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Jews for Israeli–Palestinian Peace (), abbreviated as JIPF, is a Stockholm-based association, founded by Swedish Jews in 1982, following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Activities and advocacy
JIPF states that they want to work for a "fair and lasting peace" in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, based on national self-determination and independence for both peoples. Its political programme include demands for a creation of a Palestinian state, Israel's withdrawal from all territories occupied in 1967, the dismantlement of Israeli settlements and that the Palestinian refugee question must be based on the principle of the right of return or economic compensation.

With a grant from the Helena Berings Minnesfond (English: Helena Berings Memorial Fund) the group co-ran a school program in partnership with the Palestinian Association of Sweden. The program facilitated dialogues between Palestinians and Jews in approximately fifty schools over three years.

Notable members
Dror Feiler is the chairman of the organization. Other members include Izzy Young, the journalist Annika Thor and the pediatrician Henry Ascher.

References

External links
 Official website

Jewish anti-occupation groups
Jewish political organizations
Non-governmental organizations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Jews and Judaism in Sweden
Organizations established in 1982
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OpenJFX is made up of three essential elements: source code for the runtime itself, sample applications, and tests. The runtime is further divided up into eight major functional components or modules: Base, Graphics, Controls, Swing, SWT, FXML, Web, and Media. All source code for OpenJFX is contained in a single Mercurial repository named "rt" (which stands for "runtime". It may be simply renamed "openjfx" when we create the repository for the post-Java 8 releases). Within this repository all of the apps, tests, and source code can be found and built. All of these components, or modules, can be found within the rt directory under "modules".
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Similar in nature to the Swing component, but for SWT. This component allows you to embed OpenJFX scenes within an SWT application. This is also only available for desktop systems, not embedded, iOS, or Android.
Contains all of the source code (both Java and native) for WebView. This includes the current implementation based on WebKit. This is a large and complicated component, and is not presently available for embedded systems (although we plan to bring it there in the future). Building web takes over half the time of building all of OpenJFX!
The Media component is comprised of both Java and native sources for the javafx.scene.media package and associated implementation. It includes the sources for building GStreamer. The default implementation is based on h.264. ON2 support, shipped with JavaFX, is not part of OpenJFX for licensing reasons.
FXML
The FXML component contains the "FX Markup Language" parser and tooling. FXML is designed to be used either by hand (by editing XML directly) or through tooling such as with SceneBuilder.
In addition to these major functional components are additional projects which may be used for tooling, such as for SceneBuilder or command line tools for packaging JavaFX applications. These components are called DesignTime, FXPackager, and JMX. Finally, there is a Builders component which contains the deprecated builders API (which will be removed in Van Ness).
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FXPackager
Shipped as a tool in the JDK, the FXPackager is a set of ant tasks and command line tools for producing application bundles and JNLP files (and applets) for a JavaFX application. This component is a work in progress.
Experimental support for using JMX to observe the runtime behavior of an OpenJFX application.
Apps and Tests
In addition to these modules, the rt workspace contains apps and tests. The apps are all located beneath the "apps" directory. The list of apps available will grow over time, however two are of particular mention: Ensemble and Modena. The Ensemble application is our sampler and contains many different individual samples, including source code and documentation. It is often run as a "test of last resort" to see if anything unexpected broke that wasn't caught by the other tests, and is one of the samples we publish.
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The white box unit tests are co-located with the project or component that the test belongs to. For example, the FXCollectionsTest is located in modules/base/src/test/java, and the sources for FXCollections live in modules/base/src/main/java. The other kinds of tests are all located beneath the tests directory in rt. These tests are further subdivided into "functional", "manual", and "performance" directories[1].
Functional tests are black box tests, which means that they never test implementation classes and are expected to work solely against the public API. These tests should be written without leveraging deep knowledge of the class to be tested, but rather, should use the API in all the ways that a normal user would do. These tests should make use of JemmyFX where appropriate, such that the tests can be run in any of a number of environments including WebStart, Applet, desktop, and headless deployments[2]. The existing SQE tests will be folded into this location.
Finally, performance tests are based on the jmh tool from OpenJDK, used for performance benchmarking.
This portion of the repository has not been finished, and there are few tests in this location today
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Syria has described an overnight strike by the US-led coalition as a "war crime" and called for the coalition to be dismantled.
More than 100 fighters aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were killed when US coalition and coalition-backed local forces repelled their attack in eastern Syria.
"We demand (that the international community) condemn this massacre and hold the coalition responsible for it," Syrian state news agency reported.
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Syrian state media said the US-led coalition against Islamic State had bombed pro-government forces east of the Euphrates river in Deir al-Zor province.
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No US troops were killed or wounded in the incident, officials said.
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One SDF fighter was wounded, officials said.
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Justia › US Law › US Case Law › US Supreme Court › Volume 262 › Lion Bonding & Surety Co. v. Karatz
Lion Bonding & Surety Co. v. Karatz, 262 U.S. 77 (1923)
Lion Bonding & Surety Co. v. Karatz
Nos. 574, 467
Argued March 2, 1923
Decided April 23, 1923
1. Insolvency of a corporation is not an equitable ground for appointing a receiver at the suit of a simple contract creditor. P. 262 U. S. 85. Pusey & Jones Co. v. Hanessen, 261 U. S. 491.
2. In a suit by a creditor alleged to be on behalf also of others similarly situated, seeking to collect a debt from an insolvent corporation through a receivership and by having the debt declared a lien on its assets, the amount in controversy, determining the jurisdiction of the district court, does not depend on the corporation's
Page 262 U. S. 78
assets or liabilities, but is the amount of the plaintiff's claim as shown by the.bill. P. 262 U. S. 85.
3. Where the bill discloses that the amount in controversy is less than the jurisdictional amount, a general allegation to the contrary is of no avail. Id.
4. A suit in the district court which is dependent on a receivership in the district court of another district fails with the dismissal of the bill in that case. P. 262 U. S. 87.
5. The provision of Jud.Code § 56 extending the operation of a receivership to other districts in the same judicial circuit applies where there is fixed property extending, as a unit, into different states, like railroads or pipelines, but not where the assets are those of an insurance company, described as cash, mortgages, securities, bills receivable, real estate, stocks and bonds. P. 262 U. S. 87.
6. The general rule is that a receiver cannot sue in a foreign jurisdiction, and this is not overcome by an order of the court appointing him purporting to embrace in the receivership all property of the defendant wherever situate, and authorizing the receiver to apply to other courts in aid of the order. P. 262 U. S. 87.
7. Where a state court of competent jurisdiction has, by appropriate proceedings, taken property into its possession through its officers, the property is thereby withdrawn from the jurisdiction of all other courts. P. 262 U. S. 88.
8. Where a state court of Nebraska, under Comp.Stats. Neb.1922, §§ 7745-7748, first took possession of records and assets of a local insurance company through the State Department of Trade and Commerce for the purpose of conducting the business temporarily, and later, by a supplemental decree made on a supplementary application, ordered the Department to liquidate it, held that receivers appointed by a federal court in the interim were not entitled to possession of the res, and that their suit in a federal court against the company and the Department for the purpose of acquiring possession could not be maintained, and that the legality of the state court's action in continuing its control could not be thus questioned or attacked collaterally. P. 262 U. S. 89.
281 F. 1021, 280 F. 540, reversed.
Certiorari to two decrees of the Circuit Court of Appeals, the first affirming a decree of the District Court for Minnesota appointing general receivers for a Nebraska insurance company, the second reversing a decree of the District Court for Nebraska which dismissed a bill
brought by the receivers for the possession of the company's property.
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.
These two cases arise out of the insolvency of the Lion Bonding & Surety Company, a Nebraska insurance corporation. They are here on writs of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. In the Karatz case, it affirmed a decree of the Federal Court for Minnesota which appointed receivers in a suit brought by an unsecured simple contract creditor. See 280 F. 532. In the Hertz case, it reversed a decree of the Federal Court for Nebraska which dismissed a suit brought by those receivers for possession of the company's property. 280 F. 540. At the date of each decree, the property of the company in Nebraska was held by the Department of Trade and Commerce of that state, with the usual powers of a receiver, under a decree of a state court. The circuit court of appeals directed, in the Hertz case, that the lower court enjoin the Department from doing any act in relation to the property except to hold custody thereof subject to the further order of the Federal Court for Minnesota. Petitioners ask that the judgments of the appellate court be reversed, and that the bills in the
federal district courts be dismissed. The grounds on which jurisdiction was asserted by the federal courts make necessary a fuller statement of the facts.
The Lion Bonding & Surety Company had, for some years prior to 1921, been licensed to conduct the business of insurance in Nebraska, and was doing business and had property also in 18 other states. A statute of Nebraska commits to its Department of Trade and Commerce the supervision of insurance companies and control thereof in case of insolvency and otherwise. Compiled Statutes Nebraska 1922, §§ 7745-7748; Laws Nebraska 1919, c.190, Tit. 5, Art. 3, pp. 576-579. Paragraph 1 of § 4 of that act provides:
"Whenever any domestic company is insolvent, . . . or is found, after an examination, to be in such condition that its further transaction of business would be hazardous to its policy holders, or to its creditors, or to its stockholders, or to the public, . . . the Department . . . may apply to the district court . . . in the county . . . in which the principal office of such company is located for an order directing such company to show cause why the Department . . . should not take possession of its property, records, and effects and conduct or close its business, and for such other relief as the nature of the case and the interest of its policy holders, creditors, stockholders or the public may require."
On April 12, 1921, the Department applied to the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, for an order directing it to take possession of the property and to conduct the business of the company, under paragraph 2 of § 4, which provides:
"On such application, or at any time thereafter, such court or judge may, in his discretion, issue an order restraining such company from the transaction of its business, or disposition of its property, records, and effects until the further order of the court. On the return of such order to show cause, and after a full hearing, the
court shall either deny the application or direct the Department . . . forthwith to take possession of the property, records and effects, and conduct the business of such company, and retain such possession . . . until on the application of the Department . . . or of such company, it shall, after a like hearing, appear to the court that the cause of such order directing the Department . . . to take possession has been removed, and that the company can properly resume possession of its property, records, and effects, and the conduct of the business."
The petition prayed also for an order restraining the company from the transaction of its business or from disposing of any of its property, and for other and further relief. The company immediately filed an answer by which it admitted the material allegations of the petition and joined in the prayer thereof. On the same day, the state court entered a decree in accordance with the prayer; the Department entered upon the duties prescribed by the decree; it immediately took possession of all the property of the company in Nebraska, has since held possession thereof subject to the orders of the state court, and has also obtained like possession of property of the company in other states. On May 28, 1921, the Department filed in the court a supplemental petition in which it prayed for an order directing it to liquidate the business under paragraph 3 of § 4, which provides:
"If, on a like application and order to show cause, and after a full hearing, the court shall order the liquidation of the business of such company, such liquidation shall be made by and under the direction of the Department, . . . which may deal with the property, records, effects and business of such company in the name of the Department . . . or in the name of the company, as the court may direct and it shall be vested by operation of law with title to all the property effects, contracts and
rights of action of such company as of the date of the order so directing it to liquidate. . . ."
The supplemental petition prayed, among other things, that the orders theretofore made, so far as applicable and necessary to further the liquidation, remain in full force. The company filed an answer by which it admitted the material allegations contained in the supplemental petition and joined in the prayer thereof. On the same day, that court entered an order in accordance with the prayer of the supplemental petition, all action of the Department being made subject to the direction of the court.
On May 2, 1921, while the decree of the Nebraska court entered April 12, 1921, was in full force and the Department was in actual possession thereunder of the property in that state, Karatz, a citizen of Minnesota, purporting to sue also on behalf of others similarly situated, filed a bill in equity against the company in the Federal Court for the District of Minnesota, Fourth Division. No disclosure was made of the proceedings taken against the company in the state court of Nebraska, nor that, under its decree, the Department was in possession of all the company property in that state, and at least of some of its property elsewhere. The bill alleged that the company had been admitted to do business in Minnesota; that, through its operation there, plaintiff had become an unsecured simple contract creditor to the amount of $2,100; that the company had ceased to do business and was insolvent; that it had assets within that district valued at $20,000, and that there was danger that the property of the company would be wasted. The bill prayed that the amount due plaintiff be ascertained and declared a first lien upon all the assets of the company in Minnesota; that, for the purpose of protecting the general public, creditors, and stockholders, receivers be appointed to collect all its assets, wherever situated, and to realize upon and distribute the same; that the company be directed to deliver possession to them of all the
property wherever situated; that the company and its officers be restrained from interfering in any way with such receivers, and for general relief. On the filing of this bill, the federal court, acting ex parte, appointed Hertz and Levin receivers of all the property of the company wheresoever situated, and authorized them to apply to any other district court of the United States in aid of the order so entered. The company (which was served on May 5 by process upon the Insurance Commissioner of Minnesota) moved on May 14, 1921, to dismiss the Karatz bill for want of federal jurisdiction and for want of equity. A motion was also made to discharge the receivers and to restore the property to the company or to the Department of Trade and Commerce. Both motions were denied on May 30, 1921.
The Minnesota receivers secured the appointment of themselves as ancillary receivers by the federal courts for twelve other districts, but not for the Nebraska district. On May 11 and May 12, 1921, they filed, in purported compliance with § 56 of the Judicial Code, certified copies of the bill and of the order of appointment with the clerks of the Federal District Courts for Nebraska and other states in the Eighth Circuit. On May 14, 1921, the company moved the circuit court of appeals under that section for an order of disapproval of the appointment of receivers, so far as it may be operative outside the District of Minnesota. This motion was denied on May 31, 1921. [Footnote 1]
On September 6, 1921, the Minnesota receivers filed in the Federal Court for the District of Nebraska, Omaha
Division, a bill in equity (called the Hertz suit) against the company, the Department of Trade and Commerce, and others. It charged that there was a conflict of authority between the Federal Court for Minnesota and the Nebraska state court concerning the administration of the company's property; that the Department threatened to liquidate the company under the order of the state court entered May 28, 1921; that its rights were limited to the temporary possession and listing of the property authorized by the order of April 12, 1921, and that it had no longer any right to the possession or control of the property either for the administration of the affairs of the company under direction of the state court or otherwise. The bill prayed that defendants be restrained from interfering with the Minnesota receiver's possession and control; that they be directed to surrender possession to plaintiffs, and for other relief. A motion of defendants to dismiss the bill for want of jurisdiction and for want of equity was granted, and the receivers appealed to the circuit court of appeals.
Meanwhile the Karatz case had proceeded to final hearing. On August 11, 1921, a decree was entered adjudicating Karatz's claim for $2,100, making permanent the appointment of the receivers and continuing their powers to administer the property of the company, and perpetually enjoining it from interfering with the receiver's control. The company appealed to the circuit court of appeals. That court then heard together appeals in the two cases. On April 28, 1922, it rendered the opinions, 280 F. 532, 540, by which, in the Minnesota case, it affirmed the order appointing receivers, [Footnote 2]
and, in the Nebraska case, reversed the decree dismissing the bill. The decree in the latter was later enlarged by directing the district court to reinstate the bill, and to restrain the Department, the company and their employees
"from removing, secreting, or disposing of the moneys, books, papers, records, assets, property, accounts, or choses in action of or derived from the Lion Bonding & Surety Company, and from doing any other act in relation thereto, except to hold the custody thereof subject to the further order of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Fourth Division. [Footnote 3]"
The decrees of the circuit court of appeals in both cases must be reversed.
First. In the Karatz case, the motion to dismiss the bill should have been granted. There was want of equity, for it was brought by an unsecured simple contract creditor. Pusey & Jones Co. v. Hanessen, 261 U. S. 491. But there was also the fundamental objection that the district court was without jurisdiction as a federal court.
The only ground of jurisdiction alleged is diversity of citizenship. The facts specifically stated show that the amount in controversy was less than $3,000. Plaintiff's claim against the company was $2,100. He prayed that this debt be declared a first lien on the assets within the state. His only interest was to have that debt paid. The amount of the corporation's assets, either within or without the state, is of no legal significance in this connection. Nor is the amount of its debts to others. The case is not of that class where the amount in controversy
is measured by the value of the property involved in the litigation. Hunt v. New York Cotton Exchange, 205 U. S. 322, 205 U. S. 335; Western & Atlantic R. Co. v. Railroad Commission of Georgia, 261 U. S. 264. Nor is it like those cases in which several plaintiffs, having a common undivided interest, unite to enforce a single title or right, and in which it is enough that their interests collectively equal the jurisdictional amount. Troy Bank v. G.A. Whitehead & Co., Inc., 222 U. S. 39. In the case at bar, if several creditors of the company, each with a debt less than $3,000, had joined as plaintiffs, the demands could not have been aggregated in order to confer jurisdiction. Rogers v. Hennepin County, 239 U. S. 621; Scott v. Frazier, 253 U. S. 243. Nor can Karatz's allegation that he sued on behalf of others similarly situated help him. Compare Title Guaranty Co. v. Allen, 240 U. S. 136; Eberhard v. Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co., 241 F. 353, 356. [Footnote 4] Since the bill in this case discloses that the amount in controversy was less than the jurisdictional amount, the general allegation that it exceeds this amount is therefore of no avail. Vance v. W. A. Vandercook Co. (No. 2), 170 U. S. 468.
As the bill should have been dismissed on motion, there is no occasion to consider whether the provisions of the Nebraska statute and the proceedings taken thereunder in the courts of that state, which the defendant set up, constituted a bar to the Karatz suit. [Footnote 5]
Second. In the Hertz case, also, the motion to dismiss the bill should have been granted. Being dependent upon the decree in the Karatz suit appointing the receivers, the Hertz suit must necessarily fall with the dismissal of that bill. But there are other insuperable obstacles to the maintenance of the Hertz suit.
Hertz and Levin were not appointed ancillary receivers for Nebraska. They sue in the Nebraska district as Minnesota receivers, relying upon § 56 of the Judicial Code. That section, by its terms, applies only where, in a suit
"in which a receiver shall be appointed the land or other property of a fixed character, the subject of the suit, lies within different states in the same judicial circuit."
It relates to those cases where the fixed property is a unit, extending into several states, like interstate railroads and pipelines. [Footnote 6] See Public Utilities Commission v. Landon, 249 U. S. 236, 249 U. S. 243. It cannot be assumed that the assets of an insurance company are of that character. Those of this company, within the Minnesota district, specifically described in the Karatz bill, were alleged to consist of money and credits. The description of the property in Nebraska given in the Hertz bill is "cash, mortgages and other securities, bills receivable, real estate, stocks, and bonds." The provisions of § 56 extending the operation of a receivership to other districts of the same judicial circuit were therefore inapplicable to this case. The motion made under that section for disapproval of the order, so far as it may be operative outside the district of Minnesota, should have been granted. As Minnesota receivers merely, Hertz and Levin had no rights whatever in Nebraska. The general rule that a receiver cannot
sue in a foreign jurisdiction applied. Great Western Mining Co. v. Harris, 198 U. S. 561. The express authorization (contained in the order of appointment) to apply for aid to other courts could not aid them in this respect. Sterrett v. Second National Bank, 248 U. S. 73.
Moreover, even if the Federal Court for Minnesota would have had jurisdiction to appoint the receivers, and these receivers had secured ancillary appointment in the Nebraska district, the Hertz bill should still have been dismissed, because the property was then in the possession of the state court. What the federal court undertook to do was not to adjudicate rights in personam (as the state court did in Kline v. Burke Construction Co., 260 U. S. 226), but to take the res out of the possession and control of the state court and to enjoin all action on its part except as directed by the Federal Court for Minnesota. It sought to do this although the state court alone had jurisdiction of the parties and of the subject matter at the time when the proceeding before it was begun at the time its decree directing the Department to take possession was entered, and at the time possession was taken thereunder. Moreover, the proceeding in the state court was confessedly an appropriate one, the possession taken was actual, and it has been continuous. All this occurred before any suit was begun in any federal court. The federal court did not seek to gain possession and control of the Nebraska property until three months after entry of the decree of the state court directing the Department (which had possession of the res) to proceed with the liquidation. The case is thus free of those features which sometimes create difficulty in determining conflicts between courts of concurrent jurisdiction.
Where a court of competent jurisdiction has, by appropriate proceedings, taken property into its possession through its officers, the property is thereby withdrawn
from the jurisdiction of all other courts. Wabash Railroad v. Adelbert College, 208 U. S. 38, 208 U. S. 54. Compare Oklahoma v. Texas, 258 U. S. 574, 258 U. S. 581. Possession of the res disables other courts of coordinate jurisdiction from exercising any power over it. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. Lake Street Elevated R. Co., 177 U. S. 51, 177 U. S. 61. The court which first acquired jurisdiction through possession of the property is vested, while it holds possession, with the power to hear and determine all controversies relating thereto. It has the right, while continuing to exercise its prior jurisdiction, to determine for itself how far it will permit any other court to interfere with such possession and jurisdiction. Palmer v. Texas, 212 U. S. 118, 212 U. S. 126, 212 U. S. 129.
The assertion of control by the federal courts over property in the possession of the state court is sought to be justified on the following ground: the possession taken by the Department under the state court's decree of April 12, 1921, was only for a temporary purpose, namely to conduct the business until the company could properly resume the conduct thereof. True, the supplemental decree entered by the state court on May 28, 1921, directed the Department to liquidate the business as provided in the statute. But meanwhile, on May 2, 1921, suit had been brought by Karatz in the Federal Court for Minnesota, and it had obtained jurisdiction over the company's assets by its appointment ex parte of receivers. So, the court says, 280 F. 542:
"its right to the possession by its receivers is superior to that of the state court. It follows that the receivers appointed by it are entitled to the possession of the company's records and assets as against the Department of Trade and Commerce."
This contention is opposed to the settled principles which govern the relations of courts of concurrent jurisdiction. It is inconsistent also with § 265 of the Judicial Code, which prohibits courts of the United States from
staying proceedings in courts of a state. Essanay Film Manufacturing Co. v. Kane, 258 U. S. 358. The Nebraska court was confessedly a court of competent jurisdiction. While it was in possession of the res, it entered a supplemental decree directing the Department to liquidate the company. The statute of the state expressly provides for such liquidation. The original petition of April 12, 1921, clearly contemplated it, and contained a prayer for general relief. The claim is that the application for liquidation is a new and independent proceeding, and that jurisdiction over the res had terminated before entry of the supplemental decree, although the court's possession of the res continued. The claim is groundless. But, if the legality of the state court's action was to be questioned, it could be done only by laying the proper foundation through appropriate proceedings in that court. Covell v. Heyman, 111 U. S. 176, 111 U. S. 179; Byers v. McAuley, 149 U. S. 608, 149 U. S. 614; compare Laing v. Rigney, 160 U. S. 531; Metcalf v. Barker, 187 U. S. 165; Pickens v. Roy, 187 U. S. 177; Murphy v. John Hofman Co., 211 U. S. 562, 211 U. S. 569. If such action had been taken and relief had been denied there, resort could then have been had to appellate proceedings. Wiswall v. Sampson, 14 How. 52. But the judgment of the state court, which had possession of the res, could not be set aside by a collateral attack in the federal courts. Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association v. Phelps, 190 U. S. 147, 190 U. S. 159-160. Nor could it be ignored. Shields v. Coleman, 157 U. S. 168. Lower federal courts are not superior to state courts.
Reversed.
[Footnote 1]
There was this qualification:
"That the right of said receivers to the possession of such of the property of said company as is situated in the District of Nebraska shall be subject to such right of possession thereof in the Department of Trade and Commerce of Nebraska as had accrued to it, under proceedings in the District Court of Douglas County in that state, when the right of the receivers arose under the laws of the United States."
The decree in the Karatz case directly under review here is that entered by the circuit court of appeals on July 7, 1922, pursuant to its per curiam opinion of June 30, 1922, in which it affirmed the final decree of the district court entered August 11, 1921, for reasons stated in the opinion in that cause, of April 28, 1922, affirming the "interlocutory order appointing a receiver."
In accordance with this decree of the circuit court of appeals, the Federal District Court for Nebraska entered a decree for an injunction. From the decree of the district court, the Department appealed directly to this Court, on the ground that the district court was without jurisdiction as a federal court. The appeal was dismissed on October 16, 1922, for lack of jurisdiction in this Court. 260 U.S. 713.
Where a creditors' bill has been entertained by this Court, the amount of a single plaintiff's claim has been large enough to satisfy the jurisdictional requirement. Compare Hatch v. Dana, 101 U. S. 205; Johnson v. Waters, 111 U. S. 640; Handley v. Stutz, 137 U. S. 366.
Compare O'Neil v. Welch, 245 F. 261, 267-268; Ward v. Foulkrod, 264 F. 627, 634. See also Relfe v. Rundle, 103 U. S. 222; Bernheimer v. Converse, 206 U. S. 516; Converse v. Hamilton, 224 U. S. 243.
The scope and effect of this section was stated by Mr. Moon (who introduced it) to be this: "It applies to a case where a receiver is to be appointed by a district judge covering property that runs across an entire circuit." Cong.Rec. 61st Cong.3d Sess. pp. 566, 3998.


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Community unites to send dance team to the Olympics
Maya Benjamin
An artist stands next to his booth selling art to help send the Kainos Dance Team to the Special Olympics.
Maya Benjamin, Staff Writer
February 6, 2017|144 Views
Let the dancing begin!
On Feb. 4, the Kainos Home and Training Center and Art on the Square had an art festival to send the Kainos dance team to the Special Olympics World Winter Games to be held in Austria. The Special Olympics provide year-round sports training and competitions for children and adults with mental disabilities.
Kainos Home and Training Center in Redwood City is a program for adults with intellectual disabilities. Kainos offers housing, job training, and community events.
Andy Frisch, the executive director of Kainos, hopes to bring the Kainos dance team to the Special Olympics as an exhibition. Currently, the Special Olympics does not view dance as a sport but Frisch is hoping to change that.
"When the Special Olympics see the dedication and talent that goes into this performance, I think they are going to recognize it as a sport," said Frisch.
Since the Special Olympics only provides funding for sanctioned sports, Frisch knew he would have to find a way to raise money.
After being approached by Beth Mostovoy, the owner of Art on the Square, Frisch decided to partner with Mostovoy to hold an art festival to help raise money for the dance team.
Mostovoy said, "We are pretty jazzed about it because Redwood City as a community has always been pretty positive about pulling together for things."
The Valentine's Day-themed art festival called H'ART Squared featured several vendors, a raffle, and even a special preview performance from the Kainos dance team.
When the Special Olympics can see the dedication and talent that goes into this performance, I think they're going to recognize it as a sport."
— Andy Frisch
Their performance in Austria will not be the first time the dance team has performed. The team has performed in local exhibitions and state competitions and has been practicing around the clock to prepare for their performance. According to the San Mateo Daily Journal, the dance team will travel to Graz, Austria to perform and then tour Vienna for 3 days before returning home.
Students are also excited for the dance team.
Carlmont student Kylie Mcpherson said, "I think it is cool that they are fundraising for this. It is sad that dancers do not get enough credit and that it is not seen as a real sport."
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Alaska's rugged topography wows visitors with glacier-studded mountains, dramatic fjords and mist-shrouded rainforests. Cruises along the coastline have made the Last Frontier accessible to a wider range of travelers. However, even cruise passengers should consider their activities when packing, as you may need formal wear for dinner and rain gear or winter wear for activities on solid ground.
Alaskan cruises operate from May to September, when Alaskan weather is at its mildest. But you will likely run into cold, drizzly conditions along Alaska's panhandle unless you come in July and August. This so-called liquid sunshine gives the panhandle its lush rainforest environment but requires special consideration from visitors. Wear a hooded, water-resistant rain jacket, wool clothing and sturdy shoes that can stand up to moisture. Avoid cotton, which dries slowly and can make you cold when wet.
The Alaskan summer is short, and temperatures rarely stay warm for long. Summertime highs may be in the mid-60s or low-70s during the day, but coastal towns are often windy. And the weather can change quickly; Juneau and Ketchikan, for example, can see temperature fluctuations of 30 degrees in a single day. Don't be fooled by sunny skies and mild temperatures in the forecast.
Your daily activities on board will likely dictate casual dress. Outdoor pools are often heated, so you will be comfortable in your bathing suit. But be prepared once you get out, as it will likely be too chilly to lounge on deck for long. Some cruises impose dress codes at night, especially in formal restaurants, where you'll need to trade your jeans and T-shirts for dress pants and a collared shirt, or a skirt. Other cruise ships have designated formal nights where dressy attire is expected. Major cruise lines such as Carnival, Princess, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean prohibit cutoff jeans and ripped or revealing clothing at all times. These rules vary greatly by cruise line, though, and companies such as Norwegian Cruise Lines offer what they call freestyle cruising, devoid of strict dress codes. When you're viewing glaciers, mountains and icebergs from the deck, bundle up. The breeze created by the boat clipping through the water will add to the already chilly temperatures. Bring a coat, scarf, gloves and hat in case you want to stand outside for extended periods, even in summer.
The activities you've planned for your time in port will dictate your dress. Cruises offer activities such as salmon fishing, rainforest walks, glacier explorations and dog sledding. These and other outdoor activities will all merit at least bringing along several layers of warm clothing and rain gear. For example, the rainforest near Juneau is drizzly most of the year. Temperatures drop about 20 degrees on and around Mendenhall glacier, outside of Juneau. Some companies make high performing, breathable and lightweight outerwear that will help keep you comfortable. And sturdy, waterproof shoes are a must for any outdoor activity. If you are in town to shop, you'll simply want a light jacket as you hop from store to store.
Hill, Megan. "What Clothing Should I Bring on an Alaskan Cruise?" Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/clothing-should-bring-alaskan-cruise-110234.html. Accessed 17 April 2019.


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A national health service in India
Arvind Sivaramakrishnan
It is time to revive a plan that is modelled on the British National Health Service
"When we fall sick, we die." The villager who said that to a student of mine may have got unpleasantly close to the truth about the condition of healthcare in India. The current surge in COVID-19 infections has exposed problems amounting to near-chaos throughout Indian healthcare, even if the pandemic has also brought to light Herculean attempts by medical staff, patients' families, and governments to try and cope with what has been called a tsunami, one which is rapidly getting worse.
While those involved in the clinical response are clearly doing their often-desperate best — care staff are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 — the Central and State governments are now coordinating measures within and across their respective jurisdictions. For example, the railways are running special trains carrying oxygen supplies, and the military is also involved in supply chains. The Karnataka government has ordered private hospitals above a certain size to reserve 75% of their beds for COVID-19 patients who will be paid for under a public scheme. Other States have taken similar measures. The Supreme Court has, suo motu, called for a national plan to deliver oxygen and vaccines.
The responses to the worsening COVID-19 crisis are, nevertheless, not free of tensions. Some private healthcare providers have objected to public authorities' orders on widened patient access, and the Supreme Court's call for a national supply plan has been publicly criticised in the political sphere. Some of the problems have occurred on previous occasions. At least one private hospital chain has lost a court action over its failure to treat a government-specified quota of poorer patients; the quota was a condition of help with land allocation to build a hospital.
System under strain
Yet the current crisis may well redirect national attention to what is only barely recognisable as a system of healthcare. India's fragmented, often corrupt, urban-centred, elite-focused and wretchedly underfunded agglomeration of clinics, hospitals, and variably functional primary health centres can look like no more than an accidental collection of institutions, staff, and services. India's public spending on health is set to double in the 2021-22 financial year, but that is from a figure that has long been only a little over 1% of GDP. In certain rural areas, the doctor-population ratio is over 1:40,000.
India's healthcare providers, however, have the task of serving 1.4 billion people, for the overwhelming majority of whom sickness or serious injury of any kind is a matter of lifelong dread. Medical expenses constitute the major reason for personal debt in India, whether the causes are episodic afflictions or, for example, those caused by environmental conditions which none can escape, such as air pollution (which the journal Lancet Planetary Health says this accounted for 1.7 million deaths in India in 2019; the annual business cost of air pollution is currently estimated at $95 billion, which is about 3% of India's GDP).
An idea whose time has come
In effect, COVID-19 may bring about serious consideration of an Indian national health service. National public discussion of that would be almost unprecedented in India, but the idea itself is not new. In 1946, the civil servant Sir Joseph Bhore submitted to the then government a detailed proposal for a national health service broadly modelled on the British National Health Service or NHS, which was on the way towards legislative approval in Britain. Bhore went further by recommending that preventive and curative medicine be integrated at all levels. The British plan had been drafted in the 1930s, as problems worsened in healthcare services. The fact of the Second World War, in the darkest hours of which a plan was prepared to transform Britain into a post-war social democracy with a comprehensive welfare state and a universal free public health service supporting a mixed economy, may therefore have been catalytic rather than decisive in the creation of the NHS.
The result is a mighty achievement in public policy, politics, and the provision of top-class universal healthcare, including training, research, and changing engagement with the public as society changes. The service is funded entirely from general taxation. The budget includes payment to general practitioners, most of whom remain private providers but are paid by the state for treating NHS patients. Items listed in general practitioners' prescriptions incur no charges in the devolved regions of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and in practice only a proportion of patients in England have to pay for prescription items. All hospital treatment and medicines are free, as are outpatient and follow-up appointments. The British public share the costs through their taxes, and almost without exception receive treatment solely according to their clinical needs. With about 1.1 million staff, the NHS is the largest employer in the U.K. Its current budget is about 7.6% of GDP, but despite its size and scale, it provides highly localised access to care.
Problems in the NHS
Of course, problems have arisen. Among them are largely unintended inequalities in the time and attention given to patients of different social classes (this discovery resulted in substantial changes), huge and frequent reorganisations imposed by Central government, and often ideologically driven underfunding. Nevertheless, many senior hospital consultants who were opposed to a public health service when the NHS started have declared unreserved support for it in at least one national conference resolution. An authority on the NHS has said that it is the most loved and trusted institution in the country and is held in even higher regard than the monarchy.
India now faces a very serious health crisis, possibly the worst since Independence. By all accounts, several areas of the Indian healthcare provision are under severe strain. The precise structure envisaged by Bhore may need some adaptation for today's society and conditions but dealing effectively with the pandemic may itself require the urgent creation of an Indian National Health Service.
Arvind Sivaramakrishnan is a former Visiting Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Madras
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Edinburgh Scientists Receive Funding for Pioneering Hydrogen Storage Study for Decarbonising UK's Energy Sector
By FuelCellsWorksOctober 1, 2019 4 min read (776 words)
October 1, 2019 | 4 min read
Geoscientists from the University of Edinburgh have received funding from the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) for a £1.4 million research project to investigate the storage of hydrogen in the subsurface.
The project, HyStorPor (Hydrogen Storage in Porous Media), is designed to increase understanding of the whole hydrogen storage system, from fundamental physical and chemical processes to social acceptability.
The large-scale generation and storage of hydrogen, generated from excess renewable energy or steam reformation of methane with carbon capture and storage (CCS), could replace methane for domestic heating, thereby reducing carbon emissions from one of the UK's largest sources.
Hydrogen storage also offers the potential to balance the interseasonal mismatch between energy demand and supply – providing a means of energy storage – and is likely to play a substantial role in the UK's energy transition.
This week, Aberdeen hosts its first Hydrogen Festival, an event aimed at helping companies, including the oil and gas sector, explore new business opportunities with hydrogen.
The HyStorPor project outputs and ongoing dialogue will be coordinated by Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) at a new multidisciplinary information hub on hydrogen usage and storage, based at the University of Edinburgh.
The research team, led by Stuart Haszeldine, Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage at the University of Edinburgh, includes scientists from the University and Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, with further support from world-leading researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and Imperial College London.
Over the next three years, the team will use state-of-the-art experimental facilities in Edinburgh to investigate how hydrogen reacts and moves in the subsurface, apply digital software to establish how to efficiently inject and subsequently recover hydrogen, and engage with the wider public to ensure that hydrogen storage develops in a way that is both technically feasible and socially acceptable.
The project is supported by an international advisory board, chaired by Dr Nigel Holmes of the Scottish Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association, with representatives from SGN, Equinor, the Environment Agency, Pale Blue Dot, Quintessa, Hydrenor, the European Marine Energy Centre and CGG.
Prof Haszeldine said: "On the pathway to cleaner air and in the fight against climate change, it is very likely that the UK will change heating in homes and industry from high-carbon methane gas to zero-carbon hydrogen and ammonia. Storing hydrogen made in the summer for use in the winter is a very important part of that change. HyStorPor is the UK's first project to investigate the basic science we need to make that storage work effectively."
Dr Niklas Heinemann, Research Associate at the University of Edinburgh, said: "This is a great opportunity for us to investigate one of the most promising options to both increase energy security and decarbonise the energy sector. HyStorPor will utilise a combination of state-of-the-art laboratory experiments and modern digital modelling software to investigate workflows for secure and efficient hydrogen storage – for the benefit of the environment and society."
Dr Katriona Edlmann, Chancellor's Fellow in Energy at the University of Edinburgh, said: "Hydrogen is a really exciting opportunity for the UK, putting us at the forefront of the low-carbon energy revolution. It means we can heat our homes without greenhouse gas emissions, helping us take a world-leading role in tackling climate change. Researchers and industry in the UK are leading the way in producing, storing, transporting and using hydrogen for a low-carbon economy."
Jon Clipsham, Hydrogen Manager, European Marine Energy Centre, said: "The potential roles for hydrogen in the energy system of the future are still being worked out, however, many scenarios indicate that we will need significant volumes of hydrogen. Renewable energy will enable us to produce the volumes, and this project will help us understand how we can potentially balance supply and demand using another natural resource."
Angus Mcintosh, Director of Energy Futures, SGN, said: "Although largely invisible to the UK energy consumer, natural gas plays a critical role in energy storage and security of supply for the UK's energy system. Hydrogen is an exciting energy vector with excellent storage potential that could provide similar levels of secure storage to what we enjoy now, with the same anonymity, as we move to a net zero carbon solution. This fundamental research project is therefore exploring a key strategic area for secure energy provision."
Laurent Schirrer, Hydrenor managing director, said: "We are delighted to join the HyStorPor project and strengthen our links with the University of Edinburgh. As the market grows for hydrogen as a clean energy vector, storage in large volumes, such as in former gas fields or other porous formations, will become necessary. This project pioneers a solution for storing our energy in the future."
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Adheres to District policies and procedures for the purpose of maintaining the safety and integrity of the swim program.
Assists in the administrative aspects of team activities (e.g. meet selection, planning and registration; scheduling for all training groups; maintaining team statistics; and team promotion locally and within Local and USA Swimming; writes newsletter and articles for website, social media, and local newspaper.) for the purpose of maintaining organization and team growth.
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Recruits and retains athletes who swim into their high school and college years and who qualify for championship opportunities for the purpose of supporting and growing the swim program.
Responds to parent and swimmer inquiries and complaints in timely manner for the purpose of providing appropriate information and providing resolution of issues.
Serves as primary, on-deck coach of all level training groups for the purpose of ensuring safety, proper technique and swimmer development.
Supervises the activities of swimmers for the purpose of enforcing safety, rules and regulations for all patrons, guests, and participants.
Works well on a coaching staff to ensure all coaches have thorough understanding and knowledge base for group placement and advancement of athletes and serves as on-deck coach of lower-level training groups as needed for the purpose of developing swimmers to their best ability.
Utilizes various social media platforms for the purpose of promoting team communication and program awareness.
Performs other related duties as assigned for ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: getting wet, occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 10% sitting, 45% walking, and 45% standing. The job is performed under some temperature extremes and in a generally hazard free environment.
Experience Minimum of one year of coaching and managerial experience with a proven record of success and/or high-level competitive swimming experience at the club or collegiate level. Management and communication with all levels of swimmers and related parties. Experience with Team Unify for meet entry and other group software management related programs.
The job of Athletic Trainer was established for the purpose/s of supporting the educational process with specific responsibilities for preparing players for practices and competition; providing supervision of students during all aspects of their participation in sport activities; evaluating medical conditions of student athletes; administering first aid and treatment to student athletes; and orienting student athletes, their parents, and coaches regarding potential health risks and injury prevention strategies; and providing classroom instruction, as a Teacher Associate, on an as needed basis.
This job reports to Athletic Director and/or Building Administrator.
Assists coaches and officials during athletic events for the purpose of responding to equipment and/or medial needs of student athletes.
Consults with physicians and other medical personnel (e.g. referrals, physical exams, fitting of braces, etc.) for the purpose of developing course of treatment for injured students.
Develops a variety of programs in cooperation with coaches (e.g. conditioning, injury prevention, etc.) for the purpose of preventing injury to students.
Maintains athletic training budget for the purpose of ensuring that allocations are accurate and expenses are within budget limits.
Maintains student treatment and health records for the purpose of communicating and documenting information in accordance with established guidelines.
Organizes pre participation physicals for the purpose of supporting department functions in an efficient and timely manner.
Orients student athletes, parents, coaches, etc. regarding potential health risk of athletic participation in athletics for the purpose of implementing preventive strategies.
Participates meetings, workshops, seminars, etc. (e.g. professional learning community, etc.) for the purpose of conveying and or gathering information required to perform job functions.
Process a variety of documents relating to injuries (e.g. accident/injury reports, records of treatment, etc.) for the purpose of communicating and documenting information in accordance with established guidelines.
SKILLS are required to perform multiple, highly complex, technical tasks with a need to routinely upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: adapting to changing work priorities; administering first aid; applying pertinent laws, codes, policies, and/or regulations; and organizing and communicating information and concepts.
KNOWLEDGE is required to perform algebra and/or geometry; review and interpret highly technical information, write technical materials, and/or speak persuasively to implement desired actions; and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: equipment used in activity/program; injury prevention and appropriate treatment protocols; pertinent laws, codes, policies, and/or regulations; public relations protocols; relevant professional standards and practices; and safety practices and procedures.
ABILITY is required to schedule activities and/or meetings; gather, collate, and/or classify data; and consider a variety of factors when using equipment. Flexibility is required to independently work with others in a wide variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with data of varied types and/or purposes; and utilize a variety of types of job-related equipment. Independent problem solving is required to analyze issues and create action plans. Problem solving with data requires analysis based on organizational objectives; and problem solving with equipment is significant. Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: communicating with persons of varied educational and cultural backgrounds; dealing with frequent interruptions; exhibiting strong leadership; maintaining confidentiality; meeting deadlines and schedules; providing a firm, fair, and consistent discipline approach; setting priorities; traveling to off campus athletic events; and working extended hours that may include evenings and/or weekends.
Responsibilities include: working under limited supervision using standardized practices and/or methods; directing other persons within a small work unit; and operating within a defined budget. Utilization of resources from other work units is often required to perform the job's functions. There is a continual opportunity to significantly impact the organization's services.
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; significant stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 45% sitting, 10% walking, and 45% standing. This job is performed in a generally clean and healthy environment.
Experience Job related experience withing specialized field is required.
Starting Salary: Head Coach will be placed within the salary range based upon experience and credentials.
Coaching the varsity boys swim teams.
Marketing and promoting the boys swim program.
Monitoring class schedules, grades and student-athlete academic progress, and intervening where appropriate.
Coaching the varsity girl's swim teams.
Marketing and promoting the girls swim program.
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Traces from Off the Beaten Path offers a glimpse into the guarded aspects of identity; how every experience, instance of doubt, or moment of pain defines who we are today. These experiences are meant to be difficult. We tried to hide them growing up, grappled with them our entire lives, and still struggle with how to either embrace these aspects or completely shut them out. We all have that story inside of us, with each day a new page engraved into our essence. What makes us, us.
Though we all have individual means of communicating our stories, Traces from Off the Beaten Path aims to explore those chapters we oft-not wear on our sleeves; how every stroke on the canvas, bend in the sculpture traces its roots from deep down the artist's self. It reveals something, everything, about who we are. This exhibit invites you to tell your story, investigating the past and exploring each artist's unseen identity.
Visit our exhibits page for information about current and upcoming exhibits.
Everyday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Please note: there may be limited or no access to the Gallery Space for viewing during special events.
Email the gallery at dittmargallery@u.northwestern.edu for updated event information.
Dittmar Memorial Gallery, established in 1972, is a student-operated gallery that enlightens and challenges the Northwestern University community with the works of emerging and underrepresented artists from the Chicago area and the Midwest. The staff at Dittmar is dedicated to developing and fostering the Northwestern community's awareness of the changing attitudes and trends in the art world. We invite artists who work in the contemporary vein, as well as artists who offer an alternative perspective that hinges on the periphery of the art world. In essence, our goal is to provide well-deserved exposure to those outside or on the margins of the mainstream art world.
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