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DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge
The DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge is an annual forensics contest sponsored by the Defense Cyber Crime Center. The winning team, which must consist of U.S. citizens, receives a free trip to the annual DoD Cyber Crime Conference.
Participation in the contest is a good way for vendors to showcase their talents and for academics to teach computer forensics research. Some academics feel, however, that they are not getting much benefit from the the contest. They believe that the DoD should publish all of the submissions so that they can be independently evaluated. This opinion was most vocally stated by David C. Smith and Mickey Lasky from Georgetown University in August 2007. They gave a talk at the DEFCON conference titled "Cool stuff learned from competing in the DC3 digital forensic challenge" where they described their entries and the lack of feedback from the DC3.
The 2008 challenge is now open. Packets were mailed starting 1 Mar 2008 and solutions are due before 1 Nov 2008. The winner will be announced on 1 Dec 2008 and will, as usual, receive a free trip to the 2009 DoD Cyber Crime Conference. The challenges this year included detecting suspicious software, hash analysis, image analysis, partition recovery, signature analysis, file header reconstruction, password recovery, registry analysis, steganography, encryption, Skype analysis, foreign text identification and translation, MSN Live analysis, and image analysis.
The challenge was held in 2007 again. The winners received a free trip to the 2008 DoD Cyber Crime Conference.
The 2006 challenge was the first sponsored by the DC3. Entrants were asked to solve puzzles in Audio Steganography, Steganography using S-Tools, Password Cracking, Image Analysis: Real vs. CG, Data Carving: Linux LVM Interpretation, Data Acquisition: Boot a dd Image, Data Acquisition: Boot a Split dd Image, Media Recovery: Compact-disc, Media Recovery: Floppy Diskette, Keylog Cracking, and Metadata Extraction.
One hundred and forty teams requested challenge packets, but only 21 teams submitted entries. The winning team, announced on 15 Dec 2006, was AccessData. They won a free trip to the DC3's annual conference in St. Louis, MO in January 2007. They presented a complete solution at the conference.
Challenge submissions were broken down by academic, civilian, commercial, military, and government entrants. International teams from Australia, Canada, France, and India all requested packets, but were not eligible to win.


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I would like to introduce you to mi gran amigo, the muy creativo and always fascinating, Joe Ray. You may have enjoyed some of his entertaining cuentitos in the Latinaish.com comments section, and now it's my pleasure and honor to host this guest post he has written for us.
Spanglish…el bad boy de linguistics
by Joe Ray
Ask any bilingual professional (especially in marketing) what they think of using Spanglish and they'll tell you there is no place for it in marketing, advertising, etc. They'll get self righteous and well postured as they tell you this. Then as soon as they walk out, they'll start using Spanglish, especially if a couple of beers are involved.
Why is that? Is it butchering the language? If done incorrectly, you just screwed up 2 languages. Especially if a message is being delivered via media channels to get a point across or sell something. Face it, bad use of Spanglish can make you come across as ignorant, illiterate, and like you're part of the-low-tooth-per-head-ratio crowd.
However, on a personal interaction level, Spanglish can be great. Sort of like speaking your own Secret Global Citizen Code, like an Hombre Secreto on a mission of some sort. Or at the very least you'll sound like you're enjoying yourself. One time a non-Spanish speaking friend of mine, upon hearing two of us speaking Spanglish and going back and forth, asked me why we do that. Why? I never thought about it, but I guess it's because we can. We can, therefore why not, right? It's that Hombre Secreto Code thing, right?
I've always heard a lot of Spanglish. I was born in a Mexican border town and grew up in Arizona, so I've heard a lot of this linguistic fusion. I think it's a natural for bilingual/bicultural gente.
Here's a good example I've heard quite often around farm areas: "Okay, hay me esperas, then I'll get mi troca y te recojo and then vamos a lonchar en la chuck wagon, okay?"
It's a beautifully appreciated global code system when you hear it spoken really fast too. Very natural. Especially given the fact that Latinos use our hands to punctuate or tone down dialogue, even on the phone. Then when you factor in the end of the work day, some cervezas and some verbal madrazos, the lenguaje gets very colorful.
In case you're not a fluent Spanish speaker, here's a quick crash course in Spanglish and the art of the madrazo (cervezas not required):
- "Hey, bring me that little chingadera, please."
- "If you kids don't behave, I'm going to get my pinche chancla and then van a ver who's in charge around here."
- "Hey_________(insert MLB player name here)! Don't be such a maricón…that was a good pitch!"
That last one can be a pretty good, or bad insult. Be prepared for accompanying laughter or a potentially violent reaction. Note: on all of the above, be sure to use hand and head gestures when incorporating them into everyday conversations.
There you go. You're now ready to start using Spanglish, and on your way to becoming a Secret Global Citizen, complete with your own linguistic code.
What are some of your favorite phrases you hear or use?
Author Bio: Joe Ray is a Latino painter and printmaker living in Scottsdale, Arizona, as well as Creative Director and President of Estudio Ray, a visual branding/marketing agency in Phoenix.


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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Why a change would do Vernon, Rios, and the Jays a world of good
Let's pick up on Jeff Blair's recent spate of blog posts and items referring to Vernon Wells' spot in the order.
Back when we were in our "run-the-Texan-out-of-town-phase", we were going nuts over his constant jerking around with the lineup. But the time has definitely come for Gibby to at least tweak the lineup to reflect a few simple trends.
The Jays' leader in RsBI after 63 games is Aaron Hill with 37. That's good enough for a tie for 21st in the AL. Meanwhile, Alex Rios is currently 4th in the AL in homers, but has only 36 runs driven in to show for his power surge. Ten of Rios' homers have come with the bases empty.
(Granted, Rios' rate stats take a dive when there are runners on, so maybe he prefers that spot, or maybe he just doesn't get much to hit.)
Meanwhile, V-Dub's .676 OPS out of the three spot is absolutely killing the Jays' offense. It doesn't get a lot better when he moves up to the two hole (.723), but you simply can't allow that sort of futility in a run producing spot in the order.
When (if?) Reed Johnson makes it back, and when (IF!?) he regains his 2006 form, the lineup might sort itself out naturally, with Johnson first, followed by Wells, Rios, Glaus, Thomas, Hill and Zaun.
Speaking of Thomas, do you suppose he's enjoying his road trip?
Update from Tuesday's game: Rios hits second in the lineup, and hits a homer with a man on. We love when reality bends to our every whim.
3 comments:
- Dave Rouleau said...
Hey guys,
Just to provoke here.....what about a trade in whick the Jays would package Reed Johnson and Josh Towers to a NL team (they would kill for those two) for a decent prospect?
Dave Rouleau
Jays Nest/Flying through the Farm
- June 12, 2007 at 9:25 PM
- Darren Priest said...
So this is what it means to be a dyed in the wool Jays fan?
- June 12, 2007 at 9:40 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Hey Dave,
No one (not even an NL team) is gonna give anything for Josh Towers, and no one is gonna give anything for Reed until they see him back in the lineup and productive for several weeks.
The real question here is: can you move Frank Thomas to add lineup flexibility?
And speaking of DHs, how frigging awesome would Adam Dunn look in a Jays uniform?
- June 13, 2007 at 10:29 AM
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It's official. There is a Youth Movement in golf and it is being lead by Rory McIrloy. In the past 5 majors, the 5 different winners were all 30 years old or younger! (Actually, McDowell was 30, the rest are all in their 20s!) Rory is the youngest at 22 years old, and he is going to stay on top because of the experience he has gained playing in the past few majors (most notably at Augusta when he lost his Sunday lead), the mechanics he uses in his swing and the mental strength he has exhibited during this week's US Open.
Rory came out fighting Sunday, not protecting his lead but increasing it. How was this different from the collapse at the Masters in April? It was all his perspective.
"What I did today, I tried to set myself a little target, little goals, just because it kept me from focusing on the leader board and focusing on how far ahead I was or anything like that," McIlroy explained. "... That really kept me in the present."
Mental Strength in golf is simply staying present. As Rory described, setting the little goals that keep you focused on the shot at hand is the best way to keep you moving in the right direction in your round. Here's how you can do it, too:
Before every swing, describe to yourself everything you can about the shot you are about to attempt. Find out:
- How far is the target, is it level, elevated or lower
- How is the lie of the ball, fairway, rough, sand
- Is there wind, will the ball fly to the target or roll
- What shape of shot will you need, draw or fade?
- Then decide how these factors will affect your shot as a low, medium or high risk play. Fully commit to your choice.
- Finally, describe to yourself how you will execute the shot you've chosen. Keep these swing thoughts simple.
- Use this process when the heat is on and your mind will not drift into negative self thoughts that can ruin a round.
The Mechanics in Rory's swing are perfection. Statistically, he lead all players in Greens In Regulation for the US Open with 86% (62 of 72!). That is 20% higher than last year's Open at Pebble beach. Phil Mickelson's caddy, Jim "Bones" MacKay said after seeing McIlroy's game up close for the first two rounds of the US Open, he had never seen a better two rounds of golf played, EVER. Here are a few keys to emulate in your swing:
- Start with a clean, well balanced address position. Getting perfectly centered in your golf stance means having evenly distributed weight from left to right and heels to toes. In this "ready" position, you will feel little or no muscle activation as you hold the club. (Drill: Stand in your golf posture and get centered. You will feel relaxed and ready to turn. Drift slightly toward your toes and you will notice your leg muscles will slightly contract, locking up the farther forward you drift towards your toes. Drift back to center and notice how the muscles in your stance relax again, returning you to a perfect "ready" position.)
- Turn First! Rotation is the first move to every swing you will make in golf! Too many players "shift" to the right to begin their take away and this is wrong. Once you have achieved the "Ready" position at address, Rotate your upper body over a stable lower and you will start a perfect sequence. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX_ksI7j63c&feature=related
- Learn to control the club face like Rory. On the take away, the club face will match the forward tilt in your spine angle. Watch this video and stop it at the 0:02 mark. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aok_KCTtI9k&feature=related This is a perfectly square club face to the swing path Rory is swinging, ensuring a straight ball flight.
- Get to your left side at impact! Shifting to the target as your arms drop in front of you is a powerful move that will increase distance, something Rory did better than anyone this week. Watch this video from 0:04 to 0:07 //www.youtube.com/watch?v=u03BE7iwI5g&NR=1
Remember this US Open and the perfection we witnessed. I think it will be the first of many trophies raised by Rory McIlroy.
Joe Plecker is the PGA Director of Instruction at Baltimore Country Club. To learn more about Joe, click here.


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FreeRunner's positioning system
From Openmoko
Project Title : World Time Clock
Project team members :
- 蔡昱航(lead)
- 郭俊延
Contact email:email@example.com
University:Dept. of CSIE, I-Shou University (義守大學資工系)
Short description:
This project takes the advantage of the Neo FreeRunner's GPS sensor. It can transmit the GPS information to the other side. One side sends a "GPS info. Request" signal to the other side. After receiving this request, the other side can choose to response its GPS information or not. This mechanism can provide position information during emergency and preserve privacy if one chooses not to reveal his/her position.
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About Boraxo
The strategy here is that online free viewing steals from print sales (I'm not saying that's true, I'm saying that's what Murdoch thinks is true).
So you put the online behind a paywall. You generate a few dollars, but mostly you boost print sales, instead of online cannibalizing print.
What Murdoch should be doing is maximizing online revenue: yield management strategies to price ad sales like airline seats, finding ways to increase premium ad inventory and target the ad sales better, improving the demographics of the eyeballs he's selling.
But he's old school: eyeballs on print ads are worth more, maximize those. Its like Detroit scrambling to make SUVs more poopular as the price of gas rises.
..."amicus brief" in the subject line.
Every one of these politicians is asking for donations. Oh, its indirect: here's my web site URL, and within there, here's my appeal for money.
But still, you do any asking for money, even without providing anything in return, its commercial. That's why laws regulating panhandling have held up in court. If begging for money on the street is commercial speech, then so is asking for "support" (which includes money) in a paid commercial.
...some bored American will see these, decide to dub herself Jihad Jane, and try to become a terrorist. We've started to see bored dimwit chicks who want to play with the terrorist bad boys (a single mother in, IIRC, Colorado, just disappeared to meet up with her online terrorist boyfriend).
Now whether banning these videos will work, who knows, you still have chat rooms. But yeah, people sometimes do see these and decide to join the merry band of thugs.
I was on the phone the other day, and I could hear a song playing in the background while my friend droned on with some boring story. I'd better notify the RIAA to sue my cell provider.
Do these people realize The Pirate Bay is....a search engine? Really not much different from typing the same name in to google and adding "torrent"
Do I work less because I pay income tax? Uh, no. Do I save less because interest is taxed? No.
And for a venture firm, where most investments go nowhere, but a few make spectacular returns, there is even less disincentive from taxing returns. So I make a two thousand percent return instead of a three thousand percent return, on the one investment out of a dozen that hit. Do I take my money and say, well, gee, never going to do that again.
Somebody has to pay taxes. If you don't tax venture capital returns, your tax code in effect is transferring wealth from the middle class and working poor to the rich - since the latter two are paying the taxes you're not putting on the former. Income inequality is growing in this country, tis reached Gilded Age proportions, and in a consumer-driven economy that's very bad news. And I'm supposed to worry that a VC guy will only reap five million instead of seven, that this will somehow stifle innovation?
Here's a clue: VC managers are not the source of innovation.


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Bryce, without a doubt, was the star of the game. Whether that was Bryce Carson or Bryce Evans is debatable.
Carson was the hero, Evans kept Dakota Ridge in the game, and the Eagles pulled out a 5-4 win in walk-off fashion over Columbine on May 4 at Dakota Ridge High School.
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Hi everyone ! I'm very excited to have a new Bake Shop tutorial for you. This recipe will show you how to create custom wall art for your home. It's the perfect size for above a mantle. Thanks so much for looking and stop by for a visit anytime!
- 1 Rural Jardin jelly roll by French General
- Fabric paint
- Sponge brush
- Exacto knife
- Spray Adhesive
- Printed design or font to use as a stencil
- Cutting mat
- 2 wood frame pieces, size 30″ (located in your local craft store by the canvases)
- 2 wood frame pieces, size 40″
- Staple Gun
Phew! After gathering all of those material, let's get to the fun part.
1. Sew three jelly roll strips right sides together. Repeat three more times for a total of four sets of three strips.
2. Sew two jelly roll strips rights sides together. Repeat four more times for a total of five sets of two strips.
3. Set aside the four sets of three strips.
4. Take each two strip set and cut at the following intervals: 8″, 20″, 25″, and 36″.
5. Mix up the pieces from each cut strip and sew back together. You will end up with five pieced strips that look like this:
6. Now bring back the four sets of three strips you set aside. Alternate the pieced strip sets (from Step 5) with three strip sets.
7. Sew rows right sides together. Notice the length of the three strip set is longer than the length of the two strip set. Don't worry about that. We'll take care of it in a later step.
8. Cut three new jelly roll strips into 2.5″ squares. Place the squares randomly on the pieced top and sew them on.
9. Take your four wood frame pieces and slide them together to create a rectangle.
10. Place the quilt top right side down on the ground. Place the frame on top.
11. Pull the fabric taut and staple to the back of the frame on all sides. Trim excess fabric.
You could be done with your art now, or continue on to stenciling.
12. I decided to stencil our monogram. The etiquette for stenciling a married couple's monogram is the wife's first name initial on the left, the married last name initial in the middle, and the husband's first name initial on the right.
Select a font on your word processing program or download a free font from dafont.com. There are oh so many to choose from!
I printed 8″ letters for the J and B and an 11″ letter for the G.
I also printed the following 4″ letters and numbers:
Cut out all letters and designs on your cutting mat with an Exacto knife.
13. Now grab your trusty spray adhesive.
Spray the wrong side of each stencil and adhere to desired spot on quilt top.
14. Using a sponge brush, dab fabric paint over your stencil. Let dry completely.
15. Carefully peel back stencils and voila!
A personalized, one of a kind piece of art for your home!
Enjoy 🙂


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Saturday, March 29
The Plaza Theatre, Main Theatre
directed by Gillian Robespierre
USA, 2014, English, 83 minutes
Donna Stern is a 27-year-old Brooklyn comedian whose unapologetically lewd, warmhearted wit is pretty irresistible with audiences. When she gets heartlessly 'dumped up with' by her two-timing boyfriend, Donna plunges into some light stalking and heavy moping. Hitting a serious low point, she performs a dreary set of break-up vengeance and Holocaust jokes and drunkenly falls into bed with a nice young professional named Max—not remotely her type. A few weeks later, condoms be damned, she's pregnant. As her date with Planned Parenthood draws near, she must confront her doubts and fears like never before.


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Matt Cain, the Villa Rotunda, and a Perfect Barbecue Garden
I learned a new definition of perfection the other night when I witnessed the San Francisco Giants' Matt Cain pitch a "perfect game" against the Houston Astros: 27 batters up; 27 batters down — the first such milestone in the 129-year
history of the Giants franchise. The sell-out crowd — and the water cannons (at right in photo) — erupted. And naturally this made me think about the nature of perfection in other fields of dreams. In his wonderful book The Perfect House, architectural historian Witold Rybczynski explores the concept as it applies to the Italian villas by Renaissance luminary Andrea Palladio. Take the Villa Rotunda in Vicenza, for example, with its four identical temple fronts,
central cross-axis, and dome (photo courtesy The Culture Concept). It's an exemplar of perfection, at least according to the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, quoted by Rybczynski: "…in perfect buildings the different members must be in exact symmetrical relations to the whole general scheme." The simple
geometric clarity of the plan (image courtesy Wikipedia) — as well as the way each temple front frames a different vista across the landscape — creates an impression of wholeness within the hilltop setting. It's hard to see how anything can be added or subtracted; i. e. the equivalent of 27 up and 27 down!
Geometric order often contributes to an idea of perfection, as in "perfect circle,"
illustrated here by Plan 64-165 (though it's actually a hexadecagon), or
"perfect rectangle" as illustrated by Plan 491-10.
Perfection also depends on context — does it fit the site, the culture, the needs, the dreams? And though I subscribe to the Vitruvian principles of function, strength, and beauty (aka commodity, firmness, and delight), perfection for me often combines usefulness and practicality with artfulness and surprise. An example is this small rear garden by landscape architect Robert Sabbatini, FASLA. It's multifunctional, with a dining patio, built-in barbecue, espaliered
pears and rows of lettuce, peas, and herbs. The deck, steps, and tapered path into the vegetable garden all revolve around a marvelous central stone cairn — a cone-shaped barbecue. It's a well-head that cleverly functions as its opposite:
a fire pit. Robert bought the crank-up grill from an ironmonger and designed the fire pit around it. I admire this garden's multiple roles, elegant lines, and innovative practicality. And I like that it's also a little rough around the edges because, as the late landscape architect Thomas Church once said: "Don't fret if your garden is never quite perfect. Absolute perfection, like complete consistency, can be dull." I think almost perfect is true perfection because you can actually live with it. So what's your idea of the perfect home? Maybe it's somewhere between the Villa Rotunda and Giardino Sabbatini. It turns out there are many ways to pitch perfection — and by the way, grilled prosciutto-wrapped shrimp is delicious!


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THIS Saturday night Ring of Honor returns to The Hammerstein Ballroom in the heart of New York City for "Manhattan Mayhem V"! Featuring Quarter Final match-ups in the World Title tournament, a first time ever dream tag match, a World Tag Team Title Grudge Match, a promise of something big from Prince Nana, and a lot more, this is sure to be one memorable night in the Big Apple! Tickets are on-sale now in the ROH Store or you can pick them up at the door on Saturday night.
Let's take a look at the matches for the evening:
Manhattan Mayhem V
Saturday, Aug 17, 2013
Bell time – 7:30pm EDT
Hammerstein Ballroom
311 West 34th Street
World Tag Team Title Match
The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) defend vs. reDragon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly)
The history of these two teams runs all the way back to the day Kyle O'Reilly first came under the tutelage of Davey Richards…actually it runs even deeper than that, to the rings of Pro Wrestling NOAH where Bobby Fish & Eddie Edwards have teamed on-and-off since 2010. But here, within the confines of ROH, it has been the story of a student turning his back on his teacher as O'Reilly began to turn away from Davey in the first half of 2012 before ultimately bailing on his friend at "Best in the World 2012". The ensuing months saw Kyle flounder on his own, coming up on the losing end of his rivalry with Adam Cole in their TV Title match last November while Davey also sought to find his way in memorable bouts with Jay Lethal, Mike Mondo, and in the Survival of the Fittest 2012 tournament. What it ultimately came down to for both men was a return to tag team wrestling; for Kyle it was reaching out to Bobby Fish and for Davey it was a return to the team that honed him into a wrestling machine: The American Wolves!
At "Final Battle 2012", with Davey unsure of whether not Eddie Edwards would have his back, Richards took to the ring to fend off reDRagon's assault on an injured Mike Mondo and in turn took a beating of his own. Edwards hit the ring, fended off Fish & O'Reilly, and the reunion of The American Wolves would lead to a victory over Bobby and Kyle that December night. Still, the two teams were not done with each other…
On ROH TV, reDRagon successfully defeated The Wolves (with some S.C.U.M help) to earn a tag team title match at the "11th Anniversary Event", one they parlayed into success when Fish & O'Reilly first dethroned The Briscoes then, the following day, successfully defeated The Forever Hooligans in their first title defense. The reign of reDRagon would prove quite dominant as they put down the challenge of The Wolves at "Supercard of Honor VII", defeated The Briscoes in a rematch at "Dragon's Reign", defeated C&C Wrestle Factory, S.C.U.M, Roderick Strong & Cheeseburger, and Alabama Attitude before The Forever Hooligans shocked the world by dethroning Fish & O'Reilly on ROH TV.
The reign of Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov would prove short-lived though as at, "All Star Extravaganza V" one week later, the Hooligans would collide with The Wolves in their first title defense and come up short against Davey & Eddie as The Wolves claimed their second World Tag Team Titles.
Now, in New York City, the rivalry between The Wolves and reDRagon comes to head with the shoe on the other foot. This time it is Eddie and Davey who come into the Hammerstein as the defending champs while it is Bobby & Kyle in the position of challengers..who will prove victorious in this championship rubber match?
Bobby has bested BOTH Eddie and Davey in singles matches since their last tag team encounter which certainly has to fuel his confidence but on the other hand, Kyle has fallen to both Eddie & Davey in singles bouts since April. The Wolves are coming off a championship victory at "ASE V" while reDRagon refused to show up out of spite for losing their championships AND they lay the blame on Nigel for that loss.
The Wolves bowed out of the World Title Tournament to focus on the tag team titles and that decision paid off in spades on August 3rd but on August 17th will reDRagon show the world that Eddie & Davey made the wrong decision or will the hunt continue?
First Time Ever Dream Tag Team Match
The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov)
We heard your voices…
We read your wishes…
And now Ring of Honor Wrestling is extremely excited to announce that on Saturday night August 17th, as part of the "Manhattan Mayhem V" event in New York City, not only will will you see the return of The Young Bucks to the Big Apple but you will also see Matt & Nick Jackson collide with the current IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, the former ROH World Tag Team Champions, Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero…The Forever Hooligans!!!
"We heard the ROH faithful loud and clear." said Nigel McGuinness to ROHWrestling.com, "Every day since the Hooligans lost the tag team titles in Toronto we have seen the fans hope for a bout between The Young Bucks, Rocky, and Alex in New York City. Well I am happy to say that we did everything we could to make it happen and now everyone at Manhattan Mayhem will get to see two of the best tag teams in the world today do what they do best! I promised you all that tag team wrestling would rise to the top in Ring of Honor and with bouts like this dream match, it isn't hard to see that ROH is THE home for tag team wrestling today!"
It's the first time ever, it is no doubt a dream match-up, it's The Young Bucks vs. The Forever Hooligans and it will take place on Saturday night August 17th when ROH returns to The Hammerstein Ballroom for "Manhattan Mayhem V"!!!
ROH World Championship Tournament Quarter Finals
"Machine Gun" Karl Anderson vs. "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin
During "Supercard of Honor VII" weekend last April, Karl Anderson came into ROH for the very first time and had one of the most successful debuts a competitor could ask for when he defeated two of ROH's best in Roderick Strong and "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin. Those nights the only thing on the line were notches in the win column versus ones under losses but this time the stakes are a great deal higher. The winner of this contest will advance to the semi-finals of the World Title Tournament at "Death Before Dishonor XI" in Philadelphia to face the winner of Steen/Strong and get one step closer to the goal of being crowned new World Champion.
For Elgin this is redemption, for Elgin it is getting nearer to the dream of becoming Ring of Honor World Champion that he has since the day he watched his first ROH match. For Anderson it may just be another notch on the belt, an addition to a resume that is already loaded with successes in New Japan Pro Wrestling. For Elgin it is a deeply personal quest, for Anderson it is business; which man's motivation will prove stronger when that bell rings?
ROH World Championship Tournament Quarter Finals
Roderick Strong vs. Kevin Steen
The winner of this battle of two former World Champions will go on to face the winner of Elgin/Anderson in Philadelphia but before either man can even think of that future, they will have to wade through hell to get there. Steen & Strong are quite familiar with one another; Roderick was actually one of the first men Kevin defended the championship against during his World Title reign (at "Live Strong") and he was one of the men denied at "Defy or Deny II". Now "Mr. ROH" looks to turn the tables, deny Steen the opportunity to advance to the semi-finals in Philly, and get one notch closer to becoming only the second 2-Time champion in ROH history in addition to his credit as one of only two Triple Crown champions in company history as well.
ROH World Championship Tournament Quarter Finals
"The Sicilian Psychopath" Tommaso Ciampa vs. Michael Bennett
"The Sicilian Psychopath" is on a mission to crush anyone who gets in his way of becoming the World Champion while Michael Bennett is on a mission to finally live up to all of the hype that preceeded his debut in ROH. In his mind that started by shedding the excess baggage of Brutal Bob and it continues with one victory after another in this tournament until he stands at the top of the mountain as the new World Champion. Some would say that Maria Kannelis is a crucial part of Bennett being able to ascend to that mountain top but in NYC he won't have her to rely on as Nigel McGuinness' has banned her from ringside during this bout. He will be alone, truly alone for possibly the first time since he entered into ROH competition two years ago and it will be against one of the most vicious competitors on the roster in Ciampa. If there is a man in the tournament who defines intensity it is the Sicilian Psychopath and he is looking to ride the momentum of his return from injury all the way to the championship. And for the winner of this bout, Adam Cole awaits at "Death Before Dishonor XI" in Philadelphia…
Scramble Rules Tag Team Match
C&C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander) vs. Adrenaline RUSH (ACH & Tadarius Thomas)
Two of the most exciting tag teams on the scene right now, C&C and AR will lock horns in a Scramble Rules bout which means no tags are necessary and as soon as one man exits the ring then his partner can enter! In their last two-on-two meeting at "Border Wars 2013" it was C&C who emerged victorious but at "All Star Extravaganza V" in their triple threat bout with The Young Bucks, it was RUSH who picked up the victory when ACH pinned Cedric. With Scramble Rules in effect you know this one will get crazy!
Proving Ground Match
World TV Champion Matt Taven vs. "No Fear" Mike Mondo
***If Mondo either defeats Taven, or lasts the time limit, he will earn a future TV Title bout***
He hasn't been seen in an ROH ring since just prior to "Border Wars 2013" when he had to pull out of a scheduled Triple Threat bout with Mike Bennett and Roderick Strong due to a training injury. Now, this Saturday at "MM V", Mike Mondo will make his return to Ring of Honor and will face off with a man with whom he is very familiar: World TV Champion Matt Taven!
The early stages of each man's ROH career are quite intertwined as Taven & Mondo developed quite a rivalry in the early months of 2012 that culminated in quite a barnburner of a bout on the April 7th edition of "Ring of Honor Wrestling" TV. Now that rivalry will be renewed on August 17th when the World TV Champion goes head-to-head with "No Fear" in NYC with Mondo hoping to earn himself a TV Title Match!
The Rubber Match
Silas Young vs. Adam Page
Round one went to Silas Young during the Top Prospect Tournament, round two went to Adam Page on ROH TV, and round three ended up becoming a Triple Threat match with QT Marshall when "God's Gift" stuck his nose into their Tournament Qualifier only to end up beaten by Silas Young.
Now, with Young eliminated from the tourney by Ciampa, these two atheletes will have an opportunity to settle the score in NYC. Young has shown himself more than willing to take shortcuts, particuarly evidenced in his initial bout with Tommaso at "Reclamation: Night 2", so Page will have to be wary of "The Last Real Man In Pro Wrestling".
We have also been informed that taking up commentary duties for the matches on Saturday night will be Kevin Kelly & the returning Prince Nana! Speaking of Nana, he has been dropping some rather cryptic messages regarding this Saturday's event, specifically in the Newswire this week regarding some "friends" he will see in NYC!
Also, we have been informed by RD Evans that he and QT Marshall will be in NYC to address the tag team division…
In addition, The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson), IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Rocky Romero, IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Team Alex Koslov, World TV Champion Matt Taven, and New Japan's "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson will all be available prior to the start of the show for an autograph signing! Pricing runs $10 Each OR you can get all 5 8×10's at a discounted price of just $40!
PLUS, for all those lucky fans in attendance, you will be the FIRST to get an opportunity to purchase tickets for "Final Battle 2013" on December 14th!
Tickets for "Manhattan Mayhem V" are on-sale NOW in the ROH Store, or you can pick them up at the door on Saturday night! Either way, do NOT miss out on New York City's BIGGEST wrestling show of the summer!


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This has been the week for tech executives behaving badly: a public firing, an anti-San Francisco rant and a flame-mail venue spat gone public.
Case No. 1: You're fired. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong publicly fires his creative director. It happened early in the week, so it's already old news. But if you didn't hear about it, here's a recap. Armstrong ended up apologizing for the episode but didn't unfire the guy. No point, really, since AOL announced layoffs at the involved unit, Patch.com, by the end of the week.
Case No. 2: I hate San Francisco. The co-founder of a start-up who recently moved to the land of the Golden Gate apparently spewed a little venom about the place on his blog. He ragged on the public transportation system, the weather, bicyclists and the homeless, among other things. (Some of the lines were actually pretty funny, albeit politically incorrect and laced with profanity.)
The tirade caught the attention of a local blogger, who called out the post and totally wailed on the gentleman.
Signs are now popping up around San Francisco asking the executive to leave town.
Case No. 3: Do you know who I am? This episode apparently happened last year but only recently came to light, thanks to emails obtained by ValleyWag.
An influential blog for Silicon Valley held a conference last year at a venue owned and operated by an L.A. outfit. The two subsequently seemed to get into a dispute over branding displays, sneaking people into the event and calling a business partner "honey." Threats were apparently made.
ValleyWag's takedown of the flame-mail exchange is hilarious, if pointed. There seems to be some bad behavior on both sides.
Update...Case No. 4: in your hedgerow ...
This added episode was brought to our attention. Check out the Bustle brouhaha ...
Yes, quite a week for the techies. Seems like some folks need to work on their impulse control. Then again, the tech world is about immediate gratification, so maybe shooting off your mouth, or your blog post or your email, comes with the territory.
—This would have been by CNBC's Cadie Thompson, who you can follow at @CadieThompson, but she's on vacation. So managing editor Allen Wastler filled in for this one, and you can follow him at @AWastler.


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Wolves 'to interview Curbishley'
The managerial vacancy at Wolves is a role that finally whetted the appetite of Alan Curbishley, according to his agent.
Despite being out of work for nearly three and a half years, Curbishley faces an "imminent" interview as he pitches for a position he feels is the right one for him to return. He is understood to primarily be up against Steve Bruce and Neil Warnock as owner Steve Morgan begins the process of finding a successor to Mick McCarthy.
Speaking to Press Association Sport, Curbishley's agent Phil Smith said: "They (Wolves) have said themselves they have invited him to see them. That is what he will do and then we'll see because I believe there is Alan, Steve Bruce, Neil Warnock and whoever else in the frame."
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Originally published Monday, June 30, 2014 at 6:39 AM
Tartt, Goodwin awarded Carnegie medals
For the first time since researching her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Goldfinch," Donna Tartt is back in Las Vegas.
AP National Writer
For the first time since researching her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Goldfinch," Donna Tartt is back in Las Vegas.
The occasion isn't work, but another literary honor as Tartt received this year's Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in fiction.
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin was the nonfiction winner for her book on the progressive era of the early 20th century, "The Bully Pulpit."
The medals each come with a $5,000 cash prize and were presented Saturday at the American Library Association's annual gathering in Las Vegas, where parts of "The Goldfinch" are set. The awards, founded in 2012, are managed by the library association and funded through a grant from the Carnegie Corp. of New York.
Tartt set some of "The Goldfinch" in Las Vegas, where a 13-year-old boy from New York City contends with his neglectful father. For Tartt, the award also helps uphold a family tradition: She is the niece and grandniece of librarians and as a teenager in Mississippi worked as a library aide. She wrote much of "The Goldfinch," which took a decade to complete, at the main branch of the New York Public Library.
"It took so long to write 'The Goldfinch' that I went through three different research librarians," Tartt said with a laugh during a recent telephone interview from her home in Virginia. She then recalled the importance of libraries during her childhood -- whether it was the librarians who recommended books to her, or the books she recommended to patrons.
"You can really change someone's life by giving them the right book at the right time," she said. "All writers are readers before we write a word, so there's a kinship and it's very deep."
The Carnegie medal is also personal for Goodwin, who has vivid memories of borrowing books from her childhood library in Rockville Centre, New York, and reading them with her mother, who had rheumatic fever and was too weak to get books on her own. As with Tartt, libraries have been second homes for Goodwin throughout her career, from the research at the Library of Congress for "The Bully Pulpit" to her time at the Franklin Roosevelt presidential library in Hyde Park, New York, where she worked on her Pulitzer Prize-winning "No Ordinary Time."
"I loved how you had to leave your pocketbook outside and could only bring in a pencil," Goodwin said by telephone from her house in Concord, Massachusetts. "And then to have the chance to look through actual documents from World War II really made you feel you were back in that time."
Finalists for the Carnegie medal were Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Americah" and Edwidge Danticat's "Claire of the Sea Light" for fiction and Nicholas A. Basbanes' "On Paper" and Sherri Fink's "Five Days at Memorial" for nonfiction. Each author receives $1,500.


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Are there published standard formulas for water additions for each style of beer?
Quote from: jimrod on March 27, 2013, 02:05:33 PMAre there published standard formulas for water additions for each style of beer? I've had the same question. Seems to me if R/O water is all the same , it would be easy to come up with standard additions for different beer styles ? If two people use BrunWater to design a water for a stout using 100% R/O water, won't they get the same results? So why not just say make a list of additions to R/O water for different beer styles?
Martin's sheet is so good (I build from RO) i feel like I am brewing the best beer of my life...
I am sure I am over simplifying this, but what I don't understandI look at the water profile adjustment tab in Bru'n WaterSelect 100% R/O water.Set the "Desired Water Profile" as BurtonThen I am supposed to input different mineral additions to hit that profile?I am sure someone has done this already?So just tell me what to add to hit that profile?


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Tommy Fleetwood will bid to live up to his billing as a potential superstar on the final day of the Kazakhstan Open, where he leads by two strokes after a sumptuous round of 66.
The 20 year old Englishman has been labelled a star in the making after an illustrious amateur career which included victory at the 2010 English Amateur Championship, and ended with him being listed at the very top of the Scratch Players World Amateur Rankings.
Since turning professional Fleetwood has recorded two runner-up finishes on the Challenge Tour, firstly at last year's M2M Russian Challenge Cup and more recently at the Rolex Trophy, but he is in pole position to shed his bridesmaid's tag after ending day three of the €400,000 event on 13 under par, two strokes clear of Ireland's Simon Thornton.
After a steady start Fleetwood made his first gain at the fourth hole, before adding another birdie at the eighth hole to reach the turn in 34. Another gain at the tenth hole moved him onto the shoulder of overnight leader Thornton, and he edged ahead of the Irishman with a burst of three birdies in four holes from the 14th to put the seal on a faultless display.
Fleetwood said: "I missed a few makeable birdie putts, but I can't really complain because that was probably the most stress-free round of golf I've ever had. I was probably happier with the no bogeys than the six birdies, because it's a tough course. I think I only missed one or two greens today, and if a couple more of those birdie putts had dropped then I could've gone really low, and I'd be in a very healthy position now.
"But 13 under is still a good score, and I'm very happy with how I'm playing. I made a great par on the 13th, where I hit my second shot into the water, but managed to make a birdie with my second ball. So that was pretty big for my confidence, and I managed to make a few more birdies on the way home to put the icing on the cake.
"I had a winning target in mind at the start of the week, which I won't reveal but I'm not far short of it now. If I can stay positive and keep swinging it well, hopefully it'll be good enough. It's just nice to be playing well in the biggest event of the year, and I'm really looking forward to the last round now. The way I'm playing, I wish we could start it now!"
Fleetwood will be joined in the final group by Norwegian Knut Borsheim and Thornton, who signed for a level par round of 72 to remain on 11 under par.
The Irishman's approach play lacked the accuracy of his opening two rounds, but he was hopeful of bouncing back to form on the final day, when a maiden Challenge Tour victory would secure him a swift return to The European Tour.
He said: "I didn't play that well today – most of my birdie chances were from 20 feet or so, which obviously makes it difficult to go low. But I didn't do anything disastrous either, so I'm still well in contention. Everyone says Saturday is moving day, but if you're up near the top of the leaderboard you've also got to make sure you don't move in the wrong direction.
"I managed to stay patient and not get too frustrated with myself, even though it was hard at times. I didn't feel very comfortable over most of my putts today and struggled with the pace of the greens, so I'm going to do a bit of work on the practice green and hope for a better day tomorrow.
"It's very difficult to go low every day, so hopefully I've got my average round out of the way now. I've been in this position before and not managed to finish it off, so it's probably about time that I did!"
Borsheim is currently in third place on ten under par after signing for a round of 71, whilst Dane Andreas Hartø shares third place on nine under par with Argentina's Cesar Monasterio after the duo shot respective rounds of 69 and 68.
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No. 92,812
In the Matter of the Marriage of
1. It is well established that when a court of competent jurisdiction acquires jurisdiction of the subject matter, its authority continues until the matter is finally disposed of and no court of coordinate jurisdiction should interfere with its actions. This is referred to as judicial comity.
2. Courts should exercise comity between themselves in order to avoid expense, harassment, and inconvenience to the litigants. Under principles of comity, courts of one jurisdiction or state give effect to the laws and judicial divisions of other jurisdictions or states, not as a matter of obligation but out of deference and respect.
3. In re Marriage of Salas, 28 Kan. App. 2d 553, 19 P.3d 184 (2001), is analyzed and distinguished.
Appeal from Sedgwick District Court; DAVID J. KAUFMAN, judge. Opinion filed October 7, 2005. Affirmed.
Larry Linn, of Wichita, for the appellant.
Charles F. Harris, of Kaplan, McMillan and Harris, of Wichita, for the appellee.
Before PIERRON, P.J., CAPLINGER, J., and BUKATY, S.J.
PIERRON, J.: Edward Paul Laine appeals the district court's order setting aside a Journal Entry of Judgment and Decree of Divorce he obtained in Kansas from his wife Gale T. Gregory-Laine. Edward argues the Kansas district court had jurisdiction to enter the divorce, the court misinterpreted K.S.A. 60-260(b)(4) and (6) in granting the order to set aside based on the doctrine of comity, and the judge entering the order to set aside cannot substitute his judgment for the judge entering the divorce decree. We affirm.
Edward and Gale were married on May 1, 1994, in Indiana, but they moved to Texas. There was one child of the marriage, Reagan, born October 11, 2001. Reagan has never resided in Kansas. After the parties became estranged, Edward moved to Wichita in August 2000.
On January 2, 2002, Gale filed a divorce action in Texas. On January 17, 2002, Edward hired counsel and filed an answer in the Texas divorce action and then filed his first counterpetition for divorce on March 18, 2003. Edward hired different counsel and filed his second amended counterpetition for divorce on May 23, 2003.
On October 15, 2003, Gale obtained a temporary restraining order and order setting a hearing in the Texas divorce case. The order set October 29, 2003, as the hearing date to determine if a temporary injunction should be entered. The order restrained Edward from:
"[i]nstituting any action in any other county, state, or nation attempting to obtain temporary or permanent orders concerning the marriage relationship of the parties, the dissolution of that relationship, spousal support, the conservatorship, custody, and support of the children of the parties, or any other order normally issued incident to a divorce proceeding or other proceeding involving the marital or parent-child relationship."
On October 17, 2003, for whatever reason, Edward filed a petition for divorce in the Sedgwick County District Court of alleging that he had accumulated certain property within the State of Kansas during his marriage to Gale and it should be awarded to him as his sole and separate property. On that same date, Edward sent a letter to the clerk of the district court in Texas referring to the Kansas divorce action and stating he would not be available for the restraining order hearing on October 29, 2003, due to lack of advance notice. He requested a final trial date for the Texas divorce action. On October 29, 2003, the Texas district court issued a supplemental temporary injunction enjoining Edward from instituting, maintaining, or prosecuting divorce proceedings until resolution of the Texas divorce.
Gale received service of process of the Kansas divorce action on November 28, 2003. Gale did not enter an appearance in the Kansas divorce action. On December 30, 2003, Edward appeared with counsel before District Judge Anthony J. Powell for a default divorce proceeding. At the default hearing, Edward informed the district court there was "an ongoing domestic proceeding out of Dallas County in Texas that involves, among other things, the custody and visitation regarding [his] minor child." Edward asked the court to enter orders relating to the Kansas property he had acquired during his residency in Kansas. Edward's counsel informed the court that Gale's attorney in Texas advised that Gale would not come to Kansas. There was no mention or discussion of the temporary injunction during the hearing. Based on In re Marriage of Salas, 28 Kan. App. 2d 553, 19 P.3d 184 (2001), Judge Powell granted a default divorce and awarded various investment accounts and savings bonds, a retirement account, a savings account, and life insurance policy to Edward. The court entered its order on December 30, 2003.
On February 2, 2004, Gale filed a motion for an order to set aside the Journal Entry of Judgment and Decree of Divorce in the Kansas divorce pursuant to K.S.A. 60-260(b)(4) and (6). Before a hearing on the motion to set aside, the Texas district court granted a Final Decree of Divorce on March 18, 2004, addressing custody of the child, child support, spousal maintenance, property division, and attorney fees. The Kansas district court heard the motion to set aside on April 12, 2004, before District Judge David J. Kaufman. By letter ruling on April 27, 2004, Judge Kaufman granted Gale's motion based on the doctrine of comity. Judge Kaufman stated he had examined the entire record and the relevant case law and decided the case was "far beyond the law set forth in Salas." Judge Kaufman stated the Texas court had personal jurisdiction over all parties and that Edward had actively litigated the Texas divorce case but was simply dissatisfied "with the manner in which the Texas case was proceeding."
Edward argues the district court erred in granting Gale's motion to set aside. He contends the Kansas district court had jurisdiction to enter the divorce pursuant to Salas. He also maintains the district court misinterpreted K.S.A. 60-260(b)(4) and (6) in granting the order to set aside based on the doctrine of comity and that Judge Kaufman could not substitute his judgment for that of Judge Powell by setting aside the Kansas divorce decree.
The district court's decision based on the doctrine of comity falls within K.S.A.
60-260(b)(6), which allows relief where there is "any other reason justifying relief from the
of the judgment." The ruling on a motion for relief from judgment rests within the sound
discretion of the district court and absent an abuse of that discretion will not be reversed. In
Marriage of Welliver, 254 Kan. 801, 811, 869 P.2d 653 (1994). We will find an abuse of
discretion only where no reasonable person would take the view adopted by the district court. See
In re Marriage of Zodrow, 240 Kan. 65, 68, 727 P.2d 435 (1986). "K.S.A.
60-260(b)(6) is to be
liberally construed to preserve the delicate balance between the conflicting principles that
litigation be brought to an end and that justice be done in light of all the facts." Wirt v.
Esrey, 233
Kan. 300, Syl. ¶ 2, 662 P.2d 1238 (1983).
The theory at the forefront of this case is the doctrine of comity. Judicial comity is the principle where the courts of one jurisdiction or state give effect to the decisions of courts of other jurisdictions or states out of deference and respect. Whether a district court should have declined jurisdiction over a case under the doctrine of comity is reviewed under the abuse of discretion standard as well. See Anderson v. Anderson, 214 Kan. 387, 392, 520 P.2d 1239 (1974); Boyce v. Boyce, 13 Kan. App. 2d 585, 590, 776 P.2d 1204, rev. denied 245 Kan. 782 (1989).
In Hepner v. Hepner, 115 Kan. 647, 223 Pac. 1095 (1924), a wife instituted an action for alimony; the husband then went into Oklahoma, secured a divorce from the wife, and pleaded the Oklahoma divorce as a bar to the action for alimony. It was held the Kansas court having prior jurisdiction of the action by the wife against her husband for alimony could not be ousted of its jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter by the institution of the later action in another state by the husband against the wife for a divorce, nor because such later action proceeds first to judgment by default in the husband's favor. The court held the judgment in Oklahoma was not a bar to the wife's prior action for alimony where the wife did nothing to abandon her right to litigate her cause to a conclusion in the court of prior jurisdiction. 115 Kan. 647, Syl. ¶ 1.
The Hepner court found that since the Kansas court had acquired prior jurisdiction of the parties and the subject matter, nothing thereafter done in Oklahoma could strip the Kansas court of jurisdiction. Citing various prior Kansas decisions, the court stated:
"This is an elementary rule of comity between courts. But the rule is more than one of mere comity. It is one of fundamental necessity to the dignified and orderly administration of justice and to prevent a collision of authority between courts, with all the unseemly consequences bound to flow therefrom. [Citations omitted.]" 115 Kan. at 647-48.
See Watts v. Watts, 151 Kan. 125, 131, 98 P.2d 125 (1940).
In Boyce, the plaintiffs filed suit in Kansas for child support immediately after they lost an identical suit in Nebraska. After noting the rules of comity, the court ruled that the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining jurisdiction because disappointed plaintiffs should not be allowed to engage in forum shopping after they have lost an identical suit in another state. 13 Kan. App. 2d at 590-91. This court declined jurisdiction, stating:
"It is well established that, when a court of competent jurisdiction acquires jurisdiction of the subject matter, its authority continues until the matter is finally disposed of and no court of coordinate jurisdiction should interfere with its action. Schaefer v. Milner, 156 Kan. 768, 775, 137 P.2d 156 (1943). Courts should exercise comity between themselves in order to avoid expense, harassment, and inconvenience to the litigants. Perrenoud, 206 Kan. [559] at 573. Under principles of comity, courts of one state give effect to the laws and judicial decisions of another, not as a matter of obligation, but out of deference and respect. Head, 242 Kan. 442, Syl. ¶ 2." 13 Kan. App. 2d at 589-90.
In Anderson, 214 Kan. at 392, our Supreme Court found the Butler County District Court did not abuse its discretion when it accepted jurisdiction over a case while related proceedings were pending before the Sedgwick County District Court. In Anderson, the father and mother of a minor child were divorced in Minnesota and child custody was given to the father. The mother was given the right to take the child on a 4-week summer vacation to Wichita. While in Kansas, the mother exceeded the 4-week stay and filed suit in Sedgwick County seeking custody of the child. She was granted temporary custody pending further proceedings. The mother and child then moved to Butler County. The father filed a K.S.A. 60-1501 action in Butler County seeking custody of the child. The Butler County District Court found that full faith and credit should be given to the Minnesota divorce and child custody decree and granted custody to the father. Our Supreme Court stated:
"Under the principle of comity the Butler district court might . . . have deferred taking action on plaintiff's application for the writ until after the District Court of Sedgwick County had conducted a final hearing, but it was not required to give priority and we discern no abuse of discretion when it proceeded to hear its own lawsuit expeditiously. While we look with no great favor on multiple litigation or legal maneuvering for position on the part of litigants [citation omitted] we are aware of no legal impediment to Judge Benson's entertaining the habeas corpus action. The Butler district court had jurisdiction over the parties, over the subject matter and over the child, whether or not a suit for change of custody was pending elsewhere. The two actions were separate and distinct lawsuits and the question of priority of time in filing was immaterial." 214 Kan. at 392.
The case at bar calls for application of the doctrine of comity. Edward argues the case is controlled by Salas, 28 Kan. App. 2d 553, and his argument is patterned along the Salas theory. However, his argument is completely without merit. The Kansas court may have had personal jurisdiction over Edward and in rem jurisdiction over the Kansas property, but Texas had prior complete jurisdiction over both parties and all property. When Edward filed his Kansas divorce action, the Texas court had already exercised jurisdiction over the matter for almost to 2 years. As per the definition of comity, the Texas court was a court of competent jurisdiction that had acquired jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter and its authority continued until the matter was finally disposed of and a Kansas court with coordinate jurisdiction should not interfere with its action.
Salas did not have any concerns involving the issues of comity, which is a critical distinction from the case at bar. Salas involved resolution of a Kansas divorce, involving Kansas property, where the court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over a spouse living in another state. There was no competing divorce action in another state. Further, in the instant case, the issue of the temporary restraining order issued by the Texas court of competent jurisdiction was not even brought to the attention of the district court during the default proceedings. Salas is not applicable and provides no controlling authority.
The general rule is that courts should exercise comity between themselves in order to avoid expense and harassment and inconvenience to the litigants. This general rule is applicable not only between courts of coordinate jurisdiction within the same state, but between federal courts and state courts, and between state courts of different states. See Schaefer v. Milner, 156 Kan. 768, 775, 137 P.2d 156 (1943). The district court did not abuse its discretion in granting Gale's motion to set aside the divorce pursuant of K.S.A. 60-260(b)(6) based on the doctrine of comity.
Edward also raises issues concerning the legality of allowing Judge Kaufman to hear the motion to set aside since he did not issue the divorce decree and also whether the Texas court had personal jurisdiction over him in any event. Neither of these issues were raised before the trial court. See Board of Lincoln County Comm'rs v. Nielander, 275 Kan. 257, 268, 62 P.3d 247 (2003) (Issues not raised before the trial court cannot be raised on appeal.). Even had they been properly raised, we see no possibility of their being successful.


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Shirley MacLaine was just 21 when, with her film debut in Hitchcock's 1955 black comedy, The Trouble With Harry, she earned her first movie-acting accolades, including a Golden Globe as the female "New Star of the Year." In the six-plus decades since then, she's won an Oscar (for Terms of Endearment), more Golden Globes, two BAFTAs, an Emmy, an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award and, in 2013, was honored at the Kennedy Center for her indelible, lifelong contributions to the arts.
She's written numerous best-selling books; remains an advocate for civil rights, women's rights and social justice; and each week on her Independent Expression Radio show she (in the words of her official website) "interviews a new guest on topics ranging from politics, to UFO sightings, to the environment, and more."
Today, at 80 — she was born April 24, 1934, in Virginia; her younger brother is Warren Beatty — MacLaine is still performing (Downton Abbey, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Glee) and shows little sign of slowing down. Then again, in light of the life she's led offscreen, slowing down doesn't really seem to be in her nature. For example, she was married to businessman Steve Parker — with whom she had a daughter, Sachi — for almost 30 years, but as theirs was an open relationship, MacLaine was free to pursue, and be pursued by, some of the biggest stars of the 20th century. She counts among her many love affairs Hollywood rebel Robert Mitchum; Rat Pack founder and epic carouser Dean Martin; the French actor and singer Yves Montand; and even international political figures like former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Olof Palme, the Swedish Prime Minister who was assassinated in 1986.
Here, on her 80th birthday, LIFE.com pays tribute to the one and only Shirley MacLaine with a series of classic photos highlighting her extraordinary — and still-thriving — career, and the charming combination of naïveté and carnality that have defined her appeal for so many, for so long.


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Why Suzy Needs Therapy
"Mo-ooom! Have you seen Giselle?"
"Suzy, what did I tell you about leaving your dolls lying around?"
"I don't know."
"You don't know? So you're telling me you don't remember any of the HUNDRED times I've warned you about leaving your toys strewn around the house?"
"So you don't remember what I said yesterday? About what would happen if I found your doll on the floor one more time?"
"Ummmm... Maybe you said something..."
[whining] "But I want my dolly! You HAVE to give her BACK!"
"Oh, don't you worry, honey. I'm sure she'll turn up after dinner."
That's cold, Chad C. - real cold.
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November Wish List/
I haven't been shopping in ages, and most of last month's and this month's budget is still unspent. I'm hoping to hit up the mall next week, and part of my shopping "prep" always involves a good amount of browsing online first. I do this to get the lay of the land - find out what stores are carrying items on my wish list, compare prices, and set priorities for which stores I'd like to visit first. Then I use what I've learned to spend the majority of my budget in-store, because prices are often much lower in stores than online, and that way you can try things on. Here's what I found in preparation for my next shopping trip!
1. Limited - It's been three years since I bought a coat (I usually wear blazers as coats since I live in Florida now). I'll wait until coats go on clearance this winter, but this one is a major contender. My current pea coat is off-white, so I'll be on the lookout for cobalt, navy or camel.
2. Revolve - I'm dying for a colorful sweater coat like this one! It's perfect; I just need to find a lower price.
3. J.Crew - I try not to torture myself by shopping on J.Crew's website very often, but I happened to spot this blazer the other day and I'm obsessed. Here's hoping shopping fate brings me one on sale.
4. Banana Republic - I already have a navy blazer, but I love this one so much that it might be time to update, and sell the old one. I love the buttons!!
5. Lola Cruz - I'm on the hunt for Valentino look-alikes. These are the best ones I've found so far.
6. American Eagle - Mint skinnies are way high on my wish list this fall/winter!
7. Gap - Totally adorable and works for all seasons. Wear with red pumps in the spring/summer, and tights and boots in the fall/winter.
8. Old Navy - Off-white corduroy pants are an excellent way to wear "white" in the winter. Can't wait to add these or a similar pair to my closet this year.
9. Forever 21 - I'm hoping to track down this navy and off-white baseball tee at Forever 21. I've got a bunch of outfit ideas in mind for one just like it.
I'm also hoping to find a black leather handbag, black motorcycle boots and something camouflage this year. What's on your winter wish list?


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Lucia Chase, the director of American Ballet Theatre, visited Europe in August 1956 in pursuit of new work to broaden her company's repertory. The critic Peter Williams introduced her to Kenneth MacMillan and shortly afterwards Chase commissioned him to make a ballet for ABT, with Nora Kaye and John Kriza as the two leads.
MacMillan proposed several librettos; Chase was attracted most to a story, vaguely inspired by Truman Capote, of a blind girl who tries to keep her blindness a secret from a young man and eventually renders him blind also, by accident. When they first meet and fall in love, the air is filled with birds which represent her soaring emotions. She accepts his invitation to a ball, during which he realises she is blind. Immediately the birds return. This time they are menacing and angry. The girl strikes at them. In doing so, she accidentally blinds the young man.
MacMillan planned to have a specially written score by the French composer Henri Dutilleux, who had written the score for Roland Petit's Le Loup (MacMillan later choreographed Métaboles (1978) to music by Dutilleux). But because time was short, a commissioned score was abandoned in favour of Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge.
Designs were by Nicholas Georgiadis; he had hurriedly to rethink them because of Chase's dislike of mauve, the dominant colour in the ballroom scene. John Martin of The New York Times thought both decor and costumes "sumptuous and handsome" and "also eminently Parisian in quality." (The set was built and painted in Paris).
The final go-ahead only came in December. Because of the Suez crisis ABT had had to abandon a tour of the Middle East and substitute a European tour. By 31 December 1956 MacMillan had sketched out a ballet for the two principals and a corps of 16. On January 16 1957 the premiere took place in Lisbon, where local press reaction was enthusiastic, even if the critics of both the Diario de Noticias and O Seculo considered the story improbable.
"Tragic events at a macabre-romantic ball – we are in fairly familiar balletic territory here", wrote David Vaughan for The Guardian when the ballet had its New York premiere on 10 February. "However", he continued, "Winter's Eve is saved from cliché by the sharply individual flavour of MacMillan's idiom and his compassionate, if detached, attitude to his characters."
For The New York Times critic John Martin, Winter's Eve "had everything the matter with it. The work as a whole is callow, cruel, capricious and chichi and yet, there remains the indubitable evidence of Mr MacMillan's talent. Invention is at present his greatest asset and his greatest danger, for he can turn out an endless amount of original movement without developing any of it. As a result he abandons his principal character about the middle of the piece and leaves her largely to shift for herself thereafter." Ninette de Valois, Martin suggested, would not have countenanced such a scenario.
However Walter Terry of the New York Herald Tribune was sufficiently enthused to devote two lengthy reviews to MacMillan's ballet. Like Martin he agreed that the ballet had flaws; however he thought that MacMillan had extended ballet vocabulary into a freer form of expression and emotional revelation.
First Performed: 16 January 1957
Company: American Ballet Theatre
Music: Benjamin Britten
Design: Nicholas Georgiadis
Cast: Nora Kaye, John Kriza


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Great Secret Cocktail
1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
1/3 Kina Lillet. (3/4 oz Cocchi Americano)
2/3 Dry Gin. (1 1/2 oz Plymouth Gin)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze orange peel on top.
Very tasty!
Pretty close to a Vesper, eh?
I suppose if you were stuck with using Tanqueray or Gordon's it might make sense to cut the gin with a bit of vodka.
But if you're using Plymouth, I see no reason.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.


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Consider this an invitation to leave comments regarding what templates you'd like to see created for the new edition of the classic/A5 D*I*Y Planner. (That can also include ideas for the Education and Creativity packs, since the work is proceeding more or less simultaneously.)
Among the tentative improvements for version 3.0 that I'm already working on:
- More consistency in template designs, including a slightly different way of handling dividers and columns — the majority of templates have undergone some changes, mostly minor and cosmetic
- Undated Monthly templates now have an option for weeks starting on Monday
- Dated monthly calendar pages (yes, with actual numbers and stuff)
- Contact pages (heck, why not?)
- Yearly calendars
- Finalised Crossroads template
- Job Tracker template (much like the hPDA version)
- "Actions Bookmark"
- Some new project management forms
- Undated Day Keeper template, for those with "non-standard" hours
- A simple "widget kit" built in an Open Source product for creating your own templates (stay tuned for further thoughts on the subject)
- Less ink needed — lighter tones will be used in many cell backgrounds, pending testing on a variety of printers
- Several reference cards, including the new GTD and Covey diagrams
- New cover options
- A dozen or so new (*ahem*) undisclosed templates
- Launch of the DiYwiki, where you can share advice and home-grown templates (email me if you'd like to help with this)
As you can see, most of these changes are evolutionary, not revolutionary, which is why I'm soliciting as many ideas as possible to add a few more options and a bit more spice into the package. Let me know your wishlist, and I promise I'll examine all your suggestions.
Last week, we hit 300,000 combined downloads so far of versions 1.0, 2.0 and the Hipster PDA Edition, but I'm not kidding myself: it's only because of your help, because of community feedback, that the 'Planner kits have been so well received and seem to be meeting the needs of so many people. I'd like that to continue, so please feel free to share your thoughts and ideas. What additions to this package would help you better manage your life, your time, your information? What would you like to see?
(Egad… I sound like a PBS pledge drive, just without the tote bag. Then again…. 😉 )
If you'd prefer not to leave a comment, you can always email me instead — my address is at the bottom of the menu at the right.
Update : I'm impressed by the enthusiasm of you folks: several dozen emails and comments in just a few hours! Keep it up! Just one little thing, though: please check to see if your suggestion isn't already in the list above or in version 2.0 of the D*I*Y Planner, or if it can't be easily handled by a generic template such as Checklist — I've gotten a number of suggestions for things that already exist. Not that I mind such requests, but you may find that your need is already fulfilled.