SCOTUSCase Litigants Linmark Associates, Inc., v. Township of Willingboro ArgueDateA March 2 ArgueYear 1977 DecideDate June 22 DecideYear 1977 FullName Linmark Associates, Inc., et al. v. Township of Willingboro et al. USVol 431 USPage 85 Citation 52 L. Ed.d 155, 97 S. Ct. 11614 Prior 535 F.2d 786 3rd Cir. 1976 , reversing unpublished district court decision Subsequent Holding Local ordinance prohibiting the posting of for sale and sold signs on real estate violated First Amendment protections of commercial speech. SCOTUS 1975 1981 Majority Marshall JoinMajority Brennan, Stewart, White, Burger, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens NotParticipating Rehnquist LawsApplied 1st Amendment Linmark Associates, Inc., v. Township of Willingboro , Case citation 431 U.S. 85 1977 , ref name Linmark ussc 431 85 Full text of the decision courtesy of Findlaw.com ref was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States found that an Local ordinance ordinance prohibiting the posting of for sale and sold signs on real estate within the town violated the First Amendment to the United States Constitution First Amendment to the United States Constitution protections for commercial speech . Background Willingboro Township, New Jersey Willingboro Township , New Jersey , had been experiencing a shift in its demographics ... speech state expanded DEFAULTSORT Linmark Associates, Inc. V. Willingboro Category Burlington ... their houses and move from the township at the same time. The intent of such laws was to prevent panic selling and to allow Racial integration integration in a more gradual manner. Linmark Associates ... in Bigelow v. Virginia , 421 U.S. 809 1975 , in which the Court struck down a Virginia statute prohibiting ... v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council , 425 U.S. 748 1976 , which struck down a statute forbidding ... ordinance did not genuinely regulate the time or manner of the communication, but its content, since ... issues. ref Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council , 425 U.S. 748 ... more details
Associates International, Inc. v. Altai, Inc., 982 F.2d 693 2d Cir. 1992 ref name CA http www.bitlaw.com source cases copyright altai.html Computer Associates International, Inc. v. Altai, Inc. , 982 ... http ftp.resource.org courts.gov c F2 797 797.F2d.1222.85 1358.html Whelan AssociatesInc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc. , 797 F.2d 1222 3d Cir. 1986 . ref The court agreed with district court ..., and vacated and remanded the ruling on trade secret misappropriation. full name Computer Associates International, Inc. v. Altai, Inc. citations 982 F.2d 693 119 A.L.R. Fed. 741 61 USLW 2434 ... have shown that literal elements of program code are protected by copyright in Apple Computer, Inc. v. Franklin Computer Corp. ref name Apple http bulk.resource.org courts.gov c F2 714 714.F2d.1240.82 1582.html Apple Computer, Inc. v. Franklin Computer Corp. , 714 F.2d 1240 3d Cir. 1983 . ref among ... plaintiff Computer Associates copyrighted computer program entitled CA SCHEDULER. ref name CA The district .... ref name CA Background of the case Computer Associates CA created a Job scheduler job scheduling ... James Williams recruited his longtime friend Claude Arney, an employee of Computer Associates, to create the MVS version. Williams claims that at the time he did not know about the ADAPTER component ... in Baker v. Selden which stated that things that must necessarily be used as incident to the idea ... 101 101.US.99.html Baker v. Selden , 101 U.S. 99 1879 . ref This opinion, however, gave no advice on how to separate the idea from the expression. Facing a similar issue, Whelan v. Jaslow attempted to delineate ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Time, Inc. v. Firestone ArgueDate October 14 ArgueYear 1975 DecideDate March 2 DecideYear 1976 FullName Time, Inc. v. Mary Alice Firestone USVol 424 USPage 448 Citation Prior Florida state court grants 100,000 libel claim for the respondent. Florida Supreme Court affirms. Holding Mary Firestone can collect libel damages from Time, Inc., because she was not a public figure. She had no special prominence in societal affairs, nor did she thrust herself into a controversy to influence its resolution. SCOTUS 1975 1981 Majority Rehnquist JoinMajority Burger, Stewart, Blackmun, Powell Concurrence Powell JoinConcurrence Stewart Dissent Brennan Dissent2 White Dissent3 Marshall Abstain Stevens LawsApplied First Amendment to the United States Constitution U.S. Const. Amend. I Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution U.S. Const. Amend. XIV New York Times, Co. v. Sullivan 376 U.S. 254 Time, Inc. v. Firestone , ussc 424 448 1976 , was a Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Supreme Court case concerning defamation suits against public figures. Background Mary Alice Firestone was married to Russell A. Firestone, Jr. , an heir to the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company family fortune. Mary filed for divorce, and Russell submitted a counterclaim on the grounds of extreme cruelty and adultery. The judge discounted much of the evidence concerning extramarital affairs. Nevertheless, Time, Inc., publisher of Time magazine the eponymous weekly news magazine ..., in the milestones section of the Time s editorial, the news of Firestone s divorce was published ... cases Time alleged that Mary was a public figure and could not recover damages based on the ruling of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan , which protected media from liability in such suits except in cases ... Supreme Court ruled that Mary was not a public figure, using language defined in Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. 1974 . Decision In a 5 3 decision, with Justice Stevens abstaining, the Supreme Court ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Time, Inc. v. Hill ArgueDate April 27 ArgueYear 1966 DecideDate January 9 DecideYear 1967 FullName Time, Inc. v. Hill USVol 385 USPage 374 Citation 385 U.S. 374 1967 OralArgument ... Const. amend. I Time, Inc. v. Hill , Case citation 385 U.S. 374 1967 is a Supreme Court of the United ... in its first false light case, Time, Inc. v. Hill. sfn Lidsky 2004 p 99 Regarding the rationale ... Court chapter TimeInc. v. Hill A Future President Makes His Case year 2009 publisher University of Michigan ... ref harv External links wikisource caselaw source case Time, Inc. v. Hill , 385 U.S. 374 1967 ... title Audio of case Time, Inc. v. Hill oral argument and opinion, at Oyez Project US1stAmendment press state expanded DEFAULTSORT Time, Inc. V. Hill Category United States Supreme Court cases Category ... sk Time, Inc. v. Hill ... s publisher, Time, Inc. sfn Lewis 2007 p 63 The suit asserted Life had violated privacy law ... before the Supreme Court. Time, Inc. appealed the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the Hill ... Garment had previously worked with Nixon as his legal partner, and assisted him during the Time, Inc. v. Hill case. sfn Lewis 2007 p 67 Garment contributed an article to The New Yorker which reported ... 1967, the Court determined in a 5 4 decision in favor of Time, Inc. sfn Lewis 2007 p 66 Justice William ... of Time, Inc. in its argumentation before the Court. sfn Graham 2009 p 173 Graham noted, Underlying ... Court , author Bernard Schwartz revealed that an initial conference had resulted in votes of 6 to 3 ... written the majority opinion in the case of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan in 1964 that case ruled ... on the actual malice standard of the Court s prior holding in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan ... they have been defamed can perform an end run around the defenses established in New York Times v ..., volume 385 Media transparency Tory v. Cochran Westmoreland v. CBS Notes Reflist colwidth 30em References ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Hall Street Associates, L. L. C. v. Mattel, Inc. ArgueDate November 7 ArgueYear 2007 DecideDate March 25 DecideYear 2008 FullName Hall Street Associates, L. L. C., Petitioner v. Mattel, Inc. USVol 552 USPage 576 Docket 06 989 CitationNew 128 S. Ct. 1396 170 L. Ed. 2d 254 2008 U.S. LEXIS 2911 76 U.S.L.W. 4168 2008 AMC 1058 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 121 Prior On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Subsequent Holding State and federal courts cannot, on a motion to vacate or modify an arbitration award, apply standards agreed to by the parties that expand the scope of judicial review under the Federal Arbitration Act . SCOTUS 2006 2009 Majority Souter JoinMajority Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito Scalia all but footnote 7 Dissent Stevens JoinDissent Kennedy Dissent2 Breyer LawsApplied Hall Street Associates, L. L. C. v. Mattel, Inc. , 552 U.S. 576 2008 was a United States Supreme Court case which held that state and federal courts cannot, on a motion to vacate or modify an arbitration award, expand the limited scope of judicial review specified in 9 U.S.C. 10 and 11, including terms agreed upon by the parties. Facts of the Case Toy manufacturer Mattel was sued by its landlord Hall Street Associates in a dispute over a property lease. After the litigation went to federal court both parties agreed to resolve the case by arbitration according to the procedures outlined in the Federal Arbitration Act FAA . Atypically, the parties arbitration agreement stipulated that the District Court could override the arbitrator s decision if the arbitrator s conclusions of law are erroneous. This provision of the agreement ... could not be enforced. ref cite web title Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc. the Oyez ... to apply it, in effect, ignoring it. ref cite web title MX, Inc. v. Zotec Solutions, Inc. url http www.ca8.uscourts.gov ..., Inc. v. Turner Investments, Inc. url http www.ca8.uscourts.gov opndir 10 07 092179P.pdf ref See ... more details
, Marie Claire and Nuts magazine Nuts . br TimeInc. also owns the rights to Life magazine LIFE , a well known magazine that has been published in many different formats. TimeInc. currently owns and runs LIFE.com, a website dedicated to news and photography. In 2008, TimeInc. launched Maghound, ref ... approximately 300 magazine titles from both TimeInc. brands and external publishing companies. On January 19, 2010, TimeInc acquired StyleFeeder , a personal shopping engine. ref http www.techcrunch.com 2010 01 19 time buys stylefeeder TimeInc acquires StyleFeeder ref In August 2010 TimeInc. announced ... Officer to be Time s Chief, The New York Times, 4 August 2010 ref In September 2010, TimeInc ... detail timeincTimeInc. profile from Time Warner http www.pathfinder.com Pathfinder TimeInc. content ... Publishing companies established in 1922 US company stub be TimeInc. de TimeInc. es TimeInc. fr Time entreprise is TimeInc. it TimeInc. nl TimeInc. no TimeInc. pt TimeInc. ro TimeInc. ru TimeInc. simple TimeInc. sv TimeInc. ...for the Doctor Who serial occasionally titled Time Incorporated The Ultimate Foe Commented out because image was deleted Image TimeInc. logo.svg 200px right TimeInc. logo Infobox publisher image Image TimeInc. logo.svg 250px TimeInc. logo parent Time Warner status founded November 28, 1922 founder Briton Hadden and Henry Luce successor country United States headquarters Time Life Building , br ... Media , Oxmoor House , Sunset Books revenue numemployees nasdaq url URL http www.timeinc.com TimeInc. is a subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner , the company formed by the 1990 merger of the original TimeInc. and Warner Communications . It publishes 130 magazines, ref http timewarner.com corp businesses detail timeincTime Warner TimeInc Bot generated title ref most notably its namesake, Time magazine Time . Other magazines include Sports Illustrated , Fortune magazine Fortune ... more details
About the taboo in Irish mythology the band Geasa band for the missionary in Burma see George J. Geis In Irish mythology and folklore, a geis small Irish pronunciation small IPAc ga g e s IPA en lang plural geasa is an idiosyncratic taboo , whether of obligation or prohibition, similar to being under a vow or Spell paranormal spell . The Scottish Gaelic spelling geas is also seen. ref Michael Quinion, http www.worldwidewords.org weirdwords ww gei1.htm World Wide Words accessed 8 November 2010 ref Geasa in Irish Mythology A geis can be compared with a curse or, paradoxically, a gift. If someone under a geis violates the associated taboo, the infractor will suffer dishonor or even death. On the other ... Press. ISBN 0 19 280120 1 p.249 ref The geis is often a key device in hero tales, such as that of C chulainn ... of their geis , either by accident, or by having multiple geasa and then being placed in a position where they have no option but to violate one geis in order to maintain another. For instance, C chulainn has a geis to never eat dog meat, and he is also bound by a geis to eat any food offered to him ... geis might involve a prophecy that a person would die in a particular way the particulars of their death ... geis and the Brythonic tynged . This is not surprising given the close origins of many of the variants ... he can make eye contact to obey a command he issues in essence placing that person under a geis themselves. However, he cannot imbue someone with multiple geis. Others possess abilities similar ... Potter series, the Magic in Harry Potter Unbreakable Vow Unbreakable Vow is similar to a Geis in consequences of violation of the pact. In The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim , an enchanted axe called Briarheart Geis can be acquired from a faction known as the Forsworn. The weapon s eponymous power ... has some similarity to Geis, in that an individual can increase their powers by upholding any vows or restrictions ... Category Oaths cs Geise de Geis Mythologie es Geis fr Geis it Geis ja pl Geis ru uk ... more details
Finegold Alexander AssociatesInc is an architecture firm based in Boston , Massachusetts , USA . It was established in 1962. Previous firm names include J. Timothy Anderson and Associates, Anderson Notter Associates, Anderson Notter Finegold, Inc., and Notter Finegold Alexander Inc. The firm is the recipient of more than 140 Awards for Design Excellence. Clients of the firm represent Academic, Cultural, Commercial Office, Public, Religious and Multi Unit Residential sectors. The firm s areas of experience include Master Planning, Adaptive Use, Renovation, Restoration, New Construction, Building Evaluation, Historic Documentation and Sustainable Design. Finegold Alexander received the first AIA Honor Award for Extended Use for the 1976 conversion of Old City Hall Boston Boston s Old City Hall ref http www.oldcityhall.com Old City Hall , Boston, Massachusetts, USA. ref to private office and restaurant use. Other notable projects include Ellis Island Ellis Island National Monument and Museum ref http www.nps.gov archive stli serv02.htm STLI Service 2 Description , National Park Service , USA. ref Associated Architects with Beyer Blinder Belle Architects , United States Holocaust Memorial Museum U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Associated Architects with Pei Cobb Freed & Partners , Harvard University Radcliffe Quadrangle, Worcester MBTA station Union Station in Worcester, Massachusetts , Agudas Achim Synagogue, Adath Jeshurn Synagogue, Vassar College Vassar College Students Building , 2 Clarendon Square, Nott Memorial Union College s Nott Memorial , Newburyport, Massachusetts Newburyport Public Library , 226 Causeway Street, 303 Congress Street, Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Center for the Performing Arts , Mechanics Hall, Worcester Mechanics Hall , Hatch Shell The Hatch Shell , The Marjorie Walter Goodhart Theater at Bryn Mawr College , and Monarch on the Merrimack at Wood Mill. References reflist External links http www.faainc.com Finegold Alexander AssociatesInc website ... more details
IMS Associates, Inc. , or IMSAI , was a microcomputer company, responsible for one of the earliest successes in personal computer personal computing , the IMSAI 8080 . The company was founded in 1973 by William Millard and was based in San Leandro, California . ref name ComputerLand cite book last Littman first Jonathan title Once Upon a Time in ComputerLand The Amazing, Billion Dollar Tale of Bill Millard publisher Price Stern Sloan year 1987 location Los Angeles isbn 0 89586 502 5 ref Their first product launch was the IMSAI 8080 in 1975. One of the company s subsidiaries was the ill fated ComputerLand . ref cite web url http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9C0CE4D7143CF933A05756C0A966958260&sec &spon title Stores Acquired By Computerland publisher New York Times date 1990 12 30 accessdate ..., Millard founded IMS Associates, Inc. Millard soon found Financial capital capital for his business ... title Company IMS Associates, Inc. IMSAI publisher Computerhistory.org accessdate 2008 10 27 ref Transition ... to Excellence publisher IMS Associates, Inc. year 1978 accessdate 2008 10 27 ref ComputerLand ... to fund ComputerLand s expansion, and with Millard s attention diverted, IMS Associates, Inc ... 8080 publisher Computerhistory.org accessdate 2008 10 27 DEFAULTSORT Ims Associates, Inc. Category ... The Hypercube and Other Tales year 2008 accessdate 2008 10 27 last Fischer first Thomas ref IMS Associates ... In May 1972, William Millard began business individually as IMS Associates IMS in the area of computer ... to which IMS Associates had been first introduced, the 8080 looked like a real computer . Full ... Electronics , receiving positive reactions. ref name PE Oct 1975 cite journal author IMS Associates, Inc. year 1975 month October title IMSAI and Altair Owners journal Popular Electronics volume ... the company through another transition, this time from a computer manufacturing company to a computer ... Apple Inc. Apple , North Star Computers North Star , and Cromemco . The 8080 sold poorly in comparison ... more details
Infobox Company company name Commonwealth Associates, Inc. company logo File Commonwealth Associate Inc Logo.jpg thumb right company type employee owned corporation Employee Owned foundation Jackson, Michigan Jackson , Michigan 1988 location Jackson, Michigan Jackson , Michigan key people Dennis F. DeCosta, President br revenue 19 million approx. num employees 250 homepage http www.cai engr.com www.cai engr.com Image Commonwealth Associates Headquarters Building Jackson Michigan.JPG thumb right 250px Commonwealth Associates headquarters building, Jackson Commonwealth Associates, Inc. is an engineering design firm headquartered in Jackson, Michigan Jackson , Michigan . Commonwealth Associates is one of the premier design firms in the United States . The company provides a full menu of engineering ... from Commonwealth Associates, Inc ref , a proprietary, interactive software product designed to improve ... southern centennial timeline.html ref . Gilbert Associates, Inc. purchased the original Commonwealth Associates, Inc. in 1973, forming Gilbert Commonwealth, Inc. ref http intranet.cai engr.com ... Associates, Inc., engineering consulting and design continued to be provided for electric ... employee owned and managed. ref http www.glassdoor.com Overview Working at Commonwealth Associates EI IE357594.11,34.htm Working at Commonwealth Associates & 124 Glassdoor ref The company slogan is Connect with Confidence . History Commonwealth Associates is part of the legacy of engineering pioneers ... ref . Recognition Commonwealth Associates is ranked among the 2011 Top 40 Design Firms by EC&M ... Corporate Homepage cai engr.com http www.facebook.com commonwealthassociates Commonwealth Associates on Facebook http www.twitter.com caiengr dot com Commonwealth Associates on Twitter http www.linkedin.com company 54692?trk NUS CMPY FOL pdctd Commonwealth Associates on LinkedIn http www.youtube.com user commonwealthassocinc Commonwealth Associates on YouTube http www.commonwealthassociates.blogspot.com ... more details
. ref http www.iwmsnews.com 2010 06 dean evans associatesinc becomes oracle partnernetwork gold level partner ref In 2011, Dean Evans & Associates, Inc. was named Customer Service Department of the Year ...Dean Evans & Associates , the maker of EMS software, is a Colorado based company that develops software for a wide variety of tasks, including meeting and event scheduling, resource management, academic scheduling, shared workspace management i.e. office hoteling , web based calendaring, online registration and survey creation. Dean Evans, a business consultant and software engineer, founded the company in 1986. ref http www.microsoft.com casestudies Case Study Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID 4000003801 ref DEA currently has more than 2.5 million users, works with 4,000 plus facilities and manages millions of meetings and events around the globe each year. ref http www.dea.com Company AboutDEA.aspx ref The company serves a wide variety of industries, providing software specifically designed for higher education, school districts, law firms, governmental entities, cultural centers, churches, health care establishments, corporations and non profits. ref www.dea.com ref In 2008, Software Magazine included DEA in its Software 500 list of the world s largest software and technology service providers. ref http www.dea.com NewsAndEvents Details.aspx?Id 264 500 ref The same year, Deliotte ranked DEA as the No. 24 company in its Technology Fast 50 Program for Colorado. ref http www2.prnewswire.com cgi bin stories.pl?ACCT 109&STORY www story 10 24 2008 0004910888&EDATE ref INC. 5000 named the company ... profile dean evans associates ref In 2011, The Denver Business Journal named DEA among the top ... named to the Inc. magazine 500 5000 and the Software Magazine software 500 list in 2011. ref http www.stevieawards.com ... Reflist External links http www.dea.com Dean Evans & Associates http www.softwaremag.com Software ... 2009 search results.html?rank &industry all&name dean evans &submit.x 55&submit.y 9 Inc. 5000 Categories ... more details
Bare Associates International has been awarded an INC 5000 listing for three consecutive years. The 5000 list ranks the top 5000 fastest growing companies in the United States. The Inc 5000 ranking for Bare Associates International in 2009 was 1887, up from a ranking of 2068 in 2008 and a ranking ...Bare Associates International is a company that specializes in mystery customer research mystery shopping , brand standard evaluations, audits and inspections for clients in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. The privately held company serves clients in over 100 countries. The worldwide headquarters of Bare Associates International is in Fairfax, Virginia. ref cite web url http www.bareinternational.com en contact title Bare International publisher Bare International date accessdate 2011 03 15 ref History Bare International was founded in 1987 by Dale and Michael Bare as Restaurant & Hotel Services . In 1999 the Fairfax, Virginia based company became Bare Associates International after opening it s first overseas office in Antwerp, Belgium. Bare Associates International now has additional offices in Mumbai, India ref cite web url http www.afaqs.com news story.html?sid 11504 Bare Associates to enter India with Mystery Customer programmes title Bare Associates to enter India with Mystery Customer programmes afaqs news & features publisher Afaqs.com date 2005 05 20 accessdate 2011 03 15 ref Beijing, China Sao Paulo, Brazil and Santiago, Chile. ref cite web url http www.bareinternational.com en contact title Bare International publisher Bare International date accessdate 2011 ... Member Directory publisher Ishc.com date accessdate 2011 03 15 ref Bare Associates International CEO ... and 2010, Bare Associates International was awarded a Top 500 ranking by Diversity Business. ref ... DiversityBusiness.com date accessdate 2011 03 15 ref Overview Bare Associates International specializes ... that provides a picture of an average customer experience. Bare Associates International also conducts ... more details
In 1958 Melville W. Beardsley founded National Research Associates company . NRA developed and tested over 30 air cushion vehicles, with the Air Gem Air cushion vehicle produced as their first product. NRA also sold Disney s Flying Saucers attraction Flying Saucers attraction under license. The Company went out of business in 1963. ref cite news title Amphibian Vehicle Riding On Air Cushion Is Shown newspaper The Evening Star, Washington, DC date August 4, 1961 ref ref http www.yatesriomar.com acv ref Infobox Defunct company company name National Research Associates, Inc company logo slogan company type Aerospace fate Predecessor successor foundation 1958 defunct 1963 location Laurel, Maryland industry Aviation products Air Cushion Vehicles key people Melville W. Beardsley num employees parent subsid National Research Associates, Inc was a United States of America aircraft manufacturer... NRA Developed Air Cushion Vehicles for the Army and Marines. In 1959 The Marine Corps signed a 40,000 contract for a 14x3 ft demonstration vehicle. NRA s development facilities were located in College Park, Maryland and Laurel, Maryland . ref cite news title Air Suspension Vehicles Redied for Quantico Tests newspaper The Free Lance Star date July 27, 1959 ref ref cite news title Air Transports of Future Displayed at Conference newspaper The Reading Eagle date October 24, 1959 ref After moving on from NRA, Beardsley spent several years contesting who had the rights to the patent of the Hovercraft concept with Christopher Cockerell . ref cite web title Melville Beardsley A pioneer s impact on hovercraft development url http www.worldhovercraft.org insider jan08.htm history accessdate 23 November 2010 ref Aircraft class wikitable align center style font size 90 align center style background BFD7FF Summary of aircraft built by National Research Associates, Inc bgcolor efefef Model name First flight Number built Type align left Aqua Gem Air Cushion Vehicle align center avyear 1961 align ... more details
advert date November 2011 Infobox company name Aaron Marcus and Associates, Inc. AM A logo File AM A Logo.png thumb AM A Logo type Private company Private foundation August 1982 founder Aaron Marcus location city Berkeley, California location country United States key people Aaron Marcus , President and Principal Designer Analyst industry Technology , Graphic Design homepage http www.amanda.com www.amanda.com footnotes intl Aaron Marcus and Associates, Inc. AM A is a user interface development planning, research, design , implementation, evaluation, documentation, and training firm for mobile, Web, desktop, and vehicle applications in consumer and professional products services. AM A provides user centered design solutions for international enterprises and start ups on projects ranging from consumer products, to professional tools, to executive marketing presentations. Overview Summary Aaron Marcus , one of the world s first graphic designer to be involved fulltime in computer graphics , founded Aaron Marcus and Associates AM A in August 1982. ref Chapter for Alexenberg, Mel 2007 . Educating Artists in a Digital Age. UK Intellect Publishing. ref AM A is a firm specializing in user interface development planning, research, design , implementation, evaluation, documentation, and training for mobile, Web, desktop, and vehicle applications in consumer and professional products services. Aaron Marcus lectures around the world on critical issues, best practices, and future trends in user ... Marcus and Associates, Inc., shares its expertise and experience at major professional conferences ... , USA, and involves Associates with backgrounds ranging from cognitive science, software ... include helping Apple Inc. Apple design the user interface for AppleLink Personal Edition which ... Reserve System, Visa, Inc. Visa . Notes Reflist External links official website http www.amanda.com ... AaronMarcus.pdf Stanford Lecture DEFAULTSORT Aaron Marcus and Associates Category Industrial design ... more details
Infobox company company name Global Technology Associates, Inc. foundation 1992 location city Orlando, Florida USA industry Network security company type Privately held company products Unified threat management UTM , Firewall networking Firewalls , Antivirus , Intrusion prevention system , Antispam , VPN , URL Filtering, Network virtualization Virtualization , IPv6 homepage http www.gta.com Global Technology Associates, Inc. , is a developer and pioneer of Internet Firewall computing firewalls . The company is privately held with its headquarters, development and support facilities based in Orlando, Florida. History GTA was founded by a group of software engineers in 1992, and in 1994 was one of the first companies to introduced a commercial firewall. The original firewall they introduced was the GFX 94. The GFX 94 was a stateful firewall with unique dual walled design that consisted of two separate hardware devices comprising the inner and outer firewall. The GFX 94 was in the first group of firewalls certified by the NCSA now International Computer Security Association ICSA . In 1996 GTA introduced the first tiny footprint firewall, the GNAT Box firewall, which fit entirely on a 3.5 floppy diskette. The GNAT Box firewall evolved into the current GB OS. Citation needed date November 2009 GB OS is the operating system for all GTA firewalls and carries the ICSA Firewall Certification. External links http www.gta.com GTA Web Site http forum.gta.com GTA Forum References http www.icsalabs.com product gta firewall family ICSA Certification Information http www.itdefensemag.com 3 06 issue pom.php ItDefense Magazine March 2006 http www.networkworld.com reviews 2000 0807rev2.html Stop em with a box , Network World Aug 8, 2000 David Strom Tiny Firewalls Fill a Niche. Network World , November 30, 1998 Christopher Null Category Companies based in Orlando, Florida Category Companies established in 1992 Category Networking companies of the United States Category Networking hardware ... more details
and the company was subsequently renamed Rawle Murdy Associates, Inc. Awards 2007 SCPRSA Silver Wing ...File Rawle Murdy Associates, Inc.png thumb right 400px alt The Rawle Murdy logo The Current Rawle Murdy logo as of 2011 Rawle Murdy ref cite web last Warner first John title Rawle Murdy Associates to Help Market Eastern South Carolina Alliance url http www.swampfox.ws rawle murdy associates to help market eastern south carolina alliance work Check these out Rawle Murdy Associates to Help Market Eastern South Carolina Alliance publisher Swamp Fox accessdate 9 May 2011 ref is an advertising , marketing , and public relations firm based in Charleston, SC . The company operates with approximately 50 employees and services a wide range of international, national, regional and local clients. History http www.charlestonmag.com charleston magazine feature local legends David Rawle founded the company in 1975, ref cite news last Stecher first Jay title Ad Giant Ed Wax Weighs In On New Industry Trends Points to Rise of Smaller, Multi faceted Agencies Dubs Charleston, S.C. Firm Poster Child for Industry s Future url http www.prweb.com releases 2005 10 prweb302559.htm accessdate 9 May 2011 newspaper PRWeb date October 28, 2005 ref as David Rawle & Associates in Charleston, SC. By the 1980s, the company had become a leading regional agency. Bruce Murdy ref cite web first Margaret title Bruce Murdy Company President url http charleston.skirt.com he 27s so original bruce murdy company president work Bruce Murdy Company President publisher Skirt Charleston accessdate 9 May 2011 ref joined the company in 1987 from the Chicago advertising agency Benton & Bowles. ref cite web first Collage of Charleston title Bruce Murdy President, Rawle Murdy url http communication.cofc.edu advisorycouncil memberlisting murdy bruce.php work Bruce Murdy President, Rawle Murdy publisher Collage of Charleston ... Advertising Association of America, Inc. accessdate 9 May 2011 ref 2006 WEBAWARD For Outstanding Achievement ... more details
Advert date July 2009 Refimprove date July 2009 Hamilton Goody Architects Hamilton, Goody, Clancy , or Marvin E. Goody with John M. Clancy , or Goody, Clancy & Associates, Inc. is a firm founded in the 1950s by MIT faculty members Marvin Goody and Richard Hamilton architect Richard Hamilton . It focused on building materials research, and exploration of modular housing and innovative construction systems, to improve housing design, livability , and affordability. This culminated in the design of the Monsanto House of the Future , placed on exhibit at Disneyland for 20 years. 1960s Focus on affordable housing continues, including award winning elderly housing. Early interest in energy conservation through research based work in solar building design sets a direction that expands in later years. Project types expand to include institutional, educational, residential work and award winning housing for the elderly. Heaton Court housing for the elderly Stockbridge, MA wins firm s first national AIA design award. 1970s Firm staff grows to 60. Continued emphasis on mixed income housing and energy conserving design. Construction of the landmark Massachusetts State Transportation Building is begun, initiates commitment to urban revitalization which is reflected by portfolio of urban office buildings, transit facilities, and university buildings. Projects now include research laboratories. 1980s Firm expands mixed income housing involvement with nationally recognized projects like Tent City , and planning and design for Columbia Point Boston Harbor Point , the mixed income housing that ultimately leads to the HOPE VI program . Academic clients and mixed income housing become primary markets. Project mix includes urban housing, labs, public buildings and urban design. The firm expands focus to include planning and historic preservation while growing academic and public building design to explore the relationship between place making and creating community. 1990s Geographic rea ... more details
Company Act of 1940 Jones v. Harris Associates L.P. , 08 586 2010 , is a case heard ...?title Jones v. Harris Associates Case Profile at ScotusWiki DEFAULTSORT Jones V. Harris Associates ... the necessity and market failure in respect of adviser fee regulation. Background Harris Associates ... fund Natixis which lost 450m to Bernard Madoff . The mutual funds are open ended meaning they buy back shares at current asset value. Harris Associates was sued by Jones and other investors in Harris mutual funds. They argued that under the Investment Company Act 1940 s 36 b and Gartenberg v. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. , 694 F.2d 923 2d Cir. 1982 the company s fees were unreasonably ... expenses adds up by compounding over time and is enough to induce many investors to change mutual ... in pools whose managers receive more than Harris Associates, it is hard to conclude that Harris s fees must be excessive. Harris Associates charges a lower percentage of assets to other clients ... call for different commitments of time. Pension funds have low and predictable turnover of assets .... The panel rejected the approach taken by the Second Circuit in Gartenberg v. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc., 694 F.2d 923 2d Cir. 1982 , to deciding whether a mutual fund adviser has breached ... of trustees, Harris Associates furnishes continuous investment supervision and management to the Funds ... the Seventh Court of Appeals erred in not applying the established standard from Gartenberg v. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. . The Court established that the ICA requires for a claim to be valid ... more details
POV date December 2008 Refimprove date March 2009 SCOTUSCase Litigants Mertens v. Hewitt Associates ArgueDate February 22 ArgueYear 1993 DecideDate June 1 DecideYear 1993 FullName William J. Mertens, Alex W. Bandrowski, James A. Clark, and Russell Franz, Petitioners v. Hewitt Associates USVol 508 USPage 248 Citation 113 S. Ct. 2063 124 L. Ed. 2d 161 1993 U.S. LEXIS 3742 61 U.S.L.W. 4510 16 Employee Benefits Cas. BNA 2169 93 Cal. Daily Op. Service 3918 7 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 319 Prior On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Subsequent Holding SCOTUS 1991 1993 Majority Scalia JoinMajority Blackmun, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas Dissent White JoinDissent Rehnquist, Stevens, O Connor LawsApplied UnitedStatesCode 29 1001 Mertens v. Hewitt Associates , Case citation 508 U.S. 248 1993 , is the second in the trilogy of Supreme Court of the United States United States Supreme Court ERISA federal preemption preemption cases that effectively denies any remedy for employees who are harmed by medical malpractice or other bad acts of their health plan if they receive their health care from their employer. Background According to John H. Langbein , Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History at Yale University the trouble got off to a bad start with Justice John Paul Stevens http www.harp.org langbein.htm dicta in Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Russell , 473 U.S. 134 1985 a case where the plaintiff was an employee who after getting her improperly denied disability income insurance benefits paid in full also sought money damages for physical and emotional injury for the delay of six months while the employer had denied payment. Because Section ... than an express right. Facts Hewitt Associates was the plan s actuary in 1980, when Kaiser began ... States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist Court References reflist DEFAULTSORT Mertens V. Hewitt Associates Category United States Supreme Court cases Category Employee Retirement Income Security Act ... more details
Infobox company company name Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer and AssociatesInc. company logo Image GASAI.png 80px company type Private foundation 1961 location Milwaukee, Wisconsin , USA founder Luther W. Graef , Leonard Anhalt, Robert Schloemer key people Richard Bub small President and Chief executive officer CEO small industry Engineering homepage http www.gasai.com index.php www.gasai.com Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer and AssociatesInc. GASAI is a leading American engineering consulting firm headquartered in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . ref cite web title About us publisher Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer and AssociatesInc. url http www.gasai.com about index.php accessdate 2008 03 21 ref It was founded in 1961 by Luther W. Graef , Leonard Anhalt and Robert Schloemer. Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Inc. and the Milwaukee Art Museum s Quadracci Pavilion was awarded by The National Council of Structural Engineers Associations with an Excellence in Structural Engineering Award. It is also awarded by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering with the Outstanding Structure Award. ref cite web title High Honors. Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Inc. and the Milwaukee Art Museum s Quadracci Pavilion have been honored with two recent awards for structural engineering publisher High Beam Research url http www.highbeam.com doc 1G1 126681089.html accessdate 2008 03 21 ref Graef Anhalt Schloemer & Associates, Inc. was a Best in State award recipient of the 2007 ACEC WI Engineering Excellence Awards Competition. ref cite web title News and Rewards publisher Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer and AssociatesInc. url http www.gasai.com newsandawards index.php accessdate 2008 03 21 ref See also Luther W. Graef References references External links http www.gasai.com index.php Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer and AssociatesInc. http www.asce.org pressroom news display press.cfm?uid ... Winner DEFAULTSORT Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer And AssociatesInc. Category Engineering companies ... more details
Infobox Company name Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. logo Image WJE Logo.png type Architects , Engineers , Materials Science foundation 1956 founder Jack R. Janney location city Northbrook, Illinois location country USA locations 500 employees in 19 locations throughout the United States area served United States and various international locations key people William J. Nugent, president and senior principal Gary J. Klein, executive vice president and senior principal slogan Solutions for the Built World homepage http www.wje.com www.wje.com Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. WJE is an United States American corporation of architects , engineers , and materials scientists specializing in the investigation, analysis, testing, and design of repairs for historic and contemporary buildings and structures. Founded in 1956, WJE is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois , and has over 500 professionals in nineteen offices across the United States . WJE personnel are specialized in architectural, structural, and civil engineering materials conservation, chemistry and petrography , and testing and instrumentation. ref cite web url http investing.businessweek.com research stocks private snapshot.asp?privcapId 4339822 title Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. Private Company Information BusinessWeek publisher Investing.businessweek.com date accessdate 2011 01 28 ref History 1956&ndash 1970 Beginning Years Jack R. Janney originally established WJE in 1956 as Janney and Associates, earlier that year, President Dwight D. Eisenhower enacted the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 ..., Elstner Associates, Inc. ref cite web url http enr.construction.com aboutUs 125enrHistory 125enrhistory ... construction project utilizing full scale load testing. During this time, Janney established his own firm with fellow engineer and neighbor Jack Wiss. In 1957, the company became Wiss and Janney Associates ... Time Out Chicago publisher Chicago.timeout.com date accessdate 2011 01 28 ref 1991 2000 WJE ... more details
Use mdy dates date November 2011 Infobox scientist name Irving Geis image filename only image size alt caption birth date Birth date 1908 10 18 birth place New York City death date Death date and age 1997 07 22 1908 10 18 death place residence citizenship nationality American fields workplaces alma mater Georgia Institute of Technology br University of Pennsylvania br University of South Carolina doctoral advisor academic advisors doctoral students notable students known for Scientific illustration author abbrev bot author abbrev zoo influences influenced awards signature filename only signature alt footnotes spouse Irving Geis October 18, 1908 July 22, 1997 was an United States American artist who worked closely with biologists . Geis s hand drawn work depicts many structures of biological macromolecules, such as DNA and protein s, including the first crystal structure of sperm whale myoglobin . ref name artist cite journal last Dickerson first R. E. authorlink Richard E. Dickerson year 1997 title Irving Geis, Molecular artist, 1908 1997 journal Protein Science volume 6 issue 11 pages 2483 2484 doi 10.1002 pro.5560061126 ref Early life and education Geis was born in New York City , and lived in Anderson, South Carolina for a time. He studied architecture at Georgia Tech from 1925 ... name artist ref name ibb cite web url http www.ibb.gatech.edu artist irving geis title Artist Irving Geis publisher Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience accessdate 2011 07 10 ref ... in design and painting in the midst of the great depression . ref name artist Career Geis served as a coauthor ... http www.hhmi.org news geis.html title HHMI Purchases Geis Archives publisher Howard Hughes Medical ... geis A Gallery for Irving Geis by Kristin Leutwyler. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Geis, Irving ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scientific illustrator DATE OF BIRTH ... Geis, Irving Category 1908 births Category 1997 deaths Category American illustrators Category Scientific ... more details
BernardV. Vonderschmitt October 14, 1923 June 9, 2004 was an electrical engineer, most noted as a co founder of leading FPGA producer Xilinx . Biography Vonderschmitt graduated with a BSEE from Rose Polytechnic Institute in 1944. He also received an MSEE degree from the University of Pennsylvania , and later an honorary doctorate from Rider University . Vonderschmitt began his career with RCA , and worked with them for 34 years, taking a short time during World War II to serve in the United States Navy US Navy as an electronics officer. He holds 13 patent s that cover History of television Color television in North America color television and Solid state electronics solid state electronics . After leaving RCA, he worked briefly for Zilog , before co founding Xilinx together with Ross Freeman in 1984. With Xilinx, he pioneered the Fabless semiconductor company fabless business model which is now used by a large number of semiconductor companies around the world. In 2002, he retired from Xilinx, with the company entrenched as the worldwide leader in FPGA marketshare. On June 9, 2004 Vonderschmitt died in his hometown of Jasper, Indiana Jasper , Indiana . ref cite news first John last Markoff authorlink coauthors title Bernard Vonderschmitt, 80, Semiconductor Designer, Dies url http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9502E4D91439F93AA25755C0A9629C8B63 quote BernardV. Vonderschmitt, an electrical engineer who led early semiconductor research efforts and who later pioneered the business of separating chip design and manufacturing, died on June 9 at his home in Jasper, Indiana , from complications from a stroke, according to a spokesman for Xilinx Inc. He was 80 years old. publisher New York Times date June 19, 2004 accessdate 2007 07 21 ref References Reflist External ... . NAME Vonderschmitt, Bernard ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American electrical engineer DATE ..., Bernard Category 1923 births Category 2004 deaths Category American electrical engineers ... more details
G.L. Christian and associatesv. US 375 U.S. 954, 84 S.Ct. 444, 11 L. Ed.2d 314 1963 , is a 1963 United States Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR case which has become known as the Christian Doctrine . The case ... http cases.justia.com us court of appeals F2 312 418 53812 title G. L. Christian and Associatesv ... Bros., Inc. v. United States, 346 F.2d 590, 171 Ct. Cl. 245 1965 , as explained in U.S. v. Aerodex, Inc. 469 F.2d 1003 C.A.5, 1972 ref In 1969, the doctrine of G.L. Christian was expanded. In General Services Administration v. Benson, 415 F.2d 878 9th Cir. 1969 , Benson was in a dispute with the Internal ... in U.S. v. Aerodex, Inc. 469 F.2d 1003 C.A.5, 1972. ref In contrast, Kunzi in his book Army Law ... http cases.justia.com us court of appeals F2 312 418 53812 title G. L. Christian and Associatesv ...&as brr 3&pg PA321 v onepage&q 22gl 20christian 22 20and 20associates&f false isbn 9780831808655 publisher ...&pg PT533 v onepage&q 22christian 20doctrine 22 20 22Federal 20Acquisition 20Regulations 22&f false isbn ... signed a contract with G.L. Christian and Associates to build 2,000 housing units for soldier s at Fort ... 28 December 2009 ref An unusual feature of the case is that G.L. Christian and Associates were ... Christian and Associates attempted to assign the entire contract to Zachry and Centex, two highly ... be transferred to Zachry and Centex with a subcontract by G.L. Christian and Associates. Zachry ... of G.L. Christian and Associates because they had no privity of contract with the Federal ... procurement policy. ref name book ref name mod General Engineering & Machine Works v. O Keefe ... Fed. Cir.1993 . ref Criticism In S.J. Amoroso Construction Co. v. U.S., 26 Cl. Ct. 759 1992 , S. Jay ... run the public who pay the costs will be the losers. ref S.J. Amoroso Construction Co. v. U.S., 26 ... . Explaining 2 cases, General Engineering & Machine Works v. O Keefe, 991 F.2d 775 Fed. Cir. 1993 , which reaffirms the Christian doctorine. In S.J. Amoroso Construction Co. v. U.S., 26 Cl. Ct. 759 ... more details
, employees will be compensated for their waiting time. Implications IBP, Inc. v Alvarez encourages ...orphan date September 2010 IBP, Inc. v Alvarez , a Supreme Court case in 2005, expanded worker protections ... ruling by the United States Court of Appeals , First Circuit, in Tum v Barber Foods, Inc in 2003. Forty four employees filed a class action suit against Barber Foods, Inc., identical in nature to employees complaints against IBP, Inc. Barber Foods successfully argued that time spent donning and doffing .... Don and Doff the Day s Apparel IBP, Inc. v Alvarez. Martindale.com. 7 December 2005. September 2010 ... v Barber Foods, Inc. 331 F. 3d 1 United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 2003. Category United ... to Portal Act of 1947. Workers for the IBP, Inc. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc . IBP, Inc. , now known as Tyson Foods, Inc. , filed a class action lawsuit requesting reparations for unpaid wages. Workers were not being paid for time spent putting on and taking off protective gear, nor for time walking to and from the changing area. IBP, Inc. argued that changing into protective gear did not constitute ... regarding time waiting in line for protective gear. This waiting time, two steps removed from principal activities , is not compensable under FLSA regulations. However, time spent waiting ... work hours begin at the time the employer asks employees to arrive. If employees are forced to wait ..., Barber Foods was not required to compensate employees for time spent changing, waiting or walking between the changing room and the meatpacking floor. References 1. IBP, Inc. v Alvarez. 546 US. 21 US Sup. Ct. 2005. 2. IBP v Alavarez. Duke Law. September 2010. http www.law.duke.edu publiclaw supremecourtonline certGrants 2005 ibpvalv 3. Mize, Katherine and Laurence Stuart. Supreme Court Rules Time Spent Preparing to Work Starts the Time Clock. Labor and Employment Matters. November 2005. September 2010. http www.leggefarrow.com docs 111505 Newsletter Supreme Court Rules Time Spent Preparing ... more details
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