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Skeptical Justices Challenge Both Sides; Kennedy Warns of 'Uncharted Waters'
WASHINGTON—Supreme Court justices appeared divided Tuesday during historic arguments over the fate of gay marriage in California, at some moments almost regretful they took the case and at others splitting neatly into well-worn ideological camps.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, seen holding a key vote, wrote both of the court's major gay-rights decisions, most recently in 2003. On Tuesday, however, he made clear that the case of Proposition 8, a 2008 California voter initiative that rescinded the marriage rights of same-sex couples in the state, had left him conflicted.
Gay Marriage Case
- Skeptical Justices Challenge Both Sides; Kennedy Warns of 'Uncharted Waters'
- Prop 8 Lawyer: Press the 'Pause Button'
- The Other Lawyer in Gay-Marriage Case
- Gay Marriage Defines Court's Week
- Washington Wire: Few Conservatives Think Supreme Court Is Conservative, Poll Finds
- Preview: Mixed Outcome Possible
"You're really asking…for us to go into uncharted waters," he told Theodore Olson, the lawyer challenging Proposition 8. "And you can play with that metaphor. There's a wonderful destination or there's a cliff."
Tuesday's arguments came in the first of two cases in which the high court for the first time is directly tackling gay marriage, now legal in nine states and the District of Columbia. The court on Wednesday will hear a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 law denying federal recognition and benefits, such as exemption from the estate tax, to same-sex spouses.
Lower federal courts have invalidated that law, saying the federal government has accepted state-authorized marriages in other instances. Decisions in both cases are expected before July.
In the California case, lower federal courts already have ruled Proposition 8 unconstitutional. The justices could reinstate it or strike it down. They have a range of options in the latter scenario, including issuing a procedural ruling that would apply only to California or expanding same-sex marriage rights beyond California to some or even all of the 50 states.
Some justices appeared to search for a way to avoid placing the Supreme Court's imprimatur on a decision, one way or the other. Chief Justice John Roberts asked repeatedly whether the case should have reached the high court at all.
The state of California declined to defend Proposition 8 after its governor and attorney general concluded the measure was unconstitutional. Should the court adopt that position, it likely would leave in place a federal district court decision invalidating Proposition 8 but creating no binding precedent on gay marriage itself.
Although lower courts held that the official citizen-sponsors of the measure had legal standing to defend Proposition 8, Justice Stephen Breyer suggested that federal precedents might not allow private individuals to represent a state government's position in court.
During the arguments, justices zeroed in on several of the overarching issues that have vexed the nation for more than two decades, including the purpose of marriage and the meaning of the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection as applied to gays and lesbians.
Behind their deliberations was the recognition of fast-changing public opinion, with polls showing a majority of Americans now favor gay marriage. The court's landmark 1967 ruling barring states from restricting interracial marriage came up several times, as the justices wrestled with how to make a decision that would stand up to history's judgment.
Defending Proposition 8, lawyer Charles Cooper said marriage was designed to advance a state's interest in "responsible procreation." He said marriage could be threatened if same-sex couples with no ability to bear children could be married.
Justice Elena Kagan asked if the same rationale would allow a state to deny marriage to people over 55. "If both the woman and the man are over the age of 55, there are not a lot of children coming out of that marriage," she said.
Maybe so, replied Mr. Cooper. But since men can remain fertile throughout life, marriage served state interests by imposing "obligations of fidelity and monogamy" to deter husbands from extramarital relations with younger women that could produce unintended offspring, he said. Allowing same-sex couples to cloak themselves in the terminology of marriage could have harmful "real-world consequences," he said.
Justice Kennedy showed sympathy for the argument that it was too early to know whether gay marriage could be harmful. No state authorized same-sex marriage until Massachusetts in 2004. "We have five years of information to weigh against 2,000 years of history or more," he said. At the same time, he continued, denying marital status to gay couples potentially harmed at least one group: their children, of whom there are nearly 40,000 in California. "They want their parents to have full recognition and full status. The voice of those children is important in this case, don't you think?" Justice Kennedy said.
Several conservative justices found the issue more clear-cut. "When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage?" conservative Justice Antonin Scalia demanded of Mr. Olson in one of several heated exchanges. In "1791? 1868, when the 14th Amendment was adopted?"
"There's no specific date in time. This is an evolutionary cycle," Mr. Olson replied. But "marriage is a fundamental right," he said.
While justices' questions often indicate how they plan to vote, they don't necessarily foretell the final decision.
The court's four liberals, meanwhile, aggressively questioned Mr. Cooper. Justice Sonia Sotomayor pushed him to explain what other forms of discrimination against homosexuals he found acceptable. "Outside of the marriage context, can you think of any other…reason for a state using sexual orientation as a factor in denying homosexuals benefits or imposing burdens on them?" she asked. "Your Honor, I cannot," Mr. Cooper said.
Chief Justice Roberts, a conservative, flipped that very point around later in the argument. Under California law, gay couples can register domestic partnerships that provide the same rights and responsibilities as marriage.
"So it's just about the label in this case," the chief justice told Mr. Olson. "What the supporters of Proposition 8 are saying here [is that] all you're interested in is the label, and you insist on changing the definition of the label."
Mr. Olson replied by raising Loving v. Virginia, the court's 1967 decision invalidating a ban on interracial marriage. By the chief justice's logic, the court could have told Mildred and Richard Loving that "'you can't get married, but you can have an interracial union,' " Mr. Olson said. "Everyone would know that that was wrong."
Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, representing the Obama administration's view that Proposition 8 should be struck down, argued that because California granted gay couples all the rights of marriage, denying them the word itself unconstitutionally stigmatized them. But some justices said that led to an odd result in which states providing no recognition to gay couples would have greater justification in denying them marriage rights.
"You're saying it's got to happen right now in California," Chief Justice Roberts said, "but you can wait in states where they have fewer legal rights."
No justice seemed ready to embrace Mr. Olson's argument that same-sex marriage must be recognized nationwide. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said even the Loving decision was the culmination of several cases involving interracial relationships.
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To begin with, this story is about a royal family that has the parents and an older brother that were assassinated… or were they? The story involves weeks and weeks of the kids trying to figure out if their older brother and their parents were assassinated or not. At the end they finally figure it out, but I'm no spoiler! My favorite part is when Cecelia, Delilah (Lilah) and Rolph ruin the council's clothes. They cut the seams and dip the council's clothes in black ink. Some really funny things happen because of that.
In addition, I enjoyed this story because I like reading mysteries. (They are my second favorite genre of book.) The book is great because the kids have to do lots of things to figure out if their parents are alive or not. You never know what the castle will do next. In this case, the castle helps Cecelia and her siblings… most of the time. Trust me, the kids have to do some pretty funny acts. For example, they climb through secret tunnels and those tunnels are very small.
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Scrap collector challenges Town of Tonawanda garbage-picking arrest
A defense lawyer and prosecutor argued Wednesday night in Tonawanda Town Court over whether the town's garbage-picking law is too vague.
Justice Daniel T. Cavarello reserved decision on the case, which arose after Buffalo garbage picker Don DalFonso was charged Oct. 1 with illegally taking garbage on a town street.
Attorney John C. Nelson contended that the town ordinance under which DalFonso, 67, is being prosecuted is unclear and that the police summons and complaint served on his client is legally deficient.
Nelson said the complaint lacks a legally required claim that the material DalFonso picked up on McConkey Drive had been placed "out for collection."
While Nelson argued that a strict reading of the town ordinance was mandatory, prosecutor Mario A. Giacobbe called the complaint, which accused DalFonso of "interference with waste material," legally sufficient.
Cavarello ordered both sides back before him Dec. 19 for his decision.
DalFonso earlier this year told The Buffalo News he considers the Tonawanda ordinance "a joke," adding that if the homeowners and businesses put recyclables out on the curb, "they don't care who gets it."
DalFonso, who is free without bail, is trying to catalog similar prosecutions in the town and what was done, if anything, to other scrap collectors under the ordinance, Nelson said after court.
DalFonso, who identifies himself as a professional "scrapper," came to court for the early evening proceeding but was unavailable to comment afterward.
Previously he has admitted being a repeat offender under the Tonawanda garbage ordinance. He maintains that he is being singled out for prosecution even though he says there are more than a half-dozen other regular scrap collectors operating in the town.
Town police and court records show that since January 2004, officers have issued 49 appearance tickets for violating the ordinance to DalFonso and others, including seven so far this year.
The penalties have ranged from an initial written warning to obey the ordinance, to a $50 fine for a second violation in a 12-month period, with the fines increasing at the judge's discretion for continuing violations.
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August 1975. My friend snapped this Kodachrome of his wife and me strolling along the 200 block of Keller Street in Petaluma, California. I'm decked out in my 70s-style duds, including bell-bottoms, waffle stompers, whatever you call that kind of shirt, plus my Konica Autoreflex T and camera bag, she in her Petaluma tee shirt, and Keller Street in Victorians, Volkswagens, Cadillacs and Pontiacs, not to mention the ubiquitous Ford F-150 pickup.
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Olive Iris Soorus, age 90, of New Smyrna Beach, Florida passed away peacefully Thursday, October 25 2012 as she slept.
Olive was born in Brimley, Michigan on January 1, 1922, the daughter of the late George and Helen (Holmes) Albrough. Olive graduated from Superior High School in Brimley in 1939 and married Armas B. Soorus in 1940. Shortly after their marriage, Olive and Armas moved to Detroit where they lived until retirement. Olive dedicated her life to her family, raising her four children and being a wonderful grandmother for her grandchildren. She was the light of our lives.
In 1979 Olive and Armas returned to Dafter to build their retirement home closer to family and friends. Olive loved the new home and proximity to her friends and family.
Olive was preceded in death by her daughter: Dorothy Rousseau, her parents, two brothers, and sons-in-law Ronald Torzynski and Kenneth Rousseau. She is survived by her daughters: Sonja (Jerry) Wilson and Sandra (Greg) Bishop; and son: Armas (Rose) Soorus; five grandchildren: James Torzynski, Robert (Gita) Torzynski, Cynthia (Paul) Drury, Richard Torzynski, Julie (Don) Fraser; and six great grandchildren: Forest Torzynski, Rosie Torzynski, Evan Torzynski, Alex Fraser, Collin Fraser, Addison Fraser.
Olive's wishes were that no public memorial service be held. Family and friends are asked to remember her and the good times and laughter they shared.
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So the question remains do I support a router with partial logging or not, what do you think??
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Blade Runner (Five-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition) [HD DVD] (2007) today as a late Christmas present. Blade Runner is my all time favorite movie and to be able to see the original North American release (yes I like the narration as it gives it an old Bogart feel) in HD using my Xbox 360 Elite and the HD player was simply WOW!! I own the VHS original, the DVD director's cut, but when I saw this, I had to get it as I've been waiting a long time for a DVD version of the original film and to get it now in HD is exactly what I would have asked for. I'll be watching it again tomorrow night, the only question is what version but I'm thinking the Workprint version, and then the next night the International version and so on. This is going to be a great week of movie watching.
If your a Blade Runner fan like me then perhaps next time your in Seattle you should check out the original Flying Spinner and other movie props at Experience Music Project / Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle. Experience music is simply amazing, but I was hugely surprised at how good the Science Fiction Museum was. Toss in the Museum of Flight and the Seattle Underground and Seattle becomes a very cool place to visit. So I will be going mid April for the MVP Summit Conference at Microsoft, but I'll be visiting some of my favorite museums again as well.
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Microsoft Ignite Your Code Webcast series (ya I know that is a suckie picture of me, just there are not many photos of me in existence) . I did the presentation on Windows Security Essentials . You can download my demo code from here
The Demo Code includes examples on how to code DACLs/SACLs, Impersonation, Implicit/Declarative Code Security, Code Access Security and Asymmetric/Symmetric encryption.
The webcast includes an introduction into how Windows implements security and then how to include security into your code. I hope you enjoy and learn something helpful.
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Donor Milk – Medela Supports the Weakest Babies
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Baar, Switzerland, April 28, 2009 - Human milk contains nutrients and antibodies that are essential for a baby's development, particularly those born prematurely. When these tiny babies or other babies in hospital suffering from different conditions, cannot be breastfed by their mothers, pasteurized donor human milk from a milk bank is the next-best solution. The Swiss based company Medela is supporting the return of milkbanks by providing recognized experts such as Dr. Ben Hartmann the opportunity to speak about the development of milkbanks and the great efforts required to ensure increased survival rates and improved quality of life for these most vulnerable infants.
Premature babies are particularly susceptible to infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Ensuring that these babies have a plentiful supply of human milk results in a decreased risk of developing necrotizing enterocolitis, a life-threatening condition resulting in inflammation of the intestines in these babies. The natural and vital nutrients contained in human milk also enhance the resistance and vitality of premature babies.
Having a premature baby is a very stressful event for a mother. As research shows human milk provides significant benefits for the growth and development of premature babies, mothers can participate the care of their baby by providing their breastmilk. However, the emotional strain and worry about their newborn infant can sometimes result in a mother's reduced ability to produce enough milk. Pasteurized donor human milk from a milk bank is the next best thing, helping baby to develop and reassuring parents that their baby is getting the best substitute possible.
Since the early 1980s, milk banks have disappeared from numerous hospitals across the world. However, this trend is now beginning to change. Setting up and running a milk bank requires extensive knowledge on the handling of human milk together with considerable administrative effort. This includes, for example, a careful selection process of the donors, their constant monitoring the testing of the bacterial content of the milk and ensuring its perfect pasteurisation. Leading maternity and Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) across the world are now embarking on a slow reintroduction of milk banks.
In August 2006, Dr. Ben Hartmann and his colleagues opened the first milk bank in Australia, The Perron Rotary Express Milk Bank (PREM Bank) at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth, Western Australia. Since its opening, Dr. Hartmann has achieved outstanding success by incorporating the latest scientific insights and evidence into practice.
"Mothers of very premature babies often endure considerable stress from the fact that their baby has to remain in the intensive care unit. For that reason, and others, some mothers may struggle to produce sufficient milk for their baby," Dr. Ben Hartmann points out. "We support these mothers and their babies with pasteurised donor human milk to see them through this most difficult period." It is a recognised fact that babies' immune systems benefit from the provision of human milk. Research is now exploring how donor human milk also supports the preterm baby. The redevelopment of milk banks is only the very beginning of a story, in which the very youngest members of our society play the major role.
Medela, the global leader in the production of breast pumps and breast-feeding accessories, provided funds for Dr. Ben Hartmann to travel to China in April 2009. The aim of his visit is to support positive trends towards a professional reintroduction of milk banks. For that same reason, Medela is supporting the Third International Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium in Vienna in autumn 2009 as one of the event's main sponsors.
The enormous efforts, by scientists, physicians and numerous hospitals together with Medela are undertaken for the benefit of these vulnerable babies. The tragic events in China as the result of contaminated milk powder have again brought into question the wide spread practice of providing babies with artificial baby milk and have reawakened global interest in breastfeeding and the redevelopment of milk banks.
About Dr. Ben Hartmann
He has completed a PhD (plant cell metabolism and physiology) at the University of Western Australia in 2001. From 2001 – 2005 he ran his own small business (based in New Zealand and Melbourne) and in 2003 completed a Certificate IV in Small Business Management at RMIT. In 2005 he was employed to prepare a business plan for the Perron Rotary Express Milk Bank (PREM Bank) and was subsequently employed as Telethon Postdoctoral Research Fellow to implement the business plan and establish Australia's first contemporary human milk bank. The PREM Bank began dispensing pasteurised donor human milk to hospitalised and ill infants in July 2006. Since April 2007 he has been employed as manager (Scientist in Charge) of the PREM Bank.
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Medela provides the most technologically advanced, superior-quality breastpumps and breastfeeding accessories to nursing mothers around the world. A longtime champion of breastfeeding, Medela is the only company to develop products based on research by the world's leading lactation experts. As a result, Medela's breastpumps are the number one choice of healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities worldwide.
Medela has developed an extensive line of products to meet the diverse needs of nursing mothers. These products include hospital-grade, double and single electric and manual breastpumps; breastfeeding accessories such as pump cleaning products, breast care products and specialty feeding devices; and maternity and nursing intimate apparel.
Founded in 1961 by Olle Larsson in Zug, Switzerland, Medela continues to grow under the ownership of the Larsson family. Medela serves customers through a worldwide network of distribution partners in more than 90 countries and its 13 subsidiaries in Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.


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THX 1138 wrote:Gungan Sub: Looks pretty decent. Way better than the absolutely horrible looking previous one. I always liked the vehicle from the movie, and the minifigs look great, so I'll probably get it.
See, I don't get that. This version looks, to me anyway, nothing like the shape of the actual vehicle. It looks round, with a couple of miniscule triangular bits sticking off the sides in the rear, whereas the actual sub is FAR more triangular. This new model also looks to have WAY too much space in front of the cockpits. The old one suffered from a blocky build, and a horrible, flat bottom, but at least it was generally the right shape. This new one looks ugly as sin to me, and even LESS accurate than the old.


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Sports Backer Stadium is an 8-lane 400m Martin Surface track with 48 inch wide lanes and a full compliment of throwing facilities within the main stadium, 4 long/triple jump pits, 2 horizontal jumps pits and 2 pole vault pits.
FIELD EVENTS: Athletes may report 1 hour up to 30' prior to the scheduled start of their event. All athletes in later flight are asked to check in prior to the initial start.
RUNNING EVENTS: Please check in at the Clerk Area no later than 30' prior to the start of your event. Report to your respective start area no later than 10' prior to the start of your event.
Weigh-ins will be Saturday morning between 8:30 am and start of Women's Weight. We will be flexible.
Maximum ¼ inch or 7mm length.
Restroom facilities are located underneath the press box seating area.
Please set up your tents and team camps outside of the track area behind the fence. The infield area must be kept clear at all times.
Meet will be scored.
RUNNING EVENTS: Sections versus time (faster sections run first)
FIELD EVENTS: Throws and horizontal jumps, each competitor will be allowed 3 trails, advancing top 8 to the finals for 3 additional jumps.
VCU Training staff will be available
In the event of bad weather, the meet will be postponed and athletes, coaches and staff are asked to evacuate to team buses. Please listen closely for all announcements and updates.
T-shirts will be given to the winner of each event upon completion on their events.
Results will be available on-line on the VCU Athletic website immediately after the meet. A small number of hard copies will be available to head coaches at the conclusion.
Entries must be received no later than 11:59 pm Tuesday, April 12, 2010. No exceptions. Due to the limitations of our facility and our proposed time schedule, and in an effort to ensure a timely and efficient competition, meet management reserves the right to limit entries. *Note: Based on the number of Entries, We must limit all unattached athletes to 2 individual events.


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I have no clue how to use Photoshop or similar tools, so let me illustrate my relatively simple and straightforward perfect Android browser idea with a set of screenshots.
Why don't we take the tab bar that's currently usually on top (Dolphin) or tucked away behind a button (Chrome, Firefox)...
...and move it to the sidebar in the left, pretty much in the exact same spot where Dolphin currently puts its bookmarks? This sidebar thing has become incredibly common in Android lately, and it's a nice place to put something you don't need all the time.
This sidebar would be accessible though an edge swipe (so not a button, but a true edge swipe like Dolphin also uses) so you don't need to hunt and peck for a button. This should be animated like how The Verge's Android application animates its sidebar - I can't explain why, but it's incredibly satisfying, way more so than Google's own applications.
Lastly, give the browser the proper Holo-look, preferably with an option to switch between Holo dark and Holo light, like my favourite Twitter client Boid.
This approach could work for far more applications, and has one huge additional benefit: you basically get a tablet interface for free. On a tablet, in landscape, you could - if it makes sense - make the sidebar permanent. Reddit is fun (terrible name, great Reddit client) already does something like this, and I'm sure there are more.
The fact that even a relative moron such as myself can come up with this means it must have occurred to smarter people as well. Dolphin is like 1/3 there already (too bad it doesn't place tabs in its sidebar and too bad it's far, far from Holo), so it's not like I'm having some sort of grand epiphany here. Of course, I would prefer Google to just adopt this for Chrome, but lacking that, is anybody from the Dolphin, Opera, or Firefox team listening?


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If… is the debut solo album from Bill Ryder-Jones. Written as a tribute to Italian avant-garde author Italo Calvino's postmodern novel If On A Winter's Night A Traveller, If… is mapped out as soundtrack inspired by the book. Grand orchestral movements sit side by side with stark, nakedly emotional vocal pieces that weave a a bleak but beautifully moving and always visceral narrative.
The album was recorded in various locations around Ryder-Jones' hometown of Liverpool, including a Scandinavian Church, the Grade II listed warehouse Elevator Studios and his mother's house. Musicians, friends, parents and even the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra pulled together in order for If… to become a reality. The Liverpool Philharmonic joined Ryder-Jones at the friary in Everton Valley for the instrumental tracks, of which there are five out of the ten on the record.
Taking its cue from Abel Korzeniowski's off-kilter soundtrack for Tom Ford's acclaimed film A Single Man, If…'s influences are eclectic and diverse, from modern cinema composers like Michael Galasso (Seraphine) and Clint Mansell (The Wrestler, Black Swan) to psychedelic sorcerer Syd Barrett, Nick Cave and nineties Welsh indie-psych disciples Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
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Professor Ludwikowski holds doctorate degrees in law and legal and political theory. Until 1982 he taught law and politics and held the chair of Modern Legal and Political Movements and Ideas and was the chairman of the Division of Law and Business at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland.
After coming to the United States in 1982, Professor Ludwikowski continued his research work, while holding several visiting scholar and visiting fellow positions, including the USICA Program, U.S. State Department (1981), The Heritage Foundation (1981), Elizabethtown College, PA (1982-1983), and the Hoover Institute, Stanford University (1983). He was also a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship (1997 and 2004) and the residential Fellowship of Max Planck Institute in Hamburg, Germany (1989). He came to the Catholic University of America in 1984 and has been a professor of law at the Columbus School of Law since 1985 and the director of the International Business and Trade Summer Law Program in Poland since 1991.
Professor Ludwikowski has served as the director of the Comparative and International Law Institute since the institute's inception in 1985. From 2001 to 2003 he was the managing editor of Comparative Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, a multi-volume publication of Oceana Publications, Inc.
Professor Ludwikowski has authored 20 books, including his most recently published books, International Trade. Warsaw: C.H. Beck, 2006 and The Courts in the United States, TNOIK, Toru?, 2008.
"The Courts in the United States: Structure and Jurisdiction" (co-authored with Anna Ludwikowski, TNOIK, Toru?, 2008.
"Mafia --Part II & III" Warsaw, KUBA, 2006 and 2008.
"International Trade" Warsaw: C.H. Beck, 2006.
"Mafia." Warsaw: LTW, 2005.
"Comparative Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms" Vol. I. Oceana Publications Inc., 2002.
"Comparative Constitutional Law" Toru?: TNOIK, 2000.
"Regulations of International Trade and Business" (editor & co-author). Vol. II, International Business Transactions, ABC. 1998.
"Constitution Making in the Countries of Former Soviet Dominance" Duke University Press, 1996.
"America and the World of Business" Cracow's Industrial Society, 1991.
"Regulations of International Trade and Business" Vol. I, International Trade, ABC , 1996.
"The Beginning of the Constitutional Era. A Comparative Study of the First American and
European Constitution" (co-authored with William Fox, Jr.). CUA Press, 1993.
"I-God. Life After Life of the New Age" (in Polish). Crakow: Jagiellonia, S.A., 1992.
"Constitutionalism and Human Rights" (co-editor with Kenneth Thompson). Miller Center, Univ. of Virginia, 1991.
"Continuity and Change in Poland" CUA Press, 1991.
"The Crisis of Communism, Its Meaning, Origins and Phases" Washington, DC: Pergamon-Brassey's, 1986.
"Main Currents of Polish Political Thought 1815-1890," Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1982.
"Essays on Galician Political Movements and Ideas, 1848-1892" Crakow: Jagiellonian
University Press (received award of the Ministry of Science, Education and Technology).
"John Stuart Mill" (co-authored with J. Wolenski). Warszawa: Panstwowy Instytut
Naukowy, 1979. (Received Award of the Rector of The Jagiellonian University.)
"Black Radicalism in the United States" Warsaw: PWN, 1976. (Received Award of the Rector of The Jagiellonian University.)
"The Conservatism of the Kingdom of Poland During the Inter-Insurrectional Period: Considerations on Ideology and Politics" Jagiellonian University Press, 1976. (Received
ward of the Ministry of Science, Education and Technology.)
"At the Cradle of the Polish Political Culture." Pressje, 12/2007-08.
"Limits of Universalism: Protection of Human Rights in Europe and America in Historical and Comparative Perspective." Politeja, 2/6/2006.
"Constitutionalization of Human Rights in Latin America and the Countries of the Former Soviet Union," Georgia Journal of Intern. and Comp. Law, Vol 33, No. 1, Fall 2004, pp.1-113.
"American Antidumping Regulations. Protectionism or Protection Against Unfair Trade." Rozprawy prawnicze, Zakamycze (2005).
"Constitutionalization of Human Rights in Selected Countries of the Region of the Former Soviet Dominance." Banner of Law Through the Word, Zakamycze (2002).
"The Latin American Hybrid Constitutionalism. The United States Presidentialism in the Civil Law Melting Pot." Boston University International Law Journal, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Spring 2003).
"Politicization and Judicialization of the U.S. Chief Executive's Political and Criminal Responsibility: A Threat to Constitutional Integrity or a Natural Result of the Constitution's Flexibility?" American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. L, Supplement (2002).
"Supreme Law or Basic Law? Decline of the Concept of Constitutional Supremacy." Cordozo International and Comparative Law Journal Vol 9/2 (2001).
"Legal Aspects of Presidential Elections in the United States," 4/662. State and Law, Panstwo i Prawo (April 2001.
"Constitutional Culture in East-Central European Democracies." Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol 29, No 1 (2000). (Published also by Institute of Public Affairs, Warsaw (2001), /in:/ Constitutional Cultures (ed. M. Wyrzykowski).
"Mixed' Constitutions-Product of an East-Central European Constitutional Melting Pot." Boston University International Law Journal. Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring 1998).
"Fundamental Constitutional Rights in the New Constitution of Eastern and Central Europe." Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law. Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring 1995).
"Constitution Making in the Countries of Former Soviet Dominance: Current Development."
Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. Vol. 23, No. 2 (1993).
"The Polish Constitutional Traditions in Comparative Perspective." (in Poland and Europe: Historical Dimensions, ed. J.S. Pula, M.B. Biskupski) (1993).
"Main Models of Judicial Review in the Contemporary World: A Comparative Study" Economic & Legal Studies, Vol. XLVIII (1993).
"Searching for a New Constitutional Model for East-Central Europe." Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce. Vol. 17 (Nov. 1, 1991).
"The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen and the American Constitutional Development." The American Journal of Comparative Law. Vol. XXVM (1990).
"The Beginning of the Constitutional Era: A Bicentennial Comparative Study of the American and French Constitutions." Michigan Journal of Int. Law. Vol. 11, No. 1 (Fall 1989).
"Glasnost as a Conservative Revolution." The Intercollegiate Review (Fall 1989).
"State-Sponsored Domestic Terrorism: The Case of Poland." Terrorism. Nr. 12 (1990).
"Soviet Constitutional Changes of Glasnost Era in a Historical Perspective." The New York School of Law International and Comparative Law Review. Vol. 10, No. 2 (1989).
"Political and Legal Instruments in Supporting and Combating Terrorism: Current Developments." 11 Terrorism International Journal (1988).
"Judicial Review in the Socialist Legal System: Current Developments." 37 International and Comparative Law Review (1988).
"Aspects of Terrorism." 10 Terrorism International Journal (1987).
"Socialist Legal Theory." 2 Boston College International and Comp. Law Review, X (1987).
"Two Firsts: A Comparative Study of the American and Polish Constitution." VIII Michigan Yearbook of International Legal Studies (1987).
"Gorbachev and his Reforms." Modern Age (Spring 1986).
"The Roots of Polish Catholicism." Center Journal (Spring 1984).
"Polens Konservatives Erbe." Criticon (July-August 1984).
"Academic Freedom in Poland." Center Journal (Spring 198).
"Totalitarianism and American Open Society." The Institute for Entrepreneurship of Benedictine College Lecture Series (1983-84).
"Will the Crisis of Communism Begin in Poland?" Stanford University Press (1983).
"Liberal Traditions in Polish Political Thought." The Journal of Libertarian Studies. Vol. 5, No. 3 (Summer 1981).
"Polish Political Culture: Myth, Traditions, and the Present Era." Ossolineum Press. Wroclaw, 1980.
"The Traditions of Polish Anarchism: Its Influences on Polish Political Culture." Cracow (1980).
"The Political Origin of the Stereotype. "A Pole, A Catholic." Cracow (1978).
"The Two Variants of Galician Tri-Loyalism." Cracow (1977).
"John Stuart Mill and Socialism." Cracow (1971).
"John Stuart Mill's Concept of the Functions of the State: Laissez-faire and Interventionism." Cracow (1971).
Grants and Prizes
Medal of Merits from the University of Wroclaw, Poland, 2007.
Officer's Medal of Merits, from the President of Poland, 2005.
Medal of Merits from the Copernicus University of Torun, Poland, 2006.
Senior Fulbright Award, 2004.
Senior Fulbright Award, 1997.
Research grant from Earhart Foundation, 1991-92 and 2004.
Research grant from Bradley Foundation, 1992.
Residential Fellowship, Max-Planck-Institute, Hamburg, Germany, 1990.
Research grant from Batory Foundation, 1990.
Research grant from the Rosenstiel Foundation, 1989, 1990.
Research grant from Wilbur Foundation, 1989.
Research grant from Earhart Foundation, 1988.
Research grant from Earhart Foundation and Eyer Wilbur Foundation, 1987.
Visiting Professor with grant from Earhart Foundation,
The Catholic University of America, January - May 1984 (teaching position).
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Alright. I am a school psychologist so I know a lot of the research regarding retention bla bla bla.
Well, my four year old makes the kindergarten cutt off by THREE WEEKS. I am in tears. He has been looking forward to kindergarten for a year. His IQ is almost superior (like his father). Academically he is above average and his reasoning skills are almost superior. His social skills are that of a three year old. He is small as well. His favorite kids to play with our three year old girls. He is in daycare full two days a week and preschool a few hours, two days a week. He doesn't hardly play with the kids his age at the daycare (there are three boys his age). He would rather play with the two girls who are three years old. When I see how he interacts with them, he fits in. When I see the other boys interact with him, it is painful. He really is a lot smarter than them in intelligence but socially, they just don't want to play with him. I am at a lost in some ways because I don't know if it's because he is literally more intelligent then them and they are not interested in the things he is interested in. Then again, other really smart kids can socialize well with their peers so that may not be a big issue.
My original thought was to have him go to kindergarten and repeat it. The research does indicate that this can have a negative impact on kids even in the young of a grade. Professionally, I haven't seen it at all. I have seen that extra year the kids blossom. The research is so convincing.
I did find this information:
he 1993 and 1995 surveys found notable differences between the later school performance of students who were held out of kindergarten and students who repeated kindergarten.
* The performance of first- and second-graders who were held out of kindergarten was better than that of first- and second-graders who entered kindergarten at the prescribed age.
* On the other hand, children who had to repeat kindergarten were doing worse than other first- and second-graders
* First- and second-grade students in 1993 who had been kept out of kindergarten until they were older were less likely than other students to draw negative feedback from teachers about their academic performance or conduct in class.
* In 1995 the delayed entry students were less like likely than students who started kindergarten on time to have repeated first or second grade.
* First- and second-graders who were retained in kindergarten had more school performance problems than children who didn't repeat.
* First- and second-graders in 1993 who had repeated kindergarten were more likely than children who had not repeated to receive negative feedback from their teachers.
In contrast
Students who started school later had more behavioral problems than students of average age, especially when they hit adolescence, the study showed. According to this research, at 17, 16 percent of students who started kindergarten later demonstrated extremely inappropriate conduct, while 7 percent of the average-age students exhibited similar inappropriate behavior.
I don't think that would apply to my child, nathan, because he only makes the cut off by 2 weeks.
I have also read that if I decide to do a Montessori Kindergarten this next year or a private kindergarten with the intention of placing him in a different kindergarten setting like public school the following year, it is not considered the same. That is considered by many experts - fine. I know what I need to do.
My son is academically ready but he plays with 3 and 4 year olds. He is not socially ready for kindergarten. Already his peers shun him but those who are a little younger (6 months to one year) love him.
I am so SAD!!! I will go to the school on Monday to talk with them. Perhaps I can send Nathan to a private school next year and they will keep his spot at the school, the following year.He was chosen to go to the best public school in the area: School for the arts and Leadership! It's the best school and he has a spot.
My son WANTS to go to kindergarten really bad. He learned the alphabet and all the letter sounds in a three day period to show me that he really wanted to go. His motivation is beyond anything I have ever seen just so he can go to kindergarten. Yet, he really gets upset when he finds out he is the youngest out of all of his friends. He tells me he wants to be the oldest and is tired of being the youngest. I have never been so so sad.
Guess what? My other boy was born in July, so I get to go through this again.
My colleagues all tell me to not send him to kindergarten but agree that a Montessori maybe appropriate for this year. Does Montessori help with social skills?? Also, in my meetings I have NEVER once heard a parent saying they regretted holding their child back.
SO SO SAD. If that is what we chose, my son will never forgive us. I fear his motivation would be gone. Right now, his motivation is so strong to learn because he really wants to prove to us he can do it. His preschool teacher told me that he is one of her highest students academically and lowest socially!! Sorry, I am rambling.
Deep in my heart, I feel that not having his start would be the best thing because I see how he interacts with others who would go into kindergarten. The kids the grade below him are where he is at.
This summer, his preschool has summer camp. The 3 and 4 year olds will be together and the 5 -7 year olds will be together. He will be with the older group just because the 5 year olds will be in kindergarten (his b-day is in August). This may be a big indicator as to what we should do.
I do believe regardless, another year of preschool would cause him to have behavior problems. He has known all of the preschool stuff for two years now. There are a few private kindergarten classes in the area and then I
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Hey Mama! I say wait the year! My oldest son has an October b-day and he definitely was not mature enough at 4. Academically he was beyond his peers in pre-k, but that is not the only thing to look at. I do not regret waiting one bit, I truly believe it was the best thing for him. He is in 3rd grade now, one of the top students in his class, and even in enrichment for Math
Now..my 2nd son has a Sept. b-day and we did not wait the year..and I kind of regret it. Academically he is right where he should be...but we have some issues with him sitting still. He has somewhat been diagnosed as ADHD...but in y heart(I am not in denial) I truly believe it also has something to do with immaturity. He is one of the youngest in his class and I believe that he could have benefited from the extra year home. He is in 1st grade now and right on grade level...had we waited maybe he also could be beyond grade level. He has no problems socially or anything..but the structure and rigor of the school day definitely is harder for him.
Also, being one of the older kids in the grade benefits them when they are older in athletics Their bodies are more mature! All of my brother in laws were held back a year and all made it to all county and or all state in football..where as my dh was not held back and although he was a great athlete, he did not make it that far. Just something to think about.
Just do whatever feels right for your family!! I wish you the best of luck and please feel free to pm me with any questions!!!
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I would skip kindergarten for a year and enroll him in a nursery school. By the sounds of it he wants to be in a structured learning setting but he doesn't quite have the maturity to really thrive to his full potential in kindergarten just yet. His first exposure to school should be as positive as possible. They don't get the one on one attention and guidance in kindergarten. If he suffers socially and there isn't anyone there to guide him it could really taint his perception of school.
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My son is one of the oldest in his class in kindergarten, but because of some health issues is also the smallest, and he does get teased about it. Thankfully he doesn't get upset about it and does have friends but he's also mature for his age. I'd really suggest waiting a year for kindergarten and putting him in some other program this year.
As for the putting him in two years of kindergarten, if he does end up getting teased a lot it may make him hate school and not want to go back next year, even though he'll be the oldest at that point.
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I would absolutely wait the year. The effects of being the youngest in kindergarten aren't just going to be there now. They'll carry over right into college.
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You know your child best!! so I would trust in your feelings.
That said I have an Oct. birthday and was sent to K at 4. While being the youngest did bug me at times throughout school, I adapted. I still have friends from those kindergarten days. If your son is ready for K then he will adapt to it. It is my believe that day in and day out of the same kids will create relationships.
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My little brother was a late June baby. The cut off then was July 1st. Mom was paying for daycare in the mornings because she worked nights, so she sent him. He did fine in kindergarten for the short period of the day he was there.
But her big issue was that they would not let him repeat when he clearly needed to. The school insisted he go to first grade. She reluctantly let him go on and still regrets it. It was a disaster. He was too immature, had ADD, and academically was a mess all through elementary, dispite her very open communication with teachers and doing EVERYTHING she could at home. He couldn't sit still and they spent a fortune on tutors and social skills therapy for him to help him. Would he still have had problems? Maybe. But being a year older would definitely have helped.
So, before you go ahead, I would talk frankly with the school about how open they are to repeating if you think he needs it.
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so sorry if i'm repeating, i haven't read through all the responses. i say wait a year. get him excited about a new program, just not kindergarden. chose for him a montessori (yes, i believe this will help socially) or a more structured preschool, etc. i think the important thing is put him in something new to respond to his desires, and his needs, just not kindergarden yet. kwim?
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Well, I taught elementary school before becoming a sahm and my usual recommendation, especially with boys, is to wait. I think the oldest child in the class is almost always better off than the youngest and boys tend to mature more slowly when it comes to skills like sitting still that kindergarten demands from children.
The research you posted was interesting but I am wondering about why the repeaters did worse is that possibly because only the worst kids repeat and everyone else is pushed along whether they are ready or not? I have seen kids blossom when held back in the early years but it seems to happen very rarely.
I'd find another program and try and hold your slot for the next year.
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Whistler [4] is in the province of British Columbia in Canada. Whistler is a popular winter snow-skiing destination near Vancouver. The official name for the Municipality is The Resort Municipality of Whistler
Whistler will host most of the ski events for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Many of the other events will be in and around Vancouver, the formal host for the games.
Get in
Getting to Whistler generally involves coming from Vancouver. Greyhound Canada offers coach service from the Vancouver Bus Depot for less than $20 each way. Perimeter Bus offers Coach service direct from the airport for $65 each way. Greyhound allows bicycles unboxed on this route. They charge $10 for a bicycle.
Whistler Resort Cabs provides taxi service from Vancouver and Vancouver International Airport to Whistler for $230.
If a number of people are travelling together it is possible to go by Limo for $350-400 with room for between 6 and 10 people.
Helijet offers helicopter service from the airport for around $200 per person each way.
Another good option for travellers is to rent a car and drive up to Whistler using the Sea to Sky highway. Along the route, you may want to stop off at Squamish or one of the parks or waterfalls along the route. The view across the bay is particularly beautiful on the drive back to Vancouver. Renting a car also allows you to explore the wider Whistler region, including Pemberton as well as giving you access to a number of outdoor activities. It should be noted, however, that the Sea to Sky highway is quite windy and may be dangerous to drive, especially in Winter conditions. At the current time the Sea to Sky Highway is undergoing major upgrades, particularly between Squamish and Vancouver. Make time for construction delays...2 1/2 hours should be ample.
Get around
Whistler is a very pedestrian friendly village, and small enough that you can walk anywhere, including adjacent Blackcomb Village. The main village is all pedestrian walkways. Cars only have very limited access into this area.
However, if you have to leave the main village there are free shuttle buses connecting some parts of the Resort. Whistler also has a very good public transit system for a city of its size. In the winter all of the buses have ski racks.
The Whistler Gondola runs all year round. The views from the top are quite spectacular.
If you take a car to Whistler from Vancouver, don't forget to pull over at one of the many viewpoints along the route.
As is common to tourist-centric villages and towns, Whistler village has a number of shops awaiting you. In general, the shopping is better and you'll find more variety in nearby Vancouver, so if you're on a budget, your money is likely to go farther in Vancouver. On the other hand, many of the stores in Whistler village are a pleasure to visit and the outdoor setting makes browsing (or shopping) more enjoyable than the large malls found in Vancouver.
Whistler village has a number of restaurants ranging from very cheap fast food to expensive, and very good meals in restaurants such as Araxi (Whistler) and Monk's Grill (Blackcomb). One of the true joys of Whistler Eating is to go to one of the many bars after a long day of skiing or outdoor activities. The bars are where many of the visitors gather and the atmosphere is laid back and easygoing. Some of the best choices for apres ski are Garibaldi Lift Co. and Longhorn Saloon (both at the base of Whistler), and Merlin's (base of Blackcomb).
Regardless of what type of food you're looking for, the best way to find good food in Whistler is to take a walk around the village. Surprisingly (it seems relatively random) the Greek food in whistler is quite good. The two main restaurants and Zeuski's and Kypriaki Norte. Zeuskis is more suited to children.
For a ski hill, the food available on the slopes is surprisingly good and varied. Though you'll pay a small premium for the high altitude service, you udon bowl ($10) or salmon steak ($12) is similarly priced to the village below and though the seating arrangements may be less comfortable than in Whistler, the dining views can't be beat. One special on-hill treat is enormous waffles topped with berries, cream, and chocolate at the Crystal Hut on Blackcomb Mountain.
You'll find almost any type of drink at the many bars, restaurants, cafes and clubs in Whistler. If you like beer, try a local "micro-brewery" beer at one of the pubs in the village.
Get out
Most visitors to Whistler don't stop on the trip from Vancouver to Whistler, and many never even spend any time in Vancouver. It is worth it to try and make time for a visit to Squamish either when coming or going.


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SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and partner agencies, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), and San Mateo County Resource Conservation District (RCD) announced the near completion of work to remove a fish-passage barrier, improving access to high quality spawning habitat for migrating native steelhead trout in the San Francisquito Creek watershed.
The Bonde weir was the last remaining barrier in the San Francisquito Creek for the steelhead, a federally-threatened species. The 100-year-old weir was built in tandem with concrete walls to protect the historic "El Palo Alto" redwood from streambank erosion. Removing the weir will improve the ability of steelhead to reach 40 miles of upstream spawning and rearing grounds. The project will also protect and enhance over 120 feet of streambed by adding new rock material designed to withstand the creek flows associated with a 100 year storm.
"For the first time in 100 years, steelhead trout will have additional access to miles of spawning grounds," said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA's Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. "San Francisquito is an anchor watershed for restoring a healthy steelhead population in the Bay."
San Francisquito Creek is one of the few remaining free-flowing Bay Area urban creeks not confined to a concrete channel, and is identified by the Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration as one of eight priority watersheds for steelhead restoration. The creek was designated as "critical habitat" for steelhead by NOAA in 2005.
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"We are honored to help protect one of the last remaining wild steelhead trout populations in the Bay Area by replacing a structure that strands young fish with natural streambed materials that create shelter and improve conditions for fish passage from Searsville Dam to the Bay," said Kellyx Nelson, RCD's Executive Director.
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John Bryan Rock Out!
Monday, September 16, 2013, 4 pm to 8 pm
Monday, September 30, 2013, 4 pm to 8 pm
John Bryan State Park, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Current Students
Does the fall weather have you itching to move your climbing outside? Join the ORC as we take to the cliffs of John Bryan State Park for an evening "Rock Out"! This is the perfect opportunity for those wishing to take the skills they have acquired climbing at the gym out onto some real, old fashioned rock walls. We'll bring all the equipment, know-how, and instruction. You bring a positive attitude and a desire to reach for the top.
*Participants are recommended to take a belay class in the climbing gym prior to this outing.
Cost: $12.00 Cost includes: Equipment, instruction, and transportation.
Activity Level: Beginner-Intermediate
For more information or to register, visit Outdoor Resource Center, 037 Student Union, 937-775-5019.