alea-institute/kl3m-data-sample-004-shuffled huggingface dataset:
From: brian@briansking.com 

Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 11:24 PM

To: EBSA, E-ORI - EBSA

Subject: 1210-AB39

I write to provide comments on the implementation of the DOL's revised claims procedure 

regulations.

I know that the rules were finalized at the end of last year and were originally scheduled to be 

applied to ERISA plans next month. I know a couple of months ago the DOL delayed the 

applicability date until April, 2018, and is using the delay to evaluate, among other things, the 

cost of the revised claims procedure regulations.

i have represented hundreds of claimants in ERISA cases over the last 25 years. My experience 

is that the legal playing field is very much stacked against claimants. It's very difficult for them 

to find competent counsel to represent them. The lack of meaningful damages available under 

ERISA ensures few attorneys want to represent claimants. The ease with which ERISA plans and 

their sponsors and insurers can obtain a highly deferential abuse of discretion standard of review 

is another reason few lawyers are willing to represent claimants.

The bottom line is that making the claims procedure regulations a bit more explicit in what they 

require of insurers and ERISA plans is both reasonable and fair. That additional guidance simply 

ensures claimants are more likely to get what they are paying for and that ERISA plans and their 

insurers understand more clearly what they are required to do. Given the fact that the revised 

claims procedure regulations are based on the holdings of many cases and provide greater clarity 

to the existing claims procedure regulations, I am puzzled why ERISA plans and insurers are 

complaining about them.

In short, I don't believe the implementation and application of the revised claims procedure 

regulations will likely result in meaningful increases in premiums, if they result in any increases 

at all. And even if a marginal increase in premiums is the result of applying those revised claims 

procedure regulations, the benefits provided will justify any small premium increase that could 

occur.

Thank you for taking the time to consider my comments.

Brian S. King

Brian S. King PC

336 South 300 East, #200

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-532-1739

801-532-1936 (fax)

brian@briansking.com
COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

JT MASONRY, INC.,

Appellant,

v.

SUNLIGHT ENTERPRISES CO., INC.,

Appellee. §

§

§

§

§

§ No. 08

- 14

- 00003

- CV

Appeal from

120th District Court

of El Paso County, Texas

(TC # 2013DCV1680)

J U D G M E N T

The Court has considered this cause on Appellee = s motion to dismiss and concludes the

motion should be granted and the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction, in

accordance with the opinion of this Court. We therefore dismiss the appeal. We further order

Appellant to pay all costs of this appeal. We further order that this decision be certified below

for observance.

IT IS S O ORDERED THIS 30 TH DAY OF MAY , 2014

.

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice

Before McClure, C.J., Rivera, and Rodriguez, JJ.

Rivera, J., not participating
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(2004/C 84 E/1046)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1108/04

by Dorette Corbey (PSE) to the Commission

(5 April 2004)

Subject:   Drilling for gas in the Waddenzee

On 15 March 2004, the newspaper NRC Handelsblad reported that the Advisory Group on Policy on the Waddenzee had advised the Netherlands Government to permit the extraction of 40 billion m3 of natural gas from the Waddenzee because there were no ecological grounds for a fresh moratorium on extraction. If any subsidence were to occur as a result, the Advisory Group argues, the drilling could be halted. In the answer to my question to the Commission in 1999 (P-2297/99 (1)) the Commission stressed that naturally the precautionary principle applied. In case of doubt, nothing should be done unless a reason existed based on the overriding public interest. If it could be demonstrated that the extraction would have a significant adverse impact, compensatory measures should be taken to ensure that the overall coherence of Natura 2000 was protected. The Commission also mentioned that the term ‘significant effect’ in Article 6 of the Habitats Directive had a broader meaning than ‘irreversible effect’.

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(30 April 2004)

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(1)OJ C 225 E, 8.8.2000, p. 91.

(2)OJ L 103, 25.4.1979 as amended by Commission Directive 91/244/EEC of 6 March 1991, OJ L 115, 8.5.1991.

(3)OJ L 206, 22.7.1992.

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ISSN 1725-5201

Eiropas Savienības

Oficiālais Vēstnesis

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Izdevums latviešu valodā

Informācija un paziņojumi

47. sējums2004. gada 22. jūnijs

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Eiro maiņas kurss (1)

2004. gada 21. jūnijs

(2004/C 163/01)

1 eiro=

| | Valūta | Maiņas kurss |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | ASV dolārs | 1,2112 |
| JPY | Japānas jēna | 131,19 |
| DKK | Dānijas krona | 7,4326 |
| GBP | Lielbritānijas mārciņa | 0,66115 |
| SEK | Zviedrijas krona | 9,1453 |
| CHF | Šveices franks | 1,5085 |
| ISK | Islandes krona | 87,77 |
| NOK | Norvēģijas krona | 8,3515 |
| BGN | Bulgārijas leva | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Kipras mārciņa | 0,58170 |
| CZK | Čehijas krona | 31,878 |
| EEK | Igaunijas krona | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Ungārijas forints | 254,35 |
| LTL | Lietuvas lits | 3,4527 |
| LVL | Latvijas lats | 0,6539 |
| MTL | Maltas lira | 0,4249 |
| PLN | Polijas zlots | 4,5847 |
| ROL | Rumānijas leja | 40 731 |
| SIT | Slovēnijas tolērs | 239,3900 |
| SKK | Slovakijas krona | 39,955 |
| TRL | Turcijas lira | 1 803 000 |
| AUD | Austrālijas dolārs | 1,7526 |
| CAD | Kanādas dolārs | 1,6538 |
| HKD | Hongkongas dolārs | 9,4463 |
| NZD | Jaunzēlandes dolārs | 1,9266 |
| SGD | Singapūras dolārs | 2,0837 |
| KRW | Dienvidkorejas vons | 1 400,75 |
| ZAR | Dienvidāfrikas rands | 7,6962 |

Valūta

Maiņas kurss

USD

ASV dolārs

1,2112

JPY

Japānas jēna

131,19

DKK

Dānijas krona

7,4326

GBP

Lielbritānijas mārciņa

0,66115

SEK

Zviedrijas krona

9,1453

CHF

Šveices franks

1,5085

ISK

Islandes krona

87,77

NOK

Norvēģijas krona

8,3515

BGN

Bulgārijas leva

1,9559

CYP

Kipras mārciņa

0,58170

CZK

Čehijas krona

31,878

EEK

Igaunijas krona

15,6466

HUF

Ungārijas forints

254,35

LTL

Lietuvas lits

3,4527

LVL

Latvijas lats

0,6539

MTL

Maltas lira

0,4249

PLN

Polijas zlots

4,5847

ROL

Rumānijas leja

40 731

SIT

Slovēnijas tolērs

239,3900

SKK

Slovakijas krona

39,955

TRL

Turcijas lira

1 803 000

AUD

Austrālijas dolārs

1,7526

CAD

Kanādas dolārs

1,6538

HKD

Hongkongas dolārs

9,4463

NZD

Jaunzēlandes dolārs

1,9266

SGD

Singapūras dolārs

2,0837

KRW

Dienvidkorejas vons

1 400,75

ZAR

Dienvidāfrikas rands

7,6962

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Datu avots: atsauces maiņas kursu publicējusi ECB.

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BLT 3/8 honors fallen brother, names post
 By Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper , 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs
  CENTCOM
 Combat Outpost Ouellette, Helmand province, Afghanistan (Feb. 15, 2011) — An Improvised Explosive Device blast sent a squad of Marines on foot patrol scrambling for cover in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Mar. 22, 2009. Ignoring his fatal wounds, the squad leader continued to direct his Marines’ fire and call in supporting attack helicopters to fight off the Taliban assault that followed the blast, while a quick reaction force raced to the Marines’ position. For his actions, Squad Leader Cpl. Michael W. Ouellette was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Ouellette’s unit, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, returned to Afghanistan nearly two years later under the name Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2, to establish and maintain security and support development projects in portions of Helmand Province, allowing the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to foster socio-economic development there. One of the positions BLT 3/8 will operate from: Combat Outpost Ouellette. “He was definitely a strong leader and a mentor first,” said Cpl. Jesse Raper, then a junior Marine in Ouellette’s squad who applied a tourniquet to the squad leader’s leg on that fateful day. “When it came to combat, no one was better.” “I never really realized just how good a leader he was until he was gone,” said Raper, now a team leader with 2nd Platoon, Company I. “I can look back now and see how I raise my junior Marines, and every little thing I do was the same thing he did to me, instilling strict discipline, trying to bring out the best in them. He raised great Marines. That’s what he did.” COP Ouellette will serve as the base of operations for portions of BLT 3/8, charged with neutralizing insurgent networks and supporting development projects in Helmand Province. Clearing and initial construction of COP Ouellette was begun by Seabees from Camp Leatherneck and by Company L, BLT 3/8, Ouellette’s former company. “Originally I was in Lima Company,” Raper said, “and we pride ourselves on strength and honor, the fact that we’re better than everyone else. He instilled that in us. He was a firm believer in that. Raper said his former squad leader would be honored to have the combat outpost named for him, “and take the fight to the enemy.” “I miss him dearly,” said Raper. “A lot of guys would say he’ll never be forgotten. In this case that’s true with his whole squad, anyone that ever met him. He was very intimidating, and he always left an effect on you that was lasting.”
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MAR 1 0 209

[As of: March 10, 2010
Received: March 10, 2010
Status: Posted
PUBLIC SUBMISSION (restos: a seas
Comments Due: May 03, 2010)
Submission Type: Web

Docket: IRS-2010-0006
Request for Information Regarding Lifetime Income Options for Participants & Beneficiaries in
Retirement Plans

Comment On: IRS-2010-0006-0001
Request for Information Regarding Lifetime Income Options for Participants and Beneficiaries in
Retirement Plans

Document: IRS-2010-0006-0052
Comment on FR Doc # 2010-02028

Submitter Information

Name: Brian K Qualters
Address:
8522 Carter Farm Rd
Summerfield, NC, 27358
Email: bqualter@hotmail.com
Phone: 336-324-4018

General Comment

The seizing of individual's retirement money to finance government spending is a clear display of
lack of respect for the constituents.

While it may be true that people need to be educated better in terms of how to manage their
money - and the key words there are "their money", the government should NEVER have the
power to dictate where people place their retirement money and HOW it is distributed.

America is a country built on freedom and choices. Do not force this on hard working achievers.
Period! If you do I will work tirelessly to get any legislation forcing “lifetime streams of income"
repealed and any government officials who support it removed from office!

While you may believe that you can foist this upon the American people with the angle that you
are only looking out for "what's best for them", it is an ovbvious money grab by the government
similar to what has occured in other coutnries in South America and we see through it!

If you wanted to make it easier for people to retire with money “in the bank", then repeal the
laws that penalize people for saving for the future!

Repeal overburdensome tax laws that penalize people wha make good decisions with their
money! Repeal the IRS tax code in it's present form and replace it with the FAIR TAX so that
people can spend their money as they see fit and not have to worry about tax consequences
because they took their money out on some arbitrary date that did not agree with the IRS rules,
or they decided not to take money out which caused them to be penalized for not taking
minimum distributions as determined by the IRS! If you really cared about hard working tax-
paying Americans entering retirement age, you would recognize that they paid taxes on their

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income fairly and their money is their money! Stop complicating the rules and get your nose out
of the individual's financial business.
Offer the gov't annuity as an option and provide education if you want, but: DO NOT FORCE IT!

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African American Women at Risk


By James R. Gavin III, PhD, MD, Chair of the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) 

Closing the Gap, Diabetes • September/October 2002 

For many African Americans, traditional soul food high in fat and cholesterol, 

like barbecue ribs or fried chicken, are diet mainstays. But too much fatty 

food, particularly when com-bined with a lack of exercise, can also be dangerous, especially for people like Gail Saxton. 

“I would eat anything and I didn’t like to exercise,” said Saxton, a 47-year old 

postal employee in Washington, D.C. Saxton was no stranger to diabetes. Both of 

her parents, a sister, and a brother lived with the disease. 

Because of her family’s medical history, excess weight and poor diet, Saxton was 

at a high risk for diabetes, and her recent blood sugar tests were high. 

Obesity and lack of physical activity are contributing factors that can lead to 

diabetes in African Americans. These unhealthy lifestyles may also put a person at 

high risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which like diabetes, can set the 

stage for heart disease and stroke. 

The latest statistics show that African American women are at a higher risk for 

diabetes than White women. Among African Americans 20 and older, about 12 

percent of women and 8.5 percent of men have diabetes. For those 50 and older, the 

numbers climb to 28 percent of women and 19 percent of men. The numbers 

continue to increase with age at alarming levels, with nearly one in three African 

American women ages 65 to 74 years having diabetes. 

What’s worse is that many African Americans may have diabetes and not know. 

Studies show diabetes can be present for nine to twelve years before it is diagnosed. 

Untreated diabetes can lead to blindness, amputations, kidney disease, and premature death from heart disease and stroke, according to the NDEP. 

Saxton had watched her family members with diabetes go in and out of the 

hospital and had seen enough. 

“I decided to change and I’ve never looked back,” she said. She has cut out most 

high fat products, red meat and pork from her diet and drinks lots of water in place 

of her usual sodas. Saxton also tries to encourage her family to do the same but says 

she finds that some of them do not take diabetes seriously. “They continue to eat the 

wrong things and won’t exercise,” Saxton said. “I wish I had thought about [my diet] 

earlier in life, before I got diabetes.” 

The good news is that managing and preventing diabetes is possible. Women 

with diabetes who maintain lower blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol 

levels can lower their risk of cardiovascular disease. 

To be proactive with your diabetes, work with your health care provider and 

start taking steps today to lower your risk for heart disease and stroke. 

For more information, go to http://ndep.nih.gov or http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes or call 

the National Diabetes Education Program at 1-800-438-5383.

Office of Minority Health Resource Center U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
**Docket Number FAA -**  **2014 -**  **0567 Contacts. With whom outside the F**  **AA has this proposal been discussed?**
IV 

107TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 565

Honoring Ernie Harwell. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 1, 2002

Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself and Mr. EHLERS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 

RESOLUTION

Honoring Ernie Harwell.

Whereas Ernie Harwell worked as a Major League Baseball 

broadcaster for 55 years and as the signature voice of the 

Detroit Tigers for 42 of those years; 

Whereas Ernie Harwell’s voice brought the game of baseball 

to life for Tiger fans, and he was voted Michigan Sportscaster of the Year 17 times; 

Whereas Ernie Harwell had such a love of baseball that, 

upon meeting Babe Ruth as a child, he had ‘‘The Babe’’ 

autograph his shoe because he did not have paper; 

Whereas Ernie Harwell called the 1968 and 1984 World Series that crowned the Tigers world champions; 

Whereas in 1948, Ernie Harwell became the only broadcaster 

to be traded for a player when Branch Rickey, general 
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manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, traded Cliff Dapper to 

the Atlanta Crackers for Harwell; 

Whereas Ernie Harwell’s memorable moments include broadcasting the debut of Willie Mays in 1951, Bobby Thomson’s ‘‘shot heard ’round the world’’ that same year, and 

Hoyt Wilhelm’s no-hitter against the New York Yankees 

in 1958; 

Whereas on August 2, 1981, Ernie Harwell became the fifth 

broadcaster to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of 

Fame; 

Whereas Ernie Harwell brought to life, through the medium 

of radio, the performances of some of baseball’s greats, 

such as Sparky Anderson, Kirk Gibson, Al Kaline, Denny 

McLain, Alan Trammell, and many others; 

Whereas the Cleveland Indians renamed the visiting radio 

booth in the Jacobs Field press box the ‘‘Ernie Harwell 

Visiting Radio Booth’’ in commemoration of his career; 

and 

Whereas Detroit Tiger fans all over the country have fond 

memories of Ernie Harwell, summer, and Tiger victories: 

Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) honors and commends Ernie Harwell for 

3 the completion of his 55th year in baseball broad4 casting; and 

5 (2) wishes Ernie Harwell good health and hap6 piness in his future endeavors.

Æ
Michigan Supreme Court

Lansing, Michigan

Bridget M. McCormack

,

Chief Justice

Brian K. Zahra

David F. Viviano

Richard H. Bernstein

Elizabeth T. Clement

Megan K. Cavanagh

Elizabeth M. Welch,

Justices

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the

foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

July 16 , 2021 

# Order

Clerk July 16 , 2021

162589 (64)

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,

Plaintiff

- Appellee,

SC: 162589

v C OA: 347705

Oscoda CC: 17

- 001523

- FC

JEFFREY TRAVIS TOENSFELDT,

Defendant

- Appellant.

_________________________________________/

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of plaintiff

- appellee to extend the time for

filing its answer to the application for leave to appeal is GRANTED. The answer will be

accepted as timely f

iled if submitted on or b efore September 3, 2021

.
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17 June 2004

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### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC 20590

The. Honorable Doc·Hastings U.S. House ofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Hastings: .July 17, 2012

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Pangborn Memorial Airport for a grant under the U.S. Department ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. The Small Community Air Service Development Programwas established to help smaller communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of40**gr~t** awards each year, although no more t.han 4 awards may be to communities in the same State. In order to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofprojects that canbe funded. On May 1 5, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a grant this year file their applications by Jtme 11. As these grant requestsare pending before the Department, I cannot comment on the merits ofany particular proposal. I assure you that the Departmentwill give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed

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### by Pangborn Memorial Airport in East Wenatchee. WA. Airport leaders want to increase passenger growth through a marketing plan that appeals to both residents flnd visitors with the increase ofthe local economy as a result. Alaska Airlines and SeaPortAirlines serve the community and provide a significant transportation asset to eastern Washington. Both local and federal funds would be used to develop the marking plan. Please give Pangborn Memorial Airport full and fair consideration in its application process for a Small Community Air Service Grant. Sincerely,

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* Pursuant to 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this

opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5.4. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit

No. 00-50311

GEORGE FARIAS, Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES; RUBEN M. PENA; SONJA M. BAGGETT; JOHN A. CHILES; DOUGLAS HARLAN; GARY N. LOOPER; ROBERT VON ROSENBERG; MALCOLM R. HESTER; HARRIET M. HELMLE, Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court For the Western District of Texas

SA-99-CV-362-EP March 28, 2001 Before KING, Chief Judge, DAVIS and JONES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Based on our review of the record and consideration of the briefs of the parties and argument of counsel, we are satisfied
that the district court correctly granted summary judgment in favor
of defendants. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.
AFFIRMED.