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Discover 13 plants that are best for indoors
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HTC HD Mini, HVGA (320x480), OS is 6.5.3?(I think...)
Ok so the reason simon mallions 1.06 menu skin isnt working on my HD Mini (fpsece 0.1) is because i dont have the supporter version. To be more specific i mean like the settings and portrait pad button on the bottom bar aren't doing anything.
Oh and whats with the half black screen when i go into fullscreen/landscape.

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The individual will be responsible for overall ownership of the suite of web sites (Benefit Access, Corporate benefit Access) – an industry leading web offering. Supporting around 4 million users with millions of hits every day this platform is a critical part of the Global Stock Plans business Additionally the individual will be responsible for the Integrated Voice Response (IVR) system – another key part of our participant channel.


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Jobs in San Diego, CA – AngularJS & Angular2
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Employers in San Diego are hiring AngularJS and Angular2 developers at competitive salaries.
San Diego has Angular Developers
San Diego is a hotspot for top talent. More software engineers are switching to the JavaScript framework that is backed by Google, Angular.js. Front-end developers are in high demand now that new technologies like angular, reactjs and node.js are becoming widely adopted. Fortune 500, enterprise, high tech, finance, staffing and startup companies are all recruiting these top engineers.
Many Computer Science graduates from University of San Diego are opting to work in California due to the merging tech growth.
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It's always a good idea to try to work things out with your lawyer informally. If that doesn't work, you may file a grievance with the Disciplinary Commission. A grievance must be in writing on our form. You get a form by contacting our office:
Indiana Supreme Court
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We review any complaint against a lawyer. All lawyers must follow written standards for the ethical practice of law. The Disciplinary Commission enforces these rules. Matters that do not involve substantial claims of misconduct or that involve disputes over the amount of fees, unless the fees are clearly unreasonable, are not handled through the lawyer discipline system.
Anyone. Grievances are usually filed by the lawyer's clients, but they are also received from other lawyers, judges, or even opposing parties.
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Drax power company has announced better than expected profits despite soaring taxes on burning coal.
New jobs are also being created in Hull and Immingham to transport larger quantities of eco-friendly fuel to the Selby site, bosses revealed.
The business has just launched a pioneering programme to convert many of its coal-burning generators to burn biomass: mainly left-over timber from the construction industry.
Increasing carbon costs have made a near £69m dent in profits – down to £230 compared to 2012's £298m – but earnings are ahead of expectations despite this.
There are ever-increasing carbon costs on the industry from a combination of EU legislation and the Government's Green Energy taxes.
Some 800 people are directly employed on the Selby site, plus the 600 on contracts.
Peter Emery, Production Director of Drax Group PLC, explained: "I think that the Drax business is reinventing itself as a significant supplier of renewable and sustainable power it is very positive news for Drax, its shareholders and employees - and it gives the business a long term future to look forward to.
"The 2013 profits were seen as low point due to conversion. But share prices are strong and employees feel there is a real future for the business.
"On the Drax site in the short term 20-50 jobs are being created. On the logistics side, they have to transport twice the volume so it will be significant increase in port and rail jobs."
They are going to modify a second unit to run mainly on biomass in April, and plans are in the pipeline to convert a third or even a fourth, making Drax the biggest renewable plant in the world.
Biomass fuel is mainly timber from sustainable forests but also agricultural sources such as straw, oat and peanut husks.
Dorothy Thompson, Chief Executive of Drax, said: "As expected, the increasing cost of carbon drove earnings down year on year.
"Recognising this, we have been investing significant capital to transform Drax into one of the world's largest renewable generators, burning sustainable biomass.
"At the same time we have delivered strong operating performance across the business.
"In 2016, we expect half of Drax to be fuelled by sustainable biomass, some 4% of the UK's electricity."


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text: Dominik2000 279 Report post Posted September 9, 2013 Hello, I have a component based architecture with subsystems, which hold the component data and implement the game logic. Now a great problem is, how to implement a messaging system. I have a message dispatcher system, with template where every message type registers it's own eventhandler. On Dispatch every function in the list will be called. I don't like this, because it's hard to delete one listener and I don't get how a message queue could be implemented. So I think of a design like that every subsystem has it's own queue and a high level system (e.g. world manager, ...) write to this queue if anything needs to be updated. One problem is, I think, that every high level system needs to know about the low level systems. Is this a good approach? How do you think about coupling/decoupling, because coupling would be the case in my idea. Dominik 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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I'm headed to the Rangers' practice facility this morning for break-up day, and will post some reactions from players and John Tortorella during the day.
In the meantime, here's the release from the NHL about tonight's draft lottery:
NEW YORK (April 12, 2010) — The National Hockey League Draft Drawing, a weighted system to determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, will take place Tuesday, April 13, at 8 p.m. ET.
The League, in cooperation with TSN, will unveil the results of the Draft Drawing live during a 30-minute program, 2010 LG NHL® Draft Lottery — produced and televised by TSN in Canada. The special presentation will also be simulcast on VERSUS and streamed live on NHL.com in the U.S.
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly will be live in TSN's studio to reveal the order of selection for the top picks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. The Draft Drawing involves Clubs that do not qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, or the Clubs that acquired the first-round drafting positions of those non-playoff clubs.
Per NHL rules, the Club selected in the Draft Drawing may not move up more than four positions in the draft order. Thus, the only Clubs with the opportunity to receive the first overall selection are the five teams with the lowest regular-season point totals, or the Clubs that acquired an eligible Club's first-round draft pick. No club will move down more than one position as a result of the Draft Drawing.
The percentage chance of a team being selected in the Draft Drawing:
Edmonton 25.0%
Boston (from TOR) 18.8%
Florida 14.2%
Columbus 10.7%
NY Islanders 8.1%
Tampa Bay 6.2%
Carolina 4.7%
Atlanta 3.6%
Minnesota 2.7%
NY Rangers 2.1%
Dallas 1.5%
Anaheim 1.1%
Phoenix (from CGY) 0.8%
St. Louis 0.5%
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft will take place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. The first round will take place on Friday, June 25 commencing at 4 p.m. (local time) and the subsequent rounds (two through seven) will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 26.


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After the Dec. 5 death of famed jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, the media was filled with tributes.
Much-deserved praise was offered for the groundbreaking musician, noting his unique compositions using different time signatures, the millions of albums sold, his decades of great music-making and his influence on countless musicians. Much less was said about something very near to Brubeck's heart: his faith.
Although Brubeck was best known for songs such as Take Five, he also created religious compositions such as To Hope! A Celebration, a contemporary setting of the Roman Catholic mass, oratorios such as A Light in the Wilderness, and Bending Towards the Light... A Jazz Nativity.
Brubeck's religious songs grew out of this Roman Catholic faith -- a church he joined after writing To Hope!
As he told the story, Brubeck was commissioned to do the piece by Ed Murray, editor of a Roman Catholic magazine. Murray wanted a mass that reflected the American experience -- and what better music to use than jazz, a unique American musical form?
When Brubeck protested that he didn't know anything about the mass, Murray wasn't deterred.
"When I'd say I didn't know anything about the Mass, he'd say, 'Exactly what I want; it's a fresh view,' " Brubeck recalled, noting Murray wanted someone who could look at it "with fresh eyes."
Composing the mass had a profound effect on Brubeck.
"I dreamt the entire Lord's Prayer with chorus and orchestra," he recalled about writing one section. "I jumped out of bed and wrote down what I had heard as accurately as I could remember."
Because of that event, he decided "I might as well join the Catholic Church, because someone somewhere was pulling me toward that end."
Peace was also important to Brubeck, the result of his experience as an infantryman in the Second World War.
In a 2009 interview with the PBS TV show Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, Brubeck said his service in the war convinced him "something should be done musically to strengthen man's knowledge of God."
For Brubeck, the commandment forbidding killing was especially important.
"There was the German army and people that were basically Lutheran, and there was the Italian army that was basically Catholic, and (the) Judeo-Christian American army all breaking these Ten Commandments," he is quoted by the Catholic News Service as saying.
"And backed up by their governments in forgetting absolutely what their religion was all about. Isn't that terrible? Fifty-six million people died because they forgot, 'Thou shalt not kill.' "
Peace was one of the most important messages he wanted to convey through his sacred music. "This is what, to me, is the essence of Christianity," he is quoted as saying in a Religion News Service article.
Religion and spirituality also infused other of his compositions, such as the music he composed for an episode of the TV series This is America, Charlie Brown about the NASA space station.
In one part, when Earth is viewed from space, Brubeck chose The Desert And The Parched Land, from To Hope! The theme comes from the book of Isaiah, where the prophet writes that the "desert and the parched land will exalt; the steppe will rejoice and bloom."
"It is a vision of our beautiful Earth that I hope we can preserve for future generations," he wrote in the liner notes for Quiet As The Moon, the CD of music from the episode.
Brubeck wasn't the first to bring together jazz and religion; Duke Ellington performed a sacred concert at San Francisco's Grace Episcopal Cathedral in 1965, and the great jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams composed a jazz mass, Mass for Peace. Jazz itself has roots in the African-American church experience, and many jazz musicians drew on their experience in gospel music.
Yet jazz is rarely heard in most churches today, apart from a few jazz vespers services here and there. Which is too bad, says Jamie Howison, the priest at St. Benedict's Table and author of the book about jazz great John Coltrane titled God's Mind in that Music.
"Jazz is a good image for the church," he says. "It has improvisation, but with structure, the music is very collegial, and there's a lot of trust in the band."
For Howison, this improvisational act not only is a "wonderfully creative thing," it mirrors the incarnation -- "God's great improvisational act."
Like a jazz musician, "God is constantly looking for new notes to play," he says. "Not as a solo, but as part of an ensemble." The band members, he adds, are "open to where the spirit leads them," and the theme of the piece, like the spirit, "comes and goes but never gets lost."
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TRAIN services have returned to normal after a fire caused major problems for train travellers between Bournemouth and Weymouth this morning.
South West Trains said a fire under a train was now out and nobody had been hurt.
The incident caused delays between Bournemouth and Weymouth.
Taxis ferried passengers from Wareham and buses were called in.
A spokesman for Dorset Fire and Rescue Service said: "Two crews from Weymouth attended Upwey rail station, Weymouth, just after 6am this morning following a 999 call to reports of smoke coming from the underside of one of the passenger carriages.
"All passengers, approximately 20, were evacuated from the train while DFRS and railway staff, who had used extinguishers on the fire before the arrival of fire crews, dealt with the fire.
"The train has now been removed from the platform area while crews and rail staff investigate further."
A South West Trains - Network Rail Alliance spokesperson said: "We can confirm that there was a fire between the conductor rail and the shoe gear beneath the 05.55 train from Weymouth to London Waterloo earlier this morning.
"None of the 20 passengers or staff on board were injured in the incident and the train crew quickly extinguished the small fire. Emergency services were called as a precaution. The problem with the shoe gear was at the front of the train and as a precaution two passengers were moved to the rear coach of the train where the other customers were seated.
"A bus replacement service was put in place between between Dorchester South and Weymouth while the train was moved and normal services were running by just after 9am.
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ORRVILLE, Ohio — Smuckers brand Uncrustables has teamed up with Olympic Gold Medal Figure Skater, Kristi Yamaguchi, for the Unstoppable Family Photo Contest. The winner will receive $15,000 check toward an unstoppable family adventure and a year's supply of Uncrustables sandwiches.
From now through Nov. 1, parents can go to www.uncrustables.com to submit a photo showing where their families enjoy Smucker's Uncrustables sandwiches in their unstoppable family adventures with a brief caption.
"I'm thrilled to partner with the Smucker's Uncrustables brand again, said Kristi Yamaguchi. As my girls grow, so do their lists of extracurricular activities, so I strive to instill in them the same unstoppable mantra I grew up with - no dream is too big."


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Friday (July 19)
Taste of River North
Friday, 5:00 to 10:00 p.m.; Saturday, noon - 10 p.m.; Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Another summer weekend means another neighborhood festival with music, food, and artisans. This weekend, head to River North to sample dishes from restaurants such as Taco Joint, Motel Bar, John Barleycorn, and Jake Melnick's Corner Tap. $5 suggested donation. N. Kingsbury and W. Erie.; event website
Saturday (July 20)
The Nosh
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last weekend marked the debut of The Nosh, a weekly food festival in Wicker Park. The list of vendors is too long to list in full here (there are over 30) but we're especially excited about the chance to sample bites from Da Lobsta, Head's Red BBQ, and Mixteco Grill. Free. In the playground of the A.N. Pritzker School on Damen Avenue; event website
Sunday (July 21)
Chinatown Summer Fair
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. This festival of Chinese culture includes a selection of Chinatown's dining options. Although the participating vendor list is not currently available, we are hopeful for an assortment of spicy, savory, and sweet dishes to enjoy while watching martial arts and dance. Free. Wentworth from Cermak to 24th Place; event website
Monday (July 22)
Preview of Nathan Sears' D.A.S.
Monday, 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Table, Donkey and Stick is hosting a preview dinner for their future neighbor, The Radler and D.A.S, a two-in-one Bavarian Beer Hall. Chef Nathan Sears will prepare the 8-course tasting menu. Expect dishes such as smoked salmon with snails and cucumber, beef carpaccio with octopus and garlic, rabbit with green tomatoes, and a chocolate dessert. $75. 2728 W. Armitage; event website
Trenchermen and Arami Kyuoucho Dinner
Monday, cocktails beginning at 6:30 p.m. Acclaimed restaurants Trenchermen and Arami are teaming up for a six-course collaborative dinner with a Japanese-inspired menu. Beginning at 8:30 p.m. collaborative snack-size servings will be available at the bar as well. $75. 2039 W. North Avenue; 773-661-1540 for reservations
James Beard Foundation's Journey Through the Great Lakes
September 20 Tickets are on sale now for the James Beard Foundation's Taste America stop in Chicago. The event features a Violet Hour cocktail reception and dinner menu created by ten James Beard Award nominees from the Great Lakes region, including Chicago's Andrew Zimmerman, Paul Virant, Tony Montuano, Gale Gand, Chris Pandel, Guiseppe Tentori, and Patrick Fahy. $300 - $350 or $75 for after party only. 500 W. Jackson; event website


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The PlayStation® franchise, Gran Turismo, published by Sony Computer Entertainment America has revolutionized the landscape of racing simulators with its realistic physics and graphics and intense gameplay amongst a wide selection of fully customizable cars and numerous courses. And it's all thanks to Kazunori Yamauchi, President of Polyphony Digital Inc. and creator of the award-winning Gran Turismo franchise. With Gran Turismo 4 currently available exclusively for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Polyphony Digital Inc. modified this Civic Si, complete with a PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) system for each occupant, including one cleverly mounted in the steering wheel. Other modifications include a custom lowered suspension, 18-inch Enkei wheels, and a fully customized interior with Recaro seats and Razo pedals and shifter.
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Kentucky Republicans passed education legislation in 2009 that made it easier to compare the state's students to other states. Now they're very upset that the results came back Stupid.
[College] professors have bad news: If you want students to do well in biology classes, they have to know about evolution.
...Republican Sen. David Givens [said] "We're simply saying to the ACT people we don't want what is a theory to be taught as a fact in such a way it may damage students' ability to do critical thinking."
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TONY Gore says he is concerned about Dudley Sports losing their talented young players in the close-season.
The boss is worried he will face another rebuilding job for the 2014/15 campaign should bigger clubs again come calling.
"My biggest challenge after the season has finished will be keeping the young players we have," he said. "It is something that happens to us every year because we are renowned for having good young players that we give chances to.
"It is very annoying and at times can be soul destroying. We have some young lads that have had a fantastic season, so it is a worry that they may not be here next year.
"If they are here then it will be fantastic for us, but if they're not then we'll just have to start again. There is nothing we can do but try to make it as enjoyable as we can for them to play for us."
Dudley Sports were set to take on Black Country Rangers last night following last Saturday's 2-0 home defeat against Pegasus Juniors.
They will then travel to face Wolverhampton Casuals this Saturday.
Sports will be without Jack Hickman for two to three weeks due to a knee injury but were set to hand a debut to former Bartley Green player Carl Tromans last night.
Meanwhile, Dudley Town are set to face tough tests against teams near the top of the West Midlands Premier Division.
After drawing 2-2 at home to Bewdley last Saturday, The Robins were due to play Wolverhampton Sporting Community last night before then taking on fourth-placed Wolverhampton Casuals away tomorrow and third-placed Pegasus Juniors away this Saturday.


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Kovacevic: Mr. Nutting, who is accountable?
Let's be clear about one thing: The Pirates don't belong to Bob Nutting.
They belong to Pittsburgh .
The franchise is a civic institution. Just like our museums, the symphony, the opera, even the neighborhood libraries. It's been that way since the Pittsburgh Baseball Club's founding in 1887, and it will be that way well after we've all moved on to extra innings.
Even though Nutting owns 80 percent of the team's equity and essentially controls every vote on the board, he's still just a steward, a caretaker.
But that comes with responsibility. And accountability. There's no one higher on the decision-making chain, no one else who can address a mess that might be the result of those immediately under him.
Because of that, I went directly to Nutting on Thursday with questions about recent events, particularly team president Frank Coonelly's announcement that general manager Neal Huntington and assistants Kyle Stark and Greg Smith would return in 2013.
And here's what I found out: None of those gentlemen is in imminent danger of being fired, but none -- especially the three baseball men under Coonelly -- should be sleeping all that well, either.
I'd heard Nutting has been steamed with all of them over recent weeks, and I heard right from him Thursday that he is anything but done looking into Collapse II and all that might have led to it.
Including the people atop baseball operations.
"I can assure you I will personally look deeply into every aspect of the situation," Nutting told me. "Every area of the organization should, must and will be reviewed, from the approach to the draft, how we develop our players, our evaluation and acquisition of talent through trades or free-agent signings as well as our execution at the major league level."
That cover everybody?
Here's guessing he won't like what he finds.
I'll be blunt: I didn't like any part of Coonelly's statement Wednesday.
For one, it came across as arrogant when he described his top three men as "dedicated and intelligent." That's a hallmark of this management, this attitude that they're reinventing the game, while everyone else -- including the public - is naively hung up on that silly thing called "results."
For another, how could Coonelly or anyone associated with the Pirates declare that everyone would be back just nine days after Nutting told the Tribune-Review that the team was "going to do everything we can" to address the collapse?
How could any such review possibly have vindicated all personnel in nine days?
It's all on the processes?
Who makes the processes?
Nutting was made aware of Coonelly's statement, but his name appeared nowhere on it. And it turns out there's a reason for that: He's not done.
He plans to begin an intensive investigation after the season.
"I believe this review must be done," Nutting said. "But I honestly believe it's best done with a clear head after the raw nerves of the season have passed. Good decisions and good results seldom come from emotional overreactions."
And the focus?
"Clearly, the management team needs to make changes in certain areas. It's obvious that status quo is not an acceptable option. However, I also feel strongly that we've made significant progress in many areas. And we all saw in the first half of the season the promise and excitement of that progress."
That's always been Nutting's approach, to look at it all coolly.
Some might not like it, and it's easy to see why. It's hard to fathom, for example, how much more he'd need to learn about $15.4 million wasted on four free agents last winter -- Rod Barajas, Clint Barmes, Erik Bedard and Nate McLouth - or Smith's shallow drafts or Stark's "Hoka Hey" nonsense in development.
But that's how Nutting does it, and, as long as he's thorough, I won't take issue.
Moreover, I won't doubt - unlike probably a massive majority of the fan base - that he'll follow through.
Here's why: I saw up close in 2007 how he dug for answers regarding Dave Littlefield. It began in January and culminated in September with Littlefield's firing. Nutting talked to people all through the organization, as well as other teams' officials and veteran baseball men such as the late Chuck Tanner. He even made trips to Latin America to uncover a mess there.
This management team has been in place five years, just like Littlefield's, and it has a lower winning percentage. It deserves no less of a wary eye.
Want one idea?
Nutting should pick a couple of Huntington's stable of numbers-crunchers and have them assemble data to illustrate how the Pirates have fared compared to their peers in, say, free-agent spending or the draft.
(And yeah, assure them they won't be fired if the numbers come out unfavorable.)
I had a slew of other questions for Nutting -- yes, including whether he ever aspires to dream like a hippie -- but he had a busy schedule Thursday, and time was limited.
He did repeat, though, that he's "extremely upset and frustrated" the Pirates have fallen from 16 games over .500 to 76-80 after the 6-5 loss in New York.
That, of course, is two losses shy of serenading The Streak into its 20th birthday.
Make no mistake: That frustration still could result in major change. But it's going to take a while, and it's going to take a lot of work for the only guy empowered - and entrusted - to do it.


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THE driver who died at the scene of a horrific crash yesterday evening was travelling with his wife and seven-year-old daughter at the time, it has been confirmed.
Dorset Police say the 43-year-old, from the Wimborne area, died at the scene of the crash on the A31, near Winterborne Zelston.
His wife, aged 37, and their young daughter were rushed to Poole General Hospital with serious injuries. Police say these injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Meanwhile, the driver of a Subaru car involved in the accident, a 28-year-old man from Taunton, Somerset, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
The Subaru driver was treated for minor injuries at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, before being interviewed by police. He has been released on bail while enquiries continue.
Investigators are anxious to speak to a driver of a small green hatchback-style car, who may have witnessed the accident.
The A31 east of Bere Regis was closed for much of the night following the three-vehicle collision, which took place just before 6pm A Dorset Police spokesman said: "A blue Subaru car driven by a male from Somerset overtook an articulated HGV travelling west, and during the course of this overtaking manoeuvre has collided with a vehicle travelling east.
"The vehicle hit – a Skoda vehicle – was pushed off the road and the driver suffered fatal injuries as a result.
"The Subaru spun into another car travelling east, a Mercedes driven by a local man. That spun off the road into a roadside ditch." The Mercedes driver was not injured.
Specially trained crash investigators spent hours at the scene afterwards to gather evidence. The A31 was finally reopened at 1.20am.
The police spokesman said: "We believe that during the initial overtaking by the Subaru another vehicle may have been inconvenienced, a small green hatchback-style car. Police are very keen to speak to this driver as he may have valuable information.
"Dorset Police would like to thank all the people who were inconvenienced by this collision, while the road was closed for a full forensic collision investigation.
"Dorset Police traffic department would also like to hear from any witnesses to the collision and would encourage them to call in on the telephone number 101, and ask for PC 1294 Smith from the traffic department at Poole."


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Controlling distributed processes
The distributed processwhile undeniably complexcan be defined by only two parameters and is relatively easy to control. Our very own guru, Greg Shinskey, provides a detailed tutorial on advanced control.
By F.G. Shinskey
In almost every temperature and composition loop, the process we try to control has its dynamics distributed across space and distance from inlet to outlet. Attempting to lump its dynamics into dead time, plus lag, misrepresents its response and ignores information that can be useful in diagnosing behavior and estimating optimum controller settings. This is especially the case in heat transfer—common to all industries—where heat capacity and resistance are distributed across the entire process, and where the resulting dynamic properties are also subject to variation with flow. Temperature control, therefore, has its own behavior, requiring special attention for those auxiliaries that must provide heating and cooling over the full range of production rates.
To introduce the identification of distributed dynamics, let's begin with a series of equal first-order lags, observing how they may interact with one another. A distillation column is a perfect example of a multiple-lag process, illustrating both interacting and noninteracting lags. Figure 1 below shows the flow of liquid reflux into tray 1 cascading downward from tray to tray, eventually leaving tray, n, counter to the flow of vapor upward. Feed, condenser and reboiler are omitted to simplify the presentation.
A column has interacting and noninteracting lags.
Noninteracting Lags
An increase in reflux flow entering tray 1 must raise the level above its overflow weir before outflow can begin to increase—a characteristic of a first-order lag. The same process is repeated from tray to tray, with the flow leaving tray n having the response of all the first-order lags in series.
Step responses of equal noninteracting lags.
Figure 2 describes the response of flow leaving tray n for n = 1, 5, 20 and 100, following a step increase in reflux. Time, t, is normalized by dividing by Στ, which in this case is simply the sum of all the lags: Στ = nτ, with τ being the hydraulic time constant of an individual tray, typically on the order of 5 seconds. Observe that the curve for n = 1 crosses t/Στ = 1 at 63.2%, a familiar property for a first-order lag. As n increases, the crossover point moves downward toward 50%, and the curves approach the response of pure dead time.
These are noninteracting lags. The flow entering a tray from above is unaffected by any level or flow on a lower tray. The flow of information is in the same direction as the liquid flow. The response is that expected from a series of equal lags uncoupled from one another, simulated electrically by a ladder network of equal resistors, R, and capacitors, C, isolated from one another by buffering amplifiers as shown in Figure 2; each individual time constant is τ = RC. The apparent dead time in this series of hydraulic lags will prevent us from controlling base level by manipulating reflux flow if there are more than a handful of trays. But surprisingly, the same trays behave as interacting lags when their composition response is examined.
Interacting Lags
Consider the response of the analyzer in the overhead vapor line of Figure 1 to a change in reflux flow. Increasing reflux will reduce the amount of heavy impurity in the overhead vapor in a matter of seconds. But the effect does not stop there. The same increase in reflux flow affects both the composition and flow of liquid entering tray 2, which, in turn, affect the composition of the vapor leaving it and entering tray 1. This produces a secondary effect on the composition of the vapor reaching the analyzer from tray 1. The compositions of both liquid and vapor leaving the trays continue to change all down the column and back upward for a long time after new flow rates have been established. The response can be simulated by the electrical ladder network of Figure 3, where isolating amplifiers are not included. The series of interacting lags differs from a series of noninteracting lags in two distinctive ways: the total time response Στ increases much faster with n, while the shape of the response curve hardly changes at all!
The total time response can be estimated from the understanding that the first capacitor, C, in the ladder is charged through a single resistor, R, while the last is charged through the entire series of n resistors. The total time response then varies with the sum of the series of integers 1 through n:
The sum of the series is readily calculated as (n2 + n) / 2. Time response can therefore be expected to vary roughly with the square of the number of stages. This has a profound effect on dynamic behavior: A column of 100 trays of 5 sec time constant each has a hydraulic response time of 500 sec or 8.3 min, but a composition response time of 25,250 sec or 7 hours!
Step responses of equal interacting lags.
The shape of the response curve is also surprising. Figure 3 shows normalized step-response curves for 1, 5 and 100 equal interacting lags. Note first that all curves cross t/Στ = 1 at 63.2% response. Then observe how little separates the curves as n increases. Raising n above 100 reveals no discernible change whatsoever, either to the eye or to the controller closing the loop around the process. This has an important corollary: simulation using as few as 20 interacting lags is quite sufficient to represent any number, including infinity, i.e., an infinite number of infinitesimally small lags. The latter is representative of a truly distributed process, comprised not of a series of discrete stages but of a continuum of capacity and resistance.
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The Leader of Barnet Borough Council has welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer's backing of two of the borough's major regeneration projects.
Councillor Richard Cornelius said the authority can "do more" with the added support pledged by George Osborne, who visited Brent Cross Shopping Centre and the Grahame Park estate on Friday.
Under the plans for Brent Cross, 7,500 new homes will be built as well as a new building for three schools and community facilities, pedestrian and cycle bridges, highways and a Thameslink station.
The shopping centre will also be doubled in size, creating up to 6,000 new jobs.
Cllr Cornelius said: "I am very grateful that the Chancellor took the time to visit Barnet and to see how we are delivering the sites. He was very clear that this council and its partners are delivering new housing for Barnet residents and can do more with his support.
"He was fully supportive of the new Thameslink station at Cricklewood and was keen to see the concourse block come down at Grahame Park. With his support we can complete the transformation of the estate."
The Grahame Park plans will almost double the number of homes to 3,000, and there will also be community facilities, shops and parks on the site.
Peter Cole, Hammerson chief investment officer, said: "Brent Cross Cricklewood is a major regeneration opportunity for London and we are pleased that this is recognised and supported by central government.
"The local area and wider region will see significant benefits from our investment with substantial employment opportunities, improved transport infrastructure, new homes, schools, retail, offices and parks."
Neil Hadden, chief executive of Genesis Housing Group, said: "We were delighted to welcome the Chancellor on site to showcase the transformation that's already underway at one of the largest housing-led regeneration projects in England thanks to the partnership between Genesis, Barnet Council and Countryside Properties PLC.
"The regeneration funding announced in this year's budget is a welcome boost which will help to build on the real and lasting change that's already being delivered at Grahame Park.
"It will significantly speed up the demolition of the central concourse so that we can start building high quality homes that best meet the needs of our residents and add real value to the area."


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Kristen Stewart pre-Stewart
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Hugh's not invited back
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TeachMama Talks: Love the Letters of the Alphabet
March 30, 2012 at 8:00 am amy mascott Leave a comment
This educational activity is brought to you by Melissa & Doug, written by our Blog Ambassador Amy Mascott. Learning can be fun!
My kids seem to go for anything I call a "game"—so whether it's the "get your coat and shoes on" game, the "eat your breakfast" game or the "finish the puzzle" game, usually my kids will jump at the opportunity to play pretty much anything.
So when I suggested we play the "I Love Letters, I Love Words" game, my kids were . . . game.
As Maddy and Owen finished their homework, Cora and I played a game using one of our favorite puzzles because, as she approaches Kindergarten, I really want to make sure she has a firm understanding of the letters of the alphabet.
Playing with the letters of the alphabet is easy—and parents can really get children excited about letters in simple but meaningful ways. Our kids are going to be hanging out with these letters for the rest of their lives; they might as well get to know them, right?
And if they love the letters of the alphabet? Awesome! It just might make learning to read that much more exciting—and easy—for everyone!
So instead of just dumping out the puzzle pieces and putting them back into the correct spots, we did things just a teeny bit differently. We played "I Love Letters, I Love Words"—a quickie game we created on the fly—and before we knew it, Maddy and Owen, who already know their letters, were trying to speed through their homework so they could join their sister and me in our game.
Here's how we played:
- We dumped all of the pieces into a big pile.
- We took turns pulling a letter from the pile of pieces.
- When we picked up a letter, we'd say something like: "I have a letter C. I looooooove the letter C because C makes two sounds–a hard C and a soft C. I know that cat begins with C and coat begins with C and car begins with C."
- And then when we found the spot where it belonged, we'd say, "And cow and clover begin with C," all of us calling out the names of the pictures by the C on the puzzle board.
- We went through each letter of the alphabet until the puzzle was complete, and when we finished, we sang a loud and beautiful ABC song as we pointed to each letter on the board.
It was quick, but it was fun. What I love about this game is that Cora heard me say that I loved letters, so that she, too, wanted to say that she loved letters. And the reasons she loved letters may not have been what I thought; her reasons, though, were creative and smart.
Instead of loving letters for sounds, sometimes she loved letters for the fact that they began one of her friends' names, like I for Isabella or B for Brooklyn. Sometimes she loved letters because they were easy to write, like T or L. Other times she loved letters for their magic–like the O that never turns upside down or the M and W that turned into each other when they were flipped.
And Maddy and Owen loved calling out words that began with each letter to prove that they were the experts—but I didn't mind; I was just happy that they wanted to jump in and that their participation in our little Love Letter game also demonstrated to Cora that these letters were indeed pretty cool.
Because really? They are very cool.
Do you want to get your hands on this particular game so you can play "I Love Letters, I Love Words" (or your own adaption)? You can find it here: Jumbo ABC Chunky Puzzle
Amy is the creator of teachmama.com, where her focus is to share the tools and resources parents need to be the best teachers for their children. She's not a full-fledged homeschooling mom; rather, she capitalizes on learning opportunities in the every day and uses games and play to get her own children prepared for school and excited about the world around them. Amy is paving the way for a more modern "lifestyle of learning," empowering all parents to take a stronger role in supporting their children's education. In February 2010, Amy created "we teach" as a forum for parents and teachers to connect, share ideas, and grow into better educators—no matter the classroom. "we teach" has grown quickly into one of the most successful and highly-trafficked educational forums on the web, recently partnering with the incredible educational toy company, Melissa & Doug.
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Four Whistleblowers Who Sounded the Alarm on Banks' Mortgage Shenanigans
Whistleblower suits settled as part of the government's $25 billion settlement offer a glimpse at the kinds of behavior that ran rampant in big banks' mortgage operations.
Buried in the sweeping mortgage settlement with banks, for which final documents were filed this week, are five whistleblower cases that shed light on the litany of foreclosure abuses by the banks.
According to one suit, Bank of America allegedly passed bad loans on to the Federal Housing Administration. According to another, the bank allegedly denied qualified homeowners access to HAMP, the government's loan modification program.
The suits were all settled as part of the overall $25 billion mortgage deal. They were filed under the False Claims Act, which provides incentives for whistleblowers to come forward in cases in which someone has defrauded the government. Whistleblowers can net up to 25 percent of the total settlement from False Claims suits, and in some of these cases, the reward is in the millions.
Details are available for four of the cases; documents in a fifth, against JPMorgan Chase, have not yet been filed in Massachusetts. While the cases were settled as part of the overarching agreement, they still have to be accepted by the courts in which they were originally filed. In reaching the settlements, none of the banks admits or denies the lawsuits' allegations.
We've laid out the details of each case.
Countrywide Defrauded the FHA
Kyle Lagow worked at LandSafe, a contractor of Countrywide, which Bank of America bought in 2008. He brought a suit in 2009 alleging that the company systematically undermined the appraisal process for home loans in order to approve as many as possible:
The result was bad loans passed on to the FHA for insurance, while Countrywide was later able to file millions in claims from the FHA. (Read the complaint, which has plenty of juicy details.)
Lagow alleged that much of the appraisal staff was not properly trained, and that many of the appraisals were done by a developer, KB Home, which had a stake in making sure the loans closed:
Countrywide pressured LandSafe to blacklist appraisers with whom KB Home "had too many issues." (KB Home did not respond to requests for comment.):
Lagow's complaints were ignored or challenged:
He also said he was fired for bringing the issue to Countrywide executives. Lagow's suit was settled for $75 million, and was a component of the FHA's $1 billion settlement with Bank of America over FHA insurance. Documents detailing his cut of the $75 million haven't yet been filed. Bank of America did not respond to requests for comment.
Rampant Robosigning at Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan and Citi
Lynn Szymoniak, a lawyer, was facing foreclosure in 2008 when she received what she believed were fake documents from her bank. She began an investigation and eventually filed a false claim suit against the country's four largest mortgage servicers.
Szymoniak's suit is still sealed, but she told CBS' "60 Minutes" last year about a mystery woman, "Linda Green," who appeared to be the vice president of 20 different banks and whose signature varied on the thousands of mortgage documents she had supposedly signed. Szymoniak also discovered what she called a "sweatshop" company, Docx, which had forged signatures on thousands of mortgage documents. (The banks that Szymoniak named told "60 Minutes" that Docx was hired by subcontractors. The company has since been shut down.)
Her suit was settled for $95 million, and she will receive $18 million. JPMorgan Chase declined to comment, and Wells Fargo and Bank of America did not respond to our inquiries. A spokesman for Citi declined to respond to the specific allegations but said that Citi "is making every effort to ensure that no foreclosure goes forward based on an inaccurate or defective affidavit."
JPMorgan Chase Hid Fees from Veterans Program
Two employees at a Georgia mortgage broker alleged in a suit filed last summer that JPMorgan, along with Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup, scammed a program that is supposed to make it easier for veterans to get loans. The banks hid fees that would have disqualified loans from the program, lumping them with other items on the clients' bills, and then submitted fraudulent documents to the government for reimbursement under the veterans program:
JPMorgan settled for $45 million. The two whistleblowers, Victor Bibby and Brian Donnelly, told Reuters that together they would receive $11 million. They also said they would continue their case against the other banks. JPMorgan declined to comment.
Bank of America Cut Qualified Homeowners Out of HAMP
Gregory Mackler worked at Urban Lending, a company contracted by Bank of America to handle HAMP requests. His suit, filed last summer, alleged that Bank of America actively sought to reduce the number of people who qualified for the government's loan modification program, HAMP, pushing instead the bank's often less affordable proprietary loan modifications. This approach saved Bank of America money but cost homeowners. (Read the complaint.)
Mackler's complaint describes many ways that Bank of America, through Urban Lending, allegedly disqualified homeowners for HAMP.
Payments were intentionally processed incorrectly so that they would be deemed late:
Houses that were owner-occupied were declared not so based on "drive-by" inspections:
In some instances, Countrywide started foreclosure proceedings on homeowners who had been told they were "under review" for HAMP modifications. (ProPublica has detailed many similar instances.) And the customer advocates assigned to HAMP customers didn't have access to the information that they needed:
When Mackler raised concerns with Bank of America executives, the suit alleged, he was ignored or told that Bank of America was "not of course interested":
According to the suit, Mackler was fired "in retaliation" in March 2011. Bank of America did not respond to our requests for comment.
The suit was settled for $6.5 million, and Mackler's cut has not been finalized.
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The Obama administration is treasonous for failing to prosecute anyone.
They also allowed Wachovia Bank to launder $378 billion for the murderous Mexican Drug cartels, and no one was prosecuted.
Obama also protects insurance companies that ignore life threatening medical conditions in four different types of insurance, and they rig bids to increase sales of these policies but no one is prosecuted !!
The Republicans seem to allow the same crimes but I was having too many surgeries during that time to document them as much.
The Obama administrations trolls who attack me should be sure to mention why it's okay for Obama to ignore all the deadly corporate crimes they are ignoring as seen in the Court filing I posted at the following website. Please remember the Court told me only the Attorney General can stop the insurance companies from ignoring medical conditions and Obama's AG will not take action :
Actually Barry, it is the AG in the state where the policy is written not the federal AG who could address your concerns. Health, Home and Vehicle insurance are under the regulation of the state insurance regulatory agencies. President Obama did sign regulation that precludes health insurance companies from not covering pre-existing conditions. I would suggest call your state department of insurance and filing a complaint as well as contact your state AG to redress your issues.
I can promise you it won't do any good. I've made several calls to The State of Texas AG and they never call you back. Written complaints are lost or at best you recieve a letter which says "Thanks for your comments."
The only cases the AG's can prosecute are very high profile cases which will bring them great publicity. Oh and the cases have to brought to them all wrapped up with a bow on top. Just like the SEC.
This would explain why they're so interested in getting that settlement out of the way. If the whistleblowing cases pan out, the banks wouldn't be in a very good position, so better to give a token apology before actual assets are at risk.
I assume that the whistleblower protections will magically evaporate shortly. I mean, between this and Bradley Manning…
Thank you for your kind comments. Please understand these are violations of Federal laws that are being protected by the Obama administration.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bryant read the evidence and wrote to me saying I have "more than sufficiently alleged fraudulent abuse".
Judge Bryant also wrote that the Federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Panel of Judges wrote this about enforcing criminal laws in Health insurance claims that are regulated by U.S. Title 29 :
"the enforcement of such provisions is the exclusive prerogative of the Attorney General"
The Attorney General and Secretary of Labor appointed and directed by Obama are very aware the patients can die while they wait for their case to get to Court and be resolved. They refuse to seek prosecution even though Barack Obama said the following at the National Prayer meeting in February 2012 :
"When I talk about making sure insurance companies aren't discriminating against those who are already sick I do it because I know that far too many neighbors in our country have been hurt and treated unfairly over the last few years, and I believe in God's command to love thy neighbor as thyself. For me as a Christian, it also coincides with Jesus's teaching To whom much is given much is expected"
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Letters I have received from Obama's DOL Directors in Washington and Atlanta further prove the Federal nature of these crimes :
The Atlanta Regional Director of the DOL EBSA wrote the following after reviewing the quotes linked below where numerous U.S. Judges' wrote that MetLife and doctors' paid by MetLife ignore life threatening medical conditions :
"Please be assured that EBSA's top priority is to protect the benefits of participants and to make sure that providers of those benefits obey the law."
(Written on 12/10/2010 by DOL Regional Director RC Marshall)
On January 26, 2011 Department of Labor Director of Participant Response Ms. Sharon Watson sent a letter from Washington saying :
"As we previously indicated, we take the allegations you have made that MetLife has engaged in a pattern of fraudulent activities regarding your claim and other participants' claims very seriously and have taken the information under advisement."
Ms. Watson closed by saying :
"At this time, there is nothing more EBSA can do for you"
It took me four years to get the DOL to even acknowledge and respond to the evidence I submitted.
They responded when I placed a video on YouTube where the DOL agent repeatedly said "We can't go against MetLife".
The following website shows the quotes that Obama's DOL and DOJ are ignoring. Numerous Federal Court Judges write that MetLife's Doctors' ignore life threatening medical conditions including brain lesions. Multiple Sclerosis, cancer and cardiac conditions of many patients, and a foot that a new mother broke in five places :
To see how MetLife's attorneys also lie in multiple courts if the patient lives to have their case heard please see the Federal Judges quotes at :
This next website shows how MetLife Simultaneously Destroys 7 Laws Requiring Care, Skill, Diligence, Prudence and Safeguards!
Links at the following website prove MetLife and two of their executives gave Obama huge contributions. Then the two executives signed page five of the DOJ's agreement where no one was prosecuted for rigging huge bids to sell the exact same policies where MetLife is ignoring life threatening medical conditions when patients file claims. Please view Exhibit C of :
That's about five percent of the evidence I've presented to Obama's Directors, Republican Senator Grassley and leaders of both parties.
Additionally, the website above shows evidence of Obama protecting corporations that commit multiple crimes incuidng Wachovia Bank Laundering $378 Billion for the murderous drug cartels and no one was prosecuted.
That's enough money to fund the entire Afghanistan war twice, and no one was prosecuted !!!!!!
Leaders of both parties continue to ignore the evidence while falsely proclaiming they are serving God as seen in the quotes I posted above that Obama said at the National Prayer meeting. Obama is willfully enabling the destruction of thousands of lives every year and that's why I continue to pray God will help us all !
Terribly sorry to see AGs cave at DofJs insistence. Strangely Nevada's Catherine Cortez-Masto did not personally sign "The Settlement"? One more display (Eric Holder) of the Presidents inability to hire qualified "help."
I still view banks as a cancer slowly consuming their host, us.
Someday I would like to see a study of the number of bank robberies with a gun or threat, from 2006 - 2010 with total dollars stolen, and number of people convicted and years sentenced. Then with a chart, compared to dollars stolen by the banking industry, (they were using an ink pen), number of people convicted and years sentenced. Should be interesting. I feel sorry for the homeowners and the massive number of hours they have needed to exhaust on their fights with the banks and government.
Somehow I just don't see any of this becoming a campaign issue. Holder, the DOJ, and ultimately Obama are all responsible for the lack of prosecution.
I'm also not sure what the fuss is about. To anyone following this subject it is quite clear that "Nobody on Wall St. committed any crimes."
If it does not become a campaign issue it is because the Republicans have sold their souls to the same wealthy sociopaths that own the Democrat leaders souls.
They all claim to have strong Christian beliefs while they do exactly the opposite of Christ's teachings about love and mercy. I pray often for the Democrat and Republican leaders too, because they all seem to be trying to destroy the lives of everyone except the very wealthy. They are stealing so many resources when there would be plenty if they could learn to share.
This is all Bush's and Palin's fault. Without them, there would be no problems with the economy.
It's important to emphasize these whistleblower actions were False Claims Act cases involving fraud against the federal government which can be very lucrative.
If your whistleblowing case does NOT fall within the narrow confines of this law, you have NO legal protections and it is practically impossible to get legal representation even if you have money to pay attorneys.
See: http://ReportingWrongdoing.com
What happens to all the whistleblowers who are not covered under the False Claims Act? They are effectively silenced and the news media never reports anything about them.
If powerful people are worried about what you might say, you can be silenced too… to prevent you from blowing the whistle.
Ally Financial Inc., formerly known as GMAC, was one of the entities forced to contribute to the mortgage settlement. Yet according to this story, no whistleblower was involved with the Ally/GMAC takedown. Does the fact that no dog barked in the night mean GMAC's frauds (unacknowledged) were so blatant they just jumped up and popped assorted AGs in the eye?
The evidence of criminality in Bank of America was patent all along, as was the evidence of its patronizing by the US courts and the US Department of Justice:
[1] 12-03-15 PRESS RELEASE: Evidence of widespread corruption of the US courts and proposed corrective measures submitted to the US House of Representatives
[2] 11-08-08 PRESS RELEASE: Fraud and Corruption in the US Courts are Tightly Linked to Failing Banking Regulation and the Global Economic Crisis – presentation in the 16th World Criminology Congress, Japan
[3] 10-05-05 Countrywide, Bank of America [NYSE;BAC], and its President Brian Moynihan Compilation of Records Evidence of Racketeering
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Thank you Barry Schmittou and others here who have pointed a very substantial light on the diabolical underpinnings of insurance companies, government at all levels, banks, and other institutiona that have bled the public…in vast cases to the point of literal death. There has been so much diligently presented that that alone will further awaken readers. Keep getting the word out!
A fine summary. However, please stop referring to these fraudulent undertakings as 'shenanigans'. While this word can mean 'deceit' or 'trickery', it also implies mischievous but harmless pranks—-which the banks' mortgage practices certainly were not.
Carola Von H.—to answer your question about Ally Financial:
The False Claims Act suits were only one component of the government's case against each of the banks. The settlement covers dozens of investigations by various state and federal agencies. (That's partly why it took so long to finalize).
You can see an explanation of all the different investigations here: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/mortgageservicingsettlement/investigations
For one specific piece of the government's investigation of Ally, you can check out the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's audit of their foreclosure process: http://www.hudoig.gov/reports/auditreports.php
Cora Currier—Thank you for the links to info about the investigations behind the government's case against Ally Financial aka GMAC.
This is a very useful summary. While I am not qualified to make this judgement, it seems understandable that some experts tend to look at B of A as a raging criminal enterprise.
As a taxpayer and citizen and former customer, I would hope that the FBI and other parties at all levels of government that can investigate the company for criminal violations are working to make some criminal cases.
I am concerned that the government promised not to do that in return for paltry settlements totaling $25 billion. There should be lots of executives of the bank, its vendors, and plenty of attorneys who should be subject to criminal prosecution. Put a few behind bars, and some of this will stop. Why have the lawyers involved in the fraudulent mortgages not been centered and disbarred?
There is NO TRUE Justice anymore when it comes to the Banking Systems,They have been allowed to run their Fraudulent Activity as long as they pay off Elected Officials.And if anyone should be accounted for their Activity is should be the Ones on Capital Hill.
Foreclosure is a sham and a fraud. The financiars never lent the people any money, they lent credit. The banks are the borrower's of hundreds of trillions in U.S. TAXPAYER money. Their debt is an unsustainable $1.2 quadrillion dollars in fraud. The proof they never lent the people any money is in the Origination Fraud. That is why there are no legally enforceable liens and why you have your stamped paid deed in your possession. Foreclosure is outright robbery being committed by the judges in Judicial States and the Government in non-judicial States. The judges, law enforcement, the politicians and the Government are agents of the World Bank disguised as something they are not. They are traitors.
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