CASEL Milestones
For more than 20 years, CASEL has helped transform the lives of countless preschool through high school students, their families, and their communities. By advancing social and emotional learning research, expanding evidence-based practice, and promoting sound educational policies, CASEL prepares young people for success in school, at work, and in their lives.
A new meta-analysis is released showing SEL's impact is long-term and global. Social and emotional learning (SEL) programs, which previously have shown immediate improvements in mental health, social skills, and academic achievement, continue to benefit students for months and even years to come, according to a 2017 meta-analysis from CASEL, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University, and the University of British Columbia.
CASEL's social and emotional learning District Resource Center launches, offering a rich set of online guidance and resources for initiating, developing, implementing, and assessing districtwide implementation of SEL. Organized according to the 10 key areas outlined in CASEL's District Framework for Systemic SEL, the District Resource Center includes implementation strategies as well as hundreds of resources and artifacts that are a direct outcome of CASEL's Collaborating Districts Initiative (CDI), established in 2011 to support the promotion and implementation of systemic SEL.
CASEL welcomes four new members to its board of directors: Catherine Bradshaw, Deborah Delisle, Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, and Andrea Wishom. They are accomplished and committed members who will help to elevate the work of CASEL for the benefit of students nationwide.
The 2017 Cross-Districts Learning Event held in Oakland, Calif. in March is the largest to date. Nearly 200 participants representing 18 school districts attended. The theme was "Creating Conditions for SEL through Partnerships, Practices, and Programs." Thanks to the Stuart Foundation and the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation for generously sponsoring the event.
In partnership with California's CORE Districts, Transforming Education, RAND, and Harvard University, CASEL launches its Work Group to Establish Practical Social-Emotional Competence Assessments. The work group is a three-year effort to establish a practical framework for assessing student social-emotional (SE) competence, preschool to high school.
The Collaborating States Initiative (CSI) is founded with support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Pure Edge Inc. The CSI allows CASEL to actively partner with states on the development of policies, learning standards or goals, and guidelines to support statewide implementation of social and emotional learning (SEL).
The National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (NCSEAD) was launched in September 2016. The commission is joining CASEL's efforts to unify the country and leaders from multiple sectors to advance a broader vision of education success.
Atlanta Public Schools becomes the first large school district beyond the original eight districts in the Collaborating Districts Initiative (CDI) to partner with CASEL and implement systemic SEL.
CASEL publishes its second major guide to evidence-based SEL programs, the 2015 CASEL Guide: Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs—Middle and High School Edition.
Karen Niemi becomes CASEL's new President and CEO, and Roger Weissberg becomes CASEL's Chief Knowledge Officer.
CASEL's State Scan of Social and Emotional Learning Standards, Preschool through High School assesses the development of SEL standards in all 50 states.
The Missing Piece: A National Teacher Survey on How Social and Emotional Learning Can Empower Children and Transform Schools reveals that teachers across the country understand that SEL is critical to education and want quality SEL for their students. The report was developed for CASEL by Civic Enterprises and Peter D. Hart Research Associates.
CASEL releases the 2013 CASEL Guide: Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs—Preschool and Elementary School Edition, identifying high-quality evidence-based programs that successfully teach SEL in schools.
The journal Child Development publishes CASEL's major study, "The Impact of Enhancing Students' Social and Emotional Learning: A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Universal Interventions." This is a landmark report for the field, linking SEL to 11-percentile gains in academic achievement.
CASEL awards its first Mary Utne O'Brien Award for Excellence in Expanding the Evidence-Based Practice of Social and Emotional Learning to honor former CASEL executive director Mary Utne O'Brien and her vision for high-quality SEL practice nationwide.
Photo: CASEL Board of Directors Vice Chair Ann Nerad, shown at right, presents the Mary Utne O'Brien Award to Congresswoman Judy Biggert (R.-Ill.) at the CASEL Forum in Washington, D.C.
In partnership with NoVo Foundation, CASEL launches a first-of-its-kind national effort, the Collaborating Districts Initiative to implement systemic SEL in eight large urban districts across the country.
CASEL publishes A Meta-Analysis of After-School Programs that Seek to Promote Personal and Social Skills in Children and Adolescents, a review of SEL in after-school programs.
Congressman Dale E. Kildee (D-Mich.), Congresswoman Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), and Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) introduce the first federal Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act.
Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), a cosponsor of the Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act, continues to be a leader for SEL in Congress and in his home district.
Photo: Filmmaker George Lucas of the George Lucas Educational Foundation (center) with two of CASEL's co-founders, Eileen Rockefeller Growald and Daniel Goleman, at the 2007 CASEL Forum.
The first Joseph E. Zins Award for Action Research in Social and Emotional Learning is presented at the 2007 CASEL Forum to honor Joe Zins, a professor and pioneer in the field of SEL.
The first CASEL Forum on SEL brings together prominent leaders in the fields of education, scientific research, public policy, and philanthropy.
CASEL publishes the Sustainable Schoolwide SEL Implementation Guide and Toolkit to provide essential tools and resources for SEL implementation in schools.
CASEL becomes a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning: What Does the Research Say? compiles a wide body of research that establishes the importance and effectiveness of SEL and its connection to academic learning.
Illinois becomes the first state to adopt SEL standards for preschool through twelfth grade.
CASEL publishes the first comprehensive review of school-based SEL programs, Safe and Sound: An Educational Leader's Guide to Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs.
The Illinois Advisory Council is formed to promote legislation that would enable Illinois to establish SEL standards as part of the state's learning standards.
CASEL changes its name from Collaborative to Advance Social and Emotional Learning to Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning—a significant change that reflects the intimate link between academic learning and SEL.
CASEL organizes a national meeting of school district superintendents on how to advance SEL among educational leaders.
CASEL co-sponsors two special issues of the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation on prevention program implementation and assessment.
The groundbreaking book Promoting Social and Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators defines SEL and demonstrates its significance for the education of all students.
CASEL moves to the University of Illinois at Chicago under the leadership of Roger P. Weissberg.
CASEL is founded following a series of meetings with researchers, practitioners, and child advocates to discuss the implications of social and emotional learning (SEL) for education. Photo: CASEL cofounder and board chairman Tim Shriver.


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The term scale and mode are used interchangeably, and in a strict theory sense, there is a big difference between a scale and a mode or modal scale. They are NOT the same, even if they are the same notes. A scale and mode can contain the same notes.
This started out as a reply to a on-line posting and question. I realized a lot of players don't know the difference between a scale and a mode or scale mode. So, I thought I'd spin out a little Internet lesson and post it. So here is my take on the Scale and Mode thingy.
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Music is best explored and explained in context. So I'll use the G Major Scale as that context.
The notes ( G A B C D E F# G' ) ARE the G Major Scale. It can be anyone of the those funny Greek sounding mode names that end in ian, like Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian and Ionian if all notes are equal.
Even starting on one scale degree vs another doesn't define one mode from another.
A Dorian: A B C D E F# G A'
B Phrygian: B C D E F# G A B'
C Lydian: C D E F# G A B C'
D Mixolydian: D E F# G A B C D'
E Aeolian: F# G A B C D E'
F# Locrian: F# G A B C D E F#'
G Ionian: G A B C D E F# G'
Most confusion when learning about modes, comes from using the same major scale as the basis for study. Like we are doing here. But for our purposes this will really help clarify why a scale is different than a mode. And, you get seven modes for the price of one major scale.
To complicate matters, there are common traditional scale names for some of the modes that are in common use.
Dorian A B C D E F# G A' is frequently called a minor scale. As it's a minor scale.
Phrygian B C D E F# G A B' is also a minor scale. I don't know of any other common name for Phrygian. I'm sure there are some.
Lydian C D E F# G A B C', is a major scale.
Mixolydian D E F# G A B C D' is often referred to as the Dominant scale and is a major scale type.
Aeolian E F# G A B C D E' this is the same as the Natural Minor scale.
Locrian F# G A B C D E F#' a diminished scale. No other common names that I'm aware of.
Ionian G A B C D E F# G', this is the common Major Scale.
Dorian, Aeolian and Mixolydian are common modes in use in contemporary music. Moondance is part Dorian and part Natural Minor or Aeolian, Sweet Home Alabama is Mixolydian.
All seven modes of the G major scale are just a collection of the same notes G A B C D E F#. If all the notes of the scale are equal it is just a scale and you can name it whatever mode or scale name you like. If one note is emphasized over the other six then it is one of the scale modes.
Melodically (Single Notes)
Each mode has a Characteristic Scale Step, that when emphasized in a melody or improvised solo will give a mode its characteristic sound. You then have a scale mode or mode.
The Characteristic Scale Steps for the modes are:
Dorian: A B C D E F# G A', characteristic scale step is F#, the sixth scale degree.
Phrygian: B C D E F# G A B', characteristic scale step is C, the second scale degree.
Lydian: C D E F# G A B C', characteristic scale step is F#, the fourth scale degree.
Mixolydian: D E F# G A B C D', characteristic scale step is C, the seventh scale degree.
Aeolian: E F# G A B C D E', characteristic scale step is G, the third scale degree.
Locrian: F# G A B C D E F#', characteristic scale step is C, the fifth scale degree.
Ionian: G A B C D E F# G', characteristic scale step is G, the first scale degree.
Even more to confuse you. Using triads, a three note chord, each mode has the same chords. Using our G Major Scale they are: G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, and F#dim chords in its "chord collection".
Harmonically (Chords)
Just as each mode has a characteristic scale step for the mode. Each mode has characteristic chords. The primary, secondary and diminished chords of each mode help define the modal sound.
It's the characteristic scale step that identifies the primary and secondary chords for each mode. The primary chords of any one of the modes are the I chord of the mode and the major and minor triads that contain the characteristic scale step.
An example using A Dorian.
A Dorian:
A B C D E F# G A'
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 scale degrees
I II III IV V VI VII chord functions
The characteristic scale step of the Dorian mode is the sixth. For A Dorian this is F#. The primary chords are the I chord of the mode and the major and minor triads: Am, Bm and D. Bm is B D F# and D is D F# A. Both contains the characteristic scale step of the Dorian mode, the sixth F#. The one chord in the modes does not need to have the characteristic scale step.
Am (A C E), the I chord
Bm (B D F#) the II chord
D (D F# A) the IV chord
The C, Em and G are secondary chords of the mode and the F#dim is the lone diminished chord.
OK, one more to show that the G Ionian mode is different that the G Major scale.
Characteristic scale step is the one, G. So the primary chords are the I chord of the mode and the major and minor triads: G C and Em:
G (G B D) the I chord
C (C E G) the IV chord
Em (E G B) the VI chord
In the traditional key of G major the I IV and V chords are the primary chords. The tonic, sub-dominant and dominant chords.
Alright, one more example. D Mixolydian D E F# G A B C D'. The characteristic scale step in Mixolydian is the seventh, C. The primary chords are the I, V, and VII. D, Am and C.
Here is a 12 bar, D Mixolydian blues
D Mixolydian blues
||  D   |  C   |  D  |  D  |
|  G   |  G  |  D  |  D  |
|  Am  |  C  |  D  |  Am ||
||  I   |  VII  |  I  |  I  |
|  IV  |  IV   |  I  |  I  |
|  V   |  VII  |  I  |  V  ||
Each mode contains notes and chords common to a corresponding, related major scale. So it is easy to inadvertently slip into a mode's related major scale. When that happens, you have lost the mode and have actually modulated into a major key. This can occur melodically or harmonically or both. Basically avoid or handle with care the D to G as that is the V to I in our G major example.
One of the keys to all this mode or modal stuff is that the harmonic function of a chord, its I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII is different in each mode for each chord. Here is how the Am chord functions in each mode:
Am in A Dorian is a I chord.
Am in B Phrygian is a VII chord.
Am in C Lydian is a VI chord.
Am in D Mixolydian is a V chord.
Am in E Aeolian is a IV chord.
Am in F# Locrian is a III chord.
Am in G Ionian is a II chord.
Their harmonic function is completely different from mode to mode. Just like a G in the key of C is different than a G in the key of G, or G in the key of D in traditional tonic/dominant harmony.
With printed music only using key signatures for major and their relative minor keys. It's this harmonic knowledge that will allow you to determine if a song is in a major key or a mode. You might not need this to just play chords but to embellish the chords and improvise it's a definite plus.
This is a classic case for only naming things IN CONTEXT. In music there isn't a lot that can be named out of context.
Here is my secret, mystical key that I use to get all the chords from any mode based on a major scale: For triads the order of chord types are: maj, min, min, maj, maj or 7th, min, dim. For 4-part 7th chords the order is: maj7, m7, m7, maj7, 7th, m7, m7b5 or half-diminished. This allows me to remember the chords for major scales and its related modes. I can get any mode's chords from this sequence of chords by starting at a different point in the sequence. You don't have to remember so much stuff. Just this tool and your major scales.
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Sergey Mokritsky
Born on February 18, 1961, in Polyanovka of Zhytomyr region (Ukrainian SSR). In 1991 he finished studies in Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (class of Aleksandr Galperin) and worked at Mosfflm and the Odessa Film Studio. From 1997 to 2002 he worked as DoP on TV. In 2000 Sergey Mokritsky cofounder of the "CHBK-Film" movie studio. From 2005 he cooperates with the "New People" film company. He is a member of the Russia's Cinematographers Union and a member of the European Federation of Cinematographers IMAGO (R.G.C.). As a cinematographer, he is known for the films Playing the Victim by Kirill Serebrennikov and Parallel Voices and Diamonds. Theft by Rustam Khamdamov. In 2007 Sergey Mokritsky made his directional debut with series Special Group (2007). His Protest Day (2012) had its premiere at Sochi Russian Open film festival. Battle for Sevastopol (2015) was a breakthrough for Mokritsky. The WWII drama was succesed in festival around the world, film recieved 8 nominations of the national film academy Golden Eagle (incl. Best film and Best directing), two Nika awards nominations and ranked as top-5 national box office hits of the year. It was followed next year by war drama I'm a Teacher premiered at the Beijing film festival. Sergey Mokritskiy's latest work Rough Draft is based on fantastic novel by Sergey Lukyanenko.
Kirsi Tykkyläinen
Graduated from University of Helsinki (1976) with master degree in Arts. From 1976 to 1983 was a lecturer in Russian Language and Literature at the University of Helsinki. For about 20 years she headed International Department of the Finnish Film Foundation and then worked as Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy of Finland in Moscow and as the Director of Cultural Centre of Finland in St. Petersburg (2011 - 2012). She was a Program director of the Moscow Film Festival (2007) and Artistic Director of the International Film Festival in St. Petersburg (2012 - 2013). Since 2018 Kirsi Tykkyläinen worked as Program Director of the International Festival of Debut and Student Films Nachalo / Beginning.
Wildly known for her multiply appearances in Aki Kaurismaaki films, such as Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (1994) and as a member of Leningrad Cowboys rock band (appeared in Aki Kaurismaaki's Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994). She also took a small part in Aleksander Rogozhkin's Peculiarities of the National Fishing (1997), a sequel to his cult hit.
Hong Sang Woo
He graduated in Russian language from the Hankuk University of Foreing Studies and film studies from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography with PhD thesis about Vasily Shukshin's characters.
Hong Sang Woo is the professor of Russian language and literature of Gyeongsang National University. His academic works include «Film Study» (2006), «World Cinema Journey» (2008) and korean adaptation of «Editing» by Sergey Eisenstein (2007).
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Nov 23, 2021 By Phyl Terry Posted in Updates
This week of Thanksgiving I want to thank you for asking for help this year.
Your willingness to ask is the engine that powers our community.
So, thank you for asking and thank you for the concomitant challenges you create for me and my team – including how difficult it is to describe the impact of you asking for help.
How do I bring you into that aha moment when a new GM realizes he is thinking too small about his new role?
How do I help you smell that crackle in the air, that metallic residue of the electrical cognitive impact that leaves him transformed and excited?
And how do I also be clear that it's not just him that leaves excited, but the members who came to help. They leave rejuvenated!
Or, how do I bring you into that moment when a laid off executive feels the sense of relief and renewed confidence that comes not only from having just received a much better job with much better prospects, but also from having not walked alone?
Or, how do I explain the moment when a member realizes he doesn't have to leave his company where he's built relationships, a reputation, and social capital – that, in fact, he may have one of the best opportunities available in the "metaverse" if he stays?
Or, how do I teleport you into that bittersweet session where a new mother realizes she is not alone in facing the challenges of caring for another life while still thinking of her own?
And, by the way, how do I explain why not walking alone is so powerful?
It often seems that the simple decision to walk together produces too big an impact for such a small act. (Maybe it's akin to that other small-action-releasing-outsized-power in the natural world: that of a neutron colliding with a nucleus?)
And, most importantly, how do I help you see that this is just an ordinary couple of days in the life of our community — that if we go back just a few more days then we'll discover intense conversations with product managers battling burnout, newly minted Chief Product Officers building effective board relationships, CEOs facing major crises, VPs of product trying to figure out next steps in their careers, and retailers navigating this challenging environment.
My commitment to you is to get better at helping you experience this cacophony of change.
That's my commitment because I know that if you really feel these air-crackling neuron-rearranging moments, then that will rearrange your neurons encouraging you to ask for help even more.
And if you ask for help more, then all of us will grow.
So, to sum this all up, I know who I'll be thanking this Thursday when I sit down to a big heaping plate of turkey and broccoli: you.
Elder Fraud, Financial Mistakes and Caregiving – Thu, Dec 2 @3pm ET
Howard Tischler, Co-Founder and CEO, and Liz Loewy, Co-Founder and COO, EverSafe
To register: Click here to email Britany Chism (register your teams to join too!)
Many members are facing challenges with aging parents (and managing employees facing challenges with aging parents) and asked us to bring in experts from time to time who can help.
We found two amazing people (through one of our longtime members).
Liz Loewy, co-founder of EverSafe, was the founder of the Manhattan District Attorney's first Elder Abuse Unit, and served as trial counsel in the prosecution involving elder abuse of the late philanthropist, Brooke Astor. In addition, Liz has served as a caregiver for her parents and grandparents.
Howard Tischler, co-founded EverSafe after his mother was financially exploited and lost her life savings. Howard will discuss what happened to his mother and how he managed his joint corporate and caregiving responsibilities while serving as a Group President and Lead Director in public companies.
There will be a robust Q&A session. Come ready with your own stories or stories from your workforce (and invite your colleagues to join as well, if you like).
Fall Keynotes
The What & Why of Continuous Discovery
Teresa Torres, Author, Speaker, and Product Discovery Coach
Most product teams are starting to adopt discovery best practices (e.g. interviewing customers, usability testing, experimenting). However, many of us are still stuck in a project world. We do research to kick off a project, we usability test right before we hand off to engineers, and our primary means for experimenting is a/b testing. These methods are better than nothing, but the best product teams are shifting from a project mindset to a continuous mindset. In this talk, we'll explore the key differences between project-based discovery and continuous discovery and give your team a clear benchmark to aspire to.
Bio: Teresa Torres is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, coach, and longtime friend of the Councils (she was a moderator of one of our Product Councils at one point). She's coached hundreds of teams at companies of all sizes, from early-stage start-ups to global enterprises, in a variety of industries and has taught more than 7,000 through her Product Talk Academy. She's the author of the recently published book, Continuous Discovery Habits, and blogs at ProductTalk.org.
The Hows and Whys of Hybrid Work
Jaime Teevan, Chief Scientist for Microsoft's Experiences and Devices
with moderator Ron Pessner, Vice President of Product, Microsoft
Jaime Teevan, Chief Scientist for Microsoft's Experiences and Devices, is charged with creating the future of productivity at Microsoft and for its customers. As part of that effort, she helps lead the New Future of Work: the largest research initiative in Microsoft's history with hundreds of researchers from across Microsoft, LinkedIn, and GitHub. Their task is simple (and very hard): make this new future of work – in office, remote, and especially hybrid – possible and productive. Jaime Teevan, and moderator Ron Pessner, will provide an overview of what Microsoft has learned and will offer tips for effective and inclusive hybrid work.
Jaime Teevan is Chief Scientist for Microsoft's Experiences and Devices, where she is responsible for driving research-backed innovation in the company's core products. Previously she was the Technical Advisor to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, where she led the Productivity team. Dr. Teevan uses AI to help people accomplish their goals, developing the first personalized search algorithm used by Bing and introducing microproductivity into Office. Her groundbreaking research has earned her numerous awards, including the Technology Review TR35 Young Innovator and Karen Spärck Jones awards. She holds a Ph.D. from MIT and a B.S. from Yale, and is an affiliate professor at the University of Washington.
Ron Pessner, a longtime CG Councils member, is in charge of collaboration across the Microsoft 365 collaboration suite (that span across Word, Excel, PPT, etc). He has spent 18 years at Microsoft and has done a number of things including GM for Games for Windows, senior role at Xbox, led Windows 10 for Window Phone, and multiple roles in the Office organization. Prior to Microsoft he worked with a number of startups in the early days of the web and mobile internet.
Heartwood: The Art of Living With the End in Mind
Barbara Becker, Author
To access recording (Council members only): Click here to email Britany Chism
For our second Fall Meeting keynote, Barbara Becker, author of Heartwood invites us into a conversation about the art of living.Members of our Councils are facing difficult life moments now, as they have in the past and as we each will in the future. With this talk, we help deepen the trust and safe space needed for members to be vulnerable, find support and connection, and, of course, ask for help throughout the meetings and beyond.We also hope to reveal, for your own reflection, the individuals and events in your life that shaped who you have become as a person. In work, and in our daily lives, we aren't often granted the opportunity to name and to process the people we love, the challenges we face, and the difficulties that become part of us – that become our own Heartwood.Bio:
Barbara Becker is an ordained interfaith minister and has sat with hundreds of people at the end of their lives. Barbara speaks on a wide range of topics, including deepening our sense of meaning and spirituality and mid-career pivots. She has dedicated more than twenty-five years to partnering with human-rights advocates around the world in pursuit of peace and interreligious understanding. She has worked with the United Nations, Human Rights First, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, and teaches at Columbia University
Previous 2021 Talks
Battle Buddies – A Way to Support Your Teams
Craig Hopkins, CIO, City of San Antonio
Join Craig Hopkins for this short webinar focused on Q&A to introduce an idea that has taken off in Craig's org, the City of San Antonio, where he is the CIO.It's called Battle Buddies. So, what is a Battle Buddy?Adapted from the US Army, a battle buddy is a partner assigned to an employee in an organization who is expected to assist his or her partner.Even though we are not in military combat, Craig says our corporate responsibilities can feel just as stressful and overwhelming at times.A battle buddy is not only intended for comradery and support, but also to help reduce stress, provide professional and leadership guidance, and at times, get into the trenches together to get things done. Since we will each be watching each other's actions, we are all battle buddies to each other, as partners and as a leadership team, driven by our mission while adhering to our Core Values.Craig will talk about how this has worked in his organization and how to set it up in yours.
Clubhouse and the Audio Revolution (not recorded)
Jonathan Ehrlich, Partner, Foundation Capital
Two things to know about Jonathan Ehrlich:
1) he co-led the seed round in Clubhouse and was thus the first venture capitalist to spot its potential;
2) he's a Councils alum with an interesting career arc.We held an informal conversation with Jonathan about Clubhouse, the future of audio, and Jonathan's career journey from a mostly offline retailer in Canada to relocating to Silicon Valley and reinventing himself.
Jonathan Ehrlich is a Partner at Foundation Capital who invests in early early-stage consumer, marketplace, commerce, and SaaS startups and technologies. He joined Foundation Capital in 2013 as a partner after spending nine months with the firm as an entrepreneur-in-residence. Before joining Foundation Capital, Jonathan spent 17 years as an operator during which he founded three companies, built a $100M+ revenue business, and ran marketing for Facebook. He is the first institutional investor in Clubhouse and currently sits on the board of Bulletin and Chord. His Foundation and personal investments include Shelf Engine, Mainstreet, Truepill, Hooked, WayUp, League, Front, and Flexport. When not working, he can be found on his bike or chasing his four kids around.
JTBD in Large Distributed Environments
Jay Haynes, Founder & CEO, thrv.com
Jobs To Be Done has proven to be an effective methodology for building much better holistic end-to-end products and customer experiences.
*But* CG Council member companies with large distributed environments are finding it difficult to apply JTBD in effective ways.
Jay Haynes, CEO of thrv, and a global expert on JTBD will come and speak to the Councils community on this specific challenge of using the methodology in large, complex technology environments.
See talks from the last month and beyond here.


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Dementia patients to benefit from machine thanks to donation
Dementia patients will benefit from a RITA machine thanks to a donation from Cleethorpes Golf Club.
Patients with dementia at Grimsby hospital will benefit from a new machine they can interact with to help recall and share events from their past, thanks to a donation from Cleethorpes Golf Club.
The club has donated more than £8,000 to The Health Tree Foundation (HTF) – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust's official charity. It will be used to purchase a Reminiscence Interactive Therapy Activities (RITA) machine.
The machines help patients with dementia, particularly with memory impairments, by helping them recall and share events from their past through listening to music, watching news reports, listening to wartime speeches, playing games and karaoke, browsing the internet, viewing old maps and photographs, making video calls and watching films.
Members, visitors and supporters of the club raised the funds over the course of a year, from events like a charity golf day and an evening with ex-Grimsby Town Football Club (GTFC) legends, to raffles and bingo nights.
John Gale, former Men's Captain of Cleethorpes Golf Club, said: "I lost my mum to vascular dementia a few years ago, so I wanted to give something back to help support these patients. She had the condition for more than eight years. I chose HTF to raise money for and I want to say a big thank you to everyone that has helped us reach our total.
"We had a brilliant night where former GTFC footballers spoke about how dementia had touched their lives. The RITA machines really help dementia patients during their time in hospital."
The money left over after the purchase of the RITA machine will go towards making our wards more dementia-friendly. Additional RITA machines will be purchased next year to use across the Trust.
Liz Stones, Chairman of Cleethorpes Golf Club, said: "We had our annual charity day in August and other fundraising events throughout the year, including our Captain/Pro challenge. The money was raised by golfers, visitors and social members. As a club, we're always keen to support local charities and this was why the members were brilliant with their generosity."
Emily Woods, Dementia Clinical Nurse Specialist, said: "The RITA machines are fantastic as they can be used for cognitive stimulation. It helps keep patients stimulated and creates conversation. We do use them for our vulnerable patients but other patients can also use them too."
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San Diego, California Targets Cannabis Billboards
by Benjamin M. Adams | January 15, 2020
On Jan. 13, the San Diego City Council unanimously approved a ban on cannabis billboard ads within 1,000 feet of schools, playgrounds, daycare centers and other sensitive areas.
Last October, city leaders alluded that a crackdown on cannabis billboards was coming by the end of 2019. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the new law will make 352 of the city's 644 existing billboard sites eligible for cannabis billboard, which adds up to about 54 percent of billboard sites.
Current state law bars cannabis billboard ads from displaying within 1,000 feet of certain sensitive areas, but the new change adds parks and other types of areas to the list. Critics of the move say that city leadership should have also banned billboards from areas near libraries, churches and other places that are frequented by young people. The list of critics includes representatives from San Diegans for Safe Neighborhoods.
"I believe the ordinance strikes the right balance that will protect children from cannabis billboard exposure and also create a legal and constitutionally sound ordinance that is narrowly tailored," Councilmemeber Chris Cate said at the meeting. Cate has long been known as an opponent to cannabis in the local area.
Council President Georgette Gómez said that she would prefer to see libraries included in a potential revised version of the law in the future.
A representative from billboard company Clear Channel said that the company supports the new changes and already adheres to the regulations.
The law, however, does permit a six-month grace period that allows businesses to get into compliance. Violation of the new law could result in citations and fines. It's certainly not the first time cannabis billboards have drawn attention. Statewide restrictions on cannabis billboards were added as an amendment to Proposition 64 in 2016. Cannabis billboards caused controversy in Massachusetts in 2017.
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There's more than meets the eye! Bachelorette contestant Kenny Braasch may not have earned Clare Crawley's first impression rose, but he is still a bachelor worth paying attention to.
During the season 16 premiere on October 13, the Illinois native arrived wearing a T-shirt that featured Crawley's dogs. He later caught the hairdresser's attention during a group date where he and other suitors were tasked with playing strip dodgeball. When Braasch's team had to take off their shorts, Crawley was quick to notice his physique by saying to host Chris Harrison: "Look at Kenny's a–, just take a good look at it. How is he so tan?"
Harrison, for his part, previously commented on Braasch's looks while introducing the men for the first time before the season began. "I don't know how to say this without it being too awkward, but I saw a lot of Kenny. We all saw a lot of Kenny. Things that I will not unsee," he said in September. "And I can tell you, well, he's a good-looking dude and he has no tan lines. Anywhere. At all."
The longtime Bachelor host continued, "I don't know how you explain that, but I guess it's easy to explain. So that's Kenny. So let's move on because I haven't slept since."
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Now-former prospective Democratic candidate Jim Webb swings, misses on Confederate flag
6/25/15 10:00am by Jon Green 21
The Confederate flag is having a bad week. Steadily losing support among its most ardent defenders — Republicans in the South — and being steadily removed from the inventories of major retailers such as Wal-Mart, eBay and Amazon, this isn't a very good time to be pro-Stars and Bars.
Even Republican candidates who are trying to curry favor with South Carolina's racist caucus are coming out against the flag being displayed on public grounds — after they got the go-ahead from Governor Nikki Haley, of course. Since she called for the flag's removal from South Carolina's State House, every GOP candidate who has been asked has agreed with her that, yes, a treasonous, racist flag that was originally installed in the 1960s as a middle finger to integration has no place on public grounds. Even Mike Huckabee, who originally tried to dodge the issue by emphatically stating that he refused to emphatically state anything on the subject, eventually came around and endorsed the decision.
In other words, a consensus has formed. The Confederate flag is the political equivalent of a hanging curve that any politician can hit out of the park if they so choose.
Yesterday, likely Democratic candidate Jim Webb, displaying an inexplicable lack of understanding of his party, public policy and basic decency, took a swing and missed wildly.
As Webb wrote in a Facebook post:
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This is an emotional time and we all need to think through these issues with a care that recognizes the need for change but also respects the complicated history of the Civil War. The Confederate Battle Flag has wrongly been used for racist and other purposes in recent decades. It should not be used in any way as a political symbol that divides us.
But we should also remember that honorable Americans fought on both sides in the Civil War, including slave holders in the Union Army from states such as Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware, and that many non-slave holders fought for the South. It was in recognition of the character of soldiers on both sides that the federal government authorized the construction of the Confederate Memorial 100 years ago, on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery.
This is a time for us to come together, and to recognize once more that our complex multicultural society is founded on the principle of mutual respect.
To paraphrase: "Take down the flag if you must, but don't be a jerk about it because DID YOU KNOW A FEW OF THE GOOD GUYS HAD SLAVES, TOO???"
Webb is right to say that our "complex multicultural society" is founded on the principle of mutual respect, which is why it's so important for our culture — to say nothing of our government — to reject racist symbols that display an utter lack of respect for the human dignity of our citizens. It doesn't matter if the soldiers fighting for the Confederacy didn't own slaves, or even if they were honorable young gentlemen before they went to war. At the end of the day, they were fighting for the right to hold slaves. That doesn't deserve our respect. And just because we decided to memorialize them before we decided that the descendants of those they fought to enslave deserved an equal right to vote doesn't mean that decision was a good one.
There is no kumbaya moment to be had when it comes to the Confederate flag. It was a rallying symbol for those who fought in the name of slavery over 150 years ago, and it remains a rallying cry for those who think the wrong side won the Civil War today. Jim Webb prides himself on his "radical centrist" image — a pro-pollution Democrat; an anti-war veteran — but taking the wrong side of a one-sided issue just for the sake of being a "cooler head" is no way to earn anyone's respect. It's a great way to remind everyone that you aren't going to be president.
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Jon Green graduated from Kenyon College with a B.A. in Political Science and high honors in Political Cognition. He worked as a field organizer for Congressman Tom Perriello in 2010 and a Regional Field Director for President Obama's re-election campaign in 2012. Jon writes on a number of topics, but pays especially close attention to elections, religion and political cognition. Follow him on Twitter at @_Jon_Green, and on Google+. Article archive.
21 Responses to "Now-former prospective Democratic candidate Jim Webb swings, misses on Confederate flag"
GreenEagle says:
May I add that Germany had two chances to put its bitterness behind it: World War I and World War II. They chose not to put their bitterness behind them the first time, which led to 50,000,000 dead the second time around. They learned their lesson after that. White Southerners seem not to have learned their lesson yet.
lrs63 says:
Why not step up and say that the Civil War was bad idea that slaughtered thousands, divided the country, made us poorer and robbed families of loved ones. I've visited Gettysburg and real sadness of that war came home to me. This was not a noble cause, Jim Webb. It was a tragedy.
The losers need to put their bitterness behind them as Germany did.
Quilla says:
Snark, right?
Once the old Confederate "graven images" are torn down, what's to stop The Ubiquitous Them from destroying, say, the Peanuts kids in St. Paul or that French lady in New York Harbor?
Remove the Confederate flag and be done with it.
Duke Woolworth says:
Maybe some ISIS sappers would volunteer to help blow up the losers' monuments. Aren't they graven images? Craven images?
Jon Green says:
Ah that's good to know. We're testing out some new mobile interfaces and haven't settled on one yet, so this is good feedback to have.
Harry R. Sohl says:
Hi Jon, just a technical FYI… the light blue headlines on the iPhone layout are very hard to read.
Dixiecrat liberals inaction.
Bill_Perdue says:
Liberal? That's how he and other right wing Dixiecrats like the Clintons describe themselves.
""I think this is where Democrats screw up, you know?" former Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), who says he may run for president, told Yahoo News recently. "I think that they have kind of unwittingly used this group, white working males, as a whipping post for a lot of their policies. And then when they react, they say they're being racist."http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0419-mcmanus-whites-20150419-column.html
"Clinton: Obama Not Winning Over "Hard-Working Americans, White Americans" "I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article "that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/08/clinton-obama-not-winning_n_100763.html
Dixiecrat? Yes. Liberal? Meh.
Dixiecrat liberals in action.
2karmanot says:
"pride of the south" and the ass wipe traitor rag….or is that an oxymoron?
The South has a varied and complex history that covers 400 years. The Confederacy and the traitor's flag accounts for five of those 400 years, and the whole affair was a disgrace. How in the name of dog does that rag signify the "heritage" of the South?
And the Confederate rebellion took more American lives — on both sides — than World War I, World War II, and Vietnam — combined. All because of racism and the desire to hold other human beings as slaves.
And please spare me the revisionist rhetoric that it was about anything but slavery and racism. The record says otherwise.
Demosthenes says:
The good news is Mr. Webb can now go back to writing steamy novels . . .
dcinsider says:
The confederate flag showed a resurgence in the late 1950's and early 1960's in reaction to the civil rights movement. It was not on the grounds of either the Alabama statehouse or the SC statehouse prior that time. It was resurrected not to display the "pride of the south" or to honor any former traitor "veteran" who fought against the US, but to recall a time when those seeking civil rights were enslaved.
That is the sole purpose of the confederate flag today. Anyone who pretends anything else is either a liar or a fool.
What a weasel.
It is simply to delicious not to mention ironic, that the old traitor rag has been lynched.
That's odd. I wonder what demon advised him to straddle that fence.
Don't you love how certain people act like no one has ever brought this issue up before? They do it with the name of the Washington NFL team too. Like suddenly everyone decided to be PC and make a big deal out of nothing rather than people having talked about this for decades and been ignored. Meanwhile the so-called liberal media bends over backward to be fair to outright racists. Ugh. Webb is wrong on this one and I don't see why he doesn't see that. Who is he defending besides some redneck racist relatives. I have them too. They're the reason we have the ability to block people on social media!
gratuitous says:
I like Jim Webb for many things, but he's stranded on the shore here. This may be an "emotional time," but that emotion has been building for decades, culminating in one more massacre by one more racist. The measure of "how far we've come" is that Dylann Roof was swiftly apprehended (unlike, say, Byron de la Beckwith). Millions of Americans are sick at heart and sick to death of this murderous hatred, a leftover from a bygone era that should have been confronted and wiped out a long time ago.
Now that the dam has burst, it's time to get on with a laundry list of things that we should have taken care of in the last 100 years. We'll start with racist displays honoring bigotry on public lands. I don't know what's next or where we'll stop, but it isn't going to end with taking down one disgusting display on the capitol grounds in South Carolina. Sen. Webb, it's time to stand down from race hatred.
The flag has to go and the only place it should ever wave is over a Confederate cemetery. But…but…please don't tear down Confederate memorials. That would, indeed, elicit a nasty and unnecessary back-lash.
I don't think the problem is what the flag was 150 years ago. Yes, lots of bad things, but those are way in the past. No one is complaining about it being in a museum or shown in a movie about that era.
No, the problem is that since the early 1960s this particular flag became the symbol of segregation and against civil rights and EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. I'm not against SC flying this flag over their state capital because they were once part of the Confederacy. I'm against it because in 1962 they put it up to show their defiance against the civil rights movement and against the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court ruling ordering them to integrate their public schools.
Regardless of what it meant in 1862, from 1962 and up to now it has been a symbol of racism. If you are displaying it people assume you are a racist because you are.


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5.2. The Seller may from time to time make changes in the specification of the Goods which are required to comply with any applicable safety or statutory requirements or which do not materially affect the quality or fitness for purpose of the Goods.
6. Sale by sample
6.1. Where any Contract for the sale of Goods is by sample, the Seller shall have no liability to the Buyer unless more than 5% of the Goods delivered under such Contract do not correspond with the quality of the sample provided.
7. Buyer's Specification
7.1 If the Goods are to be manufactured or any process is to be applied to the Goods by the Seller in accordance with a drawing, design or specification submitted by the Buyer, the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all loss, damages, costs and expenses awarded against or incurred by the Seller in connection with, or paid or agreed to be paid by the Seller in settlement of, any claim for infringement of any patent, copyright, design, trade mark or other industrial or intellectual property rights of any other person which results from the Seller's use of the Buyer's drawing, design or specification.
8. Liability and Claims
8.1 Any claim by the Buyer which is based on any defect in the quality or condition of the Goods or their failure to correspond with specification shall (whether or not delivery is refused by the Buyer) be notified to the Seller within seven days from the date of delivery or (where the defect or failure was not apparent on reasonable inspection) within a reasonable time after discovery of the defect or failure. If delivery is not refused, and the Buyer does not notify the Seller accordingly, the Buyer shall not be entitled to reject the Goods and the Seller shall have no liability for such defect or failure, and the Buyer shall be bound to pay the Price as if the Goods had been delivered in accordance with the Contract.
8.2 Where a valid claim in respect of any of the Goods which is based on a defect in the quality or condition of the Goods or their failure to meet specification is notified to the Seller in accordance with these Conditions, the Seller may replace the Goods (or the part in question) free of charge or, at the Seller's sole discretion, refund to the Buyer the price of the Goods (or a proportionate part of the price), in which case the Seller shall have no further liability to the Buyer.
8.3 Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by the Seller's negligence, or liability for defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987, the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer by reason of any representation (unless fraudulent), or any implied warranty, condition or other term, or any duty at common law, or under the express terms of any Contract, for loss of profit or for any indirect, special or consequential loss or damage, costs, expenses or other claims for compensation whatsoever (whether caused by the negligence of the Seller, its employees or agents or otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with the supply of the Goods (including any delay in supplying or any failure to supply the Goods in accordance with any Contract or at all) or their use or resale by the Buyer, and the entire liability of the Seller under or in connection with the Contract shall not exceed the price of the Goods, except as expressly provided in these Conditions.
8.4 The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer or be deemed to be in breach of any Contract by reason of any delay in performing, or any failure to perform, any of the Seller's obligations in relation to the Goods, if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the Seller's reasonable control. Without limiting the foregoing, the following shall be regarded as causes beyond the Seller's reasonable control:
8.4.1 Act of God, explosion, flood, tempest, fire or accident;
8.4.2 war or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection, civil disturbance or requisition;
8.4.3 acts, restrictions, regulations, bye-laws, prohibitions or measures of any kind on the part of any governmental, parliamentary or local authority;
8.4.4 import or export regulations or embargoes;
8.4.5 strikes, lock-outs or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether involving employees of the Seller or of a third party);
8.4.6 difficulties in obtaining raw materials, labour, fuel, parts or machinery;
8.4.7 power failure or breakdown in machinery.
9. Limitation of Seller's liability
9.1 Nothing in these Conditions shall limit or exclude the Seller's liability for:
9.1.1 death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or the negligence of its employees, agents or subcontractors (as applicable);
9.1.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
9.1.3 breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
9.1.4 defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987; or
9.1.5 any matter in respect of which it would be unlawful for the Supplier to exclude or restrict liability.
9.2 Subject to clause 9.1:
9.2.1 the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for any loss of profit, or any indirect or consequential loss arising under or in connection with any Contract ; and
9.2.2 the Supplier's total liability to the Customer in respect of all other losses arising under or in connection with any Contract, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise shall not exceed the price of the Goods.
10. Title and Risk
10.1. Save as otherwise provided for in these Conditions, in spite of delivery having been made, property in the Goods shall not pass from the Seller until:
10.1.1. The Buyer shall have paid the Price (plus VAT where applicable) for such Goods in full; and
10.1.2. No other amounts shall be due and outstanding for payment from the Buyer to the Seller.
10.2. Until property in the Goods passes to the Buyer in accordance with clause 10.1 the Buyer shall hold the Goods and each of them on a fiduciary basis as bailee for the Seller. The Buyer shall store the Goods (at no cost to the Seller) separately from all other goods in its possession and shall ensure that they are properly stored and marked in such a way that they are clearly identified as the Seller's property.
10.3. Notwithstanding that the Goods (or any of them) remain the property of the Seller the Buyer may sell or use the Goods in the ordinary course of the Buyer's business at full market value and for the account of the Seller. Any such sale or dealing shall be a sale or use of the Seller's property by the Buyer on the Buyer's own behalf and the Buyer shall deal as principal when making such sales or dealings, provided that until property in the Goods passes from the Seller the entire proceeds of sale or otherwise of the Goods shall be held in trust for the Seller and shall not be mixed with other money or paid into any overdrawn bank account and shall be at all material times identified as the Seller's money.
10.4. The Seller shall be entitled to recover the Price (plus VAT and/or carriage and packing charges where applicable) notwithstanding that property in any of the Goods has not passed from the Seller.
10.5. Until such time as property in the Goods passes from the Seller, the Buyer shall upon request deliver up to the Seller such of the Goods as have not ceased to be in existence or resold. If the Buyer fails to do so the Seller may enter upon any premises where the Goods are situated and repossess the Goods. On the making of such request the rights of the Buyer under clause 10.3 shall cease.
10.6. The Buyer shall not pledge, create any lien over or in any way charge by way of security for any indebtedness any of the Goods which are the property of the Seller. Without prejudice to the other rights of the Seller, if the Buyer does so all sums whatever owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall forthwith become due and payable.
10.7. The Buyer shall insure and keep insured the Goods to the full Price against "all risks" to the reasonable satisfaction of the Seller until the date that property in the Goods passes from the Seller, and shall whenever requested by the Seller produce a copy of the relevant policy of insurance. Without prejudice to the other rights of the Seller, if the Buyer fails to do so all sums whatever owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall forthwith become due and payable.
10.8. The risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer on completion of delivery or, if the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of any Goods, the time when the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods.
11. Delivery of Goods
11.1. Except where either clause 13 or clause 14 applies or the parties otherwise agree, delivery of the Goods (unless by instalment) shall be made to the Buyer's address on the Delivery Date. The Buyer shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods whenever they are tendered for delivery.
11.2 Any Delivery Dates quoted are approximate only and the Seller shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods however caused. Time for delivery shall not be of the essence of any Contract unless previously agreed by the Seller in writing. The Goods may be delivered by the Seller in advance of the quoted Delivery Date on giving reasonable notice to the Buyer.
11.3 If the Buyer fails to take delivery of any Goods or fails to give the Seller adequate delivery instructions at the time stated for delivery (otherwise than by reason of any cause beyond the Buyer's reasonable control or by reason of the Seller's fault) then, without limiting any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller may:
11.3.1 store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for the reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage; or
11.3.2 sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and (after deducting all reasonable storage and selling expenses) account to the Buyer for the excess over the Price under the Contract or charge the Buyer for any shortfall below the price under the Contract.
11.4 Where delivery of the Goods is to be made by the Seller in bulk, the Seller reserves the right to deliver up to five per cent more or five per cent less than the quantity ordered (subject to a pro rata adjustment of the Price), and the quantity so delivered shall be deemed to be the quantity ordered.
11.5. When delivery of the Goods is by instalments:
11.5.1. The Seller may deliver the Goods by separate instalments in accordance with the agreed delivery schedule and each separate instalment shall be invoiced and paid for in accordance with the provisions in these Conditions or as otherwise agreed between the parties in writing.
11.5.2. The failure of the Buyer to pay for any one or more of the said instalments of the Goods on any respective due date shall entitle the Seller, at the sole option of the Seller:
11.5.2.1. Without notice to suspend further deliveries of the Goods pending payment by the Buyer; and/or
11.5.2.2. To treat this contract as repudiated by the Buyer.
11.6 The Buyer shall notify the Seller of any non-delivery (either of a whole consignment or any instalment) within 5 working days of the date of dispatch (as stated on the applicable invoice). Notwithstanding the receipt by the Seller of any such notice, an appropriate signature on a carrier's delivery advice sheet shall be deemed to be sufficient evidence of receipt of the quantity of cartons indicated on the advice sheet, except in the case of manifest error or fraud.
11.7 If the Seller fails to deliver the Goods (or any instalment) in whole or in part for any reason other than any cause beyond the Seller's reasonable control or the Buyer's fault, and the Seller is accordingly liable to the Buyer, the Buyer's sole remedy shall be limited to the Seller making good any shortage by replacing such Goods (or, if the Seller shall elect, by refunding a proportionate part of the Price).
11.8 Where delivery of the Goods is to locations outside mainland UK, the parties shall agree in writing the terms on which such international delivery shall take place, being either FOB or CIF unless otherwise agreed and the provisions of either clause 12 or clause 13 (as appropriate) will apply in respect of such deliveries. The terms of these Conditions shall otherwise apply in full to all Contracts made on an FOB or CIF basis except as expressly varied in clause 12 or clause 13 (as appropriate) or as otherwise agreed in writing between the Seller and the Buyer.
12. Delivery - FOB Contract
12.1. The Goods shall be delivered to the Buyer by delivery on board the Named Vessel lying at the Named Port on the Delivery Date. The Seller shall promptly notify the Buyer that the Goods have been delivered aboard and title and risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer upon such delivery being effected. The Seller shall promptly provide the Buyer with a clean shipped bill of lading in respect of the Goods.
12.2. The Buyer shall reserve the necessary space on board the Named Vessel and give the Seller due notice of the Named Port, the loading berth and any revised delivery dates to the Named Vessel. The Buyer shall bear any additional costs (including, without limitation, the risk of any deterioration of the Goods) caused due to the failure of the Named Vessel to be available to load the Goods on the Delivery Date.
12.3 The Buyer shall be responsible for complying with any legislation or regulations governing the importation of the Goods into the country of destination and for the payment of any duties on them.
12.4 The Buyer shall be responsible for arranging for testing and inspection of the Goods at the Seller's premises before shipment if required. The Seller shall have no liability for any claim in respect of any defect in the Goods which would be apparent on inspection and which is made after shipment, or in respect of any damage during transit.
13. Delivery - CIF Contract
13.1. The Goods shall be delivered to the Buyer at the Named Port on or before the Delivery Date. The Seller shall procure a contract of carriage and insure the Goods from dispatch until delivery on terms current in the trade for the benefit of the Buyer. The Goods shall be at the risk of the Buyer as they are loaded on board. The Seller shall promptly tender to the Buyer a clean shipped bill of lading, the insurance policy and an invoice in respect of the Goods.
13.2. The Buyer shall give the Seller due notice of the Named Port, accept the documents tendered by the Seller if they correspond to the Contract and take delivery of the Goods at the Named Port and bear all other costs and charges arising out of shipment of the Goods to the Named Port.
13.3. The Buyer shall be responsible for complying with any legislation or regulations governing the importation of the Goods into the country of destination and for the payment of any duties on them.
14. Acceptance
14.1. The Buyer shall inspect the Goods on delivery (or at the Seller's premises before shipment where delivery of the Goods is to locations outside mainland UK) and shall within seven days of delivery (or prior inspection) notify the Seller of any alleged defect, shortage/excess in quantity, damage or failure to comply with description or sample. Following any such notification, the Buyer shall afford the Seller an opportunity to inspect the Goods within a reasonable time following delivery and before any use is made of them. If the Buyer shall fail to comply with these provisions the Goods shall be conclusively presumed to be in accordance with the Contract and free from any defect or damage which would be apparent on a reasonable examination of the Goods and the Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Goods.
14.2 Where the Buyer rejects or purports to reject any Goods then the provisions of clauses 8 and 9 of these Conditions shall apply in respect of any related liability and claims.
15. Set off and Counterclaim
The Buyer may not withhold payment of any invoice or other amount due to the Seller by reason of any right of set off or counterclaim which the Buyer may have or alleged to have for any reason whatever.
These Conditions and any Contract made between the Seller and the Buyer are governed by and subject to the Laws of England and Wales and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
17. Severance
Any provisions in this contract which may be void or unenforceable shall, to the extent of such invalidity or enforceability, be deemed severable and shall not affect any other provision of these Conditions or of any Contract made between the Seller and the Buyer. If any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision of any Contract would be valid, enforceable and legal if some part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply with the minimum modification necessary to make it legal, valid and enforceable.
No waiver or forbearance by the Seller (whether express or implied) in enforcing any of its rights under this contract shall prejudice its rights to do so in the future.
19. Assignment and Sub-Contracting
The Seller may assign, license or sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations under these Conditions or any Contract and the Buyer may do so with the prior written consent of the Seller.
20. Seller's Cancellation
The Seller may cancel this contract at any time before the Goods are delivered by giving written notice to the Buyer. On giving such notice the Seller shall promptly repay to the Buyer any sums already paid by the Buyer in respect of the Price, but the Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from such cancellation.
All headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the construction of these Conditions.
22. Insolvency
22.1. If the Buyer fails to make payment for the Goods in accordance with any Contract or commits any other breach of any Contract or if any distress or execution shall be levied upon any of the Buyer's goods or if the Buyer offers to make any arrangement with its creditors or if any petition in bankruptcy is presented against the Buyer or the Buyer is unable (or is deemed to be unable) to pay its debts as they fall due or if being a limited company any resolution or petition to wind up the Buyer (other than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction without insolvency) shall be passed or presented or if a receiver, administrative receiver or manager shall be appointed over the whole or any part of the Buyer's business or assets or if any petition for the appointment of an administrator is presented against the Buyer or if the Buyer shall suffer any analogous proceedings under foreign law all sums outstanding in respect of the Goods shall become payable immediately. The Seller may in its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights which it may have:
22.1.1. suspend all future deliveries of Goods to the Buyer and/or terminate the contract without liability upon its part; and/or
22.1.2. exercise any of its rights pursuant to clause 10. 23. Intellectual property 23.1. All goods sold in retail packaging may be resold by the Buyer only in the packaging supplied by the Seller and in no case may any trade mark other than those applied by the Seller be marked on or applied in relation to the Goods. 23.2. No right or licence is granted under this contract of sale to the Buyer under any patent, trade mark, copyright, registered design or other intellectual property right except the right to use or resell the Goods.
23.1. All goods sold in retail packaging may be resold by the Buyer only in the packaging supplied by the Seller and in no case may any trade mark other than those applied by the Seller be marked on or applied in relation to the Goods.
23.2. No right or licence is granted under this contract of sale to the Buyer under any patent, trade mark, copyright, registered design or other intellectual property right except the right to use or resell the Goods
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