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Apache Deepwater L.L.C. v. W & T Offshore, Inc.

(United States Fifth Circuit) - Affirmed. The jury award of more than $43 mil. for the breach of a Joint Operating Agreement relating to the plugging and abandonment operation of offshore oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico was affirmed because the application of Louisiana Civil Code and interpretation of the contract was appropriate. No bad faith offset entitlement was found.




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Gemini Tech. Inc. v. Smith & Wesson Corp.

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Reversed the district court’s dismissal of an action based on the forum selection clause in the parties’ contract. Held that the district court abused its discretion in overriding the strong public policy in Idaho Code section 29-110(1).




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Voris v. Lampert

(Supreme Court of California) - Affirmed. Plaintiff successfully brought an action against Defendant for contract-based and statutory remedies for nonpayment of wages. On appeal Plaintiff sought to hold Defendant personally liable under a theory of common law conversion. The appeals court held that such a conversion claim is not the appropriate remedy.



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Audio & Parliament Order Of Business

[Updated with audio] The House of Assembly will hold a ‘virtual session’ today [May 8] and statements scheduled to be delivered include...




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VE 75th Anniversary Observed At Warwick Camp

Earlier today [May 8], Governor John Rankin and the Minister of National Security Wayne Caines visited Warwick Camp to mark the 75th Anniversary of...




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Official Govt & Legal Notices For May 8 2020

The official Government and Legal notices for today [May 8] include liquor licence and notification of planning applications registered. Notices of...




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Covid-19: Govt Offer Free PCR & Antibody Tests

The Government is offering free PCR and antibody testing to the general public beginning Saturday, May 9th between 2pm  – 7pm at the Southside...




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Essent Reports Q1 Results & Declares Dividend

Essent Group Ltd. reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 of $149.5 million or $1.52 per diluted share, compared to $127.7 million...




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Can California’s Air Remain Clean Post Pandemic? Yes, If The State Amps Up Its Climate Goals, Studies Say.

By Ezra David Romero

Air quality across California has visibly improved with fewer drivers on the road because of stay-at-home orders. But when the orders are lifted pollution will likely return to pre-pandemic levels.

Some scientists say we don’t have to go back to having such poor air quality in the state, but they recognize it will take a total mindset change for Californians. The number of miles driven in the state has dropped by around 75% since stay-at-home orders went into place and has resulted in a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, said UC Davis Road Ecology Center director Fraser Shilling.

“We're learning new things about our driving behavior … can we both mitigate the harm from COVID-19 and also mitigate the harm that we cause by burning fuel and causing climate change?” Sterling questioned after analyzing data from Streelight.com. 

Nationally he reports there was a reduction of around 74 billion miles traveled in the U.S. from early March to mid-April. That resulted in a greenhouse gas emissions reduction of 4% nationally for 2020 and by 13% from transportation in about eight weeks. 

If this continues, Shilling says, the reduction of miles traveled could drastically impact our climate goals for the better, including putting the nation on track to meet its annual greenhouse gas reduction goals under the Paris Climate Accord.

He says it’s an interesting position for the federal government to be in where the lack of driving allows the U.S. to meet the goals of the “Paris Climate Accord, and on the other hand, inadvertently exceed the goals ... It's a cool green lining.”

California has a 2050 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from 1990 levels. Shilling says if traffic remained at stay-at-home levels for a year, the drop in miles traveled would allow the state to meet half of its climate target by 2050.  

The rest of the reductions would come from all sectors of the economy including transitions to bioenergy, offshore wind power, and increased energy storage. A 2019 study highlighted by Stanford University from the group Energy Futures Initiative says meeting the 2050 goals will be “extremely challenging.”

“It's painful to drive less and have less economic activity,” Shilling said. “But when we drive less, and when we work at home, we can start to meet these climate change goals. They're not so far out of the way, out of bounds that we can't achieve them.”

But Shilling says there are negative aspects, depending on how you look at it, including potentially $370 million less state fuel tax revenue.

“The upside for drivers — like I filled my tank a month and a half ago — is we're not spending as much on fuel,” Shilling said. “The less fuel that's sold, the less fuel tax revenue … that money is not available for transportation projects.”

Could California keep its cleaner air?

Researchers at UCLA are taking this idea further. A study came out this week saying that California has all the policies and technology to stop all human-caused emissions by 2050. 

“We think there is a room for California to achieve that goal ahead of the game,” said Yifang Zhu, one of the authors of the peer-reviewed study published in the journal Nature Sustainability

The authors call for increased energy efficiency across all sectors and reducing emissions from energy creation as the core ways to reach the sped up goal. That would mean a “systematic change” in how Californians consume energy and “more stringent” policies.

“We're talking about 85% electrification rate in the residential and commercial sectors, which we’re not even close to [today],” Zhu said. 

Achieving carbon neutrality is part of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s mission to limit the rise in global temperature to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels by 2100. 

Zhu says, “nothing in our model in the roadmap is something unrealistic” even at a half a century ahead of the global goal. Doing so would mean fast tracking the state’s existing goals and their models show that by 2050 the savings from curbing emissions will exceed the cost by around $109 billion.

“We need to do more than what we're doing today,” Zhu said. “I want to highlight the cost is actually only 50% compared to the monetary benefits and also want to communicate the urgency for California agencies for stakeholders and policymakers to really act.”

Zhu says, even though the study started before the pandemic began, there’s a lesson to be learned from the COVID-19 crisis. 

“It is cheaper and safer to prevent people from catching and spreading this Coronavirus, then to treat huge numbers of severe cases,” Zhu said. “Similarly [with] climate change it is much better to cut down greenhouse gas emissions to prevent global temperature rise than to figure out how to deal with the potential future catastrophic consequences.”

The authors also note the state’s most disadvantage would benefit. According to the study, the state’s top 25% most polluted census tracts would get 35% of the health benefits of improved air quality. It could also, the study says, have a health effect of 14,000 fewer deaths from air pollution related illnesses every year, it could reduce asthma attacks in 1 million children and decrease cardiovascular hospital admissions by 4,500.

“Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in our state will not only slow down global climate change, but more importantly, will improve the air quality and protect people’s health in our local community,” said co-author Bin Zhao, a former UCLA researcher who is now an earth scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. 




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For Your Consideration R&B Performance “Permission To Love” Feat. Spencer Battiest By Singer/songwriter Melissa B.

#62ndGrammyAwards #GrammyAwards #GrammyNominations #MelissaB




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Curren$y, Trademark & Young Roddy Share "Big Dogs" Ahead Of October 11th Album Release

Curren$y, Trademark And Young Roddy Have Set The Stage For Their Long-awaited Full-length Album, "Plan Of Attack", Dropping Worldwide On Oct. 11th.




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The Week In California Politics: Gavin Newsom, PG&E, The CPUC And The Gig Economy

In this edition of CapChat, we’ll round up the last week’s fire news, the role Gov. Gavin Newsom has played as citizens’ advocate for those affected by successive power shut-offs, while repeatedly publicly blasting PG&E for lack of investment and not managing vegetation to prevent wildfires. Newsom has also said part of the problem has been a “cozy relationship” between the California Public Utilities Commission and PG&E. In addition, Newsom has suggested if the CPUC doesn’t do what he wants it to do with respect to PG&E, he’d try to remove commissioners. 

CapRadio’s Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler will talk about the history of the PUC and why commissioners have fixed terms of six years. He’ll also talk about the controversy around AB5 and the effort to put a measure on the 2020 ballot about the gig economy and more on how the November 2020 Ballot is shaping up.

Clarification: CPUC Commissioners serve a 6-year fixed term. Though they are appointed by the governor and must be confirmed by the Senate within one year of their nomination, they cannot be fired. A CPUC Chair/President is also appointed by the governor, and can be removed from that role by the Governor. That person, however, can stay with the PUC as a Commissioner for the remainder of their 6-year term.




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Impeachment Inquiry Update & California Democratic State Endorsement Convention Preview

Members of California’s Congressional delegation are center stage at the House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearings on Capitol Hill. The chair of the committee is LA area Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff. The ranking Republican member of the same committee is Fresno Rep. Devin Nunes. Other Californians are Democrats: Bay Area Rep. Jackie Speier and East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell. McClatchy DC reporter Kate Irby joins Insight. She follows the California Congressional delegation. 

California’s State Endorsement Convention is this weekend in Long Beach. One of the surprises is that candidates Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Former Vice President Joe Biden will not attend. What does this mean? 

On Saturday, Nov. 16, the California Democratic Party in conjunction with Univision will host a televised 2019 Presidential Forum from 4 to 6 pm PST. Confirmed candidates are New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Former Health and Human Services Secretary Julián Castro, California Sen. Kamala Harris, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, investor Tom Steyer, and entrepreneur Andrew Yang. CapRadio’s Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler provides a preview to this weekend’s convention.

 




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Ethereal Wave & Neo-psychedelic World Beat Artist, Simrit, On Tour For New Album Release/Upcoming Concerts

Ethereal Wave & Neo-Psychedelic World Beat Artist, Simrit, Set To Release Her Seventh Full Length Album, 'When We Return', In Early November 2019




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Kerri Lowe Reaches Goal With Kickstarter Campaign For New Album

Lowe Discusses Her Decision To Return To Her North Carolina Roots After Years Spent In New York In This Interview




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IZotope Masters Q&A Series, Part 3

Dave Whitehead, Master Of Audio For Sound Design




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Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela

(United States Supreme Court) - Held that parties do not consent to classwide arbitration if the agreement is ambiguous on that point. An employer sought to block an employee from proceeding with a proposed class action lawsuit and instead force his claims into individual arbitration. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed that the employer had the right to do this, because the arbitration agreement was ambiguous about the availability of classwide arbitration. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the 5-4 Court.



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Chicago R&B And Soul Singer Brandon James Has Released His New Music Video "So Emotional"

Chicago, IL August 8th, 2019 - R&b And Soul Singer Brandon James Has Released His New Music Video For The Single "So Emotional."




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The Underground 女孩結他夜Girls With Guitars #10

門票已公開發售,享受原創性十足的女生音樂夜




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COFFEY v. NEW HAMPSHIRE JUDICIAL RETIREMENT PLAN

(US 1st Circuit) - No. 19-1908




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Entering Phase 2, Prospective Reopening / Sleep & COVID-19 / New Health Care Workers Anthem

California moves toward Phase 2 in changing its stay-at-home rules. We check in with businesses who could soon reopen their doors. A Sutter Health sleep expert talks odd dreams and interrupted sleep, and an anthem to healthcare workers.




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Sick Century Release 'Echos & Dust' Video

Pennsylvania rockers Sick Century have released a music video for their new single 'Echos & Dust.'




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Halestorm Announce Roadiestrong Campaign

Halestorm have announced the launch of their #ROADIESTRONG support campaign




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Dead & Company To Stream New Orleans Show For One More Saturday Night

Dead & Company will be taking fans back to their 2018 show in New Orleans for this week's installment




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Career Moves: Cinq Music, Songtrust, Def Jam, Warner Music, 117 Management & DPA

New Career Announcements At Cinq Music Urban Division, Songtrust Amsterdam Office, Def Jam Recordings, Warner Music Benelux, 117 Entertainment Group And DPA Microphones In US




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Briony Turner And Alec Boateng Promoted To Co-Heads Of A&R, Atlantic Records UK

Turner And Boateng Will Oversee The Atlantic A&R Team, Joint Projects, As Well As Maintaining Their Own Artist Rosters




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Cory Gardner attended pricey champagne party in Palm Beach. A Colorado lawmaker wants an investigation.

A Colorado legislator has filed an ethics complaint against U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner over a Palm Beach party he attended in February that was hosted by a champagne company.




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Zenhiser Releases "Braindrop - Drum N Bass" Sample Pack

A New Horizon Of DnB Sounds Covering Everything From Liquid D&B To Neurofunk




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Zenhiser Releases "Swagger" Sample Pack For Hip Hop & Trap

Blurring The Lines Between Hip Hop & Trap, Swagger Adds Attitude To Your Tracks




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Zenhiser Releases "Galvanize - Drum & Bass" Sample Pack

A Straight Talking Drum & Bass Sample Pack That Pushes The Envelope In DnB Tools




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Zenhiser Releases "Mirrors - Techno" Sample Pack

The Tools To Create Something Special In The Melodic Techno Realm




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Seven Seas Music Secures Sync Licensing Rights For Jazz Re-Recording Of Eric B. & Rakim’s Classic Hip-Hop Album ‘Follow The Leader’

Seven Seas Music Will Now Represent The Re-recorded 11-track Album For Placements In Film Trailers, Advertising, Video Games, And More.




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Jay-z , Beyonce , P.didy And 50 Cent Lie With Ascap & Emi To Commit Copyright Fraud To Intentionally Deprive Song Writers Artist Producers .

EMI UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP ASCAP CURROPTION




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Husband & Wife Team Of Randy Brecker And Ada Rovatti Join Forces On New CD 'Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond'

This Release Features The Husband And Wife Team Of Randy Brecker And Saxophonist-composer Ada Rovatti But Also Includes Their 10-year-old Daughter Stella In A Vocal Cameo Appearance On One Track.




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Curren$y, Trademark & Young Roddy Share "Big Dogs" Ahead Of October 11th Album Release

Curren$y, Trademark And Young Roddy Have Set The Stage For Their Long-awaited Full-length Album, "Plan Of Attack", Dropping Worldwide On Oct. 11th.




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New Hoaxes, Scam and Spam Examples

Over 45 new examples of hoaxes, scams and spam e-mails have been published today.




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Malware Sample Reporting Form

It came to our attention that our malware sample reporting form was rejecting submissions for quite some time now. The problem has been resolved and members of the public may once again use this form to submit malware samples to us. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.




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New 419 Scam Examples Published

419 scams are on the rise again. We have published 11 new 419 scams on our site. Remember to subscribe to our RSS feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/shpamee) if you are not already a subscriber of the SHPAMEE Project.




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Legendary Canadian Guitarist & Songwriter Myles Goodwyn Of April Wine Cooks Up A Heady Blues Brew On Friends Of The Blues 2 Album Coming October 25th

The Follow-up To JUNO Nominated Myles Goodwyn And Friends Of The Blues Due From Linus Entertainment




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Husband & Wife Team Of Randy Brecker And Ada Rovatti Join Forces On New CD 'Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond'

This Release Features The Husband And Wife Team Of Randy Brecker And Saxophonist-composer Ada Rovatti But Also Includes Their 10-year-old Daughter Stella In A Vocal Cameo Appearance On One Track.




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The Underground 14週年狂歡派對

The Underground步入14週年,有咩正得過同本地嘅獨立樂隊一齊玩音樂




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Electronica 3 星期六 4月28日

The Underground 14 週年慶典最後一炮 !




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THE UNDERGROUND呈献PLANETROX 中国区2018

报名争取演出国际音乐节机会




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Japanese Prog Ensemble Yuka & Chronoship Announce The Release Of Their New Album SHIP

The Album Will Be Released On 11th May Via Cherry Red Records Worldwide Excluding Japan Where The Album Is Available Via King Records.




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Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75

LAS VEGAS — Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act’s famed white tigers, has died. He was 75. Horn died of complications from the coronavirus on Friday in a Las Vegas hospital, according to a statement […]




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Greg Hoy & The Boys Release “Brilliant Jerk” Single/Video, Mini EP And Continue Cross Country Tour In Support Of New Music

The Band Documents Their Travels Touring Across The US In A ‘73 Airstream




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For Your Consideration R&B Performance “Permission To Love” Feat. Spencer Battiest By Singer/songwriter Melissa B.

#62ndGrammyAwards #GrammyAwards #GrammyNominations #MelissaB




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Cup v. Ampco Pittsburgh Corp.

(United States Third Circuit) - Held that a company could not be compelled to arbitrate a dispute over retiree healthcare benefits. The manufacturing company argued that the dispute over retiree benefits was not arbitrable because there was no provision in the collective-bargaining agreement regarding such benefits, and the memorandum of agreement discussing the matter did not provide for arbitration. Agreeing with the company, the Third Circuit concluded that the district court erred in ordering that the dispute be arbitrated under the Labor Management Relations Act.



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