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Israelis treating their women the same way that Iranians treat women?????????????????????
Orthodox Jews are certainly not feminists but even they do not beat adulterous women to death with rocks as rabid Muslims do!!!!!!!!!!!
The average Jew has western sensibilities and a western approach to relations with women!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is just another reason why Muslims dont like Jews- the Jews are showing up MUSLIMS with this generally decent treatment of women!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The 100M killed in the 2 WW's is well documented as if their use of diseases in North America, South America, South Africa and Australia just to further their cause. You know why they tend to keep that as buries as possible.
For not being a Jew yourself you sure brag the hell out if them and totally blind to their crimes. That is probably why the Settles they needed were the dumbest fuks that Europe could supply.
Archival evidence indicates that American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton (1745-1804) was born and raised as a Jew, argued Oklahoma University Assistant Professor of Law Andrew Porwancher at a recent invitation-only event marking the inauguration of a new program on "Early America and the Jews" at Yeshiva University's Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought.
"This is the radicalism of the American Revolution, and this is the radicalism of Alexander Hamilton," he added. "It was in Hamilton's America that an orphan from the Caribbean could become Secretary of the Treasury, it was in Hamilton's America that Jews could have equal opportunities and rights, and it is Hamilton's America, I would argue, that we continue to reach for today."
The Straus Center's program on Early America and the Jews, made possible by the generosity of Rob and Ellen Kapito, will develop ongoing programs that examine the influence Hebraic concepts on America's Founding Fathers. "I've always been interested in early American Judaism, and Rabbi Soloveichik has a way of bringing it to life," said Rob Kapito. "It's fun and meaningful, and people can relate to it."
WHILE AMERICAN Jews have always admired the nation's Founding Fathers for their genius and vision, they tend to ignore that these great men had little respect for Judaism as a faith. It is true that John Adams praised Jews on many occasions in his personal correspondence.
America's second president called the Jews "the most glorious nation that ever inhabited the earth."
Adams, challenging the anti-Semitism of French Enlightenment luminaries like Voltaire, argued that Jews "have influenced the affairs of mankind more and happily than any other nation, ancient or modern."
God, Adams exclaimed in a letter of 1809, had "ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing nations."
Why was this American Founding Father so full of praise in his assessment of Judaism? Adams, in the reality of his life and as a leader of the Federalist Party, knew few Jews and had no Jewish friends. Jews, indeed, supported Adam's political nemesis Thomas Jefferson. What was Adams' point of reference for understanding the Jewish contribution to civilization? The answer to this question comes in another letter that Adams wrote to an American-Jewish admirer in 1819. In the letter, Adams endorses the return of the Jews to their homeland in Israel. This proto-Zionist impulse sounds wonderful on the surface – but then Adams explains the reason for it: Once Jews return to the Land of Israel, they will "wear away some of the asperities and peculiarities of their character and possibly in time become liberal Unitarian Christians."
It is clear that Adams, like all of America's Founding Fathers, supported the Jews' right to worship their God in peace and prosperity. But as a typical man of the Enlightenment, Adams expects Jews to "see the light" and to leave Judaism. Jews embrace Enlightenment and Emancipation even today, without realizing its ground rules. The American and French revolutionaries granted Jews citizenship and equality but did so fully expecting that Jews would assimilate into the majority culture. And, in fact, that is what is happening in America today. Assimilation and intermarriage are eroding American Jewry and sapping its vitality. Today's ethnic pride and multiculturalism are not forces that are strong enough to stem the tide of the phenomenon of "the vanishing American Jew."
Historian Richard B. Morris in 1973 identified the following seven figures as the key Founding Fathers: Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.[2] [3] Adams, Jefferson, and Franklin were members of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence. Hamilton, Madison, and Jay were authors of The Federalist Papers , advocating ratification of the Constitution. The constitutions drafted by Jay and Adams for their respective states of New York (1777) and Massachusetts (1780) were heavily relied upon when creating language for the US Constitution.[4] Jay, Adams and Franklin negotiated the Treaty of Paris (1783) that would end the American Revolutionary War.[5] Washington was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and was President of the Constitutional Convention. All held additional important roles in the early government of the United States, with Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison serving as President. Jay was the nation's first Chief Justice, Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury, and Franklin was America's most senior diplomat, and later the governmental leader of Pennsylvania.
Social background and commonalities
The Founding Fathers represented a cross-section of 18th-century U.S. leadership. According to a study of the biographies by Caroline Robbins:
The Signers came for the most part from an educated elite, were residents of older settlements, and belonged with a few exceptions to a moderately well-to-do class representing only a fraction of the population. Native or born overseas, they were of British stock and of the Protestant faith.[18] [19]
History Crash Course #55: Jews and the Founding of America
The amazing story of Jewish influence on the founding fathers of American democracy.
The creation of the United States of America represented a unique event in world history – founded as a modern republic, it was rooted in the Bible, and one of its earliest tenets was religious tolerance.
This is because many of the earliest pilgrims who settled the "New England" of America in early 17th century were Puritan refugees escaping religious persecutions in Europe.
These Puritans viewed their emigration from England as a virtual re-enactment of the Jewish exodus from Egypt. To them, England was Egypt, the king was Pharaoh, the Atlantic Ocean was the Red Sea, America was the Land of Israel, and the Indians were the ancient Canaanites. They were the new Israelites, entering into a new covenant with God in a new Promised Land.
Thanksgiving ― first celebrated in 1621, a year after the Mayflower landed ― was initially conceived as a day parallel to the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur; it was to be a day of fasting, introspection and prayer.
Writes Gabriel Sivan in The Bible and Civilization (p. 236):"No Christian community in history identified more with the People of the Book than did the early settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who believed their own lives to be a literal reenactment of the Biblical drama of the Hebrew nation... these émigré Puritans dramatized their own situation as the righteous remnant of the Church corrupted by the 'Babylonian woe,' and saw themselves as instruments of Divine Providence, a people chosen to build their new commonwealth on the Covenant entered into at Mount Sinai."Previously, during the Puritan Revolution in England, (1642-164 some Puritan extremists had even sought to replace English common law with Biblical laws of the Old Testament, but were prevented from doing so. In America, however, there was far more freedom to experiment with the use of Biblical law in the legal codes of the colonies and this was exactly what these early colonists set out to do.
The earliest legislation of the colonies of New England was all determined by Scripture. At the first assembly of New Haven in 1639, John Davenport clearly stated the primacy of the Bible as the legal and moral foundation of the colony:"Scriptures do hold forth a perfect rule for the direction and government of all men in all duties which they are to perform to God and men as well as in the government of families and commonwealth as in matters of the Church... the Word of God shall be the only rule to be attended unto in organizing the affairs of government in this plantation." (1)Subsequently, the New Haven legislators adopted a legal code ― the Code of 1655 ― which contained some 79 statutes, half of which contained Biblical references, virtually all from the Hebrew Bible. The Plymouth Colony had a similar law code as did the Massachusetts assembly, which, in 1641 adopted the so-called "Capitall Laws of New England" based almost entirely on Mosaic law.
Of course, without a Jewish Oral Tradition, which helped the Jews understand the Bible, the Puritans were left to their own devices and tended toward a literal interpretation. This led in some instances to a stricter, more fundamentalist observance than Judaism had ever seen.
Jewish Influence On Education
The Hebrew Bible also played a central role in the founding of various educational institutions including Harvard, Yale, William and Mary, Rutgers, Princeton, Brown, Kings College (later to be known as Columbia), Johns Hopkins, Dartmouth etc.
Many of these colleges even adopted some Hebrew word or phrase as part of their official emblem or seal. Beneath the banner containing the Latin "Lux et Veritas," the Yale seal shows an open book with the Hebrew "Urim V'Timum," which was a part of the breastplate of the High Priest in the days of the Temple. The Columbia seal has the Hebrew name for God at the top center, with the Hebrew name for one of the angels on a banner toward the middle. Dartmouth uses the Hebrew words meaning "God Almighty" in a triangle in the upper center of its seal.
So popular was the Hebrew Language in the late 16th and early 17th centuries that several students at Yale delivered their commencement orations in Hebrew. Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Brown, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Pennsylvania taught courses in Hebrew ― all the more remarkable because no university in England at the time offered it. (In America, Bible study and Hebrew were course requirements in virtually all these colleges and students had the option of delivering commencement speeches in either Hebrew, Latin or Greek.)(2)
Many of the population, including a significant number of the Founding Fathers of America, were products of these American Universities ― for example, Thomas Jefferson attended William and Mary, James Madison Princeton, Alexander Hamilton King's College (i.e. Columbia). Thus, we can be sure that a majority of these political leaders were not only well acquainted with the contents of both the New and Old Testaments, but also had some working knowledge of Hebrew.
Notes Abraham Katsch in The Biblical Heritage of American Democracy (p. 70):
"At the time of the American Revolution, the interest in the knowledge of Hebrew was so widespread as to allow the circulation of the story that 'certain members of Congress proposed that the use of English be formally prohibited in the United States, and Hebrew substituted for it.'"
Jewish Symbolism In America
Their Biblical education colored the American founders' attitude toward not only religion and ethics, but most significantly, politics. We see them adopting the biblical motifs of the Puritans for political reasons. For example, the struggle of the ancient Hebrews against the wicked Pharaoh came to embody the struggle of the colonists against English tyranny. Numerous examples can be found which clearly illustrate to what a significant extent the political struggles of the colonies were identified with the ancient Hebrews.
Whereas, these words echo the ideas of the Enlightenment (see Part 53), without a doubt, the concept that these rights come from God is of Biblical origin.
- The first design for the official seal of the United States recommended by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas in 1776 depicts the Jews crossing the Red Sea. The motto around the seal read: "Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God."
- The inscription on the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall in Philadelphia is a direct quote from Leviticus (25:10): "Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof."
- Patriotic speeches and publications during the period of the struggle for independence were often infused with Biblical motifs and quotations. Even the basic framework of America clearly reflects the influence of the Bible and power of Jewish ideas in shaping the political development of America. Nowhere is this more evident than in the opening sentences of the Declaration of Independence:
- "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among them are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
This and the other documents of early America make it clear that the concept of a God-given standard of morality is a central pillar of American democracy. The motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" first appeared on U. S. currency in 1864 and an a 1956 Act of Congress (largely passed as a counterforce to Godless communism) made it the official motto if the United States.
Many more things can be said about the Jewish influence on the values of America, but this is, after all, a crash course. We next turn to the Jews themselves.
Early American Jews
The history of Jews in America begins before the United States was an independent country.
The first Jews arrived in America with Columbus in 1492, and we also know that Jews newly-converted to Christianity were among the first Spaniards to arrive in Mexico with Conquistador Hernando Cortez in 1519.
In fact, so many Jewish conversos came to Mexico that the Spanish made a rule precluding anyone who could not prove Catholic ancestry for four generations back from migrating there. Needless to say, the Inquisition soon followed to make sure these Jewish conversos were not really heretics, and burnings at the stake became a regular feature of life in Mexico City.
As for North America, the recorded Jewish history there begins in 1654 with the arrival in New Amsterdam (later to be known as New York) of 23 Jewish refugees from Recife, Brazil (where the Dutch had just lost their possessions to the Portuguese). New Amsterdam was also a Dutch possession, but the governor Peter Stuyvesant did not want them there. Writes Arthur Hertzberg in The Jews in America (p. 21):"Two weeks after they landed, Stuyvesant heard the complaint from the local merchants and from the Church that 'the Jews who had arrived would nearly all like to remain here.' Stuyvesant decided to chase them out. Using the usual formulas of religious invective ― he called the Jews 'repugnant,' 'deceitful,' and 'enemies and blasphemers of Christ' ― Stuyvesant recommended to his directors... 'to require them in a friendly way to depart.'"The only reasons the Jews were not turned out was that the Dutch West Indian Company, which was heavily depended on Jewish investments, blocked it.
Jews and the American Revolution
By 1776 and the War of Independence, there were an estimated 2,000 (mostly Sephardic) Jews (men, women and children) living in America, yet their contribution to the cause was significant. For example, in Charleston, South Carolina, almost every adult Jewish male fought on the side of freedom. In Georgia, the first patriot to be killed was a Jew (Francis Salvador). And additionally, the Jews provided significant financing for the patriots.
The most important of the financiers was Haym Salomon who lent a great deal of money to the Continental Congress. In the last days of the war, Salomon advanced the American government $200,000. He was never paid back and died bankrupt.
President George Washington remembered the Jewish contribution when the first synagogue opened in Newport, Rhode Island in 1790. (It was called the Touro Synagogue and it was Sephardic.) He sent this letter, dated August 17, 1790:"May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in the land continue to merit and enjoy the goodwill of the other inhabitants. While everyone shall sit safely under his own vine and fig-tree and there shall be none to make him afraid."Note the reference to the "vine and fig-tree." That unique phrase is a reference to the words of Prophet Michah prophesying the Messianic utopia:But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow to it. And many nations shall come, and say, 'Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; for Torah shall go forth from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.' And he shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide concerning far away strong nations; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken it.This was an interesting choice of words on the part of Washington, but, as noted above, it is not surprising in light of the enormous influence that the Hebrew Bible had on the pilgrims and on the founding fathers of the new nation.
American Ambivalence Toward The Jews
It must be noted, however, that some of the other founding fathers were a bit more ambivalent about the Jews than was Washington.
John Adams, who said some highly complimentary things about the Jews,(3) also noted that "it is very hard work to love most of them [the Jews]. And he looked forward to the day when "the asperities and peculiarities of their character" would be worn away and they would become "liberal Unitarian Christians."
Thomas Jefferson thought Jews needed more secular learning so that "they will become equal object of respect and favor," implying that without such learning they could not expect to be respected. Writes Arthur Hertzberg in The Jews in America (p. 87):"Jefferson was thus expressing the view of the mainstream of the Enlightenment, that all men could attain equal place in society, but the 'entrance fee' was that they should adopt the ways and the outlook of the 'enlightened.' Jefferson did not consider that a Yiddish-speaking Jew who knew the Talmud was equal in usefulness to society with a classically trained thinker like himself."This idea that there was freedom for you in America as long as you were not "too Jewish," kept most Jews away. Until 1820, the Jewish population of America was only about 6,000!
This changed in the 1830s when Reform German Jews, who had scrapped traditional Judaism and were not "too Jewish," began to arrive. The great migrations of poor, oppressed Jews from Eastern Europe would follow near the turn of the century. But before we take up that story, we must look to see what was happening to the Jews of Europe.
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I would say the denial of their influence is a lie to hide the fact of how much control they had and still have while commiting the gravest of crimes against the citizens.
"I would say the denial of their influence is a lie to hide the fact of how much control they had and still have while commiting the gravest of crimes against the citizens."
Exactly what we would expect you to say. Happily for this universe, your statement is pure rubbish as usual.
Those ones get paid to fuk, we're talking about you, totally different story. Looks will get you millions, genius like Tesla is passed over for something that will make money for the Bankers. That is the only program running 24/7, and you aren't a part of it.
How does that make you feel?
I admit that you scare me. The idea that an illiterate whackjob such as you is not in a psychiatric hospital where you belong is worrisome indeed.


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Posted by Andreas from dtm2-t9-2.mcbone.net (126.96.36.199) on Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 1:34PM :
In Reply to: you know posted by Sadie from ? (184.108.40.206) on Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 12:43PM :
Why always run away ?
Step by Step to understanding and a joint/coomn (?) success!
Once again: Assyr-Aramaic or Aramaic-Assyr?
And you really expect me to "flesh out" anything beyond what's self-explaining to ANY more thoughtful and reflective person anyway?
Sadie, you are a very nice one, sometimes I even like your messages here, and I know that there are still un-discovered great treasures and potentialities in your soul and mind, but:
Stick to topics:
This will spare us all those unnecessary and silly circular arguments you are rightfully in disdain of.
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Waging a fierce competition for which they have trained since childhood, circus magicians Celia and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other and share a fantastical romance that manifests in fateful ways.
If you enjoyed this book's sense of mystery, romance, and of course plenty of magic, here are some other titles you may enjoy.
Raised by wolves after being orphaned in childhood, Weylyn Grey, a man with astonishing powers, is evaluated by the people who care or wonder about him, including a woman who falls in love with him after he saves her from an angry wolf.
It's 1808, and that Corsican upstart Napoleon is battering the English army and navy. Enter Mr. Norrell, a fusty but ambitious scholar from the Yorkshire countryside and the first practical magician in hundreds of years. What better way to demonstrate his revival of British magic than to change the course of the Napoleonic wars?
Like everyone else, precocious high school senior Quentin Coldwater assumes that magic isn't real, until he finds himself admitted to a very secretive and exclusive college of magic in upstate New York. But magic doesn't bring the happiness and adventure Quentin thought it would. After graduation, he and his friends stumble upon a secret that sets them on a remarkable journey that may just fulfill Quentin's yearning.
Before escape artist Harry Houdini died, he vowed he would find a way to speak to his beloved wife Bess from beyond the grave using a coded message known only to the two of them. When a widowed Bess begins seeing this code in seemingly impossible places, it becomes clear that Harry has an urgent message to convey. Unlocking the puzzle will set Bess on a course back through the pairs extraordinary romance, which swept the illusionist and his bride from the beaches of Coney Island, to the palaces of Budapest, to the back lots of Hollywood. When the mystery finally leads Bess to the doorstep of a mysterious young photographer, she realizes that her husbands magic may have been more than just illusion.
Bound to a magic she never wanted, a young apprentice falls deeper into its mysteries when she must use everything she's learned from her master in order to save him, and his heart.


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More than a decade later, Kirk Kerkorian can't seem to get Chrysler out of his mind.
The billionaire tycoon unsuccessfully tried to buy the automaker in 1995 for $22.8 billion and then lost a bitter court fight over Chrysler's so-called "merger of equals" with Daimler-Benz in 1998.
Now the 89-year-old former movie mogul wants one more shot at buying the troubled automaker from its unsatisfied German owners and is reaching out to the company's executives and workers.
Kerkorian's wholly-owned investment company, Tracinda, on Thursday made a $4.5 billion cash offer for DaimlerChrysler's U.S.-based Chrysler unit.
Kerkorian's bid, about one-fifth of what he offered in 1995, reflects the falling fortunes of Chrysler Group, which lost $1.5 billion last year and has announced 13,000 job cuts in North America and reduced production.
A deal would put Kerkorian in charge of Chrysler a decade after he claims he was tricked out of potentially billions of dollars in the deal which married Daimler-Benz and Chrysler.
Lower Than Magna Offer
The offer disclosed Thursday from Tracinda is slightly lower than at least one competing bid from Canadian auto-parts supplier Magna International, worth a reported $4.7 billion.
Tracinda said it would place a $100 million deposit for the right to exclusive bargaining rights.
But CNBC's David Faber reported that Chrysler is unlikely to accept such an agreement.
"If you're running an auction, why would you be bullied to agree to exclusivity for one potential buyer? You'll take your time, do what you can to get the best price," Faber said. "If (Tracinda) came in with some unbelievable number, that would be one thing, but $4.5 billion –- at least by most accounts -– that wouldn't seem to be enough to push it off."
Still, George Mogliano, Global Insight's director of automotive research, had a more positive take on the offer's chances.
"This offer is a real blockbuster move -- it has a lot going for it," Mogliano said on CNBC Thursday. He explained Kerkorian "wants to invest in Chrysler and keep it running instead of breaking it up."
The bid is "full of carrots and sticks," Mogliano said. "One, [Kerkorian is] coming with an offer that's a little low; two, he's trying to get the union involved -- the hidden kicker in this thing." Tracinda in a statement said it wants "to build and strengthen" the troubled automaker and "will offer the UAW and Chrysler management the opportunity to participate as equity partners in the transaction."
DaimlerChrysler shares climbed $3.81, or 4.7%, to close at $84.80 on the New York Stock Exchange after rising to a new 52-week high of $84.90 earlier in the session.
California-based Tracinda said its offer is subject to Chrysler reaching a new collective bargaining agreement with the United Auto Workers as well as a deal with DaimlerChrysler on sharing the estimated $22 billion unfunded pension liabilities and health care costs of Chrysler retirees.
A message seeking comment was left Thursday with a UAW spokesman.
Cursory Talks With UAW
CNBC's Phil LeBeau reported that Tracinda has had cursory, direct discussions with the UAW regarding its pitch for Chrysler.
Russell Phillips, union steward for UAW Local 1700, said word of a possible sale began filtering through the Sterling Heights, Mich., assembly plant Thursday afternoon. Phillips, a 20-year Chrysler employee, said he thinks the UAW would be interested in listening to such an offer from Tracinda.
"It would be very interesting if we can get something like that so we can help our members," Phillips said. "A lot will depend on how open they are going to be with the UAW and if they really are willing to sit down and talk with us."
Analysts said the deal would be difficult for Kerkorian to pull off because of his turbulent history with Chrysler and the size of the company's large legacy costs.
"I'm not sure what Kirk brings to the party except he can't help himself when it comes to playing with Chrysler," said David Healy, an analyst with Burnham Securities.
But David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich., said any deal would require an arrangement with labor on the legacy costs and noted that Tracinda adviser Jerome York has a long history of working with the UAW.
Tracinda said it's ready to start a more extensive review of Chrysler's financial books right away and believes it could complete it within 60 days.
Satisfied With Process
Han Tjan, head of corporate communications for DaimlerChrysler in New York, said the German-American automaker is talking with partners about a sale and that the chairman is satisfied with the process.
"All of our options are still open. For us to talk about (Tracinda) is speculation," Tjan said.
At least two groups in addition to Tracinda and Magna reportedly have expressed interest in Auburn Hills, Mich.-based Chrysler. Cerberus Capital Management and a consortium of investors led by Blackstone Group each have reviewed Chrysler's finances and are expected to make bids.
"As a matter of policy, we can offer no confirmation on any bid submission by Cerberus," said Cerberus spokeswoman J.J. Rissi. John Ford, a spokesman for Blackstone, said he could not comment on Tracinda's bid.
A message seeking comment was also left with officials from Magna.
Letter From York
In a letter to DaimlerChrysler Chairman Dieter Zetsche, Tracinda said it has been following the developments at Chrysler closely and has been studying available materials about the automaker.
"Having been a major shareholder for over a decade we are very familiar with both Chrysler and the automotive industry, and have come to believe, all factors considered, that a private ownership approach is in the best interests of all Chrysler constituencies," said the letter, signed by York, a former Chrysler Corp. executive.
The letter said it would be easier for a privately owned company to take a long-term approach "to build Chrysler into a robust and lasting, stand-alone entity."
Kerkorian long has had interest in automotive companies.
Late last year, he dumped the last block of what once was a nearly 10% share of General Motors, the world's largest automaker.
He had pushed for an alliance between GM, Nissan and Renault. GM's board voted to explore the possibility, but after three months of discussion, the idea was scrapped. York served as Tracinda's representative on the GM board but stepped down after the alliance talks fell apart.
Kerkorian, whose Tracinda was Chrysler's largest shareholder at the time of its 1998 merger with DaimlerBenz, sued the combined company in 2000. He claimed that Daimler-Benz engineered a takeover of Chrysler, then cheated him out of billions by casting the deal as a merger of equals. A federal judge rejected his claim.
Tracinda, which is named after Kerkorian's daughters, Tracy and Linda, has the majority stake in the casino and hotel operator MGM Mirage Inc.


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ASHLAND, Va. – Sophomore goalkeeper Edye Carr (Clinton, N.C./Clinton) saved the fourth penalty kick by Virginia Wesleyan, and sophomore midfielder Maddie Bauman (Smithfield, Va./Smithfield) put the final PK into the top right corner of the net as 14th-ranked and top-seeded Randolph-Macon claimed its 13th ODAC Women's Soccer Championship after playing to a scoreless tie with the third-seeded Marlins on Sunday afternoon.
The Basics:
Score: Randolph-Macon 0, Virginia Wesleyan 0 (R-MC advances on PKs 5-3)
Location/Venue: Ashland, Va./R-MC Soccer
Records: Randolph-Macon 20-0-1, Virginia Wesleyan 13-3-4
How it Happened:
- The Marlins had the advantage in the first half. The VWU defense held the Yellow Jackets to one shot. The Marlins had a 6-1 advantage in shots, including 2-0 for shots on goal. Senior Christina Newman (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) recorded a pair of saves for R-MC. The Marlins also had a 2-0 edge in corner kicks.
- VWU stayed aggressive early in the second half, taking the first two shots after intermission. Junior midfielder Casey Kent (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) had two of R-MC's first three shots in the second period as the Yellow Jackets looked to push the action. R-MC had its best scoring chance in the 85th minute, as junior forward Meghan Skevington (Richmond, Va./Deep Run) had a shot that hit the crossbar. The second half would end in a scoreless draw. After just one shot in the first half, the Yellow Jackets put up eight in the second stanza.
- The only shot on goal for R-MC came in the 93rd minute, as senior forward Gabby Nelson (Clover, Va./Halifax County) hit a shot that was saved. Nelson had another shot in the 105th minute that went wide. The match remained scoreless, necessitating penalty kicks to determine the conference champion.
- R-MC won the toss and elected to go first. Kent sent her shot successfully inside the left post. Kennedi Anders from VWU sent her shot to the left of Carr.
- Sophomore forward Bonita Soliday (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg) went to the lower right corner and was good. Reina Araujo went over the head of Carr to make it 2-2.
- Sophomore defender Jules Heuchan (Tallahassee, Fla./Maclay School) stepped up and quickly put the ball in the top right of the net. Allie Angell went low right to keep PKs tied.
- Junior midfielder McKenna Maier (Henrico, Va./Deep Run) went low past the keeper for R-MC. Sarah Heinbaugh's shot was saved by Carr, giving the Yellow Jackets a 4-3 edge in PKs. Bauman put the ball in the top right of the net to start the celebrating for R-MC.
By The Numbers:
- VWU finished with a 15-14 edge in shots, although the Yellow Jackets had a 5-1 edge in overtime shots. Nelson had five shots, Kent four and Skevington two.
- The Marlins had five corner kicks during regulation, while R-MC's lone corner came in the first overtime period.
- Newman and Carr combined on the 14th shutout of the season for R-MC.
For The Record:
- The ODAC All-Tournament Team consisted of Kent, Nelson, Carr and senior defender Haley Silva (Henrico, Va./Deep Run) from R-MC; Shae Geary, Kennedi Anders and Sam Crawford from VWU; Cyan Coates and Hanna Randolph of Bridgewater; and Erin Hoeh and Emily Roche' of Washington and Lee.
- R-MC won its 13th ODAC Championship in women's soccer and first since 1996. The Yellow Jackets have made 16 appearances in the title game. VWU has one crown in 11 championship game appearances.
- The last time the Yellow Jackets were involved in penalty kicks was in the quarterfinals of the 2018 ODAC Championship. Second-seeded R-MC hosted seventh-seeded Shenandoah. Each team had a goal in the second half, but neither could score in overtime. Maier hit a PK to snap a 3-3 deadlock and Carr saved the final attempt by the Hornets as R-MC advanced to the semifinals.
Up Next:
- The NCAA selection show for Division III Women's Soccer will be on Monday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. Visit NCAA.com to watch the selection show.


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1. Why should I consider a woman from Russia?
Unless this is the first web-site you've ever visited, no doubt you've read many different versions of this answer, but there is truth in what most of them have to say, even if some may go a bit overboard. While every person is their unique self, in general the women raised in the familial culture that the countries of the former Soviet Union and current-day Russia place certain sets of values above the rest. These values can be found in most of the ladies' ads - a desire for love, romance, integrity and honesty, and strong desire to create a close family. Undoubtedly, it is family, husband and kids that take place No.1 in their hierarchy of life values. At the same time they are completely modern, and very well-educated people with wide interests. In essence, they offer a mix of old and new which is incredibly difficult to find in the young woman of the more Western, highly industrialized nations.
Russian women are not "infected" with feminism. They will always accept your courting and delicate attention which a man sometimes wants to display by giving a tender hug, kiss on the cheek, or a bunch of flowers.
The Russian women are many and different, but most of them are feminine, beautiful, stylish, always thinking of their appearance and the impression they create upon the men.
2. Why are some slavic women looking for foreigners?Before answering this question, we would like to note that many Ukranian women find their love and happiness in their motherland and marry Ukrainian men.
Many people are highly educated but can do little with their degree. Due to ecomonic collapse, and instability, it is a great hardship for Ukranian men to find a decent job and support a family. That is why they are not in a hurry to tie themselves down in marriage and responsibility.
Another reason is the problem of alcoholism. Very often, it happens because men are unable to support the family. So, they start drinking in hopelessness. Although it does not occur in every family,but it is quite common.
We want you to know that our ladies do not consider themselves poor and desperate people. They are very energetic and cheerful despite all hardships they endure everyday. They are very proud of their culture and history. Some are ready to unroot themselves from their families and friends and move so far from home. They do it only if they truly believe that they will find their happiness there. All ladies here are looking for love, caring, warmth and happiness. They are very family orientated and highly motivated on finding a foreign groom. Take your chance and become one of them
3. How can I send money to a lady?
Please be advised to don't send money on request of female members. If your lady has difficulties you can send us a email to firstname.lastname@example.com
4. Why are some of the photos poor quality?
Don't be fooled by a bad photo. We have no control over the photos submitted to us. Some of the most beautiful women on our website don't have the best photographs. Please remember that to take a photo and develop it take up a day's pay in many areas.
5. Should I write to a lot of women?
Our competition says that it is a good idea to write to 15 to 20 women. This is not true. You might think that you can accurately pick out 3-4 women from the photos on our website. However there is so much more to a woman than a small photo. From experience, I can tell you that if you prioritize your top 20 choices and write to all of them (and receive replies from all), every one of your priorities will change. #1 may become #20 and vice versa.
6. I am just an average guy, how can I land one of these beautiful Russian women?
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First of all, we want to stress that there is a great difference between the Slavic and Western cultures. Since Slavic countries have been less affected by feminism than western countries, the women of Eastern Europe have different expectations on how they should be treated. They have a more traditional point of view on their relationship with men. So, dear gentlemen, don't hesitate to open doors, take her coat or assist her when she sits at the table. Be gallant and romantic, shower her with gifts and most of all, treat her with respect. If you are not sure what to give as a gift, take her to store and ask her what she would like. This is perfectly acceptable. Don't waste your money on candles and pretty boxes. Slavic women are very practical in what they want. Even cash gifts are acceptable.
Second, keep in mind the 8th of March! This is a very important woman's holiday. It is strictly devoted to women and men's appreciation of them. Customarily, men show their love and affection by giving gifts not only to wives or girlfriends, but also to mothers, sisters etc.
If you have any further questions, please talk to us..
May I invite my lady to the USA to see if we fit in a daily routine?
After you have met the woman of your dreams in her country and you want to develop a deeper relationship, you can invite her to the USA. In this case, the American INS offers a special K1 fiancee visa. This is a temporary visa, good for ninety days. You can share this time together, and get to know each other better. Before this time expires, you have to make the important decisions concerning your life together. You have two choices- either you get married or she goes back to Ukraine. After you get married and before the ninety days expires, you must show the INS the evidence of your marriage and apply for permanent residency.
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The iPhone X is intended to showcase what Apple thinks is technology of the future, specifically adopting OLED screen technology for the first time in iPhone history, as well as using a glass and stainless-steel form factor, offering wireless charging, and removing the home button in favor of introducing Face ID, a new authentication method using advanced technologies to scan the user's face to unlock the device, as well as for the use of animated emojis called Animoji. The new, nearly bezel-less form factor marks a significant change to the iPhone user interaction, involving swipe-based gestures to navigate around the operating system rather than the typical home button used in every previous iteration of the iPhone lineup. At the time of its November 2017 launch, its price tag of US$999 also made it the most expensive iPhone ever, with even higher prices internationally due to additional local sales and import taxes.
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Beyond the technical apparatus: Identity, connections, and the use of "Autonarrativas virtuales" Virtual Autonarratives
The rapid technological changes that have occurred in recent years have become critical for the academic and professional success of novice teachers. This study illuminates the use of digital autonarratives as social transformative pedagogy. The process of telling ones' story—the process of defining and redefining self as teacher through the medium of technology—documents the creation of a bilingual 21st century teacher. Findings indicate the need for preservice teachers to engage in technologically mediated learning as they develop a practical understanding of technology integration. The goals of this research lend additional insight into the direction that teacher preparation programs must take to better serve bilingual teacher candidates in their educational journey to become technologically competent teachers who are prepared to meet the needs of an increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse school-age population.
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If you are at all interested in international affairs, you should add the new Foreign Policy blogs to your RSS feeds. They've got Dan Drezner (formerly of the eponymous blog) who is an international political economy expert. They've got Tom Ricks (formerly of Washington Post) who has written extensively on the GWOT/Long War/BushWar and whose Fiasco belongs on every bookshelf. They've got realist scholar Stephen Walt who was attacked when he co-wrote a book on the influence of the Israel lobby on US foreign policy. Then there is Shadow Government written by a group of Republican policy experts. There is quite a bit more as well, so be sure to visit.
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NUSA DUA -- Jack Ma, the founder and executive chairman of multinational technology conglomerate, Alibaba, has promised Indonesia assistance for human resources development. He would like to focus in digital economy, including in payment system.
The Indonesian government, Indonesian private sector and Jack Ma are working out a plan for human resource development in digital economy, Coordinating Minister for Economy Darmin Nasution said after a meeting with the Chinese business magnate on Saturday on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Funds and the World Bank here.
The government of Indonesia wanted to exchange experience on digitalization in fund distribution or social aid to ensure that the aid goes to the right persons or community.
"We need very much human resource development for that purpose. Alibaba is also preparing proposal," Darmin said.
Capital and human resource capacity is the key in facing the era of digital economy, he said, adding, Indonesia also is developing Industry 4.0, which is based on development of technology. Therefore, Indonesia has to be ready with effective human resources in digital economy.
In addition to developing human resources, Indonesia through cooperation with Jack Ma will also take part in the event of Shopping Festival, the largest in China - Double Eleven - on 11 November 2018.
The government is making ready a number of products to be offered for sales at the Double Eleven, Darmin said.
Jack Ma said in the second meeting with the Executive Committee from Indonesia, he gave stress on assistance in human resource development.
He said digital economy is growing fast in Indonesia, such as financial technology (Fintech) service, e-commerce, therefore, payment system has to be backed up with high capacity of human resources.
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The Brown Hotel will be offering multiple-course Easter Sunday meal on April 1. The Brown Hotel's restaurants, J. Graham's Café and the English Grill, will each offer a unique feast for your Easter celebration. Seasonal dishes from executive chef James Adams and chefs de cuisine Dustin Willet and Arkan Bajalani are fresh, festive and fun for a memorable holiday with family and friends. Reservations can be made by calling 502-583-1234. Click to continue reading for schedule, prices and menus.
Louisville Easter Brunch at The Brown Hotel
Visit J. Graham's Café for a lavish brunch buffet including a carving station with herb rubbed New York strip; pan seared salmon with honey bourbon glaze; a cold bar with select salads, antipasto and shrimp cocktail; and omelet and waffle stations. The cost is $46 per adult or $19 per child, plus tax and gratuity. Children ages 4 and under eat free. Seating times are available at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.
The English Grill will host a formal Easter meal with extravagant buffet-style choices including a seafood table with shrimp cocktail, oysters Rockefeller, house-cured salmon and crab claws, a cheese and charcuterie display, and a selection of salads. Each diner can choose a plated entrée from the following list: grilled beef tenderloin, pan roasted halibut or bone-in pork rib chop, and finish with house-made selections from the dessert table. In addition, live piano music will be provided. The cost is based on the entrée selection and ranges from $69 to $73 per person, or $22 per person for children ages 4 to 12, plus tax and gratuity. Brunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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The Taiwan Expo commenced it 2019 tour in New Delhi on May 16, 2019, spotlighting the quality of the nation's products and services and strengthening business exchanges with the Indo-Pacific country.
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Skip to 0 minutes and 4 seconds Here we take a first look at the variety of shapes and formats of traditional Japanese written texts. Please take a look. What you see here is a selection of texts made in Japan at different times over a period of one thousand years between the 8th and 19th centuries. As you can see, they differ widely in shape, size, etc. There is also considerable variation in the design and color of the covers. Such variety is not found in China and Korea, and can therefore be said to be unique to Japan. I am of the opinion that knowing about the distinctive features of a country's bookmaking tradition can lead to a better understanding of that country's culture.
Skip to 1 minute and 11 seconds In the upcoming sections, I will explain the various bookmaking methods used in traditional Japan.
Japanese books and writing
Traditional Japanese books come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, designs and production methods. Such variety is not found in nearby countries like China and Korea, and reveals as much about Japan's unique book history as it does about Japanese culture as a whole.
Books and history
Fig. 1. Hekianshō, Click to take a closer look
Books are part of the flow of history. This is a 1481 copy of the waka commentary Hekianshō (Notes on False Views) (Fig.1) in the hand of Asukai Masayasu, a prominent waka poet, scholar, and calligrapher of aristocratic stock. The beauty of the writing matches the quality of the hishi paper. When the book was made, Japan had just come out of the Ōnin wars, which lasted for eleven years from 1467 to 1477. Civil war had turned Kyoto into a wasteland of ruins and ashes, and yet, books like this one, which served no real practical function, continued to be produced. To crave this elegant object even at a time of turmoil was probably one of the provincial warlords who had come out victorious from the struggle. In many ways, this beautifully-made book symbolizes the love and admiration for aristocratic culture of these professionals of warfare.
Watch the video that gives a firsthand look at this extraordinary variety (of scripts, visual appearance, etc.). A more detailed explanation will be given over the following steps.
Think of the book that you discussed in Step 1.2. Is there anything that you notice now about the book that you did not notice before (i.e., size, shape, design)? Share your thoughts in the comments area.
Japanese History Overview
This is a list of the main period of Japanese history. This may be a useful reference as we proceed in the course.
|Name of Era
|mid-3rd c. CE to 7th c. CE
|Kofun (Tomb period)
|592 - 710
|794 - 1185
|1185 - 1333
|1333 - 1392
|Nanboku-chō (Southern and Northern Courts period)
|1392 - 1573
|1573 - 1603
|1603 - 1868
|1868 - 1912
Books on the table in the video
For those who are interested in the books on the table shown in the video, please click the book titles to take a closer look.
|1. Tanzaku Tekagami
|2. Kunshin zuzō
|3. Heike monogatari
|4. Itsukushima mōde-ki
|5. Eiga no taigai
|6. Kin'yōwakashū
|7. Genji monogatari keizu
|8. Kise inhon-kyō
|9. Genji monogatari hiketsu
|10. Taketori monogatari
|11. Daihannya haramitakyō
|12. Shibunritsu
|13. Hekianshō
|14. Kokinwakashū
|15. Hokekyō tanji
|16. Jōkan Seiyō
|17. Genji kokagami
|18. Kyō ōezu
|19. Baien kishō (*1)
|20. Shūko jisshu-kō
|21. Shin Kokinwakashū
|22. Waka hishō
|23. Heike monogatari
|24. Chūjōhime
|25. Meisho buri Kon'nōzakura
*) Note that the book No.19 is a different version of the same book with the one introduced in the video although they are identical in the content.
Explore more about books
As mentioned in Step 1.1, you can view the images of most books—introduced in this course—in larger size by clicking the links marked Click to take a closer look. The link takes you to an online library, "Narrative Book Collection" (NBC) where you can enjoy quality images and detailed information but it gives you more than that.
How does 'Narrative Book Collection (NBC)' work in this course? Give it a try!
In NBC, you have Bookshelf view where you can search and collect and compare books with specific features, and Book view where you can take a closer look at a selected book. All books in NBC correlate with the course contents, and you can explore various types of narratives alongside the course.
Here is a tutorial. Give it a try before you start learning more about books through the course.
Click "24. Chūjōhime" in the table above for example, then you'll see the NBC's Book view (Fig.1).
Fig. 1. Narrative Book Collection - Book view
In the Book view, you can see a) a list of digitized images of the book (all selectable), b) an image with Japanese title and imprints, c) detailed description of the book, d) zoom link that allows you to view higher resolution image, and e) clickable link icons that leads you to the unique Bookshelf view.
Some terms may be unfamiliar to you at this moment, but no worries. You will learn and understand throughout the course, and NBC is available at any point during the course.
After you view, read, and enjoy a) to d), let's explore the book in the Bookshelf view. As shown below (Fig.2), most books have 6 viewpoints—Genre, Typology, Timeline, Color, Size, and Content—that leads you to the Bookshelf view, where you can see a collection of books sorted by viewpoints.
Fig. 2. Narrative Book Collection - 6 viewpoints in the Bookshelf view
In this example, Let's click on 'Genre' icon and take a look.
Now you're looking at the Bookshelf view of NBC. Since Chūjōhime is categorized as 'Illustrated Tales', the listed images are all (pre) classified as 'Illustrated Tales'.
As a next step, why don't you go back to Book view once, then click 'Color' icon? Then now you'll see the books with similar color in the Bookshelf view (Fig.3).
Fig. 3. Narrative Book Collection - Bookshelf view, choosing Genre (left) / Color (right)
In this way, you are able to explore the collection from 6 different viewpoints, and enjoy various aspects of the books.
Next, let's try a cross-search
In the Bookshelf view, you can add filters to all viewpoints. Let's slide the timeline slider, then click on 2 viewpoints and look for 1) illustrated books which were 2) published during the Edo period, and 3) bound in Fukurotoji (pouch binding) style. All selected filter settings appear on the top, so you can easily add/remove all settings (Fig.4).
Fig. 4. Narrative Book Collection - Bookshelf view, cross-search
Through this course, you'll learn all the binding styles of old Japanese books. For example, Fukurotoji you just selected, is introduced in Step 1.12.
Take a close look to each book.
If you find an interesting book in the Bookshelf view, click Take a Closer Look and look into the details on Book view (Fig.5). Then, to further explore, there is a button link in c) detailed description (Fig.6), that takes you (back) to the correlated FutureLearn course step.
Fig. 5. Narrative Book Collection - "Take a Closer Look" leads you to Book view
Fig. 6. Narrative Book Collection - Link to FutureLearn Course Step
Feel free to 'customize' the Bookshelf view by yourself and explore the collection from various viewpoints. We hope you enjoy the wide variety of rare books in both Book view and the Bookshelf view.
Let us know in the comments
How was your experience of exploring books through NBC? Last but not least, in the Bookshelf view, you are able to share your filter settings via URL. By clicking on the 'Share your Findings' button in the upper right corner, you can save and share your findings (filter settings) online.
Feel free to share links and leave comments on any step with reactions, feedback or questions about the course contents as well as NBC.
We hope NBC will enrich your journey through rare books in this course.
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Dordeduh – Valea Omului (EP)
"Dordeduh's first release continues the esoteric path OM's…"
Ancient Beliefs rating 8/10 (genre: Ambient Black Metal)
The 2/3 part of Negura Bunget formed now their new main project Dordeduh. This new band basically continues the journey where Negura Bunget \"OM\" album stopped. This little piece of music (counting only 13 minutes in length) that is \"Valea Omului/Valey Of Man\", is just a sample of the forthcoming Dordeduh full album planned to be released in the beginning of 2011. Choosing to release the material on vinyl instead of the standard CD is most than welcomed, for me it is a sign that quality is the target and that the attention to details is still there.
I must admit this is a nice and promising material, it is epic and quite full of beautiful atmosphere. Musically it speaks, it sounds, yes it is calmer & warmer, but I like the warmth veil that surrounds me while listening to it. And this warm atmosphere I think comes from the fact that the aura created is the aura from \'home\', from these places (there is a trace of Romanian feeling in the rhythm guitars, even a bit oriental). There are put to hard work the clean guitars vs. distorted ones, multiple voice timbres, percussions & keyboards.
To me what really stands out is the voice…the voice of Hupogrammos really growed for better from release to release, and some parts of the album reveals the true versatility of his voice from whisphered and clean to harsh parts, to overlapped, multiple voices choruses. Listening even more carefully I can sense the attention to details that is outstanding, not maybe but for sure, this patience in doing it right and hard work investment makes the difference. Notice along the guitars also simple but effective keys droning. That fills greatly the otherwise not that much processed guitars.
I only miss that the release is too short and seems incomplete, the sense of incompleteness I for example didn\'t had with \'Inarborat Kosmos\' EP.
To appreciate that the logo of the band was developed by Sol Faur and yes this is closer to what I consider a complete music-imagery artistic artefact, that it is a honest and most desirable effort if possible.
Line – up:
Hupogrammos – Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussions & Toaca
Sol Faur – Guitars, Keyboards, Hammered Dulcimer & Xylophone
Guest appearance:
Flavius Misaras – Bass
Sergio Ponti – Drums & Percussions
Official band homepage: http://www.dordeduh.com


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A federal judge ordered state Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr. to pay nearly $3 million in restitutions in connection with legal malpractice after concluding that the lawmaker failed to disclose a business relationship with state District Judge Jesse Contreras during a case Muñoz took in Contreras' courtroom.
U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez "ordered, adjudged and decreed" in a nearly three-year-old lawsuit that the plaintiff — Law Funder LLC — recover $2.98 million from Muñoz and the Law Offices of Sergio Muñoz Jr., according to court documents.
Muñoz, D-Palmview, previously represented Law Funder, which is a litigation funding company. In May 2011, Law Funder retained the services of Muñoz for representation in a divorce case in which Contreras was the presiding judge.
Almost a year later, multiple motions were filed to disqualify and/or recuse Contreras due to a corporate relationship with Muñoz, according to court documents.
Muñoz and his counsel did not return multiple calls requesting comment. Muñoz did, however, contact the executive editor of The Monitor and called this a private matter.
"At no point did defendants advise Law Funder that they had a pre-existing business relationship or a professional corporation, Contreras & Muñoz P.C., with Judge Contreras," court documents read.
In July 2012, a hearing was heard before state senior District Judge Dick Alcala, of San Antonio, where the court ruled to disqualify Contreras from hearing the divorce case "because of the corporate association with defendant Sergio Muñoz Jr., that was in existence when they were lawyers together and continued through the time Muñoz appeared for Law Funder," court documents further read.
Alcala also disqualified Contreras "because Judge Contreras arguably had an interest in the subject matter of the litigation and the court resolved that doubt in favor of disqualification," according to court documents. Alcala then entered an order disqualifying Contreras.
Law Funder "sustained a significant amount of damages," which eventually led to Law Funder retaining the representation of McAllen attorney Francisco Tinoco, who then filed suit in federal court against Muñoz and his law offices for legal malpractice, court documents read.
Muñoz was served with an initial request to produce documents and failed to produce any, court documents state. Law Funder then filed a motion to compel production, in which Muñoz "promised to act in good faith and turn over appropriate documentation."
Law Funder served Muñoz with its second request to produce documents in September 2016, but Muñoz never responded.
"Defendants and defendants' counsel have also failed to appear or have arrived late at three hearings held specifically for the purpose of resolving discovery disputes," court documents state. "Plaintiff's counsel also informs the court that defendants failed to 'produce a single document' in response to the plaintiff's subpoena duces tecum . In sum, this case was filed in federal court in December of 2014, and after almost two years, discovery has not been completed."
Law Funder's motion was granted by Alvarez.
"The court grants plaintiff's motion," Alvarez ruled, according to court documents. "Defendants' answer is stricken."


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Russia's defence ministry says it has used a base in western Iran to carry out air strikes in Syria.
Tupolev-22M3 long-range bombers and Sukhoi-34 strike fighters took off from Hamedan on Wednesday, a statement said.
The aircraft attacked jihadist militants in Aleppo, Idlib and Deir al-Zour provinces, it added.
It is reportedly the first time Russia has struck targets inside Syria from a third country since it began a campaign to prop up Syria's president last year.
Iran is Bashar al-Assad's main regional ally and has provided significant military and financial support since an uprising against him erupted in 2011.
recent months, senior Russian and Iranian officials have discussed boosting their military co-operation, reports from Moscow.
Last week, Russia asked Iran and Iraq to allow Russian cruise missiles to fly through their airspace for attacks on terrorist targets in Syria.
Russia has been operating jets and helicopters from bases in Syria for the past year, but this is the first time that Moscow has deployed aircraft to a third country in the region.
Reports indicate that up to six Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers – known by the Nato codename of "Backfire" – are now operating from an air base in western Iran.
These planes – originally designed as a long-range strategic bomber – have already been engaged in the Syrian air campaign but operating from bases in southern Russia. Placing them in Iran dramatically reduces the duration of their missions. The Russian defence ministry says that an unspecified number of Sukhoi-34 strike aircraft have also been sent to Iran.
Their deployment marks an intensification of the Russian air campaign – perhaps a reflection of the scale of the fighting in and around Aleppo – and it is a demonstration of the growing warmth in ties between Moscow and Tehran, the Syrian government's two closest allies.
The Russian defence ministry statement said Wednesday's air strikes had killed a "large number" of militants and resulted in the destruction of five large warehouses filled with weapons, ammunition and fuel, and jihadist training camps in the northern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib.


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The issue of how REITs must constantly raise funds in order to expand has been beaten to death and I have also blogged about it more than once. The debate can and probably will go on forever but, as far as I am concerned, it has little value and serves to distract us from what really matters.
If REITs are raising funds for activities that are yield accretive, I would readily support the exercise and would, in fact, try to subscribe for more than my entitlement of rights if the offer is very attractive. Bearing this in mind, I have been able to profit from rights issues. To me, as an investor, I want to make money and if I could profit from rights issues, I would.
To this end, one of the rights issues which I have made the most money out of was AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT's. The rights were priced at 15.5c per unit. I applied for many excess rights and received quite a large number of rights units in that exercise. Post consolidation, these rights units cost 77.5c per unit. At today's price of, say, $1.22 per unit, there is a capital gain of about 57.5%. From then till now, I have also enjoyed an annual distribution yield (on cost) of some 13% on these units.
Of course, there are some who would point out that the units I was holding on to, pre-rights issue, suffered some dilution and loss in value. The suggestion is that Mr. Market would recognise this and that it could be reflected in the unit price. Well, at today's price of $1.22 a unit, it would translate into a pre-consolidation price of 24.4c per unit. I don't remember ever paying as much as 24c a unit, pre-consolidation, for AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT. There is something to be said about a penchance for buying into REITs which are trading at a (large) discount to their NAVs, perhaps.
Why am I quite suddenly talking about AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT and rights issues?
OK, before you go clicking on SGX looking for announcements, no, they are not having a rights issue. Then why?
Well, some people say that I am always using First REIT as an example of how investing in REITs can be very rewarding. So, this is another example to the same effect, isn't it?
It is also a more powerful example since there were many who cursed George Wang et al. from the days when it was known as MI-REIT and in need of recapitalisation, declaring that the REIT would never amount to much after the rescue.
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OK, if you have guessed that this is not the real reason behind this blog post, hurrah! You guessed correctly.
I try to be forward looking and care more about the future than I do about the past. Caring more about the past could become an obsession as I grow older though. I hope it would not happen although I am sure it is only a matter of time. I see enough examples of how it is happening to older people all the time.
The catalyst for this blog post is the annual report from AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT which I was flipping through over the weekend. Specifically, it has to do with the fact that quite a number of properties in the REIT's portfolio have re-development potential.
As we have seen in the current redevelopment of 20 Gul Way which is to be completed in two phases (phase 1 by November 2012 and phase 2 by December 2013), redevelopment is a very good way of delivering more value to unitholders.
The redevelopment of 20 Gul Way did not require any rights issue although there was a private placement to CWT Limited (and regular readers know that I would very much prefer rights issue but the private placement was rather small and a rights issue would have been rather costly.)
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Well, there are a few more properties in the REIT's portfolio which could be considered for re-development to take advantage of the maximum plot ratios allowed. Examples are:
10 Changi South Lane (Lease expiry: June 2056)
Current plot ratio: 1.60
Maximum plot ratio: 2.50
541 Yishun Industrial Park A (Lease expiry: June 2054)
Current plot ratio: 1.28
Maximum plot ratio: 2.50
2 Ang Mo Kio Street 65 (Lease expiry: March 2047)
Current plot ratio: 1.31
Maximum plot ratio: 2.50
103 Defu Lane 10 (Lease expiry: June 2043)
Current plot ratio: 1.20
Maximum plot ratio: 2.50
8 Senoko South Road (Lease expiry: October 2054)
Current plot ratio: 1.30
Maximum plot ratio: 2.50
10 Soon Lee Road (Lease expiry: March 2041)
Current plot ratio: 0.88
Maximum plot ratio: 2.50
With gearing level at 30% or so, I would not be surprised if a major rights issue is required if there should be plans to redevelop these sites. In fact, I expect it to take place. When will it take place? Ah, that one, I don't know.
If you think that I am quite excited with the prospect of another rights issue, you are right (pun unintended). I am pretty sure I am not the only one too.
Related posts:
1. REITs and rights issues: Dilutive or not?
2. REITs and rights issues: A Singaporean tale.
3. AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT: Accumulate on weakness.
My very first blog post on AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT in December 2009:
AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT (MI-REIT).


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We are not sure If there are any players who haven't tried Pokemon Go but we are certain there many Pokemon Go players unaware of these simple tricks&tips.
Catching Pokemon With a Single Shot
If you are so sick of spending so many pokeballs and still missing the Pokemons, we've got some good news for you! It's quite simple and It doesn't require any cheat programs. All you have to do is to throw your Poke Ball before the catch screen totally appears. You can train yourself by watching the video below.
Spend Less Battery
As many of us know Pokemon Go consumes a lot of battery. You can use Google Maps in offline mode to help out your battery consumption. To do this, open your Google Maps App and activate "Offline Maps" from the settings menu and enter your location. Your phone will consume less battery while playing Pokemon Go.
Decide on Eevee's Evolution
In game, when evolved, Eevee will turn into one of three pokemons, Flareon, Jolteon or Vaporeon. But Niantic gives a simple trick to those who have been a hardcore Pokemon Go follower. In the original stories, the three Eevee trainers are called Sparky, Rainer and Pyro. You can use this trick to manipulate Eevee's evolution. All you have to do is to rename your Eevee. Sparky will evolve into Jolteon, Rainer will evolve into Vaporeon and Pyro will evolve into Flareon. We also advice you to restart the game before trying.
Tracking Lost Gyms
There is no spesific way to understand which Gyms you lost. But there's a simple trick to see which Gyms you lost. You just need to change your Pokemon's name to something that will remind you of that spesific Gym. Therefore, you'll be able to track which Gyms you still controll or lost.
Taking Back the Pokeballs You Missed
Once you miss a Pokemon, your pokeball will roll on the ground and disappear. If you manage to click on the ball right at that moment, your ball will return to you. You just need to be real quick doing so.
You can check our other articles about Pokemon Go to have the most knowledge while catching them all!


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Commonwelath War Grave Visit
Thursday 23rd May 2019
Yesterday (22nd May) and today Commonwealth War Graves (CWGs) Gardeners were at the Old Cemetery.
This time to restore and add a CWG headstone to Kate Trodd VAD nurse grave, who died in 1919 aged 20, it now looks great and an extra piece of the kerbing was located buried deep in the grave.
The CWG Gardeners were also in the Old Cemetery to clean some of the CWG headstones that for some time have become rather dirty, hopefully over the next few weeks or so the headstones will start to look a lot cleaner.
Task Day 7th December 08/12/19
Remembrance Sunday Ceremony 12/11/19
Halloween Walks- Sunday 27th October 28/10/19
Task Day 17th September 18/09/19
Sad lost of Alan G K Leonard 24/08/19
Task Day – Postponed from 6th July 13/07/19
Memroies of the Great War - Treaty of Versailles 08/07/19
Staff of the University of Southampton & King Edwards School 07/07/19
D-Day 75th Anniversary 06/06/19
Extra Mid-Week Task Day 06/06/19
Commonwelath War Grave Visit 23/05/19
Mayors Walk -13th May 19/05/19


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Fiction. Poetry. Women's Studies. Art. Kate Durbin's E! ENTERTAINMENT sparkles with the static of TV personalities, the privileged dramas of MTV's The Hills and Bravo's Real Housewives, the public tragedies of Amanda Knox and Anna Nicole Smith. Durbin traces the migratory patterns of the flightiest members of our televised demimonde, from the vacant bedrooms of the Playboy Mansion to the modern gothic set of Kim Kardashian's fairytale wedding, rendering a fabulous, fallen world in a language of diamond-studded lavishness."Smart and weirdly engaging."—Publisher's Weekly"Powerful and sinister."—The Rumpus"Chilling."—VICE
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Kate Durbin is a Los Angeles-based artist and writer. She is the author of The Ravenous Audience, E! ENTERTAINMENT (Wonder, 2014), and co-author of Abra, forthcoming as an iPad app and artist's book with the help of a grant from Center for Book and Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago. Kate is founder of online pop cultural criticism journal Gaga Stigmata, and her tumblr project, Women as Objects, archives the teen girl tumblr aesthetic.Author City: LOS ANGELES, CA USA


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I was watching this video and this song came on right at 26:47, which is a song I had heard in elementary school in a music class. I believe the file's name was "Charizard"? but I don't remember exactly. I remember the MIDI started out with a helicopter patch.
I'd love to know what this song is. I would be blown away if someone has a link to that MIDI file. https://youtu.be/FqH57-qJc9Q?t=786


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The finding and killing of Osama bin Laden after 10 years of searching is clearly being heralded as an enormous U.S. victory.
But once you look past the news itself, the death of bin Laden brings to light some highly worrisome revelations about Pakistan. And those revelations have some potentially serious long-term implications for the Dow Jones Industrial Average – and for your money and future financial security.
So let's look at the longer-term implications of the death of bin Laden, the troubling new insights that we've gained about the "real" Pakistan, and how this development actually injects even more geopolitical uncertainty into an already uncertain world.
The Death of bin Laden
Late Sunday, the networks interrupted regularly scheduled programming to announce that bin Laden, the 54-year-old mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, had been killed himself. According to an NBC News report, the firefight that ended the highly emotional decade-long manhunt took place in a "luxury hideout" in a compound in the Pakistan city of Abbottabad.
U.S. Navy SEALS and paramilitary forces of the CIA reportedly conducted the raid, leading U.S. President Barack Obama to tell the American people in a late-night television appearance that "justice has been done."
The death of bin Laden was the news.
But here's the real story.
Unfortunately, bin Laden's death will make very little difference to the effectiveness of the terrorist network known as al-Qaida. For several years now, since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001 disrupted its command center, that terrorist network has been run very much like a business-franchise operation, with operations in a number of countries sharing resources, ideas, training and know-how – but little in the way of direct operational control from the center.
As with such a franchise operation, the death of the founder makes only a modest amount of difference. Indeed, the operational control from al-Qaida's center was so loose that the effect of bin Laden's removal is less than that of the death of Ray Kroc at McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD), where Kroc had been involved in central-policy formation.
Instead, it was more like the death of Harland "Colonel" Sanders at Kentucky Fried Chicken, where Sanders had been a figurehead, advertising symbol and inventor of a batter, but not an operational manager.
The comparison may appear frivolous, but it encapsulates an essential truth: While there may be an adverse effect on the morale of al-Qaida operatives, there is unlikely to be a long-run diminution in their ruthlessness and effectiveness. The Global War on Terror, as distinct from the rather separate military campaigns in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, will continue at undiminished ferocity.
And that brings us to the truly disturbing aspect of Sunday's news – the "real" story about Pakistan.
The Real Story About Pakistan
When he was run to ground on Sunday, bin Laden wasn't holed up in a hovel or a cave in Pakistan's bleak-and-barren mountainous north. Instead, the world's-most-sought-after terrorist was luxuriating in a million-dollar compound that was sitting a mere 500 yards from the Pakistani military barracks in Abbottabad, which itself is a mere 30 miles from Islamabad, that country's capital.
This striking fact – coupled with former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's complaint that the United States violated Pakistan's sovereignty – suggests that Pakistan's pretense of alliance with the United States has been a false façade.
Even worse: The circumstances surrounding the death of bin Laden says that a large part – perhaps even a majority – of Pakistan's military is violently anti-American.
Combine this newfound reality with the strong anti-American feeling in the Pakistani population, and you have a major new danger: A hostile nation – 170 million strong – that is a nuclear power.
Even if Pakistan cannot be considered truly hostile at the present time, there must be a substantial danger that the next upheaval in the country's weak government could make it so.
This may be the true cost of the 10-year War on Terror. Pakistan has historically been a close ally of the United States. But the military actions that have been required to prosecute the War on Terror have been used by unfriendly elements within Pakistan to gradually transform the country into a deadly potential enemy.
And that's a sad-and-tragic outcome: Had bin Laden been captured in the Tora Bora caves in November 2001 – and the Afghan campaign wound down thereafter (without any invasion of Iraq) – the radicalization of Pakistan would have been most unlikely.
Unfortunately, all of that did occur, and is now a historical fact, meaning the political and economic equations have been forever changed for the West.
A hostile and nuclear-armed Pakistan is a grave reality, for it substantially elevates the element of risk in the world economy and in world markets. We have been worrying for five years about the possibility of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, yet Pakistan – which is much poorer, since it has no oil – has a population that's more than double that of Iran.
Furthermore, Iran does not yet have a single nuclear weapon. But Pakistan is estimated to have 70 to 90 nuclear warheads and is thought to have medium-range missiles with a range of 2,500 miles. In addition, Pakistan's nuclear missile program is relatively sophisticated, with a number of nasty tricks – such as spiking their plutonium-based nuclear weapons with a bit of tritium, a bit of engineering that can increase the yield of each warhead by 300% to 400%.
The Death of bin Laden, Pakistan and the Dow
With a hostile Pakistan, the probability of nuclear terrorism or even a nuclear war is greatly increased. Accordingly, the current overvaluation of global stock and financial-asset prices could prove to be especially egregious.
The optimism of global stock markets since the financial crash of 2009 has been truly misplaced, fed as it has been by the highly distorting monetary policies of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and its chairman, Ben S. Bernanke.
The U.S. stock market remains hugely above its levels of early 1995, the point at which U.S. monetary policy became over-expansionary.
The Dow Jones in February 1995 passed 4,000 for the first time – a point that, in and of itself, was 50% above the speculative peak of 1987. If the Dow had increased – just in line with nominal gross domestic product (GDP) – it today would be standing at around 8,000. (The Dow closed yesterday at 12,807.36, down 3.18 points, or 0.02%. That represents an increase of about 92% from the March 9, 2009 bear-market bottom, and keeps the closely followed blue-chip index up near its post-crash high.)
However, the world is a great deal less secure both politically and economically than it appeared in the tranquil days of 1995 – and the revelations the death of bin Laden has brought to light about a potentially not-so-friendly Pakistan only makes it even less so.
Hence, a current Dow level of 12,800 isn't just overvalued by as much as 50% – it could be as much as three times above where it should be.
And while we hope this would never be the case, the fact is that some event as yet unforeseen could cause this overvaluation to unwind, and the Dow to correct.
What's more, if this event happened to be the "just-right" kind of geopolitical trigger – hopefully not a direct act of nuclear terrorism – it could be enough to spill the Dow down toward 4,000.
Fortunately, as is always the case, if you understand something, you can take actions to protect yourself – and your financial future.
- First, this is more a warning than a prediction, but it's worth viewing it as the latter in terms of at least taking some steps to protect yourself. Why do we say this? That's simple. It's because …
- Second, Martin has issued a similarly dire warning before – and been lauded by Slate magazine for being perhaps closer to anyone in the financial markets for predicting how bad the 2009 bear market would actually be. (In June 2008 – a point in time when the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up above 12,000, and most folks were calling for the Dow to go higher, and not lower – Hutchinson predicted the 30-stock blue-chip index could nosedive all the way to 7,800 (it actually spun down to 6,600, but Slate was stunned by Hutchinson's gutsy timing).
So what is Hutchinson telling readers to do? Simple. Buy long-dated, out-of-the-money Standard & Poor's 500 Index "put" options on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Nasdaq: CBOE).
The December 2013 options are the longest-dated options available, and you can choose between the 500, 600 and 700 strike prices, at 50% to 65% below the current level. They may expire worthless in December 2013, but if the political and economic threats to our security become properly valued by the market, you will be glad you owned a few of them.]
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