They're in India...I'm in Los Angeles, now what? (Part 2 of 3) Series on International Law

In my previous article the focus was on simply the general service of process and I closed with a list of "friendly" states/countries that were signers to the Hague Convention which has guidelines for international service of process, moving in the same direction, I'd like to put you on to some of the particulars

Take, for example, the case of a defendant located in India. In India, service is governed not just by US state or federal rules but also by terms of a judicial assistance treaty (the 1965 Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters or “Hague Convention”) and Indian law. US courts have consistently held that, where the Hague Convention is in effect, application of that treaty’s provisions is mandatory and that its channels supercede and abrogate inconsistent state and federal rules for service. In short, if your defendant is in a Hague signatory country,Hague rules exclusively dictate how service can be effected. Hague Convention rules, in turn, defer to the laws of the destination state. 

Each signatory nation is asked to file formal declarations and reservations regarding permissible methods of service in its territory. In this regard, India declared that it objected to direct service by diplomat (as provided by Article 8), service by mail (as provided by Article 10(a)) and service by judicial officer (as provided by Article 10(b)). Thus, any attempt by a US attorney to serve by mail or agent in Indian territory – even if provided for under US domestic rules – would result in defective service under both US and Indian law. How then must service be accomplished? The “Requesting Authority” in the United States must file a formal Hague Service Request with a designated “Central Authority” in India (as provided by Article 5) – in this case, the Indian Ministry of Law and Justice. The Indian Central Authority then vets the Service Request to ensure compliance with the treaty and, in turn, refers the court papers to a competent lower court for service. There, a judge instructs a court bailiff to effect service pursuant to the laws of India. Once the papers are served, the lower court returns its local proof to the Indian Central Authority, which annexes it to a Hague Certificate, or international proof of service, along with a duplicate copy of the papers served, and sends the entire file back to the United States.

In India, service takes from four to nine months; it is virtually impossible to expedite execution of a Hague Service Request through the Indian court system. Since most state and federal rules provide that service must be effected within 30 to 120 days, counsel for the plaintiff will need to show diligence in attempting service to the US court and apply for special extensions of time. There are sometimes other issues associated with service in India. Since India is a common law country, the court bailiff generally effects personal service, but occasionally service is effected by insertion in a letterbox, or by posting at an abandoned “registered office” for the defendant. While this may constitute good service under Indian law, anything short of personal service is likely to be problematic from the point of view of US law, since due process rights under the US Constitution dictate that service must be reasonably calculated to give the defendant actual notice. Did the owner of the letterbox in which service was left receive actual notice? 

A second attempt – and another four to nine months – may be needed to cure such service. Likewise, language can add a wrinkle to the process. India is home to several hundred languages. Because English is one of its official languages, a translation of the court papers to be served is rarely required. At the same time, under US notions of due process, plaintiffs have a duty to serve documents upon defendants in a language that the recipient will be likely to understand. For example, if an Indian court bailiff elects to effect sub-service of English language court papers upon a security guard who does not speak English, has service been perfected? 

On that mouthful, and a boring mouthful for some of my readers, we'll get to the answer in my next and final installation to this series on international service of process....until then....

California's Proposition 29 is Flawed....

and Set to Repeat Mistakes 

Sacramento, CA - May 17, 2012 - In California, a pending ballot measure to raise tobacco taxes is being scrutinized by citizens. The initiative, Proposition 29, proposes a $1 tax increase for cigarettes as well as tax increases for premium cigars and pipe tobaccos. 

The initiative proposes to create a committee of bureaucrats who will manage the supposed $735 million dollars a year that Prop. 29 will raise. Of that $735 million, hundreds of millions every year could go to out-of-state and for-profit corporations, while up to $125 million is earmarked to pay for salaries, buildings/real estate, and other administrative costs.

However, there is a surprising amount of discretion left to these bureaucrats and how they will spend the money. For one, none of this money will go to public schools, even though in California there is a voter-approved constitutional amendment that requires new taxes to help fund education. None of the money will go towards alleviating the state's $16 billion budget deficit, either. The research money may not even stay in California, as there is nothing that requires it to be spent in the state or even in the country.

Also, the proposition cannot be touched for 15 years. The governor and legislators are prohibited from making changes to it, even in the case of waste or mismanagement.

This proposition will potentially create a $735 million vacuum that takes money away from California citizens and redirects it at the committee's discretion. This smash-and-grab approach to taxation simply cannot be tolerated. At the end of the day it is taking money from California citizens without the requirement that it be spent in California. If the money is coming from the pockets of California citizens, it should stay in California. If this were a universal tax, it would never be allowed to be spent outside of the state.

Proposition 29 boils down to a poorly thought-out initiative that, at its core, is a fundraising project with no accountability. It will raise tobacco prices across the board and give the money to a bureaucratic council with no obligations to the state or the taxpayers. Rather, their obligations will be to their affiliated universities and for-profit partners, all lining up to get their check.

The proposition will be up for vote on June 5th. 

M. Joseph Miller II. an ATOMIC FIREBALL?

So as usuall I'm online trying my best to keep up with all of the negative and positive rumors about my life when I decided to relax and take a test! Relax, test? Well not really a test, but more like one of those personality tests you find on classmates.com. What classic candy am I. After answering several questions I've found that I'm an Atomic Fireball....like to hear what that was, well here we go!

Atomic Fireball:

You [I] love to spice things up. There's something tempting about you [me]that lingers, making you [me] hard to forget. Though sometimes you're [I'm] a little over-powering, people always come back for more. That's because you're [I'm] a rewarding challenge. Deep within the layers of that tough outer shell lies something sweet and satisfying at the core.Your [My] pick–up line: "Is it hot in here, or is it just me?"







Huuum, for those of you who know me.....is this true? Interestingly enough, they are good and also my favorite color.

Lou Jing Experiences Racisim on the Internet!

As you all are aware, I often research upcoming events, news and other attractions, good and bad that are in society, or the "media" I have recently come across a website called Chinasmack.com

I have found it to be interesting and have found one particular article that has cought my attention, which is also the subject of the posted picture.

Please be aware, all comments posted here have been reposted from Chinasmack.com AND ARE THE SOLE OPINIONS of the authors. No parts of these posting have been edited in any way by M. Joseph Miller II. or his representatives or affiliates and are reposted in whole. In no way does the reposting of these comments and statements suggest agreement, acceptance or objections to the issue or their opinions.

Warning, some comments may be racist and or defamatory.

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Author: Bronze Breeze

Comment:Stormfront Aryan you are the typical European megalomaniac, nothing wrong to prefer your own people over Asians, but you can be rest assured that your own so called white women would not necessarily agree with you. I am African living in the UK for over 20yrs. Now it matters little whether you agree with the point I am about to stress: Your European women literally throws themselves at the foot of us so called black me, they love it, and it's not just for the fact that we aren't no BUGf**kers, we are real and complete men. You have a problem with our race because we are the only one so far that can kick your pale reddish-pink ass. As for your type dating our bronze skin women, ha! a sister once remarked: " I understand having pink dolls, however the thought of having a pinkish colored man on top of me is a revulsion" You idiots aren't proud of the colour God made you as, sometimes you are more reddish than pink and at other times you are more pinkish than red yet you claiming to be white! You do not even know your own true colour yet you attempt to define the color of others. You stupid calls my bronze skin black, that doesn't bother I am proud of my skin colour any day! it reminds me of nourishment, of fertility, of the richness of the rich soil, of agility and strenght.......Oh yes! all the qualities you lack!....Yes the strong bronze man...Whilst you are blinded with envy and refuse to see us for what we truly are, your women comes alive with excitement even when they spot us from the distance. I’d still hold Japanese and Chinese above blacks anyday. I almost sympathize with their plight because of these negroes coming over to their countries. You claim to have a friend in Japan who’s told you some pretty bad stories about how Nigerians come over, impregnate Japanese girls, then get their visas to stay in the country and sell drugs.....He he he here you come again...Blaming others for your problems....why not your people stop consuming 90% of the worlds hard drugs production.....that will solve your drug problems. By the way that Japanese friend of yours....he/she's not by any chance from Hiroshima or Nagasaki or suffering from the effect of radioactive fallout? You claim we spread AIDS, violence, drug trafficking, and crime wherever you go... Really? be informed little hitler the generic term for most of these diseases in Africa is called the 'White man' diseases, this is because you name it from Syphilis to Gonorrhea, Small pox to WhatNot pox they brought it to the Continent. Their terrible tragedy made our people not immune against these strange diseases die like flies. Read some books this is recorded history. You say black men commit fifty percent of all violent crimes and robberies and 35 percent of all rapes..Just what planet have you retard flew in from? When a rape or a gruesome murder is carried out in your country (And I'm aware you are American) the profile the law enforcment agensies firt put out is that of a psychopathic white male. The study of the psychopath reveals an individual who is incapable of feeling guilt, remorse or empathy for their actions. They are generally cunning, manipulative and know the difference between right and wrong but dismiss it as applying to them.They are often the serial killers/rapist, incapable of normal emotions. Generally, they react without considering the consequences of their actions and of course just as we have witnessed in your case, they show extreme egocentric and narcissistic behavior.You stated that you originally thought the East Asians were smart enough not to embrace such multiculturalist bullshit but that you were wrong. Oh well, soon all of China, Korea, and Japan will find out how big of a curse you and your race have been to Humanity and not us people of African descent. We Africans did not start the wars that wiped out virtually all but a hand few of the thousands of European tribes through sheer barbarity on a scale never seen before and never shall be seen again. Africans did not start nor contributed in any way to the 100 year of barbarities between France and England in the name of the 'crown', we did not ship over 100 million of our African people to the west into a life of slavery, we did not annihilate the entire population of the 'red' Indians from the Americas and the Caribbean, we did not completely wipe out the wildlife in that part of the world, neither did we inflict tears, sorrows and death upon most of the worlds population in our quest to conquer, subjugate and annihilate the indigenes, thus seizing their lands and resources solely driven by greed and the savage thirst for blood. The blood of the Aboriginals of Australia still cries out to God for mercy out of a desire to relieve the sufferings of their past, present and future. Oh the over six million Jews burnt in the death camps of your European civilization, the over 50 million death on Europe's war theaters of the European war (So called world war II), the tens of million who perished less than twenty years before in Europe's World War I, Africans or the people of African descent had no contributions to all those. Ah ah! The Rape of Nanking, the Frying Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the crisis in Palestine, the wars of French and American Vietnam, the Korea wars, the Cold war and the amassing of weapons for mutually assured destruction not one of these despicable atrocities can be attributed to our people. Let's take a look at recent history, the military attacks against Syria, Iran, Grenada, Libya, the Sudan, Iraq and the list goes on and on, these are not the handy work of Africans or Africa's descent. So Stormfront your views are morally reprehensible; they are vile and only fit for the consumption of empty headed just like yourself.

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HK says:

Tiger Woods is black / Thai. Kimora Lee Simmons is black / Japanese and was modeled for Chanel in Paris. Tyson, the male model, is black / Chinese.
Since when was it “common knowledge” that Asians and blacks make “gross” babies?
I was at a conference overseas and some (embarrassing) fellow Chinese kept standing up to condemn American “hegemony.” Had no idea what the h*ll she was talking about.
Americans have long embraced difference. It’s the Chinese who insist that everyone is the same! One race, one country, one Party…
I hope these comments are from crazies on the fringes of society, and that the average mainlander is not this ignorant and racist.

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A response by Lou Jing on KDS:

I am DragonTV Angel Lou Jing, and here I make a statement!

My father is American, not African.
I am a born and bred Shanghainese person.
I should not have to bear my parents’ mistake, I am innocent!
Sternly but strongly protest some people’s racism, my skin color should not become a target of attack!

I reserve the right to take legal action!

Lou Jing

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whatever says:

Racist? The chinese didn’t import blacks to the new world like herd animals. They didn’t break the front teeth of black slaves to force feed them liquid and keep them from suicide. The chinese didn’t exterminate the native americans in both North and South America, and practically the aboriginals in Aussie. The chinese didn’t rape, pilfer and burn the non-western world in their quest for domination and natural resources. Having built the railroads and mined for minerals, the western and aussie countries then expelled the chinese and signed chinese specific exclusion laws. If the chinese are racist, then I guess it takes one to know one.
The mother is a tramp period. What else do you call women who has an affair. The father is a lowlife scumbag. I wouldn’t have any beef with the daughter, her being born is not her fault. However, it is my beef when she uses her blackness to get notoriety. If you’re going to play that game, then don’t be surprised if you get burnt from the other side of the coin.
And all this PC black love in the western world is just the current hollywood/media fad flavor of the day. Of course, hollywood and the media runs a massive trade in racism and ignorance.

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11/08/09

Author: Pradish

Comment:Hahaha, niggers are a funny ape-like people who act like they're so strong and brave when they abandon their children and kill each other in gang wars almost every day. I am an Indian living in America and I have seen your behavior everyday. You dirty the streets and come into gas stations, threatening and harassing Indian, Arab, and Pakistani gas station owners. Who can blame the Chinese or anyone else hating you, hahaha. Your young black thugs and welfare mothers with five children aside, even Gandhi himself, the international man of peace, hated blacks and thought of you as the dirty kaffirs you are. One of the finest men of our country correctly believed you to be inferior. He had this to say. Addressing a public meeting in Bombay on Sept. 26 1896: "Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness." And Gandhi, bless his heart, was correct. You niggers cannot carry out and create civilizations like we Indians have and it is funny to see you react with so much raw anger against anyone you think is racist. Hahahahaha, go climb on a tree now, young ones. There is much you have to learn about peeling bananas! OOK OOKA OOOOOK!

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11/08/09

Author: Carlos

Comment:Interesting an Indian man who is Black that wants to discriminate against another Black and who for strange reasons as many Black Indians that are suffering from shyness and and a very high inferiority complex wants to elevate himself by putting down another minority, hoping that he will be accepted in the White world. Nice try guy.Why is it that so many Indian men try to bleach their dark skin and why is it that Indian men can almost never get a good looking chick?I have so many ignorant losers as yourself that would constantly cry like a little whiny bitch that some brother gets all the girls and you don't get squat. So because of this, the only thing you can do is try to put down another minority, although you are one yourself.LMFAO!! Let's not even go there and talk about what a hell hole India is. I probably wouldn't know where to start and then on top of it, it would take a century to write out all the things that are so overly fucked up with that cesspool country of yours. That is why you guys come to the states and get all the shitty 7-Eleven jobs, but I don't blame you, if I had to work at a gas station and sell Slurpies all day, "Thank you very much, please come again" I'd be hating life too. You built a civilization??? The Taj Mahal and? Stop boring people, please. Funny, trying to Quote Ghandi, amazing. Indian twerps, such as yourself, always have some chip on their shoulder, wanting and hoping for the day to come that people will think that you are white and NOT black, but that day will never come, you will always be Asian and Black, better start to get used to it, my brother. Maybe if you stop eating all that fucking curry, take a bath and learn how to dress properly, you just might get noticed some day.

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Author: BleF

Comment:Wow, this girl is beautiful!! No amount of slander, hate or prejudice can change this fact. Racism I fear, is universal, however there are those amongst us who see past the stereotypes and take people at face value.

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Author: Carlos

Comment:First of all Haji, I'm not your friend and second, who said, I WAS racist? I was just responding to your idiotic rant. As well, you have these make believe stereotypes about Blacks, being one yourself...how ironic, something like a Negro with straight hair, but less the style and finesse.Judging by your first post, it would seem that you were the one that was whining. We already have shown the world in Sports, Entertainment, business etc. India is developing, yes, that is the word; developing, not perfect and definitely NOT superior, not by a long shot. Country? Well, to a point. People; don't make me laugh! Your women outrank Black women??? Where? What are their names? What movies? World famous?? A-list movies, music?? Ahh, perhaps in that ultra-boring dance shit you guys call Bollywood, personally, it should be called "Boringwood or Shittywood" would fit the mold better.Cellulite-filled. Hmmmm, funny, it seems like the only and I mean ONLY decent looking Indian women you see that doesn't have a stomach big enough to have its own Zip code would be on TV/ Other than that, they slouch around with that lard oozing out of the sides. How attractive, so on that point, you might be right. Yea, Indian women outrank and outweigh Black women.Again, your own inferiority complexes like you and many other Indian males that I have met are too funny. Get some style and you won't have to worry about anything. Maybe you can get a decent woman and won't need to have a constant temper tantrum. LMAO! Glory to What? How about Glory to deodorant and how about India investing in some of that. Then you have the right to say glory.Thanks, Black man!

James Verbicky’s New Series: Sheeple as introduced by: M. Joseph Miller II.

JoAnne Artman Gallery, Presents in the Main Gallery:James Verbicky’s New Series: Sheeple

November 1 – November 30, 2009Private Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 6-9 pmPlease RSVP: 949.510.5481 by October 31st.

JoAnne Artman Gallery

326 N. Coast Highway , Laguna Beach, 92651Contact: JoAnne ArtmanTelephone: 949-510-5481E-mail: joanneartman@aol.comWeb site: http://www.joanneartmangallery.com/Open Wed-Sunday, 11-5 & by appointment; First Thursday of every month 6-9pm

J A M E S V E R B I C K Y

A B S T R A C T P A I N T I N G S

Verbicky’s earlier abstractions studiously avoided referring to anything. They could evoke elements and events, and shapes in them might bristle with suggestivity, but they finally insisted on their physical and visual autonomy, claiming to represent nothing but the artist’s inner ideas and feelings. It’s only now that, without losing the intensity of those inner impulses, Verbicky allows his work to engage methods and references that push it into the realm of – well, not the familiar so much as the known. His new abstract paintings are no less abstract for their atmosphere, for their light and nuance, for their persuasive glower in black and white; whether their surfaces have been resined or left raw; whether the extravagance of brushstrokes evocation of space and time; in the final analysis, he is painting paintings, not pictures. But, whether they brim with color or that comprises each of them directs the eye into the painting or bounces it all over – Verbicky’s abstractions now breathe the same air we breathe and, dare I say it, watch the same sunsets. These paintings are not landscapes in great part because they are not places. They do not depict, and are not even dependent on, any given view of any given spot on the earth. Indeed, in the way they vary from one another in structure, light, color, and spatial evocation, they betray the fact that the painter has invented them, forging them out of the process of painting rather than out of a process of looking at something else.”

-Peter Frank

Rolls Royce, Jaguar and Dorotheum, OH MY! - M. Joseph Miller II.

Some may never have an opportunity to enjoy life in a fashion that God has allowed me, does it take a couple of hundred thousand dollars, a few million or more? For some these glorious experiences will never come....but if your smart and ambitious you too can enjoy the luxuries of the middle class...well the Upper Middle-Class! I bring you an event that occurs every year in Europe, among many for auto enthusiests.


Dorotheum Auction at the Classic Expo, Salzburg, 17 October 2009

Dorotheum, the Vienna-based auction house established in 1707 and now the largest in Central Europe, is once again holding a sale at the Classic Expo in Salzburg, Austria. ‘Vintage Cars, Automobilia and Motorcycles’ will see 500 lots coming under the hammer on 17 October.


In the car category, an Aston Martin DB2 built in 1952 and kept in traditional British Racing Green guarantees an enthusiastic reception. When new, it was displayed at the Earls Court Motor Show and later went on to race at Goodwood. It carries an estimate of 130,000 – 140,000 euros. A light-metallic-green Triumph TR2 is another rarity. Its distinctive feature is the coupé conversion, a modification which the Belgian Imperia company carried out only 22 times. Named after the Francorchamps racetrack, the coupé features a top with removable Plexiglas section and a luxurious leather interior with four seats (estimate 36,000 – 42,000 euros).

Some 50 motorcycles will also be looking for new owners at this Dorotheum auction, including an NSU Konsul II (estimate 7000 – 9000 euros), the crowning achievement of the famous German manufacturer founded in 1901. The M.G.F. Triumph Fiddaman was originally purchased as a new experimental model in 1969 by racer Jean Bouquin, who ran it in 500 and 650 classes until 1975 (estimate 22,000 – 28,000 euros). Meanwhile, opening at the sensational starting bid of just 1 euro, is a 1907 motorcycle by Presto that was discovered only this year in Belgium and, for reasons of authenticity, simply cleaned and conserved. Research suggests it could be the last of its kind in Europe. The Dorotheum car expert Ernst Pilger describes it as "a jewel in original condition complete with its patina".To enjoy the last rays of the autumn sun in fine style, there’s always the iconic Jaguar E-type, a 3.8-litre, 210HP model. Said to be in excellent condition, it carries an estimate of 70,000 – 80,000 euros.

The auction also features around 400 lots of automobilia, from various publications to a child's bobsleigh by Porsche dating from the 1960s, as well as a selection of bonnet ornaments. One such item, never used and now behind glass, is a Rolls-Royce ‘Schneider Trophy’ SB6 seaplane dating from 1929-1931 (starting price 4000 euros).

Will the Real Mrs. M. Joseph Miller II. Please Stand Up!

Clad in a pair of 5-inch onyx Christian Louboutin platforms and a Chanel Caviar suit the woman with the almond eyes of the orient is seated next to me at the head table. She is a known model within China and throughout East Asia and now has been hunted to head the newly acquired English Elite Model and Talent Agencies headquarters off of the coast of Xiamen, China.

During this last awards event I attend while in country, accolades are read and awards are handed out and I am asked to speak about the progress of my ventures throughout China. It is only befitting that I announce that my relationship between the Director of the Agency and myself was more than entrepreneurial and that it was time to re-introduce to the world to this striking model before us, and also ask the real Mrs. M. Joseph Miller II. to stand up!

It had seemed to take forever to work out the public relations, the good publicity and the bad publicity prior to this announcement to the world that our family was finally complete and we had negotiated not only modeling agreements, but an agreement for a lifetime partnership! I guess the icing on this cake is the 4.25 carat Tiffany round diamond, set in a diamond studded Gumuchian platinum band.

Of course all fairytales have their obstacles and mine, is the service of my country that takes me back to Europe for a while before I get to see my family again, thank God for his blessings and also modern technology that allows me to communicate with my supportive family and staff in the States, Asia and Europe; While my heart belongs to family, my spirit and body belongs to the United States Infantry!

9 Hot Wedding Photo Trends as researched by M. Joseph Miller II.

Continued from October 11, 2009

6. Let it Slide
Run a slideshow of images from the ceremony and cocktail hour from your photographer's laptop and project them on a screen during dinner. Guests will love looking at what they just experienced, and they'll have plenty to talk about at the tables.

After the Reception ...

7. Go Digital
Instead of mounting a few photos on a wall in traditional frames, display a bunch in a single digital frame. Upload multiple images from a memory card or your computer and watch a slideshow of your day. You can even add music. It makes a great gift too.

8. Book 'Em
Skip the traditional album (the one with thick-as-cardboard, single-photo pages) in favor of high-quality coffee table books, like AsukaBooks. The images are printed on paper, and the layout is more like what you'd see in a magazine. Opt for a leather-bound or Lucite-covered book for a classic look that's less stuffy than a traditional album.

9. Learn to Preserve
Enlarging some final prints on museum-quality, fiber-based, silver paper will definitely be worth the purchase down the road when your precious memories are still intact. "A photograph on this paper could last for several hundred years," says Jen Kroll, a photographer in Grand Rapids, Michigan. When archiving your photos and negatives, choose acid-free boxes, negative-sleeves, and binders. They're pricey, but the absence of acid prevents your photos from yellowing or deteriorating.

KEEP POSTED, AND I'LL HAVE MORE INTERESTING STORIES FROM MY PREVIOUS TRAVEL LOGS. You didn't think i was done, after all I believe we did leave off in the East. Be sure to keep checking in and I'll bring you to a close on the east and start giving you the scoop on he "In between" These are just the things i do, keep positive and write about the good even if i am in the middle of uncertainty.

9 Hot Wedding Photo Trends as researched by M. Joseph Miller II.

We all know that Spring is the high of the season for fashion, and weddings, June being the favorite month of them all in the West, but this year saw September 9th as the big day for a larger percentage of newlyweds, mostly because of the date itself, 09-09-09. These three numbers together in many Eastern cultures signify eternity, longevity, or whatever. In any case I've done some research and found a few things that some brides and grooms to be for the future might find interesting, keep reading, and what i find most fascinating is that these tips fit everyones tastes. Keep a look over the next few days.

Brides and grooms are using photography in innovative ways t truly make their wedding a reflection of themselves and their style. Learn about nine ways to incorporate the latest photo trends into your own wedding planning

By Stephanie Emma Pfeffer - Reposted by : M. Joseph Miller II.

A wedding photo is meant to preserve your fabulous day for the rest of your life — it's not just your new profile pic on Facebook after all! But nuptial shots can look stiff and boring if you're not careful — or worse, just like everyone else's. How can you make them unique? Here are new photography ideas that'll take you from pre-to post- "I do."

Before the Reception ...
1. Become the Center of Attention
Instead of flowers, fill photo cubes with different shots from your dating history or world travels and then use them as table centerpieces. It's a great conversation-starter and a nice way for guests to learn more about the early stages of your relationship. And unlike fresh blooms, you can decorate your home with these afterward.

2. Be the Favors
Have your photo imprinted on cookies and leave one at each place setting. Opt for a black-and-white, vintage-looking image so it doesn't come out cheesy. Wrap the cookie in wax paper and tie with a ribbon. Then let guests eat their hearts out — and your faces off!

To be continued....

M. Joseph Miller II. & Fashion, Fashion, Fashion!

Ironically enough I, M. Joseph Miller II. was once asked this question at a galla in Beverly hills by the one and only Mr. Blackwell.



"What's Your Fall Fashion Must-Have?"

But obviously others continue a tradition started by the man himself as Ms. Warner asks the same question of Zoe Saldana.




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"I've never been a leather person but I'm very into wearing leather pants this year. I also saw these amazing Versace booties that drove me insane."

—Reporting by Kara Warner

Re- Posted by M. Joseph Miller II.

Christopher Savoie, Dad Jailed in Japan for Child Rescue, (M. Joseph Miller II, Supports you.)

NEW YORK (CBS) "I’m so scared," Christopher Savoie told CNN Thursday in a jailhouse interview, speaking only in Japanese as per prison guidelines. "I don’t know how long I’ll be in here," he added.



Christopher Savoie, 38, is imprisoned in Japan for kidnapping his children while they were walking to school with their mother Norika Savoie. But Christopher Savoie contends that his ex-wife Norika is the real kidnapper. Back in August, she snatched the children from America and fled to Japan even though Christopher had been granted full custody by an American court. So who is the real kidnapper?



"I want Americans to know what's happening to me," Christopher Savoie said CNN’s Kyung Lah. "I didn't do anything wrong. Children have the right to see both parents. It's very important for my children to know both parents." CBS News has been unable to reach Norika Savoie. In the 15 minutes allowed for the interview, Christopher Savoie spoke about Japan's laws on parental kidnapping, noting that the government has sided with his estranged wife.



"Japanese people think she's the victim here," Savoie said. "In the States, my ex-wife is the one who's in the wrong." Savoie appeared tired and worn out from the ordeal, according to CNN. With tears in his eyes, Savoie gave a message for his two children, Rebecca, 6, and Isaac, 8. "I love you, Isaac, Rebecca," he told the reporter. "Your daddy loves you forever. I'll be patient and strong until the day comes that I can see you both again. I am very sorry that I can't be with you." The interview was almost cut short, says CNN, after Savoie blurted out in English: "I love you," a statement intended for his current wife, Amy, who is in Tennessee.



At the end of the heart-wrenching interview, Savoie bowed and through the glass divider gave a thumbs up and mouthed the words, "Thank you," according to CNN.



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"You have my support Mr. Savoie!"

I believe that the efforts of our Government were wasted on the likes of two particular reporters who were "Detained" in North Korea a few months back, instead, we should be supporting and assisting true citizens like Mr. Savoie in his endeavors to be reunited with his family!


- M. Joseph Miller II.

The Style of M. Joseph Miller II.

I refuse to allow the challenges of life completely alter my life and path of which I am on, this is why I am getting back onto that path of which I started oh so many months ago...be they travel stories or those of fashion. This one is one of fashion.

A few days ago, I was walking to brunch when I ran across an old friend I met in Germany a few years ago, we had not seen one another in some time and started a conversation, one that lead us to enjoy the mornings meal together. He had remembered that my sense of fashion and style was more astute than that of others particularly the others in the immediate surroundings of which we had met; and so he mentioned to me that he had purchased a couple of suits of clothing and a few shirts that he wanted my opinion on.

I obliged and later met him at his place to peruse his new wears. Clearly his sense of style leaned more towards that of Crocket and Tubs, we both joked, of course neither of us could agree as to which version of the pair he had taken cue, the 80’s or the more recent duo as portrayed by Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx.

One suit, black with three buttons and the other grey, so far so good….the material, of the black one was, as I recall not silk or wool, but suitable, the other of better quality maybe even in the “super 150” category, not the best, but still quite nice for starters. He then showed me something I was surprised to see, a white French-cuffed dress shirt, ahhhh how refreshing a dash of sophistication abounds at last even though he mentioned that he has yet to purchase a pair of links.

I was about to get into detail about how to pair these suits and what not to wear with them when he introduced to me what he considered the pièce de résistance!

One black shirt and one white shirt and one red “Pure Silk.” As he exclaimed. Now surely many of you may wonder, what the problem, silk is the best, isn’t it? Well, for men, a silk suit may be ok, especially if your a member of the "family", as for the shirts, their better left for after ten at night no business meetings in a silk shirt. \

As red...its just a NO-GO, unless your going to your prom and your matching your dates bow. Otherwise lets leave the silk red dress shirts for the latin dance instructors! Be very careful with the solid color silk shits as it will be hard to match them to a suit or tie, I mean the black silk shirt will probably only go with a black silk tie and as for the white silk shirt, the contrast of being shiny white itslef, should just be left alone and worn without a tie altogether.

I can only go into so many to do's and not to do's in this session, but if anyone has any specific questions, dont hesitate to comment or ask. Until next time, where what you like and feel good in it, the most important thing is that you like it!

- M. Joseph Miller II.

High Legal Billl !@?!?

A client who felt his legal bill was too high asked his lawyer to itemize costs. The statement included this item:

"I was walking down the street and saw you on the other side. I walked to the corner to cross at the light, crossed the street and walked quickly to catch up with you. I got close and saw it wasn't you. - $50.00."