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At the press conference at Le Mans, where Casey Stoner made the shock announcement of his retirement, Stoner answered questions from journalists present about his decision to retire at the end of the 2012 season. You can find his original statement in this story, but below is a transcript of what Stoner told journalists when they were given a chance to question the Australian about his retirement.
In a shocking turn of events, Casey Stoner announced at the Thursday press conference for the French GP that he would be retiring at the end of the 2012 MotoGP season. The news is a turn of events, as the Australian denied such rumors at Estoril, saying he would quit motorcycle racing when he no longer enjoyed it, though not any time soon.
Citing his disappointed with the direction MotoGP is currently headed, Stoner main critique with premier-class motorcycle racing has been the introduction of the CRT rules, which use production-based motors in prototype chassis, and have been notably slower than the full-prototype machines.
Stoner first voiced the idea of his retirement over the CRT issue back in Valencia of last year, when the newly crowned World Champion stated that if the future of the MotoGP Championship was in the CRT formula, then it was a future he did not want to be a part of. Today's announcement seems to make good on that statement.
The MotoGP World Championship resumed in full-force on Thursday in Brno, as the summer break concluded and the Czech GP began. The first gathering of the MotoGP riders since the official independent report on the safety concerning the Motegi circuit, all eyes were on Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo to see if their stance had changed regarding the postponed Japanese GP. With both riders softening their stance on boycotting the Japanese MotoGP round, it was Stoner who dropped the bigger bombshell, announcing that he and wife Adriana were expecting their first child. Saying that he would further consider racing at Motegi, Stoner admitted that the news he was about to become a family man influenced his decision to race at Motegi.
The Portuguese GP proved to be a thinking man's race, but the pre-race press conference showed that some riders can switch their brains off from time to time. With Marco Simoncelli making strong impressions during the Free Practice sessions at Estoril, and Jorge Lorenzo on sitting on the pole, tempers flew a bit as the Spaniard and Italian minced words over riding styles and reputations.
Starting with a prompt as to whether Simoncelli had read some disparaging remarks made by Jorge Lorenzo in the media, the two riders had a heated exchange about past incidents of questionable riding conduct, while a bemused Pedrosa had to remain seated next to them during the handbag tussle. From there, the following transcript ensued. Read it after the jump.
There is a reason why Nicky Hayden is rapidly becoming one of our favorite riders in the MotoGP paddock (behind Randy de Puniet of course). The Kentucky Kid always tells it how he sees it, is constantly up-beat, and is perhaps one of the most personable riders in the sport, often cracking jokes and egging-on the journalists during press conferences and rider debriefs.
It therefore comes with no surprise that Hayden brought his A-material to Thursday's press conference in Valencia for MotoGP's last stop on the 2010 calendar. When asked about his thoughts on joining Valentino Rossi as a teammate again on Tuesday for the 2011 season (Hayden and Rossi were teammates during 2003 with the Repsol Honda team), Hayden was quick with his wit in his response to their reunion at Ducati Corse.
No one makes the MotoGP media center come alive with emotion more so than Colin Edwards. A veteran of the sport, and born with no filter between his brain and mouth, the Texan Tornado captured the spotlight during the pre-race press conference at the Red Bull Indianapolis GP. A stark contrast to the polished veneers of other riders, Edwards isn't afraid to tell things the way he sees it, even if it involves some colorful language. To get an idea of what we mean, check out a portion of the press conference transcript after the jump.


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Just like nutbag religious leaders in the wake of 9/11, some religious bloggers are coming out to blame the horrific shooting in Connecticut, not on what's likely — mental illness (how else do you gun down children?) — but on the lack of god in our lives.
From a site called Freedom Torch (freedom, it seems, to make asinine assumptions based on the evidence-free belief that there even is a god), Jonathan Cousar blogs:
The tragic mass murder of all those children in Connecticut yesterday is another great example of what happens when millions of people have outright hostility to God. Some people will blame God and ask how can we follow a God who allows such a thing. But you can discount their views, because they hate this God in the first place and they're always looking for things they can twist into arguments against him. And this particular argument is upside down.
Christians in this country have been warning for a very long time – and especially strongly since the 1960s, that if we keep heading in the direction of rejecting the God of the Bible, that exactly these kinds of things will become more and more common. And not because God is judging or punishing us, but because they're the direct result of rejecting God. The murderer yesterday wasn't following God. He was in open rebellion against him. God didn't tell him to go murder 20 young children. If he was following the God of the Bible he never could have done that.
But the irreligious among us have worked tirelessly for more than a hundred years to push God out of the schools, out of the media, out of all public places.
Um, it's called the Constitution, dude — and it also preserves your right to practice your evidence-free beliefs in non-government funded situations…or to create your own media to try to push those beliefs on others.
Kids like yesterday's mass child murderer can grow up in America today and never hear a single word from God's Bible. This kid was taught the atheist view that we're all the result of some random molecular accidents and there is therefore no purpose or meaning to our lives – except to reproduce. He very likely grew up without ever coming into contact with any Christian teachings that would have helped him avoid doing what he did yesterday. If he grew up going to public schools and watching Hollywood TV and movies, he could have easily gone his entire 20 years without hearing even a mention of Biblical teachings.
I particularly like bits like the ones that say people need to be executed for committing adultery, and the bizarre prohibition against getting a haircut. Fantastic Sam's, thou art the root of much evil!

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David Duchovny (BANG)
David Duchovny wants to star in another 'X-Files' movie.
The 52-year-old actor - who reprised his role as Fox Mulder in two big screen adaptations of the sci-fi series in 1998's 'The X-Files: Fight the Future' and in 2008 movie 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' - thinks there is plenty of scope to make a third instalment of the franchise and his co-stars would be keen, too.
He said: "I would love to do another film, or more. I think we're all game for it.
"That book doesn't close until somebody dies, really. One of the greatnesses of the show was its open-endedness. It was about possibility. It wasn't about closure. It just couldn't be. There is no such thing as that story ever ending. Those characters are forever searching. That's what they do.
"Even if we're not watching them, they're out there, in some dimension. Mulder and Scully are still doing their thing 'cause that's their nature."
But Fox don't appear to be quite as keen as David - who stars alongside his special agent sidekick Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) in the franchise - to make another 'X-Files' movie, and the actor thinks it's "weird" that the studio aren't enthusiastic about creating a follow up to 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe'.
He added to Collider.com: "I'm kind of perplexed that Fox isn't more [enthusiastic]. Here's a homegrown property that you don't have to go buy, like f***in' 'Green Lantern' or something, to make it. Here you've got an actual action franchise that's your own. It's weird to me, but I'm not an executive.
"I don't know if they made the 'Green Lantern' either, but I'm just using that as an example of, 'Why make that film? Why not make a homegrown franchise that is excellent, and that has proven to be excellent and interesting?' I don't get it, but that's not my business."
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I don't know why… but my husband is very suspicious around me. He says he isn't, but he definitely is. He never calls his mom in front of me, and when she does call he won't answer in front of me. He always says " oh we're busy, I'll call her tomorrow". He gets constant calls (about 8 a day or more) from 800 numbers…. and this one 414 number. We do have a few debts so when he says they are bill collectors, they very well could be. He does EMS and sometimes he comes home late for work.
I used to work at the same company and I know that at times I'd be 3 hours late coming home.
Usually when he takes a shower, he brings his cell in there with him(I do the same so I don't miss important calls).
He also brings his laptop but he uses it to play music. I never go on his laptop or through his phone. I have went through his phone before and it always starts fights so I stopped doing it. A lot of times there were hurtful things on there. Him flirting with his co-worker, his mom texting him about divorce papers being in(We've since healed our marriage and shredded them months ago). He moved 1 hr 10 mins away from his mom.
He moved 1 hour 45 mins from his job. He didn't want to give up his job or friends or even college for new ones. He killed the car in mileage for 2 years, then finally got laid off from his one job. I got him hired down here, so he finally quit the other one. He tries to say he "quit" that job for me… but i'm sorry. when you move, you accept the fact that you need to find new friends, new jobs, and what have you. He always puts it on me though. He still isn't very accepting of going to school down here or making friends.
He throws a fit anytime i bring it up. Our pastor, aka our marriage counselor, said for him to permanently "delete" that girl the he flirts with from his life. He still hasn't. Anytime i mention her he bursts out into anger. She got married and texted him right after. He said he doesn't want to get rid of her because thats His "best friend". I thought i was his best friend? "Oh you know what i mean hun" is his excuse. When his phone rings, I don't answer it. I'm scared he will get mad at me for answering it.
I mean, I am his wife after all, but I want to respect his privacy. I do believe in whats yours is mine though. Other than these things, there really hasn't been that many issues. We are definitely in love more than ever… but he just lies all the time, even about stupid things that don't matter. I was cheated on in a previous relationship and always told myself I'd never marry a cheater. Well after we got married he told me he lied about it and used to cheat all the time, but he grew out of it.
Why do I always think he is cheating? Why do I never feel like I have enough of his heart? Could it be because of his lies and deceit?
Could it be because I'm scared to get cheated on again? I know his family hates me… and that already makes him love me less. I can never go to any family functions…. and he never says anything about it. He doesn't always make me feel like a queen. He barely listens to me. He never listens to my advice.
He only wants to do what he wants to do and doesnt care about my desires, plans or dreams. Its like he still thinks he is single. I really dont know what to do. Maybe if i get him to have the mindset of a husband instead of a single man, things would be better. Who knows how id do that though. I could sit and write here all day. But the point is… I dont feel treasured. I feel taken for granted way too often. It's almost like that book/movie. "he's just not that into you"….. only this one married me, then realized it.
It sucks and hurts but i love my man and dont even believe in divorce if i wanted to. How do I get him to be more honest? really, i think if he wasn't so suspicious, I wouldn't always assume the worst. I know they say if someone thinks someone is cheating, its usually because the other person is and they are self conscious about it. Honestly, I am not cheating. I'm very faithful. I just wish he even cared enough about me to put a real ring on my finger. He'd rather waste money on video games. I'm a very gorgeous thick mid 20 year old woman. I have gained about 10 pounds recently… but this has been ongoing for quite some time idk.
What do you think? advice? suggestions? tips to get him to love me more?
Thanks everyone,
I just wanted to re-iterate that to my knowledge has had NEVER cheated on me before… but he said he was a manwhore to his ex's in the past.
I've talked to him and our pastor about all of these issues. The pastor put everything on me. I don't know why. Anyway, my husband definitely has self esteem issues. I always tell him confidence is sexy, etc, etc. and always try to lift him up and make him see what I see.
I know he's not cheating now. But I dont know if he did before or not. We just moved. But for some reason, anytime he brings up a female partner, and talks about her all the time…. I just don't like it. It makes me un-easy. I do have self love and whatever else, I'm just too optimistic that it sometimes blinds me and causes me to be naive.
Thank you all for your advice. I just wish he'd tell the world about me on his websites(even though our status is "married" on them) & buy me a real wedding ring. Our marriage is only as strong as our ring! <3 Fake rings = flimsyness


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From the department of encouraging dependency upon the welfare state…
In its quest to promote taxpayer-funded entitlement programs, the Obama Administration has actually rewarded one state with a $5 million bonus for its efficiency in adding food-stamp recipients to already bulging rolls.
It's part of the administration's campaign to eradicate "food insecure households" by improving access and increasing participation in the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Incidentally, the program was recently changed to SNAP to eliminate the stigma that comes with a name like food stamps. Just a few months ago the federal agency that administers the program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), launched a multi-million-dollar initiative to recruit more food-stamp participants even though the number of recipients has skyrocketed in the last few years.
This week Oregon officials bragged that the USDA has given the state $5 million in "performance bonuses" for ensuring that people eligible for food benefits receive them and for its "swift processing of applications." The money comes on the heels of a separate $1.5 million award from the feds for making "accurate payments of food stamp benefits to clients." So welfare recipients are clients? .
It marks the fifth consecutive year that Oregon has been "recognized" by the federal government for "exceptional administration" of the entitlement program, according to the announcement posted on the state's Department of Human Services web site. The state official who runs SNAP assures that her staff will "continue working very hard to exceed expectations" so that Oregonians can "put healthy foods on their table quickly."
In short, states are receiving millions of dollars in rewards for signing up more people for welfare. Rather than providing a social safety net but promoting personal responsibility, we've now created a welfare state and are rewarding governments for helping to spread it.


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Cypress Health Region announces Flu Clinic changes
After a week of providing Influenza Clinics out of the Swift Current Mall, the next series of flu shot clinics will be switching to the E.I. Wood Building.
The final two Influenza Clinics will be hosted in the Swift Current Mall today (1 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), before switching to weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the fourth floor of the E.I. Wood Building.
All clinics continue to be conducted on a drop-in style basis with no appointment is necessary. Immunizations are being offered on a first come, first serve basis until supplies are depleted. Both nasal spray and injectable vaccine will be available at all clinics.
Saskatchewan Health officials continue to report 16 confirmed deaths in the province as a result of influenza along with over 1,180 confirmed lab cases. A total of 60 patients have been admitted to intensive care as a result of influenza.
Scheduled clinics for this week are:
Friday, January 31 - 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., Swift Current Mall.
Saturday, February 1 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Swift Current Mall.
Monday, February 3 until Friday, February 7 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Public Health Office - E.I. Wood Building (fourth floor).
Saturday, February 1 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Shaunavon Hospital (Public Health).
Tuesday, February 4 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Leader Friendship Centre.
Wednesday, February 5 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Maple Creek Hospital.
For the latest details and more information visit the Cypress Health Region's website at www.cypresshealth.ca/influenza.htm
For information on influenza, symptoms and self-care, call HealthLine 811 or visit www.saskatchewan.ca/flu.


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How to Be a Good Teaching Assistant
Be the type of Teaching Assistant that has students want to be in their section, not the one who ends up on sites such as ratemyprofessor.com as "avoid at all costs."
1Actually want to teach. If it's mandated by your program, teach courses you're interested in yourself. For example, don't teach Economics if you're a Physics student.Ad
2Know the material that you're going to be teaching inside and out. Be prepared to answer all types of questions.
3Know how to teach. Take a few courses in education or get advise from a reputable professor
4Explain the solution in detail and slowly. Relay information in different formats or from different perspectives. Don't cite only the textbook solution.
5Grade fairly and reasonably. Don't expect perfection in intro-level courses
6Be available for extra help from your students. Respond to E-mail questions promptly.Ad
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- If you're a lab TA, attend the lectures the students do so you keep consistent. This way you can also answer questions about a lecture.
- Give correct answer or indicate error on returned papers or exams.
- Get feedback from your students at the end of the semester on ways to improve. Be open to constructive criticism.
- Keep control over your classroom (talking, cell phones, etc.)
- Hand out a syllabus on the first day and stick to it.
- Speak clear, fluent English if you're an international student. Ask people who don't know you well how strong your accent is.
- Post lecture notes or slides online or offer to E-mail them to students.
- If using PowerPoint as a teaching aid, never read the presentation to the class. Elaborate on main points.
- Don't humiliate a student in front of the class
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FARGO ŌĆö It's always hard to tell how a team will take a loss, especially a large one.
But Maple Valley High School girls basketball coach Jeff Miller didn't notice his team getting too down after Saturday's 75-37 loss to Kindred in the semifinals of the Class B District 2 tournament at the Fargo Civic Center.
"These girls are pretty resilient," he said. "They'll shrug it off. They've already shrugged it off."
Wednesday was a snow day for many in the region, as 3 to 8 inches of snow fell from a storm that stretched to the southern Great Plains.
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks reported just under 4 inches fell north of Valley City at the Bald Hill Dam beginning late Tuesday evening. That accumulation added to the 6.6 inches that had already fallen over the weekend.
ŌĆ£Everything is pretty much winding down; there might be some flurries but thatŌĆÖs about it,ŌĆØ said NWS meteorologist Brad Hopkins on Wednesday afternoon.
Area youth will soon have a chance to string up their bows and channel their inner Robin Hood. The Valley City Parks and Recreation Department is once again offering a youth archery class for kids ages 10 to 18 in the basement of the City Auditorium.
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖve got a 10-yard range for beginners and a 20-yard range for more advanced shooters,ŌĆØ said Neil Pederson, Barnes County Wildlife Club member and Archery Club Chairman. ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖve been running (the range) for about 4 years now.ŌĆØ
An altercation at the Valley City VFW Club after midnight on Sunday morning left a Valley City Police Officer on paid administrative leave and wrapped up a wild month for local law enforcement in February.
Officer Randy Schmidt, a 7-year veteran of the VCPD, was off duty when he was involved in an incident with an unidentified woman, but had been working with four other off-duty officers providing security at a Mixed Martial Arts event in the city that evening.
ŌĆ£The accusation is that he physically assaulted a subject at the VFW,ŌĆØ said interim Police Chief Mark McDonald.
Fire up the roasting pans and grab a few friends -- itŌĆÖs still not too late to sign up for the Valley City Area Chamber of CommerceŌĆÖs annual Chili Cook-Off and Community Olympics. The Chamber is bringing the long-standing event back to the North Dakota Winter Show Main Arena on Monday, March 5, and entries are still welcome.
Elaborate booth themes and costumes are part of the fun as local groups and businesses team up to compete for the title of Best Chili, where entries are scored by the distinguished judges on taste, aroma and appearance.
REGISTRATION: MARCH 1stŌĆō MARCH 16th (afterwards a $10 late fee is applied)
SPRING SEASON: We will start the week of March 19th (weather permitting) and go through the KohlŌĆÖs Cup on May 26th.Games days are Saturdays at the soccer field. Practice times and dates are decided by the coach.
COST: Scholarships available based on need.
Pre-K /K (age 5 by Jan 1, 2012) $35.00 per player (Includes T-shirt)
1st thru 6th grade $35.00 per player (Jersey not included, add $20 to fee for each jersey)
Payable to SVSL c/o James Adams, 849 Hanna Ave, Valley City, ND 58072
There is a Softball Organizational Meeting for all managers and anyone interested in the Adult 2012 Softball League this summer. The meeting is at the American Legion basement starting at 7 p.m. on Wed., March 7.
This is YOUR league and YOUR input is needed before the season starts to make the season a success.
If you are interested in a softball team and are unable to attend the meeting, call Amy Pederson at the Valley City Parks & Recreation office (701) 845-3294.


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Brit exits amid church scandal, won't help pick pope
Posted: February 26, 2013 at 5:26 a.m.
Britain's highest-ranking Catholic leader resigned and removed himself Monday from the coming conclave, saying he did not want allegations that he engaged in improper conduct with priests to be a distraction during the solemn process of choosing the next leader of the church's 1.2 billion-member flock.
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Our decisions, our culture, even our physical landscapes are being shaped by computer algorithms, says Kevin Slavin. He tells Alison George why we should be worried
You claim that our lives are ruled by algorithms. In what way?
Put simply, an algorithm is a set of instructions that a computer uses to make a decision about something. They are like an invisible architecture that underpins almost everything that's happening. The way Wal-Mart prices its goods, the movies you rent on Netflix, the contours of the car you drive - they can all be traced back to an algorithm. Seventy per cent of trading in the US stock market is "algotrading" - executed autonomously by computer algorithms.
Why should we be worried about this?
The pernicious thing about algorithms is that they have the mathematical quality of truth - you have the sense that they are neutral - and yet, of course, they ...
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Dr. J. Patrick O'Brien was named the 10th president of West Texas A&M University by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Feb. 21, 2006. He hit the ground running May 15, familiarizing himself with the area's people and programs, initiating a review of the University's strategic plan and overseeing an academic realignment that, among other things, created a new College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
O'Brien came to WTAMU from Loyola University New Orleans, where he served as dean of the College of Business Administration and professor of economics beginning in 1995. Under his leadership, endowments and the number of endowed chairs and professorships increased significantly, and the college was ranked seventh in the nation by The Princeton Review for providing opportunities to minority students.
A native of Tennessee, O'Brien earned baccalaureate (economics) and master's (agricultural economics) degrees from Auburn University in 1967 and 1969, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in economics with areas of specialization in monetary economics, public finance and regional economics from Oklahoma State University in 1977.
O'Brien started his career in academia as an instructor at OSU before accepting positions as an assistant professor of economics at Bowling Green State University (1974-1977) and then at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
He remained at UAF until 1991, leaving his position as professor and head of the Department of Economics to accept a dean's appointment with the College of Commerce and Business Administration at Jacksonville State University (1991-1995).
O'Brien received outstanding faculty awards at UAF and Loyola New Orleans and is active in civic and professional organizations.
J. Patrick O'Brien, Ph.D. President West Texas A&M University email@example.com


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From the Juicer: Fresh Watermelon and Cucumber Juice
I vaguely remember a time and place when "I'm too hot" was more than a string of random syllables. In such times and places, a glass of this gently flavored watermelon and cucumber juice with hints of lime and mint would really have hit the spot. So refreshing, so hydrating, so wildly inappropriate for my scarf- and boots-clad life. With any luck, though, some of you will be able to put its cooling properties to good use this season. More


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Music From Pretty Little Liars Season 1, Episode 18
What would scandalous secrets and torrid murder mysteries be without a rockin' soundtrack to set the mood for Pretty Little Liars? Get down to the songs that were featured in Season 1, Episode 18, "The Badass Seed," and channel all the show's drama through your ears.
Artist: McFly
Song: "Party Girl"
Album: Above the Noise
Scene: Alison gives our Liars their fake IDs at the frat party. Bad girls!
The clock hit 12, she entered the room
But if looks could kill then we all would be doomed
After just one kiss you're not able to move
From her venomous lips and the poison perfume.
Artist: All Time Low
Song: "A Party Song (The Walk of Shame)"
Album: Nothing Personal
Scene: A drunk girl has a very public fall down a flight of stairs at the frat party. Suspicious much?
I took a walk for the very first time
On the dark side of the dance floor
Lit a match just to heat things up
But I got more than I bargined for.
Artist: Kyle Puccia
Song: "Message"
Album: Unreleased
Scene: Ezra (not Mr. Fitz, but Ezra) talks to his students during rehearsal.
Can't seem to find my way
Around here anymore, anymore
Not a thing that's changed, everything's the same
Same old stupid old game you're always playing.


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The Ferndale Fairgrounds was host to the annual Veteran's Stand Down today. The lot was full but cars were still filing into the parking lot this morning…Veterans on their way for information, services and maybe just to talk with other veterans. The Supervisors were also there…bringing in sandwiches they had purchased with their own money and made by Cher-ae Heights Casino to feed those vets, volunteers and service providers. Information was a big draw…
Supervisor, Rex Bohn: "I know a couple of friends in there that are veterans and they came into look at some of their health services…they wondered if any of it was going to change under Obama Care…But freedom isn't free…and we have to respect our veterans…the men and women who make our country what it is today and it's the greatest country in the world…I appreciate everybody that's gone out and helped to make this day possible."
Dental trucks were taking patients, clothing was available for those in need and lots of support everywhere you turned. The Stand Down has gone on every year since 2005. It has not become routine or rote. Each and every vet who attends has the opportunity to find valuable information and support for needs they may not think is available…help that is offered freely…and friends they will meet for the very first time.


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Hot Creations sub-label Hot Waves has recently released its fourth compilation, Hot Waves Vol. 4, which sees plenty of newcomers and fresh talent joining the label's already exciting roster, demonstrating how the label has only gone from strength to strength since it's formation. With the likes of Lil' Mark and Carlo Gambino appearing for the first time along with the regular veterans, the latest volume in this compilation series is packed to the brim with some of the best nu-disco & deep house tracks out now. With the majority of tracks dabbling in the lighter side of deep house, the Hot Waves saga is perfect for beach parties and sunny days, or at least pretending you're there. The compilation features some genre-bending, funky and grimey house from Buckley and Ives St. Ange on vocals, later visiting the more poppy deep house sound from Human Life with the well-known Anabel Englund on vocals. Denney offers a nostalgic dancefloor-filler with a bouncy bassline, whilst Mike Gil helps keep the party going after-hours with atmospheric synth stabs and preternatural vocals. Every track on Hot Waves Vol. 4 is a work of art and shows great promise for the label in 2013, so give a listen to some of the tracks here now or download the whole compilation straight away and revel in it's serene yet intense vibes, and let us know what you think of it. Enjoy this one folks.
01. Buckley feat Ives St. Ange – Back The Tower
02. HNQO feat. Bip – City Lights
03. Simon Baker & Robert James feat. England Brooks – Get Up High
04. Lil Mark – Fat & Destiny
05. Alexis Raphael – Rave (Jamie Jones Edit)
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National Public Lands Day is Saturday, September 28, 2013! For 20 years, National Public Lands Day has been at the forefront of improving our nation's public lands. The annual event has grown from 700 volunteers in 1994 to 175,000 volunteers in 2012. Last year, volunteers worked at more than 2,200 sites across every state, the District of Columbia and many U.S. territories. They collected an estimated 23,000 pounds of invasive species, built and maintained over 1500 miles of trails, planted 100,000 trees, removed an estimated 500 tons of trash and so much more! National Public Lands Day is a great opportunity to get outside and help spruce up the parks, community gardens, schoolyards, refuges and other public lands we all enjoy.
Want to find events happening where you live? Head over to the National Public Lands Day map and search events by state. No event listed nearby? Don't hang your head! You can still make a difference by spreading the word about National Public Lands Day to friends and family who might be interested in volunteering. You can also visit a national, regional or local park – take a hike or bike ride and enjoy what nature has to offer.
Speaking of parks, check out these interesting facts and weather tidbits about the ten most-visited National Parks in 2012! Park photos are available. (All temperatures are in Fahrenheit.)
· Great Smoky Mountains National Park – 9,685,829 visitors in 2012. Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers over 521,000 acres in North Carolina and Tennessee with 800+ miles of trails. In September, daily highs are in the 70s and 80s. September to November is the driest part of the year for the park.
· Grand Canyon National Park – 4,421,352 visitors in 2012. Grand Canyon National Park covers over 1.2 million acres in Arizona with over 500 miles of trails. Average September temperatures reach the 60s at the Rim with temperatures climbing to the 90s along the Colorado River. Summer thunderstorms and early winter storms can bring on sudden weather changes.
· Yosemite National Park – 3,853,404 visitors in 2012. Yosemite National Park covers over 747,000 acres in California and has 800 miles of trails. Average high temperatures in Yosemite Valley reach into the 80s in September, with lows falling to the 40s.
· Yellowstone National Park – 3,447,729 visitors in 2012. Yellowstone National Park covers over 2.2 million acres – 96 percent of the park is in Wyoming, three percent is in Montana and one percent is in Idaho. There are over 1,100 miles of trails. Average temperatures in September are highs in the 60s and lows in the 30s. In the fall, be prepared for sudden changes in weather.
· Rocky Mountain National Park – 3,229,617 visitors in 2012. Rocky Mountain National Park covers over 265,000 acres in Colorado with 355 miles of trails. Temperatures are often moderate below 9,400 feet, but at higher elevations there can be occasional snowfall – even in July! September and October see crisp, blue skies and generally dry weather.
· Zion National Park – 2,973,607 visitors in 2012. Zion National Park covers over 148,000 acres in Utah with over 90 miles of trails. In the fall, cooler temperatures begin to arrive and make for comfortable hiking conditions. But, temperatures can differ by as much as 30 degrees between day and night, so be sure to check the forecast.
· Olympic National Park – 2,824,908 visitors in 2012. Olympic National Park covers over 922,000 acres in Washington with 611 miles of trails. July, August and September are the driest months, with average temperatures in the 60s for the month of September.
· Grand Teton National Park – 2,705,256 visitors in 2012. Grand Teton National Park covers 310,000 acres in Wyoming with 242 miles of trails. The park sees sunny days and cold nights in September, with average high temperatures in the upper 60s and low temperatures in the low 30s.
· Acadia National Park – 2,431,052 visitors in 2012. Acadia National Park covers over 49,000 acres in Maine with over 120 miles of trails. There is variable weather in the fall in the park, with temperatures ranging from 30-70 degrees.
· Cuyahoga Valley National Park – 2,299,722 visitors in 2012. Cuyahoga National Park covers over 32,000 acres in Ohio with over 125 miles of trails. Average temperatures reach highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid-50s.


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365" just to be safe
oh I would say every bit of 370 if not in the 380s!!!! thats a dandy of a bull! Good find . What state is he in if you don't mind me asking?
365" just to be safe
I would venture to say 330 to 340, but I am not that great at scring them.
Big boy, I'm not good about scoring elk yet but it is a bull you don't hesitate making up your mind if he's a shooter
I'd say 340-350 as it is only a 5 point.
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LOL, no biggie, I was kidding around.
Big enough!
Ive killed a 374" and a 360" bull,That bull has a frame that could go up to 380. And I would say if he has all of his points and has decent thirds he would make book. You cant accuratly score him without seeing his firsts, seconds and thirds.
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Hi all been having problems with phone calls and reception,a phone conversation will actually drop out for no reason. Also data seems to be hit and miss wether it works.
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This bad lip reading of the NFL will make your day a bit brighter
The folks behind the Bad Lip Reading YouTube page have just brought their hilarious spoofing to a whole new level. This time, it's the NFL that has gotten the lip reading treatment, and after watching the above video, it's going to be hard to watch football games the same way again.
From Joe Staley asking Colin Kaepernick to help him burn a man to Tom Brady finally realizing, "I'm white!" there's plenty to love in this video even if you aren't a fan of football. And if you are, well, it will be all the more rewarding when Peyton Manning tells his teammates, "I brought you a potion and it's going to work great because it'll make you run."
The video at least has George Takei's stamp of approval. "It's the height of football season, and that means--that's right: Bad Lip Reading. Try not to laugh while watching this," he posted.


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Fiberon Composite Fencing
Fiberon composite fencing is known as Woodshades at Lowes and Veranda at Home Depot. They do not like to make this known, but if you ask any employee at Fiberon, Lowes, or Home Depot they will confirm it for you. It is one of the few products that you can ask around and get a different price for the exact same product.
Frame your outdoor space more beautifully with Fiberon composite fencing. Attractive from any angle, Fiberon Fencing promises privacy, strength and durability. Fiberon's good looks are captured in rich, multi-chromatic colors for the warmth and beauty of a traditional wood privacy fence.
Why Fiberon Composite Fencing?
- Versatile style options for architectural fence design
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- Available in Coastal Cedar, Pacific Redwood and Weathered Pine
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- Never needs staining or painting
- Durable—backed by a 15/10 year limited warranty
Fiberon Fencing is a system of pickets, backer rails, and posts designed to provide the user with long term performance when installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Use of parts of the system with any other materials besides the manufactures parts will void any and all portions of the warranty.
You may have heard about some issues with Fiberon resulting in the growth of mold. As with all composite fencing products, they require low maintenance in order to keep it looking great. Cleaning off mold is a natural part of that process if you live in an area that is damp or warm. Their claim is that their composite fence resists mold. However, in areas with lots of rain or stagnant water, mold can develop. Talk to your contractor for information about how to help prevent mold from growing. The most important thing that you can do, is use a pressure washer to clean your fence biannually.
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Forum topic: DOS game
ScummVM is a VM. Basically an emulator. If WINE is to be considered an emulator, a VM should certainly be considered an emulator... I don't think ScummVM-compatible games should be listed here either to be honest with you.
Forum topic: DOS game
yeah but it works with ScummVM which includes a replacement engine/reimplemation, so I guess we can keep it
Forum topic: Not sure if I agree with this submission
hm, they get all updated at the same time, they all have nearly the same requirements and almost all are too simple to include seperatly - did I forgot something?
Forum topic: Triplicate
There is now a little box that checks for duplicate titles when submitting a new game. hope that helps. ;)
Forum topic: Flash
Nothing it's a great engine for games and you can include flash games as long they have a downloadable client - Which the reason why I will unpublish SH - Online in the near future
Forum topic: Flash
What's exactly wrong if game based on Flash..? It's still much more advanced than most of "real" programming engine based games. And what about Dofus?
Forum topic: Silent removal of games
Well I'd say there should be both Neverball and Neverputt in the DB, even though the download link would be the same. The two games are still different and therefore different types of players could be interested in one or the other.
Each game description would mention that the game comes bundled with the other one + link to the LGDB page of the other game. WDYT?
Forum topic: Silent removal of games
typo fixed and info for abandoned and preorder added, checkout:
the text for abandoned games is very strict and we do have a lot if them in the database, maybe not all of them are abandoned some where even released this year. http://www.lgdb.org/category/development/abandoned


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You have reached the peak and now you are looking for another summit to climb. You know there is some risk associated with that decision so you want to minimize this risk...for you and your family. You need the right tools and expertise for the next leg of the journey.
George Dow understands this ascent and what it takes to get there. For over twenty years he has been consulting and advising executives during these transitions. His focus is on assisting his clients with career assessment, identification of options and coaching to achieve their desired outcomes, both professionally and personally.


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Scarlett Johansson and Matthew McConaughey do Dolce & Gabbana and 5 more bad celeb perfume ads
Scarlett Johansson is a popular movie star. Matthew McConaughey is a popular movie star. But that doesn't mean they have any chemistry together -- especially when it comes to Dolce & Gabanna's newish perfume ad for "The One."
Not only is there no sense of why these two are supposed to be "The One" for each other, but their banter actually makes it seem like they're destined for a breakup. When it comes to making sure two actors click in terms of sensuality, more brands should check out this Gucci Guilty ad with Chris Evans and Evan Rachel Wood for pointers.
But ScarJo and McConaughey are far from the only celebs to create an awful perfume ad. Check out some of the other worst ones to make it to television below.
Britney Spears 'Radiance' commercial
Britney Spears' ads for her very successful perfumes range from great to bizarre, but there's something just so hokey about "Radiance." Her acting is laughable at best, and the fortune teller plot line? Don't get us started.
Emma Watson Lancome Tresor Midnight Rose ad
It's really hard to dislike anything Emma Watson does, but this Lancome commercial for the Tresor Midnight Rose perfume is so cheesy it gives us a stomach ache. Maybe the company was trying to go for a "Perks of Being a Wallflower" '80s vibe, but it just doesn't work. Fortunately Watson has a whole slew of other great Lancome ads.
Lady Gaga 'Fame' commercial
Lady Gaga, we love you, but this ad was horrifyingly creepy well before a bunch of tiny men started climbing all over your naked body. This might help sell the Mother Monster brand, but is not great for a perfume commercial.
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom 'Unbreakable' ad
The irony of this commercial aside, there's nothing we want to see less than Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom rubbing themselves naked all over one another to sell a unisex perfume. The only thing that makes this ad a little more bearable is pretending Kris Jenner is the one behind the camera, because you know she was pushing for her daughter to get out there with her hubby and make this.
It's hard to top this Brad Pitt ad for its level of celebrity awfulness in a perfume commercial. From his hair to his delivery to the boring nature of the spot, nothing about this works. And sorry to all you Pitt fans out there, but he's just not at the point in his career anymore where putting his face on something makes it a must-have.
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Sierra Leone officials said, for now, they have no plans to close the country's border with Guinea, after a Sierra Leonean woman, who had visited Guinea, died from the Ebola virus.
According to the World Health Organization, five people may have died from the disease in the Sierra Leone town of Koindu, although only one case has been confirmed by laboratory tests.
Guinea has been the epicenter of the deadly disease, following the deaths of nearly 180 people this year.
Sierra Leone's Minister of Health and Sanitation, Miatta Kargbo, reportedly said her government was restricting travel to the eastern part of the country.
Sidi Yahya Tunis, director of Information and Communication for Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation, said the woman who died had attended the funeral of another victim of Ebola.
"We received an email from the Guinean authorities today (Monday) that, indeed, a lady traveled to Guinea for the funeral of someone that died in Guinea from Ebola. She came back to Kailahun and she also died, along with two members of her family. And, today we received emails from the Disease Control and Prevention Director that, indeed, those family members were confirmed positive for Ebola in Guinea," he said.
Tunis said the Sierra Leonean government has been preparing to fight the virus, since the latest outbreak was reported in Guinea and Liberia in March.
"We have supplied personal protective equipment to all of these areas that we now considered the high risk areas, especially those border districts like Kailahun and other areas. A case management team has conducted several trainings of health workers for the past few months on how to manage Ebola cases," Tunis said.
He said, unlike Gambia which banned flights from Liberia and Guinea following their Ebola outbreak, Sierra Leone has not yet banned travel to Guinea. But, Tunis said Sierra Leone has put in place other measures to help prevent the spread of Ebola.
"What we have done is intensify what we call 'contact tracing,' that is that we have some routines that people go through. When you come to the airport, if you are from Guinea and Liberia, you have some specific forms that you fill out. Our health workers are trained to take some vital signs, so that, when we suspect something, we will be able to trace that particular contact," Tunis said.


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Is it possible to become a member of the EBVS?
It is not possible for an individual to become a member of EBVS.
The EBVS membership is made up of recognised Specialist Colleges and each college has a representative on the Board.
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How does a college receive recognistion from the EBVS?
A potential college must fulfil EBVS application criteria, this includes ensuring that improved veterinary services will be provided to the public, fulfilling a clearly demonstrable need within the procession and having a sufficient body of potential diplomates to form a college.
In order to receive recognition from the EBVS, a potential college must write a letter of intent to form a specialist college to the EBVS. After this has been received, two EBVS liaison officers are appointed and the potential college must pay an administration fee. The potential college must then formulate bylaws and a training brochure with the help of the liaison officers. Finally, these documents are distributed to the EBVS Board members and if they fulfil all EBVS criteria, the college receives a vote of acceptance from the Board and is provisionally accepted. For more information, please see the EBVS Policies and Procedures.
What is the difference between a provisionally recognised college and a definitively recognised college?
Provisional recognision is given to all new colleges and it means that the college bylaws, information brochure and training brochure are of an acceptable standard and that the college can begin to function. The college has between 5 and 10 years to apply for definitive recognition.
In order to gain definitive recognition, all aspects of specialist training, examinations and college administration need to be successfully functioning and all EBVS criteria complied with. Once definitive recognition has been gained, colleges are re-evaluated every 5 years by the Board. For more information, please see the EBVS Policies and Procedures.
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How do I become a member of a specialist college?
Each college sets up its own requirements for membership and these are approved by the EBVS. In general, applicants must be licensed to practice in a European country and have demonstrated satisfactory moral and ethical standing in the profession. Applicants must undergo comprehensive examinations administered by the College to which he or she has applied and obtain acceptable scores.
If you want to become a diplomate of one of the EBVS recognised colleges, please contact the college directly.
Can I become a member of 2 colleges?
It is possible to become a diplomate of 2 different colleges provided that you fulful the requirements of both colleges for the title of diplomate and provided that the college bylaws do not prohibit membership of another specialist college. However, it is only possible to be a European Specialist in 1 discipline.
What is the difference between a 'diplomate' and a 'specialist'?
A diplomate is someone who has successfully passed the examination of an EBVS-recognised College or who helped found the college. A diplomate is classed as either 'founding', 'active' (working in the discipline) or 'non-active' (not working in the discipline). All diplomates are re-evaluated every five years by their college.
A Specialist is someone who is either an active or founding diplomate of an EBVS-recognised college and who is practicing that speciality for more than 50% of their time.
Is the title 'diplomate' officially recognised?
At present, the diplomate title is recognised in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK (for 7 colleges).(2001)
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Celebrate Carlsbad Day at LEGOLAND California
If you have been a "Bargain Mama" for some time, you likely remember that we love sharing an annual event that takes place at LEGOLAND: Celebrate Carlsbad Day! It is a DEAL in more ways than one. LEGOLAND California is partnering with the Carlsbad Educational Foundation again to provide an opportunity for local residents and their families to enjoy a fun-filled day to support education. Special event tickets are not available for purchase at LEGOLAND for this event. This year on Saturday, April 28th, we hope to see you again at LEGOLAND California for our giant pep rally (I say "our" because I love Carlsbad schools)!
This year, more than ever (budget cuts), we need to build morale and share with our community how much we appreciate our schools! LEGOLAND will donate a portion of the proceeds from Celebrate Carlsbad Day at LEGOLAND to the Carlsbad Educational Foundation in support of science initiatives for students in the Carlsbad Unified School District.
Everyone is welcome! I am looking forward to watching my girl perform on the stage with some kids from her school, so I am personally extra pumped up!
LEGOLAND admission is just $20 (a $52 savings off the $72 adult ticket price!)
$6 SEA LIFE Aquarium Tickets
Call (760) 929-1555 today to have your tickets e-mailed to you.
Tickets are good for extended park hours ( 1 – 9 pm) only.
CUSD student peformances take place from 3 – 5 pm on the Miniland Stage.
Special fireworks show at 8:30 pm!
Tickets for the event are available only in advance through the Carlsbad Educational Foundation (print out the LEGOLAND PROMO FLYER here) and local ticket sales outlets.
Tickets cannot be purchased at the LEGOLAND gate. Tickets can be purchased by calling us at (760) 929-1555 or at:
• Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce (5934 Priestly Drive) • Carlsbad Visitors and Convention Bureau (400 Carlsbad Village Drive) • US Bank (2520 El Camino Real) • Lola's 7 Up Market & Deli (3292 Roosevelt St.) • Sunwest Bank (499 North El Camino, Suite C-100 Encinitas) • Vista Boys & Girls Club (410 W. California Ave) • San Marcos Boys & Girls Club (1 Positive Place) • Carlsbad Educational Foundation (5631 Palmer Way, Suite L) • All Carlsbad Unified school locations
To learn more about this very special event, please visit our website at www.CarlsbadEd.org.
General Info: www.CarlsbadEd.org Phone: (760) 929-1555
To learn more about CEF, please visit thier website at www.CarlsbadEd.org To read and see more, visit and "like" them on Facebook. To see CEF's programs in action, check out their videos on YouTube!
Photos c/o The Carlsbad Educational Foundation
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What an awesome event! I've forwarded the info to my husband. Hopefully he's on board and we'll be going!
What a great cause and great savings!
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The concept of cloning Jesus (Feedback 21 October) is not original to Feral House but to that celebrated media terrorist Chris Morris, creator of Radio One's Blue Jam and Channel Four's Brass Eye. Morris intended to use the idea in On The Hour, a Radio Four satirical program, in 1992. It was not used there, but later surfaced as a conversation piece between Morris and Peter Cook, in the character of Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling, in Why Bother?, a Radio Three programme broadcast in 1994. The evidence is available in tape and CD formats from the BBC.
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Editor's Note: Two columns on the Class Action Fairness Act are included below.
By Linda S. Mullenix and Paul D. Rheingold
Published Thursday, March 3, 2005, in The New York Law Journal
Reprinted with the authors' permission.
On Feb. 18, 2005 President Bush signed the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 [S. 5 ES, 109th Cong., 1st Sess.]. The act represents one of the most sweeping legislative initiatives relating to class action litigation since amendment of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 in 1966. The Senate had passed the Act by a vote of 72-26, and the House of Representatives by a vote of 279-149.
Versions of this legislation have been pending in Congress for several years. The House passed similar bills on several occasions, only to see the legislation languish in the Senate. After the November 2004 election, Congress acted quickly to enact the legislation when Republicans secured a Senate majority and House Republicans agreed to accept the Senate version.
This article examines the act's core provisions and discusses the implications for allocation of class litigation between federal and state courts. The article assesses the probable impact on class action practice and likely strategies that class action attorneys will now pursue. In a subsequent article, the authors discuss the act's implications for mass tort litigation.
The act is a complex statute that contains provisions addressing: [1] original federal court jurisdiction over class action lawsuits; [2] removal of state class actions into federal court; [3] class action settlements, including notice provisions; [4] interlocutory appeal of remand decisions; [5] other non-class "mass actions;" [6] reporting requirements; and [7] effective date.
The act applies to any civil action commenced on or after the date of its enactment.
It is not retroactive and therefore has no applicability to class action pending
or filed before Feb. 18, 2005.
Original Jurisdiction
The Act has incorrectly been characterized as a removal statute intended to move all state class actions into federal court. Primarily, the law essentially is a modification of federal statutes relating to federal court original diversity jurisdiction.
The act amends the federal diversity statute, 28 U.S.C. §[1332. It provides federal courts with original diversity jurisdiction over any class action when: [1] the aggregate amount in controversy exceeds $5 million [exclusive of interests and costs]; [2] the number of putative class members is at least 100; and [3] any class member is a citizen of a state or foreign country different than any defendant.
This amendment achieves two significant modifications of existing federal court diversity jurisdiction. First, the statute permits aggregation of class damages, effectively overruling the U.S. Supreme Court's non-aggregation decision in Zahn v. International Paper Co., 414 U.S. 291 [1973]. Second, the statute provides for "minimal diversity" among the parties, effectively eliminating the "complete diversity" requirement that exists for all other federal diversity cases. The net effect is to expand federal court jurisdiction for large scale, multistate class actions and to eliminate previous impediments to federal jurisdiction over such class actions.
The statute provides for both mandatory and discretionary exercise of federal
jurisdiction for class actions that meet the threshold requirements of minimal
diversity and $5 million aggregate damages.
Mandatory Jurisdiction
The statute creates two types of mandatory jurisdiction: circumstances when a court may not decline class action jurisdiction, and other circumstances when a court must decline jurisdiction. First, a federal court may not decline to exercise jurisdiction if one third or fewer of proposed class members are citizens of the state in which the plaintiffs filed the original action.
However, a federal court must decline to exercise jurisdiction: [1] if more than two-thirds of class members are citizens of the state in which the action was originally filed; [2] at least one defendant is a citizen of the state in which the action was originally filed, class members are seeking significant relief from this defendant, and the defendant's alleged conduct forms a significant basis for the plaintiffs' claims; [3] the principal injuries were incurred in the state where the action originally was filed; and [4] in three prior years, the same claimants have not asserted the same or similar claims against the defendants.
In addition, a federal court must decline jurisdiction if two thirds or more
of class claimants, and the "primary" defendants, are citizens of
the state in which the action originally was filed.
Discretionary Jurisdiction
The act vests discretion to decline federal court jurisdiction even when the proposed class action satisfies the minimal diversity and amount-in-controversy requirements. Thus, if greater than one-third but less than two-thirds of class members and the "primary defendants," are citizens of the state in which the case was filed, the court may decline jurisdiction. The court is to consider whether yielding jurisdiction would be "in the interests of justice" ... "looking at the totality of the circumstances."
Several factors are given to guide the evaluation, including whether: [1] the
claims involve matters of national or interstate interest; [2] the claims will
be governed by state law in which the action originally was filed, or by the
laws of other states; [3] the plaintiffs have artfully pleaded the case to avoid
federal jurisdiction; [4] the forum has a nexus with class members, the defendants,
and the harms alleged; [5] whether the numbers of class members is substantially
larger from the state in which the action was originally filed than from any
other state, or whether claimants are dispersed among many states; and [6] during
three years prior to filing the class action, one or more same or similar class
actions were filed on behalf of the same or similar claimants.
Removal Procedures
The act works with the federal removal statutes to permit class actions filed in state court to be removed into federal court. The federal removal statutes are set forth generally at 28 U.S.C. §[§[1441 et seq. The act adds a new removal provision, 28 U.S.C. §[1453, that interacts with the existing removal provisions.
The new removal provisions modifies removal procedures in several respects. Existing diversity cases must be removed to federal court within one year, see 28 U.S.C. §[1446[b]. Under the act, class actions are exempt from this deadline. Under existing removal provisions, a case may not be removed if any defendant is a citizen of the state in which the action is brought.
The law modifies this restriction; class actions may be removed regardless
of whether any defendant is a citizen of the state in which the class action
was brought. Lastly, under existing removal procedures, all defendants must
consent to a removal petition. The act eliminates this restriction; state class
actions may be removed without the consent of all the defendants.
Interlocutory Appeal
Under the current removal statutes, an order remanding a case to state court is not reviewable, 28 U.S.C. §[1447[d]. The Class Action Fairness Act permits accelerated, discretionary review of a district court's order granting or denying a motion to remand in the class action. This appeal must be brought "not less than 7 days after entry of the order." The appellate courts have discretion to entertain the appeal; the statute does not provide standards for exercise of this discretion.
If an appellate court accepts discretionary review, it must complete its review
no later than 60 days after the date the appeal was filed. However, if the parties
agree, the appellate court may grant a 60-day extension, or a 10-day extension
"for good cause shown and in the interests of justice."
Mass Actions
The Act contains provisions permitting removal for "mass actions" filed in state court. These are not special provisions for mass tort cases, despite the confusing label. Rather, these provisions are intended to encompass states such as Mississippi, which does not have a state class action rule, but permits massive joinder of claims under its state joinder rule. The act defines a mass action as "civil actions in which 100 or more plaintiffs bring suit jointly for monetary damages based on claims that involve common questions of law or fact."
These state joinder lawsuits are subject to the act's removal provisions. However, in "mass action" lawsuits, each plaintiff must individually satisfy the $75,000 amount-in-controversy requirement for jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §[1332[a].
Mass action cases will not include cases where [1] all claims arise in the filing state and any injuries were suffered in that state or a contiguous state; [2] the defendant joined the claims; [3] the claims are asserted on behalf of the public pursuant to a state statute; and [4] the claims have been consolidated solely for coordinated pretrial proceedings.
If the defendants remove a mass action to federal court, then the mass action
may not be transferred to federal MDL proceedings unless a majority of plaintiffs
request MDL treatment.
Settlements and Notice
The act's preamble sections recite the benefits of class action litigation as well as the burdens and abuses of class litigation. In order to curb the most egregious excesses of class settlements, the act includes provisions relating to settlements. For example, it provides that settlements may not pay larger awards to some class members because they live in closer proximity to the court where the litigation was filed.
Most prominently, it provides that in coupon settlements, the attorneys' fee award is to be based on the value to class members of coupons that class members actually redeemed. If a portion of a coupon settlement recovery is not used to determine fees, then the fee award is to be based on time that class counsel reasonably expended.
The legislation provides for new notice provisions. It requires that when a proposed settlement is filed in court, each defendant must notify the appropriate state and federal officials of each state in which class members reside of the proposed settlement. The notice must include information about the complaint, proposed settlement, class notice, proposed judgment, and names of class members [if feasible].
A federal court may not finally approve a class settlement earlier than 90
days after state and federal officials are notified. If notice to government
officials is not provided, then a class member may choose not to be bound by
any settlement agreement or consent decree.
At least some consequences of the Class Action Fairness Act are reasonably foreseeable. First, we are about to embark on at least a decade of collateral litigation arising from appellate review of remand orders. Because the statute does not provide standards for discretionary review, appellate courts will now embark on delineating such standards. This exercise probably will replicate the federal court experience in articulating standards for discretionary interlocutory review of class certification orders under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23[f] [amended in 1998].
Second, federal courts that do accept discretionary review of remand orders will now have to construe the often problematic language of the statutory provisions to determine whether federal jurisdiction was mandatory or discretionary. Appellate courts will now be enmeshed in thorny statutory construction problems, such as determining how many members comprise a proposed class [applying the difficult one-third and two-thirds formulas], as well as location of class members. Courts will have to parse new terms such as "primary defendants." This exercise will probably replicate the federal court experience with parsing Congress's supplement jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. §[1367 [enacted in 1990, and still unsettled law]. Further, the courts will have to determine how "amount in controversy" is measured in terms of the $5 million threshold.
Despite all the media ballyhoo, most class actions will probably not be removed into federal court, because of the local carve-out exceptions. A recent study conducted by Mealey's Litigation Reporter validated this hypothesis. Studying state class actions in several states [both large and small] between 1997 and 2003, the study concluded that under the act's provisions, approximately 60 percent of class actions will remain in state courts, while 40 percent will be removable. Because of various securities litigation exceptions, the Delaware Chancery court will retain approximately 90 percent of its docket.
The act most likely will result in large-scale multistate and national class actions being removed into the federal system. Alternatively, the plaintiffs' bar may regroup and decide to file more class actions initially in federal courts, in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions such as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Ninth circuits. Small-scale, localized class actions will remain in state court.
Finally, it is worthwhile noting the law of unintended consequences. When Congress enacted the Private Securities Reform Litigation Act in 1995, Congress intended to severely curb abusive shareholder and other securities litigation. Then, commentators predicted the death-knell of securities litigation. The experience of the PSLRA has been dramatically otherwise. Rather than curbing such litigation, federal courts have experienced a proliferation of its PSLRA docket.
Linda S. Mullenix holds the Morris and Rita Atlas Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law. She is the author of State Class Actions: Practice and Procedure and the casebook, Mass Tort Litigation. Paul D. Rheingold is a partner in the New York law firm of Rheingold Valet Rheingold Shkolnik & McCartney.
By Linda S. Mullenix and Paul D. Rheingold
Published Thursday, March 31, 2005, in The New York Law Journal
Reprinted with the authors' permission.
In this column we consider how the Class Action Fairness Law, which we analyzed generally in a column on March 3, 2005, may apply to tort suits, with an emphasis on mass tort litigation. Our conclusion is that, although major sections of the new law are aimed at making rather sweeping changes in the handling of groups of tort cases, it may have little practical effect.
Three parts of the act deal with tort litigation. The first provides a means to remove a true class action from a state court to a federal court, under spelled-out requirements and limits. The second brings mass tort actions within the ambit of class actions for removal purposes, but also with numerous limitations. Third, if one considers a suits for economic loss ("coupon suits") as torts, these too are regulated.
Class Actions
As to the class action provisions, class actions started in state court, including those for tort, are removable under the minimal diversity requirement if the amount in controversy in the aggregate is $5 million or more. Such a provision will mean little to the parties in New York class actions, however, since the courts have refused to apply CPLR Article 9 to allow tort-based class actions.1
A number of states, however, have been amenable to certifying class actions for tort cases, sometimes for citizens of that state and sometimes creating a nationwide class actions. Some of these classes have been for personal injuries arising out of the use of or exposure to a common product, such as asbestos, tobacco, and pharmaceuticals (such as Baycol or OxyContin). Supporters of the new law saw as an abuse the practice of plaintiffs filing nationwide class actions in state courts after being denied such classes by federal courts. Under the new law, removal of these actions to the federal court will presumably lead to their dismissal again. (This result has already been achieved, in any case, by federal courts enjoining state court class actions under the All Writs Act.2)
A cause of action for medical monitoring (the creation of a fund to pay for periodic testing of persons exposed to a toxic substance) is a hybrid, involving aspects both of personal injury and of the creation of an equitable fund.3 Many states recognize a cause of action for medical monitoring, provided its requirements are met of course. These actions are usually only for citizens of that state, but some have been nationwide in scope, as for example the diet drug fen phen settlement. A limit under the act on removal might well apply to medical monitoring suits where both the defendant and the plaintiffs are citizens of the state. Therefore, an action brought based upon the conduct of a local polluter would not be removable, whereas one against a prescription drug manufacturer located in another state would be.
Mass Actions
The new definition of civil actions for which federal courts have original jurisdiction--and therefore removal jurisdiction exists--includes a "mass action," which is defined as one in which "monetary relief claims of 100 or more persons are proposed to be tried jointly on the ground that the plaintiffs' claims involve common questions of law or fact." As an aside, we make the comment that this language will lead to years of litigation.
Concentrating on the phrase "proposed to be tried jointly," the questions are who has proposed it and how has it been proposed to be done. Class actions by their inherent representative nature are one way to try the cases of all claimants together, but that is already covered in another section of the new law as discussed. Other procedural mechanisms by which 100 or more cases may be tried together are consolidation (as for example under state laws which track Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 42); joinder (as for example under state laws which track the Federal Rules 20); or special state rules, or just by court order.
Past experience in mass torts aggregations indicates that it is only rarely that a large number of cases have been brought together for trial purposes by either joinder or consolidation. These devices are not expansive enough to round up hundreds of cases.
However, it has been asserted that one of the abuses aimed at under the new law was the practice in Mississippi which allowed the joinder of claims for injuries from the same product under almost any condition. Plaintiffs living in various venues in that state could sue an out of state defendant in the county of their choice even if their claims had little in common. But to the extent this situation was abuse, it had been largely terminated before the act went into effect. The Supreme Court of Mississippi had changed its official comments for the joinder procedure to require a "distinct litigatable vent linking the parties" and on that basis had ordered the severance of cases of such recent mass torts as Propulsid and fen phen diet pills.4
Mississippi practice aside, we are aware of very few state court mass tort actions which have been tried jointly. More often they are prepared jointly and then tried one by one or in small groups. The new law makes it clear that the mere coordination of cases for preparation purposes, which is common in states which see much mass tort litigation such as California, New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, does not make the cases removable.
As to who may propose the joint trial, the new law has a clause which prohibits the defendant(s) from making such a motion. And, assuming that the plaintiffs would not so move (after all they filed their cases in state court to begin with), this leaves the court sua sponte to so move, although nowhere is that stated explicitly in the law. Thus one can hypothesize a situation where a state court judge finds herself overwhelmed by a hundred or more cases involving the same product filed in her court. Could she divest herself of this load by proposing that the cases be tried jointly (to track the words of the new law)?
A further issue arises if a state judge sua sponte declares that he will try all of the cases jointly. If the judge professes to take this step under a procedural rule which is misapplied, or if he merely enters such an order without premising it on any recognized procedural device, what remedy would the plaintiffs have? Normally they might take an appeal from such an order, but the defendant would be expected to move quickly to attempt to remove the case to federal court under the new law. If removed, the plaintiffs might seek to remand on the basis that no procedure exists to support the order of joint trial.
There are other limits on the removal of mass actions. The law does not apply to individual cases which do not seek the current federal jurisdictional minimum of $75,000. Nor would it apply to civil actions commenced before the law went into effect on Feb. 18, 2005. Hence, using as an example the Vioxx cases pending in state court in New Jersey, even assuming they were removable, one would need 100 new cases, seeking damages of $75,000 or greater. Another major limitation on the new law is that it does not apply to claims arising out of an event in the state which result in injuries in that state or ones contiguous to it. Thus, a local pollution disaster case would not be removable.
If a mass tort action is removed from a statewide coordination to the district court, it is not clear to which district within a state it will be removed where there are multiple districts. And there is a strange provision in the law which says that even if all of the cases in the federal system have been assigned to one judge under multi-district litigation provisions (28 USC sec.1407), which is a common development, the ones involving the same product which are removed under the new law are not to be transferred from the district court where they were taken to the multi-district litigation proceeding, unless a majority of the plaintiffs so demand. If they did not, there would be two federal proceedings going over the same ground.
There is no provision in the act for the situation of a new personal injury case being filed after an initial batch has been removed. It appears that one could still file in the state court, if there was a tactical advantage (such as to get the law of that state to apply), but that the defendant could remove it without another 100 accumulating.
There is also no provision in the new law as to what the federal judge is to do after the batch of mass tort cases have been removed to its court, and the same is true for a removed class action or one of permissive joinder as had been the situation in Mississippi. It would seem that the court would be free to handle the litigation as it chose. It could decide, for example, to try to the cases individually, in waves or however it wanted. There might even be a potential for remand, since the law has a strange provision in it that for the time when the cases are removed, the statute of limitations is tolled.
'Coupon Settlements'
Suits for economic damages, such as return of the price paid for a product, might under a broad sense be considered tort based, especially if they are premised on a misrepresentation cause of action. An oft perceived abuse in this type of litigation is that attorneys; fees for the class work involved is computed on the theoretical full value of the settlement, as measured by the potential maximum cost to the defendant.
In practical experience, however, many class members do not step forward and claim their benefit, especially if the settlement involves a coupon allowing money off the purchase price of a product. The new law seeks to control fees under these circumstances by limiting the fees to the actual value of the redeemed coupons or to use an hourly rate for the time counsel has spent.
In conclusion, how much use will be made of the new act in the field of tort litigation? Where a state court class action has been filed, especially after a federal one involving the same product has been denied, predictably it will be almost inevitably used. That is that the new act was primarily aimed at.
Realizing that, plaintiffs may be inhibited from even trying--producing the same result as far as defendants go. As to the use in "mass torts" as defined separately from class actions, time will tell about how often it will be used., but it would seem that the new law will not have a great amount of use. Indeed, knowing the inventiveness of the plaintiffs' bar, another law may come into play: the law of unintended consequences.
1. See Rheingold, Mass Tort Litigation (Thomson West 1996 with annual supplements), sec. 3:102; Mullenix, State Class Actions: Practice and Procedure (CCH 2002 with annual supplements); Mullenix, Mass Tort Litigation (West 1996)
2. Rheingold, supra, sec. 5:10.
3. Rheingold, supra, sec. 12:2
4. Wyeth-Ayerst v. Caldwell, Miss., 2003-IA-01390-SCT 1/27/05
Paul D. Rheingold is a partner in Rheingold Valet Rheingold Shkolnik & McCartney. Linda S. Mullenix holds the Morris and Rita Atlas chair in advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law.
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This week the San Francisco Brewers Guild hosts their annual festival aboard the Liberty Ship, the S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien, moored at Fisherman's Wharf.
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Beer & Baroque, a celebration of beer and Bach at Berkeley's Pyramid Alehouse. The brass quartet Piston Horn Quartet, comprising the horn players from the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, will be performing from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Only 80 tickets will be sold for this event. Tickets are $20 in advance/$25 at the door and can be purchased by contacting Kenton Kuwada at (415) 252-1288.
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Quote #1
Kino awakened in the near dark. (1.1)
The portrait painted of Kino is that of man at his most primitive.
Quote #2
The canoe of his grandfather, plastered over and over, and a splintered hole broken in it. This was an evil beyond thinking. The killing of a man was not so evil as the killing of a boat. For a boat does not have sons, and a boat cannot protect itself, and a wounded boat does not heal. There was sorrow in Kino's rage, but this last thing had tightened him beyond breaking. He was an animal now, for hiding, for attacking, and he lived only to preserve himself and his family. He was not conscious of the pain in his head. He leaped up the beach, through the brush line toward his brush house, and it did not occur to him to take one of the canoes of his neighbors. Never once did the thought enter his head, any more than he could have conceived breaking a boat. (5.15)
Kino becomes animalistic when he becomes the victim of inhumane offenses.
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Some ancient thing stirred in Kino. Through his fear of dark and the devils that haunt the night, there came a rush of exhilaration; some animal thing was moving in him so that he was cautious and wary and dangerous; some ancient thing out of the past of his people was alive in him. The wind was at his back and the stars guided him. (6.3)
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