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To the Sheriff of St. Louis County---Greeting.
You are herby commanded to summon
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MadamLamandLamand MrsBouisBouis MrsGuionGuion
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person
before the Judge of our Circuit CourtCircuit Court , on the twenty Second day of aug next
at the city of St. LouisSt Louis, then and there to Testify,
and the truth to say, in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein AndrewAndrew by his next friend JudyJudy is
plaintiff and JohnJohn B Sarpy BJohn B Sarpy .SarpyJohn B Sarpy
defendant, on the part of Deft
and have you then there this writ.
the City of St. LouisCity of St Louis, this third day of August in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty Seven
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The attorney for former Perry County Judge C. Joseph Rehkamp said today that talks are underway with Rehkamp's wife to try to resolve assault charges she lodged against her husband.
The judge's lawyer, William Costopoulos, said he hopes that if the assault charges are dropped the state Supreme Court might allow Rehkamp to resume his duties as a state senior judge. He was suspended from that role after his wife, Valerie, accused him of attacking her in their Luzerne County home earlier this month.
Valerie Rehkamp already has agreed to the postponement of a court hearing on a protection of abuse order she is seeking against her husband, Costopoulos said. That hearing won't be held until after a scheduled Feb. 16 preliminary hearing on the criminal charges of simple assault and harassment against the judge, he said.

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I keep alcohol personally, but I've also never been much of a beer or mixed drink drinker myself, I prefer wine straight drinks on the rocks...though I do love me some car bombs on St. Patty's Day...
Hey everyone!
So I decided to help along my primal journey by cutting drinking. I was always primarily a beer drinker and I knew it was no good, plus I have never been someone who has "just one".I would spend every weekend drinking at least 5 a night.
I was doing really well, went two weeks without a drink and the results were good. Felt great in the mornings, but weekend nights I would feel more tired than usual. Anyway, I ended up breaking and having 4 beers last night...and BOY do I feel it today. Not hungover but I feel like utter crap! It is a good lesson, and makes me want to continue to avoid drinking. Just wondering if anyone else has gone this rout and can give any advise or words of encouragement for when temptation hits? My roommate is a big beer drinker so that doesn't help things.
Thanks everyone!
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I keep alcohol personally, but I've also never been much of a beer or mixed drink drinker myself, I prefer wine straight drinks on the rocks...though I do love me some car bombs on St. Patty's Day...
When I first went primal, I'd get drunk quickly after half my normal amount of wine. Liquor was nearly intolerable. I think the lack of starchy carbs gets you drunker, faster. But now, I can drink like I used to, I just don't want to.
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. Rumi
I let go of beer. I drink mainly stuff on the rocks, or wine at communion.
I usually stick to red wine or scotch, but last night I had 3 vodka's mixed with blueberry pomegranate V8, and feel like shit today. Not like hangover shit, just shit. I'm thinking it's all the crap in the V8. Not gonna do that again any time soon.
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I stick with bourbon on the rocks and wine for the most part and I seem to be ok. I cut alcohol for about 6 months when going really strict paleo and didn't see any huge benefit to fitness, so I cycled it back into my diet.
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Yep, no more beer. I missed having it the first month starting paleo/primal but now I don't even think about it. I don't drink much at all during the week, but I will partake of some quality tequila on the weekend. NorCal margaritas are my favorite and now even my GF likes them. Tequila, Club Soda, Lime Juice and garnish with a slice of tangerine or orange. Enjoy shaken or stirred.
I gave it up completely while I heal my leaky gut and don't miss it at all. Eventually when I get better I will go back to drinking in moderation, a glass of wine or vodka and soda now and then, but will probably not go back to endless beers and rum & cokes all night. It's only hard in social situations when everyone is drinking and you feel weird holding a water, but it's getting to be less of a big deal.
That's my problem are the social situations. Especially being young and single in NYC. But man - the way I feel today I think it's worth it. I was just a little bored and frustrated last night because other plans fell through so I gave into temptation. Cannot WAIT for yoga tonight to feel better
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K.B. Dixon
Inkwater Press
$15.95 paperback, 134 pages
When I first picked up K.B. Dixon's slim new novel, "The Photo Album," I was thoroughly prepared to dislike it. It looked self-indulgent and fully pleased with its own erudition and pretentious daring. So, it was with a measure of dread that I took up the book.
As it turned out, I loved it. "The Photo Album" surely is an unusual text, an unusual novel, but its story, as it winds its slow and reflective way out, is both a tender and engrossing meditation on the nature of human connection and a fascinating probing into the intricate, sometimes mystical role of art in our lives.
"The Photo Album" tells the story of Michael Quick, a Portland resident, amateur photographer and family man. His "photo album" is a tight and quietly mesmerizing investigation into the adventures and misadventures of his family, friends and neighbors, of people he loves and of people he can't stand, and of people about whom there arise only questions. Here we meet his wife, Amy, and daughter, Kayla; Kayla's dog Omar; and Quick's prickly experimental writer-friend Ryan Richardson (who is perhaps Dixon himself). In fact, the book is a veritable treasure trove of sketches of an assortment of very real human freaks and oddities that give meat and gristle to the slogan "Keep Portland Weird."
Dixon's writing veers from the extremely spare and straightforward to the highly complex and philosophical. The story is written in bits and pieces, like a broken mirror, shards of Quick's life, all illustrating individual "photos" stuck in the imaginary album that defines and gives shape to the heart of the book. Quick is sometimes funny, often irritated, and on occasion he shares with his readers something startlingly memorable, as in a chance meeting with a real, live woman on horseback (the comments on cowboys and their hats alone make the book worth its price).
Often, Dixon's prose rises to the poetic, as in Quick's offhand remark on his approach to photography: "Like many, I am attracted to the strange beauty of ruination." Or, "A person, a place, a thing -- for me a picture is always a picture of time, an instant rescued from oblivion."
"An instant rescued from oblivion." This sums up Dixon's fine new book. I, for one, will look heartily forward to his next moment.
Chris Faatz recently reviewed "Dirt and the Good Life" by Lisa Graham McMinn and Mark R. McMinn.


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BackgroundCrawford County's goal was to assure continuous operation of government functions by establishing an off site, back-up server room supporting its data center management strategy. The county insisted that the business-critical, back-up system be located in a county facility.
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PARK SLOPE - A campaign launched by the city is trying to put Park Slope on the tourist map.
The NYC and Company campaign is using street banners and ads at bus shelters to boost Park Slope's profile.
Vintage stores like Two Lovers on Fifth Avenue and Community Bookstore on Seventh Avenue are on the list that also includes coffee shops, bars, restaurants and concert venues.
The city picked Park Slope because it is easy for tourists to get around with so many subway stops.
NYC and Company has previously done tourism campaigns for Williamsburg, Coney Island and Fort Greene.


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The New Orleans Hornets' game Saturday against the Minnesota Timberwolves will include a "Military Appreciation Night." In addition to service members getting discounts on admission, the game will feature military-oriented events.
Navy Band New Orleans will perform during "Buzz Fest," beginning at 5:30 p.m., and Lt. Gen. Steven Hummer, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North in New Orleans, will lead an oath of enlistment ceremony for about 50 soldiers, National Guard troops, sailors and Marines. The enlistment ceremony also happens during "Buzz Fest," the pre-game activity.
Additionally, officers and other troops named personnel of the year will be recognized, and live images of service members in the audience will be piped throughout the Hive.
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The All Star National Pro Hillclimb Challenge is back at Mt. Garfield Sunday.
The American Motorcyclist Association event, hosted by Muskegon Motorcycle Club, comes to Muskegon every even-numbered year, and local enthusiasts are ready for it after waiting for two years.
Racing begins at 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the pro hillclimb.
Other activities get underway at Mt. Garfield Friday, as camping at the site is available Friday-Sunday.
Other events include biker games, burnout pits and more culminating Sunday with the All Star Challenge.
The professional event, which is sponsored by Hot Rod Harley-Davidson, Babbitt's Sports Center, No More Sidelines and the Muskegon Motorcycle Club, will happen rain or shine.


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EUGENE -- Oregon coach Ernie Kent could very well have a collection of talent that will open the 2010-11 season -- and the Ducks' new arena -- as a contender for the Pacific-10 Conference title. But for now, the team's goals are much smaller, like the arena model that sits in the Casanova Center.
Kent, now starting three freshmen, has "small, miniature goals they can obtain." Part of that fresh foundation is small forward Matt Humphrey, who will get his second consecutive start Thursday in Tucson, Ariz., along with fellow freshmen Michael Dunigan in the middle and Garrett Sim at point guard.
His team off to an 0-2 start in the Pac-10 and 6-8 overall, Humphrey said the goal is simple: To win, as soon as possible.
"Of course we're going to be better down the road, when we get more experience and add a few pieces, but we're not looking down the road," Humphrey said. "When now is over with, we'll talk about then."
Arizona (9-5, 0-2 Pac-10) and Oregon are winless in the Pac-10, so the Ducks will find a team Thursday at McKale Center that not only is tough at home (6-1 this season) but also is just as hungry. It will be a matchup of Oregon's three freshmen against Arizona's not-so-fresh threesome: Chase Budinger, Jordan Hill and Nic Wise.
All three of those Wildcats rank in the top seven in the Pac-10 in minutes played, as Arizona struggles to find complementary pieces. Hill leads the league in rebounding (12.1), is third in scoring (18.7) and second in blocked shots (2.5). Wise is fourth in assists (4.9) and Budinger is fifth in scoring (16.6).
But after scoring at least 20 points in six of his first 10 games, Budinger has been off. He has hit 12 of his last 50 shots from the field, including 2 of 17 three-pointers. The last time Oregon went to Tucson, Budinger had 30 points -- his second 30-point game against the Ducks in as many years -- and the Ducks really don't have anybody long and agile enough to match up well with him. Humphrey will get the first shot.
Kent decided to start Humphrey against the Wildcats in part because he feels sophomore LeKendric Longmire is better suited to come off the bench. Longmire had a lackluster game in an 83-62 loss to USC on Friday before sparking the second unit Sunday in an 83-74 loss to then-No.12 UCLA.
The Ducks are still trying to fit pieces together that will stay together.
The Ducks are last in the Pac-10 in scoring defense (77.4 points per game) by a wide margin and are "not that great of an offensive team," according to Tajuan Porter, who leads the Ducks at 14.9 points per game.
But scoring titles or Pac-10 titles do not fit under the "small, miniature goals" category. It's more remembering to block out, to share the ball or how to guard the ball screen.
Kent refers to it as "slippage," mental breakdowns that shift momentum to the other team, and they have come in a wide variety.
A case in point was sophomore Kamyron Brown on Sunday. With his team down three points in the closing minutes, Brown -- with a flair for the dramatic -- pulled up on a fast break and passed back to Porter behind the three-point line. Opportunity missed.
Meanwhile, Sim watched the game's final five minutes. After playing "beyond his years," Sim is back to resembling a freshman, Kent said -- such is a day in the life of a Pac-10 freshman not named O.J. Mayo or Kevin Love.
But if a freshman can make big strides in six foul-plagued minutes, Dunigan did against UCLA. In his brief appearance, he proved to be a handful for the Bruins inside, but immediately showed his youthful side. He slammed home the first two points of the second half, then committed his third foul on the other end.
He waved to Kent and the Oregon bench, telling them to leave him in. They did, and he picked up foul No. 4 about 20 seconds later.
Still, amid all the growing pains and after a grueling nonconference schedule that included a loss to then-top-ranked North Carolina, Kent and Humphrey said the team's psyche remains strong.
"It hasn't worn on them yet," Kent said, "but it hasn't given them a lot of chances to have a lot of success."
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Kimora Lee Simmons has married boyfriend Tim Leissner, an investment banker, and the confirmation came from none other than Simmons' ex-husband, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons.
Russell Simmons tweeted the news Wednesday saying that his ex-wife is "happily married," and that Leissner "has been family for a while now."
Simmons, a former model, reality show star and designer, has two daughters, aged 11 and 14, with Simmons, and a 4-year-old son with actor Djimon Hounsou, from whom she split in 2012.
All of us love @OfficialKimora but the fact is she is happily married. . Tim is has been family for a while now. #gossipcop....— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) February 19, 2014


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I don't believe that MM stations can be worked in ARRL DX, at least from the DX end. A DX station must receive a valid state or province for the QSO to count. A MM station could send its power as an exchange to a domestic station. The usage of "geographic units" (countries or states/provinces) argues against maritime mobile QSOs in ARRL DX. CQWW is somewhat of a different situation, where the exchange is a zone. Every station on the planet has a zone, so this would appear to naturally include MM stations. However, even this logic breaks down for a QSO with the MIR space station. The ARRL 10M and CQ 160M contest specifically recognize MM stations with region multipliers. Entering "RR1" or whatever in the QTH field overrides the country determination which makes this work. I think W4OX's need is for logging his non-contest QSOs in which case something akin to what I proposed (/M & /MM are decoded to their mobile status) is needed. K8CC -- Submissions: email@example.com Administrative requests: firstname.lastname@example.com WWW: http://www.contesting.com/datom/ Questions: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Regional Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Hoenig to Give Public Talk at Oklahoma City University
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University's Meinders School of Business will host Thomas Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, for a public presentation Oct. 18.
Hoenig will discuss monetary policy and the current state of the U.S. economy, beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the Kerr McGee Auditorium at OCU's Meinders School of Business, located at N.W. 27th Street and McKinley Ave.
OCU Economics Professor Steve Agee, who serves as chairman of the Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, encourages local residents to attend the free presentation.
"We are pleased to welcome President Hoenig back to OCU to give a presentation to students, faculty, staff and the community on monetary policy issues facing the Federal Reserve and particularly the Federal Open Market Committee," he said.
Hoenig directs Federal Reserve activities in the Tenth Federal Reserve District, an area that includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming and portions of New Mexico and Missouri. Serving in his current role since 1991, he is the longest serving of the 12 current regional Federal Reserve Bank presidents and the longest-tenured member of the system's Federal Open Market Committee, which has authority over U.S. monetary policy.
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Editor's note: Detroit Tigers insider James Schmehl will reveal his Major League Baseball power rankings every Wednesday.
1. St. Louis Cardinals (34-17), up one: The Cardinals own the best road record, 19-9, in the majors and they haven't lost a series since April.
2. Texas Rangers (32-20), down one: Texas right-hander Yu Darvish is the first pitcher since Arizona's Randy Johnson in 2004 to have three games with at least 14 strikeouts in one season.
3. Cincinnati Reds (33-19), same: Joey Votto is batting .448 with five homers, 18 runs and 12 RBIs over his last 15 games, helping Cincinnati win seven of eight and 14 of its last 17.
4. Boston Red Sox (32-21), up two: Prior to Tuesday, the Red Sox had won four in a row and nine of 11, giving them a one-game lead in the AL East.
5. Atlanta Braves (31-20), up two: Rookie catcher Evan Gattis hit his 12th homer Tuesday and he's now 8-for-18 with five home runs over his last eight games.
6. Pittsburgh Pirates (32-20), up four: The Pirates have won 14 of 17 to move a season-best 12 games above .500.
7. Detroit Tigers (29-21), up two: Detroit fell in extra innings Tuesday, but had won six of seven prior to the loss and still hold a 2 1/2-game lead over the second-place Indians in the AL Central.
8. Arizona Diamondbacks (30-22), up three: Arizona took a two-game lead in the NL West after sweeping a two-game doubleheader against Texas at home.
9. New York Yankees (30-21), down five: Tuesday's loss was the third straight for the Yankees, who went 3-5 on an eight-game road trip and dropped into second place in the AL East, one game behind Boston.
10. Oakland Athletics (30-23), up five: The Athletics won their fifth straight Tuesday and have won 10 of 11 games to move seven games above .500 for the first time since April 19.
12. Washington Nationals (27-25), up one: Prior to Tuesday's nine-run outburst, the Nationals hadn't scored more than seven runs in 29 games since April 25. They're 4 1/2 games behind the division-leading Braves.
13. Baltimore Orioles (28-24), down one: Tied with Miguel Cabrera for the major league lead with 75 hits, third baseman Manny Machado has batted .415 in his last 18 road contests with three homers, 16 runs and 11 RBIs.
14. Cleveland Indians (27-24), down six: Cleveland has dropped seven of eight, including its last five by a 33-14 margin. The Indians suffered a season worst-tying fifth consecutive loss Tuesday night.
15. Tampa Bay Rays (27-24), down one: Kelly Johnson hit a pair of three-run homers Monday and doubled, singled and stole a base Tuesday. He has 24 RBIs in 21 games this month.
16. Colorado Rockies (28-24), same: Colorado starter Jorge De La Rosa gave up one run over seven innings Tuesday. He had won his previous four starts and finished the month 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA.
17. Philadelphia Phillies (25-27), same: Since going 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA over a three-start stretch, Cliff Lee is 4-0 with a 1.15 ERA over his last five -- all Phillies victories.
18. Los Angeles Angels (23-29), up two: The Angels had their eight-game winning streak snapped Monday and they lost again Tuesday.
19. Chicago White Sox (24-25), down one: The White Sox lost for only the second time in seven games Tuesday. They're 4 1/2 games behind the Tigers in the division.
20. Toronto Blue Jays (22-30), up five: Edwin Encarnacion is hitting .353 with four homers and 19 RBIs over his last 14 games and teammate Jose Bautista has gone 17-for-33 with two homers and six RBIs in the past seven games.
21. Los Angeles Dodgers (22-28), up two: Matt Kemp continued to struggle after he went hitless in five at-bats with four strikeouts Monday -- one day after being benched. He's 1-for-14 with eight strikeouts over his last five games.
23. San Diego Padres (23-28), down one: The Padres had dropped five of their last six games entering Tuesday's contest.
24. Minnesota Twins (21-28), same: The Twins moved into a fourth-place tie with the Royals in the AL Central following Tuesday's win.
25. Kansas City Royals (21-28), down six: The Royals dropped their ninth straight home game Tuesday -- one shy of the franchise record set last year. They've now lost six in a row and 17 of 21.
26. New York Mets (20-29), up two: Matt Harvey has been one of baseball's best pitchers, but only has one win in his last seven starts with the Mets providing 11 total runs of support during that span.
27. Milwaukee Brewers (19-31), down one: The Brewers lost for the fourth straight time Tuesday and have been outscored by 43 runs this season.
28. Chicago Cubs (20-30), down one: Jeff Samardzija pitched the Cubs' first complete game shutout since Aug. 29, 2011. The last time the Cubs shut out an opponent as a team came against the Rockies on Aug. 26, 2012.
29. Houston Astros (15-37), same: The Astros suffered a three-game sweep at the hands of Oakland this past weekend and have been outscored by 100 runs in 52 games this season.
30. Miami Marlins (13-39), same: Tampa Bay handed the Marlins their sixth straight loss Tuesday. The Marlins own the worst record in the majors and have scored a combined 144 runs in 52 games -- worst among all Major League teams.
-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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The state earned grades ranging from a B for getting students to college to a D for data. That's not exactly anything to get excited about -- until you look at all the other states.
Michigan ranks eighth, surrounded by Ohio and Maryland. I know you're curious -- Massachusetts was on top, and Connecticut, Nebraska and Kansas were on the bottom. Having covered schools in Connecticut, I don't see how that can be.
The report shows 89 percent of Michigan teachers "report that routine duties and paperwork interfere with their teaching. However, the state sanctions low-performing schools and provides rewards to high-performing or improving ones."
Nationally, the report finds "change is essential:"
"Put bluntly, we believe our education system needs to be reinvented. After decades of political inaction and ineffective reforms, our schools consistently produce students unready for the rigors of the modern workplace," the report reads.
"The lack of preparedness is staggering. Roughly one in three eighth-graders is proficient in reading. Most high schools graduate little more than two-thirds of their students on time. And even the students who do receive a high school diploma lack adequate skills: More than 33 percent of first-year college students require remediation in either math or English."
Here's how Michigan checked in:
School management: C
Finance: B
Staffing -- hiring and evaluation: C
Staffing -- removing ineffective teachers: C
Data: D
Pipeline to Postsecondary: B
Technology: C
Sponsors say the report is "the first-ever attempt to evaluate the innovation gap in American education on a state-by-state basis" and that, "overall, the states posted mediocre results, and across the categories, not a single state earned top grades in more than one or two areas."
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S.O. Crofton, W.L. Anderson and E.C. Rawe
American Journal of Economics and Sociology, vol. 68, 2009, p.445-464
This study explores whether higher levels of the real minimum wage have differential effects on high school dropout rates across pupils of varying ethnicities in the USA (Whites, African Americans, Asians and Hispanics). Using a panel of data across Maryland counties and annual observations in 1993-2004, the research found higher real minimum wages to be associated with higher dropout rates for Hispanic pupils, but not for other ethnic groups. Two plausible sociological explanations for these findings are offered:
D. Neumark and W. Wascher
London: MIT Press, 2008
Minimum wages exist in more than one hundred countries, both industrialized and developing. The United States passed a federal minimum wage law in 1938 and has increased the minimum wage and its coverage at irregular intervals ever since; in addition, as of the beginning of 2008, thirty-two states and the District of Columbia had established a minimum wage higher than the federal level. Over the years, the minimum wage has been popular with the public, controversial in the political arena, and the subject of vigorous debate among economists over its costs and benefits. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the evidence on the economic effects of minimum wages. It discusses the effects of minimum wages on employment and hours, the acquisition of skills, the wage and income distributions, longer-term labour market outcomes, prices, and the aggregate economy. Arguing that the usual focus on employment effects is too limiting, it presents a broader, empirically based inquiry that will better inform policymakers about the costs and benefits of the minimum wage. It also argues that minimum wages do not achieve the main goals set forth by their supporters. They reduce employment opportunities for less-skilled workers and tend to reduce their earnings; they are not an effective means of reducing poverty; and they appear to have adverse longer-term effects on wages and earnings, in part by reducing the acquisition of human capital, therefore policymakers should look for other tools to raise the wages of low-skill workers and to provide poor families with an acceptable standard of living.


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Administrative services managers are employed in many different industries, including medical, manufacturing, construction, financial, and legal industries, among others. The specific tasks performed by administrative services managers depends on the industry and the size of their organization. Generally, this position is full time and requires work directly with employees at nearly every level of the organization including engineers, project managers, sales representatives, production workers, accounting and finance personnel, and executive management, as well as purchasing, shipping, receiving, and administrative workers. Administrative services managers also communicate frequently with people outside of the organization via email and telephone. An administrative services manager typically reports to an upper-level manager or executive.
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KALAMAZOO, MI— Friday marks the beginning of orientation at Western Michigan University.
By July 4, some 8,000 people are expected to tour the campus during the course of 12 sessions, WMU said in a press release.
That will include up to 3,200 incoming freshmen and more than 4,100 of their parents and siblings, as well as some 700 transfer students.
The sessions are 1-1/2 days long and give students an opportunity to take placement tests, finalize financial aid, get their school IDs and register for classes for fall. They also get to sleep in a dorm room and sample the food in the dining halls. There are separate sessions for parents and family members occurring at the same time, WMU said.
While attendance at orientation is mandatory for incoming freshman, it's optional for transfer students. About 700 are expected to take part in one of the four monthly half-day sessions offered, WMU said. The three remaining sessions will be held in the Bernhard Center from about 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. Friday June 13, July 18 and Aug. 15.


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ter in the history of its football program with the hiring of Grand Rapids Community College head coach Tony Annese.
Ferris head some quality candidates apply for the position, but ultimately settled on the abilities of Annese to roll up his sleeves and get to work in an effort to advance Bulldog football in a very challenging Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It's no easy task for sure in a GLIAC that includes national runner-up Wayne State University, perennial power Grand Valley State University and strong programs at Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan Tech University and Hillsdale College. The competition is tough and teams have to be ready to play every Saturday.
That's what Ferris is up against. It's gratifying to know, however, that Annese is up for the challenge. It's even more comforting to know that the new Ferris head coach has strong ties to West Michigan high school football. And, when you talk about some of the best prep football in the state - you generally start with the Grand Rapids and Muskegon areas - Coach Annese is very familiar with that region. He has both coached at a high level and recruited that region.
"I'm excited for him and Ferris State football will be in good hands with Tony Annese," said former University of Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr. "His dad was a high school coaching legend and he had an incredible career at the prep level. I've known Tony since he coached here in Ann Arbor at Pioneer High School and I've really got to know him over the years. I recruited a few of his players and there was tremendous respect for him among high school coaches around the state.
"He's proven at Grand Rapids Community College that he can recruit and has just done an outstanding job at every level he's been. I'm delighted for Tony and Ferris State," Carr added.
Annese's task will be to put Ferris back on the recruiting map in those areas and to have any high-caliber prep student-athlete in those areas thinking about a Division II football career to be strongly considering Ferris. It will be a challenge and you can bet that Annese and his staff will roll up their sleeves, get some fresh Ferris gear and make sure the Ferris Bulldog is prominent at big-time games with big-time student-athletes who are being heavily recruited.
The Ferris brand has to become strong in prep football. Annese appears to be the best man for that task.


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Each woman made her first appearance today in New Jersey Superior Court in Belvidere on charges of resisting arrest, shoplifting, possession of shoplifting tools and possession of stolen property, according to court records.
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We applaud The Oregonian's endorsement of Greg Malinowski for District 2 Washington County Commissioner.
We have observed Malinowski as he has participated in meetings of the Board of Commissioners, numerous county-sponsored informational and planning meetings, CPO meetings, candidate forums, and countless neighborhood and individual meetings with concerned citizens. Malinowski is extremely knowledgeable about a variety of issues that face Washington County.
As an owner of a local organic farm, Malinowski understands the need to provide an atmosphere that allows businesses to thrive while managing growth to maintain healthy neighborhoods and to preserve the environment. His service as a past chair of CPO 7 and his numerous volunteer contributions in our community have prepared him well to make informed, intelligent, and responsible decisions concerning Washington County, decisions that will benefit county residents rather than pad the pockets of developers.
Washington County needs the vision, knowledge, experience, integrity, and dedication of Greg Malinowski!
Keith and Phyllis (PJ) Blankenbaker
Greg Malinowski understands the issues in Washington County and the Metro region. Malinowski has the vision needed to ensure livability of our communities as the region grows. Vote Malinowski to elect the best for Washington County.
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I encourage you to vote for Greg Malinowski. That vote helps ensure that our Washington County resources are used wisely for people, for businesses and for the environment.
As a Washington County Commissioner for 10 years, I have had the opportunity observe Greg's work at Citizen Participation Organization 7 to protect farmland, natural resources and our quality of life. I've also seen Greg during this year's "campaign season" effectively address: governance of urban unincorporated areas, the county's budget, homelessness, transportation, code enforcement of adult entertainment and effective public participation in county decision making.
I have found Malinowski to be honest, thoughtful and visionary. Greg's commitment (as an active citizen and small business owner of Malinowski Farm) to solutions that work for all of us today -- but do not compromise livability and economic opportunities for future generations -- is a perspective needed on the Board of Commissioners.
With a million more folks expected in the region in the next 20 years, we need the vision of Malinowski on the Washington County Board of Commissioners. Vote Greg Malinowski on Nov. 2, 2010.
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Here is a link to the history of chrismas
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I would want for chrismas is the power to time travel...So I could keep coming to the same day to get another gift!
Christmas seems to only bring out selfishness in people these days...
It also makes people lose their humor
A Red Ryder 200 shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and a thing that tells time.
I don't think a football is a very good Christmas present.
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You might think it a waste of money to study whether people who live near foreclosed homes have high blood pressure.
Perhaps you're thinking they probably live in poor neighborhoods with lousy access to medical care, so of course they're more likely to have high blood pressure.
It isn't like a foreclosed house has cooties, you reason: It's that people in those neighborhoods don't have the means to take care of their health.
Well, that line of thinking turns out to be wrong.
Researchers looked at 1,740 people who lived predominately in middle-class suburban homes. Most were white, and 53 percent were women.
Their study revealed that for every foreclosed property within 100 meters of participants' homes, their top blood pressure number rose 1.7 points. (The top number is the systolic number, which is supposed to be 120 or less.)
Within that broader finding were some interesting details. Foreclosed homes that were further away had little association with higher blood pressure. And only homes that were owned by lenders - and typically sat vacant for some period of time - were linked to a jump. (Homes that were purchased by third parties and then occupied had no impact.)
So living near a foreclosed property, in an of itself, contributes to a risk for elevated blood pressure, the researchers concluded.
But if houses don't have cooties, what's going on?
"The increases in blood pressure observed could be due in part to unhealthy stress from residents' perceptions that their own properties are less valuable, their streets less attractive or safe, and their neighborhood less stable," said Mariana Arcaya of the Harvard Center for Population and Development Students, and the lead author.
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Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix was a guest host on WEEI this morning when he dropped some absurd commentary on the Celtics:
Meter: You throw them over the Knicks this year
Mannix: Yes, if Baron Davis is healthy. If Baron Davis is three-quarters the Baron Davis we saw with the Clippers, I think they are better. Tyson Chandler changes them a lot, especially on defensive end. This is going to sound crazy, right now, Miami, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Indiana are better than Boston.
It's very trendy to pick against the Celtics this season. Everyone is doing it. But to say Philadelphia and Indiana are better than the Celtics, well that's just downright ignorant.
The Celtics finished 15 games ahead of the 76ers and 19 games ahead of the Pacers last season. The Sixers added NO ONE to their roster. Indiana added David West and Lou Amundson. Even with Jeff Green out for the season, the Celtics are better than both of those teams. It's one thing to argue New York's superiority, but Philly and Indiana?
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Yesterday's storm behaved very nicely, followed the script, and now we have a fresh 3-7" of snow on the ground in Western Mass. The highest totals were found in the Berkshires and Worcester Hills, with many towns in the valley picking up approximately 4" of accumulation. Definitely enough to build a small snowman or hit some sledding hills today!
Our weather will be typical of late February over the next few days, with mainly dry conditions. Lots of low-level moisture should keep clouds around this morning, but we should manage brightening during the day. On the average, partly to mostly cloudy skies are expected. It will also be breezy out of the west, and highs should reach the mid/upper 30s. Certainly not too uncomfortable as we clean up. Patchy clouds should stick around tonight, with lows in the 20s.
A brief area of milder air should swing in tomorrow, which should allow highs to reach up near 40 during the afternoon. If we get enough breaks of sun, we'll be into the low 40s! Not too shabby for this time of year, and we should see melting snow throughout the day. Partly sunny skies look likely at this point, but it will be quite gusty out of the northwest. Gusts to 30mph are in the forecast.
On Friday, a wave of low pressure should dive down from Canada, producing mostly cloudy skies once again. A few early flurries or snow showers may fall as well, but nothing too significant. Look for the gusty northwest winds to continue, with highs in the upper 30s to near 40.
Weekend plans look safe, with partly to mostly sunny skies on Saturday and Sunday. It will likely stay breezy, but that's the way it often goes this time of year! Highs will again be near 40 by day, dipping back into the 20s at night. Our next chance for significant snow will arrive next Monday night into Tuesday, but that's a long way off. Stay tuned!
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This is about a tournament ( rapid ) i played in july. there are some combinations you can solve, too.
in the first round, i was quite tired as i came home from a 2- day trip at 7 and the tournament started at 10. i obtained an early advantage, but in overconfidence blundered back the advantage. soon , i reached the following calculated position :
i was scared to hell that i miscalculated when i saw Rd2. But, soon i managed to win the game ( AS WHITE!!! ) how?
- ill leave that to you to figure out. i won my next round and my round 3 is shown later - and the fourth round was as easy as cake. i lost the 5th to a unrated ( who finished 8th , beating some 1600 - 1700s ) and won the 6th. in the 7th, i once again managed to obtain a very scary position ( as white... i played risky chess as white... ) :
This game too i managed to win!! and in the next game, i lost on the 9th board, and in the ultimate round i slaughtered my opponent in 15 moves ( i brought his king to g6 in the French Defense ! he lost a queen and a piece and resigned ).
Find the two combinations if you can!
i played on board 3 in the 3rd round , against a 2191. needless to say ( :P ) i played excellently , and a bit carelessly at moments, but got the following position , clearly winning for me :
i was quite proud of this position, but not of the situation : i had 10s on the clock , while he had 27s, with no increment. i continued to move, and faster than him, but not enough : I timed out, when he had 10s.
for those interested : i finished the tourney on 6/9 and came 28th overall ( shared with 1710 ) ( first in U - 15 ), in a field of 300 players and 82 rateds ( beating many 1600s and 1700s to it :P )
please let me know.
Drawing An IM - IM Kacparov
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Bonnie Amyx's Facebook page in 2011 was filled with photos of relatives, birthday wishes, news that she had left her job as a registered nurse at a nursing center, good news that her husband's health problems were not from cancer, and more good news – her son passed his pharmacy certification.
In 2012, however, the page suddenly became a journal of the Jenison family's experience dealing with cancer.
In October 2011, Liz Amyx, then 15, began noticing pain in her chest when she laughed. A doctor said it was pleurisy and prescribed ibuprofen. The pain went away. Then, on January 30, 2013, Bonnie and her husband, Tim, were notified by Liz's school, Tri-Unity Christian, that Liz was having trouble breathing. A biopsy on Feb. 2 revealed a rare sarcoma.
"It was 15 centimeters," said Bonnie. She had trouble grasping the size. "Not millimeters – centimeters. A baby's head is about 10 centimeters." The stage four cancer had already spread from the pleura, (which encases the lungs, into the lungs and abdomen
Liz was launched on a wave of chemotherapy and radiation in preparation for surgery to remove the growth in the lungs and surrounding soft tissue.
Because she was two weeks shy of her 16th birthday, Liz was treated at DeVos Children's Hospital. ("They gave me a pillow pet and a blanket," she said.)
Chemo therapy seemed worse than the disease. "I was puking all the time," said Liz. She is five feet, eight inches tall; her weight plummeted to 88 pounds.
"The chemo and radiation worked," said Bonnie, a registered nurse who has seen her share of cancer patients in treatment. "The tumor was 99 percent dead by the time it was removed surgically on July 10." There was more chemotherapy and radiation after surgery, but by the end of her year with cancer, Liz was well enough to travel to Disneyworld on a trip sponsored by the Make A Wish foundation, and is now transitioning back to school.
Through it all, the support of friends, family and community, in addition to a positive attitude borne of deep personal faith, has been the family's stay.
"Cancer did take over our lives," said Bonnie. "When this happens, you wonder how you will get through. I count my blessings every day. I'm only 20 minutes from the hospital. I've got gas in my car's gas tank. The finances worked out. I was off work for a year, but God knew I needed the time, and when it was right, I went back to work at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. I have a son in college who is independent; I didn't have little children who needed to be cared for."
People gave whatever they had. Neighbors raked leaves and cut the grass, or brought muffins or meals. Tim's mother knitted 41 hats, some for Liz and others to pass along to the hospital.
And people prayed. Bonnie updated Liz's condition and posted scripture verses daily for her 900 Facebook friends. One day, Liz's classmates – two busloads of them – came and encircled the house on Glenwood Street to pray for her. She sat at the window, waving, then welcomed them in groups of four – but no hugs; her resistance to disease was too low.
Still, there were some dark days.
"One night Liz said, 'Mom, I can't do this anymore.' I told her," Bonnie said. "I told her, 'I'm your manager and I have to send you back out there to fight.'"
"I had my anger with God," Bonnie said. "I went out and picked up sticks and threw them for a while."
Through it all, Bonnie has clung to promises in the Bible, like Isaiah 45:12, "I will go before you and will level the mountains…"; and Psalm 50:15, "Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me."
Faith has made the struggle bearable, Liz said.
"A lot of people might be mad at God for doing this to them, and wonder 'Why me?'" Liz said. "We pray every night. I thank God for my family and my life. I've got a sense of peace."
"In the journey you take, the people you meet, they don't know what to say, but you feel their compassion," said Tim, whose chronic health problems have made him familiar with suffering. "Even little things mean so much. And Liz has been a blessing to us. The timing is all God's timing. In hindsight, you can see how it was all mapped out."
The Amyxes are praising God and thanking people for this stage of healing for Liz, and all that has gone into making it happen – new medications, quality hospital care, their trip to Disneyworld, support from the school administration and Liz's classmates – even Facebook that has kept the family linked to so many people.


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I guess the GUI will have to create a fairly universal underlying script model, allowing it to create the full-spectrum of models.
What underlying script model is the GUI expecting to generate/read? (i.e., should we think about a RAM+ that can handle all models, or pick a suite that covers the bases, expanding as the GUI capability expands?
[1] http://openmx.psyc.virginia.edu/users/tbates
[2] http://openmx.psyc.virginia.edu/thread/1129
[3] http://openmx.psyc.virginia.edu/thread/206
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Amidst snow, falling branches and a power outage, Frank Shaw "smelled something weird, electric" about 11:20 a.m. Thursday, peeked inside his garage and discovered his Folsom-area home was on fire.
Four of Shaw's boys, ages 14, 12, 10, and 5, were playing outside in the snow. His wife, Lee, was inside making coffee with their 2-year-old son.
The power at their home, 77025 Crockett Road, went out early in the morning, and so Shaw went outside and turned on the generator about 10 a.m. The home's fuse box is on the side of the house, inside the garage.
"The fire started in the garage somehow," Shaw said.
St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District 12 firefighters arrived at the scene about 11:40 a.m. Soon after arriving, firefighters said the home already was 50 percent aflame.
"Good thing I didn't leave for work today," said Shaw, who has a law practice in New Orleans.
He had stayed home because of the snow, he said.
"The gap between the fire starting and firemen coming, was kind of helpless," he said. "The power had gone out, and because we use a water pump, we had no water. I couldn't fight the flames."
"I just hope (the fire) didn't get the Christmas tree," he continued. "There are boxes and boxes of presents under there."
This is the main reason my other half says we can't have a generator. He doesn't trust them, anykind of way. He fears fire greatly.
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White v. Trew
In a case decided by the North Carolina Supreme Court on January 25, 2013, the Court held that when suing a person for conduct arising in the course of his employment for the State (and presumably for counties, towns and cities also), the courts will presume that the defendant is sued in his official capacity, and not his official capacity, unless the complaint refers to the defendant's "inidividual capacity." The import of White v. Trew is that the suit will be viewed as a suit against the State, and is subject to dismissal based on "sovereign immunity."
In this case, the plaintiff worked as an engineering professor at North Carolina State University. The head of the department put negative statements in his personnel file, and the professor sued him for libel. In the Complaint, the professor did not state the "capacity" in which he was suing the department head, but he sought monetary relief. The Superior Court dismissed the action; but the Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the department head was sued in his individual capacity, and that his statements in the personnel file were not privileged, and the plaintiff's case was not barred by individual immunity.
On appeal to the North Carolina Supreme Court, the majority opinion held that the department head was sued in his official capacity, and that therefore the claim was barred by sovereign immunity (i.e. absent a waiver, the State cannot be sued for tort). In reaching this conclusion, the Court cited to a prior case (Mullis v. Sechrest) which stated, "Pleadings should indicate in the caption the capacity in which a plaintiff intends to hold a defendant liable. For example, including the words 'in his official capacity" or "in his individual capacity' after a defendant's name obviously clarifies the defendant's status. In addition, the allegations as to the extent of liability claimed should provide further evidence of capacity. Finally, in the prayer for relief, plaintiffs should indicate whether they seek to recover damages from the defendant individually or as an agent of the governmental entity." The Court then wrote, "Given the rationale underlying this language -- namely, affording the defendant proper notice to prepare a defense -- and our goal of avoiding similar uncertainty for future litigants, we conclude that Mullis's directive is mandatory, rather than precatory. Therefore, we further conclude that if such clarity is lacking, we must presume that the defendant is being sued only in his official capacity." The Court then reviewed the allegations of the Complaint, and concluded, "Because the indicia of capacity mandated by Mullis are absent from the caption, allegations, and prayer for relief, we must presume that defendant is being sued in only his official capacity. Consequently, plaintiff's claim is barred by sovereign immunity."
Two of the seven Justices dissented, arguing that the Complaint sufficiently stated a claim against the department head in his individual capacity. (If one therefore simplistically counts the votes of the appellate judges on this issue, they are evenly split at 5-5. The lower court decision was a unanimous 3-0.)
Digesting this case is rather complicated. The first issue is determining precisely what the majority held. At first blush, it seems that the Court intended to set forth a "bright-line rule," that a claim against a public employee, arising from the performance of his official duties, will be deened to be a suit against his employer, unless the complaint specifically states that the defendant is sued in his "individual capacity." The problem, however, is that the court's analysis still depends on whether the alleations "provide further evidence of capacity" and whether the prayer for relief indicates that the plaintiff seeeks "to recover damages from . . . defendant individually or as an agent of the governmental entity." Thus, we still do not have a bright-line rule to aid the practitioner and the lower courts.
The Court also did not state whether its "presumption" is a conclusive presumption, or is rebuttable. Presumably, this is a conclusive (and not rebutable) presumption.
This case is another troubling chapter in a saga of many cases in North Carolina struggling with sovereign (or governmental) immunity (as well as public official immunity and the public duty doctrine). Prior to the 1990s, no case in North Carolina focused on this issue, of whether a suit against a government employee was a suit against him individually or officially. A suit against the employee individually simply means that the plaintiff could recover a judgment against the defendant individually (i.e. against his personal assets), and a suit against the employee in his official capacity menas that the plaintiff could recover a judgment against the State (or municipality). (The prospect of injunctive relief is not addressed here.) Scores of cases prior to the 1990s addressed the liability of an agent of the State, county or town, and yet they never once made any inquiry into the "capacity" in which he was sued. The courts often analyzed the individual defendant's liability, and potential immunity under the "official immunity" doctrine, thus apparently assuming that the suit was against the official in his individual capacity; those cases never became obsessed or confused with the capacity in which he was sued.
This trail seems to have started in a 1993 case from the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Whitaker v. Clark, 109 N.C. App. 379 (1993). In this case, the plaintiff sued DSS workers for failing to protect children from harm. The appellate court wrote, "Since the plaintiff has made no such distinction in the present case, we must examine the text of the complaint to determine whether the defendants were sued individually or solely as officials. See Lynn v. Clark, 254 N.C. 460, 119 S.E.2d 187 (1961)." The court concluded that the workers were sued in their official capacity, and that the claims were therefore barred by sovereign immunity. In reaching this conclusion, however, the court seems to have relied on dubious reasoning that the allegations "are centered solely on the defendants' official duties as employees of the DSS. Plaintiff has failed to advance any allegations against defendants other than those relating to their official duties as employees of the DSS." Unfortuntely, a few cases followed this reasoning and protected State actors from their acts of negligence. Subsequent case law affirmed the clear common law doctrine that an employee, including a State actor, can be liable for negligence in the performance of his or her duty. ("Public officials cannot be held individually liable for damages caused by mere negligence in the performance of their governmental or discretionary duties; public employees can." Meyer v. Walls.) Whitaker relied in part on Stancill v. City of Washington, 29 N.C. App. 707 (1976), which used this reasoning to protect employees of a city from their failure to remove foliage, which caused an automobile accident. The Stancill case does not hold that the appellate court must examine the complaint to determine the capacity in which the defendant is sued; it simply held that a suit against a state actor individally, for actions in connection with his employment, are barred.
The other authority relied upon by the Whitaker court is Lynn v. Clark, 254 N.C. 460 (1961). This is in fact a much more instructive case addressing the duty of a court to determine the capacity in which a person is sued. In this case, the plaintiff sued the defendant for wrongful death, arising from an automobile accident. The defendant was the administrator of the estate of the tortfeasor who operated the vehicle causing the death, but the complaint did not expressly state that the the plaintiff was suing the defendants in his capacity as administrator of the estate. The caption referred to the defendant as "William L. Clark, Administrator of Charles Clark," but the complaint did not expressly allege that the defendant had been appointed as administrator. The Supreme Court unanimously and succintly held that the complaint was against the defendant as administrator, and not against the defendant individually. "Indeed, we think that the allegations of the complaint indicate with reasonable certainty that the defendant is being sued in a representative capacity, and that this is sufficient to fix the character of the action even though there is no express or specific averment thereof."
Although Lynn v. Clark involves an action against the administrator of an estate, its reasoning is useful in examining suits against state actors. The premise of Lynn v. Clark seems to be that a suit against a person is a suit against him individually, unless the context indicates otherwise. The court wrote, "While a complaint should specifically allege whether the action is brought against the defendant in his representative capacity, it is sufficient if the complaint, taken as a whole, shows that the defendant is being sued in a representative capacity, though it is not expressly so alleged." It is therefore ironic that in White v. Trew, the presumption is that a complaint against a State agent is a suit in his official capacity.
The only cases prior to White v. Trew from the North Carolina Supreme Court addressing this issue were Mullis v Sechrest and Meyer v. Walls, 347 N.C. 97 (1997). In Mullis, the Court addressed the liability of a shop teacher (high school teacher, employed by county), and ruled that he was sued officially. In engaging in this analysis, the Court cited to federal authority regarding liability arising under 42 USC 1983, and to Meyer v. Walls. In Meyer, the Court addressed the liability of county DSS workers, and cited to the same federal authority (regarding Sec. 1983 suits). Both of these cases also cited to a 1995 publication from the N.C. Institute of Government summarizing the law of various immunities. Mullis also cited to a federal 1983 case for the proposition that the presumption is that a suit against the state actor is a suit against him individually.
In this author's opinion, the decision in White v. Trew is misguided for several reasons. First, and primarily, it creates a presumption that does not make logical sense in North Carolina. If a plaintiff intends to sue a county, city or town, she can simply name that entity as the defendant; it would be illogical for a plaintiff to sue the City's police officer for negligence if she expects to recover from the City. A suit against a State actor (as presented in White v. Trew) designed to obtain recovery from the State is especially illogical as such suits against the State must be presented in the Industrial Commission, under the North Carolina Tort Claims act, and competent counsel in North Carolina would not file such a suit in court. A presumption of "official capacity" might make sense under 42 U.S.C. 1983, but the merit to applying that rule to North Carolina tort law, in view of more than one hundred years of North Caroliana common law not recognizing such a presumption, is not clear. Second, we still do not have a bright line rule on this issue. The practitioner can certainly avoid this by clearly stating in the complaint that the suit is against the defendant in his "individual capacity," but other plaintiffs are likely to be caught in this trap as well.
The majority opinion also proceeds to engage in three paragraphs of dicta, stating or suggesting that the professor could not sue the department head for making statements in the personnel file. This aspect of the case is not addressed extensively herein. It is somewhat troubling, however, that the plaintiff had alleged that "defendant's false accusations about the plaintiff . . . were willful, unjustified and malicious, and were motivated by personal hatred, spite or ill-will vis-a-vis the plaintiff." On the motion to dismiss (Rule 12(b)(6)), these allegations must be taken as true. The Court therefore seems to be saying that false allegations, made with malice and otivated by hatred, are absolutely protected speech. The Court cited to some provisions regarding the duty of the defendant to maintain a personnel file on the plaintiff, but these provisions do not suggest that supervisors making malicious and false statements are immune from suit.
John Kirby has worked defending municipalities and its employees against liability, and has pursued actions and claims against such municipalities, and has engaged in extensive legal research in these areas. Many recent cases in North Carolina, addressed on this site, address the doctrines of governmental immunity, official immunity, and the public duty doctrine.


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One day, I'll have to relate my many Mel Brooks stories, including how stuff me and his kids did ended up on Get Smart!.
What? You didn't think the shoe phone was his idea, did you??? ;-)
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EDITORIAL: Tolerate our war protesters
A small group of antiwar demonstrators in Oak Harbor, led by Jeremy Steinsiek, has received negative reaction from some passing motorists, ranging from angry words and gestures to a thrown cup of cold water and an alleged assault. Its easy to understand why tempers boil over at the sight of the protesters, but its also important to tolerate their presence.
Steinsiek is particularly galling to some. Unlike the polite and respectful protesters in Coupeville, hes confrontational. Admitting he has a mouth that tends to run off, he exchanges words and gestures with passersby, and some say he and his friends are the first to use foul words and obscene gestures. Its hard to take, particularly for the many Oak Harbor residents with loved ones risking their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Political viewpoints are one thing, but foul language and gestures are another. In the alleged assault, it will be up to the judge to decide who is to blame.
The protesters would be well advised to clean up their act. Deliver your antiwar message with respect and intelligence. But even if they refuse, violence either in words or actions is not an acceptable response from the public. You dont have to admire these people, or believe they symbolize what our service members are fighting for. In fact, the war is being fought so men and women can live in freedom and dignity without fear, not so punks can spout off on a street corner. But unseemly demonstrators are a necessary byproduct of freedom and therefore a sign that our country remains free. Keeping that in mind when you drive by the corner of Barrington and Highway 20. It will make the scene easier to tolerate, as you must.
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First of all, as a gun owner and former hunter, I don't believe that anyone needs to own an automatic assault rifle or a magazine that holds 30 cartridges. But lawmakers can pass all of the gun laws they want, criminals will get guns. Most gun violence (not all) is committed by people who have a record of previous gun crimes.
We need laws that require significant mandatory jail time for any first offense that involves a gun or weapon even if it means freeing a nonviolent prisoner because of jail overcrowding. Take the option of putting these violent offenders back on the street away from the judges. Taking guns from law-abiding citizens won't curb gun violence. Keeping offenders behind bars might.
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