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Nature Explore is a collaborative project of the Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation.
It started with a vision – We created a space in God's perfect classroom where children ages infancy through five can experience science, math, literature, music, and art in nature. Research shows regular time in nature supports whole-child learning and the development of foundational key skills. Our school is dedicated to increasing the quantity, quality, and benefit of outdoor experiences for children. Knowing that virtually every aspect of the development of the human brain is shaped by experience, we embrace active learning and honor our students' sense of wonder through an emergent curriculum.
The entrance features our outdoor classroom that opens through a pathway into a wondrous space for exploration, discovery, and imagination. Children are stimulated visually by the vast amount and variety of fruit-bearing dwarf trees and flowers. Plants were chosen so that the children's play yard is continually in bloom. Textures and smells were also considered in the design. Bird houses and feeders aid in luring a variety of indigenous birds to the classroom for the children to observe.
The water pump facilitates exploration of cause and effect, problem-solving strategies, teamwork, and positive social interactions. Lambs Ear plants line the sides of the creek. Native river rocks were gathered and used for the creek while an iron water pump allows children to enjoy the essence of water in their classroom.
In our farmers market, you will find oranges, apples, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, Concord and Thompson grapes, kumquats, strawberries pumpkins, snap peas and corn depending on the season. Our little farmers till the soil, plant seedling and harvest throughout the year. The whole foods are incorporated into our snacks. The students learn to take care of their bodies and also learn the life cycle of the plant.
Children explore the world through their senses. The sand area provides both a wet and dry sensory experience that encourages creativity and imagination. Visual-spatial learners have designed "winding rivers" and constructed "dams" with bridges in the sand area.
Our future architects are very busy down in the bottom of the creek constructing with the wet sand.
Children develop body control and knowledge of the natural world through gross motor movement. The large grass action area provides an open space for running, skipping, galloping on horses and rolling their bodies down the hill. Teachers facilitate organized games and children are allowed free choice.
We have a variety of natural instruments in our music and movement area including a West African djembe, and wooden xylophone. Students learn about sound, pitch, rhythm, and tonality. Impromptu bands and soloists are discovered on a daily basis.
Our literacy stage is multi-functional it is used for gatherings, music, puppet shows and of course literacy. Where the Wild Things Are is a favorite book of our students to read, make the props and act out the story.
The construction of forts using stumps, sticks, and small logs, rolling natural objects down child created chutes using gutters, and elaborate "fire pits" are all pre-math skills. While constructing they learn about length, area, perimeter and volume. Children practice problem-solving, collaboration and using higher level thinking – an area identified as challenging in today's work environment.
Toddlers develop their visual-spatial and gross motor skills as they navigate through the flagstone path that is nestled in the miniature boxwood trees.
Our garden that lines the perimeter of our campus is a certified Monarch Waystation. Monarch Waystations provide milkweeds, nectar plants, and shelter for monarchs throughout their annual cycle of reproduction and migration. Our students enjoy observing the life cycle as well as caring for the butterfly habitat.
In our outdoor classroom students are provided a variety of natural materials to create open-ended works of art. Three-dimensional works are created through the use of clay, shells sticks pods, rocks and other assorted treasures.
The Outdoor Classroom has created a sense of community and ownership among our families. The annual family workday invites all ages to participate and fall in love with God's perfect classroom. As a demonstration site in developmentally-based early childhood education and a pioneer in the practices of the Outdoor Classroom, we serve as a model for other schools and offer guidance as a certified nature explorer program. The outdoor classroom is utilized by local colleges, California State University Channel Islands, Moorpark College, and University of Laverne to educate student teachers on the value of connecting children to nature. Local Boy Scouts use the classroom to complete their Eagle Scout projects.
Children who played outside every day, regardless of weather, had better motor coordination and more ability to concentrate.
Being close to nature, in general, helps boost a child's attention span.
Studies of children in playgrounds with both green and manufactured play areas found that children engage in more creative forms of play in the green areas.
Natural play strengthens children's self-confidence and arouses their senses – their awareness of the world and all that moves in it, seen and unseen.


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My wife and my baby boy visiting me in Germany
Last movie you watched?
Watch it. The Last Samurai is fantastic
Will you be watching?
South Africa and Brazil were just as bad. Obviously having it in Brazil has that romantisism, given how it's the true home of football, but it wasn't the right time. It's not what their people needed in that moment. I also remember in South Africa when the documentary was aired on tele and it was showing how people were moved from their homes to areas "out of the way", so they could build new stadiums, stadiums which I'm guessing aren't even being used now.
Pogba To Miss The World Cup
Fuck em, they've won two within 25 years.
A lovely visit from our daughter and Kaiden, the wee man has more hair than me!!!!
40 Of The Greatest Guitarists
Yes to both of these. Although Ritchie Blackmore at 38 is pretty mental to me - maybe he's the most underrated, Knopfler's up there though... but I think this list is an absolute abomination
(CL) Group F - Matchday 6 - Wednesday 2nd November, 2022
You've ruined my joke
The Big Middle Eastern Thread
I didn't know the specifics but things like this is more what I was in reference to and hijab was just a poor example.
(CL) Group D - Matchday 6 - Tuesday 1st November, 2022
Marseille bottled that then. Fair play to Spurs, sealing top spot in the last second must feel good @Storts Glad to see Frankfurt through, very likeable group of players.
(CL) Group A - Matchday 6 - Tuesday 1st November, 2022
Ha ha yeah I know
What a great group. 4 teams of similar quality all going into the last game where anyone can still finish anywhere in the group.
Chelsea Discussion
Tbf Chelsea haven't really operated the way most clubs do in a very long time - I think it's sort of become part of the club culture to not have much stability or long term planning. I think that's not going to change quickly.
The books are quite awful. The writing for the games was far superior.
Hemsworth is a much better actor than Cavill.
Usually when we take pictures or take him anywhere he looks mad, but overall he is a very happy baby and laughs a lot. On most of his pictures though he looks like a villain.
All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
I agree and as I say I still plan to watch it before I judge it but I dont like that right from the outlook Going back and watching the original Blade Runner I think was an excellent change from the source material for example.. It can work. I thought the book was excellent but the ending left alot to be desired and the turn they took in the movie was alot better imo. Idk it just bothers me that something that iconic from the book is altered.. alright back to shouting at clouds.
Only in select movie theaters, I believe... And yeah, I see where you're coming from; the quantity does seem to be the preference over actual quality these days. I don't think I would have many movies released in the last decade or so on my all-time favourites list. Actually a good idea for a thread, maybe. I mostly watch TV series these days, both because the length of episodes makes it much easier to fit it into the day, and also because I genuinely think that good TV series are easier to find than good movies nowadays.
I've never heard of that one, do these Apple movies make it to the movies or do they only make it to their streaming channel? If it is the case they only make it to the streaming channel I don't like the way movies are going, I loved the traditional big screen followed by general release system. Netflix, apple and even Disney seem to be throwing out movies for fun at lower budgets. 40 years from now there won't be any classics, just thousands of rushed low budget movies thrown out to keep streaming service customers happy.
I know, and I tried several times... What I need is replacing Cruise with some deepfake throughout the movie Tom Hardy deepfake will do
Other News & General Chat
On a sidenote, you don't have to believe my figures, you can check them here: http://bundeshaushalt.de/DE/Bundeshaushalt-digital/bundeshaushalt-digital.html if you click "Jahresvergleich"
For your information, the annual budget from 2018 was 348bn Euro, the annual budget of 2019 was 357bn Euro, and the annual budget of was 443bn Euro, taking them since they are all annual budget under Merkel government. The first 2 weren't even affected by Covid, and under the treated black nill regime. So while it might be not sustainable for South Africa, it's not an issue in Germany.
You have a very individualistic view on things on Europe generally and Germany especially, if you believe that pile of shite. Living in Germany I can guarantee you, Germany is one of the richest nations in the world. Even, if the gas and electricy issue, I don't deny them being existing, should have the worst possible outcome, Germany won't go bankrupt and it's ridiculously out of touch with reality to suggest anybody would be going to starve here. We're fvlattered you're that concerned about Germany's future, though.
Or into Germany...
Your boy's expression: Wonderful picture though!
Doesn't look like your boy is all that into selfies...
(CL) Group E - Matchday 6 - Wednesday 2nd November, 2022
Back 4 please.
the great reset is going so well right now. better get those solar and wind farms up quick. Europe should be happy they got what they wanted, cut Russia off by duping citizens into believing it was because of Putin bad but the outcome is the one they wanted. then they woke up and realised Russia has every valuable element from gases, oils, metals to living amenities like fertilizers and the organic farming Europe touted is not going so well. the real shit will hit the fan when people starve.
The Western centric way of thinking like Spike, forced hijab bad but ban hijab kinda good so maybe let's try it is exactly the reason why reactionary movements come as a push back with severe repercussions like Iran 1979. Erdogan's rise in Turkey is a reaction to the brute witch hunt against conservative population in Turkey from 1997-2007. Women were striped and beaten in and around parliament just for wearing hijabs. Like now there is a reaction against theocracy in Iran. Imagine going to India and be straight up like I'm gonna ban your caste system. Once it's 'forcefully removed' no one will choose it since it's social conditioning. Good luck with that cause you're in for a surprise that you may expect people lower in that hierarchy to be repulsive of that system but many are actually fine with it. They recreate it further down the line. Don't disturb the social fabric of societies based on a whimp otherwise there will be a severe backlash.
Stadio Olimpico?
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Coober Pedy is my guess then
Nah the Shah wasn't really even close to a socialist - he even banned a few big socialist/left wing parties in his time. And his relationship with the left always needs to be put back in the frame of reference of how his dynasty was restored to power in the first place. From a MI5 & CIA led coup that took out National Front's democratically elected government - which was going to nationalise their oil industry so they could sell oil at the same price as their neighbors. So a lot of the country never really saw his rule as legitimate in the first place. There's a lot of reasons why the Shah's time fell apart. He did not have a particular free society - it had similarities to today's Iran, but it wasn't even close to as extreme. But there was lack of political freedom, heavy censorship, a secret police (SAVAK) that beat and tortured. He tried banning hijabs (which imo is just as bad as mandatory hijabs, I think religion is stupid but people should have a choice in a free society) & reducing the political influence of the clerics. That pissed off the religious right. Being a U.S. puppet and going hard after left wing parties and groups made him really unpopular with the left. The 70s were a time of really bad economic times and a lot of people that weren't incredibly wealthy saw their lives get much harder. The Pahlavi wasn't a particularly good or competent leader… and was pretty corrupt and didn't really care too much about the optics of opulence while many of the country struggled. So regardless of political ideology, a lot of people just didn't like him because they felt their lives get worse and things got harder. He ended up losing the support of most people other than the ultra wealthy & military officers (though he lost a lot of support in the enlisted). As a US puppet he made the mistake of cozying up to one party while ignoring the other for a number of years. So when Carter took power and Iran was a big part of the OPEC pricing that created petrol shortages in the US… he didn't have the same loyalty to Pahlavi as Nixon did. They shared the same Sec of State I believe, Kissinger, who had a good relationship with the Shah. Carter opposed Kissinger's suggestion that Pahlavi use the military on protestors - the Shah didn't do that. Imo it was his incompetence and corruption that was his downfall. It's one thing to be an unpopular puppet government, but if you alienate potential leaders of the puppet master… you only have yourself to blame when it comes crashing down. There's also this to further complicate things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter's_engagement_with_Ruhollah_Khomeini?wprov=sfti1 The first government after the Shah's reign ended was different to what Iran has now… but the Iran-Iraq war and some pretty brutal purges that took out the left leaning opposition and the last remaining leaders of National Front & large chunks of the military. And led to the creation of the IRGC. But that's why the diaspora is mostly made up of people who are super pro-monarchy or very left leaning, aside from the educated people post revolution that are just getting the fuck out because they've got highly sought after skills so they can. I don't understand the people in the west who's family left that are wanting the Pahlavi's to be back in power. I don't see what the point is, surely a democracy is more ideal than a monarch.
Not saying we did well but we had more than enough chances to score more goals. Also two of the four goals were own goals easily both avoidable. Oh we definitely had worse games performance and management wise even this season, just for example Leeds away.
Show us your pets
F1 2022 - Mexican GP - 28-30th October, 2022
Terrible strategy from Mercedes killed this race. They should have at least tried the Medium-Soft with Russell.
I think the most criminally underrated there is Knopfler. Randy Rhoads deserves to be there.
Phew what a list. I think if you're going to have greatest of all time and not have Satch, Gilbert, Johnson, Vai and Petrucci in there you've missed a beat. They may be very niche, but they offer something the rest don't which is the ability to swing styles very easily and I'd put Petrucci on top of that list out of them all with Vai/Johnson coming in second for understanding tonal range better than anyone on that T40 list. But I suppose all T40s really are just subjective.
2.Liga Prediction league 22/23- Table and general discussion
Matchday winner nawoo predicted 3 perfect scores - prediction of the week is Coma's correct Sandhausen 2-2 Braunschweig shout, though. Matchday 4 1) nawoo 12 points 2) Tommy 9 points 3) Michael 8 points 4) Coma 6 points 4) nudge 6 points 4) Rucksackfranzose 6 points 7) CaaC(John) 5 points 8- Bluewolf 3 points 8- Stan 3 points 10) Viva la FCB 1 point Changes at the top position stay a reoccuring theme so far. We have a new leader, you guessed it. Table after 14 matchdays 1) @Tommy 86 points 2) Rucksackfranzose 85 points 3) @Coma 84 points 3) @nudge 84 points 5) @Bluewolf 82 points 6) @Viva la FCB 81 points 7) @nawoo 78 points 8- @Stan 75 points 9) @Michael 74 points 10) @CaaC (John) 63 points 11) @londonerlilie 38 points
The only movie with Tom Cruise that I managed to watch from start to finish and actually like despite Tom Cruise being in it was Minority Report. I also think he was fantastic in Born on the Fourth of July. I really, really wanted to watch The Last Samurai for ages, I think it would be a perfect movie for me due to subject matter. But I can't get past the first few minutes of Tom Cruise in a drunken raging state
Still Tom Cruise's best role to date IMO.
The Thread for Useless, but Interesting Facts
To save everyone a click and going through the article, here's their list: Jimmy Hendrix Chuck Berry Keith Richards Jeff Beck Tony Iommi Eric Clapton Mike Campbell Brian May BB King Jimmy Page David Gilmour Neil Young Les Paul Frank Zappa Angus Young George Harrison Eddie Van Halen Pete Townshend Bo Diddley Duane Allman Slash The Edge Johnny Ramone Ry Coder Joe Walsh Gary Moore Chet Atkins Billy Gibbons Stevie Ray Vaughan Carlos Santana Buddy Guy Muddy Waters Mark Knopfler John Lee Hooker Hank Marvin Tom Morello Dick Dale Ritchie Blackmore Jonny Greenwood Prince
How do you pronounce Oregano?
Your written phonetics fucking suck, mate.
What Really Grinds My Gears?
I don't like or drink milk, but seeing food being wasted with no reason whatsoever always makes me furious. Those entitled little shits have obviously never faced any sort of food shortage and are completely ignorant about what hunger and food insecurity is. Not to mention that they are too fucking thick to understand that what they do there is the very definition of food waste, which on a large scale hugely exacerbates the very problem they think they are "fighting" against. I bet they went to McDonald's to have lunch and have a laugh about it afterwards, too. Obnoxious stupid twats.
Happens every season for him. Once he hits elite levels as a right back, he sustains a long injury that sets him backwards. So fucking annoying. Now we have to see Azpilicueta every week unless Potter can work some magic with other options. Ruben should be starting there imo.
Bit of a photo dump, me and my eldest daughter back 2007 Paragliding in Oludeniz Gorge walking with my mates earlier this year.
Me and my niece on a walk

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UPDATE 3-BP to quit Alaska after 60 years with $5.6 bln sale to Hilcorp
Published Tue, Aug 27 201911:11 PM EDT
Ron Bousso and Tanishaa Nadkar
(Adds state legislator's comment, other BP sale efforts)
Aug 27 (Reuters) - British oil major BP Plc on Tuesday agreed to sell all its Alaskan properties for $5.6 billion to privately held Hilcorp Energy Co, exiting a region where it operated for 60 years.
The deal, which includes interests in the most prolific oil field in U.S. history at Prudhoe Bay, and the 800-mile (1,300-km) Trans Alaska Pipeline, is part of BP's plan to raise $10 billion over the next two years through asset sales to further strengthen its balance sheet, it said.
For years, BP has been reducing its role in Alaska, where oil production has fallen with declines at the Prudhoe Bay field. BP, which began working in Alaska in 1959, is the operator and holds a 26% stake in Prudhoe, where production began in 1977.
In 2014, BP sold Hilcorp half its share of an Alaskan project. This year, the two were due to decide whether to go ahead with an ambitious $1.5 billion offshore project that requires construction of a man-made island.
The acquisition fits Hilcorp's historical strategy of acquiring mature fields from major oil companies and slashing costs. The company, founded in 1990 by Texas oilman Jeffery Hildebrand, has operations across the United States.
Hilcorp spokespeople did not reply to requests for comment.
"This deal vaults Hilcorp to be the second-largest Alaska producer and reserves holder, behind only ConocoPhillips ," said Rowena Gunn, a Wood Mackenzie energy analyst. Hilcorp must show it can maintain output at Prudhoe Bay, where BP has been the operator, she said.
Prudhoe has to date produced over 13 billion barrels of oil and is estimated to have the potential to produce more than one billion further barrels. BP's net oil production from Alaska in 2019 is expected to average almost 74,000 barrels per day.
The deal calls for a $4 billion initial payment to BP with the remaining $1.6 billion in earnout payments over time.
"We are steadily reshaping BP and today we have other opportunities, both in the U.S. and around the world, that are more closely aligned with our long-term strategy and more competitive for our investment," BP Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley said.
The Alaska sale pushes BP closer to its goal of selling $10 billion of properties following the 2018 acquisition of BHP's U.S. shale assets, a $10.5 billion deal that catapulted the London-based company into a major Texas shale producer.
BP previously had said that most of the disposals would come from its shale assets, particularly natural gas fields. The sale would help BP reduce its debt, which rose to 31% of its market capitalization by the end of June.
The sale faces regulatory approvals, including by the state of Alaska.
State Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich said he expects the legislature to hold hearings and review Hilcorp's environmental and safety record, which included a natural gas pipeline leak in Alaska's Cook Inlet that lasted for months in the winter of 2016-17.
"I want to make sure they're not just pumping hard and walking away," said Begich. "I don't want to be left with a mess to clean up."
The divestment comes months after BP agreed to sell its interests in the Gulf of Suez oil concessions in Egypt to Dubai-based Dragon Oil for an undisclosed sum. It also has sought to sell U.S. shale assets in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and Wyoming.
BP said about 1,600 employees are currently part of its Alaskan business, adding that it was "committed to providing clarity about their future as soon as possible as part of the transition process with Hilcorp." (Reporting by Ron Bousso, Jennifer Hiller in Houston, Tanishaa Nadkar and Muvija M in Bengaluru, and Yereth Rosen in Anchorage; Editing by Gary McWilliams, Marguerita Choy and Richard Pullin)
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Law and Media Round Up – 3 December 2018
On 29 November 2018 the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, David Gauke, issued a statement, "Controlling the costs of defamation cases". The Government also belatedly published its response to the 2013 consultation "Costs protection in defamation and privacy claims: the Government's proposals".
The Government has decided to commence section 44 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 in relation to media cases as of 6 April 2019, abolishing the recoverability of the conditional fee agreement success fee in such cases. The recoverability of after the event insurance premiums will not be affected. There was a comment on these changes from Iain Wilson on Inforrm and a piece in the Sunday Times.
On the same day judgment was handed down in the case of R (on the application of Jefferies & Ors) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department & Ors [2018] EWHC 3239 (Admin). The case concerned the judicial review of the Government's decision not to implement Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry. The application was refused. Hacked Off issued a press release entitled "Victims vow to fight on after Leveson Part Two judicial review finds in favour of government". There were reports of the decision in the Guardian, the Independent and The Press Gazette.
On 27 November 2018 an international grand committee was convened in Parliament to heard evidence on the issue of fake news. Parliamentarians from across the world signed a declaration on Principles of the Law Governing the Internet. There was coverage in the Press Gazette. Mark Zuckerberg's absence at the conference was noted, especially after the DCMS Committee's seizure of documents from Facebook on 25 November 2018.
On 30 November 2018 Marriot International announced that it had been the subject of an extensive data breach. The breach, of the Starwood Properties Booking tool, is estimated to have compromised over 500 million guests' data, with 327 million guests personal data being put at risk. The ICO confirmed notification of the breach. Coverage was expectedly broad with the Financial Times, New York Times and Huffington Post, among others commenting.
Brett Wilson's Media Law Blog has covered the case of Doyle v Smith [2018] EWHC 2935 (QB), which concerned the liability of a blogger for comments regarding a planning dispute. The case considered the application of s.4 Defamation Act 2013 that publication was in the public interest.
In a highly significant case for all social media platforms a number of America-based parties have applied to the federal district court for the Eastern District of California to unseal documents in a wiretapping case involving Facebook messenger. In August 2018 the Ministry of Justice allegedly sought to enforce a wiretap order to obtain Facebook messenger voice calls. Similar to the Carpenter IPhone access case this raises issues around encryption, data privacy and government interference.
The LSE Media Policy Project Blog has considered the European regulation of video-sharing platforms and their practical implications.
The Guardian has published an editorial supporting the regulation of Facebook as a "media firm".
The IAPP reports that Cambridge Analytica alleged used Facebook users' fashion preferences to target them with ads.
Data Privacy and Data Protection
Stanford's Cyberlaw blog has an insightful article entitled "The promise and peril of personalization". The article considers how technology providers collate extensive personal information in order to personalise their services, in doing so that information can be disseminated and commoditised.
Prosakeur Rose has analysed whether Blockchain technology is compatible with the GDPR.
The Mass privatei Blog has posted an impactful infographic from Security Baron which highlights what data social media companies know about users.
Pogowasright considers statements which imply that Amazon's facial recognition system may be racially biased and harm free expression.
On the Privacy Perspective Blog Suneet Sharma provides a brief introduction to the development of privacy law pre-Human Rights Act 1998.
The Entrepreneur has covered online tracking and mechanisms to safeguard internet user privacy.
Privacy International ("PI") has been characteristically active this week releasing:
A Report: "From oppression to liberation-reclaiming the right to privacy", focusing on the right to privacy and the vulnerability of minority groups.
The UN Special Rapporteur is conducting a consultation on "Gender Perspectives on Privacy" for which PI has made a submission.
PI has also released a feminist manifesto on "reclaiming privacy".
Facebook has announced its intention to appeal the ICO's £500,000 fine in relation to the misuse of personal data harvested by Cambridge Analytica. The social media platform argues that, since no UK user data was implicated in the breach, the fine cannot be justified.
The Mischon de Reya Data Matters Blog has covered the ICO's fining of organisations for failing to pay the data protection fee, as has Pinsent Masons.
The ICO has blogged on the scope and nature of its international work.
It has been found that electric cars in China can covertly send location information to the government.
Newspapers, Journalism and Regulation
Harvard Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic has released guidance on content regulation for podcast providers. The memo seeks to provide a framework for maintaining quality content which is consistent and mindful of fair speech laws.
FC Reporting Watch in an INFORRM repost unpicks a Times article in Press Reporting: Did a council 'act perversely' to offer a jailed rapist a chance to see his victim's child?
Regulator Impress has been donated £3m from the Mosley family charity, the Press Gazette reports.
A ruling and two resolution statements have been published by IPSO's Complaints Committee this week:
Resolution Statement 05896-18 Alexander v The Times, provision 1 (accuracy), resolved via ISPO mediation
04767-18 A Woman v Harlow Star, principles 1, 2 (privacy) and 7 (children in sex cases), no breach after investigation
Resolution Statement 05309-18 Dark v express.co.uk, principle 1, resolved via IPSO mediation
Statements in Open Court and Apologies
There were no statements in open court last week.
Last Week in the Courts
On 27 and 28 and 30 November 2018 Nicklin J heard the privacy trial in ZXC v Bloomberg. Judgment was reserved.
The claimant has lodged an application for permission to appeal in the case of Lloyd v Google against the judgment of Warby J of 8 October 2018 ([2018] EWHC 2599 (QB)).
Protecting the Media Conference, 4 December 2018, London
Internet & Digital Media Law Conference 2018, 5 December 2018, London
What happened to the "golden era of free speech"?, 6 December 2018, 16:00 – 17:00, Marine's Memorial Club & Hotel, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA
House of Lords AI Report: Policy Impact, Implementation, and Progress, 6 December 2018 17:30 – 19:00, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Privacy, Disclosure and Social Exchange Theory, 12 December 2018, 16:10 – 17:30 202 South Hall Berkeley, CA
Media Law in Other Jurisdictions
The Guardian had two pieces by the well-known commentator (and editor of the Gazette of Law and Journalism) Richard Ackland about Australian media law
· Your right to know: how Australia's defamation law stifles public-interest journalism
· Free press backwater: how to change the defamation laws that stifle Australian journalism
The Sydney Morning Herald has a series of pieces under the rubric "Defamation Nation"
"How you could lose your house to Australia's defamation law".
Federal Labor and media chiefs push for historic defamation reform
'Judges don't get what journalists do': Australia's defamation law is having a chilling effect on the media.
Fixing Australia's broken defamation laws.
How a zombie case came back to life thanks to Australia's defamation law.
The Guardian reports that actor Craig Lachlan is seeking $6.5m damages in a defamation action against Fairfax Media and ABC.
The same newspaper reports that former Labor leader Mark Latham could be facing costs of A$100,000 after agreeing to settle defamation proceedings brought by ABC journalist Osman Faruqi.
In the case of Wilson v Canwest Publising 2018 BCCA 441 the Court of Appeal of British Columbia overturned an award of Can$125,000 damages made by the trial judge holding that the defence of responsible communication should be applied to the article as a whole. There is a report on the decision in the Vancouver Sun.
Michael Geist has considered the Canadian Government's commitment of $50m to Create Commons Licensed news content.
Geist has also continued his in-depth analysis of fair dealing:
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 6: Why Site Licences Offer Education More than the Access Copyright Licence
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 7: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 8: The Access Copyright Fight Against Transactional Licensing
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 9: The Remarkable Growth of Free and Open Materials
Donness Personnelles has released a precedent GDPR Outsourcing Contract, governed by French law.
The Entrepreneur notes the development of smart surveillance in India.
Capital News reports that the High Court has dismissed a defamation case against Nation Media Group by lawyer Ahmed Sheikh Adan who had accused the newspaper of publishing disparaging words linking him to terrorism 17 years ago.
In the ongoing defamation case of John Stringer against former Conservative party leader Colin Craig the High Court judge has recently ordered Craig to preserve two cell phones which contain relevant evidence, the New Zealand Herald reports.
The BBC reports that Dana Rosemary Scallon has reported received a six-figure sum following a successful defamation case against the Sunday World.
Spain's Parliament recently approved the Organic Law on Data Protection and Digital Rights Guarantee- the Pinsent Mason's Outlaw Blog has commentary.
Data Protection and Data Privacy
Privacy Things: Systematic Approach to Privacy and Personal Identifiable Information, Sabah Al-Fedaghi, Kuwait University
Dignity and Utility of Privacy and Information Sharing in the Digital Big Data Age, Julia M. Puaschunder, Harvard University
Determining Legal Responsibilities in Defamation: Crossing the Dividing Line between Real World and Internet Jurisdiction, Marcus Araromi, University of Ibadan
The Unexpected Consequences of the EU Right to Be Forgotten: Internet Search Engines As Fundamental Rights Adjudicators, Maria Tzanou, Keele University
Next Week in the Courts
On 4 December 2018 the Court of Appeal will hear the case of Ali & Anr v Channel 5 Broadcast Limited. This is an appeal against a decision of Arnold J on quantum and a cross appeal on liablity ([2018] EWHC 298 (Ch)). We had a post on the first instance decision.
The following reserved judgments after public hearings in media law cases are outstanding:
Monir v Wood, heard 16 to 19 April and 3 to 5 July 2018 (Nicklin J).
Kennedy v National Trust for Scotland, heard 25 and 26 July 2018 (Sharp and Asplin LJJ and Sir Rupert Jackson).
Butt v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 17 October 2018 (Underhill V-P, Sharp LJ and Sir Rupert Jackson).
Nugent v Willers, heard 13 November 2018 (Privy Council)
Lachaux v Independent Print, heard 13 and 14 November 2018 (UKSC)
ZXC v Bloomberg, heard 27-28 and 30 November 2018 (Nicklin J)
This Round Up was compiled by Suneet Sharma, a junior legal professional with a particular interest and experience in media law.
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Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley was suspended for Saturday night's game against Philadelphia for conduct detrimental to the team. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said the suspension was unrelated to Tinsley's recent problems with the law, which include one felony and three misdemeanor charges leveled against him last month after a bar fight in Indianapolis.
He told them "It don't matter to me. They think suspending me one game, I'm losing all this money and this and that. Money ain't nothing to me for the simple fact I wasn't born with it. Just as fast as you get money, you can lose money. Money's not going to change my character, money's not going to change the person I am." Rasheed Wallace, who incurred an automatic one game suspension after getting his 16th technical foul of the season in the Piston's 95-82 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday.
Sacramento said Saturday it will allow Ron Artest to return to the team, five days after his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence. Artest was excused from all team activities Tuesday, one day after being arrested at his home in Sacramento, California.
Seattle guard Luke Ridnour has missed three straight games with a herniated disc in his neck. The Celtics have used 20 different starting lineups this season after using 18 last year. Kevin Garnett has led the Timberwolves in rebounding 58 times in 61 games.
Artest in Wine and Gold?


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The art of activism
In a small, low-rent art studio in the heart of downtown Tucson, a small group of UA students and local volunteers brave humid temperatures and primitive facilities to create their artwork. The group's raw, vibrant murals and giant, life-like puppets loom over the used paint brushes and cans. Their works are examples of the feelings, beliefs and principles that flow through these artists' veins. Still, the Tucson Arts Brigade is much more than a group of artists. They are activists who fight for, among other things, cultural renewal and workers' rights awareness. Their murals paint a picture of a society in need of change - and the volunteer members of the Tucson Arts Brigade believe they are messengers who can bring the world's needs into the open. [More]
Catcalls
Bradley speaks to Udall fellowship winners
The tradition of environmental awareness and legacy of Morris K. Udall was the topic of former Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Bradley's speech Saturday evening while speaking to the Udall foundation scholarship winners. There are 80 scholarship recipients - which rewards students from around the nation studying environmental policy - who receive up to $5,000 towards their education. [More]
New start in the Old Pueblo
Baseball can be a funny game. One day, Damon Mashore was playing outfield for the Anaheim Angels. Seemingly a minute later, he was patrolling the outfield for Tabasco of the Mexican league. It was 1999 and Mashore, an Arizona alum and major league veteran, had taken his talents south of the border, hoping to revive a fledgling baseball career. [More]
Fall 2000 semester preview
In this, the last issue of the 2000 Arizona Summer Wildcat, the editorial board wanted to offer a glimpse of the upcoming fall semester, including the good, the bad and certainly the ugly. [More]
Going the distance
The members of Sister Hazel, one of the hardest touring bands in the music world, have returned to their musical roots after the major industry success of their first record, Somewhere More Familiar. Trying to avoid the sophomore slump, the band recently released its second major-label album called Fortress, a deviation from the studio-produced sound found on the first record. [More]


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If you ride the MTA in NYC or if you're familiar with the YouTube community, Michelle Phan should be a name you'd easily recognize. Famed YouTube star and beauty entrepreneur, Phan was sued by Ultra Records with a mammoth copyright infringement lawsuit. Michelle Phan built her heavy following of 6.9 million followers through beauty tutorials on […]
Nicolas Ghesquière is certainly no stranger to the fashion world as the designer, who previously worked as an assistant to the great Jean-Paul Gaultier. He was brought on at the young age of 25 to head the Paris fashion house, Balenciaga. Most recently, Ghesquière left former employer Balenciaga for a creative director position at Louis Vuitton. […]
Former co-founder, Rebecca Matchett of New York-based contemporary clothing brand, Alice & Olivia is being sued by a previous business associate, Jessica Stark. Alice & Olivia was originally founded by two University of Pennsylvania alumnae, Stacey Bendet and Rebecca Matchett. Matchett stepped down from the management role due to a feud with Bendet shortly after. […]
September 7, 2014 By
In the sphere of counterfeits, cyber squatters, and pirated goods, there will always be unsuspecting customers who think they're getting a great deal but instead are purchasing online frauds. Diesel is tired of the counterfeiters and is taking legal action against these mammoth sites that have falsely advertised and replicated their products. In the world […]
Headlining the news, yet again, is Tiffany & Co., the ultra luxurious high-end jeweler who just can't seem to stay out of trouble. Earlier this month, Cartier filed a lawsuit against former director of off-line advertising, Melissa Pordy, for requesting the help of a coworker to download confidential information regarding the jewelry house's advertising plans. […]
FASHION LAW: NET-A-PORTER IN HOT WATER FOR TAX DODGING
The ever popular and rapidly growing premier online luxury retailer, Net-a-Porter, can now join the ranks of other companies with dodgy tax statuses. The company, most famously known for exclusively supplying the hottest looks of the season to style savvy consumers via e-commerce, is being accused of tax dodging and paying far less in taxes […]
FASHION LAW: BETTIE PAGE TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT
Bettie Page Clothing, owned by Russian model and clothing designer Tatyana Khomyakova, grew into a successful chain with 17 stores in the U.S. and Canada. For the past six years, the Bettie Page boutiques toted the namesake "Queen of Pin-up's" 1950s image as its style. The Indianapolis personality-licensing company CMG Worldwide has revoked the right […]
FASHION LAW: L'oréal FINALLY SETTLES EBAY DISPUTE OF COUNTERFEIT GOODS
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L'Oréal Paris and eBay Inc. have finally settled their long-time feud over counterfeit goods being sold on the e-market earlier this year on January 2014. The two companies have released a public statement ultimately closing the battle with an undisclosed settlement to L'Oréal from eBay and with eBay agreeing that it will continue to fight against […]
Fashion Law: American Eagle Sued Over Ad Campaign
Retail giant American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) is being sued by a Miami street artist for unlawfully using his work in a global advertising campaign without consent. David Anasagasti, street artist better known as "Ahol Sniffs Glue" has been associated with his graffiti trademark of rows and rows of half-closed eyes that he claims American Eagle […]
FASHION LAW: CHARNEY FIRING BACK AGAINST AMERICAN APPAREL TERMINATION
Former founder and chief executive of American Apparel, Dov Charney, is firing back against the company for his termination and won't go down without a fight. Charney's fate came to a halt last week after a thorough review of his behavior and flamboyant leadership by four board members in Manhattan. After long deliberation the board prepared […]


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Fans can buy and sell previously released Candy products in the marketplace using their credit card.
Candy Digital plans to roll out additional crypto-native features in the coming months.
Digital collectible company Candy Digital is launching its Secondary Marketplace that will allow users to buy and sell previously released officially licensed Major League Baseball NFTs starting January 15.
Fans can log onto the company's website to purchase collectibles like Play of the Day series, MLB 2021 ICONs, and the 2021 World Series Collection and the Team Candy Digital Jersey.
With the launch, the company hopes to bring more people into the digital space. "We're obviously very excited about utilizing all the opportunities that exist in the NFT space, in terms of being able to mint and own a digital asset," said Scott Lawin, CEO of Candy Digital, in an interview with The Block. "But we realize that the existing on ramps or setting up a digital wallet, funding a crypto purchase, and then buying an NFT for the first time can be confusing and daunting for a lot of folks."
Candy Digital was formed by three executive partners, including Michael Rubin, CEO of Fanatics, Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital, and Gary Vaynerchuk, serial entrepreneur and investor. In October 2021, the company announced that it completed a $100 million Series A financing round, which values the company at $1.5 billion.
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To help with the process, Candy is set up with a fiat-first approach, meaning purchasing an NFT can be done by simply going to their website, putting in an email address and paying with a credit card.
Products previously sold on Bitski and OpenSea will not be featured in the marketplace for this launch, but Candy plans to roll-out additional crypto-native features and provides owners the opportunity to bridge those NFTs to the Candy platform.
"Over the course of the next few months on our roadmap, all the crypto functionality around being able to connect to wallet, pay with crypto, ultimately bridge your asset onto Ethereum and other chains are all things that we will continue to roll out," said Lawin.


On todays episode we're back with HP Logic and the crew having some fun with arguably one of the coolest sleeper cars we've ever seen. While shooting some cool imports a Ford GT came out of nowhere to hit the rollers and to our surprise it was one of the fastest Ford GT's in existence making over 3000HP(2700+whp). Enjoy the video!
On this episode we're back with Jack Cecil from HP logic and his Nissan Skyline R32 GTR. He made some upgrades and picked up about 100whp since last time we saw it. Enjoy!
On this episode we feature ams performance and the army of GTR's they brought to GTR world cup 2019. We caught up with Ivan from ams for a quick run down of the weekend. Enjoy the video!
On this episode we feature Brooke (IG: BrookeBerini) and her 9 second daily driven Nissan GTR! This GTR is no garage queen, she put a hard 80k miles on the car with over 80 drag launches running a stock engine and transmission, competing in drag race and rally events all over the united states. Watch the video to learn all about her build. Enjoy!


Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue shared Vietnam's experience in developing cooperatives with a delegation of the Lao National Economic Research Institute in Hanoi on March 19.
Vietnamese cooperatives have seen a change for the better after 15 years implementing the resolution adopted at the fifth plenum of the ninth Party Central Committee on collective economy, and 10 years implementing the resolution of the seventh plenum of the tenth Party Central Committee on agriculture, rural areas and farmers, he said.
The official said new-style cooperatives have not adversely affected household economy but, on the contrary, helped increase values of the model.
Up to 60 percent of Vietnamese cooperatives are operating effectively instead of the previous 10 percent, he said.
The Deputy PM stressed that leaving farmers to operate cooperatives by themselves or using administrative orders to get farmers join in cooperatives will not produce good outcomes, adding that cooperatives should be formed and developed on the basis of economic benefits.
He also underlined the need to develop cooperatives in tandem with the process of agricultural production restructuring, and the building of new-style rural areas.
Regarding the State-owned sector, Deputy PM Hue affirmed Vietnam's policy of equitisation of State-owned enterprises and divestment of State capital while applying market standards and norms towards enhancing transparency in the sector's operation, and separating the State management function from the representative role of State capital in enterprises.
Hue expressed his hope that Vietnam's experience will be useful for Laos to promote its economic reform in the time ahead, contributing to tightening the traditional friendship between the two countries.
Head of the Lao National Economic Research Institute Bouasone Bouphavanh, who is a former Lao Prime Minister, lauded Vietnam's strong development, saying his visit aims to learn from Vietnam's experience in reforming State-owned enterprises and developing new collective economic models and cooperatives.
He shared that Lao State-owned enterprises are meeting various difficulties, thus affecting the country's public debt, while there are many shortcomings in production relations in agriculture.