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Grandparent visitation issues are complicated: Part I | Lawrenceville …
Filed in heightenedThe bond between a grandparent and grandchild may be as strong as or stronger than that between a parent and child. However, family courts in Georgia and across the nation have long held that parents generally have the right to keep grandparents and grandchildren apart. Recently, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging this long-established rule.
The case involved a set of grandparents in Alabama who had petitioned to have visitation rights granted for their two teenaged granddaughters. Such rights can absolutely be granted by a judge, unless the parents oppose this kind of visitation. In these cases, the law becomes more complicated.
Unless parents relinquish their rights, are deemed unfit or some other extraordinary circumstance arises, parents have a constitutional right to decide many things about how their children are raised. In general, they have the right to prohibit their children from contact with other individuals, including certain other family members.
So, in the case of fit parents who oppose grandparent visitation, the courts generally have very little room to impose grandparent visitation rights. Exceptions are most often made if the grandparent has played a primary caregiver role in the child’s life prior to a parent’s challenge regarding grandparent visitation.
The issue of contested grandparent visitation is both complicated and sensitive. Many grandparent advocates had hoped that the Supreme Court would examine the issue more closely. Please check back in later this week, as we discuss the case in more detail and explore why the Supreme Court’s refusal to entertain an appeal is practically significant.
Source: Christian Science Monitor, “Do grandparents get visitation rights? Supreme Court declines case,” Warren Richey, Feb. 21, 2012
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I sadly regret that this will be my last column for The Seminole Tribune because by the time this article hits the newsstands, I will officially be unemployed from the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Because of the Tribe?s restructuring plans, I decided to retire. I guess like Joe Paterno or Bobby Bowden, I?ve outlasted my time.
I want to thank Pete Gallagher for motivating me to write these columns; I believe he saw the similarity my mother and I shared in the feelings we put into our writing. I especially want to thank all those Tribal officials who encouraged and supported me in building an exceptional overall Tribal recreation program throughout the years.
In 1974, after returning from college, I worked and applied for small jobs within the Tribe. I was approached by Chairman Howard Tommie, Executive Director Mike Tiger and Tribal coordinator Bert Jones with a special request. Because of my background in sports, they thought I would be a good candidate to start a Tribal recreation program. All these men were former athletes and understood the importance of sports and recreation in the lives of our youth and adults.
That was the start of a career that has taken me on a journey that lasted for the next 38 years. I have so many memories of the friends I?ve made, the places I?ve been, the games I?ve played and, probably the most important of all, the impact sports and recreation have had on the young people in our Tribe. It is with great pride that I see the effect our program has had in forming the character and personalities of many of our leaders in the Tribe today.
Our program has always been very diversified. I always believe that if the program could create interest for a few, then perhaps we could attract many. Nothing was beyond trying. Yes, we did the major sports ? I remember the all-night tournaments we would have on the outdoor courts at each reservation. The lighting was terrible, the court was slippery from all the sand and you tried not to break your ankle from the cement edge that was so much higher than the level of the ground. Not to mention all the bugs those lights attracted at night!
The bigger tournaments we sought to play at local high school gyms. There was always a lot of red tape in trying to get those gyms secured. When we finally got our own gymnasiums on the reservations, we had some kind of tournament every weekend, it seemed. Those gyms hosted volleyball tournaments, weight-lifting contests, dodge ball, pool, bombardment, archery, boxing and even pingpong tournaments.
When we managed to get our ball fields in somewhat of a resemblance to a diamond, we would play daytime tournaments because we didn?t have lights on our reservation fields. We utilized our ball fields to the fullest. We played baseball tournaments, slow-pitch, one-pitch and fast-pitch tournaments. We had some great Little League teams in Brighton, Big Cypress and Hollywood.
I remember coaching one Little League team comprised of boys from Brighton, Big Cypress and Hollywood ? we went all the way to the state tournament before we were finally beat by a Cuban team from Miami. Those ball fields also hosted the annual Turkey Bowl fiasco. Sometimes I regretted starting that football tradition that came every Thanksgiving weekend. Each rez had a team, and we beat up on each other all day and usually the Brighton teams punished everyone for playing them.
As I continue down memory lane, I think of all the Rec directors and young people we had employed with our programs throughout the years. We had quite a number of turnovers in our programs, yet we had some good people who have worked with Recreation. If a young person wanted a job, we always tried to hire him. I look at many of those young men and women today, and I am very proud.
I think of the Recreation Directors who have passed on, great men like Ernie Bert and Richard Smith. I truly believe they loved what they did. I also remember those young men and women who didn?t make it in society and have either gone on to the spirit world or who sit in prisons today. For them, I can?t help but think: Maybe there was a sport we could have got them hooked on or a coach who could have mentored them a little more. Did I talk enough with these young people in my office or on the court or the ball field?
I hope we don?t stop trying. I hope we will continue to place a high value on the impact sports and recreation have in our young peoples? lives. No, sports and recreation are not the total answer for all our problems, but I could join with other programs to help find a solution. We can?t save them all, as I can attest in my own family, but we will impact them all.
If you don?t think so, check out our youth Rec leagues and see the Indian kids playing. How about a high school basketball game where you will see Seminole young men or women playing? We even have a young man coaching at the high school level who may coach a team to a state championship. When was the last time you attended a NAYO tournament and measured how our small Tribe matches up to bigger Tribes, like the Cherokees and Choctaws?
Better yet, stop by and see one of our EIRA Rodeos this year. I didn?t mean to get into the effects of sports and recreation so much, but it has always been a passion and a way of life for me. Is there a price too high to pay for character? Is the cost too much? I hope not!
Well, I know this column has been a little long, but since it is my last, I made the most of it. I hope there are some people who have enjoyed reading my little memoirs in the last few issues. My mother always told me and showed me to always put your trust and faith in God. When God closes one door, He will open another.
I?m looking forward to what God has in store for me. Remember, ?Old dogs never die; they just find another place to lie down.??God bless.
Source: http://seminoletribune.org/38-years-of-sports-and-recreation-memories/
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China has the highest rate of female suicide in the world, and one of the highest rates overall. While it?s not the most pleasant topic, understanding traditional ideas about suicide is critical to understanding why headlines like, ?Worker suicides prompt probe,? appear so frequently.
In the traditional Chinese understanding of the afterlife, one?s ancestors require continued care for several generations. This included maintaining the grave, performing regular offerings of food and incense, and creating a small shrine within the home. Kept happy, the ancestor?s spirit was thought to provide advantages for the family.
Suicide on the other hand insured that one?s spirit would become a ghost, which is differentiated from an ancestor only in that it is a malevolent force. A ghost would be able to torment those who had ?caused? the suicide. This conception leads to the belief that suicide is a means of revenge and exposing injustice.
Research by Wu Fei indicates that one of the leading causes of suicide in rural China is what ?Wu dubs ?domestic injustice.? This could be anything from spousal abuse or abuse by other family members, to failing to uphold filial duties like supporting one?s parents in old age. The underlying idea, which is made clear in several interviews, is that suicide would right these wrongs. What is less clear from the interviewees is whether or not this justice comes from supernatural sources or from the public shaming that comes from a family suicide.
These traditional values help to partially explain why rural suicide rates are three times more likely than urban ones, and why there is an increase in suicide in old age (China has the 3rd highest suicide rate among elderly people, behind S. Korea and Taiwan where Confucian values are also very strong). Many sociologists would point to the fact that many elderly are left uncared for in the countryside, and that it is depression that leads them to take their own life. The villagers though would likely see it very differently, that the person?s death was caused by the unfilial child not meeting their duties.
Student suicides are also higher than average in China, and it is one of the top causes of death for Chinese children between 15 and 19 years old. Studies estimate that somewhere between 6-10% of Chinese youth attempt suicide. One article from The Journal of Adolescent Health?showed that family conflicts were the leading indicator of whether or not a child was likely to attempt suicide. Failing to meet parents? expectations was less influential than suffering from poor family relations, which is contrary to what I expected considering the pressure placed on children to perform in school.
Additionally, in many of the cases of suicide reported in the Chinese media, the suicide note frequently points to individuals for ?causing? the act. Frequently these suicides lead to further investigations, which reinforces the connection between suicide and justice.
When I was in Chengdu, a Chinese friend pointed to the square in front of one of the gov?t buildings and said in a hushed tone, ?A few weeks ago, a man burned himself here to protest something. I tried searching for it on Weibo, but it was gone.? When I pressed him on what caused the suicide, he said he wasn?t sure, but it was probably related to losing his land. He went on to tell me that someone having been so wronged by the local gov?t that they were willing to die such a terrible death was something that was still bothering him. Thinking?out loud?he said, ?Maybe now the Central gov?t will get involved and help these people protect their land.?
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I have been working in China for nearly five years now. I have traveled to more than 30 cities and towns, and have lived in 3 provinces. I am interested in issues concerning development in China and the rest of the world. I hope to provide a balanced look at some of the issues facing China as it continues its rise to power.
Source: http://seeingredinchina.com/2012/02/21/dying-for-justice-suicide-in-modern-china/
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]AP – The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city called for state authorities Wednesday to investigate a widespread spying operation conducted in Newark’s Muslim neighborhoods by the New York Police Department that he characterized as “deeply offensive.”
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]AP – The Minnesota Vikings say the organization has reached a tentative deal with the University of Minnesota on how much the team will pay to use TCF Stadium while a new Vikings stadium is being built.
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BRUSSELS (AP) ? Microsoft on Wednesday lodged a formal complaint with the European Union’s competition regulator against Motorola Mobility and its soon-to-be owner Google, saying Motorola’s aggressive enforcement of patent rights against rivals breaks competition rules.
The complaint follows a similar step by Apple against Motorola last week.
Motorola is in the process of being taken over by Google for $12.5 billion, the biggest acquisition in the Californian company’s history. Microsoft fears that Google will continue Motorola’s tight hold on key patents.
Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have been hit by legal cases in Europe and the United States, with Motorola claiming that the companies’ products are using key patents it owns without permission.
Apple and Microsoft, meanwhile, argue that Motorola is overcharging for the use of these patents, which cover technologies necessary to connect wirelessly to the Internet or stream video online.
“We have taken this step because Motorola is attempting to block sales of Windows PCs, our Xbox game console and other products,” Dave Heiner, Microsoft’s deputy general counsel, wrote in a blog post.
“Motorola is on a path to use standard essential patents to kill video on the Web, and Google as its new owner doesn’t seem to be willing to change course,” Heiner added.
A spokesman for Google Inc. said that the company had not seen the Microsoft complaint.
A spokeswoman for Motorola didn’t immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
The complaints are the latest development in increasingly acrimonious disputes between global technology giants over patents on standardized technologies.
Industrywide standards play an important role not only in the technology sector. They allow products from different companies to function seamlessly together ? different mobile phones or tablet computers connecting to the Internet and each other via 3-G or Wi-Fi networks, for example. Under EU competition rules, holders of patents necessary for industry standards are required to let other companies use them for a fair price.
But regulators and companies complain that holders of standard-essential patents have tried to gain an edge in the market by suing rivals over the use of their patented technologies.
When the European Commission, the EU’s competition watchdog, cleared Google’s takeover of Motorola earlier this month, it indicated concern over Motorola’s aggressive patent enforcement. The Justice Department in its clearance of the merger made similar comments.
Separately, the Commission has already launched a formal investigation into Samsung’s similar approach to patent protection and has warned that other probes may follow.
Microsoft says Motorola is demanding an unreasonable fee for using its patents, amounting to 2.25 percent of the products’ total price. For a $1,000 laptop that would mean a royalty of $22.50 for using 50 patents related to a video standard. Microsoft says a group of 29 companies that hold the other 2,300 patents related to this standard charge a total of 2 cents for using them.
“If every firm priced its standard essential patents like Motorola, the cost of the patents would be greater than all the other costs combined in making PCs, tablets, smartphones and other devices,” Heiner wrote. “Obviously, this would greatly increase the prices of these devices for consumers.”
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Missouri’s Phil Pressey, top, loses the ball out of bounds next to Kansas State’s Rodney McGruder during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Columbia, Mo. Kansas State upset Missouri, 78-68. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri’s Phil Pressey, top, loses the ball out of bounds next to Kansas State’s Rodney McGruder during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Columbia, Mo. Kansas State upset Missouri, 78-68. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Kansas State’s Rodney McGruder, top, shoots over Missouri’s Matt Pressey, right, for two of his game-high 24 points, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Columbia, Mo. Kansas State won 78-68. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri’s Michael Dixon shoots over Kansas State’s Martavious Irving, bottom, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Columbia, Mo. Kansas State upset Missouri 78-68. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri’s Phil Pressey, left, argues after he was called for fouling Kansas State’s Angel Rodriguez, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Columbia, Mo. Kansas State upset Missouri, 78-68. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Kansas State’s Will Spradling, right, pushes his head into the belly of Missouri’s Phil Pressey as he loses the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Columbia, Mo. Kansas State upset Missouri, 78-68. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) ? Forget any talk of Kansas State as a team teetering on the NCAA Tournament bubble. After yet another convincing win over a Top 20 team, the Wildcats’ bubble has burst ? and coach Frank Martin couldn’t be happier.
Rodney McGruder scored 24 points as Kansas State upset No. 3 Missouri 78-68 Tuesday night, the Wildcats’ second win this season over the Tigers and their first at Mizzou Arena since 2007. It’s also the second straight win over a Big 12 bruiser and national power, following a one-point weekend win over No. 13 Baylor in Waco, Texas.
“A week ago, I was trying to find a building that’s more than six stories height-wise so I could jump,” Martin joked after the game, though he wasn’t smiling. “And these guys, they gave me energy to come in and coach them in practice because they were so positive even though we had just lost two tough games at Texas and (against) Kansas. They’ve been awesome and I couldn’t be happier that they’ve been rewarded these last two games.”
Kansas State (19-8, 8-7 Big 12) led 40-30 at halftime and by 16 points with 12:32 left in the second half after a twisting McGruder layup before a late run by Missouri (25-3, 12-3) got the Tigers within 63-60 with six minutes remaining.
Missouri trailed by 4 after two free throws by Michael Dixon with 2:21 left, but Jordan Henriquez answered with an alley-oop dunk following a Tiger timeout. The Wildcats extended the lead on two free throws by Henriquez after a Steve Moore foul on a missed Michael Dixon 3-pointer and built a cushion from the foul line in the final minute.
Thomas Gipson added 13 points for Kansas State, which connected on 53.8 percent of its field goals for the game. The Wildcats were even better in the second half, converting 14 of 24 for 58.3 percent.
Dixon scored 21 and Marcus Denmon added 19 for Missouri. The Tigers’ made just 38.3 percent of their field goal attempts after entering the game hitting more than 50 percent, tops in the Big 12 and third-best nationally. Missouri was 8-of-26 from 3-point range, while Kansas State made six treys but took 17 fewer attempts than their opponents.
The K-State loss was Missouri’s first home defeat of the season and just the fourth career loss at Mizzou Arena for the Tigers’ 5-man senior class. It also kept Missouri from standing alone with the best start in school history. The previous two Missouri teams to start 25-2, in 1990 and 1994 under coach Norm Stewart, also lost.
“We had a lot of confidence,” McGruder said. “And we felt like, ‘Why not come in here and get a victory?’”
Kansas State had already throttled Missouri 75-59 in Manhattan in early January, one of the few blemishes on an otherwise charmed season for Missouri and first-year coach Frank Haith. And while Tuesday night’s game remained in doubt until late, the Wildcats and Martin again relied on physical defense and a deeper roster to prevail.
K-State goes 10 deep, with each player averaging at least 10 minutes a game. McGruder entered as the leading scorer at 14.5 points a game, but got strong support from the beefy Gipson, a 6-foot-7, 275-pound freshman who now comes off the bench after eight straight starts. Gipson hit six of seven shots in 19 minutes.
Missouri, by contrast, uses a four-guard starting lineup and a 7-man rotation. The Tigers and coach Frank Haith have succeeded with that mix, but when reserve forward Steve Moore picked up his second foul late in the first half, Haith had to turn to Andrew Jones, a little-used former football tight end who joined the basketball team early in the season, primarily as a practice player.
Missouri led by six points early in the first half but soon struggled to both make shots and defend Kansas State. The 10-point halftime deficit was their second-largest of the season. Their biggest? Falling behind 44-25 in the first meeting in Manhattan. Missouri made 10 of 29 shots in the first half on Tuesday.
In one uncharacteristically out-of-sync sequence, Henriquez swatted Phil Pressey’s driving layup attempt out of bounds. Ricardo Ratliffe then missed an open 10-foot jumper off the in-bounds play, and after a K-State miss, Denmon bobbled the ball out of bounds on a fast-break. Minutes later, the ball again glanced off his hands on a similar pass by Phil Pressey for another Tiger turnover. In between, English missed two consecutive free throws.
English was also hit with a technical foul late in the first half for slamming the ball to the court in frustration, which sent him to the bench with his third personal foul. He would later foul out and was held to 9 points. He averages 14.2 points, second on the team in scoring.
“We didn’t punch back early,” English said of the Tiger’s first-half struggles. “When you do that and play good teams, it’s an uphill battle all the way.”
“We didn’t defend the way we usually defend, the way we need to defend,” he added. “That will be fixed. That won’t happen again.”
Jamar Samuels added 9 points and 11 rebounds for Kansas State. With his four blocks, all in the first half, Henriquez set a school record for career rejections with 125.
Ratliffe scored 9 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for Missouri but made just 3 of 7 field goals after entering the game making 72.6 percent of his shots, which leads the nation.
The Tigers travel to No. 4 Kansas on Saturday in what could be the final regular season match-up in the historic rivalry. With the K-State loss, Missouri trails the Jayhawks by a half-game in the conference. A win over Kansas, which plays at Texas A&M on Wednesday, could elevate Missouri back in contention for the Big 12 regular season title and a potential No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
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