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Debra Medina, Other Candidates to Speak
Despite TXDOT's announcement last year that the Trans Texas Corridor Project was dead, the department is moving along full speed ahead with its plans for the Southeast Loop 9 Project, identified as a feeder road for the TTC.
The Loop 9 Toll Road Project will cut a 16-lane-wide path through Southern Dallas and Northern Ellis counties. This road is one of several projects identified for development by TXDOT by Cintra Zachry, a Spanish-owned company.
More than 1,200 families stand to lose their homes and property if TXDOT officials have their way. Despite TXDOT claims that the toll road project is to provide an "outer" loop around the southern boundary of the D/FW Metroplex, the current alternatives will plow through neighborhoods in Cedar Hill, Glen Heights, Lancaster and Midlothian.
City leaders in all these communities are in support of the project despite the pleas from citizens who stand to lose everything.
The southeast Loop 9 Citizens' Coalition is comprised of several grassroots community groups whose members believe there are low-cost alternatives to the current Loop 9 alignments that could meet regional transportation needs while preserving the homes, property and financial security of more than 1,000 North Texas families.
The Citizens' Coalition hosted its first town hall meeting in April 2009. The meeting included representatives from TXDOT, NTCOG, and elected officials from Dallas County and the affected cities. More than 1,000 local citizens attended. Of those in attendance, only 2 indicated that they were in favor of the Loop 9 Project as currently planned.
For the Sunday February 28 event, this time the meeting will focus on updating citizens on what the coalition has done since last April to try and make changes to the current plan, telling them what they can do to join the fight to save their homes, and hearing from candidates for State elected offices who support the group's position.
Just like the April 2009 event, this Loop 9 Update Town Hall meeting is being organized and paid for by local citizen members of the community groups.
Republican primary candidate for Governor Debra Medina will be the keynote speaker.
Medina has made her position in support of the private property rights of Texas citizens a cornerstone of her campaign. Medina will share the stage with Republican primary candidate for State Senate District 22, Darren Yancey, and Republican primary candidate for State Senate District 2, Sharon Russell.
Both candidates have come out against the Southeast Loop 9 Project in their campaign communications.
Mannix Smith, leader of the Lancaster-based citizens' group explained, "Our members have been active in communicating with local and state officials, as well as TXDOT and the Texas Transportation Commission members to convince them that other options should be considered before the state spends more than $4 Billion on just 35 miles of roadway. The cost of the planned toll road has ballooned from an estimate of $1 Billion in 2003 to now over $4 Billion according to the TXDOT website.
"Even those citizens not directly affected by this out-dated ill-conceived road project should find these cost estimates unacceptable. The Southeast Loop 9 Toll Road Project is a shining example of why the Legislature's Sunset Commission recommended the "death penalty" for TXDOT in 2008.
"Despite recent comments by local TXDOT officials that the road is unfunded and does not pose any immediate threat to homes, the department is finalizing the environmental study that will lead to a Record of Decision by the Federal Highway Administration. TXDOT has targeted this action for later this year.
If TXDOT receives the Record of Decision, the route is set in stone and we will face the loss of our homes, our way of life and our financial security. TXDOT representatives told us last fall that they hoped to be acquiring property by the end of 2010.
"This threat to our homes is real and it is now. Many homeowners have already found it impossible to sell their property with the road project looming. And those that do find buyers are selling at a loss. TXDOT has told us in a written response to our questions that they will only offer current market value for property seized for this road.
This will leave hundreds of families upside down in mortgages for homes that have dropped as much as 25% in value since 2007.
"We want our citizens to understand that the demise of TTC did not put an end to the threat to their homes, and that there is still time to make changes to the Loop 9 Plan. If anything is worth fighting for, it is the place you and your family call "Home," and we are simply not willing to give up.
We will continue to pursue our strategy to make our voices heard, to elect individuals to local and state offices who will champion our cause, and to fight this injustice even in court if we are forced.
Citizens from all affected communities are invited to attend. Community organizers have been distributing flyers, posting signs and sending emails to get the word out to all those who will be adversely affected by the proposed road.
WHO: Debra Medina, Republican Primary candidate for Governor
Darren Yancy, Republican Primary candidate for State Senate District 22
Sharon Russell, Republican Primary candidate for State Senate District 2
WHAT: Town Hall Meeting to update citizens on the status of the Loop 9 Project and to hear from candidates who oppose the current plan.
Enlarged maps showing the proposed Southeast Loop 9 alignments from Midlothian to Seagoville and indicating what properties are in jeopardy will be on display for citizens to view.
Lunch will be available for a donation to the Southeast Loop 9 Citizens' Coalition.
WHERE: Noble Champions Sport Horses Arena, 1302 S. Duncanville Road, Cedar Hill, TX 75104 (Northeast corner of Duncanville Road and Bear Creek Road)
WHEN: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 28, 2010
In addition to the candidates, a citizens' coalition spokesperson will give an update on the status of TXDOT's plans for Loop 9, will describe the coalition's case for studying other options, will report on what the coalition members have done since the April 2009 meeting to make their voices heard and will advise what the groups have planned to continue the fight.
A citizens' question and answer session will conclude the meeting. Citizen questions and comments will more than likely be passionate and intense as these folks are fighting for their homes, financial security and safety.
WHY: Citizens in the communities in south Dallas County and north Ellis County have come together through grassroots organizing to motivate local and state officials to look at alternatives for the Southeast Loop 9 Project before moving ahead with final approvals. They first appealed to their city governments in 2005 through 2008. The majority of mayors and council members in the affected communities are not supportive of efforts to move the road out of neighborhoods because they view the road as a "golden goose" of property and sales taxes. Efforts to intercede with TXDOT that has planned this road with the usual MO of very little public notice or input have met with statements by department officials that they have not authority to look at alternatives. Addressing their position seeking low-cost, less-destructive options with county and state officials revealed that many view the road as an economic engine but seem to be unaware or unconcerned about the high cost of the current road and its devastating impact on literally thousands of families in Dallas and Ellis Counties.
After giving up on ever getting any help or support from city leaders, the coalition has pursued a strategy over the course of the last year to appeal directly to state elected officials and the Texas Transportation Commissioners to seek help. With no help forthcoming, the groups are hoping to effect change through the electoral process.
James Adams, Mannix Smith and Janie Haga are all members of the Southeast Loop 9 Citizens' Coalition Leadership Council. All of them have homes that will be adversely affected by the proposed Loop 9 route.
Email address for contacts:
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Mannix Smith: email@example.com
Janie Haga: firstname.lastname@example.com
The citizens coalition has a website. The address of the website is: www.loop9info.com.


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Enterprise, pace and strength are the hallmarks of Tom Biggs, whose skills were originally identified by Stuart Lancaster, now the England head coach, who spotted him playing for Yorkshire U18. Since then Tom has represented England U21, Sevens and Saxons and moved from Leeds Carnegie to Newcastle Falcons and onward to Bath Rugby three seasons ago.
When growing up in Hull, he had rugby heroes in England's Jason Robinson and Jonah Lomu, of New Zealand and there are no prizes for guessing which player he more closely resembles. Tom said at the time: "I'm not one for running over the top of people," just in case anyone perceived that he may be in the Lomu mould.
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The council seeks to match children with the most appropriate foster carers available to us at the time as we understand how important it is that you are able to form a positive relationship with any child in your care.
Challenging teens
We have an urgent need for foster carers who are prepared to work with young people (normally between 10-18 years of age), some of whom may have difficulties in their relationships with others, problems at school and behavioural issues.
You will be supported by your allocated social worker as you help these young people through a difficult period in their lives. This can be challenging work, but it is at the same time enormously rewarding.
A critical part of the task of fostering teenagers is preparing them for independence.
Money management is an important lesson for young people to learn so children over 16 are given £40 a week to pay for such things such as travel, food and clothes.
You will need to pay this money to fostered children in your care out of your main allowance.
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If you are to foster a child under five you must have time and the flexibility to be able to provide full-time care for them.
It is also likely that a fostered child of this age will be visited by their birth parent(s) five or six times a week.
Siblings and young mothers
There are often cases where two or more children from the same family need to be fostered together. We also sometimes have young girls with babies of their own who need a foster placement. This means we are always keen to talk to people who may have the space for more than one fostered child at a time.
Children with disabilities
Children and young people with disabilities have the same fundamental needs, likes and dislikes as other children and benefit from the opportunities to build relationships in a family rather than a residential setting if they cannot live with their own families.
Disabilities can be physical (such as muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy), or may involve moderate to severe learning difficulties such as Autism. There will be cases where children have both physical and mental disabilities.
Caring for these children can pose significant challenges, but we do of course provide substantial support for foster carers who take on such cases.
There are also short-term fostering opportunities for young people with disabilities where the council provides respite assistance to parents to allow them short breaks from caring for their children.
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Fri, 4 September 2009
This tool displays the approximate Moon phases for a given month(images are close approximations). For official phase times and dates for this month and past months are available from the U.S. Naval Observatory.
Download this month's sky map!Skymaps.com is our favorite monthly skymap provider. Download either the Northern hemisphere, Equatorial, or Southern Hemisphere sky map so you can follow along with our viewing sessions.
Creator: Kym Thalassoudis
Southern Hemisphere Additional InformationAs Astronomy a Go Go! finds its home in the higher Northern latitudes those of you who live south of the equator will benefit from these two Southern Hemisphere sites: Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand's Southern Hemisphere Calendar RASNZ site (absolutely outstanding) and
Southern Sky Watch.
Great Astronomy Activities!
Citizen Sky
For those in Northern Hemisphere, Capella, the "She Goat" in Aurigae, is circumpolar. At my 47 deg North, Capella disappears behind the tree line, and into the light polluted horizon, but she pops up in a few hours and is easy to find. Also easy to find are epsilon Aurigae (al Maaz the Billy Goat) and "The Kids" which make a small, long, triangle of stars just to the Southwest of Capella.
For the next 21 months Epsilon Aurigae, usually the brightest of the trio, will start behaving quite differently than it has for the past 27 years. Epsilon Aurigae is a type of variable star called an eclipsing binary. Epsilon Aurigae and some unknown dark partner, rotate around a common center of mass and every 27 years that dark companion eclipses the giant F-type star. August marks the anticipated beginning for that eclipse which will last for 714 days, dimming from 3.0 mag to about half of its brightness.
So why am I calling this a great astronomy activity? Epsilon Aurigae has some definite quirks and more eyes are needed to help scientist figure out what Epsilon Aurigae's invisible partner really is! We need help...WE NEED YOU!! Anyone can participate; we need people to observe epsilon Aurigae, folks to look at the data for quirks, patterns, or voids, artist to help present the data to the public, friends willing to get the word out to others! To find out more visit:
NASA's MicroObservatories
Another fantastic project, that AAGG is supporting all through the month of September, it the "Capture the Colorful Cosmos" project using the NASA MicroObservatories. This project gives you the opportunity to direct a robotic telescope and then manipulate the resulting images!
I had the opportunity to help school age kids, and some kid-like adults, through the project at the Tacoma Astronomical Society's annual Astronomy Fair in August and we had a wonderful time! They were using filter, shifting and stacking images, and turning out images like the pros!
LCROSS ImpactAstronomers, amateur and professional a like, who have access to dark skies and large aperture scopes are encouraged to participate in imaging and video taping the impact of the Centaur impactor and the LCROSS satellite with the Moon. The primary objective of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) is to confirm the presence or absence of water ice in the Moon's polar region. But the amazing bit will be the five body choreography between the Moon, the Centaur rocket/impactor, the Shepherding craft/research vessel/impactor, and LRO (who was launched with LCROSS) who will also observe the action, and YOU, on Earth!
I mean... what other impactor mission has its own music video!
More information can be found at the LCROSS Citizen Observing Campaign Site.
Planets for September 2009September Morning Planets
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Key Dates for September 2009
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Occultation information can be found at the IOTA website!
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This month our monthly Messier hits some big easy targets, eight more globular clusters, all are possible in binoculars, and two of these are the finest globulars which can be seen from northern locations.
Sagittarius is the home of many globular clusters which surround the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Seven of the these globulars appear in the Messier catalog, we will be visiting five of them this month. When you complete the search for these objects be sure to spend some time scanning this region with binoculars or a telescope and see what other sights you can discover. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
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Comets for September 2009
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January 26 - Annular Solar Eclipse ( see map, times, and animation!): The first solar eclipse of 2009 occurs at the Moon's ascending node in western Capricornus. An annular eclipse will be visible from a wide track that traverses the Indian Ocean and western Indonesia. A partial eclipse will be seen within the much larger path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes the southern third of Africa, Madagascar, Australia except Tasmania, southeast India, Southeast Asia and Indonesia.
February 09 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse ( see map, times): The first lunar eclipse of 2009 is one of four such events during the year. The first three eclipses are penumbral while the last (on Dec. 31) is partial. The Feb 09 event is the deepest penumbral eclipse of the year with a penumbral magnitude of 0.899. It will be easily visible to the naked eye as a dusky shading in the northern half of the Moon. The times of the major phases are listed below.
July 07 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse ( see map, times.): July's penumbral eclipse is only of academic interest since the magnitude is just 0.156. Although the Moon will be above the horizon from most of Canada, the eclipse is so minor as to be completely invisible to the naked eye.
July 21-22 - Total Solar Eclipse ( see map, times, and animation!): To make up for the anemic lunar eclipse earlier in the month, a major total eclipse of the Sun occurs two weeks later. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow extends across India, China, a handful of Japanese islands and the South Pacific Ocean (Espenak and Anderson, 2008). A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes most of eastern Asia, Indonesia, and the Pacific Ocean.
August 05-06 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse ( see map, times): A shallow penumbral eclipse occurs 15 days after the total solar eclipse. Since its magnitude is only 0.402, it will not be visible to the naked eye.
December 31 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse ( see map, times): The last eclipse of 2009 occurs on New Year's Eve. This minor partial lunar eclipse takes place in Gemini, and is visible primarily from the Eastern Hemisphere (Figure 8). Greatest eclipse takes place at 19:23 UT when the eclipse magnitude will reach 0.0763.
Eclipse information from: NASA Eclipse Homepage, Eclipses Online (HM Nautical Almanac Office, UK in coordination with the U.S. Naval Observatory)
2009 Meteor Shower Calendar
Information and Table Template Courtesy The American Meteor Society, International Meteor Organization, and Meteors Online.
Explanation of the 2009 Meteor Shower Calendar
Shower: named for the constellation or closest star within a constellation where the radiant is located at maximum activity.
Activity Period: the dates when the ZHR (Zenith Hourly Rates) are equal to or greater than one.
Maximum: the date on which the maximum activity is expected to occur.
S.L.: the equivalent solar longitude of the date of maximum activity. Solar longitude is measured in degrees (0-359) with 0 occurring at the exact moment of the spring equinox, 90 at the summer solstice, 180 at the autumnal equinox, and 270 at the winter solstice.
Radiant: the area in the sky where shower meteors seem to appear from. This position is given in right ascension (celestial longitude) and declination (celestial latitude).
Velocity: the velocity at which shower meteors strike the Earth's atmosphere. The velocity depends on the angle meteoroids (meteors in space) intersect the Earth. Meteoroids orbiting in the opposite direction of the Earth and striking the atmosphere head-on are much faster than those orbiting in the same direction as the Earth. This velocity is measured in kilometers per second.
r: The Population Index, An estimate of the ratio of the number of meteors in subsequent magnitude classes. Simply stated: the lower the "r" value, the resulting overall mean magnitude of each shower will be brighter. "r" usually ranges from 2.0 (bright) to 3.5 (faint).
ZHR: Zenith Hourly Rate, the average maximum number of shower meteors visible per hour if the radiant is located exactly overhead and the limiting magnitude equals +6.5. Actual counts rarely reach this figure as the zenith angle of the radiant is usually less and the limiting magnitude is usually lower. ZHR is a useful tool when comparing the actual observed rates between individual observers as it sets observing conditions for all to the same standards.
Class: A scale developed by Robert Lunsford to group meteor showers by their intensity:
Class I: the strongest annual showers with ZHR's normally ten or better.
Class II: reliable minor showers with ZHR's normally three or better.
Class III: showers with widely variable rates. They may be strong one year and totally inactive the next.
Class IV: weak minor showers with ZHR's rarely exceeding three. The study of these showers is best left to experienced observers who use plotting and angular velocity estimates to determine shower association. Observers with less experience are urged to limit their shower associations to showers with a rating of I to III. These showers are also good targets for video and photographic work.
Moon: the age of the moon in days where 0 is new, 7 is first quarter, 14 is full, and 21 is last quarter. Meteor activity is best seen in the absence of moonlight so showers reaching maximum activity when the moon is less than 10 days old or more than 25 are much more favorably observed than those situated closer to the full moon.
Information from the "Observer's Handbook 2009" RASC
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There's a really cheesy way of saving keystrokes that is no longer than Todd's answer but just as comprehensive as Yiannis's:
Explanation: a control sequence whose name is a non-letter doesn't require either spaces or braces after it (unless of course you want it to act on multiple tokens, like plain
Just to expand on Todd Lehman's answer, you can save a bit of typing in the definitions, by automating the creation of the commands:
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To have bold greek, we can use a similar technique. This time we will put all the greek letters in a comma delimited list, like:
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In this case, I would define a set of very short letter-specific macros, one for each vector variable. For example:
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Like many people, I carry insurance for the obvious reasons and never have a real reason to utilize it. I've had Nationwide as my home owners carrier for a few years now and chose them initially because of an outstanding rate. To make a long story short, we had a pipe in the wall leading to a shower on the upper floor develop a crack in an elbow. The damage was significant, about 30k. I hired a Public adjuster and Nationwide's rep work very close and very expeditiously with him. The company sent us a check within a week for the entire amount we felt was fair and needed to repair all damages to original condition. This also included replacement of some items with no hassle from them.
I also want to stress my recommendation to anyone of bringing in a Public Adjuster in high end claims cases. I'm not saying Nationwide wouldn't have handled it the same without him, but in cases like this with so much on the line, I was glad I did not try and handle this myself without expert representation.
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Glad things worked out well for you! Let me know if you have questions in regards to the claims!
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That's right G-smurf, you're nthebiz. Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
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Thanks for the info slim. It's good to know this info for those of us, like you, who rarely have to utilize our insurance.
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So what your really saying is Nationwide is on your side. It's good to know that there are some out there that stand behind their word. Glad it all worked out for you, how much money you got left over and when is the party? (VH)
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FLORIDA -- Since they are just up and leaving, I feel everyone, especially those in Florida, should boycott all their golfing events in which they are a sponsor.
Either by parents or I have been making insurance payments since 1952. Since 1969, there was two houses.
We have never even claimed a hurricane damage claim, and only one claim when a house water pipe broke (of course we were not home).
So now they say, the heck with ya and leave. So we should all do the same to their golf events. And find another insurance for your cars.
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They probably didn't expect to actually pay back any of that money they'd been collecting for years. Now with another season of hurricanes on the way, they are out the door while their pockets are still full.
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Nationwide sucks period. I wouldn't let them insure my bicycle!
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Sparticus is probably right. Look at the news coming out of New Orleans about how the insurance companies are dodging claims there, despite record profits. The insurance industry is one of the heavies in lobbying...don't look for legislative help. Dealing with insurance companies is akin to playing blackjack at a table where the dealer stacks the deck, and continually expecting to win.
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had come to Papua New Guinea to learn how cheap cell phones were transforming the lives of the poor. Somebody somewhere had said that bushmen in the jungle, as they stalk their piggy prey, now dial one another up to coordinate the kill: "Hello, Tubuio? This is Gari. I think he's over there, behind that rock. Wait. Wait. I'm getting another call."
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Ain't technology a wonderful thing! Of course they are at one with Gaia and we should emulate their dignified and carbon neutral lifestyle freed from consumerism and multinational companies - while I suspect they a very happy that those wicked multinationals have freed them from chucking sticks at pigs as they walk through the jungle relying on the drums to communicate.....


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although of your three "waiting, and waiting, and waiting" I only experienced the first. And yes, I was thinking about the sort of situation that you experienced, i.e. what is not much of a problem in practice in flatwater will be magnified in surf after a long day when fatigued. I will try to do as you describe, i.e.skulling to get to set up, next time out. In the past, with a drytop, I could always initiate movement by gyrating my upper body a bit, but with the drysuit, there is a palpable resistance that I had to wait out, just as you describe. It must be the air in the suit that causes it, although I did not notice or feel that there was any air in the suit.
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Mark McNeill, who could have a chance to make the Hawks as a second-line center, practices Friday at Johnny's IceHouse West. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times
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Two days of drills have gone well for center Mark McNeill at his first Blackhawks prospect camp. He already has shown the hands, competitiveness and speed that made him the 18th overall pick in this year's draft.
McNeill, though, is eager to show more in his first scrimmage in a Hawks uniform today at Johnny's IceHouse West.
''It's been awhile since I've been in a game,'' said McNeill, a self-described two-way power forward who had 32 goals, 81 points and 53 penalty minutes in 70 games last season with the Western Hockey League's Prince Albert Raiders. ''I'm looking forward to it. I think everything is going to come back to me pretty quick. I'll have fun out there, throwing the body around and stuff like that.''
The Hawks, who lack depth in the middle, are very high on McNeill, viewing him as a potential second-line center. At 6-1 and 211 pounds, he has what the Hawks consider an NHL-ready body.
But because he's only 18, he can't join the Rockford IceHogs, the Hawks' American Hockey League affiliate. So it's either the NHL or back to Prince Albert.
''I'm just out there working my hardest and trying to make it,'' said McNeill, who was one of the last prospects to leave the ice after drills Friday. ''I'm a pretty driven, pretty motivated person. I've set goals for myself. And I'll strive to achieve those goals.''
He said he hasn't felt additional pressure to make the team as a result of being a first-round pick. Everyone, he said, has a clean slate in camp.
''First impressions are huge,'' he said. ''A lot of the staff hasn't seen some guys play before. The first skate [Thursday] was a big eye-opener with the whole staff watching us. We have to be ready to go every day. You can't take days off in camp.''
''I want to keep improving in all areas of my game, keep pushing the bar higher. Some areas I want to work on [are] a couple little things, my first three steps and that explosiveness right out of the gate. It's really going to help me down the road.''
Rockford void
IceHogs head coach Bill Peters, who had re-signed with the Hawks in June after leading the IceHogs to a 122-97-7-14 record the last three seasons, has accepted an assistant coaching position with the Detroit Red Wings.
''Bill has been a great teacher and a valuable resource in the development of our many prospects in Rockford the last three seasons,'' Hawks general manager Stan Bowman said.
Some of those players include defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson and winger Ben Smith.
''Personally, I thought he was a great coach. He was a players' coach,'' said blue-line prospect Dylan Olsen, who played 42 games for Rockford last season. ''He was a good motivator, and it's sad to see him go. But it's good for him. I'm happy he gets to coach in the NHL.''
Peters and Red Wings coach Mike Babcock previously worked together with the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL. Peters initially was a scout for Spokane before joining Babcock's staff in the 1999-2000 season, Babcock's last with the Chiefs.
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Arbitration hearings for winger Viktor Stalberg and defenseman Chris Campoli will be July 20 and Aug. 3, respectively, unless they sign with the Hawks in the meantime.


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Umberger v. Underwood
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PROPOSED FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION: Recommending that the District Court GRANT the 3 MOTION to Dismiss Christy Underwood and Substitute the United States of America and the United States' 5 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Juri sdiction, and DENY Plaintiff's 8 MOTION to Dismiss Without Prejudice as moot, DISMISS this action without prejudice and remove it from the Court's docket. This case no longer referred to Magistrate Judge R. Clarke VanDervort. Objections to Proposed F&R due by 1/26/2009 Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Clarke VanDervort on 01/07/2009. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (mls)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA BECKLEY DIVISION CHRISTOPHER UMBERGER, Plaintiff, v. CHRISTY UNDERWOOD, Correctional Officer, FCI Beckley et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 5:08-0883 PROPOSED FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION Pending are the following Motions in this matter: (1) Motion to Dismiss Defendant Christy Underwood and Substitute the United States of America (Document No. 3.); (2) United States' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Document No. 5.); and (3) Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss without Prejudice (Document No. 8.)1 On July 3, 2008, the Court advised Plaintiff of his right to file a Response to the Motion to Dismiss Defendant Christy Underwood and Substitute the United States of America and the United States Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction pursuant to Roseboro v. Garrison, 528 F.2d 309 (4th Cir. 1975). (Document No. 7.) Plaintiff did not file responses to the Motions. Rather, Plaintiff filed his Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice. (Document No. 8.) The United States has not responded to Plaintiff's Motion. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On June 6, 2008, Plaintiff filed a "Civil Action Suit" against Christy Underwood, a Correctional Officer at FCI Beckley, and other Correctional Officers identified as John and Jane Because Plaintiff is acting pro se, the documents which he has filed in this case are held to a less stringent standard than if they were prepared by a lawyer and therefore, they are construed liberally. See Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21, 92 S.Ct. 594, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972). 1 Does in the Circuit Court of Raleigh County, West Virginia, alleging that "the defendants illegally seized personal property from the plaintiff and steadfastly refused to return said property even when directed to do so by a superior and regardless of State law." (Document No. 1, Exhibit A, Plaintiff's Civil Action Suit, ¶ 4.) Plaintiff further alleges that "the defendant, a female, in an act designed to humiliate the plaintiff, forced said plaintiff to undergo a strip search in the presence of another female, a yet unnamed Jane Doe defendant." (Id., ¶ 7.) On July 1, 2008, the United States removed Plaintiff's action to the District Court. The United States provides the Certification of the United States Attorney for this District that "[o]n the basis of the information now available with respect to the allegations referred to therein, Christy Underwood, was acting within the scope of her office or employment at the time of the incident out of which the instant action arose." (Document No. 1, Exhibit B.) The United States removed this matter to the District Court "pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2679, as this tort action must be brought against the United States pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq. Thus, removal is appropriate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2679(d)(2)." (Document No. 1, Notice of Removal, ¶ 3.) By its Motion to Dismiss Christy Underwood and Substitute the United States of America (Document No. 3.), the United States asserts that "[a]ssuming that the plaintiff has a cognizable claim of negligence, this action must be brought against the United States pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") . . . based on the United States Attorney's Certification, Christy Underwood was at the relevant times acting within the scope of her office or employment at the time of the incident out of which the claim arose." (Document No. 4 (Memorandum of Law in Support of United States Motion to Dismiss), p. 1.) By its Motion to 2 Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Document No. 5.), the United States alleges that prior to filing suit, Plaintiff "has not presented an administrative tort claim for the common law torts asserted in the Complaint, i.e., emotional distress and property conversion." In his Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice, Plaintiff states that "the action was stolen from a sovereign West Virginia state court with the sole purpose of denying the plaintiff his right under West Virginia state law, specifically laws against sexual harassment and theft." Plaintiff further states that "[b]ased upon the might of the US Government, the plaintiff is powerless to seek justice under federal law." (Document No. 8.) DISCUSSION A. The United States as a Party. Construing Plaintiff's claims as negligence/tort claims, they must be considered under the FTCA. The United States is appropriately the Defendant under the FTCA. Christy Underwood is not appropriately a Defendant. The FTCA provides at 28 U.S.C. § 2674 as follows: The United States shall be liable, respecting the provisions of this title relating to tort claims, in the same manner and to the same extent as a private individual under like circumstances, but shall not be liable for interest prior to judgment or for punitive damages. Inmates may file claims of liability against the United States but may not assert claims of personal liability against prison officials for violations of their constitutional rights under the FTCA.2 Carlson Inmates may on the other hand assert actions for money damages against federal agents acting under the color of their authority for injuries caused by their unconstitutional conduct. See Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 395 - 397, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971); See also Carlson v. Green, 446 U.S. 14, 100 S.Ct. 1468, 64 L.Ed.2d 15 (1980)(extending Bivens to Eighth Amendment claims). For example, an allegation such as Plaintiff makes, that an inmate was strip searched by or in front of correctional officers of the opposite sex for purposes of harassment and without any legitimate penological need or purpose would present a cognizable Eighth Amendment claim against the officers involved. Skundor v. 3 2 v. Green, 446 U.S. 14, 21 - 23, 100 S.Ct. 1468, 1472 -74, 64 L.Ed.2d 15 (1980). In order to maintain a case against the United States under the FTCA, Plaintiff must demonstrate that his action is permissible under the FTCA and satisfies the necessary elements of a tort claim cognizable under law of the State in which the action accrued. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1), the United States District Courts have exclusive jurisdiction over civil actions against the United States for claims of money damage brought under the FTCA. Accordingly, the United States' Motion to Dismiss Christy Underwood and Substitute the United States of America as the Defendant in this matter (Document No. 3.) must be granted. B. Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies. The Federal Tort Claims Act is a limited waiver of sovereign immunity. This waiver is subject to the condition that an administrative claim must first be submitted to the appropriate agency and denied before suit can be filed. See 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a)3. See also Bellomy v. United States, 888 F. Supp. 760 (S.D.W.Va. 1995). Filing a timely administrative claim is jurisdictional and McBride, 280 F.Supp.2d 524 (S.D.W.Va. 2003), aff'd, 98 Fed.Appx. 257 (4th Cir. 2004), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 1009, 125 S.Ct. 628, 160 L.Ed.2d 474 (2004). Exhaustion of administrative remedies is likewise required before an inmate can proceed in the District Court upon a Bivens claim. 3 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a) provides that An action shall not be instituted upon a claim against the United States for money damages for injury or loss of property or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, unless the claimant shall have first presented the claim to the appropriate Federal agency and his claim shall have been finally denied by the agency in writing and sent by certified or registered mail. The failure of an agency to make final disposition of a claim within six months after it is filed shall, at the option of the claimant any time thereafter, be deemed a final denial of the claim for purposes of this section. 4 cannot be waived. Ahmed v. United States, 30 F.3d 514, 516 (4th Cir. 1994) (citing Henderson v. United States, 785 F.2d 121, 123 (4th Cir. 1986), Muth v. United States, 1 F.3d 246 (4th Cir. 1993). Thus, before an inmate can bring a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the inmate must exhaust procedures specified at 28 C.F.R. §§ 14.1 to 14.114 and 543.30 to 543.32. The administrative process which inmates must exhaust when they have complaints under the Federal Tort Claims Act is spelled out at 28 C.F.R. §§ 14.1 - 14.11. To exhaust administrative remedies as required before filing an action under the FTCA, the inmate must first submit an administrative claim including a claim for money damages in a sum certain for the alleged injury sustained on a Standard Form 95 to the Federal agency whose activities gave rise to the claim. Id., § 14.2(a) and (b)(1). After investigation and examination and informal attempts at resolving the inmate's claim as the circumstances may require, Id., §§ 14.6 and 14.8, the agency may deny or approve the inmate's claim. If the agency denies the inmate's claim, he may file suit in the District Court within six months of the mailing of the denial. Id., § 14.9(a). The Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons is authorized to settle meritorious administrative Federal tort claims by providing monetary compensation. 28 C.F.R. §§ 0.96(k) and 0.172. Plaintiff filed his Civil Action Suit without first filing an administrative tort claim respecting the issues which he raises herein. Clearly, Plaintiff did not exhaust administrative procedures prior to filing this action. He filed his Civil Action Suit prematurely, and the District Court is therefore 4 28 C.F.R. § 14.2(a) provides that a claim shall be deemed to have been presented when a Federal agency receives from a claimant . . . an executed Standard Form 95 or other written notification of an incident, accompanied by a claim for money damages in a sum certain . . . for personal injury . . . alleged to have occurred by reason of the incident[.] 5 without jurisdiction to consider it. The United States' Motion to Dismiss (Document No. 5.) must be granted.5 PROPOSAL AND RECOMMENDATION Accordingly, the undersigned hereby respectfully PROPOSES that the District Court confirm and accept the foregoing findings and RECOMMENDS that the District Court GRANT the Motion to Dismiss Christy Underwood and Substitute the United States of America (Document No. 3.) and the United States' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Document No. 5.); and DENY Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice (Document No. 8.) as moot, DISMISS this action without prejudice and remove it from the Court's docket. The parties are notified that these Proposed Findings and Recommendation are hereby FILED, and a copy will be submitted to the Honorable United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston. Pursuant to the provisions of Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(b)(1)(B), and Rules 6(e) and 72(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties shall have three days (mailing/service) and then ten days (filing of objections), for a total of thirteen days from the date of filing this Proposed Findings and Recommendation within which to file with the Clerk of this Court, specific written objections, identifying the portions of the Proposed Findings and Recommendation to which objection is made, and the basis of such objection. Extension of this time period may be granted for good cause shown. The District Court's granting of the Motion to Dismiss Christy Underwood and Substitute the United States of America (Document No. 3.) and the United States' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Document No. 5.) will result in the dismissal of this action without prejudice. Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice (Document No. 8.) should therefore be denied as moot. 6 5 Failure to file written objections as set forth above shall constitute a waiver of de novo review by the District Court and a waiver of appellate review by the Circuit Court of Appeals. Snyder v. Ridenour, 889 F.2d 1363, 1366 (4th Cir. 1989); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 155 (1985); Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 846 (4th Cir. 1985); United States v. Schronce, 727 F.2d 91, 94 (4th Cir. 1984). Copies of such objections shall be served upon the presiding United States District Judge Johnston and this Magistrate Judge. The Clerk is directed to file these Proposed Findings and Recommendation and to mail a copy of the same to Plaintiff, who is acting pro se in these proceedings, and counsel of record. Date: January 7, 2009. R. Clarke VanDervort United States Magistrate Judge 7


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