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Prime Outlets, Grove City: shop 'til you drop
as the ad says: "over 140 brand named outlets where customers realize 25%-65% savings over retail everyday"
That's enough for my wife to drag me there for a day of browsing.
Fall clothing sales with no tax seems to be the "prime" time to hit this outlet mall. But the stores have slashed prices every day on all items and even bigger savings if you have a AAA card.
The size of the mall and its location away from any big city has generated a side business in restaurants and food courts and motels closeby. So you can go there, shop all day and stay the night and have three square meals to boot.
Hours are 10am-9pm on Monday through Saturday and it closes at 7pm on Sunday.
There is a parking lot trolley to take you from car to store or from store to store.
There is even a playground for those parents foolish enough to drag their kids to the mall.
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The Prime Outlet is a great place to go shopping! There are a wide variety of stores here. It is especially nice if you are shopping for clothing, because many of the stores are clothing stores, such as Banana Republic, GAP, American Eagle, etc. The prices at these stores are typical. Name brands can be expensive, but Vanity Fair is a clothing store that sells clothes for cheap prices. There are two book stores here, and I've found their prices to be generally very cheap! I've bought some nice books for less than five dollars. There are a lot of specialty shops here, such as the paper factory shop and cooking supply shops.
As for food, there is a food court with Chinese food, Subway, an excellent pizza shop, an ice cream shop, etc. There are also a few candy stores located in other areas of the outlet.
To get from shop to shop you do have to walk outside, so if it is cold out, I definitely suggest wearing a jacket/coat.
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We'll have to wait a little longer to see North Oldham and South Oldham square off in boys basketball.
Due to inclement weather, the Dragons-Mustangs matchup scheduled for tonight will be played at 7:30 p.m. Monday at North.
That game bumps South's matchup with Iroquois, originally scheduled for Monday, off the schedule. The Iroquois game likely won't be made up, South AD Mitchell Irvin said.
South's district girls game at Trimble County has been postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 12.
A winter storm projected to hit Oldham County Tuesday afternoon has forced a cancelation of the night's slate of basketball games.
One of those games is the annual regular season boys game between North Oldham and South Oldham, scheduled to be played at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at North. That game has been postponed to the same time Wednesday.
Oldham County's boys game at Eastern has also been canceled, with no makeup date yet announced.
MT. STERLING – Oldham County took down an old foe Saturday on its way to its best team duals finish in program history.
The Colonels beat Fern Creek in the big school semifinals before falling to St. Xavier in the championship dual of the Kentucky Wrestling Coaches Association tournament at the Montgomery County High School Arena. The event wasn't affiliated with the KHSAA wrestling championships, which will take place later this month in Lexington.
The road to a 2014 state title won't be easy for any team coming out of Region 8.
Brackets for the girls and boys Sweet 16 tournaments were drawn Monday afternoon during a special KHSAA selection show.
The Region 8 girls champion will face the Region 3 champ in the first round of the Girls Sweet 16 at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 13 at Diddle Arena in Bowling Green. Meanwhile the Region 8 boys champ will face the Region 2 champ at noon Wednesday, March 19 at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
Winter weather has affected the county schools' basketball schedules again.
Oldham County's girls basketball game at Presentation, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, has been moved to the same time Tuesday.
South Oldham's District 29 girls road game at Trimble County, also scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, has been pushed to the same time Tuesday.
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S.D.-based pharmaceutical company must compete in crowded market and overcome skepticism about effectiveness of its weight-loss drug
Belviq's modest results in clinical trials are the result of lumping in those who respond to Belviq with those who don't, Tenthoff said. In practice, doctors should be able to identify Belviq responders within three months. Those responders can be expected to stay on Belviq for six months or more.
Tenthoff kept Arena on a positive "Overweight" rating, and raised the stock's target price from $9 to $12.50 per share. Arena closed Tuesday at $8.77, down four cents for the day.
In addition, Arena is also looking outside the United States for sales. Eisai has submitted a marketing application in Mexico and said it intends to apply in Canada and Mexico before the end of 2013. In South Korea, Arena has partnered with Ildong Pharmaceutical, and says Ildong plans to submit a marketing approval application before the end of the year.
Belviq is not sold in Europe; Arena recently withdrew a marketing application after getting signs that European regulators were leaning against approval. Concern about heart valve damage, similar to phentermine, was a major reason. Arena decided it would be more prudent to not risk an outright rejection.
Looking ahead
In the longer term, Belviq's success or failure will determine how much revenue Arena can count on to develop the other drugs in its pipeline, all developed with the company's proprietary technology.
This technology delivers drugs to certain cell surface molecules called G-Protein Coupled Receptors, or GPCRs. These GPCRs are very common, and represent a good target for developing drugs against a wide variety of diseases, Behan said.
"The whole vision of Arena was never about going after one drug or one target," Behan said. "So the entire company has focused its technology on that exact task, of coming up with newer and better important small molecules that can address this very important class of receptor drug targets."
In April, Arena started a Phase 1 clinical trial of APD334, a drug for autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. Last November, Arena signed a development agreement for South Korean sales of temanogrel, a drug for thrombotic diseases also in Phase 1 trials.


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Hangeland admits Fulham crunch talks after Spurs defeat
Brede Hangeland has revealed Fulham held a team meeting after defeat to Tottenham.
The Cottagers face West Bromwich Albion tomorrow.
"It's always hard to take defeat especially when we felt that we played quite well," Hangeland told fulhamfc.com. "There was a little bit of discussion regarding Tottenham's second goal and whether it should have been allowed or not.
"We've taken one point from the last two games and we should have had more. I'm not worried as long as we keep putting in good performances. Even with quite a few injuries we still matched a really good Tottenham team, so we need to keep doing that and I'm sure the good results will come.
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Bullying presents a problem for many students, but for eighth grader Breanna Mendoza the problem is life threatening.
The Denair Elementary Charter Academy is one step closer to reality after the Denair Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the school's creation on Thursday.
The Stanislaus County Fair is partnering with Turlock schools to encourage kids to make healthier choices at lunch time. The 20/20 Fruit & Veggie Contest will reward elementary students who make healthy eating choices with the chance to win free tickets to the fair, a bicycle or other prizes.
As the drought continues to parch the state for the fourth year in a row, Modesto Junior College is instituting new courses and programs that focus on irrigation and drought relief.
Emergency crews were unable to save the life of Denair High student Ashley Ramaley on Thursday, a victim of a drunk driving accident. While Ramaley's death was not real, as she was a student actor in the Every 15 Minutes program, the emotional impact of her death was still felt.
In a time boasting conveniences in the form of microwave ovens and cars, it is hard to imagine that over 100 years ago, activities such as cooking on a wood-burning stove and riding on a horse-drawn stage were central to everyday life.
Thirty seconds. That's all it takes now to report water leaks in the Social Science and Management building at University of California, Merced.
Despite the fact that Turlock High School senior Tlaloc Barajas has already achieved the highest advancement possible as Eagle Scout through the Boy Scouts of America last year, he has managed to secure one last recognition before aging out of the organization: Greater Yosemite Council's Boy Scout of the Year.
The heat emanating from the kitchen will intermingle with the heat of competition on Friday as students from Turlock High School and Pitman High School culinary art programs warm up for the Turlock Education Foundation's second annual Iron Chef Competition.
While other students are spending their spring break traveling to exciting destinations - or sleeping in - Turlock High School sophomore Nicolas McKeon is at the school's shooting range honing his skills for an upcoming competition.
"Unreasonable" and "unallowable" were just two words used to characterize claims made by Turlock Unified School District in its endeavor to collect reimbursement for referring low-income students to Medi-Cal through the Medi-Cal Administrative Activities program.
By definition, a multi-purpose room serves many functions-a lunchroom, an open space to host dances, and a meeting place for assemblies.
Nearly 200 fourth through sixth graders from five elementary schools converged at California State University, Stanislaus on Wednesday for a "College Awareness Field Trip" to officially kick off a partnership between the
Pitman High student Jazmyn Monares presented Salvation Army Major Debi Shrum with one of the 24 spring dresses that were handmade by Anne Cornell's Fashion Class. The Kiwanis Club of Turlock has been donating fabric to the Fashion Class to make dresses for the Salvation Army twice a year - just before Christmas and Easter - since 2002. The dresses will be given to kids in the Army's after-school program or to parents who have children that are receiving social services from the Salvation Army.
To become a certified scuba diver, one must have both the knowledge of the fundamental principles of scuba diving and the expertise to master basic scuba skills through confined water dives and open water dives.
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Turlock High School senior Henna Hundal is no ordinary teenager.
For special education students in the Turlock Unified School District's On Track Transitions Program, this year was full of significant milestones: learning how to tie shoes without help, completing a load of laundry, and performing tasks with multiple steps.
While Cunningham Elementary School students were heading to the multipurpose room for lunch on Monday afternoon, fifth grader Ben Watson was en route to his favorite restaurant, Panera Bread, with Principal Tami Truax.
The Turlock High School competition math club had a strong showing at the MJC Math Superbowl.
Less than expected enrollment and average daily attendance has prompted Denair Unified School District to reduce hours for four instructors at Denair High School.
No matter what comes next for Turlock High School and Pitman High School seniors set to graduate at the end of this month, they can rest assured knowing that they will be prepared thanks to new rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.
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Reaping what they sow.
It is only appropriate that part of this summer's Bridges to Transition Program is taking place at Madison Garden Center in West Jefferson.
Now in its fourth year in Madison County, the four-week paid summer employment opportunity program (with a one-week unpaid educational component) for students with developmental disabilities has blossomed more each year.
Once a week, Bobby Higgins and Johnnie Burns have been doing various jobs at Garden Center. Tasks include cleaning the greenhouse, bagging soil and straightening the decorative rocks.
"We don't like it to look like a big junk yard, (so) they came along at a really good time," said Becky Ballengee, Madison Garden Center manager. "They have been a big help and they do great work."
Putting in hard work is not a new thing to either of the young men. Burns is a percussionist in London High School's superior state-rated marching band, while Higgins has excelled in several Special Olympics sports. They are both served by the Madison County Board of Developmental Disabilities (MCBDD).
"The Madison Garden Center has been incredibly supportive of providing real job experiences for the students," said Jenn Coleman, MCBDD community inclusion manager. "The students have had a chance to see the Madison Garden Center employees in action and then work side-by-side to accomplish daily tasks."
To help ensure success, job coaches are provided by Capabilities, Inc. So far, Higgins and Burns have each impressed their coaches.
"The ultimate goal is to gain work experience so they can be community employed," said Belinda Bockrath, area manager for Capabilities, Inc. "I think they can both get jobs in the community."
Also once a week, Brett Adkins and John Knapp have a variety of responsibilities at Mom's Attic, a business in London. Among their jobs are sorting, organizing, and cleaning the items in the store.
"They do whatever the day calls for," said Chris Allen, who owns the store with his wife, Sissy. Allen said Mom's Attic inventory is accumulated through drop off, arranging for pick up, or sometimes through the old fashioned bartering system. In other words, sometime people who drop off items can receive some level of store credit.
The family-owned business is happy to help by participating in Bridges. Allen mentioned he has a son who is involved with Special Olympics.
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Why UN Schools in Jordan Won't Teach the Holocaust
Teachers say it 'harms the Palestinian cause'
There's a troubling (perhaps unsurprising) story today about the United Nations Relief and Works Agency schools in Jordan, which refuse to include the Holocaust in their curricula. Word–not even decree, but word–that studying the Holocaust might be introduced into UNRWA schools as part of a conflict resolution course prompted this statement from the teachers in Jordan.
"We condemn this decision, which equates the butcher and the victim," read the teachers' statement, demanding instead to introduce classes on the Palestinian right of return and the history of the 1948 war with Israel.
This isn't the first time the issue has come up at UN schools. In 2009, Hamas responded to a similar rumor about plans to introduce the subject of the Holocaust at UNRWA schools in Gaza by denouncing the idea, but adding for effect that "the Holocaust is a lie invented by the Zionists."
In both instances, the United Nations denied that a change in the curriculum was coming and explained that it defers to the host country on these matters. This is why everyone listens when the United Nations speaks.
Hamas slams UN over Holocaust classes in Gaza [Reuters]
Jordanian teachers refuse to teach Holocaust in UN-run schools {Times of Israel]
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On Saturday, May 3 at 8 PM, some of the brightest new stars from all over the globe will appear onstage at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at the Made In NY Jazz Gala Concert.
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Events for 2014/Newsletter
Happy Spring! The last few days have been wonderful, sunny and warm, and have helped dry up the course. The crew was busy outside raking and cleaning up and the inside crew was getting the bar and restaurant ready to open. After a long and cold winter, better days are finally here.
The golf course opens on May 1st and will be open every day from dawn to dusk. The bar and proshop will be open also during these hours. The golf course came through the winter very well and we are eagerly awaiting our May 1st opening. We are adding new leagues, members and tournaments and we are happy to have you join in!
The restaurant, the Farmhouse Grill will open on Mother's Day, May 11th for brunch and dinner. The new restaurant concept will continue to use the same great and fresh ingredients but will have a more casual vibe. Check out the website for menus coming soon.
Welcome our New Golf Professional, Miles Nolan. Miles is a local golf pro in this area and we are thrilled he has joined our team. He brings a lot of experience organizing leagues, tournaments and corporate outings. He also gives lessons and workshops for you to improve your game. Reach him at the golf course at 518-668-3000 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Memberships 2014
Single $800.00
Couple $1,100.00
Family $1,250.00
(two married adults with children under 18 yrs old)
Junior $300.00
(under 17 yrs old)
Ladies League—Every Tuesday night 4-5pm start times. 9 holes, fun and engaging group of ladies. Pay only when you come.
Monday Night League—Call us about this new Monday night league.
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Local Business Golf 10 Pass Deal
We know the summer season is very busy but wouldn't you like to treat yourself and your employees to a few rounds of golf? Top of the World Golf Resort in Lake George is the perfect place to do that. Our stunning 18-hole course has beautiful views, a challenging layout and is only minutes from Lake George Village. Purchase a 10 pass for rounds of golf in Lake George. Our 10 passes are good for the entire 2014 season and allow you to take guests, clients, employees or your family to enjoy golf at a discounted rate. 10 passes are valid anytime. Convenient cards are kept at the proshop and punched when you or your guests use them for easy tracking and usage.
10 pass for 9 holes of golfing only $130
10 pass for 18 holes of golfing only $250
If you would like to participate in our 10 pass program, please call 518-668-3000 or email Miles at email@example.com
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Business Meeting with Golf
Enjoy our private meeting space with breakfast and lunch during your business meeting. After a morning meeting, hit the links for a round of 18 holes for team bonding or networking. Group size ranges from 8-45 people. Call to book 518-668-3000.
Company Golf Outing and Picnic
Looking for the next place to host a company picnic or reward your employees with a fun afternoon? We can host your group up here. 18 holes of golf, an introductory golf workshop followed by a BBQ in our outdoor area. Fresh food, refreshing drinks all in a beautiful setting.
Lake George Cup—Join in a two day tournament. May 17/18. First day is at Top of the World, 2nd Day is at Kingswood Golf Course. Call 518-668-3000 for more information.
Early Season Midweek Package: Book any of the single rooms Sunday through Thursday from May 1st-June 15th for 2 nights and get a 3rd night FREE!
Americade Package: Enjoy the Americade close enough to town, but far from the noise and traffic. Enjoy our lovely inn for 2 nights and get the 3rd night at 50% off! Valid June 3-8th, 2014. Free golf club rentals.
Golf Package: Book any room and enjoy a round of 18 holes per person with a riding cart. Add $35 per room per night. Valid for 2 golfers only.
The Farmhouse Grill
The Farmhouse Restaurant will be changing to the Farmhouse Grill. We are still committed to the fresh ingredients and same great tasting food; however it will be executed in a more casual and approachable way. We will be open from Wednesday to Sundays starting on May 11th for lunch and dinner. Please check out the website www.topoftheworldgolfresort.com for more info on the new menus.
Double H Hole in the Woods
Come see us at the Sagamore Benefit for Double H Hole in the Woods. Friday May 9th at 6:30pm at the Sagamore. More information at www.doublehranch.org
Opening on Mother's Day
Come celebrate Mother's Day at Top of the World. We will be open on May 11th from 11am to 4pm. Menu items featuring farm fresh produce, a 3 course special menu. Children's Menu also available. Check online at www.topoftheworldgolfresort.com for menu information in the next few days.
Upcoming Events
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4th of July Party—Come celebrate 4th of July with us! Fresh buffet dinner, dancing and fireworks. We have had a sellout the past few years so please reserve now. Call 518-668-3000 for more information.
Steak & Lobster Fest—Watch out for upcoming information on our Steak and Lobster Dinner—August 2014
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Book your event here….Weddings, Birthdays, Showers, Rehearsal Dinners, Family Reunions, Golf Outings. We can accommodate any size group from 10 to 175 guests in our intimate dining room, large outdoor tents and garden areas. Our location is an ideal place for a formal wedding to a more casual picnic ….
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The town is founded on a religion devoted to pure hedonism, rewarding beauty in architecture, weather, and pecsin South Beach, it's The New Yorker, not porn, that comes in plasticbut it's all so seductive you gladly check your mind at the door for three days while taking in a variety of Volleypalooza marathons and white hotel lobbies. It's bizarrely fabulous, even if everything seems borrowed from other cultures and is so thrown together that the natural food market is adjacent to the Pleasure Emporiumyou can get some arugula and a lap dance in one quick stop.
Celebrity spotting is feverish"Look, that's Victor Alfaro's twin brother, Pablo!"and the hotels and clubs use the star mania to lure you in. A dive called the Fiesta Promenade stations a sequined huckster outside, where he doles out free-admission wristbands to frisky pedestrians of his choice. The creature told me I'd get to meet Lou Bega (you know, "Mambo No. 5") if I went in, and I don't know what's more patheticthe fact that I chomped at the chance or that I couldn't find him!
I was sent down by the Miami Film Festival, which is so press-friendly the reps will drive you to an after-hours strip club if you feel like itthey just want to promote Miami in any form. They even arranged a museum director's tour of the Wolfsoniana stunning assemblage of modern objects imbued with messages about progress and politicsand luckily it was right next to Twist, a sprawling gay hangout filled with gyrating go-go boys. (The slogan? "Never a cover . . . always a groove.")
The fest's opening-night film, The Golden Bowlwhich I saw only the second half of due to pesky flight delaysseemed lush and absorbing, though one woman was complaining, "There was no action!" Pleaseat least someone drops the bowl at one point. For Merchant-Ivory, that's practically an action thriller. At the party by the gondola/shoe, the action involved the film's Jeremy Northam working the room in that disarmingly dashing way of his. "Miramax was going to release the movie, but they got cold feet," he oozed, as I stood transfixed. "They dyed my beard black, but it never came off on my pillow," he added, my jaw dropping in admiration. "You can buy some coasters here," he quipped, as I continued panting, dumbstruck. I don't know if the guy's devastatingly witty or just plain gorgeous, but either way I'm in serious like!
Sobering things up, actor Germán Jaramillo told me he plays a writer who falls for a teenage hustler-killer in Barbet Schroeder's Our Lady of the Assassinsthe festival's grittily compelling attraction the next night. "The film shows the contradiction between love and violence," he said, but I didn't realize those were two different things!
Love was harmless again in the fluffily Brazilian Possible Loves, which provides three potential scenarios for a guy's romantic life after his girlfriend disses him. (In one of them, he changes his hair and goes gay.) After the screening, I asked director Sandra Werneck if she'd seen the similar Sliding Doors. "I didn't like it," she said, bluntly. "It was cause and effect'What if she doesn't go?' In mine, she just doesn't go. That's it."
And so I wentto hotsy totsy restaurants, like Mark's South Beach and Bambú, where you can taste the status; Gordon Biersch, which has crispy artichoke hearts and a wacky waiter who told me he was stunned when the owner of Level nightclub came in and ordered a cosmo with rum; and Tantra, which has grass floors, hookahs, "aphrodisiac shots," and a really cute chef. There, Ocean Drive magazine's Eric Newill did Bette Davis impressions, and former New York club kid Michael Tronn said he's happy promoting Sunday gay parties down at Crowbar because "guys are free to drop the butch act and let out their inner woman." Alas, mine's already out on parole and holding my inner muscle queen hostage.
After a hop over to the Parrot Jungle, an insanely enjoyable theme park where squawking birds ride bicycles on a high wire, I crawled back to the hotel, where they were casting some playlet at a Christian kids' group gathering. "Who wants to be my shepherd today?" the organizer asked, and I volunteered, needing to cleanse my soul after the highly debauched weekend. I lost out to some three-year-old bitch, so I promptly boarded my high-wire bike back to New York, where beauty lies not in your looks, but in your real estate value.
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Why Wednesday races?
I used to regularly race my Hobie 16 at Wrightsville Beach, NC on Wednesday afternoons over 30 years ago. And lots of other places I've been seemed to have some sort of organized racing activity late Wednesday afternoon, so it seems to be a sailing tradition. My question is: Does anyone know how and when this got started?
Just a guess - perhaps it was a "reward" for having made it through half of the work week, a way to have a bit of R&R from work.
And you have a couple of days to fix anything from the previous weekend, and then a couple of days to fix anything for the following weekend.
Its simple...
On Wednesdays...the wind is allways better...allways....
Except in England were normally Summer is on a Thursday afternoon. Then its Thursday...for them....
There is a football team in England called Sheffield Wednesday. The name derives from the fact that the miners were given Wednesday afternoon off to play football, remembering that they would have been working at least six days a week.
Maybe something similar in yacht racing where in the old days the crews of the rich man's boat were fulltime paid members.
There is a football team (soccer for the American friends), in Portugal called Sport Lisboa Benfica....
That has absolutely nothing to do with this discussion, but I thought it was nice to say something...a common thing here
Ever since the big boom he's been a bit bent. :p
TD..that was funny...bent ...ehehehe
I always assumed that it was from back in the old days before HMO's - doctors always took Wednesday off. I think they started the tradition!! :-)
Nah, it's the sailor's answer to all his businessmen friends playing golf.
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He was born on April 17, 1936, in Converse, La., to Thomas Jefferson Rivers and Eula McMahon Rivers. Upon graduating from high school in Many, La., he joined the U.S. Navy, where he served 20 years as a photographer's first class petty officer, then went on to serve 10 years for the Navy Reserve. He served aboard the USS Kitty Hawk and in Vietnam. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and enjoyed fishing, hunting and bowling. He was a longtime member of the Baptist Church. He most recently resided at Compassionate Home Care in Kingwood.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Fulton E. Rivers, Jasper T. Rivers, Woodrow W. Rivers and Lamont Rivers; two infant sisters; and one infant brother.
Survivors include Peggye Matthews Rivers of Many, La; two daughters, Pam (Tommy) Roark of Shreveport, La., and Elaine (John) Sandifer of Natchitoches, La.; a son, Wayne (Cindy) Rivers of Kingwood; a brother, Bruce Rivers of DeQuincy, La.; a sister, Nettie Miller of Rosepine, La.; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and longtime friend and fishing buddy, Ceaphas (Virginia) Pendley of Beeville.
Visitation was held at Kingwood Funeral Home on Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 9 to 10 a.m.
The funeral service began there at 10 o'clock, and a graveside service was conducted at 12:30 p.m. at Houston National Cemetery in Houston.
Arrangements were under the direction of Kingwood Funeral Home, Kingwood.


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Philippine Navy, Coast Guard scramble to rescue people on burning cruise ship
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PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Coast Guard and Naval Forces West (NavforWest) have dispatched patrol and rescue vessels to a distressed luxury cruise ship, identified as MV Asamara Quest, which reported having caught fire outside Tubbataha Reef national marine park off in the Sulu Sea between Palawan and Tawi-Tawi islands.
Five passengers have been injured in the fire, according to Navforwest Commander Cmdr. Joseph Rostum Peña.
The vessel, which naval officials described as a 30,000-gross-ton, 181-meter-long cruise ship, was reported to have on board 600 passengers, mostly Americans and Europeans, and a crew of 121 Filipinos, and was passing through from Manila enroute to Indonesia.
"Our information is that the fire is under control but the ship needs to evacuate five injured passengers," Peña said.
Several vessels from the Philippine Coast Guard and the Navy have been scrambled to assist the MV Asamara, including PS31 from Zamboanga City, PG118 from Tawi-Tawi, Mpac from Jolo, PG392 from Palawan and two BFAR vessels from Zamboanga.
An Air Force plane from the 570th Composite Air Wing was also scrambled to track the vessel, which had reported its location at 45 nautical miles northeast of Mapun Island, part of Tawi-Tawi province.
Peña said they have also alerted the YL Fishing Company which had a fishing vessel plotted to be near the distressed ship to help in the search and rescue.
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The SM group's residential property arm, SM Development Corp., has completed the third of its four-tower M Place @ South Triangle (MPST) residential development in Quezon City which will cater to a broader market.
In a statement, SMDC said it recently held the topping out ceremonies for Tower C of the MPTC project, which covers an area of almost a hectare between Panay Avenue and Mother Ignacia Avenue. Topping out refers to the overall completion of a building's structure as ceremonies are usually held when the last beam is placed at the top of the building.
Tower C is a 27-storey, 778-unit structure ideal for young professionals and start-up families.
This residential project offers affordable studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units with sizes ranging from 15.65 square meters to 42.7 sqm. The units are priced at between P1.3 million and P3.6 million, with monthly amortization of as low as P6,500 per month.
MPST's Towers A and B were topped out in May and August last year, respectively, and are more than 90 percent sold, SMDC said. On full completion, the development will have a total of 3,437 units.
The project is close to commercial establishments along the Timog and Tomas Morato area, as well as hospitals such as Capitol Medical Center and St. Luke's Hospital. SMDC said the development was ideal for young professionals with an active lifestyle, being situated beside a transport hub, especially the Quezon Avenue MRT station.
The construction of Tower C started in July 2012 and turnover of the units to buyers is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2014, SMDC said.
Tower D, currently under construction, is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2015.
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7-Eleven Kicks Off Summer with Slurpee® Lite, Its First Nationally Available Sugar-Free Frozen Drink
7-Eleven Launches New Slurpee Lite, a Sugar-Free Frozen Drink That Contains 50% Fewer Calories Than a Traditional Slurpee. May 23rd is SlurpFREE Day Where Everyone Can Get a Free 7.11 oz. Slurpee Lite Sugar-Free Mango at Their Local 7-Eleven Store From 11AM to 7PM.
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Slurpee season 2012 is here and 7-Eleven, home of the iconic frozen drink, is kicking-off summer with the introduction of Slurpee Lite, a new sugar-free category that contains 50% fewer calories than a traditional Slurpee drink — but with the same great taste! This launch marks the first time in 45 years (the life of Slurpee) that 7-Eleven has expanded the Slurpee brand to include a sugar-free option on a national level. Flavored by Fanta, the new Slurpee Lite drinks are available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores and only contain 20 calories in 8 ounces — a sweet treat for those watching their waistlines.
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APM Terminals Maasvlakte II Terminal Officially Opens; New Era in Port Operations is Celebrated
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APM Terminals Signs Contract for Wind-Power Generated Electricity
APM Terminals has signed a two-year, €5 million (USD $6.23 million) contract with Amsterdam-based NV Nuon Energy for the supply of environmentally-sustainable wind-generated electricity to power the new APM Terminals Maasvlakte II cranes and container handling equipment. The new deep-water terminal, scheduled to receive its first commercial vessel call later this month, will be the world's first container terminal with zero emissions on site and off site. The contract term begins January 1st 2015.
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By Dustin Ensinger
Competition will breed more competition this Saturday at the 4th annual Battle of the Bags.
The 64-team cornhole tournament will once again raise money for the Special Olympics of Delaware County.
The event is the organization's biggest fundraiser of the year, generally bringing in about $10,000 to $12,000, according to Sharon Taylor, a local coordinator with the Special Olympics of Delaware County.
The event, which begins at noon at Joe's Original in Lewis Center, is all the more important this year because the organization lost $20,000 in funding last year .
"With the loss of that $20,000 we're going to have to really push for more fundraisers," Taylor said.
It costs about $225 for each of the 275 or so Delaware County Special Olympians to participate in an event. Fundraisers allow those athletes to compete for free.
"All the money that we raise helps them to participate at no cost," said Laurie Hollingsworth, a committee member with the Special Olympics of Delaware County.
More than the competition though, the Special Olympics is about watching the athletes grow, Taylor said.
"Special Olympics just gives so much more self confidence to our athletes," she said. "It just does wonders for them."
Those raising money for the Special Olympics of Delaware County this Saturday will be competing for cash prizes – over $1,800 worth.
The winning team will receive a cash prize of $360. Each of the top 16 teams will also receive cash prizes.
Just 10 spots were open in the 64-team field as of Thursday morning. Registration information can be obtained at battleofthebags.com
In addition, the Special Olympics of Delaware County is also seeking sponsor for the event. For more information on sponsorships, contact Taylor at 740-201-3555.
"Any sponsor would allow us to continue to grow," she said.
Sponsorships are also available for a 5k race on Sept. 6 and a wine and beer tasting on Nov. 8.
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A system and method for computer operation. An object to be pointed to in a user's computer display (109) is indicated with an animated pointer icon (113). In a computer network, such as the Worldwide Web, a pointer is transmitted from one user to another user (114) via an improved protocol. A graphical design (201) of a computer icon is also disclosed.
1. A method of operating a computer comprising the steps of:
displaying a graphical display on a computer screen;
moving a pointer icon from one object to another object on said computer screen with a user input device;
receiving a first user's input for pointing to one of said objects on said computer screen; and thereafter
temporally varying an appearance of said pointer icon in response to said step of receiving said first user's input for pointing to one of said objects.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
transmitting a pointer signal to a second user, wherein said step of temporally varying an appearance of said pointer icon is performed on at least said second user's computer screen.
3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said step of temporally varying comprises displaying said pointer icon having an appearance similar to a drop of water falling on said screen.
4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said step of temporally varying comprises terminating display of said pointer icon after a period of time.
5. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein said step of temporally varying an appearance is performed on said first user's computer screen.
6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said graphical display is generated over a computer network on at least said first user's computer screen and a second user's computer screen.
7. The method as recited in claim 6 wherein said graphical display comprises a Web page.
8. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein said step of transmitting a pointer signal comprises the steps of:
identifying an object in said graphical display closest to said pointer icon after receiving said first user's input; and
inserting a pointer element into a serial bit stream to be transmitted to said second user.
9. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein said serial bit stream comprises an HTML bit stream.
10. A method for pointing to objects in a computer network comprising the steps of:
transmitting screen objects across said computer network in a serial data stream for display on a first user screen;
receiving pointing input from a second user, said pointing input defining a location on said first user screen where said second user desires to point;
inputting pointing objects into said serial data stream; and
displaying a pointer icon on said first user screen corresponding to said location where said second user desires to point, wherein said step of displaying said pointer icon comprises the step of temporally varying an appearance of said pointer icon on said first user screen.
11. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein said serial data stream comprises an HTML data stream.
12. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein said step of inputting pointer objects into said serial data stream comprises the steps of:
identifying a screen display object closest to said location where said second user desires to point; and
placing said pointing objects into said serial data stream at a position in correspondence with said identified screen display object.
13. A computer system comprising:
a computer network for generating screen displays on a plurality of user computers, said screen displays generated by the steps of:
transmitting serial data streams to said users;
generating screen displays based on said serial data streams; and
a pointing system comprising a pointer element that is inserted into said serial data stream, wherein said pointing system generates temporally varying pointer icons.
14. A computer system as recited in claim 13 wherein said system for transmitting serial data streams comprises a system for transmitting HTML data streams.
15. A computer system as recited in claim 13 wherein said pointing system identifies a closest screen object to a pointer icon, and selects said closest screen object in said serial data stream for insertion of said pointer element.
16. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
displaying said pointer icon on said computer screen, wherein said step of displaying said pointer icon occurs before said step of temporally varying said appearance of said pointer icon.
17. A computer program product for displaying an icon on a computer screen, said product comprising:
code that generates a pointer icon in a remote display;
code that temporally varies an appearance of said pointer icon;
code that inserts a pointer element in a serial data stream, and
a computer-readable medium for storing said codes.
18. The computer program product as recited in claim 17 further comprising:
code that identifies a location of a nearest object to a user-defined location.
19. The computer program product as recited in claim 18 further comprising:
code that inserts a pointing indicator adjacent a character in a serial data stream adjacent said nearest object.
The present invention relates to the field of computer systems and their operation. More specifically, in one embodiment the invention provides an improved computer system and method of operation of a computer system in which objects on a computer display are indicated with an improved pointer. In a specific embodiment, a computer network is provided with a system and method for a user to point to an object on the display of another user in the computer network. A graphical design of an icon is also disclosed.
Various pointer systems for computer displays are well known to those of skill in the art. Most commonly, such pointers take the form of arrows, I-bars and other such elements. In the Windows environment, for example, such pointers are moved from one location to another by detecting a series of "mouse move" signals from a computer pointing device such as a mouse. Generally, the computer system monitors inputs from a mouse or similar pointing device, and in a roughly continuous manner, moves a pointer from one screen location to another. The pointer may be used to point to a variety of screen objects such as buttons, cursor bars, and a wide range of other screen objects.
In some situations it is desirable for a user to point to an object on a computer display that is on another user's screen. As a simple example, suppose that a user is remotely advising another user regarding a Web page design. Commonly, the first user would simply advise the second user by verbal communication such as through a telephone call or even over an internet voice link. It is often awkward or extremely difficult for one user to direct another's attention to a specific location on the screen display.
Solutions have been proposed to this problem. For example, remote pointing is supported by products such as telepointers. Such telepointers may be used to point to an object in a screen display, sometimes taking the form of a WYSIWIS (What You See Is What I See) display. In some cases the displays are maintained in a concurrent state by way of a controller/controllee relationship between the two displays. In such situations, the user at a controller display moves his or her pointing device, and the pointer on all of the displays of the other users is moved in unison. This enables one user to point to objects and allow others to see where the user is pointing. Such products include ShowMe SharedApp� from Sun Microsystems�, Inc. See also Stefik et al., "WYSIWIS Revised: Early Experiences with Multi-User Interfaces," Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Dec. 3-5, 1986.
While meeting with some success, such systems have also met with certain limitations. For example, in some systems users are not using the same system for rendering their respective displays on their computers. A common example of this situation is found in internet browsers where users each select their own internet browsing tool, font styles and colors, CPUs, operating systems, and monitors, often with the result that remote pointers cannot communicate with each individual user. Systems such as the Worldwide Web (WWW) are flexible through the use of a common HTML image transmission standard, but do not effectively support remote pointing. Further, the communication bandwidth that would be required to operate such systems using conventional controller/controllee techniques would create great burden on any network system. Such problems would be particularly apparent when users are in different countries, especially if some users have poor connections to the WWW.
From the above it is seen that improved systems and methods for pointing to objects on computer screens are needed, especially for use in computer networks.
An improved system and method for pointing to an object on a computer display is provided by virtue of the present invention. According to one specific embodiment of the invention, upon pointing to an object, a pointer icon changes appearance. An illustration of such changing appearance is a "raindrop" icon wherein an illustration of a drop of water appears in the display and expands over time.
The invention also includes a system for pointing to objects in a computer network. Pointer objects are embedded in a serial data stream when a first user points to an object. When the serial data stream is assembled on a second user's screen, the display includes a pointer at or near the location where the first user has pointed. An important application of the invention will be found in the Worldwide Web wherein pointers are embedded in HTML bit streams of images.
Accordingly, in one embodiment the invention provides a method of operating a computer including the steps of moving a pointer from one object to another object on a computer screen with a user input device; receiving user input for pointing to one of the objects on the computer screen; and changing an appearance of a pointing icon in response to the step of receiving user input for pointing to one of the objects.
The invention also includes a method for pointing to objects in a computer network including the steps of transmitting screen objects across the computer network in a serial form for display on a first user screen; receiving pointing input from a second user, the pointing input defining a location on the screen where the second user desires to point; inputting pointing objects into the serial stream; and displaying pointer graphics on said first user screen corresponding to said location where said second user desires to point.
A further understanding of the nature and advantages of the inventions herein may be realized by reference to the remaining portions of the specification and the attached drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram of a computer system according to one embodiment of the invention herein;
FIGS. 2A to 2G illustrate a dynamic pointer to an object on a computer display; the background of the screen and the computer itself are illustrated with broken lines only for purposes of showing the environment of the dynamic pointer and not for the purpose of the invention herein;
FIG. 3 illustrates a method for displaying a pointer icon on a computer display of a remote user;
FIG. 4 illustrates a method for generating a particular temporally varying pointer icon; and
FIG. 5 illustrates a method for transmitting a pointer icon from one user to another user in a computer network, using the Worldwide Web as an example.
FIG. 1 illustrates a computer network according to one embodiment of the invention. A computer 101 is provided with a central processing unit 103 and memory 105. Memory 105 may include, for example, RAM and a permanent storage media such as a magnetic and/or optical disks in which the software for generating pointers is stored (as well as other software). The computer 101 is coupled to one or more user input devices 107. User input devices 107 will typically include a pointing device such as a mouse and a keyboard. The computer provides output on display 109. The display will normally include one or more screen objects such as buttons, regions for user input, pulldown menus, sliders, and other objects. A pointer 111 is overlaid on the screen display and can be moved from one location to another on the screen by manipulation of one or more of the user input devices. Images may be generated on the display via one of a variety of systems such as via a Web page. One preferred browser used for this purpose is HotJava, a browser available from Sun Microsystems.
When the user has moved the screen icon to a desired location on the screen, the user provides input indicating a pointing operation. In some embodiments the pointing operation will be performed via a mouse click or pressing a designated key on the keyboard. In a particular embodiment the operation will be performed using a two button mouse in which the left mouse button is used for more conventional input such as pressing on displayed buttons or pointer bars, while the right or alternate mouse button is used to indicate a pointing operation.
When the user indicates that he/she desires to point to a particular object on the screen, a highlighted pointing operation may take place on the user's screen. Preferably, the highlighted pointing operation is conducted by displaying a highlight pointer icon 113 that changes temporally such that it will attract the attention of users more clearly. In some instances the highlighting pointer will be displayed for not only the user originating the pointing operation, but also others. In such cases, a remote computer system 114 linked by a network connection 115 is provided with a similar pointer 117 on its display. In these cases, one user may point to an object on another users screen with ease. In some instances (such as when a computer is used to generate a presentation) the pointer is displayed only on that particular user's display(s). In a preferred embodiment, each user is viewing a Web page generated from an HTML data stream. Each user will have his/her own browser software, which may or may not be the same browser software.
FIGS. 2A to 2G illustrate the graphical icon design utilized in a preferred embodiment of the invention for pointing to a screen object. A screen 200 and computer 200A are illustrated with broken lines in FIGS. 2A-2G only for purposes of showing the environment of the dynamic pointer and not for the purpose of the invention herein. As shown in FIG. 2A a pointer 201 is displayed with an appearance similar to that of a drop of water falling on the screen. FIGS. 2B to 2G illustrate the temporal variations in the appearance of the pointer icon. FIG. 2B illustrates a portion of the screen before the pointer is activated. FIG. 2C illustrates the icon in its initial form. As shown, a circular region 203 of "white space" on the screen is developed. In FIG. 2D the circular region 203 is surrounded by a dark region 205. In FIG. 2E the region 205 is surrounded by a darker region 207. In FIG. 2F the initially displayed white region 203 has been removed. In FIG. 2G the darker region 205 has been removed. Subsequent to the display in FIG. 2G the screen returns to its initial form as shown in FIG. 2B.
FIG. 3 illustrates the overall methodology utilized to transmit a pointer from one user to another user according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. At step 301 the system (which may include, for example, the computers of the two users and intervening network computers) inputs a pointing action from a user via, for example, a button push on a mouse, input from a touch screen display, or from another user input device. At step 303 the system (application program, generating system, and/or hardware) identifies a closest character or object on the screen adjacent to the location where the pointing action has taken place. In the HTML context, this step includes identifying the position in the HTML stream corresponding to this closest character or object. In the event that the user has the pointer 111 directed to a specific character or screen object, this object will be chosen as a marked object. In cases where the user has pointed to a location on the screen where no object is displayed, the system will determine the distance to a plurality of adjacent screen objects, and select the object closest to the pointer location when the pointing operation has taken place. For example, in the HTML data format of the WWW, the screen location is identified to the system when a user enters a button click operation. The system then calculates the distance to each of a plurality of adjacent characters that have been generated by virtue of the HTML generated display. The pointer icon image(s) are then inserted before or after this character in the HTML data stream.
At step 305 the system inserts a pointer element into a serial bit stream for transmission of an image to a remote user. A pointer element may refer to an image, object, or even a single indication (like a bold or italic mark in HTML) that indicates a pointer should be displayed. One approach is to provide an extension to the HTML standard that includes a special formatting code that indicates a pointer should be displayed. In some embodiments, the remote user already has a display painted on his/her screen and the system transmits only a series of characters indicating where the existing display is to be changed. At step 307 the bit stream with the pointer element is transmitted to the remote user. At step 309 the remote user's computer system displays the screen image with the pointer icon in place.
In some embodiments the pointer icon's image will vary temporally. Accordingly, in such embodiments the system will perform a test at step 311 to determine if the pointer display operation is complete. If not, the system will return to step 305 wherein a revised screen image will be generated, providing the user with the perception that the pointer icon is changing with time (the example above being in the form of a drop of water falling on the screen). In other embodiments, the transmission of a single pointer character or element will cause the remote user's system to generate the changing pointer image locally. For example, a pointer indicator may be inserted in the HTML data stream and the local browser may be programmed to paint a changing icon upon receipt of the pointer indicator.
FIG. 4 illustrates a process for generating a temporally varying pointer icon in a particular case of a water drop-type of image. As shown, the system first generates a white circle 3 pixels in diameter centered at the location where pointing is desired at step 401. At step 403 the system draws an open 50% grey circle surrounding the white circle. At step 405 the system draws an open black circle surrounding the grey circle. At step 407 the system removes the white circle, and at steps 409 and 411 the system removes the grey and black circles, respectively. The image displayed according to this particular embodiment of the invention will have the appearance of a drop of water falling on the screen.
Preferably, the elements displayed according to FIG. 4 are displayed over a period of about 0.5 seconds each, and are removed from the screen in another group of 0.5 second intervals each. Therefore, the entire pointing process takes place over a time span of more than 1 second, preferably more than about 2 seconds, and most preferably more than 2.5 seconds, but preferably less than 5 seconds. This is enough time to draw the user's attention to the screen location without significantly obscuring the display.
FIG. 5 illustrates the process of generating a pointer icon remotely in greater detail, using the Worldwide Web as an illustration with the known convention of the HTML transmission format. The transmission of images over the Worldwide Web is well understood to those of skill in the art, and is described in some detail in Morris, HTML For Fun and Profit, SunSoft Press, 1995, incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
At step 501 the system displays a Web page common to both a local and a remote user, or the local user controls the remote user Web page. At step 503 the system checks to determine if the same Web page is displayed at both the local and remote user's location. If not, an error message is displayed.
At step 505 the system inputs the remote IP address of the remote user. At step 507 the system optionally activates the pointer system (assuming it is not always active). At step 509 the system inputs a remote pointer action such as a mouse click. At step 511 the system selects a character position in the HTML data file for the current Web page closest to that of the pointer. At step 515 the pointer is transmitted and drawn on the remote user display.
The HTML format is known to those of skill in the art. Generically, a Web page includes a stream of bits including a header and title, comments, a body, and an address. Text is marked with various formatting characters such as paragraph format indicators, character format indicators, and list format indicators. Image, sound, and animated video may be inserted into the bit stream according to recognized standards. According to a preferred embodiment herein, after selection of a location for the pointer icon, an image of the first "part" of a temporally varying pointer icon is inserted into the HTML bit stream as, e.g., a GIFF, TIFF, or JPEG bitmap, using an image or <IMG>tag. Preferably, transparent cells are utilized such that the pointer icon may be overlaid on the object that is of interest. In a transparent display, the darkness of the previous screen display and the screen display after the addition of the pointer icon are considered. If a pixel in the "underlying" image is dark, it makes that pixel darker when the "overlying" pointer icon is added.
The above description is illustrative and not restrictive. Many variations of the invention will become apparent to those of skill in the art upon review of this disclosure. Merely by way of example, while the invention has been illustrated primarily with regard to generation of "raindrop" pointers over the Worldwide Web, the invention is not so limited. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be determined not with reference to the above description, but instead should be determined with reference to the appended claims along with their full scope of equivalents.
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Earlier this week, NLRB Regional Director for Region 13, Peter Sung Ohr, issued a highly publicized decision and ruled that grant-in-aid scholarship football players at Northwestern University are "employees" under the National Labor Relations Act and, as such, have the right to unionize.
While the Regional Director's decision directs an election to take place, we do not expect that an election will be scheduled until appeals are fully resolved. The parties have until April 9, 2014, to file a Request for Review of the Decision with the NLRB in Washington, D.C. Shortly after the decision was issued, Northwestern publicly confirmed that it plans to appeal the decision.
In determining that the scholarship football players are employees, the Regional Director stated that, in his view, the football players' primary relationship with the University is economic. He also noted that between 2003 and 2012, the University's football program generated approximately $235 million in revenue, which Ohr asserted the University was able to use at its discretion. The Regional Director further stated his belief that the evidence established that scholarship football players are recruited by the University because of their "football prowess," not because of their academic achievement. Ohr characterized the scholarships that the football players receive as "compensation for the athletic services they perform" throughout the year. The Regional Director also described the "tender" that each scholarship player signs to receive his scholarship as an "employment contract" between the player and the University, which sets forth in detail the conditions of the "compensation" that will be provided to him.
Additionally, the Regional Director found that the players are under the University's "strict and exacting control" throughout the entire year. He noted that football players are expected to adhere to detailed daily itineraries prepared by the coaches that specify "the location, duration, and manner" in which the players carry out their various football duties. Ohr further concluded that, unlike other students, football players are also subject to special rules, restrictions, and policies, including housing restrictions and mandatory study hall if they fail to maintain a certain GPA.
The Regional Director held that the NLRB's decision in Brown University did not apply because he concluded that, unlike the graduate assistants in Brown, the football players' football-related duties are unrelated to their academic studies. Even if Brown were applicable, the Regional Director stated that he would still have reached the same outcome. Purportedly applying the four factors outlined in Brown, the Regional Director concluded that the scholarship players are not primarily students, their athletic duties do not constitute a core element of their educational degree requirements, their athletic duties are not supervised by the University's faculty, and their scholarships are not financial aid. Further, relying upon the NLRB's decision in Boston Medical Center, in which the NLRB held that medical residents whose training lasts for a finite duration are not excluded from the Act's coverage as "temporary employees," the Regional Director held that the football players are covered employees despite only being "employed" by the University for a maximum of four years.
Finally, the Regional Director disagreed with Northwestern's argument that the petitioned-for-unit of scholarship players is not an appropriate unit. Northwestern argued that walk-on players shared an "overwhelming community of interest" with the scholarship players and should therefore be included in the unit. But the Regional Director ruled that the lack of compensation for walk-on players was a substantial difference between the two groups of players. In making this finding, the Regional Director noted that, unlike the scholarship players, walk-on players do not have the potential to lose a substantial amount of money in scholarships if they stop playing football. Moreover, the Regional Director concluded that walk-on players cannot be considered employees because they do not receive "compensation" in return for playing football.
The issues raised by the Regional Director's decision are likely to be litigated for years to come.
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We unreservedly welcome the fact that Thailand has lobbied hard for the inclusion of such protections in the non-discrimination clause, but are dismayed that Malaysia has blocked these progressive steps. The reasoning given seems contradictory: "in the spirit of unity in diversity" means that diverse views and rights strengthen the whole, whereas this attempt to restrict minority views actually compromises diversity and "unity in diversity". It is evident that there are widely differing views across ASEAN as regards LGBT/SOGI rights, so any "ASEAN common values" must indeed embrace diversity to have any meaning.
We wanted to see what people's views were, and what more could be done at this stage to support Thailand's efforts. If a public statement is appropriate, we are more than happy to collaborate with the drafting, or sign a statement or petition.
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