The Settlement
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| Initial release | April 1999 |
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| Directors | Mark Steilen |
| Composers | Brian Tyler |
| Production design | Aaron Osborne |
| Producers | John Davis |
| Paul Hertzberg | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2284430 |
About The Settlement
A company that buys insurance policies of the terminally ill becomes incredibly successful in the '80s but hits rock bottom in the '90s.
Sandy Hook families offer to settle Alex Jones's $1. 5bn debt
... Mr Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, have since filed for bankruptcy, but a judge ruled last month it would not release him from paying The Settlement...
Inside West Bank district under harsh Israeli lockdown since Hamas attack
... " They also forbade her to go up onto her roof, she said, or look out of her windows on Fridays or Saturdays, when the Israeli settlers use her road to walk from The Settlement to the Jewish holy site near Shuhada Street...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs: Singer Cassie settles lawsuit accusing rap mogul of rape and abuse
... Confirming The Settlement, Ms Ventura s lawyer Douglas Wigdor said: " I am very proud of Ms Ventura for having the strength to go public with her lawsuit...
Divided communities in the occupied West Bank
... A cheerful man who used to run bike tours, he lives in The Settlement of Efrat...
Ukraine war: Why Kyiv's Dnipro east bank gain could be significant
... If successful, the force said, The Settlement would give advanced units a base from which to launch a larger offensive aimed at dividing Russian troops and cutting off their supply lines...
The Voice: Why Australia trails New Zealand on Indigenous journey
... Compared to New Zealand, where The Settlement was " much more upfront, much more open and organised" Australia s history is one of " marginalisation" and " silencing"...
King Charles to acknowledge 'painful' Kenya history on state visit
... , rebels killed more than 70 people, mostly women and children, while The Settlement s male population fought with the British Home Guard...
BBC reaches settlement with murdered girl's mother over clothes lost by Martin Bashir
... " The terms of The Settlement have not been announced...
King Charles to acknowledge 'painful' Kenya history on state visit
By Alex SmithBBC News
The King will acknowledge " painful aspects" of the UK's relationship with Kenya during a state visit later this month, Buckingham Palace says.
Queen Camilla will join him on the four-day trip to Kenya, his first to a Commonwealth nation as monarch.
It coincides with the country celebrating the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain.
That followed a violent uprising in which thousands of people were killed.
Kenyans consider the Mau Mau rebellion to be one of The Most significant steps towards The End of British rule in the country.
The Uprising began in the early 1950s, as the country's major ethnic grouping, the Kikuyu, grew increasingly resentful of their British rulers
Being a British colony often meant locals had British laws and customs imposed upon them and lost The Ability to govern Themselves - as well as experience The Arrival of British settlers.
British Army reinforcements were moved into the country in 1952, after Kikuyu fighters began attacking political opponents and raiding white settler farms.
, Rebels killed More Than 70 people, mostly women and children, while The Settlement 's male population fought with The British Home Guard .
Over a period of eight years, thousands died in a violent counter-insurgency.
Operation Anvil, a British military operation, saw the mass detention of suspected Mau Mau fighters and supporters.
At these detention camps, .
The Kenyan Human Rights Commission has previously said it believes 90,000 Kenyans were executed, tortured or maimed in The Crackdown .
After a lengthy legal battle, in 2013 over Human Rights abuses, saying it " sincerely regrets" the abuses that took place at The Time .
The King will use The Visit , his fourth to the country, to " deepen his understanding of the wrongs suffered in this period by The People of Kenya" The Palace said.
Evelyn Wanjugu Kimathi, The Daughter of one of the leaders of the Mau Mau uprising, Dedan Kimathi , told the AFP news agency that she hoped The Visit would bring " closure".
" We Are hoping that he will bring a national apology, " She Said , " once we have the goodwill from the UK government, Everything Else will be OK. "
In Kenya, he will meet President William Ruto , attend a state banquet, and meet Kenyan Marines training with the UK Royal Marines .
One place The King will not be visiting however is the Treetops hotel, The Lodge where His Mother , Queen Elizabeth Ii , and that she would be acceding to The Throne .
A Foreign Office spokesperson said The Trip will " celebrate and drive forward" the UK's partnership with Kenya.
They added that the government is " committed to ensuring Kenya sees the UK as a partner of choice".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
