What are torts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort

Torts are legal actions. or very rich German Cakes. They use like a dozen eggs in one cake..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torte
mmmmm.

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of course there is a real battle in the Seattle union going on with the symphony conductor.

That's Ok Lera ;-)
That's Ok Lera ;-)

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I hope that the Wiki article explains it but it's written pretty legal with complicated wordings. Somethings there's no way around but the examples are helpful if you can find them.