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Colorado Court of Appeals Opinions
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2012 COA 86. Nos. 11CA0093, 11CA0125 & 11CA0126. Schuessler v. Wolter, MD.
Medical Malpractice—Workers' Compensation Benefits—Jury Instruction—Negligence—Exclusion of Expert—Fair Debatability—Economic and Noneconomic Damages—Designated Nonparty—Comparative Fault—Prejudgment Interest—Subrogation Rights.
In these bad-faith cases, defendants James Wolter, MD and Pinnacol Assurance appealed the judgments entered on jury verdicts in favor of plaintiff Michael Schuessler, who cross-appealed certain trial court rulings. The judgment against Dr. Wolter was reversed and his case was remanded for a new trial. The judgment against Pinnacol was affirmed in part and reversed in part, and the case was remanded for further proceedings.
Schuessler was injured on the job and filed a workers' compensation claim with R. Merrill, Inc. (Merrill), his putative employer. Pinnacol, which provided workers' compensation insurance coverage for Merrill, denied the claim. Dr. Wolter, a neurosurgeon, performed surgery on Schuessler for his injuries. The surgery caused damage to his spinal cord. Schuessler commenced a medical malpractice action against Dr. Wolter. Schuessler also filed a common law bad-faith breach of insurance contract action against Pinnacol, contending that it had wrongly denied him workers' compensation benefits. The cases were consolidated, and a jury awarded damages to Schuessler against Pinnacol and Dr. Wolter.
On appeal, Dr. Wolter contended that the trial court erred in rejecting its proposed jury instruction, arguing that a physician does not guarantee or promise a successful outcome simply by treating or agreeing to treat a patient, and an unsuccessful outcome does not, by itself, mean the physician was negligent. Dr. Wolter's expert specifically stated that the outcome could occur without negligence. Because the proffered instruction accurately stated the law and no other instruction informed the jury that Dr. Wolter could not be held liable merely because of a bad outcome, it was reversible error for the court to reject it.
Pinnacol asserted that the trial court erred in denying its motion for directed verdict or judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The defense of fair debatability is not in itself a complete defense to a bad-faith claim. Here, the reasonableness of Pinnacol's conduct was disputed, and a reasonable person could reach the same conclusion as the jury. Accordingly, the trial court did not err in denying the motion.
Pinnacol also argued that the jury awarded excessive and duplicative economic and noneconomic damages to Schuessler, warranting a new trial. However, there was sufficient evidence in the record to support the award of economic damages. Additionally, there was support on record for the noneconomic damages award, and the amount awarded was not so grossly and manifestly excessive as to indicate that it was based on passion or prejudice.
Pinnacol further contended that the damages award was affected by the trial court's erroneous failure to admit an exhibit it tendered at trial. Pinnacol's exhibit depicted the amount and duration of its payments to Schuessler in chart form. Because the information contained in the exhibit was covered by other evidence introduced, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting the exhibit.
Pinnacol asserted that the jury awarded duplicative damages because it awarded Schuessler the same amount of noneconomic damages that it awarded against Dr. Wolter. However, Pinnacol failed to overcome the presumptions that the jury followed the instruction not to award duplicative damages.
Pinnacol contended that the trial court erred in allowing Schuessler's bad-faith insurance expert to testify at trial. There is no per se requirement that an expert should be excluded unless he or she has adjusted a workers' compensation claim in Colorado, and Schuessler's expert was otherwise qualified as an expert. Therefore, the court did not err in allowing this expert's testimony.
Pinnacol asserted that the trial court erred in rejecting its tendered instruction concerning the liability of a designated nonparty. Pinnacol designated Merrill a nonparty at fault, but Pinnacol failed to establish that Merrill, as Schuessler's employer, had a legal duty to Schuessler to maintain and immediately produce employment records such that a violation of that duty would give rise to a claim against it by Schuessler.
Pinnacol argued that the trial court erroneously rejected its instruction on the comparative fault of Schuessler. Pinnacol's assertions that Schuessler was comparatively at fault because he asked for a postponement of the workers' compensation hearing, failed to attend an appointment with a second doctor, and initially delayed several weeks before going to the doctor after the injury were insufficient to warrant an instruction.
Pinnacol asserted that the trial court's award of costs should be reversed or reduced. The award of fees, which should be attributable only to the case against Dr. Wolter, should not be assessed against Pinnacol. The case was remanded to reverse this portion of the cost award.
Pinnacol also contended that the trial court improperly awarded prejudgment interest. Because Schuessler's economic damages did not result from a personal injury inflicted by Pinnacol, the case was remanded for the court to properly compute the prejudgment interest on Schuessler's economic damages based on the wrongful withholding statute, CRS § 5-12-102(1)(a).
Pinnacol argued that the trial court improperly ruled that it had waived its right to make a subrogation claim against Schuessler's recovery from Wolter. Waiver is the intentional relinquishment of a known right. Here, Pinnacol did not waive its subrogation rights. Accordingly, on remand, Pinnacol may assert its subrogation rights.
2012 COA 87. No. 11CA0617. Devora v. Strodtman.
Class Action—Homeowners—Notice of Appeal—Typicality—Adequacy—CRCP 23(a)—Damages.
In this case involving allegations of deceptive trade practices, civil theft, and racketeering, plaintiffs Jesus Devora, Julian Martinez, and Manuel Moreno (collectively, homeowners) appealed the district court's order denying their motion to certify the case as a class action lawsuit against defendants J. Mark Strodtman and JS Real Estate LLC. The judgment was vacated and the case was remanded.
Defendants built homes in Weld County that were purchased by homeowners. Homeowners alleged in their complaint that defendants induced them to buy homes under prices and terms they could not afford, misrepresented and failed to disclose loan financing terms, engaged in a pattern of racketeering, and intended to permanently deprive mortgage lenders of the proceeds defendants had received from the loans.
The Court of Appeals first determined whether plaintiffs' notice of appeal was timely filed. Where a named plaintiff chooses not to file an interlocutory appeal of an order denying class certification under CRS § 13-20-901(1), the plaintiff does notwaive the right to appeal that order by requesting and obtaining a CRCP 54(b) certification of final judgment, or on a final judgment on the merits. Because homeowners chose not to appeal the district court's order under CRS § 13-20-901(1), they had the option of awaiting a final judgment on the merits of their individual claims or requesting a CRCP 54(b) order. Homeowners obtained a Rule 54(b) order and filed a timely notice of appeal. Therefore, this Court had jurisdiction to consider plaintiffs' appeal.
Homeowners contended that the district court erred in finding they did not meet the typicality and adequacy requirements of CRCP 23(a) because the class members had differing damages. The class representatives, however, need to establish only "a nexus between the class representatives' claims or defenses and the common questions of fact or law which unite the class" to meet the typicality requirement. The typicality requirement may be satisfied even though there is disparity in the damages claimed by the class representatives and the putative class members. Here, the district court erred as a matter of law in finding that homeowners had failed to prove the typicality element of CRCP 23(a), because their damages might or would be different from those of the potential class members. The district court did not make specific findings regarding the remaining requirements of CRCP 23(a) and (b)(3). Thus, it is unknown whether homeowners established those requirements. Therefore, the case was remanded to the district court for further findings of fact and a determination whether homeowners' class action lawsuit should be certified.
2012 COA 88. No. 11CA1361. Hendricks v. Allied Waste Transportation, Inc.
Negligence—Noneconomic Damages—Subject Matter Jurisdiction—Administrative Remedies—Jury Instructions—Costs.
In this negligence action, defendant Allied Waste Transportation, Inc. (Allied) appealed a jury verdict awarding plaintiffs Paul and Linda Hendricks $160,100 in damages. The judgment was affirmed.
While driving an Allied garbage truck, an Allied employee backed into the corner of the Hendrickses' house in the City of Englewood (City). After Allied admitted liability, the trial focused on the amount of damages. The Hendrickses' expert testified that because the damage could not be repaired due to structural deficiencies, the damaged portion of the home would need to be torn down and rebuilt.
Allied contended that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the Hendrickses failed to exhaust their administrative remedies by failing to complete the building permit application process before the damages trial. However, the Hendrickses' complaint did not seek review of an administrative action, and the building permit process does not provide a remedy for the Hendrickses' injury. Accordingly, the Hendrickses were not required to exhaust administrative remedies before seeking judicial review.
Allied also contended that the trial court erred by providing jury instructions that misstated the law about noneconomic damages and by admitting testimony about noneconomic damages. The trial court instructed the jury that recoverable damages included "damages and losses suffered by the plaintiffs as a result of the defendant's conduct, including loss of enjoyment, annoyance, discomfort, and inconvenience," which are not emotional distress damages. Therefore, the jury was properly instructed on noneconomic damages.
Allied next contended that the trial court erred by permitting Mrs. Hendricks to testify about "pure emotional damages." Mrs. Hendricks testified that she was "dismayed" and "distraught" by the damage to her property, which are recoverable components of noneconomic damages. Therefore, the trial court did not err in admitting her testimony.
Allied further contended that the trial court was required to grant its request for a hearing on the reasonableness of the Hendrickses' bill of costs. The bill of costs included costs that were statutorily allowed or otherwise subject to a fixed standard, as well as costs for expert witnesses that cannot be validated by statute or a fixed standard. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the request for a hearing on costs where Allied did not specify which costs it contested and offered no reason for its challenge other than a bare statement that the costs were unreasonable.
Allied also argued that the trial court erred by awarding the Hendrickses prejudgment interest from the date their property was damaged. Because the jury returned a general verdict form that did not apportion damages, the trial court appropriately awarded prejudgment interest from the date the house initially was damaged, which also is when any noneconomic damages began accruing.
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On Sunday night, Vladimir Putin, with tears in his eyes, addressed his supporters after the preliminary election results were announced. His display of emotion is understandable – Russia's top politician had to fight for this victory much harder than in past elections. The change in the political atmosphere in the country, clearly expressed by the large-scale protests in Moscow this winter, compelled the prime minister to run a U.S.-style campaign. He visited most of the regions, held dozens of meetings with different social groups, published seven articles on all aspects of policy, created a lot of publicity for his campaign and reaffirmed his ability to mobilize his supporters.
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Is it ok to have braxton hicks contractions during sex?
I'm 24 weeks pregnant and have noticed for the past few weeks that (on the rare occasion) when I feel like having sex I think I'm experiencing braxton hicks contractions. It happens during orgasm and feels like my uterus is being squeezed into a ball. My stomach turns into a weird shape, almost pointy like. It's not really painful, but is pretty uncomfortable and lasts for about 10-15 seconds. Is this normal, and is it hurting the baby?
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It's normal, and is harmless to you and your little one. Your uterus reacts the same way to an orgasm even when you're not pregnant, it's just too small to notice usually. The bigger your tummy gets, the more pronounced uterine hardening will become.posted 07/20/2011 by jesskahn
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Saturday, the three candidates for the Democratic nomination for Mayor spoke and answered questions at the monthly Democratic Women of Shelby County meeting.
Below is video of their comments.
The Primary for County Election is on May 6th.
Any Democrat thinking about challenging Basar might want to start getting their ducks in a row now. He's a nice guy (that I happen to like personally) and pretty popular in many circles…but that doesn't mean he should go unchallenged.
I don't live in his new district, and don't have any plans of running in 2014. Basar clearly does. If you're not sure that you're in his district, you can go here. He'll be running in District 13.
If you are in his district and interested in running, drop me a line. I have some insights that might help you.
Basar's decision to seek re-election isn't the worst idea to befall Shelby Co. or Tennessee. Here are some of them, from the past three days. This sample is just the tip of the iceberg…
The Tennessean reports that Democratic State Rep. John DeBerry is supporting a bill that would allow "for profit" charter schools in Tennessee.
DeBerry received $100,000 from the pro-charter, pro-voucher group Students First founded by former DC Superintendent and "education reformer" Michelle Rhee in his primary contest against former Rep. Jeanne Richardson last year.
Apparently, that was an investment well spent for the group.
Apparently, Shelby Co. Mayor Mark Luttrell doesn't feel like he needs support from Memphians. In a Commerical Appeal article the inspections stations, mandated by an EPA agreement, and recently abandoned by the City of Memphis, will be taken over by the state rather than the County…even though the EPA now classifies the entirety of Shelby Co. a pollution problem.
The agreement with the State of Tennessee would exempt the 1/3 of Shelby Countians who live outside of Memphis from vehicle inspections for up to 6 years. Folks who live in Memphis will not only still be subject to inspections, but will also have to pay for them.
Way to take care of your largest constituency group.
Yesterday, in the State Senate, the Tennessee Scenic Vistas Protection Act died in committee thanks to no members making a motion to hear the bill. Two Democratic Senators, Ophelia Ford and Charlotte Burks were noticeably absent when the bill came up.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Minority Caucus Chair, Lowe Finney (D-Jackson), who I have a separate beef with, is a necessary reform if we want to keep the mountains that are a signature of our Eastern Division. Kudos to Finney for carrying the bill, even if he couldn't muster a motion.
Video of the entire debate on the bill is included below. See also: King Coal Recasts Itself as Friend of Earth After Stomping Environmentalists in Senate
State Rep. Vance Dennis (R-Savannah) thinks he has a way to stop the scourge of Obamacare in Tennessee.
Jeff Woods of The Nashville Scene eviscerates him, with an assist from J.R. Lind at Post Politics.
Sit down sir. The moving of your mouth is exposing your ignorance.
As bad as the electoral problems have been in Shelby Co., at least we don't have a witch hunt going on over our voting rolls (at least not on this scale).
Davidson Co. Election Commissioner Steve Abernathy has taken it upon himself to investigate the citizenship of voters in the state's second largest county against legal advice.
He says he wants to "Save America". From what? No reporter had the stones to ask, but one might surmise from his rhetoric he wants to "Save" it from voters who don't vote like him.
Brilliant! /sarcasm
Newscoma has a great post about local control that explores just how deep the State Legislature is willing to wrest control of local issues from local government.
A new tumblr account has popped up called iDemocrat that is collecting people's stories about why they are a Democrat. You can submit your story here.
I'm not sure if I'll make this a regular series, but if you want to know what's going on in the state on a daily basis, Subscribe to the Daily Buzz. News from around the state, in your inbox every morning.
There have been numerous reports about what's going to happen to various locales. News outlets in Memphis have focused on the loss of two House seats and one Senate seat…something I wrote was probably going to happen back in 2009.
So while our standing in the State Legislative bodies may have been diminished, as has our percentage of the population, none of this should surprise anyone.
It also shouldn't surprise anyone that there are a couple of Shelby Co. legislators drawn together in districts. That's what happens when an area loses a seat or two. It is inevitable. I sympathize with those who are upset at this reality, but honestly, there's little that can be done outside of court.
I'm not going to opine as to whether or not the districts are fair or not. Certainly, over the years since Baker v. Carr, the court case that made the state start districting based on population rather than land, there have been plenty of examples of bizarrely drawn districts passing muster. A quick look at the current maps in Shelby Co., particularly Dist. 90 as well as Dist. 83, 84, 95, 91, and 92, which run horizontally and whip and curl around in some cases, shows that shapes just don't matter that much to the courts.
Of course, the old plan just had 6 of 16 districts in Shelby County shaped like a drawing from a blindfolded child. The proposed map has 8 of 14 districts that take a great deal of creativity to explain (84, 85, 87, 88, 90, 91, 93, & 97). That's not to say the districts are unfair, but to say, at first glance, which is all we have, its very difficult to determine which district you might be in based on the information provided.
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While its fun to look at these pretty pictures provided by the House and Senate leadership, they really don't tell me much…except that a lot of precincts were split in the production of these maps. Anyone with an internet connection and Silverlight can draw a map if they so choose. It's not that difficult. Translating a map from a drawing on the other hand is very difficult.
Since neither the House nor Senate saw fit to release the precinct information of the districts, all one can do is make a best guess as to what will happen should these districts be adopted. Putting out pretty maps with not so much as population data by district, tells the end user absolutely nothing except the color choices of the person drawing the map and some general ideas.
Sure, in the more rural areas its easier to determine what's going on. Districts that include two or three counties to get to (or near) their magic number are pretty easy to analyze. Urban areas, where there are any number of existing and new lines possible (including Municipal boundaries, Precincts, Census blocks, Zip codes, etc.) are more difficult. 35 of the 99 members of the House hail from the top four largest counties in the state (Shelby, Davidson, Knox, and Hamilton). Throw in Rutherford, Williamson and Sullivan Counties and that number jumps to 44. But even those last 9 are relatively easy to determine.
Still, let's not pretend this is transparency. It's feigned transparency. Until some lists are released, none of this means anything. In fact, its probably more about cutting the wind out of the sails of last minute fundraisers than anything else.
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There are some things that irritate me about the maps, but that's to be expected. Lumping Sherry Jones and Mike Stewart into the same district in Nashville only to create an open seat is one of them. This isn't unfair from a legal point of view, just dickish. I'm sure we've done the same thing to folks in the past. This action follows the Republican strategy of attacking the oppositions strengths and turning them into a weakness, a strategy that perhaps we might want to think about.
The same can be said of what they did in Shelby. Three of the four Representatives in Shelby Co. that were lumped together in two districts are relatively new to the body. One has been there forever. But these new folks are also pretty strong voices, whether you like them or not. There are a lot of reasons they were targeted, and one of those reasons is that they are perceived as a threat.
Its interesting to me that the Republicans in the State Senate chose to undercut their youth factor. Kerry Roberts, who worked really hard to win last year, is lumped in with Jim Summerville. I have a sneaking suspicion that one of those two men have an exit strategy. Look for an appointment announcement sometime after session.
Here in Shelby Co., Minority Leader Jim Kyle and Serial Bacon Mailer Brian Kelsey are paired up. This will leave Kyle out in the cold for at least 2 years, while we wait for the term of Kelsey to expire in 2014. I'm not sure how this impacts the "even/odd" set up of the senate districts in the future, but at the very least Senate Republicans did what they wanted to do…screw over the Minority Leader.
Its an open question as to whether or not Kyle will challenge Kelsey in 2014. Since we don't have any real data on the makeup of the district other than a visual representation, I can only guess about the partisan makeup of the district. Pretty sure its not pretty for Kyle.
One mildly humorous thing I saw in the Senate Districts, is what I call the "visual representation of what Senate Leadership is doing to Democrats". Its made up of Districts 19 and 21. I don't think I need to expound on that at all but I bet some State Senators are still laughing about that one.
What Does All This Mean?
Most people don't think twice about this stuff. I've said it over and over again. I've experienced it as I wrote about City redistricting, and as I've observed the County process. Most folks just don't think about how they end up in the districts they end up in, they think about who they want to represent them from the available choices, and may bemoan those choices from time to time.
Also, because redistricting comes only once every 10 years, its easy for people to forget, or even just ignore it. For the most part, only the most politically engaged geeks even care about it. Most folks feel it doesn't impact them, but it does. It can absolutely impact those available choices so many bemoan every two or four years.
Now that the TNGOP has had their hand at this process, there's little doubt that they'll do everything possible to keep it. In fact, the very act of redistricting itself probably ensures they'll stay in power for a while…and because political considerations aren't covered in Federal law, outside of a few exceptions, I expect the maps to stand and generally agree that most people won't see the problems.
The big takeaway from this is that other than some maps, we really don't know all that much more than we did before, and won't know that much more until the thing is passed and real maps and precinct lists hit the streets. Then we'll have a better idea of where we stand as a state.
Even without more detail, Democrats know something. They know they've got an uphill battle. They know that its going to stink. They also know that Republicans came into power under maps drawn by Democrats, and that all is not lost if we get our game together.
There are a lot of ideas about what that means, but I'll save that for another post.
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For as long as I can remember Republicans have been crying about voter fraud. Truth of the matter is, it's not voter fraud when Republicans win, it's only fraud when they lose because, you know, they're not supposed to lose with all that unaccountable, unregulated corporate money flowing into the coffers of their private expenditure groups. I mean, it flies in the face of the very tenets of capitalism in their minds.
So when Republicans say we have to up the ID requirements to ensure folks like immigrants or *insert the name of group to demonize of the day* whatever aren't voting illegally I ask what the cost is to our Republic. See, I've been using my photo ID for two decades to vote, so it's no skin off my nose and it keeps me from having to carry around a voter registration card. But I recognize that I'm not like everyone else, and just because I do it, doesn't mean that everyone else should have to.
Also, if the intent is to ensure that non-citizens don't vote, perhaps they should check the regulations. There are all kinds of immigration documents that pass for primary identification in the process of getting an ID. All this law requires is a way to check identity, not citizenship status, voting location or anything else. So for the vast majority of folks who have an appropriate ID of any kind, this isn't going to be that big of a deal.
But the system of laws we have aren't set up just to protect the majority. There are laws in place, though many Republicans are loathe to admit it, to ensure minorities don't get kicked around too bad in the legal process. In fact, those laws served Republicans well in the 100+ years that they were relegated to the minority party in this state. Kinda funny what people conveniently forget when they get just a little bit of power.
Anyway, Republicans have been beating this drum since before the 2000 election debacle that gave us 8 years of stupid. During that 8 years the Bush Administration pushed prosecutors to look for voter fraud. They didn't find much. In fact, what they found was not some kind of big conspiracy, but mostly local yokels buying votes which one would think would fall right in to the Republicans idea of markets regulating themselves, right?
Nope, over and over again reports find that fraud committed by voters is rare. Some have even called this Republican fascination with fraud a hoax. But the real thing that just pisses them off, more than anything else is not the potential of fraud, but who is both gathering and registering to vote.
See, they know that if there are more people voting and jazzed about voting, their block will lose power at the polls. By making it harder for some to vote, like poor people, they can fight a war on two fronts: by working to get people elected that want to dismantle the social safety net, and working to ensure those who benefit from any part of that social safety net have a hard time voting. That's also what vote caging, purges and other tactics to limit a person's ability to vote are ultimately all about.
So yeah, there's a pattern here, don't get it switched.
In yesterday's CA, Brent Leatherwood, the flack for the House GOP leadership said
"The only individuals this bill will disenfranchise are dead people whose votes should never count in elections," he said.
That's a good sound bite Brent, but it's just wrong.
Did you know, the new law allows people over 65 to vote absentee without proving their identity? Yep. If you're over 65 and you've got it together enough to request an absentee ballot you can have it delivered to your door, vote, and move on with your life.
Now I love this for folks over 65. In fact, I think this might be a gateway to voting by mail, which I also think is pretty awesome. However, what would stop someone from ordering an absentee ballot for someone who's no longer alive? How does this stop dead people from voting? If anything, it makes it easier for dead people to vote…absentee anyway.
If the intent is to stop dead people from voting, perhaps Republicans in the state legislature should focus their efforts on removing dead people from the rolls. There are public records you know.
Another thing this bill doesn't do is stop people who have moved to a neighboring county or state from voting if they're still registered in Tennessee. Tennessee has weird laws about this. If you live somewhere else, but call Tennessee you home you can vote here. So say I moved to Olive Branch, MS, but still wanted to vote in Memphis. As long as I called Memphis home, I could do it, which means even though I'm not contributing to the tax base in Memphis in any real way I somehow can still have a say in what goes down here. Same is true if I moved t Tipton, Fayette, or any other place. The ID bill is there to verify identity, not residence.
Nope, this bill isn't about stopping fraud, it's about voter suppression. It's about making sure the "right" people vote by erecting barriers to "other" people exercising their right to vote, in this case, mostly poor people.
If the Republicans who just love this bill really want to stop fraud, they should look at FINALLY implementing TVCA and real live paper ballots. But they're not really concerned about election fraud, they're concerned about voter fraud.
This isn't going to stop fraud, it is a well orchestrated attempt to stop some people from voting. That's it. Claims to the contrary don't hold any water.
On Friday the Tri-State Defender published an article detailing just how arduous a task it is to get ANY ID in Tennessee, much less a free one.
Marred by purposefully rigged service times (they don't start counting wait times until you get in the building, ignoring the 3 hours you spent in the scorching heat) Shelby Co.'s four Driver's Service Centers already can't handle the volume. Can you imagine just how much worse the service will be when people realize their vote is about to be in danger.
Further, the locations of the service centers in Shelby County aren't really all that convenient to the populations that would most likely need to be served.
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These four service centers are supposed to be able to deal with their current volume, and the additional volume of a County of over 926,000 people. That's ridiculous.
The fiscal note on this bill (the estimated amount it would cost the state) was supposed to be not significant. I guess they figured, as much trouble as it is to get an ID in Tennessee, no one would bother and just put up with being disenfranchised.
In an article published this morning in the Commercial Appeal, local leaders met to discuss the new law, and considering the inherent challenges of even getting ANY ID in this state they called it like it is, voter disenfranchisement.
The bill was originally intended to address the minuscule problem of voter fraud. According to the CA article, less than 1% of all ballots cast are investigated for fraud, and fewer that half of those actually lead to a conviction. Sounds like a huge problem huh? /snark
But Brent Leatherwood, flack for the Republican House leadership set up his straw man argument and let it fly:
"Even 1 percent, as we've seen time and again, can sway an election," said Brent Leatherwood, communications director for the House majority. "Given that, even one incident of fraud is far too many. We want to stop that and, clearly, Democrats do not."
Bull part one, but it gets better…
"The only individuals this bill will disenfranchise are dead people whose votes should never count in elections," he said.
Bull part two Leatherwood.
Apparently Mr. Leatherwood wasn't in line with all those folks who waited hours to get in the building only to wait almost another hour to get their damn ID and tell THEM this isn't some kind of disenfranchisement.
And dead people voting is the problem? Really? You mean to tell me that the Election Commission can't use public records to research who's dead and who's alive? Well that certainly restores my faith in them. Seems they're the ones with the problems, not verifying identity.
The best part of all of this is, barring a special election after January 1, 2012, no one will even think that much about it until the Presidential Primary in March. Then a whole bunch of folks here in Memphis will be confronted with the fact that they can't vote because they don't have an ID. It's not going to be pretty.
But that's what Republicans want. They don't want to fix government, they want to make it so difficult to interact with government that you lose hope and just sit down. When you do that, you lose, not them.
Make no mistake, it was designed to happen this way, and they're making sure it does, to the detriment of the will of all the people.


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Robots were critical in the capture of the Boston marathon bombing suspect just last week, and Friday the Cherry Point bomb disposal team showed us how they train with similar robots.
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The team at Cherry Point in Havelock trains weekly with three robots. Each robot specializes in different missions.
The three main missions they use these robots for are examining vehicles, buildings and houses during war. Occasionally they will get the local call for things like a suspicious package.
Gunnery Sergeant Bernard Coyne says these robots are what keep his team from getting seriously injured. Coyne says, "Were not down there near the explosives and sometimes you don't have a robot with you or you have expended your robot and you have to walk down there yourself and that's one of the scariest feelings in the world."
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William Woods University has received a $1 million challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation to help meet the goals of the school's Imagine Campaign.
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The International Astronomical Union — the official body that governs the naming and designations of all celestial objects — has once again spoken out against crowdfunded "space naming" efforts.
"The International Astronomical Union (IAU) would like to emphasize that such initiatives go against the spirit of free and equal access to space, as well as against internationally recognized regulations," said Thierry Montmerle, IAU General Secretary. "Hence no purchased names can ever be used on official maps and globes."
Although Tuesday's IAU statement doesn't explicitly say which projects they are calling out, it once again seems Uwingu is in the cross-hairs.
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Previously, the US-based crowdfunding project faced the IAU's wrath when it encouraged the public to nominate (for a fee) and vote on names for the flood of exoplanets that are currently being discovered. The problem is that the IAU does not officially recognize names given to celestial objects through these means, especially when a fee is charged for the naming rights. Uwingu, which means "sky" in Swahili, was set up by Alan Stern, planetary scientist and principal investigator for NASA's Pluto New Horizons mission.
Uwingu aims to engage the public with space in a meaningful way, generating funds that are then distributed to various research organizations and charities. While the cause may be noble, the IAU is concerned that such campaigns are misleading, especially as there is zero official recognition for crowdfunded naming rights.
By Uwingu's reasoning, there is a need to make designations of celestial bodies (like exoplanets) and planetary features (like the craters on Mars) a little more "human friendly." As rationalized on their website, "the first planet discovered outside our solar system is named 'PSR 81257+12 B'. Not so catchy, is it? Uwingu wants to give planets more human-friendly labels, and you can help!"
Unfortunately, critics have argued that it's not necessarily clear to the public that their paid nominations are not officially recognized.
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Uwingu is a little vague on this point. In the "Frequently Asked Questions" section of their Mars crater naming website, Uwingu alludes to the fact that the project isn't officially endorsed. In response to the question, "How will our Uwingu Mars feature names be used?" they say: "They'll be used by anyone using Uwingu's Mars maps. For now that's just the public, but soon, we hope, scientists and space missions to Mars will be using these maps too!"
The comparison that Uwingu has doggedly been defending itself against is its outward similarity with "name a star" scams. These scams involve companies 'selling' naming rights of a star for a fee. How is the Uwingu naming process different?
This rationale doesn't fly with the IAU, however.
The IAU has a common standard for naming celestial objects and features so they can be "easily located, described, and discussed" by scientists and the public alike. Although the public cannot directly nominate an official celestial name, the researchers who made the celestial discovery can request public participation for their official IAU-sanctioned naming nomination. And as pointed out by Montmerle, this process is free.
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A recent example of an IAU-sanctioned naming event involved the appeal by the SETI Institute to help name the three new moons discovered orbiting Pluto. After a wonderfully spirited nomination and public voting process (that involved William Shatner endorsing the nomination "Vulcan" for one of the dinky satellites), the discovering astronomers and the IAU settled on Kerberos and Styx after deities of the underworld — a hellish theme that governs the Plutonian system. These are now the internationally-recognized designations for Pluto's new moons that join siblings Charon, Nix and Hydra.
IAU rules may seem stuffy and old fashioned, but it is critical to have recognized nomenclature so to avoid confusion and to create a standard across space science disciplines. This is particularly relevant today as the dizzying number of exoplanetary discoveries are accelerating. I can think of nothing more frustrating and confusing than having to deal with random names of celestial features and objects that have no theme or relevance to the scientists that have committed their lives to studying in that field. That, in my view, is the antithesis to a "fair" naming system.
That's not to say, however, that celestial features can't have unofficial names (i.e. "Mount Sharp" on Mars was named so by NASA's Mars Science Laboratory team before Curiosity touched down in Gale Crater — that Mars mountain's official IAU name is in fact Aeolis Mons), but there should be no confusion over what is official and what is not, especially when a fee is being charged.


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In understanding the fix clock problem, it is helpful to understand the power dynamic between the system, the coin cell battery, and the RTC chip.
The XO must maintain power to the RTC chip at all times, even when the system is powered off. When power is lost, the time and date will be forgotten, resulting in the problems described on this page. This is especially important to consider for XOs in storage, or XOs that will not be used for an extended period of time.
The coin cell battery acts only as a backup: when available, the main power source (AC power or the main system battery) is used to keep the clock ticking. When there is no other power available, the coin cell battery takes over.
The coin-cell battery is somewhat rechargeable. On the XO-1, it will recharge from the main power source while the laptop is powered on and fully awake (not suspended). The XO-1.5 and XO-1.75 will charge the coin cell battery when the laptop is powered on and fully awake, and also when it is suspended. When recharging an empty battery, it is expected that the battery will reach normal voltage levels after around 30 minutes of charging, but will require potentially 24 hours for a complete recharge. However, the battery is only marginally rechargeable - it may stop working completely after 30 deep discharges.
A voltmeter can be used to perform some basic checks on the health of the battery. After 30 minutes of charging from empty, a reading of around 2.7v would be reasonable. After 24 hours of charging, when the battery should be fully charged, a reading of around 3.1v would be expected. However, these checks are inconclusive, 'bad' batteries may produce such readings. A real test would need to measure battery capacity, which is non-trivial.
When no other power is available, the coin cell battery is only able to power the RTC chip for a limited time before running out of power. Assuming the RTC battery is fully charged, the following table indicates the expected lifetime of the coil cell battery before it is unable to keep the RTC chip powered.
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When placing XOs in storage or some other situation where they will not be used for a significant period of time, it may be worth considering inserting the main laptop battery and ensuring it has a high amount of charge, so that the RTC chip remains powered for an extended amount of time before the coin-cell backup takes over. According to tests done in Uruguay, the following table provides an indication of how long the main battery can keep the RTC chip powered before running out of charge, in the case where the battery initially had 80% charge:
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FORT STEWART, Ga. - The Spartans ended 2011 with a brigade run. The run started with pushups led by the commander on Cottrell Field to get the blood flowing; however, in a blink of an eye, that all changed as Soldiers took off in a mad dash towards the Spartan Field, where they were met by Col. Cardinale, who was waiting with one last gift--the Spartan Obstacle Challenge Relay Race.
Each 2nd Brigade unit, to include seven Soldiers from the 92nd Engineers, competed in the Spartan Race which included a tire flip, chain drag, water jug and log carry, ultimately building up to the final event-the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle better known as the Humvee push.
"The Spartan Obstacle Challenge Relay Race was all about optimizing Soldiers performance to achieve a level of fitness not thought possible," said Col. Douglas Cardinale, 2HBCT commander. "It is hard to be a Spartan, you must train harder-ready for any mission any time, anywhere."
The "Send Me" Run in Sparta originally was put out as a Marne Message for all Spartan Families to come out and show their support during the last 2011 2HBCT Run at Newman Fitness Field.
"We told everyone to come ready for a Brigade Run, We did not want to tell them about The Spartan Obstacle Challenge Relay Race events for fear that each unit would stack their team," said 2HBCT Command Sgt. Maj. Jefferson Moser.
"We knew that when you combine the stress of the unknown as well with physically-challenging events you have a hard workout both physically and mentally. That challenges Soldiers to become stronger, faster and better functioning on the battlefield," said Command Sgt. Maj. Moser.
This is the first time that the 92nd Engineers have been a part of the Spartan formation. It is fitting that their squad of seven high-speed Engineers would come out on top out of the seven teams who competed.
"We want to foster a 'culture of fitness' where Spartans are ready for any mission, any time," said Command Sgt. Maj. Moser.
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You can't beat STALKER. I've tried pretty much every game out there but, I've found none that put me where this game does. I start playing and get lost in a world that can be both beautiful and terrifying. I remember my first visit to the Yantar lab in SHOC. It was in the early hours of the morning, I was using headphones while sneaking around the lab. The atmosphere had me on the edge of my seat. Ten seconds later something totally unexpected happened and put my heart in my mouth. I paused the game, shaking like a little child and from that moment on for me it has been the stick by which all games are measured. And sadly they just don't measure up. STALKER is a thousand games in one. Set in a constantly changing, evolving world. The only time any two playthroughs are the same is when you hit that ENTER THE ZONE button at the start of the game.
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The neutral base has fallen to the Bandits leaving the stalkers to take refuge elsewhere.
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Can I over feed my baby?
My baby is 2 weeks old and seems to want to eat all the time. Every hour or two durring the day. I am worried we will end up making her one of those obese toddlers. She was 6lbs 5 oz at birth and is now 6 lbs 11 oz. doc says thats good, but how quickly can weight gain get out of hand? And what is the avg amt per month?
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When my son was born he was 6lbs 11oz. When he went back for his 1st check out he was almost 10 lbs and he kept on gaining. The doctor was worried that he was gaining to much to fast. So we put him on a schedule of a certain amount of of fluid every 2-3 hours. HE was HORRIBLE he would cry non stop! All the time because he was HUNGRY!...I switched doctors and they said feed him when he's hungry. At one time he ate 12 oz's. He was just a big boy both and he needed his food. Now he's almost 2 and he's still very tall for his age but his weight balanced out. When they say feed your baby whenever they are hungry DO IT. I felt so bad because I felt like I was starving my child for a month and he was so missrable and I was too. I'm now pregnany with #2 and I would never make that mistake again this one's getting feed whenever she wants it.posted 12/26/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
My son was born 7 lbs 9 oz. He is now about 10 lbs at 6 weeks. The dr. told me a baby should gain a 1/2 oz to 1 oz a day. If its a little more I wouldn't worry about it unless your dr. is concerned. Just makesure she is actually hungry when your feeding her. Sometimes babies just like to suck on their fingers or cry for no reason. If your baby eats for a good 20 min. (assuming your breastfeeding), and your breasts were full she's probably not hungry.posted 09/12/2007 by chelseaandvalerio
My daughter is 5 weeks old and eats between 4-5 oz every two hours (longer if she gets in a long nap). I was worriede she was over eating too but the doctor said she will tell me when she is full. Sure enough, she stops nursing when she is done. No worries~ enjoy!!posted 11/12/2008 by jaime_renee
The simple facts for (healthy, full-term babies) is that breastfed babies eat every 2 to 3 hours and bottle-fed babies eat every 3 to 4 hours. So depending if you're nursing or not - base it on that. Remember babies at this stage fuss and cry for many reasons - not simply because they're hungry. They may be tired, simply want to be held, need a diaper change...etc. Some moms are a bit too quick to think their child is hungry as soon as they hear him/her cry. Stick with this: take account of what time you feed your child. If you're nursing, when the session is over, your breasts should be rather empty, and the child should seem satisfied (by not sucking anymore). If you're bottle feeding, once the bottle is emptied the child should seem satisfied. If with either case (nursed, or bottle fed) the child should seem satisfied after each feeding. Once you know the child has had a full, complete feeding refer to the hours above to start the next feeding. Good Luck, from Mother of 2!posted 10/06/2007 by mikaymom_2
Young babies can NOT over eat according to our pediatrician. They will eat only what their body can hold and utilize. My daughter was born 6lbs 11oz (10th percentile) and at 2 months she jumped to 12.5lbs (80th percentile)! She is just as healthy as ever, and along with the weight gain comes sleeping through the night. If you're worried, talk to your pediatrician.posted 11/26/2007 by jkubi001
My daughter was born 6 lbs 1 oz. And up until the time she was one month she gained a pound EVERY WEEK. Her pediatrician says that its good being the she was born" underweight". So i personally don't think you are feeding your baby to much since she only gained 6 oz in 2 weeks.posted 07/20/2008 by DivaSam06
this is the simplest way i can put this: your baby is 2 weeks old. it's learning how to eat, so let him or her eat when they think it's time. i have yet to meet a baby who didn't want to eat irregularly. they are babies, that's just what they do-eat, poop, sleep. and as for the nutritionist, i think it is more unhealthy to put infants weights in such a strict category (ie 2-5 oz every other week), yadda yadda, it's simply making weight an issue for everyone right out of the womb. and people wonder where the weight issues in this country come from, hello!! it starts too early. let them eat and be merry, and if you're a good parent you'll soon learn that they won't always want to eat that way, and a schedule is surely to come next. Encourage playing and all will be well.posted 10/26/2009 by Ava&KasensMama
I will have to agree with some people on this answer. NO you can over feed your baby. I have a beautiful 5 month old baby girl. And right now she weighs in at 20 lbs. The doctor says that she is PERFECTLY HEALTHY. She eats solids and forumla. She lets me know when she is hungry!!! So I say keep doing what you are doing and everything will turn out wonderful!posted 11/20/2007 by ThrottleGirl
I'm a breastfeeding peer counselor for my states health department and in all the talks I've had with our lactation consultant, nutritionist and local LLL leaders if you are exclusively breastfeeding YOU CAN NOT over feed your baby. Your child gaining weight consistently is all that matters. My daughter was 5lbs 5oz at birth and tripled her birth weight by 6 months. I myself was 7lbs 13oz and 18lbs at 6 months, exclusively breastfed, and I'm health and average weight today. Weight and growth are so individual, I think that as long as you child is happy and healthy, they will grow as they should.posted 11/07/2008 by LittleStar22
a healthy appetite is a sign of a healthy baby! my son ate nonstop during the day, but he was sleeping through the night at 4 weeks. dont worry, your baby knows when enough is enough.posted 05/24/2009 by Kelly118
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Nicolas Mahut to win against ATP Metz in ordinary time at odds 8.00
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I have one more bet regarding tournament in Metz, and in this one i will try to find the outright winner. It is not an easy task, but i will give a shot.We have four players left. We have Tsonga, Mayer, Simon and Mahut.
Regarding Tsonga, this is his first week after injury break and he is recovering pretty well. I did not watch who he plays recently but needless to say that he is very strong opponent for anybody on the indoor courts. He does not have any loss in finals when he is playing in his home country and he won this tournament twice in a row and he is defending champion this year . he is bookmakers favorite by any odds, but he still does not have my confidence, he lacks matches and fitness, and he is currently without coach , it means that he is not so happy how his carrier progress.His opponent in semifinals is German player Mayer and he is good indoor player with very unique style of play.He did not had luck with his draw. I am affraid that Tsonga will be to much for him. I have all ready wrote about Simon in my previous analyzes and i dont intend to repeat myself. ATP Metz is not his favorite tournament, and in semifinals he will have really hard battle to reach the finals. He will face his fellow countryman Mahut who is playing his best tennis in this season so far. He won two titles and i wont underestimated his abilities in this fast conditions like bookmakers did. We cant also underestimate effect of big semi-final win, if he progresses to the finals. Surely he will get extra doze of self belief in his own abilities that he can actually be a winner of this tournament. My pick is that Nicolas Mahut will win ATP Metz.
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The Dub Awards is only second best to Oscars! It is where we recognize our Student Organization Leadership Award winners with our very own "Golden Sammys." This is a great time to celebrate the achievements of our student organizations and also to be recognized amongst peers for all that they do.
Dub Awards not only celebrate the accomplishments the registered student organization on campus. It celebrates the individual leaders, programs, advisors and everything that goes into being a registered student organization, fraternity and sorority. This award ceremony includes a teal carpet, mocktails, mingling, musical & dance performances. Attendees will want to be stylish as there will be paparazzi from our own Flicker Film Society present!
The inaugural Dub Awards in the Spring of 2015 were hosted by Nick Cannon and up-and-comer, Jack Gagnon and awards were presented by Chris Brown, Nick Cannon, and Parker G. In addition to our "celebrity" guests, performances were done by student organizations, Slainte, NPHC and our Dance Co.
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