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#APIS - State Profiles of Underage Drinking Laws

State Profiles of Underage Drinking Laws

This section of the APIS Web site provides State-by-State summaries of statutes and regulations related to underage drinking and access to alcohol. For each State, summaries are provided for twelve policy topics that are particularly relevant to underage drinking. To view the summary for a given jurisdiction, click on the appropriate part of the map or select a jurisdiction from the drop-down menu.

The APIS Policy Topics section of this Web site presents additional detailed information on these and other policy topics. Each policy topic provides a description, a summary of relevant Federal law, interactive comparison tables showing policies in effect on a user-specified date or changes over time, explanatory notes and limitations, and definitions and selected references as appropriate.

The APIS Highlight on Underage Drinking provides an overview of underage drinking pol ... Read more »

#Anti discrimination laws

Anti-discrimination laws

Australia has obligations under a number of international human rights treaties to take measures to eliminate discrimination including on the basis of age, race, sex, pregnancy, marital status and disability.

The Commonwealth Government has implemented some of these obligations through legislation such as the:

• Age Discrimination Act 2004
• Disability Discrimination Act 1992
• Racial Discrimination Act 1975
• Sex Discrimination Act 1984
• Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

The Law Council monitors the implementation of Australia's human rights obligations through these Acts and responds to legislative reviews or related matters.

The current Commonwealth anti-discrimination regime provides an important legislative framework for promoting equality in Australia and contains many positive feature ... Read more »

#Amsterdam drugs, Amsterdam drug laws

It is common knowledge throughout the world that in Amsterdam you may enter a coffee shop and buy soft drugs. What is more you will be handed a menu with drugs of the day, and there might be even a special on the menu. It is all accessible - for four joints you will pay the same price as for twenty cigarettes. Nobody will arrest you, because it is legal. So what kind of laws are these? Aren t the Dutch concerned about the real dangers of drug abuse? Amsterdam drug laws evolved the same way as laws in other countries during the past century, but the solutions taken in the Netherlands, differ from the rest of the world. For up-to-date news on the status of Amsterdam drug laws and other related issues, check out our Amsterdam Coffee Shop News 2014 .

Dutch drug laws

Dutch drug policy is unique in the whole world. It is directed by an idea that every human being may decide about the matters of its own health. The Dutch consider thi ... Read more »

#Online Programs

You haven’t experienced the full potential of online learning until you see the way Capitol does it.

Graduate Courses

Capitol Technology University makes it possible for busy professionals to earn master’s degrees, doctorates, or technology-related certificates via live, fully interactive sessions. This innovative approach helped Capitol’s online graduate engineering programs earn high rankings in the U.S. News and World Report.

All of Capitol’s master’s degree programs are offered entirely online, with live, synchronous courses taking place on weekday evenings and Saturdays. The doctorate program is predominantly online with a few weekend residencies.

You’ll communicate with the instructor and classmates in real time using our distance learning platform, as well as through discussion boards and e-mail. Classes are small, averaging 20 each, so you benefit from personal attention. Courses blend synchronous (real-time), professor-led ... Read more »

#Annual Ranking Highlights The Most Prestigious Law Firms In The U. S.

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Top law firms are known for long hours, cut-throat competition, and charging packs of eager young attorneys. But which firms have earned the strongest reputations among peers, clients, and young legal eagles themselves?

Career resource Vault has been creating their annual Law 100 ranking since 1996. Using the reviews of 17,000 law firm associates, Vault ranks firms on a scale of one to 10, according to associates’ perceptions of the firms’ “prestige.” Respondents are not allowed to rank their own firms and are asked to comment only on those firms with which they are familiar.

The ranking provides valuable information both to candidates contemplating the search for a summer associate position, as well as to the firms themselves and their clients.

“Our goal is to really help people figure out what makes the most sense for them in ... Read more »

#Annual Program Planning

Your Annual Troop Program Plan = Satisfied Boy Scouts and families = A lifelong love of Scouting!

Dear Committee Chair, Scoutmaster, and Senior Patrol Leader:

Let's talk about one of the key elements of all successful troops and an indicator of a potentially successful year. Of course that would be the troop's annual program plan and planning conference.

Research conducted by Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, showed that a common element of strong troops is they all have a good annual program planned a year in advance that is then shared with all families in the form of a calendar. The important result of a shared annual program calendar is that your troop will attract more families and Boy Scouts will stay involved longer.

Two other key elements of successful troops identified in that study were training and having just the right leader to start with.

Here's how a troop program planning conference works. A month ... Read more »

#Antimatter haze found in thundercloud, and the laws of physics can’t explain it

Six years ago, atmospheric physicist, Joseph Dwyer, accidentally flew his plane into a thundercloud, and right through an unexpected pocket of antimatter. And while we know high-energy positrons - the antimatter counterpart of the electron - can be caused by cosmic rays making contact with the atmosphere, or by particularly active lightning storms, what Dwyer detected could not be explained by either of these scenarios.

"This was so strange that we sat on this observation for several years," Dwyer, from the University of New Hampshire in the US, told Davide Castelvecchi at Nature.

The flight in question took place on 21 August 2009, when Dwyer, then at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, set out to detect gamma rays (γ-rays) - extremely high-frequency electromagnetic radiation made up of high-energy photons. He installed a particle detector on a Gulfstrea ... Read more »

#Antitrust Laws And You

Many consumers have never heard of antitrust laws, but enforcement of these laws saves consumers millions and even billions of dollars a year. The Federal Government enforces three major Federal antitrust laws, and most states also have their own. Essentially, these laws prohibit business practices that unreasonably deprive consumers of the benefits of competition, resulting in higher prices for products and services.

The three major Federal antitrust laws are:

• The Sherman Antitrust Act
• The Clayton Act
• The Federal Trade Commission Act.

The following information on these laws comes from the Antitrust Enforcement and the Consumer guide.

The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act outlaws all contracts, combinations, and conspiracies that unreasonably restrain interstate and foreign trade. This includes agreements among competitors to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers, which are puni ... Read more »

The invention relates to a method to provide lawful interception of a device in a network.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Lawful interception is the lawfully authorized interception and monitoring of communications of an intercept subject. This is the process of intercepting within a network, communications between parties of interest. The interception is legally authorised and is conducted without the intercepted parties being aware of it. Lawful Interception is often referred to as ‘wiretapping’ or ‘phone-tapping’.

Several techniques where introduced to allow lawful interception in telephone networks, but solutions based on line-switched networks are not applicable in packet switched networks like voice over IP.

EP 1 389 862 discloses a lawful interception device to monitor media streams of two IP parties includes a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) proxy server or a MGC (Media Gateway Controller) to detect information in the signalling information bei ... Read more »

#Anti-apartheid heroes urge Cameron not to repeal Human Rights Act

Some of South Africa’s most influential intellectuals and activists have urged David Cameron to reconsider his plans to repeal the Human Rights Act. warning that the move is reminiscent of the mindset that created apartheid.

In a letter to the Observer, 25 of the country’s most eminent playwrights, lawyers, politicians and artists say that more than two decades after the British people spoke out against apartheid in South Africa, it was their turn to reciprocate with support for a country that is in danger of betraying that honourable history .

Their intervention is timed to coincide with Mandela Day. the second since the anti-apartheid hero’s death. The signatories describe their “horror” at Cameron’s desire to replace the act with a British bill of rights. Britain’s role in challenging apartheid, they said, meant they had a duty to intervene on behalf of the British people.

Their l ... Read more »

#Appendix: Glossary of legal terms

This is a glossary of legal terms. Terms that are in a foreign language are italicized in their title, and the italicized word or phrase is in Latin unless its definition indicates the italicized term is from some other language. There is also a much longer list of Appendix:Legal terms. one without definitions, in Latin. There is a US bias in some definitions; though many of these terms are used in other jurisdictions with the same or similar meaning.

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A mensa et toro Alternatively written as a mensa et thoro (a medieval orthographic innovation to discourage intervocalic palatalization ); literally "from table and cushion", but generally translated as "from bed and board." A divorce a mensa et toro. is rather a separation of the parties by act of law, than a dissolution of the marriage. It may be granted for the causes of extreme cruelty or desertion of the wife by the husband. 2 Eccl. Rep ... Read more »

People who appreciate the practice of law and the skills of effective communication, research, and writing may wish to pursue an online law degree program. These online programs are available at the associate. bachelor s. master s. doctorate. and certificate level in a variety of law-oriented disciplines. Students can start working toward a wide variety of careers in the legal field by choosing a degree program in a specialized area of law such as paralegal studies, legal office administration. or legal studies .

The American Bar Association (ABA) is an important programmatic accrediting body in the United States for Juris Doctor degree programs. As of , the ABA does not accredit online law degree programs, so it is not currently possible to earn a law license by completing an online degree. Accredited schools are listed in a database maintained by the US Department of Education. Read More

Online associate degrees are available in law-related areas such as legal assi ... Read more »

Free Internet Legal Information - Popular Resources

• FindLaw for Legal Professionals (Thompson Reuters) Includes case law, case summaries, statutes, legal search engine, legal news, RSS court updates, and practice information.
• Government Printing Office (Fdsys ) Access to official Federal Government publications, including authenticated PDF documents.
• Justia Includes case law, statutes, regulations, articles, opinion summaries (newsletter), and limited access to Federal District Court dockets.
• Legal Information Institute (LII) (Cornell University Law School) Provides primary legal materials, legal encyclopedia, and the Supreme Court Bulletin.
• Public Library of Law (Fastcase) Includes case law, statutes, regulations, court rules, constitutions, and legal forms.
• WashLaw Legal Research on the Web (Washburn University School of Law) Links to f ... Read more »

In today's fast-paced, technologically complex economy, businesses rely on project managers to shepherd projects through to completion. According to the Association for Project Management, "at its most fundamental, project management is about getting things done through people." In practice, project managers may orchestrate development of a new product, an overhaul of business processes, or a corporate restructuring. The common element is a big-picture coordination of activities according to a schedule and budget, combined with a need to manage risk and uphold quality standards.

A master's degree in project management cultivates the technical and theoretical knowledge critical to effective project leadership. Available a variety of formats, the master's in project management generally takes a year or two to complete. Working professionals can earn a master's degree online, applying the skills they learn directly in the workplace.

Prepare for graduate study by focusin ... Read more »

#Antitrust Laws - Ayn - Rand Lexicon

The Antitrust laws an unenforceable, uncompliable, unjudicable mess of contradictions have for decades kept American businessmen under a silent, growing reign of terror. Yet these laws were created and, to this day, are upheld by the conservatives, as a grim monument to their lack of political philosophy, of economic knowledge and of any concern with principles. Under the Antitrust laws, a man becomes a criminal from the moment he goes into business, no matter what he does. For instance, if he charges prices which some bureaucrats judge as too high, he can be prosecuted for monopoly or for a successful intent to monopolize ; if he charges prices lower than those of his competitors, he can be prosecuted for unfair competition or restraint of trade ; and if he charges the same prices as his competitors, he can be prosecuted for collusion or conspiracy. There is only one difference in the legal treatment accorded to a criminal or to a businessman: ... Read more »