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U.S. Equal Employment
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Poplar Springs Refused to Consider Applicant Because of Age and Race, Federal Agency Charged
GULFPORT, Miss. -- Poplar Springs Nursing Center, LLC, a Meridian, Miss., nursing home, will pay $40,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age and race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Poplar Springs discriminated against Gloria Carey, a 53-year-old black female, by denying her a social worker position because of her age and her race. The EEOC alleged that despite Carey's 27-plus years of experience as a social worker, Poplar Springs refused to consider her for the position. Instead, the EEOC said, a less qualified 34-year-old white female was the only candidate interviewed and then hired.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects people aged 40 and older from employment discrimination. Race discrimination violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Eastern Division (Civil Action No. 4:08-cv-112-TSL-LCA) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement.
The settlement, by consent decree, dated April 29, 2010, provides for a payment of $40,000 in compensatory damages to Carey. The decree also requires Poplar Springs to provide specific training to its administrator, managers and supervisors, with particular emphasis on age and race discrimination, and to submit reports to the EEOC detailing its compliance with the decree. The settlement also requires Poplar Springs to provide training to employees on age and race discrimination at its in-service training sessions that occur every other month.
"Racial and age stereotyping has no place in hiring decisions; it is illegal, demoralizing, and deprives the workplace of invaluable knowledge, experience and creativity," said EEOC District Director Delner Franklin-Thomas. "The EEOC will vigorously prosecute employers who engage in this type of conduct."
EEOC Birmingham District Office Regional Attorney C. Emanuel Smith said, "We are pleased that Poplar Springs has agreed to resolve this litigation and committed to take positive steps to improve its application process. Assumptions about an applicant's ability should never be grounded in age or race bias."
The EEOC's Birmingham District Office is responsible for processing charges of discrimination, administrative enforcement, and the conduct of agency litigation in Alabama, Mississippi and Northern Florida, with Area Offices in Jackson, Miss., and Mobile, Ala.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Third girl dies from plane crash
SAN FRANCISCO — A girl who was aboard the Asiana Airlines flight that crash-landed died Friday, the same day that authorities confirmed one of the two Chinese teenagers killed in the disaster was hit by a firetruck.
The disclosure about the teen raised the tragic possibility that she could have survived the crash only to die in its chaotic aftermath.
No one knows yet whether the two teens lived through the initial impact at the San Francisco airport. But police and fire officials confirmed Friday that Ye Meng Yuan, 16, was hit by a firetruck racing to extinguish the blazing Boeing 777.
Her close friend Wang Linjia, also 16, was among a group of passengers who did not get immediate medical help. Rescuers did not spot her until 14 minutes after the crash.
The other girl died Friday morning. San Francisco General Hospital said she had been in critical condition since arriving Saturday after the accident. Officials did not identify the girl at the request of her parents. Her age was also withheld.
Meng Yuan's body was found covered in firefighting foam near a seawall at the edge of the runway, along with three flight attendants who were flung onto the tarmac while still buckled in their seats. Meng Yuan was not in her seat.
"The firetruck did go over the victim at least one time. Now the other question is what was the cause of death?" police spokesman Albie Esparza said. "That's what we are trying to determine right now."
San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault said the results of his initial inquiry into the deaths would likely be released sometime next week. He would not comment on the police investigation.
Moments after the July 6 crash, while rescuers tried to help passengers near the burning fuselage, Wang Linjia and the flight attendants lay in the rubble almost 2,000 feet away. A group of survivors called 911 and tried to help them.
Members of the group — martial arts athletes and their families returning from a competition in South Korea — said that after escaping the plane, they sat with at least four victims who appeared to be seriously hurt. They believe one of them was one of the girls who died.
Cindy Stone, who was in that group, was recorded by California Highway Patrol dispatchers calling in for help: "There are no ambulances here. We've been on the ground 20 minutes. There are people lying on the tarmac with critical injuries, head injuries. We're almost losing a woman here. We're trying to keep her alive."
San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said Friday that when airport personnel reached the group near the seawall, Linjia was dead. She did not know when the girl had died.
The flight attendants remained hospitalized Friday.
Talmadge also confirmed that an Associated Press photograph of a body under a yellow tarp near the burned-out jet was the other victim, Meng Yuan.
The photo, taken from above, shows firefighters looking down at the tarp, and there are truck track marks leading up to it.
Police said the teenager was covered in foam that rescuers had sprayed on the burning wreckage. When the truck moved while battling the flames, rescuers discovered her body, Esparza said.
"The driver may not have seen the young lady in the blanket of foam," said Ken Willette of the National Firefighter Protection Agency, which sets national standards for training airfield firefighters. "These could be factors contributing to this tragic event."
He said firetrucks that responded to the Asiana crash would have started shooting foam while approaching the fuselage from 80 or 100 feet away.


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Philly Music 101: The basics everyone needs to know about the Philadelphia scene right now
Philadelphia is a city of many wonders: a buzzing food scene, an established craft beer culture, and a parade of historical landmarks. But one aspect of our city that we are particularly passionate about is our magnificent local music community and all that is has to offer. Here at The Key, we often focus on the particulars of our scene – where artists will be playing each night, brand new local releases, etc. – so much so that we can forget how overwhelming it can be for newcomers to get their bearings.
So for those of you having trouble finding where to start, we are introducing this new Philly Music 101 series as your guide through the wonderful world of the Philadelphia music scene: all of its passionate, loving members, from artists to venues to studios and more. It's meant to help new fans navigate the scene as much as emerging musicians looking to break in and behind-the-scenes folks trying to get their start. We hope it will illuminate just what makes it so damn exciting for music lovers to live here. To kick it off, here is a by-no-means-complete overview of the different pieces of the Philadelphia music scene that have come together to make up its sturdy foundation. Continue reading →


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View and discuss works of contemporary art with our group of enthusiasts, collectors, and connoisseurs. Share insights and experiences by participating in exciting programming, which includes lectures, tours, and social events that explore the constantly changing art of our times.
Since 1961, members of the Contemporary Art Society of the Cleveland Museum of Art have generously supported the growth of the museum's contemporary collection by helping to purchase 20 significant works of art. We invite you to join us in continuing to infuse our museum with the special energy and excitement created by contemporary art.
The organization's principal objectives are to encourage, support, and stimulate the collection and study of contemporary art at the Cleveland Museum of Art and to foster the appreciation of contemporary art among its members and the museum's audiences.
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Card: Gallery 229. Foreground: Alien Huddle, 1993-1995. Martin Puryear (American, b. 1941.) Red cedar and pine; 134.6 x 162.5 x 134.6 cm. Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro 2002.65. Background: Stairs, 2010. Monika Sosnowska (Polish, b. 1972). Steel, paint; 294.6 x 165.1 x 88.9 cm. Gift of Scott C. Mueller and Margaret Fulton Mueller and Sundry Art-Contemporary Fund 2011.1


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Reef fish act drunk in carbon dioxide–rich ocean waters
In first test in the wild, fish lose fear of predators' scent
Danielle Dixson
Carbon dioxide can really mess with fishes' heads. Dissolved in ocean water, the acidic chemical turns timid young reef fish into tipsy little daredevils, researchers report April 13 in Nature Climate Change.
The findings are the first to show that carbon dioxide makes fish in the wild act just as crazy as fish dosed with the greenhouse gas in the lab, says marine biologist Astrid Wittmann of the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, Germany, who was not involved with the new work.
"These are pretty major behavioral changes," she says. "They're absolutely surprising."
As carbon dioxide pours into the atmosphere, the gas filters down into oceans, slowly but steadily dialing up the waters' acidity. In laboratory tests, fish exposed to carbon dioxide–infused waters have hearing and learning problems and odd behavior issues: They seek out predators'


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Activision is going following EA and making COD fans buy a subscription to play online now....which REALLY sucks if you're a Xbox 360 owner, cause we already pay for an online subscription....
Let's make some noise!
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
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Sorry to double post. Just found then by searching into google. Check it out.
As news of a 15-percent decline in software sales for the month of June begins to sink in, analysts are looking for ways to buoy the sagging video game industry. One analyst, Michael Pachter for Wedbush Morgan Securities, is suggesting that part of the cause for the industry's four consecutive months of decline might be because of the rise of online gaming. And his solution is to change online gaming to a subscription-based model.
"We think that the overall decline was due to a very large number of people playing multiplayer online games for free on PlayStation Network, and for an annual fee with unlimited game play on Xbox Live," Pachter told Industry Gamers. "We estimate that a total of 12 million consumers are playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for an average of 10 hours per week on the two platforms' respective networks, and the continued enjoyment of this game (along with an estimated 6 million Halo online players, 3 million EA Sports players, and 5 million players playing other games, such as Battlefield, Red Dead Redemption, Left 4 Dead and Grand Theft Auto) has sucked the available time away from what otherwise would be spent playing newly purchased games."
Pachter also blamed Nintendo's bundles (that sell two games but only count as one in terms of sales), as well as consumers buying clearance and used software. But the real problem, according to Pachter, is the increased value of online gaming that encourages a longer lifespan for the games which discourages gamers from buying new games.
As the Call of Duty series is far and away the online leader for consoles, Pachter recommends that Activision lead by example and begin to charge for online gaming. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has already stated that he would like to take the Call of Duty franchise in the direction of a subscription model, and he – somewhat bewilderingly- thinks that gamers are excited by the prospect t0o.
"I think our audiences are clamoring for it. If you look at what they're playing on Xbox Live today, we've had 1.7 billion hours of multiplayer play on Live," Kotick told the Wall Street Journal "I think we could do a lot more to really satisfy the interests of the customers. I think we could create so many things, and make the game even more fun to play. We haven't really had a chance to do that yet."
Whether or not the fans are "clamoring for it" or not, the Call of Duty franchise seems to be unstoppable for now, as the next game in the franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops, has already seen more pre-orders than its record breaking predecessor, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Black Ops is due November 9.
"We think that it is incumbent upon Activision, with the most popular multiplayer game, to take the first step to address monetization of multiplayer. It is too early to tell whether that will be a monthly subscription, tournament entry fees, microtransaction fees, or a combination of all three, but we expect to see the company take some action by year-end, when Call of Duty Black Ops launches," Pachter said.
Despite the sales numbers, the outlook might not be as bleak as it seems for the industry. Software sales are sagging, but hardware has actually seen an increase, and some analysts – including the NPD Group's Anita Frazier – believe that sales should rebound by the end of the year.
"Looking at historical seasonality for the industry, total year U.S. revenues (of new physical sales) could come in anywhere between $18 and $21 billion," Frazier said. "Given the strong slate of content still to come, and the release of the Move and Kinect controllers, which I believe will spark additional interest in gaming, I think we could see the total year new physical retail sales come in at $20B. We'll also be reporting consumer reported sales of digitally distributed, rental and used games content to provide insight into those non-POS sources of game sales."
As of now, this is still all speculation, but if Kotick has his way and Activision does begin to charge for its online gaming in order to make up for lost revenue from declining software sales, expect others to follow suit.
Let's make some noise!
Eh, I hope they do charge for online multiplayer in the COD series. I'll switch off to something else, and the hardcores can have their own little playground to keep them happy.
Cincinnati Here We Go.
29 Years and Counting...
All the more reason to play games that allow you to host your own servers (TF2 and other Source games, Bad Company 2, etc.).
YouTube - Is this camping Vol 2. 30-4 FFA
YouTube - Is this camping? 30-8 FFA MW2
So -- anyone else get the new StarCraft? I'm thinking about picking it up for my Macbook Pro. I played loving heck out of the original when I was in high school and college.
Cincinnati Here We Go.
29 Years and Counting...
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South Korea's LIG to Sell Stake in Weapons Firm to Local Consortium
By Isabella Steger and Kanga Kong
South Korea's LIG Corp., the holding company of LIG Group, will sell its munitions manufacturing unit, LIG Nex1, to a consortium led by domestic private-equity firm STIC Investment for 420 billion won ($388 million), people with direct knowledge of the deal said Wednesday.
The decision comes after the consortium was first picked as the preferred bidder for the 49% stake in LIG Nex1 in August. The sale process, which started last March, has been delayed because of the large number of players involved in the consortium, said one of the people.


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Reviewed by Julia O. (age 8)
I really like this book because I love cats. I also like it because I love action and there is always something exciting going on in this book.
My favorite characters are Ravenpaw and Barley because they have to fight the other cats to stay in the barn. I also love this book because Ravenpaw has already lost a home once and he is determined to not lose this one!
This book is a little like the second book in the Ravenpaw's Path from the Warriors series. They are about Ravenpaw and Barley and Ravenpaw's old clan that needs his help. Read that book to find out how Ravenpaw helps his old clan.
I think everybody should read this book if they love cats. I think that 3rd-6th graders should read this book. It is nice for that age or a kid that likes graphic novels.


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- Introduction
- 1. Create a new partition if necessary
- 2. Create a filesystem on the new partition
- 3. Mount the new filesystem in /mnt
- 4. Drop to single-user mode
- 5. Change directories to /home and copy files
- 6a. Use the new partition (when old /home is a partition)
- 7. Finishing up
- Downloadable resources
- Related topic
- Comments
Partitioning in action
Moving /home
A step-by-step partition moving how-to
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The partition /home is one of the most-often-moved partitions. Sometimes, all the space in /home becomes exhausted, and an additional hard drive is required. Other times, /home is set up as part of the root partition, and it may need to be moved to improve performance or facilitate backup. Whatever the case, I'll show you how to move /home safely and efficiently.
WARNING: The following technique describes how to move a partition(s). Although this technique is designed so that you can "back out" of a failed partition move, it doesn't protect against user error. In other words, any time that you format partitions or copy large numbers of files, there's a possibility that you will type the wrong thing, causing lots of data to be destroyed. For this reason, it's highly recommended that you take appropriate steps to back up all critical files before proceeding.
Now that you're prepared, we're ready to start moving /home. The exact steps you will take depend on whether /home currently resides on its own separate partition, or whether it is located on the root partition. Keep this in mind as we go through the steps (I'll make notes where necessary). Right now, if you are moving /home to a new hard drive, it should be physically installed in your system.
1. Create a new partition if necessary
If you are moving /home to an existing partition (it doesn't need to be ext2, as long as the target primary or extended partition exists), you can proceed to step 2.
If the new partition doesn't exist yet, you'll need to create it using cfdisk (preferred) or fdisk. If the partition doesn't reside on your first drive, remember to specify the name of the device as the first argument to cfdisk or fdisk. After creating the appropriate primary or extended partition, you should reboot so that the partition table can be reread correctly. This is the only time you will need to reboot the system.
2. Create a filesystem on the new partition
To create a filesystem on the new partition, first make sure you know the exact device name for the new partition (for example, /dev/sda5). If you're not sure of the exact device name, stop now and double-check! Then type the following, as root:
# mkfs.ext2 /dev/???
In the above and following code samples, ??? should be replaced with the target partition name. After executing this command, the target partition will contain an empty ext2 filesystem.
3. Mount the new filesystem in /mnt
Create a directory called /mnt/newpart, and then mount the new partition there:
# mount /dev/??? /mnt/newpart
4. Drop to single-user mode
I delayed this step as long as possible to maximize system availability, but we now must drop into single-user mode, and copy files from /home to /mnt/newpart. You shouldn't have any files open in /home, and entering single-user mode eliminates this possibility:
# init 1
If prompted, enter the root password to perform system maintenance. You should now have a root shell.
5. Change directories to /home and copy files
Type the following:
# cd /home # cp -ax * /mnt/newpart
The cp -ax command recursively copies the contents of /home to /mnt/newpart, preserving all file attributes, and not crossing any mount points. After this command finishes, /mnt/newpart will contain an exact copy of all the files and directories currently in /home. If the old /home was on its own separate partition (listed on a separate line in /etc/fstab), go to step 6a. Otherwise, proceed to step 6b.
6a. Use the new partition (when old /home is a partition)
These instructions are for systems where the old /home is already on its own dedicated partition. If this isn't the case, see item 6b.
Unmount the old partition by typing:
# cd / # umount /home
Then, unmount and remount the new partition:
# umount /mnt/newpart # mount /dev/??? /home
Now, the new partition is available at /home and is ready to be used. We can perform the last few steps in multiuser mode. Exit single-user mode, so that the system is back up and running, by pressing CTRL-D.
Important: After the system starts up normally, log in as root and edit /etc/fstab so that /dev/??? is now mounted automatically at /home instead of your old partition. For example, change this line:
/dev/hda3 /home ext2 defaults 1 2
/dev/??? /home ext2 defaults 1 2
# cd / # mv /home /home.old # mkdir /home # mount /dev/??? /home
Now, leave single user mode by pressing CTRL-D. When the system is back up and running, edit /etc/fstab and add a line like the following:
/dev/??? /home ext2 defaults 1 2
That way, your new partition will get mounted correctly the next time the system is rebooted.
7. Finishing up
We deliberately left the old /home directory/partition behind, just in case there were problems copying files. After verifying that the system is running smoothly, you can either use your old /home partition for something else, or remove the /home.old directory.
Congratulations, you've just moved /home! In my next tip, we'll reconfigure a system so that /tmp and /var are on their own shared partition. See you then.
Downloadable resources
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The Atlantic Club • Red Bank and Manasquan, NJ
By organizing its club community around a common cause, The Atlantic Club created a win-win situation for itself and for Augie's Quest, earning it the Best Community-Based Program award.
The Atlantic Club's grassroots charitable organization, Clubs for a Cure, teamed with Augie's Quest, started by Life Fitness founder Augie Nieto, to raise money to fund research to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Initially, Pat Laus, CEO for The Atlantic Club, started Clubs for the Cure in 2006 to support breast cancer research and awareness. However, she discovered that this model of operation lent itself well to a partnership with Augie's Quest.
"The template we created for the Clubs for the Cure concept and used locally can be broadened to use for all the clubs in the U.S.," says Laus. "What started here in Red Bank and Manasquan has grown into a global initiative now. The whole foundation for the template is the power of relationships we all have."
By leveraging relationships among the clubs' staff, members and community, Clubs for the Cure has made a big impact. The organization's goal is to raise $1 million for ALS research and sign up 1,000 participating clubs. Since starting the effort in January 2008, the company has raised $600,000 and welcomed 600 clubs.
"It's about making a difference in the world. Our template for the current campaign with Augie is to reach out and involve clubs. That grew into vendors, and that has grown into a global initiative," Laus says. "Clubs for the Cure is rolling out in Europe with what we hope will be 600 clubs there taking part in our 12 Days of Fitness program."
The 12 Days of Fitness program is planned during November and December of this year. Participating clubs in both the United States and Europe will invite residents of their communities to enjoy 12 consecutive days of fitness at their facility for a donation of $20 to ALS research.
The Atlantic Club hosted a winter fundraising event earlier this year that raised $30,000 for Augie's Quest. They shut down the club on a Friday night for Winterquest and invited members and guests to enjoy live music and a community-sponsored auction. In addition to having a good time, members felt good about the event, Laus notes.
"They love to share the community of the club with their friends," says Laus. "So they invite guests, and it becomes a contagious experience that we have for these events. The members have had fun and feel they've made a difference by offering a donation, so they feel good about themselves."
Although Clubs for a Cure wasn't started as a public relations tool, the sense of community built at such events is invaluable, Laus says.
"What is brought in is an expanded sense of community. Increasing revenue or retention is not why we're doing it — it's not quantifiable," she says. "The perception in our community of the club is that we're here to make a difference, and we're doing something about it. From a standpoint of public relations, we've gotten that back a thousandfold."
In encouraging other clubs to join the cause with Clubs for a Cure, Laus notes that the special events can draw in community members that may not have visited the club before. To make it easier for clubs of all sizes to participate, Clubs for a Cure teamed with an ad agency that volunteered its time to create customizable marketing materials available as PDF downloads from www.clubsforthecure.com.


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Ring-tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed Lemurs have leapt into action and are settling into their new home in Lemur Island at Melbourne Zoo!
The Ring-tailed Lemur is a native species to the Island of Madagascar off the coast of Africa and is found on the island's southern regions. It is here that the Ring-tailed Lemur lives within a wide variety of environments, ranging anywhere from the lowland forests to the savanna and even rocky canyons.
Ring-tailed Lemurs are largely herbivores, enjoying a variety of leaves and fruits but on occasion have been known to eat the odd insect.
Unfortunately, habitat destruction from farming and logging has caused the Ring-tailed Lemur to be listed as Near Threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. To help lemurs in the wild, Zoos Victoria is working with the Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership to help produce alternative food and fuel sources in the local community to protect lemur habitat.
Ring- tailed Lemurs are highly social animals that travel in groups of up to 30 individuals called troupes. As with most lemurs, Ring-tailed Lemurs are a female dominated society and troupes can usually be found sunbathing together and relaxing in yoga-like positions, as well as spending a lot of time grooming each other.
Ring-tail Lemurs talk to each other using many different methods. Besides the common vocal ways many animals communicate with each other, lemurs also rely on facial movement as well as scent they produce from their wrists.
As their name implies, Ring-tailed Lemurs are easily recognized by their trade mark black and white ringed tail. These medium sized lemurs also have a white face with large dark triangular patches over the eyes.
Come and meet the bachelor troupe at Melbourne Zoo!
- Like most Lemurs, Ring-tailed Lemurs are a female dominated society and move in large groups called troupes
- The Ring-tailed Lemur is one of 22 species of Lemur, all species are only found on the island of Madagascar
- On average, Ring-tailed Lemurs live between 18-20 years
- Werribee Open Range Zoo
- Healesville Sanctuary
- Melbourne Zoo


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Sam Sifton as New York Times' New Restaurant Critic; Serious Eaters Should Be Thrilled
It's official. Sam Sifton is the New York Times' new restaurant critic. Serious eaters should be thrilled. Sam is an inspired choice for the job. Before I tell you why I should tell all of you that Sam was the Dining section editor who reached out to me to become a regular contributor to the paper. Though we have not worked together in at least five years, we have stayed in touch and broken bread together on numerous occasions. So I am sure what I am about to write is colored by the great respect, admiration, and warm feelings I have for Sam.
In the end all of that doesn't matter. What does is what Sam is going to bring to the most important and influential restaurant critic job in the world. Allow me to explain, after the jump.
- First of all, Sam Sifton is brilliant, and that's a word I don't throw around easily. He's smart as a whip, and he has more bandwidth than just about any other human being I know. Sam is endlessly curious and ridiculously well-read.
- He is also a serious eater par excellence. Sam is as passionate and discerning and inclusive about food as anyone I know. Go back and read any installment of The Cheat in the Times Magazine, and you'll feel his discerning passion in every sentence. When you do that you'll also notice something else: Sam writes like a dream.
- Sam is not a food snob. Remember, he was the one with whom I developed the long-form format for my round-up stories about hamburgers, hot dogs, and pizza by the slice. Sam encouraged me to go to all five boroughs in my seemingly endless searches for seriously delicious food. He is a man of the people, albeit in part a man of the people who went to Harvard.
- Sam has strong, well-reasoned opinions about food and defends those opinions as well as anyone. We don't always agree, but I have always respected his point of view and his ability to articulate and back up his arguments.
- He is a straight shooter, a person of unimpeachable integrity. Chefs and restaurateurs can rest assured that Sam will give them a fair shake, though I am sure that some of them will think otherwise when he writes his first negative review.
So factoring in everything I have just told you about Sam, I think you can see why I think the New York Times got it right. He is the right man for this job, especially at this moment. In a world where everyone has the wherewithal to be a restaurant critic, it's somehow comforting and reassuring that the Times has come up with someone as democratic, discerning, and authoritative as Sam Sifton.
Everyone at Serious Eats would like to welcome Sam Sifton to the fray.
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Each year across the county's 23 towns, a few local "heroes" are honored for service to their communities "beyond the call of duty" or, to put it another way, way beyond what most of us could imagine doing ourselves. So, we offer our sincere thanks and tip our collective hats to them for their magnanimous efforts.
Back in December, when the weather failed to live up to standard expectations for a Vermont winter — that is, cold, dark, snowy and generally miserable — no one panicked. "There's still a lot of winter left," everyone said, in a tone of optimism or, at least in my case, dread for what the next three months might hold.
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The Chinese view of a country is drastically different from America's, but it has a lot in common with Vermont towns.
In Chinese, the word for "country" is pronounced guojia. Literally translated back into English guojia means "land family." This idea — that a country is a family of people that support each other — is deeply ingrained in the Chinese psyche.
VERGENNES — Acting on behalf of Vergennes police, Burlington police on March 2 arrested a 51-year-old Vergennes resident for aggravated domestic assault and added two other charges following a March 1 incident at a Main Street, Vergennes, apartment.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police were informed of the theft of a sculpture from the Ilsley Public Library on Feb. 29. Police said the sculpture was valued at $1,200.
Ilsley officials have offered a reward for information leading to the recovery of the green slate tile carved with an image of a mother and child. Those with information should call the police at 388=3191 or David Clark at Ilsley library at 388-4095.
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On Feb. 17 received a report that Kevin Desjardin, 26, was allegedly threatening via Facebook to kill a local woman's horses and dogs and harm her with a firearm. Police said the messages stem from the woman having knowledge of an incident that took place in Ripton in November of 2011.
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Nielsen, Ruth (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In EU law, nationality and gender were the only equality issues on the legal agenda from the outset in 1958 and for about 40 years. Multiple discrimination was not addressed until the 1990's. The intersectionality approach which has been widely discussed outside Europe has mainly been used with a view to gendermainstreaming the fight against other kinds of discrimination (on grounds of ethnic origin, age, etc). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7385
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The prohibition against misleading names in an internal market contextRørdam, Mette Ohm (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This thesis investigates how food naming is regulated in the European Union with the aim to structure and explain the different rules regulating food naming and the interactions between the different rules, thereby clarifying de lege lata. Further, the thesis sets out to determine to what degree the Member States within the EU are free to regulate the naming of imported as well as domestically produced food, by way of legislation and/or by enforcement of the prohibition against misleading names. The interaction between the prohibition against misleading names and the obligation to mutually recognise names which have been legally used in other Member States are central in this thesis. The first part of the thesis introduces the thesis subject and provides an explanation to the approaches taken. The empirical data used for identifying practical real-life cases concerning potentially misleading names is presented. The second part of the thesis elaborates on the various EU rules in secondary law, their scope and objectives, including an examination of the rationales behind the rules based on application of economic theory. The borderlines between the rules are clarified. Part three of the thesis contains legal dogmatic analyses and discussions of the different EU rules regulating food naming. The analyses of the rules are based on practical real-life cases in which food naming has shown to be a challenging task. The difficulties addressed relate to: precision of names (the task of finding a name precise enough to provide adequate information to consumers without narrowing the product's competitive field); product identity (difficulties in naming products that refer to specific ingredients and in which traditional ingredients have been replaced); the use of geographical names (which potentially mislead consumers) and language difficulties. In the last chapter of part three an analysis is provided of the concept of fairness and general prohibition against misleading consumers in order to clarify the criteria for applying these in real-life cases. Despite the existence of rather detailed rules on naming and labelling of food, which provides clarity in relation to food naming, the application of these rules is dependent on consumers' expectation and potentially deception which must be assessed on a case-by-case basis, whereby the predictability of the rules is weakened. Part four of the thesis focuses on the borderlines between primary and secondary EU law and on answering the second part of the research question. Primary EU law defines the fundamental borderlines for EU law on food names and limits how food legislation can and must be applied. First part of this analysis focuses on the naming of imported food products, while the second part focuses on the naming of domestically produced food. The relevant sources of law are analysed and discussions are provided. It is concluded that the principle of mutual recognition takes precedence over the prohibition against misleading names, which prevents Member States from regulating the naming of imported food, by way of legislation and by enforcement of the prohibition against misleading names. Secondary EU law also limits how Member States can regulate the naming of domestically produced food. Part five provides the conclusion to the research question. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8670
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Roseberry, Lynn (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: On May 1 2004, 10 additional countries joined the European Union. Out of fears that the "old" member states would be swamped by cheap labour from the new member states, many of the old members chose to impose transitional rules on the mobility of labour from the new to the old member states. This report provides an analysis of the transitional rules put in place by the Danish government. What are the rules that apply to workers from the new member states compared to those that apply to workers from the old member states? How are these rules administered? And what are the social rights of workers from the new member states, e.g., in the form of access to social benefits? These are some of the questions addressed in this report. (Report in Danish). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7387
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En skatteretlig analyse af SEL §§ 11, 11B og 11CTell, Michael (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Emnet for denne afhandling er rentefradragsbegrænsningsreglerne i selskabsskattelovens §§ 11, 11B og 11C. Selskabets valg af finansiering består grundlæggende af et valg mellem egenkapital og fremmedkapital (gæld). Valget herimellem påvirker indkomstopgørelsen forskelligt. Ved gældsfinansiering flyttes beskatningen fra selskabsniveau til investorniveau, hvorved selskabsbeskatningen kontra investorbeskatningen er afgørende for de skattemæssige incitamenter ved valget mellem egen- og fremmedkapital. En lavere beskatning af investor, eksempelvis ved en ikke-hjemmehørende investor, skaber incitament til en højere gældsandel på selskabsniveau, hvorved at indkomst flyttes til beskatning udenfor Danmark.1251 Rentefradragsbegrænsningsreglerne i SEL §§ 11, 11B og 11C skal hindre en sådan udflytning af skattetilsvar i specifikke situationer. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8427
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The Impact of Commission's Proposed Data Protection Regulation: Appendix to Deliverable D5.1Savin, Andrej (Bruxelles, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The European Commission recently proposed a General Data Protection Regulation,1 which is meant to replace the EU Data Protection Directive2 and to thoroughly reform and modernize the EU privacy regulatory framework. The Regulation, if adopted, would introduce a number of changes, several of which would considerably alter the current privacy setting.3 First, the current Directive would be replaced with a Regulation, achieving EU-‐wide harmonization. Second, the scope of the instrument would be widened and the provisions made more precise. Third, the use of consent for data processing would be limited. Fourth, Data protection "by design" would be distinguished from data protection "by default". Fifth, new fundamental rights would be introduced and the old ones clarified. Sixth, new rules on controllers' and processors' duties, on supervisory authorities and on sanctions would be introduced. Finally, the Commission would obtain significant new powers to adopt delegated acts. This appendix explores the impact that the proposed Regulation might have on interoperability of user-‐generated services.4 Since the proposed Regulation is an instrument of high complexity, only those provisions of direct relevance for the project and Work Package 5 will be analysed here. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8866
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Treumer, Steen (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Denne tekst er udarbejdet i efteråret 2008 med særligt henblik på undervisningen i faget "Videregående EU-ret" på CMJ-studiet på CBS i efteråret 2008. Teksten er en videreudvikling af kapitel 2 i undertegnedes ph.d.-afhandling "Ligebehandlingsprincippet i EU's udbudsregler", der blev udgivet i 2000. Forslag til forbedringer er velkomne. Der indledes med en behandling af udviklingen af EU's udbudsregler i afsnit 2, der efterfølges af en fremstilling af formålet med EU's udbudsdirektiver i afsnit 3 og af udbudsdirektivernes grundindhold i afsnit 4. Afslutningsvis behandles national håndhævelse af udbudsreglerne i afsnit 5. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7383
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A Legal and Theoretical Exploration of How to Regulate Unoriginal Database Contents and Possible Suggestions for ReformHerr, Robin Elizabeth (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Controversial from its inception, the European Database Directive protects unoriginal contents in contrast to the United States where there is no statutory protection. Despite this extra incentive, empirical evidence seems to indicate that database production in the European Community remains largely unchanged while that in the United States is increasing, at least in the short term. Dissatisfaction with the Directive has sparked efforts to revise database protection policy, including by the European Commission. In order to determine the best method of regulation, three factors are explored in this Ph.D. thesis: the nature of the database industry, regulatory theories emanating from economic analysis of the law and the evidence offered by the US and EC protection regimes. A major insight that emerges is that the productive potential of secondary producers, what the author terms re-users, is being undervalued in Europe. A greater emphasis on access could harness their economic potential. However, this conclusion comes with a twist based upon the American experience. A reduction in statutory protection could result in a switch to production models that emphasize access. But it could also result in models that reduce access even more than at present. In order to ensure a productive future, rigorous monitoring and regulatory adjustment is in order. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7716
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Regulering i skyggen af FarumsagenDenta, Sarah Maria (Frederiksberg, 2017)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Afhandlingen redegør for, behandler og analyser den offentligretlige regulering i forhold til offentlige private partnerskaber i Danmark. I afhandlingens definition på offentlige private partnerskaber er der tre karakteristika der er helt særlige for offentlige private partnerskaber; privat finansiering, totaløkonomi og risikodeling. Ministeriet har i kommunestyrelsesloven1 §§ 41, 58 og 59 hjemmel til at fastsætte regler om kommunernes låntagning og lignende dispositioner, hvilket blandt andet omfatter leje- og leasingaftaler. Dette har ministeriet gjort med vedtagelse af lånebekendtgørelsen.2 Offentlige private partnerskaber bliver generelt i den offentlige forvaltning betragtet som lejeaftaler med den begrundelse, at der er hjemmel til dette i lånebekendtgørelsen. Denne opfattelse medfører, at OPP aftaler er omfattet af lånebekendtgørelsen § 3, stk. 1, nr. 6. Denne bestemmelse omfatter og regulerer kommunernes låntagning; "indgåelse af aftaler, herunder leje- og leasingaftaler." Dette betyder, at offentlige private partnerskaber er omfattet deponeringsreglen i lånebekendtgørelsen § 6. Deponeringsreglen medfører, at kommunen ved indgåelse af offentlige private partnerskaber skal deponere anlægssummen på en særskilt konto ved projektets start. Anlægssummen svarer til det beløb, som den private part ligeledes skal bruge på at bygge anlægget. Deponeringsreglen opleves af kommunerne, i henhold til en undersøgelse foretaget af Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen, som den største barriere i forhold til indgåelse af offentlige private partnerskaber. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9476
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Tvarnø, Christina D. (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper gives an overview of the existing Public Private Partnership (PPP) acts in the EU Member states, the existing national economic measures supporting establishment of PPP projects, PPP guidelines and, furthermore, the existing national central governmental PPP units. After mapping these four subjects in the EU member states, the paper focuses on the solutions chosen in France, United Kingdom, and Ireland. The purpose of the paper is to provide specific knowledge on PPP instruments to countries as Denmark, which lack on both legal instruments, as well as PPP projects in general. This knowledge might provide a new perspective on how to improve the PPP marked through legal, financial, and governmental measures concerning PPP. The paper focuses on legal act, central PPP units and financial instruments as support of PPP. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9387
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Juridisk analyse af kvinders og mænds adgang til varer og tjenesteydelserNielsen, Ruth (København, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Formålet med denne rapport er at præcisere omfanget og rækkevidden af det forbud mod kønsdiskrimination ved adgang til varer og tjenesteydelser, der i Danmark siden vedtagelsen af ligestillingsloven i 2000 gælder for alle sælgere/tjenesteydere både i den private og offentlige sektor samt af den pligt til at indarbejde kønsligestilling i al planlægning og forvaltning, der gælder i den offentlige sektor (den såkaldte mainstreamingpligt). Det vil også blive diskuteret, i hvilken udstrækning der, hvis der ønskes mere kønsligestilling, kan og bør ske skærpelse af reglerne i dansk ret inden for rammerne af de nugældende EU-regler. Kønsligestilling og forbud mod diskrimination er grundlæggende rettigheder (menneskerettigheder). I de seneste år er der i stigende grad udviklet et samspil mellem elementer i dansk ret, der stammer fra EU-niveau, og elementer, der stammer fra folkeretligt eller nationalt niveau, hvilket gør det relevant at opfatte regler af national herkomst, folkeret og regler, der er blevet til i EU-regi, som ét stort system. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8666
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Viken, Monica (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The focus of this thesis is an analysis of the legal aspects and use of surveys in trademark and marketing practice litigation in Norway. I examine the legal relevance of surveys and analyse how they are considered as evidence by the courts and administrative bodies. Human behaviour can be defined within a legal context by interpreting legal sources and also by developing a survey based on the market place. In this thesis, I compare the use of survey findings as evidence of human perceptions in the context of the average consumer who represents the opinion of the relevant group. If the factual public opinion of the respective group of addressees is taken into consideration, the rules are interpreted with a basis in the market place (reality), and not within a formal legal framework (abstraction)... URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8367
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Et retsøkonomisk bidrag til 200 års juridisk konflikt om ejendomsrettenRose, Kalle Johannes (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: I 1815 skrev Anders Sandøe Ørsted (herefter Ørsted) en artikel angående ejendomsrettens beskyttelse. I kølvandet på den franske revolution og indførslen af Code de Civil opgøret med naturrettens absolutte ejendomsrettighedsbegreb tog Ørsted diskussionen op angående ejendomsrettens ukrænkelighed og den døde hånd i dansk ret med fokus på datidens fonde – stiftelserne. Ørsted opstillede argumenter for og imod ejendomsrettens beskyttelse, men forholdt sig samtidig yderst kritisk til både det af naturrettens absolutte ejendomsretsbegreb og det af Code de Civil fremførte ejendomsretsbegreb. Han fandt i stedet, at løsningen skulle findes i en skønsvurdering i forhold til et generelt samfundshensyn.1 Efter Ørsteds bidrag fra 1815 deltog han selv, som folkevalgt repræsentant for København, i "Forhandlingerne på Riigsdagen"2, som skulle blive startskuddet til demokratiets indførsel i Danmark ved den danske grundlov af 1849. I denne lovtekst fremførtes ejendomsretten som værende ukrænkelig, medmindre den af almenvellet kræves ved lov og da skal krænkelsen ske mod erstatning.3 Formuleringen var i tråd med den franske Code de Civil, som ikke efter Ørsteds tidligere skrift var optimal. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9335
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Tvarnø, Christina D. (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper concerns Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts in concern to the coming new 2014/24IEU public procurement directive. The new EU public procurement directive gives the public authority the opportunity to negotiate PPPs much more when they are implemented in national law. An opportunity the member states should consider using when procuring a PPP. This paper looks at the negotiation and contracting of a PPP in an economic theoretical and EU public procurement perspective and discusses how to establish an efficient PPP contract under a strong public law doctrine. Governments should consider tendering out PPP projects in the spirit of joint utility because joint utility can increase the concept of more value for money; the cornerstone of the PPP concept. This paper discusses the positive gains from negotiation and compares it with the upcoming possibilities in the EU public procurement law. Furthermore, the paper seeks to establish a connection between public law, private law and the efficient PPP contract by drawing upon economic theory and empirical contract data from UK, US and Danish partnering contracts from the construction industry and the aim of contracting joint utility. Joint utility can increase the concept of more value for money; the cornerstone of the PPP concept. The paper draws upon existing legal content regarding collaboration and common goals and game theory to explain the benefits from implementing similar clauses in PPP contracts. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8987
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An empirical studyMøgelvang-Hansen, Peter; Lando, Henrik; Kristensen, Bo; Schützsack, Ole (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The project described in this report was carried out with support from The Ministry of Justice's Research Pool. The aim of the project is to examine the effects of Amending Act no. 213/2002, amending the rules on consumer sales in the Danish Sale of Goods Act. The amendments were part of Denmark's implementation of Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees. The Amending Act came into force on 24 April 2002, having effect on consumer sales made on and after 1 January 2002. At the time of completion of this report, the Amending Act had been in force for more than two and a half years. In the planning of this project, we assumed that at this point in time sufficient experience with the new rules would be available, enabling us to get an impression of its practical consequences for businesses. Also, we assumed that the respondents could still recall the prior state of the law, making it possible for us to gather sufficient information to compare the situation before and after the Amending Act entered into force. The Amending Act involved a number of amendments to the Danish Sale of Goods Act. Certain amendments, such as those concerning the rules on lack of conformity, were mainly clarifications of the current state of the law. As these in fact did not change the state of the law, they were not intended to change practice either. As this study is empirically oriented, these amendments fall outside its scope. Consequently, in this study we have chosen to focus on the consequences of the following amendments: Under the new provisions in s. 77a(3), any lack of conformity with the contract is assumed to have existed at the time of delivery if such lack of conformity becomes apparent within six months of the time of delivery. Where there is a lack of conformity, the consumer in general has a right to choose between replacement and repair under s. 78. Replacement is no longer contingent on the lack of conformity constituting a fundamental breach. Furthermore, it is no longer possible for the seller to decline a request for replacement by offering to repair. If the consumer's request for replacement or repair would impose disproportionate costs on the seller, or if this remedy is impossible, the seller can, however, decline the request. In s. 83, the limitation period for complaints has been extended from one to two years from the time of delivery to the consumer. In s. 54, the corresponding limitation period on other sales than consumer sales has been extended from one to two years to avoid sellers in the retail trade from being caught in between their consumers and their suppliers. As before, s. 83 cannot be derogated from to the detriment of the consumer. It is, however, still possible for the parties to derogate from s. 54 concerning other sales than consumer sales. The fundamental question of this study is whether the mentioned alteration to the state of the law has resulted in a notable change in the behaviour of the relevant players. Of the relevant players, our principal focus is the retail trade, whose situation we have examined by way of a questionnaire survey. To a limited extent we have also looked into any changes in the behaviour of wholesalers/producers, mainly by way of interviews with trade organisations. Finally, we have examined the application of the new rules, mainly by looking at the Danish Consumer Complaints Board. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7386
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An EU Procurement Law PerspectiveTvarnø, Christina D. (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This memo concerns the new public procurement directive adopted by the EU in 2014. The new directive, in many ways, acknowledges P3 as a significant instrument in both the public and the private sector, especially in comparison to the 2004 public procurement directive on works. In the last 10 years, P3 has been governed by restrictive rules on anti-corruption, transparency, equality and competition, based on a principle on non-negotiation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9180
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I et økonomisk og juridisk perspektivTvarnø, Christina D. (Frederiksberg, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Spørgsmålet er om der er aftaleretlig revolution på vej, en revolution som er baseret på, at hvis virksomhederne vil overleve i den globale økonomi kræves nye initiativer for at skabe værdi.1 Den globale økonomi er karakteriseret ved omskiftelighed og aggressiv konkurrence. Derfor kan virksomheder sjældent stå alene om at skabe værdi.2 Det er forandringen i virksomhedernes værdiskabelse, som er årsagen til revolutionen. I stedet for at skabe værdi alene skaber virksomhederne nu værdier i fællesskab og til det kræves nye samarbejdsformer og nye måder at indgå aftaler på, selv i virksomhedens første levetid. De gamle metoder og teorier duer således ikke mere. Nye samarbejdsformer indbefatter både i Storbritannien,3 USA og i Danmark begrebet partnering. Selv om partnering er et forholdsvist nyt begreb i Danmark, har partnering allerede i USA vist at være vejen til fundamentale forandringer for, hvordan store virksomheder kontraherer. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8656
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A Solution to the Nash Equilibrium?Tvarnø, Christina D. (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper discusses partnering contracts in Denmark and Great Britain, analyses the legal content and applies game theory and the prisoner's dilemma game on some of the legal clauses and objectives. The paper defines partnering contracts as alternative social contracts relevant when forming a strategic alliance or another long-term relationship with a certain degree of specificity and frequency. It is not the aim of partnering contracts to replace the traditional contracts. The paper focuses on partnering in the construction industry and compares the clauses in both Danish and British partnering contracts. Based on the analysis, the paper sets up a scientific definition regarding the aim of partnering contracts and shows that economic theory can explain the legal clauses in the partnering contract, and the partnering contract can solve inefficiency in the Nash Equilibrium in the prisoner's dilemma game. The partnering contract makes it possible to obtain the benefit from joint utility and the paper proposes some legal improvements in this regard. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8909
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Savin, Andrej (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The digital world of the 21st century is increasingly the world of automatic decision making. In such a world, an ever larger number of tasks are relegated to computers which gather and process data as well as suggest or make decisions silently and with little supervision. This situation has been made possible by a transfer of a staggering portion of our daily lives from the offline world to the Internet. It is a truism that automation would be impossible without our willing participation on the Internet. We freely take part in social networks, post on blogs, and send our emails. On the other hand, it is equally true that we are increasingly monitored by the state, by profit‐maximizing corporations and by our fellow citizens and that these methods of monitoring are becoming smarter. Vast amounts of data which have become available and which we contribute, form what we today call "big data".1 This is then harvested for connections and correlations and profiles created that can be used for commercial and other purposes. We fear this world but are also dependant on it. The creation of these profiles and their usage is an uncharted territory for the social sciences as much as it is a strange territory for the regulators. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8914
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Abstract: This book provides a legal, economic and policy analysis of Public Private Partnerships. It is designed as a text for students at university level, but also for lawyers, procurement officials and policy-makers. The book consists of an EU, a WTO and a Chinese legal perspective. As explained on the cover page, the book was prepared as a part of a collaborative project in higher education, the EU Asia Inter University Network for Teaching and Research in Public Procurement Regulation 2009-2011, funded by the EU. This project involved several universities in Europe and Asia and has sought to promote and support the teaching of public procurement in Europe, Asia and globally. This text is one of five books produced under the auspices of the project that are designed to be used as resources in the teaching of public procurement law and regulation. The main editors and chapter authors are listed below, but it should be recognised that the text is a collaborative effort of all the partners to the extent that it has benefited from input by, and discussions between, many different persons at the different partner institutions. In addition to the authors and editor mentioned below, the text has benefited from editing and proof reading by Laura Graham at the University of Nottingham and text assistance from Marie Pade Andersen , Cecilie Voss and Kim Jørgensen at Copenhagen Business School whose assistance the project would like to acknowledge gratefully. The contents of the book are up to date as of August 2010. It has also been possible to include later developments in some parts of the book. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8422
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The Points of Acupuncture
The Points of Acupuncture:
Fitting Together Holistic Health
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medicine that is used to help restore health. By focusing on specific points in the body, acupuncturists are able to find the way in which the body's energy is flowing and find new ways to make sure that everything flows properly. This helps one to remain balanced and holistically healthy.
Most of us know that acupuncture will find specific points in the body and place needles in that area in order to restore or unblock energy in the body. Understanding the different points that an acupuncturist looks for will help one to understand why the different points of the body and how these link together in this form of Chinese medicine.
The first sets of points that are used in acupuncture are transporting points. There are five known transporting points that are focused on throughout the body. These will mostly be found in the legs and arms. Each of these transporting points is named after characteristics of water, and all hold the same characteristics that a water form would. For example, the sea is where the points connect energy with the body to the organs because it is a set of deeper points in the body.
From here, the points will be determined by the five elements of the earth. These are usually found at finger and toe tips in the body. For an acupuncturist, it is important that the five elements are represented and flowing with the right Qi in all of the points that they should be found. Yuan-source points are also important to examine. These are the points that will link all of the organs together. Each point represents one organ.
If you have ever seen acupuncture at work, you know that the needles will all be placed into a person's body at different lengths. This also links directly to the points that are being examined in the body. The shallowest set of points is known as the Xi-Accumulating Cleft Points. These are wider and shallower spots that make it easy for Qi to become blocked. The upper third of the body has a special set of points that will be used. These are known as the window to sky points and are directly linked to one's spirit and relationship from heaven to earth.
Mu-Front-Alarm Points are also examined. These are in the front of the body and are also associated with organs. Only the organs that have been diagnosed as blocked will have needles placed to help their flow. Of course, everything that is done to the front also has to be done to the back. Shu-Back Points are the points that correspond with the front diagnosis, only on the other side of the body.
Knowing the different points as an acupuncturist is one of the most important parts of understanding how to heal. By beginning this process and finding the points that need different types of Qi unblocked, one will begin to feel the difference and begin to heal.


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|2004-10-22, 21:54
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illusion control
Actually, it reminds me a bit of Pretty Sammy.
The animation is kind of inconsistent. At times it's amazing, while others... meh. Nothing horrible, and in fact quite decent, but still a bit odd after seeing the obvious high quality just a few seconds before.
|2004-10-22, 22:36
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If they were catering to you personally, it would be airing in Australia.
|2004-10-22, 22:49
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|2004-10-22, 23:18
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You all disgust me :P Just because of the transformation sequence, you're damning the series. The plot is actually quite good when you actually learn of things on whats going on come episode 2 and the art is amazingly awesome. I wouldn't throw it away so fast.
|2004-10-23, 05:07
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I too say reserve judgement. So far in eps 2 and 3, Nanoha shows more competence and creativity than any other magical girl I've seen in ages. She can multi-task, invent new attacks on the fly, and doesn't need anyone to instruct her to do so either. And I'm really curious about the nature of this techno-magic's origins in Yuno's world.
Sakura took forever to learn how to use her own original techniques, had to be led by the hand by Kero-chan, and once she got really adept, she never really did anything with her powers that was interesting, it was always about catching stray cards or passing Eriol's arbitrary challenges. It would have been nice to see what Sakura could have done with her abilities after she mastered them all, but CLAMP flaked out and cut it short just when things seemed like they could actually go somewhere... It's not like we really see Sakura take on many real adversaries or such.
I'm not saying Sakura didn't kick ass. I love CCS and it's one of my favorite shows in the genre. I'm just saying that in 3 episodes, Nanoha is already breaking some new ground and the series seems to have lots of potential. It's just a damn shame it's only 13 episodes planned. I can't wait to see the rival magical girl to be introduced in episode 4...
And yes, it's a spinoff of the non-H Triangle Hearts OVA (not the H series, which was a different story) which even so in turn evolved from some earlier H games, so I guess some fanservice was inevitably inserted for the loli crowd. But henshin animation sequences did evolve from the 1970's Nagai Go shounen anime Cutey Honey, which was a big influence on the creators of Sailor Moon (especially character designer Tadano Kazuko), and parodied by Pretty Sammy and so on, so the theme of stylized nudity (without surface details though, which would make it, well, truly pornographic) is well entrenched as part of the heritage of symbology in the heroic mahou shoujo genre. I agree they went overboard showing the undergarments, though... @_@; So much for my attempt at defense, lol.
|2004-10-23, 10:17
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Like dkellis said, I also noticed how the animation changed during this episode. Most of the time it was like in Triangle Heart, but when that dinner scene came where Nanoha is asking can she keep that ferret I was like "Woah! What happened to the animation?!" and then it changes back and forth between two styles.
Its been a while when I last time watch mahou shoujo -series and first episode was good, and what you people have said about coming episodes sounds intresting.
Light-hearted series that has some serious themes? I like those.
(I have to think something so that I can keep up with the series that I'm following and actually know what I'm talking about.)
|2004-10-23, 13:26
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Anyway the ending is really cute. Thanks to Triad I can sing along. "Make a little wish...." ^_^
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|2004-10-24, 01:18
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Pretty Sammy was a spoof, fair enough (although the TV series was told fairly straight and had an interesting storyline). Komugi is a spoof and a half, for that matter. But Nanoha isn't, in fact after seeing four episodes, I'd say it's one of the more serious treatments I've seen in a tv series of the subject. I think it would be fair to call it a "fake" shoujo series, as it is emulating a shoujo appearance while clearly derived from a male oriented series. But as far as mahou shoujo goes, it's about as real as it gets...Nanoha and Fate are true madoushi with sorcerous powers and are an evolution of the traditions of the genre, which while mostly based in shoujo anime and manga, has occassionally crossed over into shounen territory, or even both (Mahou Tsukai Tai had both a shoujo manga series and a shounen manga one...the shoujo one had the better story, the shounen one the more anime-faithful art, for one example).
Just as shounen fans should get over their prejudices over shoujo, the opposite could be said as well. Last I checked, mahou shoujo means simply "magical girl" and much of the founding entries in the genre were either shounen anime (early 1970's Cutey Honey invented the transfoming superheroine with magic powers) or created by cross-genre creators such as Mitsuteru Yokoyama (Sally the Witch, perhaps the first "true" magical girl, along with his more typical shounen works Giant Robo, Tetsujin 28, Babel 2, etc) and Osamu Tezuka (Fushigi na Merumo--the definitive girl using her power to change to an older identity, along with his many establishing works in both shoujo and shounen).
|2004-10-24, 21:07
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I've only seen a few episodes of CCS so I'm not sure how qualified I am to say this, but Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha don't feel similar besides the fact that CCS and MGLN both have the magical girl element and they both have to collect/find stuff. The animation styles used in MGLN can differ from scene to scene (as other people have said earlier) and the music is definitely not lacking. Considering how formulaic other mahou shoujo animes can be, I really hope that MGLN doesn't fall to the same "start -> random fluff for 15 minutes -> transform -> action for 5 minutes -> end".
|2004-10-24, 22:12
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I knew nothing of this anime before watching it, except that it was mahou shoujo. I was hesitant at first because I wasn't sure how good this would be, the Japanese website doesn't do the character design justice.
This is probably the best animation there's been for a mahou shoujo anime, imo. I was surprised to see actual *blood* on the human ferret-girl/guy-person in the beginning. I was like "Wow!", purdy cool. And then the opening animation was really great, disappointed by the ending animation though. :P
And I admit, I was a bit turned off by seeing way too much of a third grader than I needed to in the transformation sequence, but I did not toss it aside, oh no. The animation and characters were too wonderful to do that.
So, in other words, I can't wait to see more of it. ^___^
Also, whoever did the screen caps, it would be greatly appreciated if more were made. X3
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I'm a big fan of Shamanic Princess (I think it's an oft-overlooked classic), and I too was thinking how cool it would be if the sidekick weasel and magic were from that anime. Didn't turn out that way. I was going to put it on the so-so list (for being too recycled) when the transformation scene took place... the clothes->undershirt->panties removal was a goddam strip tease on too young of a girl. Anime like this and Rizelmine are going to give anime a bad reputation... worse than the "it's all just violence and sex" reputation it had only 7 or 8 years ago.
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|2004-10-25, 00:54
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It's been more than just a few years... let alone when mangaka or their assistants who have worked on shoujo make the switch to shounen works. There was a lot of heavy influence on shounen manga back in the eighties as well...and probably earlier, but I'm less familiar with cases of it prior to then.
Anyway, what you say is fair enough, but then should we discount shoujo anime that absorb shounen genres? Sailor Moon absorbed a fair amount of Cutey Honey and sentai elements, and is one of the first "fight the baddies" magical girl series. Rayearth borrows from the shounen fantasy-RPG and Mecha genres heavily. Cutey Honey F was a mahou shoujo series based upon the classic formulative shounen original. Manga and anime constantly cross-pollinate ideas, it's all part of how the entire medium grows and evolves. It gets even more complex when we account for the fact that production staffs on a series can be people with experience mostly in one genre or the other. There certainly was a stir when it came out that Anno Hideaki, after Evangelion was over, had come on board to direct the shoujo anime KareKano...
Heck, even some series like Magical Emi and Creamy Mami had some fairly creepy voyeur moments inserted in them by the directors back then, and those WERE shoujo series. I mean, wtf...!?
Anyway it is true that there is a solid niche of shoujo anime (and manga) that is mahou shoujo and makes, oh, probably over 90% of the core of all series in the genre. But on the other hand, there are some mahou shoujo stories from shounen magazines that are entirely done in the shoujo style, are non-H, and often by female mangaka even...admittedly not many such manga get made into anime, but what would you call Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto for one example, then? The original manga was published in a shounen manga magazine and drawn by Kaishaku. But the anime is totally done within the confines of the shoujo-style mahou shoujo genre, as far as I can tell...in fact much of it seems a tribute to the shoujo manga/anime classic, Wata no Kunihoshi. I often see people mistake this series for a shoujo one as a result...
Then again, I also see people make similar shoujo identification errors about other non-mahou shoujo series, such as Kokoro Toshoukan, which comes from Dengeki Daioh, for one example among many, so perhaps that's not so much an argument as just a demonstration of how blurry the lines can become in general.
I'm just saying that if a show is about a magical girl, has "magical girl" in the title, and follows most of the conventions of the general genre (episode 4 practically could have been a CCS episode for the most part, for that matter), then there's no reason to say it isn't technically a mahou shoujo series due to a gender-orientation bias. If it is neccessary to differentiate it, then label it a "shounen mahou shoujo anime", or "not a shoujo series", but I think it's a slight bit incorrect to flat out say it's a "fake mahou shoujo series", that's all. I could see calling something like Komugi or Puni Puni Poemi that, though, as both really pretty much are self-conscious deliberate phonies, as it were.
Anyway, that's all just IMHO. It's a topic that interests me a lot as I like most mahou shoujo stories in general and their history in anime and manga, for either gender (hence some of my examples), and I think overall it has a positive influence in the long run on shounen stuff to adopt more of the conventions of shoujo manga and anime.
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Red County
Red County is a large area situated just outside of Los Santos in the state of San Andreas which appears in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The county itself bears the centre of the map while consisting of four small towns: Palomino Creek, Montgomery, Blueberry, and Dillimore. Following these places, Red County also occupies nine areas. The appearance of the area mainly occupies vast plains of land, complimenting with various patches of lush forest. In contrast to the dangerous streets of Los Santos, Red County bears a surprising number of country folk. In addition to a horse betting parlor in Montgomery, there are also tractors, mowers, and country-style trucks to steal and drive in. There is also a police station in Red County, particularly in Dillimore. The population of Red County, in 1992, was 3,215, with the total population of the four towns being 35,103. All of the Safehouse properties available to own in the area occupy the exact same interior, possibly due to lack of disc space.
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- Red County is closely based on Kern County, California, though Kern County is more chaparral in landscape. The name may have been derived from Orange County, California, though Orange County is far more suburban.
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In April, we will reach the five-year anniversary of the 2008 NFL draft. In that draft, the Ravens grabbed the cornerstones of their offense in quarterback Joe Flacco and running back Ray Rice. That class was stocked with offensive playmakers and featured a few standouts on the offensive line. Knowing what we know now, how would the draft play out if we did it all over again? Baltimore Sun blogger and reporter Matt Vensel is on it, rewriting history by redrafting the first round of the 2008 draft from top to bottom.
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Woman Suffers Freaky Injury by Dislocating Jaw While Eating Hamburger
Maybe Americans seem so much fatter than the rest of the world because our mouths are wired to handle more food.
A British woman named Nicola Peate dislocated her jaw while trying to eat a triple burger made in honor of the US.
Peate took a bite out of the 'Kids in America' burger that comes with three patties, pretzels and bacon. Well, it was too much sandwich to handle because, as she said, "I felt like I had a cramp in my tongue, then I started to get an ear ache and a headache."
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