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It is mine to avenge; I will repay. —Deuteronomy 32:35 read more
God Hates Ingratitude
But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. He prayed to the Lord, "O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. Now, O Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live." But the Lord replied, "Have you any right to be angry?" —Jonah 4:1-4 read more
A Little Bit of Spirituality
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. —Colossians 4:6 read more
Graciousness Is Spelled "N-E-E-D"
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Forgiveness Is a Choice
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. —Mark 11:25 read more
Tears Will End in Joy
Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. —Psalm 30:5 read more
Being Honest About Bitterness
If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. —1 John 1:6 read more
Mean What You Say When You Pray
Simply let your "Yes" be "Yes," and your "No," "No."—Matthew 5:37 read more
Pray for Those Who Hurt You
But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. —Matthew 5:44 read more
Saving Face
So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt. —Genesis 45:8 read more
Dealing With Guilt
And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. —Genesis 45:5 read more
There Is No Fear in Love
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. —1 John 4:18 read more
The Absence of Bitterness
See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. —Hebrews 12:15 read more
The Ultimate Proof of Total Forgiveness
That God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. —2 Corinthians 5:19 read more
Father, Forgive Them
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." —Luke 23:34 read more
Peace Is Better Than Bitterness
Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. —Hebrews 12:14 read more
Fulfilling His Will in Our Lives
Do what is right and good in the Lord's sight, so that it may go well with you. —Deuteronomy 6:18 read more
Finding Our Way Back to Him to Move Forward
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. —Proverbs 8:17 read more
Seek His Face
My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, Lord, I will seek. —Psalm 27:8 read more
God Is for You, Not Against You
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. —James 5:14-15 read more
The Road to Repentance Leads Back to His Presence
Then Hezekiah repented of the pride of his heart, as did the people of Jerusalem; therefore the Lord's wrath did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah. —2 Chronicles 32:26 read more
Prayer as Worship
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. —Acts 2:42 read more
Deal With the Foxes in Your Life
Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. —Song of Solomon 2:15 read more
Experiencing God's Presence
You will fill me with joy in your presence. —Psalm 16:11 read more
Recognize the "Bruised Reed"
A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory. —Matthew 12:20 read more
Doing Righteous Deeds but Disobeying God
And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment. ... For Thou hast hidden Thy face from us ... But now, O Lord, Thou art our Father, we are the clay, and Thou our potter; and all of us are the work of Thy hand. —Isaiah 64:6-8, NAS read more
Remedy for an Unhappy Marriage
Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. —Ephesians 5:33 read more
Do You Live by Feelings or the Word?
Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. —Romans 8:14 read more
Seek Him in Big and Small Things
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. —Proverbs 3:6, KJV read more
Are You Somebody's Thorn?
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. —Proverbs 27:17 read more
Be Faithful in Season or Out
Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. —2 Timothy 4:2 read more
Setting People Free
Welcome him as you would welcome me. If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me. —Philemon 17-18 read more
Becoming Vulnerable
For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God's power we will live with him to serve you. —2 Corinthians 13:4 read more
Value the Kindness of God
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. —Titus 3:4-5 read more
Adjusting to the Holy Spirit, Part II
The Lord is near. —Philippians 4:5 read more
Adjusting to the Holy Spirit, Part I
Let your gentleness be evident to all. —Philippians 4:5 read more
The God of Glory
Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham. —Acts 7:2 read more
A Sensitive Spirit
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him. —Isaiah 11:2 read more
God's Ultimate Plan
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. —Isaiah 55:8 read more
Don't Quit
Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire ... —Daniel 3:17, NAS read more
Find What Pleases the Lord
Find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. —Ephesians 5:10-11 read more
Give Thanks to the One Who Remembers
Give thanks...to the One who remembered us in our low estate. —Psalm 136:3, 23 read more
Losing His Presence
After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. ... When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. —Luke 2:43, 45 read more
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'Lavinia': Ursula Le Guin champions Vergil's neglected heroine
The book creates a rich backstory for the mostly forgotten wife of Trojan hero Aeneas.
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Classical pop quiz: Name the bride in "The Aeneid." Oh, I'm sorry. Dido is incorrect. (For those of you who checked the book information: no fair!) If the name escapes you, it's not surprising.
As epic maidens go, Vergil's Lavinia seems pretty forgettable to modern eyes. She shows up, blushes prettily when the gods decree she has to marry the Trojan hero Aeneas, and says nary a word. The only thing memorable was her hair, which caught fire in a mystical portent of war. (I'd like to see the Rachel pull that off.)
There's no clever trickery, à la Penelope; ill-fated prophesying, à la Cassandra; or heartbroken suicide, à la, well, Dido. And in Ursula K. Le Guin's new novel Lavinia, the princess is frankly fed up with the demure and silent thing. "He slighted my life in his poem," she says of Vergil (yes, Le Guin has chosen the more obscure spelling) her creator. "He scanted me...."
In one of the more impressive displays of feminist reconstruction since Margaret Atwood wrested Penelope out of the hands of Homer, National Book Award-winner Le Guin has rewritten the last six books of Vergil's epic poem to create a rich life of the mind for the Latin princess. Unlike Atwood's "Penelopiad," the novel, as Le Guin writes in an afterword, is a "love offering," and she writes with great affection for both the poet and his hero.


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If U.S. manufacturers had no costs from complying with federal, state and local regulations, they would have a significant advantage over competitors that have such costs. Wouldn't that be nice? Obviously, compliance costs are an important factor in many business decisions, and the greater the costs, the harder it is for manufacturers to produce and to compete. (continue reading…)
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BP Deepwater Horizon Settlement Raises Fundamental Constitutional Issue
This week, Halliburton Co. agreed to a $1.1 billion settlement of claims by the commercial fishing industry and others affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Last year, BP Exploration and Production Inc. and BP America Production Co. ("BP") sought a court ruling that its own agreement to pay claims to injured parties should be limited to those who were actually affected, directly or indirectly, by the spill.
This is an obvious argument. It is a bedrock principle of Article III of the U.S. Constitution that courts are to resolve actual cases or controversies, which means that plaintiffs must have some injury and defendants must be the ones responsible for it. BP has already acknowledged responsibility for its share of the damages from the spill, and in order for courts to have jurisdiction, the plaintiffs must show that they were injured by the spill.
Unfortunately, the Fifth Circuit ruled in May, with 3 judges dissenting, not to review a ruling that allowed claims without having to submit evidence that the claims arose as a result of the spill. See our blog post here. This failure has serious implications because it allows courts to certify classes of claimants for settlement purposes that could never have been certified to sue in court. Manufacturers of all kinds could face huge liabilities to parties never affected by their products.
BP has appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. The NAM's Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action filed an amicus brief today urging the Court to take the case and reverse the lower court. We warned that the lower court's ruling will allow improper settlements and distributions, discouraging future settlements, increasing litigation costs, and flooding the courts with complex, time-consuming and expensive cases. It also makes the courts complicit in an unsettling expansion of their power.
Quentin Riegel is Vice President and General Counsel for the National Association of Manufacturers.
Nuisance in the Courts
Like invading hordes, plaintiffs have been seeking new ways to seize manufacturing assets—only they do it in court. The Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action is seeing a rash of lawsuits alleging damages from activities that various government agencies have already approved under statutes enacted with bipartisan support and regulations that have balanced the interests of individuals, manufacturers and the public at large. These claims seek money from normal business activities that are fully permitted and regulated.
The latest threat is from landowners who sue manufacturing facilities that operate under emissions permits issued by a state or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for damages from particulate matter or other pollution. While the Clean Air Act allows suits for permit violations, these new suits do not allege any violations of existing permits. For example, in Iowa, landowners sued a corn milling plant that had valid state and EPA permits. When the case went to the Iowa Supreme Court, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) filed a brief supporting the plant, arguing that the suit is a political question unsuitable for the courts, and in any case is preempted by federal regulation. However, that court decided that, even though a company is complying with federal and state environmental regulations, a landowner may still sue over the effects of the pollution, such as from dust, ash or unpleasant odors.
A similar suit in Pennsylvania against a power plant that was in compliance with federal and state regulations was initially dismissed by the trial court, but that decision was later reversed by an appeals court. The Supreme Court refused to hear that appeal, although we had urged them to.
Another suit alleging ground contamination near a North Carolina manufacturing plant site sought to impose damages above and beyond the cleanup obligations already required under the Superfund law. The NAM weighed in with an amicus brief in this case, and the Supreme Court decided not to authorize this expanded liability. While this win is reassuring, the case is another example of how manufacturers are being bombarded with lawsuits even though they are already complying with state and federal protocol.
Finally, we urged the Supreme Court to review a decision holding a company liable for MTBE (a fuel additive for gasoline engines) pollution-related injuries that have not actually happened in the groundwater of Queens, N.Y. The alleged contamination arose from using the safest feasible means of satisfying the federal oxygenation requirement for gasoline; yet, a lower court imposed retroactive liability on a company doing just that. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
It's enough to make you put up the barricades and call in the lawyers.
Manufacturers Continue Fight Against Public Nuisance Suits
The Supreme Court meets today in closed conference to decide whether to hear a case that could set the stage for thousands of environmental suits against manufacturers who are in full compliance with their permits from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its state counterparts. Unless reversed, the appeals court decision in GenOn Power Midwest, L.P. v. Bell will open the courts for property owners and residents near manufacturing plants around the country to sue those companies for emitting anything from their plants.
An editorial in yesterday's Wall Street Journal highlights the problem: "Failing to reverse the decision could expose U.S. industry to billion [sic] of dollars of liability and lead to a state-by-state chopped salad of pollution controls as judges make what are quintessentially political decisions."
The Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action is seeing this latest attempt to subject companies to so-called "public nuisance" litigation for activities already subject to permitting, equipment improvement requirements, monitoring, and public and private enforcement liability under the Clean Air Act. That law was supposed to provide a uniform system for environmental compliance and enforcement, but this lawsuit and others like it threaten to turn trial judges into EPA regulators, setting standards, monitoring compliance, and issuing penalties. A similar case in Iowa is now awaiting a decision from that state's Supreme Court.
We are harnessing the power of a broad range of manufacturing associations to help us tell our story in the courts. Many groups, including the American Chemistry Council, the American Iron and Steel Institute, the Corn Refiners Association, and the Treated Wood Council, have joined in our effort to shine a light on this litigation problem.
In March, we asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the GenOn Power case. We should find out on Monday whether the Court will hear the issue, and after full review, whether to end this nonsense once and for all.
Supreme Court Hears Securities Class Action Case
Playing the stock market is a better gamble if you can sue when you lose. That's what some sophisticated investors have been doing with some success as a result of the 1988 Supreme Court decision in Basic v. Levinson. Although there's no statute that says you can sue when your stock bet loses money, you can always look around after the fact and try to find evidence that the company didn't publicize something that might have had an effect on the price. If you can show fraud by the company, you can sue under an implied right-of-action under the securities laws.
Showing that you were defrauded requires that you prove that you relied on some statement that the company made when deciding whether to buy or sell your stock. Lucky for you, that requirement was eliminated when the Supreme Court ruled that a court may presume that you relied on information generally available to stock market participants. Under the "efficient capital markets" theory accepted by the Court, it is assumed that stock prices accurately reflect their true price in open and well developed markets with many trades.
If you relied on the efficient market in buying stock, a court will assume the price accurately reflects material information about the stock, and if there was price distortion from erroneous or misleading information, you can sue for your losses.
The Court assumed that investors invest on the assumption that the trading price of the stock accurately reflects the true value of the stock. The problem with that is that many sophisticated investors buy stock because they think it will outperform the valuation that the market assigns. Many investors buy or sell a security precisely because they believe the market price is wrong – buying when they assess the market has undervalued the stock and selling when the stock is overvalued in their estimation.
That's the argument the NAM made to the Supreme Court in an amicus brief in Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund, a case being argued March 5. The Court is reconsidering its presumption-of-reliance ruling, and we hope it will require that reliance be proven. You can't have it both ways, relying on your own view of the market price, but also relying on the efficient market theory to sue if you guessed wrong. That's an unfair and expensive outcome that adds yet another cost to doing business, reducing competitiveness and hampering job creation.
Quentin Riegel is Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for the National Association of Manufacturers.
NAM Joins Litigation Against California Cap-and-Trade Revenues
In November, the California Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the revenues generated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for the state's cap-and-trade greenhouse gas program. Today, we took action to join the suit. The NAM filed papers to intervene in the litigation, focusing not on the legality of the cap-and-trade program itself or the merits of climate change science, but on the extraordinary revenues generated by the auction and reserve sale provisions adopted by CARB.
The effectiveness of the cap-and-trade program comes from the state's ability to ratchet down greenhouse gas emissions from year to year. CARB may not go beyond this authority to generate a huge income stream for the state. The first quarterly auction of greenhouse gas allowances in November raised nearly $289 million for California, substantially more than the $62 million required to implement the law. Moreover, that revenue is projected to increase to as much as $3 billion this year and $70 billion over the life of the program.
That income goes far beyond simply paying for the costs of administering the program, and thus exceeds the legal authority of CARB. Alternatively, even if the fees are authorized, they constitute a massive new tax that must be approved (but were not) by a 2/3 majority of the California legislature under the state constitution.
CARB's income scheme will significantly raise energy costs in the state and further harm its competitiveness, providing limited or no environmental benefit.
A hearing in Superior Court in Sacramento County is scheduled for May 31.
Court Dismisses Key Climate Change Case
Not only is the Environmental Protection Agency regulating greenhouse gas emissions, but some inventive trial lawyers and environmental groups have been demanding for quite a few years that individual American manufacturers pay damages for the effects of global warming. The suits generally involve claims of damages from rising sea levels, but also involve the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
The latest decision from the federal courts came out today. In what promises to be a decisive outcome in this type of case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concluded that claims by residents of Kivalina, Alaska, about global warming displacing their town with sea water are themselves displaced by federal law. Relying on the Supreme Court's decision from last year in the American Electric Power (AEP) case, it said that there can be no lawsuits claiming the greenhouse gas emissions are a public nuisance under federal common law. The NAM supported this outcome in an amicus brief two years ago.
This is a resounding and important victory not only for manufacturers, but for a regulatory system grounded on statutes and regulations rather than on lawsuits and court decrees.
While the court dismissed the lawsuit, there remain unresolved questions from the AEP case, such as whether state common law, rather than federal common law, might allow this kind of piecemeal litigation in the future. We hope that the trial bar will recognize the legal and regulatory morass that would be created by further litigation in U.S. courts on this topic. We're not holding our breath.
Quentin Riegel is vice president, litigation and deputy general counsel, National Association of Manufacturers.
NAM Joins in Filing Reply Brief on the EPA Ozone Limits Case
Today the National Association of Manufacturers is part of a group that filed a reply brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the Mississippi V. EPA case on the 2008 ozone limits. This brief was filed in response to the briefs filed by the EPA and other environmental groups who have intervened in the case.
This case dates back to the EPA's reconsidered ozone standard from 2008 which lowered the National Ambient Air Quality Standards to .075 ppm. The brief filed today reiterates the NAM's position that the EPA did not have sufficient evidence in the record to justify its conclusion that the public health risk from ozone was any different in 2008 than it was in 1997 when the last ozone standard was set.
Also the brief argues that the EPA failed to justify why the 1997 standard was no longer "requisite," as required by the statute, to protect public health with an adequate margin of safety. The agency also failed to rely on air quality criteria that accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge, and set secondary standards based on the defective primary standard.
The EPA's ozone standard threatens the competitiveness of manufacturers and businesses of all sizes throughout the country. In September of last year President Obama decided to delay another reconsideration to lower the standard even further. This would have been detrimental to our economy and would have driven job growth to a halt.
The ozone reconsideration is just another example EPA regulations causing uncertainty for manufacturers. We need certainty from Washington, not more of the same costly regulations that are hurting manufacturers' ability to create jobs and grow.
Quentin Riegel is vice president of litigation and deputy general counsel, National Association of Manufacturers.
Federal Appeals Court Rejects EPA's Overreach Again
In 1994, Texas adopted its "Flexible Permit Program" to comply with Clean Air Act requirements for minor new sources of emissions. It submitted its plan for approval to the EPA, which is required by law to act within 18 months. Years passed without EPA action, and industry sued for an answer. Finally, sixteen years later, EPA disapproved the Texas plan, throwing into doubt the legality of activities covered, at this point, by about 140 permits. Every facility with a flexible permit could face fines or other enforcement action regardless of the emissions they produce.
The NAM and a variety of industry parties, as well as the State of Texas, sued. Today, a federal appeals court agreed to throw out EPA's disapproval of the Texas plan, finding no statutory basis for its criticisms of the plan. Instead, the court recognized what EPA did not – that the Clean Air Act sets goals and basic requirements, and gives the states broad authority to determine the methods and particular control strategies they will use to achieve them.
Basically, the court told EPA not to micromanage state implementation of the Clean Air Act. That law makes environmental regulation a shared responsibility, and it is not appropriate for EPA to require states to adopt its own language or procedures as long as the state plans enforce the law's requirements.
It is quite unusual for courts to overturn EPA decisions, since agencies enjoy a substantial degree of deference under the law, both on factual determinations and on how to legally interpret ambiguous statutes. But in this case, the court found that EPA made no factual findings or cogent theory that the Texas plan would interfere with proper Clean Air Act enforcement. The agency's preference for its own way of enforcing the requirements was not enough to justify interfering with a system that Congress established to provide for shared responsibility. (continue reading…)
Judge Grants NAM's Motion to Dismiss Public Trust Case
If two environmental groups had their way, greenhouse gas emissions would be regulated by every state in the country, as well as by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Energy and Defense. The groups have brought legal actions in virtually every state and against the federal government to compel government officials to impose 6 percent annual reductions in greenhouse gas emissions under a theory that each government has a duty to protect the air as a commonly shared public trust resource.
This would be a disaster for manufacturers, who would have to understand and comply with conflicting air emission requirements throughout the country.
Fortunately, a federal judge yesterday threw out their complaint against the federal agencies. In a straightforward opinion, Judge Robert L. Wilkins of the federal district court in the District of Columbia ruled that federal courts have limited jurisdiction, and can't hear a claim that is fundamentally a state law claim.
He also said that, even if there were a valid claim to regulate air emissions under federal common law, that claim has been displaced by the Clean Air Act. Only the EPA has the power to set those limits, subject to judicial review.
The NAM has taken the lead in fighting a barrage of lawsuits that attempt to regulate by litigation. We intervened in this case last year, and filed and argued the motion to dismiss that has now won the judge's approval. We also filed opposition briefs in the 2007 Massachusetts v. EPA case, in which the Supreme Court first recognized EPA authority over greenhouse gases.
Last year, we also filed in the American Electric Power case, in which the Court rejected claims to abate carbon-dioxide emissions under federal common law. Cases raising state common law claims are still pending, and we will continue to fight these battles.
This latest decision offers some optimism that private lawsuits to force changes in public policy are not gaining favor in the courts.
A summary of the case, Alec L. v. Jackson (D.D.C.), and our briefs, can be found here.
Quentin Riegel is vice president of litigation and deputy general counsel, National Association of Manufacturers.


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In Farmers New World Life Ins. Co. v. Rees,—Cal. Rptr. 3d—, 2013 WL 4654611 (August 30, 2013), the Second District of the California Court of Appeal vindicated the rights of an insurer that interpleaded funds in good faith, holding that the insurer had properly filed the interpleader action and was entitled to its attorneys' fees and costs.
In Farmers, the insured ("Rosamaria") was killed outside the home she shared with her husband ("Frank"), the sole primary beneficiary under her life insurance policy issued by Farmers. Rosamaria died intestate, had no children, and was survived by her mother. Farmers learned from the police that no one had been ruled out as a suspect in her death. Frank then submitted a claim for the policy benefits to Farmers. For the next several months, Farmers stayed in touch with the police, who repeatedly confirmed that Frank had not been ruled out as a suspect. Throughout this time, Farmers informed Frank that it would await the results of the police investigation before discharging its obligation under the policy.
In the meantime, Farmers filed a complaint in interpleader naming Frank as a defendant. Rosamaria's mother, who would be entitled to the benefits under California's slayer statute if Frank were found to have feloniously and intentionally killed Rosamaria, was eventually added as a defendant as well—but she did not appear and default was entered against her. Frank then filed a cross-complaint against Farmers asserting bad faith and breach of contract. The trial court eventually released the interpleaded funds to Frank, minus $7,997.49 in attorneys' fees and costs requested by Farmers for bringing the interpleader action. Frank appealed the fee award. The Court of Appeal recently affirmed.
On appeal, Frank argued that the funds deposited with the court were not really "in dispute" as required by the interpleader statute because no one other than the named beneficiary actually claimed the funds. The Court rejected this argument, noting that a dispute existed because on one hand, Frank had filed a claim for benefits as the sole beneficiary, and on the other, until he was ruled out as a suspect, there was a possibility that he would be barred from receiving the benefits under California's slayer statute. The Court also rejected Frank's attempt to challenge the propriety of the interpleader action, finding that "the route taken by Farmers of filing an interpleader action to exhaust the possibility of double vexation furthers the statutory goals" of California's interpleader and slayer statutes.
The Court also dispensed with Frank's argument that Farmers ceased being a disinterested stakeholder by opposing his motion for release of the funds on the ground that the funds should not be distributed until he dismissed his claims for breach of contract and bad faith. The Court noted that, by the time it had opposed the motion, Farmers had already satisfied its obligations as the disinterested stakeholder. Farmers' desire to have the breach of contract and bad faith claims dismissed did not suggest that Farmers had any interest in the interpleaded funds.
Finally, Frank argued that Farmers was not entitled to the fee award because filing an interpleader is the cost of doing business. The Court rejected this argument, confirming that the statutory scheme for interpleader contemplates an award of fees and costs at the trial court's discretion.
This published opinion reaffirms that California's interpleader statute is designed to protect insurers that interplead funds in good faith. It confirms that an insurer is entitled to bring an interpleader action based on the threat of multiple liability—regardless of whether the potential claimants actually make a claim for the funds. It also clarifies the definition of "disinterested stakeholder." Finally, it confirms that the attorneys' fees and costs incurred by the insurer are not merely the "cost of doing business" and may be awarded under the interpleader statute.
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PARK CITY, UT (BRAIN)—Backcountry.com now offers its customers access to bikes and gear, giving them the convenience of adding a bike helmet or fork to the rock-climbing helmet and skis already in their cart.
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Since business intelligence systems' impact on performance is first of all long-termed and indirect, most measures of business value are not sufficiently close to immediate influence of such systems and therefore not suitable to justify investments into business intelligence systems in real business environments. Thus, measures related to increased information quality as a result of business intelligence systems introduction are commonly used. The purpose of this study is to test how much does implementation of business intelligence systems actually contribute to solving the major issues regarding information quality.
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Oracle Corp. (ORCL) announced a growing profit on lower sales – but who really knows what happened? Numerous warning signs suggest that CEO Larry Ellison and his team could have fudged the California software company's earnings numbers. Oracle said on September 20 that its sales fell 2% to $8.2 billion during the three months ended August 31 compared to the same period last year, but its profit gained 11% year over year to $2.03 billion. Oracle's hardware sales fell as governments tighten their technology spending budgets. Meanwhile the company has struggled to benefit from its 2009 acquisition of the computer server company Sun Microsystems for around $7.4 billion, which even Keith Block, Oracle's former executive vice president of North America sales and consulting, had called "a dog" in instant messages that became public recently. But Oracle is betting on a shift into cloud computing. Its president and CFO Safra Catz noted growth in Oracle's new software licenses and cloud software subscriptions on a non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles basis during the recent quarter. On a conference call, she said the company's as-reported results partially masked the underlying strength of the business because the U.S. dollar strengthened over the last year. She also suggested better times ahead by saying that Oracle's new software license and cloud subscription revenue will range from 5% to 15%. Oracle combined its software licenses and cloud software subscription revenue to create a new sales number, out of which it would break out cloud revenue. But Oracle won't break out expenses because the same sales organization and the same development organization make up the bulk of the expenses in both its on-premise software and cloud offering, Ms. Catz said. More detail about Oracle's expenses would be nice, particularly considering that the trailing twelve month average of the company's total sales as of May 31 amounted to $37.1 billion, or around 1.6 times its expenses versus the industry median of 1.1. Either Oracle incurs less expense than its rivals to generate its sales, or the company is doing something different in the way it recognizes revenue. Interestingly, Oracle's numbers don't suggest efficiency when it comes to prepaid expenses. For example, if a company pays up front for services that last over five years, they would be assets until they become fully consumed, when they are expensed. The average of Oracle's prepaid expenses amounted to $1.8 billion as of May 31, or almost 8% of its total expenses versus the industry median of more than 3%. Meanwhile, Oracle has managed to grow its earnings per share every year since 2002 – a rare and incredible performance, particularly considering the numerous challenges that CEO Ellison and his team have faced. Those are just some of the red flags about Oracle's accounting. In a glaring sign of integrity issues, CEO Ellison hired his buddy Mark Hurd as president and director at Oracle in 2010 after Hurd left his job as CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co. in the face of a sexual harassment scandal. Oracle has had its own run-ins with the law over the years – for example, the Justice Department said in October 2011 that the company agreed to pay more than $199.5 million for allegedly failing to meet its contractual obligations to provide the General Services Administration with accurate information about its sales practices. CEO Ellison could have the leeway to make whatever trouble he wants, as his supervisors don't seem particularly capable of objective oversight. Eight of those on the 12-person board have served for more than ten years, with the exceptions including Hurd; while experience has its merits, long familiarity with the management can make it tougher for supervisors to see and correct mistakes. The chair of the finance and audit committee is 82-year-old Donald L. Lucas, a self-employed venture capitalist who has been on the board since March 1980. H. Raymond Bingham, who chairs both the finance & audit and the independence committees, seems to have his hands full with many additional duties, as he also currently serves as a director of Flextronics International, Spansion Inc., Dice Holdings Inc., STMicroelectronics N.V. and Fusion-io Inc. Indications are that these managers do look the other way. Despite a $1 base salary, CEO Ellison earned $14.9 million in fiscal 2011 – including more than $1.5 million in security-related costs for Mr. Ellison's residence. Over the years until the end of fiscal 2011, Ellison had accumulated 44.4 million outstanding market-priced stock options worth around $649.6 million as of Friday. In part due to such warning signs, Oracle's financial results data gives it an AGR score of 9, indicating higher accounting and governance risk than 91% of companies. Its ESG rating is an F. Stocks Discussed: ORCL,
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Hey brandy,
It is not recommeded that you just stop phentermine but rather gradually reduce your dosage over time. If you do stop suddenly, you can expect withdrawal symptoms. To read about these effects go to the following link:
You can expect these effects to last a few days to as much as a week. If any of the side effects persist, please consult your doctor.
Best wishes,
Thank you for the link. I have a call into my doc and I am going to ask him why I wasn't taken off of it slowly. While I do take an anti-depressant, I am not that bad, just very, very tired; having an issue with concentration at times; and earlier today, I just wanted to cry for absolutely no reason. Hopefully this feeling will go away very soon. I wish I never would have taken this stupid pill.
Hang in there Brandy, the withdrawals should pass fairly qucikly.
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Located in the heart of the ancient city of Cusco, Aranwa Cusco Boutique Hotel is infused with history while accommodating guests in state-of-the-art luxury. A converted private colonial residence, the hotel is museum-like, full of unique architectural details and a collection of exquisite artwork. The hotel's service comes with traditional Peruvian warmth from the entirely local staff, all of whom are experts on their "hometown" and the surrounding area. Here they share the top three reasons to visit this colorful and culturally rich Peruvian city this season. From Peru's largest art fair and festivals to markets and museums there is much to do at this time of year, whether traveling with the kids or just the adults.
Markets/Shopping – The Santuranticuy Fair, which takes place in Cusco's Main Square for four days ending on December 24, started in the colonial era as a small market for locals to buy holiday decorations. Today, it is the oldest and largest, art and craft fair in Peru, along with being the most popular, bringing together a wide range of goods, including jewelry, embroidery, basketry, carving, ceroplastic, and toys, among others.
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Julius C. Burrows
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United States Senator from Michigan |
In office January 24, 1895 – March 4, 1911 |
Preceded by | John Patton, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Charles E. Townsend |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd district |
In office March 4, 1893 – January 23, 1895 |
Preceded by | James O'Donnell |
Succeeded by | Alfred Milnes |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 4th district |
In office March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1893 |
Preceded by | George L. Yaple |
Succeeded by | Henry F. Thomas |
In office March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883 |
Preceded by | Edwin W. Keightley |
Succeeded by | George L. Yaple |
In office March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 |
Preceded by | Wilder D. Foster |
Succeeded by | Allen Potter |
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Born | North East, Pennsylvania |
January 9, 1837
Died | November 16, 1915 Kalamazoo, Michigan |
(aged 78)
Political party | Republican |
Profession | Lawyer |
Julius Caesar Burrows (January 9, 1837 – November 16, 1915) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.
Early life and education[edit]
Burrows was born in North East, Pennsylvania and moved then with his parents to Ashtabula County, Ohio. He attended district school, Kingsville Academy, and Grand River Institute in Austinburg, Ohio. He studied law and was admitted to the bar at Jefferson, Ohio in 1859. He moved to Richland, Michigan in 1860. He was principal of the Richland Seminary and commenced the practice of law in nearby Kalamazoo in 1861.
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Burrows raised an infantry company in 1862 to fight in the American Civil War and served as its captain until the fall of 1863. He was elected circuit court commissioner in 1864 and was prosecuting attorney for Kalamazoo County 1866-1870. He declined appointment as supervisor of internal revenue for Michigan and Wisconsin in 1868.
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In 1872, Burrows was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 4th congressional district to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 43rd Congress, serving from March 4, 1873 to March 4, 1875. He was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy.
Burrows was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874, but was subsequently elected to the 46th and 47th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1879 to March 4, 1883. He was chairman of the Committee on Territories in the 47th Congress.
Burrows is sometimes cited as a contributing factor in why New Mexico was delayed in achieving statehood.[citation needed] In an 1876 debate, Burrows, an admired orator, spoke forcefully in favor of a bill intended to protect the civil rights of freed black slaves. Stephen B. Elkins, the New Mexico Territory Delegate to Congress arrived late, just as Burrows was finishing. Unaware of the full import of Burrows speech, Elkins shook his colleague's hand in congratulations, a gesture that many southern congressmen interpreted as support for the civil rights legislation. As a result, Elkin's handshake with Burrows is blamed for costing New Mexico the votes of several southern votes needed to achieve statehood. While Colorado achieved statehood in 1876, New Mexico remained a territory for another 36 years.
Burrows was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882. He won re-election in 1884 to the 49th Congress, and subsequently to the five succeeding Congresses. He represented Michigan's 4th district from March 4, 1885 until March 4, 1893 and the 3rd district from March 4, 1893 until his resignation on January 23, 1895, having been elected U.S. Senator. He was chairman of the Committee on Levees and Improvements of Mississippi River in the 51st Congress.
Burrows was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Francis B. Stockbridge and was reelected in 1899 and 1905, serving from January 24, 1895 to March 4, 1911.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910. He was chairman of the Committee on Revision of the Laws of the United States in the 54th through 56th Congresses and of the Committee on Privileges and Elections in the 57th through 61st Congresses. He also served on the Lodge Committee which investigated war crimes in the Philippine-American War. He was on the imperialist faction[1] led by Henry Cabot Lodge in support of the Philippine-American War. He was also a member of the National Monetary Commission and its vice chairman 1908-1912.
After this, Burrows retired from active business pursuits and political life. He died in Kalamazoo and is interred in Mountain Home Cemetery there.
- American National Biography
- Dictionary of American Biography
- Holsinger, M. Paul. "J.C. Burrows and the Fight Against Mormonism from 1903 to 1907." Michigan History 52 (Fall 1968): 181-95
- Orcutt, Dana. Burrows of Michigan and the Republican Party. New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1917.
- '^ 'Imperialist is a term to differentiate those who supported the Philippine-American War as opposed to Anti-Imperialists who were against the war. The origin of the two terms comes from the formation of the now defunct Anti-Imperialist League, a group opposed to the annexation and/or invasion of several countries by America between 1898 and 1921. Today it is a common term of historians to use the term Imperialist and Anti-Imperialists to differentiate the differences between the two groups. See Benevolent Assimilation: The American Conquest of the Philippines from 1899 to 1903, Stuart Creighton Miller, (Yale University Press, 1982) for an excellent example of this phenomenon throughout the entire book.
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United States Representative for the 4th Congressional District of Michigan 1873–1875 |
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United States Representative for the 4th Congressional District of Michigan 1885–1893 |
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Las Rubias del Norte are just a little bit blond — their name translates to Anglo as "Blonds of the North" — and they're not latina. But they found their distinctive musical voice beyond the borders of the music they were singing in the New York Chorale Society, inspired by the songs of Tejana vocalist Lydia Mendoza and others.
Brooklynites Emily Hurst and Allyssa Lamb teamed with Olivier Conan, a French native who plays the guitar-like Latin cuatro, to form the band. Along with a number of ensemble players, they performed pared-down versions of classic Latin American music. The group's first album, 2004's Rumba Internationale, was named after one of the Lecuona Cuban Boys' songs.
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557 Hanover Avenue has a Walk Score of 65 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
557 Hanover Avenue is a seven minute walk from the SIR Staten Island Railway at the Grasmere stop.
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The Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris grape varietal is now one of the most widely grown vines in the world, due to the surge in popularity of Pinot Grigio wines over the past twenty years or so. These grayish-blue fruits, which hang in their distinctively conical bunches, are responsible for a very broad range of wines famous for their variety of color tones and flavors Pinot Grigio varietal grapes are highly influenced by terroir, climate and particularly the skill and expertise of the vintners who process them. As such, there are full bodied, amber colored wines made from this grape, and there are equally delicious yet far leaner, paler, lighter bodied and crisp white wines made from the same species in other parts of the world.
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