(f) of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C.A. 160(e) and (f), is before the Court on a petition for review filed by Local 542, etc., the Union, and a cross-petition for enforcement filed by the Board.  The Union has joined in its petition for review a claim for affirmative relief against the Board.

CEASE AND DESIST ORDER

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Apparently as a result of the usual organizational activities, the Union on March 5, 1962, filed with the Board a petition for certification as the bargaining agent for the parts and service department employees of Giles & Ransome, Inc., the Company.  This action was followed by the layoff of seven employees in the unit.  Thereafter, on March 13, the employees of the Company met and, after theywere addressed by a Union representative, voted to strike.  The strike commenced on the following day and continued thereafter for approximately ten weeks.  It should be noted that the strike occurred at a time when the Union representatives were engaged in their organizational activities.

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A picket line, under the direction and supervision of a Union official, was maintained at the entrance to the Company's premises on a round-the-clock basis.  As a consequence of a series of incidents which occurred while picketing was in progress, the Company, on March 27, filed with the Board an unfair labor practice charge on the basis of which a complaint issued.  A hearing on the complaint was held on June 6, after the strike had terminated.  It is clear


from the record of this hearing that the Union had supported the strike.

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At the hearing before the Trial Examiner there were six witnesses, five of them victims of the picketers' conduct, who testified about incidents which occurred on March 16, 17, 22 and 27, at the entrance to the Company's plant and elsewhere.  The testimony of these witnesses was not substantially contradicted.  We are persuaded, as was the Trial Examiner, that much of the testimony offered by the Union was negative, evasive, and lacking in probative value.  The Trial Examiner, having decided that the testimony offered by General Counsel was credible, found that the Union threatened to inflict bodily injury upon employees, damaged property of the Company and others, and interfered with or blocked ingress"I didn't know what else to do. So I helped him. I helped Simmons breach the president's security."
— Helena to Leon, regarding her guilt

Helena Harper is an agent of the United States Secret Service (USSS),[2] a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security, and a former CIA agent. She had a younger sister named Deborah.

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"I understand the anger she must have felt when her sister Deborah was put in the hospital by an abusive boyfriend, but no matter what the circumstances, firing on an unarmed civilian is unacceptable conduct for a government agent."
—
Helena's superior in the CIA in the report of her transfer[3]

Before the events in Tall Oaks, Helena was an agent in the United States government's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), prior to joining the


CIA she served in the United States Army. Her abilities were highly regarded by FOS operative Ingrid Hannigan, who was evaluating seven agents as possible recruits for the Division of Security Operations under orders from United States President Adam Benford. In her report, Hannigan stated that she felt that Helena's strong will made up for her tendency of becoming over-emotional, choosing Helena as a "prime candidate" over at least five other agents she evaluated. However, Helena's rash behavior would eventually lead to her being suspended from the CIA. After apprehending the suspect in a series of murders, the man began to make threats against the family of one of his victims. In retaliation, Helena used excessive force against him, an act that provoked the CIA to temporarily suspendher despite her claims of it being justified.[4] After having returned after her suspension from the agency, Helena discovered that her younger sister, Deborah, was hospitalized by her physically abusive boyfriend. Overcome with anger, Helena retaliated by shooting and injuring the man. Her superior reported to Hannigan that Helena's candidacy for the DSO was to be no longer considered and that she would be required to report to the United States Secret Service. Despite his mild sympathy for what happened to her sister, Helena's superior still doubted if she would last as a government employee for much longer with her attitude.[3] These incidents impressed Derek C. Simmons, the National Security Advisor and head of The Family, and he began to manipulate Helena's career progress for his own devices.[5]

Helena


pleading with Simmons to let her sister go.

Helena became involved in the plot of the National Security Advisor and head of The Family, Derek C. Simmons. In order to manipulate her, Derek had Deborah kidnapped. Willing to do anything to protect her younger sister, Helena agreed to Simmons' demands. She was to help him bypass the president's security when he visited Ivy University in Tall Oaks to give his speech to the American people - a speech that would reveal the truth of the Raccoon City Incident and the U.S. government's involvement and support of the Umbrella Corporation's bioweapons, which could subsequently destroy The Family's designs of keeping the United States as the highest world power.

On the day of the speech, Helena sent out a false alarm overthe radio to tell the agents that a group had entered the campus with the intent of assassinating the president. The agents assigned to protect the president were dispatched to investigate the claim and search the campus for the individuals, leaving Benford vulnerable to Simmons' impending attack. Grief-ridden with what she had done, Helena turned on Simmons. She abandoned her post and rushed to the university to inform them that the alert was fake, though her claims were immediately dismissed as the agents were aware of Helena's past transgressions with the CIA which had left her with a poor reputation.[6] The only agent that gave Helena the benefit of the doubt was DSO agent Leon Scott Kennedy. The two rushed to the president, but by the time they


had arrived Benford had already been infected, the agents finding him in the midst of feeding.

Realization of the president's death begins to sink in.

With President Benford being infected by the C-Virus as per Simmons' plan, he had become a zombie and immediately turned on Helena to continue feeding. Unable to bring herself to fire upon the president, it came Leon, the president's close personal friend, to shoot him just as he moved to attack Helena. In the wake of what had happened, Helena admitted that the event was her fault, though when Leon asked how, she only said that they needed to go to Tall Oaks Church. Hannigan contacted Helena and Leon informed her that he was forced to kill President Benford. Helena immediately came to his defense,telling Hannigan how the president had already turned and Leon did what was necessary to save her life. After a moment of silence, Hannigan said she would file the report and informed the two about the spread of the infection. Helena lied by saying that Leon had a lead about who was behind it and that they were heading to the church, a lie that Leon corroborated. Before they departed, Leon bid his final goodbyes to his friend before asking Helena about the church. She remained tight-lipped, saying only that it would be better to show him.

"It's hard to explain. If I don't tell you at the cathedral, you may not believe me."

Being forced to kill an infected student.

To get to the church, Helena and Leon first had


to escape from the campus. Unfortunately, it was a task easier said than done as they ran into numerous difficulties and hindrances. Helena became immediately annoyed with Leon's benevolent nature when he agreed to help a man search for daughter, Liz, particularly as the event forced Helena to kill her first infected individual. The entire situation left Helena clearly rattled as Leon scolded her hesitation. She didn't make the same mistake moments later when zombies swarmed the elevator they were on before they escaped into the parking garage. Helena turned the tables when they witnessed two survivors on the campus' security camera monitors and had to convince Leon it was too late to help them as they were attacked before their eyes. Eventually, the two agents managed toescape through the west entrance of the university into a police patrol car. The ride was short-lived as Leon flipped the car when a zombie that had latched to the roof reached through the window, though Helena and Leon both survived the crash.

Helena boarding the escape bus with survivors while Leon covers them.

Under the directions of Hannigan, they proceeded into the sewers to bypass a pile-up of flaming vehicles. The sewers led to the still-active subway system beneath Tall Oaks where the duo met another survivor who Leon insisted on saving again, despite Helena's complaints. Obsessed with saving a man named Peter, Helena tried to stop her from opening a shutter that was keeping a mass of zombies out but it was too late. As the woman was


killed, the agents fought through the infected and up to the streets. The city was chaotic as people were attacked on the street and survivors crashed their vehicles in their hurried attempts to escape, though Helena was only concerned with pushing through. However, she eventually went against her nature when she reluctantly agreed to help Leon protect a group of survivors. Although she reacted hostilely at first to a woman named Nancy, snapping that she should stop crying and shoot if she wanted to live. However she softened up later, scolding the girl's boyfriend, Peter, as the young man insulted a rookie police officer for risking his life to save Nancy's. The two agents managed to keep the survivors safe until a bus arrived to take them tothe church, where Helena and Leon had found out survivors were congregating.

Through their effort, the bus managed to push through the mass of undead although two survivors - a gun shop owner and a young Japanese man - were lost in the process. Helena and Leon were informed by Hannigan that not only was a group named Neo Umbrella claiming responsibility for the attack, but Derek C. Simmons was beginning to inquire about the situation, worrying Helena due to his involvement. Their progress was delayed again as the driver lost control of the bus and skidded to the edge of a cliff. Although zombies swarmed the bus, and a stray truck smashed it off of the edge, Leon and Helena managed to survive as they were thrown clear


from the burning wreckage of the bus. Unfortunately, no one else survived the accident. As Leon voiced his disgust at the senselessness of so many deaths, Helena was more sympathetic but told him that they did not have the time to grieve right then.

Helena and Leon preparing to try and rescue survivors from the Lepotitsa.

The two had to cut through the cemetery to make their way to the church, though when they finally arrived, one of the survivors, Paul, refused to let them in. Helena and Leon were forced to fight for their lives as zombies swarmed over the front of the church, drawn in further by the ringing church bells. The agents overheard another survivor arguing with Paul until the man suddenly smashed out a window andbegan to provide aid with a sniper rifle until Paul agreed to finally open the door. When the doors opened, Helena and Leon rushed in, Helena providing the cover-fire needed to force a zombie back until Leon could get the door shut. To the disappointment of the survivors, the two had to tell them they were not the rescue the group were anticipating. As the survivors settled back down, Helena explained to Leon that there was a secret passage beneath the altar though when he asked her what was there, she merely repeated that it would be better to show him. Although, much to Helena's chagrin, the two had to go through an ordeal of puzzles to unlock the secret opening, they finally succeeded and unwittingly unleashed a


Lepotitsa on the survivors inside. Although they managed to defeat the creature, they were not without casualties. Obtaining the keycard to gain them entry into the laboratory beneath them, they proceeded on.

Helena finally finds Deborah alive.

As the two proceeded through the underground labs, Helena became more hectic and worried as she searched for a woman named Deborah. When Leon repeatedly asked about the woman, Helena chose only to ignore him as she quickly continued her search for her younger sister. Leon eventually voiced his frustration with Helena stringing him along, but she pleaded for him to bear with her a little longer. They came to a lab lined with chrysalids in tubes and found a video tape labeled Happy Birthday, Ada Wong. The tape depicted the birthing ofAda's doppelganger, though when Leon asked if this is what Helena wanted to show him, she insisted that none of it was present when she was there three days ago. The duo eventually were forced to escape the lab through a garbage chute, leading into the caverns below. As they continued, Helena inquired about the woman on the tape, who Leon believed was Ada, but he only retorted that Helena should provide some answers herself if she wanted some in turn, a point that Helena conceded to as being fair. Through the caverns, the two eventually found Deborah Harper alive but unconscious. Managing to bring her to consciousness, Helena dismissed Leon's demands for answers again, saying she would tell him everything if he helped her get to safety


with Deborah. Reluctantly, Leon agreed. They proceeded through the caverns with Leon providing protection as Helena carried her sister, but it wasn't long until Deborah's became overcome with burning pain. Putting her sister down, Helena watched in horror as her sister's body suddenly combusted and became encased in a thick residue that hardened into a cocoon. The cocoon began to hatch and Helena reached out for her sister's hand as it freed itself only for Deborah's body to be thrown out of its shell as a crossbow arrow embedded itself in her head.

Taking aim at Ada Wong after she shot the hatching Deborah with an arrow.

Ada Wong revealed herself to the two and Helena aimed her weapon at the woman. Without words, Leon got her to lower herweapon as Helena succumbed to her emotions and broke down, sobbing over the death of her sister. The cavern began to show signs of collapsing as Helena clutched on to her sister's body, apologizing to her. Deborah's mutation took form as arachnid-like appendages burst from body. Helena pleaded for Leon and Ada not to harm her, but Deborah was no longer herself and threw Helena off of her and attacked the trio. As the fight continued, Deborah dislodged a pillar, causing the floor beneath them to collapse and Helena became separated briefly from Leon and Ada. They found their way down to the next level where Deborah attacked again until her brute strength caused the floor to collapse again from her attacks. Helena and Ada were separated from


Leon this time, meeting up in a minecart that Deborah targeted next. Helena screamed for Deborah to stop, but to no avail. The minecart was dislodged from the tracks and crashed into a wall, sending the four plummeting below.

Finally letting go of her sister, already long-lost.

Helena and Deborah landed together on an unfinished bridge as Ada and Leon landed on a higher platform. As an appendage erupted from Deborah's mouth, she prepared to attack Helena as Leon and Ada tried to protect her from a far. Helena fired as well, causing Deborah to retract the appendage in pain as she stumbled around Helena and began to topple over the edge. Helena grabbed Deborah's hand and looked into her face, but Deborah could only respond with snarling and hissing.Swearing to not cry until she avenged her death, Helena let go of Deborah's hand and watched her fall into the darkness below. She finally told Leon everything about Simmons and her involvement, to which Ada offhandedly remarked how it sounded like something Simmons would do. Ada told Helena and Leon both to be careful as they were dealing with the people who "really run the country" before making a prompt exit.

Hannigan contacted the two again, though when Leon tried to warn her about Simmons they discovered he was already observing the conversation. Simmons immediately began to question them, naming them as suspects in the attack as they were the only ones present at the time. Helena reacted angrily, accusing Simmons of being responsible for everything though he


Tall Oaks is destroyed.

The creature stalked them through the flooded caverns however, eventually chasing them down a long tunnel where they managed to shake the creature once and for all. The tunnel led into a lake outside of Tall Oaks where the two watched as the city was destroyed, eliminating any evidence against Simmons. Helena and Leon were contacted again where they were told Simmons had already left for his private jet, planning to head to China where another bioterrorist attack had occurred using the same C-Virus used in Edonia six months prior. Leon said they needed to take Simmons into custody, but they had no evidence. He eventually asked Hannigan to fake his and Helena's deaths as they went to China to confront Simmons.

"Why didn't you turnme in? You could have cleared your name."
—
Helena to Leon on the plane to China

On the plane to China, Helena questions Leon's choice.

On an American airline to China, Helena questioned Leon, asking him why he chose not to turn her in and clear his name. He told her that clearing his name would not have stopped Simmons and joked that she was growing on him anyway, provoking a grin from her for once. The plane hit turbulence and started to lose altitude as passengers panicked. Leon raced to the cockpit and Helena quickly followed him, only to find the pilot hatching from a chrysalid as a Lepotitsa. The two agents forced the creature to retreat into the lighting system above, though they were immediately informed by Hannigan about


an issue in the bulkhead.

Preparing to inspect the issue in the cockpit.

They arrived in time to stop a gas leak, but the Lepotitsa returned, crashing through the ceiling. As they fended off their attacker, they managed to get the cargo hatch open which pulled the three of them out. Helena and Leon managed to grab a hold of the hatch door as the Lepotitsa flew out and to the city below, though as they managed to crawl back onto the plane and closed the hatch, they found the Lepotitsa had succeeded in infecting the passengers. Back in the cockpit, they discovered they had accidentally destabilized the plane and Leon was forced to take controls to stop the plane from crashing. As infected passengers swarmed the cockpit, Helena hadto hold them off and protect Leon as he tried to get the plane under control. They were forced to make a crash landing into Lanshiang. Exiting the plane, Helena and Leon found themselves making contact with an old friend of Leon's, DSO agent Sherry Birkin, and mercenary Jake Muller.

Preparing to draw her Picador on Sherry and Jake.

The situation grew tense as Leon discovered Sherry was reporting to Simmons directly and Jake assaulted Leon when he tried to get answers. Helena was ready to act, however, with her hand already resting on her firearm ready to draw if it was necessary. Though as Sherry tried to defuse the situation, they were suddenly attacked by a B.O.W. that was tracking Jake called Ustanak. Together the four fought Jake's pursuer


and managed to force him into retreat for the time. When the coast was clear, Leon and Sherry went to jump a barricade to find a way out for the others, but the Ustanak attacked again. Helena was left alone with Jake to fight the creature again, though she expressed being impressed with Jake being able to survive previous encounters with the Ustanak, and in the same breath questioning Jake's sanity when he remarked he found the whole thing fun. Leon and Sherry returned to help, crashing a double-decker bus through the barricade to reunite with Helena and Jake. The fight continued until the fire overcame a nearby electrical tower, causing it to fall upon the Ustanak and separate Leon and Helena from Sherry and Jake. Through thewreck, Sherry informed the two that she was going to meet Simmons at the Kwun Leng building, but before Leon could reply an explosion cut him off. Helena asked if Sherry and Jake would be alright, and Leon only remarked that he hopes Jake is as good as he thinks he is. On their way to Koocheng, they cut through a market that had been blocked off only to find the horrific reason why - a dangerous regenerating creature was stalking the streets. They managed to eventually escape into a nearby building where Leon was able to dispose of the creature in a nearby grinder.

Going after Simmons, after letting Chris and Piers follow "Ada".

As they continued, they caught a glimpse of Ada's doppelganger, Carla Radames, entering a nearby


building. Under the impression it is actually Ada, Helena suggested they follow her and the two agents went after her. They discovered that two others were pursuing "Ada" alongside them and the two pairs were forced to race against each other through several traps. The other pair of pursuers, BSAA operatives Chris Redfield and Piers Nivans managed to eventually corner her in a series of catwalks. Leon moved on to stop them as Helena watched him fight with Chris over the woman. In the midst of their heated discussion, "Ada" made her escape and an enraged Piers followed after her. Helena immediately began to follow after him until Leon stopped her, despite her exclaiming that Piers would surely kill the woman. Before letting Chris go, Leon tried toreason with Chris, finally convincing him to take "Ada" into custody instead of killing her. When Helena questioned if they could rely on Chris to do the right thing, Leon told her how Chris had been in the game as long as he has and that he trusts him. With "Ada"'s fate in Chris and Piers' hands, Helena and Leon continued their objective of finding Simmons.

Together Helena and Leon provide cover-fire for Jake and Sherry to escape.

Only moments away from Kwun Leng, Helena asked if Leon was really okay with going after Simmons as opposed to following Ada and if he regretted not following her. Leon remarked how Ada would have to wait and how Simmons was their objective. Simmons stood ready on the other side of the


set of doors outside the building with armed members of The Family, but was surprised to see Helena and Leon the ones emerging though Sherry and Jake followed shortly behind. Sherry demanded answers from Simmons who admitted his involvement in the attack, claiming it for the good of the country and placing blame of the president's death on Leon, provoking Helena to curse him. The Family opened fire, forcing the three agents and Jake into cover. Together they planned to cover Sherry and Jake as they made their escape though before separating, Sherry gave information that could stop the C-Virus. As the two made their getaway, Leon and Helena attacked The Family members though the short battle was thrown into chaos as Derek was suddenly shot with adart by a rogue J'avo and infected with the C-Virus. Simmons stumbled away to a passing train and Helena and Leon gave pursuit, jumping onto the train after him. As they found him at the front of the train Simmons tried to divert their attention at first by placing blame on Ada Wong, then tried to rationalize his actions. Leon and Helena dismissed his remarks as Simmons became more enraged and eventually succumbed to the effects of the enhanced C-Virus, his body rupturing and granting him the ability to mutate into a larger canine-like creature of bone and muscle tissue.

Unflinching, Helena prepares to take a final shot at Simmons.

The two agents fought with the mutated Simmons throughout the series of train cars, though he showed no signs of


stopping and only taunted Helena with her sister's death. He even proved strong enough to knock another series of oncoming train cars off of the railing. Simmons prepared to ram the train they were on head on, though they managed to trip him up as they opened fire, causing the train to ram him and flip him back on top of the train. His body briefly succumbed to the damage it received and reverted to his human form. He recovered quickly and mutated once more, using his brute strength to dislodge a piece of the train's roof and send it flying towards Leon and Helena. Leon managed to slide and shoot the debris to knock it off course, giving Helena an opening just as it passed overhead asshe fired one bullet directly into the mutated Simmons' head. Becoming distraught with the situation before him as The Family abandoned him, Simmons slipped from the edge of the train and fell on to the tracks, the train running over him in the process. The cars became dislodged from the rails and Helena and Leon were forced to leap off and into the water nearby. Alive and exhausted, they pulled themselves ashore just outside of Tatchi. They briefly overlooked the wreckage caused on the bridge railroad before walking up off of the dock, watching as civilians were being escorted to safety by the BSAA. Helena asked Leon if the ordeal was finally over to which Leon replied, "Yeah... it's over."

Moments before infection hits Tatchi.

Before Helena and Leon could


Sherry and Jake and rescue them and Helena overhears as Chris in turn told Leon that Ada Wong was dead. Concerned, Helena asked Leon if he was alright, but Leon only distantly mentioned finding survivors and escaping the city. With the help of some BSAA operatives, Leon and Helena manage to avoid the blue fog and escape into a truck with one of the soldiers. The soldier drives them through the fog to the edge of the danger zone, directing them to the Quad Tower where evacuees were being taken. Chaos reminiscent of Tall Oaks was everywhere as a stray gas tanker knocked them both out briefly. As they came to, infected citizens began to surround them until Ada suddenly appeared in a helicopter, providing them with cover-firemutated into a new, gigantic form as he witnessed Ada circling overhead in her helicopter. With the help of Ada, they managed to bring Simmons' monstrous mutation down once again. Ada retreated to the roof with her helicopter and Helena hoped the elevator was still operational. Noticing Leon's hesitation, she asked him what was wrong but he insisted it was nothing. On the elevator ride up, Helena finally spoke up about Ada, pointing out Leon's obvious feelings for her. Before Leon could respond, the elevator was blown off course by an explosion, forcing the agents to make a wild leap on top of the neighboring elevator. Together, they climbed the support cable only to witness Ada fighting with Simmons on top of a nearby connecting hallway between two


of the towers. With Ada evading to another section of the tower, Helena and Leon found the opportunity to fire on Simmons from afar until the platform they stopped on began to fall, forcing them to jump back on to the cable. Simmons' attention shifted to the two agents as they climbed further. Helena tried to call out for Ada's help as Ada returned the favor, trying to slow Simmons down with gunfire. It was not long before Simmons went after Ada again, giving Helena and Leon the chance to find even ground once more until Leon found a way over to help Ada as she was knocked out by Simmons. From afar, Helena could do nothing but provide cover fire for the two while fending off whateverzombies shambled her way. Though Helena was helpless as Simmons managed to knock Leon to the edge of the platform, leaving him dangling until Ada came to his rescue. With Simmons dispatched, Ada bid Leon a final farewell before departing, though Helena urged him over their comms to go after her. Leon refused, stating that he and Helena were sticking together.

Helena urges Leon to follow after Ada.

Reaching the roof, they discovered Simmons had survived their last encounter, mutated further as he absorbed the bodies of the infected to power himself. Though Simmons briefly blocked their exit, they managed to injure him enough to the point he was defenseless as surrounding undead swarmed and began to feed on him. They took note of the helicopter Ada had left for


them and rushed to it, though Simmons - newly mutated into a massive amalgamation of different insects - tried to stop them once more. Noting how Simmons used the bodies of infected to regenerated, they used a loosened lightning rod to impale a zombie as Simmons took it in to regenerate its damaged head. The rod attracted the lightning from the ongoing storm, causing the electrified creature to crash through the floor. They reached the helicopter, but the injured and fully-mutated Simmons rose to try and stop them. The agents managed to finally put an end to things with a rocket launcher left behind by Ada, the blast of the launcher knocking Simmons back and deep into the belly of the tower. As Simmons fell, his body mutatedback into his human state just as he was impaled on the obelisk Helena and Leon passed earlier, bleeding him out from his wound. Watching Simmons' death, Helena spoke of her finally getting revenge for her sister as Leon suggested they get to the helicopter.

"That's for my sister."

In the helicopter, the two found a compact left behind by Ada with a hidden compartment. Inside the compartment was a small data disk containing all of the evidence needed to prove that Simmons was behind the bioterrorist attacks, the evidence to ensure Leon's innocence. When Leon said it would prove both of their innocence, Helena could only sadly remark that she did not need it. Before he could retort, Hannigan called to inform the two of them that a way


to stop the C-Virus was found. Before the collapsing Quad Tower could catch up to them completely, they made their escape in Ada's helicopter.

Sometime after surviving the events in China, Helena visited the grave of her sister with Hannigan, Leon, and other agents present. Remarking that it is time for her to take responsibility, she thanked Leon and said that she was ready to be taken into custody for her crimes. With a nod of approval from Hannigan, Leon approached and took Helena's arm, though instead of arresting her, he placed her gun in her hand. Helena was confused, proclaiming that she was an accessory to the attack on the president.

Helena gives Ada's compact to Leon.

Hannigan informed Helena that upon reviewing the evidence, it was decided that itwas not fair to hold Helena responsible for Simmons' crimes and further said that the findings would not be made public. When she tried to protest, Leon told her that President Benford would have done the same thing. Hannigan suggested they go join the rest of the team, though before departing Helena gave Ada's compact back to Leon, so that he can return it the next time he crosses paths with her.

Although little is actually said about Helena's abilities, it was part of her record that she was at the top of her class and the first choice for the job at the Central Intelligence Agency. Although it was mostly her personality that spoke out, her skill was on-par enough that she was up for an advancement to


the Division of Security Operations under the suggestion of Ingrid Hannigan. Throughout the ordeal, she shows an extremely high degree of marksmanship, being able to hit a precise target in an instant such as shooting a zombie square in the head while in the act of turning, as well as being able to fire upon the mutated Simmons, making the same shot without being fazed by the distraction of a potentially dangerous piece of debris flying at her. Helena shows being capable of handling even exotic firearms, namely unique her Hydra shotgun being able to fire three quickshots in rapid succession and reloading immediately afterwards, all while only consuming one stamina bar. She is athletic and capable, keeping up with a highly trained DSO agent with a highsurvivability. On several occasions she demonstrated feats of body strength that match Leon, such as being able to hold a door partially shut with two zombies (which bear increased strength due to infection) trying to push their way through, as well as being able to easily climb a vertical cable wire hand-over-hand. It is implied Helena is familiar with piloting helicopters as shown when Leon and herself finally defeat Simmons.

In her files, Helena was described as a woman with strong morals and someone who was sympathetic of others and their difficulties, though this fact was easily obscured during the attack on Tall Oaks as she was more concerned with what happened to her sister. Helena was noted as having the tendency of becoming over-emotional and exhibiting an extremely


rash behavior and tendency towards violence. This was noted in her record at the agency, referencing two separate issues, one of which involved her using excessive force on a murder suspect after he made threats to the family of a victim. While under evaluation for candidacy in the DSO, however, Ingrid Hannigan praised her strong will and believed it overshadowed her negative traits. Helena was not known to be a follower and rarely stepped aside to let someone take the lead and never let anyone get in the way of her beliefs.

Interestingly, although she showed little fondness towards Leon S. Kennedy at first she often went against her nature and followed Leon's lead on many occasions while voicing her displeasure. However every occasion she agreed to follow Leon,it was actually a scenario in which Helena would have likely done what Leon did regardless as it was always in the defense of other innocent people. It seemed at first that Helena was merely using Leon until she found her sister, but after the death of Deborah, Helena began to open up to him and become more responsive, his remarks even provoking a smile several times on what had previously been such a serious and hardened expression. Helena even began to involve herself in Leon's personal life, to a degree, bring up his questionable and mysterious relationship with Ada. In spite of knowing so little about Ada, and that of what she did know was not entirely favorable, Helena was still supportive of Leon's obvious feelings for


her and even urged him to follow after her and finally confront his feelings as Ada made her escape. After the situation in China was settled, Helena kept the compact Ada left behind which contained a data chip with evidence against Simmons. When she was presented with her freedom by Leon, she gave the compact to him for when Leon inevitably crossed paths with Ada again.

Helena's only known living family member was her younger sister, Deborah Harper. As Helena was a serious government agent and Deborah was a carefree party girl, it caused tension and conflicts between the two. However, it did little to tarnish the love Helena held for her little sister as she was still fiercely protective of Deborah. This was made extremely evident after Deborah'sabusive boyfriend hospitalized her, when Helena had become so angered that she shot and injured him. While the two were held captive, Helena offered to do anything numerous times in order to save Deborah's life, then sacrificed her job and reputation for her sister by following Simmons' commands. Helena later put her own life in immediate danger time and time again during the incident in Tall Oaks with the express purpose of rescuing her sister. Even after Deborah had mutated and lost any semblance of her former being, Helena still tried to speak to her and reason with her.

Due to Simmons threatening Deborah's life and eventually causing her death, as well as his act of using Helena, she grew to hate him greatly. At first Helena would become


extremely furious at the mention of his name and seemed to lose control when speaking to him, immediately lashing out verbally against him. However by the time they had reached China, she seemed to settle into a more stable and rational state even though the feelings for vengeance were the main thing that drove her at that point. Despite this, Helena had her attitude more under control and was more unfazed by other obstacles and more open to other people, as shown by finally start to involve herself with Leon personally. Helena finally settled her loathing of Simmons when she and Leon finally killed him once and for all, finally able to move on.

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Those changes, which came after a seven-year stable run with the franchise, greatly affected Rodman and his psyche — but luckily that didn’t end with his death, as sleep got the better of him.

That moment however, would spark an epiphany that would break him out as one of the most controversial figures in the history of the sport.At Least 5 Reportedly Killed As Strong Storms, Including Tornadoes, Hit Southeast

Severe thunderstorms in the Southeast on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning brought tornadoes, hail and wind damage, killing at least five people, according to the National Weather Service and media reports.

The storms in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee come during an extreme drought in the region, which has fueled devastating wildfires in Tennessee and other states.

As the storm system was brewing, The Associated Press reported that according to predictions, the rains might help suppress the wildfires but won't be enough to end the drought.

In Alabama, at least half a dozen tornadoes were spotted and reported to the NWS in Huntsville.

One tornado killed three people in the northern Alabama town of Rosalie, the NWS says, and The Associated


Press reports that all three were in the same mobile home when the storm hit. A fourth person in the home was injured, the AP reports, citing the local chief deputy.

Another tornado "completely destroyed" a 24-hour daycare in DeKalb County, Ala., leaving four children critically injured, the NWS says.

In Tennessee, husband and wife died, possibly due to a tornado, as the storm hit their house in Polk County, the AP reports.

A tornado was spotted in Coffee County, and the NWS noted wind damage in more than two dozen locations.

In Athens, Tenn., the local newspaper was sharing information Tuesday about how to send help to residents of Gatlinburg as they recover from the fires that have destroyed the town.

But on Wednesday, The Daily Post-Athenian was in trouble of itsown.

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"The Daily Post-Athenian's office on Jackson Street was heavily damaged by the tornado which struck McMinn County this morning," the newspaper wrote on Facebook. The office would be closed — but, they said, "we will attempt to publish a newspaper today."

Half a dozen tornadoes were reported in Mississippi, including one that destroyed four homes. And the storms brought hail, including hailstones as large as a baseball.

Louisiana also saw multiple tornado reports and golf ball-sized hail in some regions.

A tornado watch was still in effect for parts of Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee until 11 a.m. ET, the National Weather Service says.


the Obama Administration, "the beef you find in a local grocery store can be labeled 'Product of USA' as long as it was packaged here. So it could have been born, raised and slaughtered virtually anywhere."

Lahren insists that President Trump has the power to mandate that all meat be labeled with its country of origin.

R-CALF USA concurs with Lahren and previously provided the U.S. Trade Representative with a white paper explaining how the President can reinstate COOL within the implementing legislation for a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. In addition, the group has a lawsuit against the USDA for its non-enforcement of labeling requirements under the Tariff Act of 1930.

Lahren says COOL is needed because the meatpacking industry controls the cattle market and cattle prices and theyfaculty member in Latino studies, noted that a lot of the African Americans and Latinos at the University of Iowa come from places outside of Iowa, notably the Chicago area.

“If you were to take away our athletes you would take about 300 black students from our campus,” Chexnayder said. She has been working with the Iowa football team as a student recruiting assistant and is starting a career as a junior executive in the National Football League after graduating this month.

A lot of black athletes drop out of the UI because they do not feel like they fit into the campus, she said.

Other concerns students aired during the forum were similar to what IowaWatch heard during interviews last winter. They included relatively small enrollment numbers for African American


be.

"The optimal level of 'informativeness' ... depends on the objective probability that the banking sector is vulnerable," authors Wolfgang Gick, from the Free University of Bozen, and Thilo Pausch, an economist with the Bundesbank, wrote.

"As we find, the higher the latter probability, the less informative the optimal disclosure mechanism should be designed.""

It gets better: central banks should, the authors allege, also lie about healthy banks: "giving banks a clean bill of health also carries risks, according to Gick and Pausch, by encouraging depositors to leave their money in banks. That would undermine market discipline and lead lenders to take excessive risks, they wrote."

For that reason, supervisors should always keep depositors on their toes by maintaining a degree of uncertainty about the health of banks, the paper concludes.

Brilliant: soKhalil and Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammed would want to seek revenge for the death of Sultan Khalil, to depose Al-Nasir and take on complete power.  After the defeat of the rebelling Burji Mamluks, Kitbugha assembled the emirs at his office and told them: "The system of the Kingdom has been undermined. There can not be respect while Sultan Al-Nasir is young ". The emirs agreed and they decided to replace Al-Nasir Muhammed with Kitbugha. Al-Nasir Muhammed was removed with his mother to another section of the palace and later to Al Karak . Kitbugha was installed as Sultan and took the royal name Al-Adil. He made Lajin his Vice-Sultan.

The Oirats

In 1296 a large group of Oirats, Mongol refugees, arrived in the Levant. They were led by Turghai, the


to ex-Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Hey, if the three multi-millionaires trusted him with their lives, surely you can trust him with your life savings. His accuser said when he was swindled in January this year, Ananthan was employed by the Ministry of Home Affairs as the special aide to S R Nathan. Which raises an interesting question: Why are public funds still expended on the ex-president, and does he require to be propped up too?

"Because he was working for people in power, he often threw names of powerful people to reinforce his influence and connections," read the police report. Ananthan had apparently used his high level connections in the civil service and his wife’s position as an Assistant Director in thebe revealed.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking® is reputed to be the most widely read university comparison of their kind. In addition to exploring the world's top 800 universities overall, you can also compare the ranking of universities in a specific region, by subject area, or based on factors such as reputation or research citations. National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have moved up 2 places in the 2014 World University Rankings – NUS is now ranked 22nd and remains the top Asian university, while NTU is ranked 39th.

NUS came in 39th place in a new ranking by international publishing company Nature Publishing Group this month (Nov 2014), making it the highest-ranked Singapore institution on the index. Highest in that


NTU was ranked 42nd, while the Agency for Science, Technology and Research was ranked 133rd. Worldwide, China's Chinese Academy of Sciences was ranked as the top institution. The Nature Index takes into account articles chosen from 68 nature science journals.

Differing from the Nature Index, the Nature Publishing Index (NPI) is calculated from research articles published in 18 journals by Nature Publishing Group. The NPI places NUS at the 46th position among its Global Top 100 list of research institutions, up 28 places from 74th in 2012.

NTU president Bertil Andersson has an explanation for all these placings, "By continuing to attract the best professors and students from Singapore and around the world, I expect NTU will break into Times Higher's top 50 universities in a few year's time." TimesOffice building in Houston, one pace forward would have meant acceptance of the call-up to serve in Vietnam.

"Why should me and other so-called negroes go 10,000 miles, away from home here in America to drop bombs and bullets on other innocent, brown people who's never bothered us?"

Muhammad Ali refused the draft to go into Vietnam in 1967 and it cost him his World Heavyweight Champion title, 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He said that if the Vietnamese came over and attacked this country, he would be the first one to defend it.

So why is the journalist going on about sending National Servicemen to fight the war in the Middle East ("Get national servicemen to volunteer for overseas missions", TODAY, Tuesday 25 Nov)? Just because Tony


that "Singapore can be confident that national servicemen will step forward and volunteer to serve on the SAF's fourth journey to the Middle East."

The real battle worth fighting for is within our homeland. It's not just defending our jobs and livelihood from the foreigners brought onshore by the pro-alien party. It's also about taking back what rightfully belongs to us in the first place, starting with the balance in our Central Provident Fund.

Monday, November 24, 2014

The Prime Minister's Office has appointed Minister for Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan to oversee the "Smart Nation Programme Office". Not exactly the smartest of moves, given the propensity of the gutter politician to throw good money after bad, and yet to account for the overblown budget of the Youth Olympic Games.pain. He took pills and received shots regularly to numb the pain, according to a biography by Robert Dallek, who reviewed the president's medical records. The pain was so severe, Dallek notes, that Kennedy couldn't put a sock or shoe on his left foot without help.

If he had not been wearing it during the motorcade at Dallas on November 22, 1963, he might have lived. Dr Kenneth Salyer, then a 27-year-old resident and doctor on duty at Dallas' Parkland Hospital, said: "He's still upright as a target because he has the brace on, which makes it possible for Lee Harvey Oswald to hit him with a second shot."

The lifelong health problems of Kennedy constitute one of the best-kept secrets of recent U.S. history — no surprise, because if


the extent of his health problems had been revealed while he was alive, his presidential ambitions would likely have been dashed.

There's no need to disguise the ill health of the nonagenarian. Kennedy sometimes used crutches or a stick – never in public though - but he did not stoop to depraving a human being as a inanimate walking stick. During his interview of the old man, Tom Plate noted that there were two attendants installed at the Istana just to ensure the supply of hot towels for his aching joints. All this just to prop up a system long past its expiry date?

Monday, November 10, 2014

Japan has seen more changes in political leadership than most decent folk change their underwear. Yes, the yen has been trending down, givingis hell bent on self perpetuity? Can a country survive a "freak election"? It's the luxury of thought that goes through one's mind whilst soaking in the mineral waters of an outdoor onsen, eyes taking in the myriad colours of autumn leaves, and sipping cold o-sake. It's so good to be away from the madhouse of Sin City.

Friday, November 7, 2014

Lee Kuan Yew once admitted that being a politician made him wary of people, especially those who might use their relationship with him for their own gain (LKY, "The Man And His Ideas", Han Fook Kwang et al, page 237). He singled out Lim Kim San as one who is better than him at assessing "who's on the level and who's wanting to get something out of me."


6, 2014

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen's explanation for spending $25,900 on a language challenged People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officer makes you wonder if he was dropped on his head when he was a child. Or born stupid. Answering a question from Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP), he said the personalised, one-on-one, 360-hour course, was needed to get the officer to the level of proficiency conducted by a qualified English instructor.

The PLA is a big army, why did they have to select one that can't understand basic English? What's so special about this officer who can't find the way to the men's room without subtitles? Is he a PRC version of a White Horse, the type that makes general in 10 years, 7 years of which was spent in5, 2014

The oft quoted racial riots cited as excuse for being booted out of Malaysia took place in 1969. In that sense, the Little India uprising of 2013 was a 1-in-50-year event. Close enough anyway, since 2019 is still a few years away. But stranger things have happened. Lee Siew Choh was arrested for being in a riot he didn't take part in, and didn't take place. In April 1963, he was detained for “attempting to overawe, by means of criminal force, the Prime Minister at City Hall.”

"He (Fong Sip Chee) said things which are untrue. He says that I was marching in front of the demonstration. I was never there! I was not there at all!

I tell you this so-called City Hall Riot was also a big


quiet about the tariff for electricity.

In June of 2014 the Brent Crude Oil Price hit US$115 per barrel and many oil market insiders were predicting higher prices. Other analysts however, called a peak, and their predictions proved to be correct. The market closed at US$80.70 on October 31, 2015, 5:14pm, and Goldman Sachs forecasted that U.S. benchmark crude prices will fall further to US$70 per barrel next year.

Three significant factors clearly visible a year ago pointed to lower prices because of greater supply of oil. The end of the US-led embargo on Iran automatically presaged a glut in oil supply. Secondly, the damage to Libya's oil infrastructure during the overthrow of Gadaffi three years ago has been repaired and now the country is back in business. Fracking inwrong, at no time did Malaysia believe these charges were payable. So off to a third party hearing in London went the deal breaker. The three-member panel of the arbitral tribunal, comprising a former English judge, a German legal expert and a former Australian chief justice, threw out Singapore's claim on last Thursday.

Interestingly, the tribunal also noted that during the hearing in July this year, Malaysian witness Nor Mohamed Yakcop had conceded that even if the charge was payable, the agreement was "a sweet deal" for Malaysia. So the outcome can only be a double win for Malaysia. Not exactly the common interpretation of a "win-win" situation.

So why were the Prime Minister and the Foreign Affairs and Law Minister so "happy to accept" the international tribunal's decision? Most


The target of attacks that killed at least 30 people in Brussels Tuesday morning and the alleged staging ground for the carnage that rocked Paris last year, Belgium is struggling to face down extremism within its borders.

But why has the tiny country of 11 million people been so central to a recent string of violence in Europe?

"Belgium is uniquely challenged and its counterterrorism forces uniquely overstretched," says Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.

"It probably faces the most acute problem in Europe in the sense that it's dealing with many of the same issues as other countries but is a small country with limited resources," he adds.

Those problems include both the newer phenomenon of radicalized Belgian nationals returning tothe country after stints with militant groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and a well-established network of so-called homegrown extremist groups that predates ISIS.

The UN and various independent researchers estimate that since 2012 more than 500 Belgians have left to join jihadist movements. It's the highest per capita rate of any Western European nation.

'It's very grave'

Officials have said that at least 100 Belgians have gone back home after spending time in ISIS-controlled areas and that the country's security services are investigating more than 200 people both in Belgium and in other parts of Europe.

"The sheer number of people that they're trying to keep tabs on has drastically outstretched law enforcement capabilities," says Jeremy Littlewood, assistant professor of international affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa.

An unnamed


Belgian official told Buzzfeed News, "It's literally an impossible situation and, honestly, it's very grave."

The resources of Belgian law enforcement and security agencies are stretched so thin that they cannot keep up with ongoing investigations into national security threats. (Christian Hartmann/Reuters)

Complicating matters are fragmented powers among law enforcement at different levels of government, Littlewood says. Intelligence sharing — a crucial function of any security investigation — is also stunted by linguistic barriers between Dutch-speaking law enforcement in the northern part of the country and French speakers in the south.

"There has to be integration and communication across agencies. Each of them has a piece of the puzzle, but that's been a struggle" he says.

Deep networks

Tuesday's attacks came just days after an apparent victory for Belgian security forces with thearrest of Salah Abdeslam, following a four-month manhunt and dramatic last-minute shootout. The 26-year-old is believed to be the only living member of eight ISIS-affiliated operatives that slaughtered 130 people in Paris last November.

What Abdeslam did after the Paris attacks speaks to the depths of the problem that Belgium is facing: he fled to Molenbeek — a predominantly Muslim district just outside of central Brussels where he grew up — and went into hiding.

Molenbeek was also once home to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who French police say masterminded the Paris attacks after spending time in Syria as an ISIS fighter. He was later killed in a raid in the French capital.

Situated across a canal from one of Brussels' most affluent neighbourhoods, Molenbeek struggles with high levels of unemployment and poverty.


roost inside of Brussels."

This image, released by the French-language daily newspaper La Dernière Heure, shows the three men who are suspected of participating in the attack on the Brussels airport Tuesday. (La Dernière Heure)

The most recent attacks are likely to galvanize EU support for security efforts in Belgium, especially around information sharing. Security forces spent Tuesday carrying out raids across the country, government officials said.

But the response must be measured, according to William Braniff, executive director of a terrorism research group based at the University of Maryland.

"This of course will play into the hands of more reactionary political forces that see Muslims and migrants as the problem," he says.

"But treating an entire community as a threat is a huge mistake in the long run. It's about working toPoliticising Masculinities: Beyond the Personal

Produced by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), this report summarises and draws inspiration from the Politicising Masculinities symposium, which took place on 15-18 October 2007 in Dakar, Senegal. The report reflects on four key areas of discussion that took place at the symposium: new ways of theorising; male bodies and sexualities; shaping policies and transforming institutions; and mobilisation, activism and movement-building.

Please see below for the attachment, in PDF.

Rochelle Jones from AWID provides a useful summary of the report:

The Politicising Masculinities Symposium took place in Dakar, Senegal, from 15-18 October 2007. Its aim was to inform and inspire a greater engagement by men in the struggle for gender justice and broader social change. The symposium was attended by 43 participants from different parts of


the world, and was organised, led and facilitated by IDS researchers Andrea Cornwall and Jerker Edstrom, and Alan Greig, an independent consultant. The International HIV/AIDS Alliance, along with the Alliance Nationale Contre le SIDA a Senegal (ANCS), co-hosted the event.

A common sentiment amongst the organisers of the symposium is that work on men and masculinities has traditionally focused on the personal rather than the power and politics that form an integral framework in socially constructed gender stereotypes. As Alan Greig explains: "An interest in men's personal motivations for, and processes of, change in their own gender attitudes and practices has obscured larger political questions about structures of power and their sustaining gender ideologies, and men's relationship to these in terms of complicity and accountability" [p7].

The report begins witha brief introduction and overview of what took place at the symposium. It also provides some brief notes on masculinities - essentially creating a starting point of understanding masculinities, providing a solid framework within which participants could work. The author's approach toward masculinities is that they are multiple, complex and influenced by relationships between both men and women, and among groups of men. Importantly, they also recognise that masculinities are not static and work at different levels - the individual or personal level, as well as the collective, such as cultures and institutions.

The first section of the report really lays the foundations and captures the dynamic nature of the symposium, taking the reader on a journey through the different techniques used to narrow discussion, create momentum and inspire


British CIOs fail to stick to budgets

One fifth of British IT projects run more than 50 percent over budget. That's according to a survey of one hundred CIOs at large companies in the UK and Ireland, who said that half of IT projects ran 11 to 50 percent over budget, and a further 21 percent of all projects were at least 51 percent over budget.

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| Sep 18, 2007

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One fifth of British IT projects run more than 50 percent over budget. That's according to a survey of one hundred CIOs at large companies in the UK and Ireland, who said that half of IT projects ran 11 to 50 percent over budget, and a further 21 percent of all projects were at least 51 percent over budget.

Ratherthe expert, this injury caused Norman to engage in criminal behavior in that, although competent to stand trial, Norman experienced periodic spells of insanity, including when he sent the post-plea threatening letters.  However, the district court rejected the expert's testimony and found that Norman was in control of his faculties when he continued to send threatening letters even while he awaited sentencing on his guilty plea.  Post-indictment criminal activity is inconsistent with acceptance of responsibility, even if unrelated to the crime of conviction.  United States v. Kirkland, 28 F.3d 49, 50-51 (7th Cir.1994).  Because the district court judge did not err in finding that Norman continued to engage in criminal conduct, the same for which he was being sentenced, this issue would be frivolous


hiding from Hitler's forces, Marquez is a best-selling author and Nobel laureate in Literature while Diddy is a rapper turned business mogul. But they do share one thing: they are all products of a Montessori school.

Many students start preparing for IELTS exam with dreams of immigration and higher studies in foreign nations. The students who go for Masters in science and medicine fare better in the exams, as the first language in their degree course is English. This is not so for other students. The students preparing for immigration find it very difficult to get required score in IELTS exam . There are a few reasons for it. The major one is the high expectations of improving English within a short period of one month. The other onedidn't dare to make any demands by harking back to the day before, for fear that he'd have to face something contrary to his expectations.

He sat down to eat. Binodini went to the terrace, gathered the clothes that were drying on the line and brought them in. She began to fold them deftly and arranged them in Mahendra's cupboard.

Mahendra said, 'Wait a minute. Let me finish eating and I'll lend you a hand.'

Binodini folded her hands and said, 'Oh pray do not try to help me, whatever else you may do.'

Mahendra finished eating as he said, 'Really! So you think I am hopeless with household chores? All right, let this be a test of my abilities.' He tried to fold the clothes, in vain.

Binodini snatched them from his


said, 'Thakurpo, why don't you put your books aside and read some of the holy books that are there in Aunty's room? She would also like that and the evening would pass nicely.'

Mahendra threw a dismal look at Binodini. At this point the maid came with the news that the neighbour's wife had come visiting. This was a close friend of Rajlakshmi's and the latter loved talking to her in the evenings. Yet she said to the maid, 'Tell her I am busy in Mahin's room today and she should come back tomorrow.'

Mahendra spoke hastily, 'But why Mother, certainly you can go and meet her now?'

Binodini said, 'Oh no, Aunty, why don't you stay here and I'll go and talk to her.'

Rajlakshmi gave in to the temptation andlater he said, 'Is there nothing that I can give you?'

Binodini said, 'I have a mark from you, it graces my body—no one can take it away from me. I do not need anything more.' She showed him the scar on her elbow.

Behari was astounded. Binodini said, 'You may not be aware but this was given by you and it is worthy of you. Even you cannot take this back now.'

Despite her aunt's counsel, Asha had not been able to free her mind entirely of vitriol towards Binodini. They had nursed Rajlakshmi together, but every time Asha's eyes had fallen on Binodini, her heart had smarted, the words had dissolved on her tongue and the effort to smile had been painful. She had resented it if she had


spread the message of patriotism?'

'When it comes to one's own country, it's a different matter. On that the heart has clear orders to venerate.'

'In that case, why just one's own country, there are even clearer instructions about one's self. The mantra that dwells in our heart to worship God through man, is the same one that resonates throughout all the lands.'

'Nikhil, all your arguments are based on dry logic. Will you deny the fact that there is something called a heart?'

'Sandip, I'll be honest with you: when you try to pass off misdeeds as duty and irreverence as piety in the name of the nation-god, it pains my heart and I can't keep still. If I steal to satisfy my own needs, isn't it a blow to theI went to the garden indoors. I love chrysanthemums. I had planted many of them in clay pots and when they all bloomed together, it looked like waves of colour in a sea of green. It was a while since I'd visited the garden. So I smiled to myself, 'Let me lighten up the mood of my bereaved chrysanthemums today.'

When I stepped into the garden the sickle moon just peeped over the walls of our house. Dark shadows lay pooled at the base of the wall and the moonlight arched over it to cast its radiance on the western side of the garden. I suddenly felt the moon had tiptoed up from behind, covered the eyes of darkness and was smiling mischievously.

When I approached the gallery-like steps on


money, no harm will come to anyone.'

He said, 'I took it.'

'But—they said a gang of robbers—'

'I was alone.'

Amulya's tale was a strange one. After finishing his dinner, the head-clerk was rinsing his mouth outside, where it was dark. Amulya had a pistol in each pocket. One was loaded with bullets and the other with blanks. Half his face was covered by a black mask. He held up a lantern to the clerk's face and fired a shot from the pistol with blanks. The clerk screamed in terror and fainted. A few of the guards came running and he fired shots over their heads. They ran into rooms and slammed shut the doors. Quasim Sardar came forward with his lathi. Amulya shot him in the leg and he fellroof. That day the sound of distant sea waves, swept by the south wind, rose towards the stars like sobs from deep within the earth's breast, I went out and aimlessly wandered the dark deserted village paths.

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THE EARTH HAD GIRDED UP HER LOINS TO DESTROY THE PARADISE OF ecstasy in which Guruji had tried to keep us cloistered. All these days he had been pouring the wine of his mystic moods into the cup of metaphor for us to guzzle, but now the clash of a beautiful figure with the figures of speech threatened to tip the cup over and spill its contents on the ground, The signs of impending danger didn't escape the guru.

Sachish had become rather strange lately. He was like a kite whose string


parties were equally unabashed. The very thought that people may find them guilty made them bolder. Because there was nothing delicate in this relationship they did not find it necessary to hide anything from each other or care for public opinion. It was rumoured that sometimes Madhusudan had even hit Shyamasundari and when she quarrelled loudly he was heard calling her names and telling her to get out of his house. But that made little difference. Madhusudan had maintained his full control over Shyama. If ever she tried to grab anything more than what Madhusudan let her have, she was rebuffed. Shyama coveted and wanted to get into the position that Motir-ma held and she wanted to run the house, but she was thwarted there as well. Madhusudannecessity' etc. Usually these kind of threatening letters had the contrary effect on the Chatterjees. Bipradas showed the letter to Kalu who turned red in the face. 'This kind of letter provokes even a cool fellow like me to get into the Badshahi mood, call the Kotwal—the chief of police—and order him to cut off the head of the writer and bring it to me instantly.'

Because he had a lot of paper-work to finish during the day, Bipradas could send for Kumu only in the evening. Kumu had not met her brother the whole day. She was avoiding him carefully.

Bipradas got up from his bed and sat on a chair. Lying down made his mind weak. He had also reserved a seat for Kumu in front of him.


till my death and never entered that prison-house again.'

When she finished she lay her head on his feet. For a long time Bipradas looked out of the window, lost in endless brooding.

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EARLY NEXT MORNING HE SENT FOR KUMU. SHE FOUND ONE ESRAJ STRETCHED on his lap and another lying on the bed. He said, 'Pick up the instrument, let's play together.' It was still somewhat dark. After the whole night, the breeze had cooled down and was lightly blowing through the peepul leaves, and the crows had started cawing. The two of them started with a slow alaap in Raag Bhairon—sombre, quiet and plaintive. It recalled the mood of Mahadev in the morning after he had reconciled himself to the loss of Sati. As they played, thetoo seemed to be under a shadow. A picture of Ramakrishna Paramhansa adorned one wall of the marble-floored room; the only pieces of furniture other than the bed were two wicker stools, a small table, and a clothes rack which stood in a corner. In another corner a metal pitcher held a bunch of white rajanigandha sticks, whose mild fragrance pervaded the closed air of the room.

From the east-facing window that lay open, Neerja could observe the garden below: the orchid room, made of mud-plastered bamboo laths, and the blue-flowered aparajita creeper on the fence. Not far off, the water pump throbbed on near the pump, and water ran down the channels to the flower-beds with a trilling sound. In the fragrant mango grove a cuckoo sang fervently,


grow roots, and then who can uproot them?'

'You don't have to advise me. I am your elder, and I'm giving you good counsel, marry her. Don't delay. There are good dates in this month of Phalgun.'

'In my almanac all three hundred and sixty-five days are good. There may be good days Boudi, but there is no path leading to such an event taking place. I have been to prison once, even now I'm on the slippery road that heads gaolwards. The minions of Prajapati, the god of marriage, don't tread those paths.'

'Do girls nowadays fear the jail?'

'Maybe they don't but that is not the way to go around the sacred fire seven times. On that road one is stronger keeping his bride in his heart, not by hisPoland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he had no plans to reintroduce legislation to lift a ban on the production of kosher meat, despite mounting criticism from Israel and Jewish groups that it is harmful to Jews in Poland.

Polish lawmakers last week rejected a government-backed draft law that would have allowed slaughterhouses to produce meat in accordance with Jewish ritual law. The law's opponents said the practice, which has been halted since a constitutional court ruling last year, is cruel to livestock. (Reuters)


70 So.2d 573 (1954)
CARPINETA
v.
SHIELDS.
Supreme Court of Florida. Special Division A.
February 23, 1954.
Turner, Hendrick & Fascell, Coral Gables, for petitioner.
Kessler & Gars, Miami, for respondent.
SEBRING, Justice.
This is a certiorari proceeding to review an order of the Circuit Court of Dade County wherein said court reversed on appeal a summary judgment rendered by the Civil Court of Record for Dade County.
The facts of the case are simple: The respondent, Shields, instituted suit in the Civil Court of Record for Dade County for the recovery of a real estate commission. In due course the petitioner, Carpineta, filed his answer to the complaint. After the depositions of both parties and several witnesses had been taken, Shields moved for a summary judgment in his favor, and called up the motion for hearing. Atof each body. In England, where the house of commons consists of nearly six hundred members, the number of forty-five constitutes a quorum to do business. In some of the state constitutions a particular number of the members constitutes a quorum to do business; in others, a majority is required. The constitution of the United States has wisely adopted the latter course; and thus, by requiring a majority for a quorum, has secured the public from any hazard of passing laws by surprise, or against the deliberate opinion of a majority of the representative body.

§ 833. It may seem strange, but it is only one of many proofs of the extreme jealousy, with which every provision in the constitution of the United States was watched and scanned, that


an ultimate redress for the grievance. But such a power, so summary, and at the same time so subversive of the rights of the people, it was foreseen, might be exerted for mere purposes of faction or party, to remove a patriot, or to aid a corrupt measure; and it has therefore been wisely guarded by the restriction, that there shall be a concurrence of two thirds of the members, to justify an expulsion. This clause, requiring a concurrence of two thirds, was not in the original draft of the constitution, but it was inserted by a vote of ten states, one being divided. A like general authority to expel, exists in the British house of commons; and in the legislative bodies of many of the states composingagainst him was an attempt to seduce an American agent among the Indians from his duty, and to alienate the affections and confidence of the Indians from the public authorities of the United States, and a negotiation for services in behalf of the British government among the Indians. It was not a statuteable offence; nor was it committed in his official character; nor was it committed during the session of congress; nor at the seat of government. Yet by an almost unanimous vote he was expelled from that body; and he was afterwards impeached (as has been already stated) for this, among other charges. It seems, therefore, to be settled by the senate upon full deliberation, that expulsion may be for any misdemeanour, which, though not punishable by


any statute, is inconsistent with the trust and duty of a senator. In the case of John Smith (a senator) in April, 1808, the charge against him was for participation in the supposed treasonable conspiracy of Colonel Burr. But the motion to expel him was lost by a want of the constitutional majority of two thirds of the members of the senate. The precise ground of the failure of the motion does not appear; but it may be gathered from the arguments of his counsel, that it did not turn upon any doubt, that the power of the senate extended to cases of misdemeanour, not done in the presence or view of the body; but most probably it was decided upon some doubt as to the facts. Itcarried by a close vote of six states against four, one being divided; and the remaining clause, after an ineffectual effort to strike out "one fifth," and insert in its stead, "if every member present," was finally adopted by an unanimous vote. The object of the whole clause is to ensure publicity to the proceedings of the legislature, and a correspondent responsibility of the members to their respective constituents. And it is founded in sound policy and deep political foresight. Intrigue and cabal are thus deprived of some of their main resources, by plotting and devising measures in secrecy. The public mind is enlightened by an attentive examination of the public measures; patriotism, and integrity, and wisdom obtain their due reward; and votes are ascertained, not by vague


upon other particular occasions. But the adjournment of one house is not the adjournment of the other. And it is usual, when the king signifies his pleasure, that both, or either of the houses should adjourn themselves to a certain day, to obey the king's pleasure, and adjourn accordingly; for otherwise a prorogation would certainly follow.

§ 842. Under the colonial governments, the undue exercise of the same power by the royal governors constituted a great public grievance, and was one of the numerous cases of misrule, upon which the declaration of independence strenuously relied. It was there solemnly charged against the king, that he had called together legislative [colonial] bodies at places, unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the repository of the public records; that he had dissolved representativelate undergone a great deal of discussion both in England and America; and has finally received the adjudication of the highest judicial tribunals in each country. In each country upon the fullest consideration the result was the same, viz. that the power did exist, and that the legislative body was the proper and exclusive forum to decide, when the contempt existed, and when there was a breach of its privileges; and, that the power to punish followed, as a necessary incident to the power to take cognizance of the offence. The judgment of the Supreme Court of the United States, in the case alluded to, contains so elaborate and exact a consideration of the whole argument on each side, that it will be far more satisfactory to give


it in a note, as it stands in the printed opinion, than to hazard, by any abridgment, impairing the just force of the reasoning.

§ 845. This is not the only case, in which the house of representatives has exerted the power to arrest, and punish for a contempt committed within the walls of the house. The power was exerted in the case of Robert Randall, in December, 1795, for an attempt to corrupt a member: in 1796, in the case of ------, a challenge given to a member, which was held a breach of privilege; and in May, 1832, in the case of Samuel Houston, for an assault upon a member for words spoken in his place, and afterwards printed, reflecting on the character of Houston. In theformer case, the house punished the offence by imprisonment; in the latter, by a reprimand by the speaker. So in 1800, in the case of William Duane, for a printed libel against the senate, the party was held guilty of a contempt, and punished by imprisonment. Nor is there any thing peculiar in the claim under the constitution of the United States. The same power has been claimed, and exercised repeatedly, under the state governments, independent of any special constitutional provision, upon the broad ground stated, by Mr. Chief Justice Shippen, that the members of the legislature are legally, and inherently possessed of all such privileges, as are necessary to enable them, with freedom and safety, to execute the great trust reposed in them by the body of


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Enchanting performance spaces

What I remember most are the beautiful location, the enchanting performance spaces, the camaraderie amongst participants and residents, AND the delicious food!

2013 Art of Song Participant

I grew as a musician and enhanced my relationship with my quartet members

What an amazing opportunity it was to spend three weeks surrounded by inspiring coaches and colleagues! In the short amount of time I grew as a musician and enhanced my relationship with my quartet members. Truly the experience of a lifetime!

2013 String Quartet Participant

Wonderful!

Interacting with townspeople, including restaurant and shop owners who putJohn Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

Sir John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Waterford, 7th Baron Talbot, KG (c. 138717 July 1453), known as "Old Talbot", was an English nobleman and a noted military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was the most renowned in England and most feared in France of the English captains in the last stages of the conflict. Known as a tough, cruel, and quarrelsome man, Talbot distinguished himself militarily in a time of decline for the English. Called the "English Achilles" and the "Terror of the French", he is lavishly praised in the plays of Shakespeare. The manner of his death, leading a charge against artillery, has come to symbolize the passing of the age of chivalry. He also held


Sinai), marshal of Calais. Married Mary, daughter and co-heiress of John Champernoun, no issue. Died probably at Saint Catherine's Monastery.
Lady Eleanor Talbot (c. February/March 143630 June 1468) married to Sir Thomas Butler, and mistress to King Edward IV.
Lady Elizabeth Talbot (c. December 1442/January 14436 November 1506/10 May 1507). She married John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk.

Talbot is known to have had at least one illegitimate child, Henry. He may have served in France with his father as it is known that a bastard son of the Earl of Shrewsbury was captured by the Dauphin Louis on 14 August 1443.

Early career and service in Ireland
From 1404 to 1413 he served with his elder brother Gilbert in the Welsh revolt or the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr. Meanwhile he wassummoned to Parliament in his wife's right from 1409. Then for five years from February 1414 he was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, where he did some fighting. He had a dispute with James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond and Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn over the inheritance for the honour of Wexford which he held. Complaints were made against him both for his  harsh government in Ireland and for acts of  violence in Herefordshire, where he was a friend of the Lollard Sir John Oldcastle, and for land disputes with retainers of the Earl of Arundel.

The dispute with the Earl of Ormond escalated into a long-running feud between Talbot and his brother, the Archbishop of Dublin, on the one hand, and the Butler family


     ARGUED MAY 28, 2015 — DECIDED AUGUST 6, 2015

   Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.
   BAUER, Circuit Judge. Andre R. Reaves was suspected of
dealing large quantities of heroin in the Peoria area. Working
with an informant, Peoria police learned that Reaves drove to
Detroit in a white Chrysler Pacifica on multiple occasions to
get his heroin supply. After confirming that Reaves owned a
white Chrysler Pacifica and after the informant picked Reaves
out of a line-up, the police set up four controlled buys between
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This section amended section 35(5) of the Powers of the Criminal Courts Act 1973.

Part V
Section 63 applies to Scotland

Part VI - Supplementary

Section 65 - Citation, etc.
The following orders have been made under section 65(7):
The Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1365 (C. 47))
The Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1426 (C. 51))
The Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1682 (C. 58))
The Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/712 (C. 16))
The Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 7) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/487 (C. 17))
The Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 9) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/1632 (C. 69)
The Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 11) Order 1982 (S.I.


Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Duck Hunting-Baby Style

This afternoon, Landon was on the floor with his toys and his duck blanket. I looked over to check on him and he was going to town on that duck. The poor creature did not stand and chance against the poison baby drool that was being smeared all over it. I tried to tell the duck to run for its life, but it was to far gone by the time I tried to intervene. So I encouraged my little carnivore to finish the job properly and this was the result.

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photographing, gardening, baking, cleaning, organizing junkie, LDS, Mother of 3 little munchkins. Meaning I run around like a chicken with my head cutA Toronto police officer called to the scene of a shoplifting is being commended, not for arresting the man, but for letting him go.

When the officer learned the young man had tried to steal a shirt, tie, and socks for a job interview, he decided to help him out.

Not only did Const. Niran Jeyanesan let the man go, he used his own money to pay for the clothes the man had tried to steal.

Jeyanesan told CP24 that he and his partner were called to a Walmart in the city’s north end on Sunday evening for a reported theft.

The store’s loss prevention officer had apprehended the 18-year-old as he tried to steal a dress shirt, tie and socks. Jeyanesan interrogated the man and learned he wanted the outfit for


that participated, serving his restaurant’s specialty, smoothies with mango and avocado, from a table on the street. He sees the event as a way to introduce Somali culture and products to the broader community.

“It’s about how can we, as East Africans, connect with mainstream Americans,” he said.

This year, he has hired a guitarist to play during the event and lined up Ahmed Ismail, a prominent figure in the local soccer community, to organize “street ball” soccer during the event.

Seeking diversity

The Open Streets idea began in Bogotá, Colombia, in the 1970s and has become popular in the United States in the last 10 to 15 years, says Ethan Fawley, executive director of the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition, which promotes bicycling and sponsors Open Streets.

It began in Minneapolis six years agoof Geek "It was intelligent and hilarious, and took the show places I didn't expect." - What Culture "But what a comeback! The script could not have been better had Ace Rimmer himself penned it over his morning kippers." - Ali Lewis, On the Box "The banter is sublime." - TV Guide "A triumphant return to form." - SFX "Smegtastic." - TV Times "The scripts are still in typically fine, silly, nerdy, shape." - Daily Mail "The good news for Red Dwarf fans is that it is exactly the same as it was at its peak." - The Times "The comedy still comes from these four characters adrift in space. Let's hope they'll be stuck with one another for light-years to come." - Daily Mirror "The 10th series


The Miami Marlins' new regime has stormed the compound and begun an aggressive tear-down of the roster to reduce payroll. Despite the immediate future looking bleak on the field, the front office is bullish on its financials.

The group led by Derek Jeter that bought the Marlins last fall put together a business plan called "Project Wolverine" outlining the expectations for the coming season. The document projects the team to "make an enormous profit in 2018 and sizable profits the following three years," according to the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson.

The most recent version of the document, from August, projects the Marlins to yield a cash flow profit of $68 million for the coming season. At least part of that stems from a combination of vigorously cutting payroll and thea lot bloodier. On January 23, at the Foreign Correspondent's Club of Japan press conference, the usually somber Mamoru Oshii spoke about his latest creation, Chimamire Mai Love (My Soaked In Blood Love or Blood-Stained Mai Love), which is a black comedy about a…

Mamoru Oshii is perhaps best known for highly influential anime, like Patlabor and Ghost in the Shell (above). He's directed several live action films before, including the 2001 Polish language flick Avalon, and is now set to direct his first English language film. It's called The Last Druid: Garm Wars, and here's the…

Mamoru Oshii, director of such animated films like Ghost in the Shell was recently revealed as the director of the Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor trailer. In the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, the


The implosion of the Boy Scouts of America is a microcosm for what has happened to society: the use of homosexuality to destroy an organization

that once promoted masculine role models, values, companionship and wilderness skills. However the 2009 article below this update suggests that the Masons had targeted the BSA 100 years ago.

of sexual abuse victims. In a move both craven and irresponsible, they are staying open for business.

Admittedly, modern Scouts are not the same organization long considered by Americans to be synonymous with honesty - Scout's honor! - religious devotion and good moral character. Like many others, under political and social pressure they converged, so to speak, with postmodern moral norms, revoking their ban on homosexuals in 2014 and letting girls join as of 2017.

There's a very"She is perhaps Hitler's best-known victim." "Her book has sold more than 25 million copies and has been translated into at least 55 languages." "She's become a symbol of 10 million souls murdered by the Nazis Jews and non-Jews and, in particular, the one and a half million innocent children." "She was just 15 when she died." "A miserable and lonely death in a concentration camp in Germany." "Yet she is remembered for her faith in humanity." "This is the story of the life and legacy of Anne Frank." "In Amsterdam, some of the remnants of a once-thriving Jewish community." "Every person in this congregation, like Jews throughout Europe has a story of their own of persecution, murder, fear or betrayal." "The rabbi spent the first 2 years


of his life in hiding sheltered by a Christian family." "But one girl reaches beyond all those memories." "Hers is not just a Holocaust story, for the voice of Anne Frank stands as a warning to those who discriminate on the basis of color, culture or creed." "Her message is as fresh today as it was 50 years ago." "The notorious Nazi propaganda film The Eternal Jew." "Distorted images portraying an Aryan nightmare of the Jewish threat to European civilization." "And this, the family Frank:" "Prosperous, cultivated, sophisticated and integrated." "In fact, they were a German family." "German to the core." "The antithesis of ghetto Jews." "Anne's father, Otto, was an officer in the German army in the first World War." "The family had lived in and aroundFrankfurt for generations." "But Otto had traveled the world, even working in Macy's store in New York where a college friend, Nathan Straus, was the owner's son." "In 1925, the 36-year-old Otto married Edith Hollander a 25-year-old Jewish girl from Aachen, Germany near the Dutch border." "They honeymooned in Italy." "Their first daughter, Margot, followed 9 months later and their second, Annelies, better known as Anne, in June 1929." "It was a good life in Frankfurt in those early years." "One could almost forget the long shadow of National Socialism." "But beneath the idyllic surface far removed from the children's world, turmoil." "DANGER JEWS" "Their landlord turned out to be a Nazi party member." "And in March 1931, they moved." "The bank owned by the family also had


serious problems resulting in its complete collapse in 1933 caused by Otto's brother being the victim of a fraud and the effects of the Depression, particularly acute in Germany." "And, of course, the threat of the gathering storm." "On the streets at the rallies..." "ONE RACE ONE NATION ...and finally in January 1933 the ballot box." "ONE LEADER" "For it is often forgotten that Hitler gained power in a democratic election." "For the Franks, the German dream was over." "Some of the family had moved to Switzerland." "Otto chose to try his luck in Holland where he had prior business connections." "In autumn 1933, the family settled here in Merwedeplein a modern housing development in South Amsterdam." "They established a settled and full existence amongst German refugees andDutch neighbors." "We moved into the same neighborhood as the Frank family." "Many other refugees moved there." "And so there was a little bit of a German-Jewish enclave by no means a ghetto, but just a little enclave." "Quite often parents would speak German in the street which annoyed us children terribly, of course." "Hanneli Goslar" "My father was a deputy minister in the interior." "And he was the chief of the press in Germany." "He had really a very high position." "And he immediately fled when the whole government stepped down." "And, okay, we went to England before but he didn't find a job where he didn't have to work Shabbat." "And so we stopped here in Merwedeplein." "Life for Jewish refugees as I experienced it as


that angriness that was the problem between the parents." "Mother Frank said, "You sit down. "" "And Father Frank said:" ""Leave the child alone." "She's so small and she's so little. "" "So she was allowed to do the things she wanted." "And that happened every time." "Every time that girl was naughty was impertinent, later on, really impertinent." "I remember very strongly that Mr. Frank was seen as an ideal daddy, that he was the daddy because he was so much involved in his girls' education." "He fixed his wife breakfast on Sunday morning and brought it to her bedside which was unheard of in our circles." "So that news made the round:" ""Mr. Frank does this for his wife!" "How great. "" "Otto Frank interviewed in1979" "We left Germany in 1933 because I didn't want to educate my children with blinkers." "They were not allowed to see Christian friends anymore." "In Holland, it was different." "Upon her arrival in Amsterdam the 4-year-old Anne was sent to the Montessori school where Lies Goslar became her best friend." "Years later, in her diary, Anne wrote this of Lies:" ""Hanneli Goslar, or Lies, as she's called at school, is a bit strange." "She's usually shy outspoken at home but reserved around other people." "She blabs whatever you tell her to her mother." "But she says what she thinks." "And lately, I've come to appreciate her a great deal. "" "Anne and Lies' friendship had begun on their very first day at school." "Exactly in opposite of


not afterwards." "She could take out the socket out of the shoulder and she would sit, and everybody looked." "And then she made out, and knock, knock, knock." "You have to be very careful." "You can end up with an orthopedic doctor." "She liked it, and everybody was looking at her." "And then she was happy." "When he came to Holland, Otto Frank set up the Opekta Company a Dutch subsidiary of a German concern, selling pectin a substance used in making jam." "The progressive Otto had a film produced to promote the product." "In the early days, he had four key colleagues, all non-Jews." "One of those employees was an Austrian who'd grown up in Holland." "Miep Gies." "It was a very fine place to work because"And she always split her sides with laughter." "And when I did that, her tongue would move to and fro." "But it was fun." "She was a great girl." "Dutch Nazis putting on a show in Amsterdam in 1938." "Though Hitler had infiltrated the police, the civil service even the prime minister in the years before the war, Holland was generally good to its Jewish refugees from Germany." "Despite these scenes of Fascist collaborators the Dutch and German Jews believed that they would be safe in Holland far from the Führer in their former homeland." "Few, very few, tried to leave for safer shores." "And Otto and his family were not amongst them." "Sometimes I said to Mr. Frank:" ""You must go out of the Netherlands." "It will


be danger for you. "" "Miep Gies" ""No," said he." ""In the first World War, the German came not here in the Netherlands." "So they come the second time, also not. "" "And I said to him, "You must go to America. "" ""No, I stay here because I love the Netherlands. "" "The faith of Otto Frank and thousands like him was catastrophically misplaced." "By May 1940, Hitler had conquered almost all of Europe." "Austria, Poland, Norway, Denmark Yugoslavia, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and most of France had fallen to Germany's air force and storm troops." "Europe's low countries remained as a tantalizing morsel to be swallowed whole." "Then by the 14th of May, 1940, it was all over." "Five days after the Germans had finally smashed throughLIGHTHOUSE BY THE SEA WITH RIN TIN TIN" "This film supplied the entertainment for Anne and her friends when they celebrated her 13th birthday her last in freedom." "Her prized gift that 13th birthday on Friday, the 12th of June, 1942 was her diary a present she had bought with her father a few days before." "From the beginning, Anne addressed her diary as a special friend with whom she would conduct a secret correspondence." "Her first entry was this:" ""I hope I will be able to confide everything to you as I have never been able to confide in anyone." "And I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support. "" "Her early diary jottings were typical of a 13-year-old:" "Gossip about school friends,


jokes and a record of her unextraordinary daily life together with photos and other scraps." "In the years that followed, she also shared her most intimate secrets including her increasing interest in the development of her body and in sex." "What interested Anne very much was sexual behavior and she wanted to know what it was all about." "Jacqueline "Jopie" van Maarsen" "And she asked her father about it." "I knew much more than she did because I had my sister, who told me everything." "So I thought, "Well, I'm not going to enlighten you altogether." "You just ask your father. "" "At the time, Anne's body was not changing yet." "And I think that she was curious because she had some little..." "She used a bra fromMargot with cotton wool in it to show a bit of breast." "And I did not need that kind of thing and she was interested to see exactly..." "While Anne was innocently absorbed with her developing body Otto Frank was mindful that if the Nazi measures against Jews continued to their inevitable conclusion he and his family would need to take precautions to protect themselves." "For a year, he had been secretly preparing a hiding place for them all together with his German business associate Hermann van Pels van Pels' wife, Auguste, and son, Peter." "It was to be in several rooms behind the company offices on Prinsengracht in central Amsterdam." "Laboriously, and unknown to all but the innermost circle Otto accumulated furniture, cooking implements bedding and clothes."


"At the Frank home, two and a half miles away in Merwedeplein Sunday, the 5th of July, 1942, was the day that everyone had dreaded had hoped against hope would never come." "That Sunday, the Germans delivered this innocuous document by registered mail to several thousand Jews, the majority of them of German extraction aged between 15 and 40." "They were to report within 9 days to be transported to a labor camp in Germany." "Margot Frank was one of them throwing her family, like so many, into crisis." "The agonies at that moment were when you had some youngsters saying:" ""Labor won't floor me." "I'm strong." "I can do whatever's asked of me." "I'm going and that's it. "" "And the parents would say, "No, stay." "It'swith everything dirty in the sink." "I went into her room, and I saw her bed not made." "And the shoes that she loved, she'd just received them for the summer were near the bed." "I came here, you see." "I went up, and I am ringing and ringing and ringing and nobody opens." "And at the end somebody opened." "It was a tenant." "Mr. Goudschmidt." "He had the room at the roof in the Frank apartment." "He looked at me as if he'd never seen me before." "And I didn't know what happened." "He said, "What do you want?"" ""I come to play as usual. " And he said:" ""Yes, but don't you know?" "The Frank family left for Switzerland. "" "Miep Gies had been given the