Are you complying with the current FTC rules when you ask someone to tag you on a social network?
Posted: March 18, 2019 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Contests, endorsement, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, FTC Endorsement Guidelines, FTC Guidelines, Hashtag, Influencer, Sweepstakes Leave a commentAnyone who is paid, related through business or family or receives a gift from the company when they are tagging on social media must indicate that in their post with #ad or #sponsored.
New Federal Trade Commission rules now require business that have a relationship with an influencer to require the influencer to also identify the relationship as one that is sponsored. The FTC uses the term Endorser rather than influencer.
The new regulations are based on the truth in advertising regulations which can be found at: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
The FTC has determined that social media now falls within the purviews of the truth in advertising act and the FTC. The FTC has also already levied its first fines against two YouTube stars for their actions. See Three FTC actions of interest to influencers.
Because tagging on social media is now considered deceptive advertising, the FTC can levy civil fines for violations of its rules.
Definitions
Affecting the Consumer Judgement: Whether or not you believe the disclosure will affect the judgement of the influence or whether the influencer believes it will affect his or her judgment still requires disclosure.
Affiliate Program: is a program where the author receives a commission or payment from the retailer or brand for linking to their site
Aspirational Endorsements: Writing about a product or brand that you would like to get.
Deceptive Practice: An act or practice is deceptive if it misleads “a significant minority” of consumers
Endorsement: endorsement means any advertising message (including verbal statements, demonstrations, or depictions of the name, signature, likeness or other identifying personal characteristics of an individual or the name or seal of an organization) that consumers are likely to believe reflects the opinions, beliefs, findings, or experiences of a party other than the sponsoring advertiser, even if the views expressed by that party are identical to those of the sponsoring advertiser.
A Testimonial is the same as an endorsement
Tagging a product, brand or company name in a post is an endorsement
Endorser: The party whose opinions, beliefs, findings, or experience the message appears to reflect will be called the endorser and may be an individual, group, or institution.
An influencer is an endorser
Expert: is an individual, group, or institution possessing, as a result of experience, study, or training, knowledge of a particular subject, which knowledge is superior to what ordinary individuals generally acquire.
Influencer: Endorser
Like Buttons: are not disclosures. You must write or post a video or photograph of the product to classify it as an endorsement to qualify as a disclosure.
Material Connection: a connection that might affect the weight or credibility that consumers give the endorsement – like a business or family relationship, a payment, or the gift of a free product. That connection should be clearly and conspicuously disclosed unless it’s already clear from the context of the communication.
Negative Endorsements: still require disclosure
Payment: something of value of any value, a gift, money, the product itself, free stays or entrances at amusements, hotels, etc. that you mention in a post. The payment may have not actual value, if the influencer receives any type of benefit from the brand.
Payments or contributions to charity by a brand based on posts are subject to the rules.
Product:
includes any product, service, company or industry.
Relationship: Relationships require disclosure if there is a family connection or a business connection. Both connections require fuller disclosures.
Repeated Endorsements: Every time an influencer writes about a product or brand in a positive way requires a disclosure. Disclosing once and then writing about the product later requires an additional disclosure.
Tagging: Tagging falls under the disclosure rules. If you tag a product of a brand that provided you with a payment, you must disclose.
Visibility: The disclosure should catch users’ attention and be placed where they aren’t likely to miss it.
Generally, Endorsements must:
- must be truthful and not misleading.
- If there’s a connection between an endorser and the marketer of the product that would affect how people evaluate the endorsement, disclose it clearly and conspicuously.
- If the advertiser doesn’t have proof that an endorser’s experience represents what consumers will achieve by using the product, clearly and conspicuously disclose the generally expected results in those circumstances.
The test is whether or not knowing the endorsement or mention would influence the person reading post. Consequently, everything promoted by a brand is an endorsement because the purpose is to influence consumers.
The legal responsibility to make sure influencers understand the rules falls upon the brand. And influencers must disclose that relationship to the public.
The FTC has come up with the following rules:
- Disclosures must be clear. They cannot be unambiguous. It must be clear that the social media post is being purchased, even if that purchase is a gift
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Disclosures must be clear and conspicuous. Clear and conspicuous means
- close to the claims to which they relate
- in a font that is easy to read;
- in a shade that stands out against the background;
- for video ads, on the screen long enough to be noticed, read, and understood;
- for audio disclosures, read at a cadence that is easy for consumers to follow and in words consumers will understand.
- close to the claims to which they relate
Hashtags can be used to make this disclosure. So far, the only hashtags are #Sponsored or #ad. There may be an opportunity to use the hashtag #Partner if it includes the name of the brand such as #PartnerManufacturer or #Manufacturer_Partner where Manufacturer is replaced with the Manufacturer or Brand name.
- The disclosure must be visible and not hard to miss. Hashtags cannot be hidden in the middle of a group of hashtags and the cannot be added to the end of another hashtag. The disclosure must be easily spotted by the consumer.
- Disclosures on Instagram must be above the more button in the first three lines of text.
- #XYZ_Ambassador may be sufficient where the XYZ is the name of the brand
Examples of what the FTC thinks is a proper disclosure include:
- Company X gave me [name of product], and I think it’s great
- The products I’m going to use in this video were given to me by their manufacturers.
- Paid, unless you are an employee or co-owner
What does not work according to the FTC
- Single disclosures on a homepage that some of the products have been given to you is not sufficient.
- Video disclosures must be in the video. It is not sufficient to post the disclosure in the description.
- Hyperlinks are not sufficient. The disclosure must be with the product endorsement
- “#client” “#advisor” and “#consultant are not sufficient to be a disclosure
- “#ambassador” or “#[BRAND]_Ambassador are insufficient to be a disclosure
- hidden or buried in footnotes
- in blocks of text people are not likely to read
- in hyperlinks
- Not hard to find,
- Not tough to understand
- Not fleeting
- Not buried in unrelated details
- Not if other elements in the ad or message obscure or distract from the disclosures, they don’t meet the “clear and conspicuous” standard.
Rules for Endorsers or Influencers
- You can’t talk about your experience with a product if you haven’t tried it.
- If you were paid to try a product and you thought it was terrible, you can’t say it’s terrific
- You can’t make claims about a product that would require proof the advertiser doesn’t have
- Any claims you make must have a reasonable basis for making those claims.
What about contests or Sweepstakes
They too fall within the frame work and require disclosure. Use of the words “contest” or “sweepstakes in a hashtag are sufficient.
The FTC places the liability for monitoring social media on the company or brands who have a duty to train and monitor their networks.
These rules apply to affiliate programs with retailers or manufacturers.
If you are an employee of a company making posts on social media about the company products you must include your employment in the post. If the actions or posts of the employee, even likes or shares could be viewed as an advertisement for the company than a disclosure must be made. The hashtag #Employee is not good enough, the hashtag #XYZBrand_Employee is.
References
Influencers, are your #materialconnection #disclosures #clearandconspicuous?
Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
Three FTC actions of interest to influencers
The FTC Endorsement Guides: What People are Asking
Answering your questions about endorsements
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SRAM Recalls Bicycle Gear Hubs Due to Crash and Injury
Posted: February 23, 2019 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 3 speed hub, Brake, brake failure, i-Motion 3, internal gear hub, SRAM, three-speed hub Leave a commentName of Product: SRAM i-Motion 3 internal gear hubs (coaster brake version) for bicycles
Hazard: The brakes in the gear hubs can fail, posing crash and injury hazards to the rider.
Recall Date: February 21, 2019
Recall Number: 19-069
Remedy: Refund
Consumers should immediately stop using bicycles with the recalled gear hubs and contact SRAM for instructions on how to receive a partial refund.
Consumer Contact: SRAM at 800-346-2928 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET on Friday or online at http://www.sram.com or http://www.zipp.com and click on “Recall Notice” for more information.
Pictures available here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/SRAM-Recalls-Bicycle-Gear-Hubs-Due-to-Crash-and-Injury-Hazards
Recall Details
Units: About 7,000 (in addition, 700 were sold in Canada)
Description: This recall involves SRAM® i-Motion 3 three-speed internal gear hubs with a coaster brake installed on bicycles with no redundant braking system. The recalled hubs were sold on the following Electra® model bicycles: Electra Cruiser Custom 3i, Electra Coaster 3i, Electra Hawaii 3i, Electra Hawaii 3i 24 and Electra Straight 8. The recalled hubs were also sold as aftermarket parts for other bicycles. The recalled hubs have “SRAM i-Motion 3” printed on the hub shell and a brake arm extending from the axle of the hub.
Incidents/Injuries: SRAM has received five reports of brake failure, resulting in one minor injury to a rider.
Sold At:Specialty bicycle retailers nationwide from April 2010 through December 2018 for between $400 and $800 for Electra bicycles equipped with the recalled hubs and for about $90 for the recalled aftermarket gear hubs
Manufacturer(s):Heng Ying Machinery Co., Ltd. of Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Distributor(s):SRAM LLC, of Chicago, Ill.
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Retailers: If you are a retailer of a recalled product you have a duty to notify your customers of a recall. If you can, email your clients or include the recall information in your next marketing communication to your clients. Post any Recall Poster at your stores and contact the manufacturer to determine how you will handle any recalls.
For more information on this see:
For Retailers
Recalls Call for Retailer Action
Combination of a Products Liability statute, an Expert Witness Report that was just not direct enough and odd facts holds a retailer liable as manufacture for product defect.
Product Liability takes a different turn. You must pay attention, just not rely on the CPSC.
Retailer has no duty to fit or instruct on fitting bicycle helmet
Summary Judgment granted for bicycle manufacturer and retailer on a breach of warranty and product liability claim.
For Manufacturers
The legal relationship created between manufactures and US consumers
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Not going to worry about California Proposition 65? Here are some facts from the California Attorney General’s office that may change your mind or at let you know how much money you are going to lose!
Posted: February 19, 2019 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: California Proposition 65 Leave a commentBefore filing a lawsuit for a violation of California 65 violations law firms have to file a 60-day notice letter with the California Attorney General’s Office. After the settlement or lawsuit, the attorneys must report those (and the attorney general probably has to approve the settlements).
Here are some numbers and examples of the manufacturers and settlement amounts. Remember these settlements are prior to the new fines going into effect. After August 30, 2018 I suspect these numbers are going to skyrocket.
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Year |
Amount of Settlements |
Civil Penalty |
Attorney Fees & Costs |
Total |
| 2014 | $29,482,280 | $4,915,648 | $21,047,746 | $55,447,688.00 |
| 2015 | $26,266,261.00 | $5,108,341.00 | $17,862,441.25 | $55,447,688.00 |
| 2016 | $26,226,761 | $5,102,341 | $17,828,941 | $49,160,059.00 |
| 2017 | $25,767,500 | $4,843,142 | $19,486,362 | $50,099,021.00 |
| $107,742,802.00 | $19,969,472.00 | $76,225,490.25 | $210,154,456.00 |
That is a lot of money but those are totals. If you look at averages it is even scarier numbers.
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Year |
Total Settlement costs for the year |
Number of Settlements |
Average |
| 2014 | $55,447,688.00 |
663 |
$83,631.51 |
| 2015 | $55,447,688.00 |
583 |
$95,107.53 |
| 2016 | $49,160,059.00 |
582 |
$84,467.46 |
| 2017 | $50,099,021.00 |
688 |
$72,818.34 |
References
2014 Reports: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/alpert-report2014.pdf
2015 Reports: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/2015-prop65-full-rpt.pdf
2016 Reports: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/2015-summary-report.pdf
2017 Reports: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/2017-summary-settlements.pdf
From this site you can search the 60-day notices and see who has been targeted. Searches have found the following retailers and manufacturers on this site. https://oag.ca.gov/prop65/60-day-notice-search
| Retailer Named |
Manufacturer Named |
| Clavey Paddlesports | AIRE Inc. |
| Backcountry.com | Bear Vault Food Cannister |
| Backcountry.com | Canyonwerks Bag |
| Backcountry.com | Katadyn North America Inc |
| Backcountry.com | Sawyer Paddles & Oars |
| Backcountry.com | Tender Corporation; Adventure Medical Kits |
| Backcountry.com | Amphipod, Inc |
| REI | Topeak, Inc |
| REI | Todson, Inc |
| REI | Feedback Sports, LLC; |
| REI | Advanced Elements, Inc. |
| REI | Eagle Nest Outfitters, Inc |
| REI | CAMP USA, Inc. |
| REI | Shock Doctor Inc |
| REI | Amphipod, Inc. |
| REI | Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. |
| REI | Mountain Safety Research, Inc. |
| REI | Cascade Designs, Inc. |
| REI | Snow Peak USA, Inc. |
| REI | Recreational Equipment, Inc. |
| REI | Kelty, Inc.; American Recreation Products, LLC |
| REI | Katadyn North America, Inc. |
| REI | Recreational Water Products, Inc. |
| REI | Bell Sports, Inc. |
| REI | Specialized Bicycle |
| REI | Shimano, Inc.; |
| REI | Scott USA |
| REI | Raleigh America |
| REI | Quality Bicycle Products, Inc |
| REI | Pacific Cycle, Inc |
| REI | Kung Hsue She |
| REI | Iron Horse Bicycle, LLC |
| REI | Giant Bicycle, Inc |
| REI | G. Joannou Cycle Co |
| REI | Fuji American Advanced Sports, Inc |
| REI | Felt Bicycles |
| REI | Electra Bicycle Company, Inc |
| REI | Dynacraft BSC, Inc |
| REI | Cycleurope U.S.A., Inc |
| REI | Cannondale Bicycle Corp. |
| REI | Chia Cherne Industry Co. Ltd |
Two Simple searches and 42 results and the big settlements have not started.
Do Something
If you are a manufacturer selling in the USA contact me NOW!
Manufacturers Checklist for California Proposition 65
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Stresemann’s Bristlefront seen in Brazil for the 1st time in years
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2nd Annual Idea Pitch Competition Focused on Adventure Recreation
Posted: January 8, 2019 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Idea, Idea Pitch Competition, Ideas, Pitch, Pitch Competition, Weber State Leave a commentWeber State University is excited to invite your students to participate in its 2nd Annual Outdoor Weber idea pitch competition focused on adventure recreation concepts. The contest allows any qualified University student worldwide to compete for a $45,000 grand prize to help them turn their idea into a real business opportunity. Second and third place are awarded $20,000 and $10,000 respectively.
The entry process is fairly simple and designed to encourage students to simply create a 90-second pitch video explaining their outdoor recreation product or service (examples of our finalists in 2018 found here) and upload to our Outdoor Weber website between January 14, 2019 and January 30, 2019.
· Beginning February 1, 2019, the videos will go live on the Outdoor Weber website for general public voting purposes.
· The public may vote once per day per IP address for their favorite idea(s).
· The 25 videos with the most votes will move on to the semi-final round of judging.
· Ten additional concepts from ten pre-determined regions across the U.S. will also be selected to move to the next round. All in all, 35 concepts will move forward to the semi-final round.
· A panel of semi-final judges will score and select 10 finalists from the 35 who will be invited to the beautiful Ogden, Utah valley to work with a team of mentors to help them refine their business ideas and make preparations for their concluding 10-minute presentations to the final judges.
· The final judges will then select the winners of the competition who will be announced at our final awards ceremony on the evening of Friday, March 22, 2019.
Many of the students and mentors from last year commented this was one of the most well organized and fun events they had ever been involved with. We would love to see your students compete and invite you to share with them and your colleagues. For more information, please visit our website. Thanks!
Cass
Cass Morgan, PhD
Program Director & Assistant Professor | Outdoor & Community Recreation
Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance
Weber State University
Ogden, UT 84408
Office: Swenson 404D
Email:cassmorgan
Phone: 801.626.6730
Like Birds? Are you Familiary with The Cornell Lab of Ornithology?
Posted: November 29, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Birds, Cornell Lab, Merlin, Ornithology, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Leave a commentTogether, we achieved unprecedented growth and impact for birds.
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Marker Recalls Kingpin Ski Bindings Due to Fall Hazard
Posted: October 11, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Binding, CPSC, Kingpin, Kingpin Ski Binding, Marker, Marker Kingpin, Recall, Ski binding Leave a commentRecall Date: October 9, 2018
Recall Number: 19-006
Name of Product: Kingpin 10 and Kingpin 13 alpine touring ski bindings
Hazard: The steel pins in the toe unit can break and reduce the release force of the binding, causing a fall hazard.
Remedy: Replace: Consumers should immediately stop using these bindings and return them to a Marker authorized retailer to obtain a free replacement toe unit. Consumers should bring their boots to be sure their bindings are adjusted correctly.
Consumer Contact: Marker USA at 800-453-3862 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, email at kingpin.exchange@mdv-usa.com or online at https://www.marker.net/en-us/ and click on More Info in the recall section for more information.
Pictures available here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/Marker-Recalls-Kingpin-Ski-Bindings-Due-to-Fall-Hazard
Recall Details
Units: About 4,100 (in addition, about 2,200 were sold in Canada)
Description: This recall involve s 2017-2018 Kingpin models 10 and 13 ski binding, with a black body and gold or copper accent coloring. The bindings are used with alpine touring ski boots with metal pintech inserts in the toe of each boot. The recalled toe units have heel units with serial numbers on the back in the following ranges: Kingpin 10 (337804 – 418632) and Kingpin 13 (337798 – 411728).
Model Number Product Name Accent Color
7733R1MA KINGPIN 10; 75 – 100 mm gold
7733R1MB KINGPIN 10; 100 – 125 mm gold
7933R1MA KINGPIN 13; 75 – 100 mm gold
7734R1MA KINGPIN 10 Demo; 75 – 100 mm gold
7934R1MB KINGPIN 13 Demo; 100 – 125 mm gold
7933R1MB KINGPIN 13; 100 – 125 mm gold
7733S1MA KINGPIN 10; 75 – 100 mm copper
7733S1MB KINGPIN 10; 100 – 125 mm copper
7933S1MA KINGPIN 13; 75 – 100 mm copper
7933S1MB KINGPIN 13; 100 – 125 mm copper
7734S1MA KINGPIN 10 Demo; 75 – 100 mm copper
7934S1MB KINGPIN 13 Demo; 100 – 125 mm copper
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Sold At: Specialty ski and backcountry equipment stores nationwide and online at evo.com, backcountry.com, and theskimonster.com from March 2017 through April 2018 for between $500 and $650.
Manufacturer(s): Marker CZ, of Czech Republic
Importer(s): Marker USA, of Lebanon, N.H.
Manufactured
In: Czech Republic
Retailers: If you are a retailer of a recalled product you have a duty to notify your customers of a recall. If you can, email your clients or include the recall information in your next marketing communication to your clients. Post any Recall Poster at your stores and contact the manufacturer to determine how you will handle any recalls.
For more information on this see:
For Retailers
Recalls Call for Retailer Action
Combination of a Products Liability statute, an Expert Witness Report that was just not direct enough and odd facts holds a retailer liable as manufacture for product defect.
Product Liability takes a different turn. You must pay attention, just not rely on the CPSC.
Retailer has no duty to fit or instruct on fitting bicycle helmet
Summary Judgment granted for bicycle manufacturer and retailer on a breach of warranty and product liability claim.
For Manufacturers
The legal relationship created between manufactures and US consumers
What do you think? Leave a comment.
If you like this let your friends know or post it on FB, Twitter or LinkedIn
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VICTORY! Supreme Court: Grand Canyon Uranium-Mining Ban Stands
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Latest Issue of the American Journal of Play Available Online for Free
Posted: October 3, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: American Journal of Play, Play, Play in the Age of Information Leave a commentLatest Issue of the American Journal of Play
Explores Play in the Age of Information
Now Accessible Free Online at journalofplay.org.
How has computation changed play? In the latest issue of the American Journal of Play, Miguel Sicart, associate professor at the Center for Computer Game Research at IT University Copenhagen, explores the relationship between computation and play in the Age of Information.
Sicart establishes that play describes the creation of worlds with other players and often with the aid of props such as games or toys. Play is not valuable for its utility, but rather for its own purposefulness. Sicart claims that computers too are valuable beyond their immediate utility. Sicart focuses on the concept of reontologization—the process of transforming information. Computers have fostered “a transition from analogue to digital data” and have, therefore, created a new world. Play is also reontologizing because it is appropriative, autotelic, and expressive. Play translates a situation, context, space, and time into the scene or instrument of play, has its own negotiated purpose, and is produced or performed with a personal touch. Just as computers have created a world in which we consume information differently, play creates a world in which we can express ourselves in a new way. Such similarities explain the merging of computation and play in the rise of video games.
Sicart frames his ideas with the stories told in the classic novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Quixote creates and inhabits an imaginary world in permanent clash with the actual world. Sicart believes that to comprehend the complexity of play, we must understand Quixotean Play: play capable of engaging with and appropriating reality regardless of resistance. Recognizing play within this new context will allow us to understand play as a form of expression in the Age of Information.
Additional articles in Vol. 10, No. 3 of the American Journal of Play include:
“Problem Gaming: A Short Primer,” by Thomas E. Gorman, Douglas A. Gentile, and C. Shawn Green.
“The Physical Environment for Play Therapy with Chinese Children,” by Yih-Jiun Shen, Slyvia Z. Ramirez, Peter L. Kranz, Xinhua Tao, and Yuanhong Ji.
“Developing a Dramatic Pretend Play Game Intervention” by Thalia R. Goldstein.
All issues of the Journal are available free online at journalofplay.org. If you are interested in ordering a print subscription of the Journal, visit journalofplay.org/subscribe.
The American Journal of Play, an interdisciplinary scholarly journal devoted solely to the study of play, is published by The Strong in Rochester, New York.
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Act Now: Save Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument!
Posted: October 2, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: BLM Bureau of Land Management, Grand Staircase, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Leave a comment
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Colorado Environmental Film Festival Environmental Photography Exhibition
Posted: September 29, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Colorado Environmental Film Festival, Environmental Photography Exhibition Leave a commentDoes your photography move audiences to think about our environment? Show us your work and make a difference. Best of show in the Annual Environmental Photography Exhibition at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado. Cash awards. Great venue and a great cause. Held in conjunction with the Colorado Environmental Film Festival. There will be a photography keynote speaker and reception. Details at https://www.ceff.net/photography-exhibition/
Under 19 and over 19 award categories.
Important dates:
· Call for Entries deadline: Wednesday, October 31, 2018
· Notification Date: Friday, November 20, 2018
· Physical Delivery Date Deadline: Friday, February 15, 2019
· Opening Reception: February 22, 2019, 5:30-7:30pm with Keynote speaker (6:30-7:15pm)
· Exhibition Open at American Mountaineering Center: February 22-April 26, 2019
Please share with all photographers, outdoor organizations, nature centers, parks, natural resource agencies.. Thanks.
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Jonny Copp Award is now Bigger! Apply Now
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Celebrate National Public Lands Day with Free Admission and Special Events at National Parks
Posted: September 25, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Parks, NPS, Public Lands Day Leave a comment |
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Celebrate National Public Lands Day with Free Admission and Special Events at National Parks volunteers20hard20at20work20on20national20public20lands20day20at20sunrise20in20mount20rainier20national20park On September 22, join in the nation’s biggest celebration of the great outdoors on National Public Lands Day! All national parks will have free admission and many will host volunteer service projects open to all.“Every year, Americans come together on National Public Lands Day to demonstrate their love of national parks,” said National Park Service Deputy Director P. Daniel Smith. “Activities hosted by parks across the nation will promote environmental stewardship and encourage the use of public lands for education, recreation, and good health.”Marking its 25th anniversary this year, National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day environmental volunteer effort. More than 200,000 people are expected to participate in volunteer service events designed to improve the health of public lands and encourage shared stewardship.Secretary of the Interior Ryan K. Zinke will celebrate the day by working alongside groups of military veterans and youth to paint several historic structures at Grand Canyon National Park. The volunteer project to restore the cabins is an example of the $11.6 billion in deferred maintenance needs in the National Park System. Secretary Zinke will also meet with national park partners and congressional representatives to discuss legislative efforts to address the maintenance backlog.Grand Canyon is just one of 100 national parks and 2,600 federal public land sites hosting National Public Lands Day events. In other national parks, volunteers will rehabilitate campgrounds, improve trails, restore native habitats, repair bluebird boxes, clean beaches, and refurbish historic buildings, among other projects. Check NPS.gov for more information and a list of sites.Volunteer efforts on days such as National Public Lands Day demonstrate the willingness of people to give back to the land for the benefit of parks. Volunteers assisting on work projects on National Public Lands Day will receive a voucher that can be redeemed for free entrance to any national park on a date of their choosing.National Public Land Day celebrations also include recreational and educational activities, such as hikes, bike rides, paddle trips, bird watching excursions, and water quality testing. To encourage everyone to join the fun, it is an entrance fee-free day for national parks and most other federal public lands and state parks.The National Environmental Education Foundation coordinates National Public Lands Day in partnership with seven federal agencies as well as nonprofit organizations and state, regional, and local governments. The federal partners are the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service.All National Public Lands Day events are free, and open to people of all ages and abilities. To learn more, register an event, or find an event near you, visit NEEFusa.org/NPLD. Follow National Public Lands Day on Twitter and Facebook for updates and share your own activities that day with #NPLD. |
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Natural Resource Careers Summit – Help Shape Tools for Youth Career Development
Posted: September 20, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Natural Resource Careers Summit, Tools, Youth Career Development Leave a commentAre you a career influencer? Do you support youth in exploring natural resource or environmental careers through environmental education programming? If so, please join the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE) and Colorado Youth Corps Assocation (CYCA) at the 2018 Careers in Natural Resources Initiative Summit!
WHEN: Tuesday, September 25th from 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Colorado Parks & Wildlife – Hunter Education Building, 6060 Broadway, Denver
A major focus of the Summit will be to discuss and begin to move forward on several exciting new projects including:
- Development of a High School Natural Resource Careers Awareness Resource
- Assembling an Advisory Committee to provide guidance on the development of the High School Awareness Resource
- Distribution and use of the brand new Spanish translated version of the “How-To Guide for Pursuing a Career in Natural Resources”
Who should attend?
· Government agencies, non-profits and businesses interested in building pathways for youth to enter the natural resource field and in increasing the diversity of applicants for natural resource positions.
· K-12 and higher education institutions interested in connecting their students to natural resource career information.
· Environmental education providers, youth corps, and other youth-serving organizations interested in how they can incorporate natural resource career messaging into their programming and serve as better career mentors to their participants.
This event is FREE and lunch is included.
Garmin: You don’t know what you are talking about, you are just a consumer! Jim: For the third time in 3 years I find out I was right. Garmin: no, we are not wrong therefore you are not right.
Posted: September 19, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Edge 100, Garmin, Garmin Edge 1000, Garmin Support, Garmin Tech Support, Synch, Update Leave a commentGarmin updates are messing up their products. When that happens, their tech support says it is your fault or if out of warranty, broke. No specific instance of buy another one, but what else can you do?
Below is the latest email message trail with Garmin Tech Support. The problem started when my Garmin Edge 1000 could not be found by my computer. Information was downloading by Wi-Fi but I could not get my Garmin to work.
In the process of working on my Edge 1000 to get it to work again, I did two factory resets. I did a boot block. Each time you have to sit down with your Garmin and re-enter all the information and hook up all your sensors, etc. I have four different bikes I use my Garmin with.
I took my Edge 1000 to 2018 Summer @OutdoorRetailer and had the people at the Garmin booth try and get my Edge 1000 to work. No luck.
As you can see from the last email, Garmin Tech Support determined that the pins on my Edge 1000 were busted and my Garmin was sort of dead.
I went for a ride 2 days ago and to recharge the battery hooked it up to my computer again. While looking for a file on my computer I noticed my Garmin Edge 1000 was there, another drive.
I clicked on Garmin Express, the software that links to your Garmin product so you can sync, upload or download info. My Edge 1000 was there and it synched.
Here is the email conversation with Garmin
Hi Jim,
The port on the back of the Edge should have four pins, two for power and two for data. Most likely the data pins are damaged. If you have any other questions or require further support please do not hesitate to let us know or visit our support center (https://support.garmin.com/en-US/).
US: 1.888.442.7646 Canada: 1-866-429-9296 Monday through Friday, 7AM to 7PM. Central Standard Time. Closed Holidays.
Thank you for choosing Garmin,
>> Sent: 24/07/2018 08:12
I appreciate the offer but my edge is way too old and has been replaced once already.
What I find confusing is it can be charged. It just can’t be found? That is a connection issue?
Slow to respond because I’m at the outdoor retailer tradeshow. I’ll see the Garmin sales team today.
More later.
THANKS
Jim
From: Product.Support@garmin.com <Product.Support@garmin.com>
Hello Jim,
>> I am sorry about the issues you are having today. I would be happy to work with you towards a resolution today. It seems like the port on the back of the device is damaged. Does the port on the back of the device look damaged or corroded? We suggest cleaning it out with something like canned air if you haven’t yet. If this doesn’t resolve your issue your device may need to be exchanged.
• What is the serial number for your Edge? It is located on the back, underneath the weather cap.
• How long have you had the device?
o For more information about our warranty policies, please visit: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/legal/consumer-limited-warranty
Once we have the above information we will be able to provide further support. If you have any other questions or require further support please do not hesitate to let us know or visit our support center (https://support.garmin.com/en-US/).
>> US: 1.888.442.7646 Canada: 1-866-429-9296 Monday through Friday, 7AM to 7PM. Central Standard Time. Closed Holidays.
Thank you for choosing Garmin,
>> Original Message …
>> >> From: jhmoss@gmail.com
>> >> To: Product.Support@garmin.com
Three computers do not recognize my edge 1000. All have Garmin Express. All know I have an Edge 1000 and ate least one other product. None of them can find my edge 1000. I have tried different USB cables, I have tried using USB hubs and plugging directly into a computer USB port. I have rebooted the computer. the Edge 1000 was just factor reset also and it is still not recognized. It is currently plugged into the original computer I have used for the past 3 years to recognize it and it is “searching.” I let it search for 24 hours. Unplug, go for a ride and plug back in.
I also cannot set up the WIFI in the Edge 1000 because of this.
Jim Moss
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 11:31 PM, James H. (Jim) Moss <jhmoss@gmail.com> wrote:
Did a full factory reset and it still is not being found.
Tried my third cable. Still not being found.
Restarted my computer, still not found.
By the way, I rarely use Garmin for anything Map my Rides and Ride with GPS and they still cannot find the Edge 1000 or my Fenix 2. Nor is windows explorer finding them.
I’m also getting error messages that the communicator plug in is not working.
I have tried switching to different USB ports, 3.0 and 2.0 working from hubs or directly to the computer and still nothing. I just started getting Unknown USB Device messages when I just switched USB ports again.
Garmin Connect did find my Garmin Memory card just now. Memory Card (f:\) however Windows Explorer is not showing an F drive.
Both the Fenix 2 and the Edge 1000 are charging. The Edge 1000 keeps searching for satellites no matter what I do. Garmin Express can’t find anything
Jim
From: Product.Support@garmin.com [mailto:Product.Support@garmin.com]
Dear Jim Moss,
Thank you for contacting Garmin International.
I am sorry to hear that you are still having issues with your Edge 1000. I would be happy to assist you with this.
Have you tried restarting your computer? If that does not work we may need to master reset the device,
There are a few instances in which it may be necessary to perform a master reset on the Edge. A master reset should be performed if the device is:
• Not functioning properly
• Needing to be restored to factory default settings
• Not receiving a satellite signal
• To bring up the language selection prompt if incorrect language text is displayed
• Unable to pair accessories2, such as a heart rate monitor or speed/cadence sensor
All settings, workouts and satellite data may be erased when resetting the GPS. Workouts can be backed up in Garmin Connect. If you wish to keep your personalized settings, you will need to backup your device.
To perform a master reset:
1. Power device off
2. Press and hold Lap and Start/Stop
3. Power device on while still holding both buttons
4. Continue holding buttons when the Garmin “splash” screen appears
5. Release buttons when Garmin “splash” screen disappears
The reset is successful if, once powered up, the device proceeds into the initial setup wizard. Once the reset and setup wizard are complete, place the device outside with a clear view of the sky for a minimum of 20 minutes to acquire satellite data.
If you have additional questions or concerns, please respond to this email or feel free to call us.
We are available Monday-Thursday 8:00am-6pm CST and Friday 8:00am-5:00pmCST. Closed holidays.
Garmin Product Support (800)800-1020
>> Original Message …
>> >> >> From: jhmoss@gmail.com
>> >> >> To: Product.Support@garmin.com
Did not change anything. Garmin Express can’t find the Edge 1000 nor can the computer.
From: Product.Support@garmin.com [mailto:Product.Support@garmin.com]
>> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 11:31 AM
>> >> >> To: jhmoss@gmail.com
I’m learning. If I start a ride and none of my sensors are connected then I know that my Edge has been updated by Garmin. I have to start playing around, eventually stopping the ride to re-connect the sensors. I have a dozen hour long rides that recorded 7 minutes of riding and jumps on my bike for miles until I finally got tired of trying to reconnect the sensors. I give up and work on them when I get home.
Update 1
I had not used my Edge 1000 for over a month. It was connected to my computer with the same USB cable I had used for the past year. One day I looked at it and realized it had connected again. I opened Garmin Express and voila it was there!
So, with no input on my part it is now working again.
Update 2
I tweeted about these issues before I wrote this article. I received the following from Garmin
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Replying to @RecreationLaw
Hi Jim, I’d be happy to review your situation. Please send us a DM with the details as well as the email address you used when contacting support. -MR
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Jim, Thank you for the information and your patience with us over the extended Holiday weekend. Just to clarify, the Product Support associate was offering a possible cause for the issue you described. You claimed that a software update resolved your issue. However, the most recent update for the Edge 1000 was released in mid-March. I’ve looked over the software change history for the Edge 1000, but I see nothing mentioning any fix to connectivity issues. The updates included in 14.70, released mid-March as I mentioned, were: •Added Connect IQ 2.4.2 support. •Fixed an issue that could cause the device to crash when syncing segments. •Fixed an issue with the backlight not turning on consistently. •Fixed an issue with the user’s FTP resetting after changing the power zone configuration. I can understand your frustration and that you’re dissatisfied. Our associates have been assisting you as best they can with the information they have. Your device was believed to be up-to-date because you had been in contact with us multiple times since the software released in March, you were having issues with connectivity, and we currently have no open tickets that I can find regarding that type of issue on the Edge 1000. The suggestion that the data pins might have been damaged, dirty, or corroded was not an attempt at passing the buck, but rather a way for us to determine the cause of the issue you were experiencing. It sounds like updating the device resolved the issue for you, though looking at the change log, I don’t see how/why that would have worked or why an update would have presented itself if you’d already updated the product since the last release in March. Nevertheless, I’m glad to hear that things are running smoothly again. Thank you, -XXXX
Sep 4
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The device was plugged in to a USB port since bringing it back from OR so nothing changed for a couple of weeks. I’ll correct my statements based on this, but honestly, based on my history with Garmin, I don’t buy it. https://recreation-law.com/2018/04/04/i-took-my-garmin-vivosport-off-in-fact-im-done-with-it/ …
https://recreation-law.com/2018/02/28/i-love-garmin-products-i-hate-garmin/ …
So, what is up? Could it be fate (not love just something out of my control.) or are map updates enough to mess with my Edge 1000. Or am I off my rocker and just wrong about everything?
The reason why I’m guessing that even a map update, which seems to occur daily, can affect the rest of the Edge 1000 is because my sensors go offline, all of them more times a year than Garmin says they update the Edge 1000
I don’t know. I and felt obligated to provide Garmin’s side of the story. However, part of me does not buy it.
I’ll be at Interibke next week, I’ll see if any tech’s there have an opinion.
What do you think? Leave a comment.
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Today is World Clean Up Day, Make Sure to Do Your Part
Posted: September 15, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Clean Trails, MsoNormal>[status draft, World Clean Up Day Leave a comment
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National Clean Up Day is September 15!
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Interested in the Legal Issues of Recreation and Sports Law? Attend the SRLA conference
Posted: September 6, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Recreation Law, Sports & Recreation Law Association, Sports and Recreation Law Association, Sports Law, SRLA Leave a commentGood morning SRLA members,
I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday weekend, and is off to a productive start this semester. The BOD is working diligently on several initiatives related to our 2019 Conference; please read carefully below and respond to the appropriate parties where requested.
- Call for Nominees: 2019 BOD Candidates
President-Elect Sungho Cho is soliciting nominations for the 2019 slate of BOD Candidates. Please see the message from SungHo here: http://www.srlaconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/SRLA-Call-for-Nomination_FA18_Revised.pdf
SRLA can only exist if our members are willing to dedicate themselves to this important service; please consider nominating yourself or a colleague.
- Call for Abstract Reviewers:
SRLA is in need of reviewers to review conference abstract submissions. Please consider serving as a reviewer, as such service is vital to the organization and your colleagues within SRLA. We anticipate that abstract reviewers will need to review 7-10 abstracts between October 15th and November 1st. If you are interested in serving as a reviewer, please contact SRLA Past-President Michael Carroll at mscarroll, indicating your willingness to serve. Please also reach out to Michael Carroll with any questions.
- Student Awards
Information is now available for our 2019 student awards; summaries are below, but full details are available at: http://www.srlaconference.com/awards/
- Bernard Patrick Maloy Graduate Student Research Award; Given annually to the graduate student who submits the best research paper to the Honors and Awards Committee. Award winners are encouraged to work towards future publication in Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport.
Submission Deadline: Saturday, 12/1/18
The winner will receive free Conference Registration and reimbursement up to $500 in expenses to attend the annual SRLA Conference. The winning paper and the selected student will be included in the Conference Program to present his/her paper, as well as recognized during the SRLA Awards Banquet
- Undergraduate Student Research Poster Competition; Allows undergraduate students an opportunity to submit and present research for evaluation by a panel of judges from the SRLA professional membership. Accepted posters will be displayed concurrently with the Poster Session at the SRLA Conference, with the winning poster chosen by the panel of judges.
Submission Deadline: Saturday, 12/1/18
The Undergraduate Student Research Poster Competition involves undergraduate student or a team of two students submitting the most outstanding research-based poster according to the criteria and identified topic/theme. The winner(s) will receive a $250 cash award and recognition at SRLA Conference.
Topic: Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation facing Global Sport Organizations
- Conference Hotel Reservations:
The SRLA room block is available for you to make your conference hotel reservations. Our guaranteed number of rooms may be less than the number of attendees, so we recommend reserving your room as soon as you are able. To make a reservation, please follow the link at the bottom of the SRLA Accommodations webpage: http://www.srlaconference.com/accomodations/
- Abstract Submission Deadline
The deadline to submit an abstract is Friday, October 12, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please visit the SRLA Abstract webpage for full details: http://www.srlaconference.com/call-for-abstracts/
Grand Canyon River Guides has a new Email Newsletter. Become a member and stay on top of what is needed to keep the Canyon Grand!
Posted: September 5, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Boatman’s Beta, GCRG, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon River Guides Leave a comment
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The title says it all! Wrongful death suit filed by parent of man who drowned on Kings Canyon National Forest trip
Posted: August 24, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Fellow Hiker, Hiker, Lawsuit, Wrongful Death 1 CommentThe sub-title will be hikers only go out alone after this lawsuit, too afraid of being sued by companions. Search and Rescues sky rocket.
Here is the article.
Wrongful death suit filed by parent of man who drowned on Kings Canyon National Forest trip
The parent of a man who drowned while on an expedition in Kings Canyon National Forest has filed a wrongful death suit against one of man’s companions.
Dante Chiarabini, as personal representative of the estate of Luca Chiarabini, filed a complaint on July 27 in the Fresno County Superior Court against Richard Ianniello and Does 1-10 alleging wrongful death.
According to the complaint, on Aug. 3, 2017, Luca Chiarabini was on a wilderness canyoneering expedition with Ianniello and another companion, William Hunt.
The suit states as the decedent attempted to cross the Kings River in the Kings Canyon National Forest, he explicitly instructed defendant Ianniello to properly anchor the rope so that he did not drift into the rapids, which were located downstream. The suit states Ianniello failed to execute this, causing the decedent to be swept downstream.
The plaintiff holds Ianniello and Does 1-10 responsible because the defendants allegedly allowed the rope to extend past the knot connected the ropes against instruction, failed to properly anchor the rope and failed to keep Chiarabini in sight.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment against defendants for general and special damages, interest, funeral and burial expenses, costs of suit, and further relief as the court deems just. The plaintiff is represented by Grant G. Teeple, Frederick M. Reich and Christine T. Levu of Teeple Hall LLP in San Diego.
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Get the 2018 Velorama App
Posted: August 15, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Bands, Bicycle Race, Colorado Classic, Velorama Leave a comment
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Marker is recalling Kingpin Models 10 and 13
Posted: August 7, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Kingpin, Kingpin 10, Kingpin 13, Marker, Product Recall, Steel Pin, Toe Piece Leave a comment
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Did You Know the US Bureau of Reclamation is into Recreation and has a Newsletter
Posted: July 31, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility, Bureau of Reclamation, Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center, Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center, Newsletter, Reclamation's Biweekly Newsletter, Recreation, US Bureau of Reclamation 1 CommentThe Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility is a focal point for developing technologies for the desalination of brackish and impaired groundwater found in the inland states. The facility, funded by the Bureau of Reclamation’s Research and Development Office, Desalination and Water Purification Research Program, opened in 2007 and is designed to conduct research on cost-effective advancements on: brackish ground water desalination, small-scale rural water systems, renewable energy integration, concentrate management, and produced water treatment.
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Prize Competition
As western U.S. water demand grows and water supplies become scarcer, wastewater reuse is becoming an increasingly important water management strategy. Wastewater is a drought-resistant and reliable water source that is readily available in urban centers for beneficial reuse. Bureau of Reclamation and Xylem, Inc, in collaboration with the Water Research Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency are seeking the development of rapid, more accurate pathogen detection technologies that can facilitate public and regulatory acceptance of direct potable reuse. Ideas are being sought through a prize competition in which crowdsourcing is used to find and award the best ideas. |
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I’m at the Summer Outdoor Retailer Tradeshow See you there?
Posted: July 23, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Outdoor Retailer, Summer Outdoor Retailer, Tradeshow Leave a commentSterling Rope Kicks off 25th Anniversary Treasure Hunt
Posted: July 17, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 25th Anniversary, American Alpine Club, Anniversary, Sterling Rope, Treasure Hunt Leave a comment
Climbing rope brand Sterling wants all climbers, explorers and adventurers to think about their brand when they head to the hills. They recently announced an international treasure hunt and Instagram contest to celebrate its 25th anniversary. From June to November, Sterling will be partnering with Access Fund (@AccessFund) and the American Alpine Club (@AmericanAlpine) to place wooden #Sterling25 markers at 25 different crags across the US and Canada – anywhere from the trailhead to the top of a climb – and clues will be posted by @SterlingRope each week to help hunters find them.
Every Friday through November 16 @SterlingRope will post a photo and factual clue from its Instagram page. The first person to discover the #Sterling25 marker and post a photo with it tagging #Sterling25, @SterlingRope, @AccessFund, @AmericanAlpine will win a new Sterling rope. The next 25 people to post with the same marker will receive additional Sterling swag. Each day the marker goes unfound, another clue will be released to help treasure hunters win.
There will be 25 different markers in locations ranging from Alaska to Alberta, Washington to West Virginia, and Michigan to Maine, giving hunters around the country 650 chances to win.
Learn more here: https://sterlingrope.com/TreasureHunt
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