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WASHINGTON - At the start of a new year, it seems everyone is looking for ways to lighten up meals and eat healthier.
And while I am all about focusing on nutrient-dense foods, there is no need to sacrifice taste or satiety.
Salads, for example, are an easy go-to meal when you're trying to eat healthy and increase the amount of nutrients in your diet. However, many salads can be boring and leave you feeling hungry, which can cause you to overeat later on.
But there are ways to build better salads. Here are a few ideas to fill you up and leave you light:
- Color up: Make sure the vegetables in your salad vary in color. Each
different color represents a different nutrient.
- Include a carbohydrate: That's right, have a carbohydrate. Whether you
choose fruit, beans or starchy vegetables, make sure to add a serving of
carbohydrates to help keep you energized.
- Include a serving of protein: Cottage cheese, grilled chicken and tuna
are all examples of lean protein that help work with the carbohydrates to keep
your blood sugars stable.
- Don't forget the fat: Fat will help keep you fuller longer. My favorite
sources include avocado, nuts, seeds or an oil-based dressing.
Here are some of my favorite salad recipes:
Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad
This salad was inspired by a side I ordered at The Hamilton in D.C. I love the texture of the shaved Brussels sprouts -- they provide a nice alternative to standard lettuce. To bulk this salad up, add shaved parmesan, dried cranberries and sunflower seeds to shaved Brussels sprouts. Then, top everything off with a simple dressing of olive oil and lemon juice.
Turkey Burger Salad
This salad came together when I ran out of bread one day while packing my lunch. To this day, it's still one of my favorite salads. Here's how it works: Dice up a pre-made turkey burger with spinach, tomato, mozzarella cheese and some frozen corn. Mix it all together in a bowl. Then, to keep with the theme, toss it together with a dressing made of Dijon mustard and olive oil.
Grain-Based Salad
Using a base of beans or quinoa allows for a filling, healthy salad that can be made in advance. As opposed to lettuce-based salads, the grains hold up very well and do not wilt when dressing is added to them ahead of time. I love making a Mediterranean-based quinoa salad with feta, olives, tomatoes and a spiced olive oil dressing.
Guacamole Salad
This salad is another D.C. restaurant inspiration. I love the guacamole salad at sweet green and have been successful with recreating my own. I start with a base of spinach or kale and add a mixture of tomatoes, beans, onions and mashed avocado. Garnish the salad with a sprinkle of tortilla chips for some crunch.
What are some of your favorite filling salads?
Kait Fortunato is a registered dietitian at Rebecca Bitzer & Associates and serves on the board for the DC Metro Area Dietetic Association. Kait focuses on individualizing her recommendations to have each client see results and live a healthier, more productive life, and she works to help people enjoy food and eat the foods they love. Kait lives in the D.C. area and loves trying new restaurants and activities around the city. Visit Kait's blog, Rebel Dietitian, and tweet her @Rebel_Dietitian for recipes, nutrition tips and activities in the Washington area.
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Screenwriter Chris Terrio on Argo
It involves Gatorade.
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Who needs another award, anyway?
How'd they do it?
It gets one weekend to shine before Skyfall's debut.
And let's not even talk about Chasing Mavericks.
Cloud Atlas was sort of a flop.
He slimmed down and sobered up, but with Argo and Flight to promote, he's not above some old habits
Also: her roles in Argo and that nineties gem, The Faculty.
So what if it's on track to be the lowest-grossing film of the franchise so far?
Meanwhile, Argo stays strong in second place.
An Affleck-Coen production.
Wiley Wiggins? Ryan Phillippe? C. Thomas Howell?
Arkin? Goodman? Coach Taylor?
Discussion time.
Argo, Taken 2, and Sinister end the weekend in a tight finish.
To succeed, an Affleck project must be accompanied or preceded by Affleck facial hair.
Meanwhile, last week's Taken 2 is still at the top of the box office.
Who's up? Who's down?
"The world loves him as a director first, star second," says one agent.
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ask me anything : the story of bebop and rocksteady (part 5)
I've had a few people request that I do an open-ended "ask me anything" series on BTHR. So, here it is! You'll see me answering a reader question each week. Submit your questions by e-mailing me or commenting on this post. If you want to be identified in my answer, include your name and website (if applicable).
Literally, ask me anything. I'll answer anything!*
*Okay, maybe not anything, but almost anything.
You can see previous AMA responses here.
Let's continue with the Story of Bebop and Rocksteady. You can read other parts here: part one, part two, part three, and part four.
I know what you are thinking. You're thinking that Babyface professed his love and told me he was right outside my office and when I looked out my window he had a boom box on his shoulders playing a Peter Gabriel song, right?
Well, not exactly.
But he did tell me he missed me. And that he had a fabulous time. And that I was everything he'd hope I'd be and more. He said enough to put me back in a content place. He assured me that he wanted to figure it all out. And really, that was all I wanted from him.
Before we could go about figuring it all out, there was one, giant, huge task I had to do—I had to tell my parents.
After work that day, I drove to my parents' house, walked in the door and immediately blurted out what I had actually been doing all weekend. I was so raw with emotion and completely exhausted that I really didn't have the mental capacity to go about it any other way.
Bless my parents, they were obviously concerned, but mostly just curious. I'm sure behind their cool exteriors, they were totally freaking out, but that would have been the absolute worst thing for me at that point. They asked me questions about Babyface and seemed interested without being judgmental or confrontational.
In other words, they handled it in exactly the way I needed them to handle it. And for that I am eternally grateful.
To say the next month was not easy would be the understatement of a lifetime.
Babyface and I both had our fair share of wishy-washyness. To devote yourself to what would likely be a painful and complicated long-distance relationship was a tough pill to swallow. Especially in the first two weeks after our meeting, there was a lot of soul-searching on both sides on how to proceed (if at all).
There were a lot of teary phone calls. But we were thinking about it (mostly) rationally. We knew if we were going to make this happen, we both had to be totally, completely in it. There is no half-assing an international romance. At least and end up with a successful relationship.
Finally, after days and days of "negotiations," we solidified a few truths:
- We loved each other. Yes, he finally said it. And meant it. And explained why he couldn't say it before.
- We were remarkably compatible. Other than that whole living in two different countries thing.
- Neither of us believed that we could truly figure out where this was going to go without some time together in the same zip/postal code.
- Neither of us were ready to throw this away because it was hard.
So we hatched a plan. I would move out my parents' and get an apartment. I would drive up to his hometown, pick him up and he would come and stay with me for 6 weeks. At the end of that, we'd drive back up to Canada, he'd resume his life and we'd make some decisions regarding our future after that.
We did a bit of research on immigration laws and discovered that Canadian citizens could be in the U.S. for up to 6 months without any sort of visa (Canadians escaping the harsh winters did it all the time). Our 6 weeks of "playing house" was well within the law.
On May 12, 2006 (one month after we met in person, 3 months after we met online, and coincidentally, the same day my sister was pushing my nephew out of her body) at 5 a.m. I left my parents' house in Southern Indiana and made the 17 hour drive, by myself, to Thunder Bay, Ontario. It was easier than I thought. I think the adrenaline and anxiety of getting to see Babyface again made the drive fly by. I pulled up to his house around 11pm that night, he came out and hugged me and I 100% knew we were making the right decision.
I went inside, met his entire family (who literally and metaphorically welcomed me with open arms) and then excused myself to Babyface's bed where I passed out. Driving for 17 hours straight is no easy task.
The next day, some of Babyface's friends wanted to have a party for him before he left for the next six weeks (and honestly, they all probably wanted to analyze me, too). I met every one of Babyface's closest friends. It was a lot to take in and I was still exhausted from the marathon drive. I wasn't myself. Normally outgoing and social, I was quiet and a bit shy. This party was the beginning of both Babyface and I losing a lot of close friends over the course of our relationship, but that is another story for later.
The party wrapped up early that night, because we were leaving the next morning. Yes, I drove up on Friday, stayed Saturday, and we were leaving on Sunday.
Sunday morning, we packed up Babyface's stuff. It was a lot. I had just moved into a new apartment and even though Babyface was planning on leaving in a month and a half, he wanted the stuff to stay with me.
We were so naive. It never even occurred to us how it would appear to anyone on the outside.
We said good-bye to his family. Drove 45 minutes to the U.S./Canadian border and were both completely giddy with excitement. We were going to start our life together!
We pulled up to the U.S. border patrol, he asked us a series of questions (as they always do), looked around the car and then asked us both to come inside.
The border patrol officer asked me to sit in the waiting room while they took Babyface back into a secondary interview room. About 15 minutes later (it felt like an eternity), the border patrol officer came out with Babyface and my heart plummeted.
The border patrol office said, in a stern but pleasant-enough tone, "Miss, as a U.S. citizen you are always welcome back into your home country. But I cannot let Mr. Johnston in the U.S. as this appears to be an attempt at illegal permanent immigration."
to be continued . . .
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GAAAAH! The suspense!
This is the best love story I've ever read! I can't wait to find out what happens next! You should seriously write a book – You're a truly talented writer!
Awww, thank you!
Cassie, I'm a regular reader but I never comment (because I'm shy!) but I just wanted to thank you for sharing this. It made me cry.
I've known my own "Babyface" (he'd HATE being called that, though! Haha) for 4 years now. I don't believe in soul mates or "the one", but he's about as close to any of that as a person can get. It seems like it, anyway. We met online (on an IMDb message board… yeah…), fell in love after talking nonstop for months, and then parted ways after we realized we really couldn't make it work. He lives in Sweden; I live in the US. We're both poor as sh-t and lacking the time for a trans-continental trip (neither of us have ever even crossed the Atlantic).
Eventually, I moved on to another relationship (which, in retrospect, I feel was just to replace him as I don't really have any fond memories of that relationship :S) and we didn't speak for about 9 months. By the time he had contacted me, I was out of the relationship but he was about 3 months into a new one. We became close friends, and by the end of 2009 I felt myself falling for him again, but it was so hard because he was with his girlfriend whom he loved and while he loved me as a friend, I doubt he felt that way about me. We sort of got out of touch for a bit in 2010, which helped me get over him, and then once again we were able to continue a friendship, just chatting and keeping tabs on each other. It was easy to not get too close, because a) we stopped talking on AIM and instead did it via email and b) he still had a girlfriend, and this time around I was able to be okay with that and let it be.
Then, in August 2010, his girlfriend broke up with him. I was his support system through that, which meant once again chatting 12-hours straight every day with him. And once again, I fell hard. Like in '09, I kept quiet, and even when he flirted with me I kept it (relatively) platonic, by telling myself that he was just trying to get affection from anywhere he could, and I really didn't want to hurt him by leading him on. Internet relationships are hard, and 3.5 years later, our situations hadn't changed much except we were older. Although I had what I would classify as a massive crush on him, I did not want to get in another one of those, and I knew he didn't, either.
But months passed, and we got closer and closer. I cheered him up, and he cheered me up. He made me laugh, and I made him laugh. He challenged me intellectually, and I did the same right back. We discussed everything ranging from completely serious conversations about human anatomy (we're both science nerds) to silly conversations about human anatomy, from Top Gear to the distinctive sound of ABBA, from our futures to what we were having for dinner . Nothing was off-limits, and we shared everything. We found ourselves getting happier and happier. By December, after a very emotionally-charged conversation about our future, we could no longer deny what was happening. We were about as much in love as one can be over the internet… again. At one point, and this makes me tear up every time I think about it, he told me, "I didn't have to talk to you again. I hadn't spoken to you in almost a year, I had moved on, I had a girlfriend, and I never talk to my other exes. But you're special. That's why I came back. You're just too special to let go of that easy."
So we started to try again, and once again it didn't work out. Neither of us have webcams and international calling is too expensive for us afford, let alone international traveling. We can love each other with words and pictures on crappy cell cams, but that is not enough and we both knew it. Plus, since our only form of communication had to be on the internet, we were abandoning our lives in order to talk to each other. I greatly appreciated this: "Later, when people questioned how we could possibly be engaged after spending so little time together, I said, 'I talk to him more in a day than you probably talk to your partner in a month,'" because it's so true. It's weird, but I got to know him over the internet far quicker than I've gotten to know people I've met offline. You just have more opportunity to communicate, and when the only person you want to talk to is online, and you're able to be online, then you end up spending hours upon hours sitting at the computer. But I digress!
Unfortunately, the only possible way to get over someone who goes so well with me and is just in general so amazing, is to stop talking to him. We're on a "hiatus", imposed by me, until I'm feeling better. It's been almost a month, and it sucks because I'm trying to shake that hope that it'll work out, while missing him like hell. I'd love to move on and not be sad if he gets a new girl, and not feel guilty if I meet a boy or purposefully close myself off from the prospect of a relationship because of him.
Annoyingly so, this story is making it harder to shake the hope that one day we can "be", but I'll forgive you for that.
I'm so sorry for the long comment, but I just read all that you've posted on the subject and felt the need to share my story. Although international/online relationships are always hard, you're lucky it was only Canada.
Lastly, I am so, so happy for you and I wish you guys the best. <3
Okay, this breaks my heart. I know you are trying to move on, but I really, really think it is impossible to move on from what is meant to be. Good luck, I hope you figure something out (with or without him).
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
I love this story. Thanks for sharing it. And thank you too babyface!
You're welcome. Thanks for reading!


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Kubrick (4.5)The sweet spot between intricacy and accessibilty....Attis (2)fuck the polys...Idioteque (4.5)Stampede of the elfgiant...GeorgeWheeler (4)Meshuggah have taken a different approach with Koloss. For better or worse is subjective, ...
CharlyDeranged (2.5)Not great, not bad either. Did these Swedish folks feel it was perhaps time for an unwante...Alex Beebe (3.5)A return with nothing ground-breaking for their sound, but a return that reminds you of wh...kwitel (3)Left wanting more......Jake C. Taylor (4)Heavier than the Colosseum itself....
Dil Samara (4)Head-/earphone users, rejoice!...Philalethes (4.5)Hey Djent kids, listen up. Your metal teachers Meshuggah are back, and class is in sessio...KJ Swantko (4)Meshuggah say adios to the trendy djent posers and leave them in the dust....Adam Thomas STAFF (4)The gears keep turning in a well oiled machine....
Album Rating: 3.5"A lack of new ideas make this album feel like another step sideways"
i roast da candle hot steppa blastin niggaz by drivebye in dey driveways
last paragraph is true for me
Album Rating: 3.5correct rating.
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Digging: Madred - Supersonic Brainfuck Overdrive
Album Rating: 4.5interesting recommendations
Album Rating: 3.5I own the Igor but I'm def checkin Olivier Messiaen cuz I'm a classical freak
Album Rating: 3.5The Ligeti quartet is more metal than most metal. Check out Arditti Quartet's 'Ligeti: String Quartets and Duets'.
Messiaen has a fascination with rhythm and polymeter that is anti-groove oriented, so it creates a nice complement to
Meshuggah. Stravinsky and Messiaen, like Meshuggah, both make heavy use of octatonic harmony. And Reich and
Stravinsky both have an obsession with small motivic units arranged in rhythmically interesting ways, much like Mesh.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound OffAlthough i disagree with your rating your review was very good. Have a pos.
Digging: Skaphe - Skáphe
"funk-inspired groove which approaches a nu-metal bounce"
I've seen men killed for less... wear a bulletproof jacket.
Album Rating: 3.0Chaosphere was nu-metal. Wanna fite?
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No... I'm a coward.
This band is entirely not for me right now, but I certainly understand what sort of things are happening inside this music, and it's this review's explanation as such which makes it remarkable; though almost a track-by-track, it stays cohesive and engaging. Pos'd
Digging: Daniel Cavanagh and Joseph Geraci - The Passage
Album Rating: 4.5You neglected to talk about the 2 of the best songs Demiurge and Swarm. Although I agree, behind the sun is the highlight of this album
Album Rating: 3.5Thank you all!
I must say that I don't much care for Swarm... it has a nice groove and a cool double solo, but it doesn't hold my attention. Demiurge is definitely in the album's top 3 best songs though IMO
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound OffI think you did many of the tracks justice in your clear yet precise descriptions. You have a very good writing style that can convey some of the extremely technical aspects of this music very clearly. While I don't agree with all of the assessments above, it is still very well put together. Pos.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound OffIs Demon's Name one of the tracks they used a 6-string on? I was wondering which tracks they were on for sure. I was pretty sure about The Hurt That Finds You, but not to sure what else they might have used them on. I thought that was very cool that they tried to bring back some of their thrashy roots from Destroy/None/Contradictions era by using some old techniques mixed with their current compositional abilities.
Album Rating: 3.5It's only on Demon's Name. Hurt is a 7-string track.
"Chaosphere was nu-metal"
lol what the fuck
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Offtrolling
Album Rating: 4.0"This is the first time on a Meshuggah release since the I EP (2004) that the drums have felt like they're being played by a real person."
Album Rating: 3.5Well, the drums on C33 were programmed, the drums on obZen and Re-Nothing were completely sample replaced which yields the exact same result as just programming them, and most of the drums on this album are completely lacking in the subtle dynamics and fluctuations which are characteristic of a real drummer's performance, so....
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Good old T9 is still good for some stuff, as we recently learned from T9 App Dialer. Apparently this is becoming a thing now, because here comes LevelUp Studio (of Beautiful Widgets fame) with an alternative T9 app launcher. Quad Drawer lets you tap out app names, but it does a lot more.
You can launch Quad Drawer like any other app to get the keypad, but it also has swipable tabs with multiple ways of listing your apps – recent, install date, alphabetical, and most used.
HTC's Sense UI (user interface) includes plenty of features that could make those with vanilla Android jealous, most of which involve the home screen. Phones running the custom UI have their own set of high quality widgets, which includes a "flip clock" that plenty of Android users seem to clamor over. The widget itself is four icons wide and two icons in height, and includes a clock that flips between numbers, the temperature, and icons to denote the current weather.


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Magnetic Flux Leakage Sensing-Based Steel Cable NDE Technique Incorporated on a Cable Climbing Robot for Bridge Structures
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|Cable Climbing Robot, Local Fault, Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL), Steel Cable, Visualization
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Option #1 A Fun Print!
Tassels, print and the cut make the Jala High/Low Dress interesting and fun. Since it already has a lot of details, I'd keep it simple with some flip flops and a big pair of sunglasses. The straps are big enough to cover up your bra straps and the dress can easily go from the beach to out to dinner.
Option #2 A Sophisticated Wrap
The Zobha Wrap Waist Dress is perfect for any outing. The longer length and flattering wrap style makes this dress fashionable for work, play or walking on the beach. My suggestion, just switch up your shoes and you are good to go. Also, the scoop back is adorable!
Option #3 The "I'm Always Cold" Dress
If you are always cold (like me) you will love a dress with sleeves! Stonewear Designs Riva Dress has an empire waist and a V neck to create a flattering shape. The dress comes in pomegranate (above), black and snow. The Riva Dress is a great addition to any closet!
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How cute is the Carve Designs Hailey Dress? I'm a big fan of a the neutral pattern and elastic waist. Its light and airy but the waist gives it shape and style. There is a built in tank for support which gives it a sporty side. The A line skirt stops right above the knee, very flirty!
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Documentation and Generally
1 (a) The Sub-Contractor shall, upon and subject to these conditions and the documents provided by the Contractor as referred to in the Danabray Limited Order or Agreement, provide everything which is necessary for the proper and timeous execution and completion of the Works in accordance with all drawings, specifications, requirements and/or instructions supplied to the Sub-Contractor and will deliver up the Works to the Contractor, complete in every respect to the satisfaction of the Contractor, the Employer and/or Architect and/or Engineer (and their agents, advisers, representatives or servants). (b) The Sub-Contractor shall be responsible for all mistakes, inaccuracies, discrepancies and omissions in all drawings, details, documents and information provided by him. Without prejudice to any express or implied warranties or conditions, the Sub-Contractor warrants that the Works will comply with any performance specification or requirements contained or referred to in this Sub-Contract and the Works will be fit for the purposes for which they are required. 2 (a) Any tender quotation or estimate issued by the Sub-Contractor is subject to acceptance by the Contractor and a contract will not be formed until the Contractor has placed its written order upon a pro-forma Order or Agreement and such sub-contract documents have been formally executed. The terms and conditions of this Sub-Contract shall prevail over any other terms and conditions which are inconsistent with them which the Sub-Contractor seeks (whether before or after the date hereof) to impose upon the Contractor, irrespective of any provision therein purporting to exclude or supersede all or any of these terms and conditions. (b) Any conduct of the Sub-Contractor in relation to the execution of all or part of the Works shall be deemed to be an acceptance of the willingness to comply with the Contractor's terms and conditions and in any event no variation of any of these terms and conditions shall be binding upon the Contractor unless expressly first agreed in writing by the Contractor. (c) In the case of any conflict between these conditions and any specific documents provided for by the Contractor or sub-contractor in connection with the Sub-Contract and referred to in the said pro-forma Order or Agreement the following interpretation regarding hierarchy of documents shall prevail; in order of precedence, Order front page and ND1 being of the latest and greatest importance though to ND9 of least. The agreed intention being that any adjustments for the most up to date agreement upon which parties agree to be bound can be made in ND1, ND2 & ND3 with the finalised principle terms also stated on front page of the Order document. ND10 containing documents that are to be regarded as 'information only' unless specifically identified as appendix information to any of the foregoing Numbered documents ND1-9 Incorporated Provisions of Main Contract3 The Sub-Contractor shall be deemed to have notice of all the terms and conditions and Contract documents of the Main Contract (save for the Contractor's prices therein) and shall comply with any of the same which may in any way be relevant to the Works as though the same were fully set out herein and the Contractor was the Employer and the Sub-Contractor was the Contractor. The Main Contract documents may be inspected at the Contractor's offices by request on reasonable notice and during normal working hours. The Sub-Contractor shall indemnify the Contractor against all claims, demands, proceedings, damages, costs, charges, loss and expense whatsoever suffered or incurred by the Contractor arising under the Main Contract consequent upon the Sub-Contractor's failure to comply whether in whole or in part with the terms and conditions of Sub-Contract save to the extent that such claims, demands, proceedings, damages, costs, charges, loss and expense are occasioned by any act of negligence or default of the Contractor. 4 Notwithstanding anything else in this Sub-Contract the Sub-Contractor shall carry out the Works so as: (a) To enable the Contractor to meet in full his obligations under or in connection with the Main Contract (including, without implying limitations, his obligations as to time and completion). (b) Not to put the Contractor in breach of either the Main Contract or other Sub-Contracts. (c) To enable the Contractor to carry out his obligations under or in connection with the Main Contract in an efficient and economic manner. The Works5 The Sub-Contractor shall not sub-let or assign the Works in full or in part nor factor or otherwise assign responsibility for receipt of any payment hereunder without written consent first being obtained from the Contractor and such consent if given shall not relieve the Sub-Contractor from any liability under this Sub-Contract. The Contractor's written consent to sub-letting shall not be unreasonably withheld, but it is a condition precedent to that consent that the Sub-Contractor shall demonstrate that the relevant person or organisation is 'competent' (as defined in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and any subsequent updates) to undertake the Works in a safe, efficient and effective manner. The Sub-contractor warrants the contractor unequivocally for all liabilities regarding the employment of such 'competent' persons. 6 The Sub-Contractor is deemed to have visited the site and satisfied himself both as to the nature and content of the Works and the conditions under which they are to be carried out. No claim will be allowed which is based upon either lack of knowledge of the condition or efficacy of other works carried out, being carried out or to be carried out on the site. The Sub-Contractor will ensure that the Works are in every respect properly and effectively co-ordinated and compatible with the Main Contract Works. 7 Where or to the extent that the Works include design work or the Sub-Contractor shall have designed any part of the Works or shall have selected materials for incorporation therein, the Sub-Contractor shall ensure that such design and such materials shall be fit for their respective purposes. No approval given by the Employer, Architect, Engineer or Contractor, their agents, advisers or servants shall relieve the Sub-Contractor of his obligations under this clause. Co-ordination and Programming8 The Sub-Contractor shall in order to facilitate the timely and efficient completion of the Works assist, liase and co-operate with the Contractor to:
(a) Negotiate or communicate with the Employer and/or Architect and/or Engineer in relation to the execution of the Works. (b) Obtain any necessary permissions or approvals from government or statutory authorities in connection with the Works. (c) Prepare technical data and to select materials for the Works so that the Contractor may report to the Employer and/or Architect and/or Engineer with regard to the execution of the Works (d) Co-ordinate with other sub-contractors employed by the Contractor in programming the Works.
9 Two weeks before the Commencement Date of the Sub-Contract, or at such other time as the Contractor may specify, the Sub-Contractor shall supply to the Contractor a preliminary programme detailing the Works to be completed by the Sub-Contractor. The programme shall include: (a) The order in which the Sub-Contractor intends to proceed with the Works (b) The method by which the Sub-Contractor intends to carry out the Works (c) A list of any drawings which the Sub-Contractor intends to provide, or is required to provide (d) The earliest starting date of each activity (e) A list of activities which will be critical to progress This programme shall not form part of the Sub-Contract nor shall it in any way be construed as being binding on the Contractor. The Contractor's approval of any programme, drawing or other information submitted to him shall not relieve the Sub-Contractor of his responsibility under the Sub-Contract for the sufficiency or accuracy thereof. Progress and Delay10 (a) The Sub-Contractor shall commence the Works on or as soon as reasonably possible after the commencement date or following the Contractor's instruction to commence the Works and shall thereafter proceed with the same without delay. The Contractor may at his discretion advance or delay the commencement date of the Works if it is expedient so to do. The Works are to be completed within the period for completion and are to be carried out promptly and in such manner, order and time as the Contractor may direct in accordance with the Main Contract Programme and the progress of the Main Contract Works and so as to ensure completion of the Main Contract Works or any part thereof by the Main Contract completion date or dates subject only to such fair and reasonable extension of time as the Contractor shall grant where the Works are delayed by any instruction or default of the Contractor, or by causes which result in an extension of time to the Contractor under the Main Contract. (b) Any instructions, drawings, levels or other information relating to the Works or the Main Contract Works which is requested from the Sub-Contractor must be provided in due time so as not to cause any disruption or delay to the Main Contract Works. The Sub-Contractor must ensure that the Works undertaken cause the minimum of disturbance or disruption to the Contractor, or to any Sub-Contractor of the Contractor, or to others. (c) The Contractor shall be entitled to deduct from or set off against any money (including any retention) otherwise due to the Sub-Contractor under the Sub-Contract and/or under any other Sub-Contract agreement that the Sub-Contractor may have with Danabray Limited on any other project, any sums which the Sub-Contractor is or may be liable to pay to the Contractor or such sum finally awarded in arbitration or litigation in favour of the Contractor provided always that: (i) the Contractor has given a valid notice of intention to pay less to the Sub-Contractor not later than three days before the final date for payment in accordance with Clause 21(e) (d) Where an effective notice has been given but on the matter being referred to adjudication pursuant to Clause 38 it is determined that the whole or part of the amount should be paid that amount shall be paid not later than 7 days from the date of the Adjudicator's award or the date which apart from the notice would have been the final date for payment, whichever is the later. (e) Without prejudice to Clause 10 (c) where the Contractor has a claim for loss and/or expense and/or damage which he has suffered or incurred by reason of any breach of, or failure to observe, the provisions of the Sub-Contract by the Sub-Contractor (whether or not the Contractor may have further claims for loss and/or expense and/or damage by reason of any breach or failure) the Contractor shall be entitled to set off the amount of such loss and/or expense and/or damage so suffered or incurred against any money otherwise due under the Sub-Contract from the Contractor to the Sub-Contractor including any Sub-Contractor's retention (f) Any amount set off under the provisions of Clause 10 (c) is without prejudice to rights of the Contractor or Sub-Contractor in any subsequent negotiations, adjudication, arbitration proceedings or litigation to seek to vary the amount claimed and set off by the Contractor under Clause 10 (c)
11 It shall be a condition precedent to the granting of any extension of time to the Sub-Contractor by the Contractor that the Sub-Contractor shall have given written notice to the Contractor as soon as it is apparent that completion of the Works will or may be delayed beyond the Period for Completion and stating all relevant matters relied upon in support of such a claim. 12 All surplus materials/waste arising from the Works shall be cleared from the site by the Sub-Contractor regularly during the course of the Works and in any event immediately on completion of the Works. In the event of the Sub-Contractor failing to meet or comply with this condition, the Contractor may undertake to dispose of such materials/waste and set off in accordance with Clause 10 herein the cost of carrying out such work against sums which would otherwise be due to the Sub-Contractor. The Sub-Contractor shall comply with all statutes, statutory instruments, bye-laws and regulations relating to the disposal of waste and shall in particular comply with the Contractor's Site Waste Management Plan ("SWMP") and controlled waste disposal procedures as may from time to time be published by the Contractor and which are available for inspection. Indemnity and Insurances13 The Sub-Contractor shall indemnify and save from harm the Contractor against and from all claims, causes of action, costs, damages, loss and expense whatsoever in respect of: (a) Personal injury or death of any person including all personal injury claims or injury to any property (including the Main Contract Works) real or personal arising out of or in the course of, including any design undertaken by the Sub-Contractor or in relation to or by reason of the execution of the Works by the Sub-Contractor (including but not restricted to the use of any plant, equipment or facilities whether in connection with such execution or otherwise) and (b) Any negligence or breach of duty on the part of the Sub-Contractor, or his Sub-Contractors, his or their servants or agents, and (c) Any breach or non-performance or non-observance by the Sub-Contractor, or his Sub-Contractors, his or their servants or agents of the provisions of this Sub-Contract save to the extent that such claims, causes of action, costs, damages, loss and/or expense are occasioned by any act of negligence or default of the Contractor. (d) Without prejudice to Clause 13 (a)-(c) above, the Sub-Contractor shall indemnify the Contractor and keep the Contractor indemnified against all liabilities, demands, losses, damages, costs, claims, expenses and interest made against, suffered or incurred by the Contractor by reason of all or part of the works, equipment, machinery, materials, goods and services to be designed, created, produced, procured and/or supplied by the Sub-Contractor under this Sub-Contract, or to be used by the Sub-Contractor or its suppliers in the provision of such equipment, machinery, materials, goods and services, failing to store, process, calculate, use and/or otherwise deal with date and date related information accurately and unambiguously, including but not limited to information containing or depending upon dates before, during and after 1 January 2000. 14 (a) The Sub-Contractor shall have and maintain adequate "Employer Liability", "Public Liability", "Contractors All Risks" and "Professional Indemnity" (where appropriate) Insurance in relation to all such risks arising out of or in relation to this Sub-Contract for such amounts as may be detailed in this Sub-Contract and produce on demand the policies of such insurance. In the event that the Sub-Contractor shall fail to effect such insurances the Contractor shall be at liberty to insure on behalf of the Sub-Contractor and set off in accordance with Clause 10 herein the cost of the premium so paid from any monies due or to become due to the Sub-Contractor or to recover the premium from the Sub-Contractor as a debt. (b) The Sub-Contractor shall comply with the Contractor's requirements on matters affecting the safe conduct of works on the Site and shall also comply with the Contractor's Safety Policy, a copy of which is available for inspection and shall also comply with all statues, statutory instruments, bye-laws and regulations affecting the Works and the carrying our thereof. In particular, the Sub-Contractor shall provide all information necessary to satisfy the Contractor that his operatives and sub-contractors are 'competent' (as defined in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and any subsequent updates) to undertake the Works in a safe, efficient and effective manner. Provision of Information15 Whenever the Contractor is required by the terms of the Main Contract to give any return, account valuation, estimate, request for payment, drawings, calculations, documentation or notice, the Sub-Contractor shall in relation to the Works give such documents or information in writing to the Contractor as will enable the Contractor to comply with such terms of the Main Contract and shall do so in sufficient time to enable the Contractor to comply with such terms punctually. If by reason of any negligence or breach by the Sub-Contractor of the provisions of this Sub-Contract the Contractor is prevented or delayed from recovering any sum under the Main Contract (whether in whole or in part), then without prejudice to any other remedy of the Contractor for such negligence or breach the Contractor may set off in accordance with Clause 10 herein such sum, (or in the case of delay, interest thereon for the period of delay at the rate of four percent per annum above the Base Lending Rate from time to time of the Midland Bank plc or (if such rate shall cease to be published) such other reasonable or comparable rate as the Contractor shall designate calculated on a daily basis and compounded on the usual quarter-days), from monies otherwise due to the Sub-Contractor under this Sub-Contract but only to the extent that such prevention or delay is caused by the negligence or breach of the Sub-Contractor . Ownership and Risk16 (a) The risk in all goods and materials to be incorporated in the Works, and in all plant tools and equipment for use in the connection with the Works, including but not limited to the risk in any and all liabilities to third parties and employees and damage and loss howsoever caused shall remain with the Sub-Contractor who shall at his own cost, maintain insurance of his goods and materials until Practical Completion of the Main Contract Works. (b) Notwithstanding Clause 16 (a) hereof, all goods, materials and temporary works shall become the property of the Contractor as and when the goods, materials and temporary works or any part thereof are first identified, inspected and appropriated by the Contractor for the Works and in any event upon delivery to the site and whether payment therefore has at that time been made by the Contractor in whole or in part or not at all. (c) The property in any plant tools and equipment for use in connection with the Works shall pass from the Sub-Contractor to the Contractor immediately upon delivery to site and shall re-pass from the Contractor to the Sub-Contractor upon completion of the whole of the Works. (d) The Sub-Contractor shall not remove from the site any plant tools, equipment, materials, temporary works or things provided by the Sub-Contractor in connection with the Works prior to the completion of the Works unless instructed by the Contractor. 17 Where it is provided by the Main Contract that the property in any plant, temporary works, materials or things whatsoever shall in certain events vest in the Employer or revest in the Contractor, then insofar as such plant, temporary works, materials or things are to be provided by the Sub-Contractor in connection with the Works the property therein shall pass from the Sub-Contractor to the Contractor immediately before it is due to vest in the Employer in pursuance of the Main Contract and shall re-pass from the Contractor to the Sub-Contractor immediately after it has revested in the Contractor in pursuance of the Main Contract. 18 The Contractor and/or the Architect or Engineer or the Employer shall be entitled to have tests made or carried out on anything for incorporation into the Works or which has already been incorporated into the Works. For this purpose the Sub-Contractor shall provide all facilities that the Contractor may require. All costs and expenses arising in relation to such tests shall be borne by the Sub-Contractor. 19 All things for incorporation into the Works shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturers written specifications or instructions. In the case of any differences or conflict between the requirements of manufacturer's specifications or instructions and this contract, the Sub-Contractor shall notify the Contractor accordingly and seek instructions in regard thereto. 20 Upon (and if appropriate before) delivery of all or any part of things for incorporation into the Works, the Sub-Contractor shall furnish to the Contractor all written information necessary for the proper handling, use, operation, processing and/or storage of the goods and for the avoidance of any risk or damage or injury to persons or property including but not limited to the things for incorporation themselves. Payments, Instructions and Variations21 (a) Unless otherwise agreed, payment shall be made to the Sub-Contractor by monthly instalments and in accordance with the provisions of Clause 21. (b) The Sub-Contractor shall submit an application for payment to the Contractor in respect of each instalment, not later than seven days in advance of the date when the payment for that instalment becomes due. Each application shall be supported by all relevant documentary evidence including a statement showing how the total amount claimed in the application has been calculated. The application for payment shall set out in full the name of the Sub-Contract and the Sub-Contract order number. An application for payment will only be effective to the extent that the information accompanying the application is sufficient for the Contractor to validate the accuracy of the amount claimed. Applications for payment shall take account of the progress of the Works up to the end of the month in which application is made, together with any additions to or deductions from the Sub-Contract price and subject to retention and discount as stated in the Sub-Contract Order or Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Contractor shall not be obliged to make an instalment payment to the Sub-Contractor unless the Sub-Contractor has submitted an application for payment in compliance with this Clause. (c) The first payment instalment shall become due on the last day of the month during which the Works were commenced on site, provided always that the Works commenced no later than the fifteenth day of that month. Where the Works commenced on site later than the fifteenth day of any month, then the first instalment shall become due on the last day of the following month. Thereafter applications for payment shall be made at monthly intervals and instalment payments become due at the end of each month. The last monthly instalment payment will become due at the end of the month in which practical completion of the Works is agreed by the Contractor. Payments thereafter shall become due upon the dates when the Contractor agrees that further amounts are due to the Sub-Contractor and/or as provided elsewhere in this contract. (d) Within 5 days of the date when any payment under this contract becomes due, the Contractor shall issue to the Sub-Contractor a payment notice showing the amount (if any) of the payment proposed to be made and the basis upon which the amount has been calculated. The payment notice constitutes the notice required by Section 110 A of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. (e) For the avoidance of doubt, the payment application referred to in clause 21 (b) above shall not constitute a valid notice for the purposes of section 110B of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1196 as currently amended. (f) Where the Contractor wishes to issue a notice of intention to pay less than the notified sum, as provided under section 111 of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, the notice shall be given not later than three days before the Final date for payment as defined in clause 21(e). (g) Except in circumstances where the Contractor has not received payment itself of any sum in respect of the Works by reason of the Employer's insolvency as defined in Section 113(2) of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, the final date for payment of any sum notified (subject to any agreed discount and/or retention) shall be 45 days after the date when the payment becomes due. 22 Unless otherwise specifically stated the price for the Works excludes Value Added Tax (as defined by the Finance Act 1972 or any re-enactment or amendment thereof or substitution therefor) but is inclusive of all other taxes or duties of whatsoever kind. 23 The Contractor operates a self-billing invoice scheme which shall apply to the Sub-Contractor details of which will be supplied to the Sub-Contractor. 24 The Sub-Contractor must sign and return the pro-forma Order or Agreement and any warranties required and must forward details of a valid Sub-Contractor's CIS tax certificate to the Contractor together with proof of the Sub-Contractor's Employers Liability, Public Liability, Contractors All Risk and Professional Indemnity (where appropriate) insurance policies before the Sub-Contractor is entitled to received any payment under the terms of this contract. All documents required from the Sub-Contractor for Value Added Tax purposes must be provided upon demand and if they are not provided and/or if no valid tax details are provided (valid UTR or otherwise) then tax may be deducted or withheld from payments by the Contractor. 25 (a) The Contractor shall have the power to give instructions for:
(i) Any variation to the works including any addition or omission (whether or not any omitted works are to be carried out by others) (ii) Carrying out any test or investigation (iii) The suspension of the Works or any part thereof. (iv) Any change in the intended sequence of the Works (v) The removal and/or re-execution and/or acceptance of any work or materials not in accordance with the contract. (vi) The exclusion from the site of any person employed thereon. (b) No instruction shall vitiate this Sub-Contract but the Sub-Contractor should advise the Contractor in writing of all work involving an addition to the Works within 7 days of such addition becoming apparent and at the same time submitting detailed and priced calculations based upon the Sub-Contract price showing such price adjustment, if any. Additions to the Works cannot be undertaken by the Sub-Contractor nor shall he receive payment for such additions without written authority from the Contractor. Where the Sub-Contractor's price is not accepted by the Contractor then if the Contractor requires the additional work to be carried out the Contractor shall notify the Sub-Contractor accordingly and the said work shall be valued by reference to the Sub-Contractor's rates and prices for the Works. (c) Where the basis of the Sub-Contract price for the Works is stated to be a Tender Sum and/or it is agreed that the works are subject to re-measurement, the Sub-Contractor shall submit re-measurements of completed works with each and every application for instalment payment. The priced bills of quantities (if any) or priced schedules, together with the Sub-Contractor's rates and prices, shall provide the basis for re-measurement. Where and to the extent that the priced schedules are considered by the Contractor to be unsuitable as a basis for re-measurement, the works shall be measured in accordance with the Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works (Seventh Edition) and priced at rates analogous to the Sub-Contractor's rates and prices, or at fair rates and prices as appropriate. (d) Where the basis of the Sub-Contract price for the Works is stated to be a 'Sub-contract sum' and/or it is agreed that the works are subject to a 'lump sum' agreement, for providing the agreed scope pf sub-contract works. In such instances any quantities included in the sub-contractors quotation and/or pricing document are to be regarded as indicative only, with the sub-contractor assuming risk for accuracy within the 'Sub-contract sum', the basis of the sum being the works as defined and detailed on the drawings. Such drawing applicable being listed in the Numbered documents in particular ND6. 26 The final date for payment to the Sub-Contractor for the retention referred to in Clause 21 (e) above less any deductions properly made there from in accordance with Clause 10 (c) or any other permissible basis shall be as to one half thereof 45 days after the issue of the Certificate of Practical Completion by the Architect or Engineer under the Main Contract and as to the remaining half thereof the final date shall be: (a) 45 days after the issue of the certificate of making good of defects by the Architect or Engineer under the Main Contract, or (b) 14 days after agreement between the parties of the amount finally due in respect of the Works is confirmed in writing by the Contractor, whichever is the later. 27 No Daywork will be permitted except where, in the sole opinion of the Contractor, it would be unfair to value such work at other than daywork rates. Where the Sub-Contractor considers he has a claim for daywork, due notice must be given to and approved by the Contractor in writing prior to the execution of the work, in order to facilitate checking the time and materials expended thereon and all daywork sheets shall be submitted to the Contractor by the end of the week during which the work is executed. The signature of the Contractor's representative on any daywork sheet shall be an acknowledgement only that work has been done and shall not bind the Contractor to pay for the work recorded on a daywork basis or at all. Failure by the Sub-Contractor to comply with the provisions of this clause will disentitle the Sub-Contractor from any right to claim daywork charges. 28 No claims for overtime/unsociable working hours/acceleration costs will be paid under any circumstances unless first agreed and Instructed in writing by the Contractor. Regarding all claims a 'statement of truth' must be submitted as condition precedent to any claim(c) for further alleged entitlement, this must be signed by a Director of the Sub-contractor business to validate the legitimacy of any such claims. Claim(s) being defined as any application for additional entitlement, payment or otherwise, outside the agreed Order scope and simple variation. Maintenance and Defects29 The Sub-Contractor shall: (a) maintain the works to the Contractor's the Employer's and any Architect's or Engineer's satisfaction both during the progress of the Works and until the completion of the Main Contract Works and
(b) make good at his own expense and at a time to be decided by the Contractor, any defects, imperfection, shrinkage or damage to the Works whether before or after completion of the Main Contract Works. 30 The Sub-Contractor shall commence any rectification/maintenance works required within 7 days of the Contractor's instructions to proceed with any such works and shall complete the same within a reasonable period. In the event of the Sub-Contractor failing to comply with this clause, the Contractor may undertake to carry out the Works and set off, in accordance with Clause 10 herein, the costs of carrying out such works against sums which would otherwise become due to the Sub-Contractor. Requests for Information31 The Contractor shall not be liable to the Sub-Contractor in respect of or in relation to any disruption or delay caused to the Sub-Contractor or to the Works arising from or in connection with the late receipt by the Sub-Contractor of any instructions, drawings, levels or any other information unless the Sub-Contractor has made an application to the Contractor for such instructions, drawings, levels or other information at a date which is not unreasonably distant from nor unreasonably close to the date upon which it is necessary for the Sub-Contractor to receive the same. Termination and Suspension32 (a) The Contractor may terminate the Sub-Contractor's employment under this Sub-Contract forthwith upon notice in writing to the Sub-Contractor. (b) Without prejudice to the Contractor's right to terminate the Sub-Contractor's employment under Clause 32 (a), if the employment of the Contractor is determined under any clause of the Main Contract Conditions, then the employment of the Sub-Contractor under this Sub-Contract shall thereupon also determine. (c) Following termination, the Sub-Contractor shall be entitled to be paid for the Works performed up to the date of such termination. Clause 21 and 26 herein shall apply in relation to any further monies the Sub-Contractor believes he is entitled to under the Sub-Contract in addition to those already paid to the Sub-Contractor immediately prior to the termination. 33 Notwithstanding Clause 32 above the Contractor may without prejudice to any other of its rights or remedies summarily determine the Sub-Contractor's employment under this contract in respect of the whole or any portion of the Works if the Sub-Contractor (a) suspends the Works or any part thereof (otherwise than by way of a valid suspension under Clause 35 herein) or fails to proceed regularly and/or diligently with the Works to the reasonable satisfaction of the Contractor (b) fails forthwith upon notice from the Contractor to commence work to remedy any defective workmanship and/or materials or incomplete work or fails to proceed with such remedial work with due diligence or to complete such remedial work to the satisfaction of the Contractor or the Architect, Engineer or client's representative within a set period as the Contractor may specify in the said notice or if none is so specified within a reasonable time; (c) fails to complete and deliver up the whole or any portion of the Works by the time or times specified or by such extended time or time as may be allowed by the Contractor; (d) fails to comply with an instruction under Clause 25. (e) makes any arrangements with his creditors, has a Receiving Order made against him or commits an act of bankruptcy or, being a limited company, goes into liquidation or has a Receiver or Administrator appointed or fails to pay his debts as they fall due; (f) fails to comply with any of the obligations on the part of the Sub-Contractor herein contained or if the Main Contract is determined by the Employer as a consequence (whether in whole or in part) of any breach of this Sub-Contract by the Sub-Contractor, such including any fundamental breaches of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation or company policy which in the opinion of the contractors HS&E manager are not acceptable. 34 Upon determination under the foregoing clause the Sub-Contractor shall not be entitled to compensation and shall not remove any of his equipment, materials or property from the site and notwithstanding anything contained in these conditions, shall be entitled to no further payment until completion of the Works by the Contractor or by others whereupon the Sub-Contractor shall become entitled to payment in accordance with Clause 26 for Works executed by the Sub-Contractor subject always to the right of the Contractor to set off in accordance with Clause 10 herein all loss expense and damages suffered or which may be suffered by the Contractor by reason of such determination and subject further to any other right of set off which the Contractor may have. For the purposes of such completion the Contractor shall have the free use of the Sub-Contractor's equipment, materials and property on the site without responsibility to the Sub-Contractor for fair wear and tear thereof and to any materials or fabricated work lying at the Sub-Contractor's works or workshop which have been bought or fabricated for the purposes of the Sub-Contract. 35 (a) The Sub-Contractor may only suspend performance of its obligations under the Sub-Contract where: (i) The payment notified in a payment notice issued pursuant to Clause 21 (d) is not made in full by the final date for payment in accordance with Clause 21 (e); and (ii) No effective notice to withhold payment has been given in accordance with Clause 10 (c); and (iii) The Sub-Contractor has given at least 14 days written notice of his intention to suspend performance stating the ground or grounds upon which it is intended to suspend performance. (b) The right to suspend ceases where the Contractor makes payment in full of the amount due in accordance with the Sub-Contract. (c) The period of suspension shall begin on the first day that performance is actually suspended and will cease on the earlier of the dates when relevant payment under Clause 35 (b) is discharged or the Sub-Contract is determined in accordance with Clause 32 or 33. (d) To the extent that a suspension is found to be invalid for whatever reason and howsoever the Sub-Contractor shall indemnify the Contractor in respect of any costs, charges, damages or any other loss arising, including liquidated damages under the Main Contract, incurred by the Contractor and arising out of the invalid suspension. Liabilities to Third Parties36 In any proceedings whether by arbitration or litigation or howsoever arising from or in connection with the Works, the Sub-Contractor shall not rely upon the Limitation Act 1980 nor any modification or re-enactment thereof in the defence to any claim that the Contractor may bring against the Sub-Contractor resulting from claims made by any third party (including the Employer) against the Contractor, except insofar as the Contractor may rely upon such Act in the defence of a claim made or proceedings brought against him. 37 If stated elsewhere in the contract documents, the Sub-Contractor shall, prior to the commencement date or at such time and with such person as the Contractor may stipulate enter into an agreement with the Employer or other interested party substantially in the form of the Sub-Contractor Form(s) of Warranty attached to the Sub-Contract Order or Agreement. Dispute Resolution38 (a) In the event that any dispute or difference arises under the Sub-Contract, the Contractor or the Sub-Contractor may at any time serve a written Notice of Adjudication on the other party indicating his intention to refer the dispute to adjudication under the procedural rules for adjudication known as the CIC Model Adjudication Procedure: Fourth Edition, published in March 2007. (b) The Notice of Adjudication shall include a brief statement of the issue or issues which it is desired to refer to adjudication together with the redress sought. The referring party shall send a copy of the Notice of Adjudication to the adjudicator. (c) The adjudicator shall be the person named in the Sub-Contract documents (if any). The named adjudicator shall within two days of receiving the Notice of Adjudication confirm his availability to act. The adjudicator will be appointed on the terms and conditions set out in the form of agreement attached to the CIC Model Adjudication Procedure. In the event that the Contractor and Sub-Contractor are unable to agree additional or specific terms of appointment of the adjudicator the Contractor will determine in its absolute discretion the terms of the appointment. (d) If no adjudicator is named or if the named adjudicator does not so confirm the adjudicator shall be appointed in accordance with the procedure set out in Rule 10 of the CIC Model Adjudication Procedure as amended by this Sub-Contract. (e) The CIC Model Adjudication Procedure: Fourth Edition as amended below will form part of the Sub-Contract. The amendments set out below shall, as provided in Rule 7 of the procedure, prevail over the CIC Model Adjudication Procedure. The amendments are as follows:
(i) Rule 19 - DELETE and SUBSTITUTE "The adjudicator may obtain legal or technical advice provided that he has obtained the consent of both Parties and only upon receipt and approval by the Parties of a Cost Estimate from the individual or body providing the advice. He shall provide the Parties with copies of any written advice received." (ii) Rule 24 – DELETE final sentence and ADD "He shall be required to give written reasons supporting his decision." (f) The Sub-Contractor shall hereby indemnify the Contractor in respect of any costs, charges, expenses, damages, or any other loss resulting from an adjudicator's award which is subsequently changed or amended in favour of the Contractor by a decision of an arbitrator or the Court. (g) Any adjudicator appointed pursuant to this clause shall be prohibited from appointment as an arbitrator under this Sub-Contract pursuant to Clause 39 (a). 39 (a) In the event of any dispute or difference between the Contractor and the Sub-Contractor, whether arising during the execution or after the completion or abandonment of the Works or after the determination of the employment of the Sub-Contractor, in regard to any matter or thing of whatsoever nature arising out of the Sub-Contract or in connection therewith then either party shall give to the other notice in writing of such dispute or difference and such dispute or difference shall be and is hereby referred to the arbitration and final decision of a person to be agreed between the parties, or, failing such agreement with 14 days after either party has given to the other a written request to concur in the appointment of an Arbitrator, a person to be appointed on the request of either party by the President of Vice President for the time being of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Provided that if the dispute or difference between the Contractor and the Sub-Contractor is substantially the same as a matter which is a dispute or difference between the Contractor and the Employer under the Main Contract the Contractor and the Sub-Contractor hereby agrees that such dispute or difference shall be referred to an Arbitrator appointed or to be appointed pursuant to the terms of the Main Contract who shall have power to make such directions and all necessary awards in the same way as if the procedure in the High Court as to joining one or more defendants or joining co-defendants or third parties was available to the parties and to him and in any case the Award of such Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties. (b) Provided that, if the Sub-Contractor wishes to commence arbitration proceedings as aforesaid it must notify the Contractor in writing of the said dispute or difference making specific reference to this clause and within three months from the date of the notice have requested the Contractor to concur in the appointment of an Arbitrator failing which his claim or claims in the proposed arbitration shall be deemed for the purposes of any proceedings whatsoever to be waived and absolutely barred. (c) In the event that the Sub-Contractor commences arbitration proceedings as aforesaid, the Sub-Contractor shall as a condition of being allowed to proceed with the arbitration provide reasonable security to the Contractor and the Arbitrator in respect of the costs and expenses likely to be incurred by the Contractor and the Arbitrator in relation to such proceedings such security to be in an amount and/or the form to be decided at the sole discretion of the Contractor. Without prejudice to the generality of the above such security may take the form of cash deposited with the Arbitrator, as trustee-stakeholder in such amount as the Contractor shall bonafide estimate as representing the likely costs and expenses arising from or in relation to the said proceedings including the likely costs and expenses to be incurred by the Arbitrator. (d) The parties agree that any Arbitrator appointed pursuant to Clause 39 shall not have any power to limit recoverable costs of any arbitration under Clause 65 of the Arbitration Act 1996 or otherwise. 40 In any such arbitration or other legal proceedings as provided for herein any decision, opinion, certificate or award of the Architect, Engineer, Client's Representative or Arbitrator appointed under or pursuant to the Main Contract which is final and binding on the Contractor under the terms of the Main Contract shall also be final and binding between the Contractor and the Sub-Contractor. 41 Service of any Notice of Adjudication and/or any other Notice or document referred to in Clauses 38 and 39 herein shall be effectively made by the following means: (a) By the Sub-Contractor upon the Contractor by pre-paid post (and by fax on the same day as posting) addressed to Danabray Limited, One Quartz Point, Stonebridge Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 3JL stating the site address and Sub-Contract Order Number. (b) By the Contractor upon the Sub-Contractor by pre-paid post (and by fax on the same day as posting) to the Sub-Contractor's last known principal business address. 42 (a) The Sub-Contractor is to note that the Contractor's preferred method of dispute resolution is mediation and the Sub-Contractor hereby undertakes to do everything necessary to prevent disputes and/or to co-operate with the Contractor to resolve all differences through conciliatory means if possible. Where the parties elect to resolve disputes via mediation, the management of the process will be by a single mediator agreed by the parties; or where the parties cannot agree a suitable person, a single mediator appointed by application of the Contractor to the Centre for Dispute Resolution ("CEDR"). 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Transgender: Joan of Arc Didnt Fancy a Dress
I was not raised religious. Most of my encounters with people who are religious have included a large amount of bigotry, racism, sexism, homophobia, and views that support the oppression of women and any non-white, non-straight, non-traditional peoples. I did not conclude that all religious people are intolerant from these experiences, rather I understood that they were trying to use several centuries of bloody colonization to justify the current beliefs they held. Let me say, too, that I am predominantly considering Catholicism and Christianity when considering this argument, and only because this has been my experience. I cannot say I have heard someone wearing mala beads shouting, "God hates fags!" but around the necks of many of these people screaming these slurs were crosses glinting in the afternoon sun.
I was not raised in a society where two women held hands. I have had a lover drop my hand in the middle of Forrest Hills, though, frightened she may run into one of the high school students she taught. I can also think instantly of many people who I knew who killed themselves right after they came out to their families and were rejected by their only system of support. The reasoning behind this rejection was always Biblical.
I was raised in a society which contained sex and gender into two packages: male and female, masculine and feminine, and tried to define these roles further by primarily focusing on wardrobe instead of behavior. The word queer was born to offer people who deviated from this structure in any way, another realm. And why was another realm needed?
If human history can be summed into 1 year, 360 of the days would reflect matrilineal societies. The remaining 5 days are responsible for the current state we are in and why we are fighting for women to be liberated in all aspects, everywhere, (Feinberg, 1996).
History Lesson #1: Joan of Arc -
Who knows what about Joan? This is what I know about her without opening a book: she was born a peasant with the mind of a military genius. She knew strategy like crusaders knew bloodlust for Pagans. She wanted to raise her people up from the ground and fight against the invasions of the English to help France be declared as its own nation-state. She led the army to victory, eventually, but was sold out by the Burgundians. Since Joan was not a knight, ransom was not offered for her release, even though she had been responsible for France's victory. When it came down to it, she lacked the phallic referential point that proved her worthy of rescue. The English used all they knew about her to justify burning her at the stake. Since most of their information was false, they had to go with cross-dressing to light the match. She refused to grow her hair or wear traditional clothes assigned to her sex.
So what were some of the things the English conjured up to use against her and how is this related to Christian crusades? Well, for the crusaders, Joan represented everything they were trying to kill off: she came from the Pagan town of Lorraine, for starters. She cross-dressed. They reported (and this has been dwelled upon embarrassingly in films) that the reason she refused to dress like a woman was because God was commanding her into the line of duty to fight against persecution, which only strengthened their argument that she was blasphemous. The people who followed her put her into the category of Sainthood and considered her as important as the holy virgin. This wouldn't bode well for the Christian church that was intent on destroying Pagan and matrilineal societies. Lay waste to oppositional beliefs and values so in a few generations time, there is no history, language has been so drastically altered that there is no oral tradition, women were reduced to mothers and wives without value being placed on them - unless the value also included price tags, and their roles as mothers and wives were not seen as strengths, but merely societal obligations.
Joan's accusers said this in court:
"You have said that, by God's command, you have continually worn man's dress, wearing the short robe, doublet, and hose attached by points; that you have also worn your hair short, cut en rond above your ears, with nothing left that could show you to be a woman; and that on many occasions you received the Body of our Lord dressed in this fashion, although you have been frequently admonished to leave it off, which you have refused to do, saying that you would rather die than leave it off, save by God's command. And you said further that if you were still so dressed and with the king and those of his party, it would be one of the greatest blessings for the kingdom of France; and you have said that not for anything would you take an oath not to wear this dress or carry arms; and concerning all these matters you have said that you did well, and obediently to God's command.
As for these points, the clerks say that you blaspheme God in His sacraments; that you transgress divine law, the Holy Scriptures and the canon law; you hold the Faith doubtfully and wrongly; you boast vainly; you are suspect of idolatry; and you condemn yourself in being unwilling to wear the customary clothing of your sex, and following the custom of the Gentiles and the Heathen."
To which Joan replied, "For nothing in the world will I swear not to arm myself and put on a man's dress," (Feinberg, 1996).
Pay close attention to the last line of their accusations "...following the custom of the Gentiles and the Heathen." Here, they are comparing her behavior to the class of people whom they also direct their hate - but why? Who else was cross-dressing? This implies history beyond Joan that included more like her.
I often write that I come from empty history books, but I see myself in all of the battles - the starved body being eaten alive by the dogs of soldiers, is me. The woman in the back of a police van in 1965 and raped for being caught cross-dressing, is me. I have been born from a feral passion that compels me to fight, but have never been taught why and the pencil and my voice are the only tools of war I wish to be intimate with.
When true history is not taught generations are created who blindly follow the transformation of tradition into manifesto of colony. Western religion has spread like plague through cultures. I was reading about this when learning about Uganda. My heart felt completely torn out and broken whenever I thought of this. I felt so ungrateful for complaining that I didn't have a queer community around me in Arizona when people are being murdered at the same time in another place. Right now. Right this second. My top bookshelf would be reason enough to arrest, rape, and kill me elsewhere. I think of soldiers storming churches and raping lesbians - it is a sickeness, but every disease has a root of origin.
I see Joan of Arc riding in furs and gold, armor that peasants will try anything they can to touch her, they believe just touching her can heal them. She believes in fighting so much for the joy that will come with their freedom. The crowd is so loud as she passes that it makes her deaf, all of the noises blur. She just sees tears in the eyes of these people reaching toward her. The sun is bright. There are birds.
Then I see her in the iron cage, standing with chain around her neck, her hands, her feet. The sun is bright. There are birds as she is taken to the scaffold. She is burning alive instead of renouncing her identity. They extinguish the fire to prove she was a real woman. Her armor is sent off and kept in a museum. This is our history. It belongs to all of us and it is important.
It is easy to stop being who you are in a society that has tried extensively to deny your existence in human history.
When you erase people from history or deny the truth of who they are, this idea is planted in the minds of people who will believe and defend it. "One man and one woman" is an idea that has been implanted and a history that proves otherwise has been erased intentionally so there is no readily available or commonly accessible evidence to refute. Think of other ideas that have been implanted and the generations who followed defending them and how those ideas have completely altered how we view history.
Hopefully, when we have equal civil rights in this country the following generations will continue to defend them, and if so, we will be serving a great justice. It is not just a right for marriage. It is the right to proper representation in history books so that the truth can continue to live. I don't want queer youth (or any youths) to be unable to find themselves in the books they read. I know how isolating that feels.
If you do not believe that this history has been erased, please tell me what Two-Spirit means and how you still know and let's talk about how that is connected to forced assimilation, native genocide, rigid heterosexual standards for human worth and equality.
And if you don't know, you should look it up. I did. And I cried. Every time I find evidence of transgender people in history, I break down and cry. I can't help it. I have come from a society that has refused to show me otherwise.
I was not raised religious, but my whole life I have had Christian beliefs crammed down my throat and being used to declare deviance where love is present.
Change is underway in the United States. I know there is evidence all around me of this. The L Word soundtrack in my CD player next to the Lilith Fair double-disc set - is evidence. The rainbow flag above the office window - is evidence. Ani cooing "go ahead, make your next bold move," is evidence. The bookshelves that reveal the true history of what has transpired - are evidence. I still cry. Some would say to take that energy and re-direct it at the source of inequality, but I will never deny myself the release of sadness for living in a corrupt world or deny that it became the way it is through genocide and violence and to benefit a handful of people while persecuting everyone else unless they conformed to the same corruption. I cannot hold it in my heart because it is infectious. Instead, I use it to say - this is what happened to Joan of Arc, please listen, this is why I am sad, this is how long ago it started, even longer than her, please listen and follow the trail through history that is hard to find.
The more I discover, the faster my hand moves and the louder my voice becomes.
Feinberg, L. (1996). Transgender Warriors. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.
I hear your voice. Although I am catholic, christian and believe in God, I must tell you that I suffer with you, even if you won´t believe I do. This is because each person lives religion differently. Each of us knows God deep in the heart, but religions are really run by human beings, not God in self.
Think about this sometime. Life is a gift for us, that lasts only a minute in the infinity of time. When I die, I don´t know where I will go. Maybe God doesn´t exist and I will die totally. Maybe I have no soul, no spirit. But just in case He exists, I would not like to be away from him for such a long time as eternity. Instead, just in case, I want to live thankful for my body, even though it is not perfect, thankful for my family and friends, even if they are not perfect, and thankful for the sunlight and the water that touch me everyday, which I am guessing I will not ever again feel in the etermity that follows my death.
My mission here is clear to me. I pray that you will also find your mission and live happy and thankful for who you are, and find beauty in every day of your life.
Kind regards,
Jacqueline Patiño FundActiva
Tarija - Bolivia
South America
Your words
Your words are so beautiful! Maybe your mission in life is to make people like me think about the existence of lesbian/gay/transgender people, their struggle and how invisible they are in the world right now.
Duly noted friend. We need to acknowledge their existence as they were created like that for a reason, and you are right in everything you say about them.
About God I difer from you. You are free to think there is no God, and I am free to think there is one. This is the beauty of freedom of thought. I will not ever try to convince you of my thinking, as I haven´t seen Him. But I can tell you that I have experienced an eternal, unquenchable thirst for understanding my spirit, and deep inside of me I found His love working miracles in my life. This is my testimony. I have been to hell on earth and His love has risen me. I had no money and He gave it to me. I cried defenseless and told him who was hurting me and He took the threat away for good.
This is all dear Mei Li. Don´t want to bother you anymore. I just admire your writing, your passion and the way you stand up for the ones who need you.
In friendship,
Jacqueline Patiño FundActiva
Tarija - Bolivia
South America


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It amazes me how celebrities think they can live the good life, spend spend spend and not think about the consequences. Sadly one doesn't have to be a celebrity to get into the kind of trouble that has seen Kerry been declared bankrupt twice in 5 years.
But who is at fault or to blame for allowing Kerry to fall into financial ruin twice?
The cowboy loan shark sites such as Cash Lady, which funny enough was the company Kerry was recommending, Wonga, Pounds to pocket etc. They offer a quick money solution at ridiculously high interest rates (high being exorbitant by any sane or intelligent person. We are talking hundreds and even thousands of percent).
Below is an example of the rates Cash Lady offer:
Obviously the people going to such websites and lenders are not inteligent and mostly desperate to keep up the expensive lifestyle or are living way beyond their means. Take a Pound to Pocket for example. A loan of £500 is ultimately going to cost you £949.01 = Crazy!
The government are to blame for not placing stricter controls on these pay day loan companies. They need to ensure the right questions are asked and ensure that money is not given to a person who has no hope in hell of paying it back. Some basic questions should be asked of anyone wanting a loan:
The media (radio, television, online) are to blame for glorifying these companies. Take Wonga for instance. Have you seen their ridiculous silly adverts? Everyone is having fun, smiling and joking etc. They portray quick money as a happy occassion instead of showing in simple terms what one is getting themselves into when they are unable to pay.
Wonga will cost you dearly, take a look at the example below.
The regulators of the banks are to blame for this problem because back before the credit crunch they were not monitoring banks close enough.
The banks are to blame because they were lending money to people who couldn't afford to pay it back. When the credit crunch took place, the banks tightened up their lending policies and even today it is very difficult to get a loan from a bank
Greedy people such as Kerry Katona are to blame for wanting to live beyond their means.
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It is funny (not) how these ex rich folk always blame bad financial management after they declare bankruptcy. There they have been living the high life for many years and not paying the correct tax and then boom, one day it all catches up on them.
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The U.S. arm of Atari, the iconic video game company that created "Pong," filed for bankruptcy on Monday.
But Atari will live on. The move is aimed at breaking the American branch away from its unprofitable French parent company. The firm that gave the world Pong more than 40 years ago wants its US business, along with three other companies, Atari Interactive, Humongous, and California U.S. Holdings, to be separate from the French parent company known as Atari S.A
Sky news is reporting that Blockbuster UK, the DVD rental chain, has called in administrators in a move which puts more than 4,000 jobs at risk.
Blockbuster UK is the third major high street store to go bust or on the verge of going bust in the last week and fourth in the last two months. Recently Jessops and HMV went into administration, while Comet closed its stores at the end of 2012.
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HMV has thrown in the towel after years of struggling to fend off nimbler rivals by calling in administrators in a move which puts more than 4,000 jobs in jeopardy.
Following a board meeting that lasted several hours, HMV directors, led by chairman Philip Rowley and chief executive Trevor Moore, decided the business could no longer trade without insolvency protection.
Source: Sky News
HMV has become the second retail chain to enter administration, following the decision by photography chain Jessops to do the same earlier in January.
The business, which sells CDs, DVDs and video games, says that as a result of 'current market trading conditions' it faced 'material uncertainties' meaning that it would likely not be able to meet with banking covenants at the end of the month.
Accountancy firm Deloitte has been appointed as administrator and will now keep HMV's 239 UK stores, supporting some 4,300 workers, open while it pursues potential buyers.
Source: Growth Business – Administrator moves in as HMV faces the music
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According to Wikipedia;
Jessops was the United Kingdom's largest specialist photographic retailer, which had 192 shops across the country. Many branches contained mini-labs that offered one hour processing or an "express' 25 minute service.
It is a very sad day for the 1370 employers who have all lost their jobs. I am amazed Jessops lasted as long as it did, what with the online market taking off. I have purchased a number of cameras over the years and always found Jessops to be too expensive. I bought most of my cameras from Tottenham Court Road where prices were a lot more competitive than Jessops. I have also bought from the likes of Amazon and Pixmania and of course they can offer a lot better deals.
For me what I don't understand is, if a company like Jessops in 2007 realized they were not doing well, why did they not close some shops in areas where the market just wasn't there or get rid of expensive equipment such as the mini-labs that did photo processing? Did they really have to have 192 shops?
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A study published August 15, 2011 in the journal Pediatrics found that infants with an older autistic sibling have a near 19 percent risk that they too will develop the disorder. The study is considered the largest autism study to follow infants for sibling recurrence.