Image GasStationHiroshima.jpg thumb right Gas station in Hiroshima , Japan . Energylobby is the umbrella ... with the energylobby. General Electric , Southern Co. , First Energy , and the Edison Electric ... Database Bot generated title ref Influence of the energylobby in the United States In the United ... 2003 2006, the energylobby also contributed 58.3 million to state level campaigns. By comparison, alternative energy interests contributed around half a million dollars in the same time period. ref ... 20TRI 20EIP 20news 20rews 20release 20FINAL 20 2 .pdf ref The energylobby is criticized for using ... links between the energylobby and the U.S. government , particularly the influence wielded by the energylobby in the George W. Bush administration Bush administration . In June 2005, documents ... Watch Bot generated title ref Global influence The energylobby has a history of conflict with international ... from emissions. According to the organization, these same reactionary energylobby ... energylobby with the words why not light up the dark zones of the world by extinguishing some ... Lobby http www.serbia energy.com Serbia Energy Business Lobbying Category Petroleum politics ... right Refineries owned by energy companies produce a great deal of air pollutants environmental emissions . Environmental impact of represented companies Many of the most influential members of the energylobby are among the top pollution polluters in the United States, with Conoco, Exxon, and General ... socecon envronmt tncwarm.htm Global Warming and Energy Corporations Bot generated title ref ... before the U.S. Senate Senate Energy and Commerce committees. Environmentalism Environmentalists were not allowed access to the Energy Task Force s activities, which was responsible for developing a national energy policy. ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2005 11 15 AR2005111501842.html ... www.nrdc.org air energy taskforce tfinx.asp NRDC s Review of the Bush Administration Energy Task ... more details
Wiktionarypar lobbyLobby may refer to Lobby room , an entranceway or foyer in a building Lobbying , the action or the group used to influence a viewpoint to politicians Lobby food , a thick stew made in North Staffordshire, not unlike Lancashire Hotpot Lobby band , a Slovak Eurodance band See also Lobi disambig cs Lobby de Lobby eo Lobio fr Lobby homonymie id Lobi disambiguasi he nl Lobby sv Lobby tl Lobby zh ... more details
For the improv comedy group, see The Lobby improv . The Lobby is the term to collectively describe the political journalism political journalists in the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament . The term is derived from the special access they are granted to the Members Lobby ref http www.parliament.uk about glossary.cfm?ref lobbyco 7140 UK parliamentary glossary ref Currently the lobby is composed of 390 journalists of which just 11 are party political appointees. The membership is drawn from large organisations such as the BBC or Sky News and smaller, more specialist publications such as the East Anglian Daily Times. Notable individuals Nick Robinson Robert Peston See also http www.guardian.co.uk politics series billblanko Bill Blanko for a light hearted satire of a lobby hack in the Guardian online White House press corps Canberra Press Gallery References Reflist Category British journalism UK poli stub ... more details
Israel lobby may refer to Israel lobby in the United States Israel lobby in the United Kingdom The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy , a book by Mearsheimer and Walt See also Jewish lobby Anti Israel lobby in the United States disambig ... more details
Infobox Company company name Hobby Lobby company logo Image Hobby Lobby Logo.png 200px right company type Private company Private foundation August 1972 key people CEO David Green location Oklahoma City, OK num employees 18,000 industry Retail stores 456 homepage http HobbyLobby.com HobbyLobby.com Onesource date March 2009 Primary sources date May 2009 Image HobbyLobbyStowOhio.JPG thumb 200px right Hobby Lobby in Stow, Ohio . Hobby Lobby is a privately held retail chain of arts and crafts Chain store store s based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , and is formally called Hobby Lobby Creative Centers. Founded by David Green entrepreneur David Green on August 3, 1972, the chain has more than 456 stores in 39 states. Hobby Lobby headquarters are located in a convert 3400000 sqft m2 adj on manufacturing ... rely on the hand pricing and ordering of items. On its web site, Hobby Lobby states that the high ... title Hobby Lobby Frequently Asked Questions publisher Hobby Lobby url http www.hobbylobby.com customer ... title Frequently Asked Questions publisher Hobby Lobby url http www.hobbylobby.com site3 store music.cfm ... site3 store music.cfm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 12 28 ref Hobby Lobby locations ..., out of respect for the founder s Christian beliefs. ref cite web title Hobby Lobby Frequently Asked Questions publisher Hobby Lobby url http www.hobbylobby.com customer service faq.cfm sunday format .... ref http www.christianpost.com article 20100404 hobby lobby buys ads nationwide to explain easter Hobby Lobby Buys Ads Nationwide to Explain Easter , Christian Post , April 4, 2010 ref Full page ... Lobby stores Ethnographic Media formerly Bearing Fruit Communications an advertising agency Hong Kong Connection Chinese sourcing and buying office Hobby Lobby International Hobby Lobby Creative Centers is not related to Hobby Lobby International , a dealer specializing in radio control led model airplane model aircraft . References references External links http www.hobbylobby.com Hobby Lobby ... more details
Lobby is a traditional dish from Stoke on Trent North Staffordshire , England. It was originally eaten by impoverished pottery potters who lacked the money for fresh ingredients. ref name bbc http www.bbc.co.uk stoke features 2004 01 lobby.shtml BBC Stoke and Staffordshire Lobby Bot generated title ref Background Lobby is an ad hoc recipe , known locally known as a throw in or chuck in recipe. ref http www.kidsgrove.info dialect.htm lobby ref Traditional lobby contained left over meat , animal bones, diced onion and other vegetables thrown in to maximise the flavour all boiled in a pot. It shares its name with a similar dish originating from Leigh, Greater Manchester Leigh , made from corned beef, potatoes and onion but no carrots , with optional extras including dumplings, beetroot or pickled red cabbage. The dish gave rise to the nickname Lobby Gobblers for inhabitants of the town, in contrast to the Pie Eaters of neighbouring Wigan. Fact date March 2009 . It is often claimed that lobby is derived from lobscouse . Most pottery produced in the area was exported though Liverpool after the construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal and the recipe may have been passed on by bargee s. See also Oatcake North Staffordshire Oatcake North Staffordshire Oatcake Scouse food Scouse Labskaus References references Stoke on Trent Category British cuisine Category Culture in Stoke on Trent ... more details
tone date November 2010 POV date November 2010 The Arab Lobby is a book published in 2010 that looks at the scope and the activities of the Arab lobby in Washington, D.C. Subject It is the first review ... Beast http www.thedailybeast.com blogs and stories 2010 08 24 the arab lobby in america alan dershowitz full The Arab Lobby Rules America by Alan Dershowitz ref and currently the head of the American ... ref name CMC 1 http www.commentarymagazine.com viewarticle.cfm the arab lobby by mitchell bard 15517 Commentary Magazine Review of The Arab Lobby ref which comes as an academic response of sorts to The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy the Israel lobby , which has been the subject of much criticism ... by Arab governments. For example, the Saudi Arabia n lobby in particular is quite influential ... of punishment that include stoning and amputation . Yet, as Bard demonstrates, the Saudi lobby has beaten the pro Israel lobby over and over again in head to head conflicts, such as the sale of sophisticated ..., unlike critics of the Israeli lobby who suggest that it has no redeeming qualities, Bard acknowledges that some elements of the Arab lobby do often take positions that are in the interest of the country .... ref name NPC 1 http fullcomment.nationalpost.com 2010 10 10 mitchell bard the arab lobby E2 80 94 the real powerbrokers in washington Mitchell Bard The Arab Lobby the real powerbrokers in Washington ref The Arab lobby has demonstrated its power by ensuring that the United States pays disproportionate ... scale. ref name NPC 1 Arab Lobby, Israel Lobby and U.S. President Obama This book puts the lie to the argument advanced by those who believe in an all powerful Israeli lobby and deny the existence of an Arab lobby. Bard shows that a look at President Barack Obama s Middle East policy for the first ... lobby. Bard also shows how this has historically been true in administrations of both ... viewarticle.cfm the arab lobby by mitchell bard 15517 Reviewed by Mona Charen ref , Newsweek ref ... more details
The Lobby is an improvisational comedy group based in Southern California . Unlike many improv groups, which are composed of many members who perform on a rotating basis, The Lobby is a small, close knit group. The audience gets to know each of the players and feel they are part of the group. The Lobby also irregularly puts up a podcast , which further allows their audience to connect with the players. ref cite web url http web.me.com joshnicols The Lobby Improv Talk with The Lobby Improv Talk with The Lobby.html title Improv Talk publisher Web.me.com date accessdate 2009 02 26 ref History The Lobby was formed by Josh Nicols, Matt Thomas, and Chase Hooper in the lobby of the Haugh Performing Arts Center while rehearsing for an adult Christmas show. ref name formation http thelobbyimprov.com cast.html thelobbyimprov.com About the Cast . Retrieved on 2009 02 16. ref However, the name, The Lobby, comes from the 1950s advertisement jingle played in movie theaters , Let s All Go to the Lobby . ref name jingle Racket Magazine 2008 12 08 . http www.racketmag.com ?p 499 Let s All Go to The Lobby . Retrieved on 2009 02 16. ref The Lobby first performed on December 23, 2005 at the Renaissance Theatre in Glendora, California . After the Renaissance Theatre closed at the end of 2007 , The Lobby ..., KTTV MyFOX Los Angeles announced that The Lobby was voted Best Improv Comedy Group in Orange County ... Group . Retrieved on 2009 04 09. ref The Lobby won again in 2010. ref name myfoxla2 myFOXla O.C. ... comedy group 10 Best Improv Comedy Group . Retrieved on 2010 04 08. ref The Lobby started the Orange .... ref Format The Lobby usually performs shortform improv, very similar to the styles of Whose Line is it Anyway ... The Lobby s host, Josh Nicols, interviews an audience member and then the game is played based on that interview ... member s funeral. The Lobby has also invented several games, such as CSI Punnsylvania, which is based ... 21. ref Occasionally, The Lobby has performed a longform show. The format of the longform show is based ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2008 United States lobbying In United States politics , the China lobby refers to any Advocacy group special interest group acting on behalf of a China Chinese government to influence Sino American relations . During most of the twentieth century, the term China lobby was usually used to refer to special interest groups acting on behalf of the Republic of China ROC . Before American recognition of the People s Republic of China PRC in 1979, the PRC lobby was practically nonexistent since that time, the PRC lobby has gradually strengthened, and by the 1990s, China lobby began usually referring to special interest groups acting on behalf of the PRC. The primary competitor of the China lobby has often been the other China lobby, the lobbyists acting on behalf of the other Chinese government. The different lobbies Republic of China ROC Since the 1990s, the ROC lobby has weakened for a number of reasons. Among them is the power transition in Taiwan from the Kuomintang KMT to the opposition Democratic Progressive Party DPP . The new DPP controlled government has had to hire new lobbyists which have not had the long standing relationships with members of Congress that the KMT lobbyists had. Lobbyists loyal to the KMT remain, and some have actually begun working together with PRC lobbyists to counter DPP lobbyists promoting Taiwanese independence. People s Republic of China PRC The People s Republic of China began making significant inroads with its lobbyists in the 1990s ... took place simultaneously with World War II , the China lobby helped convince Congress to donate ... War following the attack on Pearl Harbor . Cold War period During the 1970s, the China ROC lobby ... decade of the twenty first century, the PRC lobby has focused on playing up common interests with the United States in the War on Terrorism . The PRC lobby has also tried to counter the domestic ... to a floating currency . Meanwhile, the new pro DPP ROC lobby has sought to counter the erosion of support ... more details
Liberty Lobby logo 281px.png thumb Liberty Lobby logo 1955 2001 Liberty Lobby was an United States ... words, Cquote Liberty Lobby is a pressure group for patriotism &mdash the only lobby in Washington ... policies based on our Constitution and conservative principles. ref Liberty Lobby 1987 U.S. Congress ... Liberty Lobby was the subject of much criticism from all quarters of the political spectrum from the first day of its founding. Liberty Lobby described itself as a Conservatism conservative political ... completely discredited. Evidence for the antisemitic stance of Liberty Lobby began to mount ... eventually became the subject of a federal lawsuit civil lawsuit LIBERTY LOBBY, INC., et al., Appellants ... 1.html. Liberty Lobby ultimately lost in the United States Supreme Court with a denial of certiorari ... work publisher pages language doi archiveurl archivedate quote Liberty Lobby working furiously for right ... to the Liberty Lobby. The JCR stated that their fundamental purpose was to Colonization Societies ... of Liberty Lobby. Other correspondence referred to U.S. Congressional support for the emerging Liberty Lobby, such as from South Carolina United States Senate Senator Strom Thurmond Dixiecrat presidential ..., and ultimate demise Liberty Lobby attempted to promote a public image of being a conservative group ... Birch Society publicly rejected white supremacy and antisemitism, Liberty Lobby promoted them. Francis ... Lobby in turn sold and promoted these books. While Liberty Lobby was intended to occupy the niche ... internal struggle. Liberty Lobby, however, remained under the control of Carto until it was disbanded ..., Carto redefined the public image of Liberty Lobby, and began to describe it as a politically populism populist organization, rather than conservative or right wing. In that time, Liberty Lobby ... . August 16, 1977. ref In 1975, Liberty Lobby began publishing a weekly newspaper called The Spotlight ... the Liberty Lobby s demise in 2001. Liberty Lobby founded the Barnes Review in 1994. ref cite web ... more details
A lobby is a room in a building which is used for entry from the outside. Sometimes referred to as a foyer or an entrance hall. commonscat Lobbies room Many office Office buildings office buildings , hotels and skyscraper s go to great lengths to decorate their lobbies to create the right impression. ref http www.usatoday.com money biztravel 2006 02 13 lobbies usat x.htm USATODAY.com Hotels hope visitors check out livelier, upgraded lobby Bot generated title ref ref http findarticles.com p articles mi m5072 is 48 23 ai 88698813 Lobbying for space renovated and revived office building lobbies seek to make the segue from garages and the street inviting to office workers and pedestrians alike Style Brief Article Los Angeles Business Journal Find Articles at BNET.com Bot generated title ref ref http www.wayofdesign.com ebook prestige.htm A Building Lobby, Way of Design, Book One Bot generated title ref Since the mid 1980s there has been a growing trend to think of lobbies as more than just ways to get from the door to the elevator , but instead as social spaces and places of commerce. ref http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9D05E1D81339F930A25756C0A962948260 Lobbies Coming Back Into Their Own New York Times Bot generated title ref ref http www.findarticles.com p articles mi qn4189 is 20051111 ai n15842507 Office lobbies become new battleground in landlords fight to boost Long Island Business News Find Articles at BNET.com Bot generated title ref Some research has even been done to develop scales to measure lobby atmosphere in order to improve hotel lobby design. ref http docs.lib.purdue.edu dissertations AAI3075649 An atmospheric scale for the evaluation of hotel lobbies ... Hotel lobby Image portariacefet.JPG Lobby of Centro Federal de Educa o Tecnol gica de Minas ... lobby gallery See also Atrium architecture Atrium Door Entryway Foyer References reflist Room Category Rooms Category Parts of a theatre room stub el id Lobi ruangan no Lobby pl Hol architektura ... more details
edit cooperatively, and seek consensus and compromise rather than edit war. The term Jewish lobby ... 1992 , Walter John Raymond describes the term Jewish Lobby as A conglomeration of approximately ... to lobby for their interests in the United States, as well as for the interests of the State of Israel ... lobby an unwieldy group of individuals and organisations devoted to supporting the needs and interests of the Jewish community. This Jewish lobby is a player in representative government ... 1001451.html The Media, Stereotypes and the Jewish Lobby , B nai B rith Anti Defamation Commission ... lobby... is actually more than just a dozen organizations. The Anti Defamation League , the American ... 202004.htm American Foreign Policy and The Jewish Lobby , Speech before the Los Angeles World Affairs ... of the non profit Jewish Virtual Library , writes that Reference is often made to the Jewish lobby ... makers are but a small part of the lobby s ability to shape policy. ref name BardLobby Mitchell ... , Jewish Virtual Library . Accessed February 22, 2008. ref Bard argues the term Israel lobby is more ... a large proportion of the lobby is made up of non Jews. ref name Bard Mitchell Bard Bard ..., The Lobby Jewish Political Power and American Foreign Policy , Edward Tivnan states that the term needed some fine tuning what was most at issue... was the influence of the pro Israel lobby. ref Tivnan, Edward. The Lobby Jewish Political Power and American Foreign Policy . Simon and Schuster , 1987 ... , responding to a review by Leslie Gelb of their 2007 book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy ... and Harvard University professor Stephen Walt write Gelb refers repeatedly to a Jewish lobby ... as inaccurate and misleading, both because the lobby includes non Jews like the Christian Zionist ... 2007 10 14 books review Letters t 1.html?ref review The Israel lobby , letters to the editor, New ... at The Washington Post , they stated they themselves never use the term Jewish lobby because the lobby ... more details
archivedate 2006 11 15 ref John Hancock Center The John Hancock Center s sky lobby on the 44th floor ... run from the residential lobby on the ground floor to the 44th floor, with two of the elevators ... above and below it. It is not a sky lobby because residents can also board elevators to higher floors at floor 44. The Hancock s 44th floor sky lobby includes a pool, gym, dry cleaner, convenience store ... in chronological order by construction date John Hancock Center Sky lobby at 44th floor in Chicago ... 67th floors in Chicago, Illinois Chicago , Illinois, United States Williams Tower Sky Lobby located at level 40 41 in Houston, Texas Houston , Texas, United States Columbia Center Sky lobby at 40th floor ... Bank of America Tower Sky lobby at 11th floor in Miami , Florida Seattle Municipal Tower Sky lobby ... in Taipei has a sky lobby on floor 16, above the department store. Immigration Tower , Wan Chai North ... floors. JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston Sky Lobby located at level 60 in Houston, Texas Houston , Texas ... more details
The Egypt lobby in the United States is a collection of lawyers, public relation firms and professional lobbyists paid directly by the government of Egypt to lobby the public and government of the United States on behalf of the interests of the government of Egypt. A key goal of Egypt s lobbyists is to secure a large allocaton of foreign aid more than 50 billion in American aid has gone to Egypt since 1975. ref name Narayanswamy Anupama Narayanswamy and Luke Rosiak, http www.propublica.org article adding it up the top players in foreign agent lobbying 718 Adding it up The Top Players in Foreign Agent Lobbying , ProPublica , August 18, 2009. ref According to ProPublica , this massive amount of American aid has enabled the Egyptian government ot postpone democratic reform. ref name Narayanswamy According to ProPublica, in 2007 8 Egypt ranked sixth in a list of the number of meetings between lobbyists for foreign governments and congressmen. ref name Narayanswamy According to the New York Times , in 2010 three of the most notable lobbyists Podesta Group Tony Podesta , Robert L. Livingston and Toby Moffett scored a large success on behalf of the government of Egypt by persuading American Senators to stop passage of a bill in the United States Senate calling on Egypt to curtail human rights abuses. Their success is credited with condoning the abuses that brought about the 2011 Egyptian revolution . ref name Lichtblau Eric Lichtblau, http www.nytimes.com 2011 03 02 world middleeast 02lobby.html?scp 1&sq arab 20lobby&st cse Arab Unrest Puts Their Lobbyists in Uneasy Spot , New York Times , March 1, 2011. ref In the lobbying campaign, former congressman from Connecticut Toby Moffat told his former colleagues that the bill would be viewed as an insult and that it would be wrong to insult ... Lichtblau See also Libya lobby Pakistan Lobby in the United States Turkish lobby in the United States Arab lobby in the United States Saudi Arabia lobby References Reflist Category Lobbyists funded ... more details
Telegraph date 26 March 2002 accessdate 1 January 2009 ref The Members Lobby was restored after ... Members Lobby . UK Parliament http www.parliament.uk what s on exhibitions thatcher statue.cfm Baroness ... more details
Refimprove date March 2008 Lobby was a Slovakia Slovak Eurodance music band from 1995 to 2001. Members were sk Martina Ostatn kov Martina Osa Ostatn kov , Andrej Dziak, Milan Michal k, Karol Strawberry Bli n k and Mirec Big Mouth Babj k. br Mirec left in 1997. After releasing their debut album Hi Dee Ho on the independent label E N A Records , they followed up with Power in Our Hands and Livin Large on Sony s dance subsidiary Dance Pool . ref http www.discogs.com artist Lobby 2 Lobby at Discogs.com ref Discography 1995 Hi Dee Ho 1995 Hi Dee Ho http www.dailymotion.com video xeir7h lobby hi dee ho 3 31 music HI DEE HO http www.dailymotion.com video xe2h5n lobby show me music SHOW ME RADIO VERSION ENJOY THE RIDE I WANNA FLY MAYBE BABY GIVE ME YOUR HANDS WORDS HEAVEN TURN AROUND MOJE MAL VYZNANIE RAVE PRAYER SING AND PRAY SHOW ME DO YOU LOBB ME MIX HI DEE HO DJ MIX 1996 Power in our hands 1996 Power in our hands http www.dailymotion.com video xh90z6 lobby move on music MOVE ON http www.dailymotion.com video xh912u lobby rain or shine music RAIN OR SHINE LISTEN TO ME http www.dailymotion.com video xe2h9o lobby summer revolution music SUMMER REVOLUTION OOH OOH SO HI D HOWGH BYE BYE SN ... http www.dailymotion.com video xe2hec lobby 1996 see you 3 44 music SEE YOU GIVE IT AWAY STAY LOVE IS HERE LOBBY MEGAMIX 1997 Livin large 1997 Livin large I DREAM ABOUT YOU http www.dailymotion.com video xh915h lobby latino dream music LATINO DREAM I VE GOT THE FEELING IT S YOUR TIME SHAME QUESTION RUN TO THE SUN LET YOUR LOVE GO LEN TAK CREED I AM A STAR 2000 LobbY2K 2000 LobbY2K http www.dailymotion.com video xh91hy lobby laska cez e mail music L SKA CEZ E M IL http www.dailymotion.com video xh918e lobby free hd music FREE JE TO O INOM GAME OF LOVE AND HATE WALKING AROUND ME SAFE HAVEN ... www.supermusic.sk skupina.php?idskupiny 167 LOBBY at Supermusic.sk Music of Central Europe Music of Europe Category Slovak musical groups Category Eurodance sk LOBBY cs Lobby skupina ... more details
Infobox Television episode Title The Indians in the Lobby Series The West Wing TV series The West Wing Image Caption Season 3 Episode 51 Airdate November 21, 2001 Production 227208 Writer Allison Abner & Kevin Falls and Aaron Sorkin teleplay br Allison Abner story Director Paris Barclay Guests Ron Silver br Gary Farmer br Renee Estevez br NiCole Robinson Episode list List of The West Wing episodes List of The West Wing episodes Season list Infobox The West Wing season 3 episode list Prev Next The Indians in the Lobby is the 51st episode of The West Wing TV series The West Wing . Plot It is the day before Thanksgiving and Josiah Bartlet the President is rather disgruntled that the family must spend Thanksgiving at Camp David , rather than his New Hampshire farm, because a poll suggests that Americans would prefer that the President spend the holiday at Camp David. Although the President has told Bruno Gianelli Bruno that he and the family are off limits, Bruno tells the President that they cannot afford to lose even a small advantage with the voters on any issue. Meanwhile, two Native Americans in the United States Native Americans of the Stockbridge Munsee Community are encamped in the lobby. C. J. Cregg C.J. is told to make the problem go away. She is waiting to go home, and is initially dismissive of them a young, articulate woman and an older man. Eventually, however, she warms to their Dawes Act cause and promises action on several issues. Leo McGarry Leo refuses to see them as they are camped in the lobby, and C.J. comes up with a compromise to which they finally agree. Josh Lyman Josh is busy sorting out the problems caused by a young boy who shot his teacher, and who was then assisted by his parents to escape to Rome . Now, Josh needs to get him extradited but the Italy Italians are not keen on returning him to Georgia U.S. state Georgia as the state practices Capital ... Indians in the Lobby Category The West Wing stubs WestWing stub es Indios en el vest bulo ... more details
Refimprove date April 2010 Infobox Play name Lobby Hero image image size caption writer Kenneth Lonergan characters Jeff br William br Dawn br Bill setting lobby of a middle income high rise apartment building in Manhattan , and the street outside premiere 13 March 2001 place Playwrights Horizons , New York City orig lang English language English subject genre Drama web ibdb id Lobby Hero is a play by Kenneth Lonergan . Production history Lobby Hero was first performed at the Playwrights Horizons , on March 13, 2001. The cast was as follows Jeff Glenn Fitzgerald William Dion Graham Dawn Heather Burns Bill Tate Donovan Directed by Mark Brokaw The UK Premi re was staged at the Donmar Warehouse between April 4 opening April 10 and May 4, 2002. The cast was as follows William Gary McDonald actor Gary McDonald Dawn http www.imdb.com name nm0709810 Charlotte Randle Bill Dominic Rowan Jeff David Tennant Directed by Mark Brokaw This production transferred to the New Ambassadors Theatre from June 26 opening July 1 to August 10, 2002. Style Empty section date July 2010 Plot summary The show follows a doorman in his late twenties, his strict supervisor, and an overbearing cop and his rookie female partner. The show is set in a foyer of a middle income Manhattan apartment building in the middle of the night. ref cite book last first title Contemporary Authors Online year 2005 publisher Gale location Detroit, Michigan isbn 978 0 7876 3995 2 ref Character summaries Empty section date July 2010 Reviews Toby Young said in a review in The Spectator , Lobby Hero is a fantastic play but I d be hard pushed to say why. You can tell it s good because, within about five minutes, any sense you have of being a member of the audience, sitting down and watching a group of actors perform on stage, has vanished.... In what amounts to an out of body experience, you re totally absorbed in what s going on...Lonergan is particularly good, both here and in This Is Our Youth, at showing how good intentions ... more details
Lobby Lud is a fictional character invented in August 1927 by the Westminster Gazette , a United Kingdom British newspaper , now defunct. The name derives from the telegraph ic address of the newspaper Lobby, Ludgate . Scheme Anonymous employees of the newspaper would visit seaside resorts. The newspaper would print details of the town, a description of the appearance of that day s planted Lobby Lud , and a particular pass phrase . Anyone carrying a copy of the newspaper could challenge Lobby Lud with the appropriate phrase, and receive the sum of five pounds sterling pounds . This was then a handsome amount of money, equivalent to more than 220 in 2008 pounds ref Calculated using Measuring Worth s Purchasing Power calculator, http www.measuringworth.com calculators ppoweruk . In comparison to average earnings five 1927 pounds is much more substantial, almost 950. ref . Other papers After the demise of the Gazette in 1928 the competition continued in the Daily News London Daily News , which became the News Chronicle from 1930, in turn being absorbed into the Daily Mail in 1960. Other newspapers such as the Daily Mirror ran similar schemes You are name and I claim my five pounds the most well known challenge phrase, seems to date from a Daily Mail version which ran after World War II . A special train service, the Lobby Lud Express , was run to take Londoners to the resorts Lobby visited. Targets Holidaymakers were less likely to buy a newspaper, and since claimants for the prize had to have a copy of the newspaper, the newspaper proprietors hoped the prizes would increase circulation. Some towns and large factories used to leave on holiday fortnights called wakes week s in the north ... in the summer. Other In 1983 an original Lobby Lud William Chinn was rediscovered aged 91 ... White is the name of Andy Capp s closest friend in a long running Daily Mirror cartoon strip. Lobby Lud in popular culture Graham Greene s Brighton Rock novel Brighton Rock 1938 uses a Lobby Lud character ... more details
Image Adderallrx.jpg thumb right The pharmaceutical lobby also known as the drug lobby or Big Pharma refers to the paid representatives of large pharmaceutical and biomedicine companies in the United States who seek to influence federal government policy. Political influence in the U.S. The top twenty pharmaceutical companies and their two trade groups, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America PhRMA and Biotechnology Industry Organization , lobbied on at least 1,600 pieces of legislation between 1998 and 2004. According to the non partisan Center for Responsive Politics , pharmaceutical companies spent 900 million on lobbying between 1998 and 2005, more than any other industry. During the same period, they donated 89.9 million to federal candidates and political parties, giving approximately three times as much to Republican Party United States Republicans as to Democratic Party United States Democrats . ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2007 01 11 AR2007011102081.html Drug Bill Demonstrates Lobby s Pull washingtonpost.com Bot generated title ref According to the Center for Public Integrity , from January 2005 through June 2006 alone, the pharmaceutical industry spent approximately 182 million on Federal lobbying. ref http www.publicintegrity.org rx report.aspx?aid 823 Pushing Prescriptions The Center for Public Integrity Bot generated title ref The industry has 1,274 registered lobbyists in Washington D.C. ref http www.usatoday.com money industries health drugs 2005 04 25 drug lobby cover x.htm USATODAY.com Drugmakers go farthest to sway Congress Bot generated title ref Controversy Prescription drug costs Critics of the Pharmaceutical lobby argue that the drug industry s influence allows it to promote legislation friendly to drug manufacturers at the expense of patients. The lobby s influence in securing the passage of the Medicare Prescription ... lobby fr Lobby pharmaceutique ... more details
The Turkish lobby in the United States is a lobby that works on behalf of Turkey in promoting that nation s interests with the American government. In 2009 the Turkish lobby spent almost 1.7 million lobbying American officials on Turkish issues and on behalf of the Middle Eastern policy concerns it shares with the Arab lobby in the United States .. ref name UneasySpot http www.nytimes.com 2011 03 02 world middleeast 02lobby.html?scp 1&sq arab 20lobby&st cse Arab Unrest Puts Their Lobbyists in Uneasy Spot . The New York Times . March 1, 2011. ref Lobbyists working on behalf of and paid by the government of Turkey include former Congressman Dick Gephardt and former Congressman Bob Livingston . ref name UneasySpot According to ProPublica , in 2007 8 paid, professional lobbyists acting on behalf of the government of Turkey had more contacts with members of congress than lobbyists acting for any other foreign government. ref name Narayanswamy Anupama Narayanswamy and Luke Rosiak, http www.propublica.org article adding it up the top players in foreign agent lobbying 718 Adding it up The Top Players in Foreign Agent Lobbying , ProPublica , August 18, 2009. ref The Turkish lobby worked intensely to prevent passage of US House Resolution 106 HR 106 , the United States resolution on Armenian genocide . ref http www.foxnews.com story 0,2933,301221,00.html Turkey Recalls Ambassador to U.S. Over Armenian Genocide Bill , Associated Press , October 11, 2007. ref ref name LobbyHard http www.nytimes.com 2007 10 17 world americas 17iht lobby.4.7932191.html Ex congressmen lobby hard on Turkey s behalf . Marilyn W. Thompson, The New York Times , October 17, 2007 ref The New York Times writes that, former Representative Robert Livingston Bob Livingston has been the main lobbyist for Turkey in blocking ..., 2010. ref A contingent of members of the Turkish parliament visited Washington to lobby on behalf ... of arms deals, Dec. 17, 2009, Sunlight Foundaiton. ref See also Arab lobby in the United States Turkish ... more details
The Libya lobby in the United States is a collection of lawyers, public relation firms and professional lobbyists paid directly by the government of Libya to lobby the public and government of the United States on behalf of the interests of the government of Libya. The Washington lobbying and law firm of White & Case has represented Libya as a lobbyist. In 2008 the firm gave Libya a special 15 percent discount off of our standard rates in its effort to cement a significant relationship with the regime of Muammar Gaddafi . ref name Lichtblau Eric Lichtblau, http www.nytimes.com 2011 03 02 world middleeast 02lobby.html?scp 1&sq arab 20lobby&st cse Arab Unrest Puts Their Lobbyists in Uneasy Spot , New York Times , March 1, 2011. ref Former Congressman Bob Livingston has worked as a lobbyist for Libya. ref name Lichtblau In 2008 and 2009 the government of Libya under dictator Muammar Gaddafi paid over 2 million ti lobbyists Blank Rome , The Livingston Group and White and Case to lobby on their behalf under the Foreign Agents Registration Act . ref name sunlight2011 http reporting.sunlightfoundation.com 2011 libya and algeria rocked protest have history us lobbying ref Monitor Group The Boston based public relations firm the Monitor Group has been generously paid to lobby for the government of Muammar Gaddafi although it is not a registered foreign agent. The group works, in the firms own words, Enhance the Profile of Libya and Muammar Qadhafi . ref name Corn David Corn Corn, David 2011 03 03 http motherjones.com files project to enhance the profile of libya and muammar qadhafi.pdf Project to Enhance the Profile of Libya and Muammar Qadhafi , Mother Jones magazine Mother Jones ref Mother Jones magazine Mother Jones has obtained internal company documents which were originally ... clients, the firm claimed that it is not a lobbying organization. See also Egypt lobby Pakistan Lobby in the United States Turkish lobby in the United States Arab lobby in the United States References ... more details
orphan date November 2009 Infobox Company company name Customer Lobby company logo Image Customer Lobby Company Logo Wikipedia.png company type Private company Private company slogan A Complete Reviews Solution. foundation September 2007 location Berkeley, California industry Business ratings and reviews products CustomerLobby.com ref homepage http www.CustomerLobby.com www.CustomerLobby.com Customer Lobby is a web based client to proactively invite end customers for reviews, verify their authenticity before publishing, and correspond with consumers to manage negative reviews ref name Neg1 cite news last Alsever first Jennifer title Even Bad Reviews Boost Sales work CNN Money date 2009 09 28 url http money.cnn.com 2009 09 28 smallbusiness retail democracy.fsb ?postversion 2009092813 accessdate 2009 09 29 ref ref name Neg2 cite news last Fowler first Geoffrey and Joseph De Avila title On the Internet, Everyone s a Critic But They re Not Very Critical work Wall Street Journal Technology date 2009 10 05 url http online.wsj.com article SB125470172872063071.html accessdate 2009 10 06 ref . Customer Lobby is among the customer reviews companies that conduct call based reviews as a component ... accessdate 2009 09 14 ref , Customer Lobby s core product incorporates a set of tools that enable ... difficulty for service based business to obtain online reviews, businesses may use Customer Lobby to proactively reach out to their clients for reviews via email. In addition, provided by Customer Lobby ..., and the ability for businesses to respond to reviews publicly. Customer Lobby generates revenue ... a review. Second, businesses may choose to have Customer Lobby solicit a client for a review. Finally ... tools to challenge the review. In this event, Customer Lobby contacts the reviewer to indicate proof ... invalid. As an independent entity, Customer Lobby contacts the reviewer for proof of service. The goal ... links http www.customerlobby.com Customer Lobby Category Review websites ... more details
Infobox musical artist Name Lobby Loyde Img LobbyLoyde1971.jpg Img alt Upper body shot of a man playing ... at bottom right. Img capt Lobby Loyde performing G.O.D. br ABC TV s GTK TV series GTK , 21 July 1971 ... Barrie Lyde, Barry Lyde, Lobby Lyde birth date Birth date 1941 5 18 df y birth place Longreach, Queensland ... , 1959 Fender Stratocaster, Gibson ES 335 , George Guitar Lobby Loyde John Baslington Lyde 18 May ... anyone else, Lobby helped create the Australian guitar sound, long before Angus Young or Billy Thorpe or The Angels or Rose Tattoo. Lobby inspired Australian bands to step forward and play as loud and aggressively ... second wife Debbie Nankervis. Early years and Barry Lyde Main Purple Hearts Australian band Lobby Loyde ... Dames started calling me Lobby because I would lobby the fuck out of people ... My last name s L y d e, so he put the o in because it rhymed better . ref name Colvin Lobby is also used in Queensland ... Wild Cherries and Aztecs Main Wild Cherries In January 1967, as Lobby Loyde, he joined the second ... McF Coloured Balls Lobby Loyde formed the progressive rock progressive heavy metal music heavy metal ... work. ref name McFCB Solo, Rose Tattoo and other projects Lobby Loyde had left the Aztecs early in 1971 ... bands including Doll by Doll . ref name McF ref name ARDb He returned to Australia in 1979 to form Lobby ..., Lobby Loyde was bass guitarist for Dirt with Jex Byron on vocals ex Olympic Sideburns , Mick Holmes ... of Rose Tattoo described Loyde s influence blockquote More than anyone else, Lobby helped create the Australian guitar sound, long before Angus Young or Billy Thorpe or The Angels or Rose Tattoo. Lobby ... On 21 April 2007, Lobby Loyde died, from lung cancer, in Box Hill, Victoria Box Hill , Melbourne ... and Henry Rollins . ref name Donovan ref name Roberts Personal life Lobby Loyde s first marriage Name ... Seealso Purple Hearts Australian band Wild Cherries Albums Lobby Loyde Plays with George Guitar ... EMI , December 1973 Coloured Balls Heavy Metal Kid EMI, 1974 Lobby Loyde Obsecration Rainbird ... more details
Pakistan Lobby in the United States refers to the professional lobbyists paid directly by government of Pakistan to lobby the public and government of the United States on behalf of Pakistani interests. Stephen Payne lobbyist is the preeminent paid lobbyist for the government of Pakistan in the U.S. According to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf , Payne played a pivotal in U.S. Pakistan relations, serving as Pakistan s lobbyist through a group called Team Eagle also known as Team Barakat . ref http www.worldwidestrategic.com partners.html ref ref name tpm ref cite news last Tilghman first Andrew title Stephen Payne Worked For Pakistan After Sept. 11 publisher TPM Mudracker date July 15, 2008 url http tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 2008 07 steven payne worked for pakist.php accessdate 2008 07 24 ref Payne worked as a lobbyist for Pakistan to deliver a multibillion dollar U.S. aid package and to remove U.S. economic and military sanctions against Pakistan that had been in place for several years. Payne also helped Pakistan secure Major non NATO ally status, which Pakistan received in 2004. Payne also helped to secure F 16 Fighting Falcon F 16s , C 130 Hercules C 130s and military helicopters for Pakistan. ref name tpm http tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 2008 07 steven payne worked for pakist.php ref Pakistan has paid lobbyists to obtain Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, industrial development zones with the privilege of exporting goods manufactured in Pakistan duty free to the United States and to maintain high levels of U.S. foreign aid. ref http www.propublica.org article adding it up the top players in foreign agent lobbying 718 ref References reflist Category Lobbyists funded by foreign governments that seek to influence the American government Category United States Middle Eastern relations ... more details
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