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Look at this pictures, they're sort of different images of children who suffered from deviant forces of enlightenment not only in this society. If they'd become involve to a deteriorated sense of happiness what you may feel or think?
Now this image shows popularity and an esque of a woman who'd encounter deliciously divine greatness around Philippines especially of being a choice of people to be the primetime princess though cheated many times.
Now this handsome man is an epitome of a super human whom all around the human being in this Earth pointed as a view of a man who's perfectly match with me.
Now every pictures stated that I can be logical as all of them, regarding twists of fate and anything which is a glamour and worth someday when I've been deal with good proposals especially above enlightenment. There were disappointment that can be hypothetical when issued with views of reasons why they must acquire the neccessities they need to give securities in this world. 1, everyone who suffered from bullying is paralleled to karmas of achieving aesthetics and honour especially with my bestfriend who never dictated of what is a real good virtue for an equal issue in this society. Everything shouldn't have been involved with sense of beautiful opportunities for tomorrows new welcome. In my sort I'm very enthusiastic of how karmas may move them to unwaver the truth of wisdom, especially of my bestfriend. Everything must ought to learn how the balance of good sight and a better sight for a wise guess with emotions and motivations to be imbibe with my bestfriends society. I believe there's no whites but a colorful senses to give from the enlightenment that I'm saying. They're pictures of an epitome, the prime one to see the sympathy from most people and the other one to envisioned of what must become a mediocre in this society. Heirarchy is for people who had to give way from the real worthless whilst Child Bullying is for everything that everyone may see how karmas and virtues must be given a balance in this world. My enthusiasm from art and wisdom with my bestfriend who may achieve the greatest success in my sort to give values from everything which can be dealt with things which is really improtant in this world. Now even Heirarchies need securities and success, even child that have been bullied where popular because they're an epitome of people who knows better rather than older people and gives more issues that may become a success with them. If not saying popularity but everything that can be a good verdict in this society. They're all pictures that can show good proposals in an approve deluxe with what is myriad in this surrealistic world. To see everything what is cool in our minds though spoiled, still can be detailed as a means of harmony.
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Churches of Los Angeles
Here are some pictures of St. Brendan's Catholic Church on 3rd St.
Unfortunately, the altar is rather small for the space, and there's little to draw the eye to it. It's a fairly pretty church, but could do with some renovation work in the sanctuary. There is a lot to work with, though--pretty woodwork, traditional structure, gorgeous stained glass, a decent-looking organ, and just look at those light fixtures! There are a few odd things about the church, the most striking of which is the the choice of holy water fonts by the doors: they're all tiny table-top fountains, water bubbling out of the top of a square piece of stone with a Celtic knot engraved on the front--the sort of thing you'd expect to find in a catalogue that also sells Book of Kells tea towels and Irish flag suncatchers. There's also a surplus of greenery, literally plants everywhere. A pretty place, but I'm not sure I'd feel entirely comfortable going to Mass there.
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East Flint the Walker Home.
The Frederick Walker home of East Flint still stands today next to what is known as Barnside Motors. In the picture one can see part of the barn which was part of Oveys Farm. The farm ceased operating as such on the death of my Grandfather in 1915 and was sold, with my Grandmother moving to Wisteria Cottage at the top of the High Street. The barn and outbuildings on the west side of the property were bought and turned into a garage by a Mr. Remmington, who also lived in East Flint. The house just to the west of East Flint was in the 1920-30's a small tobacconist and barber shop run by a Mr. Loveridge and his daughter Annie. Mr. Loveridge, like many characters in the village had a nick-name. in his case it was that of "Tiddlywink."


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sorry etripp just a joke
as i've stated on numerous occasions...I LIKE TITS!!!!! these are no exception. and as i've suggested on numerous occasions....chance why the fuck don't you go some place else? a well thought-out alternative....how about HELL.
Any titties are great titties unless they have hair on them
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my man bong i wish
When you make a dress out of a shower curtain; cut the ring off.
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quite enjoyable looking
I'm just glad she's not laying down or those udders would be out of the frame
I,m a sucker for the big nipples.
etripp i think it's time for you to send another boob shot. your first one looked pretty nice.
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As I sit here on the deck, beneath the mild sun and gentle breezes of mid-July, I find myself gazing out onto the vast panorama of green grasses and gaunt pine trees in search of motivation. A few feel below me, K.'s studio lies nestled beneath the foliage, and to it (as well as Kathy's example) I look for inspiration.
Having at long last resolved the Matter of the Lost Laptop (i.e. accepting a newer unit to replace the one which remains lost...with much my pertinent information and latest revisions on it), the time has come for me to end this hiatus from paying projects in order to get back to the business of actually paying the bills, putting food on the table and clothing on my children's backs (whether I have come to terms with my own frustrations about writing--not to mention my own capabilities as a writer--or not)!
The time has come, it seems, to resume my work facilitating workshops, teaching classes, and editing the works of others.
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The daily thoughts, impressions, experiences and opinions of a long-time writer "re-establishing" herself in the ever-changing publishing world.
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that looks like such a serene place in the first photograph!ReplyDelete
It truly is, Candace. Being here nestled in the woods reminds me of my home in Oak Grove, Louisiana--without the Hill family chaos!ReplyDelete
Here's hoping that all is going well with your art/illustrations...and that you (and those you love) are enjoying a bit of peace and serenity yourselves.
(Fun is good, too!)
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Great words to think on...
"I'm starting to wonder if that's not the whole point of life, to be thankful for it and to live in such a way others are thankful for theirs as well." -Donald Miller, Scary Close"
Highs of the Day:
1. Reuniting with fun 7th graders after a three-day weekend and seeing all of the DC people that showed up at school today
2. Rocking my new Washington DC mustard yellow fleece from Joe's Souvenirs (the softest thing you've ever touched)
3. Taking a two hour nap right after school
4. Watching the 8th grade girls basketball game from the stands with KCraig
5. Cheering on the cheerleaders--Cecilia, Carly, Teia, Alexa, Mallory, Grace and Abby
6. Hanging out with Hannah Conrad and agreeing that life would be great if we could hang out every single day
7. Going to bed by 9:30
Top 10 Things I Miss About Tecumseh Today:
1. The excitement of putting on your staff polo and wooden name tag for the first time each summer
2. Sitting on the Trading Post steps with kids just talking about life
3. Thursday night cook outs in main field-- nothing beats sitting in a circle with your cabin eating hot dogs and chips
4. Gold Rush dance parties in Main Field
5. Getting returning campers in your cabin and skipping the whole getting-to-know-you phase
6. When Ben Dehr, without you knowing, takes a really great picture of you and kid and you find it on the website
7. When counselors put a new spin on an old chapel
8. CILT songfests at night or in the morning before lunch
9. Living with so many friends 24/7
10. Not having to miss camp at all while you're at camp
Tomorrow is the start of Lent.
What if this year you did something that would allow God more space and time in your life?
What if this year you committed to doing something that would change your heart?
What if this year you decided to seek Jesus in a new way so you ended up being closer to Him than you are right now?
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For Waiting Parents Like Us
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Wow, I read your post yesterday and sent up this prayer last night. We got the call for our (3rd) referral this morning! Not sure at this point if we will accept the referral but I love this prayer!ReplyDelete
Hey y'all. We're a waiting family in AR, just a bit behind you guys in the process. (We're waiting for our agency to sign off on our docs so we can get them apostilled.)The suggestion of praying for our daughter to recognize us is something I'd never thought of. It's really beautiful! We also have two little boy. Love the blog, by the way. :) Have a great day.ReplyDelete
I love this idea. We are waiting for 1st trip to meet our daughter and I am going to start praying this tonight.ReplyDelete
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we're in the early stages (paperwork/homestudy) process of our russian adoption, and i stumbled across your blog. i look forward to reading more about your journey!
and i love the idea for prayers for this baby. i have a hard time knowing what to pray for sometimes.
Thanks for your nice comment on my blog! I'm glad you wrote something, so now I can follow your journey too :) Love the quotes you had on your poll. My neighbor right next door to us has an Austin and Tyler too! So funny! We started our process when our boys were 6 and 4. They are now 9 and 7. Time sure flies. Love the idea to pray for our baby girl to see us in her dreams :)ReplyDelete


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The Communication Problem Solver 24. Managers need top-flight communication skills to keep their staffs productive and collaborative. But often, those who manage lack the ability to get things back on track once miscommunication occurs. This book helps readers analyze their communication skills and challenges and explains how they can use simple problem-solving techniques to resolve the people issues that derail productivity at work. Easily accessible and filled with real world management examples. This no-nonsense guide is packed with practical tools to help any manager be immediately effective, as well as a handy list of common communication problems and corresponding solutions....
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- L EADING C OLLABORATIVE C ONVERSATIONS asking coaching. If employees do not learn to take full control of their jobs, the manager's time will be sucked away. The manager will have little time to do strategic thinking and the level of work appropriate to his or her position and grade. So although asking coaching takes more time initially, in the long run it saves time. Eventually, employees learn to ask themselves the questions necessary to come up with effective an- swers. When to Use Telling Coaching Telling coaching communicates both what is expected and how to get a task done. It is a supportive tool to use because employees can feel con- fident that they are doing something the correct way when there is only one way to do something. Suitable times to tell a direct report how to do the task are: ? For routine, repetitive tasks: for example, order fulfillment and pur- chase order follow-up ? For standard reports: for example, expense reports ? When procedures and policies are already defined ? For new task assignments ? When deadlines are looming ? When setting goals/corporate goals from upper management ? When following instruction manuals for machines ? For Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) ? When introducing new policy ? During emergency, crisis situations when there is no time for asking coaching ? For simple tasks with no room for interpretation ? For impromptu projects with no lead time ? For anything with legal or compliance ramifications (when it must be done a certain way) ? For health and safety issues ? For disaster planning 212—
- C OMPELLING C OACHING T ECHNIQUES ? When directed by a boss to do it a certain way and passing it on to your direct report ? When telling ''guidelines'' for company objectives ? When setting expectations ? When choosing the direction/telling after ideas are generated ? For performance improvement plans ? For new hires ? During some training: for example, using software, operating ma- chines ? When asking coaching fails and the employee is demonstrating a performance problem ? When dealing with a timid employee or one who does not want re- sponsibility When to Use Asking Coaching Asking coaching communicates what needs to get done but helps the direct report figure out how to get a task done and to take ownership of the solution. This tool empowers and energizes the employee because the coach's questions allow a person to discover and explore his own solutions. This both demonstrates the manager's confidence in the em- ployee and reinforces the employee's trust in himself. When the em- ployee bears responsibility for deciding and taking action to achieve the outcome, the employee tends to own the outcome and the process to get there. The coach acts more as a catalyst to prompt the employee's own thinking. Applicable times to use asking coaching are: ? Whenever a manager can delegate the ''how'' ? For research ? For professional development/personal growth ? When the project/process calls for an experienced person or one with specific education/certification to do the work (for example, an engineer, a librarian, etc.) ? When the employee has more domain-specific knowledge —213
- L EADING C OLLABORATIVE C ONVERSATIONS ? For more technical tasks ? During process improvements ? For individual challenges ? During problem solving, decision making, and planning ? For career progression and determining career path ? When the employee has done a similar task or project in the past ? When determining how an employee will reach a goal ? During participative training, where participants are highly involved ? When identifying roles, responsibilities, and level of authority ? During conflict resolution ? When building accountability/''ownership'' ? When learning about an employee's process skills—how he ap- proaches a project ? For discovering the depth of a direct report's knowledge ? When a competent employee asks for help or is not sure of an an- swer ? When a direct report asks for more responsibility and you need to create a plan ? During weekly progress meetings ? During annual performance review meetings ? When getting ideas on restructuring, creating new positions, intro- ducing new products or projects ? For developing more advanced skills Process for Asking Coaching Relationships will always rule. Make all efforts to preserve the relation- ship while speaking in a neutral, nonjudgmental, but direct and honest way. Be supportive. Follow all the steps shown for ''before'' and ''during'' coaching for the best outcome in terms of both relationship and busi- ness results. Before Coaching ? Prepare ahead of time. It is important to revisit job expectations when preparing for coaching. Then gather facts about performance as 214—
- C OMPELLING C OACHING T ECHNIQUES they relate to expectations. Is performance at its peak, and you want to help keep it there? Is performance right on track, and you'd like to help the employee escalate it to excellence? Is performance off course, and you want to steer it back on target? ? Decide if your coaching is telling or asking or a combination of both. List questions you will ask the employee to stimulate her thinking about current performance, skills, organizational supports and obsta- cles, problem analysis, and decision making. ? Set up the coaching meeting and give the employee time to pre- pare. This can be part of your routine progress meeting or scheduled separately. During the Coaching Meeting ? Open the conversation. Tell employee the purpose of coaching. Say you want to work together to set up a plan to help him develop a particular skill or meet a particular goal. Set your comments in positive terms and within the context of continual learning. (Remember the pre- vious ''Marcella/Queen'' example on enhancing communication skills for higher-level management positions?) ? Get agreement on the expectation or goal and how it benefits the employee. Always ensure that the employee understands the benefit to him. ? Find out the employee's assessment of his performance as it re- lates to the goal. Ask open-ended questions and listen to the answers. Paraphrase the answers and clarify as you go. Facilitate a discussion in which the direct report does most of the talking and most of the thinking through of the issues. ? Give feedback. Keep it in the context of the big picture of the on- going coaching plan. Offer specific, factual observations on progress as it directly relates to expectations. If the employee disagrees, ask questions, revisit facts, and keep conversing until you agree on the facts. —215
- L EADING C OLLABORATIVE C ONVERSATIONS ? If there is resistance to the feedback, refocus the conversation. Ask the employee's perspective through a neutral statement, such as, ''Tell me more about that.'' Paraphrase the employee's point of view to show you understand what he is saying. (This does not mean you neces- sarily agree with the view, but it does mean you understand what he is trying to say.) If you don't understand the employee's viewpoint, ask questions to clarify meaning. Then ask open-ended questions to dis- cover his rationale. There may be facts you don't know that change the direction to take next. But, if the employee is just offering excuses, refo- cus on observed behaviors and facts. ? Work out the next steps together. Learn about the employee's ideas of what he can do to move performance toward the goal. What would his next steps look like? What resources does he need? What ob- stacles do you need to remove so he can succeed? What are your own ideas for next steps? Decide mutually on what is best. ? Energize the employee. Infuse the conversation with enthusiasm and excitement about the employee's plan of action. Discuss the logic and benefits of the employee's approach. ? Sum up and clarify. Ask the employee to sum up the discussion of the expected performance goals, current performance, and the action steps and timeline to get there. ? Set up the next collaborative coaching conversation. Is It the Manager Who Needs Coaching? Sometimes an indication that the manager needs training or coaching is when she catches herself blaming or judging an employee. Mary, a man- ager participating in a management class, complained about a direct report. ''She is Mt. Vesuvius!'' she exclaimed. ''What does Mt. Vesuvius mean?'' I asked. ''She's like a volcano that erupts every day.'' 216—
- C OMPELLING C OACHING T ECHNIQUES Mary was a newly promoted first-time supervisor who was Genera- tion Y. Ginny was her direct report. Ginny, a baby boomer, had been doing the job for fifteen years. Mary was upset about having to work with Ginny because she felt Ginny was ''Mt. Vesuvius.'' As mentioned in Chapter 6 on unraveling judgments, managers sometimes judge and blame the employee when there is a problem. Mary first defined her problem by blaming Ginny and calling her ''Mt. Vesuvius.'' Imagine the scenario from Ginny's vantage point. She comes in to work every day and her boss sees her as a giant volcano about to spill over with hot lava, instead of seeing her as a person. Ginny cannot meet her boss's expectations because she does not know what they are. As Mary and I used the unraveling judgments process explained in Chapter 6, Mary tried to redefine the problem in factual, behavioral terms. This was difficult. At first Mary redefined the problem as, ''Ginny does not respect me because I am younger than she is.'' I kept asking open-ended questions to help Mary peel back one layer at a time. Fi- nally, Mary got to the actual behavior she had observed. The observed behavior was that Ginny was following the same pro- cedures she had always followed. She did the job exactly the same way she had done it for years. All those years she was rewarded for her per- formance and got high performance appraisal ratings. Now Ginny had a new manager but the new manager had not stated any change in what Ginny was to do. As we worked at solving the problem, Mary recognized she had not made her expectations clear. She also realized that the procedures were probably out of date. In this case, the employee was getting blamed daily because of organizational obstacles: out-of-date procedures, lack of clear managerial direction, and no notification that a change in the way to do the work had taken place. Although Mary had bruised the relationship, it could be healed. Mary, the manager, made a plan for what to do when she got back to work. She intended to tell Ginny that she wanted to make a fresh begin- ning of working well together. Then she would discuss the misunder- —217
- L EADING C OLLABORATIVE C ONVERSATIONS standing. Her next step would be to seek Ginny's input on why she was doing the work the way she was doing it. Mary would read the proce- dures and discuss whether they were useful or should be changed with Ginny. Mary planned to ask questions to seek Ginny's expertise and ex- perience and show she valued both. Mary would then decide if there was discretion for Ginny to deter- mine the how or if the work demanded strictly following procedure. Mary would also determine if she was insisting on work being done her own way when Ginny's way might work just as well. If the work needed to be done only one way, she would lead a conversation about the new expectations and the logic behind why the changes had been made. She would discuss why it was important to do the work the new way. Perhaps most important, Mary would acknowledge that Ginny was previously reinforced to do the job a different way by previous managers. Mary would clarify that her expectations represented a change. During the discussions with Ginny, Mary said she planned to ask open-ended questions to help Ginny express her feelings about the changed expectations. Questions would also help Ginny figure out how to work the new way so she could meet the new expectations. Mary was excited about how much she learned in the management training. She had a roadmap of what to do to solve people problems and prevent them in the future. She realized that she needed to create a plan for growing her management knowledge and expertise. She decided to ask her manager for ongoing coaching so she could learn more about how to effectively delegate, give feedback, and coach. Summary Coaching, including giving targeted feedback, offers a collaborative ap- proach to helping direct reports do their best work and succeed. Isn't that one of a manager's primary goals—to help others achieve success? Using a logical coaching process helps the manager stay on track to give the employee what he needs based on the goals or project. When coach- 218—
- C OMPELLING C OACHING T ECHNIQUES ing is done well, it strengthens the working relationships between man- agers and their employees. Coaching assumes that setting clear expectations and delegating have been done well in the first place. We look more closely at delegating in the next chapter, Chapter 10. —219
- CHAPTER 10 DREAM Delegating Ensures Clarity and Collaboration This chapter helps managers define the task or project to be done and determine who should be doing it. This chapter draws on the content of many of the previous chapters. Proficient delegation requires clarifying and communicating expectations, using process and project manage- ment skills to identify tasks and timelines, asking questions, not judging people, but seeking facts, and leaning on collaborative relationships. Delegation starts with the performance expectation and not with as- sumptions that direct reports may interpret. This chapter reinforces the importance of the ideas in Chapter 2 on turbocharged clarity and in Chapter 3 on communicating your expectations. What Is Delegation? Delegation is assigning a task or project for which you are accountable but do not necessarily have to do yourself. It is trusting someone else to accomplish work and obtain a specified outcome, with certain perfor- mance standards. Level of authority varies for each responsibility and must be clearly identified before the employee starts work on the assign- ment. Delegating work with low opportunity and high boredom will not build camaraderie. There should be positive reasons for delegating— 220—
- DREAM D ELEGATING E NSURES C LARITY AND C OLLABORATION getting more work done, seeking more viewpoints and employee devel- opment, or making time for managerial tasks. Another measure to consider is what salary level is appropriate to the task. (How much would a completed task cost based on the number of hours times the ''hourly'' rate of pay for the manager versus that of the direct report?) A manager must also decide how to distribute the work to the team so each person can balance his or her workload. Criteria for choosing the person to whom to delegate varies and must be clearly delineated. What is the nature of the task? What knowledge and skills are required to successfully complete it? How much time is available? Can I train someone? Can this be a development opportunity for a particular employee? Do we need someone who already has the experience on this or similar tasks because of criticality of the project, visibility, or time constraints? Determining required skills and experience for a task or project is essential. The manager can identify who has the necessary capability to minimize the manager's involvement in the tasks. Or, the manager can delegate the task to someone who needs to develop those skills. This will necessitate proper training and more coaching but bring a return on that investment over time. When to Delegate and How to Trust Managers are often concerned about how to balance their time and re- sponsibilities and those of their direct reports. Sometimes they wonder what to delegate and when. You cannot delegate if you do not have the authority over the task or project. This leads us back to Chapter 2 on turbocharged clarity. Remember Figure 2-1: ''Clarifying Expectations Worksheet''? Once you understand areas where you have full authority, you can decide how much of that authority you are willing or able to delegate. After you decide how much of the task and what level of authority you will delegate, decide how much to delegate to each individual. —221
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Money withheld for national ID cards
Spending bill provides moratorium on implementation
The recently passed Omnibus Appropriations Bill included funding for
$520 billion of spending, but it purposely excluded funds for the
national ID card or the medical ID program.
A review of the bill, which had over 4,000 pages and is 16 inches
thick, revealed that the opponents of the effort to make state driver's
licences into a national ID card succeeded in getting a moratorium on
the implementation of the law enacted in 1996 by Congress.
Both the national ID and the medical ID have already been made law. The
moratorium delays implementation from occurring on schedule while repeal
legislation is debated by Congress.
The national ID became law in 1996 and will go in effect October 1, 2000,
unless Congress repeals Section 656 (b) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.
If the law is not changed, every state must meet certain unfunded
federal mandates requiring the use of Social Security numbers,
fingerprints, DNA, retina scans, and other "biometric" identifying
information on all driver's licences.
Another federal mandate is the medical ID, which will be a new unique
number for every American intended to keep a detailed medical history in
a government computer. It will be implemented unless Congress acts to
repeal Section 1173 (b) of the Social Security Act.
The moratorium was first included in a transportation appropriations
bill, but Rep. Lamar Smith, R-TX, convinced Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-GA,
to remove it before passage, according to House Transportation Committee
sources. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-VA, chairman of the House Appropriations
Transportation Subcommittee included the ban in the omnibus bill,
according to a committee staff member. However, Smith was reported to be
pushing to have that removed as well. Those efforts failed, largely
because of thousands of calls placed to Gingrich's office by the public,
according to congressional staffers who preferred not to be identified.
Patrick Poole of the "Free Congress Foundation," a non-partisan group,
sent thousands of e-mails to supporters who then called Gingrich to
encourage him to keep the moratorium despite the efforts of Smith.
WorldNetDaily.com reported Monday that Smith was trying to remove the
"Many of the callers either faxed copies of stories from WorldNetDaily,
or they mentioned it when they called," the source said. "There was no way the speaker could support Smith's efforts with that kind of public awareness."
The actual language found in the Omnibus Bill states:
"National Identifiers:
"None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to issue a final
standard under docket No. NHTSA 98-3945 (relating to section 656(b) of
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act of 1996).
"National Health Identifiers:
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to promulgate
or adopt any final standard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security
Act (42 USC 1320-d-2(b)) providing for, or providing for the assignment
of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except in an
individual's capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until
legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard."
The moratorium, now in place, will provide needed time for opponents to
draft legislation to repeal both the National ID and the Medical ID. The
process is expected to bring major debate over the issue. Smith and
others have used illegal immigration problems as their primary
justification for the need to give every American both identifying
House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-TX, Rep. Ron Paul, R-TX, and Rep.
Bob Barr, R-GA, are reported to be planning repeal legislation next
year. None of their offices were able to be reached for comment on the
success of the moratorium in the Omnibus Bill. It had been reported
previously that all three had urged Gingrich to allow the moratorium to
Responsibility for the design and implementation of the cards has been
given to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the
Department of Transportation. That agency has recently published the
proposed "Driver's License/SSN/National Identification Document," which
contains the guidelines which must be in force by Oct. 1, 2000. The
"Notice of Proposed Rule Making" sets out the standards for each state
to follow in the design of "identification documents."
The DOT solicited public comments on their plans for implementation of
Section 656 (b) of the act earlier this year. The public comment period
has just closed and many thousands of letters in opposition were
received, according to a spokesman. Five states also expressed
opposition to the plan, and only a "small number" of letters supporting
the plan were known to the spokesman, who spoke on condition that his
name would not be published.
The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators also wrote to
the DOT and recommended repeal of the law, even though they had once
been in favor of such legislation.
"Over the past 10 years, the AAMVA has vigorously pushed Congress and
the various state motor vehicle directors to implement policies to
require the submission of social security numbers as a condition for
issuance of driver's licenses. This resounding defeat may spell the end
of their ill-fated quest," said Scott McDonald, a grass-roots activist
who operates the "Fight the Fingerprint" website. He is able to mobilize
thousands of activists on a national basis using his e-mail notification
"There is no satisfactory condition under which Social Security Numbers
may be required as a condition for travel," said McDonald. "The
victory's definitely not yet won. During these lull periods there's an
opportunity for proponents of these issues to let opposition die down
and all of a sudden, pop, it goes through without anyone even aware of
"I don't see how the Department of Transportation could go forth with
implementing the regulation with all that strong opposition to it. Even
five states wrote letters of strong opposition to requiring Social
Security numbers," said McDonald.
Although he was in favor of the moratorium, McDonald expressed concerns
about the difficulty in getting complete repeal of the law. He said many
activists may now regard the issue as being resolved, when the toughest
part of the battle is still ahead.
"For a year we're safe," said Lisa Dean of the Coalition for
Constitutional Liberties, another organization that has been actively
campaigning against the provisions of Section 656 (b). She agreed that
the toughest part of her organization's challenge is in front of her.
Now that a moratorium is in place for a year, Dean expects repeal
efforts will also include finding alternative ways to resolve the
concerns about illegal immigrants, although no recommendations are in
place as yet.


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June 26, 1952
IRVING GELBER AND MORRIS SAFRIS, T/A M & I DISCOUNT CO., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,v.KUGEL'S TAVERN, INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS
On appeal from Essex County Court.
For reversal -- Chief Justice Vanderbilt, and Justices Heher, Oliphant, Wachenfeld, Burling, Jacobs and Brennan. For affirmance -- None. The opinion of the court was delivered by William J. Brennan, Jr., J.
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At the close of the proofs upon trial in the Essex County Court before a jury the court granted the motion of defendant Louis Kugel for judgment upon his counterclaim for the recovery of usurious bonuses. Plaintiff appealed to the Appellate Division, and we certified the appeal of our own motion.
The plaintiffs, Irving Gelber, a member of the bar of this State, and Morris Safris, trading as M & I Discount Co., are money lenders operating their business out of Gelber's law offices. The defendant Louis Kugel and his wife owned a tavern at 118 Clinton Place in Newark. In April, 1948, Louis Kugel's brother Nathan was opening a new business, the Hub Grill, at 66 Market Street in Newark, and Louis Kugel wanted to buy an interest in that business for his
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son. He did not have the $13,000 in cash required for the purpose. Through Nathan he was put in contact with the plaintiffs and applied to them for a loan of $13,000. The loan was made June 16, 1948, not in his name, but was made ostensibly to a corporation which was organized subsequent to the application and incorporated the Clinton Place tavern business as Kugel's Tavern, Inc. The loan on its face was for one year in the amount of $15,900 with interest at 6 per cent secured by a chattel mortgage on the tavern. The actual loan was $13,000, the $2,900 excess being a bonus for the loan. Fifty-two notes of $100 each due weekly and a final note for $10,700 due in one year, all endorsed by Louis Kugel, his wife and son, were delivered. The corporation was organized by plaintiffs' attorney, Kalman Friedman, who also prepared the chattel mortgage and the notes and in whose office the transaction was closed.
Kugel invested the $13,000 in the Hub Grill, but the venture failed. The weekly notes were paid as they became due, but it was not possible to pay the $10,700 note when it matured. Kugel therefore went again to plaintiffs and asked for additional money. Plaintiffs agreed to make a new loan if the $10,700 balance of the old loan was paid from the proceeds of the new loan and if there was also paid from the proceeds a $1,400 debt owed to plaintiffs by the Hub Grill incurred before defendant bought his interest in that tavern. Plaintiffs also demanded a bonus of $3,400. On June 9, 1949, the second loan was made, again ostensibly to the corporation, in the face amount of $19,300 secured by a new chattel mortgage and to be repaid in one year. The loan was to be repaid by payment of 52 weekly notes of $150 each and a final note of $11,500. The aggregate of $19,300 again called for interest at 6 per cent. Plaintiffs retained or received $15,500 of the proceeds to cover the $10,700 balance on the old loan, the $1,400 owing by The Hub Grill, and $3,400 as bonus. The weekly notes were paid as they became due until April, 1950, when Kugel advised plaintiffs there were no funds to make further payments.
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Plaintiffs refused an extension and instead referred Kugel to the Arrow Discount Co., another money lending concern, where Kugel obtained a loan of $13,000 out of which he paid the $12,700 balance owing plaintiffs on the second loan. After Kugel's successful application for the loan from Arrow Discount Co., plaintiffs agreed to advance an additional $3,600, upon payment of a $900 bonus. The third loan was consummated, again in the name of the corporation, in the amount of $4,500 to be repaid by payment of 105 weekly postdated checks of $30 each and a final postdated check of $1,350. Twenty-three of the $30 checks were paid when there was a default. Plaintiffs exercised their option to accelerate the due dates of the remaining postdated checks and brought suit against the corporation as maker and against the defendants Louis Kugel and his wife and son as endorsers to recover the balance of $3,810 due thereon plus interest. The defendant Louis Kugel counterclaimed for recovery of the $7,200 which was the aggregate of the bonuses paid on the three loans. At the close of the trial counter-motions for judgment were made and the trial court entered a judgment in plaintiffs' favor for the $3,810 plus interest, and a judgment on the counterclaim in favor of defendant Louis Kugel for the $7,200.
It will be noted that the total amount of loans actually received from plaintiffs was $21,800 for which bonuses totaling $7,200 were charged and in addition 6 per cent interest was charged on the $29,000 total.
The trial court ruled that the loans although in form made to the corporation were, upon the proofs, in fact made to defendant Louis Kugel individually and that the corporation was merely a device for the purpose of attempting to evade the usury laws of the State. R.S. 31:1-1 et seq. In our view, that, on this record, was an issuable question of fact which should have been submitted to the jury for determination.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,v.JAMES STEPHEN HENRY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Du Page County; the Hon.
JAMES E. FITZGERALD, Judge, presiding.
The defendant was charged by indictment with the armed robbery on March 27, 1975, of Gale Welzel, owner of a White Hen Pantry Store in Naperville, and, in a second indictment, with the armed robbery on April 2, 1975, of Walter Harris, Jr., manager of the Open Pantry Food Store in Lisle, Illinois. After separate bench trials, the defendant was convicted of both charges, and sentenced to concurrent terms of 4 to 6 and 5 to 7 years imprisonment. On consolidated appeal from both convictions, the sole issue raised by the defendant is whether the trial court erred in refusing to suppress evidence obtained through or as the result of the warrantless search of an automobile.
The record reveals that shortly before 1 p.m. on April 2, 1975, patrolman Stephen Brown of Woodridge monitored a dispatch from the Lisle Police Department reporting an armed robbery at the Open Pantry Store. The offender was described as a "young male, white, wearing a green coat, possibly an Army coat, with dark hair draped over the ears." Lisle and Woodridge are nearby communities connected by Illinois Route 53, which is one of the primary north-south routes in the area, and the Open Pantry Store that had been robbed was located near the corner of Route 53 and Maple Avenue in Lisle. Upon hearing the dispatch, patrolman Brown took up a position in a service station at Route 53 and 75th Street, which is approximately two miles south of Maple Avenue.
About three minutes after assuming this position, Brown observed a yellow 1970 Mustang southbound on Route 53, with two persons in it; the passenger appeared to match the robber's description. The Mustang passed within 10 feet of Brown's squad car, and Brown pulled out onto the highway and began following it. A heavy snow was falling and highway conditions were poor. The Mustang was proceeding slowly; however, it failed to stop for a red light at Boughton Road. Upon seeing the Mustang run the red light, Brown radioed for assistance, and the Mustang was pulled over by Brown and two squads from Bolingbrook.
One of the Bolingbrook officers approached the car, followed by Brown. Brown observed a large amount of loose change between the two bucket seats of the Mustang. The officers requested identification, which the occupants promptly produced. The passenger, who was a 17-year-old white male with long hair that came over his ears, wearing a green shirt, but no coat, proved to be James Henry, the defendant herein. The driver was a youth named Steven Gillespie. Officer Brown observed what he termed a "considerable amount" of loose change on the center console between the bucket seats, and noted that the defendant and his companion "were quite nervous"; however, there was nothing irregular about the identification which the defendant and Gillespie produced. The officers also checked the vehicle registration, which apparently indicated that Gillespie's mother was the owner of the car.
The defendant and Gillespie were told to get out of the Mustang. Both were searched and placed in one of the squad cars. Additional officers arrived and one of them, Sergeant Chruszczyk of Bolingbrook, searched the Mustang. The officer did not have a search warrant, or permission to search the car, and the defendant had not been advised that he was under arrest at the time of this search.
Chruszczyk looked in the glove compartment, and discovered a brown paper bag containing approximately $100 in currency and coins. As he removed the bag, a wallet fell out, which proved to be the one which had been taken from Harris, manager of the Open Pantry Store. The defendant and Gillespie were then placed under arrest and taken to the Lisle Police Station. A revolver was found in the back of the squad car where defendant and Gillespie had been placed while Chruszczyk searched the Mustang; the State subsequently established that the revolver had not been in the squad car at the beginning of the shift, and that the revolver was identical to the one used in the two robberies.
At the police station, the defendant was advised of his Miranda rights and questioned by a number of officers. The officers showed him the revolver which they had found in the back of the squad car and the defendant admitted that it was his, and that he had concealed it under his shirt when the officers frisked him. He then gave a written statement, admitting the robbery of the Open Pantry Store, and stating that Gillespie had not been involved. Later, the defendant also admitted that he was the individual who robbed the White Hen Pantry Store in Naperville on March 27, 1975. The police arranged for a lineup on the same day, and both Walter Harris of the Open Pantry Store in Lisle and Gale Welzel of the White Hen Pantry Store in Naperville identified the defendant as the robber. The defendant was subsequently indicted for both armed robberies.
The defendant filed identical motions to suppress his confession and other evidence obtained by the police in each case. The motions were denied after a combined pretrial hearing.
The evidence presented against the defendant at his trial could justifiably be described as overwhelming and no purpose would be served by detailing it here. In each case, one or more eyewitnesses identified both the defendant, and the revolver which had been found in the squad car; in addition, the defendant's confessions were admitted against him. Other physical evidence seized by the police on April 2, or later, was also admitted at one or both trials. The defendant did not call any witnesses on his behalf.
The defendant concedes that an investigatory "stop" of the Gillespie car was justified under section 107-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 107-14), but argues that the subsequent search was too broad to be sanctioned as a search during temporary questioning, and that there were no reasonable grounds for either the search of the automobile or the arrest of the defendant. It is the defendant's contention that virtually all of the evidence introduced against him at his two trials should have been suppressed as the "fruit" of an unlawful search. We disagree.
• 1, 2 Where there is probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed, and that evidence of a crime is contained in an automobile, a warrantless search of the automobile may be reasonable. (E.g., People v. Joyner (1972), 50 Ill.2d 302, 311; People v. Corrigan (1977), 45 Ill. App.3d 502, 505; People v. Winslow (1975), 26 Ill. App.3d 1035, 1041, cert. denied, 424 U.S. 915.) Further, as we noted in Winslow, "[t]he validity of a search conducted pursuant to probable cause, unlike a search incidental to an arrest, is not dependent upon the existence of probable cause to arrest. [Citations.]" 26 Ill. App.3d 1035, 1041.
The defendant places great reliance upon In re Woods (1974), 20 Ill. App.3d 641. Woods contains dicta to the effect that a general description, standing alone, is insufficient to provide the probable cause necessary to justify an arrest. In Woods the offenders were described as black, about 18 years of age, weighing approximately 150 to 160 pounds, about five feet eight inches tall, with one offender wearing a long dark, red coat, and the other wearing a short jacket. The court stated that the fact that the respondent and his companion matched this description and were apprehended in the vicinity of the crime did not suffice to provide probable cause, since their attire was common among black youths in that neighborhood and their presence in the vicinity of the crime was wholly negated as a factor effecting probable cause because they were in front of respondent's house at the time of the arrest. The defendant argues that since the description of the offender in this case was even more general than the description given in Woods probable cause was clearly lacking.
The flaw in this argument is that it emphasizes the general nature of the description given to Officer Brown, and ignores the other factors which led the officers to believe that the Gillespie car contained evidence of the robbery. The Mustang was observed coming from the direction of the Open Pantry Store a few minutes after the robbery. Route 53, along which the Mustang was proceeding, was a primary avenue of north-south traffic in the area which passed just a short distance from the Open Pantry Store, and was a logical, or even probable, escape route for the robber. Although poor road conditions prevented driving at any considerable rate of speed, the failure of the Gillespie car to stop at a red light raised an inference of an abnormal haste. When the officers approached the car, the defendant seemed "quite nervous." Unlike the respondent in Woods, the defendant here did not offer a convincing explanation for his presence in the area, which was located at a considerable distance from his home. Finally, the officers observed a large amount of change between the seats of the Mustang, such as one would expect to constitute a portion of the spoils of the robbery of a small grocery store. We have no difficulty whatsoever in holding that none of these factors, standing alone, would suffice to justify the search. At the same time, it is equally clear that the combination of all of these circumstances, together with reasonable inferences which may be drawn from them, would support a reasonable belief that the Gillespie car contained evidence of the robbery. See People v. Carter (1967), 38 Ill.2d 496, 498-501 cert. denied, 391 U.S. 965 (search of defendant's car after traffic stop, held justified, since car was similar to the description of car used in robbery, defendant was stopped at 3:30 a.m. and was unable to explain presence in area); People v. Corrigan (1977), 45 Ill. App.3d 502 (search of glove compartment after investigatory stop approved, where officers smelled alcohol, observed damp spot on car floor, and liquid dripping from glove compartment); People v. Huth (1977), 45 Ill. App.3d 910, 914-15 (search of an automobile justified by traffic violation, defendant's production of a mutilated license, and report that defendant's license was suspended); ...
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ST. LOUIS Brian Wilson frequency lights-out almost everywhere in very last year's cost the actual World Series championship. But under no circumstances like this.
With the Giants a single out away from setting up a new wild, 7-5, 11-inning comeback victory, a traditional bank with equipment and lighting went bluish driving household plate with Busch Stadium. Players cleaned that domain and also silently laid away a new 16-minute hold off because the lights electric back again on.
When enjoy resumed, Wilson essential just one single much more pitch. He out of production Allen Craig using a terrain basketball in order to complete your outrageous adventure of which bundled two risen-from-the-dead comebacks along with Manny Burriss' debut as a initial baseman.
More as compared with anyone, the spotlight shined on Nate Schierholtz .
Aubrey Huff's two-out wander and pinch-runner Burriss' compromised put faitth on setup Schierholtz's tying individual while in the ninth that will drive more innings. Schierholtz emerged by means of for a second time soon after Freddy Sanchez doubled throughout the actual 11th, rapping your tiebreaking single, for the reason that Giants gave yourself a possibility for a receiving trip.
"I feel they've establishing to secure a a bit more comfortable," Wilson said, smiling. "I used your pet within Low-A with 2004, any time they hit, like, eight walk-off residence runs. He's a great snowboarding player. Now that he is finding a reasonable opportunity to participate in every day, you will find the Nate Schierholtz I know."
Giants administrator Bruce Bochy made the idea clear: Schierholtz might retain having all those at-bats.
"He will certainly now, with the adventure this individual simply had," Bochy said.
Huff said: "The mans really beginning to turn into your majorleague player. You have a major strike in a very large situation, anyone will sense quite convinced you get another."
Huff hasn't experienced this feeling normally this season. But his or her solo house operate inside seventh inning shattered a 3-3 tie. The homer ended up being his very first considering May 11, breaking a dried up mean connected with 73 at-bats.
"I got up 2-0, and I just simply thought to simply breathe and swing 50 percent," explained Huff, who was irritated right after making delicate outs in his / her primary three at-bats. "It goes to exhibit a reduced amount of will be more."
Tim Lincecum could hardly create the actual one-run advantage remain up. He allowed a career-high 10 hits, including four into the last several batters they faced, and blew the cause inside the seventh when Craig make a pinch, two-run property run that can put the actual Cardinals ahead. It seemed to be the initial crunch homer Lincecum had allowed around his personal training significant league seasons.
The Giants built a couple fast outs within the ninth against nearer Fernando Salas, that were being 10 with regard to 10 with save situations. But Huff took four consecutive change-ups to attract a walk, keeping the overall game alive.
He claimed he or she can have permit shed in case he / she experienced picked up a new 3-0 fastball.
"I received a change-up straight down as well as didn't swing during the idea finally," Huff said.
Bochy's exclusively reserve earliest baseman, Brandon Belt, appeared to be not available which has a uncomfortable wrist. But Bochy failed to stop to help carry in Burriss to pinch run. The move cleared seeing that Burriss stole his technique into scoring situation over a 1-2 toss plus Schierholtz adopted along with his flared hit.
"It became with a count wherever I believed he'd go offspeed," Burriss said. "That's just what exactly this individual threw me very last night. So I procured off. I had to be sure."
Wilson stood within the bullpen mound and smiled. He reported Cardinals devotees had been taunting him or her which they would not enter that game. It reminded your pet with Game 3 from the National League Division Series during Atlanta, any time Braves fans yelled the same factor ahead of the Giants rallied any time because of their finalized strike.
"I just chuckle as soon as people yell," Wilson said. "You aren't able to speak trash right up until the actual game's over. Fans gotta learn that."
Even before the Giants' comeback in the actual ninth, they already possessed cleared your 3-0 debts from the sixth. Schierholtz became that rally began with a single, too.
The Giants bullpen kept offering the sport with 4 2/3 scoreless innings after Lincecum's departure. Sergio Romo, confronting identical batters exactly who overcom your pet a night earlier, got retribution and established Bochy's hope while hurling your scoreless 10th inning.
Then Wilson ended up this lights.
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Digging Holes
This weekend I dug literal and figurative holes. The former were for our new fence, a home project that has stretched out because of inevitable time restrictions. The latter were on Mother's Day. But first, a picture of the digger.
Here's the augur that fits into the bottom of the engine.
The business end of the augur has teeth just like the cave troll's teeth from Lord of the Rings: thick blunt chisels unstopped by stone.
This bad boy was a two-man machine. My wife did an incredible job manning the other half of this machine. When the soil was agreeable and pliant, the augur drove down like a fork through pound cake. That happened half the time. The rest of the time, it would hit a rock or root and buck like, well, Baby Harbat in a bad mood. Sometimes it would catch a rock and stop dead with a neck-snapping jerk to the side. Both of us were exhausted after 18 holes. But 14 were dug to final depth and the rest had either rocks or irrigation lines in the way, so I need to finish those off by hand. If anyone out there is planning to dig holes, I highly recommend the two-man augur from a tool rental place. I give my wife highest praise for recommending this over the manual post-hole clamshell digger, which would've brought me to apoplexy by the second hole.
The second hole I dug, on Mother's Day morning, should have been familiar to me. It began with good intentions and ended with a disappointing breakfast. Just like when I was a kid! Here mom, have a sub-par breakfast served by a surly cook who saw everything go wrong in the kitchen for the last hour. It's too painful to describe, but the punchline is that I'll never attempt to make popovers again. Considering I am running a small bakery business, the whole Popover Affair will be stricken from the history books and erased from my memory. Oh, that it was that easy.
The rest of Mother's Day was a long climb out from the hole, and ended as well as I could have hoped. I'm lucky to have such an incredible wife, and Baby Harbat is lucky she's got such a great mom. Anything I bake or do can't even come close to the gratitude I feel. It's like giving Mother Theresa a cookie and a coupon for a free back rub. It doesn't cut it, but nothing would be enough so you just say thank you over and over and try to show that you mean it.
No, this is not a crime scene. This morning Baby Harbat brought Panda into the kitchen for night night. Here she is giving him an air kiss with a loud "mwah!" I love starting my day this way.


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WWE Rankings: Top 5 High Fliers of All-TimeMay 3, 2011
WWE Rankings: Top 5 High Fliers of All-Time
One of Professional Wrestling's greatest attractions is the high fliers. Watching Jimmy Snuka leap off the top rope and crush his lame duck opponent with his patented Superfly splash, or Rey Mysterio, Jr. performing a picture-perfect springboard hurricanrana perhaps best exemplifies the nobility of the industry's sometimes mystifying appeal.
It is the astonishment as well as the jubilation of seeing, witnessing, espying something we very well could not have thunk or foreseen, that former impossibility now rendered very much possible, that cross between our imagination and reality that is most exciting about these athletes.
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Jushin "Thunder" Lyger and Mil Mascaras are just a few of these acrobats who have drawn our awe with their death-defying moves. And since we live in a society that is obsessed with ranking one over another, as if it truly proved something, it was only a matter of time before this confounding impulse swung toward them.
I have ranked the top five best high-flyers of all-time. The five that I have selected as the premiere daredevils of the squared circle were picked based on their supremacy in three crucial categories—innovation, influence and technique.
While this list is restricted to five, it does not diminish the accomplishments or proficiency exhibited by others that were ultimately left off of it for one reason or another.
5. Jimmy "Super Fly" Snuka
The infamous "Super Fly" Jimmy Snuka. In the 1970's and 80's, nobody was more synonymous with high-flying than Snuka (except for maybe George Jung). During an era of bruisers and brawlers, Snuka stood out with his array of aerial maneuvers that included such classics as the cross body block and diving head butt. Not to mention, his patented top rope splash.
While his moves are tame to say the least by today's standards, many of the present-day air stylists may never have even thought of jumping off the turnbuckle if it wasn't for Snuka. Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannety, Mick Foley and Ricky Steamboat, among others, were influenced by his innovative performances.
You cannot compile a list of the top high-fliers without Jimmy "Super Fly" Snuka.
Proof: Versus Don Muraco—Madison Square Garden Steel Cage Match, 1983
4. Shawn Michaels
Building off what Snuka did the decade before, the Heartbreak Kid took it a step further—standing hurricanranas, diving splashes off ladders and suicide plancha over the top rope.Trained by Jose Lothario, a famous Mexican wrestler, Michaels picked up many of the moves then surfacing in Lucha Libre. He combined that with what he learned from Snuka to buttress the innovative style that would leave its impression on nearly every wrestler to come for the next decade—most notably, Jeff Hardy and Rey Mysterio.
Proof: Versus Vader SummerSlam 1996
3. Jushin "Thunder" Liger
Perhaps the best junior heavyweight of all-time. Jushin "Thunder" Liger was a hybrid of sorts, combining the disparate skill sets of heavyweights and lightweights, while injecting a shot of his own invention. He is responsible for the shooting star press and the surge of junior heavyweight dominance that started in Japan and migrated, as a result, across the world.
Few wrestlers today are untouched by Liger's greatness.
Proof: Versus the Great Sasuke at the Super J Cup '94
2. Rey Mysterio, Jr.
Known today simply as Rey Mysterio, after he was forced to drop the "jr" to again don the mask he lost to Kevin Nash in 1999 in good conscience. Mysterio's career has spanned nearly two and half decades. During which, he has drawn more "oh's" and "ah's" than perhaps any high-flier professional wrestling has ever seen.
Mysterio was the figurehead of Lucha Libre's hostile takeover of the American professional wrestling scene and not for nothing. His moves were not only breath-taking, they were executed with a flawless technique that has become his trademark and remains largely intact to this day, despite his mounting injuries.
Still going at 36-years-old, the full extent of Mysterio's influence has yet to be seen, but its tract marks are vividly on display in the work of Mistico (Sin Cara), Evan Bourne and the Amazing Red. Chris Jericho himself called Mysterio the best high-flier of all-time.
Proof: Anything before 1997.
1. Mil Mascaras
Kicking off his career in 1965, Mil Mascaras spawned the groundbreaking style that would captivate millions in the years to come through the future generations that picked up the ball he had gotten started rolling.
In Mexico, where his legend rests most comfortably, Mascaras was largely known for his technical prowess. It was the top rope planchas and headscissor takeovers that have earned him the seminal position in this list.
A paltry contingent of his move set, they were nonetheless revolutionary, breathing life into a style that had not really existed until that point and inflating beyond the capacity of what any athlete had done before or since.
His oeuvre casts a tall shadow that swallows up every wrestler that has or will take to the sky, knowingly or not, for their offensive arsenal. Simply put, Mil Mascaras is the best high flyer of all-time.
Proof: Versus Buddy Roberts for the IWA Heavyweight Championship at AWA SuperClash on September 28, 1985. Look it up, if you can.


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The New York Jets released center Nick Mangold last week. The 7-time Pro Bowler got ahead of the announcement with this classy tweet.
As one often does, Mangold has been reflecting on the closing of one life chapter. Today, through some reverse engineering, he came to a startling realization.
Here, let's let him tell it.
There's obvious irony to getting a dose of bad news while at Disney World — the happiest place on Earth — but one has to think the joyous surroundings help to cushion the blow. Things could always be worse. For example, Mangold could have gotten a call while stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-287.
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When the darkness awoke, evil flooded over the land of Gothicus. Uncover the mystery of the plot against your kingdom as you hack your way through large dungeons and ferocious monsters. Enjoy hours of excitement as you dive into the main story, accept side quests and collect innumerable items. Dungeon Hunter 3 is an epic adventure set in a dark fantasy world in the tradition of the most successful hack and slash RPGs.
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Mammals are the highest class of vertebrates and the female has mammary glands which secrete milk for the nourishment of young after birth. Mammals are warm-blooded and the majority of their body is covered with hair. Mammals give birth to live young (except the platypus and echidna, who lay eggs). They also have three middle ear bones.
Most mammals live solely on land, but there are several groups that have specifically evolved to exist solely in aquatic environments (dolphins and whales) one of which is the largest of all animals. Only one group has mastered the art of true flight (bats) although several have developed the ability to glide through tree tops.
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ANIMAL FACTS - Camels
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one of my favorite things was feeding the primary school at Meto, the children are precious and this meal to them was described to us as receiving Christmas dinner. rice, beans, and a small piece of meat
this was only one grade, we fed around 500 children their lunch
I love getting to experience missions with my husband, very special
James and Steven killed the goat and lamb for the school lunch, at first I thought "awe, so sad"...Then I realized what a big deal it was for them to have the protein, and I think I would have done it myself
women filling up their jugs at the well
Caroline and Julie, we had such a wonderful team!
oh you know, just a little elephant and her baby (around 4 weeks old)
Lots more to come!
Also, Kendall Boggs is doing an awesome giveaway on her blog. I had the pleasure of meeting her and seeing her work in person at Scott's last month, and she is just as cute as you would imagine her to be. Her work is awesome!
Isn't it beautiful, LOVE the colors!
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JesterScotland on November 17, 2016 at 4:20 am
I would like to contact contributor Donald J Kirkbryde regarding his DUNDEE CINEMA HISTORY RESEARCH NOTES, 1999. I wonder if this can be done via 'Cinema Treasures'? Fingers crossed! Jimmy Smith (Jester)
DONALDKIRKBRYDE on December 13, 2012 at 3:09 am
The bar is now closed and for sale only the capitol resturant on the corner remains open apparently there were photos of the cinema in its hayday on the wall of the bar but never saw them so dont know what the photos were


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December 19, 1950
EVANS ENTERPRISES, Inc., et al.
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The plaintiff has made two motions (1) for an order striking from paragraph 8 of the answer the averment: 'and defendants aver that Rockwell has marked the number of the Letters Patent on gas pressure regulators which are not covered by said Letters Patent.' on the ground that such averment is immaterial, impertinent and scandalous and is prejudicial to plaintiffs, and for an order striking from the answer the averments of paragraph 9, which reads as follows: 'Rockwell is barred by its laches from the relief prayed for herein.' on the ground that paragraph 9 constitutes an insufficient defense in that it states a mere legal conclusion; and for an order striking paragraph 12 of the counterclaim on the ground that the averments of such paragraph are immaterial, irrelevant, impertinent and redundant; and (2) to dismiss defendants' counterclaim for unfair competition on the grounds that the court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter and that defendants fail to state a cause of action upon which relief can be granted.
Paragraph 8 should be stricken if for no other reason than that it is not necessary that this be plead. If material, it may be proved upon the trial.
Paragraph 9 is a plea of laches. Plaintiff claims that it is insufficient in that it states a mere legal conclusion. It seems that the motion to strike must be granted, but with leave to the defendant to amend. Eastman Kodak Co. v. McAuley, D.C., 41 F.Supp. 873.
Paragraph 12 should also be stricken. This seems to be a repetition of certain of the allegations in paragraph 13.
Upon the argument defendants' counsel stated that paragraph 12 is intended to be an interpretative paragraph to the counterclaim.
The remaining question here is as to whether this court has jurisdiction. The plaintiff Rockwell Manufacturing Company and the defendant American District Steam Company are each a corporation of the State of Pennsylvania. Defendant Evans Enterprises, Inc., a New York corporation, was originally the sole defendant, and thereafter, upon order of this court, on stipulation of the parties, the American District Steam Company was added as a party defendant. It is made to appear that the latter had actively succeeded to the business of the defendant Evans Enterprises, Inc. subsequent to the commencement of this action. The imminent question is whether a claim of unfair competition, in a counterclaim, as here, can be joined in the trial of an issue of infringement as permitted by 28 U.S.C.A. § 1338(b).
Patent No. 2,380,459, applied for July 27, 1942, and issued July 31, 1945, to F. Niesemann, relates to a gas pressure regulator and the feature claimed is that a certain valve in the regulator is so placed in the well that it is held against turning when the nut at the top is screwed onto the valve stem. The valve is not accessible; and an object is that the regulator may be cast in substantially its finished form. The valve is released by a flexible diaphragm which is connected to the valve stem by a nut, and the gas pressure causes the valve to move up and down when the gas pressure fluctuates. The patent relates solely to this valve.
The defendant denies infringement, asserts invalidity and also sets up a counterclaim. The counterclaim is based upon the claim that plaintiff put on the market regulators differing in construction from the regulator illustrated and described in Letters Patent to wit, which were substantially the same as defendant's regulator in construction and appearance and that Rockwell marked this changed structure with the legend Patent No. 2,380,459, and plaintiff is continuing to notify defendant's customers that defendant's pressure regulators are covered by plaintiff's patent; that this action is calculated to cause defendant's customers to believe that they infringe Rockwell's patent, and that this practice constitutes unfair competition.
28 U.S.C.A. § 1338(b) reads: 'The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action asserting a claim of unfair competition when joined with a substantial and related claim under the copyright, patent or trade-mark laws'. Chap. 646, 62 Stat. 931, June 25, 1948.
The purpose of this statute is to save piecemeal action. Prior to the enactment of the foregoing section, there was a great deal of confusion on the question of joinder, but that confusion was largely allayed by the decision in Hurn v. Oursler, 289 U.S. 238, 53 S. Ct. 586, 587, 77 L. Ed. 1148. There the court said: 'The unfair competition in respect of the copyrighted play, according to the allegations, results from the same acts which constitute the infringement and is inseparable therefrom.'
Construing the Hurn v. Oursler decision, the court in Musher Foundation, Inc., v. Alba Trading Co., Inc., 2 Cir., 127 F.2d 9, said: 'As we understand the decision in Hurn v. Oursler, 289 U.S. 238, 53 S. Ct. 586, 77 L. Ed. 1148, the Supreme Court there held that a non-federal claim, over which the United States Court had no jurisdiction because of an absence of diverse citizenship, might be joined with a federal claim if the non-federal count differed from the federal count only because it asserted a different ground for recovery upon substantially the same state of facts.'
The statute was enacted to make clear the rule to be followed.
Does the counterclaim as alleged assert a cause of action? If it does, does it present a ground for recovery on substantially the same state of facts as the ground for recovery under the infringement charge? First, the counterclaim must be so connected with plaintiff's cause of action that the proof of each would substantially be the same. The different rights of the parties rest upon different facts essential to their establishment.
In Kaplan v. Helenhart Novelty Corp., 2 Cir., 182 F.2d 311, 312, the court said: 'But since the trade-mark is unregistered and there is no diversity jurisdiction, the cause of action based on its alleged infringement or on its misuse is not by itself within the jurisdiction of a federal court nor did its joinder with the cause of action on the patent suffice to give the district court jurisdiction within Hurn v. Oursler, 289 U.S. 238, 53 S. Ct. 586, 77 L. Ed. 1148, or within § 1338(b) of the Judicial Code, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1338(b), which reflects the so-called Hurn v. Oursler doctrine. This is so because rights in issue under the patent and those under the trade-mark are not dependent upon substantially the same facts and those under the trade-mark are not so ancillary to the patent jurisdiction of the court as to be but an incident of that. ...
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Well now I just have an overall case of reader depression. I haven't posted any book reviews on here since February and after updating Goodreads, I discovered I am actually three books behind on my reading challenge for this year. I would call myself a slacker but I know what the problem is (was). The problem was Orange is the New Black and Game of Thrones. But I am now finished with both. That's right folks, I watched seasons three AND four of Game of Thrones over Fourth of July weekend. I am a WINNER. Nothing says America like a good television binge. Before you judge me as a lazy heifer, you should know I also worked out three times, had a great holiday cookout with friends for which I made homemade pimento cheese and ensured no vodka went to waste, went to a concert, decorated my back patio, started an herb garden and organized my jewelry (do you understand what an undertaking untangling necklaces can be?!) So THERE.
My biggest accomplishment out of all of this, however, was surviving the Red Wedding. You people have had like a year to recover. As I write this (I always let a post rest overnight before publishing) I've had all of one friggin' day. I'm still traumatized. I need extra therapy after watching 20 episodes of that show in such a short amount of time. I am unfortunately going to have to now give in and read these books. If you know me well, you know that what will drive me up and down a wall faster than anything is NOT KNOWING. My innate sense of impatience and uncanny ability to be a nosy ass (the journalism degree wasn't a coincidence) doesn't allow for much "wait and see." I have avoided reading these books much longer than the show has been on or its fans knew of their existence. The Song of Ice and Fire series was my ex-husband's absolute favorite. Back in our happy days together (when they actually existed) and thanks to my love for Lord of the Rings, I read a lot of fantasy myself. I know what a ginormous project it is. I can pretty much kiss my reading challenge goodbye if I officially decide to do this.
In the meantime, I've read many other fabulous, non nerd alert (for the most part) books since I posted about Wild in February. If you recall, my primary literary mission was to read a lot of the books upon which many of this year's movies are based. This already included Fault in Our Stars, Labor Day and Wild. There are several others listed here. I want to point out, due to the context of my full-time job, this post and anything else I write about related to movies is completely independent of my profession. I ain't making money off of this, folks. At least not yet and never in relation to that aspect of my career.
As always, my comments on each book will be as brief as I possibly can be. There is this great world wide web of sites on which you can read full descriptions of each and reviews by people much more verbose and oftentimes more critical than myself. Seriously folks, lighten up when it comes to reading. It's supposed to be for FUN.
This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper. A novel that appears to be the most perfectly casted movie in the entire history of books turned into films. I just saw on Goodreads that many of my friends have listed this as "to read." Get on it, girls. If nothing else, this books is quite entertaining, even more so now that you have celebrity visuals for each character. About a highly dysfunctional family digging into their family drama while sitting shiva for their dead father, it's rather reminiscent of dramatically interpreted version of Arrested Development. But that's maybe because Judd Foxman, the main character, is VERY Michael Bluth-esque. Coincidence that Jason Bateman is playing Judd? Probably not.
The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais. If you love to travel and you love to eat really delicious and fancy food (those two typically go well together) you'll love this book. Helen Mirren, who can do no wrong, was also perfectly casted for this film. This story is centered around an Indian family who, due to various unfortunate circumstances, ends up settling in France and opening a boisterous Indian food palace one hundred feet away from a Michelin-starred French restaurant. It's a very endearing story that should adapt well to the big screen. Though, because Hollywood can't stop itself when it comes to this, it looks like the main love story is playing a much bigger role than in the book. Shocking.
Thine Own Self by Ryan Provencher. This one is out of left field, I know. However, in full disclosure, Ryan is one of my friends in Los Angeles and I couldn't be more impressed with the chance he took to follow his dream and publish this book. I get nervous enough just hitting the "publish" button on this silly little blog, a whole book I could never do. (She says now). Thine Own Self is a very honest and touching coming out story. I highly encourage this read as a means of understanding what a difficult and heart wrenching process this can be for an individual. How anyone can still think that being gay is a "choice", I've no clue.
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover. I am going to catch hell for what I am about to say about this book. Another full disclosure, this author is from the area in which the majority of my family lives and many of them are friends with her. Therefore, they read this series well before I read Hopeless. I was told they were absolutely fabulous. They're sold under the guise of "romance", which they ARE. However, I wasn't warned it's about kids in high school. Don't get me wrong, I love a good YA book (we're about to get to John Green and the Divergent series). But when I purchase a book in the "romance" section, high school kids is not what I'm expecting. Or want. I am an avid reader of Cat Johnson and Lorelei James (though I do know them personally as well). I am also one of those super ridiculous Fifty Shades fans. So the "romance" section comes with certain expectations. Two 16 year-olds do not meet those expectations. Nor should they. So needless to say, I was disappointed. That's not to say it's not entertaining, because it did have a nice twist to it, it just wasn't what I personally thought I was getting into. If you don't like the graphic nature of something akin to Fifty Shades and enjoy YA, then this is a great poolside read.
John Green. The first John Green book most people read, like myself, is The Fault in Our Stars. Because I loved his writing style so much I've now also read Looking For Alaska and Paper Towns. Though both of these still come with their own level of "wow that's kinda depressing", neither are nearly as wrist-slitting depressing as Fault, so have no fear. After reading so much of his work, I have to hypothesize John Green had a really awful case of unrequited love during high school. Bless his heart. The main object of affection and trouble in Paper Towns really and truly needs to be punched in the face, however. Margo is what happens now that we don't spank children.
Divergent Series. I read Divergent at some point last year and naturally really enjoyed it. I couldn't quite figure out if I liked it or Hunger Games better. I didn't make that decision until I saw the Divergent movie and decided I actually liked it better. But who am I kidding, I just like Four better than ALL of it. I finally got around to reading Allegiant and Insurgent. Historically speaking, the second book of trilogies has always been my favorite: Two Towers of Lord of the Rings, Subtle Knife of His Dark Materials and Catching Fire of Hunger Games. (Side note: I AM A NERD). The same can't be said here. I liked Allegiant, but Divergent is definitely my favorite of this trilogy. Insurgent…Insurgent is most definitely NOT my favorite of this trilogy. I give Veronica Roth mad props for having the balls to end this series unlike its counterparts, but I despise when a series switches back and forth between two POVs in the final book. Hello, Breaking Dawn. Ultimately I get why she had to switch back and forth between Tris and Four, but it still annoyed.
Now that Twilight is way over and the end is in sight (albeit still rather far off movie-wise) for Hunger Games and Divergent, I keep being asked what the next big series is. I actually have no idea…anyone?
Liane Moriarty. The Husband's Secret kept popping up on my "recommended for you" lists based on all these other books I've read and the fact it was a 2013 fiction bestseller. I didn't know anyone – at the time – who had read it and had never heard of the author, but I gave it a try. So glad I did. Not only did I just recently find out it will be a movie as well, I have now read every book by Liane Moriarty: What Alice Forgot, Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary and The Hypnotist's Love Story. She is an Australian author so all of her books are set in her native land, which is fun and a change of scenery, if you will. She has an immense ability to keep you turning the pages. Very much like Dan Brown, the chapters are short enough and all end on mini cliffhangers, so you inevitably end up saying "just one more chapter" until you look over and it's 1 a.m. or the bath water has gone completely frigid. What Alice Forgot is by far my favorite. Its main character passes out in spin class, falling off her bike and giving herself a confusion. After which she comes to and slowly realizes she's forgotten the last 10 years of her life. If that couldn't happen to me, I don't know to whom it could.
So that more or less catches you up, Readers. I've also listened to two of the Longmire books, which you know how much I love those. Having been intrigued by the new trailer week before last and apparently tiring of feel good fiction, I am now reading Child of God by Cormac McCarthy (always the uplifting author!) and also listening to All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner. I love Jen, I really do. But this book might be the greatest form of birth control I've encountered in quite some time. That's coming from someone with a five-year case of baby fever, y'all.