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North Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 2 km north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2011 Census, North Melbourne had a population of 11,755.
North Melbourne is bounded by the CityLink freeway to the west, Victoria Street to the south, O'Connell and Peel Streets to the east and Flemington Road to the north. Since July 2008 its Local Government Area has been the City of Melbourne, when it took over the administration of parts of Kensington and North Melbourne that were previously under the City of Moonee Valley, resulting in an increase of approximately 4760 residents and almost 3000 workers (2006 Census).[2]
Formerly known as Hotham, it was a working class area and was one of the first towns in Victoria to be granted Municipal status.
Today it continues to undergo gentrification, noted for its Victorian architecture, cosmopolitan demographic, commercial and older industrial areas.
North Melbourne's first institutions were built in the 1840s, beginning with a cattle yard. At this time the area was not well defined and included Parkville and Royal Park, as well as a part of West Melbourne.
In the 1850s a Benevolent Asylum was built between Abbotsford and Curzon Streets, coinciding with the desire to find space to accommodate the growing population from the gold rush. (The Asylum remained a feature of the area until its move to Cheltenham in 1911.[3]) In 1859 the area was named Hotham borough, after the governor of Victoria Charles Hotham. Hotham Post Office opened on 20 March 1860.
By 1861, Hotham had a population of over 7,000.
In 1869 some of these decided to form the Hotham Football Club that later became a foundation member of the VFA (Australian rules football) today known as the North Melbourne Kangaroos.
On 26 August 1887 the Borough was renamed North Melbourne Town, after the completion of the imposing North Melbourne Town Hall and the Metropolitan Meat Market.[4]
Although there were pockets of middle class housing in the wider tree-lined streets such as Dryburgh, Chapman and Brougham, by the 1880s the suburb had become a predominantly working class area with most of the male population employed in local industry.
In the 1890s tram routes had entered the area as far as Abbotsford Street, walking distance from the Arden Street Oval.
In the 1930s many areas of North Melbourne, in particular the laneways, became overcrowded and defined as slums. As such, large government housing development projects were proposed, which were eventually completed in the 1960s.
Commercial centreEdit
The main shopping strip of Errol Street is located around the old North Melbourne Town Hall.
Since the 1990s it has become something of an upmarket strip, home to a number of popular cafes and boutiques.
It has a strong migrant mix, being a popular destination for low income families for decades. More recent arrivals are refugees from countries such as Somalia and Eritrea; they often live around the Melrose Street area, on the suburb's fringe.
Curzon Street Church (now known as St Mark the Evangelist), St Mary's Anglican Church and the ornate Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, built in 1963, on the high section of Dryburgh Street. The Catholic Church and Parish Primary School of St Michaels are also located in Nth Melbourne.
HousingEditThe predominant housing types are old Victorian-style terrace houses, warehouses, and some low-rise apartments.
North Melbourne was slower to gentrify than other inner suburbs, due to established families resisting the sale of their homes for decades. A younger generation finally began to move in the 1980s, capitalising on the proximity to the Melbourne City Centre. Many of the old factories and warehouses were converted into fashionable loft-style apartments in 1990s. Since 2000, there has been a large increase in new medium density apartment complexes being built. House prices now exceed Melbourne's median.
As of January 2014, median house prices average nearly $700,000 at an average annual growth of 6.21%. Units average $467,500 at 4.86%.[1]
"Spring Fling" is an annual festival for North and West Melbourne.
The heritage listed town hall and former Meat Market are both theatre and arts spaces.
The North Melbourne Football Club is still active and plays in the national Australian football competition, the Australian Football League. The club's football department and training sessions are based at its traditional home ground at Arden Street Oval, which has recently been redeveloped. Wayne Carey, NMFC legend and long time captain of the club is arguably the best player to have played in the AFL.
Schools and educationEdit
While three state schools existed in North Melbourne in 1900, only one, Errol Street Primary School, remains. There is an all-girls private high school; the Catholic St. Aloysius' College, in Curran Street, North Melbourne. It was established in 1887 by the Sisters of Mercy.
Restaurants and shopping centreEdit
North Melbourne has a few streets, Errol Street and Victoria Street that has restaurants, clothing shops,commercial retail stores & banks.
List of restaurants:
Clothing shops:
Major roads include Flemington Road, Elizabeth Street and Victoria Street.
The main railway station is Flemington Bridge, which is on the Upfield railway line. Despite the naming, the North Melbourne railway station is actually in the adjacent suburb of West Melbourne, while the Flemington Bridge railway station is in North Melbourne boundaries and not in Flemington. The Arden railway station is planned to be built on Arden Road within North Melbourne's industrial area as part of the Melbourne Metro.
North Melbourne is serviced by a number of tram routes:
- Tram route 59 (Airport West): travels along Elizabeth Street and down Flemington Road.
- Tram route 57 (West Maribyrnong): travels along Victoria, Errol, Queensberry and Abbotsford Streets, then down Flemington Road.
- Tram route 55 (West Coburg): travels down Flemington Road and then into Royal Park at Abbotsford Street, just skimming the boundary of North Melbourne.
It also has a number of bus routes.
See alsoEdit
- City of Moonee Valley – the local government area of which North Melbourne was a part
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "North Melbourne (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC21030?opendocument&navpos=220. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/AboutMelbourne/PrecinctsandSuburbs/suburbprofiles/Pages/NorthMelbourne.aspx
- ^ .Kingston Historical Website, The Melbourne Benevolent Asylum Comes to Cheltenham, http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/302.htm, retrieved 15 September 2013
- ^ .Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 11 April 2008
External linksEdit
- Media related to North Melbourne, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 37°47′57″S 144°56′48″E / -37.79917, 144.94667
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Obama Speech; not I'm Listening America but Listen Up America!
America; I know you are just too stupid to get it but I am going to forgive you for your recent transgressions as they relate to your unbelievably bad choices in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts. I know you mean well and want to do the right thing; I'll even take some of the responsibility for your mistakes. I forget you are not on my same intellectual plain and as such must remind myself to be more patient with you and explain things more clearly. , I, I, I, if one attempted to count the I's in King Hussein's speech they would need a high speed calculator to keep up with them. Everything is about him; but isn't that the mark of a true Narcissists?
But, putting his mental disorder aside for a minute, the tone of his speech was abhorred. For over an hour he talked down to the citizenry that mistakenly elected him. Blame Bush; it's not my fault; things would have been much worse if we hadn't acted with the passage of our multibillion dollar "slush fund" which will be rolled out this year in districts in which Democratic Candidates are in trouble for reelection; Whaaaa-Whaaaaa-Whaaaaa-Whaaaa; all that was missing was a sound track of a crying baby in the background!
I was not a Bill Clinton fan; in fact before Obama, he was my number one most despised human being. But giving credit where credit is due Clinton did have the good sense to return to the middle; the area from which he ran for president, when his attempt to socialize the country failed. But unlike Clinton this deranged ideologue is hell bent on charging full speed ahead with his Marxist Socialist Agenda; Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! In fact those of you that are familiar with the card game Black Jack; he's doubling down on his agenda. But instead of doing so with a Pair of Kings or a duce and a nine he's doing it with a pair of deuces!
He is so arrogant he even called another branch of Government; the Judiciary, out during his State of the Union Lecture! But remember, he is the final authority on any and all subjects; I am the Alpha and the Omega! It was more than Judge Alito could stand as he sat there fuming shaking his head, and mouthing the words, "not true" during the demagoguery; in a sense this was Alito's YOU LIE MOMENT! King Hussein is saying he doesn't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, Corporations, but what he is not saying is it's perfectly OK for Unions to extort money from their members in the form of dues and pour the money into the campaigns of Democrats; that constitutes freedom of speech!
The overall tone of this Pontification was Defiance; shut up and go away. I know what's best for you or at least what you deserve for your years of being Arrogant, Dismissive and Derisive. You no longer deserve to live so well while the remainder of the world suffers and I am going to change that! I will do that by wrecking your economy through my policies and when you've suffered enough YOU WILL TURN TO ME!
"Forget ever seeing his grades just like you'll never see his Birth Certificate "
We've seen his birth certificate. We've seen his birth announcement in a Hawaiian paper. It's over. Move on.
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Join the fan club so you'll be notified; I usually publish about 3 per week.
Oh I'll definately be back for more of your hubs !!!! :)
And as for his wish for all to bow to him,.. LMAO
As the old saying goes,.. I will die on my own 2 feet, before I bow to Anyone !!! Keep on Hubbing !!!
I couldn't agree with you more; Obama going to Harvard as the result of affirmative action absolutely stinks! Forget ever seeing his grades just like you'll never see his Birth Certificate
Bush did indeed carry a C average; the word on the street is that Obama flunked Recess!
"Have you ever heard of affirmative action? King Hussein went to Harvard on such a program."
That kind of affirmative action absolutely stinks, but I still want to see his grades. If he proved himself after he got there, good on him. I'll applaud him for it. Bush and Kerry exposed their C averages to the world; Obama needs to be more transparent as well.
All he is is one big campaign; speech after speech after speech.
What SOTU speech? I thought I was reliving the campaign.
Torture; an accurate description of his speech. I've got a great idea, before we Mirandize the next Terrorist we catch let's make him listen to 30 hours straight of Obama speeches complete with video so they don't miss the arrogant condescending attitude.
Great hub Patriot,
I watched the speech from beginning to end and it was torture watching him demean the country and make light of our problems and too much of his accomplishments. (what accomplishment???)
Have you ever heard of affirmative action? King Hussein went to Harvard on such a program. A poor disadvantaged kid from Kenya deserved the best education this country could provide him And how does he repay the country's generosity and good will; well he spits in our face! He returned our good will in spades with vitriolic animas!
Army Mom
Welcome; I hope to see more of you around here. My hubs are always in support of the military and against this current military hating administration. King Obama is indeed a Narcissist; he cannot stand disagreement with him. And as far as his nose goes he puts Pinocchio to shame. He believes all men are created to worship at the altar of King Hussein Obama
I know Hope Springs Eternal, but in this case Hope was placed in the Devil Himself. Never before in the history of this country has there been a more insidiously evil administration. Your hatred is well placed; he does despise this country, the constitution and most of the "average" Americans like you and me!!
It is only appropriate that our King addresses his subjects in a condescending manner; after all he is royalty! As far as the Supreme Court goes; how dare they rule in a manner that would allow those Capitalistic Pigs (corporations) to have an equal voice in political elections as the representatives of the poor and downtrodden, THE HOLY SANTIFIED LABOR UNIONS! It is ludicrous to imagine a system where all parties have an equal chance; if allowed the Commicrats would never again be elected and then what; a country where everyone had to fend for themselves. What would happen to Jesse and Al in such a world?
BO or King O is indeed an elitist. As far as his IQ is concerned who cares; it is his disconnect that concerns most Americans. I would rather have a President with a solid C IQ who is logical enough to recognize the dangers that exist in this world and thus take the necessary steps to protect me (George Bush) than a Purported Genius that hates America and is so immersed in own delusional state that he ignores those that wish to saw off my head!
"I would like to know BO actual IQ. I bet you it isn't that high. But he thinks and talks like an elitist."
But he must be smart because he went to Harvard and he was an editor (one of about one hundred) of the Harvard Law Review! We don't need to see his grades! Just trust the mainstream media! Of course he's smart!
Good grief... if Bush had refused to release his grades...
You said the key word my friend,...Narcissist !!! That he is and if we all got a penny every time he lifted his growing nose to the air Americans would be rich,..LOL. I soooo enjoyed this hub !!! I laughed when he said,.. All men are created equal from the Constitution,..hahaha Thats from the DECLARATION of INDEPENDANCE,.. what a Dumb@ss he is !!!
You know my feelings are pretty much similar to yours. After the '08 election, I had no choice but to hope for the best. Sadly, BO has performed far worse than I could have ever imagined. I know it is not nice, but I truly and deeply HATE this man. IMO, he despises this country, the constitution and most of the "average" Americans like you and me!!
Patriot, Excellent hub. I can take straight talk even if I don't agree, but when someone talks to me in a condescending manner I get upset real quick. That is exactly what our King did last night. To speak against the Supreme Court decision was reprehensible, plus he's wrong. He took money from overseas and didn't return it because he wasn't sure who sent it as I recall, not to mention union contributions and the multi-millionaire who seems to call many of the shots. He is pathetic as a president and as a communicator.
I would like to know BO actual IQ. I bet you it isn't that high. But he thinks and talks like an elitist.
Keep on hubbing!

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Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $30 million sale of Fairfield Business Center, a 16.8-acre, seven-building industrial/flex complex totaling 336,220 square feet in Fairfield.
Cushman's New Jersey investment team members Andy Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt and Kubby Tischler represented the seller, Denholtz Associates, and procured the buyer, Weiss Realty.
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Just wanted to pop in and say "hi"!
I didn't really plan to take a hiatus this summer, but that's how it's worked out! Did summer school this year, but that wrapped up last week and now I'm truly on summer break (off to Europe next week!). I actually just accepted a new job (still in early childhood), so am really excited to start the new school year and I'm sure will have lots to post.
Thought I'd post the books we used for summer school in our speech/OT/social work group to coordinate with our themes (+ a few ideas).
Ocean: The Pout Pout Fish (we followed directions—finding a fish or frog and crawling through a tunnel to hand it off to an adult, labeling it; sang this song ("Let's Go Swimming"); sorted ocean vs. farm animals with Boardmaker visuals and beanie babies; identified animals with the Peek-a-Boo Ocean app).
Jungle/Bugs: The Very Hungry Caterpillar (sang 5 Green and Speckled Frogs, used a lot of the ideas mentioned in this post).
Zoo: 1,2,3, to the Zoo & Goodnight Gorilla (we matched zoo animal legos, identified plenty of zoo animals on the iPad, made a zoo of our own with beanie babies, made zoo animals with playdoh)
Vacation: Flip Flop (we packed a suitcase to go on vacation with lots of Miss Elena's clothes, spread out beach towels/pretended to go to the beach, pretended to surf and spot ocean animals while dancing to to "Surfin' USA", made sandwiches for a beach picnic with this great kit).
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I recently published a blog post about the benefits of using subscription-based business models called "What bike rental and the future of software have in common." Many industries are going through a shift of revenue streams from traditional one-time sales to products being provided "as a service" and paid via subscriptions. In the software industry this is referred to as Software-as-a-Service or SaaS. However, there is much more to this than just switching from a perpetual license model to a subscription model.
The "false cloud"
Back in 2010, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff warned attendees at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco to beware of what they called 'false clouds.' Benioff said "Companies hosting private cloud architectures do not benefit from economies of scale that 'real' cloud offers." Back then, Salesforce.com's 77,000 customers were running on 3,000 servers spread over three global data centers. Theoretically, 77,000 companies of varying sizes would require at least 100,000 servers to independently run their CRM platforms on-premises or in a hosted solution. This translates to an equivalent output at only 3 percent of the infrastructure needed because of economies of scale and more efficient hardware utilization.
Many software companies are touting that they can deliver their software in the SaaS delivery model. However, what they are offering is often not a modern multi-tenant cloud solution where all customers are running the same software using shared resources and receiving software updates continuously without costly upgrade projects. In addition, these are not true SaaS offerings, where business users can configure functionality that would otherwise require expensive and time-consuming development using conventional single tenant software. These 'false cloud' solutions are often marketed as a 'Private SaaS' or a SIP (Secure Isolation Platform), but, in reality, are often just another way of selling an on-premise software package as a hosted solution.
SaaS is much more than cost savings
The biggest drawback with the false cloud is not that the customers are missing out on the economies of scale by not sharing resources, but that they will not have a speedy deployment, a future-proof and configurable solution, and the business agility that comes with a modern SaaS platform. 75% of enterprise software decisionmakers surveyed by Forrester rated 'business agility' as the top benefit of a SaaS platform, while another 72% rated 'speed of deployment' as a key benefit. Saving money, getting better uptime, and higher security are, of course, still relevant arguments for SaaS, but being agile and fast is of even greater importance. This is especially true for software that supports the rapidly changing processes in sales and marketing that can really reap the benefits of the SaaS model.
Software-as-a-Service is not just your software running on someone else's server. It is much bigger than that and should be an important factor when you choose your software vendors going forward.
Johan Boström, Co-founder and Evangelist, inRiver
This is part II in our story of the new landscape and reality for you as marketers. In this part, we will set the stage for examples on how to focus and prioritize when mastering this new reality.
Research from HubSpot found that the top three marketing objectives are converting contacts into customers, growing website traffic and increasing revenue derived from existing customers. Social selling is also more of a priority than ever before. Online content is key to achieving these goals because it allows you to connect with customers in the micro-moments – when they're browsing that product, or standing in a shop comparing prices. In those valuable moments, you need to have the right content in the right place at the right time to attract customers' attention.
Just go to an everyday situation in your life, a little bit of stress on your way home from work, drizzle and slush, you feel a bit cold. Or on your way in the morning, morning sun, crisp autumn air, and a warm coffee in your hand. These are totally different moments but if you can be reached and understood in either of these moments it will create trust and loyalty to that brand or for that product. This is what product storytelling is about.
To be successful at this we believe that you need to look at this from two different perspectives: the inside and the outside. One part of it is to collaborate to create your product stories in an efficient way. Another is to have everybody knowing what I in my role contribute to in this chain of product story telling.
At the other end of this, you must be efficient in how you syndicate your products to all selling touch-points. To have your information flowing easily between these touch points, without constantly having to manually do cumbersome touch-ups for the information to work in the different contexts.
Look out for the "5 Absolute Musts" blogposts, my five steps for taking your products to market successfully, in the coming weeks!
Jimmy Ekbäck, Executive Vice President Products & Services, inRiver
Why do some organizations do better than others? Why does it sometimes feel like the competition is faster to the market and always have more satisfied customers? You have probably heard a lot of explanations for this. Our colleague Johan Boström wrote a blog about that you no longer can shoot from the hip….and the discussions was about PIM or DAM, what is needed in what situation. If this is the question! Then you are at least out of the blocks on how you need to transition as an organization to start telling stories around your products at the pace that is expected. As if this is not enough, you have to do it in the moment chosen by your customers. A PIM is no longer a thing for the others, or the bigger ones, this is a mind-set and an approach that is needed for every company to meet the expectations on product information today regardless if it is in a B2B or a B4B or a B2C context.
This is a post in two parts, where this first part will give you a backdrop to better understand the change in progress of how information is consumed today, the second part leads you further into the field and up to the subsequent five robust and hands-on priorities and focus areas that will help you as a marketing organization.
We now live in a reality with a constant flow of information, we search and scan information in a variety of places, especially as customers. The journey has been fragmented into Micro-moments. For you as a Marketer, you need to create the story of your products for each of these fractions in time. For the I - want - to - buy, the I - want - to - know or I - want - to- go moments your products must be able to grasp the attention of the consumers in these situations. To create intelligent products that can do this, you as a product marketer need to rethink the way you create the story around your products and where and when this story is being told.
Micro-moments have fragmented the customer journey:
This is something that is relevant for all organizations.
In the concept of the Mechanics of Last Millisecond Marketing three primary pillars are mostly highlighted as keys to success.
Therefore, it is so important to know WHO we are telling the story to, WHEN & WHERE we are telling it and WHAT are we are saying to maximize that moment.
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In his April 27, 2016 judgment in LBP Holdings v Allied Nevada Gold Corp., Justice Belobaba of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice refused to add the defendant issuing company's underwriters as defendants to primary and secondary market misrepresentation claims under the Ontario Securities Act ("OSA") in a putative class proceeding.
Justice Belobaba's decision confirmed the test for adding parties as defendants to proposed class proceedings and clarifies the scope of certain OSA actions with regards to underwriters.
The Putative Class Proceeding
In May 2013, the defendant gold mining company effected a cross-border $150 million (U.S.D.) public offering. The proposed defendants were the underwriters on the offering. The plaintiff commenced the putative class action when the share price dropped following several alleged "corrective disclosures".
The defendant company subsequently filed for protection under American bankruptcy law. The plaintiff then served a motion seeking to add the underwriters as defendants to the proposed class action. In the plaintiff's proposed amended claim, the causes of action asserted against the underwriters are:
- Statutory claims under Part XXIII (primary market misrepresentation claim) and Part XXIII.1 (secondary market misrepresentation claim) of the OSA; and
- Claims in negligence simpliciter, negligent misrepresentation, and unjust enrichment
The Decision
Justice Belobaba noted that plaintiffs will generally be granted leave to add new defendants unless the proposed defendant can demonstrate either (1) non-compensable prejudice, or (2) that the claims being advanced are untenable at law.
Noting that the underwriters' claim for indemnification of legal costs was not "extinguished" in the bankruptcy proceeding, and that they may still be able to seek compensation under the defendant company's insurance policy, Justice Belobaba found that non-compensable prejudice was not established by the underwriters.
The test for determining whether the claims advanced are not legally tenable, in order to oppose amending the pleadings under Rule 26.01 of the Rules, is whether it is "plain and obvious" that the claim discloses no reasonable cause of action (i.e. the same test that applies under a motion to strike under Rule 21 and on a certification motion under s. 5(1)(a) of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992).
Justice Belobaba found that, since section 138(b) under Part XXIII of the OSA requires shareholders to bring primary market misrepresentation claims within 180 days of when they first had knowledge of the facts giving rise to the claim, the primary market claim against the underwriter was time-barred and thus untenable.
The secondary market misrepresentation claim under Part XXIII.1 of the OSA was also found to be untenable, as Justice Belobaba held that underwriters are not "experts" for the purposes of Part XXIII.1. A claim pursuant to Part XXIII.1 can only be brought against the enumerated categories of defendants listed in section 138.3(1). The plaintiff asserted that underwriters fit within the definition of "expert" in that section. Justice Belobaba held that the OSA made clear the "experts" and "underwriters" are separate and distinct categories under both part Part XXIII and Part XXIII.1. Among other things, he noted that underwriters are not "professionals" in an equivalent sense to the non-exhaustive categories of experts included in the OSA definition (which includes accountants, auditors, engineers and lawyers), all of whom are "regulated or licensed or otherwise held to certain defined standards of conduct and skill".
Regarding the remaining claims, Justice Belobaba found the unjust enrichment claim to be legally untenable, as the underwriting agreement – a valid contractual obligation – formed a juristic reason for the underwriters' receipt of fees from the issuer, and that absent a derivative action, the plaintiff could not assert a claim in unjust enrichment for fees paid to the underwriter by the issuing company. Justice Belobaba granted leave to add the underwriters as defendants to the common law claims for negligence and negligent misrepresentation, although he assumed "that this is not a preferred alternative for the plaintiff".
Key Takeaways
The decision in LBP v. Allied provides a practical application of the test for granting leave to add new defendants to a putative class proceeding. It also confirmed that, with respect to claims under the OSA, an underwriters' certificate "can trigger statutory liability under Part XXIII but not under Part XXIII.1", and that "s. 130 [of Part XXIII] of the OSA provides a "complete code" for underwriter liability."


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Interested in finding a coach in the Berkshires area of western Massachusetts. Ideas or thoughts?
Hi everyone. My name is Ethan Brown. I am a twelfth grader at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. I have run track since 8th grade and cross country since 10th grade.
Ever since I became a fan of watching track, I was always very interested in the racewalking events. This summer, I found the website hsrw.net and began watching the instructional videos on how to racewalk and started trying the techniques. I noticed myself getting pretty fast. One day, I was on a track and decided to see how fast I could racewalk a mile, and walked a 7:12.
Our winter track team attends two meets each year that hold a 3000m racewalk, both hosted by Harvard. Before considering the possibility of entering into the racewalk, I would like to learn if I am walking correctly. I was wondering if there was anyone in the Andover area who I could schedule a session or something with. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. My email address is firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you all so much.


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Greek tycoon Alexei Drakos was marrying Billie, a pure woman he thought would make a suitable wife. She dressed conservatively and worked hard. The only problem was that Billie's memories were a little sharper than those of her new husband. Alexei had unfortunately suffered a nasty fall after an incredible night spent in Billie's arms and he had amnesia. Alexei didn't remember any of that magical night, nor did he know that he was a father.
When Alexei discovered Billie was no longer a virgin, he accused her of telling him a tall tale to gain access to his fortune. Lies heaped upon additional lies as Billie struggled to protect her young son's identity. Soon, Billie knew she had to tell Alexei everything.
Meeting baby Nicky for the first time was a real eye opener for Alexei. He'd never really considered himself as father material, but suddenly, he found himself sitting on the floor playing with his son. It did Billie's heart good to see the two of them together, but how long could it last?
In addition, Calisto, a beautiful woman from Alexei's past, seemed determined to shatter their fragile marriage. Calisto was set up in Alexei's house in Paris, obviously at his beck and call whenever he was in town. The tabloids showed Calisto plastered against Alexei in a mind boggling kiss. How could Billie fight against a tigress like that?
The only thing Billie didn't anticipate was Alexei regaining his memory. The more Alexei remembered of the magical night spent with Billie so long ago, the more he was determined to keep her as his own.
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[b]A marriage full of secrets--stormy, sexy and set to implode?[/b]
Billie's wedding day should have been the happiest day of her life. She was marrying the father of her baby...her [i]secret[/i] baby. But tycoon Alexei Drakos had suffered amnesia, so he had no recollection of the incredible night he'd spent with Billie a year ago... Tonight he was expecting his new bride to be a virgin...
Billie knew that a marriage laced with hidden surprises was not likely to last. If only for their son's sake, she had to convince Alexei of the truth...starting tonight in the honeymoon bed...
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text: Cops: Man Decapitated Mom on Mother's Day Oregon man brought head to store, police say By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted May 16, 2017 4:49 AM CDT 30 comments Comments Messages and candles for an injured employee are shown outside a grocery store in Estacada, Ore., on Monday. (Gillian Flaccus) View 2 more images (Newser) – An Oregon man is accused of decapitating his mother on Mother's Day and bringing her head to a grocery store. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office says Joshua Lee Webb, 36, killed his mother at their rural home Sunday. He then allegedly showed up at a grocery store in nearby Estacada carrying a human head and began stabbing a checkout clerk before being subdued, the AP reports. "He didn't say anything after he was subdued," says Ernie Roberts, interim police chief in nearby Sandy, Ore. "He was in like a catatonic state, wasn't speaking to anybody." The grocery store checkout clerk was hospitalized and was expected to survive. Authorities say Webb was covered in blood and was carrying a severed head and a large knife when he entered the Thriftway store. David Webb told the AP that his son had vision problems and received Social Security payments. He said he doesn't understand what happened. "I never foresaw a problem. If I had I would have stopped it," he said, sobbing. "I just can't believe I lost my wife and son in one day. ... I wish I had some answers, but I don't. I waited all my life to retire with my wife, and now I can't. That's all I know." The son has been charged with murder and attempted murder. (Read more Oregon stories.) View 2 more images My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results without voting | 3% Hilarious 1% Intriguing 44% Depressing 1% Brilliant 50% Scary 1% Ridiculous


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Britvic mixes up with Barr
THE firms behind Robinsons squash, Tango, Irn-Bru and Tizer are teaming up in a £1.4billion merger to create a European drinks giant.
The merger between Britvic and AG Barr will create a group with annual sales of more than £1.5billion but it is likely to spark up to 500 job losses. The pair plan to save up to £40million by 2016 by shedding the staff from their combined 4,300-strong workforce, plus other cost cuts.
Barr's chief executive Roger White said it was too early to give more details but voiced confidence the companies could hit savings targets. He said: "Between 8 to 12 per cent of the combined companies' workforce potentially will be affected."
Britvic, whose brands include Robinsons, Fruit Shoot, R Whites and Tango, has around 3,300 staff. AG Barr, which dates back to 1875 and also makes Tizer and Rubicon, employs just under 1,000 people.
Britvic will own 63 per cent of the enlarged company, to be called Barr Britvic Soft Drinks, in the deal which investors still have to approve. White said the group would focus on integration initially but hopes to expand later by doing more international forays similar to Fruit Shoot's move into the US.
The merger between Britvic and AG Barr will create a group with annual sales of more than £1.5billion
White will lead the combined company, while Barr's former chairman Robin Barr will join the board as a non-executive director.
Barr has made Irn-Bru from a secret recipe for more than 130 years and Robin Barr is one of just three people to know the formula of 32 ingredients used in the drink.
City analysts have praised the Barr business for increasing sales of Irn-Bru away from its Scottish heartland. In contrast, Britvic has had a tough 2012 after recalling packs of Robinsons Fruit Shoot due to problems with a new cap design.
Pepsi, which has an agreement with Britvic to bottle and supply a number of its products, backs the deal. Britvic shares rose 18¾p to 387p. AG Barr rose 18½p to 450¾p.


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Srinagar: Union Minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said there was no intelligence failure behind Wednesday`s serial blasts in Mumbai and the aim of the perpetrators was to derail the dialogue process between India and Pakistan.
"There are forces in Pakistan and in this country who do not want peace to come to the sub-continent. They always want to create a situation where (in) peace always goes farther and farther," Abdullah told reporters here.
Responding to a question, he said Home Minister P Chidambaram has made it clear that there was no intelligence failure behind the Mumbai blasts that at least 19 people dead and around 140 others injured.
He said both the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008 and the recent blast came ahead of scheduled talks between New Delhi and Islamabad.
"The blasts have been carried out as Pakistan Foreign Minister (Hina Rabbani Khar) is arriving for talks. I pray and hope that both sides move forward," Abdullah, who is also president of ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, said.
The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy said he was thankful to the almighty that better sense had prevailed on the leadership of both the countries as they have decided to continue the dialogue process.
"This is a test for the sincerity of both the countries to find a solution to their issue through talks and reach somewhere," he said.
Asked about the implications of intelligence inputs about possible attacks in other parts of the country, Abdullah said it was the responsibility of "both India and Pakistan to check terror activities."
"I would also want that our neighbouring country (Pakistan) should not allow its soil to be used to for terror activities," he said.


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Named for the fossilized remains of giant tortoises that were exhumed in a dried-out reservoir, Terrapin is an outer colony on the desert world of Areth. Its closest neighbors are Kassara's Pass (55km), and Lono Village (32km); the nearest city is Lightbridge (110km).
Terrapin is the smallest established community, west of Lightbridge. Its population has hovered around one-hundred for several decades.
Resources and Artifacts
Like most establishments in this part of the world, Terrapin is not overly resource heavy. It's primary exports are nix crystals, silver and fossils.
Around the time that Terrapin was founded, a small temple was unearthed. Inside, dozens of pieces of pottery, bronze utensils, and vestments were found. In the largest antechamber, a cache of silver coins was discovered, along with several magically-imbued relics. The treasures were sold off to expand the settlement. The temple was converted into a reservoir.
Fig and pomegranate trees thrive naturally within the area. Local farmers also grow melons, aubergines, peppers, tomatoes, onions and garlic.
A small marketplace is at the center of town. Several merchants travel to town every month to sell exotic wares.
At the town center, there is an unearthed limestone temple that has been converted into a reservoir. There are a dozen adobe houses surrounding the temple, and several flights of restored stairs descending from the center. Most domiciles in the town are canvas tents, reconstituted tech, and some of the more creative dwellers have made house frames out of the ribcages of long-departed whales, covered in thatching and mud.
Most of the villages inhabitants are humans, but there are a handful of orms and a few archons.
Terrapin's community is close knit. Everyone knows everyone on a first-name basis, and folks work very hard to co-exist and thrive. As such, the class systems that are very prominent in the larger cities are merely ceremonial in Terrapin. Though many cultures dwell in Areth, the folks of different lifestyles have become culture-fluid here, but some cultural behaviors still exist. The most common cultures are strapcoat, ashhaven, and glimmershard.


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Wally Burnham knows his role. Iowa State's septuagenarian defensive coordinator has been taking part in spring practices since well before his players were born.
Wally Burnham knows his role. Iowa State�s septuagenarian defensive coordinator has been taking part in spring practices since well before his players were born.
�It�s my job to coach them and not get frustrated with them,� Burnham said.
It�s easier said than done this spring. Youth and inexperience permeates every level of the Cyclone defense.
The 15 practices ISU gets before the fall are as much about teaching the basics as it is a test in the Zen-like abilities of the defensive coaches.
�It�s very strenuous emotionally, but you got to be patient with them,� Burnham said. �The young guys, you just have to keep coaching them and teaching them and hoping that they learn and that the light will come on.�
Everywhere head coach Paul Rhoads looks on the practice field, he sees someone in need of additional reps.
There are three open starting spots on the defensive front. As many as five underclassmen could be part of an eight or 10 man rotation up front.
Junior Jeremiah George is the only returning starter at linebacker. On one side of George is Jared Brackens, who switched from safety this off-season. On the other is Jevohn Miller, a junior with 24 career tackles.
Sophomores Ken Lynn and Sam Richardson are starting at cornerback while senior Jansen Watson is out following shoulder surgery. One of them will start alongside Watson in the fall, with redshirt freshman Charlie Rodgers likely to be the nickel back.
�Certainly pleased with the talent,� Rhoads said. �There is a learning curve � and we are pressing hard to get to that point. We don�t have the luxury of waiting for these guys third year (for them to get it.) They have to play right now.�
Rhoads tries to take the growing pains in stride.
Some days it�s easy, when a linebacker shows a flash of why the Cyclones recruited him. Other days not so much; it�s always going to eat at a coach when a defender fails to line up properly.
�The positive of those bad days is there is a lot of upside,� Rhoads said.
But the coach in him is well aware of the downside.
�The negative is you are going to be playing through that experience,� Rhoads said.
There is reason for optimism. Burnham saw big strides from the defense in the third week of spring practice. He thinks Miller is playing the best football of his career. Rhoads calls Brackens one of the biggest surprises of the spring.
Most of the problems the defense faced early in practice revolved around players being out of position or failing to comprehend their assignment, Miller said.
�It�s all mental stuff,� Miller said.
It�s more than that, George said. It�s about players learning to trust.
Trust in themselves. Trust in their understanding of the defense. Trust in what they are seeing.
�I know that feeling of you don�t want to make a mistake and you think you know what you are supposed to be doing,� George said, �but it�s like, �Wait, (the coach) said I�m supposed to do this, but I am supposed to do this (other thing).� You are a split-second slow.
�I�ve seen guys let that go and play kind of faster.�
It�s resulted in a different defense taking the field.
�We are coming after people harder,� Miller said. �When we see a run play, we are flying to the ball. I just think we are playing faster than we have in the past, more downhill.�
Both Rhoads and Burnham agree that this is the most athletic defense they�ve coached at ISU. They are just waiting for everything else to catch up to the physical skills.
Until it happens they�ll just keep reminding themselves to be patient. After all, they were at this point once with former all-conference linebackers A.J. Klein and Jake Knott.
�It�s the way things go,� Burnham said. �It takes time to learn it all.�


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After a very cold winter I found this in the garden today. Along with a clear blue sky, mild breeze and the smell of spring about to burst. Love it!
It's forecast to rain tomorrow which we desperately need so I'll pop this little bunch of sunshine on the window sill and dream of warmer weather to come!


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If you are a local charity or organisation why not fund raise by holding a Coffee Morning at the Priory. Contact the office on 01600 712034 to check availability and book.
Every Saturday Morning, 10.00 – 12.00
Tea, coffee and home made treats served by different local organisations, often with live piano music and stalls.
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text: Hello all, Did any one of you got paid for November earning via Check ? I am in Asia, so it usually takes 1-2 week for check to arrive here. Now it has been more than 2 week for payment issuance date, but I am yet to receive my check for November earning. Any help in this regard, would be highly appreciated and thanked.


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Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc is hopeful Zlatan Ibrahimovic's knee injury is nothing serious after his side clinched the Trophee des Champions.
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc is hopeful Zlatan Ibrahimovic's knee injury is nothing serious after his side clinched the Trophee des Champions.
First-half goals from Serge Aurier and Edinson Cavani saw the Ligue 1 champions to a 2-0 win over Lyon in Montreal on Saturday.
But a knee injury to Ibrahimovic threatened to sour the victory, with the Sweden international in discomfort late in the game.
Blanc said the 33-year-old was battling with the injury, but hopes his recovery is quick.
"It's a kick he [Ibrahimovic] received on the knee. Five minutes before the end of the game, when he kicked the ball, he felt some pain," he said.
"What is annoying me, is that we have to stay 10 hours in a plane. That's not the best way to get better.
"The medical staff will work with him. I hope there is no issue to come."
Blanc was pleased with his team's performance after they struck twice in the opening 17 minutes at the Stade Saputo, with Lyon reduced to 10 men in the second half when Maxime Gonalons saw red.
"We won 2-0. There are plenty of reasons to be pleased about it. We had a lot of chances and we scored two goals. In my opinion, we could have scored even more," he said.
"The opponent didn't have any opportunity during the game. We controlled the match.
"We have all the reasons to be pleased about our performance. In every aspect of the game, individually and as a team, I have reasons to be happy. A great afternoon for myself."


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Nicholas Sparks Quotes About ChurchQuotes about: Church
I have faith that God will show you the answer. But you have to understand that sometimes it takes a while to be able to recognize what God wants you to do. That's how it often is. God's voice is usually nothing more than a whisper, and you have to listen very carefully to hear it. But other times, in those rarest of moments, the answer is obvious and rings as loud as a church bell.
Even his highly emotional Italian mother didn't believe that true love could blossom overnight. Like his brothers and sisters-in-law, she wanted nothing more for him than to marry and start a family, but if he showed up at her doorstep and said that he'd met someone two days ago and knew she was the one for him, his mother would smack him with a broom, curse in Italian, and drag him to church, sure that he had some serious sins that needed confessing.
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- Born: December 31, 1965
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Dear, The Black Faces… You're our new favorite!… No, seriously!
We were at Nashville's Third Man Records Friday (11/11/11) for the The Black Belles' record release party, celebrating their debut, self-titled LP. Opening for them was The Black Faces, a band we heard about this summer, but never had a chance to listen. At the time of this article, there are no videos or samples of their music available online, and Friday night was the first time the band performed as a 3-piece… But the 3-piece part is what had our jaws dropped…
The band consists of Ben Swank of Detroit's The Soledad Brothers (and Jack White's right-hand-man at Third Man Records) on drums, Chetley "Cheetah" Weise of Immortal Lee County Killers and Silver Lion's 20/20 on vocals/guitar, and Jemina Pearl of Be Your Own Pet on vocals/guitar…. A big line-up that we hope get into big things for 2012!… Since there's not any samples of The Black Faces, not even a website or Facebook page, we're just gonna give you a 'best-of' of all the members previous work (see below) because their new material is just a great continuation of what each member does best, gritty punk/rock/blues goodness!.. There was some press photographers there, so we're sure some photos will surface soon… we'll keep you updated:
And by-the-way… for the record: The Black Belles are a fantastic live band you MUST see soon! Gimmicks aside, their debut album kills and their live show is legit. We can't wait to see them again, especially with a better crowd! A crowd who is there to see THEM and not just standing around simply purchase a limited-edition LP and sell it on eBay… Their self-titled debut is available NOW! Pick up a copy HERE


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I'm alive, and well, hurt. Some of these guys, they aren't so nice.
Especially that woman. Her nails are like needles. Something not natural about her either, her movement, that chilling smile that almost never leaves her face. They way it starts to hurt if you look right at her for too long.
I've been stuffed in a sack, tied to a post in the ground, collared like a dog, almost set on fire and now I'm chained up to a bed in a rather nice motel. You can stop your clicking, woman, I'm not going to give a name. Not that it matters, you'd just delete it and hit m—OW. Glass bottle to the shoulder.
What's funny, is they fight like...Well, I'm a Lord of the Rings fan, so, I offer up the example of the orcs in RotK. These guys fight like that. Two conflicting interests, Hypnos and...HER. The woman who refuses to give her name. Says that if she wants to talk to me or anyone else, she'll do it and you're not to talk back. Heh. Not much of a team play---OW. Rapped my knuckles.
Fuck. I'm so tired.
Hypnos oddly decided to allow me to let you, particularly you Eternity, and Skan, know that I'm okay. SHE didn't like it, but agreed once Hypnos said he'd edit my writing for potential slips or codes or whatever.
I'm too tired and sore and scared to try to code shit. I'm just glad for the opportunity to be able to post.
Don't give up, guys. I know you're after me, that much I've been told repeatedly in varying degrees of niceness.(Read-Usually followed by hitting, cutting, stomping, and me being forced to listen to one or more of them rail about futility.) It only hurts when they talk about hurting you.
They try to convince me, Hypnos in particular, that the pain will go away if I just...take up the mask. That's what the mask in the box is about, guys. If I pick it up, I can save so many of you...No. No I won't, I won't I wo---
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Mrs. Mary Jenkins, widow of W. C. Jenkins who died at Protem Missouri July 29, 1895, was born in Washington County, Tennessee, March 19, 1831. Her husband, W. C. Jenkins, was a prominent preacher of the Christian church and was born in the same county and state, May 16, 1828. He and his beloved wife, who is a devoted Christian, were reared in the same neighborhood in Washington County and were playmates together and were married there January 25, 1849. Three childrenStar, George and Elizabethwere born to them there. In 1856 they left their old home in Tennessee and crossed the father of waters and settled in St. Francis County, Arkansas, where they lived one year and pulled up stakes and recrossed the big river and settled in Barren County, Kentucky, where they remained until the early part of 1860 when they went back to Arkansas where they arrived in Marion County in the month of March and settled land in the Flippin Barrens where the Rock Spring is a mile or more northeast of the railroad town of Flippin. Though the water of the Rock Spring did not flow out in a large volume but it was cold, nice and healthy. Mrs. Jenkins, in mentioning a few names of old settlers who lived near them in the Flippin Barrens, says there were Bill Painter and Parlee, his wife, and Tom Painter whose wife was named Adaline and Houston Painter who married Nancy Jane Denton, daughter of Bill Denton. There were also Joe Lewellen and Billy Reynolds, the last named of which his wifes name was Annie. Mrs. Jenkins husband lies buried in the cemetery at Protem where he died. Their three children that we have mentioned that were born in Tennessee, Star lies buried in the cemetery at Flippin. George married Jane Sanders, daughter of Tom Sanders. Elizabeth is the wife T. H. (Tom) Flippin, son of Hon. W. B. Flippin. In speaking of the hardships in Civil War times Mrs. Jenkins said that there was a family who lived on Lees Mountain near a small tan yard their names of which are forgotten. Some of the children that belonged to this family starved to death. These children would cut off small bits from the dry hides and either scorch them on coals of fire or chew and swallow them raw. "This is horrible to think of and repeat the story of these sufferings years after it took place, " said Mrs. Jenkins.
In relating the destruction of human lives in the Flippin Barrens during that ever memorable conflict she said that a single man of the name of Jim Brown came with her and husband from Kentucky and was living with them. Brown was an unhealthy man and was subject to epileptic fits at a certain period each month. One morning a lot of bushwhackers killed Derl Woods, who lived on the Fallen Ash road. I heard the reports of the guns while they were shooting Mr. Woods. His wife was named Sally and I heard the poor woman screaming while they were putting him to death. After this band of guerrillas had overrun part of the neighborhood they arrived at Jim Jacksons who lived a quarter of a mile from our house and began to annoy and chase two negroe boys that were at Jacksons. Mr. Brown was in our house at the time and went out of the house and started to run and the band of men saw him and charged down the lane toward our house and soon overhauled him and shot him to death. One ball took effect in his face, another in the chest and another in the arm. This occurred near an hour before sun down. There were a few scattering men left in the neighborhood who were friends to the south and when the guerrillas retired that evening these friends collected together and put out guards and buried the dead bodies of Brown and Wood in the Flippin graveyard."
In giving an account of another sad affair In war times Mrs. Jenkins said that there is a bottom on the south side of White River a few miles above old Tolberts Ferry that was known as Cave Bottom. It was then called an out of way place and so secluded that it was deemed an excellent spot for the men to hide in on the approach of an enemy. One evening during the winter season while snow covered the ground Shelt Williams, Jack Tate, John Wood, John Tyler and Jim Tyler while in hiding there were attacked by the enemy and Sheit Williams, Jack Tate and John Tyler were killed. Jim Tyler feigned death by falling on his face in the snow after he was slightly wounded and his foes thinking he was really dead did not go to him to make an investigation to see whether life was extinct or not and thus he escaped with his life. John Wood was mounted on a small but resolute mule and its rider compelled the animal to plunge into the ice cold water of the river and swam across to the north shore then he rode the mule a few miles up the river and swam back to the south side again and arrived at our house just before day break. Mr. Wood was bareheaded and nearly froze. The dead body of Williams was hualed home and buried there in a shallow grave. He was buried in the same clothes he was killed in. A few pieces of plank were substituted for a coffin. Jack Tate was buried at Flippin. Do not know where Tyler was buried.
Mrs. Jenkins is a daughter of Joshua and Betsey Davidson. Her parent died in east Tennessee. Mrs. Jenkins related the foregoing account to me at her home one mile east of Protem, Missouri, on Wednesday, September 11, 1907.
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United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division
March 12, 2014
PAVEL POLINOVSKY, and ILONA POLINOVSKY, and HANS-PETER BAUMEISTER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs,v.DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA, AG, Defendant.
SHARON JOHNSON COLEMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Pavel and Ilona Polinovsky ("the Polinovskys") and Hans-Peter Baumeister ("Baumeister") (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed this putative class action lawsuit against defendant Deutsche Lufthansa AG ("Lufthansa") for its alleged failure to comply with Regulation No. 261/2004 of the European Parliament and European Council ("EU 261" or "the Regulation"). The Regulation requires airlines to compensate passengers for certain delayed or cancelled flights departing from or arriving in the European Union. Plaintiffs initially filed their complaint asserting a breach of contract claim against Lufthansa and alleging EU 261 was incorporated into Lufthansa's General Conditions of Carriage. Indeed, this Court found that Lufthansa expressly incorporated EU 261 in its Conditions of Carriage. Polinovsky v. Deutsche Lufthansa AG, 2012 WL 1080415 (N.D.Ill. Mar. 30, 2012). Plaintiffs later amended their complaint to add Count II alleging a violation directly under EU 261. Lufthansa now moves to dismiss Count II pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c).[1] For the following reasons, Lufthansa's motion is granted.
The Polinovskys are residents of Illinois and were confirmed passengers on British Airways Flight BA 226 from Atlanta to London scheduled to depart December 17, 2010, with a connecting flight to Warsaw Poland. Prior to departure, their flight was cancelled and British Airways rebooked the Polinovskys on later flights, including Lufthansa Flight LH 467 from Miami to Dusseldorf, Germany, scheduled to depart at 6:25 p.m. December 18, 2010.[2] Flight LH 467 was delayed and, as a result, the Polinovskys missed their connecting flight to Warsaw. The Polinovskys ultimately travelled by train to their final destination and were not compensated for their delay. Baumeister is a resident of California and was a confirmed passenger on Lufthansa Flight LH 1371 from Stuttgart, Germany to Munich scheduled to depart on October 4, 2010. Flight LH 1371 was cancelled was cancelled and Baumeister was not offered compensation.
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Rule 12(c) permits a party to move for judgment on the pleadings after the filing of both the complaint and the answer. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c); Brunt v. Serv. Empl. Int'l Union, 284 F.3d 715, 718 (7th Cir. 2002). The pleadings include the complaint, the answer, and any written instruments attached as exhibits. Fed.R.Civ.P. 10(c); Northern Ind. Gun & Outdoor Shows v. City of S. Bend, 163 F.3d 449, 452 (7th Cir. 1998).
Courts review motions brought pursuant to Rule 12(c) under the same standard as a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b). Northern Ind. Gun & Outdoor Shows, 163 F.3d at 452. Thus, a complaint must be dismissed if the allegations do not state a facially plausible claim that raises the right to relief above the speculative level. See Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007); Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009). As with Rule 12(b)(6) motions, courts must view the facts alleged in the light most favorable to the non-moving party. Emergency Servs. Billing Corp. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 668 F.3d 459, 464 (7th Cir. 2012).
Lufthansa argues that EU 261 does not provide an express or implied private right of action that can be enforced outside the European Union and that EU 261 was never intended to be enforced outside the European Union. Lufthansa also contends that European Union law does not permit recovery for damages in a class action suit and that the Airlines Deregulation Act preempts United States courts sitting in diversity from enforcing any laws that relate to an airline's prices, routes or services.
While not binding on this Court, the Court considers and finds persuasive Lozano v. United Cont'l Holdings, Inc., 2013 WL 5408652 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 26, 2013) (Nordberg, J.), Volodarskiy v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 2013 WL 5645776 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 16, 2013) (Chang, J.) and Giannopoulos v. Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana, S.A., 2014 WL 551603 (N.D. Ill. Feb 12, 2014) (Durkin, J.) wherein each court was presented with similar facts, motions to dismiss and arguments in support and in opposition to those now before this Court.
The Regulation provides compensation to passengers whose flights are delayed or cancelled under certain circumstances. See generally Regulation 261/2004 O.J. (L 46) (hereinafter EU 261). The Preamble states that Member States "should ensure and supervise general compliance... and designate an appropriate body to carry out such enforcement tasks. Such supervision should not affect the rights of passengers... to seek legal redress from courts under procedures of national law." EU 261 Preamble ¶ 22.
Lufthansa contends that, while EU 261 affords passengers the right to receive compensation in certain circumstances, the text of the Regulation does not provide that such a right may be enforced outside the European Union. In support, Lufthansa looks to paragraph 1 of Article 16, which states: "[e]ach Member State shall designate a body responsible for the enforcement of this Regulation." EU 261 Art. 16.1. Article 16 further provides that "each passenger may complain to any body designated under paragraph 1, or to any other competent body designated by a Member State." Id. Art. 16.2. Lufthansa duly notes the absence of an express provision providing for enforcement outside of Member States as well as the absence of any reference to the United States or any other non-Member States in the context of enforceability. See id. In sum, Lufthansa argues the text of EU 261 establishes that it does not expressly or impliedly provide a private cause of action enforceable by courts in the United States.
In opposition, Plaintiffs argue that nothing in the Regulation expressly prohibits U.S. courts from enforcing EU 261. Indeed, Plaintiffs contend that EU 261 places "no limitations whatsoever on the forum court." (Dkt. #114, Pl. Resp. at p. 4.) Plaintiffs rely on the text of the Regulation, which provides minimum rights for passengers "to seek legal redress from courts under procedures of national law. " EU 261 Preamble ¶ 22 (emphasis added); Art. 1.1 (the Regulation establishes "minimum rights for passengers..."). Plaintiffs argue that this language expressly provides that the procedures of the forum court apply. Plaintiffs also rely on Article 15, which states that when passengers accept less compensation than that to which they are due, they are "entitled to take the necessary proceedings before the competent courts or bodies in order to obtain additional compensation" Id. Art. 15 (emphasis added). Taken together with the Preamble, neither provision being modified by "designated by Member States, " Plaintiffs interpret these provisions to place no limitation on the forum court. Plaintiffs contend, had the European Commission intended to expressly limit enforcement it could have done so. Plaintiffs argue that, absent an express prohibition, EU 261 confers rights to all passengers enforceable by any civil court.
Considering both parties' well written and presented arguments, this Court holds that EU 261 does not provide a private right of action enforceable outside the European Union. Article 16 directs Member States to "designate a body responsible for the enforcement of this Regulation." EU 261 Art. 16.1. Passengers are then directed to complain to these responsible bodies or "any other competent body designated by a Member State." Id. Art. 16.2. Thus, the Regulation clearly links its enforcement to bodies designated by a Member State. See Volodarskiy, 2013 WL 5645776 at *4 ("that text can only mean that the enforcement of EU 261 is directly tied to courts and administrative bodies in the EU"); Lozano, 2013 WL 5408652 at *3 (the provisions of Article 16 "directly tie enforcement to the territory' of a Member State'"). Furthermore, the Regulation refers only to third countries in connection to EU 261's applicability to flights departing from third countries to Member States. See EU 261 Preamble ¶¶6, 23; Art. 3.1(b), 16.2. While Plaintiffs contend that the Preamble and ...
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- Plaintiff Must Prove Retaliation Was Sole Factor Motivating Adverse Employment Action In A Title VII Retaliation Claim
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A doctor and university medical school faculty member experienced conflict with a new supervisor that appeared to be related to his racial descent. The doctor sued the university, alleging the university staff had engaged in racial discrimination and retaliatory employment actions that violated Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act. The doctor won a jury trial. On appeal, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held that on the retaliation claim, the doctor only had to prove that retaliation was one of several factors motivating the adverse action. The United States Supreme Court disagreed, concluding that in retaliation claims under Title VII, a plaintiff must prove retaliation was the sole factor motivating the employer's action. (University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar (--- S.Ct. ----, U.S., June 24, 2013).
Dr. Nassar, an HIV/AIDS specialist of Middle Eastern descent, was a faculty member of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ("University"), a medical school. The University had an affiliation agreement with Parkland Memorial Hospital ("Hospital") requiring the Hospital to offer staff physician openings to University faculty members. Thus, most of the Hospital staff physicians were University faculty.
In 2004, the University hired a new Chief of Infectious Disease Medicine, Dr. Levine, who closely scrutinized Dr. Nassar's work productivity. Dr. Levine also made multiple verbal remarks antagonistic towards Dr. Nassar's ethnic group. To avoid working under Dr. Levine's supervision, Dr. Nassar attempted to arrange with the Hospital to work as a staff physician without being a faculty staff member. After securing a verbal job offer from the Hospital, Dr. Nassar sent a letter to Dr. Levine's supervisor and others stating that he was resigning his teaching position due to Dr. Levine's harassment. The letter upset Dr. Levine's supervisor, Dr. Fitz, who sought to publically exonerate Dr. Levine. Dr. Fitz interceded with the Hospital, protesting that the arrangement with Dr. Nassar violated the affiliation agreement between the University and the Hospital. The Hospital withdrew Dr. Nassar's job offer.
Dr. Nassar filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), which found that Dr. Nassar presented credible evidence that the University had retaliated against him for making allegations of discrimination by Dr. Levine. Having cleared that administrative hurdle, Dr. Nassar next filed a federal lawsuit in district court alleging two violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ("Title VII"). The first alleged violation was a status-based discrimination claim that the University discriminated against him on the basis of his race, religion, and national origin, effectively firing him. The second was a retaliation-based claim that Dr. Fitz's intervention to reverse the Hospital's job offer to Dr. Nassar was made to retaliate against Nassar for his complaints about Dr. Levine's harassment. A jury agreed with Dr. Nassar on both claims, resulting in an award of over $400,000 in back pay and $300,000 in compensatory damages.
On appeal, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the jury's finding on the status-based discrimination claim, holding instead that Dr. Nassar had not brought sufficient evidence to support the claim that he had effectively been fired. The court of appeals affirmed the retaliation-based claim, finding when a plaintiff sues on such a claim, the plaintiff need only prove that retaliation was a motivating factor, not the sole, "but-for" cause of the adverse employment action.
The University appealed the decision to the United States Supreme Court, which agreed to hear the case.
In a 5-4 decision and an opinion by Justice Kennedy, the United States Supreme Court vacated the Fifth Circuit decision. The Court held that in a Title VII retaliation claim, a plaintiff must prove that retaliation was the sole, "but-for" factor for an adverse employment action, not merely one of the factors.
The Court began by noting that in civil lawsuits over injuries, tort law typically requires that a plaintiff show that the injury would not have occurred "but for" the defendant's conduct. The Court stated that in the absence of other rules, "but-for" causation is the default rule. The Court noted that in 1991, Congress amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to clarify that in status-based discrimination claims, a plaintiff only had to prove that race, color, religion, sex, or national origin was a motivating factor for discrimination, not the only factor. However, the Court stated that discrimination claims based on retaliation were subject to the "but-for" standard, not the motivating factor standard.
Next, the Court compared the language in the Title VII anti-retaliation provision with a similarly-worded provision in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"). The Court observed that the anti-retaliation provisions of both acts state that it is unlawful for an employer to take adverse employment actions "because" of certain specified actions. The Court stated that it had concluded in a prior case that the use of "because" in the ADEA provision meant that "but-for" causation was the rule. Therefore, the Court concluded it was appropriate to read the similar Title VII anti-retaliation provision as requiring "but-for" causation, even though status-based discrimination claims are subject to a different standard of proof.
The Court rejected Dr. Nassar's arguments that Title VII retaliation claims should be subject to the same standard as status-based discrimination claims. First, the Court stated that such an interpretation would be contrary to the plain language of Title VII. The Court noted that the section of Title VII that discusses the motivating factor standard only lists race, color, religion, sex, or national origin claims and does not mention retaliatory actions. Second, the Court opined that Dr. Nassar's suggested interpretation would be inconsistent with "design and structure" of Title VII, because Congress put the motivating factor standard into the section on status-based discrimination claims, not the section on retaliation claims. Also, the Court opined that other portions of Title VII expressly reference "all unlawful employment actions." Thus, if Congress had meant to specify that retaliation claims were subject to the motivating factor standard, it was capable of specifically saying so.
The Court distinguished the cases Dr. Nassar pointed to as supporting his arguments. The Court explained that those cases concerned other anti-discrimination laws that were written more broadly than Title VII, which is "precise, complex, and exhaustive." Additionally, the Court pointed out that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, enacted a year before Congress's revisions to Title VII, contained an express anti-retaliation provision. The Court stated that this demonstrated that if Congress wanted to include retaliation claims in Title VII's motivating factor standard for status-based claims, Congress could have written the law accordingly.
The Court stated that public policy supported its decision, because EEOC retaliation claims are increasing, and so lowering the evidentiary standard for causation could result in the filing of more frivolous claims. These frivolous claims could divert employer and government resources that might otherwise be directed to combating genuine workplace harassment.
Finally, the Supreme Court rejected Dr. Nassar's argument that the EEOC's compliance manual on discrimination issues should be accorded deference by the Court. The manual stated that retaliation claims should be subject to the motivating factor standard, not the "but-for" standard. The Court stated that evaluating how much weight courts should give to an agency interpretation of law depended on the thoroughness, reasoning, consistency, and other persuasive factors of the interpretation. The Court held that the explanations in EEOC's compliance manual lacked "persuasive force" because the manual's reasoning was circular and because it "failed to address the particular interplay" between Title VII provisions on retaliation claims, status-based claims, and the motivating factor standard.


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Sture (stü´rə), noble family that played a leading role in Sweden in the 15th and 16th cent. Sten Sture, the elder, c.1440–1503, was chosen regent in 1470. In the battle of Brunkeberg (1471) he defeated a Danish force sent by King Christian I. The victory gave hope for permanent Swedish independence, but in 1497 Sture was forced to resign, and union with Denmark was recognized (see Kalmar Union). In 1501 he again became regent. He took an active part in founding (1477) the Univ. of Uppsala. A member of a Danish Sture family, Svante Sture, d. 1512, succeeded him as regent. His rule was a period of continual warfare. His son and successor as regent was Sten Sture, the younger, c.1492–1520. He vigorously asserted the principle of the superiority of the state over the church, notably by securing (1517) from the Riksdag the deposition of Archbishop Gustaf Trolle, a member of a rival family. He refused to recognize Christian II of Denmark as king of Sweden. Christian sent a force to relieve the archbishop, who was besieged in his castle, but Sture defeated the Danish army and imprisoned Trolle. Warfare continued, and Sture was killed in battle shortly before Stockholm fell to Christian. As regents, the Stures paved the way for Swedish independence, attained under Gustavus I.
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