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Anti-Gay Extremists Have A Cow Over Obama's Foreign Policy Memorandum
Jim Burroway
December 6th, 2011
Any day our opponents are driven to fits of apoplexy is a good day if you ask me. Family "Research" Council's Peter Sprigg is positively sputtering over the Obama Administration's memorandum directing American international agencies to take action in countries where LGBT abuses are taking place. Sprigg's sputtering, but unfortunately he's not speechless:
It is startling that President Obama is prepared to throw the full weight and reputation of the United States behind the promotion overseas of the radical ideology of the sexual revolution. If he did the same on other issues, his own liberal allies would undoubtedly accuse him of cultural imperialism. Threats to withhold foreign aid from poor countries unless they conform their laws to the views of Western radicals are unconscionable.
The United Nations, like the United States, remains sharply divided on the issue of whether special rights should be granted on the basis of sexual conduct, sexual orientation or gender identity. No treaty or widely accepted international agreement has established homosexual conduct as a human right, yet the Obama administration's actions seem guided by this fiction.
Right. Obama shouldn't be listening to "Western radicals" who think gay people shouldn't be jailed. And we already know Sprigg's opinion on that topic, and given the Family "Research" Council's lobbying Congress against resolutions condemning Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill, it's safe to say that the rest of FRC shares Sprigg's position.
Liberty Counsel's Matt Barber chimes in with his own outrage:
The announced policy, according to Matt Barber of Liberty Counsel Action, "displays the arrogance of the Obama administration."
It is "frankly offensive," says the attorney, that President Obama "feels compelled to export American culture's decline in morality, and export that immorality to other nations that are trying to adhere to traditional principles relative to human sexuality."
Barber also notes that the administration is apparently ignoring the fact that foreign nations — like the United States — are sovereign countries. He adds that the U.S. is "using essentially blackmail and the purse strings" of the nation to force countries to change their moral principles.
Speaking of exporting immorality, has anyone seen Lisa Miller lately?


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Automate BitTorrent Downloads
From Wired How-To Wiki
We've had a couple of articles in our BitTorrent series discussing the basics and how to control your BitTorrent client remotely. Now, we're going to talk about how to perform some simple download automation.
Once you start downloading files over BitTorrent on a regular basis you'll want to set it up to work automatically. There are a number of ways you automate your BitTorrent experience. For example, you might want to automatically subscribe to torrents, download files from RSS and optimize your bandwidth during off hours.
Today we'll take a look at how to accomplish some basic automation tasks using two popular clients: µTorrent for Windows and Transmission for Mac.
This article is a wiki. If you feel so inclined as to improve this article for future peer to peer users, please do so by logging in and editing this page.
Optimizing Bandwidth
If you've got quite a few torrents running at one time, you'll likely notice a performance hit on your other internet tasks -- checking e-mail, browsing the web, etc... But of course you probably aren't online all the time, so why not set your torrents to full throttle in the off hours and then limit them when you have other things to do?
For instance, setting a speed limit during work hours will allocate bandwidth from your torrents allowing you a faster internet when you need it most. If you set the speed limit to be in effect from 9 to 5, you'll have bandwidth for browsing the web during the day. Then at night, when no one is around, the torrents can gobble up as much bandwidth as you want.
Yes, you can do it automatically. All you'll need to do is head into the preferences section of your torrent client and set up scheduling.
Throttling Bandwidth With Transmission
Mac users using Transmission should head to Preferences and click the Bandwidth tab. Under Bandwidth you'll notice a number of options. The first two are global speed limits. If you don't want your torrents to upload or download faster than a predetermined rate, this is the place to set that limit.
We're not sure why you'd want to globally limit the download rate in favor of scheduled limits, but it could be helpful to limit the upload rate to save a bit of overall bandwidth.
Just below the global settings you'll notice a speed limit setting. This setting is used to establish an upper limit to your bandwidth. Then, use the Schedule option to apply it during the times when you use the computer the most.
Throttling Bandwidth With µTorrent
It isn't hard to accomplish the same scheduling tasks in µTorrent. Again, just open the Preferences panel and then, for global controls, click the Bandwidth section and set your limits there.
For the more fine-grained scheduling option, head to the Scheduler section where you'll notice you have quite a bit more control than Transmission offers. Not only can you schedule different times for different days, but you can also assign different sorts of limits, like seed only, completely off, full throttle and limited.
Automatically Add New Torrents
Wouldn't it be nice if you could automatically add new torrents whenever they appeared on the web? For instance, you could grab the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica as soon as it was available.
In fact, automatic downloading isn't too hard to do. For serial things, like TV episodes, there are whole sites dedicated to tracking and providing RSS feeds that will let you know as soon as a new episode is available. I've been using TVrss.net for tracking shows, but there are other, similar options out there.
Track New Torrents With µTorrent
Once you have an RSS feed of torrent files, you can plug it directly into µTorrent and it will automatically add anything new that appears. Just head to File >> RSS Feed and then enter the feed's URL.
The only problem is services like TVrss.net tend to find more than one torrent at a time, which means you'll end up downloading duplicate files. Another option is to make µTorrent aware of the feed, but manually pick and choose which files to download. It won't make the file available immediately, but it will save you some hard drive space.
Track New Torrents With Transmission
Unfortunately, as of this writing Transmission doesn't offer a way to subscribe to RSS feeds. It does, however, offer an option to watch folders and automatically add any new torrent files it finds.
For a fully automated solution on the Mac you'll need to turn to another piece of software, like TVShows. TVShows uses TVrss.net to automatically download the appropriate torrent files. However, the project is currently in flux while it works toward a 1.0 Release. You can grab an older version, or use something like Miro. Miro offers an automated RSS-based torrent client and quite a bit more.
Downloading files via BitTorrent isn't necessarily a time consuming task. Using the automation steps we've covered above, you should be able to make the process a bit smoother and reclaim some much needed bandwidth while still getting the torrents you want.
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U.S. 5, Scotland 1
Landon Donovan scored his first international hat trick in five years to lead the United States to an easy 5-1 victory over Scotland in a friendly on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla.
Donovan beat goalkeeper Allan McGregor in the third minute, then added a pair of second-half goals in his first game with the national squad following an eight-month absence due to injuries and commitments to his Major League Soccer team, the Los Angeles Galaxy.
"I don't want to be mistaken for not caring," he said. "I care, and I like being a part of this team. I'm a professional, and I know how to do my job. I've been doing this a long time."
Donovan also set an American mark with his 125th international start — one more than defender Jeff Agoos had from 1988-2003.
It was Donovan's third international three-goal match. His first came against Cuba in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2003 when he scored four goals. He also had three against El Salvador in 2007.
Michael Bradley scored on a 30-yard (meter) shot in the 10th minute and Jermaine Jones got his second international goal in the 70th minute.
Scotland got on the scoreboard when American defender Geoff Cameron chested Kenny Miller's header past U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard for an own goal.
"Now, we have Landon back and he gave us the goals," U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. "We can't complain tonight."
The U.S. has won five straight after an 0-4-1 start under Klinsmann, who replaced Bob Bradley after the Americans' 4-2 loss to Mexico in last year's Gold Cup final.
Scotland lost by four goals for the first time since a 4-0 defeat at Norway in a World Cup qualifier on Aug. 12, 2009.
Forward Terrence Boyd got his first start for the U.S., while midfielder Joe Corona (Sweetwater High) entered in the second half for his national team debut. Fabian Johnson was at left back, a position he played for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
Clint Dempsey — who has not played with Donovan under Klinsmann — missed the match while recovering from a groin strain. Jozy Altidore also missed the game because Dutch club AZ Alkmaar refused to let him report until Monday.
The Americans open 2014 World Cup qualifying on June 8 against Antigua and Barbuda at home, then play at Guatemala on June 12.
•Juan Agudelo scored his first goal for host Chivas USA in a 1-1 draw with Seattle.
•Darren Mattocks' goal in the 84th minute drew the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps to a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers.
•Eddie Gaven scored host Columbus' first goal and assisted on the second by Emilio Renteria as the Crew defeated the Chicago Fire 2-1.
•Toronto FC ended its MLS record nine-game losing streak to open a season with a 1-0 win over visiting Philadelphia on a late goal by Danny Koevermans.
•Andre Hainault's goal in the 57th minute gave the host Houston Dynamo a 2-1 victory over David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
•Substitute Maicon Santos scored the winning goal in the second half in Eastern Conference-leading D.C. United's 3-2 victory over visiting New England.
•Jamie Castrillon scored in the 83rd minute leading the host Colorado Rapids to a 3-2 win over the visiting Montreal Impact.
•Alvaro Saborio scored a pair of goals in the second half and Nat Borchers came up with the game-winner in stoppage time to lift host Real Salt Lake to a 3-2 victory over FC Dallas.


text: On April 29, the assembly voted on AB 2072. This bill states that a brochure, given free to the state, will be passed on to parents when their infant fails the early-infant hearing screening conducted at the hospital. The brochure gives parents information on sign language, cued speech, cochlear implants, and other forms of language communication. This information helps parents make an informed decision regarding how to proceed when dealing with this birth defect. Hearing loss is the No. 1 birth defect, and California has more births than 42 other states combined. Because there is an opposition movement in the deaf community, the state has prohibited the distribution of this brochure. When our grandson was born deaf four years ago, we were only told he failed the test. All information and resources were researched by his parents. Nothing can be more frightening than to learn your child has a special need but given no information on the diagnosis. Who would think that keeping parents in the dark would be an option in 2010? Other states are passing out this information, and finally after several attempts, AB 2072 passed the assembly and will now go on to the Senate. While common sense dictates parents should be given this free material, the following assembly people voted against this bill: Mary Salas, Nancy Skinner, Cameron Smyth, Audra Strickland, Anthony Adams, and Wesley Chesbro. Fifteen other assembly people abstained or didn't vote at all. Please contact your Senator to vote for this bill. Early intervention is the key to helping these children, and it will be the under-educated parents who will not be able to get the information that is so vital for their child's success in school. Isn't it amazing that we need a law for this?! Jeanie Simpson, Rocklin


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April 30, 2016
MELISSA, TX -- Police are investigating the apparent murder of a woman in Melissa.
Her 17-year-old son reportedly came home from school around 4 p.m. Monday and found her dead in their home on the 3000 block of Maple Lane.
Police are treating the case as a homicide.
Neighbors say they're shocked.
"Is just a terrible terrible thing for a boy to come home and find his mom dead and its just something he'll never get out"
Because Melissa has a small police department, the Collin County Sheriff's Department and the Texas Rangers are helping investigate the case.
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Valve confirms OpenGL is faster than DirectX even on Windows
Valve software's 3D Source engine that powers half-Life2, Left 4 Dead, Team fortress 2, Portal and Dota 2 runs faster on Linux based Ubuntu 12.04 and OpenGL than Windows 7 and DirectX/Direct3D.
In order to test the performance of the game Valve Linux team assembled a high configuration system:
Processor Intel core i7 3930K, Graphic card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680, 32GB RAM.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit, Left 4 Dead 2, Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit
Running Left 4 Dead 2 on windows 7 with Direct3D driver team got 270.6 FPS as a baseline. Linux version of Left 4 Dead 2 gave them 315 FPS.
Then the team used the new OpenGL optimization. The OpenGL version of Left 4 Dead 2 on Windows is now faster than the DirectX version. With the same Hardware configuration, Left 4 Dead 2 running on windows 7, with OpenGL driver, gave 303.4 FPS.
OpenGL versus Direct3D on Windows 7
This experience lead to the question: why does an OpenGL version of our game run faster than Direct3D on Windows 7? It appears that it's not related to multitasking overhead.
The Team has been doing some fairly close analysis and it comes down to a few additional microseconds overhead per batch in Direct3D which does not affect OpenGL on Windows. Now that the team knows the hardware is capable of more performance, team like to figure out how to mitigate this effect under Direct3D.
Working with hardware vendors
Valve has been working with NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel to improve graphic driver performance on Linux. They have all been great to work with and have been very committed to having engineer's on-site working with Valve engineers, carefully analyzing the data.
Valve have had very rapid turnaround on any bugs that the team finds and it has been invaluable to have people who understand the game, the renderer, the driver, and the hardware working alongside valve when attacking these performance issues.
This is a great example of the benefits that are the result of close coordination between software and hardware developers and should provide value to the Linux community at large.
It shows that cross platform OpenGL is now faster than Microsoft proprietary Direct X. OpenGL has solid implementation in Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and just about every modern smartphone (OpenGL ES).
Direct X is popular because of its cleaner API, better documentation and easier to learn. Microsoft has relentlessly marketed DirectX, too. That is the reason more developers are using Direct X to develop games, drivers, tools, etc.
Now OpenGL 4.0 has all of shaders and tessellators and widgets that DX has. All Nvidia and AMD graphics cards support the latest version of OpenGL along with DirectX.
This clearly shows that, if the Windows gaming crown continues to slip, OpenGL might soon become the default API.
We have to wait and see what valve will be speaking in coming SIGGRAPH about OpenGL and DirectX.


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Launched in 1989, American Iron Magazine has long been the best selling Harley magazine in the world. At last count there were more than a dozen Harley-specific print magazines published in America alone.
Recognizing a growing number of readers prefer digital magazines, TAM Communications' American Iron Magazine partnered up with Zinio, the world's largest digital magazine newsstand. Click here to subscribe to digital issues.
It took American Iron Magazine almost fifteen years to become the best selling Harley magazine on the newsstand. Yet, in less than six months, American Iron Magazine has already grown into the best selling digital Harley magazine on Zinio.
"Our philosophy has always been to offer the best possible product and great value to our readers and our advertisers." Publisher Buzz Kanter explained. "We look forward to learning and growing as this brave new digital world matures. As we learn and grow, our team will stay focused on producing the best possible editorial blend, and we will charge our growing audience a fair price for it."
American Iron Magazine continues to lead the industry by expanding frequency to 13 issues in 2013. This will mean an exciting new issue published every four weeks, on the newsstand, in the subscribers' mailboxes, and delivered digitally worldwide! More of what our readers want, more often.
When comparing various magazines – print or digital – it is important to keep in mind that PRICE is what you pay, but VALUE is what you get.
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I'm so happy! I really do like my g's but I was so fed up with the leaks. I'm going to do another post saying why I like them. I feel like, after all my complaining, I owe it to gDiapers to give them a plug.
This is very encouraging. We are expecting our LO in the next few weeks. I saw your other post about why you stuck with Gs and I know exactly what you mean abou tthem getting bad press on the cloth diapering board. I hate the idea of prefolds and covers for the newborn stage and have tinies and several smalls to get me through until the OS bum geniuses fit, but i also bought a few medium Gs in case I really like them. I hope I do because I like the idea of the breathability of these diapers. I hate when people post asking about Gs on the cloth diapering board and so many respond so negatively. It would be just as simple to say that some love them and some hate them and maybe explain what they didn't like abou them. But I usually feel like the reasoning for not liking them is pretty lame. They could just direct them to here or the Gdiaper facebook page which is also very helpful. I'm glad you're liking your Gs - gives me hope!
April- Marine Wife, Mommy, RN-
ok. so mostly I suppose it's a how tight is the waistband/size issue!
DH & I (33) Married June 2010 - 1 furbaby Mrow
Gwencakes: There are a few reasons why gDiapers leak. You have to put the white liner right in the crease in the leg. Then you have to adjust the waistband--too tight and it leaks, and for me, too loose and the whole diaper slides down and leaks. I think gDiaper may be a bit more difficult to adjust because only the liner is waterproof and it is made of nylon. It is not one of those giant PUL covers that hold everything in, but which I think is a bit unbreathable. I really like gDiapers BECAUSE it's not one big plastic shell, but there is a learning curve for the fit.
Congrats! Glad to hear you figured it out!
Actually I found out further why my gDiapers are not leaking any more. I noticed that when I started using cloth my g's stopped leaking as much. I think the gCloths and gFlappers are filling out the liners more, so the liner fits more snugly on my long and lean baby! That, and pulling the whole diaper up higher, is making everything nice and snug.
I'm still having troubles with leaking during naps, but I think that's a hard one for everyone.
I have a similar problem with my DD's gdiapers. I can tell that the g is slipping down after I put it on her and then we end up with just a little wetness between the legs on the gpant. But if I tighten them too much, she gets red marks on her skin. Just doesn't seem very comfy. Other than that, I love the gpants. For the features of CDing that are important to my family, gDiapers are the best fit. I also find it annoying when people badmouth a product without just saying what they don't like. Especially if they've never used the product! I read a review the other day that sounded pretty solid at first, then the woman starts listing all of these things that she didn't like about the diaper only to admit at the end that she never even took it out of the package. She decided all of that without ever using it? Seriously? Wasted minutes of my life, gone forever. :-)


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So you use several media players, sometimes at the same time (like 'shell-fm' running in a terminal, and something else with a GUI), and sometimes you like to try out new media players for a while. And you want the the media buttons on your keyboard to Do The Right Thing without having to reprogram keyboard shortcuts. This package is a solution to that problem.
You can set up keyboard shortcuts to map the play/pause button to 'player_do playpause' etc, and player_do generally does the Right Thing.
The currently supported programs can be seen by running 'player_do help'. To add more supported programs, see the existing code in the 'backends' directory. Patches gratefully received!
Many players support the MPRIS DBUS protocol, and will be supported without a specific backend. If you only need support for those players, consider using MPRIS-remote.


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The Significance of Art
Studies in Analytical Esthetics
by Eleanor Rowland
Book Reviews
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To a thoughtful person who spends any portion of his life in the contemplation of beautiful things, it must occur at one time or another that there is a certain strangeness in grouping under one head such an enormous variety of objects as wc find in our world of Art, and labeling them with one term. What common factor unites such diverse creations as a poem and a cathedral, a song and a statue, and makes it possible and intelligible to call them all art products? The answers to this question have been many. The problem has been attacked from standpoints that diverge so widely that the discussions have easily failed to meet on any issue.
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APA: Phi, Eleanor Rowland. (2013). The Significance of Art: Studies in Analytical Esthetics. London: Forgotten Books. (Original work published 1913)
MLA: Phi, Eleanor Rowland. The Significance of Art: Studies in Analytical Esthetics. 1913. Reprint. London: Forgotten Books, 2013. Print.
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Celebrated pianist Van Cliburn diagnosed with advanced bone cancer
Scott Cantrell reports in the Dallas Morning News that the 78-year-old Cliburn is "undergoing treatment and resting at his home in Fort Worth." The cancer diagnosis was made a little more than a week ago.
Cliburn remains an iconic figure in the piano world. Celebrated with a ticker-tape parade in New York after his Moscow victory, the pianist enjoyed an extraordinary level of fame and affection at the start of his career.
A couple of decades after that success, Cliburn cut back on performances and recordings. His primary concern since has been the international piano competition that bears his name in Fort Worth.
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GVI Amazon BioBlitz 2012
crawling & climbing through the Amazon for Global Vision International Charitable Trust because volunteering at GVI is conservation up close!
Event: BioBlitz 2012 between 20/07/2012 and 25/07/2012
Team Members: GVI Amazon volunteers, NSP students, staff & Ecuadorian scientists
GVI Amazon
£527.00 raised of £3,000.00 target
12 donations
My Target:
£527.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/GVI-Amazon-BioBlitz-2012
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to GVI Amazon's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text QDYJ58 £10
to 70070
Our last big CT hurrah! As GVI Amazon begins it's last 3 months of hardcore data collection, in preparation of the handover to our local in-country partner in October, we've decided to go out with a major bang, raising money for the communities & surveying like never before! Thus, we present to you...
GVI BioBlitz Charitable Trust Challenge in the Amazon
A week-long extreme-surveying challenge to add as many species to the Yachana Reserve species list as possible before GVI leaves the Amazon, all the while raising funds for conservation in our communities!
July 20-24, 2012*
Are you up to it??? Sign up now by emailing email@example.com and we'll show you how to make your own JustGiving donation page
What is a BioBlitz Challenge?
5 days of extreme spotting, netting, photographing, trapping, chasing, and documenting species in the furthest corners and most unique habitats of the Yachana Reserve. Swamps, canopies, tree falls, remote areas: Here we come.
Hundreds of species of birds, frogs, lizards, snakes, butterflies, and mammals to be added to the list, some of them potentially previously unknown to science.
With little sleep, long days and nights in the field, inventive techniques, and experts by our side: how many can we add to the list?
Where will the money go? GVI volunteers raise money in our Challenges by seeking sponsorship from friends, family, coworkers, your football buddies… anyone and everyone! The funds will go to the creation of a tree planting and education program for local Amazon communities. These trees will reforest pastures, increasing plant diversity and serving as long-term investments for the communities. The high-quality wood trees, when mature, can be harvested on a rotating basis to provide the money needed for the next generation to go to university- a cost unobtainable by almost all of the families in the region. The rotating harvests will also ensure that there are more trees continually being planted and overall much greater area of forest in the region. This project will be led by conservationist and long-time GVI partner Hector Vargas who has successfully implemented similar programs in other Amazon communities.
Why add species to the Yachana Reserve species list? GVI has been doing active research in the Yachana Reserve for the last 7 years and we are still finding new species to add to the species list almost every week. As GVI heads out of the Amazon, the species list is an incredibly important document to leave for our partner organization, the Yachana Foundation, to show what was found in the area during this time. This allows for future monitoring comparisons, opens the area up to having more researchers work here, and provides a basis for continued protection of the reserve. With hundreds of species of butterflies, birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians already documented, we are determined to get as complete an image as possible of what is thriving in this area at this time.
Who will be a part of the challenge? It will not only be the GVI volunteers and staff working hard in the field. We are inviting experts from universities and institutions in Quito to assist us in difficult identifications and to provide extra hands in the field, as well as getting the local school children to help us spot and photograph butterflies and birds along the road.
*exact dates may change slightly depending on availability of Ecuadorian scientists/experts
This is an extreme challenge for an extremely important cause; please help us raise the money to further ensure GVI leaves this region in much better condition than it would have been without the hard work of our volunteers over the years.
Join us & start raising funds today!
And yes, there will be a prize for the top fund-raiser J
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it's the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now.
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Check out GVI Amazon's blog at gviamazon.blogspot.com for the latest BioBlitz update & photos! (23 August 2012)
Raising money for
Global Vision International Charitable Trust
Charity Registration No. 1111494
The GVI Charitable Trust is a non-political, non-religious charity that provides scholarships on award winning social and environmental projects for international youths who need inspiration skills and practical experience to access employment and ongoing career mentorship and career development.
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Run by Global Vision International Charitable Trust
Charity Registration No. 1111494
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Looking forward to hearing about it all! Good luck
Donation by Bianca op den brouw on 26/07/12
In honor if my hard- working grandson. So proud of you Carl! Grandma
Donation by Barbara Rhea on 22/07/12
Good Luck Jade and best of luck to all the team for their fund raising challenge x
Donation by Deborah Lawlor on 18/07/12
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Best of luck Steve, hope your species list is long and money raised is loads. Don't use that gold paint pot to incrse your list! thats cheating!
Donation by John Smith on 09/07/12
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Well done Stephen, do your old Nan proud!
Donation by Kathleen Cooper on 09/07/12
Good luck to you Stephen and all the other volunteers for the Final Push!
Donation by Sharon Smith on 09/07/12
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
I can't believe this is the final push! All the very best of luck to you guys Vicki - and hope it does great things for the Reserve. Take care!
Donation by Owen Morgan on 08/07/12
The Final push! Well done ALL of you but especially to our LBS. xxxxx
Donation by Mary Ann Coupland on 07/07/12
Good luck Steve! Hope you find tons of weird and wonderful things with lots of legs and crazy colours. Enjoy!
Donation by Kevin Smith on 07/07/12
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Don't find anything too nasty Vicky xxx
Donation by Nick C on 06/07/12
dollars, pounds, whatever it takes! Love you CCB
Donation by Allison Rhea on 06/07/12
Best of luck! Enjoy the trip and do good!
Donation by Derek Petrey on 05/07/12
Donation summary
- * Online donations£527.00
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£527.00
- Gift Aid£51.25
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Paris splits from StavrosParis Hilton has split up with boyfriend Stavros Niarchos.
The socialite and her Greek shipping heir lover have decided to call time on their relationship after a 12-month romance.
Paris' spokesperson, Elliot Mintz, confirmed: "It is not my policy to comment on my client's private life. But I would not offer a denial."
The break-up comes a month after the 'House of Wax' actress threw a wild surprise 21st birthday party for Stavros at her plush Hollywood Hills home.
One partygoer recalled: "Stavros did back flips into the pool and jumped from one end to the other. Everyone begged him not to carry on because his stunts were dangerous.
"He and Paris were inseparable that night, holding hands and kissing."
The split is the second high-profile break-up for the heiress in 18 months. She was previously engaged to Paris Latsis - also a Greek shipping heir.
Paris' newly acquired single status comes weeks after she revealed she was ready to settle down and raise a family.
The blonde revealed: "I can't wait to find a guy like my dad and be together forever and have lots of children. That's what completes your life. I would love to have a boy and a girl."
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Herbert Needleman, M.D., Director
Lead Research Group
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
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The Aga Khan University in Uganda held its Tenth Convocation Ceremony at the Victoria Hall, Kampala Serena Hotel, on Saturday, February 9. The Right Honourable Margaret Zziwa, Speaker of the East Africa Legislative Assembly was the ceremony's Chief Guest.
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Sunday morning came around and I did still did not want to run. I honestly thought about skipping it; I thought I could just have a two-week taper. But then I thought about how mad I'd be at myself for doing that. After a few hours of grumbling and generally acting like a bratty baby (sorry Jason!), I laced up my shoes and headed out the door.
Originally, I had these grand plans of where I'd run. First I thought I'd drive to a MARTA station and park my car there, run to another MARTA station 11 miles away and take MARTA back. That seemed like a pain so I made up another route where I could start and finish at Whole Foods. Again, it seemed like too much trouble to drive the 15 minutes to get there, so I ended up just running near my house. There's a 7-mile loop that I like to run if I turn right at the end of my street. I turned left, ran two miles that way, two miles back and then did the 7-mile loop.
Sometimes people ask me what I think about when I run long distances. Pretty much this:
• I'll just run slow. It won't be that bad.
• Two miles already, this isn't bad. Oh wait, how many more to go?
• Jason said he was going to the gym. I haven't seen him pass by. I wonder if he skipped it.
• Oh, there's Jason! Yay!
• Running back past my house again sucks. So tempted to stop.
• I'm at CVS. Time for a Gatorade and to eat my Gu.
• How do people not like Gu? The chocolate kind tastes like frosting.
• I've already run 7 miles, only 4 more to go!
• Oh, wait, I've only run 6 miles. Damn.
• What can I have for lunch?
• My new boots are coming tomorrow.
• I hope I don't crap my pants.
• I hope my ipod doesn't die. It doesn't look like it has much juice left. (It didn't die)
• I like my new job much better than my old job.
• Sunday Sales are on the ballot in my county on Tuesday. I wasn't going to vote in the primary (I'm a democrat, so there's not really a point.) but now I am. Alcohol brings out my civic pride.
• I like that my boss eats healthy food.
• My hips are hurting.
• What's the point of an author tag on a blog? Is it just to show that the content truly belongs to that blog?
• Would anyone let me post about promotional products on their blog?
• What's for lunch?
• My eyebrows are looking rough. I need to get them waxed, but that'll involve wearing clothes that aren't pajamas.
• I feel like my bra is chafing. If this bra that I spent $60 on chafes, I'm not going to be a happy camper. (it wasn't)
• 1 mile to go!
• Keep running because it'll hurt more and take longer if you walk.
• Oh hey, there's Jason again. He's going to work so I won't see him. Boo.
• I did it!
• What's for lunch?
And like that, 11 miles was done.
I got home by 1:30ish and I think that was key in making sure the run didn't take up the entire day. I sometimes will wait until later to run (especially if it's cold out) and by the time I get home, it's already almost time for dinner, or at least time to think about dinner.
I made some coffee…
…ate my lunch and then proceeded to sleep for an hour and a half on the couch. Murphy was so good and didn't wake me up demanding a walk!
(Someone needs his hair did. Looking a little fluffy.)
I actually didn't feel tired or achy at all when I woke up, so I decided to make a good dinner.
This is spinach and artichoke white bean chili and it's delicious. I did modify the recipe slightly. I had a 10 oz package of frozen spinach and didn't want to only use half, so I just stuck the whole thing in there. That made it really, really thick, so I used 3 cups of broth instead of 1.5. I also used only two cans of beans. Then I topped it with parmesan.
Kitchen time wasn't over at dinner. It was one of those days where I really felt like cooking, so I made Peach Protein Muffins for snacks to take to work.
The peaches at the grocery store looked horrible, so I just used canned peaches, the ones in juice, not syrup. Worked for me.
I guess I managed to have a pretty productive Sunday. Having to run a long distance doesn't have to take up the entire day. I just need to get started earlier, I realized. One more long run and then it's the race!


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Here is an example and a worksheet that will help you determine if refinancing makes sense for you. You may want to print this article and use the worksheets. Rick and Carol have a home they bought 3 years ago for $300,000 and they have 5 years remaining on balloon mortgage of $200,000 with an interest rate of 4.25%. Their monthly payments are $983.88. They intend to live in their home for several years and would like to lock in a 30-year mortgage with a 3.5% fixed rate.
Rick and Carol's Example
In this example, Rick and Carol would save over $1,030 annually in mortgage payments and lock in a 30 year fixed rate mortgage. Over the course of the mortgage they would pay about $31,000 less in total interest.
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There is a mortgage refinancing calculator as part of this website that can make the calculation easier. There is also a mortgage payment calculator that will calculate your monthly mortgage payment for any size mortgage with any interest rate.
Other considerations
When reviewing the feasibility of refinancing, you may also wish to consider refinancing a larger or smaller amount than the current balance of your mortgage. If you have excess funds available and believe you will have a hard time earning a return greater than the mortgage rate, you may want to pay down your mortgage and get a new mortgage that is smaller. If you have other liquidity needs, you may want to refinance a larger amount to free up some of the equity in your home.
Remember that mortgage interest is tax deductible if you itemize your deductions on your tax return. Consult your tax advisor to see how this may apply to your situation.
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- January 23, 2013 at 11:22 am
We're really a disgusting species. And we do in fact, get the leaders we deserve.
- January 22, 2013 at 9:46 pm
This just in: Humans have yet to figure out that we can't take anything with us at death, except for our integrity and conscious awareness.
- January 22, 2013 at 11:16 am
Thanks for this well-deserved slap to the face of the self-described left who take no issue with atrocities committed by the products of their diversity projects.
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Much of my research focuses on observing the internal kinematics of galaxies today and over the last 8 billion years. I interpret these observations through the lens of theory, much of which relies on supercomputer simulations. Most recently I have been studying how disk galaxies obtain the ordered dynamical state that they have today.
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TAMPA – Before we head out to Disney World, here's the Yankees lineup against the Atlanta Braves for today's first spring training game:
1. Eduardo Nunez, SS
2. Robinson Cano, 2B
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Juan Rivera, DH
5. Matt Diaz, LF
6. Francisco Cervelli, C
7. Melky Mesa, CF
8. Zoilo Almonte, RF
9. Corban Joseph, 3B
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Should I stay at home and work or stay at the office?
I went to beauty school the summer before I went to college and then I became a lawyer. I like being a lawyer and I'm good at hair and makeup, etc. Now my husband and I are expecting and it just seems like way to much between our farm, his job, my job and our store so should I just open a salon or stay a lawyer when the baby comes?
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My suggestion is make a pro/con list. Like the PP said, it's something only you and your DH can decide. For me, if money wasn't a factor I would still work. Maybe in a job I liked more but for me, staying home isn't something I would enjoy. But I have lots of friends who are SAHM and love it. It sounds like you are blessed with two options that you enjoy. A child is happiest when you are also happy. So figure out what works for you and DH and go from there. Good luck.posted 08/30/2013 by zeekums
Honey, we can't answer that question for you. You need to be discussing this with your husband. Just ask yourself these questions: Which brings you more satisfaction? Does one job offer more flexibility over the other, as far as hours, needing to take time off for child related issues, etc? Are your finances such that if you choose one job over the other you won't be in a bind? Hopefully those will help you in your decision. Another possibility, could you perhaps bring on an employee that could help in your store while you work as a lawyer? If it wouldn't cause you financial trouble, that could be a good option to look into.posted 02/25/2011 by FaerieQueenofSnark
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The new Ribeye Steak, Egg & Cheese Biscuit features thinly-sliced Ribeye steak, a folded egg and Swiss cheese, all nestled inside a buttermilk biscuit.
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Last year, a derecho caused at least $1 billion in damage from Chicago to Washington, killing 13 people and leaving more than 4 million people without power, according to the weather service. Winds reached nearly 100 mph in some places and in addition to the 13 people who died from downed trees, another 34 people died from the heat wave that followed in areas without power.
Derechoes, with winds of at least 58 mph, occur about once a year in the Midwest. Rarer than tornadoes but with weaker winds, derechoes produce damage over a much wider area.
Wednesday's storm probably won't be as powerful as 2012's historic one, but it is expected to cause widespread problems, Bunting said.
The storms are the type that will move so fast that "by the time you see the dark sky and distant thunder you may have only minutes to get to safe shelter," Bunting said.
The storms will start late morning or early afternoon in eastern Iowa, hit Chicago by early afternoon and move east at about 40 mph, Bunting said. If the storm remains intact after crossing the Appalachian Mountains, which would be rare for a derecho, it should hit the Washington area by late afternoon or early evening, he said.
For Washington, Philadelphia and parts of the Mid-Atlantic the big storm risk continues and even increases a bit Thursday, according to the weather service.


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If you are intending to start a website or a blog, you will need a domain and a hosting account. The domain is your dot-com-address on the web and your hosting account provides the web space needed for storing and serving your site to your visitors.
There are free and there are paid services available on the web. However, there is always some trade off with free services. In some cases, they put advertising on your site, in other cases, they do not provide the same facilities that paid hosts provide.
Choosing a domain name can be difficult these days with almost all of the really good names gone. But, you need to try all kinds of combinations of words until you find a name that is not used and yet is easy to remember and reflects what your site will be about. Despite the difficulties, you can definitely still find good domain names if you are creative. An online thesaurus is a very useful tool for finding word variations.
Most hosting providers also offer domains and you can check whether or not the domain you want is available by simply typing it in at their site. Once you have decided on your domain name, the next thing you need is a hosting account. I have used a number of services over the years – I have started about 20 or so web sites over the years – and I can recommend the Hostgator service as striking a very good balance between price, customer support and the facilities offered.
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The Persistence of Memory is a novel by David Mack, released in October 2012, the first part in the Star Trek: The Next Generation - Cold Equations trilogy.
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- The start of a new trilogy by the national bestselling author of Star Trek: Destiny!
- A brazen heist: Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise crew race to find out who has stolen one of the Galaxy's most important technological achievement–and for what sinister purpose.
- A broken promise: One desperate man risks everything for what he abandoned decades ago–but is he ready to pay the price for redemption?
- A daring mission: Against overwhelming odds, and with time running out, Commander Worf has only one chance to avert a disaster–but how high a price will he pay for victory?
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Several technical committees in the Fire and Emergency Services Protective Clothing and Equipment project have just completed their Report on Proposals (ROP) meetings. These technical committees reviewed public proposals and generated several committee proposals that are of interest to fire and emergency services personnel.
The Technical Committee on Special Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment is proposing a new document, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Incidents. The public will be invited to submit comments to this document when the ROP is published on December 23. In the meantime, the proposed standard can be viewed on the NFPA 1855 Document Information page.
The Technical Committee on Respiratory Protection is revising NFPA 1852, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA); NFPA 1981, Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services; and NFPA 1989, Standard on Breathing Air Quality for Emergency Services Respiratory Protection. The technical committee is proposing several changes to NFPA 1981, covering topics that include cylinder construction, lens conduction and radiant heat and flame resistance performance requirements, buddy breathers, and end-of-service time indicators (EOSTI). The comment period for these documents will open on December 23. For more information, see the Document Information pages for these standards.
The Technical Committee on Structural and Proximity Fire Fighting Protective Clothing and Equipment reviewed proposals to NFPA 1851, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting. The technical committee is addressing topics that include requirements for independent service providers, cleaning agent effectiveness, repair procedures, and others. Please visit the Document Information page for up-to-the-minute information on the development of this standard.
The Technical Committee on Electronic Safety Equipment met to review proposals to NFPA 1982, Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems. This technical committee is seeking to introduce updated requirements for RF PASS and audible primary pre-alarm signals.


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Today a team of researchers at MIT unveiled their latest feat of engineering — an airplane that uses 70% less fuel than conventional aircraft [1]. The MIT team was one of six groups — and the only university led team — across the US chosen by NASA to help redesign current aircraft to increase fuel efficiency, lower emissions [2] and allow planes to take off on shorter runways. The team accomplished all of NASA's set goals with their innovative D-series plane, lovingly referred to as the "double bubble".
MIT also unveiled its "hybrid wing body" H-series, which is intended to replace 777 class aircraft
NASA is calling this government-funded initiative the "N+3", signifying that the planes are meant to revolutionize the aircraft industry in three generations. MIT, Boeing, GE Aviation and Northrop Grumman were given the task of rethinking the subsonic commercial aircraft market while teams from Boeing and Lockheed-Martin were entrusted with creating supersonic commercial aircraft — passenger planes traveling [3] faster than the speed of sound! NASA's goals were to reduce fuel consumption while taking into account that in 3 decades air traffic is set to double. Now that the designs have been revealed the teams are awaiting news in the next few months of which designs will receive funding to go on to the second phase of the program.
MIT designed their D-series as a 180 passenger aircraft meant to replace the domestic 737 market. Conventional airplanes utilize a single fuselage design, while the D-series uses two partial tubular shapes placed beside each other — which accounts for the bubble nickname. The plane utilizes a host of technological advances [4] to decrease its fuel consumption. It has thinner longer wings and a smaller tail and engine placement at the rear of the plane instead of on the wings. All of these features account for part of the reduction in fuel usage. The MIT team also unveiled their H-series — a "hybrid wing body" plane that seats 350 passengers and could replace the 777 overseas market. NASA expects designs from this program to take flight in 2035.
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Long lines of customers have been forming at a Georgia restaurant that inspired the name of rock band R.E.M.'s "Automatic for the People" album.
Owner Dexter Weaver tells The Athens Banner-Herald that he's grateful for the outpouring of support for Weaver D's Delicious Fine Foods in Athens. At times, lines of customers have stretched out the door of the iconic soul food restaurant.
Weaver said a utility employee showed up last week to cut off the gas to the restaurant. Weaver says he paid what he could and the business has remained open.
Weaver has been running the restaurant for more than 25 years.
R.E.M. began its rise to fame in Athens, adopted Weaver's "Automatic for the People" motto for its 1992 album.
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Route 5 Corridor Study meeting planned May 31
The public will have an opportunity to learn about potential transportation solutions for the Route 5 corridor in Eastern Henrico and the City of Richmond during a public meeting May 31 in Richmond.
A number of regional and state entities have been studying the corridor between Laburnum Avenue and 7th Street downtown for months and will present conceptual alternatives during next week's open house, which will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at VDOT's Central Office Auditorium, 1221 E. Broad Street in Richmond.
The study is part of a joint effort between VDOT, the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission, the City of Richmond, Henrico County, the GRTC Transit System and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. It has included consideration of multimodal transportation improvements to benefit transit, commuters, bicyclcists and pedestrians.
Attendees will be able to provide input and feedback to officials at the meeting. Those who cannot attend but want to provide input can do so by June 21 by visiting http://www.route5corridor.com or mailing their comments to Lee Yolton, Principal Planner, RRPDC, 9211 Forest Hill Avenue, Suite 200, Richmond VA 23235.
Related: Route 5 study underway (Henrico Citizen, Aug. 5, 2010): http://www.henricocitizen.com/index.php/news/article/route_5_study_underway_23744
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Every week, another child is diagnosed with cancer in Central Virginia. Last summer, six-year-old Caroline Morris was one of them.
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The sign up period for the Richmond Community Solar Co-op will close on April 30. Nearly 150 homeowners and businesses have joined the group to save money and make going solar easier. The group has started installations and is working with VA SUN to learn about solar technology and the process of going solar.
"If you've ever thought about going solar, this is a great opportunity to do so," said Sekar Veerappan Co-op member and the group's first installation. "Working with the group helps members learn about going solar and make an informed decision." > Read more.
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Miami Dade College's Miami Culinary Institute (MCI), served as the backdrop for NBC's Today Show segment about a potential Velveeta cheese shortage on January 8.
Kerry Sanders, NBC correspondent, conducted a segment that featured a Velveeta cheese dip prepared by MCI Chair, Chef Collen Engle.
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Area golfers advance from district
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The Linn Wildcats were the lone area team to capture a district golf tournament title Wednesday.
Playing in Rolla, Linn had all five of its players earn all-district honors as the Wildcats totaled 309 as a team to top an eight-team field in the Class 1 District 2 Tournament.
The Helias Crusaders advanced two players to sectional competition out of the Class 3 District 5 Tournament at Marshfield.
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The Secret Garden.
when I was a kid back in the 1970's, I remember seeing a kid's movie in school called "For the love of Fred" which featured Mark Ritts puppets. I remember them well, as they also were featured in commercials for Saturady Mornings to teach important lessons on saving money, water, electricity. It was those Junior Consumer tips from your Better Business Bureau. I really want to see that movie again, but it hasn't been released to dvd yet.
I like most, it's just to relax or sometimes I watch them when I'm sick. But I do like Ice Age, just love that squirrel, Scrat, so cute! So why it should be Kids movies? Adults love them as much as children do LOL, the inner child in us maybe?
Secret Garden

Matilda

Mrs. Doubtfire
Ice age, not that I do watch them as obviously I am just there to support my nephews and nieces.
In the early 90's Bebe's Kids, it was hilarious.....Robin Harris was just so funny (RIP)... After 2000 for me it has to be Shrek ..
Kiki's delivery service. Oh and how to train your dragon.
Monster's Inc.
I'm not a fan of Jack Black but I really liked "School of Rock"
I love so many of them, but the one that came to mind was The Aristocats.
Lion King
Kungfu Panda ...n. Ice age ...
Beauty and the beast, Cinderella , sleeping beauty, & secret garden!
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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The first week of George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial closed Friday. At the start of the week, prosecutors and defense attorneys outlined their cases for the jury of six women. Then prosecutors began putting on their case.
Zimmerman is pleading not guilty. He has said he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February 2012 in self-defense.
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Both came in opening statements. Prosecutor John Guy repeated words Zimmerman had uttered under his breath to a police dispatcher as he followed Martin. In the courtroom, jaws dropped and spectators looked around at one another. Defense attorney Don West began his statement with a knock-knock joke about the difficulty of picking a jury in the case. Even he admitted the joke sounded weird.
Jeantel was on the phone with Martin moments before his confrontation with Zimmerman and is considered a key prosecution witnesses. She testified that Martin told her he was being followed by "a creepy-ass cracker." But it was her testy cross-examination exchanges with West that commanded the most attention. Each asked the other to repeat what they were saying many times. At one moment, Jeantel urged West to move on to his next question: "You can go. You can go." On her second day on the stand, she seemed more subdued. West asked her, "You feeling OK today? You seem different than yesterday."


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We weren't even going to blog about this, except we've already had two people contact us and ask what we thought. Since we figure there's some confusion about what Dukes is all about, we thought we'd better say something.
First, the text of the Court's order is:
Petition GRANTED limited to Question I presented by the petition. In addition to Question I, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: "Whether the class certification ordered under Rule 23(b)(2) was consistent with Rule 23(a)."That means, to know what's going on, we have to go to the cert. petition - filed by WalMart as the petitioner, since it lost in the 9th Circuit below. That's also why WalMart's name goes first in the Supreme Court. The Court's practice is always to list the petitioner first, even if it was the defendant in the lower courts (and thus went after the "v." in those courts).
OK, we've dug out the petition. That first question is: "(1) Can claims for monetary relief be certified under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2) - which by its terms is limited to injunctive or corresponding declaratory relief - and, if so, under what circumstances?"
So what is Dukes about? The briefest description we can give is that it's about the scope of Rule 23(b)(2). We'll get back to that.
What isn't it about. Well first of all, contrary to the New York Times story, it's not about the huge size of the Dukes class - at least not directly. Second of all, it's not about the punitive damages issue that we discussed earlier on this blog. That fell out of Dukes at the 9th Circuit en banc reconsideration level, where certification of a punitive damages class was vacated. Third of all, it's not about the raft of constitutional or global class action issues that the defendant also appealed. The following question - #2 in the petition - was not accepted for review by the Court:
Whether the certification order conforms to the requirements of Title VII, the Due Process Clause, the Seventh Amendment, the Rules Enabling Act, and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.Well, except insofar as the very last part of this question presented is also encompassed by the Rule 23(a) question fashioned by the Court.
Back to Rule 23(b)(2). Lawyers, especially in the class action biz, tend to speak in shorthand, which unfortunately makes it hard for everybody else to follow along. Rule 23 is the federal rule of procedure that governs class actions - that says when they are and aren't allowed. Part (b)(2) of that rule sets out one reason why a class can be certified - where the suit involves "grounds that apply generally to the class, so that final injunctive relief or corresponding declaratory relief is appropriate respecting the class as a whole."
We've highlighted the most important terms of Rule 23(b)(2). In short, it's a form of class certification intended to apply to requests for injunctions or declarations.
What Rule 23(b)(2) isn't supposed to be about is money damages. That's governed by Rule 23(b)(3) and there's a bunch of different criteria involved.
That's important in Dukes, because even with punitive damages off the table, the plaintiffs in Dukes are seeking a huge amount of money, in the form of back pay, front pay, and other relief that's allowed in employment-related civil rights cases like Dukes.
Basically, the defendant claims that in Dukes the plaintiffs are hiding the ball. They're trying to certify a class that's really mostly about money under the standards of a section of Rule 23 that's intended to govern only non-monetary relief.
Rule 23(b)(2) has two other notable characteristics. It's mandatory. There's no opt out for anybody who doesn't want to be in the class. That's another reason why it's not appropriate for awarding money. It also doesn't have the "predominance" of common issues test, which is how our clients in our drug/device cases almost always (see our cheat sheet) nowadays defeat class certification in cases seeking money. There's law, though, that (b)(2) classes have to be even more "cohesive" than other kinds because there are no opt outs. That's sort of a super-predominance test, at least where plaintiffs are trying to sneak in monetary damages.
This section of Rule 23 is relatively old, dating from 1966, so it frames the injunctive vs. money distinction somewhat archaicly in terms of the distinction between "law" and "equity." In the olden days, almost a century ago, there were two different sets of courts, one for telling people what they could and couldn't do, and the other for telling them what they had to pay, if anything. The first courts were "equity" and the second set was "law."
That's sort of out of date, so section 2.04 of the ALI's Aggregate Litigation Principles looks at the question a little differently, in terms of the "divisibility" or "indivisibility" of the relief sought. If one plaintiff's recovery doesn't depend on anybody else's (such as paying plaintiff X for damages caused by the defendant's tortious conduct, but not paying plaintiff Y because s/he couldn't prove causation) then the relief is "divisible" and not within Rule 23(b)(2). If the nature of the relief claimed means it's thumbs up or thumbs down for all the plaintiffs (seeking to stop certain conduct, no matter who it's being done to), then the relief is "indivisible" and would be within Rule 23(b)(2).
The Dukes issue thus does not often rear its head in our products liability sandbox. Plaintiffs want money from our clients. Where it does come up sometimes is in medical monitoring cases. Plaintiffs often try to dress up claims that a defendant should pay for medical monitoring with a bunch of bells and whistles and then try to pass that off as "injunctive" relief. Most of the time they've lost, but sometimes they have gotten away with it. There are three "ilustrations" in §2.04 that, well, illustrate, these possibilities. Bexis drafted them, and the ALI accepted them. One is that the monitoring program, while presented as some court-ordered scheme, is still mostly about money. The second is when the program is different (or, we'd say, the court has been wittingly or unwittingly duped), and is not mostly about money. The third is a pure "lump sum" payout that is plainly monetary.
So Dukes is going to decide, in the context of a massive civil rights case, whether and how much plaintiffs can get away with shoehorning large demands for money into a means of class certification intended for non-monetary injunctive/declarative relief.
But there's that other question, added by the Court itself, whether the certification in Dukes was "consistent with Rule 23(a)." We're not sure what that means, and that's where the sheer size and complexity of the case may well come into play. Rule 23(a) sets up four hurdles that any class, monetary or non-monetary, has to meet before a court can permit a class action: (1) numerosity (which we don't think can possibly be an issue); (2) commonality "whether there are questions of law or fact common to the class"; (3) typicality, whether "the claims or defenses of the representative parties [that is, the plaintiff seeking to represent the class] are typical of [those] of the class"; and (4) adequacy, whether the class representative and/or the class' would-be lawyers "will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the class."
The huge Dukes class is all over the country, encompassing thousands of stores and hundreds of job descriptions. The larger and more diverse a class is, the less likely that anybody can have "typical" claims or "adequately" represent all the members in it. There will also be fewer "common" issues the more polyglot a class becomes, but that requirement (commonality) has been watered down so severely by the courts that having just one common issue is ordinarily enough to satisfy that not very high hurdle.
So that question, globally invoking "Rule 23(a)," means that we could well get the overall standards for typicality and generality updated/redefined by the Court. That could be a bigger deal than even the Rule 23(b)(2) question, which itself has been kicking around for decades. Rule 23(a) affects all class actions, monetary or not, so whatever the Court has to say about Rule 23(a) will spill over - positively or negatively. Still, even if Dukes goes south (which we doubt it will, or else the Court wouldn't have taken it) our product liability clients have "predominance" to fall back on, which isn't implicated by Dukes at all.
So that's what Dukes - at the Supreme Court level - is and isn't about. It's about square pegs (demands for money) being pounded into round holes (Rule 23(b)(2)). It's about how large and diverse a class can be and still satisfy the typicality and adequacy (and possibly commonality) prongs of Rule 23(a). It's not about punitive damages. It's not about Due Process or any other constitutional issue. It's not about the Rules Enabling Act or the substantive law of employment discrimination. It's not directly about the size of the class, although that may well factor into the Rule 23(a) analysis.
And for those of us who defend (or who prosecute) class actions, it may be the biggest case of the decade.


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Dear Straight Talk: I am writing about my friend. She has a problem with shoplifting, maybe even an addiction. I would like to help her stop before she gets caught because she is over 18 and it will result in a criminal record. I have known her for years. When we were younger, I shoplifted makeup a couple of times with her, but it scares me too much and doesn't feel right to steal. She is a good person except for this. Over the holidays she stole so much stuff it almost made me sick. Does anyone on the panel have shoplifting experience and if so, how did they stop? Maybe it will help her. ~ Sammie, Toledo, Ohio
Matt, 17, Tustin: I have friends who shoplifted and were caught. One was stealing earrings for his girlfriend. He had stolen jeans multiple times before. He was devastated when they told his coaches at school. Jail time is an obvious consequence, but finding examples of things dear to her that could be lost might help even more.
Taylor, 14, Santa Rosa: I'm like you – I can't shoplift. My mom taught me early. After I took a small knickknack, she made me return it and apologize. The store clerks thought little 4-year-old-me was cute, but I was embarrassed. Even at Safeway near my school, people pick things up without paying all the time. It's wrong, but I don't feel it's my place to step in. Maybe getting caught will scare her enough to stop.
Brie, 20, Santa Barbara: I'm a manager in retail and I see how much inventory gets stolen. My store is easy to steal from, yet corporate does nothing about it. Shoplifting makes prices go up because stores lose revenue.
Katelyn, 17, Huntington Beach: Visit Shoplifters Anonymous at www.shopliftingprevention.org. They offer self-help and support, even for those with a pending court case.
Dear Sammie: Show your friend this column. It will communicate your concern and maybe someone's comment will resonate with her. Many teens shoplift. Shoplifters are usually depressed and stealing takes a further toll on their soul life. Most are scared out of the phase, others are caught, many continue stealing. The best thing you can do is tell her parents (anonymously, if you must). The embarrassment of being caught by loved ones may help her quit before she ends up with a criminal record. Plus, if her parents know, they can get her professional help for a habit difficult to kick. Don't delay!
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Some shoplift for need, others for greed, most enjoy the rush that shoplifting brings and most are depressed. And for all shoplifters, the habit reflects internal shame and low self-esteem. Not all realize this until they are caught – which is often described as the most humiliating thing to ever go through. Deep down, stealing feels lousy.
The National Association for Shoplifting Prevention estimates that one in 11 Americans shoplifts. Seventy-five percent of shoplifters are over 18. The holiday shopping craze is when most shoplifting occurs. In the four weeks before Christmas, the Global Retail Theft Barometer reported that sticky fingers accounted for $1.8 billion in stolen U.S. merchandise.
The best prevention is intervention during an early childhood theft, such as Taylor described above. Guilt and embarrassment, used correctly, are great teachers. For others, not so lucky, in order to kick the habit, you need to re-learn how to get a rush from normal activities (going to lunch, getting a haircut, meeting someone for coffee) rather than through the thrill of stealing. Professional help is often needed, and worth it!


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Most of the teams competed at Langar in the United Kingdom (26) and in Maubeuge, France (26), and the Sun Path Products NSL News will soon follow up with additional information of those events. Two of the five meets last weekend were smaller ones of the Virginia Parachute Council at Skydive Suffolk and of the Carolina Skydiving League at Triangle Skydiving.
Carolina Turbo XP member Andrew Happick provided the information from Triangle where Rookie Class team Carolina McThuggetz attended the team's third meet this year and posted the highest meet average of the 2014 season.CASL - July 12th, 2014Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6TotalAvgRankRookie M,G,LH,O,BJ,D,AQ,K,PN,E,HC,F,OTotalAvg1Carolina McThuggetz (US)CASL573576335.52Back to the D (US)CASL675346315.23Beyond Ambition (US)CASL11001030.5
However, he said that the McThuggetz had some competition this time with team Back to the D, the home team, who were actually leading until Round 5. He added that Beyond Ambition consisted of several newly licensed jumpers, with one more experienced member, Nelle Carroll, who has around 200 jumps.
Three other teams competed at Skydive Suffolk at the same time and posted scores on a similar average level in the AA Class. The first VPC meet this year was completely weathered out in May, and Skydive Orange's home team could not attend the meet last weekend. Elizabeth Kang provided the information from Virginia.VPC - July 12th, 2014Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5TotalAvgRankAA Class 21,4H,O,13J,11,D14,Q,1915,2TotalAvg1V Shock (US)VPC410665316.22Suffolk Shaggers (US)VPC54744244.83The Afterthoughts (US)VPC2110-41.0
Ian McKenzie, new DZ manager at Skydive Suffolk, was excited to participate in the meet and led his local pick-up team to a second place finish. They hope to be back for the August meet.
Virginia Skydiving Center's team consisted of the regular participants John and Christi Meyer, together with Camden Gonzalez and new member Mallory McCormick. V Shock had made a few jumps as a team prior to the meet, which were rewarded with the 10-pointer in Round 2.


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It's felt like this day would never come, but it's here alas – Sadhana Yoga in Montville, New Jersey is now open! We are offering lots of free and discounted yoga classes six days a week from now until mid-March (when we'll be offering even more classes!). Come by and say hello – we can't wait to meet you.
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College football: Life in the fast(er) lane
The term "basketball on grass" gets thrown around an awful lot these days. As I watched the Oregon Ducks blast the Tennessee Volunteers this past weekend, I realized that doesn't even really begin to describe what some of these up-tempo offenses really are.
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