20060608 KDDC rock, paper, scissors

Rock, paper, scissors

This was dinner conversation this evening with friends at Johansson's in Westminster. I found it via Wonkette... which led me to "Under Their Robes," a blog which features "News, gossip, and colorful commentary about the federal judiciary." Please enjoy.

Oh - Under Their Robes is a fun site also. You may wanna bookmark it.

Be sure to read this.

I'll go ahead and paste a copy of the order at the bottom of this post.

The teaser pasted below came from the New York Sun:

June 08, 2006

The Wisdom of Solomon?

"Faced with the inability of two bickering attorneys to resolve even the most innocuous scheduling questions without his intervention, a Florida federal judge yesterday ordered the two to meet on the steps of the federal courthouse and resolve their latest quarrel by playing 'one game of 'rock, paper, scissors,'" Fortune reports. Underneath Their Robes (via Wonkette)"is nothing short of awesome."

Posted by Daniel Freedman at June 8, 2006 10:18 AM

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION

AVISTA MANAGEMENT, INC., d/b/a Avista Plex, Inc.,

Plaintiff,

-vs-

WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant.

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ORDER

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to designate location of a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition (Doc. 105). Upon consideration of the Motion – the latest in a series of Gordian knots that the parties have been unable to untangle without enlisting the assistance of the federal courts – it is

ORDERED that said Motion is DENIED. Instead, the Court will fashion a new form of alternative dispute resolution, to wit: at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, June 30, 2006, counsel shall convene at a neutral site agreeable to both parties. If counsel cannot agree on a neutral site, they shall meet on the front steps of the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, 801 North Florida Ave., Tampa, Florida 33602. Each lawyer shall be entitled to be accompanied by one paralegal who shall act as an attendant and witness. At that time and location, counsel shall engage in one (1) game of "rock, paper, scissors." The winner of this engagement shall be entitled to select the location for the 30(b)(6) deposition to be held somewhere in Hillsborough County during the period July 11-12, 2006. If either party disputes the outcome of this engagement, an appeal may be filed and a hearing will be held at 8:30 A.M. on Friday, July 7, 2006 before the undersigned in Courtroom 3, George C. Young United States Courthouse and Federal Building, 80 North Hughey Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801.

DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, Orlando, Florida on June 6, 2006.

Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record

Unrepresented Party

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20060608 KDDC Feeding the TRP Horses

Feeding the TRP Horses

Now that the spring riding season is over for the 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County, we all took turns feeding the horses for a short period before the horses go on summer vacation. Knowing that there are some folks out there who like pictures of the horses, when Caroline and I fed the horses on June 1, 2006, I brought my camera along and took the above photos. Please enjoy.

If you would like to know more about the 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County or make a donation please contact:

Program Coordinator: Karen Scott: trp4h@adelphia.net or Peggie Roland: peggier@att.net.

Oh - the top collage came off the 4-H TRP web-site. I wish it were mine, however, I'll bet Karen and Harold Scott did it... or maybe Peggie Roland?

Kevin Dayhoff - kdayhoff@carr.org

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20060607 KDDC Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is reported to have been killed

The Associated Press is reporting that terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been killed.

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Jun 8, 3:48 AM EDT

Iraqi PM: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed

By PATRICK QUINN
Associated Press Writer

The Associated Press is reporting that terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been killed.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida-linked militant who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage beheadings in Iraq, has been killed in a U.S. air raid north of Baghdad, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said al-Zarqawi was killed Wednesday evening along with seven aides.

Read the rest of the AP story here.

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According to Wikipedia:

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (October 20, 1966 – June 7, 2006) was a Salafi muslim militant, a guerrilla leader, and the self-proclaimed leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. One or more individuals identifying themselves as Zarqawi took responsibility, on several audiotapes, for numerous acts of violence in Iraq, including the killing of civilians and the taking of hostages. He was also allegedly responsible for many other acts of violence, including the beheading of hostages in Iraq.

As an Islamist militant, Zarqawi opposed the presence of U.S., Israeli and Western military forces in the Islamic world. In September 2005, he reportedly declared "all-out war" on Shia Muslims in Iraq ^[1], and is believed responsible for dispatching numerous Al-Qaeda suicide bombers throughout Iraq, and especially to areas with large concentrations of Shia civilians.

Zarqawi, believed to be a long time ally of Osama bin Laden, was a high-ranking member of bin Laden's Al Qaeda network, and since October 2004 had referred to his own organization Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, or Monotheism and Holy War Group, an insurgent network operating in Iraq, as "Al-Qaida in Iraq". On October 21, 2004, Zarqawi officially announced his allegiance to Al Qaida; on December 27, 2004, Al Jazeera broadcast an audiotape of bin Laden calling Zarqawi "the prince of al Qaeda in Iraq" and asked "all our organization brethren to listen to him and obey him in his good deeds." ^[2]

Zarqawi was the most wanted man in Jordan and Iraq, ^[3] having participated in or masterminded a number of violent actions against United States and Iraqi targets. The U.S. government offered a USD$25 million reward for information leading to his capture, the same amount offered for the capture of bin Laden before March 2004. On 15 October 2004, the U.S. State Department added Zarqawi and the Jama'at al-Tawhid wal Jihad group to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations and ordered a freeze on any assets that the group might have in the United States. On February 24, 2006, the U.S. Department of Justice's FBI also added al-Zarqawi to the Seeking Information – War on Terrorism list, the first time that he had ever been added to any of the FBI's three major "wanted" lists. ^[4]

One alias, Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh, is believed to be his real name. The surname Zarqawi literally translates as "man from Zarqa". Zarqawi is a native of the Jordanian town of Zarqa, located 30 minutes northeast of the capital Amman.

Read more here.

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