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To: LindyBill who wrote (208319)	6/11/2007 9:41:54 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

Judge Bork draws attention to tort reform Bork sues Yale Club for fall NEW YORK, June 8 (UPI) -- Yale University Professor and conservative icon Robert Bork has sued the Yale Club in New York, seeking more than $1 million in damages. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Manhattan, involves injuries Bork suffered in June 2006 in a fall at the club. Bork fell from a dais at an event in a banquet room at the club sponsored by The New Criterion magazine. "Because of the unreasonable height of the dais, without stairs or a handrail, Mr. Bork fell backwards ... striking his left leg on the side of the dais and striking his head on a heat register," Bork said in court papers. Bork required surgery and was unable to work for months. A former solicitor general of the United States and federal appellate judge, Bork is best known for his failed nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987. President Ronald Reagan named him to the high court but Bork failed to win confirmation from the Senate after contentious hearings. upi.com

To: LindyBill who wrote (208319)	6/11/2007 9:54:03 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

From a chaplain in Iraq. "I recently attended a showing of "Superman 3" here at LSA Anaconda. We have a large auditorium we use for movies as well as memorial services and other large gatherings. As is the custom back in the States, we stood and snapped to attention when the National Anthem began before the main feature. "All was going as planned until about three-quarters of the way through the National Anthem the music stopped. Now, what would happen if this occurred with 1,000 18-22 year-olds back in the States? I imagine there would be hoots, catcalls, laughter, a few rude comments, and everyone would sit down and call for a movie. Of course, that is, if they had stood for the National Anthem in the first place. "Here, the 1,000 soldiers continued to stand at attention, eyes fixed forward. The music started again. The soldiers continued to quietly stand at attention. And again, at the same point, the music stopped. What would you expect to happen? Even here I would imagine laughter as everyone sat down and expected the movie to start. "Here, you could have heard a pin drop. Every soldier stood at attention. Suddenly there was a lone voice, then a dozen, and quickly the room was filled with the voices of a thousand soldiers 'And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?' "It was the most inspiring moment I have had here in Iraq. I wanted you to know what kind of Soldiers are serving you here. " =================== Written by Chaplain Jim Higgins on 5/14/07. LSA Anaconda is at the Balad Airport in Iraq, north of Baghdad"

To: LindyBill who wrote (208319)	6/11/2007 10:09:57 AM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

Most of the talk about the episode is going to revolve around that final scene, and while I think it's certainly important, I think it'd be a shame to forget about all the other wonderful stuff that went on in the episode.) The failure of the last scene was the lack of closure to the so called ending of the Soprano episode. If that is what Chase meant to do, then he has a good lead in for the two hour multi million dollar special movie coming in a year or so. Otherwise, the scene was a bust for me. While there was closure in the rest of the last night's movie - a a rendering of his childhood issues to the new shrink, to go see Junior, his sister, Silvio and the ending of Phil's career; the restaurant bit had too many "what ifs" in it. An overload of nuance AFAIC. It will be interesting to see if any of these actors will be cast in future film mob roles.