Saturday, October 30, 2010

Is Calif. Ban on Violent Video Games Legal?


Are violent video games analogous to literature, which is not restricted by age, or is that a silly comparison? The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear a case regardingCalifornia's state ban on the sale of violent video games to minors.

Those in favor of the ban say it is important and necessary to protect the children. (You always hear a lot about "the children" around election time.) Publishers and filmmakers say the kids are going to be just fine, but restricting video games is wrong and could have a chilling effect. California officials and their defenders say the ban is important to protect children. Publishers and filmmakers argue that if the Supreme Court sides with California, the action could chill creativity in other media.



Sunday, September 19, 2010

Welfare, Well-Being, and Happiness


Normative legal theory is concerned with the ends and justifications for the law as a whole and for particular legal rules.  Previous entries in the legal have examined exemplars of the three great traditions in normative theory--consequentialist, deontological, and aretaic (or virtue-centered) perspectives.  There are important differences between these three families of theories at a very general and abstract level: for example, deontologists emphasize rights and wrongs while consequentialists emphasize the goodness or badness of states of affairs.  And there are differences between particular theories within the broad families: within consequentialism, for example, welfarists emphasize preference satisfaction, whereas hedonistic utiliarians emphasize pleasure and pain...


Prosecutor Accused of 'Sexting' Abuse Victim


According to MSNBC, Kratz sent over thirty sexually suggestive text messages to the 26 year-old abuse victim in a case he was assigned to prosecute. The three day sexting barrage was in an effort to start a relationship with a women who was fresh off a very, very bad relationship. Telling her several times she is "hot" or referring to her as a "tall, young, hot nymph," the 50 year-old Kratz originally denied that his texts were sexual in nature. The victim, Shannon Van Groll, felt otherwise. Van Groll reported the sexting to the police, but was worried that Kratz would drop the case against her ex-boyfriend if she did not respond to his advances. MSNBC quotes spokesman Tony Gibart: "His actions were more than a lapse in judgment. They in fact do have far reaching implications for victim safety and public safety."


Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Michael Douglas Cancer: Failure to Diagnose?


Recently, producer and actor Michael Douglas announced he has stage IV throat cancer and is currently undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. According to interviews,Douglas said he sought treatment for a very sore throat earlier in the summer. He saw many doctors who could not find the cause of the problem until very recently.

According to the London Telegraph, it was not until a biopsy in early August that the cancer was revealed. A walnut-sized tumor was discovered at the base of Douglas's tongue. Reportedly, symptoms of a dry and sore throat, ear pain and vocal problems did not point the way to the true problem until months after Douglas first sought help.

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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Restaurant Fined for Toad Licking Chef Video


Do you know what your employees are up to? If you don't chances are someone else will, and you might face legal trouble because of it. A restaurant owner in Iowa is being fined, thanks to the toad loving antics of his chef. The Scott County Health Department officials also very much appreciated the fact that the chef's actions violating the health code were captured on video, making their job that much easier.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Child Seat Laws: What You Need to Know


Most adults are quite used to buckling up when they get into a car. But teaching our kids to do the same is not only important, it is the law. Each state has its own child seat laws that require various safety restraint systems for children depending often on age and weight. Here are a few examples of some of the most common.

Court OKs Fetus Wrongful Death Car Crash Suit


In what looks to become a slippery slope, a Wisconsin 4th District Court of Appeals gave the green light for a man to sue his unborn child's mother's insurance company for wrongful death, after the woman's negligent driving played a part in a car accident. Following the accident, the mother gave birth to a stillborn fetus.


Sunday, July 4, 2010

What is Debt Financing?


Potential or current business owners often ask: what is debt financing? In order to illustrate the importance of that question, let us offer another one:

Besides poor management, what is the top reason why a business fails? 

  • Poor concepts?
  • Lack of advertising?
  • Down economy?

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Feminist Perspectives on the Body


In terms of the history of western philosophy, the philosophy of embodiment is relatively recent. For much of this history the body has been conceptualised as simply one biological object among others, part of a biological nature which our rational faculties set us apart from, as well as an instrument to be directed and a possible source of disruption to be controlled. Problematically for feminists, the opposition between mind and body has also been correlated with an opposition between male and female, with the female regarded as enmeshed in her bodily existence in a way that makes attainment of rationality questionable. "Women are somehow more biological, morecorporeal, and more natural than men" (Grosz 14). Such enmeshment in corporeality was also attributed to colonised bodies and those attributed to the lower classes (McClintock 1995, Alcoff 2006, 103). Challenging such assumptions required feminists to confront corporeality in order to elucidate and confront constructions of sexual difference.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Animal Rights and Buddhism


From a Buddhist perspective, it seems to me the tricky part of this question is not "animals," but "rights." The concept of rights developed in western civilization over many centuries and came to fruition during the 17th century or so, in the work of Enlightenment philosophers such as John Locke.  But there was no such concept in the world 25 centuries ago, during the time of the Buddha.

What is a Fictitious Business Name?


The term "Fictitious Business" gets thrown around quite frequently. While some might mistake it for a shady business that is "made up," it actually is a legal term for a form of registration required of businesses in certain situations. So how does one know whether they need to file a fictitious business statement?

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Legal Theory Lexicon: Welfare, Well-Being, and Happines


Normative legal theory is concerned with the ends and justifications for the law as a whole and for particular legal rules.  Previous entries in the legal have examined exemplars of the three great traditions in normative theory--consequentialist, deontological, and aretaic (or virtue-centered) perspectives.  There are important differences between these three families of theories at a very general and abstract level: for example, deontologists emphasize rights and wrongs while consequentialists emphasize the goodness or badness of states of affairs.  And there are differences between particular theories within the broad families: within consequentialism, for example, welfarists emphasize preference satisfaction, whereas hedonistic utiliarians emphasize pleasure and pain.

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OnStar Technology Leads to Accused Murderer's Arrest

Thanks to GPS and communications system Onstar technology police have arrested Bryan Ashline, a young father, in connection to a double homicide in the Village of Bath New York.

Bryan Ashline, 23, was arrested on Father's Day and is a suspect in the slaying of a 25-year-old woman and their 3-month-old son, the Daily Star reports.


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Book Review: 'Public Interest Litigation in India: A Renaissance in Social Justice' by Mamta Rao

This book gives a brief description on the past, present and future of the public interest cases in India and abroad. It proves to be an excellent guide to the law students especially at beginning of their studies. Author Dr. Mamta Rao is currently a lecturer of Durgawati University, Jabalpur. She is eminent author who has written a number of law related books for basic and advanced studies in law.


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Russia: Investigate Beating of Human Rights Lawyer


The lawyer, 31-year-old Sapiyat Magomedova, represents victims of human rights abuses, including taking their cases to the European Court of Human Rights. Her colleagues at Omarov and Partners, the law firm she works for in Khasavyurt, Dagestan's second largest city, told Human Rights Watch that police officers beat Magomedova unconscious on the premises of the Khasavyurt police department on June 17, 2010.

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Monday, May 24, 2010

Kings of Sri Lanka


King / QueenRuling Period YearCapital
Vijaya married Kuveni  
38 Years 543 - 505 BCThammanna Nuwara
Upathissa01 Year 505 - 504 BCUpathissa Nuwara
Panduwas Dev30 Years 504 -474 BCUpathissa Nuwara
Abhaya20 Years 474 - 454 BCUpathissa Nuwara
Pandukabhaya 70 Years437 - 367 BC Anuradhapuraya
Mutasiwa 60 Years367 - 307 BC Anuradhapuraya
Devanampiyathissa 40 Years 307 - 267 BCAnuradhapuraya
Uththiya10 Years 267 - 257 BCAnuradhapuraya
Mahasiwa10 Years 257 - 247 BCAnuradhapuraya
Surathissa10 Years 247 - 237 BCAnuradhapuraya
Sena & Guththika22 Years 237 - 215 BCAnuradhapuraya
Asela10 Years 215 - 205 BCAnuradhapuraya
Elara44 Years 205 - 161 BCAnuradhapuraya
Dutugemunu 24 Years161 - 137 BC Anuradhapuraya
Saddhathissa 18 Years 137 - 119 BCAnuradhapuraya
Thullaththana01 Month 119-- BCAnuradhapuraya
Lajjithissa09 Years & 08 Month 119 - 109 BCAnuradhapuraya
Kallathanaga06 Years 109 - 103 BCAnuradhapuraya
Wattagamini Abhaya ( Walagamba )05 Month( 1st rulling time ) 103 BC Anuradhapuraya
Walagamba 12Years ( 2nd rulling time ) 89 - 76 BCAnuradhapuraya
Pualahattha03 Years 103 - 100 BCAnuradhapuraya
Bhahiya02 Years 100 - 98 BCAnuradhapuraya
Panayamara07 Years 98 - 91 BCAnuradhapuraya
Piliyamara07 Month 91 - 90 BCAnuradhapuraya
Dhatiya02 Years 90 - 89 BCAnuradhapuraya
Mahasilu Mahathissa14 Years 76 -62 BCAnuradhapuraya
Choranaga12 Years 62 - 50 BCAnuradhapuraya
Thissa ( Kuda Thissa )03 Years 50 - 47 BCAnuradhapuraya
Anula & Her Husbands-- 1 st Woman to lead
04 Years & 03 Month 47 - 42 BCAnuradhapuraya
Kutakannathissa22 Years 42 - 20 BCAnuradhapuraya
Bhathiya , Bhathika Abhaya, Bhathiya Thissa28 Years 20 BC - 09 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mahadeliya Mahanaga12 Years 09 - 21 ACAnuradhapuraya
Amanda Gamini09 Years- 21 - 30 ACAnuradhapuraya
Kanirajanuthissa03 Years 30 - 33 ACAnuradhapuraya
Chulabhaya02 Years 33 - 35 ACAnuradhapuraya
Queen Seewali04 Month 35 ACAnuradhapuraya
Eylanaga09Years 35 - 44 ACAnuradhapuraya
Chandramukhaseewa08 Years 44 - 52 ACAnuradhapuraya
Yasalalakathissa07 Years & 08 Month 52 - 60 ACAnuradhapuraya
Subharaja06 Years 60 - 66 ACAnuradhapuraya
Wasabha44 Years 66 - 110 ACAnuradhapuraya
Wankanasikathissa03 Years 110 - 113 ACAnuradhapuraya
Gajaba - I22 Years 113 - 135 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mahallakhanagha06 Years 135 - 141 ACAnuradhapuraya
Bhathiya Thissa - II24 Years 141 - 165 ACAnuradhapuraya
Kanitthathissa28 Years 165 - 193 ACAnuradhapuraya
Chulanaga ( Kujjanaga )02 Years 193 - 195 ACAnuradhapuraya
Kunchanaga01 Years 195 - 196 ACAnuradhapuraya
Sirinaga19 Years 196 - 215 ACAnuradhapuraya
Voharikathissa22 Years 215 - 236 ACAnuradhapuraya
Abhayanaga08 Years 236 - 244 ACAnuradhapuraya
Sirinaga - II08 Years 244 - 246 ACAnuradhapuraya
Vijayakumara01 Year 246 - 247 ACAnuradhapuraya
Sangathissa04 Years 247 - 251 ACAnuradhapuraya
Sirisangabhodhi ( Sirisagabo )02 Years 251 - 253 ACAnuradhapuraya
Ghotabhaya13 Years 253 - 266 ACAnuradhapuraya
Detuthis - I ( Jettathissa )10 Years- 266 - 276 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mahasen27 Years 276 - 303 ACAnuradhapuraya
Sirimewan28 Years 303 - 331 ACAnuradhapuraya
Detuthissa - II09 Years 331 - 340 ACAnuradhapuraya
Buddhadasa 29 Years340 - 369 AC Anuradhapuraya
Upathissa - I 42 Years 369 - 410 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mahanama22 Years 410 - 432 ACAnuradhapuraya
Soththisena01 Day 432 ACAnuradhapuraya
Chaththagrahaka01 Year 432 - 433 ACAnuradhapuraya
Miththasena01 Years 433 - 434 ACAnuradhapuraya
Pandu
434 - 459 ACAnuradhapuraya
Parinda
434 - 459 ACAnuradhapuraya
Kudaparinda
434 - 459 ACAnuradhapuraya
Thirithara
434 - 459 ACAnuradhapuraya
Dhatiya
434 - 459 ACAnuradhapuraya
PhitiyaTotal 27 years
434 - 459 ACAnuradhapuraya
Dhatusena18 Years 459 - 477 ACAnuradhapuraya
Kashayapa 18 Years477 - 495 AC Anuradhapuraya
Mugalan -I 18 Years 495 - 512 ACAnuradhapuraya
Kumaradasa ( Kumara Dhathusena )09 Years 512 - 521 ACAnuradhapuraya
Keerthisena09 Month 521 ACAnuradhapuraya
Siwa25 Days 521 ACAnuradhapuraya
Upathissa - II01 Year 521 - 522 ACAnuradhapuraya
Silakala13 Years 522 - 535 ACAnuradhapuraya
Dathappabhuthi ( Dhapuphasen )06 Month 535 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mugalan -III20 Years 535 - 555 ACAnuradhapuraya
Kithsirimewan( Keerthi Sri Megawarna )19 Years 555 - 573 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mahanaga03 years 573-575 ACAnuradhapuraya
Agbo - I ( Agrabhodhi )34 Years 575 - 608 ACAnuradhapuraya
Agbo - III10 Years 608 - 618 ACAnuradhapuraya
Sangathissa02 Month 618 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mugalan - III05 Years 618 - 623 ACAnuradhapuraya
Asigrahaka ( Shilamegawarna )09 Years 623 - 632 ACAnuradhapuraya
Agbo - III06 Month ( 1st rulling time) 632 ACAnuradhapuraya
Jetthathissa ( Detuthissa )- III05 Month 632 ACAnuradhapuraya
Agbo- III16 Years( 2nd rulling time ) 632 - 648 ACAnuradhapuraya
Dathasiwa - I02 Years 648 - 650 ACAnuradhapuraya
Kashayapa -II09 years 650 - 659 ACAnuradhapuraya
Dappula - I03 Years 659 - 662 ACAnuradhapuraya
Haththadatha ( Dhatopathissa - II )09 Years 659 - 667 ACAnuradhapuraya
Agbo - IV ( Aggabhodhi )16 Years 667 - 683 ACAnuradhapuraya
Daththa02 Years 683 - 684 ACAnuradhapuraya
Haththadatha-06 Month 684 ACAnuradhapuraya
Manawamma35 Years 684 - 719 ACAnuradhapuraya
Agbo - V06 Years 719 - 725 ACAnuradhapuraya
Kashshapa - III06 Years 725 - 731 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mahinda - I-- ( Mihindu )03 Years 731- 733 ACAnuradhapuraya
Agbo- VI40 Years 733 - 722 ACAnuradhapuraya
Agbo - VII06 Years 772 - 718 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mihindu - II20 Years
Anuradhapuraya
Dappula -II ( Udaya - I )05 Years 797 - 802 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mihindi - III03 Years 802 - 805 ACAnuradhapuraya
Agbo - VIII11 Years 805 - 816 ACAnuradhapuraya
Dappula - III16 Years 816 - 831 ACAnuradhapuraya
Agbo - IX02 Years 831 - 833 ACAnuradhapuraya
Sena - I20 Years 833 - 853 ACAnuradhapuraya
Sena - II35 Years 853 - 887 ACAnuradhapuraya
Udaya - II11 Years 887 - 898 ACAnuradhapuraya
Kashshapa- IV17 Years 898 - 915 ACAnuradhapuraya
Kashshapa- V09 Years 915 - 924 ACAnuradhapuraya
Dappula - IV07 Month 924 ACAnuradhapuraya
Dappula - V12 Years 924 - 935 ACAnuradhapuraya
Udaya - II03 Years 935 - 938 ACAnuradhapuraya
Sena - III08 Years 938 - 946 ACAnuradhapuraya
Udaya - III06 Years 946 - 952 ACAnuradhapuraya
Sena - IV03 Years 952 - 955 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mihindu - IV16 Years 955 - 972 ACAnuradhapuraya
Sena - V10 Years 972 - 982 ACAnuradhapuraya
Mihindu - V36 Years 982 - 1018 ACAnuradhapuraya
Vijayabahu - I55 Years 1055 - 1110 ACPolonnaruwa
Jayabahu - I01 Year 1110 ACPolonnaruwa
Vickramabahu21 Years 1110 - 1131 ACPolonnaruwa
Gajaba - II22 Years 1131 - 1153 ACPolonnaruwa
Maha Parakramabahu - I  33 Years Picture below
1153 - 1186 AC Polonnaruwa
Vijayabahu - II 01 Year 1186 - 1187 ACPolonnaruwa
Mihindu ( mahinda ) - IV05 Days 117 ACPolonnaruwa
Nishshankamalla09 Years Picture below
1187 - 1196 ACPolonnaruwa **1
Veerabahu - I01 Day 1196 ACPolonnaruwa
Vickramabahu - II03 Month 1196 ACPolonnaruwa
Chidaganga09 Month 1196 - 1197 ACPolonnaruwa
Leelawathi03 Years ( 1st rulling time ) 1197 - 1200 ACPolonnaruwa
Leelawathi01 Year ( 2nd rulling time ) 1210 ACPolonnaruwa
Leelawathi07 Month ( 3rd rulling time ) 1212 ACPolonnaruwa
Sahasamalla02 Years 1200- 1202 AcPolonnaruwa
Kalyanawati08 Years 1202 - 1210 ACPolonnaruwa
Darmshoka01 Year 1210 ACPolonnaruwa
Anikanga17 days 1210 ACPolonnaruwa
Lokeshwara09 Month 1211 ACPolonnaruwa
Parakramapandu03 Years 1212 - 1215 ACPolonnaruwa
Kalinga- Maga 21 Years1215 - 1236 AC Polonnaruwa
Vijayabahi - III 04 Years 1220- 1224 ACDambadeniya
Parakramabahu - II35 Years 1234 -1269 ACDambadeniya
Vijayabahu - IV03 Years 1267 - 1270 AcDambadeniya
Buvanekabahu - I12 Years 1270 -1283 ACDambadeniya & Yapahuwa
Parakramabahu - III06 Years 1287 - 1293 ACPolonnaruwa
Buwanekabahu - II09 Years 1293 - 1302 ACKurunegala
Panditha Parakramabahu - IV24 Years 1302 - 1326 ACKurunegala
Buwanekabahu - III
Kurunegala
Vijayabahu - V
Kurunegala
Buvanekabahu - IV 12 Years 1341 - 1353 ACGampola
Parakramabahu - V15 Years 1344 - 1359Dedigama & Gampola
Vickramabahu - III17 Years 1357 - 1374 ACGampola
Buvanekabahu - V37 Years 1372 - 1408 ACGampola
Veerabahu - II05 Years 1392 - 1397 ACRaigama
Veeraalakeshvara12 Years 1397 - 1410 AcRaigama
Parakramabahu - VI ( 1 st King in Kotte)-157 th King
55 Years 1412 - 1467 ACKotte
Jayabahu - II05 Years 1467 - 1472 ACKotte
Buvanekabahu - VI09 Years 1472 - 1480 ACKotte
Parakramabahu - VII04 Years 1480 - 1484 ACKotte
Veeraparakramabahu - VIII24 Years 1484- 1508 ACKotte
Darma Parakramabahu - IX20 Years 1508 - 1528 ACKotte & Kelaniya
Vijayabahu - VII12 Years 1510 - 1522 ACKotte
Buwanekabahu- VII30 Years- 1522 - 1551 ACKotte
Darmapala46 Years 1551 - 1597 AcKotte
Mayadunna60 Years 1521 - 1581 ACSeethawaka
Rajasinghe - I39 years 1554 - 1593 ACSeethawaka
Don Pilip01 Year 1591 ACMahanuwara
Wimaladarmasuriya - I13 years
Mahanuwara
Senarath31 Years 1604 1635 ACMahanuwara ( Senkadagala )
Rajasinghe - II52 Years 1635 - 1687 ACSenkadagala
Wimaladarmasuriya - II20 Years 1687 - 1707 ACMahanuwara ( Senkadagala )
Narendrasinghe32 Years 1707 - 1739 ACMahanuwara ( Senkadagala )
Vijaya Rajasinghe08 Years 1739 - 1747 ACMahanuwara ( Senkadagala )
Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe35 years 1747 - 1782 ACMahanuwara ( Senkadagala )
Radhirajasinghe16 Years 1782 - 1798 ACMahanuwara ( Senkadagala )
Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe ( 177 th King) 17 Years picture below
1798 - 1815 ACMahanuwara ( Senkadagala ) **2

  Rulers of Jaffnapatam ( 1210- 1619 AD)

 Parliament of Sri Lanka