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"I did think it was a crosswalk actually," Elizabeth Givens said. |
Police say the Idaho couple who were hit and killed by a DUI driver Thursday night were jaywalking at the time of the accident. |
Erin Breen with UNLV's Vulnerable Road Users Project says it is true because even though the driveways line up they don't count as an intersection. |
"If I was a visitor to Las Vegas and I saw something like that I would absolutely think that was a road and I was okay to cross," Breen said. "It really does look like a road. You have all the ADA improvements everything you would at an intersection." |
The issue is, intersecting driveways do not create implied crosswalks, making it legal for pedestrians to cross, the same way intersecting streets do, but Breen says most pedestrians don't realize the difference. |
There are signs of hope, the driveways each have poles that could be equipped with crosswalk lights. |
"At the very least it needs to be a sign saying do not cross here. but something is going to go on that pole, but the best thing would be a crosswalk," Breen said. |
But the lack of a crosswalk isn't the only thing that worries Breen. |
She also pointed to the 50 mile an hour speed limit sign at Silverado Ranch Boulevard. |
"It is the definition of insanity to me," Breen said. "Especially in a resort area to allow cars to go this fast, unacceptable." |
Breen said the speeds should be much slower because especially at night pedestrians can't judge a cars speed and drivers can't see far enough in front of them to avoid obstacles. |
Viola L. Ernst, nee, Fehlhaber, beloved wife of the late Otto; loving mother of Dorothea (Robert) Pyls; cherished grandmother of Mark (Jaci) Welch, Corinne (Thomas) Tinsley, Michael (Wendy) Welch, James (Carol) Welch and Steven Welch; great-grandmother of nine; great-great-grandmother of four. Visitation Monday, 5 to 9... |
NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Apple Inc conspired with publishers to raise the price of e-books in a scheme costing consumers "hundreds of millions of dollars", a United States (US) government lawyer said on Monday. |
"Apple told publishers that Apple - and only Apple - could get prices up in their industry," Mr Lawrence Buterman, a lawyer at the Justice Department, said during opening arguments. |
The trial came more than a year after the Justice Department sued Apple and five of the largest US publishing houses, accusing them of working together illegally to increase e-book prices and undo Amazon.com Inc's market control. |
Orin Snyder, an attorney for Apple, described the case as "bizarre". Apple acted in its own business interests in negotiating deals with publishers in the run up to the debut of its iPad in January 2010, he said. |
"What the government wants to do is reverse engineer a conspiracy from a market effect," Mr Snyder said. |
Apple is going to trial alone after the five publishers agreed to eliminate prohibitions on wholesale discounts and to pay a collective US$164 million (S$207.3 million) to benefit consumers. |
The US government is not seeking damages but instead an order blocking Apple from engaging in similar conduct. |
However, if Apple is found liable, it could still face damages in a separate trial by the state attorneys general, who would seek civil penalties on behalf of consumers. |
The non-jury trial is proceeding before US District Judge Denise Cote, who gave a "tentative view" at the last hearing before trial that she thought the Justice Department might win. |
"I believe that the government will be able to show at trial direct evidence that Apple knowingly participated in and facilitated a conspiracy to raise prices of e-books," Ms Cote said on May 23. |
During opening arguments on Monday, Mr Snyder expressed Apple's "concern" about the comment, adding later, "all we want is a fair trial". Ms Cote retorted that she made her comments only after the Justice Department and Apple asked for her view, which was based on hundreds of documents submitted in advance of trial. |
"The deck is not stacked against Apple unless the evidence stacks against Apple," Ms Cote said. |
Amazon, which by that time sold up to 90 per cent of all e-books, was buying e-books wholesale and then discounting them, selling new and best-selling books for US$9.99, sometimes at a loss. |
Mr Buterman, the government's lawyer, said publishers became increasingly dissatisfied with those prices, which they considered too low. They tried a number of tactics, increasingly in parallel, to fight Amazon's pricing model. |
Apple acted as a facilitator for the publishers, enabling them to reach agreements that would move their industry to an agency model, in which publishers set the price and Apple took a fixed 30 per cent cut, Mr Buterman said. |
Mr Buterman cited former Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, telling his biographer that, "we told the publishers, 'We'll go to the agency model, where you set the price, and we get our 30 per cent, and yes, the customer pays a little more, but that's what you want anyway.'" |
Apple's agreements with the publishers also contained provisions called most-favoured-nation clauses, which stipulated that if other retailers sold the books cheaper, Apple could too. |
Mr Buterman said those provisions were an incentive for publishers to raise prices at retailers including Amazon, which after initial pushback eventually did so in April 2010. |
In the wake of Amazon's move, prices immediately increased overall, Mr Buterman said. |
"Overall, average prices of e-books went up, costing consumers millions of dollars," Mr Buterman said. |
Can anything slow Chipotle down? |
Shares of Chipotle hit all-time highs after the restaurant chain reported a 6% surge in same-store sales. It seems consumers can't resist affordable food luxuries, as shares of Starbucks, Whole Foods and Dunkin' Brands have also reached new heights. |
Owners of a retirement home in downtown Park Ridge said rerouting traffic for a new residential and commercial development could hurt their facility. |
At a public hearing Monday before the city's Planning and Zoning Commission, representatives of Summit Square, 10 N. Summit Ave., opposed proposals to close the street behind the retirement home and turn the street in front of it into a thoroughfare. The proposals, they said, would hurt parking, hinder delivery and eme... |
"Our senior residents are not spry teenagers who hop in and out of cars," said Marc Dennison, manager and part owner of Summit Square, where the average age of its 200 residents is 84. "A drop-off is a time consuming event." |
Steve Spinell, a vice president with Edward R. James Partners, part of the PRC Partners redevelopment team that is negotiating with the city, said the new development will provide more public parking for Summit Square. |
Spinell also said the proposed traffic changes would improve traffic, provide better access to the new development and create a safe pedestrian crossing. |
The city's traffic consultant endorsed the plan. |
Commissioners continued the public hearing on the redevelopment plan to Dec. 13. |
Judge Brett Kavanaugh didn't wait for anyone to ask him whether he thought a landmark civil rights opinion was correctly decided, "Brown versus Board," the Supreme Court nominee said Wednesday, is "the single greatest moment in Supreme Court history in so many ways." |
GOP Sen. John Cornyn had been on a different path asking about precedent when Kavanaugh jumped in to speak about the 1954 opinion that held that state laws requiring separate but equal schools violated the Constitution. |
Kavanaugh explained why he is so inspired by the opinion: "The fact that it lived up to the text of the equal protection clause, the fact that it understood the real-world consequences of the segregation on the African American students who were segregated into other schools and stamped with a badge of inferiority. Tha... |
Kavanaugh praised the Brown decision, an 9-0 ruling, several times during the hearing. His answer, however, has been in contrast to some of President Donald Trump's other judicial nominees. We mentioned Wendy Vitter earlier, whose comments triggered outrage by many, though others agree and say that nominees should not ... |
Kavanaugh has sought to draw a line: He's unwilling to speak about more recent decisions like 1973's Roe v. Wade but he said he is willing to make an "exception" for some older cases like Brown. |
It's a distinction that some Democrats don't like. |
They want to hear his opinions on Roe v. Wade, because they fear that he may be the critical fifth vote to overturn it. But so far, in this hearing Kavanaugh has not tipped his hand. He's only spoken broadly. He said that it is important precedent that was reaffirmed in a case called Planned Parenthood v. Casey. |
"I understand the importance of the issue," Kavanaugh told Sen. Dianne Feinstein. " I understand the importance that people attach to the Roe v. Wade decision, to the Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision. I don't live in a bubble. I understand. I live in the real world. I understand the importance of the issue." |
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse focused on the role of the federalist society in the judicial selection process, asking Judge Brett Kavanaugh to discuss when he spoke with White House Counsel Don McGahn about the current nomination. |
"When Justice Kennedy retired on the Wednesday, Mr. McGahn called me later that afternoon said we need to talk on Friday," Kavanaugh explained. "He came over to my office on Friday evening or late afternoon, we talked for three or four hours, uh, interview and going through the usual kinds of questions you would go thr... |
Note: Kavanaugh was not on the first list of potential Supreme Court nominees released by the President. His name was added to one issued by the White House in Nov 2017. |
President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused veteran journalist Bob Woodward of timing his book release to coincide with the hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and once again slammed it as "a work of fiction." |
"It was put out to interfere in my opinion with the Kavanaugh hearings," Trump said in the Oval Office alongside the Emir of Kuwait. |
Some background: Woodward's new 448-page book, "Fear: Trump in the White House," provides an unprecedented inside-the-room look through the eyes of the President's inner circle. From the Oval Office to the Situation Room to the White House residence, Woodward uses confidential background interviews to illustrate how so... |
It describes how Trump's closest aides have taken extraordinary measures in the White House to try to stop what they saw as his most dangerous impulses, going so far as to swipe and hide papers from his desk so he wouldn't sign them. |
Trump: Kavanaugh has been "totally brilliant" and Democrats are "grasping at straws" |
President Trump sharply criticized Democrats participating in Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings, and said they were "grasping at straws," while praising the performance of his second Supreme Court nominee. |
"I think that the other side is grasping at straws. And, really, the other side should embrace him because you're never going to find better in terms of talent or intellect than what you have in Brett Kavanaugh," he said. |
Trump said he has been watching the hearings and has been impressed by Kavanaugh's remarks. |
"I watched today for a little while. I saw some incredible answers to very complex questions. He is an outstanding intellect. He's an outstanding judge. He was born for the position. I heard as long as ten years ago people were saying he should be a supreme court judge. I didn't know him at the time. But I was hearing ... |
Without being asked, Judge Brett Kavanaugh again brought up the seminal Brown v. Board of Education decision. "That moment is so critical to remember, the opinion is so inspirational," he said, citing the unanimity as one particularly great aspect. |
He has repeatedly talked today about how it is one of the greatest moments in Supreme Court history. Brown v. Board held that state laws requiring separate but equal schools violated the Constitution. |
Some other Trump judicial nominees, however, have refused to discuss whether Brown was correctly decided. In April, for instance, Wendy Vitter wouldn’t touch the question at her confirmation hearing to become a federal judge in Louisiana. |
"I don't mean to be coy," Vitter said, "but I think I can get into a difficult, difficult area when I start commenting on Supreme Court decisions -- which are correctly decided and which I may disagree with." Vitter emphasized that, if confirmed, she'd set aside "personal, religious or political views" and she would be... |
Sen. Joe Manchin, a key swing vote, told CNN that he has seen nothing disqualifying so far in Brett Kavanaugh's testimony -- and he sharply criticized both sides' handling of the nomination process. |
"No, I haven't seen anything from that standpoint," Manchin said when asked if he's seen anything disqualifying yet. "He's handled himself very professionally ... His dialogue is more specific in his approach to being a jurist." |
He said he would reserve judgment until after the hearings. |
Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat up for reelection this year, sharply criticized both parties when asked about Democrats' aggressive posture at the start of yesterday's hearings. |
"The whole approach to how we're operating today is nothing like we've seen .. No one can say this is normal, this is civil or exemplifying for our kids," Manchin said, citing the lack of action on Merrick Garland as well. |
Manchin added: "Anybody who announces how they're going to vote before a president makes their appointment, there's no commonsense or reasoning in that whatsoever." |
A demonstrator dressed as a character from "The Handmaid's Tale" protests outside the hearing room where Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. |
The Women's March claimed at least 36 protesters were arrested at today's confirmation hearing and a sit-in at Ohio Sen. Rob Portman's office. |
Winnie Wong, senior advisor to the Women’s March, spoke to CNN and explained some of the strategy and activism around the Kavanaugh protests. |
The Women’s March has partnered with the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) this week to provide support to its members who want to participate in the democratic process, though Wong also advised there are approximately 20 groups present here in DC — and emphasized that the groups are getting along and coordinating and... |
The group has been organizing around these Supreme Court hearings for about a month, she estimated. |
Wong said that the Women’s March has 300 people committed to “actions” during the week — and that most of their members knowingly signed up for action that could get them arrested. The Women’s March group drew from their 1.5 million member email list to spread the word, drawing a variety of women from around the countr... |
Capitol Police said they had made 70 arrests on Tuesday on the Senate side of Capitol Hill by the end of the first day of hearings. |
Police said in a statement that they had "responded to numerous incidents of unlawful demonstration activities within the Senate Office Buildings today that were associated with the first day of hearings held by the Senate Judiciary Committee." |
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, tried to invoke the two-hour rule, which requires unanimous consent for committees to meet for more than two hours after the Senate comes into session -- or past 2 p.m. ET -- in order to block action in the Judiciary Committee. |
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, countered by taking the Senate immediately out of session, which nullifies the need for consent for the Committee to meet. |
The Kavanaugh hearing went on uninterrupted. |
Judge Brett Kavanaugh did not address the confusion around a missed handshake Tuesday with the father of a slain Parkland student, when given the opportunity by Sen. Lindsey Graham to do so. |
"I want to give you a chance to say some things to the people that have attended this hearing. I think there is a father of a Parkland student who was killed. I think there is a mother of a child who has got terrible healthcare problems. And there are many other people here with personal situations. What would you like... |
"Senator, I understand the real-world effects of our decisions. In my job as a judge for the last 12 years, I’ve gone out of my way in my opinions and at oral arguments, if you listen to oral arguments, to make clear to everyone before me that I understand the situation, the circumstances, the facts. For example, as I ... |
Use cleaning products that won't damage surfaces in your rental. |
When vacating your rental, the best time to begin cleaning is after you’ve packed up all your personal items and moved them to one location, such as the garage or moving van. With the house empty of your personal belongings, you can begin cleaning the property. Your landlord might provide you with a tenant cleaning che... |
Inspect all the cabinets and cupboards. Make sure you didn’t forget to pack something. Remove all items from these storage areas and properly dispose of any trash or unwanted articles. If necessary, sweep or wipe out the cabinets and wipe off any visible fingerprints or smudges. |
Gather up all the debris and filled trash bags. Place the items in outside trashcans or dumpster for the trash collector, or haul the refuse off the property and take it to an appropriate landfill. This includes picking up all pet droppings, lawn clippings and trash in the yard. |
In each bathroom and laundry room, scour the tub or shower, sink, toilet and counter. Wipe down the shower enclosure or wash the shower curtain. Clean the mirrors and polish the fixtures. Flush all the toilets. Wipe down the washer and dryer, and remove the lint from the dryer's lint trap. |
Wash the countertops, scour the sink and wipe down all the appliances. If the rental includes a refrigerator, make sure it is empty, and wipe down its interior and exterior. Wash down all refrigerator shelving, drawers and compartments. Clean the oven and burners. Sweep or vacuum under the bottom oven drawer. Polish th... |
Move through the house with a dustmop, removing dust from ceiling fans, window coverings, window sills, door frames, baseboards, vents and other surfaces. If the property has air-conditioner filters, change them if necessary. If needed, wipe smudges or dirt from doorways, electric switch plates and other surfaces. |
If the house has a fireplace, clean the fireplace and remove all wood and ashes. Make sure to do this task when there are no warm embers. |
Clean all glass and mirror surfaces throughout the house. This includes mirrored closet doors, glass sliding doors, windows and any hanging mirrors. |
One of the last cleaning tasks involves washing the floors. After removing all items from the property, floors need sweeping or vacuuming. Hard surface floors may require mopping, and carpets might need shampooing and or spotting to remove stains. Sweep up patio areas, walkways and the garage floor. |
Johnson, Ann. "Tenant Cleaning Checklist." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/tenant-cleaning-checklist-8198.html. Accessed 20 April 2019. |
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