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WestBridge Oil and Gas, http://westbridge.co , Norman Victor Meier, Norman Meier, Victor Burrell, WestBridge, Westbridge, http://westbridge.co Fake company, bait and switch, Dallas Texas
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Norman Victor Meier launched a new company called "Westbridge Oil & Gas" end of June 2012. The website address at the time was www.westbridgeoilandgas.com. He didn't use his real name on the form D he filed with the SEC: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1555237/000117625612000519/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml ). He used Victor Burrell-Meier to incorporate Westbridge. You can read all about it here: https://investorsdoyourresearch.wordpress.com/. Shortly after that blog went online, informing potential investors about Mr. Meier's new name and a few other very important facts about his character, the Westbridge website disappeared. [continued below]....
If you type in www.westbridge.co and read the information posted you'll notice that you won't find any names of people involved with the company. The reason for that is Norman Victor Meier has finally realized that his reputation went down the drain together with all his former scam companies (some of them are listed here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Shrink-Nanotechnologies-Norman-Victor-Meier/Carlsbad-California/Shrink-Nanotechnologies-Norman-Victor-Meier-Victor-Meier-Victor-Burrell-Meier-Pump-and-1078242 ). Mr. Meier has realized that he can't brag about his former "achievements" anymore because they really were in fact scams and there isn't anything to brag about in the first place. Please read a statement Douglas Oliver a former geologist who worked for Norman V. Meier posted online:
"...Hemis, Tecton and all other clones set up by Norman Meier did in fact fail. This was not because the projects were bad (my role) but because the various companies either grossly mismanaged the investor's money or they disappeared through out-and-out fraud..."
(Source: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Oliver-Geo-Services/North-Richland-Hills-Texas-76180/Oliver-Geo-Services-Douglas-Oliver-bad-geologist-fake-reports-no-experience-cheater-799459 )
On the website of Westbridge ( http://westbridge.co/projects ) you'll find a project called "The Red Horse Field". It's worth mentioning that 4 other companies that are directly and indirectly linked to Norman Meier have the same project posted on their websites. Here is a list of those companies:
- United Oil and Gas (http://www.uogcorp.com/_en_projekte_2.html)
United Oil and Gas features the same text under "The Callahan Oil Field" project.
As mentioned earlier Mr. Meier tries to keep his name out of new ventures and it's hard to find a connection at first glance. Untied Oil and Gas is run among others by Philippe P. Wagner and Natasha Waite. Both are connected to Norman V. Meier. Natasha Waite is working with Mr. Meier at American Incorporation Services (http://www.nvbusinessexpert.com/about) and Mr. Wagner has worked with Mr. Meier at Norman Meier International ( http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Philippe-Wagner/1788114312 ).
- Monte Cristo Oil ( http://www.montecristooil.com/red-horse-field.html )
What a surprise! You can find the same text again under "Red Horse Oil Field (Callahan County, Texas)"
Richard Henry Wendler is the only director to be found for Monte Cristo Oil yet. Richard Wendler is the partner of Mr. Meier's wife step-sister. Richard Henry Wendler is considered family. Mr. Norman V. Meier put him in charge strategically to keep his name out of all documentation because he can't use his real name or his fake name (Victor Burrell) anymore.
The address stated on the form D of Monte Cristo Oil is the same as Norman Meier's American Incorporation Services. What a mess! (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1572114/000117625613000157/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml )
- Fire Creek Global (http://www.firecreekglobal.com/p_red_horse.htm )
Again, you can find the same text under "Texas: Red Horse Field, Callahan County"
This company seems only indirectly related to Norman Meier. John R. Taylor is in charge of Fire Creek and he is also a member of the advisory board at United Oil and Gas.
- Breezer Ventures (http://www.breezerventures.com/history.html)
Similar text again.
John R. Taylor is operating manager at Breezer Ventures.
The reason why all of these companies have the same project featured is because it's a big scam. The fraud goes on once again with these companies. Norman Victor Meier and his buddies are in charge ripping off investors once again. Once these criminals learn that they have been found out they will change the content of their websites or take them down. That's why I have provided screen shots of the current state of their fraudulent activities. You'll also find a chart with photos of the individuals running the scam. Mr. Norman Meier operates from the following address:
(760) 814-2447
6610 Titanite Pl
Carlsbad, CA 92009-1735
Why don't you pay Mr. Meier a visit and ask him where your money went?
All the best,
Rupert M
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Additional evidence of Westbridge, Tristar, United Oil & Gas, Monte Cristo Oil connection
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, September 10, 2013POSTED: Tuesday, September 10, 2013
I've made a screen shot of WestBridge Oil & Gas news' page from 2012 (see attached images). As you can see Westbridge Oil & Gas made two option agreements with Tristar Energy Group, Inc. http://www.tristar-energy.com/ for two projects, one is the Callahan field and the other one is the Sand Palmetto field. Tristar Energy Group doesn't explicitly state any projects on their website at the moment but United Oil & Gas does (please also see attached images).
Please also note that these option agreements were made merely two days after Westbridges inception. This is very strong evidence that all these companies (WestBridge Oil & Gas, Monte Cristo Oil, Tristar Energy Group, United Oil & Gas) are run by the same people including Norman Victor Meier, who is the master minde behind it. Fun fact the Sand Palmetto project page is still on the server but is not linked anymore with the rest of the site. They took it off to be less obvious about fraud they want to pull of.
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Abilene Reporter-News, The (Newspaper) - April 22, 1974, Abilene, Texas gfottew WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES' WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT Byron 93RD YEAR, NO. 309 PHONK 673-4271 ABILENE, TEXAS, 19.604, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, FACES IN THREli SECTIONS Associated Press 'Odd Ball' Big Puzzle OULEANS, La. (Att- Tlie origin of a 22-pound .slam- less steel ball found in Florida remains a puzzle, but "it's a nice, pleasant brain says an expert on unidentified flying objects. Dr. ,J. Allen Ilynek, chairman o[ (lie Department of Aslvono my at NbrLliweslern University in Evanslon, III., and former adviser to Hie Air Force on UI''Os, was one of five scien lists wlio examined the ball here over the weekend. Newsmen also looked at it, shook it anil heard a faint rattle. Terry Matthews, 21, of Jack- sonville, Ma., who found the ball near his home last month, brought the. ball here for in- spection. He claims the ball, which is G inches in diameter, hns moved by itself and made strange noises.. "None will go so far as to say ils he snid in an interview Sunday. "They would be imlling Ihcir scientific reputations on llie line." Ilynek said: "As as we've gone this far, I'd like to know how Ihd thing got there. I'm rather surprised thai with all Ihc publicity it's pollen, somebody hasn't Tossed uu and said, 'I know what it is.' gf By EUJE JHJCKKH Move Wrecked Cor, If Hazard Develops Q. I was In an accident the other day at an intersection. The oilier guy moved his car out of (he sired. When the policeman arrived, he told me 1 should linvc moved my car Ino. I called the Department uf Public Safety nboiil i! anil they said (lie same thing, that 1 should have moved my car. When I was In Driver's Ed, we Here lold lo leave our car, not to move it ;U all until after Ihc police, investigated or lold us lo move it. Who am I supposed to believe? A. 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(AP Wirephoto) 40 Hurt as Gas Blast Rocks Big NY Building NEW YORK (AP) Forty persons were injured today when a gas explosion rocked a 26-story commercial building on Manhattan's Easl Side, not far from (lie United Nations, authorities said. Most of the injured were in an adjoining luxury apartment building, the.Envoy Towers, which also houses llie consu- late general of Nepal and ils U.N. mission. Hellevue Hospital, where most of the injured were tak- en, reported lhal 33 persons were being treated for burns and smoke inhalation. A spokesman said eight persons wore seriously hurl. The explosion, shortly be- fore 7 a.m., touched off a thvec-alai'm tire, blew out win. (lows and storefronts for a two-block radius and shook the entire neighborhood. It was not known immedi- ately whether there were any occupants in the cmnmercud building. "It sounded like ait earth- quake and I thought il was the end of the said Maur- ice M. DeWall, a magazine ed-' itor who lives in a building across the street from Hie ex- plosion, which occurred al 312 K 46lh SI. "My windows were blown inward and (here is glass all over my pillow and my lie said. Carl Ragsdale, a free-lance movie maker asleep in a neighboring building, said Ihc Wast literally lifted him from Mother Nature Makes Quick Trip Over State Dy Tlic Associated Press Tornadoes inflicted damage and injuries in an awesome sweep from Ihe Texas Pan- handle through the north and northeast pails of Hie slate, and near-cloudbursls left still other areas awasli today. In sonic of the nastiest weather vet of Ihis spring sea- sou, Ihe Iwislers slashed hard- est al the Paris area in North Texas, where half a dozen per- sons suffered injuries. Police said none was hurt seriously. Seven homes were damaged. One of the funnel clouds writhed across lilossoiii, jusl east of Paris, and state police estimated properly loss there at One house was wrecked and another battered severely, along willi numerous small buildings. At least five other buildings were damaged on the south outskirts of Par- is. Near Alvord in Wise County a tornado hurled a barn onto U.S. 287 and caused a three- car pileiip iu which a woman was injured. Reports of slill other t.'visl- ers came from near Stratford in Ihe Panhandle, '10 miles northwest of Abilene, south- west of Stephcnvillc, north of Bedford, al Argylc, near Cul- his bed and the windows blew into his room. "It stared the bell out uf said Ragsdale, who add- ed he hadn't heard anything like it since serving in the Navy in World War II. As residcnls were evacuated from the Envoy Towers, at least three dozen persons, children among Ihcm, were seen bleeding from the head or body. The blast buckled Ihe doors of some of Ihe apartments in Ihe luxury building and resi- dents had lo break (heir way out to be evacuated from Ihe building. leyvillc, al CaiTolllon, north of Quitman, near at Dockwell, in the Detiton vicini- ty and southeast of Clfirks- villc. There was no indication they caused harm. As laic as 7 a.m. today many of the 88 counties from .Southwest iulo Northeast Tex- as remained under tornado alerts issued after midnight, and severe Ihunderslorm wuldies covered nearlv as much territory in llie general area. In addition, the National Weather Service reported del- uges of rain topping 4 indies dictated'flash Hood warnings iu many sections from South into North Central and iNiuih- east Texas. They said rainfall amounts of more than 2 inches, were common in many oilier localities. Police in (he village of Woodway near Waco said flooding occurred before day- light. Slrcets filled ami traffic came lo a standstill elsewhere as rain fell in blinding sheets in one area or another from Sunday evening past daybreak this morning. Radar delected downpours al a vale lopping 3 inches per hour in places. A cold front which lay along a line from llie Texas Panhan- dle southward across the PC- COS Hiver Valley was blamed for the storms. It was expect- ed to drift farther east and so.t off more showers and thunder- storms in East Texas while skies cleared over Die western half of the slate. Temperatures near (lawn ranged from -16 degrees Dalliarf'in llie Panhandle up lo 75 at llrownsville, Corpus Christi nud Victoria, with most readings in Ihc 50s In (ids. WHERE IT RAINED Twisters Elude Firm Sightings By OAKY li Reporter-News Staff Writer Since the front winch. lo Sunday's showers lias now mov- ed to the east, Abilcue's National Weather Service says there's "not much chance" for more rain Holiday afternoon and eve- ning. A trace of rain in Abilene was recorded after midnight last night, bul it did nol measurably change (he recorded at the airport Sunday, the heaviest rainfall Ihis year. The normal rainlall average for Ihe month of April is 'l.M inches. So far 2.19 inches have fallen Ihis month, far more than the recorded in the dry April of 1073. SUNDAY'S RAIN brigns the year's total of 3.66 inches per year. The normal for a year is 4.42 iudics- On Sunday ISaird was covered wilh 5.2 inches of rain, Breckcu- ridge had 3.E15 and Clyde had 3.25 inches. Hail was reported in McCaulley, llamlin, IJoby and .Sylvester. WEATHER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Kalional Weather Service (Weather Map, Pg. IB) ABILENE AND VICINITY (10-mile oslly lod.iy There were several tornadoes reported Sunday, but Ihe Nation- al Weather Service was uiudilc lo confirm the sightings, Dale McDauicl, of the Circle D Ranch two miles east of ICula, said a tornado struck there at about p.m., damaging a water tank and a bam. 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I don't know if the Flood PDS watch exists. We'll look into that after. 22.214.171.124 (talk) 02:09, 29 April 2011 (UTC) (Thomas)
- It seems to be at least issued once (http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/#2011-O-NEW-KMEG-FF-A-0006 update 5); however, it would be different from other PDS watches, as Flood Watches are issued by the local forecast offices, not the Storm Prediction Center, so there may not be a uniform definition for a PDS Flood Watch. Inks.LWC (talk) 07:18, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
It is my goal to get most of the products issued by the National Weather Service on here (and as part of that goal, I have been created pages for products that do not yet have pages); however, I do not plan on including the statements for the various products, as they typically are just updates of the initual product. If somebody wants to put something together as a general page that talks about Statements, then that could probably be included as well. Inks.LWC (talk) 07:14, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
- As of now, I do not plan on including Excessive Cold Watch/Warning, since they're still in the experimental phase. If the NWS deciddes to make them official products, then I'll make articles for them and add them to the template as well. Inks.LWC (talk) 07:42, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
I just added the PDS Tornado Warning, even though it's still in the experimental phase, since it was used operationally several times during last night's tornado outbreak. rdfox 76 (talk) 15:07, 15 April 2012 (UTC)


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The double bedroom is attractively furnished and is quietly located at the rear of the property. The bathroom has a wash-hand basin and bathtub with shower over.
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Great apartment, near to every place in Edimburgh! We definitely recommend it!!!!
Nice (and indeed spacious) apartment in a nice and quiet street only a 15 minute walk away from Princes Street and Waverly Station. Bus stops in all directions are available in a few minute walking distance. Everything worked perfect and we enjoyed our stay in Edinburgh.
Lovely, everyone & everything: Martin, Stuart, flat, location & organisation. Many thanks. I will come again!
Martin was very nice and the appartment is 20 min to royal mille, very near to supermarkets and a beatiful neighbourhood. The appartment is very nice and clean.
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Cozy, clean and well equipped apartment. The location is fantastic. We enjoyed our stay very much and were sad when we had to leave. We also enjoyed the roof terrace very much.
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Great apartment with a perfect location close to just about everything :-) The apartment is spacious (we were two people staying there) and even though it is so centrally located in the city, there was almost no noise at night - an important thing when you value a good night's sleep ;-) Everything regarding the booking went very smoothly, Martin send us the keys in advance along with a very detailed description of how to find the apartment. All in all it was a delightful experience to rent this apartment, and we would definitely love to come back another time.
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PITTSBURGH—All 12 players scored for the No. 5 Pitt men's basketball team as it registered its 20th consecutive exhibition victory with an 82-30 win over LaRoche College Sunday at the Petersen Events Center. The contest, which drew 6,008 fans, marked Pitt's second and final exhibition game of the year. Pitt opens regular season play on Friday when it hosts Fairleigh Dickinson at the Petersen Events Center. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.
Prior to the exhibition contest, Pitt hosted an Alumni Basketball Game. Over 45 former players, coaches and managers attended the weekend which included tickets to Pitt's Saturday football game against Louisville and a brunch earlier this morning. Notable participants and attendees included Charles Smith, Jerome Lane, Kirk Bruce, Sam Clancy, Jason Matthews, Keith Benjamin, Chris McNeal, Darren Morningstar and Calvin Sheffield.
LaRoche was held to 30 points, the lowest scoring output against Pitt in its 27-year exhibition game history. The visiting Redhawks were limited to 23.8 percent (10-42) field goal shooting, 23.8 percent (5-21) 3-point shooting and committed 26 turnovers. Meanwhile, Pitt finished the contest with 15 steals, blocked eight shots, outscored LaRoche 42-6 in the paint and outrebounded the Redhawks 41-24.
Pitt's Sam Young led all scorers with 18 points, Tyrell Biggs converted all five of his field goals and finished with 11 points and Jermaine Dixon contributed 11 points, seven assists and five steals. Young added four blocked shots and seven rebounds, Ashton Gibbs finished with seven assists and Travon Woodall contributed five assists. The Panthers also assisted on 24 of their 34 field goals and shot 55.7 percent (34-61) from the floor. All 12 players who saw action in the game scored including walk-ons Tim Frye and Ryan Tiesi.
Pitt used a 7-0 run midway through the first half to build an 18-point lead (29-11) with 5:04 left. Biggs finished off an offensive rebound putback, then followed with a jumper and Young drove the lane and threw down a spectacular dunk for the rally. Pitt outscored LaRoche 8-0 over the first half's final 4:10 for a 23-point halftime lead (37-14).
Pitt opened the second half by scoring the first 13 points. Pitt led 50-14 before LaRoche's Steve Lucus hit a 3-pointer.
*The Gold Team registered a 47-43 victory over the White Squad at today's Alumni Game. The contest was held prior to today's exhibition game.
*Pitt won its 20th consecutive exhibition game. The last time Pitt lost an exhibition game was on November 10, 1998 vs. Marathon Oil (92-90 loss).
*Pitt yielded just 30 points to LaRoche today. The 30 points mark the lowest scoring output for a Pitt exhibition opponent in school history. Indiana, Pa. scored 31 points on Nov. 4, 2007.
*Pitt has now won each of its last four exhibition games by a combined average of 49.0 points.
*Pitt is a perfect 10-0 in exhibition games since the NCAA cleared other NCAA Division institutions for competition. Pitt has now defeated LaRoche, Seton Hill, Indiana, Pa. (2-0), Carnegie Mellon (2-0), Gannon, Slippery Rock, Pitt-Johnstown and California, Pa. since 2004.
*Head Coach Jamie Dixon is a perfect 12-0 in exhibition games since he became head coach in 2003.
*Sam Young has led Pitt in scoring in each of its last four exhibition games.
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Status: Finished
Genre: Children Stories
Chapter9 (v.1) - Sundown Bugs
Sundown Bugs:
Polo: Crander, Vaker, come here.
Crander & Vaker: What is it.
Polo: Looks like the dreaded sundown is about to come.
Crander: Hmm, dreaded sundown, eh, you know I remember exprincing a story of that back with my dad.
Dad: OH NO! IT'S THE DREADED SUNDOWN! RUN FOR YOUR LIFES!
Crander: Dad, whats....... the dreaded sundown.
Dad: IT'S THE MOST TERRIBLE THING ON THE PLANET, AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN TODAY.
Crander: OH NO! WHAT DO WE DO!
Crander's Dad: WELL WE RUN FOR OUR LIFES! AAAAHHHH!
Crander: AAAAAHH!
Crander's Dad: OH NO! IT'S HAPPENING!
The Sun: You've just been suned!
Crander's Dad: So......, it was a prank.
The Sun: YES (In creepy voice)
Crander's Dad: O______O
Crander: O_________O
Polo: So, it never actually happened.
Crander: Nope, but the sun kinda me afraid.
Polo: Don't worry, the sun won't hurt you.
Crander: Okay.
Polo: So, what do we do now.
Crander: I'm guessing wait to see if it's real this time.
Polo: Okay, we'll do that.
Polo: Right, Vaker.
Vaker: RIGHT!
Polo: I've got some popcorn.
Crander & Vaker: Thanks Polo.
Polo: You're Welcome.
Crander: (While eating popcorn) IT'S HAPPENING!
Polo: NOOO!
The Sun: Suned again, baby, oh and hey Crander, long time no see, still afraid of girls right, heheheh.
Crander: SHUT UP! I'LL GET OVER THE FEAR SOMEDAY.
The Sun: According to the future, you'll be in a gay relationship, which you'll be going to heck.
Crander: I'LL PROVE I CAN GET A GIRL JUST YOU WAIT!
The Sun: Okay... Crander, oh and gotta go bye.
Polo: So, how are you going to get a girl.
Crander: I don't know (cries).
Vaker: There, there, Crander, it's okay, I KNOW YOU'LL GET A GIRL.
Crander: Thanks, Vaker (Wipes up tears).
Vaker: You're welcome.
Polo: Guess we better end this chapter.
Crander: Sinoria, Suckers.
Vaker: See you next chapter.
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I am building a 350 for my rat rod, 1953 3 window chevy pickup, and I have a question on cam selection. I have the short block built. I have had the motor bored .040 over, new crank and .040 speed pro flat top pistons. The heads I have are 906 vortec heads. I had them worked, new springs and the heads cut to allow for .550 lift. valve job and the heads were decked. I am trying to figure out what cam to run. I plan on having a 3.08 rear end and the trans is manual. I want it to sound rough at idle and I want it to run well from at least 2000-6500. I dont have an intake or carb yet. Thanks for the help.
Shaun, here we go again. You cannot intelligently choose a camshaft for a motor until you know the static compression ratio. We can sort of figure most of the volumes because we've done it so many times, but we have no idea of the piston deck height on your motor. (the distance from the crown of the piston to the block deck where the heads bolt on). If you'll do a little work for us, we can figure it mathematically. Assuming you have a short block and have not bolted the heads on yet, turn the crank so that ANY piston is at the top of its bore. Using a steel rule, turn it on edge and lay it across the bore about a half inch from the edge of the bore on either side of the piston (looking at the piston as a clock face and standing at the side of the block, place the rule at 3 O'Clock or 9 O'Clock to prevent the piston from rocking on its pin and giving you an erroneous reading. Using a pack of feeler gauges, stack gauges together until you fill the gap between the underside of the steel rule and the piston crown. Turn the crank a little clockwise and counter-clockwise to make sure you have the piston at top dead center. Depending on the piston compression height and piston deck height, this could be anywhere from -0.020" (minus twenty thousandths) to about +0.055" (plus fifty five thousandths). Post whatever the figure is. Also, how much was taken off the heads? Each 0.007" (seven thousandths of an inch) cut equals about 1 cc.
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Havana's cathedral is very old, and its architecture and designs are very intricate and beautiful. In front of it are cafes and stands. As we crossed its square, Ellen fell behind me. I urged her to catch up, assuming she had been stopped by a hustler. She had, but it was no ordinary hustler; the man owned a restaurant, a paladore, and was standing in mid-square, displaying a menu. That intrigued me; five years ago, he'd have been arrested for that. I said we'd go back to him after seeing the cathedral, which didn't take long. Inside, it was relatively sparse but contained the usual large religious sculptures. The seats, as they had been five years earlier, were roped off. Others were taking photos, so I did as well.
The restaurant was called Rancho Luna. The proprietor led us out of the square, through an alley and some twists and turns, and into what could have passed at first for a half-hidden gangster's lair, or maybe the kind of place where the just-landed alien hides out in the big city. The housing within all this was located was three stories and appeared to have been cobbled together. There was a lot of wrought iron fencing and railing. What we walked into was a lovely little restaurant with a fine collection of glass and small art works. A young woman approached with menus. The appetizer choices - or as American restaurateurs now prefer, "starters" - included small fish, bits of fried fish, fruit cocktails, salads with ham and/or seafood, shrimp and/or lobster cocktails, all priced from two to three CUCs. The entrees included a choice of two fish and/or meat and vetable based plates and one fruit-based plate, the latter with wine, all at 13 CUCs. We had some sort of deep-fried fish appetizer - bolitas - beer - of course - and ropa vieja. Ropa vieja, literaly translated as "old clothes," is a quintessentially Cuban dish consisted of shredded seasoned beef over rice. I'd had it the previous trip and had it many times in Miami and now I was having it again, and it was always delicious in either city. As we sat, a young man with a guitar entered and approached. Neither of us was pleased, but we were stuck. He began playing and singing "Besame Mucho," My travelers code of ethics is such that I will photograph a performer only if I am prepared to give him or her a tip. I knew we would be stuck having to give this man a tip, so I took his picture. As he was preparing to sing and play something else, we indicated that he should not, and I gave him a CUC. He was obviously dissatisfied with the size of his tip, but we were rid of him. Just after leaving, we encountered a woman carrying one of the most adorable baby girls I'd ever seen. She smiled and had a little potbelly, and her mom was happy for us to photograph both of them. Reentering the square, Rancho Luna's owner approached us and asked us how we'd liked our meal. We said it was great, and told him we'd put him on the internet. "You do that for me?" he asked, with a sense of wonder in his voice. I said yes, I would. And I did. And now I'm doing it again.
Afterwards, we made our way back to Obispo, used up the rest of our internet card at Etecsa,, and walked its length to Plaza D'Armas. On Obispo, we encountered a tavern proprietor, a stocky middle aged fellow who spoke good English and was thrilled that we had come from the US. He wanted to offer us mojitos, but we didn't want to take the time; I told Ellen we'd come back there and pay for our own mojitos. He lamented the bad relations between Cuba and the US. "All I want to do is go to Miami and watch a baseball game." I smiled, thinking he'd probably see better baseball in Cuba. But I said I hoped that would happen, too. It was a special moment. I'd had lunch but I took a photo of the 10 peso burger place. A beautiful white mother cat posed with her equally beautiful white kitten for us, as did a bare chested man on a balcony, surrounded by his potted plants.. Two banners, one in red and one in blue, had a revolutionary symbol inside of a heart and the letters CDR. Souvenir shops specialized in t-shirts and other items with the one photo of Che Guevara that has probably been reproduced more than any other single photo in the world. I had read that the man who took it had never received royalties, but had once sued a foreign company for using it for profit. There were passersby of every hue, some with babies and toddlers ion strollers. At the Plaza, the booksellers were out, not totally surrounding it as I'd remembered, but there were perhaps 10 of them. They called out to me, one letting me know that he had Hemingway in English; I noticed he also had Dickens. I took shots of the white marble memorial to Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, a former president, and of the greenery and pink and blue flowers.
We wandered to the far edge of the square, where it meets the bay. A young man with a horse and carriage approached us, offering a one hour tour at the usual price of 25 CUCs. We politely declined, but he didn't seem to mind. We talked. His English was good and he had a badge with a Canadian flag and the name Alexander. I called him Alexander the Great, and he also said he was so happy to see visitors from the US. I told him I hoped that next year he'd be wearing a badge with a US flag. "If you buy it, I'll wear it!" he said.
O'Reilly Street parallels Obispo to the north; it's not a retail street but one of offices and buildings. We thought we could take it a few blocks and then find our way to our shuttle pickup spot, but we got a bit lost on a side street. That was when an odd short young woman with a barely visible mustache appeared. She spoke English and asked us where we were going. When we told her we needed to get to the Palacio de la Artesanias, she said she'd show us. We knew she was angling for a tip, but that was okay. "You are old," she said. "You could be my grandparents!" We were amused, not offended. She guided us to where we knew we could walk around the corner and be where we needed to go, and I slipped her a CUC or two. Another word about CUCs. They come in the form of 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavo and one CUC coins, totally distinguishable from the lowly peso coins, and 3, 5, 10, 20 50 and 100 bills CUC bills marked "Peso convertibles." Cubans use the dollar sign, making Cuba and the Bahamas the only countries with three dollar bills.
There's a café next to the shuttle stop, and after I took a few more photos of the wonderful cars across the street, we went under the awning in the outdoor portion - we had some time to kill - and ordered some fabulous lemonade and then some sparkling water, and it began to rain, the rain quickly swelled into a horrendous downpour, something not unfamiliar when one lives in south Florida. The pavement began flooding, and a waitress came and shooed everyone inside. Buses came and went, and we worried that our shuttle bus might be one of them, and might be coming a bit early, so I kept running out to check. The sidewalk had become a pool and my clothes and shoes quickly became soaked. It was the last shuttle of the day and we didn't want to miss it.
The shuttle did come, perhaps two or three minutes before its scheduled pickup, and we dashed inside, dripping. It went on to the Plaza de San Francisco, down Cespedes and San Pedro, past the Plaza and finally turning and pulling up beside what could have been a train station, with a full size mockup of a locomotive in front. Several attractive young women, fully soaked, boarded and we headed back north and then west - water was now so deep on Cespedes that it made the bus produce waves like a boat.
Drenched, we made it up the slippery steps from the one hotel to the other and to our suite for the usual cheese, crackers and drinks. The suite just before ours, number 117, was occupied by a group of young Japanese who were constantly smoking and sitting with their doors wide open. We found them to be annoying, relieved only by a small white kitten that seemed to enjoy sitting in their company by the railing. We watched CNN news and the announcement of the shameful execution of Troy Davis in Georgia. For the record, Cuba, a communist authoritarian state, had its last execution in 2003. Their government did not even request the death penalty for the killing of several soldiers a year or two ago. Most of the witnesses in Davis' case had recanted their testimony.. The maids had folded towel into the perfectly formed shape of a swan and mounted one at the foot of each bed. We slept as well as could be expected after watching our country shamed in this manner. The air conditioning was finally working properly, but we still had no hot water. But, thanks to the stifling daytime heat, the water in the pipes was somewhere between slightly cool and lukewarm.
We woke to a dry morning, and I washed some clothes and used the hair dryer in the bathroom to dry my army-style beach hat, which I wore every day. Hot water had finally been bestowed upon us. Today would be a busy day and evening, as I was determined to take in the cañonazo We went down to the lobby and the hotel store for crackers, apple juice, and more cereal and milk. I also picked up a bottle of Havana Club rum. We'd used ours up, and the manager talked me into buying what he said was the best kind, only slightly more expensive. Then back upstairs for breakfast. Casey Strong and his girlfriend had shown up when I returned to our suite and were there, talking with Ellen. We talked about the city and he reiterated about the biweekly Friday evening parties at the Canadian embassy, assuring me that their burgers were the best in the land. They went off on their own schedule; we found out later that their habit was to walk all the way into the city, regardless of the heat. I doubt I would have made it had I tried the same under the broiling sun. I funneled more boiled water into bottles. Ellen was concerned about "scale" - the thin mineral coating left on the inside of the pot by the boiling water. I assured her it was no problem - the main thing was boiling to kill any germs. We tried sitting in the hot stuffy Occidental fancy lobby, then went outside in fresher air and made the 10:45 shuttle. Through the tunnel and past the beginning of the Malecon, called "the great sofa," but few people sit on it by day. We became increasingly aware of the crumbling state of so many buildings along this oceanside boulevard. The bus came to the point where the seaside road sort of jogs and splits. As I watched the endless variety of old cars, I spotted an attractive young woman approaching vehicles. A jinatera - a woman seeking small luxuries in return for companionship and possibly more? Or simply seeking a ride? I took photos and kept taking them as we approached and then passed El Morro, the 400 year old fortress, and its accompanying lighthouse, debarking at the palacio, passing the hustlers and again walking uphill on Cuarteles,, a/k/a Stray Dog Street, still taking photos of this, a piece of the real working Havana. Among the workers on the street was a man crushing tin cans, obviously for redemption for the metal. I reflected I had seen plenty of professional colleagues back in the US.
Cuarteles opens at the top of the hill onto Avenide de la Misiones, which, like the Prado, runs north and south but is two to three blocks short of it, depending on location. Across the street and to the left is the Museo de la Revolucion, housed with historical irony in the former presidential palace. On the outer grounds, and under an overhang are vehicles associated with the revolution - a boat and, oddly a van marked "Fast Delivery" in English. It had been used in an assault on that building. The boat, "Granma," is the "yacht" that Castro and several of his fellow revolutionaries used to secretly travel from Mexico to Cuba.
We started at the top floor and worked down. Far from being a propaganda showpiece this is a genuine historical museum, covering every phase of this most recent Cuban revolution from the beginning through its aftermath, although the first rooms by no means ignore the struggle against the pre-20th century Spanish colonial authorities. The interpretive signs are bilingual, so we had no trouble following the exhibits. Good historical museums feature genuine artifacts, and there were hundreds of them here - articles of clothing, sanitary items, maps, radios ranging in size from field radios to four foot high old fashioned vacuum tube Hallicrafter consoles housed in wooden cabinets and used in mountain and jungle headquarters. There were tools, signs, flags, banners, firearms, knives, telescopes, binoculars, rubber stamps, medals and decorations, and even revolutionary pre-1959 revolutionary coins and paper money, something that I, a longtime coin and bill collector, hadn't known existed. The information next to a medal stated that it had been a "Medal of Honor" awarded to one of Batista's soldiers, Julio Labanin, for having participated in a massacre of noncombatants. A doll was shown that had been used to smuggle ammunition. There were uniforms, some of them bloodstained. Detailed maps showed the battle of Santa Clara, a town we had hoped to visit, where rebels had attacked a Batista troop train with a bulldozer A moving photo showed a group of women demonstrators carrying a banner "Cesen los Asesinatos de Nuestros Hijos . Madres Cubanas." Stop killing our sons - Cuban mothers. The rooms and the portions of rooms were arranged first by year and within one or two year periods by theme. Photographs, clippings, magazines, books, pamphlets, maps, and documents meticulously documented every phase of the struggle. There was particular emphasis on showing the day to day life and routine of the rebels. In today's political climate, with the cold war still fresh in so many minds, it's easy to forget that this most recent of Cuban revolutions was a five year struggle against a brutal and thoroughly corrupt, gangster-ridden dictatorship, aided and abetted by the United States, which had its cold-war-crazed nose in the business of almost every country in Latin America. Carried out against seemingly impossible odds, the success of the revolution, after a brief Cuban-US "honeymoon," was followed by endless bumbling American attempts to bring the new government down, culminating in the Bay of Pigs fiasco. The exhibits were moving and striking, but I had a brief flash of humor when I saw Fidel's toga and imagined him cavorting in the toga party in one of America's greatest comedy flicks, "Animal House."
The real showpiece of the museum is in an inner alcove where a top floor corridor turns, and consists of two superb life size and lifelike sculptures of revolutionary icons Ernesto "Che" Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos. They're armed and in battle gear, in an outdoor setting, standing amidst rocks and trees, clearly moving forward. A bilingual sign explained that this display had been made in "hyper-realistic style," primarily using polyester resin and fiberglass. Cienfuegos, who died in a plane crash less than a year after Castro took power, is wearing his trademark straw hat. They appear neither fierce, sentimentalized piously noble - simply two fighters prepared to do what they have to do. Rather then highlight the men with lighting and framework, they are modestly lit - I needed to use a flash to get good photos of them. The fact that the display is indeed "hyper-realistic" and yet somehow understated renders it even more stunning. Nrarby, mounted on a sort of vertical metal rail, are smaller but lifelike representations of the "trilogia of la Revolucion Cubana" - Fidel, Camilo and Che.
Incidentally, the guidebook warnings that this museum prohibited photography turned out to be false. The effect is memorable, and very reminiscent of the outdoor sculpture of three American soldiers - one Caucasian, one black, one Latino - also armed, in battle gear and quietly ready to do their duty - facing the Vietnam memorial on Washington DC's mall.
The exhibits extended through the revolution's aftermath, demonstrating that the revolution had not so much ended as entered a new phase. The quick and intensive post-revolutionary extension of education, sports, health services and culture throughout the country was painstakingly documented. So were the efforts against foreign interference - in the case of the US and a failed 50 year old policy, that struggle continues today.
I reflected on what Harry Truman had supposedly said to biographer Merle Miller when asked about Castro and Cuba. Truman had said that if he had still been president in 1959, he would have quickly called Castro. He would have said that you've made quite a revolution down there, and you'll need help. There are two places you can get it, and we know what the other place - the Soviet Union, of course - is. "Now, you just tell me what you need, and I'll see that you get it." But that was a call that Eisenhower never made.
Having been the presidential palace, the presidential office and conference rooms are preserved, just as they were when in use. Admission to them was an extra CUC. It's interesting how important executive suites, presidential or not, seem more alike than different - the ornate desk, the bookshelves, the long table, the portraits. Two black marble cherubs held up a golden globe. I had another flash of humor seeing a telephone, obviously painted gold. It reminded me of that great scene in the first Godfather movie, set just before Batista's fall, when the American gangsters who held sway in his Cuba presented him with a solid gold telephone. Included was the sizeable but relatively unpretentious bathroom, nothing at all like the one we'd seen in the Royal Ontario Museum.
The view of the city from a corridor window was a splendid one - yes, another cliche. A red white and blue banner mounted at street level proclaimed "Fieles a nuestra historia." Faithful To Our History.
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Stefan is currently ranked No. 53 in the nation in singles and holds a 6-3 record this fall. He reached the finals of the ITA Midwest Championships (Oct. 22), winning five straight matches at the regional tournament before falling to Ohio State's No. 35-ranked Peter Kobelt in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-1) in the championship match.
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Hulya organization – a joint venture of The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) and the Matanel Foundation – is intended to be an address and a social network for young European rabbis, assisting them in completing their training and providing resources enabling them to invigorate their communities and attract new audiences.
Pinchas Goldschmidt (born 21st of July 1963, Zurich) is the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, Russia since 1993, the head of the rabbinical court, and is an officer of the Russian Jewish Congress (RJC). Goldschmidt represents the Russian Jewish community politically as well. Besides his rabbinical ordination Goldschmidt possesses a M.A. from Ner Israel Rabbinical College, as well as a M.S. from Johns Hopkins University. He also studied at Ponevezh Yeshiva, (1979-1981), Telshe Yeshiva, Chicago, Il (1981-1982), Shevet Umechokek Institute for Rabbinical Judges, (1985-1986) and Harry Fischel Institute for Rabbinical Judges, Jerusalem, Israel (1986-1987). He authored articles on issues of Jewish law regarding post-Soviet Jewry and has published a collection of responsas with a compilation of Russian Jewish names "Zikaron Basefer", (Moscow 1996). Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt heads the Conference of European Rabbis, the rabbinical umbrella group of Europe (uniting four hundred rabbis from Dublin to Khabarovsk) as well the Hulya association. He takes an active part in interfaith dialogue gatherings with Christians and Muslims in New York, Paris, Astana, Seville and Moscow. Rabbi Goldschmidt has been awarded Certification as candidate for the Position of Chief Rabbi in Israel or in one of the cities in Israel by the Council of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel in the year 2002. Rabbi Goldschmidt is married and has seven children.
So far Hulya offers young rabbis around Europe a few training programs, emphasizing, in addition to discussing current Halachic issues, means to attract Jews to the synagogues and the Jewish way of life, the pursuit of social and psychological issues, the use of modern media technologies, and collection of resources. Hulya offers young rabbis in Europe resources for
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My normal is better than yours
Here a hello for all ye hipsters, haymakers and halcyon hoverers. Happy to return here for the next few weeks, as I never had a chance for a proper goodbye in January. Between losing my job and arranging a myriad of difficulties to reduce overhead for a smoother grasp on survival mode…well, I just had to go cold turkey from Harriett to catch my breath…my bad! But feet have landed, lungs re-filled, so enough with the breadcrumb trail…where can we go together? Perhaps a public act of normal for the uberized normal (and who might that be, dear reader?) Or a fool's day for poetry month. Or a tale for all you tellers on the shore. Or the poet's wish to share perceived normal…the benign underpinnings of concept imagined as time. Or maybe the poet endured a blizzard, a battle against the intelligentsia, that realigned the hierarchy of his trees. Who thinks that they shall never see a poem lovely as an entire generation of maples, pines, cedars, chestnuts and oaks? The full profile of your perimeter, forever changed by record-breaking snowfalls. Primary and secondary branches on giant patriarchs, brought down by the sheer weight of howling winds in the middle of the night. Even now in springtime, re-living the caved-in weekend upstate, where the poet lost power and used candles at night, a mattress of snow for a fridge, and a wood-burning stove to melt snow for the toilet, boil water for eggs, corn, squash, burnt toast…must…feed…family. Or how the poet saved eleven dwarf fruit trees in the moonlight by wrapping himself in the inertia of a city-bred loner refusing to give in, fighting two feet of snow to shake those little branches burdened by reflection from an overwhelming need to let them reach for the heavens, there you go, he whispers to them in the frostbit night. His breath, smoked by a godless climb. Or the cleanup in the aftermath, a tangle of uprooted impossibilities, now six weeks later, deadened by the sun, chainsawed to fight off disease. Or the poet's continued gratitude for a commute that takes him from a family he loves to a city he loves, an affair no one saw coming. A realization that soul mates number far and few but home is where the heart goes wild. And if there's too much convenience in this lyricism, dearest reader. If the smoothness of lark by line and lift has made you wary of flow…know…that poet's imperceptive wail is burbling in the speed of slow. Know this blog is mercury for molten dust. A fractive normal looking for a poet. A lens refraction as tele-tweet…do you really want to know where each of us is going, annhialation's reverie? Let's travel tilled reminders, obviate the urban ember. My Bronx, better than your brio. Did I say poet I meant stone, bled by stretching feelers in the mouth. Are we caught up now, ready to tolebrate the rancid wave? Perhaps the unearthed normal is desired to find the new root. Or maybe the unearthed root is time looking for a poem. I had an idea about the idea of normal but that's all changed by now. Thanks for riding, here we go…
Posted in Uncategorized on Friday, April 2nd, 2010 by Edwin Torres.


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Third World War: System, Process, and Conflict Dynamics
€ 105,99
Besorgung - Lieferbarkeit unbestimmt
April 1999
BeschreibungThird World War examines the patterns of political violence throughout the world during the Cold War and analyzes them collectively as conflict processes within the global system. It shows that warfare was not randomly distributed, but was centered on six protracted conflict regions that together accounted for 80 to 90 percent of all forms of political violence during that time--a magnitude of violence that rivals the destruction of the previous two world wars. Through societal theories of identity, conflict, and development dynamics, supported by a broad range of quantitative evidence, the author explores how armed conflict and the politics of insecurity lead to policy changes, arrested development, and, ultimately, state failure. He concludes with policy implications and a brief assessment of the prospects for peace in the global system.
InhaltsverzeichnisChapter 1 The Global System and the Third World War Chapter 2 Political Violence and War Chapter 3 The Societal Dimensions of "Human Nature" and the Dynamics of Group Conflict Chapter 4 Violence, Diffusion, and Disintegration in Societal Systems Chapter 5 Protracted Conflict Regions Chapter 6 Comparative Regionalism Chapter 7 An Agenda for Systemic Peace
PortraitMonty G. Marshall established and directs the Center for Systemic Peace. He is currently a faculty research associate with the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland where he is working with the Minorities at Risk Project; he is also a consultant with the State Failure Task Force and heads its Intervention Project.
PressestimmenThe major selling point of this book is its systemic and dynamic perspective. I believe that Marshall's alternative concept formation can help to go beyond descriptive analysis into really effective explanation of events. -- Patrick James, Iowa State University Monty Marshall's Third World War demonstrates conclusively the Janus-faced character of domestic and international conflicts on the periphery of the global power system during the Cold War. It offers a graphic, theoretically-grounded account of the diffusion of arms races, hostile interstate interactions, war casualties, political mass murders, and state failures from localized conflicts like those centered on Israel and South Africa to surrounding countries. This is a major advance in the systemic analysis of diverse aspects of violent conflict that usually are studied in isolation from one another. Third World War also provides powerful analytic tools that can be used to interpret the spread of new regional conflicts like those of the Balkans and the Greater Horn of Africa. -- Ted Robert Gurr, University of Maryland
Untertitel: Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBL GROU
Erscheinungsdatum: April 1999
Seitenanzahl: 328 Seiten
Format: gebunden


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Well-known and prolific cooking author Margaret Fulton is highly regarded in this part of the world.
The Australian's first cookbook, simply titled The Margaret Fulton Cookbook, published in 1968, encouraged housewives to vary the old meat and three vegetables and to be creative.
Although I've never seen her first book I'm very impressed with her latest. Just in time for winter, Slow Cooking has some fabulous and easy meals for the crockpot.
Ahhh, the crockpot. Whoever invented it deserves a medal. Tough cuts of meat such as gravy beef and blade steak will be turned into melt-in-the-mouth dishes after a turn in these slow cookers. There is nothing like walking in the door on a wet, cold winter's evening after working all day to the smell of a delicious meal cooking in your crockpot.
What's more, the preparation is so easy. There are recipes that take a fair bit of time to prepare but it is certainly worth the effort.
Fulton's Slow Cooking has stocks and soups, beef and lamb, chicken, pork and veal, fish, roasts, vegetables, desserts and even jams and chutneys.
I made the Hearty Beef Casserole with some cross-cut blade steak that cost $6. Delicious tender meat in a rich sauce with celery, onions, tomatoes and potatoes.
What I really like about this book is that some of the recipes have variations.
For instance, I could have made the casserole with an Italian or Greek twist by following the changes at the bottom of the recipe.
If you are looking for some inspirational winter meals I recommend you take a look at this book.
Slow Cooking
by Margaret Fulton
New Holland, $49.99