Assessing the Readiness of Atlanta Hotels to Host International Visitors During the '96 Summer Olympics

Three major areas were investigated to assess the readiness of Atlanta's hotels to host international visitors during the summer Olympics of 1996. In the area of human resource development, hotels were asked if they planned to conduct language training and hire bilingual employees. In the area of services, hotels were asked if they plan to provide special services for international guests. In the area of marketing and sales, hotels were asked if they would provide promotional materials in different languages and advertising to attract international guests. International guests are expected by 83 percent of the respondents, and authors provide answers to these questions

Women demonstrate against NBC-TV and Bob Hope

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Doug Henning on Barbara Walter's NBC TV-Show "Not for Women Only"

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Gay Women's Bar (televised on NBC-TV)

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

One of the first women NBC-TV sound technicians

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Alicia Weber NBC-TV camerawoman

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

NBC-TV Program on Lesbian lifestyles featuring women's bar called "the Duchess"

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

At the GAA Firehouse, Lesbian mothers on "Lesbian lifestyles" TV Program for NBC-TV

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

NBC-TV show on lesbian mothers

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and the Controversy of the Russian Propaganda Laws: is the IOC Buckling Under the Pressure of its own Incoherence in Thought?

The Sochi Winter Olympics were a triumph in the eyes of Russia and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Yet, a controversy around the introduction of anti-propaganda laws in Russia that had been criticised for being discriminatory marred the efforts of the IOC to fulfil its self proclaimed aspiration of ‘encouraging the harmonious development of man’. This article discusses the controversy utilising a legally pluralist approach to sports governance, and providing a critical reading of the practices of neoliberal globalisation that marked the issue of sexuality at the Sochi games. The paper argues that the legal influence of the IOC on domestic and international legal norms is contradictory and inconsistent. This, when considered alongside the aspirations of the IOC is significantly problematic and demonstrates the importance of investigating the underlying power structures of this influential international governing body.