsible for at least 100 dog deaths nationally, may have been sold in Maine. But state officials say no such poisonings have been reported here.
Some bags of Diamond, Country Value and Professional brand pet foods have been recalled because they are contaminated.
Diamond Pet Foods, the company that produces all three brands, says some bags contain high levels of aflatoxin, a naturally occurring toxic chemical that comes from a fungus found on corn and other grains. The toxin causes severe liver damage in animals.
Diamond says it distributed the contaminated food to 23 states including Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.
Dr. Don Hoenig, Maine's state veterinarian, said he has alerted veterinarians here to the possibility of contaminated food, and to watch for dogs and cats with liver poisoning.
As of Monday, Hoenig said he has heard no reports of poisonings in Maine.
Neither had Norma Worley, head of the Animal Welfare Division of the Maine Department of Agriculture, or William Bell, executive director of the Maine Veterinary Medical Association.
None of the Vets in Attendance Spoke of Food Contamination.
Bell said his association held its annual meeting in Portland last weekend and none of the vets in attendance spoke of food contamination.
"If it was something that people felt alarmed about, someone would have mentioned it," Bell said.
A spokesman for Hannaford Bros., Maine's largest supermarket, said Monday the chain does not sell Diamond, Country Value or Professional pet foods.
The brands were not available Monday at the Augusta Wal-Mart or Shaw's supermarket.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched an investigation into the contamination and says that at least 76 dogs nationwide are believed to have died as a result of eating contaminated Diamond Pet Foods.
But researchers at Cornell University believe the number is higher and estimate at least 100 dogs have died. They fear most pet owners are not aware of the recall because it was issued during the busy holiday season.
Diamond officials say they are doing what they can to help affected pet owners.
"It's going to take some time to take care of all these customers, and we're going to do it," Chief Operating Officer Mark Brinkmann said.
The company recalled products that were manufactured at its Gaston, S.C., plant from September to November 2005. Based on sample testing, Diamond has narrowed down the tainted batch to what was produced on Oct. 11, 2005, Brinkmann said.
Diamond says recalled products can be identified by the date code and "Best By" dates listed on the back panel of the package.
Recalled products will have a capital "G" (which refers to Gaston) on the date code, and "Best By" dates between March 1, 2007, and June 10, 2007.
Diamond has promised to reimburse pet owners for vet bills and other costs associated with the aflatoxin poisoning, which officials now believe may include pets in Europe and other foreign countries.
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Chippenham energy company creates 300 jobs
By Anita Jaynes on 15 February, 2016
Chippenham-based green energy company Good Energy will create 300 new jobs over the next five years, according to an announcement made on February 9.
The firm, which supplies 100% renewable electricity to homes and businesses across the UK, will develop the new roles as part of the company's future growth plans.
"We've almost doubled in size over the last two years, which is a real testament not only to the great customer service we offer but also to the wealth of local talent we have around Wiltshire," said Francoise Woodward, Director of People and Culture at Good Energy.
"The new jobs we have planned span the business and include roles in customer services, business development, IT, innovation and finance".
Good Energy employs over 300 people at its offices in Chippenham and is currently hiring for a number of full and part time roles, including customer care advisors, team leaders and sales executives.
The company recently became accredited as a Living Wage employer, demonstrating its commitment as a forward thinking and socially responsible organisation.
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San Francisco to vote on naming sewer after George Bush
by Guy Adams
Some presidents get carved into Mt Rushmore; others have airports, motorways, and even entire cities named in their honour. But when George Bush leaves office, his most visible memorial may be a mouldering patch of human effluent.
In November, alongside casting their ballot for the next president, the people of San Francisco will also vote on a measure to rename one of the city's largest sewage works the George W Bush Sewage Plant, to provide a "fitting monument" to the outgoing commander-in-chief's achievements.
Activists from the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco, a mischievously-named group behind the move, will ask supporters to participate in a "synchronised flush".
It may sound like a student prank, but the proposal is almost certain to be passed. Democrats usually secure between 70 and 80 per cent of the vote in San Francisco – and in 2006 passed a proposition to impeach Mr Bush and his Vice-President Dick Cheney by a majority of almost two to one.
"In 50 years from now, we want people to see George Bush's name on that plant, and ask each other what went wrong," said Brian McConnell, the Memorial Commission's organiser. "We want them to be reminded of the Iraq war, and his other dramatic mistakes, and this is the perfect way to do it."
The ballot takes advantage of local government rules, which state that any proposal supported by a petition carrying the signatures of more than 7,168 voters must go to the polls. At present, the supporters of the sewage plant proposal claim to have 8,500 signatures, and counting. If the measure passes, city authorities will be forced to erect a prominent sign bearing the legend "George W Bush Sewage Plant" at the site of the bayside facility.
Local Republicans call it an "abuse of process" and promised to "use all means" to defeat it, Howard Epstein, the party's spokesman, told the San Francisco Chronicle: "There's no use to this other than to make these nutcases feel good." The proposal even jollified yesterday's White House press briefing, where a spokesman three times refused to comment.
However, Mr McConnell claimed to have only noticed two forms of opposition during his campaign so far. "First, we get people who say they just want to forget George Bush's presidency," he said. "Second, we hear from those who say that sewage plants perform a valuable public service and, as such, it does not make sense to name one after George Bush."
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Work on fabricating Polavaram crest gates begins
The diaphragm wall which is 1,500 metres long, 120 mts wide and 40 and 100 metres deep would the world's biggest such wall when construction is complete.
Written by Sreenivas Janyala | Hyderabad | Published: March 6, 2017 9:47:31 pm
The fabrication and erection work of 48 crest gates of Polavaram Project, a multi-purpose irrigation dam, will start in November. About 300 metric tones of steel arrived today at the Gates Fabrication Centre at Polavaram Project site in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. By the end of April, another 2100 MT of steel will also arrive in a phased manner, around 15,000 MT of steel would be used to make the gates. The fabrication of the gates and installation would be completed by June 2018, sources said after Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu held a review meeting today. Fabrication work of the 48 massive gates for the dam across river Godavari will commence this week.
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On February 1, the construction of the diaphragm wall was started at the project site. The diaphragm wall which is 1,500 metres long, 120 mts wide and 40 and 100 metres deep would the world's biggest such wall when construction is complete.
In the first phase, 750 metres of wall would be constructed by June end after which work will stop during monsoon. The remaining 750 metres construction would start in December and completed by June 2018. The project is on schedule and the project may be completed by end of 2018 or early 2019, officials said.
On March 3, the Union Water Resources Ministry released Rs 1,981 crores funds for the Polavaram Project. The Centre will release nearly at total of Rs 3,000 crores for the project after it was accorded national project status, and Centre agreed to fund it through loans from Nabard. The Chief Minister also reviewed all the prioritized projects including Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi Project, the longest canal project in Rayalaseema; Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi project in Kadapa, and Veligonda, Vamsadhara.
As a hot summer is being predicted and drought like conditions may prevail in Rayalaseema region which receives very less rainfall, the AP Government today discussed the possibility of deploying "mobile lifts'' to pump water to drought affected areas from the nearest water body.
"As part of the drought preparedness and mitigation plan for this summer, proposals are afoot to use mobile lifts to provide water to drought affected areas. A presentation was made by the officials today in the review meeting held on Polavaram,'' an official said.
A pipeline network will be installed to lift water from rivers, canals or any surface water bodies. The mobile lifts will help in lifting of water from one place and pump to a water shortage area during this summer to mitigate drought. The pumps would either run on electricity or diesel depending on power availability. It has been decided to take up this project on a pilot basis in the districts of Ananatapur and Kurnool. Each unit of the mobile lift will cost nearly Rs 1.5 cores and can pump 1.4 cusecs of water. The pumped water can flow about 4 kilometers through gravity.
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Monday Night Shooting, Man Charged, Ames Referendum
March 12, 2014 by Erin Hegarty Filed Under: Neighborhood Aldermen, Crime
One Killed, One Wounded in Shooting Monday Night
A 19-year-old man died Tuesday night after a shooting on the 1900 block of North Rockwell Ave. around 1:05 am that morning.
Bernard Catalan was shot in the head in the altercation, and a 23-year-old was also shot in the arm and leg. After the shooting, one of the victims drove their gold cadillac to the 14th District police station. The car had multiple bullet holes and sources say there was collision damage in the rear.
Police later found shell casings in the alley outside of 1913 N. Rockwell St.
The victims were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Bernard Catalan died at about 9:30 pm Tuesday, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The shooting is suspected to be gang-related. The victims were potentially Cobras, and the offenders are suspected Maniac Latin Disciples.
Logan Square Man Charged in West Side Shootings
A Logan Square man has been found guilty of fatally shooting another man on Chicago's west side Thursday, Feb. 27, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Alexander Scott lived on the 2200 block of North Campbell and was arrested there two hours after the fatal shooting, the Sun-Times reported.
Scott was charged with the first-degree murder of Eric Woods of the 900 block of South Springfield Avenue. Woods, 25, was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Sun-Times.
Ames Middle School Referendum on March Ballot
A referendum that could help keep Ames Middle School (1920 N Hamlin Ave.) from its planned conversion into a military high school is on the ballot in eight precincts in the Logan Square area.
The Chicago Public Schools Board voted in 2013 to convert Ames to a military high school this fall. Plans would involve making the school selective-enrollment and expanding Kelvyn Park High School to make room for those who would attend Ames.
Parents, community members and local government officials strongly oppose the conversion of the school and have been organizing and protesting the change since it was first announced. The "Save Ames Committee" attended the Feb. 26 Chicago Board of Education meeting to stress the fact that the school is being converted without the support of community members or the families attending the school, Substance News reports.
Alderman Moreno (1st ward) and Cook County Commissioner Edwin Reyes stand in opposition to the school's conversion while Alderman Maldonado (26th ward) is a strong proponent of the change.
Woman Sexually Assaulted in Gangway
The Chicago Police issued a community alert after a 19-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Tuesday in an alley near Armitage Avenue & Pulaski Road, according to a Tribune staff report.
The woman was assaulted around 1:30 am after a man followed her and pulled her into a gangway, according to the report.
The man, who left the scene on bicycle after the crime, has been described as black, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall, weighs between 165 and 185 pounds and has black hair. He was wearing a black and yellow jacket and blue jeans, according to the report.


Capitol Hill Trump rally organizer Ali Alexander goes into hiding, raises $20k on Christian crowdfunding site
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The public face of Trump's Stop the Steal rallies is using a Christian crowdfunding website to try and raise $40,000 for his personal expenses in the wake of the insurrection that the President incited with the crowd he organized with three Republican congressmen.
Now, Stop the Steal "official organizer" Ali Alexander has gone into hiding after his repeated rhetorical calls for Trump supporters to "1776" the defeated President's enemies came to fruition in the worst way.
Apparently, it is costly to hide after one has given aid and comfort to an insurrection mob, so Alexander, the name-changing convicted felon also known as "Ali Akhbar," is using GiveSendGo.com which bills itself as the "#1 Free Christian Crowdfunding Site" to keep raising money with a goal of $40,000.
The page entitled, "Protection and Team for Ali" has already raised $19,900 from 270 donors thus far. Its fundraising pitch reads (archive):
Ali Alexander and his patriotic, Christian work is being deplatformed by dark corporate forces and political opponents.
Please help Ali bring light to the world by finding a security and administrative team to be with him 24/7.
Please help and let other patriots and believers know where to assist!
Ali Alexander is the leader of the Stop the Steal movement, which has hosted 1000+ peaceful protests over the past 10 weeks.
"The funds from this campaign will be received by Ali Akbar," reads the disclaimer at the top.
Ali Alexander has spent the last two months propagandizing his once vast MAGA following.
As his fundraiser says, he has recently been suspended on pretty much every social media platform for using his lies as the "official organizer" of the Jan. 6th "Save America" rally where he set the stage for Donald Trump's call to violence. Twitter erased his following of over 200,000 people on Sunday night, and Facebook banned him today.
GiveSendGo's terms of service say that users will not "use your GiveSendGo account for any illegal purposes" and that users "may not use the GiveSendGo service for activities that violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation related to… (d) items that promote hate, violence, racial intolerance."
The owners of GiveSendGo did not respond to requests for comment by email and their website form in time for publication in this story, including when asked if they plan to continue hosting Alexander Ali's crowdfunding campaign.
Here's a screenshot of the fundraiser:
H/T: @jatesch18 for the tip.
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This one sentence disclaimer serves as the entire description on the bandcamp page for Sitting Music, the latest album from charismatic Toronto emcee Abdominal. Strictly speaking, as a 38 year old white dude who's been a lifelong hip hop enthusiast, anything described as "middle-aged hip hop" should be 100% up my alley.
However, when I first heard about this album – with Abs stepping back from "traditional" hip hop and exploring a different storytelling style with backing from a two-man live band (The Obliques), I didn't want to like it. Don't get me wrong, I like Abdominal plenty. I pretty much loved his last album, and he seems like a really down to earth, sensible dude. And he loves chicken wings. I also love chicken wings! But my natural contrarian tendencies and my Cool Dad-ness had me feeling like his new steez (cool dad word!) wasn't for me. Well you can likely guess where we are heading here: once I actually listened to Sitting Music, I liked it.
I liked it right from the jump off, getting drawn in by the organic Peter Piper-esque sounds of opener Inoutro, where Abs breaks down the long history hip hop has as a main component in his life. Frankly, the notion of an "unplugged" hip hop album has always been as appealing to me as watching Drake battle-rap his reflection for two hours, but Abdominal is the kind of MC that can carry a track on the strength of his lyrics and delivery alone. He could likely make the songs on offer here appealing even if there was no backing music at all (which is impressive when you consider that there's songs about organizing his sock drawer and the history of chicken wings). The instrumentation is key on this record though, as the well-placed guitar licks and sparse percussion elements (credited as a literal wooden box on the Bandcamp details) set the mood for Abs' laid back lamentations of failed love on songs like Broken or Hot Cross Buns.
So yeah, this is a mellow album, with Abs singing on a couple tracks and also bringing his Mom on board for a feature verse on Courage – not something you're gonna see on the average hip hop record. But, Abdominal doesn't want you to forget the MC portion of his stage name as he brings the lyrical gymnastics back to the fore on Don't Get It Twisted (parts 1 & 2), and teams up with everyone's fave Jurassic 1, Chali 2na for a traditional tag-team jam on Balance Both.
Yes, Sitting Music is different. But if you're over 35 and there aren't times when you'd welcome a step back from current, mainstream hip hop, then I am concerned for you. Take a break, put this record on and contemplate the condition of your own sock drawer for a while. It might do you some good.
‹ From Toronto, a hip-hop salute to the chicken wing
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Artificial photosynthesis uses CO2 drawdown for fuel
By Samantha Setta ⋅ October 23, 2019 ⋅ Post a comment
Filed Under alternative energy, Carbon sequestration, solar panels
Reference: Patterson, B.D., Mo, F., Borgschulte, A., Hillestad, M., Joos, F., Kristiansen, T., Sunde, S. and van Bokhoven, J.A., 2019. Renewable CO2 recycling and synthetic fuel production in a marine environment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(25), pp.12212-12219.
DOI: 1902335116
How would removing CO2 help?
With global fossil fuel emissions, atmospheric CO2 production is drastically increasing with a current value of ~ 400 ppm. Heightened atmospheric CO2 results in higher global temperatures through the greenhouse effect, essentially trapping more and more heat as CO2 emissions rise. Atmospheric CO2 readily diffuses (or dissolves) into surface oceans, therefore the atmospheric CO2 concentration is very similar to the oceanic CO2. As oceanic CO2 increases, another important carbon species (bicarbonate) separates into a carbonate ion and free hydrogen ion. An increase in free hydrogen ions results in a decrease in pH, also known as Ocean Acidification. Several methods can be used to help reduce this effect by removing some of this atmospheric CO2 from the environment (CO2 drawdown). One method, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), captures, compresses and stores CO2 in geological features deep underground (IUPAC). While other methods are used to drawdown CO2 to use for fuel, one such method was evaluated by Patterson et al. (2019) to demonstrate the methods efficacy. If global drawdown and subsequent transformation into usable fuel works well enough, it could have a major effect on global atmospheric CO2 concentration and subsequently global climate change.
An artist's rendering from Patterson et al. (2019) of the 'floating islands' of solar panels (photo-voltaic cells) held together by concentric circles of tubing and ropes with a netted floor. The structure is floating and flexible allowing for durability in rough conditions. Methanol production would occur on a separate island or ship. Image Credit: Patterson, B.D., Mo, F., Borgschulte, A., Hillestad, M., Joos, F., Kristiansen, T., Sunde, S. and van Bokhoven, J.A., 2019. Renewable CO2 recycling and synthetic fuel production in a marine environment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(25), pp.12212-12219.
How do you take CO2 and turn it into fuel?
Taking CO2 from the environment and efficiently turning it into a usable fuel source requires three main steps, 1) Water desalination, (see surprise impacts of desalination post) 2) CO2 extraction, and 3) Fuel (methanol) production, using solar energy and technologies that currently exist. The authors propose using floating islands of solar panels (photovoltaic cells) to absorb energy to drive these processes (see floating island image).
Water desalination is a critical step when dealing with seawater. Without this step the anode used to generate currents to extract CO2 is in competition with a common salt in seawater (chloride) that produces a corrosive chlorine gas. As a result of competition with this chlorine evolution reaction, efficiency of the anode and therefore the overall extraction process decreases. Desalination of seawater only requires 0.063% more energy than freshwater electrolysis. Another consideration during the desalination process is the build-up of insoluble magnesium chloride (Mg(OH)2) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) that reduce the efficiency of the cathode. Some solutions include deionization or an acidic solution from the anode.
After desalination extraction of CO2 from the seawater can occur. Because seawater CO2 is, for the most part, in equilibrium with atmospheric CO2, extracting CO2 from the seawater will also drawdown CO2 from nearby air. After desalination, extraction of CO2 from the seawater can occur. CO2 can be removed by heating or increasing the acidity of the water. There are several ways to do this relatively easily by manipulating membranes that only allow hydrogen ions (H+) to pass through. CO2 gas then diffuses and is collected using a vacuum pump. Because seawater CO2 is, for the most part, in equilibrium with atmospheric CO2, extracting CO2 from the seawater will also drawdown CO2 from nearby air.
Once the CO2 is extracted it is converted to methanol, a process that occurs more readily with increased temperature, pressure, and a catalyst. There are multiple technologies that can currently do this, therefore, there are multiple production options.
There are many considerations that must be taken into account when building these floating solar panel islands. Wave action must be low enough that the solar panels aren't frequently damaged in storms. Other restrictions include a maximum depth of 600 m and a low risk of hurricanes. After applying these limitations, only 1.5% of the world's oceans are viable for these floating islands (see map of areas where these floats could be deployed). However, if every part of the 1.5% of oceans was used for these floating solar panel islands, with a separation of ~ 300 m, the process would remove 12 gigatons of carbon/year, surpassing the yearly emission of CO2. Even though the task seems daunting, creating even a few thousand of these floating islands would make an impact on global carbon emissions and help reduce global warming.
Image from Patterson et al. (2019) showing areas of the ocean in which these floating islands could be deployed (pink). Image Credit: Patterson, B.D., Mo, F., Borgschulte, A., Hillestad, M., Joos, F., Kristiansen, T., Sunde, S. and van Bokhoven, J.A., 2019. Renewable CO2 recycling and synthetic fuel production in a marine environment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(25), pp.12212-12219.
What remains to be answered
The authors do mention a few problems that still need to be resolved before these islands can be produced, including mass production technical issues, construction techniques for long-term durability in the marine environment, and whether or not methanol fuel is the best choice long term. With continued research some of these questions can be answered, and because most of the technology in this paper is already in use, manufacturing these islands could happen relatively quickly. Hopefully this, and many other climate change mitigation technologies can be implemented soon to help reduce our impact on the environment.
Samantha Setta
I'm a PhD student in the Rynearson Lab at the University of Rhode Island (URI) Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO). My research interests are focused on human impacts on the oceanic ecosystem, particularly effects on the primary producers (phytoplankton) at the base of the food web. Currently, I work with cultures from regions of the ocean that are nutrient limited and will conduct experiments to investigate how these phytoplankton survive.


The National Guard is Small Town America's Contribution to War
At one time in 2005, a third of the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan were from the National Guard. And the Guard comes disproportionately from America's small towns, according to a report in the National Journal.
By dyadmin On Dec 20, 2007 Last updated Dec 27, 2007
From right, U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Moranda Flemmer, North Dakota Army National Guard, Senior Master Sgt. Karen F. Erickson, North Dakota Air National Guard, and Spc. Misty Breland, North Dakota Army National Guard, carry a training casket during military funeral honor team training at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 17, 2007.
Photo: Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp
Members of the National Guard are serving in unusually large numbers in Iraq — and doing so for an unusually long time, according to an article this week by Sydney Freedberg in the National Journal.
And those National Guard units come disproportionately from smaller towns, Freedberg reports. "As a rule of thumb, the lower a state's population density and the lower its percentage of minorities, the higher the percentage of its population likely to be serving in the Army National Guard," Freedberg writes. "Nationwide, the 350,000-strong Army Guard averages just below 12 soldiers per 10,000 people. In North Dakota, however, that ratio is 52 soldiers per 10,000; in California, it's only four."
Freedberg continues: "So although the Army National Guard is a consummately American institution, it does not reflect America as a whole. It reflects instead a certain slice of society from which it disproportionately draws, and on which the burden of Guard service disproportionately falls. Not all of America is at war."
(Freedberg's findings help explain the disproportionate number of casualties suffered by small towns. In the Daily Yonder's study of deaths in Iraq , Bismarck, North Dakota, had one of the highest rates of casualties of any U.S. city. And the general trend in casualties was the same as Freedberg's analysis of National Guard membership: generally, the smaller the town, the higher the rate of casualties in the Middle East conflicts.)
The National Guard's presence in Iraq has been unusually large and is expected to go up next year, even as the total number of U.S. troops is slated to decline. Today, 46,000 National Guard troops are mobilized, according to Freedberg. That number is expected to rise by 10,000 next year.
Units from Arkansas, Indiana and Ohio will go to Iraq in early 2008. In the second half of the year, brigades from Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington will deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Some 450,000 Guard members have been to Iraq or Afghanistan since the attacks of 9/11. More than 800 Guardsmen have died.
In January of 2005, 34 percent of the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan were from the Guard.
The Guard has a particularly strong place in a small town's social structure. "In some communities, the local Guard unit is one of the major sources of social cohesion," University of Maryland military sociologist David Segal told Freedberg. "Being in the Guard is how one earns one's bona fides as a member of the community."
As a result, said 1st Sgt. Darin Carlson, a 17 year veteran with the Indiana Guard, "In the Guard, you get that local family feel, where those guys become close. Then when that unit goes, that town goes."
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TIFF '15 – Day 1: Jorge Begins
Posted by Jorge Ignacio Castillo | September 10, 2015 | Film
We Monsters
This is the sixth year I cover the Toronto International Film Festival and I'm getting jaded. I've always avoided the press conferences (most of the questions are mind-bogglingly stupid), but now even the roundtables annoy me (people trying to talk on top of each other, just to lay the most obvious inquires). One-on-ones are ideal, but also the rarest of beasts.
It doesn't seem there will be a Ben Affleck, a Marion Cotillard or a Ralph Fiennes for me this year. I've a fairly decent roster lined up, but nothing ground-breaking. At best, the fans of Ray Donovan (all the two of you) may get a kick of my interview with Liev Schreiber.
Well, let's get this party started! (I've not been invited to any parties yet. Except the Toronto Film Critics Association one, which was full of critics.)
We Monsters (Germany, 2015): One of those terrific European thrillers more likely to be dumbed down and remade rather than distributed (subtitles are not that difficult, people), We Monsters is a tidy, mean spirited flick that lingers more than it's convenient. Paul and Christine are the divorced parents of a particularly horrific teen daughter. They have no idea how bad it is until she confesses killing her best friend in a fit of rage.
The hapless ex-couple decides to hide the misdeed, unaware their daughter has an agenda beyond the crime. The concealing of the murder has the devastating effect of a nuclear bomb, beginning with Paul and Christine's new partners, two decent people oblivious of the mess they were getting into.
The greatest trick We Monsters pulls is that it's firmly set in reality. The parents are normal, complicated adults thrown into a tailspin by a troubled daughter who is very much a teen nonetheless. Far from forced, the twists and turns the plot takes are feasible coming from regular folk, not criminal masterminds. Keep an eye on this movie. It may just make it. Three and a half prairie monsters.
The Lobster (UK/Greece, 2015): It's hard to come up with new ideas for movies. Thankfully, we have the delightfully kooky Yorgos Lanthimos to provide us with new material. Lanthimos, who caused quite a stir in Cannes six years ago with the strange incest comedy Dogtooth, is back with a more "accessible" farce with bouts of absurdity and violence. Meet The Lobster.
In a society just like ours -only abstract to a fault- the natural state of a person is within the confines of coupledom. Single people (divorced, widowed, or just loners) are sent to a rehab facility in hopes to find their other half within 45 days. If unsuccessful, they are turned into the animal of his choice.
The Lobster follows David (Colin Farrell, delightfully deadpan) as he makes his way first as a patient and later as outsider (he joins a group of singletons hiding in the woods, not much nicer than the coupledom enforcers). The film demands tolerance for absurd humour and some brutality, but overall is quite successful at balancing the plot's disparate elements. While quite out there, the internal logic of The Lobster is flawless and its message (there are not rational solutions to emotional problems) is rather original, if kind of obvious. Four people reincarnated in prairie dogs.
Tomorrow I'll be interviewing at Barkhad Abdi, the Somali pirate who kidnaped Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips. I'll ask him about those Olsen twins rumours.
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French and Riviera News Thursday 18th March 2021
Health situation is "critical" according to Head of State - French President Emmanuel Macron has called the health situation in France "critical". Speaking after Wednesday's defence council the Head of State said that "additional measures" would be taken to tackle the spread of Covid. New measures are to be announced in this evening's press conference at 6pm.
President of the PACA region against lockdown measures - Meanwhile ahead of this evening's announcements the president of the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region Renaud Muselier, has reaffirmed his opposition to lockdown measures saying that "no additional measure is justified for the region". Muselier went on to say that the "incidence rate is stable in the departments of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Var and Vaucluse, standing at between 220 and 330 depending on the region" adding that "in the Alpes-Maritimes, which has undergone 3 consecutive weekends of lockdown the incidence rate has dropped from 650 to 450 " concluding that "it will be necessary to lift the partial lockdown in the Alpes-Maritimes, as soon as the mapping of wastewater increases".
Covid figures - Figures for Covid from Public Health France on Wednesday showed that more than 38,000 cases of Covid were declared between Tuesday and Wednesday, a figure similar to those in November during the second wave. On the other hand, the pressure on the intensive care units has decreased very slightly, with 20 patients less than the day before. In total, 4,219 patients were in intensive care in hospitals on Wednesday. More than a quarter of these intensive care patients (1,161) are hospitalized in the Ile-de-France region. In the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur 513 patients are currently in intensive care. The Covid-19 pandemic has killed 246 in hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll since the start of the pandemic to 91,437.
Monaco – Six new cases of Covid were identified in Monaco on Wednesday bringing the total number of residents affected to 2,141. Forty-eight people are currently in hospital and 81 are being followed by the Home Monitoring Centre.
Vaccinations - Vaccinations continue to progress, despite the suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday 15th March, pending a review by the European Medicines Agency of possible adverse effects associated with the vaccine. A total of 5,585,537 people have received at least one injection and 2,349,027 have received both doses. Meanwhile the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has threatened to restrict vaccine exports to countries not allowing reciprocal exports to the EU. She said that the EU had exported 10 million doses to the UK in the past 6 weeks, but the bloc is still waiting for doses from the UK.
Travel within the EU this summer - Meanwhile the European Commission has presented a proposal that would allow those from the EU vaccinated or not – to travel freely across the 27-nation member states by the summer. The plan, announced on Wednesday, is due to be discussed next week during a summit of EU leaders and foresees the creation of vaccine certificates aimed at facilitating travel within the EU.
The topic is seen to be somewhat divisive with several member states, including France, arguing that it would be premature and discriminatory to introduce such passes as a large majority of EU citizens have not yet had access to vaccines.
Final vote on age of sexual consent - The French Senate is to take a final vote next week on a bill that would set the age of sexual consent at 15. Any sexual act below that age would be considered non-consensual and a criminal offence. Jail terms for convictions of incest would be raised to 18 years. The legislation also hopes to avoid incriminating legitimate links forged on the cusp of adolescence and adulthood. A so-called "Romeo & Juliet" clause adds a proviso that penalties only apply if "the age difference between the adult and the minor (under 15) is at least five years".
Bitcoin - The French government has auctioned off millions of euros worth of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin on Wednesday which were seized from hackers in 2019. The auction was held on behalf of the French Agency for the Recovery and Management of Seized and Confiscated Assets, a first of its kind in France. The tokens were seized from individuals linked to the GateHub trading platform hack.
Thomas Pesquet appointed commander of the International Space Station - PACA Region President Renauld Muselier has congratulated astronaut Thomas Pesquet on his appointment as commander of the International Space station saying that it's "a source of great pride for our entire country". The 43-year-old is the fourth European and the first French person to be appointed to the role.
"Courtesy at the Wheel" week - It's "Courtesy at The Wheel" week this week in France, which aims to promote good behaviour amongst drivers. A survey has shown that 94% of French people believe that there should be more respect and kindness between road users.
The US Federal Reserve has forecast growth of 6.5 percent this year ,up from the 4.2 percent predicted in December as vaccination rates rise and government relief funds start to flow through the economy.
At the end of its two day policy meeting in Washington ,the Fed said that the outlook for the recovery in the labour market had brightened but that "no one should be complacent".
The US central bank did not move to increase borrowing costs which had been concerning some investors with most members of the Federal Open Markets Committee voting to keep interest rates at near zero until after 2023.
Fed chairman Jerome Powell said that he wanted to see proof of a more complete recovery before altering policies.
The central bank is also keen not to change course until it sees inflation on track at around 2 percent on a sustained basis.
The risk is that inflation rises more than forecasters expect which would put pressure on the Fed to act.
The dispute between the UK and the EU over coronavirus vaccines is deepening after the British government said that it would have to slow down its inoculation programme because of a lack of supplies.
The UK's National Health Service says that the short-term supply issues are down to a drop in "inbound vaccines" which has added to tension with Brussels over shipments.
The British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has gone as far to say that the EU is engaging in "brinkmanship" and that the "world is watching".
The European Union is getting increasingly frustrated that it seems unable to accelerate the pace of vaccinations in the bloc while the UK wants to maintain it success in inoculation after recording the continent's highest death-toll from the virus.
The setback in the EU has been exacerbated this week after several countries including France ,Germany and Italy halted the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine owing to a scare over blood clotting.
The European Medicines Agency which has consistently backed the AstraZeneca shot is to give an update on the situation today.
On Wednesday ,the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that "all options" were on the table including a limit on EU vaccine exports.
And-The UK Shadow Business Secretary Ed Milliband has said that the government should nationalise Liberty Steel if necessary to prevent it from going to the wall.
Mr Milliband said that the situation at Liberty is "urgent and worrying" and that nothing should be off the table if it meant protecting jobs.
Liberty operates 12 steel plants across the UK and employs 5,000 people.
The collapse of the firm's main financial backer ,Greensill Capital last week has sparked major concerns over the Liberty's future.
Mr Milliband said that the government should consider every possible option to save the firm and protect jobs which he said were vital for communities up and down the country.
Football-Chelsea are through to the quarter finals of the Champions League.
Thomas Tuchel's side beat Athletico Madrid 2-0 on the night to take the round of 16 tie 3-0 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich are also through after beating Lazio 2-1 to take the tie 6-2 on aggregate.
In the last 16 of the Europa League tonight Arsenal play Olympiakos leading 3-1 from the first leg.Spurs hold a 2-0 advantage going into the away leg of their tie against Dinamo Zagreb.It's 1-1 in the tie between AC Milan and Manchester United and Rangers are tied at 1-1 against Slavia Prague.
In the English Championship last night the leaders Norwich extended their lead at the top of the table to 10 points following a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest. QPR beat Millwall 3-2.Barnsley were 3-1 winners at Wycombe Wanderers.Birmingham beat Reading 2-1.Blackburn and Stoke drew 0-0 and Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield drew 1-1.
Cricket-The 4th T20 international between India and England is being played in Ahmedabad later.
England can win the 5 match series with victory today. Play starts at 2.30
French time.
Racing-The double Grand National winner Tiger Roll has claimed a 5th Cheltenham Festival victory after winning the Cross Country Chase on Wednesday.
The 11 year old ,ridden by Keith Donoghue won by 18 lengths from Easyland.
The feature race on Wednesday ,the Queen Mother Champion Chase was won by the 17-2 shot Put the Kettle on who beat Nube Negra by half a length and the odds on favourite Chacun Pour Soi who finished third.
Today's feature race is the Paddy Power Stayers Hurdle over 2 miles and 7 furlongs.
Paisley Park is the 7-4 favourite with Sire de Berlais at 4-1 and Vinndication and Flooring Porter at 7s.
The race is off at 5 past 4 French time.
Sunshine and showers this afternoon with light to moderate easterly winds.
Top temperature 14 degrees.
Overnight lows of 5-7 degrees with cloudy skies.
Friday and the start of the weekend -Partially cloudy with highs of 12-14 degrees.
A new study suggests that taking a short break can improve your productivity during a tough working day. Researchers found that a five-minute 'microbreak' is enough to improve mental sharpness and help employees fight fatigue.
The international survey found that when employees came to work tired they took more unscheduled microbreaks.
However, stepping away from the computer throughout the day, even if just for a few minutes, helped them gather enough energy to complete tasks and improved their mood .
The team suggests making a cup of coffee or playing a game during this time to help you relax and take your mind off of work-related tasks.
Working facts
People who don't take office politics seriously are more successful and efficient at work.
And employees who have more control over the layout and design of their workspace are healthier and happier in the office.


The Lobbyist For The Kremlin. Gerashchenko commented on the statement by the Italian Minister of Crimea and the Revolution
MP predicts persistent attempts to remove European sanctions against Russia.
The Deputy speaker of Parliament and member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE Irina Gerashchenko noted the growth of the Pro-Russian lobby in the government of Italy. She wrote about this in his Facebook after the scandalous statements of the Minister of internal Affairs of Italy.
"In Italy came to power the coalition agreement which says – the abolition of EU sanctions against Russia. And lobbyists of the Kremlin will do anything to lift the sanctions, they will test the EU's strength," writes Gerashchenko.
The MP said that the Ukrainian side and our allies will have to put a lot of effort to the European sanctions are not removed from Russia.
"We are expecting a difficult autumn and winter, the authorities, our diplomats will need a lot of strength to continue with the EU policy dialogue to sanctions that are tied to the implementation of the Minsk agreements", – said the MP.
In the ribbon of the new treason – the Minister of the armed forces of Italy supported the Crimean "referendum" and dare dirty on the revolution of Dignity….
Posted by Iryna Gerashchenko Friday, July 20 2018
We will remind, the interior Minister of Italy Matteo Salvini said he believes Crimea legally annexed by Russia and the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine a "fake" and "financed". And at the end of June, Italian Prime Minister opposed the automatic extension of sanctions against Russia. True Italian protest did not affect the decision of the EU – sanctions against the aggressor country was extended until the end of January 2019.
Gerashchenko
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Cadbury India Renamed Mondelez India Foods Limited
INDIA - Cadbury India Limited, a subsidiary of Mondelez International Inc. has been renamed as Mondelez India Foods Limited.
The company said that change in name of Cadbury is in line with the gradual changeover of the name of all subsidiaries of Mondelez International globally.
The $35 billion global snacking powerhouse, Mondelez International is a world leader in biscuits, chocolate, gum, candy, coffee and powdered beverages in more than 165 countries.
Explaining the new name, "monde" for world and "delez for delicious, the company said that it is in line with the gradual changeover of the name of all subsidiaries of Mondelez International globally.
"With the change in name of the company, we conclude the process of transition that began over two years ago. We view this change as yet another milestone in this exciting journey of success and leadership," Manu Anand, managing director, Mondelez India Foods Limited said on April 21, 2014.
The company said that the change in name of the company will have no impact on the names or packaging of its popular products like Cadbury Dairy Milk, 5 Star, Gems, Bournville, Perk, Celebrations, Choclairs, Halls, Bournvita, Tang and Oreo, which will continue to be sold under the same brand names as before.
The only change consumers will experience is that the new name of the company will appear on the back of pack of the products, the company statement adds.