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The Survivors

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Initial release June 22, 1983
Directors Michael Ritchie
Box office14 million USD
Screenplay Michael J. Leeson
Budget15 million USD
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When Sonny Paluso's (Walter Matthau) gas station is blown up and Donald Quinelle (Robin Williams) loses his cushy executive job, the two men meet on the unemployment line. Demoralized by how long it is, they repair to a diner, where they witness a murder by Jack Locke (Jerry Reed), a notorious hit man. Sonny and Donald soon realize that Locke is now targeting them, and the latter cracks up under the pressure, enrolling in an extreme survivalist school to learn how to defend himself.

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Grenfell Tower-request: families raise conflict of interest concerns PM

Sep 15,2023 8:41 am

Grenfell-Tower family have concerns to the watch over a potential conflict of interest with a member of the with the investigation of the disaster.

Benita Mehra to join Chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick for the study of the Second Phase , which begins this year.

The Guardian Ms Mehra has revealed the delivery of a charitable organization, the spread in connection with the US company Arconic delivered to the panel, which helped The Fire to.

Seventy-two people died during the high-rise building Fire on November 14. June, 2017.

Shah Aghlani, lost his mother and aunt in The Fire , told the BBC: "We have to look it up and see what the facts are and if there is a conflict of interest, I'm afraid she has to go. It needs to be replaced.

"you will sit on the panel to judge and to analyze, and we can not provide any type of conflict of interest. "

He added that, at a meeting with bereaved families on Thursday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to "listen to you, look into it, and he would come back to us".

A Report after The First phase of The Public inquiry into The Fire , took place in October last year that the Tower Block panel does not comply with The Building regulations and was the "most important" reason for The Fire is quick and "to spread deeply shocking".

Arconic said the grant was from the charitable arm of the Arconic Foundation, the "doped one, regardless, and managed Foundation".

A spokesman added: "It is a part of Arconic Foundation has been commissioned the access to these areas for girls and women everywhere in the world. To forgive, we grant in 2017, this particular British Association was purely on this basis. "

Ms Mehra, a civil engineer, was appointed to the Grenfell Tower -request-replace panel shortly before Christmas, the academic Professor Nabeel Hamdi .

It turned out that Ms Mehra is an immediate past President of The Women 's Engineering Society (WES), which previously received funding from the Arconic basis for a trainee conference.

Earlier, Karim Mussilhy, Vice-Chairman of The Survivors and the bereaved group Grenfell United, told The Guardian : "their society was supported by Arconic. You look at it from the perspective of the Arconic do good for the industry that they are a great organization. Your perspective will be influenced. "

But a spokeswoman for The Inquiry said that they believe Ms Mehra's former role in the WES have no impact on your ability to be impartial.

"is The examination and appointment of panel members, a question for the "Cabinet Office ", said the spokesperson.

"The investigation has not taken into account, that Benita Mehra, a former President of The Women 's Engineering Society influenced in any way their impartiality as a panel member. "

'Robust processes'

A Cabinet Office spokesman said: "There are robust processes in place to ensure that Grenfell Tower investigation will remain independent, and that all potential conflicts of interest are properly examined and managed. "

she added that the Arconic donated to the Fund, to a "particular scheme which provides mentoring for women in engineering and nothing to the topics considered by the investigation".

Downing Street said the Prime Minister , "and reiterated his commitment to learn The Truth of what happened and deliver justice for the victims".

On Thursday, families meet with Grenfell, No 10 spokesman added: "During The Meeting , they will be reflected in the phase a Report on the Grenfell inquiry, and he looked ahead to the next level. "

Ms Mehra joined in the Second Phase of the investigation, according to Prof Nabeel Hamdi , housing experts, decided to quit because The Commitment in the participation in the investigation.

the Second Phase of The Grenfell Tower investigation begins on the 27. January.

After taking into account of The Night of The Fire , during The First phase, the focus will switch to the redevelopment of The Building and its role in The Fire , as well as issues around The Building code.

Thouria Istephan, specialising in building regulations, to join Sir Martin and Ms Mehra on the control panel.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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