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An Interview with Frank Bozanich (1981)
Frank Bozanich. No other name in modern American ultradistance running conjures up such a perception of perseverance and toughness. At 36, the former Marine Captain and Viet Nam veteran continues to demonstrate his prodigious talent at these grueling distances.
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What's the most overworked piece in your ultra kit? In mine, it's the elevation profile – marked up with notes, folded in a baggie, and stuffed it in a pocket. During long ultras, I pull it out too often and see how far and how much climbing till the next aid station. By the finish, it looks like an ancient scroll, as beat up as my toes.
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On January 3-5, at the inaugural Wildcat 100 Ultra Race in Pensacola, FL, Addison Hendricks, a 16-year-old high school sophomore, broke the 48-hour American Junior Record (age 19 and under). Hendricks ran 130.27 miles (209.649 kilometers) in just 37 hours, 37 minutes, and 59 seconds.
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Calvin Herbert Stephens
Position: G
Height: 6-2 Weight: 285 lbs.
Born: October 25, 1967 in Kings Mountain, NC
Died: June 8, 2010 in Mount Holly, NC
High School: Kings Mountain
College: South Carolina (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 3rd round (56th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 1 (12808th overall since 1950)
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Rain: I'm RaintheLingeringSentiment and I'm here to talk. You see, before writing Naruto (And Later iCarly) or even knowing about it, I was an avid Teen Titans fan. Now, I love writing Naruto Fanfics and I've gained some loyal fans from it, despite not being here for one of the fic (Reaper's Blood in case anyone is wondering) but sometimes, they can get very tiring and I need time away from that whole subject sometimes and that's when I return to the thing that bought me to Fanfiction so, This will be my breather from Naruto: Legend of Team Zero, Legend of Dragoons: Dragoons of Konoha Redux and Unchained Memories: Testament of Rootand now let me introduce my Teen Titans fanfic, Teen Titans: Return of a Titan Enjoy the show!
Mario: Here we go!
Title: Teen Titans: Return of a Titan
Category: Teen Titans
Genre: Romance, Drama, Action/Adventure and Angst
Pairings: BB/Rae/Star, KF/ Jinx and Cy/Bee
Rating: T-M
Full Summary: Shortly after the Beast Incident, Robin kicks Beast Boy out of the Teen Titans only for him to disappear but when Slade and his mysterious ally appear three years later, a mysterious hero saves the Titans from certain death. Who is this hero and why did he come to Jump City and most of all, why does he seem so familiar?
Disclaimer: Look, I've said it in my Naruto Fanfics as well as my iCarly one, I don't own anything I write fanfiction about and that definitely includes the Teen Titans.
Teen Titans: Return of a Titan
"You guys can't be serious!" Garfield Mark Logan aka Beast boy of the Teen Titans exclaimed in shock as he stared at his Leader with a look of horror on his face. Just A few days ago, the team known as the Teen Titans was in the middle of an intense battle Adonis in an abandoned warehouse.
The Titans didn't know why Adonis chose this place to steal from but that didn't matter to them. All that mattered was that Adonis was up to no good and it was up to them to stop him.
After a shout of "Titans, Go!" from their fearless leader Robin, The Titans jumped into action to stop the villain from whatever he was there to steal but after a while, it came down to Beast Boy and Adonis. The battle was fierce as it was deadly and after some strange liquid poured on the two combatants; Beast Boy had suddenly become more aggressive and trashed the very weak teen in the robotic muscle suit until said suit was completely destroyed.
After that incident, Beast Boy had changed. He went from the easy going, funny jokester of the group to a more aggressive, rude and downright asshole version of himself, often lashing out at his team.
After a heated encounter with this side of the changeling, the dark member of the Teen Titans, Raven had been attacked and the attacker had her right between its teeth.
The battle/Chase that ensued after the titans saw this was one that went down in Jump City's history books. A lot of property was damaged during this chase and battle but at the end, the three members of the Titans had won. After managing to knock it out, the Beast then slowly changed to a form that the three Titans knew all too well.
Beast Boy
After binding the green Titan to a chair, Robin woke up the smaller teen and began questioning him about Raven's attack, Beast boy claimed he didn't have a clue what had happened to her and swore he didn't do whatever they thought he did but Robin didn't let up in his pursuit for the truth and after a few more seconds of this, Beast Boy began to change into the first part of his Codename.
A Beast.
The Beast had managed to escape capture once more but Robin and Cyborg were hot on its heels, using any force necessary to stop it from hurting anyone else but during this time, Raven had awoken to Starfire's worried face and after being told what had happened, Raven had told her that there had been a mistake. Beast boy wasn't the one that had attacked her; He was the one that saved her life from the real attacker.
After Cyborg and Robin had caught up to the Beast, another Beast appeared and tried to attack them but the Beast that the two Titans were so sure that had attacked their teammate defended them and defeated the second beast, which slowly changed back into the weak form of Adonis.
The victorious Beast roared as if it was asserting its dominance before its body changed back into the jokester teen they had accused of the heinous crime of attacking a fellow Titan and with a staggered step towards them, the drained Beast boy collapsed.
After Raven explained what had really happened between her and the two Beasts, Raven had joined the disheartened shapeshifter on the rocks in front of the Tower and shared a heart-to-heart conversation with him before retiring to bed and after a few moments of going over what they had talked about, Beast Boy was asked to meet Robin alone in the living room.
He had thought that they were going to apologize for accusing him of hurting Raven but what he received instead was something he wasn't expecting. "Beast Boy, after the events of tonight, we all think that it would be better for you if you were to leave the Teen Titans, effective immediately"
At first, Beast Boy thought it was a joke. Some horrible, torturous joke but after looking around at Robin's "I'm talking to a criminal" Face that he and Cyborg had dubbed it one day, he knew it wasn't a joke.
"You can't be serious about this" Beast boy stated, unable to keep the panic and hurt from his voice as he tried to plea with his friend, his brother to reconsider but after a moment, Beast Boy asked "Why?"
As if he recited the answer a million times before, Robin stated "Because we feel that you are not in control of this Beast and despite Cyborg giving you the cure to get rid of it, we both know it's still there."
"But that isn't right! Neither Starfire nor Raven can control their powers fully and even Cy has problems with his weapons from time to time and yet when I have the same problem as them, you kick me out the first chance you get!" Beast boy argued while he watched his leader's face to see if he had gotten through to him but nothing changed.
"They have the most control of their power while you don't. "
"I morph into any animal I choose in less than one second and managed to keep that animal's instincts under control while using the animal's form. I have more control of my power than anyone else has in the tower does!"
"But they aren't a savage animal when their powers are out of control!"
Two horrified gasps were heard from Cyborg and Starfire at Robin's response while Beast Boy was left totally speechless as well as hurt. He had been called many things in his life but being called a savage animal made him nearly cry out in pain and to make it worse, it was someone he thought of as an older brother calling him this.
"Hand over your communicator Beast Boy…." Robin ordered quietly, holding his right hand out towards him, his voice almost as cold as ice.
Beast boy looked at his communicator one last time and closed his eyes tight, trying to hold the tears back and said "After all we've been through….You're just going to throw it away….Then so be it.." A scowl slowly appeared on his face and without any warning; he dropped it on the floor and crushed it beneath his feet, shocking all three titans.
"I officially resign from the Teen Titans…. With a dark look towards all three members in front of him, Beast Boy turned his back on the three and walked out of the room and headed towards the door, not even bothering to collect his things but before he left, he spared his former team one last look and said "I hope you're all satisfied…"
He then Turned back around and walked out the door, slamming it behind him, not aware that Starfire was crying her eyes out, Cyborg had punched a hole in a wall, Robin looked unaffected and Raven, who had saw the entire thing go down, bite her lower lip slightly with her eyes shining with unshed tears.
'Beast Boy…'
Rain: Well, That's the first chapter of a hopefully great fic. Don't forget to review and Until the next update...
Mario: See you next time!


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In 2011, an Associated Press story brought "Layaway Santas" to our attention, and ever since then the phenomenon has been growing. Our struggling economy has made it increasingly difficult for thousands of families across the country to afford holiday gifts. This has caused the growth in popularity of layaway services, which allow customers to pay off holiday shopping balances bit by bit over several weeks. The store holds onto the merchandise until the balance is paid in full. If the balance is not paid, the gifts go back on the shelves instead of in the hands of excited children.
Although layaway is useful for paying off holiday expenses in a structured and budget-friendly way, the final payments are usually the most difficult for families to afford. Most of these final payments are due Friday, December 13th or sometime around this date. This is when most of the Layaway Santas pay their visits, looking for balances which aren't paid off yet. Some pay off balances under a certain dollar amount, for example $100, in order to help as many people as they can. The layaway clerks call up the customers to say that their balance is paid off and they can come pick up their gifts. The donations and the Santas remain completely anonymous.
This recent phenomenon shows that even when times are tough, people are still able to show amazing generosity and selflessness. If you are looking to do some giving this holiday season, make sure to visit BBB Wise Giving Alliance to find trusted national and local charities and donors.


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Belanger: Banistmo Did Not Authorize Dual Endorsement For Lucky Games Checks
Tuesday, December 01 2009 @ 04:50 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,838
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Belanger: Banistmo Did Not Authorize Dual Endorsement For Lucky Games Checks
Tuesday, December 01 2009 @ 04:50 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,838
By Santiago Fascetto for La Prensa -The former Executive Vice President of the Corporate Center of the Primer Banco del Istmo (Banistmo), Monty Belanger said this afternoon that the former financial institution "did not authorize" the double endorsement made by a bank official in order to deposit a check drawn by Lucky Games S.A. to the account of Shelf Holding Inc. The checks from Lucky Games S.A. were not written directly in the name of Shelf Holding Inc., but rather the gambling company issued checks - for almost exactly the same amount every month - to Banistmo, which were then endorsed by the bank and deposited into the account of Shelf Holding Inc. This interrupted the real "money trail". The procedure, which was authorized and carried out by Marta Arango who was then an official at Banistmo, "was highly irregular" said Belanger. "If someone made that kind of endorsement they did in on their own account in violation of banking rules," said the former vice president of Banistmo. (Editor's Comment: It keeps getting deeper and deeper for Ernesto Perez Balladares. He has fled Panama and he might never come back, unless he is arrested abroad and hauled back in chains. And who should be credited with taking him down? The government of Panama? Nope. The reporter who wrote this story, Santiago Fascetto, who has been on this like white on rice with no indication of slowing down. The more you dig, the deeper it gets.)
Doens - "They Are Trying To Remove Immunity from Martin Torrijos"
Tuesday, December 01 2009 @ 02:47 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,291
Telemetro Reporta - PANAMA (AFP) The Panamanian opposition criticized the rightist government of Ricardo Martinelli after the Panamanian congress ratified Panama's departure from the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), stating this step is a "historical regression" in the process of integration of the isthmus. The Panamanian Congress, dominated by the ruling coalition, on Monday passed with 39 votes in favor and 14 against, a bill presented by Martinelli which repealed several laws and international agreements that formalized Panama's entry to the PARLACEN. Panama's unilateral withdrawal from the regional forum based on Martinelli's decision, which he accuses of being "expensive" and "inoperative", has been opposed by other Central American countries and is strongly disputed by the Panamanian (PRD) opposition. "What they are really seeking with Panama's departure from the PARLACEN is to remove the immunity from former president Martin Torrijos," the Secretary General of the Partido Democr�tico Revolucionario (PRD) Mitchell Doens told the AFP. Torrijos, who was Panama's president from 2004 to 2009 (PRD) joined the PARLACEN as a representative based on his right to do so as a former Panamanian leader, a right he would have had for five years, as do all former presidents and vice presidents of the other member countries. Martinelli, "under a cloak of fighting corruption, persecutes political opponents because he does not accept opposition," said Doens. Under the law passed by Panama's National Assembly, Panama will cease being a member of the Central American Parliament on 24 November 2010. "This is a historical regression" and "a thing so childish that it goes against understanding" because "Central America needs a place of understanding where all political forces can debate the region's problems," said Doens. (more) (See Comments)
Vallarino - "I Skipped The Prosecutor's Summons On My Lawyer's Advice"
Tuesday, December 01 2009 @ 02:38 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,172
Panama America - Panama City Mayor Bosco Vallarino said Monday he did not comply with the prosecutor's summons based on his lawyer's advice. "On Friday I told him to just let me work because it cannot be that every day there are statements in the press. I counseled with my lawyer and he recommended that we do things according to law." He added that his subordinate made the mistake that that he is not responsible. "I did nothing (wrong) and I'm confident," he added. Vallarino made his statements while on a visit to the seafood market. (Editor's Comment: This ongoing soap opera and investigations into the actions of Bosco Vallarino as the Mayor of Panama City should be contrasted against the complete and total lack of any kind of an investigation into the actions of Juan Carlos Navarro as the Mayor of Panama City for the past ten years. Another one of Panama's "open secrets" - anyone that wanted to get a license to open a bar or nightclub in Panama City had to pay a $25,000 dollar bribe for the license. How come no one is investigating that shit? The fact that Bosco's rookie staff slipped up and wrote a check to pay for travel expenses for his wife - a mistake that was caught before the money actually was paid by the way - is nothing in comparison to the big league crap that was being pulled by the PRD for ten solid years. The PRD wants Bosco out of office, and they are going to hound him until that happens.)
Bosco Fails to Appear Before Anti Corruption Prosecutor
Monday, November 30 2009 @ 11:48 AM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,400
Panama America - Panama City Mayor Bosco Vallarino failed to appear before the Second Anti Corruption Prosecutor's Office at 9:00 am this morning, where prosecutor Rams�s Barrera has press charges against him for "crimes against the public administration." Bosco was scheduled to appear at 9:00 am this morning, however the only person who appeared was Bosco's lawyer Cosme Moreno who delivered a written apology in representation of his client and asking for a postponement of the inquest. The lawyer said it was not until 5:00 pm on Friday afternoon that he was granted the legal power to represent his client in this case, and therefore he is unaware of the details of the case raised against his client. Therefore he went to the prosecutor's office today to hear the case and the charges made him the Mayor, but he was unable to gain full access to the document. Vallarino's defense reiterated that the Mayor is willing to go to the prosecutor's office when the authorities so request. Barrera pressed charges against the Mayor for "crimes against the public administration" in the case of the writing of a check for the amount of $4,000 dollars written to his wife, Anabel de Vallarino, for a trip to China.
More Companies And Many More Millions to Ernesto Perez Balladares
Monday, November 30 2009 @ 11:33 AM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,236
By Santiago Fascetto for La Prensa - Shelf Holding Inc., the company controlled by former Panamanian president Ernesto P�rez Balladares, received money directly from other companies besides Lucky Games Ltd., the company awarded a direct concession by the Perez Balladares administration to operate nine slot machine rooms in 1996. Shielded by a complicated structure of local corporations, and through a triangulation of money and funds, Shelf Holdings Inc. also received funds from gambling. A deeper investigation conducted by La Prensa reveals how other corporations - Joyas del Mundo S.A., Kestel Management Inc., and Pty Adventure Inc. - triangulated the funds coming out of Lucky Games Ltd. and Gaming & Services de Panama, both operated by the local subsidiary of the Spanish multinational CIRSA - to send money to a company controlled by the former president. CIRSA's General Manager in Panama, Helios Navarro, declined to answer questions from La Prensa about the new findings. Perez Balladares, who remains overseas and who has not set a date to return to the country, is now in the crosshairs of the Public Ministry. The Special Organized Crime Prosecutor under Jos� Ay� Prado is investigating Shelf Holding Inc. and Pty Adventure Inc., for alleged money laundering. The triangulation of money from Lucky Games Ltd. and Gaming & Services de Panama - which included the rare "double endorsement" and the crossing of two accounts in local banks, would be added to the multi million dollar payments that have already been published. (Editor's Comment: I don't think Ernesto Perez Balladares will ever return to Panama. I think the word is out that prosecutor's have enough evidence to take him in, and that he's smart enough to stay away. Of course, this is just my personal opinion based on an analysis of what I see happening in the headlines.)
Hugo Torrijos - "I Will Not Make A Statement Against Ernesto Perez Balladares"
Saturday, November 28 2009 @ 08:46 AM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 3,468
By Julio Alfaro for La Estrella - Hugo Torrijos waited calmly in his office in Panama Maritime. He looked very sure of what he would say on the subject of the PECC investigation. Q: What do you have to say regarding having to go to the United States to make a statement in relation to an investigation involving former Panamanian president Ernesto Perez Balladares? A: It is completely untrue that I said I would testify against former president Perez Balladares. I have no idea if the United States has an interest in him, or if they have an interest in me. Q: Therefore, you don't know if there is any kind of an investigation open in this regard? A: I don't know if apart from the Americans who were mentioned in the PECC bribery case, if there is any ongoing investigation or one that will be opened against any Panamanian; in fact, the law that was cited as having been violated was the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which does not apply to foreigners, it only applies to Americans. Q: And do you know if there has been any kind of an investigation opened against any Panamanian related to this case in the United States? A: No, I reiterate that I do not have any way of knowing or to determine if they have opened or intend to open an investigation in this regard. (more) (See Comments)
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Panama City Mayor To Be Charged With Embezzlement
Thursday, November 26 2009 @ 10:10 AM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,224
By Jose Otero for La Prensa - The Mayor of Panama City, Bosco Vallarino, will be investigated this week by the Second Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, for the alleged crime of embezzlement, in the case related to a check for $4,000 dollars issued in the name of his wife, Annabel, last August. Judicial sources said Vallarino refused to accept the notification of a subpoena to appear for questioning, refusing to receive the clerk from the prosecutor's office saying he was in an important meeting. Accordingly, the subpoena was delivered to Vallarino's private secretary. It was also reported that following the questioning, prosecutor Rams�s Barrera could order the Mayor's removal from office. This investigation was initiated after the Comptroller General rejected a check authorized by Vallarino for his wife to pay travel expenses for a trip to Taiwan last September. The Comptroller rejected the document because the recipient was not a public servant. La Prensa attempted to contract Vallarino via telephone but he did not answer the calls.
Parlacen Members Oppose Panama's Departure (No Surprise There)
Wednesday, November 25 2009 @ 02:46 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,285
By Yureth Paredes for La Estrella - Deputies from the PARLACEN oppose Panama's departure from this Central American organization, among them Dorindo Cortez who said on Telemetro Reporta - "they say that the Parlacen only generates expenses, because nothing has been said of the fact that Panama has been enhanced with the integration of the countries Central America, with agreements with the European Union." Cortez added that no country that is part of an international treaty can leave that agreement based on the internal laws of the country, which is why she does not discard the possibility that Panama might be faced with a claim of unconstitutionality. Meanwhile, Panama's Vice President and Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Varela said that Panama has spent more than $8.5 million dollars in just the past five years on the Parlacen, for salaries, allowances, and operating expenses. (Editor's Comment: The Parlacen was established partly as a place where former presidents of corrupt Central American countries could hide from prosecution in their home countries. All of the current sitting members of the Parlacen enjoy immunity from prosecution, and they all know that Panama's departure weakens the overall validity of the entire Parlacen concept. On this case, I agree completely with Martinelli. It's a complete and total waste of time and money. And, leaving the Parlacen is widely popular among the common Panamanian people, who have never received any benefit from the tax dollars spent there.)
Municipality Report Delivered to Comptroller's Office
Tuesday, November 24 2009 @ 12:01 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,309
By Zelideth Cortez for La Critica - The Municipal Treasurer of Panama City, Hemerardo Martinez, delivered to the Comptroller of the Republic all of the documentation intended to support the contracts let as part of the Christmas Villages project. Panama City Mayor Bosco Vallarino did not respond to the summons issued by the Comptroller, but Martinez said he delivered a note of explanation. The Director of Tax Administration, Mar�a Olimpia de Obald�a, explained that during the past five years of the previous administration they let 285 direct contracts, and in the past two and a half years since the arrival of Carlos Vallarino as the Comptroller, they let 151 direct contracts. de Obaldia said the current administration is pleased with the presence of the auditors, but clarified that it would be good for the public to understand that when an administration is new, there are processes and purchases that cannot be made by following the procedures for a public bidding process because if they don't do it via direct contract it would not get done. Meanwhile, the director of Management Services, Abelardo Munoz, said that all formalities have been conducted with the participation of officials from the Comptroller's office, and he said the process is being done in a transparent manner, but he fears the Christmas celebrations of the Panamanian people might be endangered. (Editor's Comment: There is a big scandal brewing over money spent by Bosco Vallarino in the Mayor's office on the upcoming Christmas celebrations in Panama City. The task of organizing and executing the Christmas Parade has always fallen to the Mayor's office. This year Bosco Vallarino decided to put on "Christmas Villages" on the Cinta Costera (Balboa Ave expansion) instead, and the contracts they let to several companies to do the work and build the decorations or what have you are being audited.)
Guy Fined $80 For Recording A Video Of A Street Fight On His Cell Phone in Panama
Monday, November 23 2009 @ 05:25 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,423
TVN Noticias - The policemen who have been accused of abuse of authority for forbidding a citizen to record a fight between two women on his cell phone could be sanctioned by their higher authorities if it is determined they committed any violations of police regulations. The case was referred last Friday when Ricardo Flores recorded a street fight on his cell phone but he was stopped by police officers who said he could not record the scene because he was not a journalist. Flores was arrested and taken to night court where he was fined $80 dollars, and he later denounced on TVN News that he was never given a receipt for the alleged misconduct. (Editor's Comment: Click on this link to see the video of the cop making an ass of himself. He basically says "Who are you? Are you a journalist? This isn't some kind of "ringside" spectacle. Recording video on your cell phone is a crime, it's prohibited. Now sit there and you're going to see what happens to you when we take you in. You're not a reporter or a journalist so therefore you're not authorized to do that." Bullshit. This is exactly the kind of police abuse that has to be stopped. I get the "who the hell are you" crap from police officers all the time when I show up at a crime scene, and normally they shut the hell up once I identify myself, but in reality it's a public space and there are no laws against snapping photos or recording video anywhere in public, as far as I know.)
David Murcia Will Show Incriminating Videos In Due Time (In The US)
Monday, November 23 2009 @ 05:12 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,388
By Denise Lara for Telemetro Reporta - This, according to Carlos P�rez Herrera and Ronier Ortiz, lawyers who are working for David Murcia in Panama, who remains in jail in Colombia on charges of illegally raising funds and money laundering. According to Murcia's lawyers, his recently approved extradition to the U.S. represents the perfect opportunity to present all of the evidence he holds, including the videos of the meetings he held with several Panamanian politicians, an issue that generated controversy leading up to the elections of 3 May 2009. When questioned why Murcia did not simply turn over the videos from the start, they responded saying: "One does not fire at full blast, one has to fire slowly over time, said Ortiz, while Henderson said "what Murcia is going to do will be historical ... he will go there (to the United States) and turn over all of the information ... do you know how this will be handled in the United States?" (Editor's Comment: David Murcia had a "safe house" in Bogota where he had stashed large amounts of money and other valuables, as well as his "get out of jail free" evidence. He was a fanatic for recording everything three angles, video, audio, the works. Once he figured out that he was completely and totally screwed in Colombia, he turned all of that over to US authorities who spirited it out of Colombia in the middle of the night. They have had these videos already, and they got them a long time ago. Somebody say "cheese".)
Prosecutor Might Toss Out Doens Case (For Being Bullshit)
Friday, November 20 2009 @ 08:30 AM EST
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By JOSEPH OTERO for La Prensa - So far, the allegations made by the the Secretary General of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), Mitchell Doens, on alleged corruption in the current government are unfounded. Yesterday, Panama's Third Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, April Arosemena said she does not rule out the possibility of formally closing the file that was opened last week, after the public accusations made by the PRD leader. Arosemena said she has already taken the sworn statement from the businessman indicated by Doens - whose name has been reserved - as the person who told him that local entrepreneurs received political pressures in exchange for contracts with the state. The businessman, said the prosecutor, stated that he has not held any discussions with Doens on this topic, and that he has never received any pressure from the Government to maintain the contracts he has had with the state from the past 16 years. The prosecutor added that they also have been unable to prove any of the other allegations made by Doens over the alleged illegal extraction of sand. Consequently, she added, she does not rule out the closure of these files. Finally, the official explained that Doens cannot be cited for having made a false complaint or for having given false testimony, because the politician did not make his statements before a judicial authority, but rather on a television interview. The prosecutor was referring to the same television program in which Doens spoke about the existence of an alleged report by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that established the relationship of current Cabinet members to cases of money laundering. This week, Doens was required to deliver the document, which turned out to be a simple copy without a signature of the person responsible or official seals. Representatives of the United States Embassy in Panama said they were unaware of the document.
Panama's Comptroller Will Audit "Christmas Village"
Thursday, November 19 2009 @ 05:43 PM EST
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By Denise Lara for Telemetro - On Thursday afternoon the Comptroller General of the Republic, Carlos Vallarino, ordered an audit of the "Christmas Village" being organized by the Mayor of Panama City, Bosco Vallarino, as well as any other pending contracts that have been issued since 1 October 2009. The Mayor was notified through a letter of this order, which could also include the names of the officials that will be audited, as well as any testimony or inspections that might be required.
Anti-Corruption Czar Denounces Irregularities in the MOP
Thursday, November 19 2009 @ 05:35 PM EST
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Panama America - Panama's Anti Corruption Czar, Fernando N��ez F�brega, denounced irregularities in the former administration of the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) over the assignment of a contract for the rehabilitation of a road Puerto Lara, in Panama's Darien province, that was assigned to the companies Construcci�n Civiles Generales e Interventor�as y Estudios T�cnicos S.A.. Fabrega N��ez blamed the former National Director if Inspections of the MOP, Adriano Ferrer, for the irregularities. He added the work has not been completed, causing the $1.2 million dollar performance bond to expire. He said irregularities have occurred in other contracts awarded by the MOP causing damages to the state totaling more than $5 million dollars.
Panama Will Seek Cooperation With The US on PECC Case
Wednesday, November 18 2009 @ 02:16 PM EST
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By Kathyria Caicedo for Telemetro: The United States is investigating Ports Engineering & Consultants Ltd. (PECC) case, therefore cooperation will be sought, according to Ana Matilde Gomez, Panama's Attorney General. With this material the office of the Attorney General seeks to advance the investigations being made by Panama in connection to allegations against former President Ernesto P�rez Balladares and former officials of his Government.
Attorney General Opens Investigation Into PECC Corruption Case
Tuesday, November 17 2009 @ 03:17 PM EST
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By SANTIAGO Fascetto for La Prensa - The Public Ministry opened an official investigation yesterday after the former president of the Ports Engineering & Consultants Corp. (PECC) Charles Jumet admitted before the justice system of the United States of having paid bribes in order to obtain a concession from the government in 1997, during the administration of Ernesto P�rez Balladares. Jumet testified before a U.S. judge that he paid bribes to three senior officials to obtain a contract with the now defunct National Port Authority (APN) to provide services to aid ship navigation. Following Jumet's revelations, the Third Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, under Abril Arosemena, opened a file to verify the possibility of the existence of "crimes against the public administration." This was announced by Panama's Attorney General Ana Matilde Gomez. To move forward with the investigation, prosecutors will request international judicial assistance from the U.S. authorities. The prosecutor could even Even the prosecutor could travel to that country to meet with their colleagues who conducted the investigation there. Jumet's testimony points to three politicians to whom he paid bribes; Perez Balladares, Hugo Torrijos, and Ruben Reyna. The last two were the administrator and deputy administrator, respectively, of the NAPN when it signed the concession. The trio categorically rejected Jumet's confession. This will not be the first time Panamanian prosecutors and their US counterparts cooperate on the PECC case. On 19 March 2007 G�mez and her team of prosecutors began to cooperate with the investigation that was opened against PECC - in Virgina - for corrupt practices abroad. In April 2007, the First Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office sent four CDs with the contents of the case against PECC in Panama. He also referred, months later, additional documents on microfilm.
Alberto Vallarino appears in supposed DEA documents
Monday, November 16 2009 @ 05:44 PM EST
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By Yureth Paredes for La Estrella - The Secretary General of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), Mitchell Does, upon leaving the Public Ministry (MP) told the media that the documents he submitted to the Attorney General contain the name of Alberto Vallarino, who at the time was acting as the President of the Grupo Banistmo Capital, a bank that was being investigated for the crime of money laundering. Doens read a press release stating that the current Minister of Economy and Finance, Alberto Vallarino, appears in the referenced report from the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as the President of Banistmo. "Following the reading, it falls to the Public Prosecutor to conduct the investigation on the document and the legal and criminal responsibility arising," said Doens. The Secretary General of the PRD said the DEA report was sent to the offices of the PRD several weeks ago, and then later they made contact with Costa Rica and through open source information it became known that several of the banks mentioned in the report were closed by the authorities of that country and that some of those involved are in prison, paying for their offenses.
Doens Amplifies Complaint Before Anti Corruption Prosecutor
Monday, November 16 2009 @ 04:57 PM EST
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By Kathyria Caicedo for Telemetro - In view of the allegations made by Mitchell Doens, the Secretary General of the PRD, the 3rd Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office opened an official investigation. After presenting a DEA report, which mentions Grupo Banistmo Capital S.A., Doens made a sworn statement to the prosecutor to amplify his complaint. When the DEA report was issued, Banistmo was led by Alberto Vallarino, the Minister of Economy and Finance. The same DEA report also listed several banks in Costa Rica, which according to Doens were closed in the incident and there were several arrests.
"PECC Was Created to Steal Taxes"
Sunday, November 15 2009 @ 11:11 AM EST
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By SANTIAGO Fascetto for La Prensa - The former Comptroller Alvin Weeden said yesterday that the company Ports Engineering and Consultants Ltd. (ECCP) was created to "steal tax money" from the State. He accused, by first and last name, those politicians who benefited with the money generated by the company: Hugo Torrijos, Rub�n Reyna and Ernesto P�rez Balladares. "The purpose [of PECC] was to steal tax money, they saw that it was generating $3 million dollars per year and operating expenses were only $400,000 per year. It was business," said the former official in conversation with La Prensa. In 1997 PECC signed a contract with the now defunct National Port Authority (APN) to assist in the navigation of ships arriving in Panamanian waters. Hugo Torrijos was the administrator of the APN, and Ruben Reyna was the deputy, during the administration of Perez Balladares. Weeden was tasked to carry out, in his position as the Comptroller General of the Republic, an investigation into the alleged damage to the State, which resulted in the exposure of the complex network of companies, businessmen, and politicians who were behind the PECC. "They were so cynical that they didn't even buy furniture or anything, they just used the furniture of the APN, and the Lighthouses and Buoys Section of the APN was passed to the PECC," he said. Now, the former President of PECC, Charles Jumet, confessed to the US Justice System that he paid bribes to Panamanian officials to finalize the agreement. Weeden said of the investigation in the U.S., that he collaborated with official of the justice system there, and even traveled to the United States to help investigators. In Panama, however, the court process was not successful even though, according Weeden - the respective justice systems of the two countries had the same documentation in the case.
Former President of PECC Admits to Paying Bribes
Saturday, November 14 2009 @ 10:21 AM EST
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By SANTIAGO Fascetto for La Prensa - The former president of Ports Engineering & Consultants Corp. (PECC), Charles Jumet, yesterday pleaded guilty before a U.S. judge of having bribed senior Panamanian officials to obtain a contract with the now defunct National Port Authority in 1997. According to court documents, Jumet was involved in a conspiracy to pay money secretly to Panamanian government officials for awarding PECC contracts to maintain lighthouses and buoys along Panama�s waterway," said a statement released yesterday by the U.S. Justice Department. In 1997, during the administration of Ernesto P�rez Balladares (1994-1999), the National Port Authority gave PECC a direct concession to assist the navigation of ships arriving in Panamanian waters. At that moment, Hugo Torrijos held the position of Administrator and Rub�n Reyna held the post of Deputy Administrator. The contract gave 90% of the business income to PECC, for a service that was previously in the hands of the state. In December 1997 the company paid dividends. One of the payments was for $18,000 dollars and was made with a cashier's check made out to bearer, that was later deposited into a bank account of Perez Balladares. The former president denied, in 2003, being a shareholder in PECC and he said the $18,000 dollars was a campaign donation from Jumet for his failed campaign for reelection.
Jumet, before U.S. justice authorities, admitted having lied at first to federal agents about the fate of those $18,000 dollars. According to the Justice Department statement, Jumet acknowledged he had misrepresented that the check for the dividend payment was a donation to the reelection campaign of a "former, high-ranking elected executive official."
According to the press release, Jumet admitted that the dividend payment check was given to the "former, high-ranking elected executive official" as a bribe to sign the contract with the Government. Jumet gave this statement to the judge in Richmond (Virginia) Dennis W. Dohnal, who was conducting an investigation into alleged illegal payments of PECC in Panama, in open violation of a U.S. law that prohibits US companies from paying bribes abroad.
PECC, a Panamanian corporation, was associated with Overman Associates, an engineering firm based in Virginia. "In connection with his guilty plea, Jumet admitted that from at least 1997 through approximately July 2003, he and others conspired to make corrupt payments totaling more than $200,000 to the former administrator and deputy administrator of Panama�s National Maritime Ports Authority and to a former, high-ranking elected executive official of the Republic of Panama," said the press release. The press release went on to say that as part of his plea agreement, Jumet has agreed to cooperate with the Department of Justice in its ongoing investigation.
La Prensa paper could not get a reaction from Perez Balladares, although he communicated with his spokeswoman, Catia Rojas. Reyna could not be reached, while Torrijos did speak. He said he always cooperated with the U.S. justice and that was the only official who appointed lawyers in the process four years ago. "I gave them plenty of documents," he said, adding he would not rule out traveling to the United States if requested by the judge.
Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Bribing Panamanian Officials for Maritime Contract
Saturday, November 14 2009 @ 10:14 AM EST
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US Justice Department - WASHINGTON � Charles Paul Edward Jumet of Fluvanna County, Va., pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to Panamanian government officials to secure a maritime contract, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride, Joseph Persichini Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI�s Washington Field Office, Jennifer Smith Love, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI�s Richmond Field Office and James A. Dinkins, Special Agent-in-Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement�s (ICE) Office of Investigation, Washington. Jumet, 53, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis W. Dohnal in Richmond, Va., to a two-count information charging him with conspiring to make corrupt payments to foreign government officials for the purpose of securing business for Ports Engineering Consultants Corporation (PECC) in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); and making a false statement.
PECC, a company incorporated under the laws of Panama, was affiliated with Overman Associates, an engineering firm based in Virginia Beach, Va. According to Jumet�s plea, PECC was created so Jumet, Overman Associates and others could corruptly obtain a maritime contract from the Panamanian government.
According to court documents, Jumet was involved in a conspiracy to pay money secretly to Panamanian government officials for awarding PECC contracts to maintain lighthouses and buoys along Panama�s waterway. In December 1997, the Panamanian government awarded PECC a no-bid, 20-year concession to perform these duties. In exchange for the concession, Jumet and others authorized corrupt payments to the Panamanian government officials.
In 2000, Panama�s Comptroller General�s Office suspended the contract while it investigated the government�s decision to award PECC a contract without soliciting any bids from other firms. In 2003, the Panama government resumed making payments to PECC.
In connection with his guilty plea, Jumet admitted that from at least 1997 through approximately July 2003, he and others conspired to make corrupt payments totaling more than $200,000 to the former administrator and deputy administrator of Panama�s National Maritime Ports Authority and to a former, high-ranking elected executive official of the Republic of Panama.
In his guilty plea, Jumet also admitted that he knowingly made a false statement to federal agents about a December 1997 "dividend" check payable to the bearer in the amount of $18,000, which was endorsed and deposited into an account belonging to the former, high-ranking elected executive official. Jumet admitted that he had falsely claimed that this "dividend" check was a donation for the high-ranking official�s re-election campaign. Jumet also admitted that the "dividend" check was in fact given to the former official as a corrupt payment for allowing PECC to receive the contract from the Panamanian government.
As part of his plea agreement, Jumet has agreed to cooperate with the Department of Justice in its ongoing investigation. The conspiracy count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of the greater of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the scheme. The false statement count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 12, 2010.
The case was prosecuted by Trial Attorney Rina Tucker Harris of the Criminal Division�s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael S. Dry of the U.S. Attorney�s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. The case was investigated by the FBI�s Washington Field Office, the FBI�s Richmond Field Office and ICE�s Office of Investigation, Richmond and Washington.
Va. man pleads guilty to Panama bribes
Saturday, November 14 2009 @ 10:11 AM EST
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RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to bribing Panamanian government officials to obtain a contract for maintenance of lighthouses and buoys. Federal prosecutors said Friday that 53-year-old Charles Paul Edward Jumet of Fluvanna County pleaded guilty to conspiring to make corrupt payments to foreign government officials and making a false statement. Each count is punishable by five years in prison. Sentencing is Feb. 12. According to court documents, in 1997 Panama awarded a no-bid, 20-year contract to Ports Engineering Consultants Corp., which was affiliated with a Virginia Beach firm, Overman Associates. Jumet, an executive of the companies, admitted that he and others paid more than $200,000 in bribes to Panamanian officials to secure the contract. The other conspirators and the Panamanian officials were not named in court documents.
Government Seizes Figali's Property on Ft. Amador For Failure To Pay Debt
Friday, November 13 2009 @ 10:26 AM EST
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El Siglo - The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) issued an order against the administration of the company Grupo F Internacional S.A. to seize property on Ft. Amador because the company has not complied with the agreement it signed with the Panamanian government. The order was issued by the Executing Judge of the Administrative Unit of Reverted Properties of the MEF, Raul Taboada, citing breach of payment for an agreement the government entered into with the company, and the presentation of a performance bond on which the project is developed in the area of Amador. The company Grupo F. Internacional S.A. signed a contract Number 372-01 which allowed for the leasing, development, and investment of the property, under which they promised to repay the outstanding balance owed to the government for Basic Income and Infrastructure - and to make those payments within 12 months for the outstanding rent and within 24 months for the infrastructure. Figali signed the commitment after the government came in person to the company and imposed and ultimatum. Alberto Vallarino, Minister of MEF, has stated repeatedly companies who do not pay their commitments cause a very large negative impact for the population and the people of Panama, because that money enables the State to develop the many projects they have planned, especially social projects.
Business Directors Linked To "El Toro" Called to Testify
Tuesday, November 10 2009 @ 06:23 PM EST
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By Grisel Bethancourt for La Critica - Six directors and officers of the company Shelf Holding Inc. and Pty Adventures Inc. have been called to make official statements starting tomorrow in the offices of Panama's Specialized Prosecutor Against Organized Crime. The prosecutor Jos� Ay� Prado said in the investigations thus far the former president Ernesto Perez Balladares has not been called to make a statement. The prosecution is still waiting for a forensic audit report conducted by the Financial Investigation Section of the DIJ based on the unusual movements of money in three bank accounts detected by the Financial Analysis Unit. The investigation was based on companies linked to the former president which received funds from a company called Lucky Games, a company that in 1996, during the administration of Perez Balladares, received a concession to operate 500 slot machines. Thus far the office of Ay� Prado has conducted visual inspections in the Department of Revenue, Public Records, Social Security Fund, Civil Registry and Notaries. Recently, the 15th Judge Hilda Bonilla warned there could be a case of double jeopardy in the investigations being carried out by the Third Anticorruption Prosecutor and Ayu Prado, and requested that the two investigations be united. In any case, she said the charges for money laundering being investigated by the Anti Corruption Prosecutor should be declared null and the file closed, because in 1996 when the act occurred the criminal conduct - the laundering of money received from an irregularly awarded concession - was not properly regulated at that time and therefore she nullified the case and declared the case closed.
New Case Presented in School Fiberglass Scandal
Monday, November 09 2009 @ 04:54 PM EST
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By ARTURO CARLOS CASTILLO for La Estrella - Panama's Second Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, Ranses Barrera, said new evidence has been submitted against Belgis Castro, former education minister in the case involving the removal of fiberglass insulation from public schools. Barrera said the new evidence relates to schools in the province of Veraguas, and he added that the Comptroller General of the Republic is now gathering evidence and conducting inquiries. According to Barrera the case was referred last week. This is the seventh case file opened related to irregularities in the contracts to remove fiberglass insulation from public schools.
Public Ministry Could Open Investigation Into Statements Made by Doens
Monday, November 09 2009 @ 03:09 PM EST
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Views: 1,150
TVN Noticias - Following the statements made by the Secretary General of the PRD, Mitchell Doens on the program Di�logo, broadcast Sunday by TVN, the Public Ministry (MP) could initiate an official investigation, and to that end they have requested the videos of the program containing the accusations made by Doens. The Secretary of the PRD made certain allegations in which he mentions current government officials. According to Does, in the Cabinet "there are people linked to the laundering of drug money" and he even said that he "has reports from the DEA that will be used in due time." Panama's Second Anti Corruption prosecutor Ramses Barrera said he is waiting for the video which he will use to determine whether to begin an investigation of alleged corruption. The prosecutor said that because the alleged complaint involves the laundering of drug money that the anti drug prosecutor would have to open the investigation. (Editor's Comment: Like I said - dumb ass. Now they will open the investigation, call Doens in to testify, and make him produce these DEA reports that he allegedly has. Once the Public Ministry has them they will become public information, and we all can then see exactly what Doens was talking about. Now, was that so hard?)
Audit Ordered in SINAPROC Corruption Probe
Friday, October 30 2009 @ 10:32 AM EDT
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Views: 1,096
La Critica - The Comptroller of the Republic, Carlos Vallarino, ordered an audit of the former administration of the National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC) over the irregular handling of $11,000 dollars having to do with a "self management fund" for the restaurant of this institution. The audit was ordered and will be conducted after the Anti Corruption Secretariat filed an official complaint with the Attorney General's Office. (Editor's Comment: Drip, drip, drip. The corruption complaints, investigations, and audits just keep coming, slowly but surely. The administration of Martin Torrijos was responsible for the management of about $40 billion dollars over five years. How much of that money do you think was stolen, misappropriated, lost, mismanaged, or moved offshore? No one knows, but the administration of Ricardo Martinelli will just keep looking and filing the complaints when they find a problem. If all of the PRD guys are either in jail or under investigation it will be very hard for them to challenge in 2014.)
Corruption Complaint Filed Against the CSS for Theft of Employer's Contribution
Thursday, October 29 2009 @ 11:05 AM EDT
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Views: 2,464
La Estrella - Employees from the private security company MIMSA SA went to the newsroom of Telemetro to make a rather peculiar complaint involving several crimes, including corruption within the Social Security Fund (CSS). According to complainants, since 2006 the company has not paid the required social security premiums, although the company has deducted the payments from the employee's salary, yet they continued to receive their cards as if the company was making the required payments. Recently the employees, suspicious of certain actions of the company, such as the closure of their primary office and their continued operation without a fixed based of operations, went to the CSS to check on the employers contributions that should have been made to their accounts, and they were able to learn through the documents and certifications from the CSS that the company has not paid the fees since 2006. The security guards who work for this company say that corrupt government officials working for the CSS acted in cooperation with the company to issue and deliver the cards even though the respective payments had not actually been made. The company - according to those making the complaint - is owned by Sergio Aguizola and Mar�a Mari�o de Anguizola. The Administrator is Sergio Davis, who has told them that he does what he wants because he is a friend of President Martinelli. The security agents are being paid in cash by a messenger who delivers the money to their job locations; that they don't know where the company owners are, and they only receive communications via telephone. They also said the company has stolen from them discounts taken from their pay to supposedly pay for other financial responsibilities. The deputy director of the CSS promised to meet with those who are making the complaints today.
Ernesto Perez Balladares Remains In Their Sights
Thursday, October 29 2009 @ 08:27 AM EDT
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Views: 1,111
By MONICA PALM for La Prensa - The ruling by the judge of the Fifteenth Criminal Court, Hilda Bonilla, who declared null and void all proceedings in the investigation being carried out by the Third Anti Corruption Prosecutor against former president Ernesto Perez Balladares for the offense of crimes against the public administration, does not "freeze" the investigation being carried out by the Special Prosecutor Against Organized Crime. This office, under the command of Jos� Ay� Prado, is investigating the supposed laundering of money from the companies Pty Adventures Inc. y Shelf Holding Inc., the latter controlled by Perez Balladares. Both companies received money steadily from the gambling company Lucky Games. "The decision of the Fifteenth Criminal Court only involves the case being investigated by the Third Anti Corruption Prosecutor," headed by Yolanda Austin, said Ay� Prado. The prosecutor recalled that another criminal court - the Ninth - denied a request to have his case declared null and void and to halt the investigation into the alleged money laundering, which was filed by lawyers representing PTY Adventures Inc. However the lawyer says, "that's not true." He added that the case files being investigated by both Ay� Prado and Austin are "identical", which is why they are violating, according to him, Panamanian procedural law. He also asked Panama's Attorney General Ana Matilde Gomez yesterday to "combine" the two files, and to keep the investigation in Austin's office. He did so knowing that Judge Bonilla had already ruled the proceedings of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor invalid.
Yet Another Complaint Filed Against Ana Matilde Gomez
Wednesday, October 28 2009 @ 04:43 PM EDT
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Views: 1,054
By ARTURO CARLOS CASTILLO for La Estrella - Yet another complaint was filed against Panama's Attorney General, Ana Matilde Gomez, before the Office of Administration, this time by the former Representative of the District of Chepo, Ismael Batista, who accuses her of having recorded his telephone conversations. Batista said the prosecutor, by means of a resolution, ordered his telephone conversations to be recorded for ten days, for allegedly receiving bribes. (Editor's Comment: When it rains, it pours. I don't know what the details are on these phone tap complaints yet - meaning I don't know why all of a sudden people are filing complaints saying Ana Matilde Gomez ordered the phone taps and why they never complained before. Obviously, they smell blood in the water and think she's in a weakened position. As I have said on several occasions, I think it's just a matter of time before she's either forced to resign or is removed from her post.)
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These are the scholars - the rats! They go on eating words, they go on accumulating words. They can have mountains of words and they become very articulate about words. They can deceive others; that is not so bad because they can deceive only people who are already deceived; you cannot do much more harm to them. But by deceiving others slowly, slowly they become deceived themselves, and that is the greatest problem.
Ninety-nine percent so-called religious people - saints, mahatmas - are just scholars. As far as words are concerned they are very clever, but if you look deep into their eyes you will find just the same stupid human beings. Nothing has changed.
The other day I was reading a statement of Abdul Ghaffar Khan; he is known as the Frontier Gandhi. He is thought to be one of the closest disciples of Mahatma Gandhi. He is ninety-four years old. He has devoted his whole life to the philosophy of nonviolence - and the statement that he gave is so violent that even I was taken aback. I was not thinking that he will do such a stupid thing at such an old age. And the statement was made in front of Vinoba Bhave; they were meeting and there was a press conference. Now both are the greatest followers of Mahatma Gandhi and preachers of nonviolence in the world.
The Frontier Gandhi was asked by the journalist, "What do you say about Z.A. Bhutto who has been sentenced to death? Did not you try to save him? - because you believe in nonviolence?"
He became furious. His eyes became red with anger and he said, "That man was a sinner! He needed to be burned alive in public!"
He completely forgot all about the philosophy of non-violence. He is not happy just by killing him; he wanted him to be burned alive, in public. Not killed on the gallows or shot - that is too merciful - burning alive, because he was a sinner.
Now, is this man a man of nonviolence? Then Jesus must have been wrong when he prayed to God: "Abba forgive all these people, the people who are crucifying me, because they know not what they are doing. They are unconscious people; they are doing it very unconsciously."
Jesus is a man of nonviolence, not Abdul Ghaffar Khan. Where he has missed? He became full of beautiful words, but they have not transformed his consciousness. And Vinoba Bhave did not object at all; that means agreement. He was present there; he could have said, "What are you saying? It is not Gandhian at least." He did not object to it. His silence shows his agreement.
This is what has happened to millions of people all over the world. Christians have been killing thousands of people in the name of Christ, with Bibles in their hands, murdering, butchering. Mohammedans have done the same, Hindus have done the same.


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How do I over-winter my rose seedlings??
I have about 30 or so roses I have started from seed that sprouted in the fridge in May. They range from between 3 inches high to 6 inches. Would it be safe to plant them in the ground here where it can go down to -40 (the parents do survive)? Should I keep them in the basement under lights? Or should I try to force them into dormancy in pots and put them in the pantry that stays at about 7-10Celsius/44-50Farenheit.
Thanks. Here's a link to some of the blooms.
The Explorer series of roses were planted out in Kapuskasing, I believe, and whatever survived was selected. However, if you have discovered that some of the offspring are particularly attractive, I would make an assumption that since the parents are hardy, the offspring should be hardy, and I would go to the growing under lights forum and set up an indoor garden to actually grow them on through the winter. By doing this, next year you will have a good big bush to plant, and also in the middle of the winter, you can propagate your bush by taking cuttings.
Given your climactic zone, I suspect your growing season is short, so multiply it with an indoor garden. I use 11 2-lamp t8 shoplight fixtures back to back, and suspended a 4 x 6' reinforced plywood from the ceiling by chains, and use that as a base for the garden, and grew out
72 Fair Bianca cuttings, taken in the fall, grown over the winter, and this year I have planted quite an awesome hedge with plants that look more like 2 years old, instead of just less than a year (which they actually are - 7 months to be precise). Indoor growing allows you to keep on the lights
24/7 continuous, and the amount of achieveable growth is prodigious and makes the effort definitely worthwhile. The heat from that bank of lamps (700-800 watts) helps to keep the house warm in the winter, so the electricity is essentially "free", because you have to heat your house anyways. I buy some heavy duty hardware from Home Depot, use 2 x 3" lumber to reinforce a 4 x 6' 1/2" plywood. This keeps the garden near the ceiling, so you can still use the floor space, if you have just a small house, like me. Sativa.
Are these open pollinated seeds or from crosses you made? If at least one of the parent survives to -40 then the seedlings should be able to survive that also. Being they have only been growing since May(most of my seedlings germinate Febuary to April)you will have to make sure that the seedlings are hardened off before going into winter. If you get them into the ground now, the lessening daylight will trigger the plants to get ready for dormancy.
If you bury the plants and then cover them with mulch (I prefer straw as it stays put better than leaves and being hollow is a better insulator) the plants should be just fine. The ground usually hovers around 25 degrees F in winter. Last winter I didn't bother burying my seedlings, I just put straw around them and I didn't lose any of them and it got to -26 F here.
I always overwinter seedlings (except species roses like r. rubrifolia) and cutting-grown plants inside for the winter, then plant out in spring after hardening off, etc. If you grow them under lights, as suggested above, they will do just fine. One word of caution: such plants are insect magnets; they are especially attrative to spider mites. So be vigilant: check them often and spray the undersides of the leaves regularly with water. if you do have an outbreak, you can use insecticidal soap (though some labels warn against using this on rose plantlets, I've never had a problem; alternatively you can spray with a solution of 70% rubbing alcohol and water (2:1) with a bit of dish soap added as a surfactant). Good luck! GaryStPaul
I'm thinking that the ones that are really pretty, will be kept in the basement and the rest will be planted in the ground. They are already hardened off as they were sprouted on my balcony which is exposed to sun, wind and bugs. I'm almost considering planting them all out as this is a terrible year for aphids because of a low predator count. I do plan to collect hips from the same plants again as well as my Queen of the Lakes rose.
As for the lucky parents, requested by rabocsekire, I'm not sure what they are. The quick lube place on the corner had irresistible hips. Any identifications? They are rather isolated on a busy corner so I think they probably Open Pollinated each other.
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Those are very nice seedlings. Do the blooms last long or do they droop right away? Is there any scent?
Being you're in zone 3a I would say that the parents are most likely either Morden or Explorer roses. The red one looks just like my Champlain. The lighter pink one I'm guessing could be Morden Centennial, though the flowers are a little darker on mine. That could be because these might be past there prime. The darker pink one looks like it could be Frontenac or George Vancouver. But I'm just guessing on that one as I don't have either one.
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These days Estonians prefer BMWs and Mercedes, but it's still a good place to discover the unusual and hidden world of Soviet and East European cars. Some are so well loved that they are kept in pristine, almost new, condition, despite their age, like this shiny, waxed green Zaporozhets ZAZ-968 in the photo.
The Zaporozhets was the most popular car in the USSR, similar to the Mini or VW Beetle. It also endears similar feelings of nostalgia with Russians, which explains why Russian president Vladimir Putin keeps a white one, exactly like the one in the picture, even with the "ears" at the back.
Unlike the export cars like Lada, the "zapor" was unseen outside of the USSR, and so is an uncommon sight for visitors to these parts.
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On the one hand, for locals, these buildings must be a painful remainder of foreign rule. On the other, it was quite an experience for North Americans such as us to travel through what seemed like an endless, grim concrete jungle.
Although these neighbourhoods could easily be dismissed as grim and ugly, they are symbols of an important ideology gone wrong and of one of the greatest empires of the 20th century. I hope they stay around for future generations to see and learn.
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The database includes site energy use intensity (EUI), a measure of the energy used at the site on a per square foot basis; the weather-normalized source EUI, which takes into account generation and distribution losses; greenhouse gas emissions; water per square foot, and the Energy Star scores for buildings, where such a rating is applicable.
The New York City Local Law 84 Benchmarking report, which summarizes the data, found that if all comparatively inefficient large buildings were brought up to the median EUI in their category, the energy consumption in the city's large buildings could be reduced by roughly 18 percent and greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent. Large buildings are responsible for 45 percent of New York City's carbon emissions, the report said.
Although many factors are at play, newer office buildings in the city tend to use more energy per square foot than older ones, the report said. The city compared buildings in 20-year stretches – 1970-1990 versus 1990-2010, for example – and found that each 20-year stretch was less efficient than the one before.
Older buildings tend to have higher Energy Star scores than newer buildings for a number of reasons, including less extensive ventilation systems, better thermal envelopes, and less dense or energy intensive tenant occupations. However, measurement per square foot doesn't necessarily reflect efficiency in terms of energy per unit of economic activity occurring in buildings, the report said.
The report found larger office buildings tend to be more energy intensive than smaller ones. Conversely, smaller multi-family buildings tend to be more energy intensive than larger ones.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Judge Memorial girls' tennis coach Loni Wilcox avoids looking at the points board early in the 3A state tournament.
Don't tell her, but her team is currently tied for the lead after wrapping up the first two rounds on Friday at Liberty Park.
Judge earned seven points on the first day of play and has all three singles players set to return to the courts today.
"I am one of those coaches that doesn't pay attention to points because it makes me nervous, and these girls already make me nervous enough," Wilcox said after watching her first singles player, Whitney Weisberg, rally to win a second-round match in three sets with a score of 4-6,6-0, 6-3.
Weisberg, a sophomore, was the second singles champion last season before being promoted to first singles this year. Her opponent in that match was Cydnee Wilkinson of Dixie, a senior who finish second in first singles a year ago.
"That was probably the hardest match she has had to play the whole season – including region," Wilcox said of Weisberg. "So, when she lost the first set, I told her, 'this is your hardest match, you've got to get out there and hit and play like you usually do.'"
On the other side of the first singles bracket is defending champion Lacey Hancock, a sophomore out of Pine View. She slid through the first two rounds without losing a set and will meet Lily Wetterlin from Wasatch this morning.
Park City is the other team with seven points and it has both doubles teams returning to play on Saturday. First doubles pair Katie Hardman and Lauren Weed defeated a duo from Ogden and Cedar City for a chance to meet Marissa Christensen and Paige Beckstrom from Spanish Fork, and McKenna Tychsen and Natalie Frost defeated Ogden and Spanish Fork to play Caitlin Keenan and Maia Sepulveda of Juan Diego.
Deseret Hills, Dixie and Wasatch finished the day with six points apiece and have one, two, and two competitors left, respectively.
Although the North Sanpete Hawks exited the tournament without a point, head coach Jeff Eriksen left his team with a message all competitors should keep in mind.
"I told them that I've been (coaching) for 15 or 16 years and when I look back on it I can't remember losses and wins, and I can't remember even points, but I remember the relationships and the friends," he said. "Life is not over after a teenager girl looses a tennis match, but sometimes they feel like that. It's not about wins and losses all the time, and the friendships are what they're going to remember down the road."
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