Any change in ownership of these assets would have to comply
with that contract language.
I am still likely going to try to get an agent and see what happens, but i will be very picky
with the contract language and if it doesn't suit self - publishing is right there as a fantastic option.
Maybe because I write crime fiction and worked
with contract language for years in the energy industry that it makes me suspicious by nature.
I'm now a hybrid author but I've had to be work very carefully
with my contract language for the two series I've signed traditionally.
In other words, there is no contractual rate, no contractual financial terms at all, and contrast that absence
with the contract language that purports to take away your legal right to any redress other than recalculating the amount due, even in case of intentional fraud.
I have contracts vetted through a specialized literary attorney before I sign, but I also have a lot of former career experience
with contract language.
Not exact matches
What usually happened was the other party figured this out and began to unwind the
contract or comply only
with the letter of the
contract, seeking every loophole in the
language they could find.
With larger, ongoing contracts involving multiple voices and languages, Ciccarelli will assign an account manager to work with clients, and charge a project management
With larger, ongoing
contracts involving multiple voices and
languages, Ciccarelli will assign an account manager to work
with clients, and charge a project management
with clients, and charge a project management fee.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday launched an investigation into the pharma giant's
contracts with local school systems in New York over potentially anticompetitive
language in the arrangements.
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with sign -
language skills and a license (which are usually state - sponsored), part - time and freelance
contracts are often available.
The
language in the SCL Elections
contract with GSR is explicit on these points.
Ethereum seemed like a natural choice,
with its popularity and its very general Solidity
contract language,» said Watkinson, referring to the code behind EDCCs on Ethereum, which can be programmed to suit a number of applications.
Buterin ultimately proposed a revolutionary platform
with a «more general scripting
language» that allows anyone to build programs such as smart
contracts, financial agreements, personal identity registries, and much more.
One major reason for this is probably the very technical nature of smart
contracts and the fact that one would need to be a coder
with knowledge of the relevant programming
language to create one.
Ally Interest Checking comes
with robust online and mobile banking features on par
with other web - based banks, but it goes a step farther than most of its competitors, earning recognition for its consumer - friendly policy on overdrafts,
contract language and dispute resolution.
The Declaration begins
with contract - sounding
language.
When Bellerin first came into the side he not only defended well but was always so dangerous going forward.His pace and ability to go outside his marker gave us an attacking outlet that allowed us to play without a recognised right sided attacker which coincided
with Walcott getting less and less game time.We all thought this boy was going to turn into someone very special and so obviously did the management who apparently renewed his
contract on a reputed # 100k per week.What have we seen since then?A player that seems as indecisive and under coached as the rest of the defenders at the club.A player that has rarely delivered a performance that reflected his initial early form.A player whose body
language seems to display his displeasure at being at our club when Barcelona reputedly offered # 40m for him in the close season.
What's not clear is if there is similar
language in the Frontier Central School District's
contract with its teachers.
Pia Wood works
with the New York City Law Department, where she composed the
language incorporating the ADA in all
contracts, and assures that this
language is in all
contracts.
Community Consultation — The
contract should include
language that ensures that the process of deploying WiFi across the City is executed
with the interests and input of communities in every borough.
And although English is the
language of science in the majority of German labs, at some stage you may be faced
with administrative paperwork, from an employment
contract to a TV licence form, that exists only in German.
Then other countries publishing companies will have
contracts with a Japanese publishing company to publish it by other
languages.
Contracts spell out expectations for team members in student
language, along
with a process that outlines what happens if someone lets down the team.
In a study I undertook in 1989, I found that 12 percent of the elementary and middle school magnet programs in my sample specialized in basic skills and / or individualized teaching; 11 percent offered foreign
language immersion; 11 percent were science -, math -, or computer - oriented; 10 percent catered to the gifted and talented and 10 percent to the creative and performing arts; 8 percent were traditional, back - to - basics programs (demanding, for instance, dress codes and
contracts with parents for supervision of homework); 7 percent were college preparatory; 7 percent were early childhood and Montessori.
In Ohio's case, state law dictates that teachers on continuing
contracts and those
with greater seniority should have preference,
language that is effectively emulated in 14 other states in the country.
In 1992, when the new CLAS assessments were being implemented, the
contract to develop national English
language arts standards was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to the Center for the Study of Reading at the University of Illinois, in collaboration
with the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
The CELLA is a four - skill
language proficiency assessment developed under
contract by Educational Testing Service (ETS) that was designed to provide evidence of program accountability in accordance
with Title I and Title III of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
In 2013, the Council of Chief State School Officers
contracted with WestEd's Assessment and Standards Development Services to lead the development of a set of standards for English
language proficiency that would correspond to college - and career - readiness standards for English
language arts, mathematics, and science.
The new
contract says Democracy Prep will operate an English - as - a-second-
language program in its first year,
with the possibility for «a more robust and comprehensive dual
language and / or bilingual program as needed.»
(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or
contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English
language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.
For a district qualifying under this paragraph whose charter school tuition payments exceed 9 per cent of the school district's net school spending, the board shall only approve an application for the establishment of a commonwealth charter school if an applicant, or a provider
with which an applicant proposes to
contract, has a record of operating at least 1 school or similar program that demonstrates academic success and organizational viability and serves student populations similar to those the proposed school seeks to serve, from the following categories of students, those: (i) eligible for free lunch; (ii) eligible for reduced price lunch; (iii) that require special education; (iv) limited English - proficient of similar
language proficiency level as measured by the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment examination; (v) sub-proficient, which shall mean students who have scored in the «needs improvement», «warning» or «failing» categories on the mathematics or English
language arts exams of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System for 2 of the past 3 years or as defined by the department using a similar measurement; (vi) who are designated as at risk of dropping out of school based on predictors determined by the department; (vii) who have dropped out of school; or (viii) other at - risk students who should be targeted to eliminate achievement gaps among different groups of students.
In order to meet the requirements for (b)(2), providing student growth data to teachers of reading /
language arts and mathematics, the state has established
contracts with nationally recognized experts to model student growth percentiles (SGPs) based on data from assessment years 2005 - 2006 through 2008 - 2009.
The free site has five parts: «All About Leasing» explains the concept of leasing a new vehicle; «Leasing Definitions» breaks down into simple
language all those strange words and phrases in the lease
contract; «Leasing Index» is a guide to current manufacturer - offered leases that have been reviewed by Intellichoice; «Gold Star Leases» guides you to the leases
with the lowest costs; and «Lease Offers» is a guide to all manufacturer lease deals.
To the approval of the table she spoke of going to meet
with her agent and taking her
contract in
with her, having parsed it first for questions of legal
language she didn't understand.
The current
contract language for e-books is lumped in
with print book definitions.
For that $ 1500 advance, Amazon gets «the exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide right to publish e-book and audio editions of your Work, in whole and in part, in all
languages, along
with those rights reasonably necessary to effectuate those rights» for the duration of the
contract.
Says Neeta Gupta, publisher of Yatra Books, a Hindi imprint, «Eight years back, when we set up Yatra and I was acquiring translation rights for several European
language books, we didn't even have a clause in our
contract to deal
with this situation!
«Amazon gets «the exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide right to publish e-book and audio editions of your Work, in whole and in part, in all
languages, along
with those rights reasonably necessary to effectuate those rights» for the duration of the
contract.»»
Approved by my agent at the time, I signed a traditional
contract a few years ago
with publisher Aflame Books, whose backlist (of twenty literary fiction titles in their first English translations) was about to be supplemented by a new imprint for original - English -
language fiction, starting
with my novel The Imagination Thief as this imprint's launch title.
After NBI went belly up, I kept the no - ebook, no POD
language (and 23 other changes) in my
contracts with Dorchester.
Even if you have an agent, hire an IP lawyer to help
with the
contract, and to tell you in real
language what you are signing and what it really means.
Every
contract we sign, whether it be
with Amazon, or one of the New York set, will contain a warranties and indemnities clause, and the
language is remarkably similar.
Of course, that means the authors have to start insisting on very definite
language on what «in print» and «out of print» means in their
contracts — and you can bet the publishers will kick and scream and thrown a tantrum a two year old would envy when more and more authors start throwing
contracts back at them and telling them to take a hike until they come back
with a more author - friendly
contract.
However, (at least in 49 of the United States) the seller of goods is protected (in a fashion) by the standards and practices embodied in Uniform Commercial Code; and Procter & Gamble is in a bit better bargaining position
with Winn Dixie when it comes to
contract language governing product placement and removal.
It's also a little tricky for me personally because I'm familiar
with conventional
language in most U.S. publishing
contracts, and I don't know what differences there may be in the UK market.
The
contracts will be modified from time to time,
with most changes being minor changes in wording as work on later
contracts leads to
language that will improve earlier contacts.
It is great for authors to have this kind of specific
contract language to consider when grappling
with how to publish and promote each of their books.
Libraries can do a better job at negotiating
contracts with ebook vendors: Challenge
contract terms; ask questions; provide clarity to vague, incomprehensible
language; and bargain.
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contract language and dispute resolution.
«I also hope that if literacy was an impediment there was someone familiar
with the English
language, beyond the Twitter Space, who got her through the
contract details and that she knows the new responsibilities upon which she has embarked to God knows where.»