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unusual facts about Fairness



Ali Dashti

One of his famous critics, Ehsan Tabari wrote:((In Iran's contemporary history, there are and have been men like, Taghi-zadeh, Doctor Rezazadeh Shafagh and the very Mr. Ali Dashti, who spent all they ever owned serving the tyrants in return for their personal benefits; or as the poet says "They have enslaved knowledge, freedom, faith and fairness"; or, as in the proverb taken from the Gospel teachings, "spared the pearl for the pigs".))

Ayad Rahim

:• Michael Scharf – professor of law at Case Western Reserve University Law School who formerly worked for the UN and trained members of the Iraqi Special Court discussed Saddam’s trial, the fairness and independence of the tribunal and misreporting on the tribunal.

CJ de Mooi

De Mooi described the events, which saw Kirsan Ilyumzhinov re-elected over Anatoly Karpov, as "a farce of a vote", going on to declare: "You wouldn't believe the blatant breaking of rules and FIDE's written statutes. It's amazing. There wasn't even a pretence of fairness and free speech."

Dan Zwonitzer

The award, which applauds Republican elected officials for displaying "leadership in fighting for basic fairness for gay and lesbian families," was also presented to Michigan State Representative Lorence Wenke and New York Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward.

Dravidar Kazhagam

Conferences were at Patna, Nagpur, and at Allahabad going into the following year in favor of the Mandal Commission Report and in all those Conferences the General Secrety K. Veeramani represented the Dravidar Kazhagam and said that in fairness to the Backward classes the recommendations of the Commission should be totally accepted and the necessary laws for their implementation should be enacted.

Egloos

However, Egloos users have complained about the fairness of the censoring process, as site administrators have been able to censor content based upon a request from anyone reading the blogs.

Fairness for American Families Act

The Fairness for American Families Act was introduced into the House on July 11, 2013 by Rep. Todd Young (R-IN).

In response, on July 11, 2013 by Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Fairness for American Families Act, which would apply the same delay to the individual mandate requirement.

Fairness Foundation

In 2001, the Fairness Foundation also awarded Fairness Academic Research Prizes to Stefan Machura, Rainer Schadt and Mechthild Iburg, and Fairness Publication Prizes to Milka Pavlicevic (Arte/ZDF) and Margit Zuber.

During the first three years, the Fairness Foundation received an initial funding from venture philanthropist Norman Rentrop.

Gwyneth Boodoo

She has worked for Educational Testing Service, where she directed a research program on Equity in Assessment from 1990–1992 and wrote the “Fairness” chapter of the 2000 revised version of the ETS Standards for Quality and Fairness.

Harry Schneider

:"passionate citizenship for his leadership, dedication and groundbreaking work defending Salim Hamdan. Schneider's pro bono representation of Hamdan, the first detainee to receive a trial, has laid the groundwork for others to challenge the legality of their indefinite imprisonment. Schneider's landmark work exemplifies our Constitution's guarantee of due process and fundamental fairness, even for society's most unpopular individuals."

Jennifer Santiago

In February 2006, Congressman Kendrick Meek sent President George W. Bush a copy of Santiago's report "Return to Haiti", urging the President to halt the deportations of Haitians because of an omission in the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act.

La Paz F.C.

Moreover, he is an articulate advocate for the proposition that Bolivia has the right—based on history, medical science, and fairness—to play international matches in its high altitude cities of La Paz, Potosi and Oruro.

Ludic fallacy

In Bayesian statistics, this can be modelled by using a prior distribution for one's assumptions on the fairness of the coin, then Bayesian inference to update this distribution.

Maharaja Nandakumar

They were accused by Burke (and later by Macaulay) of committing judicial murder; but Sir James Stephen, who examined the trial in detail, states that the indictment for forgery arose in the ordinary course, was not brought forward by Hastings, and that Impey conducted the trial with fairness and impartiality.

Main Street Fairness Act

The Main Street Fairness Act was introduced by William Delahunt, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on June 30, 2010 and the bill expired at the end of the 111th Congress without being enacted.

Murder of Yvonne Gilford

While Parry had been saved from the death penalty, there were still many questions about the overall fairness of the trial, and in March 1998, Tony Blair personally appealed to King Fahd during a state visit to resolve the situation.

Ronald Noble

BBC journalist John Sweeney has questioned the fairness of the trial and has criticised Noble for endorsing the KGB's investigation, as has co-founder of the Belarus Free Theatre, Natalia Koliada.

Samuel Barff

His reputation for honour, kindliness, and fairness, is expressed in a series of letters addressed to him from Missolonghi by Lord Byron early in 1824, which are preserved in Moore's ‘Life of Lord Byron.’ Barff was counted on to manage funds and provide support for Englishmen in Greece.

Stanley Fish

Writing in Slate Magazine, Judith Shulevitz reported that not only does Fish openly proclaim himself "unprincipled" but also rejects wholesale the concepts of "fairness, impartiality, reasonableness."

Teddy Davison

His fairness and diplomacy earned him the nicknames of "The George Washington of Sheffield football" and "Honest Ted".

The Evolution of Cooperation

and the use of other games such as the Public Goods and Ultimatum games to explore deep-seated notions of fairness and fair play.

Tzedakah

It is based on the Hebrew word (צדק, Tzedek) meaning righteousness, fairness or justice, and it is related to the Hebrew word Tzadik meaning righteous as an adjective (or righteous individual as a noun in the form of a substantive).

University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index

Former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt opined that this might present a fairness issue and destroy confidence in the market by the public.

Workplace Fairness

In 2004 PC Magazine named Workplace Fairness's website as one of the "100 Top Websites You Didn't Know You Couldn't Live Without."


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