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Access Agreement (No Vest) Waiver And Release Required

August 7, 2020March 20, 2018 by admin

THIS AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of September 4, 2014 by and between the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) (hereinafter referred to as the "NHRA"), and Mark Walter, an individual, dba J-Angel Productions, located at 106 Partridge Trail, Warner Robins, Georgia 31088 (“Production Company”), and Drag Racing Association of Women, an Oklahoma charitable organization, located 4 Hance Drive, Charleston, Illinois 61920 (“DRAW”) (Production Company and DRAW hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Company").

Business Coordination and Tax Politics

August 7, 2020March 19, 2018 by admin

Abstract

Business interests groups are crucial actors for tax policy-making, but it is still unclear under which conditions they are more successful than politicians in shaping taxation. This article argues that centralized coordination and high-levels of policy integration make business interest groups more influential in the tax policy-making process. If there is no ideological convergence between agenda-setters and business, highly centralized, and well integrated business interest groups are more successful in blocking or softening revenue-raising tax reforms, or simply transferring tax burdens to consumers or non-organized citizens. To evaluate this theoretical framework, I have compiled an original data set on business groups and associations for 18 countries in Latin America between 1990 and 2010. This theory uncovers a strong link between the patterns of business coordination and the feasibility of implementing distributive tax policies. This article also contributes to the study of business politics beyond the limited sample of developed countries

The Commercial Monopoly in Sports Mega-Events

August 7, 2020March 19, 2018 by admin

2.1 Introduction

These are challenging times for those who roam the corridors of power in the highest echelons of international sport, with some international sports federations (notably the two biggest players, the International Olympic Committee and FIFA) having experienced crises of governance and well-publicised allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the past decade or so. The Salt Lake City Olympic Games, of course, comes to mind. More recently we saw a widespread furore over bribes in the bidding for ‘Fair Play’-loving FIFA’s 2022 World Cup, which, after some FIFA officials were suspended clearly did not bother President Sepp Blatter too much. He subsequently responded to criticism of the organisation by saying that all FIFA’s ‘successes’ have created ‘a lot of envy and jealousy in our world because you cannot satisfy everybody’; ‘the success story of FIFA can continue because we are in a comfortable situation’ and ‘we have the power and the instruments to go against any attacks that are made’

Comparison of Engine Power Correction Factors for Varying Atmospheric Conditions

August 7, 2020March 19, 2018 by admin

This work evaluates proposed methods to correct engine power output as a function of atmospheric conditions. The analysis was made through experiments carried out in a vehicle on the road, under different temperature, pressure and air humidity conditions. The vehicle had a four-cylinder gasoline-fuelled engine, with multi-point fuel injection system, variable intake pipe length and variable intake valve camshaft position. The vehicle was tested at sea level and at 827 m above sea level, corresponding to atmospheric pressures between 1027 and 926 mbar. Air temperature varied from 22,8 to 33,8 °C at the test locations. The measured performance parameter in the tests was the vehicle acceleration time. The acceleration times from 0 to 400 m, 0 to 1000 m, 40 to 100 km/h and 80 to 120 km/h were all recorded, leaving from an initial vehicle speed of 40 km/h. The engine power curve obtained in laboratory under a standard ambient condition was corrected to the conditions of the road tests

Visibility and Sponsorship Business Model in Formula 1

August 7, 2020March 18, 2018 by admin

The visibility and sponsorship business model in Formula 1 (F1) industry connects F1 teams with firms and organizations that want to increase their visibility towards the F1 global audience. Thus, It provides to the former an additional source of income, and to the latter the possibility to globally increase their brand awareness, as an alternative of traditional commercial and advertising. This business model is possible as F1 is the most watched annual sport series in the world (500 million of viewers per year) and all teams participating the races enjoy a high level of visibility, through media, broadcasting, and spectators at the racetracks. Also F1 fans tend to support a specific team, and follow it throughout the racing season. This creates a potential value that can be monetized not only by selling merchandise, but also by promoting additional products and brand to the fans. It is important to acknowledge that, like many sports, the F1 circus is heavily influenced by sponsorship and external founders’...

Sports Sponsorship Effectiveness

August 7, 2020March 17, 2018 by admin

1.1 Introducing the Sponsorship Market

Over the last decades sponsorship has evolved from a merely philanthropic activity to a popular marketing vehicle and consequently budgets have been rising (Nufer & Bühler, 2010). In the current sponsorship market million-dollar contracts are the rule rather than the exception. The majority of sponsorship investments is in the area of sports, such that sponsorship and media rights are the “main engines” of growth and professionalism in the global sports market (PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2011, p.4). In particular PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) projects a worldwide increase in spending on sports sponsorship to $45.3 billion in 2015 (PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2011). Sponsorship managers recognize the commercial value of associating their business with a well-known and beloved property. They hope to achieve a multitude of objectives, including brand equity and customer relations goals, through sponsorship. Yet in the current difficult economic situation,

Multiple Claims and Insufficient Limits

August 7, 2020March 17, 2018 by admin

A single occurrence causes multiple bodily injuries, multiple instances of property damage, or both. Numerous claims are made, liability is reasonably clear, and the fair value of these claims far exceeds the available insurance limits of liability. What’s an insurer to do? Given the wide recognition of an action for bad faith failure to settle (e.g., Voccio v. Reliance Ins. Cos., 703 F.2d 1, 2 (1st Cir. 1983) (“Most ‘bad faith’ cases involve an insurance company’s refusal to accept an offer of settlement within the available policy limits.”), insurers are likely to be confronted with a damned if you don’t, damned if you do dichotomy. See 2-5A The Law of Liability Insurance §5A.13 (Matthew Bender & Co. 2009) (describing it as a “perplexing dilemma” and discussing various approaches to the problem). Many states’ unfair claims settlement practices laws prohibit insurers from “[n]ot attempting in good faith to effectuate prompt, fair and equitable settlements of claims in which liability has become reasonably clear.”

Barbara Nesbitt Plaintiff-Appellant, National Muscle Car Association

August 7, 2020March 16, 2018 by admin

¶ 1 Held: The circuit court did not err by dismissing plaintiff's claims against the NMCA, Promedia, the NHRA, and Ted Peters on the basis of a release and waiver of liability signed by plaintiff because: 1) those defendants fell within the definition of "releasees" set forth in the agreement; 2) the language of the release was sufficiently clear to define the "event" as the drag racing event during which plaintiff was injured; 3) the danger that caused plaintiff's injury was within the range of dangers of which plaintiff assumed the risk when she signed the release; and 4) plaintiff forfeited her claim that the NHRA and Peters did not provide consideration in exchange for her promise to release them from liability because she did not raise that claim before the circuit court.

The Standard Atmosphere

August 7, 2020March 16, 2018 by admin

Aerospace vehicles can be divided into two basic categories: atmospheric vehicles such as airplanes and helicopters, which always fly within the sensible atmosphere, and space vehicles such as satellites, the Apollo lunar vehicle, and deep-space probes, which operate outside the sensible atmosphere. However, space vehicles do encounter the earth's atmosphere during their blastoffs from the earth’s surface and again during their reentries and recoveries after completion of their missions. If the vehicle is a planetary probe, then it may encounter the atmospheres of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, etc. Therefore, during the design and performance of any aerospace vehicle, the properties of the atmosphere must be taken into account. The earth's atmosphere is a dynamically changing system, constantly in a state of flux. The pressure and temperature of the atmosphere depend on altitude, location on the globe (longitude and latitude), time of day, season, and even solar sunspot activity. To take all these variations into account when considering the design and performance of flight vehicles is impractical.

Short Time Period Atmospheric Density Variations and Determination of Density Errors From Selected Rocketsonde Sensors

August 6, 2020March 16, 2018 by admin

l. INTRODUCTION

A knowledge of the vertical and horizontal variation of atmospheric density is required to solve problems such as reentry effects on missiles and their components. For guided reentering vehicles, it has been shown that maximum reentry heating commonly occurs in the 5040 70-km altitude region of the atmosphere. The deceleration (in g's) of a reentry vehicle is given by the dynamic pressure, p=0.5pv2, divided by the ballistic coefficient, B= W/C,A, where p is the atmospheric density, W the weight of the vehicle, V the relative velocity, CD the drag coefficient, and A the reference area of the vehicle.

Improving Sponsorship Value of Sports Property

August 6, 2020March 16, 2018 by admin

1. Introduction

1.1.Background

Sponsorship has gained an important role in the marketing strategy within last decades (e.g. Cornwell & Maignan, Walliser 2003) while the traditional methods of advertising have lost some of the effect due to over-flow in the media mainstream. Consumers start understanding their power and expect respect for the individual and look for products and companies that share their values. Sports sponsorship is way to share interest with customer by supporting the same team or sports type. It is easier to create basis for dialogue around common interests. IEG Sponsorship Report which has conducted primary report on annual sponsorship spending estimates global sponsorship expenditures to 46.3 billion USD in 2011, with North American companies accounting for 18.2 billion USD. Europe is second biggest sponsorship market followed by Asia Pacific region. Central and South America is the fastest growing sponsorship region not the least because of the FIFA World Cup and Summer Olympic Games in 2014 and 2016 respectively.

Pre-Event Waivers And Releases A Comparative Review Of Current State Laws

August 6, 2020March 15, 2018 by admin

Facts - Health club member sued health club for personal injuries while on the club=s premises, but was not using the club=s exercise equipment. The member signed a waiver of liability as part of a membership agreement at the club. The waiver released the club from liability for all personal injuries sustained by a member on the premises whether using exercise equipment or not.

Rationale - A written release may exculpate a tortfeasor from future negligence or misconduct. To be effective, the release must be clear, unambiguous, and explicit in expressing the intent of the subscribing parties. The release need not achieve perfection. Exculpatory agreements in the recreational sports context do not implicate the public interest and therefore are not void as against public policy. In determining the purpose for which the release was signed, an appellate Court looks at the language of the release and the agreement in which it is included, and not the inherent risks of the underlying recreational or sports

Liability Insurance: Effect of False Statements on Duty to Cooperate

August 6, 2020March 14, 2018 by admin

Whether and when discrepancies in statements by an insured to his insurer constitute a breach of the liability insurance cooperation clause' is the subject of this article. A distinction is drawn at the outset, between wilful, intentional or fraudulent material variances, here discussed, and those variances which are unintentional, accidental, unimportant or inconsequential. The latter categories are considered not sufficient to constitute a breach of the clause under discussion.

Gambling On Sport Sponsorship: A Conceptual Framework For Research And Regulatory Review

August 6, 2020March 14, 2018 by admin

Abstract

Commercial gambling providers (CGPs) have recently intensified the promotion of their products and services through sport sponsorship. Consequently, gambling products and services now gain substantial exposure to large audiences via media broadcasts of sport. Due to the mainstream appeal of some sports, television audiences and fan-bases can include youth, at-risk and problem gamblers, who may be prompted to gamble, or to increase their gambling, by the direct marketing, alignment of gambling with a ‘healthy’ activity and increased normalisation of gambling. Therefore, sport sponsorship by CGPs promotes a potentially risky behaviour and may exacerbate the public health issue of problem gambling. Regulatory measures have been implemented by governments and private organisations in relation to sport sponsorship by tobacco companies in recognition of the potential harmful impacts of this form of marketing. Subsequently, the involvement of ‘unhealthy products’