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In the recent years, the real estate market has continuously experienced the problem of title defects, which has resulted to calls for action. In response to this challenge, the Nationwide Title Clearing (NTC) launched an updated website where clients can order property reports online. NTC is a leading research and industry document-processing service provider. Availability of property reports online will bring relief to the industry. Such services will eradicate problems such as wrongful foreclosures or slow transition of assets, which are caused by title defects. NTC's executives explained that property reports are significant in ensuring clear title conveyancing and reducing the possibility of buyback or inability to foreclosure.
Mostly, title defects occur when an individual or an entity claims a property that is under a different ownership. The other factors that can cause title defects are basic wording mistakes in the document, omitting a required signature, wrong filing or recording procedure and documents bearing previous liens and other encumbrances. Due to these reasons, John Hillman, NTC's CEO, insisted that revising documents to check for the above mistakes is important before selling property. With tax status reports, tax status (plus) reports, assignment-verification report services and current owner reports available online, NTC will have provided solutions to the evolving mortgage industry.
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Nationwide Title Clearing is a Florida-based company that was founded in 1991. The company serves mortgage lenders, investors and servicers, including top ten residential mortgage service companies in the nation. The corporation is reputable for its high level of accuracy in their reports, thus emerging as a top document research and processing provider. Their services aim at protecting homeowners, servicing the mortgage banking industry and preserving land records. Their operations fulfill county document requirements in all 3,600-recording jurisdiction in the nation. They offer innovative services like land records research, lien release services, property reports, final documentation, assignment services and document retrieval. NTC is a recipient of multiple awards, including the Fast 50 Awards, Hire Power Award and Inc. 500/5000.


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More to Alzheimer's disease than just amyloid plaquesShared by:
The amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has dominated AD discussions and research, since its conception in the mid-1980s. Could there be more behind AD pathogenesis than the presence of amyloid plaques? The search to unravel the mysteries of AD have revealed several other mechanisms of disease.
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Venice was founded to escape the assaults of Attila and the Huns , which the story tells were "allergic" to water ".
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Frequently Asked Questions About FrogFest 28
Over the past few weeks we have received a lot of questions regarding FrogFest 28. Here's a list of frequently asked questions, and answers to go along with those questions.
Q: What time do gates open?
A: Gates at the Utica Rome Speedway will open up at 10:30AM. You're more than welcome to get there early and stand in line. The rodeo will begin at noon, and music starts at 2PM.
Q: Am I able to go back out to the parking lot once I get into FrogFest?
A: Unfortunately, no. There is no re-entry at FrogFest. Make sure you have everything you need including ID, wallet, purse, and money when you enter the gates.
Q: Am I allowed to bring a bag/purse into FrogFest?
A: Yes. The bag will be searched by our security teams at the gate to make sure it doesn't have any of the following: food, open containers, weapons, drugs, or anything not allowed into FrogFest. Also, no outside beverages will be allowed into FrogFest.
Q: Can I bring my lawn chair in?
A: Yes, you're encouraged to bring in your chairs since there are no seats provided
Q: How much is beer and what's being served?
A: Beer will only be $5. You will get IDed by the fairgrounds, and you will receive a wristband that will need to stay on throughout the day. A wide variety of beer will be available on Kegzilla and many more in cans.
Q: I'd like to share my photos on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram. Do you guys have a hashtag?
A: Make sure to tag all photos and videos you share throughout the day with #FrogFest28. We'll feature some of the best fan moments on our website.
Q: What time do my favorite acts start?
A: Music kicks off at 2pm. Lonesome Dove and The Beadle Brothers will warm the crowd up for Lindsay Ell, Eric Paslay and Montgomery Gentry, who takes the stage at 5:30pm.
Q: What does VIP tickets include?
A: VIP ticket holders will have access to special food and non-alcoholic drinks throughout the day, special concert seating for their lawn chairs and a commemorative FrogFest T-Shirt. If you're a VIP ticket holder, you can check in to our VIP tent once you get in the gates.
Q: What time is Frogfest expected to end?
A: Music is scheduled to end with Montogmery Gentry who takes the stage at 5:30pm.
Q: Am I allowed to bring a cooler with drinks inside?
A: No. There is no outside coolers or beer/liquor allowed in. Even if your cooler is empty, it is not allowed. There will be plenty of vendors selling food and drinks.
Q: Are kids under 10 free?
A: Yes. Adults 10 and up will be required to purchase a ticket. Tickets will be sold $45 at the gate.


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MEMENTO, Christopher Nolan 2000
First time I heard of this movie somebody told be "Yeah! It's very cool! The guys wears his body full of freaky tattoos!" . Well, I'm into tattoos, I like them, but to be honest I don't think this is enough for judging movies, so it took me some more time to find somebody who explained me part of the plot and make it more attractive to me.
The story plays with short-term amnesia, revenge and how people approach and take benefit from the weak.
Leonard is a guy who's lost his beloved wife raped and murdered by two mysterious men. Due to circumstances explained later on the film not only he lost his wife but his short term memories, he only knows for sure that his only motivation is revenge but to understand facts and keep details in mind he needs to tattoo himself and manages to deal with people thanks to Polaroid pictures and notes. As you can imagine he meets people whose attitude seem to be friendly and helpful…although he can't remember at all.
Christopher Nolan's major debut is outstanding. The reverse way to tell a story from bottom to top is amazing, the rare atmosphere created mixing b/w with color takes, Leonard's inner thoughts and his speeches on the phone. It took me some time to fully understand the movie, but once you realize what's going on, you really enjoy it.
Memento is one of these movies that without being mainstream and not being a commercial success receives good critics. Also it counts with experience actors who probably haven't received the opportunity of being main characters but you can see them participating in famous movies: Carrie-Anne Moss in Matrix, Guy Pierce in L.A Confidential and Joseph Pantoliano in the Sopranos among many others.
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what a coincidence! I think we've been seeing the very same movies lately! By the way, memento kicks ass. Original story and way to be filmed. A must!


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A high-speed internet connection inside the vehicle for up to ten devices.
BMW is expanding the connectivity features across its model range with the introduction of an enhanced Wi-Fi in-car hotspot. A Wi-Fi hotspot was integrated by the company for the first time in the latest 7 Series back in October 2015, and is now available for many models from the brand's portfolio.
The system is now using a high-speed LTE connection that is established inside the vehicle using a new eSIM. The Bavarian brand explains that, unlike the conventional SIM card, the eSIM can be re-configured, if required, without needing to be replaced.
Basically, the hotspot provides a password-protected, high-speed internet connection inside the vehicle that can handle with up to ten devices. This connection allows passengers to use internet services in without their device requiring its own SIM card.
As part of its ConnectedDrive platform, BMW is also offering the SmartHome app that enables users to control functions in their home remotely through their mobile devices. It allows customers to adjust house lights or heating, using either a mobile phone or the iDrive controller in the car.
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Munich. BMW provides its vehicles with numerous pioneering services via BMW ConnectedDrive. These use intelligent connectivity to enhance driving pleasure and increase safety, and are underpinned by a connection to a powerful mobile phone network linking with built-in SIM cards. Working with Deutsche Telekom, BMW has this month introduced solutions using the high-speed LTE standard, a Wi-Fi hotspot and the new eSIM.
Wi-Fi hotspot with LTE and eSIM.
BMW is using an in-car Wi-Fi hotspot to also enable super-fast internet surfing. This hotspot creates a password-protected, high-speed internet connection inside the vehicle for up to ten devices. As a result, passengers, too, can use internet services in comfort – without their device requiring its own SIM card. BMW ConnectedDrive users can order their data connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot directly via Deutsche Telekom's HotSpot Drive portal. The high-speed LTE connection is established inside the vehicle using the new eSIM. Unlike a conventional SIM card, the eSIM can be re-configured, if required, without needing to be replaced. The Wi-Fi hotspot was integrated for the first time in the new BMW 7 Series in October 2015 and has been available for many other BMW models since July 2016.
eCall now also available for motorcycles.
BMW Motorrad is planning to offer its motorcycles with an LTE mobile phone module designed primarily to increase safety during a journey. Looking ahead, it will also be possible to make connected services available via a motorcycle or scooter's central display under the BMW Motorrad ConnectedRide banner, to ensure data relevant to the riding experience is displayed in the most effective way possible for a motorcycle. The necessary connectivity technologies are being co-developed under the partnership with Deutsche Telekom. In the future, it is conceivable that navigation systems will allow safety information to be displayed, such as early warning alerts indicating the end of a traffic jam in a corner, for example.
BMW Motorrad will offer an eCall system (Intelligent Emergency Call) for the first time from 2017. As in BMW's passenger cars, essential data for the rescue services can be sent to the BMW Call Centre to initiate the necessary response in the event of an accident. Added to which, a voice connection with the driver enables further important information to be passed on there and then.
SmartHome app connects BMW with the intelligent home.
The SmartHome app from Deutsche Telekom enables users to control functions in their home via their mobile phone. The app has been available since 2015 as part of BMW ConnectedDrive. Linking up with Deutsche Telekom, it allows users to adjust their house lights or heating, for example. Drivers can switch on the house lights while still on the move or adjust room temperatures to a certain level before they arrive home. The integration of third-party apps via BMW ConnectedDrive allows this house control facility to be integrated into the operating system of BMW vehicles. This not only means that the content stored on the user's smartphone can be viewed on the Control Display, but also that all functions can be controlled intuitively, comfortably and safely using the iDrive Controller.


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Tribute to Sefora Pons
Par admin PATATEOFEU le lundi, février 2 2015, 19:14 - Illustrations - Lien permanent
Lovely Sefora Pons is publishing an artbook with her Symbiosis illustrations and I really happy to make a tribute illustration for her.
If you like to get her book, you can purchase here!
It was really funny to make some watercolors. I need to practice again!


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The Nature Above Us
Vast with bravura colour within the dark,
Spread across the skies in a spherical arc.
Filled of wondrous planets and stars,
Where distant galaxies gash through the sky like scars.
Lingering lights and suns traveling ceaseless and cavernous,
Pulsars and black holes consuming all, starving and ravenous.
Endless inky black dome up high,
Meteor showers as if the universe does cry.
Like our DNA, it lies in the sky, spiraling in a twining slope,
Time and space interlock twisting in a braid of rope.
They dovetail and collaborate together,
This is our sky, the universe's skin or leather.
It all fits into that dome above us in the small visible sky,
Knowing all that lingers colossal, way up high.
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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.4.2)
Description of problem:
Cups appears to obsolete LPRng unconditionally.
From the spec file:
# Obsoletes LPRng unconditionally.
Obsoletes: lpd lpr LPRng
Provides: lpd lpr LPRng = 3.8.15-3
This is a terribly broken behavior, for several reasons:
1) CUPS does not nearly provide the functionality available in LPRng
(for example, you cannot print to lpd queues which use GSSAPI/krb5
auth). If RedHat no longer desires to support or package LPRng,
that's fine, but preventing anyone from using it seems like a poor
business decision. LPRng can happily coexist with CUPS (that's kind
of the whole point of /etc/alternatives). Is there a good reason why
CUPS refuses to play nice? I am completely baffled as to why RedHat
has taken this "our way or the highway" approach to printing.
2) If someone chooses to package LPRng and install it on their RedHat
Enterprise system, and use /etc/alternatives to switch the printing
systems, it will happily work. However, because of the unconditional
Obsoletes line in the spec file, up2date becomes convinced that cups
is out of date, and attempts to replace it. However, cups is install
installed. So update attempts to replace cups-1.1.17-13.3.6 with
cups-1.1.17-13.3.6 and discovers (of course) that it's already
installed, and bails.
I do understand the need to obsolete older versions of LPRng that
RedHat packaged, but surely the line could be changed to obsolete
everything below 3.8.15. This unfortunate problem with up2date and
cups has put a serious hitch in MIT's plans to distribute kerberized
lpr printing functionality to our user community.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install cups.
2. Create a package of LPRng that is specifically designed to play
nice with CUPS and /etc/alternatives and not clobber anything.
3. Install said package.
4. Run up2date and watch it want to replace CUPS with the same version
as is already installed.
5) Watch up2date fail, because it can't do that.
Actual Results: "Package cups-1.1.17-13.3.6 conflicts with installed
package cups-1.1.17-13.3.6"
Expected Results: CUPS and LPRng should be able to coexist, just like
they did for years in previous RedHat versions.
Additional info:
Yes, this obsolete tag should be versioned as you suggest.
So, can we expect to see this in an update soon, or will this have to wait for RHEL 4?
The fix will appear in any future CUPS update for RHEL 3, as well as
It is disappointing that this fix was not deemed worthy on its own
to drive an updated CUPS package for RHEL 3 update 3.


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I do a bit in my nightclub act about how hard it is to make a suspense thriller in Hollywood today because of political correctness. You can't make a black man or an Arab the bad guy; that's racial prejudice. You can't make a woman the villain or you're a sexist. If a gay man or woman is the heavy then you are a homophobe and in today's Hollywood there is no more dangerous career move than going up against La Cosa Finocchio. In the perfect politically correct world of Hollywood there are no Latino gang members, no Arab terrorists, no Black mobsters, no bad gay men or women, or evil straight women. There is only that diabolic oppressor, the middle aged white guy. So when you go to see a movie like the recent hit "Iron Man" as soon as fat bald middle aged white Jeff Bridges walks on the screen its dollars to donuts that he's Mr. Big, the head of all evil doings and the one pulling all the strings.
There has also been another interesting movement in Hollywood over the last twenty years. It's the politically correct movement against acting. There has been a call from inside the acting unions and from activist groups to only cast perfect ethnic and physical matches for roles in film and on television. For example if the script calls for a hearing impaired character you should cast a person who is hearing impaired, no acting required. If you have a role for a Mexican character you should cast an actor who is ethnically Mexican. You should not cast an Italian guy who is a better actor and still looks the part because there is no way that he could "act" Mexican as well as the authentic item. When Tom Hanks and Antonio Banderas were cast in the movie "Philadelphia" to play gay men there was some controversy about straight men playing gay. How could they possibly understand the gay experience under the oppressive straight white man?
So why when Sean Penn was cast to play the iconic gay politician Harvey Milk was there not even a murmur from the gay activist community? I believe it is the same reason that woman's groups said nothing about the various sexual shenanigans of Bill Clinton; the politics of the offender were so perfectly leftist no foul was called. Bill Clinton was for unfettered abortion and appointed a women to be Surgeon General, Attorney General and Secretary of State, how could he possibly be a sexual harasser? Sean Penn is a leftist's leftist and leftist do not eat other leftist for breakfast, it just isn't done.
A final piece of political correctness in Hollywood that drives me up the wall is how the term "actress" is seen as politically incorrect. In the beautiful world of the Screen Actors Guild we are all equal and all known simply as "actors". Until it comes to handing out the SAG Awards then there is a category for "female actor". If we are all equal why not just one award for best actor? I think a lot of "female actors" are afraid that too many fat bald middle aged white guys would win, you know how they are!


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List of characters in Full Spectrum Warrior.
- Lt. David "Homer" Phillips
- Sgt. Chago "Iron Man" Mendez
- Pvt. Asher "Rabbit" Shehadi
- Pfc. Daniel "Delta Boy" Shimenski
- Pvt. Samuel "Bot" Ota
- Cpl. Michael "Nova" Picoli
- Cpl. Andre "Crawdaddy" Devereux
- Sgt. Eric "Fuzz" Williams
- Pfc. Alexander "Philly" Silverman
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List of characters in Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers.
- Captain Smithson
- Sergeant Thomas Randolph
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- Sergeant Eric Daniels
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- Sergeant Hyde
- Corporal Hales
- Corporal Nunez
- Corporal Michael Picoli
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"Dysfunctional market": Serco part-blames government for Carillion collapse22 January 2018 | By GCR Staff 8 Comments
In pointed criticism of its major client, the outsourcing giant Serco today said the collapse of Carillion was partly the UK government's fault, and that only the "dumb and the desperate" would bid for harsh public sector contracts.
Writing in newspaper The Telegraph today, Serco chief executive Rupert Soames said ministers could not escape "some responsibility" for forcing companies to take big risks when carrying out contracts.
He said long-term fixed-price contracts could be made unprofitable by unexpected changes such as the increase in the minimum wage, and said the deals could be "punitive" and very costly to exit, which meant the market was dominated by large conglomerates.
"Government, as the sole customer, cannot escape some responsibility if the result is a dysfunctional market, in which only the dumb and the desperate want to compete," Soames wrote.
Heavily indebted Carillion, which employed 43,000 people including 20,000 in the UK, went into compulsory liquidation a week ago after failing to secure a government-backed credit lifeline.
It held many public sector contracts, from helping construct the HS2 rail link to delivering school meals, maintaining prisons and building hospitals.
In his article Soames admitted how Serco faced similar issues in 2014, wiping £1.5bn off its balance sheet and taking £450m of losses on Government contracts – but had "made it through the valley of the shadow of death".
Soames rejected arguments advanced by the opposition Labour Party that services ought to be brought back under direct ownership and management of the public sector.
Monopolies, he said, "always become inefficient and focused on protecting their own interests, rather than those of their customers".
Soames did not lay all blame on government, however, saying that banks were letting some firms accumulate unsustainable levels of debt.
He said a balance must be struck on public sector outsourcing, which is Serco's main business.
"We need to bring it back to centre if suppliers are going to want to work for Government to deliver public services," he said.
"And suppliers need to stop over-promising and under-performing, stop accepting risks they know they cannot manage, and be more transparent and accountable."
Image: Heavily indebted Carillion employed 43,000 people before its compulsory liquidation on 15 January 2018 (Carillion)
Can Carillion sue the Government for anything? We all know that Governments cannot become insolventPhilip Earwicker | Posted: January 22nd 2018
I agree that the government in attempting to help Carillion by giving extra work has made things worse.
It seems counter intuitive but the way to deal with this type of financial crisis within a construction company is to stop taking on new work. Even a straight forward project requires three months before the first payment and if design is involved then even more costs are involved.
Even with the best surveyors team it is extremely difficult to make tender margins (which never cover overheads anyway) and if you add in the extra cost of the overdraft then new projects are just draining cash away from the business.
It makes more sense to stop commencing projects and concentrate resources on three key areas
Completion of loss making projects including those in delay e.g. The Birmingham hospital project, payment on completion (£365million still not paid?)
Concentrate on finalising accounts to get cash in
Finish all lists of defects to gain release of retention monies
I am not suggesting that Carillion would have suddenly become profitable but after 120 days the outgoings slow down and income goes up and you may then present a more acceptable plan to the banks.
What ever happened to collaborative working?Peter | Posted: January 22nd 2018
Whilst Robert Soames makes a valid point, I do feel it is somewhat on the benefit of 20/20 hindsight.
Those same contractors (Serco included) still made desperate attempts to be successfully bid for these high value public sector contracts time and time again, regardless.
I would have to say that Carillion and other similar sized public sector outsourcing conglomerates are acutely aware of the margins they need to be achieving.
It is also clear that the strategy on competitive biding is a testimony to the concept of driving down these margins in order to win, which in fact places higher commercial risk to the business. If these same said companies applied their 'commercial risk' protocol in a robust and entirely sensible matter then by default sensible bidding would apply.
At the end of the day it is Contractors that determine value of their bids, not the appointing client. If one bids for a contract on tight margins, that does not account for a mechanism that allows for fair and reasonable recovery of unforeseeable events, or reasonable inflationary indexes, then that is poor commercial risk management.paul | Posted: January 22nd 2018
Finally, a man who hit the nail on the head. Too often government Clients have hidden behind obtuse and unworkable clauses to lay the main burden of risk at the feet of Suppliers.James Houston | Posted: January 22nd 2018
We are all responsible for our actions but in today's market we seem to have lost all "reason" just to achieve an ultimate aim of the bottom line price.
We strive for ethics and morals and accountability; but where are those evident when you look at the Boards of Carillion & Co and the Banks. Mr Soames is quite correct in saying the large conglomerates dominate the market but that's due to the fact that the contracts are so large they require a Philadelphia Lawyer to wade through the mire of paperwork
Unfortunately it's the small middle man that suffers and the top end slink away with their pay-offs and pensions.
Sorry if I appear cynical, but it really is a never ending saga of gluttony and greed of the highest standard in all institutions.
Why does it happen ?- Because it can. Until the FSA are given real and manageable authority to deal with
The construction industry is unique in that the customer is to blame for everything. "If only we had intelligent customers", "customers don't understand how the industry works", that sort of thing.Chris Blythe | Posted: January 23rd 2018
Sorting out the market is in the hands of the industry. Unfortunately we have too many "dumb and desperate" outfits not only chasing bad business but making the business bad in the first place with their unrealistic bidding.
I am not one to defend the government but the strategy of contracting with joint ventures was spot on. It spreads the risk. As a taxpayer I am happy with that.
The issue comes back to the industry. Are the JVs made up of too many of the "dumb and desperate".
very good article exactly to the pointSheila | Posted: January 23rd 2018
One of the difficulties that government bodies face, is that far too many of their procurement specialists have only worked in procurement, and have no experience of contractor operations.
Contracting is a two way street, and it does not bode well if a client, whose business model is predominantly outsourcing, has little knowledge of the other side of the street.Ian Watts MCIOB | Posted: January 24th 2018
I don't suppose that it had anything to do with a greedy company and shareholders that overstretched itself, or an over reliance on PFI contracts that have bled clients dry to an extent when they can't afford to keep paying for services. Look at closed hospitals and schools that their authorities are still paying for services they no longer receive!Byron Bayley | Posted: January 27th 2018
Consider the Chinese example where they have several 'cities' of unoccupied residential properties and a ever growing debt.
Unfortunately, it is the sub contractors, small and medium sized enterprises (labour & suppliers ) that suffer.
I would also agree that it is inept government policies (all parties) and advisors that have allowed this to happen.
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Skip to comments.I WANT TO LIVE (terrorist from Mumbai train station captured alive)
Posted on 11/29/2008 10:48:24 AM PST by angkor
His swaggering image as he walked around Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus was captured by Mumbai Mirror photo editor Sebastian DSouza, and was the first glimpse of the terrorists who have held Mumbai hostage over the last 48 hours.
Now we can also tell you who this man is and how he has become the vital link for investigating agencies to crack the terror plot. His name is Azam Amir Kasav, he is 21 years old, speaks fluent English, hails from tehsil Gipalpura in Faridkot in Pakistan, and is the only terrorist from this audacious operation to have been captured alive.An ATS spokesperson confirmed that the man captured was indeed the one photographed by us.
On the night of Wednesday-Thursday, Azam and his colleague opened fire at CST before creating havoc at Metro and then moving on to Girgaum Chowpatty in a stolen Skoda, and where they were intercepted by a team from the Gamdevi police station. Azam shot dead assistant police inspector Tukaram Umbale.
But in that encounter, Azams colleague was killed and he himself was injured in the hand. He pretended to be dead giving rise to the news that two terrorists had been killed. However, as the bodies were being taken to Nair Hospital, the accompanying cops, figured that one of the men was breathing.
According to sources, the casualty ward of Nair hospital was evacuated and the Anti-Terror Squad moved in to interrogate him. Azam who was tightlipped initially, cracked upon seeing the mutilated body of his colleague and pleaded with the medical staff at Nair to save his life. I do not want to die, he reportedly said. Please put me on saline.
Ammunition, a satellite phone and a layout plan of CST was recovered from him. According to sources, the young terrorist has given the investigators vital leads including how the chief planner of the Mumbai terror plot had come to the city a month ago, took pictures and filmed strategic locations and trained their group and instructed them to kill till the last breath. Every man was given six to seven magazines with fifty bullets each, eight hand grenades per terrorist with one AK-57, an automatic loading revolver and a supply of dry fruits.
Azam reportedly disclosed that the group left Karachi in one boat and upon reaching Gujarat they hoisted a white flag on their boat and were intercepted by two officers of the coast guard near Porbandar and while they were being questioned, one of the terrorists grappled with one of the officers, slit his throat and threw the body in the boat. The other officer was told to help the group reach Mumbai. When they were four nautical miles away from Mumbai, there were three speedboats waiting for them where the other coastguard officer was killed. All the ammo was then shifted into these three speedboats. They reached Colaba jetty on Wednesday night and the ten men broke up into groups of two each. Four of these men went to the Taj Mahal hotel, two of them to the Trident hotel, two towards Nariman Point at Colaba and two of which Azam was one, moved to CST.
Azam, who was Nair hospital for nearly four hours, was taken away by the intelligence agencies in the early hours of Thursday to an unknown location after the hospital authorities had removed the bullet from his hand and declared that his condition was stable.
But it seems the police grilling was so intense that before he left the hospital for an undisclosed location, he pleaded with the police and the medical staff to kill him. Now, I dont want to live, he said.
As for Mr. Azam Amir Kasav, nothing is too severe to punish him for his murderous actions.
Anyone..post a pic of this still alive cretin please.
technical error - most AK mags are 30 rounds each, not 50. Are there drums with this amount? If so, that would be a rare combat load composition.
I do not want to die, he reportedly said.
Fine. Round up all his family members and execute them in front of him.
Oh, yes, that's uncivilized and barbaric. It's about the only choice we have at this point since the terrorists are so embedded within their targeted populations.
Oh yeah, I always tell the doctor to put me on saline when I go to the emergency. LOL What, this guy a doctor also?
What's the official position of the Indian Government on water-boarding? And what do they REALLY do?
Keep him awake until he dies.
*Azam, who was Nair hospital for nearly four hours, was taken away by the intelligence agencies in the early hours of Thursday to an unknown location after the hospital authorities had removed the bullet from his hand and declared that his condition was stable.
But it seems the police grilling was so intense that before he left the hospital for an undisclosed location, he pleaded with the police and the medical staff to kill him. Now, I dont want to live, he said.*
Gosh, I hope they don't do anything inhumane to him, like the Americans do at Gitmo. I mean, they need to follow the Geneva Convention and all that.
This piece of organic garbage should be in prison for the rest of its life so that it doesn't enjoy the 72 virgins that are reserved for "martyrs"
Ok ... we start with WATERBOARDING ... then, appendage removal .. then ... you get the point. But what we dont do is hand this extreme human piece of left over to some gang of lawyers.
I'm sure the India intelligence services put a pair of panties on his head.
Oh, the cruelty inhuman treatment
Just where is the moonbat outrage ???
If indeed the West is too "enlightened" to deal effectively with these animals...we're doomed.
Muzzie perp should request a transfer to GITMO where the meals are square and the judges are fair. Bring your favorite Koran and pics of your favorite mullahs to adorn your
prison cell tropical suite.
I hope it's a far cry more severe than waterboarding, although I don't know what all this guy knows.
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On July 29, 2010, people all across the United States gathered in cities to voice their concern about Arizona's infamous law SB 1070. I proudly spent that chilly, windy Thursday evening in San Francisco's Mission District, with people of all ethnicities, young and old, protesting against this ridiculous and vicious law.
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- Nigerian politicians have been accused by the EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, of plotting to destroy the achievements of the anti-graft agency
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The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has accused Nigerian politicians of plotting to destroy the achievements of the anti-graft agency, The Cable reports.
The EFCC boss made his comments when he received the director-general of the Inter-Governmental Action against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Adama Coulibaly, in Abuja, the nations' capital.
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We note that Magu accused politicians of being behind the crisis in the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).
He stated: "Politicians are behind the NFIU crisis because they want to destroy the achievements recorded by the EFCC.
"The frantic move by the legislature to take the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) out of the EFCC was suspicious and borne out of an ulterior motive.
"There is a complete misunderstanding about the workings of the NFIU, and it is surprising that the new bill by the legislators pushing for removal of the NFIU from the EFCC was passed in seven days.
"This is a practice that has never happened in any part of the world."
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Meanwhile, We previously reported that Ibrahim Magu, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), stated that every government official is under investigation without them knowing about it.
He dispelled the insinuation in some quarters that EFCC operations were one sided, saying this was not true.
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" As the sun is in the West at the Close of the Day""……iit's hard to believe that my term as Senior Warden is coming to an end,, and I am poised to begin a new journey to the Oriental East.. Where does the time go??
Pending election,, I am excited for the upcoming year,, where Harmony Lodge will continue to be one of the busiest and most active in the state.. A special focus will be on the relationship that Harmony has both with Fidelity Chapter,, Order of DeMolay and Woodridge Assembly,, International Order of Rainbow Girls.. Harmony is in a unique position in that we have a long – standing relationship with both of these youth organizations.. As an advisor to Fidelity Chapter,, it is absolutely amazing to see the level of self – confidence that each of these young men develops over the course of time..
Brother Kyle Gamache has agreed to continue to be coordinator for the Travel Club,, and I encourage Brothers to take advantage of the opportunity that your dues card affords you to get out and visit other Lodges.. This past year I accompanied several brethren to different Lodges and was warmly received.. I particularly enjoyed the different forms of entertainment presented.. On a side note,, if you do take advantage of the Travel Club and see some really good entertainment,, please bring the contact information back with you so we can get them to visit Harmony.. One of the hardest things the Master struggles with is lining up entertainment for the meetings……
I am also looking forward to working with what I,, with admitted bias,, look on as one of the best Officer's lines in any Lodge.. I am proud of the work that all of us have done throughout the years,, and have no doubt that we will continue to do so going forward..
Finally,, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Worshipful Cunningham on an amazing year.. It's been a pleasure following him on this journey,, and I look forward to continuing working with him as he assumes the Marshal's chair .
Mick Torgan,, Senior Warden


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Pub Insurance - What A Guru Has To Explain
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The Benefits of Hiring an Insurance Broker for Your Daily Claims
Because of the emergence of the internet, getting an insurance plan that best suits your needs is no longer as hard as it used to be. Now, if you talk about making claims such as truck claims and daily claims, it is really worth it to hire an insurance broker?
In all honesty, the answer to this question is a yes. The services of an insurance broker are always a must when getting daily claims and truck claims. You should remember that an insurance broker is someone who looks after your welfare and not that of an insurance company's. An insurance broker is sure to provide you the many quotes being offered by several companies. They also make sure to provide you assistance when it comes to comparing quotes that are complicated and cannot be easily understood by any regular person hearing them.
Try comparing the services and advice being offered between someone who is a representative of an agency or bank and an insurance broker. An insurance broker will be able to have a wide range of access when it comes to different insurance policies that will fit your needs. With an insurance agent or banker, on the other hand, they will only be selling your insurance policies that their company only offers. A lot of people fall trap to only choosing insurance policies that are being offered by the same insurance company or bank that they got their loans from because they think that this is the only option that is allowed. Similar with other products and services, it is vital to be able to shop around for such things. Moreover, it will be more of benefit to you if hire a good insurance broker to offer you advice.
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Even though there are other people who prefer using the internet to get insurance facts and quotes, an insurance broker is sure to provide you all these things and more. In dealing with claims like truck claims and daily claims, you should know that an insurance broker will stand as your mediator. How the system works and what are included in your insurance coverage are just some of the major things that a good insurance broker is sure to possess. They also practice advocacy when it comes to your welfare. There are even some people who think that claims are more important compared with premiums. When it comes to the entire process of claiming one's insurance payout, the whole thing can be intimidating for a regular person. The entire process of claiming even becomes all the more challenging if the insurance was made purchase via an online provider. If you have just been through an unfortunate situation or accident and you have to be the one to process your claim, then you could be putting yourself into a lot more stress. This is one of the reasons why it is vital that you hire a good insurance broker so that you can recuperate more and be free from unnecessary stress.What Research About Businesses Can Teach You


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Writing Tips
1. Creating a meaningful text is hard work. If it's too easy, you probably aren't doing it right. Whether you are writing a class essay or a story for publication, the spontaneous creation of genius is pure myth. Even the Romantic Poets, such as Wordsworth and Coleridge, who claim to have written epic poems in a matter of days or hours weren't telling the truth. Writers who write well do so as a result of a concentrated, extended period of effort.
2. The best writing advice I ever received from a professor--play. Decide for yourself what that means to you.
3. A good writer knows the rules and follows them. A great writer knows the rules and disregards them. As a writer, you have to learn the rules before you break them.
4. Remember that your audience is reading words on the page and not your mind. Try to examine your work from your reader's perspective to ensure they will understand exactly what it is you are trying to relate.
5. Attempting to obfuscate the connotation of your sentences by utilizing an obtuse communication style is an absolute rookie maneuver. Instead, use simple, clear language whenever possible. Also, remember to cut unnecessary words from your text. Try not to waste your reader's time.
6. Reread number one again.
7. Avoid repetitive words, phrases and sentence rhythm whenever possible...or rather, when you can.
8. Having a good reader in your writing life is indispensable. I never work without mine and wouldn't have gotten far without one. As a matter of fact, this person will have read this several times before you do. Find a friend, parent, brother or sister, or anyone who is willing to read your work. A fresh set of eyes giving you feedback will help you gauge what the audience is or isn't getting from your text.
9. When editing your own work, try reading your work aloud. You will catch many mistakes you missed when reading silently. Reading your work in reverse is also helpful. Start reading the last sentence in your text, working your way backwards until you arrive at the opening sentence. This method forces you to consider each sentence individually as it is out of context, which will allow you to locate errors more effectively.
10. Know your audience.
11. Although you will be told to be objective in your writing, this too is misleading and following this adage too strongly can actually hamper your development as a thinker/writer. Write from your own perspective. Be biased. Use "I think" or "I argue that" when you are able. If "I" am not the person doing the thinking/writing in the essay, then who is? The third person, objective perspective is not an attainable position, in my opinion (unless you happen to be a god, in which case you probably wouldn't be reading this in the first place). Present the ideas you believe in. Get connected with what your subject matter and get fired up about it. Just remember to back your claims with reasonable evidence. Don't be afraid to stand on your soapbox, but be cautious as the footing can be slick and you might end up on your butt looking foolish. Again, use evidence to support your assertions.
12. Read. Numerous studies have shown that the most effective way to improve your writing is through reading. It doesn't have to be Shakespeare, either. The latest edition of "Bass Master" magazine will work too. Read what you like on your own time.


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Journal of English Education
Submission open for June 2018 - December 2018
JoEE, Journal of English Education is a high-quality open access peer-reviewed research journal that is published by English teaching & learing Program, STAIN Pamekasan. This journal providing a platform for the researchers, academicians, professional, practitioners and students to impart and share knowledge in the form of high quality empirical and theoretical research papers, case studies, on teaching of english. We are welcomes and acknowledges high quality theoretical and empirical original research papers, case studies, review papers, book reviews, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, the technical note from researchers, academicians, professional, practitioners and students from all over the world.
The Journal Publishes in online version. Journal of english and education publishes the research paper in the field of English language teaching


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The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people ofthe Commonwealth of the Bahamason the eveoftheirNational Day(July 10, 2015).
In his message toHer Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the President has said, "On behalf of the Government, the people of India and on my own behalf, it gives me great pleasure to extend warm greetings and felicitations on the occasion of your National Day.
India and the Bahamas enjoy warm and friendly bilateral relations.Our convergence of views on many international issues of common interest, being developed further through the common platform of CARICOM, brings our two nations even closer.I am confident that our multi-faceted bilateral relations will grow rapidly in the years to come, to the mutual benefit of our two peoples.
I avail this opportunity to convey to Your Excellency, my best wishes for your personal well-being and good health, as well as for the continued progress of the friendly people of the Bahamas."
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Pretty, petite Evie Windham has been more indiscreet than her parents, the Duke and Duchess of Moreland, suspect. Fearing that a wedding night would reveal her past, she's running out of excuses to dodge adoring swains. Lucas Denning, the newly titled Marquis of Deene, has reason of his own for avoiding marriage. So Evie and Deene strike a deal, each agreeing to be the other's decoy. At this rate, matrimony could be avoided indefinitely...until the two are caught in a steamy kiss that no one was supposed to see.
This must be book 3 or 4 that I read by this author. None of the other was a complete winner (although they did tempt me to continue reading her but this one was the one I had higher expectations and that ended disappointing me the most. Evie and Lucas seemed like the perfect fit in the previous books I read. They also seemed like usual type of couple we find in these books that end with the rake saved by the love of a good woman. I do like that type of plot when it is well done so I was looking forward to it.
The thing is that the story I got was a bit different. First there is more to Evie than what I had known (I haven't read all the books in this series so people who have may have known more about her) and Lucas, despite still being a like able character is involved in something that I didn't like. I did like that they joined forces and decide to strike their deal to avoid marriage, it was obvious things would turn out the way they did but I still liked it.My problem was that what kept Evie from marriage was something that Deene would never blame her for. I kept thinking that if she would just confide in him everything would be better. She ended up being a very tortured character when, in my opinion, there was no need for that. I also wasn't very enthusiastic with all that talk about horses...
Regarding Deene he was a regular nice guy and I had a hard time understanding him wanting to have guardianship of his niece. It is never really explained what happened in the past to make him feel so and just a paragraph about his sisters marriage to that man. I could see a mile away who the bad guy was and even wondered if he didn't have some bad deeds in his past regarding Deene's sister but that is never really explored.
I suppose that in the end I felt that they were two nice characters but there wasn't a reasonable plot to show them in the best light. The angles that were developed didn't appeal to me and those that I thought could be developed weren't. Oh and I find book covers with half naked man completely boring and unattractive, I wish publishers would stop this trend!
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We want to get it right, and our featured energy aspect easily combines what's wise with what we are ignoring, are enraged by, or must attend to. That means we can see the wisdom in finally turning to and dealing with those matters we've been ignoring, which we've avoided usually out of a feeling that if we do address them, they could run away with our energy and demand from us until we are overwhelmed. That rarely happens; instead we use a portion of the spirit to suppress issues and then wonder why we are feeling as if we can't address our lives fully or completely. It's the drain of what we are avoiding, not the drain of what's actually asked of us, that we become confused by.
Today we attempt concrete enhancements, and get a reality check centered on power, gaining control, and gaining influence within our own lives. We are too prone to reference the past, too prone to ignore what needs attention–and that's exactly where we can push the flow in the direction we'd like to go. In facing what we are angry about, what we are reluctant to see or deal with, what we are ashamed of (courtesy of the energy assistance we receive from Pallas trine BML), we will re-claim all the power we hand over when we allow something negative to consume a part of our spirit, when we must use our own energy to suppress awareness of our demon. If we are clear on what we want, willing to look into dark corners and deal with negatives, determined to think for ourselves and to bring from past into present only those elements that truly worked, we can have a significant impact on our surroundings, and on the reality picture itself (Sun square Pluto and opp Zeus=T-sq, and contra-parallel Zeus and BML, Merc sesq Saturn and nov SN, Venus contra-parallel Chiron, Mars parallel Saturn, Pallas trine BML)
Today's word image is a small boy walking a dog in the pouring rain. Sometimes there are things that must be done no matter how unpleasant or inconvenient; the trick is to acknowledge that there's a need greater than your want of comfort, and then to just do what must be done–no dwelling on personal discomfort!


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Daily Diary: My Daughter FINALLY Got Her Ears Pierced (And We Put On Quite The Show) – Morning After VIDEO Included With Smiles I Promise
For YEARS, my daughter has been BEGGING me to get her ears pierced. In fact, she's also been very angry with me. You see – I got my ears pierced when I was 6 months old. So, I never had to deal with the FEAR that Natalie has been building up for most of her life.
Every SINGLE time we went to the mall, I would always ask her if she wanted to get them done. And she would always start to cry. Just the THOUGHT of getting them done would bring her to tears.
But I'm persistent because I knew that my little girl wanted to get them done. She REALLY REALLY WANTED EARRINGS.
Well, finally – she found the courage to do it. It wasn't pretty.
But as soon as it was done – my little one was proud and full of smiles.
Here she is the next morning showing off her new studs.
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This post is near to my heart because it is truly a summary of my entire abroad experience. I knew from the moment I was accepted into the study abroad program that I wanted to find a unique way to document my time traveling. I wanted something I would be able to share with family and friends and keep in an album or scrapbook of sorts. So I made it a goal that every place I visited I had photos taken near monuments or on scenic hikes and I just briefly labeled it "Walking Europe". I am so excited to share this gallery and hope you enjoy browsing through it!
The last photo in this album is a picture of my flatmate Nate and I. Most of the photos above with the exception of the Iceland pictures were taken on the trips we took together. This amazing memory would not have been possible without him and his incredible (and patient haha) photography skills. So Nate, thank you for creating this memory with me it will certainly last a lifetime and it was such a blast.


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Reese Witherspoon and Daughter Ava Phillippe Take London
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