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Twenty years ago, on May 19, 1990, the "old" Tony Dominguez returned to the ring - which meant he didn't stay there very long. The professional boxer from Manteca only needed two solid connections with his powerful left hand to send Canada's Allan Harper crashing to the canvas in the first round of the 152-pound main event at the Stockton Civic Auditorium. Harper didn't get up in time to beat the count and Dominguez earned his 10th straight pro victory. The stunning win thrilled the heavily pro-Dominguez crowd, which had wondered whether the 27 year-old still had the ...
Over the last few years I have seen increasing numbers of wild pigs while out on my outdoor excursions. As I understand it, wild pigs weren't very common in California until William Randolph Hearst imported some Russian Wild Boar to stock his private game preserve at Hearst Castle.
One of my many regrets through my travels is that I didn't take more pictures.
Making lists is the first step in missing the point, because it only increases the chances of looking back, judging based on check marks and failing to realize that life had its own plan and it would have been pretty great if you wouldn't have been so preoccupied.
VARSITY: James Riley 279-236 - 692, Jordan O'Rear 227-223-629, Christopher Stewart 225-605, Carl Brown 212-582, Josh Delage 214-548, Ty Sheppard 547, Ashley Jones 244-546, Alex Leslie 509, Natalie Maertz 478, Courtney Sheppard 459, Brittina Burch 448.
Scenes from Sunday's Manteca U-14 Futbol Club Arsenal game.
There are a lot of other things that Irene Obera could have been doing on Saturday morning.
Seventy years ago, on May 10, 1940, Coach Larry Siemering's fighting Manteca High Buffaloes were back in the thick of the Modesto Sub-league pennant chase as they downed the Oakdale High nine, 9-2, at the Almond City. Bill Blodgett hurled steady ball for the Green and White and gave up only six hits to the Mustangs. He struck out 10 and walked three. Frankie Teicheira, second sacker, and Perry Tipton, catcher, led the Buffalo hitters for the afternoon with a trio of singles in five trips to the plate.
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The Emerald City may be still young as a pro-sports city, but Seattle sports teams have plenty to offer pro-sports lovers!
Only 45 years ago the Sonics joined the NBA and made the city a major-league town. The Seahawks and Mariners are even younger. Even so, the fans do not lack in passion! CenturyLink Field (Qwest) is known as the loudest stadium in the NFL. The Storm has the best home-court advantage in the WNBA. The newest of the Seattle teams, Sounders FC, has turned the city into a soccer-crazed town with every game a sell-out.
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The Mariners, a baseball institution in Seattle since 1977, took 15 seasons to post a winning record. But in 1995 the Mariners had a magical finish, winning the American League West title. 2001 was the Mariner's last season to make the playoffs, but without question Seattle has a devoted fan following. Each year, around two million fans visit spectacular Safeco Field, one of baseball's finest parks.
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Super Bowl participants in 2005 led by legendary coach Mike Holmgren (they lost), the Seahawks sell out every home game. The Seattle Seahawks are owned by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, who also owns the Portland Trailblazers pro basketball team and is a minority owner of the Sounders FC pro soccer team. Now coached by Pete Carroll and led by quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, the Seahawks generate so much excitement among Seattle sports fans that the noise at CenturyLink Field (formerly Qwest Field) can be deafening!
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In 2009, the Sounders began their inaugural season as Major League Soccer's (MLS) 15th team and proceeded to take the city by storm. During their first season, attendance surpassed all league records, and every home game was sold out. The team finished the 2009 season with a winning record and qualified for the MLS playoffs, where they were eliminated in the conference semi-finals. MLS Commissioner Don Garber declared Seattle to be Soccer City USA.
The exciting Storm basketball team joined the Women's National Basketball Association during the 2000 WNBA expansion to 16 teams. Games are played at KeyArena, former home of the Seattle Sonics.
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The University of Washington is the largest university in the northwestern United States. Founded in 1861, it is one of the oldest universities on the west coast. It has a storied athletic tradition. The Husky football team, under the leadership of Steve Sarkisian fought out 5 wins in 2009. The 2010 season finished with one of the Huskies best records in years (6-6,5-4 Pac-10). The regular season culminated with a big win over the Washington State Cougars in the Apple Cup. Washington Huskies basketball coach Lorenzo Romar anticipates an outstanding season for his program this year.
Although not actually located in Seattle, occasionally WSU games are played at CenturyLink Field and KeyArena for all the Cougar fans in the area. In Seattle, there are two kinds of people - purple Huskies and red Cougars. And the rivalry goes back long and deep! The Apple Cup game, the yearly football clash between the two teams, alternates years between Pullman and Seattle.
CenturyLink Field is a state-of-the-art Seattle sports and events stadium, and is home to the Seahawks and the Sounders FC as well as mega-star concerts. Sitting just south of downtown near the waterfront, it was designed with its location in mind offering views of Elliot Bay and the ferry boats, Mt. Rainier, and parts of the city skyline.
Safeco Field, the Seattle Mariners stadium, has earned a reputation as a fantastic setting for baseball since the Inaugural Game on July 15, 1999. Baseball fans enjoy excellent views of the game action from all angles. And when the action slows a little, fans can take in the sweeping views of the downtown skyline and beautiful sunsets over Puget Sound.
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Husky Stadium
Voted annually as the most scenic football stadium in the nation, Husky Stadium is located on the western shore of Lake Washington. It has a U-shaped design and seats in the north end offer views of Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains. From the north upper deck, fans can see Mt. Rainier, the Olympic Mountain Range and downtown Seattle. It is one of the loudest stadiums in the country. Many claim that the audience "wave" originated here! Hundreds of Seattle sports fans travel to the game by boat, mooring on Lake Washington next to the stadium and riding the UW crew team shuttle to and from the docks to the game.
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KeyArena (aka Key Arena)
Home to Seattle Storm, KeyArena was originally built in 1962 as the Washington State Pavilion for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. The Beatles played here in 1964, and Elvis Presley in 1970. It was home to the NBA Supersonics for 41 years until the team moved to Oklahoma City in 2008. In addition to hosting Seattle sports events, KeyArena is also used as an entertainment venue for concerts, ice shows, circuses, and wrestling events. KeyArena is part of the Seattle Center complex just north of downtown.
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A fennec fox to Wilhelma Zoo, Germany | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Genus: | Vulpes |
Species: | V. zerda |
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Vulpes zerda (Zimmermann, 1780) |
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The Fennec fox (Fennecus zerda), is a small fox that lives in sandy deserts. It is found in the Sahara (in northern Africa) and the northern part of Saudi Arabia. This agile fox has huge ears and very large eyes; the large ears help the fox lose excess heat and enable it to hear its prey from a long distance away. Escaping the daytime desert heat, this mammal is nocturnal (most active at night); it rests during the day in a burrow in the sand. This social animal lives in groups of up to 10 individuals, and it marks its territory with urine. The life span is 10 to 12 years. The fennex fox has hairy feet that protects it from the hot sand.
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COLOMB O-03 Apartment (apts-col07-1904) No of bed rooms: 03 Total floor: 1700 sq.ft A luxury & spacious apt situated on the eleventh floor of the Capitol residencies luxury apt complex at Dharmapla mawatha. Price: Rs.45,000,000/- (negotiable) |
NAWALA Building (offlnaw-1905) No of pchs: 9.5 No of floors:02 Total floor area: 3600 sq.ft A newly refurbished building situated close to the Koswatte junction (down Koswatte road) Rent: Rs.250,000/-pm |
THALAATHUGODA House (hpstha-1907) No of pchs: 10.5 No of bed rooms: 04 Total floor area: 3200 sq.ft A brand new luxury house situated at Kalalgoda road (about 50 meters from the Panipitiya road & close to the Thalawathugoda junction) Price: Rs.24,000,000/- (negotiable) |
COLOMBO-03 Office space(offlcol03-1909) Total floor area: 2750 sq.ft Ground floor of a three storied building facing St. Michaels road (opp. the US embassy from the Galle road) & bordering Hudson road & situated close to the Liberty Plaza shopping mall. Rent: Rs.175,000/-pm |
COLOMBO-05 Building (bldgs-col05-1906) No of pchs: 20 No of floors: 02 Total floor area: 8500 sq.ft A completely newly refurbished spacious building situated down Robert Gunawardena mawatha (situated close to the Kirulapone junction & the Baseline road color lights) Price: Rs.85,000,000/- (negotiable) |
RATMALANA Upper floor apt (aptl-rat-1901) No of bed rooms: 04 Total floor area: 3000 sq.ft A spacious & luxury apt (fully furnished) with a spacious roof top terrace area situated down 1 st Lane (close to the Galle road). Rent: Rs.115,000/- pm |
RAJAGIRIYA Apartment (apts-raj-1908) No of bed rooms: 03 Total floor area: 1570 sq.ft A spacious & luxury apt on the 3 rd floor of Fairmount residencies at Buthgamuwa road. Price: Rs.31,000,000/- (negotiable) |
MOUNT LAVINIA House (hplmtl-1892) No of pchs: 20 No of bed rooms: 04 Total floor area: 2850 A luxury & spacious house with a large landscaped garden area situated down Gangadara mawatha-off Templars road. Rent: Rs.90,000/- pm (fully furnished) |
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WELIGAMA Old colonial type bungalow (hpswel-1910B) No of pchs: 43.5 No of bed rooms: 04 Total floor area: 2500 sq.ft A spacious single storied & well maintained colonial type bungalow situated close to the beach at Pelena. Price: Rs.30,000,000/- (negotiable) |
NEGOMBO House (hplneg-1889) No of pchs: 50 No of bed rooms: 05 Total floor area: 4000 A brand new luxury & spacious house (fully furnished) with a large landscaped garden area half Km from the Colombo-Chilaw highway close to the Galknda junction. Rent: Rs.95,000/-pm |
WELIGAMA Beach land (bls-wel-1911) No of pchs: Aprox 20 A prime beach land situated adjoining Bay Beach hotel in a location suitable for Dolphin ,Shark watching & Scuba diving. Price: Rs.1,000,000/-per pch |
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NUWARA ELIYA Holiday bungalow (ghnuw-1865b) No of acres: 40 No of rooms :06 A holiday bungalow with a swimming pool, children's play area, walking treks situated at Ginigathhena. Rs. 36,000/- per day Up to to 20 pax) |
JAFFNA House (hpsjaf-1913) No of pchs: just over 40 No of bed rooms: 05 Total floor area: 2500 sq.ft A single storied spacious house with a large garden (with provisions to build another house behind) at Kachcheri East Lane-Chundukkuli. Price: (negotiable) |
COLOMBO_10 House (hplcol10-1775) No of pchs: 10.09 No of bed rooms: 04 Total floor area: 2700 sq.ft A luxury & spacious house (fully furnished) situated down Ananda Rajakaruna mawatah-close to the Punchi Borella junction in a centralized & well secured convenient location. Rent:Rs.275,000/- (Long term) |
MOUNT LAVINIA House (hps-mtl-1914) No of pchs: 08 No of bed rooms: 06 Total floor area: 2400 sq.ft A spacious two unit house situated down Pinthaliya road (150 meters from the Galle road) Price: Rs.25,000,000/- (negotiable) |
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A pioneer in construction and real-estate, Suncity Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd unveiled plans on the latest addition to their extensive portfolio of apartment complexes, and introduced a new building at Battaramulla. Located on Bodhiya Road, a mere 300 meters from the Battaramulla main road, the building will house 20 apartments over four floors, with modern facilities and conveniences including a 24-hour security service, a gymnasium, swimming pool etc. Each apartment will also be equipped with the trademark amenities including air conditioning, hot water and porcelain tiling. The apartment complex which is scheduled for completion by July 2013 is currently open for buyers who are interested in affordability, convenience and a great lifestyle. �As a company, we have ensured that we provide the very best modern services to our clients while keeping the costs low. Our objective has always been affordability and convenience for buyers. Affordability for young couples and convenience that will enable them to live life to the fullest,� said Mr. Pinsiri Fernando, Managing Director of Suncity.
Designed by architectural firm - Bandusena Associates, construction of the building is currently underway � with the first floor scheduled to be completed by the end of November. The company expects to have a show apartment made available to the public by mid December.
�In the last few years, more and more young couples have been extremely keen on living within the security and comfort of an apartment complex instead of a conventional house. With our last project in Moratuwa � the Melbourne Towers Phase I and II, we saw the potential for apartment living outside the Colombo city limits. We�re planning on continuing this trend and have several additional projects in the suburbs of Wattala, Maharagama and Panadura in the next few years,� Fernando further stated. The company�s last project, Melbourne Towers Phase II consisting of 62 units was completed in Moratuwa and sold out earlier this year. Their other notable buildings include McCarthy Towers, Rosmead Towers, Horton Towers, Horton Regency, and the Suncity Twin Towers. With over three decades of experience in the construction and building industry, the Suncity Property Developers is a part of the Suncity Group of Companies.
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The Government on Friday conceded that M/s Krrish Group India has only made an initial deposit of Rs. 499.5 million or 10 per cent of the total lease premium for the Transworks House property in Colombo Fort. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Leader of the House in response to a question raised by Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said as a follow up action after making the initial deposit, the Urban Development Authority (UDA) has taken steps to vest the Heritage building site to seek the final approval to sign the lease agreement.
he move came as the Krrish Group which was already operating an office from the World Trade Centre in Colombo started canvassing for clients offering apartments for Rs. 90 million on what they called �directors� discounts.� It wanted deposits made to make the reservations.
In a statement in Parliament on Tuesday Mr. Wickremesinghe said the investor Krrish Group had agreed to pay 20% of the lease premium of Rs. 5 billion in accordance with the Cabinet decision, i.e. Rs 1 billion within seven days of setting up the Sri Lankan Company.He questioned whether the 80% (i.e. Rs. 4 billion) balance payment would be remitted as per the agreement. He said the company was bound to make this payment on signing the agreement.He also noted that the proposed project would cost US$ 450 to $ 500 million in addition to the lease rental of Rs. 5 billion.He asked how Krrish Group was selected and what the criteria were for awarding the project. He further noted that there were public complaints that prime property in Colombo was given on 99 year leases without advertising through the media.
In his response Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said �The Transworks House Property at Colombo Fort remained undeveloped for many years due to encumbrances and vulnerability to security threats that prevailed over the years. The efforts made by the UDA to develop the property jointly with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in the recent past did not materialize.
A part of the site where the former Public Works Department building is located has to be preserved to secure its archaeological value. The portion of the land occupied by the power substation cannot become part of the development. These two portions of land are not vested with the UDA yet. Therefore the UDA was compelled to look for an investor who could make a proposal to develop the entire land parcel with a prior understanding about such limitations. In this backdrop, the UDA entertained an unsolicited proposal received as a response to the UDA web advertisement as the land was not yet available for tenders to be called through the media.M/s Krrish Group India expressed its willingness to undertake the project in the entire land excluding the power substation site and incorporated a local company called Krrish Transworks Colombo Ltd., to undertake the project. Initially the UDA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Krrish Group to formulate the project. Cabinet approval referred in the question was obtained to enter into a Lease agreement subject to fulfillment of certain conditions with necessary statutory approvals.
The Company has initially deposited a sum of Rs. 499.5 million being 10% of the total lease premium as a commitment fee on 14/9/2012. As a follow up action, UDA has taken steps to vest the Heritage building site in order to seek the final approval to sign the lease agreement.Since the lease agreement has not been signed yet, the balance lease consideration has not been recovered by the UDA.The process of inviting proposals has been explained in the Cabinet Paper. The UDA�s intention was to give an opportunity to all local and international investors to make their proposals to the said property.The offer made by the Krrish Group for the above property was evaluated by the UDA. In addition to that the BOI has also recognized this project as a strategic development project.The development proposal submitted for the site is for a mixed development project. The mixed development contains shopping arcades, retails shops, office space, hotels as well as apartments. Zoning for Colombo Fort as per UDA Development plan permits all the above uses.
The Krrish Group has diversified business which includes distilleries and real estate developments.�Searches carried out through KPMG Sri Lanka (Chartered Accountants M/s Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler), revealed that the Krrish Group is involved with various real estate projects in North India under various entities within the group, including JBPL Realty Nirman.�
Colombo Land goes retail, F&B savvy for Liberty Arcade
Colombo Land and Development Company Plc has decided to make the proposed Liberty Arcade the �in� thing for brand new shopping and premium food and beverage outlets in the country.
The Liberty Arcade, an extension to the popular mall Liberty Plaza, will combine innovative and exciting retail and F&B opportunities across four floors. The CLD said the Company successfully completed the purchase of the land on the duplication road adjacent to Liberty Plaza southern Car Park at a cost of Rs. 221 million.�Considering the urgent need for additional retail space to support the ongoing Liberty Plaza expansion program, the Board has concluded to make use of the existing structure in the newly acquired property."
A spokesman said the Board concluded that since the entity is primarily involved in the development of marketable retail space, the initial plan of constructing a city hotel would take place subsequently. Previously, CLD was planning to construct a 180 room city hotel for completion by 2014.
Having noted the increase in demand for high-end retail/F&B space in Colombo, the interim plan is to develop the Liberty Arcade for a period of three to four years.The development will target niche brands of high quality and international recognition.Clothing, footwear, F&B and jewellery will be some of the key areas of focus, having researched the demand for these specific sectors.Thereafter, the long term plan is to pursue the initial plan of developing the city hotel, with the option of integrating the existing Liberty Arcade tenants into the subsequent hotel development.Renovations have commenced and the Liberty Arcade is scheduled to launch in time for Sinhala/Tamil New Year 2013.A consortium of Singapore investors own 29% stake in Colombo Land and Urban Development holds 17.4% stake whilst Kalpitiya Beach Resort holds 20.2% stake. �With a high footfall, the Liberty Arcade, promises a brand new shopping experience that combines big name retail brands and premium F&B outlets, tempting shoppers with a fully air-conditioned environment replete with all amenities such as washrooms, elevators, disabled access and high-tech building management,emergency and fire prevention systems complemented by a safe and secure environment,� a spokesman for CDL said.
The front and side facades of the Liberty Arcade structure will showcase some of Colombo�s most premium advertising spaces that include a 10�6 Digital Video Wall and 6 (3.47m x 9m(1)/3.46m x 5.12m(2)/3.47m x 6.86m(3)) light boxes sure to attract the avid attention of not only those travelling on foot, but also appealing to the attention of motorists and commuters, along one of Colombo�s most busiest roads. The Liberty Arcade will constitute 30,000 sqft of prime retail space, facing the bustling Duplication Road, while an additional 70,000 sqft will be added to the adjacent complex, Liberty Plaza, under the same development, thereby adding approximately 100,000 sqft of commercial space to the city of Colombo.
The Liberty Arcade is a purpose built consumer experience that brings together buyers and sellers of premium products and services under one modern retail environment.
Each floor of the Liberty Arcade will comprise of two generous retail spaces along with a concept F&B venue, washrooms and all public amenities.
The first floor will feature al fresco dining with a fusion touch whilst the third floor will offer retail spaces for a pharmacy and bookshop. The fourth floor rooftop will play host to an elegant gathering of professionals who choose this exclusive restaurant/bar for casual and business all day and evening dining, a post work drink or to start off a great night on the town.
It boasts a strategic location at the main junction where the Galle Road meets Duplication Road and will feature ample parking and easy access via Liberty Plaza International, �big name� brands, a state-of-the-art-building, and novel and refreshing product/service advertising spaces.
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Justin Bieber Fans, Please Stop Death-Threatening Mariah Yeater
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Mariah Yeater seems to have found herself in between a rock and a hard place, and honestly I feel bad for her. Whether or not the startling allegations she made against Justin Bieber — saying he's the father of her 3-month-old son, Tristyn — are true, I don't think she deserves all of this backlash. The 20-year-old mom is receiving tons of death threats from Beliebers on Twitter. And some of the messages are downright frightening!
Most of the messages look a little something like these:
@AnkitaKejriwal7: I HATE MARIAH YEATER. LOSER WHO WANTS ATTENTION. GO DIE!
@tyloturner09: Mariah Yeater, what drugs are you on?! Justin Bieber is not your baby's daddy. Go fall in a hole and die, you screwed up freak.
Check out more of the death threats on The Stir: Bieber Fans Are Wrong To Threaten Baby Mama's Life
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Get a hood with a remote or external blower. Taking the fan out of the house makes it very quiet. VAH in noisy. |
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Barbara Stark has written, State Responsibility for Gender Stereotyping,, 17 J. Gender, Race & Justice 333 (2014)
Scholars have recently re-discovered Justice Ruth Bader Ginburg's early anti-stereotyping work. As Cary Franklin notes, Justice Ginsburg's approach "was grounded not in a commitment to eradicating sex classifications from the law, but in a far richer theory of equal protection involving constitutional limitations on the state's power to enforce sex-role stereotypes." Some of these scholars believe that this approach holds great promise for issues at the "frontiers of equal protection law" such as same-sex marriage and the work-family conflict. As Ginsburg herself has come to realize, however, anti-stereotyping is only the beginning. This Article explains why anti-stereotyping is insufficient, what else is needed, and why the Constitution cannot be relied upon to provide it. It explains why the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW or Women's Convention) is far more promising. The Article concludes that CEDAW's bar on stereotyping is not only better for women than the Constitution's grant of equal protection, but better for men as well.
May 6, 2014 in Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Rebecca Zietlow (Toledo), Rights of Belonging for Women, 1 Indiana J. Law & Social Equality 64-99 (2013).
This Article presents a new way to think about women's equality, a theory of rights of belonging — those rights that promote an inclusive vision of who belongs to the national community and facilitate equal membership in that community. Rights of belonging are an alternative to the conventional, identity-based civil rights paradigm, which is based on combating discrimination based on identifiable characteristics. In the past half century, women's equality law has been based primarily in the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and statutes prohibiting discrimination based on identifiable characteristics. While the equal protection model has reduced such discrimination, it has failed to address deeply rooted economic inequality in our society. Because equal protection law only addresses discrimination based on easily identifiable characteristics, including race and gender, it has masked the significance of other fundamentally important, but less visible, characteristics, such as poverty. The persistent poverty of women is a sex equality issue, and pursuing economic rights is crucial to empower women to overcome economic barriers. Thus, rights of belonging must include not only the right to be free of discrimination based on identifiable characteristics, but also economic rights — the material conditions necessary to empower women to participate effectively in the world around them.
May 1, 2014 in Gender, Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Monday, March 31, 2014
Porn's Influence on Children Is "Shockingly Equivocal"
It turns out that the research suggesting that teenagers and pornography are a hazardous mix is far from definitive. In fact, many of the most comprehensive reports on this subject come to conclusions that amount to "we can't say for sure" shrugs.
Based on a recent report commissioned by the British Prime Minister, the results:
...the report found a link between exposure to pornography and engagement in risky behavior, such as unprotected sex or sex at a young age. But little could be said about that link. Most important, "causal relationships" between pornography and risky behavior "could not be established," the report concluded.
March 31, 2014 in Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Thursday, March 20, 2014
A Feminist Critique of Unjust Enrichment
This article commences a feminist critique of the unjust enrichment liability model. Together with other legal categories such as contract, tort and equity, unjust enrichment is an independent source of rights and obligations. However, unlike areas of private law that have been the subject of sustained feminist analysis and critique, there has been little attention paid by feminist scholars to understanding the pattern and impact of gender in unjust enrichment reasoning. This article offers some first steps towards filling that gap. We explore the concept of enrichment, evaluating from a feminist perspective how the tests of enrichment are constructed and applied. Our analysis interrogates the extent to which gendered assumptions, patterns or structures are instantiated within enrichment.
In examining the tests of enrichment, we pay particular attention to the ways in which unjust enrichment responds to the provision of domestic services and care. A paradigm concern within feminist scholarship is private law's treatment of women's work, including domestic services, and the recognition of non-financial contributions in the ownership of property within a domestic relationship. There are thus useful comparisons to be made between the treatment of such services in unjust enrichment and, for example, tort and other sources of rights and obligations in private law, which have already been the subject of feminist analysis. Research reveals cases in which these services have been the subject of claims in unjust enrichment. Our initial conclusion is that while the tests of enrichment are vulnerable to gendered assumptions and structures, they also appear to provide protections against these assumptions and their consequences. The same can be said of the methods of valuation of that enrichment, which show a strong commitment to market valuation. The obvious limit to this observation is that the market price must be attentive to embedded hierarchies, including the gendered division of labour. Nonetheless, unjust enrichment's commitment to this market measure has the potential to limit a defendant's ability to devalue women's work.
March 20, 2014 in Theory, Workplace | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Redefining Feminism
Mary Ziegler (Florida State) joins us as a guest blogger this month. Her work in legal history focuses on the law and history of abortion, illegitimacy, contraception, marriage, and child care. Her post last week introduced her topic of exploring feminist legal history.
What do we mean when we talk about feminism? My book project has forced me to reconsider how I would answer this question. My scholarship fits comfortably within any classic definition of feminist legal history: I focus on the intersection of law and history in the context of reproductive health, divorce, marriage, and abortion. I consider myself a feminist and a historian. I brought these understandings of myself and my work to the book and the question at its core: how did Roe v. Wade impact social-movement debate and what can the history of the decision teach us about law as a tool for social change, in the context of gender relations more broadly? Research for the project took me to over seventeen archives, to the basement of convents, and the offices of anti-feminists. The most fun came in the oral histories I conducted with over 100 of those who participated in the abortion wars in the decade after Roe. I spoke with men and women, doctors and homemakers, lawyers and activists, abortion opponents and population controllers, and feminists of every stripe. What I learned made me wonder what it meant to be "pro-choice" or "pro-life." As importantly, the research made me question who should count as a proper object of study for women's legal history.
At the beginning of my research, I had treated pro-choice activism as synonymous with the women's movement—unquestionably a core subject for feminist legal historians. I learned that the relationship between women's rights and the legalization of abortion was much more contested than I had predicted. Identifying a cause with women's rights had profound ideological and strategic ramifications. Physicians, population controllers, and even feminists wondered if embracing the rhetoric of women's rights would set back the progress of abortion reform.
Law also played a surprising and unanticipated role in the creation of the abortion-rights cause. On the one hand, feminists could use the Roe decision in arguing that their movement should frame abortion as an issue of women's rights. The Supreme Court's approval made the idea of abortion as a woman's right more legitimate, more mainstream, and more politically palatable. On the other hand, feminists' wish to preserve that victory created damaging internal debates about the proper scope of a reproductive-justice agenda, about protections against sterilization abuse, and about what counted as true reproductive liberty.
I wonder how often causes and social movements we identify as feminist have a more troubled history. Did different legal movements once count as feminist? Might social causes associated with feminism today once have had a radically different meaning, both legally and politically? It is questions like these that make Women's History Month more exciting than ever for feminist legal historians.
March 11, 2014 in Abortion, Family, Legal History, Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Mary Ziegler Blogs on Women's Legal History This Month
Mary Ziegler (Florida State) joins us as a guest blogger this month. Her work in legal history focuses on the law and history of abortion, illegitimacy, contraception, marriage, and child care.
If it's March, it's time once again to celebrate Women's History Month. With the rise of important new scholarship, we also have a perfect reason to assess the state of women's legal history itself. When New York University Press published a volume of essays on feminist legal history in 2011 (co-edited by Tracy Thomas), feminist legal history was still relatively new. At its heart was a narrative about the history of feminism, starting with the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, continuing through the battle for the Equal Rights Amendment, suffrage, and temperance in the early twentieth century, the rise of the "second-wave" in the 1960s and 1970s, and the backlash to it in the 1980s. Three years later, feminist legal history is unquestionably alive and well—the subject of many books, law review articles, and symposium events. The flourishing of the field makes it more important than ever to question what we mean by both "law" and "feminism."
Over the course of the month, I'm hoping to blog about the ways in which scholars are testing the boundaries of current understandings of women's legal history. Some historians have found law in unconventional places: in the stories of those operating in administrative agencies, legislative hearings, abortion clinics, doctors' offices, and grassroots organizations. These histories invite us to rethink whether women make law even when they do not transform existing doctrine, relate their claims to a lawyer, or change black-letter rules. In this way, women's legal history stands at the forefront of a larger reevaluation of the relationship between law and social change. How we view that relationship, as women's legal historians increasingly recognize, depends on how much we recognize something as law even when it fails to conform to our expectations.
Other historians have tested the relationship between feminism and the law. Whom should we consider a feminist? Should we treat as feminist any historical actor who identified herself (or himself) as such, or can we recognize feminists from their substantive commitments? Should feminist legal historians study those who obstructed legal progress for women? Can feminist politics obscure as well as illuminate our understanding of where we are and how we got here?
I am not sure I'll answer these questions by the end of women's history month, but it's crucial to start a conversation about them. Women's legal history teaches us not to take for granted legal rules, relationships, and institutions that now seem natural. It is a history of society's blind spots and forgotten opportunities. For that reason, Women's History Month seems to be as good a time as ever to consider what we as historians might have missed.
March 4, 2014 in Legal History, Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Higdon on Marginalized Fathers and Demonized Mothers
Michael Higdon at Tennessee Law has uploaded Marginalized Fathers and Demonized Mothers: A Feminist Look at the Reproductive Freedom of Unmarried Men.
The abstract:
Just last month, in the state of Utah, twelve biological fathers filed suit, challenging the state's adoption laws — laws the fathers allege permit "legalized fraud and kidnapping." Specifically, these laws require nonmarital fathers to promptly take legal action in Utah to preserve their paternal rights. A problem arises, however, as mothers from other states have started traveling to Utah specifically to surrender newborn children for adoption. The fathers, unaware that their children are being placed for adoption in another state, fail to take action in Utah and, as a result, are permanently deprived of all parental rights. In that sense, these laws — which actually are not much different than the adoption laws of other states — permit nonmarital mothers to effectively thwart a man's desire to father a resulting child.
Although not the subject of the Utah lawsuit, at the other end of the spectrum, many are surprised to learn that the law also permits a nonmarital mother to force fatherhood on men who never even consented to the sexual act that produced the child. Male victims of statutory rape, for example, in every case to consider the issue, have been ordered to pay child support for children that were a product of the rape. Likewise, adult men who are victims of sexual assault as well as men whose sperm was taken without their consent (and subsequently used to artificially inseminate a female) have also been consistently ordered to pay child support for the resulting child. In all of these cases, the mother's wrongdoing has been ruled irrelevant.
In the enclosed article, Marginalized Fathers and Demonized Mothers: A Feminist Look at the Reproductive Freedom of Unmarried Men, I explore examples of both kinds of fathers — I refer to them as "Thwarted Fathers" and "Conscripted Fathers" — to reveal a serious problem that both share. Namely, the fathers in both categories have suffered a significant abridgment of their reproductive freedom, which the Supreme Court has identified as a fundamental right, either by having fatherhood forced upon them without consent or by having fatherhood withheld from them by deceit and subterfuge. In addition, what is particularly troubling about both classes of cases is that, in all of them, the person who was allowed to ultimately control the father's reproductive freedom was the mother. After all, in both cases, it was decisions the mother unilaterally made that determined how much reproductive freedom the biological fathers would ultimately enjoy.
Thinking of the problem in those terms, such laws start to bear some resemblance to common law coverture, whereby all the wife's legal rights were placed in the hands of her husband, which he would then dole out to her if and when he saw fit. Feminists fought hard to end these legal disabilities and, in the process, revealed the harms that arise from one gender being given dominion over the legal rights of the other. In the attached Article, I argue that the laws relating to the reproductive rights of nonmarital males have effectively evolved into a modern day form of coverture and, thus, must be opposed for the very same reasons coverture was opposed. In addition, given the parallel these laws share with coverture, the reaction to which has greatly shaped modern feminism, feminist legal theory is an ideal lens through which analyze the harms befalling nonmarital fathers.
Of course, feminists have, understandably (and often justifiably), looked at the fathers' rights movement with some skepticism. After all, a victory for fathers could very much come at the expense of those rights feminists have fought long and hard to secure for mothers. As I analyze in the article, however, this concern need not always be the case. And indeed, when it comes to the law as it relates to the reproductive freedom of nonmarital males, feminists are not only the group best situated to wage that battle, but also a group that should have a vested interest in victory. Specifically, as I explore in the Article, the laws in question not only harm nonmarital males, but at the same time, pose significant harms to women. For this reason, I conclude with a list of potential solutions to these problems, identifying areas where change can be instituted so as to offer greater protection for men, but at the same time, preserve current protections afforded women.
March 2, 2014 in Family, Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Sunday, February 23, 2014
The Burdens of Manliness....
....as expounded by Mr. Harsh Mander. Some apt epigrams:
1/ For every woman who is tired of acting weak when she knows she is strong, there is a man who is tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable.
2/ For every woman who is tired of being called "an emotional female", there is a man who is denied the right to weep and to be gentle.
3/ For every woman who is tired of being a sex object, there is a man who must worry about his potency.
4/ For every woman who is called unfeminine when she competes, there is a man for whom competition is the only way to prove his masculinity.
5/ For every woman who takes a step toward her own liberation, there is a man who finds the way to freedom has been made a little easier.
I've rehearsed some of these musings as well.
February 23, 2014 in Manliness, Masculinities, Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Friday, February 21, 2014
What Is a "Gentleman"?
The Good Men Project has another earnest, but rather boring, post about what it means to be a gentleman. The adjectives marshaled are mundane and unhelpful even as they endeavor to wear their virtues on their respective sleeves.
A quote from the Spanish writer Antonio de Guevara begins the post:
"A gentleman is to be measured in his speech, generosity in giving, sober in eating, honesty in living, kindness in forgiving, and courageousness in fighting."
Measured in speech? Generosity in giving? Sober in eating? Honesty in living? Kindness? These seem to be virtues which we commend in women as well, right?
The only descriptor that has been traditionally ascribed to men has been the last one: courageousness in fighting. It is, alas, a most vexing and paradoxical virtue.
February 21, 2014 in Manliness, Masculinities, Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Monday, February 17, 2014
Gay men in sports
Michael Sam, the All-American from the University of Missouri, is the first openly gay football player. Some NFL teams have already supported his candidacy and it seems that the media is supporting him too.
On the other hand, as you probably know, the NFL doesn't seem to be a hospitable place for cultural differences, as suggested by the ordeals suffered by Jonathan Martin.
This conflict between the gentleman and the brute, which I've examined elsewhere, seems never ending.....
February 17, 2014 in LGBT, Manliness, Masculinities, Sports, Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Sexual Orientation Bibliography
A colleague directed my attention to a fabulously useful bibliography--with active links to articles--about LGBT legal issues:
February 11, 2014 in Books, LGBT, Same-sex marriage, Scholarship, Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
From here in the US,.....
Christina Hoff Sommers writes in a NYT Op-ed:
Boys score as well as or better than girls on most standardized tests, yet they are far less likely to get good grades, take advanced classes or attend college.
Sommers continues:
The scholars attributed this "misalignment" to differences in "noncognitive skills": attentiveness, persistence, eagerness to learn, the ability to sit still and work independently. As most parents know, girls tend to develop these skills earlier and more naturally than boys.
Not being an educational sociologist, I have no idea if this is true, but the choice of words intrigues me. Attentiveness, persistence, ...the ability to...work independently--these are all, arguably, anyway, masculine virtues, aren't they?
February 5, 2014 in Manliness, Masculinities, Scholarship, Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Harvard Law Review Essays on Justice Ginsburg
Essays in Honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
To honor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's twenty years of service on the United States Supreme Court so far, Harvard Law School planned a celebration and many individual faculty members wrote reflections on some of her opinions. Those reflections are assembled here along with our community's heartfelt admiration and appreciation. Very few individuals in history come close to the extraordinary and significant role played by Justice Ginsburg in the pursuit of justice before she joined the bench. Her work earned her a faculty post at Rutgers School of Law and then the first tenured post for a female professor at Columbia Law School. As director of the Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, she argued six landmark cases on gender equality before the U.S. Supreme Court and crafted successful challenges to the system of legally enforced gender roles that limited opportunities for both women and men. With vision and brilliance, she earned a place in the history books and on the honor roll of civil rights heroes.
Both as judge on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, she has produced a body of superbly crafted opinions and nurtured a quality of collegiality that represents an equally significant contribution to the administration of justice. And there is more to come.
It is a special privilege and honor for me, as the second woman to serve as Dean, to salute Justice Ginsburg at Harvard Law School. When she was a student here, she faced a class of over 500 men and only seven other women. She juggled her roles as a wife and mother with her work as a law student and faced a Dean who chided female students for taking the places of qualified males. She excelled. She joined the Harvard Law Review. When her husband, fellow law student Martin Ginsburg, had to deal with cancer, she took notes for him and helped him recover. And when the Harvard Dean refused her request to earn her degree while moving to New York with her family and completing her final year of schooling at Columbia Law School, she transferred there and promptly rose to the top of the class. She gently but rightly resisted the requests of later Harvard Law School Deans to accept a tardy degree from Harvard Law School but finally, in 2011, received a Harvard degree — an honorary doctorate, the university's highest academic honor. It is with joy that we offer these reflections on some of her judicial work.
~ Martha Minow
127 Harv. L. Rev. 423 (2013) | DOWNLOAD PDF | WESTLAW
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Saturday, January 11, 2014
The New Sex Discrimination is Not like the Old
Zachary Kramer (Arizona) has posted The New Sex Discrimination, 63 Duke L. J. ___(2014)
Sex discrimination law has not kept pace with the lived experience of discrimination. In the early years of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, courts settled on idea of what sex discrimination looks like — formal practices that exclude employees based on their group membership. The problem is that sex discrimination has become highly individualized. Modern sex discrimination does not target all men or all women, nor does it target subgroups of men or women. The victims of modern sex discrimination are particular men and women who face discrimination because they do not or cannot conform to the norms of the workplace. These employees have been shut out of a sex discrimination regime that still expects employees to anchor their claims to a narrative of group subordination.
This paper proposes a new regime for sex discrimination law. The model for the new sex discrimination regime is religious discrimination law. Unlike other areas of employment discrimination law, religious discrimination law offers a dynamic conception of identity and a greater array of different theories of discrimination. Sex discrimination law can and should work this way, too. On a broader level, the paper recalibrates sex discrimination law's vision of equality. Difference is universal; no two people are the same, and this is a good thing. Thus the central task of sex discrimination law should be to better recognize — and in turn protect — the distinctive ways in which employees express their maleness and femaleness. It is these differences, after all, that shape the way employees experience modern sex discrimination.
January 11, 2014 in Equal Employment, Theory, Workplace | Permalink | Comments (0)
Thursday, January 2, 2014
British Fourth Wave Feminism Searches for Intellectual Leadership
Feminism is on a High--but it Needs an Intellectual Voice.
This so-called fourth wave of feminism is a young wave, untempered by previous generations (partly because they ran out of steam after the last national women's liberation movement conference of 1978 in Birmingham). After the first wave of early 20th-century suffragettes led by the Pankhursts, the second wave of de Beauvoir's optimistic postwar wave and the third wave of 1970s bra-burners, we've waited a long time for the fourth. That it is a young wave accounts for its energy but it also points to its weaknesses.
January 2, 2014 in Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)
Friday, December 27, 2013
Tweeting Feminism
Can Feminist Hashtags Dismantle the State?
"Twitter has hands down been one of the most dynamic, vital spaces for feminists in conversation in 2013."
If the notion that a slew of 140-character utterances could be "vital" to feminism gives you pause, you're not alone.
December 27, 2013 in Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)


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US/GERMANY/GREECE/LIBYA - German report sees currency crisis heightening trans-Atlantic tensions
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[Report by Charles Hawley, with reporting by Carsten Volkery in London
and Sebastian Fischer in Washington : "Germany and the Euro: Currency
Crisis Heightens Trans-Atlantic Tensions"]
The US is becoming increasingly impatient with Europe's seeming
inability to solve the ongoing euro crisis. Many in the United States
think they know who is to blame: Germany.
For once, US President Barack Obama sounded satisfied. "Chancellor
Merkel and President Sarkozy fully understand the urgency of the issues
in the euro zone and are working diligently to develop a comprehensive
solution that addresses the challenge," reads a White House press office
statement on a Thursday video conference involving the three leaders, in
addition to British Prime Minister David Cameron.
The message could, of course, be seen as one of many such White House
statements issued each year expressing confidence in allies as they face
difficult problems. But Thursday's statement stands in sharp contrast to
the trans-Atlantic bickering that has accompanied Europe's search this
autumn for a solution to its growing common currency crisis. And it
obscures the truth: Many in the US think Europe - and Germany in
particular - has taken a wrong turn.
"It's hard to detect which matters more: German behaviour over Libya or
its course in the management of the euro crisis," writes Ulrike Guerot
of the European Council on Foreign Relations in a recent essay. "But, in
short, most US analysts believe that Germany got both wrong."
As if to highlight the impression of European bumbling, the EU on
Thursday announced that a second summit was to be held next Wednesday in
addition to the one scheduled for Sunday. Paris and Berlin have simply
been unable to agree on how best to maximize the impact of the euro
backstop fund, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), and
need a few more days for talks.
The debate over the EFSF has been going on for months, as has a
concurrent and equally rancorous discussion over how best to approach
Greece's ongoing reliance on outside financial assistance. The solution,
as leaders across the European Union have said in recent months, is more
Europe. Greater integration, they say, is the only way to provide the
kind of political framework necessary to ensure the stability of a
currency like the euro.
That will take time, though. What is needed now, however, is a quick fix
- one that will reassure the markets that Europe has the problem under
European Dawdling
With global financial markets becoming increasingly nervous, the US has
been watching closely. In September, Obama had finally had enough. In a
speech in California, he said that European dawdling was "scaring the
world." He added that "they're trying to take responsible actions, but
those actions haven't been quite as quick as they need to be."
Berlin's response has bordered on impolitic. "It's always much easier to
give advice to others than to decide for yourself. I am well prepared to
give advice to the US government," said Finance Minister Wolfgang
Schaeuble. In an interview with the tabloid Bild am Sonntag last Sunday
[ 16 October], Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said: "I can't
understand some of the critical comments from our American friends
regarding our policy of reducing debt."
Even Merkel herself joined in, blasting the US for its unwillingness to
support an international financial transaction tax. "It can't be that
countries outside the euro zone, which continuously push us to solve the
debt crisis, comprehensively reject a financial transaction tax," she
said. "I don't think that's okay."
The US isn't alone with its growing discomfort. Last week, Cameron told
the Financial Times that European leaders should take a "big bazooka"
approach to tackling the crisis. The piecemeal tactics must come to an
end in order to finally resolve the future of the euro zone. "Time is
short, the situation is precarious," Cameron warned.
Unusually Large Stakes
It seems likely that Europe will indeed find a way out of the current
impasse by Wednesday's summit. Merkel and Sarkozy have always found last
minute resolutions to similar disagreements in the past. And with
financial chaos looming, the stakes are unusually large.
But, says Guerot, the debate has been instructive regarding Germany's
current role in the new Europe and frustration with which the US has
viewed that role. Germany is insisting on a solution to the debt crisis
which does not involve positioning the European Central Bank as the
funder of last resort. That means no euro bonds. And it means no banking
license for the EFSF.
The debate, though, says Guerot, has gone beyond a rational discussion
of the issues at hand. "If it is a carrot and sticks game, Germany is
only on the sticks side," she told SPIEGEL ONLINE. "I think it has
become a real war of orthodoxy. It is a real tragedy for Europe."
Both Cameron and Obama, to be sure, have clear domestic political
motivations for pointing their fingers at the Continent. The British
economy has once again come to a standstill after experiencing a
mini-upswing, and Cameron is under pressure to soften his government's
austerity measures. He benefits from the suggestion that a possible
recession is not the result of Conservative policy, but of the political
chaos across the English Channel.
Governance Problems
For Obama, the situation is even more dire. His re-election next year
could depend on the state of the US economy. And should the euro
stumble, the already stagnant US economy - complete with stubbornly high
unemployment - is sure to take a dive too.
"If Europe does not deal with the problem of undercapitalized banks, it
could easily blow up and turn into another worldwide conflagration,"
said Obama's former chief economic adviser Austan Goolsbee in a recent
interview with SPIEGEL. "Europe as a whole has certainly been too
hesitant. Germany is part of the leadership in the euro area - and it
has not yet stepped up and done what has got to be done."
The message from Guerot is similar. Adjusting European structures to
where they need to be to ensure the euro's success will not be easy, she
says. "The US has real economic problems," she says. "The EU has
governance problems."
Source: Spiegel Online website, Hamburg, in English 21 Oct 11
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In Coed magazine's collection of photos "Hef: The Early Years," I couldn't help but notice how much young Hugh Hefner looks like Rupert Everett, the British actor best known in America for pointing out to Julia Roberts that no one was chasing her in "My Best Friend's Wedding." Well, at least if there's ever a "Playboy: The Movie," we have a casting idea.
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This was fantastic, Newport is so beautiful, not only the many wonderful mansions to tour but the town itself is very charming and quaint. Lots of great seafood restaurants. We had a little mix-up with the driver picking us up at the hotel, we were not sure who the driver was and were waiting for awhile, all the time he was walking around looking for us. Hello, we are the two people just standing by the lobby door waiting. Anyway, it was a wonderful tour. You have plenty of time to either go see more houses other than the Breakers that they take you to, and go to town. We had time enough to go to Marble House on the town shuttle and walk around town and have a great lunch. Takes about 1.5 - 2 hours to get there from Boston.
Doing what: Newport Mansions Small-Group Day Trip from Boston
Friendly and very knowledgable locals driving the trolley cars while giving interesting and informative talks. Although the drivers had similar content, I found it interesting to take the full loop with one driver and then do it again with another driver as each knows or has time for different facts and perspectives so no one tour is the same. The tour also stops at and tours most of the main locations in the general downtown Boston area you'd want to see. Excellent value for the money spent. If you only have one day in Boston (which is NOT enough by the way, I wish I had at least two more days), this is THE way to explore the city and hit your major highlights.
Doing what: Boston Hop-on Hop-off Trolley Tour
Great drivers with a wealth of local knowledge and also made it interesting. Trolley pickup locations could be more clearly marked when walking to a pick up spot. Thanks Matty for your suggestions!
Doing what: Boston Hop-on Hop-off Trolley Tour
Overall the trip was good value for money and the drivers informative. In terms of stops on the tour we felt it would have been better to go to Harvard Square than to the MIT. The drivers were mainly friendly but one did ask us for a tip in a bit of a sarcastic manner and which the other passengers on the bus heard. He did not ask any other passenger on the tour, and no other driver mentioned it to anyone on any of the buses we boarded
Doing what: Boston Hop-on Hop-off Trolley Tour
After purchasing and using the Go Boston card, I found that the attractions I used the card for were not as expensive as the card. Maybe if someone chose only the most expensive attractions to visit it would make the card worth it. It's hard to get the most out of the card, when attractions are only open/only accept the card from 10-5. This was not worth my money.
Doing what: Go Boston Card
It was horrible. Extremely disappointing and overpriced. This was the second tour we went on. I had expected this one to be at least as awesome as the last one three years ago (which was in Cambridge, possibly with the same tour company - I don't recall). Reasons for the one star rating:
The first hour was spent talking in a vestibule, introducing ourselves. BORING and big waste of time!
The chocolate samplings were minimal, not generous in quantity at any of the stores, and not particularly noteworthy in taste or presentation.
One of the stops on this cold blustery day was Ben and Jerry's. The ice cream they gave us (the flavor was not revealed nor was it noteworthy) was crystalized, the manager who was supposed to tell us about the ice cream did not bother to show, and there were not enough seats for most of us.
At another location, we were required to stand outside in frigid temps while we were given a small piece of chocolate that was prepackaged, Halloween style. We were then told we could go into the store (AJ Burdick) to purchase whatever we wanted. Talk about adding insult to injury. At that shop's Cambridge location at the last tour we were at least provided some hot cocoa (which we then purchased because it was so delish).
The number of people on the tour was too high, and more than once enough samples were not initially provided. ( The total number of participants was 24 I believe)
We showed up for the tour at Hotel Chocolat, on Newbury, as told. This location was confirmed the day before the tour. Guess what? The Hotel Chocolat closed 10 weeks ago. No one and nothing were there. I called the local number on the form. No answer...I called the 800 number and spoke with a rude CSR, who eventually told me the tour began at Flour Bakery. This was a Fiasco, to now find the actual starting location, due to no fault of ours.This may have ben Viator's fault - IDK. I could go on and on w/ the complaints!
Doing what: Boston Chocolate Walking Tour
This was crap! It was not a ghost tour by any means. It was a guide shouting tit bits of history (albeit not accurate at times) while he charged through the brightly lit streets with the group tagging behind. Total waste of money!
Doing what: Boston Ghost Tour by Candle-Lit Lantern
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MAPLE SHADE — Can township residents get enough of Wawa?
Apparently not. A third convenience store is coming to the community.
The company's plan is to build a 6,000-square-foot store with 16 fueling stations at the corner of busy Route 38 and Lenola Road next year.
The property is "under contract and in the land-development phase," Wawa spokeswoman Colleen Labik said in an email.
The company is looking for an opening in late 2014.
"We are excited about this opportunity to enhance our service to Maple Shade, and know that this store will be a wonderful addition to the community," Labik said.
Mayor Rob Wells joked that Wawa, based in Chester Heights, Pa., should call its headquarters Maple Shade since there is already a store on Main Street that remains popular with residents as well as a more recent operation on Route 73 that offers gas.
Joking aside, Wells said he's happy that Wawa wants to open a third location.
"To be honest, Wawa is a very good neighbor. They are one of the best. It is an ideal location on Route 38," the mayor said.
The Planning Board in July approved plans for the Wawa, which will be built on the site of Classic Chevrolet.
The property is owned by car dealer and former race car driver Thomas Hessert Jr. Hessert said that he closed Classic Chevrolet six months ago and that the existing building will be torn down. He noted that another potential tenant would be located behind the Wawa, possibly a restaurant.
"I'm taking my time," the Cherry Hill businessman said. "I'm choosing a tenant carefully. ... It takes a long time for approvals. You have to go through all kinds of formalities."
The 4-acre property is assessed at $4.5 million, according to real estate records.
Attorney Timothy Prime, who represents Wawa on the project, as he has on a number of Wawa deals, said the local approvals are in place and that the company needs clearance from the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
The privately held Wawa, which does not release annual revenue figures, operates more than 600 stores, 300 of which sell gasoline, in New Jersey, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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