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Some big-screen Hollywood murder mysteries reveal the "whodunit?" at the start of the flick. Yes, everyone knows that Michael Muhney's last appearance as 'Adam Newman' is set to be seen on the small screen as of January 30, 2014. The only question is: How will one of daytime's most compelling characters be written out of 'The Young and the Restless'?
A variety of speculative reports about Muhney's termination details still fill the internet dimension, while legions of fans continue to scream for his retention. So, it seems like executive producer Jill Farren Phelps won't be able to balance the karmic scales to anyone's complete satisfaction. (That lifted quote had to be inserted somewhere within this piece.)
Currently, this CBS' steamer has arrived a the plot point where 'Billy Abbot', played by the also soon-to-be departing Billy Miller (who easily deserves an Emmy nomination), is about to confront 'Adam'. With vengeance for 'Delia' devouring the remains of his broken heart and a peacemaker in his healthy hand, Miller will attempt to make a citizens arrest early next week.
Clearly, something will give as the final scenes of Muhney's current dramatic turn are shown. But, what open-ended story will actually be told?
After his sudden termination in December, Muhney revealed that Phelps plans to give the 'Adam' character a rest for awhile and then recast the role. However, second-hand information mixed into the soap world is about as reliable as 'Victor Newman' not interfering in everyone's lives.
While the public isn't likely to fully learn why Muhney was unexpectedly erased, it will be offered some story line explanation about 'Adam's' immediate future. Then, this show will attempt to shift viewer focus to different parts of Genoa City.
Fictional characters are born, live and often die (or, at least go away for awhile) through skillful keyboard strokes. But, most real life fans can't be made to swallow a bitter change in plot direction.
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Ypsilanti man murdered by couple in Toledo
Ypsilanti man killed by couple in Toledo - Toledo Police are searching for the body of a Ypsilanti man.
According to investigators, Brian Martin was in Ohio coaching a softball tournament when he was killed by a couple.
Robert and Desirae Strauss are believed to be responsible for the murder. They are currently being held in Indiana on unrelated charges.
Police believe the pair knew Martin would be in Toledo. Investigators suspect they hid his body somewhere between Toledo and Indiana after the murder.
A motive is not clear.
According to neighbors, Martin had been living in the Stadium Meadows Apartments for about a year and the describe him as friendly and nice.
Several neighbors told 7 Action News they had not seen Martin in a while.
Police suspect the murder happened a month ago.
Toledo officers are asking residents to check nearby barns and other properties for clues leading to Martin's body.
According to neighbors, Martin was heavily into sports at Ann Arbor's Huron High School.
As investigators search for more information, those who lived near Martin said their thoughts will be with his family.
"I will be praying for them and I am so sorry that this happened," said neighbor Daisy Kidd.

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Lagarde Upsets the Greeks
Christine Lagarde, the International Monetary Fund's Managing Director, told the Guardian in an interview last week that the Greeks are little more than rampant tax-dodgers.
She also told the paper she had more sympathy for poverty-stricken children in Niger rather than those in Greece facing the consequences of austerity that has led to stringent cuts to salaries and pensions and five straight years of recession.
Asked whether she was able to block out images of Greek mothers being unable to get access to midwives or patients unable to obtain life-saving drugs, Ms. Lagarde replied: "I think more of the little kids from a school in a little village in Niger who get teaching two hours a day, sharing one chair for three of them, and who are very keen to get an education.
"I have them in my mind all the time. Because I think they need even more help than the people in Athens."
The response was swift. Some 15,000 Greeks and others took to her Facebook page to register their protest.
It forced Ms. Lagarde into a U-turn over the weekend, in which she posted a response in which she said she was "very sympathetic to the Greek people and the challenges they are facing."
Ms. Lagarde, a French politician no more, heads an organization that has itself faced intense global criticism for the stringent demands its programs place on bailed-out countries.
Evangelos Venizelos, the Greek socialist leader of the Pasok party, said: "Nobody has the right to humiliate the Greek people during the crisis, and I say this today specifically addressing Ms. Lagarde … who with her stance insulted the Greek people."
While tax evasion has indeed been an issue, the vast majority of Greeks do pay taxes through their paychecks and pensions.
It's also no longer uncommon to see people searching for food in garbage bins around Athens while elementary school teachers have sent repeated warnings of malnourishment among children.
Her comments could play well into the election campaign of leftist parties like Syriza which came in a surprising second in the May 6 inconclusive elections, promising to end the austerity and is now running neck and neck for first place with the conservative New Democracy party.
If Syriza again defies the odds and gets enough support to form a government, Greece could be forced to leave the euro zone.
Alexis Tsipras, the leader of Syriza, said: "The last thing we seek in Greece is her sympathy," he said. "Greek workers pay their taxes, which are unbearable."
A Greek exit will be a major failure for Ms. Lagarde as the IMF put together the country's bailout program.
Managing the effects it will have on other euro-zone countries could prove the IMF's worst nightmare.


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Dec 6, 2003
By ROBERT W. BLACK
Associated Press Writer
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Jay Straight scored 18 points to lead Wyoming over Washington 92-76 on Saturday.
Dion Sherrell and Mory Correa added 16 points each for the Cowboys (3-2) while Joe Ries added 10.
Washington (3-2) was led by Curtis Allen's 18 points, on six 3-pointers, while Bobby Jones had 14 and Will Conroy 12.
The Cowboys enjoyed their biggest lead, 38 points, at 61-23 after a reverse layup by Correa with 17:18 remaining.
The Huskies slapped on a full-court press and fought to within 13 points over a 10-minute stretch. Brandon Roy's steal and layin with 6:56 remaining cut the lead to 77-64.
Allen hit 5-of-7 3-pointers in six-and-a-half minutes as the Huskies whittled the margin to 80-69 with 5:32 left.
However, the Cowboys made all eight of their free throws down the stretch, including six in a row by Straight, to secure the win.
Sherrell scored 10 points in the first half as Wyoming blitzed to a 49-19 lead at intermission.
Washington missed its first 11 shots and fell behind 7-0 before Anthony Washington's dunk at the 14:02 mark of the opening half.
The Cowboys won the rebound battle 52-30, led by Ries with 11.


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Questions … questions … questions!!! What's the point in asking each other so many questions before marriage? Well, there are many different reasons:
1. "You'll never know everything about the person you've chosen to marry. But the more information you have before entering into this commitment, the less chance you will be confronted with unfulfillable expectations." (From the book, Getting Ready for Marriage – by Jerry Hardin and Dianne Sloan)
It is good to do as much of your emotional work now before you marry rather than dumping a lot of unvoiced needs and expectations upon your partner after the marriage. You sure don't want to set your marriage up for future problems and maybe even possible failure because expectations were never given a voice when it's most productive and wise to do so!
As couples, we enter into marriage from two different vantage points and with a load of two different background experiences, which contribute to our expectations. That in itself, can lend itself to future clashes. It's good to try to learn what you can (without living together first) so you can work through many of your differences before you marry. (There will be many, many more that you won't be able to work through beforehand, so eliminate what you can while you're preparing for marriage.)
2. It's better to find out your differences now before you marry so you can decide if it truly is best for you to marry in the first place. It's better to part ways now than it would be to have a failed marriage —especially with children involved. It's a difficult situation to think about, but it's the reality you should face. Asking each other the right questions and then working through the truthful answers, could help you to better know your compatibility.
3. Now is also a good time to learn the skill of building communication bridges together in mature ways. You will be so thankful you did. As you go through the various questions, work through any disagreements in ways that help your relationship grow stronger, rather than tearing it apart. This will take effort and intentionality to do this.
To help you with this, we have many articles and many recommended resources in the "Communication and Conflict" section, plus the "Communication Tools" section. And if you need a counselor to help teach you what you need to learn —again, now is a good time to do that so you're better prepared for your marriage.
So, to point you to some good questions which you can ask each other, we are providing a few links below to web sites which have good lists that you may find helpful.
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From the hot expanses of the Kruger National Park, to the marshlands of the Chobe National Park, and further afield still to Victoria Falls, the southern African landscape is breath-taking.
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Russell James Allen '13 and Alexandra Rae Mendes '13, who play lead roles in "Parade," rehearse a scene in preparation for the production Nov. 7 through Nov. 11 in the Alice Austin Theatre. Allen plays Leo, and Mendes plays his wife, in the tale about the only Jew to be lynched in the United States. /PHOTO BY KEITH WALTERS '11
Issues of race, religion, gender and class — which continue to resonate in American society — are explored in the college's latest musical production. The Department of Theatre and Dance and Department of Music are collaborating to stage the Tony Award-winning play "Parade" today through Nov. 11 in the Alice Austin Theatre.
The musical, with the book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, tells the true and tragic story of the life and death of Leo Max Frank, the only Jew to be lynched in the United States, after he was tried and wrongfully convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a 13-year-old in 1913. The musical also recounts the touching love story of Frank and his wife, Lucille, tracing the growth of their relationship as they mature to understand its profound power, but too late.
Theatre Professor Randy Barbara Kaplan is directing the production with student assistance from Kimberly R. Olsen '14, associate director, dramaturg and co-choreographer. Olsen also has created an exhibit outside the theater to enhance the production with photographs and interactive displays that provide historical context for the musical.
Music Professor Gerard Floriano '84 is music director for the production. Louis Lohraseb '13 is serving as associate music director. Rachel Press '14 is stage managing, assisted by students Lauren Costello '15, Elizabeth MacWilliam '15 and Emily Scioli '16. Russell James Allen '13 plays Leo, and Alexandra Rae Mendes '13, plays his loyal wife, Lucille. Together they lead an ensemble of 22 student performers.
"Parade" features set design by Steven Stubblefield, associate professor and chair of the Department of Theatre; lighting and sound design by Johnnie J. Ferrell, associate professor of theatre; and costume design by Crystal Ferrell, visiting assistant professor of theatre. Professors Stubblefield and Kaplan collaborated on the complex projection sequence that accompanies the production.


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I want to disable my LAN from command prompt. For that, I have tried the command
netsh interface set interface Local Area Connection DISABLED. I get an error saying:
Area is not an acceptable value for admin.
The parameter is incorrect.
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By divas on Aug 31, 2007
Just watched this interesting video which pretty much sums up my 10 years at Sun.
At first I wrote "man" pages and hard-copy manuals that were published once a year. By the time they came out, they were already obsolete. I never knew if anyone read my stuff or if it met their needs. We eventually started writing technical articles in HTML, but these were not published until the official release. Any errors or updates could not be corrected until the next release. In the past few years, we have been publishing our tutorials on the web as soon as we write them and updating them whenever necessary. We put feedback buttons on the page so people could report errors or make suggestions. We wrote back and often started dialogs. We requested tutorial suggestions and got lots of input. Then we started this blog and started pushing out information as soon as we learned it, so that people didn't have to wait until we had put it in some polished tutorial. Now we have joined the NetBeans Ruby team and our roles have totally changed. We are no longer a group of writers who take information from the engineers and make it available to the software users, we are members of a community of contributors to the NetBeans Ruby Wiki. When I have questions about the topic I am working on, I don't just turn to the engineers, I turn to the community. They help me write my docs, and hopefully, I can help them write theirs. These are exciting times.


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Since 2006 Italian pianist Alessandro Marangoni has been working with Naxos to record the piano music of Gioachino Rossini. Most of his efforts have been on the series of fourteen unpublished albums of music composed between 1857 and the composer's death in 1868, all under the collective title Péchés de vieillesse (sins of old age). This collection includes seven volumes (IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, X and XII) for solo piano, one volume (IX) of chamber music that includes piano solos, and one (XIV) of both vocal and instrumental music that also includes piano solos.
Marangoni has now released six volumes in this series, two of which, Volume 1 and 4, have two CDs. Whether or not this is a complete account of Rossini's piano music is unclear. On the basis of my attempts to track down that canon through other sources, I would say that the collection is now complete, particularly since Volume 6 seems to be a catch-all for those works not covered by the preceding volumes. Each volume has a title, which does not always encompass all of the music included:
- Album de Chaumière (cottage album)
- Album pour les enfants dégourdis (album for smart children)
- Album pour les enfants adolescents (album for adolescent children)
- Album de château (castle album)
- Quelques riens pour album (album of some little nothings)
- Quatre hors d'œuvres et quatre mendiants (four hors d'œuvres and four desserts)
One may gather from these titles that Rossini had a rich sense of humor, but those familiar with his comic operas would have already known that. Nevertheless, the wealth of material in these albums testifies to just how extensive that sense of humor could be and how he could tease it out of some of the most unlikely situations. My favorite may well be "Le beurre" movement from that set of four hors d'œuvres. This is a rather elaborate set of variations on a theme. Did Rossini conceive of all of those variations to celebrate the use of butter, not only in hors d'œuvres but in the entire domain of cooking?
Still, among all of these many selections, listeners might wonder whether any of them will be familiar. Those seeking such familiarity may want to begin getting to know this collection by starting with the fifth album in the set (the "little nothings"). In 1919 Léonide Massine created his one-act ballet "La Boutique fantasque" (the magic toyshop) for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. The music was drawn from Péchés de vieillesse, introduced to Massine and Diaghilev by Ottorino Respighi, who was then assigned the text of selecting pieces for the ballet and orchestrating them. For those familiar with this ballet or Respighi's arrangement, several of those "little nothings" will definitely ring familiar.
I have to say also that I am particularly fond of this particular volume, because it demonstrates how much wit Rossini could summon up in such a short duration. That does not detract from the humor of the extended "variations on butter." However, having listened to all of Marangoni's albums, I have to say that Rossini had a tendency to stretch some of his wit into too long a duration (a problem that also arises in his operas). Each of those "little nothings" pieces is, indeed, little; but to dismiss any one of them as a "nothing" would be false modesty.
In conclusion I would say that those uncertain about how deeply they wish to get into this side of Rossini would definitely do well to begin with the fifth CD in Marangoni's set, but those most enthusiastic about Rossini will probably get just as much of a kick out of the entire collection.


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Ready to dive into the Internet of Things? Take the new, free, online course "Develop Java Embedded Applications Using a Raspberry Pi." The Oracle Learning Library has created this course which provides code, examples, and experts to teach you and answer your questions.
Java experts Stephen Chin, Jim Weaver, Simon Ritter, Angela Caicedo, and Tom McGinn will lead you through basic exercises. Each week, you'll get a new set of course materials:
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College Hockey:Marsh to take indefinite medical leave from St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence head coach Joe Marsh will not start the season behind the bench and would not say when he may return after he told the Watertown Daily Times this week that he's planning an indefinite medical leave.
Marsh has battled a chronic arthritic condition the past several years and has missed games and practices.
"What I'm looking to avoid is a continuance of how last year went — was I in or was I out?," Marsh said in the Times. "Who knows? Maybe I'll come back soon, maybe I'm not coaching again, I don't know. Whatever happens, I want it to be my decision and do it the right way and leave it the right way. I've done this for half my life, so obviously, what's left is pretty important to me."
New associate head coach Mike Hurlbut and assistant Greg Carvel will handle the coaching duties and former Saints' player Jared Keller may be brought in to assist with recruiting.
"I want the emphasis on them and what we have here," Marsh added. "Not the fact that I'm sitting around on the shelf. I don't want to mess it up by mistake by being half-in, half-out. It's better for everybody if I just sort of step back."
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I like to keep it real here. The last couple of weeks has seen me drinking some pretty expensive stuff, to the point that people are sending me e-mails asking me for charitable donations. Not really. But the last thing I want this blog to become is a journal of great wines that most people can't afford. With that in mind I bring you probably the single best supermarket wine available in the States today and unarguably one of the best global wine values anywhere. I've been buying this stuff by the twos and threes in my local grocery store for the last year or so, and frankly should have just gotten a subscription of it, one bottle delivered every two weeks forever. Cheaper than cable and a heck of a lot more enjoyable.
Bodegas Borsao is located in the town of Borja, a small village surrounded by hills and rivers about 30 miles outside of Zaragosa, Spain. For those less familiar with Spanish geography, Zaragosa is located in the north central part of Spain. The D.O. appellation Campo de Borja is very close to Rioja and borders the southeast corner of the Navarra D.O. region.
Bodegas Borsao was founded in 1958. Its vineyards, planted primarily with Grenache, Tempranillo, and Cabernet, sit between the mountains behind the town and the local river Ebro at an elevation of approximately 1200 feet. While it has been around for a while, a recent modernization coupled with a gigantic marketing push into the US and the UK has put Borsao on the map, as well as into the limelight. To wit, Robert Parker recently described them as "one of the world's greatest value-priced wineries."
This wine is 100% Grenache and is fermented in steel. it is a young wine and fully expressive of all that the varietal has to offer. For those unfamiliar with the varietal it's a great introduction and likely to taste like nothing you've ever had before.
Tasting Notes:
The wine is a lustrous medium garnet color in the glass with a highly perfumed nose containing aromas of violets, strawberries, blackberries, and white pepper. In the mouth it has a great acidity and delivers flavors mostly dominated bight a bright tart raspberry, with little or no tannins, tapering towards a satisfying finish that has some floral elements.
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This is an excellent food wine -- the acid levels will go wonderfully with a lot of cuisine from light to hearty, especially all things spicy. Try them with pork picadillo empanadas and chipotle salsa.
Overall Score: 8.5/9
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This wine is everywhere these days, and will most likely be found at your local grocery store. If the big chains don't have it, then check someplace a little more upscale like a Whole Foods or Andronicos, etc. There are zillions of places to buy it online, too, of course.
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From 1992 to 2002, there were a total of 219 fatal work injuries involving professional athletes, a figure representing less than 1 percent of all workplace fatalities. However, over the same period the fatality rate for athletes was 22.0 fatal work injuries per 100,000 workers, a rate more than 4-1/2 times that of all workers.
Just over a third (37.4 percent) of the deceased athletes were performing a task associated with automobile or motorcycle racing (such as driving or flagging) when they were killed. Decedents who were participating in water activities (diving, swimming, and boating) accounted for just less than one quarter (23.3 percent) of the fatalities.
In addition, 16 percent of the athletes were killed working with horses or bulls and about 6 percent were killed in some form of pugilism such as boxing, kickboxing, or wrestling.
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April 9-13 will be upon us a lot quicker than you might think, pumpkins. And please don't ask "why?". We are, after all, the elite . . . in the know . . . hit over the head with the Hep Stick!
Besides, it's that time of year again. "When that Aprilis, with his showers swoot . . ."
Yes! Soon the eyes of the cinematic world will descend upon us as, once again, the Charleston International Film Festival opens its doors to the glitterati among the anamorphic lens set. "What frills . . . what frocks . . . what furs . . . what rocks . . ."
(Okay, so perhaps I'm waxing overly enthusiastic here. But I can't help thinking that, to make this work, I really need to be riding in a bus that's going through Newport, doing a Louie Armstrong impersonation.)
The venues will be at the Sottile Theatre and the Charleston Music Hall, with the Memminger Auditorium hosting the Awards Gala on April 13. Tickets and passes for the Festival are already available online at http://www.charlestoniff.com/ with a variety of attendance packages available. You can also mail in your purchase by sending it to Charleston International Film Festival, 915 Folly Road #78, Charleston, SC 29412.
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2003 Hendry Block 28 Zinfandel
While shopping for that perfect Thanksgiving Pinot at JV Wine & Spirits in Napa, we inquired about other great drinking wines for under $30. When the recommendation of a zinfandel came our way, we were certainly a bit skeptical–zin is not typically a varietal we seek out, but we thought we'd give this one a shot.
The 2003 Hendry Block 28 Zinfandel retails for about $28 per 750ml bottle. In the glass, it was a deep ruby color and had rich, fruity scents of cherry and hints of the typical zinfandel 'tar' on the nose. The wine is full bodied and we found it to have a subtle, spicy undertone that provided a good balance for the dark fruit flavors–and the long finish certainly left us wanting more. The wine was well structured, and it needed to be due to the fact that it is 15.1% alcohol.
There were 1,350 cases of this wine produced–here are details from Hendry Ranch on the make-up of Block 28:
Hendry Block 28 is located on bench lands west of the town of Napa. This 4.17 acre block is 160 feet above sea level and has thin, stony Boomer Series soils. Morning fog and strong afternoon breezes from San Pablo Bay moderate the maritime climate. The vines were planted in 1995 using St. George roots and grafted with bud wood selected from an old vine Zinfandel vineyard. The vines are spaced 6.9′ x 5′, cordon trained and spur pruned. A vertical trellis system supports the cordon and the canopy.
Overall, the '03 Hendry Block 28 Zinfandel was solid and is something that we'll certainly have again. We'll give it 3.5 out of 5 corks. It'll go quite well with any grilled dish and has us longing for those warm summer days spent sipping wine and barbecuing.
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Shy v. Navistar Int'l Corp., No. 11-4143 (6th Cir. 2012)Annotate this Case
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In 1992 Navistar attempted to reduce its costs for retired employee health and life insurance benefits. Navistar's retirement benefit plan is a registered employee health benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 and Navistar is both plan administrator and fiduciary. In 1993, the district court entered judgment in a class action challenging the change, adopting an agreement between the parties and retaining jurisdiction. The Agreement established the Retiree Health Benefit and Life Insurance Plan. The Plan established the Health Benefit Program Summary Plan Description, which contains a description of the health benefits and is furnished to all beneficiaries. The Agreement divides health benefits into two plans: Plan 2 for those eligible for Medicare and Plan 1 for those who are not eligible. A prescription drug benefit was provided under the Agreement, identical for both Plan 1 and Plan 2. When Navistar moved to substitute Medicare Part D into the Plan, class members claimed violation of the Agreement. The district court ordered Navistar to reinstate, retroactively, the prescription drug benefit that was in effect before Navistar made the unilateral substitution. The Sixth Circuit affirmed,
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RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 12a0407p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT _________________ X Nos. 11-3215/4143 v. > , NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION, n/k/a Navistar, Inc.; NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION; HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY; NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. HEALTH PLAN; INDIANAPOLIS CASTING CORPORATION, Defendants-Appellants. N Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Dayton. No. 3:92-cv-333 Walter H. Rice, District Judge. ART SHY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Argued: October 4, 2012 Decided and Filed: December 14, 2012 Before: SILER and COOK, Circuit Judges; STEEH, District Judge.* _________________ COUNSEL ARGUED: Cary R. Perlman, LATHAM & WATKINS LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellants. Jeremiah A. Collins, BREDHOFF & KAISER, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Cary R. Perlman, LATHAM & WATKINS LLP, Chicago, Illinois, Laurence H. Levine, LAURENCE H. LEVINE LAW OFFICES, Chicago, Illinois, David P. Pierce, COOLIDGE WALL CO., L.P.A., Dayton, Ohio, for Appellants. Jeremiah A. Collins, Julia Penny Clark, BREDHOFF & KAISER, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., Frederick G. Cloppert, Jr., Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees. * The Honorable George C. Steeh, III, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, sitting by designation. 1 Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 2 _________________ OPINION _________________ SILER, Circuit Judge. The class action plaintiffs ( Shy Class ) initiated the current litigation by seeking an injunction against Navistar International Corp. ( Navistar ), claiming that Navistar s unilateral move to substitute Medicare Part D into their medical plan violated the parties 1993 settlement agreement (the Agreement ). The district court found that Navistar s actions were in violation of the Agreement and ordered Navistar to reinstate, retroactively, the prescription drug benefit that was in effect before Navistar made the unilateral substitution. On appeal, Navistar raises three issues. First, whether Navistar has discretionary authority to construe and interpret the Health Benefit Program. Second, whether the Agreement grants Navistar the power to substitute Medicare Part D for the prescription drug plan described in the Agreement. And third, whether the district court erred when it ordered Navistar to retroactively reinstate the prescription drug benefit from the Agreement. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM. I. This case originated as a class action lawsuit in 1992 when Navistar attempted to reduce its costs for retired employee health and life insurance benefits. Navistar asserted that it would soon become insolvent if it were unable to reduce its retiree health and life insurance obligations. In 1993, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio approved the Agreement between the parties. Shy v. Navistar Int l Corp., No. 6-3-92-333, 1993 WL 1318607, at *12 (S.D. Ohio May 27, 1993). The district court entered a judgment adopting the Agreement as a consent decree while retaining continuing jurisdiction over the parties for the purposes of enforcing and administrating the Agreement. Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 3 The Agreement established the Retiree Health Benefit and Life Insurance Plan (the Plan ). In turn, the Plan established the Health Benefit Program Summary Plan Description (the Manual ). The Manual contains a description of the health benefits and is furnished to all beneficiaries. Through the Manual, the Agreement divides health benefits into two different plans for retirees: Medical Plan 2 for those who are eligible for Medicare and Medical Plan 1 for those who are not eligible. The Manual describes Plan 2 as a Medicare supplement plan that helps pay for expenses covered by Medicare, but not paid in full by the government program. Plan 2 participants who enroll in Medicare Part B are required to pay the Medicare Part B premium. Additionally, any Plan 2 participants who are eligible for Medicare but who are required to pay the Medicare Part A premium (because of social security benefit ineligibility or other reasons), are encouraged to enroll and pay the required premium because Plan 2 benefits are payable as if Medicare Part A coverage were in effect. Plan 2 also has a monthly premium and an annual outof-pocket maximum. After a participant has paid the annual out-of-pocket maximum, Plan 2 covers 100% of the difference between the Medicare-approved expenses and the amount that Medicare actually pays. In sum, Medicare eligible retirees were required to make three types of payments for health insurance benefits under the Agreement: (1) monthly premiums for Medicare Part B; (2) monthly premiums for Medical Plan 2; and (3) the annual out-of-pocket maximum. A prescription drug benefit was also provided under the Agreement. The Prescription Drug Plan is presented in a separate section of the Manual and the benefits provided are identical for both Plan 1 and Plan 2. The participants are required to pay up to an $8.00 co-pay for a 30-day supply of any generic prescription drug and up to an $18.00 co-pay for a 30-day supply of any brand-name prescription drug. After the copay, which does not count toward the Plan 2 annual out-of-pocket maximum, any further costs for prescription drugs is generally covered under the Prescription Drug Plan. The Prescription Drug Plan covers all legend drugs and certain prescribed, non-legend drugs. Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 4 A legend drug is defined as one required by federal law to bear the legend Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without a prescription. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, which created Medicare Part D, became effective in 2006. See Pub. L. No. 108-173, 117 Stat. 2066 (codified in scattered sections of 42 U.S.C.). In September 2005, Navistar sent a letter to all Medicare-eligible retirees stating that Medicare beneficiaries could stay in their current plan (coverage under Medical Plan 2) and choose not to enroll in the new Medicare Part D because their current coverage equaled or exceeded the new Medicare drug benefit. Then, in 2010, Navistar announced that Plan 2 participants would receive primary prescription drug coverage through Medicare Part D, effective July, 1, 2010. The announcement required Plan 2 participants to pay the Medicare Part D premiums, which were $35.00 per month at the time. The announcement also stated that participants would be enrolled in the SilverScript plan offered by CVS Caremark, and only the drugs on the SilverScript plan formulary would be covered. Participants were required to pay for the entire cost of any prescription drug that was not on the SilverScript formulary, even if it was previously covered under the Prescription Drug Plan in the Manual. In 2010, the Shy Class filed a motion to compel Navistar to comply with the Agreement. In February 2011, the district court sustained the plaintiffs motion for an injunction in part, declaring that Navistar was without authority to unilaterally substitute Medicare Part D for the prescription drug benefit adopted by the parties in the Agreement, and overruled the motion for an injunction in part by denying the plaintiffs injunctive relief. Navistar appealed the ruling, resulting in case number 11-3215. In April 2011, at the court s request, both parties tendered to the court position papers concerning the need and appropriateness of additional orders in connection with the February 2011 district court order. Subsequently, in September 2011, the district court ordered Navistar to immediately reinstate, retroactively, the prescription drug benefit that was in effect before Navistar unilaterally substituted Medicare Part D. The district court ordered Navistar to reimburse the plaintiffs for the Medicare Part D Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 5 premiums that had been paid in the interim and any extra cost for the prescriptions that were filled under Medicare Part D. Navistar again appealed, resulting in case number 11-4143. II. Generally, we review a district court s interpretation of a consent decree de novo. Nat l Ecological Found. v. Alexander, 496 F.3d 466, 476 (6th Cir. 2007). However, where the court is reviewing an interpretation of a consent decree by the district court that crafted the judgment, the standard of review is more accurately described as deferential de novo. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Engler, 146 F.3d 367, 371-72 (6th Cir. 1998); see also Brown v. Neeb, 644 F.2d 551, 558 n.12 (6th Cir. 1981) (the district judge s interpretation of a consent decree deserved deference where that judge oversaw and approved the consent decree); G.G. Marck & Assocs. v. Peng, 309 F. App x 928, 935 (6th Cir. 2009) ( [W]e give some deference to a district court s interpretation of a consent decree where that court was involved in creating the decree. ). Navistar argues that because Judge Rice, the district court judge who made the orders below, did not personally draft the Agreement, his interpretation of the consent decree is due no deference. In Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Granholm, we ruled that the district judge s interpretation was due no deference because he was not the district judge who oversaw and approved the original consent decree. 475 F.3d 805, 810 (6th Cir. 2007). However, nine years earlier, we did give deference to an interpretation by the district court judge who oversaw and drafted the same consent decree. Engler, 146 F.3d at 371-72. Therefore, the distinction is not whether the district judge personally drafted the consent decree, but whether the district judge oversaw and approved the consent decree and later interpreted the same consent decree. Brown, 644 F.2d at 558 n.12. Here, Judge Rice, whose interpretation of the Agreement is at issue on appeal, oversaw and approved the original settlement agreement/consent decree. Therefore, his interpretation deserves deference because [f]ew persons are in a better position to Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 6 understand the meaning of a consent decree than the district judge who oversaw and approved it. Id. III. The Plan is a registered employee health benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The Agreement established Navistar as the named fiduciary within the meaning of 29 U.S.C. § 1102(a)(2) and the plan administrator within the meaning of 29 U.S.C. § 1002(16)(A). In Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch, the Supreme Court recognized that ERISA abounds with the language and terminology of trust law, and that [t]rust principles make a deferential standard of review appropriate when a trustee exercises discretionary powers. 489 U.S. 101, 110, 111 (1989). Citing Firestone, Navistar argues that it has discretionary power to construe and interpret the Plan and therefore its interpretation of the Plan is due deference by this court under the arbitrary and capricious standard. ERISA defines a fiduciary as anyone who exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of [a] plan. 29 U.S.C. § 1002(21)(A)(i). A fiduciary has authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the plan, and must provide a full and fair review of claim denials. 29 U.S.C. §§ 1102(a)(1), 1133(2). These statutes indicate that one is characterized as a fiduciary to the extent he exercises any discretionary authority or control, and not that a fiduciary exercises complete discretionary authority or control. See Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 489 U.S. at 113. Therefore, as the plan administrator, Navistar is a fiduciary and while it may have discretionary authority to control and manage the plan, that does not necessarily mean that Navistar has discretionary authority to construe and interpret the plan. See Anderson v. Great W. Life Assurance Co., 942 F.2d 392, 395 (6th Cir. 1991) ( [D]iscretion is not an all-or-nothing proposition. A plan can give an administrator discretion with respect to some decisions, but not others. ). The question of whether deference is due relies entirely on whether discretion has been expressly granted in the plan for the specific decision at issue because discretion is the exception, not the rule, and [u]nless the plan grants discretion, the court should Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 7 review the actions of the administrator de novo. Id. A plan s grant of discretionary authority should be both express and clear before application of the highly deferential arbitrary and capricious standard. Yeager v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., 88 F.3d 376, 380 (6th Cir. 1996); see also Brown v. Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp., 876 F.2d 546, 550 (6th Cir. 1989). Therefore, whether Navistar s interpretation of the Plan is due any deference depends on whether Navistar is expressly and clearly granted discretionary authority to construe and interpret the Plan. Navistar specifically argues that Article V of the Plan grants it broad discretionary authority to construe and interpret the Health Benefit Program. However, a plain reading of Article V does not support this assertion. Article V states that Navistar is responsible for the administration of the Health Benefit Program . . . subject to review by the Health Benefit Program Committee. Article V further states that [s]ubject to such review, Navistar has the power[], right[], and dut[y] . . . to construe and interpret the Health Benefit Program and . . . to decide all questions of eligibility under such programs. This grant of authority fails to meet the discretionary authority requirements of being express and clear. Yeager, 88 F.3d at 380. Not only does Article V not state that Navistar s authority to construe and interpret the Health Benefit Program is discretionary, it specifically states that Navistar s authority is subject to review by the Health Benefit Program Committee (the Committee ).1 Article V further states that Navistar shall perform its duties on a reasonable and non-discriminatory basis and shall apply uniform rules to all persons similarly situated. Thus, although Navistar has the power to construe and interpret the Plan, that power is not discretionary. Therefore, Navistar s interpretations of the Agreement, the Plan, and the Manual shall be given no deference. 1 The Committee consists of seven members: three appointed by Navistar, two appointed by United Auto Workers (UAW), one appointed by the non-UAW retirees, and a seventh member appointed by a majority of the other members. Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 8 IV. A. The main crux of this appeal involves the question of whether the Agreement authorized Navistar to substitute Medicare Part D into the Health Benefit Program. The district court, whose interpretation is due some deference, found that Navistar was not authorized to do so. Navistar relies on Article V of the Plan and statements in the Manual to argue not only that the Agreement authorized the substitution of Medicare Part D, but that the change in question was a required administrative change. The Shy Class relies on statements in both the Plan and the Manual to refute this assertion.2 The Supreme Court has noted that consent decrees bear some of the earmarks of judgments entered after litigation and that [a]t the same time, because their terms are arrived at through mutual agreement of the parties, consent decrees also closely resemble contracts. Local No. 93, Int l Ass n of Firefighters v. City of Cleveland, 478 U.S. 501, 519 (1986). It is this resemblance to contracts that requires that the scope of a consent decree be discerned within its four corners, and not by reference to what might satisfy the purposes of one of the parties to the consent decree. United States v. Armour & Co., 402 U.S. 673, 682 (1971). Therefore, while Navistar s argument that the parties original intent was to permanently reduce Navistar s retiree healthcare costs might be relevant in a motion to modify the consent decree, the interpretation of the consent decree as written should focus only within the four corners of the consent decree. B. The structure and presentation of the Manual indicate that the Medical Plans (1 and 2) are separate and distinct from the Prescription Drug Plan. First, the Manual is separated into five different sections in its table of contents: Introduction, Medical 2 The Agreement explains that in resolving any discrepancies between the Agreement and either the Plan or the Manual, the Agreement controls, while the Plan controls in any discrepancies between the Plan and the Manual. Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 9 Plan 1, Medical Plan 2, Prescription Drug Plan, and General Information. Second, in the Introduction section, on page 6 of the Manual, there is a chart that lists what the participants in Plan 1 and Plan 2 will pay under each plan. This chart lists the Medicare Part B premium, but does not list any of the expenditures associated with the Prescription Drug Plan. The prescription drug expenditures for Medical Plan 1 and 2 participants (which are the same) are listed in a separate chart on page 9 of the Manual, entitled Summary of Prescription Drug Benefits. This configuration of the Manual indicates that while participants are eligible for either Medical Plan 1 or Medical Plan 2 (but not both), the Prescription Drug Plan is separate and complementary to both plans. It is noted in several places throughout the Manual that Medical Plan 2 is a Medicare supplement plan that helps pay for expenses covered by Medicare, but not paid in full by the government program. However, the Manual also specifically notes that [p]rescription drugs are not covered under Medicare. Further, the Manual states that [i]f Medicare doesn t cover an expense, Plan 2 won t cover it either, except for prescription drug expenses. These statements in the Manual indicate that while prescription drugs are not covered by Medicare, they are provided to participants enrolled in Medical Plan 2. Additionally, the Manual notes in several places that Medicare consists specifically of two parts: Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B. More importantly, the Manual specifically addresses the possibility of changes to Medicare in the future: Future legislation may change Medicare. If the Medicare changes are minor, the Company has the ability to change the Program accordingly, without any effect on overall benefits available the Program. If Medicare makes major changes (such as an increase in the Medicare Part B annual deductible), the Health Benefit Committee will redesign the benefits as long as the Company s liability is not increased. This statement directly correlates to the powers, rights, and duties distributed in the Plan. First, under section 8.1(a) of Article VIII (Amendment and Termination) of the Plan, as plan administrator, Navistar s right to make amendments to the Health Benefit Program (the Program ) are limited to non-material technical and administrative Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 10 amendments thereto . . . which are necessary to comply with . . . applicable legal requirements; provided, that no such amendment shall adversely affect the level of benefits to any Class Member. Just as stated in the Manual, Navistar may only make minor changes that do not affect the level of overall benefits available to participants. Second, section 3.8 of the Plan, titled State or National Health Insurance Programs, states that in the event of any legislative change in a state or national health insurance program that results in participants receiving post-retirement health care benefits greater or lesser than those provided under the plan, the Health Benefit Program Committee may redesign the Health Benefit Program, including, in its sole discretion, by modifying the benefits thereunder and the amount of contributions required to be made by or on behalf of Enrolled Participants. (Emphasis added). This correlates directly with the statement in the Manual that after a legislative change to Medicare, only the Committee can make major changes to the Program that will effect the benefits available to participants. Additionally, the Committee may, but is not required to, redesign the Program in the event of legislative changes to Medicare. Third, in Article VI (describing the Committee and its powers, rights, and duties), section 6.3 reiterates the power granted to the Committee reasonably to redesign benefits under the Health Benefit Program as provided in Section 3.8 as it may deem appropriate in its sole discretion. This power is again reiterated in section 8.1(c) of Article VIII. Navistar s actions were in direct contradiction to these powers, rights, and duties. The example used in the Manual to identify a major change to Medicare was the increase in the annual Medicare Part B deductible. By comparison, the addition of an entire new part to Medicare, with its own monthly premium, could only be classified as a major change to Medicare. If this is not obvious on its face, it is so because Medicare Part D and the SilverScript plan have their own formulary that is smaller than the Manual s Prescription Drug Plan in that it does not include all legend drugs. This resulted in a lesser available benefit to Medical Plan 2 participants. Additionally, Medical Plan 2 participants were required to pay the Medicare Part D premiums, Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 11 increasing their required contributions. For these reasons, Medicare Part D was a major and material change to both Medicare, and, when substituted for the Prescription Drug Plan in the Manual, to the Program. This contradicts Navistar s assertion that implementing Medicare Part D into the Program was a required administrative change and not a substitution. Implementing Medicare Part D was a major change to Medicare that could have only been implemented by the Committee as a discretionary redesign of the Program. Therefore, the substitution of Medicare Part D for the Prescription Drug Plan in the Manual was not required under the Agreement and Navistar was not authorized to make the substitution. V. Navistar next argues that the district court erred when it issued its September 2011 order directing Navistar to retroactively reinstate the former prescription drug benefit, for three reasons: (1) the court lacked jurisdiction to enter the September 2011 order; (2) the Shy Class members have no individual right to recover money damages from Navistar; and (3) no evidence of class damages was presented. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the district court did not err in ordering Navistar to retroactively reinstate the former prescription drug benefit. A. The district court s subject matter jurisdiction is well established. Courts have a duty to enforce . . . their consent decrees as required by circumstance. Waste Mgmt. of Ohio v. City of Dayton, 132 F.3d 1142, 1146 (6th Cir. 1997); see also United States v. Local 359, United Seafood Workers, 55 F.3d 64, 69 (2d Cir. 1995) ( [A] consent decree is an order of the court and thus, by its very nature, vests the court with equitable discretion to enforce the obligations imposed on the parties. ); Williams v. Vukovich, 720 F.2d 909, 920 (6th Cir. 1983) ( A consent decree is essentially a settlement agreement subject to continued judicial policing. ). Further, section 15.4 of the Agreement provides that the district court will retain exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any disputes relating to or arising out of or in Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 12 conjunction with the enforcement, interpretation or implementation of this Settlement Agreement, except for disputes relating solely to eligibility or entitlement to benefits hereunder. In its supplemental opinion and order in 1993, the district court adopted the Agreement as a consent decree and retained continuing jurisdiction over all parties hereto for the purposes of implementing, enforcing and administering the Settlement Agreement and exhibits thereto. When a party to a consent decree is injured by the violation of the consent decree, the injured party must ask the court for an equitable remedy. Cook v. City of Chicago, 192 F.3d 693, 695 (7th Cir. 1999); see also Waste Mgmt. of Ohio, 132 F.3d at 1145 (a court is required to protect the integrity of the decree with its contempt powers ). In enforcing a consent decree [a] federal court has broad equitable remedial powers and [t]he court s choice of remedies is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. Stone v. City and Cnty. of San Francisco, 968 F.2d 850, 861 (9th Cir. 1992); see also Screw Machine Tool Co. v. Slater Tool & Eng g Corp., 683 F.2d 159, 163 (6th Cir. 1982) (the standard of review of an order granting relief for the violation of a consent decree is abuse of discretion). The dispute at hand does not fit within Section 15.4's exception for disputes relating solely to eligibility or entitlement to benefits under the Agreement. The current dispute regards whether the Agreement, the Plan, and the Manual can be interpreted to allow for the substitution of Medicare Part D for the Prescription Drug Plan described in the Manual for all Medical Plan 2 participants. Therefore the Agreement and wellestablished precedent provided the district court with jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement/consent decree through the use of an equitable remedy and we review the district court s September 2011 order under the abuse of discretion standard. B. Navistar argues that the September 2011 order was improper because the Shy Class members have no individual right to recover money damages. However, the district court did not grant individual damages, but in fact granted equitable relief in response to the Shy Class motion for an injunction to compel compliance with the Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 13 Agreement. Relief that enforces a consent decree, [e]ven if compensatory in purpose and effect . . . is . . . an equitable order. Cook, 192 F.3d at 695 (italics removed). Where a consent decree is violated, the court should fashion equitable relief that is designed to make the party whole for his or her loss. Id. Here, that is exactly what the district court has done ordered equitable relief that is compensatory in nature and designed to make the Shy Class whole for their loss. The district court specifically ordered Navistar to reinstate the drug benefit plan which existed prior to its unilateral action and to make whole the Plaintiffs class for their losses. This order was consistent with the court s February 2011 order, which noted that there was nothing in the Agreement indicating that individual members of the class have a private right of action against Navistar to recover the premiums which they have been wrongfully required to pay for Medicare Part D. Thus, the district court, after awaiting settlement negotiations between the two parties, ordered equitable relief to the class as a whole where there was no adequate remedy at law for the individual plaintiffs. C. Lastly, Navistar argues that the district court was required to hold an evidentiary hearing because the district court did not have an evidentiary basis for class damages. The district court s decision not to conduct an evidentiary hearing before issuing its September 2011 order is subject to review for an abuse of discretion. Cf. Ford Motor Co. v. Mustangs Unlimited, Inc., 420 F. App x 522, 527 (6th Cir. 2011) (district court decision not to hold an evidentiary hearing before terminating a consent decree is reviewed for an abuse of discretion). Navistar s argument ignores the underlying legal determinations and factual findings by the district court. In its February 2011 order, the district court declared that Navistar was without authority to unilaterally substitute Medicare Part D for the prescription drug benefit adopted by the parties in the Agreement. It also found, and Navistar does not dispute, that the Shy Class members who were in Medical Plan 2 paid the premiums for Medicare Part D after July 1, 2010 and were required to pay for all Nos. 11-3215/4143 Shy, et al. v. Navistar Int l, et al. Page 14 prescription drugs that were not on SilverScript formulary. These findings were all that was needed to prove that the Shy Class suffered damages in the amount of the Medicare Part D premiums and any costs associated with prescriptions that were not on the SilverScript formulary. Navistar contends that a small number of low-income class members paid less under Medicare Part D because they qualified for a low-income subsidy from the federal government and paid lower co-payments. However, this ignores the fact that the lowincome class members were still subjected to Medicare Part D premiums in violation of the consent decree. Therefore, any reduction in co-payments under Medicare Part D and any federal subsidies provided are irrelevant to the district court s order. Thus, the district court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to hold an evidentiary hearing and retroactively reinstating the former prescription drug benefit. AFFIRMED.


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Ok, foolishness aside :)
What we got here today is a
I think I could have been a really good salesman.
So, what are we talking about here?
The first prize winner will receive the perfect (street) photography kit that includes:
1) The ultimate guide - The Digital Photography book (volume 1) by Scott Kelby (Kelby Training)
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3) The amazing "VisionMongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography" by the talented David duChemin
4) An exclusive copy of his latest book - DISORDER by one of the most talented photographers I know -Tim Topple
Of course, I won't neglect second place and the second place winner will receive:
1) The Digital Photography book (volume 1) by Scott Kelby (Kelby Training)
2) "VisionMongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography" by David duChemin
Now that we know what's the prizes are, how do you win them?
Remember that campaign on Facebook? "I like it on the floor", "I love it on the chair" statuses women had on their walls for the Breast Cancer awareness months? Well, I know my 'cause' is not as serious, but the result might be funny -
If you are on Twitter, just tweet your favorite place or surrounding for taking photos followed by a hashtag #TogsBooks (for me to find it later for the prizes) and a URL back to this post.
For example - "I love it when there are old people around me! #PhotogsBooks http://bit.ly/a1d7s0"
If you are on Facebook, just add your favorite place/situation as a comment to the post on my Facebook page
And of course, you can always comment on this post, here on my blog leaving your favorite place/situation as a comment.
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The contest starts today (2/11/10) and will end on (10/11/10). Winners will be published here and prizes will be sent immediately.
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Gay men urged to know their status on HIV Testing Week
Only by working together and in partnership – health services, the HIV sector, researchers and, of course, the gay community, can we end HIV. And the first step is for people to know their HIV status by getting a HIV test. Reg Domingo reports.
Around 10 per cent of HIV-positive people in New South Wales may be unaware they are infected. It's a worrying statistic given that HIV is generally transmitted by people who don't know they have it. If Australia is to achieve its goal of ending HIV transmissions by 2020, it's vital that people know their HIV status.
To raise awareness of HIV testing and new ways of getting tested for HIV, NSW Health and the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) are staging the inaugural HIV Testing Week from July 14-20.
It will run in conjunction with a social media campaign (#HelpEndHIV) as well as activation sites including the SESLHD pop-up rapid HIV testing bus on Taylor Square during HIV Testing Week.
The week's primary aim is to encourage at risk people to a have a HIV test, which includes those in the gay community. In 2013, 78 per cent of HIV transmissions were among gay men and men who have sex with men, compared to heterosexual cases accounting for 17 per cent. Around 10,500 people in NSW are diagnosed as HIV-positive.
Ending HIV transmissions in NSW requires a coordinated and unified approach from all stakeholders and service providers. Only in partnership will NSW and Australia be able to realise this objective.
Above: Working together to help end HIV ... Timmy Lockwood from Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Terry Walkinshaw from ACON and Phillip Keen from The Kirby Institute. Photo: Cec Busby
Timmy Lockwood is a clinical nurse specialist at Sydney Sexual Health Centre, where he performs HIV tests.
"Getting an HIV test has never been faster or easier with same visit results and after-hours services available at convenient locations," Lockwood tells SX. Such conveniences have been made possible with new technologies such as rapid HIV testing.
Terry Walkinshaw is a coordinator at ACON's rapid HIV testing facility, a[TEST]. He has helped in the set up of Sydney's a[TEST] sites including Surry Hills, Newtown and the recently opened site in Kings Cross, as well as the six-week pop-up shop front on Oxford Street during the Mardi Gras season.
"Our goal has been simple: to see gay guys get tested for HIV more often," Walkinshaw tells SX. "To do that, we are making rapid testing more accessible and convenient for guys in our community. It's important that guys to get tested regularly, and this is easier than ever now that you can get results in just 30 minutes in a safe, friendly and non-judgmental environment."
Phillip Keen is the coordinator of a study into rapid HIV testing at the Kirby Institute. His work helps provide a better understanding of the outcomes of rapid HIV testing.
"HIV Testing Week is a great reminder of the importance of regular HIV testing," Keen says. "With rapid HIV testing now available at so many sites across NSW, HIV testing is easier than it has ever been."
Walkinshaw adds HIV Testing Week provides an opportunity to give gay men a pat on the back and to encourage them to keep getting tested.
"HIV Testing Week brings to the fore the importance of knowing your status, not just for your own health, but for your partner's health as well. With the latest developments in testing, getting tested is quick, free and convenient and available in a broad range of services. HIV Testing Week helps acknowledge and promote those services.
"From ACON's perspective, it is also a chance to thank gay men for taking action and getting tested – so far our testing rates in NSW this year are the highest they've ever been. This is a great start but we need guys to keep up that momentum.
"HIV Testing Week is also about the importance of partnership – that together – health services, the community and HIV sector – we can make it happen. It is possible to change this epidemic."
For more in HIV Testing Week, visit the NSW Health website here
Sydney Sexual Health Centre
Sydney Hospital, Nightingale Wing, Macquarie Street, Sydney
(02) 9382 7440
ACON a[TEST]
ACON, 414 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills
(02) 9206 2000
The Albion Centre
150-154 Albion Street, Surry Hills
(02) 9332 9600
St Vincent's Hospital
Level 4, Xavier Building, 390 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst
(02) 8382 2576
Taylor Square Private Clinic
393 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst
(02) 9331 6151
* private practice
East Sydney Doctors
102 Burton Street, Darlinghurst
(02) 9332 2531
* private practice
a[TEST] Clinic 180
180 Victoria Street, Potts Point
(02) 9357 1299
Kirketon Road Centre
Above the Darlinghurst Fire Station, Victoria Street (entrance), Kings Cross
(02) 9360 2766
RPA Sexual Health Clinic
Building 21, 16 Lucas Street, Camperdown
(02) 9515 1200
a[TEST] Newtown
AFAO, Level 1, 222 King Street, Newtown
Clinic 16
Royal North Shore Community Health Centre
Level 5, 2C Herbert Street, St Leonards
Short Street Centre
Sexual Health Clinic, St George Hospital, Short Street, Kogarah
(02) 9113 2742
Western Sydney Sexual Health Service, Parramatta
Parramatta Health Service, Level 1, Jeffrey House, 162 Marsden Street, Parramatta
(02) 9843 3124
Illawarra Sexual Health Service
Port Kembla Hospital, Fairfax Road, Warrawong
(02) 4276 2399
Rosemeadow Community Health Centre
5 Thomas Rose Drive, Rosemeadow
(02) 4633 4100
Liverpool Sexual Health Clinic
Bigge Park Centre, Cnr Elizabeth & Bigge Streets, Liverpool
(02) 9827 8022
Nepean Sexual Health Clinic
Court Building, Nepean Hospital, Derby Street, Kingswood
(02) 4734 2507
Western Sydney Sexual Health Service, Mt Druitt
Mt Druitt Community Health Centre, Kelly Close, Mount Druitt
(02) 9881 1733
• Rapid HIV testing not available
Blue Mountains Sexual Health/HIV Clinic
Blue Mountains Hospital, Great Western Highway, Katoomba
(02) 4784 6560
• Rapid HIV testing not available
Newcastle Sexual Health Clinic, Newcastle
Newcastle Sexual Health Service
Level 2, 670 Hunter Street, Newcastle
(02) 4016 4536
Newcastle Sexual Health Clinic / ACON Hunter Outreach Clinic
ACON Hunter
129 Maitland Rd, Islington
Nepean Sexual Health Clinic, Kingswood
Nepean Sexual Health Clinic
Court Building, Nepean Hospital, Derby Street, Kingswood
(02) 4734 2507
Lismore Sexual Health Clinic, Lismore
Lismore Sexual Health Service
Lismore Base Hospital 4 Shepherd Lane Lismore
(02) 9515 1200
For more information, visit health.nsw.gov.au/endinghiv.
- TOPICS: ACON, a[TEST], Ending HIV, HIV, HIV testing, HIV_AIDS, NSW Health, Rapid HIV testing, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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Buzz on the Street: Fed Says No Taper, More Candy
A look back at the happenings on Wall Street this week, as seen by Minyanville's Buzz & Banter.
Mind the Dollar
Marc Eckelberry
Aussie dollar futures (AUD/USD) are breaking below their 20-day moving average, which could be a sign of trouble ahead for commodities. In fact, we are seeing the majors drop across the board -- even the yen is falling. This dollar strength is probably catching a few traders off guard and could be sending a signal for tomorrow's FOMC. The yield on the ten-year has not made a new low in five days; has the no-taper trade bottomed out?
The biggest shock to the system would be to have an opposite reaction from the one we had on September 18. The boat is loaded up on the obvious trade, but to paraphrase Granville: "If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong."
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Santa Brings Coal for Mortgage REITs
Michael Sedacca
I wanted to get this preliminary post out there since the mortgage REITs were under pressure early.
American Capital Agency (NASDAQ:AGNC) reported earnings last night and the entire mortgage REIT sector is getting hit in response.
The bottom line is that given the deleveraging during the quarter and the spread they were able to earn, the optimistic case that the mREITs will be able to bump their dividends higher is not a possibility. So the market is repricing a much lower dividend yield than the mREITs were priced for yesterday. AGNC earned 45c in the quarter after an accelerated rate of realized amortizations, and had to pay out 80c. That's obviously not a sustainable combination.
For example, after repo and hedging costs, AGNC earned 1.37% in net interest (annualized) at quarter end, the most favorable time of the quarter. Their average for the quarter was 1.2%. Leverage was down to 7.2x including TBA agencies, down from 8.5x at the end of 2Q. So in a best case scenario with the current asset mix and leverage, I think they can earn 11.06% on the portfolio. The trust is currently priced for 14.54%. So there will be more dividend cuts in the future.
I do know that mREIT's stopped deleveraging in August, so I suppose that they can get more leveraged as things go forward. Judging by the comments of AGNC's press release, that does not seem to be their strategy as they rolled down to 15-year maturity agency MBS from the 30-year. I'm going to listen to the conference call (starts at 11 a.m. ET) to see what else I can find out. I'll be back with a further detailed post this afternoon.
A Major GDX Bottom in Progress?
Michael Paulenoff
The enclosed big picture of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) suggests strongly that the price structure is attempting to carve-out a significant double-bottom low in the 22.00 area.
That said, however, the GDX must climb above 31.35 to confirm the double bottom, and to trigger projections into the 38.00-39.30 target zone.
Given the "up-trend" that has developed in weekly momentum, my suspicion is that the GDX is transcending from a "short the rally" market into a "buy the weakness" market, unless of course, 22.87-22.21 is violated.
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2013 – Competed at eight meets during her junior campaign … Specialized in the 1,500m in the outdoor season … Ran a season-best 4:28.05 to finish second in the dual meet against USC … Placed fourth at the Oxy Invitational with a 4:28.59 … Finished fourth in the TCU/LSU meet with a 4:30.98.
2012 - Placed 20th in the 1500m at Pac-12s (4:43.99) ... Was 11th in the 1500m at the Oxy Invite (4:34.37) ... Finished sixth vs. USC (4:38.53) ... Placed eighth in the open 800m at the RJ/JJK Invite (2:16.69) ... Ran a lifetime-best of 4:27.96 in the 1500m at the Pepsi Invite to finish seventh overall ... Set a meet record in the 1500m against WSU to win (4:28.41) ... Placed sixth in the 3000m at the Northridge Invite (19:13.14) ... In indoor track, had a top mile time of 4:49.77 ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Pac-12 All-Academic Second-Team honoree.
High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and three in cross country at Clements HS ... 2009 cross country team captain ... Was the district champion in 2009 and a three-time regional qualifier in cross country ... Was the 1600m district champion and a 2010 regional qualifier in four events.
Personal - Born December 5, 1991 in Long Beach, CA ... Daughter of Jon and Debra Butler ... Father was an all-american cross country runner for the Bruins in 1981, 1982 and 1983 ... Has one sister, Jessica ... Pre-Psychology major.
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Made a new year's resolution to use more natural products? Your cosmetic bag is a great place to start. Possibly the most important products to upgrade are those you apply to your lips. After all, when you eat and lick your lips, you actually ingest those products. And that could mean chemicals, colorants, parabens, and more nasties if you don't chose your products carefully.
Savannah Bee Company has a great all-natural lip product, their Beeswax Lip Gloss. It's a three-in-one, adding moisture, color, and gloss in one step. Formulas include Mint Blossom, Wild Blackberry, and Tupelo Honey. Mint Blossom is a rosy pink with shimmer, Wild Blackberry is a deep raspberry with shimmer, and Tupelo Honey is a chocolate plum with shimmer. Each has a delicious scent that corresponds to its name.
The glosses are a bit tacky but with glosses, that's a good thing. It means the product will hang around longer without having to reapply. Each gloss contains nourishing ingredients like beeswax, shea butter, coconut oil, and sweet almond oil to protect and hydrate lips. Another plus: their products are Kosher and gluten-free.
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The Lone Bellow band cancels Geneva show
"The Lone Bellow" band that was scheduled to perform at The Smith Opera House in Geneva on Thursday, October 17, 2013 has been cancelled.
The band was willing to reschedule a date in 2014. "They are an awesome talented group and we are grateful that we still have an opportunity for The Lone Bellow to perform live on stage at The Smith Opera House." said Executive Director Kelly Bradley. To receive a refund on purchased tickets contact the box office at 315-781-5483 Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm.
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