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Posted by Abou Hinson in ENG2-008 onKurns Vs. Railroad "Ryan Francis" Supreme Court Case Presentation.
Posted by Ryan Francis in AMGOV-003 onCase: Gloria Kurn's is suing the Arizona RailRoad Company for the cause of her fathers death due being exposed to asbestos from a railroad part. The problem in this case, is that the "National Railroad Act" states that each part they send out is to be expected thoroughly before being transported to the workers on the railroad. " He subsequently died of malignant mesothelioma, caused by exposure to asbestos during his employment." - Chuan Liu. The district court denied Mrs. Corson's case, stating that the Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) took on the state-law claims and the United States Court of Appeals agreed.
The Locomotive Inspection Act was passed in 1911, and re visited in 1915 and 1924. The law states that it's mandatory for the company to inspect every aspect pf the parts they send out to the companies that order them. In. In this case, they didn't. The Supreme Court’s decision in this case may limit the kind of claims that other people can successfully use in court. Gloria Kurn's initial question was could she sue, and how she would go about it. So she and her family did their research, and found the different laws and acts enacted, and brought them into court n the day of their Supreme Court trial.
"This case will determine whether the Locomotive Inspection Act preempts state-law tort claims against locomotive parts manufacturers for injuries that occurred in railroad-maintenance facilities. Petitioners Kurns and Corson argue that the LIA only regulates locomotives in actual service on railroad lines, and thus that its preemptive scope does not cover state-based claims arising from injuries sustained when the locomotives were off-line or in repair." - Amanda Hellenthal"
The outcome of the case is still being decided because the case was so stumping. No one could really get to a conclusion from the information given, even with the laws states. Neither of the sides know what the law covers exactly, and how far it can be used in this case
Attached Below is the audio of the court case's argument:
KURNS v. RAILROAD FRICTION PRODUCTS CORP. . The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 20 January 2012. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/2010-2019/2011/2011_10_879>.
Inc. – 5 Supreme Court Cases Entrepreneurs Should Watch. (2001, October 7). Retrieved from http://www.inc.com/articles/201110/5-supreme-court-cases-entrepreneurs-should-watch.html
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The Locomotive Inspection Act was passed in 1911, and re visited in 1915 and 1924. The law states that it's mandatory for the company to inspect every aspect pf the parts they send out to the companies that order them. In. In this case, they didn't. The Supreme Court’s decision in this case may limit the kind of claims that other people can successfully use in court. Gloria Kurn's initial question was could she sue, and how she would go about it. So she and her family did their research, and found the different laws and acts enacted, and brought them into court n the day of their Supreme Court trial.
"This case will determine whether the Locomotive Inspection Act preempts state-law tort claims against locomotive parts manufacturers for injuries that occurred in railroad-maintenance facilities. Petitioners Kurns and Corson argue that the LIA only regulates locomotives in actual service on railroad lines, and thus that its preemptive scope does not cover state-based claims arising from injuries sustained when the locomotives were off-line or in repair." - Amanda Hellenthal"
The outcome of the case is still being decided because the case was so stumping. No one could really get to a conclusion from the information given, even with the laws states. Neither of the sides know what the law covers exactly, and how far it can be used in this case
Attached Below is the audio of the court case's argument:
KURNS v. RAILROAD FRICTION PRODUCTS CORP. . The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 20 January 2012. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/2010-2019/2011/2011_10_879>.
Inc. – 5 Supreme Court Cases Entrepreneurs Should Watch. (2001, October 7). Retrieved from http://www.inc.com/articles/201110/5-supreme-court-cases-entrepreneurs-should-watch.html
Supreme Court of the United States – Search Results. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/10-879.htm
Alliance for Justice – Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.afj.org/connect-with-the-issues/the-corporate-court/kurns-v-railroad-friction.html
Kurn's Vs. Railroad Trail (Ryan Francis)
Posted by onCase: Gloria Kurn's is suing the Arizona RailRoad Company for the cause of her fathers death due being exposed to asbestos from a railroad part. The problem in this case, is that the "National Railroad Act" states that each part they send out is to be expected thoroughly before being transported to the workers on the railroad. " He subsequently died of malignant mesothelioma, caused by exposure to asbestos during his employment." - Chuan Liu. The district court denied Mrs. Corson's case, stating that the Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) took on the state-law claims and the United States Court of Appeals agreed.
The Locomotive Inspection Act was passed in 1911, and re visited in 1915 and 1924. The law states that it's mandatory for the company to inspect every aspect pf the parts they send out to the companies that order them. In. In this case, they didn't. The Supreme Court’s decision in this case may limit the kind of claims that other people can successfully use in court. Gloria Kurn's initial question was could she sue, and how she would go about it. So she and her family did their research, and found the different laws and acts enacted, and brought them into court n the day of their Supreme Court trial.
"This case will determine whether the Locomotive Inspection Act preempts state-law tort claims against locomotive parts manufacturers for injuries that occurred in railroad-maintenance facilities. Petitioners Kurns and Corson argue that the LIA only regulates locomotives in actual service on railroad lines, and thus that its preemptive scope does not cover state-based claims arising from injuries sustained when the locomotives were off-line or in repair." - Amanda Hellenthal"
The outcome of the case is still being decided because the case was so stumping. No one could really get to a conclusion from the information given, even with the laws states. Neither of the sides know what the law covers exactly, and how far it can be used in this case
Attached Below is the audio of the court case's argument:
KURNS v. RAILROAD FRICTION PRODUCTS CORP. . The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 20 January 2012. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/2010-2019/2011/2011_10_879>.
Inc. – 5 Supreme Court Cases Entrepreneurs Should Watch. (2001, October 7). Retrieved from http://www.inc.com/articles/201110/5-supreme-court-cases-entrepreneurs-should-watch.html
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The Locomotive Inspection Act was passed in 1911, and re visited in 1915 and 1924. The law states that it's mandatory for the company to inspect every aspect pf the parts they send out to the companies that order them. In. In this case, they didn't. The Supreme Court’s decision in this case may limit the kind of claims that other people can successfully use in court. Gloria Kurn's initial question was could she sue, and how she would go about it. So she and her family did their research, and found the different laws and acts enacted, and brought them into court n the day of their Supreme Court trial.
"This case will determine whether the Locomotive Inspection Act preempts state-law tort claims against locomotive parts manufacturers for injuries that occurred in railroad-maintenance facilities. Petitioners Kurns and Corson argue that the LIA only regulates locomotives in actual service on railroad lines, and thus that its preemptive scope does not cover state-based claims arising from injuries sustained when the locomotives were off-line or in repair." - Amanda Hellenthal"
The outcome of the case is still being decided because the case was so stumping. No one could really get to a conclusion from the information given, even with the laws states. Neither of the sides know what the law covers exactly, and how far it can be used in this case
Attached Below is the audio of the court case's argument:
KURNS v. RAILROAD FRICTION PRODUCTS CORP. . The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 20 January 2012. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/2010-2019/2011/2011_10_879>.
Inc. – 5 Supreme Court Cases Entrepreneurs Should Watch. (2001, October 7). Retrieved from http://www.inc.com/articles/201110/5-supreme-court-cases-entrepreneurs-should-watch.html
Supreme Court of the United States – Search Results. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/10-879.htm
Alliance for Justice – Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.afj.org/connect-with-the-issues/the-corporate-court/kurns-v-railroad-friction.html
Anthony and Lexy's "Passing" Project
Posted by Alexis Babcock in ENG2-007 onAnthony's day
Posted by Anthony Best in SP2-005 onTOok me a little longer than it should have. Had some problems with the audio it blended together in parts. Its fixed now. Days later.
Benchmark Reflection (Ryan Francis, Jason Davis, Tariq Smith)
Posted by Ryan Francis in AMGOV-003 onOur Video lives on this post: http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/Enchanted--_The_First_Amendment
For this benchmark, my group and I chose to cover the topic of freedom of speech through music censorship. The reason we chose this, because ach of us is involved in music some how some way. I personally write, produce and perform my music all over Philadelphia and in other places, so to me, I wanted to talk about something that was intertwined with something that is pretty precious to me. What I liked most about this project was the fact that I could take something that I love, and be as creative as I wanted with it. The fact that I could put my personal touches to the beats lyrics, and then produce the song myself made me feel like I was in control of the project, and I really felt as though I showed why I was passionate about the law of being able to free speak on my own accord. The hard part though was trying to find a creative way to use the C-Sband footage, but we found a way eventually. I really believe that my group worked hard, because we not only made a video, I originated the song for it myself, Jason and Tariq collaborated to finish the video as well, so it was like we put our minds together and used our talents to carry out this project. One thing I think I could have really improve on was incorporating more C-Spand footage, and instead of worrying about how creative we could get, actually approach the second half of the video academically. I still believe that our hard work had a nice product though. I didn't really have trouble coming up with the lyrics I and Jason wrote, because we both knew what we wanted to say, and how we'd get our points across. Another thing I did find challenging too though, was trying to go above and beyond the requirements to make the video engaging, and fun to watch. We didn't want a boring standard project. One of the most interesting things I learned during this project is that politics influences everything. Everything could be posed as a political matter, and there are laws for everything. Things we do in our everyday lives, although were aloud to freely speak, there are laws and rules in some case that we can't speak about. It's funny to me. If I could do it all again, I'd probably be more academic with it, and not as creative.
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For this benchmark, my group and I chose to cover the topic of freedom of speech through music censorship. The reason we chose this, because ach of us is involved in music some how some way. I personally write, produce and perform my music all over Philadelphia and in other places, so to me, I wanted to talk about something that was intertwined with something that is pretty precious to me. What I liked most about this project was the fact that I could take something that I love, and be as creative as I wanted with it. The fact that I could put my personal touches to the beats lyrics, and then produce the song myself made me feel like I was in control of the project, and I really felt as though I showed why I was passionate about the law of being able to free speak on my own accord. The hard part though was trying to find a creative way to use the C-Sband footage, but we found a way eventually. I really believe that my group worked hard, because we not only made a video, I originated the song for it myself, Jason and Tariq collaborated to finish the video as well, so it was like we put our minds together and used our talents to carry out this project. One thing I think I could have really improve on was incorporating more C-Spand footage, and instead of worrying about how creative we could get, actually approach the second half of the video academically. I still believe that our hard work had a nice product though. I didn't really have trouble coming up with the lyrics I and Jason wrote, because we both knew what we wanted to say, and how we'd get our points across. Another thing I did find challenging too though, was trying to go above and beyond the requirements to make the video engaging, and fun to watch. We didn't want a boring standard project. One of the most interesting things I learned during this project is that politics influences everything. Everything could be posed as a political matter, and there are laws for everything. Things we do in our everyday lives, although were aloud to freely speak, there are laws and rules in some case that we can't speak about. It's funny to me. If I could do it all again, I'd probably be more academic with it, and not as creative.
Fracking in Philly: Blogpost #4
Posted by Thomas Nicolella in AMGOV-003 onThe hydraulic fracturing company that has stepped into the waters of Pennsylvania, Marcellus Shale has only been in business for about four years now. “We have had enough time to perfect our technique. Our coalition takes special precautions when it comes to harmful chemicals and our drilling process.” After a twenty-five minute holding period because of busy lines over the phone, a representative of the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) had assured me that there were major precautions taken in the drawn out drilling process in Pennsylvania.
Contact the Marcellus Shale Coalition at (724)-745-0100
“…But you do use harmful chemicals when drilling, right?” I asked when on the phone with the representative.”
“There is no reason to be alarmed, our machines are top of the line and we have very experienced workers”, she said, without answering my question.
For a company with such an assuring logo, the MSC seemed to be dodging each question that was asked over the phone with an almost automated response. It was as if the representative had a paper of frequently asked questions in front of her to look through while I drilled her with not so pressing questions.
The biggest contribution MSC makes to the economy are the jobs that it creates because of drilling for natural gasses. They also advertise how clean their natural gases burn, effectively leaving less of a carbon footprint than so many other materials that are used in today’s market. When looking at the following graph, we can see that natural gasses do produce significantly less harmful chemicals than other energy sources, which is great…
However, what they don’t tell the public, and instead releease secretively to the state of Pennsylvania is a record of over 300 chemicals that are pumped into the ground along with pressurized water.
¡Me encanta mi escuela!
Posted by Alexis Dean in SP1-005 on
SLA es no normal escuela. Su diferente a otras escuela. Podemos expresarnos. SLA es muy pequena y no tiene muchos estudiantes comparada con otras escuelas. SLA esta en Filadelfia. Aqui en SLA, hay muchos clubs y clases. Hay drama, tecnologîa, español, mathemáticas, inglés, y ciencias. SLA tenemos más o menos quinientos niños y más o menos veinte profesores/as. Me encanta SLA porque es perfecto. Somos una familia y me encanta.
Lobbying Blog Post #5 Occupy Movement
Posted by Tyrone Kidd in AMGOV-003 on We are the 99%, is a slogan political slogan used by Occupy Protesters. The Slogan originally was a name of a 28 year old New York Cities, tumblr page. I feel like its important that I ad this to this blog, because people are marching because they believe that they are the 99%. Marching because high paid people in the world, such as CEO's of big corporations are paying low tax rates and are causing this country problems.
Lobbying Blogpost #3
Posted by Amber Altomare in AMGOV-003 onCurfew
This topic hasn't really been spoken about since the end of the summer. There was only one official who was against the curfew law but even she presented her thoughts on the other side of the argument saying that it may be necessary because of the Philadelphia parents who don't parent. Her name is Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown. She is a spokes person for the kids in Philadelphia. The mayor has to decide about the Philadelphia curfew and everyone on the committee has to help make the full decision.
Studying the Issues
Posted by Robert Broadwater in AMGOV-003 on Children are the future and as such should be treated with the utmost respect and guided with discipline. However this is a difficult task. Children are changing but the methods of which they are dealt with have not. Schools aren’t as stimulating the minds of the youngsters nor are the extra curricular activities provided.
In relatively recent years access to information has rose exponentially. What a child can get from a teacher, a text book, or even his or her parent is only a mouse click away. This can can and has caused many children to develop authority issues. With children knowing more than the people set to teach them there is very little left for them to use to differentiate themselves from adults. They start to see themselves as equals to adults and some times police or other law enforcement officers.
There are many small groups that share similar ideas for better schools, although some for different reasons. All of them are equally important however it would be nice if there was a single figurehead to lead the movement in solidarity.
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In relatively recent years access to information has rose exponentially. What a child can get from a teacher, a text book, or even his or her parent is only a mouse click away. This can can and has caused many children to develop authority issues. With children knowing more than the people set to teach them there is very little left for them to use to differentiate themselves from adults. They start to see themselves as equals to adults and some times police or other law enforcement officers.
There are many small groups that share similar ideas for better schools, although some for different reasons. All of them are equally important however it would be nice if there was a single figurehead to lead the movement in solidarity.
descripcion SLA
Posted by Ashley Spells in SP1-005 onSLA es a divertida y inteligente la escuela. SLA has muy deportes. tenemos fùtbul
bàsquefbol y otro deportes. At SLA tambièn tenemos clubs. poesía club
es a club que nostros at SLA. SLA es located en filadelfia en centro de la ciudad. me amor SLA!
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bàsquefbol y otro deportes. At SLA tambièn tenemos clubs. poesía club
es a club que nostros at SLA. SLA es located en filadelfia en centro de la ciudad. me amor SLA!
¿Que Soy Yo? Trader Joe's
Posted by Terrance Oliveri-Wiliams in SP3-004 onEste proyecto incluye un poema y la situación presente. Haga clic en la imagen.
Reflexion
Posted by Keisha Lumpkins in SP3-005 onMi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre basura en el rio. Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue mas basura en el rio es muy mal. Es no bueno. Yo Aprendí fue no lance basura en el rio. Mi gusta el PSA de mi group porque trabajamos bueno junto . Mi grupo es un bueno grupo. Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría es el PSA. PSA sobre polucion en Filidelfia, no sobre basura en el rio PSA.
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Training Day Review
Posted by Jareese Long in DVSR-002 onAUDITORY ELEMENTS
There
wasn’t a consistent track that played in the movie but there were sounds of the
street (ambient sounds) that helped make up for that. Also, there was rap music
to go with the urban scenes. There wasn’t much narration in the film but the
dialogue was great. There was much expression and sternness in the way Denzel
Washington spoke and helped me understand how much of a low down person he was.
Ethan Hawke’s dialogue let me know he was unsure of what to do at first but was
a smart man. Their dialogue really got me to believe that they both became
their characters.
VISUAL
ELEMENTS
The acting was amazing. Starting off with the minor characters, Snoop Doog and Dr. Dre really amazed me being as though they are musical artists and their acting skills were so good. Most singers/rappers who try to go into film that I’ve seen rarely succeeds and this was one of those rare cases. Macy Gray always plays the roles of drug addicts so seeing her in this role was the perfect fit. Denzel Washington from what I know about him as an actor, he usually plays the “good guy” roles. After seeing Training Day, I began to believe that the “bad guy” thing was for him because he did an exceptional job. Ethan Hawke is an actor who I am really unfamiliar with but as far as his role, he did a good job as playing an officer who would just take orders at first but as the day went on, he grew to not just take orders.
For me, there weren’t really any new camera angles that really “wowed” me. Not that any of the angles were really bad, they just didn’t excite me too much. The lighting worked for me. There were parts where there was a little more exposure than it should have been but besides that, the lighting really worked for me.
(INSIDE THE BODY OF REVIEW: Discuss overall structure of the film)
Act I-
Set Up
When Ethan Hawke had the phone conversation with Denzel Washington, we got an idea of what kind of person Denzel was.
When Ethan met him at the coffee shop, it was more clear of who Denzel would be as a character. The conversations between Ethan and Denzel in the car let us know how Denzel felt as about his job which was he felt like he was above the law because he was a top cop.
Act II-
Confrontation
This wasn’t shown in the movie, but Denzel got into a confrontation with the wrong Russians apparently which led to him owing one million dollars to them by midnight the following day or he would be dead. Throughout the whole day, he ran a series of schemes in order to get the money he needed which got him caught up in the end.
Act III- Resolution
At the end, Denzel set Ethan Hawke up and left him in an unfamiliar neighborhood. Hawke came and found him and put a good fight with Denzel. Ethan ending up beating him up & shooting him but not killing him, that job was left to the Russians.
I
thought this would be one of those movies where the bad guys get away with what
they’ve done at the end of it.
14th Amendment
Posted by Nikhail James in AMGOV-003 on My partner mike and me chose the
topic of the 14th amendment because we felt as thought it was the
closet thing that related to us both. I liked how the project was kind of
straight forward in different aspects. The most challenging thing about this
benchmark was the editing part making everything flow right with each other. I
could have improved my project more by going in depth into some of the parts of
government that really controls how things go. I mostly ran into trouble with
the editing and really showing how it pertains to my life. I believe that
gathering information for mike went well he got to a good point with that. I
would have more focus on the stuff we had to just mention cause we didn’t know
much about.
Mix Tapes_Dj Malo
Posted by Franklin Mancebo in ARTADV-003 onMixers Statement
The art of mixing musc is basically finding the perfect balance of a specific field of music and then making it make utter and complete sense. You might think its like putting your favorite playlist on shuffle but in reality its taking every song in your playlist and song that you used to like and were and still are good songs and playing them for the enjoyment of people. Like the quote from Aldous Huxley says "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.".
HOpe You EnJoy
Below are the links to the 6 mix tapes I made this quarter
BACHATA MIX
BACHATA MIX_2
DEMBOW MIX
REGGAETON MIX
HIP-HOP MIX
FABOLOUS MIX_HIP-HOP
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The art of mixing musc is basically finding the perfect balance of a specific field of music and then making it make utter and complete sense. You might think its like putting your favorite playlist on shuffle but in reality its taking every song in your playlist and song that you used to like and were and still are good songs and playing them for the enjoyment of people. Like the quote from Aldous Huxley says "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.".
HOpe You EnJoy
Below are the links to the 6 mix tapes I made this quarter
BACHATA MIX
BACHATA MIX_2
DEMBOW MIX
REGGAETON MIX
HIP-HOP MIX
FABOLOUS MIX_HIP-HOP
Reflexion (:
Posted by Breeanna Noi in SP3-005 onMi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre la contaminación en el río.
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Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue como conjugare los verbos.
Me gusta el PSA de mi grupo porque el vídeo es muy diferente. Es profesionales.
Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría nada. Es muy bueno y explicativo.
2nd Quarter Artist Statement.
Posted by Olivia Smith in ARTADV-003 onFor the first picture we want to make fashion sketches and we did but we thought of making a collage with everything that influenced our drawings.
For the second and third picture we had to draw an animal in the style of Tim Burton. I loved this project. I got to be really creative and have a lot of fun with it.
For the second and third picture we had to draw an animal in the style of Tim Burton. I loved this project. I got to be really creative and have a lot of fun with it.
El Cartel de Trader Joe's
Posted by Ronald Jackson in SP3-004 onReflexion ! :]
Posted by Longnu Nhan in SP3-005 on- Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre contaminacíon en el rio.
- Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue no tirar basura en allí! Esta es nuestra agua potable y no quiero beber aguaasquerosa.
- Me gusta el PSA de mi group porque trabajamos mucho en ello.
- Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría nada. Me encanta mi proyecto.
Mi Clases- Lala Doumbia
Posted by in SP1-008 onRutina dearia
Posted by Shannon Powers in SP2-005 on This is what I do every morning before I go to school. It was a very good project that helped with learning new skills and how to describe your day in spanish.
Rdoyle Routine
Posted by Ryan Doyle in SP2-005 onThis was a fun project and was good practice with vocab and conjugation.it was easy to explain my daily routine in a few quick steps and if i were to do it again i would do a lot more steps and make a full video.
