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You know what? I completely believe the government lawyers on this one. And I think the judges will, too. It's very likely that the CIA didn't tell the FBI about the tapes because the CIA knew that the FBI would, in turn, have had to disclose that important fact to the trial judge. And the CIA didn't want U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema potentially opening the tapes to the scrutiny of the world.
It happens all the time: one hand of the government not telling the other hand where the truth lies. Often, the mistake is inadvertent. Sometimes, it's intentional. People who fight the federal government -- whether in a criminal case or a civil one -- soon discover that it is no monolith. And, because of the nature of the bureaucracy, the bigger the case the more complicated the handling of evidence and information.
Decades ago, I was involved as a lawyer in a civil lawsuit involving a federal agency. There had been a federal investigation into the matter as well, so another agency had possession of certain information that might have been relevant to the case. The battles between the parties to the case were hardly as fierce or as petty as the battles between the federal fiefdoms. And that was before Sept. 11, when the stakes weren't nearly so high.
They were high in the Moussaoui case. If Judge Brinkema knew about the existence of the tapes before the trial, she likely would have forced the feds to allow Moussaoui's lawyers to use those tapes in his defense. That, in turn, would have forced the feds to appeal her ruling to the conservative 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which almost certainly would have overruled Judge Brinkema and allowed the government to protect the tapes on national security grounds. That would have led to an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which might or might not have taken the case. Win or lose, the CIA wanted none of this. So it forgot to honestly answer the intra-agency inquiry from the Justice Department.
If you don't buy this theory, you are left to argue that the Justice Department knew about the tapes but lied to the courts anyway. I just don't see it. Remember, these prosecutors promptly (and quite rightly) squealed on Carla Martin, the government witness who broke the judge's rules by sharing trial information with other witnesses. And it was the CIA, not the FBI, that offered up the sworn affidavits back then promising that the tapes existed.
Oh, and the bottom line? We'll never see those tapes. And they wouldn't have made a lick of difference in the zany Moussaoui case.
By Andrew Cohen |
November 14, 2007; 7:22 AM ET
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Why should the CIA worry about the Rule of Law, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Code and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure any more than its bosses do?
Posted by: DC | November 14, 2007 11:53 AM
The whole business is very pesky. But once you start to lie, you have to keep on telling more lies. And more lies. No rest for the wicked!
Posted by: whoo_whoo | November 14, 2007 12:05 PM
If I were the district court or fourth circuit I would sua sponte issue an order to show cause re contempt.
Posted by: Spineless | November 14, 2007 03:33 PM
Andrew-Let me ask you something, are you quite sure you know the real story here involving Carla J Martin's work in the Moussaoui case, or do you automatically accept and believe everything you hear and are told, particularly if it comes from a Department of Justice prosecutor? You have to remember, always, things are not as they may appear at first glance, and particularly in this matter, because Carla J. Martin never got to tell her side of the story to the court, did she? Yet she was judged and slandered to the world as if all the information provided to the court during those hearings of March 13,14, 2006, were correct, and complete, and as if there was nothing more to know about the matter other than what prosecutor David J. Novak wanted the court to know.
If, as you say, the three prosecutors "squealed" "(quite rightly)" on Carla Martin, then why is David J. Novak, specifically, and his co-prosecutors currently under active OPR investigation for prosecutorial misconduct for having concealed information and having misled and misrepresented to a federal judge literally everything that happened during those hearings of March 13, 14-21, 2006? Because Novak IS under a current and active OPR investigation for prosecutorial misconduct arising out of the matter of the court's sequestration order and what was represented to the court about Carla J. Martin. The OPR investigation has been expanded recently to include one Kenneth E. Melson, DOJ's Director of the EOUSA, for misconduct arising out of the same subject matter.
It's really time that all the slander and misinformation leading to gross misjudgment about Carla J. Martin's actions were brought to light. You can understand why David Novak and his fellow Justice Department prosecutors are under an active and ongoing OPR investigation by knowing these basic facts:
1. At no time did David J. Novak, as counsel of record in this case, who was charged by a federal judge for carrying out a court sequestration order of advising his witnesses of such order, either advise, mention, reference, provide a written copy of, or otherwise discuss the sequestration order with Ms. Martin or any of the FAA/TSA witnesses. Nor did Mr. Novak or any other members of the prosecution team advise the FAA/TSA witnesses or Ms. Martin that the court's version of a Rule on Witnesses had been issued. The court's version of the Rule on Witnesses was different from the generic Rule, as the court itself took great pains to note. As Ms. Martin's emails demonstrate, she was in virtual constant coummunication with Mr. Novak from the time the oral sequestration order was issued (February 14, 2006), and the later written order (February 22, 2006) all the way through the first week of trial (March 6-10, 2006), and Novak never said a word to her about it. Moreover, Ms. Martin specifically asked Novak, more than once, about what the court had said during the hearing of Feb. 14th, 2006, and he failed to tell her of the court's order issued that day.
2. Contrary to the documentation existing on his own computer, Novak asserted to the court on March 13-14, 2006, that he was providing a comprehensive presentation of all relevant email communications involving Ms. Martin during that first week of trial. Starting from Saturday, March 4, 2006, through March 10, 2006, Novak and Ms. Martin were in constant email and telephonic communication. These emails were excluded from Mr. Novak's email presentation to the court, thereby concealing his direct communication with Ms. Martin during the period he accused Ms. Martin of violating the court's orders. Had those emails between Mr. Novak and Ms. Martin been disclosed to the court, its conclusions would certainly have been different, and it would have been Mr. Novak who had to answer for violations of the court's orders.
Everything that happened afterwards flows from those fundamental facts.
The court's sequestration order was issued at two open hearings. Ms. Martin did not attend either one of those hearings. Ms. Martin did attend one CIPA hearing on March 3, 2006, where one of the defense attorneys briefly mentioned a Rule on Witnesses applying to their experts at the very end of the hearing, however, there was no reference to the court's specific sequestration order, or its application in the case, nor did David Novak say anything at all to Ms. Martin about it, and advise her then, or all during the weekend, and all during the first week of trial. Even when they were in constant contact through the first week of trial, as she was working on a problem involving a substitution document, with multiple witnesses, with Novak's knowledge, and approval, yet he STILL did not advise her or the witnesses of the court's order.
More signficantly, Mr. Novak knew that Ms. Martin had the opening statement transcript, and had real problems with it, as there was inaccurate and misleading information contained within it, which Novak knew was incorrect, yet he failed to respond to her emails and voice mails on the subject. Later, at the hearing, when FAA witness Lynne Osmus was asked about the inaccurate information about "getting all the knives" Ms. Osmus responded "I had never heard that before." Mr. Novak had known for some four months that the witnesses could not testify to what was stated in the opening.
All of the aforementioned information was never disclosed to the court.
The court's written sequestration order is not described on the Moussaoui trial docket sheet. It is hidden under a docket number, but you would have to know that an order was issued, and what date the order was issued, in order to even begin looking for the docket number under which the order was located. Ms. Martin and her TSA boss knew nothing of those sequestration orders until the evening of March 10, 2006.
Over the weekend before the hearing, Ms. Martin, through her boss, then asked Novak to call the court and the defense attorneys so that she could advise the court and the defense attorneys what she knew of the matter immediately. Novak and his fellow prosecutors refused to allow this. Ms. Martin then thought of calling the court herself, but she was not permitted to do so. Mr. Novak did not advise the TSA Chief Counsel that he had not told Ms. Martin or the witnesses of this very specific order, nor did Mr. Novak ever tell his airline witnesses, either, who were scheduled to testify in the government's case after the government witnesses.
Rather, on the morning of March 14, 2006, when Ms. Martin showed up to testify as to what she knew at that point about the matter, (she did not know even then when the order was issued), she was immediately "silenced" by Mr. Novak, who asked the court to read Miranda warnings to Ms. Martin, specifically so that she could not speak, and tell the court what she knew.
Mr. Novak clearly did not want Ms. Martin to testify, because she, after all, had been working with him for several months, hand-in-glove on this case, seven days a week, and so he did want her to say anything that would reflect negatively on him or harm his career in any way.
Instead, hearings were held where there was no one in the courtroom representing Ms. Martin's interests, no legal representative to challenge and cross-examine everything that David Novak represented to the court-which was a basic violation of Ms. Martin's due process rights. Everyone believed the prosecutors.
Then, of course, after all the damage had been done to Ms. Martin's credibility through those hearings, she was not allowed to come back and testify, as the Department of Justice threw her into a criminal investigation, so the trial could move on, and no one could know the truth. The criminal investigation was dropped some months later.
And the above only hits at some of the major points of this exceedingly scary and treacherous story.
Posted by: | November 14, 2007 05:58 PM
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Posted by: okbyme | November 14, 2007 07:37 PM
"Now we'll talk all day if you want to. But, come sundown, there's gonna be two things true that ain't true now. One is that the United States Department of Justice is goin' to know what in the good Christ - e'scuse me, Angie - is goin' on around here. And the other's I'm gonna have somebody's ass in muh briefcase."
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Posted by: wilfordbrimley | November 14, 2007 11:13 PM
Great quote from that Paul Newman flick.
I can only shake my head at some of the stuff that goes on around here. Whether the CIA, FBI, the administration or some less than scrupulous lobbyist, this town has lived down to what novelists describe in their works of fiction. Especially the last six years.
Somewhere Tom Clancy, John LeCarre, Robert Ludlum, Fred Forsyth and others are laughing.
Posted by: CRix | November 15, 2007 10:06 AM
This prosecutor, David J. Novak IS A REAL PIECE OF WORK. He made news in the mid 90's when he was an AUSA in Texas, because a prominent Houston criminal defense lawyer, Kent Schieffer, filed an OPR complaint against Novak alleging that Novak lied and misrepresented to a Texas federal judge about a defendant. There was a big article in the Legal Times NOVAK SUED THE LAWYER FOR LIBEL. According to the Legal Times article, it caught DOJ completely off guard-the DOJ spokesman issued a statement saying "this has never been done before." Not only that, but ANOTHER complaint came in against Novak to the DOJ at the same time AND HE FILED ANOTHER LIBEL SUIT TO SILENCE THE COMPLAINER!
And he's still working for DOJ! You couldn't make this stuff up!
Posted by: LawBlogger | November 16, 2007 06:19 AM
I'm just waiting for Bush to recycle the junk remarks he has made about Alberto Gonzales. I expect that he will say:
'The CIA has worked tirelessly to make this country safer and to ensure that all Americans receive equal justice before the law.
Over many years, I have witnessed its integrity, its decency and its deep dedication to the cause of justice.'
Posted by: Robert James | November 16, 2007 07:14 AM
How do we know the tapes would not have changed the outcome of the Moussai case?
Apparently, the CIA does not agree with you. Nevertheless, it was upto the defendant and his Counsel to decide if it would use those tapes.
it is pretty disgusting when the CIA knows that the tapes are required but it manipulates the system by preventing their exposure.
This is not justice. It is a deceitful and irresponsible manipulation of the justice system by an important government department that thinks it should have the right to override the existing justice system.
The USA is off the rails.
Posted by: Robert james | November 16, 2007 07:20 AM
Judge not, lest ye be judged, Mr. James!
Before making universal judgments on the U.S. you need to pay attention to more of the U.S. media and not rely so much on the your local providers.
The hyperbole does not fairly describe the U.S.; only abusers within its government's bureaucracy.
Wait about 355 days.
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Government missteps in the Moussauoi trial have been well docmented. Now the prosecutor, David Novak, is apparantly being investigated by the DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility. Where he's been nominated to the federal bench, doesn't the public have a right to know the outcome of this OPR action as part of the vetting process?
Remember that the 9/11 plaintiffs, who have sued the airlines for negligence and wrongful death, have been denied access to evidence from the Moussaoui tral. Isn't it time to remove the veil of unecessary secrecy and provide full dislosure in discovery?
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Zipcars have RFID transponders located on the windshield that communicates with the card to lock and unlock the doors of the vehicle. Each vehicle records hours of usage and mileage, which is uploaded to a central computer via a wireless data link. The location of the vehicles is not tracked during a reservation for privacy reasons but is trackable and all cars are equipped with a "kill" function that allows the company to prevent the car from starting in the event of theft (it does not cause the car to turn off, for safety reasons).[citation needed] Zipcar also offers the embedded Information Technologies it has installed in its fleet as a fleet optimization service through its FastFleet service.
Among its fleet of fuel-efficient vehicles, and through an agreement between Honda and Zipcar, the program offers clean fuel and low-emission vehicles that include the Insight hybrid, Honda Civic GX powered by compressed natural gas, Civic Hybrid, Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupe, Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell-electric vehicle, and Honda Fit EV all-electric car.[2]
In February 2009 a pilot project was launched to promote plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) in Zipcar's fleet in the San Francisco Bay Area. This pilot was a partnership between Zipcar and the City of San Francisco. The vehicle showcased during the announcement was a Toyota Prius converted for plug-in capabilities with range of up to 30 to 40 miles (48 to 64 km) of electrically assisted driving on a single charge.[16][17] The program was aimed to provide Zipcar members with a convenient and cost-effective way to test drive PHEVs.[17] The city installed a plug-in charging stations in front of San Francisco City Hall deployed for used by the existing fleet of municipal plug-in vehicles and also for plug-in hybrids available through Zipcar and City CarShare.[18]
As part of the demonstration program carried out by Toyota Motor Corporation since 2009, the carmaker delivered eight pre-production Prius Plug-in Hybrids to Zipcar in January 2011. Three markets were selected to make the plug-in hybrids available to its members, Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts with three cars, another three in San Francisco, California, and two in Portland, Oregon. Similarly to many hybrids in Zipcar's fleet, the Prius PHEVs could only be reserved by the hour at an hourly rate of US$7.[19]
Since May 2012, and for six months, the Vauxhall Ampera plug-in hybrid is available through Zipcar in London, Bristol, Cambridge and Oxford.[20]
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Zipcar was co-founded by Antje Danielson and Robin Chase based on existing German and Swiss companies (see also Mobility CarSharing) in January 2000. In June 2000, the first Zipcars hit the road around Boston, MA. In September 2001, the Washington, D.C. office opened. In February 2002, New York City office opened In February 2003, Scott Griffith replaced Robin Chase as CEO. In April 2005, Zipcar partnered with XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR) to provide satellite radio in all Zipcars. In July 2005, Zipcar secured $10 million in funding led by Benchmark Capital. In August 2005, San Francisco office opened. In May 2006, Toronto office opened. In May 2006, General Electric's Commercial Finance Fleet Services (NYSE: GE) gave Zipcar $20 million in lease line financing. In September 2006, Toronto market was named fastest growing new market in company history. In November 2006, London office opened. In April 2007, Vancouver office opened. In May 2007, XM Satellite Radio ended partnership with Zipcar and their radios are no longer available in Zipcars.[21] In October 2007, Zipcar and Flexcar executives announce a merger of the two companies, with the Zipcar brand and headquarters replacing that of Flexcar.[22]
On January 23, 2008, the merged Zipcar/Flexcar canceled service for the Southern California cities of Los Angeles and San Diego without providing advanced notice to customers in those areas. Southern California college operations were left intact.[23] On July 11, 2008, Zipcar announced it doubled membership in past year, including the Flexcar members it acquired, and now had 225,000 members.[24] On August 28, 2008, Rice University announced the introduction into the program in their goal of achieving as low of a carbon footprint as possible while providing additional transportation options for employees that carpool.[25] On April 8, 2009, a partnership with Zimride was announced to allow Zipcar members to automatically post rides for carpooling on Zimride.[26] On June 8, 2009, announced iPhone application at the Apple World Wide Developer Conference. The application is capable of honking the horn and unlocking some Zipcars.[27]
On October 31, 2007 Zipcar and Flexcar announced their intentions to merge.[28] The merged company retained the name "Zipcar" and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[22] Zipcar's chief executive, former Seattle-based Boeing engineer Scott Griffith, is Chairman and CEO. Flexcar CEO Mark Norman is President and Chief Operating Officer.[22] The merger combined Zipcar's fleet of 3,500 vehicles in 35 markets with Flexcar's 1,500 cars in 15 markets.[22][29]
In December 2009, Zipcar announced their participation in a round of financing with Avancar, the largest car sharing company in Spain, based in Barcelona. Under the terms of the agreement, Zipcar acquired a minority interest in Avancar, a Zipcar executive joined Avancar's board and Zipcar was given a year option to increase the company's ownership stake.[30] In December 2010, Zipcar extended their option for another year through the end of 2011, and provided a monetary loan to Avancar, which is convertible into equity if Zipcar chooses to exercise the option.[31]
In April 2010, Zipcar announced that it had acquired London-based car-sharing club Streetcar.[32] This brought the number of Zipcar members to over 400,000.[33]
Zipcar provides $300,000 per accident in liability coverage for members over 21 years of age. Members at fault are responsible for the first $500 of costs related to the repair, recovery, and loss of use of any Zipcar vehicle.[34] However, members can purchase no-liability insurance for an additional $75 a year. Members involved in accidents where fault is not determined (such as in a hit and run), must pay the first $750 of these costs. In other words, if the member is at fault in an accident, or it is a no-fault accident, Zipcar will cover from $750 up to $300,000 in property damage or bodily injury. For members under 21, Zipcar provides insurance coverage at state-mandated levels.
Insurance coverage may vary depending on the region of use. For example, Canadian members in Toronto, ON are provided with $1,000,000 in liability coverage.[35] Vancouver, BC members are provided with $2,000,000 in liability coverage.[36] Both regions in Canada also include comprehensive and collision coverage in addition to liability insurance. It should also be noted that Zipcars traveling into Canada from the U.S. requires members to obtain a special insurance card from Zipcar.[37] Canadian Zipcars traveling into the U.S. do not need the extra insurance card.[38]
Similar to members of Zipcar U.S., members of Zipcar London, UK, require a special 'vehicle on-hire' certificate when traveling abroad, which can be obtained from Zipcar.[39]
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Lyonsdown to open German office
Lyonsdown, a leading publisher of independent reports and supplements in the UK, recently announced the establishment of its first foreign operation, in Munich, Germany.
Creating marketing campaigns for some of the world's largest brands, Lyonsdown works in conjunction with clients to produce reports that appear regularly in The Guardian, The Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. Its goals are to connect with target audiences, market products, and communicate important issues.
After achieving great success in the UK, Lyonsdown launched their German operation in hopes of replicating what they have already done in the UK. With the formation of the German office, customers will be able to launch cross-European campaigns that will hit both the German and British markets, simultaneously.
"There is a very high demand for this sort of cross-country marketing," says Bradley Scheffer, owner and managing director of Lyonsdown. "We already have a great number of German customers from our UK publications, and thus we are confident that our international expansion will be successful."
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Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to compete.
Writers: Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, Billy Ray | Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci
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Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
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Just joined the forum and I have this problem, I've been to the doctors (sorry wrong forum).
I have a 2005 1.6 Focus Zetec Climate and it has develped a wobble/vibration. This starts at about 40mph and gets progressively worse to 50mph where it starts to peter out at 60mph. After 60mph the wobble/vibration is still there when you press the accelerator down but not as bad as at 50mph. It is worse when the engine is under load, i.e. when going uphill or accelerating, basically when the accellorator is applied. Going down hill with no or very little accelloration the car is fine. The car has had new tyres that have all been balanced. The car has been into two garages and one has pinpointed the problem to the front off side wheel. The other garage has checked all the joints and drive shafts and said they were all sound. I have done some research on the internet and found people having similar problems some of them have decided to live with the problem as they cannot cure it. However I believe I have narrowed it down to either the R/H drive shaft or the engine mounts. I have contacted my local Ford garage and they have informed me that the engine mounts very rarely fail.
My problem is trying to pinpoint the fault as there is a number of possibilities, just wandering if anyone has any ideas or a similar problem, any advice would be gratefully recieved.
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At the long red table running the length of the patio, Fred and Frank sat side by side, their white hair and aged faces throwing them in sharp contrast to the smooth-skinned partiers congregating around them.
"What are you guys doing out here tonight?" I asked them, grabbing a seat across from Fred, who wore a T-shirt and whose forehead was only slightly bald.
"I'm glad you speak English," Fred said. "It's nice to hear something other than all this Portuguese. We don't have to work tomorrow — it's Memorial Day — so we thought we'd come out here to catch up."
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"There's a Memorial Day party going on here," I said. "What do you guys think?"
"It's pretty crazy," Fred said. "But we're having fun. Frank and I haven't seen each other in 50 years."
"Well, we had our own lives," said Frank, who has thick white hair and wore a collared shirt and jeans. "We saw each other occasionally, but until now, we never had the chance to catch up."
"Yeah, we are just reminiscing about the old days — you'd have loved it back then," Fred said. "We'd block off U.S. 1 to have drag races, and there were big community parties with hundreds of girls just waiting to be picked up. Those were the good old days. Better days."
As the two old friends sipped Coronas, I got the feeling they were genuinely glad to be celebrating a Memorial weekend out on the town — despite the frenzied, untraditional party raging around them. And I guess there's some message in there, about diversity in America and cultures coming together. Memorial Day is what you make it, si, hombre? Also worth mentioning is Crabby Jack's key lime pie — despite a sometimes jarringly cosmopolitan evening at a packed bar, the high point of my Sunday was the deliciousness of that pie. Maybe if I were a true American, I'd have asked for apple pie, but I do like a little diversity.


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I ordered a 15" prop. I think it will get me a little quicker top speed while maintaining some holeshot. I will be doing some freedive spearfishing off this with another guy and we'll have lots of gear- and hopefully fish on board. Need to get on plane quick. We'll see. I'll post results once its on.
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Operation Lalang
Operation Lalang (Weeding Operation; also referred to as Ops Lalang) was carried out on 27 October 1987 by the Malaysian police, ostensibly to prevent the occurrence of racial riots due to provocations by the ruling government towards the then primarily Chinese opposition party, the Democratic Action Party (DAP). The notion that racial riots were immanent is widely contested. It is widely believed that the operation was designed to control the opposition through draconian measures.The operation saw the arrest of 106 persons –NGO activists, opposition politicians, intellectuals, students, artists, scientists and others–under the Internal Security Act (ISA) and the revoking of the publishing licenses of two dailies, The Star and the Sin Chew Jit Poh and two weeklies, The Sunday Star and Watan.
The political developments which brought about this second largest ISA swoop in Malaysian history since the 13 May riots, were sparked ostensibly by mounting political tensions having strong racial overtones. According to the Government White paper explaining the arrests, various groups who had played up "sensitive issues" and thus created "racial tension" in the country had exploited the government's "liberal" and "tolerant" attitude. It was claimed by the government that this supposed racial tension in some way made the arrests "necessary" and further forced the government to act "swiftly and firmly" to contain the situation.
Vernacular Chinese school personnel controversy[edit]
The sensitive issues were brought on by opposition concerns over the Ministry of Education's appointments of some 100 senior assistants and principals to vernacular Chinese schools (Chinese-medium primary schools, for which the government provides funding and personnel and sets the school curriculum. School assets, however, belong to local Chinese communities represented by the respective boards of trustees). It was learnt that those appointed were Chinese who were not Chinese-educated, implying that students and parents might be forced to use English or Malay to communicate with the school personnel. Chinese educationalist groups contended that the move would limit the usage of Chinese in the schools.
On 11 October 1987, a 2,000-strong gathering was held by the United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia (UCSCAM, the association of Chinese school teachers and trustees, also known as Dong Jiao Zong) at the Hainanese Association Building, beside the Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, which was joined by politicians from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), the Democratic Action Party (DAP), GERAKAN and other Chinese-based parties. Racially provocative speeches was evoked from the Chinese politicians present. The meeting resolved to call a three-day boycott in Chinese schools if the government did not settle the appointments issue. The boycott was called off later, albeit at the eleventh hour.
Response by UMNO Youth and detentions[edit]
In the event, even though the boycott was cancelled, the stage was set for a mirror response from the Malays, led by UMNO Youth. A mass rally of 10,000 was held at the TPCA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur and, by then, UMNO politicians had begun to condemn MCA leaders (both UMNO and MCA are component parties of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition) for their collusion with the Dong Jiao Zong and the opposition DAP. Amidst calls from both sides for the resignations of MCA Deputy President and Labour Minister Lee Kim Sai and UMNO Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim, UMNO announced the holding of a mammoth rally in KL to celebrate its 41st Anniversary, which it was claimed would see the attendance of half a million members.
The proposed UMNO rally was the ostensible reason for the Inspector General of Police to precipitate 27 October crackdown. Had the rally been held it was not improbable that racial riots could be sparked by the incendiary speeches of UMNO politicians. To make matters worse, a tinder box situation was already created by the rampage of a Malay soldier who killed a Malay and two Chinese with an M16 rifle in the Chow Kit area, straddling two large Chinese and Malay communities.
Najib Tun Razak, then chairman of the UMNO Youth wing, had led a massive Malay rally in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. During the rally, Najib was purported seen threatening to bathe a keris in Chinese blood causing the Chinese community to be gripped with fear of the possibility of 13 May repeating.[1] This caused many Chinese businesses around the city was closed for a few days to avoid any potential attacks from the Malay ultra-nationalists. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
The pundits have it that the Prime Minister had to have a quid pro quo for cancelling the UMNO rally. Hence the arrests of prominent Chinese politicians.
Operation Lalang resulted in the arrest of 106 people under the Internal Security Act.[9][10] Among the more prominent detainees were opposition leader and DAP Secretary-General Lim Kit Siang, ALIRAN President Chandra Muzaffar, DAP Deputy chairman Karpal Singh, MCA Vice-President and Perak Chief Chan Kit Chee, PAS Youth Chief Halim Arshat, UMNO MP for Pasir Mas Ibrahim Ali, and UMNO Youth Education chairman Mohamed Fahmi Ibrahim. Other prominent non-political detainees included Dong Jiao Zong (Chinese Education Associations) Chairman Lim Fong Seng, Publicity Chief of the Civil Rights Committee Kua Kia Soong, and WAO member Irene Xavier. The detainees were kept at the usual place used for ISA detainees, at Kamunting Detention Center.
Although most of the detainees were released either conditionally or unconditionally, 40 were issued detention order of two years. Included were Lim Kit Siang and Karpal Singh plus five other party colleagues, a number of PAS members and many social activists. A categorisation of the initially named detainees, numbering 97, gives the following breakdown: political parties: 37; social movements: 23; individuals: 37.
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(help) - ^ "Najib and Taib: An Arresting Couple". Hornbill Unleashed. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
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- ^ "Operation Lalang – P. Ramakrishnan". Malaysian Insider. 27 October 2009.
- Chow, Kum Hor (6 November 2005). "9/11 changed Hu's view of ISA". New Sunday Times, p. 8–9.
- Mahavera, Sheridan (6 November 2005). "'When you play with fire, you will get burnt'". New Sunday Times, p. 9.
- Othman, M. Husairy (6 November 2005). "Tajuddin bears no grudges". New Sunday Times, p. 9.
- Tan, Choe Choe (6 November 2005). "Sim taught detainees Chinese during his stay". New Sunday Times, p. 8.


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The preparation to be an authentic leader will last at least as long as our children are under our roof. We train the foundations of leadership early in childhood. Over the course of years we help our developing offspring master public speaking, time management, executive functioning skills, and social skills. Hopefully we have a servant's heart and can mentor our children in that area. We help our kids develop step-by-step, skill-by-skill, year-by-year. But the day comes when all the training must blossom into leadership in the real world if we would help our children reach their potential.
In our homeschool, it was required that each student tackle a huge leadership project before they graduated. Leadership training was just as important (but not more important) than calculus. Why?
While it may sound harsh, I wanted to shake my children up and see what they were made of. Through my years as a Youth Development Specialist and even more years as a parent, I have learned that when kids have real responsibilities, when someone is depending on them, when someone might suffer if they don't do their job, the experience fundamentally changes them.
I never set my children up to fail, but I made the bar high enough that failure was a possibility. It is risky, but I wanted to be there to catch them if they botched an activity. It would be devastating for that to occur in college when they are far from home.
Watching my children perform in leadership roles also gave me the opportunity to evaluate their strength and maturity. Did they maintain grace under pressure? Did they remain kind even if others were not kind to them? When they hit the wall, did they crumble and remain in the heap or did they get up and figure out how to work smarter next time? Did the experience damage their faith or strengthen it? These are important things to know before we send our kids into the war zone that is college.
Let me give you an example of a leadership project that stretched my youngest student, utilized all her skills, and gave her a chance to make her world a better place. My daughter had mastered the tasks I set in front of her throughout her childhood and was ready to spread her wings. Together we brainstormed for ways to use her skills to benefit the community. After several months, she found what she was looking for.
While Natalie was a performance violinist, an accomplished public speaker, an organizer extraordinaire, she also had a heart that wept over the number of abortions that happen in our country. When Natalie heard that our local Pregnancy Care Center ministry needed funds for an ultrasound machine, she came up with a plan to organize a benefit concert. She'd never seen it done before, but she was convinced that she could pull it off even though she was only 16.
She requested a slot on the board meeting agenda and proceeded to stun board members with her unusual plan. She secured the largest church in town as the venue and contacted the music ministers of all area churches for performers from their congregations. She invited Christian music professors at the local college to participate as well. She asked each performer to be responsible for getting their church family to come. The final product was a wild mix of classical, instrumental, a capella, Christian contemporary, and praise music.
She convinced the local radio tycoon to give her free air time to run commercials that she wrote and produced, persuaded all the local printing companies to donate materials for the ad campaign she designed and promoted the concert to local media (appearing live on radio programs and interviewing with newspaper reporters). She spoke at local civics groups. She designed the short program that played before the concert telling about the Center's work and facts about the baby growing in the womb. She organized and performed in a piano trio with two university professors, worked with the sound technician and set-up crew and emceed the concert.
Natalie galvanized the community and the night of the concert there was a great turnout. The funds helped finance new equipment for the center, provided training for staff and board members, and helped stabilize the budget.
Basically, this young girl received great training in advertising, sales, and management. She learned important lessons about herself and her ability to deal with the organizational issues that such a huge project presented. Most adults would never attempt a leadership feat like this one; however, for my 16-year-old daughter, it was just another stretching experience. She was ready for the challenge because I started giving her important work to do as a toddler. Therefore, she came to the job with 14 years of experience under her belt.
Of course I was in the background, brainstorming with her, helping her think through flow charts, debriefing. But my role got smaller as she found her voice and her strength.
What can you do today to mentor your child to authentic leadership?


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Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) also sometimes called oligofructose or oligofructan, are oligosaccharide fructans, used as an alternative sweetener. FOS exhibits sweetness levels between 30 and 50 percent of sugar in commercially prepared syrups.[unreliable source?][1] It occurs naturally, and its commercial use emerged in the 1980s in response to consumer demand for healthier and calorie-reduced foods.
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Two different classes of fructooligosaccharide (FOS) mixtures are produced commercially, based on inulin degradation or transfructosylation processes.
FOS can be produced by degradation of inulin, or polyfructose, a polymer of D-fructose residues linked by β(2→1) bonds with a terminal α(1→2) linked D-glucose. The degree of polymerization of inulin ranges from 10 to 60. Inulin can be degraded enzymatically or chemically to a mixture of oligosaccharides with the general structure Glu-(Fru)n (GFn) and Frum (Fm), with n and m ranging from 1 to 7. This process also occurs to some extent in nature, and these oligosaccharides can be found in a large number of plants, especially in Jerusalem artichoke and chicory. The main components of commercial products are kestose (GF2), nystose (GF3), fructosylnystose (GF4), bifurcose (GF3), inulobiose (F2), inulotriose (F3), and inulotetraose (F4).
The second class of FOS is prepared by the transfructosylation action of a β-fructosidase of Aspergillus niger on sucrose. The resulting mixture has the general formula of GFn, with n ranging from 1 to 5. Contrary to the inulin-derived FOS, not only is there β(1→2) binding but other linkages do occur, however, in limited numbers.[2]
Because of the configuration of their osidic bonds, fructooligosaccharides resist hydrolysis by salivary and intestinal digestive enzymes. In the colon they are fermented by anaerobic bacteria. In other words, they have a lower caloric value, while contributing to the dietary fiber fraction of the diet. Fructooligosaccharides are more soluble than inulins and are, therefore, sometimes used as an additive to yogurt and other (dairy) products. Fructooligosaccharides are used specially in combination with high-intensity artificial sweeteners, whose sweetness profile and aftertaste it improves.
FOS is extracted from fruits and vegetables such as bananas, onions, chicory root, garlic, asparagus, barley, wheat, jícama, and leeks. Some grains and cereals, such as wheat, also contain FOS.[3] The Jerusalem artichoke and its relative yacón have been found to have the highest concentrations of FOS of cultured plants.[4]
FOS has been a popular dietary supplement in Japan for many years, even before 1990, when the Japanese government installed a "Functionalized Food Study Committee" of 22 experts to start to regulate "special nutrition foods or functional foods" that contain the categories of fortified foods (e.g., vitamin-fortified wheat flour),[5] and is now becoming increasingly popular in Western cultures for its prebiotic effects. FOS serves as a substrate for microflora in the large intestine, increasing the overall gastrointestinal tract (GI Tract) health. It has also been touted as a supplement for preventing yeast infections.
Several studies have found that FOS and inulin promote calcium absorption in both the animal and the human gut.[6][7] The intestinal microflora in the lower gut can ferment FOS, which results in a reduced pH. Calcium is more soluble in acid, and, therefore, more of it comes out of food and is available to move from the gut into the bloodstream.
FOS can be considered a small dietary fibre with (like all types of fibre) low caloric value. The fermentation of FOS results in the production of gases and acids. The latter provide some energy to the body.
All inulin-type prebiotics, including FOS, are generally thought to stimulate the growth of Bifidobacteria species. Bifidobacteria are considered "friendly" bacteria. This effect has not been uniformly found in all studies, both for Bifidobacteria and for other gut organisms.[8][unreliable source?] FOS are also fermented by numerous bacterial species in the intestine, including Klebsiella, E. coli[9] and many Clostridium species, which are considered less-friendly bacteria in the gut. These species are responsible mainly for the gas formation (hydrogen and carbon dioxide), which results after ingestion of FOS. Studies have shown that up to 20 grams/day is well tolerated.[10]
FOS is classified as generally recognized as safe (GRAS).[11]
The Food Safety Authority warned parents of babies that a major European Baby-Formula brand made in New Zealand does not comply with local regulations, (because it contains fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS)) and urged them to stop using it.[12]
FOS use has been approved in the European Union; allowing addition of FOS in restricted amounts to baby formula (for babies up to six months) and follow-on formula (for babies between six and 12 months). Infant and follow-on formula products containing FOS have been sold in the EU since 1999.[12]
FOS is currently not approved for use in baby formula.[13]
Mannan Oligosaccharides (MOS)
Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO)
Xylooligosaccharide (XOS)
Galactooligosaccharides (GOS)


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Dear Steve, Are there specific advantages or disadvantages to selling a home to a family member as opposed to a stranger? -- Kathy
Dear Kathy, Keeping things all in the family in a home sale has several advantages, plus some potential downside. But the pros generally outweigh the cons, so let's start with them.
Since the seller already has a buyer lined up and an agreed-to price, there's no need for an agent, so the two parties are saving about 6 percent right off the top.
The approach is also a great way for older sellers -- who may be moving to warmer climes, downsizing to smaller digs or segueing into a retirement community or retirement facility -- to keep the place of their cherished memories in the family and ease that often emotional transition.
In fact, sales of homes that go from parent to child, known as "legacy home" sales, are becoming increasingly prevalent these days, particularly as soaring home prices have made it tougher for young people to enter the housing market in many parts of the country. So if you're selling at an under-market price, you could be helping younger family members to circumvent years of economic struggle and afford them more time and energy to tend to their own families and careers.
But realize that selling a home at significantly less than fair-market value to a family member carries with it some gift-tax ramifications, so I strongly suggest use of an attorney or financial adviser to sort that out, as well as potential capital-gains and estate-planning issues.
Also, there are several alternative means of transferring ownership, such as quit-claiming the property, having the family member finance it or placing the home in a trust (so an ex-spouse can't grab it in the event of a divorce). These also merit the help of a professional.
Good will and emotions aside, don't jump into a family-sale arrangement without thinking it out very thoroughly.
You will also need a title company to help you manage the closing. Some municipalities also require a point-of-sale inspection, which you also can't get around. Additionally, any state- or city-required disclosure forms for home transactions will still have to be filled out.
Realize that whichever family member you're selling the home to will henceforth be its owner and that his of her house rules and decorating tastes will prevail. While you can ask the family member to respect the integrity of the place, don't expect a sense of indebtedness to you to govern "nesting" and remodeling decisions.
But if executed correctly, such sales are usually a win for everyone because they keep the dear old homestead a family gathering place for years or even generations to come.
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Cologne is the capital of furniture design in Germany - once a year there is a big interior design fair that is only competed by the Salone in Milan. So there's a lot of slick chairs, tables, boards and people in the city at that time. This always quickly leads to a interior design overkill. Especially as the cultural off-event got more and more commercialized.
Now there's something new in town: for the first time there will be Rheindesign - a non-commercial event that is concentrating on design not in aspects of saleability. Rheindesign is supposed to be an event that consists of over 30 projects that are spread all over Cologne.
Alongside the participation of big names like Jean-Marie Massaud or ora-ito, I'm mostly looking forward to the experimental projects that are going on there: for example a concert with washing-mashines on the Neumarkt or the exhibition »From Vandalism to Fandalism« that is organized by students of the Köln International School of Design.
I think this event could really become something social in design: getting out on the streets and involve people in design processes wether it be by provocation, involvement or demonstration. For all those who won't be able to come to Cologne: the ROGER Designmagazine will put up a blog and hopefully report from all of the 30 events. Here's a link to the blog, that will work only in three or four days.


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We can't agree on a team name. Maybe we have some creative people here with ideas.
Here are my favorites so far:
Beverly Hills Fireflies Beverly Hills Thunder Beverly Hills Strikers Beverly Hills Stars Beverly Hills Swarm
What's your favorite on this list and any suggestions?
I like Beverly Hills Thunder.
No brainer. :)
Sorry, I couldn't resist. Here's a serious suggestion to make up for my immaturity. ;)
Beverly Hills Hitters
Beverly Hills Botoxers Beverly Hills Implants Beverly Hills Roid Ragers Beverly Hills In Vitros
OK, I could do this all day, here's a couple of serious ones...
Beverly Hills Hammers Beverly HIT-Billies ;) Beverly Hills Homers
Beverly Hills Cops.
Down and OUT in Beverly Hills.
Beverly Hills OUTers. KF
But, you'd better be good...
or Beverly Hillbatters
I liked, Stars.
Beverly Hills Bombers - Politically incorrect? Beverly Hills Stars - Yes, what if we're bad? Beverly Hills Bobcats - I have some real cool logo ideas.
Then you should have gone with The Bombers! ;)
The Paris Hilton All Stars The Promises Pounders
Beverly Hills Relapsers
You almost can't go wrong with a cool animal name. All things equal, the Stars is probably the most natural.
Practice, practice, practice.
Or the obvious:
Paris Hilton Pounders
If they're really bad, you could change the team name to the Beverly Hills Home(r)less
[edited by: LifeinAsia at 3:54 pm (utc) on July 30, 2007]
The Beverly Hills Meteors. Perfect if yours is a meteoric rise to the top, and it fits if you crash and burn... ; ) Next year ya just call the team the Meteorites.
I'm not sure whether the "no crying in baseball" rule went farther west than St. Louis in those days.
From Wikipedia:
Hollywood Stars, an American minor league baseball team, nicknamed the "Twinks"


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Philadelphia Phillies' great Pete Rose gives Montreal Expos catcher Gary Carter a pat after Rose scored during a baseball game in Montreal. Carter was the first Montreal Expos player to be enshrined in Cooperstown.
Hall of Fame catcher and Palm Beach Atlantic University coach Gary Carter's school jersey hangs in the dugout before PBAU's baseball home opener on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. The players did this to honor Carter, who was diagnosed with brain cancer.
New York Mets' Keith Hernandez, left, and Gary Carter come off the field at Shea Stadium in New York after clinching the National League East title in on Sept. 23, 1988.
New York Mets' catcher Gary Carter celebrates his 12th inning game-winning hit against the Houston Astros in Game 5 of baseball's National League Championship Series in New York.
Baseball great Yogi Berra and former Mets catcher Gary Carter meet on the field for a post game ceremony after the last regular season baseball game ever played in Shea Stadium against the Florida Marlins on September 28, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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Carter earned two All-Star MVP awards in his 11 selections.
Carter was known for his defensive and offensive skills. He was a three-time Gold Glove winner (1980-82) during his career.
Carter was part of the 1986 New York Mets team that defeated the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.
Carter's clutch 10th-inning single in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series sparked a dramatic Mets comeback victory, ultimately leading to a World Series title.
Carter celebrated with teammate Ray Knight after the Mets defeated the Red Sox in Game 7 of the World Series in 1986.
Carter, left, with fellow Hall of Famer Andre Dawson, had his No. 8 retired by the Montreal Expos in 2003.
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this site does not sale a product but promotes a geographical zone.
any ideas?
Ah-ha.com Click-seek.com Kanoodle.com Goclick.com
Most of these sites send low quality , but it's typically cheap.
thank you,
I guess anything for 0.05� or less.
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I have tried most of the very cheap PPCs out there and while they are cheap, the traffic is small to non-existent.
The cheapest way to get lots of targetted traffic is to be reasonably placed in Google. Hunt out link exachanges with as many similar sites as possible, add lot's of linked content pages, then sit back and wait. It will cost you $0.00 and give you heaps more traffic than the PPC's
goclick.com iqseek.com feedfusion.com searchgalore.com
I receive/received a large amount of traffic from all of the above. Quality, however, varies greatly.
Unless you have a way to generate revenue within your site (ecommerce), I would not even consider ppc--unless you have money to burn.
You could check out isubmit.com and see what submission packages they have available.
I did their free trial and received hits now and then from fake looking search sites that suspiciously had the same template look.
Kind of looked like a bunch of search sites set up by someone who sets a click-bot loose on them. I have not been able to get ip or clickstream data from Kanoodle traffic, so I think it's bots.
Just my experience.
Mind you if you want traffic at low prices I would try Google.
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Rob will always look over his shoulder in future relationships because Kristen Stewart cheated. Read on and I'll tell you why!
Robert Pattinson is damaged goods. The sexy and incredibly smart 26-year-old actor, who was the epitome of a perfect boyfriend, will always distrust his future girlfriends. Why? Because Kristen Stewart was his best friend, they rose to fame together, lived together and told each other everything. If the person closest to you can betray you, how can you ever trust again? It'll be very hard.
The cheating scandal heard round the world devastated girls who looked up to Robsten as the ideal Hollywood relationship. They embodied what all women thought they wanted: a loyal and loving boyfriend, who would have done anything for his girlfriend. If Kristen can cheat on Rob, let me tell you: anything is possible.
There is no perfect relationship and people do make mistakes. But this will not only hurt Rob and Kristen if they choose to get back together, it will hurt all of his future relationships. If Kristen can live in his house, sleep in his bed, and cheat on him with her director Rupert Sanders, he'll always have a hard time trusting his next girlfriend.
Keep in mind, Kristen hooked up with Rupert and then went home to the house she shared with Rob. If someone can look you in the eye after doing that and pretend nothing is wrong, that will certainly cause a person to be distrusting. Rob is not a stupid guy, this doesn't mean that every girl cheats. But if someone you bare your soul to, you share a dog with and live with can disregard your feelings like this, it does not bode well for Rob's future relationships.
Any girl who is lucky enough to date Rob will have to pay for the mistakes Kristen made. Kristen was reportedly being very possessive of her phone in recent weeks. The once laid-back Rob will most likely always feel weird about "the phone." He'll want to check emails, texts and phone calls. I'm not saying Rob will turn into a psycho boyfriend, but he won't be as trusting!
Also, he'll now assume that every guy that even looks twice at his significant other wants to sleep with her. Rob will be less likely to move in as fast with a girl and he will probably be less likely to commit. Rob has always said he didn't understand cheating, and to be honest, I don't think Rob ever would cheat.
The happy-go-lucky guy will also not tolerate the games Kristen played. For years, Kristen didn't want the world to know she was dating Rob, she wouldn't allow PDA and she wouldn't admit they were dating. Rob reportedly had no problem being open about the relationship, but he hid it for Kristen.
It really sucks for the next girl because Rob will always over-analyze everything. This next girl better be strong because she's going to have to prove herself as trustworthy for no reason other than Kristen's inability to stay faithful. But I guarantee, as soon as Rob sees that there's someone out there that won't hurt him like Kristen, he'll fall in love again.
— Chloe Melas
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Posted at 1:58 PM on August 2, 2012
this is a bit extreme. I had a guy cheat on me with several women, while i was pregnant, then leave me with said children. guess what? I trusted my next serious bf fully because I knew he wasn't my ex. he never cheated on me. we broke up for other reasons. so saying he will never trust another girl is silly!
Posted at 10:13 AM on August 2, 2012
I was guilty for a while of making my boyfriends pay for a past relationship. It was wrong and I regret but that's what happens when you are a trustworthy, honest person and someone who claims to be the same and love you to death betrays your trust. It's not easy being as optomistic about things once you've had your heart ripped out by betrayal.
Posted at 2:35 AM on August 2, 2012
Posted at 7:33 AM on August 2, 2012
I beg to DISAGREE WITH YOUR STATEMENT. Always keep in mind that 'EVERY PERSON IS A UNIQUE CREATURE", So you CANNOT put other women to the same shoe as that with Kristen, Considering Kristen making a mistake yet SHE WILL BE ABLE to promise herself not to do it again. My point is, there are still lots of women who are HONEST, and you can find them among the group who are NOT HIGHLY SOCIABLE in the society.
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Very good this publication!
Rob is having to learn the hard way, how to deal with falsehood. This happens with many good people, sometimes we trust the wrong people, and bad things happen.
Unfortunately some concepts are only learned in practice. Rob will find a girl , will pay more attention next time. It would be interesting if Rob returned to Kristen, and after a time out with several nice girls, that Kristen feel on the skin everything that she has caused.
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Insightful and I agree. I think it's really over for these two. He may forgive her and he seems such a nice guy and intelligent and sensitve that it's likely he will. But only so he could move on, uncluttered with this sordid drama, and be free. Finally. Rob deserves a best friend and girlfriend who will love and respect him, truly love and respect him, not just mouthing words. He loves/loved Kristen, but he is realizing now that the Kristen he was devoted to may never existed at all.
As for Kristen, I have nothing good to say so I'll stop here.
Posted at 3:57 PM on August 1, 2012
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a teen
Posted at 3:42 PM on August 1, 2012
According to Star, Kristen fears she "may be pregnant, but doesn't know who the father is!"
A friend of the actress told the magazine, "Kris is sick with worry because she missed her period."
"She's praying like crazy that it's a false alarm."
I knew that this would be the next headline. How far could these sources go? I hope this whole scandal is a bad or sick joke.
Thanks for Telling Us How Rob Feels....
Posted at 3:37 PM on August 1, 2012
Sandra Gonçalves
Posted at 5:04 PM on August 1, 2012
This doeswn´t mean Kristen can´t show trustworthiness to Rob again…She´ll have to work hard to gain his trust again , but she can do it;if she truly loves him.That´s why I think both desesrve a chance on their relationship. Pure love is capable of healing the deepest wounds in life


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Date Published: March 17, 2009
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Finally -- Queen Elizabeth Details and Photos!
In its first big "reveal,"
Cunard Line
today announced a plethora of details on its upcoming Queen Elizabeth -- and released the first batch of
artistic renderings
of the ship's planned interior. This is Cunard's third new ship in six years and is the second largest ship ever built by Cunard during the company's history.
Speaking at a press conference today in London, Cunard President and Managing Director Carol Marlow said the 90,400-ton, 2,092-passenger ship will feature "art deco flourishes from the past." The new liner is positioned to recreate the golden era of cruising and pay tribute to past Cunard Queens and royal links. The traditional red funnel will remain.
Some highlights of the ship include:
There will be 1,046 cabins onboard, 85 percent outside; 71 percent will have balconies, and 12 percent will be Queens/Princess Grill cabins.
Exhibits, photos and memorabilia will spotlight Cunard's links to royalty.
Grand Lobby:
The Grand Lobby will be three decks high with an art deco feel, chandeliers and marble floor. There will be artwork two and a half decks high, but the design is still to be confirmed.
Midships Bar:
Situated on Deck 3, it is named after the original bar on the original Queen Elizabeth. It will pay tribute to the ship with 1930's artwork, a piano for Ivor Novello evenings.
Yacht Club:
Queen Elizabeth 2
favourite is back! On Deck 10, this bar will offer sweeping views.
Queens Room:
The Queens Room will cover two decks with a 1,000-square-foot dance floor. This elegant room will display pictures and murals of royal palaces and royal naming ceremonies. A highlight: The Royal Standard presented to the original Queen Elizabeth by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, when she named the ship in 1938.
Keeping with Cunard tradition, the library will be well stocked with around 6,000 books.
Commodore Club:
This lounge will celebrate all things nautical with telescopes and ships models.
Cafe Caranthia:
Expect an extended version of the cafe already in place on
Queen Victoria
Royal Court Theatre:
The theatre will be art deco in style and feature private boxes. It will seat 832 guests.
Royal Arcade:
Queen Elizabeth's shopping parade will feature Harrods and Hermes shops.
Britannia Restaurant:
The Britannia Restaurant spans two decks. The Britannia Club will offer single-seating dining for those guests in upper balcony staterooms.
Garden Lounge:
In this lounge and conservatory, inspired by the U.K.'s Kew Gardens, Cunard will host its "Supper Club" -- dancing, music and taster menus.
Games Deck:
This concept dates back to the original Queen Elizabeth. Games are inspired by those from the 30's, including bowls, croquet and paddle tennis.
Click here to see nine brand-new photos!
Queen Elizabeth, a sister ship to Queen Victoria, will launch on 12 October, 2010 from its homeport in Southampton. Its maiden voyage will follow the exact same path taken by QE2 on its first voyage. Departing Southampton on 12 October, 2010, the 13-night voyage will sail from Southampton to Vigo, Lisbon, Cadiz, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma and Madeira. Prices range from £1,489 per person to £15,799 per person.
Other itineraries announced, from October 2010 to January 2011, include voyages to the Western and Central Mediterranean and the Caribbean. Prices for a five-night Gallic cruise (with calls in Amsterdam, Zeebrugge and Le Havre) start at £599 per person while the 22-night Caribbean inaugural Christmas voyage starts at £2,999 per person and will include calls to Madeira, Tortola, St. Lucia, Grenada, Barbados, Antigua and The Azores.
Queen Elizabeth will go on sale on to past passengers on 1 April, 2009 before going on general sale worldwide on 2 April, 2009 at 1 p.m. GMT +1.
--by Kelly Ranson, U.K. Editor
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