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Trust Celebrates 15th Anniversary
The Texas Cotton Ginners' Trust is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2009. The Trust was formed in response to the Texas gin industry's demand for stable, affordable workers' compensation insurance coverage.
The workers' compensation marketplace in Texas failed during the late 1980s, and by 1990 most insurance companies ceased offering workers' compensation insurance to Texas gins. Many gins could only find coverage at prices two to three times higher than they previously paid. They found this cost more than their operation could bear.
The gins turned to their association, the Texas Cotton Ginners' Association, for an answer. The Association's Insurance Committee took on the challenge and spent several years exploring possible solutions.
Their search led to the formation of the Trust in 1994. Since that time, the Trust has provided the stability sought by
In the 15 years since its founding, the Trust has grown to provide coverage to 75 percent of the gins in Texas as well as other agricultural businesses across the state.
The Trust's Producer Program now offers the protection of workers' compensation coverage for employees of cotton producers who gin with members of the Trust.
The Trust has fulfilled its role, providing its members both hard savings in dividends paid back, and "soft" savings in premiums the members never had to pay to a commercial insurance carrier because the Trust was there to provide coverage in times of a restricted market.
The insurance marketplace in 2000 to 2003 was an example of a "hard" market. Customers of commercial carriers saw annual increases at their renewals of as much as 45 percent each year for several years.
The rate that Trust customers pay on their gin employees went up only 13 percent during those years, and the Trust's rate started back down at least a year before other carriers began to cut their prices.
The Trust continues to stabilize the up-front cost of coverage. Last year the trustees decided to continue using a rate for gin workers that is 7.2 percent below the rate indicated by the Texas Department of Insurance.
The Trust continues returning profits, paying $3.3 million in dividends during 2008. It was the Trust's second record dividend in two years. In excess of $11 million has been returned to members who participated in the first 12 months of the Trust program. More than 18 percent of premiums paid in those years was returned.
The Trust's Safety Credit, which is available to member gins, returned an additional $445,000 to members who qualified in 2008. The Trust continues to improve safety service to members and their employees.
The Trust sponsors Safety Seminars offered by the TCGA to its members. Ten meetings were offered again in 2008, and 695 employees attended.
The Trust will once again be located in Booth No. 1 at this year's Trade Show. Please visit and learn what's in store for 2009 as the Trust enters its 16th year. This year's Annual Meeting of the Trust is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 3, in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The meeting agenda will provide an update on Trust activities and financial position.

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For those that would like to see a tutorial on making the snowman tree go to the bottom of this post and follow the link and password to see a tutorial on a smaller table top snowman tree....this larger one was make the same way.
**Thank you goes to Christmas Candy for the idea and Paintlady for the wonderful photo "how to."
>>Once you get to site...click on the first photo of snowman. Then scroll through the larger photo pages, under some of the photos there are written directions where needed.
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love this snowman tree. this year I'm hoping to make one. I think I'll try making a table top one. thanks for sharing your tutorial for making this snowman tree.
I've always loved this tree! I do have a smaller tree that was given to me last year I should get my stuff together and to it. Thanks Diane for reminding me and YOURS stunning!
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Thank you for sharing the snowman tree again, he is so adorable and there are probably some that come here that have never seen him before. And Paintlady has such a great tutorial on how to make him.
I was looking for him. I thought it was about time he showed his cute little head. thanks,
thanks for sharing him!! I have never seen this before.....so glad you shared!!
When I made my Frosty I used a tree that you placed the branch "hook" into a slot on each row.
So what I did is I just took the row of branches that I replace with stuffing.... and added them to the upper or lower set of branches. I wired these extra branches to the ones that I already had hooked in place.
So lets say I had:
Row A
Row B ....head
Row C
Row D.....belly
Row E
Row F.....bottom
Row G
On row "B" I replaced it with stuffing so I took row B branches and added them to the row above or below. (it is your chose as to were you place the branches that you didn't use.)Then I laid the loose branches on the next level of branches and wired them to those in order to hold them in place.
I got my tree from walmart and at the time it was only 20 full price and about 6 foot.
Just wanted to let you know how to use a tree that has removeable branches.
Have fun...I love my Frosty.
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If I come across the photos of when I was building frosty...I will post them here.
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the pictures r so nice. any instructions on approxately length or width of material., etc. thank you for posting this. am sending it to my sister.
It is difficult to give a length and width because it depends on the size of snowman. I really just eyeballed it. Just remember that you will run a basting stitch around your material and gather it to the "fullness" that you want. When I got it to what I wanted.. I tied off my basting strings(floss), then cut off the excess material. Then you can either stitch the back seam closed or you can glue it closed. Mine over lapped enough and the snowblanket was course enough to hold itself shut.
I leave mine together, and store it with a Christmas tree bag over it to keep it clean.
If you click on the pictures in the tutorial, some of the pictures have written instructions explaining that step.
Glad you like the tutorial **Paintlady was very kind to go through all the work to show us how she did her beautiful trees.
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~bump to the top~ Tis the season...LOL
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Bump to the top for those looking for tutorial. :0)
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Thank you SO MUCH. This year I am making one. I already have the polyfil and the tree (which I bought at a tag sale this summer for $7. and the batting. I'm thrilled that you showed how to make the hat. That was my biggest worry. It looks totally doable. Thanks again, Linda
Here is Aunt Diana's
It's always great to see this guy pop up each year!
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Diane I love your tree so much and one day maybe I will actually try a bigger one. HMM maybe I should look around for a good buy on one now and try a bigger one this year. lol I am so happy that the tutorial has helped many with this project, it is fun to share with others.
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Linda this tutorial only exist because of you and all the work you put into sharing your step by step instructions.
I just did the easy part....it would HURT to have lost all the info on this wonderful craft project.
*looks like the wirebox snowman "how to" got lost when photobucket did some updating a while ago ~sad face~
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I will have to see if I still have tht on file in my stuff. It has been so long since I did one not sure how I would post it again. lol
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It's official: Imagine Dragons ' smash hit "Radioactive" has now tied the record for the longest-running hit in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
This week the song is logging its 76th week on the tally, moving it into a tie with Jason Mraz 's hit "I'm Yours," which spent 76 weeks on the chart during 2008 and 2009.
"Radioactive" currently sits at #23 on the tally, down from #13 last week; it had risen up the chart again after the band's appearance on the Grammy Awards last month. Still, even with last week's sales drop, Billboard reports that it's poised to break Mraz's record next week.
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Keifer is only joking about getting intimate with his wife on camera, but the couple plans to get flirty in the new clip. Shawna describes the style of the new video as kind of Mad Men -ish.
Keifer adds, "We just want to have fun with this one. It's going to kind of play itself out like it should."
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A few months ago, I had purchased the Austen bed from Overstock, and was very impressed with the ease of assembly, sturdiness, appearance, and price. I liked it so much that I decided to buy a second one for our guest room. The Austen bed was no longer listed, but the Stanley bed looked so much like it, and was about the same price, that I thought it was made by the same manufacturer and was probably similar in construction. I was wrong! The frame for this Stanley bed is the same quality that mattress stores include as freebies when you purchase a matress and box spring. It shed bits of black paint during assembly, and while it boasts "six leg supports", the two legs of the center bar do not touch the floor! In comparison, the Austen bed had two cross bars and side rails that were attractive enough to be visible. The Austen bed came with all of the tools needed, but this Stanley bed needs a wrench and didn't come with one. The Austen bed was so sturdy that if you tried to shake the footboard, nothing moved. Not so with this imposter! Also, the Austen bed was a matte brownish black color, whereas this Stanley bed is similar but with shiny gold specks on it. In the end, I don't have the energy to disassemble the Stanley bed, and the Austen is not available, so I'm just going to keep it. But I wonder how many other reviewers who gave this a good rating actually thought they were reviewing the Austen bed? Because this is basically junk!
I had to find a new queen size bed that matched my oak dressers. I saw the Stanley bed and IMMEDIATLY fell in love . It is exactly how the picture shows, solid support, easy to assemble and it MATCHES my oak dressers very nicely. Of course I had to get a comforter set from overstock to go with my new bed. LOVE IT!!!
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We purchased the Stanley bed for our master bedroom about one year ago, and we have been happy with it ever since. It arrived within days and was very easy to assemble. The color is very similar to the picture, dark brown. We will purchase furniture soon, and I am sure we will be able to find matching pieces easily. Don't hesitate to buy...you'll be glad!
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Date of News Release: 01/07/2009
(Columbia, KY) - Kentucky State Police are no longer considering a Nissan car as a potential vehicle of interest. As reported yesterday, the 1998 Nissan Frontier is the vehicle of interest. Additionally, a sketch of the suspect has been attached to this update.
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(Columbia, KY) - Kentucky State Police Detectives have focused their attention on locating a green, 1998 Nissan Frontier, extended cab pickup truck stolen from Clay County, TN earlier today (01/06/2009). The truck may have a "Breathe Wright" sign on both driver and passenger side doors. Additionally, the suspect is approximately 5 foot 10 inches in height and weighs approximately 150 pounds. If anyone has any information, please contact the Kentucky State Police at 1-800-222-5555 (in the state of Kentucky only, does not work out of state) or by dialing 911.
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(Columbia, KY) - Monroe County Sheriff's Department received a call at 09:02 CST in reference to a Robbery at South Central Bank of Gamaliel in Monroe County. A white male entered the bank and indicated that he was armed. The suspect demanded money and received an undisclosed amount. The suspect left the scene and may be operating a Nissan Car with black trim on the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was last seen headed west on KY Highway 0087. A second vehicle of interest is a 1998 Nissan truck, green in color with TN registration plate 839-BND. This vehicle was reported stolen out of Clay County, TN earlier this morning. The suspect was last seen wearing a gray, hooded sweatshirt and should be considered armed and dangerous. If anyone has any information, please contact the Kentucky State Police at 1-800-222-5555 (in the state of Kentucky only, does not work out of state) or by dialing 911. Surrounding Kentucky and Tennessee authorities as well as the FBI have been notified. More details will be released as soon as they are available.


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Abe Osheroff (1915-2008) dedicated his life to the pursuit of social justice. As a young man, Abe was active in community organizing efforts in his native Brooklyn. At the age of 20, he joined the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a group of U.S. volunteers who fought alongside the Spanish Republican forces in an effort to stave off the fascist Franco regime. It was in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that Abe's deep commitment took shape: although he was wounded in battle, and Franco's forces went on to install a fascist dictatorship that ruled Spain for 36 years, Abe's willingness to put his life on the line for justice was not vanquished.
Back in the United States, Abe went on to participate in political organizing and social activism. He returned to military service, signing up for the US Army to fight against Hitler once the US entered the war. In the United States, too, his work required courage and commitment. As a labor union organizer working among coal miners in Pennsylvania and Ohio, for example, he was repeatedly threatened for his work. Similarly, when Abe participated in the civil rights movement, building a community center with residents of Holmes County, Mississippi during the famed Freedom Summer of 1964, his car was firebombed and he was threatened by police because he was working with African-Americans. His efforts later took him to Central America and led him to be a vocal critic of the war in Vietnam. Abe also returned to Spain in the early 1970s, where he produced a documentary film, Dreams and Nightmares, which exposed the US government's support of the Franco dictatorship. For Abe, it was an outrage and injustice that his own government would lend support to a fascist regime, and particularly important that American citizens demand accountability for what was done in their name.
Within these movements for social change, Abe was known as not only a talented and courageous organizer, but a critical thinker. Once a member of the Communist Party -- and persecuted under McCarthyism for his affiliation – Abe publicly renounced the American Communist Party when he learned of the horrific abuses committed under Stalin. And although Abe travelled to Nicaragua to help provide poor peasants with decent living conditions, and was deeply critical of US intervention there, he also spoke out against corruption and abuses of power under the Sandinistas. For Abe, no cause was more important than that of basic human decency, and the defense of the vulnerable against abuses of power – what Abe called "radical humanism."
Later in life, Abe and his wife, Gunnel Clark, settled in Seattle, where they were active participants in movements opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Abe also engaged in many efforts to share his energies with young people, among them teaching at the University of Washington.
The Abe Osheroff and Gunnel Clark Fund provides financial resources for undergraduate and graduate students to support human rights projects that promote social change through direct action and adhere to the principles that guided Abe's lifelong activism.
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Applications are open between March 3, 2014 and April 4, 2014.
The Osheroff and Clark fund provides financial resources for undergraduate and graduate students to support human rights projects that promote social change through direct action. In 2014, we anticipate having approximately $4000 available to distribute; the entire amount may be issued in a single award or split between multiple awardees. The number of awards and amounts will vary depending on the number and quality of applications.
All undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Washington (Bothell, Seattle, Tacoma) are eligible to apply. All hands-on human rights projects aiming to achieve real-world impact -- in other words, to improve human rights -- are eligible, whether the work is to be carried out in the United States or elsewhere in the world. In keeping with Abe's and Gunnel's belief that accountability begins at home, priority will be given to projects that speak to the particular roles and responsibilities of our own institutions (including government, private sector entities, and the university itself) in human rights.
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Emily Garverick is a second year undergraduate intending to major in Law, Societies,and Justice, and Interdisciplinary Visual Arts; she serves as co-chair for UW's chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops. With support from the Osheroff-Clark Fund, she helped organize and carry out a speaker's tour to inspire action among US consumers about garment factory safety in South Asia – a topic that could not be more timely, in light of the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh and, before that, the massive fire at the Tazreen factory. This spring, USAS and the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) sponsored a US speakers' tour of two Bangladeshi garment workers: Sumi Abedin, a survivor of the Tazreen factory fire and Kalpona Akter, the executive director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity, a former child garment worker who has appeared extensively in the international media. They came to Washington state as part of this tour and participated in actions at local Walmart and Gap stores, and visits to lawmakers in Olympia.
UW's chapter of USAS is one of the strongest chapters in the nation. Their group has made it a top priority to take immediate action on factory safety in South Asia. As Emily wrote in her application, "Companies like Walmart and Gap have steadfastly refused to take responsibility for the conditions in their supplier factories where these fires have taken place, choosing to blame factory owners that are under constant pressure from brands to produce faster and cheaper. ...This tour is designed to promote concrete measures that make US companies accountable for working conditions in Bangladesh. The Tazreen factory fire brought the most media attention on the sweatshop issue in over a decade, and created a climate that is ripe for change. In addition to providing first-hand information about the conditions in Bangladesh, this speaking tour seeks to convince Walmart and GAP to sign binding fire safety agreements. Walmart is the largest customer in the Bangladeshi garment sector and its products were being produced at Tazreen when the fire occurred. PVH/Tommy Hilfiger and a large German retailer have signed binding agreements that mandate safety inspections of suppliers and provide the necessary funds from the brands to make life-saving upgrades."
By promoting binding fire safety agreements, USAS and ILRF are highlighting practical ways that brands in the garment industry can address this problem, which is claiming the lives of workers on an all-too-regular basis.
Katherine ("Katy") Lundgren ~ traveled to Nicaragua and El Salvador to further relationships with factory workers on the ground. She participated in an eight-week internship, partnering with the Solidarity Center and United Students Against Sweatshops. She was placed in Managua, Nicaragua, where she partnered with local organizers to support strategic organizing in apparel factories there.
Janey Greenstein and Mina Manuchehri ~ traveled to Washington DC to continue their research in the US declassified documents pertaining to El Salvador and the repression that took place during the Salvadoran Civil War, through an unpaid internship with the National Security Archive. Mina and Janey worked in the Library of Congress and National Archives, both examining the documents that are available, and making note of those that are not, to fuel future Freedom of Information Act requests. We hope that through their efforts, we might continue to dig up vital information that can be shared with survivors of violence in El Salvador who are still searching for justice some twenty years after the war.
Ana Lottis ~ Ana traveled to El Salvador for two weeks, to work with COPPES, CHR's project partners in the El Salvador History, Memory, and Justice Project, and create an initial inventory of the documents in their possession. She scanned and translated some preliminary samples of what the project's full archive will later contain. In this sense, Ana's work is one piece of a larger institutional effort, but a vital one in helping launch what we hope will be an important collaboration.
Geoff Morgan ~ Purchased new equipment and conducted water quality testing aimed at pinpointing the source of water contamination as part of the the CHR's Human Rights and Natural Resource Management Project in Guatemala. Through this work, Geoff helped establish the specific responsibility of agroindustrial corporations.
Erin Murphy ~ Collaborated with Ngecha Artists Association, Kenya, on art as a medium for promoting dialogue about human rights
Peter Morris ~ Completed a project in conjunction with Japanese NGO, Human Rights Now, to provide legal assistance to Burmese migrants in Thailand
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Robert M. Henderson, D.W. Griffith: His Life and Work (1972), is the only full-length biography; the same author's D.W. Griffith: The Years at Biograph (1970), is a detailed study of Griffith's apprentice years as a film director for the Biograph Film Company from 1908 to 1913. The latter book contains an extensive bibliography. Iris Barry, D.W. Griffith, American Film Master, rev. ed. (1965), is a perceptive monograph that gives a brief summary of Griffith's career, credits for the major films, and a critique of the major films after the Biograph period. Other biographical works are: Paul O'Dell, Griffith and the Rise of Hollywood (1971); James Hart (ed.), The Man Who Invented Hollywood: The Autobiography of D.W. Griffith (1972); and Karl Brown, Adventures with D.W. Griffith (1973, reprinted 1976). The following books devote chapters to Griffith and his career in the context of the history of the motion picture: Albert R. Fulton, Motion Pictures: The Development of an Art from Silent Films to the Age of Television (1960); Benjamin B. Hampton, A History of the Movies (1931, reprinted 1970); Lewis Jacobs, The Rise of the American Film (1939); Arthur Knight, The Liveliest Art (1957).


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ASSE Protects SH&E Level Playing Field on Mold in Arkansas and Maryland
In Arkansas and Maryland, ASSE is taking a stand for all SH&E professionals by opposing legislation that would inappropriately give preference to one SH&E designation in dealing with possible risks associated with mold. In Arkansas, an ASSE letter objects to a bill that has already passed the House. In Maryland, an ASSE letter states for the record our Maryland members' opposition to a bill even though the bill has already failed.
To be clear, ASSE does not oppose CIHs doing mold work. What ASSE has consistently objected to over the years are any efforts intended to keep SH&E professionals who may have the experience and training to assess and address mold risks from doing that work. ASSE members agree that nothing in the CIH designation itself determines a unique ability to deal with mold risks. Given ASSE's wide-ranging membership that includes CIHs, CSPs, CHMMs and every other SH&E designation – as well as members working towards such designations – it is ASSE's purpose to protect and promote a level playing field among SH&E professionals. ASSE does not seek competitive advantages for any one group of SH&E professionals over other SH&E professionals when such an advantage is not based in professional training and experience.


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Google Me to the moon
WASHINGTON — To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic lunar landing on July 20, 1969, the Newseum was the official launchpad on July 20, 2009, for a return trip to the moon — courtesy of Google.
Google executives used the Newseum's 40-foot-by-22-foot media screen to demonstrate "Moon in Google Earth," new software developed in partnership with NASA that allows users to visit from their desktops all six Apollo missions through an interactive, 3-D map of the lunar surface.
Digital images pinpoint landing sites and surrounding terrain, as well as various equipment and objects — called "human artifacts" — that were left on the moon by the Soviet Union, China, Japan, India and the European Union. Apollo astronauts offer guided tours of their missions through high-definition video.
The software, which took three years to complete, "can do everything except find your house" on the moon, said Michael Weiss-Malik, product manager for "Moon in Google Earth," who demonstrated the free tool.
Four interactive pods were set up in the Newseum lobby to give visitors a chance to test the software on their own.
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, said that while revisiting the moon is important, the country should now aim for Mars.
"We are looking and analyzing with a fine-tooth comb things of the past," he said. "We have to inspire the young people of today to look to 2031, when we land on Mars."
Aldrin reemphasized his point during a standing-room-only special program, "The Apollo Legacy: The Moon and Beyond," that was held in the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater.
Veteran journalist Nick Clooney moderated a panel discussion with Aldrin, Charlie Duke of Apollo 16, John Grunsfeld, of the recent Hubble mission, and Goddard Space Flight Center deputy director Laurie Leshin. Remote hookups allowed students at science centers and museums in New York, Boston, Chicago, Denver and St. Louis to ask the panelists questions about space exploration.
"Going back into deep space kindles the human spirit," said Duke, the 10th person to walk on the moon who spent 71 hours on the lunar surface. "I hope I'm around to see those first footprints on Mars," he said
Watch highlights from the "Moon in Google Earth" press conference July 20 at the Newseum.
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The Lefty Question
With Sean Marshall horsewhipping the Oakland Athletics of Oakland to the tune of perfect over 3 innings, we have a favorite horse* in the fifth starter race. But the imminent threat Marshall earning a spot in the rotation brings to light one of the big concerns (or as big a concern we can have with a 90+ win team in the NL Central) of the 2009 season. Who will be the lefty in the bullpen?
(* a metaphorical horse)
You see, the Cubs have brought in a couple lefties who fill the slots of "terrible lefty" and "old and terrible lefty". That leave room in the bullpen still for a LOOGY, a solid lefty, or the heir apparent to Sandy Koufax. Any of these options would be great, but neither Cotts nor Stanton are going to fill any one of these rolls. And don't get your sights set on Marshall stepping out of the rotation and into the LOOGY roll. Marshall's fairly terribly against lefties and would likely struggle to record the key "O" in LOOGY.
So do we worry? Well, no, I suppose not really. I mean, last year's Cubs lacked any real lefty and managed a solid 97 wins. And actually, if it's just outs against lefties you want, Kevin Gregg is pretty solid with lefties posting a .622 OPS against last year. That's probably as good as you're going to get from most LOOGY's anyway.
Do I want Hendry to go out an grab a solid lefty to replace the Cotts/Stanton monstrocity? Sure, that'd be great. Is it a paticularily big deal? Not really. But when it's Spring and there's not a damn thing going on, you latch onto any possible conflict. So, in that vain...
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Chicago burns, Don Larsen is perfection in the World Series, Jerry Lee Lewis records his biggest hit, and Martha Stewart reports to prison, all on this day.
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So after all the struggles getting to and during the vintage races at Elkhart Lake, I'm staying over in the area to give a talk to the MG Midget Club tomorrow afternoon. I had a pleasant dinner at Nino's steakhouse in Sheboygan (the last restaurant in a historic chain) and after tapping the iPad for a bit I went to sleep. Around 11:45 I awake to the sound of thunder and pouring rain. This wasn't good. When I parked the MG TF I had put up the top, but left the side curtains off! I ran out and a green car was parked under the hotel canopy where I wanted to park the soaked MG so I could install the curtains. A young couple who obviously owned the car were checking in. I was able to get the hood and cowl under the canopy, but the cockpit (and me) were getting very wet. I thought they'd be maybe 5 minutes, but after 15, the car was getting flooded. I went in to ask the young man if he could move up. He came right out, saw the MG getting soaked and moved up even further than necessary. He asked what kind of car it was and, like many people his age, had never heard of an MG. He then proceeded to do a great job helping me put in the curtains. I mean, he was a "natural." He said that his pretty lady companion was in the army and had been called up. Pretty soon the car was dry and I had made two new young friends. Man, this hobby is great!
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35 U.S. Code § 4 - Restrictions on officers and employees as to interest in patents
Officers and employees of the Patent and Trademark Office shall be incapable, during the period of their appointments and for one year thereafter, of applying for a patent and of acquiring, directly or indirectly, except by inheritance or bequest, any patent or any right or interest in any patent, issued or to be issued by the Office. In patents applied for thereafter they shall not be entitled to any priority date earlier than one year after the termination of their appointment.
Source(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 793; Pub. L. 93–596, § 1,Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949.)
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The further restriction, that no priority date earlier than one year after leaving the Office can be claimed, is added.
The one year period is made inapplicable to applications which may be pending when the revised title goes into effect by section 4(g) of the bill.
1975—Pub. L. 93–596substituted "Patent and Trademark Office" for "Patent Office".
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Diocese of Fort Worth Past Bishops: John Joseph Cassata (1969-1980)
Symbols of the office of Bishop: Unique invitations to pray for our shepherd
Father Michaels love for the Church is magnificent
Diocesan faithful will miss Bishop-elect Berg, but rejoice with him in his appointment
150 Years in America
Pope to bishops: Guard the faith, build hope, love sinners as they are
Longtime executive assistant Carol Watson, who always welcomed people, retires
Sept. 27 Respect Life Gala will fund compassionate responses to pro-abortion culture
Bishops disappointed at courts ruling against state regulation of abortion clinics
Sharing in Ministry shoots for $3 million goal to support vital ministries
Pope, in Albania, says killing in God's name is sacrilege
Pope: No 'magic wand'; evangelizing takes hard work, trust in God
GAO: Many federally subsidized health plans cover elective abortions
With binge drinking on rise, colleges take steps to address its dangers
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The World Malaria Day Concert was a huge success!
Over 7,000 people came out to the Multi-Sports Complex in Yaounde to watch Sine, Lynda Raymonde, Duc-Z and Xmaleya come out to perform. It was an extremely long day. I arrived at the Palais des Sports a little after 7:00am and I did not leave the arena till well after 1:00am.


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|What would your life look like if you were free of fear?
Would you be shocked to learn that it's very possible that not all the fear you feel is even yours?
Fear is all around us. Where does fear come from?
If you watch the news, everything seems to be chaos. Fear is in your face and incontrovertible. Another undercurrent of fear is the amount of cancer and other health breakdowns that are related to using cell phones, wireless networks, and electro-pollution. It's nerve wracking to hear that yet another friend has cancer - and this can't help but create in you some underlying tension and fear for your own health.
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Almost a year ago, I started my own interpretation of Eric Chase Anderson's "The Royal Tenenbaums" Cover for the Criterion collection. Its one of our favorite films and I love painting so I thought I'd give it a try. I was doing pretty well, as far as my own standards went but for some reason lost my gumption to finish it. Then today I saw this website! I don't know if this should serve as inspiration to finish or confirmation that mine really sucks.
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Cessina Executive Desk & Return
The Cessina contemporary executive Desk in an L-shape layout with an attached Return has a total of 6 legs for mobility between the 2 work surfaces. The Return is built with only 2 legs so that the other side hangs on the Desk rail. Drawers are dovetailed in solid Maple with an option for file drawers sized for either lateral or front to back filing. An adaptable line of Credenzas and Bookcases complete the contemporary executive office furniture set.
Solid Wood construction in Cherry, Maple or Ash (Black lacquered or Natural) with an up-charge for Walnut. Several standard stain options are available as well as custom stain matching. Finished with a catalyzed satin lacquer.
Clear, Frosted (Green or Blue), Back-Painted (Silver or White) and "Scratched" glass tops. Clear & Diffused Glass tops expose the table structure whereas Back-painted Glass is opaque. The open grid structure on a Desk is covered with a Wood panel to hide the drawers under diffused Glass. Scratched Glass involves hand-scratching in a cross-hatch pattern through a pigment applied to blasted Glass, for a unique, translucent texture.


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CPI rises 0.6 percent in March 2005
April 21, 2005
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.6 percent in March 2005, following an increase of 0.4 percent in February.
Energy costs advanced sharply for the second consecutive month--up 4.0 percent in March. Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy increased 7.8 percent, while the index for energy services decreased 0.3 percent.
The index for food rose 0.2 percent, as the index for food at home turned up in March after registering declines in each of the preceding three months. The index for all items less food and energy, which rose 0.3 percent in February, increased 0.4 percent in March. An upturn in the index for apparel and a larger increase in the index for lodging while away from home accounted for the larger advance in March.
For the first three months of 2005, consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 4.3 percent. This compares with an increase of 3.3 percent for all of 2004.
For the 12-month period ended in March 2005, the CPI-U rose 3.1 percent, as shown in the chart.
These data are from the BLS Consumer Price Index program. For more information, see "Consumer Price Index: March 2005" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 05-687.
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Sull, Minuskin, Edison LE Platt Rogers Spencer Pen!
Hi Pen Fans!
Highlights from the video above....
1. Apologies for the confusion on the Fountain Pen Network yesterday.
2. There is a new Limited Edition Pen that commemorates Platt Rogers Spencer, the Father of American Handwriting.
3. Who is Michael Sull?
4. The engravings on the pen are scans of either Spencer's actual signature, or Michael Sull's own artwork/handwriting.
5. This pen commemorates Spencer, along with a monument that was recently dedicated to him in Geneva, Ohio on August 24th.
6. The pen with a Steel nib will be $185. With an 18k or 14k nib, $295.
Italic grinds or regrinds will be $70. Adding Flex to the 14k nib will be $65.
7. If you elect for a customized nib, Greg Minuskin will do all the nib modifications prior to shipping.
8. A video showing what to expect from Greg's 14k modified full flex nib work should be posted on my blog within two weeks.
9. The buying period is open now, and will end on October 19th.
10. Go to www.gregminuskin.com to order the pen.
11. Estimated delivery of the pens is prior to the Holidays.
Michael Sull, Greg Minuskin, and Brian at Edison
If you cannot see the slideshow below, please click here.
Lovely pen. I like the extra artwork and how different this is. The handwriting on it is impressive.
Just want a clarification on this point: The engravings on the pen are scans of either Spencer's actual signature, or Michael Sull's own artwork/handwriting.
Will the pen come with BOTH engravings, or only either one?
Correct, the engravings are scans of Spencer's signature, and Michael's artwork. The pens will come with 4 engravings in total.
1. Spencer's signature on the barrel
2. Michael's text showing Spencer's name and dates on the opposite side of the barrel.
3. Michael's artwork of the quill on the finial
4. The Limited Edition # above the centerband, below the clip.
My comment is this:
Spencerian writing is well known for its fine lines and dramatic line variation.
I understand the 14K nib is only available in stock medium trim.
For a pen of this pedigree, would not it be fitting to offer F or even XF (for 14K nib) as standard options instead of having to pay extras for conversion from M?
Thanks for the comments.
I completely understand what you are saying about stock Mediums vs. stock Fine or even Extra fines.
Bottom line, 14k nibs are the best for conversion to Full Flex, due to the fact that 14k gold is more springy. 18k will not work at all for altered flex. 18k simply will not become a good flex nib, since it is too soft. It will simply be an overly wet nib, and never return to a non-flexed state, due to the softness. Not good.
Don't get me wrong, 18k unaltered will still make a good flex nib, but not as good as 14k altered.
However, the overall worldwide demand is for 18k. It is a great alloy for a nib, as it is semi-flexible, and all around wonderful. I think that it's safe to say that more than 95% of gold nib sales worldwide is 18k. The rest is 14k, with a few exceptions.
But 14k is only truly flexible when it has been properly altered for flex. When it's not altered, it's kind of a boring nib. Since this happens rarely, the nib manufacturers will rarely be concerned with 14k nibs, as a very small percentage of them will be altered.
So when the nib manufacturers look at this, they see a very very small percentage of the pen market that has any kind of need for 14k.
For these reasons, we probably ought to consider ourselves lucky to get a 14k nib offering at all, to be honest. The fact that a nib manufacturer is giving a 14k of any size is pretty good for the pen community. Personally, I'm happy that it's a Medium. This is a good range to work within typical customizations.
That's the harsh reality of life - economics.
The target audience here will be a very select group into dip pens and will certainly appreciate what a 14K nib can produce.
Looking forward to your video showcasing stock and Minuflex nibs.


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Nassau County will open several cooling centers Thursday because of a heat advisory issued for the region.
The William P. Bennett Hicksville Community Center will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other centers will be open in Rockville Centre, Freeport, North Hempstead and the Salvation Army.
"The combination of heat and humidity can become unbearable and dangerous for many of our residents, and the county is doing all it can to provide some relief," said County Executive Ed Mangano. "I encourage everyone to take precautions to stay as cool as possible."
The National Weather Service said Nassau County temperatures are expected to hit mid to high 90's with a heat index between 100 to 104 degrees.
The centers and locations are:
Town of Oyster Bay
Hicksville Community Center, 28 West Carl St., Hicksville (516) 797-7900
(Open Thursday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Rockville Centre:
- The Leonard S. Sandel Senior Center, 50 South Park Avenue, (516) 678-9350
(Open Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
- The Anderson Recreation Center, 111 Oceanside Road (516) 678-9238
(Open Thursday 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd, Freeport, (516) 377-2314
(Open Thursday 6:15am-10pm)
Town of Oyster Bay:
- William P. Bennett Hicksville Community Center, 28 West Carl St., Hicksville (516) 797-7900
(Open Thursday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Town of North Hempstead:
- Manorhaven Beach Park, Manorhaven Boulevard, Manorhaven (516) 869-6311
(Open 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Avenue & New Hyde Park Rd., New Hyde Park (516) 869-6311
(Open 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Tully Park, 1801 Evergreen Ave, New Hyde Park, (516) 869-6311
(Open Thursday 10a.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Charles J. Fuschillo Park, Carle Road at Broadmoor Lane, Carle Place (516) 869-6311
(Open 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
Salvation Army:
- Freeport Salvation Army, 66 Church Street, Freeport
(Open Thursday 9am – 4:30 p.m.)
The New York Red Cross urged people to take precautions, offering these tips:
- Never leave children or pets alone in closed vehicles. Temperatures inside a closed vehicle can reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit within minutes. Exposure to such high temperatures can kill in minutes.
- Drink plenty of water. Carry water or juice with you and drink continuously even if you don't feel thirsty. Injury and death can occur from dehydration, which can happen quickly and unnoticed. Symptoms of dehydration are often confused with other causes. Your body needs water to keep cool. Water is the safest liquid to drink during heat emergencies.
- Avoid drinks with alcohol or caffeine. They can make you feel good briefly, but make the heat's effects on your body worse. This is especially true about beer, which actually dehydrates the body. People who are on fluid-restrictive diets or who have a problem with fluid retention should consult their doctor before increasing liquid intake.
- Air conditioning provides the safest escape from extreme heat, and there are ways to maximize how it can work for you:
- Install window air conditioners snugly.
- Check air conditioning ducts for proper insulation.
- Vacuum air conditioner filters weekly during periods of high use to provide more cool air.
The Nassau County Department of Health also offered recommendations:
- Check on relatives and friends, especially the elderly.
- Increase time spent in an air-conditioned environment.
- Increase non-alcoholic fluid intake.
- Take cool baths.
- Individuals especially at risk, such as the elderly or those with chronic illnesses should refrain from physical activity, avoid being alone, keep their sleeping area well ventilated, and avoid falling asleep in a hot room.
- Eat light, but nutritious foods.
- Avoid the sun at the hottest times of the day.
- Wear a hat and light, loose-fitting clothing.
Symptoms of heat-related illnesses may include: headache, dizziness, fatigue, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, and low pulse rate. Other symptoms may include cold pale and clammy skin or hot, flushed dry skin.
For more information, contact the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management at (516) 573-0636.


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The Grammys Red Carpet: Shakira
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Shakira looked red hot in her long and stylish Carolina Herrera dress accented with a pretty satin bow. I love that her hair is au natural - but I am a little bit surprised that she didn't consider using any anti-frizz products. Anyone else feel the same way?
The Grammys Red Carpet: Shakira originally posted on POPSUGAR Beauty
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do-it 6 years
love her :)
katie_c 6 years
no no no no no.
Jennifer_2sugar 7 years
that is classy! i love how she adds he own unique twisyt on frizzy hair!
LoveU 7 years
Love her hair, just wonderful. The dress is not at all hot enough for her.
Wicked 7 years
I'm not saying the dress is ugly, it's just too plain for the Grammys.
supergurl 7 years
HAHA, Love the pretty little lion comment too. Shakira killed it on stage. She was awesome. But she is so darn cute, too.
MandyJoBo 7 years
I pretty much adore anything with bows.
maplesyrup 7 years
OMG! Looks like she woke up and threw on a red robe! Her hair seriously needs to be pulled back for this dress and the red is too bright on her yellow tone skin.
SexyBack80 7 years
Love it, but yes her hair is out of control.
baltimoregal 7 years
I'm pretty sure she did her hair like that on purpose- it's kind of her signature. I've seen her with it straightened before. BaltimoreGal
BlondeSugar 7 years
I don't love it.
LizaToad 7 years
her HAIR!!!!!!! OMG!
honeysugar28 7 years
She's probably still trying to untangle that hair!
cravinsugar 7 years
Ok. Well, I personally don't liker her voice and think that for an event like the Grammys, she should have brushed her hair. or gelled it. or even made it look like she touched it. I am not on the Shakira bandwagon. _________________________________________________________ Why don't you wear the face you have when I am not around?
sissyluvsbud 7 years
Love, love, love it all!!
sofi 7 years
I love the 'pretty little lion' comment. She can really do no wrong, can she?
asco00 7 years
Shakira looks so beautiful, as a another wild haired girl I say it looks wonderful. It's refreshing to see someone look natural and stunning!
cravinsugar 7 years
Loved the dress, but voted hate cause the hair loks horrible. It doesn't even look like she brushed it. Terrible. And, can I say something? Totally don't get what the big deal is over Shakira...it sounds like she is singing through her nose. _________________________________________________________ Why don't you wear the face you have when I am not around?
melissabritt 7 years
MBM Her hair CAN be tamed, she has done it before. Ugh, it looks so dry. Ew. Her dress is beautiful, but it misses the mark b/c of her hair. It's like her dress went to the Grammy's & her hair just rolled out of bed.
designergirl 7 years
Hey- some of us just have big hair that cannot be tamed by anti-frizz products. She looks great - makes me feel better about not spending two hours straightening my hair each morning!
kscincotta 7 years
I totally wore that dress as a bridesmaid in my best friend's wedding. But she's rocking it, and her big hair is her signature, so that doesn't bother me. I think she looks pretty good.
buggyslice 7 years
The hair could definitely use some taming and the dress is just ok for me. But I still love her! :)
LaLaLola 7 years
Love the dress, it makes her look so much taller! But she was already perfection
quietriott 7 years
i love shakira, and as a fellow lion-mane-like-hair sufferer, i applaud her poofiness. embrace the frizz.
britter7819 7 years
rubialala 7 years
LOVE the dress.
Butrfly4404 7 years
I think it's awesome that she looks so natural. Of course, it's the red carpet...but WHO else could go with that little makeup and products and look THAT gorgeous??
flutterpie 7 years
that dress is amazing but seriously can we get the girl a humidifier and can she stop performing that song. we get it your hips dont lie, whoo hoo, now come out with another song flutter-the one, the only, accept no substitutions
sanD13 7 years
she looks like a pretty little lion
GirlinMotion 7 years
She looks great! And her hair is tame(for her)
phatE 7 years
look. she rolled out of bed, put on her sparkling red carolina herrera and hit the grammys.
flummoxes 7 years
Shakira can do no wrong in my opinion; as long as her hips can still move!
kendalheart 7 years
Wicked, I think that sums it up!
Wicked 7 years
It looks like something you can get at JCPenny.
amyfinke 7 years
OMG it's like a lion's mane! LOL
JessNess 7 years
I love the dress!!! her hair could use a bit of taming
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Man to Man: An Interview With Donald Miller
- Monday, May 08, 2006
CW: Isn't there also another branch extending help and support to single moms?
Miller: Yeah, that's the first year. We're going to try to take care of some of the needs of single moms, to decrease the amount of stress in their lives so that they can give more energy and time to their own children. We want to fix their washing machines, fix their cars, paint their houses. We want to provide them with educational seminars where we provide childcare and they can afford to take the day off to attend classes on meeting the specific demands of being a single mom. Basically, we just want to release some of the stress that's going on in their lives.
CW: Switching gears a bit here, Don, one thing that kind of astonishes me about your writing, especially from the perspective of biblical relevance, is how different it is from other works of Christian encouragement in that it's not just littered with scripture addresses - no distracting colons or parentheses - even though you often mention important Bible passages. Why leave the references out, and have you encountered any resistance or negativity about it?
Miller: I haven't encountered much. I just leave the references out; in fact I often will paraphrase without mentioning I just paraphrased scripture. The reason is because I read a lot of books with scripture references that either feel misplaced, or like that's not actually what the text was trying to do, or where I sense that the author has a point and is trying to use an ace card to say, "See? God agrees with me, here's the scripture reference." That's not an enormous percentage of the Christian books out there, but there are some that do that and I wanted to disassociate myself.
The other thing is if scripture has power, then it has power regardless of whether I put the reference in there or not. If it's true, it's true. As to putting the reference in, it's rarely about helping the reader. It's all about me, as in, "Look at me quoting scripture." I don't need that. The reader is either helped by it or not helped by it, and truth is just truth, regardless of whether we put a parenthetical reference in there or not. The interesting thing about the text itself is that - as we all know - before the Nicene council, there were no references at all. So are we really defending the Bible, or are we defending a numeric code by which we have dissected the Bible?
CW: Without scripture references your writing - I admit - comes across as less preachy and I think that's definitely a strength; you're able to just sit down and be honest. Kind of like how back in "Blue Light Jazz," you introduced us to a lesson from the animal kingdom regarding penguin sex, and now, in "To Own a Dragon," we learn about the mentoring habits of elephants. Are you planning on using any other great metaphors from the animal kingdom to explain spiritual truths?
Miller: (Laughs). No, I don't have any more right now; I'm sure some will come to me.
CW: I was wondering what inspired you to come up with those. Is it Discovery Channel viewing?
Miller: It is! I'm an Animal Planet/Discovery Channel junkie. I don't have cable in the house, but when I'm in a hotel or something I just get stuck on those channels. The great thing is that they feel like a documentary. You know, I went to a movie place last night and came home with three documentaries that were boring animal stuff, so yes, I'm just a junkie.
CW: Speaking of nature, did you consider using some of your co-author John's landscape photography for the book cover?
Miller: You know, we didn't just because it wouldn't have made sense with the title of the book. It would have made sense inside the book to show some of John's photography.
CW: So instead, you went with this, um, very interesting orange-tinted photograph of what I take to be a man's lips and beard. Who is this and why use this picture?
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Did Someone Pay $250,000 For Police Report?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Did someone really pay a quarter of a million dollars to get a police report written?
That's what Kenneth Cooper now claims. Cooper is the man who claimed that he was tortured by a Rutherford County commissioner over a business deal gone bad.
The attorney for the man who supposedly paid Cooper the money calls it a "total fabrication."
Still, NewsChannel 5 Investigates discovered that Cooper's claims have already figured into an internal police investigation that forced a cop off the force.
"These people wanted a police report written because there's so much money to be made right there," he told NewsChannel 5 Investigates.
Cooper -- who goes by the nickname "Slim Shady" -- first told the story of the business deal gone bad, a deal that resulted in the indictment last week of a Rutherford County commissioner and two other men for kidnapping and assault.
But Cooper also claimed that the manufacturer of some video gambling machines paid him big money to get a veteran Metro police officer to write a report saying the machines were, in fact, legal.
"When the deal was completed, he gave me a quarter of a million dollars in cash," Cooper claimed.
"To get this report written?" we asked.
"By a police officer?"
The manufacturer was Shelbyville's Keith Heflin, who has long argued that -- because his machines dispensed baseball cards and later phone cards -- they were not illegal gambling devices.
In 2006, Heflin was looking to sell the rights to distribute the machines in Nashville to one-time bookie "Big Mike" Williamson.
Cooper became a go-between.
He claimed that Heflin offered him money to close the deal.
"At first, he offered me $25,000. I laughed at him. I said, 'Whoever gets this deal right here, it's millions of dollars invested and I'm not gonna do it for $25,000,'" Cooper said.
But Heflin's attorney insisted that never happened.
Still, no one disputes that Cooper then went to his friend, Sgt. Randy Brock, who had once worked as a vice supervisor.
"Me and him both felt that these machines right there were totally legit and they would fly in Nashville," Cooper said.
So Brock wrote a "matter of record" report, saying he believed Heflin's machine "does not meet the criteria as a gambling device" and any attempts to bust them would be "wasted."
Cooper claimed that Heflin was elated.
"Once he had that police report in hand, I remember looking into his eyes right there and he knew he'd struck gold," he said.
Metro police spokesman Don Aaron said that "the authoring of this report by Brock obviously caused the police department problems" in enforcing the state's gambling statutes against Heflin's machines.
Aaron said that a 2011 internal affairs investigation -- triggered after Cooper got mad at Brock and filed a complaint against him -- never figured out whether anyone really got paid.
Still, another vice cop told investigators that Cooper had also told him he was supposed to get a quarter of a million dollars and he needed Metro vice "to agree [the machines] were legal."
But Brock emphatically denied writing the report for Cooper, telling internal affairs he did it just to document his meeting with a Heflin associate.
"Brock had no business writing this report," Aaron said. "The report contains falsehoods. Making inaccurate reports, lying, in the police department is a very, very serious offense."
NewsChannel 5 Investigates asked Cooper if he paid Brock.
"Absolutely not, he never took one penny from me on that right there," he said. "He was doing it basically for me -- and with that money I did take, I paid off my gambling debts and went back to more gambling."
With the report in hand, the former bookie, "Big Mike" Williamson, signed a distribution agreement with Heflin's Worlds of Games.
Then Metro police seized the machines -- which led to a lawsuit between the two men.
In that lawsuit, both denied that they had paid Cooper anything.
"If we were going to do that, Kenneth Cooper would be the last person that we'd ever get involved with because he's like a loose cannon," said Heflin's attorney, John Norton.
Despite all the questions, all the court documents make it clear that Cooper was in a lot of the meetings, and his police friend did write that report.
Heflin's attorney provided NewsChannel 5 with a copy of a deposition that Cooper gave in the civil case and, in it, he said absolutely nothing about him getting cash for the report.
But Cooper said that's because he wasn't asked that question directly.
Even if anyone paid Cooper a quarter of a million dollars to get this report written, it would not be illegal.
No one is saying that Brock accepted anything -- and he insisted that he never took a penny.
Still, the police spokesman says Brock made it appear in his report that he still worked in vice. In fact, at the time, he was in patrol.
Brock pleaded guilty just last year to violating department rules.
He accepted a 30-day suspension and agreed to resign.
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