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Prepared for
Utah Department of Transportation
Prepared by
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 1987
Existing Conditions
Other Uses
Planning and Zoning
Middle Canyon
Upper Canyon
Rich County
Middle Canyon
Upper Canyon
Rich County
Appendix - Existing and Proposed Road Access and Parking Areas
This technical memorandum describes existing conditions,
potential impacts, and possible mitigation measures for land
uses affected by proposed improvements to U.S. Highway 89
Logan Canyon between Right Fork and Garden City, Utah. The
proposed project involves road improvements through various
alternatives, such as replacing bridges, introdu~ing passing
lanes, developing parking areas, modifying intersections
and realigning the road. Approximately 21 of the 28-mile project length of U.S. Highway 89 lies within the Wasatch Cache National Forest (Figure 1). Land use in this area is limited to uses permitted by the U. S. Forest Service, which include recreation, livestock grazing, logging, and mining. Recreation is the primary use of the Logan Canyon area. Several stretches of the highway north of Tony Grove pass through private lands. The highway continues through Forest Service land from the Rich/Cache County Line east for about 1-1/2 miles. From this point to Garden City, all lands adjoining the highway are privately owned, except for one small section of the National Forest and the Garden City public cemetery located one-half mile west of town.
METHODS Land uses in and near the proposed project area were described
based on a review of available literature and data, observation
of the project area, and conversations with agency personnel
and other knowledgeable persons. Potential land use
impacts were identified based on the type of improvement
alternatives (including the no-action alternative) that have
been proposed for the three project sections (Middle Canyon,
Upper Canyon, Rich County) from issues and concerns identified
during the public scoping process, and from comments provided by the Interdisciplinary Study Team. Where possible, conceptual mitigation and enhancement measures have been identified that would minimize or offset potential project impacts associated withe the various improvement alternatives.
The Wasatch-Cache National Forest receives the greatest recreational
use of all National Forests in the nation. In
1981, the entire Forest received 6,730,000 visitor days of
recreational use. Logan Canyon recreational use in 1981 was [blank space]
visitor days, or about [blank space] percent of that for the entire Forest. The Wasatch-Cache National Forest Plan
emphasizes the use of Logan Canyon for recreation. Table 1 shows recreational use in Logan the present.
(Table 1 to be inserted later.) Recreational opportunities in Logan Canyon include camping, fishing, hiking, sightseeing, bicycling, hunting, and picnicking.
Winter recrational opportunities are downhill and cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and sledding.
Summer homes are located in the lower canyon outside of the
project area. While much of the recreational use in the
canyon is destination-type use (people go into the canyon
for recreational purposes, then return home), recreational
use is also associated with people passing through the canyon
with some other ultimate destination. Since U.S. 89 is
a popular route to several of the national parks, travelers
to the parks often stop in the canyon for travel breaks.
Geological features such as Logan Cave and Ricks Spring are
points of interest to travelers. The fall color of deciduous
trees and shrubs in the canyon also attracts many sightseers.
A study of traffic volume variation in the canyon from February
through August 1986 (see Table 2) indicated that during
Winter Counts
Right Fork Road (W)
Right Fork Road (E)
Beaver Mountain Road (W)
Beaver Mountain Road (E)
Permanent Station
24 hr as percent of 10 hr
Permanent Station as
Percent of Right Fork (W)
Summer Counts
Right Fork Road (W)
Right Fork Road (E)
Tony Grove Road (W)
Tony Grove Road (E)
Summit-Sinks Road (W)
Summit-Sinks Road (E)
Permanent Station
24 hr as percent of 16 hr
Permanent Station as
Percent of Right Fork (W)
Table 2
winter weekdays, slightly over 50 percent of the traffic on
u.s. 89 enters the canyon for destination purposes, mainly
recreation. On winter weekends, slightly over 60 percent of
the traffic ~tays in the canyon. The percentage of destination
traffic is much lower in summer. In summer, only about
20 percent of the weekday traffic and 30 percent of the weekend
traffic into the canyon stays within the canyon. However,
since traffic volume is 4 to 5 times greater in summer than
winter, actual numbers of destination users of the canyon is
greater in summer than winter. There are a large number of developed
facilities within Logan Canyon, including 11 campgrounds, 12 picnic areas, 11 summer home areas, and 16 other points of interest.
These facilities and their use in recent years are show in Tables 3, 4, and 5. Tony Lake and Sunrise campgrounds are the most heavily used campgrounds within the project area.
Figure 2 shows the location of recreational facilities and points of interest in the canyon
Table 6 shows 1986 recreation visitor days in the canyon by
type of activity. Camping is the dominant activity in the canyon, comprising 27.3 percent of total canyon use. Auto
travel is second at 26.4 percent, although this does not
distinguish recreation travel from other travel. Recreation
cabin use is the third most popular activity, comprising
9.8 percent of the total. Downhill skiing ranks fourth,
picnicking fifth, and fishing sixth. Some bicycling occurs
in the canyon, although most of this activity is confined to
the lower canyon area close to Logan and Utah State University.
Little pedestrian activity occurs along the highway because
of its narrowness. Walking along the road does occur near
points of interest where parking is not immediately available.
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Lewis M. Turner
Tony Lake
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Malibu Lower Spring Hollow
Table 3
Number of Sites Water
30 x
12 x
10 x
39 x
8 x
10 x
10 x
32 x
16 x
14 x
12 x
Other Features
On Tony Lake
Hiking trail
2 miles from U.S. 89
Adjacent to Guenava C.G.
Twin Bridges
China Row
Browns Roll-off
Nook b
Lower Spring Hollow Middle Spring Hollow Upper Spring Hollow
Source: U.S.
Table 4 LOGAN RANGER DISTRICT SUMMER HOMES USE
Gus Lind Flat
Birch Glen
Browns Roll Off
Card Canyon
Pine Bluff
The Junipers
Table 5
Ricks Spring
Fucoidal Quartzite
Old Juniper (5-1/2 mile hike)
Malibu Scout Lodge
Arnerlcan Legion Post
St. Ann's Retreat
Cache E. Cache Logan Stakes Corp
Beaver Mountain
Logan Cave
Tony Grove Memorial Ranger Station
Bear Lake Overlook
Limber Pine Trail
Limber Pine
Cache Clubs
Sinks Snowmobile Trail Head
Tony Lake Trail
Table 6
Viewing Scenery
Viewing Activities (Spectator)
Automobile Travel
Motorcycle and Scooter Travel
Ice and Snow Craft Travel
Train and Bus Touring
Aerial Trams and Lifts
Hiking and Walking Bicycle Horseback Canoeing
Other Watercraft
Team Sports
Individual Sports
Swimming and Water Play
Diving Fishing, Cold Water Camping, General Day Camping, Auto
Camping, Trailer
Camping, Tent
Organization Camping, General Day
Organization Camping, Night
Recreation Cabin Use
Skiing, Downhill
Snow Play
Cross-Country Skiing, Snowshoeing
Hunting, Big Game
Hunting, Upland Birds
Table 6 (Continued)
Nature Study, Wildlife, Birds, Fish
Nature Study, Hobby, Education
Mountain Climbing
Gathering Forest Products
Viewing Interpretative Exhibits
Attending Talks and Programs
Touring, Guided
Touring, Unguided
Walking, Guided
Walking, Unguided
Viewing Interpretative Signs
General Information
Beaver Mountain Recreation Area is a private concession within
the Forest that provides downhill and cross-country skiing
and other winter recreation pursuits. The area has 16 runs
and three ski lifts; two of the lifts were installed in 1985.
A fourth lift is to be constructed when financially feasible.
The area includes a day lodge, but no overnight accommodations.
Sweetwater Resort in Garden City provides overnight lodging
and eating facilities for Beaver Mountain visitors. User
figures at Beaver Mountain for the current and two past seasons
are given in Table 7.
Because of the narrowness of Logan Canyon and the highway, parking locations are very limited, especially in the middle canyon where the majority of Forest Service facilities are located. The lack of parking constrains recreational use in some places. The Appendix lists parking opportunities throughout
the Forest section of the project road. A survey of
actual parking use in the canyon was made by the Forest Service
on two Saturdays in August 1986. The findings were
48 cars parked on August 16, and 89 cars parked on August 30.
Garden City, at the eastern terminus of the project road
section, is one of several more developed recreational areas
around Bear Lake. Bear Lake State Park has three facilities
on the lake. The oldest of the three, the marina, is located
just north of Garden City. It has slips for 150 boats and
about a dozen camp sites. Rendezvous Beach, about 9 miles
south of Garden City at the southeast end of the lake, has
about 230 campsites. Cisco Beach, on the east side of the
lake, has only pit restrooms, and was closed in November
1986 until more adequate restroom facilities can be installed
(Chavez, 1987). User figures for Bear Lake State Park are
given in Table 8. These facilities, particularly the marina
and Rendezvous Beach, are heavily used in summer. The two
areas are usually totally reserved for summer weekends early
in the year. Camping spaces are open only from May through
October, although the marina is open all year. Utah State
Parks and Recreation expects to upgrade Cisco Beach facilities in the future as funding becomes available.
The other major recreation facility at Garden City is the
Sweetwater Resort, a private development constructed in the
1970s. Planned to include more than 7,000 acres of land, it
comprises a marina, golf course, stables, swimming pool,
tennis courts, approximately 150 condominiums, two restaurants,
and a convention center. No new units have been constructed
since about 1981 (Call, 1987), and the development
has just been reorganized following Chapter 11 proceedings
(Francis, 1987). Construction has begun recently on a hotelrestaurant
complex in Garden City to accommodate conferences.
Other recreational areas exist north of Garden City in Bear
Lake County, Idaho, and to the south in Pickelville and Laketown,
Utah. A few facilities exist on the east side of Bear
Lake. However, the road along the east side is unpaved, and
a large part of the land ownership is public.
The other large private resort on the lake Bear Lake West
is located near the state line in Bear Lake County, Idaho. It includes a golf course and a number of privately owned residences, most of which are second homes. A marina is planned for the development. Figure 3 shows the location of recreation facilities and communities on Bear Lake.
Because of better access for the population concentration on the Wasatch Front, private land ownership, and more developed infrastructre, major recreational development on Bear Lake is expected to continue on the west shore.
Six grazing allotments are located within the Logan Canyon section of the Forest. Total animal unit months (AUMs) provided by these allotments are 6,978 for cattle and 3,800 for sheep. A breakdown of AUMs by allotment is given in Table 9.
Each of the sheep allotments has one permitee. There are 16 permitees for the cattle allotment (Miller, 1987). Livestock
is hauled by truck to all of the allotments, except Blind Hollow and Cottonwood. For these allotments, livestock is brough by truck to corrals located at Right Fork, Temple Fork, Twin Cheek, and is driven on foot from these corrals to the allotments.
Forest Service records show 30 mining claims in existence
within the Logan Ranger District. Within the Logan Canyon
Management Area, mining leases are given only under the condition
of no surface occupancy. Leases in this area are for
metaliferous materials, oil and gas, and common materials
(gravel, clay, sand). No mines are currently active in this
area. No drilling for oil or gas has occurred in the Logan
Ranger District, only geophysical exploration (LaBar, 1987).
About 2,900 acres in the Logan Ranger District are suitable
for logging. There is currently no active logging for lumber
production on the Logan (west) side of the summit, although
a small commercial firewood operation is removing
logs from that area. No lumber mills are currently operating
in the Logan area. In the past, commercial logging
occurred in areas just west and south of Bear Lake Summit.
Logging trucks traveled Sinks Road to U.S. 89 then east into Rich County.
Some commercial logging currently occurs on the east side of the summit. This operation does not afect U.S. 89 since logs are taken out over back roads to Meadowville in Rich
County, then to Afton, WY for milling.
OTHER USES No residences, either seasonal or permanent, exist within the project secion of the National Forest. Three seasonal cabins exist near U.S. 89 on privately owned lands in Cache in Sections 25 and 36 of T14N, R3E, and Section 17 or T14N, R4E in Cache County.
Utah State University maintains a forest research station
approximately one-half mile south of the Tony Grove Guard
Station. A Utah Department of Transportation road maintenance
shop is located near Willow Springs, approximately
2 miles west of Bear Lake Summit.
Nearly all lands adjacent to u.S. 89 in Rich County are privately
owned. Most of this land up to about one mile from
Garden City is undeveloped because of steep slopes. However,
Bridgerland Village a subdivision, containing about 53 residences,
lies adjacent to the highway less than one mile east
of the Cache/Rich County line. Sweetwater Resort lands lie
just to the southeast of this subdivision. A gravel pit
occurs within 200 feet of the highway east of the summit.
Another gravel pit is within one-half mile of the highway
near Mile post 411, almost to Garden City. The eastern
terminus of the project highway is the community of Garden
City. Land uses within this community include several
recreational campgrounds; two motels; Sweetwater Resort; a
portion of Bear Lake State Park; two grocery stores; several
service businesses; and a number of private residences, both permenant and second homes. Agricultural uses (mainly livestock grazing and hay production) are interspersed among other uses around Bear Lake. Just east of the Garden Ci ty cemetery the agricultural lands are classified as prime agricultural soils. The Despain
soil, through which the highway righ-of-way passes, has a
capability classification of 3S. The Thatcher soil, further from the road, is classed 3E. This land is irrigated by the canal east of the cemetery. Figure 4 shows land uses adjacent to the project section of U.S. 89 in Rich County. According to Mountain Fuel Supply Company, there are no natural gas lines near the project section of road currently
under study in Logan Canyon. There are, however, both overhead
and underground power and phone lines in existence.
Utah Power & Light Company lines originate at the Garden
City substation, about one mile west of the Garden City Junction.
Overhead primary lines run east toward Garden City,
then south-southwest. They eventually serve the Bridgerland
Village subdivision, as well as a laser tracking station, by
way of underground conduit.
Even though rural overhead telephone lines now run about a
half-mile west from the Garden City Junction, there is a
strong possibility that most or all of this system will be
removed in the near future. Telephone facilities that serve
the Bridgerland Village subdivision originate just south of
Garden City Junction and are entirely underground west and
southwest of that point.
Power and telephone conduits are located 2 feet below the
surface, and both cross under U.S. 89 at different locations .
Once within the Bridgerland Village subdivision, much of the
power-telephone conduits run together. Because of inadequate
mapping, the location of much of power-telephone conduits run together. Because of inadequate mapping, the location of much of this subdivision's underground secondary is uncertain.
Two overhead telephone lines cross U.S. 89 a few hundred feet south of the Garden City substation. The lines pass west to a Utah Department of Transportation road maintenance shopel ocated about one mile west of ;pq §.s U ":S" ~ ·:'S,,,9 a few hundred
Bear Lake Summit. On the Summit the lines come within about one hundred feet of the highway. This entire facility west of Garden City is owned and maintained by UDOT. Figure 5 shows the location of these utilities.
PLANNING AND ZONING Current zoning through the Logan Canyon area in Cache County
is FR40 (Forest Recreation - 40-acre minimum lot size).
Cabins, but not permanent residences, can be constructed on
parcels of 40 acres or more. The County plans for Forest
recreational uses to continue here, although no land use
plan has been adopted (Greenhalgh, 1978). The Forest Service's
plan for the Logan Canyon Management Area (U.S. Forest
Service, 1985) provides the following policies for land
Recreation: The emphasis is to protect scenic qualities.
A broad spectrum of year-round developed and
dispersed recreation opportunities will be provided.
Developed recreation will be emphasized.
Ski Area Development: Work with permittees of the Beaver
Mountain Ski Area to protect the natural beauty of
the area, improve existing facilities, and plan future
Off-Road Vehicles: Vehicles are restricted to existing roads and trails except over-snow vehicles traveling on the snow.
Wildlife: Manage fish and wildlife habitat programs to complement outdoor recreatoin
Range and Timber: Manage range and timber resources to complement outdoor recreation
Watershed: Maintain or improve existing water quality.
Protection: Protect and preserve unique natural, geological,
and historical features. Make an appropriate
suppression response on all wildfires.
Minerals: Issue "lease with no surface occupancy" only.
Regulate mineral development to protect the recreational
and scenic qualities of the area.
Lands: Acquire land or easements as necessary to maintain
the scenic values of the canyon.
Transportation: Logan Canyon Highway upgrading and
maintenance will consider public safety needs, the protection
of visual qualities, and other resource values
and uses.
o Public access in ihe canyon will be provided with
adequate ingress, egress, pull offs, and parking
o Provide adequate parking and access at: Ricks Spring, Brachiopod Park, Limber Pine, and Logan Cave
o Recommend that the Utah Deparment of Transportation place signs warning motorists of livestock
and wildlife crossings
o Work with the State Department to manage traffic control problems in Logan Canyon
o Protect roadside vegetation, springs, and streams from damaging chemicals such as as salt and herbicides.
o Cooperate with the Department of Transportation to provide mutual assistance in the annual disposal
of roadside slough and rubble.
Planning for the Bear Lake region calls for development of
conference center and accompanying recreational facilities.
The Bear Lake Regional Plan identifies resource opportunities
and constraints and suggests where development should
and should not occur. Zoning for the lakeside area is based
on this plan. The area in proximity to the lake is designated
for '''beachfront development." All development proposals
must be reviewed and approved by the County Planning
and Zoning Commission and Board of County Commissioners.
Zoning also is designated in this area for specific types of
land use (residential, commercial, etc.). Figure 6 shows
the zoning near the project section of u.s. 89 (to be provided
by the Bear Lake Regional Commission) .
A number of plans for subdivisions (presumably second home)
and other recreational facilities are currently underway in
Rich County and Garden City. Whether actual development
will occur is questionable, however. Table 10 shows the
number of building permits and the value of construction
since 1980. Construction activity decreased in the early 1980s, then increased in 1983 and 1984. Development decreased substantially in 1985 and 1986. A major planning goal for the Bear Lake Region is to increase winter recreational opportunities and use. Legislation was
passed by the 1987 Utah Legislature that will help to implement
such development. A portion of the state fuel tax on
motor vehicles will be given to the Utah Department of Parks
and Recreation for improvement of recreational opportunities
for off-road vehicles such as snowmobiles. This is estimated
to be about $250,000 state wide. Logan Canyon and the Bear
Lake Area will receive some benefi t from this measure.
Insert Figure 6
Table 10 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY RICH COUNTY AND GARDEN CITY
Andrews, Wade H. and William C. Dunaway. November 1, 1975.
Social Effects of Changes in Uses of Bear Lake, An Interstate
Body of Water. Institute for Social Science Research and
Natural Resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
Call, Norm. Rich County Building Official. March 20, 1987.
Personal communication.
Erickson, Duane. March 25, 1987. U.S. Soil Conservation Service, Logan Utah. Personal communication.
Francis, Blair. Rich County Commissioner, Woodruff, Utah.
March 19, 1987. Personal communication
Greenhalgh, Lorine. Cache County Planner. February 27, 1987. Personal communication =.
Gyllenskog, Lee. Utah Parks and Recreation, Bear Lake Office. March 20, 1987. Personal Communication.
LaBar, Fred U.S> Forest Service, Logan, Utah. Various personal communication
Miller, Stan. U.S. Forest Service, Logan, Utah. February 27,
1987. Personal communication.
Peterson, William. Bear Lake Realty, Garden City, Utah.
March 19, 1987. Personal communication.
Thomas, Craig. Bear Lake Regional Commission. March 20,
1987. Personal communication.
U.S. Forest Service. 1985. Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Land and Resource Management Plan. Ogden, Utah.
Utah Department of Transportation. Utility inventories prepared
for an earlier proposed improvement to U.S. 89 Logan
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How Is This Company Selling a Business Unit for More Than Its Market Cap?
Mike is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Retail and food-service giant Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) recently announced its intention to complete the second-largest Canadian merger of the year. Under the nearly finalized terms of the deal, the company would pay nearly $6 billion to relieve U.S.-based grocery store chain Safeway (NYSE: SWY) of its sizable portfolio of western Canadian big-box outlets and convenience. In the final estimation, nearly 300 standalone stores would change hands. About 200 in-house pharmacy units would be included in the deal as well. The stores would be re-branded as Sobey's outlets and continue to operate with their existing floor managers.
Market-watchers and retail investors are divided over this deal. On the one hand, it provides Empire with a potentially lucrative foothold in fast-growing western Canada and could dramatically shift the balance of power in the Canadian grocery store industry. On the other hand, it is impossible to deny that Empire is paying a substantial premium for these assets. Before jumping into this situation, investors should take a closer look at its financial and strategic implications.
Empire/Sobey's, Safeway and the competition
For starters, it might be useful to compare Safeway against the company to which it is selling the bulk of its Canadian assets. A look at one of Safeway's main U.S. competitors should provide some added depth. In fact, Safeway and Cincinnati-based Kroger (NYSE: KR) share plenty in common and are widely regarded as two of the most vital grocery businesses in the country.
Safeway and Empire are fairly close in size. In the wake of the takeover deal, Safeway's market capitalization sits near $5.8 billion. Empire's valuation fluctuates in a narrow range between $5.2 and $5.3 billion. Meanwhile, Kroger has a market capitalization of over $18 billion.
These companies' recent revenue and earnings figures paint a similar picture. With about $370 million in earnings on revenue of $17.4 billion, Empire was narrowly profitable in 2012. Safeway had even narrower margins: Its 2012 earnings of about $600 million on $44.2 billion in gross revenues produced a profit margin of less than 1.5%. With about $1.5 billion in earnings on over $96 billion in revenues, Kroger posted a similar ratio. Meanwhile, the two U.S.-based firms find themselves dealing with significant and potentially serious leverage loads. At last check, Kroger had $8.9 billion in long-term debt on a cash hoard of under $240 million. With debt of $6.2 billion and cash reserves of about $360 million, Safeway fared only slightly better. Fortunately, the Empire sale will provide it with some much-needed liquidity. On the other hand, Empire's debt-to-cash ratio is about to grow by leaps and bounds.
How the deal is structured
Under the terms of the deal, Safeway will sell its Canadian operations to Empire for $5.8 billion in cash. No stock will be exchanged or distributed as part of the deal. The transaction includes all of the inventory and physical assets of the affected stores as well as the real estate on which they sit. This last part is crucial: According to reliable estimates, the value of the commercial land that Safeway currently owns in Canada could be as high as $2 billion.
Legal issues and potential complications
As is customary, this deal must be cleared by Canada's Competition Board. Empire rival Metro has expressed its displeasure with the circumstances that surrounded Empire's offer for Safeway's assets: Since Safeway accepted Empire's unsolicited bid without "shopping" its Canadian assets to other interested parties, Metro missed out on a potential opportunity. However, most observers believe that Metro would have been unwilling or unable to match Empire's offer. Without a finding of malfeasance or fraud on the part of Safeway or Empire, it seems unlikely that either the Competition Board or regional courts will step in to block the deal.
Divergent performance: Safeway's U.S. assets vs. Canadian holdings
Assuming that this deal does go through, it will put both companies in an interesting spot. The deal values Safeway's Canadian assets at roughly seven times the current book value of its U.S.-based assets. In other words, Empire may be overpaying by a significant amount. However, Safeway's Canadian properties have represented the lone bright spot for a firm that has struggled with declining market share in its home market. In 2012, the portfolio took in $6.7 billion in revenue and posted a profit of nearly $430 million. Seasoned observers believe that the company accepted this deal in an effort to reduce its long-term debts and gain capital for long-delayed modernization projects.
For Empire's part, this transaction will require a fantastic amount of debt. According to the company's announcement, it will use a combination of traditional loans and note sales to raise $4 billion. Whether it can afford this leverage is an open question.
Will it work out?
Aside from the tremendous amount of debt that Empire will need to assume in the process of financing this purchase, the company could be in line to reap some serious benefits from the deal. Empire believes that its move will create $200 million in annual cost savings, and the potential synergies of such a scaling-up project should be obvious. As an added bonus, the value of the real estate on which these properties sit is likely to appreciate over time.
At the same time, Empire could be entering the western Canadian grocery space at a tricky time. U.S. big-box giants Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) have both revealed major expansion plans in the region. Given these companies' cost-cutting reputations, they could put pressure on smaller grocery chains and independent retailers. Of course, it is too early to determine whether these moves will affect Empire's new stores.
In sum, investors who believe in the economic fundamentals of the western Canadian grocery market would do well to look more closely at this deal. Although its move is not without its risks, Empire is gaining a significant foothold in a favored quarter of the country. On the other hand, this deal may finally turn Safeway's fortunes around and make the U.S. firm attractive at its current levels. This is a rare deal that truly seems to offer something for everyone.
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Is The Party Over For Gun Stocks?
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On December 14, a Friday, a young gunman by the name of Adam Lanza took a Bushmaster rifle and in cold blood massacred 20 innocent and helpless small children along with 6 equally helpless adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Adam murdered his mother before heading to the school and committed suicide before law enforcers could close in.
On December 24, while millions of Americans were preparing to celebrate Christmas, a much older convicted criminal by the name of William Spengler lured Firefighters to a blaze that he had started and then shot and killed two of our Heroes and wounded two more before killing himself. The gun that this man employed was the same Bushmaster rifle that Adam Lanza deployed. William Spengler left a note stating that he wanted to "kill as many people as possible" -- a task the rifle was apparently well capable of performing.
For lack of a better way to vent their frustrations, many Americans have sought to punish the stocks of publicly traded gunmakers over the recent gun violence. However, is it realistic to expect that the nearly four year run up for stocks of gun manufacturer's is really over? It doesn't appear to be so.
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Bushmaster Firearms is owned by the Freedom Group, a gun company that owns other recognizable brands such as Remington and Dakota Arms among others. Freedom Group is a privately held company that is controlled by Cerberus Capital Management, a hedge fund. Following the outrage over the Newtown massacre, CALSTERS (California State Teachers Retirement System) exerted pressure on Cerberus to divest itself of its investment in Freedom Group. Cerberus obliged, promising to hold an auction sometime next year to find a buyer to take over its investment in Freedom Group.
The decision by Cerberus shows how investments in gun manufacturing companies might become quickly unattractive, at least in perception. Cerberus Capital Management is run by Stephen Feinberg and has the likes of former Vice President – Dan Quayle and former US Treasury Secretary – John Snow among their senior leadership team.
Cerberus manages money invested by several other pension funds including another California public employees' pension fund called CALPERS and New York State Common Retirement Fund. While investing in gun manufacturers either through mutual funds or directly may or may not be a moral question, it is helpful to be aware of these otherwise hitherto extremely lucrative investments. In anticipation of strict gun control laws in the horizon, sales of high capacity magazines and rifles have gone through the roof. Expect to see gun makers rake in the dough at least in the short term.
Publicly Traded Companies
While the Freedom Group is privately held and reportedly a bonanza for the Cerberus Group, there are a couple of publicly traded manufacturers that have profited handsomely over the past few years thanks to a boom in gun ownership. This spike has been largely due to the much-anticipated, but little-materialized tough gun control laws that the Obama administration was expected to champion.
Two names stand out and they are Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWHC) and Sturm, Ruger and Company (NYSE: RGR). Although the media reported that these two companies saw their stock prices drop sharply after the Newtown shootings, in fact they have stayed remarkably flat over the days after Dec. 14.
Sturm, Ruger and Co.
In contrast to its stock price performance over the days after the Newtown shootings, RGR has appreciated nearly 9 fold since December 2008. That's a whopping 900% return for someone savvy enough to have invested right after President Obama won the 2008 election.
One might have expected gun stocks to have tanked due to the widespread indignation over the recent gun violence, it is an unrealistic expectation. Why? Because there is a huge market in the United States for firearms and the right to gun ownership is protected by the Second Amendment . Robust gun sales are backed with an even greater manufacturing backlog for a handful of manufacturers. The market for potential gun buyers is not restricted to new buyers alone. Existing buyers go out and buy more varieties and spend additional money on ammunition. News of future gun control laws only serve to accelerate more purchases, creating more tailwinds for gun stocks. In their Third Quarter 2012 results, Sturm, Ruger and Co., reported earnings of $0.88 per share, compared to $0.56 cents per share over the same quarter in 2011. In addition to spectacular stock price movement, this company has also declared steadily rising, healthy dividends with $0.38 cents per share in their most recent quarter. That's amazing, when compared to a measly $0.08 cents per share in 2008! Suffice it to say that an Investor in this company in 2008 would have made out nicely.
What are the prospects for this company going forward? Don't expect the stock to go on a downward spiral anytime soon, despite any new gun control legislation. However, the company cautions that the dividends it hands out is not a fixed amount per share, but rather a percentage of earnings. In other words, don't consider this stock as a valuable dividend play. However, the presence of a dividend for this stock does give it an edge over its publicly traded competitor - Smith & Wesson.
Smith & Wesson
The other beneficiary of Obama's first Presidential term is Smith & Wesson with a stock appreciation of about 5 fold over the same time period as Sturm and Ruger. However, Smith & Wesson doesn't offer a dividend so the returns don't look as robust as their competitor. In terms of performance since the Newtown shootings, one might consider the nearly 10% drop in the stock price, but in terms of long term impact over the next several months, it is likely to be minimal for the same reasons cited above. Over the next four years of President Obama's second term, despite anticipated tougher gun laws, this gun maker is certainly not going back to the $2 levels last seen in 2008!
In their most recent Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 report, the company announced a $332.7 million firearms backlog, nearly double from the same quarter last year. The company also announced a $20 million stock repurchase program until June 2013. Furthermore, the company's board authorized an additional $15 million share buyback on Dec. 27. According to Yahoo Finance, the company has 61.48 million shares in float. With a $35 million buyback program, and the stock at a current price of about $8.18, the float should reduce by about 4 million shares. Even if the shares don't substantially appreciate, expect the share buyback program to provide downward resistance to the stock price.
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on 28 May 2011 , reviewed by: JSDReg22
the interface is a mess, really counter-intuitive,
it's completely opposite to all standard interfaces that we see in other similar GUI's,
The wizard setup is great, and really thought out, explains many things of the application's settings, and really guides the user what they want the program to do..... but then the program finally loads.... what a mess.... hundreds of boxes and settings exposed to the user....
the entire GUI needs re-structuring,
i would recommend
Fairuse Wizard,
MEGui (a learning curve for sure, but a powerful GUI none the less)
Xvid4PSP (quite good, the recent 5.x.x versions have come a long way)
AVIDemux (more of an editing tool, but still good functions concerning conversion possibilities)
i say again, MediaCoder needs a GUI that has the kind of thinking that went into the programs setup wizard.
MediaCoder 0.7.3 build 4677
on 18 June 2010 , reviewed by: Spike
Great file converter, but they should work on the interface. In some cases it's unlogical and very confusing. But overall one of the best file converters ever.
MediaCoder 0.7.3 build 4612
on 22 March 2010 , reviewed by: 38917
The previous version(0.6.1.4045) is Better then this but the problem with previous version is it can't able to convert all video
MediaCoder 0.7.3 build 4602
on 03 March 2010 , reviewed by: DDR
I know, I'm an idiot but is there a user's guide for this?
MediaCoder 0.7.1 build 4476
on 24 July 2009 , reviewed by: Constantine
It is absolutely awesome converter eating everything and for FREE, quality without words just great, very fast (for quad cores) and after 5-7 minutes you already knowing each other. But it's need to be patience for first 10 minutes for sampling options. Even for ripping DVD i using MediaCoder and not DVDFab becouse it can leave the 720x... and not like the others maximum 704x... for me it important.
Together with VirtualDub and MKVtoolNix it doing averything.
MediaCoder 0.6.1 build 4166
on 11 August 2008 , reviewed by: Topaz
It's a pain in the butt to get the hang of but once you do, it does the job. Works with Vista as long as you have it set to run as administrator and in compatibility mode with Windows XP SP2. It does have some glitches but once you have the settings configured to your taste to transcode various media, it runs well. I don't like that you need to have FireFox installed to get to some of the settings.
MediaCoder 0.6.1 build 4116
on 01 July 2008 , reviewed by: Matt E
By FAR the best transcoder out there. Easily.
For me, it's Very, Very, Very buggy. I have to reinstall it every single time I use it. I ran it on Windows Vista but (because Vista is nuts XD) I got XP again. The same problems persist.
But because it is by far the best in its class, I put up with reinstalling it every time. Definitely worth the download, especially if it isn't buggy for you.
MediaCoder 0.6.1 build 4110
on 16 May 2008 , reviewed by: Phoenix76
The best of its breed on the Windows platform however the GUI tends to be overwhelming to the casual end user but when you tweak the options to your liking everything is going to make sense afterwards
MediaCoder 0.6.0 build 3855
on 23 August 2007 , reviewed by: Nick
There doesn't seem to be any way to fix the audio track on a dvd sequence to a particular number, so that one track eg VTS_01_3.VOB is in spanish even though the AudioID is 128 for english and all the others work. Has anyone else found this problem or am I being thick...?
MediaCoder 0.6.0 build 3798
on 16 July 2007 , reviewed by: tester
encoder part very good, but xml config is very s....
MediaCoder 0.6.0 build 3795
on 15 July 2007 , reviewed by: Voy
It does not run well in Windows Me. But it runs fine on 98,2000,XP. So my advice to all Windows Me users is to upgrade. Windows Me is the worst OS from Microsoft and is widely criticized as a buggy operating system.
The best media converter around.
I use it regularly to convert my videos into iPod videos.The settings i use:-
Video: H264 2-Pass(Vbr) 256Kbps(Note: Turn off Cabac)
Audio: Nero Aac-Lc(Vbr) 40Kbs
This is best free software around, it even gives commercial software run for their money.
MediaCoder 0.5.0 preview 4
on 28 June 2006 , reviewed by: Ant
zenosik: How can you do anything under Windows ME? It's very buggy.
MediaCoder 0.3.9 build 1846
on 12 May 2006 , reviewed by: zenosik
I have installed it and it always makes some error when I want to run this program. I have Windows ME. Is it beacuase of my OS??
MediaCoder 0.3.8 build 1802
on 29 April 2006 , reviewed by: Placio74
Still not perfect but very good. Encode based on MEncoder or FFMPEG. My favorite tool to convert QuickTime movies.
MediaCoder 0.3.6 build 1560
on 11 March 2006 , reviewed by: Smoke Screen
Run into trouble converting Xvid > SVCD,wrong AR and distorted sound. GUI is not intuitiv and flexible enough. Needs some work. Will check it out past V 0.5
MediaCoder 0.3.6
on 22 February 2006 , reviewed by: incog
Great tool, and the fastest development I've seen anywhere!! Makes transcoding so much nicer!
Report&read about bugs et al at http://www.hydrogenaudio .org/forums/index.php?showtopic=36870
MediaCoder 0.3.4 Full
on 07 January 2006 , reviewed by: Arioch
BTW, there is to be installer, who would not download other packages, such as x264, if those are already downloaded !
MediaCoder 0.3.4 Full
on 22 December 2005 , reviewed by: iElectric
Great software! Finnaly something that works perfect. But i didnt find any contact info to report bugs or suggestions so i will do it here. For video an "no audio" option will be apriciated


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Summary: When an ancient gold bear is found walled up in a dilapidated St. Petersburg bathhouse, researcher Daniel St. Clair and his frosty colleague Em Hayward set out for the university in Arkhangelsk to verify its age. Along the way they are mysteriously set adrift. Maps are suddenly useless. Lost and exhausted they turn north, sinking even deeper into the secrets and terrors of the Russian landscape. Daniel's lost love, the wild and beautiful Rosa Kovalenka, fears the worst when Daniel goes missing and resolves to find him. To do so will mean confronting her past and secrets that she has fought to suppress. The only way to save him is to go forward, where she encounters the haunted Chenchikov clan, a family with their own shadowy tangle of grief, desire, and treachery. In the unknowable, impenetrable Russian forest, Rosa meets an enigmatic wanderer who is full of tales and riddles of times past. Who might hold the key to Rosa and Daniel's future--or the destruction of their world.
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Don't badmouth the kids; it's tough out there
Look at the statistics; its harder than ever for grads to get into the working world.
This post comes from Lynn Mucken at MSN Money.
He was, as he proudly proclaimed, 91. Looked 70. And full of opinions as we chatted while sharing the swimming pool.
"Kids today are spoiled," he boomed, referring not to children but to young adults. "They expect everything for nothing."
Respecting my elders -- I am, after all, a relative kid at 65 -- I resisted booming back with "Nonsense!" Economically, life may never have been harder for those entering the real world. Post continues after video.
In September 1966, my wife and I headed south for my senior year at the University of Oregon. Nancy was five months pregnant and we had $250 between us. We had to find a place to live and pay for tuition and books. Of course, I had no job. But we compensated by having not one bit of concern about our future.
Our parents may have been pessimistic about our chances and those of their future grandchild, but we weren't. Optimism is hard to scrub off the young.
I quickly found a full-time job in a plywood mill. It was hard, dirty work and I came home every night smelling like an air freshener on steroids, but it paid $2 an hour and I could work swing shift and still take a full load of courses.
Soon I landed a cushy gig, monitoring the computer lab at the UO. The government-subsidized job for low-income students paid $6 an hour for 15 hours a week. I squeezed that in between classes and the mill.
Less than a month later, a twice-a-week newspaper in a nearby town hired me as a reporter. My predecessor, a single woman with two kids, had been getting $90 a week, but they offered me $95 "because you're a man." I grabbed it and quit the mill.
Yeah, I was working hard -- I don't get credit for the studying; it was either that or get drafted and sent to Vietnam -- but the simple fact was that jobs were easy to come by. I had never worked in a mill, knew nothing about computers, and my journalistic skills were a joke. Yet, I was making $170 a week when the average U.S. household income was $142.
Life is not like that today for most of the college-educated generation just coming of age.
Here are some comparisons between life when I transitioned from college to the working world in the late 1960s, and what the situation is today.
Paying for college.
My parents had seven kids, so I was on my own. During the summers, I worked as a laborer for a real estate agent who had rentals and was building an apartment building. I got $2 an hour for doing the heavy lifting and brainless maintenance. Over the 12 weeks of summer vacation, I brought in about $960.
Tuition and fees were $330 a year, and used books cost about the same. Until I got married, I shared a one-bedroom apartment on the backside of fraternity row -- two single beds and a double with almost room enough to walk around -- with two other guys, each of us paying about $40 a month. With a little work on Christmas and spring vacations, and a $300 student loan each year, I wasn't flush, but I seemed to have enough for the usual expenses: car, dates, beer.
Today, the University of Oregon resident undergraduate tuition is $8,190 a year. If you worked as a barista at Starbucks, you would make $12 to $13 an hour, including tips. A summer's work could bring in $6,240, not even enough to cover tuition, much less books, rent, food and fun. Consequently, today's students -- or at least those without a college fund -- have to go in deep debt with loans. They start their working lives in a hole.
Finding a job.
When I graduated in 2007, I was offered three reporting jobs: in Roseburg, Ore.; Caldwell, Idaho; and Sarasota, Fla. Bob Woodward I wasn't, but there were lots of small-town papers hiring. Within a year, I was picked up by The (Portland) Oregonian, the largest-circulation newspaper west of Denver and north of Los Angeles.
Things are not like that today. There are still good entry-level jobs in some industries -- not print journalism, of course -- but 1.94 million college graduates under the age of 30 are malemployed, a term coined in the '70s for college graduates who cannot find work that requires a degree, so instead settle for low-skilled jobs.
In 2000, according to data compiled by Andrew Sum, director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University, about 75% of college graduates held a job that required a college degree. Today that's closer to 60%.
Sum said those graduating in June are not likely to see major improvements. About 1.7 million students are projected to graduate this spring with a bachelor's degree and 687,000 with a master's, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
"We are doing a great disservice by not admitting how bad it is for young people (to get a job)," he said.
Buying a home.
In 1970, my wife and I bought our first home. It had three bedrooms, two baths, a one-car garage and a full basement and was on a tree-lined, family-friendly street within an easy walk of parks, school, shopping and transportation. Built in 1913, it also oozed character.
It cost us $15,500, and our initial monthly payment was $164, including insurance and taxes. Our household income was $10,000 (my wife didn't work then).
The house last sold in 2006, for $400,000. Zillow.com values it now at $344,000. To buy that house today, at the same income-to-price ratio we paid, would require a household income of $229,448, or both people earning $115,000 a year. How many couples three years out of college make that kind of money?
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These are very bad numbers for the young. Yet, according to a recent Associated Press-Viacom poll of Americans ages 18 to 24, a stunning 90% expect to find careers that will bring them, if not wealth, happiness.
Linka Preus, who is working at an Ithaca, N.Y., bagel bakery, told The Associated Press that every generation has its own struggles, and bad economies eventually improve.
"Even if it never gets better permanently, we'll adjust to whatever it is," said Preus, 22, a linguistics and cognitive science grad from Cornell University who plans to go to graduate school.
"I just don't really see myself being able to obtain the kind of money my parents could when they were my age," said Mark McNally, 23, who earned a history degree from the University of Minnesota a year ago and now works part time in a liquor store. "I'll be able to find (a good job) in the future, I'm sure of it," he said. "I'll find one or go back to school."
Good luck, kids.
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If any boomer wants to feel sorry for anyone in my generation then he should have thought about that some time during the last 40 years and not screwed up the world so badly for us.
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MILWAUKEE, WI (WHBL) - The Milwaukee Brewers ended a 3-6 home stand with a 4-1 loss to Texas Wednesday night. Kyle Lohse gave up a run in each of the first three innings, but he settled down and surrendered four total runs on nine hits and a pair of walks in six-and-a-third frames. Once again, Lohse failed to get enough run support from the Milwaukee offense. Each team had a dozen hits, and the Brewers left 13 runners on base. Carlos Gomez went 4 fo4, falling a homer short of the cycle to extend his career-best hitting streak to 14 games. Gomez leads the National League with a .386 batting average. The Brewers scored their only run in the seventh when Ryan Braun tripled and Aramis Ramirez doubled him home – only to get thrown out at third. Braun extended his hitting streak in Interleague games to 30, the third best in big league history. Ian Kinsler and Mitch Moreland each homered for Texas, which avoided losing three straight for the first time this season. Derek Holland got the win, giving up a run on 10 hits over seven innings. Joe Nathan picked up his ninth save. The loss dropped Lohse to 1-4, as the Brewers dropped their fifth game in their last six. Milwaukee is off today, and will open a series at Cincinnati tomorrow night.
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The methodologies and components underlying the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks are available on the Dow Jones Indexes website.
"The equity long-short strategy uses techniques such as short selling and derivatives, which aren't available to traditional equity-based investment portfolios," said Ridgely Walters, president of DJHFI. "We think the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Equity Long/Short Benchmark will be a strong addition to our existing five strategies."DJHFI has established an index advisory committee to ensure that the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks remain methodologically sound and objectively maintained. The committee members are: John Prestbo, editor, Dow Jones Indexes; Ridgely Walters, president of Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes; Garry Crowder, chief executive of Lyra Capital; Nancy Everett, chief investment officer of Virginia Retirement Systems; Philip Halpern, independent adviser; Neil Petroff, senior vice-president of international equities indexes, fixed-income and alternative investments at the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan; Laurence Siegel, director of investment policy research at the Ford Foundation; and Edgar Sullivan, vice-president of investment research and co-portfolio manager, Absolute Return Strategy, General Motors Asset Management.
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"I know that he did feel uncomfortable in the house," said Drew Needham, a senior who lived with Rane for two years before Rane decided to move off campus into the 36th Avenue home with at least four others, including Green, a 23-year-old graduate engineering student. "He'd stayed at some other friends' houses recently."
"He knew something was wrong, but nobody expects something like this," said Needham, a 21-year-old biology major, who described his friend as an open-minded, gregarious student.
According to police, Green also wounded a second roommate before killing himself early Tuesday morning. Since then, more details about Green's demeanor and background have emerged.
One revelation: Green briefly worked for the university Police Department as a student aide last year — a position that does not carry much authority but does require a background check. Campus police found a record of his two-week stint during a review of university records pertaining to Green.
"We said, 'Oh, look at that,'" said Maj. Marc Limansky, a police spokesman.
Limansky said student police aides perform duties such as directing traffic during special events and manning security desks in the student union and other buildings while officers conduct patrols through the buildings.
"They have no enforcement authority, no weapons, no access to weapons, no access to records," Limansky said.
Still, the aides are screened. Before they are hired, officers check gun ownership, wanted lists, driver's license records and criminal records throughout the broader Chesapeake Bay area, Limansky said. Green passed all the checks.
Green owned a 9 mm handgun at the time of his employment and would have been told that he could not bring it on campus or in the workplace, Limansky said. He said student aides are not subject to a mental health assessment, unlike officers within the department.
"There was nothing unusual whatsoever coming back to indicate anything negative," he said of the check.
On Tuesday, Prince George's County Police say Green shot two of his undergraduate roommates with a 9 mm handgun after drawing them outside by lighting small fires in and around their shared home. Green's family told police he had been suffering from a mental illness for at least a year and had been on medication for a time.
Rane, 22, of Silver Spring was killed in the home's front yard, and Neal Oa, 22, of Frederick County was shot in the leg while fleeing. Green then killed himself in the backyard, police said. When police arrived, they found the 9 mm near his body, and a bag containing a .22-caliber semiautomatic Uzi, at least three 20-bullet magazines, a machete and a baseball bat nearby.
Brad Bolino, the property's landlord, called the shootings a "terrible tragedy" that had shocked him. "As a parent, it turns your stomach over," he said.
Bolino declined to comment on whether Oa or the other, unidentified tenants were planning on remaining in the home. He said he had not been allowed into the home by police as of Thursday morning and did not know the extent of damage inside, where police say Green started a fire in the basement.
Services for Rane, a Centennial High School graduate who was studying English and linguistics, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mauger/Givnish Funeral Home in Malvern, Pa.
This week, police and university officials said they had no indication that Green might become violent.
According to many who knew him, the Morgan State University graduate appeared to be a quiet, academically focused high-achiever. He had participated in a NASA program for gifted students, and years ago had served as a mentor to younger students and as a resident assistant at Morgan.


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Faculty Profile
Leslye Obiora
Professor of LawE-mail: Leslye Obiora
Office Number: 230
Office Phone: (520) 621-1881
Courses Taught:
Advanced Topics in International Human Rights - Law 696N
Gender and the Law (co-meets w/696N 008) - Law 695B
Public International Law (co-meets with 696n007) - Law 670
International Human Rights - Law 659
Jurisprudence - Law 626
Curriculum Vitae
|Stanford Law School, J.S.D. (2000)
|Yale Law School, LL.M. (1988)
|University of Nigeria, LL.B. (1984)
Admitted to Practice
Professional Work Experience
|Professor of Law, Rogers College of Law, 1997 - present
|Cabinet Minister, Federal Government of Nigeria, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, 2006 - 2007
|Visiting Gladstein Professor, University of Connecticut, 2003
|Manager, Africa Region Gender & Law Program, World Bank, 1999 - 2000
|Visitor, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, 1998
|Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, 1996 - 1997; Summer 2002
|Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, 1992 - 1996
|Teaching & Research Assistant to Prof. Lawrence Friedman, Stanford University, 1991
|Attorney, McCutchen Doyle Brown & Enersen, California, 1990
|Attorney, Durant Sabanosh, Connecticut, 1989
|Research Assistant to Prof. Geoffrey Hazard, Yale University, 1988
|Attorney, U. Uche & Associates, Lagos, Nigeria, 1986 - 1987
|Attorney, Ministry of Justice & Mercantile Bank, Calabar, Nigeria, 1985 - 1986
Representative Publications
|"Supri, supri, supri, Oyibo?": An Interrogation of Gender Mainstreaming Deficits, 29 Signs: J. Women in Culture & Soc'y 649 (2004).
|Toward an Auspicious Reconciliation of International and Comparative Analyses, 46 Am. J. Comp. L. 669 (1998).
|Bridges and Barricades: Rethinking Polemics and Intransigence in the Campaign Against Female Circumcision, 47 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 275 (1997), excerpted in Katherine T. Bartlett & Angela P. Harris, Gender and the Law: Theory, Doctrine, Commentary 1026 (2d ed. 1998), and reprinted in Global Critical Race Feminism 260 (Adrien Katherine Wing ed., 2000).
|Reconsidering African Customary Law, 17 Legal Stud. F. 217 (1993).
|Complete List of Publications
|African Women Scholars
|Founding Member
|Nigerian Scholars for Dialogue
|Charter Member
|American Bar Association
|Steering Committee, African Law Section, 1997
|Law & Society Association
|Board Member; African Renaissance Review Editor Search; and Planning Commission, 1998
|Casa de los Ninos
|Board Member
|Board Member
|Tucson Art Museum
|Board Member
|Tucson Human Relations Commissioner
|American Association of International Law
|African Studies Association
|University of Arizona Middle-Eastern Studies Program
|University of Arizona International Studies Program
|University of Arizona Women's Studies Program
|University of Arizona Africana Studies Program
Public Service
|Founder, Institute for Research on African Women, Children & Culture
|Convener, Stimulating Philanthropy in Nigeria Leadership Forums
|Rockefeller & Berstelsmann Foundations Philanthropy Workshop: Cohort 10
|Guest Editor & Review, Law & Policy; Dialectical Anthropology
|Review, SIGNS, LSR, African Literature Review, American Anthropologist, Transforming Anthropology
|Review, Law & Social Inquiry, Law & Policy, AJCL, WSIF, Canadian J. Women & Law, Canadian J. Political Science
|Review, NSF, ACLS, MacArthur, University of California Press, University of Florida Press, Palgrave 1997
|Editor, American Bar Association Law Year-in-Review 1997
|Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University 2008
|Djerassi Resident Artist Program, Woodside, California 2004
|Flora Nwapa Recognition of Excellence September 2002
|Convener, Ministerial Conference on Gender & Law, World Bank May 2000
|Bellagio Study Center Fellowship, Rockefeller Foundation 2000
|Institute for Advanced Studies Fellowship 1997 - 1998
|University of Arizona Faculty Research Grant 1998; 2003
|Indiana University Faculty Research Grant 1993
|AAUW Educational Foundation International Fellowship 1992
|Stanford Institute for International Studies Grant 1991
|Nigerian National Youth Corps Outstanding Service Award 1985
|Founder, Indigent Patients' Free Medical Care Center, Nigeria 1985


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Marina di Venezia is a superbly equipped park and one of the largest in the area. Located close to Punta Sabbioni with direct access to a sandy beach, this is an excellent location for a fun packed family holiday.Emplacements are set amongst the shade of pine trees, away from the main facilities.At the centre of the park is the fabulous pool complex, there is an Olympic sized pool plus large children's pool with fountains, surrounded by a sun terrace. If you are feeling active, there are plenty of facilities to keep you amused, including sports competitions. As evening falls, wander along the site's beachside promenade, where you will find a choice of shops, bars and restaurants.
This park has:There is a fabulous pool complex at the centre of the site, which has six swimming pool's, separate children's pool, fun fountains and waterslides. It is surrounded by a spacious sun terraceAqua aerobicsJacuzziSolariumEntertainment including sports competitions, live music and cabaretChildren's clubPizzeriaRestaurantSnack barTakeawayBarInternet accessWi-Fi accessAerobicsBouncy castleGames roomTable tennisArcheryBeach volleyballBicycle hireChildren's playgroundFootball5-a-side footballHorse ridingMini golfPedaloesScuba divingTennisVolleyballSupermarket, shops, hairdresser and souvenier shopSafety deposit boxesCash dispenserLaunderette


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Inspired as a reflection of the constant change and the natural flow, this beautiful piece has been created to form balance and the feeling of engagement with nature.
Designed using recycled materials, this handcrafted acrylic bracelet will lend a chic statement to every look.
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Available in Small/Medium and Medium/ Large
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David Beckham Bodywear. Long-sleeved T-shirt in textured jersey with buttons at the front and reinforced elbows.
100% cotton.
Machine wash at 40˚
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