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protection.3 These three developments have resulted in a perceived increased vulnerability of databases to misappropriation and to a new European legal regime that has been alleged to place U.S. database rights holders at a competitive disadvantage in Europe.4 It is the last factor that appears to concern private-sector scientific and technical (S&T) database producers and vendors the most, based on input received at the committee's January 1999 workshop. Nevertheless, it is important to note that all other laws protecting foreign rights holders in the European Union remain independently applicable to them under the national treatment clause of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)5 and related conventions.
This chapter briefly describes the law and policy governing U.S. government databases; the existing legal, technical, and market-based measures that are available to protect private-sector databases in the United States; and the new E.U. Database Directive.
The U.S. government is the world's largest creator, user, and disseminator of data and information, including the federal records and S&T databases that are considered highly valuable national assets. A basic principle underlying most U.S. information law is that democracy thrives and the economic and social benefits of information are maximized in society by fostering wide diversity in the creation, dissemination, and use of information.6 By extension, to gain the greatest economic and social benefits from government information assets, such information should be made available to all in the most efficient, timely, and equitable ways possible. U.S. laws and policies generally implement this proposition. In direct contrast to those laws that encourage protection of the proprietary rights of private-sector entities, U.S. domestic information policy at the federal level may be summarized as one comprising "a strong freedom of infor
E.U. Database Directive (1996), note 2, Recital 56.
See testimony of Henry Horbaczewski, Reed Elsevier, Inc., on behalf of the Coalition Against Database Piracy in June 15, 1999, hearing on H.R. 1858, the Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act of 1999, before the House Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C.
See Final Act Embodying the Results for the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, done at Marrakesh, Morocco, April 15, 1994, reprinted in The Results of the Uruguay, Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations: The Legal Texts 2-3 (GATT Secretariat ed., 1994); Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, Annex 1C: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Apr. 15, 1994. The TRIPS Agreement holds all member states of the World Trade Organization to a common set of intellectual property norms.
44 U.S.C., section 3506(d)(1)(A) (Supp. 1995).


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The Q's walked a few blocks and ate at Petterino's. They are very popular. Make a reservation especially before/or after going to the Theater.star this tip starred
The weather was sub-zero bust because the theatre is near public transportation I had only a short walk.. I wore heavy clothing and boots---fashion statements not necessary.star this tip starred
Bring Cash! No debit/credit cards accept and the atm is next door or across the streetstar this tip starred
$12 parking lot on franklin and lake street.star this tip starred
The weather was a little chilly. I wore Shirt and tie..star this tip starred
Enjoyed a nice lunch right next door at "Encore".star this tip starred
We ate at Atwood and took advantage of their valet parking. It is a consistently excellent restaurant and the parking rocks.star this tip starred
Parked on the next block in the parking garage. For roughly 3-3 1/2 hours cost was $37. I'm sure there's cheaper parking elsewhere. But if it's really cold and windy this might be your best spot. Note large amounts of people will be exiting at one time. So there will be lines to pay for the parking as well as get out of the garage.star this tip starred
The weather was cold (like 5 degrees). I wore a dress. My date wore a sweater with dress pants. Note- that even tho you are in the lobby (if it's cold out) the lobby will still be cold due to all the doors (the workers checking tickets and selling souvenirs were wearing jackets/gloves). Dress was a little more dressy-casual. Didn't see many (if any) people in jeans. Mostly dress pants and sweaters. .star this tip starred
The weather was windy chilly. I wore a long-sleeved cotton Tshirt, heavy coat.star this tip starred
I took Metra to Union Station. If you have to buy a return ticket, buy it before you leave the station so you don't have to rush to buy it when you're trying to make the return trip. You can take the 157 or 124 bus,, which will drop you off in the vicinity of the Cadillac Palace Theatre. Watch carefully for Randolph or State Street, depending on where the bus is going. Once you get the swing of public transportation, it's much easier than driving.star this tip starred
The weather was very cold.. I wore business casual attire with sensible shoes for walking from the train station..star this tip starred
I had a wine before the play and it was reasonable priced.There is a Starbucks cafe two doors away from Theater, A Cosi one block away with good sandwich options.star this tip starred
Street park is maximum 2 hrs for $6.50. Self park garage is $ 15 after 3 pm.star this tip starred
We ate at Siam Rice, just around the corner from Cadilac Palace and had a great meal. Great food, BYOB so kept the Bill down. VERY prompt service - easy in/out in less than 1 hour. And you can watch cast/crew entering the Stage door behind the theater!star this tip starred
leave plenty of time for picking up tickets as the box office is not so efficient. I saw the trouble they were having hearing names, so I had my license out to save that hassle.star this tip starred
The weather was Very cold, but it is January in Chicago.. I wore Red sweater, black skinny pants with boots..star this tip starred
We went to dinner afterward, closer to home.star this tip starred
There are two self parking across the street. Self-parking building $37 or right next to it is outside parking for $15star this tip starred


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Obama Snips Jeremiah Wright Defense on Iraq
On "Meet the Press" yesterday, Barack Obama was shown a video of his comment from early 2007 in which he said, "I am not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraq is going to solve the sectarian violence there; in fact, I think it'll do the reverse."
Here was the exchange that followed:
MR. BROKAW: Do you believe that President Maliki would be in a position to more or less endorse your timetable of getting troops out within 16 months if it had not been for the surge?
SEN. OBAMA: You know, we don't know, because in my earlier statements--I mean, I know that there's that little snippet that you ran, but there were also statements made during the course of this debate in which I said there's no doubt that additional U.S. troops could temporarily quell the violence.That defense seemed a bit familiar to me, so I decided to take a stroll down memory lane.
Obama in his "historic" race speech on March 18:
And I confess that if all that I knew of Reverend Wright were the snippets of those sermons that have run in an endless loop on the television and You Tube, or if Trinity United Church of Christ conformed to the caricatures being peddled by some commentators, there is no doubt that I would react in much the same way
Rev. Jeremiah Wright on "Bill Moyers Journal" on April 25:
But the truth is, that isn't all that I know of the man.
But the truth is, that isn't all that I know of the man.
"The blowup and the blowing up of sermons preached 15, seven, six years ago and now becoming a media event, not the full sermon, but the snippets from the sermon and soundbite having made me the target of hatred, yes, that is something very new and something very, very unsettling."
Obama in his "throw Wright under the bus"press conference on April 29:
But what I can say is I was very clear that what he had said in those particular snippets I found objectionable and offensive and that the intention of the speech was to provide context for them, but not to excuse them, because I found them inexcusable.
Apparently, if you're Obama, you can say that adding more troops to Iraq would increase violence, but actually mean that it would reduce violence. Of course, this is the same Obama who can watch his spiritual mentor say "God damn America," laud Louis Farrakhan, and call Israel a "dirty word," and still defend him as a tolerant religious leader and a patriot.
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The works of García Lorca, internationally recognized as Spain's most prominent lyric poet and dramatist of the twentieth century, are filled with thinly veiled homosexual motifs and themes.
There has always been homosexual involvement in American musical theatre and a homosexual sensibility even in straight musicals, and recently the Broadway musical has welcomed openly homosexual themes and situations.
Best known for his genius in art and architecture, Michelangelo was also an accomplished author of homoerotic poetry.
The African-American gay male literary tradition consists of a substantial body of texts and includes some of the most gifted writers of the twentieth century.
Combining elements of incongruity, theatricality, and exaggeration, camp is a form of humor that helps homosexuals cope with a hostile environment.
Langston Hughes, whose literary legacy is enormous and varied, was closeted, but homosexuality was an important influence on his literary imagination, and many of his poems may be read as gay texts.
James Baldwin, a pioneering figure in twentieth-century literature, wrote sustained and articulate challenges to American racism and mandatory heterosexuality.
Oscar Wilde is important both as an accomplished writer and as a symbolic figure who exemplified a way of being homosexual at a pivotal moment in the emergence of gay consciousness.
As we celebrate the national holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we fittingly remember the contributions of Bayard Rustin to the civil rights movement. One of the key African-American civil rights activists of the twentieth century, Rustin and his legacy were long obscured because of embarrassment over his homosexuality and early involvement in the Communist Party.
Although Rustin's activism dates back to 1941, when he worked closely with J. Philip Randolph to organize the 1941 African-American March on Washington, he is best known for his close association with the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1950s and 1960s. Together, they created the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which they hoped to use to further the nonviolent civil rights protest movement in the South.
Rustin was one of the most brilliant tacticians of the civil rights movement, but his openness as a homosexual, and an arrest in California in 1953 for "lewd conduct," as well as his early membership in the Communist Party, made many see him as a liability. Nevertheless, he eventually became one of Dr. Martin Luther King's closest advisors. Arguably, it was Rustin who most deeply influenced King's understanding and use of nonviolent civil disobedience.
Adversaries of Dr. King within the civil rights movement were prepared to use Rustin's homosexuality against him. For example, in 1960, as Rustin prepared to help King lead protests outside of the Democractic National Convention, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell pressured King to call off the protest, threatening to accuse Rustin and King of having a homosexual affair.
King gave in to Powell, and Rustin resigned from King's staff. He was devastated by Powell's ruthlessness and by what he saw as King's betrayal, though he continued to advise the civil rights leader.
In 1963, however, Rustin was asked to organize the highly visible 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington. It was at this venue that King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Although segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond attempted to discredit the 1963 march because it was organized by a "communist, draft dodger, and homosexual," Rustin remained active in the movement. He worked tirelessly to organize a number of successful protests, actions, and demonstrations.
In spite of his successes, however, Rustin never quite overcame the damage that had been done to his reputation, and in the late 1970s he was marginalized by the militants who assumed control of the civil rights movement.
On November 20, 2013, in a ceremony held in the East Room of the White House, President Obama awarded Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. It was accepted by Walter Naegle, who was Rustin's life partner.
In his later years, Rustin continued to fight for social justice. He protested the Vietnam War and became active in the gay rights movement.
There is currently underway a compaign to pressure the United States Post Office to issue a postal stamp issued in Rustin's honor.
The official launch of the Bayard Rustin USA/National Stamp Campaign will be announced at NGLTF's 2014 Creating Change Conference in Houston from January 29 through February 2. The campaign is spearheaded by Naegle and San Diego City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez, reported Thom Senzee in San Diego's LGBT Weekly.
In the clip below from Jeff Dupre's 1998 documentary Out of the Past, Rustin's role in the civil rights movement is discussed by both historians and fellow participants such as Congressman John Lewis.
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KANATA, ON - OCTOBER 02: Derek Stepan of the New York Rangers concentrates on the puck before a faceoff during a game against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place on October 2, 2010 in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. The Ottawa Senators defeated the New York Rangers 8-5. (Photo by Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images)
Thanks to LAR again for this. Again big thanks to Loyal Anonymous Reader (LAR) for the above graphic, which shows the goal locations for each of Derek Stepan's 18 goals this season. As you can tell from the picture, Stepan's game is to get to the front of the net for deflections, rebounds, and otherwise dirty goals. He did this for 16 of his 18 goals, and I'd bet that only Ryan Callahan can match him in goals from the front of the net. What is interesting to see is that all of his powerplay goals have come from in front of the net, despite the fact that he has seen time on the off-wing and on the point. It's one of those signs that shows how effective he is in front with his hands. Cally will screen the goalie and collect rebounds, but Stepan adds a great ability to deflect pucks on net. In a theoretical 1-3-1, you'd want Cally in front for the dirty work and Stepan as the high slot man for deflections and passes. When you look at Rick Nash's goal locations you see that he is sligh...
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Just as leadership at the Southern Baptist Convention's Internation Mission Board has agreed to withdraw its request that the Convention remove blogging Trustee Wade Burleson from its board, the North American Mission Board is being roundly criticised by the editor of a fundamentalist dominated state newspaper.
Open criticism of the Southern Baptist Convention agencies and its leadership has been rare for since two editors of Baptist Press were terminated in the late 1980's.
It looks like the iron-fisted takeover leaders are either losing some control or are relaxing their grip on power in the Convention.
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