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April 06, 2004
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, COUNCIL 31, A LABOR UNION, WILLIAM MUDGE, THE STATE'S ATTORNEY OF MADISON COUNTY, ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY, AND GINA RIVES, AN EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF AFSCME LOCAL 124, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES,v.GEORGE RYAN, THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND LINDA RENEE BAKER, THE SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison County. No. 02-CH-626 Honorable Ralph J. Mendelsohn, Judge, presiding.
Justices: Honorable Melissa A. Chapman, P.J., Honorable Thomas M. Welch, J., and Honorable Clyde L. Kuehn, J., Concur
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Presiding Justice Chapman
The defendants, Illinois Department of Human Services Secretary Linda Renee Baker and former Governor George Ryan, appealed an order of the Madison County circuit court that enjoined the Department of Human Services (DHS) from closing the Alton Mental Health Center (Alton) and ordered it to follow the procedures contained in the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act (Planning Act) (20 ILCS 3960/1 et seq. (West 2002)), which require a permit from the Health Facilities Planning Board (Planning Board) before any health facility can be modified (20 ILCS 3960/5 (West 2002)). They contend that (1) the plaintiffs lack standing to bring the instant action, (2) some plaintiffs are barred by principles of collateral estoppel from raising the issues involved, (3) the action is barred by sovereign immunity, and (4) the Planning Act does not require a permit to close Alton's civil unit. We agree that the private plaintiffs lack standing, but we find that the State's Attorney may maintain this action, and we affirm the trial court's order.
Alton, which is run by DHS, provides residential mental health care services in two distinct and separate units: the forensic unit treats patients who are committed through the criminal justice system, while the civil unit provides care to patients who are civilly committed. In June 2002, due to a reduction in the funding allocated for Alton, DHS announced plans to close the civil unit at Alton. A plan entitled "Preliminary Plan for the Restructuring of the Metro East Network Community Mental Health Service System" called for several patients in Alton's civil unit to be transferred to the Choate Mental Health Facility (Choate) in Anna, Illinois. Choate is 142 miles from Alton. Some of these patients were transferred to Choate during the summer of 2002. The plan called for other patients to be transferred to private hospitals in the Metro East area, which would provide services to them through contracts with DHS. The remaining patients were to be discharged and referred to nonresidential mental health services in the community.
The plaintiffs in the instant suit are the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 (AFSCME), a union representing Alton employees; Gina Rives, a pharmacy technician employed at Alton who serves on the executive board of AFSCME Local 124; and William Mudge, the State's Attorney of Madison County, the county in which Alton is situated. Mudge was substituted as a party for his predecessor as State's Attorney, William Haine, who had sued in his official capacity on behalf of the people of Madison County. On August 14, 2002, the plaintiffs filed a complaint seeking to enjoin the defendants from closing the civil unit at Alton until they had complied with the permit requirement of the Planning Act (20 ILCS 3960/5 (West 2002)). On the same day, the plaintiffs filed a motion for a temporary restraining order. On August 22, the parties entered into a "standstill agreement," pursuant to which the defendants agreed not to close the civil unit until the court held a final hearing on the merits. The agreement further provided that the parties would stipulate to the relevant facts in the case, in order to expedite the final hearing. Because the standstill agreement rendered it moot, the plaintiffs voluntarily withdrew their motion for a temporary restraining order.
On September 18, 2002, the parties entered into a stipulation of facts. The same day, the trial court heard oral arguments in the matter and granted the plaintiffs' request for a permanent injunction. On October 8, the defendants filed a motion to reconsider, which the court denied on October 18. This appeal followed.
A. Right to Bring Enforcement Actions Under the Planning Act
The defendants contend that the plaintiffs lack standing to bring the instant action. In so contending, they argue that the Planning Act does not allow for suits either by private citizens or by State's Attorneys to enforce its permitting provisions. They further argue that AFSCME's and Rives' interests in the litigation are insufficient to confer standing and that both AFSCME and Rives are barred by collateral estoppel because the issues presented herein were decided adversely to them in American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Council 31 v. Ryan, 332 Ill. App. 3d 866, 773 N.E.2d 739 (2002). There, with one judge dissenting, the Fourth District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that private plaintiffs, including AFSCME, did not have a right to bring an action to enforce the permit requirement of the Planning Act. Ryan, 332 Ill. App. 3d at 872, 773 N.E.2d at 743. For the reasons that follow, we find that the Planning Act does not preclude an enforcement action by the Madison County State's Attorney. We agree, however, that the Planning Act does not contemplate private enforcement actions by plaintiffs in the position of AFSCME and Rives. Thus, we need not reach the parties' arguments relating to collateral estoppel or AFSCME's and Rives' standing.
In Ryan the Fourth District faced facts nearly identical to those before us. There, much the same as here, the plaintiffs included AFSCME and one of its officers who was an employee of the Lincoln Development Center. Additional plaintiffs included the state representative in whose district the center was located and the parents of a long-term resident and patient of the center. Ryan, 332 Ill. App. 3d at 869, 773 N.E.2d at 741. Early in 2002, DHS began developing alternate plans to either downsize or close the Lincoln Development Center. Ryan, 332 Ill. App. 3d at 869, 773 N.E.2d at 741. The plaintiffs filed an action seeking to enjoin DHS from closing the center without first obtaining a permit. Ryan, 332 Ill. App. 3d at 869, 773 N.E.2d at 741. The trial court entered a preliminary injunction ordering the defendants to obtain a permit prior to implementing their plans to downsize the center, and the defendants appealed. Ryan, 332 Ill. App. 3d at 870, 773 N.E.2d at 741. While the initial appeal was pending, however, DHS decided that it would close Lincoln Development Center, and Secretary Baker applied for a permit. Ryan, 332 Ill. App. 3d at 869, 773 N.E.2d at 741. As a result, the pending appeal was dismissed as moot. Ryan, 332 Ill. App. 3d at 870, 773 N.E.2d at 741.
The plaintiffs next filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to enjoin DHS from transferring patients from the center until the Planning Board ruled on its permit application. The trial court granted the motion and the defendants appealed. Ryan, 332 Ill. App. 3d at 870, 773 N.E.2d at 741.
Although the parties raised other issues, the appellate court considered only whether the plaintiffs before it were authorized to bring the underlying action. Writing for the majority, Justice Steigmann examined sections 15 and 17 of the Planning Act (20 ILCS ...
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Cycling Life with Linda Mettler (volunteer)
Linda Mettler first met AJ Stapleton and Jeff Fleck on the "Tony's to Tony's" ride a couple of years ago. Linda is a volunteer for Project ReCycle and also rides with Team Project ReCycle. Linda always enjoyed the "Tony's to Tony's" ride because of the gourmet food that was waiting for the riders at the stations. So when Tony's stopped organizing the ride, she stepped up to volunteer and now there is "Gears N Grub". It's inaugural bike ride is on Sunday September 28th. After putting this ride together, Linda really appreciates the hard work that goes into organizing a bike ride. "It was fun-but a lot of work," said Linda.
Linda has been road-biking for about 9 years now. Her husband Lance got her into cycling. She's come a long way since those first few rides. When she first started riding she said, "I'd go on a 10 mile bike ride and would have to stop about 7 times!" Laughing… "I would say, oh my gosh-I can't do this…but biking has brought me personal growth and satisfaction," said Linda. She has done many bike events that travel great distances. She's completed the MS 150, the Copper Triangle, and the Elephant Rock ride, to name a few. Linda goes to Deer Creek Canyon every single week to do her favorite ride. "I love being outside and just riding. And the scenery is beautiful!"
Linda, her husband Lance, and her son Matt all three volunteered for a Dream Bike Event-hosted by Project ReCycle, and Matt also volunteered at The Kickstand for his high school community service. So it looks like the whole family has a special place with Project ReCycle. Lance also does many fund-raising rides with the team. Between the three of them, their garage holds 8 bicycles! One is a cruiser bike that Linda bought (via donation) from Project ReCycle. They also donated a couple of their old bikes to the non-profit to be refurbished at The Kickstand.

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Senate President finally appeared before the Code of Conduct tribunal after his appeal against his arrest was refused and he was ordered to appear before the tribunal over an accusation of false declaration of asset when he contested for the governorship post of Kwara state which he won twice.
Today's hearing did not go without drama as he firstly refused to be docked until he agreed after and his case was read to him. He pleaded not guilty and the sitting was adjourned to the 21st and the 23rd of October, 2015. If he loses this case he will lose his seat as the Senate President and may be banned from holding public office for close to 10 years! Not to forget forfeiture of such assets so declared.


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Prevalence of Lethal Neurodegenerative Disease in Wild Deer Is on the Rise — What Eating Infected Meat Might Mean for Your Health
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have synthesized an artificial human prion, a scientific first that could eventually lead to treatments for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other deadly brain-wasting disorders.Read more
The DNR is warning hunters and people living in specific Michigan counties to be aware of Chronic Wasting Disease affecting the deer population.Read more
US Health Authorities Are Warning That 'Zombie Deer Disease' Is Spreading — and Some Fear It Could Start Infecting Humans
State officials in Minnesota say they are having a hard time fighting the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). A deer with the illness, also known as "zombie deer disease," was recently found in Mississippi. CWD, which is spread by misfolded proteins known as prions, hasn't been known to infect people. But researchers have warned that it could.Read more
New cases of CWD, chronic wasting disease, have been detected in deer in Missouri and Arkansas. This is concerning because CWD is very similar to "mad cow disease."Read more
Lymph node samples, testing combats disease.
When the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) posted a video recently on Facebook showing deer hunters how to collect neck lymph node samples for private chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing, it went viral.
"We posted the video on our division Facebook page and I think it got something like 600 shares, which is pretty remarkable," said Lou Cornicelli, DNR wildlife research manager. "There's been interest from some hunters to take their own CWD samples outside our CWD-surveillance areas, so weRead more
New evidence about chronic wasting disease leads health officials to reconsider their advice
Canada's leading pathologist on mad cow disease shook up the deer hunting world this year when she delivered to an international gathering of prion disease experts an alarming study with implications for human exposure to chronic wasting disease (CWD).
By feeding moderate amounts of diseased venison to macaques monkeys over a period of years, Dr. Stefanie Czub found what no one wanted her to find: CWD can be transmitted to non-human primates who areRead more
Since being identified in the fall of 2014 among whitetail deer in a captive herd on a preserve in Holmes County, the fatal disease has not been found in Ohio deer, captive or wild. The Ohio Division of Wildlife monitors the place where the stricken deer lived and maintains rules and restrictions for hunting whitetails in the area.
Whether any future deer will die of CWD in Ohio can be debated with skepticism and not predicted with certainty.Read more
Eating meat from cattle with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as Mad Cow Disease, can lead to the development of variant Creutzfled-Jakob Disease (vCJD), an incurable progressive brain disorder.Read more
There is a reason government officials are quick to defend the safety of the U.S. beef supply. Within hours of the first mad cow discovered in the U.S. in 2003, China, Mexico, Russia, Brazil, South Africa, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, South Korea and 90 other countries banned U.S. beef.Read more
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Closing tabs
I am in the process of closing tabs which have been open in my browser for some time. These are three of the most recent, and also interesting.
-Dave McKean finally has something like a website.
His name was one of the first things i ever looked for on the internet, now over a decade ago, and for quite the long while i had to make do with the very-excellent-anyway-but-still-not-official dreamline.nu, which has been closed for almost a year now.
-Rediscovered Delia Derbyshire experimental tracks, one of which (listenable at the link) sounds like it was made last weekend in somebody's basement but was actually done around 1967 at the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop.
-David Byrne and Brian Eno's new album, the very reassuringly titled Everything That Happens Will Happen Today will be out in a couple of weeks. David himself spills the beans on the project in this blogpost, and an official website is available for when the thing is released into the wild. I'm quite looking forward to this.
More, interesting if possible, content to come. August is a closing loose threads month this year.


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Employees at Sir Pizza on Richmond Road got an early morning scare when flames were seen on top of their roof Monday morning.
Employee Angel Madden says around midnight she smelled smoke inside Sir Barton, but didn't see anything.
Then around four o'clock a.m., as employees were cleaning the restaurant after closing up, Madden says smoke started filling the air.
Employees went outside and noticed flames shooting from the top of the roof.
The Lexington Fire Department says the damage was on the top of the roof and did not impact the inside of the restaurant. The fire was in a small section near the corner of Sir Pizza and another business. The fire was believed to be electrical.
Employees at Sir Pizza say they plan to reopen the restaurant later Monday.


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"Since the financial crisis began, Gold grudgingly began to form a part of the investment landscape and gradually began finding a role back in investors' portfolios. But as we complete more than 5 years from arguably the "depth" of the financial crisis, it is remarkable that the debate about the utility of Gold as an investment still remains an open one in the mainstream press. Indeed, we believe the temporary success of Central Banks in levitating asset prices with some signs of an economic revival in the US has encouraged main stream investors to discount the role of Gold in portfolios and we would argue abandon the precious metal.
As grudgingly as it began to find a place in investor's portfolios; it today comprises a still miniscule portion of total global assets and mainstream investors and "sell side" broker firms that were tripping over themselves in calling for higher targets on the way up have been very happy to call for lower and lower targets on the way down.
As adherents of the Austrian School of Economics we have a bias and a preference towards "commodity" money. But events of the last few years should prove beyond a doubt that Central Bankers (on the PhD standard as Jim Grant calls it) cannot be trusted to run a monetary system with a fixed & stable emission of money as Milton Freidman and the monetarists thought they could. As adherents to the Austrian School our investments in Gold will prosper or wilt in the future, on the validity of the tenets of the Austrian School. We are prepared to take that chance.
Ludwig von Mises, the doyenne of the Austrian School, famously said "There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved."
The first alternative course of the sentence implies deflation and the second course implies hyperinflation.
In that sentence Mises starkly lays out the denouement that Western economies find themselves in today as a result of the credit boom that Central Banks fostered from 1995 onwards.
In that sentence Mises lays out the choices that face today's Central Banker's (and the Government Fiscal authorities)- will they voluntarily abandon encouraging further credit expansion or do they continue to "kick the can" down the road; risking a total catastrophe of the currency system. Neither Central Bankers nor investors know how far the road runs but run out it surely will.
So far at least, Central Bankers and Governments have chosen the latter path and willingly embrace, to us, the risk of a total catastrophe of the currency system. While we are not sure they will continue to embrace this course for ever; as protection against either course, we choose Gold.
There are several reasons for our choice of Gold in either a deflationary or inflationary/hyper-inflationary environment:
- In 3000 years of history, Gold has been the "people's" choice as the instrument best serving the function of "money" in voluntary exchange. Governments only adopted Gold and then adapted it as their form of "money" as it enjoyed widespread acceptance and support. In fact civilizations that adopted gold and kept a fixed and unvarying amount of Gold prospered. Throughout history there have been several episodes of Governments abandoning Gold as the centerpiece of their "money", most often during wars. Almost always they had to tether themselves back to Gold (or sometimes Silver) in order to stabilize or prevent a collapse of the economy and the monetary system, invariably at far higher exchange rates than when they went off- to prevent deflation and to anchor the value of the liabilities to a stable unit-lest the value of liabilities collapse.
- The monetary system we have today is not the result of any grand, intelligent design but a system that has come about by a series of accidents and a result of lurching from one expedient "solution" to the next that culminated in August 14th 1971 when Richard Nixon broke the link between the US$ and Gold. Nixon abandoned the gold exchange standard in order to protect the loss of US Gold reserves to Europe (read France). The Gold Exchange Standard itself which came about after WW II was the result of the US finding itself the holder of 90% of official Gold Reserves. That was the result of confiscation of private gold holdings held by US citizens in 1932 in order to bolster the monetary reserves of the Government and thereby stabilize the US banking system. The abandonment of the Gold Exchange Standard in 1971 unleashed a virulent inflation that was only brought down in the early 1980's after putting Western economies through stratospheric unemployment and record interest rates. The system was stabilized after 10 years of stagflation, severe economic hardship and even then all it managed was no "real "net growth in credit. The current episode of an all "fiat-money" system has thus been continuing for 43 years. This has been the longest episode that we are aware of bar one- an episode for 43 years in China during their on again and off again 200 year experiment with paper money (at that time Silver was the commodity money).
- Gold is the only "monetary" asset that is not another entities liability. Every other form of "monetary" asset-what Austrians call "fiduciary media"- is effectively some other entities liability. The checking account is the bank's liability, backed by reserves at the Central Bank. The reserves at the Central Bank are the CB's liability backed by US Treasury Bonds (and now increasingly some junkier assets) and the US Treasury Bonds is the US Governments liability backed by – the taxing power of the Government! The US taxpayer has willy-nilly become the ultimate guarantor of all the fiat money in issuance! In a consolidation of bank liabilities except for Gold there is no other monetary asset. The only monetary asset that can conceivably back US Treasury Liabilities in extremis is the Gold purported to be held by the US Treasury. We say purported because the Fed and the Treasury have resolutely refused to allow any independent audit of their gold holdings. At today's price of Gold this monetary asset is supposed to be worth some USD 250 billion to USD 300 billion and theoretically backs USD 3 Trillion (and counting) of foreign Central Bank holdings of US T-Bonds, and USD 4 Trillion or so of the US Federal Reserve holdings. We therefore have a "debt based" monetary system. The illogic of this arrangement in our current monetary system is patent when we reflect that the greater the emission and issuance of debt the more "wealthy" we are!
So if the logic of holding Gold as insurance against extreme economic scenarios -both deflation and/or inflation/hyper-inflation- holds well and has happened in almost all historic periods that we are aware of, what is the % of investable assets that is reasonable to hold?
Again drawing from history the answer has been surprisingly consistent- 10% of assets.
The reason is, in any deflationary episode other assets: equity, corporate debt obligations (and we would argue even the Government obligations in the future) and real estate- decline by 90% or so in nominal terms. Gold has usually held its nominal value, at least ultimately. Ergo a 10% position will allow one to restore the asset position at least in terms of its command over equivalent assets at the end of such a deflationary episode in relative terms. Incidentally, there have been 5 previous episodes of deflation since 1600 (since when we have accurate records of financial history). Each of these 5 episodes was the result of a prior credit boom not dissimilar to ours, and the propagation of "novel" banking nostrums and "elastic money". Let me recount them: South Sea Bubble (UK), Mississippi Bubble (France), 1810-20 (UK), 1873-1895 (US), 1929-39 (US/Global), Japan (1990 to current). This is the sixth or seventh episode depending on how one counts. Each one the previous episodes ended in deflation, high "real" interest rates, a high "real" price of Gold and a boom for Gold producers and their equity securities.
Conversely, in rapid inflationary or hyper-inflationary environments, Gold has become the asset of choice and risen by 10 x's on a relative basis, again allowing one to maintain the asset purchasing power of a portfolio that incorporates at least 10% in Gold as a whole. But if truth be told in our opinion, inflation does not benefit Gold per se. It is only the prospect of a recalibration to a far higher price of Gold to the increasing extent of the liabilities ('fiduciary media') that is ultimately required to prevent severe deflation that benefits Gold.
Our own belief is that in today's globalized economy, footloose capital flows will ultimately not allow Central Banks the freedom to go all the way down the hyper-inflationary route, and that well before we reach that juncture, monetary arrangements will be changed so that logic of bringing the Gold Standard or some such variation, back into Global Monetary arrangements becomes a reality. Maybe the creditor countries will insist on it. Maybe it will happen as a result of being at the brink of a systemic collapse. We cannot guess what nature or shape that would ultimately take, but if the world is to avoid going through a severe deflationary episode the only way it can be done, we believe, is to re-price these un-repayable debts and liabilities by maintaining the nominal values of these liabilities by inflating the price of the only monetary asset that is no one else's liability-and that is Gold.
Whichever way one looks at it, that price is going to be a whole lot higher than the price we see today. In fact something dramatic need not be done. Governments/Central Bank's could merely announce that they stand ready to buy Gold at a certain price, to build their reserves and the market will do the rest by finding the right price that will ensure that the banking system is properly liquefied with adequate "real" reserves. A reverse process to what happened in the late 1960's that led to the abandonment of the Gold Exchange Standard when Central Bankers tried to defend the fixed parity price of Gold at US $ 35 despite the issuance of liabilities far in excess of that. But what we cannot be sure of is when Governments, Central Bankers, the IMF, BIS, et al will see all this as obviously as we see it-that they have the magic bullet that they seek to turn back the tide of the deflationary forces- by bringing back the Gold standard and validate all the inflation that they have already engendered. Let us just say, so far we have been severely disappointed by their perspicacity!
So if we are convinced about the confluence of these events happening, sometime in the future, say certainly within the next decade; can we make any near term predictions about the price of Gold. Alas we have to reply with an emphatic no!
Using and being limited by the various methodologies that we use, it seems to us that there is still the possibility that Gold can trade lower in nominal terms, perhaps down to $1,100 or so, but we are reasonably convinced that in either eventuality of a severe deflation or inflation, Gold is mispriced relative to what it will finally settle at. For anyone contemplating purchasing gold for the first time in this period of high relative prices, we would recommend a dollar cost averaging program. Say a certain % per month or per quarter as appropriate.
We continue to view Gold's role primarily as insurance in protecting the purchasing power of assets and retaining the command over goods & services in any extreme economic environment including in the event of a systemic banking and financial crisis. Grant Williams used the phrase "unsurance" to describe Gold's roles as a protection for the time when market participants become unsure about the central banks ability to keep their confidence game going.
So far we have come close twice in recent memory -1998 and 2008. Both times a systemic collapse was avoided by extreme measures but no real "solution"-only more of the same (issuance of "fiduciary media") and the substitution of private debt for public debt and in far larger quantities than has ever been experienced in financial history. Both times the policy of driving asset prices higher to engender a "feel good" wealth effect have been seen as a substitute to real economic growth built on thrift, savings, investment and higher productivity. By lowering the prospective returns on assets are far lower than the required historic returns is ultimately a self-defeating exercise and when asset markets turn down belying the expectations of a euphoric public, they are prone to panic as they all realize their folly at once.
But where do Governments in any case,get the wherewithal to back the issuance of this public debt….it is only through their taxing power and the ability to tax every citizen. And if they choose to do that are there no consequences to the economy?
Can a systemic collapse be avoided again? Who knows? But for those that feel there is a chance, even a slim chance that the road that the Government authorities are 'kicking the can' down will END sometime, we would suggest holding a combination of Physical Gold (with the possibility of access in extremis) and very select Gold related equity securities as insurance. Of Course we fully expect that Governments will do the right thing eventually, mankind will progress, but the transition to the "right way" may well be very rocky indeed and in the meantime we hold Gold-as insurance and as "unsurance".


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The Estonian Parliament has passed a law that will allow its citizens to vote via cell phone by 2011. In the past, Estonians were able to cast their votes over the Internet which apparently worked seamlessly despite security concerns. See Sara Peters' coverage of e-voting in Estonia in the November 2005 Alert.
The cell phones will each have a free, authorized chip for their phone that will verify each voter's identity. However, the Estonia government should be wary of this new system because of what could happen if a person's cell phone is stolen and used to cast a vote. Additionally, hasn't it learned from its sustained cyber attack on the country's Internet infrastructure last year?
Although Estonian officials did not accuse Russia of being behind the attacks, relations between the Kremlin and former parts of the Soviet Union have been on shaky terms. The cyber-attack involved users overloading the Internet system, thus making it impossible for Estonians to perform such basic tasks as buying bread, milk and gas. Several of the main targets were Estonian government ministries, news and communications organizations, and banks.
The Estonian government estimated the attack cost 2.7 million to 4.5 million US dollars in damages.
Estonia is the first country to have cell phone voting, but supposedly Finland and Sweden also have the capability to hold one. Time will tell how cell phones set the tone for future voting methods.------------------
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We are on a roll with DIY projects! Our kitchen chairs have been on their last legs (literally) for a long time now. They were unstable, easy to tip over, way too light for fidgety kids and cheap Ikea creations circa 10 years ago. They had to go - and I wanted them gone before Dylan started crawling and pulling up on things. We found a steal of a deal on Craig's list for a farmhouse style table, four chairs and a bench for $75. Charlie got it for $60 because the table top really needed to be refinished and it was listed as 'pretty good condition.' We've never refinished anything so we weren't sure how it would turn out, but it's awesome! All of the imperfections sanded out and it's good as new. Happy eating, finally!
The damages: scratches, water damage and two pink stains


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( Apparently the conversation went something like this: )
Yes Suzy dear?
Daddy's favourite TV programme's called: Doctor Who – right?
Yes dear.
But Daddy says the man with the blue box isn't called: 'Doctor Who', he's called: 'The Doctor'.
Yes dear?
Well if the man is: The Doctor and the programme is about him, why isn't the programme also called: 'The Doctor' then?
I think because Doctor Who is a question.
But Mummy, where's the question mark?
My teacher told me that you can tell when something is a question because it has a question mark after it.
Um …
And Mummy?
Yes dear?
Daddy said people who really, really like the programme call themselves ... Whoov... Whovi...
It's Whovians, dear.
Yes, Whovians, that's it. Well, Mummy, if the man in the programme is: the Doctor, and not: Doctor Who, why do the call themselves Whovians? Why don't they call themselves: Doctorians?
Yes Mummy?
Why don't you go ask Daddy?
I did.
Oh, so why are you asking me then?
Because Daddy's not speaking to me.
Why ever not, dear?
Well, remember how Tommy scribbled writing on Daddy's picture of that nice Sara-Jane woman, and Daddy was really annoyed?
Yes, dear?
Well I thought Tommy had been scribbling on things again, so I cleaned it off before Daddy saw it and got annoyed again. It was on those … those torch-like things ...
You mean Daddy's sonic screwdrivers?
Yes,sonic screwdrivers. I cleaned them all – there were scribbles on all four of them, but Daddy still got upset – said Tommy hadn't scribbled on them at all.
Mummy, what are 'autographs' – and who are Paul and Christopher and David and Matt?


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I tell you, Evan is a climbing monkey!!!! He loves to climb up, over or onto anything in his path! Usually it is places where he shouldn't be that interest him so much. I think I get a work out everyday just picking him up or scooting him out of those particularly interesting places. I don't remember Dallin being such a climber; man does he keep me on my toes! So here are the top 5 places he likes to climb:
5. IN the dishwasher- he used to climb up and then just sit there, but now the newest trick is to stand up
4. IN the fridge/freezer- it is like he has a sixth sense for knowing when one of those doors magically opens.
3. The bathroom-the sixth sense also picks up when the door is open. He of course loves the toliet. His newest trick in the bathroom is to pull himself up the stool and stand at the sink.
2. The stairs- he thinks it is a game, he will climb the first two steps to that landing, then wait until one of us sees him and then he takes off up the stairs. Today he tried to climb up and over the gate at the bottom of the steps and got stuck.
1. On top of mom or dad-whoever is on the floor. He loves to climb up us-it is really adorable.
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To explain: I was born severely myopic, and very dominantly right-eyed, with a prescription of -18 in my right eye and -16 in my left. To further compound the problem, my left eye has moderate nystagmus[1] - it wobbles if it works too hard. Around 1998 or so I had an operation on a cataract in my right eye: the lens implant meant that my right eye's prescription changed to about -2 1/2, and fundamentally meant I worked with one eye for the next decade and a half (imagine what a pair of specs with THAT unbalanced a prescription would look like, and you'll understand why). The implant in my left eye that Mr. Innes installed in mid-November seems to have corrected it to about -1 1/2 (plus some astigmatism).
Impressions? I miss not being able to peer at things VERY closely with one eye (-18 means I basically had a near point around the 2" mark with my left eye!), and if I don't concentrate I do seem to get slight double vision working close. This is actually a good thing, as it suggests my brain is working towards actually using both eyes a bit. I'm currently working without glasses, as I get a final checkup in two weeks which will hopefully get me a revised prescription from Mr. Innes, and I can FINALLY go about buying a few pairs of glasses that match BOTH eyes! (One drawback of the implants is they don't focus as well as the original lens, so I'll probably wind up with a pair for close up work, a pair for reading/computer work, a pair for distance and a pair of varifocals for scoring cricket!)
Finding myself enjoying the Warbases VBCW buildings - this one is the post office, 'whitewashed' and then with some Woodland Scenics mixed flock and scatter applied to represent ivy. I'll do the roof later.
[1] The mildly annoying side-effect of this? The lens implant's edge when it's new (before eye tissue grows a bit over the edge) catches spurious reflections off light sources when it's dark, and I notice them wobble. Very irritating!


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We clumsily navigate through marriage
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hindering our progression.
Instead of enjoying each other
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we fret and somehow feel cheated.
Our mate "should" be more perfect.
Chameleon-like they "should" change
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having all abilities and
being a different person for each situation.
Enduring our fate,
we stoically tolerate
our partners perceived flaws
while secretly hoping they don't see ours.
With eyes blinded by brazen "shoulds",
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Pinteresting Recipe.
I'm sure many of you have seen this yummy photo across pinterest, tucked away in many food albums. I decided to put my skillz to the test and make these for dinner tonight. Sweet Success is exactly how it turned out!
The recipe's pretty easy peasy. Use one large chicken breast and cook it in the oven for roughly 40 minutes or until it's nice and juicy. Instead of making my dough from scratch like in the original recipe, I rolled out a can of biscuits, cut each biscuit into four 1 inch pieces. They were definitely sticky, so make sure you put down some flour to make the rolling process much easier.
Once the chicken was done I diced the whole thing into small pieces, added it to a medium mixing bowl along with 1/2 cup of Franks Buffalo Sauce, a little bit of melted butter, and another 1/2 cup of grated cheese. Mix it all up and spoon out a small portion onto the end of each biscuit slice you already previously cut. You should come up with something a little bit like above!
Pop em' all onto a baking sheet at 400 degrees for about 7 minutes (I could of taken them out just a few minutes earlier, but wanted a nice golden brown crisp to them) and your done. It's as easy as that!!
I dished out a plate for each of us, along with some ranch for dipping and a side serving of alfredo noodles and it's safe to say there are three satisfied tummies sitting around the tv right now.
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Busybody Bibliophilist on Dumpsters Full of Books
A friend of mine recently posted a picture on Facebook of a dumpster full of books. She works at a university and apparently the library had been doing a bit of a clean up before the start of the new semester.
Intellectually, I know that books need to be thrown out (or ideally recycled) occasionally but emotionally a picture like that makes me want to take up dumpster diving again just to be sure there isn't anything good lurking in the pile. How about you? Does a picture of a skip full of books bother you?
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Busybody Bibliophilist asks: Book or Movie first?
Things continue to be slow here on Bibliophilist as I am still doing battle with the dreaded vertigo. Skirmishes have been won but the war is as of yet undecided.
Despite not reading or posting much during this time of warfare, the old brain was thinking today about what to read once this health issue is settled, and a reread of the final Harry Potter book came to mind. There are times that it's enjoyable to revisit a story before seeing the movie. (The two part movie version of HP7 will come out later this year for part one and next year for part two). It can be disappointing when the movie changes the plot line or leaves out a favorite part, but I don't think I've ever regretted reading a book before seeing the movie version and will often go looking for the book a movie was based on if I haven't read it yet.
When it comes to books and movies, do you like to read (or reread) a book before seeing the movie version? If you see (and enjoy) a movie then find out it was adapted from a book would that make you more or less likely to read the book? Or do you prefer to have your books be books and your movies movies?
Busybody Bibliophilist asks: "Do you reread?"
There are times when it pleases me to go back and reread a book I've previously read. Even as a child I remember rereading the Little House on the Prairie books over and over. As an adult I still continue to revisit favorite books: Snow Crash, Persuasion, Going Postal, and Enchantment to name a few.
How about you? Do you have a favorite book (or books) that you like to reread? Or are you more of a "read it once and move on" kind of reader?
Busybody Bibliophilist asks about "Waiting" Reading
When venturing out on public transportation a quick glance up and down the aisles will reveal several people with their nose in a book, magazine or newspaper. In waiting rooms around the world people sit reading while waiting to be called for their appointment. They stand in the queue at the DMV engrossed in a story. Occasionally you can even see someone with a book propped on their steering wheel as they sit in stalled traffic (I've even see people drive that way but I try to block the memory). But, inevitably, there are many more people who do all of these things without ever cracking open any type of read.
If you're the type to read while you're waiting, do you just pick up and read what's on hand or do you bring along your own materials? If you carry around a book with you daily, is it your current read or perhaps an old favorite to have available if you get stuck? If you don't read while waiting, what do you do to pass the time?
Busybody Bibliophilist asks About Parental Reading
Sunday we were blessed with our second grandchild, a healthy baby girl. As I was mulling over the joy of a grandchild, I realized that I especially look forward to reading with each of my grandkids. I've taken pleasure in looking at books with our two year old granddaughter (even "where's the kitty?" is such fun) and expect to do the same with her younger sister as she gets older.
My parents read to my brother and me when we were young and we both grew up to be avid readers. We read to our children, and three of the four are avid readers, and though one is not quite as enthusiastic, he still enjoys reading.
Somewhere it seems I have heard that if you read to kids they will grow up to be readers. Does this jive with your experience? I know that a person can be an avid reader even without being read to as a child, but I am curious to know about your experience with reading as a child and whether you think it has influenced your reading habits now.
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How to Handle Photography Prices Questions
"I really love your style, but I find your photography prices quite high…"
If you have heard this at least once, raise your hands. If you haven't, expect to receive one if your photography prices go anywhere away from the high street photography prices. There are many truths behind photography prices and how to position yourself in the market, but how we discussed already in the past, you should have your photography prices written black on white, for many reasons. Today we will tell you how to deal with customers who challenge your photography prices.
Know the Reasons Behind Your Photography Prices
Have you made your math? Have you calculated your costs and revenues? Have you checked the time you spend producing your customers' products?
If you haven't and your photography prices appear out of thin air, you should consider putting some efforts behind it. Pricing your images is an art, not a science, nonetheless you should start from a logical calculation.
Having a thought process behind your numbers is the first milestone to handle questions on your photography prices.
Set Your Photography Prices in Stone
One of the mistakes photographers often do, is to leave their prices unwritten. For how trivial it may seem, having your photography prices on a piece of paper make them real and enforceable. Next time you will have an enquiry, you will not have to conjure your photography prices out of thin air; you will look at your price list and you will tell them as they are.
As photography is a type of art, it is impossible to have a standard in prices, therefore, it is easy to be willing to lower them in order to secure the customer; however, if you have done your math, you know why your photography prices are the ones in your price list.
Explain What Can Be Explained
When we are faced with questions about our prices, we are as open as possible. This means that if a person wants to know why we sell a large print at a specific price, then we will explain what's behind it. Of course, we won't go into details about our Cost of Business or Cost of Life, but we try to be as transparent as possible. Behind a photo there is more than paper, there is hard work, experience, knowledge ,time and investments.
Would you ask to buy a Van Gogh for a tenner just because that is what the canvas on which it is painted on is worth?
Be Truthful, Gentle and Fearless
These are not my words, but Gandhi's. As a business owner, we should remember that we have to make a living out of photography and that there is a reason behind your photography prices. Do you want to have three customers in a day, producing 50 cheap books every month and keep the prices very low? It is your business choice! Do you want to spend time for your customers, avoiding being a serial photographer, keeping your prices higher to maintain your business? Great!
My point is that you are the one who should decide your business direction, not your customers. You serve them, but your photography prices are yours, not theirs.
Be Truthful: your customers deserve it. Don't hide prices and don't try to trick them into thinking you are cheaper than you really are.
Be Gentle: questions on photography prices are to be expected, and you should explain why your prints cost £100 and not £1.
Be Fearless: if a customer cannot afford you, or does not want to, she is not your customer. I am much more afraid of selling myself cheap than losing a lead.
Remember how much you are worth
In the end, you should remember how much you are worth. Your photography prices should reflect your brand, your experience and the quality of your work. Your photography prices should tell you how much you are worth, and you should stick to them.
And as always in the sales process, don't think with your customers' wallet and don't be too willing to fill the silences.


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FINALLY! Mike is coming home. I pick him up in Seattle on Wednesday. And you know what THAT means...
The only down side is that he wants me to bring the dogs with me. Just what I always wanted...8 hours of Boomer farts! On the plus side, the weather is supposed to be nice, not even any rain. Just keep your fingers crossed that Virginia doesn't get snow before then so he can get out.
My friend in Minnesota wrote today that they were in the middle of a blizzard, with drifts up to the hood of her car. Hmm... one really good reason NOT to live in Minnesota!
The furbabies are all fine. Honey is still lame, but otherwise, she's fine. She even did a little bucking yesterday while turned out. Silly old mare!
Monday, February 8, 2010
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- February 8, 2010 at 7:40 PM
- Madge said...
Oh yea.. snow in Minnesota... I'm in Duluth and we have somewhere around 2-4 inches of the white stuff... Places up the "North Shore" have been 'dumped' on with over a foot of it! At least it isn't the DC storm!! Great to hear your hubby is coming home!! Sending good thoughts and safe weather and driving your way!!
- February 8, 2010 at 8:28 PM
Yay! Have a safe trip!!!
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Leocadio ANDRADE, Plaintiff,v.GEIGER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Perimter Bridge & Scaffold Co., Inc., 498 Seventh LLC, New York City Transit Authority and Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority, Defendants. No. 108945/2011.
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Newman Myers Kreines Gross Harris PC by Ian B. Forman, New York, for Geiger Construction Co., Inc.
Defendant/third-party defendant Geiger Construction, Inc. moves to strike the complaint due to plaintiff's failure to comply with discovery, or in the alternative, to compel plaintiff to comply with prior so-ordered stipulations from discovery conferences and with five notices for discovery and inspection. Geiger Construction Co., Inc. also seeks an order compelling defendant/third-party plaintiff, 498 Seventh LLC, to supply all outstanding discovery. Plaintiff opposes the motion.
In this action, plaintiff alleges that, on May 7, 2010, he was injured while he was erecting sidewalk scaffolding at 498 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. According to the complaint, a bus came into contact with the plaintiff. The complaint asserts causes of action alleging violations of Labor Law §§ 200, 240 and 241, and common-law negligence.
On June 27, 2012, defendant 498 Seventh LLC commenced a third-party action against Geiger Construction Co., Inc. (Geiger Construction). (Forman Affirm., Ex B.) After Geiger Construction answered the third-party complaint, plaintiff apparently filed a supplemental summons and amended verified complaint on July 18, 2012, naming Geiger Construction as a direct defendant. (Forman Affirm., Ex D.) Geiger Construction served upon plaintiff a notice for discovery inspection dated September 24, 2012, which demanded, among other things, " Copies of all prior pleadings and Bills of Particulars served in this action" and all discovery demands and responses that were previously served. (Forman Affirm., Ex E.)
At a discovery conference on December 13, 2012, the parties stipulated, among other things, that " AND 498 TO PROVIDE GEIGER WITH COPIES OF PREVIOUSLY EXCHANGED DISCOVERY W/I 30 DAYS." (Forman Affirm., Ex F.) The December 13, 2012 stipulation also stated, in pertinent part:
" (3) to provide TA with Affidavit or some form of written proof indicating that uses both the last name of Andrade' and Andrade-Rosas' within 30 days. (with copy to all As)
(4) to provide TA with copies of medical reports current authorizations to obtain medical records/reports w/in 30 days (copies MD2 to all As)
(5) to provide copies of any accident reports or line of duty injury reports, if any, within 30 days.
(6) to provide authorizations for workers comp file/workers comp board, employment W-2's for 2006 to date, within 30 days, if not already provided."
During this time, Fischetti & Pesce LLP was Geiger Construction's counsel of record. Newman Myers Kreins Gross Harris, P.C. was later substituted as Geiger Construction's counsel, and a notice of substitution of counsel was filed with the court on March 22, 2012.
Geiger Construction's new counsel served upon plaintiff three different notices for discovery and inspection each dated March 25, 2013 (Forman Affirm., Exs G, H, I), and a notice for discovery and inspection dated April 10, 2013. (Forman Affirm., Ex J.)
At the next discovery conference on April 11, 2013, the parties again agreed, among other things, " As per prior order, [plaintiff] AND 498 Seventh are to provide Geiger with copies of all previously exchanged pleadings, discovery demands & discovery responses, etc. as per Geiger's demands within 14 days, to the extent not already provided." (Forman Affirm., Ex K.) The stipulation also provided,
" [plaintiff] is to provide responses to Geiger's demands for discovery w/in 30 days, including (1) Further ND & I re: prior injury dated 3/25/13, (2) Demand for Medicare/Medicaid and Disability Info. dated 3/25/13, (3) ND & I on Special Damages dated 3/25/13 and (4) ND & I and Further Demand for ...
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While working at the Fox Television station in Detroit, one of my main duties was to cover politics and the upcoming primary election. In addition to producing content for the web I researched and compiled information on candidates, parties, and issue votes in upcoming state and local elections in the station's nine county range. Those counties were Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne. The information was conveyed to the reader through different website modules and links. Once all this information was established, we began setting up a survey to contact candidates with and connect on the web and television newscasts.
I lead a team of interns in collecting Candidate's email and phone numbers in the nine counties. I created a master excel spreadsheet with phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact information. We emailed and called state senate, state house reps, and the other candidates to advise them of the upcoming questionnaire. If the candidate or their office did not answer we would leave a message and try again a couple days later to confirm.
In the end, we attempted to contact over 450 candidates in state senate, state representative, U.S. congress, and gubernatorial elections. Approximately 390 in total received the questionnaire and of those almost 40% responded to the five questions. The questionnaire was available to participants online via a link to a surveying website we had set up. The candidates had a week to respond and any answers that came late were added at the time.
Once the answers were in our grasp, we built pages and modules for each county. For each questionnaire returned, the candidate got their own story page with the answers. Those pages were then ranked by district on the main county page for the state house, state senate, and U.S. congress elections. For the gubernatorial page, each candidate was listed with their picture making it easier for people to identify them. All seven gubernatorial candidates responded to the questionnaire making that portion a success.
From there, answers were broken down into individual candidate pages. A candidate's answers were then separated through capsules indicating district number and their election. The answers to the most contentious elections used during television newscasts and analyzed for additional insight. Seeing answers on television also prompted more candidates to respond to the original questionnaire. By seeing someone from their district taking advantage on the local television station and website, they wanted the opportunity to chime in.
The questions went as followed:
Please list your full name, party affiliation, office sought, county and district. (Note: Although we knew the political affiliation on the ballot, many chose not to associate themselves with a specific party.)
Why are you running for office?
What is the biggest problem facing Michigan residents today and how would you solve it?
What's a better solution: finding revenue or cutting costs to meet Michigan's public education budget? How would you do it?
What's the best way to create jobs for Michigan residents?
After you leave this earth, what will they say about you?
The answers varied amongst political candidates in both content and style. Some politicians stuck to more political answers for all questions, including the final one. Others, were more open in what they were willing to respond.
Examples and links to responses can be seen below.
Rick Snyder, Governor-Elect, State of Michigan
5. After you leave this earth, what will they say about you?
I hope that I will be remembered as a good husband, father and friend by my loved ones. I hope that I will be remembered for the positive contributions I have made to my community, state and country. Throughout my life, I have worked hard to overcome challenges with a focus on helping people and having a good time doing it. I believe we will reinvent Michigan and I hope that I will be remembered for bringing people together around this common cause and delivering results. The rest of the answers can be seen here.
Virg Bernero, Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate
What is the biggest problem facing Michigan residents today and how would you solve it?
Jobs. As Governor my top priority will be to reverse the bleak jobs situation that is affecting so many families across our state. We can and will make Michigan the #1 place in the country to do business ' because that means JOBS. Small business especially must be promoted and nurtured as this is where the bulk of new jobs will be created.
To create new jobs in Michigan, we must build upon our advanced manufacturing capabilities by investing in them, instead of abandoning them. That's because, as a state, we cannot just consume greatly, we have to produce greatly. We have to make the products of the future for export to the world. Retaining and strengthening our state's advanced manufacturing capabilities across diverse sectors of the new global economy while also investing in our human infrastructure can and will be the backbone of our state's economic comeback. The rest of the answers can be seen here.
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I feel tremendously guilty. I haven't posted in more than 3 weeks. I really have intended to post on several occasions.....like 2 weeks ago for both 29 weeks pg AND Papa Bear's, aka Brad's, 30th Birthday. The thing is that he got suddenly and violently sick midday on his 30th bday, coming home and staying in bed from 2 pm on the 3rd through midday on Sunday the 5th. And I had to take care of him......also my mom came up that weekend and we made 2 baby blankets....here's one (the one I completed most of....)
I almost forgot that after my last entry BUT before the bday/blanket making weekend (and I do realize it is pathetic that I don't even have a pic of Brad w/ his bday cake but it was delayed to Sunday evening after his bday bc of all the vomiting before..ewww....) ANYHOW....my nephew Colton had his second bday celebration on Saturday Sept 27th and here is a pic of him enjoying his gift bag as much as his gift..
One of our cats..."Kitty" (Miss Kitty if you're nasty...LOL), also got a bath and a scary hair cut related to negligent parenting on our part (she had a 4"x4" hair mat right on her back which we cut out and then continued to cut all her other hair to 'even things out'. In order to protect her pride, I will only post a pic of her much loathed bath..
Lastly on the updating front (from weeks past), my BFF (LOL) Jenn and her mom hosted a fabulous baby shower for me in Louisville w/ family and friends I don't get to see nearly often enough! We got a ridiculous amount of baby goods including mounds of diapers, wipes, and clothes AND our stroller, car seat, and highchair! Baby boy is going to enter the world in style! Thanks to all!! Especially my gracious hostesses! :) Here is a pic of me, my mom, and my nephew Colton (who crashed the party along w/ my younger bro Justin).....alas it is one of the only pics from my camera from the party (hint hint I need more pics from those snapping them w/ their cameras)....
Ok, ok so on to the tagging......I was tagged by Kathy (a fellow blogger and friend) http://ponablogski.blogspot.com/2008/10/tagged.html to post 7 wierd, and little known facts about myself....here goes.....
Ok people that's all I have for now! I will post a 31 weeks update and pic possibly later today. We are headed to a market in Cincinnati where they have all kinds of good eats, hopefully some heirloom pumpkins for my front porch, and some veggies for this weeks suppers! :)
- I am simultaneously an obsessive perfectionist AND procrastinator.....this does not jive well. I can often be found cleaning furiously or baking 10 things all at once at midnight the night before some big event...BUT love hosting get togethers. WTF??
- I love to bake! And cook for that matter...and not all of my creations come out well. Especially if you are victim to one of my newly thought out concoctions or other never before tried recipes.....I am the resident bday cake baker at work. Days or even weeks before their special day, my co-workers can be found sheepishly begging for their favorite bday cake dreams.....LOL. And of course modesty is my best quality...just ask me! Really truly this is one of the only talents I will own up to!!
- I love dishes! I have to restrain myself from buying them. Especially if I happen to stop into an antique shop or flea market. I own like 6 cake stands! And I know I seem cake-obsessed but honestly it is a take it or leave it dessert for me!
- I love tea! Of all kinds...served hot or cold. Being preg has put a damper on my tea drinking although I still have 1 glass of full octane sweet tea daily as well as a decaf hot tea in the a.m. Yum-o!
- I am terminally clumsy! I can trip over air! I have a number of scars to prove it! I think I have depth perception issues or something! I have a lovely roller skating related chin scar where I had stitches, a discolored area on the back of my left calf where I wiped put on the hardwood floor while running upstairs to turn off the tub I was sure I had overflown, and a misshapen thumb from a vegetable mandolin incident the weekend before new years this year where I cut off part of it and , despite the plastic wrap and ice, the detached piece was not rejoined w/ my hand!!
- I love all music and listen to it constantly. I am especially obsessed w/ Christmas music and wonder if Oct is too early to break it out...I think not since it is very cold outside today!! :)
- I think my husband is the hottest man alive! Maybe that's not so wierd but I mean it. He is aging like a fine wine! I think he will be even be more-so by the time he hits 40!
Ok people that's all I have for now! I will post a 31 weeks update and pic possibly later today. We are headed to a market in Cincinnati where they have all kinds of good eats, hopefully some heirloom pumpkins for my front porch, and some veggies for this weeks suppers! :)


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please pardon the intermission. my kids have been sick and we're selling our house. on the day i was set to post part 2, my kids caught a stomach flu. and here i am much later, trying to finish up this long-delayed post. here goes...
the day after i roast two chickens, i usually make two meals at once, chicken soup and chicken pot pie. they both require roughly the same ingredients and they're both easy, healthy, delicious recipes. i'll separate the recipes here, so as not to confuse anyone, but it should be obvious how to prep them together and cook them separately. also, if you are having a crazy day you could make one or the other and freeze any meat or broth to make the second meal later. this is really simple stuff. you'll see.
i usually start with chicken soup, because it requires some simmering time...
Chicken Soup (my mom's recipe, roughly adapted by me)
1 or 2 chicken carcasses
1 onion, finely chopped
2-3c. carrots, chopped or sliced
2 c. celery, finely chopped
4-6 garlic cloves, peeled, smooshed, and minced
any other veggies from your fridge
2 c. leftover chicken, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
chicken soup base to taste
in a large stockpot or dutch oven, boil the chicken carcasses in roughly 2 quarts of water. you can add water later to adjust liquid. boil for about 30 minutes, give or take a few. this allows the bones to break down a bit and release some healthy goodness into the broth. while that's boiling, prep your veggies.
then, place a colander over another large pot and pour the carcasses and broth into the colander, allowing the broth to filter through to the second pot. pour the broth back into the first pot and allow the meat and bones to cool in the colander. place the broth back on the stove and boil the vegetables in the broth for 10 minutes, or until they're tender. while they're boiling, pull any meat away from the chicken carcasses and add that to the leftover chicken. discard the bones.
add the meat, salt, and pepper, and chicken soup base to the soup. taste and adjust seasoning. it's that easy.
Chicken Pot Pie
1/3c. butter
1/3c. onion, finely chopped
2c. carrots, sliced
1 1/2-2c. frozen peas
1 3/4c. chicken broth (i used leftover broth from the roasted chickens)
2/3c. milk
1/3c. flour (i used whole wheat, because i was out of white)
1/2t. salt
1/4t. pepper
pie crust (1 crust, or two), click here for an easy recipe, (making your own is healthier and takes no time at all, i promise!)
pie plate or 9x13" pan
this is so easy! first, prep your veggies along with the chicken soup veggies, or later. boil the carrots until just mostly tender and then add the peas and cook until carrots are done. drain and set aside. you could use frozen peas and carrots if you like those. i just can't stand frozen carrots. fresh ones taste so much better.
next, melt the butter on low in a medium sized pot over low heat. when melted, add the onion and saute until onions are soft. stir in flour and cook for one minute. stir/whisk in broth and milk, salt and pepper. stir constantly over low heat until sauce thickens and stir in chicken, peas and carrots.
prepare pie crust. again, see here for an easy recipe.
if you're making a two crust chicken pot pie in a pie plate... pour the filling from the pot onto the bottom pie crust, top with the second pie crust, flute the edges, and cut slits into the top crust to vent.
if you're making a one crust chicken pot pie in a 9x13" pan... be sure to roll your crust into the shape of your pan. pour the filling into the greased pan and top with the pie crust. make sure that you don't forget to cut slits into the top of the crust to vent the pie.
bake at 425 until the crust is golden.
also, if you want to freeze the pot pie, just wrap it up well and freeze it before baking.
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United States District Court, D. Minnesota
August 27, 2014
Honeywell International Inc., Plaintiff,v.ICM Controls Corp., Defendant
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Matthew L. Woods and Peter N. Surdo, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP, appeared for Plaintiff Honeywell International Inc.
Allen W. Hinderaker, Heather J. Kliebenstein, and Tong Wu, Merchant & Gould PC, appeared for Defendant ICM Controls Corp.
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JOAN N. ERICKSEN, United States District Judge.
Plaintiff Honeywell International Inc.'s (" Honeywell" ) amended complaint in this action asserts 19 counts against Defendant ICM Controls Corp. (" ICM" ) for alleged patent infringement, copyright infringement, Lanham Act violations, and a violation of Minn. Stat. § 325D.44. ECF No. 32. Honeywell's complaint alleges that ICM has been selling " direct knockoffs" of four Honeywell combustion control products used for controlling heating appliances. The relevant Honeywell products include two " oil primary controls" --R8184 and R7184. An oil primary control controls the fuel oil for an oil-based furnace, water heater, or boiler. The other two Honeywell products are gas ignition controls--S8610U and S8910U. A gas ignition control controls the gas ignition of a gas furnace, water heater, or boiler. Honeywell sells its gas ignition controls in the residential and light commercial replacement market, as replacements for a variety of original equipment manufacturer (" OEM" ) controls. It sells its oil primary controls in the residential and light commercial markets, as OEM and replacement units.
For each of Honeywell's four products, the amended complaint identifies a corresponding control product sold by ICM. Honeywell contends that the ICM 1510 Series corresponds to Honeywell's R7184, the ICM 1500 Series corresponds to Honeywell's R8184, the ICM 290 corresponds to Honeywell's S8610U, and the ICM 283 corresponds to Honeywell's S8910U. ECF No. 32 at 4-7. These ICM products form the target of Honeywell's trade dress infringement, false advertising, and state law claims. Honeywell alleges that certain installation manuals and labels for ICM's control products infringe its copyright interests. Honeywell also asserts four patents against particular ICM control products and certain ICM thermostats used in connection with combustion controls.
The case is before the Court on three summary judgment motions filed by Defendant ICM, ECF Nos. 241, 247, 260, as well as motions filed by both parties to exclude the proposed testimony of multiple expert witnesses for failure to meet the admissibility requirements of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469
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(1993), ECF Nos. 227, 234, 253, 266, 273. The motions and their dispositions are as follows:
1. ICM's motion for summary judgment of invalidity of U.S. Patent No. 5,812,061 (" '061 patent" ), U.S. Patent No. 7,055,759 (" '759 patent" ), and U.S. Patent No. 6,478,574 (" '574 patent" ), ECF No. 247 -- The motion is granted with respect to the '574 patent and otherwise denied.
2. ICM's motion for summary judgment of Honeywell's false advertising (false designation of origin) claim, ECF No. 241 -- The motion is granted.
3. ICM's motion for summary judgment of Honeywell's trade dress infringement claims, ECF No. 260 -- The motion is granted.
4. Honeywell's Daubert motion seeking to exclude testimony of Robert Stein, Leon Kaplan, and Adam Vaczek, ECF No. 273 -- The motion is denied on mootness grounds as to Mr. Stein. It is denied without prejudice as to Dr. Kaplan. The motion is granted in part and denied in part as to Mr. Vaczek.
5. ICM's Daubert motion to exclude the testimony of Akshay Rao, ECF No. 253 -- The motion is denied as moot.
6. ICM's Daubert motion to exclude the testimony of Justin Hughes, ECF No. 227 -- The motion is granted.
7. ICM's Daubert motion to exclude Carl Degen's testimony on reasonable royalties for the alleged patent infringement, ECF No. 266 -- The motion is denied.
8. ICM's Daubert motion to exclude miscellaneous testimony of David Schumacher, Carl Degen, and Thomas Gafford, ECF No. 234 -- The motion is denied as to Mr. Schumacher and in part as to Mr. Gafford on mootness grounds. The motion is denied as to Mr. Degen and in part as to Mr. Gafford without prejudice so that objections to particular testimony may be raised at trial, if appropriate.
The standards applicable to summary judgment as well as to Daubert motions are well established and well known. Summary judgment is proper " if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a). To support an assertion that a fact cannot be or is genuinely disputed, a party must cite " to particular parts of materials in the record," show " that the materials cited do not establish the absence or presence of a genuine dispute," or show " that an adverse party cannot produce admissible evidence to support the fact." Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c)(1)(A)-(B). " The court need consider only the cited materials, but it may consider other materials in the record." Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c)(3). In determining whether summary judgment is appropriate, a court must view facts that the parties genuinely dispute in the light most favorable to the nonmovant, Ricci v. DeStefano, 557 U.S. 557, 586, 129 S.Ct. 2658, 174 L.Ed.2d 490 (2009), and draw all justifiable inferences from the evidence in the nonmovant's favor, Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 255, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986).
Federal Rule of Evidence 702 governs the admissibility of expert testimony. It provides that
A witness who is qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training,
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or education may testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise if:
(a) the expert's scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue;
(b) the testimony is based on sufficient facts or data;
(c) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods; and
(d) the expert has reliably applied the principles and methods to the facts of the case.
Fed. R. Evid. 702.
The factors that a district court may consider in making reliability and relevancy determinations include: " (1) whether the theory or technique can be or has been tested; (2) whether the theory or technique has been subjected to peer review or publication; (3) whether the theory or technique has a known or potential error rate and standards controlling the technique's operation; and (4) whether the theory or technique is generally accepted in the scientific community." Russell v. Whirlpool Corp., 702 F.3d 450, 456-57 (8th Cir. 2012) (citing Daubert, 509 U.S. at 593-94).[1] But the " evidentiary inquiry is meant to be flexible and fact specific, and a court should use, adapt, or reject Daubert factors as the particular case demands." Unrein v. Timesavers, Inc., 394 F.3d 1008, 1011 (8th Cir. 2005). As long as the expert's proffered opinions appear reliable and relevant, no single requirement for admissibility exists. Id.
The " traditional and appropriate means of attacking shaky but admissible evidence" are " [v]igorous cross-examination, presentation of contrary evidence, and careful instruction on the burden of proof." Daubert, 509 U.S. at 596. The Daubert inquiry should therefore focus on " principles and methodology" rather than on the " conclusions that they generate." Daubert, 509 U.S. at 595. Similarly, the factual basis of an expert's opinion generally " goes to the credibility of the testimony, not the admissibility, and it is up to the opposing party to examine the factual basis for the opinion in cross-examination." Bonner v. Isp Techs., 259 F.3d 924, 929-30 (8th Cir. 2001) (quoting Hose v. Chicago Northwestern Transp. Co., 70 F.3d 968, 974 (8th Cir. 1996)).
With these standards in mind, the Court turns to each of the motions.
1. ICM's Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity of the '061 Patent, the '759 Patent, and the '574 Patent
ICM seeks summary judgment of invalidity of three of the four patents [2] that Honeywell has asserted against it in this action. ICM contends that claims 1-4 and 9 of the '061 patent are invalid for failure to meet the enablement and written description requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph.[3] ECF No. 249 at 1. ICM alleges that claims 3,7, and 8 of the
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'759 patent are invalid for lack of an adequate written description. Id. For the '574 patent, ICM takes the position that claim 1 is invalid for indefiniteness, i.e. for failure to meet the definiteness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph. Id. The relevant patent law and its application to ICM's contentions about each of the three patents are discussed next.
A. Legal framework for assessing ICM's claims of invalidity
A patent is presumed valid and a party challenging its validity bears the burden of establishing its invalidity. See 35 U.S.C. § 282(a). Invalidity must be established by clear and convincing evidence. Ariad Pharms., Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co., 598 F.3d 1336, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2010). The first paragraph of § 112 contains two separate description requirements: a written description requirement and an enablement requirement. Id. at 1344. The second paragraph of § 112 requires a patent specification to conclude with one or more claims " particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention." 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2. A patent claim that fails to meet the enablement, written description, or definiteness requirements of § 112 is invalid. Id. § 282, ¶ 2(3).
To meet the enablement requirement, the specification must enable one of ordinary skill in the art to practice the full scope of the claimed invention without undue experimentation. MagSil Corp. v. Hitachi Global Storage Techs., 687 F.3d 1377, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2012). The specification need not " describe how to make and use every possible variant of the claimed invention, for the artisan's knowledge of the prior art and routine experimentation can often fill gaps, interpolate between embodiments, and perhaps even extrapolate beyond the disclosed embodiments, depending upon the predictability of the art," but " when a range is claimed, there must be reasonable enablement of the scope of the range." AK Steel Corp. v. Sollac, 344 F.3d 1234, 1244 (Fed. Cir. 2003). Enablement is a question of law based on underlying factual determinations. Takeda Pharm. Co. v. Zydus Pharms. USA, Inc., 743 F.3d 1359, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2014).
To satisfy the written description requirement, the specification " must describe the invention sufficiently to convey to a person of skill in the art that the patentee had possession of the claimed invention at the time of the application, i.e., that the patentee invented what is claimed." LizardTech, Inc. v. Earth Res. Mapping, Inc., 424 F.3d 1336, 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2005); Ariad, 598 F.3d at 1351 (noting that disclosure is the " hallmark of written description" and so " possession as shown in the disclosure" is key). The test entails " an objective inquiry into the four corners of the specification from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art" as to whether the specification " describe[s] an invention understandable to that skilled artisan and show[s] that the inventor actually invented the invention claimed." Ariad, 598 F.3d at 1351. Although a question of fact, compliance with the written description requirement is amenable to summary judgment when no reasonable jury could find in favor of the nonmoving party. PowerOasis, Inc. v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., 522 F.3d 1299, 1307 (Fed. Cir. 2008). The enablement and written description requirements usually rise and fall together, LizardTech, 424 F.3d at 1345, but they need not necessarily, see Ariad, 598 F.3d at 1352. Both are evaluated as of the effective filing date of the patent. Id. at 1351; AK Steel, 344 F.3d at 1244.
The Supreme Court recently articulated the relevant standard applicable to the definiteness requirement of the
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second paragraph of § 112. See Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 134 S.Ct. 2120, 2128-30, 189 L.Ed.2d 37 (2014). Under that standard, a patent's claims, when " viewed in light of the specification and prosecution history," must " inform those skilled in the art about the scope of the invention with reasonable certainty." Id. Recognizing that some " modicum of uncertainty" is the price to be paid for appropriate incentives for innovation, the Supreme Court nonetheless confirmed that a patent " must be precise enough to afford clear notice of what is claimed, thereby apprising the public of what is still open to them." Id. (internal quotation marks omitted). Patents are not directed to lawyers or the public generally, but to those skilled in the relevant art. Id. Indefiniteness is, therefore, gauged from the perspective of one of skill in the art as of the time of patent application. See id. at 2130. Although an indefiniteness claim might have factual issues on which it depends, the determination is " a legal conclusion that is drawn from the court's performance of its duty as the construer of patent claims." See Datamize, LLC v. Plumtree Software, Inc., 417 F.3d 1342, 1347 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
B. ICM's claim of lack of enablement and written description for claims 1-4 and 9 of the '061 patent
ICM's invalidity argument for the relevant claims of the '061 patent focuses on the term " value differentiator," which first appears in the claims in independent claim 1. The '061 patent is titled " Sensor Condition Indicating System" and, in the words of the specification, the invention " comprises apparatus for signaling the approximate numeric value encoded in a variable input signal." '061 patent col. 2 ll. 62-64. In simplified terms, claim 1 of the patent provides that the apparatus includes (a) a " value differentiator" that receives an input signal and provides a " range signal," reflecting which one of a set of predetermined, non-overlapping value ranges the input signal falls within; and (b) a " signaling unit" that receives the range signal and provides a human perceptible signal corresponding to the range signal received. Id. claim 1. The specification describes using the claimed invention in a furnace or boiler to generate a light or sound signal for signaling when the sensor that detects the presence of a flame in the furnace or boiler is malfunctioning. Id. col. 1 l. 44 -- col. 3 l. 11.
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I am a first grade teacher who decided to get healthy and lose weight. I lost about 115 pounds in a year and a half. I wanted to get healthy and start my family. I am now moving on to the "family" part of my journey in life. Update (Jan 2015) - I am so lucky to finally have the family I wanted. I have 2 kids (ages 4 and 1). My weight is still down 70 pounds but the life changes getting back to goal weight is DIFFICULT. I have also recently taken a new job at school as an instructional coach.
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9 comments:
- cmoursler said...
oh, here comes the baby...won't be long now. Take care of yourself...and one of the best things you can learn as a new mother is the word NO.
practice in the mirror.
- August 29, 2010 at 10:28 PM
- Corletta said...
How fun!! You're sweet little girl will be here in NO TIME!!!
- August 30, 2010 at 8:57 AM
- Katie J said...
LOL @ Chris!
I think that might be pushing it but you are on "her" timeline so you will just have to wait and see.
- August 30, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- Mae Flowers said...
Glad to hear you're doing well!
- August 30, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- big_mummy said...
Glad you are doing well... wow 8 months has FLOWN!!
risky?? that made me laugh.. imagine if your waters broke while you took that on lol...
- August 31, 2010 at 8:38 AM
- Miss S. said...
So excited for you!!
- August 31, 2010 at 6:33 PM
- Mary (A Merry Life) said...
Yaaaaaay! Glad you are doing well. :)
- September 1, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- Tracy said...
Glad to hear everything's going well! Baby'll be here in no time, and then you can put your feet up for a wee bit before getting back to your class. :)
- September 3, 2010 at 5:31 PM
- Tracy said...
(and er, I mean put your feet up from work. Obviously you're gonna be looking after the new baby... lol. Fingers type faster than my brain can think sometimes!)
- September 3, 2010 at 5:32 PM