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Found 5 collections related to International Gay Information Center
Edwards, Scott (Bassist)
Scott Edwards correspondence and photographs, 1978-1981
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18792
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Correspondence between activist Scott Edwards and various American politicians regarding gay rights issues; correspondence regarding the International Gay Archive (IGA), a forerunner of the International Gay Information Center; and photographs of... more
Correspondence between activist Scott Edwards and various American politicians regarding gay rights issues; correspondence regarding the International Gay Archive (IGA), a forerunner of the International Gay Information Center; and photographs of the Gay Atheists League marching in Washington, DC (1979). less
International Gay Information Center
International Gay Information Center collection, 1951-1994
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2017
208.5 linear feet (135 cartons, 103 boxes)
The collection documents the gay liberation movement in New York City and America from the 1950s to the 1980s. Included are records of the Gay Activists Alliance, the Gay Alliance of Brooklyn, Gay Switchboard of New York, the Mattachine Society... more
The collection documents the gay liberation movement in New York City and America from the 1950s to the 1980s. Included are records of the Gay Activists Alliance, the Gay Alliance of Brooklyn, Gay Switchboard of New York, the Mattachine Society Inc. of New York, and records of miscellaneous organizations including Christopher Street That New Magazine, Inc., and the periodicals Gaysweek, and New York Native. Personal papers include papers of Lockett Ford Ballard, Jr., Arthur Bell, Billy Wilder Blackwell, Perry Brass, Robert Clement, Don Jackson, Walter Porczak, and Sam Staggs. There are also miscellaneous records of IGIC, including correspondence, minutes, memoranda, photographs of gay rights demonstrations, scripts of plays by gay writers, and printed ephemera issued by gay, lesbian and AIDS organizations in the United States. less
International Gay Information Center collection. Ephemera - Individuals
International Gay Information Center records, 1974-1989 [bulk 1979-1983]
The International Gay Information Center (IGIC), founded in 1979 as the International Gay History Archive, had a mission to document the entire history of gay culture. Initially a committee of the Gay Activists Alliance, the IGIC collected books,... more
The International Gay Information Center (IGIC), founded in 1979 as the International Gay History Archive, had a mission to document the entire history of gay culture. Initially a committee of the Gay Activists Alliance, the IGIC collected books, periodicals, pamphlets, newsletters, press releases, and ephemera related in any way to gay rights, history, or culture. The IGIC records, spanning 1974-1989 (bulk dates 1979-1983), include correspondence, minutes, financial and office material, checklists of periodicals, and card files enumerating the published books collected by the IGIC. less
International Gay Information Center ephemera files - Subjects
Indicates that portions of this collection have been
digitized and are available online.
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Berlin, Germany / London
Fall 2007 International Artist-in-Residence Program
What’s the point of revolution without copulation, copulation, copulation?
About Chris Evans
Chris Evans deliberately muddles the roles of artist and patron, genius and muse. He has worked with politicians, corporate leaders, policemen, and aristocrats, focusing on the role that art plays in society, often turning it on its head as he delegates responsibility along the way.
Evans was born in Eastrington, East Yorkshire, UK, in 1967. He now lives and works in London, UK, and Berlin, Germany. He has had solo exhibitions at Store, London, UK (2007); Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2006); and the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK (2000). Evans’s work has been included in Memorial to the Iraq War, Institute for Contemporary Art, London, UK (2007); The British Art Show VI, The Hayward Gallery, London, UK (traveling exhibition) (2005-06); and I Really Should…, Lisson Gallery, London, UK (2005).
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Gubernatorial candidate Mallott’s $230,000 campaign haul surprises some
According to his campaign, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Byron Mallott raised $233,427 from October 2013 to February 1st, 2014, and received 1,100 individual contributions. Mallott will not file his official fundraising report until the deadline this weekend, but apparently wanted to get something out on the same day that Gov. Sean Parnell filed his report, showing that he had raised $407,253.
Mallott, who hasn’t been overly visible in Anchorage, did better than some pundits in Anchorage had been predicting. Anchorage based political consultant Marc Hellenthal, for one, was surprised and impressed, he said. He said that he didn’t believe that Mallott would raise more than $100,000, mostly because he’s run a relatively low-profile campaign.
Apparently, however, Mallott has been more active outside of Anchorage than many knew. According to his campaign, Mallott has been holding “Conversations with Alaskans” all across the state. His travels have been in keeping with his stump speeches, which have called on the state’s leaders to reach out beyond the power centers and to listen to all Alaskans.
“We’re going to run a spirited campaign that unites Alaskans around common values and common sense, and we’re off to a great start,” Mallott said in a press release.
Mallott is a young 70-year-old and has both business and political experience. If elected, he would be Alaska’s first governor of Alaska Native descent.
It’s unclear how much money Mallott spent getting those donations. His campaign didn’t immediately answer that question. Parnell still has more than $330,000 cash on hand.
As Mallott pointed out in his release, he raised more money than did Parnell during the comparable period when Parnell ran in 2010.
Because Mallott got into the race in October, Parnell had a six-moth fundraising advantage on him.
This entry was posted in news, Politics and tagged anchorage governor's race, Byron Mallott, sean parnell on February 12, 2014 by Amanda.
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2 thoughts on “Gubernatorial candidate Mallott’s $230,000 campaign haul surprises some”
Princeton February 13, 2014 at 5:37 am
Given the time he has been in the race, this is a responsible showing. Mallott’s big mistake was supporting the SB 21 repeal. Last week was a bad week fof Parnell. Remember, Parnell once gave up a huge lead t Don Young one time and Youing smashed him in the primary. Sure, Parnell is a favrite but not a sure thing.
AlaskaCodPiece February 12, 2014 at 8:46 pm
Mallott might be an Elder but his campaign is very savvy with social media. He is all over Facebook – and showing images of himself all over Alaska. Begich also too.
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Tag Archives: clare ross
Some surprises in campaign fundraising reports
Campaign disclosure reports were due on Tuesday, and there were a few surprises in the money game. For one, GOP lieutenant governor candidate Alaska state Sen. Lesil McGuire out-raised Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan, who is also running for the seat. On the Democratic side of the aisle for lieutenant governor, relatively unknown Bob Williams sort of out-raised Sen. Hollis French. In the race for governor, Democrat Byron Mallott raised more than expected, but he spent more than expected too. Read on for details.
Gov. Sean Parnell raised $407,253 this election cycle. He spent $76,220, leaving him with a hefty amount to spend on the race. Much of his staff so far, like Jerry Gallagher, have been working as volunteers. Such is the luxury of incumbency.
Byron Mallott raised an impressive $234,000, which included $40,000 from the Alaska Democratic Party. However, he spent $188,136 and owes $9,633, leaving him with $36,580 to spend. Much of the money he raised went to traveling around the state. A good chunk also went to staff. He spent $27,000 for management expenses to Vantage Point, a consulting firm. He paid his communications director campaign manger Claire Richardson more than $19,000, and thousands went to other staffers.
Independent Bill Walker raised $202,629, of which $29,000 is his own money. He spent $77,952 leaving him with $124,677, a respectable amount for a non-incumbent independent.
GOP lieutenant governor candidate Alaska state Sen. Lesil McGuire raised more than $108,000 and spent about $35,000, leaving her with about $73,000 on hand. Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan raised about $91,000, and has $57,000 left to spend.
Another surprise: Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Bob Williams raised $63,000, about $12,000 more than was reported by Sen. Hollis French. If you compare debts, however, Williams has $41,324 left to spend and French has $51,700. (The numbers are a little tricky because French brought $22,605 to the campaign, about $8,000 of which are funds from a previous state Senate race. The rest came from when he began raising money in August to run for governor. He changed his candidacy to lieutenant governor in October.)
In another race that I’m watching, Republican Rep. Lindsey Holmes raised $42,152. She brought $4,800 into the campaign and still has more than $44,200 on hand. One of her Democratic challengers, Clare Ross, raised $31,427, which is pretty impressive for a political neophyte. Ross has $18,717 to spend. Matt Claman, who’s not a political neophyte and who is also running for Holmes’ seat, raised $34,663 and has $21,974 left over.
I’ll have more on these and other numbers on Wednesday.
UPDATED: The story was updated to include Bill Walker’s tally.
This entry was posted in news, Politics and tagged . hollis french, bob williams, Byron Mallott, campaign finance reports alaska, clare ross, lindsey holmes, matt claman, sean parnell on February 18, 2014 by Amanda.
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Some workers, "pickers", who travel the building with a trolley and a handheld scanner "picking" customer orders can walk up to 15 miles during their workday and if they fall behind on their targets, they can be reprimanded. The handheld scanners give real-time information to the employee on how fast or slowly they are working; the scanners also serve to allow Team Leads and Area Managers to track the specific locations of employees and how much "idle time" they gain when not working.[183][184] In a German television report broadcast in February 2013, journalists Diana Löbl and Peter Onneken conducted a covert investigation at the distribution center of Amazon in the town of Bad Hersfeld in the German state of Hessen. The report highlights the behavior of some of the security guards, themselves being employed by a third party company, who apparently either had a neo-Nazi background or deliberately dressed in neo-Nazi apparel and who were intimidating foreign and temporary female workers at its distribution centers. The third party security company involved was delisted by Amazon as a business contact shortly after that report.[185][186][187][188][189]
Nail your timing. While it can be valuable to be one of the first in line for limited-quantity products, if you’re going to shop online on Black Friday, timing may not actually matter all that much. According to data from deal-finding browser extension Honey, online purchases spike well after sunrise. “On Black Friday, spending peaked at 11 a.m. PST in Los Angeles and at 12 p.m. EST in New York City,” says Kelly Parisi, Vice President of Communications at Honey.
Given that trust, Amazon has only escalated up its expansion into more industries and markets over the years, with that expansion accelerating since the introduction of the first Amazon Echo speaker with Alexa a little less than four years ago. To fully comprehend just how big the company has grown over the last 25 years, we’ve put together a guide on every major sector, product category, and market Amazon has entered into either by developing its own products or services, or by acquiring an existing provider with an established position.
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Amazon.com's product lines available at its website include several media (books, DVDs, music CDs, videotapes and software), apparel, baby products, consumer electronics, beauty products, gourmet food, groceries, health and personal-care items, industrial & scientific supplies, kitchen items, jewelry, watches, lawn and garden items, musical instruments, sporting goods, tools, automotive items and toys & games.[citation needed]
Currently, individuals can sell goods in some 20 categories, while professional sellers have been approved to sell items in more than 15 additional categories. Individual-approved categories include books, consumer electronics, tools and home improvement, and toys and games. On the other hand, professionals must meet various requirements to sell beauty products, clothing, fine art and wine.
Amazon’s transformation into the world’s more pervasive retail operation wouldn’t be complete unless the company began a seemingly counterintuitive push from online to offline. Starting with its brick-and-mortar bookstores in 2015 — first in Seattle and now in Chicago and New York City — Amazon established its intent to compete on all fronts with its retail competitors.
But one of the biggest differences between Cyber Monday and Black Friday remains: the style of shopping, says Vice President of PR and Events at Slickdeals, Regina Conway. “For example, we see more sitewide discounts or category-wide discounts on Cyber Monday, whereas Black Friday will often have very specific products such as electronics and home goods at deep, deep discounts,” she says. “However, more merchants have started advertising specific product deals on Cyber Monday and vice versa, so the holidays are starting to have more crossover.”
To help you save time while shopping, Amazon offers 1-Click ordering when you first place an order and enter your shipping and payment information. This feature lets you click “Buy now with 1-Click” on any product page to instantly order that item using your saved shipping and payment information. With 1-Click ordering, you won't have to go through pages of payment and shipping options separately anymore — and when you're trying to get the best Cyber Monday deals, every second counts.
Amazon is known today not just as the everything store, but as the creator of Alexa, one of the most pervasive digital voice assistants on the market today. As an extension of Alexa, Amazon has become more than just a seller of other people’s products. It’s now a hardware maker (Fire Phone aside), having embarked on its boldest product play since the original Kindle when it decided to develop its own line of smart speakers to house its artificial intelligence software. Once again, the division responsible for this piece of hardware was Lab126, Amazon’s hardware arm that gave it the tools to dominate the e-reader market nearly a decade prior.
The Amazon sales rank (ASR) provides an indication of the popularity of a product sold on any Amazon locale. It is a relative indicator of popularity that is updated hourly. Effectively, it is a "best sellers list" for the millions of products stocked by Amazon.[134] While the ASR has no direct effect on the sales of a product, it is used by Amazon to determine which products to include in its bestsellers lists.[134] Products that appear in these lists enjoy additional exposure on the Amazon website and this may lead to an increase in sales. In particular, products that experience large jumps (up or down) in their sales ranks may be included within Amazon's lists of "movers and shakers"; such a listing provides additional exposure that might lead to an increase in sales.[135] For competitive reasons, Amazon does not release actual sales figures to the public. However, Amazon has now begun to release point of sale data via the Nielsen BookScan service to verified authors.[136] While the ASR has been the source of much speculation by publishers, manufacturers, and marketers, Amazon itself does not release the details of its sales rank calculation algorithm. Some companies have analyzed Amazon sales data to generate sales estimates based on the ASR,[137] though Amazon states:
Use apps to check prices in real-time. “The app ShopSavvy is really useful when you’re out shopping in stores because you can scan the barcode on items and see if there is a better deal elsewhere,” says Palmer of Nerdwallet. Woroch is also a fan of ShopSavvy, as well as Flipp, which provides circulars all in one place so you can quickly compare to plan your shopping trip strategically.
From $0 to $120,000 in monthly sales, Beardbrand.com is as incredible a story as they come. This is a company that lives and breathes the brand they’ve created, selling beard care products, beard grooming kits and other beard related propaganda. The owner of Beardbrand.com says it’s his growth of such a unique, strong brand that’s made him so successful.
Amazon hasn’t been content stopping with smart speakers and just standard old appliances under its AmazonBasics brand. In its quest to put Alexa everywhere, the company now sells a dizzying number of smart home devices that go well beyond its core speaker and set-top box beginnings. First there was the Echo Dot, to help bring Alexa to analog speaker systems and get the voice assistant into more rooms of the home. Then there was the Echo Look, for AI-assisted outfit recommendations, and the Echo Show, which contained a display and camera for video chatting and was designed to be a hands-free screen for the kitchen.
While Amazon was expanding into streaming video, hardware, and cloud computing, it simultaneously maintained an aggressive push into even faster shipping and all new retail formats. The company started its same-day shipping initiative, Prime Now, in New York City in 2014, and it’s since expanded it to dozens of cities around the world. Around the same time, Amazon began a program called AmazonFresh to stock and ship groceries — including vegetables and refrigerated and freezer products — that it used as a way to stay competitive with traditional big-box retailers like Walmart and Target and Uber-like logistics newcomers like Instacart. The company now sells its own line of meal kits through Fresh to rival ready-to-cook options from companies like Blue Apron and Plated.
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Gems of the American West
This slightly longer self drive adventure allows you more time to enjoy the stunning landscapes, scenic byways, and abundant outdoor recreation of the American Rockies. Surrounded by snow-capped mountains and dramatic natural settings, Denver’s outdoor inclination can be seen in the wide and walkable 16th Street Mall, the unique Denver Botanical Gardens, and Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre. As you travel through Wyoming, South Dakota and Idaho, you’ll take in spectacular mountain vistas, breathtaking waterfalls, towering mountain ranges and of course, the natural spectacles in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks which are truly breathtaking.
The magnificent scenery continues through Utah and finally Colorado, You’ll end your trip in Colorado's West and Grand Junction - home top the mighty Colorado National Monument. Enjoy this 21 night expedition through the mountains, forests, canyons, and valleys of this historic region that is the Gems of the American West.
Fort Laramie
The Black Hills
Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse
Sheridan & Cody
Jackson & The Grand Tetons
Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
The Colorado State Capitol building in Denver has a brass cap positioned at 5,280 feet above sea level, exactly one mile high, lending the city the title the “Mile High City.” The 16th Street Mall connects the Capitol Building with LoDo, the cultural district that a century ago was home to Bat Masterson, Calamity Jane and other frontier icons. One of the city’s newest architectural icons is the Hamilton Building of the Denver Museum of Art, which mimics the peaks of the Rocky Mountains and the geometric rock crystals found in the Denver foothills. The building’s 9,000 titanium panels reflect the Colorado sunshine.
The Colorado State History Museum, which explains the dramatic geology of the region, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the Denver Visitor Center, and the Molly Brown House, home of the “unsinkable” local heroine with a really interesting story, are all nearby. Try one of the interesting restaurants in LoDo for dinner.
Begun as a gamble when the first flakes of gold were found in Cherry Creek in 1858, Denver was established as the first gold rush camp in the area. It epitomized the legends of the wild, wild, west, with gunslingers, gamblers, gold miners, saloons, cattlemen and a sheriff. Very conscious that it was destined to become a major western metropolitan area, the Historical Society began in 1879, little more than 20 years after the city’s founding. Immediately after outlasting several surrounding cities for the title of capitol of the Colorado Territory, Denver began to develop a transportation network, cattle exchange, banking sector, cultural offerings, grand architecture and energy systems, working to make itself the thriving, contemporary, world class city that it is today.
Depart Denver early and head north into Wyoming towards Fort Laramie. This “grand old post,” established as a private fur trading fort in 1834, witnessed the entire sweeping saga of America’s western expansion and Indian resistance to encroachment on their territories. Indians, trappers, traders, missionaries, emigrants, gold seekers, soldiers, cowboys and homesteaders would leave their mark on a place that would become famous in the American West.
Spend some time exploring Fort Laramie with their unique audio tour that allows you to tour the fort, in-depth, at your own pace whilst enjoying the descriptive narration, dramatic readings from diaries or journals, & the sounds of the fort.
Continue on to the small town of Lusk where you will stay tonight before continuing on to The Black Hills tomorrow morning.
Rapid City & The Black Hills
This morning, as you head for South Dakota, prepare to be introduced to some of the most unusual scenery in America. Sandstone desert and twisted rocks jutting out of the ground are coupled with the denseBlack HillsNational Forest, which does indeed, look nearly black from a distance. The hot springs dotting the area were the result of water pressure being caught underground when the earth changed position. At Mammoth Hot Springs, the remains of mammoths are still being discovered in the “sink-hole” that turned into a steeply sided pond.
When you’re in the region, plan to leave plenty of time to explore Badlands National Park, a 244,000 acre treasure trove of Oligocene fossils dating back 37 million years juxtaposed with buttes, spires and pinnacles.
Two visitor centers offer interpretive exhibits on the cultural and ecological heritage of the Park. The Badlands Loop National Scenic Byway, which passes through the Park has 14 designated overlooks on the 31.5 miles that let you enjoy the dramatic landforms sprouting out of the mixed grassy prairie.
Nearby, Wind Cave National Park was named for the constant movement of air within. It is filled with delicate boxwork, an unusual cave formation composed of thin calcite fins resembling honeycombs.
Above ground, the fragile mixed-grass prairie is home to diverse wildlife. Jewel Cave National Monumentis 135 miles long, making it the second longest cave in the world. Air currents indicate there are still vast areas left to discover. Back in Rapid City ou can visit theJ ourney Museum, which illustrates the 2.5 million year geologic history of the region. It was voted the best museum in the Black Hills.
The 71,000 acres of Custer State Park are truly one of the last wild places in America. Nearly 1,500 bison, commonly called buffalo, roam the prairies and hills which they share with swift pronghorn, shy elk, sure-footed mountain goats and curious burros. You can enjoy and up-close and personal encounter with these permanent residents along the 18-mile Wildlife Loop Road that winds around the southern edge of the park.
Be sure to allow time for the other scenic drive that takes you past slender granite formations called "Needles" that dominate the skyline. These unique rock outcroppings are an excellent place for rock climbers to push themselves to the limit. With its winding roads and small granite tunnels, Needles Highway (SD Highway 87 between Sylvan Lake and Legion Lake) is not only stunning, but fun to drive.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is connected to the other Black Hills attractions by another scenic road, the Peter Norbeck National Scenic Byway, named after the South Dakota Governor who began the movement to preserve the natural treasures of the state. On the Byway, the Crazy Horse Memorial is the largest sculptural project in the world. The best time to visit Mount Rushmore is in the evening when the monument is illuminated. During the 45-minute Evening Program in the park’s outdoor amphitheater, you’ll enjoy a ranger talk, the film “Freedom: America’s Lasting Legacy” about the presidents carved into the mountain, and the lighting of the sculpture.
On your way to Sheridan today, stop in Buffalo, which offers fascinating frontier heritage along with spectacular scenery. The entire downtown district is listed on the National Register of Historic Districts, more than a dozen historic buildings line its main street, and The Occidental Hotel (where Owen Wister’s “Virginian got his man”) and the Johnson County Court House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Nestled in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains, a sister range to the Rockies, Buffalo is half way between Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone National Park, with plenty of attractions of its own. Bighorn National Forest provides a diverse landscape that includes lush greenlands and glacier-carved valleys.
Not far from Buffalo is the area known as Hole in the Wall, the famous hideout of outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and other members of the notorious “Wild Bunch.” Tours from the Hole in the Wall Ranch allow you to relax and cool your heels in the same meadows and streams that those men found so inviting after days on the run.
Picturesque, historic and vibrant” - that’s what the locals call Sheridan, Wyoming. The Old West meets the modern era in a town that offers world-class culture along with hometown hospitality and authentic Western charm. Like Buffalo, Sheridan’s Main Street is lined with historic buildings, including the Landmark Historic Sheridan Inn, where Buffalo Bill Cody auditioned acts for his famous Wild West Show. More than 30 downtown buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places, delightfully coexisting with unique shops, boutiques, galleries and restaurants. Tour the town by trolley or walking tour, explore a mansion and museums, or relax in Kendrick Park where the buffalo and elk roam. Enjoy lively entertainment with weekly rodeos and polo, theater performances or a stop at the legendary Mint Bar.
The journey today is as significant as the destination. Traveling the Medicine Wheel Passage east towards Cody, you'll experience rich Native American history and culture. Visit Connor Battlefield State Historic Site, where the Arapahoe pushed back against General Patrick Connor’s troops from Fort Laramie in 1865. Pass through the spectacular Bighorn National Forest watching for its abundant wildlife. Then enjoy a moment of stillness at Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark, located within the Forest on Medicine Mountain. This sacred stone circle is revered by Native Americans for its strong spiritual ambiance, which can be felt by anyone visiting this prayerful place.
Continue on to Cody, a true western town founded by Buffalo Bill Cody in 1896 and a great place to soak up the spirit of the Old West. Cody became the home place for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, which toured the country for over 30 years. The Irma Hotel, established by Buffalo Bill in 1902, has western style entertainment on hand nearly every night.
The Cody Nite Rodeo, in operation for 60 years, is the longest running rodeo in the United States, and starts every night at 8PM from June 1 to August 31.
While in Cody, you must visit the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, which was originally founded as the Buffalo Bill Memorial Center in 1912, and comprises five separate museums: Buffalo Bill Museum, Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Plains Indian Museum, Cody Firearms Museum, Draper Museum of Natural History, and Harold McCracken Research Library. Visit the site of Old Cody City at Old Trail Town and the Museum of the Old West, and take in the views from Buffalo Bill Dam.
This evening, take in the rodeo or enjoy a night of good old-fashioned Western entertainment at the Cody Cattle Company. Western movies, gun fights, and Native American dancers are just warm-ups for the Chuckwagon Dinner and Cowboy Music Show! Bring your appetite and sense of fun.
En route to Yellowstone today, you’ll travel the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway past Buffalo Bill Reservoir and Buffalo Bill State Park, and through the Shoshone National Forest. Keep watch for the abundant wildlife that inhabit the forest, and stop at the Wapiti Valley visitor center for information about the area. The Shoshone was incorporated into the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve in 1891, and the Forest Ranger station here is one of the oldest in the country.
Established in 1872 as America’s first national park, Yellowstone is located in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, and contains natural wonders that must be seen to be believed. In addition to Old Faithful, many of the world’s most incredible geysers and hot springs are located within Yellowstone National Park. Each area of the park has its own unique features.
The bubbling, boiling surface of Mammoth Hot Springs appears to be covered with white chalk. Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest, oldest and most dynamic of Yellowstone’s thermal areas, with few of its features under the boiling point. The hottest recorded temperature here was 459F, just a little over 1,000 feet below the surface. See the world’s tallest geyser at Steamboat Geyser.
In the Madison Natural Area, thermal action bubbles up in many colors. A one-mile trail takes you through the colorful hot springs and the two large mud pots of the Artist Paint Pots just south of Norris Junction.
The Old Faithful Area is actually made up of four different geyser basins surrounding the famous geyser, where 60% of the world’s geysers share a small space. There are nearly 150 of these thermal wonders within one square mile of Old Faithful. The Grant Village Area and the Lake Area are both adjacent to Yellowstone Lake, the largest high elevation lake in North America. The bottom of Yellowstone Lake has the same terrain as Yellowstone Park, namely geysers, hot springs. A hot spot at Mary Bay got high as 252F.
Formed by erosion rather than glaciation, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River features as an awe-inspiring attraction in Native American lore, pioneer travel accounts, and in early tourist descriptions.
Three main falls can be viewed from locations along the Canyon such as Lookout Point, Uncle Tom’s Area, Red Rock Point, Artists Point, and Brink of the Lower Trails Falls. Some falls along the river are 300 feet high. The park’s visitor centers provide excellent information and exhibits to put your experiences into perspective.
In order to get the most from your visit, we highly recommend you spend one night in the Mammoth Hot Springs area and 2 nights in the Southern half of the Park near Old Faithful or The Lake.
Jackson & The Grand Teton National Park
"91 miles"
The John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway connects Yellowstone to Grand Teton National Park. As you drive along Teton Park Road at the base of the mountain, it becomes immediately obvious why this is a National Park.
Plant your gaze on the 40-mile long mountain range, rising nearly 14,000 feet straight out of the plain. Even around Jenny Lake, one of the most pristine lakes in North America, they loom overhead. The Tetons are a 40-mile long mountain range that rises straight out of the plain. Twelve of the mountain peaks are over 12,000 feet above sea level and Grand Teton rises to 13,770 feet. Even around Jenny Lake, one of the most pristine lakes in North America, they loom overhead.
A wonderful way to see the Park is by traveling its three Scenic Drives: the Teton Park Road that follows the base of the Teton Range from Moose to Jackson Lake Junction, dramatic Jenny Lake Scenic Drive, and Signal Mountain Summit Road, from which you’ll have panoramic views of the Teton Range, Jackson Lake and the Jackson Hole valley.
Treat yourselves to a Wildlife Expedition with the Teton Science School. One of their all-day adventures, daybreak trips or evening tours will take you into the otherwise inaccessible back country of Grand Teton National Park, where you can expect to see (and photograph) wildlife that you would not normally encounter.
With its gorgeous setting between the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City is also a relaxed and interesting city that serves as a prime destination for travellers interested in outdoor sports and also wanting a convenient gateway to Idaho and Wyoming.
As Salt Lake City is the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, many major tourist attractions focus on LDS history such as Temple Square, dominated by a magnificent six-spired temple, the square is the symbolic heart of the worldwide Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints. However, there is much more to this pleasant and unhurried city such as The Museum of Fine Arts, The Gilal Gardens, The Tracy Aviary and much more. Alternatively take a drive into the nearby mountain winter resort areas that are very close to town, or visit Antelope Island State Park on the Great Salt Lake.
It’s hard to imagine what forces of nature worked for millennia to sculpt the greatest density of natural arches in the world at Arches National Park. Over 2,000 structures range in size from a three-foot opening (the minimum considered to be an arch), to Landscape Arch, which measures 306 feet from base to base. Towering spires, fins and balanced rocks complement the arches, creating a remarkable assortment of landforms in a relatively small area. You can explore the many areas of Arches National Park by car or on foot. Two drives through the park take you to a number of exceptional viewpoints, including Delicate Arch Viewpoint from which you can see the park’s most famous arch at a distance. Take a moment to get out of the car and walk under the two largest arches, North Window and Double Arch, for a truly up close and personal experience. If you prefer to hike, there are trails to the park’s highlights that take from 1-1/2 hours to a half a day. We suggest that you do the longer hikes early or late in the day to avoid the mid-day heat.
Approaching Grand Junction, you’ll see the Colorado National Monument rising more than 2,000 feet above the Grand Valley of the Colorado River. Magnificent views from Rim Rock Drive, stretch from the colorful sheer-walled canyons and fascinating rock sculptures to the distant Colorado River Valley, the purple-gray Book Cliffs, and the huge flat-topped mountain called Grand Mesa. Many animals including mule deer, coyotes, mountain lions, bobcats, and desert big horn sheep, live, nest, and hunt within its boundaries, Time permitting, follow the Grand Mesa Scenic Byway along the rim of the world's largest flat-top mountain for 360-degrees views of singular alpine skyline or take Highway 141 to the Unaweep Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway. In Grand Junction, stretch your legs at the Dinosaur Journey, which is part of the Museum of Western Colorado and the Museum of Western Colorado.
Touted by Outside Magazine and USA Today as one of the top 10 best places for solitude in the US, the spectacular nearby Colorado National Monument features 11 canyons, 20,000 acres of arched windows, rock spires and natural monoliths - all thrown by the hands of wind and rain over millions of years.
Due to it’s sunny climate, the area is also well known for growing fruits of all kinds – including peaches, cherries and apples. At the turn of the century, many local orchards also began growing grapes, which they eventually used to make wine. Today the heart of the Colorado wine industry is right here in Grand Junction, with The Grand Valley region producing wonderful, high-quality wines in a spectacular setting. With several intimate, accessible and altogether charming vineyards, a tour through the heart of Colorado wine country is a must do any level of enthusiast.
Travel to the nearby Summit School Ranch Equestrian Center at Whitewater for a horseback adventure. Summit Canyon School is one of Gateway Canyons adventure ranches located 15 miles northeast of the resort. This is a 500 acre ranch with trails of varying terrain.
As you leave for Denver later today and depart for home, know that you’ve taken a truly unique journey through the American West.
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Biography – McLEAN, JOHN (1828-86) – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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McLEAN (MacLean), JOHN, Church of England bishop and educator; b. 17 Nov. 1828 at Portsoy (Grampian), Scotland, son of Charles McLean, a merchant, and Jannet Watson; m. in 1861 Kathleen Wilhelmina, daughter of the Reverend Richard Flood and Frances Mary Blake, at London, Canada West, and they had ten children; d. 7 Nov. 1886 at Prince Albert (Sask.).
Trained in science and classics, John McLean graduated with an ma from King’s College (University of Aberdeen) in Scotland, in 1851. He then worked in London, England, for a manufacturing firm managed by an uncle and, having acquired some knowledge of French, German, and Spanish, was placed in charge of its foreign correspondence. Probably soon after arriving in London he became a member of the Church of England, and by 1858 he had also decided to seek ordination. In these decisions his continuing friendship with Robert Machray*, a fellow student at Aberdeen, played a part. Machray, who had been ordained in 1856 following a successful career at the University of Cambridge, became bishop of Rupert’s Land in 1865. McLean, however, preceded him to British North America in 1858, after Isaac Hellmuth*, the secretary of the Colonial and Continental Church Society in British North America, persuaded him to emigrate to Canada West. There he was ordained deacon on 1 Aug. 1858 and priest on 15 December by Benjamin Cronyn*. Bishop Cronyn appointed him chaplain to the garrison and curate of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Canada West. There McLean remained until 1866 when he was summoned by Machray to Rupert’s Land to assist in the revival of St John’s College in Winnipeg as a theological seminary and higher school.
McLean and Machray, like John Strachan* earlier, may have had Episcopalian antecedents and connections, but it is more certain that, in the circumstances of the disruption of the Church of Scotland, they were drawn to the Church of England. Both were strongly evangelical, and, although staunch churchmen, neither had any sympathy with the Tractarian movement, particularly influential in the Church of Scotland. Yet both were inclined to take a conservative position on most issues, and felt a powerful attraction to the order and discipline of the Church of England. Nor, as young Scots of modest background and exceptional ability, do they seem to have been entirely oblivious to the greater opportunities offered by a career south of the Scottish border.
McLean’s numerous activities in Rupert’s Land after 1866 reflected not only Machray’s plans for the extension of Anglican work in what was expected to be an era of development, but also his limited resources. At the end of December 1867, McLean began to hold services in a hall in the “rising little village of Winnipic,” the beginning of the parish of Holy Trinity. Between 1866 and 1874 he taught at St John’s College, of which he was warden and professor of divinity. He was also appointed examining chaplain to the bishop of Rupert’s Land, archdeacon of Assiniboia, and, finally, rector of St John’s Cathedral at Winnipeg.
During the Red River disturbance of 1869–70, McLean joined Machray in urging the Protestant inhabitants, the majority of whom were Anglican, towards a moderate course, and in advising them to send English-speaking delegates to the convention proposed by Louis Riel for January 1870. At this same time, McLean attended Riel’s prisoners, including Charles Arkoll Boulton*. Later he joined with the two ministers, John Black, Presbyterian, and George Young*, Methodist, to urge resistance to the Fenian raid of October 1871.
In 1873 the Church of England authorities were contemplating dividing the vast diocese of Rupert’s Land. McLean went to Britain that year to raise funds for the proposed new diocese of Saskatchewan which would include much of the southern portions of the future provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. This was not McLean’s first search for funds; in 1871, for St John’s College, he had raised over $8,000 in Canada, where, as Machray often complained, support for northwestern missions was far from generous. On 3 May 1874 the archbishop of Canterbury consecrated McLean as the first bishop of Saskatchewan.
When he returned to the northwest, McLean went to the Prince Albert settlement, arriving there by dog-train in February 1875. He made arrangements for the building of the log church of St Mary (west of the present city), and there, on 9 Jan. 1876, he held his first ordination. In the winter of 1875–76 he also visited the established Stanley Mission (on the east shore of Mountain Lake, Sask.), where Holy Trinity Church had been built in 1859 by Indians under the direction of the Reverend Robert Hunt. The next winter he travelled to Fort Edmonton; here he helped William Newton, who had recently established the Anglican mission, arrange for the building of the forerunner of the present All Saints’ Cathedral.
McLean describes his diocese at the time of its creation as “a vast area containing about 30,000 Indians, with a few small settlements of white people . . . no endowments, no missionaries, no churches.” He had in fact an ordained missionary, a lay missionary, and a native deacon, but the challenge was indeed formidable. Despite the disappointingly slow development of the west in the next decade, McLean laid the foundations for the work of his church among white settlers and Indians. Although reduced in size in 1883 by the creation of the diocese of Qu’Appelle, McLean’s diocese had 22 clergy and seven catechists by 1886. This reduction, which strained his friendship with Machray, McLean accepted with reluctance. In addition to building churches and mission stations and raising substantial endowments, McLean established Emmanuel College at Prince Albert, formally opened in 1879. Primarily conceived as a teaching centre for a native clergy, it also did the first work at the high school level in the North-West Territories, and McLean envisioned the college as the nucleus of a university. In May 1883 “an act to incorporate the University of Saskatchewan and to authorize the establishment of colleges within the limits of the diocese of Saskatchewan” received royal assent. McLean and Lawrence Clarke were among those named to the university’s first board.
In Prince Albert McLean was perhaps the leading figure, as the local newspaper and the journal of the HBC post show. The activities of his large family were followed with a similar interest, not unsurprising in an isolated community. Three of the five daughters were married in Prince Albert in the 1880s to clergymen, and the family was still in residence there in the 1890s. McLean seems to have had good relations with his laymen, but could be critical of clerical brethren such as the learned but eccentric Newton or the Reverend George McKay who, busy ministering from Fort Macleod (Alta) to Indians, mounted police, and ranchers, failed to keep in touch with his bishop. The church at large recognized McLean through honorary degrees in 1871 from Kenyon College, Ohio, Bishop’s College, Lennoxville, Que., and Trinity College, Toronto, and in 1881 from St John’s College, these having, it is worth noting, high church leanings.
Despite his difficulties McLean’s accomplishments were substantial. He made valiant efforts to secure Anglican missionaries for the settlers attracted by the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, but his headquarters in Prince Albert was remote from the railway route chosen and he was preoccupied with the established work among the Indians and mixed-bloods. This work was not made easier by the strains that led to the North-West rebellion of 1885. Nevertheless, by the time of his death he had taken important steps towards the training of a native clergy, he had consolidated Anglican missionary work among the northern Crees, and had initiated it among the Blackfeet, Bloods, Piegans, and Sarcees of southern Alberta. McLean attributed to the work of the missionaries the comparative quietness, during the rising, among the Indians and mixed-bloods under Anglican influence.
In August 1886 after his last synod McLean visited his western missions, including Calgary and Edmonton. At the latter he was seriously injured when a runaway team caused him to be thrown from the “democrat” in which he was travelling. Already suffering from Bright’s disease, and determined to reach his home in Prince Albert, the bishop, in a cold October, was floated down nearly 500 miles of the North Saskatchewan River, in a small boat. He reached home but died on 7 November.
He was buried in St Mary’s churchyard with all the pomp the Anglican Church and the town of Prince Albert could muster. The Prince Albert Times and Saskatchewan Review mourned him as the town’s best friend, “the central figure of our community,” and his old friend Machray praised his “great and varied gifts, readiness of utterance, and unceasing devotion.”
Lewis Gwynne Thomas
The most important sources for McLean’s activities during his episcopate are the records of the Synod of the Diocese of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) and the archives in London of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and of the Church Missionary Society.
PAM, HBCA, B.332/a/1; MG 2, C14; MG 3, D1; MG 12, B2. Prince Albert Times and Saskatchewan Rev. (Prince Albert, Sask.), 1882–86. Boon, Anglican Church. Robert Machray, Life of Robert Machray, D.D., LL.D., D.C.L., archbishop of Rupert’s Land, primate of all Canada, prelate of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (Toronto, 1909). E. K. Matheson, “John McLean,” Leaders of the Canadian church, ed. W. B. Heeney (2nd ser., Toronto, 1920), 225–52. William Newton, Twenty years on the Saskatchewan, N.W. Canada (London, 1897). W. F. Payton, An historical sketch of the diocese of Saskatchewan of the Anglican Church of Canada (n.p., [1973]).
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CRONYN, BENJAMIN (Vol. 10)MACHRAY, ROBERT (Vol. 13)BLACK, JOHN (1818-82) (Vol. 11)BOULTON, CHARLES ARKOLL (Vol. 12)HELLMUTH, ISAAC (Vol. 13)STRACHAN, JOHN (Vol. 9)YOUNG, GEORGE (Vol. 13)CLARKE, LAWRENCE (Vol. 11)MACKAY, JOHN ALEXANDER (Vol. 15)
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Lewis Gwynne Thomas, “McLEAN, JOHN (1828-86),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 11, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed January 19, 2020, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mclean_john_1828_86_11E.html.
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Top Ten Baby Boy Names 2012
When having a baby, choosing the right name can be a long and difficult process. A name is something that your child will have for the rest of their life. It is important to pick the right one. Based on statistics gathered by the Social Security Administration, the top ten most popular baby boy names so far in 2012 are:
Origin: Hebrew
Daniel is a biblical name that means “God is my judge.” In the Old Testament Daniel was a prophet, and the book of Daniel contains his prophecies of the future. Daniel has continued to be a popular named and reached its peak in 2006 when it was the 6th most popular baby boy name in the United States.
Origin: Irish
Aiden is the only name of Irish origin on this list. The meaning of the name Aiden is “little fire.” Aiden has continued to be a very popular name in recent years and was the most common baby boy name of 2005. The name was originally popularized in the 7th century by the famous Irish monk, Aidan, and became popular again since the 19th century.
Origin: Greek
The meaning of Alexander is “helper and defender of mankind.” Throughout history, Alexander has been tied to a number of influential individuals. Probably among the most recognizable is Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BCE) was a Macedonian King and military conqueror who helped spread Greek culture and thoughts across Asia Minor to Egypt and India. The name was very popular at the beginning of the 20th century and then fell off, but is now making a strong comeback.
Origin: Latin/Hebrew
The name Ethan means “strong, firm, and safe.” The origin of the name Ethan is biblical. It was the name of a wise man in the Old Testament. After the Protestant Reformation it began being used as a name in the English-speaking world.
The meaning of the name Michael is “he who is like God.” Like many of the other names of this list, Michael has deep biblical origins. Michael was the name of one of the archangels, protector of Israel, who defeated Satan. The name Michael has been popular for many years. During the middle ages, Michael was a popular name among military families. Throughout the years there have been numerous celebrities who have had the name Michael. Some include Michael Jackson, Michael J Fox, Michael Keaton, Michael Landon, and Michael Douglas.
Noah is a strong biblical name. The meaning of the name is “comfort.” Most people are familiar with the Old Testament scripture about the Great Flood. Noah was tasked with building a massive ark for his family and the animals of the world. The name Noah began being popular again in the mid 90’s when Noah Wyle on the show ER was in the spotlight.
The name Jayden is related to the biblical name Jadon. The meaning of the name Jayden is “God heard.” Until very recently it was not a popular name at all. The name Jayden saw a surge when it was mentioned in an episode of Star Trek in the mid 90’s. Since then it became even more popular after Britney Spears decided to name her son Jayden.
Origin: Teutonic
William means “strong-willed warrior.” The name William has been popular ever since it came into existence. The name William has been one of the top 20 names in the United States since the 1880’s. The name William evolved from Wilhelm, which breaks down into two parts, Will and Helm. Will means “desire/will” and Helm means “protection/helmet.” The name has increased in popularity recently due to Prince William of the British Royal Family. Many different nicknames can be derived from the name William, with Bill, Will, and Liam being the most common.
Origin: French
The name Mason has been steadily rising in popularity since the mid-90’s. By 2005, Mason was well-within the top 50 baby boy names. Also attributed to the rise in popularity is the fact that Mason has regularly been the name of choice for celebrities. Kelsey Grammer actually has a little girl by the name and in 2009 Kourtney Kardashian named son Mason. The meaning of the name Mason is literal. It originated as a last name given by profession. In this its meaning is “stone worker.”
The meaning of the name Jacob is “the supplanter.” Jacob has topped the charts for boy names since 1999. The origin of the name Jacob is strongly tied to biblical references. In the book of Genesis, Jacob was the younger twin brother of Esau. Jacob ended up being the patriarch of the 12 tribes of Israel. The name was primarily a Jewish name until the Protestant Reformation, at which time everyone began using it. Recently in popular culture Jacob was the name of one of the main characters of the Twilight Saga.
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Starfire: Extremis (book six)
The New York Times-bestselling Starfire series was created by Dave Weber and Steve White, and quickly gained a loyal fan-base that is comprised of both military-sf fans and gaming grognards (and there is, of course, quite a lot of overlap between those two groups). It is one of the longest-running, and best-loved, space operas still being published. After the most recent, novel (Exodus) there was a sustained pause in the series, largely in order to define and refine the forthcoming content—and during which I was recruited as the newest collaborator.
Originally based on a very popular table-top SF wargame of the same name, Starfire’s emphasis on far-future interstellar fleet actions framed in a hard-sf tradition was a natural fit for me, given my background writing for Traveller in the early Nineties. After David Weber left the series to meet the burgeoning demands of his rapidly expanding career, Steve White’s search for a collaborator ultimately ended upon my doorstep after we’d joked about it for years! The first fruit of that partnership-Extremis (book 6 in the Starfire series) is available for advance order through Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and a variety of other book providers.
(Note: some distributors have erroneously labelled the book title as In Extremis. This, as you can see from the cover, is not correct—or to be searched: you might not find the book, then.
Introduction to Starfire The Game
“Starfire is a unique game of starship combat and intergalactic conquest. The original game was written in 1976 by Steve Cole, revised by David Weber in the 1980’s, and again in the 1990’s by Marvin Lamb. Starfire is now on its Sixth Edition with 36 years of materials, novels, and history behind it.” — from the Starfire introduction.
For more, head on over to the Starfire website.
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FLASH: Environmental Destruction associated with Harvard’s Medical School could expand from Charles River to Neponset River Reservation
I need to sit down and put this package into proper context.
The simple part of the story is that Harvard bought rail yards / Mass. Pike (I90)’s exit to Cambridge / Brighton on the south side of Charles River opposite Magazine Beach shortly after the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Company issued a report that the Grand Junction Railroad Bridge under the BU Bridge could be modified to take traffic from the Mass. Pike to Cambridge, MA.
A whole slew of environmental destruction has proceeded / is planned easing the rearrangement, which could allow the Harvard Medical School and related facilities to move, unimpeded, into the rail yard / off ramp.
I have been informed that the rail yard has been vacated. Plans were to move it to Worcester, MA.
The railroad is expanding South Station in Boston to support renewed Commuter Rail to Fall River and New Bedford, MA. They, however, need a place to layover trains during the day. The rail yard Harvard has bought would be ideal for that purpose and has been mentioned as a likely site. This is the Beacon Yards.
Also mentioned in the Environmental Notification Form was expansion of the Reedville yard in the southern extreme of Boston for this purpose.
I have not reviewed the ENF to see if today’s report is the alternate site.
The Governor has proposed straightening out I90 (Mass. Pike) on top of the Beacon Yards. He mentioned that this would open up the area for development. He did not mention that the development would be by Harvard.
The Boston Globe on line reports at http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/12/28/commuter-rail-company-plans-two-new-facilities/uuP9srUsAPnikQxeliVULJ/story.html that the management company running the commuter rail system is proposing that facilities which had been used as a super market warehouse in the southern tip of Boston be used instead of Beacon Yards.
The story has been picked up by Universal Hub with a report at http://www.universalhub.com/2013/dedham-didnt-want-housing-project-old-stop-shop that goes into good analysis.
The reports comment that the site would involve major environmental issues.
They certainly would. The western boundary of the site abuts the Commuter Rail Reedville line (or an extension thereof). The eastern and southern boundaries abut the states pristine Neponset River Reservation. The site is at the end of Meadow Road.
I am familiar with the location because I worked for several days on the movie R.I.P.D. which shot scenes concerning their Police Station there. I have also driven through the reservation and reviewed Google Maps. The Google Maps satellite view shows the massive size of the Neponset River Reservation which apparently is, at least in part, threatened.
Incredible. The environmental destruction associated with Harvard’s empire building just keeps getting larger.
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Congress on the cusp of national review protection law
Bill seeks to prevent use of non-disparagement clauses to silence consumer reviews.
Two years ago, California signed into law what was popularly called the “Yelp bill.” It prohibited use of “non-disparagement” clauses in consumer contracts. Now, Congress appears on the cusp doing something similar.
Earlier this week, the US House of Representatives passed the Consumer Review Fairness Act (HR 5111). Like the California law, it prevents businesses from inserting non-disparagement language into terms or contracts with customers and consumers. The purpose of the Act is stated as follows:
To prohibit the use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict the ability of a consumer to communicate regarding the goods or services offered in interstate commerce that were the subject of the contract, and for other purposes.
The Senate already passed a similar bill, which now needs to be reconciled with the House bill. It’s likely that will happen. The FTC would enforce the Act if it does become law.
The Congressional action responds to the increase in efforts by businesses and corporations to prevent consumers from writing critical reviews. Some businesses in the health and hospitality industries have tried to preemptively silence potential criticism with non-disparagement clauses in their contracts or boilerplate terms.
While sites such as Yelp, AngiesList, TripAdvisor, Google and other publishers are not liable for the content of consumers’ reviews, individual reviewers have been sued for defamation. There is a case in California that is troubling and could chill reviews notwithstanding the legal protections above.
It involves a “default judgment” against a Yelp review writer who didn’t show up in court to defend a defamation case. Yelp was ordered to remove the disputed review, despite not being a party to the action, and the fear is that unless the California Supreme Court overturns the lower court decision, aggressive businesses could routinely threaten litigation to compel removal of unfavorable reviews.
- Greg Sterling, MarketingLand
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An Account, Much Abbreviated, of the Destruction of the Indies, and Related Texts
Publisher: Hackett Pub Co
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Fifty years after the arrival of Columbus, at the height of Spain's conquest of the West Indies, Spanish bishop and colonist Bartolome de las Casas dedicated his Brevisima Relacion de la Destruicion de las Indias to Philip II of Spain. An impassioned plea on behalf of the native peoples of the West Indies, the Brevisima Relacion catalogues in horrific detail atrocities it attributes to the king's colonists in the New World. The result is a withering indictment of the conquerors that has cast a 500 year shadow over the subsequent history of that world and the European colonisation of it. Andrew Hurley's daring new translation dramatically foreshortens that 500 years by reversing the usual priority of a translation; rather than bring the Brevisima Relacion to the reader, it brings the reader to the Brevisima Relacion not as it is, but as it might have been, had it been originally written in English. The translator thus allows himself no words or devices unavailable in English by 1560, and in so doing reveals the prophetic voice, urgency and clarity of the work, qualities often obscured in modern translations. An Introduction by Franklin Knight, notes, a map, and a judicious set of Related Readings offer further aids to a fresh appreciation of this foundational historical and literary work of the New World and European engagement with it.
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Indiana History Bulletin, volume 4 number 4, January 1927 -- George Rogers Clark
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Mississippi, adding this granary of the world, this garden spot of the universe, this fertile basin of the Great Lakes, the rich valleys of the Wabash and the Ohio. This made possible the Louisiana Purchase, and all of our vast later extensions beyond the Mississippi.
There is another result of Clark's conquest which it seems to me is seldom duly emphasized, and that is its effect upon the immediate winning of the Revolutionary War. By Clark's capture of Vincennes, he completely broke up the Indian campaign which the British had planned for 1779. Governor Hamilton, who was to have been the presiding genius in this campaign, went to Virginia in irons and for most of the remainder of the war was confined in a dungeon. There were Indian outrages after this, but they were never organized or conducted on any comprehensive or dangerous scale. If Clark had not stopped Hamilton, it seems certain that the devastation of the inner -frontiers would have made it impossible for Washington's army to remain in the field. He could have no longer procured from the border the rich herds of stock which furnished food supplies for his men. And the intrepid riflemen who won the victories of King's Mountain and Cowpens, would have been back on the border trying to defend their homes from the savage hordes which Hamilton was preparing to let loose upon them. Nothing could be clearer than the historical fact that Clark's brilliant achievement was a most decisive factor in winning the war in the east as well as in adding to the thirteen original colonies this vast domain of the west.
What are the elements that entered into this monumental achievement? There were factors involved of such profound significance as to give us thoughtful pause for their contemplation. Hamilton gave a clever comment upon Clark's success. I have told you he was a soldier, statesman and diplomat of England. It seems that he was also a scholar. He kept a daily journal during that eventful period and I have recently had the pleasure of reading in his own handwriting the notation which he made on the afternoon of February 25, following a conversation with Clark, after the surrender of the fort. It reads as follows:
Colonel Clark's having succeeded under such circumstances illustrates the following remark made by some author whose name I do not recollect: A sanguine temper foresees few difficulties and sometimes
Title Indiana History Bulletin, volume 4 number 4, January 1927 -- George Rogers Clark
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Contributors Lockridge, Ross F. (Ross Franklin), 1877-1952
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Volume information Part of bound volume labeled on spine: Indiana History Bulletin, Oct. 1926-Sept. 1927
Title IHBv4n04_021
transcription Mississippi, adding this granary of the world, this garden spot of the universe, this fertile basin of the Great Lakes, the rich valleys of the Wabash and the Ohio. This made possible the Louisiana Purchase, and all of our vast later extensions beyond the Mississippi. There is another result of Clark's conquest which it seems to me is seldom duly emphasized, and that is its effect upon the immediate winning of the Revolutionary War. By Clark's capture of Vincennes, he completely broke up the Indian campaign which the British had planned for 1779. Governor Hamilton, who was to have been the presiding genius in this campaign, went to Virginia in irons and for most of the remainder of the war was confined in a dungeon. There were Indian outrages after this, but they were never organized or conducted on any comprehensive or dangerous scale. If Clark had not stopped Hamilton, it seems certain that the devastation of the inner -frontiers would have made it impossible for Washington's army to remain in the field. He could have no longer procured from the border the rich herds of stock which furnished food supplies for his men. And the intrepid riflemen who won the victories of King's Mountain and Cowpens, would have been back on the border trying to defend their homes from the savage hordes which Hamilton was preparing to let loose upon them. Nothing could be clearer than the historical fact that Clark's brilliant achievement was a most decisive factor in winning the war in the east as well as in adding to the thirteen original colonies this vast domain of the west. What are the elements that entered into this monumental achievement? There were factors involved of such profound significance as to give us thoughtful pause for their contemplation. Hamilton gave a clever comment upon Clark's success. I have told you he was a soldier, statesman and diplomat of England. It seems that he was also a scholar. He kept a daily journal during that eventful period and I have recently had the pleasure of reading in his own handwriting the notation which he made on the afternoon of February 25, following a conversation with Clark, after the surrender of the fort. It reads as follows: Colonel Clark's having succeeded under such circumstances illustrates the following remark made by some author whose name I do not recollect: A sanguine temper foresees few difficulties and sometimes
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Bullivant Attorney Andrew B. Downs Elected Fellow, American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel; Re-elected Director, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
Bullivant attorney Andrew B. Downs has been elected a Fellow in the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel (ACCEC), joining Doug Houser as a Fellow of the ACCEC. He was also re-elected as a Director of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) where he has been a member for 13 years.
"Andy's well-deserved recognition in the highly-specialized area of insurance law is evident in these recent elections," said Jess Millikan, president. "We congratulate him for his accomplishments. It is especially satisfying to know that the high degree of trust our clients put in his work is matched by recognition from his peers."
ACCEC Fellows include both insurer and policyholder lawyers who strive "to improve the quality of the practice of insurance law and to increase civility and professionalism in our field."
Andy has served in several capacities with the FDCC including leadership positions for the Federation's 2011 and 2013 Insurance Industry Institutes, and is the Chair of the Federation's Social Media Committee. He is a former Chair of the Federation's Property Insurance Section and has been a frequent instructor at its Litigation Management College.
Downs, Andrew
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OLD PASADENA HISTORIC DISTRICT WALKING TOUR
Tours & Excursions in Pasadena
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Cost: 18$ for members and 20$ for non-members.
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NORTON SIMON MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS
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Final Fantasy Radio
Final Fantasy soundtracks from Square Enix gaming.
Ruined Castle - Final Fantasy I: Origins (Console)
By 植松伸夫
The music of the Final Fantasy series refers to the soundtracks of the Final Fantasy series of video games, as well as the surrounding medley of soundtrack, arranged, and compilation albums. Final Fantasy is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix that includes video games, motion pictures, and other merchandise. The series began in 1987 as an eponymous console role-playing game (RPG) developed by Square, spawning a video game series that became the central focus of the franchise. Final Fantasy Radio has grown over the years to 5 lines of music in almost as many formats. We play a mix of not only the official soundtracks from the Square Enix games, but we have collected a large play list of fan made music. We do play tracks from our good friends at OCRemix too.
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Posted on13 January, 2020 | 10:43
Meetings attended by warring factions after truce comes into force raised hopes for revival of the political process.
Talks aimed at agreeing on an unconditional and open-ended ceasefire in Libya failed to achieve a breakthrough on Monday despite making good progress, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters.
At the talks between Libya’s warring parties in Moscow, some sides in the conflict signed the ceasefire deal, but Khalifa Haftar, commander of the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), asked for more time to consider it, Lavrov said.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Haftar asked until Tuesday morning to consider the deal.
Turkey and Russia, which back opposing sides in the conflict, urged the factions on Monday to sign a binding truce to end a nine-month-old war and pave the way for a peaceful settlement.
More than 280 civilians and about 2,000 fighters have been killed and 146,000 Libyans displaced since Haftar launched his assault to seize the capital Tripoli, according to the United Nations.
Turkey was working to ensure the truce became permanent, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
Speaking alongside Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Ankara, Erdogan said he will attend a summit in Berlin on Sunday to discuss developments in Libya, along with Conte and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"I especially hope for the signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement some time soon," Erdogan told the press conference.
The Moscow talks were held a day after a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey came into force in Libya.
Libyan forces loyal to Haftar announce conditional ceasefire
The developments came amid suggestions that Fayez al-Sarraj, the chief of the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), and his rival Haftar may sign the ceasefire agreement in the Russian capital.
It was still unclear if the two leaders would meet face to face.
Haftar’s forces have so far failed to capture the capital Tripoli, where the UN-supported GNA resides, after months of fierce fighting.
Libyan academic Mustafa Feituri told Al Jazeera it was unclear if the temporary ceasefire will hold.
"The stickiest point is the condition of having Haftar’s forces withdraw from southern Tripoli. I do not see Haftar accepting this condition because that simply would mean defeat for him," Feituri said.
"The other difficult point is the withdrawal of Haftar’s forces from Terhuna, the main supply and control point for his forces. If he leaves this area, there will be infringement. So it is unlikely that he will leave that area."
Libya has been racked by turmoil since longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011.
The oil-rich country has since been split between two rival administrations based in the country’s east and west amid a conflict drawing increasing involvement from foreign powers. Since April, the Tripoli-based GNA has been under attack from eastern forces loyal to Haftar, which on January 6 captured the strategic coastal city of Sirte.
The GNA and Haftar’s Libyan National Army agreed to a conditional truce called by Russia and Turkey that came into force at midnight local time on Sunday (22:01 GMT on Saturday). Both warring sides have since accused the other of violations.
The ceasefire followed a joint call by Erdogan - who backs al-Sarraj and has sent troops to help the GNA - and Putin, who analysts have long seen as supporting Haftar.
Asked Saturday about Russian private security companies in Libya, Putin responded: "If there are Russian citizens there, they do not represent the interests of the Russian state and do not receive any money from the Russian state."
Pro-Haftar forces are supported by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Al-Sarraj has also accused Paris of supporting Haftar and tacitly backing his assault on Tripoli, claims denied by French officials.
Influence of military commanders rising in Libya (2:24)
Earlier, Interfax cited Lev Dengov, head of the Russian contact group on Libya, as saying al-Sarraj and Haftar would discuss "the possibility of signing a truce and the details of such a document".
Separately, Khaled al-Mechri, head of Libya’s High Council of State, said the signing of the agreement in Moscow would pave the way for the revival of the political process in the country.
Al-Mechri told Al Ahrar TV he would accompany al-Sarraj to Moscow, while Aguila Salah, speaker of the eastern-based parliament, would travel with Haftar.
Meanwhile, in a short televised speech on Monday, al-Sarraj called on Libyans to "turn the page on the past".
"I call on all Libyans to turn the page on the past, reject discord and to close ranks to move towards stability and peace," he said.
In an interview with Al Ahrar TV, al-Sarraj said on Monday the GNA had accepted the ceasefire deal to prevent more bloodshed in the country.
"We will not ignore the sacrifices of our sons and martyrs or our dream for a civil state," he said. "Our acceptance of the cease-fire comes from a position of strength to maintain national and social cohesion."
Al-Sarraj said his government forces, however, were ready "to resume military operations in case of any break to the ceasefire".
Germany plans to hold a summit aimed at plotting a path to peace in Libya on January 19. The meeting will coincide with a one-day visit to Berlin by Erdogan.
The Turkish leader’s presence is seen as essential to the success of any conference on Libya, since Ankara’s decision to deploy military advisers and possibly troops there has made it a major player in the country’s long-running civil war.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the summit on Saturday, adding the United Nations would lead talks. She said Libya’s warring parties would need to play a major role if a solution was to be found.
Merkel said the aim was to give Libya the chance of becoming a sovereign and peaceful country.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed on Monday the ceasefire in Libya initiated by Turkey and Russia, but cautioned the United Nations must lead the process of rebuilding the country.
"A ceasefire, yes it is a first step in the right direction, but what you need is a process for consolidation, for reconstruction and a government of unity. There is a long way to go. This has to be a UN-led process," she told reporters. "This is of utmost importance."
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Protesters vow to push on with Sudan ‘uprising’
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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Electric Vehicles”
DOE Releases 2015 Revolution…Now Report
Joanna Schroeder November 19, 2015
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released the 2015 Revolution…Now report, which details the state of multiple clean energy technologies in the U.S. that have the ability to provide climate change solutions. The report builds upon past versions that demonstrate an increase in deployment and a decrease in cost for transformational technologies including: wind turbines, solar technologies, electric vehicles …
Clean Energy, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Solar, Wind
Survey Says Consumers Consider Buying EVs
Joanna Schroeder November 2, 2015
According to a new survey, 54 percent of Americans have a positive view of electric vehicles (EVs) while 31 percent say they will consider buying an EV for their next car purchase. This despite only one percent of vehicles sold in the U.S. today are EVs. The survey was released by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA). “While the current …
Alternative Vehicles, Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicle Charging Association Formed
Joanna Schroeder October 28, 2015
With the growth of electric vehicles across the country, several EV industry organizations have come together and launched the California-based Electric Vehicle Charging Association (EVCA). The non-profit was formed to achieve clean transportation by advancing the continued innovation in the EV charging industry. The organization has also released a new report, “The State of the Charge,” a report documenting the …
Electric Vehicles, Electricity
Scania Offers Biodiesel-Hybrid Truck
John Davis October 20, 2015
Swedish truck maker Scania is adding to its lineup of biodiesel-friendly options in its trucks. After giving the OK for a line of trucks to run on renewable diesel and having an Australian company declare it would brew its own biodiesel to use in its fleet of Scania trucks, the company has now announced a Scania-developed hybrid truck for urban …
Biodiesel, Electric Vehicles
Alliant Launches Solar Demonstration Project
Joanna Schroeder October 9, 2015
Alliant Energy is launching a solar demonstration project at its headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin. As part of the initiative, Telefonix, Inc. installed 13 L2 PowerPost electric vehicle charging stations. The goal of the program is to evaluate solar technologies in climates with varying weather including extreme cold. Alliant is planning on installing more than three dozen unique renewable energy features …
Clean Energy, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Solar
EV Connect Launches EV CaaS
EV Connect has launched what they call the first-ever “EV Charging-as-a-Service” or “EV CaaS,” to reduce up-front costs and simplify the process for purchasing and installing EV charging station infrastructure by turning the purchase decision from a capital expenditure to an operating expense. The new program was developed in collaboration with GE and SparkFund. Each EV charge station comes with …
Constellation Launches EME With ChargePoint
Joanna Schroeder September 30, 2015
Constellation is offering customers a new electric vehicle charging program through the new Efficiency Made Easy (EME) program in partnership with ChargePoint. The program enables customers to help fund new EV charging stations and business may be eligible to purchase ChargePoint EV charging stations (including installation, serve and warranties) through their electricty or gas supply agreement. “Constellation is always looking …
EV Fast Chargers Come to Québec
New fast chargers for electric vehicles are now available in Québec with a 400-V fast-charge station and four 240-V charging stations as a result of a new partnership between the Electric Circuit and Magog’s Carrefour Santé Globale (CSG). This is the first public fast-charge station in the Estrie region. This initiative was made possible by Nissan Canada. “We salute the initiative of …
PG&E Donates PHEV for Emergencies
Joanna Schroeder September 1, 2015
On August 24, 2014, a 6.0 earthquake rocked Northern California and the City of Napa, resulting in more than 70,000 customers losing power to homes and businesses. One year later, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) donated a state-of-the-art plug-in electric hybrid truck as part of the city of Napa’s commemoration of the earthquake. The “Napa Strong 6.0/365” commemoration event …
Electric Vehicles, PHEV
Portland Int’l Airport Adds EV Charging
Joanna Schroeder August 18, 2015
Portland International Airport (PDX) has become the airport with the largest number of electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the country. PDX installed 42 L1 PowerPost EV charging stations that are designed and manufactured by Telefonix. EV drivers are able to recover about 5 miles of range for every hour they are plugged in. The range lost in a typical commute …
Alternative energy, Electric Vehicles
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Libby Chansky For "The Bachelorette"
I met Libby Chansky at the Stanford Athletics Hall Of Fame Dinner on Friday, November 3rd. She and I were part of a large group there to celebrate the induction of my good friend Michael Dotterer, who remains the only two-sport player to receive four letters in Stanford history.
Libby wants to be the bachelorette on "The Bachelorette" and to that end, we took this quick video. It's kind of a teaser. For more info contact info@sportsbusinesssims.com
Thursday, November 02, 2006 0
Bob Barker - American Icon and Host Of "Price Is Right" Retires - Video
I now know I've been around a bit when this happens. I have grown up with Bob Barker, patted myself on the back for rightly guessing a price, dreaming that I was the winner of the showcase, and drolling over the Price Is Right girls. Well, the last part of that remains, but Barker, the real symbol of the show and an American icon, has retired. Here's an article by E! Online and selected YouTube Clips to celebrate Bob Barker.
Bob Barker Retiring
by Natalie Finn - E!Online
Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:44:50 PM PST
The price isn't going to be quite as right come next June.
Bob Barker announced Tuesday he will retire in 2007 after 50 years in television, 35 of which he spent as the host of The Price Is Right.
"I will be 83 years old on Dec. 12, and I've decided to retire while I'm still young," the famed daytime personality told the Associated Press. "I've gone on and on to this ancient age because I've enjoyed it. I've thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'm going to miss it."
While Barker has considered hanging it up for the past 10 years, he said he's been having too much fun to walk away for good, but he figured reaching his golden anniversary was an "appropriate" time.
"I'm just reaching the age where the constant effort to be there and do the show physically is a lot for me," he said, sounding a bit like another TV icon who announced his intention to slow down after half a century on the air, 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace.
Barker had a mild stroke in May 2002 and had prostate surgery six weeks later—none of which caused him to miss a show, mind you.
Since The Price Is Right premiered Sept. 4, 1972, with Barker enticing people for the first time to "come on down," he has only missed three episodes (back in 1974). The longest running game show on the air is currently on in two half-hour installments every weekday, with the later one averaging 5.5 million viewers a day, per Nielsen Media Research.
"We knew this day would come, but that doesn't make it any easier," CBS Corp. president Leslie Moonves said in a statement. "Bob Barker is a daytime legend, an entertainment icon and one of the most beloved television personalities of our time."
The former Miss Universe and Miss USA Pageant host got his start in radio before being discovered by eventual This Is Your Life host Ralph Edwards, who said he liked the sound of Barker's voice. Barker went on to host the TV game show Truth or Consequences from 1956 until 1975, overlapping with Price for a few years.
A CBS spokesperson told Reuters that Price will go on after Barker's departure, but "it's premature to discuss any transition plans right now. Our focus now will be giving Bob a proper sendoff." A CBS prime-time special celebrating the man is also in the works, he said.
Barker's advice for whomever signs on to replace him is this: Memorize everything.
"The games have to be just like riding a bicycle," he said, referring to the show's numerous pricing games (80 at last count) in which contestants make bids to win larger prizes, like cars and trips.
"Then he will be relaxed enough to have fun with the audience—to get the laughs with his contestants and make the show more than just straight games—to make it a lot of fun."
Well, Barker should know.
While the silver-haired emcee has always had a smile for his studio audience and millions of at-home viewers, it wasn't too long ago that Barker was accused of enjoying his hosting duties a little too much.
Rolling Stones Classic Song "Miss You" Video and Lyrics
This amazing song is almost 30 years old, yet it is still as new as tommorrow's sunrise. It's a classic and yet one more example of why the Rolling Stones are the kings of rock. It's rythmic, soulful, and yet guitar-dominated.
Ive been holding out so long
Ive been sleeping all alone
Lord I miss you
Ive been hanging on the phone
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh oooh
Well, Ive been haunted in my sleep
Youve been starring in my dreams
Ive been waiting in the hall
Been waiting on your call
When the phone rings
Its just some friends of mine that say,
Hey, whats the matter man?
Were gonna come around at twelve
With some puerto rican girls that are just dyin to meet you.
Were gonna bring a case of wine
Hey, lets go mess and fool around
You know, like we used to
Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah
Oh everybody waits so long
Oh baby why you wait so long
Wont you come on! come on!
Ive been walking in central park
Singing after dark
People think Im crazy
Ive been stumbling on my feet
Shuffling through the street
Asking people, whats the matter with you boy?
Sometimes I want to say to myself
Sometimes I say
I wont miss you child
I guess Im lying to myself
Its just you and no one else
Lord I wont miss you child
Youve been blotting out my mind
Fooling on my time
No, I wont miss you, baby, yeah
Lord, I miss you child
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Wonder Woman: Joss Whedon May Be Rewriting The Script For The Movie
Wow, it's been since May that Wonder Woman Director Josh Whedon's finished the script for the Wonder Woman movie that he and Matrix enabler Joel Silver want to produce, and there's still no star selected.
My feeling is that he's rewriting it, and still has not created something that meets Warner Brother's standards. Why do I write this? Because Whedon reports that he was to meet Warner execs around August 29th, and now it's October. Late October. So it's logical to assume that he's got some rewriting to do.
I also still get the impression that he's not real into the job. He seems to be mailing it in at this point, and with too many other projects to occupy his time and passion.
I hope Warner Bros shapes up this ship.
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Kevin Federline Parties in Vegas; Britney Spears Angry - Enquirer
K-Fed in action...
Unlike the O.J. Simpson story, I do believe this one. They're a very young couple, and too inexperienced to be good parents in my view. But we will see. No turning back, eh?
BRITNEY FUMES AS K-FED GETS SLEAZY IN VEGAS
By MICHAEL GLYNN - ENQUIRER
What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas — just ask a furious Britney Spears. She's set to spear hubby Kevin Federline after he spent a wild weekend in Sin City — partying with his buddies and assorted beauties, insiders told The ENQUIRER.
"Britney feels outraged and betrayed," confided a close source. "Only three weeks after she gave birth to their new baby, Kevin vamoosed to Vegas with his buddies, who spent hours with young girls in his hotel suite.
"When Kevin returned to their Malibu home, Britney gave him the cold shoulder and then they had a terrible fight. It ended with Kevin staying over at a buddy's house."
Pick up this week's issue of The ENQUIRER to read all about it!
O. J. Simpson Denies Book Deal and Confession
I saw this in the National Enquirer:
OJ CONFESSES IN TELL-ALL BOOK
O.J. Simpson confesses to the bloody slaughter of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and her pal Ron Goldman – and reveals he had an accomplice at the scene--in a bombshell new book!
Eleven years after Simpson was acquitted of the Murder of the Century, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively that O.J. is being paid $3.5 million to describe the brutal knife attack blow-by-blow.
"Only that kind of money could have tempted O.J. to finally tell the truth," a West Coast source familiar with the top-secret book project told The ENQUIRER.
In the book, "he describes how he grabbed a knife from a man who accompanied him to Nicole’s home -- and moments later found himself covered in blood and looking down on the bodies of Nicole and Ron," said the source.
With its publication only weeks away, the tell-all blockbuster has remained the most explosive secret in publishing -- until now.
In its early chapters, O.J. paints a vivid picture of his life with Nicole and details their bitter divorce amid her affairs.
Finally, the disgraced Hall of Famer gets to June 12, 1994 – the night of the infamous double murder.
"O.J. prefaces these key pages by almost half-heartedly claiming this part of the book is hypothetical," said the source. "But I don’t think anyone is going to be convinced of that."
Because of "double jeopardy" laws, legal experts say O.J.'s confession will not likely lead to any legal trouble for him.
The book's working title is "If I Did It." But Simpson's account of the slayings is so chillingly realistic that it leaves no doubt it is a confession of what really happened.
...and I could not believe it. So I searched for his name and found this in the SF Chronicle..
O.J. Simpson Denies Book Confession
Former sports star and actor O.J. Simpson has slammed reports he is to be paid around $3.5 million for "admitting" to the killing of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman in a sensational new book.
A U.S. publication reported the star plans to publish his autobiography in which he will describe how he would have killed his ex-wife and Goldman, in an allegedly fictional manner. They were stabbed to death in 1994 and Simpson stood trial for the murders. He was found not guilty.
But Simpson's lawyer Yale Galanter denies the rumor. He tells the New York Daily News, "(Simpson) is not writing a book. We haven't been paid 35 cents, much less $3.5 million.
"If anyone comes out with such a book, I'll go on every talk show and call it crap."
Whatever is going on, it's clear that someone out there can't just leave O.J. alone. That's sad. He was acquitted in the criminal trial and the civil trial left out so much evidence it was a joke.
Atlanta Falcons Tickets Exchange - Buy or Sell Falcons Tickets
You can buy or sell Atlanta Falcons Ticketswith "Atlanta Falcons"
Get tickets to all of the Falcons action, with Michael Vick and Warrick Dunn heading an explosive offense.
Rolling Stones Coming To Oakland November 5th - Video
The Rolling Stones are coming to Oakland, November 5th. You can get tickets at http://www.stones-concert-tickets.com.
Here's a preview of what the conert will look like:
Kendra Wilkinson From "The Girls Next Door - Video and Bio
Most recently linked with Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver Terrell Owens, Kendra Wilkinson's Q-Rating has certainly exploded with the airing of the new show "The Girls Next Door," featuring Playboy Mogul Hugh Hefner and three Playboy Playmates.
Kendra Wilkinson (born June 12, 1985 in San Diego, California) is a model and television personality best known as one of the three live-in girlfriends of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and a co-star of the E! reality television series The Girls Next Door. She met Hefner at his 78th birthday party in April 2004, where she had been hired to be one of the "painted girls" (being completely nude except for painted-on accessories).
She is a self-proclaimed tomboy, noteworthy for being a sports fan and athlete. One of her trademarks on the program is her constant exercising.
Her stated career goal is to become a massage therapist or sports announcer. As of December 2005, she has become a regular "blogger" columnist at the website of the Philadelphia Eagles. Her mother, from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, used to be one of the professional cheerleaders for the team.
She appeared in the Playboy Special Editions Sexy 100 for 2006.
Here's a video of Kendra Wilkinson in the show Girls Next Door. Note that she specifically points to Terrell Owens "81" jersey with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Superdome - Green Day and U2 In Video
Green Day -- from the SF Bay Area -- and U2 played to a great crowd to kickoff the return of the New Orleans Saints to the Superdome to play the Atlanta Falcons.
Labels: concert, green day, music, new orleans, saints, superdome, U2
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 0
Selma Blair Caught In Argument With Ex-Hubby - Enquirer
Man, I didn't know Selma Blair was even married until now! Where have I been? I've got to admit she's got the simple combination West Cost / Midwest girl-next-door look down to a fine science. I guess her now-ex-hubby Ahmet Zappa (think son of the late and lengendary rocker Frank Zappa) thought so too, because he married her in 2004.
I only became aware of Selma via the movie "Cruel Intentions" -- one of my favorites. In the movie, which also features now coupled Ryan Philippe and Reese Witherspoon, Blair became very well-known for this kiss:
Well she's not going to be kissing on Zappa anytime soon because they had a nasty argument in a parking lot, which ended with her screeching off in her car after he walked off.
She's on the market and free to give a kiss like the one above to some deserving guy -- this time!
Suri Cruise Rumored Not To Be Tom Cruise's Baby - Enquirer
The Enquirer reports that the much celebrated baby of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes is not the product of whatever sexual intercourse the couple had. This news was covered in several other online media publications like Gawker and Perezhilton.com and led to speculation regarding who the father may be.
Some pointed to old Holmes flame Chris Klein as the father because of the similarity in the shape of their eyes. But regardless of who the real father may be, it's certainly clear that Suri is the child of Tom and Katie now.
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Estimating the prevalence of malformation of the heart in the first year of life using capture-recapture methods
Smeeton, N.C., Rona, R.J., Sharland, G., Botting, B.J., Barnett, A. and Dundas, R. (1999) Estimating the prevalence of malformation of the heart in the first year of life using capture-recapture methods. American Journal of Epidemiology, 150(7), pp. 778-785.
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The authors estimated the prevalence of heart malformation during the first year of life, using five data sets with varying degrees of completeness from two English regional health authorities. These areas covered a total population of 6, 872, 000. Analysis was carried out using capture-recapture methods, including log-linear modeling, on data collected between June 1993 and August 1994. A large number of cases in the community were unrecorded by any of the current sources of information. In South East Thames, where an antenatal training screening program for detecting heart malformations had been implemented in the late 1980s, the estimated prevalence rate varied from 5.5 per 1, 000 births (95% confidence interval (Cl): 3.5, 10.8) to 9.0 per 1, 000 births (95% Cl: 6.4, 14.2), depending on the assumptions in the model and the number of sources used in the analysis. In the Wessex region, which did not have a formal training program, prevalence was lower and varied little, from 4.3 per 1, 000 (95% Cl: 3.4, 6.0) to 5.1 per 1, 000 (95% Cl: 4.0, 7.2), according to assumptions. These two estimates were reasonable rates in comparison with reports in the literature. This analysis was helpful in demonstrating that the training program designed to identify servere heart malformations during the antenatal period in one of these regions had no lasting impact on prevalence.
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Smeeton, N.C., Rona, R.J., Sharland, G., Botting, B.J., Barnett, A., and Dundas, R.
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Right to Access Information as a Collective-Based Approach to the GDPR’s Right to Explanation in European Law
Journal Erasmus Law Review, Issue 3 2018
Keywords automated decision-making, right to access information, right to explanation, prohibition on discrimination, public information
Authors Joanna Mazur
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This article presents a perspective which focuses on the right to access information as a mean to ensure a non-discriminatory character of algorithms by providing an alternative to the right to explanation implemented in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). I adopt the evidence-based assumption that automated decision-making technologies have an inherent discriminatory potential. The example of a regulatory means which to a certain extent addresses this problem is the approach based on privacy protection in regard to the right to explanation. The Articles 13-15 and 22 of the GDPR provide individual users with certain rights referring to the automated decision-making technologies. However, the right to explanation not only may have a very limited impact, but it also focuses on individuals thus overlooking potentially discriminated groups. Because of this, the article offers an alternative approach on the basis of the right to access information. It explores the possibility of using this right as a tool to receive information on the algorithms determining automated decision-making solutions. Tracking an evolution of the interpretation of Article 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Right and Fundamental Freedoms in the relevant case law aims to illustrate how the right to access information may become a collective-based approach towards the right to explanation. I consider both, the potential of this approach, such as its more collective character e.g. due to the unique role played by the media and NGOs in enforcing the right to access information, as well as its limitations.
Joanna Mazur
Joanna Mazur, M.A., PhD student, Faculty of Law and Administration, Uniwersytet Warszawski.
Personal Data, Algorithms and Profiling in the EU: Overcoming the Binary Notion of Personal Data through Quantum Mechanics
Keywords data protection, GDPR, bigdata, algorithm, quantum mechanics
Authors Alessandro El Khoury
In this paper I propose to analyse the binary notion of personal data and highlight its limits, in order to propose a different conception of personal data. From a risk regulation perspective, the binary notion of personal data is not particularly fit for purpose, considering that data collection and information flows are tremendously big and complex. As a result, the use of a binary system to determine the applicability of EU data protection law may be a simplistic approach. In an effort of bringing physics and law together, certain principles elaborated within the quantum theory are surprisingly applicable to data protection law, and can be used as guidance to shed light on many of today’s data complexities. Lastly, I will discuss the implications and the effects that certain processing operations may have on the possibility of qualifying certain data as personal. In other terms, how the chances to identify certain data as personal is dependent upon the processing operations that a data controller might put in place.
Alessandro El Khoury
Alessandro El Khoury, LLM, Legal and Policy Officer, DG Health & Food Safety, European Commission.
Fostering Worker Cooperatives with Blockchain Technology: Lessons from the Colony Project
Keywords blockchain, collaborative economy, cooperative governance, decentralised governance, worker cooperatives
Authors Morshed Mannan
In recent years, there has been growing policy support for expanding worker ownership of businesses in the European Union. Debates on stimulating worker ownership are a regular feature of discussions on the collaborative economy and the future of work, given anxieties regarding the reconfiguration of the nature of work and the decline of standardised employment contracts. Yet, worker ownership, in the form of labour-managed firms such as worker cooperatives, remains marginal. This article explains the appeal of worker cooperatives and examines the reasons why they continue to be relatively scarce. Taking its cue from Henry Hansmann’s hypothesis that organisational innovations can make worker ownership of firms viable in previously untenable circumstances, this article explores how organisational innovations, such as those embodied in the capital and governance structure of Decentralised (Autonomous) Organisations (D(A)Os), can potentially facilitate the growth of LMFs. It does so by undertaking a case study of a blockchain project, Colony, which seeks to create decentralised, self-organising companies where decision-making power derives from high-quality work. For worker cooperatives, seeking to connect globally dispersed workers through an online workplace, Colony’s proposed capital and governance structure, based on technological and game theoretic insight may offer useful lessons. Drawing from this pre-figurative structure, self-imposed institutional rules may be deployed by worker cooperatives in their by-laws to avoid some of the main pitfalls associated with labour management and thereby, potentially, vitalise the formation of the cooperative form.
Morshed Mannan
Morshed Mannan, LLM (Adv.), PhD Candidate, Company Law Department, Institute of Private Law, Universiteit Leiden.
Privatising Law Enforcement in Social Networks: A Comparative Model Analysis
Keywords user generated content, public and private responsibilities, intermediary liability, hate speech and fake news, protection of fundamental rights
Authors Katharina Kaesling
These days, it appears to be common ground that what is illegal and punishable offline must also be treated as such in online formats. However, the enforcement of laws in the field of hate speech and fake news in social networks faces a number of challenges. Public policy makers increasingly rely on the regu-lation of user generated online content through private entities, i.e. through social networks as intermediaries. With this privat-ization of law enforcement, state actors hand the delicate bal-ancing of (fundamental) rights concerned off to private entities. Different strategies complementing traditional law enforcement mechanisms in Europe will be juxtaposed and analysed with particular regard to their respective incentive structures and consequential dangers for the exercise of fundamental rights. Propositions for a recommendable model honouring both pri-vate and public responsibilities will be presented.
Katharina Kaesling
Katharina Kaesling, LL.M. Eur., is research coordinator at the Center for Advanced Study ‘Law as Culture’, University of Bonn.
Armed On-board Protection of Dutch Vessels: Not Allowed Yet But Probably Forthcoming
Keywords vessel protection, private armed guards, state monopoly on force, masters position, state control
Authors Paul Mevis and Sari Eckhardt
This article provides an overview of the developments about the armed on-board protection of Dutch vessels under Dutch law. The Dutch position has changed over the years. In 2011, the starting point was that private security companies (PSCs) are not to be allowed. It was expected that adequate protection of Dutch vessels could be provided by vessel protection detachments (VPDs). Although not considered as an absolute statutory bar, the state monopoly on force was considered the main argument against PSCs. After optimising the use of VPDs and given the development in other countries, the approach changed into a ‘VPS, unless …’-approach. Under the new Protection of Merchant Shipping Act that is expected to come into force in the second half of 2019, PSCs can be employed only if no VPS is available. This article gives an overview of the argumentation in this change of view over the years. It also explores the headlines, criteria and procedures of the new law and some other topics, including the position of the master under the upcoming law. In line with the other country reports, it enables the comparative study in the last article of this special issue.
Paul Mevis
Paul Mevis is professor of criminal law and criminal procedure at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Sari Eckhardt
Sari Eckhardt holds a master’s degree in criminal law and has worked as a student assistant at the Rotterdam Erasmus University’s Department of Criminal Law and is currently working at De Bont Advocaten.
Armed On-board Protection of German Ships (and by German Companies)
Keywords German maritime security, private armed security, privately contracted armed security personnel, anti-piracy-measures, state oversight
Authors Tim R. Salomon
Germany reacted to the rise of piracy around the Horn of Africa not only by deploying its armed forces to the region, but also by overhauling the legal regime concerning private security providers. It introduced a dedicated licensing scheme mandatory for German maritime security providers and maritime security providers wishing to offer their services on German-flagged vessels. This legal reform resulted in a licensing system with detailed standards for the internal organisation of a security company and the execution of maritime security services. Content wise, the German law borrows broadly from internationally accepted standards. Despite deficits in state oversight and compliance control, the licensing scheme sets a high standard e.g. by mandating that a security team must consist of a minimum of four security guards. The lacking success of the scheme suggested by the low number of companies still holding a license may be due to the fact that ship-owners have traditionally been reluctant to travel high-risk areas under the German flag. Nevertheless, the German law is an example of a national regulation that has had some impact on the industry at large.
Tim R. Salomon
The author is a legal adviser to the German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) and currently seconded to the German Federal Constitutional Court.
On-board Protection of Merchant Vessels from the Perspective of International Law
Keywords piracy, international law, law of the sea, on-board protection of merchant vessels, use of force
Authors Birgit Feldtmann
The power to regulate on-board protection of merchant vessels lies with the flag state. However, the national models of regulation are not developed in a unilateral vacuum. In fact, the whole concept of flag state jurisdiction and legislative power has to be understood and exercised on the national level in close relation with the general regime of the international law of the sea. The aim of the article is therefore two-fold: first, it aims to provide a background for the country reports in this special issue by giving a brief insight into the problem of piracy in the twenty-first century and the international approaches towards this problem. Here the article also provides an insight into the legal background by presenting the concept of piracy in the law of the sea and connected law enforcement powers. Thus, this part of the article provides the overall context in which the discussions concerning on-board protection and the development of national regulations have occurred. Second, the article analyses the issue of on-board protection from the perspective of the legal framework in international law, as well as relevant international soft-law instruments, influencing the development on the national level. On-board protection of vessels as such is not regulated in the international law; however, international law provides a form of general legal setting, in which flags states navigate. Thus, this article aims to draw a picture of the international context in which flags states develop their specific legal approach.
Birgit Feldtmann
Birgit Feldtmann is professor (mso) at the Department of Law, Aalborg University.
Armed On-board Protection of Italian Ships: From an Apparent Hybrid Model to a Regulated Rise of Private Contractors
Keywords maritime security services, Italian hybrid system, military and private personnel, use of force, relation with the shipmaster
Authors Giorgia Bevilacqua
The sharp increase of piracy attacks in the last two decades was followed by a parallel increase of demand in the maritime security sector. A plenty of flag States around the world have started to authorize the deployment of armed security guards, either military or private, aboard commercial ships. In 2011, Italy also introduced the possibility of embarking armed security services to protect Italian flagged ships sailing in dangerous international waters. Like the other flag States’ legal systems, the newly adopted Italian legislation aims to preserve the domestic shipping industry which was particularly disrupted by modern-day pirates. On the other hand, the doubling of approaches of the Italian legal and regulatory framework, initially privileging military personnel and then opting for the private solution, took the author to investigate the main relevant features of the Italian model of regulation and to analyze the recent developments of the domestic legal practice on counterpiracy armed security services, focusing on the role that customary and treaty obligations of international law played for the realization at national level of on-board armed protection of Italian ships. The use of lethal force at sea and the relationship between the shipmaster and the security guards will receive specific attention in this article.
Giorgia Bevilacqua
Researcher at the Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli.
Introduction by the Editorial Board - Piracy
Authors Michiel van der Wolf
Michiel van der Wolf
Introduction by the Guest Editors - On-board Protection of Merchant Vessels against Piracy: Models of Regulation
Authors Birgit Feldtmann, Christian Frier and Paul Mevis
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Christian Frier
Christian Frier is research assistant at the Department of Law, University of Southern Denmark. He obtained his PhD in Law in March 2019.
Armed On-board Protection of Danish Vessels Authorisation and Use of Force in Self-defence in a Legal Perspective
Keywords piracy, private security companies (PSC), privately contracted armed security personnel (PCASP), use of force, Denmark
Authors Christian Frier
This article examines the legal issues pertaining to the use of civilian armed guards on board Danish-flagged ships for protection against piracy. The Danish model of regulation is interesting for several reasons. Firstly, the Danish Government was among the first European flag States to allow and formalise their use in a commercial setting. Secondly, the distribution of assignments between public authorities and private actors stands out as very pragmatic, as ship owners and contracting private security companies are empowered with competences which are traditionally considered as public administrative powers. Thirdly, the lex specialis framework governing the authorisation and use of force in self-defence is non-exhaustive, thus referring to lex generalis regulation, which does not take the special circumstances surrounding the use of armed guards into consideration. As a derived effect the private actors involved rely heavily on soft law and industry self-regulation instrument to complement the international and national legal framework.
National Models for Regulating On-board Protection of Vessels: Some Cross-cutting Issues
Keywords on-board protection, merchant vessels, Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASPs), Vessel Protection Detachment (VPDs), piracy
‘A Continuous Process of Becoming’: The Relevance of Qualitative Research into the Storylines of Law
Keywords storylines of law, qualitative research, law in action, law in books
Authors Danielle Antoinette Marguerite Chevalier
The maxim ‘law in books and law in action’ relays an implicit dichotomy, and though the constitutive nature of law is nowadays commonly professed, the reflex remains to use law in books as an autonomous starting point. Law however, it is argued in this article, has a storyline that commences before its institutional formalisation. Law as ‘a continuous process of becoming’ encompasses both law in books and law in action, and law in action encompasses timelines both before and after the formal coming about of law. To fully understand law, it is necessary to understand the entire storyline of law. Qualitative studies in law and society are well equipped to offer valuable insights on the facets of law outside the books. The insights are not additional to doctrinal understanding, but part and parcel of it. To illustrate this, an ethnographic case study of local bylaws regulating an ethnically diverse public space of everyday life is expanded upon. The case study is used to demonstrate the insights qualitative data yields with regard to the dynamics in which law comes about, and how these dynamics continue for law in action after law has made the books. This particular case study moreover exemplifies how law is one of many truths in the context in which it operates, and how formalised law is reflective of the power constellations that have brought it forth.
Danielle Antoinette Marguerite Chevalier
Dr. mr. Danielle Antoinette Marguerite Chevalier, PhD, is assistant professor at Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Empirical Legal Research: Fad, Feud or Fellowship?
Authors Peter Mascini and Wibo van Rossum
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of Law. Corresponding author. Sanders building, 7 West, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, pmascini@gmail.com.
Wibo van Rossum
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of Law.
Making Sense of the Law and Society Movement
Keywords law and society, sociology of law, sociolegal, empirical legal studies
Authors Daniel Blocq and Maartje van der Woude
This article aims to deepen scholarly understanding of the Law and Society Movement (L&S) and thereby strengthen debates about the relation between Empirical Legal Studies (ELS) and L&S. The article departs from the observation that ELS, understood as an initiative that emerged in American law schools in the early 2000s, has been quite successful in generating more attention to the empirical study of law and legal institutions in law schools, both in- and outside the US. In the early years of its existence, L&S – another important site for the empirical study of law and legal institutions – also had its center of gravity inside the law schools. But over time, it shifted towards the social sciences. This article discusses how that happened, and more in general explains how L&S became ever more diverse in terms of substance, theory and methods.
Daniel Blocq
Daniel Blocq is assistant professor at Leiden Law School.
Maartje van der Woude
Maartje van der Woude is professor at Leiden Law School.
Empirical Legal Research in Europe: Prevalence, Obstacles, and Interventions
Keywords empirical legal research, Europe, popularity, increase, journals
Authors Gijs van Dijck, Shahar Sverdlov and Gabriela Buck
Empirical Legal research (ELR) has become well established in the United States, whereas its popularity in Europe is debatable. This article explores the popularity of ELR in Europe. The authors carried out an empirical analysis of 78 European-based law journals, encompassing issues from 2008-2017. The findings demonstrate that a supposed increase of ELR is questionable (at best).
Moreover, additional findings highlight:
An increase for a few journals, with a small number of other journals showing a decrease over time;
A higher percentage of empirical articles for extra-legal journals than for legal journals (average proportion per journal is 4.6 percent for legal journals, 18.9 percent for extra-legal journals);
Criminal justice journals, environmental journals, and economically oriented journals being more likely to publish empirical articles than other journals;
More prestigious journals being more likely to publish empirical articles than less-prestigious journals;
Older journals being more likely to publish empirical work than younger journals, but not at an increasing rate;
Journals being legal/extra-legal, journals in a specific field, journal ranking, or the age of the journal not making it more (or less) likely that the journal will publish empirical articles at an increasing (or decreasing) rate.
Considering the lack of convincing evidence indicating an increase of ELR, we identify reasons for why ELR is seemingly becoming more popular but not resulting in more empirical research in Europe. Additionally, we explore interventions for overcoming the obstacles ELR currently faces.
Gijs van Dijck
Professor of Private Law at Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
Shahar Sverdlov
Law student at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Gabriela Buck
Law student at Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
Evidence-Based Regulation and the Translation from Empirical Data to Normative Choices: A Proportionality Test
Keywords evidence-based, regulation, proportionality, empirical law studies, law and society studies
Authors Rob van Gestel and Peter van Lochem
Studies have shown that the effects of scientific research on law and policy making are often fairly limited. Different reasons can be given for this: scientists are better at falsifying hypothesis than at predicting the future, the outcomes of academic research and empirical evidence can be inconclusive or even contradictory, the timing of the legislative cycle and the production of research show mismatches, there can be clashes between the political rationality and the economic or scientific rationality in the law making process et cetera. There is one ‘wicked’ methodological problem, though, that affects all regulatory policy making, namely: the ‘jump’ from empirical facts (e.g. there are too few organ donors in the Netherlands and the voluntary registration system is not working) to normative recommendations of what the law should regulate (e.g. we need to change the default rule so that everybody in principle becomes an organ donor unless one opts out). We are interested in how this translation process takes place and whether it could make a difference if the empirical research on which legislative drafts are build is more quantitative type of research or more qualitative. That is why we have selected two cases in which either type of research played a role during the drafting phase. We use the lens of the proportionality principle in order to see how empirical data and scientific evidence are used by legislative drafters to justify normative choices in the design of new laws.
Rob van Gestel
Rob van Gestel is professor of theory and methods of regulation at Tilburg University.
Peter van Lochem
Dr. Peter van Lochem is jurist and sociologist and former director of the Academy for Legislation.
Authors Stuart Kirsch
Stuart Kirsch
Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan.
Litigation as a Tool for Community Empowerment: The Case of Kenya’s Ogiek
Authors Lucy Claridge
In May 2017, the Ogiek indigenous community of Kenya successfully challenged the denial of their land and associated rights before the African Court of Human and Peoples Rights (‘the Court’). In the first indigenous peoples’ rights case considered the Court, and by far the largest ever case it has had to consider, the Court found violations of Articles 1, 2, 8, 14, 17 (2) and (3), 21 and 22 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (‘the African Charter’). It therefore created a major legal precedent. In addition, the litigation itself and Ogiek’s participation in the various stages of the legal process provided a model for community engagement, through which the Ogiek were empowered to better understand and advocate for their rights. This article will first explain the history of the case and the Court’s findings, and then move on to examine in further detail methods employed to build the Ogiek’s capacity throughout, and even beyond, the litigation.
Lucy Claridge
Legal Director, Minority Rights Group International.
Conversations about Indigenous Peoples and Adjudication Interviews with G. Bennet, and S. Corry
Authors Dr. Beatriz Barreiro Carril
Dr. Beatriz Barreiro Carril
Lecturer of International Law (Rey Juan Carlos University).
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J. Lawrence Connolly
As Chair of the Georgia Prevention Project, Larry Connolly brings a wealth of business and non-profit management experience to the organization. After a long and successful career as head of his own financial services companies, Mr. Connolly now serves as President of the Connolly Family Foundation and on the boards of multiple non-profit organizations. Most notably, he serves as president of CURE Childhood Cancer, headquartered in Atlanta.
In his business career, Mr. Connolly was the founder and CEO of Connolly LLC, serving healthcare payers and retailers. Connolly, LLC was sold to Advent International in 2012 and then merged with Atlanta-based iHealth Technologies in May of 2014.
Mr. Connolly earned his undergraduate degree at Washington and Lee University and an MBA from Tulane University. He serves on the boards of two initiatives at Washington and Lee – the Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty, and the Entrepreneurship Program. Additionally, he serves on the boards of Connolly iHealth, LLC of Atlanta, The Bleachers Corporation of Stamford, CT, and Cherokee Town and Country Club of Atlanta.
Founder and Former Chairman
Lee Shaw serves as Chairman of the Georgia Meth Project, which he helped found in 2009. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Shaw Asset Management and Chairman of The Shaw Family Foundation. Previously, he was an executive for 19 years at Shaw Industries in Dalton, GA, prior to its purchase by Berkshire Hathaway in 2001. Established over 30 years ago, his family foundation focuses on programs that support education, healthcare, underprivileged youth, religion, historic preservation and strengthening local communities. In addition, Shaw serves on the Board of Directors of the Partnership at DrugFree.org, a national organization dedicated to solving the problem of teen substance abuse. Shaw also currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Marist School, and he has served on the board of St. Joseph’s Mercy Care Foundation and the board of the Cartersville/Bartow Community Foundation.
James B. Langford
James B. Langford serves as Executive Director for the Georgia Meth Project. Well-known to many elected officials and policy makers, he has been appointed by five governors of Georgia over a 35-year period to several state-wide commissions and boards.
Mr. Langford has a long career in non-profit, public service programs that benefit communities and the state of Georgia. He is a former member of the Georgia Board of Natural Resources (DNR), the Governor’s Environmental Advisory Council and the Georgia Humanities Council.
From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Langford served as Georgia State Director of the Trust for Public Land, a national non-profit organization that creates parks and preserves open space. At TPL, he led the effort to design the connected park and greenspace system of the Atlanta BeltLine, and he directed the acquisition of more than $40 million of land to be converted from commercial and industrial uses into parkland.
A native of Calhoun, Georgia, he is the founder of two successful non-profits: the MillionMile Greenway, an organization that helps communities throughout the eastern United States preserve and connect greenspace, and the Coosawattee Foundation, an organization that concentrates its efforts on the study and protection of archaeological sites and environmentally sensitive areas.
For many years, Mr. Langford carried on a business career in parallel to his non- profit work. From 1985 to 2004, he was a co-founder and senior executive of successful high technology companies that focused on electronic commerce. One of those companies, Harbinger Corporation, became a publicly-held company in 1995. Early in his business career, he held positions with The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, New York City, Argentina, and the Caribbean.
Mr. Langford also serves on the Board of Councilors of the Carter Presidential Center, and he is a member of the Downtown Atlanta Rotary Club. He earned his undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School.
Kaitlin Merchen
Director of Programs
Kaitlin Merchen is the Director of Programs for the Georgia Prevention Project. She provides oversight of the Georgia Meth Project, Georgia Rx Abuse Project, and all community outreach programs.
Before joining the Georgia Prevention Project, Kaitlin was a Peace Corps Volunteer. She spent two years in Mozambique, Africa working on education and community development projects that emphasized sustainability and community empowerment. She has many years of experience working with teens and young adults. Kaitlin gained invaluable knowledge about the Georgia Prevention Project during her time as the Community Outreach Specialist.
A native of Kennesaw, Georgia, Kaitlin earned her undergraduate degree in English from the University of Georgia. She earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University with a concentration in Community Partnerships. She is passionate about working with youth and using advocacy efforts and education to strengthen communities. She believes that prevention efforts and changing attitudes about substance abuse will make for a healthier Georgia, where young people can thrive.
Allie Winkleman
Allie Winkleman is the Program Coordinator for the Georgia Prevention Project. As Program Coordinator, she is responsible for raising awareness and educating youth and young adults on the dangers and consequences of prescription drug misuse and abuse.
Prior to joining the Georgia Prevention Project, Allie interned at the Blue Ridge Area Health Education Center in Rome, Georgia. She helped plan and implement the Student Health Gladiators program. The SHG program was created to increase interest and provide resources for high school students who are interested in the medical field or health professional field. Throughout her college career she gained valuable experience doing mission work in Guatemala, studying abroad in Europe, and volunteering with the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., Prevent Child Abuse America, and the Rowan County Sexual Assault Task Force. Allie brings an understanding of the necessity of collaborative partnerships between organizations and across sectors in creating healthier and more sustainable communities, families, and individuals.
Allie grew up in Morehead, Kentucky and attended Morehead State University. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Health Promotion from the College of Kinesiology, Health, and Imaging Sciences. Allie was also honored with the 2016 Outstanding Kinesiology, Health, and Imaging Sciences Undergraduate Student award. She is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Wellness Promotion through Morehead State University. Allie is thrilled to begin her professional career working in a role that combines two of her greatest passions: youth and community education.
Brigitte Galindo
Community Outreach Specialist
Brigitte is the Community Outreach Specialist for the Georgia Prevention Project. In this role, she is responsible for creating and maintaining community partnerships, providing education on substance misuse in schools, and overseeing our Teen Advisory Council (TAC) Program.
Before joining GPP full-time, Brigitte interned at the Community Education and Outreach Department for WellStar HealthCare System. She helped organize many of the department’s health prevention programs and worked on research projects that focused on sponsorships and community resources. Upon completing her internship, Brigitte began two roles within WellStar as a Lifestyle Instructor (Health Educator) and as a Women’s Health Associate. In her role as a Lifestyle Instructor, she educated elementary school students on different health education and prevention topics. In addition, she promoted WellStar’s programs at community events throughout the Atlanta area. As a Women’s Health Associate, she educated and provided postnatal care resources, educated on car seats, and conducted prenatal tours for future patients. Brigitte is also certified as a medical interpreter since she realized the importance of communicating in Spanish within the Hispanic population.
Brigitte is originally from Bogota, Colombia. She grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia and attended Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Kennesaw, Georgia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Education. During her time at KSU, Brigitte was a Peer Health Outreach & Wellness Leader (OWL) as part of Kennesaw State’s University’s Peer Health Education Program. In this program, she taught multiple health topics through events and presentations including alcohol and drug abuse awareness. During her senior year of college, she studied abroad in the Dominican Republic emphasizing health prevention and community empowerment. As a result, Brigitte proudly received KSU’s Global Engagement Certification. She is passionate about working with various populations, so she is excited to continue her health promotion role through the Georgia Prevention Project. She believes prevention is key and is eager to enhance her career working with youth on prevention efforts!
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The club began as an idea in 1973. It was a wish for recreation - a dream for the first indoor recreation facility on the Sunshine Coast. A committee of interested citizens was struck and organizing began.
From that group of interested citizens, a non-profit society was formed in November,1973 and named the Gibsons Winter Club (later to be renamed the Gibsons Curling Club in the early 1990's). The club's constitution states its purpose is for the recreation of the sport of curling and to promote curling in all its forms.
Having no land available, the society turned to the Province and the Village of Gibsons council to have Crown land made available. A delegation, made up of the society executive and village aldermen, traveled to Victoria to persuade the province.
After extensive work and presentation, the 5 acre parcel of land fronting on the highway, was procured from the Crown for the village and designated for the sole purpose of recreation in March, 1974.
Construction began in 1975. The rink area of the building was completed in time for curling to begin in January of 1976. The lobby, washrooms, kitchen and lounge were completed in 1976.
Construction Funding
Construction was funded through:
1. The sale of debentures sold to the community for $200 each, approximately $70,000 worth.
2. In addition, 2 loans totaling $80,000 were obtained and co-signed by members.
3. The remainder of the construction of the facility was completed through volunteer labour and donated materials, totaling over $100,000 in value.
No construction funding or operating expeditures of the Gibsons Curling Club was received from the municipality of Gibsons.
The Gibsons Curling Club is proud of its financial sustainability, responsibility and independence.
All capital expenditures both exterior and interior and general upkeep of the 15,000 plus square foot facility and equipment, have been funded by the club and its members.
Who's Who of Construction Contributors
Concrete: Construction Aggregates
Fill: A.K.Wright
R-bar and mesh: Canfor
Plumbing: Moe Girard & Peninsula Plumbing
Electrical: Lambert Electric BC Hydro
Various materials: Gibsons Building Supplies
Crane: Tarling Crane Service
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Ms. Kelly Wiechman
Adjunct Faculty of French
Address: J.C. LONG 410
E-mail: kawiechm@cofc.edu
Having earned her B.A. in French from the College of Charleston, Ms. Wiechman earned her Master’s in French and Francophone Studies at the University of Florida and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Romance Languages with a minor in Linguistics at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on the sociolinguistic consequences of Francophone migration to South Carolina by the Huguenots, Acadians, and Saint-Dominguans. She is especially interested in historical and contact linguistics, onomastics, toponymy, phonetics, phonology, and lexicology. Ms. Wiechman has presented her research in Florida, Georgia, Canada and most recently in Martinique.
Ph.D. Candidate, Romance Languages with a Linguistics minor, University of Florida
M.A., French and Francophone Studies, University of Florida
B.A., French and Secondary Studies, College of Charleston
B.A., Administrative Studies, University of California Riverside
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Dr Kirsty Walters
Dr Kirsty Walters is a Senior Lecturer in Women’s and Children’s Health at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, specialising in the field of female reproduction and ovarian function. Dr Walters was awarded her PhD in 2005 from Edinburgh University, Scotland, and was then recruited by the ANZAC Research Institute (ARI) to undertake a post-doctoral position investigating the role androgens play in regulating female reproduction and physiology. In February 2016 the UNSW invited her to head up the Ovarian Biology Laboratory based in the Wallace Wurth, which forms part of the world-leading biomedical precinct at UNSW. Dr Walters’ research involves using customized genetic mouse models in combination with clinical samples to dissect out the fundamental mechanisms regulating female reproduction and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). In particular, her research has focused on understanding the role androgens play in regulating female fertility and PCOS. Findings from this research aim to identify therapeutic targets for improved treatment of female infertility and the wide range of health issues associated with PCOS, including obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk.
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Looking Deeply into the Financial Tech and Finance Industry
How did the US get into such a bad trade deal with China?
With the tension between China and the United States, it’s easy to forget that the two countries have been top trading partners for years. Less than five years ago, China overthrew Canada as the United States’ largest and most lucrative trading partner.
Totaling nearly $500b in total goods traded, and making up nearly 15% of the total U.S. trading market. Despite the recent rise in prevalence of China into U.S. trade, the United States has always been the top trading partner for China since the 90s. Although trade relations between the two economic powerhouses has not always been smooth, things dramatically changed recently and within the past years, the U.S. entered a pretty bad trade deal with China. Here’s what you need to know about it:
In 2017 the U.S. and China reached a strategically structured trade deal that opened the market to credit and debtor agencies and credit card companies. The deal also has lifted the ban on beef imports from China to the United States and allows the U.S. to accept shipments of natural gas in their liquified. In return, the Chinese banks are permitted to enter the U.S. market. The hopes with this new deal were to reduce China’s surplus of trade with the U.S. by last year.
These results seem to be an indication that President Donald Trump was open to being less confrontational with China and the U.S. trade market deals. Last year, around the time of the deal, Trump threatened to call China as manipulators of world currency and impose unreasonable tariffs on goods, making foreign trade with the U.S. non-profitable for the Chinese markets. It appeared last year that Trump had softened his approach.
This is no longer the case with a trade war now imminent between two of the largest markets imposing taxes and tariffs on one another which is only worsening the effects of the failed trade deals between the two countries. The equalizer may be more simple than we could imagine though.
The self-destructive tit-for-tat tariff and tax escalation is in neither country’s best interests. The current tariffing system is only hardening positions rather than producing any meaningful results to the world market. Ultimately, the taxes make American producers less competitive and the side effects fall almost exclusively on the consumers.
Stopping this tit-for-tat escalation is the most beneficial way to equalize the trade hardships. By putting these trade war policies in the rearview mirror, the U.S and China could focus on long-term goals and results and work toward a better and more lucrative deal between the two markets.
China could effectively neutralize disagreements by opening up in sectors such as financial services and technology. By doing so, the country would be able to take unilateral steps that would benefit the economy domestically and also be welcomed by Americans and American leaders. The two economic powerhouses can’t disengage fully, regardless of the actions of either administration.
To equalize the trade deficit the two economies must compete and compliment each other in many different areas. The joint goal, though, must be to eliminate irritants, be open to trusting one another, allow mutually beneficial collaborations. It is also going to be very important that the two countries come to an agreement on the competitive guidelines in areas such as the open internet, data mobility, intellectual property, and open investment.
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