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Why do such terrible tunes win Oscars, asks Neil McCormick
On Sunday, the venerable members of the Academy of Motion Pictures will award the chosen ones of their profession with the most famous little statuette in the world. Dismiss the Brits, Baftas, Golden Globes and Grammies from your mind, for The Oscars is the mother of all award ceremonies. By the time it is over it will have been watched on television by an estimated billion people and generated veritable forests of newsprint. Film critics will deliver their verdicts on the verdict, fashion pundits will wax eloquent on the gowns, the internet will buzz with backstage gossip and rumour. Yet amidst all this brouhaha, at least one category will be almost completely ignored by any but the nominees and the odd irritated music critic (like me).
I am speaking, of course, of the Oscar for Best Song, otherwise known in the music business as Name That Tune. It is a good game and you can play this at home. Simply ask your friends and family if they can hum a few bars from any of this year's Best Song nominees.
The closest thing to a hit song is American rock band Counting Crows' 'Accidentally in Love' from Shrek 2, which reached the dizzy heights of number 28 in the UK singles chart last year. None of the other nominees troubled the charts at all. 'Believe' from The Polar Express, 'Al Otro Lado Del Río' from The Motorcycle Diaries, 'Vois Sur Ton Chemin' from Les Choristes and 'Learn To Be Lonely' from The Phantom of the Opera were unlikely to have made an impression on any but the most devoted movie buff, particularly since you had to stay put in your cinema seat watching the end credits scrolling down to have even heard most of them. Indeed, when you consider the appeal of these songs, the rush for the exits that characterises the modern multiplex experience seems entirely reasonable.
There are occasional years when the Oscars intersect with popular music culture. Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen have both been past winners. Eminem picked up an Oscar in 2003 with 'Lose Yourself', his compelling theme from 8 Mile. It was the first rap song to win, brushing off stiff competition from U2 singing the 'The Hands That Built America' from (perpetually neglected director) Martin Scorcese's Gangs of New York and, er, Paul Simon performing the theme from The Wild Thornberrys Movie. But that is the exception. The rule appears to be that the Motion Picture Academy want to hear mushy ballads written by a small coterie of movie industry songwriters (Alan Menken is a particular favourite, picking up four Oscars between 1989 and 1995), performed by cartoon characters and actors or dashed off like an afterthought over the final credits by some fading MOR star who needs the work.
What the Academy voters clearly don't like is anything that sounds like it might have been written since Elvis Presley wriggled his hips. Indeed, such has been the Oscars anti-rock'n'roll bias that Elvis (who starred in 31 films) never received so much as a nomination. He was in good company. The Beatles were un-nominated despite the plethora of classics on Hard Day's Night, Help and Yellow Submarine. Disco music was overlooked by the Academy throughout its Seventies heyday, with none of the Bee Gees songs from Saturday Night Fever receiving a nomination in 1977 (a year in which the Academy also somehow ignored the classic title song from Martin Scorcese's New York, New York). In the Eighties, Prince failed to impress with any of his hits from Purple Rain.
I think we are getting the picture here. If it's got a pulse and shows any signs of life, then it clearly has no place at the Oscars.
The judicious combination of music and film is so potent when done well, and such a prevalent part of the modern cinematic experience, one wonders at the sorry state of the Best Song Oscar. Ever since Martin Scorcese cut the Ronettes 'Be My Baby' into the opening scene of Mean Streets in 1973, movies have been jumping to a continual soundtrack of hits. Unfortunately, The Academy's stipulation that the award go to a specially commissioned piece effectively rules out the vast majority of popular songs used in modern films. And so we are left with the present farrago, a high profile award for a song that nobody knows or cares about and that will, in all likelihood, be forgotten by this time next year. It could give the Eurovision Song Contest a good name.


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SXSW is almost upon those of us who are attending, so we're trying to keep up with emails and RSVP's while prepping our bodies for the marathon and packing major doses of vitamin B12.
For those who can't make the trek to Austin, there will be a number of opportunities to experience the minute-by-minute happenings, performances, and exclusive video that even the people there on the ground won't have access to. Plus, audio streams broadcasting live will give everyone in Austin and beyond, stories, news, and music they can take in on the go.
Now in its 16th year, FADER FORT returns with four full days of musical performances from March 15 - 18. Since 2001, FADER FORT grew in popularity, expanding its footprint with massive crowds showing up to check out the artists and the FORT experience, following Twitter rumors of evening shows with suprise appearances, all of which contributed to the magic of SXSW.
This year they return to their roots in a "nod to The FADERs inaugural showcase in 2001," moving the festivities to a more intimate venue at 1209 East 6th Street (Volcom Garden) while still presenting a multi-use, indoor and outdoor environment to mashup music, the arts, drinks, lounging and playing.
"For the first time, The FADER FORT is expanding its programming to six full days, and two events," said today's SXSW 2016 announcement. Now in its 15th year, FADER FORT feels to be kicking it up a notch beyond the annual extravaganza within it's musical compound during SXSW.
When looking back at a Viet Cong show, whether a few minutes or a few days later, words still seem to escape the cerebellum. You're left more with emotions of being stunned and amazed after catching the Calgary outfit, including their slot at Fader Fort among the wet and the wild that rainy day.
I was in a conversation this week with someone in the music business who was attending SXSW, but was only going for Interactive and Film, not Music. For him, he'd kind of had it. It's understandable. For those of us that have been going to Sx for a long while, we've been able to see it evolve and change over the years.
Much has been made recently of the blooming success of the British four-piece Temples; accolades from the most compliment-stingy media outlets both stateside and in their native U.K., many referring to Temples as the band that finally concoct the classic 60-70s Brit-rock formula while still bringing a fresh sound to British rock & roll. Even the annoyingly opinionated Sir Noel Gallagher managed to massage their growing ego.
Kaffeine Buzz SXSW 2010 Photo Gallery - March 17, 2010
A packed St. Patty's Day, complete with a visit to Levi's Fader Fort and We Were Promised Jetpacks (although we left empty handed), Everything Everything; Band of Skulls at British Embassy, Princeton at Wave Rooftop, and Miike Snow at Galaxy.
One of my all-time favorite parties returns to SXSW Music in 2012 – Fader Fort. This year the main sponsor is Converse, replaced by Levis who has been part of this gotta see scene for the past few years. Today they announced that you can now RSVP – so get on it!

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Parasuco is a clothing company based in Montreal, Canada. While Parasuco is an all-encompassing clothing line, its emphasis is on denim. Founded in 1975, Parasuco has locations throughout Canada, as well as in New York City and San Francisco. Parasuco products are also sold at various retailers all over the world. It has made a media splash throughout the years with provocative advertisements.
Salvatore Parasuco got his start in the fashion industry as a teenage janitor in a boutique in Montreal. On a whim, Parasuco bought some raw denim and used his washing machine to eventually create the washed denim consumers were looking for. Parasuco initially sold denim from his high school locker, going on to open the boutique Pour les Deux when he was 19. He founded Santana Jeans in 1975, but changed the name to Parasuco Jeans in 1988, just before the brand became an international denim powerhouse.
Salvatore Parasuco was key in setting denim trends from the late 1970s to the 1990s. Parasuco's original wash, perfected in his mother's washing machine, was a basic light indigo. After the formation of Santana Jeans, he went on to use acid-wash, sandblasting, black overdyes and stretch denim. He was one of the first denim designers to trademark his pocket stitching and logo, the chimera.
Parasuco's logo is the chimera, a mythological Etruscan creature. The chimera has the body of a lion, the head of a goat, a neck coming from its back and a serpent-like tail. The creature dates back to the fifth century B.C. in Italy and is an international emblem of Tuscan pride.
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A variety of celebrities have modeled in Parasuco's controversial ad campaigns. These celebrities include Jennifer Lopez, Hilary Duff, Brittany Murphy, Celine Dion, Debra Messing, Jessica Alba, Ashanti, Kate Hudson and Sean Paul. These advertisements are generally provocative with partial nudity. Due to its early use of stretch denim, which allowed Parasuco jeans to fit more body types, the brand became the unofficial denim brand for hip hop in the 1990s.
The Parasuco Jeans line is comprised of denim pants, shorts, skirts and jackets as well as leggings, sweaters, hoodies, shirts, hats, outerwear and accessories, like gloves, scarves, hats and jewelry for both men and women. The Jeanetic Blueprint line is strictly bottoms and predominantly denim. All styles are represented--bootcut, wide leg, straight leg and skinny in a variety of low, medium and high rises. The washes run the gamut from incredibly stonewashed to inky black.


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Gulf Rising
AGSIW's Gulf Rising series analyzes the energized role of the Gulf Arab states in the international system, looking beyond GCC relations with the United States to examine ties with other key countries and regions. Additionally, it investigates motivations behind Gulf Arab states' foreign policy choices and evaluates the implications for U.S. foreign policy toward the GCC states and the region.
Turkey and the GCC: Cooperation Amid Diverging Interests
By Steven A. Cook and Hussein Ibish
February 28, 2017
Since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in November 2002, Turkey's relations with the Gulf Arab countries have fluctuated between varying degrees of cooperation and mutual suspicion. From the Turkish perspective, these dramatic shifts have been driven primarily by changing political needs of the AKP's leadership against the backdrop of a political worldview that sees Turkey as a natural leader in the Muslim world. This has led to moments of unprecedented cooperation between Turkey and some of the Gulf states, as well as instances of mistrust and competition. This pattern is likely to continue as the Turks cope with multidimensional security threats and domestic political challenges that threaten to further destabilize the country.
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Egypt-GCC Partnership: Bedrock of Regional Security Despite Fissures
By Abdel Monem Said Aly and Hussein Ibish
December 12, 2016
Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have a complex, but indispensable, diplomatic, military, and political partnership in the contemporary world. Egypt represents the epicenter of the Arab population – as by far the most human resource-rich Arab country – and is a traditional cultural powerhouse in the Arab world at both the intellectual and popular levels. It is also, arguably, the sole contemporary Arab country that is an ancient and relatively homogeneous nation-state with borders that have been recognized for many centuries. The Gulf countries contain much of the mineral and financial wealth of the Arab world, and have their own important cultural and religious influences, some of them traditional as with Saudi Arabia's religious role because of its geography, and some of it more newfound, bound up with the wealth and growth of the Gulf states.
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The GCC View of Russia: Diminishing Expectations
By Mark N. Katz
July 28, 2016
Prior to the Russian military intervention in Syria that began in September 2015, some Gulf Cooperation Council governments had become hopeful that they could induce Russia to accept the GCC objective of the departure of President Bashar al-Assad from Syria and that Moscow would distance itself from Tehran in exchange for stronger economic ties with the GCC. With the Russian intervention in Syria, however, it has become clear that this approach has not succeeded in altering Russian foreign policy. The question that now arises is: Can the GCC states that are most anxious for a change in Russian policy toward Syria and Iran do anything to encourage such a shift?
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Quinn Lundberg Biography
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Co-founder of the Growing Voices charity, Quinn Lundberg is mainly popular in the world for being the sweet wife of the famous actor and comedian, Zach Galifianakis. She has been working in UBC Farm in Vancouver, British Columbia since a long time. Quinn Lundberg was from the middle class family born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to parents of diverse descent. She is Canadian and is of white ethnicity.
Quinn Lundberg was involved in love affairs with Zach Galifianakis since a long time. They were also able to hold their relationship tight and took it in the new lever in 2012. They got married on 11th of August 2012. They marriage ceremony was held in UBC Farm and it was performed maintaining the low profile. It is also said that their marriage ceremony lasted for less than 30 minutes. They really fells lucky to be each other's loving spouse and they have also welcomed a baby boy on 7th of September 2013. She is not famous for her profession but her net worth is believed to be high.Edit
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She was dating actor and comedian, Zach Galifianakis since a long time. It seems like; Zach Galifianakis is her teen age sweet heart. They got married on 11th of August 2012. They marriage ceremony was held in UBC Farm and it was performed maintaining the low profile.Edit
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After being married with her sweetheart, Zach Galifianakis for about a year, she announced that she is expecting her first child with her and it is going to be due soon. She finally welcomed it on 7th of September 2013 and it was a boy.Edit


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The Early Days of Poteau is our newest exhibit. The EAST students from Kiamichi Technology Center helped us.
A Century of Medicine in LeFlore County has been moved to the 3rd floor of the museum where it will be housed permanently.
The photo is of Dr. Stewart in front of his office with his team of horses, Nell and Bill, who were trained to bring him home at night while he slept. Hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 11 - 3.
Upcoming Exhibit:
The Way We Worked - a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit which will be here September 15 - November 11, 2017.
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This wonderful story is about two women. Renee is 54 years old. She has worked as a concierge in the Rue de Grenelle in Paris for 27 years.
Renee describes herself with the words "I am a widow, small and ugly, chubby. I have corns and in certain hours of the morning, I have a bad breath. I did not study, I was always poor, unremarkable and insignificant".
One day Renee meets Paloma. The girl is 12 years old, she has rich parents and lives with them in the same city palace where Renee works. Both of them are very intelligent and far smarter than relatives, friends, acquaintances.
This intelligence makes them very lonely. Paloma writes her thoughts in a diary and decides to take her own life at the end of the current school year.
This is funny and sometimes bitter novel tells us a story about two interesting characters - about their lives, neighbors, music, art and philosophy. The Elegance of the Hedgehog is the highly entertaining and touching story of two outsiders, a wonderful novel about the search for beauty in the world.
The message of The Elegance of the Hedgehog novel is very simple: All beauty of our world hides in each one of us, no matter where it comes from, no matter where he goes.
Renee has much common with a hedgehog? She is too appears bulky and prickly, but sometimes can surprise everyone with inner beauty.
Muriel Barbery was born in Casablanca in 1969, she studied philosophy in France, spent a few years in Kyoto. She is living currently in France. Her first novel was published in 2000 and was translated into many languages.


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These are not yo momma's peppercorns
Kampot Peppercorn Farm
Located in the Kampot region of Cambodia, Sothy's Farm provides fair wages for it's employees and serves as a certified Protected Geographical Indication Kampot pepper farm. The peppercorns are made with zero chemical fertilizers or insecticides, helping to preserve the true flavor and aroma of each peppercorn variation sold.
This is a rare chance to taste something you won't forget. Check out some delicious Khmer dishes.
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RAISE YOUR VOICE: Share your own opinion online at dallasnews.com/sendletters. Sign up for Sounding Off or submit a guest column (and include your full name and contact information) by visiting dallasnews.com/voices.
Where were you when you heard that President John F. Kennedy had been shot? Do you remember how you and others around you reacted? If you don't have a recollection from the day, how has the event impacted or shaped your life?
Annabelle Brown, Plano: I was a young woman of 21, newly married. My husband and I had come through Dallas on the way to check out a new job for when he got out of the Navy. I was overwhelmed by the spirit of hate surrounding Dallas and most of Texas. When I heard he was going to Texas, I was quite distressed, and then when the assassination happened, I was totally shocked, in terrible grief like one of the family had passed. I had never had someone I love and admire pass away before, let alone be assassinated. That just didn't happen in America. I cried through all the funerals and had the additional shock of seeing Lee Harvey Oswald shot, so that we will never know his reasoning or backing. President Kennedy's death followed by the deaths of his brother and of Martin Luther King Jr. ended the era of innocence in this country, and I am so sad about that.
Maury Marcus, Plano: I was in a drama class in Miami Beach Senior High School. Suddenly, on the loudspeaker we heard NBC newscasters Chet Huntley and David Brinkley talking about something that we could not make out. Then silence. Then the principal came on the loudspeaker and announced that the president had been shot. We stopped what we were doing and talked about the shooting. I went on to my next class, Algebra II. A few minutes into the class, the principal came back on the loudspeaker and announced that the president was dead. The teacher said, "Well, isn't that something!" Then she went on with the class. I am still angry at her for that.
Garry Beckham, Plano: When JFK was shot, I was living at Bitburg Air Base, Germany, where my father was stationed with the U.S. Air Force. I was 13 at the time. I lived about five minutes walking time from the base youth center. It must have been about 9 p.m. there, when an Air Policeman drove up in a car and told all of us to go home and that the president had been killed. The base, of course, went on heightened alert status and more vigorous identification checking at the base entry gates. I guess the main influence that JFK had on me was from his words, "And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." I was a Life Scout, served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, volunteered at the local schools where my wife was a teacher and have tried to vote as much as possible.
Wanda Meyers, Plano: I was in the 10th grade at Oshkosh West High School in Wisconsin. The class was English and the announcement came over the loudspeaker at about 1:30 p.m. It was devastating to everyone. School was dismissed and the Friday night basketball game was canceled. Nov. 22, 1963, seems as if it happened yesterday. I will never forget.
Pat Patterson, Plano: While I was still a gleam in my parents' eyes on Nov. 22, 1963, it seems to me that, regardless of who actually killed JFK (I still can't say after reading at least two dozen books on the assassination and the Warren Report), the events of that day and the following Sunday on which a mob wannabe, with no record of any type of extraordinary compassion, suddenly decides to trade in his life to "spare Jackie Kennedy the pain of a trial," and marked an end to whatever "innocence" was left in America. The soon-to-follow assassinations of RFK, MLK, and the scandals of Vietnam and Watergate only sealed the deal.
Bill M. Simpson, Plano: My ninth- grade Latin teacher entered class totally upset. "President Kennedy has been killed in Dallas." At that time, Texarkana seemed a long way from Dallas. But in a younger, more naive time, getting out of school early was more important than the reason.
Ted Gold, Plano: I was in Cleveland in the parking lot of a company that I was going to for a job interview. The interview did not go well and I did not get the job. Wonder how my life would have turned out if I had been hired by that company?
Bonnie Jonas-Boggioni, Plano: I was a sophomore at Bishop Watterson High School in Columbus, Ohio. I had just finished taking an Auxilium Latinum national test when they announced he had been shot. I had to go take a biology exam on the structures and functions of DNA and RNA. I had just written, "Deoxyribonucleic Acid synthesizes protein in the ribosomes of the endoplasmic reticulum" when they announced he was dead. I have never forgotten those words all these years later.
Linda Frank, Plano: My roommate and I were home from work with the flu the day Kennedy was shot. We lived in a house on Zang Boulevard in Oak Cliff just north of where Oswald lived in a then-boarding house. When we heard the first report of the event, we also heard a policeman had been killed. My roommate was dating a policeman at the time, so we were very upset. Later we realized if we had looked out our upstairs back window, we could have seen Oswald going down Beckley Avenue toward Jefferson Boulevard and the Texas Theater.
Olan Knight, Murphy: We were stationed at Tachikawa Air Force Base in Japan. My mother was listening to the radio and I saw her start crying. Being 8 years old and seeing her unhappy, I started crying with her. That memory is as clear as pure crystal.
Carolyn Kalchthaler, Plano: We were a young Irish Catholic family and he was the first Irish Catholic candidate ever. Very sad day, and sadder even week, as we all viewed and walked mentally behind the casket with the riderless horse.
Fred Frawley, Plano: I was a first-year law student in Boston that Friday afternoon, eating a late lunch after classes with a few friends in the school cafeteria when it was announced over the loudspeaker that President Kennedy had been shot and killed in a motorcade in Dallas. The first reaction by everyone there was, of course, total shock and disbelief. Most of us just became silent waiting for more news, but when nothing else came from the loudspeaker, we left quickly to find someplace to get more information.
Diana Smith, Sachse: My mother had taken the day off because we had a telephone repairman scheduled. I was in kindergarten then, and may not have understood what the word assassination meant, but I knew something terrible was happening. My mother was watching TV and suddenly both adults were transfixed to the events on the screen. The repairman (a stranger) had sat down to watch, too. I don't remember what was said to get my attention, but I knew not to make a sound. There was complete silence.
Meryl K. Evans, Plano: I was wherever we go before we're brought to existence on Earth. However, my mom reported having the original copy of the Fort Worth Star Telegram issue. She was no pack rat, so I asked her why she kept it. "It was a historic event, albeit a bad one," she said. I respected that she took in the enormity of the event. I try to do the same, such as with the Challenger disaster and 9/11.
Vicki McManus, Plano: We were living in a very small East Texas town at that time, and I was walking into my daughter's elementary school when I heard the news. All around people were shocked, and some cried. Services were held in our church the next day to pray for our country. Such a terrible day.
Howard Clapper, Wylie: My dad was stationed at an Army base in Massachusetts, and we were driving from my high school to get my allergy shot when we heard the news. I wondered aloud who could have shot him. We both fell silent as we drove to the clinic saddened by the news.
Joel Roemen, Sachse: I was very young, 3 years old, and living in Iowa. I remember watching all the news footage; I remember how upset my parents were and even remember the priest at our church speaking about it at the Sunday Mass.
Keith Midgen, Plano: I was leaving the salon through the back door to the parking lot, but the sounds of wailing drew me back in, and the shouts of desperate people assaulted my ears. Though it was early evening in London, England, clients with wet hair amassed in the foyer, hands wrapped across their mouths. All through the drive home, I listened to the radio, my mind refusing to believe the veracity of the reports. When I reached my street, people were sitting on the doorsteps outside their houses crying, or walking around and gesticulating at their neighbors. During the hours to follow, we were sad, confused, and angry, yet, above all, we were Americans.
Sheila Swenholt, Plano: I wasn't even 18 months old yet, so I remember nothing of that day, but what really sticks in my mind are all the conspiracy theories. I'm sure there are conspiracy theories about events from before, but the assassination seemed to start making conspiracy theories the norm, rather than something rare.
Arnell L. Engstrom, Plano: My wife and I were in Tripoli, Libya, when President Kennedy was shot. I was an oil exploration geophysicist working for Mobil Oil. It was night in Tripoli when that tragic event occurred. The next day several of our Italian friends came to our house to commiserate with us over the loss of the popular American president.
John Williamson, Plano: On Nov. 22, 1963, I was in school standing by an outdoor water fountain on the playground at Lipscomb Elementary when a friend who is always joking around came up to me and told me President Kennedy had been shot. I answered back saying, "Yeah, sure Richard, I really believe the president's been shot." Strangely, this week I learned for the first time through a recent Dallas Morning News article that Marina Oswald worked at the Army & Navy Store I shopped at on McKinney Avenue, and after seeing her picture in the story I recognized her as one of the clerks who waited on me several times, which brings me to a whole new level of appreciation regarding the six degrees of separation.
Aaron A. Kaplan, Plano: I heard about Kennedy getting shot when I was 13 years old during band practice at St. Mark's School around 12:40 p.m., if I recall the time correctly. I, like most the other students, was in shock and disbelief.
William Earl Hill, Plano: The day of the presidential assassination, I had gone over to a favorite hobby shop to pick up a magazine and the talk was not being in downtown Dallas due to the parade. A very short time later I heard excited voices on the TV and there was an excited Bob Gooding saying that shots had been fired in the Dealey Plaza area and there was a possibility the president had been shot. Being with the Garland Police Department, I turned on my police receiver which covered the Garland Police Department, Intercity channel, Dallas Sheriff's Office (Station 5) and the Dallas Police Department (531). I listened to the radio for some time and told my wife I was going on in to work. I heard where the Mesquite Police Department had set up a check point on what is now I-20, and we set up a checkpoint on what is now I-30 at Belt Line Road. Neither one was needed, thank goodness. I heard the call of an officer be shot in Oak Cliff (Officer Tippit) and the capture of the suspect (Lee Harvey Oswald) at the Texas Theater. I saw Oswald shot by Jack Ruby, I attended the Tippit funeral, saw the Kennedy funeral on TV and have tried to follow up on all aspects of the shooting.


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FC Dallas (10-2-3) vs. San Jose (5-3-6) at 7:30 p.m. (CST) - Cotton Bowl
FC DALLAS LOOKS TO FINISH PERFECT AT COTTON BOWL IN 2005: FC Dallas has begun the 2005 MLS season with a 5-0-0 record at home after their 2-1 victory over Chivas USA last Wednesday. The five-game home winning streak to begin this season is the longest in team history to begin a season. As they head into their next home match on Saturday versus San Jose, FC Dallas will look to join four other MLS teams in the league's history who posted 18 out of a possible 18 points in their first six matches at home (2000 Kansas City, 2000 Tampa Bay, 2001 Miami, 2002 San Jose).
HISTORIC BEGINNING: FC Dallas is now 10-2-3 for 33 points and are nine points ahead of the Los Angeles Galaxy for first place in the Western Conference. The 33 points lead all of Major League Soccer as New England leads the Eastern Conference with 31 points (9-1-4). The 33 points after 15 matches ties for the third best start in MLS history. Other historic beginnings after 15 matches in MLS history come from the 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy (13-2 w/ 1 SOW for 37 points), the 2001 Miami Fusion (11-1-3 for 36 points) and the 2000 Kansas City Wizards (10-2-3 for 33 points).
FC DALLAS WEEKLY HEADS TO DAVE AND BUSTER'S IN FRISCO: Please join us this week for the weekly FC Dallas Radio Show with Ray Canevari on KFCD 990 AM. "FC Dallas Weekly" airs every Thursday from 6-7 p.m. on KFCD. Continuing this week, Canevari and KFCD will take the weekly show to Dave and Buster's at the Stonebriar Mall in Frisco. This week, Canevari is scheduled to have interviews with Head Coach Colin Clarke and FC Dallas defender Drew Moor.


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Trial of ex-Patriot Aaron Hernandez delayed by weather
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The murder trial of ex-New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is being delayed by a snowstorm expected Monday.
A state courts spokeswoman said Sunday the trial is expected to resume Tuesday.
Hernandez is charged in the June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, who was dating his fiancee's sister. Lloyd's girlfriend testified Friday that Lloyd and Hernandez were cordial but not close, and had the beginnings of a friendship. She's expected to return to the stand when testimony continues.
Hernandez's lawyer has said the men were friends and Hernandez had no reason to kill Lloyd.
Jail officials say Hernandez is held in isolation and won't be watching the Patriots play Seattle in the Super Bowl Sunday night. He scored a touchdown in the Patriots' last Super Bowl appearance in 2012.
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My name is Charles du Parc; despite the name I was born in London. Currently I live in Brno in the Czech Republic teaching and training clients in English and business.Previously, in the UK, I worked for many years for a Swiss owned retail company and ran two retail/catering businesses.
I have interests in many business areas and politics. Politically I would say I'm right of centre economically and left of centre socially. In other words my political views can often be difficult to reconcile-but isn't that what politics is about?
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hello i'm new in access i have 2 tables item amd manufacturer on the first table i have item number and in the second table i have item number and manufacturer item. i need to do a query to return all the items in the item table that have the same manufacturer item in the manufacturer table.
please note that the manufacturer item could have several values.
please can somebody help?
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I'm not real sure I'm understanding your question. I'm assuming tbl_Manufacture is the parent table for tbl_Items?
In a [tbl_Manufacturers] 1:M [tbl_Items] (One to Many) relationship and you want to pull everything off the tbl_Items table by Manufacturer?
In that case it would look something like this:
SELECT * FROM tbl_Items ORDER BY [Manufacturer_ID];
If you wanted to do that just for a specific Manufacturer would look like:
SELECT * FROM tbl_Items WHERE ([Manufacturer_ID] = 'CRITERIA');
I'm a little rusty with SQL so the syntax may not be perfect, but, it should get you on the right track...unless I completely missed the question you were asking (Which is possible...it's almost quitting time for me here...brain is *fried*)
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thank you for your reply
the parent table is the item and in the manufacturer table i have 2 fields one is the item number and the manufacturer item number.and those 2 tables are related by the item number.
now my isuue that the user entered same manufacturer item for different items.
i need to know what are the items that have the same manufacturer number.
hope this is clear now
thank you for your help!
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Ok I think I'm understanding your question a bit better.
So basically you need to view all items that fall under the same manufacturer item within the manufacturer table?
If that's the issue, then the same query I used before would work, just change the table you're searching from tbl_Items to tbl_Manufacturer.
Or if you have many more fields on the table then you can phrase it something like:
SELECT ([Item], [Manufacturer]) FROM tbl_Manufacturer ORDER BY [Manufacturer];
It will sort the tbl_Manufacturer table into what items are associated with what Manufacturers.
Hope I got your question right this time.
Sam, have a good weekend.


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I forgot my water bottle on today's ride. So, I swing by the local LBS to pick up one. As I'm taking off the gloves, helmet, and unzipping the jacket, I hear three young riders (20s?) jawing with two of the mechanics. The conversation went like this: "I'm telling you, Dude. He's the real deal. Look at the way he climbs." Response 1: "Man, JJ is much faster. He's the real deal." Response 2: "No way look at the mile... just the sheer number of miles... way more than JJ." At this point I tell the mechanic I need a bottle because I forgot mine and that I'm headed back to the restroom to make room for some more liquids.
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OK, so here's what I know. There are many of you on this forum who make my cycling experiences look pale. And I stand in admiration of so many of you. Hence, every time I take a drink from my new water bottle, I'll be making a toast to all of the 50+ hardcore real deal riders out there. Bottoms up!
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My bike guys have given me, 5 bottles, one hub cone. one spoke repair.
One chain protector.
Have to admit that most of the comments I overhear about me are the other way round. Just face it- a couple of Old gits on a Tandem ain't going to go very fast. Did a ride in 2003 and at one of the rest stops the young bucks were talking about the number of "OLD" riders attempting this ride. None of the olduns had a chance of finishing and "Did you see the grandad on the Tandem- They probably packed in at the 20 mile mark." This was at the 65 mile mark and we let them go ahead of us and as we flew past them on the downhill- Stuart just yelled out "The 20 milers are passing on the right" He then took them on the left and they never saw us.
Dunno what you put in that water bottle but the stories are getting better all the time ;)
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Good story, I bet it made you ride a little farther that day.:D
Cool story. Good for you. And good for those lads. Bicycling, you gotta love it.
What a fun story. And what cool young guys oo.
Good post.
I had a pair of young racer types look me over as I rode past going the opposite direction, one yells to his buddy "hey, check that out".
I'm still trying to figure that one out.:o
Great story. That bike mechanic and those youngsters are very cool, themselves. Your ride must have been on air.
I am often asked how old I am, and how many miles I ride. I just say 80 and counting, and that I have riden 11,300 + miles this year. (daily posted on BikeJournal) I am not fast anymore, but steady. :) Haven't received any free stuff though :(
I'm not to the point where actual bike riders think my riding is anything special. I am always tickled by the non-riders who are so amazed that an old guy can actually ride a bike 40 or 50 or 60 or more miles at a time.
Good grief, I'm only 52 and people can't believe I can ride 12 whole miles to get to work. I mean it's only 12 miles! On good days in the summer it may be 30 but whatever.
We may have the subject of a new thread here on people's perceptions of bicycling miles...both ours and the general public's. Don't want to hijack this one. Good story NOS88
Good thread!
People never talk about my accomplishments so I spend a lot of time at coffee shops posing with my bike. :D
Great story! I love reading these kinds of stories -- good karma all around.
Fantastic post!
Thanks for sharing.
I'm sitting here late at night, staring at a gloomy forecast for the morning commute (48 degrees, 16 mph wind, 97% probability of rain), thinking I would wimp out and drive my car tomorrow.
I guess now I have to ride my bike...
Nice story, thanks for sharing.
I get the how old are you all the time.
Excellent story!
Last year I owned part of a bike shop up in Downieville and we provided shuttle services for the somewhat famous "Downieville Downhill" (there's more to it than that, but what 75% of the folks who shuttle up ride after getting dropped off, it's the course of a fairly well known downhill mountain bike race; the trip back to town is about 16 miles long descending about 4500' with some pretty rocky and technical sections). Once in a while I'd jump on a shuttle myself to get a ride in when I had the time. It was always funny how a lot of the young guys full of themselves would get their gear together and hurry to jump on the trail, trying to impress themselves/their buddies. Same guys when they saw me in the shop didn't even think I rode. Their faces were often priceless as I caught up to and passed by all but the fastest of them on my way back to town, and it was even better when I caught a bit of a conversation to the effect of "did you see that old guy?" after cruising by...
yep good story,i have had similar instances where I have ridden with younger riders on the road or chased them down and vice versa, sometimes hammering and sometimes not and for the most part they say you do pretty good for an old guy,{@ 57** I just smile and say yea not too bad.
Great story. Earning their respect did have its price, even though you didnt know you were earning it at the time. Clean bike with rusty bolt heads = real deal bad ass.:D
Way to go, old dude! You earned it!
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Unless you enjoy having fried nerves and high blood pressure….I suggest you quit a job with a bad manager…you'll never win…bad managers are usually bullies with severe personality disorders!!!
This is very true.. there attitude is disgusting
even my colleagues call our manager medusa. I wonder why the company keep her when she cannot even do proper job and only doing follow up things, while lost many talents because they choose to pursue a good career in other companies.
I recently quit my job of 20 years after being fed up with my boss undermining my position and the authority that came with it. There was no support from the higher ups and it was lonely for several months, not having anyone to talk to about the situation. I finally said enough and resigned immediately. Later found out the president was even told to look the other way. Still wonder who was running the show at the company!
I hate my situation because I work so hard, bend over backwards, go out of my way to complete work and extra work, and my boss doesn't formally recognize my work. My coworkers and employees do, but my boss doesn't acknowledge it and I feel so frustrated. I will be sure to document my work and challenges I face, so I can present proof when/where needed. This article is good.
My manager keeps trying to find reasons to write me up. She or he started retaliating against me after reporting some foul act in the company. I have been only harassed at work and its getting under my skin. Her or him employees are gaining up on me to try to get rid of me. They fabricate the truth to make me seem like a bad employee. I am anxious and so stressed out over this. I don't know what to do.
Go to your dr and tell the dr you are stressed out due to your job and see if he will write a drs note that you must be out of work for a while due to stress , Make sure you fill out an FMLA paper to protect your job so they can't fire you. THen look for another job.
what has happened dale? this is what is currently happening to me.
Quit… Find another job… Working for a bad boss isn't worth it… Vote with your feet.
I got five different bosses and they all got communication issues and they all say different things that don't make sense and they get mad when I do an assignment for one and they try to change my assignment to make the other one 😠 and I'm so irritated I want to quite but I can't afford to cause this is my income
I got five different bosses and they all got communication issues and they all say different things that don't make sense and they get mad when I do an assignment for one and they try to change my assignment to make the other one 😠 and I'm so irritated I want to quite but I can't afford to cause this is my income
There's some bosses that even if you try being nice and trying to be able to make them feel more comfortable around you in other words kissing you know what just dosent do it so you will be miserable at work. I got a job I liked but at the end I just had to pick my stuff up and transfer some where else now I'm happy evryday. When you can't beat them leave them!
A bad boss…
The eternal problem which is non curable.
In my experience, you cannot really ever recover once a manager decides that don't like you, your style, your communication skills, etc.
But I do agree that having other strong alliances and making a move early on can work if you haven't lost all support or gotten a reputation (albeit undeserved).
Knowing when to jump ship is the trick I think – I have not learned it.
We all should protest to politicians that collaborative hiring should be law for all public companies. This means that the internal employees get to vote any shortlisted potential employers working over them into power. Employers will need to justify their reasons and what they will promise do for their employees and treatment of them.
Tell her you understand her keeping one because you do too.
Our company has inclusive behavior thingy and the management keep on yell it on all employees. However they cannot even manage the managers who behave poorly.
Yes this true Dhammi is right
Goodmorning, I just got beaten by my employer. That's the worst I've ever had, I can't seem to get it off my mind and whenever I think about it, knowing that the police has kept mute, I feel hurt.
Yes, I just quit my job with a bad boss. she was setting me up for failure with every task and blaming me for any error, no matter whose it was. Nasty language, contorted face while talking and manipulative derogatory behavior. Eventually everyone on my team thought it was ok to not take me seriously. I was just two months into my job and she was the one who removed me from a different team and took me under her. Filthy people like her ruin work place productivity.
Well my managers were lazy, rather than bad but I guess their actions could be deemed as bad, due to negligence and carelessness of their employees interests, and business. I am seriously considering quitting. As a supervisor I (and all my colleagues agree) that I work too hard, and get very little support from management. I on the other hand, sacrifice and go the extra mile for the employees I supervise…. even covering shifts for them if absolutely necessary. I just wish I could have a manager that would go the extra mile for me.
Good managers know that the customer is always right bad ones fall on the weaigh-side and if there owners they soon learn a hard lesson that people talk!
I work under the most unbelievable **** of a manager. It's a well known fact that she's an efdin moron. She lies so much and never seem to learn even when she's confronted with it. I reported her to hr, admitted to this and 'sincerly' apologized but same thing keeps happening. The smarter people jumped ship the minute she came on board. Fed up with her nonsense I've never looked ao hard for a job.
Its a beautiful page thanks we liked it.
I have an incompetent manager, in my job description it says I report to her, at the few first month I wasn't learning or doing anything ( wish still the same somehow) I was bullied from a co-worker and when I approached her she assigned him as my line manager, now they have meetings all day together, I always know things at last. not to mention them being outside the office either for lunch or breakfast, micromanagement for the smallest things,.
This is a worthless article. Try again.
My name is bridgette and I just finished going through something with my boss and he said they care for the job not the employees.. I think that's horrible. . I drive a vehicle to all 5 boroughs I told him the airbag light is on he said that the job has to get done.. what should I do?? Don't knoe
My manager keeps trying to find reasons to write me up. She or he started retaliating against me after reporting some foul act in the company. I have been only harassed at work and its getting under my skin. Her or him employees are gaining up on me to try to get rid of me. They fabricate the truth to make me seem like a bad employee. I am anxious and so stressed out over this. I don't know what to do.
unions are the worse especially in Texas …. everyone is your boss and are they horrible!!!!!!!!!


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Unanswered: Unknown formatting prevents formula entry
This is one of those problems where I've tried to search the help and search Google but I don't know how to explain it concisely.
I've seen this on a number of spreadsheets that are heavily used: when you try to enter a formula (or a non-text value, such as a date) Excel behaves as though you've entered a text value.
I'm not putting an apostrophe before the value. And when I use Clear -> Formats and reenter the formula, date or number, I'm able to enter non-text values.
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When a cell is formatted as text or in cells of certain Excel files downloaded from databases, data warehouses, ERP and others a formula and anything else is considered as a text string.
You need to change the format to "General" in these cells before you try to enter a formula.
The CTRL/Colon does enter the date but it is justified to the left.
The CTRL/Semi-Colon does enter the time but it is justified to the left.A piece of data is like a brick
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A panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, has issued a much-anticipated decision regarding the implicit ascertainability requirement for class certification.
The court held that a plaintiff cannot establish that a class is ascertainable "simply by asserting that class members can be identified using the defendant's records" or simply "by proposing that class members self-identify (such as through affidavits) . . . ."
Instead, proponents of class certification must "establish that the [defendant's] records are in fact useful for identification purposes, and that identification will be administratively feasible," or that "self-identification is administratively feasible and not otherwise problematic."
The June 9, 2015, decision is expected to make it more difficult in the Eleventh Circuit for putative class representatives to obtain certification of classes to pursue claims regarding small-dollar consumer goods and services, for which sellers do not maintain records of the end purchasers and for which purchasers are unlikely to maintain proofs of purchase.
The majority and concurring opinions, however, provide examples of methods to identify class members, including self-identification, that may satisfy the ascertainability requirement. The concurring opinion goes so far as to outline factors to be applied by district courts in determining whether self-identification satisfies the ascertainability requirement.
In light of this decision, plaintiffs in the Eleventh Circuit seeking to obtain certification of classes of purchasers of small-dollar products will likely look to take a deeper dive into the records of defendants and third-party sellers to demonstrate to the court that class members can feasibly be identified by records, and/or present a method of class member self-identification more robust than simply presenting receipts or attesting they purchased the product at issue.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's holding that the classes were not ascertainable.
In Karhu v. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Case No. 14-11648, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, a panel of the Eleventh Circuit aligned with the Third Circuit on what plaintiffs must demonstrate to satisfy the implicit ascertainability requirement necessary to certify a class as set forth in Carrera v. Bayer Corp., 727 F. 3d 300, 310 (3d Cir. 2013). In Karhu, the plaintiff-appellant appealed a decision of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida refusing to certify classes of purchasers of a weight loss supplement called VPX Meltdown Fat Incinerator, which was marketed by the defendant-appellee Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Karhu alleged that he and the members of the putative classes purchased Meltdown in reliance on Vital's advertising that Meltdown aids in fat loss, which Karhu alleged it does not. The district court held that the proposed classes did not satisfy Rule 23's implicit ascertainability requirement, nor the requirements listed in either Rule 23(b)(2) or (3). The Eleventh Circuit panel unanimously concluded that the district court's decision on ascertainability was correct and, therefore, the panel affirmed without reaching the district court's Rule 23(b) decision.
The majority requires a rigorous analysis to ensure the implicit ascertainability requirement of Rule 23 is satisfied.
The majority began with the basic principal that "to establish ascertainability, the plaintiff must propose an administratively feasible method by which class members can be identified." It held that simply proposing to use defendants' records to identify class members, or proposing that putative class members self-identify, such as through affidavits, is not sufficient to establish the ascertainability requirement.
Proposing to use defendants' and third-party sellers' records is not enough.
Where the plaintiff proposes using the defendant's records to identify class members, the court held, "the plaintiff must also establish that the records are in fact useful for identification purposes, and that identification will be administratively feasible." Karhu's proposal to identify class members using Vital's sales data, the court concluded, "was incomplete, insofar as Karhu did not explain how the data would aid class-member identification." Vital sold primarily to third-party retailers, not class members, and therefore, the court found, a potential identification procedure was not obvious. In his motion for reconsideration, however, Karhu, for the first time, explained a three-step process to identify class members: (1) use Vital's sales data to identify third-party resellers; (2) subpoena the retailers for their records; and (3) use those records to identify class members. Notwithstanding, since Karhu had not presented this method in originally moving to certify the classes, the Eleventh Circuit panel unanimously concluded that Karhu's proposal to identify class members using Vital's sales data was "incomplete" and, therefore, that the district court acted within its discretion in concluding that Karhu had failed to demonstrate the ascertainability requirement was satisfied.
Proposing self-identification by class members is not enough.
The majority went on to announce that where a method of self-identification is proposed to satisfy the ascertainability requirement, the proponent must "first establish[ ] that self-identification is administratively feasible and not otherwise problematic." The court pointed out two, intertwined, potential problems with self-identification:
On the one hand, allowing class members to self-identify without affording defendants the opportunity to challenge class membership 'provide[s] inadequate procedural protection to . . . [d]efendants' and 'implicate[s their] due process rights.' . . . On the other hand, protecting defendants' due process rights by allowing them to challenge each claimant's class membership is administratively infeasible, because it requires a 'series of mini-trials just to evaluate the threshold issue of which [persons] are class members.'
Ensuring the ascertainability of a class protects defendants' due process rights, prevents fraudulent claims and helps ensure the plaintiffs are adequate representatives of the class.
Karhu attempted to convince the Eleventh Circuit that "due process concerns" raised by Vital and the district court were a red herring by arguing that "defendants have no due-process right against unverified self-identification when the total liability will be established at trial, and will not change depending on the number of claims actually made." In rejecting this argument, the majority cited the Third Circuit's decision in Carrera in stating that "a defendant's due-process right against unverified self-identification is not only about total liability: It is also about ensuring finality of judgement." As the Carrera court held, "[i]f fraudulent or inaccurate claims materially reduce true class members' relief, these class members could argue the named plaintiff did not adequately represent them . . . . When class members are not adequately represented . . . they are not bound by the judgment."
Ultimately, the majority concluded that the district court acted within its discretion in rejecting identification via affidavit. It held that "[b]ecause Karhu had not himself proposed an affidavit-based method, he necessarily had not established how the potential problems with such a method would be avoided."
The majority also rejected Karhu's general arguments against a strict ascertainability requirement.
In addition to arguing that the classes he proposed were ascertainable, Karhu argued that the district court "construe[d] the ascertainability requirement too strictly." First, Karhu argued that the a strict ascertainability requirement conflicts with the principle set forth in Klay v. Humana, Inc., 382 F.3d 1241, 1271-72 (11th Cir. 2004), that "a concern about case manageability should not stand in the way of certification." Next, Karhu argued that a strict ascertainability requirement "will eradicate small-dollar class-action claims." The Karhu majority rejected both arguments.
Ascertainability and manageability are separate requirements.
Klay, the majority stated, did not bar its holding. Klay "addressed manageability concerns that a court might face after class members have already been identified. . . . Ascertainability, by contrast, addresses whether class members can be identified at all, at least in any administratively feasible (or manageable) way." In other words, "the manageability concern at the heart of the ascertainability requirement is prior to, hence more fundamental than, the manageability concern addressed in Klay."
The ascertainability requirement will not eradicate small-dollar class claims.
The majority further concluded that Karhu's fear that "small-dollar plaintiffs will not be able to propose an administratively feasible method by which class members can be identified" was unfounded. Karhu's own counsel, the majority pointed out, had before "succeeded in proposing administratively feasible identification methods," namely, by subpoenaing third-party retailors for their customer records. Indeed, in his motion for reconsideration Karhu proposed to the district court that class members could be identified by this method. Had Karhu proposed this method in his class-certification papers, the majority stated, "he might well have satisfied the ascertainability requirement."
A concurring opinion addressed the problems with a holding that would entirely preclude self-identification as a method for satisfying the ascertainability requirement in small-dollar product cases.
The three-judge panel was unanimous in the decision that Karhu failed to demonstrate that the ascertainability requirement was satisfied in the case before it. Nevertheless, Judge Beverly V. Martin wrote a concurring opinion to address what she saw as problems with a more general holding announced by some courts that "a prospective class of consumers of a small-dollar product is not ascertainable if the only way they can be identified is through self-identification." In her concurring opinion, Judge Martin expressed her concern that denying relief based on the court-created doctrine of ascertainability could erode the principle that the class action vehicle is intended to "'vindicat[e] . . . the rights of groups of people who individually would be without effective strength to bring their opponents into court at all." She, therefore, rejected the district court's reasoning regarding self-identification and its potential implications.
Judge Martin examined opinions from courts that have grappled with whether affidavits can be a reliable way to identify class membership and identified two factors to which these courts look. She advocated for combining the two factors to determine whether, in a particular case, affidavits from putative class members could be used to satisfy the ascertainability requirement. Those factors are: "(1) the value of each class member's claim, and (2) the likelihood that potential class members could accurately identify themselves." The first factor is examined to determine the likelihood that fraudulent claims would be filed. Courts applying this factor, Judge Martin stated, certify "classes of purchasers of low-value items, such as supplements or bottled beverages, based solely on consumer self-identification," but "have been more reluctant to certify classes when the per-class-member claim is large." Courts applying the second factor have reasoned that where a product at issue is similar to other products on the market, "consumers may find it hard to know whether they purchased" the product that is the subject of the action, or one of the similar products.
Applying the two factors, Judge Martin postulated that Karhu "likely could have shown ascertainability." This is because, she pointed out, (1) "a bottle of Meltdown costs around $23, a small amount not likely to invite fraudulent claims" and (2) "Meltdown is a unique product in name, function, and appearance," such that it would be unlikely that consumers would be unable to recall whether they are class members." Thus, she concluded, "self-identification would probably be a sufficient means of ascertaining a class of purchasers of a product like Meltdown."
Finally, Judge Martin suggested that district courts should do as she had and read the majority opinion narrowly as holding that "Mr. Karhu simply did not adequately argue his class was ascertainable before the District Court." She urged putative class representatives in future cases to "more clearly explain to the district courts how affidavits will reliably show class membership based on the two factors [she] noted above," and expressly set forth her expectation that "the district courts will closely consider those arguments." Judge Martin warned, "To hold otherwise - rejecting affidavits as a legitimate means of class identification in every case - would make it considerably more difficult for consumers to bring class-action claims on small-dollar products where consumers and companies are unlikely to keep or retain records of purchase . . . precisely the ones that the mechanism of the class-action device was designed to foster."
In closing, Judge Martin stated that she "would like to see our courts continue to clarify the ascertainability doctrine so as not to eradicate the small-dollar consumer class action" and announced that "[w]hen timely presented, I would hold that affidavits are a sufficient means of identification for purchasers of a cheap, unique product like Meltdown."
Defendants should not expect to see fewer small-dollar class actions filed in the Eleventh Circuit.
While the Karhu decision certainly provides defendants in the Eleventh Circuit more ammunition in challenging the certification of classes of purchasers of small-dollar products and services, it will not necessarily discourage the filing of such actions in the circuit. The Eleventh Circuit's unpublished decision is not binding and does not expressly prohibit any particular method of identifying class members - e.g., using defendant's records, third-party records, or both; self-identification by presentation of proof of purchase, through affidavits, or both. Rather, the decision is strong encouragement for district courts within the Eleventh Circuit to apply a rigorous analysis to ensure that the proposed method to identify class members will in fact do so in an administratively feasible manner that is not "otherwise problematic."
Taken together, the majority and concurring opinions provide examples of identification methods that may pass muster and criteria the district courts may apply in determining whether proposed methods satisfy the ascertainability requirement. As a result of the decision, defendants can expect that plaintiffs will focus more of their pre-certification discovery efforts on defendants' and third-party sellers' records of purchasers. Plaintiffs likely will also identify experts to offer and opine on methods to identify class members in a manner that is administratively feasible and avoids the other problems identified by the majority, such as trampling defendants' due process rights, fraudulent claims, and inadequate representation.


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