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Privacy Statement
San Ysidro Ranch ("San Ysidro Ranch," "SYR," "we," or "us") is committed to safeguarding your privacy while visiting the San Ysidro Ranch web sites, namely, sanysidroranch.com and tywarnerhotelsandresorts.com. Our goal is to provide you with an Internet experience that delivers the information, resources and services that are most relevant to you. To achieve this goal, part of the operation of the Site includes gathering certain types of information about Site users. Because we understand that your privacy is important, we wish to explain the types of information we collect and the ways in which this information is used.
Please take a moment to review the questions and answers listed below, which describe our privacy and security practices regarding information collected on this Site. By visiting this Site, you consent to these practices.
1. What Information is Collected About Me?
2. How is My Information Used?
3. How Can I Change My Information or Preferences?
4. What About Cookies and Web Beacons?
5. What Information is Collected From Children?
6. What Websites Does This Policy Cover?
7. How Do We Protect Personal Information Collected on This Site?
8. What Happens to My Information if There is a Corporate Change of Control?
9. What About Policy Modifications?
10. How Can I ask a Question or Raise a Concern?
1. What Information is Collected About Me?
We may collect two types of information about you when you visit the Site, personal and non-personal (or aggregated) information. The term "personal information" refers to data you voluntarily provide in connection with use of the Site that identifies you and/or the company on whose behalf you are accessing and using the Site. Personal information includes, for example, data submitted in connection with our services, such as your name, e-mail address, phone number, company affiliation, physical address and/or certain other personal information.
We may collect additional information in connection with online reservations. If you decide to make an online reservation at one of our properties, you will be linked to a reservation interface. The reservation interface is a San Ysidro Ranch proprietary interface designed and administered by one of our vendors and hosted by our vendor's own hosting partner. Reservation data is handled by our vendor exclusively for the purpose of processing the transaction. San Ysidro Ranch's privacy policy governs use of any information gained in the reservation process. San Ysidro Ranch cannot expressly warrant the operation of the reservation web site and/or matters relating to its security once you log on. Be sure to log off when you are done using the reservation site.
The term "aggregated data" refers to general information regarding visitors and users of the Site that relates to use of the Site (e.g., traffic patterns, number of visits to certain pages, visits from other web sites or to third-party web sites linked to the Site, use of particular services and interest in services, information or features of the Site or other parties made available through or found at the Site).
2. How is My Information Used?
San Ysidro Ranch considers the personal information collected on this Site to be confidential. We will not sell, rent, or share your information without your consent except in accordance with this policy or for the purposes disclosed on any online form or location on this Site where you provide personal information to us.
We use the personal information you provide to respond to your requests and to allow you to participate in our promotions, subscribe to our e-mail or postal mail lists, or provide you services. We may in some cases use this information to inform you of special offers that may be forthcoming or products and services offered by our affiliates or business partners. To do these things, we may share your personal information with our affiliates, business partners or others who work for us such as service providers, vendors, contractor and agents.
Aggregated data about your Site visit is used to improve the Site and to guide the development of new features and services. We monitor aggregated data regarding use of the Site for marketing purposes and to study, improve and promote use of the Site. In connection with such purposes, San Ysidro Ranch may share aggregated data with third parties collectively and in an anonymous way. Disclosure of aggregated data does not reveal personal information about individual Site users in any way that identifies who they are or how to contact them.
To the extent required or permitted by law, any information regarding the use of our web sites (personal and non-personal) may be disclosed to government authorities or third parties pursuant to a legal request, subpoena, or other legal process. We may also use or disclose your information as permitted by law to collect debts, fight fraud or protect the rights or property of San Ysidro Ranch, our customers, our web sites, their users or third parties, or when we otherwise believe in good faith that the law requires it.
3. How Can I Change My Information or Preferences?
We respect your right to control how your personal information is used. If, after consenting to our use of your personal information, you later decide that you no longer want San Ysidro Ranch to include you on its mailing list, otherwise contact you, or use your personal information in the manners disclosed in this Privacy Policy or at the Site, simply tell us by sending an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you have opted to receive communications from San Ysidro Ranch, and need to change your information, such as your mailing address, e-mail address, etc., you must unsubscribe and then register or submit your personal information anew.
4. What About Cookies and Web Beacons?
To enable features at the Site, we may use cookies or web beacons on this website, in e-mails or e-mail advertisements, or in advertisements on other web sites. Cookies, among other things, speed navigation through our Site, keep track of information so that you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit our Site, help us provide you with customized content and allow us to learn about your visit. A cookie is an Internet device composed of a small text file containing a unique identification number that permits a web server to send small pieces of information or text by means of your browser and place them on your computer's hard drive for storage. This text lets the web server know if you have previously visited the web page. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to find out the identity of any user.
Web beacons, also called web bugs, pixel tags, or clear GIFs, help us measure the effectiveness of our online advertising and/or e-mail campaigns by, for example, counting the number of individuals who visit our website or the number of individuals who open or act upon an e-mail message. We may allow third parties to compile information or aggregated statistics from our use of web beacons to help them assess the effectiveness of online marketing and to enable us and our advertisers to deliver more targeted advertising opportunities. This means that users see advertising more likely to be of interest to them, and advertisers send their messages to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving both the viewer's experience and the effectiveness of the ads.
We use cookies and web beacons primarily to collect and maintain aggregated data (such as the number of visitors) to help us see which areas are most popular with our users and improve and update the content on our site and in our Internet advertising. While in the process of browsing our site, you also provide us with information that doesn't reveal your personal identity -- what type of destination you're exploring, for example. We use this aggregated data only as explained in this Privacy Policy. Some of the information we collect using web beacons may be personally identifiable. We may combine this information with other personal information we have collected about you to better tailor our marketing or website content to you and may use this information for other purposes, such as internal research. We do not connect aggregated data to any name, mailing or e-mail address, or other personally identifying information and do not allow unrelated third parties to access personal information from our use of web beacons.
You may occasionally receive cookies from unaffiliated companies or organizations, to the extent they place advertising on our Site or are linked to the Site. These third-party cookies may collect information about you when you "click" on their advertising or content or link. This practice is standard in the Internet industry. Because of the way in which the Internet operates, we cannot control collection of this information by these third parties. These third party advertisers or linked websites are subject to their own privacy policies, not this Privacy Policy. If you would like more information about this practice and about your option not to accept cookies placed by some of these companies, please click here.
5. What Information is Collected From Children?
Please be aware that San Ysidro Ranch has not designed this Site for, and does not intend for it to be used by, anyone under age 13. Accordingly, this Site should not be used by anyone under age 13 without adult supervision. If you are under 13, please do not provide personal information of any kind whatsoever. Should San Ysidro Ranch inadvertently acquire personal information or other data from users under the age of 13, San Ysidro Ranch will not knowingly provide this data to any third party for any purpose. If a child does provide us with personal information over this Site, a parent or guardian of that child may contact us and upon notification, we will delete from our records any information collected from children under the age of 13.
6. What Websites Does This Policy Cover?
This policy applies only to this Site, which is owned or operated by San Ysidro Ranch. San Ysidro Ranch may provide links to a number of other web sites that we believe might offer you useful information and services. However, those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as San Ysidro Ranch.
We are not responsible for the privacy policies or the actions of any third parties, including without limitation, any web site owners whose sites may be reached through this Site, nor can we control the activities of those web sites. We urge you to contact the relevant parties controlling these sites or review their on-line policies to obtain information about their data collection practices before submitting any personal information or other sensitive data.
7. How Do We Protect Personal Information Collected on This Site?
E-mail communication to and from our web site is not secure unless clearly noted otherwise. This is a risk inherent in the use of e-mail. Please be aware of this when requesting information or sending information or forms to us by e-mail.
We take reasonable precautions to protect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, our internal database created from online activity on the Site. However, San Ysidro Ranch does not warrant or represent that its level of security meets or exceeds any particular standard. You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission or storage database is wholly secure or error-free.
8. What Happens to My Information if There is a Corporate Change of Control?
In the event of a corporate change in control resulting from, for example, a sale to, or merger with, another entity, San Ysidro Ranch reserves the right to transfer your personal information to the new party in control.
9. What About Policy Modifications?
San Ysidro Ranch reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Notice of changes will be published on this page by posting the revised policy with the revision date on this page. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy and stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect.
10. How Can I ask a Question or Raise a Concern?
If you have questions or concerns about our policies or data use, please call 805.565.1700 or e-mail us at email@example.com. You may also write to us at:
San Ysidro Ranch Corporate Marketing
900 San Ysidro Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
San Ysidro Ranch is committed to protecting personal information to the fullest extent of this Privacy Policy. Because San Ysidro Ranch is based in the United States, this policy is consistent with U.S. law and practice. By agreeing to San Ysidro Ranch's Privacy Policy, you consent to San Ysidro Ranch applying its Privacy Policy in place of data protections under your country's law. That is, you freely and unambiguously agree that:
- Terms of this Privacy Policy, not your home country's laws, control how San Ysidro Ranch will process personal data about you;
- Data you enter on this Site, and other data connected with your visit, will be transmitted to and processed in the United States, a jurisdiction whose laws do not offer data protections equivalent to your home country's;
- Sensitive data, such as data involving your health, will also be processed consistent with this Privacy Policy and transmitted to/processed in the United States, a jurisdiction without equivalent data protections;
- San Ysidro Ranch processes data complying with all applicable laws of the United States and other jurisdictions where it operates; this means San Ysidro Ranch complies with laws requiring it to comply with legal process.
Acceptance of Terms: Please read this Terms of Use ("Agreement") carefully before using this web site as it contains terms and conditions that apply to all users of the site. By using this web site, you are acknowledging that you have read all terms and conditions of this agreement and that you agree to be bound by them just as if you had signed this agreement. If you do not wish to be bound by this agreement, please do not use any of the services or products available at this web site.
Definitions Applying to this Agreement: "You," the "user," or "users" include you, your parent, affiliate, subsidiary and related companies, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, personnel, independent contractors, consultants, subcontractors, licensors and other third-party providers of yours and theirs. "San Ysidro Ranch" and "Owner" mean San Ysidro Ranch BB Property, L.L.C. and includes any affiliated companies it may have. "Site" means the Internet web site known by the universal resource locators ("URLs") and domain names: http://www.San Ysidro Ranch.com, or any other URLs or domain names of San Ysidro Ranch, and all pages, sections, areas and parts of it and "Information" (as defined herein) displayed, presented or found at or through it. "Information" means and includes: (1) all text, content, data, information, video, audio, images, messages, advertising, marketing, promotional, and other materials and items that are published, provided, presented, found, offered, described and/or made available at or through the Site, regardless of whether San Ysidro Ranch or a third party is the original author of, or is responsible for, the information; and (2) all pages, areas and parts thereof that are accessible and made available to the user. The term "Information" also includes "Trademarks" (as defined herein). "Documents" means materials and documents of third parties submitted by San Ysidro Ranch and published or found at or through the Site. "Information" (as defined herein) also includes "Documents."
Ownership of the Site & Information: This Site is owned and operated by San Ysidro Ranch. The "Information" found at the Site, whether provided by San Ysidro Ranch independently or in conjunction with other parties. The Information is copyrighted material of the respective owner and protected by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and other terms and conditions found at the Site and by the statutes, regulations, ordinances, judicial and governmental decisions, requirements and other laws of the fifty states, as well as of the federal government of the United States of America, including without limitation, those governing agreements, contracts, commercial engagements and those protecting intellectual property and other proprietary rights, and U.S. and international copyright laws and other law. All logos, page headers, custom graphics, images, buttons, graphics, icons, symbols, trade names, trademarks, service marks, and other names, descriptions, brands and marks, whether registered or not ("Trademarks") found at the Site or in the Information are owned by San Ysidro Ranch or others, and are protected by such law, including those specifically addressing rights of trademark owners. In addition, the hardware and software components, electronically-stored databases, and individual items within those databases that comprise the computer networks and systems that operate the Site and are used to make Information available at the Site also belong to San Ysidro Ranch and, in some cases third-party providers, and also represent the proprietary property of San Ysidro Ranch or its third-party providers.
No Rights to San Ysidro Ranch or Third-Party Provider Property: Neither San Ysidro Ranch nor its third-party providers are granting or transferring to you or any other person or entity, by virtue of access or use of this Site, any title or any ownership rights or interests in any Information found at the Site or accessed or used through it, including without limitation the Trademarks, or any other Information or asset belonging to San Ysidro Ranch or a third-party provider.
Linking: Unless you obtain prior authorization under a written agreement with San Ysidro Ranch, you may not create or establish any link between your own web site or that or a third party site and the Site. You may, however, create a link from your personal computer or web site to the Site home page for your personal use. Your link may not, however, use any Trademarks or Information of San Ysidro Ranch or any third-party providers.
Limited Rights to Use the Site: On the condition that you agree that your use is governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, San Ysidro Ranch hereby grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Information found at the Site at the Site for the limited purposes expressly permitted in this Agreement. You may view, display, download into the memory of your own personal computer and make one printed copy of the Information found on the pages of this Site; provided, however, (1) that you do so only for purposes of receiving, accessing, analyzing and using the Information made available at the Site in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, for your personal, non-commercial use only; and (2) that you do not remove, alter, change, obscure or delete any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice or legal notices in or on any portions of the Site. No rights are granted to you except those expressly stated here.
Registration/Passwords/Site Security: If, at any time, San Ysidro Ranch requires registration in order to access or use any areas or Information at this Site, you agree to: (a) provide true, complete, accurate and current data, as requested in the registration process (the "Registration Data"); (b) maintain and update the Registration Data promptly as required herein; (c) prevent unauthorized access or use by you or others by use your user identification number and/or passwords; (d) report any unauthorized use or disclosure of your password or other breach of Site security; and (e) not assign or transfer (or attempt to do the same) any rights granted to you under this Agreement. San Ysidro Ranch reserves the right to suspend, and/or to refuse any further, access or use of the Site or Information, if San Ysidro Ranch learns or reasonably suspects that your Registration Data is false or inaccurate, if you refuse to provide complete and updated registration information, or you misuse or permit another to use your password who is not authorized to do so.
Monitoring: You acknowledge and agree that San Ysidro Ranch has no obligation, but reserves the right to monitor the Site, and may do so from time-to-time, for operational, compliance or other purposes. During monitoring, all user information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized purposes in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and San Ysidro Ranch's Privacy Policy. San Ysidro Ranch, in its sole discretion at any time and without further notice to you, may: (1) review, censor, prohibit the transmission or receipt of, or refuse to post and/or remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, which San Ysidro Ranch, in its sole discretion, deems to be inappropriate or objectionable (such as the prohibited information described in the Section above entitled "Restrictions, Limitations and Conditons of Use") or as violating any term or condition of this Agreement; and/or (2) disclose any information San Ysidro Ranch deems necessary or desirable to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request. Your use of the Site constitutes your consent to such monitoring and use and handling of information in conjunction with monitoring as is described herein.
Restrictions, Limitations and Conditions Applicable to Your Use of this Site: As a condition of your rights to access or use this Site, you must use the Site and all Information found at the Site for lawful purposes only and only as expressly permitted in this Agreement. As a condition of your access and use rights to the Site and Information, you agree to not do any of the following, in any manner whatsoever, alone or through any other person or entity, and your compliance is something that San Ysidro Ranch, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine:
- Copy, reproduce, store, resell, rent, lease, grant a security interest or transfer a right in, sublicense, distribute, redistribute, broadcast, transfer, publicly display, publish, adapt, modify, translate, create derivative works from, time-share, de-compile, reverse-engineer, reverse-compile, export any information or technology from, or allow any access to or use of except as expressly authorized in this Agreement - the Site, or of any part thereof;
- Restrict or inhibit any authorized users from accessing or using the Site, Information or Documents;
- Transmit to or introduce at the Site any viruses or harmful software, program, code, utility, material, routine or material or thing intended to damage, interfere with, disrupt, intercept or expropriate the Site, the Information at the Site or any other system, program, network, web site, data, information, or activities associated with those items ("Viruses"), or otherwise implement or engage in on-line activities, attacks or actions in a manner that involves, or with a purpose of creating, a disruptive, surreptitious, detrimental or other harmful effect, including without limitation, by excessive use of scripts, sound waves, scrolling (repeating the same message over and over), or by means of hacking, or denial of service events ("System Attacks");
- Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your professional or other identity or affiliation or that of anyone else, or provide false, inaccurate or misleading information in connection with accessing or using the Site; or
- Use the Site for any purposes that are unlawful or illegal or that could give rise to civil or criminal liability or actions against San Ysidro Ranch, you, or any third party.
- Use the Site, the Information, or the Documents for any unlawful or illegal purposes or post, submit, upload, e-mail or otherwise transmit any information, documents, materials or communications at, to or through the Site that would constitute a violation of, or engage in or encourage conduct that violates any law, regulation or legal requirement or any local, state, national or international governmental entity.
- Post, submit, upload, e-mail or otherwise transmit any content, material or other thing at, to or through the Site that (1) is threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent, harassing, derogatory, rude, abusive, offensive, hateful, or otherwise objectionable in any way (including, e.g., to anyone because of race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, age), or that may harm minors, or is unlawful in any similar or other way; (2) infringes or violates the rights of others, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property and proprietary rights, privacy or publicity rights; or (3) has an advertising, marketing, promotional or other business or commercial purpose.
Responsibility and Liability for Use: You shall be solely liable for any lawsuits, claims, proceedings, actions, harm and other liability, or any damages, losses, expenses, fees, judgments, awards, penalties, settlement amounts, fines, or other costs associated therewith ("Damages") resulting from use or any misuse of the Site, Documents or Information, including without limitation, violation of the restrictions, limitations and conditions upon use and infringement of copyright, trademark or other proprietary right, and any other Damages.
Notice Regarding Links to Other Web Sites and Third-Party Documents and Information; Disclaimer by San Ysidro Ranch:
Linked Sites: This Site may point or link to other web sites or to web pages or documents hosted on other web sites ("Linked Sites"). None of the links create or constitute, nor are they intended to create or constitute, any legal affiliation or relationship between San Ysidro Ranch and any other person, company or entity which owns or operates a Linked Site, or any liability or responsibility on the part of San Ysidro Ranch for such third parties, all of which San Ysidro Ranch hereby disclaims. San Ysidro Ranch does not own or control the Linked Sites and is not the author or owner of any third-party Documents or other Information. Accordingly, San Ysidro Ranch cannot represent or guarantee that the Linked Sites will be accessible or operational or the user will be able to reach the Linked Sites, and the links should not be construed as an endorsement by San Ysidro Ranch of any Information or Documents of a third party, or anything else you find at the Linked Sites. Therefore, San Ysidro Ranch is not responsible or liable to you for any Damages, all of which it hereby disclaims, related to your attempt to link from this Site to any Linked Site, your use of or reliance upon the Linked Sites or any third-party Documents or other Information accessed from or found at this Site or any Linked Site, or any statements, advice, warranties, guaranties, representations, endorsements or communications associated therewith.
Responsibility of Third Parties and the User: You are hereby advised and you acknowledge that the Information and Documents provided at the Site or a Linked Site are the sole responsibility of the owners or officers and their agents, representatives or brokers, and San Ysidro Ranch is not responsible for any Documents, Information, services, content or other statements or representations of third parties that San Ysidro Ranch provides or makes available to you at or through this Site.
Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability: The following disclaimers and limitations of liability are made on behalf of San Ysidro Ranch and its third-party providers:
Disclaimer of Warranties: All information and other materials, products, services and features on this Site are provided "as-is" - with all faults, imitations and errors - basis and without any representation, warranty or guaranty from San Ysidro Ranch whatsoever, whether oral or written, express or implied or arising by statute or law or arising by virtue of custom of trade or course of dealing, including without limitation, any implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or application or warranty of merchantability, title or non-infringement, all of which San Ysidro Ranch hereby disclaims.
Disclaimer Regarding Site Access: San Ysidro Ranch shall have no responsibility to provide you with access to the Site or any linked site, or any Documents, Information, products, services, tools or features offered, accessed or used at or through the Site or any of the linked sites. Further, San Ysidro Ranch shall not be responsible or liable for the timeliness or correct sequencing of, or any damages due to the unavailability during any period of interruption or delay in service of, any of the foregoing, regardless of the cause (whether equipment, software, system, utility or data-line interruption or failure).
Limitations of Liability: You hereby acknowledge and agree that San Ysidro Ranch is not responsible for any access or use by you of the Site or Information found or products, services or other items purchased or acquired at or through the Site or through any linked site or third party whose Documents or Information are found at the Site, or for any damages caused by the same.
General Disclaimer of Damages: San Ysidro Ranch has no responsibility or liability to you or anyone else for any damages that may result from or in connection with access or use of the site or Information at the Site or products, services or other items purchased or licensed at or through the Site, including without limitation, actual or direct damages or incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages of any kind, regardless of the legal theory upon which they are based. San Ysidro Ranch hereby disclaims all such damages.
Indemnification from the User: You shall release, indemnify, defend and hold the San Ysidro Ranch parties and its third-party providers harmless from and against all damages due to claims arising from or related to your access or use of this Site, and/or any Documents or Information obtained at or offered on the Site.
Access to the Site: You are solely responsible for providing, maintaining, supporting, operating and paying for all equipment, operating systems, browsers, applications, and other hardware, software and system components, as well as telephone, cable or data communications lines and connections, that are necessary to access and use the Site through the Internet. San Ysidro Ranch reserves the right to refuse assistance to or to charge additional fees if you seek assistance from San Ysidro Ranch regarding use of your system or equipment or basic background computer or Internet-use information or any other matters not directly related to the operation of the Site.
Minors and the Child On-Line Privacy and Protection Act: The Site is not designed for anyone under age 18. If you have agreed to allow your minor child, or a child for whom you are legal guardian (a "Minor"), to register for any service at the Site, then you are acknowledging and agreeing that you shall be solely responsible for: (a) the on-line conduct of such Minor; (b) monitoring such Minor's access to and use of the Site and the Information at the Site; and (c) the consequences of any use of the Site by such Minor. If you do permit use of the Site by your minor child, please be advised that San Ysidro Ranch does not wish to receive, nor may you provide or allow your child to provide, any personally identifying information or data from or concerning a child under age 13. San Ysidro Ranch may use all personally identifying data submitted or collected at the Site, such as name, physical and e-mail address, telephone or fax number, in any fashion that is consistent with its Privacy Policy. Therefore, before submitting or allowing your child under age 13 to submit any personally identifying information, you must first contact San Ysidro Ranch and provide express permission for the receipt and use of such information.
Child Protection Act Notification: Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 230(d) as amended, San Ysidro Ranch hereby notifies you that parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software, or filtering services) are commercially available that may assist you in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors. Information identifying current providers of such protections is available at: http://www.eff.org (which is the Electronic Frontier Foundation Web site) and at the Web site for America Links Up, http://www.netparents.org.
Privacy Policy: You hereby acknowledge having read and accept and agree to all terms and conditions of San Ysidro Ranch's Privacy Policy, also found at the Site, which are hereby incorporated in this Agreement. Personally identifying data that you provide to San Ysidro Ranch and submit at the Site will be collected, used and shared by San Ysidro Ranch in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
Termination: Your rights to use this Site shall terminate immediately upon your violation of any of the terms, conditions or restrictions stated in this Agreement, without the necessity of San Ysidro Ranch's sending you notice or otherwise advising you of your loss of rights. Termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall not affect any right or relief to which San Ysidro Ranch may be entitled, at law or in equity. Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights granted to you will terminate and revert to San Ysidro Ranch.
Claims Regarding Your Use of this Site: If San Ysidro Ranch brings a lawsuit, claim or other proceeding against you to enforce this Agreement or brings you into one in connection with enforcement of the Agreement (a "Claim"), San Ysidro Ranch shall be entitled to recover from you (and you agree to pay), in addition to all Damages that may be awarded, reasonable and necessary attorney's fees and any costs of litigation. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of California , excluding any rule or principle that would refer to and apply the substantive law of another state or jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by applicable law, any Claim arising from or relating to your access and use of the Site contemplated by this Agreement must be instituted within two (2) years from the date upon which such Claim arose or accrued. Further, any such Claim may only be brought in the state or federal courts located in California. You agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts and hereby appoint the Secretary of State of California as your agent for service of process. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unlawful or unenforceable in any respect, the court shall reform such provision so as to render it enforceable (or, if it is not possible to reform such provision so as to make it enforceable, then delete such provision); and, as so reformed or modified, fully enforce this Agreement.
Entire Agreement; Changes to this Agreement: The terms of this Agreement, as posted at the Site, constitute the entire and exclusive agreement between you and San Ysidro Ranch regarding the Site and its use and supersede all other agreements, understandings and communications regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, if any, both oral or written, whether made prior or subsequently to or contemporaneously with your use of the Site. San Ysidro Ranch retains the right to modify the terms or conditions of this Agreement at any time without notice or warning. You are bound to all changes San Ysidro Ranch may make to these terms and, therefore, should periodically revisit these terms and review them to make sure you comply with all changes. If at any time you cannot comply with any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, then you should terminate and discontinue all access to and use of the Site.
Modifications to this Site: San Ysidro Ranch reserves the right to modify this Site at any time and, in its sole discretion, may make modifications to the Site, including without limitation, with respect to the Information, advertising, links, product, services and features found at the Site or acquired through it (of San Ysidro Ranch and/or third-party providers).
Export Laws: Legal Compliance; Authorizations. You are responsible for obtaining and securing, and shall obtain and secure, any and all authorizations, licenses and permits required by any United States or foreign governmental or judicial authority in connection with use of this Site, including without limitation, for the export of any data, software, documents, technology or other matter subject to export control laws and regulations or any governmental authority. Unless otherwise specified, the Information found at or accessible through this Site is presented solely to provide data regarding San Ysidro Ranch and to promote San Ysidro Ranch properties and, as applicable, third-party provider products/services available in the United States , its territories, possessions and protectorates. The Site is controlled and operated by San Ysidro Ranch from its offices within the state of California , the United States of America . San Ysidro Ranch makes no representation that Information found at or accessible through this Site is appropriate or available for use outside the United States . Users electing to access the Site from outside the United States acknowledge that they do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws. Software available at or accessible through this Site is further subject to United States export controls. No software may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (A) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods, or (B) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By using the Site, you represent and warrant that you (1) are not a national or resident of any such embargoed country, nor are you located in or under the control of one; and that you (2) are not on the aforementioned lists.
Notice and Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claim: Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Section 512, as amended by Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "Act"), San Ysidro Ranch reserves the right, but not the obligation, to terminate your license to use this Site if San Ysidro Ranch determines in its sole and absolute discretion that you are involved in any activity that may be infringing, including alleged acts of first-time or repeat infringement, regardless of whether the material or activity is ultimately determined to be infringing. San Ysidro Ranch accommodates and does not interfere with standard technical measures used by copyright owners to protect their materials. In addition, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c), as amended, San Ysidro Ranch has implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed infringements and for processing such Claims in accordance with the Act. The designated agent of San Ysidro Ranch to receive notification of infringement is:
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2017 Cuban Finals: Granma Sweeps Ciego de Avila for Cuban ChampionshipPublicado por MyWorldofBaseba... el Lun, 23/01/2017 - 11:14am
No one said it would be so easy. There have been five sweeps in Cuban championship history. Granma made it six, winning their first Cuban championship with a game four 3-2 win.
BOXSCORE: Grm 3, Cav 2
Guillermo Aviles drove in Alfredo Despaigne from third with a sacrifice fly to drive in the game winning run in the bottom of the eighth. Granma scored the run without benefit of a hit, three walks loading the bases and advancing Despaigne to third.


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Arrival date: May 12, 2018
Departure date: May 20, 2018
The Place
Tenjin- Fukuoka is a easy location, where everything is at hand: department stores and microbiotick restaurants, but also Japanese gardens, temples, thermal baths and so forth. In the Tenjin area we will also visit a stunning paper shop , an ink/brushes shop and more.
City life will be a different experience from last year's location in a small town by the sea. Students will be more independent and will have more easy access to all they need. We have found two accommodations near the studio, which also have a small kitchen in the room, all are single rooms. Satsuki strongly suggests students to take advantage of this solution, which is the typical situation of those who come to the city for work or study, because it is quite difficult to find good accommodations in Fukuoka. In any case, if you prefer to find your own place, please let us know and we'll tell you the fee without accommodation.
Classroom: #703, 5-1-15 Tenjin royal hights, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001 Japan
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Sunshaine Susaki Weekly: 12-16Susaki machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
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Weekly Mansion Bayside: 11-8 Chikko honmachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.
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The Class
The classroom will be Satsuki's studio in Tenjin. For two days only we'll be out of the city the whole day. For the rest, we'll basically be in the studio, with afternoon visits to different locations.
We will attend a day long paper making workshop in a traditional paper making shop in Akizuki; be guests at Satsuki's home which is an authentic handcrafted rural Japanese house, with a thatched roof made of grass, wood and soil; visit the Senjioi Temple, attend a tea ceremony; visit the Ryu Tagama pottery studio in the mountains.
Each student will make a sketchbook and Monica will guide them to include in it all the elements of this unique experience, with a particular attention dedicated to the subtle beauty of wabi sabi moe (Wabi sabi= aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasizing quiet simplicity and subdued refinement, Moe= sprouting). Satsuki will give short presentations of Japanese culture and concepts relevant to our calligraphic interest.
Normal class time will be 9:30am to 4:30pm
Students can also stay in the classroom in the evening.
Maximum number of participants: 12.
Flying to Japan and arriving at Fukuoka:
Some of you may arrive at Fukuoka International Airport (FUK) from your countries directly. You may transit at Haneda and take domestic flight to Fukuoka.
Fukuoka Subway
Fukuoka airport is only 5 minutes and 2 stations away from Hakata. Another downtown core in Fukuoka, Tenjin is away for 11 minutes and 5 stations. The cost at today is 260 yen for Hakata or Tenjin destination.
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Army investigators found nearly half a million field reports from Iraq and Afghanistan on a computer memory card among the belongings of Pfc. Bradley Manning, with a note suggesting that an unnamed recipient "sit on this information" while deciding how best to distribute it, according to testimony Monday.
The note called the reports "possibly one of the more significant documents of our time" and said they would remove "the fog of war" and reveal "the true nature of 21st century asymmetric warfare," Army special agent David Shaver told the officer leading a preliminary hearing at Fort Meade.
Manning, 24, is accused of giving hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks while serving as an intelligence analyst in Iraq. He is charged with aiding the enemy and violating the Espionage Act.
On the fourth day of the hearing, members of the Army Computer Crimes Investigative Unit described how they examined military and personal computers used by Manning, and what they found.
Military computers showed evidence of downloads from servers at the State Department and the Defense Department, they said. Investigators found four detainee assessments from Guantanamo Bay under Manning's user profile.
A personal computer contained logs from chats about releasing government information, IP addresses associated with WikiLeaks and what appears to be contact information for group founder Julian Assange, they said.
After two days of arguing that Manning was a troubled soldier who should not have been given access to classified materials, his defense team appeared to shift course Monday, suggesting there was no proof that Manning was behind the downloads or the chats.
Shaver acknowledged that the military computers were secure workstations from which analysts were authorized to view material from the State Department and the Defense Department and that more than one analyst was assigned to the computers.
He said that more than 100,000 diplomatic cables couldn't be connected to Manning, and that 10,000 that were found on his computer didn't match the cables published by WikiLeaks.
Investigator Mark Johnson, who examined Manning's personal MacBook Pro, said it was set to boot up without a password — meaning, he acknowledged, he can't say for certain that Manning was responsible for the chats, the IP addresses or Assange's details found on his computer.
"I cannot put somebody at the keyboard, no," Johnson said.
Manning, wearing the standard green Army camouflage uniform also worn by prosecutors and his military attorneys, sat quietly through the testimony. He has appeared at ease through the first four days of the hearing, talking with his attorneys, taking notes and occasionally smiling.
The Army convened the Article 32 hearing to determine whether the case against Manning should proceed to a court-martial.
Lt. Col. Paul Almanza, the investigating officer presiding over the hearing, will weigh testimony and arguments before making a recommendation to Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington, the commander of the Military District of Washington.
Aiding the enemy is a capital offense, but Army prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty. If convicted, Manning could be sentenced to life in prison.
Twice on Monday, Almanza cleared the courtroom to hear testimony from Shaver on classified information.
Among those excluded were an attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is representing WikiLeaks and Assange.
Baher Azmy, legal director for the New York-based nonprofit, said the hearing has been "more restrictive than those at Guantanamo."
"We have a compelling interest in monitoring the hearing, given both that Manning stands accused of providing evidence of war crimes to our clients, and that the proceedings are clearly closely linked to a grand jury in Virginia reported to be issuing subpoenas for information on our clients," Azmy said in a statement.
Manning supporters say footage of an Apache helicopter attack that he is alleged to have released appears to show evidence of a war crime.
The 2007 attack in Baghdad left 12 dead, including a Reuters journalist and his driver. In the video, released by WikiLeaks as "Collateral Murder," the American helicopter crew can be heard laughing and referring to Iraqis as "dead bastards."
Manning supporters say whoever released the footage is a hero who should be protected as a whistle-blower.
The Bradley Manning Support Network also objected to the decision to close portions of the hearing, saying in a statement Monday it was "deeply troubled" by "the imposition of an unexplained media blackout without any avenue for redress."
Earlier Monday, Manning's roommate in Iraq testified that Manning "probably planned on getting out of the military."
Spc. Eric S. Baker said Manning had told him the Army "wasn't for him." He also said Manning used a computer "quite often."
"When I'd wake up in the middle of the night, he'd be on the computer," Baker said.
In cross-examination, Baker acknowledged to Manning's attorney that the two weren't friends. Baker affirmed that Manning had made statements that led him to believe he was gay, and Baker responded that it would be best if they didn't talk.
On Sunday, Shaver testified that he found thousands of classified files on Manning's computer. They included 10,000 State Department cables and video of the helicopter attack.
On Saturday, Capt. Steven Lim, one of Manning's superiors in Iraq, identified searches he believed the analyst conducted on government databases with keywords that included "WikiLeaks," "Julian Assange" and "Guantanamo Bay detainee assessments."
During the weekend, Manning's attorneys sought to portray Manning as a troubled young man who struggled with gender identity disorder, was isolated from his fellow soldiers and should not have been given access to the classified materials.
Special Agent Toni Graham testified that Manning kept a folder of articles on gender identity disorder in his sleeping quarters, including one partially titled "flight into hypermasculinity." Special Agent Calder Robertson said Manning maintained an alter-ego called "Breanna Manning."
Lim confirmed details of an email Manning sent to an officer that included a picture of Manning dressed as a woman. The email included a plea that his confusion about his gender was preventing him from thinking clearly.
Lim testified that he did not learn of the email until after Manning was detained, but said its contents were alarming enough to merit removing his security clearance.
Manning's team also has suggested that computer security at the facility in Iraq where he worked was lax, and rules routinely were broken.
Prosecutors have sought to emphasize that Manning was well trained in how to handle sensitive information and knew not to distribute it.


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Dale Earnhardt Jr. turned a track record lap of 161.849 mph to win the pole at Dover International Speedway.
DOVER, Del. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. can pick up his pursuit of Matt Kenseth from out front.
Earnhardt showed a rare burst of top qualifying speed, turning a track-record lap of 161.849 mph to win the pole Friday at Dover International Speedway.
Earnhardt won his second pole of the season, the first time he has multiple poles since 2002.
Chase for the Sprint Cup championship drivers filled the top four spots and eight of the top 12. Kenseth, the points leader and winner of the first two Chase races, joins Earnhardt on the front row. Ryan Newman is third and Carl Edwards fourth.
Earnhardt's run marked the 17th time this season drivers have set qualifying records in the new Gen-6 car.
Earnhardt is in 11th place in the 13-driver field. He's not out of it, but certainly not a legitimate championship contender. He needs a hot streak in the No. 88 Chevrolet — and for Kenseth and the rest of field to considerably cool.
With that option pretty much a long shot, Earnhardt is determined to win at least one race this season.
"I'd be really disappointed if we don't win a race this season, because I think we're a better team than we were last year," he said. "We came close so many times. We'd just like to go out there and get some trophies."
No driver has been able to wrest the trophies — or a lobster — away from Kenseth. His series-high seven wins, including Chase victories at Chicagoland and New Hampshire, have made Kenseth the favorite to win a second Cup championship. Even Kenseth can't explain his roll since he joined Joe Gibbs Racing.
"I don't think I've ever been on one quite like this," he said. "I've been enjoying it. You never know what it's going to end."
Earnhardt and Kenseth will try and keep the rest of the Chase field behind them.
Five-time champion Jimmie Johnson starts eighth, Kurt Busch is ninth, Joey Logano 11th, Kevin Harvick 12th, Kyle Busch 14th, Jeff Gordon 16th, Greg Biffle 19th, Kasey Kahne 20th, and Clint Bowyer starts 23rd.
Bowyer got the news he wanted since the Richmond scandal when sponsor 5-Hour Energy decided to stick with embattled Michael Waltrip Racing through the 2014 season.
Martin Truex Jr., his MWR teammate, is still waiting to find out where he'll drive next season. Truex faces an uncertain future after NAPA Auto Parts yanked its sponsorship at the end of the season in the aftermath of MWR's decision to manipulate the outcome of the Sept. 9 race at Richmond.
Furniture Row Racing is in the mix for Truex after losing Kurt Busch to Stewart-Haas Racing. General manager Joe Garone said the organization had expressed interest in the veteran driver.
"We just need to be patient and see how things shake out," Garone said.
Truex, who found out he likely won't need surgery on his broken right wrist, is antsy for a resolution.
"It's a lot more complicated because of time," he said. "There's no, well, wait a few weeks and talk to these people and see what they're thinking. There is no slow-planning anything. It's, now, now, now. I need answers so I can make decisions. That's the most difficult thing, putting people in positions where they've got to make decisions they're not sure about. I imagine when something happens, it will happen quick."
NASCAR's credibility was called into question after Richmond, and chairman Brian France ordered drivers to give 100 percent in new rules prohibiting the artificial altering of events.
Drivers have poked fun at the "100 percent" edict the last two weeks.
Asked if the track was simply quick for his qualifying run, Newman laughed and said, "No, I just tried harder."
One hundred percent?
"Actually, I was 118 percent that time," he said.


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Furor over Government Employees
Concern about the pay, benefits, and performance of government employees seems to be growing. Chris Edwards's articles on how government pay is outpacing private-sector pay have generated media attention, cartoons, and angry rebuttals from the head of the federal Office of Personnel Management. Steven Greenhut has a new book, Plunder! How Public Employee Unions Are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling Our Lives and Bankrupting the Nation, and is writing lots of newspaper articles on the high costs of government unions, also the topic of a recent Cato Policy Analysis. New Jersey unions are not finding much sympathy as they try to hold on to their raises, benefits, pensions, and work rules in the face of Gov. Chris Christie's attempt to cut the budget. Liberal journalist Mickey Kaus is running for the U.S. Senate, trying to warn California's voters and the Democratic Party about the excessive power and destructive influence of public employee unions.
And now Saturday Night Live. The zeitgeist-riding comedy show had a truly harsh sketch this weekend about the "Public Employee of the Year Awards." It touched every element of popular resentment toward government workers: "people with government jobs are just like workers everywhere -- except for the lifetime job security, guaranteed annual raises, early retirement on generous pensions, and full medical coverage with no deductibles, office visit fees, or copayments" -- "retirement on full disability" by an obviously young and healthy worker -- "Surliest and Least Cooperative State Employee" -- "3200 hours [a year] on the job, all of it overtime" -- New York school janitors living in Florida -- employees with two current jobs and full disability -- an entire workday at the DMV without serving a single customer -- no-work contracts -- surprisingly early closings -- and "he's on break."
Time for unions to start worrying?


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Somehow I like you guys. I think we'd get along. Carry on.I don't try to breach PC lines but the industry does this often these days in heavily feminist projects. Mad Max, Bridesmaids, the feminist movies get praised out of proportion for their empowerment of female leads (or first-time female producers in specific contexts, etc.). I have no strong objection to it, Hollywood is still a grossly misogynistic culture and it reflects in job opportunities in salaries, so I don't mind that we prop up the rare projects with mostly female teams. But it does make objectivity difficult to expect from reviewers, especially with big blockbusters, where a women lead+producer team being in charge of a 150 million dollar budget could cause disastrous consequences going forward for women if it doesn't perform well. There's almost a sense of responsibility by the film world to make sure Wonder Woman was a sensational hit or else risk setting women back even further in the industry. It would've been a long, long time before another $150m+ got handed to another female producer+lead team if this didn't work out superbly well. Now, its likely going to be a very short time before we see it again.
Additionally, nobody wants to be the critic accused of hating a movie because it featured the first producer+lead women pair or the first nearly all-women cast. Much like Bridesmaids, which has a shockingly high rotten tomatoes score of 95%, its simply better for ones critical career to just say "good movie" and move on. Save the hot takes for less controversial subjects.
I really doubt the movie is that much better than Suicide Squad or Batman vs Superman. DC has shown their style by now.Well, FWIW, I thought BvS was a lot better than most did and probably the same as SS, which I didn't like but didn't hate nearly as much as others. I would've given SS a 6.5 and BVS a 7.5 so to me I expect to think around an 8.0 of WW but we'll see. I certainly doubt I will grade it as highly as most of what I'm reading.
The best newish movies I've watched recently are Logan and John Wick 2. John Wick 2 is standard cookie cutter action fare but the fight choreography and atmosphere set it apart. Its as good as generic action films get. Logan was something special, though. Truly a departure from any standard super hero conventions and a uniquely gritty movie that easily ranks as one of the 3 best in the X-men universe which has some really strong competition for those top 3 spots (X2, First Class, Days of Future Past).
I also really enjoyed Skull Island, but have significant doubts regarding where Universal can take this Dark Universe.WW is easily an 8 for me. It's by far the best DC movie out there and is basically a Marvel version of the first Capt America movie which was fantastic. The only thing I didn't like in WW was Ares (the actor who played him needed to look more fearsome).
If Justice League is as good (I expect it will be better) than I'll be happy. I've come to the realization that comic movies will mostly never be as great as we hope they will but that doesn't mean they can't still be considered very good movies.


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Salt Lake City, Utah - November 18, 2010 - Generation Maps is happy to announce another partnership making it easier for the world to print and display genealogy charts. In addition to other database and software partners, MyHeritage has joined the team of companies looking to Generation Maps for professional large scale genealogy printing.
"It is wonderful that MyHeritage users will now be able to simply and easily print genealogy charts straight from their family sites on the database," says Kim Hovorka, president of Generation Maps. "Again, a simple built in feature for printing means that the user won't have to find a large scale printer that understands the genealogist's needs, he can simply order what he wants for a chart and it will arrive on their doorstep."
Generation Maps quick printing turn around times, impeccable attention to detail, and high customer satisfaction rate makes this a win win situation for genealogy users. The various paper options and domestic and international shipping options round out a complete opportunity for the user to get exactly what they are looking for.
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London, England & Tel Aviv, Israel - November 18, 2010 - MyHeritage.com, the largest and fastest growing family network on the web, unveiled today a host of new online family tree chart designs and features. Going one step further in enabling users to showcase their family history, MyHeritage.com launched today a professional poster printing service for any chart produced on the website.
More than 16 million families have created a site on MyHeritage.com; a private place for exploring family history, finding long-lost relatives and keeping in touch. Innovative tools, such as Smart Matching™ and photo sharing with facial recognition technology, provide a friendly and secure setting where millions of users have planted their family tree online.
Users can now create a family tree chart from their family site in a few clicks, by choosing from numerous different chart types, with a choice of 18 different predefined chart styles. As of today, MyHeritage.com adds a professional poster printing service for any chart produced on the website, starting as low as $20 per poster. With worldwide shipping, any user can now order a high quality printout of their chart packaged in a protective tube, either directly to their home or shipped as a gift to any other address. The print can be ordered on a variety of paper types (including standard paper, matt photo, glossy photo, vinyl and canvas), in almost any size and with optional lamination. For special occasions like family reunions, posters can be as large as an entire wall.
"Our beautiful family tree charts are a great reward for families who have spent many hours researching their roots", said MyHeritage.com Founder and CEO, Gilad Japhet. "Family history is much more fun when you can share what you've discovered with others, and family tree charts are perfect for that. Our attractive new family tree posters will be a source of pride in every home and are perfect as a gift for the upcoming holidays".
Existing users of MyHeritage.com can create their own family tree charts by simply clicking on the 'family tree' tab on their family site and choosing 'charts and books'.
About MyHeritage.com:
MyHeritage.com is the most popular family network on the web. Millions of families around the world enjoy having a private place for their families to keep in touch. MyHeritage.com's Smart-Matching technology empowers users with an exciting and innovative way to find relatives and explore their family history. With all family information stored in a secure site, MyHeritage.com is the ideal place to share family photos, and celebrate and preserve special family moments. Offering 36 languages, 650 million profiles and 16 million family trees, MyHeritage.com is nurturing family relationships and uniting families worldwide. For more information please
visit www.myheritage.com
About Generation Maps:
Generation Maps was established in 2004 to help families express their heritage in an attractive way for all to see. Generation Maps charts provide a visual reminder of your family's history and help establish feelings of love and confidence that come from knowing who you are and that you are part of a family. Generation Maps charts can awaken individual potential embedded in one's inherited traits and nurture emotional healing through understanding a family's history. Family ChArtist will carry on the Generation Maps tradition by offering a new, simplified, personalized way to create decorative charts that promote family traditions and unity.
Generation Maps remains the premier printing service for any kind of genealogy chart you can imagine. In addition to the new Family ChArtist program, Generation Maps continues to offer a multitude of custom chart printing services, including both decorative and working genealogy charts. Custom decorative designs come with an online preview system that gives you personalized attention and feedback until the chart is exactly the way you envisioned it. Working charts are oversized, inexpensive, family reunion-type charts that display your entire file in one place. You can write on and add information to working charts. Generation Maps has printed working charts up to 800 feet long with information for over 30,000 people. In addition, Canvas Giclee Fine Art photos are available at Generation Maps for a very competitive, reasonable price. All charts can be printed on any of 8 paper choices, plus canvas. Free consultations are always available at http://www.generationmaps.com/consult.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Generation Maps Partners with MyHeritage
Posted by Janet Hovorka at 8:47 AM
Labels: partnerships, the genealogy industry
2 comments:
- Renee Zamora said...
Congratulations on a great partnership!
- November 18, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- Connecting the Clans said...
Congratulation Janet!
What a great idea. I wish all the family tree software programs would offer your service. Working with you to create my family chart was loads of fun and you absolutely made it so simple but this partnership is a fantastic idea. Keep up the good work.
Best Regards,
- November 22, 2010 at 7:24 PM
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Out of Sight, Out of Mine: Ocean Dumping of Mine Wastes
Beginning in 1996 and continuing through at least mid-2004, the Newmont Minahasa Raya gold mine dumped 2,000 tons per day of wastes into the tropical, coral-rich waters of Buyat Bay, off the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia-waters that previously had been the main source of food and income for local families. Soon stories began circulating that the fish were disappearing and that those remaining had deformities. Villagers also complained of strange skin rashes, tumors, and other forms of disease, all of which they claimed started after the waste disposal began. An independent team of scientists was commissioned by the Indonesian government to review the information and concluded that contamination by the mine had occurred. Newmont Mining Corporation, the U.S.-based parent company, commissioned its own studies and continually claimed that the data showed no water contamination-although they neglected to mention that these very studies clearly revealed the polluting of bay sediments by mercury, arsenic, antimony, and other metals and the likely uptake of these pollutants by bottom-dwelling organisms.Buyat stories appeared everywhere in the media throughout the Pacific and quickly were investigated by the New York Times. Soon the Indonesian government arrested the head of Newmont Minahasa Raya and five other employees. A series of lawsuits followed. In 2007, an Indonesian court found both Newmont and its local director not guilty of the alleged crimes, but the state prosecutor subsequently appealed the ruling to the Indonesian Supreme Court. Some villagers were relocated in response to fears about the alleged contamination, but the claims and counterclaims have left the villagers confused and the issue hanging. Meanwhile, Newmont received permission from the Indonesian government to commence operating a copper-gold mine, Batu Hijau, which dumps up to 160,000 tons per day of wastes off the coast of another Indonesian island, Sumbawa-70 to 80 times the volume of waste disposed into Buyat Bay.


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As we recently explained, the type of reporting we do isn't always conducive to advertising support -- in fact, our work on the SOPA fight caused us to lose a significant amount of revenue, and the blog itself operates at a loss. Earlier this month we announced that we were running a crowdfunding campaign on BeaconReader to fund our net neutrality coverage in particular -- as that's another subject that deserves deep-dive coverage, and which traditional advertisers don't want to go anywhere near. One of the great things about working with BeaconReader was that they were able to line up matching funds, so that every donation to us is automatically doubled by the matching donors. Today we're happy to announce that the first two matching donors have been revealed as Twitch and Namecheap -- two companies that are dedicated to preserving an open and free internet, and who wanted to support our coverage in this way, by multiplying the impact of anyone who donates. We're also announcing that Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian has backed our project as an "Event Sponsor," for a net neutrality salon that we'll be holding later this year.
We're excited to have this support, and just as excited to see so many of you step up to back the project as well. We're about a week away and there's still a long way to go, but the initial support has been fantastic. If you enjoy what we do, and would like to see it continue (and go deeper and be more involved), please consider backing the project in the next week and thank Twitch and Namecheap for immediately doubling the impact of your support. If we succeed, we'll be able to devote more time and resources to our net neutrality reporting, including bringing in additional voices, meeting with key players, and just generally spending more time digging into the details of this important topic -- rather than having to spend it convincing advertisers that, no, we don't want to force a giant annoying video to play on the site before you can read anything, because that's not how we treat our community. It's great that Twitch and NameCheap were willing to step up via BeaconReader, to show their commitment to dedicated, independent reporting on these important topics.
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On a near daily basis, The New American chronicles the approach of the day when squadrons of drones will fill the skies of the United States. Scores of these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will be deployed by state and local law enforcement, adding to the many already deployed by the federal government.
With the rise of the drones comes the rise of several critical questions of Constitutionality of their potential uses. One of the most crucial of those inquiries concerns the application of the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against "unlawful searches and seizures" and the requirement that warrants be supported by affidavits "particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
As readers will recall, in June Senator Rand Paul introduced a bill "To protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones." Paul's bill mandates that:
[A] person or entity acting under the authority [of], or funded in whole or in part by, the Government of the United States shall not use a drone to gather evidence or other information pertaining to criminal conduct or conduct in violation of a statute or regulation except to the extent authorized in a warrant that satisfies the requirements of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
In support of his measure, Senator Paul explained that "Americans going about their everyday lives should not be treated like criminals or terrorists and have their rights infringed upon by military tactics."
A separate bill offered in the House of Representatives by Representative Edward Markey (D-Mass.) requires that drone operators (including "law enforcement agency, contractor, or subcontractor") report all information collected by the drones to the appropriate government agency. Additionally, the data proposed to be gathered by these operators must be reported by the Federal Aviation Administration on its website. In a statement in support of his bill, Representative Markey said, "When it comes to privacy protections for the American people, drones are flying blind."
Just how many of these drones will be watching us? According to a story published by UPI, "U.S. News & World Report says some analysts estimate 'there may be as many as 30,000 unmanned drones operated in the United States by 2020 for uses such as wildfire containment and surveillance, law enforcement and surveying.'"
As we have reported, a drone was already used by law enforcement to track and apprehend a suspect. It's been about a year since a North Dakota man was arrested after a local SWAT team tracked him down using a Predator drone it borrowed from the Department of Homeland Security.
Although the story has not been widely reported, Rodney Brossart became one of the first American citizens (if not the first) arrested by local law enforcement with the use of a federally owned drone aerial surveillance vehicle after holding the police at bay for over 16 hours.
Brossart's run-in with law enforcement began after six cows found their way onto his property (about 3,000 acres near Lakota, North Dakota) and he refused to turn them over to officers. In fact, according to several sources, Brossart and a few family members ran police off his farm at the point of a gun. Naturally, police weren't pleased with Brossart's brand of hospitality, so they returned with a warrant, with a SWAT team, and with a determination to apprehend Brossart and the cows.
A standoff ensued, and the Grand Forks police SWAT team made a call to a local Air Force base where they knew a Predator drone was deployed by the DHS. About three years before the Brossart incident, the police department had signed an agreement with DHS for the use of the drone. No sooner did the call come in than the drone was airborne and Brossart's precise location was pinpointed with laser-guided accuracy. The machine-gun toting SWAT officers rushed in, tased then arrested Brossart on various charges including terrorizing a sheriff, and the rest is history. Literally.
As the matter proceeds through the legal system, Bruce Quick, the lawyer representing Brossart, is decrying the "guerilla-like police tactics" used to track and capture his client, as well as the alleged violation of the Fourth Amendment's protection against unwarranted searches and seizures.
While the police admittedly possessed an apparently valid search warrant, Quick asserts that no such judicial go-ahead was sought or obtained for the use of the Predator to track the suspect. Therein lies the constitutional rub.
In an interview with the press, Quick claims that the police exceeded their authority in several instances, especially when they decided to go around the Fourth Amendment and illegally search Brossart's farm. "The whole thing is full of constitutional violations," he says.
"Unmanned surveillance aircraft were not in use prior to or at the time Rodney Brossart is alleged to have committed the crimes with which he is charged," wrote state prosecutor Douglas Manbeck, as quoted by U.S. News.
Manbeck defends the deployment of the drone, writing that "The use of unmanned surveillance aircraft is a non-issue in this case because they were not used in any investigative manner to determine if a crime had been committed. There is, furthermore, no existing case law that bars their use in investigating crimes."
On August 1, Judge Joel Medd agreed with the state and denied the defense's motion to dismiss, holding that there "was no improper use of an unmanned aerial vehicle" and that the drone "appears to have had no bearing on these charges being contested."
While Brossart was the first to assert that his Fourth Amendment rights were denied by the use of a drone to track him, given the proliferation of UAVs, he will not be the last.
In fact, it doesn't take a crystal ball to predict that one such challenge will eventually work its way to the Supreme Court, where the justices will pronounce their opinion (or opinions) of the lawful boundaries of the use of drones in law enforcement.
Until the first case is granted cert by the high court, a few recent decisions provide some indication of how the Court might rule on a case complaining of an unmanned violation of the Fourth Amendment.
For example, UPI describes how in the case of Indianapolis v. Edmond, in a 6-3 split, the Supreme Court held that Indianapolis's "policy of setting up roadblocks to check for unlawful drugs was unconstitutional." In the majority opinion, former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor explained the ruling, declaring that the primary purpose of the roadblocks was "indistinguishable from the general interest in crime control" and thus they "violate the Fourth Amendment."
A year later, in its decision in the case of Kyllo v. United States, the Court once again found the government exceeded its constitutional authority.
The UPI summarizes the facts: "In Kyllo, a federal government agent used a 'thermal imaging device' to scan a triplex in Florence, Ore., without a warrant to determine whether marijuana was being grown. The scan showed Danny Kyllo's garage was hot compared to the rest of his home and the neighborhood, consistent with the high-intensity lamps typically used for indoor marijuana growing."
Relying in part on the Court's decision in the case of Katz v. United States (1967), in which the the use of listening devices outside of public phone booths was struck down as a violation of the "reasonable expectation to privacy" under the Fourth Amendment, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the majority that when the "government uses a device that is not in general public use, to explore details of a private home that would previously have been unknowable without physical intrusion, the surveillance is a Fourth Amendment 'search,' and is presumptively unreasonable without a warrant."
Regardless of these decisions seemingly supporting the Fourth Amendment, the Supreme Court has been known to reduce the scope of constitutional liberty so The New American will continue to follow this important constitutional issue.


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LOS ANGELES, April 28 (UPI) -- Miley Cyrus has spoken out about her recent stay in the hospital.
The 21-year-old singer spoke to Ryan Seacrest on Monday, and told the host she is on the mend and ready to perform.
"I'm doing good, I'm much better," she says. "I'm happy to be getting back on the road."
Cyrus was admitted to a Kansas City hospital on April 15 after she suffered a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics. Her stay forced her to cancel several U.S. stops on her Bangerz tour, and she plans to make up the shows in August. She was released from the hospital on April 25.
"[Some] people [got] mad at me for bailing," she continues. "There is no part of me that wants to lay in bed and not be on stage. I wanted to be on the tour so bad. I was begging the doctor to let me out just to go do the show. But there was no way."
The singer says one unexpected side effect of her hospital stay was "way too much online shopping."
"I was just crying because I was so bored!" she exclaims. "Whatever they had me on to make me not in pain I made some very questionable choices on what I bought [online]. I'm like, 'I do not know what this hot pink miniskirt is that I bought in the hospital."
Cyrus says there should be no long-term health effects from her allergic reaction, and is just happy to resume her tour.
"The only good part about this whole thing is I feel like I get to go on another tour," the singer says of the rescheduled dates. The singer departs the U.S. on Wednesday, and kicks off the European leg of her tour Friday in Amsterdam.


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Jukka Lahtinen
Manager, Route Planning
Finnair's strategy is built on precise analytics
Airline grows its Asia routes with demand optimization solution
Location, location, location. Geography puts Finland in an enviable position. Helsinki offers the shortest path between Europe and Asia – the only west European city where a plane can make a roundtrip between the two continents in 24 hours. National carrier Finnair wants to capitalize on its home airport's geographic advantage – and the growing Asia-Europe flight demand – with help from analytics.
The Finnish national carrier has a bold plan to double its revenue from Europe/Asia flights during this decade and uses analytics to better understand how to acquire market share, price seats correctly and compete effectively.
If you want to analyze the market share and profitability of even one route, you have to understand the huge number of possible trips the passengers can make on the flight in question.
Jukka Lahtinen
"The analysis must be accurate, because the airline industry operates under tight margins. Bad analysis shows up quickly as losses, particularly on long-haul flights," explains Jukka Lahtinen, the manager responsible for route planning at Finnair. "Precise data-driven planning is indispensable to Finnair in order for us to be able to implement our strategy."
Finnair derives nearly half its revenue from Asian traffic with service to 15 major Asian cities. From those cities, passengers connect to 40 further destinations, along with over 60 final destinations in Europe from Helsinki. Understanding those 1,600 possible flight combinations is where analytics plays its key role. "You have to understand the huge number of potential end-to-end trips the passengers can make on the flight in question, and we must understand the passengers' preferences and be able to compete with all other paths and connections," Lahtinen says.
The first problem to tackle was the fragmented nature of the market information. This includes passenger volumes, route and demand information coming from Finnair's own data stores, and publically available data on competitors, which provides itineraries and transfer connections for every passenger on a plane in a given geographic area. "It presents a lot of challenges," Lahtinen says, noting that outside data is typically in a different format. "Different data sources can have very different definitions of the same thing, and often information obtained from external sources is incomplete. In those cases, one has to gauge the need for additional information and establish where to find that information."
With analytics, the airline models all of the potential routes, factoring in capacity, flight frequency, time tables and equipment. Automated forecasts are produced estimating likely customers for a particular flight. If there is a difference between the forecasts and the realized passenger volumes, the company analyzes down to the individual route or market level where it succeeded and where it fell short of its objectives. From there it assesses what sales, marketing or pricing strategy might improve passenger numbers or profits.
Finnair's investment in analytics has led to a change in company culture. "The change in the way of operating has required a change in the whole way of thinking," Lahtinen says. The airline is now merging its data warehouses to improve usability and support the wider use of business analytics throughout Finnair, affecting areas from decision making to operations.
Effectively price and plan routes to meet the goal of doubling revenue from long-haul flights between Helsinki and major Asian cities.
SAS® for Demand-Driven Planning and Optimization
Finnair can model its network, anticipate future passenger flow, predict market share by route, and analyze route-specific and market-specific performance in comparison to competitors. Analytics also helps the company price and market routes and services.


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Toe Tag Riot Signing November 26th
Wednesday, November 26th, Forbidden Planet will be hosting a signing with writer Matt Miner (Liberator / Critical Hit) and artist Sean Von Gorman (Secret Adventures of Houdini) to launch their shiny, brand new series Toe Tag Riot, from Black Mask Studios. The event kicks off at six so don't be late or one of the zombies that Matt and Sean are bringing might get pissed. .
Oh yeah, there WILL be zombies present.


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Earhart Disappears in Pacific
By: J L.
New Jersey, Age 9
Amelia Earhart disappeared in the ocean with Fred Noonan. She flew in North America,then South America, then Africa, Asia, Australia, and then she disappeared. No one knows why.
Earhart and Noonan were never found.
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