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The left-leaning group drew support from across the political spectrum, from veterans as well as others. VoteVets focuses on progressive politics but represents hundreds of82 people died.

Armed men in balaclavas have occupied key public buildings in Crimea in recent days and appeared to have taken control of the region’s two main airports. The Crimean parliament was seized Thursday by armed men who raised the Russian flag.

One of Ukraine’s largest telecommunications companies said in a statement Friday that telephone and internet links between Crimea and the rest of the country had been severed.

The incoming authorities in Kiev have described developments in Crimea as an invasion, and interim president Oleksandr Turchynov told reporters late Friday that Russia was seeking to provoke conflict.

Russia has recently moved about 6,000 additional troops into Crimea, Ukraine's defense minister said Saturday, according to report by Reuters news agency.

Crimea was transferred to the Ukrainian Republic by the Soviet leadership in


1954. Since the fall of Communism it has enjoyed a large degree of political autonomy within Ukraine, including its own prime minister.

About 60 percent of the population in Crimea identifies itself as ethnic Russian, with the remainder being Ukrainian or Crimean Tatar.

Pro-Russian groups and Tatars, who mostly support the new regime in Kiev, clashed outside the Crimean parliament Thursday during a confrontation in which at least two people died.

Even if Russia increased military presence by adding more troops in Crimea to protect interests and minorities against american armed thugs it is done according to the previous agreements,regional authorities approval and without firing a single bullet so it is not an invasion unlike the american invasions with everything they got including wmds(depleted uranium,phosphorus) based on fake evidence and mediathe Russian naval flag.

There has been conflicting information on where exactly the vessel is, but a Russian senator has confirmed to Izvestia daily that the frigate defected to the Russian side.

“Ukraine’s Navy flagship the Hetman Sahaidachny has come over to our side today. It has hung out the St Andrew’s flag,” Senator Igor Morozov, a member of the committee on the international affairs, told Izvestia daily.

He said the flagship is on its way back to the Black Sea after drills in the Mediterranean. “The crew has fulfilled the order by the chief commander of Ukraine’s armed forces Viktor Yanukovich,” he added.

The move comes after the Navy command resigned Friday. Self-appointed President Aleksandr Turchinov made Rear Admiral Denis Berezovsky the new Navy Chief, a statement published on the President’s


website Saturday said.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the Prime Minister of Ukraine had earlier asked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to let the frigate through the Bosporus strait, according to the Kiev Times. The ship captain and the head of Ukraine’s contingent in the operation, Rear Admiral Andrey Tarasov disobeyed orders from Kiev.

The Hetman Sahaidachny returns to Sevastopol, Crimea after taking part in a joint counter-piracy operation with NATO and the EU off the Horn of Africa, reported UNN on Friday, citing Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. On February 26, after crossing the Suez Canal, the ship entered the Mediterranean Sea and was expected to be in Sevastopol in early March.

Imam Ali (a.s) said : "An Un-Islamic Government may last a while, Tyranny cannot Endure".

Imam Ali (A.S) said : "No Wealthnose, just the way they did in the South Ossetian conflict, where Georgia played the role of the West's dog who was ordered to bark at Russia. The hegemonic ways of EU, US and the Western World at large, must be put an end to. They (West) didn't get this planet in inheritance!

........ when the first drop of a Munafiq's blood drops in the Kaa'bah ........

........ the Black Flags Army shall rise from Khurasan and commence its earth rumbling march toward Damishque. Any force that tries to come in its path, shall be destroyed with ruthless destruction. Awaiting, upon reaching Damishque, the safron and beads of pearls and the Black Turban that shall lead the Salah of Fajr .........

........ the stones and trees of Lud shall cry out


just living and trying to make something genuine of themselves rather than having to get dragged into political egos and machiavelian trysts at a grand scale.

^^ My friend, you have yet to fully grasp what's at play here. Take step back and you may just be able to is the bigger picture.

........ when the first drop of a Munafiq's blood drops in the Kaa'bah ........

........ the Black Flags Army shall rise from Khurasan and commence its earth rumbling march toward Damishque. Any force that tries to come in its path, shall be destroyed with ruthless destruction. Awaiting, upon reaching Damishque, the safron and beads of pearls and the Black Turban that shall lead the Salah of Fajr .........

........ the stones and trees of Lud shall cry out toYanukovych a week ago.

The current development comes shortly after Russia’s upper house of parliament unanimously approved a request from President Vladimir Putin on Saturday to deploy military forces in Ukraine’s mainly ethnic Russian-populated region of Crimea.

Putin issued his request in response to what he said was a threat to the lives of Russian citizens and military forces located in naval bases in Crimea.

Putin, who is the Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces, has not yet ordered the deployment of a “limited military contingent” in Ukraine, but said in telephone conversations with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US President Barack Obama early on Sunday that Moscow reserved the right to protect its own interests and those of Russian speakers in the event of violence breaking out in


eastern Ukraine and Crimea.

There is already a substantial Russian military presence in southern Ukraine, courtesy of the leased Black Sea Fleet naval base in the Crimean Peninsula.

Large movements of Russian troops have been reported around the peninsula, which is in defiance of express instructions from Ukrainian authorities this week for Russian soldiers to remain confined to their quarters.

Meanwhile, thousands of pro-Moscow protesters staged a number of rallies in eastern Ukraine on Saturday backing the anti-Kiev stance of the Crimean population and calling for Russia to defend them as well.

New authorities in Kiev have already responded to Russia’s plans by putting the army on high alert and calling up all military reserves.

Kiev has also appealed to NATO on Saturday" with a request to consider all options to defend thestay on topic without dragging chechnya and ukraine history

There was confusion, too, on the ground. Inside the base at Feodosia, word came that the order had come from Kiev that all marines should give up their weapons voluntarily to the Russians. One of the marines then read on Facebook that the news was apparently fake, and rushed off to inform his superiors who were in negotiations with Russians. Many of the marines were on the phone to friends at other bases, asking whether they had been forced to give up their weapons.

Russian state media reported widespread desertions to the Crimean forces. It was difficult to verify whether this really was happening. Even an official representative of the Ukrainian defence ministry seemed unclear. Ruslan Semenyuk said: "I don't know


while waiting for someone's revolution to clear your head
Napoleon Bonaparte: The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people!

Hakim Bey: Don't just survive while waiting for someone's revolution to clear your head
Napoleon Bonaparte: The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people!

Well this complicates the American wihdrawal from Afghanistan even more. The troops and equipment has to be taken out. If the US grills Putin too much, they can shut down the northern supply route. Then all there is left is the Pakistani route.

The europeans can't do much either - most of europes energy comes from russia. Germany now has a direct under seapipeline link with Russia.

On paper at least the Ukrainian military looks credible, though it is numerically inferior to the Russian armed forces - Moscow having about four times as many active troops and twice as many tanks as Kiev.

On the face of things if Russia were to move into eastern Ukraine then the Ukrainian forces should be able to put up a better performance than tiny Georgia's armed forces did when the Russians moved onto the offensive in 2008.

But in reality Ukraine's military is dispersed; it lacks readiness; and much of its equipment is in storage.

Given the divisions inside the country, there must also be question marks about the loyalty of elements of the Ukrainian military to the new interim political authorities in Kiev.

Elite forces

Russia in contrast has


information from Raf Sanchez on the US's decision to cancel its presidential delegation to Sochi:

The US has cancelled its presidential delegation to the Paralympics in Sochi in protest at Russia's intervention in Crimea. While American athletes will still take part, the six-person delegation, led by Tammy Duckworth, a Congresswoman who lost both legs in Iraq, will no longer attend.

"In addition to other measures we are taking in response to the situation in Ukraine, the United States will no longer send a Presidential Delegation to the upcoming Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi,” said Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council.

17.28 According to Reuters, the European Union will consider "targeted measures" against Russia if tensions do not start easing in Ukraine's Crimea region.

France's foreign minister, Laurent Fabius saidto sanction former Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovich and officials close to him.

"Similar decisions could be taken,"

17.25 Unidentified soldiers are pictured blocking the Ukrainian naval base in the village of Novoozerne, near Simferopol

17.15 BREAKING: Our man in Moscow Howard Amos says that the Russian government has denied reports of an ultimatum issued to the Ukraine:

The Russian Defense Ministry has dismissed claims that an ultimatum to surrender has been issued to Ukrainian armed forces in Crimea.

A Defense Ministry spokesperson described the reports of an ultimatum as “complete nonsense,” according to Russian business daily Vedomosti.

17.09 According to Reuters, the White House has said it will no longer send a presidential delegation to the Paralympic Games in Sochi in protest at the situation in Ukraine.

16.56 Ukrainian soldiers pictured standing behind a fence


while unidentified armed men block the headquarters of the Ukrainian Navy in Sebastopol

16.52 Russian news channel RT is reporting that 400 kilos of explosives and arms have been seized from Kiev activists on the Crimean border.

TNT was confiscated as well as grenades, rifles and guns

16.49 Bruno Waterfield has some more information about the EU foreign ministers who are still debating how to approach Russia:

EU foreign ministers are debating whether to explicitly warn Russia that unless it pulls back then sanctions will follow.

The square brackets indicate where the debate lies - with splits over how strong the EU's language should be.

“[In the absence of de-escalating steps by Russia] The EU has decided to suspend bilateral talks with the Russian authorities on visa matters, as well as on the Newthe Russian armed forces into Ukraine.

On Saturday Vladimir Putin secured the parliament's permission to use the military in Ukraine if he wishes, citing the need to protect Russians.

State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin told the state-run Rossiya-24 television in an interview:

"The decision ... only gives the right (to use the armed forces), which can be exercised in case of necessity; for now there is no need."

16.35 The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an open meeting on the crisis in Ukraine next Monday. It will be the third meeting of the Security Council since last Friday, but the first open meeting that is not confined to the 15 council members.

16.24 Here is another picture of Putin with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and head of the Russian army's main department


of combat preparation Ivan Buvaltsev watching military exercises.

Before now Putin hadn't been seen since Russian troops entered Crimea.

16.14 The Evening Standard is reporting that the price of bread could soar because of the Ukraine crisis.

16.12 Here is an interesting fact found on Twitter:

16.06 Vladimir Putin has been attending the final day of military exercises. He watched armoured tanks and vehicles at the Kirillovsky training ground outside Vyborg, a town on Russia's border with Finland.

He smiled as he walked towards the command centre where he watched tanks, barely visible in thick fog, and listened to artillery fire.

It is the first sighting of Putin in several days.

16.02 According to Reuters Russia has said that NATO's criticism of its actions in Crimea region will not help stabilise the situation in Ukraine:

"Wethe OSCE Helsinki Final Act, as well as of Russia's specific commitments to respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity under the Budapest Memorandum of 1994 and the bilateral Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership of 1997.”

“The EU calls on Russia to immediately withdraw its armed forces to the areas of their permanent stationing, in accordance with the Agreement on the Status and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet stationing on the territory of Ukraine of 1997."

15.25: More on that ultimatum: This from Reuters:

Russia's Black Sea Fleet has told Ukrainian forces in Crimea to surrender by 5 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Tuesday or face a military assault, Interfax news agency quoted a source in the Ukrainian Defence Ministry as saying.

The ultimatum, Interfax said, was issued by Alexander Vitko, the


fleet's commander.

The ministry did not immediately confirm the report and there was no immediate comment by the Black Sea Fleet, which has a base in Crimea, where Russian forces are in control.

"If they do not surrender before 5 a.m. tomorrow, a real assault will be started against units and divisions of the armed forces across Crimea," the agency quoted the ministry source as saying.

15.14 This photo from Donetsk shows riot police standing in line in front of pro-Russian protesters, who are trying to occupy the regional administration building.

15.03 AFP is reporting the strong response from Russia to warnings by United States Secretary of State John Kerry over military intervention in Ukraine.

Mr Kerry, who is set to visit Kiev on Tuesday to meet the new leadership, warned Russia onSunday that it risked exclusion from the Group of Eight nations and faced possible sanctions for sending troops into Ukraine's southern Crimea region.

In a statement on its website Russia's foreign ministry said:

"We consider the threats against Russia made in a series of public statements by US Secretary of State John Kerry over the latest events in Ukraine and in Crimea to be unacceptable,"

Moscow accused Kerry of relying on "Cold War cliches", saying that he had not bothered to understand the complex processes taking place in Ukrainian society.

Kerry failed to "objectively assess the situation that is continuing to deteriorate after the forcible seizure of power in Kiev by radical extremists," the ministry said.

It accused the United States and its allies of turning a blind eye to the "rampant Russophobia


and anti-Semitism" of the opposition protesters who took power in Kiev.

"The West's allies now are outright neo-Nazis who wreck Orthodox churches and synagogues," the ministry said.

15.00 Mr Lavrov also called on Ukraine to revert to the agreement signed by Viktor Yanukovich on February 21 which aimed to end the political crisis.

Lavrov said Yanukovych respected the agreement, but the opposition "did nothing."

"The illegal arms have not been relinquished, the government buildings and streets of Kiev have not been completely freed, radicals maintain control of cities.

"Instead of a promised national unity government a 'government of the victors' has been created."

14.45 A little bit more from Russia's Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov who has justified Russian troops entering Crimea as a necessary protection for Russian citizens living there. He told the U.N.floor of the building said the protesters had seized the first floor but were unable to go higher because lifts were disabled and stairwell doors shut.

The 11-storey building has been flying the Russian flag, rather than the Ukrainian flag, for three days, with demonstrators carrying Russian flags staging rallies outside.

A Reuters photographer said several hundred protesters, waving Russian flags and shouting "Putin, come!", had managed to enter the regional government building through a side door after confronting police who guarded the main entrance. Windows were broken on the second floor as protesters tried to get to higher floors.

The Donetsk protest leader, Pavel Gubarev, demanded the parliament in Kiev be declared illegitimate, a pro-Russian governor be accepted in Donetsk and all security forces be put under regional command.

The Donetsk


Putin has 'lost touch with reality'.

German newspaper Bild wrote that she had complained to Barack Obama that Mr Putin was "living in another world".

14.07 We have put together a gallery of photos from the conflict so far

14.05 Some powerful images coming through from Lithuania where demonstrators have gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Vilnius to protest against Russian intervention in Ukraine

Demonstrators gather outside the Russian Embassy in Vilnius (AP)

13.57 Here is some more information from our man Damien in Kiev on Hague:

The Foreign Secretary reported that the Ukrainian officials he had met believed that Russia had opened a new front in its aggressive moves to unsettle Ukraine's new administration with helicopter incursions on Monday on the northern border with Belarus. He said:

"They are concerned on an hour-by-hour, minute-by-minuteafter the fact. But the rest of the world has little leverage to deter or punish Moscow.

"The West can scold Russia and cancel summits, but Moscow has at no time considered words of outrage to be a response which needs to be taken into consideration."

13.45 Meanwhile life goes on in the village of Perevalnoye despite the surreal standoff between Russian and Ukrainian forces.

A woman and child go about their daily business in the village of Perevalnoye (Reuters)

13.40 Our man in Kiev, Damien, says that Hague has given his backing to the establishment of a monitoring force to investigate allegations that revolutionary forces are attacking the Russian population. Hague said:

"Yes there is a good case for international monitoring of the situation given that allegations have been made by Russia


from conflict'

13.16 Here is some video footage of William Hague speaking at the press conference this morning alongside Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk

13.09 This just in from Damien McElroy on those demonstrators in Donetsk:

Reports coming through that shots had been fired when at least 100 demonstrators waving Russian flags stormed into a government building in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, and occupied at least one floor of the building.

Itar-Tass news agency says there are no police on the scene. The 11-storey building has been flying the Russian flag, rather than the Ukrainian flag, for three days. No reports of any injuries.

13.03 More from Bruno Waterfield in Brussels on what the EU could do:

This is what we're expecting out of the meeting of EU foreign ministers as the talks begin.

The focusemergency meeting.

Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore said sanctions against Russia are an "option" that will be discussed. Several other ministers, however, cautioned the focus for now should be on diplomacy and forging a direct dialogue between Russia and the new leadership in Ukraine to deescalate the situation.

Spain's foreign minister, Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, said discussions are also underway on convening an emergency summit of EU leaders Thursday.

12.50 AP has words from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov who is justifying the use of Russian troops in Crimea.

"This is a question of defending our citizens and compatriots, ensuring human rights, especially the right to life," Lavrov said.

"Those who are trying to interpret the situation as a sort of aggression and threatening sanctions and boycotts, these are the same partners of ours


Russian seizure of Crimea has been described as a declaration of war.

"Crisis diplomacy is not a weakness but it will be more important than ever to not fall into the abyss of military escalation," he said.

A clergyman walks by as military personnel ®, believed to be Russian servicemen, stand guard as Ukrainian servicemen are seen behind the gate outside Simferopol (Reuters)

11.40 The German Government seems to be warning against military action in an attempt to bring the increasingly volatile situation back form the brink.

A spokesman for Angela Merkel has told reporters that it is not too late to resolve the crisis by political means, while Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the foreign minister, has said that the situation must be resolved through diplomacy and leaders must not fall into the abyssof military escalation.

11.33 As the tensions between Russia and the West continue to rise, the Washington Post has taken a look back at the New York Times op-ed Vladimir Putin wrote a year ago when he was facing the possibility of American military intervention in Syria.

His claims that decisions on war and peace “should happen only be consensus” are now “jarring”, the paper points out.

11.30 Dramatic AFP news agency alert just coming in:

Russian troops flowing into Crimea: Ukraine border guards

11.26 Former British foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind states what many are now saying on Twitter

11.20 William Hague has been speaking in Kiev, and has warned Russia of "consequences and costs" after pro-Kremlin forces appeared to have taken control of Ukraine's Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.

"It is not an acceptable


who says he is repeating history by acting in Crimea much like the Nazi leader did in central and eastern Europe in the late 1930s.

"What's happening in Ukraine is history repeating itself," Karel Schwarzenberg said in an interview with Austrian daily Osterreich.

"Putin is acting along the same principle as Adolf Hitler" did during his invasions of Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland in 1938 and 1939, he said.

"Since he wanted to invade Crimea, he needed a pretext and said that his compatriots were oppressed," the 76-year-old Schwarzenberg said, adding that Russians in Crimea, where they are a majority, were not facing any discrimination"

"When Hitler wanted to annex Austria, he said that Germans there were oppressed," he said.

Europe should "clearly tell him that this is a violation of law that willnot pass," said Schwarzenberg, who served as Czech foreign minister from 2007-2009 and 2010-2013.

10.41 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that his country’s action in Ukraine is a matter of defending Russian citizens and human rights. He has claimed that 'radicals' control some Ukraine towns.

10.30 From the Crimea, our Moscow correspondent Roland Oliphant has sent this dispatch:

I'm on the road, trying to get a sense of the Russian take over. So far there is a mixed picture of resistance and surrender. the standoff at the border guards base in Perevalnoye is on going.

"They told is to lay down our arms so they can protect them from i do t know who. but we wont give them up," said a Ukrainian major at the gate. His men are


surrounded, however, and by the looks of things heavily out gunned.

Elsewhere, armed Russian troops are inside the perimeter of the military airfield at Dzhonkoi in northern Crimea. The Ukrainian commander tells me about 15 armed Russians forced there way in on saturday, disabled the control tower and parked vehicles on the runway to prevent it being used. "We did not receive an order to break out our weapons, so we didn't resist," said Lt-Col Nikolai Gavrish.

The Russians left the base shortly after the daily telegraph arrived. But troops are also on patrol outside the local telecom company headquarters in the town on Dzhonkoi.

Over all, the view from Crimea is that the 'war' is over - Russian forces are in complete military control of the peninsula, and with NATOmaking no move to back them up, the Ukrainians know that a firefight could only end one way. Crimea now is effectively Russian territory.

Compared to the strong position taken by the US there are different geopolitical interests at play in Europe, especially for Germany.

Many in Berlin see the US is seen as too shrill, with Washington’s position born of distance from Russia and Ukraine while Germany has to deal with a situation close to its borders.

There are also economic links between Germany and Russia particularly in terms of vital Russian gas imports for German industry.

So Germany is much more pragmatic and conciliatory with a focus on keeping Russia at the diplomatic table.

During the EU talks it will be important to see how Poland, and Lithuania line up with


New York Times article.

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany told Mr.Obama by telephone on Sunday that after speaking with Mr. Putin she was not sure he was in touch with reality, people briefed on the call said. “In another world,” she said.

A woman wearing a Ukrainian flag stands at a memorial for people killed in clashes with the police at Kiev's Independence Square (AP)

09.40 A Ukrainian border guard has told Reuters that Russian ships have this morning been moving in and around the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet has a base, and that forces had blocked mobile telephone services in some parts of Crimea.

He said the build-up of Russian armour was near a ferry port on the Russian side of what is knownthe Associated Press is reporting.

Troops that Ukraine says are Russian soldiers have occupied airports in Crimea, smashed equipment at an air base and besieged a Ukrainian infantry base in this peninsula.

It has been a fast developing situation since the Russian military captured the Crimean Peninsula without firing a shot, and a number of senior political figures have openly condemned their actions.

Military personnel stand outside Simferopol (Reuters)

09.00 William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, said that the current situation in Ukraine is the "biggest crisis in Europe n the 21st Century" and warned that "the world cannot just allow this to happen".

Speaking to the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Mr Hague said that further diplomatic measures could be taken against Russia in the coming days.

"If Russia continues on this course we


the statement said.

Russia appeared keen to stress that it has a major international ally on its military intervention in Ukraine after the other members of the G8 on Sunday released a statement condemning Russia for violating international law and suspending their participation in a G8 summit set to be held in Sochi in June.

China is not a member of the G8.

Russia has found itself internationally isolated over its covert military intervention and this morning its stocks and currency collapsed amid fears of a prolonged campaign.

China and Russia cooperated on vetoing three UN Security Council resolutions to put pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, although they voted through a resolution this month on allowing in humanitarian aid convoys.

08.45 Morning and welcome to our live blog on the events inUkraine and Crimea, Russia and anywhere else that is being effected by the blowback from one of the most serious European crises for some time.

There is masses happening today but the latest breaking is:

Reuters reports Ukrainian border guards are seeing a build-up of armoured vehicles on the Russian side of a narrow sea channel dividing Russia and the Ukrainian region of Crimea. The build up near a ferry port on the Russian side of the Kerch Channel opposite the Ukrainian city of Kerch.

Meanwhile the stock exchange in Moscow doesn't like what it is seeing: AFP reports Russia's markets have dropped about 10 percent and its currency has fallen to its lowest point ever against the dollar and the euro because of the crisis.

Britain's foreign secretary William Hague is


in Kiev this morning and has said this is the biggest crisis in Europe in the 21st century.

He is blaming Russia for creating a tense situation in Crimea and asked for troops to be returned to barracks.

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2011 prediction - Third World War to begin during Winter Games in 2014

Hakim Bey: Don't just survive while waiting for someone's revolution to clear your head
Napoleon Bonaparte: The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people!

The head of the center for US-Russian relations at theInstitute of USA and Canada, Pavel Podlesny, shared his views with Pravda.Ru of the current state of affairs in the relations between Russia and the West against the background of the situation in Ukraine.

"How would you comment the reactions to the decision of the Federation Council to deploy limited military contingent in the Crimea in Ukraine?"

"I would not hurry with the assessment of events that are far from being complete, and a lot of things here still requires careful analysis. First, Russia has not deployed additional troops, but only used the opportunities in the Crimea that it has, in particular, the opportunities associated with the Black Sea Fleet.

Secondly, it is still unknown whether Russia will send the contingent there. It depends on how the situation will unfold in


have suspended preparations to the summit. Although Italy, Japan and Germany have not said anything on the subject. It is possible, though, that the G8 will gather for the summit somewhere else, without Russia," the expert told Pravda.Ru.

Meanwhile, the State Duma of the Russian Federation has registered a bill about the annexation of the Crimea to the Russian Federation, the Ukrainskaya Pravda reports.

The document stipulates for the "annexation of the subject based on the results of the referendum conducted in accordance with the law of a foreign state on the territory of the given part of a foreign state."

In addition, the bill says, "should a part of the foreign state be incorporated in the Russian Federation as a new entity, this territory shall be provided the status ofa republic, region, territory or an autonomous region in accordance with the international agreement. If there is no international agreement to regulate the issue, the status shall be provided in accordance with the federal constitutional law about the incorporation of a new entity into the Russian Federation.

The explanatory memorandum to the bill openly mentions the Crimea

Hakim Bey: Don't just survive while waiting for someone's revolution to clear your head
Napoleon Bonaparte: The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people!

The Russians already have the Crimea, nothing the Ukrainians can do anything about. What will happen is that the Ukraine will most likely be balkanized like yugoslavia with the western population looking to the West and the Russians


has to offer. Visitors to the hotel can take pleasure in touring the city's top attractions: Tanjung Perak Harbor, Consulate of Thailand, Pasar Pabean.

At Hotel Pacific Surabaya, the excellent service and superior facilities make for an unforgettable stay. This hotel offers numerous on-site facilities to satisfy even the most discerning guest.

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Conveniently located in Surabaya, Kyriad Pesonna Surabaya is a great base from which to exploreof guests, the hotel offers 24-hour front desk, express check-in/check-out, luggage storage, Wi-Fi in public areas, car park.

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Offering quality accommodations in the business, shopping, restaurants district of Surabaya, Orchid Guest House is a popular pick for both business and leisure travelers. Set 5 km from the excitement of the city, this 1-star hotel commands an excellent location


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Ideal for fun and relaxation, V3 Hotel is locatedshopping centers and tourist attractions. Only five minutes from the hotel, guests can reach Gubeng Train Station, government institutions, as well as East Java’s biggest gadget center. It normally takes about a 45-minute drive to Juanda International Airport. At Midtown Xpress Kusuma Bangsa Surabaya Hotel, all rooms are beautifully furnished with an IT design concept. The hotel shuttle service is available for your convenience. All in all, Midtown Xpress Kusuma Bangsa Surabaya Hotel awaits your visit and aims to make your stay a memorable one.

Located in the heart of Surabaya, Prime Royal Hotel is the first property under the management of PR Management. The hotel boasts 69 rooms, including Superior, Deluxe, Family Suite, Junior Suite, and Executive Suite. Designed under a boutique concept, guests can easily reach Jalan


quality hotel accommodations in Surabaya.

Well-placed in the restaurants, business, shopping area of Surabaya city, MaxOneHotels at Tidar Surabaya provides a most conducive spot for you to take a break from your busy days. From here, guests can enjoy easy access to all that the lively city has to offer. With its convenient location, the hotel offers easy access to the city's must-see destinations.

Offering hotel guests superior services and a broad range of amenities, MaxOneHotels at Tidar Surabaya is committed to ensuring that your stay is as comfortable as possible. Top features of the hotel include free Wi-Fi in all rooms, 24-hour front desk, express check-in/check-out, luggage storage, Wi-Fi in public areas.

Step into one of 102 inviting rooms and escape the stresses of the day with a wide rangeKaren Stintz, who’s languishing in the polls, launched an attack on right-leaning compatriot John Tory at the first mayoral debate held in Rob Ford’s absence and pitched herself as Ford’s dignified fiscal heir.

The unwieldy and low-energy debate, stretching three hours at city hall Monday, featured nine candidates: the four leaders other than Ford, transit advocate Sarah Thomson, and four long shots who were given equal time.

The primary contenders spent little time in direct combat — and a lot of time silently waiting out the musings of one Erwin Sniedzins, which, he said, rhymes with “pigeons.”

• The Star’s Toronto election 2014 coverage

Stintz was the only leading candidate to depart from her standard script.

The midtown councillor began her remarks by acknowledging, unprompted, that she has stalled at about 5 per


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[PyLadies Austin](https://www.facebook.com/PyladiesAustin) hosted Austin's first ever Ladies-focussed Hackathon - Austin Ladies Hack,  from Aug 15th-17th, 2014.

On Friday, Ladies met at the Flying Saucer to meet with fellow hackers, discuss ideas and form teams. Thanks to the PSF, food at this event was free to all the ladies who attended. On the 2nd day, the hackers were treated to a yummy breakfast by hosts and sponsors Rackspace. 25 ladies formed 5 teams and promptly started hacking at 10:15 am. They took a brief break for lunch and continued till 5pm, after which some teams met at local coffee houses to continue working on their apps. On the last day, all the teams worked feverishly to finish their apps


Photo Cred - Josh Fredlund

In week 12 of Major League Rugby, the teams at the top continued to separate themselves, while the teams at the bottom continued to struggle. There ended up being only three games this week instead of four, as the Austin Elite at Toronto Arrows match was postponed due to flight cancellations in Texas.

NOLA Earns Sloppy 28-19 Win

The NOLA Gold maintained their lead on top of the Major League Rugby with a sloppy match against the Utah Warriors. The Gold looked like they would be getting out to a good start as Tristan Blewett was in the right place, at the right time for another intercept try. However, after that try it seemed like NOLA didn't take the visitors seriously.

Unfortunately for Utah, they couldn't takeadvantage of the poor start by NOLA. By the time Utah had their first serious chance, Cam Dolan had already extended NOLA's lead. Johnny Ika got the Warriors on the board, after he was able to dive under a Nick Feakes tackle for the try. Hubert Buydens earned himself a 10 minute break before the try, by cynically slowing down play.

Utah got on the scoreboard again with a try from Josh Whippy, but the Warriors defense let them down twice. First, JP Eloff found James Semple all by himself and stepped around him for the easy try. Then after Lance Williams got the Warriors back on the scoreboard, Taylor Howden found himself in under the sticks after an offload from Michael Baska.

A win will never always be pretty,


but NOLA has some concerns to work out here. Utah couldn't fully take advantage of their opportunities and that cost them a potential victory. There were multiple times that Utah had play deep in the NOLA territory, but couldn't finish as the NOLA defense stood tall. Utah can take some good things away from this match, but they still have some things to work on.

NOLA now travels to the Pacific Northwest to face the Seattle Seawolves on Sunday, April 21st. The Utah Warriors head east to Coney Island to face RUNY on Saturday, April 20th.

Seattle Spoil Houston's Stadium Opening, 52-10

In a completely different outcome from their first match earlier this season, the Seattle Seawolves simply outclassed the Houston SaberCats in the first match at AVEVA Stadium. After waitinguntil the last 10 minutes in the first match to pull away for the win, the Seawolves were only leading 13-5 at halftime before stepping on the gas and winning the match 52-10.

One thing that needs to be talked about before we start talking about the match is the turf at AVEVA Stadium. At the conclusion of the match, the field looked like the tee box at the 18th hole of The Masters after a round of golf. The turf was so bad, that referee Derek Summers directed the teams to play uncontested scrums. It's no wonder, nobody walked away with a twisted ankle.

This was just a master class of rugby in the second half from Seattle. Houston could just not get any momentum going. Their scrum advantage


NOLA Gold to StarFire Stadium on Sunday, April 21st. Houston now travels north of the border to face the Toronto Arrows on Sunday, April 21st.

San Diego Wins 29-19 In Foggy Weather

The San Diego Legion must really enjoy early mornings because this match against Rugby United New York started at 10 am pacific time. It looked like the opposite at the start of the match, with RUNY jumping out to a 12-0 lead. New York started this match quickly with Nate Brakeley and James Denise going over for trys before the Legion could get out the gate.

The Legion finally woke up after that. As they scored two unanswered trys, one each from Savenaca Totovosau and the Australian Paddy Ryan dotting down for trys. New York would get the momentumback before halftime with Mike Petri going over for the try. The second half was all San Diego as they score three trys, including a penalty try, to take home the victory.

Coming into this match, the matchup to watch was between the forward packs. These teams have two of the top scrums in Major League Rugby. After watching this match, we can safely put San Diego near the top of the league, while RUNY drops to the middle. San Diego had their way with RUNY in the scrum. RUNY's only counter was to delay putting the ball in and getting early push penalties called.

One thing that should probably be mentioned here is the refereeing in this match. Elgan Williams is a Welsh referee brought in by MLR to


support this season. There were times that both sides had questions of the referee including down near the try line. San Diego committed multiple penalties near the try line, but weren't punished. Yet, RUNY commits two on one play and gets a penalty try called against them. Yellow cards could've been given in a couple situations, but Williams kept them in his pocket. Williams is a good ref, but some of his decisions have left some players with questions.

San Diego now heads back to the west coast as they prepare to host the Glendale Raptors on Saturday, April 20th. RUNY gets to stay home, as they welcome the Utah Warriors to Coney Island on Saturday, April 20th.

Austin Elite vs Toronto Arrows - Postponed

With weather conditions causing flight cancellationsPittsburgh-region men who sold stolen car parts sentenced

One used money to buy lottery tickets

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Two men who participated in a scheme to steal thousands of dollars in auto parts and then sold them on eBay were sentenced to seven years of probation Monday. Both also were ordered to pay restitution.

Brian O'Malley, 61, of Valencia pleaded guilty in March to theft and tampering with records before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge David R. Cashman. He worked as the parts manager at Mick's North Hills Chrysler Jeep on McKnight Road in McCandless.

According to the criminal complaint, Balzer entered an agreement with his company in late 2005 to buy parts at 10 percent above dealership cost to sell on eBay. He would then sell the parts online at 10 to


12 percent above what he paid.

However, in October 2007, the complaint said, O'Malley approached Balzer and told him he could get the parts for him at a lower cost than what he paid Mick's. Balzer paid O'Malley between $1,000 and $2,000 biweekly, and he then sold the parts online.

Balzer told investigators he became suspicious when O'Malley asked him in October 2009 to return some of the parts he'd been given so they could be counted as inventory. Still, he continued buying parts from O'Malley.

The shortage was discovered by the office manager in October 2010 after an annual inventory showed $35,000 worth of parts missing.

When interviewed by police, O'Malley said he paid Mick's for some of the parts but kept most of the money for himself to pay fora gambling problem. He used the cash to buy instant scratch-off lottery tickets.

At his sentencing Monday, O'Malley apologized to the court, his company and his family, saying at the time he didn't realize it was an addiction.

"I give no excuses for what I did," he said. "I wanted to hit the next one so I could pay everything back. It snowballed."

O'Malley said he worked for the dealership for 27 years.

"I've asked God's forgiveness," he said. "I'm working to turn back to who I really am."


a barrel of olive oil was in short supply, it might bring even more in trade than all the gold in the market square.

The understanding we reach for here is that nothing at the market place was seen as a defined money value. All goods were seen simply as tradable, barterable items. Gold included. Truly, in time, some items found favor for their unique divisible value, greater worth and ease of transport. Gems, gold, silver and copper among others, all fit this description. These items especially, and more so gold, became the most tradable, barterable goods and began to exclusively fill that function.

But the main question is: was there money in that market place? Sure, but it was not in physical form. Money, back then and today, wasbooks in order, that the CBs would provide the "gold of the last resort" up to the announced quantities, but not anything beyond that), and then in March 2001 (my guess: investors having spotted a weakness and trying to squeeze the BBs). A long term chart of LBMA GOFO can serve as the "BB stress-o-meter". If GOFO is indeed a good indicator, all BB problems ever since (e.g. Oct 2008, Jan 2010, even silver in Jan-Mar 2011) have been minor compared with what happened in 1999 and in 2001.

Second, when the dotcom bubble popped in 2000-2003, many people thought that this would mark the end of the old financial system. It did not. They escaped again.

What we are rather witnessing is a "slow motion train wreck" as John


expand many times over.

Many here would argue these Giants saw the writing on the wall and positioned themselves for a natural evolution. The USA had cornered gold by the end of WWII. That was one of the reasons they were able to impose "dollar hegemony". As they spent or bled gold the signs were there to be read of a terminal illness in USG policy and the US$.

If you want to look at it from a conspiracy perspective the Euro Freegold-RPG Giants engineered the whole thing.

I guess I was wrong, I thought the Rothschild's controlled the West's banking with their estimated fortune of 20 trillion dollars, and their controlling interest in the Fed Reserve, the IMF, and most of the large banks of Europe.

Saddam Hussein had already switchedto euro before the end of the year preceding the invasion. I think it came into effect in November, 2002.

It was portrayed as blackmail of the UN. Payment in euro or no oil. There were a number of well known European names involved in administering the Oil For Food program.

A suspicious mind could wonder if they used Saddam to test the will of the USG or the Euro PTB wanted to goad the dollar bloc countries into a second debilitating war.

The following is all on the public record. When the US ground forces reached Baghdad two of the first points secured were the (Central) Bank of Baghdad and the Oil ministry building.

The Americans made it known that reserves of (if memory serves me) 50 billion euro from the


anything beyond boring monetary authorities to tears with his brow beating prattle.

"The Asian financial crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of Asia beginning in July 1997, and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion...The crisis started in Thailand with the financial collapse of the Thai baht caused by the decision of the Thai government to float the baht, cutting its peg to the USD, after exhaustive efforts to support it in the face of a severe financial overextension that was in part real estate driven." ~wiki

"The October 27, 1997 mini-crash is the name of a global stock market crash that was caused by an economic crisis in Asia. The points loss that the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered on thisthe time of their accumulation traders did not understand the nature of "Low gold for oil" and what would happen. Many traders have lost much in paper gold but the large physical buyers know that it's value in terms of oil has risen. Time will prove all things."

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Note: August 9 1999: The United States Department of Commerce dismisses a petition filed by Save Domestic Oil, Inc. under anti-dumping statutes. The petition alleged that Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Mexico, and Iraq had sold crude oil to the United States at artificially low prices.

1/September 22 1999: OPEC, at a meeting of its member states' oil ministers, decides to maintain current production cuts until March 2000, despite the fact the crude oil prices have doubled since early 1999.

2/The Washington Agreement on Gold


was signed of 26 September 1999 in Washington DC during the IMF annual meeting

3/September 28: Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh announces that the National Iranian Oil Company has discovered a new oilfield, Azadegan, with 26 billion barrels (4.1×109 m3) of crude oil in Khuzestan province. The discovery is the largest new find in Iran in the last three decades.

A small comment on the "perpetual" availability of oil: there may appear to be ever-extending oil-fields in the Amazon, beneath the Arctic tundra, and in Canadian tar-sands, but exploitation of those resources is increasingly damaging to the environment. There will always be some oil somewhere, but it's a question of what you're prepared to sacrifice to obtain it.

"Back in October 2009 one ounce of gold would buy over 80 ouncesA Hoover High school teacher was placed on administrative leave with pay on Monday for using a racial slur when asking students to turn down music they were playing in class last Friday, school system officials today confirmed.

The teacher admitted to using the slur, Hoover school superintendent Dr. Kathy Murphy confirmed.

Shenita Morrow, who is African-American, said her daughter, a senior at Hoover High school, was playing the song "Dear Mama" by Tupac while working on a project in teacher Teddie Butcher's food and nutrition class last Friday. Morrow said students are typically allowed to play music during class.

According to multiple accounts of the incident, when Butcher, who is white, returned to the classroom, she said, "Turn the n****** tunes off."

After Monday night's Hoover Board of Education meeting, Murphy


said she was told there was foul language in the song Morrow's daughter was playing, but Morrow disputes that, saying the lyrics contain no profanity.

Morrow said she knows Butcher was referring to the song when she used the racial slur, but the real problem is the "comfort level" Butcher had in saying that word in a group of students. School officials confirmed that Butcher apologized to the class on Monday.

Romel Williams' daughter told her about the incident Friday afternoon. Her daughter saw a video of the incident on Snapchat, Williams said, and also is a friend of Morrow's daughter.

Williams' daughters both said an assistant principal made students delete the video on Monday. Murphy said she was unaware if that was the case and is still looking into theincident.

Murphy said Hoover High School Principal Don Hulin told her what happened Friday evening.

Morrow and her daughter met with Butcher and an assistant principal at Hoover High Monday afternoon. Morrow said during the meeting that Butcher claimed bad language was used in the song, but Morrow disputes that assertion, saying she reviewed the lyrics and there is no profanity.

Morrow said her daughter talked directly with Butcher during the meeting to let her know how hurt she was by Butcher's use of the slur.

Morrow said she knows school officials must follow a process, but, "After meeting with [Butcher], it's just baffling to me how someone does not understand the severity of the weight of that word."

Butcher has not returned AL.com's request for comment.

Hulin is continuing his investigation into the


morning through social media. He told AL.com, "There should be no tolerance for this behavior in our city or schools."

Councilman Murphy, who served on the district's board of education from 2011 until 2016, said he has since forwarded his concerns to district administration and has full confidence that the superintendent and her team will handle this appropriately.

Williams said she was aware of Butcher's apology to the class, but if a student had used a racial slur against the teacher, an apology from the student would not suffice, Williams said.

"I don't think she belongs at Hoover High school anymore." Williams said her daughter was upset by the incident and she wants her children to feel safe at school.

"That would set the record straight that this behavior isn't acceptable," Williamscontributes to his team on a nightly basis is his excellent csing ability and carry potential as the game transition from mid to late game. RapidStar in the mid lane is one of the most aggressive mid laners in the LoL scene. While he may fall behind the enemy mid lane in terms of cs, RapidStar makes up for this through aggressive roaming and gaining kills. Thus if the game is going awry for Frost in the early going, look for RapidStar to make plays along with CloudTemplar to turn the game around. CloudTemplar, the jungler has carried countless games with his famous Shen and his greatest strength is being able to make good decisions on the fly especially during counter ganking situations and late game situations where


at a high level, he will need to show that he can still improve as a player and truly become a world class mid player. CloudTemplar is the other player who did not adapt very well to season 3 changes. Templar’s style of passive jungling in season 2 was definitely a success but as season 3 changes came about (along with that Skarner nerf), it was no longer acceptable to be passive as a jungler. This change in how the game was played definitely affected Templar as a player because even in season 3, he was playing champions who were good in season 2. After the devastating loss against NJ SWD and GG where Templar was sought out as the weak point of Frost, Templar has tried greatlybe successful in his own way. If Templar is unsuccessful however, look for Frost to struggle in many of their matches against opposition of equal level.

The loss of Woong

I know not many people will agree with me when I say this but at the end of his tenure with Frost Woong was actually a GOOD ADC for the team. After the CJ Entus matches in the round of 8 Woong was definitely a different player on Frost and he would often carry his team. This is not to say that he was one of the best ADCs in the world but he was one of the best ADCs for a team like Frost where the ADC is role is not given that much emphasis compared to other teams


Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb said Tuesday that disillusionment with the Democratic Party among white working class voters is "a dignity issue" and also "a fairness issue."

"When you have diversity programs that exclude people simply because they are white -- and white cultures are very stratified," Webb told Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight." "When you have a racial makeup for your statistics, people tend to forget the people at the bottom in terms of income and education have been frozen out of a lot of stuff in this country."

Webb, a former Secretary of the Navy under Ronald Reagan, was briefly a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, but dropped out of the race in October 2015. He also considered making an independent presidential bid, but later dropped thatconviction, the Church believes, based on, inter alia, Ephesians 5:23, that in any marriage, the husband is the head of the household and is required to provide for that household.

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In keeping with this belief, until 1976, the Church and Fremont Christian compensated their married male employees at a rate higher than similarly-situated female employees.  After learning in January, 1976, that this practice may have been illegal, the school board determined at its September, 1976 meeting that "[s]ince it is possibly illegal to pay a head of household allowance to employees, it was moved ... and seconded ... to eliminate this provision from our contracts.  Motion so carried."

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Fremont Christian compensates its employees according to pay scales set for the teaching and administrative staff.  For teachers, these


Fremont Christian, the test for routine eligibility for health insurance for women is whether they are married.  If so, the husband is presumed to be the head of the household, rendering women ineligible for health benefits.

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In certain situations, however, where the husband is incapable of providing for his family, by virtue of non-working student status, or illness, Fremont Christian undertakes, as an "act of Christian charity," to extend health benefits to a full-time married female employee for the limited period of her husband's incapacity.  Nevertheless, the husband is still scripturally the head of the household.

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On June 16, 1981, Ruth P. Frost, a married female employee of the School, filed with the EEOC a charge of sex discrimination against Fremont Christian on the ground that it giveshealth insurance coverage to its married male employees but not (with minor exceptions) to its married female employees.  On December 3, 1982, EEOC issued a Notice of Determination in favor of Mrs. Frost.  On May 24, 1983, EEOC brought the present action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging violations by Fremont Christian of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e, et. seq., and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 201, et. seq.    Fremont Christian, in its answer, denied violation of either act and raised affirmative defenses under the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment.  On December 6, 1983, EEOC moved for partial summary


Southwest Airlines has been sued by the U.S. government for reportedly failing to pay a fine levied when the company did not comply with regulations related to Boeing 737 jet repairs.

The lawsuit, filed by the Justice Department in the district court of Washington, seeks to enforce a $12 million civil penalty proposed by the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) in July, Reuters reported.

The FAA investigated 44 Southwest-operated Boeing 737 aircraft serviced by Aviation Technical Services Inc, an aircraft repair firm, between 2006 and 2009 and found that they were improperly maintained, according to court documents filed on Monday.

"We dispute the FAA's allegations and look forward to the opportunity to vigorously defend Southwest's record in a court of law," Southwest spokesman Chris Mainz said in an email to Reuters.

SouthwestBy Leon Koufax

On Sept. 12, ABC TV broadcast the third Democratic Party presidential primary debate. It showcased 10 candidates who answered questions on a variety of policy issues, including health care, immigration, gun violence and foreign policy.

As the primary season ahead of the 2020 election cycle has heated up, two camps have developed in the Democratic field. These are in some ways a reflection of the divide between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in the 2016 primary campaign.

One camp includes the candidates who are more aligned with traditional centrist Democratic Party politics. These include Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar. The other camp consists of more progressive elements of the Democratic Party — or in some cases, those who are trying to capitalize on the surge in


is the progressive movement within the Democratic Party committed to challenging the U.S. military and economic warfare against socialist countries and nationally oppressed people around the world?

The attempt to pass off Canada, Washington’s imperialist junior partner and part of the anti-Venezuela bloc, and the capitalist countries of Scandinavia, as examples of “socialism” is disingenuous to say the least.

The effort by corporate media to frame the governments of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba as brutal and violent dictatorships is motivated by the same goals as the smearing of Black and Brown communities in the U.S., which leads to xenophobic immigration laws, mass incarceration and the continued existence of the private health care insurance industry.

What are these goals? Those of the U.S. ruling class: to exploit workers here and abroad toincrease profit margins, promote divide and conquer politics, and destroy anyone who would get in their way.

Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba have taken valiant stands against U.S. imperialism for decades. Any government that embarks upon making health care, education and employment human rights for all of its people is a threat to U.S. big business. Genuinely democratic governments in Latin America, supported by the working class, are more likely to stand up to U.S. corporations.

Venezuela’s oil industry is one example. While Venezuela’s oil was nationalized in 1976, its profits became less accessible to the imperialist countries only in the late 1990s, when socialist President Hugo Chávez took office. The new Chavista government soon mandated that 10 percent of profits from the oil industry be used for social programs. Overall,


percent over the year to date.

Oliver Bell, manager of the T. Rowe Price Africa and Middle East Fund, described the opening as "an exciting development," because of the size and the depth of the market, as well as the variety of stocks available.

"A further attraction for global investors is the liquidity of the market, which can trade up to $4 billion a day," Bell added in a research note published on Monday.

Until now, international investors have made up only 1 percent of the Saudi market via swaps, according to Bell. T. Rowe Price has been investing in Saudi Arabia via swaps since 2006.income streams and adapt the portfolio to changing interest rate and credit market factors.

Findlay Park's Latin American team transfers to Brown Advisory

Managers and assets moving across

Findlay Park's Latin American team and assets are to move to Brown Advisory on 30 April, allowing James Findlay and the team to focus solely on its soft-closed American fund.

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Juanita Marie Brown

Jan. 9, 1960 – Dec. 4, 2013

December 6, 2013

Juanita Marie Brown, 53, Altoona, died Wednesday at her residence. She was born in Duluth, Minn., daughter of the late Gerald W. and Esther (Helgadottir) Brown. Surviving are a daughter, Skylynd D. Brown of Altoona; three brothers: Allen, Michael and Robert Brown; and two sisters: Jona Aikey of Howard and Roselinda Sancir in Iceland. She was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, at New Life Community Church, 621 Bell Ave., Altoona, by Pastor Terry Farr. Arrangements are by The Stevens Mortuary Inc., 1421 Eighth Ave., Altoona.that the court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter in that the action does not involve a controversy under the Constitution and laws of the United States, although *305 purporting so to do, and said defendant is not amenable to process in this district".
The corporation was organized under the laws of Nevada. Its principal place of business is at Willow Run, Michigan. A copy of the summons in this action was served on an Assistant Secretary of the corporation at Willow Run. A vice president was also served with a copy of the summons and complaint in this Southern District of New York. The president of the corporation makes an affidavit that it is not engaged in business in New York, is not authorized to do business in


in January 1948 the management decided to issue and sell to the public new shares of stock to build up working capital and to purchase certain items of plant and property (Pars. 10 and 11).
The complaint further alleges that in January 1948 the management entered into negotiations with certain underwriters, Otis & Company, First California Company and Allen & Company in which Cyrus Eaton took the lead for the underwriters; that an underwriting contract was signed by which they agreed to purchase from Kaiser-Frazer 1,500,000 shares of new stock and a registration statement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which was not complete and was not permitted to become effective until February *306 3d after 3 P.M., the closing time of the New York Curb Exchangethe new stock issue (Pars. 15 and 16); that the management recognized that the public would not purchase the new shares at a price in excess of the market for the existing shares and the market was watched by both the underwriters and management, that it was agreed that when the market was satisfactory the new shares would be issued at or about the market price, that on February 2, 1948 the stock closed on the New York Curb at 13½ (6800 shares had been sold that day at prices ranging from 13 3/8 to 13¾), that management and the underwriters agreed that when the market opened February 3d the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation would enter firm bids at 13½ and purchase all the stock offered at that price, that


it was planned that the registration statement for the new stock would become effective after the close of the Curb market on February 3d, that before the registration statement and prospectus could become effective it was necessary to fill in the blanks of the underwriting agreement as to the price per share the underwriters would pay and the price at which the stock would be sold to the public and that because they all knew that in order for the underwriters to sell to the public at the specified price, the market would have to equal or exceed the proposed offering price, the verbal agreement of management and the underwriters was made that the corporation should on February 3d purchase all the stock offered on the Curb Exchangeat 13½ (Pars. 17, 18 and 19).
Paragraphs 20 and 21 of the complaint read as follows:
"20. Prior to the opening of the market on February 3, 1948, Kaiser-Frazer placed through its brokers on the Curb Exchange and on the other national securities exchanges mentioned in paragraph 15 hereof orders to purchase at 13½ all stock which was offered. Almost immediately after the opening of the market, it became apparent that the offers of stock were, and would continue to be, much greater than had been contemplated. With full notice of said fact, and after discussing it, the management continued in force and did not withdraw the orders previously given to its brokers and continued to purchase all Kaiser-Frazer stock offered on said national securities exchanges at 13½. Prior


to the close of the market on that day Kaiser-Frazer purchased on said national securities exchanges 186,200 shares of its stock. Most of said purchases were made on the Curb Exchange and said transactions and acts occurred and took place in the City, County and State of New York. Said purchases constituted and accounted for the bulk of the trading on said exchanges on that day in the stock of Kaiser-Frazer. The price paid for said stock, plus brokers' commissions, was in excess of $2,500,000.
"21. Throughout the day representatives of said underwriters and said management were in touch with personnel of the Securities and Exchange Commission, making every effort to see that the registration statement became effective at the close of the market on that day. During thecourse of the day said representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission were informed of the tremendous volume of offerings of Kaiser-Frazer stock; and prior to the closing of the market said representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission informed said management and underwriters that a full disclosure would have to be made in the prospectus respecting said purchases. Accordingly, a statement was included in the prospectus respecting said purchases in which it was stated that by 1:15 p. m. Kaiser-Frazer had *307 purchased 103,500 shares of its stock at 13½ per share; and after the close of the market and before the registration statement became effective, a rider was placed on the outside of said prospectus stating that during the entire trading day Kaiser-Frazer had purchased 186,200


number of shares, and a number greatly in excess of the shares contemplated, was being or would be unloaded upon Kaiser-Frazer, was particularly culpable.
"29. The transactions herein complained of resulted in great loss and damage to Kaiser-Frazer in that
"(a) the shares purchased were worth substantially less than the amounts, in excess of $2,500,000, expended in their purchase; and
"(b) by virtue of the transactions referred to in paragraphs 10 and 20, the cash of Kaiser-Frazer was substantially reduced. Accordingly, its ability to meet its obligations, carry on its business and make the necessary additions to plant was substantially impaired. As a result Kaiser-Frazer was forced to make material reductions in its operations and in its production of automobiles. As a further result Kaiser-Frazer lost substantial amounts of money andto satisfy jurisdictional requirements."
Some persons are given a remedy under the Acts of 1933 and 1934 as hereinabove indicated. The only question is this, Is the corporation whose stock has been traded in, in violation of the statutes, entitled to a remedy under the statutes in an action against its directors? Even under the reasoning of the dissenting opinion, the arguments of the defendants in the present case present an issue only as to the sufficiency of the complaint, and not as to the jurisdiction of this Court.
In this case, if we assume, as was pleaded, that the 1934 Act was violated in the purchases of the corporation's stock made for the corporation at the direction of the officer and director defendants, then there is a direct legal


the United States, the district court of the United States for the District of Columbia, and the United States courts of any Territory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction of violations of this chapter or the rules and regulations thereunder, and of all suits in equity and actions at law brought to enforce any liability or duty created by this chapter or the rules and regulations thereunder. Any criminal proceeding may be brought in the district wherein any act or transaction constituting the violation occurred. Any suit or action to enforce any liability or duty created by this chapter or rules and regulations thereunder, or to enjoin any violation of such chapter or rules and regulations, may be broughtin any such district or in the district wherein the defendant is found or is an inhabitant or transacts business, and process in such cases may be served in any other district of which the defendant is an inhabitant or wherever the defendant may be found. Judgments and decrees so rendered shall be subject to review as provided in sections 225 and 347 of Title 28. No costs shall be assessed for or against the Commission in any proceeding under this chapter brought by or against it in the Supreme Court or such other courts. June 6, 1934, c. 404, § 27, 48 Stat. 902; June 25, 1936, c. 804, 49 Stat. 1921."
"77v. Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
"(a) The district courts of the United States, the United States


City that the two games’ NPCs and animations can be compared quite favourably. It’s not the faces so much, but the movement, like puppets occasionally encountering patches of syrup while walking. It’s a bit disconcerting. The pockmarked, weather-worn features of all the sailors are engaging, though, and I was a particular fan of the local policeman Officer Bradley.

Score: 7

Winner: Call of Cthulhu, just.

Mouthfeel

The Sinking City

Challenging bite but may lose definition at the edges, like brie left out in the sun.

Call of Cthulhu

Mostly rich, soupy liquid (think bisque) but with an unpleasant fish bone here and there. Predictable chewy rubber bits to finish.

The Sinking City is currently slated to release on March 21, 2019. Call of Cthulhu is out on October 30, 2018.Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America. In the last century, it has suffered a lot of political unrest and a terrible civil war. On top of that, there have been a few earthquakes that have ravaged areas of the country. Even though internal strife has ended the country remains one of the least visited by travelers in the region. But word of its beauty has spread, not to mention the amount of sun that it gets. It's started to become a destination for nature lovers; some even decide to stay and settle down, buying property.

Its huge lake, colonial cities, lush forests, stunning beaches, and biodiversity definitely make it a place every adventurer should stop by while traveling along Latin America. Plus, because it is still relatively


Osborne vows to protect Britain's armed forces in Cyprus as cash machines are EMPTIED and 60,000 British savers face losing millions in 10% bank account tax

Lines formed at ATMs as people scrambled to pull their money out

Word spread that rescue package included a one-off levy on deposits

Restrictions stopping people emptying accounts or moving money abroad

Up to 3,000 British service personnel are based on the bankrupt island

President Nicos Anastasiades agreed to raid with European finance chiefs

Said country in 'state of emergency' and not acting would be 'catastrophic'

But expats accused the island of 'plain theft' as violent protests sparked

Britons have about £1.7b of deposits on island and could lose up to £170m

Parliamentary official: Vote scheduled for today pushed back to tomorrow

George Osborne vowed today that those serving in Britain's militaryin Larnaca, Cyprus, after learning that the terms of a bailout deal includes a one-time levy on bank deposits

The European Central Bank said Britons have £1.7billion deposited on the island. British expats were stunned by the news, with many left high and dry by the restrictions on accounts.

Cash machines had been working, but many ran out of notes because of the panic withdrawals. Tomorrow is a public holiday in Cyprus, too, so savers will have to wait until Tuesday until they can access their money.

Worry: Steve Carr, a financial advisor originally from York, has been living in the coastal city of Limassol for 24 years. He said the solution could make the situation worse and personally stands to lose ¿2,000

Andy Georgiou, 32, who grew up in Liverpool, said:


Cyprus.’

Rescue package: The island national has been bailed out by European partners and the International Monetary Fund in a bid to prevent it entering a bankruptcy which could rekindle the region's debt crisis

VIDEO Cypriot television shows queues at cash machines

Angry crowds gathered to demonstrate outside the presidential palace in the capital of Nicosia yesterday.

President Anastasiades held emergency talks with his cabinet and other party leaders last night and is expected to make a televised address today explaining the situation.

Cyprus' Finance Minister Michalis Sarris defended the decision to accept the levy, saying it was either that or a complete economic meltdown

Because of tomorrow’s public holiday, he has two days to pass a law to enact the Brussels deal in time to seize the cash from bank accounts before Tuesdayfor their service and provided substantial privacy to clients in a country with very low tax rates. It worked so well that Cyprus' banking industry ballooned to nearly eight times the country's gross domestic product at the height of the boom. In December, it was still more than seven times Cyprus' 17.5billion euro GDP. Russians - looking for warmer climes, friendly tax rates and shared culture in the form of Orthodox Christianity - are thought to hold the majority of those, with about 20billion euro in the island's banks.

But Cyprus' banks held a lot of Greek debt and suffered significant losses when they took a write-down of those bonds as part of the Greek bailout. Much of Cyprus' bailout money will be used to recapitalise Cypriot banks to


even visiting Lil Ambriodhe in her own time. Unfortunately, the magic also allows Mornhavon the Black to possess her. However, Karigan uses this to her favor---while Mornhavon possesses her, she transports him into the future, and, with the help of Lil Ambriodhe, she deposits him there. This buys the defenders of Sacoridia time to prepare for Mornhavon's return.

With the weakening of the wall, Mornhavon's spirit reawakens in Blackveil Forest and begins to control the forest. Alton D'Yer is sent to fix the wall, but is betrayed by Seargent Uxton and knocked over the side of the wall into Blackveil. Mornhavon then possesses Alton and tricks him into singing the song that would destroy the D'Yer Wall, keeping him imprisoned. Mornhavon also raises two lieutenants from his army from4 an outer shield 14 is provided, and the lower end of the outer shield 14 is formed to concentrically overlap the upper end of the main shield 13 and be radially spaced from the outside through by a suitable gap therebetween. Also on the upper surface of the second flange 6 an outer shield 15 is provided and the uppeer end of of outer shield 15 and the lower end of the main shield 13 are formed in a relationship similar to the above. Further, a bellows shield 16 surrounding the bellows 9 is mounted to the movable electrode rod 11.
The operation of the conventional vacuum circuit interrupter will now be described. When the electrodes 7 and 10 are opened while an electric current flows through the


consolidated for hearing, are from two orders of the district court rendered on July 11, 1950, and November 21, 1950, pursuant to Section 11(e) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.1  The order of July 11th approved the principal provisions of a Securities & Exchange Commission order for the reorganization of Market Street Railway Co., but disapproved the plan insofar as it failed to provide an allowance of fees for William J. Cogan as attorney for the Van Kirk Committee for prior preference stockholders of Market Street, and remanded the proceeding to the Commission.  The Commission appeals here from the portions of the order of July 11, 1950, which disapproved disallowance of the attorney's fee.  The remainder of the order which approved theis a subsidiary company of Standard Gas and Electric Company (Standard Gas) and of Standard Power and Light Corporation (Standard Power).  It carried on its books an open account debt to Standard Gas in the amount of $1,026,249.  The validity of this debt was challenged by certain of Market Street's shareholders.

5
On May 20, 1947, the Commission, acting upon a petition filed with it on behalf of the Van Kirk Committee by its attorney, William J. Cogan, ordered that a public hearing be held to inquire into the relationships, past and present, between Market Street and its associate companies, the character of the interests of Standard Gas in Market Street, and the facts concerning charges entered on the open account for services done for Market Street by


affiliated companies.  The Van Kirk Committee contended that these service charges were fraudulently imposed on Market Street by its affiliated companies since no substantial services were rendered to Market Street.

6
During the period of the hearing, negotiations were had for a settlement of the open account claim of Standard Gas.  Early in December, 1947, Cogan and Standard Gas agreed to a settlement of the claim, pursuant to which Market Street would, among other things, pay $550,000 to Standard Gas and Market Street and Standard Gas would each pay $25,000 to Cogan and $12,500 to the Van Kirk Committee.

7
On May 3, 1948, Market Street filed with the Commission an application for approval of a proposed reorganization plan substantially embodying the terms of the settlement.  The principal modificationsof the plan required by the Commission were the elimination of the proposed payments to attorney Cogan and a reduction of the amount payable by Market Street to Standard Gas from $550,000 to $512,500, the net amount which Standard Gas would have received under the plan after proposed payments by Standard to Cogan and to the Van Kirk Committee.  The Commission now says that payment of the amount was approved as fair and equitable to Market Street and its prior preference stockholders and to Standard Gas, upon consideration of apparent overcharges against Market Street during the period of 1926-1935 for services rendered by affiliates of Standard Gas.  This was indicated in part by payments to Standard Power aggregating $270,000 by one of such affiliates, out of


fees billed to Market Street.  The Commission also considered the facts that some valuable services were rendered to Market Street and that Standard Gas had made substantial cash advances to Market Street for the servicing of Market Street's bonds then outstanding.

8
On October 14, 1949, two weeks after the Commission denied his fee, Cogan filed an action against Standard Power in the name of the Van Kirk Committee and appellant Jones, seeking to recover for Market Street the above sum of $270,000.  Standard Power is at present a parent of Standard Gas, but during the years 1926 through 1929, when the $270,000 was paid to Standard Power, it was a subsidiary of Standard Gas.

9
On March 9, 1950, the Commission found that the reorganization plan should be furtherbut after a shift of corporate shares in 1930, Standard Gas became the immediate parent and Standard Power the grandparent holding company of Market Street.  It was after this shift of position that the open account became most active.  However, the pattern of overcharge continued as before and pursuant to substantially the same management contract as before.  The evidence is overwhelming that the history of overcharge was regarded throughout the settlement negotiation as a unitary thing, despite a shift in corporate relations in 1930.  During the investigation by the Securities & Exchange Commission the evidence which Cogan himself submitted referred indiscriminately to the entire period between 1926-35.  It is obvious that a complete satisfaction of all claims relating to overcharges was accomplished in


be read, nor did he take any exception to the court's not considering it.  Nor did he make it a part of his specifications of error filed in the district court. We regard his attempt to raise this issue in his brief on appeal as a frivolous afterthought.

17
The district court order of November 21, 1950, approving Step One of the final plan of reorganization is affirmed.  That portion of the July 11, 1950 order relating to Cogan's fee is reversed.

18
On Rehearing.

19
POPE, Circuit Judge.

20
After application for a rehearing which followed our former opinion in this matter, we granted a rehearing limited to the question of the propriety of the Commission's action in denying Cogan's fee.  Now, after hearing the arguments upon the rehearing, we are convincedlegislative or administrative experience in their subject.  The volume of tax matters flowing through the Tax Court keeps its members abreast of changing statutes, regulations, and Bureau practices, informed as to the background of controversies and aware of the impact of their decisions on both Treasury and taxpayer.  Individual cases are disposed of wholly on records publicly made, in adversary proceedings, and the court has no responsibility for previous handling.  Tested by every theoretical and practical reason for administrative finality, no administrative decisions are entitled to higher credit in the courts.'  The court then went on to discuss the difficulty inherent in the 'want of a certain standard for distinguishing 'questions of law' from 'questions of fact", and concluded that a determination of the


County. His cousin, his wife, Penny Harrison, and two of his children were following behind Harrison in a vehicle. Harrison drove ahead out of sight, and turned off the road onto a dirt trail that had an unmarked half-inch cable stretched across it at a height of approximately three feet. The cable passed through holes drilled in posts that were installed a foot or two outside the trail on either side, then looped around a tree trunk and was secured with a padlock. As the vehicle passed, Harrison's cousin saw Harrison lying on the trail and jumped out to find him bleeding from his ears, throat and chin. The cousin administered CPR, but Harrison died just as the ambulance crew arrived. The medical examiner later determined that hisRemoving Hamas from the list of terrorist organisations, in the light of the reconciliation agreement with Fatah and reports of its willingness to hold new elections and to recognise the international frontiers of Israel – Lord HyltonOral questions

Whether the UK will remain a member of the European Investment Bank in the light of loans worth €3.5 billion from the UK to the EIB – Lord BalfeOral questions

Home Affairs: Immigration policy: principles for building consensus 2:30 pm; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Witnesses: Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future
Jill Rutter, Director of Strategy and Relationships, British Future
Dr Alan Renwick, Deputy Director, Constitution Unit, University College London
Robert Ford, Professor of Political Science, University of Manchester

Lords: Select Committees

Witnesses: (at 10:45 AM)
Dr Kirsty Hughes, Lecturer in Public Law, Fellow and Director of Studies, Clare


College, Cambridge University
Professor Stijn Smismans, Professor of Law, School of Law and Politics and Director of the Centre for European Law and Governance, Cardiff University, the3million
Ms Jane Golding, Chair, British in Europe
Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos, College Associate Dean and Senior Lecturer in Law, Brunel University London, Director, Britain in EuropeBecause opal has the colours of other gems, the Romans thought it was the most precious and powerful of all. The Bedouins believed that opals contained lightning and fell from the sky during thunderstorms. When Australia’s mines began to produce opals commercially in the 1890s, it quickly became the world’s primary source for this October birthstone.