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Trump Could Revoke California's Emissions Waiver On Wednesday
Trump Could Revoke California's Emissions Waiver On Wednesday product 2019-09-17 21:31:46 https://www.motor1.com/news/371427/trump-revoke-california-emissions-waiver/ Government, Breaking, donald trump, california emissions
A New York Times report says the move is imminent.
The New York Times reports that the Trump Administration is set to revoke California's waiver to establish vehicle emission standards independent of the federal government. The news outlet cites two anonymous sources familiar with the issue who say the official word will come Wednesday at a private event in Washington. At the same time, Mr. Trump will be attending fundraiser events in Southern California.
If the report is accurate, the move will almost certainly be fraught with ugly controversy and lengthy legal battles that could do more harm than good. California was granted its waiver as part of the 1970 Clear Air Act because the state already had emissions legislation in place. Since then, 13 other states have followed California's model for emission standards.
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The Trump administration has made no attempt to hide its desire to roll back fuel economy standards established during the Obama administration. Legal steps aside, the primary motivation behind revoking California's waiver seems to be purely politically motivated, as many automakers have vocally opposed the drastic rollbacks proposed by Trump. BMW, Honda, Volkswagen, and Ford struck a deal with California earlier this year to MPG standards that aren't as aggressive as the Obama-era figures, but reach far beyond Trump's standard. In response, the Justice Department launched an anti-trust investigation into these four automakers earlier in September.
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There certainly appears to be no small amount of political posturing taking place here. Acting now on California's waiver gives the Trump Administration time to defend its action in court before the 2020 elections. On the other side, some might argue that having separate MPG standards for different states effectively empowers automakers to set the bar for emissions and fuel economy by striking separate deals to best suit their interests.
In any case, this latest move will likely take years to go through the courts and could well be reversed itself before a final decision is ever made.
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Most of us operate on short sleep from time to time — it's the nature of our profession and modern lifestyles. But if skimping on sleep is a way of life for you, watch out: You could wind up functioning below par and incur some serious health problems.
According to a recent study, American adults are sleeping on average less than seven hours a night — down an hour and a half from the amount of sleep people got a hundred years ago. Many scientists believe that one of the major causes of our getting less sleep is the modern availability of round-the-clock activities and entertainment, the most pervasive source of which is now certainly the Internet. With the 'net, we can now work, study, or play at 3 A.M. and increasingly, we do. Naturally, most of us in the IT industry have formed an especially close bond with the 'net, making us more prone to losing sleep.
The fast-paced, highly competitive, and rapidly growing nature of our industry also makes us more likely to sleep less. To stay competitive, we often have to work way beyond the 40-hour work week, especially at smaller or emerging companies. For those who have started their own businesses, it's even worse — work will usually go until exhaustion. To compound the issue, the field is still developing and changing so rapidly that we have to constantly study as if we were full-time students just to keep up. It's really no wonder we're not sleeping. There just isn't enough time in the day. The problem is that this lack of sleep can hurt us.
If the long-term health risks aren't enough to encourage us to try to get to bed a little earlier, we should also keep in mind that impaired brain function and motor skills will decrease the quality of our work. We won't be able to solve problems as quickly. And because we aren't thinking clearly, we might even exacerbate the very problems we're trying to fix. One study found that subjects who had been 17 hours or more without sleep experienced the same — if not worse — impairment while driving as those who were at the legal limit for blood-alcohol content. So when we work without sleep, it could have similar effects to working while inebriated.
The real answer is quite simple: Devote seven or eight hours every night to sleep. It is best to try to keep the schedule consistent, as this will help our bodies keep what is called a circadian rhythm. Trying to sleep less during the week and then make up for it by oversleeping on the weekends will throw off that rhythm and make it much harder to wake up on Monday morning.
Stimulants such as caffeine will temporarily make us more alert and agile. They can't, however, be recommended as a real solution because they will wear off, leaving us in a state of withdrawal that is generally worse than before. Also, caffeine increases heart rate and blood pressure, which can compound other problems caused by sleep deprivation and put us at risk for other diseases.
One possible answer for those who simply cannot afford seven or eight hours of sleep every night is to take power naps. A power nap is a short period of sleep that ends just before entering deep sleep. Since the nap is so short, it is often possible to take one during a lunch break. A power nap is thought to give much of the same benefit of a regular sleep, but in only 20 to 30 minutes. Famous nappers include Winston Churchill, JFK, Ronald Reagan, Albert Einstein, Margaret Thatcher, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo Da Vinci.
When taking a power nap, it's important to keep the duration short. If you allow yourself to enter deep sleep and don't complete it, you'll experience what's called sleep inertia — basically morning grogginess — and may feel worse than before.
The bottom line is this: Whatever temporary fixes you may implement, in the end nothing can truly substitute for a good night's sleep.


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alternately titled: Isle of Dead Spacegirls*
So I read Isle of the Dead mostly because I'm dating two Zelazny fans who rightly want me to read more Zelazny, and what is polyamory even FOR if not to gather a wider range of book recs?
The prose is amazing: exploring ideas, playing with language. A grandiose epic of godhood and worldbuilding is framed in an action-driven story of petty personal jealousy and revenge. The main character, Frank Sandow, is this cool, anti-heroic worldbuilder who may or may not be literally inhabited by a god, and who smokes and drinks and deals and survives like a motherfucking rock star. And seriously, the writing is such a joy to read! In the same book, you get moons called Flopsus, Mopsus, and Kattontallus and descriptions like this:
"Dwelling beside a body of water is a tonic for the weary psyche. Sea smells, sea birds, seawrack, sands–alternately cool, warm, moist and dry–a taste of brine and the presence of the rocking, slopping bluegraygreen spit-flecked waters, has the effect of rinsing the emotions, bathing the outlook, bleaching the conscience."
My favorite writing styles involve sentences that make me grin. This book has them, and is fun. On the other hand, though, I was bothered by it.
When I was about halfway through Isle, and talking with someone about the difficulty of finding video games I can relate to, I realized why I've mostly skipped reading the really great older sci-fi. It's all men. I mean, it isn't *all* men, obvs, but there's just so much where women don't exist as people. Modern bookshelves do a much better job of satisfying my desires as a reader, so that's where I stay, and I've often felt like I'm not doing my duty as a proper fan, but I'm going to feel a lot less guilt about that from now on.
Characters in Isle are interesting, flawed, dynamic…. and all dudes. I wouldn't so much call the women characters. There's a space-courtesan at the beginning. Sandow's spacesecretary gets to marry him** and then she gets to die — twice! — for his character development, and at the very end there's an ex-lover of his who will die (a second time) unless he has enough positive character development to save her (spoiler: he does).
None of them are characters. They don't have emotions, dreams, or fears like the men do. There's nothing for me to relate to. Normally I'd be all over self-inserting with a spacewhore or a spacesecretary, but it would be like relating to a wind-up toy. There's no hook. This is a story about a future where immortality and godhood are achievable — unless you're like me, and then you're there to fuck the people who get to do the cool stuff.
So yes, this is a great book, and no, I don't particularly recommend it. As much as I like fucking people who do cool stuff, I also like to think I have a little more purpose in life than that.
*alternately-alternately titled: I guess I'm just going to use this blog to write about books I'm reading and post recipes that no one else needs, and you could probably read something about my mental state into that, or you could assume that I like my mental privacy as much as I like blogging.
** I had a tiny fit reading the scene where he recalls the beginning of their relationship, where she's overeducated as a secretary, so he takes her in hand and manfully fixes/vintagizes her. (Part of me wants to take this not as a condemnation of educating women but as a condemnation of complications arising from modernization, which I can totally get behind, but I have to work to interpret it that way.) He falls in love with her and they get married and a few years later she dies. How did she feel about any of this? The reader has no idea, although Sandow's recollections of male characters generally include some sketching of their emotional landscapes, so I don't think this is a way of showing an indifference to people around him.
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Fri 3 Oct 2008 – Belgian regional carrier VLM Airlines has waded into the train versus plane debate by publishing a 'fact sheet', entitled Setting the Record Straight, which aims to disprove claims that flying within the UK and on short-haul flights to Europe is more damaging to the environment than taking the train on the same routes. VLM argues that train operators and their supporters are not taking into account the true environmental impact of rail services.
The airline says there is a hidden energy burden that they are ignoring such as the carbon footprint of the power generation for their services, the huge loss of power during transmission and the "massive" environmental footprint of constructing, updating and operating railway lines.
VLM cites statistics produced by Sustainable Aviation Network Europe (SANE) that show if these factors were taken into account the average CO2 emissions for a regional aircraft flight is 95 grams of CO2 per passenger kilometre. The figure for a car with two passengers is 135 grams of CO2 per passenger kilometre and for a high-speed train it is 155 grams, 63% higher than that of the aircraft.
"While the future of the environment is of utmost concern to all of us, we are alarmed by the growing perception that flying is dirty and rail is green – particularly as it is often untrue," said Johan Vanneste, Managing Director of VLM Airlines, when launching the document at Manchester Metropolitan University's Centre for Air Transport and the Environment.
VLM operates Fokker 50 turboprop aircraft on services within the UK and Northern Europe. It has just unveiled a 'Green Machine' liveried aircraft (see photo) that will fly on services into London City and Manchester airports.
According to figures from cross-Channel high-speed rail operator Eurostar, an average return short-haul flight between London's Heathrow and Paris emits 168g of CO2 per passenger km, compared with 11g of CO2 per passenger km on a return Eurostar rail journey between the two capitals.Eurostar has also committed to reducing its CO2 emissions by 25% by 2012 compared with 2006.


The Lord called Michael Douglas Black Home on February 18, 2019 at the age of 49. Michael passed away at Mountain View Hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Michael was born on February 11, 1970 at Watson Army Hospital, location Fort Dix, New Jersey, to Douglas and Gayle Black.
Michael confessed to Christ and was baptized at Bethel Second Baptist Church on 405 E. Hadley Ave. Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001. Michael loved his church, his Pastor, the members and doing God's work. Michael served as a Trustee on the Trustee Board, he was excellent with his Media Ministry, and taking photos of all-important church events to include taking pictures of church members. So many beautiful stories have been shared by church members of Michael's amazing warmth, contagious smile, dedication to those he loved and his unshakeable faith. Michael was always willing to give support, help, or see something that needed to be done and do it. Michael was a Man of God and we know he is Shining in Heaven.
Michael attended Radcliff Middle School and graduated from North Hardin High School May 27, 1988, located in Radcliff, Kentucky. Michael was active in band from the 6th grade until graduation from high school. Michael played clarinet in the marching band and the symphonic band. Michael completed his sophomore year at New Mexico State University. Michael's future goal was to become a RN.
Michael was a cross country truck driver for approximately six years. For four of those years, Michael was a cross country Trainer, training students to become cross country drivers. When Michael was in his home area (Las Cruces, NM) he often brought his current student home to meet his family. Michael was a dedicated trainer and his students had very high praise for Michael's ability to train them to be the best and safest driver. Michael's students often shared stores about Michael's patience, caring, support and being a lot of fun to be with.
Michael's current employment was with Mesilla Valley Hospital where he worked as a Medical Tech. Michael worked in the adolescence's unit. From wonderful stories shared by his Team mates, Michael was adored by the Teens he worked with, his patience, genuine acceptance of them, kindness, and straightforward approach and his ability to have fun with the Teens was rewarded with the Teens trusting their feelings, fears and hopes with Michael. Michael was a trainer at Mesilla Valley Hospital, teaching CPR and First Aid to new staff and recertifying older staff. Michael wasn't only adored by the Teens, the staff has shared wonderful stories of their work and social interactions with Michael from being a dedicated Team member, caring, supportive and a lot of fun to be with. Michael had the ability to form lasting and meaningful friendships. Some of Michael's continued friendships were with childhood friends; although they were separated by distance they continued to keep in touch.
Michael was a devoted SF 49er's fan and as with everything, stayed loyal to the team win or lose. The fun rivalry between Michael, Brett (brother-in-law) and Don (Brett's father) when the SF 49ers played the Seahawks was hysterically funny.
Michael is survived by his loving parents Douglas and Gayle Black; his loving sister Giavonda Black Laird, who he loved from the moment he found out he was having a "baby sister". Michael has affectionately called Giavonda his "baby girl" (since she was born) which was shorten as they grew older to "B. G.". Giavonda is married to Brett Laird, and Michael loved him as a brother. Michaels' two nephews Aidan and Benjamin Laird calls him "Unkie Michael". To these two little boys the sun and moon rose when their Unkie walked into the room.
Michael is survived by his uncles and aunts: Norman Davis (Patricia), Locust Grove, Georgia; Ronald Davis (Evelyn), Birmingham, Alabama and Evalena Davis, Princeton, New Jersey. First cousins: Marty, Chris, Ronnie, Tennie, Lyjuanda, Miron, Dameion, Annette, Anthony, Elizabeth, Victoria, Natalie, and Christina.
Michael will remain in the hearts of many relatives and a countless number of friends.
Visitation will be held from 2 pm to 4 pm, Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Getz Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 am, Monday, March 4, 2019 at Bethel Second Baptist Church located on 405 E. Hadley Ave. Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001. Burial will follow at Masonic Cemetery.
Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be James Sharder, Eric Polansky, Don Laird, and Deacon George Foster.
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Donis Claudene Mitchell 91, passed away on October 9, 2020, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. She was born on June 18, 1929, in Scott City, Kansas, and was the eldest daughter of Claude and Thelma Helfrick Hughes. Donis grew up on the Hughes family farm west of Scott City. She graduated from Scott Community High School in 1947 and from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri in 1949. While a senior in high school, Donis was introduced to Lewis (Mitch) Mitchell at the May Fete, and their courtship began and continued throughout college. They were married on August 13, 1949, and moved to Lawrence where Mitch completed his final semester at KU and Donis worked at Weavers Department Store. Donis and Mitch returned to Scott City to farm and start their family. They kept very busy with farming and supporting their children's school and extracurricular activities. Donis was a great cook but an even better baker. She made the best pies and cookies, which she shared with her extended family and church community. Her granddaughter Catie loved to make cakes and cookies with her, and now carries on in her grandmother's tradition. Donis always planted a garden and shared her produce with neighbors and friends before canning the rest. She lived through the depression and learned frugality at a young age. Donis was a founding and faithful member of the El Quartelejo Study Club, where she enjoyed participating in plays written by Ruby Rodenbeek. She also was a devoted member of the United Methodist Women, her Circle group, and taught Sunday school for many years. Donis and Mitch formed a monthly bible study group ("The Group") with several couples with whom they made and deepened life long friendships. Donis and Mitch were avid Jayhawk basketball fans. Over the years they seldom missed watching a game and attended games in Lawrence, Kansas City, and California cheering on their team. Donis continued to watch KU basketball games after she moved to Rhode Island much to the amusement of her caregivers. Mitch passed away after 66 years of marriage, and Donis moved to Rhode Island to be near her daughter and son-in-law. She enjoyed seeing the sites in New England and loved frequent visits from her California family to celebrate holidays and milestone birthdays. Donis never lost touch with her community back home in Scott City thanks to the many cards and letters sent by her friends and family. She would read them repeatedly, and always looked forward to the arrival of the Scott County Record and the Methodist church bulletins. Donis is survived by her three daughters Meredith Mitchell of San Francisco, CA, Melanie, and her husband Stephen Key of Providence, RI, Marci, her husband John Duys of San Anselmo, CA, and her granddaughter Catherine Mitchell Duys of Berkeley, CA. She is also survived by her sister Connie Posl and husband Charles; her brother Bob Hughes and wife Cheryl; her sisters-in-law Charlene Hughes and Betty Ann Hughes; and many beloved nieces and nephews. She was preceded by her parents, her husband Mitch, her son Marc, her sister Dee Hoeme and brother-in-law Albert Hoeme, and brothers Harold and Calvin ("Butch") Hughes. Donis will be laid to rest next to Mitch in a private graveside service in Scott County Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the United Methodist Church or Camp Lakeside. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Friday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.
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The FIFA Referee Committee has confirmed the selection of match officials for the first match day of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015, which will begin with four games on Saturday 17 October. The official Chile 2015 opener, the host country's opening game against Croatia (Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos, 20.00 local time), will be officiated by Abdulrahman Al Jassim from Qatar. He will be assisted by his compatriots Tariq Al Marri and Saoud Almaqaleh, with the fourth official Malang Diedhiou hailing from Senegal.
*See below the full list of match official appointments for Match day 1: **Group A ***Nigeria – USA (17.00 Local Time, Santiago de Chile) **Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER) Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Markus Haecker (GER) Fourth Official: Martin Strombergsson (SWE)
Chile – Croatia (20.00 Local Time, Santiago de Chile) Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT) Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri (QAT) Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Almaqaleh (QAT) Fourth Official: Malang Diedhiou (SEN)
Group B England – Guinea (16.00 Local Time, Coquimbo) Referee: Roberto Tobar (CHI) Assistant Referee 1: Marcelo Barraza (CHI) Assistant Referee 2: Christian Schiemann (CHI) Fourth Official: Gery Vargas (BOL)
Brazil – Korea Republic (19.00 Local Time, Coquimbo) Referee: Ricardo Montero (CRC) Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora (CRC) Assistant Referee 2: Warner Castro (CRC) Fourth Official: Oscar Reyna (GUA)
All referees and assistant referees are part of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 match officials panel, which was announced at the end of August 2015. The appointments of match officials for the coming match days of the FIFA World Cup 2015 Chile will be published at least 48 hours before each respective game on FIFA.com.


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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 09: Golden Retrievers Alistair (L) and Stormy (R) attend the Meet The Breed event at Piers 92/94 ahead of the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 09: A trainer shares a moment with his Cane Corso during the Meet The Breed event at Piers 92/94 ahead of the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 09: A dog participates in the Masters Agility Championship during the Meet The Breed event at Piers 92/94 ahead of the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 09: A Bassett Hound attends the Meet The Breed event at Piers 92/94 ahead of the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 09: A guest takes a selfie with an Alaskan Malamute during the Meet The Breed event at Piers 92/94 ahead of the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 09: Pugs nicknamed 'The Pugdashians' attend the Meet The Breed event at Piers 92/94 ahead of the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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MARSHAL T. SIMPSON, et al. v. WILLIAM DIRKS DAMERON, LLC, et al.
We amend our Order-Memorandum entered earlier today (ECF Doc. No. 12) only to correct typographical errors not material to our reasoning.
AND NOW, this 22nd day of May 2018, consistent with our May 7, 2018 Order (ECF Doc. No. 9) addressing Defendants' Motion to, among other things, transfer venue (ECF Doc. No. 6), after considering the Plaintiffs' Memorandum in opposition to transferring venue (ECF Doc. No. 10) and Defendants' response in continuing support of transferring venue to the Western District of Missouri (ECF Doc. No. 11), it is ORDERED the Clerk of Court shall forthwith transfer this case to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri under 28 U.S.C. §1404 (a) for all further proceedings and close this case in this District.
Three Kansas investors ("Investors") in a Delaware entity are suing their former Missouri lawyers for malpractice. The Kansas investors retained the Missouri lawyers to challenge certain decisions of a Delaware entity first in a Missouri federal court but later transferred to this District. After oral argument, we dismissed the Investors' complaint for failing to state a claim. We held the statute of limitations barred Investors' fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims and the Investors had not met their burden for pleading equitable tolling. Even if the claims were not barred, the Investors did not plead fraud with particularity under federal law. We declined leave to amend finding, "[t]he Investors elected not to amend their complaint to cure deficiencies. During oral argument, the Investors' counsel [our present Defendants] candidly conceded he knew of no additional facts to plead. The Investors admit wanting discovery to see if they can find fraud. Given [our present Defendants'] candor and professionalism, we find no basis to allow yet another time period to find facts they admit are not available to them." The Investors initially appealed but then abandoned their appeal.
Marshall T. Simpson Trust et al. v. Invicta Networks, Inc. et al., No. 16-173, 2017 WL 4684325 (D.Del. Oct. 18, 2017) ("Invicta").
Invicta, ECF Doc. Nos. 95, 100.
The Kansas Investors then promptly hired new Delaware counsel who filed this lawyer malpractice case in this District against the Missouri lawyers challenging lawyer strategies in drafting a complaint; effecting service; abandoning the demand for corporate books and records; suing in Missouri before being transferred to this District due to the Delaware entity; failing to learn the legal precedent; failing to seek entry of default; failing to disclose a defendant had been served; failing to attempt to amend the Complaint; being unprepared for our pretrial conference; and, failing to regularly communicate or ask questions with the Investors.
The Missouri lawyers moved to transfer venue to the Western District of Missouri. The Kansas Investors amended their complaint as of right under Fed.R.Civ.P. 15, requiring we deny the Missouri lawyers' motion to transfer venue but we required the parties show cause as to whether we should transfer venue under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1406 or 1404.
After considering the parties' briefing, we decline to decide whether the alleged conduct is "substantial" enough to warrant venue here under 28 U.S.C. §1406. The issues under §1406 are close. While the Missouri lawyers physically appeared here on one or two occasions, their alleged conduct affected litigation here. But we disagree with the Investors as to Delaware Law somehow having significant impact. The Investors' main claim - the lawyers' unwillingness to amend and candid assessment of an ability to amend - is governed by Federal Rule 15. There is no magic to the Delaware venue in applying Rule 15. As we detailed in dismissing Invicta, even if we applied Delaware Law on the tolling issues, the Investors failed to meet the pleading requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P. 9(b). As with Rule 15, there is no special magic under Delaware Law affecting pleading requirements under Rule 9(b). The alleged negligence - to the extent the Investors can claim damages from the dismissal of their case - involves interpretation of federal civil procedure.
The issues are not close for transfer of venue under §1404(a). The Kansas Investors are asking this District review the alleged negligence of their former Missouri lawyers because we dismissed their earlier case. The Kansas Investors argue since we dismissed the underlying case, we should retain venue. After considering our limited role in the underlying case, the Missouri lawyers met their burden of transferring venue to the Western District of Missouri under §1404 (a).
We may transfer venue under § 1404(a) "[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interests of justice." Because we do not "lightly disturb" the Kansas Investors' choice of venue, the Missouri lawyers bear the burden of establishing venue in the Western District of Illinois better serves the interests of justice and is the more convenient venue.
Jumara v. State Farm Ins. Co., 55 F.3d 873, 879 (3d Cir. 1995).
In Jumara v. State Farm Ins. Co., our court of appeals defined the relevant private and public interests we must consider when exercising our discretion under 1404(a). Private interests factors are the plaintiff's choice of forum; the defendant's preference; whether the claim arose elsewhere; the convenience of the parties; the convenience of the expected witnesses; and the location of the books and records. The relevant public interests are the enforceability of the judgment; practical considerations that could make the trial easy, expeditious, or inexpensive; the relative administrative difficulty in the two fora resulting from court congestion; the local interest in deciding local controversies at home; the public policies of the fora; and the familiarity of the trial judge with the applicable state law in diversity cases. Applying these factors to the sworn facts, we are compelled to transfer venue under §1404(a).
McDonough v. Gorman, No. 16-203, 2017 WL 3528846, at *4 (D. Del. Aug. 16, 2017) (quoting Jumara, 55 F.3d at 879-80).
A. Jumara private interest factors weigh in favor of transfer.
The private interest factors weigh in favor of transfer.
1. The Kansas Investors' preferred forum is entitled to little weight.
While we accord deference to the Investors' choice, "deference given to the plaintiff's choice is reduced when the chosen venue is not the plaintiff's home forum." The Investors swear they are from Kansas. In MoneyCat Ltd v. PayPal, Inc., an Israeli company which did not do business in the United States and had no apparent ties to Delaware law sued a company incorporated with its principal place of business in San Jose, California. Plaintiff argued Delaware is more convenient because it is a shorter trip from Israel to Delaware than to California. The court granted defendant's motion to transfer venue and gave the plaintiff's forum preference less deference because "whatever marginal additional inconvenience will be inflicted on [plaintiff] by having to litigate in California is outweighed by transferring this case to the place where the bulk of the evidence exists."
MoneyCat Ltd v. PayPal, Inc., No. 13-1358, 2014 WL 2042699 at *4 (D. Del. May 15, 2014) (citing In re Link_A_Media Devices Corp., 662 F.3d 1221, 1223 (Fed. Cir. 2011)).
The Kansas Investors preference for Delaware weighs minimally against transferring venue. The bulk of evidence is located with the Missouri lawyers in Missouri. Curiously, while the Kansas Investors are concerned about hiring new counsel in Missouri, they did not alternatively argue for a Kansas home venue should we find transfer warranted under §1404(a). As the Kansas Investors do not argue for more convenience in their home courthouse, we will not volunteer to transfer the case there. They may move the Missouri district court for transfer if warranted.
2. The Missouri lawyers prefer the Western District of Missouri.
The Missouri lawyers prefer to litigate in the Western District of Missouri, where they have their law office. Their preference weighs in favor of transferring venue to the Western District of Missouri but we accord its preference less weight than the Kansas Investors' preference (which we accord less deference than usual). But given the Kansas Investors have not offered a preference other than this District, we will afford limited weight to the Missouri lawyers' preference.
See Memory Integrity, LLC v. Intel Corporation, No. 13-1804, 2015 WL 632026 at * 3 (citing Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Altera Corp., 842 F. Supp. 2d 744, 759 (D. Del. 2012)) (finding defendant's forum preference weighs in favor of transfer but giving it "limited weight").
3. The claim largely arose in the Missouri lawyers' offices.
The Investors' claims arose from decision making in Missouri, with one exception of an answer to our question during oral argument. Investors challenge strategy decisions regarding drafting of a complaint, selecting venue and deciding not to pursue litigation seeking books and records, effecting and reporting service, failing to learn the legal precedent; failing to seek entry of default; failing to attempt to amend the Complaint; being unprepared for our pretrial conference; and, failing to regularly communicate or ask questions with the Investors. As the Missouri lawyers do not have an office in this District and the Investors offer no evidence these decisions arose in this District, we can find no nexus between the claims and this District other than one argument made in a pretrial conference. This argument is based on decisions made long before walking into this District. This factor weighs in favor of transfer.
4. The convenience of the parties.
We consider the "(1) the parties' physical location; (2) the associated logistical and operational costs to the parties' employees in traveling to Delaware (as opposed to the proposed transferee district) for litigation purposes; and (3) the relative ability of each party to bear these costs in light of its size and financial wherewithal."
Id. at *4 (quoting Smart Audio Techs., L.L.C. v. Apple, Inc., 910 F. Supp. 2d 718, 724 (D. Del. 2012) (internal citation omitted)).
No party is physically located here. Proceeding in this District will require all parties to incur logistical and operational costs in traveling here. The Kansas Investors do not show how they are unable to incur costs of litigating in Missouri. Of course, the Kansas Investors and the Missouri lawyers once chose Missouri as a favored forum. We have no evidence to compare the relative ability of the Kansas Investors to bear the costs in Missouri as opposed to the Missouri lawyers.
This factor weighs in favor of transfer because the parties' physical locations are not convenient to Delaware and the Investors' litigation costs will likely remain the same or be reduced because its employees must travel even if we do not transfer venue.
5. The convenience of the witnesses.
We consider the convenience of the witnesses "but only to the extent that the witnesses may actually be unavailable for trial in one of the fora." We do not consider witnesses employed by the parties but necessary third party witnesses outside the parties' control.
Id. (quoting Jumara, 55 F.3d at 879).
See Audatex North America, Inc. v. Mitchell International, Inc., No.12-139, 2013 WL 3293611 at *5 (D. Del. June 29, 2013).
The Investors concede some witnesses need to be deposed in Missouri. This District lacks subpoena power over those witnesses, thus affecting the presentation of trial evidence. Other witnesses - especially for the Investors - may be deposed in Kansas. The Missouri lawyers argue the four individual parties reside "near the" Missouri venue. Certainly closer than Wilmington. The Investors argue they need to hire a new lawyer in Missouri and possible experts in Delaware Law. We are not persuaded by this lament. They would need a lawyer to obtain subpoenas in Missouri even if the case remains here. We have no basis to find they are unable to find a Missouri lawyer to assist them. Also, the legal issues may arise under Missouri Law as the lawyers' alleged negligence largely occurred there. The principles of negligence are largely identical among Missouri, Delaware and Kansas.
Delaware law: On a claim of legal malpractice, the plaintiff must establish "1) the employment of the attorney; 2) the attorney's neglect of a professional obligation; and 3) resulting loss." Dickerson v. Murray, No. S14C-07-026, 2016 WL 1613286, at *2 (Del. Super. Mar. 24, 2016) (citing Flowers v. Ramunno, No. 211, 2011, 2011 WL 3592966, at *2 (Del. Aug. 16, 2011)). "In order to recover for an attorney's malpractice, the client must prove the employment of the attorney and the attorney's neglect of a reasonable duty, as well as the fact that such negligence resulted in and was the proximate cause of loss to the client." Id. (quoting Weaver v. Lukoff, 1986 WL 17121, at *1 (Del. July 1, 1986)). "With regards to the final element in a case involving previous litigation, a plaintiff must show 'that the underlying action would have been successful but for the attorney's negligence.'" Gatz Prop. LLC v. Preston, No. N13C-02-089, 2014 WL 1725822, at *5 (Del. Super. Apr. 15, 2014) (quoting Flowers v. Ramunno, 2011 WL 3592966 at *2). Missouri law: "The elements of a legal malpractice action are: 1) an attorney-client relationship; 2) defendant acted negligently or in breach of contract; 3) defendant's acts were the proximate cause of the plaintiff's damages; and 4) but for defendant's conduct the plaintiff would have succeeded in prosecution of their underlying claim." Juan v. Growe, No. ED 105752, 2018 WL 1720980, at *4 (Mo.App. E.D. Apr. 10, 2018) (citing Nail v. Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP, 436 S.W.3d 556, 561 (Mo. banc 2014)). Kansas law: "[T]o prevail on a claim of legal malpractice, a plaintiff is required to show (1) the duty of the attorney to exercise ordinary skill and knowledge, (2) a breach of that duty, (3) a causal connection between the breach of duty and the resulting injury, and (4) actual loss or damage." Canaan v. Bartee, 72 P.3d 911, 914-15 (Kan. 2003) (quoting Bergstrom v. Noah, 974 P.2d 531 (Kan. 1999)). "In addition to those four elements, to prove legal malpractice in the handling of litigation, a plaintiff must establish the validity of the underlying claim by showing that it would have resulted in a favorable judgment in the underlying lawsuit had it not been for the attorney's error." Id. (citing Webb v. Pomeroy, 655 P.2d 465 (Kan. App. 1982)).
This factor weighs in favor of transfer.
6. The location of books and records.
We consider the location of books and records "limited to the extent that the files could not be produced in the alternative forum." The Missouri lawyers' books and records are in Missouri. The only records relating to this District are included on the electronic filing system available on the internet.
Id. at 6 (quoting Jumara, 55 F.3d at 879).
B. Jumara public interest factors weigh in favor of transfer.
The Investors do not argue the public interest factors. We will consider the public interest factors. The public interest factors weigh in favor of transfer.
1. The enforceability of the judgment.
The parties do not address this issue because a judgment in this District and the Western District of Missouri are equally enforceable so this factor is neutral.
2. Practical considerations for trial.
We consider "practical considerations that could make trial easy, expeditious, or inexpensive." The parties and witnesses are largely in Missouri with possible witnesses in Kansas. This District cannot compel Missouri and Kansas witnesses to testify in Wilmington. This factor weighs in favor of transfer.
Smart Audio, 910 F. Supp. 2d at 732.
3. The relative administrative difficulty in the two fora resulting from court congestion.
Neither party addresses this factor. But this District is now reduced to two active district court judges with judges from other busy districts sitting as visiting judges to help address the busy docket until new district court judges are sworn. As of the December 31, 2017 Reporting Period, 6.1% in the docket of the Western District of Missouri is over three years old compared to 10% in this District. While both Districts are busy, this District is ranked 3rd in the United States for weighted filings per judge (based on two judges as of December 31, 2017) while the Western District of Missouri is ranked 33rd based on six active judges as of December 31, 2017.
United States District Court—National Judicial Caseload Profile, Reporting Period December 31, 2017, http://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/data_tables/fcms_na_distprofile0331.2017.pdf.
Given the caseload in this District with only two active judges with the third heaviest weighted caseload, this factor weighs in favor of transfer.
4. The local interest in deciding local controversies at home.
We cannot find this is a local controversy. No Delaware parties are involved. The "local" issues relate to the acts of lawyers licensed in Missouri. Nothing in this Order should be read to indicate an unwillingness to supervise out of state counsel when warranted. This is not a disciplinary case.
5. The public policies of the fora.
Delaware is interested in avoiding lawyer negligence in its courts. But, on balance, Missouri has a much greater interest in a public policy governing the conduct of lawyers licensed and presumably advising Missouri citizens on a daily basis. As the negligence principles are similar in Delaware and Missouri, we cannot find the public policies of Delaware are of more import to this matter. This factor is neutral.
6. Trial court familiarity with negligence law.
We cannot presently discern whether Missouri or Delaware law will govern the negligence analysis. The alleged conduct arose in Missouri by Missouri lawyers, although its effects are arguably manifest by this District's dismissal of the case. Fortunately, the common law of negligence in Missouri and Delaware are similar. The Missouri judge will not be addressing unique Delaware issues such as interpreting the Delaware Corporations Code. Instead, the issues arise under Federal Rule 15 on amendments of complaints and whether decisions made in Missouri deviated from a standard of care.
We find this factor is neutral as a federal judge in Missouri is as familiar with Fed.R.Civ.P. 15 and claims of negligence as we should be.
Rather than specifically address the Jumara private and public interest factors, the Kansas Investors generally argue a transfer will not serve the interest of justice. The Investors brazenly assert a transfer to the Western District of Missouri is tantamount to dismissing this action with prejudice because the Missouri lawyers have "political connections" and are "active in the community." A cynic may read this argument as suggesting a federal judge in Missouri will somehow be influenced by the political connections or community involvement of an attorney or counsel. We decline to infer this type of unethical argument - or the falsity or recklessness - from a member of this Bar. But we could not disagree more with the Kansas Investors' Delaware counsel on this point. The Investors recently retained their lawyer. The Investors can retain a lawyer licensed in Missouri. She will assist in transferring the representation to a Missouri lawyer. We also cannot imagine prejudicial delay in this case with a May 7, 2018 Amended Complaint and the Missouri lawyers are presently required to respond to the Amended Complaint no later than May 25, 2018.
ECF Doc. No. 10, pp. 5-6.
"A lawyer shall not make a statement that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the ...integrity of a judge ...." Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Prof'l Conduct R. 8.2(a) (2008).
As demonstrated, the Missouri lawyers meet their burden of demonstrating transfer to the Western District of Missouri. As shown, the great weight of Jumara's private and public interest factors favor immediate transfer to the Western District of Missouri.


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Michener Art Museum Presents Exhibition by Fiber Artist Ted Hallman
Editor . December 31, 2012
Suspended Harmonies: Fiber Art by Ted Hallman, a one-of-a-kind installation, will be on view in the Pfundt Gallery of the Michener Art Museum from November 3, 2012 until March 3, 2013. This exhibit is sponsored by Mary Lou and Andrew Abruzzese, The Pineville Tavern.
Hallman has been a leading figure in modern textile design as an art form since the late 1950s. He influenced an entire generation in the emerging fiber art movement he helped to raise in stature.
"The installation at the Michener is a brand new exploration of synthetic materials such as plastic tapes woven into vertical armatures creating tree-like forms," says Michener Director and CEO Lisa Tremper Hanover, who curated two Ted Hallman exhibits before joining the Michener. "He plays with wire and colored streamers of cords and tape to create floating clouds and plant canopies. Visitors will, themselves, weave through the installation." Most of the components for this installation were created in summer 2012 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
"There's a certain joie de vivre in everything Ted Hallman creates," writes Jessica Shaykett in American Craft Magazine. "The exuberant fiber artist is a master at combining parts into a greater whole, whether arranging compositions for the pipe organ, spinning lively narratives about his life, or crafting exquisitely woven wall hangings. For five decades, his fiber works — with carefully concocted color and multidimensional texture — have sung of harmony and wonder."
Born in 1933 in Bucks County, Hallman's father, H. Theodore Hallman, was a painter of regional renown — his paintings are in the permanent collection of the Michener. His mother was a school principal and an art teacher who made her own clothes and taught him to make garments when he was 4. "As a child there was so much encouragement for me to develop my own creativity," says Hallman. "Both of my parents had attended art school, and the house was full of works in progress."
Hallman Sr. had studied with N.C. Wyeth, and was head of the art department at Westchester University. He offered painting classes for the community on Saturday mornings, and Ted, who started painting at age 3, attended.
He created his first weaving, a small tapestry, as a Cub Scout, and in fourth grade created a fiber rendition of the nervous system and built a floor loom in his last year of high school, on which he made fabric for clothing and coverlets.
Hallman earned a bachelor's degree in painting from Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 1955. At Cranbrook Academy of Art, he earned MFAs in both painting and textiles. In the 1960s, he reinvented Moore College of Art's textile department, and in 1975 he became Head of Textiles at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, where he developed summer programs for students in Florence, Paris and Kyoto.
Hallman's interest in education led him to earn a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.
Elected to the American Craft Council College of Fellows in 1988, Hallman has traveled the globe, teaching college students, researching textiles and meeting textile artists. He continues to research and teach today.
"I thought of myself as a weaver, and here they wanted me in an art museum," Hallman said as the Philadelphia Museum of Art sought to include several of his works in their permanent collection. Hallman's work is also in the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum, Smithsonian Institution, the Art Institute of Chicago, the American Craft Museum, and the Victoria and Albert in London, among others.
The James A. Michener Art Museum is located at 138 South Pine St., Doylestown, Pa. Museum hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 4:30 pm; Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday noon to 5 pm. Admission: Members and children under 6, free; adults $15; seniors $13; college student with valid ID $11; ages 6-18 $7.50; under 6 free. For more information, visit www.michenerartmuseum.org or call 215-340-9800.
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Crysis 3, Dragon Age 2, Mirror's Edge Catalyst And More EA Games Are Coming To Steam
EA's subscription service, EA Access, is officially making its way to Steam. The news coincides with the release of a handful of new EA-published games on the service, although some of its heaviest hitters–Apex Legends, FIFA 20, Battlefield V, and so on–remain Origin-only on PC.
Notably, the service on Steam will be called EA Access, mimicking the naming convention used for the Xbox One and PS4 versions. PC already has its own version of EA Access, dubbed Origin Access, that operates through the EA-run Origin store.
Origin Access has expanded since its initial launch to offer two versions: Basic and Premier. Basic functions much like EA Access on consoles, offering 10-hour trials to upcoming games, unlimited access to a selection of games in the Vault, and discounts on Origin purchases. Premier, meanwhile, adds in full access to brand-new games.
Word of EA Access's launch on Steam initially came by way of an image on the store page for the newly launched EA games on the store. As you can see below, it suggests that EA Access on Steam will work like Origin Access Basic; the Premier version would presumably require that all EA games launch immediately on Steam. The publisher has avoided doing that with many of its releases since the debut of Origin, although there have been exceptions–last year's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order did land on Steam.
As noted above, EA has released a number of new games (along with their DLC) on Steam today. These include:
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Most of these are on sale at a discount of 50% or more from now until July 9.
An exact release date for EA Access on Steam has not been announced, but the company said in a press release that it's due out this summer. The newly added games are also just the first of 25-plus that are on the way, as Command & Conquer Remastered Collection will also hit Steam with Steam Workshop support.
EA may be planning to share more during its upcoming EA Play showcase, which is currently set to take place on June 11. We'll report back as soon as more is shared.
GameSpot has officially kicked off Play For All–a celebration of all things gaming. Join us as we bring you the summer's hottest news, previews, interviews, features, and videos, as well as raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts and Black Lives Matter with the help of our friends from around the gaming world. Check out the Play For All schedule for more.
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UAE President issues law restructuring Abu Dhabi Investment Council
Published Thursday, March 22, 2018
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued, in his capacity as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, a law restructuring Abu Dhabi Investment Council, ADIC, whereby it will become part of the Mubadala Investment Company group.
In this regard, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and Chairman of the Mubadala Investment Company Board of Directors, said, "ADIC becoming part of the Mubadala Group is yet another step in Abu Dhabi's efforts to accelerate the diversification of the UAE's economy. With an investment vehicle of significant scale, world-class talent and wide geographical reach, we enhance the country's competitive position."
H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Vice-Chairman of the Mubadala Investment Company Board of Directors, said, "Bringing the Abu Dhabi Investment Council under the Mubadala Group is in line with Abu Dhabi's efforts to create world-class investment vehicles of scale. ADIC has a strong history of investment, diversification and financial return, and will build on its record of creating value as part of the Mubadala Group, which is one of Abu Dhabi's most respected and recognised global institutions."
Under the new law, the Mubadala Investment Company Board of Directors will now become the Board of Directors for the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.
The senior leadership of ADIC will continue to manage the Council. Eissa Mohammed al Suwaidi will continue to lead the organisation as its Chief Executive Officer, and will report to Mubadala Group CEO and Managing Director Khaldoon Khalifa al Mubarak.


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The life of Ross David Siragusa is the story of an entrepreneur who started a small business in the depths of the Depression and led it to become one of the largest appliance and consumer electronics manufacturers in the world. He founded the company that became Admiral Corporation with an initial investment in 1934 of only $3,400 in cash and $5,000 in equipment. He did not even have a college education. However, his intelligence and drive to succeed were sufficient assets. Forty years later, Admiral had grown into a worldwide enterprise with more than $500 million in sales, 11,000 employees and 23,000 shareholders.
In celebration of over 50 years of giving and in honor of its founder, the Siragusa Family Foundation published a memorial to the life of Ross D. Siragusa in 2001. We invite you to learn more about the foundation by reading about the professional and personal life of our benefactor.
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Ross D. Siragusa had a history of civic responsibility and charitable giving long before the founding of the Siragusa Family Foundation. He served as board member of Goodwill Industries and was an early supporter of WTTW, Chicago's public television station. His love of music led him to accept a position on the board of directors of the Lyric Opera of Chicago during its formative years and to make generous contributions in support of Lyric's operations and growth. He also made generous contributions of the Illinois Institute of Technology over a number of years.
The year 1999 was recognized as a landmark by the foundation's board of directors. In celebration of almost 50 years of giving and in honor of Ross D. Siragusa, his first wife Irene O'Brien Siragusa, and their daughter Mary Irene Siragusa Hicks, the Siragusa Family Foundation board announced a major gift to ten Chicago-area organizations. A pledge of $10 million over four years, beginning in 2000, was given to The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, Children's Memorial Hospital, The Cradle, The Field Museum, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, Millennium Park, The Newberry Library, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. These organizations were chosen because of their programs in education, outreach and medical research. The foundation's work was recognized by the National Society of Fundraising Executives Chicago Chapter (now known as the Association of Fundraising Professionals) with the 1999 Distinguished Philanthropist Award.
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First of all, I'd like to compliment you on a brilliantly written article. It profoundly changed my insight into the magick of meme. Well memed, indeed.
As a guy with an amateurish interest in egyptology, I have noticed an incorrect interpretation regarding the "Prophecy of Kek" image. The text written under the frog statue says "Heqet", not "Kek". I would, however, argue that this makes even more sense regarding the prophecy and meme magick. I have explained why in the graphic attached to this message.
In addition, I have written and analysed the names "Pepe the frog" and "Donald Trump" in hieroglyphs. There are some interesting coincidences there as well. Feel free to use or modify the graphic in any way you want. I would be very grateful to be credited simply as "Kresimir", but this is neither required nor necessary. Memeing is a reward in itself, assuming the memes are sufficiently dank.
"In the ancient language of the Egypitans, a poetic way to say "frog" was "repeater of life…" Wow. Really crazy stuff. Kresimir deserves a huge Shadilay from us all for researching and compiling this new information.


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Democrats Are Attempting to Use the Coronavirus Panic as an Opportunity to Create a Digital Dollar and Accompanying Digital Wallet for Every American
House Democrats want to put in the Coronavirus stimulus package a plan that includes the creation of a 'digital dollar' and the establishment of 'digital dollar wallets,' reports Jason Brett at Forbes.
Both Speaker Pelosi's 'Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act' and the 'Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act (H.R. 6321),' introduced by Chairwoman Maxine Waters of Financial Services Committee, introduced the digital dollar as a way of delivering the economic stimulus payments to U.S. citizens, according to Brett.
The bill establishes a digital dollar, which it defines as 'a balance expressed as a dollar value consisting of digital ledger entries that are recorded as liabilities in the accounts of any Federal Reserve Bank or … an electronic unit of value, redeemable by an eligible financial institution (as determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).' Additionally, a digital dollar wallet is identified as 'a digital wallet or account, maintained by a Federal reserve bank on behalf of any person, that represents holdings in an electronic device or service that is used to store digital dollars that may be tied to a digital or physical identity.'
The Federal Reserve banks themselves would also make available a digital dollar wallet to any U.S. person eligible for the payments as well. Additionally, the U.S. Postal Service would aim to help unbanked individuals and/or those without proper ID to establish their identity be provided a digital dollar account, and would set up ATMs for customers to access their funds.
This is horrific on multiple levels.
First, it is a giant step in the direction of tracking all our monetary exchanges.
Once everything is tracked, the next step would be the elimination of the ability to use digital dollars for politically incorrect goods and services. It would be Twitter and YouTube censorship on steroids.
And finally, these accounts set up with the Federal Reserve would be one step closer to a key goal listed by Karl Marx in The Communist Manifesto:
Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.
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Sui Juris March 24, 2020 at 10:17 AM
It's slavery, pure and simple.
Owe income taxes? The IRS would just debit your account. Failed to show up for a court date? Debit that account to collect the fine that is levied for Contempt of Court.
Many examples come to mind.
AlexZougle March 24, 2020 at 12:01 PM
Who created Satoshi Nakamoto? Who benefits the most by having digital legal tender? Government issued and tracked money is freedoms worst nightmare. Cyber money is governments dream. Too bad such a small percentage of the population have any clue about the implications.
Shegottawideload March 24, 2020 at 9:26 PM
Let no opportunity for tyranny be unexploited!
cmore March 24, 2020 at 9:27 PM
Next is a barcode tattoo.
Bob Hathaway April 23, 2020 at 12:25 AM
Use secure unbreakable public crypto currencies not a government surveillance nightmare. The whole idea (blockchain) is security through decentralization -- that is away from centralized government control.


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Donna Lopiano of the Women's Sports Foundation Knows All
Carrie Lukas | April 19, 2007
Thanks, Allison, for highlighting the unbelievable article in USA Today on Title IX and JMU. What struck me most was just how dismissive Donna Lopiano is of everyone else's explanations and opinions. The JMU athletic director offers his rational for why the school felt compelled to make these cuts:
"We did not feel in a position to add" teams to satisfy the second or third tests, Bourne says, because JMU already had 28 teams –13 men's and 15 women's. Few schools sponsor that many outside of Ohio State and Stanford (which have budgets that dwarf JMU's) and the Ivy League (which offers no athletic scholarships).
"We looked at the three prongs of Title IX, and we were not in compliance under any," Bourne says. "We had no defense and we felt the most prudent action was to devise a plan that would put us in compliance with the first prong."
Lopiano dismisses this explanation though — she obviously has a much better idea of what motivated the decision than those who were actually involved in making it. Just like she knows that a female student athlete who wants Title IX reform is "brainwashed." I'd call her dismissal of student athlete, Jennifer Chapman, flat out sexist, but I suppose since she is just as condesending to the male athletic director, so she is really an equal opportunity know it all.
It is a very telling look at the hubris of the self-proclaimed gender police at organizations like WSF.
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Amb Trott claims Eye Radio "misunderstood" him
Author: Ayuen Panchol | Published: Friday, January 17, 2020
Chris Trott, the UK ambassador to South Sudan speaks to Eye Radio on Dec 7, 2019. Okot Emmanuel/Eye Radio
The UK Ambassador to South Sudan says he has been misunderstood in a statement he gave during an interview with Eye Radio in Juba on Wednesday.
On Thursday, Eye Radio carried a part of the interview in which the diplomat raised concerns over the absence of the expected number of government soldiers at the VIP training site in Gorom, near Juba.
"You have the opposition forces gathering but not enough government forces," Amb. Christopher Trott said after he visited the training site.
http://eyeradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Chris-Trott-Statement.mp3
However, Amb. Trott reacted to the article, saying he was "misunderstood".
"My concern was that there are discrepancies across the country of numbers at training sites. These need to be balanced for training to succeed," he wrote on Twitter.
"I was impressed by the presence of large numbers of government troops in Gorom."
I am sorry but I have been misunderstood. I was impressed by the presence of large numbers of government troops in Gorom. My concern was that there are discrepancies across the country of numbers at training sites. These need to be balanced for training to succeed. https://t.co/uPNIBZj25S
— Chris Trott (@ChrisTrott) January 17, 2020
In June last year, the parties agreed to a 12,000 VIP protection unit which is part of the 83,000 necessary Unified Force.
The VIP Protection Unit will be in charge of providing security to officials of the revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity which is expected to be formed 36 days from now.
In October 2019, more than 400 SPLA IO soldiers arrived in Juba to undergo training as part of the VIP Protection Unit.
The unit is drawn from the SSPDF, the SPLA-IO and forces from the Opposition Alliance.
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Pepco Energy Services, Inc. - February 9, 2012
Pepco Energy Services Wins Maryland Quality Initiative's 2012 Green Sustainability Environmental Award of Excellence
ARLINGTON, Va. — Pepco Energy Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) and a leader in energy savings performance contracting, and the Maryland Aviation Administration were honored with the Maryland Quality Initiative's 2012 Green Sustainability Environmental Award of Excellence on February 2nd. The award was bestowed in recognition of recent solar energy improvements at BWI – Thurgood Marshall International Airport.
As part of the overall energy savings and renewable energy performance contract project, a 505 kW solar photovoltaic system was installed on the Daily Garage at BWI Marshall Airport. With 47 rows of 12 PV panels on each of the four parking bays, the solar system produces more than 619,000 kWh of electricity each year for the facility.
"Pepco Energy Services was a great partner to the Maryland Aviation Administration throughout the development, design, and installation of the photovoltaic system," said Wayne Pennell, Maryland Aviation Administration Deputy Director – Operations and Maintenance. "We now have a showcase green project at BWI Marshall Airport that demonstrates the economic and environmental value that such projects can achieve."
The renewable energy produced through the solar canopy reduces the airport's annual carbon footprint by approximately 380 metric tons, thereby assisting the State of Maryland in meeting its "going green" goal. In addition, the solar canopy provides for covered parking spaces on the top level of the garage.
The solar portion of the overall project was funded through the EmPOWER Clean Energy Communities grant program, through which the Maryland Aviation Administration received a $500,000 Project Sunburst solar grant from the Maryland Energy Administration.
"All of us at Pepco Energy Services are very proud to have been selected for this award," said President and CEO, John Huffman. "Helping our clients reduce the impact of their operations on the environment is one of our major goals when we start a project, and the opportunity to reduce energy use and emissions are two reasons why many of our employees come to work each day… to receive recognition for our efforts makes our jobs that much more gratifying."
The $20.9 million project called on Pepco Energy Services to design and implement a total of 13 energy conservation measures to improve the overall energy efficiency of more than 30 airport buildings, including the main terminal, which covers more than 9 million square feet. The project saves the Maryland Aviation Administration approximately $2 million each year in energy costs.
The photovoltaic system was commissioned in September 2011, and the balance of the project will be completed in February 2012. The project will reduce the airport's current energy and water usage by more than 18 percent, while also reducing carbon dioxide emissions by a total of 12,400 metric tons per year.
Pepco Energy Services has also completed similar projects for customers such as the Atlantic City Convention Center, NJ (2.3 MW) and the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, PA (120 kW). Pepco Energy Services has saved its clients more than $210 million in energy costs in the last decade alone and continues to help new customers reduce their energy usage.


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Album Review – Tracy Lawrence – 'The Coast Is Clear'
Leave a comment Posted by Jonathan Pappalardo on September 16, 2013
Tracy Lawrence continued with his usual team of Flip Anderson and Don Cook when he entered the studio to record his fifth album The Coast Is Clear, released in early 1997. Sans his trademark mustache and mullet, Lawrence updated his sound to fit the changing tides at radio with varying results.
Lead single "Better Man, Better Off" was Lawrence's most progressive to date with muscular guitars and crashing drums framing his twangy vocal. The results paid off, with the track just missing the top of the charts. Second single "How A Cowgirl Says Goodbye" hit #4 and remains one of my favorite of his songs to date. Both, though, are equally excellent.
The next three singles didn't fare as well and were the first of Lawrence's career to miss the top fifteen. The title track, an effecting yet boring traditional ballad, peaked at #26. Somewhat dated (would've worked better in 1995) mid-tempo rocker "One Step Ahead of the Storm" became Lawrence's first single not to chart, and excellent final single "While You Sleep" petered out at #46.
"Any Minute Now" is an excellent uptempo number, and the kind of song that hits my country music sweet spot. I also enjoy "Hit The Ground Crawlin,'" a mid-tempo honky-tonker and above average drinking song. The sinister vibe and excellent use of fiddle elevate "As Lonesome As It Gets" while "In A Moment of Weakness" works thanks to its tasteful traditional production and Lawrence's beautifully confident vocal. The only song I didn't care for was "Livin' In Black and White," an island theme number complete with steel drums and a somewhat clichéd lyric.
As a whole The Coast Is Clear didn't do enough to match the updated sound of "Better Man, Better Off" so while it's an enjoyable listen, it isn't the ripe radio fodder Lawrence needed to keep his career afloat. His voice also sounds terribly nasally throughout, which dampens my enjoyment of the project, but at least the material is very, very good.
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