Although she received no formal education, Maria learned as much as possible by reading books from the family library. After leaving the family at the age of fifteen, she supported herself as a domestic servant while furthering her education at Sabbath schools. Specific details about her employment or where she lived at the time are unknown.
As a young woman she moved to Boston. On August 10, 1826, Maria Miller married James W. Stewart, a forty-four-year-old veteran of the War of 1812. After the war, he had earned a substantial living by fitting out whaling and fishing vessels. At the time, African Americans made up only three percent of Boston's population, and the Stewarts were part of an even smaller minority: Boston's black middle class.
In December 1829, James Stewart died; the marriage had produced no children. Although Maria Stewart was left with a substantial inheritance, she was defrauded of it by the white executors of her husband's will after a drawn-out court battle. Once again, she was forced to turn to domestic service to support herself.
Meanwhile, the abolitionist movement was beginning to gather strength in Boston. In 1831, William Lloyd Garrison, publisher of the abolitionist newspaper the Liberator, called for women of African descent to contribute to the paper. Maria Stewart responded by arriving at his office with a manuscript containing several essays which Garrison agreed to publish.
Stewart's first publication, a twelve-page pamphlet entitled Religion and the Pure Principles of Morality (1831), called upon African Americans to organize against slavery in the South and to resist racist restrictions in the North. She also called for black economic progress and women's rights. Other recurring themes included the value of education and the need for black unity and collective action.
While the main thrust of the speech was to urge African American women to turn to God, she also urged them to stand up for their rights, rather than silently suffer humiliation. "It is useless for us any longer to sit with our hands folded, reproaching the whites; for that will never elevate us," she said.
Despite the fact that she had little formal education, Stewart continually showed her intelligence in her lectures, referencing the Bible, the U.S. Constitution and various literary works. When she was criticized for daring to speak in public, Stewart would claim that her authority came from God – that she was simply following God's will.
Stewart's third speech, delivered at the African Masonic Hall on February 27, 1833, was titled "African Rights and Liberty." In this speech, she again defended her right to speak publicly, while castigating African American men.
You are abundantly capable, gentlemen, of making yourselves men of distinction; and this gross neglect, on your part, causes my blood to boil within me. Had the men amongst us, who have had an opportunity, turned their attention as assiduously to mental and moral improvement as they have to gambling and dancing, I might have remained quietly at home, and they stood contending in my place.
Stewart's speeches were direct protests against social conditions being experienced by African Americans at that time, and touched on several political issues. She was undoubtedly influenced by African American women preachers of the era, such as Jarena Lee, Julia Foote and Amanda Berry Smith. Stewart's protest speeches were closer in their style than to those given later by Sojourner Truth.
First African American woman to lecture about women's rights, and black women's rights.
First American woman to speak to a mixed audience of men and women, black and white.
First known American woman to lecture in public on political issues.
First African American woman to make public anti-slavery speeches.
Nevertheless, Stewart gave in to public pressure and stopped lecturing in 1833, then turning her attention to education. Contrary to the prejudices of her day, Stewart had long believed that all African Americans – both male and female – deserved the chance to acquire an education. In her speeches, Stewart had often referred to literacy as a sacred quest at a time when it was a crime to teach slaves to read or write.
In 1833, Stewart moved from Boston to New York City, where she taught in public schools in Manhattan and Long Island. She also continued her political activities, joining women's organizations, including a black women's literary society, and attending the Women's Anti-slavery Convention of 1837. She also lectured occasionally, and published her collected works, Productions of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart (1835).
In 1835, two years after Stewart had left Boston, William Lloyd Garrison published a collection of her speeches plus some essays and poems, entitled Productions of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart. Within a year of its appearance, other women, both black and white, began to follow the path Stewart had opened, lecturing in churches and meeting halls across the country.
In 1852, Stewart moved to Baltimore, earning a small living as a teacher of paying pupils. "I have never been very shrewd in money matters; and being classed as a lady among my race all my life, and never exposed to any hardship, I did not know how to manage," Stewart later wrote about this period.
By the early 1870s, Stewart had been appointed as head matron at the Freedman's Hospital and Asylum in Washington. The facility, established by the Freedmen's Bureau, had room for 300 patients and served not only as a hospital but also as a refugee camp for former slaves displaced by the Civil War. Stewart continued to teach, even as she lived and worked at the hospital.
In 1878, a law was passed granting pensions to widows of War of 1812 veterans. Stewart used the unexpected money to publish a second edition of Meditations from the Pen of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart. The book, which appeared on December 17, 1879, was introduced by supporting letters from Garrison and others.
Shortly after the book's publication, Maria Stewart died at the Freedmen's Hospital at age 76. Her obituary in The People's Advocate, a Washington-area black newspaper, acknowledged that Stewart had struggled for years with little recognition: "Few, very few know of the remarkable career of this woman whose life has just drawn to a close." She was buried in Graceland Cemetery in Washington, DC.
In 1987, Indiana University Press published a collected edition of her work, Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches. While Stewart was criticized and eventually silenced during her lifetime, and her work has been neglected since then, she is finally beginning to be recognized for what she was: a pioneering speaker and essayist.
Maria Stewart's essays and speeches presented original ideas that were to become central to the struggles for African American freedom, human rights and women's rights. In this she was a clear forerunner to Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth and generations of the most influential African American activists and political thinkers. Many of her ideas were so far ahead of their time that they remain relevant more than 180 years later.


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"""OpenStackClient Plugin interface"""

import logging

from osc_lib import utils

LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)

DEFAULT_TRIPLEOCLIENT_API_VERSION = '2'

# Required by the OSC plugin interface
API_NAME = 'tripleoclient'
API_VERSION_OPTION = 'os_tripleoclient_api_version'
API_VERSIONS = {
    '2': 'tripleoclient.plugin'
}

def make_client(instance):
    return ClientWrapper(instance)

# Required by the OSC plugin interface
def build_option_parser(parser):
    """Hook to add global options

    Called from openstackclient.shell.OpenStackShell.__init__()
    after the builtin parser has been initialized.  This is
    where a plugin can add global options such as an API version setting.

    :param argparse.ArgumentParser parser: The parser object that has been
        initialized by OpenStackShell.
    """
    parser.add_argument(
        '--os-tripleoclient-api-version',
        metavar='<tripleoclient-api-version>',
        default=utils.env(
            'OS_TRIPLEOCLIENT_API_VERSION',
            default=DEFAULT_TRIPLEOCLIENT_API_VERSION),
        help='TripleO Client API version, default=' +
             DEFAULT_TRIPLEOCLIENT_API_VERSION +
             ' (Env: OS_TRIPLEOCLIENT_API_VERSION)')
    return parser

class ClientWrapper(object):

    def __init__(self, instance):
        self._instance = instance
        self._local_orchestration = None

    def local_orchestration(self, api_port):
        """Returns an local_orchestration service client"""

        if self._local_orchestration is not None:
            return self._local_orchestration

        API_VERSIONS = {
            '1': 'heatclient.v1.client.Client',
        }

        heat_client = utils.get_client_class(
            API_NAME,
            '1',
            API_VERSIONS)
        LOG.debug('Instantiating local_orchestration client: %s', heat_client)

        client = heat_client(
            endpoint='http://127.0.0.1:%s/v1/admin' % api_port,
            username='admin',
            password='fake',
            region_name='regionOne',
            token='fake',
        )

        self._local_orchestration = client
        return self._local_orchestration

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Dr. Rajat S. Hazra, Statistics & Mathematics Unit, Kolkata has been elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences
Prof. Sankar K. Pal, Former Director and Distinguished Scientist, Indian Statistical Institute has been selected for the Prestigious National Science Chair (NSC) of SERB
Prof. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay of Machine Intelligence Unit is elected Fellow of the TWAS in 2020
Prof. Siva Athreya in TAC of Covid-19 Sero-Survey Conducted in Karnataka
Prof. Susmita Sur-Kolay of Advanced Computing and Microelectronics Unit has been selected for the IIT Kharagpur Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA) 2020
Prof. Sushmita Mitra of Machine Intelligence Unit has been Awarded the Prestigious J.C. Bose Fellowship, 2021
Prof. Indranil Mukhopadhyay of Human Genetics Unit has been elected as a Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology (WAST), 2020
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Dr. Krishanu Maulik of Theoretical Stat-Math Unit, Kolkata has become an elected Member of the International Statistical Institute
Dr. Ashis Kumar Chakraborty of SQC&OR unit Kolkata has been selected for Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis Award as Distinguished Educator in "Mathematics, Statistics and other Science Disciplines" for the year 2020 by the Operational Research Society of India
Prof. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Director, Indian Statistical Institute, has been selected for Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis Award as Distinguished Educator in "Engineering Disciplines" for the year 2019 by the Operational Research Society of India
Library, Documentation and Information Science Division, Indian Statistical Institute, in collaboration with Elsevier organizes a webinar for the research community of ISI on _"STRENGTHENING RESEARCH PLANNING SKILLS USING ELSEVIER'S SCIENCEDIRECT & SCOPUS
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package org.diirt.datasource.expression;

import org.diirt.datasource.ReadFunction;

/**
 * An expression to read at the rate of the source.
 * <p>
 * Don't implement objects with this interface, use {@link SourceRateExpressionImpl}.
 *
 * @param <R> type of the read payload
 * @author carcassi
 */
public interface SourceRateExpression<R> extends SourceRateExpressionList<R> {

    /**
     * Changes the name for this expression
     *
     * @param name new name
     * @return this
     */
    public SourceRateExpression<R> as(String name);

    /**
     * Name of the expression.
     *
     * @return the expression name
     */
    public String getName();

    /**
     * The function that calculates this expression.
     *
     * @return the expression function
     */
    public ReadFunction<R> getFunction();

    /**
     * The implementation of this expression.
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     * @return the implementation
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    public SourceRateExpressionImpl<R> getSourceRateExpressionImpl();

}


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This is the first time that any practice in the UK has managed to achieve 3 finalists positions at this awards ceremony.
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History was again made in August 2011, when the 162 000 tons Suezmax tanker "Vladimir Tikhonov" took the shortcut from Europe to Asia along the NSR. Prior to departure in Honningsvåg (near North Cape), the total cargo of 120 000 tons gas condensate was transferred from two smaller tankers to the larger tanker. The transshipment operation, conducted by Tschudi Arctic Transit AS, successfully contributed to the realization of this historical Suezmax voyage.
- On completion of seismic surveys in the Barents Sea, the 3D Seismic vessel Polarcus Alima departed Hammerfest, Norway for her voyage northeast to New Zealand. This was the first known passage of a 3D Seismic vessel and a significant first in the seismic industry. The expected time of this route, compared to via the Panama Canal, amounts to some 8 days thus making substantial savings.
- Also in September, the Panamax Sanko Odyssey, operated by Danish Nordic Bulk Carriers, became the largest bulk carrier ever to transit the NSR. Arctic Bulk has followed this "first" by sending a total of four Panamax voyages northeast to China. The success of these bulk carriers confirms the business logic of a shorter route to the Far East for these substantial vessels.
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Q: Defining interface in Android To develop these kind of layout, is it good to use Relativelayout?, if i use relative layout does it fit well in all devices?,
Any alternative example or sample layouts?. Suggest best way to implement this

A: You should make a custom view for this interface for reuse. A nest of Relative and Linear layouts should do the job.
LinearLayout1(horizontal)--->image,LinearLayout2,button
LinearLayout2(vertical)--->vertical texts
Also you might be interested in borderless buttons

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Meet the critters inside your mattress
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN
Do you know what's living in your mattress?
Bedbug calls to pest control companies have increased by 81 percent since 2000
About 10 percent of people are sensitive to house dust mites
When mattress warranty runs out, that's a good time to get rid of mattress
National Pest Management Association Inc.
(CNN) -- It's a wild, nasty world under the sheets.
The mattress can be a jungle of dust mites and bedbugs, milling around among dried remnants of blood, saliva, sweat and basically all the other bodily fluids you can think of.
Bedbugs have become minor celebrities this week with a report from the National Pest Management Association showing that the problem is on the rise. Bedbug calls have gone up by 81 percent since 2000, the study said, and 67 percent of surveyed pest management companies have treated bedbug infestations in hotels or motels.
These insects are about a quarter-inch long and eat at night, said Howard Russell, entomologist with diagnostic services at Michigan State University. Impressively, while humans can live only a matter of weeks without food, bedbugs can live up to one year without eating -- and their meals consist of blood.
"They're well-adapted to being a parasite," Russell said. "It's really hard to starve them out."
Bedbugs, which leave behind itchy bite marks and can even lead to allergic reaction in some people, aren't the only pests that could be lurking beneath your pillow.
About 10 percent of people are sensitive to house dust mites, said Dr. Clifford Bassett, an allergist in New York. They are even more of a problem for people with asthma.
As if the presence of microscopic eight-legged vermin weren't gross enough, consider that it's not the mites that cause some people to cough and sneeze. It's their excrement.
If this is a problem, consider trying an "allergy-proof" slip cover on your mattress to keep the mites trapped in, so they can't access your sheets and pillows, he said. Also, wash your linens in 130° F heated water frequently. Children's toys can also serve as home to dust mites, so if they're not machine-washable, put them in bags in the freezer for five hours at a time to kill the invisible bugs.
Good vacuuming of the mattress itself is a key line of defense against allergy-causing mites, said Dr. Sharon Horesh Bergquist, assistant professor in the department of medicine at Emory University.
"I don't think people give a lot of thought and energy into proper mattress care.
"It really can improve not only the quality of people's sleep but also reduce their chances of having mites and infestations of bedbugs," she said. "It can go a long way."
Having a mattress pad, particularly of the waterproof kind, is also good to prevent mold and mildew issues, in addition to helping control allergens, said Evan Saks, founder of create-a-mattress.com. Don't forget to wash the pad every few months, he said.
Also, be a little cautious about letting outdoor pets on the bed, Bergquist said. Other kinds of vermin such as lice and scabies can get into the mattress as well, although they are less common than mite and bedbug problems.
This is a model of a house dust mite, a tiny creature that has eight legs.
All of these bugs and the traces they leave behind, along with the fluids and hair of the human body and whatever pets might hang out on the bed, add up. Companies such as Sit 'N Sleep Mattress Superstore warn that mattresses double in weight every eight to 10 years because of that accumulation of dust mites, bodily fluids and other wear and tear.
But Saks says claims of mattresses doubling weight are probably exaggerated. That would mean that the mattress would weigh four times as much in 20 years, which is "obviously not possible," he said. Bergquist is also skeptical about claims of mattresses doubling in weight.
Saks says you should pay attention to the warranty on your mattress -- when it runs out, that's probably a good time to get rid of the mattress. Over time, the foams and coils compress, making it less comfortable.
The warranty usually gives instructions on taking care of the mattress, and usually recommends rotating it every two weeks in the first few months to even out the impressions left by sleeping bodies. Eventually you can just rotate it every six months, he said.
If you suspect that there are bedbugs in your hotel room, don't leave your luggage in there or cover it with plastic bags so that you don't take them home with you, Russell said.
A mattress infested with bedbugs should be thrown out right away, Russell said, or else covered with a heavy-duty plastic bag.
Here's how you tell if the nagging red spots on your legs came from bedbugs or mosquitoes: it's the bedbugs that leave dark, reddish-brown spots on the sheets because they defecate as they feed, he said.
"Inspection is really a key element in identifying a bedbug problem and preventing a bedbug problem," he said. "A magnifying glass would help you in your quest to find them."


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The weed-growing track, supporting a diesel motor, a stainless steel New York Central, and three maroon, Pennsylvania Railroad mentors beside the Wayne County Visitors Center, were balanced for their 13:00, 25-mile hurried to Hawley and Lackawaxen as the "Lackawaxen Limited," worked by the Stourbridge Line's Delaware, Lackawaxen, and Stourbridge Railroad Company. From rail's past, obviously developed rail's available.
Having been worked by the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, and introducing traveler prepare benefit as far back as September of 1979, the Stourbridge Line kept running for over three decades as a prior version, stopping tasks on December 11, 2011, preceding the present Delaware, Lackawaxen, and Stourbridge Railroad Company, keep running by the Myles Group, re-handled the tracks as of May 9, 2015.
A 50-minute drive from Scranton to Honesdale, an examine of Main Street, a jab in the Wayne County Historical Society Museum, and an accumulation of handouts, leaflets, bulletins, manuals, and territory related writing kept me here, on the wooden stage, encompassed by an expanding assemble of the prepare's travelers.
The prepare's railroad history, albeit noiselessly inconspicuous, appeared to address me. A look over the mentors uncovered the town's Victorian engineering, which, as a saved pocket, appeared to have withstood the tick of time, and by the block, ticket window donning Visitors Center was a track-connected reproduction of a wooden coal wagon showed on a grade. Rails unmistakably associated the town with its past.
As I heard the "All Aboard" moan of the conductor-a virtual tone-and pitch-idealize resound of the direction given via trainmen for very nearly two centuries-and crawled toward the mentor with my kindred travelers, I understood that something about the region had attracted me to its past.
Where, for instance, was the Delaware and Hudson Canal and what connection, assuming any, did it have to this "Gravity Railroad," with which Honesdale appeared to be synonymous?
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New York, NY, March 19, 2019—More than 19,500 supporters from across the globe came out in full force to Enlist for Chai during Chai Lifeline's 48-hour "Join the Fight" campaign on March 12-14. The crowdfunding initiative will help Chai Lifeline keep pace with the annual double-digit growth among its pediatric illness population.
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Disselkamp v. Norton Healthcare, Inc.
United States District Court, W.D. Kentucky, Louisville Division
DONNA DISSELKAMP, et al. PLAINTIFFS
NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC., et al. DEFENDANTS
This matter is before the Court on Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (DN 19, 31, 32), and Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply (DN 54). The motions are ripe for adjudication. For the reasons outlined below, Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (DN 31, 32) are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, and the other motions are DENIED.
I. STATEMENT OF CLAIMS
This is an action brought under the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., concerning the administration of Defendant Norton Healthcare, Inc.'s ("Norton") 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan ("the Plan"). (Am. Compl. ¶ 14, DN 20). The Plan is a defined contribution, individual account, pension benefit plan as defined under 29 U.S.C. §§ 1002(2)(A) and 1002(34). (Am. Compl. ¶ 14). Named Plaintiffs Donna Disselkamp, Erica Hunter, Sey Momodou Bah, Kathy Reed, and Curtis Cornett ("Plaintiffs") were participants in the Plan during the alleged class period. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 18-22).
Norton is the Plan Administrator and a named fiduciary. (Am. Compl. ¶ 25). Plaintiffs allege Defendants Richard Wolf, G. Hunt Rounsavall, Stephen A. Williams, and Donald H. Robinson were members of Norton's Board of Directors from 2012-2017. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 26-29). These named individual Defendants were also members of the Norton Healthcare Retirement Plan Investment Committee ("Retirement Committee") and as such were ERISA fiduciaries responsible for ensuring that plan expenses were reasonable and that plan funds were invested prudently and loyally. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 26-29). There are presently twenty-five additional unnamed Defendants whom Plaintiffs believe comprise the remainder of the Retirement Committee. (Am. Compl. ¶ 30). When appropriate, the Court will refer to Norton, the Retirement Committee and the individually named Defendants collectively as "Norton Defendants."
Defendant Lockton Investment Advisors, LLC is affiliated with Lockton Financial Advisors, LLC and Lockton Companies, LLC (jointly "Lockton Defendants"). Lockton Defendants offer licensed broker-dealers and insurance agents to sell securities, insurance products, and insurance consulting services. (Am. Compl. ¶ 31).
After the lawsuit was filed, Norton Defendants moved to dismiss the claims asserted against them. (Defs.' Mot. Dismiss, DN 19). Subsequently, Plaintiffs amended the Complaint. In the Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs assert seven counts against Defendants alleging various breaches of fiduciary duty. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 204-82). Norton Defendants have moved to dismiss Counts I, II, III, IV, VI, and VII, and Lockton Defendants have joined in this motion. (Defs.' Mot. Dismiss Am. Compl., DN 32). Lockton Defendants have separately moved to dismiss Count V. (Lockton Defs.' Mot. Dismiss, DN 31 [hereinafter Lockton's Mot.]).
II. JURISDICTION
This case presents a federal question, and jurisdiction is therefore proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
III. STANDARD OF REVIEW
A complaint must contain "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, " and is subject to dismissal if it "fail[s] to state a claim upon which relief can be granted." Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)(2); Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). When considering a motion to dismiss, courts must presume all factual allegations in the complaint to be true and make all reasonable inferences in favor of the non-moving party. Total Benefits Planning Agency, Inc. v. Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, 552 F.3d 430, 434 (6th Cir. 2008) (citation omitted). "But the district court need not accept a bare assertion of legal conclusions." Tackett v. M & G Polymers, USA, LLC, 561 F.3d 478, 488 (6th Cir. 2009) (citation omitted). "A pleading that offers labels and conclusions or a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action will not do. Nor does a complaint suffice if it tenders naked assertion[s] devoid of further factual enhancement." Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (internal quotation marks omitted) (citation omitted).
To survive a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), the plaintiff must allege "enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face." Traverse Bay Area Intermediate Sch. Dist. v. Mich. Dep't of Educ., 615 F.3d 622, 627 (6th Cir. 2010) (internal quotation marks omitted) (quoting Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)). A claim becomes plausible "when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged." Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678 (citing Twombly, 550 U.S. at 556). "A complaint will be dismissed pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) if no law supports the claims made, if the facts alleged are insufficient to state a claim, or if the face of the complaint presents an insurmountable bar to relief." Southfield Educ. Ass'n v. Southfield Bd. of Educ., 570 Fed.Appx. 485, 487 (6th Cir. 2014) (citing Twombly, 550 U.S. at 561-64).
IV. DISCUSSION
A. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Complaint (DN 19)
Norton Defendants have moved to dismiss the claims asserted against them in the Complaint. (Defs.' Mot. Dismiss, DN 19). Because the Amended Complaint subsumes the allegations in the original Complaint, the Court will deny this motion as moot. See Herran Props., LLC v. Lyon Cty. Fiscal Court, No. 5:17-CV-00107-GNS, 2017 WL 6377984, at *2 (citing Cedar View, Ltd. v. Colpetzer, No. 5:05-CV-00782, 2006 WL 456482, at *5 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 24, 2006)); Ky. Press Ass'n, Inc. v. Kentucky, 355 F.Supp.2d 853, 857 (E.D. Ky. 2005) (citing Parry v. Mohawk Motors of Mich., Inc., 236 F.3d 299, 306 (6th Cir. 2000)).
B. Defendants' Motions to Dismiss Amended Complaint (DN 31, 32)
Following the filing of the Amended Complaint, Defendants moved to dismiss the claims asserted against them. Each claim will be addressed below.
1. Background and Overview
Before 2012, Norton provided its employees retirement benefits in the form of a "bundled plan" administered by Transamerica Life Insurance and its affiliates. (Am. Compl. 35). The term "bundled plan" means Norton purchased a pre-packaged platform where custody, record keeping, and investments were provided in an integrated platform. (Am. Compl. ¶ 35).
In 2012, Norton restructured the Plan, which is now funded under a group annuity contract and a trust arrangement. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 16, 36). Norton established a trust with Delaware Charter Guarantee and Trust, doing business as Principal Trust. (Am. Compl. ¶ 16). Norton also established a group annuity contract with Principal Life Insurance ("Principal Life").[1] The alleged class period concerns only Plan decisions made after the restructuring.
Lockton Defendants provided advice to Norton Defendants with respect to its restructure of the Plan. (Am. Compl. ¶ 37). Plaintiffs allege Lockton Defendants advised Norton Defendants on matters including but not limited to the following: the selection and compensation of service providers; initial plan and vendor analysis; investment selection and monitoring; fiduciary and compliance services; employee communication and education; mergers; and acquisitions and divestitures. (Am. Compl. ¶ 37). Lockton Defendants continued advising Norton after the restructuring as well. (Am. Compl. ¶ 37).
2. Count I: Breach of the Duty of Prudence for Failing to Employ Viable Methodology for Selecting and Monitoring Investment Options
Plaintiffs' claims regarding Defendants' breach of the duty of prudence can be separated into two categories: Defendants' selection of and failure to replace higher cost share classes when identical shares with lower costs were available, and Defendants' selection of and failure to replace the Principal Fixed Income Option as its sole stable value fund. Because Defendants' motion first addresses the share class issue, the Court will begin its analysis there.
a. Selection of Share Classes
According to the Amended Complaint, a general principle of investment management holds that investors with greater assets enjoy greater bargaining power when negotiating management fees because the more assets they possess, the lower the management fees will be when expressed as a percentage of the overall portfolio. (Am. Compl. ¶ 83). The two most common classes of mutual funds are retail funds and institutional funds. (Am. Compl. ¶ 84). Retail funds are available to a broad spectrum of investors, including individuals, whereas institutional funds, as their names suggests, are generally only available to larger investors including 401(k) and 403(b) plans. (Am. Compl. ¶ 84). Institutional funds typically charge lower expense ratios than similarly situated retail mutual funds. (Am. Compl. ¶ 84).
As there are different classes of mutual funds, there are also different share classes of a single mutual fund. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 85, 87). Retail share classes possess different shareholder rights and responsibilities from institutional class shares, which are also called "R Class shares." (Am. Compl. ¶ 87). These may include differing fee and load charges. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 85, 87). But while the fees differ, the assets underlying the various share classes as well as their management and investment styles are identical. (Am. Compl. ¶ 85).
Plaintiffs state that a prudent fiduciary should have in place a methodology for taking advantage of discounts available through the purchase of institutional shares. (Am. Compl. ¶ 90). Because mutual funds are not static, it is important for a prudent fiduciary to monitor the Plan in the event lower cost share classes become available. (Am. Compl. ¶ 91). Plaintiffs contend Norton violated its duty of prudence by failing to monitor the availability of lower cost share classes, and in so doing subjected Plan participants to higher-than-necessary expenses. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 92-93). Further, Plaintiffs contend Norton began correcting the problem by substituting lower cost share classes in 2015. (Am. Compl. ¶ 93).
To exemplify Plaintiffs' allegations, they allege that in 2012 Norton offered a mutual fund known as the Principal Equity R-5 Fund ("PEIQX"). (Am. Compl. ¶ 96). The PEIQX fund offered a total expense ratio of 0.77%.[2] (Am. Compl. ¶ 96). At the same time, Norton offered an identical product of a different share class, the Principal Equity Institutional Class Fund ("PEIIX") with an expense ratio of 0.52%, 0.25% lower than PEIQX. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 97-98). Plaintiffs argue because the Plan invested $33, 558, 344 in the PEIQX, the 0.25% difference in fees resulted in Plan participants paying $83, 896 in additional fees for a different class share of the exact same product. (Am. Compl. ¶ 98).
In 2013, the expense ratios were the same as the previous year for both the PEIQX and the PEIIX respectively. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 99-100). That year, Norton invested $46, 955, 568 in the PEIQX, an amount Plaintiffs allege resulted in Plan participants paying an extra $117, 389. (Am. Compl. ¶ 101). In 2014, Plaintiffs contend Norton invested $55, 479, 949 in the PEIQX, bringing the alleged overpayment to $138, 700 before it switched the PEIQX funds to the PEIIX in 2015. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 102-06).
Plaintiffs offer identical allegations about a No. of other funds, with differences only in the precise expense ratios and resultant damages. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 108-65). In total, Plaintiffs contend the Plan fiduciaries subjected participants to more than $2 million in unnecessary overpayments. (Am. Compl. ¶ 166). Plaintiffs additionally contend that they lost the money they would have made by investing the overpayments, bringing their total damages to around $3.3 million. (Am. Compl. ¶ 168).
Defendants now seek dismissal of this claim, arguing Plaintiffs have failed to assert specific facts that could lead to a conclusion that Norton Defendants acted imprudently. (Defs.' Mot. Dismiss Am. Compl. 7) Defendants contend Plaintiffs criticize investment decisions based solely on results viewed with 20/20 hindsight and fail to identify any specific flaw in Defendants' methodology. (Defs.' Mot. Dismiss Am. Compl. 7-9). Further, Defendants maintain the Amended Complaint supports a conclusion that Defendants acted prudently by responding to and correcting certain problems well before this lawsuit. (Defs.' Mot. Dismiss Am. Compl. 8-9). Specifically, Defendants argue that the Complaint acknowledges that Defendants substituted some higher cost share classes for lower cost institutional options in 2015, and this action supports a conclusion that Defendants acted prudently by monitoring the Plan. (Defs.' Mot. Dismiss Am. Compl. 9).
To state a claim for breach of the duty of prudence, a plaintiff must allege (1) that the defendants were fiduciaries of the plan; (2) that the defendants' acts or omissions amounted to a breach of duty; and (3) that harm resulted from the breach. Pegram v. Herdrich, 530 U.S. 211, 225-26 (2000). "An ERISA fiduciary must discharge his responsibility 'with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence that a prudent person 'acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters' would use." Tibble v. Edison Int'l, 135 S.Ct. 1823, 1828 (2015) (Tibble I) (quoting 29 U.S.C. § 1104(a)(1)(B)). A fiduciary must act "solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries and . . . for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries . . . ." 29 U.S.C. § 1104(a)(1)(A). The statute codifies the common law duties of loyalty and prudence, and these duties are "the highest known to the law." SEC v. Capital Consultants, LLC, 397 F.3d 733, 751 (9th Cir. 2005).
"Prudence is measured according to the objective 'prudent person' standard developed in the common law of trusts." Whitfield v. Cohen, 682 F.Supp. 188, 194 (S.D.N.Y. 1988) (quoting Katsaros v. Cody, 744 F.2d 270, 279 (2d Cir. 1984)). A fiduciary has a continuing duty to monitor investments and remove imprudent ones. Tibble I, 135 S.Ct. at 1828-29. The test for whether a fiduciary has violated the duty of prudence asks whether the fiduciary employed appropriate methods for investigating the merits of the investment and the investment structure, judged at the time of the challenged transaction. Pfeil v. State Street Bank & Tr. Co., 806 F.3d 377, 384 (6th Cir. 2015). Focus should be placed on whether the fiduciary engaged in reasonable decision-making consistent with a prudent person acting in a similar capacity. Id.
Norton Defendants do not dispute that they are fiduciaries of the Plan, and Plaintiffs have alleged damages. Therefore, the issue centers on the second prong of the test, and the Court must ask whether Defendants' failure to purchase institutional class ...


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2. Grind them to fine powder in the food processor.
3. Sieve the grounded powder and store them in an airtight container.


"HiFiSoundConnection.com is one of the least reputable companies you can deal with online. As long as the piece arrives complete, and packed properly, there are no issues - but pray to God you don't have to deal with customer service issues, pieces that arrive DOA, or arrive incomplete. As it turns out, they sell a lot of floor models and 'factory refurbs' as 'new', and then require you to pay the return shipping to fix their mistakes. Among the worst CSRs at HiFi is 'James' - unfortunately he answers the phones AND operates the online chat forum through the website. This character lies any way he can to avoid dealing with your issues, and makes promises that never come to light. And if you call the Sales Manager Lisa at extension 99, you will only get her voice mail and she will never return your call. I have spent thousands of dollars with this company in the past five months, and as I said, the pieces that arrive in one piece and complete are not an issue - but you have to judge an online retailer by how they deal with their shortcomings, and the pieces I have received DOA or missing pieces have been awaiting their promised resolutions since August 2011. In one case I even had to get PayPal involved just to get a return phonecall!! Accordingly, they will never be receiving another order from me, or my entertainment network, regardless of price, because they cannot service the sales they screw up at their end. Used, broken, useless goods sold to you as NEW. After over a dozen calls, emails, and online chats with their CSRs, all I can do now is warn people away from this terrible online vendor. When you judge an online retailer, look past the 'excellent' reviews, as they are now generated by companies hired to falsify online credibility. Instead, look at the legimate complaints, and you'll find out exactly who you're dealing with.


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Record number of International patent filings
Continued growth in the number of PCT international patent applications filed in 2012 has lead to a new record number of PCT applications filed in one year  194,500 PCT filings.
Recent provisional figures released from WIPO, the organisational body which oversees Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) international applications, has revealed continuing growth in the number of PCT international patent application filings. A new record for the number of PCT application filings in one year has been set - approximately 194,500 – which represents an increase of over 6% on last year's total. The US, and Japan remain the top two countries for filing PCT's, accounting for nearly half of all PCT filings between them. After the US and Japan, Germany is the next highest filer, closely followed by China and then South Korea. The UK comes in at 7th in the list of top PCT filers. The number of PCT filings emanating from the UK increased by around 1%, whilst China, South Korea and Japan all experienced double digit growth in their number of PCT filings. For further information on PCT filings in 2012 see here. An international patent application is a single patent application that can be filed which facilitates the filing of patent applications in close to 150 countries. An international patent application does not directly of itself result in the grant of foreign patents. Instead national/regional patent applications, derived from the international patent application, must be filed in due course and prosecuted before their respective national/regional patent offices. An international patent application can be useful in delaying the costs of filing foreign patent applications in a large number of countries. Moreover, before the national/regional patent applications must be filed from the international patent application, an international search report is issued. The international search report is accompanied by a written opinion regarding the patentability of the invention. This can provide an insight into the chances of ultimately securing patent protection and help make decisions concerning national/regional patent application filings. If you have any questions concerning International patent applications or wish to consider how they might help your business, please contact your usual patent contact at Swindell & Pearson, or contact Martin Terry [email protected]
Swindell & Pearson has been helping businesses and individuals protect and defend their ideas, innovations and brands for over 130 years. With its head office in Derby, the firm also has offices in Stoke, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Sheffield and Burton. To find out how Swindell & Pearson can help you with any intellectual property requirements please get in touch via [email protected] or by telephone on 01332 367 051.
Martin Terry
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NY judge won't let unvaccinated children back in school
A federal judge, citing an "unprecedented measles outbreak" has denied 44 unvaccinated children to return to school
NY judge won't let unvaccinated children back in school A federal judge, citing an "unprecedented measles outbreak" has denied 44 unvaccinated children to return to school Check out this story on detroitnews.com: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/13/ny-judge-let-unvaccinated-children-back-school/39192921/
The Journal News Published 9:29 a.m. ET March 13, 2019 | Updated 9:36 a.m. ET March 13, 2019
A federal judge, citing an "unprecedented measles outbreak" in suburban Rockland County, New York, has denied a request to let 44 unvaccinated children return to school. (Photo: Vernon Bryant / AP, file)
White Plains, N.Y. – A federal judge, citing an "unprecedented measles outbreak" in suburban Rockland County, New York, has denied a request to let 44 unvaccinated children return to school.
Parents of students in the Green Meadow Waldorf School in Chestnut Ridge have sued the county health department. They say none of the school's excluded children have contracted measles amid the county's outbreak, which started last fall.
According to the Journal News , their lawyer, Michael Sussman, criticized the judge's decision Tuesday to deny a temporary injunction that would have allowed the children back in classes.
On the same day, pediatric organizations expressed support for state legislation that would allow minors to get vaccinated without parental consent .
The legislation's Democratic sponsors say too many parents believe unsupported online claims that vaccines are unsafe.
Read or Share this story: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/13/ny-judge-let-unvaccinated-children-back-school/39192921/
Ferndale woman's body was found in vacant Detroit house
Pittsburgh-area official claims 'cover-up' in Detroit hotel incident
TMZ releases video of ex-MSU star Malik McDowell in scuffle with police
200-300 teens fight during Grand Rapids fireworks
Firefighters extinguish blaze at Ford's Sterling Axle Plant
Boater who went overboard on Lake St. Clair swam to island, found police


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